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Merriam Co. + Springfield, Mass. + Under the direction of + Noah Porter, D.D., LL.D. + + This electronic version was prepared by MICRA, Inc. of Plainfield, NJ. + Last edit February 11, 1999. + + MICRA, Inc. makes no proprietary claims on this version of the +1913 Webster dictionary. If the original printed edition of the +1913 Webster is in the public domain, this version may also be +considered as public domain. + + This version is only a first typing, and has numerous typographic errors, including errors in the field-marks. Assistance in bringing this dictionary to a more accurate and useful state will be greatly appreciated. + This electronic dictionary is made available as a potential starting point for development of a modern on-line comprehensive encyclopedic dictionary, by the efforts of all individuals willing to help build a large and freely available knowledge base. 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The +relation of <i>b</i> and <i>m</i> is the same as that of <i>d</i> and +<i>t</i> to <i>n</i>. and that of <i>g</i> and <i>k</i> to +<i>ng</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>As a numeral, M stands for one thousand, +both in English and Latin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>M</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Print.)</i> <def>A quadrat, the face or top of which is a perfect +square; also, the size of such a square in any given size of type, +used as the unit of measurement for that type: 500 m's of pica would +be a piece of matter whose length and breadth in pica m's multiplied +together produce that number.</def> [Written also <i>em</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(law)</i> <def>A brand or stigma, having the +shape of an M, formerly impressed on one convicted of manslaughter +and admitted to the benefit of clergy.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>M roof</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a kind of roof formed +by the junction of two common roofs with a valley between them, so +that the section resembles the letter M.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ma</hw> (mä), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Mamma</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A child's word for <i>mother</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Hind.] <def>In Oriental countries, a +respectful form of address given to a woman; mother.</def> <i>Balfour +(Cyc. of India).</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, <i>ma</i> non +troppo presto" (i. e., lively, <i>but</i> not too quick).</def> +<i>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>New</u> a gull.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The common European gull (<i>Larus +canus</i>); -- called also <i>mar</i>. See <u>New</u>, a +gull.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maad</hw> (?), obs. <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Make</u>. +<def>Made.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maa"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The sparrow hawk.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>The kestrel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma'am</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Madam; my lady; -- a +colloquial contraction of <i>madam</i> often used in direct address, +and sometimes as an appellation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"a*ra shell`</hw> (?). <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large, +pearly, spiral, marine shell (<i>Turbo margaritaceus</i>), from the +Pacific Islands. It is used as an ornament.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*ash"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An East Indian +coin, of about one tenth of the weight of a rupee.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maat</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Mate</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Dejected; sorrowful; downcast.</def> +[Obs.] "So piteous and so <i>maat</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mab</hw> (măb), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. W. <i>mad</i> +a male child, a boy.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A slattern.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The name of a female fairy, esp. the queen +of the fairies; and hence, sometimes, any fairy.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mab"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wrap +up.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mab"by</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A spirituous liquor +or drink distilled from potatoes; -- used in the Barbadoes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*bo"lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +kind of persimmon tree (<i>Diospyros discolor</i>) from the +Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies. It +bears an edible fruit as large as a quince.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac</hw> (?). [Gael., son.] <def>A prefix, in names of Scotch +origin, signifying <i>son</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*ca"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Pg. +<i>macaco</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several species +of lemurs, as the ruffed lemur (<i>Lemur macaco</i>), and the ring- +tailed lemur (<i>L. catta</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*ca"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., a word of +African origin. Cf. <u>Macaco</u>, <u>Macaque</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the +East Indies. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac*ad`am*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +process or act of macadamizing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac*ad"am*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Macadamized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Macadamizing</u>.] [From John Loudon <i>McAdam</i>, +who introduced the process into Great Britain in 1816.] <def>To +cover, as a road, or street, with small, broken stones, so as to form +a smooth, hard, convex surface.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac*ad"am road`</hw> (?). [See <u>Macadamize</u>.] <def>A +macadamized road.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ca"o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A macaw.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma`caque"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Macacus</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several species +of short-tailed monkeys of the genus <i>Macacus</i>; as, <i>M. +maurus</i>, the moor <i>macaque</i> of the East Indies.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`a*ran"ga gum`</hw> (?). <def>A gum of a crimson color, +obtained from a tree (<i>Macaranga Indica</i>) that grows in the East +Indies. It is used in taking impressions of coins, medallions, etc., +and sometimes as a medicine.</def> <i>Balfour (Cyc. of +India).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"a*rize</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; to bless.] +<def>To congratulate.</def> [Oxford Univ. Cant] <i>Whately.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`a*ro"ni</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Macaronis</b></plw> (#), or <plw><b>Macaronies</b></plw>. +[Prov. It. <i>macaroni</i>, It. <i>maccheroni</i>, fr. Gr. &?; +happiness, later, a funeral feast, fr. &?; blessed, happy. Prob. so +called because eaten at such feasts in honor of the dead; cf. Gr. &?; +blessed, i. e., dead. Cf. <u>Macaroon</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Long slender tubes made of a paste chiefly of wheat flour, and +used as an article of food; Italian or Genoese paste.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; A paste similarly prepared is largely used as food in +Persia, India, and China, but is not commonly made tubular like the +Italian <i>macaroni</i>. <i>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A medley; something droll or +extravagant.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A sort of droll or fool.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A finical person; a fop; -- applied +especially to English fops of about 1775.</def> +<i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(U. S. Hist.)</i> <def>The +designation of a body of Maryland soldiers in the Revolutionary War, +distinguished by a rich uniform.</def> <i>W. Irving.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mac`a*ro"ni*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mac`a*ron"ic</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. It. <i>maccheronico</i>, F. +<i>macaronique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, or like, +macaroni (originally a dish of mixed food); hence, mixed; confused; +jumbled.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the burlesque +composition called macaronic; as, <i>macaronic</i> poetry.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`a*ron"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A heap of thing confusedly mixed together; a jumble.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of burlesque composition, in which +the vernacular words of one or more modern languages are intermixed +with genuine Latin words, and with hybrid formed by adding Latin +terminations to other roots.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`a*roon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>macaron</i>, +It. <i>maccherone</i>. See <u>Macaroni</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A small cake, composed chiefly of the white of eggs, almonds, +and sugar.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A finical fellow, or macaroni.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*cart"ney</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Lord +<i>Macartney</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A fire-backed pheasant. +See <u>Fireback</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*cas`sar oil"</hw> (?). <def>A kind of oil formerly used in +dressing the hair; -- so called because originally obtained from +<i>Macassar</i>, a district of the Island of Celebes. Also, an +imitation of the same, of perfumed castor oil and olive +oil.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*cau"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any one of several species of small lemurs, as <i>Lemur +murinus</i>, which resembles a rat in size.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma`ca*va"hu</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A small Brazilian monkey (<i>Callithrix +torquatus</i>), -- called also <i>collared teetee</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*caw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native name +in the Antilles.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any parrot of the genus +<i>Sittace</i>, or <i>Macrocercus</i>. About eighteen species are +known, all of them American. They are large and have a very long +tail, a strong hooked bill, and a naked space around the eyes. The +voice is harsh, and the colors are brilliant and strongly +contrasted.</def></p> + +<p> +</p> + +<p><col><b>Macaw bush</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a West Indian name +for a prickly kind of nightshade (<i>Solanum mammosum</i>).</cd> -- +<col><b>Macaw palm</b></col>, <col><b>Macaw tree</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tropical American palm (<i>Acrocomia +fusiformis</i> and other species) having a prickly stem and pinnately +divided leaves. Its nut yields a yellow butter, with the perfume of +violets, which is used in making violet soap. Called also <i>grugru +palm</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`ca*be"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Judas Maccabeus or to the Maccabees; as, the +<i>Maccabean</i> princes; <i>Maccabean</i> times.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"ca*bees</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The name given in later times to the +Asmonæans, a family of Jewish patriots, who headed a religious +revolt in the reign of Antiochus IV., 168-161 <u>B. C.</u>, which led +to a period of freedom for Israel.</def> <i>Schaff-Herzog.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The name of two ancient historical books, +which give accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time of the +Maccabean princes, and which are received as canonical books in the +Roman Catholic Church, but are included in the Apocrypha by +Protestants. Also applied to three books, two of which are found in +some MSS. of the Septuagint.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 879 !></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mac"ca*boy</hw> (?), <hw>Mac"co*boy</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From a district in the Island of Martinique +where it is made: cf. F. <i>macouba</i>.] <def>A kind of +snuff.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A gambling game in +vogue in the eighteenth century.</def> <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mace</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Jav. & Malay. +<i>mās</i>, fr. Skr. <i>māsha</i> a bean.] <def>A money +of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of +57.98 grains.</def> <i>S. W. Williams.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mace</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>macis</i>, L. +<i>macis</i>, <i>macir</i>, Gr. &?;; cf. Skr. <i>makar</i>anda the +nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See +<u>Nutmeg</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Red <i>mace</i> is the aril of <i>Myristica tingens</i>, +and <i>white mace</i> that of <i>M. Otoba</i>, -- East Indian trees +of the same genus with the nutmeg tree.</p> + +<p><hw>Mace</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mace</i>, F. +<i>masse</i>, from (assumed) L. <i>matea</i>, of which the dim. +<i>mateola</i> a kind of mallet or beetle, is found.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked +club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, +especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Death with his <i>mace</i> petrific . . . +smote.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <def>A staff borne by, or carried +before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority.</def> "Swayed the +royal <i>mace</i>." <i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An officer who carries a mace as an emblem +of authority.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A knobbed mallet used by curriers in +dressing leather to make it supple.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Billiards)</i> <def>A rod for playing +billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed +with one hand.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mace bearer</b></col>, <cd>an officer who carries a mace +before persons in authority.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`e*do"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>Macedonius</i>, Gr. &?;.] <i>(Geog.)</i> <def>Belonging, or +relating, to Macedonia.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native +or inhabitant of Macedonia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`e*do"ni*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> +<def>One of a certain religious sect, followers of <i>Macedonius</i>, +Bishop of Constantinople, in the fourth century, who held that the +Holy Ghost was a creature, like the angels, and a servant of the +Father and the Son.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`e*do"ni*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +doctrines of Macedonius.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>massier</i>. See +<u>Mace</u> staff.] <def>A mace bearer; an officer of a court.</def> +<i>P. Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Macerated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Macerating</u>.] [L. <i>maceratus</i>, p. p. of +<i>macerare</i> to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. &?; to +knead.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make lean; to cause to waste +away.</def> [Obs. or R.] <i>Harvey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To subdue the appetites of by poor and +scanty diet; to mortify.</def> <i>Baker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or +without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, +to <i>macerate</i> animal or vegetable fiber.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"er*a`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous +matter into pulp.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>maceratio</i>: cf. F. <i>macération</i>.] <def>The act or +process of macerating.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Ma*chæ"ro*dus</hw> +(m&adot;*kē"r&osl;*dŭs), <hw>||Ma*chai"ro*dus</hw> +(m&adot;*kī"r&osl;*dŭs), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. Gr. <grk>ma`chaira</grk> dagger + <grk>'odoy`s</grk> tooth.] +<i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats, +and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and +strength; -- hence called <i>saber-toothed tigers</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*che"te</hw> (m&adot;*chā"t&asl;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>A large heavy knife resembling a +broadsword, often two or three feet in length, -- used by the +inhabitants of Spanish America as a hatchet to cut their way through +thickets, and for various other purposes.</def> <i>J. +Stevens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mach`i*a*vel"ian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From +<i>Machiavel</i>, an Italian writer, secretary and historiographer to +the republic of Florence.] <def>Of or pertaining to Machiavel, or to +his supposed principles; politically cunning; characterized by +duplicity or bad faith; crafty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mach`i*a*vel"ian</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +adopts the principles of Machiavel; a cunning and unprincipled +politician.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mach"i*a*vel*ism</hw> (?), <hw>Mach`i*a*vel"ian*ism</hw> +(?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>machiavélisme</i>; It. +<i>machiavellismo</i>.] <def>The supposed principles of Machiavel, or +practice in conformity to them; political artifice, intended to favor +arbitrary power.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*chic"o*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>machicolatus</i>, p. p. of <i>machicolare</i>, +<i>machicollare</i>. See <u>Machicolation</u>.] <def>Having +machicolations.</def> "<i>Machicolated</i> turrets." <i>C. +Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mach`i*co*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. LL. +<i>machicolamentum</i>, <i>machacolladura</i>, F. +<i>mâchicolis</i>, <i>mâchecoulis</i>; perh. fr. F. +<i>mèche</i> match, combustible matter + OF. <i>coulis</i>, +<i>couleis</i>, flowing, fr. OF. & F. <i>couler</i> to flow. Cf. +<u>Match</u> for making fire, and <u>Cullis</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mil. Arch.)</i> <def>An opening between the +corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a +gallery or the roof of a portal, for shooting or dropping missiles +upon assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the +construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. +See <i>Illusts</i>. of <u>Battlement</u> and <u>Castle</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of discharging missiles or pouring +burning or melted substances upon assailants through such +apertures.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma`chi`cou`lis"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mâchicoulis</i>.] <i>(Mil. Arch.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Machicolation</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*chin"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>machinalis</i>: cf. F. <i>machinal</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to +machines.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mach"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Machinated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Machinating</u> (?).] [L. <i>machinatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>machinari</i> to devise, plot. See <u>Machine</u>.] <def>To plan; +to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; +to contrive artfully; to plot.</def> "How long will you +<i>machinate</i>!" <i>Sandys.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mach"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to <i>machinate</i> evil.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mach`i*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>machinatio</i>: cf. F. <i>machination</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of machinating.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is devised; a device; a hostile +or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Devilish <i>machinations</i> come to +naught.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>His ingenious <i>machinations</i> had +failed.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mach"i*na`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who +machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful +schemer.</def> <i>Glanvill. Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*chine"</hw> (m&adot;*shēn"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F., fr. L. <i>machina</i> machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. &?;, +from &?; means, expedient. Cf. <u>Mechanic</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their +relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and +motion may be transmitted and modified, as a screw and its nut, or a +lever arranged to turn about a fulcrum or a pulley about its pivot, +etc.; especially, a construction, more or less complex, consisting of +a combination of moving parts, or simple mechanical elements, as +wheels, levers, cams, etc., with their supports and connecting +framework, calculated to constitute a prime mover, or to receive +force and motion from a prime mover or from another machine, and +transmit, modify, and apply them to the production of some desired +mechanical effect or work, as weaving by a loom, or the excitation of +electricity by an electrical machine.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The term <i>machine</i> is most commonly applied to such +pieces of mechanism as are used in the industrial arts, for +mechanically shaping, dressing, and combining materials for various +purposes, as in the manufacture of cloth, etc. Where the effect is +chemical, or other than mechanical, the contrivance is usually +denominated an <i>apparatus</i>, not a machine; as, a <i>bleaching +apparatus</i>. Many large, powerful, or specially important pieces of +mechanism are called <i>engines</i>; as, a <i>steam engine</i>, +<i>fire engine</i>, <i>graduating engine</i>, etc. Although there is +no well-settled distinction between the terms <i>engine</i> and +machine among practical men, there is a tendency to restrict the +application of the former to contrivances in which the operating part +is not distinct from the motor.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden +horse with which the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i> <i>Southey.</i> <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A person who acts mechanically or at the +will of another.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A combination of persons acting together +for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the +social <i>machine</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The whole <i>machine</i> of government ought not to +bear upon the people with a weight so heavy and +oppressive.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A political organization arranged and +controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan +ends.</def> [Political Cant]</p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Supernatural agency in a poem, or a +superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit.</def> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Elementary machine</b></col>, <cd>a name sometimes given +to one of the simple mechanical powers. See under +<u>Mechanical</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Infernal machine</b></col>. +<cd>See under <u>Infernal</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Machine +gun</b></col>.<cd>See under <u>Gun.</u></cd> -- <col><b>Machine +screw</b></col>, <cd>a screw or bolt adapted for screwing into metal, +in distinction from one which is designed especially to be screwed +into wood.</cd> -- <col><b>Machine shop</b></col>, <cd>a workshop +where machines are made, or where metal is shaped by cutting, filing, +turning, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Machine tool</b></col>, <cd>a machine +for cutting or shaping wood, metal, etc., by means of a tool; +especially, a machine, as a lathe, planer, drilling machine, etc., +designed for a more or less general use in a machine shop, in +distinction from a machine for producing a special article as in +manufacturing.</cd> -- <col><b>Machine twist</b></col>, <cd>silken +thread especially adapted for use in a sewing machine.</cd> -- +<col><b>Machine work</b></col>, <cd>work done by a machine, in +contradistinction to that done by hand labor.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*chine"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Machined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Machining</u>.] <def>To subject to the action of machinery; to +effect by aid of machinery; to print with a printing +machine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*chin"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who or +operates a machine; a machinist.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*chin"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<u>Machine</u>: cf. F. <i>machinerie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Machines, in general, or collectively.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The working parts of a machine, engine, or +instrument; as, the <i>machinery</i> of a watch.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The supernatural means by which the action +of a poetic or fictitious work is carried on and brought to a +catastrophe; in an extended sense, the contrivances by which the +crises and conclusion of a fictitious narrative, in prose or verse, +are effected.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>machinery</i>, madam, is a term invented by the +critics, to signify that part which the deities, angels, or demons, +are made to act in a poem.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The means and appliances by which anything +is kept in action or a desired result is obtained; a complex system +of parts adapted to a purpose.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An indispensable part of the <i>machinery</i> of +state.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The delicate inflexional <i>machinery</i> of the Aryan +languages.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor (The Alphabet).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*chin"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to the machinery of a poem; acting or used as a machine.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*chin"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>machiniste</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A constrictor of machines +and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One skilled in the use of machine +tools.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A person employed to shift scenery in a +theater.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"cho</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The striped mullet of California (<i>Mugil +cephalus, or Mexicanus</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"i*len*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Macilent</u>.] <def>Leanness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sandys.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"i*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>macilentus</i>, fr. <i>macies</i> leanness, <i>macere</i> to be +lean.] <def>Lean; thin.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"in*tosh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Mackintosh</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mack"er*el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>maquerel</i>, F. <i>maquereau</i>, fr. D. <i>makelaar</i> +mediator, agent, fr. <i>makelen</i> to act as agent.] <def>A pimp; +also, a bawd.</def> [Obs.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mack`er*el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>maquerel</i>, F. <i>maquereau</i> (LL. <i>macarellus</i>), prob. +for <i>maclereau</i>, fr. L. <i>macula</i> a spot, in allusion to the +markings on the fish. See <u>Mail</u> armor.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any species of the genus <i>Scomber</i>, and of several related +genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most +of them are highly prized for food.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The common mackerel (<i>Scomber scombrus</i>), which +inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of the most +important food fishes. It is mottled with green and blue. The Spanish +mackerel (<i>Scomberomorus maculatus</i>), of the American coast, is +covered with bright yellow circular spots.</p> + +<p><col><b>Bull mackerel</b></col>, <col><b>Chub mackerel</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Chub</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Frigate mackerel</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Frigate</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Horse mackerel</b></col> . <cd>See +under <u>Horse</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mackerel bird</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the wryneck; -- so called because it arrives +in England at the time when mackerel are in season.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mackerel cock</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the Manx +shearwater; -- so called because it precedes the appearance of the +mackerel on the east coast of Ireland.</cd> -- <col><b>Mackerel +guide</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <u>Garfish</u> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mackerel gull</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>any one of several species of gull which feed +upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake.</cd> -- <col><b>Mackerel +midge</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a very small oceanic gadoid +fish of the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long and +has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now considered the young of +the genus <i>Onos</i>, or <i>Motella</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mackerel +plow</b></col>, <cd>an instrument for creasing the sides of lean +mackerel to improve their appearance.</cd> <i>Knight.</i> -- +<col><b>Mackerel shark</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +porbeagle.</cd> -- <col><b>Mackerel sky</b></col>, or +<col><b>Mackerel-back sky</b></col>, <cd>a sky flecked with small +white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See <u>Cloud</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mackerel sky</i> and mare's-tails<BR> +Make tall ships carry low sails.</blockquote> <i>Old Rhyme.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mack"i*naw blan"ket</hw> (?), <hw>Mack"i*naw</hw>. }[From +<i>Mackinac</i>, the State of Michigan, where blankets and other +stores were distributed to the Indians.] <def>A thick blanket +formerly in common use in the western part of the United +States.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mack"in*tosh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A waterproof +outer garment; -- so called from the name of the inventor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Macle</u>.] +<def>Same as <u>Macule</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"kle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To blur, or be +blurred, in printing, as if there were a double impression.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>macula</i> a +spot: cf. F. <i>macle</i>. Cf. <u>Mackle</u>, <u>Mascle</u>.] +<i>(Min.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Chiastolite; -- so called from +the tessellated appearance of a cross section. See +<u>Chiastolite</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A crystal having a +similar tessellated appearance.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A twin +crystal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"cled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Min.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Marked like macle +(chiastolite).</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Having a twin +structure. See <u>Twin</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>See <u>Mascled</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*clu"re*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. Named from +William <i>Maclure</i>, the geologist.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A genus +of spiral gastropod shells, often of large size, characteristic of +the lower Silurian rocks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*clu"rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>See <u>Morintannic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"ra*me lace"</hw> (?). <def>A coarse lace made of twine, +used especially in decorating furniture.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mac`ren*ce*phal"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mac`ren*ceph"a*lous</hw> +(?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro</i> + <i>encephalic</i>, +<i>encephalous</i>.] <def>Having a large brain.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"ro-</hw> (?). [Gr. <grk>makro`s</grk>, adj.] <def>A +combining form signifying <i>long</i>, <i>large</i>, <i>great</i>; as +<i>macro</i>diagonal, <i>macro</i>spore.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`ro*bi*ot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; long- +lived; <grk>makro`s</grk> long + &?; life: cf. F. +<i>macrobiotique</i>.] <def>Long-lived.</def> <i> Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`ro*bi*ot"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The art of prolonging life.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`ro*ceph"a*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Macro</i> + Gr. <grk>kefalh`</grk> the head.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having a large head.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the cotyledons of a +dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared +with the rest of the body.</def> <i>Henslow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`ro-chem"is*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro- +</i> + <i>chemistry</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The science which +treats of the chemical properties, actions or relations of substances +in quantity; -- distinguished from <i>micro-chemistry</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mac`ro*chi"res</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>makro`s</grk> long + &?; hand.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called +from the length of the distal part of the wing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"ro*cosm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + +Gr. &?; the world: cf. F. <i>macrocosme</i>.] <def>The great world; +that part of the universe which is exterior to man; -- contrasted +with <i>microcosm</i>, or man. See <u>Microcosm</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`ro*cos"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the macrocosm.</def> <i>Tylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mac`ro*cys"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Macro-</u>, and <u>Cyst</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An immensely long +blackish seaweed of the Pacific (<i>Macrocystis pyrifera</i>), having +numerous almond-shaped air vessels.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 880 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`ro*dac"tyl</hw> (măk`r&osl;*dăk"t&ibreve;l), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>makroda`ktylos</grk> long-fingered; +<grk>makro`s</grk> long + <grk>da`ktylos</grk> finger: cf. F. +<i>macrodactyle</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of a group of +wading birds (<i>Macrodactyli</i>) having very long toes.</def> +[Written also <i>macrodactyle</i>.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mac`ro*dac*tyl"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mac`ro*dac"tyl*ous</hw> (?), +} <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having long +toes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`ro*di*ag"o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro- +</i> + <i>diagonal</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>The longer of two +diagonals, as of a rhombic prism. See +<u>Crystallization</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"ro*dome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + +<i>dome</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>A dome parallel to the longer +lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. See <u>Dome</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"ro*dont</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + Gr. +<grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having large teeth.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A macrodont animal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"ro*far`ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + +<i>farad</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>See <u>Megafarad</u>.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mac`ro*glos"si*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Macro-</u>, and <u>Glossa</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Enlargement or +hypertrophy of the tongue.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`rog*nath"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> ++ <i>gnathic</i>.] <i>(Anthropol.)</i> <def>Long-jawed.</def> +<i>Huxley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*crol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>macrologia</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; long + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse: +cf. F. <i>macrologie</i>.] <def>Long and tedious talk without much +substance; superfluity of words.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*crom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + +<i>-meter</i>.] <def>An instrument for determining the size or +distance of inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a +common sextant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"cron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +long.] <i>(Pron.)</i> <def>A short, straight, horizontal mark [-], +placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a +long sound; as, <i>ā</i>, in <i>dāme</i>; <i>ē</i>, +in <i>sēam</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`ro*pet"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro- +</i> + <i>petal</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having long or large +petals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*croph"yl*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> ++ Gr. &?; a leaf.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having long or large +leaves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`ro*pin"a*coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro- +</i> + <i>pinacoid</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>One of the two +planes of an orthorhombic crystal which are parallel to the vertical +and longer lateral (macrodiagonal) axes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"ro*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + +<i>-pod</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of a group of maioid +crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; -- called also +<i>spider crab</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*crop"o*dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having long +or large feet, or a long stem.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`ro*po"di*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +macropod.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*crop"o*dous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having long legs or feet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"ro*prism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + +<i>prism</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>A prism of an orthorhombic +crystal between the macropinacoid and the unit prism; the +corresponding pyramids are called <i>macropyramids</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*crop"te*res</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; long + &?; feather, wing.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +division of birds; the Longipennes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*crop"ter*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Macropteres</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having long +wings.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mac"ro*pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Macropod</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of marsupials +including the common kangaroo.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`ro*pyr"a*mid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> ++ <i>pyramid</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>See +<u>Macroprism</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mac`ro*scop"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mac`ro*scop"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + Gr. &?; to view.] <def>Visible +to the unassisted eye; -- as opposed to <i>microscopic</i>.</def> -- +<wf>Mac`ro*scop"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>||Mac`ro*spo*ran"gi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Macro-</u>, and <u>Sporangium</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +sporangium or conceptacle containing only large spores; -- opposed to +<i>microsporangium</i>. Both are found in the genera +<i>Selaginella</i>, <i>Isoctes</i>, and <i>Marsilia</i>, plants +remotely allied to ferns.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"ro*spore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + +<i>spore</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the specially large spores +of certain flowerless plants, as <i>Selaginella</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`ro*spor"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to macrospores.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"ro*tone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; stretched +out. See <u>Macro-</u>, and <u>Tone</u>.] <i>(Pron.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Macron</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*cro"tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macro-</i> + +Gr. <grk>o"y^s</grk>, gen. <grk>'wto`s</grk>, the ear.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Large-eared.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*crou"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>, +<hw>Ma*crou"ral</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, etc. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Macrura</u>, <u>Macrural</u>, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac`ro*zo"ö*spore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Macro-</i> + <i>zoöspore</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A large +motile spore having four vibratile cilia; -- found in certain green +algæ.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*cru"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; long + &?; tail.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A subdivision of +decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen largely developed. It includes +the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many similar forms. Cf. +<u>Decapoda</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*cru"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Macrurous</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*cru"ran</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>One of the Macrura.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*cru"roid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Macrura</i> + +<i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Like or pertaining to the +Macrura.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*cru"rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the Macrura; having a long tail.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mactatio</i>, fr. <i>macture</i> to slay, sacrifice.] <def>The act +of killing a victim for sacrifice.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mac"tra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +kneading trough, fr. &?; to knead.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any +marine bivalve shell of the genus <i>Mactra</i>, and allied genera. +Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as <i>Mactra +stultorum</i>, of Europe. See <i>Surf clam</i>, under +<u>Surf</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mac"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Maculæ</b></plw> (#). [L., spot, stain, blot. See +<u>Mail</u> armor, and cf. <u>Mackle</u>, <u>Macule</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of +the sun or of some other luminous orb.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A rather large spot or +blotch of color.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>maculatus</i>, p. p. of <i>maculare</i> to spot. See +<u>Macula</u>, and cf. <u>Macule</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To +spot; to stain; to blur.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Maculate</i> the honor of their +people.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>maculatus</i>, p. p.] <def>Marked with spots or maculæ; +blotched; hence, defiled; impure; as, most <i>maculate</i> +thoughts.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"u*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having spots +or blotches; maculate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>maculatio</i>.] <def>The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"u*la*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing a +spot or stain.</def> <i>T. Adams.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"u*la*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Blotting +paper.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mac"ule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>macule</i>. See +<u>Macula</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A spot.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A blur, or an appearance +of a double impression, as when the paper slips a little; a +mackle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"ule</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>maculer</i>. +See <u>Maculate</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To blur; especially +<i>(Print.)</i>, to blur or double an impression from type. See +<u>Mackle</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mac"u*lose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>maculosus</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to spots upon a surface; +spotted; maculate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mad</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Made</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mad</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> +<u>Madder</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Maddest</u> (?).] +[AS. <i>gem&?;d</i>, <i>gemād</i>, mad; akin to OS. +<i>gem&?;d</i> foolish, OHG. <i>gameit</i>, Icel. <i>mei&?;a</i> to +hurt, Goth. <i>gamáids</i> weak, broken. &?;.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Disordered in intellect; crazy; +insane.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have heard my grandsire say full oft,<BR> +Extremity of griefs would make men <i>mad</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Excited beyond self-control or the +restraint of reason; inflamed by violent or uncontrollable desire, +passion, or appetite; as, to be <i>mad</i> with terror, lust, or +hatred; <i>mad</i> against political reform.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is the land of graven images, and they are +<i>mad</i> upon their idols.</blockquote> <i>Jer. 1. 88.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And being exceedingly <i>mad</i> against them, I +persecuted them even unto strange cities.</blockquote> <i>Acts xxvi. +11.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Proceeding from, or indicating, madness; +expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme +rashness.</def> "<i>Mad</i> demeanor." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mad</i> wars destroy in one year the works of many +years of peace.</blockquote> <i>Franklin.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>mad</i> promise of Cleon was +fulfilled.</blockquote> <i>Jowett (Thucyd.).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Extravagant; immoderate.</def> "Be +<i>mad</i> and merry." <i>Shak.</i> "Fetching <i>mad</i> bounds." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Furious with rage, terror, or disease; -- +said of the lower animals; as, a <i>mad</i> bull; esp., having +hydrophobia; rabid; as, a <i>mad</i> dog.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Angry; out of patience; vexed; as, to get +<i>mad</i> at a person.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Having impaired polarity; -- applied to a +compass needle.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Like mad</b></col>, <cd>like a mad person; in a furious +manner; as, to run <i>like mad</i>. <i>L'Estrange</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>To run mad</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To become wild +with excitement</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To run wildly about +under the influence of hydrophobia; to become affected with +hydrophobia.</cd> -- <col><b>To run mad after</b></col>, <cd>to +pursue under the influence of infatuation or immoderate desire.</cd> +"The world is <i>running mad after</i> farce." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mad</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Madded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Madding</u>.] <def>To make mad or furious; to madden.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Had I but seen thy picture in this plight,<BR> +It would have <i>madded</i> me.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mad</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be mad; to go mad; +to rave. See <u>Madding</u>.</def> [Archaic] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Festus said with great voice, Paul thou +<i>maddest</i>.</blockquote> <i>Wyclif (Acts).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mad</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ma&?;a</i>; akin to D. +& G. <i>made</i>, Goth. <i>mapa</i>, and prob. to E. <i>moth</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An earthworm.</def> [Written also +<i>made</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mad"am</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Madams</b></plw>, or <plw><b>Mesdames</b></plw> (#). [See +<u>Madame</u>.] <def>A gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous +form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married +lady; -- much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a +woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is +<i>Sir</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma`dame"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mesdames</b></plw> (#). [F., fr. <i>ma</i> my (L. <i>mea</i>) ++ <i>dame</i> dame. See <u>Dame</u>, and cf. <u>Madonna</u>.] <def>My +lady; -- a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in +France, given to all married women.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"-ap`ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>See <u>Eggplant</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"brain`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Hot-headed; +rash.</def> <i>Shak.</i> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rash or hot- +headed person.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"brained`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Disordered in +mind; hot-headed.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"cap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or +dangerous amusements.</def> "The merry <i>madcap</i> lord." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wild; reckless.</def> "<i>Madcap</i> +follies" <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"cap`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person of wild +behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"den</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Maddened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Maddening</u>.] <def>To make mad; to drive to madness; to craze; +to excite violently with passion; to make very angry; to +enrage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"den</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become mad; to +act as if mad.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They rave, recite, and <i>madden</i> round the +land.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"der</hw> (măd"d&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[OE. <i>mader</i>, AS. <i>mædere</i>; akin to Icel. +<i>maðra</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant of the genus +<i>Rubia</i> (<i>R. tinctorum</i>). The root is much used in dyeing +red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is cultivated in France +and Holland. See <u>Rubiaceous</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as lakes, +etc., which receive their names from their colors; as. <i>madder +yellow</i>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Field madder</b></col>, <cd>an annual European weed +(<i>Sherardia arvensis</i>) resembling madder.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian +madder</b></col> , <cd>the East Indian <i>Rubia cordifolia</i>, used +in the East for dyeing; -- called also <i>munjeet</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Wild madder</b></col>, <cd><i>Rubia peregrina</i> of Europe; +also the <i>Galium Mollugo</i>, a kind of bedstraw.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"der*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A name proposed for any plant of the same natural order +(Rubiaceæ) as the madder.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"ding</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Affected with +madness; raging; furious.</def> -- <wf>Mad"ding*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Far from the <i>madding</i> crowd's ignoble +strife.</blockquote> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>madding</i> wheels<BR> +Of brazen chariots raged.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"dish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat +mad.</def> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Made</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Mad</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Made</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Make</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Made</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Artificially produced; +pieced together; formed by filling in; as, <i>made</i> ground; a +<i>made</i> mast, in distinction from one consisting of a single +spar.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Made up</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Complete; +perfect</cd>. "A <i>made up</i> villain." <i>Shak.</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Falsely devised; fabricated; as, a <i>made +up</i> story.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>Artificial; as, a <i>made +up</i> figure or complexion.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mad"e*cass</hw> (?), <hw>Mad`e*cas"see</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Madagascar, or +Madecassee; the language of the natives of Madagascar. See +<u>Malagasy</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mad`e*cas"see</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to Madagascar or its inhabitants.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mad`e*fac"tion</hw> (?), <hw>Mad`e*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>madefacere</i> to make wet; <i>madere</i> +to be wet + <i>facere</i> to make: cf. F. <i>madéfaction</i>.] +<def>The act of madefying, or making wet; the state of that which is +made wet.</def> [R.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"e*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Madefied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Madefying</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>madéfier</i>, L. +<i>madefacere</i>. See <u>Madefaction</u>.] <def>To make wet or +moist.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mad`e*gas"sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Madecassee</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*dei"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg., the Island +Madeira, properly, wood, fr. L. <i>materia</i> stuff, wood. The +island was so called because well wooded. See <u>Matter</u>.] <def>A +rich wine made on the Island of Madeira.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A cup of <i>Madeira</i>, and a cold capon's +leg.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Madeira nut</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the European +walnut; the nut of the <i>Juglans regia</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma`de*moi`selle"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mesdemoiselles</b></plw> (#). [F., fr. <i>ma</i> my, f. of +<i>mon</i> + <i>demoiselle</i> young lady. See <u>Damsel</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A French title of courtesy given to a girl or +an unmarried lady, equivalent to the English <i>Miss.</i></def> +<i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A marine food fish +(<i>Sciæna chrysura</i>), of the Southern United States; -- +called also <i>yellowtail</i>, and <i>silver perch</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Madge</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. & Prov. F. +<i>machette</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +barn owl.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The magpie.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"-head`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wild; crack- +brained.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A house where +insane persons are confined; an insane asylum; a bedlam.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"di*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Sp. +<i>madi</i>, fr. Chilian <i>madi</i>, the native name.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A genus of composite plants, of which one species (<i>Madia +sativa</i>) is cultivated for the oil yielded from its seeds by +pressure. This oil is sometimes used instead of olive oil for the +table.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>madidus</i>, fr. +<i>madere</i> to be wet.] <def>Wet; moist; as, a <i>madid</i> +eye.</def> [R.] <i>Beaconsfield.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mad`is*te"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An instrument to extract hairs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mad"joun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind., fr. Ar. +<i>ma'j&?;n</i>.] <def>An intoxicating confection from the hemp +plant; -- used by the Turks and Hindoos.</def> [Written also +<i>majoun</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mad"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <u>Mad</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>In a mad manner; without reason or +understanding; wildly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Madmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A man who is mad; lunatic; a +crazy person.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When a man mistakes his thoughts for person and +things, he is mad. A <i>madman</i> is properly so +defined.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"nep</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The +masterwort (<i>Peucedanum Ostruthium</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mad</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The condition of being +mad; insanity; lunacy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Frenzy; ungovernable rage; extreme +folly.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Insanity; distraction; derangement; craziness; +lunacy; mania; frenzy; franticness; rage; aberration; alienation; +monomania. See <u>Insanity</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*don"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>madonna</i> +my lady. See <u>Dame</u>, <u>Donna</u>, and cf. <u>Madame</u>, +<u>Monkey</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>My lady; -- a term of address +in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of <i>Madame</i>, but for +which <i>Signora</i> is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into +English.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [<i>pl.</i> <u>Madonnas</u> (n&adot;z).] <def>A +picture of the Virgin Mary (usually with the babe).</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Italian painters are noted for drawing the +<i>Madonnas</i> by their own wives or mistresses.</blockquote> +<i>Rymer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"do*qua</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A small Abyssinian antelope (<i>Neotragus Saltiana</i>), about +the size of a hare.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma`drague"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [R.] <def>A large +fish pound used for the capture of the tunny in the Mediterranean; +also applied to the seines used for the same purpose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"dre*perl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. +<i>madreperla</i>.] <def>Mother-of-pearl.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 881 !></p> + +<p><hw>||Mad`re*po"ra</hw> (măd`r&esl;*pō"r&adot;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Madrepore</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes +than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly +branched.</def> -- <wf>Mad`re*po"ral</wf> (#), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>||Mad`re*po*ra"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. +See <u>Madrepore</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An extensive division +of Anthozoa, including most of the species that produce stony corals. +See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Anthozoa</u>.</def> -- +<wf>Mad`re*po*ra"ri*an</wf> (#), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"re*pore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>madrepore</i>, perh. fr. <i>madré</i> spotted, fr. OF. +<i>madre</i>, <i>mazre</i>, a kind of knotty wood with brown spots, +fr. OHG. <i>masar</i> a knot, grain, or vein in wood, a speck, G. +<i>maser + pore</i> (see <u>Pore</u>); or perh. F. +<i>madrépore</i> is rather from It. <i>madrepora</i>, and this +perh. fr. It. <i>madre</i> mother (see <u>Mother</u>) + Gr. &?; a +soft stone.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any coral of the genus +Madrepora; formerly, often applied to any stony coral.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mad`re*po"ri*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mad`re*po"ric</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Resembling, or +pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Madreporic plate</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a +perforated plate in echinoderms, through which water is admitted to +the ambulacral tubes; -- called also <i>madreporic +tubercule</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mad`re*po"ri*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Madrepore</i> + <i>-form</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Resembling a madreporian coral in form or structure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"re*po*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>madréporite</i>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A +fossil coral.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The madreporic plate +of echinoderms.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*drier"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from Sp. +<i>madero</i>, or Pg. <i>madeiro</i>, fr. Sp. <i>madera</i> wood for +building, timber, Pg. <i>madeira</i>, L. <i>materia</i> stuff, +materials, lumber. See <u>Matter</u>.] <def>A thick plank, used for +several mechanical purposes</def>; especially: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>A plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is +applied to anything intended to be broken down.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A plank or beam used for supporting the +earth in mines or fortifications.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"ri*gal</hw> (măd"r&ibreve;*g<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>madrigale</i>, OIt. <i>madriale</i>, +<i>mandriale</i> (cf. LL. <i>matriale</i>); of uncertain origin, +possibly fr. It <i>mandra</i> flock, L. <i>mandra</i> stall, herd of +cattle, Gr. <grk>ma`ndra</grk> fold, stable; hence, <i>madrigal</i>, +originally, a pastoral song.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little +amorous poem, sometimes called a <i>pastoral poem</i>, containing +some tender and delicate, though simple, thought.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whose artful strains have oft delayed<BR> + The huddling brook to hear his <i>madrigal</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An unaccompanied polyphonic +song, in four, five, or more parts, set to secular words, but full of +counterpoint and imitation, and adhering to the old church modes. +Unlike the freer glee, it is best sung with several voices on a part. +See <u>Glee</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"ri*gal*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +madrigalist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mad"ri*gal*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A composer of +madrigals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mad`ri*le"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Sp. +<i>Madrileño</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Madrid in Spain, +or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or +inhabitant of Madrid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*dri"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., prop., a +godmother.] <def>An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and +acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.</def> [S. America]</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*dro"ña</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. +<i>madroño</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small evergreen tree or +shrub (<i>Arbutus Menziesii</i>), of California, having a smooth +bark, thick shining leaves, and edible red berries, which are often +called <i>madroña apples</i>.</def> [Written also +<i>madroño</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mad"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +genus of cruciferous plants (<i>Alyssum</i>) with white or yellow +flowers and rounded pods. <i>A. maritimum</i> is the commonly +cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered annual.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mæg"bote`</hw>, <hw>Mag"bote`</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&aemacr;g</i> kinsman + +<i>bōt</i> compensation.] <i>(Anglo-Saxon Law)</i> +<def>Compensation for the injury done by slaying a kinsman.</def> +<i>Spelman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mael"strom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Norw., a +whirlpool.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A celebrated whirlpool on the +coast of Norway.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Also Fig. ; as, a <i>maelstrom</i> of +vice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mæ"nad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>Maenas</i>, <i>-adis</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;, fr. &?; to rave.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of +Bacchus.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A frantic or frenzied woman.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma`es*to"so</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> [It.] +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Majestic or majestically; -- a direction to +perform a passage or piece of music in a dignified manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maes"tricht mon"i*tor</hw> (?). [So called from +<i>Maestricht</i>, a town in Holland.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>The +<i>Mosasaurus Hofmanni</i>. See <u>Mosasaurus</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*es"tro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr. L. +<i>magister</i>. See <u>Master</u>.] <def>A master in any art, +especially in music; a composer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maf"fle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Akin to OD. +<i>maffelen</i> to stammer. Cf. <u>Muffle</u> to mumble.] <def>To +stammer.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Maf"fler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +stammerer.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mag`a*zine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>magasin</i>, +It. <i>magazzino</i>, or Sp. <i>magacen</i>, <i>almagacen</i>; all +fr. Ar. <i>makhzan</i>, <i>almakhzan</i>, a storehouse, granary, or +cellar.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A receptacle in which anything is stored, +especially military stores, as ammunition, arms, provisions, +etc.</def> "Armories and <i>magazines</i>." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The building or room in which the supply +of powder is kept in a fortification or a ship.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A chamber in a gun for holding a number of +cartridges to be fed automatically to the piece.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A pamphlet published periodically +containing miscellaneous papers or compositions.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Magazine dress</b></col>, <cd>clothing made chiefly of +woolen, without anything metallic about it, to be worn in a powder +magazine.</cd> -- <col><b>Magazine gun</b></col>, <cd>a portable +firearm, as a rifle, with a chamber carrying cartridges which are +brought automatically into position for firing.</cd> -- +<col><b>Magazine stove</b></col>, <cd>a stove having a chamber for +holding fuel which is supplied to the fire by some self-feeding +process, as in the common base-burner.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`a*zine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Magazined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Magazining</u>.] <def>To store in, or as in, a +magazine; to store up for use.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`a*zin"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who edits +or writes for a magazine.</def> [R.] <i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`a*zin"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +editing, or writing for, a magazine.</def> [Colloq.] +<i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`a*zin"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who edits or +writes for a magazine.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mag"bote`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mægbote</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"da*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Designating an +orange-red dyestuff obtained from naphthylamine, and called +<i>magdala red</i>, <i>naphthalene red</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"da*len</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Mary +<i>Magdalene</i>, traditionally reported to have been the repentant +sinner forgiven by Christ. See <i>Luke</i> vii. 36.] <def>A reformed +prostitute.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*da"le*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +crumb of bread, fr. &?; to knead.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A medicine in +the form of a roll, a esp. a roll of plaster.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"de*burg</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A city of +Saxony.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Magdeburg centuries</b></col>, <col><b>Magdeburg +hemispheres</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Century</u>, and +<u>Hemisphere</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mage</i>. See +<u>Magi</u>.] <def>A magician.</def> [Archaic] <i>Spenser. +Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`el*lan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to, or named from, <i>Magellan</i>, the +navigator.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Magellenic clouds</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>three +conspicuous nebulæ near the south pole, resembling thin white +clouds.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*gen"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green +bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the +color; -- so called from <i>Magenta</i>, in Italy, in allusion to the +battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called +also <i>fuchsine</i>, <i>roseïne</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Magged</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>Worn; fretted; as, a <i>magged</i> brace.</def> <i>Ham. Nav. +Encyc.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mag`gio"re</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It., from L. +<i>major</i>, compar. of <i>magnus</i> great. See <u>Major</u>.] +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Greater, in respect to scales, intervals, etc., +when used in opposition to <i>minor</i>; major.</def> <i>Moore +(Encyc. of Music).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"got</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [W. <i>macai</i>, pl. +<i>maceiod</i>, <i>magiod</i>, a worn or grub; cf. <i>magu</i> to +bread.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The footless +larva of any fly. See <u>Larval</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A whim; an odd fancy.</def> <i>Hudibras. +Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"got*i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State of +being maggoty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"got*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of whims or +fancies; maggoty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"got-pie`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +magpie.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"got*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Infested with maggots.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Full of whims; capricious.</def> +<i>Norris.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ghet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Fl. <i>maghet</i> +maid.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name for daisies and camomiles of several +kinds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"gi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L., pl. of +<i>Magus</i>, Gr. &?;; of Per. origin. Cf. <u>Mage</u>, +<u>Magic</u>.] <def>A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, +among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the +East.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The inspired <i>Magi</i> from the Orient +came.</blockquote> <i>Sandys.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"gi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to the Magi.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"gi*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Magi, or +priests of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia; an adherent of the +Zoroastrian religion.</def> -- <wf>Ma"gi*an*ism</wf> (#), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>magique</i>, L. +<i>magice</i>, Gr. &?; (sc. &?;), fr. &?;. See <u>Magic</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <u>Magi</u>.] <def>A comprehensive name for +all of the pretended arts which claim to produce effects by the +assistance of supernatural beings, or departed spirits, or by a +mastery of secret forces in nature attained by a study of occult +science, including enchantment, conjuration, witchcraft, sorcery, +necromancy, incantation, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An appearance made by some <i>magic</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Celestial magic</b></col>, <cd>a supposed supernatural +power which gave to spirits a kind of dominion over the planets, and +to the planets an influence over men.</cd> -- <col><b>Natural +magic</b></col>, <cd>the art of employing the powers of nature to +produce effects apparently supernatural.</cd> -- +<col><b>Superstitious</b></col>, or <col><b>Geotic</b></col>, +<col><b>magic</b></col>, <cd>the invocation of devils or demons, +involving the supposition of some tacit or express agreement between +them and human beings.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Sorcery; witchcraft; necromancy; conjuration; +enchantment.</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mag"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mag"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>magicus</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?;: cf. F. +<i>magique</i>. See <u>Magi</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining +to the hidden wisdom supposed to be possessed by the Magi; relating +to the occult powers of nature, and the producing of effects by their +agency.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Performed by, or proceeding from, occult +and superhuman agencies; done by, or seemingly done by, enchantment +or sorcery. Hence: Seemingly requiring more than human power; +imposing or startling in performance; producing effects which seem +supernatural or very extraordinary; having extraordinary properties; +as, a <i>magic</i> lantern; a <i>magic</i> square or +circle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The painter's <i>magic</i> skill.</blockquote> +<i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; Although with certain words <i>magic</i> is used more than +<i>magical</i>, -- as, <i>magic</i> circle, <i>magic</i> square, +<i>magic</i> wand, -- we may in general say <i>magic</i> or +<i>magical</i>; as, a <i>magic</i> or <i>magical</i> effect; a +<i>magic</i> or <i>magical</i> influence, etc. But when the adjective +is predicative, <i>magical</i>, and not <i>magic</i>, is used; as, +the effect was <i>magical</i>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Magic circle</b></col>, <cd>a series of concentric circles +containing the numbers 12 to 75 in eight radii, and having somewhat +similar properties to the magic square.</cd> -- <col><b>Magic humming +bird</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a Mexican humming bird +(<i>Iache magica</i>) , having white downy thing tufts.</cd> -- +<col><b>Magic lantern</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Lantern</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Magic square</b></col>, <cd>numbers so disposed in parallel +and equal rows in the form of a square, that each row, taken +vertically, horizontally, or diagonally, shall give the same sum, the +same product, or an harmonical series, according as the numbers taken +are in arithmetical, geometrical, or harmonical progression.</cd> -- +<col><b>Magic wand</b></col>, <cd>a wand used by a magician in +performing feats of magic.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"ic*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +magical manner; by magic, or as if by magic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*gi"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>magicien</i>. +See <u>Magic</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>One skilled in magic; +one who practices the black art; an enchanter; a necromancer; a +sorcerer or sorceress; a conjurer.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma*gilp"</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*gilph"</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>See +<u>Megilp</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*gis"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. See +<u>Master</u>.] <def>Master; sir; -- a title of the Middle Ages, +given to a person in authority, or to one having a license from a +university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`is*te"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>magisterius</i> magisterial. See <u>Master</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a master or magistrate, +or one in authority; having the manner of a magister; official; +commanding; authoritative. Hence: Overbearing; dictatorial; +dogmatic.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When <i>magisterial</i> duties from his home<BR> +Her father called.</blockquote> <i>Glover.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We are not <i>magisterial</i> in opinions, nor, +dictator-like, obtrude our notions on any man.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Pretenses go a great way with men that take fair words +and <i>magisterial</i> looks for current payment.</blockquote> +<i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Alchem. & Old Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining +to, produced by, or of the nature of, magistery. See +<u>Magistery</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Authoritative; stately; august; pompous; dignified; +lofty; commanding; imperious; lordly; proud; haughty; domineering; +despotic; dogmatical; arrogant. -- <u>Magisterial</u>, +<u>Dogmatical</u>, <u>Arrogant</u>. One who is <i>magisterial</i> +assumes the air of a master toward his pupils; one who is +<i>dogmatical</i> lays down his positions in a tone of authority or +dictation; one who is <i>arrogant</i> in sults others by an undue +assumption of superiority. Those who have long been teachers +sometimes acquire, unconsciously, a manner which borders too much on +the <i>magisterial</i>, and may be unjustly construed as +<i>dogmatical</i>, or even <i>arrogant</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mag`is*te`ri*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Magisterialness; authoritativeness.</def> [R.] +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`is*te"ri*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +magisterial manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`is*te"ri*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being magisterial.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"is*ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>magisterium</i> the office of a chief, president, director, tutor. +See <u>Magistrate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mastery; powerful +medical influence; renowned efficacy; a sovereign remedy.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A magisterial injunction.</def> [R.] +<i>Brougham.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A precipitate; a fine +substance deposited by precipitation; -- applied in old chemistry to +certain white precipitates from metallic solutions; as, +<i>magistery</i> of bismuth.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"is*tra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Magistracies</b></plw> (#). [From <u>Magistrate</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The office or dignity of a magistrate.</def> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The collective body of +magistrates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"is*tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>magistralis</i>: cf. F. <i>magistral</i>. See <u>Magistrate</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to a master; magisterial; +authoritative; dogmatic.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Commanded or prescribed by a magister, +esp. by a doctor; hence, effectual; sovereign; as, a <i>magistral</i> +sirup.</def> "Some <i>magistral</i> opiate." <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Pharmacy)</i> <def>Formulated +extemporaneously, or for a special case; -- opposed to +<i>officinal</i>, and said of prescriptions and medicines.</def> +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Magistral line</b></col> <i>(Fort.)</i>, <cd>the guiding +line, or outline, by which the form of the work is determined. It is +usually the crest line of the parapet in fieldworks, or the top line +of the escarp in permanent fortifications.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"is*tral</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>A sovereign medicine or remedy.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A magistral line.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>Powdered copper pyrites +used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines +of Mexico and South America.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`is*tral"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>-ties</b></plw> (&?;). <def>Magisterialness; arbitrary +dogmatism.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"is*tral*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +magistral manner.</def> <i>Abp. Bramhall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"is*trate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>magistratus</i>, fr. <i>magister</i> master: cf. F. +<i>magistrat</i>. See <u>Master</u>.] <def>A person clothed with +power as a public civil officer; a public civil officer invested with +the executive government, or some branch of it.</def> "All Christian +rulers and <i>magistrates</i>." <i>Book of Com. Prayer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Of <i>magistrates</i> some also are supreme, in whom +the sovereign power of the state resides; others are +subordinate.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mag`is*trat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mag`is*trat"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or proceeding from, a +magistrate; having the authority of a magistrate.</def> <i>Jer. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"is*tra`ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>magistrature</i>.] <def>Magistracy.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mag"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. +&?; to squeeze, knead.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any crude mixture of +mineral or organic matters in the state of a thin paste.</def> +<i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A thick +residuum obtained from certain substances after the fluid parts are +expressed from them; the grounds which remain after treating a +substance with any menstruum, as water or alcohol.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A salve or confection of thick +consistency.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 882 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +molten matter within the earth, the source of the material of lava +flows, dikes of eruptive rocks, etc.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>The glassy base of an eruptive rock.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The amorphous or homogenous +matrix or ground mass, as distinguished from well-defined crystals; +as, the <i>magma</i> of porphyry.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mag"na Char"ta</hw> (?). [L., great charter.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The great Charter, so called, obtained by the +English barons from King John, <u>A. D.</u> 1215. This name is also +given to the charter granted to the people of England in the ninth +year of Henry III., and confirmed by Edward I.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a fundamental constitution which +guaranties rights and privileges.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*nal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>magnalis</i> mighty, fr. <i>magnus</i> great.] <def>A great act or +event; a great attainment.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`na*nim"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>magnanimité</i>, L. <i>magnanimitas</i>.] <def>The quality +of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of +soul; that quality or combination of qualities, in character, which +enables one to encounter danger and trouble with tranquility and +firmness, to disdain injustice, meanness and revenge, and to act and +sacrifice for noble objects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*nan"i*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>[L. +<i>magnanimus</i>; <i>magnus</i> great + <i>animus</i> mind. See +<u>Magnate</u>, and <u>Animus</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Great of +mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised above what is low, +mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and courageous spirit; as, a +<i>magnanimous</i> character; a <i>magnanimous</i> +conqueror.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Be <i>magnanimous</i> in the enterprise.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To give a kingdom hath been thought<BR> +Greater and nobler done, and to lay down<BR> +Far more <i>magnanimous</i> than to assume.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of +soul; honorable; noble; not selfish.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Both strived for death; <i>magnanimous</i> +debate.</blockquote> <i>Stirling.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is an indissoluble union between a +<i>magnanimous</i> policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity +and felicity.</blockquote> <i>Washington.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*nan"i*mous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +magnanimous manner; with greatness of mind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"nase black`</hw> (?). <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>A black pigment +which dries rapidly when mixed with oil, and is of intense +body.</def> <i>Fairholt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"nate</hw> (?), [F. <i>magnat</i>, L. (pl.) +<i>magnates</i>, <i>magnati</i>, fr. <i>magnus</i> great. See +<u>Master</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person of rank; a noble or +grandee; a person of influence or distinction in any sphere.</def> + <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of the nobility, or certain high +officers of state belonging to the noble estate in the national +representation of Hungary, and formerly of Poland.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"nes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>Magnet.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*ne"si*a</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>Magnesia</i>, fem. of <i>Magnesius</i> of the country Magnesia, +Gr. <grk>h` Magnhsi`a li`qos</grk> a magnet. Cf. <u>Magnet</u>.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A light earthy white substance, consisting of +magnesium oxide, and obtained by heating magnesium hydrate or +carbonate, or by burning magnesium. It has a slightly alkaline +reaction, and is used in medicine as a mild antacid laxative. See +<u>Magnesium</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Magnesia alba</b></col> [L.] <i>(Med. Chem.)</i>, <cd>a +bulky white amorphous substance, consisting of a hydrous basic +carbonate of magnesium, and used as a mild cathartic.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*ne"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, +characterized by, or containing, magnesia or magnesium.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Magnesian limestone</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Dolomite</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*ne"sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or containing, magnesium; as, <i>magnesic</i> +oxide.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"ne*site</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>magnésite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Native magnesium +carbonate occurring in white compact or granular masses, and also in +rhombohedral crystals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*ne"si*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. & F. See +<u>Magnesia</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A light silver-white metallic +element, malleable and ductile, quite permanent in dry air but +tarnishing in moist air. It burns, forming (the oxide) magnesia, with +the production of a blinding light (the so-called <i>magnesium +light</i>) which is used in signaling, in pyrotechny, or in +photography where a strong actinic illuminant is required. Its +compounds occur abundantly, as in dolomite, talc, meerschaum, etc. +Symbol Mg. Atomic weight, 24.4. Specific gravity, 1.75.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Magnesium sulphate</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>Same as +<u>Epsom salts</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"net</hw> (măg"n&ebreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[OE. <i>magnete</i>, OF. <i>magnete</i>, L. <i>magnes</i>, <i>- +etis</i>, Gr. <grk>Magnh^tis li`qos</grk> a magnet, metal that looked +like silver, prop., Magnesian stone, fr. Gr. <grk>Magnhsi`a</grk>, a +country in Thessaly. Cf. <u>Magnesia</u>, <u>Manganese</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the +ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) which has +the property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when +freely suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also <i>natural +magnet</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Dinocrates began to make the arched roof of the temple +of Arsinoë all of <i>magnet</i>, or this loadstone.</blockquote> +<i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Two <i>magnets</i>, heaven and earth, allure to +bliss,<BR> +The larger loadstone that, the nearer this.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A bar or mass of steel or +iron to which the peculiar properties of the loadstone have been +imparted; -- called, in distinction from the loadstone, an +<i>artificial magnet</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; An artificial magnet, produced by the action of a voltaic +or electrical battery, is called an <i>electro-magnet</i>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Field magnet</b></col> <i>(Physics & Elec.)</i>, <cd>a +magnet used for producing and maintaining a magnetic field; -- used +especially of the stationary or exciting magnet of a dynamo or +electromotor in distinction from that of the moving portion or +armature.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mag*net"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mag*net"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>magneticus</i>: cf. F. +<i>magnétique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to the +magnet; possessing the properties of the magnet, or corresponding +properties; as, a <i>magnetic</i> bar of iron; a <i>magnetic</i> +needle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to, or characterized by, +the earth's magnetism; as, the <i>magnetic</i> north; the +<i>magnetic</i> meridian.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Capable of becoming a magnet; susceptible +to magnetism; as, the <i>magnetic</i> metals.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Endowed with extraordinary personal power +to excite the feelings and to win the affections; attractive; +inducing attachment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>She that had all <i>magnetic</i> force +alone.</blockquote> <i>Donne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Having, susceptible to, or induced by, +animal magnetism, so called; as, a <i>magnetic</i> sleep. See +<u>Magnetism</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Magnetic amplitude</b></col>, +<col><b>attraction</b></col>, <col><b>dip</b></col>, +<col><b>induction</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Amplitude</u>, +<u>Attraction</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic battery</b></col>, +<cd>a combination of bar or horseshoe magnets with the like poles +adjacent, so as to act together with great power.</cd> -- +<col><b>Magnetic compensator</b></col>, <cd>a contrivance connected +with a ship's compass for compensating or neutralizing the effect of +the iron of the ship upon the needle.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic +curves</b></col>, <cd>curves indicating lines of magnetic force, as +in the arrangement of iron filings between the poles of a powerful +magnet.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic elements</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Chem. Physics)</i> <cd>Those elements, as +iron, nickel, cobalt, chromium, manganese, etc., which are capable or +becoming magnetic.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Physics)</i> <cd>In +respect to terrestrial magnetism, the declination, inclination, and +intensity</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>See under +<u>Element</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic equator</b></col>, <cd>the +line around the equatorial parts of the earth at which there is no +dip, the dipping needle being horizontal.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic +field</b></col>, or <col><b>Field of magnetic force</b></col>, +<cd>any space through which a magnet exerts its influence.</cd> -- +<col><b>Magnetic fluid</b></col>, <cd>the hypothetical fluid whose +existence was formerly assumed in the explanations of the phenomena +of magnetism.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic iron</b></col>, or +<col><b>Magnetic iron ore</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i> <cd>Same as +<u>Magnetite</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic needle</b></col>, <cd>a +slender bar of steel, magnetized and suspended at its center on a +sharp-pointed pivot, or by a delicate fiber, so that it may take +freely the direction of the magnetic meridian. It constitutes the +essential part of a compass, such as the mariner's and the +surveyor's.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic poles</b></col>, <cd>the two +points in the opposite polar regions of the earth at which the +direction of the dipping needle is vertical.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic +pyrites</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Pyrrhotite</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Magnetic storm</b></col> <i>(Terrestrial Physics)</i>, <cd>a +disturbance of the earth's magnetic force characterized by great and +sudden changes.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnetic telegraph</b></col>, <cd>a +telegraph acting by means of a magnet. See <u>Telegraph</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*net"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A magnet.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>As the <i>magnetic</i> hardest iron +draws.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any metal, as iron, nickel, cobalt, etc., +which may receive, by any means, the properties of the loadstone, and +which then, when suspended, fixes itself in the direction of a +magnetic meridian.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*net"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By or as +by, magnetism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*net"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of +being magnetic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`ne*ti"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed +in the science of magnetism; a magnetist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*net"ic*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Magneticalness.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mag*net"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The science of +magnetism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`net*if"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>magnes</i>, <i>-etis</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <def>Producing or +conducting magnetism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"net*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>magnétisme</i>.] <def>The property, quality, or state, of +being magnetic; the manifestation of the force in nature which is +seen in a magnet.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The science which treats of magnetic +phenomena.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Power of attraction; power to excite the +feelings and to gain the affections.</def> "By the <i>magnetism</i> +of interest our affections are irresistibly attracted." +<i>Glanvill.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Animal magnetism</b></col>, <cd>a force, more or less +analogous to magnetism, which, it has been alleged, is produced in +animal tissues, and passes from one body to another with or without +actual contact. The existence of such a force, and its potentiality +for the cure of disease, were asserted by Mesmer in 1775. His +theories and methods were afterwards called <i>mesmerism</i>, a name +which has been popularly applied to theories and claims not put +forward by Mesmer himself. See <u>Mesmerism</u>, <u>Biology</u>, +<u>Od</u>, <u>Hypnotism</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Terrestrial +magnetism</b></col>, <cd>the magnetic force exerted by the earth, and +recognized by its effect upon magnetized needles and bars.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"net*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in +magnetism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"net*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>An oxide of iron (Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) occurring in +isometric crystals, also massive, of a black color and metallic +luster. It is readily attracted by a magnet and sometimes possesses +polarity, being then called <i>loadstone</i>. It is an important iron +ore. Called also <i>magnetic iron</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"net*i`za*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable +of being magnetized.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`net*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +of magnetizing, or the state of being magnetized.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"net*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Magnetized</u> (?); <pos><i>prep. & adv.</i></pos> +<u>Magnetizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>magnétiser</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To communicate magnetic properties to; as, to +<i>magnetize</i> a needle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To attract as a magnet attracts, or like a +magnet; to move; to influence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fascinated, <i>magnetized</i>, as it were, by his +character.</blockquote> <i>Motley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To bring under the influence of animal +magnetism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`net*i*zee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person +subjected to the influence of animal magnetism.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mag"net*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, imparts magnetism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"net*o-</hw> (?). [See <u>Magnet</u>.] <def>A prefix +meaning <i>pertaining to</i>, <i>produced by</i>, or in some way +<i>connected with</i>, magnetism.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mag`net*o-e*lec"tric</hw> (?), <hw>Mag`net*o- +e*lec"tric*al</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physics)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or characterized by, electricity by the action of +magnets; as, <i>magneto-electric</i> induction.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Magneto-electric machine</b></col>, <cd>a form of dynamo- +electric machine in which the field is maintained by permanent steel +magnets instead of electro-magnets.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`net*o-e`lec*tric"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Electricity evolved by the action of +magnets.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>That branch of science +which treats of the development of electricity by the action of +magnets; -- the counterpart of <i>electro-magnetism</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*net"o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Magneto- +</i> + <i>-graph</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An automatic instrument +for registering, by photography or otherwise, the states and +variations of any of the terrestrial magnetic elements.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`net*om"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Magneto- +</i> + <i>-meter</i>: cf. F. <i>magnétomètre</i>.] +<i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring the intensity of +magnetic forces; also, less frequently, an instrument for determining +any of the terrestrial magnetic elements, as the dip and +declination.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`net*o*met"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Pertaining to, or employed in, the measurement of magnetic +forces; obtained by means of a magnetometer; as, <i>magnetometric</i> +instruments; <i>magnetometric</i> measurements.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`net*o*mo"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A voltaic +series of two or more large plates, producing a great quantity of +electricity of low tension, and hence adapted to the exhibition of +electro-magnetic phenomena.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mag`net*o*ther"a*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>The treatment of disease by the application of +magnets to the surface of the body.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"ni*fi`a*ble</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From +<u>Magnify</u>.] <def>Such as can be magnified, or +extolled.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mag*nif"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mag*nif"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>magnificus</i>; <i>magnus</i> great + +<i>facere</i> to make: cf. F. <i>magnifique</i>. See +<u>Magnitude</u>, <u>Fact</u>. and cf. <u>Magnificent</u>.] +<def>Grand; splendid; illustrious; magnificent.</def> [Obs.] <i>1 +Chron. xxii. 5.</i> "Thy <i>magnific</i> deeds." <i>Milton.</i> -- +<wf>Mag*nif"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mag*nif"i*cat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., it +magnifies.] <def>The song of the Virgin Mary, <i>Luke i. 46</i>; -- +so called because it commences with this word in the +Vulgate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>magnificatus</i>, p. p. of <i>magnificare</i>.] <def>To magnify or +extol.</def> [Obs.] <i>Marston.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag`ni*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +of magnifying; enlargement; exaggeration.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>magnificence</i>, L. <i>magnificentia</i>. See <u>Magnific</u>.] +<def>The act of doing what is magnificent; the state or quality of +being magnificent.</def> <i>Acts xix. 27.</i> "Then cometh +<i>magnificence</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And, for the heaven's wide circuit, let it speak<BR> +The Maker's high <i>magnificence</i>, who built<BR> +so spacious.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The noblest monuments of Roman +<i>magnificence.</i></blockquote> <i>Eustace.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Magnificence</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Doing grand things; +admirable in action; displaying great power or opulence, especially +in building, way of living, and munificence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A prince is never so <i>magnificent</i><BR> +As when he's sparing to enrich a few<BR> +With the injuries of many.</blockquote> <i>Massinger.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Grand in appearance; exhibiting grandeur +or splendor; splendid; pompous.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When Rome's exalted beauties I descry<BR> +<i>Magnificent</i> in piles of ruin lie.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Glorious; majestic; sublime. See <u>Grand</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*cent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +Magnificent manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*nif"i*co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Magnificoes</b></plw> (#). [It. See <u>Magnific</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A grandee or nobleman of Venice; -- so called +in courtesy.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rector of a German university.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"ni*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, magnifies.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"ni*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Magnified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Magnifying</u> (?).] [OE. <i>magnifien</i>, F. <i>magnifier</i>, +L. <i>magnificare</i>. See <u>Magnific</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to +amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the +microscope <i>magnifies</i> the object by a thousand +diameters.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The least error in a small quantity . . . will in a +great one . . . be proportionately <i>magnified</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Grew.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To increase the importance of; to augment +the esteem or respect in which one is held.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>On that day the Lord <i>magnified</i> Joshua in the +sight of all Israel.</blockquote> <i>Joshua iv. 14.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To praise highly; to laud; to extol.</def> +[Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>O, <i>magnify</i> the Lord with me, and let us exalt +his name together.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xxxiv. 3.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To exaggerate; as, to <i>magnify</i> a +loss or a difficulty.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To magnify one's self</b></col> <i>(Script.)</i>, <cd>to +exhibit pride and haughtiness; to boast.</cd> -- <col><b>To magnify +one's self against</b></col> <i>(Script.)</i>, <cd>to oppose with +pride.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"ni*fy</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they +really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of objects; as, some +lenses <i>magnify</i> but little.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have effect; to be of importance or +significance.</def> [Cant & Obs.] <i>Spectator.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Magnifying glass</b></col>, <cd>a lens which magnifies the +apparent dimensions of objects seen through it.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*nil"o*quence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>magniloquentia</i>.] <def>The quality of being magniloquent; +pompous discourse; grandiloquence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*nil"o*quent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>magnus</i> great + <i>loquens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of +<i>loqui</i> to speak. See <u>Magnitude</u>, <u>Loquacious</u>.] +<def>Speaking pompously; using swelling discourse; bombastic; tumid +in style; grandiloquent.</def> -- <wf>Mag*nil"o*quent*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*nil"o*quous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>magniloquus</i>.] <def>Magniloquent.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mag"ni*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>magnitudo</i>, from <i>magnus</i> great. See <u>Master</u>, and +cf. <u>Maxim</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Extent of dimensions; +size; -- applied to things that have length, breadth, and +thickness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Conceive those particles of bodies to be so disposed +amongst themselves, that the intervals of empty spaces between them +may be equal in <i>magnitude</i> to them all.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. +Newton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>That which has one or more +of the three dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything of which greater or less can be +predicated, as time, weight, force, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 883 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Greatness; grandeur.</def> "With plain, +heroic <i>magnitude</i> of mind." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Greatness, in reference to influence or +effect; importance; as, an affair of <i>magnitude</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>magnitude</i> of his designs.</blockquote> +<i>Bp. Horsley.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Apparent magnitude</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>the +angular breadth of an object viewed as measured by the angle which it +subtends at the eye of the observer; -- called also <i>apparent +diameter</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Magnitude of a star</b></col> +<i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the rank of a star with respect to brightness. +About twenty very bright stars are said to be of first magnitude, the +stars of the sixth magnitude being just visible to the naked eye. +Telescopic stars are classified down to the twelfth magnitude or +lower. The scale of the magnitudes is quite arbitrary, but by means +of photometers, the classification has been made to tenths of a +magnitude.</cd> +</p> + +<p><hw>Mag*no"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. Named after +Pierre <i>Magnol</i>, professor of botany at Montpellier, France, in +the 17th century.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of American and Asiatic +trees, with aromatic bark and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish +flowers.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Magnolia grandiflora</i> has coriaceous shining leaves +and very fragrant blossoms. It is common from North Carolina to +Florida and Texas, and is one of the most magnificent trees of the +American forest. The sweet bay (<i>M. glauca</i>)is a small tree +found sparingly as far north as Cape Ann. Other American species are +<i>M. Umbrella</i>, <i>M. macrophylla</i>, <i>M. Fraseri</i>, <i>M. +acuminata</i>, and <i>M. cordata</i>. <i>M. conspicua</i> and <i>M. +purpurea</i> are cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern Asia. <i>M. +Campbellii</i>, of India, has rose-colored or crimson flowers.</p> + +<p><col><b>Magnolia warbler</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a +beautiful North American wood warbler (<i>Dendroica maculosa</i>). +The rump and under parts are bright yellow; the breast and belly are +spotted with black; the under tail coverts are white; the crown is +ash.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mag*no`li*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to a natural order (<i>Magnoliaceæ</i>) of +trees of which the magnolia, the tulip tree, and the star anise are +examples.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mag"num</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Neut. sing. of L. +<i>magnus</i> great.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large wine +bottle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They passed the <i>magnum</i> to one another +freely.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A bone of the carpus at the +base of the third metacarpal bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"ot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The Barbary ape.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"ot-pie`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +magpie.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"pie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. & Prov. E. +<i>magot pie</i>, <i>maggoty pie</i>, fr. <i>Mag</i>, <i>Maggot</i>, +equiv. to <i>Margaret</i>, and fr. F. <i>Marquerite</i>, and common +name of the magpie. <i>Marguerite</i> is fr. L. <i>margarita</i> +pearl, Gr. &?;, prob. of Eastern origin. See <u>Pie</u> magpie, and +cf. the analogous names <u>Tomtit</u>, and <u>Jackdaw</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of the genus +<i>Pica</i> and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long +graduated tail.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The common European magpie (<i>Pica pica</i>, or <i>P. +caudata</i>) is a black and white noisy and mischievous bird. It can +be taught to speak. The American magpie (<i>P. Hudsonica</i>) is very +similar. The yellow-belled magpie (<i>P. Nuttalli</i>) inhabits +California. The blue magpie (<i>Cyanopolius Cooki</i>) inhabits +Spain. Other allied species are found in Asia. The Tasmanian and +Australian magpies are crow shrikes, as the white magpie +(<i>Gymnorhina organicum</i>), the black magpie (<i>Strepera +fuliginosa</i>), and the Australian magpie (<i>Cracticus +picatus</i>).</p> + +<p><col><b>Magpie lark</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a common +Australian bird (<i>Grallina picata</i>), conspicuously marked with +black and white; -- called also <i>little magpie</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Magpie moth</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a black and +white European geometrid moth (<i>Abraxas grossulariata</i>); the +harlequin moth. Its larva feeds on currant and gooseberry +bushes.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma`gua*ri"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From native name: +cf. Pg. <i>magoari</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A South American +stork (<i>Euxenara maguari</i>), having a forked tail.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"uey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>maguey</i>, +Mexican <i>maguei</i> and <i>metl</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The +century plant, a species of <i>Agave</i> (<i>A. Americana</i>). See +<u>Agave</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mag"yar</hw> (măg"yär; <i>Hung</i>. +m&obreve;d"y&obreve;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hung.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>One of the dominant people +of Hungary, allied to the Finns; a Hungarian.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The language of the Magyars.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"ha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A kind of baboon; the wanderoo.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Ma*ha*ba"ra*ta</hw> (?), <hw>||Ma*ha*bha"ra*tam</hw> (?), +} <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr. <i>mahābhārata</i>.] <def>A +celebrated epic poem of the Hindus. It is of great length, and is +chiefly devoted to the history of a civil war between two dynasties +of ancient India.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*ha"led</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[Ar. <i>mahled</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A cherry tree (<i>Prunus Mahaleb</i>) of Southern +Europe. The wood is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for +pipe stems, the flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from the +fruit a violet dye and a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser) are +prepared.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*ha*ra"jah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr. +<i>mahārāja</i>; <i>mahat</i> great + <i>rāja</i> +king.] <def>A sovereign prince in India; -- a title given also to +other persons of high rank.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma`ha*rif"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An African antelope (<i>Hippotragus +Bakeri</i>). Its face is striped with black and white.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*har"mah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A muslin +wrapper for the head and the lower part of the face, worn by Turkish +and Armenian women when they go abroad.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mah"di</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar., guide, leader.] +<def>Among Mohammedans, the last <i>imam</i> or leader of the +faithful. The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe +that he is yet to appear.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The title has been taken by several persons in countries +where Mohammedanism prevails, -- notably by Mohammad Ahmed, who +overran the Egyptian Sudan, and in 1885 captured Khartum, his +soldiers killing General Gordon, an Englishman, who was then the +Egyptian governor of the region.</p> + +<p><hw>Mahl"-stick`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Maul- +stick</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"hoe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +name given to several malvaceous trees (species of <i>Hibiscus</i>, +<i>Ochroma</i>, etc.), and to their strong fibrous inner bark, which +is used for strings and cordage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*hog"a*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the South +American name.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A large tree of +the genus <i>Swietenia</i> (<i>S. Mahogoni</i>), found in tropical +America.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Several other trees, with wood more or less like mahogany, +are called by this name; as, African mahogany (<i>Khaya +Senegalensis</i>), Australian mahogany (<i>Eucalyptus +marginatus</i>), Bastard mahogany (<i>Batonia apetala</i> of the West +Indies), Indian mahogany (<i>Cedrela Toona</i> of Bengal, and trees +of the genera <i>Soymida</i> and <i>Chukrassia</i>), Madeira mahogany +(<i>Persea Indica</i>), Mountain mahogany, the black or cherry birch +(<i>Betula lenta</i>), also the several species of <i>Cercocarpus</i> +of California and the Rocky Mountains.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The wood of the <i>Swietenia Mahogoni</i>. +It is of a reddish brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and +susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the manufacture of +furniture.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A table made of mahogany wood.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><col><b>To be under the mahogany</b></col>, <cd>to be so drunk as +to have fallen under the table.</cd> [Eng.] -- <col><b>To put one's +legs under some one's mahogany</b></col>, <cd>to dine with him.</cd> +[Slang]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*ho"li</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A South African lemur (<i>Galago maholi</i>), having very large +ears.</def> [Written also <i>moholi</i>.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma*hom"ed*an</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*hom"et*an</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mohammedan</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mohammedanism</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*an*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mahometanized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mahometanizing</u> (?).] <def>To convert to +the religion of Mohammed; to Mohammedanize.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mohammedanism</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +Mohammedan.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*hom"et*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Mohammedanism.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*hone"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A large Turkish +ship.</def> <i>Crabb.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ho"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Named after Bernard +Mc<i>Mahon</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The Oregon grape, a species of +barberry (<i>Berberis Aquifolium</i>), often cultivated for its +hollylike foliage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*hon" stock`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An annual +cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers (<i>Malcolmia +maritima</i>). It is called in England <i>Virginia stock</i>, but the +plant comes from the Mediterranean.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*hoo"hoo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The African white two-horned rhinoceros +(<i>Atelodus simus</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ho*ri</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Native name. Cf. +<u>Maori</u>.] <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>One of the dark race inhabiting +principally the islands of Eastern Polynesia. Also used +adjectively.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma`hound</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A contemptuous +name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a devil.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Who's this, my <i>mahound</i> cousin ?</blockquote> +<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*hout"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. +<i>mahāwat</i>, Skr. <i>mahāmātra</i>; <i>mahat</i> +great + <i>mātrā</i> measure.] <def>The keeper and driver +of an elephant.</def> [East Indies]</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ho"vo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A +device for saving power in stopping and starting a railroad car, by +means of a heavy fly wheel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mah*rat"i</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The language of +the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the Deccan and Concan.</def> +[Written also <i>Marathi</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mah*rat"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. +<i>Marhatā</i>, <i>Marhāttā</i>, the name of a +famous Hindoo race, from the old Skr. name <i>Mahā- +rāshtra</i>.] <def>One of a numerous people inhabiting the +southwestern part of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; +Mahrati. It is closely allied to Sanskrit.</def> -- +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mahrattas.</def> +[Written also <i>Maratha</i>.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma*hu"met*an</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*hu"met*an*ism</hw> (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> } <def>See <u>Mohammedan</u>, +<u>Mohammedanism</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mah"wa tree`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An East Indian +sapotaceous tree (<i>Bassia latifolia</i>, and also <i>B. +butyracea</i>), whose timber is used for wagon wheels, and the +flowers for food and in preparing an intoxicating drink. It is one of +the butter trees. The oil, known as <i>mahwa</i> and <i>yallah</i>, +is obtained from the kernels of the fruit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>Maia</i>, +a goddess.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A genus of +spider crabs, including the common European species (<i>Maia +squinado</i>).</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A beautiful American +bombycid moth (<i>Eucronia maia</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any spider crab of the genus Maia, or family +<i>Maiadæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Shortened from +<i>maiden</i>. <i>&?;</i>. See <u>Maiden</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried woman; esp., a +girl; a virgin; a maiden.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Would I had died a <i>maid</i>,<BR> +And never seen thee, never borne thee son.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Can a <i>maid</i> forget her ornaments, or a bride her +attire? Yet my people have forgotten me.</blockquote> <i>Jer. ii. +32.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A man who has not had sexual +intercourse.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Christ was a <i>maid</i> and shapen as a +man.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A female servant.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Spinning amongst her <i>maids</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Maid</i> is used either adjectively or in composition, +signifying <i>female</i>, as in <i>maid</i> child, +<i>maid</i>servant.</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The female of a ray or +skate, esp. of the gray skate (<i>Raia batis</i>), and of the +thornback (<i>R. clavata</i>).</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Fair maid</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Fair</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Maid of +honor</b></col>, <cd>a female attendant of a queen or royal princess; +-- usually of noble family, and having to perform only nominal or +honorary duties.</cd> -- <col><b>Old maid</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Old</u>.</cd> +</p> + +<p> +<hw>Maid"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>maiden</i>, +<i>meiden</i>, AS. <i>mægden</i>, dim. of AS. +<i>mæg&?;</i>, fr. <i>mago</i> son, servant; akin to G. +<i>magd</i>, <i>mädchen</i>, maid, OHG. <i>magad</i>, Icel. +<i>mögr</i> son, Goth. <i>magus</i> boy, child, <i>magaps</i> +virgin, and perh. to Zend. <i>magu</i> youth. Cf. <u>Maid</u> a +virgin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An unmarried woman; a girl or woman +who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a +maid.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>She employed the residue of her life to repairing of +highways, building of bridges, and endowing of +<i>maidens</i>.</blockquote> <i>Carew.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>maiden</i> of our century, yet most +meek.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A female servant.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An instrument resembling the guillotine, +formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals.</def> +<i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A machine for washing linen.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maid"en</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of +or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or +characteristic of, a virgin; as, <i>maiden</i> innocence.</def> "Amid +the <i>maiden</i> throng." <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Have you no modesty, no <i>maiden</i> shame +?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Never having been married; not having had +sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but +sometimes of the man; as, a <i>maiden</i> aunt.</def> "A surprising +old <i>maiden</i> lady." <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; +hitherto unused.</def> "<i>Maiden</i> flowers." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Full bravely hast thou fleshed<BR> +Thy <i>maiden</i> sword.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Used of a fortress, signifying that it has +never been captured, or violated.</def> <i> T. Warton. +Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Maiden assize</b></col> <i>(Eng. Law)</i>, <cd>an assize +which there is no criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted +with blood. It was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to +present the judge with a pair of white gloves.</cd> <i>Smart.</i> -- +<col><b>Maiden name</b></col>, <cd>the surname of a woman before her +marriage.</cd> -- <col><b>Maiden pink</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> +<cd>See under <u>Pink</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Maiden plum</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a West Indian tree (<i>Comocladia +integrifolia</i>) with purplish drupes. The sap of the tree is +glutinous, and gives a persistent black stain.</cd> -- <col><b>Maiden +speech</b></col>, <cd>the first speech made by a person, esp. by a +new member in a public body.</cd> -- <col><b>Maiden tower</b></col>, +<cd>the tower most capable of resisting an enemy.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Maid"en</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To act coyly like a +maiden; -- with <i>it</i> as an indefinite object.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For had I <i>maiden'd</i> it, as many use.<BR> +Loath for to grant, but loather to refuse.</blockquote> <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maid"en*hair`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A fern of the genus <i>Adiantum</i> (<i>A. pedatum</i>), having +very slender graceful stalks. It is common in the United States, and +is sometimes used in medicine. The name is also applied to other +species of the same genus, as to the Venus-hair.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Maiden grass</b></col>, <cd>the smaller quaking +grass.</cd> -- <col><b>Maiden tree</b></col>. <cd>See +<u>Ginkgo</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Maid"en*head</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Maidenhood</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being a +maiden; maidenhood; virginity.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being unused or +uncontaminated; freshness; purity.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>maidenhead</i> of their credit.</blockquote> +<i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The hymen, or virginal membrane.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maid"en*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>mægdenhād</i>. See <u>Maid</u>, and <u>-hood</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being a maid or a virgin; +virginity.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Newness; freshness; uncontaminated +state.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>maidenhood</i><BR> +Of thy fight.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maid"en*like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a +maiden; modest; coy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maid"en*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality of being maidenly; the behavior that becomes a maid; modesty; +gentleness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maid"en*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a maid; +suiting a maid; maiden-like; gentle, modest, reserved.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Must you be blushing ? . . . <BR> +What a <i>maidenly</i> man-at-arms are you become !</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maid"en*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a maidenlike +manner.</def> "<i>Maidenly</i> demure." <i>Skelton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maid"en*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Maidenhood.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maid"hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>mægðhād</i>. See <u>Maid</u>, and <u>-hood</u>.] +<def>Maidenhood.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maid`ma"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Maid</i> + +<i>Marian</i>, relating to <i>Mary</i>, or the Virgin <i>Mary</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The lady of the May games; one of the +characters in a morris dance; a May queen. Afterward, a grotesque +character personated in sports and buffoonery by a man in woman's +clothes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of dance.</def> <i>Sir W. +Temple.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maid"pale`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pale, like a +sick girl.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maid"serv`ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female +servant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maid's" hair`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The yellow bedstraw +(<i>Galium verum</i>).</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma*ieu"tic</hw> (m&asl;*ū"t&ibreve;k), +<hw>Ma*ieu"tic*al</hw> (-t&ibreve;*k<i>a</i>l), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>maieytiko`s</grk>, fr. +<grk>mai^a</grk> midwife.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Serving to assist +childbirth.</def> <i>Cudworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig. : Aiding, or tending to, the +definition and interpretation of thoughts or language.</def> +<i>Payne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ieu"tics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of +giving birth (<i>i. e.</i>, clearness and conviction) to ideas, which +are conceived as struggling for birth.</def> <i>Payne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mai"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The meagre.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mai"gre</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Meager</u>.] +<def>Belonging to a fast day or fast; as, a <i>maigre</i> day.</def> +<i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Maigre food</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>, <cd>food allowed +to be eaten on fast days.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 884 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mai"hem</hw> (mā"h&ebreve;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>See <u>Maim</u>, and <u>Mayhem</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mai*kel"</hw> (mä&ibreve;*k&asl;l"), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A South American +carnivore of the genus <i>Conepatus</i>, allied to the skunk, but +larger, and having a longer snout. The tail is not bushy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mai*kong"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A South American wild dog (<i>Canis cancrivorus</i>); the crab- +eating dog.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mail</hw> (māl), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A spot.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>maille</i>, OF. also +<i>maaille</i>, LL. <i>medalia</i>. See <u>Medal</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small piece of money; especially, an +English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V.</def> [Obs.] +[Written also <i>maile</i>, and <i>maille</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rent; tribute.</def> [Obs., except in +certain compounds and phrases, as blackmail, mails and duties, +etc.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Mail and duties</b></col> <i>(Scots Law)</i>, <cd>the +rents of an estate, in whatever form paid.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>maile</i>, +<i>maille</i>, F. <i>maille</i> a ring of mail, mesh, network, a coat +of mail, fr. L. <i>macula</i> spot, a mesh of a net. Cf. +<u>Macle</u>, <u>Macula</u>, <u>Mascle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A flexible fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was used +especially for defensive armor.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Chain mail</b></col>, <col><b>Coat of mail</b></col>. +<cd>See under <u>Chain</u>, and <u>Coat</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence generally, armor, or any defensive +covering.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A contrivance of +interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white +cordage.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any hard protective +covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of +a lobster, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We . . . strip the lobster of his scarlet +<i>mail</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +arm with mail.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pinion.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>male</i> bag, OF. +<i>male</i>, F. <i>malle</i> bag, trunk, mail, OHG. <i>malaha</i>, +<i>malha</i>, wallet; akin to D. <i>maal</i>, <i>male</i>; cf. Gael. +& Ir. <i>mala</i>, Gr. <grk>molgo`s</grk> hide, skin.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A bag; a wallet.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The bag or bags with the letters, papers, +or other matter contained therein, conveyed under public authority +from one post office to another; the whole system of appliances used +by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail +matter.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is a <i>mail</i> come in to-day, with letters +dated Hague.</blockquote> <i>Tatler.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which comes in the mail; letters, +etc., received through the post office.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, +etc., may be carried.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mail bag</b></col>, <cd>a bag in which mailed matter is +conveyed under public authority.</cd> -- <col><b>Mail boat</b></col>, +<cd>a boat that carries the mail.</cd> -- <col><b>Mail +catcher</b></col>, <cd>an iron rod, or other contrivance, attached to +a railroad car for catching a mail bag while the train is in +motion.</cd> -- <col><b>Mail guard</b></col>, <cd>an officer whose +duty it is to guard the public mails.</cd> [Eng.] -- <col><b>Mail +train</b></col>, <cd>a railroad train carrying the mail.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mail</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mailed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mailing</u>.] <def>To deliver into the custody of the postoffice +officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by +mail; to post; as, to <i>mail</i> a letter.</def> [U. S.]</p> + +<p>&fist; In the United States <i>to mail</i> and <i>to post</i> are +both in common use; as, to <i>mail</i> or <i>post</i> a letter. In +England <i>post</i> is the commoner usage.</p> + +<p><hw>Mail"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Admissible +lawfully into the mail.</def> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mail"clad`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Protected by a +coat of mail; clad in armor.</def> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mailed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Protected by an external coat, or covering, of scales or +plates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mailed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 1st <u>Mail</u>.] +<def>Spotted; speckled.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mail"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Scot., fr. +<i>mail</i> tribute, rent. See 2d <u>Mail</u>.] <def>A farm.</def> +[Scot.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mail"-shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A chiton.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maim</hw> (mām), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Maimed</u> (māmd);<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Maiming</u>.] [OE. <i>maimen</i>, OF. +<i>mahaignier</i>, <i>mehaignier</i>, <i>meshaignier</i>, cf. It. +<i>magagnare</i>, LL. <i>mahemiare</i>, <i>mahennare</i>; perh. of +Celtic origin; cf. Armor. <i>mac'haña</i> to mutilate, +<i>māc'ha</i> to crowd, press; or cf. OHG. <i>mangōn</i> +to lack, perh. akin to E. <i>mangle</i> to lacerate. Cf. +<u>Mayhem</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of the use of a +limb, so as to render a person in fighting less able either to defend +himself or to annoy his adversary.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>By the ancient law of England he that <i>maimed</i> +any man whereby he lost any part of his body, was sentenced to lose +the like part.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mutilate; to cripple; to injure; to +disable; to impair.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My late <i>maimed</i> limbs lack wonted +might.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>You <i>maimed</i> the jurisdiction of all +bishops.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To mutilate; mangle; cripple.</p> + +<p><hw>Maim</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written in law language +<i>maihem</i>, and <i>mayhem</i>.] [OF. <i>mehaing</i>. See +<u>Maim</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +privation of the use of a limb or member of the body, by which one is +rendered less able to defend himself or to annoy his +adversary.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The privation of any necessary part; a +crippling; mutilation; injury; deprivation of something essential. +See <u>Mayhem</u>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Surely there is more cause to fear lest the want there +of be a <i>maim</i> than the use of it a blemish.</blockquote> +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A noble author esteems it to be a <i>maim</i> in +history that the acts of Parliament should not be +recited.</blockquote> <i>Hayward.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maim"ed*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a maimed +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maim"ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State of being +maimed.</def> <i>Bolton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Main</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>main</i> hand, L. +<i>manus</i>. See <u>Manual</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hand or +match at dice.</def> <i>Prior.</i> <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A stake played for at dice.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The largest throw in a match at dice; a +throw at dice within given limits, as in the game of +hazard.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A match at cockfighting.</def> "My lord +would ride twenty miles . . . to see a <i>main</i> fought." +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A main-hamper.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Ainsworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Main</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mægen</i> +strength, power, force; akin to OHG. <i>magan</i>, Icel. +<i>megin</i>, and to E. <i>may</i>, v. &?;. See <u>May</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Strength; force; might; +violent effort.</def> [Obs., except in certain phrases.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>There were in this battle of most might and +<i>main</i>.</blockquote> <i>R. of Gl.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He 'gan advance,<BR> +With huge force, and with importable <i>main</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The chief or principal part; the main or +most important thing.</def> [Obs., except in special uses.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Resolved to rest upon the title of Lancaster as the +<i>main</i>, and to use the other two . . . but as +supporters.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +great sea, as distinguished from an arm, bay, etc. ; the high sea; +the ocean.</def> "Struggling in the <i>main</i>." <i>Dryden.</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The continent, as distinguished from an +island; the mainland.</def> "Invaded the <i>main</i> of Spain." +<i>Bacon.</i> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>principal duct or pipe, as +distinguished from lesser ones; esp. <i>(Engin.)</i>, a principal +pipe leading to or from a reservoir; as, a fire +<i>main</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Forcing main</b></col>, <cd>the delivery pipe of a +pump.</cd> -- <col><b>For the main</b></col>, or <col><b>In the +main</b></col>, <cd>for the most part; in the greatest part.</cd> -- +<col><b>With might and main</b></col>, or <col><b>With all one's +might and main</b></col>, <cd>with all one's strength; with violent +effort.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>With might and main</i> they chased the murderous +fox.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Main</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Main</u> +strength, possibly influenced by OF. <i>maine</i>, <i>magne</i>, +great, L. <i>magnus</i>. Cf. <u>Magnate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Very or extremely strong.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>That current with <i>main</i> fury ran.</blockquote> +<i>Daniel.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Vast; huge.</def> [Obs.] "The <i>main</i> +abyss." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Unqualified; absolute; entire; +sheer.</def> [Obs.] "It's a <i>man</i> untruth." <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Principal; chief; first in size, rank, +importance, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our <i>main</i> interest is to be happy as we +can.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Important; necessary.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>That which thou aright<BR> +Believest so <i>main</i> to our success, I bring.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>By main force</b></col>, <cd>by mere force or sheer force; +by violent effort; as, to subdue insurrection <i>by main +force</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>That Maine which <i>by main force</i> Warwick did +win.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>By main strength</b></col>, <cd>by sheer strength; as, +to lift a heavy weight <i>by main strength</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Main +beam</b></col> <i>(Steam Engine)</i>, <cd>working beam.</cd> -- +<col><b>Main boom</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the boom which +extends the foot of the mainsail in a fore and aft vessel.</cd> -- +<col><b>Main brace</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Mech.)</i> +<cd>The brace which resists the chief strain. Cf. <u>Counter +brace</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>The brace +attached to the main yard.</cd> -- <col><b>Main center</b></col> +<i>(Steam Engine)</i>, <cd>a shaft upon which a working beam or side +lever swings.</cd> -- <col><b>Main chance</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Chance</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Main couple</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, +<cd>the principal truss in a roof.</cd> -- <col><b>Main +deck</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the deck next below the spar deck; +the principal deck.</cd> -- <col><b>Main keel</b></col> +<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the principal or true keel of a vessel, as +distinguished from the false keel.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Principal; chief; leading; cardinal; capital.</p> + +<p><hw>Main</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>Main</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Very; extremely; as, <i>main</i> +heavy.</def> "I'm <i>main</i> dry." <i>Foote.</i> [Obs. or Low]</p> + +<p><hw>Maine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the New +England States.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Maine law</b></col>, <cd>any law prohibiting the +manufacture and sale of intoxicating beverages, esp. one resembling +that enacted in the State of Maine.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Main`-gauche"</hw> (măN`gōsh"), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., the left hand.] <i>(Ancient Armor)</i> +<def>The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in +the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's +rapier.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Main"-ham`per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>main</i> +hand (see <u>Main</u> a hand at dice) + E. <i>hamper</i>.] <def>A +hamper to be carried in the hand; a hand basket used in carrying +grapes to the press.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Main"land`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The continent; +the principal land; -- opposed to <i>island</i>, or +<i>peninsula</i>.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula +to the <i>mainland</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Main"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <i>main</i> +strong. See <u>Main</u> strength.] <def>Very strongly; mightily; to a +great degree.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon. Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Main"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <i>main</i> +principal, chief.] <def>Principally; chiefly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Main"mast`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>The principal mast in a ship or other vessel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Main"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Anglo-Norm. +<i>meinoure</i>, OF. <i>manuevre</i>. See <u>Maneuver</u>.] <i>(O. +Eng. Law)</i> <def>A thing stolen found on the person of the +thief.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; A thief was said to be "taken with the <i>mainor</i>," when +he was taken with the thing stolen upon him, that is, <i>in his +hands</i>. <i>Wharton.</i> <i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Main"per*na*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>main</i> hand + <i>pernable</i>, for <i>prenable</i>, that may be +taken, pregnable. See <u>Mainpernor</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Capable +of being admitted to give surety by mainpernors; able to be +mainprised.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Main"per*nor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>main</i> +hand + <i>pernor</i>, for <i>preneor</i>, a taker, F. <i>preneur</i>, +fr. <i>prendre</i> to take.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A surety, under the +old writ of mainprise, for a prisoner's appearance in court at a +day.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Mainpernors</i> differ from <i>bail</i> in that a man's +<i>bail</i> may imprison or surrender him before the stipulated day +of appearance; <i>mainpernors</i> can do neither; they are bound to +produce him to answer all charges whatsoever. <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Main"pin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Vehicles)</i> +<def>A kingbolt.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Main"prise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>main</i> hand ++ <i>prise</i> a taking, fr. <i>prendre</i>, p. p. <i>pris</i> to +take, fr. L. <i>prehendere</i>, <i>prehensum</i>.] <i>(Law)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A writ directed to the sheriff, commanding +him to take sureties, called <i>mainpernors</i>, for the prisoner's +appearance, and to let him go at large. This writ is now +obsolete.</def> <i>Wharton.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Deliverance +of a prisoner on security for his appearance at a day.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Main"prise</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mainprised</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Mainprising</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>To suffer to go +at large, on his finding sureties, or mainpernors, for his appearance +at a day; -- said of a prisoner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mains</hw> (mānz), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Scot. See +<u>Manse</u>.] <def>The farm attached to a mansion house.</def> +[Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Main"sail`</hw> (mān"sāl`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The principal sail in a ship or other +vessel.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[They] hoised up the <i>mainsail</i> to the +wind.</blockquote> <i> Acts xxvii. 40.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The <i>mainsail</i> of a ship is extended upon a yard +attached to the mainmast, and that of a sloop or schooner upon the +boom.</p> + +<p><hw>Main"sheet`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>One of the ropes by which the mainsail is hauled aft and +trimmed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Main"spring`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principal +or most important spring in a piece of mechanism, especially the +moving spring of a watch or clock or the spring in a gunlock which +impels the hammer. Hence: The chief or most powerful motive; the +efficient cause of action.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Main"stay`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The stay extending from the foot of the foremast +to the maintop.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Main support; principal +dependence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The great <i>mainstay</i> of the Church.</blockquote> +<i>Buckle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Main"swear`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>mānswerian</i> to forswear; <i>mān</i> sin, crime + +<i>swerian</i> to swear.] <def>To swear falsely.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Blount.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Main*tain</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Maintained</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Maintaining</u>.] [OE. <i>maintenen</i>, F. <i>maintenir</i>, +properly, to hold by the hand; <i>main</i> hand (L. <i>manus</i>) + +F. <i>tenir</i> to hold (L. <i>tenere</i>). See <u>Manual</u>, and +Tenable.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To hold or keep in any particular +state or condition; to support; to sustain; to uphold; to keep up; +not to suffer to fail or decline; as, to <i>maintain</i> a certain +degree of heat in a furnace; to <i>maintain</i> a fence or a +railroad; to <i>maintain</i> the digestive process or powers of the +stomach; to <i>maintain</i> the fertility of soil; to <i>maintain</i> +present reputation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To keep possession of; to hold and defend; +not to surrender or relinquish.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>God values . . . every one as he <i>maintains</i> his +post.</blockquote> <i>Grew.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To continue; not to suffer to cease or +fail.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Maintain</i> talk with the duke.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To bear the expense of; to support; to +keep up; to supply with what is needed.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Glad, by his labor, to <i>maintain</i> his +life.</blockquote> <i>Stirling.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What <i>maintains</i> one vice would bring up two +children.</blockquote> <i>Franklin.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To affirm; to support or defend by +argument.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is hard to <i>maintain</i> the truth, but much +harder to be maintained by it.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To assert; vindicate; allege. See +<u>Assert</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Main*tain"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That may +be maintained.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Main*tain"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +maintains.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Main*tain"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>mainteneor</i>, F. <i>mainteneur</i>.] <i>(Crim. Law)</i> <def>One +who, not being interested, maintains a cause depending between +others, by furnishing money, etc., to either party.</def> +<i>Bouvier.</i> <i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Main"te*nance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>maintenance</i>. See <u>Maintain</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of maintaining; sustenance; support; defense; +vindication.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whatsoever is granted to the church for God's honor +and the <i>maintenance</i> of his service, is granted to +God.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which maintains or supports; means of +sustenance; supply of necessaries and conveniences.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those of better fortune not making learning their +<i>maintenance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Crim. Law)</i> <def>An officious or +unlawful intermeddling in a cause depending between others, by +assisting either party with money or means to carry it on. See +<u>Champerty</u>.</def> <i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Cap of maintenance</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Cap</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Main"top`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>The platform about the head of the mainmast in square-rigged +vessels.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Main" yard`</hw> (?). <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The yard on which +the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mai"oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Maia</i> + <i>- +oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the genus +Maia, or family <i>Maiadeæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mais"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Master.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer. Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mais"ter</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Principal; +chief.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mais"tre</hw> (?), <hw>Mais"trie</hw>, <hw>Mais"try</hw> (?) +}, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mastery; superiority; art. See +<u>Mastery</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mais"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mistress.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mai"thes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Maghet</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maize</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>maiz</i>. fr. +<i>mahiz</i> or <i>mahis</i>, is the language of the Island of +Hayti.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A large species of American grass of the +genus <i>Zea</i> (<i>Z. Mays</i>), widely cultivated as a forage and +food plant; Indian corn. Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used +as food for men and animals.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Maize eater</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a South +American bird of the genus <i>Pseudoleistes</i>, allied to the +troupials.</cd> -- <col><b>Maize yellow</b></col>, <cd>a delicate +pale yellow.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Maj`es*tat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Maj`es*tat"*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Majestic.</def> [Obs.] <i>E. Pocock.</i> +<i>Dr. J. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*jes"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From +<u>Majesty</u>.] <def>Possessing or exhibiting majesty; of august +dignity, stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty; noble; +grand.</def> "The <i>majestic</i> world." <i>Shak.</i> "Tethys' grave +<i>majestic</i> pace." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The least portions must be of the epic kind; all must +be grave, <i>majestic</i>, and sublime.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- August; splendid; grand; sublime; magnificent; +imperial; regal; pompous; stately; lofty; dignified; elevated.</p> + +<p><! p. 885 !></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*jes"tic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Majestic.</def> <i>Cowley.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>An older architecture, greater, cunninger, more +<i>majestical</i>.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Ma*jes"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Ma*jes"tic*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*jes"tic*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being majestic.</def> <i>Oldenburg.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maj"es*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Majesties</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>magestee</i>, F. +<i>majesté</i>, L. <i>majestas</i>, fr. an old compar. of +<i>magnus</i> great. See <u>Major</u>, <u>Master</u>.] <def>The +dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which +inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether +proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness; +stateliness; -- usually applied to the rank and dignity of +sovereigns.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with +<i>majesty</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xciii. 1.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>No sovereign has ever represented the <i>majesty</i> +of a great state with more dignity and grace.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, +the title of an emperor, king or queen; -- in this sense taking a +plural; as, their <i>majesties</i> attended the concert.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles V.] +now issued as King of Spain, he assumed the title of <i>Majesty</i>, +and required it from his subjects as a mark of respect. Before that +time all the monarchs of Europe were satisfied with the appellation +of <i>Highness</i> or <i>Grace</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Robertson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Dignity; elevation of manner or +style.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*jol"i*ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <def>A kind +of pottery, with opaque glazing and showy decoration, which reached +its greatest perfection in Italy in the 16th century.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The term is said to be derived from Majorca, which was an +early seat of this manufacture. <i>Heyse.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"jor</hw> (?), [L. <i>major</i>, compar. of magnus great: +cf. F. <i>majeur</i>. Cf. <u>Master</u>, <u>Mayor</u>, +<u>Magnitude</u>, <u>More</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, +the <i>major</i> part of the assembly; the <i>major</i> part of the +revenue; the <i>major</i> part of the territory.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of greater dignity; more important.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of full legal age.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Greater by a semitone, +either in interval or in difference of pitch from another +tone.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Major axis</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the greater axis. +See <u>Focus</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Major +key</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a key in which one and two, two and +three, four and five, five and six and seven, make major seconds, and +three and four, and seven and eight, make minor seconds.</cd> -- +<col><b>Major offense</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>an offense of a +greater degree which contains a lesser offense, as murder and robbery +include assault.</cd> -- <col><b>Major premise</b></col> +<i>(Logic)</i>, <cd>that premise of a syllogism which contains the +major term.</cd> -- <col><b>Major scale</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, +<cd>the natural diatonic scale, which has semitones between the third +and fourth, and seventh and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees; +the scale of the major mode, of which the third is major. See +<u>Scale</u>, and <u>Diatonic</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Major +second</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a second between whose tones is a +difference in pitch of a step.</cd> -- <col><b>Major sixth</b></col> +<i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a sixth of four steps and a half step. In major +keys the third and sixth from the key tone are major. Major keys and +intervals, as distinguished from minors, are more cheerful.</cd> -- +<col><b>Major term</b></col> <i>(Logic)</i>, <cd>that term of a +syllogism which forms the predicate of the conclusion.</cd> -- +<col><b>Major third</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a third of two +steps.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"jor</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>major</i>. See +<u>Major</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> +<def>An officer next in rank above a captain and next below a +lieutenant colonel; the lowest field officer.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A person of full +age.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>That premise which contains +the major term. It its the first proposition of a regular syllogism; +as: No unholy person is qualified for happiness in heaven [the +major]. Every man in his natural state is unholy [minor]. Therefore, +no man in his natural state is qualified for happiness in heaven +[conclusion or inference].</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In hypothetical syllogisms, the hypothetical premise is +called the <i>major</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [LL. See <u>Major</u>.] <def>A mayor.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma`jo`rat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>majorat</i>, LL. <i>majoratus</i>. See <u>Major</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Majorate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The right of succession to property according to age; -- so +termed in some of the countries of continental Europe.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(French Law)</i> <def>Property, landed or +funded, so attached to a title of honor as to descend with +it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"jor*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office or +rank of a major.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"jor*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>majorare</i> to augment. See <u>Major</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<def>To augment; to increase.</def> [Obs.] <i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma`jor*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Increase; +enlargement.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*jor"can</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Majorca.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or +inhabitant of Majorca.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma`jor-do"mo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. +<i>mayordomo</i>, or It. <i>maggiordomo</i>; both fr. LL. +<i>majordomus</i>; L. <i>major</i> greater + <i>domus</i> house.] +<def>A man who has authority to act, within certain limits, as master +of the house; a steward; also, a chief minister or officer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"jor gen"er*al</hw> (?). <def>An officer of the army holding +a rank next above that of brigadier general and next below that of +lieutenant general, and who usually commands a division or a +corps.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*jor"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Majorities</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>majorité</i>. See +<u>Major</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or condition of +being major or greater; superiority.</def> Specifically: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The military rank of a major.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The condition of being of full age, or +authorized by law to manage one's own affairs.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The greater number; more than half; as, a +<i>majority</i> of mankind; a <i>majority</i> of the votes +cast.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [Cf. L. <i>majores</i>.] <def>Ancestors; +ancestry.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The amount or number by which one +aggregate exceeds all other aggregates with which it is contrasted; +especially, the number by which the votes for a successful candidate +exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected by a +<i>majority</i> of five hundred votes. See +<u>Plurality</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To go over to, or To join</b></col>, <col><b>the +majority</b></col>, <cd>to die.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"jor*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of +major.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maj"oun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Madjoun</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*jus"cu*læ</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L., +fem. pl. fr. <i>majusculus</i> somewhat greater or great, dim. of +<i>major</i>, <i>majus</i>. See <u>Major</u>.] +<i>(Palæography)</i> <def>Capital letters, as found in +manuscripts of the sixth century and earlier.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*jus"cule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>majuscule</i>. See <u>Majusculæ</u>.] <def>A capital letter; +especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See +<u>Majusculæ</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Majuscule writing</b></col>, <cd>writing composed wholly +of capital letters, especially the style which prevailed in Europe +from the third to the sixth century.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mak"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being +made.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mak"a*ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Macaroon</u>, 2.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Make</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>maca</i>, +<i>gemaca</i>. See <u>Match</u>.] <def>A companion; a mate; often, a +husband or a wife.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>For in this world no woman is<BR> +Worthy to be my <i>make</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Make</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Made</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Making</u>.] [OE. <i>maken</i>, <i>makien</i>, AS. <i>macian</i>; +akin to OS. <i>mak&?;n</i>, OFries. <i>makia</i>, D. <i>maken</i>, G. +<i>machen</i>, OHG. <i>mahh&?;n</i> to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. +<i>mage</i>. Cf. <u>Match</u> an equal.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +cause to exist; to bring into being; to form; to produce; to frame; +to fashion; to create.</def> Hence, in various specific uses or +applications: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To form of materials; to cause +to exist in a certain form; to construct; to fabricate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He . . . fashioned it with a graving tool, after he +had <i>made</i> it a molten calf.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxii. +4.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To produce, as something artificial, +unnatural, or false; -- often with <i>up</i>; as, to <i>make</i> up a +story.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And Art, with her contending, doth aspire<BR> +To excel the natural with <i>made</i> delights.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To bring about; to bring forward; to be +the cause or agent of; to effect, do, perform, or execute; -- often +used with a noun to form a phrase equivalent to the simple verb that +corresponds to such noun; as, to <i>make</i> complaint, for to +complain; to <i>make</i> record of, for to record; to <i>make</i> +abode, for to abide, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Call for Samson, that he may <i>make</i> us +sport.</blockquote> <i>Judg. xvi. 25.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Wealth <i>maketh</i> many friends.</blockquote> +<i>Prov. xix. 4.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will neither plead my age nor sickness in excuse of +the faults which I have <i>made</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>To execute with the requisite +formalities; as, to <i>make</i> a bill, note, will, deed, etc.</def> +<sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>To gain, as the result of one's efforts; to +get, as profit; to make acquisition of; to have accrue or happen to +one; as, to <i>make</i> a large profit; to <i>make</i> an error; to +<i>make</i> a loss; to <i>make</i> money.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He accuseth Neptune unjustly who <i>makes</i> +shipwreck a second time.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>To find, as the result of calculation or +computation; to ascertain by enumeration; to find the number or +amount of, by reckoning, weighing, measurement, and the like; as, he +<i>made</i> the distance of; to travel over; as, the ship +<i>makes</i> ten knots an hour; he <i>made</i> the distance in one +day.</def> <sd><i>(h)</i></sd> <def>To put in a desired or desirable +condition; to cause to thrive.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Who <i>makes</i> or ruins with a smile or +frown.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to be or become; to put into a +given state verb, or adjective; to constitute; as, to <i>make</i> +known; to <i>make</i> public; to <i>make</i> fast.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Who <i>made</i> thee a prince and a judge over +us?</blockquote> <i>Ex. ii. 14.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>See, I have <i>made</i> thee a god to +Pharaoh.</blockquote> <i>Ex. vii. 1.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; When used reflexively with an adjective, the reflexive +pronoun is often omitted; as, to <i>make</i> merry; to <i>make</i> +bold; to <i>make</i> free, etc.</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to appear to be; to constitute +subjectively; to esteem, suppose, or represent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He is not that goose and ass that Valla would +<i>make</i> him.</blockquote> <i>Baker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To require; to constrain; to compel; to +force; to cause; to occasion; -- followed by a noun or pronoun and +infinitive.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In the active voice the <i>to</i> of the infinitive is +usually omitted.</p> + +<p><blockquote>I will <i>make</i> them hear my words.</blockquote> +<i>Deut. iv. 10.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They should be <i>made</i> to rise at their early +hour.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To become; to be, or to be capable of +being, changed or fashioned into; to do the part or office of; to +furnish the material for; as, he will <i>make</i> a good musician; +sweet cider <i>makes</i> sour vinegar; wool <i>makes</i> warm +clothing.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And old cloak <i>makes</i> a new jerkin.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To compose, as parts, ingredients, or +materials; to constitute; to form; to amount to.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The heaven, the air, the earth, and boundless sea,<BR> +<i>Make</i> but one temple for the Deity.</blockquote> +<i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To be engaged or concerned in.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Gomez, what <i>makest</i> thou here, with a whole +brotherhood of city bailiffs?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>To reach; to attain; to arrive at or in +sight of.</def> "And <i>make</i> the Libyan shores." +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They that sail in the middle can <i>make</i> no land +of either side.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To make a bed</b></col>, <cd>to prepare a bed for being +slept on, or to put it in order.</cd> -- <col><b>To make a +card</b></col> <i>(Card Playing)</i>, <cd>to take a trick with +it.</cd> -- <col><b>To make account</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Account</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>To make account +of</b></col>, <cd>to esteem; to regard.</cd> -- <col><b>To make +away</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To put out of the way; to +kill; to destroy.</cd> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>If a child were crooked or deformed in body or mind, +they <i>made</i> him <i>away</i>.</blockquote> <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To alienate; to transfer; to make +over.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Waller.</i> -- <col><b>To make +believe</b></col>, <cd>to pretend; to feign; to simulate.</cd> -- +<col><b>To make bold</b></col>, <cd>to take the liberty; to +venture.</cd> -- <col><b>To make the cards</b></col> <i>(Card +Playing)</i>, <cd>to shuffle the pack.</cd> -- <col><b>To make choice +of</b></col>, <cd>to take by way of preference; to choose.</cd> -- +<col><b>To make danger</b></col>, <cd>to make experiment.</cd> [Obs.] +<i>Beau. & Fl.</i> -- <col><b>To make default</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, +<cd>to fail to appear or answer.</cd> -- <col><b>To make the +doors</b></col>, <cd>to shut the door.</cd> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Make the doors</i> upon a woman's wit, and it will +out at the casement.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>- <col><b>To make free with</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Free</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>To make good</b></col>. <cd>See +under <u>Good</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To make head</b></col>, <cd>to +make headway.</cd> -- <col><b>To make light of</b></col>. <cd>See +under <u>Light</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>To make +little of</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To belittle.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To accomplish easily.</cd> -- <col><b>To make +love to</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Love</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>To make meat</b></col>, <cd>to +cure meat in the open air.</cd> [Colloq. Western U. S.] -- <col><b>To +make merry</b></col>, <cd>to feast; to be joyful or jovial.</cd> -- +<col><b>To make much of</b></col>, <cd>to treat with much +consideration,, attention, or fondness; to value highly.</cd> -- +<col><b>To make no bones</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Bone</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>To make no difference</b></col>, +<cd>to have no weight or influence; to be a matter of +indifference.</cd> -- <col><b>To make no doubt</b></col>, <cd>to have +no doubt.</cd> -- <col><b>To make no matter</b></col>, <cd>to have no +weight or importance; to make no difference.</cd> -- <col><b>To make +oath</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>to swear, as to the truth of +something, in a prescribed form of law.</cd> -- <col><b>To make +of</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To understand or think +concerning; as, not to know what <i>to make of</i> the news.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To pay attention to; to cherish; to esteem; +to account.</cd> "<i>Makes</i> she no more <i>of</i> me than +<i>of</i> a slave." <i>Dryden.</i> -- <col><b>To make one's +law</b></col> <i>(Old Law)</i>, <cd>to adduce proof to clear one's +self of a charge.</cd> -- <col><b>To make out</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To find out; to discover; to decipher; as, +<i>to make out</i> the meaning of a letter.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>To prove; to establish; as, the plaintiff was unable <i>to +make</i> out his case</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To make complete +or exact; as, he was not able <i>to make out</i> the money.</cd> -- +<col><b>To make over</b></col>, <cd>to transfer the title of; to +convey; to alienate; as, he <i>made over</i> his estate in trust or +in fee.</cd> -- <col><b>To make sail</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To increase the quantity of sail already +extended</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To set sail.</cd> -- +<col><b>To make shift</b></col>, <cd>to manage by expedients; as, +they <i>made shift</i> to do without it.</cd> [Colloq.]. -- +<col><b>To make sternway</b></col>, <cd>to move with the stern +foremost; to go or drift backward.</cd> -- <col><b>To make +strange</b></col>, <cd>to act in an unfriendly manner or as if +surprised; to treat as strange; as, <i>to make strange</i> of a +request or suggestion.</cd> -- <col><b>To make suit to</b></col>, +<cd>to endeavor to gain the favor of; to court.</cd> -- <col><b>To +make sure</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Sure</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To +make up</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To collect into a sum or +mass; as, <i>to make up</i> the amount of rent; <i>to make up</i> a +bundle or package.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To reconcile; to +compose; as, <i>to make up</i> a difference or quarrel.</cd> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To supply what is wanting in; to complete; +as, a dollar is wanted <i>to make up</i> the stipulated sum</cd>. +<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To compose, as from ingredients or parts; to +shape, prepare, or fabricate; as, <i>to make up</i> a mass into +pills; <i>to make up</i> a story.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>He was all <i>made up</i> of love and +charms!</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <cd>To compensate; to make good; as, <i>to +make up</i> a loss.</cd> <sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <cd>To adjust, or to +arrange for settlement; as, <i>to make up</i> accounts</cd>. +<sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <cd>To dress and paint for a part, as an actor; +as, he was well <i>made up</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>To make up a +face</b></col>, <cd>to distort the face as an expression of pain or +derision.</cd> -- <col><b>To make up one's mind</b></col>, <cd>to +reach a mental determination; to resolve.</cd> -- <col><b>To make +water</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>To leak.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To urinate.</cd> -- <col><b>To make +way</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>To make one's way</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To make progress; to advance.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To open a passage; to clear the way</cd>. -- +<col><b>To make words</b></col>, <cd>to multiply words.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Make</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To act in a certain manner; to have to do; to manage; to +interfere; to be active; -- often in the phrase <i>to meddle or +make</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>A scurvy, jack-a-nape priest to meddle or +<i>make</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To proceed; to tend; to move; to go; as, +he <i>made toward home</i>; <i>the tiger made</i> at the +sportsmen.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Formerly, authors used <i>to make on</i>, <i>to make +forth</i>, <i>to make about</i>; but these phrases are obsolete. We +now say, <i>to make at</i>, <i>to make away</i>, <i>to make for</i>, +<i>to make off</i>, <i>to make toward</i>, etc.</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To tend; to contribute; to have effect; -- +with <i>for</i> or <i>against</i>; as, it <i>makes</i> for his +advantage.</def> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Follow after the things which <i>make</i> for +peace.</blockquote> <i>Rom. xiv. 19.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Considerations infinite<BR> +Do <i>make</i> against it.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To increase; to augment; to +accrue.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To compose verses; to write poetry; to +versify.</def> [Archaic] <i>Chaucer. Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To solace him some time, as I do when I +<i>make</i>.</blockquote> <i>P. Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To make as if</b></col>, or <col><b>To make as +though</b></col>, <cd>to pretend that; to make show that; to make +believe (see under <u>Make</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>).</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Joshua and all Israel <i>made as if</i> they were +beaten before them, and fled.</blockquote> <i>Josh. viii. 15.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>My lord of London <i>maketh as though</i> he were +greatly displeased with me.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>To make at</b></col>, <cd>to go toward hastily, or in a +hostile manner; to attack.</cd> -- <col><b>To make away +with</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To carry off.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To transfer or alienate; hence, to spend; to +dissipate</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To kill; to destroy.</cd> -- +<col><b>To make off</b></col>, <cd>to go away suddenly.</cd> -- +<col><b>To make out</b></col>, <cd>to succeed; to be able at last; to +make shift; as, he <i>made out</i> to reconcile the contending +parties.</cd> -- <col><b>To make up</b></col>, <cd>to become +reconciled or friendly.</cd> -- <col><b>To make up for</b></col>, +<cd>to compensate for; to supply an equivalent for.</cd> -- +<col><b>To make up to</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To approach; +as, a suspicious boat <i>made up to</i> us.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>To pay addresses to; to make love to.</cd> -- <col><b>To make up +with</b></col>, <cd>to become reconciled to.</cd> [Colloq.] -- +<col><b>To make with</b></col>, <cd>to concur or agree with.</cd> +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Make</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Structure, texture, +constitution of parts; construction; shape; form.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It our perfection of so frail a <i>make</i><BR> +As every plot can undermine and shake?</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>On the make</b></col>,<cd>bent upon making great profits; +greedy of gain.</cd> [Low, U. S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Make"bate`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Make</i>, v. + +<i>bate</i> a quarrel.] <def>One who excites contentions and +quarrels.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Make"-be*lief`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A feigning +to believe; make believe.</def> <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Make"-be*lieve`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A feigning +to believe, as in the play of children; a mere pretense; a fiction; +an invention.</def> "Childlike <i>make-believe</i>." +<i>Tylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To forswear self-delusion and <i>make- +believe</i>.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Make"-be*lieve`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Feigned; +insincere.</def> "<i>Make-believe</i> reverence." <i>G. +Eliot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mak"ed</hw> (?), obs. <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Make</u>. +<def>Made.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Make"-game`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An object of +ridicule; a butt.</def> <i>Godwin.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Make"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 1st <u>Make</u>, and +cf. <u>Matchless</u>, <u>Mateless</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Matchless.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Without a mate.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Make"-peace`</hw> (-pēs`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +peacemaker.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mak"er</hw> (māk"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who makes, forms, or molds; a +manufacturer; specifically, the Creator.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The universal <i>Maker</i> we may praise.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The person who makes a +promissory note.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who writes verses; a poet.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p>&fist; "The Greeks named the poet <grk>poihth`s</grk>, which name, +as the most excellent, hath gone through other languages. It cometh +of this word <grk>poiei^n</grk>, <i>make</i>; wherein, I know not +whether by luck or wisdom, we Englishmen have met well the Greeks in +calling him a <i>maker</i>." <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 886 !></p> + +<p><hw>Make"shift`</hw> (māk"sh&ibreve;ft`), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That with which one makes shift; a +temporary expedient.</def> <i>James Mill.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am not a model clergyman, only a decent +<i>makeshift</i>.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Make"-up`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The way in which +the parts of anything are put together; often, the way in which an +actor is dressed, painted, etc., in personating a +character.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The unthinking masses are necessarily teleological in +their mental <i>make-up</i>.</blockquote> <i>L. F. Ward.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Make"weight`</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which +is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account +added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"ki</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from native name.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A lemur. See <u>Lemur</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mak"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of one who makes; workmanship; fabrication; +construction; as, this is cloth of your own <i>making</i>; the +<i>making</i> of peace or war was in his power.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Composition, or structure.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>a poem.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir J. +Davies.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which establishes or places in a +desirable state or condition; the material of which something may be +made; as, early misfortune was the <i>making</i> of him.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>External appearance; from.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mak"ing-i`ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tool +somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by calkers of ships +to finish the seams after the oakum has been driven in.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mak"ing-up`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of bringing spirits to a certain degree of strength, +called <i>proof</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of becoming reconciled or +friendly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal-</hw> (măl-). <def>A prefix in composition denoting +ill, or evil, F. <est>male</est>, adv., fr. <est>malus</est>, bad, +ill. In some words it has the form <i>male-</i>, as in +<i>male</i>diction, <i>male</i>volent. See <u>Malice</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The form <i>male-</i> is chiefly used in cases where the +<i>e</i>, either alone or with other letters, is pronounced as a +separate syllable, as in <i>male</i>diction, <i>male</i>factor, +<i>male</i>ficent, etc. Where this is not the case, as in +<i>mal</i>feasance or <i>male</i>-feasance, <i>mal</i>formation or +<i>male</i>-formation, etc., as also where the word to which it is +prefixed commences with a vowel, as in <i>mal</i>administration, +etc., the form <i>mal</i> is to be preferred, and is the one commonly +employed.</p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; pl. of +<singw><b>Malum</b></singw>. [L.] <def>Evils; wrongs; offenses +against right and law.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mala in se</b></col> [L.] <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>offenses which +are such from their own nature, at common law, irrespective of +statute.</cd> -- <col><b>Mala prohibita</b></col> [L.] <i>(Law)</i>, +<cd>offenses prohibited by statute, as distinguished from <i>mala in +se</i>, which are offenses at common law.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"a*bar`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A region in the +western part of the Peninsula of India, between the mountains and the +sea.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Malabar nut</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the seed of an +East Indian acanthaceous shrub, the <i>Adhatoda Vasica</i>, sometimes +used medicinally.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`a*ca*tune"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Melocoton</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lac"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A town and +district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Malacca cane</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a cane obtained +from a species of palm of the genus <i>Calamus</i> (<i>C. +Scipionum</i>), and of a brown color, often mottled. The plant is a +native of Cochin China, Sumatra, and Malays.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"a*chite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Fr. Gr. &?; a +mallow, from its resembling the green color of the leaf of mallows: +cf. F. <i>malachite</i>. Cf. <u>Mallow</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>Native hydrous carbonate of copper, usually occurring in green +mammillary masses with concentric fibrous structure.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Green malachite</i>, or malachite proper, admits of a +high polish, and is sometimes used for ornamental work. <i>Blue +malachite</i>, or azurite, is a related species of a deep blue +color.</p> + +<p><col><b>Malachite green</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Emerald green</i>, +under <u>Green</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`a*cis"sant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Malacissation</u>.] <def>Softening; relaxing.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mal`a*cis*sa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>malacissare</i> to make soft, Gr. &?;.] <def>The act of making +soft or supple.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mal`a*cob*del"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; soft + &?; a leech.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of +nemertean worms, parasitic in the gill cavity of clams and other +bivalves. They have a large posterior sucker, like that of a leech. +See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Bdellomorpha</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"a*co*derm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; soft + +&?; skin.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of a tribe of beetles +(<i>Malacodermata</i>), with a soft and flexible body, as the +fireflies.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"a*co*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; soft + +<i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A variety of pyroxene.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`a*col"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +versed in the science of malacology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`a*col"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; soft + +<i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>malacologie</i>.] <def>The science which +relates to the structure and habits of mollusks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mal`a*cop"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; soft + <i>-poda</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A class of +air-breathing Arthropoda; -- called also <i>Protracheata</i>, and +<i>Onychophora</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; They somewhat resemble myriapods, and have from seventeen +to thirty-three pairs of short, imperfectly jointed legs, two pairs +of simple jaws, and a pair of antennæ. The trancheæ are +connected with numerous spiracles scattered over the surface of the +body. <i>Peripatus</i> is the only known genus. See +<u>Peripatus</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mal`a*cop`ter*yg"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>malacoptérygien</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the +Malacopterygii.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mal`a*cop`te*ryg"i*i</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +[NL., fr. Gr. &?; soft + &?; wing, fin, fr. &?; feather.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An order of fishes in which the fin rays, +except the anterior ray of the pectoral and dorsal fins, are closely +jointed, and not spiny. It includes the carp, pike, salmon, shad, +etc. Called also <i>Malacopteri</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`a*cop`ter*yg"i*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Belonging to the Malacopterygii.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`a*cos"te*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., Gr. fr. +&?; soft + &?; bone.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A peculiar disease of the +bones, in consequence of which they become softened and capable of +being bent without breaking.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`a*cos"to*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; soft ++ &?; mouth.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having soft jaws without +teeth, as certain fishes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mal`a*cos"tra*ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +from Gr. &?; soft + &?; shell of a testacean.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A subclass of Crustacea, including Arthrostraca and +Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the Entomostraca.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`a*cos"tra*can</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the Malacostraca.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`a*cos`tra*col"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Malacostrac</i>an + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>That branch of +zoölogical science which relates to the crustaceans; -- called +also <i>carcinology</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`a*cos"tra*cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Belonging to the Malacostraca.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`a*co*toon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>See <u>Melocoton</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mal`a*co*zo"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; soft + <grk>zo^,on</grk> an animal.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>An extensive group of Invertebrata, including the Mollusca, +Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also <i>Malacozoaria</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`a*co*zo"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Malacozoa.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`ad*dress"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> + +<i>address</i>.] <def>Bad address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive +way of accosting one or talking with one.</def> <i>W. D. +Howells.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`ad*just"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> + +<i>adjustment</i>.] <def>A bad adjustment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`ad*min`is*tra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal- +</i> + <i>administration</i>.] <def>Bad administration; bad +management of any business, especially of public affairs.</def> +[Written also <i>maleadministration</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mal`a*droit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Malice</u>, and <u>Adroit</u>.] <def>Of a quality opposed to +adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.</def> -- +<wf>Mal"a*droit`ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mal`a*droit"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"a*dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Maladies</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>maladie</i>, fr. <i>malade</i> +ill, sick, OF. also, <i>malabde</i>, fr. L. <i>male habitus</i>, i. +e., ill-kept, not in good condition. See <u>Malice</u>, and +<u>Habit</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any disease of the human body; +a distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, +defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or +deep-seated disorder.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>maladies</i> of the body may prove medicines to +the mind.</blockquote> <i>Buckminster.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A moral or mental defect or +disorder.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Love's a <i>malady</i> without a cure.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Disorder; distemper; sickness; ailment; disease; +illness. See <u>Disease</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mal"a*ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A city and a +province of Spain, on the Mediterranean. Hence, <i>Malaga</i> +grapes, <i>Malaga</i> raisins, <i>Malaga</i> wines.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mal`a*gash"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Malagasy</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`a*gas"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> <def>A +native or natives of Madagascar; also (<i>sing</i>.), the +language.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma`laise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>mal</i> +ill + <i>aise</i> ease.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An indefinite feeling of +uneasiness, or of being sick or ill at ease.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lam"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of malamic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*lam"bo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg.] <def>A +yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be +from the South American shrub <i>Croton Malambo</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`am*eth"ane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Malamic</i> ++ <i>ethane</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline substance +forming the ethyl salt of malamic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lam"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mal</i>ic + +<i>amic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or designating an acid +intermediate between malic acid and malamide, and known only by its +salts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lam"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Malic</i> + +<i>amide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The acid amide derived from malic +acid, as a white crystalline substance metameric with +asparagine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"an*ders</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [F. +<i>malandres</i>, fr. L. <i>malandria</i> blisters or pustules on the +neck, especially in horses.] <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A scurfy eruption in +the bend of the knee of the fore leg of a horse. See +<u>Sallenders</u>.</def> [Written also <i>mallenders</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mal"a*pert</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>malapert</i> +unskillful, ill-taught, ill-bred; <i>mal</i> ill + <i>apert</i> open, +adroit, intelligent, L. <i>apertus</i>, p. p. of <i>aperire</i> to +open. See <u>Malice</u>, and <u>Aperient</u>.] <def>Bold; forward; +impudent; saucy; pert.</def> <i>Shak.</i> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A malapert person.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Are you growing <i>malapert</i>! <i>Will you force me +to make use of my authority</i> ?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Mal"a*pert`ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mal"a*pert`ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"a*prop*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Mrs. +<i>Malaprop</i>, a character in Sheridan's drama, " The Rivals," who +makes amusing blunders in her use of words. See <u>Malapropos</u>.] +<def>A grotesque misuse of a word; a word so used.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*ap"ro*pos`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mal à propos</i>; <i>mal</i> evil + <i>à propos</i> +to the purpose.] <def>Unseasonable or unseasonably; unsuitable or +unsuitably.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mal*ap`te*ru"rus</hw> +(măl*ăp`t&esl;*r&udd;"rŭs), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[NL., from Gr. <grk>malako`s</grk> soft + <grk>ptero`n</grk> wing + +<grk>o'yra`</grk> tail.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of African +siluroid fishes, including the electric catfishes. See <i>Electric +cat</i>, under <u>Electric</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mala</i> the +cheek: cf. F. <i>malaire</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining +to the region of the cheek bone, or to the malar bone; +jugal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The +cheek bone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the +orbit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*la"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., contr. fr. +<i>malaaria</i> bad air. See <u>Malice</u>, and Air.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Air infected with some noxious substance +capable of engendering disease; esp., an unhealthy exhalation from +certain soils, as marshy or wet lands, producing fevers; +miasma.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The morbific agent in malaria is supposed by some to be a +vegetable microbe or its spores, and by others to be a very minute +animal blood parasite (an <i>infusorian</i>).</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A morbid condition produced +by exhalations from decaying vegetable matter in contact with +moisture, giving rise to fever and ague and many other symptoms +characterized by their tendency to recur at definite and usually +uniform intervals.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma*la"ri*al</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*la"ri*an</hw> (?), +<hw>Ma*la"ri*ous</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining, to or infected by, malaria.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Malarial fever</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a fever +produced by malaria, and characterized by the occurrence of chills, +fever, and sweating in distinct paroxysms, At intervals of definite +and often uniform duration, in which these symptoms are wholly absent +(<i>intermittent fever</i>), or only partially so (<i>remittent +fever</i>); fever and ague; chills and fever.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ma`la*sha"ga*nay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Indian name.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The fresh-water drumfish (<i>Haploidonotus +grunniens</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`as*sim`i*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal- +</i> + <i>assimilation</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Imperfect digestion of the several leading constituents of the +food.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An imperfect elaboration by the +tissues of the materials brought to them by the blood.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>malum</i> apple: +cf. F. <i>malate</i>. See <u>Malic</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt +of malic acid.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma"lax</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*lax"ate</hw> (?), } <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [L. <i>malaxare</i>, <i>malaxatum</i>, cf. Gr. &?;, fr. +&?; soft: cf. F. <i>malaxer</i>.] <def>To soften by kneading or +stirring with some thinner substance.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mal`ax*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>malaxatio</i>: cf. F. <i>malaxation</i>.] <def>The act of +softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the formation of +ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mal"ax*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, malaxates; esp., a machine for grinding, kneading, or +stirring into a pasty or doughy mass.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of a race of a +brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western +islands of the Indian Archipelago.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma*lay"</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*lay"an</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the Malays or their +country.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The Malay +language.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Malay apple</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a myrtaceous tree +(<i>Eugenia Malaccensis</i>) common in India; also, its applelike +fruit.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"la*ya"lam</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The name +given to one the cultivated Dravidian languages, closely related to +the Tamil.</def> <i>Yule.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mal"brouck</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A West African arboreal monkey +(<i>Cercopithecus cynosurus</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*con`for*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal- +</i> + <i>conformation</i>.] <def>Imperfect, disproportionate, or +abnormal formation; ill form; disproportion of parts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"con*tent`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>mal</i> ill + <i>content</i>. See <u>Malice</u>, <u>Content</u>.] +<def>discontented; uneasy; dissatisfied; especially, dissatisfied +with the government.</def> [Written also <i>malecontent</i>.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The famous <i>malcontent</i> earl of +Leicester.</blockquote> <i>Milner.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"con*tent`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>malcontent</i>.] <def>One who discontented; especially, a +discontented subject of a government; one who expresses his +discontent by words or overt acts.</def> <i>Spenser.</i> +<i>Berkeley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`con*tent"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Malcontent.</def> -- <wf>Mal`con*tent"ed*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Mal`con*tent"ed*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*da"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any species of marine annelids of the genus +<i>Maldane</i>, or family <i>Maldanidæ</i>. They have a +slender, round body, and make tubes in the sand or mud.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Male-</hw> (măl- <i>or</i> măl&esl;-). <def>See +<u>Mal-</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Male</hw> (māl), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>malus</i>. +See <u>Malice</u>.] <def>Evil; wicked; bad.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Marston.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Male</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mail</u>, a +bag.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Male</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>mâle</i>, OF. +<i>masle</i>, <i>mascle</i>, fr. L. <i>masculus</i> male, masculine, +dim. of <i>mas</i> a male; possibly akin to E. <i>man</i>. Cf. +<u>Masculine</u>, <u>Marry</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or +procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces +spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female; as, +<i>male</i> organs.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Capable of producing +fertilization, but not of bearing fruit; -- said of stamens and +antheridia, and of the plants, or parts of plants, which bear +them.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Suitable to the male sex; characteristic +or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, <i>male</i> +courage.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of males; as, a <i>male</i> +choir.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>Adapted for entering +another corresponding piece (the <i>female</i> piece) which is hollow +and which it fits; as, a <i>male</i> gauge, for gauging the size or +shape of a hole; a <i>male</i> screw, etc.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Male berry</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of coffee. +See <u>Pea berry</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Male fern</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a fern of the genus <i>Aspidium</i> (<i>A. +Filixmas</i>), used in medicine as an anthelmintic, esp. against the +tapeworm. <i>Aspidium marginale</i> in America, and <i>A. +athamanticum</i> in South Africa, are used as good substitutes for +the male fern in medical practice. See <i>Female fern</i>, under +<u>Female</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Male rhyme</b></col>, <cd>a rhyme in +which only the last syllables agree, as <i>laid</i>, <i>afraid</i>, +<i>dismayed</i>. See <i>Female rhyme</i>, under <u>Female</u>.</cd> - +- <col><b>Male screw</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a screw having +threads upon its exterior which enter the grooves upon the inside of +a corresponding nut or female screw.</cd> -- <col><b>Male +thread</b></col>, <cd>the thread of a male screw.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Male</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An +animal of the male sex.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant bearing only +staminate flowers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Male`ad*min`is*tra"tion</hw> +(măl`ăd*m&ibreve;n`&ibreve;s*trā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Maladministration.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*le"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A salt of maleic +acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Male*branch"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +philosophical system of Malebranche, an eminent French metaphysician. +The fundamental doctrine of his system is that the mind can not have +knowledge of anything external to itself except in its relation to +God.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 887 !></p> + +<p><hw>Male*con`for*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Malconformation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Male"con*tent`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Malcontent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`e*di"cen*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>maledicentia</i>. See <u>Maledicent</u>.] <def>Evil +speaking.</def> [Obs.] <i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`e*di"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>maledicens</i>, p. pr. of <i>maledicere</i> to speak ill; +<i>male</i> ill + <i>dicere</i> to say, speak. See <u>Malice</u>, and +<u>Diction</u>.] <def>Speaking reproachfully; slanderous.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sir E. Sandys.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"e*dict</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>maledictus</i>, p. p. of <i>maledicere</i>.] <def>Accursed; +abominable.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mal`e*dic"tion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>maledictio</i>: cf. F. <i>malédiction</i>. See +<u>Maledicent</u>.] <def>A proclaiming of evil against some one; a +cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; -- opposed to +<i>benediction</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>No <i>malediction</i> falls from his +tongue.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Cursing; curse; execration; imprecation; +denunciation; anathema. -- <u>Malediction</u>, <u>Curse</u>, +<u>Imprecation</u>, <u>Execration</u>. <i>Malediction</i> is the most +general term, denoting bitter reproach, or wishes and predictions of +evil. <i>Curse</i> implies the desire or threat of evil, declared +upon oath or in the most solemn manner. <i>Imprecation</i> is +literally the praying down of evil upon a person. <i>Execration</i> +is literally a putting under the ban of excommunication, a curse +which excludes from the kingdom of God. In ordinary usage, the last +three words describe profane swearing, <i>execration</i> being the +strongest.</p> + +<p><hw>Mal`e*fac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Malefactor</u>.] <def>A crime; an offense; an evil deed.</def> +[R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`e*fac"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. +<i>malefacere</i> to do evil; <i>male</i> ill, evil + <i>facere</i> +to do. See <u>Malice</u>, and <u>Fact</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public +prosecution and punishment; a criminal.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who does wrong by injuring another, +although not a criminal.</def> [Obs.] <i>H. Brooke. Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Evil doer; criminal; culprit; felon; convict.</p> + +<p><hw>Mal`e*fac"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female +malefactor.</def> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Male*fea"sance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Malfeasance</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lef"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>maleficus</i>: +cf. F. <i>maléfique</i>. See <u>Malefaction</u>.] <def>Doing +mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful.</def> [R.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"e*fice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>maleficium</i>: cf. F. <i>maléfice</i>. See +<u>Malefactor</u>.] <def>An evil deed; artifice; enchantment.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lef"i*cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>maleficentia</i>. Cf. <u>Malfeasance</u>.] <def>Evil doing, esp. +to others.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lef"i*cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Malefic</u>.] <def>Doing evil to others; harmful; +mischievous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`e*fi"cial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Injurious.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`e*fi"ci*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>maleficiatus</i>, p. p. of <i>maleficiare</i> to bewitch, fr. L. +<i>maleficium</i>. See <u>Malefice</u>.] <def>To bewitch; to +harm.</def> [Obs.] <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`e*fi`ci*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +bewitching.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mal`e*fi"cience</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Maleficence</u>.] <def>The doing of evil, harm, or +mischief.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`e*fi"cient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Maleficent</u>.] <def>Doing evil, harm, or mischief.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Male`for*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Malformation</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*le"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>maléique</i>. See <u>Malic</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the ethylene series, +metameric with fumaric acid and obtained by heating malic +acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*len"gine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>malengin</i>; L. <i>malus</i> bad, evil + <i>ingenium</i> natural +capacity. See <u>Engine</u>.] <def>Evil machination; guile; +deceit.</def> [Obs.] <i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"le*o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From its native name.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A bird of Celebes (<i>megacephalon +maleo</i>), allied to the brush turkey. It makes mounds in which to +lay its eggs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Male-o"dor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Malodor</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Male*prac"tice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Malpractice</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Male"-spir`it*ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having +the spirit of a male; vigorous; courageous.</def> [R.] <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mallette</i>, +dim. of <i>malle</i>. See <u>Mail</u> a bag.] <def>A little bag or +budget.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shelton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Male*treat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Maltreat</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lev"o*lence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>malevolentia</i>. See <u>Malevolent</u>.] <def>The quality or +state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward another; +inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of +<u>Malice</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lev"o*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>malevolens</i>, <i>-entis</i>; <i>male</i> ill + <i>volens</i>, p. +pr. of <i>velle</i> to be willing or disposed, to wish. See +<u>Malice</u>, and <u>Voluntary</u>.] <def>Wishing evil; disposed to +injure others; rejoicing in another's misfortune.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Ill-disposed; envious; mischievous; evil-minded; +spiteful; malicious; malignant; rancorous.</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lev"o*lent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +malevolent manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lev"o*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>malevolus</i>; fr. <i>male</i> ill + <i>velle</i> to be disposed.] +<def>Malevolent.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Warburton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*ex`e*cu"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> + +<i>execution</i>.] <def>Bad execution.</def> <i>D. Webster.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*le"yl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Maleic</i> + <i>- +yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical radical derived from +maleic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*fea"sance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>malfaisance</i>, fr. <i>malfaisant</i> injurious, doing ill; +<i>mal</i> ill, evil + <i>faisant</i> doing, p. pr. of <i>faire</i> +to do. See <u>Malice</u>, <u>Feasible</u>, and cf. +<u>Maleficence</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>The doing of an act which a +person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed.</def> [Written +also <i>malefeasance</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mal`for*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> + +<i>formation</i>.] <def>Ill formation; irregular or anomalous +formation; abnormal or wrong conformation or structure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*gra"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>malgracieux</i>.] <def>Not graceful; displeasing.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"gre</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mauger</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>malum</i> an +apple: cf. F. <i>malique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or +obtained from, apples; as, <i>malic</i> acid.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Malic acid</b></col>, <cd>a hydroxy acid obtained as a +substance which is sirupy or crystallized with difficulty, and has a +strong but pleasant sour taste. It occurs in many fruits, as in green +apples, currants, etc. It is levorotatory or dextrorotatory according +to the temperature and concentration. An artificial variety is a +derivative of succinic acid, but has no action on polarized light, +and thus malic acid is a remarkable case of physical isomerism.</cd> +</p> + +<p><hw>Mal"ice</hw> (măl"&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>malice</i>, fr. L. <i>malitia</i>, from <i>malus</i> bad, ill, +evil, prob. orig., dirty, black; cf. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk> black, +Skr. <i>mala</i> dirt. Cf. <u>Mauger</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Enmity of heart; malevolence; ill will; a spirit delighting in +harm or misfortune to another; a disposition to injure another; a +malignant design of evil.</def> "Nor set down aught in +<i>malice</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Envy, hatred, and <i>malice</i> are three distinct +passions of the mind.</blockquote> <i>Ld. Holt.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Any wicked or mischievous +intention of the mind; a depraved inclination to mischief; an +intention to vex, annoy, or injure another person, or to do a +wrongful act without just cause or cause or excuse; a wanton +disregard of the rights or safety of others; willfulness.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Malice aforethought</b></col> or +<col><b>prepense</b></col>, <cd>malice previously and deliberately +entertained.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Spite; ill will; malevolence; grudge; pique; +bitterness; animosity; malignity; maliciousness; rancor; virulence. +See <u>Spite</u>. -- <u>Malevolence</u>, <u>Malignity</u>, +<u>Malignancy</u>. <i>Malice</i> is a stronger word than +<i>malevolence</i>, which may imply only a desire that evil may +befall another, while <i>malice</i> desires, and perhaps intends, to +bring it about. <i>Malignity</i> is intense and deepseated +<i>malice</i>. It implies a natural delight in hating and wronging +others. One who is <i>malignant</i> must be both <i>malevolent</i> +and <i>malicious</i>; but a man may be <i>malicious</i> without being +<i>malignant</i>.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Proud tyrants who <i>maliciously</i> destroy<BR> +And ride o'er ruins with <i>malignant</i> joy.</blockquote> +<i>Somerville.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>in some connections, <i>malignity</i> seems rather +more pertinently applied to a radical depravity of nature, and +<i>malignancy</i> to indications of this depravity, in temper and +conduct in particular instances.</blockquote> <i>Cogan.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"ice</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To regard with +extreme ill will.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mal"i*cho</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>malhecho</i>; +<i>mal</i> bad + <i>hecho</i> deed, L. <i>factum</i>. See +<u>Fact</u>.] <def>Mischief.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*li"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Of. +<i>malicius</i>, F. <i>malicieux</i>, fr. L. <i>malitiosus</i>. See +<u>Malice</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Indulging or exercising +malice; harboring ill will or enmity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I grant him bloody, . . . <BR> +Sudden, <i>malicious</i>, smacking of every sin<BR> +That has a name.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Proceeding from hatred or ill will; +dictated by malice; as, a <i>malicious</i> report; <i>malicious</i> +mischief.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>With wicked or mischievous +intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just +cause or excuse; as, a <i>malicious</i> act.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Malicious abandonment</b></col>, <cd>the desertion of a +wife or husband without just cause.</cd> <i>Burrill.</i> -- +<col><b>Malicious mischief</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>malicious +injury to the property of another; -- an offense at common law.</cd> +<i>Wharton.</i> -- <col><b>Malicious prosecution</b></col> or +<col><b>arrest</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a wanton prosecution or +arrest, by regular process in a civil or criminal proceeding, without +probable cause.</cd> <i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Ill-disposed; evil-minded; mischievous; envious; +malevolent; invidious; spiteful; bitter; malignant; rancorous; +malign.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Ma*li"cious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Ma*li"cious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lign"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>malignus</i>, +for <i>maligenus</i>, i. e., of a bad kind or nature; <i>malus</i> +bad + the root of <i>genus</i> birth, race, kind: cf. F. +<i>malin</i>, masc., <i>maligne</i>, fem. See <u>Malice</u>, +<u>Gender</u>, and cf. <u>Benign</u>, <u>Malignant</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having an evil disposition toward others; +harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; -- opposed +to <i>benign</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Witchcraft may be by operation of <i>malign</i> +spirits.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unfavorable; unpropitious; pernicious; +tending to injure; as, a <i>malign</i> aspect of planets.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Malignant; as, a <i>malign</i> +ulcer.</def> [R.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lign"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Maligned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Maligning</u>.] [Cf. L. <i>malignare</i>. See <u>Malign</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To treat with malice; to show hatred +toward; to abuse; to wrong; to injure.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The people practice what mischiefs and villainies they +will against private men, whom they <i>malign</i> by stealing their +goods, or murdering them.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To speak great evil of; to traduce; to +defame; to slander; to vilify; to asperse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To be envied and shot at; to be <i>maligned</i> +standing, and to be despised falling.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lign"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To entertain +malice.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma*lig"nance</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*lig"nan*cy</hw> , } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Malignant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The state or quality of being malignant; extreme malevolence; +bitter enmity; malice; as, <i>malignancy</i> of heart.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unfavorableness; evil nature.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>malignancy</i> of my fate might perhaps +distemner yours.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Virulence; tendency to a +fatal issue; as, the <i>malignancy</i> of an ulcer or of a +fever.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The state of being a malignant.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Malice; malevolence; malignity. See +<u>Malice</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lig"nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>malignans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>malignare</i>, +<i>malignari</i>, to do or make maliciously. See <u>Malign</u>, and +cf. <u>Benignant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Disposed to do harm, +inflict suffering, or cause distress; actuated by extreme malevolence +or enmity; virulently inimical; bent on evil; malicious.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>malignant</i> and a turbaned Turk.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Characterized or caused by evil +intentions; pernicious.</def> "<i>Malignant</i> care." +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some <i>malignant</i> power upon my life.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Something deleterious and <i>malignant</i> as his +touch.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Tending to produce death; +threatening a fatal issue; virulent; as, <i>malignant</i> +diphtheria.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Malignant pustule</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a very +contagious disease, transmitted to man from animals, characterized by +the formation, at the point of reception of the virus, of a vesicle +or pustule which first enlarges and then breaks down into an +unhealthy ulcer. It is marked by profound exhaustion and usually +fatal. Called also <i>charbon</i>, and sometimes, improperly, +<i>anthrax</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lig"nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A man of extreme enmity or evil intentions.</def> +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i> <def>One of the adherents +of Charles I. or Charles II.; -- so called by the opposite +party.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lig"nant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +malignant manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lign"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +maligns.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lig"ni*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Malignified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Malignifying</u> (?).] [L. <i>malignus</i> malign + +<i>-fy</i>.] <def>To make malign or malignant.</def> [R.] "A strong +faith <i>malignified</i>." <i>Southey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lig"ni*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>malignité</i>, L. <i>malignitas</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The state or quality of being malignant; disposition to do evil; +virulent enmity; malignancy; malice; spite.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Virulence; deadly quality.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His physicians discerned an invincible +<i>malignity</i> in his disease.</blockquote> <i>Hayward.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Extreme evilness of nature or influence; +perniciousness; heinousness; as, the <i>malignity</i> of fraud.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Malice</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lign"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a malign +manner; with malignity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lin"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>MAlingered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Malingering</u>.] <def>To act the part of a +malingerer; to feign illness or inability.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lin"ger*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>malingre</i> sickly, weakly, prob. from <i>mal</i> ill + OF. +<i>heingre</i>, <i>haingre</i>, thin, lean, infirm, fr. L. +<i>aeger</i>.] <def>In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, +or who induces or protracts an illness, in order to avoid doing his +duty; hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by pretending +illness or inability.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lin"ger*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The spirit or +practices of a malingerer; malingering.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"i*son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>maleicon</i>, +L. <i>maledictio</i>. See <u>Malediction</u>, and cf. +<u>Benison</u>.] <def>Malediction; curse; execration.</def> +[Poetic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>God's <i>malison</i> on his head who this +gainsays.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of <i>Maud</i>, +the proper name. Cf. <u>Grimalkin</u>.] [Written also +<i>maukin</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Originally, a kitchenmaid; a +slattern.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen +servant.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A scarecrow.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A mop or sponge attached to +a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mall</hw> (m&add;l; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also +<i>maul</i>.] [OE. <i>malle</i>, F. <i>mail</i>, L. <i>malleus</i>. +Cf. <u>Malleus</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large heavy wooden +beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul.</def> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A heavy blow.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An old game played with <i>malls</i> or +mallets and balls. See <u>Pall-mall</u>.</def> <i>Cotton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A place where the game of <i>mall</i> was +played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and +planted with elms; and these convenient and frequented walks obtained +the name of the City <i>Mall</i>.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mall</hw> (m&add;l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Malled</u> (m&add;ld); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Malling</u>.] [Cf. OF. <i>mailler</i>. See +<u>Mall</u> beetle, and cf. <u>Malleate</u>.] <def>To beat with a +mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mall</hw> (măl), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>mallum</i> a public assembly; cf. OHG. <i>mahal</i> assembly, +transaction; akin to AS. <i>mæðel</i>, <i>meðel</i>, +assembly, <i>m&aemacr;lan</i> to speak, Goth. <i>maþl</i> +market place.] <def>Formerly, among Teutonic nations, a meeting of +the notables of a state for the transaction of public business, such +meeting being a modification of the ancient popular assembly.</def> +Hence: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A court of justice.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A place where justice is administered.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A place where public meetings are +held.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Councils, which had been as frequent as diets or +<i>malls</i>, ceased.</blockquote> <i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"lard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>malari</i>,fr. +<i>mâle</i> male + <i>-art =-ard</i>. See <u>Male</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <u>-ard</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A drake; the male of <i>Anas +boschas</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large wild duck +(<i>Anas boschas</i>) inhabiting both America and Europe. The +domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also +<i>greenhead</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"le*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. F. +<i>malléabilité</i>.] <def>The quality or state of +being malleable; -- opposed to <i>friability</i> and +<i>brittleness</i>.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"le*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>malléable</i>, fr. LL. <i>malleare</i> to hammer. See +<u>Malleate</u>.] <def>Capable of being extended or shaped by beating +with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to +metals.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Malleable iron</b></col>, <cd>iron that is capable of +extension or of being shaped under the hammer; decarbonized cast +iron. See under <u>Iron</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Malleable iron +castings</b></col>, <cd>articles cast from pig iron and made +malleable by heating then for several days in the presence of some +substance, as hematite, which deprives the cast iron of some of its +carbon.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"le*a*ble*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +make malleable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"le*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of +being malleable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"le*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to the malleus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"le*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Malleated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Malleating</u> (?).] [L. <i>malleatus</i> hammered, +fr. <i>malleus</i> a hammer. See <u>Mall</u>, <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos>] <def>To hammer; to beat into a plate or leaf.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`le*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>malleatio</i>: cf. OF. <i>malléation</i>.] <def>The act or +process of beating into a plate, sheet, or leaf, as a metal; +extension by beating.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 888 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"le*cho</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Malicho</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*lee" bird`</hw> (?). <i>(Zoöl.)</i> [From native +name.] <def>The leipoa. See <u>Leipoa</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mal"le*mock</hw> (?), <hw>Mal"le*moke</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See +<u>Mollemoke</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"len*ders</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Far.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Malanders</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*le"o*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Malleolus</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +malleolus; in the region of the malleoli of the ankle +joint.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mal*le"*o*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Malleoli</b></plw> (#). [L., dim. of <i>malleus</i> hammer.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A projection at the distal end +of each bone of the leg at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the +tibia is the internal projection, that of the fibula the +external.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>" A layer, " a shoot partly buried in the +ground, and there cut halfway through.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>maillet</i>, +dim. of <i>mail</i>. See <u>Mall</u> a beetle.] <def>A small maul +with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or +the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, -- used in playing +croquet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mal"le*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mallei</b></plw> (#). [L., hammer. See <u>Mall</u> a beetle.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The outermost of the three +small auditory bones, ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the +tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See +<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Far</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the hard +lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See +<u>Mastax</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of bivalve +shells; the hammer shell.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mal*loph"a*ga</hw> (măl*l&obreve;f"&adot;*g&adot;), +<pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mallo`s</grk> a lock of +wool + <grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An +extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, +and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also <i>bird lice</i>. +See <i>Bird louse</i>, under <u>Bird</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mal*lo"tus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr Gr. &?; +fleecy.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of small Arctic fishes. One +American species, the capelin (<i>Mallotus villosus</i>), is +extensively used as bait for cod.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mal"low</hw> (?), <hw>Mal"lows</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>malwe</i>, AS. <i>mealwe</i>, fr. L. +<i>malva</i>, akin to Gr. <grk>mala`chh</grk>; cf. +<grk>mala`ssein</grk> to soften, <grk>malako`s</grk> soft. Named +either from its softening or relaxing properties, or from its soft +downy leaves. Cf. <u>Mauve</u>, <u>Malachite</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A genus of plants (<i>Malva</i>) having mucilaginous qualities. +See <u>Malvaceous</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The flowers of the common mallow (<i>M. sylvestris</i>) are +used in medicine. The dwarf mallow (<i>M. rotundifolia</i>) is a +common weed, and its flattened, dick-shaped fruits are called +<i>cheeses</i> by children. Tree mallow (<i>M. Mauritiana</i> and +<i>Lavatera arborea</i>), musk mallow (<i>M. moschata</i>), rose +mallow or hollyhock, and curled mallow (<i>M. crispa</i>), are less +commonly seen.</p> + +<p><col><b>Indian mallow</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Abutilon</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Jew's mallow</b></col>, <cd>a plant (<i>Corchorus +olitorius</i>) used as a pot herb by the Jews of Egypt and +Syria.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh mallow</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Marsh</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"low*wort`</hw> (măl"l&osl;*wûrt), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the order +<i>Malvaceæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Malm</hw> (?), <hw>Malm"brick`</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. <i>mealm</i> sand.] <def>A kind of +brick of a light brown or yellowish color, made of sand, clay, and +chalk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A spotted trout (<i>Salvelinus malma</i>), inhabiting Northern +America, west of the Rocky Mountains; -- called also <i>Dolly Varden +trout</i>, <i>bull trout</i>, <i>red-spotted trout</i>, and +<i>golet</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mal"mag</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from native name +in Madagascar.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The tarsius, or spectral +lemur.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Malm"sey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>malvesie</i>, +F. <i>malvoisie</i>, It. <i>malvasia</i>, <i>malavagia</i>, fr. +<i>Malvasia</i>, or Napoli di <i>Malvasia</i>, in the Morea.] <def>A +kind of sweet wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`nu*tri"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> + +<i>nutrition</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Faulty or imperfect +nutrition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*ob`ser*va"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> ++ <i>observation</i>.] <def>Erroneous observation.</def> <i>J. S +Mill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*o"dor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An offensive +odor.</def><BR> +[1913 Webster]</p> + +<p><hw>Mal*o"dor*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Offensive to +the sense of smell; ill-smelling.</def> -- +<wf>Mal*o"dor*ous*ness</wf>. <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>Carlyle.</i><BR> +[1913 Webster]</p> + +<p><hw>Mal"o*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of malonic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*lon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid produced artifically as a +white crystalline substance, +CH<sub>2</sub>.(CO<sub>2</sub>H)<sub>2</sub>, and so called because +obtained by the oxidation of <i>malic</i> acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"o*nyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Malonic</i> + +<i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon radical, +CH<sub>2</sub>.(CO)<sub>2</sub>, from malonic acid.</def> +</p> + +<p><hw>||Mal*pi"ghi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Malpighian</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of tropical American +shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The +drupes of <i>Malpighia urens</i> are eaten under the name of +<i>Barbadoes cherries</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*pi`ghi*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order +of tropical trees and shrubs (<i>Malpighiaceæ</i>), some of +them climbing plants, and their stems forming many of the curious +lianes of South American forests.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*pi"ghi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an +Italian anatomist of the 17th century.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Malpighian</b></col> <col><b>capsules or +corpuscles</b></col>, <cd>the globular dilatations, containing the +glomeruli or Malpighian tufts, at the extremities of the urinary +tubules of the kidney.</cd> -- <col><b>Malpighian corpuscles of the +spleen</b></col>, <cd>masses of adenoid tissue connected with +branches of the splenic artery.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`po*si"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> + +<i>position</i>.] <def>A wrong position.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*prac"tice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mal-</i> + +<i>practice</i>.] <def>Evil practice; illegal or immoral conduct; +practice contrary to established rules; specifically, the treatment +of a case by a surgeon or physician in a manner which is contrary to +accepted rules and productive of unfavorable results.</def> [Written +also <i>malepractice</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Malt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mealt</i>; akin to +D. <i>mout</i>, G. <i>malz</i>, Icel., Sw., & Dan. <i>malt</i>, and +E. <i>melt</i>. √108. See <u>Melt</u>.] <def>Barley or other +grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln, thus forcing germination +until the saccharine principle has been evolved. It is used in +brewing and in the distillation of whisky.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Malt</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Relating to, containing, +or made with, malt.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Malt liquor</b></col>, <cd>an alcoholic liquor, as beer, +ale, porter, etc., prepared by fermenting an infusion of malt.</cd> - +- <col><b>Malt dust</b></col>, <cd>fine particles of malt, or of the +grain used in making malt; -- used as a fertilizer.</cd> " <i>Malt +dust</i> consists chiefly of the infant radicle separated from the +grain." <i>Sir H. Davy.</i> -- <col><b>Malt floor</b></col>, <cd>a +floor for drying malt.</cd> -- <col><b>Malt house</b></col>, or +<col><b>Malthouse</b></col>, <cd>a house in which malt is made.</cd> +-- <col><b>Malt kiln</b></col>, <cd>a heated chamber for drying +malt.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Malt</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Malted</u>: <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Malting</u>.] <def>To make into malt; as, to <i>malt</i> +barley.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Malt</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become malt; also, +to make grain into malt.</def> <i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"ta*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Malice</u>, and <u>Talent</u>.] <def>Ill will; malice.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Rom. of R.</i> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*tese"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to <i>Malta</i> or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <pos><i>n. sing. & +pl.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Malta; the people of +Malta.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Maltese cat</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a mouse- +colored variety of the domestic cat.</cd> -- <col><b>Maltese +cross</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Illust.</i> 5, of <u>Cross</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Maltese dog</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a breed of +small terriers, having long silky white hair. The breed originated in +Malta.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Mal"tha</hw> (măl"th&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[L., fr. Gr. <grk>ma`lqa</grk>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A variety of +bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and +exhaling a bituminous odor.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mortar.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*thu"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the political economist, the Rev. T. R. <i>Malthus</i>, +or conforming to his views; as, <i>Malthusian</i> theories.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Malthus held that population tends to increase faster than +its means of subsistence can be made to do, and hence that the lower +classes must necessarily suffer more or less from lack of food, +unless an increase of population be checked by prudential restraint +or otherwise.</p> + +<p><hw>Mal*thu"sian</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A follower of +Malthus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*thu"sian*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +system of Malthusian doctrines relating to population.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Malt"in</hw> (?), <hw>Malt"ine</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>The fermentative +principle of malt; malt diastase; also, a name given to various +medicinal preparations made from or containing malt.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Malt"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The process of +making, or of becoming malt.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Malt"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Maltmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A man whose occupation is to +make malt.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*ton"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, maltose; specif., +designating an acid called also <i>gluconic</i> or <i>dextronic</i> +acid. See <u>Gluconic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Malt"ose`</hw> (m&add;lt"ōs`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[From <u>Malt</u>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A crystalline sugar +formed from starch by the action of diastase of malt, and the +amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancreatic juice. It resembles +dextrose, but rotates the plane of polarized light further to the +right and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*treat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Maltreated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Maltreating</u>.] [<i>Mal-</i> + <i>treat</i>: cf. F. +<i>maltraiter</i>.] <def>To treat ill; to abuse; to treat +roughly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*treat"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; [Cf. F. +<i>maltraitement</i>.] <def>Ill treatment; ill usage; +abuse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Malt"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A maltman.</def> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Malt"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +tippler.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Malt"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing, or +like, malt.</def> <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mala</b></plw> (#). [L.] <def>An evil. See +<u>Mala</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal*va"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>malvaceus</i>, from <i>malva</i> mallows. See <u>Mallow</u>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of +plants (<i>Malvaceæ</i>), of which the mallow is the type. The +cotton plant, hollyhock, and abutilon are of this order, and the +baobab and the silk-cotton trees are now referred to it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal`ver*sa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>malverser</i> to be corrupt in office, fr. L. <i>male</i> ill + +<i>versari</i> to move about, to occupy one's self, <i>vertere</i> to +turn. See <u>Malice</u>, and <u>Verse</u>.] <def>Evil conduct; +fraudulent practices; misbehavior, corruption, or extortion in +office.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mal"ve*sie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Malmsey wine. +See <u>Malmsey</u>.</def> " A jub of <i>malvesye</i>." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mam</hw> (măm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. fr. +<i>mamma</i>.] <def>Mamma.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ma"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mamma</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"a*luke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Mameluke</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mam"e*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A rounded +hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance.</def> <i>Westmin. +Rev.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mam`e*lu"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg.] <def>A +child born of a white father and Indian mother.</def> [S. Amer.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mam"e*luke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mamelouk</i>, +cf. Sp. <i>mameluco</i>, It. <i>mammalucco</i>; all fr. Ar. +<i>maml&?;k</i> a purchased slave or captive; lit., possessed or in +one's power, p. p. of <i>malaka</i> to possesses.] <def>One of a body +of mounted soldiers recruited from slaves converted to Mohammedanism, +who, during several centuries, had more or less control of the +government of Egypt, until exterminated or dispersed by Mehemet Ali +in 1811.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"il*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mammillated</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam*ma"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Reduplicated from the +infantine word <i>ma</i>, influenced in spelling by L. <i>mamma</i>.] +<def>Mother; -- word of tenderness and familiarity.</def> [Written +also <i>mama</i>.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Tell tales papa and <i>mamma</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mammæ</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>mamma</i> breast.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A glandular organ for secreting milk, +characteristic of all mammals, but usually rudimentary in the male; a +mammary gland; a breast; udder; bag.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mammals</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>mammalis</i> belonging to the +breast, fr. <i>mamma</i> the breast or pap: cf. F. <i>mammal</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the <i>Mammalia</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Age of mammals</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Age</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 8.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Mam*ma"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from L. +<i>mammalis</i>. See <u>Mammal</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The +highest class of Vertebrata. The young are nourished for a time by +milk, or an analogous fluid, secreted by the mammary glands of the +mother.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Mammalia are divided into three subclasses; --</p> + +<p>I. <i>Placentalia</i>. This subclass embraces all the higher +orders, including man. In these the fetus is attached to the uterus +by a placenta.</p> + +<p>II. <i>Marsupialia</i>. In these no placenta is formed, and the +young, which are born at an early state of development, are carried +for a time attached to the teats, and usually protected by a +marsupial pouch. The opossum, kangaroo, wombat, and koala are +examples.</p> + +<p>III. <i>Monotremata</i>. In this group, which includes the genera +<i>Echidna</i> and <i>Ornithorhynchus</i>, the female lays large eggs +resembling those of a bird or lizard, and the young, which are +hatched like those of birds, are nourished by a watery secretion from +the imperfectly developed mammæ. +</p> + +<p><hw>Mam*ma"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the Mammalia or mammals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam`ma*lif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Mammal</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Containing +mammalian remains; -- said of certain strata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam`ma*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to mammalogy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam*mal"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mammalogiste</i>.] <def>One versed in mammalogy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam*mal"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mamma</i> +breast + <i>-logy</i>: cf. f. <i>mammalogie</i>.] <def>The science +which relates to mammals or the Mammalia. See +<u>Mammalia</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"ma*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mammaire</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +mammæ or breasts; as, the <i>mammary</i> arteries and +veins.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam*mee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Haytian +<i>mamey</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A fruit tree of tropical America, +belonging to the genus <i>Mammea</i> (<i>M. Americana</i>); also, its +fruit. The latter is large, covered with a thick, tough ring, and +contains a bright yellow pulp of a pleasant taste and fragrant scent. +It is often called <i>mammee apple</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>memme</i> +coward, poltroon.] <def>To hesitate; to mutter doubtfully.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mam"met</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mawmet</u>.] +<def>An idol; a puppet; a doll.</def> [Obs.] <i>Selden.</i> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"met*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mawmetry</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mam"mi*fer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Mammiferous</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A mammal. See +<u>Mammalia</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam*mif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mamma</i> +breast + <i>-ferous</i>: cf. F. <i>mammifère</i>.] <def>Having +breasts; of, pertaining to, or derived from, the Mammalia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"mi*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mamma</i> +breast + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>mammiforme</i>.] <def>Having the +form of a mamma (breast) or mammæ.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mam*mil"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mammilæ</b></plw> (#). [L., dim. of <i>mamma</i> a +breast.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The nipple.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"mil*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mammilaire</i>. See <u>Mammilla</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of +or pertaining to the mammilla, or nipple, or to the breast; +resembling a mammilla; mammilloid.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Composed of convex convex +concretions, somewhat resembling the breasts in form; studded with +small mammiform protuberances.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mam"mil*late</hw> (?), <hw>Mam"mil*la`ted</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Mammilla</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or +mammæ.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Bounded like a nipple; +-- said of the apex of some shells.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam*mil"li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Mammilla</i> + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Having the form of a +mammilla.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"mil*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mammilla</i> + +<i>-oid</i>.] <def>Like a mammilla or nipple; mammilliform.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"mock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ir. & Gael. +<i>mam</i> a round hill + <i>-ock</i>.] <def>A shapeless piece; a +fragment.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mam"mock</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tear to +pieces.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"mo*dis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mamoudis</i>, +fr. Hind. <i>mahmūdī</i> a muslin.] <def>Coarse plain +India muslins.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam*mol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mamma</i> + +<i>-logy</i>.] <def>Mastology. See <u>Mammalogy</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"mon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mammona</i>, Gr. +&?; riches, Syr. <i>mam&?;nā</i>; cf. Heb. <i>matm&?;n</i> a +hiding place, subterranean storehouse, treasury, fr. +<i>tāman</i> to hide.] <def>Riches; wealth; the god of riches; +riches, personified.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ye can not serve God and <i>Mammon</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Matt. vi. 24.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"mon*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Actuated or +prompted by a devotion to money getting or the service of +Mammon.</def> <i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"mon*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Devotion to +the pursuit of wealth; worldliness.</def> <i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"mon*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +mammonite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"mon*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One devoted to +the acquisition of wealth or the service of Mammon.</def> <i>C. +Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mam`mon*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +process of making mammonish; the state of being under the influence +of mammonism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"mon*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make +mammonish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam*mose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mammosus</i> +having large breasts, <i>mamma</i> breast.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having +the form of the breast; breast-shaped.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 889 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"moth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Russ. +<i>mâmont</i>, <i>mámant</i>, fr. Tartar <i>mamma</i> +the earth. Certain Tartar races, the Tungooses and Yakoots, believed +that the mammoth worked its way in the earth like a mole.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An extinct, hairy, maned elephant +(<i>Elephas primigenius</i>), of enormous size, remains of which are +found in the northern parts of both continents. The last of the race, +in Europe, were coeval with prehistoric man.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Several specimens have been found in Siberia preserved +entire, with the flesh and hair remaining. They were imbedded in the +ice cliffs at a remote period, and became exposed by the melting of +the ice.</p> + +<p><hw>Mam"moth</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling the +mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a <i>mammoth</i> +ox.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"mo*thrept</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; +grandmother + &?; to nourish.] <def>A child brought up by its +grandmother; a spoiled child.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>O, you are a more <i>mammothrept</i> in +judgment.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mam"my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mammies</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A child's name for +<i>mamma</i>, mother.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mam"zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. +<i>mámz&?;r</i>.] <def>A person born of relations between whom +marriage was forbidden by the Mosaic law; a bastard.</def> <i>Deut. +xxiii. 2 (Douay version).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man</hw> (măn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Men</b></plw> (m&ebreve;n). [AS. <i>mann</i>, <i>man</i>, +<i>monn</i>, <i>mon</i>; akin to OS., D., & OHG. <i>man</i>, G. +<i>mann</i>, Icel. <i>maðr</i>, for <i>mannr</i>, Dan. +<i>Mand</i>, Sw. <i>man</i>, Goth. <i>manna</i>, Skr. <i>manu</i>, +<i>manus</i>, and perh. to Skr. <i>man</i> to think, and E. +<i>mind</i>. √104. Cf. <u>Minx</u> a pert girl.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A human being; -- opposed to +<i>beast</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These <i>men</i> went about wide, and <i>man</i> found +they none,<BR> +But fair country, and wild beast many [a] one.</blockquote> <i>R. of +Glouc.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The king is but a <i>man</i>, as I am; the violet +smells to him as it doth to me.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially: An adult male person; a grown- +up male person, as distinguished from a woman or a child.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When I became a <i>man</i>, I put away childish +things.</blockquote> <i>I Cor. xiii. 11.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ceneus, a woman once, and once a +<i>man</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The human race; mankind.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And God said, Let us make <i>man</i> in our image, +after our likeness, and let them have dominion.</blockquote> <i>Gen. +i. 26.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The proper study of mankind is +<i>man</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The male portion of the human +race.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Woman has, in general, much stronger propensity than +<i>man</i> to the discharge of parental duties.</blockquote> +<i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>One possessing in a high degree the +distinctive qualities of manhood; one having manly excellence of any +kind.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This was the noblest Roman of them all . . . the +elements<BR> +So mixed in him that Nature might stand up<BR> +And say to all the world "This was a <i>man</i>!"</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>An adult male servant; also, a vassal; a +subject.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Like master, like <i>man</i>.</blockquote> <i>Old +Proverb.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The vassal, or tenant, kneeling, ungirt, uncovered, +and holding up his hands between those of his lord, professed that he +did become his <i>man</i> from that day forth, of life, limb, and +earthly honor.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A term of familiar address often implying +on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or +haste; as, Come, <i>man</i>, we 've no time to lose!</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A married man; a husband; -- correlative +to <i>wife</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I pronounce that they are <i>man</i> and +wife.</blockquote> <i>Book of Com. Prayer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>every wife ought to answer for her +<i>man</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>One, or any one, indefinitely; -- a +modified survival of the Saxon use of <i>man</i>, or <i>mon</i>, as +an indefinite pronoun.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>man</i> can not make him laugh.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>man</i> would expect to find some antiquities; +but all they have to show of this nature is an old rostrum of a Roman +ship.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>One of the piece with which certain +games, as chess or draughts, are played.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Man</i> is often used as a prefix in composition, or as +a separate adjective, its sense being usually self-explaining; as, +<i>man</i> child, <i>man</i> eater or <i>man</i>eater, <i>man- +</i>eating, <i>man</i> hater or <i>man</i>hater, <i>man-</i>hating, +<i>man</i>hunter, <i>man-</i>hunting, <i>man</i>killer, <i>man- +</i>killing, <i>man</i> midwife, <i>man</i> pleaser, <i>man</i> +servant, <i>man-</i>shaped, <i>man</i>slayer, <i>man</i>stealer, +<i>man-stealing</i>, <i>man</i>thief, <i>man</i> worship, etc.</p> + +<p><i>Man</i> is also used as a suffix to denote a person of the male +sex having a business which pertains to the thing spoken of in the +qualifying part of the compound; ash<i>man</i>, butter<i>man</i>, +laundry<i>man</i>, lumber<i>man</i>, milk<i>man</i>, fire<i>man</i>, +show<i>man</i>, water<i>man</i>, wood<i>man</i>. Where the +combination is not familiar, or where some specific meaning of the +compound is to be avoided, <i>man</i> is used as a separate +substantive in the foregoing sense; as, apple <i>man</i>, cloth +<i>man</i>, coal <i>man</i>, hardware <i>man</i>, wood <i>man</i> (as +distinguished from wood<i>man</i>).</p> + +<p><col><b>Man ape</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a anthropoid +ape, as the gorilla.</cd> -- <col><b>Man at arms</b></col>, <cd>a +designation of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries for a soldier +fully armed.</cd> -- <col><b>Man engine</b></col>, <cd>a mechanical +lift for raising or lowering people through considerable distances; +specifically <i>(Mining)</i>, a contrivance by which miners ascend or +descend in a shaft. It consists of a series of landings in the shaft +and an equal number of shelves on a vertical rod which has an up and +down motion equal to the distance between the successive landings. A +man steps from a landing to a shelf and is lifted or lowered to the +next landing, upon which he them steps, and so on, traveling by +successive stages.</cd> -- <col><b>Man Friday</b></col>, <cd>a person +wholly subservient to the will of another, like Robinson Crusoe's +servant Friday.</cd> -- <col><b>Man of straw</b></col>, <cd>a puppet; +one who is controlled by others; also, one who is not responsible +pecuniarily.</cd> -- <col><b>Man-of-the earth</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a twining plant (<i>Ipomœa pandurata</i>) +with leaves and flowers much like those of the morning-glory, but +having an immense tuberous farinaceous root.</cd> -- <col><b>Man of +war</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A warrior; a soldier</cd>. +<i>Shak.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See in the +Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>To be one's own man</b></col>, <cd>to +have command of one's self; not to be subject to another.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Man</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Manned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Manning</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To supply with men; to +furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for +management, service, defense, or the like; to guard; as, to +<i>man</i> a ship, boat, or fort.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>See how the surly Warwick <i>mans</i> the wall +!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They <i>man</i> their boats, and all their young men +arm.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with strength for action; to +prepare for efficiency; to fortify.</def> "Theodosius having +<i>manned</i> his soul with proper reflections." <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To tame, as a hawk.</def> [R.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with a servant or +servants.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To wait on as a manservant.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; In "Othello," V. ii. 270, the meaning is uncertain, being, +perhaps: To point, to aim, or to manage.</p> + +<p><col><b>To man a yard</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to send men +upon a yard, as for furling or reefing a sail.</cd> -- <col><b>To man +the yards</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to station men on the yards +as a salute or mark of respect.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Man"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Marriageable.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"ace</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Menace</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"a*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>manicle</i>, +OF. <i>manicle</i>, F. <i>manicle</i> sort glove, manacle, L. +<i>manicula</i> a little hand, dim. of <i>manus</i> hand; cf. L. +<i>manica</i> sleeve, manacle, fr. <i>manus</i>. See <u>Manual</u>.] +<def>A handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; -- usually in the +plural.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Doctrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet, and +like <i>manacles</i> on the right hand.</blockquote> <i>Ecclus. xxi. +19.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"a*cle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Manacled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Manacling</u> (?).] <def>To put handcuffs or other fastening upon, +for confining the hands; to shackle; to confine; to restrain from the +use of the limbs or natural powers.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Is it thus you use this monarch, to <i>manacle</i> and +shackle him hand and foot ?</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>manège</i>, It. <i>maneggio</i>, fr. <i>maneggiare</i> to +manage, fr. L. <i>manus</i>hand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by F. +<i>ménage</i> housekeeping, OF. <i>mesnage</i>, akin to E. +<i>mansion</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, and cf. <u>Manege</u>.] <def>The +handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; +administration. See <u>Manege</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Young men, in the conduct and <i>manage</i> of +actions, embrace more than they can hold.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Down, down I come; like glistering Phaëthon<BR> +Wanting the <i>manage</i> of unruly jades.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The unlucky <i>manage</i> of this fatal +brawl.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; This word, in its limited sense of management of a horse, +has been displaced by <i>manege</i>; in its more general meaning, by +<i>management</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Man"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Managed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Managing</u> (?).] [From <u>Manage</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To have under control and direction; to +conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily +<i>managed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What wars I<i>manage</i>, and what wreaths I +gain.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Esp., to guide by careful or +delicate treatment; to wield with address; to make subservient by +artful conduct; to bring around cunningly to one's plans.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It was so much his interest to <i>manage</i> his +Protestant subjects.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>It was not her humor to <i>manage</i> those over whom +she had gained an ascendant.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hurd.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To train in the manege, as a horse; to +exercise in graceful or artful action.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To treat with care; to husband.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To bring about; to contrive.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive; +concert; conduct; transact.</p> + +<p><hw>Man"age</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To direct affairs; +to carry on business or affairs; to administer.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Leave them to <i>manage</i> for thee.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man`age*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +state or quality of being manageable; manageableness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"age*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as can +be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable; +subservient; as, a <i>manageable</i> horse.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Governable; tractable; controllable; docile.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Man"age*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Man"age*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Man"age*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Unmanageable.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"age*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<u>Manage</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act +or art of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on, +or using, for a purpose; conduct; administration; guidance; control; +as, the <i>management</i> of a family or of a farm; the +<i>management</i> of state affairs.</def> "The <i>management</i> of +the voice." <i>E. Porter.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Business dealing; negotiation; +arrangement.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He had great <i>managements</i> with +ecclesiastics.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Judicious use of means to accomplish an +end; conduct directed by art or address; skillful treatment; cunning +practice; -- often in a bad sense.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Mark with what <i>management</i> their tribes +divide<BR> +Some stick to you, and some to t'other side.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The collective body of those who manage or +direct any enterprise or interest; the board of managers.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Conduct; administration; government; direction; +guidance; care; charge; contrivance; intrigue.</p> + +<p><hw>Man"a*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who manages; a conductor or director; as, the <i>manager</i> +of a theater.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A skillful <i>manager</i> of the rabble.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person who conducts business or +household affairs with economy and frugality; a good +economist.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A prince of great aspiring thoughts; in the main, a +<i>manager</i> of his treasure.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Temple.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A contriver; an intriguer.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man`a*ge"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to management or a manager; as, <i>managerial</i> +qualities.</def> "<i>Managerial</i> responsibility." <i>C. +Bronté.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"a*ger*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office +or position of a manager.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"age*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. +<i>menagerie</i>, <i>mesnagerie</i>. See <u>Manage</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Menagerie</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Management; manner of using; conduct; direction.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Husbandry; economy; frugality.</def> +<i>Bp. Burnet.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"a*kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. & G. +<i>manakin</i>; prob. the native name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any +one of numerous small birds belonging to <i>Pipra</i>, +<i>Manacus</i>, and other genera of the family <i>Pipridæ</i>. +They are mostly natives of Central and South America. Some are +bright-colored, and others have the wings and tail curiously +ornamented. The name is sometimes applied to related birds of other +families.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"a*kin</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dwarf. See +<u>Manikin</u>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man`a*tee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. +<i>manatí</i>, from the native name in Hayti. Cf. +<u>Lamantin</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any species of +<i>Trichechus</i>, a genus of sirenians; -- called also <i>sea +cow</i>.</def> [Written also <i>manaty</i>, <i>manati</i>.]</p> + +<p>&fist; One species (<i>Trichechus Senegalensis</i>) inhabits the +west coast of Africa; another (<i>T. Americanus</i>) inhabits the +east coast of South America, and the West-Indies. The Florida manatee +(<i>T. latirostris</i>) is by some considered a distinct species, by +others it is thought to be a variety of <i>T. Americanus</i>. It +sometimes becomes fifteen feet or more in length, and lives both in +fresh and salt water. It is hunted for its oil and flesh.</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[L. <i>manatio</i>, +fr. <i>manare</i> to flow.] <def>The act of issuing or flowing +out.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"bote`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>man</i> man, +vassal + <i>bōt</i> recompense.] <i>(Anglo-Saxon Law)</i> +<def>A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his +man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant).</def> +<i>Spelman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL.] <def>See +<u>Mancus</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Manche</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Also <i>maunch</i>.] +[F. <i>manche</i>, fr. L. <i>manica</i>. See <u>Manacle</u>.] <def>A +sleeve.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"chet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Fine white bread; +a loaf of fine bread.</def> [Archaic] <i>Bacon. Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man`chi*neel"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. +<i>manzanillo</i>, fr. <i>manzana</i> an apple, fr. L. <i>malum +Matianum</i> a kind of apple. So called from its apple-like fruit.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A euphorbiaceous tree (<i>Hippomane +Mancinella</i>) of tropical America, having a poisonous and +blistering milky juice, and poisonous acrid fruit somewhat resembling +an apple.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Bastard manchineel</b></col>, <cd>a tree (<i>Cameraria +latifolia</i>) of the East Indies, having similar poisonous +properties.</cd> <i>Lindley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man*chu"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Written also +<i>Manchoo</i>, <i>Mantchoo</i>, etc.] <def>Of or pertaining to +Manchuria or its inhabitants.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +native or inhabitant of Manchuria; also, the language spoken by the +Manchus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ci*pate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mancipatus</i>, p. p. of <i>mancipare</i> to sell. Cf. +<u>Emancipate</u>.] <def>To enslave; to bind; to restrict.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man`ci*pa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mancipatio</i> a transfer.] <def>Slavery; involuntary +servitude.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ci*ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From OF. +<i>mancipe</i> slave, servant (with <i>l</i> inserted, as in +<i>participle</i>), fr. L. <i>mancipium</i>. See <u>Mancipate</u>.] +<def>A steward; a purveyor, particularly of a college or Inn of +Court.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man*co"na bark`</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Sassy +bark</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS.] <def>An old Anglo +Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of variously estimated +values. The silver <i>mancus</i> was equal to about one shilling of +modern English money.</def></p> + +<p><hw>-man`cy</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; divination: cf. F. <i>-mancie</i>.] +<def>A combining form denoting <i>divination</i>; as, +aleuro<i>mancy</i>, chiro<i>mancy</i>, necro<i>mancy</i>, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mand</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A demand.</def> +[Obs.] See <u>Demand</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>||Man*da"mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., we command, +fr. <i>mandare</i> to command.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A writ issued by a +superior court and directed to some inferior tribunal, or to some +corporation or person exercising authority, commanding the +performance of some specified duty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`da*rin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg. +<i>mandarim</i>, from Malay <i>mantrī</i> minister of state, +prop. a Hind. word, fr. Skr. <i>mantrin</i> a counselor, +<i>manira</i> a counsel, <i>man</i> to think.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military +official in China and Annam.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small orange, with easily +separable rind. It is thought to be of Chinese origin, and is counted +a distinct species (<i>Citrus nobilis</i>).</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mandarin duck</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a +beautiful Asiatic duck (<i>Dendronessa galericulata</i>), often +domesticated, and regarded by the Chinese as an emblem of conjugal +affection.</cd> -- <col><b>Mandarin language</b></col>, <cd>the +spoken or colloquial language of educated people in China.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mandarin yellow</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>an artificial +aniline dyestuff used for coloring silk and wool, and regarded as a +complex derivative of quinoline.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Man`da*rin"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +collective body of officials or persons of rank in China.</def> +<i>S. W. Williams.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 890 !></p> + +<p><hw>Man`da*rin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Appropriate +or peculiar to a mandarin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`da*rin"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Dyeing)</i> +<def>The process of giving an orange color to goods formed of animal +tissue, as silk or wool, not by coloring matter, but by producing a +certain change in the fiber by the action of dilute nitric +acid.</def> <i>Tomlinson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man`da*rin"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +government mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins.</def> +<i>F. Lieder.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"da*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. mandatarius, +fr. <i>mandatum</i> a charge, commission, order: cf. F. +<i>mandataire</i>. See <u>Mandate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One +to whom a command or charge is given; hence, specifically, a person +to whom the pope has, by his prerogative, given a mandate or order +for his benefice.</def> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who undertakes to +discharge a specific business commission; a mandatory.</def> +<i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"date</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mandatum</i>, +fr. <i>mandare</i> to commit to one's charge, order, orig., to put +into one's hand; <i>manus</i> hand + <i>dare</i> to give: cf. F. +<i>mandat</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, <u>Date</u> a time, and cf. +<u>Commend</u>, <u>Maundy Thursday</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An +official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a +commission; a judicial precept.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This dream all-powerful Juno; I bear<BR> +Her mighty <i>mandates</i>, and her words you hear.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Canon Law)</i> <def>A rescript of the pope, +commanding an ordinary collator to put the person therein named in +possession of the first vacant benefice in his collation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>A contract by which one +employs another to manage any business for him. By the Roman law, it +must have been gratuitous.</def> <i>Erskine.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Man*da"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A director; one who gives a mandate or +order.</def> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Law)</i> <def>The person who employs +another to perform a mandate.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"da*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mandatorius</i>.] <def>Containing a command; preceptive; +directory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"da*to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Mandatary</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"del*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of mandelic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man*del"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [G. <i>mandel</i> +almond.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to an acid first obtained +from benzoic aldehyde (oil of better almonds), as a white crystalline +substance; -- called also <i>phenyl glycolic acid</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Maunder</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"der*il</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +mandrel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"di*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mandibula</i>, <i>mandibulum</i>, fr. <i>mandere</i> to chew. Cf. +<u>Manger</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The bone, or +principal bone, of the lower jaw; the inferior maxilla; -- also +applied to either the upper or the lower jaw in the beak of +birds.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The anterior pair of +mouth organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether +adapted for biting or not. See <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Diptera</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man*dib"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mandibulaire</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a mandible; like a +mandible.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principal mandibular +bone; the mandible.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mandibular arch</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the most +anterior visceral arch, -- that in which the mandible is +developed.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Man*dib"u*late</hw> (?), <hw>Man*dib"u*la`ted</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Provided with mandibles +adapted for biting, as many insects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man*dib"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An insect having mandibles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`di*bu"li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having the form of a mandible; -- said +especially of the maxillæ of an insect when hard and adapted +for biting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man*dib`u*lo*hy"oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining both to the mandibular and the hyoid +arch, or situated between them.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"dil</hw> (măn"d&ibreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[OF. <i>mandil</i>; cf. Sp. & Pg. <i>mandil</i> a coarse apron, a +haircloth; all from Ar. <i>mandil</i> tablecloth, handkerchief, +mantle, fr. LGr. <grk>mandh`lion</grk>, fr. L. <i>mantile</i>, +<i>mantele</i>. See <u>Mantle</u>.] <def>A loose outer garment worn +the 16th and 17th centuries.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man*dil"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mandil</u>.</def> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man*din"gos</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>sing.</i> +<singw><b>Mandingo</b></singw>. <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>An extensive +and powerful tribe of West African negroes.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Man"di*oc</hw> (?), <hw>||Man`di*o"ca</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Manioc</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"dle*stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. +<i>mandelstein</i> almond stone.] <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>Amygdaloid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mand"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Commandment.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Man"do*lin</hw>, <hw>Man"do*line</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mandoline</i>, It. <i>mandolino</i>, dim. +of <i>mandola</i>, fr. L. <i>pandura</i>. See <u>Bandore</u>.] +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A small and beautifully shaped instrument +resembling the lute.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"dore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mandolin</u>, +and <u>Bandore</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A kind of four-stringed +lute.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man*drag"o*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., +<i>mandragoras</i> the mandrake.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of +plants; the mandrake. See <u>Mandrake</u>, 1.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man*drag"o*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +habitually intoxicates himself with a narcotic obtained from +mandrake.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"drake</hw> (măn"drāk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[AS. <i>mandragora</i>, L. <i>mandragoras</i>, fr. Gr. +<grk>mandrago`ras</grk>: cf. F. <i>mandragore</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A low plant (<i>Mandragora +officinarum</i>) of the Nightshade family, having a fleshy root, +often forked, and supposed to resemble a man. It was therefore +supposed to have animal life, and to cry out when pulled up. All +parts of the plant are strongly narcotic. It is found in the +Mediterranean region.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And shrieks like <i>mandrakes</i>, torn out of the +earth,<BR> +That living mortals, hearing them, run mad.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The mandrake of Scripture was perhaps the same plant, but +proof is wanting.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The May apple +(<i>Podophyllum peltatum</i>). See <i>May apple</i> under <u>May</u>, +and <u>Podophyllum</u>.</def> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"drel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mandrin</i>, +prob. through (assumed) LL. <i>mamphurinum</i>, fr. L. <i>mamphur</i> +a bow drill.] <i>(Mach.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A bar of metal +inserted in the work to shape it, or to hold it, as in a lathe, +during the process of manufacture; an arbor.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The live spindle of a turning lathe; the +revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a +pulley.</def> [Written also <i>manderil</i>.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Mandrel lathe</b></col>, <cd>a lathe with a stout spindle, +adapted esp. for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by turning +or spinning.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Man"drill</hw> (-dr&ibreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mandrille</i>, Sp. <i>mandril</i>, It. <i>mandrillo</i>; prob. the +native name in Africa. Cf. <u>Drill</u> an ape.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A large West African baboon (<i>Cynocephalus, or Papio, +mormon</i>). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose, large, +naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue and +red.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"du*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>manducable</i>. See <u>Manducate</u>.] <def>Such as can be chewed; +fit to be eaten.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Any <i>manducable</i> creature.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. +Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"du*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manducated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Manducating</u> (?).] [L. <i>manducatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>manducare</i> to chew. See <u>Manger</u>.] <def>To masticate; to +chew; to eat.</def> [R.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man`du*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>manducatio</i>: cf. F. <i>manducation</i>.] <def>The act of +chewing.</def> [R.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"du*ca*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining +to, or employed in, chewing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Man*du"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. +<i>manducare</i> to chew.] <i>(Gr. & Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A +grotesque mask, representing a person chewing or grimacing, worn in +processions and by comic actors on the stage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mane</hw> (mān), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>manu</i>; +akin to OD. <i>mane</i>, D. <i>maan</i>, G. <i>mähne</i>, OHG. +<i>mana</i>, Icel. <i>mön</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>man</i>, AS. +<i>mene</i> necklace, Icel. <i>men</i>, L. <i>monile</i>, Gr. &?;, +&?;, Skr. <i>manyā</i> neck muscles. √275.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The long and heavy hair growing on the upper +side of, or about, the neck of some quadrupedal animals, as the +horse, the lion, etc. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Horse</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The hair growing on a person's head, +especially hair that is long and thick; -- usually used +humorously.</def> [jocose] <BR> +[PJC]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"-eat`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>One who, or that which, has an appetite for human flesh; +specifically, one of certain large sharks (esp. <i>Carcharodon +Rondeleti</i>); also, a lion or a tiger which has acquired the habit +of feeding upon human flesh.</def></p> + + +<p><hw>Maned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +mane.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Maned seal</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the sea +lion.</cd> -- <col><b>Maned sheep</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>the aoudad.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nege"</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>manège</i>. See <u>Manage</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Art of horsemanship, or of training +horses.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A school for teaching horsemanship, and +for training horses.</def> <i>Chesterfield.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"neh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. +<i>māneh</i>.] <def>A Hebrew weight for gold or silver, being +one hundred shekels of gold and sixty shekels of silver.</def> +<i>Ezek. xlv. 12.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mane"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no +mane.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Maneless lion</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a variety +of the lion having a short, inconspicuous mane. It inhabits Arabia +and adjacent countries.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Man"e*quin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Manikin</u>.] <def>An artist's model of wood or other +material.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ne"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Manorial</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"nes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Rom. +Antiq.)</i> <def>The benevolent spirits of the dead, especially of +dead ancestors, regarded as family deities and protectors.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hail, O ye holy <i>manes</i>!</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mane"sheet`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A covering +placed over the upper part of a horse's head.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Ma*nœu"vre</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>manœuvre</i>, OF. <i>manuevre</i>, +LL. <i>manopera</i>, lit., hand work, manual labor; L. <i>manus</i> +hand + <i>opera</i>, fr. <i>opus</i> work. See <u>Manual</u>, +<u>Operate</u>, and cf. <u>Mainor</u>, <u>Manure</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Management; dexterous movement; specif., a +military or naval evolution, movement, or change of +position.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Management with address or artful design; +adroit proceeding; stratagem.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Ma*nœu"vre</hw>, } <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Maneuvered</u> (#) or +<u>Manœuvred</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Maneuvering</u> (&?;), or <u>Manœuvring</u> (&?;).] [Cf. F. +<i>manœuvrer</i>. See <u>Maneuver</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To perform a movement or movements in +military or naval tactics; to make changes in position with reference +to getting advantage in attack or defense.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To manage with address or art; to +scheme.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Ma*nœu"vre</hw>, } <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To change the positions of, as of troops of +ships.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver*er</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*nœu"vrer</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who maneuvers.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This charming widow Beaumont is a +<i>nanœuvrer</i>. We can't well make an English word of +it.</blockquote> <i>Miss Edgeworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Showing manliness, +or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous, resolute, noble.</def> " +<i>Manful</i> hardiness." <i>Chaucer.</i> -- <wf>Man"ful*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Man"ful*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ga*bey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called by Buffon +from <i>Mangaby</i>, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed +them be native.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several African +monkeys of the genus <i>Cercocebus</i>, as the sooty mangabey (<i>C. +fuliginosus</i>), which is sooty black.</def> [Also written +<i>mangaby</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mangonel</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ga*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>manganate</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of manganic +acid.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The manganates are usually green, and are well-known +compounds, though derived from a hypothetical acid.</p> + +<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A manganate.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man`ga*nese"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>manganèse</i>, It. <i>manganese</i>, sasso <i>magnesio</i>; +prob. corrupted from L. <i>magnes</i>, because of its resemblance to +the magnet. See <u>Magnet</u>, and cf. <u>Magnesia</u>.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An element obtained by reduction of its oxide, as +a hard, grayish white metal, fusible with difficulty, but easily +oxidized. Its ores occur abundantly in nature as the minerals +pyrolusite, manganite, etc. Symbol Mn. Atomic weight 54.8.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; An alloy of manganese with iron (called +<i>ferromanganese</i>) is used to increase the density and hardness +of steel.</p> + +<p><col><b>Black oxide of manganese</b></col>, <col><b>Manganese +dioxide or peroxide</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Black +manganese</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a heavy black powder +MnO<sub>2</sub>, occurring native as the mineral pyrolusite, and +valuable as a strong oxidizer; -- called also familiarly +<i>manganese</i>. It colors glass violet, and is used as a +decolorizer to remove the green tint of impure glass.</cd> -- +<col><b>Manganese bronze</b></col>, <cd>an alloy made by adding from +one to two per cent of manganese to the copper and zinc used in +brass.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>manganésien</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Manganic.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>manganésique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Manganic.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Manganous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"si*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] +<def>Manganese.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`ga*ne"sous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Manganous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`gan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>manganique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to resembling, +or containing, manganese; specif., designating compounds in which +manganese has a higher valence as contrasted with <i>manganous</i> +compounds. Cf. <u>Manganous</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Manganic acid</b></col>, <cd>an acid, +H<sub>2</sub>MnO<sub>4</sub>, formed from manganese, analogous to +sulphuric acid.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Man`ga*nif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Manganese</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <def>Containing +manganese.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ga*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Min.)</i> <def>One of the oxides of manganese; -- called also +<i>gray manganese ore</i>. It occurs in brilliant steel-gray or iron- +black crystals, also massive.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A compound of manganese +dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from the +hypothetical <i>manganous</i> acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man*ga"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] +<def>Manganese.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ga*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Of, pertaining to, designating, those compounds of manganese in +which the element has a lower valence as contrasted with +<i>manganic</i> compounds; as, <i>manganous</i> oxide.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Manganous acid</b></col>, <cd>a hypothetical compound +analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming the so-called +<i>manganites</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mang"corn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mengen</i> +to mix. See <u>Mingle</u>, and <u>Corn</u>.] <def>A mixture of wheat +and rye, or other species of grain.</def> [Prov Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mange</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mangy</u>.] +<i>(Vet.)</i> <def>The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other +beasts.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mange insect</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of +several species of small parasitic mites, which burrow in the skin of +cattle. horses, dogs, and other animals, causing the mange. The mange +insect of the horse (<i>Psoroptes, or Dermatodectes, equi</i>), and +that of cattle (<i>Symbiotes, or Dermatophagys, bovis</i>) are the +most important species. See <u>Acarina</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Man"gel-wur`zel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., corrupted +fr. <i>mangoldwurzel</i>; <i>mangold</i> beet + <i>wurzel</i> root.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of large field beet (<i>B. macrorhiza</i>), +used as food for cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the +ordinary beet. See <u>Beet</u>.</def> [Written also <i>mangold- +wurzel</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mangeoire</i>, +fr. <i>manger</i> to eat, fr. L. <i>manducare</i>, fr. <i>mandere</i> +to chew. Cf. <u>Mandible</u>, <u>Manducate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or +cattle to eat.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The fore part of the deck, +having a bulkhead athwart ships high enough to prevent water which +enters the hawse holes from running over it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"gi*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mangy +manner; scabbily.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"gi*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mangy</u>.] +<def>The condition or quality of being mangy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mangled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mangling</u> (?).] [A frequentative fr. OE. <i>manken</i> to main, +AS. <i>mancian</i>, in <i>bemancian</i> to mutilate, fr. L. +<i>mancus</i> maimed; perh. akin to G. <i>mangeln</i> to be wanting.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut or bruise with repeated blows or +strokes, making a ragged or torn wound, or covering with wounds; to +tear in cutting; to cut in a bungling manner; to lacerate; to +mutilate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mangled</i> with ghastly wounds through plate and +mail.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mutilate or injure, in making, doing, +or performing; as, to <i>mangle</i> a piece of music or a +recitation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>mangle</i> a play or a novel.</blockquote> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"gle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>mangel</i>, fr. OE. +<i>mangonel</i> a machine for throwing stones, LL. <i>manganum</i>, +Gr. &?; a machine for defending fortifications, axis of a pulley. +Cf. <u>Mangonel</u>.] <def>A machine for smoothing linen or cotton +cloth, as sheets, tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller +pressure.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mangle rack</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a contrivance +for converting continuous circular motion into reciprocating +rectilinear motion, by means of a rack and pinion, as in the mangle. +The pinion is held to the rack by a groove in such a manner that it +passes alternately from one side of the rack to the other, and thus +gives motion to it in opposite directions, according to the side in +which its teeth are engaged.</cd> -- <col><b>Mangle wheel</b></col>, +<cd>a wheel in which the teeth, or pins, on its face, are interrupted +on one side, and the pinion, working in them, passes from inside to +outside of the teeth alternately, thus converting the continuous +circular motion of the pinion into a reciprocating circular motion of +the wheel.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 891 !></p> + +<p><hw>Man"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. D. +<i>mangelen</i>. See <u>Mangle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To +smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"gler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 1st +<u>Mangle</u>.] <def>One who mangles or tears in cutting; one who +mutilates any work in doing it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"gler</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 3d <u>Mangle</u>.] +<def>One who smooths with a mangle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"go</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mangoes</b></plw> (#). [Pg. <i>manga</i>, fr. Tamil +<i>mānkāy</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The fruit of the +mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an ovoid shape. +Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting +of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A green muskmelon stuffed and +pickled.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mango bird</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an oriole +(<i>Oriolus kundoo</i>), native of India.</cd> -- <col><b>Mango +fish</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a fish of the Ganges +(<i>Polynemus risua</i>), highly esteemed for food. It has several +long, slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears about the +same time with the mango fruit, in April and May, whence the +name.</cd> -- <col><b>Mango tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an East +Indian tree of the genus <i>Mangifera</i> (<i>M. Indica</i>), related +to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces +the mango of commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical +America.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Man"gold*wur`zel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Mangel-wurzel</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"go*nel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>mangonel</i>, LL. <i>manganellus</i>, <i>manganum</i>, fr. Gr. &?; +See <u>Mangle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A military engine +formerly used for throwing stones and javelins.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"go*nism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of +mangonizing, or setting off to advantage.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"go*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who mangonizes.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A slave dealer; also, a strumpet.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"go*nize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mangonizare</i>, fr. <i>mango</i> a dealer in slaves or wares, to +which he tries to give an appearance of greater value by decking them +out or furbishing them up.] <def>To furbish up for sale; to set off +to advantage.</def> [Obs. or R.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Man"go*steen</hw> (?), <hw>Man"go*stan</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malay <i>mangusta</i>, <i>mangis</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A tree of the East Indies of the genus +<i>Garcinia</i> (<i>G. Mangostana</i>). The tree grows to the height +of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called <i>mangosteen</i>, of +the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious +food.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"grove</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malay <i>manggi- +manggi</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The name of one or +two trees of the genus <i>Rhizophora</i> (<i>R. Mangle</i>, and <i>R. +mucronata</i>, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores +of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting aërial roots, +which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The +seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent +plant.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The fruit has a ruddy brown shell, and a delicate white +pulp which is sweet and eatable. The bark is astringent, and is used +for tanning leather. The black and the white mangrove (<i>Avicennia +nitida</i> and <i>A. tomentosa</i>) have much the same habit.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The mango +fish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mangue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The kusimanse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Mangier</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mangiest</u>.] [F. <i>mangé</i>, +p. p. of <i>manger</i> to eat. See <u>Manger</u>.] <def>Infected with +the mange; scabby.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man*ha"den</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Menhaden</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"head</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Manhood.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"hole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A hole through +which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, +parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"hood</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Man-</i> + <i>- +hood</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being man as a human +being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Manly quality; courage; bravery; +resolution.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am ashamed<BR> +That thou hast power to shake my <i>manhood</i> thus.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mania</i>, Gr. +&?;, fr. &?; to rage; cf. OE. <i>manie</i>, F. <i>manie</i>. Cf. +<u>Mind</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <i>Necromancy</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Violent derangement of mind; madness; +insanity. Cf. <u>Delirium</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane +passion affecting one or many people; as, the tulip +<i>mania</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mania a potu</b></col> [L.], <cd>madness from drinking; +delirium tremens.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Insanity; derangement; madness; lunacy; alienation; +aberration; delirium; frenzy. See <u>Insanity</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>manier</i> to manage, fr. L. <i>manus</i> hand.] +<def>Manageable.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ni*ac</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>maniaque</i>. +See <u>Mania</u>.] <def>Raving with madness; raging with disordered +intellect; affected with mania; mad.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ni*ac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A raving lunatic; +a madman.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ni"a*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Affected with, +or characterized by, madness; maniac.</def> -- +<wf>Ma*ni"a*cal*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>manicatus</i> +sleeved, fr. <i>manica</i> a sleeve.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Covered with +hairs or pubescence so platted together and interwoven as to form a +mass easily removed.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Man`i*chæ"an</hw> (?), <hw>Man`i*che"an</hw>, +<hw>Man"i*chee</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>Manichaeus</i>: cf. F. <i>manichéen</i>.] <def>A believer +in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third century A. D., who +taught a dualism in which Light is regarded as the source of Good, +and Darkness as the source of Evil.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>Manichæans</i> stand as representatives +of dualism pushed to its utmost development.</blockquote> +<i>Tylor.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Man`i*chæ"an</hw>, <hw>Man`i*che"an</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Manichæans.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Man"i*chæ*ism</hw>, <hw>Man"i*che*ism</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>manichéisme</i>.] <def>The +doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the +Manichæans.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*che*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>manichéiste</i>.] <def>Manichæan.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Man"i*chord</hw> (?), <hw>Man`i*chor"don</hw> (?), } [L. +<i>monochordon</i>, Gr. &?;; -- so called because it orig. had only +one string. See <u>Monochord</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The clavichord +or clarichord; -- called also <i>dumb spinet</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*cure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>manus</i> hand + <i>curare</i> to cure.] <def>A person who makes a +business of taking care of people's hands, especially their +nails.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Men] who had taken good care of their hands by +wearing gloves and availing themselves of the services of a +<i>manicure</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pop. Sci. Monthly.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"nid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any species of the genus Manis, or family +<i>Manidæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma`nie"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Mania</u>.] +<def>Mania; insanity.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*fest</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>manifeste</i>, L. <i>manifestus</i>, lit., struck by the hand, +hence, palpable; <i>manus</i> hand + <i>fendere</i> (in comp.) to +strike. See <u>Manual</u>, and <u>Defend</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Evident to the senses, esp. to the sight; apparent; distinctly +perceived; hence, obvious to the understanding; apparent to the mind; +easily apprehensible; plain; not obscure or hidden.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Neither is there any creature that is not +<i>manifest</i> in his sight.</blockquote> <i> Heb. iv. 13.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That which may be known of God is <i>manifest</i> in +them.</blockquote> <i>Rom. i. 19.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thus <i>manifest</i> to sight the god +appeared.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Detected; convicted; -- with +<i>of</i>.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Calistho there stood <i>manifest</i> of +shame.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Open; clear; apparent; evident; visible; +conspicuous; plain; obvious. -- <u>Manifest</u>, <u>Clear</u>, +<u>Plain</u>, <u>Obvious</u>, <u>Evident</u>. What is <i>clear</i> +can be seen readily; what is <i>obvious</i> lies directly in our way, +and necessarily arrests our attention; what is <i>evident</i> is seen +so clearly as to remove doubt; what is <i>manifest</i> is very +distinctly evident.</p> + +<p><blockquote>So <i>clear</i>, so shining, and so +<i>evident</i>,<BR> +That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Entertained with solitude,<BR> +Where <i>obvious</i> duty erewhile appeared unsought.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I saw, I saw him <i>manifest</i> in view,<BR> +His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*fest</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Manifests</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>manifeste</i>. See +<u>Manifest</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Manifesto</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A public declaration; an open statement; a +manifesto. See <u>Manifesto</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A list or invoice of a ship's cargo, +containing a description by marks, numbers, etc., of each package of +goods, to be exhibited at the customhouse.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*fest</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Manifested</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Manifesting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To show plainly; to make +to appear distinctly, -- usually to the mind; to put beyond question +or doubt; to display; to exhibit.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is nothing hid which shall not be +<i>manifested</i>.</blockquote> <i>Mark iv. 22.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thy life did <i>manifest</i> thou lovedst me +not.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To exhibit the manifests or prepared +invoices of; to declare at the customhouse.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To reveal; declare; evince; make known; disclose; +discover; display.</p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*fest`a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as +can be manifested.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`i*fes*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>manifestatio</i>: cf. F. <i>manifestation</i>.] <def>The act of +manifesting or disclosing, or the state of being manifested; +discovery to the eye or to the understanding; also, that which +manifests; exhibition; display; revelation; as, the +<i>manifestation</i> of God's power in creation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The secret manner in which acts of mercy ought to be +performed, requires this public <i>manifestation</i> of them at the +great day.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*fest`i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Manifestable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*fest*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +manifest manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*fest*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being manifest; obviousness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`i*fes"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Manifestoes</b></plw> (#). [It. <i>manifesto</i>. See +<u>Manifest</u>, <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos>] <def>A public +declaration, usually of a prince, sovereign, or other person claiming +large powers, showing his intentions, or proclaiming his opinions and +motives in reference to some act done or contemplated by him; as, a +<i>manifesto</i> declaring the purpose of a prince to begin war, and +explaining his motives.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>it was proposed to draw up a <i>manifesto</i>, setting +forth the grounds and motives of our taking arms.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Frederick, in a public <i>manifesto</i>, appealed to +the Empire against the insolent pretensions of the pope.</blockquote> +<i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*fold</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>manigfeald</i>. See <u>Many</u>, and <u>Fold</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Various in kind or quality; many in number; +numerous; multiplied; complicated.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>O Lord, how <i>manifold</i> are thy +works!</blockquote> <i>Ps. civ. 24.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I know your <i>manifold</i> +transgressions.</blockquote> <i>Amos v. 12.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Exhibited at divers times or in various +ways; -- used to qualify nouns in the singular number.</def> "The +<i>manifold</i> wisdom of God." <i>Eph. iii. 10.</i> "The +<i>manifold</i> grace of God." <i>1 Pet. iv. 10.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Manifold writing</b></col>, <cd>a process or method by +which several copies, as of a letter, are simultaneously made, sheets +of coloring paper being infolded with thin sheets of plain paper upon +which the marks made by a stylus or a type-writer are +transferred.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*fold</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A copy of a writing made by the manifold process.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A cylindrical pipe fitting, +having a number of lateral outlets, for connecting one pipe with +several others.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The third stomach of a ruminant +animal.</def> [Local, U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*fold</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Manifolded</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Manifolding</u>.] <def>To take copies of by the process of +manifold writing; as, to <i>manifold</i> a letter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*fold`ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having many +folds, layers, or plates; as, a <i>manifolded</i> shield.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*fold`ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a manifold +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*fold`ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Multiplicity.</def> <i>Sherwood.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A generalized concept of +magnitude.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i> +hand + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Shaped like the hand.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ni"glion</hw> (m&adot;*n&ibreve;l"yŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>maniglio</i>, <i>maniglia</i>, bracelet, +handle. Cf. <u>Manilio</u>.] <i>(Gun.)</i> <def>Either one of two +handles on the back of a piece of ordnance.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Man"i*hoc</hw> (?), <hw>Man"i*hot</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Manioc</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OD. <i>manneken</i>, +dim. of <i>man</i> man. See <u>Man</u>, and <u>-kin</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a +manakin.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A model of the human body, made of papier- +mache or other material, commonly in detachable pieces, for +exhibiting the different parts and organs, their relative position, +etc.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma*nil"a</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*nil"la</hw> }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the +capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that +city.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Manila cheroot</b></col> or <col><b>cigar</b></col>, <cd>a +cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine +Islands.</cd> -- <col><b>Manila hemp</b></col>, <cd>a fibrous +material obtained from the <i>Musa textilis</i>, a plant allied to +the banana, growing in the Philippine and other East India islands; - +- called also by the native name <i>abaca</i>. From it matting, +canvas, ropes, and cables are made.</cd> -- <col><b>Manila +paper</b></col>, <cd>a durable brown or buff paper made of Manila +hemp, used as a wrapping paper, and as a cheap printing and writing +paper. The name is also given to inferior papers, made of other +fiber.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nil"io</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Manilla</u>, 1.</def> <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nil"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>manilla</i>; +cf. It. <i>maniglio</i>, <i>maniglia</i>; F. <i>manille</i>; Pg. +<i>manilha</i>; all fr. L. <i>manus</i> hand, and formed after the +analogy of L. <i>monile</i>, pl. <i>monilia</i>, necklace: cf. F. +<i>manille</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A ring worn upon the arm or +leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A piece of copper of the shape of a +horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of +Africa.</def> <i>Simmonds.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nil"la</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Manila</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*nille"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See 1st +<u>Manilla</u>, 1.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ni*oc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg. <i>mandioca</i>, +fr. Braz.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The tropical plants (<i>Manihot +utilissima</i>, and <i>M. Aipi</i>), from which cassava and tapioca +are prepared; also, cassava.</def> [Written also <i>mandioc</i>, +<i>manihoc</i>, <i>manihot</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manipulus</i>, +<i>maniplus</i>, a handful, a certain number of soldiers; +<i>manus</i> hand + root of <i>plere</i> to fill, <i>plenus</i> full: +cf. F. <i>maniple</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, and <u>Full</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A handful.</def> [R.] +<i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A division of the Roman army numbering +sixty men exclusive of officers; any small body of soldiers; a +company.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental +band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a +priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in the +English Church service.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>manipularis</i>: cf. F. <i>manipulaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Of or pertaining to the maniple, or company.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Manipulatory; as, <i>manipular</i> +operations.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manipulated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Manipulating</u> (?).] [LL. <i>manipulatus</i>, p. p. +of <i>manipulare</i> to lead by the hand, fr. L. <i>manipulus</i>. +See <u>Maniple</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To treat, work, or +operate with the hands, especially when knowledge and dexterity are +required; to manage in hand work; to handle; as, to <i>manipulate</i> +scientific apparatus.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To control the action of, by management; +as, to <i>manipulate</i> a convention of delegates; to +<i>manipulate</i> the stock market; also, to manage artfully or +fraudulently; as, to <i>manipulate</i> accounts, or election +returns.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*late</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To use the +hands in dexterous operations; to do hand work; specifically, to +manage the apparatus or instruments used in scientific work, or in +artistic or mechanical processes; also, specifically, to use the hand +in mesmeric operations.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nip`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>manipulation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of +manipulating, or the state of being manipulated; the act of handling +work by hand; use of the hands, in an artistic or skillful manner, in +science or art.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Manipulation</i> is to the chemist like the +external senses to the mind.</blockquote> <i>Whewell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The use of the hands in mesmeric +operations.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Artful management; as, the +<i>manipulation</i> of political bodies; sometimes, a management or +treatment for purposes of deception or fraud.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*la*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to manipulation; performed by manipulation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*la`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +manipulates.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 892 !></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nip"u*la*to*ry</hw> +(m&adot;*n&ibreve;p"&usl;*l&adot;*t&osl;*r&ybreve;), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to manipulation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"nis</hw> (mā"n&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[NL., fr. L. <i>manes</i> the ghosts or shades of the dead. So called +from its dismal appearance, and because it seeks for its food by +night.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of edentates, covered with +large, hard, triangular scales, with sharp edges that overlap each +other like tiles on a roof. They inhabit the warmest parts of Asia +and Africa, and feed on ants. Called also <i>Scaly anteater</i>. See +<u>Pangolin</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Man"i*to</hw> (?), <hw>Man"i*tou</hw> (?), <hw>Man"i*tu</hw> +(?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A name given by tribes of American +Indians to a great spirit, whether good or evil, or to any object of +worship.</def> <i>Tylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Gitche <i>Manito</i> the mighty,<BR> +The Great Spirit, the creator,<BR> +Smiled upon his helpless children!</blockquote> +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Mitche <i>Manito</i> the mighty,<BR> +He the dreadful Spirit of Evil,<BR> +As a serpent was depicted.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"i*trunk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i> +hand + E. <i>trunk</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The anterior +segment of the thorax in insects. See <u>Insect</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`kind"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mancynn</i>. +See <u>Kin</u> kindred, <u>Kind</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The human race; man, taken +collectively.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The proper study of <i>mankind</i> is +man.</blockquote> <i>Pore.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Men, as distinguished from women; the male +portion of human race.</def> <i>Lev. xviii. 22.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Human feelings; humanity.</def> [Obs] +<i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"kind`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Manlike; not +womanly; masculine; bold; cruel.</def> [Obs]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Are women grown so <i>mankind</i>? Must they be +wooing?</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Be not too <i>mankind</i> against your +wife.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Manks</hw> (mă&nsm;ks), <pos><i>prop. a.</i></pos> +<def>Of or pertaining to the language or people of the Isle of +Man.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The language spoken in the +Isle of Man. See <u>Manx</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Destitute of men.</def> <i>Bakon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unmanly; inhuman.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"less*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Inhumanly.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Man</i> + +<i>like.</i> Cf. <u>Manly</u>.] <def>Like man, or like a man, in form +or nature; having the qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities; +manly.</def> " Gentle, <i>manlike</i> speech." <i>Testament of +Love.</i> " A right <i>manlike</i> man." <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In glaring Chloe's <i>manlike</i> taste and +mien.</blockquote> <i>Shenstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being manly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little +man.</def> [Obs.] <i> B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> +<u>Manlier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Manliest</u>.] +[<i>Man</i> + <i>-ly</i>. Cf. <u>Manlike</u>.] <def>Having qualities +becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, esp. brave, +courageous, resolute, noble.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let's briefly put on <i>manly</i> +readiness.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Serene and <i>manly</i>, hardened to sustain<BR> +The load of life.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Bold; daring; brave; courageous; firm; undaunted; +hardy; dignified; stately.</p> + +<p><hw>Man"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a manly manner; +with the courage and fortitude of a manly man; as, to act +<i>manly</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"na</hw> (măn"n&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., +fr. Gr. <grk>ma`nna</grk>, Heb. <i>mān</i>; cf. Ar. +<i>mann</i>, properly, gift (of heaven).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Script.)</i> <def>The food supplied to the Israelites in their +journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied +food.</def> <i>Ex. xvi. 15.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name given to lichens of +the genus <i>Lecanora</i>, sometimes blown into heaps in the deserts +of Arabia and Africa, and gathered and used as food.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot. & Med.)</i> <def>A sweetish exudation +in the form of pale yellow friable flakes, coming from several trees +and shrubs and used in medicine as a gentle laxative, as the +secretion of <i>Fraxinus Ornus</i>, and <i>F. rotundifolia</i>, the +manna ashes of Southern Europe.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Persian manna</i> is the secretion of the camel's thorn +(see <i>Camel's thorn</i>, under <u>Camel</u>); <i>Tamarisk +manna</i>, that of the <i>Tamarisk mannifera</i>, a shrub of Western +Asia; <i>Australian, manna</i>, that of certain species of +eucalyptus; <i>Briançon manna</i>, that of the European +larch.</p> + +<p><col><b>Manna grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name of several +tall slender grasses of the genus <i>Glyceria</i>. they have long +loose panicles, and grow in moist places. <i>Nerved manna grass</i> +is <i>Glyceria nervata</i>, and <i>Floating manna grass</i> is <i>G. +fluitans</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Manna insect</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl)</i>, <cd>a scale insect (<i>Gossyparia mannipara</i>), +which causes the exudation of manna from the Tamarix tree in +Arabia.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Man"na croup`</hw> (kr&oomac;p`). [<i>Manna</i> + Russ. & Pol. +<i>krupa</i> groats, grits.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The portions of +hard wheat kernels not ground into flour by the millstones: a kind of +semolina prepared in Russia and used for puddings, soups, etc. -- +called also <i>manna groats</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The husked grains of manna +grass.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>manere</i>, F. +<i>manière</i>, from OF. <i>manier</i>, adj., manual, +skillful, handy, fr. (assumed) LL. <i>manarius</i>, for L. +<i>manuarius</i> belonging to the hand, fr. <i>manus</i> the hand. +See <u>Manual</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mode of action; way of +performing or effecting anything; method; style; form; +fashion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the +cities of Samaria, know not the <i>manner</i> of the God of the +land.</blockquote> <i>2 Kings xvii. 26.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The temptations of prosperity insinuate themselves +after a gentle, but very powerful, <i>manner</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Characteristic mode of acting, conducting, +carrying one's self, or the like; bearing; habitual style.</def></p> + +<p>Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Customary method of acting; +habit.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Paul, as his <i>manner</i> was, went in unto +them.</blockquote> <i>Acts xvii. 2.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Air and <i>manner</i> are more expressive than +words.</blockquote> <i>Richardson.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i> <def>Carriage; behavior; +deportment; also, becoming behavior; well-bred carriage and +address.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Good <i>manners</i> are made up of petty +sacrifices.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The style of writing or thought of an +author; characteristic peculiarity of an artist.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Certain degree or measure; as, it is in a +<i>manner</i> done already.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The bread is in <i>a manner</i> common.</blockquote> +<i>1 Sam. xxi.5.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Sort; kind; style; -- in this application +sometimes having the sense of a plural, sorts or kinds.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ye tithe mint, and rue, and all <i>manner</i> of +herbs.</blockquote> <i>Luke xi. 42.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I bid thee say,<BR> +What <i>manner</i> of man art thou?</blockquote> +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; In old usage, <i>of</i> was often omitted after +<i>manner</i>, when employed in this sense. "A <i>manner</i> Latin +corrupt was her speech." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>By any manner of means</b></col>, <cd>in any way possible; +by any sort of means.</cd> -- <col><b>To be taken</b></col> +<col><b>in, or with</b></col> <col><b>the manner</b></col>. [A +corruption of <i>to be taken in the mainor</i>. See <u>Mainor</u>.] +<cd>To be taken in the very act.</cd> [Obs.] See <u>Mainor</u>. -- +<col><b>To make one's manners</b></col>, <cd>to make a bow or +courtesy; to offer salutation.</cd> -- <col><b>Manners bit</b></col>, +<cd>a portion left in a dish for the sake of good manners.</cd> +<i>Hallwell.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Method; mode; custom; habit; fashion; air; look; +mien; aspect; appearance. See <u>Method</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Man"nered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having a certain way, esp. a polite way, of carrying and +conducting one's self.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Give her princely training, that she may be<BR> +<i>Mannered</i> as she is born.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Affected with mannerism; marked by excess +of some characteristic peculiarity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His style is in some degree <i>mannered</i> and +confined.</blockquote> <i>Hazlitt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ner*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>maniérisme</i>.] <def>Adherence to a peculiar style or +manner; a characteristic mode of action, bearing, or treatment, +carried to excess, especially in literature or art.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mannerism</i> is pardonable,and is sometimes even +agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural . . . . But a +<i>mannerism</i> which does not sit easy on the mannerist, which has +been adopted on principle, and which can be sustained only by +constant effort, is always offensive.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ner*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>maniériste</i>.] <def>One addicted to mannerism; a person +who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries characteristic +peculiarities to excess. See citation under +<u>Mannerism</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ner*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance.</def> +<i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ner*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Showing good +manners; civil; respectful; complaisant.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What thou thinkest meet, and is most +<i>mannerly</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ner*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With good +manners.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mann"heim gold"</hw> (?). [From <i>Mannheim</i> in Germany, +where much of it was made.] <def>A kind of brass made in imitation of +gold. It contains eighty per cent of copper and twenty of zinc.</def> +<i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"nide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mann</i>ite + +anhydr<i>ide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white amorphous or +crystalline substance, obtained by dehydration of mannite, and +distinct from, but convertible into, mannitan.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"nish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Man</i> + <i>- +ish</i>: cf. AS. <i>mennisc</i>, <i>menisc</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Resembling a human being in form or nature; human.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>But yet it was a figure<BR> +Most like to <i>mannish</i> creature.</blockquote> <i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic +of, a man, manlike, masculine.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A woman impudent and <i>mannish</i> +grown.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fond of men; -- said of a woman.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Man"nish*ly</wf> (#),<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Man"nish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ni*tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mannite</i> + +<i>an</i>hydrite.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white amorphous or +crystalline substance obtained by the partial dehydration of +mannite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ni*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of mannitic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mannite</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white +crystalline substance of a sweet taste obtained from a so-called +<i>manna</i>, the dried sap of the flowering ash (<i>Fraxinus +ornus</i>); -- called also <i>mannitol</i>, and <i>hydroxy +hexane</i>. Cf. <u>Dulcite</u>.</def> +</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A sweet white efflorescence +from dried fronds of kelp, especially from those of the <i>Laminaria +saccharina</i>, or devil's apron.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man*nit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived from, +mannite.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mannitic acid</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a white +amorphous substance, intermediate between saccharic acid and mannite, +and obtained by the partial oxidation of the latter.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ni*tol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mannite</i> + +<i>-ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The technical name of mannite. See +<u>Mannite</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"ni*tose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A variety of sugar obtained by the partial oxidation of mannite, +and closely resembling levulose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nœu"vre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Maneuver</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`-of-war"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Men-of-war</b></plw>. <def>A government vessel employed for +the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of war.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Man-of-war bird</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>The +frigate bird; also applied to the skua gulls, and to the wandering +albatross.</cd> -- <col><b>Man-of-war hawk</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the frigate bird.</cd> -- <col><b>Man-of- +war's man</b></col>, <cd>a sailor serving in a ship of war.</cd> -- +<col><b>Portuguese man-of-war</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any +species of the genus <i>Physalia</i>. See <u>Physalia</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; thin, +rare + <i>-meter</i>: cf. F. <i>manomètre</i>.] <def>An +instrument for measuring the tension or elastic force of gases, +steam, etc., constructed usually on the principle of allowing the gas +to exert its elastic force in raising a column of mercury in an open +tube, or in compressing a portion of air or other gas in a closed +tube with mercury or other liquid intervening, or in bending a +metallic or other spring so as to set in motion an index; a pressure +gauge. See <u>Pressure</u>, and <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Air +pump</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Man`o*met"ric</hw> (?), <hw>Man`o*met"ric*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>manométrique</i>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to the manometer; made by the manometer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>maner</i>, OF. +<i>maneir</i> habitation, village, F. <i>manoir</i> manor, prop. the +OF. inf. <i>maneir</i> to stay, remain, dwell, L. <i>manere</i>, and +so called because it was the permanent residence of the lord and of +his tenants. See <u>Mansion</u>, and cf. <u>Remain</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <def>The land belonging to a +lord or nobleman, or so much land as a lord or great personage kept +in his own hands, for the use and subsistence of his +family.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My <i>manors</i>, rents, revenues, l +forego.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; In these days, a <i>manor</i> rather signifies the +jurisdiction and royalty incorporeal, than the land or site, for a +man may have a manor in gross, as the law terms it, that is, the +right and interest of a court-baron, with the perquisites thereto +belonging.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(American Law)</i> <def>A tract of land +occupied by tenants who pay a free-farm rent to the proprietor, +sometimes in kind, and sometimes by performing certain stipulated +services.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Manor house</b></col>, or <col><b>Manor seat</b></col>, +<cd>the house belonging to a manor.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*no"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to a manor.</def> " <i>Manorial</i> claims." +<i>Paley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; thin, rare ++ <i>-scope</i>.] <def>Same as <u>Manometer</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nos"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The science +of the determination of the density of vapors and gases.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*no"ver*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Maneuver</u>.] <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <def>A contrivance or maneuvering +to catch game illegally.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"quell`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A killer of +men; a manslayer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Carew.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Man"red</hw> (?), <hw>Man"rent`</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Homage or service rendered to a superior, +as to a lord; vassalage.</def> [Obs. or Scots Law] +<i>Jamieson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"rope`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>One of the side ropes to the gangway of a ship.</def> +<i>Totten.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"sard roof"</hw> (?). [So called from its inventor, +François <i>Mansard</i>, or <i>Mansart</i>, a distinguished +French architect, who died in 1666.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A hipped +curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower +one being steeper than the upper one.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Manse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>mansa</i>, +<i>mansus</i>, <i>mansum</i>, a farm, fr. L. <i>manere</i>, +<i>mansum</i>, to stay, dwell. See <u>Mansion</u>, <u>Manor</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A dwelling house, generally with land +attached.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The parsonage; a clergyman's house.</def> +[Scot.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Capital manse</b></col>, <cd>the manor house, or lord's +court.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Man"serv`ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A male +servant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mansion</i>, +F. <i>maison</i>, fr. L. <i>mansio</i> a staying, remaining, a +dwelling, habitation, fr. <i>manere</i>, <i>mansum</i>, to stay, +dwell; akin to Gr. &?;. Cf. <u>Manse</u>, <u>Manor</u>, +<u>Menagerie</u>, <u>Menial</u>, <u>Permanent</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole +of a house or other shelter.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>In my Father's house are many +<i>mansions</i>.</blockquote> <i>John xiv. 2.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>These poets near our princes sleep,<BR> +And in one grave their <i>mansions</i> keep.</blockquote> +<i>Den&?;am.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The house of the lord of a manor; a manor +house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Astrol.)</i> <def>A twelfth part of the +heavens; a house. See 1st <u>House</u>, 8.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The place in the heavens occupied each day +by the moon in its monthly revolution.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The eight and twenty <i>mansions</i><BR> +<i>That longen to the moon</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mansion house</b></col>, <cd>the house in which one +resides; specifically, in London and some other cities, the official +residence of the Lord Mayor.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"sion</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To dwell; to +reside.</def> [Obs.] <i>Mede.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"sion*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resident; +residentiary; as, <i>mansionary</i> canons.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"sion*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +dwelling or residing; occupancy as a dwelling place.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"slaugh`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The slaying of a human being; destruction of +men.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The unlawful killing of a +man, either in negligence or incidentally to the commission of some +unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden +excitement of anger.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"slay`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who kills +a human being; one who commits manslaughter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"steal`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person who +steals or kidnaps a human being or beings.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"steal`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or +business of stealing or kidnaping human beings, especially with a +view to e&?;slave them.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"suete</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mansuetus</i>, +p. p. of <i>mansuescere</i> to tame; <i>manus</i> hand + +<i>suescere</i> to accustom: cf. F. <i>mansuet</i>.] <def>Tame; +gentle; kind.</def> [Obs.] <i>Ray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"sue*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mansuetudo</i>: cf. F. <i>mansuétude</i>.] <def>Tameness; +gentleness; mildness.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"swear`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To swear +falsely. Same as <u>Mainswear</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Man"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native +name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Cephaloptera</u> and <u>Sea +devil</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mant*choo"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Manchu</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Man`teau"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> F. +<plw><b>Manteaux</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Manteaus</b></plw> (#). +[F. See <u>Mantle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A woman's cloak or mantle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A gown worn by women.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"tel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [The same word as +<i>mantle</i> a garment; cf. F. <i>manteau de cheminée</i>. +See <u>Mantle</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The finish around a +fireplace, covering the chimney-breast in front and sometimes on both +sides; especially, a shelf above the fireplace, and its +supports.</def> [Written also <i>mantle</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"tel*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., dim. of +<i>manteau</i>, OF. <i>mantel</i>. See <u>Mantle</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A short cloak formerly +worn by knights.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A short cloak or +mantle worn by women.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>mantelet</i> upon his shoulders +hanging.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A musket-proof shield of +rope, wood, or metal, which is sometimes used for the protection of +sappers or riflemen while attacking a fortress, or of gunners at +embrasures; -- now commonly written <i>mantlet</i>.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 893 !></p> + +<p><hw>Man"tel*piece`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Mantel</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"tel*shelf`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The shelf +of a mantel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"tel*tree`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> +<def>The lintel of a fireplace when of wood, as frequently in early +houses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; prophetic.] +<def>Of or pertaining to divination, or to the condition of one +inspired, or supposed to be inspired, by a deity; prophetic.</def> +[R.] "<i>Mantic</i> fury." <i>Trench.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man*til"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. See +<u>Mantle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A lady's light cloak of cape +of silk, velvet, lace, or the like.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of veil, covering the head and +falling down upon the shoulders; -- worn in Spain, Mexico, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Man"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a +prophet.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of +voracious orthopterous insects of the genus <i>Mantis</i>, and allied +genera. They are remarkable for their slender grotesque forms, and +for holding their stout anterior legs in a manner suggesting hands +folded in prayer. The common American species is <i>M. +Carolina</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mantis shrimp</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Sguilla</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Man*tis"pid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any neuropterous insect of the genus <i>Mantispa</i>, and allied +genera. The larvæ feed on plant lice. Also used adjectively. +See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Neuroptera</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man*tis*sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., an addition, +makeweight; of Tuscan origin.] <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The decimal part +of a logarithm, as distinguished from the integral part, or +<i>characteristic</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mantel</i>, OF. +<i>mantel</i>, F. <i>manteau</i>, fr. L. <i>mantellum</i>, +<i>mantelum</i>, a cloth, napkin, cloak, mantle (cf. <i>mantele</i>, +<i>mantile</i>, towel, napkin); prob. from <i>manus</i> hand + the +root of <i>tela</i> cloth. See <u>Manual</u>, <u>Textile</u>, and cf. +<u>Mandil</u>, <u>Mantel</u>, <u>Mantilla</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A loose garment to be worn over other +garments; an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a +covering or concealing envelope.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[The] children are clothed with <i>mantles</i> of +satin.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The green <i>mantle</i> of the standing +pool.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now Nature hangs her <i>mantle</i> green<BR> +On every blooming tree.</blockquote> <i>Burns.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Mantling</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>The external fold, or folds, of the soft, exterior membrane of +the body of a mollusk. It usually forms a cavity inclosing the gills. +See <i>Illusts</i>. of <u>Buccinum</u>, and <u>Byssus</u>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any free, outer membrane.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The back of a bird together with the folded +wings.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A mantel. See +<u>Mantel</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The outer wall and casing of a blast +furnace, above the hearth.</def> <i>Raymond.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Hydraulic Engin.)</i> <def>A penstock for a +water wheel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mantled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mantling</u> (?).] <def>To cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to +cloak; to hide; to disguise.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To unfold and spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of +hawks. Also used figuratively.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ne is there hawk which <i>mantleth</i> on her +perch.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Or tend his sparhawk <i>mantling</i> in her +mew.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>My frail fancy fed with full delight.<BR> +Doth bathe in bliss, and <i>mantleth</i> most at ease.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To spread out; -- said of wings.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The swan, with arched neck<BR> +Between her white wings <i>mantling</i> proudly, rows.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To spread over the surface as a covering; +to overspread; as, the scum <i>mantled</i> on the pool.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Though <i>mantled</i> in her cheek the +blood.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, +as froth, scum, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is a sort of men whose visages<BR> +Do cream and <i>mantle</i> like a standing pond.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nor bowl of wassail <i>mantle</i> warm.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"tlet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mantelet</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"tling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Her.)</i> +<def>The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and around +a coat of arms: -- called also <i>lambrequin</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. or Sp. +<i>manto</i>, abbrev., from L. <i>mantelum</i>. See <u>Mantle</u>.] +<def>See <u>Manteau</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man*tol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is +skilled in mantology; a diviner.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; prophet + +<i>-logy</i>.] <def>The act or art of divination.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Man"tra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr.] <def>A prayer; +an invocation; a religious formula; a charm.</def> [India]</p> + +<p>&fist; Among the Hindoos each caste and tribe has a <i>mantra</i> +peculiar to itself; as, the <i>mantra</i> of the Brahmans. +<i>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"trap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A trap for catching trespassers.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dangerous place, as an open hatch, into +which one may fall.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"tu*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in +Italy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beck (Draper's Dict.).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's +gown.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"tu*a*mak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +makes dresses, cloaks, etc., for women; a dressmaker.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"tu*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to Mantua.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant +of Mantua.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"nu</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr.] <i>(Hind. +Myth.)</i> <def>One of a series of progenitors of human beings, and +authors of human wisdom.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"u*al</hw> (măn"&usl;*<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>manuel</i>, F. <i>manuel</i>, L. +<i>manualis</i>, fr. <i>manus</i> hand; prob. akin to AS. <i>mund</i> +hand, protection, OHG. <i>munt</i>, G. <i>münd</i>el a ward, +vor<i>mund</i> guardian, Icel. <i>mund</i> hand. Cf. +<u>Emancipate</u>, <u>Legerdemain</u>, <u>Maintain</u>, +<u>Manage</u>, <u>Manner</u>, <u>Manure</u>, <u>Mound</u> a hill.] +<def>Of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as, +<i>manual</i> labor; the king's sign <i>manual</i>.</def> +"<i>Manual</i> and ocular examination." <i>Tatham.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Manual alphabet</b></col>. <cd>See +<u>Dactylology</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Manual exercise</b></col> +<i>(Mil.)</i> <cd>the exercise by which soldiers are taught the use +of their muskets and other arms.</cd> -- <col><b>Seal +manual</b></col>, <cd>the impression of a seal worn on the hand as a +ring.</cd> -- <col><b>Sign manual</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Sign</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Man"u*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>manuel</i>, +LL. <i>manuale</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small book, such as may be carried in the +hand, or conveniently handled; a handbook; specifically, the service +book of the Roman Catholic Church.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This <i>manual</i> of laws, styled the Confessor's +Laws.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A keyboard of an organ or +harmonium for the fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a +clavier, or set of keys.</def> <i>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A prescribed exercise in the +systematic handing of a weapon; as, the <i>manual</i> of arms; the +<i>manual</i> of the sword; the <i>manual</i> of the piece (cannon, +mortar, etc.).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"u*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who works +with the hands; an artificer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"u*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By +hand.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"u*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>manuarius</i>, fr. <i>manus</i> hand.] <def>Manual.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An artificer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nu"bi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>manubialis</i>, fr. <i>manubiae</i> money obtained from the sale +of booty, booty.] <def>Belonging to spoils; taken in war.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nu"bri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to a manubrium; shaped like a manubrium; +handlelike.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*nu"bri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. +<plw><b>Manubria</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Manubriums</b></plw> (#). +[L., handle, fr. <i>manus</i> hand.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A handlelike process or +part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and +the handlelike process of the malleus.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The proboscis of a +jellyfish; -- called also <i>hypostoma</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Hydromedusa</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"u*code</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Javanese +<i>manukdewata</i> the bird of the gods: cf. F. <i>manucode</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any bird of the genus <i>Manucodia</i>, of +Australia and New Guinea. They are related to the bird of +paradise.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`u*du"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +leads by the hand; a manuductor.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man`u*duc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i> +hand + <i>ductio</i> a leading, <i>ducere</i> to lead: cf. F. +<i>manuduction</i>.] <def>Guidance by the hand.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Glanvill.</i> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man`u*duc"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i> +the hand + <i>ductor</i> a leader, <i>ducere</i> to lead: cf. F. +<i>manuducteur</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A conductor; an officer in +the ancient church who gave the signal for the choir to sing, and who +beat time with the hand, and regulated the music.</def> <i>Moore +(Encyc. of Music.)</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man`u*fac"to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>-ries</b></plw> (#). [Cf. L. <i>factorium</i> an oil press, +prop., place where something is made. See <u>Manufacture</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Manufacture.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A building or place where anything is +manufactured; a factory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`u*fac"to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to +manufacturing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`u*fac"tur*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to manufactures.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man`u*fac"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i> +the hand + <i>factura</i> a making, fr. <i>facere</i> to make: cf. F. +<i>manufacture</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, and <u>Fact</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The operation of making wares or any products +by hand, by machinery, or by other agency.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything made from raw materials by the +hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, +machinery, saddlery, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`u*fac"ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manufactured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Manufacturing</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>manufacturer</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make (wares or other products) by hand, by +machinery, or by other agency; as, to <i>manufacture</i> cloth, +nails, glass, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To work, as raw or partly wrought +materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to <i>manufacture</i> +wool, cotton, silk, or iron.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`u*fac"ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be +employed in manufacturing something.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`u*fac"tur*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +manufactures.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`u*fac"tur*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Employed, or chiefly employed, in +manufacture; as, a <i>manufacturing</i> community; a +<i>manufacturing</i> town.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to manufacture; as, +<i>manufacturing</i> projects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"nul</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A wild cat (<i>Felis manul</i>), having long, soft, light- +colored fur. It is found in the mountains of Central Asia, and dwells +among rocks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"u*mise`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See +<u>Manumit</u>.] <def>To manumit.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man`u*mis"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>manumissio</i>: cf. F. <i>manumission</i>. See <u>Manumit</u>.] +<def>The act of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from +bondage.</def> "Given to slaves at their <i>manumission</i>." +<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man`u*mit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manumitted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Manumitting</u>.] [L. <i>manumittere</i>, <i>manumissum</i>; +<i>manus</i> the hand + <i>mittere</i> to send, to send off. See +<u>Manual</u>, and <u>Missile</u>.] <def>To release from slavery; to +liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a +slave.</def> "<i>Manumitted</i> slaves." <i>Hume.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"u*mo`tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i> +the hand + E. <i>motive</i>.] <def>Movable by hand.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man"u*mo`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>manus</i> +the hand + E. <i>motor</i>.] <def>A small wheel carriage, so +constructed that a person sitting in it may move it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nur"a*ble</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of cultivation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir +M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Capable of receiving a fertilizing +substance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nur"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Cultivation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Warner.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nur"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Cultivation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nure"</hw> (m&adot;*nūr"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Manured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & +vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Manuring</u>.] [Contr, from OF. <i>manuvrer</i>, +<i>manovrer</i>, to work with the hand, to cultivate by manual labor, +F. <i>manœuvrer</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, <u>Ure</u>, +<u>Opera</u>, and cf. <u>Inure</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by +culture.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>To whom we gave the strand for to +<i>manure</i>.</blockquote> <i>Surrey.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Manure</i> thyself then; to thyself be +improved;<BR> +And with vain, outward things be no more moved.</blockquote> +<i>Donne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To apply manure to; to enrich, as land, by +the application of a fertilizing substance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The blood of English shall <i>manure</i> the +ground.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nure"</hw> (m&adot;*nūr"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing substance, +as the contents of stables and barnyards, dung, decaying animal or +vegetable substances, etc.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nure"ment</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. +<i>manouvrement</i>.] <def>Cultivation.</def> [Obs.] <i>W. +Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nur"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who manures +land.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nu"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Relating to +manures.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*nur"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +process of applying manure; also, the manure applied.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Manus</b></plw>. [L., the hand.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The +distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot +or hand.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"u*script</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>manu +scriptus</i>. See <u>Manual</u>, and <u>Scribe</u>.] <def>Written +with or by the hand; not printed; as, a <i>manuscript</i> +volume.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man"u*script</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>manuscriptum</i>, lit., something written with the hand. See +<u>Manuscript</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +literary or musical composition written with the hand, as +distinguished from a printed copy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book +exists only in <i>manuscript</i>.</def> <i>Craik.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The word is often abbreviated to <i>MS</i>., plural +<i>MSS</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Man"u*script`al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Manuscript.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Man`u*ten"en*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>manus</i> hand + <i>tenere</i> to hold.] <def>Maintenance.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Abp. Sancroft.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Man"way`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small +passageway, as in a mine, that a man may pass through.</def> +<i>Raymond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Manx</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the <i>Manx</i> +language.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Manx cat</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a breed of +domestic cats having a rudimentary tail, containing only about three +vertebrae.</cd> -- <col><b>Manx shearwater</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an oceanic bird (<i>Puffinus anglorum</i>, +or <i>P. puffinus</i>), called also <i>Manx petrel</i>, <i>Manx +puffin</i>. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Manx</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The language of the +inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect of the Celtic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Meine</u>, +<u>Mansion</u>.] <def>A retinue of servants; a household.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ny</hw>, <pos><i>a. or pron.</i></pos> [It has no variation +to express degrees of comparison; <i>more</i> and <i>most</i>, which +are used for the comparative and superlative degrees, are from a +different root.] [OE. <i>mani</i>, <i>moni</i>, AS. <i>manig</i>, +<i>mænig</i>, <i>monig</i>; akin to D. <i>menig</i>, OS. & OHG. +<i>manag</i>, G. <i>manch</i>, Dan. <i>mange</i>, Sw. +<i>månge</i>, Goth. <i>manags</i>, OSlav. <i>mnog'</i>, Russ. +<i>mnogii</i>; cf. Icel. <i>margr</i>, Prov. E. <i>mort</i>. +√103.] <def>Consisting of a great number; numerous; not +few.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou shalt be a father of <i>many</i> +nations.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xvii. 4.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Not <i>many</i> wise men after the flesh, not +<i>many</i> mighty, not <i>many</i> noble, are called.</blockquote> +<i>1 Cor. i. 26.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Many</i> is freely prefixed to participles, forming +compounds which need no special explanation; as, <i>many-</i>angled, +<i>many-</i>celled, <i>many-</i>eyed, <i>many-</i>footed, <i>many- +</i>handed, <i>many-</i>leaved, <i>many-</i>lettered, <i>many- +</i>named, <i>many-</i>peopled, <i>many-</i>petaled, <i>many- +</i>seeded, <i>many-</i>syllabled (polysyllabic), <i>many- +</i>tongued, <i>many-</i>voiced, <i>many-</i>wived, and the like. + Comparison is often expressed by <i>many</i> with <i>as</i> or +<i>so</i>. "As <i>many</i> as were willing hearted . . . brought +bracelets." <i>Exod. xxxv. 22.</i> "So <i>many</i> laws argue so +<i>many</i> sins." <i>Milton.</i> + <i>Many</i> stands with a singular substantive with <i>a</i> or +<i>an</i>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Many a</b></col>, <cd>a large number taken distributively; +each one of many.</cd> "For thy sake have I shed <i>many a</i> tear." +<i>Shak.</i> "Full <i>many a</i> gem of purest ray serene." +<i>Gray.</i> -- <col><b>Many one</b></col>, <cd>many a one; many +persons.</cd> <i>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</i> -- <col><b>The +many</b></col>, <cd>the majority; -- opposed to <i>the few</i>. See +<u>Many</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Too many</b></col>, +<cd>too numerous; hence, too powerful; as, they are <i>too many</i> +for us.</cd> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Numerous; multiplied; frequent; manifold; various; +divers; sundry.</p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ny</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>menigeo</i>, +<i>menigo</i>, <i>menio</i>, multitude; akin to G. <i>menge</i>, OHG. +<i>managī</i>, <i>menigī</i>, Goth. <i>managei</i>. See +<u>Many</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a +community.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>After him the rascal <i>many</i> ran.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A large or considerable number.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>many</i> of our bodies shall no doubt<BR> +Find native graves.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Seeing a great <i>many</i> in rich gowns.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>It will be concluded by <i>many</i>that he lived like +an honest man.</blockquote> <i>Fielding.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; In this sense, <i>many</i> is connected immediately with +another substantive (without <i>of</i>) to show of what the +<i>many</i> consists; as, a good <i>many</i> [of] people think +so.</p> + +<p><blockquote>He is liable to a great <i>many</i> +inconveniences.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ny-mind`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having many +faculties; versatile; many-sided.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ny*plies</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Many</i>, adj. ++ <i>plies</i>, pl. of <i>ply</i> a fold.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The +third division, or that between the reticulum, or honeycomb stomach, +and the abomasum, or rennet stomach, in the stomach of ruminants; the +omasum; the psalterium. So called from the numerous folds in its +mucous membrane. See <i>Illust</i> of <u>Ruminant</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ny-sid`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having many sides; -- said of figures. Hence, presenting many +questions or subjects for consideration; as, a <i>many-sided</i> +topic.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Interested in, and having an aptitude for, +many unlike pursuits or objects of attention; versatile.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Ma"ny-sid`ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><! p. 894 !></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma"ny*ways`</hw> (?), <hw>Ma"ny*wise`</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In many different ways; +variously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Man`za*ni"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., dim. of +<i>munzana</i> an apple.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name given to several +species of <i>Arctostaphylos</i>, but mostly to <i>A. glauca</i> and +<i>A. pungens</i>, shrubs of California, Oregon, etc., with reddish +smooth bark, ovate or oval coriaceous evergreen leaves, and bearing +clusters of red berries, which are said to be a favorite food of the +grizzly bear.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"o*ri</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Maoris</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>One of the +aboriginal inhabitants of New Zealand; also, the original language of +New Zealand.</def> -- <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +the Maoris or to their language.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Map</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From F. <i>mappe</i>, in +<i>mappemonde</i> map of the world, fr. L. <i>mappa</i> napkin, +signal cloth; -- a Punic word. Cf. <u>Apron</u>, <u>Napkin</u>, +<u>Nappe</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A representation of the +surface of the earth, or of some portion of it, showing the relative +position of the parts represented; -- usually on a flat surface. +Also, such a representation of the celestial sphere, or of some part +of it.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; There are five principal kinds of projection used in making +maps: the <i>orthographic</i>, the <i>stereographic</i>, the +<i>globuar</i>, the <i>conical</i>, and the <i>cylindrical</i>, or +<i>Mercator's projection</i>. See <u>Projection</u>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything which represents graphically a +succession of events, states, or acts; as, an historical +<i>map</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thus is his cheek the <i>map</i> of days +outworn.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Map lichen</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a lichen +(<i>Lecidea geographica</i>.) growing on stones in curious maplike +figures.</cd> <i>Dr. Prior.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Map</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mapped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mapping</u> (?).] <def>To represent by a map; -- often with +<i>out</i>; as, to survey and <i>map</i>, or <i>map out</i>, a +<i>county</i>. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate +systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; as, to <i>map</i>, or +<i>map out</i>, a journey; to <i>map out</i> business.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am near to the place where they should meet, if +Pisanio have <i>mapped</i> it truly.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*pach"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Mexican.] <def>The +raccoon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mapolder</i>, +<i>mapulder</i>, <i>mapol</i>; akin to Icel. <i>möpurr</i>; cf. +OHG. <i>mazzaltra</i>, <i>mazzoltra</i>, G. <i>massholder</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A tree of the genus <i>Acer</i>, including about +fifty species. <i>A. saccharinum</i> is the rock maple, or sugar +maple, from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in +great quantities, by evaporation; the red or swamp maple is <i>A. +rubrum</i>; the silver maple, <i>A. dasycarpum</i>, having fruit +wooly when young; the striped maple, <i>A. Pennsylvanium</i>, called +also <i>moosewood</i>. The common maple of Europe is <i>A. +campestre</i>, the sycamore maple is <i>A. Pseudo-platanus</i>, and +the Norway maple is <i>A. platanoides</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Maple</i> is much used adjectively, or as the first part +of a compound; as, <i>maple</i> tree, <i>maple</i> leaf, etc.</p> + +<p><col><b>Bird's-eye maple</b></col>, <col><b>Curled +maple</b></col>, <cd>varieties of the wood of the rock maple, in +which a beautiful lustrous grain is produced by the sinuous course of +the fibers.</cd> -- <col><b>Maple honey</b></col>, <col><b>Maple +molasses</b></col>, or <col><b>Maple sirup</b></col>, <cd>maple sap +boiled to the consistency of molasses.</cd> -- <col><b>Maple +sugar</b></col>, <cd>sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple +by evaporation.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Map"like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having or +consisting of lines resembling a map; as, the <i>maplike</i> figures +in which certain lichens grow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Map"per*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Map.] <def>The +making, or study, of maps.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"qui</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +Chilian shrub (<i>Aristotelia Maqui</i>). Its bark furnishes strings +for musical instruments, and a medicinal wine is made from its +berries.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small lake. See +<u>Mere</u>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mar</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Marred</u> (märd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Marring</u>.] [OE. <i>marren</i>, <i>merren</i>, AS. +<i>merran</i>, <i>myrran</i> (in comp.), to obstruct, impede, +dissipate; akin to OS. <i>merrian</i>, OHG. <i>marrjan</i>, +<i>merran</i>; cf. D. <i>marren</i>, <i>meeren</i>, to moor a ship, +Icel. <i>merja</i> to bruise, crush, and Goth. <i>marzjan</i> to +offend. Cf. <u>Moor</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or +defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I pray you <i>mar</i> no more trees with wiring love +songs in their barks.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>But mirth is <i>marred</i>, and the good cheer is +lost.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ire, envy, and despair<BR> +Which <i>marred</i> all his borrowed visage.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To spoil; to ruin.</def> "It makes us, or +it <i>mars</i> us." "Striving to mend, to <i>mar</i> the subject." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mark or blemish made by +bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr. +<i>māra</i>.] <i>(Hind. Myth.)</i> <def>The principal or ruling +evil spirit.</def> <i>E. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"ra</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>mara</i> +nightmare, an ogress. See <u>Nightmare</u>.] <i>(Norse Myth.)</i> +<def>A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on +their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"ra</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The Patagonian cavy (<i>Dolichotis Patagonicus</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar`a*bou"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large stork of the +genus <i>Leptoptilos</i> (formerly <i>Ciconia</i>), esp. the African +species (<i>L. crumenifer</i>), which furnishes plumes worn as +ornaments. The Asiatic species (<i>L. dubius</i>, or <i>L. +argala</i>) is the adjutant. See <u>Adjutant</u>.</def> [Written also +<i>marabu</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One having five eighths negro blood; the +offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.</def> [Louisiana] +<i>Bartlett.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Marabout"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from Pg. +<i>marabuto</i>, Ar. <i>morābit</i>. Cf. <u>Maravedi</u>.] +<def>A Mohammedan saint; especially, one who claims to work cures +supernaturally.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"a*can</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Braz. +<i>maracaná</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A macaw.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*rai"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sacred +inclosure or temple; -- so called by the islanders of the Pacific +Ocean.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar`a*nath"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Aramaic +<i>māran athā</i>.] <def>"Our Lord cometh;" -- an +expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to +the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing +persons for great crimes; as much as to say, "May the Lord come +quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes." See <i>Anathema +maranatha</i>, under <u>Anathema</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ran"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A genus of endogenous plants found in tropical America, and some +species also in India. They have tuberous roots containing a large +amount of starch, and from one species (<i>Maranta arundinacea</i>) +arrowroot is obtained. Many kinds are cultivated for +ornament.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma`ra*schi"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr. +<i>marasca</i>, <i>amarasca</i>, a sour cherry, L. <i>amarus</i> +bitter.] <def>A liqueur distilled from fermented cherry juice, and +flavored with the pit of a variety of cherry which grows in +Dalmatia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ras"mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; , +fr. &?;, to quench, as fire; pass., to die away.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of +consumption; atrophy; phthisis.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Pining atrophy,<BR> +<i>Marasmus</i>, and wide-wasting pestilence.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Marasmus senilis</b></col> [L.], <cd>progressive atrophy +of the aged.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*raud"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Marauded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Marauding</u>.] [F. <i>marauder</i>, fr. <i>maraud</i> vagabond, +OF. <i>marault</i>; of uncertain origin, perh. for <i>malault</i>, +fr. (assumed) LL. <i>malaldus</i>; fr. L. <i>malus</i> bad, ill + a +suffix of German origin (cf. <u>Herald</u>). Cf. <u>Malice</u>.] +<def>To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to +plunder.</def> "<i>Marauding</i> hosts." <i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*raud"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An excursion for +plundering.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*raud`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Maraud</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>: cf. F. <i>maraudeur</i>.] <def>A rover in quest +of booty or plunder; a plunderer; one who pillages.</def> <i>De +Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar`a*ve"di</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. +<i>maravedí</i>; -- so called from the +<i>Morābitīn</i> (lit., the steadfast), an Arabian +dynasty which reigned in Africa and Spain. Cf. <u>Marabout</u>.] +<i>(Numis.)</i> <def>A small copper coin of Spain, equal to three +mils American money, less than a farthing sterling. Also, an ancient +Spanish gold coin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ble</hw> (mär"b'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>marbel</i>, <i>marbre</i>, F. <i>marbre</i>, L. <i>marmor</i>, fr. +Gr. <grk>ma`rmaros</grk>, fr. <grk>marmai`rein</grk> to sparkle, +flash. Cf. <u>Marmoreal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A massive, +compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished +and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies +from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and +frequently beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to +other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd antique +marble, and less properly to polished porphyry, granite, +etc.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <col><b>Breccia marble</b></col> consists of limestone +fragments cemented together. -- <col><b>Ruin marble</b></col>, when +polished, shows forms resembling ruins, due to disseminated iron +oxide. -- <col><b>Shell marble</b></col> contains fossil shells. -- +<col><b>Statuary marble</b></col> is a pure, white, fine-grained +kind, including <i>Parian</i> (from Paros) and <i>Carrara</i> marble. +If coarsely granular it is called <i>saccharoidal</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as +a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection +of such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian <i>marbles</i>; the +Elgin <i>marbles</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A little ball of marble, or of some other +hard substance, used as a plaything by children; or, in the plural, a +child's game played with marbles.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Marble</i> is also much used in self-explaining +compounds; when used figuratively in compounds it commonly means, +hard, cold, destitute of compassion or feeling; as, <i>marble- +</i>breasted, <i>marble-</i>faced, <i>marble-</i>hearted.</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ble</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a <i>marble</i> mantel; +<i>marble</i> paper.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a <i>marble</i> +breast or heart.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Marbled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Marbling</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>marbrer</i>. See <u>Marble</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To stain or vein like marble; to variegate +in color; as, to <i>marble</i> the edges of a book, or the surface of +paper.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"bled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Made of, or faced with, marble.</def> [Obs.] "The <u>marbled</u> +mansion." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted +like marble.</def> "<i>Marbled</i> paper." <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(zoöl.)</i> <def>Varied with irregular +markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and +streaks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ble-edged`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the +edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble, as a +book.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ble*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Marbleized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Marbleizing</u> (?).] <def>To stain or grain in +imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, +to <i>marbleize</i> slate, wood, or iron.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"bler</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who works upon marble or other stone.</def> [R.] +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who colors or stains in imitation of +marble.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"bling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of +marble.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, +giving it a marbled appearance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Distinct +markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and +insects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"bly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing, or +resembling, marble.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mar*bri"nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL., fr. OF. & +F. <i>marble</i> marble. See <u>Marble</u>.] <def>A cloth woven so as +to imitate the appearance of marble; -- much used in the 15th and +16th centuries.</def> <i>Beck (Draper's Dict.).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Marc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>The refuse +matter which remains after the pressure of fruit, particularly of +grapes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Marc</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>marc</i>; akin to G. +<i>mark</i>, Icel. <i>mörk</i>, perh. akin to E. <i>mark</i> a +sign. √106, 273.] [Written also <i>mark</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A weight of various commodities, esp. of gold +and silver, used in different European countries. In France and +Holland it was equal to eight ounces.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A coin formerly current in England and +Scotland, equal to thirteen shillings and four pence.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A German coin and money of account. See +<u>Mark</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"can*tant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. +<i>mercatante</i>. See <u>Merchant</u>.] <def>A merchant.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ca*site</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>marcassite</i>; cf. It. <i>marcassita</i>, Sp. <i>marquesita</i>, +Pg. <i>marquezita</i>; all fr. Ar. <i>marqashītha</i>.] +<i>(Min.)</i> <def>A sulphide of iron resembling pyrite or common +iron pyrites in composition, but differing in form; white iron +pyrites.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Golden marcasite</b></col>, <cd>tin.</cd> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mar`ca*sit"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mar`ca*sit"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing, or having the nature of, +marcasite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*cas"sin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Her.)</i> +<def>A young wild boar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mar*ca"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>In a marked emphatic manner; -- used adverbially as a +direction.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"cel*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>marcidus</i> withered, fr. <i>marcere</i> to wither, shrivel.] +<def>A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc., in ladies' +dresses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*ces"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>marcescens</i>, p. pr. of <i>marcescere</i> to wither, decay, fr. +<i>marcere</i> to wither, droop: cf. F. <i>marcescent</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Withering without falling off; fading; +decaying.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*ces"ci*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>marcescible</i>.] <def>Liable to wither or decay.</def></p> + +<p><hw>March</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Martius mensis</i> +Mars'month fr. <i>Martius</i> belonging to <i>Mars</i>, the god of +war: cf. F. <i>mars</i>. Cf. <u>Martial</u>.] <def>The third month +of the year, containing thirty-one days.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The stormy <i>March</i> is come at last,<BR> +With wind, and cloud, and changing skies.</blockquote> +<i>Bryant.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>As mad as a March Hare</b></col>, <cd>an old English +Saying derived from the fact that March is the rutting time of hares, +when they are excitable and violent.</cd> <i>Wright.</i></p> + +<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>marche</i>, F. +<i>marche</i>; of German origin; cf. OHG. <i>marcha</i>, G. +<i>mark</i>, akin to OS. <i>marka</i>, AS. <i>mearc</i>, Goth. +<i>marka</i>, L. <i>margo</i> edge, border, margin, and possibly to +E. <i>mark</i> a sign. √106. Cf. <u>Margin</u>, +<u>Margrave</u>, <u>Marque</u>, <u>Marquis</u>.] <def>A territorial +border or frontier; a region adjacent to a boundary line; a confine; +-- used chiefly in the plural, and in English history applied +especially to the border land on the frontiers between England and +Scotland, and England and Wales.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Geneva is situated in the <i>marches</i> of several +dominions -- France, Savoy, and Switzerland.</blockquote> +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Lords of waste <i>marches</i>, kings of desolate +isles.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>marchir</i>. +See 2d <u>March</u>.] <def>To border; to be contiguous; to lie side +by side.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>That was in a strange land<BR> +Which <i>marcheth</i> upon Chimerie.</blockquote> <i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To march with</b></col>, <cd>to have the same boundary for +a greater or less distance; -- said of an estate.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Marched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Marching</u>.] [F. <i>marcher</i>, in OF. also, to tread, prob. +fr. L. <i>marcus</i> hammer. Cf. <u>Mortar</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To move with regular steps, as a soldier; to walk in a grave, +deliberate, or stately manner; to advance steadily.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To proceed by walking in a body or in +military order; as, the German army <u>marched</u> into +France.</def></p> + +<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to move with +regular steps in the manner of a soldier; to cause to move in +military array, or in a body, as troops; to cause to advance in a +steady, regular, or stately manner; to cause to go by peremptory +command, or by force.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>March</i> them again in fair array.</blockquote> +<i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><hw>March</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marche</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of marching; a movement of soldiers +from one stopping place to another; military progress; advance of +troops.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These troops came to the army harassed with a long and +wearisome <i>march</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Measured and regular advance or +movement, like that of soldiers moving in order; stately or +deliberate walk; steady onward movement.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With solemn <i>march</i><BR> +Goes slow and stately by them.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This happens merely because men will not bide their +time, but will insist on precipitating the <i>march</i> of +affairs.</blockquote> <i>Buckle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The distance passed over in marching; as, +an hour's <i>march</i>; a <i>march</i> of twenty miles.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A piece of music designed or fitted to +accompany and guide the movement of troops; a piece of music in the +march form.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The drums presently striking up a +<i>march</i>.</blockquote> <i>Knolles.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To make a march</b></col>, <i>(Card Playing)</i>, <cd>to +take all the tricks of a hand, in the game of euchre.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>March"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +marches.</def></p> + +<p><hw>March"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 2d <u>March</u>.] +<def>The lord or officer who defended the marches or borders of a +territory.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mar"chet</hw> (?), <hw>Mer"chet</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>marcheta</i>; of uncertain origin.] +<def>In old English and in Scots law, a fine paid to the lord of the +soil by a tenant upon the marriage of one the tenant's +daughters.</def></p> + +<p><hw>March"ing</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos>, fr. +<u>March</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><col><b>Marching money</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>the additional +pay of officer or soldier when his regiment is marching.</cd> -- +<col><b>In marching order</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>equipped for a +march.</cd> -- <col><b>Marching regiment</b></col>. <i>(Mil.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A regiment in active service</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>In England, a regiment liable to be ordered +into other quarters, at home or abroad; a regiment of the +line.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"chion*ess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>marchionissa</i>, fr. <i>marchio</i> a marquis. See +<i>Marquis</i>.] <def>The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who +has the rank and dignity of a marquis.</def> <i>Spelman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>March"-mad`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Extremely +rash; foolhardy. See under <u>March</u>, the month.</def> <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>March"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person living +in the marches between England and Scotland or Wales.</def></p> + +<p><hw>March"pane`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. It. +<i>marzapane</i>,Sp. <i>pan</i>,. <i>massepain</i>, prob. fr. L. +<i>maza</i> frumenty (Gr. <grk>ma^za</grk>) + L. <i>panis</i> bread; +but perh. the first part of the word is from the name of the +inventor.] <def>A kind of sweet bread or biscuit; a cake of pounded +almonds and sugar.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>March"-ward`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A warden of +the marches; a marcher.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Under the +influence of Mars; courageous; bold.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"cid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>marcidus</i>, +fr. <i>marcere</i> to wither, pine.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pining; +lean; withered.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Characterized by emaciation, as a +fever.</def> <i>Harvey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*cid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>marciditas</i>.] <def>The state or quality of being withered or +lean.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><! p. 895 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"cion*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. +Hist)</i> <def>A follower of <i>Marcion</i>, a Gnostic of the second +century, who adopted the Oriental notion of the two conflicting +principles, and imagined that between them there existed a third +power, neither wholly good nor evil, the Creator of the world and of +man, and the God of the Jewish dispensation.</def> <i>Brande & +C.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mar`co*brun"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. +<i>Marcobrunner</i>.] <def>A celebrated Rhine wine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mar"cor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. +<i>marcere</i> to wither.] <def>A wasting away of flesh; decay.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*co"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. +Hist.)</i> <def>One of a Gnostic sect of the second century, so +called from <i>Marcus</i>, an Egyptian, who was reputed to be a +margician.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mar"di` gras"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., literally, +fat Tuesday.] <def>The last day of Carnival; Shrove Tuesday; -- in +some cities a great day of carnival and merrymaking.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mare</hw> (mâr), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mere</i>, +AS. <i>mere</i>, <i>myre</i>, fem of AS. <i>mearh</i> horse, akin to +D. <i>merrie</i> mare, G. <i>mähre</i>, OHG. <i>marah</i> horse, +<i>meriha</i> mare, Icel. <i>marr</i> horse, OCelt. <i>marka</i> +(Pausan. 19, 19,4), Ir. <i>marc</i>, W. <i>march</i>. Cf. +<u>Marshal</u>.] <def>The female of the horse and other equine +quadrupeds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mare</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mara</i> incubus; akin +to OHG. & Icel. <i>mara</i>; cf. Pol. <i>mora</i>, Bohem. +<i>můra</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Sighing, suffocative panting, +intercepted utterance, with a sense of pressure across the chest, +occurring during sleep; the incubus; -- obsolete, except in the +compound <i>nightmare</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will ride thee o' nights like the +<i>mare</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mare"chal Niel"</hw> (?). [F.] <def>A kind of large yellow +rose.</def> [Written also <i>Marshal Niel</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"eis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Marsh.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*re"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>Salmo +maraena</i>, G. <i>maräne</i>, <i>moräne</i>; -- so called +from Lake <i>Morin</i>, in the March of Brandenburg, in Prussia.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A European whitefish of the genus +<i>Coregonus</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mare"schal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>mareschal</i>, F. <i>maréchal</i>. See <u>Marshal</u>.] +<def>A military officer of high rank; a marshal.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mare's"-nest`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A supposed +discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grossly +absurd.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mare's"-tail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a +horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See +<u>Cloud</u>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Mackerel sky and <i>mare's-tails</i><BR> +Make tall ships carry low sails.</blockquote> <i>Old Rhyme.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An aquatic plant of the +genus <i>Hippuris</i> (<i>H. vulgaris</i>), having narrow leaves in +whorls.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ga*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>margarate</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A compound of the so- +called margaric acid with a base.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*gar"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>margarique</i>. See <u>Margarite</u>.] <def>Pertaining to, or +resembling, pearl; pearly.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Margaric acid</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Physiol. +Chem.)</i> <cd>A fatty body, crystallizing in pearly scales, and +obtained by digesting saponified fats (soaps) with an acid. It was +formerly supposed to be an individual fatty acid, but is now known to +be simply an intimate mixture of stearic and palmitic acids.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>A white, crystalline +substance, C<sub>17</sub>H<sub>34</sub>O<sub>2</sub> of the fatty +acid series, intermediate between palmitic and stearic acids, and +obtained from the wax of certain lichens, from cetyl cyanide, and +other sources.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ga*rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>margarine</i>. See <u>Margarite</u>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> +<def>A fatty substance, extracted from animal fats and certain +vegetable oils, formerly supposed to be a definite compound of +glycerin and margaric acid, but now known to be simply a mixture or +combination of tristearin and tripalmitin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar`ga*ri*ta"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ga*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>margarita</i>, Gr. &?; a pearl; cf. F. <i>marguerite</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pearl.</def> [Obs.] <i>Peacham.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral related to the +micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly +luster.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar`ga*rit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>margaritique</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> +<def>Margaric.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar`ga*ri*tif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>margaritifer</i>; <i>margarita</i> pearl + <i>ferre</i> to bear: +cf. F. <i>margaritifère</i>.] <def>Producing pearls.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*gar"o*dite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; pearl- +like.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A hidrous potash mica related to +muscovite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ga*rone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Margar</i>ic + +<i>-one</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The ketone of margaric +acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ga*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Margaric; -- formerly designating a supposed acid.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"gate fish"</hw> (?). <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A sparoid +fish (<i>Diabasis aurolineatus</i>) of the Gulf of Mexico, esteemed +as a food fish; -- called also <i>red-mouth grunt</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"gay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>An American wild cat (<i>Felis tigrina</i>), ranging from Mexico +to Brazil. It is spotted with black. Called also <i>long-tailed +cat</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Marge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marge</i>. See +<u>Margin</u>.] <def>Border; margin; edge; verge.</def> [Poetic] +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Along the river's stony <i>marge</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. See +<u>Margin</u>.] <def>A margin; border; brink; edge.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The beached <i>margent</i> of the sea.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"gent</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To enter or note +down upon the margin of a page; to margin.</def> [Obs.] <i>Mir. for +Mag.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"gin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>margine</i>, +<i>margent</i>, L. <i>margo</i>, <i>ginis</i>. Cf. <u>March</u> a +border, <u>Marge</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A border; edge; brink; +verge; as, the <i>margin</i> of a river or lake.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: The part of a page at the +edge left uncovered in writing or printing.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Com.)</i> <def>The difference between the +cost and the selling price of an article.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Something allowed, or reserved, for that +which can not be foreseen or known with certainty.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Brokerage)</i> <def>Collateral security +deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered +into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying +and selling of stocks, wheat, etc.</def> <i>N. Biddle.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Margin draft</b></col> <i>(Masonry)</i>, <cd>a smooth cut +margin on the face of hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the +joints.</cd> -- <col><b>Margin of a course</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, +<cd>that part of a course, as of slates or shingles, which is not +covered by the course immediately above it. See 2d +<u>Gauge</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Border; brink; verge; brim; rim.</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"gin</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Margined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Marginging</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with a +margin.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To enter in the margin of a +page.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"gin*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>marginal</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a +margin.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Written or printed in the margin; as, a +<i>marginal</i> note or gloss.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mar`gi*na"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] +<def>Marginal notes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"gin*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the margin +of a book.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"gin*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>marginatus</i>, p. p. of <i>marginare</i> to margin. See +<u>Margin</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Having a margin distinct in +appearance or structure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"gin*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To furnish +with a distinct margin; to margin.</def> [R.] <i>Cockeram.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"gin*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Marginate</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"gined</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having a margin.</def> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Bordered with a +distinct line of color.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mar`gi*nel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of +L. <i>margo</i>, <i>marginis</i>, a margin.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A genus of small, polished, marine univalve shells, native of +all warm seas.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"gin*i*ci`dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>margo</i>, <i>-ginis</i>, margin + <i>caedere</i> to cut.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Dehiscent by the separation of united carpels; -- +said of fruits.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*go"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg. <i>amargoso</i> +bitter.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A large tree of the genus <i>Melia</i> +(<i>M. Azadirachta</i>) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used +as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from its seeds, and a +tenacious gum exudes from its trunk. The <i>M. Azedarach</i> is a +much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United +States, where it is known as <i>Pride of India</i>, <i>Pride of +China</i>, or <i>bead tree</i>. Various parts of the tree are +considered anthelmintic.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>margosa</i> oil . . . is a most valuable balsam +for wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the attacks of +flies.</blockquote> <i>Sir S. Baker.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mar"gra*vate</hw> (?), <hw>Mar*gra"vi*ate</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>margraviat</i>.] <def>The territory +or jurisdiction of a margrave.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"grave</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>markgraf</i>, +prop., lord chief justice of the march; <i>mark</i> bound, border, +march + <i>graf</i> earl, count, lord chief justice; cf. Goth. +<i>gagrëfts</i> decree: cf. D. <i>markgraaf</i>, F. +<i>margrave</i>. See <u>March</u> border, and cf. <u>Landgrave</u>, +<u>Graff</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Originally, a lord or keeper +of the borders or marches in Germany.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The English equivalent of the German title +of nobility, <i>markgraf</i>; a marquis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"gra*vine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. +<i>markgräfin</i>: cf. F. <i>margrafine</i>.] <def>The wife of a +margrave.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"gue*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., a pearl, a +daisy. See <u>Margarite</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The daisy (<i>Bellis +perennis</i>). The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and +to the China aster.</def> <i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to the +Virgin Mary, or sometimes to Mary, Queen of England, daughter of +Henry VIII.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Of all the <i>Marian</i> martyrs, Mr. Philpot was the +best-born gentleman.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Maid Marian</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Maidmarian</u> in the +Vocabulary.</cd> +</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ie</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>Marry.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"i*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mariette</i>, +prop. dim. of <i>Marie</i> Mary.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of +bellflower, <i>Companula Trachelium</i>, once called <i>Viola +Mariana</i>; but it is not a violet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*rig"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mare</i> +the sea + <i>-genous</i>.] <def>Produced in or by the sea.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"i*gold</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mary</i> + +<i>gold</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name for several plants with +golden yellow blossoms, especially the <i>Calendula officinalis</i> +(see <u>Calendula</u>), and the cultivated species of +<i>Tagetes</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; There are several yellow-flowered plants of different +genera bearing this name; as, the <i>African or French marigold</i> +of the genus <i>Tagetes</i>, of which several species and many +varieties are found in gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs +from South America and Mexico: <i>bur marigold</i>, of the genus +<i>Bidens</i>; <i>corn marigold</i>, of the genus +<i>Chrysanthemum</i> (<i>C. segetum</i>, a pest in the cornfields of +Italy); <i>fig marigold</i>, of the genus <i>Mesembryanthemum</i>; +<i>marsh marigold</i>, of the genus <i>Caltha</i> (<i>C. +palustris</i>), commonly known in America as the <i>cowslip</i>. See +<u>Marsh Marigold</u>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Marigold window</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>See <i>Rose +window</i>, under <u>Rose</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar`i*ki"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native +name: cf. Pg. <i>mariquinha</i>.] <i>(Zoöl)</i> <def>A small +marmoset (<i>Midas rosalia</i>); the silky tamarin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*rim"ba</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg.] <def>A +musical istrument of percussion, consisting of bars yielding musical +tones when struck.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mar`i*mon"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A spider monkey (<i>Ateles belzebuth</i>) of +Central and South America.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar`i*nade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.: cf. It. +<i>marinato</i> marinade, F. <i>mariner</i> to preserve food for use +at sea. See <u>Marinate</u>.] <i>(Cookery)</i> <def>A brine or pickle +containing wine and spices, for enriching the flavor of meat and +fish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See +<u>Marine</u>, and cf. <u>Marinade</u>.] <def>To salt or pickle, as +fish, and then preserve in oil or vinegar; to prepare by the use of +marinade.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*rine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>marinus</i>, +fr. <i>mare</i> the sea: cf. F. <i>marin</i>. See <u>Mere</u> a +pool.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the sea; having to +do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, +<i>marine</i> productions or bodies; <i>marine</i> shells; a +<i>marine</i> engine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Formed by the action of the +currents or waves of the sea; as, <i>marine</i> deposits.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Marine acid</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>hydrochloric +acid.</cd> [Obs.] -- <col><b>Marine barometer</b></col>. <cd>See +under <u>Barometer</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marine corps</b></col>, <cd>a +corps formed of the officers, noncommissioned officers, privates, and +musicants of marines.</cd> -- <col><b>Marine engine</b></col> +<i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a steam engine for propelling a vessel.</cd> -- +<col><b>Marine glue</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Glue</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Marine insurance</b></col>, <cd>insurance against the perils +of the sea, including also risks of fire, piracy, and barratry.</cd> +-- <col><b>Marine interest</b></col>, <cd>interest at any rate agreed +on for money lent upon respondentia and bottomry bonds.</cd> -- +<col><b>Marine law</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Law</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Marine league</b></col>, <cd>three geographical miles.</cd> - +- <col><b>Marine metal</b></col>, <cd>an alloy of lead, antimony, and +mercury, made for sheathing ships.</cd> <i>Mc Elrath.</i> -- +<col><b>Marine soap</b></col>, <cd>cocoanut oil soap; -- so called +because, being quite soluble in salt water, it is much used on +shipboard.</cd> -- <col><b>Marine store</b></col>, <cd>a store where +old canvas, ropes, etc., are bought and sold; a junk shop.</cd> +[Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*rine"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marin</i> a sea +solider, <i>marine</i> naval economy, a marine picture, fr. L. +<i>marinus</i>. See <u>Marine</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A solider serving on shipboard; a sea +soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the +navy.</def> +</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; +the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping +of a country; as, the mercantile <i>marine</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A picture representing some marine +subject.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Tell that to the marines</b></col>, <cd>an expression of +disbelief, the <i>marines</i> being regarded by sailors as +credulous.</cd> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*rined"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mariné</i>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Having the lower part of +the body like a fish.</def> <i>Crabb.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"i*ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marinier</i>, +LL. <i>marinarius</i>. See <u>Marine</u>.] <def>One whose occupation +is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mariner's compass</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Compass</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"i*ner*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Seamanship.</def> [Obs.] <i>Udalt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar`i*no*ra"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from L. +<i>marinus</i> marine + Gr. &?; view.] <def>A representation of a sea +view.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma`ri*ol"a*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Mariolatry</u>.] <def>One who worships the Virgin Mary.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma`ri*ol"a*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; Mary + +&?; worship.] <def>The worship of the Virgin Mary.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar`i*o*nette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>marionette</i>, prop. a dim. of <i>Marie</i> Mary.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A puppet moved by strings, as in a puppet +show.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The buffel +duck.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma`ri*otte's law`</hw> (?). <i>(Physics.)</i> <def>See +<i>Boyle's law</i>, under <u>Law</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma`ri*po"sa lil`y</hw> (?). [Sp. <i>mariposa</i> a butterfly + +E. <i>lily</i>. So called from the gay appearance of the blossoms.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of a genus (<i>Calochortus</i>) of tuliplike +bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also +<i>butterfly lily</i>. Most of them are natives of +California.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"i*put</hw> (măr"&ibreve;*pŭt), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A species of civet; the +zoril.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ish</hw> (măr"&ibreve;sh), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Cf. F. <i>marais</i>, LL. <i>marascus</i>. See <u>Marsh</u>.] +<def>Low, wet ground; a marsh; a fen; a bog; a moor.</def> [Archaic] +<i>Milton. Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Moory; fenny; boggy.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Growing in marshes.</def> "<i>Marish</i> +flowers." <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"i*tal</hw> (măr"&ibreve;*t<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>maritalis</i>, fr. <i>maritus</i> +belonging to marriage, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, a husband. See +<u>Marry</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>Of or pertaining to a +husband; as, <i>marital</i> rights, duties, authority.</def> +"<i>Marital</i> affection." <i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"i*ta`ted</hw> (măr"&ibreve;*tā`t&ebreve;d), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>maritatus</i> married.] <def>Having a +husband; married.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma*rit"i*mal</hw>, <hw>Ma*rit"i*male</hw> } +(m&adot;*r&ibreve;t"&ibreve;*m<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>See <u>Maritime</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"i*time</hw> (măr"&ibreve;*t&ibreve;m; 277), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>maritimus</i>, fr. <i>mare</i> the sea: +cf. F. <i>maritime</i>. See <u>Mere</u> a pool.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Bordering on, or situated near, the ocean; connected with the +sea by site, interest, or power; having shipping and commerce or a +navy; as, <i>maritime</i> states.</def> "A <i>maritime</i> town." +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine; +pertaining to navigation and naval affairs, or to shipping and +commerce by sea.</def> "<i>Maritime</i> service." <i>Sir H. +Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Maritime law</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Law</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Maritime loan</b></col>, <cd>a loan secured by bottomry or +respodentia bonds.</cd> -- <col><b>Martime nations</b></col>, +<cd>nations having seaports, and using the sea more or less for war +or commerce.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"jo*ram</hw> (mär"j&osl;*r<i>a</i>m), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>majoran</i>, F. <i>marjolaine</i>, LL. +<i>marjoraca</i>, fr. L. <i>amaracus</i>, <i>amaracum</i>, Gr. +<grk>'ama`rakos</grk>, <grk>'ama`rakon</grk>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +genus of mintlike plants (<i>Origanum</i>) comprising about twenty- +five species. The sweet marjoram (<i>O. Majorana</i>) is pecularly +aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram +of Europe and America is <i>O. vulgare</i>, far less fragrant than +the other.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mark</hw> (märk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A license of +reprisals. See <u>Marque</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mark</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 2d <u>Marc</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An old weight and coin. See +<u>Marc</u>.</def> "Lend me a <i>mark</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The unit of monetary account of the German +Empire, equal to 23.8 cents of United States money; the equivalent of +one hundred pfennigs. Also, a silver coin of this value.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mark</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>marke</i>, +<i>merke</i>, AS. <i>mearc</i>; akin to D. <i>merk</i>, MHG. +<i>marc</i>, G. <i>marke</i>, Icel. <i>mark</i>, Dan. +<i>mærke</i>; cf. Lith. <i>margas</i> party-colored. +√106, 273. Cf. <u>Remark</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +visible sign or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line, +point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or impressed, so as to +attract the attention and convey some information or intimation; a +token; a trace.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Lord set a <i>mark</i> upon Cain, lest any finding +him should kill him.</blockquote> <i>Gen. iv. 15.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 896 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +character or device put on an article of merchandise by the maker to +show by whom it was made; a trade-mark.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>A character (usually a cross) made as a substitute for a +signature by one who can not write.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>mark</i> of the artisan is found upon the most +ancient fabrics that have come to light.</blockquote> +<i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A fixed object serving for guidance, as of +a ship, a traveler, a surveyor, etc.; as, a sea<i>mark</i>, a +land<i>mark</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A trace, dot, line, imprint, or +discoloration, although not regarded as a token or sign; a scratch, +scar, stain, etc.; as, this pencil makes a fine +<i>mark</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have some <i>marks</i> of yours upon my +pate.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An evidence of presence, agency, or +influence; a significative token; a symptom; a trace; specifically, a +permanent impression of one's activity or character.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The confusion of tongues was a <i>mark</i> of +separation.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>That toward which a missile is directed; a +thing aimed at; what one seeks to hit or reach.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>France was a fairer <i>mark</i> to shoot at than +Ireland.</blockquote> <i>Davies.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whate'er the motive, pleasure is the +<i>mark</i>.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Attention, regard, or respect.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>As much in mock as <i>mark</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Limit or standard of action or fact; as, +to be within the <i>mark</i>; to come up to the +<i>mark</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Badge or sign of honor, rank, or official +station.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In the official <i>marks</i> invested, you<BR> +Anon do meet the Senate.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>Preëminence; high position; as, +patricians of <i>mark</i>; a fellow of no <i>mark</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>A characteristic or +essential attribute; a differential.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>A number or other character used in +registering; as, examination <i>marks</i>; a <i>mark</i> for +tardiness.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <def>Image; likeness; hence, those formed in +one's image; children; descendants.</def> [Obs.] "All the <i>mark</i> +of Adam." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>14.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>One of the bits of leather +or colored bunting which are placed upon a sounding line at intervals +of from two to five fathoms. The unmarked fathoms are called +"deeps."</def></p> + +<p><col><b>A man of mark</b></col>, <cd>a conspicuous or eminent +man.</cd> -- <col><b>To make one's mark</b></col>. <i>(a)</i> <cd>To +sign, as a letter or other writing, by making a cross or other +mark.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To make a distinct or lasting +impression on the public mind, or on affairs; to gain +distinction.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Impress; impression; stamp; print; trace; vestige; +track; characteristic; evidence; proof; token; badge; indication; +symptom.</p> + +<p><hw>Mark</hw> (märk), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Marked</u> (märkt); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Marking</u>.] [OE. <i>marken</i>, <i>merken</i>, AS. +<i>mearcian</i>, from <i>mearc</i>. See <u>Mark</u> the sign.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To put a mark upon; to affix a significant +mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to <i>mark</i> a box or +bale of merchandise; to <i>mark</i> clothing.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be a mark upon; to designate; to +indicate; -- used literally and figuratively; as, this monument +<i>marks</i> the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy +<i>marked</i> him for a leader.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other +mark, upon, or any evidence of action; as, a pencil <i>marks</i> +paper; his hobnails <i>marked</i> the floor.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To keep account of; to enumerate and +register; as, to <i>mark</i> the points in a game of billiards or +cards.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To notice or observe; to give attention +to; to take note of; to remark; to heed; to regard.</def> +"<i>Mark</i> the perfect man." <i>Ps. xxxvii. 37.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To mark out</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To +designate, as by a mark; to select; as, the ringleaders were +<i>marked out</i> for punishment</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To +obliterate or cancel with a mark; as, to <i>mark out</i> an item in +an account.</cd> -- <col><b>To mark time</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, +<cd>to keep the time of a marching step by moving the legs +alternately without advancing.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed; +show; evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote; characterize; +stamp; imprint; impress; brand.</p> + +<p><hw>Mark</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To take particular +notice; to observe critically; to note; to remark.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mark</i>, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh +mischief.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings xx. 7.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mark"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Remarkable.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sandys.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Marked</hw> (märkt), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Designated +or distinguished by, or as by, a mark; hence; noticeable; +conspicuous; as, a <i>marked</i> card; a <i>marked</i> coin; a +<i>marked</i> instance.</def> -- <wf>Mark"ed*ly</wf> (#), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>A marked man</b></col>, <cd>a man who is noted by a +community, or by a part of it, as, for excellence or depravity; -- +usually with an unfavorable suggestion.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*kee"</hw> (mär*kē"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>See <u>Marquee</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mark"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who or that +which marks.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One who +keeps account of a game played, as of billiards.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A counter used in card playing and other +games.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>The soldier who +forms the pilot of a wheeling column, or marks the direction of an +alignment.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>An attachment to a sewing +machine for marking a line on the fabric by creasing it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ket</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to D. +<i>markt</i>, OHG. <i>markāt</i>, <i>merkāt</i>, G. +<i>markt</i>; all fr.L. <i>mercatus</i> trade, market place, fr. +<i>mercari</i>, p. p. <i>mercatus</i>, to trade, traffic, +<i>merx</i>, <i>mercis</i>, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to +<i>merere</i> to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F. <i>marché</i>. +See <u>Merit</u>, and cf. <u>Merchant</u>, <u>Mart</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A meeting together of people, at a stated +time and place, for the purpose of traffic (as in cattle, provisions, +wares, etc.) by private purchase and sale, and not by auction; as, a +<i>market</i> is held in the town every week.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He is wit's peddler; and retails his wares<BR> +At wakes, and wassails, meetings, <i>markets</i>, fairs.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Three women and a goose make a +<i>market</i>.</blockquote> <i>Old Saying.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A public place (as an open space in a +town) or a large building, where a market is held; a market place or +market house; esp., a place where provisions are sold.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is at Jerusalem by the sheep <i>market</i> a +pool.</blockquote> <i>John v. 2.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An opportunity for selling anything; +demand, as shown by price offered or obtainable; a town, region, or +country, where the demand exists; as, to find a <i>market</i> for +one's wares; there is no <i>market</i> for woolen cloths in that +region; India is a <i>market</i> for English goods.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is a third thing to be considered: how a +<i>market</i> can be created for produce, or how production can be +limited to the capacities of the <i>market</i>.</blockquote> <i>J. S. +Mill.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Exchange, or purchase and sale; traffic; +as, a dull <i>market</i>; a slow <i>market</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The price for which a thing is sold in a +market; market price. Hence: Value; worth.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What is a man<BR> +If his chief good and <i>market</i> of his time<BR> +Be but to sleep and feed ?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <def>The privelege granted to +a town of having a public market.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Market</i> is often used adjectively, or in forming +compounds of obvious meaning; as, <i>market</i> basket, <i>market</i> +day, <i>market</i> folk, <i>market</i> house, <i>market</i>man, +<i>market</i> place, <i>market</i> price, <i>market</i> rate, +<i>market</i> wagon, <i>market</i> woman, and the like.</p> + +<p><col><b>Market beater</b></col>, <cd>a swaggering bully; a noisy +braggart.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> -- <col><b>Market +bell</b></col>, <cd>a bell rung to give notice that buying and +selling in a market may begin.</cd> [Eng.] <i>Shak.</i> -- +<col><b>Market cross</b></col>, <cd>a cross set up where a market is +held.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>Market garden</b></col>, <cd>a +garden in which vegetables are raised for market.</cd> -- +<col><b>Market gardening</b></col>, <cd>the raising of vegetables for +market.</cd> -- <col><b>Market place</b></col>, <cd>an open square or +place in a town where markets or public sales are held.</cd> -- +<col><b>Market town</b></col>, <cd>a town that has the privilege of a +stated public market.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ket</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Marketed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Marketing</u>.] <def>To deal in a market; to buy or sell; to make +bargains for provisions or goods.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ket</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To expose for sale +in a market; to traffic in; to sell in a market, and in an extended +sense, to sell in any manner; as, most of the farmes have +<i>marketed</i> their crops.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Industrious merchants meet, and <i>market</i> +there<BR> +The world's collected wealth.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ket*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fit to be offered for sale in a market; such +as may be justly and lawfully sold; as, dacayed provisions are not +<i>marketable</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Current in market; as, <i>marketable</i> +value.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Wanted by purchasers; salable; as, furs +are not <i>marketable</i> in that country.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ket*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of +being marketable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ket*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who attends +a market to buy or sell; one who carries goods to market.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ket*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of selling or of purchasing in, or as in, a +market.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Articles in, or from, a market; +supplies.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ket*stead</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Market</i> + +<i>stead</i> a place.] <def>A market place.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mark"hoor`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Per. +<i>mār-kh&?;r</i> snake eater.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +large wild goat (<i>Capra megaceros</i>), having huge flattened +spiral horns. It inhabits the mountains of Northern India and +Cashmere.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mark"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of one +who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or +disposition of marks or coloring; as, the <i>marking</i> of a bird's +plumage.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Marking ink</b></col>, <cd>indelible ink, because used in +marking linen.</cd> -- <col><b>Marking nut</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>the nut of the <i>Semecarpus Anacardium</i>, an East Indian tree. +The shell of the nut yields a blackish resinous juice used for +marking cotton cloth, and an oil prepared from it is used for +rheumatism.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"kis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A marquis.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"kis*esse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +marchioness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mark"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A marksman.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Marks"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Marksmen</b></plw> (#). [Earlier <i>markman</i>; <i>mark</i> ++ <i>man</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One skillful to hit a mark +with a missile; one who shoots well.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who makes his mark, +instead of writing his name, in signing documents.</def> +<i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Marks"man*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Skill of a +marksman.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Marl</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Marline</u>.] +<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, +marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Marling spike</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Marline</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Marl</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>marle</i>, F. +<i>marne</i>, LL. <i>margila</i>, dim. of L. <i>marga</i> marl. +Originally a Celtic word, according to Pliny, xvii. 7: "Quod genus +terræ Galli et Britanni <i>margam</i> vocant." √274.] +<def>A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, +and sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as +calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See <u>Greensand</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Marl</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Marled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Marling</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>marner</i>. See <u>Marl</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To overspread or manure with marl; as, to +<i>marl</i> a field.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*la"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling +marl; partaking of the qualities of marl.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The American great marbled godwit (<i>Limosa fedoa</i>). Applied +also to the red-breasted godwit (<i>Limosa +hæmatica</i>).</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Hook-billed marlin</b></col>, <cd>a curlew.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LG. <i>marlien</i>, +<i>marling</i>, or D. <i>marling</i>, <i>marlijn</i>, fr. D. +<i>marren</i> to tie, prob. akin to E. <i>moor</i>, v., and +<i>lijn</i> line: cf.F. <i>merlin</i>. See <u>Moor</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>, <u>Line</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A small line +composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around +ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by +fretting.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Marline spike</b></col>, <col><b>Marling spike</b></col> +<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>an iron tool tapering to a point, used to +separate the strands of a rope in splicing and in marling. It has an +eye in the thick end to which a lanyard is attached. See +<u>Fid</u>.</cd> [Written also <i>marlin spike</i>] -- +<col><b>Marline-spike bird</b></col>. [The name alludes to the long +middle tail feathers.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A +tropic bird.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A jager, or skua +gull.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"line</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>merliner</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To wind marline around; as, to +<i>marline</i> a rope.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Marl"ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>marlite</i>. See <u>Marl</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>A variety of marl.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*lit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Partaking of +the qualites of marlite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Marl"pit`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Apit where marl +is dug.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Marl"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> +<def>A sandy calcareous straum, containing, or impregnated with, +iron, and lying between the upper and lower Lias of +England.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Marl"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Marlier</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Marliest</u>.] <def>Consisting or +partaking of marl; resembling marl; abounding with marl.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ma*lade</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>marmelade</i>, Pg. <i>marmelada</i>, fr. <i>marmélo</i> a +quince, fr. L. <i>melimelum</i> honey apple, Gr. &?; a sweet apple, +an apple grafted on a quince; &?; honey + &?; apple. Cf. +<u>Mellifluous</u>, <u>Melon</u>.] <def>A preserve or confection made +of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., +boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistence.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Marmalade tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a sapotaceous +tree (<i>Lucuma mammosa</i>) of the West Indies and Tropical America. +It has large obovate leaves and an egg-shaped fruit from three to +five inches long, containing a pleasant-flavored pulp and a single +large seed. The fruit is called <i>marmalade</i>, or <i>natural +marmalade</i>, from its consistency and flavor.</cd> +</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ma*let`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Marmalade</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ma*tite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>marmatite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A ferruginous variety of +shalerite or zinc blende, nearly black in color.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"mo*lite</hw> (-m&osl;*līt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Gr. <grk>maramai`rein</grk> to sparkle + <i>-lite</i>.] +<i>(Min.)</i> <def>A thin, laminated variety of serpentine, usually +of a pale green color.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar`mo*ra"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>marmor</i> marble. See <u>Marble</u>.] <def>Pertaining to, or +like, marble.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mar"mo*rate</hw> (?), <hw>Mar"mo*ra`ted</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>marmoratus</i>, p. p. of <i>marmorate</i> +to overlay with marble, fr. <i>marmor</i> marble.] <def>Variegated +like marble; covered or overlaid with marble.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mar`mo*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>marmoratio</i>.] <def>A covering or incrusting with marble; a +casing of marble; a variegating so as to resemble marble.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mar`mo*ra`tum o"pus</hw> (?). [L. See <u>Marmorate</u>, and +<u>Opus</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A kind of hard finish for +plasterwork, made of plaster of Paris and marble dust, and capable of +taking a high polish.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mar*mo"re*al</hw> (?), <hw>Mar*mo"re*an</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>marmoreus</i>, fr. <i>marmor</i> marble: +cf. F. <i>marmoréen</i>. See <u>Marble</u>.] <def>Pertaining +to, or resembling, marble; made of marble.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mar`mo*ro"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>The metamorphism of limestone, that is, its +conversion into marble.</def> <i>Geikie.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"mose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A species of small opossum (<i>Didelphus +murina</i>) ranging from Mexico to Brazil.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"mo*set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>marmouset</i> a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr. +LL. <i>marmoretum</i>, fr. L. <i>marmor</i> marble. Perhaps confused +with <i>marmot</i>. See <u>Marble</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any +one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera +<i>Hapale</i> and <i>Midas</i>, family <i>Hapalidæ</i>. They +have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are often +kept as pets. Called also <i>squirrel monkey</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"mot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>marmotta</i>, +<i>marmotto</i>, prob. fr. L. <i>mus montanus</i>, or <i>mus +montis</i>, lit., mountain mouse or rat. See <u>Mountain</u>, and +<u>Mouse</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any rodent +of the genus <i>Arctomys</i>. The common European marmot (<i>A. +marmotta</i>) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher +regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European +species. The common American species (<i>A. monax</i>) is the +woodchuck.</def> </p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any one of several species of ground +squirrels or gophers of the genus <i>Spermophilus</i>; also, the +prairie dog.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Marmot squirrel</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a +ground squirrel or spermophile.</cd> -- <col><b>Prairie +marmot</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Prairie dog</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"mottes oil`</hw> (?). <def>A fine oil obtained from the +kernel of <i>Prunus brigantiaca</i>. It is used instead of olive or +almond oil.</def> <i>De Colange.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"mo*zet`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Marmoset</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*rone"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Maroon</u>, the color.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"o*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Maronites</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a +body of nominal Christians, who speak the Arabic language, and reside +on Mount Lebanon and in different parts of Syria. They take their +name from one <i>Maron</i> of the 6th century.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*roon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also +<i>marroon</i>.] [F. <i>marron</i>, abbrev. fr. Sp. <i>cimarron</i> +wild, unruly, from <i>cima</i> the summit of a mountain; hence, +<i>negro cimarron</i> a runaway negro that lives in the mountains.] +<def>In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free +negro, living in the mountains.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*roon"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Marooned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Marooning</u>.] [See <u>Maroon</u> a fugitive slave.] <def>To put +(a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his +fate.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Marooning party</b></col>, <cd>a social excursion party +that sojourns several days on the shore or in some retired place; a +prolonged picnic.</cd> [Southern U. S.] <i>Bartlett.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 897 !></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*roon"</hw> (m&adot;*r&oomac;n"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>marron</i> chestnut-colored, fr. <i>marron</i> a large French +chestnut, It. <i>marrone</i>; cf. LGr. <grk>ma`raon</grk>. Cf. +<u>Marron</u>.] <def>Having the color called maroon. See 4th +<u>Maroon</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Maroon lake</b></col>, <cd>lake prepared from madder, and +distinguished for its transparency and the depth and durability of +its color.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*roon"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast +rather than approaching crimson or purple.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An explosive shell. See <u>Marron</u>, +3.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"plot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, by his +officious interference, mars or frustrates a design or +plot.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Marque</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marque</i>, in +<i>lettre de marque</i> letter of marque, a commission with which the +commandant of every armed vessel was obliged to be provided, under +penalty of being considered a pirate or corsair; <i>marque</i> here +prob. meaning, border, boundary (the letter of marque being a +permission to go beyond the border), and of German origin. See +<u>March</u> border.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A license to pass the limits +of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of +making reprisals.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Letters of marque</b></col>, <col><b>Letters of marque and +reprisal</b></col>, <cd>a license or extraordinary commission granted +by a government to a private person to fit out a privateer or armed +ship to cruise at sea and make prize of the enemy's ships and +merchandise. The ship so commissioned is sometimes called a <i>letter +of marque</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*quee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marquise</i>, +misunderstood as a plural; prob. orig., tent of the marchioness. See +<u>Marquis</u>.] <def>A large field tent; esp., one adapted to the +use of an officer of high rank.</def> [Written also +<i>markee</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"quess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp. +<i>marques</i>. See <u>Marquis</u>.] <def>A marquis.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Lady marquess</b></col>, <cd>a marchioness.</cd> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"quet*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>marqueterie</i>, from <i>marqueter</i> to checker, inlay, fr. +<i>marque</i> mark, sign; of German origin. See <u>Mark</u> a sign.] +<def>Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory, and +the like, of several colors.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"quis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>marquis</i>, +OF. <i>markis</i>, <i>marchis</i>, LL. <i>marchensis</i>; of German +origin; cf. G. <i>mark</i> bound, border, march, OHG. <i>marcha</i>. +See <u>March</u> border, and cf. <u>Marchioness</u>, <u>Marquee</u>, +<u>Marquess</u>.] <def>A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of +a rank next below that of duke. Originally, the marquis was an +officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the +kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title +conferred by patent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"quis*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>marquisat</i>.] <def>The seigniory, dignity, or lordship of a +marquis; the territory governed by a marquis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"quis*dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +marquisate.</def> [Obs.] "Nobles of the <i>marquisdom</i> of Saluce." +<i>Holinshed.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mar`quise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Marquis</u>, and cf. <u>Marquee</u>.] <def>The wife of a marquis; +a marchioness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"quis*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +marquisate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ram</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +coarse grass found on sandy beaches (<i>Ammophila arundinacea</i>). +See <i>Beach grass</i>, under <u>Beach</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"rer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who mars or +injures.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ri*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mariable</i>.] <def>Marriageable.</def> [R.] +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"riage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mariage</i>, +F. <i>mariage</i>. See <u>Marry</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of marrying, or the state of being +married; legal union of a man and a woman for life, as husband and +wife; wedlock; matrimony.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Marriage</i> is honorable in all.</blockquote> +<i>Heb. xiii. 4.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The marriage vow or contract.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A feast made on the occasion of a +marriage.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king +which made a <i>marriage</i> for his son.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxii. +2.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Any intimate or close union.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Marriage brokage</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The +business of bringing about marriages</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>The payment made or demanded for the procurement of a +marriage.</cd> -- <col><b>Marriage favors</b></col>, <cd>knots of +white ribbons, or bunches of white flowers, worn at weddings.</cd> -- +<col><b>Marriage settlement</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a settlement +of property in view, and in consideration, of marriage.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Matrimony; wedlock; wedding; nuptials. -- +<u>Marriage</u>, <u>Matrimony</u>, <u>Wedlock</u>. <i>Marriage</i> is +properly the <i>act</i> which unites the two parties, and +<i>matrimony</i> the <i>state</i> into which they enter. +<i>Marriage</i> is, however, often used for the state as well as the +act. <i>Wedlock</i> is the old Anglo-Saxon term for +<i>matrimony</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mar`riage*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being marriageable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"riage*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fit for, +or capable of, marriage; of an age at which marriage is +allowable.</def> -- <wf>Mar"riage*a*ble*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ried</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Being in the state of matrimony; wedded; as, a <i>married</i> +man or woman.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to marriage; connubial; +as, the <i>married</i> state.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ri*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +marries.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*ron"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Maroon</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large chestnut.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A chestnut color; maroon.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Pyrotechny & Mil.)</i> <def>A paper or +pasteboard box or shell, wound about with strong twine, filled with +an explosive, and ignited with a fuse, -- used to make a noise like a +cannon.</def> [Written also <i>maroon</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mar*roon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>Same as 1st +<u>Maroon</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"rot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The razor-billed auk. See <u>Auk</u>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The common guillemot.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The puffin.</def> [Prov. Eng.] [Written also +<i>marrott</i>, and <i>morrot</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>marou</i>, +<i>mary</i>, <i>maruh</i>, AS. <i>mearg</i>, <i>mearh</i>; akin to +OS. <i>marg</i>, D. <i>merg</i>, G. <i>Mark</i>, OHG. <i>marg</i>, +<i>marag</i>, Icel. <i>mergr</i>, Sw. <i>merg</i>, Dan. <i>marv</i>, +Skr. <i>majjan</i>; cf. Skr. <i>majj</i> to sink, L. <i>mergere</i>. +√274 Cf. <u>Merge</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The tissue which fills the +cavities of most bones; the medulla. In the larger cavities it is +commonly very fatty, but in the smaller cavities it is much less +fatty, and red or reddish in color.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The essence; the best part.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It takes from our achievements . . .<BR> +The pith and <i>marrow</i> of our attribute.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [OE. <i>maru</i>, <i>maro</i>; -- perh. a +different word; cf. Gael. <i>maraon</i> together.] <def>One of a +pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Chopping and changing I can not commend,<BR> +With thief or his <i>marrow</i>, for fear of ill end.</blockquote> +<i>Tusser.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Marrow squash</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name given to +several varieties of squash, esp. to the <i>Boston marrow</i>, an +ovoid fruit, pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow flesh, and +to the <i>vegetable marrow</i>, a variety of an ovoid form, and +having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow.</cd> -- +<col><b>Spinal marrow</b></col>. <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>See <i>Spinal +cord</i>, under <u>Spinal</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Marrowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Marrowing</u>.] <def>To fill with, or as with, marrow or fat; to +glut.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"row*bone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bone +containing marrow; <i>pl.</i> ludicrously, knee bones or knees; as, +to get down on one's <i>marrowbones</i>, <i>i. e.</i>, to +kneel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"row*fat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rich but +late variety of pea.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"row*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the nature of, +or like, marrow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"row*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of +marrow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"row*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of marrow; +pithy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mar*ru"bi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of bitter aromatic plants, sometimes used +in medicine; hoarhound.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Married</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Marrying</u>.] [OE. <i>marien</i>, F. <i>marier</i>, L. +<i>maritare</i>, fr. <i>maritus</i> husband, fr. <i>mas</i>, +<i>maris</i>, a male. See <u>Male</u>, and cf. <u>Maritral</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to perform +the ceremony of joining, as a man and a woman, for life; to +constitute (a man and a woman) husband and wife according to the laws +or customs of the place.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Tell him that he shall <i>marry</i> the couple +himself.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To join according to law, (a man) to a +woman as his wife, or (a woman) to a man as her husband. See the Note +to def. 4.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A woman who had been <i>married</i> to her twenty- +fifth husband, and being now a widow, was prohibited to +marry.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as +wife.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Mæcenas took the liberty to tell him [Augustus] +that he must either <i>marry</i> his daughter [Julia] to Agrippa, or +take away his life.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To take for husband or wife. See the Note +below.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; We say, a man is <i>married to</i> or <i>marries</i> a +woman; or, a woman is <i>married to</i> or <i>marries</i> a man. Both +of these uses are equally well authorized; but <i>given in +marriage</i> is said only of the woman.</p> + +<p><blockquote>They got him [the Duke of Monmouth] . . . to declare +in writing, that the last king [Charles II.] told him he was never +<i>married</i> to his mother.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Lloyd.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Figuratively, to unite in the closest and +most endearing relation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am +<i>married</i> unto you.</blockquote> <i>Jer. iii. 14.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To marry ropes</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To place two ropes along side of each other +so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To join two ropes end to end so that both +will pass through a block.</cd> <i>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ry</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To enter into the +conjugal or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will, therefore, that the younger women +<i>marry</i>.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. v. 14.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Marrying man</b></col>, <cd>a man disposed to marry.</cd> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ry</hw>, <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>Indeed ! in truth +! -- a term of asseveration said to have been derived from the +practice of swearing by the Virgin Mary.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mars</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Mars</i>, gen. +<i>Martis</i>, archaic <i>Mavors</i>, gen. <i>Mavortis</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Myth.)</i> <def>The god of war and +husbandry.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>One of the planets of the +solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond +the earth, having a diameter of about 4,200 miles, a period of 687 +days, and a mean distance of 141,000,000 miles. It is conspicuous for +the redness of its light.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Alchemy)</i> <def>The metallic element +iron, the symbol of which ♂ was the same as that of the planet +Mars.</def> [Archaic] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mars brown</b></col>, <cd>a bright, somewhat yellowish, +brown.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*sa"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr. +<i>Marsala</i>, in Sicyly.] <def>A kind of wine exported from Marsala +in Sicily.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mars*de"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. From W. +<i>Marsden</i>, an English author.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of +plants of the Milkweed family, mostly woody climbers with fragrant +flowers, several species of which furnish valuable fiber, and one +species (<i>Marsdenia tinctoria</i>) affords indigo.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Mar`sei`llais"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. m.</i></pos> +<hw>||Mar`sei`llaise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. f.</i></pos> }[F.] <def>Of +or pertaining to Marseilles, in France, or to its +inhabitants.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Marseillaise hymn</b></col>, or <col><b>The +Marseillaise</b></col>, <cd>the national anthem of France, popularly +so called. It was composed in 1792, by Rouget de l'Isle, an officer +then stationed at Strasburg. In Paris it was sung for the first time +by the band of men who came from Marseilles to aid in the revolution +of August 10, 1792; whence the name.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Mar`sei`llais"</hw>, <pos><i>n. m.</i></pos> +<hw>||Mar`sei`llaise"</hw>, <pos><i>n. f.</i></pos> }[F.] <def>A +native or inhabitant of Marseilles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*seilles"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A general +term for certain kinds of fabrics, which are formed of two series of +threads interlacing each other, thus forming double cloth, quilted in +the loom; -- so named because first made in <i>Marseilles</i>, +France.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Marsh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mersch</i>, AS. +<i>mersc</i>, fr. <i>mere</i> lake. See <u>Mere</u> pool, and cf. +<u>Marish</u>, <u>Morass</u>.] <def>A tract of soft wet land, +commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a +morass.</def> [Written also <i>marish</i>.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Marsh asphodel</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant +(<i>Nartheeium ossifragum</i>) with linear equitant leaves, and a +raceme of small white flowers; -- called also <i>bog +asphodel</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh cinquefoil</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant (<i>Potentilla palustris</i>) having +purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places; marsh five- +finger.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh elder</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The guelder-rose or cranberry tree +(<i>Viburnum Opulus</i>)</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>In the United +States, a composite shrub growing in salt marshes (<i>Iva +frutescens</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh five-finger</b></col>. +<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <i>Marsh cinquefoil</i> (above).</cd> -- +<col><b>Marsh gas</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Gas</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>a genus (<i>Spartina</i>) of coarse grasses growing in marshes; - +- called also <i>cord grass</i>. The tall <i>S. cynosuroides</i> is +not good for hay unless cut very young. The low <i>S. juncea</i> is a +common component of salt hay.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh harrier</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a European hawk or harrier (<i>Circus +æruginosus</i>); -- called also <i>marsh hawk</i>, <i>moor +hawk</i>, <i>moor buzzard</i>, <i>puttock</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh +hawk</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A hawk or +harrier (<i>Circus cyaneus</i>), native of both America and Europe. +The adults are bluish slate above, with a white rump. Called also +<i>hen harrier</i>, and <i>mouse hawk</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>The marsh harrier.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh hen</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a rail; esp., <i>Rallus elegans</i> of +fresh-water marshes, and <i>R. longirostris</i> of salt-water +marshes.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh mallow</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a +plant of the genus <i>Althæa</i> ( <i>A. officinalis</i>) +common in marshes near the seashore, and whose root is much used in +medicine as a demulcent.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh marigold</b></col>. +<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh +pennywort</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>any plant of the umbelliferous +genus <i>Hydrocotyle</i>; low herbs with roundish leaves, growing in +wet places; -- called also <i>water pennywort</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Marsh quail</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the meadow +lark.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh rosemary</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a +plant of the genus <i>Statice</i> (<i>S. Limonium</i>), common in +salt marshes. Its root is powerfully astringent, and is sometimes +used in medicine. Called also <i>sea lavender</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Marsh samphire</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant +(<i>Salicornia herbacea</i>) found along seacoasts. See +<u>Glasswort</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh St. John's-wort</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an American herb (<i>Elodes Virginica</i>) with +small opposite leaves and flesh-colored flowers.</cd> -- +<col><b>Marsh tea</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i>. <cd>Same as <u>Labrador +tea</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh trefoil</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> +<cd>Same as <u>Buckbean</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Marsh wren</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any species of small American wrens of the +genus <i>Cistothorus</i>, and allied genera. They chiefly inhabit +salt marshes.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"shal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mareschal</i>, +OF. <i>mareschal</i>, F. <i>maréchal</i>, LL. +<i>mariscalcus</i>, from OHG. <i>marah-scalc</i> (G. +<i>marschall</i>); <i>marah</i> horse + <i>scalc</i> servant (akin to +AS. <i>scealc</i>, Goth. <i>skalks</i>). F. <i>maréchal</i> +signifies, a marshal, and a farrier. See <u>Mare</u> horse, and cf. +<u>Seneschal</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Originally, an officer who had the care of +horses; a groom.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An officer of high rank, charged with the +arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the +like</def>; as, specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One who goes +before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a +harbinger; a pursuivant.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One who +regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs +the order of procession, and the like.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<def>The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, +to regulate combats in the lists.</def> <i>Johnson.</i> +<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(France)</i> <def>The highest military +officer.</def> In other countries of Europe a marshal is a military +officer of high rank, and called <i>field marshal</i>. +<sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Am. Law)</i> <def>A ministerial officer, +appointed for each judicial district of the United States, to execute +the process of the courts of the United States, and perform various +duties, similar to those of a sheriff. The name is also sometimes +applied to certain police officers of a city.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Earl marshal of England</b></col>, <cd>the eighth officer +of state; an honorary title, and personal, until made hereditary in +the family of the Duke of Norfolk. During a vacancy in the office of +high constable, the earl marshal has jurisdiction in the court of +chivalry.</cd> <i>Brande & C.</i> -- <col><b>Earl marshal of +Scotland</b></col>, <cd>an officer who had command of the cavalry +under the constable. This office was held by the family of Keith, but +forfeited by rebellion in 1715.</cd> -- <col><b>Knight +marshal</b></col>, or <col><b>Marshal of the King's house</b></col>, +<cd>formerly, in England, the marshal of the king's house, who was +authorized to hear and determine all pleas of the Crown, to punish +faults committed within the verge, etc. His court was called the +Court of Marshalsea.</cd> -- <col><b>Marshal of the Queen's +Bench</b></col>, <cd>formerly the title of the officer who had the +custody of the Queen's bench prison in Southwark.</cd> <i>Mozley & +W.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"shal</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Marshaled</u> (?) or <u>Marshalled</u>; <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marshaling</u> or <u>Marshalling</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To dispose in order; to arrange in a +suitable manner; as, to <i>marshal</i> troops or an army.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And <i>marshaling</i> the heroes of his name<BR> +As, in their order, next to light they came.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To direct, guide, or lead.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou <i>marshalest</i> me the way that I was +going.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>To dispose in due order, as +the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests +when several belong to an achievement.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"shal*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also +<i>marshaller</i>.] <def>One who marshals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"shal*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also +<i>marshalling</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of arranging in due +order.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>The arrangement of an +escutcheon to exhibit the alliances of the owner.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Marshaling of assets</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>the +arranging or ranking of assets in due order of +administration.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"shal*sea</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Marshal</i> + +OE. <i>se</i> a seat. See <u>See</u> a seat.] <def>The court or seat +of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the +marshal of the king's household.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Court of Marshalsea</b></col>, <cd>a court formerly held +before the steward and marshal of the king's house to administer +justice between the king's domestic servants.</cd> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"shal*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of a +marshal.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Marsh"bank`er</hw> (?), <hw>Marse"bank`er</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The menhaden.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 898 !></p> + +<p><hw>Marsh"i*ness</hw> (märsh"&ibreve;*n&ebreve;s), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or condition of being +marshy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Marsh mar"i*gold</hw> (măr"&ibreve;*g&osl;ld). +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A perennial plant of the genus <i>Caltha</i> +(<i>C. palustris</i>), growing in wet places and bearing bright +yellow flowers. In the United States it is used as a pot herb under +the name of <i>cowslip</i>. See <u>Cowslip</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Marsh"y</hw> (-&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [E. +<u>Marsh</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Resembling a marsh; wet; boggy; +fenny.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, or produced in, marshes; +as, a <i>marshy</i> weed.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"si*po*branch`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the Marsipobranchia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mar"si*po*bran"chi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +[NL., fr. Gr. &?; a pouch + &?; a gill.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +class of Vertebrata, lower than fishes, characterized by their +purselike gill cavities, cartilaginous skeletons, absence of limbs, +and a suckerlike mouth destitute of jaws. It includes the lampreys +and hagfishes. See <u>Cyclostoma</u>, and <u>Lamprey</u>. Called also +<i>Marsipobranchiata</i>, and <i>Marsipobranchii</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*su"pi*al</hw> (mär*sū"p&ibreve;*<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>marsupial</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having a pouch for +carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the +Marsupialia.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat. & Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or +pertaining to a marsupium; as, the <i>marsupial</i> bones.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Marsupial frog</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Nototrema</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*su"pi*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>One of the Marsupialia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mar*su`pi*a"li*a</hw> (-ā"l&ibreve;*&adot;), +<pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. <i>marsupium</i> a pouch, bag, +purse, Gr. <grk>marsy`pion</grk>, dim. of <grk>ma`rsypos</grk>, +<grk>ma`rsipos</grk>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A subclass of +Mammalia, including nearly all the mammals of Australia and the +adjacent islands, together with the opossums of America. They differ +from ordinary mammals in having the corpus callosum very small, in +being implacental, and in having their young born while very +immature. The female generally carries the young for some time after +birth in an external pouch, or marsupium. Called also +<i>Marsupiata</i>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mar*su`pi*a"li*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mar*su"pi*an</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the +Marsupialia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*su"pi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Related to or resembling the marsupials; +furnished with a pouch for the young, as the marsupials, and also +some fishes and Crustacea.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mar*su"pi*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>Same +as <u>Marsupium</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"su*pite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Marsupial</u>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A fossil crinoid of the +genus <i>Marsupites</i>, resembling a purse in form.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mar*su"pi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Marsupia</b></plw> (#). [L., a pouch], <i>(Anat. & +Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The pouch, formed by a fold +of the skin of the abdomen, in which marsupials carry their young; +also, a pouch for similar use in other animals, as certain +Crustacea.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The pecten in the eye of +birds and reptiles. See <u>Pecten</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mart</hw> (märt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Contr. fr. +<i>market</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A market.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Where has commerce such a <i>mart</i> . . . as London +?</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bargain.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mart</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To buy or sell in, or +as in, a mart.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>To sell and <i>mart</i> your officer for gold<BR> +To undeservers.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mart</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To traffic.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mart</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mars</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The god Mars.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Battle; contest.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ta*gon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. & Sp. +<i>martagon</i>, It. <i>martagone</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A lily +(<i>Lilium Martagon</i>) with purplish red flowers, found in Europe +and Asia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tel</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [F. <i>marteler</i>, +fr. <i>martel</i>, <i>marteau</i>, hammer, a dim. fr. L. +<i>martulus</i>, <i>marculus</i>, dim. of <i>marcus</i> hammer. Cf. +<u>March</u> to step.] <def>To make a blow with, or as with, a +hammer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mar`tel` de fer"</hw> (?). [OF., hammer of iron.] <def>A +weapon resembling a hammer, often having one side of the head +pointed; -- used by horsemen in the Middle Ages to break armor.</def> +<i>Fairholt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"te*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A small +hammer used by marble workers and sculptors.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar*tel"lo tow`er</hw> (?). [It. <i>martello</i> hammer. The +name was orig. given to towers erected on the coasts of Sicily and +Sardinia for protection against the pirates in the time of Charles +the Fifth, which prob. orig. contained an alarm bell to be struck +with a hammer. See <u>Martel</u>.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A building of +masonry, generally circular, usually erected on the seacoast, with a +gun on the summit mounted on a traversing platform, so as to be fired +in any direction.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The English borrowed the name of the tower from Corsica in +1794.</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ten</hw> (mär"t&ebreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A bird. See <u>Martin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ten</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From older <i>martern</i>, +<i>marter</i>, <i>martre</i>, F. <i>martre</i>, <i>marte</i>, LL. +<i>martures</i> (pl.), fr. L. <i>martes</i>; akin to AS. +<i>mearð</i>, <i>meard</i>, G. <i>marder</i>, OHG. <i>mardar</i>, +Icel. <i>mörðr</i>. Cf. <u>Foumart</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of +the genus <i>Mustela</i>, closely allied to the sable. Among the +more important species are the European beech, or stone, marten +(<i>Mustela foina</i>); the pine marten (<i>M. martes</i>); and the +American marten, or sable (<i>M. Americana</i>), which some +zoölogists consider only a variety of the Russian +sable.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The fur of the marten, used for hats, +muffs, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tern</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Marten</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"-text`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A blundering +preacher.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>martialis</i> of or belonging to <i>Mars</i>, the god of war. Cf. +<u>March</u> the month.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; +military; as, <i>martial</i> music; a <i>martial</i> +appearance.</def> "<i>Martial</i> equipage." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Practiced in, or inclined to, war; +warlike; brave.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But peaceful kings, o'er <i>martial</i> people +set,<BR> +Each other's poise and counterbalance are.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; +-- opposed to <i>civil</i>; as, <i>martial</i> law; a court<i>- +martial</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or +the planet, Mars.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Old Chem. & Old Med.)</i> <def>Pertaining +to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; as, <i>martial</i> +preparations.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><col><b>Martial flowers</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a reddish +crystalline salt of iron; the ammonio-chloride of iron.</cd> [Obs.] - +- <col><b>Martial law</b></col>, <cd>the law administered by the +military power of a government when it has superseded the civil +authority in time of war, or when the civil authorities are unable to +enforce the laws. It is distinguished from <i>military law</i>, the +latter being the code of rules for the regulation of the army and +navy alone, either in peace or in war.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Martial</u>, <u>Warlike</u>. <i>Martial</i> +refers more to war in <i>action</i>, its array, its attendants, etc.; +as, <i>martial</i> music, a <i>martial</i> appearance, a +<i>martial</i> array, courts<i>-martial</i>, etc. <i>Warlike</i> +describes the feeling or temper which leads to war, and the adjuncts +of war; as, a <i>warlike</i> nation, <i>warlike</i> indication, etc. +The two words are often used without discrimination.</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tial*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality +of being warlike; exercises suitable for war.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tial*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A warrior.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tial*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Martialized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Martializing</u> (?).] <def>To render warlike; as, to +<i>martialize</i> a people.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tial*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a martial +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tial*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of +being martial.</def></p> + +<p> +</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Stone Working)</i> +[Etymol. uncertain.] <def>A perforated stone-faced runner for +grinding.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tin</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>martin</i>, from the +proper name <i>Martin</i>. Cf. <u>Martlet</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less +deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows.</def> [Written +also <i>marten</i>.]</p> + +<p>&fist; The American purple martin, or bee martin (<i>Progne subis, +or purpurea</i>), and the European house, or window, martin +(<i>Hirundo, or Chelidon, urbica</i>), are the best known +species.</p> + +<p><col><b>Bank martin</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The bank +swallow</cd>. See under <u>Bank</u>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The +fairy martin. See under <u>Fairy</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee +martin</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The purple martin</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The kingbird.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand +martin</b></col>, <cd>the bank swallow.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ti*net`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from an +officer of that name in the French army under Louis XIV. Cf. +<u>Martin</u> the bird, <u>Martlet</u>.] <def>In military language, a +strict disciplinarian; in general, one who lays stress on a rigid +adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed +methods.</def> [Hence, the word is commonly employed in a +depreciatory sense.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ti*net`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The martin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar`ti*ne"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp. +<i>martinete</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A species of tinamou +(<i>Calopezus elegans</i>), having a long slender crest.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ti*net`ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +principles or practices of a martinet; rigid adherence to discipline, +etc.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mar"tin*gale</hw> (?), <hw>Mar"tin*gal</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>martingale</i>; cf. It. <i>martingala</i> +a sort of hose, martingale, Sp. <i>martingala</i> a greave, cuish, +martingale, Sp. <i>almártaga</i> a kind of bridle.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A strap fastened to a horse's girth, passing +between his fore legs, and fastened to the bit, or now more commonly +ending in two rings, through which the reins pass. It is intended to +hold down the head of the horse, and prevent him from +rearing.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A lower stay of rope or +chain for the jib boom or flying jib boom, fastened to, or reeved +through, the dolphin striker. Also, the dolphin striker +itself.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gambling)</i> <def>The act of doubling, at +each stake, that which has been lost on the preceding stake; also, +the sum so risked; -- metaphorically derived from the bifurcation of +the <i>martingale</i> of a harness.</def> [Cant] +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tin*mas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [St. <i>Martin + +mass</i> religious service.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The feast of St. +Martin, the eleventh of November; -- often called +<i>martlemans</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Martinmas summer</b></col>, <cd>a period of calm, warm +weather often experienced about the time of Martinmas; Indian +summer.</cd> <i>Percy Smith.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Mars</i>, +<i>Martis</i>, the god Mars, the alchemical name of iron.] +<i>(Min.)</i> <def>Iron sesquioxide in isometric form, probably a +pseudomorph after magnetite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tle*mas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Martinmas</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mart"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>martinet</i>. +See <u>Martin</u> the bird, and cf. <u>Martinet</u> a +disciplinarian.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The European house +martin.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Cf. F. <i>merlette</i>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A +bird without beak or feet; -- generally assumed to represent a +<i>martin</i>. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth +son.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tyr</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS., from L. +<i>martyr</i>, Gr. <grk>ma`rtyr</grk>, <grk>ma`rtys</grk>, prop., a +witness; cf. Skr. <i>sm&rsdot;</i> to remember, E. +<i>memory</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, by his death, bears witness to +the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; +as, Stephen was the first Christian <i>martyr</i>.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To be a <i>martyr</i>, signifies only to witness the +truth of Christ; but the witnessing of the truth was then so +generally attended with persecution, that martyrdom now signifies not +only to witness, but to witness by death.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his +station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle, +or to sustain a cause.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell,<BR> +Thou fall'st a blessed <i>martyr</i> !</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tyr</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Martyred</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Martyring</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To put to death for +adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account +of faith or profession.</def> <i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To persecute; to torment; to +torture.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart<BR> +Thou <i>martyrest</i> with sorrow and with smart.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Racked with sciatics, <i>martyred</i> with the +stone.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tyr*dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Martyr</i> + +<i>-dom</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The condition of a martyr; the death of a +martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the +Christian faith, or to any cause.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I came from <i>martyrdom</i> unto this +peace.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Affliction; torment; torture.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar`tyr*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Act of +martyrizing, or state of being martyrized; torture.</def> <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tyr*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>martyriser</i>, LL. <i>martyrizare</i>.] <def>To make a martyr +of.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tyr*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner of +a martyr.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tyr*o*loge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>martyrologium</i>: cf. F. <i>martyrologe</i>.] <def>A +martyrology.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mar`tyr*o*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mar`tyr*o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), +} <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs; +registering, or registered in, a catalogue of martyrs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar`tyr*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>martyrologiste</i>.] <def>A writer of martyrology; an historian of +martyrs.</def> <i>T. Warton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar`tyr*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>-gies</b></plw> (#). [<i>Martyr</i> + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>A +history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs.</def> <i>Bp. +Stillingfleet.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"tyr*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Martyrdom.</def> +[R.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"vel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mervaile</i>, +F. <i>merveille</i>, fr. L. <i>mirabilia</i> wonderful things, pl., +fr. <i>mirabilis</i> wonderful, fr. <i>mirari</i> to wonder or marvel +at. See <u>Admire</u>, <u>Smile</u>, and cf. <u>Miracle</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a +miracle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will do <i>marvels</i> such as have not been +done.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxiv. 10.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nature's sweet <i>marvel</i> undefiled.</blockquote> +<i>Emerson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wonder.</def> [R.] "Use lessens +<i>marvel</i>." <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Marvel of Peru</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <u>Four- +o'clock</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"vel</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Marveled</u> (?) or <u>Marvelled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. +& vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Marveling</u> or <u>Marvelling</u>.] [OE. +<i>merveilen</i>, OF. <i>merveillier</i>.] <def>To be struck with +surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Marvel</i> not, my brethren, if the world hate +you.</blockquote> <i>1 john iii. 13.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"vel</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To marvel at.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to marvel, or be surprised; -- +used impersonally.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>But much now me <i>marveleth</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Rich. the Redeless.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"vel*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>merveillous</i>, OF. <i>merveillos</i>, F. <i>Merveilleux</i>. See +<u>Marvel</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] [Written also +<i>marvellous</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Exciting wonder or +surprise; astonishing; wonderful.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This is the Lord's doing; it is <i>marvelous</i> in +our eyes.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxiii. 23.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Partaking of the character of miracle, or +supernatural power; incredible.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>marvelous</i> fable includes whatever is +supernatural, and especially the machines of the gods.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>The marvelous</b></col>, <cd>that which exceeds natural +power, or is preternatural; that which is wonderful; -- opposed to +<i>the probable</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Wonderful; astonishing; surprising; strange; +improbable; incredible. -- <u>Marvelous</u>, <u>Wonderful</u>. We +speak of a thing as <i>wonderful</i> when it awakens our surprise and +admiration; as <i>marvelous</i> when it is so much out of the +ordinary course of things as to seem nearly or quite incredible.</p> + +<p><hw>Mar"vel*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +marvelous manner; wonderfully; strangely.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"vel*ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality +or state of being marvelous; wonderfulness; strangeness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. corrupt. fr. OE. +or F. <i>marbre</i> marble.] <i>(Glass Marking)</i> <def>A stone, or +cast-iron plate, or former, on which hot glass is rolled to give it +shape.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mar"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Marrow.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Marry</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ry-bud`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>The marigold; a blossom of the marigold.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma`ry*ol"a*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Mariolatry.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ry*sole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mary</i>, the +proper name + <i>sole</i> the fish.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large +British fluke, or flounder (<i>Rhombus megastoma</i>); -- called also +<i>carter</i>, and <i>whiff</i>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mas*ca"gnin</hw> (?), <hw>Mas*ca"gnite</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mascagnin</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>Native sulphate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts; -- so +named from <i>Mascagni</i>, who discovered it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"cle</hw> (măs"k'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>mascle</i>, F. <i>macle</i>, L. <i>macula</i> spot, mesh of a net, +LL. <i>macula</i>, <i>macla</i>, <i>mascla</i> a scale of a coat of +mail. See <u>Mail</u> armor.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A lozenge +voided.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"cled</hw> (-k'ld), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Composed of, +or covered with, lozenge-shaped scales; having lozenge-shaped +divisions.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mascled armor</b></col>, <cd>armor composed of small +lozenge-shaped scales of metal fastened on a foundation of leather or +quilted cloth.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mas"cot</hw>, <hw>Mas"cotte</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Through French fr. Pr. <i>mascot</i> a little +sorcerer or magician, <i>mascotto</i> witchcraft, sorcery.] <def>A +person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which +he or she belongs; anything that brings good luck.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"cu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>masculus</i> male, masculine.] <def>To make strong.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Cockeram.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 899 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"cu*line</hw> (măs"k&usl;*l&ibreve;n), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>masculinus</i>, fr. <i>masculus</i> male, +manly, dim. of <i>mas</i> a male: cf. F. <i>masculin</i>. See +<u>Male</u> masculine.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of the male sex; not +female.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thy <i>masculine</i> children, that is to say, thy +sons.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the qualities of a man; suitable +to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; +strong; robust.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins +with a <i>masculine</i> energy.</blockquote> <i>Hallam.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to males; appropriated to, or +used by, males.</def> [R.] "A <i>masculine</i> church." +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Having the inflections of, +or construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as +distinguished from <i>feminine</i> and <i>neuter</i>. See +<u>Gender</u>.</def> -- <wf>Mas"cu*line*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Mas"cu*line*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mas`cu*lin"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +or quality of being masculine; masculineness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mase</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Maze</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"e*lyn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A drinking cup. +See 1st <u>Maslin</u>, 2.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"ser</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Mazer</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mash</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mesh.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mash</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to G. <i>meisch</i>, +<i>maisch</i>, <i>meische</i>, <i>maische</i>, mash, wash, and prob. +to AS. <i>miscian</i> to mix. See <u>Mix</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mass of mixed ingredients reduced to a +soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; a mass of anything in a soft +pulpy state. Specifically <i>(Brewing)</i>, ground or bruised malt, +or meal of rye, wheat, corn, or other grain (or a mixture of malt and +meal) steeped and stirred in hot water for making the wort.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mixture of meal or bran and water fed to +animals.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A mess; trouble.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beau. & +Fl.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mash tun</b></col>, <cd>a large tub used in making mash +and wort.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mash</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mashed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mashing</u>.] [Akin to G. <i>meischen</i>, <i>maischen</i>, to +mash, mix, and prob. to <i>mischen</i>, E. <i>mix</i>. See 2d +<u>Mash</u>.] <def>To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy +state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to <i>mash</i> +apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically +<i>(Brewing)</i>, to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the +mash which makes wort.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mashing tub</b></col>, <cd>a tub for making the mash in +breweries and distilleries; -- called also <i>mash tun</i>, and +<i>mash vat</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mash"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, mashes; also <i>(Brewing)</i>, a machine +for making mash.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A charmer of women.</def> [Slang] +<i>London Punch.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mash"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Maslin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mash"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Produced by +crushing or bruising; resembling, or consisting of, a mash.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mask</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>masque</i>, LL. +<i>masca</i>, <i>mascha</i>, <i>mascus</i>; cf. Sp. & Pg. +<i>máscara</i>, It. <i>maschera</i>; all fr. Ar. +<i>maskharat</i> buffoon, fool, pleasantry, anything ridiculous or +mirthful, fr. <i>sakhira</i> to ridicule, to laugh at. Cf. +<u>Masque</u>, <u>Masquerade</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A cover, +or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, +a dancer's <i>mask</i>; a fencer's <i>mask</i>; a ball player's +<i>mask</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which disguises; a pretext or +subterfuge.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A festive entertainment of dancing or +other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; +a frolic; a delusive show.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This thought might lead me through the world's vain +<i>mask</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, +in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or +allegorical characters.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A grotesque head or face, +used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in +fountains, and the like; -- called also <i>mascaron</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>In a +permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the +caponiere.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A screen for a +battery.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The lower lip of the +larva of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile +organ.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mask house</b></col>, <cd>a house for masquerades.</cd> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mask</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Masked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Masking</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cover, as the face, by +way of concealment or defense against injury; to conceal with a mask +or visor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They must all be <i>masked</i> and +vizarded.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To disguise; to cover; to hide.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Masking</i> the business from the common +eye.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To +conceal; also, to intervene in the line of.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>To cover or keep in check; as, to <i>mask</i> a body of troops +or a fortress by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is +being carried out.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mask</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +take part as a masker in a masquerade.</def> <i>Cavendish.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wear a mask; to be disguised in any +way.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Masked</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; +hidden.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Personate</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having the anterior +part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the +plumage; -- said of birds.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Masked ball</b></col>, <cd>a ball in which the dancers +wear masks.</cd> -- <col><b>Masked battery</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, +<cd>a battery so placed as not to be seen by an enemy until it opens +fire.</cd> <i>H. L. Scott.</i> -- <col><b>Masked crab</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a European crab (<i>Corystes +cassivelaunus</i>) with markings on the carapace somewhat resembling +a human face.</cd> -- <col><b>Masked pig</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a Japanese domestic hog (<i>Sus +pliciceps</i>). Its face is deeply furrowed.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mask"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who wears a +mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mask"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To confuse; to +stupefy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mask"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The dress or +disguise of a masker; masquerade.</def> [Obs.] <i>Marston.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ki*nonge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +muskellunge.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mask" shell`</hw> (?). <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any spiral +marine shell of the genus <i>Persona</i>, having a curiously twisted +aperture.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"lach</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>maslaq</i>: +cf. F. <i>masloc</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An excitant containing +opium, much used by the Turks.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>missellane</i>, +<i>misceline</i>, <i>miscelin</i>, <i>meslin</i>, fr. +<i>miscellane</i>. See <u>Miscellane</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +mixture composed of different materials</def>; especially: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A mixture of metals resembling brass.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A mixture of different sorts of grain, as +wheat and rye.</def> [Written also <i>meslin</i>, <i>mislin</i>, +<i>maselyn</i>, <i>mastlin</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vessel made of maslin, 1 +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Mead eke in a <i>maselyn</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"lin</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Composed of different +sorts; as, <i>maslin</i> bread, which is made of rye mixed with a +little wheat.</def> [Written also <i>meslin</i>, <i>mislin</i>, +etc.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ma"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>maçon</i>, +LL. <i>macio</i>, <i>machio</i>, <i>mattio</i>, <i>mactio</i>, +<i>marcio</i>, <i>macerio</i>; of uncertain origin.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One whose occupation is to build with +stone or brick; also, one who prepares stone for building +purposes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. +See <u>Freemason</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mason bee</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of +numerous species of solitary bees of the genus <i>Osmia</i>. They +construct curious nests of hardened mud and sand.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mason moth</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any moth whose +larva constructs an earthen cocoon under the soil.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mason shell</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a marine +univalve shell of the genus <i>Phorus</i>; -- so called because it +cements other shells and pebbles upon its own shell; a carrier +shell.</cd> -- <col><b>Mason wasp</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>any wasp that constructs its nest, or brood cells, of hardened +mud. The female fills the cells with insects or spiders, paralyzed by +a sting, and thus provides food for its larvæ</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"son</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To build stonework +or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; -- +with a prepositional suffix; as, to <i>mason</i> up a well or +terrace; to <i>mason</i> in a kettle or boiler.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*son"ic</hw> (m&adot;*s&obreve;n"&ibreve;k), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Freemasons or to their +craft or mysteries.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"son*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>maçonnerie</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The art or occupation of a +mason.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The work or performance of a mason; as, +good or bad <i>masonry</i>; skillful <i>masonry</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is built by a mason; anything +constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, +tiles, or the like. <i>Dry masonry</i> is applied to structures made +without mortar.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The craft, institution, or mysteries of +Freemasons; freemasonry.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*soo"la boat`</hw> (?). <def>A kind of boat used on the +coast of Madras, India. The planks are sewed together with strands of +coir which cross over a wadding of the same material, so that the +shock on taking the beach through surf is much reduced.</def> +[Written also <i>masula</i>, <i>masulah</i>, etc.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*so"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NHeb. +<i>māsōrāh</i> tradition.] <def>A Jewish critical +work on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by several +learned rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the eighth and ninth +centuries.</def> [Written also <i>Masorah</i>, <i>Massora</i>, and +<i>Massorah</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mas"o*ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +Masorite.</def> [Written also <i>Masorete</i>, and +<i>Massorete</i>.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mas`o*ret"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mas`o*ret"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>massorétique</i>.] <def>Of or +relating to the Masora, or to its authors.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Masoretic points and accents</b></col>, <cd>the vowel +points and accents of the Hebrew text of the Bible, of which the +first mention is in the Masora.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"o*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the +writers of the Masora.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Masque</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mask; a +masquerade.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas`quer*ade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mascarade</i>, fr. Sp. <i>mascarada</i>, or It. <i>mascherata</i>. +See <u>Mask</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An assembly of persons wearing masks, and +amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other +diversions.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In courtly balls and midnight +<i>masquerades</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dramatic performance by actors in masks; +a mask. See 1st <u>Mask</u>, 4.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Acting or living under false pretenses; +concealment of something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show; +disguise.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That <i>masquerade</i> of misrepresentation which +invariably accompanied the political eloquence of Rome.</blockquote> +<i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A Spanish diversion on +horseback.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas`quer*ade"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Masqueraded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Masquerading</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To assemble in masks; to take part in a +masquerade.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To frolic or disport in disquise; to make +a pretentious show of being what one is not.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into the +woods, <i>masquerading</i> up and down in a lion's skin.</blockquote> +<i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas`quer*ade"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To conceal +with masks; to disguise.</def> "To <i>masquerade</i> vice." +<i>Killingbeck.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas`quer*ad"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +masquerades; a person wearing a mask; one disguised.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mass</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>masse</i>, +<i>messe</i>, AS. <i>mæsse</i>. LL. <i>missa</i>, from L. +<i>mittere</i>, <i>missum</i>, to send, dismiss: cf. F. <i>messe</i>. +In the ancient churches, the public services at which the catechumens +were permitted to be present were called <i>missa catechumenorum</i>, +ending with the reading of the Gospel. Then they were +<i>dismissed</i> with these words : "Ite, missa est" [<i>sc</i>. +ecclesia], the congregation is dismissed. After that the sacrifice +proper began. At its close the same words were said to those who +remained. So the word gave the name of <i>Mass</i> to the sacrifice +in the Catholic Church. See <u>Missile</u>, and cf. <u>Christmas</u>, +<u>Lammas</u>, <u>Mess</u> a dish, <u>Missal</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>The sacrifice in the +sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of the +host.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The portions of the Mass +usually set to music, considered as a musical composition; -- namely, +the <i>Kyrie</i>, the <i>Gloria</i>, the <i>Credo</i>, the +<i>Sanctus</i>, and the <i>Agnus Dei</i>, besides sometimes an +<i>Offertory</i> and the <i>Benedictus</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Canon of the Mass</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Canon</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>High Mass</b></col>, <cd>Mass with incense, music, the +assistance of a deacon, subdeacon, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Low +Mass</b></col>, <cd>Mass which is said by the priest throughout, +without music.</cd> -- <col><b>Mass bell</b></col>, <cd>the sanctus +bell. See <u>Sanctus</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mass book</b></col>, +<cd>the missal or Roman Catholic service book.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mass</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Massed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Massing</u>.] <def>To celebrate Mass.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mass</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>masse</i>, F. +<i>masse</i>, L. <i>massa</i>; akin to Gr. &?; a barley cake, fr. &?; +to knead. Cf. <u>Macerate</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A quantity of matter cohering together so +as to make one body, or an aggregation of particles or things which +collectively make one body or quantity, usually of considerable size; +as, a <i>mass</i> of ore, metal, sand, or water.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If it were not for these principles, the bodies of the +earth, planets, comets, sun, and all things in them, would grow cold +and freeze, and become inactive <i>masses</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. +Newton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A deep <i>mass</i> of continual sea is slower +stirred<BR> +To rage.</blockquote> <i>Savile.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Phar.)</i> <def>A medicinal substance made +into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for making +pills; as, blue <i>mass</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A large quantity; a sum.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All the <i>mass</i> of gold that comes into +Spain.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He had spent a huge <i>mass</i> of +treasure.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Bulk; magnitude; body; size.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This army of such <i>mass</i> and charge.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The principal part; the main +body.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Night closed upon the pursuit, and aided the +<i>mass</i> of the fugitives in their escape.</blockquote> <i>Jowett +(Thucyd.).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>The quantity of matter +which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Mass</i> and <i>weight</i> are often used, in a general +way, as interchangeable terms, since the <i>weight</i> of a body is +proportional to its <i>mass</i> (under the same or equal gravitative +forces), and the <i>mass</i> is usually ascertained from the +<i>weight</i>. Yet the two ideas, <i>mass</i> and <i>weight</i>, are +quite distinct. <i>Mass</i> is the quantity of matter in a body; +<i>weight</i> is the comparative force with which it tends towards +the center of the earth. A <i>mass</i> of sugar and a <i>mass</i> of +lead are assumed to be equal when they show an equal <i>weight</i> by +balancing each other in the scales.</p> + +<p><col><b>Blue mass</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Blue</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mass center</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the center of +gravity of a triangle.</cd> -- <col><b>Mass copper</b></col>, +<cd>native copper in a large mass.</cd> -- <col><b>Mass +meeting</b></col>, <cd>a large or general assembly of people, usually +a meeting having some relation to politics.</cd> -- <col><b>The +masses</b></col>, <cd>the great body of the people, as contrasted +with the higher classes; the populace.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mass</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To form or collect +into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into +masses; to assemble.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But <i>mass</i> them together and they are terrible +indeed.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"sa*cre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. LL. +<i>mazacrium</i>; cf. Prov. G. <i>metzgern</i>, <i>metzgen</i>, to +kill cattle, G. <i>metzger</i> a butcher, and LG. <i>matsken</i> to +cut, hew, OHG. <i>meizan</i> to cut, Goth. <i>máitan</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The killing of a considerable number of human +beings under circumstances of atrocity or cruelty, or contrary to the +usages of civilized people; as, the <i>massacre</i> on St. +Bartholomew's Day.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Murder.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Massacre</u>, <u>Butchery</u>, <u>Carnage</u>. +<i>Massacre</i> denotes the promiscuous slaughter of <i>many</i> who +can not make resistance, or much resistance. <i>Butchery</i> refers +to cold-blooded cruelty in the killing of men as if they were brute +beasts. <i>Carnage</i> points to slaughter as producing the heaped-up +bodies of the slain.</p> + +<p><blockquote>I'll find a day to <i>massacre</i> them all,<BR> +And raze their faction and their family.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If thou delight to view thy heinous deeds,<BR> +Brhold this pattern of thy <i>butcheries</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Such a scent I draw<BR> +Of <i>carnage</i>, prey innumerable !</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"sa*cre</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Massacred</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Massacring</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>massacrer</i>. See +<u>Massacre</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To kill in considerable +numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with +indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the +usages of nations; to butcher; to slaughter; -- limited to the +killing of human beings.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If James should be pleased to <i>massacre</i> them +all, as Maximian had <i>massacred</i> the Theban legion.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"sa*crer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +massacres.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mas"sage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A rubbing or +kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or +remedial measure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas`sa*sau"ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The black rattlesnake (<i>Crotalus, or +Caudisona, tergemina</i>), found in the Mississippi Valley.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Massé</hw>, or <hw>Massé shot</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Billiards)</i> <def>A stroke made with the +cue held vertically.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mass"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A priest who +celebrates Mass.</def> [R.] <i>Bale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"se*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a +chewer, &?; a muscle of the lower jaw used in chewing, from &?; to +chew: cf. F. <i>masséter</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The large +muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in +mastication.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas`se*ter"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the masseter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"se*ter`ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Masseteric.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Mas`seur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. m.</i></pos>, +<hw>||Mas`seuse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. f.</i></pos>,} [F., or formed +in imitation of French. See <u>Massage</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>One +who performs massage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"si*cot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>massicot</i>; +E. <i>masticot</i> is a corruption.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Lead +protoxide, PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and +crystalline form of which is called <i>litharge</i>; lead ocher. It +is used as a pigment.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Massicot</i> is sometimes used by painters, and also as +a drier in the composition of ointments and plasters.</p> + +<p><hw>Mass"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<u>Massy</u>.] <def>The state or quality of being massy; +ponderousness.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 900 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mass"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>massif</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; +compacted; weighty; heavy; massy.</def> "<i>Massive</i> armor." +<i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>In mass; not necessarily +without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form; as, a +mineral occurs <i>massive</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Massive rock</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a compact +crystalline rock not distinctly schistose, as granite; also, with +some authors, an eruptive rock.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mass"ive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a heavy +mass.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mass"ive*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +quality of being massive; massiness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas*soo"la boat`</hw>. <def>See <u>Masoola boat</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas*so"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Masora</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"so*ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Masorite</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mass"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Massier</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Massiest</u>.] <def>Compacted into, or +consisting of, a mass; having bulk and weight or substance; +ponderous; bulky and heavy; weighty; heavy; as, a <i>massy</i> +shield; a <i>massy</i> rock.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Your swords are now too <i>massy</i> for your +strengths,<BR> +And will not be uplifted.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Yawning rocks in <i>massy</i> fragments +fly.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mast</hw> (m&adot;st), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>mæst</i>, fem.; akin to G. <i>mast</i>, and E. <i>meat</i>. +See <u>Meat</u>.] <def>The fruit of the oak and beech, or other +forest trees; nuts; acorns.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Oak <i>mast</i>, and beech, . . . they +eat.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Swine under an oak filling themselves with the +<i>mast</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mast</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mæst</i>, masc.; +akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. <i>mast</i>, Icel. <i>mastr</i>, and +perh. to L. <i>malus</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A pole, or long, strong, +round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to +sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of +several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a hollow pillar +of iron or steel.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The tallest pine<BR> +Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the <i>mast</i><BR> +Of some great ammiral.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The most common general names of <i>masts</i> are +<i>foremast</i>, <i>mainmast</i>, and <i>mizzenmast</i>, each of +which may be made of separate spars.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>The vertical post of a +derrick or crane.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Afore the mast</b></col>, <col><b>Before the +mast</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Afore</u>, and <u>Before</u>.</cd> - +- <col><b>Mast coat</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Coat</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mast hoop</b></col>, <cd>one of a number of hoops attached to +the fore edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is +raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in making a made +mast. See <u>Made</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mast</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Masted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Masting</u>.] <def>To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the +masts of in position; as, to <i>mast</i> a ship.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mas"tax</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +mouth, jaws.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two +central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral +ones, work so as to crush the food.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>The lore of a bird.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mast"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Furnished with a +mast or masts; -- chiefly in composition; as, a three-<i>masted</i> +schooner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mast"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, +a two-<i>master</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ter</hw> (m&adot;s"t&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>maistre</i>, <i>maister</i>, OF. <i>maistre</i>, <i>mestre</i>, F. +<i>maître</i>, fr. L. <i>magister</i>, orig. a double +comparative from the root of <i>magnus</i> great, akin to Gr. +<grk>me`gas</grk>. Cf. <u>Maestro</u>, <u>Magister</u>, +<u>Magistrate</u>, <u>Magnitude</u>, <u>Major</u>, <u>Mister</u>, +<u>Mistress</u>, <u>Mickle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A male +person having another living being so far subject to his will, that +he can, in the main, control his or its actions; -- formerly used +with much more extensive application than now.</def> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The employer of a servant.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The owner of a slave.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The person to whom an apprentice is +articled.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>A sovereign, prince, or +feudal noble; a chief, or one exercising similar authority.</def> +<sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>The head of a household.</def> +<sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>The male head of a school or college.</def> +<sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <def>A male teacher.</def> <sd><i>(h)</i></sd> +<def>The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or +sharing a feast.</def> <sd><i>(i)</i></sd> <def>The owner of a docile +brute, -- especially a dog or horse.</def> <sd><i>(j)</i></sd> +<def>The controller of a familiar spirit or other supernatural +being.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who uses, or controls at will, +anything inanimate; as, to be <i>master</i> of one's time.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Master</i> of a hundred thousand +drachms.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We are <i>masters</i> of the sea.</blockquote> +<i>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who has attained great skill in the +use or application of anything; as, a <i>master</i> of oratorical +art.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Great <i>masters</i> of ridicule.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>No care is taken to improve young men in their own +language, that they may thoroughly understand and be <i>masters</i> +of it.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A title given by courtesy, now commonly +pronounced <i>m&ibreve;ster</i>, except when given to boys; -- +sometimes written <i>Mister</i>, but usually abbreviated to +Mr.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A young gentleman; a lad, or small +boy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Where there are little <i>masters</i> and misses in a +house, they are impediments to the diversions of the +servants.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The commander of a merchant +vessel; -- usually called <i>captain</i>. Also, a commissioned +officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; +formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under +the commander, of sailing the vessel.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A person holding an office of authority +among the Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person +holding a similar office in other civic societies.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Little masters</b></col>, <cd>certain German engravers of +the 16th century, so called from the extreme smallness of their +prints.</cd> -- <col><b>Master in chancery</b></col>, <cd>an officer +of courts of equity, who acts as an assistant to the chancellor or +judge, by inquiring into various matters referred to him, and +reporting thereon to the court.</cd> -- <col><b>Master of +arts</b></col>, <cd>one who takes the second degree at a university; +also, the degree or title itself, indicated by the abbreviation M. +A., or A. M.</cd> -- <col><b>Master of the horse</b></col>, <cd>the +third great officer in the British court, having the management of +the royal stables, etc. In ceremonial cavalcades he rides next to the +sovereign.</cd> -- <col><b>Master of the rolls</b></col>, <cd>in +England, an officer who has charge of the rolls and patents that pass +the great seal, and of the records of the chancery, and acts as +assistant judge of the court.</cd> <i>Bouvier.</i> <i>Wharton.</i> -- +<col><b>Past master</b></col>, <cd>one who has held the office of +<i>master</i> in a lodge of Freemasons or in a society similarly +organized.</cd> -- <col><b>The old masters</b></col>, +<cd>distinguished painters who preceded modern painters; especially, +the celebrated painters of the 16th and 17th centuries.</cd> -- +<col><b>To be master of one's self</b></col>, <cd>to have entire +self-control; not to be governed by passion.</cd> -- <col><b>To be +one's own master</b></col>, <cd>to be at liberty to act as one +chooses without dictation from anybody.</cd></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Master</i>, signifying <i>chief</i>, <i>principal</i>, +<i>masterly</i>, <i>superior</i>, <i>thoroughly skilled</i>, etc., is +often used adjectively or in compounds; as, <i>master</i> builder or +<i>master</i>-builder, <i>master</i> chord or <i>master</i>-chord, +<i>master</i> mason or <i>master</i>-mason, <i>master</i> workman or +<i>master</i>-workman, <i>master</i> mechanic, <i>master</i> mind, +<i>master</i> spirit, <i>master</i> passion, etc.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Throughout the city by the <i>master</i> +gate.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Master joint</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a quarryman's +term for the more prominent and extended joints traversing a rock +mass.</cd> -- <col><b>Master key</b></col>, <cd>a key adapted to open +several locks differing somewhat from each other; figuratively, a +rule or principle of general application in solving +difficulties.</cd> -- <col><b>Master lode</b></col> <i>(Mining)</i>, +<cd>the principal vein of ore.</cd> -- <col><b>Master +mariner</b></col>, <cd>an experienced and skilled seaman who is +certified to be competent to command a merchant vessel.</cd> -- +<col><b>Master sinew</b></col> <i>(Far.)</i>, <cd>a large sinew that +surrounds the hough of a horse, and divides it from the bone by a +hollow place, where the windgalls are usually seated.</cd> -- +<col><b>Master singer</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Mastersinger</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Master stroke</b></col>, <cd>a capital performance; a +masterly achievement; a consummate action; as, a <i>master stroke</i> +of policy.</cd> -- <col><b>Master tap</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a +tap for forming the thread in a screw cutting die.</cd> -- +<col><b>Master touch</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The touch or +skill of a master</cd>. <i>Pope.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Some +part of a performance which exhibits very skillful work or +treatment.</cd> "Some <i>master touches</i> of this admirable piece." +<i>Tatler.</i> -- <col><b>Master work</b></col>, <cd>the most +important work accomplished by a skilled person, as in architecture, +literature, etc.; also, a work which shows the skill of a master; a +masterpiece.</cd> -- <col><b>Master workman</b></col>, <cd>a man +specially skilled in any art, handicraft, or trade, or who is an +overseer, foreman, or employer.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mastered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mastering</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To become the master of; +to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to +overpower; to subdue.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Obstinacy and willful neglects must be +<i>mastered</i>, even though it cost blows.</blockquote> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To gain the command of, so as to +understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to <i>master</i> a +science.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To own; to posses.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The wealth<BR> +That the world <i>masters</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be skillful; to +excel.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ter*dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Master</i> + +<i>-dom</i>.] <def>Dominion; rule; command.</def> [R.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ter*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious; +arbitrary.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the skill or power of a master; +indicating or expressing power or mastery.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His <i>masterful</i>, pale face.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. +Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ter*ful*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +masterful manner; imperiously.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A lawless and rebellious man who held lands +<i>masterfully</i> and in high contempt of the royal +authority.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ter*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being a master; hence, disposition to command or hector.</def> <i>C. +Bronté.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ter*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of a +master or owner; ungoverned or ungovernable.</def> -- +<wf>Mas"ter*less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ter*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being masterly; ability to control wisely or +skillfully.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ter*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Suitable to, or characteristic of, a master; indicating thorough +knowledge or superior skill and power; showing a master's hand; as, a +<i>masterly</i> design; a <i>masterly</i> performance; a +<i>masterly</i> policy.</def> "A wise and <i>masterly</i> +inactivity." <i>Sir J. Mackintosh.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Imperious; domineering; +arbitrary.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ter*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With the skill of +a master.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou dost speak <i>masterly</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ter*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Masterly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ter*piece`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Anything +done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital performance; a chef- +d'œuvre; a supreme achievement.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The top and <i>masterpiece</i> of art.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Dissimulation was his <i>masterpiece</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Claredon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ter*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The state or office of a master.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mastery; dominion; superior skill; +superiority.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Where noble youths for <i>mastership</i> should +strive.</blockquote> <i>Driden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Chief work; masterpiece.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An ironical title of respect.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>How now, seignior Launce ! what news with your +<i>mastership</i> ?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ter*sing`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A translation +of G. <i>meistersänger</i>.] <def>One of a class of poets which +flourished in Nuremberg and some other cities of Germany in the 15th +and 16th centuries. They bound themselves to observe certain +arbitrary laws of rhythm.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ter*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A tall and coarse European umbelliferous +plant (<i>Peucedanum Ostruthium</i>, formerly +<i>Imperatoria</i>).</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The <i>Astrantia +major</i>, a European umbelliferous plant with a showy colored +involucre.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Improperly, the cow parsnip +(<i>Heracleum lanatum</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Masteries</b></plw> (#). [OF. <i>maistrie</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The position or authority of a master; +dominion; command; supremacy; superiority.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If divided by mountains, they will fight for the +<i>mastery</i> of the passages of the tops.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Superiority in war or competition; +victory; triumph; preëminence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The voice of them that shout for +<i>mastery</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxii. 18.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Every man that striveth for the <i>mastery</i> is +temperate in all things.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. ix. 25.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>O, but to have gulled him<BR> +Had been a <i>mastery</i>.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Contest for superiority.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A masterly operation; a feat.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I will do a <i>maistrie</i> ere I go.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, the philosopher's +stone.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>The act process of mastering; the state of +having mastered.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He could attain to a <i>mastery</i> in all +languages.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The learning and <i>mastery</i> of a tongue, being +unpleasant in itself, should not be cumbered with other +difficulties.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mast"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See lst <u>Mast</u>.] +<def>Abounding in mast; producing mast in abundance; as, the +<i>mastful</i> forest; a <i>mastful</i> chestnut.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mast"head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>The top or head of a mast; the part of a mast above the +hounds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mast"head"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment.</def> +<i>Marryat.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mast"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A building in +which vessels' masts are shaped, fitted, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>mastiche</i>, <i>mastichum</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to chew, because +of its being used in the East for chewing.] [Written also +<i>mastich</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A low shrubby tree of the +genus <i>Pistacia</i> (<i>P. Lentiscus</i>), growing upon the islands +and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; -- +called also, <i>mastic tree</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and +obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent +tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an +aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, +litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Barbary mastic</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the +<i>Pistachia Atlantica</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Peruvian mastic +tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a small tree (<i>Schinus Molle</i>) +with peppery red berries; -- called also <i>pepper tree</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>West Indian mastic</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a lofty tree +(<i>Bursera gummifera</i>) full of gum resin in every part.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being masticated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas`ti*ca"dor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp. +<i>mastigador</i>. See <u>Masticate</u>.] <i>(Man.)</i> <def>A part +of a bridle, the slavering bit.</def> [Written also +<i>mastigador</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ti*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Masticated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Masticating</u> (?).] [L. <i>masticatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>masticare</i> to chew, prob. fr. <i>mastiche</i> mastic. See +<u>Mastic</u>.] <def>To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth +and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to +<i>masticate</i> food.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +masticates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas`ti*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>masticatio</i>: cf. F. <i>mastication</i>.] <def>The act or +operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mastication</i> is a necessary preparation of solid +aliment, without which there can be no good digestion.</blockquote> +<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who masticates.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A machine for cutting meat into fine +pieces for toothless people; also, a machine for cutting leather, +India rubber, or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in some +processes of manufacture.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>masticatoire</i>.] <def>Chewing; adapted to perform the office of +chewing food.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ti*ca*to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>-ries</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A substance to be +chewed to increase the saliva.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"tich</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mastic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ti*cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A white, amorphous, tenacious substance resembling caoutchouc, +and obtained as an insoluble residue of mastic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ti*cot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Massicot.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mas"tiff</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mastiffs</b></plw> (&?;). [<plw><b>Mastives</b></plw> is +irregular and unusual.] [Prob. fr. Prov. E. <i>masty</i>, adj., +large, n., a great dog, prob. fr. <i>mast</i> fruit, and hence, lit., +fattened with mast. There is perh. confusion with OF. <i>mestif</i> +mongrel; cf. also F. <i>mâtin</i> mastiff, OF. <i>mastin</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A breed of large dogs noted for strength and +courage. There are various strains, differing in form and color, and +characteristic of different countries.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mastiff bat</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>, any bat of +the genus <i>Molossus</i>; so called because the face somewhat +resembles that of a mastiff.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ti*go*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the Mastigopoda.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mas`ti*gop"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>ma`stix</grk>, <grk>-igos</grk>, a whip + <grk>poy`s</grk>, +<grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The +Infusoria.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"ti*gure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>ma`stix</grk>, <grk>-igos</grk>, a scourge + &?; tail.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several large spiny-tailed +lizards of the genus <i>Uromastix</i>. They inhabit Southern Asia and +North Africa.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mast"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>The act or process of putting a mast or masts into a vessel; +also, the scientific principles which determine the position of +masts, and the mechanical methods of placing them.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Masting house</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a large +building, with suitable mechanism overhanging the water, used for +stepping and unstepping the masts of vessels.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Mas*ti"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>masto`s</grk> breast + <i>-itis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Inflammation of the breast.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mast"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See lst +<u>Mast</u>.] <def>Bearing no mast; as, a <i>mastless</i> oak or +beech.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mast"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 2d <u>Mast</u>.] +<def>Having no mast; as, a <i>mastless</i> vessel.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 901 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mast"lin</hw> (măst"l&ibreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>See <u>Maslin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"to*don</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>masto`s</grk> the breast + <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, +<grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth. So called from the conical projections +upon its molar teeth.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct genus of +mammals closely allied to the elephant, but having less complex molar +teeth, and often a pair of lower, as well as upper, tusks, which are +incisor teeth. The species were mostly larger than elephants, and +their remains occur in nearly all parts of the world in deposits +ranging from Miocene to late Quaternary time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mas`to*don*sau"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +E. <i>Mastodon</i> + Gr. <grk>say^ros</grk> a lizard.] +<i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A large extinct genus of labyrinthodonts, found +in the European Triassic rocks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas`to*don"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining +to, or resembling, a mastodon; as, <i>mastodontic</i> +dimensions.</def> <i>Everett.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mas`to*dyn"i*a</hw> (?), <hw>Mas*tod"y*ny</hw> (&?;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>mastodynia</i>, fr. Gr. +<grk>masto`s</grk> the breast + &?; pain.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Pain +occuring in the mamma or female breast, -- a form of +neuralgia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"toid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; +<grk>masto`s</grk> the breast + &?; form: cf. F. +<i>mastoïde</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Resembling the nipple or the breast; -- applied specifically to +a process of the temporal bone behind the ear.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Pertaining to, or in the region of, the +mastoid process; mastoidal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas*toid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Mastoid</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>masto`s</grk> the breast + <i>-logy</i>: cf. F. +<i>mastologie</i>.] <def>The natural history of Mammalia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mas"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mistress.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mas`tur*ba"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>masturbatus</i>, p. p. of <i>masturbari</i> to practice onanism: +cf. F. <i>masturbation</i>.] <def>Onanism; self-pollution.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mast"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See lst <u>Mast</u>.] +<def>Full of mast; abounding in acorns, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*su"la boat`</hw> (?). <def>Same as <u>Masoola +boat</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Matte</u>.] <def>A +name given by coppersmiths to an alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc., +usually called <i>white metal</i>.</def> [Written also +<i>matt</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mat</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. See 4th <u>Mate</u>.] +<def>Cast down; dejected; overthrown; slain.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>When he saw them so piteous and so +<i>maat</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mat</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>matt</i>, <i>meatt</i>, +fr. L. <i>matta</i> a mat made of rushes.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +fabric of sedge, rushes, flags, husks, straw, hemp, or similar +material, used for wiping and cleaning shoes at the door, for +covering the floor of a hall or room, and for other +purposes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any similar fabric for various uses, as +for covering plant houses, putting beneath dishes or lamps on a +table, securing rigging from friction, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything growing thickly, or closely +interwoven, so as to resemble a mat in form or texture; as, a +<i>mat</i> of weeds; a <i>mat</i> of hair.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An ornamental border made of paper, +pasterboard, metal, etc., put under the glass which covers a framed +picture; as, the <i>mat</i> of a daguerreotype.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mat grass</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>A low, tufted, European grass (<i>Nardus stricta</i>)</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Same as <u>Matweed</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mat +rush</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of rush (<i>Scirpus +lacustris</i>) used in England for making mats.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mat</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Matted</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Matting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cover or lay with +mats.</def> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To twist, twine, or felt together; to +interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And o'er his eyebrows hung his <i>matted</i> +hair.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mat</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow thick together; +to become interwoven or felted together like a mat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma`ta*chin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>An old +dance with swords and bucklers; a sword dance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"a*co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The three-banded armadillo (<i>Tolypeutis tricinctus</i>). See +<i>Illust.</i> under <u>Loricata</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mat"a*dore</hw>, <hw>Mat"a*dor</hw>} (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>matador</i>, prop., a killer, fr. +<i>matar</i> to kill, L. <i>mactare</i> to sacrifice, kill.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The killer; the man appointed to kill the +bull in bullfights.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Card Playing)</i> <def>In the game of +quadrille or omber, the three principal trumps, the ace of spades +being the first, the ace of clubs the third, and the second being the +deuce of a black trump or the seven of a red one.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When Lady Tricksey played a four,<BR> +You took it with a <i>matadore</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mat`a*gasse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A shrike or butcher bird; -- called also +<i>mattages</i>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ma`ta*ma"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The bearded tortoise (<i>Chelys +fimbriata</i>) of South American rivers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*tan"za</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., slaughter, fr. +<i>matar</i> to kill.] <def>A place where animals are slaughtered for +their hides and tallow.</def> [Western U. S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Match</hw> (măch), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>macche</i>, F. <i>mèche</i>, F. <i>mèche</i>, fr. L. +<i>myxa</i> a lamp nozzle, Gr. <grk>my`xa</grk> mucus, nostril, a +lamp nozzle. Cf. <u>Mucus</u>.] <def>Anything used for catching and +retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes +fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or +splint of wood dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily +ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of +potassium.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Match box</b></col>, <cd>a box for holding matches.</cd> - +- <col><b>Match tub</b></col>, <cd>a tub with a perforated cover for +holding slow matches for firing cannon, esp. on board ship. The tub +contains a little water in the bottom, for extinguishing sparks from +the lighted matches.</cd> -- <col><b>Quick match</b></col>, +<cd>threads of cotton or cotton wick soaked in a solution of +gunpowder mixed with gum arabic and boiling water and afterwards +strewed over with mealed powder. It burns at the rate of one yard in +thirteen seconds, and is used as priming for heavy mortars, +fireworks, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Slow match</b></col>, <cd>slightly +twisted hempen rope soaked in a solution of limewater and saltpeter +or washed in a lye of water and wood ashes. It burns at the rate of +four or five inches an hour, and is used for firing cannon, +fireworks, etc.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Match</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>macche</i>, AS. +<i>gemæcca</i>; akin to <i>gemaca</i>, and to OS. +<i>gimako</i>, OHG. <i>gimah</i> fitting, suitable, convenient, Icel. +<i>mark</i> suitable, <i>maki</i> mate, Sw. <i>make</i>, Dan. +<i>mage</i>; all from the root of E. <i>make</i>, v. See <u>Make</u> +mate, and <u>Make</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Mate</u> an +associate.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person or thing equal or similar to +another; one able to mate or cope with another; an equal; a +mate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Government . . . makes an innocent man, though of the +lowest rank, a <i>match</i> for the mightiest of his fellow +subjects.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bringing together of two parties suited +to one another, as for a union, a trial of skill or force, a contest, +or the like</def>; as, specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +contest to try strength or skill, or to determine superiority; an +emulous struggle.</def> "Many a warlike <i>match</i>." +<i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A solemn <i>match</i> was made; he lost the +prize.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A matrimonial union; a +marriage.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An agreement, compact, etc.</def> "Thy +hand upon that <i>match</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Love doth seldom suffer itself to be confined by other +<i>matches</i> than those of its own making.</blockquote> +<i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A candidate for matrimony; one to be +gained in marriage.</def> "She . . . was looked upon as the richest +<i>match</i> of the West." <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Equality of conditions in contest or +competition.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It were no <i>match</i>, your nail against his +horn.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Suitable combination or bringing together; +that which corresponds or harmonizes with something else; as, the +carpet and curtains are a <i>match</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Founding)</i> <def>A perforated board, +block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly +imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of +separation between the parts of the mold.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Match boarding</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>boards fitted +together with tongue and groove, or prepared to be so fitted.</cd> -- +<col><b>Match game</b></col>, <cd>a game arranged as a test of +superiority.</cd> -- <col><b>Match plane</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, +<cd>either of the two planes used to shape the edges of boards which +are joined by grooving and tonguing.</cd> -- <col><b>Match +plate</b></col> <i>(Founding)</i>, <cd>a board or plate on the +opposite sides of which the halves of a pattern are fastened, to +facilitate molding.</cd> <i>Knight.</i> -- <col><b>Match +wheel</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a cogwheel of suitable pitch to +work with another wheel; specifically, one of a pair of cogwheels of +equal size.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Match</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Matched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Matching</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be a mate or match for; +to be able to complete with; to rival successfully; to +equal.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>No settled senses of the world can <i>match</i><BR> +The pleasure of that madness.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with its match; to bring a +match, or equal, against; to show an equal competitor to; to set +something in competition with, or in opposition to, as +equal.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>No history or antiquity can <i>match</i>is policies +and his conduct.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To oppose as equal; to contend +successfully against.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Eternal might<BR> +To <i>match</i> with their inventions they presumed<BR> +So easy, and of his thunder made a scorn.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To make or procure the equal of, or that +which is exactly similar to, or corresponds with; as, to <i>match</i> +a vase or a horse; to <i>match</i> cloth.</def> "<i>Matching</i> of +patterns and colors." <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To make equal, proportionate, or suitable; +to adapt, fit, or suit (one thing <i>to</i> another).</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let poets <i>match</i> their subject to their +strength.</blockquote> <i>Roscommon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To marry; to give in marriage.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A senator of Rome survived,<BR> +Would not have <i>matched</i> his daughter with a king.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>To fit together, or make suitable for +fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and a +groove, at the edges; as, to <i>match</i> boards.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Matching machine</b></col>, <cd>a planing machine for +forming a tongue or a groove on the edge of a board.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Match</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +be united in marriage; to mate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I hold it a sin to <i>match</i> in my +kindred.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let tigers <i>match</i> with hinds, and wolves with +sheep.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be of equal, or similar, size, figure, +color, or quality; to tally; to suit; to correspond; as, these vases +<i>match</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Match"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being matched; comparable on equal conditions; adapted to being +joined together; correspondent.</def> -- <wf>Match"a*ble*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sir Walter Raleigh . . . is <i>matchable</i> with the +best of the ancients.</blockquote> <i>Hakewill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Match"-cloth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A coarse +cloth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Match"-coat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A coat made +of match-cloth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Match"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, matches; a matching machine. See under 3d +<u>Match</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Match"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Mateless</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having no equal; unequaled.</def> "A +<i>matchless</i> queen." <i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unlike each other; unequal; +unsuited.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Matchless</i> ears." <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p> +-- <wf>Match"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Match"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Match"lock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An old form of +gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a musket +fired by means of a match.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Match"mak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who makes matches for burning or kinding.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who tries to bring about +marriages.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Match"mak`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act or process of making matches for kindling or +burning.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of trying to bring +about a marriage for others.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Match"mak`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Busy in making +or contriving marriages; as, a <i>matchmaking</i> woman.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>The Paraguay +tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian holly (<i>Ilex +Paraguensis</i>). The infusion has a pleasant odor, with an agreeable +bitter taste, and is much used for tea in South America.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mat</i>, abbrev. +fr. échec et <i>mat</i>. See <u>Checkmate</u>.] <i>(Chess)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Checkmate</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See 2d <u>Mat</u>.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. <i>mater</i> to +fatigue, enfeeble, humiliate, checkmate. See <u>Mate</u> +checkmate.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To confuse; to confound.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To checkmate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perhaps for older <i>make</i> +a companion; cf. also OD. <i>maet</i> companion, mate, D. +<i>maat</i>. Cf. <u>Make</u> a companion, <u>Match</u> a mate.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who customarily associates with another; +a companion; an associate; any object which is associated or combined +with a similar object.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, specifically, a husband or wife; +and among the lower animals, one of a pair associated for propagation +and the care of their young.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A suitable companion; a match; an +equal.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ye knew me once no <i>mate</i><BR> +For you; there sitting where you durst not soar.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>An officer in a merchant +vessel ranking next below the captain. If there are more than one +bearing the title, they are called, respectively, <i>first mate</i>, +<i>second mate</i>, <i>third mate</i>, etc. In the navy, a +subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's <i>mate</i>; surgeon's +<i>mate</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mating</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To match; to marry.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If she be <i>mated</i> with an equal +husband.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To match one's self against; to oppose as +equal; to compete with.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it +<i>mates</i> and masters the fear of death.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I, . . . in the way of loyalty and truth, . . .<BR> +Dare <i>mate</i> a sounder man than Surrey can be.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be or become a mate +or mates, especially in sexual companionship; as, some birds +<i>mate</i> for life; this bird will not <i>mate</i> with that +one.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mate"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Matchless</u>.] +<def>Having no mate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"e*lote</hw> (măt"&esl;*lōt), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>matelot</i> a sailor; properly, a +dish such as sailors prepare.] <def>A dish of food composed of many +kinds of fish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma`te*ol"o*gy</hw> +(mā`t&esl;*&obreve;l"&osl;*j&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Gr. <grk>mataiologi`a</grk>; <grk>ma`taios</grk> useless, vain + +<grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse: cf. F. <i>matéologie</i>.] <def>A +vain, unprofitable discourse or inquiry.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ma`te*o*tech"ny</hw> +(mā`t&esl;*&osl;*t&ebreve;k"n&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Gr. <grk>mataiotechni`a</grk>; <grk>ma`taios</grk> vain + +<grk>te`chnh</grk> art, science.] <def>Any unprofitable +science.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., mother. See +<u>Mother</u>.] <def>See <u>Alma mater</u>, <u>Dura mater</u>, and +<u>Pia mater</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>materialis</i>, fr. <i>materia</i> stuff, matter: cf. F. +<i>matériel</i>. See <u>Matter</u>, and cf. +<u>MatÉriel</u>.] </p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of matter; not spiritual; +corporeal; physical; as, <i>material</i> substance or +bodies.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>material</i> elements of the +universe.</blockquote> <i>Whewell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Pertaining to, or affecting, the +physical nature of man, as distinguished from the mental or moral +nature; relating to the bodily wants, interests, and +comforts.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of solid or weighty character; not +insubstantial; of consequence; not be dispensed with; +important.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Discourse, which was always <i>material</i>, never +trifling.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I shall, in the account of simple ideas, set down only +such as are most <i>material</i> to our present purpose.</blockquote> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Logic.)</i> <def>Pertaining to the matter, +as opposed to the form, of a thing. See <u>Matter</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Material cause</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Cause</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Material evidence</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>evidence +which conduces to the proof or disproof of a relevant +hypothesis.</cd> <i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Corporeal; bodily; important; weighty; momentous; +essential.</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The substance or +matter of which anything is made or may be made.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Raw material</b></col>, <cd>any crude, unfinished, or +elementary materials that are adapted to use only by processes of +skilled labor. Cotton, wool, ore, logs, etc., are <i>raw +material</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To form from +matter; to materialize.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>matérialisme</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The doctrine of materialists; +materialistic views and tenets.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The irregular fears of a future state had been +supplanted by the <i>materialism</i> of Epicurus.</blockquote> +<i>Buckminster.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The tendency to give undue importance to +material interests; devotion to the material nature and its +wants.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Material substances in the aggregate; +matter.</def> [R. & Obs.] <i>A. Chalmers.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 902 !></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ist</hw> +(m&adot;*tē"r&ibreve;*<i>a</i>l*&ibreve;st), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>matérialiste</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who denies the existence of spiritual +substances or agents, and maintains that spiritual phenomena, so +called, are the result of some peculiar organization of +matter.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who holds to the existence of matter, +as distinguished from the idealist, who denies it.</def> +<i>Berkeley.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma*te`ri*al*is"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*te`ri*al*is"tic*al</hw> +(?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to materialism or +materialists; of the nature of materialism.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But to me his very spiritualism seemed more +<i>materialistic</i> than his physics.</blockquote> <i>C. +Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*te`ri*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>matérialité</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being material; +material existence; corporeity.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Importance; as, the <i>materiality</i> of +facts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*te`ri*al*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +act of materializing, or the state of being materialized.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Materialized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Materializing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. +<i>matérialiser</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To invest with +material characteristics; to make perceptible to the senses; hence, +to present to the mind through the medium of material +objects.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Having with wonderful art and beauty +<i>materialized</i>, if I may so call it, a scheme of abstracted +notions, and clothed the most nice, refined conceptions of philosophy +in sensible images.</blockquote> <i>Tatler.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To regard as matter; to consider or +explain by the laws or principles which are appropriate to +matter.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to assume a character appropriate +to material things; to occupy with material interests; as, to +<i>materialize</i> thought.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Spiritualism)</i> <def>To make visable in, +or as in, a material form; -- said of spirits.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A female spirit form temporarily <i>materialized</i>, +and not distinguishable from a human being.</blockquote> <i>Epes +Sargent.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To appear +as a material form; to take substantial shape.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>In the state of matter.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I do not mean that anything is separable from a body +by fire that was not <i>materially</i> preëxistent in +it.</blockquote> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In its essence; substantially.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An ill intention is certainly sufficient to spoil . . +. an act in itself <i>materially</i> good.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In an important manner or degree; +essentially; as, it <i>materially</i> concerns us to know the real +motives of our actions.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being material.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*te"ri*a med"i*ca</hw> (?). [L. See <u>Matter</u>, and +<u>Medical</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Material or substance used +in the composition of remedies; -- a general term for all substances +used as curative agents in medicine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That branch of medical science which +treats of the nature and properties of all the substances that are +employed for the cure of diseases.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*te`ri*a"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>materiarius</i>.] <def>See <u>Materialist</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma*te"ri*ate</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*te"ri*a`ted</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>materiatus</i>, p. p. of <i>materiare</i> +to build of wood.] <def>Consisting of matter.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*te`ri*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>materiatio</i> woodwork.] <def>Act of forming matter.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma`té`ri`el"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Material</u>.] <def>That in a complex system which constitutes the +<i>materials</i>, or instruments employed, in distinction from the +<i>personnel</i>, or men; as, the baggage, munitions, provisions, +etc., of an army; or the buildings, libraries, and apparatus of a +college, in distinction from its officers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*te"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Material</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ter"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>maternel</i>, +L. <i>maternus</i>, fr. <i>mater</i> mother. See <u>Mother</u>.] +<def>Of or pertaining to a mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; +as, <i>maternal</i> love; <i>maternal</i> tenderness.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Motherly</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ter"nal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a motherly +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ter"ni*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>maternité</i>, LL. <i>maternitas</i>.] <def>The state of +being a mother; the character or relation of a mother.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"fel*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [W. +<i>madfelen</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The knapweed (<i>Centaurea +nigra</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Math</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>m&aemacr;ð</i>; akin to <i>māwan</i> to mow, G. +<i>mahd</i> math. See <u>Mow</u> to cut (grass).] <def>A mowing, or +that which is gathered by mowing; -- chiefly used in composition; as, +an after<i>math</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The first mowing thereof, for the king's use, is wont +to be sooner than the common <i>math</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Math`e*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mathématique</i>, L. <i>mathematicus</i>, Gr. &?; disposed +to learn, belonging to learning or the sciences, especially to +mathematics, fr. &?; that which is learned, learning, pl. &?; things +learned, learning, science, especially mathematical science, fr. &?;, +&?;, to learn; akin to E. <i>mind</i>. See <u>Mind</u>.] <def>See +<u>Mathematical</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Math`e*mat"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Mathematic</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to mathematics; according +to mathematics; hence, theoretically precise; accurate; as, +<i>mathematical</i> geography; <i>mathematical</i> instruments; +<i>mathematical</i> exactness.</def> -- <wf>Math`e*mat"ic*al*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Math`e*ma*ti"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mathématicien</i>.] <def>One versed in +mathematics.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Math`e*mat"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mathématiques</i>, pl., L. <i>mathematica</i>, sing., Gr. +&?; (sc. &?;) science. See <u>Mathematic</u>, and <u>-ics</u>.] +<def>That science, or class of sciences, which treats of the exact +relations existing between quantities or magnitudes, and of the +methods by which, in accordance with these relations, quantities +sought are deducible from other quantities known or supposed; the +science of spatial and quantitative relations.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Mathematics</i> embraces three departments, namely: +<b>1.</b> <i>Arithmetic</i>. <b>2.</b> <i>Geometry</i>, including +<i>Trigonometry</i> and <i>Conic Sections</i>. <b>3.</b> +<i>Analysis</i>, in which letters are used, including <i>Algebra</i>, +<i>Analytical Geometry</i>, and <i>Calculus</i>. Each of these +divisions is divided into <i>pure</i> or <i>abstract</i>, which +considers magnitude or quantity abstractly, without relation to +matter; and <i>mixed</i> or <i>applied</i>, which treats of magnitude +as subsisting in material bodies, and is consequently interwoven with +physical considerations.</p> + +<p><hw>Math"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Madder</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Math"es</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perh. corrupted fr. L. +<i>anthemis</i> camomile, Gr. &?; .] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The mayweed. +Cf. <u>Maghet</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma*the"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, +from &?;, &?;, to learn.] <def>Learning; especially, +mathematics.</def> [R.] <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Math"u*rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> +<def>See <u>Trinitarian</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ti"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +Peruvian plant (<i>Piper, or Artanthe, elongatum</i>), allied to the +pepper, the leaves of which are used as a styptic and +astringent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A fat herring with undeveloped roe.</def> [Written also +<i>matty</i>.] [Eng. & Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mâ`tin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mâtin</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A French +mastiff.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. fr. L. +<i>matutinum</i> the morning, <i>matutinus</i> of the morning, +<i>Matuta</i> the goddess of the morning. See <u>Matutinal</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Morning.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> [F. <i>matines</i>. See Etymol. +above.] <def>Morning worship or service; morning prayers or +songs.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The winged choristers began<BR> +To chirp their <i>matins</i>.</blockquote> <i>Cleveland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Time of morning service; the first +canonical hour in the Roman Catholic Church.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"in</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the +morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"in*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Relating to the +morning, or to matins; matutinal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat`i*née"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from +<i>matin</i>. See <u>Matin</u>.] <def>A reception, or a musical or +dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See +<u>SoirÉe</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*trass"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>matras</i>; +perh. so called from its long narrow neck; cf. OF. <i>matras</i> +large arrow, L. <i>materis</i>, <i>mataris</i>, <i>matara</i>, a +Celtic javelin, pike; of Celtic origin.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A round- +bottomed glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Matress</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"tri*arch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mater</i> +mother + <i>-arch</i>.] <def>The mother and ruler of a family or of +her descendants; a ruler by maternal right.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma`tri*ar"chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to a matriarch; governed by a matriarch.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"tri*ar"chate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office +or jurisdiction of a matriarch; a matriarchal form of +government.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"trice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>matrice</i>. See <u>Matrix</u>.] <def>See <u>Matrix</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ri*ci`dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to matricide.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ri*cide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>matricidium</i>; <i>mater</i> mother + <i>coedere</i> to kill, +slay: cf. F. <i>matricide</i>. See <u>Mother</u>, and cf. +<u>Homicide</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The murder of a mother by +her son or daughter.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [L. <i>matricida</i>: cf. F. <i>matricide</i>.] +<def>One who murders one's own mother.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*tric"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Matriculated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Matriculating</u>.] [L. <i>matricula</i> a public +roll or register, dim. of <i>matrix</i> a mother, in respect to +propagation, also, a public register. See <u>Matrix</u>.] <def>To +enroll; to enter in a register; specifically, to enter or admit to +membership in a body or society, particularly in a college or +university, by enrolling the name in a register.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In discovering and <i>matriculating</i> the arms of +commissaries from North America.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*tric"u*late</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To go though +the process of admission to membership, as by examination and +enrollment, in a society or college.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*tric"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Matriculated.</def> <i>Skelton.</i> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who is matriculated.</def> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*tric`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +or process of matriculating; the state of being +matriculated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ri*moine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Matrimony.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mat`ri*mo"ni*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>matrimonialis</i>: cf. F. <i>matrimonial</i>. See +<u>Matrimony</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to marriage; derived from +marriage; connubial; nuptial; hymeneal; as, <i>matrimonial</i> rights +or duties.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If he relied upon that title, he could be but a king +at courtesy, and have rather a <i>matrimonial</i> than a regal +power.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Connubial; conjugal; sponsal; spousal; nuptial; +hymeneal.</p> + +<p><hw>Mat`ri*mo"ni*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +matrimonial manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat`ri*mo"ni*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Matrimonial.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ri*mo*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>matrimoine</i>, through Old French, fr. L. <i>matrimonium</i>, fr. +<i>mater</i> mother. See <u>Mother</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The union of man and woman as husband and +wife; the nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not +be lawfully joined together in <i>matrimony</i>, ye do now confess +it.</blockquote> <i>Book of Com. Prayer (Eng. Ed. )</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of game at cards played by several +persons.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Matrimony vine</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a climbing +thorny vine (<i>Lycium barbarum</i>) of the Potato family.</cd> +<i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Marriage; wedlock. See <u>Marriage</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Ma"trix</hw> (mā"tr&ibreve;ks), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Matrices</b></plw> +(măt"r&ibreve;*sēz). [L., fr. <i>mater</i> mother. See +<u>Mother</u>, and cf. <u>Matrice</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The womb.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All that openeth the <i>matrix</i> is +mine.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxiv. 19.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, that which gives form or origin to +anything</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>The +cavity in which anything is formed, and which gives it shape; a die; +a mold, as for the face of a type.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<i>(Min.)</i> <def>The earthy or stony substance in which metallic +ores or crystallized minerals are found; the gangue.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Dyeing)</i> <def>The five simple +colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow, of which all the rest +are composed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The lifeless portion of +tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells; the +intercellular substance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A rectangular arrangement +of symbols in rows and columns. The symbols may express quantities or +operations.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"tron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>matrone</i>, L. +<i>matrona</i>, fr. <i>mater</i> mother. See <u>Mother</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wife or a widow, especially, one who has +borne children; a woman of staid or motherly manners.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Your wives, your daughters,<BR> +Your <i>matrons</i>, and your maids.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a +<i>matron</i> before she was a mother.</blockquote> +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages +the domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a +hospital; as, the <i>matron</i> of a school or hospital.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Jury of matrons</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a jury of +experienced women called to determine the question of pregnancy when +set up in bar of execution, and for other cognate purposes.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ron*age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The state of a matron.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The collective body of matrons.</def> +<i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Can a politician slight the feelings and convictions +of the whole <i>matronage</i> of his country ?</blockquote> +<i>Hare.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ron*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>matronalis</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a matron; suitable to an +elderly lady or to a married woman; grave; motherly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"tron*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being a matron.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ron*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Matronized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Matronizing</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make +a matron of; to make matronlike.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Childbed <i>matronizes</i> the giddiest +spirits.</blockquote> <i>Richardson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To act the part of a matron toward; to +superintend; to chaperone; as, to <i>matronize</i> an +assembly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"tron*like`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a +matron; sedate; grave; matronly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"tron*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Advanced in years; elderly.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Like, or befitting, a matron; grave; +sedate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat`ro*nym"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mater</i> +mother + <i>-nymic</i>, as in <i>patronimic</i>.] <def>See +<u>Metronymic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*tross"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>matroos</i>, +fr. F. <i>matelot</i>.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>Formerly, in the British +service, a gunner or a gunner's mate; one of the soldiers in a train +of artillery, who assisted the gunners in loading, firing, and +sponging the guns.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Matt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Matte</u>.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mat`ta*ges"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A shrike or butcher bird; -- written also +<i>matagasse</i>.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ta*more`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>matamore</i>, from Ar. <i>ma&tsdot;mōra</i>.] <def>A +subterranean repository for wheat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Matte</hw> (măt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>matte</i>; cf. F. <i>mat</i>, masc., <i>matte</i>, fem., faint, +dull, dim; -- said of metals. See <u>Mate</u> checkmate.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Metallurgy)</i> <def>A partly reduced copper +sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting and melting copper ore in +separating the metal from associated iron ores, and called <i>coarse +metal</i>, <i>fine metal</i>, etc., according to the grade of +fineness. On the exterior it is dark brown or black, but on a fresh +surface is yellow or bronzy in color.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dead or dull finish, as in gilding where +the gold leaf is not burnished, or in painting where the surface is +purposely deprived of gloss.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Matte</u>.] +<def>Having a dull surface; unburnished; as, <i>matted</i> gold leaf +or gilding.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Matted glass</b></col>, <cd>glass ornamented with figures +on a dull ground.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ted</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 3d <u>Mat</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Covered with a mat or mats; as, a +<i>matted</i> floor.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Tangled closely together; having its parts +adhering closely together; as, <i>matted</i> hair.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>matere</i>, F. +<i>matière</i>, fr. L. <i>materia</i>; perh. akin to L. +<i>mater</i> mother. Cf. <u>Mother</u>, <u>Madeira</u>, +<u>Material</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That of which anything is +composed; constituent substance; material; the material or +substantial part of anything; the constituent elements of conception; +that into which a notion may be analyzed; the essence; the pith; the +embodiment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He is the <i>matter</i> of virtue.</blockquote> <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That of which the sensible universe and +all existent bodies are composed; anything which has extension, +occupies space, or is perceptible by the senses; body; +substance.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Matter</i> is usually divided by philosophical writers +into three kinds or classes: <i>solid</i>, <i>liquid</i>, and +<i>aëriform</i>. <i>Solid</i> substances are those whose parts +firmly cohere and resist impression, as wood or stone. <i>Liquids</i> +have free motion among their parts, and easily yield to impression, +as water and wine. <i>Aëriform</i> substances are elastic +fluids, called <i>vapors</i> and <i>gases</i>, as air and oxygen +gas.</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That with regard to, or about which, +anything takes place or is done; the thing aimed at, treated of, or +treated; subject of action, discussion, consideration, feeling, +complaint, legal action, or the like; theme.</def> "If the +<i>matter</i> should be tried by duel." <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Son of God, Savior of men ! Thy name<BR> +Shall be the copious <i>matter</i> of my song.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Every great <i>matter</i> they shall bring unto thee, +but every small <i>matter</i> they shall judge.</blockquote> <i>Ex. +xviii. 22.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which one has to treat, or with which +one has to do; concern; affair; business.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To help the <i>matter</i>, the alchemists call in many +vanities out of astrology.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some young female seems to have carried <i>matters</i> +so far, that she is ripe for asking advice.</blockquote> +<i>Spectator.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Affair worthy of account; thing of +consequence; importance; significance; moment; -- chiefly in the +phrases <i>what matter</i> ? <i>no matter</i>, and the +like.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A prophet some, and some a poet, cry;<BR> +No <i>matter</i> which, so neither of them lie.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Inducing cause or occasion, especially of +anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And this is the <i>matter</i> why interpreters upon +that passage in Hosea will not consent it to be a true story, that +the prophet took a harlot to wife.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 903 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Amount; quantity; portion; space; -- often +indefinite.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Away he goes, . . . a <i>matter</i> of seven +miles.</blockquote> <i>L' Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have thoughts to tarry a small +<i>matter</i>.</blockquote> <i>Congreve.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>No small <i>matter</i> of British forces were +commanded over sea the year before.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Substance excreted from living animal +bodies; that which is thrown out or discharged in a tumor, boil, or +abscess; pus; purulent substance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>That which is permanent, +or is supposed to be given, and in or upon which changes are effected +by psychological or physical processes and relations; -- opposed to +<i>form</i>.</def> <i>Mansel.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>Written manuscript, or +anything to be set in type; copy; also, type set up and ready to be +used, or which has been used, in printing.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Dead matter</b></col> <i>(Print.)</i>, <cd>type which has +been used, or which is not to be used, in printing, and is ready for +distribution.</cd> -- <col><b>Live matter</b></col> <i>(Print.)</i>, +<cd>type set up, but not yet printed from.</cd> -- <col><b>Matter in +bar</b></col>, <col><b>Matter of fact</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Bar</u>, and <u>Fact</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Matter of +record</b></col>, <cd>anything recorded.</cd> -- <col><b>Upon the +matter</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Upon the whole matter</b></col>, +<cd>considering the whole; taking all things into view.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Waller, with Sir William Balfour, exceeded in horse, +but were, <i>upon the whole matter</i>, equal in foot.</blockquote> +<i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mattered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mattering</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be of importance; to +import; to signify.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It <i>matters</i> not how they were +called.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to +maturate.</def> [R.] "Each slight sore <i>mattereth</i>." <i>Sir P. +Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To regard as +important; to take account of; to care for.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He did not <i>matter</i> cold nor hunger.</blockquote> +<i>H. Brooke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ter*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Not being, or having, matter; as, <i>matterless</i> +spirits.</def> <i>Davies (Wit's Pilgr. ).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unimportant; immaterial.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ter-of-fact"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Adhering +to facts; not turning aside from absolute realities; not fanciful or +imaginative; commonplace; dry.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Generating or containing pus; purulent.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Full of substance or matter; +important.</def> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mat</u>, +<pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of +interweaving or tangling together so as to make a mat; the process of +becoming matted.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mats, in general, or collectively; mat +work; a matlike fabric, for use in covering floors, packing articles, +and the like; a kind of carpeting made of straw, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Materials for mats.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An ornamental border. See 3d <u>Mat</u>, +4.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"ting</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Matte</u>.] <def>A +dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal +work, glassmaking, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"tock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mattuc</i>; +cf. W. <i>matog</i>.] <def>An implement for digging and grubbing. The +head has two long steel blades, one like an adz and the other like a +narrow ax or the point of a pickax.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>'T is you must dig with <i>mattock</i> and with +spade.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mat`to*wac"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Indian name.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An American clupeoid fish (<i>Clupea +mediocris</i>), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but +smaller and less esteemed for food; -- called also <i>hickory +shad</i>, <i>tailor shad</i>, <i>fall herring</i>, and <i>shad +herring</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>materas</i>, +F. <i>matelas</i>, LL. <i>matratium</i>; cf. Sp. & Pg. +al<i>madraque</i>, Pr. al<i>matrac</i>; all from Ar. +<i>ma&tsdot;rah</i> a place where anything is thrown, what is thrown +under something, fr. <i>&tsdot;araha</i> to throw.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A quilted bed; a bed stuffed with hair, +moss, or other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise +fastened.</def> [Written also <i>matress</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Hydraulic Engin.)</i> <def>A mass of +interwoven brush, poles, etc., to protect a bank from being worn away +by currents or waves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"u*rant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>maturans</i>, +p. pr. See <u>Maturate</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A medicine, or +application, which promotes suppuration.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"u*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Maturated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Maturating</u> (?).] [L. <i>maturatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>maturare</i> to make ripe, fr. <i>maturus</i> ripe, mature. See +<u>Mature</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos> & <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bring to ripeness or maturity; to +ripen.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A tree may be <i>maturated</i> +artificially.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To promote the perfect suppuration of (an +abscess).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"u*rate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To ripen; to +become mature; specifically, to suppurate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat`u*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>maturatio</i> a hastening: cf. F. <i>maturation</i>.] <def>The +process of bringing, or of coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, +the process of suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or +matter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"u*ra*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>maturatif</i>.] <def>Conducing to ripeness or maturity; hence, +conducing to suppuration.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"u*ra*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A +remedy promoting maturation; a maturant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ture"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Maturer</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Maturest</u>.] [L. <i>maturus</i>; prob. +akin to E. <i>matin</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Brought by natural process to completeness +of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any +function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown; +ripe.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now is love <i>mature</i> in ear.</blockquote> +<i>Tennison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>How shall I meet, or how accost, the sage,<BR> +Unskilled in speech, nor yet <i>mature</i> of age ?</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Completely worked out; fully digested or +prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application or +use; perfected; as, a <i>mature</i> plan.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This lies glowing, . . . and is almost <i>mature</i> +for the violent breaking out.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a condition of full +development; as, a man of <i>mature</i> years.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Come to, or in a state of, completed +suppuration.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Ripe; perfect; completed; prepared; digested; +ready. -- <u>Mature</u>, <u>Ripe</u>. Both words describe +<i>fullness</i> of growth. <i>Mature</i> brings to view the +progressiveness of the process; <i>ripe</i> indicates the result. We +speak of a thing as <i>mature</i> when thinking of the successive +<i>stayes</i> through which it has passed; as <i>ripe</i>, when our +attention is directed merely to its state. A <i>mature</i> judgment; +<i>mature</i> consideration; <i>ripe</i> fruit; a <i>ripe</i> +scholar.</p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ture"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Matured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Maturing</u>.] [See <u>Maturate</u>, <u>Mature</u>.] <def>To bring +or hasten to maturity; to promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; +as, to <i>mature</i> one's plans.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ture"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To advance toward maturity; to become ripe; as, wine +<i>matures</i> by age; the judgment <i>matures</i> by age and +experience.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to become due, as a note.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ture"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>In a mature manner; with ripeness; completely.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>With caution; deliberately.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Early; soon.</def> [A Latinism, little +used] <i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*ture"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +quality of being mature; maturity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*tur"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who brings +to maturity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat`u*res"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>maturescens</i>, p. pr. of <i>maturescere</i> to become ripe, v. +incho. from <i>maturus</i>. See <u>Mature</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<def>Approaching maturity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*tur"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Approaching +maturity; as, <i>maturing</i> fruits; <i>maturing</i> notes of +hand.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*tu"ri*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>maturitas</i>: cf. F. <i>maturité</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state or quality of being mature; +ripeness; full development; as, the <i>maturity</i> of corn or of +grass; <i>maturity</i> of judgment; the <i>maturity</i> of a +plan.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Arrival of the time fixed for payment; a +becoming due; termination of the period a note, etc., has to +run.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat`u*ti"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>matutinalis</i>, <i>matutinus</i>: cf. F. <i>matutinal</i>. See +<u>Matin</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the morning; early.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*tu"ti*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Matutinal.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mat"u*tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Matutinal.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mat"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +name of several maritime grasses, as the sea sand-reed (<i>Ammophila +arundinacea</i>) which is used in Holland to bind the sand of the +seacoast dikes (see <i>Beach grass</i>, under <u>Beach</u>); also, +the <i>Lygeum Spartum</i>, a Mediterranean grass of similar +habit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mat"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymology uncertain.] +<def>A native house servant in India.</def> <i>Balfour (Cyc. of +India).</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Matz"oth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. +<i>matstsōth</i>, pl. of <i>matstsāh</i> unleavened.] +<def>A cake of unleavened bread eaten by the Jews at the feast of the +Passover.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mau*ca"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native +name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A lemur; -- applied to several +species, as the White-fronted, the ruffed, and the ring-tailed +lemurs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maud</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A gray plaid; -- used +by shepherds in Scotland.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mau"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To throw onto +confusion or disorder; to render maudlin.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Maud"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <i>Maudlin</i>, +a contr. of <i>Magdalen</i>, OE. <i>Maudeleyne</i>, who is drawn by +painters with eyes swelled and red with weeping.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Tearful; easily moved to tears; exciting to tears; excessively +sentimental; weak and silly.</def> "<i>Maudlin</i> eyes." +<i>Dryden.</i> "<i>Maudlin</i> eloquence." <i>Roscommon.</i> "A +<i>maudlin</i> poetess." <i>Pope.</i> "<i>Maudlin</i> crowd." +<i>Southey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Drunk, or somewhat drunk; fuddled; given +to drunkenness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Maudlin</i> Clarence in his malmsey +butt.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Maud"lin</hw>, <hw>Maude"line</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An aromatic composite herb, +the costmary; also, the South European <i>Achillea Ageratum</i>, a +kind of yarrow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maud"lin*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A maudlin +state.</def> <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maud"lin*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>The oxeye daisy.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mau"ger</hw>, <hw>Mau"gre</hw> } (m&add;"g&etilde;r), +<pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [OF. <i>maugré</i>, +<i>malgré</i>, F. <i>malgré</i>. See <u>Mal-</u>, +<u>Malice</u>, and <u>Agree</u>.] <def>In spite of; in opposition to; +notwithstanding.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A man must needs love <i>maugre</i> his +heed.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This <i>mauger</i> all the world will I keep +safe.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mau"gre</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To defy.</def> +[Obs.] <i>J. Webster.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mau"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>See <u>Malkin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A hare.</def> +[Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Maul</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mall</u> a +hammer.] <def>A heavy wooden hammer or beetle.</def> [Written also +<i>mall</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Maul</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mauled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mauling</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To beat and bruise with a +heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and +<i>maul</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To injure greatly; to do much harm +to.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It <i>mauls</i> not only the person misrepreseted, but +him also to whom he is misrepresented.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The +common mallow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maul"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A severe beating +with a stick, cudgel, or the fist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maul"-stick`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. +<i>malerstock</i>; <i>maler</i> a painter + <i>stock</i> stick.] +<def>A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while +working.</def> [Written also <i>mahl-stick</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mau"met</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mawmet</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maunch</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To munch.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Maunch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Manche</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maund</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mand</i>, +<i>mond</i>.] <def>A hand basket.</def> [Obs.] <i>Herrick.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maund</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind, & Per. <i>man</i>.] +<def>An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from 25 +to about 82 pounds avoirdupois.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Maund</hw> (?), <hw>Maund"er</hw> (?), } <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mendier</i> to beg, E. <i>mendicant</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To beg.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson. Beau. & +Fl.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak +indistinctly or disconnectedly; to talk incoherently.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He was ever <i>maundering</i> by the how that he met a +party of scarlet devils.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maund"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To utter in a +grumbling manner; to mutter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maund"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A beggar.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Maund"er*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +maunders.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maun"dril</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Mandrel</u>.] +<i>(Coal Mining)</i> <def>A pick with two prongs, to pry +with.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maun"dy Thurs"day</hw> (?). [OE. <i>maunde</i> a command, OF. +<i>mandé</i>, L. <i>mandatum</i>, from <i>mandare</i> to +command. See called from the ancient custom of washing the feet of +the poor on this day, which was taken to be the fulfillment of the +"new commandment," <i>John xiii. 5, 34.</i>] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The +Thursday in Passion week, or next before Good Friday.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maun"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mangy.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Skelton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mau*resque"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Moresque</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maur"ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Maurus</i>, +the favorite disciple of St. Benedict.] <def>A member of the +Congregation of Saint Maur, an offshoot of the Benedictines, +originating in France in the early part of the seventeenth century. +The <i>Maurists</i> have been distinguished for their interest in +literature.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mau`so*le"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>Mausoleus</i>. See <u>Mausoleum</u>.] <def>Pertaining to a +mausoleum; monumental.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mau`so*le"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. +<plw><b>Mausoleums</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>-lea</b></plw> (#). [L. +<i>mausoleum</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; Mausolus, king of Caria, to whom +Artemisia, his widow, erected a stately monument.] <def>A magnificent +tomb, or stately sepulchral monument.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mau"ther</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. +<i>mægþ</i> a maid.] [Also spelled <i>mawther</i>, +<i>mother</i>.] <def>A girl; esp., a great, awkward girl; a +wench.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mauv`an"i*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>See <i>Mauve aniline</i>, under <u>Mauve</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mauve</hw> (mōv), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., mallow, L. +<i>malva</i>. So named from the similarity of the color to that of +the petals of common mallow, <i>Malva sylvestris</i>. See +<u>Mallow</u>.] <def>A color of a delicate purple, violet, or +lilac.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mauve aniline</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a dyestuff +produced artificially by the oxidation of commercial aniline, and the +first discovered of the so-called <i>coal-tar</i>, or <i>aniline</i>, +<i>dyes</i>. It consists of the sulphate of mauveïne, and is a +dark brown or bronze amorphous powder, which dissolves to a beatiful +purple color. Called also <i>aniline purple</i>, <i>violine</i>, +etc.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mauve"ïne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>An artificial organic base, obtained by oxidizing a mixture of +aniline and toluidine, and valuable for the dyestuffs it forms.</def> +[Written also <i>mauvine</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mauv"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mauve- +colored.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mav"er*ick</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>In the +southwestern part of the united States, a bullock or heifer that has +not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild; -- said to be from +<i>Maverick</i>, the name of a cattle owner in Texas who neglected to +brand his cattle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"vis</hw> (mā"v&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mauvis</i>, Arm. <i>milvid</i>, <i>milfid</i>, <i>milc'hhouid</i>, +Corn. <i>melhuez</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The European throstle +or song thrush (<i>Turdus musicus</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maw</hw> (m&add;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mew</u> a +gull.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A gull.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maw</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mawe</i>, AS. +<i>maga</i> stomach; akin to D. <i>maag</i>, OHG. <i>mago</i>, G. +<i>magen</i>, Icel. <i>magi</i>, Sw. <i>mage</i>, Dan. <i>mave</i>. +√103.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A stomach; the receptacle into +which food is taken by swallowing; in birds, the craw; -- now used +only of the lower animals, exept humorously or in contempt.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Bellies and <i>maws</i> of living +creatures.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Appetite; inclination.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Unless you had more <i>maw</i> to do me +good.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Fish maw</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Fish</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Maw</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An old game at +cards.</def> <i>Sir A. Weldon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mawk</hw> (m&add;k), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mauk</i>, +<i>maðek</i>, Icel. <i>maðkr</i>; akin to Dan. <i>maddik</i>, +and E. <i>mad</i> an earthworm. See <u>Mad</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A maggot.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A slattern; a mawks.</def> [Prov. +Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Maw"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Malkin</u>, +and <u>Maukin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mawk"ing*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Slatternly.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mawk"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Orig., maggoty. See +<u>Mawk</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Apt to cause satiety or +loathing; nauseous; disgusting.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>So sweetly <i>mawkish'</i>, and so smoothly +dull.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Easily disgusted; squeamish; sentimentally +fastidious.</def> <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mawk"ish*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mawkish +way.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mawk"ish*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being mawkish.</def> <i>J. H. Newman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mawks</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A slattern; a +mawk.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mawk"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Maggoty.</def> +[Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Maw"met</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Contr. fr. +<i>Mahomet</i>.] <def>A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because +in the Middle Ages it was generally believed that the Mohammedans +worshiped images representing Mohammed.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif. +Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maw"met*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The religion of +Mohammed; also, idolatry. See <u>Mawmet</u>.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maw"mish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Prov. E. <i>mau</i>m +soft, mellow, rotten; cf. OD. <i>molm</i> rotten wood, G. +<i>mulm</i>.] <def>Nauseous.</def> [Obs.] <i>L' Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maw"seed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. +<i>magsamen</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The seed of the opium +poppy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maw"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Maw</i> the belly ++ <i>worm</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any +intestinal worm found in the stomach, esp. the common round worm +(<i>Ascaris lumbricoides</i>), and allied species.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the larvæ of botflies of +horses; a bot.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Max*il"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Maxillæ</b></plw> (#). [L., dim. of <i>mala</i> jaw, +jawbone.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>The bone of either the upper or the under jaw.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The bone, or principal bone, of the upper +jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the <i>mandible</i>.</def> [Now +commonly used in this restricted sense.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the lower or +outer jaws of arthropods.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; There are usually two pairs in Crustacea and one pair in +insects. In certain insects they are not used as jaws, but may form +suctorial organs. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Lepidoptera</u>, and +<u>Diptera</u>.</p> + +<p><! p. 904 !></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Max"il*lar</hw> (?), <hw>Max"il*la*ry</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>maxillaris</i>, fr. <i>maxilla</i> +jawbone, jaw: cf. F. <i>maxillaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, +but now usually applied to the upper jaw only.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The principal maxillary bone; the +maxilla.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a +maxilla.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Max*il"li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Maxilla</i> ++ <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>maxilliforme</i>.] <def>Having the form, or +structure, of a maxilla.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Max*il"li*ped</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Maxilla</i> + +L. <i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, foot.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of +the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the +maxillæ. Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower +Crustacea have but one pair of them. Called also <i>jawfoot</i>, and +<i>foot jaw</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Max*il`lo-man*dib"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Maxilla</i> + <i>mandibular</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining +to the maxilla and mandible; as, the <i>maxillo-mandibular</i> +nerve.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Max*il`lo-pal"a*tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Maxilla</i> + <i>palatine</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to +the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull; as, the <i>maxillo- +palatine</i> process of the maxilla. Also used as +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Max*il`lo*tur`bi*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Maxilla</i> + <i>turbinal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to +the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The maxillo-turbinal, or inferior +turbinate, bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Max"im</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>maxime</i>, L. +<i>maxima</i> (sc. <i>sententia</i>), the greatest sentence, +proposition, or axiom, i. e., of the greatest weight or authority, +fem. fr. <i>maximus</i> greatest, superl. of <i>magnus</i> great. See +<u>Magnitude</u>, and cf. <u>Maximum</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An established principle or proposition; a +condensed proposition of important practical truth; an axiom of +practical wisdom; an adage; a proverb; an aphorism.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>'T is their <i>maxim</i>, Love is love's +reward.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The longest note formerly +used, equal to two longs, or four breves; a large.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Axiom; aphorism; apothegm; adage; proverb; saying. +See <u>Axiom</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Max`i*mil"ian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the proper +name.] <def>A gold coin of Bavaria, of the value of about 13s. 6d. +sterling, or about three dollars and a quarter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Max`i*mi*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +or process of increasing to the highest degree.</def> +<i>Bentham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Max"i*mize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>maximus</i> greatest.] <def>To increase to the highest +degree.</def> <i>Bentham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Max"i*mum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Maxima</b></plw> (#). [L., neut. from <i>maximus</i> the +greatest. See <u>Maxim</u>.] <def>The greatest quantity or value +attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a +quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the +highest point or degree; -- opposed to <i>minimum</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to +the <i>maximum</i> of happiness, and the minimum of +misery.</blockquote> <i>P. Colquhoun.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Maximum thermometer</b></col>, <cd>a thermometer that +registers the highest degree of temperature attained in a given time, +or since its last adjustment.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Max"i*mum</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Greatest in quantity +or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a <i>maximum</i> +consumption of fuel; <i>maximum</i> pressure; <i>maximum</i> +heat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>May</hw> (mā), <pos><i>v.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Might</u> (mīt)] [AS. pres. +<i>mæg</i> I am able, pret. <i>meahte</i>, <i>mihte</i>; akin +to D. <i>mogen</i>, G. <i>mögen</i>, OHG. <i>mugan</i>, +<i>magan</i>, Icel. <i>mega</i>, Goth. <i>magan</i>, Russ. +<i>moche</i>. √103. Cf. <u>Dismay</u>, <u>Main</u> strength, +<u>Might</u>. The old imp. <i>mought</i> is obsolete, except as a +provincial word.] <def>An auxiliary verb qualifying the meaning of +another verb, by expressing:</def> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Ability, +competency, or possibility; -- now oftener expressed by +<i>can</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>How <i>may</i> a man, said he, with idle speech,<BR> +Be won to spoil the castle of his health !</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>For what he [the king] <i>may</i> do is of two kinds; +what he <i>may</i> do as just, and what he <i>may</i> do as +possible.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>For of all sad words of tongue or pen<BR> +The saddest are these: "It <i>might</i> have been."</blockquote> +<i>Whittier.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Liberty; permission; allowance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou <i>mayst</i> be no longer steward.</blockquote> +<i>Luke xvi. 2.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Contingency or liability; possibility or +probability.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Though what he learns he speaks, and <i>may</i> +advance<BR> +Some general maxims, or be right by chance.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Modesty, courtesy, or concession, or a +desire to soften a question or remark.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>How old <i>may</i> Phillis be, you ask.</blockquote> +<i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>Desire or wish, as in prayer, +imprecation, benediction, and the like.</def> "<i>May</i> you live +happily." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>May be</b></col>, ∧ <col><b>It may be</b></col>, +<cd>are used as equivalent to <i>possibly</i>, <i>perhaps</i>, <i>by +chance</i>, <i>peradventure</i>. See 1st <u>Maybe</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>May</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>mær</i>, +Goth. <i>mawi</i>; akin to E. <i>maiden</i>. √103.] <def>A +maiden.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>May</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>Mai</i>, L. +<i>Maius</i>; so named in honor of the goddess <i>Maia</i> (Gr. &?;), +daughter of Atlas and mother of Mercury by Jupiter.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The fifth month of the year, containing +thirty-one days.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The early part or springtime of +life.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His <i>May</i> of youth, and bloom of +lustihood.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The flowers of the hawthorn; +-- so called from their time of blossoming; also, the +hawthorn.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The palm and <i>may</i> make country houses +gay.</blockquote> <i>Nash.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Plumes that mocked the <i>may</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The merrymaking of May Day.</def> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Italian may</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a shrubby species +of <i>Spiræa</i> (<i>S. hypericifolia</i>) with many clusters +of small white flowers along the slender branches.</cd> -- +<col><b>May apple</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the fruit of an +American plant (<i>Podophyllum peltatum</i>). Also, the plant itself +(popularly called <i>mandrake</i>), which has two lobed leaves, and +bears a single egg-shaped fruit at the forking. The root and leaves, +used in medicine, are powerfully drastic.</cd> -- <col><b>May +beetle</b></col>, <col><b>May bug</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>any one of numerous species of large lamellicorn beetles that +appear in the winged state in May. They belong to <i>Melolontha</i>, +and allied genera. Called also <i>June beetle</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>May Day</b></col>, <cd>the first day of May; -- celebrated in +the rustic parts of England by the crowning of a May queen with a +garland, and by dancing about a May pole.</cd> -- <col><b>May +dew</b></col>, <cd>the morning dew of the first day of May, to which +magical properties were attributed.</cd> -- <col><b>May +flower</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant that flowers in May; +also, its blossom. See <u>Mayflower</u>, in the vocabulary.</cd> -- +<col><b>May fly</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any species of +<i>Ephemera</i>, and allied genera; -- so called because the mature +flies of many species appear in May. See <i>Ephemeral fly</i>, under +<u>Ephemeral</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>May game</b></col>, <cd>any May-day +sport.</cd> -- <col><b>May lady</b></col>, <cd>the queen or lady of +May, in old May games.</cd> -- <col><b>May lily</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the lily of the valley (<i>Convallaria +majalis</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>May pole</b></col>. <cd>See +<u>Maypole</u> in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col><b>May +queen</b></col>, <cd>a girl or young woman crowned queen in the +sports of May Day.</cd> -- <col><b>May thorn</b></col>, <cd>the +hawthorn.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Ma"ya</hw> (mä"yä), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Hindoo Philos.)</i> <def>The name for the doctrine of the +unreality of matter, called, in English, <i>idealism</i>; hence, +nothingness; vanity; illusion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>May"be</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [For <i>it may +be</i>.] <def>Perhaps; possibly; peradventure.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Maybe</i> the amorous count solicits +her.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In a liberal and, <i>maybe</i>, somewhat reckless +way.</blockquote> <i>Tylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>May"be</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Possible; probable, but +not sure.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Then add those <i>maybe</i> years thou hast to +live.</blockquote> <i>Driden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>May"be</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Possibility; +uncertainty.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>What they offer is mere <i>maybe</i> and +shift.</blockquote> <i>Creech.</i></p> + +<p><hw>May"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The whimbrel; -- called also <i>May +fowl</i>, <i>May curlew</i>, and <i>May whaap</i>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The knot.</def> [Southern U. S.] +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The bobolink.</def></p> + +<p><hw>May"bloom`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>The hawthorn.</def></p> + +<p><hw>May"bush`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>The hawthorn.</def></p> + +<p><hw>May"duke`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Corrupt. of +<i>Médoc</i>, a province in France, where it is supposed to +have originated.] <def>A large dark-red cherry of excellent +quality.</def></p> + +<p><hw>May"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A common American minnow (<i>Fundulus majalis</i>). See +<u>Minnow</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>May"flow`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus +(see <u>Arbutus</u>); also, the blossom of these plants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>May"hap</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Perhaps; +peradventure.</def> [Prov. or Dialectic]</p> + +<p><hw>May"hem</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [The same as +<i>maim</i>. See <u>Maim</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>The maiming of a +person by depriving him of the use of any of his members which are +necessary for defense or protection. See <u>Maim</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>May"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The celebrating of +May Day.</def> "He met her once a-<i>Maying</i>." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma`yon`naise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A sauce +compounded of raw yolks of eggs beaten up with olive oil to the +consistency of a sirup, and seasoned with vinegar, pepper, salt, +etc.; -- used in dressing salads, fish, etc. Also, a dish dressed +with this sauce.</def></p> + +<p><hw>May"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>maire</i>, F. +<i>maire</i>, fr. L. <i>major</i> greater, higher, nobler, compar. of +<i>magnus</i> great; cf. Sp. <i>mayor</i>. See <u>Major</u>, and cf. +<u>Merino</u>.] <def>The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the +chief officer of a municipal corporation. In some American cities +there is a city court of which the major is chief judge.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||May"or*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., fr. +<i>mayor</i> greater, L. <i>major</i>.] <def>The conductor of a mule +team; also, a head shepherd.</def></p> + +<p><hw>May"or*al*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office, +or the term of office, of a mayor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>May"or*ess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The wife of a +mayor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>May"or*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of a +mayor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>May"pole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tall pole +erected in an open place and wreathed with flowers, about which the +rustic May-day sports were had.</def></p> + +<p><hw>May"pop</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perh. corrupt. fr. +<i>maracock</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The edible fruit of a passion +flower, especially that of the North American <i>Passiflora +incarnata</i>, an oval yellowish berry as large as a small +apple.</def></p> + +<p><hw>May"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A composite plant (<i>Anthemis Cotula</i>), +having a strong odor; dog's fennel. It is a native of Europe, now +common by the roadsides in the United States.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The feverfew.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma*za"ma</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*za"me</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A goatlike antelope +(<i>Haplocerus montanus</i>) which inhabits the Rocky Mountains, +frequenting the highest parts; -- called also <i>mountain +goat</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maz"ard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>merise</i> a +wild cherry.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of small black +cherry.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maz"ard</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. fr. <i>mazer</i>, +the head being compared to a large goblet.] <def>The jaw; the head or +skull.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maz"ard</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, <def>To knock on the +head.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Maz`a*rine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Cardinal <i>Mazarin</i>, prime minister of France, +1643-1661.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mazarine Bible</b></col>, <cd>the first Bible, and perhaps +the first complete book, printed with movable metal types; -- printed +by Gutenberg at Mentz, 1450-55; -- so called because a copy was found +in the Mazarine Library, at Paris, about 1760.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mazarine blue</b></col>, <cd>a deep blue color, named in +honor of Cardinal Mazarin.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Maz`a*rine"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mazarine +blue.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maz"de*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to Ahura-<i>Mazda</i>, or Ormuzd, the beneficent deity in the +Zoroastrian dualistic system; hence, Zoroastrian.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maz"de*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The Zoroastrian +religion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maze</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mase</i>; cf. OE. +<i>masen</i> to confuse, puzzle, Norweg. <i>masast</i> to fall into a +slumber, <i>masa</i> to be continually busy, prate, chatter, Icel. +<i>masa</i> to chatter, dial. Sw. <i>masa</i> to bask, be slow, work +slowly and lazily, <i>mas</i> slow, lazy.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +wild fancy; a confused notion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Confusion of thought; perplexity; +uncertainty; state of bewilderment.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A confusing and baffling network, as of +paths or passages; an intricacy; a labyrinth.</def> "Quaint +<i>mazes</i> on the wanton green." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Or down the tempting <i>maze</i> of Shawford +brook.</blockquote> <i>Wordaworth.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate,<BR> +Puzzled with <i>mazes</i>, and perplexed with error.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Labyrinth; intricacy. See <u>Labyrinth</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Maze</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mazed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mazing</u>.] <def>To perplex greatly; to bewilder; to astonish and +confuse; to amaze.</def> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maze</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be +bewildered.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maz"ed*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The condition +of being mazed; confusion; astonishment.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maze"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mazy.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Maz"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>maser</i>, akin +to OD. <i>maser</i> an excrescence on a maple tree, OHG. +<i>masar</i>, G. <i>maser</i> spot, Icel. <i>mösurr</i> maple.] +<def>A large drinking bowl; -- originally made of maple.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Their brimful <i>mazers</i> to the feasting +bring.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"zi*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mazy +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"zi*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +quality of being mazy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Maz`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to mazology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*zol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed +in mazology or mastology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma*zol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the breast ++ <i>-logy</i>.] <def>Same as <u>Mastology</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ma*zour"ka</hw> (?), <hw>Ma*zur"ka</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Polish dance, or the music which +accompanies it, usually in 3-4 or 3-8 measure, with a strong accent +on the second beat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ma"zy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Maze</u>.] +<def>Perplexed with turns and windings; winding; intricate; +confusing; perplexing; embarrassing; as, <i>mazy</i> error.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To range amid the <i>mazy</i> thicket.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To run the ring, and trace the <i>mazy</i> +round.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>One. See <u>Men</u>, +<pos><i>pron.</i></pos></def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me</hw> (mē), <pos><i>pers. pron.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>mē</i>, dat. & acc., <i>mec</i>, acc. only ; akin to D. +<i>mij</i>, G. <i>mich</i>, Icel. & Goth. <i>mik</i>, L. <i>me</i>, +Gr. <grk>me`</grk>, <grk>'eme`</grk>, Skr. <i>mā</i>, +<i>mām</i>. √187. Cf. 2d <u>Mine</u>.] <def>The person +speaking, regarded as an object; myself; a pronoun of the first +person used as the objective and dative case of the pronoum I; as, he +struck <i>me</i>; he gave <i>me</i> the money, or he gave the money +to <i>me</i>; he got <i>me</i> a hat, or he got a hat for +<i>me</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In <i>methinks</i>, <i>me</i> is properly in the dative +case, and the verb is impersonal, the construction being, <i>it +appears to me</i>. In early use <i>me</i> was often placed before +forms of the verb <i>to be</i> with an adjective; as, <i>me</i> were +lief.</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Me</i> rather had my heart might frrl your love<BR> +Than my unpleased eye see your courtesy.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meach</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To skulk; to +cower. See <u>Mich</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mea"cock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. fr. <i>meek</i> ++ <i>cock</i>.] <def>An uxorious, effeminate, or spiritless +man.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mead</hw> (mēd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mede</i>, +AS. <i>meodo</i>; akin to D. <i>mede</i>, G. <i>met</i>, <i>meth</i>, +OHG. <i>metu</i>, <i>mitu</i>, Icel. <i>mjöðr</i>, Dan. +<i>miöd</i>, Sw. <i>mjöd</i>, Russ. <i>med'</i>, Lith. +<i>midus</i>, W. <i>medd</i>, Gr. <grk>me`qy</grk> wine, Skr. +<i>madhu</i> honey, a sweet drink, as adj., sweet. √270. Cf. +<u>Metheglin</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fermented drink made of +water and honey with malt, yeast, etc.; metheglin; hydromel.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla +or other flavoring extract, and water. It is sometimes charged with +carbonic acid gas.</def> [U. S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mead</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&aemacr;d</i>. See +<u>Meadow</u>.] <def>A meadow.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>mede</i><BR> +All full of freshe flowers, white and reede.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To fertile vales and dewy <i>meads</i><BR> +My weary, wandering steps he leads.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mead"ow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>meady</i>; akin +to <i>m&aemacr;d</i>, and to G. <i>matte</i>; prob. also to E. +<i>mow</i>. See <u>Mow</u> to cut (grass), and cf. 2d <u>Mead</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tract of low or level land producing grass +which is mown for hay; any field on which grass is grown for +hay.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Low land covered with coarse grass or rank +herbage near rives and in marshy places by the sea; as, the salt +<i>meadows</i> near Newark Bay.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mead"ow</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a +meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a +meadow.</def> "Fat <i>meadow</i> ground." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; For many names of plants compounded with <i>meadow</i>, see +the particular word in the Vocabulary.</p> + +<p><col><b>Meadow beauty</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>Same as +<u>Deergrass</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow foxtail</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a valuable pasture grass (<i>Alopecurus +pratensis</i>) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes.</cd> -- +<col><b>Meadow grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name given to +several grasses of the genus <i>Poa</i>, common in meadows, and of +great value for nay and for pasture. See <u>Grass</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Meadow hay</b></col>, <cd>a coarse grass, or true sedge, +growing in uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or +bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc.</cd> [Local, U. S.] -- +<col><b>Meadow hen</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>The American bittern</cd>. See <u>Stake-driver</u>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The American coot (<i>Fulica</i>).</cd> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>The clapper rail.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow +lark</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any species of +<i>Sturnella</i>, a genus of American birds allied to the starlings. +The common species (<i>S. magna</i>) has a yellow breast with a black +crescent.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow mouse</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>any mouse of the genus <i>Arvicola</i>, as the common American +species <i>A. riparia</i>; -- called also <i>field mouse</i>, and +<i>field vole</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow mussel</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an American ribbed mussel (<i>Modiola +plicatula</i>), very abundant in salt marshes.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow +ore</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>bog-iron ore , a kind of +limonite.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow parsnip</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> +<cd>See under <u>Parsnip</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow pink</b></col>. +<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Pink</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow +pipit</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a small singing bird of the +genus <i>Anthus</i>, as <i>A. pratensis</i>, of Europe.</cd> -- +<col><b>Meadow rue</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a delicate early +plant, of the genus <i>Thalictrum</i>, having compound leaves and +numerous white flowers. There are many species.</cd> -- +<col><b>Meadow saffron</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Saffron</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow sage</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> +<cd>See under <u>Sage</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow saxifrage</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an umbelliferous plant of Europe (<i>Silaus +pratensis</i>), somewhat resembling fennel.</cd> -- <col><b>Meadow +snipe</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the common or jack +snipe.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 905 !></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mead"ow*sweet`</hw> (?), <hw>Mead"ow*wort`</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The name of several plants of +the genus <i>Spiræa</i>, especially the white- or pink-flowered +<i>S. salicifolia</i>, a low European and American shrub, and the +herbaceous <i>S. Ulmaria</i>, which has fragrant white flowers in +compound cymes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mead"ow*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to meadows; resembling, or consisting of, meadow.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mea"ger</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[OE. <i>merge</i>, F. <i>maigre</i>, L. <i>macer</i>; akin to D. & G. +<i>mager</i>, Icel. <i>magr</i>, and prob. to Gr. <grk>makro`s</grk> +long. Cf. <u>Emaciate</u>, <u>Maigre</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Destitue of, or having little, flesh; +lean.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Meager</i> were his looks;<BR> +Sharp misery had worn him to the bones.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Destitute of richness, fertility, +strength, or the like; defective in quantity, or poor in quality; +poor; barren; scanty in ideas; wanting strength of diction or +affluence of imagery.</def> "<i>Meager</i> soil." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Of secular habits and <i>meager</i> religious +belief.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>His education had been but <i>meager</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Motley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Dry and harsh to the touch, +as chalk.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Thin; lean; lank; gaunt; starved; hungry; poor; +emaciated; scanty; barren.</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mea"ger</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre</hw> }, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To make lean.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mea"ger*ly</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre*ly</hw> }, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Poorly; thinly.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mea"ger*ness</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre*ness</hw> }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality of being meager; +leanness; scantiness; barrenness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mea"gre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>maigre</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large European sciænoid fish +(<i>Sciæna umbra</i> or <i>S. aquila</i>), having white +bloodless flesh. It is valued as a food fish.</def> [Written also +<i>maigre</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Meak</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. <i>mēce</i> +sword, OS. <i>māki</i>, Icel. <i>mækir</i>.] <def>A hook +with a long handle.</def> [Obs.] <i>Tusser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meak"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Meak</u>.] +<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The process of picking out the oakum from the +seams of a vessel which is to be recalked.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Meaking iron</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the tool with +which old oakum is picked out of a vessel's seams.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Meal</hw> (mēl), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mele</i>, +AS. <i>m&aemacr;l</i> part, portion, portion of time; akin to E. +<i>meal</i> a repast. Cf. <u>Piecemeal</u>.] <def>A part; a +fragment; a portion.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Meal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mel</i>; akin to E. +<i>meal</i> a part, and to D. <i>maal</i> time, meal, G. <i>mal</i> +time, <i>mahl</i> meal, Icel. <i>māl</i> measure, time, meal, +Goth. <i>mēl</i> time, and to E. <i>measure</i>. See +<u>Measure</u>.] <def>The portion of food taken at a particular time +for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one +time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act or time +of eating a meal; as, the traveler has not eaten a good <i>meal</i> +for a week; there was silence during the <i>meal</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What strange fish<BR> +Hath made his <i>meal</i> on thee ?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mele</i>, AS. +<i>melu</i>, <i>melo</i>; akin to D. <i>meel</i>, G. <i>mehl</i>, +OHG. <i>melo</i>, Icel. <i>mjöl</i>, SW. <i>mjöl</i>, Dan. +<i>meel</i>, also to D. <i>malen</i> to grind, G. <i>mahlen</i>, +OHG., OS., & Goth. <i>malan</i>, Icel. <i>mala</i>, W. <i>malu</i>, +L. <i>molere</i>, Gr. <grk>my`lh</grk> mill, and E. <i>mill</i>. +√108. Cf. <u>Mill</u>, <u>Mold</u> soil, <u>Mole</u> an +animal, <u>Immolate</u>, <u>Molar</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is +coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, +pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any substance that is coarsely pulverized +like meal, but not granulated.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Meal beetle</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the adult +of the meal worm. See <i>Meal worm</i>, below.</cd> -- <col><b>Meal +moth</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a lepidopterous insect +(<i>Asopia farinalis</i>), the larvæ of which feed upon meal, +flour, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Meal worm</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>the larva of a beetle (<i>Tenebrio molitor</i>) which infests +granaries, bakehouses, etc., and is very injurious to flour and +meal.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Meal</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +sprinkle with, or as with, meal.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pulverize; as, <i>mealed</i> +powder.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meal"ies</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [From +<u>Mealy</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Maize or Indian corn; -- the common +name in South Africa.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meal"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being mealy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meal"-mouthed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mealy-mouthed</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meal"time`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The usual time +of eating a meal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meal"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Mealier</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mealiest</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the qualities of meal; resembling +meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition +resembling meal; as, a <i>mealy</i> potato.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Overspread with something that resembles +meal; as, the <i>mealy</i> wings of an insect.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mealy bug</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a scale +insect (<i>Coccus adonidum</i>, and related species), covered with a +white powderlike substance. It is a common pest in +hothouses.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Meal"y-mouthed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Using soft +words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech; unwilling +to tell the truth in plain language.</def> "<i>Mealy-mouthed</i> +philanthropies." <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>She was a fool to be <i>mealy-mouthed</i> where nature +speaks so plain.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Meal"y-mouth`ness</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mean</hw> (mēn), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Meant</u> (m&ebreve;nt); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Meaning</u>.] [OE. <i>menen</i>, AS. +<i>m&aemacr;nan</i> to recite, tell, intend, wish; akin to OS. +<i>mēnian</i> to have in mind, mean, D. <i>meenen</i>, G. +<i>meinen</i>, OHG. <i>meinan</i>, Icel. <i>meina</i>, Sw. +<i>mena</i>, Dan. <i>mene</i>, and to E. <i>mind</i>. √104. +See <u>Mind</u>, and cf. <u>Moan</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to +purpose; to design; as, what do you <i>mean</i> to do ?</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What <i>mean</i> ye by this service ?</blockquote> +<i>Ex. xii. 26.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ye thought evil against me; but God <i>meant</i> it +unto good.</blockquote> <i>Gen. 1. 20.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am not a Spaniard<BR> +To say that it is yours and not to <i>mean</i> it.</blockquote> +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To signify; to indicate; to import; to +denote.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What <i>mean</i> these seven ewe lambs ?</blockquote> +<i>Gen. xxi. 29.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Go ye, and learn what that +<i>meaneth</i>.</blockquote> <i>Matt. ix. 13.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mean</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To have a purpose or +intention.</def> [Rare, except in the phrase to mean well, or ill.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mean</hw> (mēn), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Meaner</u> (mēn"&etilde;r); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Meanest</u>.] [OE. <i>mene</i>, AS. +<i>m&aemacr;ne</i> wicked; akin to <i>mān</i>, a., wicked, n., +wickedness, OS. <i>mēn</i> wickedness, OHG. <i>mein</i>, G. +<i>meineid</i> perjury, Icel. <i>mein</i> harm, hurt, and perh. to +AS. <i>gem&aemacr;ne</i> common, general, D. <i>gemeen</i>, G. +<i>gemein</i>, Goth. <i>gamáins</i>, and L. <i>communis</i>. +The AS. <i>gem&aemacr;ne</i> prob. influenced the meaning.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Destitute of distinction or eminence; +common; low; vulgar; humble.</def> "Of <i>mean</i> parentage." +<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>mean</i> man boweth down, and the great man +humbleth himself.</blockquote> <i>Is. ii. 9.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base; +destitute of honor; spiritless; as, a <i>mean</i> motive.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Can you imagine I so <i>mean</i> could prove,<BR> +To save my life by changing of my love ?</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of little value or account; worthy of +little or no regard; contemptible; despicable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Roman legions and great Cæsar found<BR> +Our fathers no <i>mean</i> foes.</blockquote> <i>J. Philips.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Of poor quality; as, <i>mean</i> +fare.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Penurious; stingy; close-fisted; +illiberal; as, <i>mean</i> hospitality.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Mean</i> is sometimes used in the formation of +compounds, the sense of which is obvious without explanation; as, +<i>mean</i>born, <i>mean</i>-looking, etc.</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Base; ignoble; abject; beggarly; wretched; +degraded; degenerate; vulgar; vile; servile; menial; spiritless; +groveling; slavish; dishonorable; disgraceful; shameful; despicable; +contemptible; paltry; sordid. See <u>Base</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mean</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mene</i>, OF. +<i>meiien</i>, F. <i>moyen</i>, fr. L. <i>medianus</i> that is in the +middle, fr. <i>medius</i>; akin to E. <i>mid</i>. See <u>Mid</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Occupying a middle position; middle; being +about midway between extremes.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Being of middle age and a <i>mean</i> +stature.</blockquote> <i>Sir. P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Intermediate in excellence of any +kind.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>According to the fittest style of lofty, <i>mean</i>, +or lowly.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Average; having an +intermediate value between two extremes, or between the several +successive values of a variable quantity during one cycle of +variation; as, <i>mean</i> distance; <i>mean</i> motion; <i>mean</i> +solar day.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mean distance</b></col> (of a planet from the sun) +<i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the average of the distances throughout one +revolution of the planet, equivalent to the semi-major axis of the +orbit.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean error</b></col> <i>(Math. Phys.)</i>, +<cd>the average error of a number of observations found by taking the +mean value of the positive and negative errors without regard to +sign.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean-square error</b></col>, or <col><b>Error +of the mean square</b></col> <i>(Math. Phys.)</i>, <cd>the error the +square of which is the mean of the squares of all the errors; -- +called also, especially by European writers, <i>mean error</i>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Mean line</b></col>. <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <cd>Same as +<u>Bisectrix</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean noon</b></col>, <cd>noon as +determined by mean time.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean proportional</b></col> +(between two numbers) <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the square root of their +product.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean sun</b></col>, <cd>a fictitious sun +supposed to move uniformly in the equator so as to be on the meridian +each day at mean noon.</cd> -- <col><b>Mean time</b></col>, <cd>time +as measured by an equable motion, as of a perfect clock, or as +reckoned on the supposition that all the days of the year are of a +mean or uniform length, in contradistinction from <i>apparent</i> +time, or that actually indicated by the sun, and from <i>sidereal</i> +time, or that measured by the stars.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mean</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That +which is mean, or intermediate, between two extremes of place, time, +or number; the middle point or place; middle rate or degree; +mediocrity; medium; absence of extremes or excess; moderation; +measure.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But to speak in a <i>mean</i>, the virtue of +prosperity is temperance; the virtue of adversity is +fortitude.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is a <i>mean</i> in all things.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The extremes we have mentioned, between which the +wellinstracted Christian holds the <i>mean</i>, are +correlatives.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A quantity having an +intermediate value between several others, from which it is derived, +and of which it expresses the resultant value; usually, unless +otherwise specified, it is the simple average, formed by adding the +quantities together and dividing by their number, which is called an +<i>arithmetical mean</i>. A <i>geometrical mean</i> is the square +root of the product of the quantities.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That through which, or by the help of +which, an end is attained; something tending to an object desired; +intermediate agency or measure; necessary condition or coagent; +instrument.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Their virtuous conversation was a <i>mean</i> to work +the conversion of the heathen to Christ.</blockquote> +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>You may be able, by this <i>mean</i>, to review your +own scientific acquirements.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Philosophical doubt is not an end, but a +<i>mean</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; In this sense the word is usually employed in the plural +form <i>means</i>, and often with a singular attribute or predicate, +as if a singular noun.</p> + +<p><blockquote>By <i>this means</i> he had them more at +vantage.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What other <i>means is</i> left unto us.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Hence: Resources; property, +revenue, or the like, considered as the condition of easy livelihood, +or an instrumentality at command for effecting any purpose; +disposable force or substance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Your <i>means</i> are very slender, and your waste is +great.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A part, whether alto or +tenor, intermediate between the soprano and base; a middle +part.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>mean</i> is drowned with your unruly +base.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Meantime; meanwhile.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A mediator; a go-between.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Piers Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He wooeth her by <i>means</i> and by +brokage.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>By all means</b></col>, <cd>certainly; without fail; as, +go, <i>by all means</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>By any means</b></col>, +<cd>in any way; possibly; at all.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>If <i>by any means</i> I might attain to the +resurrection of the dead.</blockquote> <i>Phil. iii. ll.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>By no means</b></col>, or <col><b>By no manner of +means</b></col>, <cd>not at all; certainly not; not in any +degree.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>The wine on this side of the lake is <i>by no +means</i> so good as that on the other.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*an"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Maeander</i>, +orig., a river in Phrygia, proverbial for its many windings, Gr. &?;: +cf. F. <i>méandre</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A winding, +crooked, or involved course; as, the <i>meanders</i> of the veins and +arteries.</def> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>While lingering rivers in <i>meanders</i> +glide.</blockquote> <i>Sir R. Blackmore.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tortuous or intricate +movement.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Fretwork. See +<u>Fret</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*an"der</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wind, turn, or +twist; to make flexuous.</def> + <i>Dryton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*an"der</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Meandered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Meandering</u>.] <def>To wind or turn in a course or passage; to +be intricate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Five miles <i>meandering</i> with a mazy motion<BR> +Through wood and dale the sacred river ran.</blockquote> +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*an"dri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>Maeandrius</i>: cf. F. <i>méandrien</i>.] <def>Winding; +having many turns.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me`an*dri"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.: cf. F. +<i>méandrine</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of corals +with meandering grooves and ridges, including the brain +corals.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Me*an"drous</hw> (?), <hw>Me*an"dry</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Winding; flexuous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mean"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim; object; +as, a mischievous <i>meaning</i> was apparent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If there be any good <i>meaning</i> towards +you.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is signified, whether by act +lanquage; signification; sense; import; as, the <i>meaning</i> of a +hint.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Sense; power of thinking.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Mean"ing*less</wf>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mean"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mean"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<u>Mean</u> middle.] +<def>Moderately.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>A man <i>meanly</i> learned himself, but not +<i>meanly</i> affectioned to set forward learning in +others.</blockquote> <i>Ascham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mean"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From <u>Mean</u> low.] +<def>In a mean manner; unworthily; basely; poorly; +ungenerously.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>While the heaven-born child<BR> +All <i>meanly</i> wrapt in the rude manger lies.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Would you <i>meanly</i> thus rely<BR> +On power you know I must obey ?</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We can not bear to have others think <i>meanly</i> of +them [our kindred].</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mean"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; +poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This figure is of a later date, by the <i>meanness</i> +of the workmanship.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mean act; as, to be guilty of +<i>meanness</i>.</def> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mean"-spir`it*ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of a mean +spirit; base; groveling.</def> -- <wf>Mean"-spir`it*ed*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Meant</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Mean</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mean"time`</hw> (?), <hw>Mean"while`</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The intervening time; as, in the +<i>meantime</i> (or <i>mean time</i>).</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mean"time`</hw>, <hw>Mean"while`</hw>, } +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the intervening time; during the +interval.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mear</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A boundary. See +<u>Mere</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mease</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>mass</i> +measure.] <def>Five hundred; as, a <i>mease</i> of herrings.</def> +[Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mea"sel*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>meselrie</i>, OF. <i>mesellerie</i>. See lst <u>Measle</u>.] +<def>Leprosy.</def> [Obs.] <i>R. of Brunne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mea"sle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mesel</i>, OF. +<i>mesel</i>, LL. <i>misellus</i>, L. <i>misellus</i> unfortunate, +dim. of <i>miser</i>. See <u>Miser</u>.] <def>A leper.</def> [Obs.] +[Written also <i>meazel</i>, and <i>mesel</i>.] <i>Wyclif (Matt. x. +8. ).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mea"sle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +tapeworm larva. See 2d <u>Measles</u>, 4.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mea"sled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 2d +<u>Measles</u>.] <def>Infected or spotted with measles, as +pork.</def> -- <wf>Mea"sled*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mea"sles</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From lst +<u>Measle</u>.] <def>Leprosy; also, a leper.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mea"sles</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> in form, but +used as <i>singular</i> in senses 1, 2, & 3. [D. <i>mazelen</i>; akin +to G. <i>masern</i>, pl., and E. <i>mazer</i>, and orig. meaning, +little spots. See <u>Mazer</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A contagious febrile +disorder commencing with catarrhal symptoms, and marked by the +appearance on the third day of an eruption of distinct red circular +spots, which coalesce in a crescentic form, are slightly raised above +the surface, and after the fourth day of the eruption gradually +decline; rubeola.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Measles</i> commences with the ordinary symptoms of +fever.</blockquote> <i>Am. Cyc.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 906 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Veter. Med.)</i> <def>A disease of cattle +and swine in which the flesh is filled with the embryos of different +varieties of the tapeworm.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A disease of trees.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The +larvæ of any tapeworm (<i>Tænia</i>) in the cysticerus +stage, when contained in meat. Called also <i>bladder +worms</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mea"sly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Infected with measles.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Containing larval +tapeworms; -- said of pork and beef.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meas"ur*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mesurable</i>, L. <i>mensurabilis</i>. See <u>Measure</u>, and cf. +<u>Mensurable</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being measured; susceptible of +mensuration or computation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Moderate; temperate; not +excessive.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Of his diet <i>measurable</i> was he.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Meas"ur*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Meas"ur*a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>Yet do it <i>measurably</i>, as it becometh +Christians.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meas"ure</hw> (m&ebreve;zh"&usl;r; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[OE. <i>mesure</i>, F. <i>mesure</i>, L. <i>mensura</i>, fr. +<i>metiri</i>, <i>mensus</i>, to measure; akin to <i>metrum</i> +poetical measure, Gr. <grk>me`tron</grk>, E. <i>meter</i>. Cf. +<u>Immense</u>, <u>Mensuration</u>, <u>Mete</u> to measure.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A standard of dimension; a fixed unit of +quantity or extent; an extent or quantity in the fractions or +multiples of which anything is estimated and stated; hence, a rule by +which anything is adjusted or judged.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An instrument by means of which size or +quantity is measured, as a graduated line, rod, vessel, or the +like.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>False ells and <i>measures</i> be brought all clean +adown.</blockquote> <i>R. of Gloucester.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The dimensions or capacity of anything, +reckoned according to some standard; size or extent, determined and +stated; estimated extent; as, to take one's <i>measure</i> for a +coat.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>measure</i> thereof is longer than the earth, +and broader than the sea.</blockquote> <i>Job xi. 9.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The contents of a vessel by which quantity +is measured; a quantity determined by a standard; a stated or limited +quantity or amount.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three +<i>measures</i> of meal.</blockquote> <i>Luke xiii. 21.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Extent or degree not excessive or beyong +bounds; moderation; due restraint; esp. in the phrases, <i>in +measure</i>; <i>with measure</i>; <i>without</i> or <i>beyond +measure</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth +without <i>measure</i>.</blockquote> <i>Is. v. 14.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Determined extent, not to be exceeded; +limit; allotted share, as of action, influence, ability, or the like; +due proportion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Lord, make me to know mine end, and the <i>measure</i> +of my days.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xxxix. 4.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The quantity determined by measuring, +especially in buying and selling; as, to give good or full +<i>measure</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Undefined quantity; extent; +degree.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is a great <i>measure</i> of discretion to be +used in the performance of confession.</blockquote> <i>Jer. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Regulated division of movement</def>: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Dancing)</i> <def>A regulated movement +corresponding to the time in which the accompanying music is +performed; but, especially, a slow and stately dance, like the +minuet.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Mus.)</i> (1) <def>The group or +grouping of beats, caused by the regular recurrence of accented +beats.</def> (2) <def>The space between two bars.</def> See +<u>Beat</u>, <u>Triple</u>, <u>Quadruple</u>, <u>Sextuple</u>, +<i>Compound time</i>, under <u>Compound</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, +and <u>Figure</u>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Poetry)</i> <def>The +manner of ordering and combining the quantities, or long and short +syllables; meter; rhythm; hence, a foot; as, a poem in iambic +<i>measure</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Arith.)</i> <def>A number which is +contained in a given number a number of times without a remainder; as +in the phrases, the <i>common measure</i>, the <i>greatest common +measure</i>, etc., of two or more numbers.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>A step or definite part of a progressive +course or policy; a means to an end; an act designed for the +accomplishment of an object; as, political <i>measures</i>; prudent +<i>measures</i>; an inefficient <i>measure</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His majesty found what wrong <i>measures</i> he had +taken in the conferring that trust, and lamented his +error.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>The act of measuring; measurement.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Beds or strata; +as, coal <i>measures</i>; lead <i>measures</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Lineal</b></col>, or <col><b>Long</b></col>, +<col><b>measure</b></col>, <cd>measure of length; the measure of +lines or distances.</cd> -- <col><b>Liquid measure</b></col>, <cd>the +measure of liquids.</cd> -- <col><b>Square measure</b></col>, <cd>the +measure of superficial area of surfaces in square units, as inches, +feet, miles, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>To have hard measure</b></col>, +<cd>to have harsh treatment meted out to one; to be harshly or +oppressively dealt with.</cd> -- <col><b>To take measures</b></col>, +<cd>to make preparations; to provide means.</cd> -- <col><b>To take +one's measure</b></col>, <cd>to measure one, as for a garment; hence, +to form an opinion of one's disposition, character, ability, +etc.</cd> -- <col><b>To tread a measure</b></col>, <cd>to dance in +the style so called. See 9 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Say to her, we have measured many miles<BR> +<i>To tread a measure</i> with her on this grass.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meas"ure</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Measured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Measuring</u>.] [F. <i>mesurer</i>, L. <i>mensurare</i>. See +<u>Measure</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute or ascertain +the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by a certain rule +or standard; to take the dimensions of; hence, to estimate; to judge +of; to value; to appraise.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite<BR> +Thy power! what thought can <i>measure</i> thee?</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To serve as the measure of; as, the +thermometer <i>measures</i> changes of temperature.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To pass throught or over in journeying, as +if laying off and determining the distance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A true devoted pilgrim is not weary<BR> +To <i>measure</i> kingdoms with his feeble steps.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To adjust by a rule or standard.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To secure a contented spirit, <i>measure</i> your +desires by your fortunes, not your fortunes by your +desires.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To allot or distribute by measure; to set +off or apart by measure; -- often with <i>out</i> or +<i>off</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With what measure ye mete, it shall be <i>measured</i> +to you again.</blockquote> <i>Matt. vii. 2.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That portion of eternity which is called time, +<i>measured</i> out by the sun.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To measure swords with one</b></col>, <cd>to try another's +skill in the use of the sword; hence, figuratively, to match one's +abilities against an antagonist's.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Meas"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To make a measurement or measurements.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To result, or turn out, on measuring; as, +the grain <i>measures</i> well; the pieces <i>measure</i> +unequally.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be of a certain size or quantity, or to +have a certain length, breadth, or thickness, or a certain capacity +according to a standard measure; as, cloth <i>measures</i> three +fourths of a yard; a tree <i>measures</i> three feet in +diameter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meas"ured</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Regulated or +determined by a standard; hence, equal; uniform; graduated; limited; +moderated; as, he walked with <i>measured</i> steps; he expressed +himself in no <i>measured</i> terms.</def> -- <wf>Meas"ured*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Meas"ure*less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without +measure; unlimited; immeasurable.</def> -- +<wf>Meas"ure*less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Boundless; limitless; endless; unbounded; +unlimited; vast; immense; infinite; immeasurable.</p> + +<p><hw>Meas"ure*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or result of measuring; mensuration; +as, <i>measurement</i> is required.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The extent, size, capacity, amount. or +quantity ascertained by measuring; as, its <i>measurement</i> is five +acres.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meas"ur*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +measures; one whose occupation or duty is to measure commondities in +market.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meas"ur*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Used in, or +adapted for, ascertaining measurements, or dividing by +measure.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Measuring faucet</b></col>, <cd>a faucet which permits +only a given quantity of liquid to pass each time it is opened, or +one by means of which the liquid which passes can be measured.</cd> - +- <col><b>Measuring worm</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the larva +of any geometrid moth. See <u>Geometrid</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Meat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mete</i>, AS. +<i>mete</i>; akin to OS. <i>mat</i>, <i>meti</i>, D. <i>met</i> +hashed meat, G. <i>mett</i>wurst sausage, OHG. <i>maz</i> food, Icel. +<i>matr</i>, Sw. <i>mat</i>, Dan. <i>mad</i>, Goth. <i>mats</i>. Cf. +<u>Mast</u> fruit, <u>Mush</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Food, in +general; anything eaten for nourishment, either by man or beast. +Hence, the edible part of anything; as, the <i>meat</i> of a lobster, +a nut, or an egg.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb +bearing seed, . . . to you it shall be for <i>meat</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Gen. i. 29.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Every moving thing that liveth shall be <i>meat</i> +for you.</blockquote> <i>Gen. ix. 3.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The flesh of animals used as food; esp., +animal muscle; as, a breakfast of bread and fruit without +<i>meat</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, dinner; the chief +meal.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Meat biscuit</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Biscuit</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Meat earth</b></col> <i>(Mining)</i>, <cd>vegetable +mold.</cd> <i>Raymond.</i> -- <col><b>Meat fly</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <i>Flesh fly</i>, under +<u>Flesh</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meat offering</b></col> +<i>(Script.)</i>, <cd>an offering of food, esp. of a cake made of +flour with salt and oil.</cd> -- <col><b>To go to meat</b></col>, +<cd>to go to a meal.</cd> [Obs.] -- <col><b>To sit at meat</b></col>, +<cd>to sit at the table in taking food.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Meat</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To supply with +food.</def> [Obs.] <i>Tusser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>His shield well lined, his horses <i>meated</i> +well.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*a"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to a meatus; resembling a meatus.</def> <i>Owen.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meat"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Fed; fattened.</def> [Obs.] <i>Tusser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having (such) meat; -- used chiefly in +composition; as, thick-<i>meated</i>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Meath</hw>, <hw>Meathe</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Mead</u>.] <def>A sweet liquor; mead.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer. +Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meat"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of +being meaty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meat"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no meat; +without food.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>"Leave these beggars <i>meatless</i>."</blockquote> +<i>Sir T. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*at"o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meatus</i> + +<i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A speculum for examining a natural +passage, as the urethra.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*at"o*tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meatus</i> + +Gr. &?; to cut.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An instrument for cutting into +the urethra so as to enlarge its orifice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*a"tus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos>; E. +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Meatuses</b></plw> (&?;). [L., a going, passage, +fr. <i>meare</i> to go.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A natural passage or +canal; as, the external auditory <i>meatus</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Ear</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meat"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Abounding in +meat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meaw</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The sea mew.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meaw</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mew</u>, to cry +as a cat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meawl</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mewl</u>, +and <u>Miaul</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mea"zel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See 1st +<u>Measle</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Meaz"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Falling in small +drops; mistling; mizzing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me"bles</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Moebles</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Me*ca"te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>A rope of +hair or of maguey fiber, for tying horses, etc.</def> [Southwestern +U. S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mec`ca*wee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Mecca, in Arabia.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +native or inhabitant of Mecca.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*chan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mécanique</i> mechanics. See <u>Mechanic</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The art of the +application of the laws of motion or force to construction.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mechanician; an artisan; an artificer; +one who practices any mechanic art; one skilled or employed in +shaping and uniting materials, as wood, metal, etc., into any kind of +structure, machine, or other object, requiring the use of tools, or +instruments.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An art quite lost with our +<i>mechanics</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*chan"ic</hw> (m&esl;*kăn"&ibreve;k), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>mécanique</i>, L. +<i>mechanicus</i>, Gr. <grk>mhchaniko`s</grk>, fr. +<grk>mhchanh`</grk> a machine. See <u>Machine</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having to do with the application of the laws +of motion in the art of constructing or making things; of or +pertaining to mechanics; mechanical; as, the <i>mechanic</i> +arts.</def> "These <i>mechanic</i> philosophers." <i>Ray.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mechanic</i> slaves,<BR> +With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a mechanic or +artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; +vulgar.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To make a god, a hero, or a king<BR> +Descend to a <i>mechanic</i> dialect.</blockquote> +<i>Roscommon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sometimes he ply'd the strong, <i>mechanic</i> +tool.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Base.</def> [Obs.] <i>Whitlock.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From +<u>Mechanic</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, governed by, or in +accordance with, mechanics, or the laws of motion; pertaining to the +quantitative relations of force and matter, as distinguished from +<i>mental</i>, <i>vital</i>, <i>chemical</i>, etc.; as, +<i>mechanical</i> principles; a <i>mechanical</i> theory; +<i>mechanical</i> deposits.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a machine or to +machinery or tools; made or formed by a machine or with tools; as, +<i>mechanical</i> precision; <i>mechanical</i> products.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We have also divers <i>mechanical</i> +arts.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by +will or emotion; proceeding automatically, or by habit, without +special intention or reflection; as, <i>mechanical</i> singing; +<i>mechanical</i> verses; <i>mechanical</i> service.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Made and operated by interaction of forces +without a directing intelligence; as, a <i>mechanical</i> +universe.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.; +approximate; empirical. See the 2d Note under +<u>Geometric</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mechanical effect</b></col>, <cd>effective power; useful +work exerted, as by a machine, in a definite time.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mechanical engineering</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under +<u>Engineering</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mechanical maneuvers</b></col> +<i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>the application of mechanical appliances to the +mounting, dismounting, and moving of artillery.</cd> <i>Farrow.</i> - +- <col><b>Mechanical philosophy</b></col>, <cd>the principles of +mechanics applied to the investigation of physical phenomena.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mechanical powers</b></col>, <cd>certain simple instruments, +such as the lever and its modifications (the wheel and axle and the +pulley), the inclined plane with its modifications (the screw and the +wedge), which convert a small force acting through a great space into +a great force acting through a small space, or <i>vice versa</i>, and +are used separately or in combination.</cd> -- <col><b>Mechanical +solution</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>a solution of a problem by any +art or contrivance not strictly geometrical, as by means of the ruler +and compasses, or other instruments.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +mechanic.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +cause to become mechanical.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +mechanical manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*chan"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +or quality of being mechanical.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mech`a*ni"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mécanicien</i>. See <u>Mechanic</u>.] <def>One skilled in +the theory or construction of machines; a machinist.</def> +<i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*chan`i*co-chem"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Pertaining to, connected with, or dependent upon, both mechanics +and chemistry; -- said especially of those sciences which treat of +such phenomena as seem to depend on the laws both of mechanics and +chemistry, as electricity and magnetism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*chan"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mécanique</i>.] <def>That science, or branch of applied +mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on +bodies.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; That part of <i>mechanics</i> which considers the action of +forces in producing rest or equilibrium is called <i>statics</i>; +that which relates to such action in producing motion is called +<i>dynamics</i>. The term <i>mechanics</i> includes the action of +forces on all bodies, whether solid, liquid, or gaseous. It is +sometimes, however, and formerly was often, used distinctively of +<i>solid</i> bodies only: The mechanics of <i>liquid</i> bodies is +called also <i>hydrostatics</i>, or <i>hydrodynamics</i>, according +as the laws of rest or of motion are considered. The mechanics of +<i>gaseous bodies</i> is called also <i>pneumatics</i>. The mechanics +of fluids in motion, with special reference to the methods of +obtaining from them useful results, constitutes +<i>hydraulics</i>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Animal mechanics</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>that +portion of physiology which has for its object the investigation of +the laws of equilibrium and motion in the animal body. The most +important mechanical principle is that of the lever, the bones +forming the arms of the levers, the contractile muscles the power, +the joints the fulcra or points of support, while the weight of the +body or of the individual limbs constitutes the weight or +resistance.</cd> -- <col><b>Applied mechanics</b></col>, <cd>the +principles of abstract mechanics applied to human art; also, the +practical application of the laws of matter and motion to the +construction of machines and structures of all kinds.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mech"an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mécanisme</i>, L. <i>mechanisma</i>. See <u>Mechanic</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The arrangement or relation of the parts of a +machine; the parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement +or relation of the parts of anything as adapted to produce an effect; +as, the <i>mechanism</i> of a watch; the <i>mechanism</i> of a sewing +machine; the <i>mechanism</i> of a seed pod.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mechanical operation or action.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He acknowledges nothing besides matter and motion; so +that all must be performed either by <i>mechanism</i> or +accident.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Kinematics)</i> <def>An ideal machine; a +combination of movable bodies constituting a machine, but considered +only with regard to relative movements.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mech"an*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who regards the phenomena of nature as +the effects of forces merely mechanical.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mech"an*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mechanized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Mechanizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. +<i>méchaniser</i>.] <def>To cause to be mechanical.</def> +<i>Shelley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mech"an*o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>mhchanh`</grk> machine + <i>-graph</i>.] <def>One of a number of +copies of anything multiplied mechanically.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 907 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mech`an*o*graph`ic</hw> +(m&ebreve;k`<i>a</i>n*&osl;*grăf"&ibreve;k), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Treating of +mechanics.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Written, copied, or recorded by machinery; +produced by mechanography; as, a <i>mechanographic</i> record of +changes of temperature; <i>mechanographic</i> prints.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mech`an*og"ra*phist</hw> (-&obreve;g"r&adot;*f&ibreve;st), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An artist who, by mechanical means, +multiplies copies of works of art.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mech`an*og"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art +of mechanically multiplying copies of a writing, or any work of +art.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mech"an*ur`gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>mhchanh`</grk> machine + the root of &?; work.] <def>That branch +of science which treats of moving machines.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mech"i*tar*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<i>Mechitar</i>, an Armenian., who founded the congregation in the +early part of the eighteenth century.] <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One +of a religious congregation of the Roman Catholic Church devoted to +the improvement of Armenians.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mech"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of lace +made at, or originating in, <i>Mechlin</i>, in Belgium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*cho"a*can</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A species of +jalap, of very feeble properties, said to be obtained from the root +of a species of <i>Convolvulus</i> (<i>C. Mechoacan</i>); -- so +called from <i>Michoacan</i>, in Mexico, whence it is +obtained.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meck*e"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F. <i>Meckel</i>, a German +anatomist.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Meckelian cartilage</b></col>, <cd>the cartilaginous rod +which forms the axis of the mandible; -- called also <i>Meckel's +cartilage</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mec"o*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>méconate</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of meconic +acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*con"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; belonging to +the poppy, fr. &?; the poppy: cf. F. <i>méconique</i>.] +<def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, the poppy or opium; specif. +<i>(Chem.)</i>, designating an acid related to aconitic acid, found +in opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*con"i*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem)</i> +<def>An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a yellow amorphous +substance which is easily decomposed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mec`o*nid"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of +Gr. &?; a poppy. So called in allusion to the shape of the seed +capsules of the poppy.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A kind of gonophore +produced by hydroids of the genus <i>Gonothyræa</i>. It has +tentacles, and otherwise resembles a free medusa, but remains +attached by a pedicel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mec"o*nin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>méconine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A substance regarded as +an anhydride of meconinic acid, existing in opium and extracted as a +white crystalline substance. Also erroneously called <i>meconina</i>, +<i>meconia</i>, etc., as though it were an alkaloid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mec`o*nin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid which occurs in opium, +and which may be obtained by oxidizing narcotine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*co"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, +fr. &?; poppy.] <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Opium.</def> +[Obs.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The contents of the fetal intestine; +hence, first excrement.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>médaille</i>, It. <i>medaglia</i>, fr. L. <i>metallum</i> +metal, through (assumed) LL. <i>metalleus</i> made of metal. See +<u>Metal</u>, and cf. <u>Mail</u> a piece of money.] <def>A piece of +metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device, and intended to +preserve the remembrance of a notable event or an illustrious person, +or to serve as a reward.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med"al</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Medaled</u> (?), or <u>Medalled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & +vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Medaling</u> or <u>Medalling</u>.] <def>To honor +or reward with a medal.</def> "<i>Medaled</i> by the king." +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Med"al*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small +medal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med"al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>médailliste</i>, It. <i>medaglista</i>.] [Written also +<i>medallist</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person that is skilled or curious in +medals; a collector of medals.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A designer of medals.</def> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who has gained a medal as the reward +of merit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*dal"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to a medal, or to medals.</def> "Our <i>medallic</i> +history." <i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*dal"lion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>médaillion</i>, It. <i>medaglione</i>, augm. of +<i>medaglia</i>. See <u>Medal</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large medal or memorial coin.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A circular or oval (or, sometimes, square) +tablet bearing a figure or figures represented in relief.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med"al*ur`gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Medal</i> + +the root of Gr. &?; work.] <def>The art of making and striking medals +and coins.</def> [Written also <i>medallurgy</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Med"dle`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Meddled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Meddling</u> (?).] [OE. <i>medlen</i> to mix, OF. <i>medler</i>, +<i>mesler</i>, F. <i>mêler</i>, LL. <i>misculare</i>, a dim. +fr. L. <i>miscere</i> to mix. √271. See <u>Mix</u>, and cf. +<u>Medley</u>, <u>Mellay</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To mix; to mingle.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>More to know<BR> +Did never <i>meddle</i> with my thoughts.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To interest or engage one's self; to have +to do; -- in a good sense.</def> [Obs.] <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Study to be quiet, and to <i>meddle</i> with your own +business.</blockquote> <i>Tyndale.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To interest or engage one's self +unnecessarily or impertinently, to interfere or busy one's self +improperly with another's affairs; specifically, to handle or distrub +another's property without permission; -- often followed by +<i>with</i> or <i>in</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Why shouldst thou <i>meddle</i> to thy +hurt?</blockquote> <i>2 Kings xiv. 10.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The civil lawyers . . . have <i>meddled</i> in a +matter that belongs not to them.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To meddle and make</b></col>, <cd>to intrude one's self +into another person's concerns.</cd> [Archaic] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To interpose; interfere; intermeddle.</p> + +<p><hw>Med"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mix; to +mingle.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>"Wine <i>meddled</i> with gall."</blockquote> +<i>Wyclif (Matt. xxvii. 34).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Med"dler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who meddles; +one who interferes or busies himself with things in which he has no +concern; an officious person; a busybody.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med"dle*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Given to +meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others; officiously +intrusive.</def> -- <wf>Med"dle*some*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Med"dling</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Meddlesome.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Med"dling*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a meddling +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mede</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or +inhabitant of Media in Asia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mede</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See lst & 2d <u>Mead</u>, +and <u>Meed</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Me"di*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, +<def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of <u>Medium</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me"di*a</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mediæ</b></plw> (-ē). [NL., fr. L. <i>medius</i> +middle.] <i>(Phonetics)</i> <def>One of the sonant mutes β, +δ, γ (<i>b</i>, <i>d</i>, <i>g</i>), in Greek, or of +their equivalents in other languages, so named as intermediate +between the <i>tenues</i>, π, τ, κ (<i>p</i>, <i>t</i>, +<i>k</i>), and the <i>aspiratæ</i> (aspirates) φ, θ, +χ (<i>ph</i> or <i>f</i>, <i>th</i>, <i>ch</i>). Also called +<i>middle mute</i>, or <i>medial</i>, and sometimes <i>soft +mute</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*a*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +quality of being mediate.</def> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me`di*æ"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>medius</i> middle + <i>aevum</i> age. See <u>Middle</u>, and +<u>Age</u>.] <def>Of or relating to the Middle Ages; as, +<i>mediæval</i> architecture.</def> [Written also +<i>medieval</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Me`di*æ"val*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +method or spirit of the Middle Ages; devotion to the institutions and +practices of the Middle Ages; a survival from the Middle Ages.</def> +[Written also <i>medievalism</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Me`di*æ"val*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +has a taste for, or is versed in, the history of the Middle Ages; one +in sympathy with the spirit or forms of the Middle Ages.</def> +[Written also <i>medievalist</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Me`di*æ"val*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the +manner of the Middle Ages; in accordance with +mediævalism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me`di*æ"vals</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>The +people who lived in the Middle Ages.</def> <i>Ruskin.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>medialis</i>, +fr. <i>medius</i> middle: cf. F. <i>médial</i>. See +<u>Middle</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a mean or average; mean; as, +<i>medial</i> alligation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Phonetics)</i> +<def>See 2d <u>Media</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me"di*a*lu"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>media +luna</i> half-moon.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Half- +moon</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>medianus</i>, +fr. <i>medius</i> middle. See <u>Medial</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a +<i>median</i> groove.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Situated in the +middle; lying in a plane dividing a bilateral animal into right and +left halves; -- said of unpaired organs and parts; as, <i>median</i> +coverts.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Median line</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<cd>Any line in the mesial plane; specif., either of the lines in +which the mesial plane meets the surface of the body.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Geom.)</i> <cd>The line drawn from an angle +of a triangle to the middle of the opposite side; any line having the +nature of a diameter.</cd> -- <col><b>Median plane</b></col> +<i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the mesial plane.</cd> -- <col><b>Median +point</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the point where the three median +lines of a triangle mutually intersect.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A +median line or point.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>medians</i>, +p. p. of <i>mediare</i> to halve: cf. It. <i>mediante</i>, F. +<i>médiante</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The third above the +keynote; -- so called because it divides the interval between the +tonic and dominant into two thirds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me`di*as*ti"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to a mediastinum.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Me`di*as"tine</hw> (?), <hw>||Me`di*as*ti"num</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>mediastinum</i>, fr. L. <i>medius</i> +middle; cf. <i>mediastinus</i> helper, a menial servant, LL. +<i>mediastinus</i> equiv. to <i>medius</i>: cf F. +<i>médiastin</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A partition; a septum; +specifically, the folds of the pleura (and the space included between +them) which divide the thorax into a right and left cavity. The space +included between these folds of the pleura, called the <i>mediastinal +space</i>, contains the heart and gives passage to the esophagus and +great blood vessels.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mediatus</i>, +p. p. of <i>mediare</i>, v. t., to halve, v. i., to be in the middle. +See <u>Mid</u>, and cf. <u>Moiety</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being +between the two extremes; middle; interposed; intervening; +intermediate.</def> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Acting by means, or by an intervening +cause or instrument; not direct or immediate; acting or suffering +through an intervening agent or condition.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Gained or effected by a medium or +condition.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>An act of <i>mediate</i> knowledge is +complex.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mediated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mediating</u>.] [LL. <i>mediatus</i>, p. p. of <i>mediare</i> to +mediate. See <u>Mediate</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be in the middle, or between two; to +intervene.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To interpose between parties, as the equal +friend of each, esp. for the purpose of effecting a reconciliation or +agreement; as, to <i>mediate</i> between nations.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To effect by mediation or interposition; to bring about as a +mediator, instrument, or means; as, to <i>mediate</i> a +peace.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To divide into two equal parts.</def> [R.] +<i>Holder.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*ate*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +mediate manner; by a secondary cause or agent; not directly or +primarily; by means; -- opposed to <i>immediately</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>God worketh all things amongst us +<i>mediately</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The king grants a manor to A, and A grants a portion +of it to B. In this case. B holds his lands immediately of A, but +<i>mediately</i> of the king.</blockquote> <i>Blakstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*ate*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being mediate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me`di*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>mediacioun</i>, F. <i>médiation</i>. See <u>Mediate</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of mediating; +action or relation of anything interposed; action as a necessary +condition, means, or instrument; interposition; +intervention.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The soul [acts] by the <i>mediation</i> of these +passions.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, specifically, agency between +parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for +another; intercession.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to +mediation; used in mediation; as, <i>mediative</i> efforts.</def> +<i>Beaconsfield.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me`di*at`i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>médiatisation</i>.] <def>The act of mediatizing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*a*tize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mediatized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Mediatizing</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>médiatiser</i>.] +<def>To cause to act through an agent or to hold a subordinate +position; to annex; -- specifically applied to the annexation during +the former German empire of a smaller German state to a larger, while +allowing it a nominal sovereignty, and its prince his rank.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The misfortune of being a <i>mediatized</i> +prince.</blockquote> <i>Beaconsfield.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mediator</i>: cf. E. <i>médiateur</i>.] <def>One who +mediates; especially, one who interposes between parties at variance +for the purpose of reconciling them; hence, an intercessor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For there is one God, and one <i>mediator</i> between +God and men, the man Christ Jesus.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. ii. +5.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me`di*a*to"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to a mediator, or to mediation; mediatory; as, a +<i>mediatorial</i> office.</def> -- <wf>Me`di*a*to"ri*al*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>My measures were . . . healing and +<i>mediatorial</i>.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*a`tor*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +office or character of a mediator.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Mediatorial.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Me`di*a"tress</hw> (?), <hw>Me`di*a*"trix</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mediatrix</i>, f. of <i>mediator</i>: cf. +F. <i>médiatrice</i>.] <def>A female mediator.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>medica</i>, Gr. +&?; (sc. &?;) a kind of clover introduced from <i>Media</i>, from &?; +Median.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A leguminous plant of the genus +<i>Medicago</i>. The black medic is the <i>Medicago lupulina</i>; the +purple medic, or lucern, is <i>M. sativa</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med"ic</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>medicus</i>.] +<def>Medical.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Med"i*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>medicabilis</i>, from <i>medicare</i>, <i>medicari</i>, to heal, +fr. <i>medicus</i> physician. See <u>Medical</u>.] <def>Capable of +being medicated; admitting of being cured or healed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>medicalis</i>, L. <i>medicus</i> belonging to healing, fr. +<i>mederi</i> to heal; cf. Zend <i>madha</i> medical science, wisdom, +Gr. &?; to learn, E. <i>mind</i>: cf. F. <i>médical</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or having to do with, +the art of healing disease, or the science of medicine; as, the +<i>medical</i> profession; <i>medical</i> services; a <i>medical</i> +dictionary; <i>medical</i> jurisprudence.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Containing medicine; used in medicine; +medicinal; as, the <i>medical</i> properties of a plant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a medical +manner; with reference to healing, or to the principles of the +healing art.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med"i*ca*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>medicamentum</i>, fr. <i>medicare</i>, <i>medicari</i>, to heal: +cf. F. <i>médicament</i>. See <u>Medicable</u>.] <def>Anything +used for healing diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing +application.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med`ica*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to medicaments or healing applications; having the +qualities of medicaments.</def> -- <wf>Med`ica*men"tal*ly</wf>, adv. +</p> + +<p><hw>Med"i*cas`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>médicastre</i>. See <u>Medical</u>.] <def>A quack.</def> +[R.] <i>Whitlock.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Med"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Medicated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Medicating</u> (?).] [L. <i>medicatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>medicare</i>, <i>medicari</i>. See <u>Medicable</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To tincture or impregnate with anything +medicinal; to drug.</def> "<i>Medicated</i> waters." +<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To treat with medicine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med`i*ca"tion</hw> (?), [L. <i>medicatio</i>: cf. F. +<i>médication</i>.] <def>The act or process of +medicating.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med"i*ca*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Medicinal; +acting like a medicine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med`i*ce"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating +to the Medici, a noted Italian family; as, the <i>Medicean</i> +Venus.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Medicean planets</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>a name +given by Galileo to the satellites of Jupiter.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me*dic"i*na*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Medicinal; +having the power of healing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*dic"i*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>medicinalis</i>: cf. F. <i>médicinal</i>. See +<u>Medicine</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having curative or +palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily +disorders; as, <i>medicinal</i> tinctures, plants, or +springs.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees<BR> +Their <i>medicinal</i> gum.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to medicine; +medical.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*dic"i*nal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +medicinal manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med"i*cine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>medicina</i> +(sc. <i>ars</i>), fr. <i>medicinus</i> medical, fr. <i>medicus</i>: +cf. F. <i>médecine</i>. See <u>Medical</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The science which relates to the prevention, +cure, or alleviation of disease.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any substance administered in the +treatment of disease; a remedial agent; a remedy; physic.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>By <i>medicine</i>, life may be +prolonged.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A philter or love potion.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [F. <i>médecin</i>.] <def>A +physician.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Medicine bag</b></col>, <cd>a charm; -- so called among +the North American Indians, or in works relating to them.</cd> -- +<col><b>Medicine man</b></col> (among the North American Indians), +<cd>a person who professes to cure sickness, drive away evil spirits, +and regulate the weather by the arts of magic.</cd> -- +<col><b>Medicine seal</b></col>, <cd>a small gem or paste engraved +with reversed characters, to serve as a seal. Such seals were used by +Roman physicians to stamp the names of their medicines.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Med"i*cine</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give medicine +to; to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure.</def> +"<i>Medicine</i> thee to that sweet sleep." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Med`i*co-le"gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to law as affected by medical facts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med`i*com"mis*sure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>medius</i> middle + E. <i>commissure</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A +large transverse commissure in the third ventricle of the brain; the +middle or soft commissure.</def> <i>B. G. Wildex.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Med`i*cor"nu</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Medicornua</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. L. <i>medius</i> middle + +<i>cornu</i> horn.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The middle or inferior horn +of each lateral ventricle of the brain.</def> <i>B. G. +Wilder.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Med"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Science of +medicine.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Me*di"e*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>medietas</i>.] <def>The middle part; half; moiety.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Me`di*e"val</hw>, <hw>Me`di*e"val*ism</hw>, +<hw>Me`di*e"val*ist</hw> }. <def>Same as <u>Medi&?;val</u>, +<u>Medi&?;valism</u>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*di"na ep"och</hw> (?). [From <i>Medina</i> in New York.] +<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A subdivision of the Niagara period in the +American upper Silurian, characterized by the formations known as the +Oneida conglomerate, and the Medina sandstone. See the <i>Chart</i> +of <u>Geology</u>.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 908 !></p> + +<p><hw>Me*di"no</hw> (m&esl;*dē"n&osl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Same as <u>Para</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*o`cral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Mediocre.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*o`cre</hw> (mē"d&ibreve;*ō`k&etilde;r), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>médiocre</i>, L. <i>mediocris</i>, +fr. <i>medius</i> middle. See <u>Mid</u>.] <def>Of a middle quality; +of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; +ordinary.</def> " A very <i>mediocre</i> poet." <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*o`cre</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A mediocre person.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A young monk who was excused from +performing a portion of a monk's duties.</def> <i>Shipley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*o`crist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mediocre +person.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Me`di*oc"ri*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>médiocrité</i>, L. <i>mediocritas</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality of being mediocre; a middle +state or degree; a moderate degree or rate.</def> "A +<i>mediocrity</i> of success." <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Moderation; temperance.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me`di*o*sta*pe"di*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>medius</i> middle + E. <i>stapedial</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to that part of the columella of the ear which, in +some animals, connects the stapes with the other parts of the +columella.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The mediostapedial part +of the columella.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me`di*ox"u*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>medioxumus</i> middlemost.] <def>Intermediate.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Med"i*tance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Meditation.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Med"i*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Meditated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Meditating</u>.] [L. <i>meditatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>meditari</i> to meditate; cf. Gr. &?; to learn, E. <i>mind</i>.] +<def>To keep the mind in a state of contemplation; to dwell on +anything in thought; to think seriously; to muse; to cogitate; to +reflect.</def> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In his law doth he <i>meditate</i> day and +night.</blockquote> <i>Ps. i. 2.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Med"i*tate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon; to study.</def> +"Blessed is the man that doth <i>meditate</i> good things." +<i>Ecclus. xiv. 20.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To purpose; to intend; to design; to plan +by revolving in the mind; as, to <i>meditate</i> a war.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I <i>meditate</i> to pass the remainder of life in a +state of undisturbed repose.</blockquote> <i>Washington.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To consider; ponder; weigh; revolve; study. -- To +<u>Meditate</u>, <u>Contemplate</u>, <u>Intend</u>. We +<i>meditate</i> a design when we are looking out or waiting for the +means of its accomplishment; we <i>contemplate</i> it when the means +are at hand, and our decision is nearly or quite made. To +<i>intend</i> is stronger, implying that we have decided to act when +an opportunity may offer. A general <i>meditates</i> an attack upon +the enemy; he <i>contemplates</i> or <i>intends</i> undertaking it at +the earliest convenient season.</p> + +<p><hw>Med`i*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>meditacioun</i>, F. <i>méditation</i>, fr. L. +<i>meditatio</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of meditating; +close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in +the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let the words of my mouth and the <i>meditation</i> of +my heart be acceptable in thy sight.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xix. +14.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Thought; -- without regard to kind.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>With wings as swift<BR> +As <i>meditation</i> or the thoughts of love.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Med"i*ta`tist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is given +to meditation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med"i*ta*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>meditativus</i>: cf. F. <i>méditatif</i>.] <def>Disposed to +meditate, or to meditation; as, a <i>meditative</i> man; a +<i>meditative</i> mood.</def> -- <wf>Med"i*ta*tive*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Med"i*ta*tive*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Med`i*ter*ra"ne*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mediterraneus</i>; <i>medius</i> middle + <i>terra</i> land. See +<u>Mid</u>, and <u>Terrace</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; +as, the <i>Mediterranean</i> Sea, between Europe and +Africa.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Inland; remote from the ocean.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Cities, as well <i>mediterranean</i> as +maritime.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea; +as, <i>Mediterranean</i> trade; a <i>Mediterranean</i> +voyage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med`i*ter*ra"ne*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Inland.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. +<plw><b>Media</b></plw> (#), <plw><b>E</b></plw>. +<plw><b>Mediums</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>medium</i> the middle, fr. +<i>medius</i> middle. See <u>Mid</u>, and cf. <u>Medius</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which lies in the middle, or between +other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> Middle place or degree; mean.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The just <i>medium</i> . . . lies between pride and +abjection.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>See <u>Mean</u>.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>The mean or middle term of a +syllogism; that by which the extremes are brought into +connection.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A substance through which an effect is +transmitted from one thing to another; as, air is the common +<i>medium</i> of sound. Hence: The condition upon which any event or +action occurs; necessary means of motion or action; that through or +by which anything is accomplished, conveyed, or carried on; +specifically, in animal magnetism, spiritualism, etc., a person +through whom the action of another being is said to be manifested and +transmitted.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whether any other liquors, being made <i>mediums</i>, +cause a diversity of sound from water, it may be tried.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I must bring together<BR> +All these extremes; and must remove all <i>mediums</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Denham.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An average.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>medium</i> of six years of war, and six years of +peace.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A trade name for printing and writing +paper of certain sizes. See <u>Paper</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>The liquid vehicle with +which dry colors are ground and prepared for application.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Circulating medium</b></col>, <cd>a current medium of +exchange, whether coin, bank notes, or government notes.</cd> -- +<col><b>Ethereal medium</b></col> <i>(Physics)</i>, <cd>the +ether.</cd> -- <col><b>Medium of exchange</b></col>, <cd>that which +is used for effecting an exchange of commodities -- money or current +representatives of money.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*um</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a middle +position or degree; mean; intermediate; medial; as, a horse of +<i>medium</i> size; a decoction of <i>medium</i> strength.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"di*um-sized`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +medium size; as, a <i>medium-sized</i> man.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me"di*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Medii</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. L. <i>medius</i> middle. See +<u>Medium</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The third or middle finger; the +third digit, or that which corresponds to it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>medler</i> +medlar tree, OF. <i>meslier</i>, F. <i>néflier</i>, L. +<i>mespilum</i>, <i>mespilus</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;. Cf. +<u>Naseberry</u>.] <def>A tree of the genus <i>Mespilus</i> (<i>M. +Germanica</i>); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is something +like a small apple, but has a bony endocarp. When first gathered the +flesh is hard and austere, and it is not eaten until it has begun to +decay.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Japan medlar</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the loquat. See +<u>Loquat</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Neapolitan medlar</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of thorn tree (<i>Cratægus +Azarolus</i>); also, its fruit.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Med"le</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Meddle</u>.] +<def>To mix; to mingle; to meddle.</def> [Written also <i>medly</i>.] +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Med"ley</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Medleys</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>medlee</i>, OF. +<i>meslée</i>, <i>medlée</i>, <i>mellée</i>, F. +<i>mêlée</i>. See <u>Meddle</u>, and cf. +<u>MelÉe</u>, <u>Mellay</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients, usually +inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often used +contemptuously.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This <i>medley</i> of philosophy and war.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Love is a <i>medley</i> of endearments, jars,<BR> +Suspicions, reconcilements, wars.</blockquote> <i>W. Walsh.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a +brisk, hand to hand engagement; a mêlée.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A composition of passages +detached from several different compositions; a potpourri.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Medley</i> is usually applied to vocal, <i>potpourri</i> +to instrumental, compositions.</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A cloth of mixed colors.</def> +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Med"ley</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Mixed; of mixed material or color.</def> [Obs.] "A +<i>medlé coat</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mingled; confused.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Med"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Medle</u>.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mé`doc"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Mayduke</u>.] <def>A class of claret wines, including several +varieties, from the district of Médoc in the department of +Gironde.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med"re*gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Bonito</u>, 3.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med"rick</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A species of gull or tern.</def> [Prov.] +<i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*dul"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Marrow; pith; hence, essence.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The marrow of bones; the +deep or inner portion of an organ or part; as, the <i>medulla</i>, or +medullary substance, of the kidney; specifically, the medula +oblongata.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A soft tissue, occupying the +center of the stem or branch of a plant; pith.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>||Medulla oblongata</b></col>. [L., oblong medulla] +<i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the posterior part of the brain connected with +the spinal cord. It includes all the hindbrain except the cerebellum +and pons, and from it a large part of the cranial nerves arise. It +controls very largely respiration, circulation, swallowing, and other +functions, and is the most vital part of the brain; -- called also +<i>bulb of the spinal cord</i>. See <u>Brain</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me*dul"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Medullary</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Med"ul*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>medullaris</i>, fr. <i>medulla</i> marrow: cf. F. +<i>médullaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling, +marrow or medulla.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Pertaining to the +medula oblongata.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Filled with spongy pith; +pithy.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Medullary groove</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a groove, +in the epiblast of the vertebrate blastoderm, the edges of which +unite, making a tube (the medullary canal) from which the brain and +spinal cord are developed.</cd> -- <col><b>Medullary rays</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the rays of cellular tissue seen in a transverse +section of exogenous wood, which pass from the pith to the bark.</cd> +-- <col><b>Medullary sheath</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the layer +of white semifluid substance (myelin), between the primitive sheath +and axis cylinder of a medullated nerve fiber.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me*dul"la*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Furnished with a medulla or marrow, or with a medullary sheath; +as, a <i>medullated</i> nerve fiber.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*dul"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>médulline</i>.] <i>(Bot. Chem.)</i> <def>A variety of +lignin or cellulose found in the medulla, or pith, of certain plants. +Cf. <u>Lignin</u>, and <u>Cellulose</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*du"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>The Gorgon; or one of +the Gorgons whose hair was changed into serpents, after which all who +looked upon her were turned into stone.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Medusae</b></plw> (&?;).] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any free swimming acaleph; a +jellyfish.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The larger <i>medusæ</i> belong to the Discophora, +and are sometimes called <i>covered-eyed medusæ</i>; others, +known as <i>naked-eyed medusæ</i>, belong to the Hydroidea, and +are usually developed by budding from hydroids. See +<u>Discophora</u>, <u>Hydroidea</u>, and <u>Hydromedusa</u>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Medusa bud</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>one of the +buds of a hydroid, destined to develop into a gonophore or medusa. +See <u>Athecata</u>, and <u>Gonotheca</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Medusa's +head</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>An +astrophyton</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Astron.)</i> <cd>A cluster +of stars in the constellation Perseus. It contains the bright star +Algol.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me*du"si*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A medusa.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*du"si*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Medusa</i> + +<i>-form</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Resembling a medusa in shape +or structure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*du"soid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Medusa</i> + +<i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Like a medusa; having the +fundamental structure of a medusa, but without a locomotive disk; -- +said of the sessile gonophores of hydroids.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sessile gonophore. See <i>Illust.</i> +under <u>Gonosome</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meech</hw> (mēch), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mich</u>.</def> [Obs. or Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Meed</hw> (mēd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mede</i>, +AS. <i>mēd</i>, <i>meord</i>; akin to OS. <i>mēda</i>, +OHG. <i>miata</i>, <i>mieta</i>, G. <i>miethe</i> hire, Goth. +<i>mizdō</i> reward, Bohem. & Russ. <i>mzda</i>, Gr. +<grk>mistho`s</grk>, Skr. <i>mīdha</i>. √276.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is bestowed or rendered in +consideration of merit; reward; recompense.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A rosy garland was the victor's +<i>meed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Merit or desert; worth.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My <i>meed</i> hath got me fame.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A gift; also, a bride.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meed</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +reward; to repay.</def> [Obs.] <i>Waytt.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To deserve; to merit.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Heywood.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meed"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worthy of meed, +reward, or recompense; meritorious.</def> "<i>Meedful</i> works." +<i>Wiclif.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meed"ful*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>According to +merit; suitably.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meek</hw> (mēk), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Meeker</u> (-&etilde;r); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Meekest</u>.] [OE. <i>mek</i>, +<i>meoc</i>; akin to Icel. <i>mj&?;kr</i> mild, soft, Sw. +<i>mjuk</i>, Dan. <i>myg</i>, D. <i>muik</i>, Goth. +<i>muka</i>mōdei gentleness.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mild of +temper; not easily provoked or orritated; patient under injuries; not +vain, or haughty, or resentful; forbearing; submissive.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now the man Moses was very <i>meek</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Num. xii. 3.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Evincing mildness of temper, or patience; +characterized by mildness or patience; as, a <i>meek</i> answer; a +<i>meek</i> face.</def> "Her <i>meek</i> prayer." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Gentle; mild; soft; yielding; pacific; unassuming; +humble. See <u>Gentle</u>.</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Meek</hw>, <hw>Meek"en</hw> (-'n) }, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To make meek; to nurture in gentleness and humility.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meek"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a meek +manner.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meek"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state +of being meek.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meer</hw> (mēr), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Simple; +unmixed. See <u>Mere</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Meer</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mere</u>, a +lake.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meer</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A boundary. See +<u>Mere</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Meer"kat</hw> (mēr"kăt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[D.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A South African carnivore (<i>Cynictis +penicillata</i>), allied to the ichneumons.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meer"schaum</hw> (mēr"sh&add;m; 277), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., lit., sea foam; <i>meer</i> sea + +<i>schaum</i> foam; but it perh. is a corruption of the Tartaric name +<i>myrsen</i>. Cf. <u>Mere</u> a lake, and <u>Scum</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A fine white claylike mineral, +soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a +hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. +It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called +<i>sepiolite</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tobacco pipe made of this +mineral.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meet</hw> (mēt), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Met</u> (m&ebreve;t); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Meeting</u>.] [OE. <i>meten</i>, AS. +<i>mētan</i>, fr. <i>mōt</i>, <i>gemōt</i>, a +meeting; akin to OS. <i>mōtian</i> to meet, Icel. +<i>mæta</i>, Goth. <i>gamōtjan</i>. See <u>Moot</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To join, or come in +contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an +opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as +distinguished from contact by following and overtaking.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To come in collision with; to confront in +conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they <i>met</i> the enemy and +defeated them; the ship <i>met</i> opposing winds and +currents.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To come into the presence of without +contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the +perception, influence, or recognition of; as, to <i>meet</i> a train +at a junction; to <i>meet</i> carriages or persons in the street; to +<i>meet</i> friends at a party; sweet sounds <i>met</i> the +ear.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His daughter came out to <i>meet</i> him.</blockquote> +<i>Judg. xi. 34.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to +have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the +eye <i>met</i> a horrid sight; he <i>met</i> his fate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst,<BR> +Which <i>meets</i> contempt, or which compassion first.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To come up to; to be even with; to equal; +to match; to satisfy; to ansver; as, to <i>meet</i> one's +expectations; the supply <i>meets</i> the demand.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To meet half way</b></col>, <cd>literally, to go half the +distance between in order to meet (one); hence, figuratively, to +yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect a +compromise or reconciliation with.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Meet</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in contact, or into +proximity, by approach from opposite directions; to join; to come +face to face; to come in close relationship; as, we <i>met</i> in the +street; two lines <i>meet</i> so as to form an angle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>O, when <i>meet</i> now<BR> +Such pairs in love and mutual honor joined !</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To come together with hostile purpose; to +have an encounter or conflict.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Weapons more violent, when next we <i>meet</i>,<BR> +May serve to better us and worse our foes.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To assemble together; to congregate; as, +Congress <i>meets</i> on the first Monday of December.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They . . . appointed a day to <i>meet</i> +together.</blockquote> <i>2. Macc. xiv. 21.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To come together by mutual concessions; +hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To meet with</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To light +upon; to find; to come to; -- often with the sense of +unexpectedness.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>We <i>met with</i> many things worthy of +observation.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To join; to unite in company.</cd> +<i>Shak.</i> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>To suffer unexpectedly; as, to +<i>meet with</i> a fall; to <i>meet with</i> a loss.</cd> +<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <cd>To encounter; to be subjected to.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Prepare <i>to meet with</i> more than brutal fury<BR> +From the fierce prince.</blockquote> <i>Rowe.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <cd>To obviate.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meet</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An assembling together; +esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who +so assemble, and the place of meeting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meet</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mete</i> fitting, +moderate, scanty, AS. <i>m&aemacr;te</i> moderate; akin to +<i>gemet</i> fit, meet, <i>metan</i> to mete, and G. +<i>mässig</i> moderate, <i>gemäss</i> fitting. See +<u>Mete</u>.] <def>Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate; qualified; +convenient.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It was <i>meet</i> that we should make +merry.</blockquote> <i>Luke xv. 32.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To be meet with</b></col>, <cd>to be even with; to be +equal to.</cd> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><! p. 909 !></p> + +<p><hw>Meet</hw> (mēt), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Meetly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meet"en</hw> (mēt"'n), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +render fit.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Meet"er</hw> (mēt"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who meets.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meeth</hw> (mēth), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mead. See +<u>Meathe</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meet"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +coming together; an assembling; as, the <i>meeting</i> of +Congress.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A junction, crossing, or union; as, the +<i>meeting</i> of the roads or of two rivers.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A congregation; a collection of people; a +convention; as, a large <i>meeting</i>; an harmonious +<i>meeting</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An assembly for worship; as, to attend +<i>meeting</i> on Sunday; -- in England, applied distinctively and +disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Conference; assembly; company; convention; +congregation; junction; confluence; union.</p> + +<p><hw>Meet"ing*house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A house +used as a place of worship; a church; -- in England, applied only to +a house so used by Dissenters.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meet"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Fitly; suitably; +properly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meet"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Fitness; +suitableness; propriety.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Meg-</hw> (m&ebreve;g-), <hw>Meg"a</hw> (m&ebreve;g"&adot;- +), <hw>Meg"a*lo-</hw> (-l&osl;-) }. [Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, gen. +<grk>mega`loy</grk>, great.] <def>Combining forms signifying: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> Great, extended, powerful; as, <i>mega</i>scope, +<i>mega</i>cosm.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Metric System, Elec., +Mech., etc.)</i> <def>A million times, a million of; as, +<i>mega</i>meter, a million meters; <i>mega</i>farad, a million +farads; <i>meg</i>ohm, a million ohms.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Meg`a*ce*phal"ic</hw> +(m&ebreve;g`&adot;*s&esl;*făl"&ibreve;k), +<hw>Meg`a*ceph"a*lous</hw> (-s&ebreve;f"&adot;*lŭs) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr. <grk>kefalh`</grk> head.] +<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Large headed; -- applied to animals, and to +plants when they have large flower heads.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*gac"e*ros</hw> (m&esl;*găs"&esl;*r&obreve;s), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + +<grk>ke`ras</grk> horn.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>The Irish +elk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg"a*chile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr. +&?; lip.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A leaf-cutting bee of the genus +<i>Megachilus</i>. See <i>Leaf cutter</i>, under +<u>Leaf</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg"a*cosm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr. +&?; world.] <def>See <u>Macrocosm</u>.</def> <i>Croft.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meg`a*cou`lomb"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + +<i>coulomb</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>A million coulombs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg"a*derm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr. +&?; skin.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of Old +World blood-sucking bats of the genus <i>Megaderma</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg"a*dyne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + +<i>dyne</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>One of the larger measures of +force, amounting to one million dynes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg"a*far`ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + +<i>farad</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>One of the larger measures of +electrical capacity, amounting to one million farads; a +macrofarad.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg"a*lerg</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Megalo-</i> + +<i>erg</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A million ergs; a +megerg.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg`a*le"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>Megalesius</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>Mega`lh</grk> the Great, a surname of +Cybele, the Magna Mater.] <def>Pertaining to, or in honor of, Cybele; +as, the <i>Megalesian</i> games at Rome.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg`a*leth"o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega- +</i> + <i>alethoscope</i>.] <def>An optical apparatus in which +pictures are viewed through a large lens with stereoptical effects. +It is often combined with the stereoscope.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg"a*lith</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + <i>- +lith</i>; cf. F. <i>mégalithe</i>.] <def>A large stone; +especially, a large stone used in ancient building.</def> -- +<wf>Meg`a*lith"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Meg"a*lo-</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Meg-</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg"a*lo*cyte</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Megalo-</i> + +Gr. &?; a hollow vessel.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A large, flattened +corpuscle, twice the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in +considerable numbers in the blood in profound anæmia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg`a*lo*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +<i>megalo-</i> + <i>mania</i>.] <i>(Pathol.)</i> <def>A form of +mental alienation in which the patient has grandiose +delusions.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Meg`a*lon"yx</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. +<grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>mega`lh</grk>, great + <grk>'o`nyx</grk> +claw.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct quaternary mammal, of great +size, allied to the sloth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg`a*loph"o*nous</hw> +(m&ebreve;g`&adot;*l&obreve;f"&osl;*nŭs), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Megalo-</i> + Gr. <grk>fwnh`</grk> voice.] <def>Having a loud +voice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg`a*lop"o*lis</hw> (-l&obreve;p"&osl;*l&ibreve;s), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>megalo`polis</grk>; +<grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>mega`lh</grk>, great + <grk>po`lis</grk> +city.] <def>A chief city; a metropolis.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Meg"a*lops</hw> (m&ebreve;g"&adot;*l&obreve;ps), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>- +a`loy</grk>, large + <grk>'w`ps</grk> eye.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A larva, in a stage following the zoëa, +in the development of most crabs. In this stage the legs and +abdominal appendages have appeared, the abdomen is relatively long, +and the eyes are large. Also used adjectively.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A large fish; the tarpum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg`a*lop"sy*chy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Megalo- +</i> + Gr. &?; soul, mind.] <def>Greatness of soul.</def> [Obs. & +R.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Meg"a*lo*saur`</hw> (?), <hw>||Meg`a*lo*sau"rus</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>megalosaurus</i>, fr. Gr. +<grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>mega`lh</grk>, great + <grk>say^ros</grk> +lizard: cf. F. <i>mégalosaure</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A +gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose fossil remains have been found +in England and elsewhere.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*gam"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + +<i>-meter</i>: cf. F. <i>mégamètre</i>.] +<i>(Physics)</i> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An instrument for +determining longitude by observation of the stars.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A micrometer.</def> [R.] +<i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Meg"a*me`ter</hw>, <hw>Meg"a*me`tre</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + <i>meter</i>, <i>metre</i>, n., +2.] <def>In the metric system, one million meters, or one thousand +kilometers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg`am`père"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega- +</i> + <i>ampère</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>A million +ampères.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg"a*phone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr. +<grk>fwnh`</grk> voice.] <def>A device to magnify sound, or direct it +in a given direction in a greater volume, such as a very large funnel +used as an ear trumpet or as a speaking trumpet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*gaph"y*ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. +<grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>fyto`n</grk> plant.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> +<def>An extinct genus of tree ferns with large, two-ranked leaves, or +fronds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg"a*pode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr. +<grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any one of several species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds +of the genera <i>Megapodius</i> and <i>Leipoa</i>, inhabiting +Australia and other Pacific islands. See <i>Jungle fowl</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> under <u>Jungle</u>, and <u>Leipoa</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*gap"o*lis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>po`lis</grk> city.] <def>A +metropolis.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Me*ga"ri*an</hw> (?), <hw>Me*gar"ic</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city +of ancient Greece.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Megarian</b></col>, or <col><b>Megaric</b></col>, +<col><b>school</b></col>, <cd>a school of philosophy established at +Megara, after the death of Socrates, by his disciples, and remarkable +for its logical subtlety.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Meg"a*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + +<i>-scope</i>: cf. F. <i>mégascope</i>.] <def>A modification +of the magic lantern, used esp. for throwing a magnified image of an +opaque object on a screen, solar or artificial light being +used.</def> [archaic] </p> + +<p><hw>Meg"a*seme</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + Gr. +&?; sing, mark: cf. F. <i>mégasème</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Having the orbital index relatively large; having the orbits +narrow transversely; -- opposed to <i>microseme</i>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Me"gass"</hw> (?), <hw>Me*gasse"</hw> }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Bagasse</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg"as*thene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>sthe`nos</grk> strength.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of a group which includes the higher +orders of mammals, having a large size as a typical +characteristic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg`as*then"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having a typically large size; belonging to +the megasthenes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg"a*stome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>sto`ma</grk> mouth.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of a group of univalve shells, having a +large aperture or mouth.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Meg"a*there</hw> (?), <hw>||Meg`a*the"ri*um</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>megatherium</i>, fr. Gr. +<grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>thyri`on</grk> beast.] +<i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied +to the ant-eaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South +America.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg`a*the"roid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Megatherium</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>One of a +family of extinct edentates found in America. The family includes +the megatherium, the megalonyx, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg`a*volt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + +<i>volt</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>One of the larger measures of +electro-motive force, amounting to one million volts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg`a*we"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + +<i>weber</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>A million webers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meg"erg`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + +<i>erg</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>One of the larger measures of +work, amounting to one million ergs; -- called also +<i>megalerg</i>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Me*gilp"</hw> (?), <hw>Me*gilph"</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>A gelatinous compound of +linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by artists as a vehicle for +colors.</def> [Written also <i>magilp</i>, and <i>magilph</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Meg"ohm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mega-</i> + +<i>ohm</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>One of the larger measures of +electrical resistance, amounting to one million ohms.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"grim</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>migrim</i>, +<i>migrene</i>, F. <i>migraine</i>, LL. <i>hemigrania</i>, L. +<i>hemicrania</i>, <i>hemicranium</i>, Gr. <grk>"hmikrani`a</grk>; +<grk>"hmi-</grk> half + <grk>krani`on</grk> skull. See <u>Hemi-</u> +and <u>Cranium</u>, and cf. <u>Hemicrania</u>, <u>Migraine</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of sick or nervous headache, usually +periodical and confined to one side of the head.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp., +in the plural, lowness of spirits.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These are his <i>megrims</i>, firks, and +melancholies.</blockquote> <i>Ford.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Far.)</i> <def>A sudden vertigo +in a horse, succeeded sometimes by unconsciousness, produced by an +excess of blood in the brain; a mild form of apoplexy.</def> +<i>Youatt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me"grim</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The British smooth sole, or scaldfish +(<i>Psetta arnoglossa</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mei*bo"mi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, <i>Meibomius</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Meibomian glands</b></col>, <cd>the slender sebaceous +glands of the eyelids, which discharge, through minute orifices in +the edges of the lids, a fatty secretion serving to lubricate the +adjacent parts.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Meine</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Menge</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mein"e</hw>, <hw>Mein"y</hw>, (&?;), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[OF. <i>maisniée</i>, <i>maisnie</i>. See <u>Menial</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A family, including servants, etc.; +household; retinue; train.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer. Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Company; band; army.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mei"o*cene</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> +<def>See <u>Miocene</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mei"o*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>mei`wn</grk> smaller. So called in a allusion to the low +pyramids of the crystals.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A member of the +scapolite group, occuring in glassy crystals on Monte Somma, near +Naples.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mei*o"sis</hw> (m&isl;*ō"s&ibreve;s), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mei`wsis</grk>, fr. +<grk>meioy^n</grk> to make smaller, from <grk>mei`wn</grk>. See +<u>Meionite</u>.] <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>Diminution; a species of +hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really +is.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mei`o*stem"o*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>mei`wn</grk> smaller + &?; warp, thread.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Having fever stamens than the parts of the corolla.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Meis"ter*sing`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.] +<def>See <u>Mastersinger</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mekh"i*tar*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. +Hist.)</i> <def>See <u>Mechitarist</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lac"o*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`las</grk> black + &?; dust.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>An earthy +black oxide of copper, arising from the decomposition of other +ores.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Me*la"da</hw> (?), <hw>||Me*la"do</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., prop. p. p. of <i>melar</i> to sugar, +candy, fr. L. <i>mel</i> honey. See <u>Molasses</u>.] <def>A mixture +of sugar and molasses; crude sugar as it comes from the pans without +being drained.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*læ"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>me`las</grk>, m., <grk>me`laina</grk>, f., black.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>A discharge from the bowels of black matter, consisting of +altered blood.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"ain</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Melæna</u>.] <def>The dark coloring matter of the liquid of +the cuttlefish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lai"no*type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Melanotype</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"lam</hw> (mē"lăm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>mélam</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white or buff-colored +granular powder, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>9</sub>N<sub>11</sub>, obtained +by heating ammonium sulphocyanate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lam"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A strong nitrogenous base, +C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>6</sub>N<sub>6</sub>, produced from several +cyanogen compounds, and obtained as a white crystalline substance, -- +formerly supposed to be produced by the decomposition of +<i>melam</i>. Called also <i>cyanuramide</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"am*pode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>melampo`dion</grk>; of uncertain origin.] <def>The black +hellebore.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mel`am*py"rin</hw> (?), <hw>Mel`am*py"rite</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>Melampyrum</i> cowwheat; Gr. +<grk>me`las</grk> black + <grk>pyro`s</grk> wheat.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>The saccharine substance dulcite; -- so called because found in +the leaves of cowwheat (<i>Melampyrum</i>). See +<u>Dulcite</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mel`a*næ"mi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + <grk>a"i^ma</grk> +blood.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A morbid condition in which the blood +contains black pigment either floating freely or imbedded in the +white blood corpuscles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lan"a*gogue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + &?; leading, driving, +&?; to lead.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A medicine supposed to expel black +bile or choler.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mel`an*cho"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. See +<u>Melancholy</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A kind of mental unsoundness +characterized by extreme depression of spirits, ill-grounded fears, +delusions, and brooding over one particular subject or train of +ideas.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`an*cho"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person +affected with melancholy; a melancholic.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dr. J. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"an*chol`ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>melancholicus</i>, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>mélancholique</i>.] +<def>Given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; +unhappy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Just as the <i>melancholic</i> eye<BR> +Sees fleets and armies in the sky.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"an*chol`ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One affected with a gloomy state of +mind.</def> <i>J. Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A gloomy state of mind; melancholy.</def> +<i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"an*chol`i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +melancholy manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"an*chol`i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +or quality of being melancholy.</def> <i>Hallywell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`an*cho"li*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. +<i>melancholieux</i>.] <def>Melancholy.</def> [R.] +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"an*chol*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +affected with melancholy or dejection.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Glanvill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"an*cho*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To +become gloomy or dejected in mind.</def> <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"an*cho*lize</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make +melancholy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"an*chol*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>melancolie</i>, F. <i>mélancolie</i>, L. +<i>melancholia</i>, fr. Gr. &?;; <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, +black + &?; gall, bile. See <u>Malice</u>, and 1st <u>Gall</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Depression of spirits; a gloomy state +continuing a considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Great and continued depression of spirits, +amounting to mental unsoundness; melancholia.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Pensive maditation; serious +thoughtfulness.</def> [Obs.] "Hail, divinest <i>Melancholy</i> !" +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Ill nature.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"an*chol*y</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Depressed in spirits; dejected; gloomy dismal.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Producing great evil and grief; causing +dejection; calamitous; afflictive; as, a <i>melancholy</i> +event.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Somewhat deranged in mind; having the +jugment impaired.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Reynolds.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Favorable to meditation; somber.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A pretty, <i>melancholy</i> seat, well wooded and +watered.</blockquote> <i>Evelin.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Gloomy; sad; dispirited; low-spirited; downhearted; +unhappy; hypochondriac; disconsolate; heavy, doleful; dismal; +calamitous; afflictive.</p> + +<p><hw>Mel`a*ne"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + &?; island. +<i>Melanesia</i> was so called from the dark complexion of the +natives.] <def>Of or pertaining to Melanesia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mé`lange"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Mell</u>, <u>Meddle</u>.] <def>A mixture; a medley.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*la"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>One of a family of fresh-water pectinibranchiate mollusks, +having a turret-shaped shell.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Melanotic.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +black-haired races.</def> <i>Prichard.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lan"i*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A complex nitrogenous hydrocarbon obtained artificially (as by +the action of cyanogen chloride on aniline) as a white, crystalline +substance; -- called also <i>diphenyl guanidin</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"a*nin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A +black pigment found in the pigment-bearing cells of the skin +(particularly in the skin of the negro), in the epithelial cells of +the external layer of the retina (then called <i>fuscin</i>), in the +outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to be +derived from the decomposition of hemoglobin.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 910 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"a*nism</hw> (m&ebreve;l"&adot;*n&ibreve;z'm), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, +black.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An undue development of dark-colored +pigment in the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of +<i>albinism</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A disease; black jaundice. +See <u>Melæna</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`a*nis"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Affected +with melanism; of the nature of melanism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"a*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black: cf. F. +<i>mélanite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A black variety of +garnet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mel`a*noch"ro*i</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Melanochroic</u>.] <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A group of the human +race, including the dark whites.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`a*no*chro"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>melana`chroos</grk>; <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black ++ <grk>chroa`</grk> color.] <def>Having a dark complexion; of or +pertaining to the Melanochroi.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`a*no*chro"ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Melanochroic</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral of a red, or +brownish or yellowish red color. It is a chromate of lead; -- called +also <i>phœnicocroite</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`a*noc"o*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + &?; hair.] <def>Having +very dark or black hair; black-haired.</def> <i>Prichard.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mel`a*nor*rhœ"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + &?; to flow.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An East Indian genus of large trees. +<i>Melanorrhœa usitatissima</i> is the lignum-vitæ of +Pegu, and yields a valuable black varnish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lan"o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + <i>-scope</i>.] +<i>(Opt.)</i> <def>An instrument containing a combination of colored +glasses such that they transmit only red light, so that objects of +other colors, as green leaves, appear black when seen through it. It +is used for viewing colored flames, to detect the presence of +potassium, lithium, etc., by the red light which they emit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mel`a*no"sis</hw> (?), [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a growing black, +fr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant +character, causing pigmented tumors.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lan"o*sperm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + <grk>spe`rma</grk> +seed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An alga of any kind that produces blackish +spores, or seed dust. The melanosperms include the rockweeds and all +kinds of kelp.</def> -- <wf>Mel`a*no*sper"mous</wf> (#), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`a*not"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Melanistic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lan"o*type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + <i>-type</i>.] +<i>(Photog.)</i> <def>A positive picture produced with sensitized +collodion on a smooth surface of black varnish, coating a thin plate +of iron; also, the process of making such a picture.</def> [Written +also <i>melainotype</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Me*lan"ter*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>A hydrous sulphate of iron of a green color and vitreous luster; +iron vitriol.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"a*nure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. +<i>melanurus</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black ++ <grk>o'ura`</grk> tail.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A small fish of +the Mediterranean; a gilthead. See <u>Gilthead</u> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`a*nu"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Melam</i> + +<i>urea</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a +complex nitrogenous acid obtained by decomposition of melam, or of +urea, as a white crystalline powder; -- called also <i>melanurenic +acid</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"a*phyre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Gr. +<grk>me`las</grk>, <grk>-anos</grk>, black + por<i>phyre</i> +porphyry.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Any one of several dark-colored +augitic, eruptive rocks allied to basalt.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*las"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +black spot.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A dark discoloration of the skin, +usually local; as, Addison's <i>melasma</i>, or Addison's +disease.</def> -- <wf>Me*las"mic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Me*las"ses</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Molasses</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*las"sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Molasses</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, +an acid obtained from molasses or glucose, and probably identical +with saccharic acid. See <u>Saccharic</u>.</def> +</p> + +<p><hw>||Me*las"to*ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>me`las</grk> black + <grk>sto`ma</grk> mouth.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A genus of evergreen tropical shrubs; -- so called from the +black berries of some species, which stain the mouth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`a*sto*ma"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Belonging to the order of which Melastoma is the +type.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"chite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>melek</i> +king.] <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a sect, chiefly in Syria and +Egypt, which acknowledges the authority of the pope, but adheres to +the liturgy and ceremonies of the Eastern Church.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`e*a"grine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the genus +Meleagris.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mel`e*a"gris</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., the Guinea +fowl.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of American gallinaceous +birds, including the common and the wild turkeys.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mê`lée"</hw> (m&asl;`l&asl;"), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>mêler</i> to mix. See +<u>Meddle</u>, <u>Mell</u>, and cf. <u>Mellay</u>.] <def>A fight in +which the combatants are mingled in one confused mass; a hand to hand +conflict; an affray.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*le"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>See <u>Melæna</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mel</i>issic + +ethyl<i>ene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An unsaturated hydrocarbon, +C<sub>30</sub>H<sub>60</sub>, of the ethylene series, obtained from +beeswax as a white, scaly, crystalline wax; -- called also +<i>melissene</i>, and <i>melissylene</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"e*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`li</grk> honey.] <def>An explosive of great destructive +power; -- so called from its color, which resembles honey.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"e*tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>See <u>Quercitin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lez"i*tose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mélèze</i> the larch + mel<i>itose</i>.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose, +extracted from the manna of the larch (<i>Larix</i>).</def> [Written +also <i>melicitose</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Me`li*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to a natural order (<i>Meliacæ</i>) of plants +of which the genus <i>Melia</i> is the type. It includes the mahogany +and the Spanish cedar.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mel`i*be"an</hw> (?), <hw>Mel`i*b&?;"an</hw> }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From L. <i>Meliboeus</i>, one of the +interlocutors in Virgil's first Eclogue.] <i>(Rhet.)</i> +<def>Alternately responsive, as verses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"ic</hw> (?), [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; song.] <def>Of or +pertaining to song; lyric; tuneful.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lic"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>meliceris</i> a kind of tumor, fr. Gr. &?;; <grk>me`li</grk> honey ++ &?; wax.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Consisting of or containing matter +like honey; -- said of certain encysted tumors.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"ic grass`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of grasses +(<i>Melica</i>) of little agricultural importance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`i*co*toon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>See <u>Melocoton</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lic"ra*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>meli`kraton</grk>.] <def>A meadlike drink.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mel"i*lite</hw> (m&ebreve;l"&ibreve;*līt), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`li</grk> honey + <i>-lite</i>; cf. +F. <i>mélilithe</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral occurring +in small yellow crystals, found in the lavas (<i>melilite basalt</i>) +of Vesuvius, and elsewhere.</def> [Written also +<i>mellilite</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mel"i*lot</hw> (-l&obreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mélilot</i>, L. <i>melilotus</i>, fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, a kind +of clover containing honey; <grk>me`li</grk> honey + &?; lotus.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any species of <i>Melilotus</i>, a genus of +leguminous herbs having a vanillalike odor; sweet clover; hart's +clover. The blue melilot (<i>Melilotus cærulea</i>) is used in +Switzerland to give color and flavor to sapsago cheese.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`i*lot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sweet clover or melilot; +specifically, designating an acid of the aromatic series, obtained +from melilot as a white crystalline substance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"io*rate</hw> (mēl"y&osl;*rāt), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Meliorated</u> (- +rā`t&ebreve;d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Meliorating</u>.] [L. <i>melioratus</i>, p. p. of <i>meliorare</i> +to meliorate, fr. <i>melior</i> better; akin to Gr. +<grk>ma^llon</grk> rather, <grk>ma`la</grk> very. Cf. +<u>Ameliorate</u>.] <def>To make better; to improve; to ameliorate; +to soften; to make more tolerable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nature by art we nobly <i>meliorate</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Denham.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The pure and benign light of revelation has had a +<i>meliorating</i> influence on mankind.</blockquote> +<i>Washington.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"io*rate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow +better.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"io*ra`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Meliorator</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`io*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>melioratio</i>.] <def>The act or operation of meliorating, or the +state of being meliorated; improvement.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"io*ra`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +meliorates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"io*rism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. +<i>melior</i> better.] <def>The doctrine that there is a tendency +throughout nature toward improvement.</def> <i>J. Sully.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mel*ior"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>melioritas</i>, fr. L. <i>melior</i>. See <u>Meliorate</u>.] +<def>The state or quality of being better; melioration.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*liph"a*gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`li</grk> honey + &?; to eat.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Belonging to the genus <i>Meliphaga</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*liph"a*gan</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any bird of the genus <i>Meliphaga</i> and allied genera; a +honey eater; -- called also <i>meliphagidan</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*liph"a*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Meliphagan</u>.] <i>(Zool.)</i> <def>Eating, or feeding upon, +honey.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*lis"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Melismata</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`lisma</grk> a +song.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A piece of melody; a +song or tune, -- as opposed to <i>recitative</i> or musical +declamation.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A grace or +embellishment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*lis"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>me`lissa</grk> a bee, honey.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of +labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm (<i>Melissa +officinalis</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lis"sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`lissa</grk> a bee, honey.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, +or derived from, beeswax; specif., denoting an acid obtained by +oxidation of myricin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lis"syl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meliss</i>ic ++<i>yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Myricyl</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lis"sy*lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meliss</i>ic ++ <i>-yl</i> + <i>-ene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See +<u>Melene</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"i*tose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`li</grk> honey.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A variety of sugar +isomeric with sucrose, extracted from cotton seeds and from the so- +called Australian manna (a secretion of certain species of +Eucalyptus).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mell</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mêler</i>, OF. <i>meller</i>, <i>mester</i>. See +<u>Meddle</u>.] <def>To mix; to meddle.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mell</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mellifluous</u>.] +<def>Honey.</def> [Obs.] <i>Warner.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mell</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mill.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mel</i>, +<i>mellis</i>, honey. Cf. <u>Mellitate</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +mellitate.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mel"lay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +mêlée; a conflict.</def> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See +<u>Mellitic</u>.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mel*lif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mellifer</i>; <i>mel</i>, <i>mellis</i>, honey + <i>ferre</i> to +bear.] <def>Producing honey.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel*lif"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mel</i>, +<i>mellis</i>, honey + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>- +fy</u>.] <def>Producing honey.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`li*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mellificare</i> to make honey: cf. F. <i>mellification</i>. See +<u>Mellific</u>.] <def>The making or production of honey.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel*lif"lu*ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A flow of +sweetness, or a sweet, smooth flow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel*lif"lu*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mellifluens</i>. See <u>Mellifluous</u>.] <def>Flowing as with +honey; smooth; mellifluous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel*lif"lu*ent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +mellifluent manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel*lif"lu*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mellifluus</i>; <i>mel</i>, <i>mellis</i>, honey (akin to Gr. &?;, +Goth. <i>milip</i>) + <i>fluere</i> to flow. See <u>Mildew</u>, +<u>Fluent</u>, and cf. <u>Marmalade</u>.] <def>Flowing as with honey; +smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; as, a <i>mellifluous</i> +voice.</def> -- <wf>Mel*lif"lu*ous*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mel*lig"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mel</i>, +<i>mellis + -genous</i>.] <def>Having the qualities of honey.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mel*li"go</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] +<def>Honeydew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel*lil"o*quent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mel</i>, +<i>mellis</i> honey + <i>loquens</i> speaking, p. pr. of <i>loqui</i> +to speak.] <def>Speaking sweetly or harmoniously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel*liph"a*gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Meliphagan</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel*liph"a*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Meliphagous</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"li*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mellitate</i>. See <u>Mellitic</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of +mellitic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mel</i>, +<i>mellis</i>, honey: cf. F. <i>mellite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A +mineral of a honey color, found in brown coal, and partly the result +of vegetable decomposition; honeystone. It is a mellitate of +alumina.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel*lit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mellitique</i>. See <u>Mellite</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Containing saccharine matter; marked by +saccharine secretions; as, <i>mellitic</i> diabetes.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the mineral +mellite.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mellitic acid</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a white, +crystalline, organic substance, +C<sub>6</sub>(CO<sub>2</sub>H)<sub>6</sub>, occurring naturally in +combination with aluminium in the mineral mellite, and produced +artificially by the oxidation of coal, graphite, etc., and hence +called also <i>graphitic acid</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"lone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +yellow powder, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>N<sub>9</sub>, obtained from +certain sulphocyanates. It has acid properties and forms compounds +called <i>mellonides</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"lon*ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mellone</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"low</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Mellower</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mellowest</u>.] [OE. <i>melwe</i>; cf. +AS. <i>mearu</i> soft, D. <i>murw</i>, Prov. G. <i>mollig</i> soft, +D. <i>malsch</i>, and E. <i>meal</i> flour.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; +having a tender pulp; as, a <i>mellow</i> apple.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Easily worked +or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a <i>mellow</i> soil.</def> +"<i>Mellow</i> glebe." <i>Drayton</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Not +coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate; -- said of +sound, color, flavor, style, etc.</def> "The <i>mellow</i> horn." +<i>Wordsworth.</i> "The <i>mellow</i>-tasted Burgundy." +<i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The tender flush whose <i>mellow</i> stain imbues<BR> +Heaven with all freaks of light.</blockquote> <i>Percival.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Well matured; softened by years; genial; +jovial.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>May health return to <i>mellow</i> age.</blockquote> +<i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>As merry and <i>mellow</i> an old bachelor as ever +followed a hound.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Warmed by liquor; slightly +intoxicated.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"low</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mellowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mellowing</u>.] <def>To make mellow.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If the Weather prove frosty to <i>mellow</i> it [the +ground], they do not plow it again till April.</blockquote> +<i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The fervor of early feeling is tempered and +<i>mellowed</i> by the ripeness of age.</blockquote> <i>J. C. +Shairp.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"low</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become mellow; +as, ripe fruit soon <i>mellows</i>.</def> "Prosperity begins to +<i>mellow</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"low*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mellow +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"low*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state +of being mellow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"low*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Soft; +unctuous.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mel*lu"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A climbing plant (<i>Ullucus officinalis</i>) of the Andes, +having tuberous roots which are used as a substitute for +potatoes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"ne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mill.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mel`o*co*ton"</hw>, <hw>Mel`o*co*toon"</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>melocoton</i> a kind of peach tree and +its fruit, L. <i>malum cotonium</i>, or <i>cotonea</i>, or +<i>Cydonia</i>, a quince, or quince tree, lit., apple of +<i>Cydonia</i>, Gr. &?; &?;. See <u>Quince</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A quince.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A +kind of peach having one side deep red, and the flesh yellow.</def> +[Written also <i>malacatoon</i>, <i>malacotune</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Me*lo"de*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +musical. See <u>Melody</u>, and cf. <u>Odeon</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A kind of small reed organ; +-- a portable form of the seraphine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A music hall.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lod"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>melodicus</i>, +Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>mélodique</i>.] <def>Of the nature of +melody; relating to, containing, or made up of, melody; +melodious.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lod"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The department +of musical science which treats of the pitch of tones, and of the +laws of melody.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lo"di*o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Melody</i> ++ <i>-graph</i>.] <def>A contrivance for preserving a record of +music, by recording the action of the keys of a musical instrument +when played upon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*lo"di*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mélodieux</i>. See <u>Melody</u>.] <def>Containing, or +producing, melody; musical; agreeable to the ear by a sweet +succession of sounds; as, a <i>melodious</i> voice.</def> "A +<i>melodious</i> voice." "A <i>melodious</i> undertone." +<i>Longfellow.</i> -- <wf>Me*lo"di*ous*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Me*lo"di*ous*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"o*dist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mélodiste</i>.] <def>A composer or singer of +melodies.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"o*dize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Melodized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Melodizing</u> (?).] <def>To make melodious; to form +into, or set to, melody.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"o*dize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make melody; +to compose melodies; to harmonize.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`o*dra"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mélodrame</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>me`los</grk> song + +<grk>dra^ma</grk> drama.] <def>Formerly, a kind of drama having a +musical accompaniment to intensify the effect of certain scenes. Now, +a drama abounding in romantic sentiment and agonizing situations, +with a musical accompaniment only in parts which are especially +thrilling or pathetic. In opera, a passage in which the orchestra +plays a somewhat descriptive accompaniment, while the actor speaks; +as, the <i>melodrama</i> in the gravedigging scene of Beethoven's +"Fidelio".</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`o*dra*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mélodramatique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to melodrama; +like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in situation or +action.</def> -- <wf>Mel`o*dra*mat"ic*al*ly</wf> (#), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`o*dram"a*tist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +acts in, or writes, melodramas.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"o*drame</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<def>Melodrama.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"o*dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Melodies</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>melodie</i>, F. +<i>mélodie</i>, L. <i>melodia</i>, fr. Gr. &?; a singing, +choral song, fr. &?; musical, melodious; <grk>me`los</grk> song, tune ++ &?; song. See <u>Ode</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sweet or agreeable succession of +sounds.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Lulled with sound of sweetest +<i>melody</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A rhythmical succession of +single tones, ranging for the most part within a given key, and so +related together as to form a musical whole, having the unity of what +is technically called a musical thought, at once pleasing to the ear +and characteristic in expression.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Melody</i> consists in a succession of single tones; +<i>harmony</i> is a consonance or agreement of tones, also a +succession of consonant musical combinations or chords.</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The air or tune of a musical +piece.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Harmony</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>||Mel"o*e</hw> (?), [ NL., fr. Gr. &?; to probe a wound.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of beetles without wings, but having +short oval elytra; the oil beetles. These beetles are sometimes used +instead of cantharides for raising blisters. See <i>Oil beetle</i>, +under <u>Oil</u>.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 911 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"o*graph</hw> (m&ebreve;l"&osl;*gr&adot;f), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`los</grk> a song + <i>-graph</i> : +cf. F. <i>mélographe</i>.] <def>Same as +<u>Melodiograph</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`o*lon*thid"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; +the cockchafer.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A beetle of the genus +<i>Melolontha</i>, and allied genera. See <i>May beetle</i>, under +<u>May</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"on</hw> (m&ebreve;l"ŭn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., +fr. L. <i>melo</i>, for <i>melopepo</i> an apple-shaped melon, Gr. +&?; ; <grk>mh^lon</grk> apple + &?; a species of large melon; cf. L. +<i>malum</i> apple. Cf. <u>Marmalade</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The juicy fruit of certain +cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon, and citron +melon; also, the plant that produces the fruit.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large, ornamental, +marine, univalve shell of the genus <i>Melo</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Melon beetle</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a small +leaf beetle (<i>Diabrotiea vittata</i>), which damages the leaves of +melon vines.</cd> -- <col><b>Melon cactus</b></col>, <col><b>Melon +thistle</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>A genus of +cactaceous plants (<i>Melocactus</i>) having a fleshy and usually +globose stem with the surface divided into spiny longitudinal ridges, +and bearing at the top a prickly and woolly crown in which the small +pink flowers are half concealed</cd>. <i>M. communis</i>, from the +West Indies, is often cultivated, and sometimes called <i>Turk's +cap</i>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The related genus <i>Mamillaria</i>, +in which the stem is tubercled rather than ribbed, and the flowers +sometimes large. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Cactus</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`o*pi*a"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`los</grk> song + E. <i>piano</i>.] <def>A piano having a +mechanical attachment which enables the player to prolong the notes +at will.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel`o*plas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to meloplasty, or the artificial formation of a new +cheek.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"o*plas`ty</hw> (m&ebreve;l"&osl;*plăs`t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mh^lon</grk> an apple, a cheek + <i>- +plasty</i>: cf. F. <i>méloplastie</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> +<def>The process of restoring a cheek which has been destroyed wholly +or in part.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mel`o*pœ"ia</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?;; <grk>me`los</grk> song + <grk>poiei^n</grk> to make.] +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The art of forming melody; melody; -- now often +used for a melodic passage, rather than a complete melody.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"o*type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Photog.)</i> +<def>A picture produced by a process in which development after +exposure may be deferred indefinitely, so as to permit transportation +of exposed plates; also, the process itself.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel*pom"e*ne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, +lit., the songstress, fr. &?;, &?;, to sing.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>The Muse of +tragedy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The eighteenth +asteroid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"rose</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Honey of +roses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Melt</hw> (m&ebreve;lt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See 2d <u>Milt</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Melt</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Melted</u> (obs.) <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Molten</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Melting</u>.] +[AS. <i>meltan</i>; akin to Gr. <grk>me`ldein</grk>, E. <i>malt</i>, +and prob. to E. <i>smelt</i>, v. √108. Cf. <u>Smelt</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>, <u>Malt</u>, <u>Milt</u> the spleen.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To reduce from a solid to a liquid state, as +by heat; to liquefy; as, to <i>melt</i> wax, tallow, or lead; to +<i>melt</i> ice or snow.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: To soften, as by a warming or +kindly influence; to relax; to render gentle or susceptible to mild +influences; sometimes, in a bad sense, to take away the firmness of; +to weaken.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou would'st have . . . <i>melted</i> down thy +youth.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>For pity <i>melts</i> the mind to love.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften.</p> + +<p><hw>Melt</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +be changed from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of +heat; as, butter and wax <i>melt</i> at moderate +temperatures.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To dissolve; as, sugar <i>melts</i> in the +mouth.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence: To be softened; to become tender, +mild, or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by +fear.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My soul <i>melteth</i> for heaviness.</blockquote> +<i>Ps. cxix. 28.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Melting</i> with tenderness and kind +compassion.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To lose distinct form or outline; to +blend.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The soft, green, rounded hills, with their flowing +outlines, overlapping and <i>melting</i> into each +other.</blockquote> <i>J. C. Shairp.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To disappear by being dispersed or +dissipated; as, the fog <i>melts</i> away.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Melt"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being melted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Melt"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, +or that which, melts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Melt"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Liquefaction; the act +of causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming +melted.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Melting point</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the degree of +temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; as, the +<i>melting point</i> of ice is 0° Centigrade or 32° Fahr., +that of urea is 132° Centigrade.</cd> -- <col><b>Melting +pot</b></col>, <cd>a vessel in which anything is melted; a +crucible.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Melt"ing</hw> <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing to melt; +becoming melted; -- used literally or figuratively; as, a +<i>melting</i> heat; a <i>melting</i> appeal; a <i>melting</i> +mood.</def> -- <wf>Melt"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mel"ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] +<def>A kind of stout woolen cloth with unfinished face and without +raised nap. A commoner variety has a cotton warp.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mem"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See +<u>Remember</u>.] <def>To remember; to cause to remember; to +mention.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mem"ber</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>membre</i>, F. +<i>membre</i>, fr. L. <i>membrum</i>; cf. Goth. <i>mimz</i> flesh, +Skr. <i>mamsa</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A part of an animal capable +of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We have many <i>members</i> in one body, and all +<i>members</i> have not the same office.</blockquote> <i>Rom. xii. +4.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a part of a whole; an independent +constituent of a body</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A part of a +discourse or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a +verse.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Either of the +two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the sign of +equality.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Engin.)</i> <def>Any +essential part, as a post, tie rod, strut, etc., of a framed +structure, as a bridge truss.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> +<i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Any part of a building, whether constructional, +as a pier, column, lintel, or the like, or decorative, as a molding, +or group of moldings.</def> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>One of the +persons composing a society, community, or the like; an individual +forming part of an association; as, a <i>member</i> of the society of +Friends.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Compression member</b></col>, <col><b>Tension +member</b></col> <i>(Engin.)</i>, <cd>a member, as a rod, brace, +etc., which is subjected to compression or tension, +respectively.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mem"bered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having limbs; -- chiefly used in composition.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Having legs of a different +tincture from that of the body; -- said of a bird in heraldic +representations.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mem"ber*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The state of being a member.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The collective body of members, as of a +society.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mem"bral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Relating to a member.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mem`bra*na"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>membranaceus</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Same as <u>Membranous</u>.</def> +<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Thin and rather soft or +pliable, as the leaves of the rose, peach tree, and aspen +poplar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mem"brane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>membrana</i> the skin that covers the separate members of the +body, fr. L. <i>membrum</i>. See <u>Member</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>A thin layer or fold of tissue, usually supported by a fibrous +network, serving to cover or line some part or organ, and often +secreting or absorbing certain fluids.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The term is also often applied to the thin, expanded parts, +of various texture, both in animals and vegetables.</p> + +<p><col><b>Adventitious membrane</b></col>, <cd>a membrane connecting +parts not usually connected, or of a different texture from the +ordinary connection; as, the membrane of a cicatrix.</cd> -- +<col><b>Jacob's membrane</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Retina</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Mucous membranes</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the +membranes lining passages and cavities which communicate with the +exterior, as well as ducts and receptacles of secretion, and +habitually secreting mucus.</cd> -- <col><b>Schneiderian +membrane</b></col>. <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>See <u>Schneiderian</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Serous membranes</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>, the +membranes, like the peritoneum and pleura, which line, or lie in, +cavities having no obvious outlet, and secrete a serous +fluid.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mem*bra"ne*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>membraneus</i> of parchment.] <def>See +<u>Membranous</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mem`bra*nif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Membrane</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <def>Having or producing +membranes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mem*bra"ni*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Membrane</i> + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>membraniforme</i>.] +<def>Having the form of a membrane or of parchment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mem`bra*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Membrane</i> + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>The science which treats of +membranes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mem"bra*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>membraneux</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, consisting of, or +resembling, membrane; as, a <i>membranous</i> covering or +lining.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Membranaceous.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Membranous croup</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>true croup. +See <u>Croup</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me*men"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mementos</b></plw> (#). [L., remember, be mindful, imper. of +<i>meminisse</i> to remember. See <u>Mention</u>.] <def>A hint, +suggestion, token, or memorial, to awaken memory; that which reminds +or recalls to memory; a souvenir.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Seasonable <i>mementos</i> may be useful.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*min"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A small deerlet, or chevrotain, of India.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mem"non</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from Gr. &?;, +lit., the Steadfast, Resolute, the son of Tithonus and Aurora, and +king of the Ethiopians, killed by Achilles.] <i>(Antiq.)</i> <def>A +celebrated Egyptian statue near Thebes, said to have the property of +emitting a harplike sound at sunrise.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mem"oir</hw> (?), or <i>pl.</i> <hw>Mem"oirs</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mémoire</i>, m., memorandum, fr. +<i>mémoire</i>, f., memory, L. <i>memoria</i>. See +<u>Memory</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A memorial account; a history +composed from personal experience and memory; an account of +transactions or events (usually written in familiar style) as they +are remembered by the writer. See <u>History</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A memorial of any individual; a biography; +often, a biography written without special regard to method and +completeness.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An account of something deemed noteworthy; +an essay; a record of investigations of any subject; the journals and +proceedings of a society.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mem"oir*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A writer of +memoirs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mem`o*ra*bil"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L., fr. +<i>memorabilis</i> memorable. See <u>Memorable</u>.] <def>Things +remarkable and worthy of remembrance or record; also, the record of +them.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mem`o*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being memorable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mem"o*ra*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>memorabilis</i>, fr. <i>memorare</i> to bring to remembrance, fr. +<i>memor</i> mindful, remembering. See <u>Memory</u>, and cf. +<u>Memorabilia</u>.] <def>Worthy to be remembered; very important or +remarkable.</def> -- <wf>Mem"o*ra*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +-- <wf>Mem"o*ra*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>Surviving fame to gain,<BR> +Buy tombs, by books, by <i>memorable</i> deeds.</blockquote> <i>Sir +J. Davies.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mem`o*ran"dum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. +<plw><b>Memorandums</b></plw>, L. <plw><b>Memoranda</b></plw> (#). +[L., something to be remembered, neut. of <i>memorandus</i>, fut. +pass. p. of <i>memorare</i>. See <u>Memorable</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A record of something which it is desired +to remember; a note to help the memory.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I . . . entered a <i>memorandum</i> in my +pocketbook.</blockquote> <i>Guardian.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I wish you would, as opportunity offers, make +<i>memorandums</i> of the regulations of the academies.</blockquote> +<i>Sir J. Reynolds.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A brief or informal note in +writing of some transaction, or an outline of an intended instrument; +an instrument drawn up in a brief and compendious form.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Memorandum check</b></col>, <cd>a check given as an +acknowledgment of indebtedness, but with the understanding that it +will not be presented at bank unless the maker fails to take it up on +the day the debt becomes due. It usually has <i>Mem.</i> written on +its face.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mem"o*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>memoratus</i>, p. p. of <i>memorare</i>. See <u>Memorable</u>.] +<def>To commemorate.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mem"o*ra*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mémoratif</i>.] <def>Commemorative.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Hammond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*mo"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] +<def>Memory.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Memoria technica</b></col>, <cd>technical memory; a +contrivance for aiding the memory.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me*mo"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mémorial</i>, L. <i>memorialis</i>, fr. <i>memoria</i>. See +<u>Memory</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Serving to preserve remembrance; +commemorative; as, a <i>memorial</i> building.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There high in air, <i>memorial</i> of my name,<BR> +Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Contained in memory; as, a <i>memorial</i> +possession.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Mnemonic; assisting the memory.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be +expressed by the <i>memorial</i> word ASH.</blockquote> +<i>Skeat.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Memorial Day</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Decoration +Day</u>.</cd> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Me*mo"ri*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mémorial</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Anything intended to preserve the memory +of a person or event; something which serves to keep something else +in remembrance; a monument.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Churches have names; some as <i>memorials</i> of +peace, some of wisdom, some in memory of the Trinity +itself.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A memorandum; a record.</def> [Obs. or R.] +<i>Hayward.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A written representation of facts, +addressed to the government, or to some branch of it, or to a +society, etc., -- often accompanied with a petition.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Memory; remembrance.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Precious is the <i>memorial</i> of the +just.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Diplomacy)</i> <def>A species of informal +state paper, much used in negotiation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*mo"ri*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mémorialiste</i>.] <def>One who writes or signs a +memorial.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*mo"ri*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Memorialized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Memorializing</u> (?).] <def>To address or +petition by a memorial; to present a memorial to; as, to +<i>memorialize</i> the legislature.</def> <i>T. Hook.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*mo"ri*al*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +petitions by a memorial.</def> <i>T. Hook.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mem"o*rist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Memorize</u>.] <def>One who, or that which, causes to be +remembered.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Me*mor"i*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [L., fr. +<i>memor</i> mindful. See <u>Memorable</u>.] <def>By, or from, +memory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mem"o*rize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Memorized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Memorizing</u> (?).] [See <u>Memory</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause to be remembered ; hence, to +record.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>They neglect to <i>memorize</i> their +conquest.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They meant to . . . <i>memorize</i> another +Golgotha.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To commit to memory; to learn by +heart.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mem"o*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Memories</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>memorie</i>, OF. +<i>memoire</i>, <i>memorie</i>, F. <i>mémoire</i>, L. +<i>memoria</i>, fr. <i>memor</i> mindful; cf. <i>mora</i> delay. Cf. +<u>Demur</u>, <u>Martyr</u>, <u>Memoir</u>, <u>Remember</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The faculty of the mind by which it +retains the knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or +events.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Memory</i> is the purveyor of reason.</blockquote> +<i>Rambler.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The reach and positiveness with which a +person can remember; the strength and trustworthiness of one's power +to reach and represent or to recall the past; as, his <i>memory</i> +was never wrong.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The actual and distinct retention and +recognition of past ideas in the mind; remembrance; as, in +<i>memory</i> of youth; <i>memories</i> of foreign lands.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The time within which past events can be +or are remembered; as, within the <i>memory</i> of man.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And what, before thy <i>memory</i>, was done<BR> +From the begining.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Something, or an aggregate of things, +remembered; hence, character, conduct, etc., as preserved in +remembrance, history, or tradition; posthumous fame; as, the war +became only a <i>memory</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>memory</i> of the just is blessed.</blockquote> +<i>Prov. x. 7.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That ever-living man of <i>memory</i>, Henry the +Fifth.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Nonconformists . . . have, as a body, always +venerated her [Elizabeth's] <i>memory</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A memorial.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>These weeds are <i>memories</i> of those worser +hours.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Memory</u>, <u>Remembrance</u>, +<u>Recollection</u>, <u>Reminiscence</u>. <i>Memory</i> is the +generic term, denoting the power by which we reproduce past +impressions. <i>Remembrance</i> is an exercise of that power when +things occur <i>spontaneously</i> to our thoughts. In +<i>recollection</i> we make a distinct effort to <i>collect +again</i>, or call back, what we know has been formerly in the mind. +<i>Reminiscence</i> is intermediate between <i>remembrance</i> and +<i>recollection</i>, being a conscious process of recalling past +occurrences, but without that full and varied reference to particular +things which characterizes <i>recollection</i>. "When an idea again +recurs without the operation of the like object on the external +sensory, it is <i>remembrance</i>; if it be sought after by the mind, +and with pain and endeavor found, and brought again into view, it is +<i>recollection</i>." <i>Locke.</i> +</p> + +<p><col><b>To draw to memory</b></col>, <cd>to put on record; to +record. </cd> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer. Gower.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mem"phi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt; hence, Egyptian; +as, <i>Memphian</i> darkness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> +of <u>Man</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men</hw>, <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> [OE. <i>me</i>, <i>men</i>. +"Not the plural of <i>man</i>, but a weakened form of the word +<i>man</i> itself." <i>Skeat</i>.] <def>A man; one; -- used with a +verb in the singular, and corresponding to the present indefinite +<i>one</i> or <i>they</i>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Men</i> moot give silver to the poure +friars.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A privy thief, <i>men</i> clepeth death.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*nac"can*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<i>Menaccan</i>, in Cornwall, where it was first found.] +<i>(Min.)</i> <def>An iron-black or steel-gray mineral, consisting +chiefly of the oxides of iron and titanium. It is commonly massive, +but occurs also in rhombohedral crystals. Called also <i>titanic iron +ore</i>, and <i>ilmenite</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"ace</hw> (m&ebreve;n"&asl;s; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F., fr. L. <i>minaciae</i> threats, menaces, fr. <i>minax</i>, <i>- +acis</i>, projecting, threatening, <i>minae</i> projecting points or +pinnacles, threats. Cf. <u>Amenable</u>, <u>Demean</u>, +<u>Imminent</u>, <u>Minatory</u>.] <def>The show of an intention to +inflict evil; a threat or threatening; indication of a probable evil +or catastrophe to come.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His (the pope's) commands, his rebukes, his +<i>menaces</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The dark <i>menace</i> of the distant +war.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 912 !></p> + +<p><hw>Men"ace</hw> (m&ebreve;n"&asl;s; 48), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Menaced</u> (āst); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Menacing</u> (?).] [OF. +<i>menacier</i>, F. <i>menacer</i>. See <u>Menace</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To express or show an +intention to inflict, or to hold out a prospect of inflicting, evil +or injury upon; to threaten; -- usually followed by <i>with</i> +before the harm threatened; as, to <i>menace</i> a country with +war.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My master . . . did <i>menace</i> me with +death.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To threaten, as an evil to be +inflicted.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>By oath he <i>menaced</i><BR> +Revenge upon the cardinal.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Men"ace</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To act in +threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Who ever knew the heavens <i>menace</i> +so?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Men"a*cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +menaces.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"a*cing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +threatening manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mé`nage"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Manage</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mé`nage"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Menagerie</u>.] <def>A collection of animals; a menagerie.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Men*ag"er*ie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>ménagerie</i>, fr. <i>ménager</i> to keep house, +<i>ménage</i> household. See <u>Menial</u>, <u>Mansion</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A piace where animals are kept and +trained.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A collection of wild or exotic animals, +kept for exhibition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"a*gogue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>ménagogue</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>mh`n</grk> month + &?; +leading.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Emmenagogue.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*na"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Menaia</b></plw> (-yå). [NL., from Gr. &?; monthly.] +<i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>A work of twelve volumes, each containing the +offices in the Greek Church for a month; also, each volume of the +same.</def> <i>Shipley.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Men"ald</hw> (?), <hw>Men"ild</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered with spots; speckled; +variegated.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mend</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mended</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mending</u>.] [Abbrev. fr. <i>amend</i>. See <u>Amend</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To repair, as anything that is torn, +broken, defaced, decayed, or the like; to restore from partial decay, +injury, or defacement; to patch up; to put in shape or order again; +to re-create; as, to <i>mend</i> a garment or a machine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To alter for the better; to set right; to +reform; hence, to quicken; as, to <i>mend</i> one's manners or +pace.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The best service they could do the state was to +<i>mend</i> the lives of the persons who composed it.</blockquote> +<i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To help, to advance, to further; to add +to.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Though in some lands the grass is but short, yet it +<i>mends</i> garden herbs and fruit.</blockquote> +<i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>You <i>mend</i> the jewel by the wearing +it.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To improve; help; better; emend; amend; correct; +rectify; reform.</p> + +<p><hw>Mend</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow better; to +advance to a better state; to become improved.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mend"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being mended.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men*da"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mendax</i>, +<i>-acis</i>, lying, cf. <i>mentiri</i> to lie.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Given to deception or falsehood; lying; as, a <i>mendacious</i> +person.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>False; counterfeit; containing falsehood; +as, a <i>mendacious</i> statement.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Men*da"cious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Men*da"cious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Men*dac"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mendacities</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>mendacitas</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being mendacious; a +habit of lying.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A falsehood; a lie.</def> <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Lying; deceit; untruth; falsehood.</p> + +<p><hw>Mend"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who mends or +repairs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"di*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mendinant</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Men"di*can*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +condition of being mendicant; beggary; begging.</def> +<i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Men"di*cant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mendicans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>mendicare</i> to beg, +fr. <i>mendicus</i> beggar, indigent.] <def>Practicing beggary; +begging; living on alms; as, <i>mendicant</i> friars.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mendicant orders</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>, <cd>certain +monastic orders which are forbidden to acquire landed property and +are required to be supported by alms, esp. the Franciscans, the +Dominicans, the Carmelites, and the Augustinians.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Men"di*cant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A beggar; esp., +one who makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging +friar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"di*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.& i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mendicatus</i>, p. p. of <i>mendicare</i> to beg.] <def>To +beg.</def> [R.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Men`di*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or +practice of begging; beggary; mendicancy.</def> <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Men*dic"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mendicitas</i>: cf. F. <i>mendicité</i>. See +<u>Mendicant</u>.] <def>The practice of begging; the life of a +beggar; mendicancy.</def> <i>Rom. of R.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Men"di*nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mendicant or +begging friar.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mend"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Amendment.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Men"dole</hw> (m&ebreve;n"dōl), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Cf. F. <i>mendol</i>, <i>mendole</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The +cackerel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"dre*gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Medregal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mends</hw> (m&ebreve;ndz), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Amends</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Menge</hw> (m&ebreve;nj), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Mente</u>, <u>Meinte</u>; <pos><i>p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ment</u>, <u>Meint</u>.] [See <u>Mingle</u>.] <def>To +mix.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Men*ha"den</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>An American marine fish of the Herring family (<i>Brevoortia +tyrannus</i>), chiefly valuable for its oil and as a component of +fertilizers; -- called also <i>mossbunker</i>, <i>bony fish</i>, +<i>chebog</i>, <i>pogy</i>, <i>hardhead</i>, <i>whitefish</i>, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"hir</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. Armor. <i>men</i> +stone + <i>hir</i> high.] <def>A large stone set upright in olden +times as a memorial or monument. Many, of unknown date, are found in +Brittany and throughout Northern Europe.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"ial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>meneal</i>, fr. +<i>meine</i>, <i>maine</i>, household, OF. <i>maisniée</i>, +<i>maisnie</i>, LL. <i>mansionaticum</i>. See <u>Mansion</u>, and cf. +<u>Meine</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Meiny</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to a retinue or train of +servants; performing servile office; serving.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Two <i>menial</i> dogs before their master +pressed.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to servants, esp. domestic +servants; servile; low; mean.</def> " <i>Menial</i> offices." +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Men"ial</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +domestic servant or retainer, esp. one of humble rank; one employed +in low or servile offices.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person of a servile character or +disposition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mé`nière's" dis*ease"</hw> (?). <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>A disease characterized by deafness and vertigo, resulting in +incoördination of movement. It is supposed to depend upon a +morbid condition of the semicircular canals of the internal ear. +Named after <i>Ménière</i>, a French +physician.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"i*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>ménilite</i>; -- so called because it is found at +<i>Ménil</i>montant, near Paris.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>See +<u>Opal</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*nin"ge*al</hw> (m&esl;*n&ibreve;n"j&esl;*<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +meninges.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*nin"ges</hw> (-jēz), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Meninx</b></singw> (&?;). [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mh^nigx</grk>, +<grk>-iggos</grk>, a membrane.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The three +membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura +mater, and arachnoid membrane.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men`in*gi"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Meninges</u>, and <u>-itis</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation +of the membranes of the brain or spinal cord.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Cerebro-spinal meningitis</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Cerebro-spinal</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me*nis"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, +or having the form of, a meniscus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*nis"coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meniscus</i> + +<i>-oid</i>.] <def>Concavo-convex, like a meniscus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>me*nis"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. +<plw><b>menisci</b></plw> (-sī), E. +<plw><b>Meniscuses</b></plw> (#). [NL., from Gr. +<grk>mhni`skos</grk>, dim. of <grk>mh`nh</grk> the moon.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A crescent.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Opt.)</i> <def>A lens convex on one side +and concave on the other.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An interarticular synovial +cartilage or membrane; esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks +in some parts of the vertebral column of birds.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Converging meniscus</b></col>, <col><b>Diverging +meniscus</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Lens</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Men`i*sper*ma"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>mh`nh</grk> the moon + <grk>spe`rma</grk> seed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to a natural order (<i>Menispermaceæ</i>) of +climbing plants of which moonseed (<i>Menispermum</i>) is the +type.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men`i*sper"mic</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, moonseed (<i>Menispermum</i>), +or other plants of the same family, as the <i>Anamirta +Cocculus</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men`i*sper"mine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>ménispermine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An alkaloid distinct +from picrotoxin and obtained from the cocculus indicus (the fruit of +<i>Anamirta Cocculus</i>, formerly <i>Menispermum Cocculus</i>) as a +white, crystalline, tasteless powder; -- called also +<i>menispermina</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"i*ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>menuver</i>, +<i>menuveir</i>, <i>menuvair</i>, a grayish fur; <i>menu</i> small + +<i>vair</i> a kind of fur. See <u>Minute</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, +and <u>Vair</u>.] <def>Same as <u>Miniver</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Men"non*ist</hw> (?), <hw>Men"non*ite</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a small +denomination of Christians, so called from <i>Menno</i> Simons of +Friesland, their founder. They believe that the New Testament is the +only rule of faith, that there is no original sin, that infants +should not be baptized, and that Christians ought not to take oath, +hold office, or render military service.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Men"o*branch</hw> (?), <hw>||Men`o*bran"chus</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>menobranchus</i>, fr. Gr. &?; to remain ++ &?; a gill.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large aquatic American +salamander of the genus <i>Necturus</i>, having permanent external +gills.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Men`o*lo"gi*um</hw> (?), <hw>Me*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Menologia</b></plw> (#), +E. <plw><b>Menologies</b></plw> (#). [NL. <i>menologium</i>, fr. Gr. +<grk>mh`n</grk> month + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse : cf. F. +<i>ménologe</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A register of +months.</def> <i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gr. Church)</i> <def>A brief calendar of +the lives of the saints for each day in the year, or a simple +remembrance of those whose lives are not written.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"o*pause</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>mh`n</grk> month + &?; to cause to cease. See <u>Menses</u>.] +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>The period of natural cessation of menstruation. +See <i>Change of life</i>, under <u>Change</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Men`o*po"ma</hw> (?), <hw>Men"o*pome</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>menopoma</i>, fr. Gr. &?; to remain + +&?; lid.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The hellbender.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Men`or*rha"gi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>mh`n</grk> month + &?; to break.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Profuse menstruation.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any profuse bleeding from the uterus; +Metrorrhagia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*nos"ta*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>mh`n</grk> month + <grk>'istan`nai</grk> to stop.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Stoppage of the menses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men`os*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Menostasis</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"ow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A minnow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"-pleas`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One whose +motive is to please men or the world, rather than God.</def> <i>Eph. +vi. 6.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Men"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mensalis</i>, +fr. <i>mensa</i> table.] <def>Belonging to the table; transacted at +table; as, <i>mensal</i> conversation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mensis</i> +month.] <def>Occurring once in a month; monthly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mense</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>menske</i>, AS. +<i>mennisc</i> human, man. See <u>Man</u>.] <def>Manliness; dignity; +comeliness; civility.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] -- +<wf>Mense"ful</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> -- <wf>Mense"less</wf>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mense</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To grace.</def> +[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Men"ses</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L. <i>mensis</i> +month, pl. <i>menses</i> months, and the monthly courses of women. +Cf. <u>Month</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The catamenial or menstrual +discharge, a periodic flow of blood or bloody fluid from the uterus +or female generative organs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"stru*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>menstrualis</i>: cf. F. <i>menstruel</i>. See <u>Menstruous</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Recurring once a month; monthly; gone through +in a month; as, the <i>menstrual</i> revolution of the moon; +pertaining to monthly changes; as, the <i>menstrual</i> equation of +the sun's place.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the menses; as, +<i>menstrual</i> discharges; the <i>menstrual</i> period.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a menstruum.</def> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Men"stru*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>menstruans</i>, p. pr. of <i>menstruare</i> to have a monthly +term, fr. <i>menstruus</i>. See <u>Menstruous</u>.] <def>Subject to +monthly flowing or menses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"stru*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Menstruous.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Men"stru*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Menstruated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Menstruating</u> (?).] <def>To discharge the menses; +to have the catamenial flow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men`stru*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +discharge of the menses; also, the state or the period of +menstruating.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"strue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>menstrues</i>. See <u>Menstruous</u>.] <def>The menstrual flux; +menses.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Men"stru*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>menstruus</i>, fr. <i>mensis</i> month. Cf. <u>Menstruum</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the monthly flow or discharge; +menstruating.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the monthly flow; +catamenial.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"stru*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. +<plw><b>Menstruums</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Menstrua</b></plw> (#). +[L. <i>menstruus</i>. See <u>Menstruous</u>.] <def>Any substance +which dissolves a solid body; a solvent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The proper <i>menstruum</i> to dissolve +metal.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All liquors are called <i>menstruums</i> which are +used as dissolvents, or to extract the virtues of ingredients by +infusion or decoction.</blockquote> <i>Quincy.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The use is supposed to have originated in some notion of +the old chemists about the influence of the moon in the preparation +of dissolvents. <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Men`su*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mensurabilité</i>.] <def>The quality of being +mensurable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"su*ra*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mensurabilis</i>, fr. <i>mensurare</i> to measure, fr. +<i>mensura</i> measure: cf. F. <i>mensurable</i>. See +<u>Measurable</u>, <u>Measure</u>.] <def>Capable of being measured; +measurable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"su*ra*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality +or state of being mensurable; measurableness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"su*ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mensuralis</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to measure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"su*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mensuratus</i>, p. p. of <i>mensurare</i>. See <u>Measure</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To measure.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Men`su*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mensuratio</i> : cf. F. <i>mensuration</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act, process, or art, of measuring.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That branch of applied geometry which +gives rules for finding the length of lines, the areas of surfaces, +or the volumes of solids, from certain simple data of lines and +angles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>-ment</hw> (?), [F. <i>-ment</i>, L. <i>-mentum</i>.] <def>A +suffix denoting <i>that which does</i> a thing; <i>an act</i> or +<i>process</i>; <i>the result of an act</i> or <i>process</i>; +<i>state</i> or <i>condition</i>; as, ali<i>ment</i>, that which +nourishes, orna<i>ment</i>, incre<i>ment</i>; frag<i>ment</i>, piece +broken, seg<i>ment</i>; abridg<i>ment</i>, act of abridging, +imprison<i>ment</i>, move<i>ment</i>, adjourn<i>ment</i>; +amaze<i>ment</i>, state of being amazed, +astonish<i>ment</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ment</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Menge</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Men"ta*gra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. +<i>mentum</i> chin + Gr. &?; a catching.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Sycosis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mentum</i> the +chin.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the chin; genian; as, +the <i>mental</i> nerve; the <i>mental</i> region.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"tal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or +reptile.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"tal</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>mentalis</i>, fr. <i>mens</i>, <i>mentis</i>, the mind; akin to E. +<i>mind</i>. See <u>Mind</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the mind; +intellectual; as, <i>mental</i> faculties; <i>mental</i> operations, +conditions, or exercise.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What a <i>mental</i> power<BR> +This eye shoots forth!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mental alienation</b></col>, <cd>insanity.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mental arithmetic</b></col>, <cd>the art or practice of +solving arithmetical problems by mental processes, unassisted by +written figures.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Men*tal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or +state of mind.</def> "The same hard <i>mentality</i>." +<i>Emerson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Men"tal*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the mind; +in thought or meditation; intellectually; in idea.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Men"tha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. See <u>Mint</u> +the plant.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A widely distributed genus of fragrant +herbs, including the peppermint, spearmint, etc. The plants have +small flowers, usually arranged in dense axillary clusters.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"thene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Menth</i>ol + +terp<i>ene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless liquid hydrocarbon +resembling oil of turpentine, obtained by dehydrating menthol. It has +an agreeable odor and a cooling taste.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"thol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mentha</i> + <i>- +ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white, crystalline, aromatic substance +resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint (<i>Mentha</i>); +-- called also <i>mint camphor</i> or <i>peppermint +camphor</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"thyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mentha</i> + <i>- +yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A compound radical forming the base of +menthol.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men`ti*cul"tur*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to mental culture; serving to improve or strengthen the +mind.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Men"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mencioun</i>, +F. <i>mention</i>, L. <i>mentio</i>, from the root of +<i>meminisse</i> to remember. See <u>Mind</u>.] <def>A speaking or +notice of anything, -- usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used +especially in the phrase <i>to make mention of</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will make <i>mention</i> of thy +righteousness.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lxxi. 16.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And sleep in dull, cold marble, where no +<i>mention</i><BR> +Of me more must be heard of.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 913 !></p> + +<p><hw>Men"tion</hw> (m&ebreve;n"shŭn), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mentioned</u> (- +shŭnd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mentioning</u>.] +[Cf. F. <i>mentionner</i>.] <def>To make mention of; to speak briefly +of; to name.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will <i>mention</i> the loving-kindnesses of the +Lord.</blockquote> <i>Is. lxiii. 7.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Men"tion*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fit to be +mentioned.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men`to*meck*e"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [1st +<i>ment</i>al + <i>Meckelian</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or +pertaining to the chin and lower jaw.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The bone or cartilage forming the anterior extremity of the +lower jaw in some adult animals and the young of others.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Mentor</i>, +the counselor of Telemachus, Gr. <grk>Me`ntwr</grk>, prop., +counselor. Cf. <u>Monitor</u>.] <def>A wise and faithful counselor +or monitor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Men*to"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From +<u>Mentor</u>.] <def>Containing advice or admonition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Men"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., chin.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The front median plate of the labium in +insects. See <u>Labium</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*nu"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., slender, thin, +minute. See 4th <u>Minute</u>.] <def>The details of a banquet; a bill +of fare.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"nuse</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Amenuse</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Me*ow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i. & n.</i></pos> <def>See 6th and +7th <u>Mew</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meph`is*to*phe"li*an</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil Mephistopheles, "a +crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend;" devilish; crafty.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Me*phit"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Me*phit"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mephiticus</i>, fr. <i>mephitis</i> +mephitis: cf. F. <i>méphitique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Tending to destroy life; poisonous; noxious; as, <i>mephitic</i> +exhalations; <i>mephitic</i> regions.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Offensive to the smell; as, +<i>mephitic</i> odors.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mephitic air</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>carbon dioxide; +-- so called because of its deadly suffocating power. See <i>Carbonic +acid</i>, under <u>Carbonic</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*phi"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mephitis</i> : cf. F. <i>méphitis</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from decomposing +substances, filth, or other source.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of mammals, +including the skunks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meph"i*tism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Mephitis</u>, 1.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*ra"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>meracus</i>, +fr. <i>merus</i> pure, inmixed.] <def>Being without mixture or +adulteration; hence, strong; racy.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mercabilis</i>, fr. <i>mercari</i> to trade, traffic, buy. See +<u>Merchant</u>.] <def>Capable of being bought or sold.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mer"can*tile</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mercantile</i>, It. <i>mercantile</i>, fr. L. <i>mercans</i>, <i>- +antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>mercari</i> to traffic. See <u>Merchant</u>.] +<def>Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; +having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; +commercial.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The expedition of the Argonauts was partly +<i>mercantile</i>, partly military.</blockquote> +<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mercantile agency</b></col>, <cd>an agency for procuring +information of the standing and credit of merchants in different +parts of the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them.</cd> - +- <col><b>Mercantile marine</b></col>, <cd>the persons and vessels +employed in commerce, taken collectively.</cd> -- <col><b>Mercantile +paper</b></col>, <cd>the notes or acceptances given by merchants for +goods bought, or received on consignment; drafts on merchants for +goods sold or consigned.</cd> <i>McElrath.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Mercantile</u>, <u>Commercial</u>. +<i>Commercial</i> is the wider term, being sometimes used to embrace +<i>mercantile</i>. In their stricter use, <i>commercial</i> relates +to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and other business connected +with the <i>commerce</i> of a country (whether external or internal), +that is, the exchange of commodities; while <i>mercantile</i> applies +to the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to market. As the +two employments are to some extent intermingled, the two words are +often interchanged.</p> + +<p><hw>Mer*cap"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mercapt</i>an + +<i>al</i>dehyde.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of +compounds of mercaptans with aldehydes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer*cap"tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. NL. +<i>mercurius</i> mercury + L. <i>captans</i>, p. pr. of +<i>captare</i> to seize, v. intens. fr. <i>capere</i>.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of series of compounds, hydrosulphides of +alcohol radicals, in composition resembling the alcohols, but +containing sulphur in place of oxygen, and hence called also the +<i>sulphur alcohols</i>. In general, they are colorless liquids +having a strong, repulsive, garlic odor. The name is specifically +applied to ethyl mercaptan, C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>SH. So called +from its avidity for <i>mercury</i>, and other metals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer*cap"tide</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A compound of mercaptan formed by replacing its +sulphur hydrogen by a metal; as, potassium <i>mercaptide</i>, +C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>SK.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"cat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mercatus</i> : +cf. It. <i>mercato</i>. See <u>Market</u>.] <def>Market; trade.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Bp. Sprat.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer`ca*tan"te</hw> (?; It. ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. See +<u>Merchant</u>.] <def>A foreign trader.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer*ca"tor's chart"</hw> (?). <def>See under <u>Chart</u>, and +see <i>Mercator's projection</i>, under <u>Projection</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ca*ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mercatura</i> commerce.] <def>Commerce; traffic; trade.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Merce</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Amerce</u>.] +<def>To subject to fine or amercement; to mulct; to amerce.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mer`ce*na"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Mercenary</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The quahog.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer`ce*na"ri*an</hw> (-<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +mercenary.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ce*na`ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +mercenary manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ce*na*ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality +or state of being mercenary; venality.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ce*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>mercenarie</i>, F. <i>mercenaire</i>, fr. L. <i>mercenarius</i>, +fr. <i>merces</i> wages, reward. See <u>Mercy</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; +hired; hireling; venal; as, <i>mercenary</i> soldiers.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or +profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>For God forbid I should my papers blot<BR> +With <i>mercenary</i> lines, with servile pen.</blockquote> +<i>Daniel.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Venal</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ce*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mercenaries</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One who is hired; a +hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service.</def> +<i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mercier</i>, fr. +L. <i>merx</i>, <i>mercis</i>, wares, merchandise. See +<u>Merchant</u>.] <def>Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or +wares; now restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or +woolens.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mer"cer*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The business of a +mercer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"cer*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mercerie</i>.] +<def>The trade of mercers; the goods in which a mercer +deals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"chand</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [F. +<i>marchander</i>. See <u>Merchant</u>.] <def>To traffic.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"chan*di`sa*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as +can be used or transferred as merchandise.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"chan*dise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>marchandise</i>, OF. <i>marcheandise</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or sold in +trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods; commodities.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act or business of trading; trade; +traffic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"chan*dise</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Merchandised</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Merchandising</u> (?).] <def>To trade; to carry on +commerce.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"chan*dise</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make +merchandise of; to buy and sell.</def> "Love is <i>merchandised</i>." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"chan*di`ser</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +trader.</def> <i>Bunyan.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"chand*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Merchant</u>.] <def>Trade; commerce.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. +Sanderson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"chant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>marchant</i>, +OF. <i>marcheant</i>, F. <i>marchand</i>, fr. LL. <i>mercatans</i>, +<i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>mercatare</i> to negotiate, L. +<i>mercari</i> to traffic, fr. <i>merx</i>, <i>mercis</i>, wares. See +<u>Market</u>, <u>Merit</u>, and cf. <u>Commerce</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who traffics on a large scale, especially +with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Others, like <i>merchants</i>, venture trade +abroad.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A trading vessel; a merchantman.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who keeps a store or shop for the sale +of goods; a shopkeeper.</def> [U. S. & Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mer"chant</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, +or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the <i>merchant</i> +service.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Merchant bar</b></col>, <col><b>Merchant iron</b></col> or +<col><b>steel</b></col>, <cd>certain common sizes of wrought iron and +steel bars.</cd> -- <col><b>Merchant service</b></col>, <cd>the +mercantile marine of a country.</cd> <i>Am. Cyc.</i> -- +<col><b>Merchant ship</b></col>, <cd>a ship employed in +commerce.</cd> -- <col><b>Merchant tailor</b></col>, <cd>a tailor who +keeps and sells materials for the garments which he makes.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"chant</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be a merchant; +to trade.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mer"chant*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fit for +market; such as is usually sold in market, or such as will bring the +ordinary price; as, <i>merchantable</i> wheat; sometimes, a technical +designation for a particular kind or class.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"chant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Merchantlike; +suitable to the character or business of a merchant.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Gauden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"chant*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Merchantmen</b></plw> (&?;).</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A merchant.</def> [Obs.] <i>Matt. xiii. +45.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A trading vessel; a ship employed in the +transportation of goods, as, distinguished from a man-of- +war.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"chant*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The body of merchants taken collectively; as, the +<i>merchantry</i> of a country.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The business of a merchant; +merchandise.</def> <i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ci*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF.] +<def>Merciful.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ci*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mercy</i> + <i>- +ful</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Full of mercy; having or exercising +mercy; disposed to pity and spare offenders; unwilling to +punish.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Lord, the Lord God, <i>merciful</i> and +gracious.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxiv. 6.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Be <i>merciful</i>, great duke, to men of +mold.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unwilling to give pain; +compassionate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>merciful</i> man will be <i>merciful</i> to his +beast.</blockquote> <i>Old Proverb.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Compassionate; tender; humane; gracious; kind; +mild; clement; benignant.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Mer"ci*ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mer"ci*ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ci*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +pity.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ci*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of +mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also, +figuratively, of things; as, a <i>merciless</i> tyrant; +<i>merciless</i> waves.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The foe is <i>merciless</i>, and will not +pity.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Cruel; unmerciful; remorseless; ruthless; pitiless; +barbarous; savage.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Mer"ci*less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mer"ci*less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mer`cur*am*mo"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Mercur</i>ic + <i>ammonium</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A radical +regarded as derived from ammonium by the substitution of mercury for +a portion of the hydrogen.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mercurialis</i>, fr. <i>Mercurius</i> Mercury: cf. F. +<i>mercuriel</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having the qualities +fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active; sprightly; +fickle; volatile; changeable; as, a <i>mercurial</i> youth; a +<i>mercurial</i> temperament.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>mercurial</i> man<BR> +Who fluttered over all things like a fan.</blockquote> +<i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the form or image of Mercury; -- +applied to ancient guideposts.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chillingworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of +trade; hence, money-making; crafty.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>mercurial</i> wand of commerce.</blockquote> +<i>J. Q. Adams.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to, or containing, +mercury; as, <i>mercurial</i> preparations, barometer. See +<u>Mercury</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Caused by the use of +mercury; as, <i>mercurial</i> sore mouth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A person having mercurial qualities.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A preparation containing +mercury.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One under the influence of Mercury; one resembling Mercury in +character.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A physician who uses much +mercury, in any of its forms, in his practice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mercurialized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mercurializing</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>To affect with mercury.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Photography)</i> <def>To treat with +mercury; to expose to the vapor of mercury.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be +sprightly, fantastic, or capricious.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +mercurial manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer*cu"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; +-- said of those compounds of mercury into which this element enters +in its lowest proportion.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mercuric chloride</b></col>, <cd>corrosive sublimate. See +<u>Corrosive</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mer*cu`ri*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mercurification</i>. See <u>Mercurify</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Metal.)</i> <def>The process or operation of obtaining the +mercury, in its fluid form, from mercuric minerals.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The act or process of +compounding, or the state of being compounded, with mercury.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mer*cu"ri*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mercurified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Mercurifying</u> (?).] [<i>Mercury</i> + <i>-fy</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To obtain mercury from, as mercuric minerals, +which may be done by any application of intense heat that expels the +mercury in fumes, which are afterward condensed.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To combine or mingle mercury with; to +impregnate with mercury; to mercurialize.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mer"cu*rism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +communication of news; an announcement.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer*cu"rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, mercury; containing mercury; +-- said of those compounds of mercury in which it is present in its +highest proportion.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mercurous chloride</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Calomel</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"cu*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Mercurius</i>; +akin to <i>merx</i> wares.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Myth.)</i> +<def>A Latin god of commerce and gain; -- treated by the poets as +identical with the Greek Hermes, messenger of the gods, conductor of +souls to the lower world, and god of eloquence.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A metallic element mostly +obtained by reduction from cinnabar, one of its ores. It is a heavy, +opaque, glistening liquid (commonly called <i>quicksilver</i>), and +is used in barometers, thermometers, etc. Specific gravity 13.6. +Symbol Hg (<i>Hydrargyrum</i>). Atomic weight 199.8. Mercury has a +molecule which consists of only one atom. It was named by the +alchemists after the god Mercury, and designated by his symbol, +&mercury;.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Mercury forms alloys, called <i>amalgams</i>, with many +metals, and is thus used in applying tin foil to the backs of +mirrors, and in extracting gold and silver from their ores. It is +poisonous, and is used in medicine in the free state as in blue pill, +and in its compounds as calomel, corrosive sublimate, etc. It is the +only metal which is liquid at ordinary temperatures, and it +solidifies at about -39° Centigrade to a soft, malleable, ductile +metal.</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>One of the planets of the +solar system, being the one nearest the sun, from which its mean +distance is about 36,000,000 miles. Its period is 88 days, and its +diameter 3,000 miles.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A carrier of tidings; a newsboy; a +messenger; hence, also, a newspaper.</def> <i>Sir J. Stephen.</i> +"The monthly <i>Mercuries</i>." <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Sprightly or mercurial quality; spirit; +mutability; fickleness.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He was so full of <i>mercury</i> that he could not fix +long in any friendship, or to any design.</blockquote> <i>Bp. +Burnet.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant (<i>Mercurialis +annua</i>), of the Spurge family, the leaves of which are sometimes +used for spinach, in Europe.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The name is also applied, in the United States, to certain +climbing plants, some of which are poisonous to the skin, esp. to the +<i>Rhus Toxicodendron</i>, or poison ivy.</p> + +<p><col><b>Dog's mercury</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd><i>Mercurialis +perennis</i>, a perennial plant differing from <i>M. annua</i> by +having the leaves sessile.</cd> -- <col><b>English mercury</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of goosefoot formerly used as a pot herb; - +- called <i>Good King Henry</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Horn +mercury</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a mineral chloride of mercury, +having a semitranslucent, hornlike appearance.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"cu*ry</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wash with a +preparation of mercury.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mercies</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>merci</i>, F. <i>merci</i>, L. +<i>merces</i>, <i>mercedis</i>, hire, pay, reward, LL., equiv. to +<i>misericordia</i> pity, mercy. L. <i>merces</i> is prob. akin to +<i>merere</i> to deserve, acquire. See <u>Merit</u>, and cf. +<u>Amerce</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Forbearance to inflict harm +under circumstances of provocation, when one has the power to inflict +it; compassionate treatment of an offender or adversary; +clemency.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Examples of justice must be made for terror to some; +examples of <i>mercy</i> for comfort to others.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate +and helpless; sometimes, favor, beneficence.</def> <i>Luke x. +37.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Disposition to exercise compassion or +favor; pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In whom <i>mercy</i> lacketh and is not +founden.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A blessing regarded as a manifestation of +compassion or favor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Father of <i>mercies</i> and the God of all +comfort.</blockquote> <i>2 Cor. i. 3.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mercy seat</b></col> <i>(Bib.)</i>, <cd>the golden cover +or lid of the Ark of the Covenant. See <u>Ark</u>, 2.</cd> -- +<col><b>Sisters of Mercy</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>,<cd>a religious +order founded in Dublin in the year 1827. Communities of the same +name have since been established in various American cities. The +duties of those belonging to the order are, to attend lying-in +hospitals, to superintend the education of girls, and protect decent +women out of employment, to visit prisoners and the sick, and to +attend persons condemned to death.</cd> -- <col><b>To be at the mercy +of</b></col>, <cd>to be wholly in the power of.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Grace</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Merd</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>merde</i>, L. +<i>merda</i>.] <def>Ordure; dung.</def> [Obs.] <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>-mere</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; part.] <def>A combining form meaning +<i>part</i>, <i>portion</i>; as, blasto<i>mere</i>, +epi<i>mere</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mere</hw> (mēr), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also +<i>mar</i>.] [OE. <i>mere</i>, AS. <i>mere</i> mere, sea; akin to D. +<i>meer</i> lake, OS. <i>meri</i> sea, OHG. <i>meri</i>, <i>mari</i>, +G. <i>meer</i>, Icel. <i>marr</i>, Goth. <i>marei</i>, Russ. +<i>more</i>, W. <i>mor</i>, Ir. & Gael. <i>muir</i>, L. <i>mare</i>, +and perh. to L. <i>mori</i> to die, and meaning originally, that +which is dead, a waste. Cf. <u>Mortal</u>, <u>Marine</u>, +<u>Marsh</u>, <u>Mermaid</u>, <u>Moor</u>.] <def>A pool or +lake.</def> <i>Drayton.</i> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mere</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>meer</i> and +<i>mear</i>.] [AS. <i>gem&aemacr;re</i>. √269.] <def>A +boundary.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 914 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mere</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To divide, limit, +or bound.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Which <i>meared</i> her rule with Africa.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mere</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mare.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mere</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Superl.</i></pos> +<u>Merest</u>. The comparative is rarely or never used.] [L. +<i>merus</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Unmixed; pure; entire; +absolute; unqualified.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Then entered they the <i>mere</i>, main +sea.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The sorrows of this world would be <i>mere</i> and +unmixed.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Only this, and nothing else; such, and no +more; simple; bare; as, a <i>mere</i> boy; a <i>mere</i> +form.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>From <i>mere</i> success nothing can be concluded in +favor of any nation.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mere"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Purely; unmixedly; absolutely.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ulysses was to force forth his access,<BR> +Though <i>merely</i> naked.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not otherwise than; simply; barely; +only.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Prize not your life for other ends<BR> +Than <i>merely</i> to oblige your friends.</blockquote> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Solely; simply; purely; barely; scarcely.</p> + +<p><hw>||Me*ren"chy*ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; a part + <i>-enchyma</i>, as in <i>parenchyma</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Tissue composed of spheroidal cells.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meres"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An officer who +ascertains meres or boundaries.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mere"stead</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mere</i> +boundary + <i>stead</i> place.] <def>The land within the boundaries +of a farm; a farmstead or farm.</def> [Archaic.] +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mere"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stone +designating a limit or boundary; a landmark.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer`e*tri"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>meretricius</i>, from <i>meretrix</i>, <i>-icis</i>, a prostitute, +lit., one who earns money, <i>i. e.</i>, by prostitution, fr. +<i>merere</i> to earn, gain. See <u>Merit</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do with harlots; +lustful; as, <i>meretricious</i> traffic.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring +by false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; as, +<i>meretricious</i> dress or ornaments.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Mer`e*tri"cious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mer`e*tri"cious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mer*gan"ser</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. +<i>mergánsar</i>, fr. <i>mergo</i> a diver (L. <i>mergus</i>, +fr. <i>mergere</i> to dip, dive) + <i>ánsar</i> goose, L. +<i>anser</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any bird of the genus +<i>Merganser</i>, and allied genera. They are allied to the ducks, +but have a sharply serrated bill.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The red-breasted merganser (<i>Merganser serrator</i>) +inhabits both hemispheres. It is called also <i>sawbill</i>, +<i>harle</i>, and <i>sheldrake</i>. The American merganser (<i>M. +Americanus</i>.) and the hooded merganser (<i>Lophodytes +cucullatus</i>) are well-known species. -- <col><b>White +merganser</b></col>, <cd>the smew or white nun.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Merge</hw> (m&etilde;rj), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Merged</u> (m&etilde;rjd); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Merging</u> +(m&etilde;r"j&ibreve;ng).] [L. <i>mergere</i>, <i>mersum</i>. Cf. +<u>Emerge</u>, <u>Immerse</u>, <u>Marrow</u>.] <def>To cause to be +swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>merge</i> all natural . . . sentiment in +inordinate vanity.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whig and Tory were <i>merged</i> and swallowed up in +the transcendent duties of patriots.</blockquote> <i>De +Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Merge</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be sunk, swallowed +up, or lost.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Native irresolution had <i>merged</i> in stronger +motives.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, merges.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An absorption of one estate, +or one contract, in another, or of a minor offense in a +greater.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"i*carp</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`ros</grk> a part + <grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>One carpel of an umbelliferous fruit. See +<u>Cremocarp</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ide</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a part.] +<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A permanent colony of cells or plastids which may +remain isolated, like Rotifer, or may multiply by gemmation to form +higher aggregates, termed <i>zoides</i>.</def> <i>Perrier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*rid"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>méridien</i>, L. <i>meridianus</i> pertaining to noon, fr. +<i>meridies</i> noon, midday, for older <i>medidies</i>; +<i>medius</i> mid, middle + <i>dies</i> day. See <u>Mid</u>, and +<u>Diurnal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being at, or pertaining to, +midday; belonging to, or passing through, the highest point attained +by the sun in his diurnal course.</def> "<i>Meridian</i> hour." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Tables . . . to find the altitude +<i>meridian</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to the highest point or +culmination; as, <i>meridian</i> splendor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*rid"i*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>méridien</i>. See <u>Meridian</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Midday; noon.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: The highest point, as of success, +prosperity, or the like; culmination.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have touched the highest point of all my +greatness,<BR> +And from that full <i>meridian</i> of my glory<BR> +I haste now to my setting.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A great circle of the +sphere passing through the poles of the heavens and the zenith of a +given place. It is crossed by the sun at midday.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Geog.)</i> <def>A great circle on the +surface of the earth, passing through the poles and any given place; +also, the half of such a circle included between the poles.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The planes of the geographical and astronomical meridians +coincide. Meridians, on a map or globe, are lines drawn at certain +intervals due north and south, or in the direction of the poles.</p> + +<p><col><b>Calculated for</b></col>, or <col><b>fitted to</b></col>, +or <col><b>adapted to</b></col>, <col><b>the meridian of</b></col>, +<cd>suited to the local circumstances, capabilities, or special +requirements of.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>All other knowledge merely serves the concerns of this +life, and is <i>fitted to the meridian</i> +there<i>of</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>First meridian</b></col>, <cd>the meridian from which +longitudes are reckoned. The meridian of Greenwich is the one +commonly employed in calculations of longitude by geographers, and in +actual practice, although in various countries other and different +meridians, chiefly those which pass through the capitals of the +countries, are occasionally used; as, in France, the meridian of +Paris; in the United States, the meridian of Washington, etc.</cd> -- +<col><b>Guide meridian</b></col> <i>(Public Land Survey)</i>, <cd>a +line, marked by monuments, running North and South through a section +of country between other more carefully established meridians called +<i>principal meridians</i>, used for reference in surveying.</cd> +[U.S.] -- <col><b>Magnetic meridian</b></col>, <cd>a great circle, +passing through the zenith and coinciding in direction with the +magnetic needle, or a line on the earth's surface having the same +direction.</cd> -- <col><b>Meridian circle</b></col> +<i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>an instrument consisting of a telescope +attached to a large graduated circle and so mounted that the +telescope revolves like the transit instrument in a meridian plane. +By it the right ascension and the declination of a star may be +measured in a single observation.</cd> -- <col><b>Meridian +instrument</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>any astronomical +instrument having a telescope that rotates in a meridian plane.</cd> +-- <col><b>Meridian of a globe</b></col>, or <col><b>Brass +meridian</b></col>, <cd>a graduated circular ring of brass, in which +the artificial globe is suspended and revolves.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me*rid"i*o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>méridional</i>, L. <i>meridionalis</i>, fr. <i>meridies</i> +midday. See <u>Meridian</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the +meridian.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having a southern aspect; southern; +southerly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Offices that require heat . . . should be +<i>meridional</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Meridional distance</b></col>, <cd>the distance or +departure from the meridian; the easting or westing.</cd> -- +<col><b>Meridional parts</b></col>, <cd>parts of the meridian in +Mercator's projection, corresponding to each minute of latitude from +the equator up to 70 or 80 degrees; tabulated numbers representing +these parts used in projecting charts, and in solving cases in +Mercator's sailing.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me*rid`i*o*nal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being in the meridian.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Position in the south; aspect toward the +south.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*rid"i*o*nal*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the +direction of the meridian.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ils</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mérelle</i>, <i>marelle</i>, <i>marelles</i>, LL. +<i>marella</i>, <i>marrella</i>. Cf. <u>Morris</u> the game.] <def>A +boy's play, called also <i>fivepenny morris</i>. See +<u>Morris</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me`ringue"</hw> (F. m&etilde;`răN"g'; E. +m&ebreve;*răng"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A delicate +pastry made of powdered sugar and the whites of eggs whipped up, -- +with jam or cream added.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*ri"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>merino</i> +moving from pasture to pasture, fr. <i>merino</i> a royal judge and +superintendent or inspector of sheep walks, LL. <i>merinus</i>, fr. +<i>majorinus</i>, i. e., major vill&?;, fr. L. <i>major</i> greater. +See <u>Major</u>. Merino sheep are driven at certain seasons from one +part of Spain to another, in large flocks, for pasturage.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a variety of sheep with +very fine wool, originally bred in Spain.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Made of the wool of the merino +sheep.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*ri"no</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Merinos</b></plw> (#). [Sp.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A breed of sheep originally from Spain, +noted for the fineness of its wool.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fine fabric of merino wool.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer`is*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; +division, fr. &?; part.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Dividing into cells or +segments; characterized by separation into two or more parts or +sections by the formation of internal partitions; as, +<i>merismatic</i> growth, where one cell divides into many.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"i*stem</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; divisible.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A tissue of growing cells, or cells capable of +further division.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"it</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mérite</i>, L. <i>meritum</i>, fr. <i>merere</i>, +<i>mereri</i>, to deserve, merit; prob. originally, to get a share; +akin to Gr. &?; part, &?; fate, doom, &?; to receive as one's +portion. Cf. <u>Market</u>, <u>Merchant</u>, <u>Mercer</u>, +<u>Mercy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of +deserving well or ill; desert.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Here may men see how sin hath his +<i>merit</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Be it known, that we, the greatest, are misthought<BR> +For things that others do; and when we fall,<BR> +We answer other's <i>merits</i> in our name.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Esp. in a good sense: The quality or state +of deserving well; worth; excellence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Reputation is . . . oft got without <i>merit</i>, and +lost without deserving.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To him the wit of Greece and Rome was known,<BR> +And every author's <i>merit</i>, but his own.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Reward deserved; any mark or token of +excellence or approbation; as, his teacher gave him ten +<i>merits</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those laurel groves, the <i>merits</i> of thy +youth.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"it</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Merited</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Meriting</u>.] [F. <i>mériter</i>, L. <i>meritare</i>, v. +intens. fr. <i>merere</i>. See <u>Merit</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To earn by service or performance; to have a +right to claim as reward; to deserve; sometimes, to deserve in a bad +sense; as, to <i>merit</i> punishment.</def> "This kindness +<i>merits</i> thanks." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To reward.</def> [R. & Obs.] +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"it</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To acquire desert; +to gain value; to receive benefit; to profit.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beau. +& Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"it*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Deserving of +reward.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mer"it*ed*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By merit; +deservedly.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mer"i*thal</hw> (?), <hw>||Mer`i*thal"lus</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>merithallus</i>, fr. Gr. &?;, <i>or</i> +&?;, a part + &?; a young shoot.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Internode</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"it*mon`ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +depends on merit for salvation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milner.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer`i*to"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>meritorius</i> that brings in money.] <def>Possessing merit; +deserving of reward or honor; worthy of recompense; +valuable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And <i>meritorious</i> shall that hand be called,<BR> +Canonized, and worshiped as a saint.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"i*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Meritorious.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mer"i*tot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A play of +children, in swinging on ropes, or the like, till they are +dizzy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Merk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Marc</u>.] <def>An +old Scotch silver coin; a mark or marc.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Merk</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mark; a sign.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Merke</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Murky.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Piers Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Originally, a wig; +afterwards, a mop for cleaning cannon.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Merl</hw> (?), <hw>Merle</hw>, } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>merle</i>, L. <i>merula</i>, <i>merulus</i>. Cf. <u>Ousel</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The European blackbird. See +<u>Blackbird</u>.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>merlion</i>, F. +<i>émerillon</i> ; cf. OHG. <i>smirl</i>, G. <i>schmerl</i> ; +prob. fr. L. <i>merula</i> blackbird. Cf. <u>Merle</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A small European falcon (<i>Falco +lithofalco</i>, or <i>F. æsalon</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The European whiting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., perh. fr. L. +<i>moerus</i>, for <i>murus</i> a wall, through (assumed) dim. +<i>moerulus</i>.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>One of the solid parts of a +battlemented parapet; a battlement. See <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Battlement</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"luce</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>merluche</i>, +<i>merlus</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The European hake; -- called +also <i>herring hake</i> and <i>sea pike</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"maid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mere</i> lake, +sea. See <u>Mere</u> lake, and <u>maid</u>.] <def>A fabled marine +creature, typically represented as having the upper part like that of +a woman, and the lower like a fish; a sea nymph, sea woman, or woman +fish.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Chaucer uses this word as equivalent to the <i>siren</i> of +the ancients.</p> + +<p><col><b>Mermaid fish</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>the angel +fish (<i>Squatina</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Mermaid's glove</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a British branched sponge somewhat +resembling a glove.</cd> -- <col><b>Mermaid's head</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a European spatangoid sea urchin +(<i>Echinocardium cordatum</i>) having some resemblance to a +skull.</cd> -- <col><b>Mermaid weed</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an +aquatic herb with dentate or pectinate leaves (<i>Proserpinaca +palustris</i> and <i>P. pectinacea</i>).</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mermen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>The male corresponding to +<i>mermaid</i>; a sea man, or man fish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"o*blast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; part + +<i>-blast</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>An ovum, as that of a mammal, +only partially composed of germinal matter, that is, consisting of +both a germinal portion and an albuminous or nutritive one; -- +opposed to <i>holoblast</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer`o*blas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Consisting only in part of germinal matter; characterized by +partial segmentation only; as, <i>meroblastic</i> ova, in which a +portion of the yolk only undergoes fission; <i>meroblastic</i> +segmentation; -- opposed to <i>holoblastic</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"ro*cele</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; thigh + &?; +tumor.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Hernia in the thigh; femoral hernia +.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer`o*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; part + +&?; an egg.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Applied to the ovaries of +insects when they secrete vitelligenous cells, as well as +ova.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*rop"i*dan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>merops</i> +a bee-eating bird, Gr. <grk>me`rops</grk>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>One of a family of birds (<i>Meropidæ</i>), including the +bee-eaters.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*rop"o*dite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; thigh + +<grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The fourth joint of a typical appendage of Crustacea.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer*or`gan*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; +part + E. <i>organization</i>.] <def>Organization in part.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Me"ros</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; +part.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The plain surface between the channels of +a triglyph.</def> [Written also <i>merus</i>.] <i>Weale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Me"ros</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; the +thigh.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The proximal segment of the hind limb; +the thigh.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"o*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; part + <i>- +some</i> body.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the serial segments, +or metameres, of which the bodies of vertebrate and articulate +animals are composed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mer`o*stom"a*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; thigh + &?;, -&?;, mouth.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A class +of Arthropoda, allied to the Crustacea. It includes the trilobites, +Eurypteroidea, and Limuloidea. All are extinct except the horseshoe +crabs of the last group. See <u>Limulus</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mé`rou"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Jack</u>, 8 +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer`o*vin"gi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From +<i>Merovaeus</i>, the Latin name of a king of the Franks.] <def>Of or +pertaining to the first Frankish dynasty in Gaul or France.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the kings of this dynasty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From +<u>Merry</u>.] <def>In a merry manner; with mirth; with gayety and +laughter; jovially. See <u>Mirth</u>, and <u>Merry</u>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Merrily</i> sing, and sport, and play.</blockquote> +<i>Granville.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ri*make`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Merrymake</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ri*make`</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Merrymake</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def> <i>Gay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ri*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Gayety, with +laughter; mirth; frolic.</def> "Follies and light <i>merriment</i>." +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Methought it was the sound<BR> +Of riot and ill-managed <i>merriment</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being merry; merriment; mirth; gayety, with +laughter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Merrier</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Merriest</u>.] [OE. <i>merie</i>, +<i>mirie</i>, <i>murie</i>, merry, pleasant, AS. <i>merge</i>, +<i>myrige</i>, pleasant; cf. <i>murge</i>, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. +<i>murg</i>, short, Goth. <i>gamaúrgjan</i> to shorten; cf. L. +<i>murcus</i> a coward, who cuts off his thumb to escape military +service; the Anglo-Saxon and English meanings coming from the idea of +making the time seem short. Cf. <u>Mirth</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Laughingly gay; overflowing with good humor and good spirits; +jovial; inclined to laughter or play ; sportive.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They drank, and were <i>merry</i> with +him.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xliii. 34.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am never <i>merry</i> when I hear sweet +music.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 915 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cheerful; joyous; not sad; +happy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Is any <i>merry</i>? let him sing +psalms.</blockquote> <i>Jas. v. 13.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or +delight; as, a <i>merry</i> jest.</def> "<i>Merry</i> wind and +weather." <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Merry dancers</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Dancer</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Merry men</b></col>, <cd>followers; retainers.</cd> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>His <i>merie men</i> commanded he<BR> +To make him bothe game and glee.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>To make merry</b></col>, <cd>to be jovial; to indulge +in hilarity; to feast with mirth.</cd> <i>Judg. ix. 27.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Cheerful; blithe; lively; sprightly; vivacious; +gleeful; joyous; mirthful; jocund; sportive; hilarious.</p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ry</hw> (m&ebreve;r"r&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of wild red cherry.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ry-an"drew</hw> (-ăn"dr&udd;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One whose business is to make sport for others; a buffoon; a +zany; especially, one who attends a mountebank or quack +doctor.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; This term is said to have originated from one Andrew Borde, +an English physician of the 16th century, who gained patients by +facetious speeches to the multitude.</p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ry-go`-round"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Any +revolving contrivance for affording amusement; esp., a ring of flying +hobbyhorses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ry*make`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mirth; +frolic; a meeting for mirth; a festival.</def> [Written also +<i>merrimake</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ry*make`</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make merry; +to be jolly; to feast.</def> [Written also <i>merrimake</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ry*mak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +makes merriment or indulges in conviviality; a jovial +comrade.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ry*mak`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Making or +producing mirth; convivial; jolly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ry*mak`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +making merry; conviviality; merriment; jollity.</def> +<i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ry*meet`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A meeting +for mirth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"ry*thought`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The forked +bone of a fowl's breast; -- called also <i>wishbone</i>. See +<u>Furculum</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; It is a sportive custom for two persons to break this bone +by pulling the ends apart to see who will get the longer piece, the +securing of which is regarded as a lucky omen, signifying that the +person holding it will obtain the gratification of some secret +wish.</p> + +<p><hw>Mer"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mersio</i>. See +<u>Merge</u>.] <def>Immersion.</def> [R.] <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*ru"li*dan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>merula</i>, +<i>merulus</i>, blackbird. See <u>Merle</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A bird of the Thrush family.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Arch.)</i> +<def>See <u>Meros</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mer"vaille`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Marvel.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mes-</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Meso-</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>&?;.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>A high +tableland; a plateau on a hill.</def> [Southwestern U.S.] +<i>Bartlett.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mes*ac"o*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of mesaconic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`a*con"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mes-</i> + +<i>-aconic</i>, as in <i>citraconic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or designating, one of several isomeric acids +obtained from citric acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Mesiad</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Mesial</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mé`sal`li`ance"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<def>A marriage with a person of inferior social position; a +misalliance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"al*ly</hw> (m&ebreve;s"<i>a</i>l*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Mesially</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`a*mœ"boid</hw> (m&ebreve;s`&ador;*mē"boid), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mes-</i> + <i>amœboid</i>.] +<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>One of a class of independent, isolated cells +found in the mesoderm, while the germ layers are undergoing +differentiation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`a*ra"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>mesa`raion</grk> mesentery; <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + +<grk>'araia`</grk> flank.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Mesenteric.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`a*ti*ce*phal"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<i>&?;</i> midmost + E. <i>cephalic</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having +the ratio of the length to the breadth of the cranium a medium one; +neither brachycephalic nor dolichocephalic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`a*ti*ceph"a*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Mesaticephalic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes*cal"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>A +distilled liquor prepared in Mexico from a species of agave. See +<u>Agave</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`dames"</hw> (F. ?, E. ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, +<def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of <u>Madame</u> and +<u>Madam</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*seems"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. impers.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Meseemed</u> (?).] <def>It seems to +me.</def> [Poetic]</p> + +<p><hw>Me"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Measle</u>.] +<def>A leper.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Me"sel*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Leprosy.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*sem`bry*an"the*mum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. Gr. <grk>meshmbri`a</grk> midday + <grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of herbaceous or suffruticose plants, +chiefly natives of South Africa. The leaves are opposite, thick, and +f&?;eshy. The flowers usually open about midday, whence the +name.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`en*ce*phal"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesencephalon or +midbrain.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`en*ceph"a*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Meso-</u> and <u>Encephalon</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The middle +segment of the brain; the midbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to +<i>mesen</i>. See <u>Brain</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes*en"chy*ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <i>-enchyma</i>, as in E. +<i>parenchyma</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The part of the mesoblast +which gives rise to the connective tissues and blood.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`en*ter"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mésentérique</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to +a mesentery; mesaraic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes*en"te*ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Meso-</u>, and <u>Enteron</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>All that part +of the alimentary canal which is developed from the primitive enteron +and is lined with hypoblast. It is distinguished from the +<i>stomodæum</i>, a part at the anterior end of the canal, +including the cavity of the mouth, and the <i>proctodæum</i>, a +part at the posterior end, which are formed by invagination and are +lined with epiblast.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"en*ter*y</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>mesente`rion</grk>, <grk>me`sos</grk> + <grk>'e`nteron</grk> +intestine: cf. F. <i>mésentère</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The membranes, or one of +the membranes (consisting of a fold of the peritoneum and inclosed +tissues), which connect the intestines and their appendages with the +dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity. The mesentery proper is +connected with the jejunum and ilium, the other mesenteries being +called <i>mesocæcum</i>, <i>mesocolon</i>, <i>mesorectum</i>, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the vertical +muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of +Anthozoa into chambers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`e*ra"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Mesaraic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes*eth"moid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mes-</i> + +<i>ethmoid</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the middle +of the ethmoid region or ethmoid bone.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The median vertical plate, or median element, of +the ethmoid bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mesh</hw> (m&ebreve;sh), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>masc</i>, <i>max</i>, <i>mæscre</i>; akin to D. <i>maas</i>, +<i>masche</i>, OHG. <i>masca</i>, Icel. <i>möskvi</i>; cf. Lith. +<i>mazgas</i> a knot, <i>megsti</i> to weave nets, to knot.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The opening or space inclosed by the threads +of a net between knot and knot, or the threads inclosing such a +space; network; a net.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A golden <i>mesh</i> to entrap the hearts of +men.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gearing)</i> <def>The engagement of the +teeth of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mesh stick</b></col>, <cd>a stick on which the mesh is +formed in netting.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mesh</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Meshed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Meshing</u>.] <def>To catch in a mesh.</def> <i>Surrey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mesh</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Gearing)</i> <def>To +engage with each other, as the teeth of wheels.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meshed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mashed; +brewed.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mesh"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed with meshes; +netted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"i*ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`sos</grk> middle + L. <i>ad</i> to.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Toward, or on the side toward, the mesial plane; mesially; -- +opposed to <i>laterad</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"sial</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>me`sos</grk> middle.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Middle; median; in, or +in the region of, the mesial plane; internal; -- opposed to +<i>lateral</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mesial plane</b></col>. <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Meson</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me"sial*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>In, near, or toward, the mesial plane; mesiad.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"i*tyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +hypothetical radical formerly supposed to exist in mesityl +oxide.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mesityl oxide</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a volatile +liquid having the odor of peppermint, obtained by certain dehydrating +agents from acetone; -- formerly called also <i>dumasin</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me*sit"y*le*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of mesitylenic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*sit"y*lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A colorless, fragrant liquid, +C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>3</sub>, of the +benzene series of hydrocarbons, obtained by distilling acetone with +sulphuric acid.</def> -- <wf>Me*sit`y*len"ic</wf> (#), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Me*sit"y*lol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mesityl</i>ene ++ <i>-ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A crystalline substance obtained +from mesitylene.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"lin</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Maslin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`mer*ee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person +subjected to mesmeric influence; one who is mesmerized.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mes*mer"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mes*mer"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mesmérique</i>.] <def>Of, +pertaining to, or induced by, mesmerism; as, <i>mesmeric</i> +sleep.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"mer*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<i>Mesmer</i>, who first brought it into notice at Vienna, about +1775: cf. F. <i>mesmérisme</i>.] <def>The art of inducing an +extraordinary or abnormal state of the nervous system, in which the +actor claims to control the actions, and communicate directly with +the mind, of the recipient. See <i>Animal magnetism</i>, under +<u>Magnetism</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"mer*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who practices, +or believes in, mesmerism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`mer*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +of mesmerizing; the state of being mesmerized.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"mer*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mesmerized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Mesmerizing</u> (?).] <def>To bring into a state of +mesmeric sleep.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"mer*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +mesmerizes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mesne</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Mean</u> +intermediate.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Middle; intervening; as, a +<i>mesne</i> lord, that is, a lord who holds land of a superior, but +grants a part of it to another person, in which case he is a +<i>tenant</i> to the superior, but <i>lord</i> or superior to the +second grantee, and hence is called the <i>mesne</i> lord.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mesne process</b></col>, <cd>intermediate process; process +intervening between the beginning and end of a suit, sometimes +understood to be the whole process preceding the execution.</cd> +<i>Blackstone.</i> <i>Burrill.</i> -- <col><b>Mesne +profits</b></col>, profits of premises during the time the owner has +been wrongfully kept out of the possession of his estate. +<i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mes"o-</hw> (?), <hw>Mes-</hw> (?) }. [Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> +in the middle.] <def>A combining form denoting <i>in the middle</i>, +<i>intermediate</i>;</def> specif. <i>(Chem.)</i>, <def>denoting <i>a +type of hydrocarbons</i> which are regarded as <i>methenyl +derivatives</i>. Also used adjectively.</def> +</p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*a"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. +<grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <grk>'w,a`rion</grk>, dim. of +<grk>'w,o`n</grk> an egg.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The fold of peritoneum +which suspends the ovary from the dorsal wall of the body +cavity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"o*blast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + +<i>-blast</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +mesoderm.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The cell nucleus; +mesoplast.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*blas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Relating to the mesoblast; as, the <i>mesoblastic</i> +layer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*bran"chi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> ++ <i>branchial</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a +region of the carapace of a crab covering the middle branchial +region.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*bron"chi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mesobronchia</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Meso-</u>, and +<u>Bronchia</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The main bronchus of each +lung.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*cæ"cum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Anat.)</i> [NL. See <u>Meso-</u>, and <u>Cæcum</u>.] +<def>The fold of peritoneum attached to the cæcum.</def> -- +<wf>Mes`o*cæ"cal</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"o*carp</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. +<grk>karpo`s</grk> fruit.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The middle layer of a +pericarp which consists of three distinct or dissimilar layers.</def> +<i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*ce*phal"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> ++ <i>cephalic</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Of or +pertaining to, or in the region of, the middle of the head; as, the +<i>mesocephalic</i> flexure.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Having +the cranial cavity of medium capacity; neither megacephalic nor +microcephalic.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Having the ratio of the +length to the breadth of the cranium a medium one; +mesaticephalic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*ceph"a*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Meso-</u>, and <u>Cephalon</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The pons +Varolii.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*ceph"a*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Mesocephalic.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mes`o*cœ"le</hw> (?), <hw>||Mes`o*cœ"li*a</hw> +(?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>mesocoelia</i>. See <u>Meso-</u>, +and <u>Cœlia</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The cavity of the +mesencephalon; the iter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*co"lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; +<grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; the colon : cf. F. +<i>mésocôlon</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The fold of +peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon.</def> -- +<wf>Mes`o*col"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*cor"a*coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> ++ <i>coracoid</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A process from the middle of +the coracoid in some animals.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mes`o*cu*ne"i*form</hw> (?), <hw>Mes`o*cu"ni*form</hw> (?), +} <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>cuneiform</i>, +<i>cuniform</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the bones of the tarsus. +See 2d <u>Cuneiform</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"o*derm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. +<grk>de`rma</grk> skin.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +layer of the blastoderm, between the ectoderm and endoderm; +mesoblast. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Blastoderm</u> and +<u>Ectoderm</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The middle body layer +in some invertebrates.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The middle +layer of tissue in some vegetable structures.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*der"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the mesoderm; as, +<i>mesodermal</i> tissues.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*der"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Mesodermal</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"o*dont</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. +<grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Having teeth of moderate size.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*gas"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; belly.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The fold +of peritoneum connecting the stomach with the dorsal wall of the +abdominal cavity; the mesogastrium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*gas"tric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + +<i>gastric</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Of or +pertaining to the middle region of the abdomen, or of the +stomach.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the +mesogaster.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to +the middle gastric lobe of the carapace of a crab.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*gas"tri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Mesogaster</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +umbilical region.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The +mesogaster.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*glœ"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; a glutinous substance.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A thin gelatinous tissue separating the +ectoderm and endoderm in certain cœlenterates.</def> -- +<wf>Mes`o*glœ"al</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Me*sog"na*thous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + +Gr. <grk>gna`qos</grk> jaw.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having the jaws +slightly projecting; between prognathous and orthognathous. See +<i>Gnathic index</i>, under <u>Gnathic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*he"par</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Meso-</u>, and <u>Hepar</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A fold of the +peritoneum connecting the liver with the dorsal wall of the abdominal +cavity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*hip"pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; a horse.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An +extinct mammal of the Horse family, but not larger than a sheep, and +having three toes on each foot.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"o*labe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mesolabium</i>, Gr. &?;; <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; to take.] +<def>An instrument of the ancients for finding two mean proportionals +between two given lines, required in solving the problem of the +duplication of the cube.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"ole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> +middle.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Thomsonite</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"o*lite</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + +<i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A zeolitic mineral, grayish white +or yellowish, occuring in delicate groups of crystals, also fibrous +massive. It is a hydrous silicate of alumina, lime, and +soda.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*log"a*rithm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> ++ <i>logarithm</i> : cf. F. <i>mésologarithme</i>.] +<i>(Math.)</i> <def>A logarithm of the cosine or cotangent.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Kepler. Hutton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*me"tri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Meso-</u>, and <u>Metrium</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The fold of +the peritoneum supporting the oviduct.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*my*o"di*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A bird having a mesomyodous +larynx.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*my"o*dous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + +Gr. &?;, &?;, a muscle.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having the +intrinsic muscles of the larynx attached to the middle of the +semirings.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>me`son</grk> middle, neut. of <grk>me`sos</grk>, a., middle.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The mesial plane dividing the body of an animal +into similar right and left halves. The line in which it meets the +dorsal surface has been called the <i>dorsimeson</i>, and the +corresponding ventral edge the <i>ventrimeson</i>.</def> <i>B. G. +Wilder.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*na"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + +<i>nasal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the middle +portion of the nasal region.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*neph"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the mesonephros; as, the <i>mesonephric</i>, +or Wolffian, duct.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*neph"ros</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <grk>nefro`s</grk> kidney.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>The middle one of the three pairs of embryonic renal organs +developed in most vertebrates; the Wolffian body.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*no"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <grk>nw^ton</grk> the back.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The dorsal portion of the mesothorax of +insects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*phlœ"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <grk>floio`s</grk> bark.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The middle bark of a tree; the green layer of +bark, usually soon covered by the outer or corky layer, and +obliterated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*soph"ry*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. +<grk>meso`fryon</grk>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>See +<u>Glabella</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*phyl"lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>me`sos</grk> middle + <grk>fy`llon</grk> leaf.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>The parenchyma of a leaf between the skin of the two +surfaces.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"o*plast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + +<i>-plast</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The nucleus of a cell; +mesoblast.</def> <i>Agassiz.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 916 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*po"di*al</hw> +(m&ebreve;s`&osl;*pō"d&ibreve;*<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesopodialia or to the +parts of the limbs to which they belong.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*po`di*a"le</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mesopodialia</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> +middle + &?;, dim. of <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the bones of either the carpus or +tarsus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*po"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Mesopodiale</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The middle portion of +the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*sop`te*ryg"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; a fin.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The +middle one of the three principal basal cartilages in the fins of +fishes.</def> -- <wf>||Me*sop`ter*yg"i*al</wf> (#), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*sor"chi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; a testicle.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The +fold of peritoneum which attaches the testis to the dorsal wall of +the body cavity or scrotal sac.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*rec"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + +<i>rectum</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The fold of peritoneum, or +mesentery, attached to the rectum.</def> -- <wf>Mes`o*rec"tal</wf> +(#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"o*rhine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. +&?;, &?;, the nose.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having the nose of medium +width; between leptorhine and platyrhine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*sau"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Mosasauria</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*scap"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> ++ <i>scapula</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A process from the middle of +the scapula in some animals; the spine of the scapula.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*scap"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the mesoscapula.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*scu"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + +<i>scutum</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The scutum or dorsal plate +of the middle thoracic segment of an insect. See <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Butterfly</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"o*seme</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. +&?; sign, mark; cf. F. <i>mésosème</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Having a medium orbital index; having orbits neither broad nor +narrow; between megaseme and microseme.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*sid"er*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> ++ <i>siderite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>See the Note under +<u>Meteorite</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"o*sperm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. +&?; seed: cf. F. <i>mésosperme</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +membrane of a seed. See <u>Secundine</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"o*state</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. +&?; to make to stand.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A product of metabolic +action.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Every <i>mesostate</i> is either an <i>anastate</i> or +<i>katastate</i>, according as it is formed by an anabolic or +katabolic process. See <u>Metabolism</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*ster"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the mesosternum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*ster"num</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> ++ <i>sternum</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The middle portion, or +body, of the sternum.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The ventral piece of +the middle segment of the thorax in insects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*tar*tar"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> ++ <i>tartaric</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or +designating, an acid called also <i>inactive tartaric +acid</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*the"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; box.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The +middle layer of the gonophore in the Hydrozoa.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*the"li*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>me`sos</grk> middle + E. epi<i>thelium</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Epithelial mesoderm; a layer of cuboidal epithelium cells, +formed from a portion of the mesoderm during the differetiation of +the germ layers. It constitutes the boundary of the +cœlum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*tho*rac"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +mesothorax.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*tho"rax</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + +<i>thorax</i>: cf. F. <i>mésothorax</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The middle segment of the thorax in insects. See <i>Illust.</i> +of <u>Coleoptera</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"o*tro`chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + +Gr. &?; anything round, a hoop.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having the +middle of the body surrounded by bands of cilia; -- said of the +larvæ of certain marine annelids.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"o*type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + <i>- +type</i>: cf. F. <i>mésotype</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>An old +term covering natrolite or <i>soda mesolite</i>, scolecite or <i>lime +mesotype</i>, and mesolite or <i>lime-soda mesotype</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*va"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Meso-</u>, and <u>Ovary</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The fold of +peritoneum connecting the ovary with the wall of the abdominal +cavity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes*ox"a*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of mesoxalic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`ox*al"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mes-</i> + +<i>oxalic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an +acid, CH<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>(CO<sub>2</sub>H)<sub>2</sub>, +obtained from amido malonic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`o*zo"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Mesozoic</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A group of very lowly +organized, wormlike parasites, including the Dicyemata. They are +found in cephalopods. See <u>Dicyemata</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*zo"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meso-</i> + Gr. +&?; life, fr. &?; to live.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Belonging, or +relating, to the secondary or reptilian age, or the era between the +Paleozoic and Cenozoic. See <i>Chart</i> of <u>Geology</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`o*zo"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The Mesozoic age +or formation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes*prise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mespris</i>, +F. <i>mépris</i>. See <u>Misprize</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Contempt; scorn.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Perh. for F. <i>méprise</i> mistake. +Cf. <u>Misprision</u>.] <def>Misadventure; ill-success.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mes*qui"te</hw> (m&ebreve;s*kē"t&asl;), +<hw>Mes*quit"</hw> (m&ebreve;s*kēt") }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Sp. <i>mezquite</i>; said to be a Mexican Indian word.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name for two trees of the southwestern part of +North America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod mesquite.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Honey mesquite</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Algaroba</u> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</cd> -- <col><b>Screw-pod mesquite</b></col>, +<cd>a smaller tree (<i>Prosopis pubescens</i>), having spiral pods +used as fodder and sometimes as food by the Indians.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mesquite grass</b></col>, <cd>a rich native grass in Western +Texas (<i>Bouteloua oligostachya</i>, and other species); -- so +called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree; -- called +also <i>muskit grass</i>, <i>grama grass</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mass; church +service.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mes</i>, OF. +<i>mets</i>, LL. <i>missum</i>, p. p. of <i>mittere</i> to put, place +(<i>e. g.</i>, on the table), L. <i>mittere</i> to send. See +<u>Mission</u>, and cf. <u>Mass</u> religious service.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A quantity of food set on a table at one +time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; as, a +<i>mess</i> of pottage; also, the food given to a beast at one +time.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>At their savory dinner set<BR> +Of herbs and other country <i>messes</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A number of persons who eat together, and +for whom food is prepared in common; especially, persons in the +military or naval service who eat at the same table; as, the wardroom +<i>mess</i>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A set of four; -- from the old practice of +dividing companies into sets of four at dinner.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Latimer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The milk given by a cow at one +milking.</def> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> [Perh. corrupt. fr. OE. <i>mesh</i> for +<i>mash</i>: cf. <i>muss</i>.] <def>A disagreeable mixture or +confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from blundering or +from misunderstanding; as, he made a <i>mess</i> of it.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mess</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Messed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Messing</u>.] <def>To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; +to eat (with others); as, I <i>mess</i> with the wardroom +officers.</def> <i>Marryat.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mess</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To supply with a +mess.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"sage</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. LL. +<i>missaticum</i>, fr. L. <i>mittere</i>, <i>missum</i>, to send. See +<u>Mission</u>, and cf. <u>Messenger</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from +one person to another.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ehud said, I have a <i>message</i> from God unto +thee.</blockquote> <i>Judg. iii. 20.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, specifically, an official +communication, not made in person, but delivered by a messenger; as, +the President's <i>message</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Message shell</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Shell</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"sage</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bear as a +message.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mes"sage</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE., fr. OF. +<i>message</i>, fr. LL. <i>missaticus</i>. See 1st <u>Message</u>.] +<def>A messenger.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"sa*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE.] <def>A +messenger.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mes"sen*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>messager</i>, OF. <i>messagier</i>, F. <i>messager</i>. See +<u>Message</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who bears a message; the +bearer of a verbal or written communication, notice, or invitation, +from one person to another, or to a public body; specifically, an +office servant who bears messages.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, foreshows, or +foretells.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Yon gray lines<BR> +That fret the clouds are <i>messengers</i> of day.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A hawser passed round the +capstan, and having its two ends lashed together to form an endless +rope or chain; -- formerly used for heaving in the cable.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A person appointed to perform +certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws, such as +to take charge of the estate of the bankrupt or insolvent.</def> +<i>Bouvier. Tomlins.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Carrier; intelligencer; courier; harbinger; +forerunner; precursor; herald.</p> + +<p><col><b>Messenger bird</b></col>, <cd>the secretary bird, from its +swiftness.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"set</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dog.</def> [Obs. +or Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mes*si"ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A German epic +poem on the Messiah, by Klopstock.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes*si"ah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. +<i>māshīakh</i> anointed, fr. <i>māshakh</i> to +anoint. Cf. <u>Messias</u>.] <def>The expected king and deliverer of +the Hebrews; the Savior; Christ.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And told them the <i>Messiah</i> now was +born.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mes*si"ah*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +office of the Messiah.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`si*an"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +relating to the Messiah; as, the <i>Messianic</i> office or +character.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes*si"as</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL., fr. Gr. &?;. +See <u>Messiah</u>.] <def>The Messiah.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I know that <i>Messias</i> cometh, which is called +Christ.</blockquote> <i>John iv. 25.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mes`si`dor"</hw> (F. ?; E. ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +L. <i>messis</i> harvest.] <def>The tenth month of the French +republican calendar dating from September 22, 1792. It began June 19, +and ended July 18. See <u>VendÉmiaire</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"sieurs</hw> (?; F. ?; 277), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [F.; +pl. of <i>monsieur</i>.] <def>Sirs; gentlemen; -- abbreviated to +<i>Messrs</i>., which is used as the plural of <i>Mr</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes`si*nese"</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Messina, or its inhabitans.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mess"mate`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An associate in +a mess.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes"suage</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. +<i>mesuage</i>, <i>masnage</i>, LL. <i>messuagium</i>, +<i>mansionaticum</i>, fr. L. <i>mansio</i>, <i>-onis</i>, a staying, +remaining, dwelling, fr. <i>manere</i>, <i>mansum</i>, to stay, +remain, E. <i>mansion</i>, <i>manse</i>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A +dwelling house, with the adjacent buildings and curtilage, and the +adjoining lands appropriated to the use of the household.</def> +<i>Cowell. Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They wedded her to sixty thousand pounds,<BR> +To lands in Kent, and <i>messuages</i> in York.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mest</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Most.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mes*tee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mestizo</u>.] +<def>The offspring of a white person and a quadroon; -- so called in +the West Indies.</def> [Written also <i>mustee</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mes"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <def>See +<u>Mister</u>, a trade.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes*ti"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mestinos</b></plw> (&?;). <def>See <u>Mestizo</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mes*ti"zo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mestizos</b></plw> (#). [Sp. <i>mestizo</i>; akin to OF. +<i>mestis</i>, F. <i>métis</i>; all fr. (assumed) LL. +<i>mixtitius</i>, fr. L. <i>mixtus</i> mixed, p. p. of <i>miscere</i> +to mix. See <u>Mix</u>, and cf. <u>Mestee</u>, <u>MÉtif</u>, +<u>MÉtis</u>, <u>Mustee</u>.] <def>The offspring of an Indian +or a negro and a European or person of European stock.</def> [Spanish +America]</p> + +<p><col><b>Mestizo wool</b></col>, <cd>wool imported from South +America, and produced by mixed breeds of sheep.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mest"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of brass. +See <u>Maslin</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Me*sym"ni*cum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>me`sos</grk> middle + &?; a festive song. See <u>Hymn</u>.] +<i>(Anc. Poetry)</i> <def>A repetition at the end of a +stanza.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Meet</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met</hw>, obs. <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Mete</u>, to measure.</def> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met</hw>, obs. <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Mete</u>, to +dream.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Met"a-</hw> (?), <hw>Met-</hw> (?) }. [Gr. <grk>meta`</grk> +between, with, after; akin to AS. <i>mid</i> with, G. <i>mit</i>, +Goth. <i>miþ</i>, E. <i>mid</i>, in <i>midwife</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A prefix meaning between, with, after, +behind, over, about, reversely; as, <i>meta</i>chronism, the error of +placing after the correct time; <i>meta</i>phor, lit., a carrying +over; <i>meta</i>thesis, a placing reversely.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> A prefix denoting: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Other; duplicate, corresponding to; +resembling; hence, <i>metameric</i>; as, <i>meta</i>-arabinic, +<i>met</i>aldehyde.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Organic Chem.)</i> +<def>That two replacing radicals, in the benzene nucleus, occupy the +<i>relative positions</i> of 1 and 3, 2 and 4, 3 and 5, 4 and 6, 5 +and 1, or 6 and 2; as, <i>meta</i>cresol, etc. See <u>Ortho-</u>, +and <u>Para-</u>.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Inorganic Chem.)</i> +<def>Having <i>less than the highest number</i> of hydroxyl groups; - +- said of acids; as, <i>meta</i>phosphoric acid. Also used +adjectively.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tab"a*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Metabases</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to pass +over; &?; beyond, over + &?; to go.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>A transition from one subject to +another.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Metabola</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Me*tab"o*la</hw> (?), <hw>||Me*tab"o*le</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; change; &?; beyond + &?; to +throw.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A change or mutation; a change of disease, +symptoms, or treatment.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Me*tab"o*la</hw> (?), <hw>||Met`a*bo"li*a</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See 1st <u>Metabola</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A comprehensive group of insects, including +those that undegro a metamorphosis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*bo"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Metabola</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An insect which undergoes +a metamorphosis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*bol"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;. See +<u>Metabola</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or +pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, +change.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to +metabolism; as, <i>metabolic</i> activity; <i>metabolic</i> +force.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Met`a*bol"i*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] +<def>Metabolism.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Me*tab"o*lism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> +<def>The act or process, by which living tissues or cells take up and +convert into their own proper substance the nutritive material +brought to them by the blood, or by which they transform their cell +protoplasm into simpler substances, which are fitted either for +excretion or for some special purpose, as in the manufacture of the +digestive ferments. Hence, metabolism may be either constructive +(<i>anabolism</i>), or destructive (<i>katabolism</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tab"o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol +Chem.)</i> <def>A product of metabolism; a substance produced by +metabolic action, as urea.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tab"o*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>To change by a metabolic process. See +<u>Metabolism</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*bran"chi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meta-</i> ++ <i>branchial</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +lobe of the carapace of crabs covering the posterior +branchiæ.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*car"pal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the metacarpus.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A metacarpal bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*car"pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;; &?; beyond, between + &?; the wrist.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>That +part of the skeleton of the hand or forefoot between the carpus and +phalanges. In man it consists of five bones. See <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Artiodactyla</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Met`a*cen"ter</hw> (?) or <hw>-tre</hw> }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta-</i> + <i>center</i>.] +<i>(Hydrostatics)</i> <def>The point of intersection of a vertical +line through the center of gravity of the fluid displaced by a +floating body which is tipped through a small angle from its position +of equilibrium, and the inclined line which was vertical through the +center of gravity of the body when in equilibrium.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; When the metacenter is above the center of gravity, the +position of the body is stable; when below it, unstable.</p> + +<p><hw>Me*tac"e*tone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>met- +</i> + <i>acetone</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless liquid of an +agreeable odor, C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>10</sub>O, obtained by distilling +a mixture of sugar and lime; -- so called because formerly regarded +as a polymeric modification of acetone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*chlo"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- +</i> + <i>chloral</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white, amorphous, +insoluble substance regarded as a polymeric variety of +chloral.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tach"ro*nism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, +after the time, happening afterward; &?; beyond + &?; time: cf. F. +<i>métachronisme</i>.] <def>An error committed in chronology +by placing an event after its real time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Met`a*chro"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. +&?; beyond + &?; a coloring.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The power of +changing color at will by the expansion of special pigment cells, +under nerve influence, as seen in many reptiles, fishes, etc.</def> +<i>Cope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*cin"na*bar*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>meta-</i> + <i>cinnabar</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Sulphide of +mercury in isometric form and black in color.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"a*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>metacismus</i>, Gr. &?; fondness for the letter &?;.] <def>A +defect in pronouncing the letter <i>m</i>, or a too frequent use of +it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*cro"le*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>met- +</i> + <i>acrolein</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A polymeric modification +of acrolein obtained by heating it with caustic potash. It is a +crystalline substance having an aromatic odor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Met`a*cro"mi*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A process projecting backward and downward from +the acromion of the scapula of some mammals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*dis*coid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Meta-</i> ++ <i>discoidal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Discoidal by derivation; -- +applied especially to the placenta of man and apes, because it is +supposed to have been derived from a diffused placenta.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*gas"tric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- +</i> + <i>gastric</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to +the two posterior gastric lobes of the carapace of crabs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mete</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Measurement, especially +of coal.</def> <i>De Foe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Charge for, or price of, measuring.</def> +<i>Simmonds.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*gen"e*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- +</i> + <i>genesis</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The +change of form which one animal species undergoes in a series of +successively produced individuals, extending from the one developed +from the ovum to the final perfected individual. Hence, metagenesis +involves the production of sexual individuals by nonsexual means, +either directly or through intervening sexless generations. Opposed +to <i>monogenesis</i>. See <i>Alternate generation</i>, under +<u>Generation</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Alternation of sexual and +asexual or gemmiparous generations; -- in distinction from +<i>heterogamy</i>.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 917 !></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*ge*net"ic</hw> +(m&ebreve;t`&adot;*j&esl;*n&ebreve;t"&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to metagenesis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*gen"ic</hw> (-j&esl;n"&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Metagenetic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tag"na*thous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- +</i> + Gr. <grk>gna`qos</grk> the jaw.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Cross-billed; -- said of certain birds, as the +crossbill.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*gram"ma*tism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Anagrammatism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*graph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>By or +pertaining to metagraphy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tag"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- +</i> + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>The art or act of rendering the letters +of the alphabet of one language into the possible equivalents of +another; transliteration.</def> <i>Stormonth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met"al</hw> (? or ?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>métal</i>, L. <i>metallum</i> metal, mine, Gr. &?; mine; +cf. Gr. &?; to search after. Cf. <u>Mettle</u>, <u>Medal</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An elementary substance, as +sodium, calcium, or copper, whose oxide or hydroxide has basic rather +than acid properties, as contrasted with the nonmetals, or +metalloids. No sharp line can be drawn between the metals and +nonmetals, and certain elements partake of both acid and basic +qualities, as chromium, manganese, bismuth, etc.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Popularly, the name is applied to certain hard, fusible +metals, as gold, silver, copper, iron, tin, lead, zinc, nickel, etc., +and also to the mixed metals, or metallic alloys, as brass, bronze, +steel, bell metal, etc.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ore from which a metal is derived; -- so +called by miners.</def> <i>Raymond.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A mine from which ores are taken.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Slaves . . . and persons condemned to +<i>metals</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The substance of which anything is made; +material; hence, constitutional disposition; character; +temper.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Not till God make men of some other <i>metal</i> than +earth.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Courage; spirit; mettle. See +<u>Mettle</u>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The allusion is to the temper of the metal of a sword +blade. <i>Skeat.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>The broken stone used in macadamizing +roads and ballasting railroads.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The effective power or caliber of guns +carried by a vessel of war.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Glass in a state of fusion.</def> +<i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The rails of a railroad.</def> +[Eng.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Base metal</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>any one of the +metals, as iron, lead, etc., which are readily tarnished or oxidized, +in contrast with the noble metals. In general, a metal of small +value, as compared with gold or silver.</cd> -- <col><b>Fusible +metal</b></col> <i>(Metal.)</i>, <cd>a very fusible alloy, usually +consisting of bismuth with lead, tin, or cadmium.</cd> -- +<col><b>Heavy metals</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the metallic +elements not included in the groups of the alkalies, alkaline earths, +or the earths; specifically, the heavy metals, as gold, mercury, +platinum, lead, silver, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Light metals</b></col> +<i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the metallic elements of the alkali and alkaline +earth groups, as sodium, lithium, calcium, magnesium, etc.; also, +sometimes, the metals of the earths, as aluminium.</cd> -- +<col><b>Muntz metal</b></col>, <cd>an alloy for sheathing and other +purposes, consisting of about sixty per cent of copper, and forty of +zinc. Sometimes a little lead is added. It is named from the +inventor.</cd> -- <col><b>Prince's metal</b></col> <i>(Old +Chem.)</i>, <cd>an alloy resembling brass, consisting of three parts +of copper to one of zinc; -- also called <i>Prince Rupert's +metal</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Met"al</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Metaled</u> (? or ?) or <u>Metalled</u>; <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Metaling</u> or <u>Metalling</u>.] <def>To +cover with metal; as, to <i>metal</i> a ship's bottom; to +<i>metal</i> a road.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`al*am*mo"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Metal</i> + <i>ammonium</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical +radical derived from ammonium by the substitution of metallic atoms +in place of hydrogen.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`al*bu"min</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>met- +</i> + <i>albumin</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A form of +albumin found in ascitic and certain serous fluids. It is sometimes +regarded as a mixture of albumin and mucin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tal"de*hyde</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>met- +</i> + <i>aldehyde</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline +substance isomeric with, and obtained from, acetic aldehyde by +polymerization, and reconvertible into the same.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Met`a*lep"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Metalepses</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?; participation, +alteration, fr. &?; to partake, to take in exchange; &?; beyond + &?; +to take.] <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>The continuation of a trope in one word +through a succession of significations, or the union of two or more +tropes of a different kind in one word.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"a*lep`sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Exchange; replacement; substitution; metathesis.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*lep"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a metalepsis.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Transverse; as, the <i>metaleptic</i> +motion of a muscle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, +concerned in, or occurring by, metalepsy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*lep"tic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Metaleptic.</def> -- <wf>Met`a*lep"tic*al*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tal"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>metallicus</i>, fr. <i>metallum</i>: cf. F. +<i>métallique</i>. See <u>Metal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal; resembling +metal; as, a <i>metallic</i> appearance; a <i>metallic</i> +alloy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or +characterized by, the essential and implied properties of a metal, as +contrasted with a nonmetal or metalloid; basic; antacid; +positive.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Metallic iron</b></col>, <cd>iron in the state of the +metal, as distinquished from its ores, as magnetic iron.</cd> -- +<col><b>Metallic paper</b></col>, <cd>paper covered with a thin +solution of lime, whiting, and size. When written upon with a pewter +or brass pencil, the lines can hardly be effaced.</cd> -- +<col><b>Metallic tinking</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a sound heard +in the chest, when a cavity communicating with the air passages +contains both air and liquid.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tal"lic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Metallic</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Me*tal"lic*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +metallic manner; by metallic means.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tal`li*fac"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>metallum</i> metal + <i>facere</i>, <i>factum</i>, to make.] +<def>The production and working or manufacture of metals.</def> [R.] +<i>R. Park.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met`al*lif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>metallifer</i>; <i>metallum</i> metal + <i>ferre</i> to bear: cf. +F. <i>métallifère</i>.] <def>Producing metals; yielding +metals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tal"li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>metallum</i> metal + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. +<i>métalliforme</i>.] <def>Having the form or structure of a +metal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"al*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>métallin</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a metal; metallic; as, +<i>metalline</i> properties.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate; as, +<i>metalline</i> water.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Met"al*line</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A substance of variable composition, but resembling a soft, +dark-colored metal, used in the bearings of machines for obviating +friction, and as a substitute for lubricants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"al*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A worker in +metals, or one skilled in metals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`al*li*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>métallisation</i>.] <def>The act or process of +metallizing.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Met"al*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Metallized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Metallizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. +<i>métalliser</i>.] <def>To impart metallic properties to; to +impregnate with a metal.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Me*tal"lo*chrome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Metallochromy</u>.] <def>A coloring produced by the deposition of +some metallic compound; specifically, the prismatic tints produced by +depositing a film of peroxide of lead on polished steel by +electricity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tal"lo*chro`my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>metallum</i> metal + Gr. &?; color.] <def>The art or process of +coloring metals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tal"lo*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>metallum</i> metal + <i>-graph</i>.] <def>A print made by +metallography.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tal`lo*graph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Pertaining to, or by means of, metallography.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`al*log"ra*phist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +who writes on the subject of metals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`al*log"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>metallum</i> metal + <i>-graphy</i>: cf. F. +<i>métallographie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The science or +art of metals and metal working; also, a treatise on +metals.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A method of transferring impressions of +the grain of wood to metallic surfaces by chemical action.</def> +<i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A substitute for lithography, in which +metallic plates are used instead of stone.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met"al*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>metallum</i> +metal + <i>-oid</i>: cf. F. <i>métalloïde</i>.] +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Formerly, the metallic base of a fixed +alkali, or alkaline earth; -- applied by Sir H. Davy to sodium, +potassium, and some other metallic substances whose metallic +character was supposed to be not well defined.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Now, one of several elementary substances +which in the free state are unlike metals, and whose compounds +possess or produce acid, rather than basic, properties; a nonmetal; +as, boron, carbon, phosphorus, nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, chlorine, +bromine, etc., are <i>metalloids</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"al*loid</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having the appearance of a metal.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Having the properties of a +nonmetal; nonmetallic; acid; negative.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`al*loid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Metalloid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`al*lor*gan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Metalorganic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tal`lo*ther"a*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>metallum</i> metal + E. <i>therapy</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Treatment of disease by applying metallic plates to the surface +of the body.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Met`al*lur"gic</hw> (?), <hw>Met`al*lur"gic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>métallurgique</i>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to metallurgy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"al*lur`gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>métallurgiste</i>.] <def>One who works in metals, or +prepares them for use; one who is skilled in metallurgy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"al*lur`gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>métallurgie</i>, fr. L. <i>metallum</i> metal, Gr. &?; a +mine + the root of &?; work. See <u>Metal</u>, and <u>Work</u>.] +<def>The art of working metals, comprehending the whole process of +separating them from other matters in the ore, smelting, refining, +and parting them; sometimes, in a narrower sense, only the process of +extracting metals from their ores.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"al*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Metalmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A worker in metals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Beyond the +scope or province of logic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`al*or*gan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Metal</i>, +L. <i>metallum</i> + E. <i>organic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or denoting, any one of a series of compounds of +certain metallic elements with organic radicals; as, zinc methyl, +sodium ethyl, etc.</def> [Written also <i>metallorganic</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Met"a*mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Metamere</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of several metameric +forms of the same substance, or of different substances having the +same composition; as, xylene has three <i>metamers</i>, viz., +orthoxylene, metaxylene, and paraxylene.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"a*mere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta-</i> ++ <i>-mere</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>One of successive or +homodynamous parts in animals and plants; one of a series of similar +parts that follow one another in a vertebrate or articulate animal, +as in an earthworm; a segment; a somite. See <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Loeven's larva</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*mer"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- +</i> + Gr. &?; part.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Having +the same elements united in the same proportion by weight, and with +the same molecular weight, but possessing a different structure and +different properties; as, methyl ether and ethyl alcohol are +<i>metameric</i> compounds. See <u>Isomeric</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The existence of metameric compounds is due to the +different arrangement of the same constituents in the molecule.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a +metamere or its formation; as, <i>metameric</i> +segmentation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*mer"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +metameric manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tam"er*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The symmetry of a metameric +structure; serial symmetry; the state of being made up of +metameres.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The state or quality of +being metameric; also, the relation or condition of metameric +compounds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Metamorphosis</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Subject to change; +changeable; variable.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Causing a change of structure.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, produced by, +or exhibiting, certain changes which minerals or rocks may have +undergone since their original deposition; -- especially applied to +the recrystallization which sedimentary rocks have undergone through +the influence of heat and pressure, after which they are called +<i>metamorphic</i> rocks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> +<def>The state or quality of being metamorphic; the process by which +the material of rock masses has been more or less recrystallized by +heat, pressure, etc., as in the change of sedimentary limestone to +marble.</def> <i>Murchison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl.)</i> +<def>One who believes that the body of Christ was merged into the +Deity when he ascended.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +metamorphose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phose</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Metamorphosed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Metamorphosing</u>.] [Cf. F. +<i>métamorphoser</i>.] <def>To change into a different form; +to transform; to transmute.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And earth was <i>metamorphosed</i> into +man.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*mor"phose</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>métamorphose</i>. See <u>Metamorphosis</u>.] <def>Same as +<u>Metamorphosis</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*mor"pho*ser</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +metamorphoses.</def> [R.] <i>Gascoigne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*mor"pho*sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Changing +the form; transforming.</def> [R.] <i>Pownall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*mor"pho*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Metamorphoses</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to be +transformed; <grk>meta`</grk> beyond, over + <grk>morfh`</grk> +form.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Change of form, or structure; +transformation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A change in the form or +function of a living organism, by a natural process of growth or +development; as, the <i>metamorphosis</i> of the yolk into the +embryo, of a tadpole into a frog, or of a bud into a blossom. +Especially, that form of sexual reproduction in which an embryo +undergoes a series of marked changes of external form, as the +chrysalis stage, pupa stage, etc., in insects. In these intermediate +stages sexual reproduction is usually impossible, but they ultimately +pass into final and sexually developed forms, from the union of which +organisms are produced which pass through the same cycle of changes. +See <u>Transformation</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The change of material +of one kind into another through the agency of the living organism; +metabolism.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Vegetable metamorphosis</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the +doctrine that flowers are homologous with leaf buds, and that the +floral organs are transformed leaves.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Met`a*nau"pli*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Meta-</u>, and <u>Nauplius</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A larval +crustacean in a stage following the nauplius, and having about seven +pairs of appendages.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*ne*phrit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the metanephros.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Met`a*neph"ros</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; behind + &?; kidney.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The most posterior of +the three pairs of embryonic renal organs developed in many +vertebrates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Met`a*no"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; behind + &?; back.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The dorsal portion +of the metaphorax of insects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`an*ti*mo"nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of metantimonic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`an*ti*mon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>met- +</i> + <i>antimonic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid (formerly called +<i>antimonic acid</i>) analogous to metaphosphoric acid, and obtained +as a white amorphous insoluble substance, (HSbO<sub>3</sub>).</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Formerly, designating an acid, which is now +properly called <i>pyroantimonic acid</i>, and analogous to +<i>pyrophosphoric acid</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*pec"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- +</i> + <i>pectic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or +designating, a supposed acid obtained from pectin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*pec"tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A substance obtained from, and resembling, pectin, and occurring +in overripe fruits.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*pep"tone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- +</i> + <i>peptone</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>An intermediate +product formed in the gastric digestion of albuminous +matter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"a*phor</hw> (m&ebreve;t"&adot;*f&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>métaphore</i>, L. +<i>metaphora</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>metafora`</grk>, fr. +<grk>metafe`rein</grk> to carry over, transfer; <grk>meta`</grk> +beyond, over + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bring, bear.] <i>(Rhet.)</i> +<def>The transference of the relation between one set of objects to +another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed +simile; <i>e. g.</i>, the ship plows the sea.</def> <i>Abbott & +Seeley.</i> "All the world's a stage." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The statement, "that man is a fox," is a metaphor; but +"that man is like a fox," is a simile, similitude, or comparison.</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Met`a*phor"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Met`a*phor"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>métaphorique</i>.] +<def>Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not +literal; figurative; tropical; as, a <i>metaphorical</i> expression; +a <i>metaphorical</i> sense.</def> -- <wf>Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Met"a*phor*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +makes metaphors.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*phos"phate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of metaphosphoric acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*phos*phor"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>meta-</i> + <i>phosphoric</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, +or designating, a monobasic acid, HPO<sub>3</sub>, analogous to +nitric acid, and, by heating phosphoric acid, obtained as a +crystalline substance, commonly called <i>glacial phosphoric +acid</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"a*phrase</hw> (m&ebreve;t"&adot;*frāz), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>meta`frasis</grk>, from +<grk>metafra`zein</grk> to paraphrase; <grk>meta`</grk> beyond, over ++ <grk>fra`zein</grk> to speak: cf. F. <i>métaphrase</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A verbal translation; a version or +translation from one language into another, word for word; -- opposed +to <i>paraphrase</i>.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An answering phrase; repartee.</def> +<i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 918 !></p> + +<p><hw>Met"a*phrased</hw> (m&ebreve;t"&adot;*frāzd), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Translated literally.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*taph"ra*sis</hw> (m&esl;*tăf"r&adot;*s&ibreve;s), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Metaphrase</u>.] +<def>Metaphrase.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"a*phrast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;: cf. F. +<i>métaphraste</i>.] <def>A literal translator.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Met`a*phras"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Met`a*phras"tic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] <def>Close, or literal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*phys"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>métaphysique</i>.] <def>See <u>Metaphysics</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*phys"ic</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Metaphysical.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*phys"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>métaphysique</i>. See <u>Metaphysics</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to metaphysics.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>According to rules or principles of +metaphysics; as, <i>metaphysical</i> reasoning.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Preternatural or supernatural.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The golden round<BR> +Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem<BR> +To have thee crowned withal.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*phys"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the +manner of metaphysical science, or of a metaphysician.</def> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*phy*si"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>métaphysicien</i>.] <def>One who is versed in +metaphysics.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*phys"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; &?; &?; +after those things which relate to external nature, after physics, +fr. &?; beyond, after + &?; relating to external nature, natural, +physical, fr. &?; nature: cf. F. <i>métaphysique</i>. See +<u>Physics</u>. The term was first used by the followers of Aristotle +as a name for that part of his writings which came <i>after</i>, or +followed, the part which treated of <i>physics</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The science of real as distinguished from +phenomenal being; ontology; also, the science of being, with +reference to its abstract and universal conditions, as distinguished +from the science of determined or concrete being; the science of the +conceptions and relations which are necessarily implied as true of +every kind of being; philosophy in general; first principles, or the +science of first principles.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Metaphysics</i> is distinguished as <i>general</i> and +<i>special</i>. <i>General metaphysics</i> is the science of all +being as being. <i>Special metaphysics</i> is the science of one kind +of being; as, the <i>metaphysics</i> of chemistry, of morals, or of +politics. According to Kant, a systematic exposition of those notions +and truths, the knowledge of which is altogether independent of +experience, would constitute the science of metaphysics.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Commonly, in the schools, called <i>metaphysics</i>, +as being part of the philosophy of Aristotle, which hath that for +title; but it is in another sense: for there it signifieth as much as +"books written or placed after his natural philosophy." But the +schools take them for "books of supernatural philosophy;" for the +word <i>metaphysic</i> will bear both these senses.</blockquote> +<i>Hobbes.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now the science conversant about all such inferences +of unknown being from its known manifestations, is called ontology, +or <i>metaphysics</i> proper.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Metaphysics</i> are [is] the science which +determines what can and what can not be known of being, and the laws +of being, a priori.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: The scientific knowledge of mental +phenomena; mental philosophy; psychology.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Metaphysics</i>, in whatever latitude the term be +taken, is a science or complement of sciences exclusively occupied +with mind.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whether, after all,<BR> +A larger <i>metaphysics</i> might not help<BR> +Our physics.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*taph"y*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; after + &?; nature.] <def>Change of form; +transformation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"a*plasm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>metaplasmus</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; beyond, over + &?; to mold: cf. F. +<i>métaplasme</i>.] <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A change in the +letters or syllables of a word.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"a*plast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Metaplasm</u>.] <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A word having more than one +form of the root.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"a*pode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. +<i>metapodium</i>, from Gr. &?; behind + &?;, dim. of +<grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The posterior division of the foot in the Gastropoda and +Pteropoda.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*po"di*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the metapodialia, or to the parts of the +limbs to which they belong.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Met`a*po`di*a"le</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Metapodialia</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Metapode</u>.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the bones of either the metacarpus or +metatarsus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Met`a*po"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Metapodia</b></plw> (#). [NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same +as <u>Metapode</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Met`a*poph"y*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Metapophyses</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Meta-</u>, and +<u>Apophysis</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A tubercle projecting from the +anterior articular processes of some vertebræ; a mammillary +process.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*tap`te*ryg"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; after + &?; fin.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The posterior of the +three principal basal cartilages in the fins of fishes.</def> -- +<wf>Me*tap`ter*yg"i*al</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*sil"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of metasilicic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*si*lic"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- +</i> + <i>silicic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Designating an acid +derived from silicic acid by the removal of water; of or pertaining +to such an acid.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The salts of metasilicic acid are often called +<i>bisilicates</i>, in mineralogy, as Wollastonite +(CaSiO<sub>3</sub>).</p> + +<p><col><b>Metasilicic acid</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a +gelatinous substance, or white amorphous powder, analogous to +carbonic acid, and forming many stable salts.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*so"ma*tism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>meta-</i> + Gr. &?;, &?;, body.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>An alteration +in a mineral or rock mass when involving a chemical change of the +substance, as of chrysolite to serpentine; -- opposed to ordinary +<i>metamorphism</i>, as implying simply a recrystallization.</def> -- +<wf>Met`a*so*mat"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Met"a*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta-</i> ++ <i>-some</i> body.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the component +segments of the body of an animal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*stan"nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of metastannic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*stan"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or designating, a compound of tin (metastannic +acid), obtained, as an isomeric modification of stannic acid, in the +form of a white amorphous substance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tas"ta*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Metastases</b></plw> (#). [L., transition, fr. Gr. &?;, fr. +&?; to place in another way; &?; after + &?; to place.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>A spiritual change, as +during baptism.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A change in the location of +a disease, as from one part to another.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The act or process by +which matter is taken up by cells or tissues and is transformed into +other matter; in plants, the act or process by which are produced all +of those chemical changes in the constituents of the plant which are +not accompanied by a production of organic matter; +metabolism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*stat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, +pertaining to, or caused by, metastasis; as, a <i>metastatic</i> +abscess; the <i>metastatic</i> processes of growth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*ster"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the metasternum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Met`a*ster"num</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>meta-</i> + <i>sternum</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>The most posterior element of the sternum; the ensiform process; +xiphisternum.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The ventral plate of +the third or last segment of the thorax of insects.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Me*tas"to*ma</hw> (?), <hw>Met"a*stome</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>metastoma</i>, from Gr. <grk>meta`</grk> +behind + <grk>sto`ma</grk> mouth.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A median +elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*tar"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the metatarsus.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A metatarsal bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"a*tarse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Metatarsus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*tar"sus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Metatarsi</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Meta-</u>, and +<u>Tarsus</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>That part of the skeleton of the +hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It +consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See <i>Illustration</i> +in Appendix.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tath"e*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Metatheses</b></plw> (&?;). [L., fr. Gr. +<grk>meta`thesis</grk>, fr. <grk>metatithe`nai</grk> to place +differently, to transpose; <grk>meta`</grk> beyond, over + +<grk>tithe`nai</grk> to place, set. See <u>Thesis</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Transposition, as of the +letters or syllables of a word; as, <i>pistris</i> for +<i>pristis</i>; <i>meagre</i> for <i>meager</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A mere change in place of a +morbid substance, without removal from the body.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The act, process, or result +of exchange, substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals; +thus, by <i>metathesis</i> an acid gives up all or part of its +hydrogen, takes on an equivalent amount of a metal or base, and forms +a salt.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Met`a*thet"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Met`a*thet"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to metathesis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*tho*rac"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +metathorax.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*tho"rax</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.: cf. F. +<i>métathorax</i>. See <u>Meta-</u>, and <u>Thorax</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The last or posterior segment of the thorax +in insects. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Coleoptera</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*ti*tan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- +</i> + <i>titanic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or +designating, an acid of titanium analogous to metasilicic +acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*tung"state</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of metatungstic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*tung"stic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- +</i> + <i>tungstic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or +designating, an acid known only in its salts (the +<i>metatungstates</i>) and properly called <i>polytungstic</i>, or +<i>pyrotungstic</i>, acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*van"a*date</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of metavanadic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*va*nad"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- +</i> + <i>vanadic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or +designating, a vanadic acid analogous to metaphosphoric +acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*xy"lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>meta- +</i> + <i>xylene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>That variety of xylene, or +dimethyl benzene, in which the two methyl groups occupy the meta +position with reference to each other. It is a colorless inflammable +liquid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mé`ta`yage"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Métayer</u>.] <def>A system of farming on halves.</def> +[France & Italy]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mé`ta`yer"</hw> (F. ?; E. ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F., fr. LL. <i>medietarius</i>, fr. L. <i>medius</i> middle, half. +See <u>Mid</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>One who cultivates land +for a share (usually one half) of its yield, receiving stock, tools, +and seed from the landlord.</def> [France & Italy] +<i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Met`a*zo"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; after + <grk>zo^,on</grk> an animal.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Those animals in which the protoplasmic mass, constituting the +egg, is converted into a multitude of cells, which are metamorphosed +into the tissues of the body. A central cavity is commonly developed, +and the cells around it are at first arranged in two layers, -- the +<i>ectoderm</i> and <i>endoderm</i>. The group comprises nearly all +animals except the Protozoa.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*zo"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Metazoans</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of +the Metazoa.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`a*zo"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the Metazoa.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Met`a*zo"ön</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the Metazoa.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mete</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Meat.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mete</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To meet.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mete</hw>, <pos><i>v. i. & t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Mette</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Met</u>.] [AS. <i>m&?;tan</i>.] <def>To dream; also impersonally; +as, <i>me mette</i>, I dreamed.</def> [Obs.] "I <i>mette</i> of him +all night." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mete</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Meted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Meting</u>.] [AS. <i>metan</i>; akin to D. <i>meten</i>, G. +<i>messen</i>, OHG. <i>mezzan</i>, Icel. <i>meta</i>, Sw. +<i>mäta</i>, Goth. <i>mitan</i>, L. <i>modus</i> measure, +moderation, <i>modius</i> a corn measure, Gr. &?; to rule, &?; a corn +measure, and ultimately from the same root as E. <i>measure</i>, L. +<i>metiri</i> to measure; cf. Skr. <i>mā</i> to measure. +√99. Cf. <u>Measure</u>, <u>Meet</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, +<u>Mode</u>.] <def>To find the quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, +by any rule or standard; to measure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mete</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To measure.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Mark iv. 24.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mete</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>met</i>. See +<u>Mete</u> to measure.] <def>Measure; limit; boundary; -- used +chiefly in the plural, and in the phrase <i>metes and +bounds</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mete"corn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A quantity of +corn formerly given by the lord to his customary tenants, as an +encouragement to, or reward for, labor and faithful +service.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mete"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>According to measure +or proportion; proportionable; proportionate.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Met`em*pir"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Met`em*pir"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>met-</i> + <i>empiric</i>, <i>- +ical</i>.] <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>Related, or belonging, to the +objects of knowledge within the province of metempirics.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If then the empirical designates the province we +include within the range of science, the province we exclude may be +fitly styled the <i>metempirical</i>.</blockquote> <i>G. H. +Lewes.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met*em*pir"i*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +science that is concerned with metempirics.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`em*pir"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +concepts and relations which are conceived as beyond, and yet as +related to, the knowledge gained by experience.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*temp"sy*chose</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Metempsychosed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Metempsychosing</u> (?).] [See +<u>Metempsychosis</u>.] <def>To translate or transfer, as the soul, +from one body to another.</def> [R.] <i>Peacham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*temp`sy*cho"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?;; &?; beyond, over + &?; to animate; &?; in + &?; soul. See +<u>Psychology</u>.] <def>The passage of the soul, as an immortal +essence, at the death of the animal body it had inhabited, into +another living body, whether of a brute or a human being; +transmigration of souls.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met`emp*to"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. +&?; beyond, after + &?; a falling upon, fr. &?; to fall in or upon; +&?; in + &?; to fall.] <i>(Chron.)</i> <def>The suppression of a day +in the calendar to prevent the date of the new moon being set a day +too late, or the suppression of the bissextile day once in 134 years. +The opposite to this is the <i>proemptosis</i>, or the addition of a +day every 330 years, and another every 2,400 years.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`en*ceph"a*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Met-</i> ++ <i>encephalon</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The posterior part of the +brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated +to <i>meten</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Met`en*so`ma*to"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a +change of body (by the soul), fr. Gr. &?;.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The +assimilation by one body or organism of the elements of +another.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"te*or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>météore</i>, Gr. &?;, pl. &?; things in the air, fr. +&?; high in air, raised off the ground; &?; beyond + &?;, &?;, a +suspension or hovering in the air, fr. &?; to lift, raise up.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any phenomenon or appearance in the +atmosphere, as clouds, rain, hail, snow, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hail, an ordinary <i>meteor</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specif.: A transient luminous body or +appearance seen in the atmosphere, or in a more elevated +region.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The vaulty top of heaven<BR> +Figured quite o'er with burning <i>meteors</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The term is especially applied to fireballs, and the masses +of stone or other substances which sometimes fall to the earth; also +to shooting stars and to ignes fatui. Meteors are often classed as: +<i>aerial meteors</i>, winds, tornadoes, etc.; <i>aqueous +meteors</i>, rain, hail, snow, dew, etc.; <i>luminous meteors</i>, +rainbows, halos, etc.; and <i>igneous meteors</i>, lightning, +shooting stars, and the like.</p> + +<p><hw>Me`te*or"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>météorique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or +pertaining to a meteor, or to meteors; atmospheric, as, +<i>meteoric</i> phenomena; <i>meteoric</i> stones.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Influenced by the weather; as, +<i>meteoric</i> conditions.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Flashing; brilliant; transient; like a +meteor; as, <i>meteoric</i> fame.</def> "<i>Meteoric</i> politician." +<i>Craik.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Meteoric iron</b></col>, <col><b>Meteoric stone</b></col>. +<i>(Min.)</i> <cd>See <u>Meteorite</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Meteoric +paper</b></col>, <cd>a substance of confervoid origin found floating +in the air, and resembling bits of coarse paper; -- so called because +formerly supposed to fall from meteors.</cd> -- <col><b>Meteoric +showers</b></col>, <cd>periodical exhibitions of shooting stars, +occuring about the 9th or 10th of August and 13th of November, more +rarely in April and December, and also at some other +periods.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me`te*or"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Meteoric.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"te*or*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Flatulent distention of the abdomen; tympanites.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"te*or*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>météorite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mass of stone +or iron which has fallen to the earth from space; an +aërolite.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Meteorites usually show a pitted surface with a fused +crust, caused by the heat developed in their rapid passage through +the earth's atmosphere. A meteorite may consist: <b>1</b>. Of +metallic iron, alloyed with a small percentage of nickel (<i>meteoric +iron</i>, <i>holosiderite</i>). When etched this usually exhibits +peculiar crystalline figures, called <i>Widmanstätten +figures</i>. <b>2</b>. Of a cellular mass of iron with imbedded +silicates (<i>mesosiderite</i> or <i>siderolite</i>). <b>3</b>. Of a +stony mass of silicates with little iron (<i>meteoric stone</i>, +<i>sporadosiderite</i>). <b>4</b>. Of a mass without iron +(<i>asiderite</i>). +</p> + +<p><hw>Me"te*or*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; to +raise to a height.] <def>To ascend in vapors; to take the form of a +meteor.</def> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me`te*or"o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meteor</i> ++ <i>-graph</i>.] <def>An instrument which registers meteorologic +phases or conditions.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me`te*or`o*graph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to meteorography.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me`te*or*og"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Meteor</i> + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>The registration of +meteorological phenomena.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 919 !></p> + +<p><hw>Me"te*or*oid</hw> (mē"t&esl;*&etilde;r*oid), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meteor</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Astron.)</i> +<def>A small body moving through space, or revolving about the sun, +which on entering the earth's atmosphere would be deflagrated and +appear as a meteor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These bodies [small, solid bodies] before they come +into the air, I call <i>meteoroids</i>.</blockquote> <i>H. A. +Newton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me`te*or*oid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to a meteoroid or to meteoroids.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me`te*or"o*lite</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Meteor</i> + <i>-lite</i> : cf. F. +<i>météorolithe</i>.] <def>A meteoric stone; an +aërolite; a meteorite.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Me`te*or`o*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Me`te*or`o*log"ic*al</hw> +(?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;: cf. F. +<i>météorologique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the +atmosphere and its phenomena, or to meteorology.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Meteorological table</b></col>, <col><b>Meteorological +register</b></col>, <cd>a table or register exhibiting the state of +the air and its temperature, weight, dryness, moisture, motion, +etc.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me`te*or*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>météorologiste</i>.] <def>A person skilled in +meteorology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me`te*or*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; ++ <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse: cf. F. +<i>météorologie</i>. See <u>Meteor</u>.] <def>The +science which treats of the atmosphere and its phenomena, +particularly of its variations of heat and moisture, of its winds, +storms, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me`te*or"o*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Meteor</i> + <i>-mancy</i> : cf. F. +<i>météoromancie</i>.] <def>A species of divination by +meteors, chiefly by thunder and lightning, which was held in high +estimation by the Romans.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me`te*or*om"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Meteor</i> + <i>-meter</i>.] <def>An apparatus which transmits +automatically to a central station atmospheric changes as marked by +the anemometer, barometer, thermometer, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me`te*or"o*scope</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, +fr. &?; observing the heavenly bodies; &?; + &?; to view: cf. F. +<i>météoroscope</i>. See <u>Meteor</u>.] +<i>(Astron.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An astrolabe; a +planisphere.</def> [Obs.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An instrument for +measuring the position, length, and direction, of the apparent path +of a shooting star.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*te"o*rous</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Meteor</u>.] <def>Of the nature or appearance of a +meteor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>-me"ter</hw> (?). [L. <i>metrum</i> measure, or the allied Gr. +&?;. See <u>Meter</u> rhythm.] <def>A suffix denoting <i>that by +which anything is measured</i>; as, baro<i>meter</i>, +chrono<i>meter</i>, dynamo<i>meter</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mete</u> to +measure.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, metes or +measures. See <u>Coal-meter</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An instrument for measuring, and usually +for recording automatically, the quantity measured.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Dry meter</b></col>, <cd>a gas meter having measuring +chambers, with flexible walls, which expand and contract like bellows +and measure the gas by filling and emptying.</cd> -- <col><b>Wet +meter</b></col>, <cd>a gas meter in which the revolution of a +chambered drum in water measures the gas passing through it.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me"ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A line above or below a +hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen +it.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Me"ter</hw>, <hw>Me"tre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[OE. <i>metre</i>, F. <i>mètre</i>, L. <i>metrum</i>, fr. Gr. +&?;; akin to Skr. <i>mā</i> to measure. See <u>Mete</u> to +measure.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Rhythmical arrangement of syllables +or words into verses, stanzas, strophes, etc.; poetical measure, +depending on number, quantity, and accent of syllables; rhythm; +measure; verse; also, any specific rhythmical arrangements; as, the +Horatian <i>meters</i>; a dactylic <i>meter</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The only strict antithesis to prose is +<i>meter</i>.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A poem.</def> [Obs.] <i>Robynson (More's +Utopia).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A measure of length, equal to 39.37 +English inches, the standard of linear measure in the metric system +of weights and measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly, +the ten millionth part of the distance from the equator to the north +pole, as ascertained by actual measurement of an arc of a meridian. +See <i>Metric system</i>, under <u>Metric</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Common meter</b></col> <i>(Hymnol.)</i>, <cd>four iambic +verses, or lines, making a stanza, the first and third having each +four feet, and the second and fourth each three feet; -- usually +indicated by the initials C.M.</cd> -- <col><b>Long meter</b></col> +<i>(Hymnol.)</i>, <cd>iambic verses or lines of four feet each, four +verses usually making a stanza; -- commonly indicated by the initials +L. M.</cd> -- <col><b>Short meter</b></col> <i>(Hymnol.)</i>, +<cd>iambic verses or lines, the first, second, and fourth having each +three feet, and the third four feet. The stanza usually consists of +four lines, but is sometimes doubled. <i>Short meter</i> is indicated +by the initials S. M.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me"ter*age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 1st +<u>Meter</u>.] <def>The act of measuring, or the cost of +measuring.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me"ter*gram`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mech.)</i> +<def>A measure of energy or work done; the power exerted in raising +one gram through the distance of one meter against +gravitation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mete"wand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mete</i> to +measure + <i>wand</i>.] <def>A measuring rod.</def> +<i>Ascham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mete"yard`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>metgeard</i>. See <u>Mete</u> to measure, and <u>Yard</u> stick.] +<def>A yard, staff, or rod, used as a measure.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Meathe</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met`hæm*o*glo"bin</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Pref. <i>met-</i> + <i>hæmoglobin</i>.] <i>(Physiol. +Chem.)</i> <def>A stable crystalline compound obtained by the +decomposition of hemoglobin. It is found in old blood +stains.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>M</i>yristic + +<i>eth</i>er + <i>al</i>cohol.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white waxy +substance, found in small quantities in spermaceti as an ethereal +salt of several fatty acids, and regarded as an alcohol of the +methane series.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"ane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Methal</u>.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable +hydrocarbon, CH<sub>4</sub>; marsh gas. See <i>Marsh gas</i>, under +<u>Gas</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Methane series</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a series of +saturated hydrocarbons, of which methane is the first member and +type, and (because of their general chemical inertness and +indifference) called also the <i>paraffin (little affinity) +series</i>. The lightest members are gases, as methane, ethane; +intermediate members are liquids, as hexane, heptane, etc. (found in +benzine, kerosene, etc.); while the highest members are white, waxy, +or fatty solids, as paraffin proper.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me*theg"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [W. +<i>meddyglyn</i>; <i>medd</i> mead + <i>llyn</i> liquor, juice. See +<u>Mead</u> a drink.] <def>A fermented beverage made of honey and +water; mead.</def> <i>Gay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meth</i>yl + +ethyl<i>ene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Methylene</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"e*nyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Methene</i> + +<i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The hypothetical hydrocarbon radical +CH, regarded as an essential residue of certain organic +compounds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"ide</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Methyl</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A binary compound of methyl with +some element; as, aluminium <i>methide</i>, +Al<sub>2</sub>(CH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>6</sub>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*thinks"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. impers.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Methought</u> (?).] [AS. +<i>þyncan</i> to seem, <i>mē þynceð</i>, +<i>mē þūhte</i>, OE. <i>me thinketh</i>, <i>me +thoughte</i>; akin to G. <i>dünken</i> to seem, <i>denken</i> to +think, and E. <i>think</i>. See <u>Me</u>, and <u>Think</u>.] <def>It +seems to me; I think. See <u>Me</u>.</def> [R., except in +poetry.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>In all ages poets have been had in special reputation, +and, <i>methinks</i>, not without great cause.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*thi"on*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of methionic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth`i*on"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Me</i>thyl + +<i>thionic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or +designating, a sulphonic (<i>thionic</i>) acid derivative of methane, +obtained as a stable white crystalline substance, +CH<sub>2</sub>.(SO<sub>3</sub>H)<sub>2</sub>, which forms well +defined salts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"od</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>méthode</i>, L. <i>methodus</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>meqodos</grk> +method, investigation following after; <grk>meta`</grk> after + +<grk>"odo`s</grk> way.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An orderly procedure +or process; regular manner of doing anything; hence, manner; way; +mode; as, a <i>method</i> of teaching languages; a <i>method</i> of +improving the mind.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Orderly arrangement, elucidation, +development, or classification; clear and lucid exhibition; +systematic arrangement peculiar to an individual.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Though this be madness, yet there's <i>method</i> in +it.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All <i>method</i> is a rational progress, a progress +toward an end.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> <def>Classification; a mode +or system of classifying natural objects according to certain common +characteristics; as, the <i>method</i> of Theophrastus; the +<i>method</i> of Ray; the Linnæan <i>method</i>.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Order; system; rule; regularity; way; manner; mode; +course; process; means. -- <u>Method</u>, <u>Mode</u>, +<u>Manner</u>. <i>Method</i> implies arrangement; <i>mode</i>, mere +action or existence. <i>Method</i> is a way of reaching a given end +by a <i>series</i> of acts which tend to secure it; <i>mode</i> +relates to a single action, or to the form which a series of acts, +viewed as a whole, exhibits. <i>Manner</i> is literally the +<i>handling</i> of a thing, and has a wider sense, embracing both +<i>method</i> and <i>mode</i>. An instructor may adopt a good +<i>method</i> of teaching to write; the scholar may acquire a bad +<i>mode</i> of holding his pen; the <i>manner</i> in which he is +corrected will greatly affect his success or failure.</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Me*thod"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Me*thod"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>methodicus</i>, Gr. &?;: cf. F. +<i>méthodique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Arranged with +regard to method; disposed in a suitable manner, or in a manner to +illustrate a subject, or to facilitate practical observation; as, the +<i>methodical</i> arrangement of arguments; a <i>methodical</i> +treatise.</def> "<i>Methodical</i> regularity." <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Proceeding with regard to method; +systematic.</def> "Aristotle, strict, <i>methodic</i>, and orderly." +<i>Harris.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the ancient school of +physicians called methodists.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Me*thod"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Me*thod"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Me*thod"ios</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art and +principles of method.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"o*dism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl.)</i> +<def>The system of doctrines, polity, and worship, of the sect called +Methodists.</def> <i>Bp. Warburton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"o*dist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>méthodiste</i>. See <u>Method</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who observes method.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of an ancient school of physicians who +rejected observation and founded their practice on reasoning and +theory.</def> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>One of a sect of +Christians, the outgrowth of a small association called the "Holy +Club," formed at Oxford University, <u>A.D.</u> 1729, of which the +most conspicuous members were John Wesley and his brother Charles; -- +originally so called from the methodical strictness of members of the +club in all religious duties.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A person of strict piety; one who lives in +the exact observance of religious duties; -- sometimes so called in +contempt or ridicule.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"o*dist</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to the sect of Methodists; as, <i>Methodist</i> hymns; a +<i>Methodist</i> elder.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Meth`o*dis"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Meth`o*dis"tic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to methodists, or to the +Methodists.</def> -- <wf>Meth`o*dis"tic*al*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Meth`od*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +or process of methodizing, or the state of being +methodized.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"od*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Methodized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Methodizing</u> (?).] <def>To reduce to method; to +dispose in due order; to arrange in a convenient manner; as, to +<i>methodize</i> one's work or thoughts.</def> <i>Spectator.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"od*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +methodizes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth`od*o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to methodology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth`od*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; method ++ <i>-logy</i>.] <def>The science of method or arrangement; a +treatise on method.</def> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"ol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; wine + <i>- +ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The technical name of methyl alcohol or +wood spirit; also, by extension, the class name of any of the series +of alcohols of the methane series of which <i>methol</i> proper is +the type. See <i>Methyl alcohol</i>, under <u>Methyl</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*thought"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of +<u>Methinks</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth*ox"yl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Meth</i>yl + +hydr<i>oxyl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical radical, +CH<sub>3</sub>O, analogous to hydroxyl.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"yl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Methylene</u>.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon radical, CH<sub>3</sub>, not +existing alone but regarded as an essential residue of methane, and +appearing as a component part of many derivatives; as, <i>methyl</i> +alcohol, <i>methyl</i> ether, <i>methyl</i> amine, etc.</def> +[Formerly written also <i>methule</i>, <i>methyle</i>, etc.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Methyl alcohol</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a light, +volatile, inflammable liquid, CH<sub>3</sub>.OH, obtained by the +distillation of wood, and hence called <i>wood spirit</i>; -- called +also <i>methol</i>, <i>carbinol</i>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Methyl +amine</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a colorless, inflammable, +alkaline gas, CH<sub>3</sub>.NH<sub>2</sub>, having an ammoniacal, +fishy odor. It is produced artificially, and also occurs naturally in +herring brine and other fishy products. It is regarded as ammonia in +which a third of its hydrogen is replaced by methyl, and is a type of +the class of <i>substituted ammonias</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Methyl +ether</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a light, volatile ether +CH<sub>3</sub>.O.CH<sub>3</sub>, obtained by the etherification of +methyl alcohol; -- called also <i>methyl oxide</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Methyl green</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Green</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Methyl +orange</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See <u>Helianthin</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Methyl violet</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>an artificial +dye, consisting of certain methyl halogen derivatives of +rosaniline.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"yl*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Methyl</i>ene + +<i>al</i>cohol.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A light, volatile liquid, +H<sub>2</sub>C(OCH<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>, regarded as a complex +ether, and having a pleasant ethereal odor. It is obtained by the +partial oxidation of methyl alcohol. Called also +<i>formal</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth`yl*am"ine</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <i>Methyl amine</i>, under +<u>Methyl</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"yl*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Methyl</i> + +alcohol<i>ate</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An alcoholate of methyl +alcohol in which the hydroxyl hydrogen is replaced by a metal, after +the analogy of a hydrate; as, sodium <i>methylate</i>, +CH<sub>3</sub>ONa.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"yl*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +impregnate or mix with methyl or methyl alcohol.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"yl*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Impregnated with, or containing, methyl alcohol or wood spirit; +as, <i>methylated</i> spirits.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meth"yl*ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>méthylène</i>, from Gr. &?; wine + &?; wood; -- a +word coined to correspond to the name <i>wood spirit</i>.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon radical, CH<sub>2</sub>, not known +in the free state, but regarded as an essential residue and component +of certain derivatives of methane; as, <i>methylene</i> bromide, +CH<sub>2</sub>Br<sub>2</sub>; -- formerly called also +<i>methene</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Methylene blue</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>an artificial +dyestuff consisting of a complex sulphur derivative of diphenyl +amine; -- called also <i>pure blue</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Me*thyl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, methyl; +specifically, designating methyl alcohol. See under +<u>Methyl</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*thys"ti*cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A white, silky, crystalline substance extracted from the thick +rootstock of a species of pepper (<i>Piper methysticum</i>) of the +South Sea Islands; -- called also <i>kanakin</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"ic</hw> (? or ?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, +prop., changing one's abode; &?;, indicating change + &?; house, +abode: cf. L. <i>metoecus</i>, F. <i>métèque</i>.] +<i>(Gr. Antiq.)</i> <def>A sojourner; an immigrant; an alien resident +in a Grecian city, but not a citizen.</def> <i>Mitford.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The whole force of Athens, <i>metics</i> as well as +citizens, and all the strangers who were then in the +city.</blockquote> <i>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tic"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>meticulosus</i>, fr. <i>metus</i> fear: cf. F. +<i>méticuleux</i>.] <def>Timid; fearful.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Me*tic"u*lous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Mé`tif"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. m.</i></pos> +<hw>||Mé`tive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. f.</i></pos> }[F.] +<def>See <u>Métis</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Mé`tis"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. m.</i></pos> +<hw>||Mé`tisse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. f.</i></pos> }[F.; akin +to Sp. <i>mestizo</i>. See <u>Mestizo</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The offspring of a white person and an American +Indian.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The offspring of a white person and a +quadroon; an octoroon.</def> [Local, U. S.] <i>Bartlett.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met"o*che</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a +sharing, fr. &?; to share in; &?; with + &?; to have.] <i>(Arch.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The space between two dentils.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The space between two triglyphs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*ton"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>métonique</i>.] <def>Pertaining to, or discovered by, +<i>Meton</i>, the Athenian.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Metonic</b></col> <col><b>cycle or year</b></col>. +<i>(Astron.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Cycle</u>.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Met`o*nym"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Met`o*nym"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Metonymy</u>.] <def>Used by way of +metonymy.</def> -- <wf>Met`o*nym"ic*al*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Me*ton"y*my</hw> (m&esl;*t&obreve;n"&ibreve;*m&ybreve;; 277), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>metonymia</i>, Gr. <grk>metwnymi`a</grk>; +<grk>meta`</grk>, indicating change + <grk>'o`nyma</grk> , for +<grk>'o`noma</grk> a name: cf. F. <i>métonymie</i>. See +<u>Name</u>.] <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>A trope in which one word is put +for another that suggests it; as, we say, a man keeps a good +<i>table</i> instead of good <i>provisions</i>; we read +<i>Virgil</i>, that is, his <i>poems</i>; a man has a warm +<i>heart</i>, that is, warm <i>affections</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"o*pe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; +<grk>meta`</grk> with, between + &?; opening, hole, the hole in the +frieze between the beam ends.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> +<def>The space between two triglyphs of the Doric frieze, which, +among the ancients, was often adorned with carved work. See +<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Entablature</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The face of a +crab.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In the Parthenon, groups of centaurs and heroes in high +relief occupy the metopes.</p> + +<p><hw>Me*top"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the +forehead.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the forehead or +frontal bones; frontal; as, the <i>metopic</i> suture.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"o*po*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the +forehead + <i>-mancy</i>.] <def>Fortune telling by physiognomy.</def> +[R.] <i>Urquhart.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Met`o*po*scop"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Met`o*po*scop"ic*al</hw> (?), +} <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating to metoposcopy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`o*pos"co*pist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +versed in metoposcopy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`o*pos"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; +observing the forehead; &?; the forehead + &?; to view: cf. F. +<i>métoposcopie</i>.] <def>The study of physiognomy; the art +of discovering the character of persons by their features, or the +lines of the face.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*tos"te*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; after + &?; bone.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The postero-lateral +ossification in the sternum of birds; also, the part resulting from +such ossification.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 920 !></p> + +<p><hw>Me"tre</hw> (mē"t&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>See <u>Meter</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"ric</hw> (m&ebreve;t"r&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>metricus</i>, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>métrique</i>. See +<u>Meter</u> rhythm.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Relating to +measurement; involving, or proceeding by, measurement.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the meter as a +standard of measurement; of or pertaining to the decimal system of +measurement of which a meter is the unit; as, the <i>metric</i> +system; a <i>metric</i> measurement.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Metric analysis</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>analysis by +volume; volumetric analysis.</cd> -- <col><b>Metric system</b></col>, +<cd>a system of weights and measures originating in France, the use +of which is required by law in many countries, and permitted in many +others, including the United States and England. The principal unit +is the <i>meter</i> (see <u>Meter</u>). From this are formed the +<i>are</i>, the <i>liter</i>, the <i>stere</i>, the <i>gram</i>, etc. +These units, and others derived from them, are divided decimally, and +larger units are formed from multiples by 10, 100, 1,000, and 10,000. +The successive multiplies are designated by the prefixes, <i>deca- +</i>, <i>hecto-</i>, <i>kilo-</i>, and <i>myria-</i>; successive +parts by <i>deci-</i>, <i>centi-</i>, and <i>milli-</i>. The prefixes +<i>mega-</i> and <i>micro-</i> are sometimes used to denote a +multiple by one million, and the millionth part, respectively. See +the words formed with these prefixes in the Vocabulary. For <i>metric +tables</i>, see p. 1682.</cd> +</p> + +<p><hw>Met"ric*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Of or pertaining to the meter; arranged in meter; consisting of +verses; as, <i>metrical</i> compositions.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to measurement; as, the +inch, foot, yard, etc., are <i>metrical</i> terms; esp., of or +pertaining to the metric system.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"ric*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a metrical +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tri"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>métricien</i>. See <u>Meter</u> rhythm.] <def>A composer of +verses.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Met"ric sys"tem</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Metric</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`ri*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Composition in metrical form; versification.</def> [R.] +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met"ri*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>metrum</i> +meter + <i>-fy</i>: cf. F. <i>métrifier</i>.] <def>To make +verse.</def> [R.] <i>Skelton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me"trist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A maker of +verses.</def> <i>Bale.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Spenser was no mere <i>metrist</i>, but a great +composer.</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Me*tri"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +womb + <i>-tis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the +womb.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"ro*chrome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; + &?; +color.] <def>An instrument for measuring colors.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"ro*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; measure + +<i>-graph</i>.] <def>An instrument attached to a locomotive for +recording its speed and the number and duration of its +stops.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`ro*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>métrologique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to +metrology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*trol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; measure + +<i>-métrologie</i>.] <def>The science of, or a system of, +weights and measures; also, a treatise on the subject.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`ro*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; measure ++ E. <i>mania</i>.] <def>A mania for writing verses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`ro*ma"ni*ac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +has metromania.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*trom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; womb + +<i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring the +size of the womb.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met"ro*nome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; measure + +&?; distribute, assign: cf. F. <i>métronome</i>, It. +<i>metronomo</i>.] <def>An instrument consisting of a short pendulum +with a sliding weight. It is set in motion by clockwork, and serves +to measure time in music.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*tron"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Metronome</u>.] <def>Measurement of time by an +instrument.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met`ro*nym"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; +mother + &?;, for &?; name.] <def>Derived from the name of one's +mother, or other female ancestor; as, a <i>metronymic</i> name or +appellation.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A metronymic +appellation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"ro*pole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>métropole</i>. See <u>Metropolis</u>.] <def>A +metropolis.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holinshed.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*trop"o*lis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>metropolis</i>, Gr. &?;, prop., the mother city (in relation to +colonies); &?; mother + &?; city. See <u>Mother</u>, and +<u>Police</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The mother city; the chief city of a +kingdom, state, or country.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Edinburgh] gray <i>metropolis</i> of the +North.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The seat, or see, of the +metropolitan, or highest church dignitary.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The great <i>metropolis</i> and see of +Rome.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met`ro*pol"i*tan</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>metropolitanus</i>: cf. F. <i>métropolitain</i>.]</p> +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the capital or +principal city of a country; as, <i>metropolitan</i> +luxury.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or +designating, a metropolitan or the presiding bishop of a country or +province, his office, or his dignity; as, <i>metropolitan</i> +authority.</def> "Bishops <i>metropolitan</i>." <i>Sir T. +More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met`ro*pol"i*tan</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>metropolitanus</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The superior or +presiding bishop of a country or province.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Lat. Church.)</i> <def>An +archbishop.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gr. Church)</i> <def>A bishop whose see is +a civil metropolis. His rank is intermediate between that of an +archbishop and a patriarch.</def> <i>Hook.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met`ro*pol"i*tan*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +see of a metropolitan bishop.</def> <i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Me*trop"o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>metropolita</i>, Gr. &?;.] <def>A metropolitan.</def> +<i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met`ro*po*lit"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to a metropolis; being a metropolis; metropolitan; as, the +<i>metropolitical</i> chair.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Met`ror*rha"gi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; womb + &?; to break.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Profuse bleeding +from the womb, esp. such as does not occur at the menstrual +period.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"ro*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; womb + +<i>-scope</i>.] <def>A modification of the stethoscope, for directly +auscultating the uterus from the vagina.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Met`ro*si*de"ros</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; heart of a tree + &?; iron.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A myrtaceous +genus of trees or shrubs, found in Australia and the South Sea +Islands, and having very hard wood. <i>Metrosideros vera</i> is the +true ironwood.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Met"ro*tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Metrotomy</u>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An instrument for cutting or +scarifying the uterus or the neck of the uterus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*trot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; womb + +&?; to cut: cf. F. <i>métrotomie</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The +operation of cutting into the uterus; hysterotomy; the Cæsarean +section.</def></p> + +<p><hw>-me*try</hw> (?). [See <u>-meter</u>.] <def>A suffix denoting +the <i>art</i>, <i>process</i>, or <i>science</i>, <i>of +measuring</i>; as, acidi<i>metry</i>, chloro<i>metry</i>, +chrono<i>metry</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mette</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of +<u>Mete</u>, to dream.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [E. <i>metal</i>, used +in a tropical sense in allusion to the temper of the metal of a sword +blade. See <u>Metal</u>.] <def>Substance or quality of temperament; +spirit, esp. as regards honor, courage, fortitude, ardor, etc.; +disposition; -- usually in a good sense.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A certain critical hour which shall . . . try what +<i>mettle</i> his heart is made of.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Gentlemen of brave <i>mettle</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The winged courser, like a generous horse,<BR> +Shows most true <i>mettle</i> when you check his course.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To put one one's mettle</b></col>, <cd>to cause or incite +one to use one's best efforts.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Met"tled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having mettle; +high-spirited; ardent; full of fire.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Met"tle*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of +spirit; possessing constitutional ardor; fiery; as, a +<i>mettlesome</i> horse.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Met"tle*some*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Met"tle*some*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Meute</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A cage for hawks; a +mew. See 4th <u>Mew</u>, 1.</def> <i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Meve</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +move.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mew</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&?;w</i>, akin to +D. <i>meeuw</i>, G. <i>möwe</i>, OHG. <i>m&?;h</i>, Icel. +<i>mār</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A gull, esp. the common +British species (<i>Larus canus</i>); called also <i>sea mew</i>, +<i>maa</i>, <i>mar</i>, <i>mow</i>, and <i>cobb</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mewed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mewing</u>.] [OE. <i>muen</i>, F. <i>muer</i>, fr. L. +<i>mutare</i> to change, fr. <i>movere</i> to move. See <u>Move</u>, +and cf. <u>Mew</u> a cage, <u>Molt</u>.] <def>To shed or cast; to +change; to molt; as, the hawk <i>mewed</i> his feathers.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nine times the moon had <i>mewed</i> her +horns.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To cast the feathers; +to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now everything doth <i>mew</i>,<BR> +And shifts his rustic winter robe.</blockquote> +<i>Turbervile.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mue</i>, F. <i>mue</i> +change of feathers, scales, skin, the time or place when the change +occurs, fr. <i>muer</i> to molt, mew, L. <i>mutare</i> to change. See +2d <u>Mew</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A cage for hawks while mewing; a coop for +fattening fowls; hence, any inclosure; a place of confinement or +shelter; -- in the latter sense usually in the plural.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Full many a fat partrich had he in +<i>mewe</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Forthcoming from her darksome <i>mew</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Violets in their secret <i>mews</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A stable or range of stables for horses; - +- compound used in the plural, and so called from the royal stables +in London, built on the site of the king's mews for hawks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [From <u>Mew</u> a cage.] +<def>To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other +inclosure.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>More pity that the eagle should be +<i>mewed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Close <i>mewed</i> in their sedans, for fear of +air.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Of imitative origin; cf. G. +<i>miauen</i>.] <def>To cry as a cat.</def> [Written also +<i>meaw</i>, <i>meow</i>.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mew</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The common cry of a +cat.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mewl</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mewled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mewling</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>miauler</i> to mew, E. <i>mew</i> to cry +as a cat. Cf. <u>Miaul</u>.] <def>To cry, as a young child; to +squall.</def> [Written also <i>meawl</i>.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mewl"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One that +mewls.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mews</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> [Prop. pl. of +<i>mew</i>. See <u>Mew</u> a cage.] <def>An alley where there are +stables; a narrow passage; a confined place.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Mr. Turveydrop's great room . . . was built out into a +<i>mews</i> at the back.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mex*al"</hw> (?), <hw>Mex"i*cal</hw> (#), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <pos><i>mexcal.</i></pos>] <def>See +<u>Mescal</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mex"i*can</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to Mexico or its people.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native +or inhabitant of Mexico.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mexican poppy</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tropical +American herb of the Poppy family (<i>Argemone Mexicana</i>) with +much the look of a thistle, but having large yellow or white +blossoms.</cd> -- <col><b>Mexican tea</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an +aromatic kind of pigweed from tropical America (<i>Chenopodium +ambrosioides</i>).</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mex"i*can*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause +to be like the Mexicans, or their country, esp. in respect of +frequent revolutions of government.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mex"i*can*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become +like the Mexicans, or their country or government.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Meyn"e</hw> (m&ebreve;n"&esl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] +<def>Same as <u>Meine</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mez*cal"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Mescal</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Me*ze"re*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mézéréon</i>, Per. +<i>māzriyūn</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small European +shrub (<i>Daphne Mezereum</i>), whose acrid bark is used in +medicine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mez*qui"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>A +mosque.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mez"u*zoth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. +<i>m&ebreve;zūzōth</i>, pl. of +<i>m&ebreve;zūzāh</i> doorpost.] <def>A piece of +parchment bearing the Decalogue and attached to the doorpost; -- in +use among orthodox Hebrews.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mez"za*nine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mezzanine</i>, It. <i>mezzanino</i>, fr. <i>mezzano</i> middle, +fr. <i>mezzo</i> middle, half. See <u>Mezzo</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Same as <u>Entresol</u>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A partial story which is not on the same +level with the story of the main part of the edifice, as of a back +building, where the floors are on a level with landings of the +staircase of the main house.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mez"za vo"ce</hw> (?). [It., fr. <i>mezzo</i>, fem. +<i>mezza</i> middle, half + <i>voce</i> voice, L. <i>vox</i>.] +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>With a medium fullness of sound.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mez"zo</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It., from L. +<i>medius</i> middle, half. See <u>Mid</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Mean; not extreme.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mez"zo-re*lie"vo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mezzo- +rilievo.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mez"zo-ri*lie"vo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A middle degree of relief in figures, +between high and low relief.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Sculpture +in this kind of relief. See under <u>Alto-rilievo</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mez"zo-so*pra"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>Having a medium compass between the soprano and contralto; -- +said of the voice of a female singer.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A mezzo-soprano voice.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A person having such a voice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mez"zo*tint</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mezzo- +tinto</i>.] <def>A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing +upon a surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness +in places by scraping, burnishing, etc., so as to produce the +requisite light and shade. Also, an engraving so produced.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mez"zo*tint</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To engrave in +mezzotint.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mez"zo*tint`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +engraves in mezzotint.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mez`zo*tin"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>mezzo</i> +half + <i>tinto</i> tinted, p. p. of <i>tingere</i> to dye, color, +tinge, L. <i>tingere</i>. See <u>Mezzo</u>.] +<def>Mezzotint.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mez`zo*tin"to</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mezzotintoed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Mezzotintoing</u> (?).] <def>To engrave in mezzotint; +to represent by mezzotint.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mhorr</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Mohr</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A +syllable applied to the third tone of the scale of C, <i>i. e.</i>, +to E, in European solmization, but to the third tone of any scale in +the American system.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*a"mis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Miami</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of +Indians that formerly occupied the country between the Wabash and +Maumee rivers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*ar"gy*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; less + +&?; silver. So called because it contains less silver than some +kindred ore.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral of an iron-black color, +and very sectile, consisting principally of sulphur, antimony, and +silver.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"as</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malayan.] <def>The +orang-outang.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*asc"ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Named from +<i>Miask</i>, in the Ural Mountains.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A granitoid +rock containing feldspar, biotite, elæolite, and +sodalite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"asm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>miasme</i>.] +<def>Miasma.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*as"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Miasmata</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; defilement, fr. &?; +to pollute.] <def>Infectious particles or germs floating in the air; +air made noxious by the presence of such particles or germs; noxious +effluvia; malaria.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*as"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing +miasma; miasmatic.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mi`as*mat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mi`as*mat"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>miasmatique</i>.] <def>Containing, or +relating to, miasma; caused by miasma; as, <i>miasmatic</i> +diseases.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*as"ma*tist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who has +made a special study of miasma.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`as*mol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Miasma</i> + +<i>-logy</i>.] <def>That department of medical science which treats +of miasma.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*aul"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Miauled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Miauling</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>miauler</i>, of imitative origin, and E. +<i>mew</i>. Cf. <u>Mewl</u>.] <def>To cry as a cat; to mew; to +caterwaul.</def> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*aul"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The crying of a +cat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mica</i> crumb, +grain, particle; cf. F. <i>mica</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>The name of +a group of minerals characterized by highly perfect cleavage, so that +they readily separate into very thin leaves, more or less elastic. +They differ widely in composition, and vary in color from pale brown +or yellow to green or black. The transparent forms are used in +lanterns, the doors of stoves, etc., being popularly called +<i>isinglass</i>. Formerly called also <i>cat-silver</i>, and +<i>glimmer</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The important species of the <i>mica group</i> are: +<i>muscovite</i>, common or potash mica, pale brown or green, often +silvery, including <i>damourite</i> (also called <i>hydromica</i>); +<i>biotite</i>, iron-magnesia mica, dark brown, green, or black; +<i>lepidomelane</i>, iron, mica, black; <i>phlogopite</i>, magnesia +mica, colorless, yellow, brown; <i>lepidolite</i>, lithia mica, rose- +red, lilac.</p> + +<p> <i>Mica</i> (usually muscovite, also biotite) is an essential +constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica slate; <i>biotite</i> is +common in many eruptive rocks; <i>phlogopite</i> in crystalline +limestone and serpentine.</p> + +<p><col><b>Mica diorite</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>an eruptive rock +allied to diorite but containing mica (biotite) instead of +hornblende.</cd> -- <col><b>Mica powder</b></col>, <cd>a kind of +dynamite containing fine scales of mica.</cd> -- <col><b>Mica +schist</b></col>, <col><b>Mica slate</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a +schistose rock, consisting of mica and quartz with, usually, some +feldspar.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*ca`ce*o-cal*ca"re*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Partaking of the nature of, or consisting of, +mica and lime; -- applied to a mica schist containing carbonate of +lime.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*ca"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>micacé</i>.] <def>Pertaining to, or containing, mica; +splitting into laminæ or leaves like mica.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <def><pos><i>pl</i></pos> +of <u>Mouse</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi*cel"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Micellæ</b></plw> (#). [NL., dim. of L. <i>mica</i> a +morsel, grain.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A theoretical aggregation of +molecules constituting a structural particle of protoplasm, capable +of increase or diminution without change in chemical +nature.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mich</hw>, <hw>Miche</hw> } (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[OE. <i>michen</i>; cf. OE. <i>muchier</i>, <i>mucier</i>, to +conceal, F. <i>musser</i>, and OHG. <i>mūhhen</i> to waylay. +Cf. <u>Micher</u>, <u>Curmudgeon</u>, <u>Muset</u>.] <def>To lie hid; +to skulk; to act, or carry one's self, sneakingly.</def> [Obs. or +Colloq.] [Written also <i>meach</i> and <i>meech</i>.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mich"ael*mas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Michael</i> + +<i>mass</i> religious service; OE. <i>Mighelmesse</i>.] <def>The +feast of the archangel Michael, a church festival, celebrated on the +29th of September. Hence, colloquially, autumn.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Michaelmas daisy</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Daisy</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mich"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>michare</i>, +<i>muchare</i>. See <u>Mich</u>.] <def>One who skulks, or keeps out +of sight; hence, a truant; an idler; a thief, etc.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mich"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Theft; +cheating.</def> [Obs.] <i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mich"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Hiding; skulking; +cowardly.</def> [Colloq.] [Written also <i>meaching</i> and +<i>meeching</i>.]</p> + +<p><! p. 921 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mic"kle</hw> (m&ibreve;k"k'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>mikel</i>, <i>muchel</i>, <i>mochel</i>, <i>mukel</i>, AS. +<i>micel</i>, <i>mycel</i>; akin to OS. <i>mikil</i>, OHG. +<i>mihil</i>, <i>mihhil</i>, Icel. <i>mikill</i>, <i>mykill</i>, +Goth. <i>mikils</i>, L. <i>magnus</i>, Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, gen. +<grk>mega`loy</grk>; cf. Skr. <i>mahat</i>. √103. Cf. +<u>Much</u>, <u>Muckle</u>, <u>Magnitude</u>.] <def>Much; +great.</def> [Written also <i>muckle</i> and <i>mockle</i>.] [Old +Eng. & Scot.] "A man of <i>mickle</i> might." <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mic"macs</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Micmac</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of +Indians inhabiting Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.</def> [Written also +<i>Mikmaks</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mi"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. or Pg. <i>mico</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A small South American monkey (<i>Mico +melanurus</i>), allied to the marmoset. The name was originally +applied to an albino variety.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cra*cous"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Microustic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi*cras"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>mikro`s</grk> small + &?; star.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A genus +of sea urchins, similar to Spatangus, abounding in the chalk +formation; -- from the starlike disposal of the ambulacral +furrows.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cren*ceph"a*lous</hw> (?), [<i>Micr-</i> + Gr. &?; brain.] +<def>Having a small brain.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mi"cro-</hw> (?), <hw>Mi"cr-</hw> }. [Gr. +<grk>mikro`s</grk> small.] <def>A combining form</def> signifying: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def><i>Small</i>, <i>little</i>, <i>trivial</i>, +<i>slight</i>; as, <i>micro</i>cosm, <i>micro</i>scope.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.)</i> +<def><i>A millionth part of</i>; as, <i>micro</i>farad, +<i>micro</i>ohm, <i>micro</i>meter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*am`père"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Micr-</i> + <i>ampère</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>One of the +smaller measures of electrical currents; the millionth part of one +ampère.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi`cro*bac*te"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. +See <u>Micro-</u>, and <u>Bacterium</u>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>In the +classification of Cohn, one of the four tribes of Bacteria.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In this classification bacteria are divided into four +tribes: 1. <i>Spherobacteria</i>, or spherical bacteria, as the genus +<i>Micrococcus</i>. 2. <i>Microbacteria</i>, or bacteria in the form +of short rods, including the genus <i>Bacterium</i>. 3. +<i>Desmobacteria</i>, or bacteria in straight filaments, of which the +genus <i>Bacillus</i> is a type. 4. <i>Spirobacteria</i>, or bacteria +in spiral filaments, as the genus <i>Vibrio</i>.</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mi"crobe</hw> (?), <hw>||Mi*cro"bi*on</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>microbion</i>, fr. Gr. &?; little + &?; +life.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A microscopic organism; -- particularly +applied to bacteria and especially to pathogenic forms; as, the +<i>microbe</i> of fowl cholera.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*cro"bi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Of, pertaining to, or caused by, microbes; as, the +<i>microbian</i> theory; a <i>microbian</i> disease.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*crob"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to a microbe.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*crob"i*cide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Microbe</i> ++ L. <i>caedere</i> to kill.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Any agent +detrimental to, or destructive of, the life of microbes or bacterial +organisms.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mi`cro*ce*phal"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mi`cro*ceph"a*lous</hw> (?), +} <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + <i>cephalic</i>, +<i>cephalous</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having a small head; having +the cranial cavity small; -- opposed to +<i>megacephalic</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro-chem"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to micro-chemistry; as, a <i>micro-chemical</i> +test.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro-chem"is*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro- +</i> + <i>chemistry</i>.] <def>The application of chemical tests to +minute objects or portions of matter, magnified by the use of the +microscopy; -- distinguished from <i>macro-chemistry</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*chro*nom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +chronoscope.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*cline</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +Gr. &?; to incline.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral of the feldspar +group, like orthoclase or common feldspar in composition, but +triclinic in form.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*coc"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to micrococci; caused by micrococci.</def> +<i>Nature.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi`cro*coc"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Micrococci</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Micro-</u>, and +<u>Coccus</u>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A genus of <i>Spherobacteria</i>, +in the form of very small globular or oval cells, forming, by +transverse division, filaments, or chains of cells, or in some cases +single organisms shaped like dumb-bells (<i>Diplococcus</i>), all +without the power of motion. See <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Ascoccus</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Physiologically, micrococci are divided into three groups; +<i>chromogenic</i>, characterized by their power of forming pigment; +<i>zymogenic</i>, including those associated with definite chemical +processes; and <i>pathogenic</i>, those connected with disease.</p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*cosm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>microcosme</i>, L. <i>microcosmus</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>mikro`s</grk> +small + <grk>ko`smos</grk> the world.] <def>A little world; a +miniature universe. Hence (so called by Paracelsus), a man, as a +supposed epitome of the exterior universe or great world. Opposed to +<i>macrocosm</i>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mi`cro*cos"mic</hw> (?), <hw>Mi`cro*cos"mic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>microcosmique</i>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to the microcosm.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Microcosmic salt</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a white +crystalline substance obtained by mixing solutions of sodium +phosphate and ammonium phosphate, and also called <i>hydric-sodic- +ammonic-phosphate</i>. It is a powerful flux, and is used as a +substitute for borax as a blowpipe reagent in testing for the +metallic oxides. Originally obtained by the alchemists from human +urine, and called <i>sal microcosmicum</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*cos*mog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Microcosm</i> + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>Description of man as a +microcosm.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*cou`lomb"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> ++ <i>coulomb</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>A measure of electrical +quantity; the millionth part of one coulomb.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*cous"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> ++ <i>acoustic</i>: cf. F. <i>microcoustique</i>, +<i>micracoustique</i>.] <def>Pertaining, or suited, to the audition +of small sounds; fitted to assist hearing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*cous"tic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An instrument +for making faint sounds audible, as to a partially deaf +person.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*crith"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +<i>crith</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The weight of the half hydrogen +molecule, or of the hydrogen atom, taken as the standard in comparing +the atomic weights of the elements; thus, an atom of oxygen weighs +sixteen <i>microcriths</i>. See <u>Crith</u>.</def> <i>J. P. +Cooke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*crys"tal*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Micro- +</i> + <i>crystalline</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Crystalline on +a fine, or microscopic, scale; consisting of fine crystals; as, the +ground mass of certain porphyrics is +<i>microcrystalline</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*cyte</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +Gr. &?; a hollow vessel.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>One of the +elementary granules found in blood. They are much smaller than an +ordinary corpuscle, and are particularly noticeable in disease, as in +anæmia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mic"ro*dont</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Micr-</i> + Gr. +<grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Having small teeth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*far"ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +<i>farad</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>The millionth part of a +farad.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +<i>form</i>, n.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A microscopic form of life; an +animal or vegetable organism of microscopic size.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro-ge`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of +or pertaining to micro-geology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro-ge*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro- +</i> + <i>geology</i>.] <def>The part of geology relating to +structure and organisms which require to be studied with a +microscope.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Micrography</u>.] <def>An instrument for executing minute writing +or engraving.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*graph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to micrography.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*crog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +<i>-graphy</i>: cf. F. <i>micrographie</i>.] <def>The description of +microscopic objects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*crohm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micr-</i> + +<i>ohm</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>The millionth part of an +ohm.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi`cro*lep`i*dop"te*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +[NL. See <u>Micro-</u>, and <u>Lepidoptera</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A tribe of Lepidoptera, including a vast number of minute +species, as the plume moth, clothes moth, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi`cro*les"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. +<grk>mikro`s</grk> small + &?; a robber.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An +extinct genus of small Triassic mammals, the oldest yet found in +European strata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +<i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A rare mineral of resinous luster and high +specific gravity. It is a tantalate of calcium, and occurs in +octahedral crystals usually very minute.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A minute inclosed crystal, +often observed when minerals or rocks are examined in thin sections +under the microscope.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*lith</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +<i>lith</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Microlite</u>, +2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*lith"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed of +small stones.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mi`cro*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mi`cro*log"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to micrology; very minute; +as, <i>micrologic</i> examination.</def> -- +<wf>Mi`cro*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*crol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +<i>-logy</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That part of science which treats of +microscopic objects, or depends on microscopic observation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Attention to petty items or +differences.</def> <i>W. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*mere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +<i>-mere</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>One of the smaller cells, or +blastomeres, resulting from the complete segmentation of a +telolecithal ovum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*crom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +<i>-meter</i>: cf. F. <i>micromètre</i>.] <def>An instrument, +used with a telescope or microscope, for measuring minute distances, +or the apparent diameters of objects which subtend minute angles. The +measurement given directly is that of the image of the object formed +at the focus of the object glass.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Circular, or Ring</b></col>, <col><b>micrometer</b></col>, +<cd>a metallic ring fixed in the focus of the object glass of a +telescope, and used to determine differences of right ascension and +declination between stars by observations of the times at which the +stars cross the inner or outer periphery of the ring.</cd> -- +<col><b>Double image micrometer</b></col>, <cd>a micrometer in which +two images of an object are formed in the field, usually by the two +halves of a bisected lens which are movable along their line of +section by a screw, and distances are determined by the number of +screw revolutions necessary to bring the points to be measured into +optical coincidence. When the two images are formed by a bisected +object glass, it is called a <i>divided-object-glass micrometer</i>, +and when the instrument is large and equatorially mounted, it is +known as a <i>heliometer</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Double refraction +micrometer</b></col>, <cd>a species of double image micrometer, in +which the two images are formed by the double refraction of rock +crystal.</cd> -- <col><b>Filar, or Bifilar</b></col>, +<col><b>micrometer</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Bifilar</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Micrometer</b></col> <col><b>caliper or gauge</b></col> +<i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a caliper or gauge with a micrometer screw, for +measuring dimensions with great accuracy.</cd> -- <col><b>Micrometer +head</b></col>, <cd>the head of a micrometer screw.</cd> -- +<col><b>Micrometer microscope</b></col>, <cd>a compound microscope +combined with a filar micrometer, used chiefly for reading and +subdividing the divisions of large astronomical and geodetical +instruments.</cd> -- <col><b>Micrometer screw</b></col>, <cd>a screw +with a graduated head used in some forms of micrometers.</cd> -- +<col><b>Position micrometer</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Position</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Scale</b></col>, or +<col><b>Linear</b></col>, <col><b>micrometer</b></col>, <cd>a minute +and very delicately graduated scale of equal parts used in the field +of a telescope or microscope, for measuring distances by direct +comparison.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mi`cro*met"ric</hw> (?), <hw>Mi`cro*met"ric*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>micrométrique</i>.] +<def>Belonging to micrometry; made by the micrometer.</def> -- +<wf>Mi`cro*met"ric*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*crom"e*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of +measuring with a micrometer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*mil"li*me`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro- +</i> + <i>millimeter</i>.] <def>The millionth part of a +meter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mic"ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>mikro`s</grk> small.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A measure of length; +the thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a +meter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*ne"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From +<i>Micronesia</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>mikro`s</grk> small + +<grk>nh^sos</grk> an island.] <def>Of or pertaining to Micronesia, a +collective designation of the islands in the western part of the +Pacific Ocean, embracing the Marshall and Gilbert groups, the +Ladrones, the Carolines, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*ne"sians</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Micronesian</b></singw>. <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A dark race +inhabiting the Micronesian Islands. They are supposed to be a mixed +race, derived from Polynesians and Papuans.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*nom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> ++ chro<i>nometer</i>.] <def>An instrument for noting minute portions +of time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*ör"gan*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Micro-</i> + <i>organism</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Any +microscopic form of life; -- particularly applied to bacteria and +similar organisms, esp. such are supposed to cause infectious +diseases.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*pan"to*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro- +</i> + <i>pantograph</i>.] <def>A kind of pantograph which produces +copies microscopically minute.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*peg"ma*tite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro- +</i> + <i>pegmatite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A rock showing under the +microscope the structure of a graphic granite (pegmatite).</def> -- +<wf>Mi`cro*peg`ma*tit"ic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*phone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +Gr. &?; sound, voice: cf. F. <i>microphone</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> +<def>An instrument for intensifying and making audible very feeble +sounds. It produces its effects by the changes of intensity in an +electric current, occasioned by the variations in the contact +resistance of conducting bodies, especially of imperfect conductors, +under the action of acoustic vibrations.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*phon"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Microphone</u>.] <def>The science which treats of the means of +increasing the intensity of low or weak sounds, or of the +microphone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*croph"o*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Serving to +augment the intensity of weak sounds; microcoustic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*pho"to*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro- +</i> + <i>photograph</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A microscopically small photograph of a +picture, writing, printed page, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An enlarged representation of a +microscopic object, produced by throwing upon a sensitive plate the +magnified image of an object formed by a microscope or other suitable +combination of lenses.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; A picture of this kind is preferably called a +<i>photomicrograph</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*pho*tog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +art of making microphotographs.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mi`croph*thal"mi*a</hw> (?), <hw>Mi`croph*thal"my</hw> (?), +} <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + Gr. <grk>'ofqalmo`s</grk> +eye.] <def>An unnatural smallness of the eyes, occurring as the +result of disease or of imperfect development.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*croph"yl*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> ++ Gr. <grk>fy`llon</grk> leaf.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Small- +leaved.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*croph"y*tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or of the nature of, microphytes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*phyte</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +Gr. &?; a plant: cf. F. <i>microphyte</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A very +minute plant, one of certain unicellular algæ, such as the +germs of various infectious diseases are believed to be.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*pyle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +Gr. &?; gate, orifice: cf. F. <i>micropyle</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An opening in the membranes surrounding the +ovum, by which nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the +spermatozoa permitted.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An opening in +the outer coat of a seed, through which the fecundating pollen enters +the ovule.</def> -- <wf>Mi*crop"y*lar</wf> (#), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*cros"co*pal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining +to microscopy, or to the use of the microscope.</def> +<i>Huxley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +<i>-scope</i>.] <def>An optical instrument, consisting of a lens, or +combination of lenses, for making an enlarged image of an object +which is too minute to be viewed by the naked eye.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Compound microscope</b></col>, <cd>an instrument +consisting of a combination of lenses such that the image formed by +the lens or set of lenses nearest the object (called the +<i>objective</i>) is magnified by another lens called the +<i>ocular</i> or <i>eyepiece</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Oxyhydrogen +microscope</b></col>, and <col><b>Solar microscope</b></col>. <cd>See +under <u>Oxyhydrogen</u>, and <u>Solar</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Simple, +or Single</b></col>, <col><b>microscope</b></col>, <cd>a single +convex lens used to magnify objects placed in its focus.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*sco"pi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Microscopic.</def> [R.] <i>Berkeley.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mi`cro*scop"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mi`cro*scop"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>microscopique</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the microscope or to +microscopy; made with a microscope; as, <i>microscopic</i> +observation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Able to see extremely minute +objects.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Why has not man a <i>microscopic</i> eye?</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Very small; visible only by the aid of a +microscope; as, a <i>microscopic</i> insect.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*scop"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By the +microscope; with minute inspection; in a microscopic +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*cros"co*pist</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +skilled in, or given to, microscopy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*cros"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The use of +the microscope; investigation with the microscope.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*seme</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +Gr. &?; sign, mark: cf. F. <i>microsème</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Having the orbital index relatively small; having the orbits +broad transversely; -- opposed to <i>megaseme</i>.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 922 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*spec"tro*scope</hw> +(mī`kr&osl;*sp&ebreve;k"tr&osl;*skōp <i>or</i> +m&ibreve;`kr&osl;-), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +<i>spectroscope</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A spectroscope arranged +for attachment to a microscope, for observation of the spectrum of +light from minute portions of any substance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi`cro*spo*ran"gi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Micro-</u>, and <u>Sporangium</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +sporangium or conceptacle containing only very minute spores. Cf. +<u>Macrosporangium</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*spore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +<i>spore</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the exceedingly minute +spores found in certain flowerless plants, as <i>Selaginella</i> and +<i>Isoetes</i>, which bear two kinds of spores, one very much smaller +than the other. Cf. <u>Macrospore</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*spor"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to microspores.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*sthene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +Gr. <grk>sqe`nos</grk> might, strength.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One +of a group of mammals having a small size as a typical +characteristic. It includes the lower orders, as the +<i>Insectivora</i>, <i>Cheiroptera</i>, <i>Rodentia</i>, and +<i>Edentata</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*sthen"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having a typically small size; of or +pertaining to the microsthenes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*ta*sim"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro- +</i> + <i>tasimeter</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>A tasimeter, +especially when arranged for measuring very small extensions. See +<u>Tasimeter</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +Gr. <grk>te`mnein</grk> to cut.] <def>An instrument for making very +thin sections for microscopical examination.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*crot"o*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is +skilled in or practices microtomy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*crot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of +using the microtome; investigation carried on with the +microtome.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*volt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +<i>volt</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>A measure of electro-motive force; +the millionth part of one volt.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*we"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +<i>weber</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>The millionth part of one +weber.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi`cro*zo"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>mikro`s</grk> small + <grk>zw^,on</grk> an animal.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The Infusoria.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`cro*zo"ö*spore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Micro-</i> + <i>zoöspore</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small +motile spore furnished with two vibratile cilia, found in certain +green algæ.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"cro*zyme</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Micro-</i> + +Gr. <grk>zy`mh</grk> leaven.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A +microörganism which is supposed to act like a ferment in causing +or propagating certain infectious or contagious diseases; a +pathogenic bacterial organism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mic`tu*ri"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>micturire</i> to desire to make water, v. desid. fr. +<i>mingere</i>, <i>mictum</i>, to make water.] <def>The act of +voiding urine; also, a morbidly frequent passing of the urine, in +consequence of disease.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid</hw> (m&ibreve;d), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <i>wanting</i>; <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> +<u>Midmost</u>.] [AS. <i>midd</i>; akin to OS. <i>middi</i>, D. +<i>mid</i> (in comp.), OHG. <i>mitti</i>, Icel. <i>miðr</i>, +Goth. <i>midjis</i>, L. <i>medius</i>, Gr. <grk>me`sos</grk>, Skr. +<i>madhya</i>. √271. Cf. <u>Amid</u>, <u>Middle</u>, +<u>Midst</u>, <u>Mean</u>, <u>Mediate</u>, <u>Meridian</u>, +<u>Mizzen</u>, <u>Moiety</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Denoting the middle part; as, in +<i>mid</i> ocean.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings,<BR> +Shall list'ning in <i>mid</i> air suspend their wings.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Occupying a middle position; middle; as, +the <i>mid</i> finger; the <i>mid</i> hour of night.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>Made with a somewhat +elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to +the palate; midway between the <i>high</i> and the <i>low</i>; -- +said of certain vowel sounds; as, ā (āle), &ebreve; +(&ebreve;ll), ō (ōld). See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, +§§ 10, 11.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Mid</i> is much used as a prefix, or combining form, +denoting the <i>middle</i> or <i>middle part</i> of a thing; as, +<i>mid</i>-air, <i>mid</i>-channel, <i>mid</i>-age, <i>mid</i>day, +<i>mid</i>land, etc. Also, specifically, in geometry, to denote a +circle inscribed in a triangle (a <i>mid</i>circle), or relation to +such a circle; as, <i>mid</i>-center, <i>mid</i>radius.</p> + +<p><hw>Mid</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Middle.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>About the <i>mid</i> of night come to my +tent.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mid</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Amid</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a destructive +insect in pulse.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The larva of the bean +fly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"das</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from L. +<i>Midas</i>, a man fabled to have had ass's ears.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of longeared South American monkeys, +including numerous species of marmosets. See +<u>Marmoset</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"das's ear"</hw> (?). [See <u>Midas</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A pulmonate mollusk (<i>Auricula, or +Ellobium, aurismidæ</i>); -- so called from resemblance to a +human ear.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"brain`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mid</i>, a. + +<i>brain</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The middle segment of the brain; +the mesencephalon. See <u>Brain</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"day`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>middæg</i>. See <u>Mid</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and +<u>Day</u>.] <def>The middle part of the day; noon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"day`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +noon; meridional; as, the <i>midday</i> sun.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"den</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Also <i>midding</i>.] +[Cf. Dan. <i>mögdynge</i>, E. <i>muck</i>, and <i>dung</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A dunghill.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An accumulation of refuse about a dwelling +place; especially, an accumulation of shells or of cinders, bones, +and other refuse on the supposed site of the dwelling places of +prehistoric tribes, -- as on the shores of the Baltic Sea and in many +other places. See <u>Kitchen middens</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"den crow"</hw> (?). <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The common +European crow.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mid"dest</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>; +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> of <u>Mid</u>. [See <u>Midst</u>.] +<def>Situated most nearly in the middle; middlemost; midmost.</def> +[Obs.] " 'Mongst the <i>middest</i> crowd." <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"dest</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Midst; middle.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"ding</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Midden</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"dle</hw> (-d'l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>middel</i>, +AS. <i>middel</i>; akin to D. <i>middel</i>, OHG. <i>muttil</i>, G. +<i>mittel</i>. √271. See <u>Mid</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Equally distant from the extreme either of +a number of things or of one thing; mean; medial; as, the +<i>middle</i> house in a row; a <i>middle</i> rank or station in +life; flowers of <i>middle</i> summer; men of <i>middle</i> +age.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Intermediate; intervening.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Will, seeking good, finds many <i>middle</i> +ends.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Middle</i> is sometimes used in the formation of self- +explaining compounds; as, <i>middle</i>-sized, <i>middle</i>- +witted.</p> + +<p><col><b>Middle Ages</b></col>, <cd>the period of time intervening +between the decline of the Roman Empire and the revival of letters. +Hallam regards it as beginning with the sixth and ending with the +fifteenth century.</cd> -- <col><b>Middle class</b></col>, <cd>in +England, people who have an intermediate position between the +aristocracy and the artisan class. It includes professional men, +bankers, merchants, and small landed proprietors</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>middle-class</i> electorate of Great +Britain.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Middle distance</b></col>. <i>(Paint.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Middle-ground</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Middle English</b></col>. +<cd>See <u>English</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</cd> -- +<col><b>Middle Kingdom</b></col>, <cd>China.</cd> -- <col><b>Middle +oil</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>that part of the distillate +obtained from coal tar which passes over between 170° and +230° Centigrade; -- distinguished from the <i>light</i>, and the +<i>heavy</i> or <i>dead</i>, <i>oil</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Middle +passage</b></col>, <cd>in the slave trade, that part of the Atlantic +Ocean between Africa and the West Indies.</cd> -- <col><b>Middle +post</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>King-post</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Middle States</b></col>, <cd>New York, New Jersey, +Pennsylvania, and Delaware; which, at the time of the formation of +the Union, occupied a middle position between the Eastern States (or +New England) and the Southern States.</cd> [U.S.] -- <col><b>Middle +term</b></col> <i>(Logic)</i>, <cd>that term of a syllogism with +which the two extremes are separately compared, and by means of which +they are brought together in the conclusion.</cd> <i>Brande.</i> -- +<col><b>Middle tint</b></col> <i>(Paint.)</i>, <cd>a subdued or +neutral tint.</cd> <i>Fairholt.</i> -- <col><b>Middle +voice</b></col>. <i>(Gram.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Voice</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Middle watch</b></col>, <cd>the period from midnight to four +<u>A. M.</u></cd>; also, <cd>the men on watch during that time.</cd> +<i>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</i> -- <col><b>Middle weight</b></col>, <cd>a +pugilist, boxer, or wrestler classed as of medium weight, <i>i. +e.</i>, over 140 and not over 160 lbs., in distinction from those +classed as <i>light weights</i>, <i>heavy weights</i>, etc.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>middel</i>. See +<u>Middle</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>The point or part equally +distant from the extremities or exterior limits, as of a line, a +surface, or a solid; an intervening point or part in space, time, or +order of series; the midst; central portion</def>; specif., <def>the +waist.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i> "The <i>middle</i> of the land." +<i>Judg. ix. 37.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In this, as in most questions of state, there is a +<i>middle</i>.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Midst</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mid"dle-age`</hw> (?), [<i>Middle</i> + <i>age</i>. Cf. +<u>Mediæval</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the Middle Ages; +mediæval.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"dle-aged`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being about +the middle of the ordinary age of man; between 30 and 50 years +old.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"dle-earth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The world, +considered as lying between heaven and hell.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"dle-ground`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paint.)</i> +<def>That part of a picture between the foreground and the +background.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"dle*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Middlemen</b></plw> (&?;).</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An agent between two parties; a broker; a +go-between; any dealer between the producer and the consumer; in +Ireland, one who takes land of the proprietors in large tracts, and +then rents it out in small portions to the peasantry.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person of intermediate rank; a +commoner.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>The man who occupies a +central position in a file of soldiers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"dle*most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Midmost</u>.] <def>Being in the middle, or nearest the middle; +midmost.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"dler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of a middle +or intermediate class in some schools and seminaries.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"dling</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of middle rank, +state, size, or quality; about equally distant from the extremes; +medium; moderate; mediocre; ordinary.</def> "A town of but +<i>middling</i> size." <i>Hallam.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Plainly furnished, as beseemed the <i>middling</i> +circumstances of its inhabitants.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Mid"dling*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mid"dling*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"dlings</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A combination of the coarser parts of ground +wheat the finest bran, separated from the fine flour and coarse bran +in bolting; -- formerly regarded as valuable only for feed; but now, +after separation of the bran, used for making the best quality of +flour. <i>Middlings</i> contain a large proportion of +gluten.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In the southern and western parts of the +United States, the portion of the hog between the ham and the +shoulder; bacon; -- called also <i>middles</i>.</def> +<i>Bartlett.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Middies</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A colloquial abbreviation of +<i>midshipman</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"feath`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Steam Boilers)</i> <def>A vertical water space in a fire box or +combustion chamber.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A support for the center +of a tunnel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"gard`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. +<i>miðgarðr</i>.] <i>(Scand. Myth.)</i> <def>The middle space +or region between heaven and hell; the abode of human beings; the +earth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Midge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>migge</i>, AS. +<i>mycge</i>; akin to OS. <i>muggia</i>, D. <i>mug</i>, G. +<i>mücke</i>, OHG. <i>mucca</i>, Icel. <i>m&?;</i>, Sw. +<i>mygga</i>, <i>mygg</i>, Dan. <i>myg</i>; perh. named from its +buzzing; cf. Gr. &?; to low, bellow.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any one of many small, delicate, long- +legged flies of the <i>Chironomus</i>, and allied genera, which do +not bite. Their larvæ are usually aquatic.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A very small fly, abundant in many parts +of the United States and Canada, noted for the irritating quality of +its bite.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The name is also applied to various other small flies. See +<i>Wheat midge</i>, under <u>Wheat</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Midg"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of +<i>midge</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A minute bloodsucking +fly.</def> [Local, U. S.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A very diminutive person.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"gut`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mid</i>, a. + +<i>gut</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The middle part of the alimentary +canal from the stomach, or entrance of the bile duct, to, or +including, the large intestine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"heav`en</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The midst or middle of heaven or the sky.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The meridian, or middle +line of the heavens; the point of the ecliptic on the +meridian.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Being in the interior country; distant from the coast or +seashore; as, <i>midland</i> towns or inhabitants.</def> +<i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Surrounded by the land; +mediterranean.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And on the <i>midland</i> sea the French had +awed.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The interior or +central region of a country; -- usually in the plural.</def> +<i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"main`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The middle part +of the main or sea.</def> [Poetic] <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>middemiste</i>. Cf. <u>Foremost</u>.] <def>Middle; +middlemost.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ere night's <i>midmost</i>, stillest hour was +past.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"night`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>midniht</i>.] <def>The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at +night.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The iron tongue of <i>midnight</i> hath told +twelve.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"night`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being in, or +characteristic of, the middle of the night; as, <i>midnight</i> +studies; <i>midnight</i> gloom.</def> "<i>Midnight</i> shout and +revelry." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mid*rash"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Midrashim</b></plw> (#), <plw><b>Midrashoth</b></plw> (#). +[Heb., explanation.] <def>A talmudic exposition of the Hebrew law, or +of some part of it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"rib`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +continuation of the petiole, extending from the base to the apex of +the lamina of a leaf.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"riff</hw> (m&ibreve;d"r&ibreve;f), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[AS. <i>midhrif</i>; <i>midd</i> mid, middle + <i>hrif</i> bowels, +womb; akin to OFries. <i>midref</i> midriff, <i>rif</i>, <i>ref</i>, +belly, OHG. <i>href</i> body, and to L. <i>corpus</i> body. See +<u>Corpse</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>See <u>Diaphragm</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Smote him into the <i>midriff</i> with a +stone.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p> +{ <hw>Mid" sea"</hw>, or <hw>Mid"-sea"</hw> (?) }. <def>The middle +part of the sea or ocean.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>The Mid-sea</b></col>, <cd>the Mediterranean Sea.</cd> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mid"ship`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to, +or being in, the middle of a ship.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Midship beam</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the beam or +timber upon which the broadest part of a vessel is formed.</cd> -- +<col><b>Midship bend</b></col>, <cd>the broadest frame in a +vessel.</cd> <i>Weale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"ship`man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Midshipmen</b></plw> (&?;).</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Formerly, a kind of +naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, +messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and +those of the forecastle, and render other services as required.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>In the English naval service, the second +rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval +cadet. Having served three and a half years in this rank, and passed +an examination, he is eligible to promotion to the rank of +lieutenant.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>In the United States navy, +the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion, being graduates of +the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An American marine +fish of the genus <i>Porichthys</i>, allied to the +toadfish.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Cadet midshipman</b></col>, <cd>formerly a title +distinguishing a cadet line officer from a cadet engineer at the U. +S. Naval Academy. See under <u>Cadet</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Cadet +midshipman</b></col>, <cd>formerly, a naval cadet who had served his +time, passed his examinations, and was awaiting promotion; -- now +called, in the United States, <i>midshipman</i>; in England, +<i>sublieutenant</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"ships`</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [For +<i>amidships</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>In the middle of a ship; -- +properly <i>amidships</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"ships`</hw>, <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>The timbers at the broadest part of the vessel.</def> <i>R. H. +Dana, Jr.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Midst</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>middest</i>, +<i>in the middest</i>, for older <i>in middes</i>, where <i>-s</i> is +adverbial (orig. forming a genitive), or still older <i>a midde</i>, +<i>a midden</i>, <i>on midden</i>. See <u>Mid</u>, and cf. +<u>Amidst</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The interior or central part or place; the +middle; -- used chiefly in the objective case after <i>in</i>; as, in +the <i>midst</i> of the forest.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And when the devil had thrown him in the <i>midst</i>, +he came out of him.</blockquote> <i>Luke iv. 35.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is nothing . . . in the <i>midst</i> [of the +play] which might not have been placed in the beginning.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, figuratively, the condition of +being surrounded or beset; the press; the burden; as, in the +<i>midst</i> of official duties; in the <i>midst</i> of secular +affairs.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The expressions <i>in our midst</i>, <i>in their midst</i>, +etc., are avoided by some good writers, the forms <i>in the midst of +us</i>, <i>in the midst of them</i>, etc., being preferred.</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Midst</u>, <u>Middle</u>. <i>Midst</i> in +present usage commonly denotes a part or place surrounded on +enveloped by or among other parts or objects (see <u>Amidst</u>); +while <i>middle</i> is used of the center of length, or surface, or +of a solid, etc. We say in the <i>midst</i> of a thicket; in the +<i>middle</i> of a line, or the <i>middle</i> of a room; in the +<i>midst</i> of darkness; in the <i>middle</i> of the night.</p> + +<p><hw>Midst</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>In the midst of; +amidst.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Midst</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the middle.</def> +[R.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"sum`mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>midsumor</i>.] <def>The middle of summer.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Midsummer daisy</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the oxeye +daisy.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Situated in the +middle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"ward</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In or toward the +midst.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"way`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The middle of the +way or distance; a middle way or course.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Paths indirect, or in the <i>midway</i> +faint.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"way`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being in the middle +of the way or distance; as, the <i>midway</i> air.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"way`</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the middle of +the way or distance; half way.</def> "She met his glance +<i>midway</i>." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"week`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The middle of +the week. Also used adjectively.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"wife`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Midwives</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>midwif</i>, fr. AS. +<i>mid</i> with (akin to Gr. &?;) + &?; woman, wife. Properly, the +woman or wife who is attendant upon a woman in childbirth. See +<u>Meta-</u>, and <u>Wife</u>.] <def>A woman who assists other women +in childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"wife`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To assist in +childbirth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"wife`</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To perform the +office of midwife.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"wife`ry</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The art or practice of assisting women in +childbirth; obstetrics.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Assistance at childbirth; help or +coöperation in production.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"win`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>midwinter</i>.] <def>The middle of winter.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 923 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mid"wive`</hw> (m&ibreve;d"w&ima;cv`), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To midwife.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mien</hw> (mēn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mine</i>; +perh. from sane source as <i>mener</i> to lead; cf. E. <i>demean</i>, +<i>menace</i>, <i>mine</i>, n.] <def>Aspect; air; manner; demeanor; +carriage; bearing.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Vice is a monster of so frightful <i>mien</i>,<BR> +As, to be hated, needs but to be seen.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Miff</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Prov. G. <i>muff</i> +sullenness, sulkiness, <i>muffen</i> to be silky, <i>muffïg</i> +sullen, pouting.] <def>A petty falling out; a tiff; a quarrel; +offense.</def> <i>Fielding.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Miff</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To offend +slightly.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Might</hw> (mīt), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of +<u>May</u>.</def> [AS. <i>meahte</i>, <i>mihte</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Might</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>meaht</i>, +<i>miht</i>, from the root of <i>magan</i> to be able, E. <i>may</i>; +akin to D. <i>magt</i>, OS. <i>maht</i>, G. <i>macht</i>, Icel. +<i>māttr</i>, Goth. <i>mahts</i>. √103. See <u>May</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>Force or power of any kind, whether of +body or mind; energy or intensity of purpose, feeling, or action; +means or resources to effect an object; strength; force; power; +ability; capacity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What so strong,<BR> +But wanting rest, will also want of <i>might</i>?</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, +and with all thy soul, and with all thy <i>might</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Deut. vi. 5.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>With might and main</b></col>. <cd>See under 2d +<u>Main</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Might"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mighty.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Might"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From +<u>Mighty</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a mighty manner; with might; with great +earnestness; vigorously; powerfully.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whereunto I also labor, striving according to his +working, which worketh in me <i>mightily</i>.</blockquote> <i>Col. i. +29.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To a great degree; very much.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Practical jokes amused us +<i>mightily</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Might"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The quality of being mighty; possession of might; power; +greatness; high dignity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>How soon this <i>mightiness</i> meets +misery.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Highness; excellency; -- with a possessive +pronoun, a title of dignity; as, their high +<i>mightinesses</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Might"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without; +weak.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Might"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Mightier</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mightiest</u>.] [AS. <i>meahtig</i>, +<i>mihtig</i>; akin to G. <i>mächtig</i>, Goth. <i>mahteigs</i>. +See <u>Might</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Possessing might; having great power or +authority.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Wise in heart, and <i>mighty</i> in +strength.</blockquote> <i>Job ix. 4.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Accomplished by might; hence, +extraordinary; wonderful.</def> "His <i>mighty</i> works." <i>Matt. +xi. 20.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Denoting an extraordinary degree or +quality in respect of size, character, importance, consequences, +etc.</def> "A <i>mighty</i> famine." <i>Luke xv. 14.</i> "Giants of +<i>mighty</i> bone." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mighty</i> was their fuss about little +matters.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Might"y</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mighties</b></plw> (#). <def>A warrior of great force and +courage.</def> [R. & Obs.] <i>1 Chron. xi. 12.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Might"y</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a great degree; +very.</def> [Colloq.] "He was <i>mighty</i> methodical." +<i>Jeffrey.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We have a <i>mighty</i> pleasant garden.</blockquote> +<i>Doddridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mign"iard</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>mignard</i>, +akin to <i>mignon</i>. See <u>Minion</u>.] <def>Soft; dainty.</def> +[Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mign"iard*ise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mignardise</i>.] <def>Delicate fondling.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"gnon</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See 3d +<u>Minion</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"gnon</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To flatter.</def> +[R. & Obs.] <i>Danie&?;.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`gnon*ette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mignonnette</i>, dim. of <i>mignon</i> darling. See 2d +<u>Minion</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant (<i>Reseda odorata</i>) +having greenish flowers with orange-colored stamens, and exhaling a +delicious fragrance. In Africa it is a low shrub, but further north +it is usually an annual herb.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mignonette pepper</b></col>, <cd>coarse pepper.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*graine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Same as +<u>Megrim</u>.</def> -- <wf>Mi*grain"ous</wf>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +</p> + +<p><hw>Mi"grant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>migrans</i>, p. +pr. of <i>migrare</i>. See <u>Migrate</u>.] <def>Migratory.</def> +<i>Sir T. Browne.</i> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A migratory bird +or other animal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"grate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Migrated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Migrating</u> (?).] [L. <i>migratus</i>, p. p. of <i>migrare</i> +to migrate, transfer.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To remove from one country or region to +another, with a view to residence; to change one's place of +residence; to remove; as, the Moors who <i>migrated</i> from Africa +into Spain; to <i>migrate</i> to the West.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pass periodically from one region or +climate to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, +fishes, and quadrupeds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*gra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>migratio</i>: cf. F. <i>migration</i>.] <def>The act of +migrating.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"gra*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>migratoire</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Removing regularly or occasionally from +one region or climate to another; as, <i>migratory</i> +birds.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, +<i>migratory</i> habits; a <i>migratory</i> life.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Migratory locust</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Locust</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Migratory thrush</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the American robin. See +<u>Robin</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*ka"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Jap.] <def>The +popular designation of the hereditary sovereign of Japan.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mik"maks</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Micmacs</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Mileage</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil`an*ese"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Milan in Italy, or to its inhabitants.</def> -- +<pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of +Milan; people of Milan.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Milch</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>milche</i>; akin +to G. <i>melk</i>, Icel. <i>milkr</i>, <i>mjōlkr</i>, and to E. +<i>milk</i>. See <u>Milk</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Giving milk; -- now applied only to +beasts.</def> "<i>Milch</i> camels." <i>Gen. xxxii.</i> "<i>Milch</i> +kine." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Tender; pitiful; weeping.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mild</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> +<u>Milder</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mildest</u>.] [AS. +<i>milde</i>; akin to OS. <i>mildi</i>, D. & G. <i>mild</i>, OHG. +<i>milti</i>, Icel. <i>mildr</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>mild</i>, Goth. +<i>milds</i>; cf. Lith. <i>melas</i> dear, Gr. &?; gladdening gifts.] +<def>Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence, moderate in +degree or quality; -- the opposite of <i>harsh</i>, <i>severe</i>, +<i>irritating</i>, <i>violent</i>, <i>disagreeable</i>, etc.; -- +applied to persons and things; as, a <i>mild</i> disposition; a +<i>mild</i> eye; a <i>mild</i> air; a <i>mild</i> medicine; a +<i>mild</i> insanity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The rosy morn resigns her light<BR> +And <i>milder</i> glory to the noon.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Adore him as a <i>mild</i> and merciful +Being.</blockquote> <i>Rogers.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mild</b></col>, or <col><b>Low</b></col>, +<col><b>steel</b></col>, <cd>steel that has but little carbon in it +and is not readily hardened.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing; +pleasant; placid; meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement; mollifying; +lenitive; assuasive. See <u>Gentle</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mild"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make mild, +or milder.</def> <i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"dew</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>meledeáw</i>; akin to OHG. <i>militou</i>, G. +<i>mehlthau</i>, <i>mehltau</i>; prob. orig. meaning, honeydew; cf. +Goth. <i>milip</i> honey. See <u>Mellifluous</u>, and <u>Dew</u>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish +or of different colors, found on various diseased or decaying +substances.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"dew</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mildewed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mildewing</u>.] <def>To taint with mildew.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He . . . <i>mildews</i> the white wheat.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"dew</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become tainted +with mildew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mild"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mild +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mild"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state +of being mild; as, <i>mildness</i> of temper; the <i>mildness</i> of +the winter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mīl</i>, fr. +L. <i>millia</i>, <i>milia</i>; pl. of <i>mille</i> a thousand, i. +e., <i>milia passuum</i> a thousand paces. Cf. <u>Mill</u> the tenth +of a cent, <u>Million</u>.] <def>A certain measure of distance, being +equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or +5,280 feet.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The distance called a <i>mile</i> varies greatly in +different countries. Its length in yards is, in Norway, 12,182; in +Brunswick, 11,816; in Sweden, 11,660; in Hungary, 9,139; in +Switzerland, 8,548; in Austria, 8,297; in Prussia, 8,238; in Poland, +8,100; in Italy, 2,025; in England and the United States, 1,760; in +Spain, 1,552; in the Netherlands, 1,094.</p> + +<p><col><b>Geographical</b></col>, or <col><b>Nautical +mile</b></col>, <cd>one sixtieth of a degree of a great circle of the +earth, or 6080.27 feet.</cd> -- <col><b>Mile run</b></col>. <cd>Same +as <i>Train mile</i>. See under <u>Train</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Roman +mile</b></col>, <cd>a thousand paces, equal to 1,614 yards English +measure.</cd> -- <col><b>Statute mile</b></col>, <cd>a mile +conforming to statute, that is, in England and the United States, a +mile of 5,280 feet, as distinguished from any other mile.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mile"age</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per +mile.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Aggregate length or distance in miles; +esp., the sum of lengths of tracks or wires of a railroad company, +telegraph company, etc.</def> [Written also <i>milage</i>.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Constructive mileage</b></col>, <cd>a mileage allowed for +journeys supposed to be made, but not actually made.</cd> +<i>Bartlett.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mile"post`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A post, or one +of a series of posts, set up to indicate spaces of a mile each or the +distance in miles from a given place.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*le"sian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Milesius</i>, +Gr. &?;.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anc. Geog.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to +Miletus, a city of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Irish Legendary Hist.)</i> <def>Descended +from King Milesius of Spain, whose two sons are said to have +conquered Ireland about 1300 <u>b. c.</u>; or pertaining to the +descendants of King Milesius; hence, Irish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*le"sian</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A native or inhabitant of Miletus.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of +Ireland.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mile"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stone +serving the same purpose as a milepost.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"foil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mille- +feuille</i>, L. <i>millefolium</i>; <i>mille</i> thousand + +<i>folium</i> leaf. See <u>Foil</u> a leaf.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +common composite herb (<i>Achillea Millefolium</i>) with white +flowers and finely dissected leaves; yarrow.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Water milfoil</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an aquatic herb +with dissected leaves (<i>Myriophyllum</i>).</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Mil`i*a"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Miliary</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A fever accompanied by an +eruption of small, isolated, red pimples, resembling a millet seed in +form or size; miliary fever.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"ia*ry</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>miliarius</i>, fr. <i>milium</i> millet: cf. F. +<i>miliaire</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Like millet seeds; as, a <i>miliary</i> +eruption.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Accompanied with an eruption +like millet seeds; as, a <i>miliary</i> fever.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Small and numerous; +as, the <i>miliary</i> tubercles of Echini.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"ia*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>One of the small tubercles of Echini.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi`lice"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<def>Militia.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mil"i*o`la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of L. +<i>milium</i> millet. So named from its resemblance to millet seed.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of Foraminifera, having a +porcelanous shell with several longitudinal chambers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"i*o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i> +<def>A fossil shell of, or similar to, the genus Miliola.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"i*o*lite</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>The same +<u>Miliolitic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Miliolite limestone</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a +building stone, one of the group of the Paris basin, almost entirely +made up of many-chambered microscopic shells.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mil`i*o*lit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the genus Miliola; containing miliolites.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"i*tan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Militant</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being militant; +warfare.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A military spirit or system; +militarism.</def> <i>H. Spencer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"i*tant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>militans</i>, +<i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>militare</i> to be soldier: cf. F. +<i>militant</i>. See <u>Militate</u>.] <def>Engaged in warfare; +fighting; combating; serving as a soldier.</def> -- +<wf>Mil"i*tant*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>At which command the powers <i>militant</i> . . .<BR> +Moved on in silence.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Church militant</b></col>, <cd>the Christian church on +earth, which is supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against +its enemies, and is thus distinguished from the <i>church +triumphant</i>, in heaven.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"i*tar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Military.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"i*ta*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +military manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"i*ta*rism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>militarisme</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A military state or condition; reliance on +military force in administering government; a military +system.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The spirit and traditions of military +life.</def> <i>H. Spencer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"i*ta*rist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A military +man.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"i*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>militaris</i>, <i>militarius</i>, from <i>miles</i>, +<i>militis</i>, soldier: cf. F. <i>militaire</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or +to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of +war; as, a <i>military</i> parade; <i>military</i> discipline; +<i>military</i> bravery; <i>military</i> conduct; <i>military</i> +renown.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nor do I, as an enemy to peace,<BR> +Troop in the throngs of <i>military</i> men.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Performed or made by soldiers; as, a +<i>military</i> election; a <i>military</i> expedition.</def> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Military law</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Martial law</i>, under +<u>Martial</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Military order</b></col>. <i>(a)</i> +<cd>A command proceeding from a military superior.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An association of military persons under a +bond of certain peculiar rules; especially, such an association of +knights in the Middle Ages, or a body in modern times taking a +similar form, membership of which confers some distinction.</cd> -- +<col><b>Military tenure</b></col>, <cd>tenure of land, on condition +of performing military service.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"i*ta*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>militaire</i>.] <def>The whole body of soldiers; soldiery; +militia; troops; the army.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"i*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Militated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Militating</u> (?).] [L. <i>militare</i>, +<i>militatum</i>, to be a soldier, fr. <i>miles</i>, <i>militis</i>, +soldier.] <def>To make war; to fight; to contend; -- usually followed +by <i>against</i> and <i>with</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These are great questions, where great names +<i>militate</i> against each other.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The invisible powers of heaven seemed to +<i>militate</i> on the side of the pious emperor.</blockquote> +<i>Gibbon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*li"tia</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., military +service, soldiery, fr. <i>miles</i>, <i>militis</i>, soldier: cf. F. +<i>milice</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In the widest sense, the whole military +force of a nation, including both those engaged in military service +as a business, and those competent and available for such service; +specifically, the body of citizens enrolled for military instruction +and discipline, but not subject to be called into actual service +except in emergencies.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The king's captains and soldiers fight his battles, +and yet . . . the power of the <i>militia</i> is he.</blockquote> +<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Military service; warfare.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Baxter.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*li"tia*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Militiamen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One who belongs to the +militia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*li"ti*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To carry +on, or prepare for, war.</def> [Obs.] <i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Milk</hw> (m&ibreve;lk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>meoluc</i>, <i>meoloc</i>, <i>meolc</i>, <i>milc</i>; akin to +OFries. <i>meloc</i>, D. <i>melk</i>, G. <i>milch</i>, OHG. +<i>miluh</i>, Icel. <i>mjōlk</i>, Sw. <i>mjölk</i>, Dan. +<i>melk</i>, Goth. <i>miluks</i>, G. <i>melken</i> to milk, OHG. +<i>melchan</i>, Lith. <i>milszti</i>, L. <i>mulgere</i>, Gr. +<grk>'ame`lgein</grk>. √107. Cf. <u>Milch</u>, +<u>Emulsion</u>, <u>Milt</u> soft roe of fishes.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A white fluid secreted +by the mammary glands of female mammals for the nourishment of their +young, consisting of minute globules of fat suspended in a solution +of casein, albumin, milk sugar, and inorganic salts.</def> "White as +morne <i>milk</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of juice or sap, +usually white in color, found in certain plants; latex. See +<u>Latex</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An emulsion made by bruising seeds; as, +the <i>milk</i> of almonds, produced by pounding almonds with sugar +and water.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The ripe, undischarged +spat of an oyster.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Condensed milk</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Condense</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Milk crust</b></col> +<i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>vesicular eczema occurring on the face and scalp +of nursing infants. See <u>Eczema</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk +fever</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>A fever which +accompanies or precedes the first lactation</cd>. It is usually +transitory. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Vet. Surg.)</i> <cd>A form +puerperal peritonitis in cattle; also, a variety of meningitis +occurring in cows after calving.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk +glass</b></col>, <cd>glass having a milky appearance.</cd> -- +<col><b>Milk knot</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a hard lump forming in +the breast of a nursing woman, due to obstruction to the flow of milk +and congestion of the mammary glands.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk +leg</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a swollen condition of the leg, +usually in puerperal women, caused by an inflammation of veins, and +characterized by a white appearance occasioned by an accumulation of +serum and sometimes of pus in the cellular tissue.</cd> -- +<col><b>Milk meats</b></col>, <cd>food made from milk, as butter and +cheese.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i> -- <col><b>Milk mirror</b></col>. +<cd>Same as <u>Escutcheon</u>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk +molar</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>one of the deciduous molar teeth +which are shed and replaced by the premolars.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk of +lime</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a watery emulsion of calcium +hydrate, produced by macerating quicklime in water.</cd> -- +<col><b>Milk parsley</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an umbelliferous +plant (<i>Peucedanum palustre</i>) of Europe and Asia, having a milky +juice.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk pea</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a genus +(<i>Galactia</i>) of leguminous and, usually, twining plants.</cd> -- +<col><b>Milk sickness</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a peculiar +malignant disease, occurring in some parts of the Western United +States, and affecting certain kinds of farm stock (esp. cows), and +persons who make use of the meat or dairy products of infected +cattle. Its chief symptoms in man are uncontrollable vomiting, +obstinate constipation, pain, and muscular tremors. Its origin in +cattle has been variously ascribed to the presence of certain plants +in their food, and to polluted drinking water.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk +snake</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a harmless American snake +(<i>Ophibolus triangulus</i>, or <i>O. eximius</i>). It is variously +marked with white, gray, and red. Called also <i>milk adder</i>, +<i>chicken snake</i>, <i>house snake</i>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk +sugar</b></col>. <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <cd>See <u>Lactose</u>, and +<i>Sugar of milk</i> (below).</cd> -- <col><b>Milk thistle</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an esculent European thistle (<i>Silybum +marianum</i>), having the veins of its leaves of a milky +whiteness.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk thrush</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> +<cd>See <u>Thrush</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk tooth</b></col> +<i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>one of the temporary first set of teeth in young +mammals; in man there are twenty.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk tree</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tree yielding a milky juice, as the cow tree of +South America (<i>Brosimum Galactodendron</i>), and the <i>Euphorbia +balsamifera</i> of the Canaries, the milk of both of which is +wholesome food.</cd> -- <col><b>Milk vessel</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>a special cell in the inner bark of a plant, or a series of +cells, in which the milky juice is contained. See <u>Latex</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Rock milk</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Agaric mineral</i>, under +<u>Agaric</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sugar of milk</b></col>. <cd>The sugar +characteristic of milk; a hard white crystalline slightly sweet +substance obtained by evaporation of the whey of milk. It is used in +pellets and powder as a vehicle for homeopathic medicines, and as an +article of diet. See <u>Lactose</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 924 !></p> + +<p><hw>Milk</hw> (m&ibreve;lk), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Milked</u> (m&ibreve;lkt); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Milking</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To draw or press milk from the breasts or +udder of, by the hand or mouth; to withdraw the milk of.</def> +"<i>Milking</i> the kine." <i>Gay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have given suck, and know<BR> +How tender 't is to love the babe that <i>milks</i> me.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To draw from the breasts or udder; to +extract, as milk; as, to <i>milk</i> wholesome milk from healthy +cows.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To draw anything from, as if by milking; +to compel to yield profit or advantage; to plunder.</def> +<i>Tyndale.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They [the lawyers] <i>milk</i> an unfortunate estate +as regularly as a dairyman does his stock.</blockquote> <i>London +Spectator.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To milk the street</b></col>, <cd>to squeeze the smaller +operators in stocks and extract a profit from them, by alternately +raising and depressing prices within a short range; -- said of the +large dealers.</cd> [Cant] -- <col><b>To milk a telegram</b></col>, +<cd>to use for one's own advantage the contents of a telegram +belonging to another person.</cd> [Cant]</p> + +<p><hw>Milk</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To draw or to yield +milk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Milk"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of +milk.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Milk"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who milks; also, a mechanical apparatus for milking +cows.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cow or other animal that gives +milk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Milk"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of milk; +abounding with food.</def> [R.] "<i>Milkful</i> vales." +<i>Sylvester.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Milk"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a milky +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Milk"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State or quality +of being milky.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Milk"-liv`ered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>White- +livered; cowardly; timorous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Milk"maid`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who +milks cows or is employed in the dairy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Milk"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Milkmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A man who sells milk or +delivers it to customers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Milk"sop`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A piece of bread +sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate or weak-minded +person.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To wed a <i>milksop</i> or a coward ape.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Milk" vetch`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A leguminous herb +(<i>Astragalus glycyphyllos</i>) of Europe and Asia, supposed to +increase the secretion of milk in goats.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The name is sometimes taken for the whole genus +<i>Astragalus</i>, of which there are about two hundred species in +North America, and even more elsewhere.</p> + +<p><hw>Milk"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Any plant of the genera <i>Asclepias</i> and <i>Acerates</i>, +abounding in a milky juice, and having its seed attached to a long +silky down; silkweed. The name is also applied to several other +plants with a milky juice, as to several kinds of spurge.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Milk"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +genus of plants (<i>Polygala</i>) of many species. The common +European <i>P. vulgaris</i> was supposed to have the power of +producing a flow of milk in nurses.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The species of <i>Campanula</i>, or bellflower, are +sometimes called <i>milkwort</i>, from their juice.</p> + +<p><hw>Milk"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Consisting of, or containing, milk.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Pails high foaming with a <i>milky</i> +flood.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Like, or somewhat like, milk; whitish and +turbid; as, the water is <i>milky</i>. "<i>Milky</i> juice."</def> +<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Yielding milk.</def> "<i>Milky</i> +mothers." <i>Roscommon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Mild; tame; spiritless.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Has friendship such a faint and <i>milky</i> +heart?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Milky Way</b></col>. <i>(Astron.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Galaxy</u>, 1.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mill</hw> (m&ibreve;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mille</i> +a thousand. Cf. <u>Mile</u>.] <def>A money of account of the United +States, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of +a dollar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mill</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mille</i>, +<i>melle</i>, <i>mulle</i>, <i>milne</i>, AS. <i>myln</i>, +<i>mylen</i>; akin to D. <i>molen</i>, G. <i>mühle</i>, OHG. +<i>mulī</i>, <i>mulīn</i>, Icel. <i>mylna</i>; all prob. +from L. <i>molina</i>, fr. <i>mola</i> millstone; prop., that which +grinds, akin to <i>molere</i> to grind, Goth. <i>malan</i>, G. +<i>mahlen</i>, and to E. <i>meal</i>. √108. See <i>Meal</i> +flour, and cf. <u>Moline</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A machine for grinding or comminuting any +substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, +rough, or indented surfaces; as, a grist<i>mill</i>, a coffee +<i>mill</i>; a bone <i>mill</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A machine used for expelling the juice, +sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in +combination with a grinding, or cutting process; as, a cider +<i>mill</i>; a cane <i>mill</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A machine for grinding and polishing; as, +a lapidary <i>mill</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A common name for various machines which +produce a manufactured product, or change the form of a raw material +by the continuous repetition of some simple action; as, a +saw<i>mill</i>; a stamping <i>mill</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A building or collection of buildings with +machinery by which the processes of manufacturing are carried on; as, +a cotton <i>mill</i>; a powder <i>mill</i>; a rolling +<i>mill</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Die Sinking)</i> <def>A hardened steel +roller having a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy +of the design in a softer metal, as copper.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An +excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material +for filling is obtained.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A passage +underground through which ore is shot.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A milling cutter. See <i>Illust.</i> under +<u>Milling</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>A pugilistic encounter.</def> [Cant] +<i>R. D. Blackmore.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Edge mill</b></col>, <col><b>Flint mill</b></col>, +<cd>etc. See under <u>Edge</u>, <u>Flint</u>, etc.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mill bar</b></col> <i>(Iron Works)</i>, <cd>a rough bar +rolled or drawn directly from a bloom or puddle bar for conversion +into merchant iron in the mill.</cd> -- <col><b>Mill +cinder</b></col>, <cd>slag from a puddling furnace.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mill head</b></col>, <cd>the head of water employed to turn +the wheel of a mill.</cd> -- <col><b>Mill pick</b></col>, <cd>a pick +for dressing millstones.</cd> -- <col><b>Mill pond</b></col>, <cd>a +pond that supplies the water for a mill.</cd> -- <col><b>Mill +race</b></col>, <cd>the canal in which water is conveyed to a mill +wheel, or the current of water which drives the wheel.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mill tail</b></col>, <cd>the water which flows from a mill +wheel after turning it, or the channel in which the water flows.</cd> +-- <col><b>Mill tooth</b></col>, <cd>a grinder or molar tooth.</cd> - +- <col><b>Mill wheel</b></col>, <cd>the water wheel that drives the +machinery of a mill.</cd> -- <col><b>Roller mill</b></col>, <cd>a +mill in which flour or meal is made by crushing grain between +rollers.</cd> -- <col><b>Stamp mill</b></col> <i>(Mining)</i>, <cd>a +mill in which ore is crushed by stamps.</cd> -- <col><b>To go through +the mill</b></col>, <cd>to experience the suffering or discipline +necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or +to a certain mental state.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mill</hw> (m&ibreve;l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Milled</u> (m&ibreve;ld); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Milling</u>.] [See <u>Mill</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, +and cf. <u>Muller</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To reduce to fine particles, or to small +pieces, in a mill; to grind; to comminute.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To shape, finish, or transform by passing +through a machine; specifically, to shape or dress, as metal, by +means of a rotary cutter.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make a raised border around the edges +of, or to cut fine grooves or indentations across the edges of, as of +a coin, or a screw head; also, to stamp in a coining press; to +coin.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To pass through a fulling mill; to full, +as cloth.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To beat with the fists.</def> [Cant] +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To roll into bars, as steel.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To mill chocolate</b></col>, <cd>to make it frothy, as by +churning.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mill</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>To +swim under water; -- said of air-breathing creatures.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mill"board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of +stout pasteboard.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mill"-cake`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +incorporated materials for gunpowder, in the form of a dense mass or +cake, ready to be subjected to the process of granulation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mill"dam`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dam or mound +to obstruct a water course, and raise the water to a height +sufficient to turn a mill wheel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Milled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having been +subjected to some process of milling.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Milled cloth</b></col>, <cd>cloth that has been beaten in +a fulling mill.</cd> -- <col><b>Milled lead</b></col>, <cd>lead +rolled into sheets.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mil`le*fi*o"re glass`</hw> (?). [It. <i>mille</i> thousand + +<i>fiore</i> flower.] <def>Slender rods or tubes of colored glass +fused together and embedded in clear glass; -- used for paperweights +and other small articles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil`le*na"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Millenary</u>.] <def>Consisting of a thousand years; of or +pertaining to the millennium, or to the Millenarians.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil`le*na"ri*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +believes that Christ will personally reign on earth a thousand years; +a Chiliast.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mil`le*na"ri*an*ism</hw> (?), <hw>Mil"le*na*rism</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The doctrine of Millenarians.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"le*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>millenarius</i>, fr. <i>milleni</i> a thousand each, fr. +<i>mille</i> a thousand: cf. F. <i>millénaire</i>. See +<u>Mile</u>.] <def>Consisting of a thousand; millennial.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"le*na*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The space of a +thousand years; a millennium; also, a +<u>Millenarian</u>.</def>"During that <i>millenary</i>." +<i>Hare.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mil*len"ni*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the millennium, or to a thousand years; as, a +<i>millennial</i> period; <i>millennial</i> happiness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil*len"ni*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +believes that Christ will reign personally on earth a thousand years; +a Chiliast; also, a believer in the universal prevalence of +Christianity for a long period.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mil*len"ni*an*ism</hw> (?), <hw>Mil*len"ni*a*rism</hw> (?), +} <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Belief in, or expectation of, the +millennium; millenarianism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"len*nist</hw> (m&ibreve;l"l&ebreve;n*n&ibreve;st), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who believes in the millennium.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mil*len"ni*um</hw> +(m&ibreve;l*l&ebreve;n"n&ibreve;*ŭm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[LL., fr. L. <i>mille</i> a thousand + <i>annus</i> a year. See +<u>Mile</u>, and <u>Annual</u>.] <def>A thousand years; especially, +the thousand years mentioned in the twentieth chapter of Revelation, +during which holiness is to be triumphant throughout the world. Some +believe that, during this period, Christ will reign on earth in +person with his saints.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"le*ped</hw> (m&ibreve;l"l&esl;*p&ebreve;d&ibreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>millepeda</i>; <i>mille</i> a thousand + +<i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, foot: cf. F. <i>mille-pieds</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A myriapod with many legs, esp. a +chilognath, as the galleyworm.</def> [Written also <i>millipede</i> +and <i>milliped</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mil*le*po"ra</hw> (m&ibreve;l*l&esl;*pō"r&adot;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of +Hydrocorallia, which includes the millipores.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"le*pore</hw> (m&ibreve;l"l&esl;*pōr), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mille</i> thousand + <i>porus</i> pore: +cf. F. <i>millépore</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any coral +of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and +perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells. The animals are +hydroids, not Anthozoa. See <u>Hydrocorallia</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"le*po*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i> +<def>A fossil millepore.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mill"er</hw> (m&ibreve;l"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who keeps or attends a flour mill or +gristmill.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A milling machine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +moth or lepidopterous insect; -- so called because the wings appear +as if covered with white dust or powder, like a miller's clothes. +Called also <i>moth miller</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The +eagle ray.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The hen harrier.</def> +[Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Miller's thumb</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A small fresh-water fish of the genus +<i>Uranidea</i> (formerly <i>Cottus</i>), as the European species +(<i>U. gobio</i>), and the American (<i>U. gracilis</i>); -- called +also <i>bullhead</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A small bird, as +the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and long-tailed tit.</cd> [Prov. +Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mil"ler*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A believer in +the doctrine of William <i>Miller</i> (d. 1849), who taught that the +end of the world and the second coming of Christ were at +hand.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"ler*ite</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From W. H. +<i>Miller</i>, of Cambridge, Eng.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A sulphide of +nickel, commonly occurring in delicate capillary crystals, also in +incrustations of a bronze yellow; -- sometimes called <i>hair +pyrites</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil*les"i*mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>millesimus</i>, fr. <i>mille</i> a thousand.] <def>Thousandth; +consisting of thousandth parts; as, <i>millesimal</i> +fractions.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., dim. of +<i>mil</i>, L. <i>milium</i>; akin to Gr. &?;, AS. <i>mil</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The name of several cereal and forage grasses +which bear an abundance of small roundish grains. The common millets +of Germany and Southern Europe are <i>Panicum miliaceum</i>, and +<i>Setaria Italica</i>.</def></p> + +<p> +&fist; <col><b>Arabian millet</b></col> is <i>Sorghum Halepense</i>. +-- <col><b>Egyptian or East Indian</b></col>, +<col><b>millet</b></col> is <i>Penicillaria spicata</i>. -- +<col><b>Indian millet</b></col> is <i>Sorghum vulgare</i>. (See under +<u>Indian</u>.) -- <col><b>Italian millet</b></col> is <i>Setaria +Italica</i>, a coarse, rank-growing annual grass, valuable for fodder +when cut young, and bearing nutritive seeds; -- called also +<i>Hungarian grass</i>. -- <col><b>Texas millet</b></col> is +<i>Panicum Texanum</i>. -- <col><b>Wild millet</b></col>, <i>or</i> +<col><b>Millet grass</b></col>, is <i>Milium effusum</i>, a tail +grass growing in woods.</p> + +<p><hw>Mil"li-</hw> (?). [From L. <i>mille</i> a thousand.] +<i>(Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.)</i> <def>A prefix denoting a +<i>thousandth part of</i>; as, <i>milli</i>meter, <i>milli</i>gram, +<i>milli</i>ampère.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil`li*am`père"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Milli-</i> + <i>ampère</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>The +thousandth part of one ampère.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mil`liard"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from +<i>mille</i>, <i>mil</i>, thousand, L. <i>mille</i>.] <def>A thousand +millions; -- called also <i>billion</i>. See +<u>Billion</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"li*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>milliarius</i> containing a thousand, fr. <i>mille</i> thousand: +cf. F. <i>milliaire</i> milliary. See <u>Mile</u>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to a mile, or to distance by miles; denoting a mile or +miles.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>milliary</i> column, from which they used to +compute the distance of all the cities and places of +note.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"li*a*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Milliaries</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>milliarium</i>. See +<u>Milliary</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>A milestone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mil`lier"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>mille</i> thousand.] <def>A weight of the metric system, being one +million grams; a metric ton.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"li*fold`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mille</i> +thousand + E. <i>fold</i> times.] <def>Thousandfold.</def> [R.] +<i>Davies (Holy Roode).</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mil"li*gram</hw>, <hw>Mil"li*gramme</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>milligramme</i>; <i>milli-</i> milli- + +<i>gramme</i>. See 3d <u>Gram</u>.] <def>A measure of weight, in the +metric system, being the thousandth part of a gram, equal to the +weight of a cubic millimeter of water, or .01543 of a grain +avoirdupois.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mil"li*li`ter</hw>, <hw>Mil"li*li`tre</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>millilitre</i>; <i>milli-</i> milli- + +<i>litre</i>. See <u>Liter</u>.] <def>A measure of capacity in the +metric system, containing the thousandth part of a liter. It is a +cubic centimeter, and is equal to .061 of an English cubic inch, or +to .0338 of an American fluid ounce.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mil"li*me`ter</hw>, <hw>Mil"li*me`tre</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>millimètre</i>; <i>milli-</i> +milli- + <i>mètre</i>. See 3d <u>Meter</u>.] <def>A lineal +measure in the metric system, containing the thousandth part of a +meter; equal to .03937 of an inch. See 3d <u>Meter</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"li*ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Milaner</i> +an inhabitant of <i>Milan</i>, in Italy; hence, a man from +<i>Milan</i> who imported women's finery.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Formerly, a man who imported and dealt in +small articles of a miscellaneous kind, especially such as please the +fancy of women.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>No <i>milliner</i> can so fit his customers with +gloves.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person, usually a woman, who makes, +trims, or deals in hats, bonnets, headdresses, etc., for +women.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Man milliner</b></col>, <cd>a man who makes or deals in +millinery; hence, contemptuously, a man who is busied with trifling +occupations or embellishments.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"li*ner*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The articles made or sold by milliners, as headdresses, hats or +bonnets, laces, ribbons, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The business of work of a +milliner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil`li*net"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stiff cotton +fabric used by milliners for lining bonnets.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mill"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or +employment of grinding or passing through a mill; the process of +fulling; the process of making a raised or intented edge upon coin, +etc.; the process of dressing surfaces of various shapes with rotary +cutters. See <u>Mill</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>High milling</b></col>, <cd>milling in which grain is +reduced to flour by a succession of crackings, or of slight and +partial crushings, alternately with sifting and sorting the +product.</cd> -- <col><b>Low milling</b></col>, <cd>milling in which +the reduction is effected in a single crushing or grinding.</cd> -- +<col><b>Milling cutter</b></col>, <cd>a fluted, sharp-edged rotary +cutter for dressing surfaces, as of metal, of various shapes.</cd> -- +<col><b>Milling machine</b></col>, <cd>a machine tool for dressing +surfaces by rotary cutters.</cd> -- <col><b>Milling tool</b></col>, +<cd>a roller with indented edge or surface, for producing like +indentations in metal by rolling pressure, as in turning; a knurling +tool; a milling cutter.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"lion</hw> (m&ibreve;l"yŭn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F., from LL. <i>millio</i>, fr. L. <i>mille</i> a thousand. See +<u>Mile</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The number of ten hundred +thousand, or a thousand thousand, -- written 1,000,000. See the Note +under <u>Hundred</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A very great number; an indefinitely large +number.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Millions</i> of truths that a man is not concerned +to know.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The mass of common people; -- with the +article <i>the</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For the play, I remember, pleased not the +<i>million</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mil`lion*aire"</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>millionnaire</i>.] <def>One whose wealth is counted by millions of +francs, dollars, or pounds; a very rich person; a person worth a +million or more.</def> [Written also <i>millionnaire</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mil`lion*air"ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who +is a millionaire, or the wife of a millionaire.</def> [Humorous] +<i>Holmes.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"lion*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to millions; consisting of millions; as, the +<i>millionary</i> chronology of the pundits.</def> +<i>Pinkerton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"lioned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Multiplied by +millions; innumerable.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mil`lion`naire"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<def>Millionaire.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"lionth</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being the last +one of a million of units or objects counted in regular order from +the first of a series or succession; being one of a +million.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"lionth</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quotient of a +unit divided by one million; one of a million equal parts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"li*ped</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The same <u>Milleped</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"li*stere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>millistère</i>, from <i>milli-</i> milli- + +<i>stère</i>.] <def>A liter, or cubic decimeter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil`li*we"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Milli-</i> + +<i>weber</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>The thousandth part of one +weber.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 925 !></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mill"rea`</hw> (m&ibreve;l"rē`), <hw>Mill"ree`</hw>, +<hw>Mill"reis`</hw> (-rēs`) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Milreis</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mill"rind`</hw> (-rīnd`), <hw>Mill"rynd`</hw> (- +rīnd`) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mill</i> + <i>rynd</i>.] +<i>(Her.)</i> <def>A figure supposed to represent the iron which +holds a millstone by being set into its center.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mill"-sixpence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A milled +sixpence; -- the sixpence being one of the first English coins milled +(1561).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mill"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of two +circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>No man shall take the nether or the upper +<i>millstone</i> to pledge.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxiv. 6.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The cellular siliceous rock called buhrstone is usually +employed for millstones; also, some kinds of lava, as that +Niedermendig, or other firm rock with rough texture. The surface of a +millstone has usually a series of radial grooves in which the +powdered material collects.</p> + +<p><col><b>Millstone girt</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a hard and +coarse, gritty sandstone, dividing the Carboniferous from the +Subcarboniferous strata. See <i>Farewell rock</i>, under +<u>Farewell</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <i>Chart</i> of +<u>Geology</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To see</b></col> <col><b>into, or +through,</b></col> <col><b>a millstone</b></col>, <cd>to see into or +through a difficult matter.</cd> (Colloq.)</p> + +<p><hw>Mill"work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The shafting, gearing, and other driving machinery of +mills.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The business of setting up or of operating +mill machinery.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mill"wright`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mechanic +whose occupation is to build mills, or to set up their +machinery.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"reis`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg. <i>mil reis</i>, +i. e., one thousand reis; <i>mil</i> a thousand + <i>reis</i>, pl. of +<i>real</i> a rei.] <def>A Portuguese money of account rated in the +treasury department of the United States at one dollar and eight +cents; also, a Brazilian money of account rated at fifty-four cents +and six mills.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Milt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>milte</i>; akin to +D. <i>milt</i>, G. <i>milz</i>, OHG. <i>milzi</i>, Icel. +<i>milti</i>, Dan. <i>milt</i>, Sw. <i>mjälte</i>, and prob. to +E. <i>malt</i>, <i>melt</i>. √108. See <u>Malt</u> the grain.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The spleen.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Milt</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to Dan. <i>melk</i>, Sw. +<i>mjölke</i>, G. <i>milch</i>, and E. <i>milk</i>. See +<u>Milk</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +spermatic fluid of fishes.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The testes, +or spermaries, of fishes when filled with spermatozoa.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Milt</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To impregnate (the roe +of a fish) with milt.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Milt"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. D. <i>milter</i>, +G. <i>milcher</i>, <i>milchner</i>. See 2d <u>Milt</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A male fish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil*to"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Miltonic.</def> <i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mil*ton"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining +to, or resembling, Milton, or his writings; as, <i>Miltonic</i> +prose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Milt"waste`</hw> (?), [1st <i>milt</i> + <i>waste</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A small European fern (<i>Asplenium Ceterach</i>) +formerly used in medicine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"vine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>milvus</i> +kite.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or resembling birds of the kite +kind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mil"vine</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +bird related to the kite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mil"vus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a kite.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of raptorial birds, including the +European kite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mime</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mimus</i>, Gr. &?;, +akin to &?; to imitate, to mimic: cf. F. <i>mime</i>. Cf. +<u>Mimosa</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of drama in which real persons and +events were generally represented in a ridiculous manner.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An actor in such +representations.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mime</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To mimic.</def> [Obs.] +-- <wf>Mim"er</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +</p> + +<p><hw>Mim"e*o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; to +imitate + <i>-graph</i>.] <def>An autographic stencil copying device +invented by Edison.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi*me"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +imitation.] <i>(Rhet. & Biol.)</i> <def>Imitation; mimicry.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mim"e*tene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>See <u>Mimetite</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mi*met"ic</hw> (?; 277), <hw>Mi*met"ic*al</hw> (?), }[Gr. +&?;, fr. &?; to imitate.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Apt to imitate; given to mimicry; +imitative.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Characterized by mimicry; - +- applied to animals and plants; as, <i>mimetic</i> species; +<i>mimetic</i> organisms. See <u>Mimicry</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mim"e*tism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Gr. &?; to +mimic.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Mimicry</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mim"e*tite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; an +imitator. So called because it resembles pyromorphite.] <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>A mineral occurring in pale yellow or brownish hexagonal +crystals. It is an arseniate of lead.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mim"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mim"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mimicus</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; mime: cf. +F. <i>mimique</i>. See <u>Mime</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Imitative; mimetic.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Oft, in her absence, <i>mimic</i> fancy wakes<BR> +To imitate her.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Man is, of all creatures, the most +<i>mimical</i>.</blockquote> <i>W. Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; +imitated; as, <i>mimic</i> gestures.</def> "<i>Mimic</i> hootings." +<i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Imitative; characterized by +resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning +resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Mimic</i> often implies something droll or ludicrous, +and is less dignified than <i>imitative</i>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Mimic beetle</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a beetle +that feigns death when disturbed, esp. the species of <i>Hister</i> +and allied genera.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mim"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who imitates or +mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a +buffoon.</def> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mim"ic</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mimicked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mimicking</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule +by imitation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply,<BR> +The habit <i>mimic</i>, and the mien belie.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>To assume a resemblance to +(some other organism of a totally different nature, or some +surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock.</p> + +<p><hw>Mim"ic*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +imitative manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mim"ick*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who mimics; a mimic.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An animal which +imitates something else, in form or habits.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mim"ic*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for +sport or ridicule.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Protective resemblance; the +resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals +and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, -- a +characteristic which serves as their chief means of protection +against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*mog"ra*pher</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mimographus</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; a mime + &?; to write: cf. F. +<i>mimographe</i>.] <def>A writer of mimes.</def> <i>Sir T. +Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi*mo"sa</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; imitator. Cf. <u>Mime</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of +leguminous plants, containing many species, and including the +sensitive plants (<i>Mimosa sensitiva</i>, and <i>M. +pudica</i>).</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The term <i>mimosa</i> is also applied in commerce to +several kinds bark imported from Australia, and used in tanning; -- +called also <i>wattle bark</i>. <i>Tomlinson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`mo*tan"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mimo</i>sa + +<i>tannic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a +variety of tannin or tannic acid found in Acacia, Mimosa, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. +<plw><b>Minæ</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Minas</b></plw> (#). +[L., fr. Gr. &?;.] <def>An ancient weight or denomination of money, +of varying value. The Attic mina was valued at a hundred +drachmas.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Myna</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as can be +mined; as, <i>minable</i> earth.</def> <i>Sir T. North.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*na"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>minax</i>, +<i>-acis</i>. See <u>Menace</u>.] <def>Threatening; menacing.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mi*nac"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Disposition to +threaten.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Min"a*ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>minarete</i>, +Ar. <i>manārat</i> lamp, lantern, lighthouse, turret, fr. +<i>nār</i> to shine.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A slender, lofty +tower attached to a mosque and surrounded by one or more projecting +balconies, from which the summon to prayer is cried by the +muezzin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min*ar"gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. contr. from +alu<i>min</i>ium + L. <i>argent</i>um silver.] <def>An alloy +consisting of copper, nickel, tungsten, and aluminium; -- used by +jewelers.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Min`a*to"ri*al*ly</hw> (?), <hw>Min"a*to*ri*ly</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a minatory manner; with +threats.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>minatorius</i>, fr. <i>minari</i> to threaten. See <u>Menace</u>.] +<def>Threatening; menacing.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*naul"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Manul</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mince</hw> (m&ibreve;ns), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Minced</u> (m&ibreve;nst); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Minging</u> +(m&ibreve;n"s&ibreve;ng).] [AS. <i>minsian</i> to grow less, dwindle, +fr. <i>min</i> small; akin to G. <i>minder</i> less, Goth. +<i>minniza</i> less, <i>mins</i> less, adv., L. <i>minor</i>, adj. +(cf. <u>Minor</u>); or more likely fr. F. <i>mincer</i> to mince, +prob. from (assumed) LL. <i>minutiare</i>. √101. See +<u>Minish</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut into very small pieces; to chop +fine; to hash; as, to <i>mince</i> meat.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To suppress or weaken the force of; to +extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and +frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep +back half of.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I know no ways to <i>mince</i> it in love, but +directly to say -- "I love you."</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Siren, now <i>mince</i> the sin,<BR> +And mollify damnation with a phrase.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If, to <i>mince</i> his meaning, I had either omitted +some part of what he said, or taken from the strength of his +expression, I certainly had wronged him.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To affect; to make a parade of.</def> [R.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mince</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with +stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, . . . <i>mincing</i> as they +go.</blockquote> <i>Is. iii. 16.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I 'll . . . turn two <i>mincing</i> steps<BR> +Into a manly stride.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To act or talk with affected nicety; to +affect delicacy in manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mince</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A short, precise step; +an affected manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mince"-meat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Minced meat; +meat chopped very fine; a mixture of boiled meat, suet, apples, etc., +chopped very fine, to which spices and raisins are added; -- used in +making mince pie.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mince" pie`</hw> (?). <def>A pie made of mince-meat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +minces.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"cing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That minces; +characterized by primness or affected nicety.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"cing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mincing +manner; not fully; with affected nicety.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mind</hw> (mīnd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mynd</i>, +<i>gemynd</i>; akin to OHG. <i>minna</i> memory, love, G. +<i>minne</i> love, Dan. <i>minde</i> mind, memory, remembrance, +consent, vote, Sw. <i>minne</i> memory, Icel. <i>minni</i>, Goth. +<i>gamunds</i>, L. <i>mens</i>, <i>mentis</i>, mind, Gr. +<grk>me`nos</grk>, Skr. <i>manas</i> mind, <i>man</i> to think. +√104, 278. Cf. <u>Comment</u>, <u>Man</u>, <u>Mean</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>, 3d <u>Mental</u>, <u>Mignonette</u>, +<u>Minion</u>, <u>Mnemonic</u>, <u>Money</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The intellectual or rational faculty in +man; the understanding; the intellect; the power that conceives, +judges, or reasons; also, the entire spiritual nature; the soul; -- +often in distinction from the <i>body</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>By the <i>mind</i> of man we understand that in him +which thinks, remembers, reasons, wills.</blockquote> +<i>Reid.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What we mean by <i>mind</i> is simply that which +perceives, thinks, feels, wills, and desires.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let every man be fully persuaded in his own +<i>mind</i>.</blockquote> <i>Rom. xiv. 5.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>mind</i> shall banquet, though the body +pine.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state, at any given time, of the +faculties of thinking, willing, choosing, and the like; psychical +activity or state; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> Opinion; judgment; +belief.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A fool uttereth all his <i>mind</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Prov. xxix. 11.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Being so hard to me that brought your <i>mind</i>, I +fear she'll prove as hard to you in telling her +<i>mind</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Choice; inclination; liking; intent; +will.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If it be your <i>minds</i>, then let none go +forth.</blockquote> <i>2 Kings ix. 15.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Courage; spirit.</def> +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Memory; remembrance; recollection; as, to +have or keep in <i>mind</i>, to call to <i>mind</i>, to put in +<i>mind</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To have a mind</b></col> or <col><b>great mind</b></col>, +<cd>to be inclined or strongly inclined in purpose; -- used with an +infinitive.</cd> "Sir Roger de Coverly . . . told me that he <i>had a +great mind</i> to see the new tragedy with me." <i>Addison.</i> -- +<col><b>To lose one's mind</b></col>, <cd>to become insane, or +imbecile.</cd> -- <col><b>To make up one's mind</b></col>, <cd>to +come to an opinion or decision; to determine.</cd> -- <col><b>To put +in mind</b></col>, <cd>to remind.</cd> "Regard us simply as +<i>putting you in mind</i> of what you already know to be good +policy." <i>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mind</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Minded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Minding</u>.] [AS. <i>myndian</i>, <i>gemyndīan</i> to +remember. See <u>Mind</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To fix the mind or thoughts on; to regard +with attention; to treat as of consequence; to consider; to heed; to +mark; to note.</def> "<i>Mind</i> not high things, but condescend to +men of low estate." <i>Rom. xii. 16.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>My lord, you nod: you do not <i>mind</i> the +play.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To occupy one's self with; to employ one's +self about; to attend to; as, to <i>mind</i> one's +business.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Bidding him be a good child, and <i>mind</i> his +book.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To obey; as, to <i>mind</i> parents; the +dog <i>minds</i> his master.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To have in mind; to purpose.</def> +<i>Beaconsfield.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I <i>mind</i> to tell him plainly what I +think.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To put in mind; to remind.</def> [Archaic] +<i>M. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He <i>minded</i> them of the mutability of all earthly +things.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I do thee wrong to <i>mind</i> thee of +it.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Never mind</b></col>, <cd>do not regard it; it is of no +consequence; no matter.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To notice; mark; regard; obey. See +<u>Attend</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mind</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To give attention or +heed; to obey; as, the dog <i>minds</i> well.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mind"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Disposed; inclined; +having a mind.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Joseph . . . was <i>minded</i> to put her away +privily.</blockquote> <i>Matt. i. 19.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If men were <i>minded</i> to live +virtuously.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Minded</i> is much used in composition; as, high- +<i>minded</i>, feeble-<i>minded</i>, sober-<i>minded</i>, double- +<i>minded</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mind"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who minds, tends, or watches something, as a child, a +machine, or cattle; as, a <i>minder</i> of a loom.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One to be attended; specif., a pauper +child intrusted to the care of a private person.</def> [Eng.] +<i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mind"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Bearing in mind; +regardful; attentive; heedful; observant.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What is man, that thou art <i>mindful</i> of +him?</blockquote> <i>Ps. viii. 4.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I promise you to be <i>mindful</i> of your +admonitions.</blockquote> <i>Hammond.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Mind"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mind"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mind"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Regard; +mindfulness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mind"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Not indued with mind or intellectual powers; stupid; +unthinking.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unmindful; inattentive; heedless; +careless.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Cursed Athens, <i>mindless</i> of thy +worth.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mine</hw> (mēn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See +<u>Mien</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mine</hw> (mīn), <pos><i>pron. & a.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>min</i>, fr. AS. <i>mīn</i>; akin to D. <i>mijn</i>, OS., +OFries., & OHG. <i>mīn</i>, G. <i>mein</i>, Sw. & Dan. +<i>min</i>, Icel. <i>minn</i>, Goth. <i>meins</i> my, mine, +<i>meina</i> of me, and E. <i>me</i>. √187. See <u>Me</u>, and +cf. <u>My</u>.] <def>Belonging to me; my. Used as a pronominal to me; +my. Used as a pronominal adjective in the predicate; as, "Vengeance +is <i>mine</i>; I will repay." <i>Rom. xii. 19</i>. Also, in the old +style, used attributively, instead of <i>my</i>, before a noun +beginning with a vowel.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I kept myself from <i>mine</i> iniquity.</blockquote> +<i>Ps. xviii. 23.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Mine</i> is often used absolutely, the thing possessed +being understood; as, his son is in the army, <i>mine</i> in the +navy.</p> + +<p><blockquote>When a man deceives me once, says the Italian proverb, +it is his fault; when twice, it is <i>mine</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. +Horne.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This title honors me and <i>mine</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>She shall have me and <i>mine</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mine</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [F. <i>miner</i>, L. +<i>minare</i> to drive animals, in LL. also, to lead, conduct, dig a +mine (cf. E. <i>lode</i>, and <i>lead</i> to conduct), akin to L. +<i>minari</i> to threaten; cf. Sp. <i>mina</i> mine, conduit, +subterraneous canal, a spring or source of water, It. <i>mina</i>. +See <u>Menace</u>, and cf. <u>Mien</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To dig a mine or pit in the earth; to get +ore, metals, coal, or precious stones, out of the earth; to dig in +the earth for minerals; to dig a passage or cavity under anything in +order to overthrow it by explosives or otherwise.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to +form a burrow or lodge in the earth; as, the <i>mining</i> +cony.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mine</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mining</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To dig away, or otherwise remove, the +substratum or foundation of; to lay a mine under; to sap; to +undermine; hence, to ruin or destroy by slow degrees or secret +means.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They <i>mined</i> the walls.</blockquote> +<i>Hayward.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Too lazy to cut down these immense trees, the spoilers +. . . had <i>mined</i> them, and placed a quantity of gunpowder in +the cavity.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To dig into, for ore or metal.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Lead veins have been traced . . . but they have not +been <i>mined</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To get, as metals, out of the earth by +digging.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The principal ore <i>mined</i> there is the bituminous +cinnabar.</blockquote> <i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mine</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. LL. <i>mina</i>. See +<u>Mine</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A subterranean cavity or passage</def>; +especially: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A pit or excavation in the +earth, from which metallic ores, precious stones, coal, or other +mineral substances are taken by digging; -- distinguished from the +pits from which stones for architectural purposes are taken, and +which are called <i>quarries</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A cavity or tunnel made under a fortification or +other work, for the purpose of blowing up the superstructure with +some explosive agent.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 926 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any place where ore, metals, or precious +stones are got by digging or washing the soil; as, a placer +<i>mine</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A rich source of wealth or other +good.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mine dial</b></col>, <cd>a form of magnetic compass used +by miners.</cd> -- <col><b>Mine pig</b></col>, <cd>pig iron made +wholly from ore; in distinction from <i>cinder pig</i>, which is made +from ore mixed with forge or mill cinder.</cd> <i>Raymond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mineur</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who mines; a digger for metals, etc.; +one engaged in the business of getting ore, coal, or precious stones, +out of the earth; one who digs military mines; as, armies have +sappers and <i>miners</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Any of numerous insects which, in the larval state, excavate +galleries in the parenchyma of leaves. They are mostly minute moths +and dipterous flies.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The chattering, +or garrulous, honey eater of Australia (<i>Myzantha +garrula</i>).</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Miner's elbow</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a swelling on +the black of the elbow due to inflammation of the bursa over the +olecranon; -- so called because of frequent occurrence in +miners.</cd> -- <col><b>Miner's inch</b></col>, <cd>in hydraulic +mining, the amount of water flowing under a given pressure in a given +time through a hole one inch in diameter. It is a unit for measuring +the quantity of water supplied.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Min"er*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>minéral</i>, LL. <i>minerale</i>, fr. <i>minera</i> mine. +See <u>Mine</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An inorganic species or substance +occurring in nature, having a definite chemical composition and +usually a distinct crystalline form. Rocks, except certain glassy +igneous forms, are either simple minerals or aggregates of +minerals.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mine.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything which is neither animal nor +vegetable, as in the most general classification of things into three +kingdoms (animal, vegetable, and mineral).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"er*al</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Of or pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of +minerals; as, a <i>mineral</i> substance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Impregnated with minerals; as, +<i>mineral</i> waters.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mineral acids</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>inorganic +acids, as sulphuric, nitric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, acids, etc., +as distinguished from the <i>organic acids</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mineral blue</b></col>, <cd>the name usually given to +azurite, when reduced to an impalpable powder for coloring +purposes.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral candle</b></col>, <cd>a candle made +of paraffine.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral caoutchouc</b></col>, <cd>an +elastic mineral pitch, a variety of bitumen, resembling caoutchouc in +elasticity and softness. See <u>Caoutchouc</u>, and +<u>Elaterite</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral chameleon</b></col> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See <i>Chameleon mineral</i>, under +<u>Chameleon</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral charcoal</b></col>. <cd>See +under <u>Charcoal</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral cotton</b></col>. +<cd>See <i>Mineral wool</i> (below).</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral +green</b></col>, <cd>a green carbonate of copper; malachite.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mineral kingdom</b></col> <i>(Nat. Sci.)</i>, <cd>that one of +the three grand divisions of nature which embraces all inorganic +objects, as distinguished from plants or animals.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mineral oil</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Naphtha</u>, and +<u>Petroleum</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral paint</b></col>, <cd>a +pigment made chiefly of some natural mineral substance, as red or +yellow iron ocher.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral patch</b></col>. <cd>See +<u>Bitumen</u>, and <u>Asphalt</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral +right</b></col>, <cd>the right of taking minerals from land.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mineral salt</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a salt of a +mineral acid.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral tallow</b></col>, <cd>a +familiar name for <i>hatchettite</i>, from its fatty or spermaceti- +like appearance.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral water</b></col>. <cd>See +under <u>Water</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral wax</b></col>. <cd>See +<u>Ozocerite</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mineral wool</b></col>, <cd>a +fibrous wool-like material, made by blowing a powerful jet of air or +steam through melted slag. It is a poor conductor of heat.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Min"er*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>minéraliste</i>.] <def>One versed in minerals; +mineralogist.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Min`er*al*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>minéralisation</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The process of mineralizing, or forming a +mineral by combination of a metal with another element; also, the +process of converting into a mineral, as a bone or a plant.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of impregnating with a mineral, as +water.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The conversion of a cell +wall into a material of a stony nature.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"er*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mineralized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Mineralizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. +<i>minéraliser</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To transform into a mineral.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In these caverns the bones are not +<i>mineralized</i>.</blockquote> <i>Buckland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To impregnate with a mineral; as, +<i>mineralized</i> water.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"er*al*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To go on an +excursion for observing and collecting minerals; to +mineralogize.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"er*al*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An element +which is combined with a metal, thus forming an ore. Thus, in galena, +or lead ore, sulphur is a <i>mineralizer</i>; in hematite, oxygen is +a <i>mineralizer</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min`er*al*og"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>minéralogique</i>. See <u>Mineralogy</u>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to mineralogy; as, a <i>mineralogical</i> table.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min`er*al*og"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>According to the principles of, or with reference to, +mineralogy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min`er*al"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>minéralogiste</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One versed in mineralogy; one devoted to +the study of minerals.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A carrier shell +(<i>Phorus</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min`er*al"o*gize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To +study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.</def> <i>Miss +Edgeworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min`er*al"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mineralogies</b></plw> (#). [<i>Mineral</i> + <i>-logy</i>: +cf. F. <i>minéralogie</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The science which treats of minerals, and +teaches how to describe, distinguish, and classify them.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A treatise or book on this +science.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*ner"va</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Rom. +Myth.)</i> <def>The goddess of wisdom, of war, of the arts and +sciences, of poetry, and of spinning and weaving; -- identified with +the Grecian Pallas Athene.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*nette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The smallest of +regular sizes of portrait photographs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"e*ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Miniver</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Minge</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>myngian</i>; +akin to E. <i>mind</i>.] <def>To mingle; to mix.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Minge</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. corrupt. fr. +<i>midge</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A small biting fly; a +midge.</def> [Local, U. S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Min"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mingled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mingling</u> (?).] [From OE. <i>mengen</i>, AS. <i>mengan</i>; +akin to D. & G. <i>mengen</i>, Icel. <i>menga</i>, also to E. +<i>among</i>, and possibly to <i>mix</i>. Cf. <u>Among</u>, +<u>Mongrel</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To mix; intermix; to combine or join, as +an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be +distinguishable in the product; to confuse; to confound.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There was . . . fire <i>mingled</i> with the +hail.</blockquote> <i>Ex. ix. 24.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To associate or unite in society or by +ties of relationship; to cause or allow to intermarry; to +intermarry.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The holy seed have <i>mingled</i> themselves with the +people of those lands.</blockquote> <i>Ezra ix. 2.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of purity by mixture; to +contaminate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>mingled</i>, imperfect virtue.</blockquote> +<i>Rogers.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To put together; to join.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To make or prepare by mixing the +ingredients of.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[He] proceeded to <i>mingle</i> another +draught.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"gle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become mixed or +blended.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"gle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mixture.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"gle*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That can be +mingled.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"gled*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Confusedly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"gle-man`gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[Reduplicated fr. <i>mingle</i>.] <def>To mix in a disorderly way; to +make a mess of.</def> [Obs.] <i>Udall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"gle-man`gle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +hotchpotch.</def> [Obs.] <i>Latimer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"gle*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +mingling, or the state of being mixed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"gler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +mingles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"gling*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +mingling manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min`*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the color +of minium or red lead; miniate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"iard</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Migniard.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Min"iard*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To render +delicate or dainty.</def> [Obs.] <i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"i*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Miniated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Miniating</u> (?).] [L. <i>miniatus</i>, p. p. of <i>miniare</i>. +See <u>Minium</u>.] <def>To paint or tinge with red lead or +vermilion; also, to decorate with letters, or the like, painted red, +as the page of a manuscript.</def> <i>T. Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"i*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to the color of red lead or vermilion; painted with +vermilion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"i*a*ture</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. +<i>miniatura</i>, fr. L. <i>miniare</i>. See <u>Miniate</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>,<u>Minium</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Originally, a painting in colors such as +those in mediæval manuscripts; in modern times, any very small +painting, especially a portrait.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Greatly diminished size or form; reduced +scale.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Lettering in red; rubric +distinction.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A particular feature or trait.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Massinger.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"i*a*ture</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being on a small +scale; much reduced from the reality; as, a <i>miniature</i> +copy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"i*a*ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To represent +or depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"i*a*tur`ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A painter +of miniatures.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"i*bus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>minor</i> less ++ <i>-bus</i>, as in <i>omnibus</i>.] <def>A kind of light passenger +vehicle, carrying four persons.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ie ball`</hw> (?). [From the inventor, Captain +<i>Minié</i>, of France.] <def>A conical rifle bullet, with a +cavity in its base plugged with a piece of iron, which, by the +explosion of the charge, is driven farther in, expanding the sides to +fit closely the grooves of the barrel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ie ri"fle</hw> (?). <def>A rifle adapted to minie +balls.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Minified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Minifying</u> (?).] [L. <i>minor</i> less + <i>-fly</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make small, or smaller; to diminish the +apparent dimensions of; to lessen.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To degrade by speech or action.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"i*kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OD. <i>minneken</i> +a darling, dim. of <i>minne</i> love; akin to G. <i>minne</i>, and to +E. <i>mind</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little darling; a favorite; a +minion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Florio.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A little pin.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Min"i*kin</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Small; +diminutive.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"im</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>minime</i>, L. +<i>minimus</i> the least, smallest, a superl. of <i>minor</i>: cf. +It. <i>minima</i> a note in music. See <u>Minor</u>, and cf. +<i>Minimum</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Anything very minute; as, the +<i>minims</i> of existence; -- applied to animalcula; and the +like.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The smallest liquid measure, equal to +about one drop; the sixtieth part of a fluid drachm.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A small fish; a +minnow.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A little man or being; a dwarf.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of an austere +order of mendicant hermits or friars founded in the 15th century by +St. Francis of Paola.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A time note, formerly the +shortest in use; a half note, equal to half a semibreve, or two +quarter notes or crotchets.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A short poetical encomium.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"im</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Minute.</def> +"<i>Minim</i> forms." <i>J. R. Drake.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"i*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. corrupt. of +<i>moniment</i>.] <def>A trifle; a trinket; a token.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min`i*mi*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +or process of minimizing.</def> <i>Bentham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"i*mize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Minimized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Minimizing</u> (?).] <def>To reduce to the smallest +part or proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum.</def> +<i>Bentham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"i*mum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Minima</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. <i>minimus</i>. See +<u>Minim</u>.] <def>The least quantity assignable, admissible, or +possible, in a given case; hence, a thing of small consequence; -- +opposed to <i>maximum</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Minimum thermometer</b></col>, <cd>a thermometer for +recording the lowest temperature since its last adjustment.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Min"i*mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Minimi</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Minim</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A being of the smallest size.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The little finger; the +fifth digit, or that corresponding to it, in either the manus or +pes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mine</u>, +<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <def>The act or business of making mines or +of working them.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +mines; as, <i>mining</i> engineer; <i>mining</i> machinery; a +<i>mining</i> region.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mining engineering</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under +<u>Engineering</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Minimum.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mignon</i>, fr. OHG. +<i>minni</i> love, G. <i>minne</i>; akin to E. <i>mind</i>. See +<u>Mind</u>, and cf. <u>Mignonette</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A loved one; one highly esteemed and +favored; -- in a good sense.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>God's disciple and his dearest +<i>minion</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sylvester.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Is this the Athenian <i>minion</i> whom the world<BR> +Voiced so regardfully?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An obsequious or servile dependent or +agent of another; a fawning favorite.</def> <i>Sir J. +Davies.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Go, rate thy <i>minions</i>, proud, insulting +boy!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A small kind of type, in +size between brevier and nonpareil.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <miniontype>This line is printed in <i>minion</i> +type.</miniontype></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber +of which was about three inches.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ion</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 2d <u>Minion</u>.] +<def>Fine; trim; dainty.</def> [Obs.] "Their . . . <i>minion</i> +dancing." <i>Fryth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min`ion*ette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Small; +delicate.</def> [Obs.] "His <i>minionette</i> face." +<i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ion*ette</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A +size of type between nonpareil and minion; -- used in ornamental +borders, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ion*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Kind +treatment.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Min"ion*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +flavor.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Min"ion*like`</hw> (?), <hw>Min"ion*ly</hw>, } <pos><i>a. & +adv.</i></pos> <def>Like a minion; daintily.</def> +<i>Camden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ion*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State of being a +minion.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Min"ious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>minium</i> red +lead.] <def>Of the color of red or vermilion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>menusen</i>, +F. <i>menuiser</i> to make small, cut small, fr. (assumed) LL. +<i>minutiare</i>, for <i>minutare</i>, fr. L. <i>minutus</i> small. +See <u>Minute</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Diminish</u>, +<u>Minge</u>.] <def>To diminish; to lessen.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The living of poor men thereby +<i>minished</i>.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ish*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +diminishing, or the state of being diminished; diminution.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Min"is*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>ministre</i>, F. <i>ministre</i>, fr. L. <i>minister</i>, orig. a +double comparative from the root of <i>minor</i> less, and hence +meaning, an inferior, a servant. See 1st <u>Minor</u>, and cf. +<u>Master</u>, <u>Minstrel</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A servant; a subordinate; an officer or +assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Moses rose up, and his <i>minister</i> +Joshua.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxiv. 13.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I chose<BR> +Camillo for the <i>minister</i>, to poison<BR> +My friend Polixenes.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An officer of justice.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I cry out the on the <i>ministres</i>, quod he,<BR> +That shoulde keep and rule this cité.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One to whom the sovereign or executive +head of a government intrusts the management of affairs of state, or +some department of such affairs.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Ministers</i> to kings, whose eyes, ears, and hands +they are, must be answerable to God and man.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A representative of a government, sent to +the court, or seat of government, of a foreign nation to transact +diplomatic business.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Ambassadors are classed (in the diplomatic sense) in the +first rank of public ministers, ministers plenipotentiary in the +second. "The United States diplomatic service employs two classes of +ministers, -- ministers plenipotentiary and ministers resident." +<i>Abbott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>One who serves at the altar; one who +performs sacerdotal duties; the pastor of a church duly authorized or +licensed to preach the gospel and administer the sacraments.</def> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Delegate; official; ambassador; clergyman; parson; +priest.</p> + +<p><hw>Min"is*ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ministered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ministering</u>.] [OE. <i>ministren</i>, OF. <i>ministrer</i>, fr. +L. <i>ministrare</i>. See <u>Minister</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] +<def>To furnish or apply; to afford; to supply; to +administer.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He that <i>ministereth</i> seed to the +sower.</blockquote> <i>2 Cor. ix. 10.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We <i>minister</i> to God reason to suspect +us.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"is*ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To act as a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend and serve; +to perform service in any office, sacred or secular.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Son of man came not to be <i>ministered</i> unto, +but to <i>minister</i>.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xx. 28.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To supply or to things needful; esp., to +supply consolation or remedies.</def> <i>Matt. xxv. 44.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Canst thou not <i>minister</i> to a mind +diseased?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min`is*te"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ministerialis</i>: cf. F. <i>ministériel</i>. See +<u>Minister</u>, and cf. <u>Minstrel</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to ministry or service; +serving; attendant.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Enlightening spirits and <i>ministerial</i> +flames.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the office of a +minister or to the ministry as a body, whether civil or +sacerdotal.</def> "<i>Ministerial</i> offices." <i>Bacon.</i> "A +<i>ministerial</i> measure." <i>Junius.</i> "<i>Ministerial</i> +garments." <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Tending to advance or promote; +contributive.</def> "<i>Ministerial</i> to intellectual culture." +<i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>The ministerial benches</b></col>, <cd>the benches in the +House of Commons occupied by members of the cabinet and their +supporters; -- also, the persons occupying them.</cd> "Very solid and +very brilliant talents distinguish <i>the ministerial benches</i>." +<i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Official; priestly; sacerdotal; ecclesiastical.</p> + +<p><hw>Min`is*te"ri*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +supporter of the ministers, or the party in power.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min`is*te"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +ministerial manner; in the character or capacity of a +minister.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"is*ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ministry</u>.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"is*tra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Ministration.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Min"is*tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Ministerial.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 927 !></p> + +<p><hw>Min"is*trant</hw> (m&ibreve;n"&ibreve;s*tr<i>a</i>nt), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ministrans</i>, <i>-antis</i>, of +<i>ministrare</i> to minister.] <def>Performing service as a +minister; attendant on service; acting under command; +subordinate.</def> "Princedoms and dominations <i>ministrant</i>." +<i>Milton.</i> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +ministers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min`is*tra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ministratio</i>, fr. <i>ministrare</i>.] <def>The act of +ministering; service; ministry.</def> "The days of his +<i>ministration</i>." <i>Luke i. 23.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"is*tra*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Serving to +aid; ministering.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"is*tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. L. +<i>ministrix</i>.] <def>A woman who ministers.</def> +<i>Akenside.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"is*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +Ministries (#). [L. <i>ministerium</i>. See <u>Minister</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Mystery</u> a trade.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of ministering; ministration; +service.</def> "With tender <i>ministry</i>." <i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <def>Agency; instrumentality.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The ordinary <i>ministry</i> of second +causes.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The wicked <i>ministry</i> of arms.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The office, duties, or functions of a +minister, servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or +ambassadorial function or profession.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The body of ministers of state; also, the +clergy, as a body.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Administration; rule; term in power; as, +the <i>ministry</i> of Pitt.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"is*try*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of +a minister.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"i*um</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>minium</i>, an Iberian word, the Romans getting all their cinnabar +from Spain; cf. Basque <i>armineá</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +heavy, brilliant red pigment, consisting of an oxide of lead, +Pb<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, obtained by exposing lead or massicot to +a gentle and continued heat in the air. It is used as a cement, as a +paint, and in the manufacture of flint glass. Called also <i>red +lead</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"i*ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Meniver</u>.] +<def>A fur esteemed in the Middle Ages as a part of costume. It is +uncertain whether it was the fur of one animal only or of different +animals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"i*vet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A singing bird of India of the family +<i>Campephagidæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mink</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. 2d <u>Minx</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A carnivorous mammal of the genus +<i>Putorius</i>, allied to the weasel. The European mink is +<i>Putorius lutreola</i>. The common American mink (<i>P. vison</i>) +varies from yellowish brown to black. Its fur is highly valued. +Called also <i>minx</i>, <i>nurik</i>, and <i>vison</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ne*sing`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., fr. +<i>minne</i> love + <i>singen</i> to sing.] <def>A love-singer; +specifically, one of a class of German poets and musicians who +flourished from about the middle of the twelfth to the middle of the +fourteenth century. They were chiefly of noble birth, and made love +and beauty the subjects of their verses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"now</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>menow</i>, cf. AS. +<i>myne</i>; also OE. <i>menuse</i>, OF. <i>menuise</i> small fish; +akin to E. <i>minish</i>, <i>minute</i>.] [Written also +<i>minow</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A small European +fresh-water cyprinoid fish (<i>Phoxinus lævis</i>, formerly +<i>Leuciscus phoxinus</i>); sometimes applied also to the young of +larger kinds; -- called also <i>minim</i> and <i>minny</i>. The name +is also applied to several allied American species, of the genera +<i>Phoxinus</i>, <i>Notropis</i>, or <i>Minnilus</i>, and +<i>Rhinichthys</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any of numerous small +American cyprinodont fishes of the genus <i>Fundulus</i>, and related +genera. They live both in fresh and in salt water. Called also +<i>killifish</i>, <i>minny</i>, and <i>mummichog</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A minnow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"no bird"</hw> (mī"n&osl; b&etilde;rd). [Hind. +<i>mainā</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An Asiatic bird +(<i>Gracula musica</i>), allied to the starlings. It is black, with a +white spot on the wings, and a pair of flat yellow wattles on the +head. It is often tamed and taught to pronounce words.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"nor</hw> (mī"n&etilde;r), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L., a +comparative with no positive; akin to AS. <i>min</i> small, G. +<i>minder</i> less, OHG. <i>minniro</i>, a., <i>min</i>, adv., Icel. +<i>minni</i>, a., <i>minnr</i>, adv., Goth. <i>minniza</i>, a., +<i>mins</i>, adv., Ir. & Gael. <i>min</i> small, tender, L. +<i>minuere</i> to lessen, Gr. <grk>miny`qein</grk>, Skr. <i>mi</i> to +damage. Cf. <u>Minish</u>, <u>Minister</u>, <u>Minus</u>, +<u>Minute</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, +etc.; less; smaller; of little account; as, <i>minor</i> divisions of +a body.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Less by a semitone in +interval or difference of pitch; as, a <i>minor</i> third.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Asia Minor</b></col> <i>(Geog.)</i>, <cd>the Lesser Asia; +that part of Asia which lies between the Euxine, or Black Sea, on the +north, and the Mediterranean on the south.</cd> -- <col><b>Minor +mode</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>that mode, or scale, in which the +third and sixth are minor, -- much used for mournful and solemn +subjects.</cd> -- <col><b>Minor orders</b></col> <i>(Eccl.)</i>, +<cd>the rank of persons employed in ecclesiastical offices who are +not in holy orders, as doorkeepers, acolytes, etc.</cd> -- +<col><b>Minor scale</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i> <cd>The form of the minor +scale is various. The strictly correct form has the third and sixth +minor, with a semitone between the seventh and eighth, which involves +an augmented second interval, or three semitones, between the sixth +and seventh, as, <supr>6/F</supr>, <supr>7/G♯</supr>, +<supr>8/A</supr>. But, for melodic purposes, both the sixth and the +seventh are sometimes made major in the ascending, and minor in the +descending, scale, thus: --</p> + +<p><i></i></p> + +<p>See <u>Major</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Minor term of a +syllogism</b></col> <i>(Logic)</i>, <cd>the subject of the +conclusion.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"nor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A person of either sex who has not attained the age at which +full civil rights are accorded; an infant; in England and the United +States, one under twenty-one years of age.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In hereditary monarchies, the minority of a sovereign ends +at an earlier age than of a subject. The minority of a sovereign of +Great Britain ends upon the completion of the eighteenth year of his +age.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>The minor term, that is, +the subject of the conclusion; also, the minor premise, that is, that +premise which contains the minor term; in hypothetical syllogisms, +the categorical premise. It is the second proposition of a regular +syllogism, as in the following: Every act of injustice partakes of +meanness; to take money from another by gaming is an act of +injustice; therefore, the taking of money from another by gaming +partakes of meanness.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A Minorite; a Franciscan friar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"nor*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>minoratus</i>; p. p. of <i>minorare</i> to diminish, fr. +<i>minor</i>, a. See 1st <u>Minor</u>.] <def>To diminish.</def> [R.] +<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`nor*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>minoratio</i>: cf. F. <i>minoration</i>.] <def>A diminution.</def> +[R.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"nor*ess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<i>Franciscan Nuns</i>, under <u>Franciscan</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"nor*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>minor</i> +less. Cf. 2d <u>Minor</u>, 3.] <def>A Franciscan friar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*nor"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Minorities</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>minorité</i>. See +<u>Minor</u>, <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being a minor, or under +age.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>State of being less or small.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The smaller number; -- opposed to +<i>majority</i>; as, the <i>minority</i> must be ruled by the +majority.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"nos</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] <i>(Class. +Myth.)</i> <def>A king and lawgiver of Crete, fabled to be the son of +Jupiter and Europa. After death he was made a judge in the Lower +Regions.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"o*taur</hw> (m&ibreve;n"&ocl;*t&add;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Minotaurus</i>, Gr. +<grk>Minw`tayros</grk>; <grk>Mi`nos</grk>, the husband of +Pasiphaë + <grk>tay^ros</grk> a bull, the Minotaur being the +offspring of Pasiphaë and a bull: cf. F. <i>minotaure</i>.] +<i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>A fabled monster, half man and half bull, +confined in the labyrinth constructed by Dædalus in +Crete.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Minnow</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mynster</i>, +fr. L. <i>monasterium</i>. See <u>Monastery</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> +<def>A church of a monastery. The name is often retained and applied +to the church after the monastery has ceased to exist (as Beverly +<i>Minster</i>, Southwell <i>Minster</i>, etc.), and is also +improperly used for any large church.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Minster house</b></col>, <cd>the official house in which +the canons of a cathedral live in common or in rotation.</cd> +<i>Shipley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"strel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>minstrel</i>, +<i>menestral</i>, OF. <i>menestrel</i>, fr. LL. <i>ministerialis</i> +servant, workman (cf. <i>ministrellus</i> harpist), fr. L. +<i>ministerium</i> service. See <u>Ministry</u>, and cf. +<u>Ministerial</u>.] <def>In the Middle Ages, one of an order of men +who subsisted by the arts of poetry and music, and sang verses to the +accompaniment of a harp or other instrument; in modern times, a poet; +a bard; a singer and harper; a musician.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"strel*sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The arts and occupation of minstrels; the singing and playing of +a minstrel.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Musical instruments.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A collective body of minstrels, or +musicians; also, a collective body of minstrels' songs.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i> "The <i>minstrelsy</i> of heaven." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mint</hw> (m&ibreve;nt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>minte</i>, fr. L. <i>mentha</i>, Gr. <grk>mi`nqa</grk>, +<grk>mi`nqh</grk>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The name of several aromatic +labiate plants, mostly of the genus <i>Mentha</i>, yielding +odoriferous essential oils by distillation. See +<u>Mentha</u>.</def></p> + +<p> +&fist; <col><b>Corn mint</b></col> is <i>Mentha arvensis</i>. -- +<col><b>Horsemint</b></col> is <i>M. sylvestris</i>, and in the +United States <i>Monarda punctata</i>, which differs from the true +mints in several respects. -- <col><b>Mountain mint</b></col> is any +species of the related genus <i>Pycnanthemum</i>, common in North +America. -- <col><b>Peppermint</b></col> is <i>M. piperita</i>. -- +<col><b>Spearmint</b></col> is <i>M. viridis</i>. -- <col><b>Water +mint</b></col> is <i>M. aquatica</i>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Mint camphor</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Menthol</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mint julep</b></col>. <cd>See +<u>Julep</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mint sauce</b></col>, <cd>a sauce +flavored with spearmint, for meats.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mint</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mynet</i> money, coin, +fr. L. <i>moneta</i> the mint, coined money, fr. <i>Moneta</i>, a +surname of Juno, in whose at Rome money was coined; akin to +<i>monere</i> to warn, admonish, AS. <i>manian</i>, and to E. +<i>mind</i>. See <u>Mind</u>, and cf. <u>Money</u>, <u>Monition</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A place where money is coined by public +authority.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <def>Any place regarded as a source of +unlimited supply; the supply itself.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>mint</i> of phrases in his brain.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mint</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Minted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Minting</u>.] [AS. <i>mynetian</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make by stamping, as money; to coin; to +make and stamp into money.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to +fashion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Titles . . . of such natures as may be easily +<i>minted</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Minting mill</b></col>, <cd>a coining press.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mint"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The coin, or other production, made in a mint.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Stamped in clay, a heavenly +<i>mintage</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sterling.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The duty paid to the mint for +coining.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mint"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +mints.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mint"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mintmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One skilled in coining, or in +coins; a coiner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mint"-mas`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The master +or superintendent of a mint. Also used figuratively.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"u*end</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>minuendus</i> +to be diminished, fr. <i>minuere</i> to lessen, diminish. See +<u>Minish</u>.] <i>(Arith.)</i> <def>The number from which another +number is to be subtracted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"u*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>menu</i> +small, L. <i>minutus</i> small. So called on account of the short +steps of the dance. See 4th <u>Minute</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A slow graceful dance consisting of a +coupee, a high step, and a balance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A tune or air to regulate +the movements of the dance so called; a movement in suites, sonatas, +symphonies, etc., having the dance form, and commonly in 3-4, +sometimes 3-8, measure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 2d <u>Minion</u>, +<u>Minum</u>, 6.] [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small kind of printing type; +minion.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A minim.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"nus</hw> (mī"nŭs), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +See <u>Minor</u>, and cf. <u>Mis-</u> pref. from the French.] +<i>(Math.)</i> <def>Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a +<i>minus</i> quantity.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Minus sign</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the sign [-] +denoting <i>minus</i>, or <i>less</i>, prefixed to negative +quantities, or quantities to be subtracted. See <i>Negative sign</i>, +under <u>Negative</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*nus"cule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>minusculus</i> rather small, fr. <i>minus</i> less: cf. F. +<i>minuscule</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any very small, minute object.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small Roman letter which is neither +capital nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters.</def> -- +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the size and style of minuscules; +written in minuscules.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These <i>minuscule</i> letters are cursive forms of +the earlier uncials.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor (The +Alphabet).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"u*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, +or consisting of, minutes.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ute</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>minuta</i> +a small portion, small coin, fr. L. <i>minutus</i> small: cf. F. +<i>minute</i>. See 4th <u>Minute</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty +seconds. (Abbrev. m.; as, 4 h. 30 <i>m.</i>)</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Four <i>minutes</i>, that is to say, <i>minutes</i> of +an hour.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty +seconds (Marked thus (′); as, 10° 20′).</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A nautical or a geographic mile.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A coin; a half farthing.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Wyclif (Mark xii. 42)</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A very small part of anything, or anything +very small; a jot; a tittle.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Minutes</i> and circumstances of his +passion.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A point of time; a moment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I go this <i>minute</i> to attend the +king.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The memorandum; a record; a note to +preserve the memory of anything; as, to take <i>minutes</i> of a +contract; to take <i>minutes</i> of a conversation or +debate.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A fixed part of a module. +See <u>Module</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Different writers take as the minute one twelfth, one +eighteenth, one thirtieth, or one sixtieth part of the module.</p> + +<p><hw>Min"ute</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a +minute or minutes; occurring at or marking successive +minutes.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Minute bell</b></col>, <cd>a bell tolled at intervals of a +minute, as to give notice of a death or a funeral.</cd> -- +<col><b>Minute book</b></col>, <cd>a book in which written minutes +are entered.</cd> -- <col><b>Minute glass</b></col>, <cd>a glass +measuring a minute or minutes by the running of sand.</cd> -- +<col><b>Minute gun</b></col>, <cd>a discharge of a cannon repeated +every minute as a sign of distress or mourning.</cd> -- +<col><b>Minute hand</b></col>, <cd>the long hand of a watch or clock, +which makes the circuit of the dial in an hour, and marks the +minutes.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ute</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Minuted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Minuting</u>.] <def>To set down a short sketch or note of; to jot +down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Empress of Russia, with her own hand, +<i>minuted</i> an edict for universal tolerance.</blockquote> +<i>Bancroft.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*nute"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>minutus</i>, p. +p. of <i>minuere</i> to lessen. See <u>Minish</u>, <u>Minor</u>, and +cf. <u>Menu</u>, <u>Minuet</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; +slender; inconsiderable.</def> "<i>Minute</i> drops." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Attentive to small things; paying +attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a +<i>minute</i> observer; <i>minute</i> observation.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Little; diminutive; fine; critical; exact; +circumstantial; particular; detailed. -- <u>Minute</u>, +<u>Circumstantial</u>, <u>Particular</u>. A <i>circumstantial</i> +account embraces all the leading events; a <i>particular</i> account +includes each event and movement, though of but little importance; a +<i>minute</i> account goes further still, and omits nothing as to +person, time, place, adjuncts, etc.</p> + +<p><hw>Mi*nute"-jack`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A figure which strikes the hour on the bell +of some fanciful clocks; -- called also <i>jack of the clock +house</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A timeserver; an inconstant person.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*nute"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From 4th +<u>Minute</u>.] <def>In a minute manner; with minuteness; exactly; +nicely.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ute*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From 1st +<u>Minute</u>.] <def>Happening every minute; continuing; +unceasing.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Throwing themselves absolutely upon God's +<i>minutely</i> providence.</blockquote> <i>Hammond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ute*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>At intervals of a +minute; very often and regularly.</def> <i>J. Philips.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Minutely</i> proclaimed in thunder from +heaven.</blockquote> <i>Hammond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Min"ute*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Minutemen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A militiaman who was to be +ready to march at a moment's notice; -- a term used in the American +Revolution.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*nute"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality +of being minute.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi*nu"ti*a</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Minutiæ</b></plw> (-ē). [L., fr. <i>minutus</i> +small, minute. See 4th <u>Minute</u>.] <def>A minute particular; a +small or minor detail; -- used chiefly in the plural.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Minx</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. of Low German +origin; cf. LG. <i>minsk</i> wench, jade, hussy, D. <i>mensch</i>; +prop. the same word as D. & G. <i>mensch</i> man, human being, OHG. +<i>mennisco</i>, AS. <i>mennisc</i>, fr. <i>man</i>. See +<u>Man</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pert or a wanton girl.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A she puppy; a pet dog.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Udall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Minx</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mink</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The mink; -- called also <i>minx +otter</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><! p. 928 !></p> + +<p><hw>Min"y</hw> (mīn"&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Abounding with mines; like a mine.</def> "<i>Miny</i> caverns." +<i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"o*cene</hw> (mī"&osl;*sēn), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mei`wn</grk> less + <grk>kaino`s</grk> +new, fresh, recent.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +middle division of the Tertiary.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The Miocene period. See <i>Chart</i> of +<u>Geology</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi`o*hip"pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>mei`wn</grk> less + <grk>"ippo`s</grk> horse.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> +<def>An extinct Miocene mammal of the Horse family, closely related +to the genus <i>Anhithecrium</i>, and having three usable hoofs on +each foot.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Miq"ue*let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. +<i>miquelete</i>.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>An irregular or partisan +soldier; a bandit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mir</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Russian village +community.</def> <i>D. M. Wallace.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mir</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Per. <i>mīr</i>.] +<def>Same as <u>Emir</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from L. +<i>mirus</i> wonderful.] <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A remarkable variable +star in the constellation Cetus (<i>ο Ceti</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*rab"i*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mirabilaries</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One who, or a work which, +narrates wonderful things; one who writes of wonders.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi*rab"i*lis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., wonderful.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of plants. See <u>Four- +o'clock</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*rab"i*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>Native sodium sulphate; Glauber's salt.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"ra*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mirabilis</i>, +fr. <i>mirari</i> to wonder: cf. OF. <i>mirable</i>. See +<u>Marvel</u>.] <def>Wonderful; admirable.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mir"a*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>miraculum</i>, fr. <i>mirari</i> to wonder. See <u>Marvel</u>, and +cf. <u>Mirror</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wonder or wonderful thing.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That <i>miracle</i> and queen of genus.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: An event or effect contrary +to the established constitution and course of things, or a deviation +from the known laws of nature; a supernatural event, or one +transcending the ordinary laws by which the universe is +governed.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They considered not the <i>miracle</i> of the +loaves.</blockquote> <i>Mark vi. 52.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A miracle play.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A story or legend abounding in +miracles.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>When said was all this <i>miracle</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Miracle monger</b></col>, <cd>an impostor who pretends to +work miracles.</cd> -- <col><b>Miracle play</b></col>, <cd>one of the +old dramatic entertainments founded on legends of saints and martyrs +or (see 2d <u>Mystery</u>, 2) on events related in the +Bible.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mir"a*cle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make +wonderful.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*rac"u*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause +to seem to be a miracle.</def> [R.] <i>Shaftesbury.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*rac"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>miraculeux</i>. See <u>Miracle</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of the nature of a miracle; performed by +supernatural power; effected by the direct agency of almighty power, +and not by natural causes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Supernatural; wonderful.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Wonder-working.</def> "The +<i>miraculous</i> harp." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Mi*rac"u*lous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mi*rac"u*lous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mir`a*dor"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., fr. +<i>mirar</i> to behold, view. See <u>Mirror</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Belvedere</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi`rage"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>mirer</i> +to look at carefully, to aim, <i>se mirer</i> to look at one's self +in a glass, to reflect, to be reflected, LL. <i>mirare</i> to look +at. See <u>Mirror</u>.] <def>An optical effect, sometimes seen on the +ocean, but more frequently in deserts, due to total reflection of +light at the surface common to two strata of air differently heated. +The reflected image is seen, commonly in an inverted position, while +the real object may or may not be in sight. When the surface is +horizontal, and below the eye, the appearance is that of a sheet of +water in which the object is seen reflected; when the reflecting +surface is above the eye, the image is seen projected against the +sky. The <i>fata Morgana</i> and <i>looming</i> are species of +<i>mirage</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>By the <i>mirage</i> uplifted the land floats vague in +the ether,<BR> +Ships and the shadows of ships hang in the motionless +air.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mir"bane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Nitrobenzene</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mire</hw> (mīr), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>mīre</i>, <i>m&ymacr;re</i>; akin to D. <i>mier</i>, Icel. +<i>maurr</i>, Dan. <i>myre</i>, Sw. <i>myra</i>; cf. also Ir. +<i>moirbh</i>, Gr. <grk>my`rmhx</grk>.] <def>An ant.</def> [Obs.] +See <u>Pismire</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mire</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mire</i>, <i>myre</i>; +akin to Icel. <i>m&ymacr;rr</i> swamp, Sw. <i>myra</i> marshy ground, +and perh. to E. <i>moss</i>.] <def>Deep mud; wet, spongy earth.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He his rider from the lofty steed<BR> +Would have cast down and trod in dirty <i>mire</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mire crow</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the pewit, or +laughing gull.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Mire drum</b></col>, +<cd>the European bittern.</cd> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mire</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mired</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Miring</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause or permit to stick fast in mire; +to plunge or fix in mud; as, to <i>mire</i> a horse or +wagon.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To soil with mud or foul matter.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Smirched thus and <i>mired</i> with +infamy.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mire</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To stick in +mire.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mi*rif"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mi*rif"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mirificus</i>; <i>mirus</i> wonderful + +<i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>-fy</u>.] <def>Working +wonders; wonderful.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*rif"i*cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Wonderful.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mir"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of +being miry.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mirk</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Murky</u>.] +<def>Dark; gloomy; murky.</def> <i>Spenser. Mrs. Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mirk</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Darkness; gloom; +murk.</def> "In <i>mirk</i> and mire." <i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mirk"some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dark; gloomy; +murky.</def> [Archaic] <i>Spenser.</i> -- <wf>Mirk"some*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><hw>Mirk"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dark; gloomy. See +<u>Murky</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mir"ror</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mirour</i>, F. +<i>miroir</i>, OF. also <i>mireor</i>, fr. (assumed) LL. +<i>miratorium</i>, fr. <i>mirare</i> to look at, L. <i>mirari</i> to +wonder. See <u>Marvel</u>, and cf. <u>Miracle</u>, +<u>Mirador</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass +or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of +light.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And in her hand she held a <i>mirror</i> bright,<BR> +Wherein her face she often viewèd fair.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which gives a true representation, or +in which a true image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an +exemplar.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>She is <i>mirour</i> of all courtesy.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>O goddess, heavenly bright,<BR> +<i>Mirror</i> of grace and majesty divine.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See +<u>Speculum</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mirror carp</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a +domesticated variety of the carp, having only three or fur rows of +very large scales side.</cd> -- <col><b>Mirror plate</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A flat glass mirror without a frame</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Flat glass used for making mirrors.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mirror writing</b></col>, <cd>a manner or form of backward +writing, making manuscript resembling in slant and order of letters +the reflection of ordinary writing in a mirror. The substitution of +this manner of writing for the common manner is a symptom of some +kinds of nervous disease.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mir"ror</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mirrored</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mirroring</u>.] <def>To reflect, as in a mirror.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mirth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mirthe</i>, +<i>murthe</i>, <i>merthe</i>, AS. <i>myrð</i>, <i>myrgð</i>, +<i>merhð</i>, <i>mirhð</i>. See <u>Merry</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Merriment; gayety accompanied with +laughter; jollity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Then will I cause to cease . . . from the streets of +Jerusalem, the voice of <i>mirth</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jer. vii. +34.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which causes merriment.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Merriment; joyousness; gladness; fun; frolic; glee; +hilarity; festivity; jollity. See <u>Gladness</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mirth"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Full of mirth or merriment; merry; as, <i>mirthful</i> +children.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Indicating or inspiring mirth; as, a +<i>mirthful</i> face.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mirthful</i>, comic shows.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Mirth"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mirth"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mirth"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without +mirth.</def> -- <wf>Mirth"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mir"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From 2d <u>Mire</u>.] +<def>Abounding with deep mud; full of mire; muddy; as, a <i>miry</i> +road.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mir"za</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Per. +<i>mīrzā</i>, abbrev. fr. <i>mīrzādeh</i> son +of the prince; <i>mīr</i> prince (Ar. <i>amīr</i>, +<i>emīr</i>) + <i>zādeh</i> son.] <def>The common title +of honor in Persia, prefixed to the surname of an individual. When +appended to the surname, it signifies <i>Prince</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis-</hw> (m&ibreve;s-). [In words of Teutonic origin, fr. AS. +<i>mis-</i>; akin to D. <i>mis-</i>, G. <i>miss-</i>, OHG. <i>missa- +</i>, <i>missi-</i>, Icel. & Dan. <i>mis-</i>, Sw. <i>miss-</i>, +Goth. <i>missa-</i>; orig., a p. p. from the root of G. <i>meiden</i> +to shun, OHG. <i>mīdan</i>, AS. <i>mīðan</i> +(√100. Cf. <u>Miss</u> to fail of). In words from the French, +fr. OF. <i>mes-</i>, F. <i>mé-</i>, <i>mes-</i>, fr. L. +<i>minus</i> less (see <u>Minus</u>). In present usage these two +prefixes are commonly confounded.] <def>A prefix used adjectively and +adverbially in the sense of amiss, wrong, ill, wrongly, unsuitably; +as, <i>mis</i>deed, <i>mis</i>lead, <i>mis</i>chief, +<i>mis</i>creant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis</hw> (m&ibreve;s), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> [See +<u>Amiss</u>.] <def>Wrong; amiss.</def> [Obs.] "To correcten that +[which] is <i>mis</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*ac`cep*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +acceptation; understanding in a wrong sense.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ac*compt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +account or reckon wrongly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ad*just"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To adjust +wrongly of unsuitably; to throw of adjustment.</def> <i>I. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ad*just"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +adjustment; unsuitable arrangement.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ad*ven"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>mesaventure</i>, F. <i>mésaventure</i>.] <def>Mischance; +misfortune; ill luck; unlucky accident; ill adventure.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Homicide by misadventure</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, +<cd>homicide which occurs when a man, doing a lawful act, without any +intention of injury, unfortunately kills another; -- called also +<i>excusable homicide</i>. See <u>Homicide</u>.</cd> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Mischance; mishap; misfortune; disaster; +calamity.</p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ad*ven"tured</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Unfortunate.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ad*ven"tur*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Unfortunate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ad*vert"ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Inadvertence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ad*vice"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Bad +advice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ad*vise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give +bad counsel to.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ad*vised"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ill +advised.</def> -- <wf>Mis`ad*vis"ed*ly</wf> (#), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`af*fect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +dislike.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis`af*fect"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ill +disposed.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis`af*fec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An evil or +wrong affection; the state of being ill affected.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`af*firm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To affirm +incorrectly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*aimed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not rightly +aimed.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*al`le*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +erroneous statement or allegation.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`al*lege"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To state +erroneously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`al*li"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mésalliance</i>.] <def>A marriage with a person of inferior +rank or social station; an improper alliance; a +mesalliance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A Leigh had made a <i>misalliance</i>, and blushed<BR> +A Howard should know it.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`al*lied"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wrongly +allied or associated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`al*lot"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong +allotment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*al"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To alter +wrongly; esp., to alter for the worse.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"an*thrope</hw> (m&ibreve;s"ăn*thrōp), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>misa`nqrwpos</grk>; <grk>misei^n</grk> +to hate + <grk>'a`nqrwpos</grk> a man; cf. F. <i>misanthrope</i>. +Cf. <u>Miser</u>.] <def>A hater of mankind; a +misanthropist.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mis`an*throp"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mis`an*throp"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>misanthropique</i>.] <def>Hating or +disliking mankind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*an"thro*pist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +misanthrope.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*an"thro*pos</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Misanthrope</u>.] <def>A misanthrope.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*an"thro*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;: cf. F. +<i>misanthropie</i>.] <def>Hatred of, or dislike to, mankind; -- +opposed to <i>philanthropy</i>.</def> <i>Orrery.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*ap`pli*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong +application.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ap*ply"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misapplied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Misapplying</u>.] <def>To apply wrongly; to use for a +wrong purpose; as, to <i>misapply</i> a name or title; to +<i>misapply</i> public money.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ap*pre"ci*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Improperly appreciated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*ap`pre*hend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*ap`pre*hen"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning of a fact; +misconception; misunderstanding.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*ap`pre*hen"sive*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>By, or with, misapprehension.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ap*pro"pri*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +appropriate wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ap*pro`pri*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Wrong appropriation; wrongful use.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ar*range"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misarranged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Misarranging</u> (?).] <def>To place in a wrong +order, or improper manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ar*range"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +arrangement.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ar*cribe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +ascribe wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`as*say"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To assay, +or attempt, improperly or unsuccessfully.</def> [Obs.] <i>W. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`as*sign"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To assign +wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`at*tend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +misunderstand; to disregard.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`a*ven"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Misadventure.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis`a*vize"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +misadvise.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*bear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To carry +improperly; to carry (one's self) wrongly; to misbehave.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`be*come"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>Not to +become; to suit ill; not to befit or be adapted to.</def> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thy father will not act what <i>misbecomes</i> +him.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`be*com"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Unbecoming.</def> <i>Milton.</i> -- <wf>Mis`be*com"ing*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Mis`be*com"ing*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*bede"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Misbode</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Misboden</u> (?).] [AS. <i>mis-beôdan</i>.] <def>To wrong; +to do injury to.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Who hath you <i>misboden</i> or offended?</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`be*fit"ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +befitting.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mis`be*got"</hw> (?), <hw>Mis`be*got"ten</hw> (&?;), } +<pos><i>p. a.</i></pos> <def>Unlawfully or irregularly begotten; of +bad origin; pernicious.</def> "Valor <i>misbegot</i>." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`be*have"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misbehaved</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. +& vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misbehaving</u>.] <def>To behave ill; to +conduct one's self improperly; -- often used with a reciprocal +pronoun.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`be*haved"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Guilty of +ill behavior; illbred; rude.</def> "A <i>misbehaved</i> and sullen +wench." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`be*hav"ior</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Improper, +rude, or uncivil behavior; ill conduct.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`be*lief"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous or +false belief.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`be*lieve"</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To +believe erroneously, or in a false religion.</def> "That +<i>misbelieving</i> Moor." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`be*liev"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +believes wrongly; one who holds a false religion.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`be*seem"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To suit +ill.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`be*stow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bestow +improperly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`be*stow"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +misbestowing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`bi*leve"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Misbelief; +unbelief; suspicion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*bode"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of +<u>Misbede</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*bo"den</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Misbede</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"born`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Born to +misfortune.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*cal"cu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +calculate erroneously; to judge wrongly.</def> -- +<wf>Mis*cal`cu*la"tion</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*call"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To call by a wrong name; to name improperly.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To call by a bad name; to abuse.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*car"riage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; +failure to attain a desired result or reach a destination.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When a counselor, to save himself,<BR> +Would lay <i>miscarriages</i> upon his prince.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; +as, the failings and <i>miscarriages</i> of the righteous.</def> +<i>Rogers.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The act of bringing forth before the time; +premature birth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*car"riage*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable of miscarrying; liable to fail.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*car"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Miscarried</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Miscarrying</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of +reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be +unsuccessful; to suffer defeat.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My ships have all <i>miscarried</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The cardinal's letters to the pope +<i>miscarried</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To bring forth young before the proper +time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*cast"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cast or +reckon wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*cast"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An erroneous cast or +reckoning.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ce*ge*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>miscere</i> to mix + the root of <i>genus</i> race.] <def>A mixing +of races; amalgamation, as by intermarriage of black and +white.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`cel*la*na"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Miscellany</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to miscellanies.</def> +<i>Shaftesbury.</i> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A writer of +miscellanies.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"cel*lane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Miscellaneous</u>, and cf. <u>Maslin</u>.] <def>A mixture of two +or more sorts of grain; -- now called <i>maslin</i> and +<i>meslin</i>.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mis"cel*la"ne*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L. See +<u>Miscellany</u>.] <def>A collection of miscellaneous matters; +matters of various kinds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`cel*la"ne*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>miscellaneus</i> mixed, miscellaneous, fr. <i>miscellus</i> mixed, +fr. <i>miscere</i> to mix. See <u>Mix</u>, and cf. +<u>Miscellany</u>.] <def>Mixed; mingled; consisting of several +things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a +<i>miscellaneous</i> collection.</def> "A <i>miscellaneous</i> +rabble." <i>Milton.</i> -- <wf>Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"cel*la*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A writer +of miscellanies; miscellanarian.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"cel*la*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Miscellanies</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>miscellanea</i>, neut. pl. +of. <i>miscellaneus</i>: cf. F. <i>miscellanée</i>, pl. +<i>miscellanées</i>. See <u>Miscellaneous</u>.] <def>A mass or +mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of +compositions on various subjects.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>'T is but a bundle or <i>miscellany</i> of sin; sins +original, and sins actual.</blockquote> <i>Hewyt.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Miscellany madam</b></col>, <cd>a woman who dealt in +various fineries; a milliner.</cd> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 929 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"cel*la*ny</hw> (m&ibreve;s"s&ebreve;l*l&asl;*n&ybreve;), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Miscellaneous; heterogeneous.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*cen"sure</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +misjudge.</def> [Obs.] <i>Daniel.</i> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Erroneous judgment.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sylvester.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*chance"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>meschance</i>, OF. <i>mescheance</i>.] <def>Ill luck; ill fortune; +mishap.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Never come <i>mischance</i> between us +twain.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Calamity; misfortune; misadventure; mishap; +infelicity; disaster. See <u>Calamity</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*chance"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To happen by +mischance.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*chance"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Unlucky.</def> <i>R. Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*char"ac*ter*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong character +to.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They totally <i>mischaracterize</i> the +action.</blockquote> <i>Eton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*charge"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To charge +erroneously, as in an account.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +mistake in charging.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"chief</hw> (m&ibreve;s"ch&ibreve;f), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[OE. <i>meschef</i> bad result, OF. <i>meschief</i>; pref. <i>mes- +</i> (L. <i>minus</i> less) + <i>chief</i> end, head, F. <i>chef</i> +chief. See <u>Minus</u>, and <u>Chief</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Harm; damage; esp., disarrangement of +order; trouble or vexation caused by human agency or by some living +being, intentionally or not; often, calamity, mishap; trivial evil +caused by thoughtlessness, or in sport.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thy tongue deviseth <i>mischiefs</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Ps. lii. 2.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The practice whereof shall, I hope, secure me from +many <i>mischiefs</i>.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cause of trouble or vexation; +trouble.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>mischief</i> was, these allies would never +allow that the common enemy was subdued.</blockquote> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To be in mischief</b></col>, <cd>to be doing harm or +causing annoyance.</cd> -- <col><b>To make mischief</b></col>, <cd>to +do mischief, especially by exciting quarrels.</cd> -- <col><b>To play +the mischief</b></col>, <cd>to cause great harm; to throw into +confusion.</cd> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Damage; harm; hurt; injury; detriment; evil; ill. +-- <u>Mischief</u>, <u>Damage</u>, <u>Harm</u>. <i>Damage</i> is an +injury which diminishes the value of a thing; <i>harm</i> is an +injury which causes trouble or inconvenience; <i>mischief</i> is an +injury which disturbs the order and consistency of things. We often +suffer <i>damage</i> or <i>harm</i> from accident, but +<i>mischief</i> always springs from perversity or folly.</p> + +<p><hw>Mis"chief</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To do harm +to.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"chief*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Mischievous.</def> [R.] <i>Lydgate.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"chief*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Mischievous.</def> [Obs.] <i>Foote.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"chief-mak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +makes mischief; one who excites or instigates quarrels or +enmity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"chief-mak`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing +harm; exciting enmity or quarrels.</def> <i>Rowe.</i> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or practice of making mischief, +inciting quarrels, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"chie*vous</hw> (m&ibreve;s"ch&esl;*vŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now +often applied where the evil is done carelessly or in sport; as, a +<i>mischievous</i> child.</def> "Most <i>mischievous</i> foul sin." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably +<i>mischievous</i> to society.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious; +destructive.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Mis"chie*vous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mis"chie*vous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Misch"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mishna</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Misch"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mishnic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*choose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Mischose</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Mischosen</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mischoosing</u>.] <def>To choose wrongly.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*choose"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make a wrong +choice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*chris"ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +christen wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ci*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>miscibilité</i>.] <def>Capability of being mixed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"ci*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>miscible</i>, fr. L. <i>miscere</i> to mix.] <def>Capable of being +mixed; mixable; as, water and alcohol are <i>miscible</i> in all +proportions.</def> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ci*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous +citation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*cite"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cite +erroneously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*claim"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mistaken +claim.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*cog"ni*zant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>Not cognizant; ignorant; not knowing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*cog"nize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fail to +apprehend; to misunderstand.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*col`lo*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +collocation.</def> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*col"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give a +wrong color to; figuratively, to set forth erroneously or unfairly; +as, to <i>miscolor</i> facts.</def> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*com"fort</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Discomfort.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*com`pre*hend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +get a wrong idea of or about; to misunderstand.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*com`pu*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Erroneous computation; false reckoning.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`com*pute"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Miscount</u>.] <def>To compute erroneously.</def> <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`con*ceit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Misconception.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis`con*ceive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misconceived</u> (?); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misconceiving</u>.] <def>To conceive +wrongly; to interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to +misjudge; to misapprehend.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those things which, for want of due consideration +heretofore, they have <i>misconceived</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To misapprehend; misunderstand; mistake.</p> + +<p><hw>Mis`con*ceiv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +misconceives.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`con*cep"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous +conception; false opinion; wrong understanding.</def> +<i>Harvey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`con*clu"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +erroneous inference or conclusion.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*con"duct</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +conduct; bad behavior; mismanagement.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Misbehavior; misdemeanor; mismanagement; misdeed; +delinquency; offense.</p> + +<p><hw>Mis`con*duct"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +conduct amiss; to mismanage.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To misconduct one's self</b></col>, <cd>to behave +improperly.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`con*duct"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To behave +amiss.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*con"fi*dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +mistaken confidence; wrongly trusting.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`con*jec"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +wrong conjecture or guess.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`con*jec"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<def>To conjecture wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*con"se*crate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +consecrate amiss.</def> "<i>Misconsecrated</i> flags." <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*con`se*cra"tion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +consecration.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*con"se*quence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong +consequence; a false deduction.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*con"stru*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as +can be misconstrued, as language or conduct.</def> <i>R. +North.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`con*struct"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +construct wrongly; to construe or interpret erroneously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`con*struc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation.</def> <i>Bp. +Stillingfleet.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*con"strue</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misconstrued</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Misconstruing</u>.] <def>To construe wrongly; to +interpret erroneously.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Do not, great sir, <i>misconstrue</i> his +intent.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Much afflicted to find his actions +<i>misconstrued</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*con"stru*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +misconstrues.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`con*tent"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Discontent.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis`con*tin"u*ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>Discontinuance; also, continuance by undue process.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*copy"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To copy +amiss.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*copy"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mistake in +copying.</def> <i>North Am. Rev.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`cor*rect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fail +or err in attempting to correct.</def> "Scaliger <i>miscorrects</i> +his author." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*coun"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To counsel +or advise wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*count"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. +<i>mesconter</i>, F. <i>mécompter</i>. Cf. +<u>Miscompute</u>.] <def>To count erroneously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*count"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mécompte</i> error, OF. <i>mesconte</i>.] <def>An erroneous +counting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*cov"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To covet +wrongfully.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mis"cre*ance</hw> (?), <hw>Mis"cre*an*cy</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mescreance</i>, F. +<i>mécréance</i> incredulity.] <def>The quality of +being miscreant; adherence to a false religion; false faith.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"cre*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>mescreant</i>, F. <i>mécréant</i>; pref. <i>mes-</i> +(L. <i>minus</i> less) + p. pr. fr. L. <i>credere</i> to believe. See +<u>Creed</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who holds a false religious faith; a +misbeliever.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser. De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction of +the <i>miscreants</i>, but to constrain them to obey our Lord +God.</blockquote> <i>Rivers.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One not restrained by Christian +principles; an unscrupulous villain; a vile wretch.</def> +<i>Addison.</i><BR> +[1913 Webster]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis"cre*ant</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Holding a false religious faith.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Destitute of conscience; +unscrupulous.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`cre*ate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Miscreated; +illegitimate; forged; as, <i>miscreate</i> titles.</def> [Obs. or +Poet.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`cre*ate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To create +badly or amiss.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`cre*at"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed +unnaturally or illegitimately; deformed.</def> <i>Spenser. +Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`cre*a"tive</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Creating +amiss.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*cre"dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>mis-</i> ++ <i>credent</i>. Cf. <u>Miscreant</u>.] <def>A miscreant, or +believer in a false religious doctrine.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Holinshed.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`cre*du"li*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +credulity or belief; misbelief.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*cue"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Billiards)</i> +<def>A false stroke with a billiard cue, the cue slipping from the +ball struck without impelling it as desired.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*date"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Misdated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Misdating</u>.] <def>To date erroneously.</def> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*deal"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misdealt</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Misdealing</u>.] <def>To deal or distribute wrongly, +as cards; to make a wrong distribution.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*deal"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +misdealing; a wrong distribution of cards to the players.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*deed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>misd&aemacr;d</i>. See <u>Deed</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>An +evil deed; a wicked action.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Evils which our own <i>misdeeds</i> have +wrought.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Misconduct; misdemeanor; fault; offense; trespass; +transgression; crime.</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*deem"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +misjudge.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`de*mean"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To behave +ill; -- with a reflexive pronoun; as, to <i>misdemean</i> one's +self.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`de*mean"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One guilty +of a misdemeanor.</def> <i>Sydney Smith.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`de*mean"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Ill behavior; evil conduct; fault.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A crime less than a +felony.</def> <i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; As a rule, in the old English law, offenses capitally +punishable were felonies; all other indictable offenses were +misdemeanors. In common usage, the word <i>crime</i> is employed to +denote the offenses of a deeper and more atrocious dye, while small +faults and omissions of less consequence are comprised under the +gentler name of <i>misdemeanors</i>. <i>Blackstone.</i><BR> +<BR> + The distinction, however, between felonies and misdemeanors is +purely arbitrary, and is in most jurisdictions either abrogated or so +far reduced as to be without practical value. Cf. <u>Felony</u>. +<i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Misdeed; misconduct; misbehavior; fault; trespass; +transgression.</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*dempt"</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Misdeem</u>.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`de*part"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +distribute wrongly.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He <i>misdeparteth</i> riches temporal.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`de*rive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To turn or divert improperly; to +misdirect.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To derive erroneously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`de*scribe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +describe wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`de*sert"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ill desert.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`de*vo"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mistaken +devotion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*di"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Improper +diet.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*di"et</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To diet +improperly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*dight"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Arrayed, +prepared, or furnished, unsuitably.</def> [Archaic] <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`di*rect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give a +wrong direction to; as, to <i>misdirect</i> a passenger, or a letter; +to <i>misdirect</i> one's energies.</def> <i>Shenstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`di*rec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of directing wrongly, or the state of +being so directed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An error of a judge in +charging the jury on a matter of law.</def> <i>Mozley & W.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*dis`po*si"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Erroneous disposal or application.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`dis*tin"guish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +make wrong distinctions in or concerning.</def> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`di*vide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To divide +wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`di*vi"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +division.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*do"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*d&oomac;"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Misdid</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Misdone</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Misdoing</u>.] [AS. <i>misdōn</i>. See <u>Do</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To do wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Afford me place to show what recompense<BR> +Towards thee I intend for what I have <i>misdone</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To do wrong to; to illtreat.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*do"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To do wrong; to +commit a fault.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have <i>misdone</i>, and I endure the +smart.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*do"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrongdoer.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*do"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong done; a +fault or crime; an offense; as, it was my <i>misdoing</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*doubt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To be +suspicious of; to have suspicion.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I do not <i>misdoubt</i> my wife.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*doubt"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Suspicion.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Irresolution; hesitation.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*doubt"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a</i></pos> <def>Misgiving; +hesitating.</def> [Obs.] "Her <i>misdoubtful</i> mind." +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*dread"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Dread of +evil.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mise</i> a putting, +setting, expense, fr. <i>mis</i>, <i>mise</i>, p. p. of <i>mettre</i> +to put, lay, fr. LL. <i>mittere</i> to send.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The issue in a writ of +right.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Expense; cost; disbursement.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A tax or tallage; in Wales, an honorary +gift of the people to a new king or prince of Wales; also, a tribute +paid, in the country palatine of Chester, England, at the change of +the owner of the earldom.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*ease"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mesaise</i>, +OF. <i>mesaise</i>.] <def>Want of ease; discomfort; misery.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*eased"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having +discomfort or misery; troubled.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*eas"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not easy; +painful.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis`e*di"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An incorrect +or spurious edition.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*ed"u*cate</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +educate in a wrong manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`em*ploy"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To employ +amiss; as, to <i>misemploy</i> time, advantages, talents, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Their frugal father's gains they +<i>misemploy</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`em*ploy"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong or +mistaken employment.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*en"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To enter or +insert wrongly, as a charge in an account.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`en*treat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To treat +wrongfully.</def> [Obs.] <i>Grafton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*en"try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An erroneous +entry or charge, as of an account.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"ser</hw> (mī"z&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>miser</i> wretched, miserable; cf. Gr. <grk>mi^sos</grk> hate, +<grk>misei^n</grk> to hate: cf. It. & Sp. <i>misero</i> wretched, +avaricious.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wretched person; a person afflicted by +any great misfortune.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The woeful words of a <i>miser</i> now +despairing.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A despicable person; a wretch.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A covetous, grasping, mean person; esp., +one having wealth, who lives miserably for the sake of saving and +increasing his hoard.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>As some lone <i>miser</i>, visiting his store,<BR> +Bends at his treasure, counts, recounts it o'er.</blockquote> +<i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A kind of large earth auger.</def> +<i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"er*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>misérable</i>, L. <i>miserabilis</i>, fr. <i>miserari</i> +to lament, pity, fr. <i>miser</i> wretched. See <u>Miser</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Very unhappy; wretched.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What hopes delude thee, <i>miserable</i> +man?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Causing unhappiness or misery.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What 's more <i>miserable</i> than +discontent?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Worthless; mean; despicable; as, a +<i>miserable</i> fellow; a <i>miserable</i> dinner.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Miserable</i> comforters are ye all.</blockquote> +<i>Job xvi. 2.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Avaricious; niggardly; miserly.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Abject; forlorn; pitiable; wretched.</p> + +<p><hw>Mis"er*a*ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A miserable +person.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sterne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"er*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +quality of being miserable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"er*a*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a miserable; +unhappily; calamitously; wretchedly; meanly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They were <i>miserably</i> entertained.</blockquote> +<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The fifth was <i>miserably</i> stabbed to +death.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Commiseration.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mis`e*re"re</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., have mercy, +fr. <i>misereri</i> to have mercy, fr. <i>miser</i>. See +<u>Miser</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>The psalm usually +appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin +version. It commences with the word <i>miserere</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A musical composition adapted to the 50th +psalm.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Where only the wind signs +<i>miserere</i>.</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A small projecting boss or +bracket, on the under side of the hinged seat of a church stall (see +<u>Stall</u>). It was intended, the seat being turned up, to give +some support to a worshiper when standing. Called also +<i>misericordia</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Ileus</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"er*i*corde"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>miséricorde</i>. See <u>Misericordia</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Compassion; pity; mercy.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anc. Armor.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Misericordia</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mis`e*ri*cor"di*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., mercy, +compassion; <i>miser</i> wretched + <i>cor</i>, <i>cordis</i>, +heart.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(O. Law)</i> <def>An amercement.</def> +<i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anc. Armor.)</i> <def>A thin-bladed dagger; +so called, in the Middle Ages, because used to give the death wound +or "mercy" stroke to a fallen adversary.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>An indulgence as to food or +dress granted to a member of a religious order.</def> +<i>Shipley.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 930 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"ser*ly</hw> (mī"z&etilde;r*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Miser</u>.] <def>Like a miser; very +covetous; sordid; niggardly.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Avaricious; niggardly; sordid; parsimonious; +penurious; covetous; stingy; mean. See <u>Avaricious</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mi"ser*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Miseries</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>miserie</i>, L. +<i>miseria</i>, fr. <i>miser</i> wretched: cf. F. +<i>misère</i>, OF. also, <i>miserie</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or +mind; wretchedness; distress; woe.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Destruction and <i>misery</i> are in their +ways.</blockquote> <i>Rom. iii. 16.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cause of misery; calamity; +misfortune.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When we our betters see bearing our woes,<BR> +We scarcely think our <i>miseries</i> our foes.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Covetousness; niggardliness; +avarice.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Wretchedness; torture; agony; torment; anguish; +distress; calamity; misfortune.</p> + +<p><hw>Mis`es*teem"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mésestime</i>.] <def>Want of esteem; disrespect.</def> +<i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*es"ti*mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +estimate erroneously.</def> <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*ex`pla*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +erroneous explanation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*ex`pli*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +explication.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*ex`po*si"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +exposition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ex*pound"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +expound erroneously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ex*pres"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +expression.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*faith"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of faith; +distrust.</def> "[Anger] born of your <i>misfaith</i>." +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*fall"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Misfell</u>; <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Misfallen</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Misfalling</u>.] <def>To befall, as ill luck; to happen to +unluckily.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*fare"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>misfaran</i>.] <def>To fare ill.</def> [Obs.] -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Misfortune.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*fash"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To form +wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*fea"sance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. pref. +<i>mes-</i> wrong (L. <i>minus</i> less) + <i>faisance</i> doing, fr. +<i>faire</i> to do, L. <i>facere</i>. Cf. <u>Malfeasance</u>.] +<i>(Law)</i> <def>A trespass; a wrong done; the improper doing of an +act which a person might lawfully do.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i> +<i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*fea"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ill +feature.</def> [R.] <i>Keats.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*feel"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Insensate.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*feign"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To feign +with an evil design.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*fit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act or the state of fitting badly; as, a <i>misfit</i> in +making a coat; a ludicrous <i>misfit</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something that fits badly, as a +garment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I saw an uneasy change in Mr. Micawber, which sat +tightly on him, as if his new duties were a +<i>misfit</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*form"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Misformed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Misforming</u>.] <def>To make in an ill form.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`for*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Malformation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*for"tu*nate</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Producing misfortune.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*for"tune</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Bad fortune +or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap; +mischance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Consider why the change was wrought,<BR> +You 'll find his <i>misfortune</i>, not his fault.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Calamity; mishap; mischance; misadventure; ill; +harm; disaster. See <u>Calamity</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*for"tune</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To happen +unluckily or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Stow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*for"tuned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Unfortunate.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*frame"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To frame +wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*get"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To get +wrongfully.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*gie"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Misgye</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*give"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Misgave</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Misgiven</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Misgiving</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To give or grant amiss.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Laud.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: To give doubt and +apprehension to, instead of confidence and courage; to impart fear +to; to make irresolute; -- usually said of the mind or heart, and +followed by the objective personal pronoun.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>So doth my heart <i>misgive</i> me in these +conflicts<BR> +What may befall him, to his harm and ours.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Such whose consciences <i>misgave</i> them, how ill +they had deserved.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To suspect; to dread.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*give"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To give out doubt +and apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute.</def> "My mind +<i>misgives</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*giv"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Evil premonition; +doubt; distrust.</def> "Suspicious and <i>misgivings</i>." +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*go"</hw> (-gō"), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To go +astray.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*got"ten</hw> (-g&obreve;t"t'n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Unjustly gotten.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*gov"ern</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To govern +ill; as, to <i>misgovern</i> a country.</def> <i>Knolles.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*gov"ern*ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Misgovernment; misconduct; misbehavior.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer. Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*gov"erned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ill +governed, as a people; ill directed.</def> "Rude, <i>misgoverned</i> +hands." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*gov"ern*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Bad +government; want of government.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*gra"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +gracious.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*graff"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +misgraft.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*graft"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To graft +wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*ground"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To found +erroneously.</def> "<i>Misgrounded</i> conceit." <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*growth"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Bad growth; an +unnatural or abnormal growth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*guess"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +guess wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*guid"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +guidance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*guide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To guide +wrongly; to lead astray; as, to <i>misguide</i> the +understanding.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*guide"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Misguidance; +error.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*guid"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Misleading.</def> +-- <wf>Mis*guid"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*gye"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +misguide.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*han"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To handle +ill or wrongly; to maltreat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*hap"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Evil accident; +ill luck; misfortune; mischance.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Secure from worldly chances and +<i>mishaps</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*hap"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To happen +unluckily; -- used impersonally.</def> [Obs.] "If that me +<i>mishap</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*hap"pen</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To happen +ill or unluckily.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*hap"py</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unhappy.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mish*cup"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Scup</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The scup.</def> [Local, U. S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*hear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To hear +incorrectly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mish"mash`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>mish- +mash</i>, fr. <i>mischen</i> to mix.] <def>A hotchpotch.</def> +<i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mish"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NHeb. +<i>mishnāh</i>, i. e., repetition, doubling, explanation (of +the divine law), fr. Heb. <i>shānāh</i> to change, to +repeat.] <def>A collection or digest of Jewish traditions and +explanations of Scripture, forming the text of the Talmud.</def> +[Written also <i>Mischna</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mish"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to the Mishna.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`im*ag`i*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +imagination; delusion.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`im*prove"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To use +for a bad purpose; to abuse; to misuse; as, to <i>misimprove</i> +time, talents, advantages, etc.</def> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p> +<hw>Mis`im*prove"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ill use or +employment; use for a bad purpose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"in*cline"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause +to have a wrong inclination or tendency; to affect wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`in*fer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To infer +incorrectly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`in*form"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give +untrue information to; to inform wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`in*form"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To give untrue +information; (with <i>against</i>) to calumniate.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. +Montagu.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`in*form"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +misinformer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*in`for*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Untrue +or incorrect information.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`in*form"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +gives untrue or incorrect information.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`in*struct"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +instruct amiss.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`in*struc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong or +improper instruction.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`in*tel"li*gence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wrong information; misinformation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Disagreement; misunderstanding.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis`in*tend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To aim +amiss.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis`in*ter"pret</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a wrong +sense.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`in*ter"pret*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Capable of being misinterpreted; liable to be +misunderstood.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`in*ter"pre*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken interpretation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`in*ter"pret*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +interprets erroneously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*join"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To join +unfitly or improperly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*join"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>An incorrect union of parties or of causes of action in a +procedure, criminal or civil.</def> <i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*judge"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +judge erroneously or unjustly; to err in judgment; to +misconstrue.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*judg"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also +<i>misjudgement</i>.] <def>A wrong or unjust judgment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*keep"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To keep +wrongly.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*ken"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>Not to +know.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. for <i>music + - +kin</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A little bagpipe.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*kin"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To kindle +amiss; to inflame to a bad purpose; to excite wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*know"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To have a +mistaken notion of or about.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`lac*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Defective flow or vitiated condition of the milk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*lay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mislaid</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mislaying</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a +wrong source.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The fault is generally <i>mislaid</i> upon +nature.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To lay in a place not recollected; to +lose.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The . . . charter, indeed, was unfortunately +<i>mislaid</i>: and the prayer of their petition was to obtain one of +like import in its stead.</blockquote> <i>Hallam.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*lay"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +mislays.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"sle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Misled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Misling</u> (?).] [Prop. <i>mistle</i>, fr. <i>mist</i>. Cf. +<u>Mistle</u>, <u>Mizzle</u>.] <def>To rain in very fine drops, like +a thick mist; to mizzle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"sle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A fine rain; a thick +mist; mizzle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*lead"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*lēd"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misled</u> (- +l&ebreve;d"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misleading</u>.] +[AS. <i>misl&aemacr;dan</i>. See <u>Mis-</u>, and <u>Lead</u> to +conduct.] <def>To lead into a wrong way or path; to lead astray; to +guide into error; to cause to mistake; to deceive.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Trust not servants who <i>mislead</i> or misinform +you.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To give due light<BR> +To the <i>mislead</i> and lonely traveler.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To delude; deceive. See <u>Deceive</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*lead"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who leads +into error.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*lead"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Leading astray; +delusive.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*learn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To learn +wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*led"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Mislead</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"len</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Maslin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"le*toe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mistletoe</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*light"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To deceive +or lead astray with a false light.</def> <i>Herrick.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*like"</hw> (-līk"), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misliked</u> (līkt"); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misliking</u>.] [AS. +<i>mislīcian</i> to displease. See <u>Like</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To dislike; to disapprove of; to have +aversion to; as, to <i>mislike</i> a man.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Who may like or <i>mislike</i> what he +says.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*like"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Dislike; +disapprobation; aversion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*lik"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +dislikes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*lik"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Dislike; +aversion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Maslin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*live"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To live +amiss.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*lodge"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To lodge +amiss.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*luck"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ill luck; +misfortune.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Raining in very +small drops.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*make"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*māk"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To make or form amiss; to spoil in making.</def> +"Limping possibilities of <i>mismade</i> human nature." <i>Mrs. +Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*man"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +manage ill or improperly; as, to <i>mismanage</i> public +affairs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*man"age*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong or +bad management; as, he failed through <i>mismagement</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*man"a*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +manages ill.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*mark"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mark +wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*match"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To match +unsuitably.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*mate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mate +wrongly or unsuitably; as, to <i>mismate</i> gloves or shoes; a +<i>mismated</i> couple.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*meas"ure</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +measure or estimate incorrectly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*meas"ure*ment</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +measurement.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*me"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give the +wrong meter to, as to a line of verse.</def> [R.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*name"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To call by +the wrong name; to give a wrong or inappropriate name to.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*no"mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. pref. <i>mes- +</i> amiss, wrong (L. <i>minus</i> less) + F. <i>nommer</i> to name, +L. <i>nominare</i>, fr. <i>nomen</i> name. See <u>Name</u>.] <def>The +misnaming of a person in a legal instrument, as in a complaint or +indictment; any misnaming of a person or thing; a wrong or +inapplicable name or title.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Many of the changes, by a great <i>misnomer</i>, +called parliamentary "reforms".</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The word "synonym" is fact a +<i>misnomer</i>.</blockquote> <i>Whatel&?;.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*no"mer</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +misname.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*num"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To number +wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*nur"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +nurture or train wrongly; as, to <i>misnurture</i> children.</def> +<i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`o*be"di*ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mistaken +obedience; disobedience.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ob*serve"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing.</def> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`ob*serv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +misobserves; one who fails to observe properly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*sog"a*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>misei^n</grk> to hate + &?; marriage.] <def>A hater of +marriage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*sog"a*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>misogamie</i>.] <def>Hatre&?; of marriage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*sog"y*nist</hw> +(m&ibreve;*s&obreve;j"&ibreve;*n&ibreve;st), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Gr. <grk>misogy`nhs</grk>, <grk>misogy`naios</grk>; +<grk>misei^n</grk> to hate + <grk>gynh`</grk>: cf. F. +<i>misogyne</i>.] <def>A woman hater.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*sog"y*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Hating +women.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*sog"y*ny</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>misogyni`a</grk>: cf. F. <i>misogynie</i>.] <def>Hatred of +women.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi*sol"o*gy</hw> (m&ibreve;*s&obreve;l"&osl;*j&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>misologi`a</grk>; <grk>misei^n</grk> +to hate + <grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse.] <def>Hatred of argument or +discussion; hatred of enlightenment.</def> <i>G. H. Lewes.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`o*pin"ion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +opinion.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*or"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To order +ill; to manage erroneously; to conduct badly.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*or"der</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Irregularity; +disorder.</def> [Obs.] <i>Camden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*or"der*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Irregular; +disorderly.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*or`di*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +ordination.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"o*the`ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>misei^n</grk> to hate + <grk>qeo`s</grk> god.] <def>Hatred of +God.</def> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*paint"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To paint +ill, or wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*pas"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong passion +or feeling.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*pay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Appay</u>.] +<def>To dissatisfy.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*pell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, +<hw>Mis*pend"</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, etc. <def>See +<u>Misspell</u>, <u>Misspend</u>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*pense"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Misspense</u>.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`per*cep"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous +perception.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`per*suade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +persuade amiss.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`per*sua"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A false +persuasion; wrong notion or opinion.</def> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*pick"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.] <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>Arsenical iron pyrites; arsenopyrite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*place"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misplaced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Misplacing</u> (?).] <def>To put in a wrong place; to +set or place on an improper or unworthy object; as, he +<i>misplaced</i> his confidence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*place"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +misplacing, or the state of being misplaced.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*plead"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To err in +pleading.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*plead"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An +error in pleading.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*point"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To point +improperly; to punctuate wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*pol"i*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong policy; +impolicy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*prac"tice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +practice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*praise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To praise +amiss.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*print"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To print +wrong.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*print"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mistake in +printing; a deviation from the copy; as, a book full of +<i>misprints</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*prise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Misprize</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*prise"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mesprise</i> +mistake, F. <i>méprise</i>, fr. <i>mespris</i>, masc., +<i>mesprise</i>, fem., p. p. of <i>mesprendre</i> to mistake; F. +<i>méprendre</i>; pref. <i>mes-</i> amiss + <i>prendre</i> to +take, L. <i>prehendere</i>.] <def>To mistake.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*pri"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>misprisio</i>, or OF. <i>mesprison</i>, prop., a mistaking, but +confused with OF. <i>mespris</i> contempt, F. <i>mépris</i>. +See 2d <u>Misprise</u>, <u>Misprize</u>, <u>Prison</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of misprising; misapprehension; +misconception; mistake.</def> [Archaic] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>misprision</i> of this passage has aided in +fostering the delusive notion.</blockquote> <i>Hare.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Neglect; undervaluing; contempt.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A neglect, negligence, or +contempt.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In its larger and older sense it was used to signify "every +considerable misdemeanor which has not a certain name given to it in +the law." <i>Russell.</i><BR> +<BR> + In a more modern sense it is applied exclusively to two offenses: - +-<BR> + 1. Misprision of treason, which is omission to notify the +authorities of an act of treason by a person cognizant thereof. +<i>Stephen.</i> 2. Misprision of felony, which is a concealment of a +felony by a person cognizant thereof. <i>Stephen.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 931 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*prize"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*prīz"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mesprisier</i> to deprise, F. +<i>mépriser</i>; pref. amiss, wrong (L. <i>minus</i> less + +LL. <i>pretium</i> price. See <u>price</u>, <u>Prize</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To slight or undervalue.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>O, for those vanished hours, so much +<i>misprized</i>!</blockquote> <i>Hillhouse.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I do not blame them, madam, nor +<i>misprize</i>.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`pro*ceed"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong or +irregular proceding.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`pro*fess"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make a +false profession; to make pretensions to skill which is not +possessed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`pro*fess"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make a +false profession of.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`pro*nounce"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mispronounced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mispronouncing</u> (?).] <def>To pronounce +incorrectly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`pro*nun`ci*a"tion</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Wrong or improper pronunciation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`pro*por"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +give wrong proportions to; to join without due proportion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*proud"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Viciously +proud.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*punc"tu*ate</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +punctuate wrongly or incorrectly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`quo*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous +or inaccurate quotation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*quote"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +quote erroneously or incorrectly.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*raise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To raise or +excite unreasonable.</def> "<i>Misraised</i> fury." <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*rate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To rate +erroneously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*read"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Misread</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Misreading</u> (?).] <def>To read amiss; to misunderstand in +reading.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`re*ceive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +receive wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`re*cit"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +inaccurate recital.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`re*cite"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +recite erroneously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*reck"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +reckon wrongly; to miscalculate.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*reck"on*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An erroneous +computation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*rec`ol*lect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<def>To have an erroneous remembrance of; to suppose erroneously that +one recollects.</def> <i>Hitchcock.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*rec`ol*lec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Erroneous or inaccurate recollection.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`re*form"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To reform +wrongly or imperfectly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`re*gard"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +understanding; misconstruction.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*reg"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +regulate wrongly or imperfectly; to fail to regulate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`re*hearse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +rehearse or quote incorrectly.</def> <i>Sir T. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`re*late"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To relate +inaccurately.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`re*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous +relation or narration.</def> <i>Abp. Bramhall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`re*li"gion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>False +religion.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis`re*mem"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly.</def> <i>Sir T. +More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*ren"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To render +wrongly; to translate or recite wrongly.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`re*peat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To repeat +wrongly; to give a wrong version of.</def> <i>Gov. Winthrop.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`re*port"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.</def> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`re*port"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An erroneous +report; a false or incorrect account given.</def> <i>Denham. +South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*rep`re*sent"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +represent incorrectly (almost always, unfavorably); to give a false +or erroneous representation of, either maliciously, ignorantly, or +carelessly.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*rep`re*sent"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make an +incorrect or untrue representation.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*rep`re*sen*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or account; +-- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; as, a +<i>misrepresentation</i> of a person's motives.</def> <i>Sydney +Smith.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of +intentional untruth.</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*rep`re*sent"a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Tending to convey a wrong impression; misrepresenting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*rep`re*sent"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +misrepresents.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`re*pute"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To have in +wrong estimation; to repute or estimate erroneously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*rule"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To rule +badly; to misgovern.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*rule"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act, or the result, of misruling.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Disorder; confusion; tumult from +insubordination.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Enormous riot and <i>misrule</i> +surveyed.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Abbot of Misrule</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Lord of +Misrule</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Abbot</u>, and +<u>Lord</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*rul"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unruly.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Miss</hw> (m&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Misses</b></plw> (-s&ebreve;z). [Contr. fr. <i>mistress</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A title of courtesy prefixed to the name of a +girl or a woman who has not been married. See <u>Mistress</u>, +5.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; There is diversity of usage in the application of this +title to two or more persons of the same name. We may write either +<i>the Miss Browns</i> or <i>the Misses Brown</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A young unmarried woman or a girl; as, she +is a <i>miss</i> of sixteen.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Gay vanity, with smiles and kisses,<BR> +Was busy 'mongst the maids and misses.</blockquote> +<i>Cawthorn.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A kept mistress. See <u>Mistress</u>, +4.</def> [Obs.] <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Card Playing)</i> <def>In the game of +three-card loo, an extra hand, dealt on the table, which may be +substituted for the hand dealt to a player.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Miss</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Missed</u> (m&ibreve;st); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Missing</u>.] [AS. <i>missan</i>; akin to D. & G. +<i>missen</i>, OHG. <i>missan</i>, Icel. <i>missa</i>, Sw. +<i>mista</i>, Dan. <i>miste</i>. √100. See <u>Mis-</u>, pref.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, +finding, seeing, hearing, etc.; as, to <i>miss</i> the mark one +shoots at; to <i>miss</i> the train by being late; to <i>miss</i> +opportunites of getting knowledge; to <i>miss</i> the point or +meaning of something said.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When a man <i>misses</i> his great end, happiness, he +will acknowledge he judged not right.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To omit; to fail to have or to do; to get +without; to dispense with; -- now seldom applied to +persons.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>She would never <i>miss</i>, one day,<BR> +A walk so fine, a sight so gay.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We cannot <i>miss</i> him; he does make our fire,<BR> +Fetch in our wood.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To discover the absence or omission of; to +feel the want of; to mourn the loss of; to want.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Neither <i>missed</i> we anything . . . Nothing was +<i>missed</i> of all that pertained unto him.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. +xxv. 15, 21.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What by me thou hast lost, thou least shalt +<i>miss</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To miss stays</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Stay</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Miss</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To fail to hit; to fly wide; to deviate from the true +direction.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Men observe when things hit, and not when they +<i>miss</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Flying bullets now,<BR> +To execute his rage, appear too slow;<BR> +They <i>miss</i>, or sweep but common souls away.</blockquote> +<i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fail to obtain, learn, or find; -- with +<i>of</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Upon the least reflection, we can not <i>miss</i> of +them.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To go wrong; to err.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Amongst the angels, a whole legion<BR> +Of wicked sprites did fall from happy bliss;<BR> +What wonder then if one, of women all, did <i>miss</i>?</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To be absent, deficient, or wanting.</def> +[Obs.] See <u>Missing</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>What here shall <i>miss</i>, our toil shall strive to +mend.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Miss</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of missing; failure to hit, reach, find, obtain, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Loss; want; felt absence.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>There will be no great <i>miss</i> of those which are +lost.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Mistake; error; fault.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He did without any great <i>miss</i> in the hardest +points of grammar.</blockquote> <i>Ascham.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Harm from mistake.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mis"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Missæ</b></plw> (#). [LL. See 1st <u>Mass</u>.] +<i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <def>The service or sacrifice of the Mass.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>missale</i>, +liber <i>missalis</i>, from <i>missa</i> mass: cf. F. <i>missel</i>. +See 1st <u>Mass</u>.] <def>The book containing the service of the +Mass for the entire year; a Mass book.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"sal</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +the Mass, or to a missal or Mass book.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*say"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To say wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To speak evil of; to slander.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*say"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To speak +ill.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*seek"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To seek for +wrongly.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*seem"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To make a false appearance.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To misbecome; to be misbecoming.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mistletoe.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Missel bird</b></col>, <col><b>Missel thrush</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a large European thrush (<i>Turdus +viscivorus</i>) which feeds on the berries of the mistletoe; -- +called also <i>mistletoe thrush</i> and <i>missel</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"sel*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Mistletoe</u>.] [Written also <i>misselden</i>.] <def>The +mistletoe.</def> [Obs.] <i>Baret.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"sel*toe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mistletoe</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*sem"blance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>False +resemblance or semblance.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*send"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To send amiss +or incorrectly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*serve"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +serve unfaithfully.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*set"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*s&ebreve;t"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To set or place wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*shape"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To shape +ill; to give an ill or unnatural from to; to deform.</def> "Figures +monstrous and <i>misshaped</i>." <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*shap"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a bad +or ugly form.</def> "The mountains are <i>misshapen</i>." +<i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Mis*shap"en*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mis*shap"en*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*sheathed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Sheathed by +mistake; wrongly sheathed; sheathed in a wrong place.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*sif"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>missa</i> Mass + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>fy- +</u>.] <def>To perform Mass.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"sile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>missils</i>, +fr. <i>mittere</i>, <i>missum</i>, to cause to go, to send, to throw; +cf. Lith. <i>mesti</i> to throw: cf. F. <i>missile</i>. Cf. +<u>Admit</u>, <u>Dismiss</u>, <u>Mass</u> the religious service, +<u>Message</u>, <u>Mission</u>.] <def>Capable of being thrown; +adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or from any +instrument or engine, so as to strike an object at a +distance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We bend the bow, or wing the <i>missile</i> +dart.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"sile</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>missile</i>.] +<def>A weapon thrown or projected or intended to be projected, as a +lance, an arrow, or a bullet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Miss"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Miss</u>, +<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <def>Absent from the place where it was +expected to be found; lost; wanting; not present when called or +looked for.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Neither was there aught <i>missing</i> unto +them.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. xxv. 7.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>For a time caught up to God, as once<BR> +Moses was in the mount, and <i>missing</i> long.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Miss"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With a sense of +loss.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>missio</i>, fr. +<i>mittere</i>, <i>missum</i>, to send: cf. F. <i>mission</i>. See +<u>Missile</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of sending, or the +state of being sent; a being sent or delegated by authority, with +certain powers for transacting business; comission.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whose glorious deeds, but in these fields of late,<BR> +Made emulous <i>missions</i> 'mongst the gods +themselves.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That with which a messenger or agent is +charged; an errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a +commission.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>How to begin, how to accomplish best<BR> +His end of being on earth, and <i>mission</i> high.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Persons sent; any number of persons +appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In these ships there should be a <i>mission</i> of +three of the fellows or brethren of Solomon's house.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An assotiation or organization of +missionaries; a station or residence of missionaries.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An organization for worship and work, +dependent on one or more churches.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A course of extraordinary sermons and +services at a particular place and time for the special purpose of +quickening the faith and zeal participants, and of converting +unbelievers.</def> <i>Addis & Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Dismission; discharge from service.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Mission school</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A school +connected with a mission and conducted by missionaries</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A school for the religious instruction of +children not having regular church privileges.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Message; errand; commission; deputation.</p> + +<p><hw>Mis"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To send on a +mission.</def> [Mostly used in the form of the past participle.] +<i>Keats.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"sion*ary</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Missionaries</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>missionnaire</i>. See +<u>Mission</u>, <pos><i>n</i></pos>.] <def>One who is sent on a +mission; especially, one sent to propagate religion.</def> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Missionary apostolic</b></col>, <cd>a Roman Catholic +missionary sent by commission from the pope.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"sion*a*ry</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to missions; as, a <i>missionary</i> meeting; a <i>missionary</i> +fund.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"sion*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A missionary; +an envoy; one who conducts a mission. See <u>Mission</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 6.</def> "Like mighty <i>missioner</i> you +come." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mistress; a +wife; -- so used by the illiterate.</def> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Miss"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a miss; prim; +affected; sentimental.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Miss"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*sit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To sit badly +or imperfectly upon; to misbecome.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Missive</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Specially sent; +intended or prepared to be sent; as, a letter <i>missive</i>.</def> +<i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Missile.</def> "The <i>missive</i> weapons +fly." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Letters missive</b></col>, <cd>letters conveying the +permission, comand, or advice of a superior authority, as a +sovereign. They are addressed and sent to some certain person or +persons, and are distinguished from <i>letters patent</i>, which are +addressed to the public.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"sive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. lettre <i>missive</i>. +See <u>Mission</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>That which is sent; a writing containing a message.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who is sent; a messenger.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*sound"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To sound +wrongly; to utter or pronounce incorrectly.</def> <i>E,Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*speak"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To err in +speaking.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*speak"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To utter +wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*speech"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +speech.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*spell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misspelled</u> (?), or <u>Misspelt</u> (&?;); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Misspelling</u>.] <def>To spell +incorrectly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*spell"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong +spelling.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*spend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misspent</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Misspending</u>.] <def>To spend amiss or for wrong +purposes; to squander; to waste; as, to <i>misspend</i> time or +money.</def> <i>J. Philips.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*spend"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +misspends.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*spense"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A spending +improperly; a wasting.</def> [Obs.] <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*spent"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Misspend</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*state"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To state +wrongly; as, to <i>misstate</i> a question in debate.</def> <i>Bp. +Sanderson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*state"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +incorrect statement.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*stayed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>Having missed stays; -- said of a ship.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*step"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong step; an +error of conduct.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*step"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To take a wrong +step; to go astray.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`suc*cess"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Failure.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis`sug*ges"tion</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Wrong or evil suggestion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`sum*ma"tion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +summation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*swear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To swear +falsely.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>See +<u>Misy</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"sy</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An affectionate, or +contemptuous, form of <i>miss</i>; a young girl; a miss.</def> -- +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a miss, or girl.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mist</hw> (m&ibreve;st), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>mist</i>; akin to D. & Sw. <i>mist</i>, Icel. <i>mistr</i>, G. +<i>mist</i> dung, Goth. <i>maíhstus</i>, AS. +<i>mīgan</i> to make water, Icel. <i>mīga</i>, Lith. +<i>migla</i> mist, Russ. <i>mgla</i>, L. <i>mingere</i>, +<i>meiere</i>, to make water, Gr. &?; to make water, &?; mist, Skr. +<i>mih</i> to make water, n., a mist <i>m&fist;gha</i> cloud. +√102. Cf. <u>Misle</u>, <u>Mizzle</u>, <u>Mixen</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Visible watery vapor suspended in the +atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling +in visible particles, approaching the form of rain; as, Scotch +<i>mist</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and +obscures or intercepts vision.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His passion cast a <i>mist</i> before his +sense.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mist flower</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a composite plant +(<i>Eupatorium cœlestinum</i>), having heart-shaped leaves, and +corymbs of lavender-blue flowers. It is found in the Western and +Southern United States.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mist</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Misted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Misting</u>.] <def>To cloud; to cover with mist; to dim.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mist</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To rain in very fine +drops; as, it <i>mists</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*tak"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Liable to be +mistaken; capable of being misconceived.</def> <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*take"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*tāk"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & obs. p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mistook</u> (- +t&oocr;k"); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mistaken</u> (-tāk"'n); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mistaking</u>.] [Pref. <i>mis- +</i> + <i>take</i>: cf. Icel. <i>mistaka</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To take or choose wrongly.</def> [Obs. or R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand +misapprehend, or misconceive; as, to <i>mistake</i> a remark; to +<i>mistake</i> one's meaning.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>My father's purposes have been +<i>mistook</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To substitute in thought or perception; +as, to <i>mistake</i> one person for another.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A man may <i>mistake</i> the love of virtue for the +practice of it.</blockquote> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To have a wrong idea of in respect of +character, qualities, etc.; to misjudge.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mistake</i> me not so much,<BR> +To think my poverty is treacherous.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*take"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To err in +knowledge, perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an +unintentional error.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Servants <i>mistake</i>, and sometimes occasion +misunderstanding among friends.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 932 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*take"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*tāk"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a +misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an unintentional +error of conduct.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Infallibility is an absolute security of the +understanding from all possibility of <i>mistake</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Misconception, error, which +when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or for +refusing to perform it.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>No mistake</b></col>, <cd>surely; without fail; as, it +will happen at the appointed time, and <i>no mistake</i>.</cd> +[Low]</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Blunder; error; bull. See <u>Blunder</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*tak"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>p. a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being in error; judging wrongly; having a +wrong opinion or a misconception; as, a <i>mistaken</i> man; he is +<i>mistaken</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Erroneous; wrong; as, a <i>mistaken</i> +notion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*tak"en*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By +mistake.</def> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*tak"en*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Erroneousness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*tak"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +mistakes.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Well meaning ignorance of some +<i>mistakers</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*tak"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An error; a +mistake.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*tak"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Erroneously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*taught"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*t&add;t"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[See <u>Misteach</u>.] <def>Wrongly taught; as, a <i>mistaught</i> +youth.</def> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*teach"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mistaught</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Misteaching</u>.] [AS. <i>mist&aemacr;can</i>.] +<def>To teach wrongly; to instruct erroneously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*tell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mistold</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mistelling</u>.] <def>To tell erroneously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*tem"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To temper +ill; to disorder; as, to <i>mistemper</i> one's head.</def> +<i>Warner.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This inundation of <i>mistempered</i> +humor.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Master</u>, and +cf. <u>Mistress</u>.] <def>A title of courtesy prefixed to the name +of a man or youth. It is usually written in the abbreviated form +<i>Mr</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To call your name, inquire your where,<BR> +Or what you think of <i>Mister</i> Some-one's book,<BR> +Or <i>Mister</i> Other's marriage or decease.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. +Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To address or +mention by the title Mr.; as, he <i>mistered</i> me in a formal +way.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis"ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mistier</i> trade, +office, ministry, need, F. <i>métier</i> trade, fr. L. +<i>ministerium</i> service, office, ministry. See <u>Ministry</u>, +<u>Mystery</u> trade.] [Written also <i>mester</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A trade, art, or occupation.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>In youth he learned had a good +<i>mester</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Manner; kind; sort.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>But telleth me what <i>mester</i> men ye +be.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Need; necessity.</def> [Obs.] <i>Rom. of +R.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be needful or of +use.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>As for my name, it <i>mistereth</i> not to +tell.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*term"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To call by a +wrong name; to miscall.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"ter*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mystery</u>, a trade.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mist"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Clouded with, or +as with, mist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*think"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See +<u>Think</u>.] <def>To think wrongly.</def> [Obs.] "Adam +<i>misthought</i> of her." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*think"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To have +erroneous thoughts or judgment of; to think ill of.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*thought"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Erroneous +thought; mistaken opinion; error.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*thrive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To thrive +poorly; to be not thrifty or prosperous.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*throw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To throw +wrongly.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mis"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Mis"ti*co</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>místico</i>.] <def>A kind of +small sailing vessel used in the Mediterranean. It is rigged partly +like a xebec, and partly like a felucca.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*tide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>mistīdan</i>. See <u>Tide</u>.] <def>To happen or come to +pass unfortunately; also, to suffer evil fortune.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Mis`ti`gris"</hw> (?), <hw>||Mis`ti`gri"</hw> }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mistigri</i>.] <def>A variety of the game +of poker in which the joker is used, and called <i>mistigris</i> or +<i>mistigri</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mist"i*head</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Mistiness.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mist"i*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With mist; darkly; +obscurely.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*time"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>mistīmain</i> to turn out ill.] <def>To time wrongly; not to +adapt to the time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mist"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State of being +misty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mistio</i>, +<i>mixtio</i>. See <u>Mix</u>, and cf. <u>Mixtion</u>.] +<def>Mixture.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*ti"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To call by a +wrong title.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Eng. <i>mist</i>. +See <u>Misle</u>, and <u>Mizzle</u>.] <def>To fall in very fine +drops, as rain.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"tle*toe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>misteltān</i>; <i>mistel</i> mistletoe + <i>tān</i> +twig. AS. <i>mistel</i> is akin of D., G., Dan. & Sw. <i>mistel</i>, +OHG. <i>mistil</i>, Icel. <i>mistil</i>teinn; and AS. +<i>tān</i> to D. <i>teen</i>, OHG. <i>zein</i>, Icel. +<i>teinn</i>, Goth. <i>tains</i>. Cf. <u>Missel</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe <i>(Viscum album)</i>, +bearing a glutinous fruit. When found upon the oak, where it is rare, +it was an object of superstitious regard among the Druids. A bird +lime is prepared from its fruit.</def> [Written also <i>misletoe</i>, +<i>misseltoe</i>, and <i>mistleto</i>.] <i>Lindley. Loudon.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The mistletoe of the United States is <i>Phoradendron +flavescens</i>, having broader leaves than the European kind. In +different regions various similar plants are called by this name.</p> + +<p><hw>||Mis"to*nusk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the Indian +name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The American badger.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*took"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & obs. p. p.</i></pos> +of <u>Mistake</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`tra*di"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong +tradition.</def> "Monsters of <i>mistradition</i>." +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*train"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To train +amiss.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +Provençal.] <def>A violent and cold northwest wind experienced +in the Mediterranean provinces of France, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`trans*late"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +translate erroneously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`trans*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +translation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis`trans*port"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +carry away or mislead wrongfully, as by passion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*tread"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Misstep; +misbehavior.</def> "To punish my <i>mistreadings</i>." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*treat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To treat +amiss; to abuse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*treat"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong +treatment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>maistress</i>, OF. <i>maistresse</i>, F. <i>maîtresse</i>, +LL. <i>magistrissa</i>, for L. <i>magistra</i>, fem. of +<i>magister</i>. See <u>Master</u>, <u>Mister</u>, and cf. +<u>Miss</u> a young woman.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A woman having +power, authority, or ownership; a woman who exercises authority, is +chief, etc.; the female head of a family, a school, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The late queen's gentlewoman! a knight's daughter!<BR> +To be her <i>mistress</i>' <i>mistress</i>!</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A woman well skilled in anything, or +having the mastery over it.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A letter desires all young wives to make themselves +<i>mistresses</i> of Wingate's Arithmetic.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A woman regarded with love and devotion; +she who has command over one's heart; a beloved object; a +sweetheart.</def> [Poetic] <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A woman filling the place, but without the +rights, of a wife; a concubine; a loose woman with whom one consorts +habitually.</def> <i>Spectator.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A title of courtesy formerly prefixed to +the name of a woman, married or unmarried, but now superseded by the +contracted forms, <i>Mrs</i>., for a married, and <i>Miss</i>, for an +unmarried, woman.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now <i>Mistress</i> Gilpin (careful +soul).</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A married woman; a wife.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Several of the neighboring <i>mistresses</i> had +assembled to witness the event of this memorable +evening.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>The old name of the jack at bowls.</def> +<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To be one's own mistress</b></col>, <cd>to be exempt from +control by another person.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"tress</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To wait upon a +mistress; to be courting.</def> [Obs.] <i>Donne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis"tress*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Female rule or dominion.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ladyship, a style of address; -- with the +personal pronoun.</def> [Obs.] <i>Massinger.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*tri"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A +false or erroneous trial; a trial which has no result.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*trist"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +mistrust.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*trow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To think +wrongly.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*trust"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of +confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*trust"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To regard with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the +integrity of; to distrust.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will never <i>mistrust</i> my wife +again.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To forebode as near, or likely to occur; +to surmise.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>By a divine instinct, men's minds <i>mistrust</i><BR> +Ensuing dangers.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*trust"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +mistrusts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*trust"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having or +causing mistrust, suspicions, or forebodings.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Their light blown out in some <i>mistrustful</i> +wood.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Mis*trust"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mis*trust"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*trust"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With +distrust or suspicion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*trust"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no +mistrust or suspicion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The swain <i>mistrustless</i> of his smutted +face.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*tune"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tune +wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mis*tu"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. See +<u>Mixture</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A mingled +compound in which different ingredients are contained in a liquid +state; a mixture. See <u>Mixture</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 4.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Sometimes, a liquid medicine containing very +active substances, and which can only be administered by drops.</def> +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*turn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To turn +amiss; to pervert.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*tu"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To instruct +amiss.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mist"y</hw> (m&ibreve;st"&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Mistier</u> (-&ibreve;*&etilde;r); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mistiest</u>.] [AS. <i>mistig</i>. See +<u>Mist</u>. In some senses <i>misty</i> has been confused with +<i>mystic</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Accompanied with mist; +characterized by the presence of mist; obscured by, or overspread +with, mist; as, <i>misty</i> weather; <i>misty</i> mountains; a +<i>misty</i> atmosphere.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Obscured as if by mist; dim; obscure; +clouded; as, <i>misty</i> sight.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The more I muse therein [theology],<BR> +The <i>mistier</i> it seemeth.</blockquote> <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*un`der*stand"</hw> +(m&ibreve;s*ŭn`d&etilde;r*stănd"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Misunderstood</u> (- +st&oocr;d"); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Misunderstanding</u>.] <def>To misconceive; to mistake; to +miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*un`der*stand"er</hw> (-&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who misunderstands.</def> <i>Sir T. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*un`der*stand"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mistake of the meaning; error; +misconception.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Disagreement; difference of opinion; +dissension; quarrel.</def> "<i>Misunderstandings</i> among friends." +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi`su*ra"to</hw> (mē`s&oomac;*rä"t&osl;), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Measured; -- a +direction to perform a passage in strict or measured time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*us"age</hw> (m&ibreve;s*ūz"&asl;j), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mésusage</i>.] <def>Bad +treatment; abuse.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*use"</hw> (-ūz"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mésuser</i>. See <u>Mis-</u>, prefix from French, and +<u>Use</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To treat or use improperly; to +use to a bad purpose; to misapply; as, to <i>misuse</i> one's +talents.</def> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The sweet poison of <i>misused</i> wine.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To abuse; to treat ill.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>O, she <i>misused</i> me past the endurance of a +block.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To maltreat; abuse; misemploy; misapply.</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*use"</hw> (m&ibreve;s*ūs"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or +improper use.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Words little suspected for any such +<i>misuse</i>.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Violence, or its effects.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*use"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Misuse.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mis*us"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who misuses.</def> "Wretched <i>misusers</i> of language." +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Unlawful use of a right; use +in excess of, or varying from, one's right.</def> +<i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*val"ue</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To value +wrongly or too little; to undervalue.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But for I am so young, I dread my work<BR> +Wot be <i>misvalued</i> both of old and young.</blockquote> <i>W. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*vouch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To vouch +falsely.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*wan"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To wander +in a wrong path; to stray; to go astray.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*way"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wrong +way.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*wear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wear +ill.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*wed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wed +improperly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*ween"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To ween +amiss; to misjudge; to distrust; to be mistaken.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*wend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To go wrong; +to go astray.</def> [Obs.] "The world is <i>miswent</i>." +<i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*word"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To word +wrongly; as, to <i>misword</i> a message, or a sentence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*word"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A word wrongly +spoken; a cross word.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sylvester.</i> +<i>Breton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*wor"ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Wrong or +false worship; mistaken practices in religion.</def> <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Such hideous jungle of +<i>misworships</i>.</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*wor"ship</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To worship +wrongly.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*wor"ship*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +worships wrongly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*write"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To write +incorrectly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*wrought"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Badly +wrought.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. L. <i>misy</i> a +mineral, perh. copperas, Gr. &?;.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>An impure +yellow sulphate of iron; yellow copperas or copiapite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*yoke"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To yoke +improperly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mis*zeal"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mistakenly +zealous.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mite</hw> (mīt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>mīte</i> mite (in sense 1); akin to LG. <i>mite</i>, D. +<i>mijt</i>, G. <i>miete</i>, OHG. <i>mīza</i>; cf. Goth. +<i>maitan</i> to cut.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +minute arachnid, of the order Acarina, of which there are many +species; as, the cheese <i>mite</i>, sugar <i>mite</i>, harvest +<i>mite</i>, etc. See <u>Acarina</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [D. <i>mijt</i>; prob. the same word.] <def>A +small coin formerly circulated in England, rated at about a third of +a farthing. The name is also applied to a small coin used in +Palestine in the time of Christ.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Two <i>mites</i>, which make a farthing.</blockquote> +<i>Mark xii. 49.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A small weight; one twentieth of a +grain.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Anything very small; a minute object; a +very little quantity or particle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For in effect they be not worth a +<i>myte</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mi"ter</hw>, <hw>Mi"tre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F. <i>mitre</i>, fr. L. <i>mitra</i> headband, turban, Gr. &?;.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A covering for the head, worn on solemn +occasions by church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the +present form being a lofty cap with two points or peaks.</def> +<i>Fairholt.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The surface forming the beveled end or +edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or +a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter +joint.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Numis.)</i> <def>A sort of base money or +coin.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Miter box</b></col> <i>(Carp. & Print.)</i>, <cd>an +apparatus for guiding a handsaw at the proper angle in making a miter +joint; esp., a wooden or metal trough with vertical kerfs in its +upright sides, for guides.</cd> -- <col><b>Miter dovetail</b></col> +<i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>a kind of dovetail for a miter joint in which +there is only one joint line visible, and that at the angle.</cd> -- +<col><b>Miter gauge</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>a gauge for +determining the angle of a miter.</cd> -- <col><b>Miter +joint</b></col>, <cd>a joint formed by pieces matched and united upon +a line bisecting the angle of junction, as by the beveled ends of two +pieces of molding or brass rule, etc. The term is used especially +when the pieces form a right angle. See <u>Miter</u>, 2.</cd> -- +<col><b>Miter shell</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of +numerous species of marine univalve shells of the genus +<i>Mitra</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Miter square</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, +<cd>a bevel with an immovable arm at an angle of 45°, for +striking lines on stuff to be mitered; also, a square with an arm +adjustable to any angle.</cd> -- <col><b>Miter wheels</b></col>, +<cd>a pair of bevel gears, of equal diameter, adapted for working +together, usually with their axes at right angles.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mi"ter</hw>, <hw>Mi"tre</hw> }, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mitered</u> (?) or <u>Mitred</u>; +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mitering</u> (?) or +<u>Mitring</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To place a miter upon; to +adorn with a miter.</def> "<i>Mitered</i> locks." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To match together, as two pieces of +molding or brass rule on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to +bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at +an angle.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mi"ter</hw>, <hw>Mi"tre</hw> }, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<def>To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a line +bisecting the angle of junction.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"ter*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Any plant of the genus <i>Mitella</i>, -- slender, perennial +herbs with a pod slightly resembling a bishop's miter; bishop's +cap.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>False miterwort</b></col>, <cd>a white-flowered perennial +herb of the United States (<i>Tiarella cardifolia</i>).</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mith"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mythic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi"thras</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from Gr. &?;.] +<def>The sun god of the Persians.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mith"ri*date</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>An antidote against poison, or a composition in form of an +electuary, supposed to serve either as a remedy or a preservative +against poison; an alexipharmic; -- so called from King +<i>Mithridates</i>, its reputed inventor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Love is] a drop of the true elixir; no +<i>mithridate</i> so effectual against the infection of +vice.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 933 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mith`ri*dat"ic</hw> +(m&ibreve;th`r&ibreve;*dăt"&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Of or pertaining to King Mithridates, or to a +mithridate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mit"i*ga*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Admitting of +mitigation; that may be mitigated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mit"i*gant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mitigans</i>, +p. pr. of <i>mitigare</i>. See <u>Mitigate</u>.] <def>Tending to +mitigate; mitigating; lenitive.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mit"i*gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mitigated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Mitigating</u>.] [L. <i>mitigatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>mitigare</i> to soften, mitigate; <i>mitis</i> mild, soft + the +root of <i>agere</i> to do, drive.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make +less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous, painful, etc.; to soften; to +meliorate; to alleviate; to diminish; to lessen; as, to +<i>mitigate</i> heat or cold; to <i>mitigate</i> grief.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make mild and accessible; to mollify; - +- applied to persons.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>This opinion . . . <i>mitigated</i> kings into +companions.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To alleviate; assuage; allay. See +<u>Alleviate</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mit`i*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>mitigacioun</i>, F. <i>mitigation</i>, fr. L. <i>mitigatio</i>.] +<def>The act of mitigating, or the state of being mitigated; +abatement or diminution of anything painful, harsh, severe, +afflictive, or calamitous; as, the <i>mitigation</i> of pain, grief, +rigor, severity, punishment, or penalty.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Alleviation; abatement; relief.</p> + +<p><hw>Mit"i*ga*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mitigativus</i>: cf. F. <i>mitigatif</i>.] <def>Tending to +mitigate; alleviating.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mit"i*ga`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, mitigates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mit"i*ga*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending to +mitigate or alleviate; mitigative.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mit"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mite</u>.] +<def>A little one; -- used as a term of endearment.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Skelton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a thread.] +<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The denser part of the protoplasm of a +cell.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi*to"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a +thread.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>See <u>Karyokinesis</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi`traille"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Mitrailleur</u>.] <def>Shot or bits of iron used sometimes in +loading cannon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi`tra`illeur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<i>(Mil.)</i> <def>One who serves a mitrailleuse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mi`tra`illeuse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>mitrailler</i> to fire grapeshot, fr. <i>mitraille</i> old iron, +grapeshot, dim. of OF. <i>mite</i> a mite.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A +breech-loading machine gun consisting of a number of barrels fitted +together, so arranged that the barrels can be fired simultaneously, +or successively, and rapidly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mitral</i>. +See <u>Miter</u>.] <def>Pertaining to a miter; resembling a miter; +as, the <i>mitral</i> valve between the left auricle and left +ventricle of the heart.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mi"tre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Miter</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mit"ri*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Miter</i> + +<i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>mitriforme</i>.] <def>Having the form of a +miter, or a peaked cap; as, a <i>mitriform</i> calyptra.</def> +<i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mitt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. fr. +<i>mitten</i>.] <def>A mitten; also, a covering for the wrist and +hand and not for the fingers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mit"ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mitaine</i>, +<i>meteyn</i>, F. <i>mitaine</i>, perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. +<i>miotog</i>, Gael. <i>miotag</i>, Ir. & Gael. <i>mutan</i> a muff, +a thick glove. Cf. <u>Mitt</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A covering +for the hand, worn to defend it from cold or injury. It differs from +a glove in not having a separate sheath for each finger.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cover for the wrist and +forearm.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To give the mitten to</b></col>, <cd>to dismiss as a +lover; to reject the suit of.</cd> [Colloq.] -- <col><b>To handle +without mittens</b></col>, <cd>to treat roughly; to handle without +gloves.</cd> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mit"tened</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered with a +mitten or mittens.</def> "<i>Mittened</i> hands." +<i>Whittier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mit"tent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mittens</i>, p. +pr. of <i>mittere</i> to send.] <def>Sending forth; emitting.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Wiseman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mit"ti*mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., we send, fr. +<i>mittere</i> to send.] <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +precept or warrant granted by a justice for committing to prison a +party charged with crime; a warrant of commitment to prison.</def> +<i>Burrill.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A writ for removing records +from one court to another.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mit"tler's green`</hw> (?). <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A pigment of a +green color, the chief constituent of which is oxide of +chromium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mit"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The stormy +petrel.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mi"tu</hw> (mī"t&usl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Braz. +<i>mitu poranga</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A South American +curassow of the genus <i>Mitua</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mit"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Mite</u>.] +<def>Having, or abounding with, mites.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mix</hw> (m&ibreve;ks), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mixed</u> (m&ibreve;kst) (less properly +<u>Mixt</u>); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mixing</u>.] [AS. +<i>miscan</i>; akin to OHG. <i>misken</i>, G. <i>mischen</i>, Russ. +<i>mieshate</i>, W. <i>mysgu</i>, Gael. <i>measg</i>, L. +<i>miscere</i>, <i>mixtum</i>, Gr. <grk>mi`sgein</grk>, +<grk>migny`nai</grk>, Skr. <i>miçra</i> mixed. The English +word has been influenced by L. <i>miscere</i>, <i>mixtum</i> (cf. +<u>Mixture</u>), and even the AS. <i>miscan</i> may have been +borrowed fr. L. <i>miscere</i>. Cf. <u>Admix</u>, <u>Mash</u> to +bruise, <u>Meddle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause a +promiscuous interpenetration of the parts of, as of two or more +substances with each other, or of one substance with others; to unite +or blend into one mass or compound, as by stirring together; to +mingle; to blend; as, to <i>mix</i> flour and salt; to <i>mix</i> +wines.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fair persuasions <i>mixed</i> with sugared +words.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To unite with in company; to join; to +associate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ephraim, he hath <i>mixed</i> himself among the +people.</blockquote> <i>Hos. vii. 8.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To form by mingling; to produce by the +stirring together of ingredients; to compound of different +parts.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hast thou no poison <i>mixed</i>?</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have chosen an argument <i>mixed</i> of religious +and civil considerations.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mix</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To become united into a compound; to be blended promiscuously +together.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To associate; to mingle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He had <i>mixed</i><BR> +Again in fancied safety with his kind.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mix"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being +mixed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mixed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed by mixing; +united; mingled; blended. See <u>Mix</u>, <pos><i>v. t. & +i.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mixed action</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a suit combining +the properties of a real and a personal action.</cd> -- <col><b>Mixed +angle</b></col>, <cd>a mixtilineal angle.</cd> -- <col><b>Mixed +fabric</b></col>, <cd>a textile fabric composed of two or more kinds +of fiber, as a poplin.</cd> -- <col><b>Mixed marriage</b></col>, +<cd>a marriage between persons of different races or religions; +specifically, one between a Roman Catholic and a Protestant.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mixed number</b></col>, <cd>a whole number and a fraction +taken together.</cd> -- <col><b>Mixed train</b></col>, <cd>a railway +train containing both passenger and freight cars.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mixed voices</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>voices of both +males and females united in the same performance.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mix"ed*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mixed or +mingled manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mix"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mixen</i>, +<i>myxen</i>, fr. <i>meohx</i>, <i>meox</i>, dung, filth; akin to E. +<i>mist</i>. See <u>Mist</u>.] <def>A compost heap; a dunghill.</def> +<i>Chaucer. Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mix"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, mixes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mix*og"a*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a mixing ++ &?; marriage.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Pairing with several males; +-- said of certain fishes of which several males accompany each +female during spawning.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mix`o*lyd"i*an mode`</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; a mixing + E. +<i>Lydian</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The seventh ecclesiastical mode, +whose scale commences on G.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mix`ti*lin"e*al</hw> (?), <hw>Mix`ti*lin"e*ar</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mixtus</i> mixed (p. p. of <i>miscere</i> +to mix) + E. <i>lineal</i>, <i>linear</i>.] <def>Containing, or +consisting of, lines of different kinds, as straight, curved, and the +like; as, a <i>mixtilinear</i> angle, that is, an angle contained by +a straight line and a curve.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mix"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mixtio</i>, +<i>mistio</i>: cf. F. <i>mixtion</i>. See <u>Mistion</u>, +<u>Mix</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Mixture.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of cement made of mastic, amber, +etc., used as a mordant for gold leaf.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mixt"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With mixture; in +a mixed manner; mixedly.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mix"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mixtura</i>, +fr. <i>miscere</i>, <i>mixtum</i>, to mix: cf. F. <i>mixture</i>. See +<u>Mix</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of mixing, or the state +of being mixed; as, made by a <i>mixture</i> of ingredients.</def> +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which results from mixing different +ingredients together; a compound; as, to drink a <i>mixture</i> of +molasses and water; -- also, a medley.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is also a <i>mixture</i> of good and evil wisely +distributed by God, to serve the ends of his providence.</blockquote> +<i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; +an additional ingredient.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Cicero doubts whether it were possible for a community +to exist that had not a prevailing <i>mixture</i> of piety in its +constitution.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A kind of liquid medicine +made up of many ingredients; esp., as opposed to <i>solution</i>, a +liquid preparation in which the solid ingredients are not completely +dissolved.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Physics & Chem.)</i> <def>A mass of two or +more ingredients, the particles of which are separable, independent, +and uncompounded with each other, no matter how thoroughly and finely +commingled; -- contrasted with a <i>compound</i>; thus, gunpowder is +a mechanical <i>mixture</i> of carbon, sulphur, and niter.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An organ stop, comprising +from two to five ranges of pipes, used only in combination with the +foundation and compound stops; -- called also <i>furniture stop</i>. +It consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of the ground +tone.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Union; admixture; intermixture; medley.</p> + +<p><hw>Miz"maze`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A maze or +labyrinth.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Miz"zen</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It. <i>mezzana</i>, +fr. <i>mezzano</i> middle, fr. <i>mezzo</i> middle, half: cf. F. +<i>misaine</i> foresail. See <u>Mezzo</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the <i>mizzen</i> shrouds, +sails, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Miz"zen</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The +hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel; also, +the spanker.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Miz"zen*mast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>The hindmost mast of a three-masted vessel, or of a yawl-rigged +vessel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Miz"zle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mizzled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mizzling</u> (?).] [See <u>Misle</u>, and cf. <u>Mistle</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rain in very fine drops.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To take one's self off; to go.</def> +[Slang]</p> + +<p><blockquote>As long as George the Fourth could reign, he +reigned,<BR> +And then he <i>mizzled</i>.</blockquote> <i>Epigram, quoted by +Wright.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Miz"zle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mist; fine +rain.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Miz"zy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>moisi</i> +moldy, musty, p. p. of <i>moisir</i> to mold, fr. L. <i>mucere</i> to +be moldy.] <def>A bog or quagmire.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Ainsworth.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mne*mon"ic</hw> (n&esl;*m&obreve;n"&ibreve;k), +<hw>Mne*mon"ic*al</hw> (-&ibreve;*k<i>a</i>l), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[Gr. <grk>mnhmoniko`s</grk>, fr. <grk>mnh`mwn</grk> mindful, +remembering, <grk>mnh`mh</grk> memory, <grk>mna^sqai</grk> to think +on, remember; akin to E. <i>mind</i>.] <def>Assisting in +memory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mne`mo*ni"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +instructs in the art of improving or using the memory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mne*mon"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>ta~ +mnhmonika`</grk>: cf. F. <i>mnémonique</i>.] <def>The art of +memory; a system of precepts and rules intended to assist the memory; +artificial memory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mne*mos"y*ne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. +<grk>mnhmosy`nh</grk> remembrance, memory, and the goddess of memory. +See <u>Mnemonic</u>.] <i>(Class Myth.)</i> <def>The goddess of memory +and the mother of the Muses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mne"mo*tech`ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; memory ++ &?; art: cf. F. <i>mnémotechnie</i>.] +<def>Mnemonics.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo</hw> (?), <pos><i>a., adv., & n.</i></pos> [Written also +<i>moe</i>.] [AS. <i>mā</i>. See <u>More</u>.] <def>More; -- +usually, more in number.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>An hundred thousand <i>mo</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Likely to find <i>mo</i> to commend than to imitate +it.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>-mo</hw> (?). <def>A suffix added to the names of certain +numerals or to the numerals themselves, to indicate the number of +leaves made by folding a sheet of paper; as, sixteen<i>mo</i> or +16<i>mo</i>; eighteen<i>mo</i> or 18<i>mo</i>. It is taken from the +Latin forms similarly used; as, <i>duodecimo</i>, <i>sextodecimo</i>, +etc. A small circle, placed after the number and near its top, is +often used for <i>-mo</i>; as, 16°, 18°, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"a</hw> (mō"&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Native +name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several very large extinct +species of wingless birds belonging to <i>Dinornis</i>, and other +related genera, of the suborder <i>Dinornithes</i>, found in New +Zealand. They are allied to the apteryx and the ostrich. They were +probably exterminated by the natives before New Zealand was +discovered by Europeans. Some species were much larger than the +ostrich.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ab*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the +posterity of Moab, the son of Lot. (<i>Gen. xix. 37.</i>) Also used +adjectively.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ab*i`tess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female +Moabite.</def> <i>Ruth i. 22.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ab*i`tish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Moabite.</def> <i>Ruth ii. 6.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moan</hw> (mōn), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Moaned</u> (mōnd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Moaning</u>.] [AS. <i>m&aemacr;nan</i> to moan, also, +to mean; but in the latter sense perh. a different word. Cf. +<u>Mean</u> to intend.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a low +prolonged sound of grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan +softly and continuously.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Unpitied and unheard, where misery +<i>moans</i>.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let there bechance him pitiful mischances,<BR> +To make him <i>moan</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To emit a sound like moan; -- said of +things inanimate; as, the wind <i>moans</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moan</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +bewail audibly; to lament.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ye floods, ye woods, ye echoes, <i>moan</i><BR> +My dear Columbo, dead and gone.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To afflict; to distress.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Which infinitely <i>moans</i> me.</blockquote> +<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moan</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mone</i>. See +<u>Moan</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A low +prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of grief; a +low groan.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sullen <i>moans</i>, hollow groans.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of +things.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Rippling waters made a pleasant +<i>moan</i>.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moan"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of moaning; +expressing sorrow.</def> -- <wf>Moan"ful*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Moat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mote</i> hill, +dike, bank, F. <i>motte</i> clod, turf: cf. Sp. & Pg. <i>mota</i> +bank or mound of earth, It. <i>motta</i> clod, LL. <i>mota</i>, +<i>motta</i>, a hill on which a fort is built, an eminence, a dike, +Prov. G. <i>mott</i> bog earth heaped up; or perh. F. <i>motte</i>, +and OF. <i>mote</i>, are from a LL. p. p. of L. <i>movere</i> to move +(see <u>Move</u>). The name of <i>moat</i>, properly meaning, bank or +mound, was transferred to the ditch adjoining: cf. F. <i>dike</i> and +<i>ditch</i>.] <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A deep trench around the rampart +of a castle or other fortified place, sometimes filled with water; a +ditch.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moat</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surround with a +moat.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See <u>Mute</u> to +molt.] <def>To void the excrement, as a bird; to mute.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mob</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mobcap</u>.] <def>A +mobcap.</def> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mob</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wrap up in, or cover +with, a cowl.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mob</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mobile vulgus</i>, the +movable common people. See <u>Mobile</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The lower classes of a community; the +populace, or the lowest part of it.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A cluster of <i>mob</i> were making themselves merry +with their betters.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <def>A throng; a rabble; esp., an +unlawful or riotous assembly; a disorderly crowd.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>mob</i> of gentlemen who wrote with +ease.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every +Athenian assembly would still have been a <i>mob</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Madison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Confused by brainless <i>mobs</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mob law</b></col>, <cd>law administered by the mob; lynch +law.</cd> -- <col><b>Swell mob</b></col>, <cd>well dressed thieves +and swindlers, regarded collectively.</cd> [Slang] +<i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mob</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mobbed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mobbing</u>.] <def>To crowd about, as a mob, and attack or annoy; +as, to <i>mob</i> a house or a person.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mob"bish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a mob; +tumultuous; lawless; as, a <i>mobbish</i> act.</def> <i>Bp. +Kent.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mob"cap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>mop-muts</i>; +OD. <i>mop</i> a woman's coif + D. <i>muts</i> cap.] <def>A plain cap +or headdress for women or girls; especially, one tying under the chin +by a very broad band, generally of the same material as the cap +itself.</def> <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"bile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mobilis</i>, for +<i>movibilis</i>, fr. <i>movere</i> to move: cf. F. <i>mobile</i>. +See <u>Move</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being moved; not +fixed in place or condition; movable.</def> "Fixed or else +<i>mobile</i>." <i>Skelton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Characterized by an extreme degree of +fluidity; moving or flowing with great freedom; as, benzine and +mercury are <i>mobile</i> liquids; -- opposed to <i>viscous</i>, +<i>viscoidal</i>, or <i>oily</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or +direction; excitable; changeable; fickle.</def> <i>Testament of +Love.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The quick and <i>mobile</i> curiosity of her +disposition.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Changing in appearance and expression +under the influence of the mind; as, <i>mobile</i> +features.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Capable of being moved, +aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"bile</hw> (mō"b&ibreve;l; L. +m&obreve;b"&ibreve;*lē), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mobile +vulgus</i>. See <u>Mobile</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. 3d +<u>Mob</u>.] <def>The mob; the populace.</def> [Obs.] "The unthinking +<i>mobile</i>." <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 934 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*bil"i*ty</hw> (m&osl;*b&ibreve;l"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mobilitas</i>: cf. F. +<i>mobilité</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state +of being mobile; as, the <i>mobility</i> of a liquid, of an army, of +the populace, of features, of a muscle.</def> <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The mob; the lower classes.</def> +[Humorous] <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mob`i*li*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mobilization</i>.] <def>The act of mobilizing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mob"i*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mobilized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Mobilizing</u> (?).] [F. <i>mobiliser</i>.] <def>To +put in a state of readiness for active service in war, as an army +corps.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [From <u>Mob</u> to +wrap up.] <def>To wrap the head of in a hood.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"bles</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Moebles</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mob*oc"ra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mob</i> rabble ++ <i>-cracy</i>, as in <i>democracy</i>.] <def>A condition in which +the lower classes of a nation control public affairs without respect +to law, precedents, or vested rights.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is good name that Dr. Stevens has given to our +present situation (for one can not call it a government), a +<i>mobocracy</i>.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mob"o*crat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who favors +a form of government in which the unintelligent populace rules +without restraint.</def> <i>Bayne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mob`o*crat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, or +relating to, a mobocracy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moc"ca*sin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [An Indian word. +Algonquin <i>makisin</i>.] [Sometimes written <i>moccason</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft +leather, the sole and upper part being one piece. It is the customary +shoe worn by the American Indians.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A poisonous snake of +the Southern United States. The water moccasin (<i>Ancistrodon +piscivorus</i>) is usually found in or near water. Above, it is olive +brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled +with darker. The upland moccasin is <i>Ancistrodon atrofuscus</i>. +They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rattles.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Moccasin flower</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of +lady's slipper (<i>Cypripedium acaule</i>) found in North America. +The lower petal is two inches long, and forms a rose-colored +moccasin-shaped pouch. It grows in rich woods under coniferous +trees.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Moc"ca*sined</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered with, +or wearing, a moccasin or moccasins.</def> "<i>Moccasined</i> feet." +<i>Harper's Mag.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"cha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A seaport town of Arabia, on the Red Sea.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A variety of coffee brought from +Mocha.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy +grain.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mocha stone</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>moss +agate.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Moche</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A bale of raw +silk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moche</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Much.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moch"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> <def>Much.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*chi"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <def>A large +leather flap which covers the saddletree.</def> [Western U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mock</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mocked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mocking</u>.] [F. <i>moquer</i>, of uncertain origin; cf. OD. +<i>mocken</i> to mumble, G. <i>mucken</i>, OSw. <i>mucka</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To imitate; to mimic; esp., to mimic in +sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by mimicry.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To see the life as lively <i>mocked</i> as ever<BR> +Still sleep <i>mocked</i> death.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mocking</i> marriage with a dame of +France.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To treat with scorn or contempt; to +deride.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Elijah <i>mocked</i> them, and said, Cry +aloud.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings xviii. 27.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let not ambition <i>mock</i> their useful +toil.</blockquote> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to +tantalize; as, to <i>mock</i> expectation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou hast <i>mocked</i> me, and told me +lies.</blockquote> <i>Judg. xvi. 13.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He will not . . . <BR> +<i>Mock</i> us with his blest sight, then snatch him +hence.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To deride; ridicule; taunt; jeer; tantalize; +disappoint. See <u>Deride</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mock</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make sport in +contempt or in jest; to speak in a scornful or jeering +manner.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When thou <i>mockest</i>, shall no man make thee +ashamed?</blockquote> <i>Job xi. 3.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>She had <i>mocked</i> at his proposal.</blockquote> +<i>Froude.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mock</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An act +of ridicule or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a +sneer; a jibe; a jeer.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fools make a <i>mock</i> at sin.</blockquote> <i>Prov. +xiv. 9.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Imitation; mimicry.</def> [R.] +<i>Crashaw.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mock</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Imitating reality, but +not real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That superior greatness and <i>mock</i> +majesty.</blockquote> <i>Spectator.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mock bishop's weed</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a genus of +slender umbelliferous herbs (<i>Discopleura</i>) growing in wet +places.</cd> -- <col><b>Mock heroic</b></col>, <cd>burlesquing the +heroic; as, a <i>mock heroic</i> poem.</cd> -- <col><b>Mock +lead</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Blende</u> (<sd><i>a</i></sd>).</cd> -- +<col><b>Mock nightingale</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +European blackcap.</cd> -- <col><b>Mock orange</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs +(<i>Philadelphus</i>), with showy white flowers in panicled cymes. +<i>P. coronarius</i>, from Asia, has fragrant flowers; the American +kinds are nearly scentless.</cd> -- <col><b>Mock sun</b></col>. +<cd>See <u>Parhelion</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mock turtle soup</b></col>, +<cd>a soup made of calf's head, veal, or other meat, and condiments, +in imitation of green turtle soup.</cd> -- <col><b>Mock +velvet</b></col>, <cd>a fabric made in imitation of velvet. See +<u>Mockado</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mock"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as can be +mocked.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mock"a*do</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stuff made in +imitation of velvet; -- probably the same as <i>mock +velvet</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Our rich <i>mockado</i> doublet.</blockquote> +<i>Ford.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mock"a*dour</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mokadour</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mock"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mockery.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mock"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The European sedge warbler (<i>Acrocephalus +phragmitis</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mock"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, mocks; a scorner; a scoffer; a +derider.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A deceiver; an impostor.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A mocking +bird.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mocker nut</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of hickory +(<i>Carya tomentosa</i>) and its fruit, which is far inferior to the +true shagbark hickory nut.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mock"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mockeries</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>moquerie</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of mocking, deriding, and exposing to +contempt, by mimicry, by insincere imitation, or by a false show of +earnestness; a counterfeit appearance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is, as the air, invulnerable,<BR> +And our vain blows malicious <i>mockery</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Grace at meals is now generally so performed as to +look more like a <i>mockery</i> upon devotion than any solemn +application of the mind to God.</blockquote> <i>Law.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And bear about the <i>mockery</i> of woe.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Insulting or contemptuous action or +speech; contemptuous merriment; derision; ridicule.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The laughingstock of fortune's +<i>mockeries</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Subject of laughter, derision, or +sport.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The cruel handling of the city whereof they made a +<i>mockery</i>.</blockquote> <i>2 Macc. viii. 17.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mock"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Imitating, esp. in +derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mocking bird</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a North +American singing bird (<i>Mimus polyglottos</i>), remarkable for its +exact imitations of the notes of other birds. Its back is gray; the +tail and wings are blackish, with a white patch on each wing; the +outer tail feathers are partly white. The name is also applied to +other species of the same genus, found in Mexico, Central America, +and the West Indies.</cd> -- <col><b>Mocking thrush</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any species of the genus +<i>Harporhynchus</i>, as the brown thrush (<i>H. rufus</i>).</cd> -- +<col><b>Mocking wren</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any American +wren of the genus <i>Thryothorus</i>, esp. <i>T. +Ludovicianus</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mock"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By way of +derision; in a contemptuous or mocking manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mock"ing*stock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A butt of +sport; an object of derision.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mock"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mock; counterfeit; +sham.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Moc"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mickle</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A South American rodent (<i>Cavia rupestris</i>), allied to the +Guinea pig, but larger; -- called also <i>rock cavy</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>modal</i>. +See <u>Mode</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a mode +or mood; consisting in mode or form only; relating to form; having +the form without the essence or reality.</def> <i>Glanvill.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Logic & Metaph.)</i> <def>Indicating, or +pertaining to, some mode of conceiving existence, or of expressing +thought.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"dal*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Theol.)</i> <def>One +who regards Father, Son, and Spirit as modes of being, and not as +persons, thus denying personal distinction in the Trinity.</def> +<i>Eadie.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*dal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>modalité</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state +of being modal.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Logic & Metaph.)</i> <def>A modal relation +or quality; a mode or point of view under which an object presents +itself to the mind. According to Kant, the quality of propositions, +as assertory, problematical, or apodeictic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"dal*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a modal +manner.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A compound proposition, the parts of which are united +<i>modally</i> . . . by the particles "as" and "so."</blockquote> +<i>Gibbs.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>modus</i> a +measure, due or proper measure, bound, manner, form; akin to E. +<i>mete</i>: cf. F. <i>mode</i>. See <u>Mete</u>, and cf. +<u>Commodious</u>, <u>Mood</u> in grammar, <u>Modus</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Manner of doing or being; method; form; +fashion; custom; way; style; as, the <i>mode</i> of speaking; the +<i>mode</i> of dressing.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The duty of itself being resolved on, the <i>mode</i> +of doing it may easily be found.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A table richly spread in regal +<i>mode</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Prevailing popular custom; fashion, +especially in the phrase <i>the mode</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The easy, apathetic graces of a man of the +<i>mode</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Variety; gradation; degree.</def> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>Any combination of +qualities or relations, considered apart from the substance to which +they belong, and treated as entities; more generally, condition, or +state of being; manner or form of arrangement or manifestation; form, +as opposed to <i>matter</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Modes</i> I call such complex ideas, which, however +compounded, contain not in them the supposition of subsisting by +themselves, but are considered as dependencies on, or affections of, +substances.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>The form in which the +proposition connects the predicate and subject, whether by simple, +contingent, or necessary assertion; the form of the syllogism, as +determined by the quantity and quality of the constituent +proposition; mood.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Mood</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The scale as affected by the +various positions in it of the minor intervals; as, the Dorian +<i>mode</i>, the Ionic <i>mode</i>, etc., of ancient Greek +music.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In modern music, only the major and the minor mode, of +whatever key, are recognized.</p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A kind of silk. See <u>Alamode</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Method; manner. See <u>Method</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mod"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>modèle</i>, It. <i>modello</i>, fr. (assumed) L. +<i>modellus</i>, fr. <i>modulus</i> a small measure, dim. of +<i>modus</i>. See <u>Mode</u>, and cf. <u>Module</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A miniature representation of a thing, with +the several parts in due proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the +same size.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In charts, in maps, and eke in <i>models</i> +made.</blockquote> <i>Gascoigne.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I had my father's signet in my purse,<BR> +Which was the <i>model</i> of that Danish seal.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>You have the <i>models</i> of several ancient temples, +though the temples and the gods are perished.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something intended to serve, or that may +serve, as a pattern of something to be made; a material +representation or embodiment of an ideal; sometimes, a drawing; a +plan; as, the clay <i>model</i> of a sculpture; the inventor's +<i>model</i> of a machine.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[The application for a patent] must be accompanied by +a full description of the invention, with drawings and a <i>model</i> +where the case admits of it.</blockquote> <i>Am. Cyc.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When we mean to build<BR> +We first survey the plot, then draw the <i>model</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything which serves, or may serve, as an +example for imitation; as, a government formed on the <i>model</i> of +the American constitution; a <i>model</i> of eloquence, virtue, or +behavior.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That by which a thing is to be measured; +standard.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He that despairs measures Providence by his own +little, contracted <i>model</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Any copy, or resemblance, more or less +exact.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou seest thy wretched brother die,<BR> +Who was the <i>model</i> of thy father's life.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A person who poses as a pattern to an +artist.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A professional <i>model</i>.</blockquote> <i>H. +James.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Working model</b></col>, <cd>a model of a machine which +can do on a small scale the work which the machine itself does, or is +expected to do.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Suitable to be +taken as a model or pattern; as, a <i>model</i> house; a <i>model</i> +husband.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"el</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Modeled</u> (?) or <u>Modelled</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & +vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Modeling</u> or <u>Modelling</u>.] [Cf. F. +<i>modeler</i>, It. <i>modellare</i>.] <def>To plan or form after a +pattern; to form in model; to form a model or pattern for; to shape; +to mold; to fashion; as, to <i>model</i> a house or a government; to +<i>model</i> an edifice according to the plan delineated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"el</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> +<def>To make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; as, to +<i>model</i> in wax.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"el*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who models; +hence, a worker in plastic art.</def> [Written also +<i>modeller</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mod"el*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> +<def>The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is to +be executed; the formation of a work of art from some plastic +material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the expression or +indication of solid form.</def> [Written also <i>modelling</i>.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Modeling plane</b></col>, <cd>a small plane for planing +rounded objects.</cd> -- <col><b>Modeling wax</b></col>, <cd>beeswax +melted with a little Venice turpentine, or other resinous material, +and tinted with coloring matter, usually red, -- used in +modeling.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"el*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +model.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mod"e*na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Modena</i>, +in Italy.] <def>A certain crimsonlike color.</def> <i>Good.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod`e*nese"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Modena or its inhabitants.</def> -- <pos><i>n. sing. & +pl.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Modena; the people of +Modena.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. See <u>Mother</u> +female parent.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mother.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The principal piece of an astrolabe, into +which the others are fixed.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mod"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +moderate.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mod"er*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>moderabilis</i>.] <def>Moderate; temperate.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mod"er*ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Moderation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Caxton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>moderatus</i>, p. p. of <i>moderate</i>, <i>moderati</i>, to +moderate, regulate, control, fr. <i>modus</i> measure. See +<u>Mode</u>.] <def>Kept within due bounds; observing reasonable +limits; not excessive, extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; +restrained</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Limited in quantity; +sparing; temperate; frugal; as, <i>moderate</i> in eating or +drinking; a <i>moderate</i> table.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>Limited in degree of activity, energy, or excitement; +reasonable; calm; slow; as, <i>moderate</i> language; <i>moderate</i> +endeavors.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Not extreme in opinion, in +partisanship, and the like; as, a <i>moderate</i> +Calvinist.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A number of <i>moderate</i> members managed . . . to +obtain a majority in a thin house.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild; +gentle; as, a <i>moderate</i> winter.</def> "<i>Moderate</i> +showers." <i>Walter.</i> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>Limited as to +degree of progress; as, to travel at <i>moderate</i> speed.</def> +<sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <def>Limited as to the degree in which a quality, +principle, or faculty appears; as, an infusion of <i>moderate</i> +strength; a man of <i>moderate</i> abilities.</def> +<sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <def>Limited in scope or effects; as, a +reformation of a <i>moderate</i> kind.</def> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"er*ate</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> +<def>One of a party in the Church of Scotland in the 18th century, +and part of the 19th, professing moderation in matters of church +government, in discipline, and in doctrine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Moderated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Moderating</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To restrain +from excess of any kind; to reduce from a state of violence, +intensity, or excess; to keep within bounds; to make temperate; to +lessen; to allay; to repress; to temper; to qualify; as, to +<i>moderate</i> rage, action, desires, etc.; to <i>moderate</i> heat +or wind.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>By its astringent quality, it <i>moderates</i> the +relaxing quality of warm water.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>moderate</i> stiff minds disposed to +strive.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a +public meeting; as, to <i>moderate</i> a synod.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"er*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To become less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; as, the +wind has <i>moderated</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To preside as a moderator.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Dr. Barlow [was] engaged . . . to <i>moderate</i> for +him in the divinity disputation.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Barlow's Remains +(1693).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"er*ate*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +moderate manner or degree; to a moderate extent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Each nymph but <i>moderately</i> fair.</blockquote> +<i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"er*ate*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being moderate; temperateness; moderation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>moderatio</i>: cf. F. <i>modération</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of moderating, or of imposing due +restraint.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state or quality of being +mmoderate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In <i>moderation</i> placing all my glory,<BR> +While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear +adversity with <i>moderation</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The calm and judicious <i>moderation</i> of +Orange.</blockquote> <i>Motley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The first public examinations +for degrees at the University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to +<i>mods</i>.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 935 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"er*a*tism</hw> (m&obreve;d"&etilde;r*&asl;*t&ibreve;z'm), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Moderation in doctrines or opinion, +especially in politics or religion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mod`e*ra"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> [It. See +<u>Moderate</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>With a moderate degree of +quickness; moderately.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Allegro moderato</b></col>, <cd>a little slower than +allegro.</cd> -- <col><b>Andante moderato</b></col>, <cd>a little +faster than andante.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"er*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.: cf. F. +<i>modérateur</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that +which, moderates, restrains, or pacifies.</def> <i>Sir W. +Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Angling was . . . a <i>moderator</i> of +passions.</blockquote> <i>Walton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The officer who presides over an assembly +to preserve order, propose questions, regulate the proceedings, and +declare the votes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In the University of Oxford, an examiner +for moderations; at Cambridge, the superintendant of examinations for +degrees; at Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in +rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A mechanical arrangement for regulating +motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"er*a`tor*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office +of a moderator.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"er*a`tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female +moderator.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"er*a`trix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>A +female moderator.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"ern</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>moderne</i>, L. +<i>modernus</i>; akin to <i>modo</i> just now, orig. abl. of +<i>modus</i> measure; hence, by measure, just now. See <u>Mode</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the present time, or time +not long past; late; not ancient or remote in past time; of recent +period; as, <i>modern</i> days, ages, or time; <i>modern</i> authors; +<i>modern</i> fashions; <i>modern</i> taste; <i>modern</i> +practice.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>New and common; trite; commonplace.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>We have our philosophical persons, to make +<i>modern</i> and familiar, things supernatural and +causeless.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Modern English</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under +<u>English</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"ern</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person of modern +times; -- opposed to <i>ancient</i>.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"ern*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Modern +practice; a thing of recent date; esp., a modern usage or mode of +expression.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"ern*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>moderniste</i>.] <def>One who admires the moderns, or their ways +and fashions.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*der"ni*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Modernness; +something modern.</def> <i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod`ern*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +of rendering modern in style; the act or process of causing to +conform to modern of thinking or acting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"ern*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Modernized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Modernizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>moderniser</i>.] +<def>To render modern; to adapt to modern person or things; to cause +to conform to recent or present usage or taste.</def> +<i>Percy.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"ern*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +modernizes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"ern*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In modern +times.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"ern*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being modern; recentness; novelty.</def> <i>M. +Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"est</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>modeste</i>, L. +<i>modestus</i>, fr. <i>modus</i> measure. See <u>Mode</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Restraining within due limits of propriety; +not forward, bold, boastful, or presumptious; rather retiring than +pushing one's self forward; not obstructive; as, a <i>modest</i> +youth; a <i>modest</i> man.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Observing the proprieties of the sex; not +unwomanly in act or bearing; free from undue familiarity, indecency, +or lewdness; decent in speech and demeanor; -- said of a +woman.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the <i>modest</i> +wife.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The blushing beauties of a <i>modest</i> +maid.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or +speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme; moderate; +as, a <i>modest</i> request; <i>modest</i> joy.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Reserved; unobtrusive; diffident; bashful; coy; +shy; decent; becoming; chaste; virtuous.</p> + +<p><hw>Mod"est*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a modest +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"es*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>modestia</i>: +cf. F. <i>modestie</i>. See <u>Modest</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The quality or state of being modest; that lowly temper which +accompanies a moderate estimate of one's own worth and importance; +absence of self-assertion, arrogance, and presumption; humility +respecting one's own merit.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Natural delicacy or shame regarding +personal charms and the sexual relation; purity of thought and +manners; due regard for propriety in speech or action.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Her blush is guiltiness, not +<i>modesty</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Modesty piece</b></col>, <cd>a narrow piece of lace worn +by women over the bosom.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Bashfulness; humility; diffidence; shyness. See +<u>Bashfulness</u>, and <u>Humility</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*dic"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>modicitas</i>; cf. F. <i>modicité</i>.] <def>Moderateness; +smallness; meanness.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mod"i*cum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. +<i>modicus</i> moderate, fr. <i>modus</i>. See <u>Mode</u>.] <def>A +little; a small quantity; a measured supply.</def> "<i>Modicums</i> +of wit." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Her usual <i>modicum</i> of beer and +punch.</blockquote> <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod`i*fi`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Capability of being modified; state or quality of being +modifiable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"i*fi`a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From +<u>Modify</u>.] <def>Capable of being modified; liable to +modification.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*dif"i*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Modifiable.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mod"i*fi*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See +<u>Modify</u>.] <def>To qualify.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. +Pearson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>modificatio</i> a measuring: cf. F. <i>modification</i>. See +<u>Modify</u>.] <def>The act of modifying, or the state of being +modified; a modified form or condition; state as modified; a change; +as, the <i>modification</i> of an opinion, or of a machine; the +various <i>modifications</i> of light.</def> <i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"i*fi*ca*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That +which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"i*fi*ca`to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending +or serving to modify; modifying.</def> <i>Max Müller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"i*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, modifies.</def> <i>Hume.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Modified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Modifying</u> (?).] [F. <i>modifier</i>, L. <i>modificare</i>, +<i>modificari</i>; <i>modus</i> limit + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to +make. See <u>Mode</u>, and <u>-fy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +change somewhat the form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; as, to +<i>modify</i> a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose; to +<i>modify</i> the terms of a contract.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To limit or reduce in extent or degree; to +moderate; to qualify; to lower.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Of his grace<BR> +He <i>modifies</i> his first severe decree.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*dil"lion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>modillon</i>, It. <i>modiglione</i>. Cf. <u>Module</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The enriched block or +horizontal bracket generally found under the cornice of the +Corinthian and Composite entablature, and sometimes, less ornamented, +in the Ionic and other orders; -- so called because of its +arrangement at regulated distances.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*di"o*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>modiolus</i>, dim. of <i>modius</i> the Roman corn measure.] +<def>Shaped like a bushel measure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*di"o*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Modioli</b></plw> (#). [L., a small measure.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>The central column in the osseous cochlea of the ear.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>According to the +mode, or customary manner; conformed to the fashion; fashionable; +hence, conventional; as, a <i>modish</i> dress; a <i>modish</i> +feast.</def> <i>Dryden.</i> "<i>Modish</i> forms of address." +<i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Mod"ish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mod"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who follows +the fashion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo`diste"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Mode</u>, and cf. <u>Modist</u>.] <def>A female maker of, or +dealer in, articles of fashion, especially of the fashionable dress +of ladies; a woman who gives direction to the style or mode of +dress.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo"di*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Modii</b></plw> (#). [L.] <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A dry +measure, containing about a peck.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"docs</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Modoc</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of +warlike Indians formerly inhabiting Northern California. They are +nearly extinct.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to mode, modulation, module, or modius; as, <i>modular</i> +arrangement; <i>modular</i> accent; <i>modular</i> measure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Modulated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Modulating</u> (?).] [L. <i>modulatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>modulari</i> to measure, to modulate, fr. <i>modulus</i> a small +measure, meter, melody, dim. of <i>modus</i>. See <u>Mode</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a +certain portion.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To vary or inflect in a natural, +customary, or musical manner; as, the organs of speech +<i>modulate</i> the voice in reading or speaking.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Could any person so <i>modulate</i> her voice as to +deceive so many?</blockquote> <i>Broome.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"u*late</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>To +pass from one key into another.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>modulatio</i>: cf. F. <i>modulation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of modulating, or the state of being modulated; as, the +<i>modulation</i> of the voice.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Sound modulated; melody.</def> [R.] +<i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A change of key, whether +transient, or until the music becomes established in the new key; a +shifting of the tonality of a piece, so that the harmonies all center +upon a new keynote or tonic; the art of transition out of the +original key into one nearly related, and so on, it may be, by +successive changes, into a key quite remote. There are also sudden +and unprepared modulations.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"u*la`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who, +or that which, modulates.</def> <i>Denham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"ule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>modulus</i> a small measure, dim. of <i>modus</i>. See +<u>Mode</u>, and cf. <u>Model</u>, <u>Modulus</u>, <u>Mold</u> a +matrix.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A model or measure.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The size of some one part, +as the diameter of semi-diameter of the base of a shaft, taken as a +unit of measure by which the proportions of the other parts of the +composition are regulated. Generally, for columns, the semi-diameter +is taken, and divided into a certain number of parts, called +<i>minutes</i> (see <u>Minute</u>), though often the diameter is +taken, and any dimension is said to be so many <i>modules</i> and +<i>minutes</i> in height, breadth, or projection.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"ule</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>module</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Modulate</u>.] <def>To model; also, to +modulate.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sandys. Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mod"u*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Moduli</b></plw> (#). [L., a small measure. See +<u>Module</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <i>(Math., Mech., & Physics)</i> +<def>A quantity or coefficient, or constant, which expresses the +measure of some specified force, property, or quality, as of +elasticity, strength, efficiency, etc.; a parameter.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Modulus of a machine</b></col>, <cd>a formula expressing +the work which a given machine can perform under the conditions +involved in its construction; the relation between the work done upon +a machine by the moving power, and that yielded at the working +points, either constantly, if its motion be uniform, or in the +interval of time which it occupies in passing from any given velocity +to the same velocity again, if its motion be variable; -- called also +the <i>efficiency</i> of the machine.</cd> <i>Mosley.</i> +<i>Rankine.</i> -- <col><b>Modulus of a system of +logarithms</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>a number by which all the +Napierian logarithms must be multiplied to obtain the logarithms in +another system.</cd> -- <col><b>Modulus of elasticity</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The measure of the elastic force of any +substance, expressed by the ratio of a stress on a given unit of the +substance to the accompanying distortion, or strain</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An expression of the force (usually in terms +of the height in feet or weight in pounds of a column of the same +body) which would be necessary to elongate a prismatic body of a +transverse section equal to a given unit, as a square inch or foot, +to double, or to compress it to half, its original length, were that +degree of elongation or compression possible, or within the limits of +elasticity; -- called also <i>Young's modulus</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Modulus of rupture</b></col>, <cd>the measure of the force +necessary to break a given substance across, as a beam, expressed by +eighteen times the load which is required to break a bar of one inch +square, supported flatwise at two points one foot apart, and loaded +in the middle between the points of support.</cd> <i>Rankine.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo"dus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Modi</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Mode</u>.] <i>(Old Law)</i> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The arrangement of, or mode of expressing, +the terms of a contract or conveyance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A qualification involving the +idea of variation or departure from some general rule or form, in the +way of either restriction or enlargement, according to the +circumstances of the case, as in the will of a donor, an agreement +between parties, and the like.</def> <i>Bracton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A fixed compensation or +equivalent given instead of payment of tithes in kind, expressed in +full by the phrase <i>modus decimandi</i>.</def> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They, from time immemorial, had paid a <i>modus</i>, +or composition.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>||Modus operandi</b></col> (&?;) [L.], <cd>manner of +operating.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mod"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Mode</u>.] +<def>Fashionable.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Moe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wry face or mouth; a +mow.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Moe</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make faces; to +mow.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Moe</hw>, <pos><i>a., adv., & n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>mā</i> See <u>More</u>.] <def>More. See <u>Mo</u>.</def> +[Obs.] "Sing no more ditties, sing no <i>moe</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moe"bles</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [OE., fr. OF. +<i>moeble</i>, <i>mueble</i>, movable, from L. <i>mobilis</i>.] +<def>Movables; furniture; -- also used in the singular +(<singw><b><i>moeble</i></b></singw>).</def> [Obs.] + <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"el*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>moelle</i>, +fr. L. <i>medulla</i> marrow.] <def>An unguent for the +hair.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"el*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Rubble +masonry.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mœ`so*goth"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Belonging to the Mœsogoths, a branch of the Goths who +settled in Mœsia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mœ`so*goth"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +language of the Mœsogoths; -- also called +<i>Gothic</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moeve</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +move.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moff</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A thin silk stuff +made in Caucasia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mog"gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A closely fitting +knit sleeve; also, a legging of knitted material.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*gul"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the Mongolian.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person of the Mongolian race.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Railroad)</i> <def>A heavy locomotive for +freight traffic, having three pairs of connected driving wheels and a +two-wheeled truck.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Great</b></col>, or <col><b>Grand</b></col>, +<col><b>Mogul</b></col>, <cd>the sovereign of the empire founded in +Hindostan by the Mongols under Baber in the sixteenth century. Hence, +a very important personage; a lord; -- sometimes only +<i>mogul</i>.</cd> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind +of millet (<i>Setaria Italica</i>); German millet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"hair`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>moire</i>, +perh. from Ar. <i>mukhayyar</i> a kind of coarse camelot or +haircloth; but prob. fr. L. <i>marmoreus</i> of marble, resembling +marble. Cf. <u>Moire</u>, <u>Marble</u>.] <def>The long silky hair +or wool of the Angora goat of Asia Minor; also, a fabric made from +this material, or an imitation of such fabric.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*ham"med*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From +<i>Mohammed</i>, fr. Ar. <i>muhámmad</i> praiseworthy, highly +praised.] <def>Of or pertaining to Mohammed, or the religion and +institutions founded by Mohammed.</def> [Written also +<i>Mahometan</i>, <i>Mahomedan</i>, <i>Muhammadan</i>, etc.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*ham"med*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A follower of +Mohammed, the founder of Islamism; one who professes Mohammedanism or +Islamism.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mo*ham"med*an*ism</hw>, <hw>Mo*ham"med*ism</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The religion, or doctrines and precepts, of +Mohammed, contained in the Koran; Islamism.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mo*ham"med*an*ize</hw>, <hw>Mo*ham"med*ize</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make conformable to the principles, +or customs and rites, of Mohammedanism.</def> [Written also +<i>Mahometanize</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mo"hawk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>One of a tribe of Indians who formed part of +the Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of the Mohawk +River.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of certain ruffians who infested the +streets of London in the time of Addison, and took the name from the +Mohawk Indians.</def> [Slang] <i>Spectator. Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*hi"cans</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Mohican</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of +Lenni-Lenape Indians who formerly inhabited Western Connecticut and +Eastern New York.</def> [Written also <i>Mohegans</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mo"ho</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Native name.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A gallinule (<i>Notornis Mantelli</i>) +formerly inhabiting New Zealand, but now supposed to be extinct. It +was incapable of flight. See <u>Notornis</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"hock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mohawk</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*ho"li</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Maholi</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mohr</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +West African gazelle (<i>Gazella mohr</i>), having horns on which are +eleven or twelve very prominent rings. It is one of the species which +produce bezoar.</def> [Written also <i>mhorr</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mo"hur</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind., fr. Per. +<i>muhur</i>, <i>muhr</i>, a gold coin, a seal, seal ring.] <def>A +British Indian gold coin, of the value of fifteen silver rupees, or +$7.21.</def> <i>Malcom.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Mo*hur"rum</hw> (?), <hw>||Mu*har"ram</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. <i>muharram</i>, prop., sacred, forbidden, +n., the first month of the Mohammedan lunar year.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The first month of the Mohammedan year.</def> +<i>Whitworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A festival of the Shiah sect of the +Mohammedans held during the first ten days of the month +Mohurrum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moi"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To toil.</def> +[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Moi"dore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pg. <i>moeda +d'ouro</i>, lit., coin of gold. Cf. <u>Money</u>, and +<u>Aureate</u>.] <def>A gold coin of Portugal, valued at about 27s. +sterling.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 936 !></p> + +<p><hw>Moi"e*ty</hw> (moi"&esl;*t&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Moieties</b></plw> (-t&ibreve;z). [F. +<i>moitié</i>, L. <i>medietas</i>, fr. <i>medius</i> middle, +half. See <u>Mid</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Mediate</u>, +<u>Mediety</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of two equal parts; a +half; as, a <i>moiety</i> of an estate, of goods, or of profits; the +<i>moiety</i> of a jury, or of a nation.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The more beautiful <i>moiety</i> of his majesty's +subject.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An indefinite part; a small part.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moil</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Moiled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Moiling</u>.] [OE. <i>moillen</i> to wet, OF. <i>moillier</i>, +<i>muillier</i>, F. <i>mouller</i>, fr. (assumed) LL. +<i>molliare</i>, fr. L. <i>mollis</i> soft. See <u>Mollify</u>.] +<def>To daub; to make dirty; to soil; to defile.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou . . . doest thy mind in dirty pleasures +<i>moil</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moil</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [From <u>Moil</u> to daub; +prob. from the idea of struggling through the wet.] <def>To soil +one's self with severe labor; to work with painful effort; to labor; +to toil; to drudge.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Moil</i> not too much under ground.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Now he must <i>moil</i> and drudge for one he +loathes.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moil</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A spot; a +defilement.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>moil</i> of death upon them.</blockquote> +<i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mule</i> a +slipper.] <def>A kind of high shoe anciently worn.</def> [Written +also <i>moyle</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Moi"neau</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Fort.)</i> +<def>A small flat bastion, raised in the middle of an overlong +curtain.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Moi"ra</hw> (moi"r&adot;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>Moi^ra</grk>.] <i>(Greek Myth.)</i> <def>The deity who +assigns to every man his lot.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Moire</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. Cf. +<u>Mohair</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Originally, a fine textile +fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat; afterwards, any textile +fabric to which a watered appearance is given in the process of +calendering.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance +produced upon either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Moire antique</b></col>, <cd>a superior kind of thick +moire.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Moi`ré" mé`tal`lique"</hw> (?). [F.] <def>A +crystalline or frosted appearance produced by some acids on tin +plate; also, the tin plate thus treated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moist</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>moiste</i>, OF. +<i>moiste</i>, F. <i>moite</i>, fr. L. <i>muccidus</i>, for +<i>mucidus</i>, moldy, musty. Cf. <u>Mucus</u>, <u>Mucid</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a +<i>moist</i> atmosphere or air.</def> "<i>Moist</i> eyes." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fresh, or new.</def> [Obs.] "Shoes full +<i>moist</i> and new." "A draught of <i>moist</i> and corny ale." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moist</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To moisten.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mois"ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Moistened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Moistening</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make damp; to wet in a +small degree.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A pipe a little <i>moistened</i> on the +inside.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To soften by making moist; to make +tender.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It <i>moistened</i> not his executioner's heart with +any pity.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mois"ten*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, moistens.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moist"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of +moisture.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Moist"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without moisture; +dry.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Moist"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being moist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mois"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. +<i>moistour</i>, F. <i>moiteur</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +moderate degree of wetness.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which moistens or makes damp or wet; +exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All my body's <i>moisture</i><BR> +Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mois"ture*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without +moisture.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moist"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Moist.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Moi"ther</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Etymol. +uncertain.] <def>To perplex; to confuse.</def> [Prov. Eng.] +<i>Lamb.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moi"ther</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To toil; to +labor.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mok"a*dour</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>mocador</i> +handkerchief.] <def>A handkerchief.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Moke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A donkey.</def> +[Cant] <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mesh of a net, or +of anything resembling a net.</def> <i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ky</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. +<i>mökkvi</i> cloud, mist, <i>mökkr</i> a dense cloud, W. +<i>mwg</i> smoke, and E. <i>muggy</i>, <i>muck</i>.] <def>Misty; +dark; murky; muggy.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mo"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Sunfish</u>, 1.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>moles</i> mass.] +<i>(Mech.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a mass of matter; -- said of +the properties or motions of masses, as distinguished from those of +molecules or atoms.</def> <i>Carpenter.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"lar</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>molaris</i>, fr. +<i>mola</i> mill, fr. <i>molere</i> to grind in a mill. See +<u>Mill</u> the machine.] <def>Having power to grind; grinding; as, +the <i>molar</i> teeth; also, of or pertaining to the molar +teeth.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"lar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Any one +of the teeth back of the incisors and canines. The molars which +replace the deciduous or milk teeth are designated as +<i>premolars</i>, and those which are not preceded by deciduous teeth +are sometimes called <i>true molars</i>. See <u>Tooth</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as 2d +<u>Molar</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*lasse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>molasse</i>, +prob. fr. <i>mollasse</i> flabby, flimsy, fr. L. <i>mollis</i> soft.] +<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A soft Tertiary sandstone; -- applied to a rock +occurring in Switzerland. See <i>Chart</i> of +<u>Geology</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*las"ses</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mélasse</i>, cf. Sp. <i>melaza</i>, Pg. +<i>melaço</i>, fr. L. <i>mellaceus</i> honeylike, honey-sweet, +<i>mel</i>, <i>mellis</i>, honey. See <u>Mellifluous</u>, and cf. +<u>Melasses</u>.] <def>The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, +uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of +manufacture; any thick, viscid, sweet sirup made from vegetable juice +or sap, as of the sorghum or maple. See <u>Treacle</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mold</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mole</u> a spot.] +<def>A spot; a blemish; a mole.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>} (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>molde</i>, AS. <i>molde</i>; akin to D. <i>mul</i>, G. +<i>mull</i>, <i>mulm</i>, OHG. <i>molt</i>, <i>molta</i>, Icel. +<i>mold</i>, Dan. <i>muld</i>, Sw. <i>mull</i>, Goth. <i>mulda</i>, +and E. <i>meal</i> flour. See <u>Meal</u>, and cf. <u>Mole</u> an +animal, <u>Mull</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] [The prevalent spelling +is, perhaps, <i>mould</i>; but as the <i>u</i> has not been inserted +in the other words of this class, as <i>bold</i>, <i>gold</i>, +<i>old</i>, <i>cold</i>, etc., it seems desirable to complete the +analogy by dropping it from this word, thus spelling it as Spenser, +South, and many others did. The omission of the <i>u</i> is now very +common in America.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Crumbling, soft, friable +earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic +matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Earthy material; the matter of which +anything is formed; composing substance; material.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The etherial <i>mold</i>,<BR> +Incapable of stain.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nature formed me of her softest +<i>mold</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw> } (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Molded</u> or <u>Moulded</u>; +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Molding</u> or <u>Moulding</u>.] +<def>To cover with mold or soil.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the +p. p. of OE. <i>moulen</i> to become moldy, to rot, prob. fr. Icel. +<i>mygla</i> to grow musty, <i>mugga</i> mugginess; cf. Sw. +<i>mögla</i> to grow moldy. See <u>Muggy</u>, and cf. +<u>Moldy</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A growth of minute fungi of various +kinds, esp. those of the great groups <i>Hyphomycetes</i>, and +<i>Physomycetes</i>, forming on damp or decaying organic +matter.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The common blue mold of cheese, the brick-red cheese mold, +and the scarlet or orange strata which grow on tubers or roots stored +up for use, when commencing to decay, are familiar examples. <i>M. +J. Berkley.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, } <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, } <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To +become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a +mold.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>molde</i>, OF. <i>mole</i>, F. <i>moule</i>, fr. L. +<i>modulus</i>. See <u>Model</u>.] [For spelling, see 2d <u>Mold</u>, +above.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The matrix, or cavity, in which +anything is shaped, and from which it takes its form; also, the body +or mass containing the cavity; as, a sand <i>mold</i>; a jelly +<i>mold</i>.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That on which, or in accordance with +which, anything is modeled or formed; anything which serves to +regulate the size, form, etc., as the pattern or templet used by a +shipbuilder, carpenter, or mason.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The glass of fashion and the <i>mold</i> of +form.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Cast; form; shape; character.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Crowned with an architrave of antique +<i>mold</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A group of moldings; as, +the arch <i>mold</i> of a porch or doorway; the pier <i>mold</i> of a +Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of +parts.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A fontanel.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Paper Making)</i> <def>A frame with a wire +cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making +paper by hand.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, } <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mouler</i>, OF. <i>moler</i>, <i>moller</i>. See <u>Mold</u> the +matrix.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form into a particular shape; to +shape; to model; to fashion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He forgeth and <i>moldeth</i> metals.</blockquote> +<i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay<BR> +To <i>mold</i> me man?</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To ornament by molding or carving the +material of; as, a <i>molded</i> window jamb.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To knead; as, to <i>mold</i> dough or +bread.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Founding)</i> <def>To form a mold of, as in +sand, in which a casting may be made.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold"a*ble</hw>, <hw>Mould"a*ble</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being molded or +formed.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold"board`</hw>, <hw>Mould"board`</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A curved plate of iron +(originally of wood) back of the share of a plow, which turns over +the earth in plowing.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Founding)</i> <def>A follow +board.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold"er</hw>, <hw>Mould"er</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically +<i>(Founding)</i>, one skilled in the art of making molds for +castings.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold"er</hw>, <hw>Mould"er</hw>, } <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Moldered</u> (?) or +<u>Mouldered</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Moldering</u> +or <u>Mouldering</u>.] [From <u>Mold</u> fine soft earth: cf. Prov. +G. <i>multern</i>.] <def>To crumble into small particles; to turn to +dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual +separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; +to crumble away.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>moldering</i> of earth in frosts and +sun.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When statues <i>molder</i>, and when arches +fall.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have +<i>moldered</i> to nothing.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold"er</hw>, <hw>Mould"er</hw>, } <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste +away.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Time's] gradual touch<BR> +Has <i>moldered</i> into beauty many a tower.</blockquote> +<i>Mason.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold"er*y</hw>, <hw>Mould"er*y</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered or filled with mold; consisting of, +or resembling, mold.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold"i*ness</hw>, <hw>Mould"i*ness</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Moldy</u>.] <def>The state of being +moldy.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold"ing</hw>, <hw>Mould"ing</hw>, } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of shaping in or on a +mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a +molder.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything cast in a mold, or which appears +to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A plane, or curved, narrow +surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of +the lights and shades upon its surface. Moldings vary greatly in +pattern, and are generally used in groups, the different members of +each group projecting or retreating, one beyond another. See +<u>Cable</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3, and <i>Crenelated molding</i>, +under <u>Crenelate</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold"ing</hw>, <hw>Mould"ing</hw>, } <pos><i>p. a.</i></pos> +<def>Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything +according to a pattern.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Molding, or Moulding</b></col>, <col><b>board</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>See <i>Follow board</i>, under <u>Follow</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A board on which +bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped.</cd> -- <col><b>Molding, or +Moulding</b></col>, <col><b>machine</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<i>(Woodworking)</i> <cd>A planing machine for making moldings</cd>. +(<sd><i>b</i></sd>) <i>(Founding)</i> <cd>A machine to assist in +making molds for castings.</cd> -- <col><b>Molding, or +Moulding</b></col>, <col><b>mill</b></col>, <cd>a mill for shaping +timber.</cd> -- <col><b>Molding, or Moulding</b></col>, +<col><b>sand</b></col> <i>(Founding)</i>, <cd>a kind of sand +containing clay, used in making molds.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold"warp</hw>, <hw>Mould"warp</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>moldwerp</i>: AS. <i>molde</i> soil + +<i>weorpan</i> to throw up; cf. OD. <i>molworp</i>, G. +<i>maulwurf</i>, Icel. <i>moldvarpa</i>, Dan. <i>muldvarp</i>. See +<u>Mold</u> soil, <u>Warp</u>, and cf. <u>Mole</u> the animal.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Mole</u> the animal.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mold"y</hw>, <hw>Mould"y</hw> } (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Moldier</u> (?) or <u>Mouldier</u>; +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Moldiest</u> or <u>Mouldiest</u>.] [From +<u>Mold</u> the growth of fungi.] <def>Overgrown with, or containing, +mold; as, <i>moldy</i> cheese or bread.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>māl</i>; +akin to OHG. <i>meil</i>, Goth. <i>mail</i> Cf. <u>Mail</u> a spot.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or +disfigures.</def> [Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A spot, mark, or small permanent +protuberance on the human body; esp., a spot which is dark-colored, +from which commonly issue one or more hairs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mole</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mola</i>.] <def>A mass +of fleshy or other more or less solid matter generated in the +uterus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mole</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>môle</i>, L. +<i>moles</i>. Cf. <u>Demolish</u>, <u>Emolument</u>, <u>Molest</u>.] +<def>A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones, etc., +laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line or an arc of a +circle before a port which it serves to defend from the violence of +the waves, thus protecting ships in a harbor; also, sometimes, the +harbor itself.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mole</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>molle</i>, either +shortened fr. <i>moldwerp</i>, or from the root of E. <i>mold</i> +soil: cf. D. <i>mol</i>, OD. <i>molworp</i>. See <u>Moldwarp</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any insectivore of the +family <i>Talpidæ</i>. They have minute eyes and ears, soft +fur, and very large and strong fore feet.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The common European mole, or moldwarp (<i>Talpa +Europæa</i>), is noted for its extensive burrows. The common +American mole, or shrew mole (<i>Scalops aquaticus</i>), and star- +nosed mole (<i>Condylura cristata</i>) have similar habits.</p> + +<p>&fist; In the Scriptures, the name is applied to two unindentified +animals, perhaps the chameleon and mole rat.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A plow of peculiar construction, for +forming underground drains.</def> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Duck mole</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Duck</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Golden mole</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Chrysochlore</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mole cricket</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an +orthopterous insect of the genus <i>Gryllotalpa</i>, which excavates +subterranean galleries, and throws up mounds of earth resembling +those of the mole. It is said to do damage by injuring the roots of +plants. The common European species (<i>Gryllotalpa vulgaris</i>), +and the American (<i>G. borealis</i>), are the best known.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mole rat</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of +several species of Old World rodents of the genera <i>Spalax</i>, +<i>Georychus</i>, and several allied genera. They are molelike in +appearance and habits, and their eyes are small or rudimentary.</cd> +-- <col><b>Mole shrew</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of +several species of short-tailed American shrews of the genus +<i>Blarina</i>, esp. <i>B. brevicauda</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Water +mole</b></col>, <cd>the duck mole.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mole</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Moled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Moling</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form holes in, as a mole; +to burrow; to excavate; as, to <i>mole</i> the earth.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To clear of molehills.</def> [Prov. Eng.] +<i>Pegge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mole"but</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The sunfish (<i>Orthagoriscus</i>, or <i>Mola</i>).</def> +[Written also <i>molebat</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mole"cast`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little +elevation of earth made by a mole; a molehill.</def> +<i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"lech</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>molek</i> +king.] <i>(Script.)</i> <def>The fire god of the Ammonites, to whom +human sacrifices were offered; Moloch.</def> <i>Lev. xviii. +21.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*lec"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>moléculare</i>. See <u>Molecule</u>.] <i>(Phys. & +Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, connected with, produced by, or +consisting of, molecules; as, <i>molecular</i> forces; +<i>molecular</i> groups of atoms, etc.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Molecular attraction</b></col> <i>(Phys.)</i>, +<cd>attraction acting between the molecules of bodies, and at +insensible distances.</cd> -- <col><b>Molecular weight</b></col> +<i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the weight of a molecule of any gas or vapor as +compared with the hydrogen atom as a standard; the sum of the atomic +weights of the constituents of a molecule; thus, the <i>molecular +weight</i> of water (H<sub>2</sub>O) is 18.</cd> +</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*lec`u*lar"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Phys. & +Chem.)</i> <def>The state of consisting of molecules; the state or +quality of being molecular.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*lec"u*lar*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <i>(Phys. & +Chem.)</i> <def>With molecules; in the manner of molecules.</def> +<i>W. R. Grove.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mol"e*cule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. fr. L. +<i>moles</i> a mass: cf. F. <i>molécule</i>. See 3d +<u>Mole</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of the very small invisible +particles of which all matter is supposed to consist.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>The smallest part of any +substance which possesses the characteristic properties and qualities +of that substance, and which can exist alone in a free +state.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A group of atoms so united +and combined by chemical affinity that they form a complete, +integrated whole, being the smallest portion of any particular +compound that can exist in a free state; as, a <i>molecule</i> of +water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Cf. +<u>Atom</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mole"-eyed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having eyes +like those of the mole; having imperfect sight.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mole"hill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little +hillock of earth thrown up by moles working under ground; hence, a +very small hill, or an insignificant obstacle or +difficulty.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Having leapt over such mountains, lie down before a +<i>molehill</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 937 !></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mo*len`di*na"ceous</hw> +(m&osl;*l&ebreve;n`d&ibreve;*nā"shŭs), +<hw>Mo*len`di*na"ri*ous</hw> +(m&osl;*l&ebreve;n`d&ibreve;*nā"r&ibreve;*ŭs), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>molendinarius</i>, fr. <i>molendinum</i> +a mill, fr. <i>molere</i> to grind.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Resembling +the sails of a windmill.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mole"skin`</hw> (mōl"sk&ibreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Any fabric having a thick soft shag, like the fur of a mole; +esp., a kind of strong twilled fustian.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*lest"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Molested</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Molesting</u>.] [F. <i>molester</i>, L. <i>molestare</i>, fr. +<i>molestus</i> troublesome, fr. <i>moles</i> a heavy mass, load, +burden. See 3d <u>Mole</u>.] <def>To trouble; to disturb; to render +uneasy; to interfere with; to vex.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They have <i>molested</i> the church with needless +opposition.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To trouble; disturb; incommode; inconvenience; +annoy; vex; tease.</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*lest"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Molestation.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mol`es*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>molestation</i>.] <def>The act of molesting, or the state of being +molested; disturbance; annoyance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*lest"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +molests.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*lest"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Troublesome; +vexatious.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mo*les"tie</hw>, <hw>Mo*les"ty</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>molestia</i>.] <def>Molestation.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mole"warp`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Moldwarp</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*lim"i*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>molimen</i> a great exertion; <i>moles</i> a heavy mass.] <def>Of +great bulk or consequence; very important.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dr. H. +More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>molina</i> mill, +fr. <i>molere</i> to grind. See <u>Mill</u>.] <def>The crossed iron +that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a +millrind.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Cross moline</b></col> <i>(Her.)</i>, <cd>a cross each arm +of which is divided at the end into two rounded branches or +divisions.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"lin*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> +<def>The doctrines of the Molinists, somewhat resembling the tenets +of the Arminians.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"lin*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> +<def>A follower of the opinions of Molina, a Spanish Jesuit (in +respect to grace); an opposer of the Jansenists.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Moll</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [G., fr. L. +<i>mollis</i> soft, tender, elegiac. Cf. <u>Molle</u>.] +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Minor; in the minor mode; as, A <i>moll</i>, that +is, A minor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mol"lah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. +<i>maulā</i>, commonly <i>mollā</i>in Turkey.] <def>One +of the higher order of Turkish judges; also, a Turkish title of +respect for a religious and learned man.</def> [Written also +<i>moolah</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mol"le</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Moll</u>.] +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Lower by a semitone; flat; as, E <i>molle</i>, +that is, E flat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mol"le*bart</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +agricultural implement used in Flanders, consisting of a kind of +large shovel drawn by a horse and guided by a man.</def> [Written +also <i>mollebært</i> and <i>mouldebært</i>.] +<i>Simmonds.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mol"le*moke`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sw. +<i>mallemucke</i> the stormy petrel.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any +one of several species of large pelagic petrels and fulmars, as +<i>Fulmarus glacialis</i>, of the North Atlantic, and several species +of <i>Æstrelata</i>, of the Southern Ocean. See +<u>Fulmar</u>.</def> [Written also <i>mollymawk</i>, <i>malmock</i>, +<i>mollemock</i>, <i>mallemocke</i>, etc.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mol"lient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>molliens</i>, +p. p. of <i>mollire</i> to soften, fr. <i>mollis</i> soft.] +<def>Serving to soften; assuaging; emollient.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mol"lient*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Assuagingly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mol"li*fi`a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being mollified.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mol`li*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>mollificatio</i>; cf. F. <i>mollification</i>.] <def>The act of +mollifying, or the state of being mollified; a softening.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mol"li*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, mollifies.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mol"li*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mollified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mollifying</u> (?).] [F. <i>mollifier</i>, L. <i>mollificare</i>; +<i>mollis</i> soft + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See +<u>Enmollient</u>, <u>Moil</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, and <u>- +fy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To soften; to make tender; to reduce +the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to +<i>mollify</i> the ground.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With sweet science <i>mollified</i> their stubborn +hearts.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To assuage, as pain or irritation, to +appease, as excited feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mol"li*net</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Moline</u>.] +<def>A little mill.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mol`li*pi*lose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mollis</i> soft + <i>pilosus</i> hairy.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Having soft hairs; downy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mol*li"ti*es</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., softness.] +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Unnatural softness of any organ or part.</def> +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mol"li*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mollitudo</i>, fr. <i>mollis</i> soft.] <def>Softness; effeminacy; +weakness.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mol"lusc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Mollusk</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mol*lus"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Mollusk</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the grand divisions +of the animal kingdom, including the classes Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, +Pteropoda, Scaphopoda, and Lamellibranchiata, or Conchifera. These +animals have an unsegmented bilateral body, with most of the organs +and parts paired, but not repeated longitudinally. Most of them +develop a mantle, which incloses either a branchial or a pulmonary +cavity. They are generally more or less covered and protected by a +calcareous shell, which may be univalve, bivalve, or +multivalve.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Formerly the Brachiopoda, Bryzoa, and Tunicata were united +with the Lamellibranchiata in an artificial group called Acephala, +which was also included under Mollusca. See <u>Molluscoidea</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mol*lus"can</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to mollusks.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A mollusk; one of the Mollusca.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mol*lus"coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mollusca</i> + +<i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Resembling the true mollusks; +belonging to the Molluscoidea.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +of the Molluscoidea.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mol`lus*coid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Molluscoid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mol`lus*coi"de*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Mollusk</u>, and <u>-oid</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A division +of Invertebrata which includes the classes Brachiopoda and Bryozoa; - +- called also <i>Anthoid Mollusca</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Originally the Tunicata were included under Molluscoidea, +from which they are known to differ widely in structure and +embryology. Molluscoidea were formerly considered a subdivision of +Mollusca, but they are now known to have more relationship with +Annelida than with Mollusca.</p> + +<p><hw>Mol*lus"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Molluscan.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mol*lus"cum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Mollusk</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A cutaneous disease characterized +by numerous tumors, of various forms, filled with a thick matter; -- +so called from the resemblance of the tumors to some molluscous +animals.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mol"lusk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mollusque</i>, +L. <i>mollusca</i> a kind of soft nut with a thin shell, fr. +<i>molluscus</i> soft, <i>mollis</i> soft. See <u>Mollify</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the Mollusca.</def> [Written also +<i>mollusc</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mol"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Mollemoke</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mol"ly</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A pet or colloquial +name for <i>Mary</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Molly cottontail</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Cottontail</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Molly Maguire</b></col> +(m&adot;*gwīr"); <i>pl.</i> <u>Molly Maguires</u> (- +gwīrz). <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A member of a secret +association formed among the tenantry in Ireland about 1843, +principally for the purpose of intimidating law officers and +preventing the service of legal writs. Its members disguised +themselves in the dress of women.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A +member of a similar association of Irishmen organized in the +anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania, about 1854, for the purpose +of intimidating employers and officers of the law, and for avenging +themselves by murder on persons obnoxious to them. The society was +broken up by criminal prosecutions in 1876.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mol"ly-mawk`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Mollemoke</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"loch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>molek</i> +king.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Script.)</i> <def>The fire god of the +Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. +Also applied figuratively.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A spiny Australian +lizard (<i>Moloch horridus</i>). The horns on the head and numerous +spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance.</def> +</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*losse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Molossus</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*los"ses</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Molasses.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*los"sine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A bat of the genus <i>Molossus</i>, as the monk bat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*los"sus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, +prop., Molossian, belonging to the Molossians, a people in the +eastern part of Epirus.] <i>(Gr. & Lat. Pros.)</i> <def>A foot of +three long syllables.</def> [Written also <i>molosse</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Molt</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of +<u>Melt</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Molt</hw>, <hw>Moult</hw> } (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Molted</u> or <u>Moulted</u>; +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Molting</u> or <u>Moulting</u>.] +[OE. <i>mouten</i>, L. <i>mutare</i>. See <u>Mew</u> to molt, and cf. +<u>Mute</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] [The prevalent spelling is, +perhaps, <i>moult</i>; but as the <i>u</i> has not been inserted in +the otherwords of this class, as, <i>bolt</i>, <i>colt</i>, +<i>dolt</i>, etc., it is desirable to complete the analogy by the +spelling <i>molt</i>.] <def>To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, +horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Molt</hw>, <hw>Moult</hw>, } <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Molt</hw>, <hw>Moult</hw>, } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin, etc.; +molting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Molt"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +assuming a molten state; meltable; fusible.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mol"ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Melt</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Melted; being in a state of fusion, esp. when +the liquid state is produced by a high degree of heat; as, +<i>molten</i> iron.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Made by melting and casting the substance +or metal of which the thing is formed; as, a <i>molten</i> +image.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mol"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>Much; very; as, <i>molto</i> adagio, very slow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fabulous herb of occult power, having a +black root and white blossoms, said by Homer to have been given by +Hermes to Ulysses to counteract the spells of Circe.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of garlic (<i>Allium +Moly</i>) with large yellow flowers; -- called also <i>golden +garlic</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*lyb"date</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of molybdic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mol`yb*de"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>molybdaena</i> galena, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; lead.] <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>See <u>Molybdenite</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*lyb"de*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>molybdénite</i>. See <u>Molybdena</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>A mineral occurring in soft, lead-gray, foliated masses or +scales, resembling graphite; sulphide of molybdenum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*lyb"de*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>See <u>Molybdous</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mol`yb*de"num</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.: cf. F. +<i>molybdène</i>. See <u>Molybdena</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +rare element of the chromium group, occurring in nature in the +minerals molybdenite and wulfenite, and when reduced obtained as a +hard, silver-white, difficulty fusible metal. Symbol Mo. Atomic +weight 95.9.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*lyb"dic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>molybdique</i>. See <u>molybdena</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, +pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those +compounds in which the element has a higher valence, as contrasted +with <i>molybdous</i> compounds; as, <i>molybdic</i> oxide.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*lyb"dite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>Molybdic ocher.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*lyb"dous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Molybdena</u>.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; +specif., designating those compounds in which molybdenum has a lower +valence as contrasted with <i>molybdic</i> compounds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Mumm</u>, +<u>Momus</u>.] <def>A dull, silent person; a blockhead.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>moment</i>, L. +<i>momentum</i>, for <i>movimentum</i> movement, motion, moment, fr. +<i>movere</i> to move. See <u>Move</u>, and cf. <u>Momentum</u>, +<u>Movement</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A minute portion of time; a +point of time; an instant; as, at that very <i>moment</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In a <i>moment</i>, in the twinkling of an +eye.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. xv. 52.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Impulsive power; force; +momentum.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>moments</i> or quantities of motion in +bodies.</blockquote> <i>Berkley.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Touch, with lightest <i>moment</i> of impulse,<BR> +His free will.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Importance, as in influence or effect; +consequence; weight or value; consideration.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Matters of great <i>moment</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is an abstruse speculation, but also of far less +<i>moment</i> and consequence of us than the others.</blockquote> +<i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An essential element; a deciding point, +fact, or consideration; an essential or influential +circumstance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>An infinitesimal change in +a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>Tendency, or measure of +tendency, to produce motion, esp. motion about a fixed point or +axis.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Moment of a couple</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>the +product of either of its forces into the perpendicular distance +between them.</cd> -- <col><b>Moment of a force</b></col>. +<i>(Mech.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> With respect to a point, <cd>the +product of the intensity of the force into the perpendicular distance +from the point to the line of direction of the force</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> With respect to a line, <cd>the product of that +component of the force which is perpendicular to the plane passing +through the line and the point of application of the force, into the +shortest distance between the line and this point</cd>. +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> With respect to a plane that is parallel to the +force, <cd>the product of the force into the perpendicular distance +of its point of application from the plane.</cd> -- <col><b>Moment of +inertia</b></col>, <cd>of a rotating body, the sum of the mass of +each particle of matter of the body into the square of its distance +from the axis of rotation; -- called also <i>moment of rotation</i> +and <i>moment of the mass</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Statical +moment</b></col>, <cd>the product of a force into its leverage; the +same as <i>moment of a force</i> with respect to a point, line, +etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Virtual moment</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Virtual</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Instant; twinkling; consequence; weight; force; +value; consideration; signification; avail.</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. +<i>momental</i>.] [Obs.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Lasting but a +moment; brief.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Not one <i>momental</i> minute doth she +swerve.</blockquote> <i>Breton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Important; momentous.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to moment +or momentum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*men"tal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>For a +moment.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mo`men*ta"ne*ous</hw> (?), <hw>Mo"men*ta*ny</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>momentaneus</i>: cf. F. +<i>momentané</i>.] <def>Momentary.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hooker.</i> +"<i>Momentany</i> as a sound." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"men*ta*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Every +moment; from moment to moment.</def> <i>Shenstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"men*ta*ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +quality of being momentary; shortness of duration.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"men*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>momentarius</i>. See <u>Moment</u>.] <def>Done in a moment; +continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time; as, a +<i>momentary</i> pang.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This <i>momentary</i> joy breeds months of +pain.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ment*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>For a moment.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In a moment; every moment; +momentarily.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*men"tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. L. +<i>momentosus</i> rapid, momentary.] <def>Of moment or consequence; +very important; weighty; as, a <i>momentous</i> decision; +<i>momentous</i> affairs.</def> -- <wf>Mo*men"tous*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Mo*men"tous*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*men"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. +<plw><b>Momenta</b></plw> (#), F. <plw><b>Momentums</b></plw> (#). +[L. See <u>Moment</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>The +quantity of motion in a moving body, being always proportioned to the +quantity of matter multiplied into the velocity; impetus.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Essential element, or constituent +element.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I shall state the several <i>momenta</i> of the +distinction in separate propositions.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mom"i*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mômier</i>, fr. OF. <i>momer</i>, <i>mommer</i>, to mumm, to +mask one's self.] <def>A name given in contempt to strict Calvinists +in Switzerland, France, and some parts of Germany, in the early part +of the 19th century.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mom"mer*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mummery</u>.</def> <i>Rowe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"mot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Momot</i> and +<i>motmot</i>, the native American name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Motmot</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo"mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; blame, +ridicule, Momus.] <i>(Gr. Myth.)</i> <def>The god of mockery and +censure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon-</hw> (?). <def>Same as <u>Mono-</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. Sp. & Pg. +<i>mona</i>, fem. of <i>mono</i> a monkey, ape.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A small, handsome, long-tailed West American monkey +(<i>Cercopithecus mona</i>). The body is dark olive, with a spot of +white on the haunches.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"a*chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>monachus</i> +a monk: cf. F. <i>monacal</i>. See <u>Monk</u>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to monks or a monastic life; monastic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"a*chism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>monachisme</i>.] <def>The system and influences of a monastic +life; monasticism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon*ac"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + +<i>acid</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Having one hydrogen atom +replaceable by a negative or acid atom or radical; capable of +neutralizing a monobasic acid; -- said of bases, and of certain +metals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>monas</i>, <i>- +adis</i>, a unit, Gr. &?;, &?;, fr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended +point; something ultimate and indivisible.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Philos. of Leibnitz)</i> <def>The +elementary and indestructible units which were conceived of as +endowed with the power to produce all the changes they undergo, and +thus determine all physical and spiritual phenomena.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the smallest +flagellate Infusoria; esp., the species of the genus Monas, and +allied genera.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A simple, minute organism; +a primary cell, germ, or plastid.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An atom or radical whose +valence is one, or which can combine with, be replaced by, or +exchanged for, one atom of hydrogen.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Monad deme</b></col> <i>(Biol.)</i>, <cd>in tectology, a +unit of the first order of individuality.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 938 !></p> + +<p><hw>||Mon`a*da"ri*a</hw> +(m&obreve;n`&adot;*dā"r&ibreve;*&adot;), <pos><i>n. +pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Monad</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The +Infusoria.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mon`a*del"phi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +from Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <grk>'adelfo`s</grk> brother.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Linnæan class of plants having the stamens +united into a tube, or ring, by the filaments, as in the Mallow +family.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon`a*del"phi*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`a*del"phous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monadelphie</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the Monadelphia; having the stamens united +in one body by the filaments.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mo*nad"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mo*nad"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or like, a monad, in any +of its senses. See <u>Monad</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def> <i>Dr. +H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nad"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Monad</i> + +<i>-form</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having the form of a monad; +resembling a monad in having one or more filaments of vibratile +protoplasm; as, <i>monadiform</i> young.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`ad*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Monad</i> + +<i>-logy</i>.] <i>(Philos.)</i> <def>The doctrine or theory of +monads.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nal"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any Asiatic pheasant of the genus <i>Lophophorus</i>, as the +Impeyan pheasant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon*am"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + +<i>amide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An amido compound with only one +amido group.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon*am"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + +<i>amine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A basic compound containing one +amido group; as, methyl amine is a <i>monamine</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nan"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>One of the Monandria.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*nan"dri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from +Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <grk>'anh`r</grk>, <grk>'andro`s</grk>, +a man.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Linnæan class of plants embracing +those having but a single stamen.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nan"dri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>; <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Monandrous</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nan"dric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to monandry; practicing monandry as a system of +marriage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nan"drous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the monandria; having but one +stamen.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nan"dry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Monandria</u>.] <def>The possession by a woman of only one husband +at the same time; -- contrasted with <i>polyandry</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nan"thous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + Gr. +<grk>'a`nqos</grk> flower.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having but one flower; +one-flowered.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"arch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>monarque</i>, +L. <i>monarcha</i>, fr. Gr. &?;, &?;; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + &?; +to be first, rule, govern. See <u>Archi-</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an +emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He who reigns<BR> +<i>Monarch</i> in heaven, . . . upheld by old repute.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One superior to all others of the same +kind; as, an oak is called the <i>monarch</i> of the +forest.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A patron deity or presiding +genius.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Come, thou, <i>monarch</i> of the vine,<BR> +Plumpy Bacchus.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A very large red and +black butterfly (<i>Danais Plexippus</i>); -- called also <i>milkweed +butterfly</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"arch</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Superior to others; +preëminent; supreme; ruling.</def> "<i>Monarch</i> savage." +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nar"chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to +a monarch; suiting a monarch; sovereign; regal; imperial.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Satan, whom now transcendent glory raised<BR> +Above his fellows, with <i>monarchal</i> pride.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"arch*ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female +monarch.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nar"chi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Monarchic.</def> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nar"chi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. +Hist.)</i> <def>One of a sect in the early Christian church which +rejected the doctrine of the Trinity; -- called also +<i>patripassian</i>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mo*nar"chic</hw> (?), <hw>Mo*nar"chic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>monarchique</i>, Gr. &?;.] <def>Of or +pertaining to a monarch, or to monarchy.</def> <i>Burke.</i> -- +<wf>Mo*nar"chic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"arch*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +principles of, or preference for, monarchy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"arch*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>monarchiste</i>.] <def>An advocate of, or believer in, +monarchy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"arch*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Monarchized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Monarchizing</u> (?).] <def>To play the sovereign; to +act the monarch.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"arch*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To rule; to +govern.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mon"arch*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +monarchizes; also, a monarchist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nar"cho</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The nickname of +a crackbrained Italian who fancied himself an emperor.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"arch*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Monarchies</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>monarchie</i>, L. +<i>monarchia</i>, Gr. &?;. See <u>Monarch</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in +the hands of a monarch.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A system of government in which the chief +ruler is a monarch.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In those days he had affected zeal for +<i>monarchy</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The territory ruled over by a monarch; a +kingdom.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What scourage for perjury<BR> +Can this dark <i>monarchy</i> afford false Clarence.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Fifth monarchy</b></col>, <cd>a universal monarchy, +supposed to be the subject of prophecy in Daniel ii.; the four +preceding monarchies being Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman. See +<i>Fifth Monarchy men</i>, under <u>Fifth</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo"nas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Monad</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of minute flagellate +Infusoria of which there are many species, both free and attached. +See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Monad</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`as*te"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>monasterials</i>, fr. <i>monasterium</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining +to monastery, or to monastic life.</def> -- +<wf>Mon`as*te"ri*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"as*te*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Monasteries</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>monasterium</i>, Gr. &?;, +fr. &?; a solitary, a monk, fr. &?; to be alone, live in solitude, +fr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone. Cf. <u>Minister</u>.] <def>A house of +religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, +especially for monks; -- more rarely applied to such a house for +females.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Convent; abbey; priory. See <u>Cloister</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +monk.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mo*nas"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Mo*nas"tic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; monk: cf. F. <i>monastique</i>. See +<u>Monastery</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to +monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, <i>monastic</i> +institutions or rules.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Secluded from temporal concerns and +devoted to religion; recluse.</def> "A life <i>monastic</i>." +<i>Denham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nas"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +monastic manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nas"ti*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +monastic life, system, or condition.</def> <i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nas"ti*con</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Monastic</u>.] <def>A book giving an account of +monasteries.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`a*tom"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + +<i>atomic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Consisting +of, or containing, one atom; as, the molecule of mercury is +<i>monatomic</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Having the +equivalence or replacing power of an atom of hydrogen; univalent; as, +the methyl radical is <i>monatomic</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nax"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + +<i>axial</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having only one axis; developing +along a single line or plane; as, <i>monaxial</i> +development.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"a*zite</hw> (m&obreve;n"&adot;*zīt), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Gr. <grk>mona`zein</grk> to be solitary, +in allusion to its isolated crystals.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral +occurring usually in small isolated crystals, -- a phosphate of the +cerium metals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"day</hw> (mŭn"d&asl;; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[OE. <i>moneday</i>, <i>monenday</i>, AS. +<i>mōnandæg</i>, i.e., day of the moon, day sacred to the +moon; akin to D. <i>maandag</i>, G. <i>montag</i>, OHG. +<i>mānatag</i>, Icel. <i>mānadagr</i>, Dan. +<i>mandag</i>, Sw. <i>måndag</i>. See <u>Moon</u>, and +<u>Day</u>.] <def>The second day of the week; the day following +Sunday.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Monde</hw> (môNd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Mundane</u>.] <def>The world; a globe as an ensign of +royalty.</def> [R.] <i>A. Drummond.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>||Le beau monde</b></col> [F.], <cd>fashionable society. +See <u>Beau monde</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>||Demi monde</b></col>. +<cd>See <u>Demimonde</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The moon.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mone</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A moan.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mo*ne"cian</hw> (?), <hw>Mo*ne"cious</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Monœcian</u>, +and <u>Monœcious</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon*em"bry*o*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mono- +</u>, and <u>Embryo</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The condition of an +ovule having but a single embryo.</def> -- <wf>Mon*em`bry*on"ic</wf> +(#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>One of the Monera.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*ne"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>mo`nos</grk> single.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The lowest +division of rhizopods, including those which resemble the +amœbas, but are destitute of a nucleus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*ne"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to the Monera.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*ne"ran</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the Monera.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One of the Monera.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*ne"ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. +<plw><b>Monera</b></plw> (#); E. <plw><b>Monerons</b></plw> (#). +[NL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the Monera.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*ner"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of +<i>moner</i>. See <u>Monera</u>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A germ in that +stage of development in which its form is simply that of a non- +nucleated mass of protoplasm. It precedes the one-celled germ. So +called from its likeness to a moner.</def> <i>Haeckel.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*ne"sia</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Pharm.)</i> +<def>The bark, or a vegetable extract brought in solid cakes from +South America and believed to be derived from the bark, of the tree +<i>Chrysophyllum glycyphlœum</i>. It is used as an alterative +and astringent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*ne"sin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The acrid +principle of Monesia, sometimes used as a medicine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nest"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See +<u>Admonish</u>.] <def>To warn; to admonish; to advise.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Wyclif (2 Cor. v. 20).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"e*ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>monetarius</i> belonging to a mint. See <u>Money</u>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to money, or consisting of money; pecuniary.</def> "The +<i>monetary</i> relations of Europe." <i>E. Everett.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Monetary unit</b></col>, <cd>the standard of a national +currency, as the dollar in the United States, the pound in England, +the franc in France, the mark in Germany.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"eth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A month.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`e*ti*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +or process of converting into money, or of adopting as money; as, the +<i>monetization</i> of silver.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"e*tize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To convert +into money; to adopt as current money; as, to <i>monetize</i> +silver.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Moneys</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>moneie</i>, OF. <i>moneie</i>, +F. <i>monnaie</i>, fr. L. <i>moneta</i>. See <u>Mint</u> place where +coin is made, <u>Mind</u>, and cf. <u>Moidore</u>, <u>Monetary</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, +etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a +medium of exchange in financial transactions between citizens and +with government; also, any number of such pieces; coin.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To prevent such abuses, . . . it has been found +necessary . . . to affix a public stamp upon certain quantities of +such particular metals, as were in those countries commonly made use +of to purchase goods. Hence the origin of coined <i>money</i>, and of +those public offices called mints.</blockquote> <i>A. Smith.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any written or stamped promise, +certificate, or order, as a government note, a bank note, a +certificate of deposit, etc., which is payable in standard coined +money and is lawfully current in lieu of it; in a comprehensive +sense, any currency usually and lawfully employed in buying and +selling.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Whatever, among barbarous nations, is used as a medium of +effecting exchanges of property, and in the terms of which values are +reckoned, as sheep, wampum, copper rings, quills of salt or of gold +dust, shovel blades, etc., is, in common language, called their +<i>money</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In general, wealth; property; as, he has +much <i>money</i> in land, or in stocks; to make, or lose, +<i>money</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The love of <i>money</i> is a root of all kinds of +evil.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim vi. 10 (Rev. Ver. ).</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Money bill</b></col> <i>(Legislation)</i>, <cd>a bill for +raising revenue.</cd> -- <col><b>Money broker</b></col>, <cd>a broker +who deals in different kinds of money; one who buys and sells bills +of exchange; -- called also <i>money changer</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Money cowrie</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of +several species of <i>Cypræa</i> (esp. <i>C. moneta</i>) +formerly much used as money by savage tribes. See <u>Cowrie</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Money of account</b></col>, <cd>a denomination of value +used in keeping accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an +equivalent coin; <i>e. g.</i>, the mill is a <i>money of account</i> +in the United States, but not a coin.</cd> -- <col><b>Money +order</b></col>, <cd>an order for the payment of money; specifically, +a government order for the payment of money, issued at one post +office as payable at another; -- called also <i>postal money +order</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Money scrivener</b></col>, <cd>a person +who procures the loan of money to others.</cd> [Eng.] -- +<col><b>Money spider</b></col>, <col><b>Money spinner</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a small spider; -- so called as being +popularly supposed to indicate that the person upon whom it crawls +will be fortunate in money matters.</cd> -- <col><b>Money's +worth</b></col>, <cd>a fair or full equivalent for the money which is +paid.</cd> -- <col><b>A piece of money</b></col>, <cd>a single +coin.</cd> -- <col><b>Ready money</b></col>, <cd>money held ready for +payment, or actually paid, at the time of a transaction; cash.</cd> - +- <col><b>To make money</b></col>, <cd>to gain or acquire money or +property; to make a profit in dealings.</cd> +</p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ey</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To supply with +money.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ey*age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>monnayage</i> coinage.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A tax paid to the +first two Norman kings of England to prevent them from debashing the +coin.</def> <i>Hume.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mintage; coinage.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mon"eyed</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Supplied with money; having money; wealthy; as, <i>moneyed</i> +men.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Converted into money; coined.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If exportation will not balance importation, away must +your silver go again, whether <i>moneyed</i> or not +<i>moneyed</i>.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Consisting in, or composed of, +money.</def> <i>A. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ey*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Money</u>; +cf. OF. <i>monoier</i>, F. <i>monnoayeur</i>, L. <i>monetarius</i> a +master of the mint. Cf. <u>Monetary</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +person who deals in money; banker or broker.</def> [Obs. or R.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An authorized coiner of money.</def> +<i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>The Company of Moneyers</b></col>, <cd>the officials who +formerly coined the money of Great Britain, and who claimed certain +prescriptive rights and privileges.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ey*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of +money; penniless; impecunious.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ey-mak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who coins or prints money; also, a +counterfeiter of money.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who accumulates money or wealth; +specifically, one who makes money-getting his governing +motive.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ey-mak`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or +process of making money; the acquisition and accumulation of +wealth.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Obstinacy in <i>money-making</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ey-mak`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Affording profitable returns; lucrative; as, a <i>money- +making</i> business.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Successful in gaining money, and devoted +to that aim; as, a <i>money-making</i> man.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ey*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A trailing plant (<i>Lysimachia Nummularia</i>), with rounded +opposite leaves and solitary yellow flowers in their axils.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mong"corn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mangcorn</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mangere</i>, +fr. <i>mangian</i> to trade; akin to Icel. <i>manga</i> to trade, +<i>mangari</i> a trader, OHG. <i>mangari</i>, <i>mengari</i>; cf. L. +<i>mango</i> a dealer in slaves.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A trader; a +dealer; -- now used chiefly in composition; as, fish<i>monger</i>, +iron<i>monger</i>, news<i>monger</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small merchant vessel.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Blount.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ger</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To deal in; to make +merchandise of; to traffic in; -- used chiefly of discreditable +traffic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"gol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the +Mongols.</def> -- <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +Mongolia or the Mongols.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon*go"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One of the Mongols.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon*gol"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mongolian</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"go*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mongol</i> + +<i>-oid</i>.] <def>Resembling a Mongol or the Mongols; having race +characteristics, such as color, hair, and features, like those of the +Mongols.</def> <i>Huxley.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon"gols</hw> (?), <hw>Mon*go"li*ans</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n. +pl.</i></pos> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>One of the great races of man, +including the greater part of the inhabitants of China, Japan, and +the interior of Asia, with branches in Northern Europe and other +parts of the world. By some American Indians are considered a branch +of the Mongols. In a more restricted sense, the inhabitants of +Mongolia and adjacent countries, including the Burats and the +Kalmuks.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon"goose</hw>, <hw>Mon"goos</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A species of ichneumon +(<i>Herpestes griseus</i>), native of India. Applied also to other +allied species, as the African banded mongoose (<i>Crossarchus +fasciatus</i>).</def> [Written also <i>mungoose</i>, <i>mungoos</i>, +<i>mungous</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mon"grel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. shortened fr. +<i>mongrel</i>, and akin to AS. <i>mengan</i> to mix, and E. +<i>mingle</i>. See <u>Mingle</u>.] <def>The progeny resulting from a +cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed +breed.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"grel</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Not of a pure breed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of mixed kinds; as, <i>mongrel</i> +language.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"grel*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +cause to be mongrel; to cross breeds, so as to produce +mongrels.</def></p> + +<p><hw>'Mongst</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Amongst</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Moneyed</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nif"i*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. +<i>monile</i> necklace + <i>ferre</i> to bear.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> +<def>A fossil fish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nil"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>monile</i> +necklace + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>moniliforme</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Joined or constricted, at regular intervals, so as to resemble a +string of beads; as, a <i>moniliform</i> root; a <i>moniliform</i> +antenna. See <i>Illust</i>. of <u>Antenna</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"i*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>monimentum</i>, <i>monumentum</i>. See <u>Monument</u>.] +<def>Something to preserve memory; a reminder; a monument; hence, a +mark; an image; a superscription; a record.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>monesten</i>. See <u>Admonish</u>, <u>Monition</u>.] <def>To +admonish; to warn. See <u>Admonish</u>.</def> [Archaic] +<i>Ascham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ish*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +monishes; an admonisher.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ish*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Admonition.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><! p. 939 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ism</hw> (m&obreve;n"&ibreve;z'm <i>or</i> +mō"n&ibreve;z'm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Gr. +<grk>mo`nos</grk> single.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> +<def>That doctrine which refers all phenomena to a single ultimate +constituent or agent; -- the opposite of <i>dualism</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The doctrine has been held in three generic forms: matter +and its phenomena have been explained as a modification of mind, +involving an idealistic <i>monism</i>; or mind has been explained by +and resolved into matter, giving a materialistic <i>monism</i>; or, +thirdly, matter, mind, and their phenomena have been held to be +manifestations or modifications of some one substance, like the +substance of Spinoza, or a supposed unknown something of some +evolutionists, which is capable of an objective and subjective +aspect.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>See <u>Monogenesis</u>, +1.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A believer in +monism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nis"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining +to, or involving, monism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*ni"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>monitio</i>, from <i>monere</i> to warn, bring to mind; akin to E. +<i>mind</i>. See <u>Mind</u>, and cf. <u>Admonish</u>, <u>Money</u>, +<u>Monster</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Instruction or advice given +by way of caution; an admonition; a warning; a caution.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sage <i>monitions</i> from his friends.</blockquote> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Information; indication; notice; +advice.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We have no visible <i>monition</i> of . . . other +periods, such as we have of the day by successive light and +darkness.</blockquote> <i>Holder.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Admiralty Practice)</i> <def>A process in +the nature of a summons to appear and answer.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl. Law)</i> <def>An order monishing a +party complained against to obey under pain of the law.</def> +<i>Shipley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"i*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Conveying +admonition; admonitory.</def> <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"i*tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. +<i>monere</i>. See <u>Monition</u>, and cf. <u>Mentor</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, +informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or +caution.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>You need not be a <i>monitor</i> to the +king.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, specifically, a pupil selected to +look to the school in the absence of the instructor, to notice the +absence or faults of the scholars, or to instruct a division or +class.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any large Old World +lizard of the genus <i>Varanus</i>; esp., the Egyptian species (<i>V. +Niloticus</i>), which is useful because it devours the eggs and young +of the crocodile. It is sometimes five or six feet long.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [So called from the name given by Captain +Ericson, its designer, to the first ship of the kind.] <def>An +ironclad war vessel, very low in the water, and having one or more +heavily-armored revolving turrets, carrying heavy guns.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A tool holder, as for a +lathe, shaped like a low turret, and capable of being revolved on a +vertical pivot so as to bring successively the several tools in holds +into proper position for cutting.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Monitor top</b></col>, <cd>the raised central portion, or +clearstory, of a car roof, having low windows along its +sides.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`i*to"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a monitor or +monitors.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Done or performed by a monitor; as, +<i>monitorial</i> work; conducted or taught by monitors; as, a +<i>monitorial</i> school; <i>monitorial</i> instruction.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`i*to"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +monitorial manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"i*tor*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The post or +office of a monitor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"i*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>monitorius</i>.] <def>Giving admonition; instructing by way of +caution; warning.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Losses, miscarriages, and disappointments, are +<i>monitory</i> and instructive.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"i*to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Admonition; +warning; especially, a monition proceeding from an ecclesiastical +court, but not addressed to any one person.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon"i*tress</hw> (?), <hw>Mon"i*trix</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female monitor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Monk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>munuc</i>, +<i>munec</i>, <i>munc</i>, L. <i>monachus</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. +<grk>mo`nos</grk> alone. Cf. <u>Monachism</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the +world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community +of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of +chastity, obedience, and poverty.</def> "A <i>monk</i> out of his +cloister." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Monks</i> in some respects agree with regulars, as +in the substantial vows of religion; but in other respects +<i>monks</i> and regulars differ; for that regulars, vows excepted, +are not tied up to so strict a rule of life as <i>monks</i> +are.</blockquote> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A blotch or spot of ink on +a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed. It +is distinguished from a <i>friar</i>, or white spot caused by a +deficiency of ink.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in +firing the powder hose or train of a mine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +South American monkey (<i>Pithecia monachus</i>); also applied to +other species, as <i>Cebus xanthocephalus</i>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The European bullfinch.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Monk bat</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a South +American and West Indian bat (<i>Molossus nasutus</i>); -- so called +because the males live in communities by themselves.</cd> -- +<col><b>Monk bird</b></col><i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the friar +bird.</cd> -- <col><b>Monk seal</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a +species of seal (<i>Monachus albiventer</i>) inhabiting the Black +Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the adjacent parts of the +Atlantic.</cd> -- <col><b>Monk's rhubarb</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>a kind of dock; -- also called <i>patience</i> (<i>Rumex +Patientia</i>).</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Monk"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Monkeries</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The life +of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; -- now usually +applied by way of reproach.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Miters, and wretched dead mediæval +<i>monkeries</i>.</blockquote> <i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A collective body of monks.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Though he have a whole <i>monkery</i> to sing for +him.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"key</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Monkeys</b></plw> (#). [Cf. OIt. <i>monicchio</i>, It. +<i>monnino</i>, dim. of <i>monna</i> an ape, also dame, mistress, +contr. fr. <i>madonna</i>. See <u>Madonna</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>In the most general +sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and +lemurs.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any species of Quadrumana, +except the lemurs.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Any one of numerous +species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile +feet) exclusive of apes and baboons.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The monkeys are often divided into three groups: (<i>a</i>) +<i>Catarrhines</i>, or <i>Simidæ</i>. These have an oblong +head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have no +tail, as the apes. All these are natives of the Old World. (<i>b</i>) +<i>Platyrhines</i>, or <i>Cebidæ</i>. These have a round head, +with a broad nasal septum, so that the nostrils are wide apart and +directed downward. The tail is often prehensile, and the thumb is +short and not opposable. These are natives of the New World. +(<i>c</i>) <i>Strepsorhines</i>, or <i>Lemuroidea</i>. These have a +pointed head with curved nostrils. They are natives of Southern Asia, +Africa, and Madagascar.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A term of disapproval, ridicule, or +contempt, as for a mischievous child.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This is the <i>monkey's</i> own giving out; she is +persuaded I will marry her.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The weight or hammer of a pile driver, +that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, +falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the +falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A small trading vessel of the sixteenth +century.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Monkey boat</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>A small boat used in docks</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A half- +decked boat used on the River Thames.</cd> -- <col><b>Monkey +block</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a small single block strapped +with a swivel.</cd> <i>R. H. Dana, Jr.</i> -- <col><b>Monkey +flower</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant of the genus +<i>Mimulus</i>; -- so called from the appearance of its gaping +corolla.</cd> <i>Gray.</i> -- <col><b>Monkey gaff</b></col> +<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a light gaff attached to the topmast for the +better display of signals at sea.</cd> -- <col><b>Monkey +jacket</b></col>, <cd>a short closely fitting jacket, worn by +sailors.</cd> -- <col><b>Monkey rail</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a +second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter +rail of a ship.</cd> -- <col><b>Monkey shine</b></col>, <cd>monkey +trick.</cd> [Slang, U.S.] -- <col><b>Monkey trick</b></col>, <cd>a +mischievous prank.</cd> <i>Saintsbury.</i> -- <col><b>Monkey +wheel</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Gin block</i>, under 5th <u>Gin</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Monkey wrench</b></col>, <cd>a wrench or spanner having a +movable jaw.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"key</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To act or +treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome +manner.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To monkey with</b></col>, <cd>to handle in a meddlesome +manner.</cd> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mon"key-bread`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>The fruit of the <i>Adansonia digitata</i>; also, the tree. See +<u>Adansonia</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"key-cup`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>See <u>Nepenthes</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"key-pot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The fruit of two South American trees +(<i>Lecythis Ollaria</i>, and <i>L. Zabucajo</i>), which have for +their fruit large, pot-shaped, woody capsules containing delicious +nuts, and opening almost explosively by a circular lid at the top. +Vases and pots are made of this capsule.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"key's puz"zle</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A lofty +coniferous Chilian tree (<i>Araucaria imbricata</i>), the branches of +which are so crowded and intertwisted "as to puzzle a monkey to +climb." The edible nuts are over an inch long, and are called +<i>piñon</i> by the Chilians.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"key*tail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>A short, round iron bar or lever used in naval gunnery.</def> +<i>Totten.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Monk"fish</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The angel fish (<i>Squatina</i>).</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The angler (<i>Lophius</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Monk"flow`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A name of certain curious orchids which bear three kinds of +flowers formerly referred to three genera, but now ascertained to be +sexually different forms of the same genus (<i>Catasetum +tridentatum</i>, etc.).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Monk"hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Monk</i> + <i>- +hood</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The character or condition of a +monk.</def> <i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Monks, regarded collectively.</def> +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Monk"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Monkish.</def> [R.] +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Monk"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a monk, or +pertaining to monks; monastic; as, <i>monkish</i> manners; +<i>monkish</i> dress; <i>monkish</i> solitude.</def> -- +<wf>Monk"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Monk"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like, or suitable to, +a monk.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Monks"hood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A plant of the genus <i>Aconitum</i>; aconite. See +<u>Aconite</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Monk's" seam`</hw> (?). <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>An extra middle +seam made at the junction of two breadths of canvas, ordinarily +joined by only two rows of stitches.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon"o-</hw> (?), <hw>Mon-</hw> (?) }. [Gr. &?;.] <def>A +prefix signifying one, <i>single</i>, <i>alone</i>; as, +<i>mono</i>carp, <i>mono</i>poly; <i>(Chem.)</i> indicating that a +compound contains <i>one atom</i>, <i>radical</i>, or <i>group</i> of +that to the name of which it is united; as, <i>mon</i>oxide, +<i>mono</i>sulphide, <i>mon</i>atomic, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The black howler of Central America +(<i>Mycetes villosus</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*ba"sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +<i>basic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Capable of being neutralized by a +univalent base or basic radical; having but one acid hydrogen atom to +be replaced; -- said of acids; as, acetic, nitric, and hydrochloric +acids are <i>monobasic</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*car*bon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> ++ <i>carbonic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Containing one carboxyl +group; as, acetic acid is a <i>monocarbonic</i> acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*car"di*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +Gr. &?; heart.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having a single heart, as +fishes and amphibians.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An animal +having a single heart.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*carp</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +monocarpic plant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*car"pel*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono- +</i> + <i>carpellary</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Consisting of a single +carpel, as the fruit of the pea, cherry, and almond.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*car"pic</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*car"pous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; fruit: cf. F. +<i>monocarpe</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Bearing fruit but once, and +dying after fructification, as beans, maize, mustard, etc.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Annual and biennual herbs are monocarpic, so also some +plants of longer duration, as the century plant.</p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*ceph"a*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> ++ Gr. <grk>kefalh`</grk> head.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having a solitary +head; -- said of unbranched composite plants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*noc"e*ros</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. +&?;; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone, single + <grk>ke`ras</grk> horn.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea +monster with one horn.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Mighty <i>monoceroses</i> with immeasured +tails.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The Unicorn, a +constellation situated to the east Orion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*chla*myd"e*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono- +</i> + Gr. &?;, &?;, cloak: cf. F. <i>monochlamydé</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx +without a corolla, or, possibly, in rare cases, a corolla without a +calyx.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*chord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>monochordon</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; with but one string; &?; only, +single + &?; string: cf. F. <i>monocorde</i>. See <u>Chord</u>, and +cf. <u>Mainchord</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An instrument for +experimenting upon the mathematical relations of musical sounds. It +consists of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or +both of which are movable, and which stand upon a graduated rule for +the purpose of readily changing and measuring the length of the part +of the string between them.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*chro*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>monochromatique</i>. See <u>Monochrome</u>.] <def>Consisting of +one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Monochromatic lamp</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>,<cd>a lamp +whose flame yields rays of some one homogenous light. It is of great +importance in optical experiments.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*chrome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; of one +color; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; color: cf. F. +<i>monochrome</i>.] <def>A painting or drawing in a single color; a +picture made with a single color.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*chro"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made, or +done, with a single color; as, a <i>monochromic</i> +picture.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*chro`my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of +painting or drawing in monochrome.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*chron"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +Gr. &?; time.] <def>Existing at the same time; +contemporaneous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*cil"i*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> ++ <i>ciliated</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having but one +cilium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Monocular</u>.] <def>An eyeglass for one eye.</def> +<i>Simmonds.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*cli"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Monoclinic</u>.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Having one oblique +inclination; -- applied to strata that dip in only one direction from +the axis of elevation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*cline</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> +<def>A monoclinal fold.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*clin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +Gr. &?; to incline.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Having one oblique +intersection; -- said of that system of crystallization in which the +vertical axis is inclined to one, but at right angles to the other, +lateral axis. See <u>Crystallization</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*noc"li*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +Gr. &?; couch, fr. &?; to lie down: cf. F. <i>monocline</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Hermaphrodite, or having both stamens and pistils +in every flower.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mon`o*con"dy*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Mono-</u>, and <u>Condyle</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A group +of vertebrates, including the birds and reptiles, or those that have +only one occipital condyle; the Sauropsida.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*co*tyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Any monocotyledonous plant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*co*tyle</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>monocotyle</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Monocotyledonous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*cot`y*le"don</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono- +</i> + <i>cotyledon</i>: cf. F. <i>monocotylédone</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant with only one cotyledon, or seed +lobe.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The plural, <i>monocotyledons</i>, is used as the name of a +large class of plants, and is generally understood to be equivalent +to the term <i>endogens</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*cot`y*le"don*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>monocotylédoné</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having only +one cotyledon, seed lobe, or seminal leaf.</def> <i>Lindley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*noc"ra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +<i>-cracy</i>, as in <i>democracy</i>.] <def>Government by a single +person; undivided rule.</def> <i>Sydney Smith.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*crat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Gr. &?; ruling +alone.] <def>One who governs alone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*crot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> +<def>Of, pertaining to, or showing, monocrotism; as, a +<i>monocrotic</i> pulse; a pulse of the <i>monocrotic</i> +type.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*noc"ro*tism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + &?; a beating.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>That +condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve or sphygmogram shows +but a single crest, the dicrotic elevation entirely +disappearing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*noc"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>monoculus</i>; Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + L. <i>oculus</i> +eye: cf. F. <i>monoculaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having only +one eye; with one eye only; as, <i>monocular</i> vision.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Adapted to be used with only one eye at a +time; as, a <i>monocular</i> microscope.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 940 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*cule</hw> (m&obreve;n"&osl;*kūl), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Monocular</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A small crustacean with one median eye.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*noc"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Monocular.</def> <i>Glanvill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*cys"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Mono- +</u>, and <u>Cyst</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to +a division (<i>Monocystidea</i>) of Gregarinida, in which the body +consists of one sac.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*dac"tyl*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>monoda`ktylos</grk>; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + +<grk>da`ktylos</grk> finger: cf. F. <i>monodactyle</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having but one finger or claw.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon"o*delph</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*del"phi*an</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the +Monodelphia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mon`o*del"phi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>delfy`s</grk> the womb.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The group that includes all ordinary or +placental mammals; the Placentalia. See <u>Mammalia</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*del"phic</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*del"phous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Monodelphia.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mo*nod"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mo*nod"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to +a monody.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>For one +voice; monophonic.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Homophonic; -- +applied to music in which the melody is confined to one part, instead +of being shared by all the parts as in the style called +<i>polyphonic</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*di*met"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> ++ <i>dimetric</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Dimetric.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*dist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A writer of a +monody.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon"o*dra`ma</hw> (?), <hw>Mon"o*drame</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; drama.] <def>A drama +acted, or intended to be acted, by a single person.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*dra*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Pertaining to a monodrama.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Monodies</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>monodia</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; +singing alone; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; song: cf. F. +<i>monodie</i>. See <u>Ode</u>.] <def>A species of poem of a mournful +character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation; a song +for one voice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*dy*nam"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +<i>dynamic</i>.] <def>Possessing but one capacity or power.</def> +"<i>Monodynamic</i> men." <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*dy"na*mism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +theory that the various forms of activity in nature are +manifestations of the same force.</def> <i>G. H. Lewes.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*nœ"ci*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; house.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +Linnæan class of plants, whose stamens and pistils are in +distinct flowers in the same plant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nœ"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Monœcia; monœcious.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>One of the Monœcia.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A monœcious +animal, as certain mollusks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nœ"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having the sexes united in one individual, as +when male and female flowers grow upon the same individual plant; +hermaphrodite; -- opposed to <i>diœcious</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nœ"cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>The state or condition of being monœcious.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*gam</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>One of the Monogamia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mon`o*ga"mi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Monogamous</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Linnæan order of +plants, having solitary flowers with united anthers, as in the genus +<i>Lobelia</i>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*ga"mi*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*gam"ic</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Monogamous</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Pertaining to, or involving, monogamy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Monogamia; having a simple flower with united anthers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nog"a*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +practices or upholds monogamy.</def> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nog"a*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>monogamus</i> having but one wife, Gr. &?;; <grk>mo`nos</grk> +single + &?; marriage.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Upholding, or +practicing, monogamy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Monogamian</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Mating with but one of +the opposite sex; -- said of birds and mammals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nog"a*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>monogamia</i>, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>monogamie</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Single marriage; marriage with but one +person, husband or wife, at the same time; -- opposed to +<i>polygamy</i>. Also, one marriage only during life; -- opposed to +<i>deuterogamy</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>State of being paired +with a single mate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*gas"tric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +Gr. &?; belly.] <def>Having but a single stomach.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*gen"e*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +<i>genesis</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Oneness of origin; esp. +<i>(Biol.)</i>, development of all beings in the universe from a +single cell; -- opposed to <i>polygenesis</i>. Called also +<i>monism</i>.</def> <i>Dana.</i> <i>Haeckel.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>That form of reproduction +which requires but one parent, as in reproduction by fission or in +the formation of buds, etc., which drop off and form new individuals; +asexual reproduction.</def> <i>Haeckel.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The direct development of +an embryo, without metamorphosis, into an organism similar to the +parent organism; -- opposed to <i>metagenesis</i>.</def> <i>E. van +Beneden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*ge*net"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Monogenesis</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>One in +genesis; resulting from one process of formation; -- used of a +mountain range.</def> <i>Dana.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Relating to, or involving, +monogenesis; as, the <i>monogenetic</i> school of physiologists, who +admit but one cell as the source of all beings.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*gen"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to monogenesis.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Producing only one +kind of germs, or young; developing only in one way.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nog"e*nism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Anthropol.)</i> <def>The theory or doctrine that the human races +have a common origin, or constitute a single species.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nog"e*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Anthropol.)</i> <def>One who maintains that the human races are +all of one species; -- opposed to <i>polygenist</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*ge*nis"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Monogenic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nog"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to monogenesis; as, <i>monogenous</i>, or +asexual, reproduction.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nog"e*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Monogenesis.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anthropol.)</i> <def>The doctrine that the +members of the human race have all a common origin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*go*neu"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> ++ Gr. &?; offspring.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having but one brood +in a season.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*gram</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>monogramma</i>; Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>gra`mma</grk> +letter, fr. <grk>gra`fein</grk> to write: cf. F. <i>monogramme</i>. +See <u>Graphic</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A character or cipher +composed of two or more letters interwoven or combined so as to +represent a name, or a part of it (usually the initials). Monograms +are often used on seals, ornamental pins, rings, buttons, and by +painters, engravers, etc., to distinguish their works.</def></p> + +<p><i>Monogram.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The monogram above, combining the letters of the name +<u>Karolvs</u>, was used by Charlemagne.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A picture in lines; a sketch.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An arbitrary sign for a word.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*gram`mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Monogrammic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*gram*mat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Monogrammic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*gram"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, +pertaining to, or resembling, a monogram.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*gram`mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Monogrammic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +<i>-graph</i>.] <def>A written account or description of a single +thing, or class of things; a special treatise on a particular subject +of limited range.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nog"ra*pher</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A writer of +a monograph.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*graph"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*graph"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monographique</i>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to a monograph, or to a monography; as, a +<i>monographic</i> writing; a <i>monographic</i> picture.</def> -- +<wf>Mon`o*graph"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nog"ra*phist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +writes a monograph.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nog"ra*phous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Monographic.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +<i>-graphy</i>: cf. F. <i>monographie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Representation by lines without color; an outline +drawing.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A monograph.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*gyn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>One of the Monogynia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mon`o*gyn"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; woman, female.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A Linnæan order of plants, including those which have only +one style or stigma.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*gyn"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to the Monogynia; monogynous.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Monogynia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nog"y*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>monogyne</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to Monogynia; +having only one style or stigma.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nog"y*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Monogynia</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Marriage with the one +woman only.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The state or condition of +being monogynous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*hem"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> ++ Gr. &?; day.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Lasting but one day.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*noi"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Monœcious.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nol"a*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +Gr. &?; worship.] <def>Worship of a single deity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*lith</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>monolithe</i>, L. <i>monolithus</i> consisting of a single stone, +Gr. &?;; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>li`qos</grk> stone.] <def>A +single stone, especially one of large size, shaped into a pillar, +statue, or monument.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*lith`al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Monolithic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*lith"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to a monolith; consisting of a single stone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Monologue</u>.] <def>One who soliloquizes; esp., one who +monopolizes conversation in company.</def> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*logue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>monologue</i>, Gr. &?; speaking alone; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone, +single, sole + <grk>lo`gos</grk> speech, discourse, +<grk>le`gein</grk> to speak. See <u>Legend</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A speech uttered by a person alone; soliloquy; also, talk or +discourse in company, in the strain of a soliloquy; as, an account in +<i>monologue</i>.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dramatic composition for a single +performer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] <def>The +habit of soliloquizing, or of monopolizing conversation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It was not by an insolent usurpation that Coleridge +persisted in <i>monology</i> through his whole life.</blockquote> +<i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Mon`o*ma"chi*a</hw> (?), <hw>Mo*nom"a*chy</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>monomachia</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; fighting +in single combat; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single, alone + &?; to fight.] +<def>A duel; single combat.</def> "The duello or <i>monomachia</i>." +<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nom"a*chist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +fights in single combat; a duelist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*mane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +monomaniac.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +<i>mania</i>.] <def>Derangement of the mind in regard of a single +subject only; also, such a concentration of interest upon one +particular subject or train of ideas to show mental +derangement.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Insanity; madness; alienation; aberration; +derangement; mania. See <u>Insanity</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mon`oma"ni*ac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person +affected by monomania.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon`oma"ni*ac</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`oma"ni*a*cal</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monomaniaque</i>.] <def>Affected with +monomania, or partial derangement of intellect; caused by, or +resulting from, monomania; as, a <i>monomaniacal</i> +delusion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Gr. +<grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <i>-nome</i> as in <i>binome</i>. See +<u>Binomial</u>.] <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A monomial.</def></p> + +<p> +</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nom"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>mo`nos</grk> single; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + &?; part.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Composed of solitary parts, as +a flower with one sepal, one petal, one stamen, and one +pistil.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having but one joint; +-- said of the foot of certain insects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*me*tal"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Consisting of one metal; of or pertaining to +monometallism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*met"al*lism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> ++ <i>metal</i>.] <def>The legalized use of one metal only, as gold, +or silver, in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of +money values. See <u>Bimetallism</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*met"al*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +believes in monometallism as opposed to bimetallism, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; of one +meter; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; measure.] <def>A rhythmic +series, consisting of a single meter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*met"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>monométrique</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Isometric</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*no"mi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Monome</u>, +<u>Binomial</u>.] <i>(Alg.)</i> <def>A single algebraic expression; +that is, an expression unconnected with any other by the sign of +addition, substraction, equality, or inequality.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*no"mi*al</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Alg.)</i> +<def>Consisting of but a single term or expression.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*mor"phic</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*mor"phous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; form.] <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Having but a single form; retaining the same form throughout the +various stages of development; of the same or of an essentially +similar type of structure; -- opposed to <i>dimorphic</i>, +<i>trimorphic</i>, and <i>polymorphic</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*nom"pha*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + &?; the navel.] <def>A form of double +monster, in which two individuals are united by a common +umbilicus.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Mo*no"my*a</hw> (?), <hw>||Mon`o*my*a"ri*a</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + +&?;, &?;, muscle.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An order of +lamellibranchs having but one muscle for closing the shell, as the +oyster.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*my"a*ri*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*my"a*ry</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Monomya.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the +Monomya.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*no"mi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> +<def>Monomyal.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*ou"si*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*ou"si*ous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. &?; being, substance, +essence.] <i>(Theil.)</i> <def>Having but one and the same nature or +essence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nop"a*thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; +<grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + &?;, &?;, to suffer.] <def>Suffering or +sensibility in a single organ or function.</def> -- +<wf>Mon`o*path"ic</wf>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*per"son*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> ++ <i>personal</i>.] <def>Having but one person, or form of +existence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*pet"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> ++ <i>petal</i>: cf. F. <i>monopétale</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed +of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl; +gamopetalous.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The most recent authors restrict this form to flowers +having a solitary petal, as in species of <i>Amorpha</i>, and use +<i>gamopetalous</i> for a corolla of several petals combined into one +piece. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Gamopetalous</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*noph"a*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +Gr. &?; to show.] <def>Having one and the same appearance; having a +mutual resemblance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*phon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +Gr. &?; a voice.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Single-voiced; having but one +part; as, a <i>monophonic</i> composition; -- opposed to +<i>polyphonic</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"oph*thong</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; with one +sound; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + &?; sound, voice.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A single uncompounded vowel sound.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A combination of two written vowels +pronounced as one; a digraph.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`oph*thon"gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Consisting of, or pertaining to, a monophthong.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*phy*let"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; of +one tribe, fr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; clan.] <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to a single family or stock, or to development +from a single common parent form; -- opposed to <i>polyphyletic</i>; +as, <i>monophyletic</i> origin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*noph"yl*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>mono`fyllos</grk>; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + <grk>fy`llon</grk> +leaf: cf. F. <i>monophylle</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One-leaved; +composed of a single leaf; as, a <i>monophyllous</i> involucre or +calyx.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*phy"o*dont</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>mo`nos</grk> single (<grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + &?; to produce) + +<grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Having but one set of teeth; -- opposed to +<i>diphyodont</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*noph"y*site</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; +<grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; nature: cf. F. <i>monophysite</i>.] +<i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a sect, in the ancient church, who +maintained that the human and divine in Jesus Christ constituted but +one composite nature. Also used adjectively.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*phy*sit"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Monophysites, or their doctrines.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*plast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +<i>-plast</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A monoplastic element.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*plas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +<i>-plastic</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>That has one form, or retains +its primary form, as, a <i>monoplastic</i> element.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mon`ople"gi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; a stroke.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Paralysis affecting a single limb.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mon`op*neu"mo*na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Mono-</u>, and <u>Pneumonia</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +suborder of Dipnoi, including the Ceratodus.</def> [Written also +<i>monopneumonia</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*pode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One of a fabulous tribe or race of Ethiopians having but one leg +and foot.</def> <i>Sir J. Mandeville.</i> <i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A monopodium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*po"di*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a +birchen twig or a cornstalk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mon`o*po"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. +<plw><b>Monopodia</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>-ums</b></plw> (#). [L. +See <u>Monopody</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A single and continuous +vegetable axis; -- opposed to <i>sympodium</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. +<grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot: cf. &?;, &?;, one-footed.] +<i>(Pros.)</i> <def>A measure of but a single foot.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*ler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +monopolist.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><! p. 941 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*list</hw> (m&osl;*n&obreve;p"&osl;*l&ibreve;st), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who monopolizes; one who has a +monopoly; one who favors monopoly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nop`o*lis"tic</hw> (-l&ibreve;s"t&ibreve;k), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a monopolist.</def> +<i>North Am. Rev.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +monopolist.</def> <i>Sylvester.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Monopolized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Monopolizing</u> (?).] [From <u>Monopoly</u>.] +<def>To acquire a monopoly of; to have or get the exclusive privilege +or means of dealing in, or the exclusive possession of; to engross +the whole of; as, to <i>monopolize</i> the coffee trade; to +<i>monopolize</i> land.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*li`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +monopolizes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nop"o*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Monopolies</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>monopolium</i>, Gr. &?;, +&?;; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + &?; to sell.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the +exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in some article, or +of trading in some market; sole command of the traffic in anything, +however obtained; as, the proprietor of a patented article is given a +<i>monopoly</i> of its sale for a limited time; chartered trading +companies have sometimes had a <i>monopoly</i> of trade with remote +regions; a combination of traders may get a <i>monopoly</i> of a +particular product.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Raleigh held a <i>monopoly</i> of cards, Essex a +<i>monopoly</i> of sweet wines.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Exclusive possession; as, a +<i>monopoly</i> of land.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If I had a <i>monopoly</i> out, they would have part +on 't.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The commodity or other material thing to +which the monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a <i>monopoly</i> in +France.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*pol"y*logue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> ++ Gr. <grk>poly`s</grk> many + <grk>lo`gos</grk> speech.] <def>An +exhibition in which an actor sustains many characters.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*psy"chism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +Gr. &?; soul.] <def>The doctrine that there is but one immortal soul +or intellect with which all men are endowed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nop"ter*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; with a +row of pillars only; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone, only + &?; feather, +wing, also, a row of pillars: cf. F. <i>monoptère</i>.] +<i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Round and without a cella; consisting of a single +ring of columns supporting a roof; -- said esp. of a +temple.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*nop"ter*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Monoptera</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Monopteral</u>.] +<i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A circular temple consisting of a roof supported +on columns, without a cella.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"op*tote</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>monoptotum</i>, Gr. &?;; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; apt to +fall, fallen, fr. &?; to fall; cf. &?; case.] <i>(Gram.)</i> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A noun having only one case.</def> +<i>Andrews.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A noun having only one ending for the +oblique cases.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*py*re"nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> ++ <i>pyrene</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having but a single stone or +kernel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`or*gan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + +<i>organic</i>.] <i>(Biol. & Med.)</i> <def>Belonging to, or +affecting, a single organ, or set of organs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mon`o*rhi"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?;, &?;, nose.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The Marsipobranchiata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*rhyme</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +<i>rhyme</i>: cf. F. <i>monorime</i>.] <def>A composition in verse, +in which all the lines end with the same rhyme.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*sep"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> ++ <i>sepal</i>: cf. F. <i>monosépale</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Having only one sepal, or the calyx in one piece or composed of +the sepals united into one piece; gamosepalous.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The most recent writers restrict this term to flowers +having a solarity sepal, and use <i>gamosepalous</i> for a calyx +formed by several sepals combined into one piece. Cf. +<u>Monopetalous</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*sperm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A monospermous plant.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*sper"mal</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*sper"mous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + Gr. <grk>spe`rma</grk> seed: cf. +F. <i>monosperme</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having only one +seed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*spher"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> ++ <i>spherical</i>.] <def>Consisting of one sphere only.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*stich</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, from &?; +consisting of one verse; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + +<grk>sti`chos</grk> line, verse.] <def>A composition consisting of +one verse only.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nos"ti*chous</hw> (m&osl;*n&obreve;s"t&ibreve;*kŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Monostich</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers +in grasses of the tribe <i>Chloridæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nos"tro*phe</hw> (m&osl;*n&obreve;s"tr&osl;*f&esl;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mono`strofos</grk> +monostrophic.] <def>A metrical composition consisting of a single +strophe.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*stroph"ic</hw> +(m&obreve;n`&osl;*str&obreve;f"&ibreve;k), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>monostrofiko`s</grk>; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + +<grk>strofh`</grk> strophe.] <i>(Pros.)</i> <def>Having one strophe +only; not varied in measure; written in unvaried measure.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*sul"phide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +<i>sulphide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A sulphide containing one atom +of sulphur, and analogous to a monoxide; -- contrasted with a +<i>polysulphide</i>; as, galena is a <i>monosulphide</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*sul"phu*ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> ++ <i>sulphuret</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See +<u>Monosulphide</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*syl*lab"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>monosyllabique</i>.] <def>Being a monosyllable, or composed of +monosyllables; as, a <i>monosyllabic</i> word; a <i>monosyllabic</i> +language.</def> -- <wf>Mon`o*syl*lab"ic*al*ly</wf> (#), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*syl"la*bism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a monosyllabic form; +frequent occurrence of monosyllables.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*syl`la*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>monosyllabus</i> of one syllable, Gr. &?;: cf. F. +<i>monosyllabe</i>. See <u>Mono-</u>, <u>Syllable</u>.] <def>A word +of one syllable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*syl`la*bled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed +into, or consisting of, monosyllables.</def> <i>Cleveland.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*sym*met"ric</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*sym*met"ric*al</hw> +(?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>symmetric</i>, <i>- +ical</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Monoclinic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*tes"sa*ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; four.] <def>A single narrative framed +from the statements of the four evangelists; a gospel harmony.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mon`o*thal"a*ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>qa`lamos</grk> a chamber.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A division of Foraminifera including those +that have only one chamber.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*thal"a*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Monothalamous</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A foraminifer having +but one chamber.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*thal"a*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> ++ Gr. <grk>qa`lamos</grk> chamber: cf. F. <i>monothalame</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One-chambered.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*thal"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Monothalamous</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Formed from one pistil; -- +said of fruits.</def> <i>R. Brown.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*the"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +Br. &?; box.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having a single +loculament.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*the*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +Gr. &?; god: cf. F. <i>monothéisme</i>.] <def>The doctrine or +belief that there is but one God.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*the*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>monothéiste</i>.] <def>One who believes that there is but +one God.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*the*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to monotheism.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mo*noth"e*lism</hw> (?), <hw>Mo*noth"e*li*tism</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>monothélisme</i>, +<i>monothélitisme</i>.] <def>The doctrine of the +Monothelites.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*noth"e*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; +<grk>mo`nos</grk> alone, only + &?;, &?;, to will, be willing: cf. F. +<i>monothélite</i>.] <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of an +ancient sect who held that Christ had but one will as he had but one +nature. Cf. <u>Monophysite</u>.</def> <i>Gibbon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*the*lit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the Monothelites, or their doctrine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*not"o*cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +Gr. &?; birth, offspring.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Bearing fruit but once; monocarpic.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Uniparous; laying a +single egg.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*not"o*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +Gr. &?; cutting, fr. &?; to cut.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Having a +distinct cleavage in a single direction only.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*tone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Monotonous</u>, <u>Monotony</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>A single unvaried tone or sound.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>The utterance of successive +syllables, words, or sentences, on one unvaried key or line of +pitch.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon`o*ton"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*ton"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or uttered in, a +monotone; monotonous.</def> "<i>Monotonical</i> declamation." +<i>Chesterfield.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*not"o*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +talks in the same strain or on the same subject until weariness is +produced.</def> <i>Richardson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*not"o*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; +<grk>mo`nos</grk> alone, single + &?; tone. See <u>Tone</u>.] +<def>Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity; +characterized by monotony; without change or variety; +wearisome.</def> -- <wf>Mo*not"o*nous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +-- <wf>Mo*not"o*nous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*not"o*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;: cf. F. +<i>monotonie</i>. See <u>Monotonius</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull +uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any irksome sameness, or want of +variety.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>At sea, everything that breaks the <i>monotony</i> of +the surrounding expanse attracts attention.</blockquote> <i>W. +Irving.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mon`o*trem"a*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; hole.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts of the +urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as in birds. The +female lays eggs like a bird. See <i>Duck mole</i>, under +<u>Duck</u>, and <u>Echidna</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*trem"a*tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Monotremata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"o*treme</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>monotrème</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the +Monotremata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`o*tri"glyph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +<i>triglyph</i>: cf. F. <i>monotriglyphe</i>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A +kind of intercolumniation in an entablature, in which only one +triglyph and two metopes are introduced.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*not"ro*pa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>mo`nos</grk> single + &?; turn, from &?; to turn.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the Indian +pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping end of the +stem.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon"o*type</hw> (?), <hw>Mon`o*typ"ic</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + <i>-type</i>: cf. F. +<i>monotype</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having but one type; containing +but one representative; as, a <i>monotypic</i> genus, which contains +but one species.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nov"a*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mono-</i> + +L. <i>valens</i>, p. pr. See <u>Valence</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Having a valence of one; univalent. See +<u>Univalent</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nox"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + +<i>oxide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An oxide containing one atom of +oxygen in each molecule; as, barium <i>monoxide</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*nox"y*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. +&?;, fr. &?; made from one piece of wood; <grk>mo`nos</grk> alone + +&?; wood.] <def>A canoe or boat made from one piece of +timber.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*nox"y*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Monoxylon</u>.] <def>Made of one piece of wood.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mon`o*zo"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. +<grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <grk>zo^,on</grk> an animal.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A division of Radiolaria; -- called also +<i>Monocyttaria</i>.</def> -- <wf>Mon`o*zo"ic</wf> (#), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mon*roe" doc"trine</hw>. <def>See under +<u>Doctrine</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mon`sei`gneur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Messeigneurs</b></plw> (#). [F., fr. <i>mon</i> my + +<i>seigneur</i> lord, L. <i>senior</i> older. See <u>Senior</u>, and +cf. <u>Monsieur</u>.] <def>My lord; -- a title in France of a person +of high birth or rank; as, <i>Monseigneur</i> the Prince, or +<i>Monseigneur</i> the Archibishop. It was given, specifically, to +the dauphin, before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. Mgr.)</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"sel's salt`</hw> (?). <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A basic sulphate +of iron; -- so named from <i>Monsel</i>, a Frenchman.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"sel's so*lu"tion</hw> (?). [See <u>Monsel's salt</u>.] +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>An aqueous solution of Monsel's salt, having +valuable styptic properties.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mon*sieur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Messieurs</b></plw> (#). [F., fr. <i>mon</i> my + +<i>Sieur</i>, abbrev. of <i>seigneur</i> lord. See +<u>Monseigneur</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The common title of +civility in France in speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir.</def> +[Represented by the abbreviation M. or Mons. in the singular, and by +<plw><b>MM.</b></plw> or <plw><b>Messrs.</b></plw> in the +plural.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The oldest brother of the king of +France.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A Frenchman.</def> [Contemptuous] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mon`si*gno"re</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Monsignors</b></plw> (#). [It., my lord. Cf. +<u>Monseigneur</u>.] <def>My lord; -- an ecclesiastical dignity +bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and domestic +rank at the papal court. (Abbrev. Mgr.)</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon*soon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malay +<i>mūsim</i>, fr. Ar. <i>mausim</i> a time, season: cf. F. +<i>monson</i>, <i>mousson</i>, Sr. <i>monzon</i>, Pg. +<i>monção</i>, It. <i>monsone</i>.] <def>A wind blowing +part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the +opposite direction; -- a term applied particularly to periodical +winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the +latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast +from about the middle of October to the middle of December.</def> +</p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>monstre</i>, +F. <i>monstre</i>, fr. L. <i>monstrum</i>, orig., a divine omen, +indicating misfortune; akin of <i>monstrare</i> to show, point out, +indicate, and <i>monere</i> to warn. See <u>Monition</u>, and cf. +<u>Demonstrate</u>, <u>Muster</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Something +of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy; an enormity; a +marvel.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>monster</i> or marvel.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically , an animal or plant +departing greatly from the usual type, as by having too many +limbs.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Any thing or person of unnatural or +excessive ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ster</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Monstrous in +size.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ster</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make +monstrous.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"strance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>monstrantia</i>, fr. L. <i>monstrare</i> to show: cf. OF. +<i>monstrance</i>. See <u>Monster</u>.] <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>A +transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to +view.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon*stra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>monstratio</i>.] <def>The act of demonstrating; proof.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>A certain <i>monstration</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Grafton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon*stros"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Monstrosities</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. +<i>monstruosité</i>. See <u>Monstrous</u>.] <def>The state of +being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is +monstrous; a monster.</def> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>monstrosity</i> never changes the name or affects +the immutability of a species.</blockquote> <i>Adanson (Trans. +).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"strous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>monstruous</i>, F. <i>monstrueux</i>, fr. L. <i>monstruosus</i>, +fr. <i>monstrum</i>. See <u>Monster</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Marvelous; strange.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the qualities of a monster; +deviating greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal; as, a +<i>monstrous</i> birth.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He, therefore, that refuses to do good to them whom he +is bound to love . . . is unnatural and <i>monstrous</i> in his +affections.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Extraordinary in a way to excite wonder, +dislike, apprehension, etc.; -- said of size, appearance, color, +sound, etc.; as, a <i>monstrous</i> height; a <i>monstrous</i> ox; a +<i>monstrous</i> story.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Extraordinary on account of ugliness, +viciousness, or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>So bad a death argues a <i>monstrous</i> +life.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Abounding in monsters.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Where thou, perhaps, under the whelming tide<BR> +Visitest the bottom of the <i>monstrous</i> world.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"strous</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Exceedingly; +very; very much.</def> "A <i>monstrous</i> thick oil on the top." +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And will be <i>monstrous</i> witty on the +poor.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"strous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a monstrous +manner; unnaturally; extraordinarily; as, <i>monstrously</i> +wicked.</def> "Who with his wife is <i>monstrously</i> in love." +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"strous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +quality of being monstrous, unusual, extraordinary.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`stru*os"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Monstrosity.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"stru*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Monstrous.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mont</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Mount</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Mountain.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"taigne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +mountain.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mon*tan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>montanus</i>, +fr. <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, mountain. See <u>Mount</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Of or pertaining to mountains; consisting +of mountains.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ta*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. +Hist.)</i> <def>A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the +second century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, +dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying and +guiding men in the Christian life.</def> -- <wf>Mon`ta*nis"tic</wf> +(#), <wf>Mon`ta*nis"tic*al</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"tant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.,prop., mounting, +fr. <i>monter</i> to mount, fr. L. <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, +mountain. See <u>Mount</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Fencing)</i> +<def>An upward thrust or blow.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>An upright piece in any +framework; a mullion or muntin; a stile.</def> [R.] See +<u>Stile</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>||Mont" de pi`é`té"</hw> (?). [F., fr. It. +<i>monte di pietà</i> mount of piety.] <def>One of certain +public pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the +15th century, the object of which was to lend money at a low rate of +interest to poor people in need; -- called also <i>mount of +piety</i>. The institution has been adopted in other countries, as in +Spain and France. See <u>Lombard-house</u>.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 942 !></p> + +<p><hw>||Mon"te</hw> (m&obreve;n"t&asl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., +lit., mountain, hence, the stock of cards remaining after laying out +a certain number, fr. L. <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, mountain.] +<def>A favorite gambling game among Spaniards, played with dice or +cards.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Monte`-ac"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>monter</i> +to raise + <i>acide</i> acid.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An acid elevator, +as a tube through which acid is forced to some height in a sulphuric +acid manufactory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon*teith"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Monteth</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"tem</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ad montem</i> to +the hillock. See <u>Mount</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A custom, +formerly practiced by the scholars at Eton school, England, of going +every third year, on Whittuesday, to a hillock near the Bath road, +and exacting money from all passers-by, to support at the university +the senior scholar of the school.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon*te"ro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>montera</i> a +hunting cap, fr. <i>montero</i> a huntsman, <i>monte</i> a mountain, +forest, L. <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, mountain. See <u>Mount</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>An ancient kind of cap worn by horsemen or +huntsmen.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mon*teth"</hw> (?), <hw>Mon*teith"</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A vessel in which glasses are washed; -- so +called from the name of the inventor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>New things produce new words, and thus +<i>Monteth</i><BR> +Has by one vessel saved his name from death.</blockquote> +<i>King.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mont`gol"fier</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A balloon +which ascends by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire; a fire +balloon; -- so called from two brothers, Stephen and Joseph +<i>Montgolfier</i>, of France, who first constructed and sent up a +fire balloon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Month</hw> (mŭnth), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>month</i>, <i>moneth</i>, AS. <i>mōnð</i>, +<i>mōnað</i>; akin to <i>mōna</i> moon, and to D. +<i>maand</i> month, G. <i>monat</i>, OHG. <i>mānōd</i>, +Icel. <i>mānuðr</i>, <i>mānaðr</i>, Goth. +<i>mēnōþs</i>. √272. See <u>Moon</u>.] +<def>One of the twelve portions into which the year is divided; the +twelfth part of a year, corresponding nearly to the length of a +synodic revolution of the moon, -- whence the name. In popular use, a +period of four weeks is often called a <i>month</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In the common law, a <i>month</i> is a lunar month, or +twenty-eight days, unless otherwise expressed. <i>Blackstone.</i> In +the United States the rule of the common law is generally changed, +and a <i>month</i> is declared to mean a calendar month. <i>Cooley's +Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>A month mind</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A strong +or abnormal desire</cd>. [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>A celebration made in remembrance of a deceased person a month +after death.</cd> <i>Strype.</i> -- <col><b>Calendar +months</b></col>, <cd>the months as adjusted in the common or +Gregorian calendar; April, June, September, and November, containing +30 days, and the rest 31, except February, which, in common years, +has 28, and in leap years 29.</cd> -- <col><b>Lunar month</b></col>, +<cd>the period of one revolution of the moon, particularly a +synodical revolution; but several kinds are distinguished, as the +<i>synodical month</i>, or period from one new moon to the next, in +mean length 29 d. 12 h. 44 m. 2.87 s.; the <i>nodical month</i>, or +time of revolution from one node to the same again, in length 27 d. 5 +h. 5 m. 36 s.; the <i>sidereal</i>, or time of revolution from a star +to the same again, equal to 27 d. 7 h. 43 m. 11.5 s.; the +<i>anomalistic</i>, or time of revolution from perigee to perigee +again, in length 27 d. 13 h. 18 m. 37.4 s.; and the <i>tropical</i>, +or time of passing from any point of the ecliptic to the same again, +equal to 27 d. 7 h. 43 m. 4.7 s.</cd> -- <col><b>Solar +month</b></col>, <cd>the time in which the sun passes through one +sign of the zodiac, in mean length 30 d. 10 h. 29 m. 4.1 s.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Month"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is a +month old, or which lives for a month.</def> [R.] +<i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Month"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Continued a month, or a performed in a month; as, the +<i>monthly</i> revolution of the moon.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Done, happening, payable, published, etc., +once a month, or every month; as, a <i>monthly</i> visit; +<i>monthly</i> charges; a <i>monthly</i> installment; a +<i>monthly</i> magazine.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Monthly nurse</b></col>, <cd>a nurse who serves for a +month or some short time, esp. one which attends women after +childbirth.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Month"ly</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Monthlies</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A publication which appears +regularly once a month.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Month"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Once a month; in every month; as, the moon changes +<i>monthly</i>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>As if under the influence of the moon; in +the manner of a lunatic.</def> [Obs.] <i>Middleton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ti*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>monticulus</i>, dim. of <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, mountain: cf. +F. <i>monticule</i>. See <u>Mount</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>A +little mount; a hillock; a small elevation or prominence.</def> +[Written also <i>monticule</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mon*tic"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Furnished +with monticles or little elevations.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ti*cule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Monticle</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon*tic"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Monticulate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ti*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mons</i>, +<i>montis</i>, mountain + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Resembling a mountain +in form.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon*tig"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>montigena</i>; <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, mountain + the root of +<i>gignere</i> to beget.] <def>Produced on a mountain.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mon`toir"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>monter</i> to mount. See <u>Montant</u>.] <def>A stone used in +mounting a horse; a horse block.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <i>(Mining)</i> +<def>A heap of ore; a mass undergoing the process of +amalgamation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon*tross"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Matross</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mon"true</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>monter</i> +to mount. See <u>Montoir</u>.] <def>That on which anything is +mounted; a setting; hence, a saddle horse.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon"u*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>monumentum</i>, fr. <i>monere</i> to remind, admonish. See +<u>Monition</u>, and cf. <u>Moniment</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what +is past; a memorial.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Of ancient British art<BR> +A pleasing <i>monument</i>.</blockquote> <i>Philips.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our bruised arms hung up for +<i>monuments</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A building, pillar, stone, or the like, +erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; +as, the Washington <i>monument</i>; the Bunker Hill <i>monument</i>. +Also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>On your family's old <i>monument</i><BR> +Hang mournful epitaphs, and do all rites<BR> +That appertain unto a burial.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A stone or other permanent object, serving +to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A saying, deed, or example, worthy of +record.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Acts and <i>Monuments</i> of these latter and perilous +days.</blockquote> <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Memorial; remembrance; tomb; cenotaph.</p> + +<p><hw>Mon`u*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>monumentalis</i>: cf. F. <i>monumental</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Of, pertaining to, or suitable for, a monument; as, a +<i>monumental</i> inscription.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Serving as a monument; memorial; +preserving memory.</def> "Of pine, or <i>monumental</i> oak." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A work outlasting <i>monumental</i> +brass.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mon`u*men"tal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>By way of memorial.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>By means of monuments.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mon*u"re*id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mon-</i> + +<i>ureid</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of complex +nitrogenous substances regarded as derived from one molecule of urea; +as, alloxan is a <i>monureid</i>.</def> [Written also +<i>monureide</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Moo</hw> (mō), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <pos><i>adv., & +n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Mo</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moo</hw> (m&oomac;), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mooed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mooing</u>.] [Of imitative origin.] <def>To make the noise of a +cow; to low; -- a child's word.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moo</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The lowing of a +cow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mood</hw> (m&oomac;d), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [The same word as +<i>mode</i>, perh. influenced by <i>mood</i> temper. See +<u>Mode</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Manner; style; mode; logical +form; musical style; manner of action or being. See <u>Mode</u> which +is the preferable form).</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Manner of conceiving and +expressing action or being, as positive, possible, hypothetical, +etc., without regard to other accidents, such as time, person, +number, etc.; as, the indicative <i>mood</i>; the infinitive +<i>mood</i>; the subjunctive <i>mood</i>. Same as +<u>Mode</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mood</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mood</i>, <i>mod</i>, +AS. <i>mōd</i>mind, feeling, heart, courage; akin to OS. & +OFries. <i>mōd</i>, D. <i>moed</i>, OHG. <i>muot</i>, G. +<i>muth</i>, <i>mut</i>, courage, Dan. & Sw. <i>mod</i>, Icel. +<i>mōðr</i> wrath, Goth. <i>mōds</i>.] <def>Temper of +mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; +humor; as, a melancholy <i>mood</i>; a suppliant +<i>mood</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Till at the last aslaked was his +<i>mood</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fortune is merry,<BR> +And in this <i>mood</i> will give us anything.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The desperate recklessness of her +<i>mood</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moo"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mother.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mood"i*ly</hw> (m&oomac;d"&ibreve;*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a moody manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mood"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being moody; specifically, liability to strange or violent +moods.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Moo"dir</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. +<i>mudīr</i>.] <def>The governor of a province in Egypt, +etc.</def> [Written also <i>mudir</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mood"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Moody.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mood"ish*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Moodily.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mood"y</hw> (-&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Moodier</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Moodiest</u>.] [AS. <i>mōdig</i> +courageous.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Subject to varying moods, +especially to states of mind which are unamiable or +depressed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; +fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy.</def> +"Every peevish, <i>moody</i> malcontent." <i>Rowe.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Arouse thee from thy <i>moody</i> dream!</blockquote> +<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Gloomy; pensive; sad; fretful; capricious.</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Moo"lah</hw> (?), <hw>Mool"lah</hw> }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>See <u>Mollah</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mool"ley</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Mulley</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon</hw> (m&oomac;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mone</i>, +AS. <i>mōna</i>; akin to D. <i>maan</i>, OS. & OHG. +<i>māno</i>, G. <i>mond</i>, Icel. <i>māni</i>, Dan. +<i>maane</i>, Sw. <i>måne</i>, Goth. <i>mēna</i>, Lith. +<i>menů</i>, L. <i>mensis</i> month, Gr. <grk>mh`nh</grk> moon, +<grk>mh`n</grk> month, Skr. <i>mās</i> moon, month; prob. from +a root meaning to measure (cf. Skr. <i>mā</i> to measure), from +its serving to measure the time. √271. Cf. <u>Mete</u> to +measure, <u>Menses</u>, <u>Monday</u>, <u>Month</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The celestial orb which revolves round the +earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, +borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to +dispel the darkness of night. The diameter of the moon is 2,160 +miles, its mean distance from the earth is 240,000 miles, and its +mass is one eightieth that of the earth. See <i>Lunar month</i>, +under <u>Month</u>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The crescent <i>moon</i>, the diadem of +night.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A secondary planet, or satellite, +revolving about any member of the solar system; as, the <i>moons</i> +of Jupiter or Saturn.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The time occupied by the moon in making +one revolution in her orbit; a month.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A crescentlike outwork. See +<u>Half-moon</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Moon blindness</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<i>(Far.)</i> <cd>A kind of ophthalmia liable to recur at intervals +of three or four weeks</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Med.)</i> +<cd>Hemeralopia.</cd> -- <col><b>Moon dial</b></col>, <cd>a dial used +to indicate time by moonlight.</cd> -- <col><b>Moon face</b></col>, +<cd>a round face like a full moon.</cd> -- <col><b>Moon +madness</b></col>, <cd>lunacy.</cd> [Poetic] -- <col><b>Moon +month</b></col>, <cd>a lunar month.</cd> -- <col><b>Moon +trefoil</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a shrubby species of medic +(<i>Medicago arborea</i>). See <u>Medic</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Moon +year</b></col>, <cd>a lunar year, consisting of lunar months, being +sometimes twelve and sometimes thirteen.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Moon</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mooned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mooning</u>.] <def>To expose to the rays of the moon.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If they have it to be exceeding white indeed, they +seethe it yet once more, after it hath been thus sunned and +<i>mooned</i>.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moon</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To act if moonstruck; +to wander or gaze about in an abstracted manner.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Elsley was <i>mooning</i> down the river by +himself.</blockquote> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"beam`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A ray of light +from the moon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"blind`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dim-sighted; +purblind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"blink`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A temporary +blindness, or impairment of sight, said to be caused by sleeping in +the moonlight; -- sometimes called <i>nyctalopia</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"calf`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A monster; a false conception; a mass of fleshy matter, +generated in the uterus.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dolt; a stupid fellow.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"-cul"mi*na`ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Culminating, or coming to the meredian, at or about the same +time with the moon; -- said of a star or stars, esp. of certain stars +selected beforehand, and named in an ephemeris (as the Nautical +Almanac), as suitable to be observed in connection with the moon at +culmination, for determining terrestrial longitude.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mooned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or resembling +the moon; symbolized by the moon.</def> "Sharpening in <i>mooned</i> +horns." "<i>Mooned</i> Ashtaroth." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +abstractedly wanders or gazes about, as if moonstruck.</def> [R.] +<i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Conduct of one +who moons.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Moon"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little +moon.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"-eye`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A eye affected by the moon; also, a disease in the eye of a +horse.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Any species of American fresh-water fishes of the genus +<i>Hyodon</i>, esp. <i>H. tergisus</i> of the Great Lakes and +adjacent waters.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The cisco.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"-eyed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having eyes +affected by the moon; moonblind; dim-eyed; purblind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"-faced`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +round, full face.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An American marine fish (<i>Vomer +setipennis</i>); -- called also <i>bluntnosed shiner</i>, +<i>horsefish</i>, and <i>sunfish</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>A broad, thin, silvery marine fish (<i>Selene vomer</i>); -- +called also <i>lookdown</i>, and <i>silver moonfish</i>.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The mola. See <u>Sunfish</u>, 1.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"flow`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The oxeye daisy; -- called also <i>moon +daisy</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A kind of morning glory +(<i>Ipomœa Bona-nox</i>) with large white flowers opening at +night.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moong</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same +as <u>Mung</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"glade`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The bright +reflection of the moon's light on an expanse of water.</def> +[Poetic]</p> + +<p><hw>Moo"nie</hw> (m&oomac;"n&ibreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The European goldcrest.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"ish</hw> (m&oomac;n"&ibreve;sh), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Like the moon; variable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Being but a <i>moonish</i> youth.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being without a moon +or moonlight.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon`light`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The light of +the moon.</def> -- <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Occurring during or by +moonlight; characterized by moonlight.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A simpleton; a +lunatic.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Moon"lit`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Illumined by the +moon.</def> "The <i>moonlit</i> sea." <i>Moore.</i> "<i>Moonlit</i> +dells." <i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"rak`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Moonsail</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"rise`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The rising of +the moon above the horizon; also, the time of its rising.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"sail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>A sail sometimes carried in light winds, above a skysail.</def> +<i>R. H. Dana, Jr.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"seed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +climbing plant of the genus <i>Menispermum</i>; -- so called from the +crescentlike form of the seeds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The descent of +the moon below the horizon; also, the time when the moon +sets.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Moon"shee</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. +<i>munishī</i>, fr. Ar. <i>munishī</i> a writer, author, +secretary, tutor.] <def>A Mohammedan professor or teacher of +language.</def> [India]</p> + +<p><hw>Moon"shine`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The light of the moon.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, show without substance or +reality.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A month.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A preparation of eggs for food.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Moon"shine`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Moonlight.</def> +[R.] <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"shin`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person +engaged in illicit distilling; -- so called because the work is +largely done at night.</def> [Cant, U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Moon"shin`y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Moonlight.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I went to see them in a <i>moonshiny</i> +night.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"stone`</hw> (-stōn`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Min.)</i> <def>A nearly pellucid variety of feldspar, showing +pearly or opaline reflections from within. It is used as a gem. The +best specimens come from Ceylon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"strick`en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Moonstruck</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"struck`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Mentally affected or deranged by the supposed influence of the +moon; lunatic.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Produced by the supposed influence of the +moon.</def> "<i>Moonstruck</i> madness." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Made sick by the supposed influence of the +moon, as a human being; made unsuitable for food, as fishes, by such +supposed influence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The herb lunary or honesty. See +<u>Honesty</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any fern of the genus +<i>Botrychium</i>, esp. <i>B. Lunaria</i>; -- so named from the +crescent-shaped segments of its frond.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moon"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Of or pertaining to the moon.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Soft and pale as the <i>moony</i> beam.</blockquote> +<i>J. R. Drake.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Furnished with a moon; bearing a +crescent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But soon the miscreant <i>moony</i> host<BR> +Before the victor cross shall fly.</blockquote> <i>Fenton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Silly; weakly sentimental.</def> [Colloq.] +<i>G. Eliot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moor</hw> (m&oomac;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>More</i>, +<i>Maure</i>, L. <i>Maurus</i> a Moor, a Mauritanian, an inhabitant +of Mauritania, Gr. <grk>May^ros</grk>; cf. <grk>may^ros</grk> black, +dark. Cf. <u>Morris</u> a dance, <u>Morocco</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One of a mixed race inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, and +Tripoli, chiefly along the coast and in towns.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Hist.)</i> <def>Any individual of the +swarthy races of Africa or Asia which have adopted the Mohammedan +religion.</def> "In Spanish history the terms <i>Moors</i>, Saracens, +and Arabs are synonymous." <i>Internat. Cyc.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moor</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mor</i>, AS. +<i>mōr</i> moor, morass; akin to D. <i>moer</i> moor, G. +<i>moor</i>, and prob. to Goth. <i>marei</i> sea, E. <i>mere</i>. See +<u>Mere</u> a lake.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An extensive waste +covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but +sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In her girlish age she kept sheep on the +<i>moor</i>.</blockquote> <i>Carew.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A game preserve consisting of +moorland.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Moor buzzard</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the marsh +harrier.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Moor coal</b></col> +<i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a friable variety of lignite.</cd> -- +<col><b>Moor cock</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the male of the +moor fowl or red grouse of Europe.</cd> -- <col><b>Moor +coot</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <u>Gallinule</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Moor fowl</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>The European ptarmigan, or red grouse (<i>Lagopus +Scoticus</i>)</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The European heath +grouse. See under <u>Heath</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Moor game</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Moor fowl</i> (above).</cd> -- +<col><b>Moor grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tufted perennial +grass (<i>Sesleria cærulea</i>), found in mountain pastures of +Europe.</cd> -- <col><b>Moor hawk</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>the marsh harrier.</cd> -- <col><b>Moor hen</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The female of the moor +fowl</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A gallinule, esp. the European +species. See <u>Gallinule</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>An +Australian rail (<i>Tribonyx ventralis</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Moor +monkey</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the black macaque of Borneo +(<i>Macacus maurus</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Moor titling</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the European stonechat (<i>Pratinocola +rubicola</i>).</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 943 !></p> + +<p><hw>Moor</hw> (m&oomac;r), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Moored</u> (m&oomac;rd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Mooring</u>.] [Prob. fr. D. <i>marren</i> to tie, +fasten, or moor a ship. See <u>Mar</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular +place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains; as, +the vessel was <i>moored</i> in the stream; they <i>moored</i> the +boat to the wharf.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To secure, or fix firmly.</def> +<i>Brougham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moor</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To cast anchor; to +become fast.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>On oozy ground his galleys <i>moor</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moor"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A place for +mooring.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moor"ball`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +fresh-water alga (<i>Cladophora Ægagropila</i>) which forms a +globular mass.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moor"band`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Moorpan</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moor"ess</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female Moor; a +Moorish woman.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moor"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by means of +anchors or fastenings.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which serves to confine a ship to a +place, as anchors, cables, bridles, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The place or condition of a +ship thus confined.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And the tossed bark in <i>moorings</i> +swings.</blockquote> <i>Moore.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mooring block</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a heavy block +of cast iron sometimes used as an anchor for mooring +vessels.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Moor"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From 2d <u>Moor</u>.] +<def>Having the characteristics of a moor or heath.</def> +"<i>Moorish</i> fens." <i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moor"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See 1st <u>Moor</u>, and +cf. <u>Morris</u>, <u>Moresque</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Morocco +or the Moors; in the style of the Moors.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Moorish architecture</b></col>, <cd>the style developed by +the Moors in the later Middle Ages, esp. in Spain, in which the arch +had the form of a horseshoe, and the ornamentation admitted no +representation of animal life. It has many points of resemblance to +the Arabian and Persian styles, but should be distinguished from +them. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Moresque</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Moor"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>mōrland</i>.] <def>Land consisting of a moor or +moors.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moor"pan`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <i>Hard pan</i>, +under <u>Hard</u>.] <def>A clayey layer or pan underlying some moors, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moor"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A species of +English granite, used as a building stone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Moo"ruk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Native name.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A species of cassowary (<i>Casuarius +Bennetti</i>) found in New Britain, and noted for its agility in +running and leaping. It is smaller and has stouter legs than the +common cassowary. Its crest is bilobed; the neck and breast are +black; the back, rufous mixed with black; and the naked skin of the +neck, blue.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moor"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +moors; marshy; fenny; boggy; moorish.</def> <i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>As when thick mists arise from <i>moory</i> +vales.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moor"y</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of blue cloth +made in India.</def> <i>Balfour (Cyc of India).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moose</hw> (m&oomac;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A native name; +Knisteneaux <i>mouswah</i>; Algonquin <i>monse</i>. +<i>Mackenzie</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large cervine mammal +(<i>Alces machlis</i>, or <i>A. Americanus</i>), native of the +Northern United States and Canada. The adult male is about as large +as a horse, and has very large, palmate antlers. It closely +resembles the European elk, and by many zoölogists is considered +the same species. See <u>Elk</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Moose bird</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the Canada +jayor whisky jack. See <u>Whisky jack</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Moose +deer</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Moose</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Moose +yard</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a locality where moose, in +winter, herd together in a forest to feed and for mutual +protection.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Moose"wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The striped maple <i>(Acer +Pennsylvanicum)</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>Leatherwood.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moot</hw> (mōt), <pos><i>v.</i></pos> <def>See 1st +<u>Mot</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moot</hw> (m&oomac;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <def>A ring for gauging wooden pins.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moot</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mooted</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mooting</u>.] [OE. <i>moten</i>, <i>motien</i>, AS. +<i>mōtan</i> to meet or assemble for conversation, to discuss, +dispute, fr. <i>mōt</i>, <i>gemōt</i>, a meeting, an +assembly; akin to Icel. <i>mōt</i>, MHG. <i>muoz</i>. Cf. +<u>Meet</u> to come together.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To argue for +and against; to debate; to discuss; to propose for +discussion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A problem which hardly has been mentioned, much less +<i>mooted</i>, in this country.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: To discuss by way of +exercise; to argue for practice; to propound and discuss in a mock +court.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>First a case is appointed to be <i>mooted</i> by +certain young men, containing some doubtful controversy.</blockquote> +<i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moot</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To argue or plead +in a supposed case.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is a difference between <i>mooting</i> and +pleading; between fencing and fighting.</blockquote> <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moot</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mōt</i>, +<i>gemōt</i>, a meeting; -- usually in comp.] [Written also +<i>mote</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A meeting for discussion and +deliberation; esp., a meeting of the people of a village or district, +in Anglo-Saxon times, for the discussion and settlement of matters of +common interest; -- usually in composition; as, folk- +<i>moot</i>.</def> <i>J. R. Green.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [From <u>Moot</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>A +discussion or debate; especially, a discussion of fictitious causes +by way of practice.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The pleading used in courts and chancery called +<i>moots</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Moot case</b></col>, <cd>a case or question to be mooted; +a disputable case; an unsettled question.</cd> <i>Dryden.</i> -- +<col><b>Moot court</b></col>, <cd>a mock court, such as is held by +students of law for practicing the conduct of law cases.</cd> -- +<col><b>Moot point</b></col>, <cd>a point or question to be debated; +a doubtful question.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Moot</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Subject, or open, to +argument or discussion; undecided; debatable; mooted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moot"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being mooted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moot"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A disputer of a +mooted case.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Moot"-hall`</hw> (?), <hw>Moot"-house`</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mōth&?;s</i>.] <def>A hall for +public meetings; a hall of judgment.</def> [Obs.] "The <i>moot- +hall</i> of Herod." <i>Wyclif.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moot"-hill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(O. Eng. +Law)</i> <def>A hill of meeting or council; an elevated place in the +open air where public assemblies or courts were held by the Saxons; - +- called, in Scotland, <i>mute-hill</i>.</def> <i>J. R. +Green.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moot"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mootmen</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>One who +argued moot cases in the inns of court.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mop</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mope</u>.] <def>A +made-up face; a grimace.</def> "What <i>mops</i> and mowes it makes!" +<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mop</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make a wry +mouth.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mop</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. W. <i>mop</i>, +<i>mopa</i>, Ir. <i>moipal</i>, Gael. <i>moibeal</i>, <i>moibean</i>; +or OF. <i>mappe</i> a napkin (see <u>Map</u>, <u>Napkin</u>).] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An implement for washing floors, or the like, +made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, +fastened to a handle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fair where servants are hired.</def> +[Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The young of any animal; also, a young +girl; a moppet.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mop head</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The end of a +mop, to which the thrums or rags are fastened</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A clamp for holding the thrums or rags of a +mop.</cd> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mop</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mopped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mopping</u>.] <def>To rub or wipe with a mop, or as with a mop; +as, to <i>mop</i> a floor; to <i>mop</i> one's face with a +handkerchief.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mop"board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Carp.)</i> +<def>A narrow board nailed against the wall of a room next to the +floor; skirting board; baseboard. See <u>Baseboard</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mope</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Moped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Moping</u>.] [Cf. D. <i>moppen</i> to pout, Prov. G. <i>muffen</i> +to sulk.] <def>To be dull and spiritless.</def> "<i>Moping</i> +melancholy." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A sickly part of one true sense<BR> +Could not so <i>mope</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mope</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make spiritless and +stupid.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mope</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dull, spiritless +person.</def> <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mope"-eyed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shortsighted; +purblind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mope"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mopish.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mop"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dull; spiritless; +dejected.</def> -- <wf>Mop"ish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mop"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mop"lah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malayalam +<i>māpplia</i>.] <def>One of a class of Mohammedans in +Malabar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mop"pet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From 3d <u>Mop</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A rag baby; a puppet made of cloth; hence, +also, in fondness, a little girl, or a woman.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A long-haired pet +dog.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mop"sey</hw>, <hw>Mop"sy</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A moppet.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A slatternly, untidy woman.</def> +<i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mop"si*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shortsighted; +mope-eyed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mop"stick`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The long handle +of a mop.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"pus</hw> (mō"pŭs), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +mope; a drone.</def> [Obs.] <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*quette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A kind +of carpet having a short velvety pile.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mor"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <def>A game of +guessing the number of fingers extended in a quick movement of the +hand, -- much played by Italians of the lower classes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +leguminous tree of Guiana and Trinidad (<i>Dimorphandra excelsa</i>); +also, its timber, used in shipbuilding and making +furniture.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo"ra</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Rom. & Civil +Law)</i> <def>Delay; esp., culpable delay; postponement.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*raine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. Cf. Prov. G. +<i>mur</i> stones broken off, It. <i>mora</i> a heap of stones, +hillock, G. <i>mürbe</i> soft, broken up, OHG. <i>muruwi</i>, +AS. <i>mearu</i> tender, Gr. &?; to cause to wither, Skr. +<i>mlā</i> to relax.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>An accumulation of +earth and stones carried forward and deposited by a glacier.</def> +<i>Lyell.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; If the moraine is at the extremity of the glacier it is a +<i>terminal moraine</i>; if at the side, a <i>lateral moraine</i>; if +parallel to the side on the central portion of the glacier, a +<i>medial moraine</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Glacier</u>. In the +last case it is formed by the union of the lateral moraines of the +branches of the glacier. A <i>ground moraine</i> is one beneath the +mass of ice.</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*rain"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to a moranie.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. It. +<i>moralis</i>, fr. <i>mos</i>, <i>moris</i>, manner, custom, habit, +way of life, conduct.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Relating to duty or +obligation; pertaining to those intentions and actions of which right +and wrong, virtue and vice, are predicated, or to the rules by which +such intentions and actions ought to be directed; relating to the +practice, manners, or conduct of men as social beings in relation to +each other, as respects right and wrong, so far as they are properly +subject to rules.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Keep at the least within the compass of <i>moral</i> +actions, which have in them vice or virtue.</blockquote> +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Mankind is broken loose from <i>moral</i> +bands.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>She had wandered without rule or guidance in a +<i>moral</i> wilderness.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Conformed to accepted rules of right; +acting in conformity with such rules; virtuous; just; as, a +<i>moral</i> man. Used sometimes in distinction from +<i>religious</i>; as, a <i>moral</i> rather than a religious +life.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The wiser and more <i>moral</i> part of +mankind.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Capable of right and wrong action or of +being governed by a sense of right; subject to the law of +duty.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>moral</i> agent is a being capable of those +actions that have a <i>moral</i> quality, and which can properly be +denominated good or evil in a <i>moral</i> sense.</blockquote> <i>J. +Edwards.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Acting upon or through one's moral nature +or sense of right, or suited to act in such a manner; as, a +<i>moral</i> arguments; <i>moral</i> considerations. Sometimes +opposed to <i>material</i> and <i>physical</i>; as, <i>moral</i> +pressure or support.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Supported by reason or probability; +practically sufficient; -- opposed to <i>legal</i> or +<i>demonstrable</i>; as, a <i>moral</i> evidence; a <i>moral</i> +certainty.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Serving to teach or convey a moral; as, a +<i>moral</i> lesson; <i>moral</i> tales.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Moral agent</b></col>, <cd>a being who is capable of +acting with reference to right and wrong.</cd> -- <col><b>Moral +certainty</b></col>, <cd>a very high degree or probability, although +not demonstrable as a certainty; a probability of so high a degree +that it can be confidently acted upon in the affairs of life; as, +there is a <i>moral certainty</i> of his guilt.</cd> -- <col><b>Moral +insanity</b></col>, <cd>insanity, so called, of the moral system; +badness alleged to be irresponsible.</cd> -- <col><b>Moral +philosophy</b></col>, <cd>the science of duty; the science which +treats of the nature and condition of man as a moral being, of the +duties which result from his moral relations, and the reasons on +which they are founded.</cd> -- <col><b>Moral play</b></col>, <cd>an +allegorical play; a morality.</cd> [Obs.] -- <col><b>Moral +sense</b></col>, <cd>the power of moral judgment and feeling; the +capacity to perceive what is right or wrong in moral conduct, and to +approve or disapprove, independently of education or the knowledge of +any positive rule or law.</cd> -- <col><b>Moral theology</b></col>, +<cd>theology applied to morals; practical theology; +casuistry.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The doctrine or practice of the duties of life; manner of living +as regards right and wrong; conduct; behavior; -- usually in the +plural.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Corrupt in their <i>morals</i> as vice could make +them.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The inner meaning or significance of a +fable, a narrative, an occurrence, an experience, etc.; the practical +lesson which anything is designed or fitted to teach; the doctrine +meant to be inculcated by a fiction; a maxim.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thus may we gather honey from the weed,<BR> +And make a <i>moral</i> of the devil himself.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To point a <i>moral</i>, or adorn a tale.</blockquote> +<i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We protest against the principle that the world of +pure comedy is one into which no <i>moral</i> enters.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A morality play. See <u>Morality</u>, +5.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"al</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To moralize.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo`rale"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Moral</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>The moral condition, or the +condition in other respects, so far as it is affected by, or +dependent upon, moral considerations, such as zeal, spirit, hope, and +confidence; mental state, as of a body of men, an army, and the +like.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"al*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +moralizer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A maxim or +saying embodying a moral truth.</def> <i>Farrar.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>moraliste</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who moralizes; one who +teaches or animadverts upon the duties of life; a writer of essays +intended to correct vice and inculcate moral duties.</def> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who practices moral duties; a person +who lives in conformity with moral rules; one of correct deportment +and dealings with his fellow-creatures; -- sometimes used in +contradistinction to one whose life is controlled by religious +motives.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The love (in the <i>moralist</i> of virtue, but in the +Christian) of God himself.</blockquote> <i>Hammond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*ral"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Moralities</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>moralitas</i>: cf. F. +<i>moralité</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The relation of +conformity or nonconformity to the moral standard or rule; quality of +an intention, a character, an action, a principle, or a sentiment, +when tried by the standard of right.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>morality</i> of an action is founded in the +freedom of that principle, by virtue of which it is in the agent's +power, having all things ready and requisite to the performance of an +action, either to perform or not perform it.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The quality of an action which renders it +good; the conformity of an act to the accepted standard of +right.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Of <i>moralitee</i> he was the flower.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am bold to think that <i>morality</i> is capable of +demonstration.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The doctrines or rules of moral duties, or +the duties of men in their social character; ethics.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The end of <i>morality</i> is to procure the +affections to obey reason, and not to invade it.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The system of <i>morality</i> to be gathered out of . +. . ancient sages falls very short of that delivered in the +gospel.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The practice of the moral duties; +rectitude of life; conformity to the standard of right; virtue; as, +we often admire the politeness of men whose <i>morality</i> we +question.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A kind of allegorical play, so termed +because it consisted of discourses in praise of morality between +actors representing such characters as Charity, Faith, Death, Vice, +etc. Such plays were occasionally exhibited as late as the reign of +Henry VIII.</def> <i>Strutt.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Intent; meaning; moral.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Taketh the <i>morality</i> thereof, good +men.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor`al*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>moralisation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of moralizing; +moral reflections or discourse.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Explanation in a moral sense.</def> <i>T. +Warton.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 944 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"al*ize</hw> (m&obreve;r"<i>a</i>l*īz), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Moralized</u> (?); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Moralizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. +<i>moraliser</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To apply to a moral +purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This fable is <i>moralized</i> in a common +proverb.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Did he not <i>moralize</i> this +spectacle?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, +or examples; to lend a moral to.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>While chastening thoughts of sweetest use, +bestowed<BR> +By Wisdom, <i>moralize</i> his pensive road.</blockquote> +<i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To render moral; to correct the morals +of.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It had a large share in <i>moralizing</i> the poor +white people of the country.</blockquote> <i>D. Ramsay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To give a moral quality to; to affect the +moral quality of, either for better or worse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Good and bad stars <i>moralize</i> not our +actions.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make +moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a +moral.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"al*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +moralizes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>In a moral or ethical sense; according to the rules of +morality.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>By good, good <i>morally</i> so called, "bonum +honestum" ought chiefly to be understood.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>According to moral rules; +virtuously.</def> "To live <i>morally</i>." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In moral qualities; in disposition and +character; as, one who physically and <i>morally</i> endures +hardships.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>In a manner calculated to serve as the +basis of action; according to the usual course of things and human +judgment; according to reason and probability.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is <i>morally</i> impossible for an hypocrite to +keep himself long upon his guard.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*rass"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>marras</i>, +<i>mareis</i> (perh. through D. <i>moeras</i>), fr. F. <i>marais</i>, +prob. from L. <i>mare</i> sea, in LL., any body of water; but perh. +influenced by some German word. See <u>Mere</u> a lake, and cf. +<u>Marsh</u>.] <def>A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh; a +fen.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Morass ore</b></col>. <i>(Min.)</i> <cd>See <i>Bog +ore</i>, under <u>Bog</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>mo*rass"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Marshy; +fenny.</def> [R.] <i>Pennant.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +salt of moric acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>moratio</i>.] +<def>A delaying tarrying; delay.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*ra"vi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Moravia, or to the United Brethren. See +<u>Moravian</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*ra"vi*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> +<def>One of a religious sect called the United Brethren (an offshoot +of the Hussites in Bohemia), which formed a separate church of +Moravia, a northern district of Austria, about the middle of the 15th +century. After being nearly extirpated by persecution, the society, +under the name of The Renewed Church of the United Brethren, was +reëstablished in 1722-35 on the estates of Count Zinzendorf in +Saxony. Called also <i>Herrnhuter</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*ra"vi*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +religious system of the Moravians.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"ay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A muræna.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"bid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>morbidus</i>, +fr. <i>morbus</i> disease; prob. akin to <i>mori</i> to die: cf. F. +<i>morbide</i>, It. <i>morbido</i>. See <u>Mortal</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not sound and healthful; induced by a +diseased or abnormal condition; diseased; sickly; as, <i>morbid</i> +humors; a <i>morbid</i> constitution; a <i>morbid</i> state of the +juices of a plant.</def> "Her sick and <i>morbid</i> heart." +<i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to disease or diseased +parts; as, <i>morbid</i> anatomy.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Diseased; sickly; sick. -- <u>Morbid</u>, +<u>Diseased</u>. <i>Morbid</i> is sometimes used interchangeably with +<i>diseased</i>, but is commonly applied, in a somewhat technical +sense, to cases of a prolonged nature; as, a <i>morbid</i> condition +of the nervous system; a <i>morbid</i> sensibility, etc.</p> + +<p><hw>||Mor`bi*dez"za</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., softness, +delicacy. See <u>Morbid</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> +<def>Delicacy or softness in the representation of flesh.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A term used as a direction +in execution, signifying, with extreme delicacy.</def> +<i>Ludden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor*bid"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The quality or state of being morbid.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Morbid quality; disease; sickness.</def> +<i>C. Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Amount of disease; sick rate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"bid*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a morbid +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"bid*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being morbid; morbidity.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mor*bif"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mor*bif"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>morbus</i> disease + <i>-ficare</i> (in +comp.) to make: cf. F. <i>morbifique</i>. See <u>-fy</u>.] +<def>Causing disease; generating a sickly state; as, a +<i>morbific</i> matter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor*bil"lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>morbilli</i> measles, dim. of L. <i>morbus</i> disease: cf. F. +<i>morbilleux</i>.] <def>Pertaining to the measles; partaking of the +nature of measels, or resembling the eruptions of that disease; +measly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor*bose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>morbosus</i>, +fr. <i>morbus</i> disease.] <def>Proceeding from disease; morbid; +unhealthy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Morbose</i> tumors and excrescences of +plants.</blockquote> <i>Ray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor*bos"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>morbositas</i>.] <def>A diseased state; unhealthiness.</def> [R.] +<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mor`ceau"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A bit; a +morsel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor*da"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mordax</i>, +<i>-acis</i>, fr. <i>mordere</i>, <i>morsum</i>, to bite. See +<u>Morsel</u>.] <def>Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, +sarcastic; severe; scathing.</def> -- <wf>Mor*da"cious*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mor*dac"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mordacitas</i>: cf. F. <i>mordacité</i>. See +<u>Mordacious</u>.] <def>The quality of being mordacious; biting +severity, or sarcastic quality.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"dant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., p. pr. of +<i>mordere</i> to bite; L. <i>mordere</i>. See <u>Morsel</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; +severe.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Dyeing & Calico Printing)</i> <def>Serving +to fix colors.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"dant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., originally, biting.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any corroding substance used in +etching.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Dyeing & Calico Printing)</i> <def>Any +substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction +for organic fibers and coloring matter, serves as a bond of union, +and thus gives fixity to, or <i>bites in</i>, the dyes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gilding)</i> <def>Any sticky matter by +which the gold leaf is made to adhere.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"dant</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mordanted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mordanting</u>.] <def>To subject to the action of, or imbue with, +a mordant; as, to <i>mordant</i> goods for dyeing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"dant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner of +a mordant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mor*den"te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An embellishment resembling a trill.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"di*can*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A biting +quality; corrosiveness.</def> [R.] <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"di*cant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mordicans</i>, p. pr. of <i>mordicare</i> to bite, fr. +<i>mordere</i>: cf. F. <i>mordicant</i>.] <def>Biting; acrid; as, the +<i>mordicant</i> quality of a body.</def> [R.] <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor`di*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mordicatio</i>.] <def>The act of biting or corroding; +corrosion.</def> [R.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"di*ca*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mordicativus</i>.] <def>Biting; corrosive.</def> [R.] +<i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>More</hw> (mōr), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>mōr</i>. See <u>Moor</u> a waste.] <def>A hill.</def> [Prov. +Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>More</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>more</i>, <i>moru</i>; +akin to G. <i>möhre</i> carrot, OHG. <i>moraha</i>, +<i>morha</i>.] <def>A root.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>More</hw>, <pos><i>a., compar.</i></pos> [<i>Positive +wanting</i>; <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Most</u> (mōst).] +[OE. <i>more</i>, <i>mare</i>, and (orig. neut. and adv.) <i>mo</i>, +<i>ma</i>, AS. <i>māra</i>, and (as neut. and adv.) +<i>mā</i>; akin to D. <i>meer</i>, OS. <i>mēr</i>, G. +<i>mehr</i>, OHG. <i>mēro</i>, <i>mēr</i>, Icel. +<i>meiri</i>, <i>meirr</i>, Dan. <i>meere</i>, <i>meer</i>, Sw. +<i>mera</i>, <i>mer</i>, Goth. <i>maiza</i>, a., <i>mais</i>, adv., +and perh. to L. <i>major</i> greater, compar. of <i>magnus</i> great, +and <i>magis</i>, adv., more. √103. Cf. <u>Most</u>, +<u>uch</u>, <u>Major</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Greater; superior; +increased</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Greater in quality, +amount, degree, quality, and the like; with the singular.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He gat <i>more</i> money.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If we procure not to ourselves <i>more</i> +woe.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>More</i>, in this sense, was formerly used in connection +with some other qualifying word, -- <i>a</i>, <i>the</i>, +<i>this</i>, <i>their</i>, etc., -- which now requires the +substitution of <i>greater</i>, <i>further</i>, or the like, for +<i>more</i>.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Whilst sisters nine, which dwell on Parnasse +height,<BR> +Do make them music for their <i>more</i> delight.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>more</i> part knew not wherefore they were come +together.</blockquote> <i>Acts xix. 32.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Wrong not that wrong with a <i>more</i> +contempt.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; +-- with the plural.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The people of the children of Israel are <i>more</i> +and mighter than we.</blockquote> <i>Ex. i. 9.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Additional; other; as, he wept because +there were no <i>more</i> worlds to conquer.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With open arms received one poet +<i>more</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>More</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +greater quantity, amount, or number; that which exceeds or surpasses +in any way what it is compared with.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some +<i>more</i>, some less.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xvi. 17.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is in addition; something other +and further; an additional or greater amount.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They that would have <i>more</i> and <i>more</i> can +never have enough.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>O! That pang where <i>more</i> than madness +lies.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Any more</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Anything or +something additional or further; as, I do not need <i>any +more</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Adverbially: Further; beyond a +certain time; as, do not think <i>any more</i> about it.</cd> -- +<col><b>No more</b></col>, <cd>not anything more; nothing in +addition.</cd> -- <col><b>The more and less</b></col>, <cd>the high +and low.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> "All cried, both <i>less and +more</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>More</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a +greater quantity; in or to a greater extent or degree.</def> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>With a verb or participle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Admiring <i>more</i><BR> +The riches of Heaven's pavement.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>With an adjective or adverb (instead of +the suffix <i>-er</i>) to form the comparative degree; as, +<i>more</i> durable; <i>more</i> active; <i>more</i> +sweetly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Happy here, and <i>more</i> happy +hereafter.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; Double comparatives were common among writers of the +Elizabeth period, and for some time later; as, <i>more</i> brighter; +<i>more</i> dearer.</p> + +<p><blockquote>The duke of Milan<BR> +And his <i>more</i> braver daughter.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i> +</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In addition; further; besides; +again.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Yet once <i>more</i>, O ye laurels, and once +<i>more</i>,<BR> +Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere,<BR> +I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>More and more</b></col>, <cd>with continual increase.</cd> +"Amon trespassed <i>more and more</i>." <i>2 Chron. xxxiii. 23.</i> - +- <col><b>The more</b></col>, <cd>to a greater degree; by an added +quantity; for a reason already specified.</cd> -- <col><b>The more -- +the more</b></col>, <cd>by how much more -- by so much more.</cd> +"<i>The more</i> he praised it in himself, <i>the more</i> he seems +to suspect that in very deed it was not in him." <i>Milton.</i> -- +<col><b>To be no more</b></col>, <cd>to have ceased to be; as, +Cassius <i>is no more</i>; Troy <i>is no more</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those oracles which set the world in flames,<BR> +Nor ceased to burn till kingdoms were <i>no more</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Byron.</i> +</p> + +<p><hw>More</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make more; to +increase.</def> [Obs.] <i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*reen"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Mohair</u>.] +<def>A thick woolen fabric, watered or with embossed figures; -- used +in upholstery, for curtains, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Moril</u>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An edible fungus (<i>Morchella esculenta</i>), the +upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted +hymenium. It is used as food, and for flavoring sauces.</def> +[Written also <i>moril</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mor"el</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Morelle</u>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Nightshade; -- so called from +its blackish purple berries.</def> [Written also <i>morelle</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of cherry. See +<u>Morello</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Great morel</b></col>, <cd>the deadly nightshade.</cd> -- +<col><b>Petty morel</b></col>, <cd>the black nightshade. See +<u>Nightshade</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>More"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Moorland.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*relle"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., orig. fem. of +<i>moreau</i> black, OF. <i>morel</i>, fr. LL. <i>morellus</i>. Cf. +<u>Morello</u>, <u>Murrey</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Nightshade. See 2d +<u>Morel</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*rel"lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. It. +<i>morello</i> blackish, OF. <i>morel</i>. Cf. <u>Morelle</u>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of nearly black cherry with dark red flesh +and juice, -- used chiefly for preserving.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*ren"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> [It.] +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Dying; a gradual decrescendo at the end of a +strain or cadence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>More"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Greatness.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Wyclif.</i></p> + +<p><hw>More*o"ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>More</i> + +<i>over</i>.] <def>Beyond what has been said; further; besides; in +addition; furthermore; also; likewise.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Moreover</i>, he hath left you all his +walks.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Besides</u>, <u>Moreover</u>. Of the two words, +<i>moreover</i> is the stronger and is properly used in solemn +discourse, or when what is added is important to be considered. See +<u>Besides</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>More"pork`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So named from its +cry.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The Australian crested goatsucker +(<i>Ægotheles Novæ-Hollandiæ</i>). Also applied to +other allied birds, as <i>Podargus Cuveiri</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*resk"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> +<def>Moresque.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*resque"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. It. +<i>moresco</i>, or Sp. <i>morisco</i>. See <u>Morris</u>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to, or in the manner or style of, the Moors; +Moorish.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The Moresque style of +architecture or decoration. See <i>Moorish architecture</i>, under +<u>Moorish</u>.</def> [Written also <i>mauresque</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mor`ga*nat"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>matrimonium ad morganaticam</i>, fr. <i>morganatica</i> a morning +gift, a kind of dowry paid on the morning before or after the +marriage, fr. OHG. <i>morgan</i> morning, in <i>morgangeba</i> +morning gift, G. <i>morgengabe</i>. See <u>Morn</u>.] <def>Pertaining +to, in the manner of, or designating, a kind of marriage, called also +<i>left-handed marriage</i>, between a man of superior rank and a +woman of inferior, in which it is stipulated that neither the latter +nor her children shall enjoy the rank or inherit the possessions of +her husband.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i> -- <wf>Mor`ga*nat"ic*al*ly</wf> +(#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"gay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [W. <i>morgi</i> +dogfish, shark; <i>mor</i> sea + <i>ci</i> dog.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The European small-spotted dogfish, or houndfish. See the Note +under <u>Houndfish</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"glay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Claymore</u>.] +<def>A sword.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Morgue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A place where +the bodies of persons found dead are exposed, that they may be +identified, or claimed by their friends; a deadhouse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +folly.] <def>Idiocy; imbecility; fatuity; foolishness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> +<def>A Moor.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>In vain the Turks and <i>Morians</i> armed +be.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"i*bund</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>moribundus</i>, from <i>moriri</i> to die. See <u>Mortal</u>.] +<def>In a dying state; dying; at the point of death.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The patient was comatose and +<i>moribund</i>.</blockquote> <i>Copland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"i*bund</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dying +person.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or +derived from, fustic (see <u>Morin</u>); as, <i>moric</i> +acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"ice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Morisco</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*rig"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>morigeratus</i>, p. p. of <i>morigerari</i> to comply with. See +<u>Morigerous</u>.] <def>Obedient.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*rig`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>morigeratio</i>.] <def>Obsequiousness; obedience.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*rig"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>morigerus</i>; <i>mos</i>, <i>moris</i>, custom, manner + +<i>gerere</i> to bear, conduct.] <def>Obedient; obsequious.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Brathwait.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"il</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>morille</i>; cf. +OHG. <i>morhila</i>, G. <i>morchel</i>, OHG. <i>morha</i> carrot. See +<u>More</u> a root.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An edible fungus. Same as 1st +<u>Morel</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +yellow crystalline substance of acid properties extracted from fustic +(<i>Maclura tinctoria</i>, formerly called <i>Morus tinctoria</i>); - +- called also <i>moric acid</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*rin"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +genus of rubiaceous trees and shrubs, mostly East Indian, many +species of which yield valuable red and yellow dyes. The wood is hard +and beautiful, and used for gunstocks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*rin"din</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A yellow dyestuff extracted from the root bark of an East Indian +plant (<i>Morinda citrifolia</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"i*nel`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>morinelle</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The dotterel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*rin"ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malayam +<i>murunggi</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of trees of Southern +India and Northern Africa. One species (<i>Moringa pterygosperma</i>) +is the horse-radish tree, and its seeds, as well as those of <i>M. +aptera</i>, are known in commerce as <i>ben</i> or <i>ben nuts</i>, +and yield the oil called <i>oil of ben</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*rin"gic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Designating an organic acid obtained from oil of ben. See +<u>Moringa</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo`rin*tan"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. +<i>Morus</i> fustic + E. <i>tannic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannic acid +extracted from fustic (<i>Maclura, formerly Morus, tinctoria</i>) as +a yellow crystalline substance; -- called also +<i>maclurin</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ri*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>morion</i>, Sp. +<i>morrion</i>; cf. Sp. <i>morra</i> the upper part of the head, +<i>morro</i> anything that is round.] <def>A kind of open helmet, +without visor or beaver, and somewhat resembling a hat.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A battered <i>morion</i> on his brow.</blockquote> +<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ri*on</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A +dark variety of smoky quartz.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ri*o*plas`ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; piece +(dim. of &?; a part + <i>-plasty</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The +restoration of lost parts of the body.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 945 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*ris"co</hw> (m&osl;*r&ibreve;s"k&osl;), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Sp. See <u>Morris</u> the dance.] +<def>Moresque.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*ris"co</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>morisco</i> +Moorish.] <def>A thing of Moorish origin;</def> as: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The Moorish language.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A Moorish dance, now called <i>morris +dance</i>.</def> <i>Marston</i>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>One who +dances the Moorish dance.</def> <i>Shak</i>. <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> +<def>Moresque decoration or architecture.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"risk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Morisco</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to Sw. +<i>murken</i> putrefied, Icel. <i>morkinn</i> putrid.] <def>A beast +that has died of disease or by mischance.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Moorland.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mor"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>mort</i> +dead, L. <i>mortuus</i>, fr. <i>moriri</i> to die.] +<def>Mortling.</def> [Eng.] <i>Ainsworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mort-mai</i> a +deadly evil. <i>Nares</i>.] <def>A bad sore; a gangrene; a +cancer.</def> [Obs.] [Written also <i>morrimal</i> and +<i>mortmal</i>.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"mo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>mormw`</grk> a +hideous she-monster, a bugbear.] <def>A bugbear; false terror.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Jonhson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mor"mon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>mormw`n</grk> monster, bugbear.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A genus of sea birds, having a large, thick +bill; the puffin.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The +mandrill.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"mon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>One +of a sect in the United States, followers of Joseph Smith, who +professed to have found an addition to the Bible, engraved on golden +plates, called the <i>Book of Mormon</i>, first published in 1830. +The Mormons believe in polygamy, and their hierarchy of apostles, +etc., has control of civil and religious matters.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The Mormons call their religious organization The Church of +Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Its head claims to receive +revelations of God's will, and to have certain supernatural +powers.</p> + +<p><hw>Mor"mon</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +the Mormons; as, the <i>Mormon</i> religion; <i>Mormon</i> +practices.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"mon*dom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The country +inhabited by the Mormons; the Mormon people.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"mon*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The doctrine, +system, and practices of the Mormons.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"mon*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +Mormon.</def> -- <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mormon.</def> +"<i>Mormonite</i> religion." <i>F. W. Newman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Morn</hw> (môrn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>morwen</i>, <i>morgen</i>, AS. <i>morgen</i>; akin to D. +<i>morgen</i>, OS. <i>morgan</i>, G. <i>morgen</i>, Icel. +<i>morginn</i>, <i>morgunn</i>, Sw. <i>morgon</i>, Dan. +<i>morgen</i>, Goth. <i>maúrgins</i>. Cf. <u>Morrow</u>, +<u>Morning</u>.] <def>The first part of the day; the morning; -- used +chiefly in poetry.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>From <i>morn</i><BR> +To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"ne</hw> (môr"n<i>e</i>), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Of or pertaining to the morn; morning.</def> [Obs.] "White as +<i>morne</i> milk." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Morne</hw> (môrn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>morne</i> sad, sorrowful. See <u>Mourn</u>.] <def>A ring fitted +upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in +tilting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mor`né"</hw> (môr`n&asl;"), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>morne</i> a morne.] <i>(Her.)</i> +<def>Without teeth, tongue, or claws; -- said of a lion represented +heraldically.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Morn"ing</hw> (môrn"&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[OE. <i>morning</i>, <i>morwening</i>. See <u>Morn</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The first or early part of the day, variously +understood as the earliest hours of light, the time near sunrise; the +time from midnight to noon, from rising to noon, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The first or early part; as, the +<i>morning</i> of life.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The goddess Aurora.</def> [Poetic] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Morn"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to the +first part or early part of the day; being in the early part of the +day; as, <i>morning</i> dew; <i>morning</i> light; <i>morning</i> +service.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>She looks as clear<BR> +As <i>morning</i> roses newly washed with dew.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Morning gown</b></col>, <cd>a gown worn in the morning +before one is dressed for the day.</cd> -- <col><b>Morning +gun</b></col>, <cd>a gun fired at the first stroke of reveille at +military posts.</cd> -- <col><b>Morning sickness</b></col> +<i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>nausea and vomiting, usually occurring in the +morning; -- a common sign of pregnancy.</cd> -- <col><b>Morning +star</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Any one of the planets +(Venus, Jupiter, Mars, or Saturn) when it precedes the sun in rising, +esp. Venus. Cf. <i>Evening star</i>, <u>Evening</u>.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Satan. See <u>Lucifer</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Since he miscalled the <i>morning star</i>,<BR> +Nor man nor fiend hath fallen so far.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>A weapon consisting of a heavy ball set +with spikes, either attached to a staff or suspended from one by a +chain.</cd> -- <col><b>Morning watch</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, +<cd>the watch between four <u>A. M.</u> and eight <u>A. +M.</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Morn"ing-glo`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A climbing plant (<i>Ipomœa purpurea</i>) having handsome, +funnel-shaped flowers, usually red, pink, purple, white, or +variegated, sometimes pale blue. See <u>Dextrorsal</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Morn"ing*tide`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Morning +time.</def> [Poetic]</p> + +<p><hw>Morn"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Towards the +morn.</def> [Poetic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>And <i>mornward</i> now the starry hands move +on.</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. It. <i>mora</i> +mulberry, L. <i>morum</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A small abscess or +tumor having a resemblance to a mulberry.</def> +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*roc"can</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Morocco, or its inhabitants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*roc"co</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Named from +<i>Morocco</i>, the country. Cf. <u>Morris</u> the dance.] <def>A +fine kind of leather, prepared commonly from goatskin (though an +inferior kind is made of sheepskin), and tanned with sumac and dyed +of various colors; -- said to have been first made by the +Moors.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*rol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>mwrologi`a</grk> foolish talk, <grk>mw^ros</grk> foolish + +<grk>lo`gos</grk> discourse.] <def>Foolish talk; nonsense; +folly.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*rone"</hw> (m&osl;*rōn"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Maroon; the color of an unripe black mulberry.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo`ro*sau"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. +<grk>mw^ros</grk> stupid + <grk>sau^ros</grk> lizard.] +<i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct genus of large herbivorous +dinosaurs, found in Jurassic strata in America.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*rose"</hw> (m&osl;*rōs"), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>morosus</i>, prop., excessively addicted to any particular way or +habit, fr. <i>mos</i>, <i>moris</i>, manner, habit, way of life: cf. +F. <i>morose</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of a sour temper; sullen +and austere; ill-humored; severe.</def> "A <i>morose</i> and affected +taciturnity." <i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Lascivious; brooding over evil +thoughts.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Sullen; gruff; severe; austere; gloomy; crabbed; +crusty; churlish; surly; ill-humored.</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*rose"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Sourly; with +sullen austerity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*rose"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Sourness of +temper; sulenness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Learn good humor, never to oppose without just reason; +abate some degrees of pride and <i>moroseness</i>.</blockquote> <i>I. +Watts.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Moroseness</i> is not precisely <i>peevishness</i> or +<i>fretfulness</i>, though often accompanied with it. It denotes more +of silence and severity, or ill-humor, than the irritability or +irritation which characterizes <i>peevishness</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*ro"sis</hw> (m&osl;*rō"s&ibreve;s), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>mw`rwsis</grk>, fr. +<grk>mw^ros</grk> silly, foolish.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Idiocy; +fatuity; stupidity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*ros"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>morositas</i>: cf. F. <i>morosité</i>.] +<def>Moroseness.</def> [R.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ro*soph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>mo^ros</grk> foolish + <grk>sofo`s</grk> wise.] <def>A +philosophical or learned fool.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*ro"sous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Morose.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sheldon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*rox"ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Gr. &?;, &?;, a +sort of pipe clay.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A variety of apatite of a +greenish blue color.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*rox"y*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A morate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor`ox*yl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>morus</i> a +mulberry tree + Gr. &?; wood.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, +or derived from, the mulberry; moric.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"phe*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating +to Morpheus, to dreams, or to sleep.</def> <i>Keats.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"pheus</hw> (môr"fūs <i>or</i> +môr"f&esl;*ŭs), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. +<grk>Morfey`s</grk> prop., the fashioner or molder, because of the +shapes he calls up before the sleeper, fr. <grk>morfh`</grk> form, +shape.] <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>The god of dreams.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"phew</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>morpheé</i>, LL. <i>morphea</i>; cf. It. <i>morfea</i>.] +<def>A scurfy eruption.</def> [Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"phew</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover with a +morphew.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mor"phi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Morphine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"phine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Morpheus: cf. +F. <i>morphine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A bitter white crystalline +alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and +much used as an anodyne; -- called also <i>morphia</i>, and +<i>morphina</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"phin*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>A morbid condition produced by the excessive or prolonged use of +morphine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mor"pho</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, an +epithet of Venus.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous +species of large, handsome, tropical American butterflies, of the +genus <i>Morpho</i>. They are noted for the very brilliant metallic +luster and bright colors (often blue) of the upper surface of the +wings. The lower surface is usually brown or gray, with eyelike +spots.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor*phog"e*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>form</i> + +root of &?; to be born.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>History of the evolution +of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of +forms; -- distinguished from <i>physiogeny</i>.</def> +<i>Haeckel.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mor`pho*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mor`pho*log"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>morphologique</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Of, pertaining to, or according to, the principles of +morphology.</def> -- <wf>Mor`pho*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mor*phol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>One who is versed in the science of morphology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor*phol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; form + +<i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>morphologie</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>That +branch of biology which deals with the structure of animals and +plants, treating of the forms of organs and describing their +varieties, homologies, and metamorphoses. See <u>Tectology</u>, and +<u>Promorphology</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"phon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, p. pr. of +&?; to form.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A morphological individual, +characterized by definiteness of form, in distinction from +<i>bion</i>, a physiological individual. See <u>Tectology</u>.</def> +<i>Haeckel.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; Of morphons there are six orders or categories: 1. Plastids +or elementary organisms. 2. Organs, homoplastic or heteroplastic. 3. +Antimeres (opposite or symmetrical or homotypic parts). 4. Metameres +(successive or homodynamous parts). 5. Personæ (shoots or buds +of plants, individuals in the narrowest sense among the higher +animals). 6. Corms (stocks or colonies). For orders 2, 3, and 4 the +term <i>idorgan</i> has been recently substituted. See +<u>Idorgan</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mor*phon"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; form + +&?; a law.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The laws of organic +formation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"pho*phy`ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; form + +&?; a clan.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The tribal history of forms; that +part of phylogeny which treats of the tribal history of forms, in +distinction from the tribal history of functions.</def> +<i>Haeckel.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mor*pho"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +form, fr. &?; form.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The order or mode of +development of an organ or part.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor*phot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; fit for +forming.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Connected with, or becoming an +integral part of, a living unit or of the morphological framework; +as, <i>morphotic</i>, or tissue, proteids.</def> <i>Foster.</i></p> + +<p><hw>-mor"phous</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; form.] <def>A combining form +denoting <i>form</i>, <i>shape</i>; as, iso<i>morphous</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"pi*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>mordre</i> to bite + L. <i>pedis</i> louse.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A louse.</def> <i>Hudibras.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"rice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as 1st +<u>Morris</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"rice</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dancing the morrice; +dancing.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In shoals and bands, a <i>morrice</i> +train.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"ri*cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A morris +dancer.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mor"ri*mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mormal</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"ris</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>morisco</i> +Moorish, fr. <i>Moro</i> a Moor: cf. F. <i>moresque</i>, It. +<i>moresca</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A Moorish dance, usually +performed by a single dancer, who accompanies the dance with +castanets.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dance formerly common in England, often +performed in pagenats, processions, and May games. The dancers, +grotesquely dressed and ornamented, took the parts of Robin Hood, +Maidmarian, and other fictitious characters.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An old game played with counters, or men, +which are placed at the angles of a figure drawn on a board or on the +ground; also, the board or ground on which the game is +played.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The nine-men's <i>morris</i> is filled up with +mud.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The figure consists of three concentric squares, with lines +from the angles of the outer one to those of the inner, and from the +middle of each side of the outer square to that of the inner. The +game is played by two persons with nine or twelve pieces each (hence +called <i>nine-men's morris</i> or <i>twelve-men's morris</i>). The +pieces are placed alternately, and each player endeavors to prevent +his opponent from making a straight row of three. Should either +succeed in making a row, he may take up one of his opponent's pieces, +and he who takes off all of his opponent's pieces wins the game.</p> + +<p><hw>Mor"ris</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from its +discoverer.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A marine fish having a very +slender, flat, transparent body. It is now generally believed to be +the young of the conger eel or some allied fish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"ris-pike`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Moorish +pike.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mor"rot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Marrot</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>morwe</i>, +<i>morwen</i>, AS. <i>morgen</i>. See <u>Morn</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Morning.</def> [Obs.] "White as +<i>morrow's</i> milk." <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We loved he by the <i>morwe</i> a sop in +wine.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The next following day; the day subsequent +to any day specified or understood.</def> <i>Lev. vii. 16.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Till this stormy night is gone,<BR> +And the eternal <i>morrow</i> dawn.</blockquote> <i>Crashaw.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The day following the present; to- +morrow.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Good morrow</b></col>, <cd>good morning; -- a form of +salutation.</cd> -- <col><b>To morrow</b></col>. <cd>See <u>To- +morrow</u> in the Vocabulary.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Morse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>morse</i>, Russ. +<i>morj'</i>; perh. akin to E. <i>mere</i> lake; cf. Russ. +<i>more</i> sea.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The walrus. See +<u>Walrus</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Morse</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>morsus</i> a biting, a +clasp, fr. <i>mordere</i> to bite.] <def>A clasp for fastening +garments in front.</def> <i>Fairholt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Morse" al"pha*bet</hw> (?). <def>A telegraphic alphabet in +very general use, inventing by Samuel F.B.Morse, the inventor of +Morse's telegraph. The letters are represented by dots and dashes +impressed or printed on paper, as, .- (A), - . . . (B), -.. (D), . +(E), .. (O), . . . (R), -- (T), etc., or by sounds, flashes of light, +etc., with greater or less intervals between them.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>morsel</i>, F. +<i>morceau</i>, LL. <i>morsellus</i>, a dim. fr. L. <i>morsus</i> a +biting, bite, fr. <i>mordere</i> to bite; prob. akin to E. +<i>smart</i>. See <u>Smart</u>, and cf. <u>Morceau</u>, +<u>Mordant</u>, <u>Muse</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, <u>Muzzle</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little bite or bit of +food.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Every <i>morsel</i> to a satisfied hunger is only a +new labor to a tired digestion.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small quantity; a little piece; a +fragment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"sing horn`</hw> (?). <def>A horn or flask for holding +powder, as for priming.</def> [Scot.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor`si*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +biting or gnawing.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mor"sure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>mordere</i>, <i>morsum</i>, to bite.] <def>The act of +biting.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mort</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>margt</i>, +neut. of <i>margr</i> many.] <def>A great quantity or number.</def> +[Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>There was a <i>mort</i> of merrymaking.</blockquote> +<i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mort</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etym. uncert.] <def>A woman; +a female.</def> [Cant]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Male gypsies all, not a <i>mort</i> among +them.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mort</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A salmon in its third year.</def> [Prov. +Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mort</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., death, fr. L. +<i>mors</i>, <i>mortis</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Death; esp., the +death of game in the chase.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A note or series of notes sounded on a +horn at the death of game.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The sportsman then sounded a treble +<i>mort</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The skin of a sheep or lamb that has died +of disease.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Mort cloth</b></col>, <cd>the pall spread over a coffin; +black cloth indicative or mourning; funeral hangings.</cd> +<i>Carlyle.</i> -- <col><b>Mort stone</b></col>, <cd>a large stone by +the wayside on which the bearers rest a coffin.</cd> [Eng.] <i>H. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>mortel</i>, L. +<i>mortalis</i>, from <i>mors</i>, <i>mortis</i>, death, fr. +<i>moriri</i> 8die; akin to E. <i>murder</i>. See <u>Murder</u>, and +cf. <u>Filemot</u>, <u>Mere</u> a lake, <u>Mortgage</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is +<i>mortal</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Destructive to life; causing or +occasioning death; terminating life; exposing to or deserving death; +deadly; as, a <i>mortal</i> wound; a <i>mortal</i> sin.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fatally vulnerable; vital.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Last of all, against himself he turns his sword, but +missing the <i>mortal</i> place, with his poniard finishes the +work.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the time of +death.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Safe in the hand of one disposing Power,<BR> +Or in the natal or the <i>mortal</i> hour.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Affecting as if with power to kill; +deathly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The nymph grew pale, and in a <i>mortal</i> +fright.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Human; belonging to man, who is mortal; +as, <i>mortal</i> wit or knowledge; <i>mortal</i> power.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The voice of God<BR> +To <i>mortal</i> ear is dreadful.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Very painful or tedious; wearisome; as, a +sermon lasting two <i>mortal</i> hours.</def> [Colloq.] <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mortal foe</b></col>, <col><b>Mortal enemy</b></col>, +<cd>an inveterate, desperate, or implacable enemy; a foe bent on +one's destruction.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"tal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A being subject to +death; a human being; man.</def> "Warn poor <i>mortals</i> left +behind." <i>Tickell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor*tal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mortalitas</i>: cf. F. <i>mortalité</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The condition or quality of being mortal; +subjection to death or to the necessity of dying.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When I saw her die,<BR> +I then did think on your <i>mortality</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Carew.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 946 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Human life; the life of a mortal +being.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>From this instant<BR> +There 's nothing serious in <i>mortality</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Those who are, or that which is, mortal; +the human race; humanity; human nature.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Take these tears, <i>mortality's</i> +relief.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Death; destruction.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The whole sum or number of deaths in a +given time or a given community; also, the proportion of deaths to +population, or to a specific number of the population; death rate; +as, a time of great, or low, <i>mortality</i>; the <i>mortality</i> +among the settlers was alarming.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Bill of mortality</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Bill</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Law of mortality</b></col>, <cd>a +mathematical relation between the numbers living at different ages, +so that from a given large number of persons alive at one age, it can +be computed what number are likely to survive a given number of +years.</cd> -- <col><b>Table of mortality</b></col>, <cd>a table +exhibiting the average relative number of persons who survive, or who +have died, at the end of each year of life, out of a given number +supposed to have been born at the same time.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"tal*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mortalized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Mortalizing</u> (?).] <def>To make mortal.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mor"tal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>In a mortal manner; so as to cause death; as, <i>mortally</i> +wounded.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In the manner of a mortal or of mortal +beings.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I was <i>mortally</i> brought forth.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In an extreme degree; to the point of +dying or causing death; desperately; as, <i>mortally</i> +jealous.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Adrian <i>mortally</i> envied poets, painters, and +artificers, in works wherein he had a vein to excel.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"tal*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of being +mortal; mortality.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"tar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>morter</i>, AS. +<i>mortēre</i>, L. <i>mortarium</i>: cf. F. <i>mortier</i> +mortar. Cf. sense 2 (below), also 2d <u>Mortar</u>, <u>Martel</u>, +<u>Morter</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A strong vessel, commonly in +form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed +with a pestle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [F. <i>mortier</i>, fr. L. <i>mortarium</i> +mortar (for trituarating).] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A short piece of +ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high +angles of elevation, as 45°, and even higher; -- so named from +its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mortar bed</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a framework of +wood and iron, suitably hollowed out to receive the breech and +trunnions of a mortar.</cd> -- <col><b>Mortar boat</b></col> or +<col><b>vessel</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>a boat strongly built +and adapted to carrying a mortar or mortars for bombarding; a bomb +ketch.</cd> -- <col><b>Mortar piece</b></col>, <cd>a mortar.</cd> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"tar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mortier</i>, F. +<i>mortier</i>, L. <i>mortarium</i> mortar, a large basin or trough +in which mortar is made, a mortar (in sense 1, above). See 1st +<u>Mortar</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A building material made by +mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and +sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, +bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mortar bed</b></col>, <cd>a shallow box or receptacle in +which mortar is mixed.</cd> -- <col><b>Mortar board</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A small square board with a handle beneath, +for holding mortar; a hawk</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A cap with a +broad, projecting, square top; -- worn by students in some +colleges.</cd> [Slang]</p> + +<p><hw>Mor"tar</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To plaster or make +fast with mortar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"tar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mortier</i>. See +<u>Mortar</u> a vessel.] <def>A chamber lamp or light.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mort"gage</hw> (môr"g&asl;j; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F. <i>mort-gage</i>; <i>mort</i> dead (L. <i>mortuus</i>) + +<i>gage</i> pledge. See <u>Mortal</u>, and <u>Gage</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A conveyance of property, upon +condition, as security for the payment of a debt or the preformance +of a duty, and to become void upon payment or performance according +to the stipulated terms; also, the written instrument by which the +conveyance is made.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; It was called a <i>mortgage</i> (or <i>dead pledge</i>) +because, whatever profit it might yield, it did not thereby redeem +itself, but became lost or <i>dead</i> to the mortgager upon breach +of the condition. But in equity a <i>right of redemption</i> is an +inseparable incident of a mortgage until the mortgager is debarred by +his own laches, or by judicial decree. <i>Cowell.</i> +<i>Kent.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>State of being pledged; as, lands given in +<i>mortgage</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Chattel mortgage</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Chattel</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To foreclose a mortgage</b></col>. +<cd>See under <u>Foreclose</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mortgage +deed</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a deed given by way of +mortgage.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mort"gage</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mortgaged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mortgaging</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To grant +or convey, as property, for the security of a debt, or other +engagement, upon a condition that if the debt or engagement shall be +discharged according to the contract, the conveyance shall be void, +otherwise to become absolute, subject, however, to the right of +redemption.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: To pledge, either literally or +figuratively; to make subject to a claim or obligation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mortgaging</i> their lives to +covetise.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I myself an <i>mortgaged</i> to thy will.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mort`ga*gee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>The person to whom property is mortgaged, or to whom a mortgage +is made or given.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mort"gage*or</hw>, <hw>Mort"ga*gor</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who gives a +mortgage.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The letter <i>e</i> is required analogically after the +second <i>g</i> in order to soften it; but the spelling +<i>mortgagor</i> is in fact the prevailing form. When the word is +contradistinguished from <i>mortgagee</i> it is accented on the last +syllable (-jôr").</p> + +<p><hw>Mort"ga*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>One who gives a mortgage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"tif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mortifier</i>; <i>mors</i>, <i>mortis</i>, death + <i>ferre</i> to +bring: cf. F. <i>mortifère</i>.] <def>Bringing or producing +death; deadly; destructive; as, a <i>mortiferous</i> herb.</def> +<i>Gov. of Tongue.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>mortificatio</i> a killing. See <u>Mortify</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of mortifying, or the condition of +being mortified</def>; especially: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>The death of one part of an animal body, while the rest +continues to live; loss of vitality in some part of a living animal; +gangrene.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Alchem. & +Old Chem.)</i> <def>Destruction of active qualities; +neutralization.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<def>Subjection of the passions and appetites, by penance, +abstinence, or painful severities inflicted on the body.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>mortification</i> of our lusts has something in +it that is troublesome, yet nothing that is +unreasonable.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Hence: Deprivation or depression of self- +approval; abatement of pride; humiliation; chagrin; +vexation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We had the <i>mortification</i> to lose sight of +Munich, Augsburg, and Ratisbon.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which mortifies; the cause of +humiliation, chagrin, or vexation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is one of the vexatious <i>mortifications</i> of a +studious man to have his thoughts discovered by a tedious +visit.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>A gift to some +charitable or religious institution; -- nearly synonymous with +<i>mortmain</i>.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Chagrin; vexation; shame. See <u>Chagrin</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mor"ti*fied</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> of +<u>Mortify</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"ti*fied*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +of being mortified; humiliation; subjection of the passions.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mor"ti*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, mortifies.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"ti*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mortified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mortifying</u> (?).] [OE. <i>mortifien</i>, F. <i>mortifier</i>, +fr. L. <i>mortificare</i>; L. <i>mors</i>, <i>mortis</i>, death + +<i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>Mortal</u>, and <u>- +fy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To destroy the organic texture and +vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To destroy the active powers or essential +qualities of; to change by chemical action.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Quicksilver is <i>mortified</i> with +turpentine.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He <i>mortified</i> pearls in vinegar.</blockquote> +<i>Hakewill.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To deaden by religious or other +discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly +desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With fasting <i>mortified</i>, worn out with +tears.</blockquote> <i>Harte.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mortify</i> thy learned lust.</blockquote> +<i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mortify</i>, therefore, your members which are upon +the earth.</blockquote> <i>Col. iii. 5.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To affect with vexation, chagrin, or +humiliation; to humble; to depress.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which +exceedingly <i>mortified</i> our expectations.</blockquote> +<i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>How often is the ambitious man <i>mortified</i> with +the very praises he receives, if they do not rise so high as he +thinks they ought!</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"ti*fy</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living +body; to gangrene.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To practice penance from religious +motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This makes him . . . give alms of all that he hath, +watch, fast, and <i>mortify</i>.</blockquote> <i>Law.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, +desires, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"ti*fy`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Tending to mortify; affected by, or having +symptoms of, mortification; as, a <i>mortifying</i> wound; +<i>mortifying</i> flesh.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; as, +<i>mortifying</i> penances.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; +as, a <i>mortifying</i> repulse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"ti*fy`ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +mortifying manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"tise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mortaise</i>; +cf. Sp. <i>mortaja</i>, Ar. <i>murtazz</i> fixed, or W. +<i>mortais</i>, Ir. <i>mortis</i>, <i>moirtis</i>, Gael. +<i>moirteis</i>.] <def>A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other +material, to receive something (as the end of another piece) made to +fit it, and called a <i>tenon</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mortise and tenon</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>made with +a mortise and tenon; joined or united by means of a mortise and +tenon; -- used adjectively.</cd> -- <col><b>Mortise joint</b></col>, +<cd>a joint made by a mortise and tenon.</cd> -- <col><b>Mortise +lock</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Lock</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mortise +wheel</b></col>, <cd>a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs inserted in +mortises on its face or edge; -- also called <i>mortise gear</i>, and +<i>core gear</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"tise</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mortised</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mortising</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut or make a mortise +in.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; +as, to <i>mortise</i> a beam into a post, or a joist into a +girder.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mort"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Morling</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An animal, as a sheep, dead of disease or +privation; a morling.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wool plucked from a dead sheep; +morling.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mort"main`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mort</i>, +<i>morte</i>, dead + <i>main</i> hand; F. <i>main-morte</i>. See +<u>Mortal</u>, and <u>Manual</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Possession of +lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead hands, or hands that +cannot alienate.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The term was originally applied to conveyance of land made +to ecclesiastical bodies; afterward to conveyance made to <i>any</i> +corporate body. <i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mort"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mormal</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mort"pay`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mort</i> dead ++ E. <i>pay</i>.] <def>Dead pay; the crime of taking pay for the +service of dead soldiers, or for services not actually rendered by +soldiers.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mor"tress</hw> (?), <hw>Mor"trew</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mortar</u>.] <def>A dish of meats and +other ingredients, cooked together; an ollapodrida.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"tu*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mortuaries</b></plw> (#). [LL. <i>mortuarium</i>. See +<u>Mortuary</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sort +of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, +the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to +have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to +make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the +deceased had been guilty.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A burial place; a place for the +dead.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A place for the reception of the dead +before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"tu*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mortuarius</i>, fr. <i>mortuus</i> dead: cf. F. <i>mortuaire</i>. +See <u>Mortal</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the dead; as, +<i>mortuary</i> monuments.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mortuary urn</b></col>, <cd>an urn for holding the ashes +of the dead.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Mor"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Morulæ</b></plw> (#). [NL., dim. of L. <i>morum</i> a +mulberry.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The sphere or globular mass of cells +(<i>blastomeres</i>), formed by the clevage of the ovum or egg in the +first stages of its development; -- called also <i>mulberry mass</i>, +<i>segmentation sphere</i>, and <i>blastosphere</i>. See +<u>Segmentation</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mor`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>The process of cleavage, or segmentation, of the ovum, by which +a morula is formed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mo"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., mulberry tree. +See <u>Mulberry</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of trees, some +species of which produce edible fruit; the mulberry. See +<u>Mulberry</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <col><b>Morus alba</b></col> is the white mulberry, a +native of India or China, the leaves of which are extensively used +for feeding silkworms, for which it furnishes the chief food. -- +<col><b>Morus multicaulis</b></col>, the many-stemmed or Chinese +mulberry, is only a form of white mulberry, preferred on account of +its more abundant leaves. -- <col><b>Morus nigra</b></col>, the black +mulberry, produces a dark-colored fruit, of an agreeable flavor.</p> + +<p><hw>Mor"we</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Morrow</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mor"wen*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Morning.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mo*sa"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mosaïque</i>; cf. Pr. <i>mozaic</i>, <i>musec</i>, Sp. & Pg. +<i>mosaico</i>, It. <i>mosaico</i>, <i>musaico</i>, LGr. &?;, &?;, L. +<i>musivum</i>; all fr. Gr. &?; belonging to the Muses. See +<u>Muse</u> the goddess.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> +<def>A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small pieces +of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; -- called also +<i>mosaic work</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A picture or design made in mosaic; an +article decorated in mosaic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*sa"ic</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +the style of work called mosaic; formed by uniting pieces of +different colors; variegated; tessellated; also, composed of various +materials or ingredients.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A very beautiful <i>mosaic</i> pavement.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Florentine mosaic</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Florentine</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mosaic gold</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>See <u>Ormolu</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>Stannic sulphide, SnS<sub>2</sub>, obtained as a yellow scaly +crystalline powder, and used as a pigment in bronzing and gilding +wood and metal work. It was called by the alchemists <i>aurum +musivum</i>, or <i>aurum mosaicum</i>. Called also <i>bronze +powder</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mosaic work</b></col>. <cd>See +<u>Mosaic</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*sa"ic</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <i>Moses</i>.] +<def>Of or pertaining to Moses, the leader of the Israelites, or +established through his agency; as, the <i>Mosaic</i> law, rites, or +institutions.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*sa"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mosaic (in +either sense).</def> "A <i>mosaical</i> floor." <i>Sir P. +Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*sa"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner +of a mosaic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"sa*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Attachment to +the system or doctrines of Moses; that which is peculiar to the +Mosaic system or doctrines.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mos"a*saur</hw> (?), <hw>Mos`a*sau"ri*an</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>One of an extinct order of +reptiles, including Mosasaurus and allied genera. See +<u>Mosasauria</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mos`a*sau"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Mosasaurus</u>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An order of large, extinct, +marine reptiles, found in the Cretaceous rocks, especially in +America. They were serpentlike in form and in having loosely +articulated and dilatable jaws, with large recurved teeth, but they +had paddlelike feet. Some of them were over fifty feet long. They +are, essentially, fossil sea serpents with paddles. Called also +<i>Pythonomarpha</i>, and <i>Mosasauria</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mos`a*sau"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. +<i>Mosa</i> the River Meuse (on which Meastricht is situated) + Gr. +&?; a lizard.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A genus of extinct marine +reptiles allied to the lizards, but having the body much elongated, +and the limbs in the form of paddles. The first known species, nearly +fifty feet in length, was discovered in Cretaceous beds near +Maestricht, in the Netherlands.</def> [Written also +<i>Mososaurus</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mos"cha*tel`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; musk: cf. +F. <i>moscatelline</i>. See <u>Muscadel</u>, <u>Musk</u>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant of the genus <i>Adoxa</i> (<i>A. +moschatellina</i>), the flowers of which are pale green, and have a +faint musky smell. It is found in woods in all parts of Europe, and +is called also <i>hollow root</i> and <i>musk crowfoot</i>.</def> +<i>Loudon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mos"chine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to <i>Moschus</i>, a genus including the musk deer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mos"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Muzzle</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*selle"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A light wine, +usually white, produced in the vicinity of the river +Moselle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ses</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A large flatboat, +used in the West Indies for taking freight from shore to +ship.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mosk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mosque</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mos"lem</hw> (m&obreve;z"l&ebreve;m), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Moslems</b></plw> (-l&ebreve;mz), <i>or +collectively</i> <plw><b>Moslem</b></plw>. [Ar. <i>muslim</i> a true +believer in the Mohammedan faith, fr. <i>salama</i> to submit to God, +to resign one's self to the divine will. Cf. <u>Islam</u>, +<u>Mussulman</u>.] <def>A Mussulman; an orthodox Mohammedan.</def> +[Written also <i>muslim</i>.] "Heaps of slaughtered <i>Moslem</i>." +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They piled the ground with <i>Moslem</i> +slain.</blockquote> <i>Halleck.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 947 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mos"lem</hw> (m&obreve;z"l&ebreve;m), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Of or pertaining to the Mohammedans; Mohammedan; as, +<i>Moslem</i> lands; the <i>Moslem</i> faith.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mos"lings</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>Thin shreds +of leather shaved off in dressing skins.</def> <i>Simmonds.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mos`o*sau"rus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Mosasaurus</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mosque</hw> (m&obreve;sk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mosquée</i>, Sp. <i>mezquita</i>, Ar. <i>masjid</i>, from +<i>sajada</i> to bend, adore.] <def>A Mohammedan church or place of +religious worship.</def> [Written also <i>mosk</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mos*qui"to</hw> (m&obreve;s*kē*t&osl;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mosquitoes</b></plw> (#). +[Sp. <i>mosquito</i>, fr. <i>mosca</i>fly, L. <i>musca</i>. Cf. +<u>Musket</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of various species +of gnats of the genus <i>Culex</i> and allied genera. The females +have a proboscis containing, within the sheathlike labium, six fine, +sharp, needlelike organs with which they puncture the skin of man and +animals to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause, in many +persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some pain. The +larvæ and pupæ, called <i>wigglers</i>, are +aquatic.</def> [Written also <i>musquito</i>.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Mosquito bar</b></col>, <col><b>Mosquito net</b></col>, +<cd>a net or curtain for excluding mosquitoes, -- used for beds and +windows.</cd> -- <col><b>Mosquito fleet</b></col>, <cd>a fleet of +small vessels.</cd> -- <col><b>Mosquito hawk</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a dragon fly; -- so called because it +captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.</cd> -- <col><b>Mosquito +netting</b></col>, <cd>a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for making +mosquito bars.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Moss</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mos</i>; akin to +AS. <i>meós</i>, D. <i>mos</i>, G. <i>moos</i>, OHG. +<i>mos</i>, <i>mios</i>, Icel. <i>mosi</i>, Dan. <i>mos</i>, Sw. +<i>mossa</i>, Russ. <i>mokh'</i>, L. <i>muscus</i>. Cf. +<u>Muscoid</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A cryptogamous +plant of a cellular structure, with distinct stem and simple leaves. +The fruit is a small capsule usually opening by an apical lid, and so +discharging the spores. There are many species, collectively termed +<i>Musci</i>, growing on the earth, on rocks, and trunks of trees, +etc., and a few in running water.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The term <i>moss</i> is also popularly applied to many +other small cryptogamic plants, particularly <i>lichens</i>, species +of which are called <i>tree moss</i>, <i>rock moss</i>, <i>coral +moss</i>, etc. <i>Fir moss</i> and <i>club moss</i> are of the genus +<i>Lycopodium</i>. See <i>Club moss</i>, under <u>Club</u>, and +<u>Lycopodium</u>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bog; a morass; a place containing peat; +as, the <i>mosses</i> of the Scottish border.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Moss</i> is used with participles in the composition of +words which need no special explanation; as, <i>moss</i>-capped, +<i>moss</i>-clad, <i>moss</i>-covered, <i>moss</i>-grown, etc.</p> + +<p><col><b>Black moss</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Black</u>, and +<u>Tillandsia</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bog moss</b></col>. <cd>See +<u>Sphagnum</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Feather moss</b></col>, <cd>any moss +branched in a feathery manner, esp. several species of the genus +<i>Hypnum</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Florida moss</b></col>, <col><b>Long +moss</b></col>, or <col><b>Spanish moss</b></col>. <cd>See +<u>Tillandsia</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Iceland moss</b></col>, <cd>a +lichen. See <u>Iceland Moss</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Irish +moss</b></col>, <cd>a seaweed. See <u>Carrageen</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Moss agate</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a variety of agate, +containing brown, black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings, due +in part to oxide of manganese. Called also <i>Mocha stone</i>.</cd> - +- <col><b>Moss animal</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a +bryozoan.</cd> -- <col><b>Moss berry</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the +small cranberry (<i>Vaccinium Oxycoccus</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Moss +campion</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a kind of mosslike catchfly +(<i>Silene acaulis</i>), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the +highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the Arctic +circle.</cd> -- <col><b>Moss land</b></col>, <cd>land produced +accumulation of aquatic plants, forming peat bogs of more or less +consistency, as the water is grained off or retained in its +pores.</cd> -- <col><b>Moss pink</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a plant +of the genus <i>Phlox</i> (<i>P. subulata</i>), growing in patches on +dry rocky hills in the Middle United States, and often cultivated for +its handsome flowers.</cd> <i>Gray.</i> -- <col><b>Moss +rose</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a variety of rose having a mosslike +growth on the stalk and calyx. It is said to be derived from the +Provence rose.</cd> -- <col><b>Moss rush</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>a rush of the genus <i>Juncus</i> (<i>J. squarrosus</i>).</cd> -- +<col><b>Scale moss</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Hepatica</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Moss</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mossed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mossing</u>.] <def>To cover or overgrow with moss.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An oak whose boughs were <i>mossed</i> with +age.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moss"back`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A veteran +partisan; one who is so conservative in opinion that he may be +likened to a stone or old tree covered with moss.</def> [Political +Slang, U.S.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Moss"bank`er</hw> (?), <hw>Moss"bunk`er</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The menhaded.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moss"-grown`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Overgrown +with moss.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moss"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being mossy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moss"troop`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Moss</i> + +<i>trooper</i>.] <def>One of a class of marauders or bandits that +formerly infested the border country between England and Scotland; -- +so called in allusion to the <i>mossy</i> or boggy character of much +of the border country.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moss"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Mossier</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mossiest</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Overgrown with moss; abounding with or edged with moss; as, +<i>mossy</i> trees; <i>mossy</i> streams.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Old trees are more <i>mossy</i> far than +young.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling moss; as, <i>mossy</i> +green.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Most</hw> (mōst), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> of <u>More</u>. [OE. <i>most</i>, +<i>mast</i>, <i>mest</i>, AS. <i>m&aemacr;st</i>; akin to D. +<i>meest</i>, OS. <i>mēst</i>, G. <i>meist</i>, Icel. +<i>mestr</i>, Goth. <i>maists</i>; a superl. corresponding to E. +<i>more</i>. √103. See <u>More</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of the greatest number or +quantity; greater in number or quantity than all the rest; nearly +all.</def> "<i>Most</i> men will proclaim every one his own +goodness." <i>Prov. xx. 6.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The cities wherein <i>most</i> of his mighty works +were done.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xi. 20.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Greatest in degree; as, he has the +<i>most</i> need of it.</def> "In the <i>moste</i> pride." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Highest in rank; greatest.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Most</i> is used as a noun, the words <i>part</i>, +<i>portion</i>, <i>quantity</i>, etc., being omitted, and has the +following meanings: <b>1.</b> The greatest value, number, or part; +preponderating portion; highest or chief part. <b>2.</b> The utmost; +greatest possible amount, degree, or result; especially in the +phrases <i>to make the most of</i>, <i>at the most</i>, <i>at +most</i>.</p> + +<p><blockquote>A quarter of a year or some months <i>at the +most</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A covetous man <i>makes the most of</i> what he +has.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>For the most part</b></col>, <cd>in reference to the +larger part of a thing, or to the majority of the persons, instances, +or things referred to; as, human beings, <i>for the most part</i>, +are superstitious; the view, <i>for the most part</i>, was +pleasing.</cd> -- <col><b>Most an end</b></col>, <cd>generally. See +<i>An end</i>, under <u>End</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> [Obs.] +"She sleeps <i>most an end</i>." <i>Massinger.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Most</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>m&aemacr;st</i>. See +<u>Most</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>In the greatest or highest +degree.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those nearest to this king, and <i>most</i> his +favorites, were courtiers and prelates.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; Placed before an adjective or adverb, <i>most</i> is used +to form the superlative degree, being equivalent to the termination +<i>-est</i>; as, <i>most</i> vile, <i>most</i> wicked; <i>most</i> +illustrious; <i>most</i> rapidly. Formerly, and until after the +Elizabethan period of our literature, the use of the double +superlative was common. See <u>More</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>most unkindest</i> cut of all.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>most straitest</i> sect of our +religion.</blockquote> <i>Acts xxvi. 5.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mos`ta*hi"ba</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mustaiba</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mos"te</hw> (?), obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of +<u>Mote</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mos"tic</hw>, <hw>Mos"tick</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[See <u>Maul-stick</u>.] <def>A painter's maul-stick.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Most"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>For the greatest +part; for the most part; chiefly; in the main.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mos"tra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>See <u>Direct</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Most"what`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>For the most +part.</def> [Obs.] "All the rest do <i>mostwhat</i> far amiss." +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mot</hw> (mōt), <pos><i>v.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Sing. +pres. ind.</i></pos> <u>Mot</u>, <u>Mote</u>, <u>Moot</u> +(mōt), <pos><i>pl.</i></pos> <u>Mot</u>, <u>Mote</u>, +<u>Moote</u>, <pos><i>pres. subj.</i></pos> <u>Mote</u>; +<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Moste</u>.] [See <u>Must</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] [Obs.] <def>May; must; might.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He <i>moot</i> as well say one word as +another</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The wordes <i>mote</i> be cousin to the +deed.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Men <i>moot</i> [i.e., one only] give silver to the +poore freres.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>So mote it be</b></col>, <cd>so be it; amen; -- a phrase +in some rituals, as that of the Freemasons.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mot</hw> (m&obreve;t; m&osl;, def. 2), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F. See <u>Motto</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A word; hence, a +motto; a device.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Tarquin's eye may read the <i>mot</i> +afar.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A pithy or witty saying; a +witticism.</def> [A Gallicism]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Here and there turns up a . . . savage +<i>mot</i>.</blockquote> <i>N. Brit. Rev.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A note or brief strain on a bugle.</def> +<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mot"a*cil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>motacille</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any singing bird of the +genus <i>Motacilla</i>; a wagtail.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>motare</i>, +<i>motatum</i>, to keep moving.] <def>The act of moving; +motion.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mote</hw> (?), <pos><i>v.</i></pos> <def>See 1st +<u>Mot</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mote</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Moot</u>, a meeting.] +[Obs., except in a few combinations or phrases.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A meeting of persons for discussion; as, a ward<i>mote</i> in +the city of London.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A body of persons who meet for discussion, +esp. about the management of affairs; as, a +folk<i>mote</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A place of meeting for +discussion.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mote bell</b></col>, <cd>the bell rung to summon to a +<i>mote</i>.</cd> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mote</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The flourish sounded on a +horn by a huntsman. See <u>Mot</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3, and +<u>Mort</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mote</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mot</i>, AS. +<i>mot</i>.] <def>A small particle, as of floating dust; anything +proverbially small; a speck.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The little <i>motes</i> in the sun do ever stir, +though there be no wind.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We are <i>motes</i> in the midst of +generations.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mot"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Filled with motes, +or fine floating dust; as, the air.</def> "<i>Moted</i> sunbeams." +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*tet"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., a dim. of +<i>mot</i> word; cf. It. <i>mottetto</i>, dim. of <i>motto</i> word, +device. See <u>Mot</u>, <u>Motto</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A +composition adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic +church style; an anthem.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moth</hw> (m&obreve;th), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +mote.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moth</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Moths</b></plw> (m&obreve;thz). [OE. <i>mothe</i>, AS. +<i>moððe</i>; akin to D. <i>mot</i>, G. <i>motte</i>, Icel. +<i>motti</i>, and prob. to E. <i>mad</i> an earthworm. Cf. +<u>Mad</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Mawk</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any +not included among the butterflies; as, the luna <i>moth</i>; Io +<i>moth</i>; hawk <i>moth</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any lepidopterous +insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes +<i>moth</i>; grain <i>moth</i>; bee <i>moth</i>. See these terms +under <u>Clothes</u>, <u>Grain</u>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of various +other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the +larvæ of several species of beetles of the genera +<i>Dermestes</i> and <i>Anthrenus</i>. Carpet moths are often the +larvæ of Anthrenus. See <i>Carpet beetle</i>, under +<u>Carpet</u>, <u>Dermestes</u>, <u>Anthrenus</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Anything which gradually and silently +eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Moth blight</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any plant +louse of the genus <i>Aleurodes</i>, and related genera. They are +injurious to various plants.</cd> -- <col><b>Moth gnat</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a dipterous insect of the genus +<i>Bychoda</i>, having fringed wings.</cd> -- <col><b>Moth +hunter</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the goatsucker.</cd> -- +<col><b>Moth miller</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a clothes +moth. See <u>Miller</u>, 3, <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd> -- <col><b>Moth +mullein</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a common herb of the genus +<i>Verbascum</i> (<i>V. Blattaria</i>), having large wheel-shaped +yellow or whitish flowers.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"-eat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To eat or +prey upon, as a moth eats a garment.</def> [Rarely used except in the +form <i>moth-eaten</i>, p. p. or a.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Ruin and neglect have so <i>moth-eaten</i> +her.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of +moths.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fulke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>moder</i>, AS. +<i>mōdor</i>; akin to D. <i>moeder</i>, OS. <i>mōdar</i>, +G. <i>mutter</i>, OHG. <i>muotar</i>, Icel. <i>mōðir</i>, +Dan. & Sw. <i>moder</i>, OSlav. <i>mati</i>, Russ. <i>mate</i>, Ir. & +Gael. <i>mathair</i>, L. <i>mater</i>, Gr. <grk>mh`thr</grk>, Skr. +<i>māt&rsdot;</i>; cf. Skr. <i>mā</i> to measure. +√268. Cf. <u>Material</u>, <u>Matrix</u>, <u>Metropolis</u>, +<u>Father</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A female parent; especially, +one of the human race; a woman who has borne a child.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which has produced or nurtured +anything; source of birth or origin; generatrix.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Alas! poor country! . . . it can not<BR> +Be called our <i>mother</i>, but our grave.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I behold . . . the solitary majesty of Crete, +<i>mother</i> of a religion, it is said, that lived two thousand +years.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An old woman or matron.</def> +[Familiar]</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The female superior or head of a religious +house, as an abbess, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Hysterical passion; hysteria.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mother Carey's chicken</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>any one of several species of small petrels, as the stormy petrel +(<i>Procellaria pelagica</i>), and Leach's petrel (<i>Oceanodroma +leucorhoa</i>), both of the Atlantic, and <i>O. furcata</i> of the +North Pacific.</cd> -- <col><b>Mother Carey's goose</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the giant fulmar of the Pacific. See +<u>Fulmar</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mother's mark</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, +<cd>a congenital mark upon the body; a nævus.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Received by birth or +from ancestors; native, natural; as, <i>mother</i> language; also +acting the part, or having the place of a mother; producing others; +originating.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is the <i>mother</i> falsehood from which all +idolatry is derived.</blockquote> <i>T. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mother cell</b></col> <i>(Biol.)</i>, <cd>a cell which, by +endogenous divisions, gives rise to other cells (daughter cells); a +parent cell.</cd> -- <col><b>Mother church</b></col>, <cd>the +original church; a church from which other churches have sprung; as, +the <i>mother church</i> of a diocese.</cd> -- <col><b>Mother +country</b></col>, <cd>the country of one's parents or ancestors; the +country from which the people of a colony derive their origin.</cd> - +- <col><b>Mother liquor</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the impure or +complex residual solution which remains after the salts readily or +regularly crystallizing have been removed.</cd> -- <col><b>Mother +queen</b></col>, <cd>the mother of a reigning sovereign; a queen +mother.</cd> -- <col><b>Mother tongue</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>A language from which another language has had its origin</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The language of one's native land; native +tongue.</cd> -- <col><b>Mother water</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Mother +liquor</i> (above).</cd> -- <col><b>Mother wit</b></col>, <cd>natural +or native wit or intelligence.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mothered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mothering</u>.] <def>To adopt as a son or daughter; to perform the +duties of a mother to.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The queen, to have put lady Elizabeth besides the +crown, would have <i>mothered</i> another body's child.</blockquote> +<i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to D. <i>modder</i> +mud, G. <i>moder</i> mold, mud, Dan. <i>mudder</i> mud, and to E. +<i>mud</i>. See <u>Mud</u>.] <def>A film or membrane which is +developed on the surface of fermented alcoholic liquids, such as +vinegar, wine, etc., and acts as a means of conveying the oxygen of +the air to the alcohol and other combustible principles of the +liquid, thus leading to their oxidation.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The film is composed of a mass of rapidly developing +microörganisms of the genus <i>Mycoderma</i>, and in the +<i>mother of vinegar</i> the microörganisms (<i>Mycoderma +aceti</i>) composing the film are the active agents in the Conversion +of the alcohol into vinegar. When thickened by growth, the film may +settle to the bottom of the fluid. See <i>Acetous fermentation</i>, +under <u>Fermentation</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become like, or +full of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"ered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Thick, like +mother; viscid.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They oint their naked limbs with <i>mothered</i> +oil.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being a mother; the character or office of a mother.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rural custom in +England, of visiting one's parents on Midlent Sunday, -- supposed to +have been originally visiting the mother church to make offerings at +the high altar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er-in-law`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The mother +of one's husband or wife.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er*land`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The country +of one's ancestors; -- same as <i>fatherland</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>mōdorleás</i>.] <def>Destitute of a mother; having +lost a mother; as, <i>motherless</i> children.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +or quality of being motherly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>mōdorlic</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a mother; like, or +suitable for, a mother; tender; maternal; as, <i>motherly</i> +authority, love, or care.</def> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Maternal; paternal. -- <u>Motherly</u>, +<u>Maternal</u>. <i>Motherly</i>, being Anglo-Saxon, is the most +familiar word of the two when both have the same meaning. Besides +this, <i>maternal</i> is confined to the feelings of a mother toward +her <i>own</i> children, whereas <i>motherly</i> has a secondary +sense, denoting a care <i>like</i> that of a mother for her +offspring. There is, perhaps, a growing tendency thus to separate the +two, confining <i>motherly</i> to the latter signification. "They +termed her the great mother, for her <i>motherly</i> care in +cherishing her brethren whilst young." <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a manner of a +mother.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er-na`ked</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Naked as +when born.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er-of-pearl`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The hard pearly internal layer of several +kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the +abalone shells; nacre. See <u>Pearl</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er-of-thyme`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>An aromatic plant (<i>Thymus Serphyllum</i>); -- called also +<i>wild thyme</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A labiate herb (<i>Leonurus Cardiaca</i>), +of a bitter taste, used popularly in medicine; lion's tail.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The mugwort. See <u>Mugwort</u>.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 948 !></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"er*y</hw> (mŭ&thlig;"&etilde;r*&ybreve;), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of, containing, or resembling, +mother (in vinegar).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moth"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Infested with +moths; moth-eaten.</def> "An old <i>mothy</i> saddle." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"tif</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<def>Motive.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*tif"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>motus</i> +motion (fr. <i>movere</i> to move) + <i>facere</i> to make.] +<def>Producing motion.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mo"tile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Motive</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having powers of self-motion, +though unconscious; as, the <i>motile</i> spores of certain +seaweeds.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Producing motion; as, <i>motile</i> +powers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*til"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>motilité</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Capability of motion; +contractility.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>motio</i>, fr. <i>movere</i>, <i>motum</i>, to move. See +<u>Move</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act, process, or state of +changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one +place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; -- +opposed to <i>rest</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Speaking or mute, all comeliness and grace<BR> +attends thee, and each word, each <i>motion</i>, forms.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Power of, or capacity for, +motion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Devoid of sense and <i>motion</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Direction of movement; course; tendency; +as, the <i>motion</i> of the planets is from west to east.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In our proper <i>motion</i> we ascend.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Change in the relative position of the +parts of anything; action of a machine with respect to the relative +movement of its parts.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its +<i>motion</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Movement of the mind, desires, or +passions; mental act, or impulse to any action; internal +activity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let a good man obey every good <i>motion</i> rising in +his heart, knowing that every such <i>motion</i> proceeds from +God.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A proposal or suggestion looking to action +or progress; esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative assembly; +as, a <i>motion</i> to adjourn.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Yes, I agree, and thank you for your +<i>motion</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An application made to a +court or judge orally in open court. Its object is to obtain an order +or rule directing some act to be done in favor of the +applicant.</def> <i>Mozley & W.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Change of pitch in +successive sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of +parts.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The independent <i>motions</i> of different parts +sounding together constitute counterpoint.</blockquote> +<i>Grove.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Conjunct motion</i> is that by single degrees of the +scale. <i>Contrary motion</i> is that when parts move in opposite +directions. <i>Disjunct motion</i> is motion by skips. <i>Oblique +motion</i> is that when one part is stationary while another moves. +<i>Similar</i> or <i>direct motion</i> is that when parts move in the +same direction.</p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>A puppet show or puppet.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>What <i>motion</i>'s this? the model of +Nineveh?</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; Motion, in mechanics, may be simple or compound. +<col><b>Simple motions</b></col> are: (<i>a</i>) <i>straight +translation</i>, which, if of indefinite duration, must be +reciprocating. (<i>b</i>) <i>Simple rotation</i>, which may be either +continuous or reciprocating, and when reciprocating is called +<i>oscillating</i>. (<i>c</i>) <i>Helical</i>, which, if of +indefinite duration, must be reciprocating. <col><b>Compound +motion</b></col> consists of combinations of any of the simple +motions.</p> + +<p><col><b>Center of motion</b></col>, <col><b>Harmonic +motion</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Center</u>, <u>Harmonic</u>, +etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Motion block</b></col> <i>(Steam Engine)</i>, +<cd>a crosshead.</cd> -- <col><b>Perpetual motion</b></col> +<i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>an incessant motion conceived to be attainable by +a machine supplying its own motive forces independently of any action +from without.</cd> +</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Movement</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mo"tion</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Motioned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Motioning</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a significant +movement or gesture, as with the hand; as, to <i>motion</i> to one to +take a seat.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make proposal; to offer plans.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"tion</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To direct or invite by a motion, as of the hand or head; as, to +<i>motion</i> one to a seat.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To propose; to move.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I want friends to <i>motion</i> such a +matter.</blockquote> <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"tion*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes a +motion; a mover.</def> <i>Udall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mover.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mo"tion*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without motion; +being at rest.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>motif</i>, LL. +<i>motivum</i>, from <i>motivus</i> moving, fr. L. <i>movere</i>, +<i>motum</i>, to move. See <u>Move</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That +which moves; a mover.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which incites to action; anything +prompting or exciting to choise, or moving the will; cause; reason; +inducement; object.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>By <i>motive</i>, I mean the whole of that which +<i>moves</i>, excites, or invites the mind to volition, whether that +be one thing singly, or many things conjunctively.</blockquote> <i>J. +Edwards.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The theme or subject; a +leading phrase or passage which is reproduced and varied through the +course of a comor a movement; a short figure, or melodic germ, out of +which a whole movement is develpoed. See also <i>Leading motive</i>, +under <u>Leading</u>.</def> [Written also <i>motivo</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <def>That which produces +conception, invention, or creation in the mind of the artist in +undertaking his subject; the guiding or controlling idea manifested +in a work of art, or any part of one.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Incentive; incitement; inducement; reason; spur; +stimulus; cause. -- <u>Motive</u>, <u>Inducement</u>, <u>Reason</u>. +<i>Motive</i> is the word originally used in speaking of that which +determines the choice. We call it an <i>inducement</i> when it is +attractive in its nature. We call it a <i>reason</i> when it is more +immediately addressed to the intellect in the form of argument.</p> + +<p><hw>Mo"tive</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing motion; having +power to move, or tending to move; as, a <i>motive</i> argument; +<i>motive</i> power.</def> "<i>Motive</i> faculty." <i>Bp. +Wilkins.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Motive power</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a natural +agent, as water, steam, wind, electricity, etc., used to impart +motion to machinery; a motor; a mover.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To prompt or +incite by a motive or motives; to move.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"tive*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of a +motive; not incited by a motive.</def> -- <wf>Mo"tive*less*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*tiv"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Motive</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The power of moving or +producing motion.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The quality of being influenced by +motives.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mo*ti"vo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. See +<u>Motive</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>See <u>Motive</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3, 4.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mot"ley</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mottelee</i>, +<i>motle</i>; cf. OF. <i>mattelé</i> clotted, curdled, OF, +ciel <i>mattonné</i> a mottled sky, <i>mate</i>, <i>maton</i>, +curdled milk, Prov. G. <i>matte</i> curd. Cf. <u>Mottle</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Variegated in color; consisting of different +colors; dappled; party-colored; as, a <i>motley</i> coat.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. +See <u>Motley</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def> "A <i>motley</i> +fool." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Composed of different or various parts; +heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; as, +<i>motley</i> style.</def> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mot"ley</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +combination of distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or +clothing, worn by the professional fool.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i> +"<i>Motley</i> 's the only wear." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a jester, a fool.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Man of motley</b></col>, <cd>a fool.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Beau. +& Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mot"ley-mind`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +mind of a jester; foolish.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mot"mot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Momot</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of long-tailed, +passerine birds of the genus <i>Momotus</i>, having a strong serrated +beak. In most of the species the two long middle tail feathers are +racket-shaped at the tip, when mature. The bird itself is said by +some writers to trim them into this shape. They feed on insects, +reptiles, and fruit, and are found from Mexico to Brazil. The name is +derived from its note.</def> [Written also <i>momot</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mo"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>Movement; manner of movement; particularly, movement with +increased rapidity; -- used especially in the phrase <i>con moto</i>, +directing to a somewhat quicker movement; as, <i>andante con +moto</i>, a little more rapidly than <i>andante</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] +<i>(Anc. Armor)</i> <def>A small plate covering the armpit in armor +of the 14th century and later.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>movere</i>, +<i>motum</i>, to move.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that +which, imparts motion; a source of mechanical power.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A prime mover; a machine by +means of which a source of power, as steam, moving water, +electricity, etc., is made available for doing mechanical +work.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mo"tor</hw> (?), <hw>Mo"to*ry</hw> (?), <hw>Mo*to"ri*al</hw> +(?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>motorius</i> that has motion. See +<u>Motor</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Causing or setting up +motion; pertaining to organs of motion; -- applied especially in +physiology to those nerves or nerve fibers which only convey +impressions from a nerve center to muscles, thereby causing +motion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"tor*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A man who +controls a motor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo`tor*path"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to motorpathy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mo*tor"pa*thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>motor</i> +a mover + Gr. &?;, &?;, to suffer.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Kinesiatrics.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Motte</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>motte</i> a +clod, clump, or hillock.] <def>A clump of trees in a prairie.</def> +[Local, U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mot"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mottled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mottling</u> (?).] [From <u>Mottled</u>.] <def>To mark with spots +of different color, or shades of color, as if stained; to spot; to +maculate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mot"tle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mottled +appearance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mot"tled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Motley</u>.] +<def>Marked with spots of different colors; variegated; spotted; as, +<i>mottled</i> wood.</def> "The <i>mottled</i> meadows." +<i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mot"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mottoes</b></plw> (#). [It. <i>motto</i> a word, a saying, L. +<i>muttum</i> a mutter, a grunt, cf. <i>muttire</i>, <i>mutire</i>, +to mutter, mumble; prob. of imitative origin. Cf. <u>Mot</u> a +word.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A sentence, phrase, or +word, forming part of an heraldic achievment.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to +an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its +subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding +principle; a maxim.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It was the <i>motto</i> of a bishop eminent for his +piety and good works, . . . "Serve God, and be +cheerful."</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mot"toed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Bearing or having +a motto; as, a <i>mottoed</i> coat or device.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mot"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of, or +consisting of, motes.</def> [Written also <i>mottie</i>.] [Scot.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>motty</i> dust reek raised by the +workmen.</blockquote> <i>H. Miller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mou`choir"</hw> (m&oomac;`shwär"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F.] <def>A handkerchief.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mou*ez"zin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See +<u>Muezzin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mouf"lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mouflon</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A wild sheep (<i>Ovis musimon</i>), +inhabiting the mountains of Sardinia, Corsica, etc. Its horns are +very large, with a triangular base and rounded angles. It is supposed +by some to be the original of the domestic sheep. Called also +<i>musimon</i> or <i>musmon</i>.</def> [Written also +<i>moufflon</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mought</hw> (?), obs. <pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of <u>May</u>. +<def>Might.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mouil*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Mouillé</u>.] <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>The act of uttering the +sound of a mouillé letter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mouil`lé"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., lit., +wet.] <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>Applied to certain consonants having a +"liquid" or softened sound; <i>e.g.</i>, in French, <i>l</i> or +<i>ll</i> and <i>gn</i> (like the <i>lli</i> in <i>million</i> and +<i>ni</i> in <i>minion</i>); in Italian, <i>gl</i> and <i>gn</i>; in +Spanish, <i>ll</i> and <i>ñ</i>; in Portuguese, <i>lh</i> and +<i>nh.</i></def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mould</hw> (mōld), <hw>Mould"er</hw> (?), +<hw>Mould"y</hw> (?), etc. } <def>See <u>Mold</u>, <u>Molder</u>, +<u>Moldy</u>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moule</hw> (mōl), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>moulen</i>. See <u>Mold</u>.] <def>To contract mold; to grow +moldy; to mold.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Let us not <i>moulen</i> thus in +idleness.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mou*line"</hw> (?), <hw>Mou"li*net</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>moulinet</i>, orig., a little mill, dim. +of <i>moulin</i> mill. See <u>Mill</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +drum upon which the rope is wound in a capstan, crane, or the +like.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A machine formerly used for bending a +crossbow by winding it up.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In sword and saber exercises, a circular +swing of the weapon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moult</hw> (mōlt), <pos><i>v. & n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Molt</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moult"en</hw> (-'n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having +molted.</def> [Obs.] "A <i>moulten</i> raven." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moun</hw> (moun), <pos><i>v.</i></pos>, +<def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of <u>Mow</u>, may.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Wyclif.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mounch</hw> (mounch), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +munch.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mound</hw> (mound), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>monde</i> the +world, L. <i>mundus</i>. See <u>Mundane</u>.] <def>A ball or globe +forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is +encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted +with a cross; -- called also <i>globe</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mound</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mound</i>, +<i>mund</i>, protection, AS. <i>mund</i> protection, hand; akin to +OHG. <i>munt</i>, Icel. <i>mund</i> hand, and prob. to L. +<i>manus</i>. See <u>Manual</u>.] <def>An artificial hill or +elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embarkment thrown up for +defense; a bulwark; a rampart; also, a natural elevation appearing as +if thrown up artificially; a regular and isolated hill, hillock, or +knoll.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To thrid the thickets or to leap the +<i>mounds</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mound bird</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>Same as +<i>Mound maker</i> (below).</cd> -- <col><b>Mound builders</b></col> +<i>(Ethnol.)</i>, <cd>the tribe, or tribes, of North American +aborigines who built, in former times, extensive mounds of earth, +esp. in the valleys of the Mississippi and Ohio Rivers. Formerly they +were supposed to have preceded the Indians, but later investigations +go to show that they were, in general, identical with the tribes that +occupied the country when discovered by Europeans.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mound maker</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of the +megapodes.</cd> -- <col><b>Shell mound</b></col>, <cd>a mound of +refuse shells, collected by aborigines who subsisted largely on +shellfish. See <u>Midden</u>, and <u>Kitchen middens</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mound</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mounded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mounding</u>.] <def>To fortify or inclose with a mound.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mount</hw> (mount), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>munt</i>, +<i>mont</i>, <i>mount</i>, AS. <i>munt</i>, fr. L. <i>mons</i>, +<i>montis</i>; cf. L. <i>minae</i> protections, E. <i>eminent</i>, +<i>menace</i>: cf. F. <i>mont</i>. Cf. <u>Mount</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>, <u>Mountain</u>, <u>Mont</u>, <u>Monte</u>, +<u>Montem</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mass of earth, or earth and +rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding +land; a mountain; a high hill; -- used always instead of +<i>mountain</i>, when put before a proper name; as, <i>Mount</i> +Washington; otherwise, chiefly in poetry.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bulwark for offense or defense; a +mound.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Hew ye down trees, and cast a <i>mount</i> against +Jerusalem.</blockquote> <i>Jer. vi. 6.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [See <u>Mont de piété</u>.] +<def>A bank; a fund.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mount of piety</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Mont de +piété</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mount</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mounted</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mounting</u>.] [OE. <i>mounten</i>, <i>monten</i>, F. +<i>monter</i>, fr. L. <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, mountain. See +<u>Mount</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> (above).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower +aloft; to ascend; -- often with <i>up</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Though Babylon should <i>mount</i> up to +heaven.</blockquote> <i>Jer. li. 53.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The fire of trees and houses <i>mounts</i> on +high.</blockquote> <i>Cowley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To get up on anything, as a platform or +scaffold; especially, to seat one's self on a horse for +riding.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To attain in value; to amount.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Bring then these blessings to a strict account,<BR> +Make fair deductions, see to what they <i>mount</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mount</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +get upon; to ascend; to climb.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Shall we <i>mount</i> again the rural +throne?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To place one's self on, as a horse or +other animal, or anything that one sits upon; to bestride.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to +furnish with animals for riding; to furnish with horses.</def> "To +<i>mount</i> the Trojan troop." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Hence: To put upon anything that sustains +and fits for use, as a gun on a carriage, a map or picture on cloth +or paper; to prepare for being worn or otherwise used, as a diamond +by setting, or a sword blade by adding the hilt, scabbard, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To raise aloft; to lift on high.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What power is it which <i>mounts</i> my love so +high?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; A fort or ship is said to <i>mount</i> cannon, when it has +them arranged for use in or about it.</p> + +<p><col><b>To mount guard</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>to go on +guard; to march on guard; to do duty as a guard.</cd> -- <col><b>To +mount a play</b></col>, <cd>to prepare and arrange the scenery, +furniture, etc., used in the play.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mount</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mount</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>That upon which a person or thing is +mounted</def>, as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A horse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>She had so good a seat and hand, she might be trusted +with any <i>mount</i>.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The cardboard or cloth on which a +drawing, photograph, or the like is mounted; a mounting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mount"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as can be +mounted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moun"tain</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>mountaine</i>, <i>montaine</i>, F. <i>montagne</i>, LL. +<i>montanea</i>, <i>montania</i>, fr. L. <i>mons</i>, <i>montis</i>, +a mountain; cf. <i>montanus</i> belonging to a mountain. See 1st +<u>Mount</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A large mass of earth and +rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land; +earth and rock forming an isolated peak or a ridge; an eminence +higher than a hill; a mount.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>A range, chain, or group of +such elevations; as, the White <i>Mountains</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A mountainlike mass; something of great +bulk.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I should have been a <i>mountain</i> of +mummy.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>The Mountain</b></col> (<i>La montagne</i>) <i>(French +Hist.)</i>, <cd>a popular name given in 1793 to a party of extreme +Jacobins in the National Convention, who occupied the highest rows of +seats.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 949 !></p> + +<p><hw>Moun"tain</hw> (moun"t&ibreve;n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a mountain or mountains; +growing or living on a mountain; found on or peculiar to mountains; +among mountains; as, a <i>mountain</i> torrent; <i>mountain</i> +pines; <i>mountain</i> goats; <i>mountain</i> air; <i>mountain</i> +howitzer.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very +great.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The high, the <i>mountain</i> majesty of +worth.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mountain antelope</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +goral.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain ash</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an +ornamental tree, the <i>Pyrus (Sorbus) Americana</i>, producing +beautiful bunches of red berries. Its leaves are pinnate, and its +flowers white, growing in fragrant clusters. The European species is +the <i>P. aucuparia</i>, or rowan tree.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain +barometer</b></col>, <cd>a portable barometer, adapted for safe +transportation, used in measuring the heights of mountains.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mountain beaver</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +sewellel.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain blue</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, +<cd>blue carbonate of copper; azurite.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain +cat</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the catamount. See +<u>Catamount</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain chain</b></col>, <cd>a +series of contiguous mountain ranges, generally in parallel or +consecutive lines or curves.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain cock</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>capercailzie. See <u>Capercailzie</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Mountain cork</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a variety of +asbestus, resembling cork in its texture.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain +crystal</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Crystal</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mountain damson</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a large tree of +the genus <i>Simaruba</i> (<i>S. amarga</i>) growing in the West +Indies, which affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes used +in medicine.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain dew</b></col>, <cd>Scotch +whisky, so called because often illicitly distilled among the +mountains.</cd> [Humorous] -- <col><b>Mountain ebony</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a small leguminous tree (<i>Bauhinia +variegata</i>) of the East and West Indies; -- so called because of +its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally and in tanning.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mountain flax</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a variety of +asbestus, having very fine fibers; amianthus. See +<u>Amianthus</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain fringe</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>climbing fumitory. See under <u>Fumitory</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Mountain goat</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Mazama</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain green</b></col>. +<i>(Min.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Green malachite, or carbonate +of copper</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>See <i>Green earth</i>, under +<u>Green</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Mountain +holly</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a branching shrub (<i>Nemopanthes +Canadensis</i>), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries. It is +found in the Northern United States.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain +laurel</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an American shrub (<i>Kalmia +latifolia</i>) with glossy evergreen leaves and showy clusters of +rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is poisonous. Called also +<i>American laurel</i>, <i>ivy bush</i>, and <i>calico bush</i>. See +<u>Kalmia</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain leather</b></col> +<i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a variety of asbestus, resembling leather in its +texture.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain licorice</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>a plant of the genus <i>Trifolium</i> (<i>T. Alpinum</i>).</cd> - +- <col><b>Mountain limestone</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a series +of marine limestone strata below the coal measures, and above the old +red standstone of Great Britain. See <i>Chart</i> of +<u>Geology</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain linnet</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the twite.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain +magpie</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The +yaffle, or green woodpecker</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The +European gray shrike.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain mahogany</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Mahogany</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain +meal</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a light powdery variety of calcite, +occurring as an efflorescence.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain +milk</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a soft spongy variety of carbonate +of lime.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain mint</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> +<cd>See <u>Mint</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain ousel</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the ring ousel; -- called also <i>mountain +thrush</i> and <i>mountain colley</i>. See <u>Ousel</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mountain pride</b></col>, or <col><b>Mountain green</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tree of Jamaica (<i>Spathelia simplex</i>), +which has an unbranched palmlike stem, and a terminal cluster of +large, pinnate leaves.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain quail</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the plumed partridge (<i>Oreortyx +pictus</i>) of California. It has two long, slender, plumelike +feathers on the head. The throat and sides are chestnut; the belly is +brown with transverse bars of black and white; the neck and breast +are dark gray.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain range</b></col>, <cd>a series +of mountains closely related in position and direction.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mountain rice</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>An upland variety of rice, grown without irrigation, in some +parts of Asia, Europe, and the United States</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An American genus of grasses +(<i>Oryzopsis</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain rose</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of rose with solitary flowers, growing +in the mountains of Europe (<i>Rosa alpina</i>).</cd> -- +<col><b>Mountain soap</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>a soft earthy +mineral, of a brownish color, used in crayon painting; saxonite.</cd> +-- <col><b>Mountain sorrel</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a low +perennial plant (<i>Oxyria digyna</i> with rounded kidney-form +leaves, and small greenish flowers, found in the White Mountains of +New Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes.</cd> <i>Gray.</i> -- +<col><b>Mountain sparrow</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +European tree sparrow.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain spinach</b></col>. +<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <u>Orach</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mountain +tobacco</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a composite plant (<i>Arnica +montana</i>) of Europe; called also <i>leopard's bane</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mountain witch</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a ground +pigeon of Jamaica, of the genus <i>Geotrygon</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Moun`tain*eer"</hw> (moun`t&ibreve;n*ēr"), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>montanier</i>, LL. <i>montanarius</i>. +See <u>Mountain</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An inhabitant of a +mountain; one who lives among mountains.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rude, fierce person.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>No savage fierce, bandit, or +<i>mountaineer</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moun`tain*eer"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To live or +act as a mountaineer; to climb mountains.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>You can't go <i>mountaineering</i> in a flat +country.</blockquote> <i>H. James.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moun"tain*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +mountaineer.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Moun"tain*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small +mountain.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Moun"tain*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>montagneux</i>, L. <i>montaniosus</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Full of, or containing, mountains; as, the <i>mountainous</i> +country of the Swiss.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Inhabiting mountains.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Large as, or resembling, a mountain; huge; +of great bulk; as, a <i>mountainous</i> heap.</def> +<i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Moun"tain*ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +or quality of being mountainous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mount"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>montance</i>.] <def>Amount; sum; quantity; extent.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mount"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>montant</i>, +p. pr. of <i>monter</i>. See <u>Mount</u>, and cf. <u>Montant</u>.] +<def>Raised; high.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mount"e*bank</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. +<i>montimbanco</i>, <i>montambanco</i>; <i>montare</i> to mount + +<i>in</i> in, upon + <i>banco</i> bench. See <u>Mount</u>, and 4th +<u>Bank</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who mounts a bench or stage +in the market or other public place, boasts of his skill in curing +diseases, and vends medicines which he pretends are infallible +remedies; a quack doctor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Such is the weakness and easy credulity of men, that a +<i>mountebank</i> . . . is preferred before an able +physician.</blockquote> <i>Whitlock.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any boastful or false pretender; a +charlatan; a quack.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nothing so impossible in nature but <i>mountebanks</i> +will undertake.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mount"e*bank</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cheat by +boasting and false pretenses; to gull.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mount"e*bank</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To play the +mountebank.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mount"e*bank`er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain +pretenses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mount"e*bank`ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a +mountebank or his quackery.</def> <i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mount"e*bank*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mount"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Seated or serving on horseback or similarly; as, <i>mounted</i> +police; <i>mounted</i> infantry.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Placed on a suitable support, or fixed in +a setting; as, a <i>mounted</i> gun; a <i>mounted</i> map; a +<i>mounted</i> gem.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mount"e*naunce</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Mountance.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mount"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who mounts.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An animal mounted; a monture.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mount"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of one that mounts.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That by which anything is prepared for +use, or set off to advantage; equipment; embellishment; setting; as, +the <i>mounting</i> of a sword or diamond.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mount"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an ascending +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mount"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small or low +mountain.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mount"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>montée</i>, fr. <i>monter</i>. See <u>Mount</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>The rise of a hawk after prey.</def> +<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mourn</hw> (mōrn), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mourned</u> (mōrnd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Mourning</u>.] [AS. <i>murnan</i>; akin to OS. +<i>mornian</i>, OHG. <i>mornen</i>, Goth. <i>maúrnan</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To express or to feel grief or sorrow; to +grieve; to be sorrowful; to lament; to be in a state of grief or +sadness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Abraham came to <i>mourn</i> for Sarah, and to weep +for her.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xxiii. 2.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wear the customary garb of a +mourner.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We <i>mourn</i> in black; why <i>mourn</i> we not in +blood?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then <i>mourn</i> a +year.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mourn</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +grieve for; to lament; to deplore; to bemoan; to bewail.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>As if he <i>mourned</i> his rival's ill +success.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And looking over the hills, I <i>mourn</i><BR> +The darling who shall not return.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To utter in a mournful manner or +voice.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The lovelorn nightingale<BR> +Nightly to thee her sad song <i>mourneth</i> well.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Deplore</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mourne</hw> (mōrn), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 2d +<u>Morne</u>.] <def>The armed or feruled end of a staff; in a +sheephook, the end of the staff to which the hook is attached.</def> +<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mourn"er</hw> (mōrn"&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who mourns or is grieved at any +misfortune, as the death of a friend.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His <i>mourners</i> were two hosts, his friends and +foes.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who attends a funeral as a hired +mourner.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mourners</i> were provided to attend the +funeral.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mourn"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of sorrow; +expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; mourning; grieving; sad; +also, causing sorrow; saddening; grievous; as, a <i>mournful</i> +person; <i>mournful</i> looks, tones, loss.</def> -- +<wf>Mourn"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mourn"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Sorrowful; lugubrious; sad; doleful; heavy; +afflictive; grievous; calamitous.</p> + +<p><hw>Mourn"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>murnung</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; +lamentation; sorrow.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of +grief, esp. clothing or a badge of somber black.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The houses to their tops with black were spread,<BR> +And ev'n the pavements were with <i>mourning</i> hid.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Deep mourning</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Deep</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mourn"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn +or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; +as, <i>mourning</i> garments; a <i>mourning</i> ring; a +<i>mourning</i> pin, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mourning bride</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a garden +flower (<i>Scabiosa atropurpurea</i>) with dark purple or crimson +flowers in flattened heads.</cd> -- <col><b>Mourning dove</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a wild dove (<i>Zenaidura macroura</i>) +found throughout the United States; -- so named from its plaintive +note. Called also <i>Carolina dove</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> under +<u>Dove</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mourning warbler</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an American ground warbler (<i>Geothlypis +Philadelphia</i>). The male has the head, neck, and chest, deep ash- +gray, mixed with black on the throat and chest; other lower parts are +pure yellow.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mourn"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mourning +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mour"ni*val</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Murnival</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mouse</hw> (mous), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mice</b></plw> (mīs). [OE. <i>mous</i>, <i>mus</i>, AS. +<i>mūs</i>, pl. <i>m&ymacr;s</i>; akin to D. <i>muis</i>, G. +<i>maus</i>, OHG. & Icel. <i>mūs</i>, Dan. <i>muus</i>, Sw. +<i>mus</i>, Russ. <i>muishe</i>, L. <i>mus</i>, Gr. <grk>my^s</grk>, +Skr. <i>mūsh</i> mouse, <i>mush</i> to steal. √277. Cf. +<u>Muscle</u>, <u>Musk</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the +genus <i>Mus</i> and various related genera of the family +<i>Muridæ</i>. The common house mouse (<i>Mus musculus</i>) is +found in nearly all countries. The American white-footed, or deer, +mouse (<i>Hesperomys leucopus</i>) sometimes lives in houses. See +<u>Dormouse</u>, <i>Meadow mouse</i>, under <u>Meadow</u>, and +<i>Harvest mouse</i>, under <u>Harvest</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A knob +made on a rope with spun yarn or parceling to prevent a running eye +from slipping.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Same as 2d +<u>Mousing</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A familiar term of endearment.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A dark-colored swelling caused by a +blow.</def> [Slang]</p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A match used in firing guns or +blasting.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Field mouse</b></col>, <col><b>Flying mouse</b></col>, +etc. <cd>See under <u>Field</u>, <u>Flying</u>, etc.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mouse bird</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a coly.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mouse deer</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a chevrotain, +as the kanchil.</cd> -- <col><b>Mouse galago</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a very small West American galago (<i>Galago +murinus</i>). In color and size it resembles a mouse. It has a bushy +tail like that of a squirrel.</cd> -- <col><b>Mouse hawk</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A hawk that devours +mice</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The hawk owl; -- called also +<i>mouse owl</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mouse lemur</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species of very small +lemurs of the genus <i>Chirogaleus</i>, found in Madagascar.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mouse piece</b></col> <i>(Cookery)</i>, <cd>the piece of beef +cut from the part next below the round or from the lower part of the +latter; -- called also <i>mouse buttock</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mouse</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Moused</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mousing</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To watch for and catch +mice.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To watch for or pursue anything in a sly +manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mouse</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +tear, as a cat devours a mouse.</def> [Obs.] "[Death] <i>mousing</i> +the flesh of men." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To furnish with a mouse; to +secure by means of a mousing. See <u>Mouse</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, +2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mouse"-ear`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The forget-me-not (<i>Myosotis +palustris</i>) and other species of the same genus.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A European species of hawkweed (<i>Hieracium +Pilosella</i>).</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mouse-ear chickweed</b></col>, <cd>a name of two common +species of chickweed (<i>Cerastium vulgarium</i>, and <i>C. +viscosum</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Mouse-ear cress</b></col>, <cd>a low +cruciferous herb (<i>Sisymbrium Thaliana</i>). All these are low +herbs with soft, oval, or obovate leaves, whence the name.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mouse"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Frogfish</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mouse"hole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A hole made by +a mouse, for passage or abode, as in a wall; hence, a very small hole +like that gnawed by a mouse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mouse"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little +mouse.</def> <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mous"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A cat that catches mice.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who pries about on the lookout for +something.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mouse"tail`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A genus of ranunculaceous plants (<i>Myosurus</i>), in which the +prolonged receptacle is covered with imbricating achenes, and so +resembles the tail of a mouse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mous"ie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Diminutive for +<u>Mouse</u>.</def> <i>Burns.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mous"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Impertinently +inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.</def> "<i>Mousing</i> saints." +<i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mous"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of hunting mice.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A turn or lashing of spun +yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the +point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straighening +out.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A ratchet movement in a loom.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mousing hook</b></col>, <cd>a hook with an attachment +which prevents its unhooking.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mou"sle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To sport with +roughly; to rumple.</def> [Written also <i>mouzle</i>.] [Obs.] +<i>Wycherley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mousse`line"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<def>Muslin.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>||Mousseline de laine</b></col> (&?;). [F., muslin of +wool.] <cd>Muslin delaine. See under <u>Muslin</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mousseline glass</b></col>, <cd>a kind of thin blown +glassware, such as wineglasses, etc.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mous`tache"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<def>Mustache.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mous"y</hw> (mouz"&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Infested with mice; smelling of mice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mou"tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The +Chinese tree peony (<i>Pæonia Mountan</i>), a shrub with large +flowers of various colors.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mouth</hw> (mouth), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mouths</b></plw> (mou&thlig;z). [OE. <i>mouth</i>, +<i>muþ</i>, AS. <i>mūð</i>; akin to D. <i>mond</i>, +OS. <i>mūð</i>, G. <i>mund</i>, Icel. <i>muðr</i>, +<i>munnr</i>, Sw. <i>mun</i>, Dan. <i>mund</i>, Goth. +<i>munþs</i>, and possibly L. <i>mentum</i> chin; or cf. D. +<i>muil</i> mouth, muzzle, G. <i>maul</i>, OHG. <i>mūla</i>, +Icel. <i>mūli</i>, and Skr. <i>mukha</i> mouth.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The opening through which an animal receives +food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the +cavity, containing the tongue and teeth, between the lips and the +pharynx; the buccal cavity.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <def>An opening affording entrance or +exit; orifice; aperture;</def> as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +opening of a vessel by which it is filled or emptied, charged or +discharged; as, the <i>mouth</i> of a jar or pitcher; the +<i>mouth</i> of the lacteal vessels, etc.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>The opening or entrance of any cavity, as a cave, pit, well, or +den.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The opening of a piece of +ordnance, through which it is discharged.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> +<def>The opening through which the waters of a river or any stream +are discharged.</def> <sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>The entrance into a +harbor.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Saddlery)</i> <def>The crosspiece of a +bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A principal speaker; one who utters the +common opinion; a mouthpiece.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Every coffeehouse has some particular statesman +belonging to it, who is the <i>mouth</i> of the street where he +lives.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Cry; voice.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Speech; language; testimony.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That in the <i>mouth</i> of two or three witnesses +every word may be established.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xviii. +16.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A wry face; a grimace; a mow.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Counterfeit sad looks,<BR> +Make <i>mouths</i> upon me when I turn my back.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Down in the mouth</b></col>, <cd>chapfallen; of dejected +countenance; depressed; discouraged.</cd> [Obs. or Colloq.] -- +<col><b>Mouth friend</b></col>, <cd>one who professes friendship +insincerely.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>Mouth glass</b></col>, +<cd>a small mirror for inspecting the mouth or teeth.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mouth honor</b></col>, <cd>honor given in words, but not +felt.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>Mouth organ</b></col>. +<i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Pan's pipes</cd>. See +<u>Pandean</u>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An harmonicon.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mouth pipe</b></col>, <cd>an organ pipe with a lip or plate +to cut the escaping air and make a sound.</cd> -- <col><b>To stop the +mouth</b></col>, <cd>to silence or be silent; to put to shame; to +confound.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>The mouth</i> of them that speak lies shall be +<i>stopped</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lxiii. 11.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whose <i>mouths</i> must be +<i>stopped</i>.</blockquote> <i>Titus i. 11.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 950 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mouth</hw> (mou&thlig;), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mouthed</u> (mou&thlig;d); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Mouthing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To take into +the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to +devour.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To utter with a voice affectedly big or +swelling; to speak in a strained or unnaturally sonorous +manner.</def> "<i>Mouthing</i> big phrases." <i>Hare.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mouthing</i> out his hollow oes and +aes.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To form or cleanse with the mouth; to +lick, as a bear her cub.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To make mouths at.</def> [R.] <i>R. +Blair.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mouth</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +speak with a full, round, or loud, affected voice; to vociferate; to +rant.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I'll bellow out for Rome, and for my country,<BR> +And <i>mouth</i> at Cæsar, till I shake the +senate.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put mouth to mouth; to kiss.</def> [R.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make grimaces, esp. in ridicule or +contempt.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Well I know, when I am gone,<BR> +How she <i>mouths</i> behind my back.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mouthed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Furnished with a mouth.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having a mouth of a particular kind; using +the mouth, speech, or voice in a particular way; -- used only in +composition; as, wide-<i>mouthed</i>; hard-<i>mouthed</i>; foul- +<i>mouthed</i>; mealy-<i>mouthed</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mouth"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who mouths; +an affected speaker.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mouth"-foot`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having the basal joints of the legs +converted into jaws.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mouth"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mouthfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>As much as +is usually put into the mouth at one time.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a small quantity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mouth"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>mūðleás</i>.] <def>Destitute of a +mouth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mouth"-made`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Spoken +without sincerity; not heartfelt.</def> "<i>Mouth-made</i> vows." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mouth"piece`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The part of a musical or other instrument to which the mouth is +applied in using it; as, the <i>mouthpiece</i> of a bugle, or of a +tobacco pipe.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An appendage to an inlet or outlet opening +of a pipe or vessel, to direct or facilitate the inflow or outflow of +a fluid.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who delivers the opinion of others or +of another; a spokesman; as, the <i>mouthpiece</i> of his +party.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Egmont was imprudent enough to make himself the +<i>mouthpiece</i> of their remonstrance.</blockquote> +<i>Motley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mov`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Movableness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mov"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. +<i>movable</i>. See <u>Move</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of +being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any +way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed +or stationary; as, a <i>movable</i> steam engine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Changing from one time to another; as, +<i>movable</i> feasts, <i>i. e.</i>, church festivals, the date of +which varies from year to year.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Movable letter</b></col> <i>(Heb. Gram.)</i>, <cd>a letter +that is pronounced, as opposed to one that is quiescent.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mov"a*ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Movables</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An article +of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not +a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; +furniture.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Furnished with the most rich and princely +<i>movables</i>.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Law)</i> <def>Property not attached to +the soil.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The word is not convertible with <i>personal property</i>, +since rents and similar incidents of the soil which are personal +property by our law are immovables by the Roman law. +<i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mov"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being movable; mobility; susceptibility of motion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mov"a*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a movable +manner or condition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Move</hw> (m&oomac;v), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Moved</u> (m&oomac;vd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Moving</u>.] [OE. <i>moven</i>, OF. <i>moveir</i>, F. +<i>mouvoir</i>, L. <i>movere</i>; cf. Gr. <grk>'amei`bein</grk> to +change, exchange, go in or out, quit, Skr. <i>mīv</i>, p. p. +<i>mūta</i>, to move, push. Cf. <u>Emotion</u>, <u>Mew</u> to +molt, <u>Mob</u>, <u>Mutable</u>, <u>Mutiny</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in +motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to +impel; to stir; as, the wind <i>moves</i> a vessel; the horse +<i>moves</i> a carriage.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chess, Checkers, etc.)</i> <def>To transfer +(a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according to +the rules of the game; as, to <i>move</i> a king.</def> +</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To excite to action by the presentation of +motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to +influence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Minds desirous of revenge were not <i>moved</i> with +gold.</blockquote> <i>Knolles.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>No female arts his mind could +<i>move</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To arouse the feelings or passions of; +especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch +pathetically; to excite, as an emotion.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When he saw the multitudes, he was <i>moved</i> with +compassion on them.</blockquote> <i>Matt. ix. 36.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>[The use of images] in orations and poetry is to +<i>move</i> pity or terror.</blockquote> <i>Felton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To propose; to recommend; specifically, to +propose formally for consideration and determination, in a +deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, +to <i>move</i> to adjourn.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let me but <i>move</i> one question to your +daughter.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They are to be blamed alike who <i>move</i> and who +decline war upon particular respects.</blockquote> +<i>Hayward.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To apply to, as for aid.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To stir; agitate; trouble; affect; persuade; +influence; actuate; impel; rouse; prompt; instigate; incite; induce; +incline; propose; offer.</p> + +<p><hw>Move</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one +place or position to another; as, a ship <i>moves</i> +rapidly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The foundations also of the hills <i>moved</i> and +were shaken, because he was wroth.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xviii. +7.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>On the green bank I sat and listened long, . . . <BR> +Nor till her lay was ended could I <i>move</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To act; to take action; to stir; to begin +to act; as, to <i>move</i> in a matter.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To change residence; to remove, as from +one house, town, or state, to another.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Chess, Checkers, etc.)</i> <def>To change +the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the +game.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Move</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of moving; a movement.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chess, Checkers, etc.)</i> <def>The act of +moving one of the pieces, from one position to another, in the +progress of the game.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An act for the attainment of an object; a +step in the execution of a plan or purpose.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To make a move</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To take +some action</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>To move a piece, as in a +game.</cd> -- <col><b>To be on the move</b></col>, <cd>to bustle or +stir about.</cd> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Move`less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Motionless; +fixed.</def> "<i>Moveless</i> as a tower." <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Move"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mouvement</i>. +See <u>Move</u>, and cf. <u>Moment</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any +means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; +progress; advancement; as, the <i>movement</i> of an army in marching +or maneuvering; the <i>movement</i> of a wheel or a machine; the +party of <i>movement</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Motion of the mind or feelings; +emotion.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or +quick, or sudden, <i>movement</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece.</def> "Any change +of time is a change of <i>movement</i>." <i>Busby.</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the several strains or pieces, each +complete in itself, with its own time and rhythm, which make up a +larger work; as, the several <i>movements</i> of a suite or a +symphony.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A system of mechanism for +transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming +motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Febrile movement</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>an elevation +of the body temperature; a fever.</cd> -- <col><b>Movement +cure</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See <u>Kinesiatrics</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Movement of the bowels</b></col>, <cd>an evacuation or stool; +a passage or discharge.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Motion. -- <u>Movement</u>, <u>Motion</u>. +<i>Motion</i> expresses a general idea of not being at rest; +<i>movement</i> is oftener used to express a definite, regulated +motion, esp. a progress.</p> + +<p><hw>Mo"vent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>movens</i>, p. +pr. of <i>movere</i>. See <u>Move</u>.] <def>Moving.</def> [R.] +<i>Grew.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mo"vent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which moves +anything.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mov"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A person or thing that moves, stirs, or changes place.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person or thing that imparts motion, or +causes change of place; a motor.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, excites, +instigates, or causes movement, change, etc.; as, <i>movers</i> of +sedition.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These most poisonous compounds,<BR> +Which are the <i>movers</i> of a languishing death.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A proposer; one who offers a proposition, +or recommends anything for consideration or adoption; as, the +<i>mover</i> of a resolution in a legislative body.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mov"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Changing place or posture; causing motion or action; as, a +<i>moving</i> car, or power.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Exciting movement of the mind; adapted to +move the sympathies, passions, or affections; touching; pathetic; as, +a <i>moving</i> appeal.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I sang an old <i>moving</i> story.</blockquote> +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Moving force</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a force that +accelerates, retards, or deflects the motion of a body.</cd> -- +<col><b>Moving plant</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a leguminous plant +(<i>Desmodium gyrans</i>); -- so called because its leaflets have a +distinct automatic motion.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mov"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of changing +place or posture; esp., the act of changing one's dwelling place or +place of business.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Moving day</b></col>, <cd>a day when one moves; esp., a +day when a large number of tenants change their dwelling +place.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mov"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a moving +manner.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mov"ing*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The power of +moving.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also <i>moe</i> +and <i>mowe</i>.] [F. <i>moue</i> pouting, a wry face; cf. OD. +<i>mouwe</i> the protruded lip.] <def>A wry face.</def> "Make +<i>mows</i> at him." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mow</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make +mouths.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nodding, becking, and <i>mowing</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Tyndale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mow</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same +as <u>Mew</u>, a gull.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mow</hw>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos> [<pos><i>pres. sing.</i></pos> +<u>Mow</u>, <pos><i>pl.</i></pos> <u>Mowe</u>, <u>Mowen</u>, +<u>Moun</u>.] [AS. <i>magan</i>. See <u>May</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>May; can.</def> "Thou <i>mow</i> now +escapen." [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our walles <i>mowe</i> not make hem +resistence.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mow</hw> (mō), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Mowed</u> (mōd); <pos><i>p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mowed</u> or <u>Mown</u> (mōn); <pos><i>p. pr. +& vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Mowing</u>.] [OE. <i>mowen</i>, <i>mawen</i>, +AS. <i>māwan</i>; akin to D. <i>maaijen</i>, G. +<i>mähen</i>, OHG. <i>mājan</i>, Dan. <i>meie</i>, L. +<i>metere</i> to reap, mow, Gr. <grk>'ama^n</grk>. Cf. <u>Math</u>, +<u>Mead</u> a meadow, <u>Meadow</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut +down, as grass, with a scythe or machine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cut the grass from; as, to <i>mow</i> a +meadow.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cut down; to cause to fall in rows or +masses, as in mowing grass; -- with <i>down</i>; as, a discharge of +grapeshot <i>mows</i> down whole ranks of men.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mow</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To cut grass, etc., +with a scythe, or with a machine; to cut grass for hay.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mow</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mowe</i>, AS. +<i>m&?;ga</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A heap or mass of hay or of +sheaves of grain stowed in a barn.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The place in a barn where hay or grain in +the sheaf is stowed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mow</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To lay, as hay or +sheaves of grain, in a heap or mass in a barn; to pile and stow +away.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mow"burn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To heat and +ferment in the mow, as hay when housed too green.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mowe</hw> (?), <pos><i>v.</i></pos> <def>See 4th +<u>Mow</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mowe</hw>, <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See 1st & 2d +<u>Mow</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mow"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, mows; a mowing machine; as, a lawn <i>mower</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mow"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of one who, or the operation of that which, mows.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Land from which grass is cut; meadow +land.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mowing machine</b></col>, <cd>an agricultural machine +armed with knives or blades for cutting standing grass, etc. It is +drawn by a horse or horses, or propelled by steam.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mown</hw> (?), <pos><i>p. p. & a.</i></pos> <def>Cut down by +mowing, as grass; deprived of grass by mowing; as, a <i>mown</i> +field.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mow"yer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mower.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mox"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A corruption of Japan. +<i>mogusa</i> (pronounced <i>mongsa</i>), an escharotic made from the +plant <i>yomigi</i>: cf. F. <i>moxa</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>A soft woolly mass prepared from the young leaves +of <i>Artemisia Chinensis</i>, and used as a cautery by burning it on +the skin; hence, any substance used in a like manner, as cotton +impregnated with niter, amadou.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant from which this +substance is obtained, esp. <i>Artemisia Chinensis</i>, and <i>A. +moxa</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mox"ie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [fr. Moxie, a trade name +for a beverage.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>energy; pep.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>courage, determination.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Know-how, expertise.</def> +<i>MW10.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Moy"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Mud poured out +from volcanoes during eruptions; -- so called in South +America.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Moyle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Moil</u>, and <u>Moile</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Moz"a*rab</hw> (?), <hw>Moz`a*rab"ic</hw> (?) }. <def>Same +as <u>Muzarab</u>, <u>Muzarabic</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mo*zet"ta</hw> (?), <hw>Moz*zet"ta</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>mozzetta</i>: cf. F. <i>mosette</i>. +Cf. <u>Amice</u> a hood or cape.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>A cape, with a +small hood; -- worn by the pope and other dignitaries of the Roman +Catholic Church.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mr.</hw>. (&?;). <def>The customary abbreviation of +<i>Mister</i> in writing and printing. See <u>Master</u>, +4.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mrs.</hw> (&?;). <def>The customary abbreviation of +<i>Mistress</i> when used as a title of courtesy, in writing and +printing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*cam"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Muc</i>ic + +<i>amide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The acid amide of mucic acid, +obtained as a white crystalline substance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +salt of mucic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muce</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Muse</u>, and +<u>Muset</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*ce"din</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mucus</u>.] +<i>(Bot. Chem.)</i> <def>A yellowish white, amorphous, nitrogenous +substance found in wheat, rye, etc., and resembling gluten; -- +formerly called also <i>mucin</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Much</hw> (mŭch), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar. +& superl.</i></pos> wanting, but supplied by <u>More</u> (mōr), +and <u>Most</u> (mōst), from another root.] [OE. <i>moche</i>, +<i>muche</i>, <i>miche</i>, prob. the same as <i>mochel</i>, +<i>muchel</i>, <i>michel</i>, <i>mikel</i>, fr. AS. <i>micel</i>, +<i>mycel</i>; cf. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, fem. <grk>mega`lh</grk>, +great, and Icel. <i>mjök</i>, adv., much. √103. See +<u>Mickle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Great in quantity; long in +duration; as, <i>much</i> rain has fallen; <i>much</i> +time.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou shalt carry <i>much</i> seed out into the field, +and shalt gather but little in.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxviii. +38.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Many in number.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Edom came out against him with <i>much</i> +people.</blockquote> <i>Num. xx. 20.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>High in rank or position.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Much</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +great quantity; a great deal; also, an indefinite quantity; as, you +have as <i>much</i> as I.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He that gathered <i>much</i> had nothing +over.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xvi. 18.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Much</i>in this sense can be regarded as an adjective +qualifying a word unexpressed, and may, therefore, be modified by +<i>as</i>, <i>so</i>, <i>too</i>, <i>very</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A thing uncommon, wonderful, or +noticeable; something considerable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And [he] thought not <i>much</i> to clothe his +enemies.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To make much of</b></col>, <cd>to treat as something of +especial value or worth.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Much</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. <i>mjök</i>. +See <u>Much</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To a great degree or +extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly.</def> "<i>Much</i> +suffering heroes." <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou art <i>much</i> mightier than we.</blockquote> +<i>Gen. xxvi. 16.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Excellent speech becometh not a fool, <i>much</i> less +do lying lips a prince.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xvii. 7.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Henceforth I fly not death, nor would prolong<BR> +Life <i>much</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All left the world <i>much</i> as they found +it.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Much"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [√103. See +<u>Mickle</u>.] <def>Much.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Much"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Greatness; +extent.</def> [Obs. or Colloq.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The quantity and <i>muchness</i> of time which it +filcheth.</blockquote> <i>W. Whately.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Much of a muchness</b></col>, <cd>much the same.</cd> +[Colloq.] "Men's men; gentle or simple, they're <i>much of a +muchness</i>." <i>G. Eliot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Much"what`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Nearly; +almost; much.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Muchwhat</i> after the same manner." +<i>Glanvill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"cic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mucus</i> mucus: +cf. F. <i>mucique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or derived +from, gums and micilaginous substances; specif., denoting an acid +obtained by the oxidation of gums, dulcite, etc., as a white +crystalline substance isomeric with saccharic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"cid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mucidus</i>, fr. +L. <i>mucus</i> mucus. See <u>Mucus</u>, and cf. <u>Moist</u>.] +<def>Musty; moldy; slimy; mucous.</def> -- <wf>Mu"cid*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*cif"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mucus</i> + L. +<i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>-fy</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inducing or stimulating the +secretion of mucus; blennogenous.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Secreting +mucus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ci*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mucus</i> + <i>- +form</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Resembling mucus; having the +character or appearance of mucus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ci*gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Muc</i>in + <i>- +gen</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A substance which is formed in +mucous epithelial cells, and gives rise to mucin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*cig"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> +<def>Connected with the formation of mucin; resembling +mucin.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>mucigenous</i> basis is manufactured at the +expense of the ordinary protoplasm of the cell.</blockquote> +<i>Foster.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ci*lage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from L. +<i>mucilago</i> a musty juice, fr. <i>mucus</i> mucus, slime. See +<u>Mucus</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot. Chem.)</i> <def>A gummy or +gelatinous substance produced in certain plants by the action of +water on the cell wall, as in the seeds of quinces, of flax, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An aqueous solution of gum, or of +substances allied to it; as, medicinal <i>mucilage</i>; +<i>mucilage</i> for fastening envelopes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu`ci*lag"i*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mucilagineux</i>. See <u>Mucilage</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, +soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a <i>mucilaginous</i> +liquid.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; +as, the <i>mucilaginous</i> glands.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; +yielding mucilage; as, <i>mucilaginous</i> gums or plants.</def> -- +<wf>Mu`ci*lag"i*nous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><! p. 951 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"cin</hw> (mū"s&ibreve;n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<u>Mucus</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot. Chem.)</i> <def>See +<u>Mucedin</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>An albuminoid +substance which is contained in mucus, and gives to the latter +secretion its peculiar ropy character. It is found in all the +secretions from mucous glands, and also between the fibers of +connective tissue, as in tendons. See <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Demilune</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*cin"o*gen</hw> (m&usl;*s&ibreve;n"&osl;*j&ebreve;n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mucin</i> + <i>-gen</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Mucigen</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*cip"a*rous</hw> (m&usl;*s&ibreve;"p&adot;*rŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mucus</i> + L. <i>parere</i> to produce.] +<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Secreting, or producing, mucus or +mucin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ci*vore</hw> (mū"s&ibreve;*vōr), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mucus</i> slime, mucus + <i>vorare</i> to +devour.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An insect which feeds on mucus, or +the sap of plants, as certain Diptera, of the tribe +<i>Mucivora</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muck</hw> (mŭk), <def>abbreviation of +<i>Amuck</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To run a muck</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Amuck</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Muck</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>myki</i>; akin to D. +<i>mög</i>. Cf. <u>Midden</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Dung in +a moist state; manure.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Vegetable mold mixed with earth, as found +in low, damp places and swamps.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything filthy or vile.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Money; -- in contempt.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The fatal <i>muck</i> we quarreled for.</blockquote> +<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Muck bar</b></col>, <cd>bar iron which has been through +the rolls only once.</cd> -- <col><b>Muck iron</b></col>, <cd>crude +puddled iron ready for the squeezer or rollers.</cd> +<i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Muck</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like muck; mucky; also, +used in collecting or distributing muck; as, a <i>muck</i> +fork.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muck</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To manure with +muck.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muck"en*der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. +<i>mocador</i>. Cf. <u>Mokadour</u>.] <def>A handkerchief.</def> +[Obs.] [Written also <i>muckinder</i>, <i>muckiter</i>, +<i>mockadour</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Muck"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A term of reproach +for a low or vulgar labor person.</def> [Slang]</p> + +<p><hw>Muck"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To scrape together, +as money, by mean labor or shifts.</def> [Obs.] <i>Udall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Muck"er*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A miser; a +niggard.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Muck"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of +being mucky.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muc"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Mickle</u>.] +<def>Much.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Muck"mid`den</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +dunghill.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Muck"sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat mucky; +soft, sticky, and dirty; muxy.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>R. D. +Blackmore.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Muck"worm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A larva or grub that lives in muck or +manure; -- applied to the larvæ of the tumbledung and allied +beetles.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who scrapes together money by mean +labor and devices; a miser.</def> "Misers are <i>muckworms</i>." +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Muck"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Filthy with muck; miry; as, a <i>mucky</i> road.</def> +"<i>Mucky</i> filth." <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Vile, in a moral sense; sordid.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mucky</i> money and false felicity.</blockquote> +<i>Latimer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"co*cele</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Mucus</i> + Gr. +<grk>kh`lh</grk> tumor.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An enlargement or +protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages, or +dropsy of the lachrymal sac, dependent upon catarrhal inflammation of +the latter.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mucus</i> + <i>- +oid</i>.] <def>Resembling mucus.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mucoid degeneration</b></col>, <cd>a form of degeneration +in which the tissues are transformed into a semisolid substance +resembling mucus.</cd> <i>Quain.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"co*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of muconic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*con"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mu</i>cic + +ita<i>conic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or +designating, an organic acid, obtained indirectly from mucic acid, +and somewhat resembling itaconic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu`co*pu"ru*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mucus</i> ++ <i>purulent</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Having the character or +appearance of both mucus and pus.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mu"cor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>mucere</i> +to be moldy or musty.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of minute fungi. +The plants consist of slender threads with terminal globular +sporangia; mold.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*cos"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being mucous or slimy; mucousness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mucosus</i>, fr. +<i>mucus</i> mucus.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or +resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; as, a +<i>mucous</i> substance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance; +as, the <i>mucous</i> membrane.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mucous membrane</b></col>. <i>(Anat.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Membrane</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mucous patches</b></col> +<i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>elevated patches found in the mucous membranes of +the mouth and anus, usually due to syphilis.</cd> -- <col><b>Mucous +tissue</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a form of connective tissue in +an early stage of development, found in the umbilical cord and in the +embryo, and also in certain tumors called <i>myxomata</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"cous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being mucous; sliminess.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mu"cro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Bot. & +Zoöl.)</i> <def>A minute abrupt point, as of a leaf; any small, +sharp point or process, terminating a larger part or organ.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mu"cro*nate</hw> (?), <hw>Mu"cro*na`ted</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mucronatus</i>, fr. <i>mucro</i> a sharp +point: cf. F. <i>mucroné</i>.] <def>Ending abruptly in a sharp +point; abruptly tipped with a short and sharp point; as, a +<i>mucronate</i> leaf.</def> -- <wf>Mu"cro*nate*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*cron"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having, or +tipped with, a small point or points.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"cu*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>muculentus</i>, fr. <i>mucus</i>.] <def>Slimy; moist, and +moderately viscous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"cus</hw> (mū"kŭs), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mucus</i>, <i>muccus</i>; cf. <i>mucere</i> to be moldy or musty, +Gr. <grk>my`xa</grk> mucus, and Skr. <i>muc</i> to release. Cf. +<u>Match</u> for striking fire, <u>Moist</u>, <u>Mucilage</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A viscid fluid secreted by +mucous membranes, which it serves to moisten and protect. It covers +the lining membranes of all the cavities which open externally, such +as those of the mouth, nose, lungs, intestinal canal, urinary +passages, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Any other animal fluid +of a viscid quality, as the synovial fluid, which lubricates the +cavities of the joints; -- improperly so used.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A gelatinous or slimy +substance found in certain algæ and other plants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"cus*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol. +Chem.)</i> <def>Mucin.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mud</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to LG. <i>mudde</i>, +D. <i>modder</i>, G. <i>moder</i> mold, OSw. <i>modd</i> mud, Sw. +<i>modder</i> mother, Dan. <i>mudder</i> mud. Cf. <u>Mother</u> a +scum on liquors.] <def>Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and +adhesive.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mud bass</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a fresh-water +fish (<i>Acantharchum pomotis</i>) of the Eastern United States. It +produces a deep grunting note.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud bath</b></col>, +<cd>an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in mud charged with +medicinal agents, as a remedy for disease.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud +boat</b></col>, <cd>a large flatboat used in dredging.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mud cat</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Catfish</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mud crab</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of +several American marine crabs of the genus <i>Panopeus</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mud dab</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the winter +flounder. See <u>Flounder</u>, and <u>Dab</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud +dauber</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a mud wasp.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mud devil</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +fellbender.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud drum</b></col> <i>(Steam +Boilers)</i>, <cd>a drum beneath a boiler, into which sediment and +mud in the water can settle for removal.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud +eel</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a long, slender, aquatic +amphibian (<i>Siren lacertina</i>), found in the Southern United +States. It has persistent external gills and only the anterior pair +of legs. See <u>Siren</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud frog</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a European frog (<i>Pelobates +fuscus</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Mud hen</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The American coot (<i>Fulica +Americana</i>)</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The clapper rail.</cd> - +- <col><b>Mud lark</b></col>, <cd>a person who cleans sewers, or +delves in mud.</cd> [Slang] -- <col><b>Mud minnow</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any small American fresh-water fish of the +genus <i>Umbra</i>, as <i>U. limi</i>. The genus is allied to the +pickerels.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud plug</b></col>, <cd>a plug for +stopping the mudhole of a boiler.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud puppy</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the menobranchus.</cd> -- <col><b>Mud +scow</b></col>, <cd>a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.</cd> +[U.S.] -- <col><b>Mud turtle</b></col>, <col><b>Mud +tortoise</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of numerous +species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mud wasp</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of +numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to +<i>Pepæus</i>, and allied genera, which construct groups of mud +cells, attached, side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of +buildings, etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with +spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve as food for +the larva. Called also <i>mud dauber</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mud</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +bury in mud.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make muddy or turbid.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mu"dar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. +<i>madār</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Either one of two +asclepiadaceous shrubs (<i>Calotropis gigantea</i>, and <i>C. +procera</i>), which furnish a strong and valuable fiber. The acrid +milky juice is used medicinally.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"da*rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +brown, amorphous, bitter substance having a strong emetic action, +extracted from the root of the mudar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mud"di*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a muddy +manner; turbidly; without mixture; cloudily; obscurely; +confusedly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mud"di*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The condition or quality of being muddy; turbidness; foulness +caused by mud, dirt, or sediment; as, the <i>muddiness</i> of a +stream.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Obscurity or confusion, as in treatment of +a subject; intellectual dullness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mud"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Muddled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Muddling</u> (?).] [From <u>Mud</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +make turbid, or muddy, as water.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He did ill to <i>muddle</i> the water.</blockquote> +<i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with +liquor; to intoxicate partially.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Epicurus seems to have had brains so <i>muddled</i> +and confounded, that he scarce ever kept in the right +way.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Often drunk, always <i>muddled</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To waste or misuse, as one does who is +stupid or intoxicated.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>They <i>muddle</i> it [money] away without method or +object, and without having anything to show for it.</blockquote> +<i>Hazlitt.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To mix confusedly; to confuse; to make a +mess of; as, to <i>muddle</i> matters; also, to perplex; to +mystify.</def> <i>F. W. Newman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mud"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To dabble in mud.</def> [Obs.] <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To think and act in a confused, aimless +way.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mud"dle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A state of being +turbid or confused; hence, intellectual cloudiness or +dullness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We both grub on in a <i>muddle</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mud"dle*head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A stupid +person.</def> [Colloq.] <i>C. Reade.</i> -- <wf>Mud"dle-head`ed</wf>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Colloq.] <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mud"dler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, muddles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mud"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Muddier</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Muddiest</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; as, a +<i>muddy</i> road or path; <i>muddy</i> boots.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Turbid with mud; as, <i>muddy</i> +water.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of mud or earth; gross; +impure.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This <i>muddy</i> vesture of decay.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Confused, as if turbid with mud; cloudy in +mind; dull; stupid; also, immethodical; incoherent; vague.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Cold hearts and <i>muddy</i> +understandings.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Dost think I am so <i>muddy</i>, so +unsettled.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Not clear or bright.</def> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mud"dy</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Muddied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Muddying</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To soil with mud; to +dirty; to render turbid.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To cloud; to make dull or +heavy.</def> <i>Grew.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mud"dy-head`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dull; +stupid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mud"dy-met`tled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Dull- +spirited.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mud"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The European loach.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The bowfin.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<def>The South American lipedosiren, and the allied African species +(<i>Protopterus annectens</i>). See <u>Lipedosiren</u>.</def> +<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The mud minnow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mud"hole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A hole, or hollow place, containing mud, as in a road.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Steam Boilers)</i> <def>A hole near the +bottom, through which the sediment is withdrawn.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"dir</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Moodir</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mud"sill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The lowest sill +of a structure, usually embedded in the soil; the lowest timber of a +house; also, that sill or timber of a bridge which is laid at the +bottom of the water. See <u>Sill</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mud"suck`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A woodcock.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mud"wall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The European bee-eater. See <u>Bee-eater</u>.</def> [Written +also <i>modwall</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mud"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +small herbaceous plant growing on muddy shores (<i>Limosella +aquatica</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mue</hw> (mū), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To mew; to +molt.</def> [Obs.] <i>Quarles.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*ez"zin</hw> (m&usl;*&ebreve;z"z&ibreve;n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar.] <def>A Mohammedan crier of the hour of +prayer.</def> [Written also <i>mouezzin</i>, <i>mueddin</i>, and +<i>muwazzin</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Muff</hw> (mŭf), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. LG. +<i>muff</i>, D. <i>mof</i>, G., Dan., & Sw. <i>muff</i>, F. +<i>moufle</i> mitten, LL. <i>muffula</i>, MHG. <i>mouwe</i> sleeve, +D. <i>mouw</i>, and E. <i>muffle</i>, v.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by women to +shield the hands from cold.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A short hollow cylinder +surrounding an object, as a pipe.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Glass Manuf.)</i> <def>A blown cylinder of +glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [Perhaps a different word; cf. Prov. E. +<i>maffle</i> to slammer.] <def>A stupid fellow; a poor-spirited +person.</def> [Colloq.] "A <i>muff</i> of a curate." +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> [See 4.] <i>(Baseball)</i> <def>A failure to +hold a ball when once in the hands.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The whitethroat.</def> +[Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Muff</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Muffed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Muffing</u>.] <def>To handle awkwardly; to fumble; to fail to +hold, as a ball, in catching it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muf`fe*tee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small muff +worn over the wrist.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Muf"fin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Muff</u>.] +<def>A light, spongy, cylindrical cake, used for breakfast and +tea.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muf`fin*eer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dish for +keeping muffins hot.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muff"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Muff</u>, 4 & +5.] <def>Stupid; awkward.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Muf"fle</hw> (mŭf"f'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +bare end of the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp. of +ruminants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muf"fle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Muffled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Muffling</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>moufle</i> a mitten, LL. +<i>muffula</i>, OD. <i>moffel</i> a muff. See <u>Muff</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To wrap up in something that conceals or +protects; to wrap, as the face and neck, in thick and disguising +folds; hence, to conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to +inclose; -- often with <i>up</i>.</def> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The face lies <i>muffled</i> up within the +garment.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He <i>muffled</i> with a cloud his mournful +eyes.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Muffled</i> up in darkness and +superstition.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To prevent seeing, or hearing, or +speaking, by wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to +deafen.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To wrap with something that dulls or +deadens the sound of; as, to <i>muffle</i> the strings of a drum, or +that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muf"fle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>maffle</i>, +<i>mumble</i>, D. <i>moffelen</i>.] <def>To speak indistinctly, or +without clear articulation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muf"fle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>moufle</i>, prop., a +mitten, from the resemblance in shape. See <u>Muffle</u>, <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos>, <u>Muff</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Anything with +which another thing, as an oar or drum, is muffled; also, a boxing +glove; a muff.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Metal.)</i> <def>An earthenware compartment +or oven, often shaped like a half cylinder, used in furnaces to +protect objects heated from the direct action of the fire, as in +scorification of ores, cupellation of ore buttons, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Ceramics)</i> <def>A small oven for baking +and fixing the colors of painted or printed pottery, without exposing +the pottery to the flames of the furnace or kiln.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A pulley block containing several +sheaves.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Muf"fler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting the head +and neck in cold weather; a tippet.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fortune is painted blind, with a <i>muffler</i> above +her eyes.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A cushion for terminating or +softening a note made by a stringed instrument with a +keyboard.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. +when stuffed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>One who muffles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muf"lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Mouflon</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muf"ti</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Muftis</b></plw> (#). [Ar. <i>mufti</i>.] <def>An official +expounder of Mohammedan law.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muf"ti</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Citizen's dress when +worn by a naval or military officer; -- a term derived from the +British service in India.</def> [Colloq. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mug</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Ir. <i>mugam</i> a +mug, <i>mucog</i> a cup.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of earthen +or metal drinking cup, with a handle, -- usually cylindrical and +without a lip.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The face or mouth.</def> [Slang] +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mug"gard</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. G. <i>mucker</i> +a sulky person, <i>muckish</i> sullen, peevish, <i>mucken</i> to +mutter, grumble.] <def>Sullen; displeased.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mug"get</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The small entrails +of a calf or a hog.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mug"gi*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The condition +or quality of being muggy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mug"gish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Muggy</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mug`gle*to"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. +Hist.)</i> <def>One of an extinct sect, named after Ludovic +<i>Muggleton</i>, an English journeyman tailor, who (about 1657) +claimed to be inspired.</def> <i>Eadie.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mug"gy</hw> (mŭg"g&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Muggier</u> (-g&ibreve;*&etilde;r); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Muggiest</u>.] [Cf. Icel. <i>mugga</i> +mist, mugginess. Cf. 4th <u>Mold</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Moist; damp; moldy; as, <i>muggy</i> straw.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Warm, damp, and close; as, <i>muggy</i> +air, weather.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 952 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mug"house`</hw> (mŭg"hous`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>An alehouse; a pothouse.</def> <i>Tickel.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"gi*en*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +bellowing.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mu"gi*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mugiens</i>, +p. pr. of <i>mugire</i> to bellow.] <def>Lowing; bellowing.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mu"gil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a sort of fish.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of fishes including the gray +mullets. See <u>Mullet</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"gi*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Like or pertaining to the genus Mugil, or family +<i>Mugilidæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mug"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +slender European weed (<i>Galium Cruciata</i>); -- called also +<i>crossweed</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mug"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mucgwyrt</i>. +Cf. <u>Midge</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A somewhat aromatic composite +weed (<i>Artemisia vulgaris</i>), at one time used medicinally; -- +called also <i>motherwort</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mug"wump`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Algonquin +<i>mugquomp</i> a chief.] <def>A bolter from the Republican party in +the national election of 1884; an Independent.</def> [Political Cant, +U.S.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mug"wump`er*y</hw> (?), <hw>Mug"wump*ism</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The acts and views of the mugwumps.</def> +[Political Cant, U.S.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mu*ham"mad*an</hw> (?), <hw>Mu*ham"med*an</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>Mohammedan.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*ham"mad*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Mohammedanism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mu*la"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A moor.</def> +[Scot.] <i>Lockhart.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mu*la"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. Amer., fr. Sp. +<i>mulo</i>, <i>mula</i>, a mule.] <def>A drove of mules.</def> +[Southwest. U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mu*lat"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mulattoes</b></plw> (#). [Sp. & Pg. <i>mulato</i>, masc., +<i>mulata</i>, fem., of a mixed breed, fr. <i>mulo</i> mule, L. +<i>mulus</i>. See <u>Mule</u>.] <def>The offspring of a negress by a +white man, or of a white woman by a negro, -- usually of a brownish +yellow complexion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*lat"tress</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female +mulatto.</def> <i>G. W. Gable.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ber*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mulberries</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>moolbery</i>, +<i>murberie</i>, AS. <i>murberie</i>, where the first part is fr. L. +<i>morum</i> mulberry; cf. Gr. &?;, &?;. Cf. <u>Murrey</u>, +<u>Sycamore</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The berry or +fruit of any tree of the genus <i>Morus</i>; also, the tree itself. +See <u>Morus</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dark pure color, like the hue of a black +mulberry.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mulberry mass</b></col>. <i>(Biol.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Morula</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Paper mulberry</b></col>, <cd>a tree +(<i>Broussonetia papyrifera</i>), related to the true mulberry, used +in Polynesia for making tapa cloth by macerating and pounding the +inner bark, and in China and Japan for the manufacture of paper. It +is seen as a shade tree in America.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ber*ry-faced`</hw> (-fāst`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Having a face of a mulberry color, or blotched as if with +mulberry stains.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mulch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <i>mull</i> dirt, +also Prov. G. <i>mulsch</i>, <i>molsch</i>, rotten, soft, mellow, as +fruit.] <def>Half-rotten straw, or any like substance strewn on the +ground, as over the roots of plants, to protect from heat, drought, +etc., and to preserve moisture.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mulch</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mulched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mulching</u>.] <def>To cover or dress with mulch.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mulct</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mulcta</i>, +<i>multa</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fine or penalty, esp. a +pecuniary punishment or penalty.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A blemish or defect.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Amercement; forfeit; forfeiture; penalty.</p> + +<p><hw>Mulct</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mulcted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mulcting</u>.] [L. <i>mulctare</i>, <i>multare</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To punish for an offense or misdemeanor by +imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a pecuniary fine; to +fine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way +of punishment or discipline.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mulc"ta*ry</hw> (?), <hw>Mulc"tu*a*ry</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Imposing a pecuniary penalty; consisting +of, or paid as, a fine.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fines, or some known <i>mulctuary</i> +punishments.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mule</hw> (mūl), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., a she-mule, +L. <i>mula</i>, fem. of <i>mulus</i>; cf. Gr. <grk>my`klos</grk>, +<grk>mychlo`s</grk>. Cf. AS. <i>mūl</i>, fr. L. <i>mulus</i>. +Cf. <u>Mulatto</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare, +sometimes a horse and a she-ass. See <u>Hinny</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Mules are much used as draught animals. They are hardy, and +proverbial for stubbornness.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant or vegetable +produced by impregnating the pistil of one species with the pollen or +fecundating dust of another; -- called also <i>hybrid</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A very stubborn person.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A machine, used in factories, for spinning +cotton, wool, etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; -- +called also <i>jenny</i> and <i>mule-jenny</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mule armadillo</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a long- +eared armadillo <i>(Tatusia hybrida)</i>, native of Buenos Aires; -- +called also <i>mulita</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> under +<u>Armadillo</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mule deer</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a large deer (<i>Cervus, or Cariacus, +macrotis</i>) of the Western United States. The name refers to its +long ears.</cd> -- <col><b>Mule pulley</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, +<cd>an idle pulley for guiding a belt which transmits motion between +shafts that are not parallel.</cd> -- <col><b>Mule twist</b></col>, +<cd>cotton yarn in cops, as spun on a mule; -- in distinction from +yarn spun on a throstle frame.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mule"-jen`ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mule</u>, 4.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu`le*teer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>muletier</i>, fr. <i>mulet</i> a mule, dim. fr. L. <i>mulus</i>.] +<def>One who drives mules.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mule"wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +fern of the genus <i>Hemionitis</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ley</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Sawmills)</i> <def>A +stiff, long saw, guided at the ends but not stretched in a +gate.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Muley axle</b></col> <i>(Railroad)</i>, <cd>a car axle +without collars at the outer ends of the journals.</cd> +<i>Forney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mulley</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu`li*eb"ri*ty</hw> +(mū`l&ibreve;*&ebreve;b"r&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>muliebritas</i>, fr. <i>muliebris</i> +belonging to a woman, fr. <i>mulier</i> a woman.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The state of being a woman or of possessing full womanly powers; +womanhood; -- correlate of <i>virility</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Effeminancy; softness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mu"li*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a woman.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A woman.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Lawful +issue born in wedlock, in distinction from an elder brother born of +the same parents before their marriage; a lawful son.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Civ. Law)</i> <def>A woman; a wife; a +mother.</def> <i>Blount. Cowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"li*er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner or +condition of a mulier; in wedlock; legitimately.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mu"li*er*ose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mulierosus</i>.] <def>Fond of woman.</def> [R.] <i>Charles +Reade.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu`li*er*os"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mulierositas</i>.] <def>A fondness for women.</def> [R.] <i>Dr. +H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"li*er*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>Condition of being a mulier; position of one born in lawful +wedlock.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ish</hw> (mūl"&ibreve;sh), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Like a mule; sullen; stubborn.</def> -- <wf>Mul"ish*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Mul"ish*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mull</hw> (mŭl), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perh. contr. fr. +<i>mossul</i>. See <u>Muslin</u>.] <def>A thin, soft kind of +muslin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>mūli</i> a +snout, muzzle, projecting crag; or cf. Ir. & Gael. <i>meall</i> a +heap of earth, a mound, a hill or eminence, W. <i>moel</i>. Cf. +<u>Mouth</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A promontory; as, the +<i>Mull</i> of Cantyre.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A snuffbox made of the small end of a +horn.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. akin to <i>mold</i>. +√108. See <u>Mold</u>.] <def>Dirt; rubbish.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mullen</i>. See 2d +<u>Muller</u>.] <def>To powder; to pulverize.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To work (over) +mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; -- usually with <i>over</i>; as, +to <i>mull</i> over a thought or a problem.</def> [Colloq. U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An inferior kind of +madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of +the larger.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mull</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mulled</u> (mŭld); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Mulling</u>.] [From <i>mulled</i>, for <i>mold</i>, +taken as a p. p.; OE. <i>mold</i>-ale funeral ale or banquet. See +<u>Mold</u> soil.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To heat, sweeten, and +enrich with spices; as, to <i>mull</i> wine.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>New cider, <i>mulled</i> with ginger +warm.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To dispirit or deaden; to dull or +blunt.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mul"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Mollah</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`la*ga*taw"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Tamil +<i>milagu-tannīr</i> pepper water.] <def>An East Indian curry +soup.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"lah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mollah</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A die, cut in +intaglio, for stamping an ornament in relief, as upon +metal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"lein</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>moleyn</i>, +AS. <i>molegn</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the genus +<i>Verbascum</i>. They are tall herbs having coarse leaves, and +large flowers in dense spikes. The common species, with densely +woolly leaves, is <i>Verbascum Thapsus</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Moth mullein</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Moth</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mullein foxglove</b></col>, <cd>an American herb (<i>Seymeria +macrophylla</i>) with coarse leaves and yellow tubular flowers with a +spreading border.</cd> -- <col><b>Petty mullein</b></col>, <cd>the +cowslip.</cd> <i>Dr. Prior.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"len</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See +<u>Mullein</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mull"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, mulls.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vessel in which wine, etc., is mulled +over a fire.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mull"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mullen</i> to +pulverize, bruise; cf. Icel. <i>mylja</i>; prob. akin to E. +<i>mold</i> soil. See <u>Mold</u> soil, and cf. <u>Mull</u> dirt.] +<def>A stone or thick lump of glass, or kind of pestle, flat at the +bottom, used for grinding pigments or drugs, etc., upon a slab of +similar material.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mül*le"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Johannes +<i>Müller</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Müllerian ducts</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a pair +of embryonic ducts which give rise to the genital passages in the +female, but disappear in the male.</cd> -- <col><b>Müllerian +fibers</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the sustentacular or connective- +tissue fibers which form the framework of the retina.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>molet</i>, +<i>mulet</i>, F. <i>mulet</i>, fr. L. <i>mullus</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous +fishes of the genus Mugil; -- called also <i>gray mullets</i>. They +are found on the coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed +as food. Among the most valuable species are <i>Mugil capito</i> of +Europe, and <i>M. cephalus</i> which occurs both on the European and +American coasts.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any species of the +genus <i>Mullus</i>, or family <i>Mullidæ</i>; called also +<i>red mullet</i>, and <i>surmullet</i>, esp. the plain surmullet +(<i>Mullus barbatus</i>), and the striped surmullet (<i>M. +surmulletus</i>) of Southern Europe. The former is the mullet of the +Romans. It is noted for the brilliancy of its colors. See +<u>Surmullet</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>French mullet</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Ladyfish</u> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"let</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>molette</i>.] +<i>(Her.)</i> <def>A star, usually five pointed and pierced; -- when +used as a difference it indicates the third son.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"let</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>molet</i> a sort +of pinchers.] <def>Small pinchers for curling the hair.</def> [Obs.] +<i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mul"ley</hw> (?), <hw>Mool"ley</hw> }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[CF. Gael. <i>maolag</i> a hornless cow, <i>maol</i> bald, hornless, +blunt.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mulley or polled animal.</def> [U. +S.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cow.</def> [Prov. Eng.; U.S., a child's +word.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Leave milking and dry up old <i>mulley</i>, thy +cow.</blockquote> <i>Tusser.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mul"ley</hw> (?), <hw>Mool"ley</hw> }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Destitute of horns, although belonging to a species of animals +most of which have horns; hornless; polled; as, <i>mulley</i> cattle; +a <i>mulley</i> (or <i>moolley</i>) cow.</def> [U. S.] [Written also +<i>muley</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mul`li*ga*taw"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mullagatawny</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"li*grubs</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Prov. E. +<i>mull</i> to squeeze, pull about, <i>mulling</i> numb or dull.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A griping of the intestines; colic.</def> +[Slang]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Whose dog lies sick of the +<i>mulligrubs</i>?</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, sullenness; the sulks.</def> +[Slang]</p> + +<p><hw>Mul"lin*gong</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <i>Duck mole</i>, under +<u>Duck</u>.</def> [Written also <i>mollingong</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mul"lion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A corruption of +<i>munnion</i>, F. <i>moignon</i> stump of an amputated limb, stump, +OF. <i>moing</i> mutilated; cf. Armor. <i>moñ</i>, +<i>mouñ</i>, <i>mank</i>, <i>monk</i>, and also L. +<i>mancus</i> maimed.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +slender bar or pier which forms the division between the lights of +windows, screens, etc.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An upright +member of a framing. See <u>Stile</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"lion</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To furnish with +mullions; to divide by mullions.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"lock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Mull</u> +dirt: cf. Scot. <i>mulloch</i>, <i>mulock</i>, crumb. √108.] +<def>Rubbish; refuse; dirt.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>All this <i>mullok</i> [was] in a sieve +ythrowe.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"loid</hw> (mŭl"loid), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. +<i>Mullus</i>, generic name (fr. L. <i>mullus</i> surmullet) + <i>- +oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Like or pertaining to the genus +<i>Mullus</i>, which includes the surmullet, or red mullet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"mul</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A fine, soft +muslin; mull.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mulse</hw> (mŭls), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mulsum</i> (sc. <i>vinum</i>), fr. <i>mulsus</i> mixed with honey, +honey-sweet, p. p. of <i>mulcere</i> to sweeten, soften.] <def>Wine +boiled and mingled with honey.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mult-</hw>. <def>See <u>Multi-</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*tan"gu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multangulus</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many + <i>angulus</i> angle: +cf. F. <i>multangulaire</i>.] <def>Having many angles.</def> -- +<wf>Mul*tan"gu*lar*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mul*tan"gu*lar*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*tan"i*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mult-</i> + +L. <i>animus</i> mind.] <def>Many-minded; many-sided.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>multanimous</i> nature of the +poet.</blockquote> <i>J. R. Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`tar*tic"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mult- +</i> + <i>articulate</i>.] <def>Having many articulations or +joints.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*te"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>multus</i> +much, many.] <def>Multiplicity.</def> [R.] <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mul"ti-</hw> (?), <hw>Mult-</hw> (?) }. [L. <i>multus</i> +much.] <def>A prefix signifying <i>much</i> or <i>many</i>; +<i>several</i>; <i>more than one</i>; as, <i>multi</i>axial, +<i>mult</i>ocular.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*ax"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + +<i>axial</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having more than one axis; +developing in more than a single line or plain; -- opposed to +<i>monoaxial</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*cap"su*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- +</i> + <i>capsular</i>: cf. F. <i>multicapsulaire</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Having many, or several, capsules.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*car"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- +</i> + <i>carinate</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Many- +keeled.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*ca"vous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multicavus</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many + <i>cavum</i>, +<i>cavus</i>, a cavity, hole, fr. <i>cavus</i> hollow.] <def>Having +many cavities.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*cel"lu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Consisting of, or having, many cells or more than one +cell.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*cen"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ <i>central</i>.] <def>Having many, or several, centers; as, a +<i>multicentral</i> cell.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Multicentral development</b></col> <i>(Biol.)</i>, +<cd>growth, or development, from several centers. According as the +insubordination to a single center is more or less pronounced, the +resultant organism will be more or less irregular in form and may +even become discontinuous.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*cip"i*tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ L. <i>caput</i> head.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having many heads or many +stems from one crown or root.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*col`or</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Multi- +</u>, and <u>Color</u>.] <def>Having many, or several, +colors.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*cos"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ <i>costate</i>.] <def>Having numerous ribs, or costæ, as the +leaf of a plant, or as certain shells and corals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*cus"pid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <i>Multi- +</i>, and <i>Cuspid</i>.] <def>Multicuspidate; -- said of +teeth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*cus"pi*date</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- +</i> + <i>cuspidate</i>.] <def>Having many cusps or points.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*den"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ <i>dentate</i>.] <def>Having many teeth, or toothlike +processes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*dig"i*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- +</i> + <i>digitate</i>.] <def>Having many fingers, or fingerlike +processes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*faced`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + +<i>face</i>.] <def>Having many faces.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multifarius</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many. Cf. <u>Bifarious</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having multiplicity; having great diversity +or variety; of various kinds; diversified; made up of many differing +parts; manifold.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is a <i>multifarious</i> artifice in the +structure of the meanest animal.</blockquote> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having parts, as leaves, +arranged in many vertical rows.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With +great multiplicity and diversity; with variety of modes and +relations.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Multiplied diversity.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The fault of improperly +uniting in one bill distinct and independent matters, and thereby +confounding them.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*tif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multifer</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many + <i>ferre</i> to bear.] +<def>Bearing or producing much or many.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*fid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multifidus</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many + <i>findere</i> to +split: cf. F. <i>multifide</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having many +segments; cleft into several parts by linear sinuses; as, a +<i>multifid</i> leaf or corolla.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*flo"rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multiflorus</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many + <i>flos</i>, +<i>floris</i>, flower: cf. F. <i>multiflore</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Having many flowers.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 953 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*flue</hw> (mŭl"t&ibreve;*flū), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>flue</i>.] <def>Having many +flues; as, a <i>multiflue</i> boiler. See <u>Boiler</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*foil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + +<i>foil</i>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>An ornamental foliation consisting +of more than five divisions or foils.</def> [R.] See <u>Foil</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*foil</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having more than +five divisions or foils.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*fold</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + +<i>fold</i>.] <def>Many times doubled; manifold; numerous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multiformis</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many + <i>forma</i> shape: +cf. F. <i>multiforme</i>.] <def>Having many forms, shapes, or +appearances.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A plastic and <i>multiform</i> unit.</blockquote> +<i>Hare.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*form"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multiformitas</i>.] <def>The quality of being multiform; diversity +of forms; variety of appearances in the same thing.</def> +<i>Purchas.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*form"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Multiform.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*gen"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multigenerus</i>; <i>multus</i> + <i>genus</i>, <i>generis</i>, +kind.] <def>Having many kinds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*gran"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- +</i> + <i>granulate</i>.] <def>Having, or consisting of, many +grains.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*tij"u*gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having many +pairs of leaflets.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*tij"u*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multijugus</i>; <i>multus</i> + <i>jugum</i> yoke.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of many parts.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Multijugate</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*lat"er*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ <i>lateral</i>.] <def>Having many sides; many-sided.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*lin"e*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ <i>lineal</i>.] <def>Having many lines.</def> <i>Steevens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*lo"bar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + +<i>lobar</i>.] <def>Consisting of, or having, many lobes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*loc"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ <i>locular</i>: cf. F. <i>multiloculaire</i>.] <def>Having many or +several cells or compartments; as, a <i>multilocular</i> shell or +capsule.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*til"o*quence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality +of being multiloquent; use of many words; talkativeness.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mul*til"o*quent</hw> (?), <hw>Mul*til"o*quous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multiloquus</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many ++ <i>loqui</i> to speak.] <def>Speaking much; very talkative; +loquacious.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*til"o*quy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multiloquium</i>.] <def>Excess of words or talk.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*no"date</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + +<i>nodate</i>.] <def>Having many knots or nodes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*no"dous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multinodus</i>.] <def>Same as <u>Multinodate</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*no"mi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- +</i> + <i>-nomial</i>, as in binomial. See <u>Binomial</u>.] +<i>(Alg.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Polynomial</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mul`ti*nom"i*nal</hw> (?), <hw>Mul`ti*nom"i*nous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multinominis</i>; <i>multus</i> many + +<i>nomen nominis</i> name.] <def>Having many names or +terms.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*nu"cle*ar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ <i>nuclear</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Containing many nuclei; as, +<i>multinuclear</i> cells.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mul`ti*nu"cle*ate</hw> (?), <hw>Mul`ti*nu"cle*a`ted</hw> +(?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Multinuclear.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*tip"a*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + +L. <i>parere</i> to produce: cf. F. <i>multipare</i>.] <def>Producing +many, or more than one, at a birth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*tip"ar*tite</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multipartitus multus</i> much, many <i>partitus</i> divided, p. +p.: cf. F. <i>multipartite</i>. See <u>Partite</u>.] <def>Divided +into many parts; having several parts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*ped</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>multipes</i>, +<i>multipeda</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many + <i>pes</i>, +<i>pedis</i>, foot: cf. F. <i>multipède</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An insect having many feet, as a +myriapod.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*ped</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having many +feet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>multiple</i>, and E. <i>quadruple</i>, and <i>multiply</i>.] +<def>Containing more than once, or more than one; consisting of more +than one; manifold; repeated many times; having several, or many, +parts.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Law of multiple proportion</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, +<cd>the generalization that when the same elements unite in more than +one proportion, forming two or more different compounds, the higher +proportions of the elements in such compounds are simple multiples of +the lowest proportion, or the proportions are connected by some +simple common factor; thus, iron and oxygen unite in the proportions +FeO, Fe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub>, Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>, in +which compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are simple +multiplies of 1. Called also the <i>Law of Dalton</i>, from its +discoverer.</cd> -- <col><b>Multiple algebra</b></col>, <cd>a branch +of advanced mathematics that treats of operations upon units +compounded of two or more unlike units.</cd> -- <col><b>Multiple +conjugation</b></col> <i>(Biol.)</i>, <cd>a coalescence of many cells +(as where an indefinite number of amœboid cells flow together +into a single mass) from which conjugation proper and even +fertilization may have been evolved.</cd> -- <col><b>Multiple +fruits</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <i>Collective fruit</i>, +under <u>Collective</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Multiple star</b></col> +<i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>several stars in close proximity, which appear +to form a single system.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*ple</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A +quantity containing another quantity a number of times without a +remainder.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; A <col><b>common multiple</b></col> of two or more numbers +contains each of them a number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a +<i>common multiple</i> of 3 and 4. The <col><b>least common +multiple</b></col> is the least number that will do this; thus, 12 is +the <i>least common multiple</i> of 3 and 4.</p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*plex</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multiplex</i>, <i>-plicis</i>. See <u>Multiply</u>.] +<def>Manifold; multiple.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli`a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>multipliable</i>.] <def>Capable of being multiplied.</def> -- +<wf>Mul"ti*pli`a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*ca*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multiplicabilis</i>.] <def>Capable of being multiplied; +multipliable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*cand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multiplicandus</i> to be multiplied: cf. F. <i>multiplicande</i>.] +<i>(Math.)</i> <def>The number which is to be multiplied by another +number called the <i>multiplier</i>. See Note under +<u>Multiplication</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multiplicatus</i>, p. p. of <i>multiplicare</i>. See +<u>Multiply</u>.] <def>Consisting of many, or of more than one; +multiple; multifold.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Multiplicate flower</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a flower +that is double, or has an unusual number of petals in consequence of +the abnormal multiplication of the parts of the floral +whorls.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*pli*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multiplicatio</i>: cf. F. <i>multiplication</i>. See +<u>Multiply</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of +multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being +multiplied; as, the <i>multiplication</i> of the human species by +natural generation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The increase and <i>multiplication</i> of the +world.</blockquote> <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The process of repeating, +or adding to itself, any given number or quantity a certain number of +times; commonly, the process of ascertaining by a briefer computation +the result of such repeated additions; also, the rule by which the +operation is performed; -- the reverse of <i>division</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The word <i>multiplication</i> is sometimes used in +mathematics, particularly in multiple algebra, to denote any +distributive operation expressed by one symbol upon any quantity or +any thing expressed by another symbol. Corresponding extensions of +meaning are given to the words <i>multiply</i>, <i>multiplier</i>, +<i>multiplicand</i>, and <i>product</i>. Thus, since φ(<i>x + +y</i>) = φ<i>x</i> + φ<i>y</i> (see under +<u>Distributive</u>), where φ(<i>x + y</i>), φ<i>x</i>, and +φ<i>y</i> indicate the results of any distributive operation +represented by the symbol φ upon <i>x + y</i>, <i>x</i>, and +<i>y</i>, severally, then because of many very useful analogies +φ(<i>x + y</i>) is called the <i>product</i> of φ and <i>x + +y</i>, and the operation indicated by φ is called +<i>multiplication</i>. Cf. <u>Facient</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, +2.</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An increase above the normal +number of parts, especially of petals; augmentation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The art of increasing gold or silver by +magic, -- attributed formerly to the alchemists.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Multiplication table</b></col>, <cd>a table giving the +product of a set of numbers multiplied in some regular way; commonly, +a table giving the products of the first ten or twelve numbers +multiplied successively by 1, 2, 3, etc., up to 10 or 12.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>multiplicatif</i>.] <def>Tending to multiply; having the power to +multiply, or incease numbers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>So as +to multiply.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli*ca`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.: cf. F. +<i>multiplicateur</i>. Cf. <u>Multiplier</u>.] <def>The number by +which another number is multiplied; a multiplier.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*pli"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Multiplex</u>.] <def>Manifold.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*plic"ity</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>multiplicité</i>.] <def>The quality of being multiple, +manifold, or various; a state of being many; a multitude; as, a +<i>multiplicity</i> of thoughts or objects.</def> "A +<i>multiplicity</i> of goods." <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*pli`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>multiplier</i>. Cf. <u>Multiplicator</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, multiplies or increases +number.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The number by which another +number is multiplied. See the Note under +<u>Multiplication</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for +multiplying or increasing by repetition or accumulation the intensity +of a force or action, as heat or electricity. It is particularly used +to render such a force or action appreciable or measurable when +feeble. See <u>Thermomultiplier</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*ply</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Multiplied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Multiplying</u> (?).] [F. <i>multiplier</i>, L. +<i>multiplicare</i>, fr. <i>multiplex</i> manifold. See +<u>Multitude</u>, <u>Complex</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity +to.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Impunity will <i>multiply</i> motives to +disobedience.</blockquote> <i>Ames.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>To add (any given number or +quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the product of +by multiplication; thus 7 <i>multiplied</i> by 8 produces the number +56; to <i>multiply</i> two numbers. See the Note under +<u>Multiplication</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To increase (the amount of gold or silver) +by the arts of alchemy.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Multiplying gear</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>gear for +increasing speed.</cd> -- <col><b>Multiplying lens</b></col>. +<i>(Opt.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Lens</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*ply</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To become greater in number; to become numerous.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When men began to <i>multiply</i> on the face of the +earth, and daughters were born unto them.</blockquote> <i>Gen. vi. +1.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To increase in extent and influence; to +spread.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The word of God grew and +<i>multiplied</i>.</blockquote> <i>Acts xii. 24.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To increase amount of gold or silver by +the arts of alchemy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*po"lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + +<i>polar</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having many poles; -- applied +especially to those ganglionic nerve cells which have several +radiating processes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*tip"o*tent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multipotens</i>; <i>multus</i> much + <i>potens</i> powerful. See +<u>Potent</u>.] <def>Having manifold power, or power to do many +things.</def> "Jove <i>multipotent</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*pres"ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +or power of being multipresent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>multipresence</i> of Christ's +body.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*pres"ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ <i>present</i>, a.] <def>Being, or having the power to be, present +in two or more places at once.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*ra"di*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ <i>radiate</i>.] <def>Having many rays.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*ram"i*fied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- +</i> + p. p. of <i>ramify</i>.] <def>Divided into many +branches.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*ra*mose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ <i>ramose</i>.] <def>Having many branches.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*tis"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multiscius</i>; <i>multus</i> much + <i>scius</i> knowing, fr. +<i>scire</i> to know.] <def>Having much or varied knowledge.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*sect</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + L. +<i>sectus</i>, p. p. of <i>secare</i> to cut.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Divided into many similar segments; -- said of an insect or +myriapod.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*sep"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ <i>septate</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Divided into many chambers by +partitions, as the pith of the pokeweed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*se"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ <i>serial</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Arranged in many rows, or +series, as the scales of a pine cone, or the leaves of the +houseleek.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*sil"i*quous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- +</i> + <i>siliquious</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having many pods or +seed vessels.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*tis"o*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multisonus</i>; <i>multus</i> much, many + <i>sonus</i> sound.] +<def>Having many sounds, or sounding much.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*spi"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + +<i>spiral</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having numerous spiral coils +round a center or nucleus; -- said of the opercula of certain +shells.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*stri"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ <i>striate</i>.] <def>Having many streaks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*sul"cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ <i>sulcate</i>.] <def>Having many furrows.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*syl`la*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Multi- +</i> + <i>syllable</i>.] <def>A word of many syllables; a +polysyllable.</def> [R.] -- <wf>Mul`ti*syl*lab"ic</wf> (#), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*tit"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ <i>titular</i>.] <def>Having many titles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*tu"bu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ <i>tubular</i>.] <def>Having many tubes; as, a <i>multitubular</i> +boiler.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>multitude</i>, L. <i>multitudo</i>, <i>multitudinis</i>, fr. +<i>multus</i> much, many; of unknown origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A great number of persons collected together; a numerous +collection of persons; a crowd; an assembly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But when he saw the <i>multitudes</i>, he was moved +with compassion on them.</blockquote> <i>Matt. ix. 36.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A great number of persons or things, +regarded collectively; as, the book will be read by a +<i>multitude</i> of people; the <i>multitude</i> of stars; a +<i>multitude</i> of cares.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is a fault in a <i>multitude</i> of preachers, that +they utterly neglect method in their harangues.</blockquote> <i>I. +Watts.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>multitude</i> of flowers<BR> +As countless as the stars on high.</blockquote> +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The state of being many; +numerousness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They came as grasshoppers for +<i>multitude</i>.</blockquote> <i>Judg. vi. 5.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>The multitude</b></col>, <cd>the populace; the mass of +men.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Throng; crowd; assembly; assemblage; commonalty; +swarm; populace; vulgar. See <u>Throng</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*tu"di*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Multitudinous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul`ti*tu"di*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of a multitude; manifold in number +or condition; as, <i>multitudinous</i> waves.</def> "The +<i>multitudinous</i> seas." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A renewed jingling of <i>multitudinous</i> +chains.</blockquote> <i>G. Kennan.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a multitude.</def> +"The <i>multitudinous</i> tongue." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Mul`ti*tu"di*nous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mul`ti*tu"di*nous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mul*tiv"a*gant</hw> (?), <hw>Mul*tiv"a*gous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>multivagus</i>; <i>multus</i> much + +<i>vagus</i> wandering; cf. <i>vagans</i>, p. pr. of <i>vagari</i>. +See <u>Vagary</u>.] <def>Wandering much.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mul*tiv"a*lence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Quality, state, or degree, of a multivalent element, atom, or +radical.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*tiv"a*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + +L. <i>valens</i>, p. pr. See <u>Valence</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Having a valence greater than one, as +silicon.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Having more than one degree +of valence, as sulphur.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ti*valve</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>multivalve</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any mollusk which has a +shell composed of more than two pieces.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mul"ti*valve</hw> (?), <hw>Mul`ti*val"vu*lar</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + <i>valve</i>, <i>valvular</i>: +cf. F. <i>multivalve</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having many +valves.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Many-valved; having +more than two valves; -- said of certain shells, as the +chitons.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*tiv"er*sant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ L. <i>versans</i>, p. pr. See <u>Versant</u>.] <def>Turning into +many shapes; assuming many forms; protean.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*tiv"i*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> [L. +<i>multivius</i>; <i>multus</i> many + <i>via</i> way.] <def>Having +many ways or roads; by many ways.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mul*tiv"o*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + +<i>vocal</i>.] <def>Signifying many different things; of manifold +meaning; equivocal.</def> "An ambiguous <i>multivocal</i> word." +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p>-- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A multivocal word.</def> [R.] +<i>Fitzed. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*toc"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> + +L. <i>oculus</i> eye.] <def>Having many eyes, or more than +two.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An extract of +quassia licorice, fraudulently used by brewers in order to economize +malt and hops.</def> <i>Craig.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Hard multum</b></col>, <cd>a preparation made from +<i>Cocculus Indicus</i>, etc., used to impart an intoxicating quality +to beer.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mul*tun"gu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Multi-</i> ++ <i>ungulate</i>.] <def>Having many hoofs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mul"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>multure</i>, +<i>moulture</i>, F. <i>mouture</i>, fr. L. <i>molitura</i> a +grinding, <i>molere</i> to grind. See <u>Mill</u> the machine.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>The toll for grinding +grain.</def> <i>Erskine.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A grist or grinding; the grain +ground.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mum</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Of imitative origin. Cf. +<u>Mumble</u>.] <def>Silent; not speaking.</def> +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The citizens are <i>mum</i>, and speak not a +word.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mum</hw>, <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>Be silent! +Hush!</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mum</i>, then, and no more.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mum</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Silence.</def> [R.] +<i>Hudibras.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mum</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>mummere</i>, fr. +Christian <i>Mumme</i>, who first brewed it in 1492.] <def>A sort of +strong beer, originally made in Brunswick, Germany.</def> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of +<i>mum</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mum"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mumbled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mumbling</u> (?).] [OE. <i>momelen</i>; cf. D. <i>mompelen</i>, +<i>mommelen</i>, G. <i>mummelen</i>, Sw. <i>mumla</i>, Dan. +<i>mumle</i>. Cf. <u>Mum</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <u>Mumm</u>, +<u>Mump</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To speak +with the lips partly closed, so as to render the sounds inarticulate +and imperfect; to utter words in a grumbling indistinct manner, +indicating discontent or displeasure; to mutter.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Peace, you <i>mumbling</i> fool.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A wrinkled hag, with age grown double,<BR> +Picking dry sticks, and <i>mumbling</i> to herself.</blockquote> +<i>Otway.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To chew something gently with closed +lips.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 954 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mum"ble</hw> (mŭm"b'l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To utter with a low, inarticulate +voice.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To chew or bite gently, as one without +teeth.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Gums unarmed, to <i>mumble</i> meat in +vain.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To suppress, or utter +imperfectly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mum"ble*news`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +talebearer.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mum"bler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +mumbles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mum"bling</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Low; indistinct; +inarticulate.</def> -- <wf>Mum"bling*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mum"bo Jum`bo</hw> (?). <def>An object of superstitious homage +and fear.</def> <i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The miserable <i>Mumbo Jumbo</i> they +paraded.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mum"-chance`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A game of hazard played with cards in silence.</def> [Obs. or +Prov. Eng.] <i>Decker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A silent, stupid person.</def> [Prov. +Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mum"-chance`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Silent and +idle.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Boys can't sit <i>mum-chance</i> always.</blockquote> +<i>J. H. Ewing.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mumm</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mummed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mumming</u>.] [D. <i>mimmen</i> to mask, <i>mom</i> a mask; akin +to G. <i>mumme</i> disguise; prob. of imitative origin, and akin to +E. <i>mum</i>, <i>mumble</i>, in allusion to the indistinctness of +speech occasioned by talking from behind a mask. Cf. <u>Mumble</u>, +<u>Mummery</u>.] <def>To sport or make diversion in a mask or +disguise; to mask.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With <i>mumming</i> and with masking all +around.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mumm"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. +<i>mommeur</i>. See <u>Mumm</u>, and cf. <u>Momier</u>.] <def>One who +mumms, or makes diversion in disguise; a masker; a buffon.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Jugglers and dancers, antics, +<i>mummers</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mum"mer*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mummeries</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>momerie</i>, of Dutch or +German origin. See <u>Mumm</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Masking; +frolic in disguise; buffoonery.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>mummery</i> of foreign strollers.</blockquote> +<i>Fenton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and +parade or ceremonies.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mum"mi*chog</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Amer. Indian +name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of small +American cyprinodont fishes of the genus <i>Fundulus</i>, and of +allied genera; the killifishes; -- called also <i>minnow</i>.</def> +[Written also <i>mummychog</i>, <i>mummachog</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mum`mi*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Mummify</u>.] <def>The act of making a mummy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mum"mi*fied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Converted into +a mummy or a mummylike substance; having the appearance of a mummy; +withered.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mum"mi*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mummy</i> + +<i>-form</i>.] <def>Having some resemblance to a mummy; -- in +zoölogy, said of the pupæ of certain insects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mum"mi*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mummified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mummifying</u> (?).] [<i>Mummy</i> + <i>-fy</i>: cf. F. +<i>momifier</i>.] <def>To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or +like, a mummy.</def> <i>Hall (1646).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mum"my</hw> (mŭm"m&ybreve;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mummies</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>momie</i>; cf. Sp. & +Pg. <i>momia</i>, It. <i>mummia</i>; all fr. Per. +<i>mūmiyā</i>, fr. <i>mūm</i> wax.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A dead body embalmed and dried after the +manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any +means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction.</def> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Dried flesh of a mummy.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Sir. J. Hill.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed +flesh when heated; -- formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal +properties.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i> <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A brown color obtained from bitumen. See +<i>Mummy brown</i> (below).</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Gardening)</i> <def>A sort of wax used in +grafting, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>One whose affections and energies are +withered.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mummy brown</b></col>, <cd>a brown color, nearly +intermediate in tint between burnt umber and raw umber. A pigment of +this color is prepared from bitumen, etc., obtained from Egyptian +tombs.</cd> -- <col><b>Mummy wheat</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>wheat +found in the ancient mummy cases of Egypt. No botanist now believes +that genuine mummy wheat has been made to germinate in modern +times.</cd> -- <col><b>To beat to a mummy</b></col>, <cd>to beat to a +senseless mass; to beat soundly.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mum"my</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mummied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mummying</u>.] <def>To embalm; to mummify.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mum"my*chog</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Mummichog</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mump</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Akin to <i>mumble</i>; +cf. D. <i>mompen</i> to cheat; perh. orig., to whine like a beggar, +D. <i>mompelen</i> to mumble. See <u>Mumble</u>, <u>Mum</u>, and cf. +<u>Mumps</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To move the lips with the +mouth closed; to mumble, as in sulkiness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He <i>mumps</i>, and lovers, and hangs the +lip.</blockquote> <i>Taylor, 1630.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To talk imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly; +to chatter unintelligibly.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cheat; to deceive; to play the +beggar.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And then when <i>mumping</i> with a sore leg, . . . +canting and whining.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To be sullen or sulky.</def> [Prov. +Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mump</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mumped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mumping</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To utter imperfectly, +brokenly, or feebly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Old men who <i>mump</i> their passion.</blockquote> +<i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To work over with the mouth; to mumble; +as, to <i>mump</i> food.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of (something) by cheating; to +impose upon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mump"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A beggar; a +begging impostor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Deceived by the tales of a Lincoln's Inn +<i>mumper</i>.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mump"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Sullen, sulky.</def> +-- <wf>Mump"ish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mump"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mumps</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prov. E. <i>mump</i> to +be sulky. Cf. <u>Mump</u>, <u>Mumble</u>, and <u>Mum</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Sullenness; silent displeasure; +the sulks.</def> <i>Skinner.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Prob. so called from the patient's +appearance.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A specific infectious febrile +disorder characterized by a nonsuppurative inflammation of the +parotid glands; epidemic or infectious parotitis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mouth</u>.] +<def>The mouth.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns,<BR> +Butter them and sugar them and put them in your +<i>muns</i>.</blockquote> <i>Old Rhyme. Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Munch</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Munched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Munching</u>.] [Prob. akin to <i>mumble</i>: cf. also F. +<i>manger</i> to eat (cf. <u>Mange</u>), and <i>mâcher</i> to +cher (cf. <u>Masticate</u>). See <u>Mumble</u>.] <def>To chew with a +grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew +deliberately or in large mouthfuls.</def> [Formerly written also +<i>maunch</i> and <i>mounch</i>.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I could <i>munch</i> your good dry oats.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mun*chau"sen*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called in +allusion to Baron <i>Munchausen's</i> extravagant tales of travel.] +<def>An extravagant fiction embodying an account of some marvelous +exploit or adventure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Munch"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +munches.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mund</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mun</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mun"dane</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mundanus</i>, +fr. <i>mundus</i> the world, an implement, toilet adornments, or +dress; cf. <i>mundus</i>, a., clean, neat, Skr. +<i>ma&nsdot;&dsdot;</i> to adorn, dress, <i>ma&nsdot;&dsdot;a</i> +adornment. Cf. <u>Monde</u>, <u>Mound</u> in heraldry.] <def>Of or +pertaining to the world; worldly; earthly; terrestrial; as, the +<i>mundane</i> sphere.</def> -- <wf>Mun"dane*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>The defilement of <i>mundane</i> +passions.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mun*dan"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Worldliness.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mun*da"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mundatio</i>, fr. <i>mundare</i> to make clean.] <def>The act of +cleansing.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mun"da*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mundatorius</i>.] <def>Cleansing; having power to cleanse.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mun"dic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Iron pyrites, or +arsenical pyrites; -- so called by the Cornish miners.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mun*dif"i*cant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mundificans</i>, p. pr. of <i>mundificare</i> to make clean, fr. +<i>mundus</i> clean + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>- +fy</u>.] <def>Serving to cleanse and heal.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mundificant ointment or +plaster.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mun`di*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +or operation of cleansing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mun*dif"i*ca*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Cleansing.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A detergent +medicine or preparation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mun"di*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mondifier</i>, L. <i>mundificare</i>. See <u>Mundificant</u>.] +<def>To cleanse.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mun"dil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A turban +ornamented with an imitation of gold or silver embroidery.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mun*div"a*gant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mundus</i> the world + <i>vagans</i> wandering, p. pr. of +<i>vagari</i>. See <u>Vagary</u>.] <def>Wandering over the +world.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mun*dun"gus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Sp. +<i>mondongo</i> paunch, tripe, black pudding.] <def>A stinking +tobacco.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ner*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>munerarius</i>, from <i>munus</i> a gift.] <def>Having the nature +of a gift.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ner*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>muneratus</i>, p. p. of <i>munerare</i> to give, bestow, fr. +<i>munus</i> a gift.] <def>To remunerate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu`ner*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>muneratio</i>.] <def>Remuneration.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mung</hw> (mŭng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. +<i>mūng</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Green gram, a kind of pulse +(<i>Phaseolus Mungo</i>), grown for food in British India.</def> +<i>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mun"ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <i>Bonnet monkey</i>, under <u>Bonnet</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mung"corn`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Mangcorn</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mun"go</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A fibrous material +obtained by deviling rags or the remnants of woolen goods.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Mungo</i> properly signifies the disintegrated rags of +woolen cloth, as distinguished from those of worsted, which form +shoddy. The distinction is very commonly disregarded. <i>Beck +(Draper's Dict. ).</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mun"goose</hw>, <hw>Mun"goos</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See +<u>Mongoose</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mun"grel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mongrel</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*nic"i*pal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>municipalis</i>, fr. <i>municipium</i> a town, particularly in +Italy, which possessed the right of Roman citizenship, but was +governed by its own laws, a free town, fr. <i>municeps</i> an +inhabitant of a free town, a free citizen; <i>munia</i> official +duties, functions + <i>capere</i> to take: cf. F. <i>municipal</i>. +Cf. <u>Immunity</u>, and <u>Capacoius</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Of or pertaining to a city or a corporation having the right of +administering local government; as, <i>municipal</i> rights; +<i>municipal</i> officers.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a state, kingdom, or +nation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Municipal</i> law is properly defined to be a rule +of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a +state.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*nic"i*pal*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Municipal +condition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*nic`i*pal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Municipalities</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. +<i>municipalité</i>.] <def>A municipal district; a borough, +city, or incorporated town or village.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*nic"i*pal*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +municipal relation or condition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*nif"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Munificent</u>.] <def>Munificent; liberal.</def> [Obs. or R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mu*nif"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>munificatus</i>, p. p. of <i>munificare</i> to present with a +thing, fr. <i>munificus</i>. See <u>Munificent</u>.] <def>To +enrich.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mu*nif"i*cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. L. +<i>munire</i> to fortify.] <def>Means of defense; +fortification.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*nif"i*cence</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>munificentia</i>: cf. F. <i>munificence</i>.] <def>The quality or +state of being munificent; a giving or bestowing with extraordinary +liberality; generous bounty; lavish generosity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The virtues of liberality and +<i>munificence</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Benevolence; beneficence; liberality; generosity; +bounty; bounteousness. See <u>Benevolence</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mu*nif"i*cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>munificus</i>; <i>munus</i> service, gift + <i>-ficare</i> (in +comp.) to make. Cf. <u>Immunity</u>, <u>-fy</u>.] <def>Very liberal +in giving or bestowing; lavish; as, a <i>munificent</i> +benefactor.</def> -- <wf>Mu*nif"i*cent*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Bounteous; bountiful; liberal; generous.</p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ni*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [See +<u>Munificate</u>.] <def>To prepare for defense; to fortify.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ni*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>munimentum</i>, fr. <i>munire</i> to fortify. See +<u>Munition</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of supporting or +defending.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which supports or defends; +stronghold; place or means of defense; munition; assistance.</def> +"Other <i>muniments</i> and petty helps." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A record; the evidences or +writings whereby a man is enabled to defend the title to his estate; +title deeds and papers.</def> <i>Blount.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Muniment</b></col> <col><b>house or room</b></col>, +<cd>that room in a cathedral, castle, or other public building, which +is used for keeping the records, charters, seals, deeds, and the +like.</cd> <i>Gwilt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*nite"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>munitus</i>, +p. p. of <i>munire</i> to wall, fortify.] <def>To fortify; to +strengthen.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mu*ni"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., munition of +war, L. <i>munitio</i> a fortifying, fortification, fr. <i>munire</i> +to fortify, defend with a wall; cf. <i>moenia</i> walls, <i>murus</i> +(for <i>moirus</i>) a wall, and Skr. <i>mi</i> to fix, make firm. +Cf. <u>Ammunition</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fortification; +stronghold.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>His place of defense shall be the <i>munitions</i> of +rocks.</blockquote> <i>Is. xxxiii. 16.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Whatever materials are used in war for +defense or for annoying an enemy; ammunition; also, stores and +provisions; military stores of all kinds.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The bodies of men, <i>munition</i>, and money, may +justly be called the sinews of war.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ni*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Immunity</u>.] +<def>Freedom; security; immunity.</def> [Obs.] <i>W. +Montagu.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mun*jeet"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. +<i>majī&tsdot;h</i> a drug used for dyeing red.] <def>See +<i>Indian madder</i>, under <u>Madder</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mun"jis*tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>An orange-red coloring substance resembling alizarin, found in +the root of an East Indian species of madder (<i>Rubia +munjista</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mun"nion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mullion</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mun"tin</hw> (?), <hw>Mun"ting</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [CF. <u>Montant</u>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Same +as <u>Mullion</u>; -- especially used in joiner's work.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Munt"jac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any one of several species of small Asiatic deer of the genus +<i>Cervulus</i>, esp. <i>C. muntjac</i>, which occurs both in India +and on the East Indian Islands.</def> [Written also +<i>muntjak</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Muntz" met`al</hw> (?). <def>See under <u>Metal</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mu*ræ"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. +&?;.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of large eels of the family +<i>Murænidæ</i>. They differ from the common eel in +lacking pectoral fins and in having the dorsal and anal fins +continuous. The murry (<i>Muræna Helenæ</i>) of Southern +Europe was the muræna of the Romans. It is highly valued as a +food fish.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mu*ræ"noid</hw>, <hw>Mu*re"noid</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [NL. <i>Muræna</i>, the generic name + +<i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Like or pertaining to the +genus Muræna, or family <i>Murænidæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"rage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>murer</i> +to wall, fr. <i>mur</i> wall, L. <i>murus</i>. See <u>Mure</u> a +wall.] <def>A tax or toll paid for building or repairing the walls of +a fortified town.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>muralis</i>, fr. <i>murus</i> wall. See <u>Mure</u> a wall.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a wall; being on, or in, +a wall; growing on, or against, a wall; as, a <i>mural</i> +quadrant.</def> "<i>Mural</i> breach." <i>Milton.</i> "<i>Mural</i> +fruit." <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; +as, a <i>mural</i> precipice.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mural circle</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>a graduated +circle, in the plane of the meridian, attached permanently to a +perpendicular wall; -- used for measuring arcs of the meridian. See +<u>Circle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Mural +crown</b></col> <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i>, <cd>a golden crown, or circle +of gold indented so as to resemble a battlement, bestowed on him who +first mounted the wall of a besieged place, and there lodged a +standard.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"der</hw> (mûr"d&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>morder</i>, <i>morther</i>, AS. <i>morðor</i>, fr. +<i>morð</i> murder; akin to D. <i>moord</i>, OS. <i>morð</i>, +G., Dan., & Sw. <i>mord</i>, Icel. <i>morð</i>, Goth. +<i>maúrþr</i>, OSlav. <i>mrēti</i> to die, Lith. +<i>mirti</i>, W. <i>marw</i> dead, L. <i>mors</i>, <i>mortis</i>, +death, <i>mori</i>, <i>moriri</i>, to die, Gr. <grk>broto`s</grk> +(for <grk>mroto`s</grk>) mortal, <grk>'a`mbrotos</grk> immortal, Skr. +<i>m&rsdot;</i> to die, <i>m&rsdot;ta</i> death. √105. Cf. +<u>Amaranth</u>, <u>Ambrosia</u>, <u>Mortal</u>.] <def>The offense of +killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought, express +or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide.</def> "<i>Mordre</i> +will out." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The killing of their children had, in the account of +God, the guilt of <i>murder</i>, as the offering them to idols had +the guilt of idolatry.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Slaughter grows <i>murder</i> when it goes too +far.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Murder in the second degree</i>, in most jurisdictions, +is a malicious homicide committed without a specific intention to +take life. <i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"der</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Murdered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Murdering</u>.] [OE. <i>mortheren</i>, <i>murtheren</i>, AS. +<i>myrðrian</i>; akin to OHG. <i>murdiren</i>, Goth. +<i>maúrþrjan</i>. See <u>Murder</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To kill with +premediated malice; to kill (a human being) willfully, deliberately, +and unlawfully. See <u>Murder</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To destroy; to put an end to.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Canst thou] <i>murder</i> thy breath in middle of a +word?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with +malice or cruelty; to mangle; as, to <i>murder</i> the king's +English.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To kill; assassinate; slay. See <u>Kill</u>.</p> + +<p><! p. 955 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"der*er</hw> (mûr"d&etilde;r*&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One guilty of murder; a +person who, in possession of his reason, unlawfully kills a human +being with premeditated malice.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small cannon, formerly used for clearing +a ship's decks of boarders; -- called also <i>murdering +piece</i>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mur"der*ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who +commits murder.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"der*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Murder.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Farfax.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"der*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or +bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody; +sanguinary; as, the <i>murderous</i> king; <i>murderous</i> rapine; +<i>murderous</i> intent; a <i>murderous</i> assault.</def> +"<i>Murderous</i> coward." <i>Shak.</i> -- <wf>Mur"der*ous*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Bloody; sanguinary; bloodguilty; bloodthirsty; +fell; savage; cruel.</p> + +<p><hw>Mur"dress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A battlement in +ancient fortifications with interstices for firing through.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>murus</i>; or F. +<i>mur</i>, fr. L. <i>murus</i>. Cf. <u>Munition</u>.] <def>A +wall.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mure</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mured</u> (?).] [F. <i>murer</i>, L. <i>murare</i>. +See <u>Mure</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To inclose in walls; to +wall; to immure; to shut up.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The five kings are <i>mured</i> in a +cave.</blockquote> <i>John. x. (Heading).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ren*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who had +charge of the wall of a town, or its repairs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mu"rex</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Murices</b></plw> (#). [L., the purple fish.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of marine gastropods, having rough, +and frequently spinose, shells, which are often highly colored +inside; the rock shells. They abound in tropical seas.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*rex"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<u>Murexide</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A complex nitrogenous substance +obtained from murexide, alloxantin, and other ureids, as a white, or +yellowish, crystalline which turns red on exposure to the air; -- +called also <i>uramil</i>, <i>dialuramide</i>, and formerly +<i>purpuric acid</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*rex"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>murex</i> the +purple fish, purple.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A crystalline nitrogenous +substance having a splendid dichroism, being green by reflected light +and garnet-red by transmitted light. It was formerly used in dyeing +calico, and was obtained in a large quantities from guano. Formerly +called also <i>ammonium purpurate</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*rex"o*ïn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A complex nitrogenous compound obtained as a scarlet crystalline +substance, and regarded as related to murexide.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ri*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Muriatic</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of muriatic hydrochloric +acid; a chloride; as, <i>muriate</i> of ammonia.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; This term, as also the word <i>muriatic</i>, was formerly +applied to the chlorides before their true composition was +understood, and while they were erroneously supposed to be compounds +of an acid with an oxide. <i>Muriate</i> and <i>muriatic</i> are +still occasionally used as commercial terms, but are obsolete in +scientific language.</p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ri*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Put in brine.</def> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Combined or impregnated +with muriatic or hydrochloric acid.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Photog.)</i> <def>Prepared with chloride of +silver through the agency of common salt.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu`ri*at"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>muriaticus</i> pickled, from <i>muria</i> brine: cf. F. +<i>muriatique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or +obtained from, sea salt, or from chlorine, one of the constituents of +sea salt; hydrochloric.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Muriatic acid</b></col>, <cd>hydrochloric acid, HCl; -- +formerly called also <i>marine acid</i>, and <i>spirit of salt</i>. +See <u>hydrochloric</u>, and the Note under <u>Muriate</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mu`ri*a*tif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Muriat</i>ic + <i>-ferous</i>.] <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>Producing +muriatic substances or salt.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mu"ri*cate</hw> (?), <hw>Mu"ri*ca`ted</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>muricatus</i>, fr. <i>murex</i> a pointed +rock or stone.] <def>Formed with sharp points; full of sharp points +or of pickles; covered, or roughened, as a surface, with sharp points +or excrescences.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ri*coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mur</i>ex + <i>- +oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Like, or pertaining to, the genus +Murex, or family <i>Muricidæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*ric"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Minutely +muricate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ride</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>muria</i> +brine.] <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>Bromine; -- formerly so called from +its being obtained from sea water.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ri*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>murus</i> a +wall + <i>-form</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Resembling courses of bricks +or stones in squareness and regular arrangement; as, a +<i>muriform</i> variety of cellular tissue.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"rine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>murinus</i>, +from <i>mus</i>, <i>muris</i>, mouse: cf. F. <i>murin</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Pertaining to a family of rodents +(<i>Muridæ</i>), of which the mouse is the type.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"rine</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>One of a tribe of rodents, of which the mouse is the +type.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"rin*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Murenger</u>.</def> <i>Jacob.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Murk</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Murky</u>.] +<def>Dark; murky.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He can not see through the mantle +<i>murk</i>.</blockquote> <i>J. R. Drake.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Murk</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Darkness; mirk.</def> +[Archaic] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Murk</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The refuse of fruit, +after the juice has been expressed; marc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Murk"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Darkly; +gloomily.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Murk"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being +murky.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Murk"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Murkier</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Murkiest</u>.] [OE. <i>mirke</i>, +<i>merke</i>, AS. <i>myrce</i>, <i>mirce</i>; akin to Icel. +<i>myrkr</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>mörk</i>.] <def>Dark; obscure; +gloomy.</def> "The <i>murkiest</i> den." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>murky</i> deep lowering o'er our +heads.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"lins</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +seaweed. See <u>Baddrelocks</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"mur</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>murmure</i>: cf. +L. <i>murmur</i>. CF. <u>Murmur</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like +that of running water.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in +a low, muttering voice.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some discontents there are, some idle +<i>murmurs</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"mur</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Murmured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Murmuring</u>.] [F. <i>murmurer</i>, L. <i>murmurare</i>, +<i>murmurari</i>, fr. <i>murmur</i> murmur; cf. Gr.&?; to roar and +boil, said of water, Skr. <i>marmara</i> a rustling sound; prob. of +imitative origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a low continued +noise, like the hum of bees, a stream of water, distant waves, or the +wind in a forest.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They <i>murmured</i> as doth a swarm of +bees.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To utter complaints in a low, half- +articulated voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; +to grumble; -- often with <i>at</i> or <i>against</i>.</def> "His +disciples <i>murmured</i> at it." <i>John vi. 61.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And all the children of Israel <i>murmured</i> against +Moses and against Aaron.</blockquote> <i>Num. xiv. 2.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Neither <i>murmur</i> ye, as some of them also +<i>murmured</i>.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. x. 10.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"mur</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To utter or give +forth in low or indistinct words or sounds; as, to <i>murmur</i> +tales.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The people <i>murmured</i> such things concerning +him.</blockquote> <i>John vii. 32.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mur`mur*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>murmuratio</i>.] <def>The act of murmuring; a murmur.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Skelton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"mur*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +murmurs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"mur*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>Uttering +murmurs; making low sounds; complaining.</def> -- +<wf>Mur"mur*ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"mur*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. L. +<i>murmuriosus</i>, OF. <i>murmuros</i>.] <def>Attended with murmurs; +exciting murmurs or complaint; murmuring.</def> [Archaic or +Poetic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The lime, a summer home of <i>murmurous</i> +wings.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"ni*val</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perh. fr. F. +<i>mornifle</i> a game at cards.] <def>In the game of gleek, four +cards of the same value, as four aces or four kings; hence, four of +anything.</def> [Obs.] [Written also <i>mournival</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mur"phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A potato.</def> +[Humorous] <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Murr</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. abbrev. from +<i>murrain</i>.] <def>A catarrh.</def> [Obs.] <i>Gascoigne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"rain</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>moreine</i>, +OF. <i>morine</i>, fr. OF. <i>morir</i>, <i>murir</i>, 8die, L. +<i>mori</i>, <i>moriri</i>.] <i>(Far.)</i> <def>An infectious and +fatal disease among cattle.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>A murrain on you</b></col>, <cd>may you be afflicted with +a pestilent disease.</cd> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"rain</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having, or afflicted +with, murrain.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"ray*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A glucoside found in the flowers of a plant (<i>Murraya +exotica</i>) of South Asia, and extracted as a white amorphous +slightly bitter substance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Murre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any one of several species of sea birds of the genus +<i>Uria</i>, or <i>Catarractes</i>; a guillemot.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The murres are allied to the auks, and are abundant on the +northern coasts of Europe and America. They often breed in large +communities on the projecting ledges of precipituous cliffs, laying +one or two large eggs on the bare rocks.</p> + +<p><hw>Murre"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Murre</i> + <i>- +let</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of several species of sea +birds of the genera <i>Synthliboramphus</i> and <i>Brachyramphus</i>, +inhabiting the North Pacific. They are closely related to the +murres.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"rey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>morée</i> a dark red color, <i>mor</i> blackish brown, fr. +L. <i>morum</i> mulberry, blackberry, or fr. <i>Maurus</i> a Moor. +Cf. <u>Mulberry</u>, <u>Moor</u>, <u>Morelle</u>.] <def>A dark red +color.</def> -- <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of a dark red color.</def> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"rhine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>murrhinus</i>, +fr. <i>murrha</i>: cf. F. <i>murrhin</i>.] <def>Made of the stone or +material called by the Romans <i>murrha</i>; -- applied to certain +costly vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious in +Rome as wine cups; as, <i>murrhine</i> vases, cups, +vessels.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Murrhine glass</b></col>, <cd>glassware made in imitation +of murrhine vases and cups.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"ri*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Murrain</u>.] +<def>Infected with or killed by murrain.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"ri*on</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A morion. See +<u>Morion</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Muræna</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Murth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] +<def>Plenty; abundance.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mur"ther</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>Murder, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> & <pos><i>v.</i></pos></def> [Obs. or Prov.] +"The treason of the <i>murthering</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mur"ther*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +murderer.</def> [Obs. or Prov.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mur"za</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the +hereditary nobility among the Tatars, esp. one of the second +class.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; This word must not be confounded with the Persian +<i>Mirza</i>, though perhaps of the same origin.</p> + +<p><hw>||Mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mures</b></plw> (#). [L., a mouse.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A genus of small rodents, including the common mouse and +rat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mu"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Musæ</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Ar. <i>mauz</i>, +<i>mauza</i>, banana.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of perennial, +herbaceous, endogenous plants of great size, including the banana +(<i>Musa sapientum</i>), the plantain (<i>M. paradisiaca</i> of +Linnæus, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian +(<i>M. Ensete</i>), the Philippine Island (<i>M. textilis</i>, which +yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen other species. See +<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Banana</u> and <u>Plantain</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*sa"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining +to, or resembling, plants of the genus Musa.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +the Muses, or to Poetry.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mu*sang"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A small animal of Java (<i>Paradoxirus fasciatus</i>), allied to +the civets. It swallows, but does not digest, large quantities of +ripe coffee berries, thus serving to disseminate the coffee plant; +hence it is called also <i>coffee rat</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"sar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An itinerant player +on the musette, an instrument formerly common in Europe.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"sard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>muser</i> +to loiter, trifle. See <u>Muse</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <def>A +dreamer; an absent-minded person.</def> [Obs.] <i>Rom. of R.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Mus"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Muscæ</b></plw> (#). [L., a fly.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of dipterous insects, including the +common house fly, and numerous allied species.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Formerly, a large part of the Diptera were included under +the genus <i>Musca</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A small constellation +situated between the Southern Cross and the Pole.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>||Muscæ volitantes</b></col> (&?;). [L., flying +flies.] <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>Specks or filaments apparently seen moving +or gliding about in the field of vision. Their appearance is often a +symptom of disease of the eye, or of disorder of the nervous +system.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"ca*del`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. +<i>moscadello</i>, <i>moscatello</i>, LL. <i>muscatellum</i> or +<i>muscadellum</i> (sc. <i>vinum</i>), fr. <i>muscatellus</i> +nutmeglike, dim. of <i>muscatus</i> smelling like musk, +<i>muscatum</i> and <i>muscata</i> (sc. <i>nux</i>) nutmeg: cf. F. +<i>muscadelle</i>, fr. Italian. See <u>Musk</u> and cf. +<u>Moschatel</u>, <u>Muscardin</u>, <u>Muscat</u>, <u>Nutmeg</u>.] +<def>See <u>Muscatel</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Quaffed off the <i>muscadel</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"ca*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Muscadel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name given +to several very different kinds of grapes, but in America used +chiefly for the scuppernong, or southern fox grape, which is said to +be the parent stock of the Catawba. See <u>Grapevine</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A fragrant and delicious +pear.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See +<u>Muscardin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Northern muscadine</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a +derivative of the northern fox grape, and scarcely an improvement +upon it.</cd> -- <col><b>Royal muscadine</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>a European grape of great value. Its berries are large, round, +and of a pale amber color. Called also <i>golden +chasselas</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Mus*ca"les</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. +<i>muscus</i> moss.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An old name for mosses in the +widest sense, including the true mosses and also hepaticæ and +sphagna.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"cal*longe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Muskellunge</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"car*din</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>muscadin</i> a musk-scented lozenge, fr. <i>muscade</i> nutmeg, +fr. L. <i>muscus</i> musk. See <u>Muscadel</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The common European dormouse; -- so named from its odor.</def> +[Written also <i>muscadine</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mus`car*dine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A +disease which is very destructive to silkworms, and which sometimes +extends to other insects. It is attended by the development of a +fungus (provisionally called <i>Botrytis bassiana</i>). Also, the +fungus itself.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus*car"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>muscarium</i> fly brush + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Having the form of a +brush.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus*ca"rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol. +Chem.)</i> <def>A solid crystalline substance, +C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>13</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>, found in the toadstool +(<i>Agaricus muscarius</i>), and in putrid fish. It is a typical +ptomaine, and a violent poison.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"cat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Muscadel</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name given to several +varieties of Old World grapes, differing in color, size, etc., but +all having a somewhat musky flavor. The muscat of Alexandria is a +large oval grape of a pale amber color.</def> [Written also +<i>muskat</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mus"ca*tel`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining +to, or designating, or derived from, a muscat grapes or similar +grapes; as, <i>muscatel</i> grapes; <i>muscatel</i> wine, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"ca*tel`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A common name for several varieties of rich sweet wine, made in +Italy, Spain, and France.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Finest raisins, dried on the +vine; "sun raisins."</def></p> + +<p>[Variously written <i>moscatel</i>, <i>muscadel</i>, etc.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Musch"el*kalk`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., from +<i>muschel</i> shell + <i>kalk</i> limestone.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A +kind of shell limestone, whose strata form the middle one of the +three divisions of the Triassic formation in Germany. See +<i>Chart</i>, under <u>Geology</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Mus"ci</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L. <i>muscus</i> +moss.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An order or subclass of cryptogamous +plants; the mosses. See <u>Moss</u>, and +<u>Cryptogamia</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus*cic"a*pine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>musca</i> +a fly + <i>capere</i> to catch.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or +pertaining to the <i>Muscicapidæ</i>, a family of birds that +includes the true flycatchers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"cid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Any fly of the +genus Musca, or family <i>Muscidæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"ci*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Musca</i> + +<i>-form</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having the form or structure +of flies of the genus Musca, or family +<i>Muscidæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"ci*form</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Muscus</i> + <i>- +form</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the appearance or form of a +moss.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>musculus</i> a muscle, a little mouse, dim. of <i>mus</i> a mouse. +See <u>Mouse</u>, and cf. sense 3 (below).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An organ which, by its +contraction, produces motion.</def> See <i>Illust.</i> of Muscles of +the Human Body, in Appendix. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The contractile +tissue of which muscles are largely made up.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Muscles are of two kinds, <i>striated</i> and +<i>nonstriated</i>. The striated muscles, which, in most of the +higher animals, constitute the principal part of the flesh, exclusive +of the fat, are mostly under the control of the will, or +<i>voluntary</i>, and are made up of great numbers of elongated +fibres bound together into bundles and inclosed in a sheath of +connective tissue, the <i>perimysium</i>. Each fiber is inclosed in a +delicate membrane (the <i>sarcolemma</i>), is made up of alternate +segments of lighter and darker material which give it a transversely +striated appearance, and contains, scattered through its substance, +protoplasmic nuclei, the so-called <i>muscle corpuscles</i>.</p> + +<p> The nonstriated muscles are <i>involuntary</i>. They constitute +a large part of the walls of the alimentary canal, blood vessels, +uterus, and bladder, and are found also in the iris, skin, etc. They +are made up of greatly elongated cells, usually grouped in bundles or +sheets.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Muscular strength or development; as, to +show one's <i>muscle</i> by lifting a heavy weight.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [AS. <i>muscle</i>, L. <i>musculus</i> a +muscle, mussel. See above.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See +<u>Mussel</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Muscle curve</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>contraction +curve of a muscle; a myogram; the curve inscribed, upon a prepared +surface, by means of a myograph when acted upon by a contracting +muscle. The character of the curve represents the extent of the +contraction.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 956 !></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"cled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Furnished with +muscles; having muscles; as, things well <i>muscled</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"cling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> +<def>Exhibition or representation of the muscles.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>A good piece, the painters say, must have good +<i>muscling</i>, as well as coloring and drapery.</blockquote> +<i>Shaftesbury.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mus*co"gees</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Muskogees</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Muscus</i> + <i>- +oid</i>: cf. F. <i>muscoide</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Mosslike; +resembling moss.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"coid</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A term +formerly applied to any mosslike flowerless plant, with a distinct +stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular +system.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus*col"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Muscus</i> + +<i>-logy</i>.] <def>Bryology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus*cos"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>muscosus</i> mossy, fr. <i>muscus</i> moss.] <def>Mossiness.</def> +<i>Jonhson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mus`co*va"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Corrupted fr. Sp. +<i>mascabado</i>; cf. Pg. <i>mascavado</i>, F. <i>moscouade</i>, n., +formerly also <i>mascovade</i>, It. <i>mascavato</i>.] +<def>Pertaining to, or of the nature of, unrefined or raw sugar, +obtained from the juice of the sugar cane by evaporating and draining +off the molasses. Muscovado sugar contains impurities which render it +dark colored and moist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus`co*va"do</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Unrefined or raw +sugar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"co*vite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Muscovy +glass</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of Muscovy +or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Common potash mica. See +<u>Mica</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"co*vy duck`</hw> (?). [A corruption of <i>musk</i> duck.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A duck (<i>Cairina moschata</i>), larger +than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also +<i>musk duck</i>. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to +Southern Brazil.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"co*vy glass`</hw> (?). [From <i>Muscovy</i>, the old name +of Russia: cf. F. verre de <i>Moscovie</i>.] <def>Mica; muscovite. +See <u>Mica</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"cu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>musculaire</i>. See <u>Muscle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or +pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or +constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, <i>muscular</i> +fiber.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Great <i>muscular</i> strength, accompanied by much +awkwardness.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Performed by, or dependent on, a muscle or +the muscles.</def> "The <i>muscular</i> motion." +<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Well furnished with muscles; having well- +developed muscles; brawny; hence, strong; powerful; vigorous; as, a +<i>muscular</i> body or arm.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Muscular Christian</b></col>, <cd>one who believes in a +part of religious duty to maintain a healthful and vigorous physical +state.</cd> <i>T. Hughes.</i> -- <col><b>Muscular +Christianity</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The practice and +opinion of those Christians who believe that it is a part of +religious duty to maintain a vigorous condition of the body, and who +therefore approve of athletic sports and exercises as conductive to +good health, good morals, and right feelings in religious +matters.</cd> <i>T. Hughes.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An active, +robust, and cheerful Christian life, as opposed to a meditative and +gloomy one.</cd> <i>C. Kingsley.</i> -- <col><b>Muscular +excitability</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>that property in virtue +of which a muscle shortens, when it is stimulated; irritability.</cd> +-- <col><b>Muscular sense</b></col> <i>(Physiol.)</i>, <cd>muscular +sensibility; the sense by which we obtain knowledge of the condition +of our muscles and to what extent they are contracted, also of the +position of the various parts of our bodies and the resistance +offering by external objects.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mus`cu*lar"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +or quality of being muscular.</def> <i>Grew.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"cu*lar*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make +muscular.</def> <i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"cu*lar*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a muscular +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus`cu*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its +parts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"cu*la*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>musculature</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Musculation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"cule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>musculus</i>: +cf. F. <i>muscule</i>.] <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A long movable shed used +by besiegers in ancient times in attacking the walls of a fortified +town.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"cu*lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>musculus</i> +a muscle.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>See +<u>Syntonin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus`cu*lo*cu*ta"ne*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>musculus</i> + E. <i>cutaneous</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Pertaining both to muscles and skin; as, the +<i>musculocutaneous</i> nerve.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus`cu*lo*phren"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>musculus</i> muscle + E. <i>phrenic</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm; as, the +<i>musculophrenic</i> artery.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus`cu*los"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being musculous; muscularity.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mus`cu*lo*spi"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>musculus</i> muscle + E. <i>spiral</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or +pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; -- applied +esp. to a large nerve of the arm.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"cu*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>musculosus</i>: cf. F. <i>musculeux</i>.] <def>Muscular.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Jonhson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Muse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From F. <i>musse</i>. See +<u>Muset</u>.] <def>A gap or hole in a hedge, hence, wall, or the +like, through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a +muset.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Find a hare without a <i>muse</i>.</blockquote> <i>Old +Prov.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Muse</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>Muse</i>, L. +<i>Musa</i>, Gr. &?;. Cf. <u>Mosaic</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, +<u>Music</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>One of +the nine goddesses who presided over song and the different kinds of +poetry, and also the arts and sciences; -- often used in the +plural.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Granville commands; your aid, O Muses, bring:<BR> +What <i>Muse</i> for Granville can refuse to sing?</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The names of the Muses were <i>Calliope</i>, <i>Clio</i>, +<i>Erato</i>, <i>Euterpe</i>, <i>Melpomene</i>, <i>Polymnia</i> or +<i>Polyhymnia</i>, <i>Terpsichore</i>, <i>Thalia</i>, and +<i>Urania</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A particular power and practice of +poetry.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A poet; a bard.</def> [R.] +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Muse</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mused</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Musing</u>.] [F. <i>muser</i> to loiter or trifle, orig., to stand +with open mouth, fr. LL. <i>musus</i>, <i>morsus</i>, muzzle, snout, +fr. L. <i>morsus</i> a biting, bite, fr. <i>mordere</i> to bite. See +<u>Morsel</u>, and cf. <u>Amuse</u>, <u>Muzzle</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To think closely; to +study in silence; to meditate.</def> "Thereon <i>mused</i> he." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He <i>mused</i> upon some dangerous plot.</blockquote> +<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in +study or contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things +present; to be in a brown study.</def> <i>Daniel.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To wonder.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> +<i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To consider; meditate; ruminate. See +<u>Ponder</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Muse</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +think on; to meditate on.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Come, then, expressive Silence, <i>muse</i> his +praise.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wonder at.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Muse</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing scenes; +absorbing thought; hence, absence of mind; a brown study.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Wonder, or admiration.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Muse"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Meditative; +thoughtfully silent.</def> "<i>Museful</i> mopings." <i>Dryden.</i> - +- <wf>Muse"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Muse"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unregardful of the +Muses; disregarding the power of poetry; unpoetical.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +muses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"set</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>mussette</i>, +dim. of <i>musse</i>, <i>muce</i>, a hiding place, fr. F. +<i>musser</i>, OF. <i>mucier</i>, <i>muchier</i>, to conceal, hide. +Cf. <u>Micher</u>.] <def>A small hole or gap through which a wild +animal passes; a muse.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*sette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., dim. of OF. +<i>muse</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small bagpipe formerly in +use, having a soft and sweet tone.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An air adapted to this instrument; also, a +kind of rustic dance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*se"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a temple of the +Muses, hence, a place of study, fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; a Muse.] <def>A +repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or literary +curiosities, or of works of art.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Museum beetle</b></col>, <col><b>Museum pest</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <u>Anthrenus</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mush</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Gael. <i>mus</i>, +<i>muss</i>, pap, porridge, any thick preparation of fruit, OHG. +<i>muos</i>; akin to AS. & OS. <i>mōs</i> food, and prob, to E. +<i>meat</i>. See <u>Meat</u>.] <def>Meal (esp. Indian meal) boiled in +water; hasty pudding; supawn.</def> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mush</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>moucheter</i> to +cut with small cuts.] <def>To notch, cut, or indent, as cloth, with a +stamp.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mush"room</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>muscheron</i>, OF. <i>mouscheron</i>, F. <i>mousseron</i>; perhaps +fr. <i>mousse</i> moss, of German origin. See <u>Moss</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An edible +fungus (<i>Agaricus campestris</i>), having a white stalk which bears +a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the <i>pileus</i>. +This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the +under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but +gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is +proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a +pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated +from spawn.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any large fungus, +especially one of the genus <i>Agaricus</i>; a toadstool. Several +species are edible; but many are very poisonous.</def> +</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who rises suddenly from a low +condition in life; an upstart.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mush"room</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, <i>mushroom</i> +catchup.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth +and shortness of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; as, +<i>mushroom</i> cities.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mushroom anchor</b></col>, <cd>an anchor shaped like a +mushroom, capable of grasping the ground in whatever way it +falls.</cd> -- <col><b>Mushroom coral</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>any coral of the genus Fungia. See <u>Fungia</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mushroom spawn</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the mycelium, or +primary filamentous growth, of the mushroom; also, cakes of earth and +manure containing this growth, which are used for propagation of the +mushroom.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mush"room-head`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Having a cylindrical body with a convex head of larger diameter; +having a head like that of a mushroom.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mush"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Soft like mush; +figuratively, good-naturedly weak and effusive; weakly +sentimental.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>She 's not <i>mushy</i>, but her heart is +tender.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"sic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>musique</i>, fr. +L. <i>musica</i>, Gr. &?; (sc. &?;), any art over which the Muses +presided, especially music, lyric poetry set and sung to music, fr. +&?; belonging to Muses or fine arts, fr. &?; Muse.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The science and the art of tones, or musical +sounds, <i>i. e.</i>, sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of +uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a string at various degrees +of tension; the science of harmonical tones which treats of the +principles of harmony, or the properties, dependences, and relations +of tones to each other; the art of combining tones in a manner to +please the ear.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Not all <i>sounds</i> are <i>tones</i>. Sounds may be +unmusical and yet please the ear. <i>Music</i> deals with +<i>tones</i>, and with no other sounds. See <u>Tone</u>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Melody; a rhythmical +and otherwise agreeable succession of tones.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Harmony; an accordant combination of +simultaneous tones.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The written and printed notation of a +musical composition; the score.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Love of music; capacity of enjoying +music.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The man that hath no <i>music</i> in himself<BR> +Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,<BR> +Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A more or less musical +sound made by many of the lower animals. See +<u>Stridulation</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Magic music</b></col>, <cd>a game in which a person is +guided in finding a hidden article, or in doing a specific art +required, by music which is made more loud or rapid as he approaches +success, and slower as he recedes. <i>Tennyson.</i></cd> -- +<col><b>Music box</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Musical box</i>, under +<u>Musical</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Music hall</b></col>, <cd>a place for +public musical entertainments.</cd> -- <col><b>Music loft</b></col>, +<cd>a gallery for musicians, as in a dancing room or a church.</cd> - +- <col><b>Music of the spheres</b></col>, <cd>the harmony supposed to +be produced by the accordant movement of the celestial spheres.</cd> +-- <col><b>Music paper</b></col>, <cd>paper ruled with the musical +staff, for the use of composers and copyists.</cd> -- <col><b>Music +pen</b></col>, <cd>a pen for ruling at one time the five lines of the +musical staff.</cd> -- <col><b>Music shell</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a handsomely colored marine gastropod shell +(<i>Voluta musica</i>) found in the East Indies; -- so called because +the color markings often resemble printed music. Sometimes applied to +other shells similarly marked.</cd> -- <col><b>To face the +music</b></col>, <cd>to meet any disagreeable necessity without +flinching.</cd> [Colloq. or Slang]</p> + +<p><hw>Mu"sic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>musical</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities +of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; +melodious; harmonious; as, <i>musical</i> proportion; a +<i>musical</i> voice; <i>musical</i> instruments; a <i>musical</i> +sentence; <i>musical</i> persons.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Musical</b></col>, or <col><b>Music</b></col>, +<col><b>box</b></col>, <cd>a box or case containing apparatus moved +by clockwork so as to play certain tunes automatically.</cd> -- +<col><b>Musical fish</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any fish +which utters sounds under water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard +shad, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Musical glasses</b></col>, <cd>glass +goblets or bowls so tuned and arranged that when struck, or rubbed, +they produce musical notes. Cf. <u>Harmonica</u>, 1.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"sic*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Music.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>To fetch home May with their +<i>musical</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A social entertainment of which music is +the leading feature; a musical party.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Mu`si`cale"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. Cf. +<i>Soirée musicale</i>.] <def>A social musical party.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mu"sic*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +musical manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"sic*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of +being musical.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*si"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>musicien</i>.] <def>One skilled in the art or science of music; +esp., a skilled singer, or performer on a musical +instrument.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu`si*co*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Music</i> ++ <i>mania</i>: cf. F. <i>musicomanie</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A kind +of monomania in which the passion for music becomes so strong as to +derange the intellectual faculties.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"i*mon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Musmon</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Mouflon</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"ing*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a musing +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"sit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Muset</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Musk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>musc</i>, L. +<i>muscus</i>, Per. <i>musk</i>, fr. Skr. <i>mushka</i> testicle, +orig., a little mouse. See <u>Mouse</u>, and cd. <u>Abelmosk</u>, +<u>Muscadel</u>, <u>Muscovy duck</u>, <u>Nutmeg</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A substance of a reddish brown color, and +when fresh of the consistence of honey, obtained from a bag being +behind the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter +taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and enduring +odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term +is also applied to secretions of various other animals, having a +similar odor.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The musk deer. See +<i>Musk deer</i> (below).</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The perfume emitted by musk, or any +perfume somewhat similar.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The musk +plant (<i>Mimulus moschatus</i>).</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A +plant of the genus <i>Erodium</i> (<i>E. moschatum</i>); -- called +also <i>musky heron's-bill</i>.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A +plant of the genus <i>Muscari</i>; grape hyacinth.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Musk beaver</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>muskrat +(1).</cd> -- <col><b>Musk beetle</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a +European longicorn beetle (<i>Aromia moschata</i>), having an +agreeable odor resembling that of attar of roses.</cd> -- +<col><b>Musk cat</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Bondar</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Musk cattle</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>musk oxen. See +<i>Musk ox</i> (below).</cd> -- <col><b>Musk deer</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a small hornless deer (<i>Moschus +moschiferus</i>), which inhabits the elevated parts of Central Asia. +The upper canine teeth of the male are developed into sharp tusks, +curved downward. The male has scent bags on the belly, from which the +musk of commerce is derived. The deer is yellow or red-brown above, +whitish below. The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil +and napu.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk duck</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The Muscovy duck</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>An Australian duck (<i>Biziura lobata</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Musk +lorikeet</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the Pacific lorikeet +(<i>Glossopsitta australis</i>) of Australia.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk +mallow</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name of two malvaceous +plants</cd>: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A species of mallow (<i>Malva +moschata</i>), the foliage of which has a faint musky smell</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An Asiatic shrub. See <u>Abelmosk</u>.</cd> - +- <col><b>Musk orchis</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a European plant +of the Orchis family (<i>Herminium Minorchis</i>); -- so called from +its peculiar scent.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk ox</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an Arctic hollow-horned ruminant (<i>Ovibos +moschatus</i>), now existing only in America, but found fossil in +Europe and Asia. It is covered with a thick coat of fine yellowish +wool, and with long dark hair, which is abundant and shaggy on the +neck and shoulders. The full-grown male weighs over four hundred +pounds.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk parakeet</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<cd>Same as <i>Musk lorikeet</i> (above).</cd> -- <col><b>Musk +pear</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a fragrant kind of pear much +resembling the Seckel pear.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk plant</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the <i>Mimulus moschatus</i>, a plant found in +Western North America, often cultivated, and having a strong musky +odor.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk root</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the name +of several roots with a strong odor, as that of the nard +(<i>Nardostachys Jatamansi</i>) and of a species of +<i>Angelica</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk rose</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>a species of rose (<i>Rosa moschata</i>), having peculiarly +fragrant white blossoms.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk seed</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the seed of a plant of the Mallow family +(<i>Hibiscus moschatus</i>), used in perfumery and in flavoring. See +<u>Abelmosk</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk sheep</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the musk ox.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk +shrew</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a shrew (<i>Sorex +murinus</i>), found in India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called +also <i>sondeli</i>, and <i>mondjourou</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk +thistle</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of thistle (<i>Carduus +nutans</i>), having fine large flowers, and leaves smelling strongly +of musk.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk tortoise</b></col>, <col><b>Musk +turtle</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a small American fresh- +water tortoise (<i>Armochelys, or Ozotheca, odorata</i>), which has a +distinct odor of musk; -- called also <i>stinkpot</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 957 !></p> + +<p><hw>Musk</hw> (mŭsk), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +perfume with musk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"ka*del`</hw> (mŭs"k&adot;*d&ebreve;l`), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Muscadel</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"kat</hw> (mŭs"kăt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>See <u>Muscat</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"kel*lunge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the Amer. +Indian name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large American pike (<i>Esox +nobilior</i>) found in the Great Lakes, and other Northern lakes, and +in the St. Lawrence River. It is valued as a food fish.</def> +[Written also <i>maskallonge</i>, <i>maskinonge</i>, +<i>muskallonge</i>, <i>muskellonge</i>, and <i>muskelunjeh</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mus"ket</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mousquet</i>, +It. <i>moschetto</i>, formerly, a kind of hawk; cf. OF. +<i>mousket</i>, <i>moschet</i>, a kind of hawk falcon, F. +<i>mouchet</i>, prop., a little fly (the hawk prob. being named from +its size), fr. L. <i>musca</i> a fly. Cf. <u>Mosquito</u>.] +[Sometimes written also <i>musquet</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The male of the sparrow hawk.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A species of firearm formerly carried by +the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, +or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the +flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively +substituted. This arm has been generally superseded by the +rifle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus`ket*eer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mousquetaire</i>; cf. It. <i>moschettiere</i>.] <def>A soldier +armed with a musket.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus*ke"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mosquito</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus`ket*oon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mousqueton</i>; cf. It. <i>moschettone</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A short musket.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who is armed with such a +musket.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"ket*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mousqueterie</i>; cf. It. <i>moschetteria</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Muskets, collectively.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The fire of muskets.</def> +<i>Motley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Musk"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being musky; the scent of musk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Musk"mel`on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Musk</i> + +<i>melon</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The fruit of a cucurbitaceous plant +(<i>Cucumis Melo</i>), having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and +cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the +cantaloupe (<i>Cucumis Melo</i> <i>cantalupensis</i>), of oval form +and yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish +flesh. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Melon</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus*ko"gees</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Muskogee</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A +powerful tribe of North American Indians that formerly occupied the +region of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. They constituted a large +part of the Creek confederacy.</def> [Written also +<i>Muscogees</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Musk"rat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent +(<i>Fiber zibethicus</i>). It resembles a rat in color and having a +long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the hind feet are +webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands +which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called also +<i>musquash</i>, <i>musk beaver</i>, and <i>ondatra</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The musk +shrew.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The desman.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Musk"wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from its +fragrance.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The wood of a West +Indian tree of the Mahogany family (<i>Moschoxylum +Swartzii</i>).</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The wood of an +Australian tree (<i>Eurybia argophylla</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Musk"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having an odor of +musk, or somewhat the like.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"lim</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Moslem</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mousseline</i>; +cf. It. <i>mussolino</i>, <i>mussolo</i>, Sp. <i>muselina</i>; all +from <i>Mussoul</i> a city of Mesopotamia, Ar. <i>Mausil</i>, Syr. +<i>Mauzol</i>, <i>Muzol</i>, <i>Mosul</i>, where it was first +manufactured. Cf. <u>Mull</u> a kind of cloth.] <def>A thin cotton, +white, dyed, or printed. The name is also applied to coarser and +heavier cotton goods; as, shirting and sheeting +<i>muslins</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Muslin cambric</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Cambric</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Muslin delaine</b></col>, <cd>a light woolen fabric for +women's dresses. See <u>Delaine</u>.</cd> [Written also <i>mousseline +de laine</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mus`lin*et"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mousselinette</i>.] <def>A sort of coarse or light cotton +cloth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"mon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>musmo</i>, +<i>musimo</i>, a Sardinian animal; cf. Gr. <grk>moy`smwn</grk>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Mouflon</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu`so*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Musicomania</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"quash</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [American Indian +name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Muskrat</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Musquash root</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an +umbelliferous plant (<i>Cicuta maculata</i>), having a poisonous +root. See <u>Water hemlock</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Mus"quaw</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [American Indian +name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The American black bear. See +<u>Bear</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"quet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Musket</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus*qui"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Mosquito</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mus"role</hw>, <hw>Mus"rol</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F. <i>muserolle</i>, fr. <i>muserau</i> a muzzle, OF. <i>musel</i>. +See <u>Muzzle</u>.] <def>The nose band of a horse's bridle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muss</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. <i>mousche</i> a +fly, also, the play called <i>muss</i>, fr. L. <i>musca</i> a fly.] +<def>A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken +by those who can seize them; a confused struggle.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Muss</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A state of confusion or +disorder; -- prob. variant of <i>mess</i>, but influenced by +<i>muss</i>, a scramble.</def> [Colloq. U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Muss</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mussed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mussing</u>.] <def>To disarrange, as clothing; to rumple.</def> +[Colloq. U.S.] +</p> + +<p><hw>Muss</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OE. <i>mus</i> a mouse. +See <u>Mouse</u>.] <def>A term of endearment.</def> [Obs.] See +<u>Mouse</u>. <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Muscle</u>, 3.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of many species +of marine bivalve shells of the genus <i>Mytilus</i>, and related +genera, of the family <i>Mytidæ</i>. The common mussel +(<i>Mytilus edulis</i>; see <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Byssus</u>), and +the larger, or horse, mussel (<i>Modiola modiolus</i>), inhabiting +the shores both of Europe and America, are edible. The former is +extensively used as food in Europe.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous +species of <i>Unio</i>, and related fresh-water genera; -- called +also <i>river mussel</i>. See <u>Naiad</u>, and +<u>Unio</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mussel digger</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +grayback whale. See <i>Gray whale</i>, under <u>Gray</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mus`si*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mussitatio</i> suppression of the voice, fr. <i>mussitare</i> to +be silent, to murmur.] <def>A speaking in a low tone; mumbling.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mus"site</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A +variety of pyroxene, from the Mussa Alp in Piedmont; +diopside.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"sul*man</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mussulmans</b></plw> (#). [Ar. <i>muslimīn</i>, pl. of +<i>muslim</i>: cf. F. & Sp. <i>musulman</i>. See <u>Moslem</u>.] +<def>A Mohammedan; a Moslem.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus`sul*man"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, +pertaining to, or like, the Mussulmans, or their customs: +Mohammedan.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"sul*man*ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Mohammedan.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"sul*man*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Mohammedanism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"sul*man*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner +of Moslems.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muss"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From 2d <u>Muss</u>.] +<def>Disarranged; rumpled.</def> [Colloq. U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Must</hw> (mŭst), <pos><i>v. i. or auxiliary</i></pos>. +[OE. <i>moste</i>, a pret. generally meaning, could, was free to, +pres. <i>mot</i>, <i>moot</i>, AS. <i>mōste</i>, pret. +<i>mōt</i>, pres.; akin to D. <i>moetan</i> to be obliged, OS. +<i>mōtan</i> to be free, to be obliged, OHG. <i>muozan</i>, G. +<i>müssen</i> to be obliged, Sw. <i>måste</i> must, Goth. +<i>gamōtan</i> to have place, have room, to able; of unknown +origin.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be obliged; to be necessitated; - +- expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man +<i>must</i> eat for nourishment; we <i>must</i> submit to the +laws.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be morally required; to be necessary or +essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result; as, he +<i>must</i> reconsider the matter; he <i>must</i> have been +insane.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Likewise <i>must</i> the deacons be +grave.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. iii. 8.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Morover, he [a bishop] <i>must</i> have a good report +of them which are without.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. iii. 7.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The principal verb, if easily supplied by the mind, was +formerly often omitted when <i>must</i> was used; as, I <i>must</i> +away. "I <i>must</i> to Coventry." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Must</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>must</i>, fr. L. +<i>mustum</i> (sc. <i>vinum</i>), from <i>mustus</i> young, new, +fresh. Cf. <u>Mustard</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The expressed +juice of the grape, or other fruit, before fermentation.</def> "These +men ben full of <i>must</i>." <i>Wyclif (Acts ii. 13. ).</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>No fermenting <i>must</i> fills . . . the deep +vats.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Cf. <u>Musty</u>.] <def>Mustiness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Must</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To make musty; to +become musty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"tac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>moustac</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A small tufted monkey.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus*tache"</hw> (mŭs*t&adot;sh"; 277), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mustaches</b></plw> (&?;). +[Written also <i>moustache</i>.] [F. <i>moustache</i>, It. +<i>mostaccio</i> visage, <i>mostacchio</i> mustache, fr. Gr. +<grk>my`stax</grk> upper lip and the beard upon it; cf. +<grk>ma`stax</grk> mouth: cf. Sp. <i>mostacho</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That part of the beard which grows on the +upper lip; hair left growing above the mouth.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A West African monkey +(<i>Cercopithecus cephus</i>). It has yellow whiskers, and a +triangular blue mark on the nose.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any conspicuous stripe +of color on the side of the head, beneath the eye of a +bird.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus*ta"cho</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mustachios</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A mustache.</def> +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mus*ta"choed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having +mustachios.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus`ta*i"ba</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A close- +grained, heavy wood of a brownish color, brought from Brazil, and +used in turning, for making the handles of tools, and the like.</def> +[Written also <i>mostahiba</i>.] <i>MaElrath.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"tang</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. +<i>musteño</i> belonging to the graziers, strayed, wild.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The half-wild horse of the plains in Mexico, +California, etc. It is small, hardy, and easily sustained.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mustard grape</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of +grape (<i>Vitis candicans</i>), native in Arkansas and Texas. The +berries are small, light-colored, with an acid skin and a sweet +pulp.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"tard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>moustarde</i>, +F. <i>moutarde</i>, fr. L. <i>mustum</i> must, -- mustard was +prepared for use by being mixed with <i>must</i>. See <u>Must</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The name +of several cruciferous plants of the genus <i>Brassica</i> (formerly +<i>Sinapis</i>), as white mustard (<i>B. alba</i>), black mustard +(<i>B. Nigra</i>), wild mustard or charlock (<i>B. +Sinapistrum</i>).</def></p> + +<p>&fist; There are also many herbs of the same family which are +called <i>mustard</i>, and have more or less of the flavor of the +true mustard; as, bowyer's mustard (<i>Lepidium ruderale</i>); hedge +mustard (<i>Sisymbrium officinale</i>); Mithridate mustard +(<i>Thlaspi arvense</i>); tower mustard (<i>Arabis perfoliata</i>); +treacle mustard (<i>Erysimum cheiranthoides</i>).</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A powder or a paste made from the seeds of +black or white mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken +internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large doses is +emetic.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mustard oil</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a substance +obtained from mustard, as a transparent, volatile and intensely +pungent oil. The name is also extended to a number of analogous +compounds produced either naturally or artificially.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mus*tee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mestee</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"te*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mustelinus</i>, fr. <i>mustela</i> weasel.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Like or pertaining to the family <i>Mustelidæ</i>, or the +weasels and martens.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>moustre</i>, +OF. <i>mostre</i>, <i>moustre</i>, F. <i>montre</i>, LL. +<i>monstra</i>. See <u>Muster</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Something shown for imitation; a +pattern.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A show; a display.</def> [Obs.] <i>Piers +Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An assembling or review of troops, as for +parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or +introduction into service.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The hurried <i>muster</i> of the soldiers of +liberty.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>See how in warlike <i>muster</i> they appear,<BR> +In rhombs, and wedges, and half-moons, and wings.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The sum total of an army when assembled +for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an +army.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And the <i>muster</i> was thirty thousands of +men.</blockquote> <i>Wyclif.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ye publish the <i>musters</i> of your own bands, and +proclaim them to amount of thousands.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Any assemblage or display; a +gathering.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Of the temporal grandees of the realm, mentof their +wives and daughters, the <i>muster</i> was great and +splendid.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Muster book</b></col>, <cd>a book in which military forces +are registered.</cd> -- <col><b>Muster file</b></col>, <cd>a muster +roll.</cd> -- <col><b>Muster master</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>one +who takes an account of troops, and of their equipment; a mustering +officer; an inspector.</cd> [Eng.] -- <col><b>Muster roll</b></col> +<i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a list or register of all the men in a company, +troop, or regiment, present or accounted for on the day of +muster.</cd> -- <col><b>To pass muster</b></col>, <cd>to pass through +a muster or inspection without censure.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Such excuses will not <i>pass muster</i> with +God.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mustered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mustering</u>.] [OE. <i>mustren</i>, prop., to show, OF. +<i>mostrer</i>, <i>mustrer</i>, <i>moustrer</i>, <i>monstrer</i>, F. +<i>montrer</i>, fr. L. <i>monstrare</i> to show. See <u>Monster</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To collect and display; to assemble, as +troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: To summon together; to enroll in +service; to get together.</def> "Mustering <i>all its force</i>." +<i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All the gay feathers he could +<i>muster</i>.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To muster troops into service</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, +<cd>to inspect and enter troops on the muster roll of the army.</cd> +-- <col><b>To muster troops out of service</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, +<cd>to register them for final payment and discharge.</cd> -- +<col><b>To muster up</b></col>, <cd>to gather up; to succeed in +obtaining; to obtain with some effort or difficulty.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>One of those who can <i>muster up</i> sufficient +sprightliness to engage in a game of forfeits.</blockquote> +<i>Hazlitt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be gathered +together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like; to come +together as parts of a force or body; as, his supporters +<i>mustered</i> in force.</def> "The <i>mustering</i> squadron." +<i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"ti*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>In a musty +state.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"ti*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being musty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mus"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Mustier</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Mustiest</u>.] [From L. <i>mustum</i> +must; or perh. fr. E. <i>moist</i>. Cf. <u>Must</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, <u>Moist</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having +the rank, pungent, offensive odor and taste which substances of +organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and +fetid; moldy; as, <i>musty</i> corn; <i>musty</i> books.</def> +<i>Harvey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Spoiled by age; rank; stale.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The proverb is somewhat <i>musty</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Dull; heavy; spiritless.</def> "That he +may not grow <i>musty</i> and unfit for conversation." +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu`ta*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mutabilitas</i>: cf. F. <i>mutabilité</i>.] <def>The +quality of being mutable, or subject to change or alteration, either +in form, state, or essential character; susceptibility of change; +changeableness; inconstancy; variation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Plato confessed that the heavens and the frame of the +world are corporeal, and therefore subject to +<i>mutability</i>.</blockquote> <i>Stillingfleet.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mutabilis</i>, +fr. <i>mutare</i> to change. See <u>Move</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Capable of alteration; subject to change; changeable in form, +qualities, or nature.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Things of the most accidental and <i>mutable</i> +nature.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Changeable; inconstant; unsettled; +unstable; fickle.</def> "Most <i>mutable</i> wishes." +<i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Changeable; alterable; unstable; unsteady; +unsettled; wavering; inconstant; variable; fickle.</p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ta*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of +being mutable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ta*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Changeably.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ta*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Mytacism</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"tage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A process for +checking the fermentation of the must of grapes.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 958 !></p> + +<p><hw>||Mu*tan"dum</hw> (m&usl;*tăn"dŭm), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mutanda</b></plw> (#). [L., +fr. <i>mutare</i> to change.] <def>A thing which is to be changed; +something which must be altered; -- used chiefly in the +plural.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu*ta"tion</hw> (m&usl;*tā"shŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mutatio</i>, fr. <i>mutare</i> to change: +cf. F. <i>mutation</i>. See <u>Mutable</u>.] <def>Change; alteration, +either in form or qualities.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The vicissitude or <i>mutations</i> in the superior +globe are no fit matter for this present argument.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mutch</hw> (much), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. D. <i>mutse</i> a +cap, G. <i>mütze</i>. Cf. <u>Amice</u> a cape.] <def>The close +linen or muslin cap of an old woman.</def> [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mutch"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A liquid measure +equal to four gills, or an imperial pint.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mute</hw> (mūt), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mutare</i> to change. See <u>Molt</u>.] <def>To cast off; to +molt.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Have I <i>muted</i> all my feathers?</blockquote> +<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mute</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [F. <i>mutir</i>, +<i>émeutir</i>, OF. <i>esmeltir</i>, fr. OD. <i>smelten</i>, +prop., to melt. See <u>Smelt</u>.] <def>To eject the contents of the +bowels; -- said of birds.</def> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mute</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The dung of birds.</def> +<i>Hudibras.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mute</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mutus</i>; cf. Gr. &?; +to shut, Skr. <i>m&?;ta</i> bound, <i>m&?;ka</i> dumb: cf. OE. +<i>muet</i>, fr. F. <i>muet</i>, a dim. of OF. <i>mu</i>, L. +<i>mutus</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not speaking; uttering no +sound; silent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All the heavenly choir stood <i>mute</i>,<BR> +And silence was in heaven.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; In law a prisoner is said to stand <i>mute</i>, when, upon +being arranged, he makes no answer, or does not plead directly, or +will not put himself on trial.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Incapable of speaking; dumb.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, +produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the +passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th <u>Mute</u>, +2.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- +said of a metal.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mute swan</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a European +wild white swan (<i>Cygnus gibbus</i>), which produces no loud +notes.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Silent; dumb; speechless. -- <u>Mute</u>, +<u>Silent</u>, <u>Dumb</u>. One is <i>silent</i> who <i>does</i> not +speak; one is <i>dumb</i> who <i>can</i> not, for want of the proper +organs; as, a <i>dumb</i> beast, etc.; and hence, figuratively, we +speak of a person as struck <i>dumb</i> with astonishment, etc. One +is <i>mute</i> who is <i>held back</i> from speaking by some special +cause; as, he was <i>mute</i> through fear; <i>mute</i> astonishment, +etc. Such is the case with most of those who never speak from +childhood; they are not ordinarily <i>dumb</i>, but <i>mute</i> +because they are deaf, and therefore never learn to talk; and hence +their more appropriate name is <i>deaf-mutes</i>.</p> + +<p><blockquote>They spake not a word;<BR> +But, like <i>dumb</i> statues, or breathing stones,<BR> +Gazed each on other.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All sat <i>mute</i>,<BR> +Pondering the danger with deep thoughts.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i> +</p> + +<p><hw>Mute</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One +who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, +or other cause.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One who, +from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use +articulate language; a deaf-mute.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A +person employed by undertakers at a funeral.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A person whose part in a play does not +require him to speak.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>Among the Turks, +an officer or attendant who is selected for his place because he can +not speak.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>A letter which represents +no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of +speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the +passage of the breath; as, <i>p</i>, <i>b</i>, <i>d</i>, <i>k</i>, +<i>t</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A little utensil made of +brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an +erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in +order to deaden or soften the tone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mute"-hill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Moot- +hill</u>.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mute"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Without uttering +words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mute"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state +of being mute; speechlessness.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mu"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Mu"ti*cous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>muticus</i>, for <i>mutilus</i>. See +<u>Mutilate</u>.] <i>(Bot. & Zoöl.)</i> <def>Without a point or +pointed process; blunt.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ti*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mutilatus</i>, p. p. of <i>mutilare</i> to mutilate, fr. +<i>mutilus</i> maimed; cf. Gr. &?;, &?;. Cf. <u>Mutton</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Deprived of, or having lost, an important +part; mutilated.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having finlike +appendages or flukes instead of legs, as a cetacean.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ti*late</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A cetacean, or a sirenian.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ti*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mutilated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Mutilating</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut +off or remove a limb or essential part of; to maim; to cripple; to +hack; as, to <i>mutilate</i> the body, a statue, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To destroy or remove a material part of, +so as to render imperfect; as, to <i>mutilate</i> the orations of +Cicero.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Among the <i>mutilated</i> poets of antiquity, there +is none whose fragments are so beautiful as those of +Sappho.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mutilated gear</b></col>, <col><b>Mutilated +wheel</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a gear wheel from a portion of +whose periphery the cogs are omitted. It is used for giving +intermittent movements.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mu`ti*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mutilatio</i>: cf. F. <i>mutilation</i>.] <def>The act of +mutilating, or the state of being mutilated; deprivation of a limb or +of an essential part.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ti*la"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mutilateur</i>.] <def>One who mutilates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ti*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mutilus</i>. +See <u>Mutilate</u>.] <def>Mutilated; defective; imperfect.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mu"tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>mutin</i>.] +<def>A mutineer.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mu"tine</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [F. <i>mutiner</i>.] +<def>To mutiny.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ti*neer`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Mutiny</u>.] <def>One guilty of mutiny.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mut"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Dung of +birds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ti*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Mutiny</u>.] +<def>Disposed to mutiny; in a state of mutiny; characterized by +mutiny; seditious; insubordinate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The city was becoming <i>mutinous</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Mu"ti*nous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mu"ti*nous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ti*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mutinies</b></plw> (#). [From <i>mutine</i> to mutiny, fr. F. +<i>se mutiner</i>, fr. F. <i>mutin</i> stubborn, mutinous, fr. OF. +<i>meute</i> riot, LL. <i>movita</i>, fr. <i>movitus</i>, for L. +<i>motus</i>, p. p. of <i>movere</i> to move. See <u>Move</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Insurrection against constituted authority, +particularly military or naval authority; concerted revolt against +the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; +hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; +insubordination.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In every <i>mutiny</i> against the discipline of the +college, he was the ringleader.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Violent commotion; tumult; strife.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>To raise a <i>mutiny</i> betwixt +yourselves.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Mutiny act</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>an English statute +reënacted annually to punish mutiny and desertion.</cd> +<i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Insurrection</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Mu"ti*ny</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mutinied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mutinying</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rise against, or +refuse to obey, lawful authority in military or naval service; to +excite, or to be guilty of, mutiny or mutinous conduct; to revolt +against one's superior officer, or any rightful authority.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fall into strife; to quarrel.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mut"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The condition, +state, or habit of being mute, or without speech.</def> <i>Max +Müller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mut"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Muttered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Muttering</u>.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. <i>muttire</i>, +<i>mutire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To utter words indistinctly +or with a low voice and lips partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct +complaints or angry expressions; to grumble; to growl.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Wizards that peep, and that +<i>mutter</i>.</blockquote> <i>Is. viii. 19.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Meantime your filthy foreigner will stare,<BR> +And <i>mutter</i> to himself.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To sound with a low, rumbling +noise.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thick lightnings flash, the <i>muttering</i> thunder +rolls.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mut"ter</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To utter with +imperfect articulations, or with a low voice; as, to <i>mutter</i> +threats.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mut"ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Repressed or obscure +utterance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mut"ter*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +mutters.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mut"ter*ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>With a low +voice and indistinct articulation; in a muttering manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mut"ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>motoun</i>, OF. +<i>moton</i>, <i>molton</i>, a sheep, wether, F. <i>mouton</i>, LL. +<i>multo</i>, by transposition of <i>l</i> fr. L. <i>mutilus</i> +mutilated. See <u>Mutilate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +sheep.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Not so much ground as will feed a +<i>mutton</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir H. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Muttons</i>, beeves, and porkers are good old words +for the living quadrupeds.</blockquote> <i>Hallam.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The flesh of a sheep.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The fat of roasted <i>mutton</i> or beef.</blockquote> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A loose woman; a prostitute.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Mutton bird</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +Australian short-tailed petrel (<i>Nectris brevicaudus</i>).</cd> -- +<col><b>Mutton chop</b></col>, <cd>a rib of mutton for broiling, with +the end of the bone at the smaller part chopped off.</cd> -- +<col><b>Mutton fish</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the American +eelpout. See <u>Eelpout</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Mutton fist</b></col>, +<cd>a big brawny fist or hand.</cd> [Colloq.] <i>Dryden.</i> -- +<col><b>Mutton monger</b></col>, <cd>a pimp.</cd> [Low & Obs.] +<i>Chapman.</i> -- <col><b>To return to one's muttons</b></col>. [A +translation of a phrase from a farce by De Brueys, <i>revenons +à nos moutons</i> let us return to our sheep.] <cd>To return +to one's topic, subject of discussion, etc.</cd> [Humorous]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I willingly <i>return to my muttons</i>.</blockquote> +<i>H. R. Haweis.</i> +</p> + +<p><hw>Mut"ton*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like mutton; +having a flavor of mutton.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"tu*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>mutuel</i>, L. +<i>mutuus</i>, orig., exchanged, borrowed, lent; akin to +<i>mutare</i> to change. See <u>Mutable</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Reciprocally acting or related; reciprocally receiving and +giving; reciprocally given and received; reciprocal; interchanged; +as, a <i>mutual</i> love, advantage, assistance, aversion, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Conspiracy and <i>mutual</i> promise.</blockquote> +<i>Sir T. More.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Happy in our <i>mutual</i> help,<BR> +And <i>mutual</i> love.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A certain shyness on such subjects, which was +<i>mutual</i> between the sisters.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Possessed, experienced, or done by two or +more persons or things at the same time; common; joint; as, +<i>mutual</i> happiness; a <i>mutual</i> effort.</def> +<i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A vast accession of misery and woe from the +<i>mutual</i> weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of +teeth.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; This use of <i>mutual</i> as synonymous with +<i>common</i> is inconsistent with the idea of interchange, or +reciprocal relation, which properly belongs to it; but the word has +been so used by many writers of high authority. The present tendency +is toward a careful discrimination.</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Mutual</i>, as Johnson will tell us, means +something reciprocal, a giving and taking. How could people have +<i>mutual</i> ancestors?</blockquote> <i>P. Harrison.</i> +</p> + +<p><col><b>Mutual insurance</b></col>, <cd>agreement among a number +of persons to insure each other against loss, as by fire, death, or +accident.</cd> -- <col><b>Mutual insurance company</b></col>, <cd>one +which does a business of insurance on the mutual principle, the +policy holders sharing losses and profits <i>pro rata</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Reciprocal; interchanged; common.</p> + +<p><hw>Mu"tu*al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Ethics)</i> +<def>The doctrine of mutual dependence as the condition of individual +and social welfare.</def> <i>F. Harrison.</i> <i>H. Spencer.</i> +<i>Mallock.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu`tu*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mutualité</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality of +correlation; reciprocation; interchange; interaction; +interdependence.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Reciprocity of +consideration.</def> <i>Wharton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"tu*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a mutual +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"tu*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mutuarius</i> +mutual.See <u>Mutuation</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>One who borrows +personal chattels which are to be consumed by him, and which he is to +return or repay in kind.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu`tu*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mutuatio</i>, fr. <i>mutuare</i>, <i>mutuari</i>, to borrow, fr. +<i>mutuus</i>. See <u>Mutual</u>.] <def>The act of borrowing or +exchanging.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mu"tule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>mutulus</i>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A projecting block worked under +the corona of the Doric corice, in the same situation as the +modillion of the Corinthian and Composite orders. See <i>Illust.</i> +of <u>Gutta</u>.</def> <i>Oxf. Gloss.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mux</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Mixen</u>.] +<def>Dirt; filth; muck.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>ose.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mux</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mix in an untidy and +offensive way; to make a mess of.</def> [Prov. Eng.; Colloq. +U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mux"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Soft; sticky, and +dirty.</def> [Prov. Eng.] See <u>Mucky</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Muz"a*rab</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>mozarabe</i>, +fr. Ar. <i>mosta'rib</i>, a name applied to strange tribes living +among the Arabs.] <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a denomination of +Christians formerly living under the government of the Moors in +Spain, and having a liturgy and ritual of their own.</def> [Written +also <i>Mozarab</i>, <i>Mostarab</i>.] <i>Brande & C.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Muz`a*rab"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Muzarabs; as, the <i>Muzarabic</i> liturgy.</def> +[Written also <i>Mozarabic</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Muz"zi*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +quality of being muzzy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muz"zle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mosel</i>, OF. +<i>musel</i>, F. <i>museau</i> muzzle or snout, LL. <i>musellus</i>, +fr. <i>musus</i>, <i>morsus</i>. See <u>Muse</u>, <pos><i>v. +i.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Morsel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a +snout.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance +or discharge; as, the <i>muzzle</i> of a gun.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A fastening or covering (as a band or +cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious +biting.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With golden <i>muzzles</i> all their mouths were +bound</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Muzzle sight</b></col>. <i>(Gun.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Dispart</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Muz"zle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Muzzled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Muzzling</u> (?).] [F. <i>museler</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or +eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to sheathe; to restrain from +speech or action.</def> "My dagger <i>muzzled</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou shalt not <i>muzzle</i> the ox when he treadeth +out the corn.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxv. 4.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fondle with the closed mouth.</def> +[Obs.] <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Muz"zle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To bring the mouth +or muzzle near.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The bear <i>muzzles</i> and smells to +him.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Muz"zle-load`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A firearm +which receives its charge through the muzzle, as distinguished from +one which is loaded at the breech.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muz"zle-load`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Receiving its +charge through the muzzle; as, a <i>muzzle-loading</i> +rifle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Muz"zy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>muse</i>.] +<def>Absent-minded; dazed; muddled; stupid.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The whole company stared at me with a whimsical, +<i>muzzy</i> look, like men whose senses were a little obfuscated by +beer rather than wine.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p> + +<p><hw>My</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & poss. pron.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>mi</i>, fr. <i>min</i>. See <u>Mine</u>, and cf., for loss of +<i>n</i>, <u>A</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, <u>An</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Of or belonging to me; -- used always +attributively; as, <i>my</i> body; <i>my</i> book; -- <i>mine</i> is +used in the predicate; as, the book is <i>mine</i>. See +<u>Mine</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>mya</i> a kind of +mussel.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of bivalve mollusks, +including the common long, or soft-shelled, clam.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My*al"gi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +muscle + &?; pain.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Pain in the muscles; muscular +rheumatism or neuralgia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*all" wood`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A durable, +fragrant, and dark-colored Australian wood, used by the natives for +spears. It is obtained from the small tree <i>Acacia +homolophylla</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My*a"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A division of bivalve mollusks of which the +common clam (<i>Mya</i>) is the type.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My*ce"li*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>my`khs</grk> a mushroom.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The white threads +or filamentous growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed; +the so-called mushroom spawn.</def> -- <wf>My*ce"li*al</wf> (#), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Myc"e*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mycel</i>ium + +<i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Resembling mycelium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My*ce"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>mykhth`s</grk> a bellower, fr. <grk>myka^sqai</grk> to bellow.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of South American monkeys, including +the howlers. See <u>Howler</u>, 2, and <i>Illust.</i></def></p> + +<p><hw>Myc"e*toid</hw> (?), [Gr. <grk>my`khs</grk>, <grk>-htos</grk>, +a fungus + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Resembling a +fungus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My`co*der"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. +<grk>my`khs</grk> a fungus + <grk>de`rma</grk> skin.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>One of the forms in which +bacteria group themselves; a more or less thick layer of motionless +but living bacteria, formed by the bacteria uniting on the surface of +the fluid in which they are developed. This production differs from +the zoöglœa stage of bacteria by not having the +intermediary mucous substance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A genus of microörganisms of which +the acetic ferment (<i>Mycoderma aceti</i>), which converts alcoholic +fluids into vinegar, is a representative. Cf. +<u>Mother</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>My`co*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>My`co*log"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating to mycology, or the +fungi.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*col"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is +versed in, or who studies, mycology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*col"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>my`khs</grk> fungus + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>That branch of +botanical science which relates to the mushrooms and other +fungi.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My`co*mel"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. (spurious) +<grk>my^kos</grk> mucus (L. <i>mucus</i>) + <grk>me`li</grk> honey.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a complex +nitrogenous acid of the alloxan group, obtained as a honey-yellow +powder. Its solutions have a gelatinous consistency.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My`co*pro"te*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. (spurious) +<grk>my^kos</grk> mucus (L. <i>mucus</i>) + E. <i>protein</i>.] +<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The protoplasmic matter of which bacteria are +composed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"cose</hw> (-kōs), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>my`khs</grk> a mushroom.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A variety of +sugar, isomeric with sucrose and obtained from certain lichens and +fungi. Called also <i>trehalose</i>.</def> [Written also +<i>mykose</i>.]</p> + +<p><! p. 959 !></p> + +<p><hw>||Myc"o*thrix</hw> (mīk"&osl;*thr&ibreve;ks), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. (spurious) <grk>my`khs</grk> mucus +(L. <i>mucus</i>) + <grk>qri`x</grk>, <grk>tricho`s</grk>, hair.] +<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The chain of micrococci formed by the division of +the micrococci in multiplication.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*da"le*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>myda^n</grk> to be clammy (from decay).] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> +<def>A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and from +herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse +diarrhœa, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation.</def> +<i>Brieger.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Myd`a*tox"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>myda^n</grk> to be clammy (from decay) + <i>tox</i>ic + +<i>in</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A poisonous amido acid, +C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>13</sub>NO<sub>2</sub>, separated by Brieger from +decaying horseflesh. In physiological action, it is similar to +curare.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Myd"a*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>myda^n</grk> to be clammy or damp.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The +teledu.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My*dri"a*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. +&?;.] <i>(Physiol. & Med.)</i> <def>A long-continued or excessive +dilatation of the pupil of the eye.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myd`ri*at"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing +dilatation of the pupil.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +mydriatic medicine or agent, as belladonna.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My`e*len*ceph"a*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. +See <u>Myelencephalon</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Vertebrata</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My`e*len`ce*phal"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the myelencephalon; cerebro- +spinal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My`e*len*ceph"a*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., +from Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + E. <i>encephalon</i>.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The brain and spinal cord; +the cerebro-spinal axis; the neuron. Sometimes abbreviated to +<i>myelencephal</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The +metencephalon.</def> <i>Huxley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>My`e*len*ceph"a*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Myelencephala.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"e*lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. marrow.] +<i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A soft white +substance constituting the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers, and +composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some +fat.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of a group of phosphorized +principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve +fibers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My`e*li"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. +<grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + <i>-itis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Inflammation of the spinal marrow or its membranes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"e*lo*cœle`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + <grk>koi^los</grk> hollow.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The central canal of the spinal cord.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My`e*lo*gen"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + the root of &?; to be born.] +<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Derived from, or pertaining to, the bone +marrow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"e*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + <i>-oid</i>.] <def>Resembling marrow in +appearance or consistency; as, a <i>myeloid</i> tumor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My`e*loid"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myelin</i> + +<i>-oid</i> + <i>-in</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A substance, +present in the protoplasm of the retinal epithelium cells, and +resembling, if not identical with, the substance (<i>myelin</i>) +forming the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My"e*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The spinal cord. +(Sometimes abbrev. to <i>myel</i>.)</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"e*lo`nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the myelon; as, the <i>myelonal</i>, or +spinal, nerves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My`e*lo*neu"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> + <grk>ney^ron</grk> a nerve.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The Vertebrata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My*el"o*plax</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. +<plw><b>Myeloplaxes</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Myeloplaces</b></plw> +(#). [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>myelo`s</grk> marrow + &?; anything flat and +broad.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the huge multinucleated cells +found in the marrow of bone and occasionally in other parts; a giant +cell. See <u>Osteoclast</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Myg"a*le</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a field mouse, +Gr. &?;.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of very large hairy +spiders having four lungs and only four spinnerets. They do not spin +webs, but usually construct tubes in the earth, which are often +furnished with a trapdoor. The South American bird spider (<i>Mygale +avicularia</i>), and the crab spider, or matoutou (<i>M. +cancerides</i>) are among the largest species. Some of the species +are erroneously called <i>tarantulas</i>, as the Texas tarantula +(<i>M. Hentzii</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myl"o*don</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a mill + +<grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> +<def>An extinct genus of large slothlike American edentates, allied +to Megatherium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My`lo*hy"oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the molar +teeth + E. <i>hyoid</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or in +the region of, the lower jaw and the hyoid apparatus; as, the +<i>mylohyoid</i> nerve.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Mino bird</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of Asiatic +starlings of the genera <i>Acridotheres</i>, <i>Sturnopastor</i>, +<i>Sturnia</i>, <i>Gracula</i>, and allied genera. In habits they +resemble the European starlings, and like them are often caged and +taught to talk. See <i>Hill myna</i>, under <u>Hill</u>, and <u>Mino +bird</u>.</def> [Spelt also <i>mynah</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Myn"chen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>mynecen</i>, +fr. <i>munec</i> monk. See <u>Monk</u>.] <def>A nun.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Myn"cher*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nunnery; -- a +term still applied to the ruins of certain nunneries in +England.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myn*heer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>mijnheer</i>.] +<def>The Dutch equivalent of <i>Mr</i>. or <i>Sir</i>; hence, a +Dutchman.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"o-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form of Gr. &?;, &?;, a +<i>muscle</i>; as, <i>myo</i>graph, <i>myo</i>chrome.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My`o*car*di"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. see +<u>Myocardium</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the +myocardium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My`o*car"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;, &?;, muscle + &?; heart.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The main substance +of the muscular wall of the heart inclosed between the epicardium and +endocardium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"o*chrome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + Gr. +&?; color.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A colored albuminous substance in +the serum from red-colored muscles. It is identical with +hemoglobin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My`o*com"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. +<plw><b>Myocommata</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Myocommas</b></plw> (#). +[NL. See <u>Myo-</u>, and <u>Comma</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A +myotome.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My`o*dy*nam"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + +<i>dynamics</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The department of physiology +which deals with the principles of muscular contraction; the exercise +of muscular force or contraction.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My`o*dy*na`mi*om"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +myodynamometer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My`o*dy`na*mom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo- +</i> + E. <i>dynamometer</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An instrument +for measuring the muscular strength of man or of other animals; a +dynamometer.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>My`o*ep`i*the"li*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Myo- +</i> + <i>epithelial</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Derived from epithelial cells and destined to become a part of +the muscular system; -- applied to structural elements in certain +embryonic forms.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having the +characteristics of both muscle and epithelium; as, the +<i>myoepithelial</i> cells of the hydra.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*og"a*lid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + Gr. +&?; a weasel.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the +<i>Myogalodæ</i>, a family of Insectivora, including the +desman, and allied species.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"o*gram</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + <i>- +gram</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>See <i>Muscle curve</i>, under +<u>Muscle</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + <i>- +graph</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An instrument for determining and +recording the different phases, as the intensity, velocity, etc., of +a muscular contraction.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>My`o*graph"ic</hw> (?), <hw>My`o*graph"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to myography.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*og"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>myographie</i>.] <def>The description of muscles, including the +study of muscular contraction by the aid of registering apparatus, as +by some form of myograph; myology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My`o*hæm"a*tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo- +</i> + <i>hæmatin</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A red-colored +respiratory pigment found associated with hemoglobin in the muscle +tissue of a large number of animals, both vertebrate and +invertebrate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + <i>- +oid</i>.] <def>Composed of, or resembling, muscular fiber.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My`o*lem"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;, &?;, a muscle + &?; skin.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Sarcolemma.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"o*lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, +muscle.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The essential material of muscle +fibers.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>My`o*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>My`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to myology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One skilled +in myology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + <i>- +logy</i>: cf. F. <i>myologie</i>.] <def>That part of anatomy which +treats of muscles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My*o"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Myo-</u>, +and <u>-oma</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A tumor consisting of muscular +tissue.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"o*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>my^s</grk> mouse + <i>-mancy</i>.] <def>Divination by the +movements of mice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"o*morph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the +Myomorpha.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My`o*mor"pha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>my^s</grk>, <grk>myo`s</grk>, a mouse + &?; form.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An extensive group of rodents which includes +the rats, mice, jerboas, and many allied forms.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My`o*pa*thi"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;, &?;, a muscle + &?;, &?;, to suffer.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Any +affection of the muscles or muscular system.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My`o*path"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to myopathia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*op"a*thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Myopathia</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"ope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;; +&?; to close, shut the eyes + &?;, &?;, the eye.] <def>A person +having myopy; a myops.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"o*phan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + Gr. +&?; to show.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A contractile striated layer +found in the bodies and stems of certain Infusoria.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*o"pi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Myope</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Nearsightedness; shortsightedness; +a condition of the eye in which the rays from distant object are +brought to a focus before they reach the retina, and hence form an +indistinct image; while the rays from very near objects are normally +converged so as to produce a distinct image. It is corrected by the +use of a concave lens.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*op"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or +affected with, or characterized by, myopia; nearsighted.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Myopic astigmatism</b></col>, <cd>a condition in which the +eye is affected with myopia in one meridian only.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||My"ops</hw> (mī"&obreve;ps), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[NL.] <def>See <u>Myope</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My*op"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +fly + &?; sight.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The appearance of muscæ +volitantes. See <i>Muscæ volitantes</i>, under +<u>Musca</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"o*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>myopie</i>.] +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Myopia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"o*sin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, a muscle.] +<i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>An albuminous body present in dead +muscle, being formed in the process of coagulation which takes place +in <i>rigor mortis</i>; the clot formed in the coagulation of muscle +plasma. See <i>Muscle plasma</i>, under <u>Plasma</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Myosin belongs to the group of globulins. It is insoluble +in water, but soluble in dilute solution of salt, and is especially +characterized by being completely precipitated by saturation of its +solutions with salt.</p> + +<p><hw>||My*o"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; to +close the eyes or lips.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Long-continued +contraction of the pupil of the eye.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My`o*sit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Myotic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My`o*si"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;, &?;, muscle + <i>-itis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of +the muscles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My`o*so"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.; Gr. &?;, +lit., mouse ear.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of plants. See <u>Mouse- +ear</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*ot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Myosis</u>.] +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Producing myosis, or contraction of the pupil of +the eye, as opium, calabar bean, etc.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A myotic agent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My"o*tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Myotomy</u>.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A muscular segment; one of +the zones into which the muscles of the trunk, especially in fishes, +are divided; a myocomma.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the +embryonic muscular segments arising from the protovertebræ; +also, one of the protovertebræ themselves.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The muscular system of one metamere of an +articulate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My`o*tom"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to a myotome or myotomes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*ot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myo-</i> + Gr. +&?; to cut: cf. F. <i>myotomie</i>.] <def>The dissection, or that +part of anatomy which treats of the dissection, of muscles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Myr"ci*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A large genus of tropical American trees and shrubs, nearly +related to the true myrtles (<i>Myrtus</i>), from which they differ +in having very few seeds in each berry.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr"i*a-</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; a myriad. See <u>Myriad</u>.] +<def>A prefix, esp. in the metric system, indicating <i>ten +thousand</i>, <i>ten thousand times</i>; as, +<i>myria</i>meter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr`i*a*can"thous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; +numberless + <grk>'a`kanqa</grk> a spine.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Having numerous spines, as certain fishes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr"i*ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, fr. &?; +numberless, pl. &?; ten thousand: cf. F. <i>myriade</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The number of ten thousand; ten thousand +persons or things.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An immense number; a very great many; an +indefinitely large number.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr"i*ad</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of a very +great, but indefinite, number; as, <i>myriad</i> stars.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Myr"i*a*gram</hw>, <hw>Myr"i*a*gramme</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>myriagramme</i>. See <u>Myria-</u>, and +3d <u>Gram</u>.] <def>A metric weight, consisting of ten thousand +grams or ten kilograms. It is equal to 22.046 lbs. +avoirdupois.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Myr"i*a*li`ter</hw>, <hw>Myr"i*a*li`tre</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>myrialitre</i>. See <u>Myria-</u>, and +<u>Liter</u>.] <def>A metric measure of capacity, containing ten +thousand liters. It is equal to 2641.7 wine gallons.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Myr"i*a*me`ter</hw>, <hw>Myr"i*a*me`tre</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>myriamètre</i>. See <u>Myria-</u>, +and <u>Meter</u>.] <def>A metric measure of length, containing ten +thousand meters. It is equal to 6.2137 miles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr"i*a*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>myriapode</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the +Myriapoda.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Myr`i*ap"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; numberless + <i>-poda</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A class, +or subclass, of arthropods, related to the hexapod insects, from +which they differ in having the body made up of numerous similar +segments, nearly all of which bear true jointed legs. They have one +pair of antennæ, three pairs of mouth organs, and numerous +tracheæ, similar to those of true insects. The larvæ, +when first hatched, often have but three pairs of legs. See +<u>Centiped</u>, <u>Galleyworm</u>, <u>Milliped</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The existing Myriapoda are divided into three orders: +<i>Chilopoda</i>, <i>Chilognatha</i> or <i>Diplopoda</i>, and +<i>Pauropoda</i> (see these words in the Vocabulary). Large fossil +species (very different from any living forms) are found in the +Carboniferous formation.</p> + +<p><hw>Myr"i*arch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;; &?; +ten thousand + &?; chief.] <def>A captain or commander of ten +thousand men.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr"i*are</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Myria- +</u>, and 2d <u>Are</u>.] <def>A measure of surface in the metric +system containing ten thousand ares, or one million square meters. It +is equal to about 247.1 acres.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My*ri"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?; +tamarisk.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A widely dispersed genus of shrubs and +trees, usually with aromatic foliage. It includes the bayberry or wax +myrtle, the sweet gale, and the North American sweet fern, so +called.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr"i*cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>myricine</i>. Prob. so called from a fancied resemblance to the +wax of the bayberry (<i>Myrica</i>).] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A silky, +crystalline, waxy substance, forming the less soluble part of +beeswax, and regarded as a palmitate of a higher alcohol of the +paraffin series; -- called also <i>myricyl alcohol</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr"i*cyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myric</i>in + +<i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical radical regarded as +the essential residue of myricin; -- called also +<i>melissyl</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr`i*o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +relating to a myriologue.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr`i*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +composes or sings a myriologue.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr"i*o*logue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>myriologue</i>, <i>myriologie</i>, NGr. &?;, &?;, fr. Gr. +<grk>Moi^ra</grk> the goddess of fate or death + <grk>lo`gos</grk> +speech, discourse.] <def>An extemporaneous funeral song, composed and +sung by a woman on the death of a friend.</def> [Modern Greece]</p> + +<p><hw>Myr`i*oph"yl*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; +numberless + <grk>fy`llon</grk> leaf.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having an +indefinitely great or countless number of leaves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Myr`i*op"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Myriapoda</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr`i*o*ra"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; +numberless + &?; a sight, fr. &?; to see.] <def>A picture made up of +several smaller pictures, drawn upon separate pieces in such a manner +as to admit of combination in many different ways, thus producing a +great variety of scenes or landscapes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr"i*o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; +numberless + <i>-scope</i>.] <def>A form of kaleidoscope.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 960 !></p> + +<p><hw>My*ris"tate</hw> (m&ibreve;*r&ibreve;s"t&asl;t), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of myristic +acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*ris"tic</hw> (m&ibreve;*r&ibreve;s"t&ibreve;k), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or derived +from, the nutmeg (<i>Myristica</i>). Specifically, designating an +acid found in nutmeg oil and otoba fat, and extracted as a white +crystalline waxy substance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*ris"tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>The myristate of glycerin, -- found as a vegetable fat in nutmeg +butter, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*ris"tone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Myrist</i>ic + +<i>-one</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The ketone of myristic acid, +obtained as a white crystalline substance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr"mi*cine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to <i>Myrmica</i>, a genus of ants including +the small house ant (<i>M. molesta</i>), and many others.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr"mi*don</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>Myrmidones</i>, Gr. &?;, pl.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of a +fierce tribe or troop who accompanied Achilles, their king, to the +Trojan war.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A soldier or a subordinate civil officer +who executes cruel orders of a superior without protest or pity; -- +sometimes applied to bailiffs, constables, etc.</def> +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>With unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and his +<i>myrmidons</i> pressed forward.</blockquote> <i>W. H. +Ainsworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Myr`mi*do"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting +of, or like, myrmidons.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Myr`mo*the"rine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; an ant ++ &?; to hunt.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Feeding upon ants; -- said +of certain birds.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>My*rob"a*lan</hw> (?), <hw>My*rob"o*lan</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>myrobalanum</i> the fruit of a palm tree +from which a balsam was made, Gr. &?;; &?; any sweet juice distilling +from plants, any prepared unguent or sweet oil + &?; an acorn or any +similar fruit: cf. F. <i>myrobolan</i>.] <def>A dried astringent +fruit much resembling a prune. It contains tannin, and was formerly +used in medicine, but is now chiefly used in tanning and dyeing. +Myrobolans are produced by various species of <i>Terminalia</i> of +the East Indies, and of <i>Spondias</i> of South America.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*ron"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a sweet- +smelling unguent.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained +from, mustard; -- used specifically to designate a glucoside called +<i>myronic acid</i>, found in mustard seed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*rop"o*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; +unguent + &?; to sell.] <def>One who sells unguents or +perfumery.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jonhson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Myr"o*sin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +ferment, resembling diastase, found in mustard seeds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My*rox"y*lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; a sweet juice distilling from a plant + &?; wood.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A genus of leguminous trees of tropical America, the different +species of which yield balsamic products, among which are balsam of +Peru, and balsam of Tolu. The species were formerly referred to +<i>Myrospermum</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myrrh</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>mirre</i>, OF. +<i>mirre</i>, F. <i>myrrhe</i>, L. <i>myrrha</i>, <i>murra</i>, Gr. +&?;; cf. Ar. <i>murr</i> bitter, also myrrh, Heb. <i>mar</i> bitter.] +<def>A gum resin, usually of a yellowish brown or amber color, of an +aromatic odor, and a bitter, slightly pungent taste. It is valued for +its odor and for its medicinal properties. It exudes from the bark of +a shrub of Abyssinia and Arabia, the <i>Balsamodendron Myrrha</i>. +The myrrh of the Bible is supposed to have been partly the gum above +named, and partly the exudation of species of <i>Cistus</i>, or +rockrose.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>False myrrh</b></col>. <cd>See the Note under +<u>Bdellium</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Myr"rhic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining +to, or obtained from, myrrh.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr"rhine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Murrhine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr*ta"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>myrtaceus</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or +resembling, a large and important natural order of trees and shrubs +(<i>Myrtaceæ</i>), of which the myrtle is the type. It includes +the genera <i>Eucalyptus</i>, <i>Pimenta</i>, <i>Lechythis</i>, and +about seventy more.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr"ti*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>myrtus</i> +myrtle + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>myrtiforme</i>.] <def>Resembling +myrtle or myrtle berries; having the form of a myrtle leaf.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myr"tle</hw> (m&etilde;r"t'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>myrtil</i> bilberry, prop., a little myrtle, from <i>myrte</i> +myrtle, L. <i>myrtus</i>, <i>murtus</i>, Gr. <grk>my`rtos</grk>; cf. +Per. <i>mūrd</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A species of the genus +<i>Myrtus</i>, especially <i>Myrtus communis</i>. The common myrtle +has a shrubby, upright stem, eight or ten feet high. Its branches +form a close, full head, thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate +evergreen leaves. It has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, +followed by black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it +sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used variously +in perfumery and as a condiment, and the beautifully mottled wood is +used in turning.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The name is also popularly but wrongly applied in America +to two creeping plants, the blue-flowered periwinkle and the yellow- +flowered moneywort. In the West Indies several myrtaceous shrubs are +called <i>myrtle</i>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Bog myrtle</b></col>, <cd>the sweet gale.</cd> -- +<col><b>Crape myrtle</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Crape</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Myrtle warbler</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a North +American wood warbler (<i>Dendroica coronata</i>); -- called also +<i>myrtle bird</i>, <i>yellow-rumped warbler</i>, and <i>yellow- +crowned warbler</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Myrtle wax</b></col>. +<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <i>Bayberry tallow</i>, under +<u>Bayberry</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Sand myrtle</b></col>, <cd>a low, +branching evergreen shrub (<i>Leiophyllum buxifolium</i>), growing in +New Jersey and southward.</cd> -- <col><b>Wax myrtle</b></col> +<cd>(<i>Myrica cerifera</i>). See <u>Bayberry</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>My*self"</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ourselves</b></plw> (&?;). <def>I or me in person; -- used +for emphasis, my own self or person; as I <i>myself</i> will do it; I +have done it <i>myself</i>; -- used also instead of <i>me</i>, as the +object of the first person of a reflexive verb, without emphasis; as, +I will defend <i>myself</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*selv"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> +<def>Myself.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||My"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a +closing of the lips or eyes.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of +small schizopod shrimps found both in fresh and salt water; the +opossum shrimps. One species inhabits the Great Lakes of North +America, and is largely eaten by the whitefish. The marine species +form part of the food of right whales.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mys"ta*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>my`stax</grk> mustache.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or +pertaining to the upper lip, or mustache.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mys`ta*gog"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Mys`ta*gog"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to interpretation of +mysteries or to mystagogue; of the nature of mystagogy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mys"ta*gogue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mystagogus</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; one initiated in mysteries + &?; +leading, n., a leader, fr. &?; to lead: cf. F. <i>mystagogue</i>. See +1st <u>Mystery</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who interprets +mysteries, especially of a religious kind.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who keeps and shows church +relics.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mys"ta*go`gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +doctrines, principles, or practice of a mystagogue; interpretation of +mysteries.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mys*te"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Mysterious.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mys*te"ri*arch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>mysteriarches</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; mystery + &?; chief.] <def>One +presiding over mysteries.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Mys*te"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>mystèrieux</i>. See 1st <u>Mystery</u>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to mystery; containing a mystery; difficult or impossible +to understand; obscure; not revealed or explained; enigmatical; +incomprehensible.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>God at last<BR> +To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied,<BR> +Thought in <i>mysterious</i> terms.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Obscure; secret; occult; dark; mystic; cabalistic; +enigmatical; unintelligible; incomprehensible.</p> + +<p><hw>Mys*te"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +mysterious manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mys*te"ri*ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state or quality of being +mysterious.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something mysterious; a mystery.</def> +[R.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mys"ter*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Mysterized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Mysterizing</u> (?).] <def>To make mysterious; to +make a mystery of.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mys"ter*y</hw> (m&ibreve;s"t&etilde;r*&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Mysteries</b></plw> (- +&ibreve;z). [L. <i>mysterium</i>, Gr. <grk>mysth`rion</grk>, fr. +<grk>my`sths</grk> one initiated in mysteries; cf. <grk>myei^n</grk> +to initiate into the mysteries, fr. <grk>my`ein</grk> to shut the +eyes. Cf. <u>Mute</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A profound secret; something wholly unknown, or something kept +cautiously concealed, and therefore exciting curiosity or wonder; +something which has not been or can not be explained; hence, +specifically, that which is beyond human comprehension.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We speak the wisdom of God in a +<i>mystery</i>.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. ii. 7.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If God should please to reveal unto us this great +<i>mystery</i> of the Trinity, or some other <i>mysteries</i> in our +holy religion, we should not be able to understand them, unless he +would bestow on us some new faculties of the mind.</blockquote> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of secret religious celebration, to +which none were admitted except those who had been initiated by +certain preparatory ceremonies; -- usually plural; as, the Eleusinian +<i>mysteries</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The consecrated elements in the +eucharist.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Anything artfully made difficult; an +enigma.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mys"ter*y</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mysteries</b></plw>. [OE. <i>mistere</i>, OF. <i>mestier</i>, +F. <i>métier</i>, L. <i>ministerium</i>. See <u>Ministry</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business +with which one is usually occupied.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fie upon him, he will discredit our +<i>mystery</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And that which is the noblest <i>mystery</i><BR> +Brings to reproach and common infamy.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dramatic representation of a Scriptural +subject, often some event in the life of Christ; a dramatic +composition of this character; as, the Chester <i>Mysteries</i>, +consisting of dramas acted by various craft associations in that city +in the early part of the 14th century.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>"<i>Mystery</i> plays," so called because acted by +craftsmen.</blockquote> <i>Skeat.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Mys"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Mys"tic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mysticus</i>, Gr. &?; belonging to secret +rites, from &?; one initiated: cf. F. <i>mystique</i>. See 1st +<u>Mystery</u>, <u>Misty</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Remote from or +beyond human comprehension; baffling human understanding; unknowable; +obscure; mysterious.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Heaven's numerous hierarchy span<BR> +The <i>mystic</i> gulf from God to man.</blockquote> +<i>Emerson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>God hath revealed a way <i>mystical</i> and +supernatural.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Importing or implying mysticism; involving +some secret meaning; allegorical; emblematical; as, a <i>mystic</i> +dance; <i>mystic</i> Babylon.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thus, then, did the spirit of unity and meekness +inspire every joint and sinew of the <i>mystical</i> +body.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Mys"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Mys"tic*al*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Mys"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One given to +mysticism; one who holds mystical views, interpretations, etc.; +especially, in ecclesiastical history, one who professed mysticism. +See <u>Mysticism</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mys"ti*cete</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>my`stax</grk> the upper lip, also, the mustache + +<grk>kh^tos</grk> a whale.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any right whale, +or whalebone whale. See <u>Cetacea</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mys"ti*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mysticisme</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Obscurity of +doctrine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>The doctrine of the +Mystics, who professed a pure, sublime, and wholly disinterested +devotion, and maintained that they had direct intercourse with the +divine Spirit, and aquired a knowledge of God and of spiritual things +unattainable by the natural intellect, and such as can not be +analyzed or explained.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Philos.)</i> <def>The doctrine that the +ultimate elements or principles of knowledge or belief are gained by +an act or process akin to feeling or faith.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mys`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mystification</i>.] <def>The act of mystifying, or the state of +being mystied; also, something designed to, or that does, +mystify.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The reply of Pope seems very much as though he had +been playing off a <i>mystification</i> on his Grace.</blockquote> +<i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Mys"ti*fi*ca`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +mystifies.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Mys"ti*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Mystified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Mystifying</u> (?).] [F. <i>mystifier</i>, fr. Gr. &?; + L. <i>- +ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See 1st <u>Mystery</u>, and <u>- +fy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To involve in mystery; to make +obscure or difficult to understand; as, to <i>mystify</i> a passage +of Scripture.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to +impose upon the credulity of ; as, to <i>mystify</i> an +opponent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He took undue advantage of his credulity and +<i>mystified</i> him exceedingly.</blockquote> <i>Ld. +Campbell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>My"ta*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;. Cf. +<u>Metacism</u>.] <def>Too frequent use of the letter <i>m</i>, or of +the sound represented by it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also +<i>mythe</i>.] [Gr. <grk>my^qos</grk> myth, fable, tale, talk, +speech: cf. F. <i>mythe</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A story of +great but unknown age which originally embodied a belief regarding +some fact or phenomenon of experience, and in which often the forces +of nature and of the soul are personified; an ancient legend of a +god, a hero, the origin of a race, etc.; a wonder story of +prehistoric origin; a popular fable which is, or has been, received +as historical.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A person or thing existing only in +imagination, or whose actual existence is not verifiable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>As for Mrs. Primmins's bones, they had been +<i>myths</i> these twenty years.</blockquote> <i>Ld. Lytton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Myth history</b></col>, <cd>history made of, or mixed +with, myths.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Mythe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Myth</u>.</def> <i>Grote.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Myth"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Myth"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mythicus</i>, Gr. &?;. See <u>Myth</u>.] +<def>Of or relating to myths; described in a myth; of the nature of a +myth; fabulous; imaginary; fanciful.</def> -- <wf>Myth"ic*al*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>mythic</i> turf where danced the +nymphs.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hengist and Horsa, Vortigern and Rowena, Arthur and +Mordred, are <i>mythical</i> persons, whose very existence may be +questioned.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>My*thog"ra*pher</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>myqogra`fos</grk>; <grk>my^qos</grk> + <grk>gra`fein</grk> to +write.] <def>A composer of fables.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*thol"o*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +mythologist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myth`o*lo"gi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +mythologist.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Myth`o*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Myth`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>mythologicus</i>: cf. F. +<i>mytholigique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to mythology or to myths; +mythical; fabulous.</def> -- <wf>Myth`o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>My*thol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mythologiste</i>.] <def>One versed in, or who writes on, mythology +or myths.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*thol"o*gize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>mythologiser</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To relate, classify, +and explain, or attempt to explain, myths; to write upon +myths.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To construct and propagate +myths.</def></p> + +<p><hw>My*thol"o*gi`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, +or that which, mythologizes.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Imagination has always been, and still is, in a +narrower sense, the great <i>mythologizer</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Myth"o*logue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Mythology</u>.] <def>A fabulous narrative; a myth.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>May we not . . . consider his history of the fall as +an excellent <i>mythologue</i>, to account for the origin of human +evil?</blockquote> <i>Geddes.</i></p> + +<p><hw>My*thol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Mythologies</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>mythologie</i>, L. +<i>mythologia</i>, Gr. <grk>myqologi`a</grk>; <grk>my^qos</grk>, +fable, myth + <grk>lo`gos</grk> speech, discourse.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The science which treats of myths; a treatise +on myths.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A body of myths; esp., the collective +myths which describe the gods of a heathen people; as, the +<i>mythology</i> of the Greeks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myth"o*plasm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>my^qos</grk> myth + <grk>pla`ssein</grk> to form.] <def>A +narration of mere fable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myth`o*pœ"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>myqopoio`s</grk> making myths; <grk>my^qos</grk> myth + +<grk>poiei^n</grk> to make.] <def>Making or producing myths; giving +rise to mythical narratives.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>mythopœic</i> fertility of the +Greeks.</blockquote> <i>Grote.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Myth`o*po*et"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>my^qos</grk> myth + &?; able to make, producing, fr. +<grk>poiei^n</grk> to make.] <def>Making or producing myths or +mythical tales.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myt"i*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Mytilus</i> + +<i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Like, or pertaining to, the +genus Mytilus, or family <i>Mytilidæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myt`i*lo*tox"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Mytilus</i> + <i>toxic</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A +poisonous base (leucomaine) found in the common mussel. It either +causes paralysis of the muscles, or gives rise to convulsions, +including death by an accumulation of carbonic acid in the +blood.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Myt"i*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a sea mussel, +Gr. &?;.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of marine bivalve shells, +including the common mussel. See <i>Illust.</i> under +<u>Byssus</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Myx"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a lamp nozzle, Gr. +&?;.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The distal end of the mandibles of a +bird.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myx"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A genus of marsipobranchs, including the hagfish. See +<u>Hag</u>, 4.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myx"i*noid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Like, or pertaining to, the genus Myxine.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A hagfish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Myx`o*cys*to"de*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. Gr. &?; mucus + &?; a bladder.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +division of Infusoria including the Noctiluca. See +<u>Noctiluca</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Myx*o"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Myxomata</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; mucus + <i>- +oma</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A tumor made up of a gelatinous tissue +resembling that found in the umbilical cord.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Myx"o*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; mucus, slime ++ <i>-pod</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A rhizopod or moneran. Also +used adjectively; as, a <i>myxopod</i> state.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My*zon"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; to suck.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The +Marsipobranchiata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||My`zo*stom"a*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>my`zein</grk> to suck + <grk>sto`ma</grk>, <grk>-atos</grk>, +mouth.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An order of curious parasitic worms +found on crinoids. The body is short and disklike, with four pairs of +suckers and five pairs of hook-bearing parapodia on the under +side.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 961 !></p> + +<p><point26>N.</point26></p> + +<p><hw>N</hw> (&ebreve;n), <def>the fourteenth letter of English +alphabet, is a vocal consonent, and, in allusion to its mode of +formation, is called the <i>dentinasal</i> or <i>linguanasal</i> +consonent. Its commoner sound is that heard in <i>ran</i>, +<i>done</i>; but when immediately followed in the same word by the +sound of <i>g</i> hard or <i>k</i> (as in <i>single</i>, <i>sink</i>, +<i>conquer</i>), it usually represents the same sound as the digraph +<i>ng</i> in <i>sing</i>, <i>bring</i>, etc. This is a simple but +related sound, and is called the <i>gutturo-nasal</i> consonent. See +<u>Guide to Pronunciation</u>, §§ 243-246.</def></p> + +<p> The letter N came into English through the Latin and Greek from +the Phœnician, which probably derived it from the Egyptian as +the ultimate origin. It is etymologically most closely related to M. +See <u>M</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>N</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A measure of +space equal to half an M (or em); an en.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na</hw> (nä), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> <def>No, not. +See <u>No</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nab</hw> (năb), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Knap</u>, +<u>Knop</u>, <u>Knob</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The summit of an +eminence.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Firearms)</i> <def>The cock of a +gunlock.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Locksmithing)</i> <def>The keeper, or box +into which the lock is shot.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nab</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nabbed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nabbing</u>.] [Dan <i>nappe</i>, or Sw. <i>nappa</i>.] <def>To +catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly.</def> [Colloq.] +<i>Smollett.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"bit</hw> (nā"b&ibreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Pulverized sugar candy.</def> <i>Crabb.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Nabk</hw> (năbk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ar. +<i>nabiqa</i>, <i>nibqa</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The edible berries +of the <i>Zizyphys Lotus</i>, a tree of Northern Africa, and +Southwestern Europe.</def> [Written also <i>nubk</i>.] See +<u>Lotus</u> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd>, and <u>Sadr</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Na"bob</hw> (nā"b&obreve;b), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. +<i>nawāb</i>, from Ar. <i>nawāb</i>, pl. of +<i>nāïb</i> a vicegerent, governor. Cf <u>Nawab</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A deputy or viceroy in India; a governor of a +province of the ancient Mogul empire.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who returns to Europe from the East +with immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth.</def> " A +bilious old <i>nabob</i>." <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nac"a*rat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nacarat</i>, +fr. Sp. or Pg. <i>nacarado</i>, fr. <i>nácar</i> mother-of- +pearl. See <u>Nacre</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pale red color, +with a cast of orange.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fine linen or crape dyed of this +color.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nack"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Nacre</u>.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"cre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., cf. Sp. +<i>nácara</i>, <i>nácar</i>, It. <i>nacchera</i>, +<i>naccaro</i>, LL. <i>nacara</i>, <i>nacrum</i>; of Oriental origin, +cf. Ar. <i>nakīr</i> hollowed.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is most +perfect in the mother-of-pearl. [Written also <i>nacker</i> and +<i>naker</i>.] See <u>Pearl</u>, and <u>Mother-of- +pearl</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"cre*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Nacre</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Consisting of, or resembling, nacre; +pearly.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nad</hw> (?), <hw>Nad"de</hw> (?) }. [Contr. fr. <i>ne +hadde</i>.] <def>Had not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nad"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>nædre</i>. See <u>Adder</u>.] <def>An adder.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"dir</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., Sp., & It. +<i>nadir</i>; all fr. Ar. <i>nasīru's samt</i> nadir, prop., +the point opposite the zenith (<i>as samt</i>), in which +<i>nasīr</i> means alike, corresponding to. Cf. +<u>Azimuth</u>, <u>Zenith</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That point of +the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly opposite the zenith; the +inferior pole of the horizon; the point of the celestial sphere +directly under the place where we stand.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The lowest point; the time of greatest +depression.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The seventh century is the <i>nadir</i> of the human +mind in Europe.</blockquote> <i>Hallam.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Nadir of the sun</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the axis +of the conical shadow projected by the earth.</cd> <i>Crabb.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Næ"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Nenia</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Næve</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>naevus</i>.] +<def>A nævus.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Næ"void</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Nævus</i> + <i>-oid</i>.] <def>Resembling a nævus or +nævi; as, <i>nævoid</i> elephantiasis.</def> +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Næ"vose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Spotted; +freckled.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Næ"vus</hw> (nē"vŭs), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nævi</b></plw> (- +vī). [L.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A spot or mark on the skin of +children when born; a birthmark; -- usually applied to vascular +tumors, i. e., those consisting mainly of blood vessels, as dilated +arteries, veins, or capillaries.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nag</hw> (năg), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nagge</i>, +D. <i>negge</i>; akin to E. <i>neigh</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +small horse; a pony; hence, any horse.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A paramour; -- in contempt.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nag</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nagged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nagging</u> (?).] [Cf. Sw. <i>nagga</i> to nibble, peck, Dan. +<i>nage</i> to gnaw, Icel. <i>naga</i>, <i>gnaga</i>, G. +<i>nagen</i>, & E. <i>gnaw</i>.] <def>To tease in a petty way; to +scold habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously.</def> [Colloq.] +"She never <i>nagged</i>." <i>J. Ingelow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nag"ging</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fault-finding; +teasing; persistently annoying; as, a <i>nagging</i> toothache.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nag"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Irritable; +touchy.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Na"gor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A West African gazelle (<i>Gazella redunca</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nag"yag*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from +<i>Nagyag</i>, in Transylvania.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral of +blackish lead-gray color and metallic luster, generally of a foliated +massive structure; foliated tellurium. It is a telluride of lead and +gold.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"iad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>naias</i>, <i>- +adis</i>, <i>naïs</i>, <i>-idis</i>, a water nymph, Gr &?;, &?;, +fr. &?; to flow: cf. F. <i>naïade</i>. Cf. <u>Naid</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Myth.)</i> <def>A water nymph; one of the +lower female divinities, fabled to preside over some body of fresh +water, as a lake, river, brook, or fountain.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any species of a tribe +(<i>Naiades</i>) of freshwater bivalves, including <i>Unio</i>, +<i>Anodonta</i>, and numerous allied genera; a river +mussel.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl)</i> <def>One of a group of +butterflies. See <u>Nymph</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the order +<i>Naiadaceæ</i>, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"iant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>See +<u>Natant</u>.</def> <i>Crabb.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Naiad</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of small, fresh- +water, chætopod annelids of the tribe <i>Naidina</i>. They +belong to the <i>Oligochæta</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"ïf`</hw> (&?;; <i>formerly</i> &?;), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>naïf</i>. See <u>Naïve</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having a true natural luster without being +cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious stone.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Naïve; as, a <i>naïf</i> +remark.</def> <i>London Spectator.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Na"ik</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. +<i>nāyak</i>.] <def>A chief; a leader; a Sepoy corporal.</def> +<i>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nail</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nægel</i>, +akin to D. <i>nagel</i>, OS &?; OHG. <i>nagal</i>, G. <i>nagel</i>, +Icel. <i>nagl</i>, nail (in sense 1), <i>nagli</i> nail (in sense 3), +Sw. <i>nagel</i> nail (in senses 1 and 3), Dan. <i>nagle</i>, Goth. +<i>ganagljan</i> to nail, Lith. <i>nagas</i> nail (in sense 1), Russ. +<i>nogote</i>, L. <i>unguis</i>, Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>nakha</i>. &?;] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>the horny scale of plate of +epidermis at the end of the fingers and toes of man and many +apes.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His <i>nayles</i> like a briddes claws +were.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The nails are strictly homologous with hoofs and claws. +When compressed, curved, and pointed, they are called <i>talons</i> +or <i>claws</i>, and the animal bearing them is said to be +<i>unguiculate</i>; when they incase the extremities of the digits +they are called <i>hoofs</i>, and the animal is <i>ungulate</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>The basal thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain +hemiptera.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The terminal horny plate on +the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A slender, pointed piece of metal, usually +with a head, used for fastening pieces of wood or other material +together, by being driven into or through them.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The different sorts of nails are named either from the use +to which they are applied, from their shape, from their size, or from +some other characteristic, as shingle, floor, ship-carpenters', and +horseshoe nails, roseheads, diamonds, fourpenny, tenpenny (see +<u>Penny</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>), chiselpointed, cut, wrought, or +wire nails, etc.</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A measure of length, being two inches and +a quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nail ball</b></col> <i>(Ordnance)</i>, <cd>a round +projectile with an iron bolt protruding to prevent it from turning in +the gun.</cd> -- <col><b>Nail plate</b></col>, <cd>iron in plates +from which cut nails are made.</cd> -- <col><b>On the nail</b></col>, +<cd>in hand; on the spot; immediately; without delay or time of +credit; as, to pay money <i>on the nail</i>.</cd> "You shall have ten +thousand pounds <i>on the nail</i>." <i>Beaconsfield.</i> -- +<col><b>To hit the nail on the head</b></col>, <cd>to hit most +effectively; to do or say a thing in the right way.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nail</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nailed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nailing</u>.] [AS. <i>næglian</i>. See <u>Nail</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To fasten with a nail +or nails; to close up or secure by means of nails; as, to <i>nail</i> +boards to the beams.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He is now dead, and <i>nailed</i> in his +chest.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To stud or boss with nails, or as with +nails.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The rivets of your arms were <i>nailed</i> with +gold.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To fasten, as with a nail; to bind or +hold, as to a bargain or to acquiescence in an argument or assertion; +hence, to catch; to trap.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When they came to talk of places in town, you saw at +once how I <i>nailed</i> them.</blockquote> <i>Goldsmith.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To spike, as a cannon.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Crabb.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To nail</b></col> <col><b>a lie or an assertion</b></col>, +etc., <cd>to detect and expose it, so as to put a stop to its +currency; -- an expression probably derived from the former practice +of shopkeepers, who were accustomed to nail bad or counterfeit pieces +of money to the counter.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nail"brush`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A brush for +cleaning the nails.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nail"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who fastens with, or drives, +nails.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nail"er*ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A women who makes +nailes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nail"er*y</hw> (?), n.; <i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Naileries</b></plw> +(&?;). <def>A manufactory where nails are made.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nail"-head`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a +nail.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nail-headed characters</b></col>, <cd>arrowheaded or +cuneiform characters. See under <u>Arrowheaded</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Nail-headed molding</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>an ornament +consisting of a series of low four-sided pyramids resembling the +heads of large nails; -- called also <i>nail-head molding</i>, or +<i>nail-head</i>. It is the same as the simplest form of dogtooth. +See <u>Dogtooth</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nail"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without nails; +having no nails.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nain`sook"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nainsukh</i>, a +valley in Kaghan.] <def>A thick sort of jaconet muslin, plain or +striped, formerly made in India.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Na"is</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a naiad.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Naiad</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nais`sant"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., p. pr. of +<i>naître</i> to be born, L. <i>nasci</i>.] <i>(Her.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Jessant</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"ïve`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>naïf</i>, fem. <i>naïve</i>, fr. L. <i>nativus</i> +innate, natural, native. See <u>Native</u>, and cf. +<u>Naïf</u>.] <def>Having native or unaffected simplicity; +ingenuous; artless; frank; as, <i>naïve</i> manners; a +<i>naïve</i> person; <i>naïve</i> and unsophisticated +remarks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"ïve`ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +naïve manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Na`ïve`té"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +See <u>Naïve</u>, and cf. <u>Nativity</u>.] <def>Native +simplicity; unaffected plainness or ingenuousness; +artlessness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A story which pleases me by its +<i>naïveté</i> -- that is, by its unconscious +ingenuousness.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"ïve`ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Naïveté.</def> <i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nake</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make +naked.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Come, be ready, <i>nake</i> your swords.</blockquote> +<i>Old Play.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"ked</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nacod</i>; akin +to D. <i>naakt</i>, G. <i>nackt</i>, OHG. <i>nacchot</i>, +<i>nahhot</i>, Icel. <i>nökviðr</i>, <i>nakinn</i>, Sw. +<i>naken</i>, Dan. <i>nögen</i>, Goth. <i>naqaþs</i>, +Lith. <i>nůgas</i>, Russ. <i>nagii</i>, L. <i>nudus</i>, Skr. +<i>nagna</i>. √266. Cf. <u>Nude</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; +bare; as, a <i>naked</i> body; a <i>naked</i> limb; a <i>naked</i> +sword.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having no means of defense or protection; +open; unarmed; defenseless.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thy power is full <i>naked</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Behold my bosom <i>naked</i> to your +swords.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Unprovided with needful or desirable +accessories, means of sustenance, etc.; destitute; unaided; +bare.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Patriots who had exposed themselves for the public, +and whom they say now left <i>naked</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Without addition, exaggeration, or +excuses; not concealed or disguised; open to view; manifest; +plain.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The truth appears so <i>naked</i> on my side, +That any purblind eye may find it out.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All things are <i>naked</i> and opened unto the eyes +of him with whom we to do.</blockquote> <i>Heb. iv. 13.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Mere; simple; plain.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The very <i>naked</i> name of love.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Without pubescence; as, a +<i>naked</i> leaf or stem; bare, or not covered by the customary +parts, as a flower without a perianth, a stem without leaves, seeds +without a pericarp, buds without bud scales.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Not having the full +complement of tones; -- said of a chord of only two tones, which +requires a third tone to be sounded with them to make the combination +pleasing to the ear; as, a <i>naked</i> fourth or fifth.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Naked bed</b></col>, <cd>a bed the occupant of which is +naked, no night linen being worn in ancient times.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> +-- <col><b>Naked eye</b></col>, <cd>the eye alone, unaided by +glasses, or by telescope, microscope, or the like.</cd> -- +<col><b>Naked-eyed medusa</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Hydromedusa</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Naked flooring</b></col> +<i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>the timberwork which supports a floor.</cd> +<i>Gwilt.</i> -- <col><b>Naked mollusk</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>a nudibranch.</cd> -- <col><b>Naked wood</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>a large rhamnaceous tree (<i>Colibrina reclinata</i>) of Southern +Florida and the West Indies, having a hard and heavy heartwood, which +takes a fine polish.</cd> <i>C. S. Sargent.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Nude; bare; denuded; uncovered; unclothed; exposed; +unarmed; plain; defenseless.</p> + +<p><hw>Na"ked*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a naked manner; +without covering or disguise; manifestly; simply; barely.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"ked*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The condition of being naked.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Script.)</i> <def>The privy parts; the +genitals.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ham . . . saw the <i>nakedness</i> of his +father.</blockquote> <i>Gen. ix. 22.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"ker</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Nacre</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"ker</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nakere</i>, F. +<i>nakaire</i>, LL. <i>nacara</i>, Per. <i>naqāret</i>.] <def>A +kind of kettledrum.</def> [Obs.] <i> Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Na"koo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native +name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The gavial.</def> [Written also +<i>nako</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nale</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A corrupt form arising +from the older "at þe<i>n ale</i>" at the nale.] <def>Ale; +also, an alehouse.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Great feasts at the <i>nale</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nall</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Either fr. Icel. +<i>nāl</i> (see <u>Needle</u>); or fr. <i>awl</i>, like +<i>newt</i> fr. <i>ewt</i>.] <def>An awl.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] +<i>Tusser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nam</hw> (?). [Contr. fr. <i>ne am</i>.] <def>Am not.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nam</hw>, obs. <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of +<u>Nim</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nam"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of being +named.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>namare</i> +to take; cf. AS. <i>niman</i> to take.] <i>(O. Eng. & Scots Law)</i> +<def>A distraining or levying of a distress; an impounding.</def> +<i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nam"ay*cush</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Indian name.] +<i>(Zool.)</i> <def>A large North American lake trout (<i>Salvelinus +namaycush</i>). It is usually spotted with red, and sometimes weighs +over forty pounds. Called also <i>Mackinaw trout</i>, <i>lake +trout</i>, <i>lake salmon</i>, <i>salmon trout</i>, <i>togue</i>, and +<i>tuladi</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nam"by-pam`by</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Ambrose +Phillips</i>, in ridicule of the extreme simplicity of some of his +verses.] <def>Talk or writing which is weakly sentimental or +affectedly pretty.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nam"by-pam`by</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Affectedly +pretty; weakly sentimental; finical; insipid.</def> +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Namby-pamby</i> madrigals of love.</blockquote> +<i>W. Gifford.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 962 !></p> + +<p><hw>Name</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nama</i>; akin to +D. <i>naam</i>, OS. & OHG. <i>namo</i>, G. <i>name</i>, Icel. +<i>nafn</i>, for <i>namn</i>, Dan. <i>navn</i>, Sw. <i>namn</i>, +Goth. <i>namō</i>, L. <i>nomen</i> (perh. influenced by +<i>noscere</i>, <i>gnoscere</i>, to learn to know), Gr. +<grk>'o`mona</grk>, Scr. <i>nāman</i>. √267. Cf. +<u>Anonymous</u>, <u>Ignominy</u>, <u>Misnomer</u>, <u>Nominal</u>, +<u>Noun</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The title by which any person +or thing is known or designated; a distinctive specific appellation, +whether of an individual or a class.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was +the <i>name</i> thereof.</blockquote> <i>Gen. ii. 19. </i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What's in a <i>name</i>? That which we call a rose<BR> +By any other <i>name</i> would smell as sweet.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A descriptive or qualifying appellation +given to a person or thing, on account of a character or +acts.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His <i>name</i> shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, +The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of +Peace.</blockquote> <i>Is. ix. 6.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Reputed character; reputation, good or +bad; estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame; +honorable estimation; distinction.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What men of <i>name</i> resort to him?</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Far above . . . every <i>name</i> that is named, not +only in this world, but also in that which is to come.</blockquote> +<i>Eph. i. 21.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will get me a <i>name</i> and honor in the +kingdom.</blockquote> <i>1 Macc. iii. 14.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He hath brought up an evil <i>name</i> upon a +virgin.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xxii. 19.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The king's army . . . had left no good <i>name</i> +behind.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Those of a certain name; a race; a +family.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his +<i>name</i>, came every day to pay their feigned +civilities.</blockquote> <i>Motley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A person, an individual.</def> +[Poetic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>They list with women each degenerate +<i>name</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Christian name</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The name +a person receives at baptism, as distinguished from <i>surname</i>; +baptismal name</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A given name, whether +received at baptism or not.</cd> -- <col><b>Given name</b></col>. +<cd>See under <u>Given</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>In name</b></col>, <cd>in +profession, or by title only; not in reality; as, a friend <i>in +name</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>In the name of</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>In behalf of; by the authority of.</cd> " I +charge you <i>in the duke's name</i> to obey me." <i>Shak.</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>In the represented or assumed character +of.</cd> "I'll to him again <i>in name of</i> Brook." <i>Shak.</i> -- +<col><b>Name plate</b></col>, <cd>a plate as of metal, glass, etc., +having a name upon it, as a sign; a doorplate.</cd> -- <col><b>Pen +name</b></col>, <cd>a name assumed by an author; a pseudonym or nom +de plume.</cd> <i>Bayard Taylor.</i> -- <col><b>Proper name</b></col> +<i>(Gram.)</i>, <cd>a name applied to a particular person, place, or +thing.</cd> -- <col><b>To call names</b></col>, <cd>to apply +opprobrious epithets to; to call by reproachful appellations.</cd> -- +<col><b>To take a name in vain</b></col>, <cd>to use a name lightly +or profanely; to use a name in making flippant or dishonest +oaths.</cd> <i>Ex. xx. 7.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Appellation; title; designation; cognomen; +denomination; epithet. -- <u>Name</u>, <u>Appellation</u>, +<u>Title</u>, <u>Denomination</u>. <i>Name</i> is generic, denoting +that combination of sounds or letters by which a person or thing is +known and distinguished. <i>Appellation</i>, although sometimes put +for <i>name</i> simply, denotes, more properly, a <i>descriptive +term</i>, used by way of marking some individual peculiarity or +characteristic; as, Charles the <i>Bold</i>, Philip the +<i>Stammerer</i>. A <i>title</i> is a term employed to point out +one's rank, office, etc.; as, the <i>Duke</i> of Bedford, Paul the +<i>Apostle</i>, etc. <i>Denomination</i> is to particular bodies what +<i>appellation</i> is to individuals; thus, the church of Christ is +divided into different <i>denominations</i>, as Congregationalists, +Episcopalians, Presbyterians, etc.</p> + +<p><hw>Name</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Named</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Naming</u>.] [AS. <i>namian</i>. See <u>Name</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To give a distinctive +name or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to +call.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>She <i>named</i> the child Ichabod.</blockquote> <i>1 +Sam. iv. 21.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thus was the building left<BR> +Ridiculous, and the work Confusion <i>named</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mention by name; to utter or publish +the name of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>None <i>named</i> thee but to praise.</blockquote> +<i>Halleck.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Old Yew, which graspest at the stones<BR> +That <i>name</i> the underlying dead.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To designate by name or specifically for +any purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; as, to <i>name</i> +a day for the wedding.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whom late you have <i>named</i> for +consul.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(House of Commons)</i> <def>To designate (a +member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To denominate; style; term; call; mention; specify; +designate; nominate.</p> + +<p><hw>Name"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Without a name; not having been given a name; as, a +<i>nameless</i> star.</def> <i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Undistinguished; not noted or +famous.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>nameless</i> dwelling and an unknown +name.</blockquote> <i>Harte.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not known or mentioned by name; anonymous; +as, a <i>nameless</i> writer.</def>"<i>Nameless</i> pens." +<i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Unnamable; indescribable; +inexpressible.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But what it is, that is not yet known; what<BR> +I can not name; &?;t is <i>nameless</i> woe,I wot.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have a <i>nameless</i> horror of the +man.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Name"less*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nameless +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Name"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>By name; by particular mention; specifically; especially; +expressly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The solitariness of man . . . God hath <i>namely</i> +and principally ordered to prevent by marriage.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That is to say; to wit; videlicet; -- +introducing a particular or specific designation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For the excellency of the soul, <i>namely</i>, its +power of divining dreams; that several such divinations have been +made, none &?;an question.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nam"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who names, or +calls by name.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Name"sake`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For <i>name's +sake</i>; <i>i. e.</i>, one named for the sake of another's name.] +<def>One that has the same name as another; especially, one called +after, or named out of regard to, another.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na*mo"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>No more.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nan</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> [For <i>anan</i>.] +<def>Anan.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nan"dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Native name.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An African carnivore (<i>Nandinia +binotata</i>), allied to the civets. It is spotted with +black.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nan"dou</hw> (?), <hw>Nan"du</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Braz. <i>nhandu</i> or <i>yandu</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of three species of South American +ostriches of the genera <i>Rhea</i> and <i>Pterocnemia</i>. See +<u>Rhea</u>.</def> [Written also <i>nandow</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nan*keen"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from its +being originally manufactured at <i>Nankin</i>, in China.] [Written +also <i>nankin</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A species of cloth, of a +firm texture, originally brought from China, made of a species of +cotton (<i>Gossypium religiosum</i>) that is naturally of a brownish +yellow color quite indestructible and permanent.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An imitation of this cloth by artificial +coloring.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Trousers made of nankeen.</def> +<i>Ld. Lytton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Nankeen bird</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +Australian night heron (<i>Nycticorax Caledonicus</i>); -- called +also <i>quaker</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nan"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A diminutive of +<i>Ann</i> or <i>Anne</i>, the proper name.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nanny goat</b></col>, <cd>a female goat.</cd> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nan"ny*ber`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>See <u>Sheepberry</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nan"pie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The magpie.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Na"os</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;&?;&?;&?; a temple, the cella.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A term used by +modern archæologists instead of <i>cella</i>. See +<u>Cella</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nap</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Napped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Napping</u> (?).] [OE. <i>nappen</i>, AS. <i>hnæppian</i> to +take a nap, to slumber; cf. AS. <i>hnipian</i> to bend one's self, +Icel. <i>hnipna</i>, <i>hnīpa</i>, to droop.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to +doze.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be in a careless, secure state.</def> +<i>Wyclif.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I took thee <i>napping</i>, unprepared.</blockquote> +<i>Hudibras.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nap</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A short sleep; a doze; a +siesta.</def> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nap</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>noppe</i>, AS. +<i>hnoppa</i>; akin to D. <i>nop</i>, Dan. <i>noppe</i>, LG. +<i>nobbe</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Woolly or villous surface of +felt, cloth, plants, etc.; an external covering of down, of short +fine hairs or fibers forming part of the substance of anything, and +lying smoothly in one direction; the pile; -- as, the <i>nap</i> of +cotton flannel or of broadcloth.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The loops which are cut to make +the pile, in velvet.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nap</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To raise, or put, a nap +on.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nape</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Perh. akin to <i>knap</i> +a knop.] <def>The back part of the neck.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nape"-crest`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An African bird of the genus +<i>Schizorhis</i>, related to the plantain eaters.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"per*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Naperies</b></plw> (#). [OF. <i>naperie</i>, fr. <i>nape</i> +a tablecloth, F. <i>nappe</i>, LL. <i>napa</i>, fr. L. <i>mappa</i>. +See <u>Map</u>, and cf. <u>Apron</u>, <u>Napkin</u>.] <def>Table +linen; also, linen clothing, or linen in general.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Gayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"pha wa`ter</hw> (?). [Sp. <i>nafa</i>, from Ar. +<i>napha</i> odor.] <def>A perfume distilled from orange +flowers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"phew</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See +<u>Navew</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naph"tha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>naphtha</i>, +Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;, fr.Ar. <i>nafth</i>, <i>nifth</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The complex mixture of +volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons, occurring naturally, and +usually called <i>crude petroleum</i>, <i>mineral oil</i>, or <i>rock +oil</i>. Specifically: That portion of the distillate obtained in the +refinement of petroleum which is intermediate between the lighter +gasoline and the heavier benzine, and has a specific gravity of about +0.7, -- used as a solvent for varnishes, as a carburetant, +illuminant, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>One of several volatile +inflammable liquids obtained by the distillation of certain +carbonaceous materials and resembling the naphtha from petroleum; as, +<i>Boghead naphtha</i>, from Boghead coal (obtained at +<i>Boghead</i>, Scotland); <i>crude naphtha</i>, or <i>light oil</i>, +from coal tar; <i>wood naphtha</i>, from wood, etc.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; This term was applied by the earlier chemical writers to a +number of volatile, strong smelling, inflammable liquids, chiefly +belonging to the ethers, as the sulphate, nitrate, or acetate of +ethyl. <i>Watts.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Naphtha vitrioli</b></col> [NL., naphtha of vitriol] +<i>(Old Chem.)</i>, <cd>common ethyl ether; -- formerly called +<i>sulphuric ether</i>. See <u>Ether</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Naph"tha*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of naphthalic acid; a phthalate.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Naph"tha*lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon, +C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>8</sub>, analogous to benzene, and obtained by +the distillation of certain bituminous materials, such as the heavy +oil of coal tar. It is the type and basis of a large number of +derivatives among organic compounds. Formerly called also +<i>naphthaline</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Naphthalene red</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a dyestuff +obtained from certain diazo derivatives of naphthylamine, and called +also <i>magdala red</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Naphthalene yellow</b></col> +<i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a yellow dyestuff obtained from certain nitro +derivatives of naphthol.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Naph`tha*len"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to , or derived from, naphthalene; -- used +specifically to designate a yellow crystalline substance, called +<i>naphthalenic acid</i> and also <i>hydroxy quinone</i>, and +obtained from certain derivatives of naphthol.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naph*tha"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, +naphthalene; -- used specifically to denote any one of a series of +acids derived from naphthalene, and called <i>naphthalene +acids</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Formerly, designating an +acid probably identical with <i>phthalic</i> acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naph*thal"i*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Naphthalene</i> + tolu<i>idine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Naphthylamine</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Naph"tha*lin</hw> (?), <hw>Naph"tha*line</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>naphthaline</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See +<u>Naphthalene</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naph"tha*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>To mingle, saturate, or impregnate, with naphtha.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naph*thaz"a*rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Naphtha</i>lene + ali<i>zarin</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained from naphthoquinone as a red +crystalline substance with a bright green, metallic luster; -- called +also <i>naphthalizarin</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naph"thene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A peculiar hydrocarbon occuring as an ingredient of Caucasian +petroleum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naph"thide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A compound of naphthalene or its radical with a metallic +element; as, mercuric <i>naphthide</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naph*tho"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, derived from, or related to, naphthalene; -- used +specifically to designate any one of a series of carboxyl +derivatives, called <i>naphthoic acids</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naph"thol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Naphth</i>alene + +<i>-ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of hydroxyl +derivatives of naphthalene, analogous to phenol. In general they are +crystalline substances with a phenol (carbolic) odor.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Naphthol blue</b></col>, <col><b>Naphthol +orange</b></col>, <col><b>Naphthol yellow</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, +<cd>brilliant dyestuffs produced from certain complex nitrogenous +derivatives of naphthol or naphthoquinone.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Naph`tho*qui"none</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Naphth</i>alene + <i>quinone</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A yellow +crystalline substance, C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>6</sub>O<sub>2</sub>, +analogous to quinone, obtained by oxidizing naphthalene with chromic +acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naph"thyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Naphth</i>alene + +<i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon radical regarded as +the essential residue of naphthalene.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naph`thyl*am"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>One of two basic amido derivatives of naphthalene, +C<sub>10</sub>H<sub>7</sub>.NH<sub>2</sub>, forming crystalline +solids.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Na*pie"ri*an</hw>, <hw>Na*pe"ri*an</hw> , } (?), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, +<i>Napier</i>, or <i>Naper</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Naperian logarithms</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Logarithms</u>.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Na"pi*er's bones`</hw> (?), <hw>Na"pi*er's rods`</hw> (?) }. +<def>A set of rods, made of bone or other material, each divided into +nine spaces, and containing the numbers of a column of the +multiplication table; -- a contrivance of Baron Napier, the inventor +of logarithms, for facilitating the operations of multiplication and +division.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"pi*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>napus</i> +turnip + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. <i>napiforme</i>. Cf. <u>Navew</u>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Turnip-shaped; large and round in the upper part, +and very slender below.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nap"kin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of OF. +<i>nape</i> a tablecloth, cloth, F. <i>nappe</i>, L. <i>mappa</i>. +See <u>Napery</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little towel, or small +cloth, esp. one for wiping the fingers and mouth at table.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A handkerchief.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Napkin pattern</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Linen scroll</i>, +under <u>Linen</u>. -- <u>Napkin ring</u>, a ring of metal, ivory, or +other material, used to inclose a table napkin.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nap"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without nap; +threadbare.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"ples yel"low</hw> (?). <def>See under +<u>Yellow</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na*po"le*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the Emperor +<i>Napoleon</i> 1.] <def>A French gold coin of twenty francs, or +about $3.86.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na*po`le*on"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Napoleon I., or his family; resembling, or having the +qualities of, Napoleon I.</def> <i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na*po"le*on*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +supporter of the dynasty of the Napoleons.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nappe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nappe</i> cloth, +sheet. See <u>Napery</u>.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Sheet; surface; all +that portion of a surface that is continuous in such a way that it is +possible to pass from any one point of the portion to any other point +of the portion without leaving the surface. Thus, some hyperboloids +have one <i>nappe</i>, and some have two.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nap"pi*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From 2d +<u>Nappy</u>.] <def>The quality of having a nap; abundance of nap, as +on cloth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nap"ping</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Hat Making)</i> <def>A sheet of partially +felted fur before it is united to the hat body.</def> +<i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nap"py</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From 1st <u>Nap</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Inclined to sleep; sleepy; as, to feel +<i>nappy</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to +make sleepy; strong; heady; as, <i>nappy</i> ale.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Wyatt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nap"py</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From 3d <u>Nap</u>.] +<def>Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy.</def> <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nap"py</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nappies</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>nap</i>, AS. <i>hnæp</i> +cup, bowl. See <u>Hanaper</u>.] <def>A round earthen dish, with a +flat bottom and sloping sides.</def> [Written also +<i>nappie</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nap"-tak`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A taking by +surprise; an unexpected onset or attack.</def> <i>Carew.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Na*pu"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Native name.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A very small chevrotain (<i>Tragulus +Javanicus</i>), native of Java. It is about the size of a hare, and +is noted for its agility in leaping. Called also <i>Java musk +deer</i>, <i>pygmy musk deer</i>, and <i>deerlet</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Na"pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A kind of turnip. See <u>Navew</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"ce*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>narce</i> +numbness, torpor, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;: cf. F. +<i>narcéïne</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An alkaloid found +in small quantities in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline +substance of a bitter astringent taste. It is a narcotic. Called also +<i>narceia</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar*cis"sine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Narcissus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar*cis"sus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Narcissuses</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>narcissus</i>, and +(personified) <i>Narcissus</i>, Gr. <grk>na`rkissos</grk>, +<grk>Na`rkissos</grk>, fr. <grk>na`rkh</grk> torpor, in allusion to +the narcotic properties of the flower. Cf. <u>Narcotic</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of endogenous +bulbous plants with handsome flowers, having a cup-shaped crown +within the six-lobed perianth, and comprising the daffodils and +jonquils of several kinds.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Classical Myth.)</i> <def>A beautiful youth +fabled to have been enamored of his own image as seen in a fountain, +and to have been changed into the flower called Narcissus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nar*co"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>na`rkwsis</grk>. See <u>Narcotic</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Privation of sense or consciousness, due to a +narcotic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar*cot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>narcotique</i>, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;, fr. +&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; to benumb, <grk>na`rkh</grk> numbness, torpor.] +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Having the properties of a narcotic; operating as +a narcotic.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Nar*cot"ic*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><! p. 963 !></p> + +<p><hw>Nar*cot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A +drug which, in medicinal doses, generally allays morbid +susceptibility, relieves pain, and produces sleep; but which, in +poisonous doses, produces stupor, coma, or convulsions, and, when +given in sufficient quantity, causes death. The best examples are +opium (with morphine), belladonna (with atropine), and +conium.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Nercotykes</i> and opye (opium) of +Thebes.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nar*cot"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Narcotic.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Nar*cot"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"co*tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>narcotine</i>. Cf. <u>Cotarnine</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An +alkaloid found in opium, and extracted as a white crystalline +substance, tasteless and less poisonous than morphine; -- called also +<i>narcotia</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar`co*tin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining +to narcotine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"co*tism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>narcotisme</i>.] <def>Narcosis; the state of being +narcotized.</def> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"co*tize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Narcotized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Narcotizing</u> (?).] <def>To imbue with, or subject +to the influence of, a narcotic; to put into a state of +narcosis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS., fr. L. +<i>nardus</i>, Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;; cf. Heb. <i>nêrd</i>, +Per. <i>nard</i>, Scr. <i>nalada</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An East Indian plant (<i>Nardostachys +Jatamansi</i>) of the Valerian family, used from remote ages in +Oriental perfumery.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An ointment prepared partly from this +plant. See <u>Spikenard</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of grass (<i>Nardus +stricta</i>) of little value, found in Europe and Asia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nard"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nardinus</i>, +Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;.] <def>Of or pertaining to nard; having +the qualities of nard.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nar*doo"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>An Australian name for <i>Marsilea Drummondii</i>, a four-leaved +cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nare</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>naris</i>.] <def>A +nostril.</def> [R.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Na"res</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L., pl. of +<i>naris</i> nostril.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The nostrils or nasal +openings, -- the <i>anterior nares</i> being the external or proper +nostrils, and the <i>posterior nares</i>, the openings of the nasal +cavities into the mouth or pharynx.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nar"gile</hw> (?), <hw>Nar"gi*leh</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Per. <i>nārghīl</i>, prop., a +cocoanut; prob. so called because first made of a cocoanut.] <def>An +apparatus for smoking tobacco. It has a long flexible tube, and the +smoke is drawn through water.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nar"i*ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The brown coati. See <u>Coati</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>naris</i> +nostril + <i>-form</i>. See <u>Nose</u>.] <def>Formed like the +nose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or belonging to +the nostrils.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"ra*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>narrabilis</i>, fr. <i>narrare</i> to narrate.] <def>Capable of +being narrated or told.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nar`ra*gan"setts</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Narragansett</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A +tribe of Indians who formerly inhabited the shores of Narragansett +Bay.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar*rate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Narrated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Narrating</u>.] [L. <i>narratus</i>, p. p. of <i>narrare</i> to +narrate, prob. for <i>gnarigare</i>, fr. <i>gnarus</i> knowing. See +<u>Ignore</u>, <u>Know</u>.] <def>To tell, rehearse, or recite, as a +story; to relate the particulars of; to go through with in detail, as +an incident or transaction; to give an account of.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To relate; recount; detail; describe.</p> + +<p><hw>Nar*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>narratio</i>: cf. F. <i>narration</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of telling or relating the particulars of an event; +rehearsal; recital.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is related; the relation in +words or writing of the particulars of any transaction or event, or +of any series of transactions or events; story; history.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>That part of a discourse +which recites the time, manner, or consequences of an action, or +simply states the facts connected with the subject.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; description; +explanation; detail; narrative; story; tale; history. See +<u>Account</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Nar"ra*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>narratif</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to +narration; relating to the particulars of an event or +transaction.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to +tell particulars of events; story-telling; garrulous.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But wise through time, and <i>narrative</i> with +age.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"ra*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is +narrated; the recital of a story; a continuous account of the +particulars of an event or transaction; a story.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Cyntio was much taken with my +<i>narrative</i>.</blockquote> <i>Tatler.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; narration; +story; tale. See <u>Account</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Nar"ra*tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the style +of narration.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar*ra"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who +narrates; one who relates a series of events or +transactions.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"ra*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Giving an +account of events; narrative; as, <i>narratory</i> letters.</def> +<i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Narre</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nearer.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Narrower</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Narrowest</u>.] [OE. <i>narwe</i>, +<i>naru</i>, AS. <i>nearu</i>; akin to OS. <i>naru</i>, <i>naro</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having +little distance from side to side; as, a <i>narrow</i> board; a +<i>narrow</i> street; a <i>narrow</i> hem.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hath passed in safety through the <i>narrow</i> +seas.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of little extent; very limited; +circumscribed.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a +<i>narrow</i> compass in the world.</blockquote> <i>Bp. +Wilkins.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having but a little margin; having barely +sufficient space, time, or number, etc.; close; near; -- with special +reference to some peril or misfortune; as, a <i>narrow</i> shot; a +<i>narrow</i> escape; a <i>narrow</i> majority.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Limited as to means; straitened; pinching; +as, <i>narrow</i> circumstances.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal; +bigoted; as, a <i>narrow</i> mind; <i>narrow</i> views.</def> "A +<i>narrow</i> understanding." <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous; +selfish.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A very <i>narrow</i> and stinted charity.</blockquote> +<i>Smalridge.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate; +exact.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But first with <i>narrow</i> search I must walk +round<BR> +This garden, and no corner leave unspied.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>Formed (as a vowel) by a +close position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate; +or (according to Bell) by a tense condition of the pharynx; -- +distinguished from <i>wide</i>; as ē (ēve) and &oomac; +(f&oomac;d), etc., from &ibreve; (&ibreve;ll) and &oocr; (f&oocr;t), +etc. See <i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, § 13.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Narrow</i> is not unfrequently prefixed to words, +especially to participles and adjectives, forming compounds of +obvious signification; as, <i>narrow</i>-bordered, <i>narrow</i>- +brimmed, <i>narrow</i>-breasted, <i>narrow</i>-edged, <i>narrow</i>- +faced, <i>narrow</i>-headed, <i>narrow</i>-leaved, <i>narrow</i>- +pointed, <i>narrow</i>-souled, <i>narrow</i>-sphered, etc.</p> + +<p><col><b>Narrow gauge</b></col>. <i>(Railroad)</i> <cd>See Note +under <u>Gauge</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 6.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Narrows</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A narrow passage; esp., a +contracted part of a stream, lake, or sea; a strait connecting two +bodies of water; -- usually in the plural; as, The <i>Narrows</i> of +New York harbor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a +dangerous<BR> +<i>narrow</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gladstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"row</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Narrowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Narrowing</u>.] [AS. <i>nearwian</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +lessen the breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; +to reduce the width or extent of.</def> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To contract the reach or sphere of; to +make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; +as, to <i>narrow</i> one's views or knowledge; to <i>narrow</i> a +question in discussion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our knowledge is much more <i>narrowed</i> if we +confine ourselves to our own solitary reasonings.</blockquote> <i>I. +Watts.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Knitting)</i> <def>To contract the size of, +as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"row</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To become less broad; to contract; to become narrower; as, the +sea <i>narrows</i> into a strait.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Man.)</i> <def>Not to step out enough to +the one hand or the other; as, a horse <i>narrows</i>.</def> +<i>Farrier's Dict.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Knitting)</i> <def>To contract the size of +a stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into +one.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"row*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, narrows or contracts.</def> <i>Hannah More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"row*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in breadth +or extent.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The part of a stocking which is +narrowed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"row*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>nearulice</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>With little breadth; in a +narrow manner.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Without much extent; +contractedly.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>With minute scrutiny; closely; as, to look +or watch <i>narrowly</i>; to search <i>narrowly</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>With a little margin or space; by a small +distance; hence, closely; hardly; barely; only just; -- often with +reference to an avoided danger or misfortune; as, he <i>narrowly</i> +escaped.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Sparingly; parsimoniously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"row-mind`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of narrow +mental scope; illiberal; mean.</def> -- <wf>Nar"row- +mind`ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"row*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nearunes</i>.] +<def>The condition or quality of being narrow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nart</hw> (?). [For <i>ne art</i>.] <def>Art not.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Nar"thex</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., giant fennel, +Gr. &?;.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A tall umbelliferous +plant (<i>Ferula communis</i>). See <i>Giant fennel</i>, under +<u>Fennel</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The portico in front of +ancient churches; sometimes, the atrium or outer court surrounded by +ambulatories; -- used, generally, for any vestibule, lobby, or outer +porch, leading to the nave of a church.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"wal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Narwhal</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"we</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Narrow.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nar"whal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sw. or Dan. +<i>narvhal</i>; akin to Icel. <i>nāhvalr</i>, and E. +<i>whale</i>. the first syllable is perh. from Icel. <i>nār</i> +corpse, dead body, in allusion to the whitish color its skin. See +<u>Whale</u>.] [Written also <i>narwhale</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>An arctic cetacean (<i>Monodon monocerous</i>), about twenty +feet long. The male usually has one long, twisted, pointed canine +tooth, or tusk projecting forward from the upper jaw like a horn, +whence it is called also <i>sea unicorn</i>, <i>unicorn fish</i>, and +<i>unicorn whale</i>. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by +side.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nas</hw> (näz). [For <i>ne was</i>.] <def>Was not.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nas</hw>. [Contr. fr. <i>ne has</i>.] <def>Has not.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"sal</hw> (nā"z<i>a</i>l), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., +from L. <i>nasus</i> the nose. See <u>Nose</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the nose.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <def>Having a quality imparted +by means of the nose; and specifically, made by lowering the soft +palate, in some cases with closure of the oral passage, the voice +thus issuing (wholly or partially) through the nose, as in the +consonants <i>m</i>, <i>n</i>, <i>ng</i> (see <i>Guide to +Pronunciation</i>, §§ 20, 208); characterized by resonance +in the nasal passage; as, a <i>nasal</i> vowel; a <i>nasal</i> +utterance.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nasal bones</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>two bones of the +skull, in front of the frontals.</cd> -- <col><b>Nasal +index</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>in the skull, the ratio of the +transverse the base of the aperture to the nasion, which latter +distance is taken as the standard, equal to 100.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Na"sal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An +elementary sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both +the nose and the mouth simultaneously.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A medicine that operates +through the nose; an errhine.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Anc. Armor)</i> <def>Part of a helmet +projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the nasal +bones.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A plate, or scale, on +the nose of a fish, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na*sal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nasalité</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being +nasal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na`sal*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +of nasalizing, or the state of being nasalized.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"sal*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nasalized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Nasalizing</u> (?).] <def>To render nasal, as sound; +to insert a nasal or sound in.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"sal*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To utter words +or letters with a nasal sound; to speak through the nose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"sal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nasal manner; +by the nose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nas"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nascale</i>.] +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>A kind of pessary of medicated wool or cotton, +formerly used.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nas"cen*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nascentia</i>. See <u>Nascent</u>.] <def>State of being nascent; +birth; beginning; origin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nas"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nascens</i>, +<i>-entis</i>, p. pr. <i>nasci</i> to be born. See <u>Nation</u>, and +cf. <u>Naissant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Commencing, or in +process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into +being; as, a <i>nascent</i> germ.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Nascent</i> passions and anxieties.</blockquote> +<i>Berkley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Evolving; being evolved or +produced.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nascent state</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the supposed +instantaneous or momentary state of an uncombined atom or radical +just separated from one compound acid, and not yet united with +another, -- a hypothetical condition implying peculiarly active +chemical properties; as, hydrogen in the <i>nascent state</i> is a +strong reducer.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nase"ber`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>nispero</i> +medlar and naseberry tree, fr. L. <i>mespilus</i>. See +<u>Medlar</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A tropical fruit. See +<u>Sapodilla</u>.</def> [Written also <i>nisberry</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nash</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] +<def>Firm; stiff; hard; also, chilly.</def> [Prov. Eng.] +<i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nas`i*cor"nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nasus</i> +nose + <i>cornu</i> horn: cf. F. <i>nasicorne</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Bearing a horn, or horns, on the nose, as +the rhinoceros.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nas"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nasus</i> +nose + <i>-form</i>. See <u>Nose</u>, and cf. <u>Nariform</u>.] +<def>Having the shape of a nose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Na*si*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. +<i>nasus</i> nose.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The middle point of the +nasofrontal suture.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"so-</hw> (&?;). [L. <i>nasus</i> nose.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>A combining form denoting <i>pertaining to</i>, or <i>connected +with</i>, <i>the nose</i>; as, <i>naso</i>frontal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"so*buc"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Naso</i> + +<i>buccal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Connected with both the nose and +the mouth; as, the <i>nasobuccal</i> groove in the skate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na`so*fron"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Naso-</i> + +<i>frontal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the nose and +the front of the head; as, the embryonic <i>nasofrontal</i> process +which forms the anterior boundary of the mouth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na`so*lach"ry*mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Naso-</i> ++ <i>lachrymal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Connected with the lachrymal +apparatus and the nose; as, the <i>nasolachrymal</i>, or lachrymal +duct.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Na`so*pal"a*tal</hw> (?), <hw>Na`so*pal"a*tine</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Naso-</i> + <i>palatal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Connected with both the nose and the palate; as, the +<i>nasopalatine</i> or incisor, canal connecting the mouth and the +nasal chamber in some animals; the <i>nasopalatine</i> +nerve.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na`so*phar`yn*ge"al</hw> (? or &?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Naso-</i> + <i>pharyngeal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or +pertaining to both throat and nose; as, a <i>nasopharyngeal</i> +polypus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na`so*sep"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Naso-</i> + +<i>septal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +internasal septum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na`so*tur"bi*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Naso-</i> ++ <i>turbinal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Connected with, or near, both +the turbinal and the nasal bones; as, the <i>nasalturbinal</i> bone, +made up of the uppermost lammelæ of the ethmoturbinal, and +sometimes united with the nasal.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The nasoturbinal bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nas"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. +<plw><b>Nassas</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>NassÆ</b></plw> (#). +[From L. <i>nassa</i> a kind of basket, in allusion to the +reticulation of some species.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any species +of marine gastropods, of the genera <i>Nassa</i>, <i>Tritia</i>, and +other allied genera of the family <i>Nassidæ</i>; a dog whelk. +See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Gastropoda</u>.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>nas"soid</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Nas"ti*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nasty +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nas"ti*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency; +obscenity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>nastiness</i> of Plautus and +Aristophanes.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nas*tur"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Nasturtium</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Nasturtium</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nas*tur"tium</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nasturtium</i>, for <i>nasitortium</i>, fr. <i>nasus</i> nose + +<i>torquere</i>, <i>tortum</i>, to twist, torture, in allusion to the +causing one to make a wry face by its pungent taste. See <u>Nose</u> +of the face, and <u>Torture</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A genus of cruciferous plants, having white or yellowish +flowers, including several species of cress. They are found chiefly +in wet or damp grounds, and have a pungent biting taste.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the genus +<i>Tropæolum</i>, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly climbing +stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and including the common +Indian cress (<i>Tropæolum majus</i>), the canary-bird flower +(<i>T. peregrinum</i>), and about thirty more species, all natives of +South America. The whole plant has a warm pungent flavor, and the +fleshy fruits are used as a substitute for capers, while the leaves +and flowers are sometimes used in salads.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 964 !></p> + +<p><hw>Nas"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Nastier</u> (&?;); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Nastiest</u>.] [For older <i>nasky</i>; +cf. dial. Sw. <i>naskug</i>, <i>nasket</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Offensively filthy; very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; +nauseous.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable; +unpropitious; wet; drizzling; as, a <i>nasty</i> rain, day, +sky.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Characterized by obscenity; indecent; +indelicate; gross; filthy.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Nasty</u>, <u>Filthy</u>, <u>Foul</u>, +<u>Dirty</u>. Anything <i>nasty</i> is usually wet or damp as well as +filthy or dirty, and disgusts by its stickiness or odor; but +<i>filthy</i> and <i>foul</i> imply that a thing is filled or covered +with offensive matter, while <i>dirty</i> describes it as defiled or +sullied with dirt of any kind; as, <i>filthy</i> clothing, +<i>foul</i> vapors, etc.</p> + +<p><hw>Na"sute</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nasutus</i>, fr. +<i>nasus</i> the nose.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having a nice sense +of smell.</def> [Obs.] <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Critically nice; captious.</def> [Obs.] +<i>auden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"sut*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quickness of +scent; hence, nice discernment; acuteness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dr. H. +More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nat</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Not.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nat</hw> [For <i>ne at</i>.] <def>Not at; nor at.</def> [Obs.] +<i>haucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>natalis</i>, fr. +<i>natus</i>, p. p. of <i>nasci</i> to be born: cf. F. <i>natal</i>. +See <u>Nation</u>, and cf. <u>Noel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of +or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from one's birth; +native.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Princes' children took names from their <i>natal</i> +places.</blockquote> <i>Camden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Propitious star, whose sacred power<BR> +Presided o'er the monarch's <i>natal</i> hour.</blockquote> +<i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Actrol.)</i> <def>Presiding over nativity; +as, <i>natal</i> Jove.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Native, natural. See <u>Native</u>.</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Na`ta*li"tial</hw> (?), <hw>Na`ta*li"tious</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>natalitius</i>, from <i>natalis</i>. See +<u>Natal</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to one's birth or birthday, or +one's nativity.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Natalitial</i> poplar." +<i>Evelyn.</i> "<i>Natalitious</i> fire." <i>W. Cartwright.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na*tal"o*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>Natal +alo</i>es.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A bitter crystalline substance +constituting the essential principle of Natal aloes. Cf. +<u>Aloon</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na*tal" plum`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The drupaceous +fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus <i>Arduina</i> (<i>A. +bispinosa</i> and <i>A. grandiflora</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tals</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>One's birth, +or the circumstances attending it.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fitz- +Geffry.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>natans</i>, <i>- +antis</i>, from swim, v. intens. fr. <i>nare</i> to swim: cf. F. +<i>natant</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Floating in +water, as the leaves of water lilies, or submersed, as those of many +aquatic plants.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Placed horizontally across +the field, as if swimming toward the dexter side; said of all sorts +of fishes except the flying fish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tant*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a floating +manner; swimmingly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>natatio</i>, +fr. <i>natare</i> to swim: cf. F. <i>natation</i>. See +<u>Natant</u>.] <def>The act of floating on the water; +swimming.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Na`ta*to"res</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L. +<i>natator</i> a swimmer.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The swimming +birds.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; They were formerly united into one order, which is now +considered an artificial group.</p> + +<p><hw>Na`ta*to"rial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inclined or +adapted to swim; swimming; as, <i>natatorial</i> birds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na`ta*to"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Adapted for swimming; -- said of the legs of +certain insects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Na`ta*to"rium</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>A +swimming bath.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"ta*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>natatorius</i>.] <def>Adapted for swimming or floating; as, +<i>natatory</i> organs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Natch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>nache</i> fesse, +LL. <i>natica</i>, from L. <i>natis</i> the rump, buttocks. Cf. +<u>Aitchbone</u>.] <def>The rump of beef; esp., the lower and back +part of the rump.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Natch bone</b></col>, <cd>the edgebone, or aitchbone, in +beef.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Natch"ez</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> +<def>A tribe of Indians who formerly lived near the site of the city +of Natchez, Mississippi. In 1729 they were subdued by the French; the +survivors joined the Creek Confederacy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Natch"nee</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An +annual grass (<i>Eleusine coracona</i>), cultivated in India as a +food plant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Na"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L., the +buttocks.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>The buttocks.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The two anterior of +the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; +the anterior optic lobes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The umbones of a +bivalve shell.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nath</hw> (?). [Contr. fr. <i>ne hath</i>,] <def>hath +not.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nath"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>natheles</i>, <i>na the les</i>, not the less, AS. <i>nā</i> +never. See <u>Na</u>, <u>The</u>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos>, and cf. +<u>Nevertheless</u>.] <def>Nevertheless.</def> [Archaic] <i>Chaucer. +Milton. E. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nath"more`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>na the +more</i>.] <def>Not the more; never the more.</def> [Obs.] +<i>penser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nat"i*ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Naticas</b></plw> (&?;), L. <plw><b>NaticÆ</b></plw> (- +sē). <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous species of +marine gastropods belonging to <i>Natica</i>, <i>Lunatia</i>, +<i>Neverita</i>, and other allied genera (family +<i>Naticidæ</i>.) They burrow beneath the sand, or mud, and +drill other shells.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nat"i*coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Natica</i> + +<i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Like or belonging to Natica, +or the family <i>Naticidæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nation</i>, L. +<i>natio</i> nation, race, orig., a being born, fr. <i>natus</i>, p. +p. of <i>nasci</i>, to be born, for <i>gnatus</i>, <i>gnasci</i>, +from the same root as E. <i>kin</i>. √44. See <u>Kin</u> +kindred, and cf. <u>Cognate</u>, <u>Natal</u>, <u>Native</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A part, or division, of the +people of the earth, distinguished from the rest by common descent, +language, or institutions; a race; a stock.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All <i>nations</i>, and kindreds, and people, and +tongues.</blockquote> <i>Rev. vii. 9.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The body of inhabitants of a country, +united under an independent government of their own.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>nation</i> is the unity of a people.</blockquote> +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a +<i>nation</i>.</blockquote> <i>F. S. Key.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Family; lineage.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One of the divisions +of university students in a classification according to nativity, +formerly common in Europe.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Scotch +Universities)</i> <def>One of the four divisions (named from the +parts of Scotland) in which students were classified according to +their nativity.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A great number; a great deal; -- by way of +emphasis; as, a <i>nation</i> of herbs.</def> <i>Sterne.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Five nations</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Five</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Law of nations</b></col>. <cd>See <i>International law</i>, +under <u>International</u>, and <u>Law</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- people; race. See <u>People</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Na"tion*al</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>national</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a +nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general; as, a +<i>national</i> government, language, dress, custom, calamity, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Attached to one's own country or +nation.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>National anthem</b></col>, <cd>a popular song or hymn +which has become by general acceptance the recognized musical +expression of the patriotic sentiment of a nation; as, "God save the +King" is called the <i>national anthem</i> of England.</cd> -- +<col><b>National bank</b></col>, <cd>the official common name of a +class of banking corporations established under the laws of the +United States.</cd> -- <col><b>National flag</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Flag</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>National guard</b></col>, <cd>a body of +militia, or a local military organization, as in Paris during the +French Revolution, or as certain bodies of militia in other European +countries and in the United States.</cd> -- <col><b>National +salute</b></col>, <cd>a salute consisting of as many guns as there +are States in the Union.</cd> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Na"tion*al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being national; national +attachment; nationality.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An idiom, trait, or character peculiar to +any nation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>National independence; the principles of +the Nationalists.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tion*al*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +advocates national unity and independence; one of a party favoring +Irish independence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na`tion*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nationalities</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. +<i>nationalité</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality of +being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation; +patriotism.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The sum of the qualities which distinguish +a nation; national character.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A race or people, as determined by common +language and character, and not by political bias or divisions; a +nation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>the fulfillment of his mission is to be looked for in +the condition of <i>nationalities</i> and the character of +peoples.</blockquote> <i>H. W. Beecher.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Existence as a distinct or individual +nation; national unity and integrity.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The state or quality of belonging to or +being connected with a nation or government by nativity, character, +ownership, allegiance, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na`tion*al*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +act of nationalizing, or the state of being nationalized.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tion*al*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nationalized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Nationalizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>nationaliser</i>.] +<def>To make national; to make a nation of; to endow with the +character and habits of a nation, or the peculiar sentiments and +attachment of citizens of a nation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tion*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a national +manner or way; as a nation.</def> "The jews . . . being +<i>nationally</i> espoused to God by covenant." <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tion*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being national; nationality.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>natif</i>, L. +<i>nativus</i>, fr. <i>nasci</i>, p. p. <i>natus</i>. See +<u>Nation</u>, and cf. <u>Naïve</u>, <u>Nelf</u> a serf.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Arising by birth; having an origin; +born.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are +<i>native</i>, rising and vanishing again in long periods of +times.</blockquote> <i>Cudworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal; +belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born; -- +opposed to <i>foreign</i>; as, <i>native</i> land, language, color, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Born in the region in which one lives; as, +a <i>native</i> inhabitant, race; grown or originating in the region +where used or sold; not foreign or imported; as, <i>native</i> +oysters, or strawberries.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Original; constituting the original +substance of anything; as, <i>native</i> dust.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Conferred by birth; derived from origin; +born with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; as, <i>native</i> +genius, cheerfulness, simplicity, rights, etc.</def> +</p> + +<p><blockquote>Courage is <i>native</i> to you.</blockquote> +<i>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Naturally related; cognate; connected +(with).</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>the head is not more <i>native</i> to the heart, . . . +<BR> +Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Found in +nature uncombined with other elements; as, <i>native</i> +silver.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Found in nature; not +artificial; as <i>native</i> sodium chloride.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Native American party</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>American</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Native +bear</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the koala.</cd> -- +<col><b>Native bread</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a large underground +fungus, of Australia (<i>Mylitta australis</i>), somewhat resembling +a truffle, but much larger.</cd> -- <col><b>Native devil</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>Same as <i>Tasmanian devil</i>, under +<u>Devil</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Native hen</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an Australian rail (<i>Tribonyx +Mortierii</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Native pheasant</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <u>Leipoa</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Native +rabbit</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an Australian marsupial +(<i>Perameles lagotis</i>) resembling a rabbit in size and form.</cd> +-- <col><b>Native sloth</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +koala.</cd> -- <col><b>Native thrush</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>an Australian singing bird (<i>Pachycephala olivacea</i>); -- +called also <i>thickhead</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Native turkey</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the Australian bustard (<i>Choriotis +australis</i>); -- called also <i>bebilya</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Natural; natal; original; congential. -- +<u>Native</u>, <u>Natural</u>, <u>Natal</u>. <i>natural</i> refers to +the <i>nature</i> of a thing, or that which springs therefrom; +<i>native</i>, to one's birth or origin; as, a <i>native</i> country, +language, etc.; <i>natal</i>, to the circumstances of one's birth; +as, a <i>natal</i> day, or star. <i>Native</i> talent is that which +is inborn; <i>natural</i> talent is that which springs from the +structure of the mind. <i>Native</i> eloquence is the result of +strong innate emotion; <i>natural</i> eloquence is opposed to that +which is studied or artificial.</p> + +<p><hw>Na"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, is born in a place or country referred +to; a denizen by birth; an animal, a fruit, or vegetable, produced in +a certain region; as, a <i>native</i> of France.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Stock Breeding)</i> <def>Any of the live +stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to pure +and distinct imported breeds.</def> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Na"tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By natural or +original condition; naturally; originally.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tive*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being native.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tiv*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a country, in +preference to immigrants from foreign countries.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Philos.)</i> <def>The doctrine of innate +ideas, or that the mind possesses forms of thought independent of +sensation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tiv*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An advocate of +nativism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na`tiv*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Relating to +nativism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na*tiv"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nativies</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>nativité</i>, L. +<i>nativitas</i>. See <u>Native</u>, and cf. +<u>NaïvetÉ</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The coming into +life or into the world; birth; also, the circumstances attending +birth, as time, place, manner, etc.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have served him from the hour of my +<i>nativity</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou hast left . . . the land of thy +<i>nativity</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ruth ii. 11.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>These in their dark <i>nativity</i> the deep<BR> +Shall yield us, pregnant with infernal flame.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <def>A picture representing +or symbolizing the early infancy of Christ. The simplest form is the +babe in a rude cradle, and the heads of an ox and an ass to express +the stable in which he was born.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Astrol.)</i> <def>A representation of the +positions of the heavenly bodies as the moment of one's birth, +supposed to indicate his future destinies; a horoscope.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>The Nativity</b></col>, <cd>the birth or birthday of +Christ; Christmas day.</cd> -- <col><b>To</b></col> <col><b>cast, or +calculate</b></col>, <col><b>one's nativity</b></col> +<i>(Astrol.)</i>, <cd>to find out and represent the position of the +heavenly bodies at the time of one's birth.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nat"ka</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A species of shrike.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Natron</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The technical name for +sodium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tro*lite</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Natron</i> ++ <i>-lite</i>: cf. F. <i>natrolithe</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A +zeolite occuring in groups of glassy acicular crystals, and in masses +which often have a radiated structure. It is a hydrous silicate of +alumina and soda.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Sp. +<i>natron</i>, Ar. <i>natrūn</i>, <i>nitrūn</i>. Cf. +<u>Niter</u>, <u>Anatron</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Native sodium +carbonate.</def> [Written also <i>anatron</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nat"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. +<i>knetta</i> to grumble.] <def>To find fault; to be peevish.</def> +[Prov. Eng. or Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nat"ter*jack`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A European toad (<i>Bufo calamita</i>), +having a yellow line along its back.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nat"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Neat</u> clean.] +<def>Neat; tidy; spruce.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Nat"ti*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Nat"ti*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Nat"u*ral</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>naturel</i>, F. <i>naturel</i>, fr. L. <i>naturalis</i>, fr. +<i>natura</i>. See <u>Nature</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Fixed or +determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; +belonging to native character; according to nature; essential; +characteristic; not artificial, foreign, assumed, put on, or +acquired; as, the <i>natural</i> growth of animals or plants; the +<i>natural</i> motion of a gravitating body; <i>natural</i> strength +or disposition; the <i>natural</i> heat of the body; <i>natural</i> +color.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With strong <i>natural</i> sense, and rare force of +will.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Conformed to the order, laws, or actual +facts, of nature; consonant to the methods of nature; according to +the stated course of things, or in accordance with the laws which +govern events, feelings, etc.; not exceptional or violent; +legitimate; normal; regular; as, the <i>natural</i> consequence of +crime; a <i>natural</i> death.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What can be more <i>natural</i> than the circumstances +in the behavior of those women who had lost their husbands on this +fatal day?</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having to do with existing system to +things; dealing with, or derived from, the creation, or the world of +matter and mind, as known by man; within the scope of human reason or +experience; not supernatural; as, a <i>natural</i> law; +<i>natural</i> science; history, theology.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I call that <i>natural</i> religion which men might +know . . . by the mere principles of reason, improved by +consideration and experience, without the help of +revelation.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Wilkins.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Conformed to truth or reality</def>; as: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Springing from true sentiment; not +artificial or exaggerated; -- said of action, delivery, etc.; as, a +<i>natural</i> gesture, tone, etc.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>Resembling the object imitated; true to nature; according to the +life; -- said of anything copied or imitated; as, a portrait is +<i>natural</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Having the character or sentiments +properly belonging to one's position; not unnatural in +feelings.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To leave his wife, to leave his babes, . . . <BR> +He wants the <i>natural</i> touch.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Connected by the ties of +consanguinity.</def> "<i>Natural</i> friends." <i>J. H. +Newman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Begotten without the sanction of law; born +out of wedlock; illegitimate; bastard; as, a <i>natural</i> +child.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the lower or animal +nature, as contrasted with the higher or moral powers, or that which +is spiritual; being in a state of nature; unregenerate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>natural</i> man receiveth not the things of the +Spirit of God.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. ii. 14.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Belonging to, to be taken +in, or referred to, some system, in which the base is 1; -- said or +certain functions or numbers; as, <i>natural</i> numbers, those +commencing at 1; <i>natural</i> sines, cosines, etc., those taken in +arcs whose radii are 1.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 965 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Produced by natural organs, as those of the human throat, in +distinction from instrumental music.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat nor a sharp +for its signature, as the key of C major.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<def>Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which moves by easy +and smooth transitions, digressing but little from the original +key.</def> <i>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Natural day</b></col>, <cd>the space of twenty-four +hours.</cd> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Natural fats</b></col>, <col><b>Natural gas</b></col>, +etc. <cd>See under <u>Fat</u>, <u>Gas</u>. etc.</cd> -- +<col><b>Natural Harmony</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>the harmony of +the triad or common chord.</cd> -- <col><b>Natural history</b></col>, +<cd>in its broadest sense, a history or description of nature as a +whole, incuding the sciences of <i>botany</i>, <i>zoölogy</i>, +<i>geology</i>, <i>mineralogy</i>, <i>paleontology</i>, +<i>chemistry</i>, and <i>physics</i>. In recent usage the term is +often restricted to the sciences of botany and zoölogy +collectively, and sometimes to the science of zoology alone.</cd> -- +<col><b>Natural law</b></col>, <cd>that instinctive sense of justice +and of right and wrong, which is native in mankind, as distinguished +from specifically revealed divine law, and formulated human law.</cd> +-- <col><b>Natural modulation</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>transition +from one key to its relative keys.</cd> -- <col><b>Natural +order</b></col>. <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> <cd>See under <u>order</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Natural person</b></col>. <i>(Law)</i> <cd>See under +<u>person</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Natural +philosophy</b></col>, <cd>originally, the study of nature in general; +in modern usage, that branch of physical science, commonly called +<i>physics</i>, which treats of the phenomena and laws of matter and +considers those effects only which are unaccompanied by any change of +a chemical nature; -- contrasted with <i>mental</i> and <i>moral +philosophy</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Natural scale</b></col> +<i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a scale which is written without flats or +sharps.</cd> <i>Model</i> would be a preferable term, as less likely +to mislead, the so-called <i>artificial</i> scales (scales +represented by the use of flats and sharps) being equally natural +with the so-called <i>natural</i> scale -- <col><b>Natural +science</b></col>, <cd>natural history, in its broadest sense; -- +used especially in contradistinction to <i>mental</i> or <i>moral +science</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Natural selection</b></col> +<i>(Biol.)</i>, <cd>a supposed operation of natural laws analogous, +in its operation and results, to designed selection in breeding +plants and animals, and resulting in the <i>survival of the +fittest</i>. The theory of natural selection supposes that this has +been brought about mainly by gradual changes of environment which +have led to corresponding changes of structure, and that those forms +which have become so modified as to be best adapted to the changed +environment have tended to survive and leave similarly adapted +descendants, while those less perfectly adapted have tended to die +out though lack of fitness for the environment, thus resulting in the +<i>survival of the fittest</i>. See <u>Darwinism</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Natural system</b></col> <i>(Bot. & Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a +classification based upon real affinities, as shown in the structure +of all parts of the organisms, and by their embryology.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>It should be borne in mind that the <i>natural +system</i> of botany is natural only in the constitution of its +genera, tribes, orders, etc., and in its grand +divisions.</blockquote> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Natural theology</b></col>, or <col><b>Natural +religion</b></col>, <cd>that part of theological science which treats +of those evidences of the existence and attributes of the Supreme +Being which are exhibited in nature; -- distinguished from +<i>revealed religion</i>.</cd> See Quotation under <u>Natural</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 3. -- <col><b>Natural vowel</b></col>, <cd>the +vowel sound heard in <i>urn</i>, <i>furl</i>, <i>sir</i>, <i>her</i>, +etc.; -- so called as being uttered in the easiest open position of +the mouth organs. See <i>Neutral vowel</i>, under <u>Neutral</u> and +<i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, § 17.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Native</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Nat"u*ral</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A native; an aboriginal.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir +W. Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Natural gifts, impulses, +etc.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One born without the usual powers of +reason or understanding; an idiot.</def> "The minds of +<i>naturals</i>." <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A character [♮] used +to contradict, or to remove the effect of, a sharp or flat which has +preceded it, and to restore the unaltered note.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nat"u*ral*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>naturalisme</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A state of nature; +conformity to nature.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>The doctrine of those who +deny a supernatural agency in the miracles and revelations recorded +in the Bible, and in spiritual influences; also, any system of +philosophy which refers the phenomena of nature to a blind force or +forces acting necessarily or according to fixed laws, excluding +origination or direction by one intelligent will.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nat"u*ral*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>naturaliste</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One versed in natural +science; a student of natural history, esp. of the natural history of +animals.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who holds or maintains the doctrine of +naturalism in religion.</def> <i>H. Bushnell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nat`u*ral*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to the doctrines of +naturalism.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Closely resembling nature; +realistic.</def> "<i>Naturalistic</i> bit of pantomime." <i>W. D. +Howells.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nat`u*ral"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>naturalitas</i>: cf. F. <i>naturalité</i>.] <def>Nature; +naturalness.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nat`u*ral*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>naturalisation</i>.] <def>The act or process of naturalizing, esp. +of investing an alien with the rights and privileges of a native or +citizen; also, the state of being naturalized.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nat"u*ral*ize</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Naturalized</u> (#); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Naturalizing</u> (#).] [Cf. F. +<i>naturaliser</i>. See <u>Natural</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +make natural; as, custom <i>naturalizes</i> labor or study.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To confer the rights and privileges of a +native subject or citizen on; to make as if native; to adopt, as a +foreigner into a nation or state, and place in the condition of a +native subject.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To receive or adopt as native, natural, or +vernacular; to make one's own; as, to <i>naturalize</i> foreign +words.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To adapt; to accustom; to habituate; to +acclimate; to cause to grow as under natural conditions.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Its wearer suggested that pears and peaches might yet +be <i>naturalized</i> in the New England climate.</blockquote> +<i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nat"u*ral*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To become as if native.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To explain phenomena by natural agencies +or laws, to the exclusion of the supernatural.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Infected by this <i>naturalizing</i> +tendency.</blockquote> <i>H. Bushnell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nat"u*ral*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a natural +manner or way; according to the usual course of things; +spontaneously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nat"u*ral*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +quality of being natural; conformity to nature.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"ture</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>natura</i>, fr. <i>natus</i> born, produced, p. p. of <i>nasci</i> +to be born. See <u>Nation</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The existing +system of things; the world of matter, or of matter and mind; the +creation; the universe.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But looks through <i>nature</i> up to <i>nature's</i> +God.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Nature</i> has caprices which art can not +imitate.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The personified sum and order of causes +and effects; the powers which produce existing phenomena, whether in +the total or in detail; the agencies which carry on the processes of +creation or of being; -- often conceived of as a single and separate +entity, embodying the total of all finite agencies and forces as +disconnected from a creating or ordering intelligence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I oft admire<BR> +How <i>Nature</i>, wise and frugal, could commit<BR> +Such disproportions.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The established or regular course of +things; usual order of events; connection of cause and +effect.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Conformity to that which is natural, as +distinguished from that which is artificial, or forced, or remote +from actual experience.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>One touch of <i>nature</i> makes the whole world +kin.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The sum of qualities and attributes which +make a person or thing what it is, as distinct from others; native +character; inherent or essential qualities or attributes; peculiar +constitution or quality of being.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou, therefore, whom thou only canst redeem,<BR> +Their <i>nature</i> also to thy <i>nature</i> join,<BR> +And be thyself man among men on earth.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Kind, sort; character; +quality.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A dispute of this <i>nature</i> caused +mischief.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Physical constitution or existence; the +vital powers; the natural life.</def> "My days of <i>nature</i>." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Oppressed <i>nature</i> sleeps.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Natural affection or reverence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Have we not seen<BR> +The murdering son ascend his parent's bed,<BR> +Through violated <i>nature</i> foce his way?</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Constitution or quality of mind or +character.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A born devil, on whose <i>nature</i><BR> +Nurture can never stick.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That reverence which is due to a superior +<i>nature</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Good nature</b></col>, <col><b>Ill nature</b></col>. +<cd>see under <u>Good</u> and <u>Ill</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>In a state +of nature</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Naked as when born; +nude</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>In a condition of sin; +unregenerate</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>Untamed; uncvilized.</cd> +-- <col><b>Nature printng</b></col>, <cd>a process of printing from +metallic or other plates which have received an impression, as by +heavy pressure, of an object such as a leaf, lace, or the like.</cd> +-- <col><b>Nature worship</b></col>, <cd>the worship of the +personified powers of nature.</cd> -- <col><b>To pay the debt of +nature</b></col>, <cd>to die.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Na"ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To endow with +natural qualities.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He [God] which <i>natureth</i> every +kind.</blockquote> <i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tured</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having +(such) a nature, temper, or disposition; disposed; -- used in +composition; as, good-<i>natured</i>, ill-<i>natured</i>, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"ture*less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not in +accordance with nature; unnatural.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tur*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>The belief or doctrine that attributes everything to nature as a +sanative agent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tur*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who believes +in, or conforms to, the theory of naturism.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na*tu"ri*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being produced by nature.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"tur*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To endow +with a nature or qualities; to refer to nature.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nau"frage</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>naufragium</i>; <i>navis</i> + <i>frangere</i>.] <def>Shipwreck; +ruin.</def> [Obs.] <i>acon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nau"fra*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>naufragus</i>. See <u>Naufrage</u>.] <def>causing shipwreck.</def> +[Obs.] <i>r. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Naught</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>naught</i>, +<i>nought</i>, <i>naht</i>, <i>nawiht</i>, AS. <i>n&?;wiht</i>, +<i>n&?;uht</i>, <i>n&?;ht</i>; <i>ne</i> not + &?; ever + <i>wiht</i> +thing, whit; hence, not ever a whit. See <u>No</u>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <u>Whit</u>, and cf. <u>Aught</u>, +<u>Not</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Nothing.</def> [Written also +<i>nought</i>.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Doth Job fear God for <i>naught</i>?</blockquote> +<i>Job i. 9.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The arithmetical character 0; a cipher. +See <u>Cipher</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To set at naught</b></col>, <cd>to treat as of no account; +to disregard; to despise; to defy; to treat with ignominy.</cd> "Ye +have <i>set at naught</i> all my counsel." <i>Prov. i. 25.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Naught</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In no degree; not at +all.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To wealth or sovereign power he <i>naught</i> +applied.</blockquote> <i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Naught</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of +no value or account; worthless; bad; useless.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is <i>naught</i>, it is <i>naught</i>, saith the +buyer.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xx. 14.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Go, get you to your house; begone, away!<BR> +All will be <i>naught</i> else.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Things <i>naught</i> and things +indifferent.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, vile; base; naughty.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>No man can be stark <i>naught</i> at +once.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Naugh"ti*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a naughty +manner; wickedly; perversely.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Naugh"ti*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being naughty; perverseness; badness; wickedness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I know thy pride, and the <i>naughtiness</i> of thine +heart.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. xvii. 28.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Naught"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Naughtily; +wrongly.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>because my parents <i>naughtly</i> brought me +up.</blockquote> <i>Mir. for Mag.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Naugh"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Naughtier</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Naughtiest</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having little or nothing.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>[Men] that needy be and <i>naughty</i>, help them with +thy goods.</blockquote> <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Worthless; bad; good for nothing.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The other basket had very <i>naughty</i> +figs.</blockquote> <i>Jer. xxiv. 2.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>hence, corrupt; wicked.</def> +[Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>So shines a good deed in a <i>naughty</i> +world.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of +disobedient or improper conduct; as, a <i>naughty</i> +child.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; This word is now seldom used except in the latter sense, as +applied to children, or in sportive censure.</p> + +<p><hw>Nau"ma*chy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>naumachia</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; ship + &?; fight, battle, &?; to +fight.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A naval battle; esp., a mock sea +fight.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Antiq.)</i> <def>A show or spectacle +representing a sea fight; also, a place for such +exhibitions.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nau"pli*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nauplii</b></plw> (#). [L., a kind of shellfish, fr. Gr. &?; +ship + &?; to sail.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A crustacean larva +having three pairs of locomotive organs (corresponding to the +antennules, antennæ, and mandibles), a median eye, and little +or no segmentation of the body.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nau`ro*pom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; ship ++ &?; inclination + <i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>An instrument +for measuring the amount which a ship heels at sea.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naus"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; ship + <i>- +scopy</i>: cf. F. <i>nauscopie</i>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The power or +act of discovering ships or land at considerable distances.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nau"se*a</hw> (? or &?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. +&?;, fr. &?; ship. See <u>Nave</u> of a church, and cf. +<u>Noise</u>.] <def>Seasickness; hence, any similar sickness of the +stomach accompanied with a propensity to vomit; qualm; squeamishness +of the stomach; loathing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nau"se*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nauseans</i>, +p. pr. Of <i>nauseare</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A substance which +produces nausea.</def> +</p> + +<p><hw>Nau"se*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nauseated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Nauseating</u>.] [L. <i>nauseare</i>, +<i>nauseatum</i>, fr. <i>nausea</i>. See <u>Nausea</u>.] <def>To +become squeamish; to feel nausea; to turn away with +disgust.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nau"se*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To affect with nausea; to sicken; to cause to feel loathing or +disgust.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To sicken at; to reject with disgust; to +loathe.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The patient <i>nauseates</i> and loathes wholesome +foods.</blockquote> <i>Blackmore.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nau`se*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +nauseating, or the state of being nauseated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nau"se*a*tive</hw> (? or &?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Causing nausea; nauseous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nau"seous</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nauseosus</i>.] <def>Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; +sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a +<i>nauseous</i> drug or medicine.</def> -- <wf>Nau"seous*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Nau"seous*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>nauseousness</i> of such company disgusts a +reasonable man.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Nautch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. +<i>nāch</i>, fr. Skr. <i>n&rsdot;tya</i> dance.] <def>An +entertainment consisting chiefly of dancing by professional dancing +(or Nautch) girls.</def> [India]</p> + +<p><hw>Nau"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Nautical</u>.] +<def>Nautical.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nau"tic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nauticus</i>, +Gr. <grk>naytiko`s</grk>, fr. <grk>nay`ths</grk> a seaman, sailor, +fr. <grk>nay^s</grk> ship: cf. F. <i>nautique</i>. See <u>Nave</u> of +a church.] <def>Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of navigation, +or to ships; as, <i>nautical</i> skill.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Naval; marine; maritime. See <u>Naval</u>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Nautical almanac</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Almanac</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Nautical distance</b></col>, <cd>the +length in nautical miles of the rhumb line joining any two places on +the earth's surface.</cd> -- <col><b>nautical mile</b></col>. <cd>See +under <u>Mile</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nau"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nautical +manner; with reference to nautical affairs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nau"ti*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>nay^s</grk> ship + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Shaped like the hull of a +ship.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nau"ti*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(paleon.)</i> +<def>A fossil nautilus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nau"ti*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Nautilus</i> + +<i>-oid</i>: cf. F. <i>nautiloïde</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Like or pertaining to the nautilus; shaped like a nautilus +shell.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A mollusk, or shell, of the +genus Nautilus or family <i>Nautilidæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nau"ti*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. +<plw><b>Nautiluses</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Nautili</b></plw> (#). +[L., fr. Gr. <grk>nayti`los</grk> a seaman, sailor, a kind of +shellfish which was supposed to be furnished with a membrane which +served as a sail; fr. <grk>nay^s</grk> ship. See <u>Nave</u> of a +church.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The only +existing genus of tetrabranchiate cephalopods. About four species are +found living in the tropical Pacific, but many other species are +found fossil. The shell is spiral, symmetrical, and chambered, or +divided into several cavities by simple curved partitions, which are +traversed and connected together by a continuous and nearly central +tube or siphuncle. See <u>Tetrabranchiata</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The head of the animal bears numerous simple tapered arms, +or tentacles, arranged in groups, but not furnished with suckers. The +siphon, unlike, that of ordinary cephalopods, is not a closed tube, +and is not used as a locomotive organ, but merely serves to conduct +water to and from the gill cavity, which contains two pairs of gills. +The animal occupies only the outer chamber of the shell; the others +are filled with gas. It creeps over the bottom of the sea, not coming +to the surface to swim or sail, as was formerly imagined.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The argonaut; -- also called <i>paper +nautilus</i>. See <u>Argonauta</u>, and <i>Paper nautilus</i>, under +<u>Paper</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A variety of diving bell, the lateral as +well as vertical motions of which are controlled, by the +occupants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"va*joes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Navajo</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of +Indians inhabiting New Mexico and Arizona, allied to the Apaches. +They are now largely engaged in agriculture.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>navalis</i>, fr. +<i>navis</i> ship: cf. F. <i>naval</i>. See <u>Nave</u> of a church.] +<def>Having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a navy; +consisting of ships; as, <i>naval</i> forces, successes, stores, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 966 !></p> + +<p><col><b>Naval brigade</b></col>, <cd>a body of seamen or marines +organized for military service on land.</cd> -- <col><b>Naval +officer</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>An officer in the +navy</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A high officer in some United +States customhouses.</cd> -- <col><b>Naval tactics</b></col>, <cd>the +science of managing or maneuvering vessels sailing in squadrons or +fleets.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Nautical; marine; maritime. -- <u>Naval</u>, +<u>Nautical</u>. <i>Naval</i> is applied to vessels, or a navy, or +the things which pertain to them or in which they participate; +<i>nautical</i>, to seamen and the art of navigation. Hence we speak +of a <i>naval</i>, as opposed to a <i>military</i>, engagement; +<i>naval</i> equipments or stores, a <i>naval</i> triumph, a +<i>naval</i> officer, etc., and of <i>nautical</i> pursuits or +instruction, <i>nautical calculations</i>, <i>a nautical</i> almanac, +etc.</p> + +<p><hw>Na"vals</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>Naval +affairs.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Na"varch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>navarchus</i>, +Gr. <grk>nay`archo`s</grk>; <grk>nay^s</grk> ship + +<grk>'archo`s</grk> chief.] <i>(Gr. Antiq.)</i> <def>The commander of +a fleet.</def> <i>Mitford.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na"varch*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>nayarchi`a</grk>.] <def>Nautical skill or experience.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sir W. Petty.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Na`var*rese"</hw> (? or &?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Navarre.</def> -- <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> +<def>A native or inhabitant of Navarre; the people of +Navarre.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nave</hw> (nāv), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nafu</i>; +akin to D. <i>naaf</i>, G. <i>nabe</i>, OHG. <i>naba</i>, Icel. +<i>nöf</i>, Dan. <i>nav</i>, Sw. <i>naf</i>, Skr. nābhi +nave and navel: cf. L. <i>umbo</i> boss of a shield. √260. Cf. +<u>Navel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The block in the center of a +wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the axle +passes; -- called also <i>hub</i> or <i>hob</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The navel.</def> [Obs.] <i>hak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nave</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nef</i>, fr. L. +<i>navis</i> ship, to which the church was often likened; akin to Gr. +<grk>nay`archo`s</grk>, Skr. nāus, and perh. to AS. <i>naca</i> +boat, G. <i>nachen</i>, Icel. <i>nökkvi</i>; cf. L. <i>nare</i> +to swim, float. Cf. <u>Nausea</u>, <u>Nautical</u>, <u>Naval</u>.] +<i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The middle or body of a church, extending from +the transepts to the principal entrances, or, if there are no +transepts, from the choir to the principal entrance, but not +including the aisles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"vel</hw> (nā"v'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>nafela</i>, fr. <i>nafu</i> nave; akin to D. <i>navel</i>, G. +<i>nabel</i>, OHG. <i>nabolo</i>, Icel. <i>nafli</i>, Dan. +<i>navle</i>, Sw. <i>nafle</i>, L. <i>umbilicus</i>, Gr. +<grk>'omfalo`s</grk>, Skr. <i>nābhīla</i>. √260. +See <u>Nave</u> hub, and cf. <u>Omphalic</u>, <u>Nombril</u>, +<u>Umbilical</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A mark or +depression in the middle of the abdomen; the umbilicus. See +<u>Umbilicus</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The central part or point of anything; the +middle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Within the <i>navel</i> of this hideous wood,<BR> +Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gun.)</i> <def>An eye on the under side of +a carronade for securing it to a carriage.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Navel gall</b></col>, <cd>a bruise on the top of the chine +of the back of a horse, behind the saddle.</cd> <i>Johnson.</i> -- +<col><b>Navel point</b></col>. <i>(Her.)</i> <cd>Same as +<u>Nombril</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Na"vel-string`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +umbilical cord.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"vel*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A European perennial succulent herb (<i>Cotyledon +umbilicus</i>), having round, peltate leaves with a central +depression; -- also called <i>pennywort</i>, and +<i>kidneywort</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na"vew</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>navel</i>, +<i>naveau</i>, a dim. fr. L. <i>napus</i> navew. Cf. +<u>Napiform</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of small turnip, a +variety of <i>Brassica campestris</i>. See <u>Brassica</u>.</def> +[Writen also <i>naphew</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Na*vic"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>navicularius</i>, fr. <i>navicula</i>, dim. of <i>navis</i> ship: +cf. F. <i>naviculaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining +to, or resembling, a boat or ship.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; +as, the <i>navicular</i> glumes of most grasses; the <i>navicular</i> +bone.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Navicular bone</b></col>. <i>(Anat.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>One of the middle bones of the tarsus, +corresponding to the centrale</cd>; -- called also <i>scaphoid</i>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A proximal bone on the radial side of the +carpus; the scaphoid.</cd> -- <col><b>Navicular disease</b></col> +<i>(Far.)</i>, <cd>a disease affecting the navicular bone, or the +adjacent parts, in a horse's foot.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Na*vic"u*lar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>The navicular bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nav`i*ga*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>navigabilité</i>.] <def>The quality or condition of being +navigable; navigableness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nav"i*ga*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>navigabilis</i>: cf. F. <i>navigable</i>. See <u>Navigate</u>.] +<def>Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to +afford passage to vessels; as, a <i>navigable</i> river.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; By the common law, a river is considered as navigable only +so far as the tide ebbs and flows in it. This is also the doctrine in +several of the United States. In other States, the doctrine of the +civil law prevails, which is, that a navigable river is a river +capable of being navigated, in the common sense of the term. +<i>Kent.</i> <i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Nav"i*ga*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Nav"i*ga*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Nav"i*gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Navigated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Navigating</u>.] [L. <i>navigatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>navigare</i>, v.t. & i.; <i>navis</i> ship + <i>agere</i> to move, +direct. See <u>Nave</u>, and <u>Agent</u>.] <def>To journey by water; +to go in a vessel or ship; to perform the duties of a navigator; to +use the waters as a highway or channel for commerce or communication; +to sail.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Phenicians <i>navigated</i> to the extremities of +the Western Ocean.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nav"i*gate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To pass over in ships; to sail over or on; as, to +<i>navigate</i> the Atlantic.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to +conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to +<i>navigate</i> a ship.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nav`i*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>navigatio</i>: cf. F. <i>navigation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of navigating; the act of passing on water in ships or +other vessels; the state of being navigable.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>the science or art of +conducting ships or vessels from one place to another, including, +more especially, the method of determining a ship's position, course, +distance passed over, etc., on the surface of the globe, by the +principles of geometry and astronomy.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>The management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics of +traveling by water; seamanship.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Ships in general.</def> [Poetic] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Aërial navigation</b></col>, <cd>the act or art of +sailing or floating in the air, as by means of ballons; +aëronautic.</cd> -- <col><b>Inland navigation</b></col>, +<col><b>Internal navigation</b></col>, <cd>navigation on rivers, +inland lakes, etc.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nav"i*ga`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +navigates or sails; esp., one who direct the course of a ship, or one +who is skillful in the art of navigation; also, a book which teaches +the art of navigation; as, Bowditch's <i>Navigator</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Na*vig"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>naviger</i>; <i>navis</i> ship + <i>gerere</i> to bear.] +<def>Bearing ships; capable of floating vessels.</def> [R.] +<i>Blount.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nav"vy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Navies</b></plw> (#). [Abbreviated fr. <i>navigator</i>.] +<def>Originally, a laborer on canals for internal navigation; hence, +a laborer on other public works, as in building railroads, +embankments, etc.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Na"vy</hw> (?); <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Navies</b></plw> (#). [ OF. <i>navie</i>, fr. L. <i>navis</i> +ship. See <u>Nave</u> of a church.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fleet +of ships; an assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in +company.</def> "The <i>navy</i> also of Hiram, that brought gold from +Ophir." <i>1 kings x. 11.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The whole of the war vessels belonging to +a nation or ruler, considered collectively; as, the <i>navy</i> of +Italy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The officers and men attached to the war +vessels of a nation; as, he belongs to the <i>navy</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Navy bean</b></col>. <cd>see <u>Bean</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Navy yard</b></col>, <cd>a place set apart as a shore station +for the use of the navy. It often contains all the mechanical and +other appliences for building and equipping war vessels and training +their crews.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Na*wab"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Nabob</u>.] +<def>A deputy ruler or viceroy in India; also, a title given by +courtesy to other persons of high rank in the East.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nawl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Nall</u>.] <def>An +awl.</def> [Obs.] <i>usser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nay</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>nei</i>; akin +to E. <i>no</i>. See <u>No</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>No; -- a negative answer to a question asked, +or a request made, now superseded by <i>no</i>. See +<u>Yes</u>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And eke when I say "ye," ne say not +"<i>nay</i>."</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I tell you <i>nay</i>; but except ye repent, ye shall +all likewisr perish.</blockquote> <i>Luke xiii. 3.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And now do they thrust us out privily? <i>nay</i>, +verily; but let them come themselves and fetch us out.</blockquote> +<i>Acts xvi. 37.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He that will not when he may,<BR> +When he would he shall have <i>nay</i>.</blockquote> <i>Old +Prov.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; Before the time of Henry VIII. <i>nay</i> was used to +answer simple questions, and <i>no</i> was used when the form of the +question involved a negative expression; <i>nay</i> was the simple +form, <i>no</i> the emphatic. <i>Skeat.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not this merely, but also; not only so, +but; -- used to mark the addition or substitution of a more explicit +or more emphatic phrase.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Nay</i> in this sense may be interchanged with +<i>yea</i>. "Were he my brother, <i>nay</i>, my kingdom's heir." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nay</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nays</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Denial; +refusal.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>a negative vote; one who votes in the +negative.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>It is no nay</b></col>, <cd>there is no denying it.</cd> +[Obs.] <i>haucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nay</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To refuse.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Holinshed.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Na*yaur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A specied of wild sheep (<i>Ovis Hodgsonii</i>), native of +Nepaul and Thibet. It has a dorsal mane and a white ruff beneath the +neck.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nayt</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>neita</i>.] +<def>To refuse; to deny.</def> [Obs.] "He shall not <i>nayt</i> ne +deny his sin." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nay"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The negative +side.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Howe'er you lean to the <i>nayward</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nay"word`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A byword; a +proverb; also, a watchword.</def> [Obs.] <i>hak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Naz`a*rene"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>Nazarenus</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; Nazareth.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A native or inhabitant of Nazareth; -- a term of contempt +applied to Christ and the early Christians.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> <def>One of a sect of +Judaizing Christians in the first and second centuries, who observed +the laws of Moses, and held to certain heresies.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naz"a*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Jew bound by +a vow to lave the hair uncut, to abstain from wine and strong drink, +and to practice extraordinary purity of life and devotion, the +obligation being for life, or for a certain time. The word is also +used adjectively.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naz"a*rite*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of a +Nazarite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naz`a*rit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to a Nazarite, or to Nazarites.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naz"a*ri*tism</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The vow +and practice of a Nazarite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naze</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Ness</u>.] <def>A +promontory or headland.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Naz"i*rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +Nazarite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ne</i>. See +<u>No</u>.] <def>Not; never.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He never yet no villany <i>ne</i> said.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Ne</i> was formerly used as the universal adverb of +negation, and survives in certain compounds, as <i>n</i>ever (= +<i>ne</i> ever) and <i>n</i>one (= <i>ne</i> one). Other +combinations, now obsolete, will be found in the Vocabulary, as +<i>nad</i>, <i>nam</i>, <i>nil</i>. See <u>Negative</u>, 2.</p> + +<p><hw>Ne</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> [See <u>Ne</u>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos>] <def>Nor.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>No niggard <i>ne</i> no fool.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Ne . . . ne</b></col>, <cd>neither . . . nor.</cd> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neaf</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See 2d +<u>Neif</u>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neal</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To anneal.</def> +[R.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neal</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be tempered by +heat.</def> [R.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neap</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Neb</u>, +<u>Nape</u>.] <def>The tongue or pole of a cart or other vehicle +drawn by two animals.</def> [U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Neap</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [As. +<i>nēp</i>flōd neap flood; cf. <i>hnipian</i> to bend, +incline.] <def>Low.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Neap tides</b></col>, <cd>the lowest tides of the lunar +month, which occur in the second and fourth quarters of the moon; -- +opposed to <i>spring tides</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Neap</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A neap tide.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>High springs and dead <i>neaps</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Harkwill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neaped</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Left +aground on the height of a spring tide, so that it will not float +till the next spring tide; -- called also <i>beneaped</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`a*pol"i*tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>Neapolitanus</i>, fr. <i>Neapolis</i> Naples, Gr. &?;, lit., New +town.] <def>Of of pertaining to Naples in Italy.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or citizen of Naples.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Near</hw> (nēr), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>neár</i>, compar. of <i>neáh</i> nigh. See +<u>Nigh</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>At a little distance, in place, +time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My wife! my traitress! let her not come <i>near</i> +me.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Nearly; almost; well-nigh.</def> +"<i>Near</i> twenty years ago." <i>Shak.</i> "<i>Near</i> a fortnight +ago." <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Near</i> about the yearly value of the +land.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Closely; intimately.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Far and near</b></col>, <cd>at a distance and close by; +throughout a whole region.</cd> -- <col><b>To come near to</b></col>, +<cd>to want but little of; to approximate to.</cd> "Such a sum he +found would <i>go near to</i> ruin him." <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Near the wind</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>close to +the wind; closehauled.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Near</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> +<u>Nearer</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Nearest</u>.] [See +<u>Near</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not far +distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand; +adjacent; neighboring; nigh.</def> "As one <i>near</i> death." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He served great Hector, and was ever <i>near</i>,<BR> +Not with his trumpet only, but his spear.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Closely connected or related.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>She is thy father's <i>near</i> +kinswoman.</blockquote> <i>Lev. xviii. 12.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; +touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; as, a <i>near</i> +friend.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Close to anything followed or imitated; +not free, loose, or rambling; as, a version <i>near</i> to the +original.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>So as barely to avoid or pass injury or +loss; close; narrow; as, a <i>near</i> escape.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Next to the driver, when he is on foot; in +the Unted States, on the left of an animal or a team; as, the +<i>near</i> ox; the <i>near</i> leg. See <i>Off side</i>, under +<u>Off</u>, <pos><i>a</i></pos>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Immediate; direct; close; short.</def> +"The <i>nearest</i> way." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Close-fisted; parsimonious.</def> [Obs. or +Low, Eng.]</p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Near</i> may properly be followed by <i>to</i> before +the thing approached'; but more frequently <i>to</i> is omitted, and +the adjective or the adverb is regarded as a preposition. The same is +also true of the word <i>nigh</i>.</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Nigh; close; adjacent; proximate; contiguous; +present; ready; intimate; dear.</p> + +<p><hw>Near</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Adjacent to; close by; +not far from; nigh; as, the ship sailed <i>near</i> the land. See the +Note under <u>near</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Near</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Neared</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n</i></pos> +<u>Nearing</u>.] [See <u>Near</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>] <def>To +approach; to come nearer; as, the ship <i>neared</i> the +land.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Near</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To draw near; to +approach.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist!<BR> +And still it <i>neared</i>, and <i>neared</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*arc"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neo</i> + +<i>arctic</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a region of the earth's +surface including all of temperate and arctic North America and +Greenland. In the geographical distribution of animals, this region +is marked off as the habitat certain species.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Near"hand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> <def>Near; +near at hand; closely.</def> [Obs. or Scot.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Near"-legged`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the +feet so near together that they interfere in traveling.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Near"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a near manner; +not remotely; closely; intimately; almost.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Near"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality +of being near; -- used in the various senses of the +adjective.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Near"sight`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Seeing +distinctly at short distances only; shortsighted.</def> -- +<defwf><hw>Near"sight`ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Myopic</u>, and <u>Myopia</u>.</def></defwf> +</p> + +<p><hw>Neat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>neát</i>; akin to OHG. <i>n&?;z</i>, Icel. <i>naut</i>, Sw. +<i>nöt</i>, Dan. <i>nöd</i>, and to AS. +<i>neótan</i> to make use of, G. <i>geniessen</i>, Goth. +<i>niutan</i> to have a share in, have joy of, Lith. <i>nauda</i> +use, profit.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Cattle of the genus +<i>Bos</i>, as distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal +of the genus <i>Bos</i>; as, a <i>neat's</i> tongue; a <i>neat's</i> +foot.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Wherein the herds[men] were keeping of their +<i>neat</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The steer, the heifer, and the calf<BR> +Are all called <i>neat</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>neat</i> and a sheep of his own.</blockquote> +<i>Tusser.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Neat's-foot</b></col>, <cd>an oil obtained by boiling the +feet of neat cattle. It is used to render leather soft and +pliable.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Neat</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>neat</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Of or pertaining to the genus <i>Bos</i>, +or to cattle of that genus; as, <i>neat</i> cattle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neat</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> +<u>Neater</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Neatest</u>.] [OE. +<i>nett</i>, F. <i>nett</i>, fr. L. <i>nitidus</i>, fr. <i>nitere</i> +to shine. Cf. <u>Nitid</u>, <u>Net</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, +<u>Natty</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Free from that which soils, +defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor +body it was that was so surprisingly <i>neat</i> and +clean.</blockquote> <i>Law.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Free from what is unbecoming, +inappropriate, or tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with +simplicity; tasteful; chaste; as, a <i>neat</i> style; a <i>neat</i> +dress.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Free from admixture or adulteration; good +of its kind; as, <i>neat</i> brandy.</def> "Our old wine +<i>neat</i>." <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Excellent in character, skill, or +performance, etc.; nice; finished; adroit; as, a <i>neat</i> design; +a <i>neat</i> thief.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>With all deductions or allowances made; +net. [In this sense usually written <i>net</i>. See <u>Net</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 3.]</def></p> + +<p><col><b>neat line</b></col> <i>(Civil Engin.)</i>, <cd>a line to +which work is to be built or formed.</cd> -- <col><b>Neat +work</b></col>, <cd>work built or formed to neat lines.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce.</p> + +<p><hw>'Neath</hw> (? or &?;), <pos><i>prep. & adv.</i></pos> <def>An +abbreviation of <u>Beneath</u>.</def> [Poetic]</p> + +<p><hw>Neat"herd`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person who +has the care of neat cattle; a cowherd.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neat"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A building for +the shelter of neat cattle.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] +<i>Massinger.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neat"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<i>Neat</i>, a. + +<i>-fy</i>.] <def>To make neat.</def> [Obs.] <i>olland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neat"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a neat manner; +tidily; tastefully.</def></p> + +<p><hw>neat"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality +of being neat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neat"ress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>neat</i> +cattle.] <def>A woman who takes care of cattle.</def> [R.] +<i>Warner.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neb</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nebb</i> head, +face; akin to D. <i>neb</i>, Icel. <i>nef</i>, beak of a bird, nose, +Dan. <i>næb</i> beak, bill, Sw. <i>näbb</i>, +<i>näf</i>, and prob. also to D. <i>sneb</i>, <i>snavel</i>, +bill, beak, G. <i>schnabel</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>snabel</i>, and E. +<i>snap</i>. Cf. <u>Nib</u>, <u>Snap</u>, <u>Snaffle</u>.] <def>The +nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a +pen.</def> [Also written <i>nib</i>.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 967 !></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne*ba"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., of uncertain +origin.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of small marine Crustacea, +considered the type of a distinct order (<i>Nebaloidea</i>, or +<i>Phyllocarida</i>.)</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neb"-neb`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Bablh</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neb"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nebulæ</b></plw> (#). [L., mist, cloud; akin to Gr. +&?;, &?;, cloud, mist, G. <i>nebel</i> mist, OHG. <i>nebul</i>, D. +<i>nevel</i>, Skr. <i>nabhas</i> cloud, mist. Cf. <u>Nebule</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A faint, cloudlike, self- +luminous mass of matter situated beyond the solar system among the +stars. True nebulæ are gaseous; but very distant star clusters +often appear like them in the telescope.</def> +</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A white +spot or a slight opacity of the cornea.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>A cloudy appearance in the urine.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Neb"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to nebulæ; of the nature of, or resembling, a nebula.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nebular hypothesis</b></col>, <cd>an hypothesis to explain +the process of formation of the stars and planets, presented in +various forms by Kant, Herschel, Laplace, and others. As formed by +Laplace, it supposed the matter of the solar system to have existed +originally in the form of a vast, diffused, revolving nebula, which, +gradually cooling and contracting, threw off, in obedience to +mechanical and physical laws, succesive rings of matter, from which +subsequently, by the same laws, were produced the several planets, +satellites, and other bodies of the system. The phrase may indicate +any hypothesis according to which the stars or the bodies of the +solar system have been evolved from a widely diffused nebulous form +of matter.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Neb"u*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Clouded with +indistinct color markings, as an animal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neb`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +condition of being nebulated; also, a clouded, or ill-defined, color +mark.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neb"ule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nébule</i>. See <u>nebula</u>.] <def>A little cloud; a +cloud.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>O light without <i>nebule</i>.</blockquote> <i>Old +Ballad.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Né`bu`lé"</hw> (?), <hw>Neb"u*ly</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>nébulé</i>.] <i>(Her.)</i> +<def>Composed of successive short curves supposed to resemble a +cloud; -- said of a heraldic line by which an ordinary or subordinary +may be bounded.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neb`u*li*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>The act or process of nebulizing; atomization.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neb"u*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See +<u>Nebula</u>.] <def>To reduce (as a liquid) to a fine spray or +vapor; to atomize.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neb"u*li`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +atomizer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neb"u*lose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nebulous; +cloudy.</def> <i>Derham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neb`u*los"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. nebulositas: +cf. F. <i>nébulosité</i>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +state or quality of being nebulous; cloudiness; haziness; mistiness; +nebulousness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>nebulosity</i> . . . of the mother +idiom.</blockquote> <i>I. Disraeli.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +stuff of which a nebula is formed.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A +nebula.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neb"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nebulosus</i>: cf. F. <i>nébuleux</i>. See <u>Nebula</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Cloudy; hazy; misty.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or +having the appearance of, a nebula; nebular; cloudlike.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Neb"u*lous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Neb"u*lous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Neb"u*ly</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Her. & Arch.)</i> +<def>A line or a decoration composed of successive short curves or +waves supposed to resemble a cloud. See +<u>Nébulé</u></def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec`es*sa"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nécessarien</i>. See <u>Necessary</u>.] <def>An advocate of +the doctrine of philosophical necessity; a necessitarian.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec`es*sa"ri*an</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to necessarianism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec`es*sa"ri*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +doctrine of philosophical necessity; necessitarianism.</def> +<i>Hixley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"es*sa*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +necessary manner; by necessity; unavoidably; indispensably.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"es*sa*ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality +of being necessary.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"es*sa*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>necessarius</i>, from <i>necesse</i> unavoidable, necessary; of +uncertain origin: cf. F. <i>nécessaire</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Such as must be; impossible to be otherwise; +not to be avoided; inevitable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Death, a <i>necessary</i> end,<BR> +Will come when it will come.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Impossible to be otherwise, or to be +dispensed with, without preventing the attainment of a desired +result; indispensable; requisite; essential.</def> "'T is +<i>necessary</i> he should die." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A certain kind of temper is <i>necessary</i> to the +pleasure and quiet of our minds.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Acting from necessity or compulsion; +involuntary; -- opposed to <i>free</i>; as, whether man is a +<i>necessary</i> or a free agent is a question much +discussed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"es*sa*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Necessaries</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A thing +that is necessary or indispensable to some purpose; something that +one can not do without; a requisite; an essential; -- used chiefly in +the plural; as, the <i>necessaries</i> of life.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A privy; a water-closet.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Such things, in +respect to infants, lunatics, and married women, as are requisite for +support suitable to station.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the doctrine of philosophical necessity in regard to +the origin and existence of things, especially as applied to the +actings or choices of the will; -- opposed to +<i>libertarian</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +holds to the doctrine of necessitarianism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +doctrine of philosophical necessity; the doctrine that results follow +by invariable sequence from causes, and esp. that the will is not +free, but that human actions and choices result inevitably from +motives; determinism.</def> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ces"si*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Necessitated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Necessitating</u> (?).] [Cf. L. <i>necessitatus</i>, +p. p. of <i>necessitare</i>, and F. <i>nécessiter</i>. See +<u>Necessity</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make necessary or +indispensable; to render unavoidable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sickness [might] <i>necessitate</i> his removal from +the court.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This fact <i>necessitates</i> a second +line.</blockquote> <i>J. Peile.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To reduce to the necessity of; to force; +to compel.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Marquis of Newcastle, being pressed on both sides, +was <i>necessitated</i> to draw all his army into York.</blockquote> +<i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ces`si*tat"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nécessitation</i>.] <def>The act of making necessary, or +the state of being made necessary; compulsion.</def> [R.] <i>bp. +Bramhall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ces"si*tied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>In a state +of want; necessitous.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ces"si*tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nécessiteux</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Very needy or +indigent; pressed with poverty.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Necessitous</i> heirs and penurious +parents.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Narrow; destitute; pinching; pinched; as, +<i>necessitous</i> circumstances.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Ne*ces"si*tous*ly</wf>, adv. -- +<wf>Ne*ces"si*tous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ces"si*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>necessitudo</i>, fr. necesse. See <u>Necessray</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Necessitousness; want.</def> <i>Sir M. +Hale.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Necessary connection or +relation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Between kings and their people, parents and their +children, there is so great a <i>necessitude</i>, propriety, and +intercourse of nature.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ces"si*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Necessities</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>necessite</i>, F. +<i>nécessité</i>, L. <i>necessitas</i>, fr. +<i>necesse</i>. See <u>Necessary</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +quality or state of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely +requisite; inevitableness; indispensableness.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The condition of being needy or +necessitous; pressing need; indigence; want.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Urge the <i>necessity</i> and state of +times.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The extreme poverty and <i>necessity</i> his majesty +was in.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is necessary; a necessary; a +requisite; something indispensable; -- often in the plural.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These should be hours for <i>necessities</i>,<BR> +Not for delights.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What was once to me<BR> +Mere matter of the fancy, now has grown<BR> +The vast <i>necessity</i> of heart and life.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which makes an act or an event +unavoidable; irresistible force; overruling power; compulsion, +physical or moral; fate; fatality.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>So spake the fiend, and with <i>necessity</i>,<BR> +The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>The negation of freedom +in voluntary action; the subjection of all phenomena, whether +material or spiritual, to inevitable causation; +necessitarianism.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Of necessity</b></col>, <cd>by necessary consequence; by +compulsion, or irresistible power; perforce.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Need</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Neck</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>necke</i>, AS. +<i>hnecca</i>; akin to D. <i>nek</i> the nape of the neck, G. +<i>nacken</i>, OHG. <i>nacch</i>, <i>hnacch</i>, Icel. <i>hnakki</i>, +Sw. <i>nacke</i>, Dan. <i>nakke</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +part of an animal which connects the head and the trunk, and which, +in man and many other animals, is more slender than the +trunk.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any part of an inanimate object +corresponding to or resembling the neck of an animal</def>; as: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The long slender part of a vessel, as a +retort, or of a fruit, as a gourd.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A +long narrow tract of land projecting from the main body, or a narrow +tract connecting two larger tracts.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>That part of a violin, guitar, or similar +instrument, which extends from the head to the body, and on which is +the finger board or fret board.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A reduction in size near +the end of an object, formed by a groove around it; as, a <i>neck</i> +forming the journal of a shaft.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>the point where the base of +the stem of a plant arises from the root.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Neck and crop</b></col>, <cd>completely; wholly; +altogether; roughly and at once.</cd> [Colloq.] -- <col><b>Neck and +neck</b></col> <i>(Racing)</i>, <cd>so nearly equal that one cannot +be said to be before the other; very close; even; side by side.</cd> +-- <col><b>Neck of a capital</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Gorgerin</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Neck of a cascabel</b></col> +<i>(Gun.)</i>, <cd>the part joining the knob to the base of the +breech.</cd> -- <col><b>Neck of a gun</b></col>, <cd>the small part +of the piece between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.</cd> -- +<col><b>Neck of a tooth</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the +constriction between the root and the crown.</cd> -- <col><b>Neck or +nothing</b></col> (Fig.), <cd>at all risks.</cd> -- <col><b>Neck +verse</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The verse formerly read to +entitle a party to the benefit of clergy, said to be the first verse +of the fifty-first Psalm, "<i>Miserere mei</i>," etc.</cd> <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Hence, a verse or saying, the +utterance of which decides one's fate; a shibboleth.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>These words, "bread and cheese," were their <i>neck +verse</i> or shibboleth to distinguish them; all pronouncing "broad +and cause," being presently put to death.</blockquote> +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Neck yoke</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A bar by +which the end of the tongue of a wagon or carriage is suspended from +the collars of the harnesses.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A device +with projecting arms for carrying things (as buckets of water or sap) +suspended from one's shoulders</cd>. -- <col><b>On the neck +of</b></col>, <cd>immediately after; following closely.</cd> +"Commiting one sin <i>on the neck of</i> another." <i>W. Perkins.</i> +-- <col><b>Stiff neck</b></col>, <cd>obstinacy in evil or wrong; +inflexible obstinacy; contumacy.</cd> "I know thy rebellion, and thy +<i>stiff neck</i>." <i>Deut. xxxi. 27.</i> -- <col><b>To break the +neck of</b></col>, <cd>to destroy the main force of.</cd> "What they +presume to borrow from her sage and virtuous rules . . . <i>breaks +the neck of</i> their own cause." <i>Milton.</i> -- <col><b>To harden +the neck</b></col>, <cd>to grow obstinate; to be more and more +perverse and rebellious.</cd> <i>Neh. ix. 17.</i> -- <col><b>To tread +on the neck of</b></col>, <cd>to oppress; to tyrannize over.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Neck</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Necked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Necking</u>.] <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>To reduce the diameter of (an +object) near its end, by making a groove around it; -- used with +<i>down</i>; as, to <i>neck</i> down a shaft.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neck"ar nut`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Nicker +nut</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neck"band`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A band which +goes around the neck; often, the part at the top of a +garment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neck"cloth`</hw> (?; 115), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A piece +of any fabric worn around the neck.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Necked</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having (such) a neck; -- chiefly used in composition; as, stiff- +<i>necked</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Cracked; -- said of a +treenail.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neck"er*chief</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For <i>neck +kerchief</i>.] <def>A kerchief for the neck; -- called also <i>neck +handkerchief</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neck"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Neckmold</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neck"lace</hw> (?; 48), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A string of beads, etc., or any continuous +band or chain, worn around the neck as an ornament.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A rope or chain fitted +around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and +stays.</def></p> + +<p><hw>neck"laced</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wearing a +necklace; marked as with a necklace.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The hooded and the <i>necklaced</i> +snake.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Jones.</i></p> + +<p><hw>neck"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A neck of +land.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>neck"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A necklace.</def> +<i>E. Anold.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Neck"mold`</hw>, <hw>Neck"mould`</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A small convex molding +surrounding a column at the junction of the shaft and capital.</def> +<i>Weale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neck"plate`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Gorget</u>, 1 and 2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neck"tie`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A scarf, band, +or kerchief of silk, etc., passing around the neck or collar and tied +in front; a bow of silk, etc., fastened in front of the +neck.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neck"wear`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A collective +term for cravats, collars, etc.</def> [Colloq. or trade name]</p> + +<p><hw>Neck"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An American annual weed (<i>veronica +peregrina</i>), with small white flowers and a roundish pod.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The hemp; -- so called as furnishing ropes +for hanging criminals.</def> <i>Dr. prior.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Nec`ro*bi*o"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; dead + &?; way of life, fr. &?; life.] <i>(Biol. & Med.)</i> +<def>The death of a part by molecular disintegration and without loss +of continuity, as in the processes of degeneration and atrophy.</def> +<i>Virchow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nec`ro*bi*ot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol. & +Med.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to necrobiosis; as, a +<i>necrobiotic</i> metamorphosis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*crol"a*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a dead +person + &?; to worship.] <def>The worship of the dead; manes +worship.</def> <i>H. Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"ro*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a corpse + +<i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Necronite</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nec`ro*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Nec`ro*log"ic*al</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nécrologique</i>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to necrology; of the nature of necrology; relating to, or +giving, an account of the dead, or of deaths.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*crol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +gives an account of deaths.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*crol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Necrologies</b></plw> (#). [Gr. &?; a dead person + <i>- +logy</i>: cf. F. <i>nécrologie</i>. See <u>Necromancy</u>.] +<def>An account of deaths, or of the dead; a register of deaths; a +collection of obituary notices.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"ro*man`cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +practices necromancy; a sorcerer; a wizard.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"ro*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>nigromaunce</i>, <i>nigromancie</i>, OF. <i>nigromance</i>, F. +<i>nécromance</i>, <i>nécromancie</i>, from L. +<i>necromantia</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; a dead body (akin to L. +<i>necare</i> to kill, Skr. <i>na</i>(<i>&?;</i>) to perish, vanish) ++ &?; divination, fr. &?; diviner, seer, akin to E. <i>mania</i>. See +<u>Mania</u>, and cf. <u>Internecine</u>, <u>Noxious</u>. The old +spelling is due to confusion with L. <i>niger</i> black. Hence the +name <i>black art</i>.] <def>The art of revealing future events by +means of a pretended communication with the dead; the black art; +hence, magic in general; conjuration; enchantment. See <u>Black +art</u>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This palace standeth in the air,<BR> +By <i>necromancy</i> placèd there.</blockquote> +<i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nec`ro*man"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Conjuration.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>With all the <i>necromantics</i> of their +art.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nec`ro*man"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Nec`ro*man"tic*al</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to necromancy; performed +by necromancy.</def> -- <wf>Nec`ro*man"tic*al*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"ro*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a dead +body.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Fetid feldspar, a mineral which, when +struck, exhales a fetid odor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*croph"a*gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Necrophagous</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Eating carrion.</def> +-- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any species of a +tribe (<i>Necrophaga</i>) of beetles which, in the larval state, feed +on carrion; a burying beetle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*croph"a*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; eating +corpses; &?; a dead body + &?; to eat: cf. F. +<i>nécrophage</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining +to the <i>Necrophaga</i>; eating carrion. See +<u>Necrophagan</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec`ro*pho"bi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; a dead body + &?; to fear.] <def>An exaggerated fear of death or +horror of dead bodies.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"ro*phore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a dead +body + &?; to bear.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous +species of beetles of the genus <i>Necrophorus</i> and allied genera; +-- called also <i>burying beetle</i>, <i>carrion beetle</i>, +<i>sexton beetle</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*crop"o*lis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Necropolises</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; &?; a dead +body, adj., dead + &?; city.] <def>A city of the dead; a name given +by the ancients to their cemeteries, and sometimes applied to modern +burial places; a graveyard.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"rop*sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a dead body ++ &?; sight: cf. F. <i>nécropsie</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A +post-mortem examination or inspection; an autopsy. See +<u>Autopsy</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nec`ro*scop"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Nec`ro*scop"ic*al</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a dead body + <i>-scope</i>.] <def>Or +or relating to post-mortem examinations.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*crose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>To affect with necrosis; to undergo necrosis.</def> +<i>Quain.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*crosed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Affected by necrosis; dead; as, a <i>necrosed</i> bone.</def> +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 968 !></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne*cro"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, +fr. &?; to make dead, to mortify, &?; a dead body.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(med.)</i> <def>Mortification or gangrene of +bone, or the death of a bone or portion of a bone in mass, as opposed +to its death by molecular disintegration. See +<u>Caries</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A disease of trees, in which +the branches gradually dry up from the bark to the center.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*crot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Affected with necrosis; as, <i>necrotic</i> tissue; +characterized by, or producing, necrosis; as, a <i>necrotic</i> +process.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"tar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Myth. & Poetic)</i> <def>The drink of the gods +(as ambrosia was their food); hence, any delicious or inspiring +beverage.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A sweetish secretion of +blossoms from which bees make honey.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec*ta"re*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Nectareous.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a +nectary.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec*ta"re*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nectareus</i>: cf. F. <i>nectaréen</i>.] <def>Resembling +nectar; very sweet and pleasant.</def> "<i>nectarean</i> juice." +<i>Talfourd.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"tared</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Imbued with +nectar; mingled with nectar; abounding with nectar.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nec*ta"re"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, +pertaining to, containing, or resembling nectar; delicious; +nectarean.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Nec*ta"re*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Nec*ta"re*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Nec*ta"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the nectary of a plant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"ta*ried</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +nectary.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec`tar*if"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nectar</i> nectar + <i>-ferous</i>: cf. F. +<i>nectarifère</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Secreting nectar; -- +said of blossoms or their parts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"tar*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Nectareous.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"tar*ine</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nectarine</i>. See <u>Nectar</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A smooth- +skinned variety of peach.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Spanish nectarine</b></col>, <cd>the plumlike fruit of the +West Indian tree <i>Chrysobalanus Icaco</i>; -- also called <i>cocoa +plum</i>. it is made into a sweet conserve which a largely exported +from Cuba.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"tar*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nectarized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Nectarizing</u> (?).] <def>To mingle or infuse with +nectar; to sweeten.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cockeram.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"tar*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Nectareous.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nectaries</b></plw> (#). [From <u>Nectar</u>: cf. F. +<i>nectaire</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>That part of a blossom which +secretes nectar, usually the base of the corolla or petals; also, the +spur of such flowers as the larkspur and columbine, whether +nectariferous or not. See the <i>Illustration</i> of +<u>Nasturtium</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nec`to*ca"lyx</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nectocalyces</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; swimming + &?; +a calyx.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The swimming +bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of medusa.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>One of the zooids of certain Siphonophora, having somewhat the +form, and the essential structure, of the bell of a jellyfish, and +acting as a swimming organ.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nec"to*sac</hw>, <hw>Nec"to*sack</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; swimming + E. <i>sac</i>, <i>sack</i>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The cavity of a nectocalyx.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nec"to*stem</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; swimming + +E. <i>stem</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>That portion of the axis +which bears the nectocalyces in the Siphonophora.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ned"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Adder</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An adder.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ned"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Neddies</b></plw> (&?;). <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A pet name +for a donkey.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nee</hw> (?), <pos><i>p. p., fem.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>nata</i>, fem. of <i>natus</i>, p. p. of <i>nasci</i> to be born. +See <u>Nation</u>.] <def>Born; -- a term sometimes used in +introducing the name of the family to which a married woman belongs +by birth; as, Madame de Staël, <i>née</i> +Necker.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Need</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>need</i>, +<i>neod</i>, <i>nede</i>, AS. <i>neád</i>, <i>n&ymacr;d</i>; +akin to D. <i>nood</i>, G. <i>not</i>, <i>noth</i>, Icel. +<i>nauðr</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>nöd</i>, Goth. <i>naups</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A state that requires supply or relief; +pressing occasion for something; necessity; urgent want.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And the city had no <i>need</i> of the +sun.</blockquote> <i>Rev. xxi. 23.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have no <i>need</i> to beg.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Be governed by your <i>needs</i>, not by your +fancy.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Want of the means of subsistence; poverty; +indigence; destitution.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Famine is in thy cheeks;<BR> +<i>Need</i> and oppression starveth in thine eyes.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is needful; anything necessary +to be done; (<i>pl.</i>) necessary things; business.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Situation of need; peril; danger.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Exigency; emergency; strait; extremity; necessity; +distress; destitution; poverty; indigence; want; penury. -- +<u>Need</u>, <u>Necessity</u>. <i>Necessity</i> is stronger than +<i>need</i>; it places us under positive compulsion. We are +frequently under the <i>necessity</i> of going without that of which +we stand very greatly in <i>need</i>. It is also with the +corresponding adjectives; <i>necessitous</i> circumstances imply the +direct pressure of suffering; <i>needy</i> circumstances, the want of +aid or relief.</p> + +<p><hw>Need</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Needed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Needing</u>.] [See <u>Need</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> Cf. AS. +<i>n&?;dan</i> to force, Goth. <i>nau&?;jan</i>.] <def>To be in want +of; to have cause or occasion for; to lack; to require, as supply or +relief.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Other creatures all day long<BR> +Rove idle, unemployed, and less <i>need</i> rest.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; With another verb, <i>need</i> is used like an auxiliary, +generally in a negative sentence expressing requirement or +obligation, and in this use it undergoes no change of termination in +the third person singular of the present tense. "And the lender +<i>need</i> not fear he shall be injured." <i>Anacharsis (Trans. +).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Need</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be wanted; to be +necessary.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When we have done it, we have done all that is in our +power, and all that <i>needs</i>.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Need</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Of necessity. See +<u>Needs</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Need"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who needs +anything.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Need"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Full of need; in need or want; needy; distressing.</def> +[Archaic] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>needful</i> time of trouble.</blockquote> +<i>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Necessary for supply or relief; +requisite.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All things <i>needful</i> for defense +abound.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Need"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Need"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Need"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [From +<u>Needy</u>.] <def>In a needy condition or manner; +necessarily.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Need"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +quality of being needy; want; poverty; indigence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nee"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nedle</i>, AS. +<i>n&?;dl</i>; akin to D. <i>neald</i>, OS. <i>nādla</i>, G. +<i>nadel</i>, OHG. <i>nādal</i>, <i>nādala</i>, Icel. +<i>nāl</i>, Sw. <i>nål</i>, Dan. <i>naal</i>, and also to +G. <i>nähen</i> to sew, OHG. <i>nājan</i>, L. <i>nere</i> +to spin, Gr. &?;, and perh. to E. <i>snare</i>: cf. Gael. & Ir. +<i>snathad</i> needle, Gael. <i>snath</i> thread, G. <i>schnur</i> +string, cord.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small instrument of steel, +sharply pointed at one end, with an eye to receive a thread, -- used +in sewing.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; In some needles(as for sewing machines) the eye is at the +pointed end, but in ordinary needles it is at the blunt end.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>See <i>Magnetic needle</i>, under +<u>Magnetic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A slender rod or wire used in knitting; a +knitting needle; also, a hooked instrument which carries the thread +or twine, and by means of which knots or loops are formed in the +process of netting, knitting, or crocheting.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the needle-shaped +secondary leaves of pine trees. See <u>Pinus</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Any slender, pointed object, like a +needle, as a pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Dipping needle</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Dipping</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Needle bar</b></col>, <cd>the +reciprocating bar to which the needle of a sewing machine is +attached.</cd> -- <col><b>Needle beam</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, +<cd>to shoring, the horizontal cross timber which goes through the +wall or a pier, and upon which the weight of the wall rests, when a +building is shored up to allow of alterations in the lower part.</cd> +-- <col><b>Needle furze</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a prickly +leguminous plant of Western Europe; the petty whin (<i>Genista +Anglica</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Needle gun</b></col>, <cd>a firearm +loaded at the breech with a cartridge carrying its own fulminate, +which is exploded by driving a slender needle, or pin, into it.</cd> +-- <col><b>Needle loom</b></col> <i>(Weaving)</i>, <cd>a loom in +which the weft thread is carried through the shed by a long eye- +pointed needle instead of by a shuttle.</cd> -- <col><b>Needle +ore</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>acicular bismuth; a sulphide of +bismuth, lead, and copper occuring in acicular crystals; -- called +also <i>aikinite</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Needle shell</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a sea urchin.</cd> -- <col><b>Needle +spar</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>aragonite.</cd> -- <col><b>Needle +telegraph</b></col>, <cd>a telegraph in which the signals are given +by the deflections of a magnetic needle to the right or to the left +of a certain position.</cd> -- <col><b>Sea needle</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the garfish.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nee"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To form in the +shape of a needle; as, to <i>needle</i> crystals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nee"dle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To form needles; to +crystallize in the form of needles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nee"dle*book`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A book- +shaped needlecase, having leaves of cloth into which the needles are +stuck.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nee"dle*case`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A case to +keep needles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nee"dle*fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The European great +pipefish (<i>Siphostoma, or Syngnathus, acus</i>); -- called also +<i>earl</i>, and <i>tanglefish</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>The garfish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>nee"dle*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>needlefuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much thread as is used in +a needle at one time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nee"dle-pointed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pointed +as needles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nee"dler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who makes or +uses needles; also, a dealer in needles.</def> <i>Piers +Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nee"dless</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having no need.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Weeping into the <i>needless</i> stream.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not wanted; unnecessary; not requisite; +as, <i>needless</i> labor; <i>needless</i> expenses.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Without sufficient cause; groundless; +causeless.</def> "<i>Needless</i> jealousy." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Need"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Need"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Nee"dle*stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>Natrolite; -- called also <i>needle zeolite</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nee"dle*wom`an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Needlewomen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A woman who does +needlework; a seamstress.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nee"dle*work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Work executed with a needle; sewed work; +sewing; embroidery; also, the business of a seamstress.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The combination of timber and plaster +making the outside framework of some houses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nee"dly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a needle or +needles; as, a <i>needly</i> horn; a <i>needly</i> beard.</def> +<i>R. D. Blackmore.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Need"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>n&ymacr;dlice</i>. See <u>Need</u>.] <def>Necessarily; of +necessity.</def> [Obs.] <i>hak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Need"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Something needed +or wanted.</def> <i>pl.</i> <def>Outfit; necessary luggage.</def> +[Archaic] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Carrying each his <i>needments</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Needs</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Orig. gen. of +<i>need</i>, used as an adverb. Cf. <u>-wards</u>.] <def>Of +necessity; necessarily; indispensably; -- often with <i>must</i>, and +equivalent to <i>of need</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A man must <i>needs</i> love mauger his +head.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And he must <i>needs</i> go through +Samaria.</blockquote> <i>John iv. 4.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He would <i>needs</i> know the cause of his +reulse.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Needs"cost`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Of +necessity.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Needs"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Of necessity.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Need"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Needier</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Neediest</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Distressed by want of the means of living; very poor; indigent; +necessitous.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou shalt open thy hand wide unto thy brother, to thy +poor, and to thy <i>needy</i> in thy land.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xv. +11.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Spare the blushes of <i>needly</i> merit.</blockquote> +<i>Dr. T. Dwight.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Necessary; requisite.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Corn to make your <i>needy</i> bread.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Neeld</hw> (?), <hw>Neele</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[See <u>Needle</u>.] <def>A needle.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neel"ghau</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Nylghau</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neem" tree`</hw> (?). [Hind. <i>nīm</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>An Asiatic name for <i>Melia Azadirachta</i>, and <i>M. +Azedarach</i>. See <u>Margosa</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neer</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. & a.</i></pos> <def>Nearer.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne'er</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>a contraction +of <u>Never</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neese</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Neesed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Neesing</u>.] [OE. <i>nesen</i>; akin to D. <i>niezen</i>, G. +<i>niesen</i>, Icel. <i>hnjōsa</i>.] <def>To sneeze.</def> +[Obs.] [Written also <i>neeze</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nees"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Sneezing.</def> +[Obs.] "By his <i>neesings</i> a light doth shine." <i>Job xli. +18.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne` ex"e*at</hw> (?). [L. <i>ne exeat regno</i> let him not +go out of the kingdom.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A writ to restrain a person +from leaving the country, or the jurisdiction of the court. The writ +was originally applicable to purposes of state, but is now an +ordinary process of courts of equity, resorted to for the purpose of +obtaining bail, or security to abide a decree.</def> +<i>Kent.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nef</hw> (?; F. &?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Nave</u>.] <def>The nave of a church.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ne"fand</hw> (?), <hw>Ne*fan"dous</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nefandus</i> not to be spoken; <i>ne</i> +not + <i>fari</i> to speak.] <def>Unfit to speak of; unmentionable; +impious; execrable.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Nefand</i> adominations." +<i>Sheldon.</i> "<i>Nefandous</i> high treason." <i>Cotton +Mather.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*fa"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nefarius</i>, fr. <i>nefas</i> crime, wrong; <i>ne</i> not + +<i>fas</i> divine law; akin to <i>fari</i> to speak. See <u>No</u>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos>, and <u>Fate</u>.] <def>Wicked in the extreme; +abominable; iniquitous; atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably +vile.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Iniquitous; detestable; horrible; heinious; +atrocious; infamous; impious. See <u>Iniquitous</u>.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Ne*fa"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Ne*fa"ri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne"fasch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any fish of the genus <i>Distichodus</i>. Several large species +inhabit the Nile.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"fast</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nefastus</i>.] +<def>Wicked.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>negatio</i>, +fr. <i>negare</i> to say no, to deny; <i>ne</i> not + the root of +<i>aio</i> I say; cf. Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>ah</i> to say; cf. F. +<i>négation</i>. See <u>No</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>, and +cf. <u>Adage</u>, <u>Deny</u>, <u>Renegade</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of denying; assertion of the nonreality or +untruthfulness of anything; declaration that something is not, or has +not been, or will not be; denial; -- the opposite of +<i>affirmation</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our assertions and <i>negations</i> should be yea and +nay.</blockquote> <i>Rogers.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>Description or definition +by denial, exclusion, or exception; statement of what a thing is not, +or has not, from which may be inferred what it is or has.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neg"a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>négatif</i>, L. <i>negativus</i>, fr. <i>negare</i> to +deny. See <u>Negation</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Denying; +implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; +returning the answer <i>no</i> to an inquiry or request; refusing +assent; as, a <i>negative</i> answer; a <i>negative</i> opinion; -- +opposed to <i>affirmative</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If thou wilt confess,<BR> +Or else be impudently <i>negative</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Denying me any power of a <i>negative</i> +voice.</blockquote> <i>Eikon Basilike.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Something between an affirmative bow and a +<i>negative</i> shake.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not positive; without affirmative +statement or demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of +something; privative; as, a <i>negative</i> argument; a +<i>negative</i> morality; <i>negative</i> criticism.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There in another way of denying Christ, . . . which is +<i>negative</i>, when we do not acknowledge and confess +him.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>Asserting absence of +connection between a subject and a predicate; as, a <i>negative</i> +proposition.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Photog.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a +picture upon glass or other material, in which the lights and shades +of the original, and the relations of right and left, are +reversed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Metalloidal; nonmetallic; - +- contracted with <i>positive</i> or <i>basic</i>; as, the nitro +group is <i>negative</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; This word, derived from <i>electro-negative</i>, is now +commonly used in a more general sense, when <i>acidiferous</i> is the +intended signification.</p> + +<p><col><b>Negative crystal</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A +cavity in a mineral mass, having the form of a crystal</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A crystal which has the power of negative +double refraction. See <u>refraction</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>negative +electricity</b></col> <i>(Elec.)</i>, <cd>the kind of electricity +which is developed upon resin or ebonite when rubbed, or which +appears at that pole of a voltaic battery which is connected with the +plate most attacked by the exciting liquid; -- formerly called +<i>resinous electricity</i>. Opposed to <i>positive electricity</i>. +Formerly, according to Franklin's theory of a single electric fluid, +negative electricity was supposed to be electricity in a degree below +saturation, or the natural amount for a given body. see +<u>Electricity</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Negative eyepiece</b></col>. +<i>(Opt.)</i> <cd>see under <u>Eyepiece</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Negative +quantity</b></col> <i>(Alg.)</i>, <cd>a quantity preceded by the +negative sign, or which stands in the relation indicated by this sign +to some other quantity. See <i>Negative sign</i> (below).</cd> -- +<col><b>Negative rotation</b></col>, <cd>right-handed rotation. See +<u>Right-handed</u>, 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Negative sign</b></col>, +<cd>the sign -, or <i>minus</i> (opposed in signification to +, or +<i>plus</i>), indicating that the quantity to which it is prefixed is +to be subtracted from the preceding quantity, or is to be reckoned +from zero or cipher in the opposite direction to that of quanties +having the sign <i>plus</i> either expressed or understood; thus, in +<i>a - b</i>, <i>b</i> is to be substracted from <i>a</i>, or +regarded as opposite to it in value; and -10° on a thermometer +means 10° <i>below</i> the zero of the scale.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 969 !></p> + +<p><hw>Neg"a*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>négative</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A proposition by +which something is denied or forbidden; a conception or term formed +by prefixing the negative particle to one which is positive; an +opposite or contradictory term or conception.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This is a known rule in divinity, that there is no +command that runs in <i>negatives</i> but couches under it a positive +duty.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A word used in denial or refusal; as, +<i>not</i>, <i>no</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In Old England two or more negatives were often joined +together for the sake of emphasis, whereas now such expressions are +considered ungrammatical, being chiefly heard in iliterate speech. A +double negative is now sometimes used as nearly or quite equivalent +to an affirmative.</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>No</i> wine <i>ne</i> drank she, neither white nor +red.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>These eyes that never did <i>nor never</i> shall<BR> +So much as frown on you.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The refusal or withholding of assents; +veto.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If a kind without his kingdom be, in a civil sense, +nothing, then . . . his <i>negative</i> is as good as +nothing.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That side of a question which denies or +refuses, or which is taken by an opposing or denying party; the +relation or position of denial or opposition; as, the question was +decided in the <i>negative</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Photog.)</i> <def>A picture upon glass or +other material, in which the light portions of the original are +represented in some opaque material (usually reduced silver), and the +dark portions by the uncovered and transparent or semitransparent +ground of the picture.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; A <i>negative</i> is chiefly used for producing photographs +by means of the sun's light passing through it and acting upon +sensitized paper, thus producing on the paper a positive picture.</p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Elect.)</i> <def>The negative plate of a +voltaic or electrolytic cell.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Negative pregnant</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a negation +which implies an affirmation.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Neg"a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Negatived</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Negativing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To prove +unreal or untrue; to disprove.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The omission or infrequency of such recitals does not +<i>negative</i> the existence of miracles.</blockquote> +<i>Paley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To reject by vote; to refuse to enact or +sanction; as, the Senate <i>negatived</i> the bill.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To neutralize the force of; to +counteract.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neg"a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>In a negative manner; with or by denial.</def> "He answered +<i>negatively</i>." <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In the form of speech implying the absence +of something; -- opposed to <i>positively</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I shall show what this image of God in man is, +<i>negatively</i>, by showing wherein it does not consist, and +positively, by showing wherein it does consist.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Negatively</b></col> <col><b>charged or +electrified</b></col> <i>(Elec.)</i>, <cd>having a charge of the kind +of electricity called <i>negative</i>.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Neg"a*tive*ness</hw>, <hw>Neg`a*tiv"i*ty</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state of being +negative.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neg"a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>negatorius</i>: cf. F. <i>négatorie</i>.] <def>Expressing +denial; belonging to negation; negative.</def> <i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Neg"i*noth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Heb. +<i>n&ebreve;gīnōth</i>.] <i>(Script.)</i> <def>Stringed +instruments.</def> <i>Dr. W. Smith.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To the chief musician on <i>Neginoth</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Ps. iv. 9heading).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neg*lect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Neglected</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Neglecting</u>.] [L. <i>neglectus</i>, p. p. of <i>neglegere</i> +(<i>negligere</i>) to disregard, neglect, the literal sense prob. +neing, not to pick up; <i>nec</i> not, nor (fr. <i>ne</i> not + <i>- +que</i>, a particle akin to Goth. <i>-h</i>, <i>-uh</i>, and prob. to +E. <i>who</i>; cf. Goth. <i>nih</i> nor) + L. <i>legere</i> to pick +up, gather. See <u>No</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>, <u>Legend</u>, +<u>Who</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not to attend to with due care +or attention; to forbear one's duty in regard to; to suffer to pass +unimproved, unheeded, undone, etc.; to omit; to disregard; to slight; +as, to <i>neglect</i> duty or business; to <i>neglect</i> to pay +debts.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I hope<BR> +My absence doth <i>neglect</i> no great designs.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This, my long suffering and my day of grace,<BR> +Those who <i>neglect</i> and scorn shall never taste.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To omit to notice; to forbear to treat +with attention or respect; to slight; as, to <i>neglect</i> +strangers.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To slight; overlook; disregard; disesteem; contemn. +See <u>Slight</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Neg*lect"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>neglectus</i>. See +<u>Neglect</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Omission of proper attention; avoidance or disregard of duty, +from heedlessness, indifference, or willfulness; failure to do, use, +or heed anything; culpable disregard; as, <i>neglect</i> of business, +of health, of economy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame,<BR> +Or our <i>neglect</i>, we lost her as we came.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Omission if attention or civilities; +slight; as, <i>neglect</i> of strangers.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Habitual carelessness; +negligence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Age breeds <i>neglect</i> in all.</blockquote> +<i>Denham.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The state of being disregarded, slighted, +or neglected.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Rescue my poor remains from vile +<i>neglect</i>.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Negligence; inattention; disregard; disesteem; +remissness; indifference. See <u>Negligence</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Neg*lect"ed*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being neglected.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neg*lect"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +neglects.</def> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neg*lect"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of +neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive; +indifferent.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A cold and <i>neglectful</i> countenance.</blockquote> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Though the Romans had no great genius for trade, yet +they were not entirely <i>neglectful</i> of it.</blockquote> +<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Neg*lect"ful*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Neg*lect"ful*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Neg*lect"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Carelessly; +heedlessly.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neg*lec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>neglectio</i>.] <def>The state of being negligent; +negligence.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neg*lect"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Neglectful.</def> [R.] "<i>Neglective</i> of their own +children." <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neg`li*gee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>négligé</i>, fr. <i>négliger</i> to neglect, +L. <i>negligere</i>. See <u>Neglect</u>.] <def>An easy, unceremonious +attire; undress; also, a kind of easy robe or dressing gown worn by +women.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neg"li*gence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>négligence</i>, L. <i>negligentia</i>.] <def>The quality or +state of being negligent; lack of due diligence or care; omission of +duty; habitual neglect; heedlessness.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An act or instance of negligence or +carelessness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>remarking his beauties, . . . I must also point out +his <i>negligences</i> and defects.</blockquote> <i>Blair.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>The omission of the care +usual under the circumstances, being convertible with the Roman +<i>culpa</i>. A specialist is bound to higher skill and diligence in +his specialty than one who is not a specialist, and liability for +negligence varies acordingly.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Contributory negligence</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Contributory</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Neglect; inattention; heedlessness; disregard; +slight. -- <u>Negligence</u>, <u>Neglect</u>. These two words are +freely interchanged in our older writers; but a distinction has +gradually sprung up between them. As now generally used, +<i>negligence</i> is the habit, and <i>neglect</i> the act, of +leaving things undone or unattended to. We are <i>negligent</i> as a +general trait of character; we are guilty of <i>neglect</i> in +particular cases, or in reference to individuals who had a right to +our attentions.</p> + +<p><hw>Neg"li*gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>négligent</i>, L. <i>negligens</i>,p. pr. of +<i>negligere</i>. See <u>Neglect</u>.] <def>Apt to neglect; +customarily neglectful; characterized by negligence; careless; +heedless; culpably careless; showing lack of attention; as, disposed +in <i>negligent</i> order.</def> "Be thou <i>negligent</i> of fame." +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He that thinks he can afford to be <i>negligent</i> is +not far from being poor.</blockquote> <i>Rambler.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Careles; heedless; neglectful; regardless; +thoughtless; indifferent; inattentive; remiss.</p> + +<p><hw>Neg"li*gent*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +negligent manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neg"li*gi*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>négligible</i>, <i>négligeable</i>.] <def>That may +neglected, disregarded, or left out of consideration.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Within very <i>negligible</i> limits of +error.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. Herschel.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*goce"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>négoce</i>. See <u>Negotiate</u>.] <def>Business; +occupation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*go`ti*a*bil"i*ty</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +F. <i>négociabilité</i>.] <def>The quality of being +negotiable or transferable by indorsement.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*go"ti*a*ble</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>négotiable</i>. See <u>Negotiate</u>.] <def>Capable of +being negotiated; transferable by assignment or indorsement to +another person; as, a <i>negotiable</i> note or bill of +exchange.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Negotiable paper</b></col>, <cd>any commercial paper +transferable by sale or delivery and indorsement, as bills of +exchange, drafts, checks, and promissory notes.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*go"ti*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>negotians</i>, prop. p. pr. of <i>negotiari</i>: cf. F. +<i>négociant</i>.] <def>A negotiator.</def> [R.] <i>Sir W. +Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*go"ti*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>negotiatus</i>, p. p. of <i>negotiari</i>, fr. <i>negotium</i> +business; <i>nec</i> not + <i>otium</i> leisure. Cf. +<u>Neglect</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To transact business; to +carry on trade.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hammond.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To treat with another respecting purchase +and sale or some business affair; to bargain or trade; as, to +<i>negotiate</i> with a man for the purchase of goods or a +farm.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, +league, or convention; to treat with, respecting peace or commerce; +to conduct communications or conferences.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He that <i>negotiates</i> between God and man<BR> +Is God's ambassador.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To intrigue; to scheme.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*go"ti*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Negotiated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Negotiating</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To carry on +negotiations concerning; to procure or arrange for by negotiation; +as, to <i>negotiate</i> peace, or an exchange.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Constantinople had <i>negotiated</i> in the isles of +the Archipelago . . . the most indispensable supplies.</blockquote> +<i>Gibbon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To transfer for a valuable consideration +under rules of commercial law; to sell; to pass.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The notes were not <i>negotiated</i> to them in the +usual course of business or trade.</blockquote> <i>Kent.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*go`ti*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>negotiatio</i>: cf. F. <i>négociation</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of negotiating; a treating +with another respecting sale or purchase. etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, mercantile business; trading.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Who had lost, with these prizes, forty thousand +pounds, after twenty years' <i>negotiation</i> in the East +Indies.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The transaction of business between +nations; the mutual intercourse of governments by diplomatic agents, +in making treaties, composing difference, etc.; as, the +<i>negotiations</i> at Ghent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An important negotiation with foreign +powers.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*go"ti*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.: cf. F. +<i>négociateur</i>.] <def>One who negotiates; a person who +treats with others, either as principal or agent, in respect to +purchase and sale, or public compacts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*go"ti*a*to*ry</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of +or pertaining to negotiation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*go`ti*a"trix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>A +woman who negotiates.</def> <i>Miss Edgeworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*go`ti*os"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>negotiositas</i>.] <def>The state of being busy; multitude of +business.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ne*go"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>negotiosus</i>.] <def>Very busy; attentive to business; +active.</def> [R.] <i>D. Rogers.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*go"tious*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being busily occupied; activity.</def> [R.] <i>D. Rogers.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"gress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Negresses</b></plw> (&?;). [Cf. F. <i>négrese</i>, +fem. of <i>négre</i> a negro. See <u>Negro</u>.] <def>A black +woman; a female negro.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne*gri"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., blackish, +fem. of <i>negrito</i>, dim. of <i>negro</i> black.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A blackish fish (<i>Hypoplectrus +nigricans</i>), of the Sea-bass family. It is a native of the West +Indies and Florida.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*grit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to negroes; composed of negroes.</def> <i>Keary.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*gri"tos</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing +<singw><b>Negrito</b></singw> (&?;). [Sp., dim. of <i>negro</i> +black.] <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A degraded Papuan race, inhabiting +Luzon and some of the other east Indian Islands. They resemble +negroes, but are smaller in size. They are mostly nomads.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"gro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Negroes</b></plw> (&?;). [Sp. or Pg. <i>negro</i>, fr. +<i>negro</i> black, L. <i>niger</i>; perh. akin to E. <i>night</i>.] +<def>A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark +persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical Africa, and are +distinguished by crisped or curly hair, flat noses, and thick +protruding lips; also, any black person of unmixed African blood, +wherever found.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"gro</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +negroes; black.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Negro bug</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a minute +black bug common on the raspberry and blackberry. It produced a very +disagreeable flavor.</cd> -- <col><b>negro corn</b></col>, <cd>the +Indian millet or durra; -- so called in the West Indies. see +<u>Durra</u>.</cd> <i>McElrath.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Negro fly</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a black +dipterous fly (<i>Psila rosæ</i>) which, in the larval state, +is injurious to carrots; -- called also <i>carrot fly</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Negro head</b></col> <i>(Com.)</i>, <cd>Cavendish +tobacco.</cd> [Cant] <i>McElrath.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Negro monkey</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +moor monkey.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"groid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Negro</i> + <i>- +oid</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Characteristic of the +negro.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling the negro or negroes; of or +pertaining to those who resemble the negro.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"gro*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Negroid</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"gus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A beverage made of +wine, water, sugar, nutmeg, and lemon juice; -- so called, it is +said, from its first maker, Colonel <i>Negus</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne"hi*loth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Heb.] +<i>(Script.)</i> <def>A term supposed to mean, perforated wind +instruments of music, as pipes or flutes.</def> <i>Ps. v. +(heading).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*hush"tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb.] <def>A thing +of brass; -- the name under which the Israelites worshiped the brazen +serpent made by Moses.</def> <i>2 Kings xviii. 4.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Neif</hw>, <hw>Neife</hw> } (nēf), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>neïf</i>, <i>naïf</i>, a born +serf, fr. L. <i>nativus</i> born, imparted by birth. See +<u>Native</u>.] <def>A woman born in the state of villeinage; a +female serf.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Neif</hw>, <hw>Neaf</hw> (nēf), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Icel. <i>hnefi</i>; akin to Dan. <i>næve</i>, Sw. +<i>näfve</i>.] <def>The fist.</def> [Obs.] "I kiss thy +<i>neif</i>." "Give me your <i>neaf</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neigh</hw> (nā), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Neighed</u> (nād); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Neighing</u>.] [OE. <i>neien</i>, AS. +<i>hn&aemacr;gan</i>, prob. of imitative origin; cf. MHG. +<i>nēgen</i>, Icel. <i>hneggja</i>, <i>gneggja</i>, Sw. +<i>gnägga</i>. Cf. <u>Nag</u> a horse.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To utter the cry of the horse; to whinny.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To scoff or sneer; to jeer.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Neighed</i> at his nakedness.</blockquote> <i>Beau. +& Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neigh</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The cry of a horse; a +whinny.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neigh"bor</hw> (nā"b&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[OE. <i>neighebour</i>, AS. <i>neáhgebūr</i>; +<i>neáh</i> nigh + <i>gebūr</i> a dweller, farmer; akin +to D. <i>nabuur</i>, G. <i>nachbar</i>, OHG. +<i>nāhgibūr</i>. See <u>Nigh</u>, and <u>Boor</u>.] +[Spelt also <i>neighbour</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A person who +lives near another; one whose abode is not far off.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Masters, my good friends, mine honest +<i>neighbors</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who is near in sympathy or +confidence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Buckingham<BR> +No more shall be the <i>neighbor</i> to my counsel.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly +kindness; hence, one of the human race; a fellow being.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was +<i>neighbor</i> unto him that fell among the thieves?</blockquote> +<i>Luke x. 36.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The gospel allows no such term as "stranger;" makes +every man my <i>neighbor</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neigh"bor</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Near to another; +adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring.</def> "The <i>neighbor</i> +cities." <i>Jer. l. 40.</i> "The <i>neighbor</i> room." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>neigh"bor</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Neighbored</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n</i></pos> +<u>Neighboring</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To adjoin; to border on; +tobe near to.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Leisurely ascending hills that <i>neighbor</i> the +shore.</blockquote> <i>Sandys.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To associate intimately with.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neigh"bor</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To dwell in the +vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be near.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>A copse that <i>neighbors</i> by.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neigh"bor*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also +<i>neighbourhood</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or +condition of being a neighbor; the state of being or dwelling near; +proximity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Then the prison and the palace were in awful +<i>neighborhood</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ld. Lytton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A place near; vicinity; adjoining +district; a region the inhabitants of which may be counted as +neighbors; as, he lives in my <i>neighborhood</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The inhabitants who live in the vicinity +of each other; as, the fire alarmed all the +<i>neiborhood</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The disposition becoming a neighbor; +neighborly kindness or good will.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jer. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Vicinity; vicinage; proximity. -- +<u>Neighborhood</u>, <u>Vicinity</u>. <i>Neighborhood</i> is Anglo- +Saxon, and <i>vicinity</i> is Latin. <i>Vicinity</i> does not +commonly denote so close a connection as <i>neighborhood</i>. A +<i>neighborhood</i> is a more immediate <i>vicinity.</i> The houses +immediately adjoining a square are in the <i>neighborhood</i> of that +square; those which are somewhat further removed are also in the +<i>vicinity</i> of the square.</p> + +<p><hw>Neigh"bor*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Living or being +near; adjacent; as, the <i>neighboring</i> nations or +countries.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neigh"bor*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being neighborly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neigh"bor*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Also written +<i>neighbourly</i>.] <def>Appropriate to the relation of neighbors; +having frequent or familiar intercourse; kind; civil; social; +friendly.</def> -- <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a neighborly +manner.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Judge if this be <i>neighborly</i> +dealing.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neigh"bor*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being neighbors.</def> [R.] <i>J. Bailie.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Neis"hout</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From D. +<i>niezen</i> to sneeze + <i>hout</i> wood.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The +mahogany-like wood of the South African tree <i>Pteroxylon utile</i>, +the sawdust of which causes violent sneezing (whence the name). Also +called <i>sneezewood</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nei"ther</hw> (? or ?; 277), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>neiter</i>, <i>nother</i>, <i>nouther</i>, AS. +<i>nāwðer</i>, <i>nāhwæðer</i>; +<i>nā</i> never, not + <i>hwæðer</i> whether. The +word has followed the form of <i>either</i>. See <u>No</u>, and +<u>Whether</u>, and cf. <u>Neuter</u>, <u>Nor</u>.] <def>Not either; +not the one or the other.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Which of them shall I take?<BR> +Both? one? or <i>neither</i>? <i>Neither</i> can be enjoyed,<BR> +If both remain alive.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He <i>neither</i> loves,<BR> +Nor either cares for him.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nei"ther</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <def>not either; +generally used to introduce the first of two or more coördinate +clauses of which those that follow begin with <i>nor</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fight <i>neither</i> with small nor great, save only +with the king.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings xxii. 31.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hadst thou been firm and fixed in thy dissent,<BR> +<i>Neither</i> had I transgressed, nor thou with me.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When she put it on, she made me vow<BR> +That I should <i>neither</i> sell, nor give, nor lose +it.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Neither</i> was formerly often used where we now use +<i>nor</i>. "For neither circumcision, <i>neither</i> uncircumcision +is anything at all." <i>Tyndale.</i> "Ye shall not eat of it, +<i>neither</i> shall ye touch it." <i>Gen. iii. 3.</i> <i>Neither</i> +is sometimes used colloquially at the end of a clause to enforce a +foregoing negative (<i>nor</i>, <i>not</i>, <i>no</i>). "He is very +tall, but not too tall <i>neither</i>." <i>Addison.</i> " ‘I +care not for his thrust' ‘No, nor I <i>neither</i>.'" +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Not so neither</b></col>, <cd>by no means.</cd> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne*lum"bo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ceylonese word.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of great water lilies. The North American +species is <i>Nelumbo lutea</i>, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, +<i>N. speciosa</i>.</def> [Written also <i>Nelumbium</i>.]</p> + +<p><! p. 970 !></p> + +<p><hw>Nem"a*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nema</i> +thread, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to spin.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Having the form +of threads; fibrous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nem"a*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; thread + +<i>-lite</i>: cf. F. <i>némalite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A +fibrous variety of brucite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nem`a*tel"mi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nemathelminthes</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nem`a*the"ci*um</hw> (? or &?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Nemathecia</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a +thread + &?; a box.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A peculiar kind of +fructification on certain red algæ, consisting of an external +mass of filaments at length separating into tetraspores.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Nem`a*thel*min"thes</hw> (?), +<hw>||Nem`a*tel*min"thes</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. +See <u>Nemato-</u>, and <u>Helminthes</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>An ordr of helminths, including the Nematoidea and Gordiacea; +the roundworms.</def> [Written also <i>Nematelminthea</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nem"a*to-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form from Gr. +<grk>nh^ma</grk>, <grk>nh`matos</grk>, a thread.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nem"a*to*blast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nemato-</i> ++ <i>-blast</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A spermatocyte or +spermoblast.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nem`a*to*ca"lyx</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nematocalyces</b></plw> (#), E. -<plw><b>calyxes</b></plw> +(#). [NL. See <u>Nemato-</u>, and <u>Calyx</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>One of a peculiar kind of cups, or calicles, found upon hydroids +of the family <i>Plumularidæ</i>. They contain nematocysts. See +<u>Plumularia</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nem`a*toc"e*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?;, &?;, a thread + <grk>ke`ras</grk> horn.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A suborder of dipterous insects, having long antennæ, as +the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; -- called also +<i>Nemocera</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nem"a*to*cyst</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nemato-</i> + +<i>cyst</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A lasso cell, or thread cell. +See <u>Lasso cell</u>, under <u>Lasso</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nem"a*tode</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nematoid</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nem"a*to*gene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nemato-</i> + +root of Gr. &?; to be born.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the +dimorphic forms of the species of Dicyemata, which produced vermiform +embryos; -- opposed to <i>rhombogene</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nem`a*tog"nath</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the Nematognathi.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nem`a*tog"na*thi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>nemato-</u>, and <u>Gnathic</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An +order of fishes having barbels on the jaws. It includes the +catfishes, or siluroids. See <u>Siluroid</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nem"a*toid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Nemato-</i> + +<i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Nematoidea.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Nematoidea. +See <i>Illustration</i> in Appendix.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nem`a*toi"de*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?;, &?;, thread + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An +order of worms, having a long, round, and generally smooth body; the +roundworms. They are mostly parasites. Called also <i>Nematodea</i>, +and <i>Nematoda</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The trichina, stomach worm, and pinworm of man belong to +this group. See also <i>Vinegar eel</i>, under <u>Vinegar</u>, and +<u>Gapeworm</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Nem`a*toid"e*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Nematoid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nem`a*toph"o*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?;, &?;, a thread + &?; to bear.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same +as <u>Cœlenterata</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"me*an</hw> (nē"m&esl;*<i>a</i>n; 277), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Nemeus</i>, fr. <i>Nemea</i>, Gr. +<grk>Neme`h</grk>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Nemea, in Argolis, where +the ancient Greeks celebrated games, and Hercules killed a +lion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*mer"te*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Nemertina.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Nemertina.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne*mer"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>nhmerth`s</grk> unerring.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of +Nemertina.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*mer"ti*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Nemertean.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*mer"tid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Nemertean.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne*mer"ti*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Nemertina.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nem`er*ti"na</hw> (n&ebreve;m`&etilde;r*tī"n&adot;), +<pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Nemrtes</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An order of helminths usually having a long, +slender, smooth, often bright-colored body, covered with minute +vibrating cilia; -- called also <i>Nemertea</i>, <i>Nemertida</i>, +and <i>Rhynchocœla</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The mouth is beneath the head, and the straight intestine +at the posterior end. They have a very singular long tubular +proboscis, which can be everted from a pore in the front of the head. +Their nervous system and blood vessels are well developed. Some of +the species become over one hundred feet long. They are mostly marine +and seldom parasitic; a few inhabit fresh water. The two principal +divisions are Anopla and Enopla.</p> + +<p><hw>Nem"e*sis</hw> (n&ebreve;m"&esl;*s&ibreve;s), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. <grk>Ne`mesis</grk>, orig., +distribution, fr. <grk>ne`mein</grk> to distribute. See +<u>Nomad</u>.] <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>The goddess of retribution +or vengeance; hence, retributive justice personified; divine +vengeance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This is that ancient doctrine of <i>nemesis</i> who +keeps watch in the universe, and lets no offense go +unchastised.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*moph"i*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Nemophily</u>.] <def>One who is fond of forest or forest scenery; +a haunter of the woods.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ne*moph"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>ne`mos</grk> wooded pasture, glade + <grk>filei^n</grk> to +love.] <def>Fondness for forest scenery; love of the woods.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nem"o*ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nemoralis</i>, +fr. <i>nemus</i>, <i>nemoris</i>, a wood or grove: cf. F. +<i>némoral</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a wood or +grove.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nem"o*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nemorosus</i>.] <def>Woody.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Paradise itself was but a kind of <i>nemorous</i> +temple.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nemp"ne</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nemnan</i> +to name or call. See <u>Name</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>To name +or call.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nempt</hw> (?), <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> of <u>Nempne</u>. +<def>Called; named.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nems</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The ichneumon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nenia</i>, +<i>naenia</i>.] <def>A funeral song; an elegy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nen"u*phar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>nénufar</i>: cf. Sp. <i>nenúfar</i>, It. +<i>nenufár</i>; all fr. Per. <i>nīl&?;far</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The great white water lily of Europe; the +<i>Nymphæa alba</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"o-</hw> (&?;). [Gr. &?; youthful, new. See <u>New</u>.] +<def>A prefix meaning <i>new</i>, <i>recent</i>, <i>late</i>; and in +chemistry designating specifically that variety of metameric +hydrocarbons which, when the name was applied, had been +<i>recently</i> classified, and in which at least one carbon atom in +connected directly with four other carbon atoms; -- contrasted with +<i>normal</i> and <i>iso-</i>; as, <i>neo</i>pentane; the +<i>neo</i>paraffins. Also used adjectively.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne`o*car"i*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; new + &?;, &?;, a kind of crustacean.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The modern, or true, Crustacea, as distinguished from the +Merostomata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"o*cene</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + Gr. +&?; new.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>More recent than the Eocene, that is, +including both the Miocene and Pliocene divisions of the +Tertiary.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o-Chris*tian"i*ty</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Neo-</i> + <i>Christianity</i>.] <def>Rationalism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*co"mi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<i>Neocomium</i>, the Latin name of Neuchatel, in Switzerland, where +these rocks occur.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A term applied to the lowest +deposits of the Cretaceous or chalk formation of Europe, being the +lower greensand.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*co"mi*an</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the lower greensand.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*cos"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + +<i>cosmic</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the universe in its present +state; specifically, pertaining to the races of men known to +history.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*oc"ra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i>+ <i>- +cracy</i>, as in <i>aristocracy</i>.] <def>Government by new or +inexperienced hands; upstart rule; raw or untried +officials.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*od"a*mode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; new ++ &?;, <grk>dh`mos</grk>, the people + &?; shape.] <def>In ancient +Sparta, one of those Helots who were freed by the state in reward for +military service.</def> <i>Milford.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*dym"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. Dee <u>Neo- +</u>, and <u>Didymium</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An elementary +substance which forms one of the constituents of didymium. Symbol Nd. +Atomic weight 140.8.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*gæ"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + +Gr. &?; earth.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the New +World, or Western Hemisphere.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*og"a*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; newly +married.] <def>A person recently married.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"o*gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + <i>- +gen</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An alloy resembling silver, and +consisting chiefly of copper, zinc, and nickel, with small +proportions of tin, aluminium, and bismuth.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*og"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + +<i>-graphy</i>.] <def>A new method or system of writing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o-Lat"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + +<i>Latin</i>.] <def>Applied to the Romance languages, as being mostly +of Latin origin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*lith"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + +<i>-lith</i> + <i>-ic</i>.] <i>(Archæol. & Geol.)</i> <def>Of +or pertaining to, or designating, an era characterized by late +remains in stone.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>Neolithic</i> era includes the latter half of +the "Stone age;" the human relics which belong to it are associated +with the remains of animals not yet extinct. The kitchen middens of +Denmark, the lake dwellings of Switzerland, and the stockaded +islands, or "crannogs," of the British Isles, belong to this +era.</blockquote> <i>Lubbock.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*lo*gi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Neologic; +neological.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*lo"gi*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +neologist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*lo"gi*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Neologism.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ne`o*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Ne`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>néologique</i>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to neology; employing new words; of the nature of, or +containing, new words or new doctrines.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A genteel <i>neological</i> dictionary.</blockquote> +<i>Chesterfield.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*log"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +neological manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ol"o*gism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>néologisme</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The introduction +of new words, or the use of old words in a new sense.</def> <i>Mrs. +Browning.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A new word, phrase, or +expression.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A new doctrine; specifically, +rationalism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>néologiste</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who introduces +new words or new senses of old words into a language.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An innovator in any doctrine or system of +belief, especially in theology; one who introduces or holds doctrines +subversive of supernatural or revealed religion; a rationalist, so- +called.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ne*ol`o*gis"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Ne*ol`o*gis"tic*al</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to neology; +neological.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ol`o*gi*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +or process of neologizing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ol"o*gize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To introduce or use new words or terms or new +uses of old words.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To introduce innovations in doctrine, esp. +in theological doctrine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + <i>- +logy</i>: cf. F. <i>néologie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +introduction of a new word, or of words or significations, into a +language; as, the present nomenclature of chemistry is a remarkable +instance of <i>neology</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A new doctrine; esp. <i>(Theol.)</i>, a +doctrine at variance with the received interpretation of revealed +truth; a new method of theological interpretation; +rationalism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne`o*me"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;; &?; new + <grk>mh`n</grk> month.] <def>The time of the new moon; +the beginning of the month in the lunar calendar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne`o*me*noi"de*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. <i>Neomenia</i>, a representative genus (See <u>Neomenia</u>) + +<i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A division of vermiform +gastropod mollusks, without a shell, belonging to the +Isopleura.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"o*morph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + Gr. +&?; form.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A structure, part, or organ developed +independently, that is, not derived from a similar structure, part, +or organ, in a preexisting form.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"o*nism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Neologism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*no"mi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + +Gr. &?; law.] <def>One who advocates adheres to new laws; esp. one +who holds or believes that the gospel is a new law.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*no"mi*an</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to the Neonomians, or in accordance with their doctrines.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*no"mi*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +doctrines or belief of the neonomians.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"o*phyte</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>neophytis</i>, Gr. &?;, prop., newly planted; &?; new + &?; grown, +&?; that which has grown, a plant, fr. &?; to grow: cf. F. +<i>néophyte</i>. See <u>New</u>, and <u>Be</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A new convert or proselyte; -- a name given +by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to +such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted +to baptism, esp. to converts from heathenism or Judaism.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A novice; a tyro; a beginner in +anything.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne`o*pla"si*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; new + &?; to form, mold.] <i>(Physiol. & Med.)</i> <def>Growth or +development of new material; neoplasty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"o*plasm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Neoplasia</u>.] <i>(Physiol. & Med.)</i> <def>A new formation or +tissue, the product of morbid action.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*plas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol. & +Med.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to neoplasty, or neoplasia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"o*plas`ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Neoplasia</u>.] <i>(Physiol. & Med.)</i> <def>Restoration of a +part by granulation, adhesive inflammation, or autoplasty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*pla"ton"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, +pertaining to, or resembling, Neoplatonism or the +Neoplatonists.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*pla`to*ni"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +Neoplatonist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*pla"to*nism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + +<i>Platonism</i>.] <def>A pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, +of which Plotinus was the chief (<u>A. D.</u> 205-270), and which +sought to reconcile the Platonic and Aristotelian systems with +Oriental theosophy. It tended to mysticism and theurgy, and was the +last product of Greek philosophy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*pla"to*nist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +held to Neoplatonism; a member of the Neoplatonic school.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*ra"ma</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; temple ++ &?; a view.] <def>A panorama of the interior of a building, seen +from within.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*os"sine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>neossia`</grk> a bird's nest.] <def>The substance constituting +the edible bird's nest.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`os*sol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a young +bird + <i>-logy</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The study of young +birds.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ne`o*ter"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Ne`o*ter"ic*al</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>neotericus</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?;, compar. +of &?; young, new.] <def>Recent in origin; modern; new.</def> "Our +<i>neoteric</i> verbs." <i>Fitzed. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some being ancient, others +<i>neoterical</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*ter"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of modern +times; a modern.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neo`ter"ic*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Recently; newly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ot"er*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; +innovation] <def>An innovation or novelty; a neoteric word or +phrase.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ot"er*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One ho introduces +new word&?; or phrases.</def> <i>Fitzed Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*ot"er*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Neoterized</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Neoterized</u>.] [Gr. &?; to innovate.] <def>To innovate; to coin +or introduce new words.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Freely as we of the nineteenth century +<i>neoterize</i>.</blockquote> <i>fized. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*trop"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + +<i>tropical</i>.] <i>(Geog. & Zoöl.)</i> <def>Belonging to, or +designating, a region of the earth's surface which comprises most of +South America, the Antilles, and tropical North America.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`o*zo"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neo-</i> + Gr. +&?; life.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>More recent than the Paleozoic, -- +that is, including the Mesozoic and Cenozoic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nep</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. fr. +<i>Nepeta</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Catnip.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne"pa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nepa</i> +scorpion.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of aquatic hemipterous +insects. The species feed upon other insects and are noted for their +voracity; -- called also <i>scorpion bug</i> and <i>water +scorpion</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nep`au*lese"</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Nepaul, a kingdom in Northern Hindostan.</def> -- +<pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> <def>A native or natives of +Nepaul.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*pen"the</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Fr. Gr. &?; +removing all sorrow; hence, an epithet of an Egyptian drug which +lulled sorrow for the day; &?; not + &?; sorrow, grief.] <def>A drug +used by the ancients to give relief from pain and sorrow; -- by some +supposed to have been opium or hasheesh. Hence, anything soothing and +comforting.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Lulled with the sweet <i>nepenthe</i> of a +court.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Quaff, O quaff this kind <i>nepenthe</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Poe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*pen"thes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;. +See <u>Nepenthe</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Same as +<u>Nepenthe</u>.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of climbing plants +found in India, Malaya, etc., which have the leaves prolonged into a +kind of stout tendril terminating in a pitcherlike appendage, whence +the plants are often called <i>pitcher plants</i> and <i>monkey- +cups</i>. There are about thirty species, of which the best known is +<i>Nepenthes distillatoria</i>. See <u>Pitcher plant</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nep"e*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A genus of labiate plants, including the catnip and ground +ivy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neph"a*lism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; soberness, +fr. &?; sober, &?; to drink no wine: cf. F. +<i>néphalisme</i>.] <def>Total abstinence from spirituous +liquor.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 971 !></p> + +<p><hw>Neph"a*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>néphaliste</i>.] <def>One who advocates or practices +nephalism.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Neph"e*line</hw> (?), <hw>Neph"e*lite</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [gr. &?; cloud: cf. F. +<i>néphéline</i>. Cf. <u>Nebula</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy hexagonal crystals; +also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses having a greasy luster, +as the variety elæolite. It is a silicate of aluminia, soda, +and potash.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neph`e*lo*dom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a +cloud + &?; way + <i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Meteorol.)</i> <def>An +instrument for reckoning the distances or velocities of +clouds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neph`e*lom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a +cloud + <i>-meter</i>.] <def>An instrument for measuring or +registering the amount of cloudiness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neph"ew</hw> (n&ebreve;f"&usl;; <i>in England</i> +n&ebreve;v"&usl;; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>neveu</i>, +<i>nevou</i>, <i>nevu</i>, fr. F. <i>neveu</i>, OF. also, +<i>nevou</i>, L. <i>nepos</i>; akin to AS. <i>nefa</i>, D. +<i>neef</i>, G. <i>neffe</i>, OHG. <i>nevo</i>, Icel. <i>nefi</i> a +kinsman, Gr. <grk>ne`podes</grk>, pl., brood, young, Skr. +<i>nepāt</i> grandson, descendant. √262. Cf. +<u>Niece</u>, <u>Nepotism</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A grandson or +grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>But if any widow have children or <i>nephews</i> [Rev. +Ver. <i>grandchildren</i>].</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. v. 4.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If naturalists say true that <i>nephews</i> are often +liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers.</blockquote> +<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cousin.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The son of a brother or a sister, or of a +brother-in-law or sister-in-law.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Neph"i*lim</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Heb. +<i>n&ebreve;phīlīm</i>.] <def>Giants.</def> <i>Gen. vi. +4. Num. xiii. 33.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neph"o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a cloud + +<i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Meteorol.)</i> <def>An instrument for observing +the clouds and their velocity.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Ne*phral"gi*a</hw> (?), <hw>Ne*phral"gy</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>nephralgia</i>, fr. Gr. &?; a kidney + +&?; pain: cf. F. <i>néphralgie</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by pain in the +region of the kidneys without any structural lesion of the +latter.</def> <i>Quain.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*phrid"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl. & +Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a nephridium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne*phrid"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nephridia</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; of the +<i>kidneys</i>.] <i>(Zoöl. & Anat.)</i> <def>A segmental tubule; +one of the tubules of the primitive urinogenital organs; a segmental +organ. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Loeven's larva</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neph"rite</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>néphrite</i>. See <u>Nephritis</u>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A +hard compact mineral, of a dark green color, formerly worn as a +remedy for diseases of the kidneys, whence its name; kidney stone; a +kind of jade. See <u>Jade</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ne*phrit"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Ne*phrit"ic*al</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nephriticus</i>, Gr. &?;: cf. F. +<i>néphrétique</i>. See <u>Nephritis</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary +organs; renal; as, a <i>nephritic</i> disease.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Affected +with a disease of the kidneys; as, a <i>nephritic</i> patient.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Relieving disorders of the kidneys; +affecting the kidneys; as, a <i>nephritic</i> medicine.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nephritic stone</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>nephrite; +jade. See <u>Nephrite</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*phrit"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A +medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*phri"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?; +(sc. &?;), fr. &?; a kidney.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An inflammation of +the kidneys.</def></p> + +<p><hw>neph`ro*lith"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a +kidney + <i>-lith + ic</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to +gravel, or renal calculi.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*phrol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a kidney ++ <i>-logy</i>.] <def>A treatise on, or the science which treats of, +the kidneys, and their structure and functions.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neph"ro*stome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a kidney ++ mouth.] <i>(Zoöl. & Anat.)</i> <def>The funnel-shaped opening +of a nephridium into the body cavity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*phrot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a kidney ++ &?; to cut: cf. F. <i>néphrotomie</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> +<def>Extraction of stone from the kidney by cutting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nep"o*tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating +to a nephew.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*pot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>nepotism</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to nepotism.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>nepotic</i> ambition of the ruling +pontiff.</blockquote> <i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nep"o*tism</hw> (?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nepus</i>, <i>nepotus</i>, nephew: cf. F. <i>népotisme</i>. +See <u>Nephew</u>.] <def>Undue attachment to relations; favoritism +shown to members of one's family; bestowal of patronage in +consideration of relationship, rather than of merit or of legal +claim.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>From <i>nepotism</i> Alexander V. was safe; for he was +without kindred or relatives. But there was another perhaps more +fatal <i>nepotism</i>, which turned the tide of popularity against +him -- the <i>nepotism</i> of his order.</blockquote> +<i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nep"o*tist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +practices nepotism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nep"tune</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Neptunus</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. Myth.)</i> <def>The son of Saturn and +Ops, the god of the waters, especially of the sea. He is represented +as bearing a trident for a scepter.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The remotest known planet +of our system, discovered -- as a result of the computations of +Leverrier, of Paris -- by Galle, of Berlin, September 23, 1846. Its +mean distance from the sun is about 2,775,000,000 miles, and its +period of revolution is about 164,78 years.</def> +</p> + +<p><col><b>Neptune powder</b></col>, <cd>an explosive containing +nitroglycerin, -- used in blasting.</cd> -- <col><b>Neptune's +cup</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a very large, cup-shaped, +marine sponge (<i>Thalassema Neptuni</i>).</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nep*tu"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>Neptunius</i> belonging to Neptune: cf. F. <i>neptunien</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the ocean or +sea.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Formed by water or aqueous +solution; as, <i>Neptunian</i> rocks.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Neptunian races</b></col> <i>(Ethnol.)</i>, <cd>the Malay +and Polynesian races.</cd> -- <col><b>Neptunian theory</b></col> +<i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>the theory of Werner, which referred the +formation of all rocks and strata to the agency of water; -- opposed +to the <i>Plutonic</i> theory.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nep*tu"ni*an</hw> (?), <hw>Nep"tu*nist</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>neptinien</i>, <i>neptuniste</i>.] +<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>One who adopts the Neptunian theory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nep*tu`ni*cen"tric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Neptune</i> + <i>centric</i>.] <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>As seen from +Neptune, or having Neptune as a center; as, <i>Neptunicentric</i> +longitude or force.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nep*tu"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <def>A new +metallic element, of doubtful genuineness and uncertain +identification, said to exist in certain minerals, as +columbite.</def> <i>Hermann.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. & a.</i></pos> <def>Nearer.</def> +[Obs.] See <u>Nerre</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Nere</hw> (?). [Contr. fr. <i>ne were</i>.] <def>Were +not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"re*id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. +<plw><b>Nereids</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Nereides</b></plw> (#). [L. +<i>Nereis</i>, <i>-idis</i>, Gr. <grk>Nhrei:`s</grk> +<grk>Nhrhi:`s</grk>, <grk>i:`dos</grk>, a daughter of Nereus, a nymph +of the sea, fr. <grk>Nhrey`s</grk> Nereus, an ancient sea god; akin +to <grk>nhro`s</grk> wet, Skr. <i>nāra</i> water, cf. Gr. +<grk>na`ein</grk> to flow.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> +<def>A sea nymph, one of the daughters of Nereus, who were attendants +upon Neptune, and were represented as riding on sea horses, sometimes +with the human form entire, and sometimes with the tail of a +fish.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any species of Nereis. +The word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other +families.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne`re*id"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any annelid resembling Nereis, or of the +family <i>Lycoridæ</i> or allied families.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne"re*is</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nereides</b></plw> (#). [L.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Class. +Myth.)</i> <def>A Nereid. See <u>Nereid</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus, including +numerous species, of marine chætopod annelids, having a well- +formed head, with two pairs of eyes, antennæ, four pairs of +tentacles, and a protrusile pharynx, armed with a pair of hooked +jaws.</def> +</p> + +<p><hw>Ne"re*ites</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i> +<def>Fossil tracks of annelids.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne`re*o*cys"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Nereid</u>, and <u>Cyst</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of +gigantic seaweeds.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Nereocystis Lutkeana</i>, of the North Pacific, has a +stem many fathoms long, terminating in a great vesicle, which is +crowned with a tuft of long leaves. The stem is used by the Alaskans +for fishing lines.</p> + +<p><hw>Nerf"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The id.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ne*ri"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a sort of sea +mussel, Gr. &?;, &?;.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of marine +gastropods, mostly natives of warm climates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ner"ite</hw> (? or ?; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any mollusk of the genus Nerita.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ner`i*ti"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus including numerous species of shells +resembling Nerita in form. They mostly inhabit brackish water, and +are often delicately tinted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne"ro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Roman emperor +notorious for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any profligate +and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant.</def> -- <wf>Ne*ro"ni*an</wf> +(#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ner"o*li</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>néroli</i>, said to be from the name of an Italian +princess.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An essential oil obtained by +distillation from the flowers of the orange. It has a strong odor, +and is used in perfumery, etc.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Neroli camphor</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a white +crystalline waxy substance, tasteless and odorless, obtained from +beroli oil; -- called also <i>auradin</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ner"re</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. & a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Near</u>.] <def>Nearer.</def> [Obs.] [Written also <i>neer</i>, +<i>ner</i>.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Never the neer</b></col>, <cd>never the nearer; no +nearer.</cd> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nerv"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Nerved.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ner*va"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +arrangement of nerves and veins, especially those of leaves; +neuration.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The outlines of the fronds of ferns, and their +<i>nervation</i>, are frail characters if employed alone for the +determination of existing genera.</blockquote> <i>J. D. +Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nerve</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nerfe</i>, F. +<i>nerf</i>, L. <i>nervus</i>, akin to Gr. &?; sinew, nerve; cf. &?; +string, bowstring; perh. akin to E. <i>needle</i>. Cf. +<u>Neuralgia</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the +whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, +which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various +parts of the animal body.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; An ordinary nerve is made up of several bundles of nerve +fibers, each bundle inclosed in a special sheath (the +<i>perineurium</i>) and all bound together in a connective tissue +sheath and framework (the <i>epineurium</i>) containing blood vessels +and lymphatics.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sinew or a tendon.</def> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Physical force or steadiness; muscular +power and control; constitutional vigor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>he led me on to mightiest deeds,<BR> +Above the <i>nerve</i> of mortal arm.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Steadiness and firmness of mind; self- +command in personal danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and +endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Audacity; assurance.</def> [Slang]</p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the principal +fibrovascular bundles or ribs of a leaf, especially when these extend +straight from the base or the midrib of the leaf.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the nervures, +or veins, in the wings of insects.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nerve cell</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>one of the +nucleated cells with which nerve fibers are connected; a ganglion +cell.</cd> -- <col><b>Nerve fiber</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>one +of the fibers of which nerves are made up. These fibers are either +<i>medullated</i> or <i>nonmedullated</i>. in both kinds the +essential part is the translucent threadlike <i>axis cylinder</i> +which is continuous the whole length of the fiber.</cd> -- +<col><b>Nerve stretching</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>the operation +of stretching a nerve in order to remedy diseases such as tetanus, +which are supposed to be influenced by the condition of the nerve or +its connections.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nerve</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nerved</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nerving</u>.] <def>To give strength or vigor to; to supply with +force; as, fear <i>nerved</i> his arm.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nerved</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having nerves of a special character; as, weak- +<i>nerved</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having nerves, or simple and +parallel ribs or veins.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nerve"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Destitute of nerves.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Destitute of strength or of courage; +wanting vigor; weak; powerless.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A kingless people for a <i>nerveless</i> +state.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Awaking, all <i>nerveless</i>, from an ugly +dream.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nerve"less*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being nerveless.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nerve"-shak`en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Affected by +a tremor, or by a nervous disease; weakened; overcome by some violent +influence or sensation; shocked.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ner`vi*mo"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nerve</i> + +<i>motion</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The movement caused in the +sensory organs by external agents and transmitted to the muscles by +the nerves.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ner`vi*mo"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nerve</i> + +<i>motor</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Any agent capable of causing +nervimotion.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nerv"ine</hw> (?; 277) <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nervinus</i> made of sinews: cf.F. <i>nervin</i>. See +<u>Nerve</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Having the quality of acting upon +or affecting the nerves; quieting nervous excitement.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nervine agent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ner`vo*mus"cu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Nerve</i> ++ <i>muscular</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to both +nerves and muscles; of the nature of nerves and muscles; as, +<i>nervomuscular</i> energy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ner*vose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Nervous</u>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nerved</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ner*vos"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nervositas</i> strength.] <def>Nervousness.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nerv"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nervosus</i> +sinewy, vigorous: cf. F. <i>nerveux</i>. See <u>Nerve</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>possessing nerve; sinewy; strong; +vigorous.</def> "<i>Nervous</i> arms." <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind; +characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible; spirited; +as, a <i>nervous</i> writer.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in +the nerves; as, <i>nervous</i> excitement; a <i>nervous</i> +fever.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Having the nerves weak, diseased, or +easily excited; subject to, or suffering from, undue excitement of +the nerves; easily agitated or annoyed.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Poor, weak, <i>nervous</i> creatures.</blockquote> +<i>Cheyne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Sensitive; excitable; timid.</def> +</p> + +<p><blockquote>Our aristocratic class does not firmly protest against +the unfair treatment of Irish Catholics, because it is <i>nervous</i> +about the land.</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Nervous fever</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a low form of +fever characterized by great disturbance of the nervous system, as +evinced by delirium, or stupor, disordered sensibility, etc.</cd> -- +<col><b>Nervous system</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the specialized +coördinating apparatus which endows animals with sensation and +volition. In vertebrates it is often divided into three systems: the +<i>central</i>, brain and spinal cord; the <i>peripheral</i>, cranial +and spinal nerves; and the <i>sympathetic</i>. See <u>Brain</u>, +<u>Nerve</u>, <i>Spinal cord</i>, under <u>Spinal</u>, and +<i>Sympathetic system</i>, under <u>Sympathetic</u>, and +<i>Illust.</i> in Appendix.</cd> -- <col><b>Nervous +temperament</b></col>, <cd>a condition of body characterized by a +general predominance of mental manifestations.</cd> +<i>Mayne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nerv"ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nervous +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nerv"ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State or quality +of being nervous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nerv"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Nerve</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>One of the nerves of +leaves.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the chitinous +supports, or veins, in the wings of incests.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nerv"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Nervier</u> (?); <pos><i>superl. - +</i></pos> <u>iest</u>.] <def>Strong; sinewy.</def> "His <i>nervy</i> +knees." <i>Keats.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nes"cience</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nescientia</i>, fr. <i>nesciens</i>, p. pr. of <i>nescire</i> not +to know; <i>ne</i> not + <i>scire</i> to know.] <def>Want of +knowledge; ignorance; agnosticism.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>God fetched it about for me, in that absence and +<i>nescience</i> of mine.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nese</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nose.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Piers plowman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nesh</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hnesc</i>, +<i>hnæsc</i>, akin to Goth. <i>hnasqus</i>.] <def>Soft; tender; +delicate.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>næs</i>, +<i>ns</i>; akin to Icel. <i>nes</i>, Sw. <i>näs</i>, Dan. +<i>næs</i>, and E. <i>nose</i>. √ 261. See <u>Nose</u>.] +<def>A promontory; a cape; a headland.</def> <i>Hakluyt.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Ness</i> is frequently used as a suffix in the names of +places and promontories; as, Sheer<i>ness</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>-ness</hw> (&?;). [AS. <i>-ness</i>, <i>-nyss</i>, <i>- +nys</i>; akin to OS. <i>-nissi</i>, <i>nussi</i>, D. <i>-nis</i>, +OHG. <i>-nissa</i>, <i>-nassī</i>, <i>-nussī</i>, G. <i>- +nis</i>, <i>-niss</i>, Goth. <i>-inasus</i>.] <def>A suffix used to +form abstract nouns expressive of <i>quality</i> or <i>state</i>; as, +good<i>ness</i>, great<i>ness</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ness"ler*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [From +<i>Nessler</i>, the chemist.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To treat or test, +as a liquid, with a solution of mercuric iodide in potassium iodide +and potassium hydroxide, which is called <i>Nessler's solution</i> or +<i>Nessler's test</i>, and is used to detect the presence of +ammonia.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 972 !></p> + +<p><hw>Nest</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nest</i>; akin to +D. & G. <i>nest</i>, Sw. <i>näste</i>, L. <i>nidus</i>, for +<i>nisdus</i>, Skr. <i>nī&?;a</i> resting place, nest; cf. +Lith. <i>lizdas</i>, Arm. <i>neiz</i>, Gael. & Ir. <i>nead</i>. Prob. +from the particle <i>ni</i> down, Skr. <i>ni</i> + the root of E. +<i>sit</i>, and thus orig., a place to sit down in. √ 264. See +<u>Nether</u>, and <u>Sit</u>, and cf. <u>Eyas</u>, +<u>Nidification</u>, <u>Nye</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The bed or +receptacle prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching +and rearing her young.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The birds of the air have nests.</blockquote> <i>Matt. +viii. 20.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: the place in which the eggs of +other animals, as insects, turtles, etc., are laid and hatched; a +snug place in which young animals are reared.</def> +<i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or +situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who +occupy a nest, frequent a haunt, or are associated in the same +pursuit; as, a <i>nest</i> of traitors; a <i>nest</i> of +bugs.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A little cottage, like some poor man's +<i>nest</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>An aggregated mass of any +ore or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, +of graduated size, each put within the one next larger.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A compact group of pulleys, +gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nest egg</b></col>, <cd>an egg left in the nest to prevent +the hen from forsaking it, and to induce her to lay more in the same +place; hence, figuratively, something laid up as the beginning of a +fund or collection.</cd> <i>Hudibras.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nest</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To build and +occupy a nest.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The king of birds <i>nested</i> within his +leaves.</blockquote> <i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nest</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To put into a nest; to +form a nest for.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>From him who <i>nested</i> himself into the chief +power.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nest"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nestfuls</b></plw> (&?;). <def>As much or many as will fill a +nest.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nes"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nestled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nestling</u> (?).] [AS. <i>nestlian</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To make and occupy a nest; to nest.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The kingfisher . . . <i>nestles</i> in hollow +banks.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To lie close and snug, as a bird in her +nest; to cuddle up; to settle, as in a nest; to harbor; to take +shelter.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of +the wild country, and there <i>nestle</i> till succors +came.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To move about in one's place, like a bird +when shaping the interior of her nest or a young bird getting close +to the parent; as, a child <i>nestles</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nes"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To house, as in a +nest.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cherish, as a bird her young.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nes"tling</hw> (?). <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A young bird which has not abandoned the nest.</def> <i>Piers +Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A nest; a receptacle.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nes"tling</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Newly hatched; being +yet in the nest.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nes"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A genus of parrots with gray heads. of New Zeland and papua, +allied to the cockatoos. See <u>Kaka</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nes*to"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. +Hist.)</i> <def>An adherent of <i>Nestorius</i>, patriarch of +Constantinople in the fifth century, who has condemned as a heretic +for maintaining that the divine and the human natures were not merged +into one nature in Christ (who was God in man), and, hence, that it +was improper to call Mary the <i>mother of God</i> though she might +be called the <i>mother of Christ</i>; also, one of the sect +established by the followers of Nestorius in Persia, India, and other +Oriental countries, and still in existence. Opposed to +<i>Eutychian</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nes*to"ri*an</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Of or relating to the Nestorians.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Relating to, or resembling, <i>Nestor</i>, +the aged warrior and counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise; +experienced; aged; as, <i>Nestorian</i> caution.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nes*to"ri*an*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +doctrines of the Nestorian Christians, or of Nestorius.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Net</hw> (n&ebreve;t), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>net</i>; +akin to D. <i>net</i>, OS. <i>net</i>, <i>netti</i>, OHG. +<i>nezzi</i>, G. <i>netz</i>, Icel. & Dan. <i>net</i>, Sw. +<i>nät</i>, Goth. <i>nati</i>; of uncertain origin.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fabric of twine, thread, or the like, +wrought or woven into meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, +butterflies, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything designed or fitted to entrap or +catch; a snare; any device for catching and holding.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a +<i>net</i> for his feet.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xxix. 5.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In the church's <i>net</i> there are fishes good or +bad.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything wrought or woven in meshes; as, a +<i>net</i> for the hair; a mosquito <i>net</i>; a tennis +<i>net</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A figure made up of a large +number of straight lines or curves, which are connected at certain +points and related to each other by some specified law.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Net</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Netted</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Netting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make into a net; to make +in the style of network; as, to <i>net</i> silk.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To take in a net; to capture by stratagem +or wile.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And now I am here, <i>netted</i> and in the +toils.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To inclose or cover with a net; as, to +<i>net</i> a tree.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Net</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To form network or +netting; to knit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Net</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Neat</u> clean.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Without spot; pure; shining.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Her breast all naked as <i>net</i> ivory.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Free from extraneous substances; pure; +unadulterated; neat; as, <i>net</i> wine, etc.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not including superfluous, incidental, or +foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from charges, +deductions, etc; as, <i>net</i> profit; <i>net</i> income; <i>net</i> +weight, etc.</def> [Less properly written <i>nett</i>.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Net tonnage</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the tonnage of a +vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made, to +allow space for crew, machinery, etc.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Net</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Netted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Netting</u>.] <def>To produce or gain as clear profit; as, he +<i>netted</i> a thousand dollars by the operation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Net"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>An astrophyton.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neth"er</hw> (n&ebreve;&thlig;"&etilde;r), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nethere</i>, <i>neithere</i>, AS. +<i>niðera</i>, fr. the adv. <i>niðer</i> downward; akin to +<i>neoðan</i> below, beneath, D. <i>neder</i> down, G. +<i>nieder</i>, Sw. <i>nedre</i> below, nether, a. & adv., and also to +Skr. <i>ni</i> down. √201. Cf. <u>Beneath</u>.] <def>Situated +down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower +position; belonging to the region below; lower; under; -- opposed to +<i>upper</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>'Twixt upper, <i>nether</i>, and surrounding +fires.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This darksome <i>nether</i> world her light<BR> +Doth dim with horror and deformity.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All my <i>nether</i> shape thus grew +transformed.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neth"er*more`</hw> (n&ebreve;&thlig;"&etilde;r*mōr`), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lower, nether.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neth"er*most`</hw> (-mōst`), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>niðemest</i>. See <u>Nether</u>, and cf. <u>Aftermost</u>.] +<def>Lowest; as, the <i>nethermost</i> abyss.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Neth"i*nim</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Heb., pl. of +<i>nāthīn</i> given, granted, a slave of the temple, fr. +<i>nāthan</i> to give.] <i>(jewish Antiq.)</i> <def>Servants of +the priests and Levites in the menial services about the tabernacle +and temple.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Net"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<i>Net</i>, a. + +<i>-fy</i>.] <def>To render neat; to clean; to put in order.</def> +[R.] <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Net"ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Net</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of +making nets or network, or of forming meshes, as for fancywork, +fishing nets, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A piece of network; any fabric, made of +cords, threads, wires, or the like, crossing one another with open +spaces between.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A network of ropes used for +various purposes, as for holding the hammocks when not in use, also +for stowing sails, and for hoisting from the gunwale to the rigging +to hinder an enemy from boarding.</def> <i>Totten.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Netting needle</b></col>, <cd>a kind of slender shuttle +used in netting. See <u>Needle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Net"ting</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Urine.</def> [Prov. +Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Net"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>netele</i>; +akin to D. <i>netel</i>, G. <i>nessel</i>, OHG. <i>nezzïla</i>, +<i>nazza</i>, Dan. <i>nelde</i>, <i>nälde</i>, Sw. +<i>nässla</i>; cf, Lith. <i>notere</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +plant of the genus <i>Urtica</i>, covered with minute sharp hairs +containing a poison that produces a stinging sensation. <i>Urtica +gracitis</i> is common in the Northern, and <i>U. +chamædryoides</i> in the Southern, United States. the common +European species, <i>U. urens</i> and <i>U. dioica</i>, are also +found in the Eastern united States. <i>U. pilulifera</i> is the Roman +nettle of England.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The term nettle has been given to many plants related to, +or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as: <col><b>Australian +nettle</b></col>, <cd>a stinging tree or shrub of the genus +<i>Laportea</i> (as <i>L. gigas</i> and <i>L. moroides</i>); -- also +called <i>nettle tree</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Bee nettle</b></col>, +<col><b>Hemp nettle</b></col>, <cd>a species of +<i>Galeopsis</i>.</cd> See under <u>Hemp</u>. -- <col><b>Blind +nettle</b></col>, <col><b>Dead nettle</b></col>, <cd>a harmless +species of <i>Lamium</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>False nettle</b></col> +<cd>(<i>Bæhmeria cylindrica</i>), a plant common in the United +States, and related to the true nettles.</cd> -- <col><b>Hedge +nettle</b></col>, <cd>a species of <i>Stachys</i>.</cd> See under +<u>Hedge</u>. -- <col><b>Horse nettle</b></col> <cd>(<i>Solanum +Carolinense</i>).</cd> See under <u>Horse</u>. -- <col><b>nettle +tree</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Same as +<u>Hackberry</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>See <i>Australian +nettle</i> (above).</cd> -- <col><b>Spurge nettle</b></col>, <cd>a +stinging American herb of the Spurge family (<i>Jatropha +urens</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Wood nettle</b></col>, <cd>a plant +(<i>Laportea Canadensis</i>) which stings severely, and is related to +the true nettles.</cd></p> + +<p><col><b>Nettle cloth</b></col>, <cd>a kind of thick cotton stuff, +japanned, and used as a substitute for leather for various +purposes.</cd> -- <col><b>Nettle rash</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>an +eruptive disease resembling the effects of whipping with +nettles.</cd> -- <col><b>Sea nettle</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>a medusa.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Net"tle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nettled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nettling</u> (?).] <def>To fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to +cause to experience sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not +amounting to violent anger.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The princes were so <i>nettled</i> at the scandal of +this affront, that every man took it to himself.</blockquote> +<i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Net"tle*bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>the European whitethroat.</def> [Prov. +Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Net"tler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +nettles.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Net"tles</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [See +<u>Knittle</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The halves +of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing or +grafting.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Small lines used to sling +hammocks under the deck beams.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>Reef +points.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Net"tling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Rope Making)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A process (resembling splicing) by which two +ropes are joined end to end so as to form one rope.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The process of tying together the ends of +yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Net"tling</hw>, <pos><i>p. pr. & a.</i></pos> <def>Stinging; +irritating.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nettling cell</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a lasso +cell. See under <u>Lasso</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Net"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a net, or +network; netted.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Net"-veined`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having veins, +or nerves, reticulated or netted; as, a <i>net-veined</i> wing or +leaf.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Net"work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A fabric of threads, cords, or wires crossing each other at +certain intervals, and knotted or secured at the crossings, thus +leaving spaces or meshes between them.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any system of lines or channels +interlacing or crossing like the fabric of a net; as, a +<i>network</i> of veins; a <i>network</i> of railroads.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"rad</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; nerve + L. +<i>ad</i> to.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Toward the neural side; -- opposed +to <i>hæmad</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; nerve.] +<i>(Anat. & Zoöl.)</i> <def>relating to the nerves or nervous +system; taining to, situated in the region of, or on the side with, +the neural, or cerebro-spinal, axis; -- opposed to <i>hemal</i>. As +applied to vertebrates, <i>neural</i> is the same as <i>dorsal</i>; +as applied to invertebrates it is usually the same as <i>ventral</i>. +Cf. <u>Hemal</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Neural arch</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the +cartilaginous or bony arch on the dorsal side of the centrum of the +vertebra in a segment of the spinal skeleton, usually inclosing a +segment of the spinal cord.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*ral"gi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; +nerve + &?; pain. See <u>nerve</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A disease, +the chief symptom of which is a very acute pain, exacerbating or +intermitting, which follows the course of a nervous branch, extends +to its ramifications, and seems therefore to be seated in the nerve. +It seems to be independent of any structural lesion.</def> +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*ral"gic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to, or having the character of, neuralgia; as, a +<i>neuralgic</i> headache.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*ral"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Neuralgia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*rap`o*phys"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to a neurapophysis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Neu`ra*poph"y*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Neurapophyses</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Neuro-</u>, and +<u>Apophysis</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One of the +two lateral processes or elements which form the neural arch.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The dorsal process of the neural arch; +neural spine; spinous process.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Neu*ras`the*ni"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; nerve + &?; weakness.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A condition of +nervous debility supposed to be dependent upon impairment in the +functions of the spinal cord.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>The arrangement or distribution of nerves, as in the leaves of a +plant or the wings of an insect; nervation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*rax"is</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + +<i>axis</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>See <i>Axis cylinder</i>, under +<u>Axis</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu`ren*ter"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + +<i>enteric</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to both the +neuron and the enteron; as, the <i>neurenteric</i> canal, which, in +embroys of many vertebrates, connects the medullary tube and the +primitive intestine. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Ectoderm</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"ri*din</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<u>Neurine</u>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>a nontoxic base, +C<sub>5</sub>H<sub>14</sub>N<sub>2</sub>, found in the putrescent +matters of flesh, fish, decaying cheese, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Neu`ri*lem"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. +&?; nerve + &?; peel, skin.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the primitive +sheath.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The perineurium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*ril"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; nerve.] +<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The special properties and functions of the +nerves; that capacity for transmitting a stimulus which belongs to +nerves.</def> <i>G. H. Lewes.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"rine</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a +nerve.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A poisonous organic base (a +ptomaine) formed in the decomposition of protagon with boiling baryta +water, and in the putrefaction of proteid matter. It was for a long +time considered identical with choline, a crystalline body originally +obtained from bile. Chemically, however, choline is oxyethyl- +trimethyl-ammonium hydroxide, while neurine is vinyl-trimethyl- +ammonium hydroxide.</def> [Written also <i>neurin</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Neu"rism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; nerve.] +<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Nerve force. See <i>Vital force</i>, under +<u>Vital</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Neu*ri"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +nerve + <i>-itis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of a +nerve.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"ro-</hw> (&?;). [Gr. <grk>ney^ron</grk> nerve.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A combining denoting <i>a nerve</i>, <i>of or +pertaining to a nerve or the nervous system</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu`ro-cen"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> ++ <i>central</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Between the neural arch and +the centrum of a vertebra; as, the <i>neurocentral</i> suture.</def> +<i>Huxley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"ro*chord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, +<hw>Neu`ro*chor"dal</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Neurocord</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*roc"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> +<def>Nerve force.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"ro*cœle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro- +</i> + Gr. <grk>koi^los</grk> a hollow.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The +central canal and ventricles of the spinal cord and brain; the +myelencephalic cavity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"ro*cord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + +<i>cord</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A cordlike organ composed of +elastic fibers situated above the ventral nervous cord of annelids, +like the earthworm.</def> -- <wf>Neu`ro*cor"dal</wf> (#), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Neu`ro-ep`i*der"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro- +</i> + <i>epidermal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or +giving rise to, the central nervous system and epidermis; as, the +<i>neuroepidermal</i>, or epiblastic, layer of the +blastoderm.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Neu*rog"li*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>ney^ron</grk> ligament + &?; glue.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The +delicate connective tissue framework which supports the nervous +matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*rog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + +<i>-graphy</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A description of the +nerves.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neu`ro*ker"a*tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> ++ <i>keratin</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A substance, +resembling keratin, present in nerve tissue, as in the sheath of the +axis cylinder of medullated nerve fibers. Like keratin it resists the +action of most chemical agents, and by decomposition with sulphuric +acid yields leucin and tyrosin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu`ro*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to neurology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*rol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is +versed in neurology; also, one skilled in the treatment of nervous +diseases.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*rol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + +<i>-logy</i>.] <def>The branch of science which treats of the nervous +system.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Neu*ro"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See <u>Neuro- +</u>, and <u>-oma</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A tumor developed on, or +connected with, a nerve, esp. one consisting of new-formed nerve +fibers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"ro*mere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + +<i>-mere</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A metameric segment of the +cerebro-spinal nervous system.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu`ro*mus"cu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro- +</i> + <i>muscular</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> +<def>Nervomuscular.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Neu"ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Neura</b></plw> (#). [NL., from Gr. <grk>ney^ron</grk> +nerve.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro- +spinal axis; myelencephalon.</def> <i>B. G. Wilder.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neu`ro*path"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to neuropathy; of the nature of, or suffering from, +nervous disease.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*rop"a*thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + +Gr. &?;, &?;, to suffer.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An affection of the +nervous system or of a nerve.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"ro*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + +<i>-pod</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A neuropodous animal.</def> +<i>G. Rolleston.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Neu`ro*po"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from +Gr. &?; a nerve + &?;, dim. of &?;, &?;, the foot.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The ventral lobe or branch of a +parapodium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*rop"o*dous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + +<i>-pod</i> + <i>-ous</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having the limbs +on, or directed toward, the neural side, as in most invertebrates; -- +opposed to <i>hæmapodous</i>.</def> <i>G. Rolleston.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"ro*pore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + +<i>pore</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An opening at either end of the +embryonic neural canal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*rop"ter</hw> (n&usl;*r&obreve;p"t&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the +Neuroptera.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Neu*rop"te*ra</hw> (-t&esl;*r&adot;), <pos><i>n. +pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>ney^ron</grk> nerve + +<grk>ptero`n</grk> a wing, fr. <grk>pte`sqai</grk> to fly.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An order of hexapod insects having two pairs +of large, membranous, net-veined wings. The mouth organs are adapted +for chewing. They feed upon other insects, and undergo a complete +metamorphosis. The ant-lion, hellgamite, and lacewing fly are +examples. Formerly, the name was given to a much more extensive +group, including the true Neuroptera and the +Pseudoneuroptera.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 973 !></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*rop"ter*al</hw> (n&usl;*r&obreve;p"t&etilde;r*<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Neuroptera.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*rop"ter*an</hw> (-<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A neuropter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Neu*rop"te*ris</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; a nerve + &?; a kind of fern.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extensive +genus of fossil ferns, of which species have been found from the +Devonian to the Triassic formation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*rop"ter*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Neuropteral.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu`ro*sen*sif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>neuro-</i> + <i>sensiferous</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or forming, both nerves and sense +organs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Neu*ro"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<i>Neuroses</i> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; nerve.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A +functional nervous affection or disease, that is, a disease of the +nerves without any appreciable change of nerve structure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu`ro*skel"e*tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the neuroskeleton.</def> [R.] <i>Owen.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neu`ro*skel"e*ton</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro- +</i> + <i>skeleton</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The deep-seated parts of +the vertebrate skeleton which are in relation with the nervous axis +and locomotion.</def> <i>Owen.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"ro*spast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>neurospaston</i>, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; drawn by strings.] <def>A +puppet.</def> [R.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*rot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; nerve.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the +nerves; nervous; as, a <i>neurotic</i> disease.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Useful in disorders of, or affecting, the +nerves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*rot"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A disease seated in the nerves.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Any toxic agent whose action +is mainly directed to the great nerve centers.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Neurotic</i> as a class include all those poisons whose +mains action is upon the brain and spinal cord. They may be divided +three orders: (<i>a</i>) <i>Cerebral neurotics</i>, or those which +affect the brain only. (<i>b</i>) <i>Spinal neurotics</i>, or +<i>tetanics</i>, those which affect the spinal cord. (<i>c</i>) +<i>Cerebro-spinal neurotics</i>, or those which affect both brain and +spinal cord.</p> + +<p><hw>Neu"ro*tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Neurotomy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An instrument for cutting +or dissecting nerves.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A neuromere.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu`ro*tom"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to neurotomy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*rot"o*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +skilled in or practices neurotomy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*rot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Neuro-</i> + +Gr. &?; to cut.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The dissection, or anatomy, +of the nervous system.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The division of a nerve, for +the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes.</def> +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Neu"ru*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of Gr. +&?; a nerve.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An embryo or certain +invertebrates in the stage when the primitive band is first +developed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>ne</i> not ++ <i>uter</i> whether; akin to E. <i>whether</i>. See <u>No</u>, and +<u>Whether</u>, and cf. <u>Neither</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Neither the one thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; +neutral.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>In all our undertakings God will be either our friend +or our enemy; for Providence never stands <i>neuter</i>.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Having +a form belonging more especially to words which are not appellations +of males or females; expressing or designating that which is of +neither sex; as, a <i>neuter</i> noun; a <i>neuter</i> termination; +the <i>neuter</i> gender.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>Intransitive; as, a <i>neuter</i> verb.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having no generative +organs, or imperfectly developed ones; sexless. See <u>Neuter</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +person who takes no part in a contest; one who is either indifferent +to a cause or forbears to interfere; a neutral.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The world's no <i>neuter</i>; it will wound or +save.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A noun +of the neuter gender; any one of those words which have the +terminations usually found in neuter words.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>An intransitive verb.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>An organism, either +vegetable or animal, which at its maturity has no generative organs, +or but imperfectly developed ones, as a plant without stamens or +pistils, as the garden Hydrangea; esp., one of the imperfectly +developed females of certain social insects, as of the ant and the +common honeybee, which perform the labors of the community, and are +called <i>workers</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>neutralis</i>, +fr. <i>neuter</i>. See <u>Neuter</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not +engaged on either side; not taking part with or assisting either of +two or more contending parties; neuter; indifferent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The heart can not possibly remain <i>neutral</i>, but +constantly takes part one way or the other.</blockquote> +<i>Shaftesbury.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Neither good nor bad; of medium quality; +middling; not decided or pronounced.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some things good, and some things ill, do seem,<BR> +And <i>neutral</i> some, in her fantastic eye.</blockquote> <i>Sir J. +Davies.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Neuter. See <u>Neuter</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 3.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Having neither acid nor +basic properties; unable to turn red litmus blue or blue litmus red; +-- said of certain salts or other compounds. Contrasted with +<i>acid</i>, and <i>alkaline</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Neutral axis</b></col>, <col><b>Neutral surface</b></col> +<i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>that line or plane, in a beam under transverse +pressure, at which the fibers are neither stretched nor compressed, +or where the longitudinal stress is zero. See <u>Axis</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Neutral equilibrium</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>the kind of +equilibrium of a body so placed that when moved slighty it neither +tends to return to its former position not depart more widely from +it, as a perfect sphere or cylinder on a horizontal plane.</cd> -- +<col><b>Neutral salt</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a salt formed by +the complete replacement of the hydrogen in an acid or base; in the +former case by a positive or basic, in the latter by a negative or +acid, element or radical.</cd> -- <col><b>Neutral tint</b></col>, +<cd>a bluish gray pigment, used in water colors, made by mixing +indigo or other blue some warm color. the shades vary greatly.</cd> - +- <col><b>Neutral vowel</b></col>, <cd>the vowel element having an +obscure and indefinite quality, such as is commonly taken by the +vowel in many unaccented syllables. It is regarded by some as +identical with the ŭ in <i>up</i>, and is called also the +<i>natural vowel</i>, as unformed by art and effort. See <i>Guide to +Pronunciation</i>, § 17.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person or a +nation that takes no part in a contest between others; one who is +neutral.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>neutral</i>, as far as commerce extends, +becomes a party in the war.</blockquote> <i>R. G. Harper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"tral*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A neutral; one +who professes or practices neutrality.</def> <i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neu*tral"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>neutralité</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state or +quality of being neutral; the condition of being unengaged in +contests between others; state of taking no part on either side; +indifference.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Men who possess a state of <i>neutrality</i> in times +of public danger, desert the interest of their fellow +subjects.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Indifference in quality; a state neither +very good nor bad.</def> [Obs.] <i>Donne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The quality or state of +being neutral. See <u>Neutral</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 4.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(International Law)</i> <def>The condition +of a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly +or indirectly, in a war between other powers.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Those who are neutral; a combination of +neutral powers or states.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Armed neutrality</b></col>, <cd>the condition of a neutral +power, in time of war, which holds itself ready to resist by force +any aggression of either belligerent.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Neu`tral*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>neutralisation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of +neutralizing, or the state of being neutralized.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The act or process by which +an acid and a base are combined in such proportions that the +resulting compound is neutral. See <u>Neutral</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 4.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"tral*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Neutralized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Neutralizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>neutraliser</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To render neutral; to reduce to a state of +neutrality.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>So here I am <i>neutralized</i> again.</blockquote> +<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To render inert or +imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical substance; to +destroy the effect of; as, to <i>neutralize</i> an acid with a +base.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To destroy the peculiar properties or +opposite dispositions of; to reduce to a state of indifference or +inefficiency; to counteract; as, to <i>neutralize</i> parties in +government; to <i>neutralize</i> efforts, opposition, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Counter citations that <i>neutralize</i> each +other.</blockquote> <i>E. Everett.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"tral*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, neutralizes; that which destroys, disguises, or renders +inert the peculiar properties of a body.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Neu"tral*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a neutral +manner; without taking part with either side; +indifferently.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Neu`vaines"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [F. +<i>neuvaine</i>, fr. LL. <i>novena</i>, fr. L. <i>novem</i>. See +<u>Noon</u>.] <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <def>Prayers offered up for nine +successive days.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ne*va"dite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A +granitoid variety of rhyolite, common in Nevada.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Né`vé"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +&?; <i>nix</i>, <i>nivis</i>, snow.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>The upper +part of a glacier, above the limit of perpetual snow. See +<u>Glacier</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nev"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Icel. <i>nefna</i>. +√ 267.] <def>To name; to mention; to utter.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>As oft I heard my lord them <i>neven</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nev"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>n&?;fre</i>; +<i>ne</i> not, no + <i>&?;fre</i> ever.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not +ever; not at any time; at no time, whether past, present, or +future.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Death still draws nearer, <i>never</i> seeming +near.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In no degree; not in the least; +not.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whosoever has a friend to guide him, may carry his +eyes in another man's head, and yet see <i>never</i> the +worse.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And he answered him to <i>never</i> a +word.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxvii. 14.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Never</i> is much used in composition with present +participles to form adjectives, as in <i>never</i>-ceasing, +<i>never</i>-dying, <i>never</i>-ending, <i>never</i>-fading, +<i>never</i>-failing, etc., retaining its usual signification.</p> + +<p><col><b>Never a deal</b></col>, <cd>not a bit.</cd> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Never so</b></col>, <cd>as never before; more than at +any other time, or in any other circumstances; especially; +particularly; -- now often expressed or replaced by <i>ever +so</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ask me <i>never so</i> much dower and +gift.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xxxiv. 12.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A fear of battery, . . . though <i>never so</i> well +grounded, is no duress.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nev"er*more`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Never +again; at no time hereafter.</def> <i>Testament of Love. +Tyndale.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Where springtime of the Hesperides<BR> +Begins, but endeth <i>nevermore</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nev`er*the*lat"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. or conj.</i></pos> +<def>Nevertheless.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nev`er*the*less"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv. or conj.</i></pos> +[<i>Never</i> + <i>the</i> (see <u>The</u> by that) + <i>less</i>.] +<def>Not the less; notwithstanding; in spite of that; yet.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, +but grievous; <i>nevertheless</i>, afterward it yieldeth the +peaceable fruit of righteousness.</blockquote> <i>Heb. xii. +11.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- However; at least; yet; still. See +<u>However</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Nev"ew</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nephew.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>New</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> +<u>Newer</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Newest</u>.] [OE. OE. +<i>newe</i>, AS. <i>niwe</i>, <i>neowe</i>; akin to D. <i>nieuw</i>, +OS. <i>niwi</i>, OHG. <i>niuwi</i>, G. <i>neu</i>, Icel. +<i>n&?;r</i>, Dan. & Sw. <i>ny</i>, Goth. <i>niujis</i>, Lith. +<i>naujas</i>, Russ. <i>novuii</i>, Ir. <i>nua</i>, <i>nuadh</i>, +Gael. <i>nuadh</i>, W. <i>newydd</i>, Armor. <i>nevez</i>, L. +<i>novus</i>, Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>nava</i>, and prob. to E. <i>now</i>. +√263. See <u>Now</u>, and cf. <u>Announce</u>, <u>Innovate</u>, +<u>Neophyte</u>, <u>Novel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having +existed, or having been made, but a short time; having originated or +occured lately; having recently come into existence, or into one's +possession; not early or long in being; of late origin; recent; +fresh; modern; -- opposed to <i>old</i>, as, a <i>new</i> coat; a +<i>new</i> house; a <i>new</i> book; a <i>new</i> fashion.</def> +"Your <i>new</i> wife." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not before seen or known, although +existing before; lately manifested; recently discovered; as, a +<i>new</i> metal; a <i>new</i> planet; <i>new</i> scenes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Newly beginning or recurring; starting +anew; now commencing; different from has been; as, a <i>new</i> year; +a <i>new course</i> or direction.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>As if lately begun or made; having the +state or quality of original freshness; also, changed for the better; +renovated; unworn; untried; unspent; as, rest and travel made him a +<i>new</i> man.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Steadfasty purposing to lead a <i>new</i> +life.</blockquote> <i>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Men after long emaciating diets, fat, and almost +<i>new</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Not of ancient extraction, or of a family +of ancient descent; not previously known or famous.</def> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Not habituated; not familiar; +unaccustomed.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>New</i> to the plow, unpracticed in the +trace.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Fresh from anything; newly come.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>New</i> from her sickness to that northern +air.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>New birth</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Birth</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>New Church</b></col>, or <col><b>New Jerusalem +Church</b></col>, <cd>the church holding the doctrines taught by +Emanuel Swedenborg. See <u>Swedenborgian</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>New +heart</b></col> <i>(Theol.)</i>, <cd>a heart or character changed by +the power of God, so as to be governed by new and holy motives.</cd> +-- <col><b>New land</b></col>, <cd>land ckeared and cultivated for +the first time.</cd> -- <col><b>New light</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <u>Crappie</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>New +moon</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The moon in its first +quarter, or when it first appears after being invisible</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The day when the new moon is first seen; the +first day of the lunar month, which was a holy day among the +Jews.</cd> <i>2 Kings iv. 23.</i> -- <col><b>New Red +Sandstone</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>an old name for the formation +immediately above the coal measures or strata, now divided into the +Permian and Trias.</cd> See <u>Sandstone</u>. -- <col><b>New +style</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Style</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>New +testament</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Testament</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>New world</b></col>, <cd>the land of the Western Hemisphere; +-- so called because not known to the inhabitants of the Eastern +Hemisphere until recent times.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Novel; recent; fresh; modern. See <u>Novel</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>New</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Newly; +recently.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>New</i> is much used in composition, adverbially, in the +sense of <i>newly</i>, <i>recently</i>, to quality other words, as in +<i>new</i>-born, <i>new</i>-formed, <i>new</i>-found, <i>new</i>- +mown.</p> + +<p><col><b>Of new</b></col>, <cd>anew.</cd> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>New</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To make new; to +renew.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>New"born`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Recently +born.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>New"come`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Recently +come.</def></p> + +<p><hw>New"com`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who has +lately come.</def></p> + +<p><hw>New"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>New</u>. Cf. +<u>Novel</u>.] <def>A novelty; a new thing.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>New"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>nual</i>, F. +<i>noyau</i> sone, of fruit, <i>noyau d'escaler</i> newel, fr. L. +<i>nucalis</i> like a nut, fr. <i>nux</i>, <i>nucis</i>, nut. Cf +<u>Nowel</u> the inner wall of a mold, <u>Nucleus</u>..] +<i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The upright post about which the steps of a +circular staircase wind; hence, in stairs having straight flights, +the principal post at the foot of a staircase, or the secondary ones +at the landings. See <i>Hollow newel</i>, under +<u>Hollow</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>New"fan`gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>New</i> + +<i>fangle</i>.] <def>Eager for novelties; desirous of changing.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>So <i>newfangel</i> be they of their +meat.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>New"fan`gle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To change by +introducing novelties.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>New"fan`gled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Newmade; formed with the affectation of novelty.</def> "A +<i>newfangled</i> nomenclature." <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Disposed to change; inclined to novelties; +given to new theories or fashions.</def> "<i>Newfangled</i> +teachers." <i>1 Tim. vi. (heading).</i> "<i>Newfangled</i> men." +<i>Latimer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>New"fan`gled*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Affectation +of, or fondness for, novelty; vain or affected fashion or +form.</def></p> + +<p><hw>New"fan`gle*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>newefanglenes</i>. See <u>Fangle</u>.] <def>Newfangledness.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Proud <i>newfangleness</i> in their +apparel.</blockquote> <i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i></p> + +<p><hw>New"fan`glist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is +eager for novelties or desirous of change.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Tooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>New"fan`gly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +newfangled manner; with eagerness for novelty.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir +T. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>New`fash"ioned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made in a +new form, or lately come into fashion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>New"found*land`</hw> (?, often &?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An island on the coast of British North +America, famed for the fishing grounds in its vicinity.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A Newfoundland dog.</def> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Newfoundland dog</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a +breed of large dogs, with shaggy hair, which originated in +Newfoundland, noted for intelligence, docility, and swimming +powers.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>New"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>New</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>Yeast; barm.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>New"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat new; nearly +new.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>New"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Lately; recently.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He rubbed it o'er with <i>newly</i> gathered +mint.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anew; afresh; freshly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And the refined mind doth <i>newly</i> fashion<BR> +Into a fairer form.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>New"mar`ket</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<i>Newmarket</i>, England.] <def>A long, closely fitting +cloak.</def></p> + +<p><hw>New`-mod"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +remodel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>New"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being new; as, the <i>newness</i> of a system; the +<i>newness</i> of a scene; <i>newness</i> of life.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 974 !></p> + +<p><hw>News</hw> (n&uamc;z), <pos><i>n</i></pos> [From New; cf. F. +<i>nounelles</i>. <i>News</i> is plural in form, but is commonly used +with a singular verb.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A report of recent +occurrences; information of something that has lately taken place, or +of something before unknown; fresh tidings; recent +intelligence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Evil <i>news</i> rides post, while good <i>news</i> +baits.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something strange or newly +happened.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is no <i>news</i> for the weak and poor to be a +prey to the strong and rich.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A bearer of news; a courier; a +newspaper.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>There cometh a <i>news</i> thither with his +horse.</blockquote> <i>Pepys.</i></p> + +<p><hw>News"-book`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +newspaper.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>News"boy`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A boy who +distributes or sells newspapers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>News"-let`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A circular +letter, written or printed for the purpose of disseminating news. +This was the name given to the earliest English newspapers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>News"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Newsmen</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who +brings news.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A man who distributes or sells +newspapers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>News"mon`ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who deals +in news; one who is active in hearing and telling news.</def></p> + +<p><hw>News"pa`per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sheet of +paper printed and distributed, at stated intervals, for conveying +intelligence of passing events, advocating opinions, etc.; a public +print that circulates news, advertisements, proceedings of +legislative bodies, public announcements, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>News"room`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A room where +news is collected and disseminated, or periodicals sold; a reading +room supplied with newspapers, magazines, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>News"-vnd`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A seller of +newspapers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>News"-writ`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +gathered news for, and wrote, news-letters.</def> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>News"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of news; +abounding in information as to current events.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Newt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ewt</i>, +<i>evete</i>, AS. <i>efete</i>, with <i>n</i> prefixed, <i>an ewt</i> +being understood as <i>a newt</i>. Cf. <u>Eft</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of small aquatic +salamanders. The common British species are the crested newt +(<i>Triton cristatus</i>) and the smooth newt (<i>Lophinus +punctatus</i>). In America, <i>Diemictylus viridescens</i> is one of +the most abundant species.</def></p> + +<p><hw>New*to"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or his discoveries.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Newtonian philosophy</b></col>, <cd>the philosophy of Sir +Isaac Newton; -- applied to the doctrine of the universe as expounded +in Newton's "Principia," to the modern or experimental philosophy (as +opposed to the theories of Descartes and others), and, most +frequently, to the mathematical theory of universal gravitation.</cd> +-- <col><b>Newtonian telescope</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>a +reflecting telescope, in which rays from the large speculum are +received by a plane mirror placed diagonally in the axis, and near +the open end of the tube, and thrown at right angles toward one side +of the tube, where the image is formed and viewed through the +eyeplace.</cd> -- <col><b>Newtonian theory of light</b></col>. +<cd>See Note under <u>Light</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>New*to"ni*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A follower of +Newton.</def></p> + +<p><hw>New"-year`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to, or suitable for, the commencement of the year; as, +<i>New-year</i> gifts or odes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>New" Year's` Day"</hw> (?). <def>the first day of a calendar +year; the first day of January. Often colloquially abbreviated to +<i>New year's</i> or <i>new year</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>New` Zea"land</hw> (?). <def>A group of islands in the South +Pacific Ocean.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>New Zealand flax</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>A tall, liliaceous herb (<i>Phormium tenax</i>), +having very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish a +fine, strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the like</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The fiber itself.</cd> -- <col><b>New Zealand +tea</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a myrtaceous shrub (<i>Leptospermum +scoparium</i>) of New Zealand and Australia, the leaves of which are +used as a substitute for tea.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nex"i*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nexibilis</i>, +from <i>nectere</i>, <i>nexum</i>, to bind.] <def>That may be knit +together.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Next</hw> (n&ebreve;kst), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> of <u>Nigh</u>. [AS. <i>nēhst</i>, +<i>niéhst</i>, <i>n&ymacr;hst</i>, superl. of +<i>neáh</i> nigh. See <u>Nigh</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Nearest in place; having no similar object intervening.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Her princely guest<BR> +Was <i>next</i> her side; in order sat the rest.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fear followed me so hard, that I fled the <i>next</i> +way.</blockquote> <i>Bunyan.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Nearest in time; as, the <i>next</i> day +or hour.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Adjoining in a series; immediately +preceding or following in order.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>None could tell whose turn should be the +<i>next</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, +or relation; as, the <i>next</i> heir was an infant.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The man is near of kin unto us, one of our <i>next</i> +kinsmen.</blockquote> <i>Ruth ii. 20.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Next</i> is usually followed by <i>to</i> before an +object, but <i>to</i> is sometimes omitted. In such cases <i>next</i> +in considered by many grammarians as a preposition.</p> + +<p><col><b>Next friend</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>one who represents +an infant, a married woman, or any person who can not appear <i>sui +juris</i>, in a suit at law.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Next</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the time, place, or +order nearest or immediately succeeding; as, this man follows +<i>next</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nex"us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>Connection; +tie.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Man is doubtless one by some subtile <i>nexus</i> . . +. extending from the new-born infant to the superannuated +dotard.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Nez" Per`cés"</hw> (?), <i>pl.</i>; sing. +<singw><b>Nez PercÉ</b></singw> (&?;). [F., pierced noses.] +<i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of Indians, mostly inhabiting +Idaho.</def> +</p> + +<p><hw>||Ngi"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Native name.] +<def>The gorilla.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*ag"a*ra pe"ri*od</hw> (?). <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A +subdivision or the American Upper Silurian system, embracing the +Medina, Clinton, and Niagara epoch. The rocks of the Niagara epoch, +mostly limestones, are extensively distributed, and at Niagara Falls +consist of about eighty feet of shale supporting a greater thickness +of limestone, which is gradually undermined by the removal of the +shale. See <i>Chart</i> of <u>Geology</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"as</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>niais</i>. See +<u>Eyas</u>.] <def>A young hawk; an eyas; hence, an unsophisticated +person.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nib</hw> (n&ibreve;b), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A variabt of +<i>neb</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A small and pointed thing or +part; a point; a prong.</def> "The little <i>nib</i> or fructifying +principle." <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The bill or beak of a +bird; the neb.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The points of a pen; also, the pointed +part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a +holder.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>One of the handles which project from a +scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nib</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nebbed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nibbing</u>.] <def>To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the +point of; as, to <i>nib</i> a pen.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nibbed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a nib or +point.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nib"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nibbled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nibbling</u> (?).] [Cf. <u>Nip</u>.] <def>To bite by little at a +time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat slowly or in small +bits.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thy turfy mountains, where live <i>nibbling</i> +sheep.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nib"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bite upon +something gently or cautiously; to eat a little of a thing, as by +taking small bits cautiously; as, fishes <i>nibble</i> at the +bait.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Instead of returning a full answer to my book, he +manifestly falls a-<i>nibbling</i> at one single +passage.</blockquote> <i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nib"ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small or cautious +bite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nib"bler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, nibbles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nib"bling*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +nibbling manner; cautiously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nib"lick</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of golf +stick used to lift the ball out of holes, ruts, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ni*ca"gua</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The laughing falcon. See under <u>laughing</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nic`a*ra"gua wood`</hw> (?). <def>Brazil wood.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nic"co*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [from NL. +<i>niccolum</i> nickel.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral of a copper-red +color and metallic luster; an arsenide of nickel; -- called also +<i>coppernickel</i>, <i>kupfernickel</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nice</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> +<u>Nicer</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Nicest</u>.] [OE., +foolish, fr. OF. <i>nice</i> ignorant, fool, fr. L. <i>nescius</i> +ignorant; <i>ne</i> not + <i>scius</i> knowing, <i>scire</i> to know. +perhaps influenced by E. <i>nesh</i> delicate, soft. See <u>No</u>, +and <u>Science</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Foolish; silly; simple; +ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.</def> [Obs.] <i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>But say that we ben wise and nothing +<i>nice</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of trifling moment; unimportant; +trivial.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The letter was not <i>nice</i>, but full of charge<BR> +Of dear import.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please +or satisfy; fastidious in small matters.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Curious not knowing, not exact but +<i>nice</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And to taste<BR> +Think not I shall be <i>nice</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Dear love, continue <i>nice</i> and +chaste.</blockquote> <i>Donne.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>nice</i> and subtile happiness.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Apprehending slight differences or +delicate distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; +carefully discriminating; as, a <i>nice</i> taste or judgment.</def> +"Our author happy in a judge so <i>nice</i>." <i>Pope.</i> +"<i>Nice</i> verbal criticism." <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Done or made with careful labor; suited to +excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great skill; +exact; fine; finished; as, <i>nice</i> proportions, <i>nice</i> +workmanship, a <i>nice</i> application; exactly or fastidiously +discriminated; requiring close discrimination; as, a <i>nice</i> +point of law, a <i>nice</i> distinction in philosophy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The difference is too <i>nice</i><BR> +Where ends the virtue, or begins the vice.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; +delightful; good; as, a <i>nice</i> party; a <i>nice</i> excursion; a +<i>nice</i> person; a <i>nice</i> day; a <i>nice</i> sauce, +etc.</def> [Loosely & Colloquially]</p> + +<p><col><b>To make nice of</b></col>, <cd>to be scrupulous +about.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Dainty; delicate; exquisite; fine; accurate; exact; +correct; precise; particular; scrupulous; punctilious; fastidious; +squeamish; finical; effeminate; silly.</p> + +<p><hw>Nice"ly</hw> <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nice +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"cene</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Nicaenus</i>, +fr. <i>Nicaea</i> Nice, Gr. &?;.] <def>Of or pertaining to Nice, a +town of Asia Minor, or to the ecumenical council held there <u>a. +d.</u> 325.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nicene Creed</b></col> (&?;), <cd>a summary of Christian +faith, composed and adopted by the Council of Nice, against Arianism, +<u>a. d.</u> 325, altered and confirmed by the Council of +Constantinople, <u>a. d.</u> 381, and by subsequent +councils.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nice"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state +of being nice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"cer*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nicety.</def> +[Colloq.] <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"ce*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Niceties</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>niceté</i> +foolishness.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being +nice (in any of the senses of that word.).</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The miller smiled of her <i>nicety</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Delicacy or exactness of perception; +minuteness of observation or of discrimination; precision.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A delicate expression, act, mode of +treatment, distinction, or the like; a minute distinction.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The fineness and <i>niceties</i> of +words.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To a nicety</b></col>, <cd>with great exactness or +accuracy.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Niche</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. It. +<i>nicchia</i>, prop., a shell-like recess in a wall, fr. +<i>nicchio</i> a shellfish, mussel, fr. L. <i>mytilus</i>.] <def>A +cavity, hollow, or recess, generally within the thickness of a wall, +for a statue, bust, or other erect ornament. hence, any similar +position, literal or figurative.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Images defended from the injuries of the weather by +<i>niches</i> of stone wherein they are placed.</blockquote> +<i>Evelun.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Niched</hw>. (&?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Placed in a +niche.</def> "Those <i>niched</i> shapes of noble mold." +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nick</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nicor</i> a +marine monster; akin to D. <i>nikker</i> a water spite, Icel. +<i>nykr</i>, ONG. <i>nihhus</i> a crocodile, G. <i>nix</i> a water +sprite; cf. Gr. &?; to wash, Skr. <i>nij</i>. Cf. <u>Nix</u>.] +<i>(Northern Myth.)</i> <def>An evil spirit of the waters.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Old Nick</b></col>, <cd>the evil one; the devil.</cd> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nick</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to <u>Nock</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A notch cut into something</def>; as: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A score for keeping an account; a +reckoning.</def> [Obs.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A +notch cut crosswise in the shank of a type, to assist a compositor in +placing it properly in the stick, and in distribution.</def> <i>W. +Savage.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A broken or indented place in any edge or +surface; <i>nicks</i> in china.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A particular point or place considered as +marked by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To cut it off in the very <i>nick</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This <i>nick</i> of time is the critical occasion for +the gainger of a point.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nick</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nicked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nicking</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make a nick or nicks in; +to notch; to keep count of or upon by nicks; as, to <i>nick</i> a +stick, tally, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To mar; to deface; to make ragged, as by +cutting nicks or notches in.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And thence proceed to <i>nicking</i> +sashes.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The itch of his affection should not then<BR> +Have <i>nicked</i> his captainship.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To suit or fit into, as by a +correspondence of nicks; to tally with.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Words <i>nicking</i> and resembling one another are +applicable to different significations.</blockquote> +<i>Camden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch +rightly; to strike at the precise point or time.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The just season of doing things must be <i>nicked</i>, +and all accidents improved.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To make a cross cut or cuts on the under +side of (the tail of a horse, in order to make him carry it +higher).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nick</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To nickname; to +style.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>For Warbeck, as you <i>nick</i> him, came to +me.</blockquote> <i>Ford.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nick"ar nut`</hw> (?), <hw>Nick"ar tree`</hw> (?) }. +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nicker nut</u>, <u>Nicker +tree</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nick"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., fr. Sw. +<i>nickel</i>, abbrev. from Sw. <i>kopparnickel</i> copper-nickel, a +name given in derision, as it was thought to be a base ore of copper. +The origin of the second part of the word is uncertain. Cf. +<u>Kupfer-nickel</u>, <u>Copper-nickel</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A bright silver-white metallic element. It is of +the iron group, and is hard, malleable, and ductile. It occurs +combined with sulphur in millerite, with arsenic in the mineral +niccolite, and with arsenic and sulphur in nickel glance. Symbol Ni. +Atomic weight 58.6.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; On account of its permanence in air and inertness to +oxidation, it is used in the smaller coins, for plating iron, brass, +etc., for chemical apparatus, and in certain alloys, as german +silver. It is magnetic, and is very frequently accompanied by cobalt, +both being found in meteoric iron.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small coin made of or containing nickel; +esp., a five-cent piece.</def> [Colloq. U.S.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Nickel silver</b></col>, <cd>an alloy of nickel, copper, +and zinc; -- usually called <i>german silver</i>; called also +<i>argentan</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nick*el"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or containing, nickel; specifically, designating +compounds in which, as contrasted with the <i>nickelous</i> +compounds, the metal has a higher valence; as <i>nickelic</i> +oxide.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nick`el*if"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Nickel</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <def>Containing nickel; as, +<i>nickelferous</i> iron.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nick"el*ine</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An alloy of nickel, a variety +of German silver.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Niccolite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nick"el*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, those compounds of nickel in +which, as contrasted with the <i>nickelic</i> compounds, the metal +has a lower valence; as, <i>nickelous</i> oxide.</def> +<i>Frankland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nick"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Nick</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One of the night +brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with half- +pence.</def> [Cant] <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The cutting lip which projects downward at +the edge of a boring bit and cuts a circular groove in the wood to +limit the size of the hole that is bored.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nick"er nut`</hw> (?). <def>A rounded seed, rather smaller +than a nutmeg, having a hard smooth shell, and a yellowish or bluish +color. The seeds grow in the prickly pods of tropical, woody climbers +of the genus <i>Cæsalpinia</i>. <i>C. Bonduc</i> has yellowish +seeds; <i>C. Bonducella</i>, bluish gray.</def> [Spelt also <i>neckar +nut</i>, <i>nickar nut</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nick"er tree`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The plant producing +nicker nuts.</def> [Written also <i>neckar tree</i> and <i>nickar +tree</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nick"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Nick</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <i>(Coal Mining)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>pl.</i> <def>Small coal produced in making the +nicking.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nic"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The European woodpecker, or yaffle; -- called also <i>nicker +pecker</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nick"nack`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Knickknack</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nick"nack`er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Knickknackery</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nick"name`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ekename</i> +surname, hence, a nickname, <i>an ekename</i> being understood as +<i>a nekename</i>, influenced also by E. <i>nick</i>, v. See +<u>Eke</u>, and <u>Name</u>.] <def>A name given in contempt, +derision, or sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious +appellation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nick"name`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nicknamed</u> (#); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nicknaming</u>.] <def>To give a nickname to; to call by a +nickname.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>You <i>nickname</i> virtue; vice you should have +spoke.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I altogether disclaim what has been <i>nicknamed</i> +the doctrine of finality.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 975 !></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`co*la"i*tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from +<i>Nicolas</i> of Antioch, mentioned in Acts vi. 5.] <i>(Eccl. +Hist.)</i> <def>One of certain corrupt persons in the early church at +Ephesus, who are censured in rev. ii. 6, 15.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*co"tian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>nicotiane</i>; -- so called from <i>Nicot</i>, who introduced it +into France, <u>a. d.</u> 1560.] <def>Tobacco.</def> [R.] <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*co"tian</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, or +derived from, tobacco.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ni*co`ti*a"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Nicotian</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of American and Asiatic +solanaceous herbs, with viscid foliage and funnel-shaped blossoms. +Several species yield tobacco. See <u>Tobacco</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*co"ti*a*nine</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>nicotianine</i>. See <u>Nicotian</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white +waxy substance having a hot, bitter taste, extracted from tobacco +leaves and called also <i>tobacco camphor</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*cot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Nicotinic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*cot"i*dine</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Nicot</i>ine + pyr<i>idine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A complex, +oily, nitrogenous base, isomeric with nicotine, and obtained by the +reduction of certain derivatives of the pyridine group.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nic"o*tine</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>nicotine</i>. See <u>Nicotian</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An +alkaloid which is the active principle of tobacco. It is a colorless, +transparent, oily liquid, having an acrid odor, and an acrid burning +taste. It is intensely poisonous.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nic`o*tin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or derived from, nicotine; nicotic; -- used +specifically to designate an acid related to pyridine, obtained by +the oxidation of nicotine, and called <i>nicotinic +acid</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nic"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>nictare</i>, +<i>nictatum</i>, from <i>nicere</i> to beckon.] <def>To wink; to +nictitate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nic*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nictatio</i> +&?; cf. F. <i>nictation</i>.] <def>the act of winking; +nictitation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nic"ti*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See +<u>Nictate</u>.] <def>To wink; to nictate.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nictitating membrane</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a thin +membrane, found in many animals at the inner angle, or beneath the +lower lid, of the eye, and capable of being drawn across the eyeball; +the third eyelid; the haw.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nic`ti*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +winking.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nid`a*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nidamentum</i> materials for a nest, fr. <i>nidus</i> nest. See +<u>Nest</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or baring, +eggs or egg capsules; as, the <i>nidament</i> capsules of certain +gastropods; <i>nidamental</i> glands. See <i>Illust</i>. of +<u>Dibranchiata</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"da*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nidus</i> a +nest.] <def>A collection of nests.</def> [R.] <i>velyn.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nidus</i> a nest: +cf. F. <i>nid</i>.] <def>A nestful; a brood; as, a <i>nide</i> of +pheasants.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ni"der*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Niding</u>.] +<def>Infamous; dastardly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nidg"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Nidget</u>.] +<def>A trifle; a piece of foolery.</def> [Obs.] <i>Skinner.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nidg"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Written also +<i>nigget</i>, <i>nigeot</i>.] [Cf. F. <i>nigaud</i> a booby, fool, +OF. <i>niger</i> to play the fool.] <def>A fool; an idiot, a +coward.</def> [Obs.] <i>Camden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nid"i*fi*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nidificated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Nidificating</u>.] [L. <i>nidificare</i>, +<i>nidificatum</i>; <i>nidus</i> nest + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to +make. See <u>-fy</u>, and cf. <u>nest</u>.] <def>To make a +nest.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Where are the fishes which <i>nidificated</i> in +trees?</blockquote> <i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nid`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nidification</i>.] <def>The act or process of building a +nest.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"ding</hw> (nī"d&ibreve;ng), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Written also <i>nithing</i>.] [AS. <i>nīðing</i>, fr. +<i>nīð</i> wickness, malice, hatred.] <def>A coward; a +dastard; -- a term of utmost opprobrium.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He is worthy to be called a +<i>niding</i>.</blockquote> <i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"dor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>Scent or savor +of meat or food, cooked or cooking.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jer. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"dor*ose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Nidorous.</def> [R.] <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"dor*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nidorosus</i> +steaming, reeking: cf. F. <i>nidoreux</i>. See <u>Nidor</u>.] +<def>Resembling the smell or taste of roast meat, or of corrupt +animal matter.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nid"u*lant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nidulans</i>, +p. pr.: cf. F. <u>Nidulant</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Nestling, as +a bird in its nest.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Lying loose in pulp or +cotton within a berry or pericarp, as in a nest.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nid"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nidulated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Nidulating</u>.] [L. <i>nidulari</i>, fr. +<i>nidulus</i>, dim. of <i>nidus</i> a nest.] <def>To make a nest, as +a bird.</def> [R.] <i>Cockeram.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nid`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The time of +remaining in the nest.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nid"u*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nidulus</i> a +little nest.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A Silurian fossil, formerly +supposed to consist of eggs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ni"dus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>nidi</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Nidi</u>, <u>Nest</u>.] <def>A +nest: a repository for the eggs of birds, insects, etc.; a breeding +place; esp., the place or substance where parasites or the germs of a +disease effect lodgment or are developed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Niece</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nece</i>, F. +<i>nièce</i>, LL. <i>neptia</i>, for L. <i>neptis</i> a +granddaughter, niece, akin to <i>nepos</i>. See <u>Nephew</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A relative, in general; especially, a +descendant, whether male or female; a granddaughter or a +grandson.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson. Wyclif. Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A daughter of one's brother or sister, or +of one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nief</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Neif</u>, the +fist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*el"list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +practices the style of ornamentation called <i>niello</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*el"lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>niello</i>, +LL. <i>nigellum</i> a black of blackish enamel, fr. L. +<i>nigellus</i>, dim. of <i>niger</i> black. See <u>Negro</u>, and +cf. <u>Anneal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A metallic alloy of a +deep black color.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The art, process, or method of decorating +metal with incised designs filled with the black alloy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A piece of metal, or any other object, so +decorated.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An impression on paper taken from an +ancient incised decoration or metal plate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"fle</hw> (n&ibreve;f"'l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF.] <def>A +trifle.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nig"gard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. +<i>hnöggr</i> niggardly, stingy + <i>-ard</i>; cf. Sw. +<i>njugg</i>, AS. <i>hneáw</i>.] <def>A person meanly close +and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy, parsimonious +fellow; a miser.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A penurious <i>niggard</i> of his wealth.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Be <i>niggards</i> of advice on no +pretense.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nig"gard</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a niggard; +meanly covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; +stingy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nig"gard</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To act the +niggard toward; to be niggardly.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nig"gard*ise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Niggardliness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nig"gard*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat +niggard.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nig"gard*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being niggard; meanness in giving or spending; +parsimony; stinginess.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Niggardliness</i> is not good +husbandry.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nig"gard*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Meanly covetous or +avaricious in dealing with others; stingy; niggard.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Where the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is +not for the steward to be <i>niggardly</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Avaricious; covetous; parsimonious; sparing; +miserly; penurious; sordid; stingy. See <u>Avaricious</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Nig"gard*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a niggard +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nig"gard*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Niggardliness.</def> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nig"gard*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Niggardly.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Covetous gathering and <i>niggardous</i> +keeping.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nig"gard*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Niggardliness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nig"gard*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Niggardliness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>nigged</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prov. E. <i>nig</i> to +clip money.] <i>(Masonry)</i> <def>Hammer-dressed; -- said of +building stone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nig"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A negro; -- in +vulgar derision or depreciation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nig"gish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Niggard</u>.] +<def>Niggardly.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nig"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Niggled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Niggling</u> (?).] [Dim. of Prov. E. <i>nig</i> to clip money; cf. +also Prov. E. <i>nig</i> a small piece.] <def>To trifle with; to +deceive; to mock.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nig"gle</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To trifle or play.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Take heed, daughter,<BR> +You <i>niggle</i> not with your conscience and religion.</blockquote> +<i>Massinger.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To act or walk mincingly.</def> [Prov. +Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To fret and snarl about trifles.</def> +[Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nig"gler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +niggles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nigh</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> +<u>Nigher</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Nighest</u>, or +<u>Next</u> (&?;).] [OE. <i>nigh</i>, <i>neigh</i>, <i>neih</i>, AS. +<i>neáh</i>, <i>n&?;h</i>; akin to D. <i>na</i>, adv., OS. +<i>nāh</i>, a., OHG. <i>nāh</i>, G. <i>nah</i>, a., +<i>nach</i> to, after, Icel. <i>nā</i> (in comp.) nigh, Goth. +<i>n&?;hw</i>, <i>n&?;hwa</i>, adv., nigh. Cf. <u>Near</u>, +<u>Neighbor</u>, <u>Next</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not distant or +remote in place or time; near.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The loud tumult shows the battle +<i>nigh</i>.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not remote in degree, kindred, +circumstances, etc.; closely allied; intimate.</def> "<i>Nigh</i> +kinsmen." <i>Knolles.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ye . . . are made <i>nigh</i> by the blood of +Christ.</blockquote> <i>Eph. ii. 13.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Near; close; adjacent; contiguous; present; +neighboring.</p> + +<p><hw>Nigh</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>neáh</i>, +<i>n&?;h</i>. See <u>Nigh</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a situation near in place or time, or in +the course of events; near.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He was sick, <i>nigh</i> unto death.</blockquote> +<i>Phil. ii. 27.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He drew not <i>nigh</i> unheard; the angel bright,<BR> +Ere he drew <i>nigh</i>, his radiant visage turned.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Almost; nearly; as, he was <i>nigh</i> +dead.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nigh</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To draw nigh +(to); to approach; to come near.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif (Matt. iii. +2).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nigh</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Near to; not remote or +distant from.</def> "was not this <i>nigh</i> shore?" +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nigh"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a near relation +in place, time, degree, etc.; within a little; almost.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>A cube and a sphere . . . <i>nighly</i> of the same +bigness.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nigh"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or state +of being nigh.</def> [R.] "<i>Nighness</i> of blood." +<i>Holished.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Night</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>night</i>, +<i>niht</i>, AS. <i>neaht</i>, <i>niht</i>; akin to D. <i>nacht</i>, +OS. & OHG. <i>naht</i>, G. <i>nacht</i>, Icel. <i>n&?;tt</i>, Sw. +<i>natt</i>, Dan. <i>nat</i>, Goth. nachts, Lith. <i>naktis</i>, +Russ. <i>noche</i>, W. <i>nos</i>, Ir. <i>nochd</i>, L. <i>nox</i>, +<i>noctis</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;, Skr. <i>nakta</i>, <i>nakti</i>. √ +265. Cf. <u>Equinox</u>, <u>Nocturnal</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>That part of the natural day when the sun is beneath the +horizon, or the time from sunset to sunrise; esp., the time between +dusk and dawn, when there is no light of the sun, but only moonlight, +starlight, or artificial light.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And God called the light Day, and the darkness he +called <i>Night</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gen. i. 5.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Darkness; +obscurity; concealment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nature and nature's laws lay hid in +<i>night</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Intellectual and moral darkness; +ignorance.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A state of affliction; +adversity; as, a dreary <i>night</i> of sorrow.</def> +<sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The period after the close of life; +death.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>She closed her eyes in everlasting +<i>night</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <def>A lifeless or unenlivened period, as when +nature seems to sleep.</def> "Sad winter's <i>night</i>". +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Night</i> is sometimes used, esp. with participles, in +the formation of self-explaining compounds; as, <i>night</i>- +blooming, <i>night</i>-born, <i>night</i>-warbling, etc.</p> + +<p><col><b>Night by night</b></col>, <col><b>Night after +night</b></col>, <cd>nightly; many nights.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>So help me God, as I have watched the night,<BR> +Ay, <i>night by night</i>, in studying good for England.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Night bird</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The moor hen (<i>Gallinula +chloropus</i>).</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The Manx shearwater +(<i>Puffinus Anglorum</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Night +blindness</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See <u>Hemeralopia</u>.</cd> - +- <col><b>Night cart</b></col>, <cd>a cart used to remove the +contents of privies by night.</cd> -- <col><b>Night churr</b></col>, +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the nightjar.</cd> -- <col><b>Night +crow</b></col>, <cd>a bird that cries in the night.</cd> -- +<col><b>Night dog</b></col>, <cd>a dog that hunts in the night, -- +used by poachers.</cd> -- <col><b>Night fire</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Fire burning in the night.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Ignis fatuus; Will-o'-the-wisp; Jask-with-a- +lantern</cd>. -- <col><b>Night flyer</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>any creature that flies in the night, as some birds and +insects.</cd> -- <col><b>night glass</b></col>, <cd>a spyglass +constructed to concentrate a large amount of light, so as see objects +distinctly at night.</cd> <i>Totten.</i> -- <col><b>Night +green</b></col>, <cd>iodine green.</cd> -- <col><b>Night +hag</b></col>, <cd>a witch supposed to wander in the night.</cd> -- +<col><b>Night hawk</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an American +bird (<i>Chordeiles Virginianus</i>), allied to the goatsucker. It +hunts the insects on which it feeds toward evening, on the wing, and +often, diving down perpendicularly, produces a loud whirring sound, +like that of a spinning wheel.</cd> Also sometimes applied to the +European goatsuckers. It is called also <i>bull bat</i>. -- +<col><b>Night heron</b></col> (<i>Zoöl</i>.), <cd>any one of +several species of herons of the genus <i>Nycticorax</i>, found in +various parts of the world. The best known species is <i>Nycticorax +griseus</i>, or <i>N. nycticorax</i>, of Europe, and the American +variety (var. <i>nævius</i>). The yellow-crowned night heron +(<i>Nycticorax violaceus</i>) inhabits the Southern States.</cd> +Called also <i>qua-bird</i>, and <i>squawk</i>. -- <col><b>Night +house</b></col>, <cd>a public house, or inn, which is open at +night.</cd> -- <col><b>Night key</b></col>, <cd>a key for unfastening +a night latch.</cd> -- <col><b>Night latch</b></col>, <cd>a kind of +latch for a door, which is operated from the outside by a key.</cd> - +- <col><b>Night monkey</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an owl +monkey.</cd> -- <col><b>night moth</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>any one of the noctuids.</cd> -- <col><b>Night parrot</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the kakapo.</cd> -- <col><b>Night +piece</b></col>, <cd>a painting representing some night scene, as a +moonlight effect, or the like.</cd> -- <col><b>Night rail</b></col>, +<cd>a loose robe, or garment, worn either as a nightgown, or over the +dress at night, or in sickness.</cd> [Obs.] -- <col><b>Night +raven</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a bird of ill omen that +cries in the night; esp., the bittern.</cd> -- <col><b>Night +rule</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A tumult, or frolic, in the +night; -- as if a corruption, of <i>night revel</i>.</cd> [Obs.] +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Such conduct as generally rules, or prevails, +at night.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>What <i>night rule</i> now about this haunted +grove?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Night sight</b></col>. <i>(Med.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Nyctolopia</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Night snap</b></col>, <cd>a night +thief.</cd> [Cant] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Night soil</b></col>, <cd>human excrement; -- so called +because in cities it is collected by night and carried away for +manure.</cd> -- <col><b>Night spell</b></col>, <cd>a charm against +accidents at night.</cd> -- <col><b>Night swallow</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the nightjar.</cd> -- <col><b>Night +walk</b></col>, <cd>a walk in the evening or night.</cd> -- +<col><b>Night walker</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>One who walks +in his sleep; a somnambulist; a noctambulist.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>One who roves about in the night for evil +purposes; specifically, a prostitute who walks the streets</cd>. -- +<col><b>Night walking</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Walking in +one's sleep; somnambulism; noctambulism.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>Walking the streets at night with evil designs</cd>. -- +<col><b>Night warbler</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the sedge +warbler (<i>Acrocephalus phragmitis</i>); -- called also <i>night +singer</i>.</cd> [prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Night watch</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A period in the night, as distinguished by +the change of watch.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A watch, or guard, +to aford protection in the night</cd>. -- <col><b>Night +watcher</b></col>, one who watches in the night; especially, one who +watches with evil designs. -- <col><b>Night witch</b></col>. <cd>Same +as <u>Night hag</u>, above.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Night"-bloom`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Blooming +in the night.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Night-blooming cereus</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See +Note under <u>Cereus</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Night"cap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A cap worn in bed to protect the head, or in undress.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A potion of spirit drank at bedtime.</def> +[Cant] <i>Wright.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Night"dress`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +nightgown.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Night"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Darkness; clouded.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Overtaken by night; belated.</def> +<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Night"er*tale</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. +<i>nāttarpel</i>.] <def>period of night; nighttime.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Night"-eyed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +seeing at night; sharp-eyed.</def> "Your <i>night-eyed</i> Tiberius." +<i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Night"fall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The close of +the day.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Night"-far`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Going or +traveling in the night.</def> <i>Gay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Night"gown`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A loose gown +used for undress; also, a gown used for a sleeping garment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Night"in*gale</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>nihtegale</i>,<i>nightingale</i>, AS. <i>nihtegale</i>; +<i>niht</i> night + <i>galan</i> to sing, akin to E. <i>yell</i>; cf. +D. <i>nachtegaal</i>, OS. <i>nahtigala</i>, OHG. <i>nahtigala</i>, G. +<i>nachtigall</i>, Sw. <i>näktergal</i>, Dan. <i>nattergal</i>. +See <u>Night</u>, and <u>Yell</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A small, plain, brown and gray European song +bird (<i>Luscinia luscinia</i>). It sings at night, and is celebrated +for the sweetness of its song.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A larger species +(<i>Lucinia philomela</i>), of Eastern Europe, having similar habits; +the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other allied +species.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mock nightingale</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Blackcap</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1 +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Night"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +night.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Night"jar`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A goatsucker, +esp. the European species. See <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Goatsucker</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Night"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no +night.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Night"long`</hw> (?; 115), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lasting +all night.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Night"ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +the night, or to every night; happening or done by night, or every +night; as, <i>nightly</i> shades; he kept <i>nightly</i> +vigils.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Night"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>At night; every +night.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Night"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nightmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One whose business is emptying +privies by night.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 976 !></p> + +<p><hw>Night"mare`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Night</i> + +<i>mare</i> incubus. See <u>Mare</u> incubus.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A fiend or incubus formerly supposed to cause trouble in +sleep.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A condition in sleep usually caused by +improper eating or by digestive or nervous troubles, and +characterized by a sense of extreme uneasiness or discomfort (as of +weight on the chest or stomach, impossibility of motion or speech, +etc.), or by frightful or oppressive dreams, from which one wakes +after extreme anxiety, in a troubled state of mind; incubus.</def> +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, any overwhelming, oppressive, or +stupefying influence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Night"shade`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>nichtscadu</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A common name of many species +of the genus <i>Solanum</i>, given esp. to the <i>Solanum nigrum</i>, +or black nightshade, a low, branching weed with small white flowers +and black berries reputed to be poisonous.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Deadly nightshade</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Belladonna</u> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd> -- <col><b>Enchanter's +nightshade</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Enchanter</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Stinking nightshade</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Henbane</u>.</cd> - +- <col><b>Three-leaved nightshade</b></col>. <cd>See +<u>Trillium</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Night"shirt`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of +nightgown for men.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Night"time`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The time from +dusk to dawn; -- opposed to <i>daytime</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Night"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Approaching +toward night.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*gran"i*line</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>niger</i> black + E. <i>aniline</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The +complex, nitrogenous, organic base and dyestuff called also +<i>aniline black</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*gres"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nigrescens</i>, p. pr. of <i>nigrescere</i> to grow black, fr. +<i>niger</i> black. See <u>Negro</u>.] <def>Growing black; changing +to a black color; approaching to blackness.</def> +<i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nig`ri*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nigrificare</i> to blacken; <i>niger</i> black + <i>-ficare</i> +(in comp.) to make. See <u>-fy</u>.] <def>The act or process of +making black.</def> [R.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"grine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>niger</i> +black: cf. F. <i>nigrine</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A ferruginous +variety of rutile.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nig"ri*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nigritudo</i>, fr. <i>niger</i> black.] <def>Blackness; the state +of being black.</def> <i>Lamb.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nig"ro*man`cie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Necromancy.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nig"ro*man`cien</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +necromancer.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>These false enchanters or +<i>nigromanciens</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"gro*sine</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. +<i>niger</i> black.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A dark blue dyestuff, of the +induline group; -- called also <i>azodiphenyl blue</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ni"gua</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The chigoe.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ni"hil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] +<def>Nothing.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>||Nihil album</b></col> [L., white nothing] +<i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>oxide of zinc.</cd> See under <u>Zinc</u>. -- +<col><b>||Nihil debet</b></col> [L., he owes nothing] <i>(Law)</i>, +<cd>the general issue in certain actions of debt.</cd> -- +<col><b>||Nihil dicit</b></col> [L., he says nothing] <i>(Law)</i>, +<cd>a declinature by the defendant to plead or answer.</cd> +<i>Tomlins.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"hil*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nihil</i> +nothing: cf. F. <i>nihilisme</i>. See <u>Annihilate</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Nothingness; nihility.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The doctrine that nothing can be known; +scepticism as to all knowledge and all reality.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Politics)</i> <def>The theories and +practices of the Nihilists.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"hil*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nihiliste</i>. See <u>Nihilism</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One +who advocates the doctrine of nihilism; one who believes or teaches +that nothing can be known, or asserted to exist.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Politics)</i> <def>A member of a secret +association (esp. in Russia), which is devoted to the destruction of +the present political, religious, and social institutions.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`hil*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, +pertaining to, or characterized by, nihilism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*hil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nihilité</i>. See <u>Nihilism</u>.] <def>Nothingness; a +state of being nothing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nil</hw> (?). [See <u>Nill</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] +<def>Will not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nil</hw>, <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> [L., a contr. of +<i>nihil</i>.] <def>Nothing; of no account; worthless; -- a term +often used for canceling, in accounts or bookkeeping.</def> <i>A. J. +Ellis.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Nilus</i>, Gr. +&?;.] <def>The great river of Egypt.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nile bird</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The wryneck</cd>. [Prov. Eng.] +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The crocodile bird.</cd> -- <col><b>Nile +goose</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the Egyptian goose. See Note +under <u>Goose</u>, 2.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nil"gau</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>see <u>Nylghau</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nill</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nilled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nilling</u>.] [AS. <i>nilan</i>, <i>nyllan</i>; <i>ne</i> not + +<i>willan</i> to will. See <u>No</u>, and <u>Will</u>.] <def>Not to +will; to refuse; to reject.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Certes, said he, I <i>nill</i> thine offered +grace.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nill</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be unwilling; to +refuse to act.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The actions of the will are "velle" and "nolle," to +will and <i>nill</i>.</blockquote> <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Will he, nill he</b></col>, <cd>whether he wills it or +not.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nill</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. Ir. & Gael. <i>neul</i> +star, light. Cf. <u>Nebula</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Shining +sparks thrown off from melted brass.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Scales of hot iron from the forge.</def> +<i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*lom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; the +Nile + &?; measure: cf. F. <i>nilomètre</i>.] <def>An +instrument for measuring the rise of water in the Nile during its +periodical flood.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"lo*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; the +Nile + &?; to observe.] <def>A Nilometer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*lot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Niloticus</i>, +fr. <i>Nilus</i> th Nile, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>nilotique</i>.] <def>Of +or pertaining to the river Nile; as, the <i>Nilotic</i> +crocodile.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nilt</hw> (?). [Contr. fr. <i>ne wilt</i>.] <def>Wilt +not.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nim</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> +<u>Nam</u> (?) or <u>Nimmed</u> (&?;); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Nomen</u> (?) or <u>Nome</u> (&?;).] [AS. <i>niman</i>. √ 7. +Cf. <u>Nimble</u>.] <def>To take; to steal; to filch.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>This canon it in his hand <i>nam</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nim*bif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nimbifer</i>; <i>nimbus</i> a cloud + <i>ferre</i> to bear.] +<def>Serving to bring clouds or stormy weather.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nim"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Nimbler</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Nimblest</u> (?).] [OE. <i>nimel</i>, +prob. orig., quick at seizing, fr. <i>nimen</i> to take, AS. +<i>niman</i>; akin to D. <i>nemen</i>, G. <i>nehmen</i>, OHG. +<i>neman</i>, Icel. <i>nema</i>, Goth. nima, and prob. to Gr. &?; to +distribute. √ 7. Cf. <u>Nomand</u>, <u>Numb</u>.] <def>Light +and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity; lively; +swift.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Through the mid seas the <i>nimble</i> pinnace +sails.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Nimble</i> is sometimes used in the formation of self- +explaining compounds; as, <i>nimble</i>-footed, <i>nimble</i>- +pinioned, <i>nimble</i>-winged, etc.</p> + +<p><col><b>Nimble Will</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a slender, +branching, American grass (<i>Muhlenbergia diffusa</i>), of some +repute for grazing purposes in the Mississippi valley.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.</p> + +<p><hw>Nim"ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of +being nimble; lightness and quickness in motion; agility; +swiftness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nim"bless</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Nimbleness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nim"bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nimble manner; +with agility; with light, quick motion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nim*bose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. nimbosus, fr. +<i>nimbus</i> cloud.] <def>Cloudy; stormy; tempestuous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nim"bus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. +<plw><b>Nimbi</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Nimbuses</b></plw> (#). [L., +a rain storm, a rain cloud, the cloudshaped which enveloped the gods +when they appeared on earth.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Fine Arts)</i> +<def>A circle, or disk, or any indication of radiant light around the +heads of divinities, saints, and sovereigns, upon medals, pictures, +etc.; a halo. See <u>Aureola</u>, and <u>Glory</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 5.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; "The <i>nimbus</i> is of pagan origin." "As an atribute of +<i>power</i>, the <i>nimbus</i> is often seen attached to the heads +of evil spirits." <i>Fairholl.</i> +</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Meteor.)</i> <def>A rain cloud; one of the +four principal varieties of clouds. See <u>Cloud</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*mi"e*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nimietas</i>, +fr. <i>nimius</i>, a., <i>nimis</i>, adv., too much.] <def>State of +being in excess.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>There is a <i>nimiety</i>, a too-muchess, in all +Germans.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nim"i*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nimius</i>.] +<def>Excessive; extravagant; inordinate.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nim"mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Nim</u>.] +<def>A thief.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nin</hw> (?). [Fr. <i>ne in</i>.] <def>Not in.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nin"com*poop</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A corruption of +<i>non compos</i>.] <def>A fool; a silly or stupid person.</def> +[Law]</p> + +<p><blockquote>An old ninnyhammer, a dotard, a <i>nincompoop</i>, is +the best language she can afford me.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nine</i>, +<i>nihen</i>, AS. <i>nigon</i>, <i>nigan</i>; akin to D. & LG. +<i>negen</i>, OS. & OFries. <i>nigun</i>, OHG. <i>niun</i>, G. +<i>neun</i>, Icel. <i>nīu</i>, sw. <i>nio</i>, Dan. <i>ni</i>, +Goth. <i>niun</i>, Ir. & Gael. <i>naoi</i>, W. <i>naw</i>, L. +<i>novem</i>, Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>navan</i>; of unknown origin. +√307. Cf. <u>Novembeer</u>.] <def>Eight and one more; one less +than ten; as, <i>nine</i> miles.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nine men's morris</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Morris</u>.</cd> - +- <col><b>Nine points circle</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a circle +so related to any given triangle as to pass through the three points +in which the perpendiculars from the angles of the triangle upon the +opposite sides (or the sides produced) meet the sides. It also passes +through the three middle points of the sides of the triangle and +through the three middle points of those parts of the perpendiculars +that are between their common point of meeting and the angles of the +triangle. The circle is hence called the <i>nine points or six points +circle</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nine</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +number greater than eight by a unit; nine units or objects.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or +ix.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>The Nine</b></col>, <cd>the nine Muses.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nine"-bark`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A white-flowered rosaceous shrub (<i>Neillia, or Spiræa, +opulifolia</i>), common in the Northern United States. The bark +separates into many thin layers, whence the name.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nine"-eyes`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The lamprey.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nine"fold`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nine times +repeated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nine"holes`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>A game in +which nine holes are made in the ground, into which a ball is +bowled.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nine"-kill`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called +because it is believed to kill and impale on thorns nine birds, etc., +in succession.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The northern butcher +bird.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nine"pence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ninepences</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An old +English silver coin, worth nine pence.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A New England name for the Spanish real, a +coin formerly current in the United States, as valued at twelve and a +half cents.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nine"pins</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>A game +played with nine pins, or pieces of wood, set on end, at which a +wooden ball is bowled to knock them down; bowling.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In the United States, <i>ten</i> pins are used for this +game, which is therefore often called <i>tenpins</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Nine"score`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nine times +twenty, or one hundred and eighty.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The product of nine times twenty; ninescore units or +objects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nine"teen`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>nigont&?;ne</i>, <i>nigont&?;ne</i>. See <u>Nine</u>, and +<u>Ten</u>.] <def>Nine and ten; eighteen and one more; one less than +twenty; as, <i>nineteen</i> months.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nine"teen`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The number greater than eighteen by a unit; the sum of ten and +nine; nineteen units or objects.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A symbol for nineteen units, as 19 or +xix.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nine"teenth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. AS. +<i>nigonteó&?;a</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Following the +eighteenth and preceding the twentieth; coming after eighteen +others.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Constituting or being one of nineteen +equal parts into which anything is divided.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nine"teenth`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The quotient of a unit divided by nineteen; one of nineteen +equal parts of anything.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The next in order after the +eighteenth.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An interval of two octaves +and a fifth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nine"ti*eth</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Next in order after the eighty-ninth.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Constituting or being one of ninety equal +parts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nine"ti*eth</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The quotient of a unit divided by ninety; one of ninety equal +parts of anything.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The next in order after the eighty- +ninth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nine"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Nine</u>, and +cf. <u>Forty</u>.] <def>Nine times ten; eighty-nine and one more; as, +<i>ninety</i> men.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nine"ty</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nineties</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The sum of +nine times ten; the number greater by a unit than eighty-nine; ninety +units or objects.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A symbol representing ninety units, as 90 +or xc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nin"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ninnies</b></plw> (#). [Cf. It. <i>ninno</i>, <i>ninna</i>, a +baby, Sp. <i>niño</i>, <i>niña</i>, child, infant, It. +<i>ninna</i>, <i>ninna nanna</i>, lullably, prob. fr. <i>ni</i>, +<i>na</i>, as used in singing a child to sleep.] <def>A fool; a +simpleton.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nin"ny*ham`mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +simpleton; a silly person.</def> [Colloq.] <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ninth</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Nine</u>; cf. +AS. <i>nigoða</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Following the eight +and preceding the tenth; coming after eight others.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Constituting or being one of nine equal +parts into which anything is divided.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ninth</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +quotient of one divided by nine; one of nine equal parts of a thing; +the next after the eighth.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An +interval containing an octave and a second.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>A chord of the dominant seventh with the ninth added.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ninth"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the ninth +place.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nin"ut</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The magpie.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ni"o*bate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Niobium</u>.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Columbate</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"o*be</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Nioba</i>, +<i>Niobe</i>, Gr. &?;.] <i>(Class, Myth.)</i> <def>The daughter of +Tantalus, and wife of Amphion, king of Thebes. Her pride in her +children provoked Apollo and Diana, who slew them all. Niobe herself +was changed by the gods into stone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*ob"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Columbic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"o*bite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Columbite</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*o"bi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. & E. +<u>Niobe</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A later name of columbium. See +<u>Columbium</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*o"po</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A kind of snuff +prepared by the natives of Venezuela from the roasted seeds of a +leguminous tree (<i>Piptadenia peregrina</i>), thence called <i>niopo +tree</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nip</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LG. & D. <i>nippen</i> to +sip; akin to Dan. <i>nippe</i>, G. <i>nippen</i>.] <def>A sip or +small draught; esp., a draught of intoxicating liquor; a +dram.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nip</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nipped</u> (?), less properly <u>Nipt</u>; <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nipping</u> (?).] [OE. <i>nipen</i>; cf. D. +<i>niipen</i> to pinch, also <i>knippen</i> to nip, clip, pinch, +snap, <i>knijpen</i> to pinch, LG. <i>knipen</i>, G. <i>kneipen</i>, +<i>kneifen</i>, to pinch, cut off, nip, Lith. <i>knebti</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To catch and inclose or compress tightly +between two surfaces, or points which are brought together or closed; +to pinch; to close in upon.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>May this hard earth cleave to the Nadir hell,<BR> +Down, down, and close again, and <i>nip</i> me flat,<BR> +If I be such a traitress.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting +with two meeting edges of anything; to clip.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The small shoots . . . must be <i>nipped</i> +off.</blockquote> <i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the +growth or vigor of; to destroy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to +taunt.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And sharp remorse his heart did prick and +<i>nip</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To nip in the bud</b></col>, <cd>to cut off at the +verycommencement of growth; to kill in the incipient stage.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nip</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +seizing or closing in upon; a pinching; as, in the northern seas, the +<i>nip</i> of masses of ice.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A pinch with the nails or teeth.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A small cut, or a cutting off the +end.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A blast; a killing of the ends of plants +by frost.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A biting sarcasm; a taunt.</def> +<i>Latimer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A short turn in a +rope.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nip and tuck</b></col>, <cd>a phrase signifying equality +in a contest.</cd> [Low, U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nip"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who, or that which, nips.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are +four in number.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A satirist.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Ascham.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A pickpocket; a young or petty +thief.</def> [Old Cant]</p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>The cunner.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A European crab +(<i>Polybius Henslowii</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nip"per*kin</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See 1st <u>Nip</u>.] +<def>A small cup.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nip"pers</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [From 2d +<u>Nip</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Small pinchers for holding, +breaking, or cutting.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>A device with fingers or +jaws for seizing an object and holding or conveying it; as, in a +printing press, a clasp for catching a sheet and conveying it to the +form.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A number of rope-yarns +wound together, used to secure a cable to the messenger.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nip"ping</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Biting; pinching; +painful; destructive; as, a <i>nipping</i> frost; a <i>nipping</i> +wind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nip"ping*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nipping +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nip"pi*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. 1st +<u>Nip</u>.] <def>Peculiary strong and good; -- said of ale or +liquor.</def> [Old Cant]</p> + +<p><blockquote>'T will make a cup of wine taste +<i>nippitate</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nip`pi*ta"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Strong +liquor.</def> [Old Cant] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nip"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Formerly <i>neble</i>, +a dim. of <i>neb</i>. See <u>Neb</u>, <u>Nib</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The protuberance through which milk is drawn from +the breast or mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The orifice at which any animal liquid, as +the oil from an oil bag, is discharged.</def> [R.] +<i>Derham.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Any small projection or article in which +there is an orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes; +as, the <i>nipple</i> of a nursing bottle; the <i>nipple</i> of a +percussion lock, or that part on which the cap is put and through +which the fire passes to the charge.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>A pipe fitting, consisting +of a short piece of pipe, usually provided with a screw thread at +each end, for connecting two other fittings.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Solder nipple</b></col>, <cd>a short pipe, usually of +brass, one end of which is tapered and adapted for attachment to the +end of a lead pipe by soldering.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 977 !></p> + +<p><hw>Nip"ple*wort`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A yellow-flowered composite herb (<i>Lampsana communis</i>), +formerly used as an external application to the nipples of women; -- +called also <i>dock-cress</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nir*va"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Skr. +<i>nirvā&nsdot;a</i>.] <def>In the Buddhist system of religion, +the final emancipation of the soul from transmigration, and +consequently a beatific enfrachisement from the evils of worldly +existence, as by annihilation or absorption into the divine. See +<u>Buddhism</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nis</hw> (?). [From <i>ne is</i>.] <def>Is not.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ni"san</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. +<i>nīsān</i>.] <def>The first month of the Jewish +ecclesiastical year, formerly answering nearly to the month of April, +now to March, of the Christian calendar. See <u>Abib</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"sey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nyseys</b></plw>. <def>A simpleton.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ni"si</hw> (?), <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> [L.] <def>Unless; if +not.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In legal proceedings, this word is used to indicate that +any order, etc., shall take effect at a given time, <i>unless</i> +before that time the order, etc., in modified, or something else is +done to prevent its taking effect. Continuance <i>nisi</i> is a +conditional continuance of the case till the next term of the court, +<i>unless</i> otherwise disposed of in the mean time.</p> + +<p><col><b>Nisi prius</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>unless before; -- a +phrase applied to terms of court, held generally by a single judge, +with a jury, for the trial of civil causes. The term originated in a +legal fiction. An issue of fact being made up, it is, according to +the English practice, appointed by the entry on the record, or +written proceedings, to be tried by a jury from the county of which +the proceedings are dated, at Westminster, <i>unless before</i> the +day appointed (<i>nisi prius</i>) the judges shall have come to the +county in question (which they always do) and there try the cause. +See <i>In banc</i>, under <u>Banc</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nis"te</hw> (?). [Contr. from <i>ne wiste</i>.] <def>Wist not; +knew not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ni"sus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>niti</i>, +p. p. <i>nisus</i>, to strive.] <def>A striving; an effort; a +conatus.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>nisus</i> or energizing towards a presented +object.</blockquote> <i>Hickok.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hnitu</i>; akin to +D. <i>neet</i>, G. <i>niss</i>, OHG. <i>niz</i>; cf. Gr. &?;, &?;, +Icel. <i>gnit</i>, Sw. <i>gnet</i>, Dan. <i>gnid</i>, Russ. & Pol. +<i>gnida</i>, Bohem. hnida, W. <i>nedd</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The egg of a louse or other small insect.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nit grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a pretty annual +European grass (<i>Gastridium lendigerum</i>), with small spikelets +somewhat resembling a nit. It is also found in California and +Chili.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"ten*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nitens</i>, p. +pr. of <i>nitere</i> to shine.] <def>Brightness; luster.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ni"ten*cy</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>nitens</i>, +p. pr. of <i>niti</i> to strive.] <def>Endeavor; effort; +tendency.</def> [R.] <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ni"ter</hw>, <hw>Ni"tre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F. <i>nitre</i>, L. <i>nitrum</i> native soda, natron, Gr. &?;; cf. +Ar. <i>nitūn</i>, <i>natrūn</i> natron. Cf. +<u>Natron</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white +crystalline semitransparent salt; potassium nitrate; saltpeter. See +<u>Saltpeter</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Native sodium carbonate; +natron.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>For though thou wash thee with <i>niter</i>, and take +thee much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me.</blockquote> +<i>Jer. ii. 22.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Cubic niter</b></col>, <cd>a deliquescent salt, sodium +nitrate, found as a native incrustation, like niter, in Peru and +Chili, whence it is known also as <i>Chili saltpeter</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Niter bush</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a genus +(<i>Nitraria</i>) of thorny shrubs bearing edible berries, and +growing in the saline plains of Asia and Northern Africa.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nith"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <def>See +<u>Niding</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nit"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nitidus</i>, fr. +<i>nitere</i>. See 3d <u>Neat</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Bright; +lustrous; shining.</def> [R.] <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Gay; spruce; fine; -- said of +persons.</def> [R.] <i>T. Reeve.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tra*nil"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + +chlor<i>anil</i> + <i>-ic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining +to, or designating, a complex organic acid produced as a white +crystalline substance by the action of nitrous acid on +hydroquinone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*tran"i*line</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro- +</i> + <i>aniline</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of +nitro derivatives of aniline. In general they are yellow crystalline +substances.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"trate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nitrate</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of nitric acid.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nitrate of silver</b></col>, <cd>a white crystalline salt +(AgNO<sub>3</sub>), used in photography and as a cauterizing agent; - +- called also <i>lunar caustic</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"tra*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Combined, or impregnated, with nitric acid, or +some of its compounds.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Photog.)</i> <def>Prepared with nitrate of +silver.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"tra*tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>A mineral occurring in transparent crystals, usually of a white, +sometimes of a reddish gray, or lemon-yellow, color; native sodium +nitrate. It is used in making nitric acid and for manure. Called also +<i>soda niter</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"tre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See +<u>Niter</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"tri*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Niter</u>.] +<def>An artificial bed of animal matter for the manufacture of niter +by nitrification. See <u>Nitrification</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"tric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nitrique</i>. See <u>Niter</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, +pertaining to, or containing, nitrogen; specifically, designating any +one of those compounds in which, as contrasted with <i>nitrous</i> +compounds, the element has a higher valence; as, <i>nitric</i> oxide; +<i>nitric</i> acid.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nitric acid</b></col>, <cd>a colorless or yellowish liquid +obtained by distilling a nitrate with sulphuric acid. It is +powerfully corrosive, being a strong acid, and in decomposition a +strong oxidizer.</cd> -- <col><b>Nitric anhydride</b></col>, <cd>a +white crystalline oxide of nitrogen (N<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>), +called <i>nitric pentoxide</i>, and regarded as the anhydride of +nitric acid.</cd> -- <col><b>Nitric oxide</b></col>, <cd>a colorless +poisous gas (NO) obtained by treating nitric acid with copper. On +contact with the air or with oxygen, it becomes reddish brown from +the formation of nitric dioxide or peroxide.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"tride</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[from<u>Nitrogen</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A binary compound of +nitrogen with a more metallic element or radical; as, boric +<i>nitride</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*trif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Niter</i> + +<i>-ferous</i>.] <def>Bearing niter; yielding, or containing, +niter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tri*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nitrification</i>. see <u>Nitrify</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The act, process, or result +of combining with nitrogen or some of its compounds.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The act or process of oxidizing nitrogen or +its compounds so as to form nitrous or nitric acid.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A process of oxidation, in which +nitrogenous vegetable and animal matter in the presence of air, +moisture, and some basic substances, as lime or alkali carbonate, is +converted into nitrates.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The process is going on at all times in porous soils and in +water contaminated with nitrogenous matter, and is supposed to be due +to the presence of an organized ferment or ferments, called +<i>nitrification ferments</i>. In former times the process was +extensively made use of in the production of saltpeter.</p> + +<p><hw>Ni"tri*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>An agent employed in nitrification.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"tri*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nitrified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nitrifying</u> (?).] [<i>Niter</i> + <i>-fy</i>: cf. F. +<i>nitrifer</i>. See <u>Niter</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To combine or +impregnate with nitrogen; to convert, by oxidation, into nitrous or +nitric acid; to subject to, or produce by, nitrification.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"trile</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Nitro- +</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of cyanogen compounds; +particularly, one of those cyanides of alcohol radicals which, by +boiling with acids or alkalies, produce a carboxyl acid, with the +elimination of the nitrogen as ammonia.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The nitriles are named with reference to the acids produced +by their decomposition, thus, hydrocyanic acid is <i>formic +nitrile</i>, and methyl cyanide is <i>acetic nitrile</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Ni"trite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nitrite</i>. See <u>Niter</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of +nitrous acid.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Amyl nitrite</b></col>, <cd>a yellow oily volatile liquid, +used in medicine as a depressant and a vaso-dilator. Its inhalation +produces an instantaneous flushing of the face.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"tro-</hw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A combining form +or an adjective denoting the presence of <i>niter</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A combining form (used also +adjectively) designating <i>certain compounds of nitrogen</i> or +<i>of its acids</i>, as <i>nitro</i>hydrochloric, +<i>nitro</i>calcite; also, designating the <i>group</i> or <i>radical +NO<sub>2</sub></i>, or <i>its compounds</i>, as +<i>nitro</i>benzene.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nitro group</b></col>, <cd>the radical NO<sub>2</sub>; -- +called also <i>nitroxyl</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*ben"zene</hw> (? or ?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro- +</i> + <i>benzene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A yellow aromatic liquid +(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>5</sub>.NO<sub>2</sub>), produced by the action +of nitric acid on benzene, and called from its odor <i>imitation oil +of bitter almonds</i>, or <i>essence of mirbane</i>. It is used in +perfumery, and is manufactured in large quantities in the preparation +of aniline. Fornerly called also <i>nitrobenzol</i>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ni`tro*ben"zol</hw>, <hw>Ni`tro*ben"zole</hw>, (&?; or &?;) +}, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Nitrobenzene</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*cal"cite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> ++ <i>calcite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Nitrate of calcium, a substance +having a grayish white color, occuring in efflorescences on old +walls, and in limestone caves, especially where there exists decaying +animal matter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*car"bol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + +<i>carbon</i> + L. <i>ol</i>eum oil.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See +<u>Nitromethane</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*cel"lu*lose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro- +</i> + <i>cellulose</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <i>Gun cotton</i>, +under <u>Gun</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro-chlo"ro*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro- +</i> + <i>chloroform</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Chlorpicrin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"tro*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + +<i>form</i>yl.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A nitro derivative of methane, +analogous to chloroform, obtained as a colorless oily or crystalline +substance, CH.(NO<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>, quite explosive, and +having well-defined acid properties.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*gel"a*tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> ++ <i>gelatin</i>.] <def>An explosive consisting of gun cotton and +camphor dissolved in nitroglycerin.</def> [Written also +<i>nitrogelatine</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nitrum</i> +natron + <i>-gen</i>: cf. F. <i>nitrogène</i>. See +<u>Niter</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless nonmetallic element, +tasteless and odorless, comprising four fifths of the atmosphere by +volume. It is chemically very inert in the free state, and as such is +incapable of supporting life (hence the name <i>azote</i> still used +by French chemists); but it forms many important compounds, as +ammonia, nitric acid, the cyanides, etc, and is a constituent of all +organized living tissues, animal or vegetable. Symbol N. Atomic +weight 14. It was formerly regarded as a permanent noncondensible +gas, but was liquefied in 1877 by Cailletet of Paris, and Pictet of +Geneva.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"tro*gen*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nitrogenized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Nitrogenizing</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To combine, +or impregnate, with nitrogen or its compounds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*trog"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, nitrogen; as, a +<i>nitrogenous</i> principle; <i>nitrogenous</i> compounds.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nitrogenous foods</b></col>. <cd>See 2d Note under +<u>Food</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*glyc"er*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro- +</i> + <i>glycerinn</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A liquid appearing like +a heavy oil, colorless or yellowish, and consisting of a mixture of +several glycerin salts of nitric acid, and hence more properly called +<i>glycerin nitrate</i>. It is made by the action of nitric acid on +glycerin in the presence of sulphuric acid. It is extremely unstable +and terribly explosive. A very dilute solution is used in medicine as +a neurotic under the name of <i>glonion</i>.</def> [Written also +<i>nitroglycerine</i>.]</p> + +<p>&fist; A great number of explosive compounds have been produced by +mixing nitroglycerin with different substances; as, <i>dynamite</i>, +or <i>giant powder</i>, nitroglycerin mixed with siliceous earth; +<i>lithofracteur</i>, nitroglycerin with gunpowder, or with sawdust +and nitrate of sodium or barium; <i>Colonia powder</i>, gunpowder +with nitroglycerin; <i>dualin</i>, nitroglycerin with sawdust, or +with sawdust and nitrate of potassium and some other substances; +<i>lignose</i>, wood fiber and nitroglycerin.</p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*hy`dro*chlo"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Nitro-</i> + <i>hydrochloric</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, +pertaining to, or containing, nitric and hydrochloric +acids.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nitrohydrochloric acid</b></col>, <cd>a mixture of nitric +and hydrochloric acids, usually in the proportion of one part of the +former to three of the latter, and remarkable for its solvent action +on gold and platinum; -- called also <i>nitromuriatic acid</i>, and +<i>aqua regia</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"trol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any +one of a series of hydrocarbons containing the nitro and the nitroso +or isonitroso group united to the same carbon atom.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*tro"le*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. +<i>nitrum</i> natron + <i>oleum</i> oil.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Nitroglycerin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*trol"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Of, derived from, or designating, a nitrol; as, a +<i>nitrolic</i> acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*mag"ne*site</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro- +</i> + <i>magnesite</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Nitrate of magnesium, a +saline efflorescence closely resembling nitrate of calcium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*trom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + +<i>-meter</i>: cf. F. <i>nitromètre</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>An apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or some of +its compounds in any substance subjected to analysis; an +azotometer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*meth"ane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> ++ <i>methane</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A nitro derivative of methane +obtained as a mobile liquid; -- called also +<i>nitrocarbol</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*mu`ri*at"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nitromuriatique</i>. See <u>Nitro-</u>, and <u>Muriatic</u>.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or composed of, nitric acid +and muriatic acid; nitrohydrochloric. See +<u>Nitrohydrochloric</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*ph"nol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + +<i>phenol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of nitro +derivatives of phenol. They are yellow oily or crystalline substances +and have well-defined acid properties, as picric acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*prus"sic</hw> (? or &?;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Nitro-</i> + <i>prussic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, +derived from, or designating, a complex acid called +<i>nitroprussic</i> acid, obtained indirectly by the action of nitric +acid on potassium ferrocyanide (yellow prussiate), as a red +crystalline unstable substance. It forms salts called +<i>nitroprussides</i>, which give a rich purple color with alkaline +sulphides.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*prus"side</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Nitroprussic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*qui"nol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + +<i>quine</i> + <i>-ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical nitro +derivative of quinol or hydroquinone, not known in the free state, +but forming a well defined series of derivatives.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*sac"cha*rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro- +</i> + <i>saccharin</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An explosive nitro +derivative of certain sugars, analogous to nitroglycerin, gun cotton, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*sal`i*cyl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro- +</i> + <i>salicylic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or +designating, a nitro derivative of salicylic acid, called also +<i>anilic acid</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*trose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>See <u>Nitrous</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*tro"so-</hw> <def> (&?; or &?;). <i>(Chem.)</i> A prefix +(also used adjectively) designating the group or radical NO, called +the <i>nitroso group</i>, or its compounds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*tro"syl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitroso-</i> + +<i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>the radical NO, called also the +<i>nitroso group</i>. The term is sometimes loosely used to +designate certain nitro compounds; as, <i>nitrosyl</i> sulphuric +acid. Used also adjectively.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni`tro*syl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitrosyl; as, +<i>nitrosylic</i> acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"trous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nitrosus</i> +full of natron: cf. F. <i>nitreux</i>. See <u>Niter</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, niter; of +the quality of niter, or resembling it.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or +designating, any one of those compounds in which nitrogen has a +relatively lower valence as contrasted with nitric +compounds.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nitrous acid</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a hypothetical +acid of nitrogen HNO<sub>2</sub>, not known in the free state, but +forming a well known series of salts, viz., the <i>nitrites</i>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Nitrous oxide</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Laughing +gas</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ni*trox"yl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + +<i>ox</i>ygen + <i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The group +NO<sub>2</sub>, usually called the <i>nitro group</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ni"trum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., natron. See +<u>Niter</u>.] <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>Niter.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>||Nitrum flammans</b></col> [L., flaming niter] <i>(Old +Chem.)</i>, <cd>ammonium nitrate; -- probably so called because it +deflagerates when suddenly heated.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"try</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Nitrous.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ni"tryl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nitro-</i> + <i>- +yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A name sometimes given to the nitro +group or radical.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nit"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Nit</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The horse louse; an insect that deposits +nits on horses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nit"ti*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Lousily.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Hayward.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nit"tings</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Prob. from +<u>Nit</u>.] <i>(Mining)</i> <def>The refuse of good ore.</def> +<i>Raymond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nit"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of nits.</def> +<i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nit"ty</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nitidus</i>. See +<u>Nitid</u>.] <def>Shining; elegant; spruce.</def> [Obs.] "O sweet, +<i>nitty</i> youth." <i>Marston.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ni"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nivalis</i>, fr. +<i>nix</i>, <i>nivis</i>, snow.] <def>Abounding with snow; +snowy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Niv"e*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>niveus</i>, +fr. <i>nix</i>, <i>nivis</i>, snow.] <def>Snowy; resembling snow; +partaking of the qualities of snow.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ni`vose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>nix</i>. <i>nivis</i>, snow.] <def>The fourth month of the French +republican calendar [1792-1806]. It commenced December 21, and ended +January 19. See <u>VendÉmiaire</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <pos><i>fem.</i></pos> +<u>Nixe</u> (&?;). [G. Cf. 1st <u>Nick</u>.] <i>(Teut. Myth.)</i> +<def>One of a class of water spirits, commonly described as of a +mischievous disposition.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The treacherous <i>nixes</i> who entice men to a +watery death.</blockquote> <i>Tylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nix"ie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Nix</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ni*zam"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hind. & Ar. +<i>nizām</i> order, a ruler, fr. Ar. <i>nazama</i> arrange, +govern.] <def>The title of the native sovereigns of Hyderabad, in +India, since 1719.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>no</i>, <i>non</i>, +the same word as E. <i>none</i>; cf. E. <i>a</i>, <i>an</i>. See +<u>None</u>.] <def>Not any; not one; none.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let there be <i>no</i> strife . . . between me and +thee.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xiii. 8.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That goodness is <i>no</i> name, and happiness +<i>no</i> dream.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; In Old England before a vowel the form <i>non</i> or +<i>noon</i> was used. "<i>No</i> man." "<i>Noon</i> apothercary." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 978 !></p> + +<p><hw>No</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>no</i>, <i>na</i>, AS. +<i>nā</i>; <i>ne</i> not + <i>ā</i> ever. AS. <i>ne</i> +is akin to OHG. <i>ni</i>, Goth. <i>ni</i>, Russ. <i>ne</i>, Ir., +Gael. & W. <i>ni</i>, L. <i>ne</i>, Gr. <grk>nh</grk> (in comp.), +Skr. <i>na</i>, and also to E. prefix <i>un-</i>. √ 193. See +<u>Aye</u>, and cf. <u>Nay</u>, <u>Not</u>, <u>Nice</u>, +<u>Nefarious</u>.] <def>Nay; not; not at all; not in any respect or +degree; -- a word expressing negation, denial, or refusal. Before or +after another negative, <i>no</i> is emphatic.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We do <i>no</i> otherwise than we are +willed.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am perplx'd and doubtful whether or <i>no</i><BR> +I dare accept this your congratulation.</blockquote> +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is none righteous, <i>no</i>, not +one.</blockquote> <i>Rom. iii. 10.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>No</i>! Nay, Heaven forbid.</blockquote> +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Noes</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A refusal by +use of the wordd <i>no</i>; a denial.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A negative vote; one who votes in the +negative; as, to call for the ayes and <i>noes</i>; the <i>noes</i> +have it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*a"chi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the patriarch Noah, or to his time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"ah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Heb. <i>Nōakh</i> +rest.] <def>A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the +Deluge.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Noah's ark</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>A marine bivalve shell (<i>Arca +Noæ</i>), which somewhat resembles an ark, or ship, in +form.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A child's toy, consisting of an +ark-shaped box containing many different wooden animals.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nob</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Knob</u>.] <def>The +head.</def> [Low]</p> + +<p><hw>Nob</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. fr. <i>noble</i>.] +<def>A person in a superior position in life; a nobleman.</def> +[Slang]</p> + +<p><hw>Nob"bi*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nobby +manner.</def> [Slang]</p> + +<p><hw>Nob"bler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dram of +spirits.</def> [Australia]</p> + +<p><hw>Nob"by</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From 2d <u>Nob</u>.] +<def>Stylish; modish; elegant; showy; aristocratic; +fashionable.</def> [Slang]</p> + +<p><hw>No*bil"ia*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>nobiliare</i>. See <u>Noble</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the +nobility.</def> <i>Fitzed. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No*bil"ia*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A history of +noble families.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*bil"i*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nobilis</i> noble + <i>-fy</i>.] <def>To make noble; to +nobiliate.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>No*bil"i*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nobilitatus</i>, p. p. of <i>nobilitare</i>.] <def>To make noble; +to ennoble; to exalt.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>No*bil`i*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. +<i>nobilitation</i>.] <def>The act of making noble.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nobilitas</i>: cf. OF. <i>nobilité</i>. See <u>Noble</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being noble; +superiority of mind or of character; commanding excellence; +eminence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Though she hated Amphialus, yet the <i>nobility</i> of +her courage prevailed over it.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They thought it great their sovereign to control,<BR> +And named their pride <i>nobility</i> of soul.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being of high rank or noble +birth; patrician dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank, +station, or title, whether inherited or conferred.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I fell on the same argument of preferring virtue to +<i>nobility</i> of blood and titles, in the story of +Sigismunda.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Those who are noble; the collective body +of nobles or titled persons in a state; the aristocratic and +patrician class; the peerage; as, the English +<i>nobility</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Nobler</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Noblest</u> (?).] [F. <i>noble</i>, fr. +L. <i>nobilis</i> that can be or is known, well known, famous, +highborn, noble, fr. <i>noscere</i> to know. See <u>know</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, +etc.; above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable; +magnanimous; as, a <i>noble</i> nature or action; a <i>noble</i> +heart.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong<BR> +To <i>nobler</i> poets for a <i>nobler</i> song.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; as, +a <i>noble</i> edifice.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the +nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or title; +highborn; as, <i>noble</i> blood; a <i>noble</i> personage.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Noble</i> is used in the formation of self-explaining +compounds; as, <i>noble</i>-born, <i>noble</i>-hearted, <i>noble</i>- +minded.</p> + +<p><col><b>Noble metals</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>silver, gold, +and platinum; -- so called from their freedom from oxidation and +permanence in air. Copper, mercury, aluminium, palladium, rhodium, +iridium, and osmium are sometimes included.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted; +superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious; renowned; stately; +splendid; magnificent; grand; magnanimous; generous; liberal; +free.</p> + +<p><hw>No"ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +person of rank above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An English money of account, and, +formerly, a gold coin, of the value of 6 s. 8 d. sterling, or about +$1.61.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A European fish; the +lyrie.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"ble</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make noble; to +ennoble.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou <i>nobledest</i> so far forth our +nature.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"ble*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Noblemen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One of the nobility; a noble; +a peer; one who enjoys rank above a commoner, either by virtue of +birth, by office, or by patent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"ble-mind`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +noble mind; honorable; magnanimous.</def> -- <wf>No"ble- +mind`ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>No"ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being noble; greatness; dignity; magnanimity; elevation of +mind, character, or station; nobility; grandeur; +stateliness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His purposes are full honesty, <i>nobleness</i>, and +integrity.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>No*bless"</hw>, <hw>No*blesse"</hw> } (?; 277), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>noblesse</i>. See <u>Noble</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Dignity; greatness; noble birth or +condition.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer. Spenser. B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The nobility; persons of noble rank +collectively, including males and females.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"ble*wom`an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Noblewomen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A female of noble rank; a +peeress.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"bley</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>nobleie</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The body of nobles; the nobility.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Noble birth; nobility; dignity.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"bly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Of noble extraction; as, <i>nobly</i> born or +descended.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In a noble manner; with greatness of soul; +heroically; with magnanimity; as, a deed <i>nobly</i> done.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Splendidly; magnificently.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Illustriously; honorably; magnanimously; +heroically; worthly; eminently; grandly.</p> + +<p><hw>No"bod*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nobodies</b></plw> (#). [<i>No</i>, a. + <i>body</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>No person; no one; not anybody.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <def>A person of no influence or +importance; an insignificant or contemptible person.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>No"cake</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Corrupted fr. Indian +<i>nookhik</i> meal. <i>Palfrey.</i>] <def>Indian corn parched, and +beaten to powder, -- used for food by the Northern American +Indians.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nocens</i>, p. +pr. of <i>nocere</i> to hurt. See <u>Nuisance</u>, <u>Noxious</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; +hurtful; mischievous; noxious; as, <i>nocent</i> qualities.</def> +<i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Guilty; -- the opposite of +<i>innocent</i>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"cent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A criminal.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"cent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Hurtfully; +injuriously.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>No"cive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nocivus</i>, fr. +<i>nocere</i> to hurt.] <def>Hurtful; injurious.</def> [R.] +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nock</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Notch</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A notch.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He took his arrow by the <i>nock</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The upper fore corner of a +boom sail or of a trysail.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nock</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To notch; to fit to +the string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow.</def> +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noc*tam`bu*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nox</i>, <i>noctis</i>, night + <i>ambulare</i> to walk: cf. F. +<i>noctambulation</i>.] <def>Somnambulism; walking in sleep.</def> +<i>Quain.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noc*tam"bu*lism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Somnambulism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noc*tam"bu*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +somnambulist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noc*tam"bu*lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +noctambulist.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Noc*tid"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nox</i>, +<i>noctos</i>, night + <i>dies</i> day.] <def>Comprising a night and +a day; a <i>noctidial</i> day.</def> [R.] <i>Holder.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noc*tif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>noctifer</i>; <i>nox</i>, <i>noctis + ferre</i> to bring.] +<def>Bringing night.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noc*til"i*o*nid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. +uncertain.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A South American bat of the +genus <i>Noctilio</i>, having cheek pouches and large incisor +teeth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Noc`ti*lu"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>NoctilucÆ</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>noctiluca</i> something +that shines by night, fr. <i>nox</i>, <i>noctis</i>, night + +<i>lucere</i> to shine, <i>lux</i> light.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Old +Chem.)</i> <def>That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name for +phosphorus.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of marine +flagellate Infusoria, remarkable for their unusually large size and +complex structure, as well as for their phosphorescence. The +brilliant diffuse phosphorescence of the sea is often due to myriads +of Noctilucæ.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noc*ti*lu"cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A fatlike substance in certain marine +animals, to which they owe their phosphorescent properties.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noc`ti*lu"cine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to Noctiluca.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noc`ti*lu"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shining in +the night.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noc*tiv"a*gant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nox</i>, +<i>noctis</i>, night + <i>vagans</i>, p. pr. of <i>vagari</i> to +wander about.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Going about in the night; +night-wandering.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noc*tiv`a*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A roving +or going about in the night.</def> <i>Gayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noc*tiv"a*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>noctivagus</i>; <i>nox</i>, <i>noctis + vagus</i> wandering.] +<def>Noctivagant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noc"to*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nox</i>, +<i>noctis</i>, night + <i>-graph</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind +of writing frame for the blind.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An instrument or register which records +the presence of watchmen on their beats.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noc"tu*a*ry</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>noctu</i> by night.] <def>A record of what passes in the night; a +nightly journal; -- distinguished from <i>diary</i>.</def> [R.] +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noc"tu*id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>nox</i>, +<i>noctis</i>, night.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous +moths of the family <i>Noctuidæ</i>, or +<i>Noctuælitæ</i>, as the cutworm moths, and armyworm +moths; -- so called because they fly at night.</def> -- +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the noctuids, or family +<i>Noctuidæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noc"tule</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>noctua</i> a night owl, fr. <i>nox</i>, <i>noctis</i>, night.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large European bat (<i>Vespertilio, or +Noctulina, altivolans</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noc"turn</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nocturne</i>, +fr. L. <i>nocturnus</i>. See <u>Nocturnal</u>, and cf. +<u>Nocturne</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An office of devotion, or +act of religious service, by night.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of the portions into which the Psalter +was divided, each consisting of nine psalms, designed to be used at a +night service.</def> <i>Hook.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noc*tur"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nocturnalis</i>, <i>nocturnus</i>, fr. <i>nox</i>, <i>noctis</i>, +night. See <u>Night</u>, and cf. <u>Nocturn</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Of, pertaining to, done or occuring in, the night; as, +<i>nocturnal</i> darkness, cries, expedition, etc.; -- opposed to +<i>diurnal</i>.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having a habit of seeking food or moving +about at night; as, <i>nocturnal</i> birds and insects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noc*tur"nal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An instrument +formerly used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at +sea.</def> <i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noc*tur"nal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By night; +nightly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noc*turne"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Nocturn</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A night piece, or serenade. The +name is now used for a certain graceful and expressive form of +instrumental composition, as the nocturne for orchestra in +Mendelsohn's "Midsummer-Night's Dream" music.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noc"u*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>nocumentum</i>, fr. L. <i>nocere</i> to hurt.] <def>Harm; injury; +detriment.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Noc"u*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nocuus</i>, +fr. <i>nocere</i> to hurt.] <def>Hurtful; noxious.</def> [R.] -- +<wf>Noc"u*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nod</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nodden</i>; cf. +OHG. <i>kn&?;t&?;n</i>, ge<i>nuot&?;n</i>, to shake, and E. +<i>nudge</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bend or incline the upper +part, with a quick motion; as, <i>nodding</i> plumes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To incline the head with a quick motion; +to make a slight bow; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or +of drowsiness, with the head; as, to <i>nod</i> at one.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be drowsy or dull; to be +careless.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nor is it Homer <i>nods</i>, but we that +dream.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nod</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nodded</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nodding</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To incline or bend, as the +head or top; to make a motion of assent, of salutation, or of +drowsiness with; as, to <i>nod</i> the head.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To signify by a nod; as, to <i>nod</i> +approbation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to bend.</def> [Poetic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>By every wind that <i>nods</i> the mountain +pine.</blockquote> <i>Keats.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +dropping or bending forward of the upper part or top of +anything.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Like a drunken sailor on a mast,<BR> +Ready with every <i>nod</i> to tumble down.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A quick or slight downward or forward +motion of the head, in assent, in familiar salutation, in drowsiness, +or in giving a signal, or a command.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A look or a <i>nod</i> only ought to correct them [the +children] when they do amiss.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nations obey my word and wait my +<i>nod</i>.</blockquote> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>The land of Nod</b></col>, <cd>sleep.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nod"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of the nature of, +or relating to, a node; as, a <i>nodal</i> point.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nodal line</b></col>, <col><b>Nodal point</b></col>, +<cd>in a vibrating plate or cord, that line or point which remains at +rest while the other parts of the body are in a state of +vibration.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>No"da*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nodatus</i>, +p. p. of <i>nodare</i> to make knotty, fr. <i>nodus</i> knot. See +<u>Node</u>.] <def>Knotted.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nodated hyperbola</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a certain +curve of the third order having two branches which cross each other, +forming a node.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>No*da"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nodatio</i> +knottiness.] <def>Act of making a knot, or state of being +knotted.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nod"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who nods; a +drowsy person.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nod"ding</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Curved so that +the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nod"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nodil</i>, +<i>nodle</i>; perh. fr. <i>nod</i>, because the head is the nodding +part of the body, or perh. akin to E. <i>knot</i>; cf. Prov. E. +<i>nod</i> the nape of the neck.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The head; - +- used jocosely or contemptuously.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Come, master, I have a project in my +<i>noddle</i>.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The back part of the head or neck.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>For occasion . . . turneth a bald <i>noddle</i>, after +she hath presented her locks in front, and no hold +taken.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nod"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Noddies</b></plw> (#). [Prob. fr. <i>nod</i> to incline the +head, either as in assent, or from drowsiness.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A simpleton; a fool.</def> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Any tern of the genus <i>Anous</i>, as <i>A. stolidus</i>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The arctic fulmar (<i>Fulmarus +glacialis</i>). Sometimes also applied to other sea birds.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An old game at cards.</def> +<i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A small two-wheeled one-horse +vehicle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>An inverted pendulum consisting of a short +vertical flat spring which supports a rod having a bob at the top; -- +used for detecting and measuring slight horizontal vibrations of a +body to which it is attached.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Node</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nodus</i>; perh. +akin to E. <i>knot</i>. Cf. <u>Noose</u>, <u>Nowed</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A knot, a knob; a protuberance; a +swelling.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<i>(Astron.)</i> <def>One of the two points where the orbit of a +planet, or comet, intersects the ecliptic, or the orbit of a +satellite intersects the plane of the orbit of its primary.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The joint of a stem, or the +part where a leaf or several leaves are inserted.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Dialing)</i> <def>A hole in the gnomon of a +dial, through which passes the ray of light which marks the hour of +the day, the parallels of the sun's declination, his place in the +ecliptic, etc.</def> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>The +point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of the +curve. See <u>Crunode</u>, and <u>Acnode</u>.</def> +<sd><i>(e)</i></sd> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>The point at which the lines +of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; -- +called also <i>knot</i>.</def> <i>W. R. Johnson.</i> +<sd><i>(f)</i></sd> <i>(poet.)</i> <def>The knot, intrigue, or plot +of a piece.</def> <sd><i>(g)</i></sd> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A hard +concretion or incrustation which forms upon bones attacked with +rheumatism, gout, or syphilis; sometimes also, a swelling in the +neighborhood of a joint.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i> <sd><i>(h)</i></sd> +<i>(Mus)</i> <def>One of the fixed points of a sonorous string, when +it vibrates by aliquot parts, and produces the harmonic tones; nodal +line or point.</def> <sd><i>(i)</i></sd> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +swelling.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ascending node</b></col> <i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the node at +which the body is passing northerly, marked with the symbol +&astascending;, called the <i>Dragon's head</i>. Called also +<i>northern node</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Descending node</b></col>, +<cd>the node at which the body is moving southwardly, marked thus +&astdescending;, called <i>Dragon's tail</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Line of +nodes</b></col>, <cd>a straight line joining the two nodes of an +orbit.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nod"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to the nodes; from a node to the same node again; as, the +<i>nodical</i> revolutions of the moon.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nodical month</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Lunar month</i>, under +<u>Month</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>No`do*sa"rine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Resembling in form or structure a +foraminiferous shell of the genus <i>Nodosaria</i>.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A foraminifer of the +genus <i>Nodosaria</i> or of an allied genus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*dose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nodosus</i>, +fr. <i>nodus</i> knot.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Knotty; having +numerous or conspicuous nodes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having nodes or +prominences; having the alternate joints enlarged, as the +antennæ of certain insects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*dos"i*ty</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nodositas</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality of being +knotty or nodose; resemblance to a node or swelling; +knottiness.</def> <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A knot; a node.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>No*do"sous</hw> (?), <hw>No"dous</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nodose; knotty; knotted.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nod"u*lar</hw> (?; 135), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nodulaire</i>.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or in the form of, a +nodule or knot.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nod"ule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nodulus</i>, +dim. of <i>nodus</i> knot: cf. F. <i>nodule</i>.] <def>A rounded mass +or irregular shape; a little knot or lump.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 979 !></p> + +<p><hw>Nod"uled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having little +knots or lumps.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nod"u*lose`</hw> (?), <hw>Nod"u*lous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having small nodes or knots; +diminutively nodose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>noël</i>, L. +<i>natalis</i> birthday, fr. <i>natalis</i> natal. See <u>Natal</u>.] +<def>Same as <u>Nowel</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*e`ma*tach"o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; +the understanding + &?; swiftness + <i>-graph</i>.] <def>An +instrument for determining and registering the duration of more or +less complex operations of the mind.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>No`e*mat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>No`e*mat"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the understanding. See <u>Noetic</u>.] +<def>Of or pertaining to the understanding.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Cudworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No*e"mics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the +understanding. See <u>Noetic</u>.] <def>The science of the +understanding; intellectual science.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*e"tian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> +<def>One of the followers of <i>Noetus</i>, who lived in the third +century. He denied the distinct personality of the Father, Son, and +Holy Ghost.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>No*et"ic</hw> (?), <hw>No*et"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to perceive, &?; mind, +intellect.] <def>Of or pertaining to the intellect; +intellectual.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I would employ the word <i>noetic</i> to express all +those cognitions which originate in the mind itself.</blockquote> +<i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nof</hw> (?). [Contr. fr. <i>ne of</i>.] <def>Not of; nor +of.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nog</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. fr. +<i>noggin</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A noggin.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A kind of strong ale.</def> +<i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nog</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A wooden block, of the size of a brick, +built into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of the square logs of wood used in a +pile to support the roof of a mine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <def>A treenail to fasten +the shores.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nog</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [From 2d <u>Nog</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To fill in, as between scantling, with +brickwork.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Shipbuilding)</i> <def>To fasten, as +shores, with treenails.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nog"gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Prop., made of hemp, +fr. Prov. E. <i>nogs</i> hemp.] <def>Made of hemp; hence, hard; +rough; harsh.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nog"gin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ir. <i>noigin</i>, or +Gael. <i>noigean</i>. Cf. lst <u>Nog</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +small mug or cup.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A measure equivalent to a gill.</def> +[Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nog"ging</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Nog</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <def>Rough brick masonry used to fill in the +interstices of a wooden frame, in building.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noght</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Not.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noi"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Abbrev. fr. OE. +<i>anoiance</i>.] [Written also <i>noyance</i>.] +<def>Annoyance.</def> [Obs.] <i>Tusser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noie</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To annoy. See +<u>Noy</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Noi"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An annoyer.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Tusser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noils</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] +<def>Waste and knots of wool removed by the comb; combings.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noint</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To anoint.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sir T. North.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noi"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Annoying; +troublesome.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Noise</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>noise</i> noisy +strife, quarrel, brawl, fr. L. <i>nausea</i> seasickness, sickness, +disgust. See <u>Nausea</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Sound of any kind.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without +<i>noise</i><BR> +to us perceived.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Noise</i> is either a sound of too short a duration to +be determined, like the report of a cannon; or else it is a confused +mixture of many discordant sounds, like the rolling of thunder or the +noise of the waves. Nevertheless, the difference between <i>sound</i> +and <i>noise</i> is by no means precise. <i>Ganot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Especially, loud, confused, or senseless +sound; clamor; din.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Loud or continuous talk; general talk or +discussion; rumor; report.</def> "The <i>noise</i> goes." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What <i>noise</i> have we had about transplantation of +diseases and transfusion of blood!</blockquote> <i>T. Baker.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Soerates lived in Athens during the great plague which +has made so much <i>noise</i> in all ages.</blockquote> +<i>Spectator.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Music, in general; a concert; also, a +company of musicians; a band.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The king has his <i>noise</i> of gypsies.</blockquote> +<i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Cry; outcry; clamor; din; clatter; uproar.</p> + +<p><hw>Noise</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To sound; to make a +noise.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noise</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Noised</u> (?); <pos><i>p pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Noising</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To spread by rumor or +report.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All these sayings were <i>noised</i> +abroad.</blockquote> <i>Luke i. 65.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To disturb with noise.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noise"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Loud; +clamorous.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noise"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Making, or causing, +no noise or bustle; without noise; silent; as, the <i>noiseless</i> +foot of time.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>So <i>noiseless</i> would I live.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Noise"less*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Noise"less*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Noi*sette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener, <i>Noisette</i>, +of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose and the musk rose. +It has given rise to many fine varieties, as the <i>Lamarque</i>, the +<i>Marechal (or Marshal) Niel</i>, and the <i>Cloth of gold</i>. Most +roses of this class have clustered flowers and are of vigorous +growth.</def> <i>P. Henderson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nois"i*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a noisy +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nois"i*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +quality of being noisy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noi"some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [For <i>noysome</i>, +fr. <i>noy</i> for <i>annoy</i>. See <u>Annoy</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Noxious to health; hurtful; mischievous; +unwholesome; insalubrious; destructive; as, <i>noisome</i> +effluvia.</def> "<i>Noisome</i> pestilence." <i>Ps. xci. 3.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Offensive to the smell or other senses; +disgusting; fetid.</def> "Foul breath is <i>noisome</i>." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Noi"some*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Noi"some*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Noxious; unwholesome; insalubrious; mischievous; +destructive. -- <u>Noisome</u>, <u>Noxious</u>. These words have to +a great extent been interchanged; but there is a tendency to make a +distinction between them, applying <i>noxious</i> to things that +inflict evil directly; as, a <i>noxious</i> plant, <i>noxious</i> +practices, etc., and <i>noisome</i> to things that operate with a +remoter influence; as, <i>noisome</i> vapors, a <i>noisome</i> +pestilence, etc. <i>Noisome</i> has the additional sense of +<i>disqusting</i>. A garden may be free from <i>noxious</i> weeds or +animals; but, if recently covered with manure, it may be filled with +a <i>noisome</i> smell.</p> + +<p><hw>Nois"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Noisier</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Noisiest</u>.] [From <u>Noise</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Making a noise, esp. a loud sound; clamorous; +vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; as, the <i>noisy</i> +crowd.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Full of noise.</def> "The <i>noisy</i> +town." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nol"de</hw> (?). [Contr. fr. <i>ne wolde</i>.] <def>Would +not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Noll</u>.] +<def>The head.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||No"li-me-tan"ge*re</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., touch +me not.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any +plant of a genus of herbs (<i>Impatiens</i>) having capsules which, +if touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. -- See +<u>Impatiens</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The squirting +cucumber. See under <u>Cucumber</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A name formerly applied to +several varieties of ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now restricted +to <i>Lupus exedens</i>, an ulcerative affection of the +nose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*li"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nolle</i> not +to will, to be unwilling; <i>ne + velle</i> to will, to be willing.] +<def>Adverse action of will; unwillingness; -- opposed to +<i>volition</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>nolition</i> and a direct enmity against the +lust.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noll</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nol</i>, AS. +<i>hnoll</i> top; akin to OHG. <i>hnol</i> top, head.] <def>The head; +the noddle.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nol*le"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nolle</i> to +be unwilling.] <def>The state of being unwilling; nolition.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Nol"le pros"e*qui</hw> (?). [L., to be unwilling to +prosecute.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Will not prosecute; -- an entry on the +record, denoting that a plaintiff discontinues his suit, or the +attorney for the public a prosecution; either wholly, or as to some +count, or as to some of several defendants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||No"lo con*ten"de*re</hw> (?). [L., I do not wish to +contend.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A plea, by the defendant, in a criminal +prosecution, which, without admitting guilt, subjects him to all the +consequences of a plea of guilty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nol. pros.</hw> <def>An abbrev. of <u>Nolle +prosequi</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nol`-pros"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>-prossed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>-prossing</u>.] <def>To discontinue by entering a +<i>nolle prosequi</i>; to decline to prosecute.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nolt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> <def>Neat +cattle.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Nom</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Noun</u>.] +<def>Name.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>||Nom de guerre</b></col> (&?;), <cd>literally, war name; +hence, a fictitious name, or one assumed for a time.</cd> -- +<col><b>||Nom de plume</b></col> (&?;), <cd>literally, pen name; +hence, a name assumed by an author as his or her signature.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||No"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, +lit., a feeding. See <u>Name</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>See +<u>Canker</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nomas</i>, <i>- +adis</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;, pasturing, roaming without fixed home, fr. +&?; a pasture, allotted abode, fr. &?; to distribute, allot, drive to +pasture; prob. akin to AS. <i>niman</i> to take, and E. +<i>nimble</i>: cf. F. <i>nomade</i>. Cf. <u>Astronomy</u>, +<u>Economy</u>, <u>Nimble</u>, <u>Nemesis</u>, <u>Numb</u>, +<u>Number</u>.] <def>One of a race or tribe that has no fixed +location, but wanders from place to place in search of pasture or +game.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"ad</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Roving; +nomadic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"ade</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See +<u>Nomad</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>No*ma"di*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nomad.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>No*mad"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;. See +<u>Nomad</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to nomads, or their way of life; +wandering; moving from place to place for subsistence; as, a +<i>nomadic</i> tribe.</def> -- <wf>No*mad"ic*al*ly</wf> (#), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"ad*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being a nomad.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"ad*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nomadized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Nomadizing</u> (?).] <def>To lead the life of a +nomad; to wander with flocks and herds for the sake of finding +pasturage.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Vogules <i>nomadize</i> chiefly about the Rivers +Irtish, Obi, Kama, and Volga.</blockquote> <i>W. Tooke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"man*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nomancie</i>, <i>nomance</i>, abbrev. fr. <i>onomancie</i>. See +<u>Onomancy</u>.] <def>The art or practice of divining the destiny of +persons by the letters which form their names.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"-man's` land`</hw> (?). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>A space amidships used to keep blocks, ropes, etc.; a space on a +ship belonging to no one in particular to care for.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: An unclaimed space or +time.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That <i>no-man's land</i> of twilight.</blockquote> +<i>W. Black.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"arch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a district + +<i>-arch</i>.] <def>The chief magistrate of a nome or +nomarchy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"arch*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nomarchies</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A province or territorial +division of a kingdom, under the rule of a nomarch, as in modern +Greece; a nome.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"bles</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [F. +<i>nombles</i>, fr. L. <i>lumbulus</i>, dim. of <i>lumbus</i> a loin. +Cf. <u>Numbles</u>, <u>Umbles</u>, <u>Humbles</u>.] <def>The entrails +of a deer; the umbles.</def> [Written also <i>numbles</i>.] +<i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"bril</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nombril</i>, +for OF. <i>lombril</i>, i. e., <i>ombril</i>, with the article, a +dim. fr. L. <i>umbilicus</i> the navel. See <u>Navel</u>.] +<i>(Her.)</i> <def>A point halfway between the fess point and the +middle base point of an escutcheon; -- called also <i>navel +point</i>. See <u>Escutcheon</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to deal +out, distribute.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A province or political division, as of +modern Greece or ancient Egypt; a nomarchy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any melody determined by inviolable +rules.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nome</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Binomial</u>.] +<i>(Alg.)</i> [Obs.] <def>See <u>Term</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nome</hw>, <hw>No"men</hw> (?) }, obs. <def><pos><i>p. +p.</i></pos> of <u>Nim</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"men*cla`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. +<i>nomen</i> name + <i>calare</i> to call. See <u>Name</u>, and +<u>Calendar</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who calls persons or +things by their names.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In Rome, candidates for office were attended each by a +<i>nomenclator</i>, who informed the candidate of the names of the +persons whom they met and whose votes it was desirable to +solicit.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who gives names to things, or who +settles and adjusts the nomenclature of any art or science; also, a +list or vocabulary of technical names.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"men*cla`tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female +nomenclator.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No`men*cla"tur*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Pertaining or according to a nomenclature.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"men*cla`ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nomenclatura</i>: cf. F. <i>nomenclature</i>. See +<u>Nomenclator</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A name.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vocabulary, dictionary, or +glossary.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The technical names used in any particular +branch of science or art, or by any school or individual; as, the +<i>nomenclature</i> of botany or of chemistry; the +<i>nomenclature</i> of Lavoisier and his associates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"mi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Binomial</u>.] +<i>(Alg.)</i> <def>A name or term.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; a law, +custom.] <def>Customary; ordinary; -- applied to the usual English +spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic methods.</def> <i>H +Sweet.</i> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nomic spelling.</def> <i>A. +J. Ellis.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"i*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nominalis</i>, +fr. <i>nomen</i>, <i>nominis</i>, name. See <u>Name</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a name or names; having +to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a +<i>nominal</i> definition.</def> <i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Existing in name only; not real; as, a +<i>nominal</i> difference.</def> "<i>Nominal</i> attendance on +lectures." <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"i*nal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +nominalist.</def> [Obs.] <i>Camden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A verb formed from a +noun.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A name; an appellation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A is the <i>nominal</i> of the sixth note in the +natural diatonic scale.</blockquote> <i>Moore (Encyc. of Music. +)</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"i*nal*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +principles or philosophy of the Nominalists.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"i*nal*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Metaph.)</i> +<def>One of a sect of philosophers in the Middle Ages, who adopted +the opinion of Roscelin, that general conceptions, or universals, +exist in name only.</def> <i>Reid.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nom`i*nal*is"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the Nominalists.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"i*nal*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +convert into a noun.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nom"i*nal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a nominal +manner; by name; in name only; not in reality.</def> +<i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nominated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Nominating</u> (?).] [L. <i>nominatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>nominare</i> to nominate, fr. <i>nomen</i> name. See +<u>Name</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To mention by name; to name.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>nominate</i> them all, it is +impossible.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To call; to entitle; to denominate.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To set down in express terms; to +state.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Is it so <i>noiminated</i> in the bond?</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To name, or designate by name, for an +office or place; to appoint; esp., to name as a candidate for an +election, choice, or appointment; to propose by name, or offer the +name of, as a candidate for an office or place.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"i*nate*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By name; +particularly; namely.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spelman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nom`i*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nominatio</i>: cf. F. <i>nomination</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of naming or nominating; +designation of a person as a candidate for office; the power of +nominating; the state of being nominated.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>nomination</i> of persons to places being . . . +a flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself.</blockquote> +<i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The denomination, or name.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nom`i*na*ti"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Gram.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the nominative case.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"i*na*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nominativus</i> belonging to a name, nominative.] <i>(Gram.)</i> +<def>Giving a name; naming; designating; -- said of that case or form +of a noun which stands as the subject of a finite verb.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The nominative case.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"i*na*tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the +manner of a nominative; as a nominative.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"i*na`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who +nominates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nom`i*nee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Nominate</u>, and <u>-ee</u>.] <def>A person named, or designated, +by another, to any office, duty, or position; one nominated, or +proposed, by others for office or for election to office.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"i*nor`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Nominate</u>, and <u>-or</u>.] <def>A nominator.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bentham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No*moc"ra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; law + +<i>-cracy</i>, as in demo<i>cracy</i>.] <def>Government in accordance +with a system of law.</def> <i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No*mog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; law ++ &?; to write.] <def>A treatise on laws; an exposition of the form +proper for laws.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*mol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; law + <i>- +logy</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The science of law; legislation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The science of the laws of the mind; +rational psychology.</def> <i>Sir W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nom`o*pel"mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; law, +custom + &?; sole of the foot.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having a +separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe, or hallux, as do +passerine birds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nom"o*thete</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; + &?; +to assign: cf. F. <i>nomothète</i>.] <def>A lawgiver.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nom`o*thet"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Nom`o*thet"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] <def>Legislative; enacting laws; as, +a <i>nomothetical</i> power.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Barlow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>No; not. See +<u>No</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non-</hw> (?). [L. <i>non</i>, OL. <i>noenu</i>, +<i>noenum</i>, fr. <i>neoenum</i>, lit., not one. See <u>None</u>.] +<def>A prefix used in the sense of <i>not</i>; <i>un</i>-; <i>in</i>- +; as in <i>non</i>attention, or <i>non</i>-attention, +<i>non</i>conformity, <i>non</i>metallic, <i>non</i>suit.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The prefix <i>non-</i> may be joined to the leading word by +means of a hyphen, or, in most cases, the hyphen may be dispensed +with. The list of words having the prefix <i>non-</i> could easily be +lengthened.</p> + +<p><hw>Non`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Want of ability.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An exception taken against a +plaintiff in a cause, when he is unable legally to commence a +suit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ac*cept"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A neglect +or refusal to accept.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 980 !></p> + +<p><hw>Non*ac"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Destitute of acid properties; hence, basic; metallic; positive; +-- said of certain atoms and radicals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ac*quaint"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of +acquaintance; the state of being unacquainted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*ac`qui*es"cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Refusal of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ad*mis"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Failure to +be admitted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`a*dult"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not adult; +immature.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*a`ër*o*bi*ot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Capable of living without atmospheric oxygen; +anaërobiotic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. <i>nonagium</i>, +from L. <i>nonus</i> ninth, <i>novem</i> nine.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> +<def>The ninth part of movable goods, formerly payable to the clergy +on the death of persons in their parishes.</def> <i>Mozley & +W.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non"age</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>non-</i> + +<i>age</i>.] <def>Time of life before a person becomes of age; legal +immaturity; minority.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The human mind . . . was still in its +<i>nonage</i>.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non"aged</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the +quality of nonage; being a minor; immature.</def> <i>W. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non`a*ge*na"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nonagenarius</i> containing, or consisting of, ninety, fr. +<i>nonageni</i> ninety each; akin to <i>novem</i> nine.] <def>A +person ninety years old.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`a*ges"i*mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nonagesimus</i> the ninetieth. See <u>Nonagenarian</u>.] +<i>(Astron.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the ninetieth degree or to +a nonagesimal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`a*ges"i*mal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Astron.)</i> +<def>The middle or highest point of the part of the ecliptic which is +at any given moment above the horizon. It is the ninetieth degree of +the ecliptic, reckoned from the points in which it is intersected by +the horizon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"a*gon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nonus</i> +ninth + Gr. &?; angle.] <i>(Math.)</i> <def>A figure or polygon +having nine sides and nine angles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*a"gri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. +uncertain.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any moth of the genus +<i>Nonagria</i> and allied genera, as the spindleworm and stalk +borer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*al`ien*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Failure +to alienate; also, the state of not being alienated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"ane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nonus</i> +ninth.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>One of a group of metameric hydrocarbons +C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>20</sub> of the paraffin series; -- so called +because of the nine carbon atoms in the molecule. <i>Normal +nonane</i> is a colorless volatile liquid, an ingredient of ordinary +kerosene.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ap*pear"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Default +of appearance, as in court, to prosecute or defend; failure to +appear.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ap*point"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect +of making appointment; failure to receive an appointment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ar*riv"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Failure to +arrive.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Non` as*sump"sit</hw> (?). [L., he did not undertake.] +<i>(Law)</i> <def>The general plea or denial in an action of +assumpsit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`at*tend"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A failure +to attend; omission of attendance; nonappearance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`at*ten"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Inattention.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`bi*tu"mi*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Containing no bitumen; not bituminous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nonce</hw> (n&obreve;ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [For the +<i>nonce</i>, OE. for the <i>nones</i>, a corruption of for then +<i>ones</i>, where <pos><i>n.</i></pos> in <i>then</i> is a relic of +AS. <i>m</i> in <i>ðam</i>, dat. of the article and demonstrative +pronoun, E. <i>the</i>. See <u>For</u>, <u>Once</u>, and <u>The</u>.] +<def>The one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; -- +chiefly used in the phrase <i>for the nonce</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The miller was a stout carl for the +<i>nones</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And that he calls for drink, I 'll have prepared +him<BR> +A chalice for the <i>nonce</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Nonce word</b></col>, <cd>"a word apparently employed only +<i>for the nonce</i>".</cd> <i>Murray (New English Dict.).</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Non`cha`lance"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Nonchalant</u>.] <def>Indifference; carelessness; +coolness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Non`cha`lant"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>non</i> not (L. <i>non</i>) + <i>chaloir</i> to concern one's self +for, fr. L. <i>calere</i> to be warm, to be inflamed with desire, to +be troubled. See <u>Non-</u>, and <u>Caldron</u>.] <def>Indifferent; +careless; cool.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"cha*lant`ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +nonchalant, indifferent, or careless manner; coolly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"claim`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A failure to +make claim within the time limited by law; omission of +claim.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`co*he"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of +cohesion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`co*in"ci*dence</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Lack of +coincidence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`co*in"ci*dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +coincident.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*com"bat*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mil.)</i> +<def>Any person connected with an army, or within the lines of an +army, who does not make it his business to fight, as any one of the +medical officers and their assistants, chaplains, and others; also, +any of the citizens of a place occupied by an army; also, any one +holding a similar position with respect to the navy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`com*mis"sioned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +having a commission.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Noncommissioned officer</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a +subordinate officer not appointed by a commission from the chief +executive or supreme authority of the State; but by the Secretary of +War or by the commanding officer of the regiment.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Non`com*mit"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A state of +not being committed or pledged; forbearance or refusal to commit +one's self. Also used adjectively.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`com*mun"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect or +failure of communion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`com*ple"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Lack of +completion; failure to complete.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`com*pli"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect +of compliance; failure to comply.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`com*ply"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Neglecting +or refusing to comply.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Non com"pos</hw> (?). <hw>||Non com"pos men"tis</hw> (?). +} [L.] <def>Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason; +hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a lunatic; one devoid of reason, +either by nature or from accident.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"con.</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Noncontent</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`con*clud"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +concluding.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`con*cur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To dissent +or refuse to concur.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`con*cur"rence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Refusal +to concur.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`con*den"si*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +condensible; incapable of being liquefied; -- said of +gases.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`con*dens"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Steam +Engine)</i> <def>Not condensing; discharging the steam from the +cylinder at a pressure nearly equal to or above that of the +atmosphere and not into a condenser.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`con*duct"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +conducting; not transmitting a fluid or force; thus, in electricity, +wax is a <i>nonconducting</i> substance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`con*duc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality of not being able to conduct or transmit; failure to +conduct.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`con*duct"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Physics)</i> <def>A substance which does not conduct, that is, +convey or transmit, heat, electricity, sound, vibration, or the like, +or which transmits them with difficulty; an insulator; as, wool is a +<i>nonconductor</i> of heat; glass and dry wood are +<i>nonconductors</i> of electricity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`con*form"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +conforming; declining conformity; especially, not conforming to the +established church of a country.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`con*form"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who does +not conform to an established church; especially, one who does not +conform to the established church of England; a dissenter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*con*form"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect +or failure of conformity; especially, in England, the neglect or +refusal to unite with the established church in its rites and modes +of worship.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Non`con"stat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Law L.] <def>It +does not appear; it is not plain or clear; it does not +follow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`con*ta"gious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact.</def> -- +<wf>Non`con*ta"gious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Non`con*tent"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(British House +of Lords)</i> <def>One who gives a negative vote; -- sometimes +abridged into noncon. or non con.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Non`con*trib"u*ting</hw> (?), <hw>Non`con*trib"u*to*ry</hw> +(?) }, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not contributing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The +edible plumlike fruit of the Australian tree, <i>Parinarium +Nonda</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*dec"ane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nonus</i> +ninth + <i>dec</i>em ten.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hydrocarbon of the +paraffin series, a white waxy substance, +C<sub>19</sub>H<sub>40</sub>; -- so called from the number of carbon +atoms in the molecule.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`de*cid"u*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Characterized by the absence of a decidua; +indeciduate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`de*liv"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A neglect +or failure of delivery; omission of delivery.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*dep`o*si"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +failure to deposit or throw down.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"de*script</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>non- +</i> + L. <i>descriptus</i> described.] <def>Not hitherto described; +novel; hence, odd; abnormal; unclassifiable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"de*script</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A thing not yet +described; that of which no account or explanation has been given; +something abnormal, or hardly classifiable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`de*vel"op*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Failure +or lack of development.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`dis*cov"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want or +failure of discovery.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"do</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +coarse umbelliferous plant (<i>Ligusticum actæifolium</i>) with +a large aromatic root. It is found chiefly in the Alleghany region. +Also called <i>Angelico</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>None</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & pron.</i></pos> [OE. <i>none</i>, +<i>non</i>, <i>nan</i>, <i>no</i>, <i>na</i>, AS. <i>nān</i>, +fr. <i>ne</i> not + <i>ān</i> one. &?;. See <u>No</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> & <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>, <u>One</u>, and cf. +<u>Non-</u>, <u>Null</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>No one; not one; not anything; -- +frequently used also partitively, or as a plural, not any.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is <i>none</i> that doeth good; no, not +one.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xiv. 3.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Six days ye shall gather it, but on the seventh day, +which is the Sabbath, in it there shall be <i>none</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Ex. xvi. 26.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Terms of peace yet <i>none</i><BR> +Vouchsafed or sought.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>None</i> of their productions are +extant.</blockquote> <i>Blair.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>No; not any; -- used adjectively before a +vowel, in old style; as, thou shalt have <i>none</i> assurance of thy +life.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>None of</b></col>, <cd>not at all; not; nothing of; -- +used emphatically.</cd> "They knew that I was <i>none of</i> the +register that entered their admissions in the universities." +<i>Fuller.</i> -- <col><b>None-so-pretty</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>the <i>Saxifraga umbrosa</i>. See <i>London pride</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>, under <u>London</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>None</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>Same as +<u>Nones</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ef*fect"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not effective.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>Not fit or available for +duty.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Non-e"go</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., not I.] +<i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>The union of being and relation as +distinguished from, and contrasted with, the <i>ego</i>. See +<u>Ego</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`e*las"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not having +elasticity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`e*lect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> +<i>(Theol.)</i> <def>A person or persons not elected, or chosen, to +salvation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`e*lec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Failure of +election.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Non`e*lec"tric</hw> (?), <hw>Non`e*lec"tric*al</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not electric; conducting +electricity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`e*lec"tric</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physics)</i> +<def>A substance that is not an electric; that which transmits +electricity, as a metal.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Non`em*phat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Non`em*phat"ic*al</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no emphasis; unemphatic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*en"ti*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nonentities</b></plw> (&?;).</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Nonexistence; the negation of +being.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A thing not existing.</def> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A person or thing of little or no +account.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Non`-E*pis"co*pal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or +system.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nones</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L. <i>nonae</i>, so +called because it was the ninth day before the ides, fr. <i>nonus</i> +ninth, from <i>novem</i> nine. See <u>Nine</u>, <u>Nones</u>, 2, +<u>Noon</u> .]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Roman Cal.)</i> <def>The fifth day of the +months January, February, April, June, August, September, November, +and December, and the seventh day of March, May, July, and October. +The <i>nones</i> were nine days before the ides, reckoning +inclusively, according to the Roman method.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [F. <i>none</i>, fr. L. See <u>Noon</u>.] +<def>The canonical office, being a part of the Breviary, recited at +noon (formerly at the ninth hour, 3 <u>P. M.</u>) in the Roman +Catholic Church.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The hour of dinner; the noonday +meal.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>At my supper and sometimes at +<i>nones</i>.</blockquote> <i>P. Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non`es*sen"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +essential.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`es*sen"tial</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A thing not +essential.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Non` est` fac"tum</hw> (?). [Law L. it is not (his) deed.] +<i>(Law)</i> <def>The plea of the general issue in an action of debt +on bond.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Non` est` in*ven"tus</hw> (?). [L., he is not found.] +<i>(Law)</i> <def>The return of a sheriff on a writ, when the +defendant is not found in his county.</def> <i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>None"such`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person or +thing of a sort that there is no other such; something extraordinary; +a thing that has not its equal. It is given as a name to various +objects, as to a choice variety of apple, a species of medic +(<i>Medicago lupulina</i>), a variety of pottery clay, etc.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>No*net"</hw> (?), <hw>||No*net"to</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>nonus</i> ninth, like E. +<i>duet</i>, fr. L. <i>duo</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A composition for +nine instruments, rarely for nine voices.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"ett</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The titmouse.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Non*ex`e*cu"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect +or failure of execution; nonperformance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ex*ist"ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Absence of existence; the negation of being; +nonentity.</def> <i>A. Baxter.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A thing that has no existence.</def> +<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ex*ist"ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not having +existence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*ex`por*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +failure of exportation; a not exporting of commodities.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ex*ten"sile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +extensile; incapable of being stretched.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non-fea"sance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>non- +</i> + OF. <i>faisance</i> a doing, fr. <i>faire</i> to do.] +<i>(Law)</i> <def>An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that +which ought to have been done. Cf. <u>Malfeasance</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ful*fill"ment</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect or +failure to fulfill.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*nil"lion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nonus</i> +ninth + <i>-illion</i>, as in E. <i>million</i>.] <def>According to +the French and American notation, a thousand octillions, or a unit +with thirty ciphers annexed; according to the English notation, a +million octillions, or a unit with fifty-four ciphers annexed. See +the Note under <u>Numeration</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*im`por*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want or +failure of importation; a not importing of commodities.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`im*port"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +importing; not bringing from foreign countries.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`in*flec"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +admitting of, or characterized by, inflection.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`in*hab"it*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +is not an inhabitant; a stranger; a foreigner; a +nonresident.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*in`ter*ven"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +state or habit of not intervening or interfering; as, the +<i>nonintervention</i> of one state in the affairs of +another.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"ni*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Latinized form of +<i>Nunez</i>, the name of a Portuguese mathematician.] <def>A +vernier.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*join"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>The omission of some person who ought to have been made a +plaintiff or defendant in a suit, or of some cause of action which +ought to be joined.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*ju"rant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Nonjuring.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*ju"ring</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>jurer</i> to +swear, or L. <i>jurare</i>, <i>jurari</i>, to swear, fr. L. +<i>jus</i>, <i>juris</i>, right, law, justice. See <u>Jury</u>.] +<def>Not swearing allegiance; -- applied to the party in Great +Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, or their +successors.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*ju"ror</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eng. Hist.)</i> +<def>One of those adherents of James II. who refused to take the oath +of allegiance to William and Mary, or to their successors, after the +revolution of 1688; a Jacobite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*ju"ror*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eng. +Hist.)</i> <def>The doctrines, or action, of the Nonjurors.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*lim`i*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of +limitation; failure to limit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Non` li"quet</hw> (?). [L.] <def>It is not clear; -- a +verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be deferred to another +day of trial.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ma*lig"nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +malignant, as a disease.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*man`u*fac"tur*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +carrying on manufactures.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*med"ul*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +medullated; <i>(Anat.)</i> without a medulla or marrow, or without a +medullary sheath; as, a <i>nonmedullated</i> nerve fiber.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*mem"ber</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is not a +member.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*mem"ber*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State of not +being a member.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"met`al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Any one of the set of elements which, as contrasted with the +metals, possess, produce, or receive, acid rather than basic +properties; a metalloid; as, oxygen, sulphur, and chlorine are +<i>nonmetals</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`me*tal"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not metallic.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Resembling, or possessing +the properties of, a nonmetal or metalloid; as, sulphur is a +<i>nonmetallic</i> element.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*nat"u*ral</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not natural; +unnatural.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nonne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nun.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ne*ces"si*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Absence +of necessity; the quality or state of being unnecessary.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ni*trog"nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Devoid of +nitrogen; as, a <i>nonnitrogenous</i> principle; a +<i>nonnitrogenous</i> food. See the Note under <u>Food</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*nu"cle*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without a +nucleus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A silly fellow; a +ninny.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`o*be"di*ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect +of obedience; failure to obey.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ob*serv"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect +or failure to observe or fulfill.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 981 !></p> + +<p><hw>||Non` ob*stan"te</hw> (?). [L.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite of, what has been +stated, or is to be stated or admitted.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A clause in old English +statutes and letters patent, importing a license from the crown to do +a thing notwithstanding any statute to the contrary. This dispensing +power was abolished by the Bill of Rights.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In this very reign [Henry III.] the practice of +dispensing with statutes by a <i>non obstante</i> was +introduced.</blockquote> <i>Hallam.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>||Non obstante veredicto</b></col> [LL.] <i>(Law)</i>, +<cd>a judgment sometimes entered by order of the court, for the +plaintiff, <i>notwithstanding a verdict</i> for the defendant.</cd> +<i>Stephen.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No*no"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, nonane; as, +<i>nonoic</i> acid, which is also called <i>pelargonic</i> acid. Cf. +<u>Pelargonic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"one</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Non</i>ane + <i>- +one</i>, suffix denoting the third degree of unsaturation.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of several metameric unsaturated +hydrocarbons (C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>14</sub>) of the valylene +series.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ox*yg"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Without oxygen; characterized by the absence of oxygen; as, a +<i>nonoxygenous</i> alkaloid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`pa*reil"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Nonpareil</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> ]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Something of unequaled excellence; a +peerless thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a +name.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [F. <i>nonpareille</i>.] <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A +size of type next smaller than <i>minion</i> and next larger than +<i>agate</i> (or <i>ruby</i>).</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <nonpareiltype>This line is printed in the type called +<i>nonpareil</i>.</nonpareiltype></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +beautifully colored finch (<i>Passerina ciris</i>), native of the +Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, +rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the +tail bluish purple. Called also <i>painted finch</i>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any other similar bird of the same +genus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`pa*reil"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., from <i>non</i> +not + <i>pareil</i> equal, fr. LL. <i>pariculus</i>, dim. of L. +<i>par</i> equal. See <u>Non</u>, and <u>Pair</u>, <u>Peer</u>.] +<def>Having no equal; peerless.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*pay"ment</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect or +failure to pay.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`per*form"ance</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect or +failure to perform.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*pho`to*bi*ot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Capable of living without light; as, +<i>nonphotobiotic</i> plant cells, or cells which habitually live in +darkness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`plane"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Math.)</i> +<def>Not lying in one plane; -- said of certain curves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"plus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>non</i> not + +<i>plus</i> more, further. See <u>Plural</u>.] <def>A state or +condition which baffles reason or confounds judgment; insuperable +difficulty; inability to proceed or decide; puzzle; +quandary.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Both of them are a perfect <i>nonplus</i> and baffle +to all human understanding.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non"plus`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nonplused</u> (?) or <u>Nonplussed</u>; <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Nonplusing</u> or <u>Nonplussing</u>.] +<def>To puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by +embarrassment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He has been <i>nonplused</i> by Mr. Dry's desiring him +to tell what it was that he endeavored to prove.</blockquote> +<i>Spectator.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non*prep`a*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect +or failure to prepare; want of preparation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*pres`en*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Neglect or failure to present; state of not being +presented.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`pro*duc"tion</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A failure to +produce or exhibit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`pro*fes"sion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +belonging to a profession; not done by, or proceeding from, +professional men; contrary to professional usage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`pro*fi"cien*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of +proficiency; failure to make progress.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`pro*fi"cient</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +has failed to become proficient.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non" pros.`</hw> (&?;). <def> An abbreviation of <u>Non +prosequitur</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`-pros"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Nonprossed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Non-prossing</u> (?).] <def>To decline or fail to +prosecute; to allow to be dropped (said of a suit); to enter judgment +against (a plaintiff who fails to prosecute); as, the plaintiff was +<i>non-prossed</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Non" pro*seq"ui*tur</hw> (?). [L. he does not prosecute.] +<i>(Law)</i> <def>A judgment entered against the plaintiff in a suit +where he does not appear to prosecute. See <u>Nolle +prosequi</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`re*cur"rent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +recurring.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`re*cur"ring</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Nonrecurrent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`re*gard"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of +due regard; disregard; slight.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non`re"gent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eng. +Universities)</i> <def>A master of arts whose regency has ceased. See +<u>Regent</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ren*di"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect of +rendition; the not rendering what is due.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>nonrendition</i> of a service which is +due.</blockquote> <i>S. E. Dwight.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non`re*sem"blance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of +resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*res"i*dence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +or condition of being nonresident,</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non*res"i*dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +residing in a particular place, on one's own estate, or in one's +proper place; as, a <i>nonresident</i> clergyman or proprietor of +lands.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*res"i*dent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nonresident +person; one who does not reside in the State or +jurisdiction.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`re*sist"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience; +submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without +opposition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`re*sist"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Making no +resistance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`re*sist"ant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +maintains that no resistance should be made to constituted authority, +even when unjustly or oppressively exercised; one who advocates or +practices absolute submission; also, one who holds that violence +should never be resisted by force.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`re*sist"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not making +resistance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*ru"mi*nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +ruminating; as, a <i>nonruminant</i> animal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`sane"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unsound; not +perfect; as, a person of <i>nonsane</i> memory.</def> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non"sense</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>non-</i> + +<i>sense</i>: cf. F. <i>nonsens</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is not sense, or has no sense; +words, or language, which have no meaning, or which convey no +intelligible ideas; absurdity.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Trifles; things of no +importance.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nonsense verses</b></col>, <cd>lines made by taking any +words which occur, but especially certain words which it is desired +to recollect, and arranging them without reference to anything but +the measure, so that the rhythm of the lines may aid in recalling the +remembrance of the words.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Folly; silliness; absurdity; trash; balderdash.</p> + +<p><hw>Non*sen"si*cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without +sense; unmeaning; absurd; foolish; irrational; preposterous.</def> -- +<wf>Non*sen"si*cal*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Non*sen"si*cal*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Non*sen"si*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +sensitive; wanting sense or perception; not easily +affected.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Non seq"ui*tur</hw> (?). [L., it does not follow.] +<i>(Logic)</i> <def>An inference which does not follow from the +premises.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*sex"u*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no +distinction of sex; sexless; neuter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*slave"hold`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +possessing or holding slaves; as, a <i>nonslaveholding</i> +State.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`so*lu"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Failure of +solution or explanation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*sol"ven*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Inability +to pay debts; insolvency.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*sol"vent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not solvent; +insolvent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*sol"vent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +insolvent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*so"nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +sonant.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nonsonant or nonvocal +consonant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*spar"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Sparing +none.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*stri"a*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Nat. +Hist.)</i> <def>Without striations; unstriped; as, <i>nonstriated</i> +muscle fibers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`sub*mis"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Want of +submission; failure or refusal to submit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`sub*mis"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +submissive.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"such</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Nonesuch</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"suit`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A +neglect or failure by the plaintiff to follow up his suit; a stopping +of the suit; a renunciation or withdrawal of the cause by the +plaintiff, either because he is satisfied that he can not support it, +or upon the judge's expressing his opinion. A compulsory nonsuit is a +nonsuit ordered by the court on the ground that the plaintiff on his +own showing has not made out his case.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"suit`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nonsuited</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nonsuiting</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>To determine, adjudge, or +record (a plaintiff) as having dropped his suit, upon his withdrawal +or failure to follow it up.</def> "When two are joined in a writ, and +one is <i>nonsuited</i>." <i>Z. Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non"suit`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Nonsuited.</def> +<i>D. A. Tyng.</i></p> + +<p> +<hw>Non*sure"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Insecurity.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Non*ten"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A +plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as +affirmed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"term`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A +vacation between two terms of a court.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*tox"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +toxic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"tro*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called because +found in the arrondissement of <i>Notron</i>, France.] <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>A greenish yellow or green mineral, consisting chiefly of the +hydrous silicate of iron.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*u"ni*form`ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +believes that past changes in the structure of the earth have +proceeded from cataclysms or causes more violent than are now +operating; -- called also <i>nonuniformitarian</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*un"ion*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +does not belong, or refuses to belong, to a trades union.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non*us"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Neglect of +using; failure to use.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non*us"er</hw> (?), <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A not using; +failure to use.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An office may be forfeited by misuser or +<i>nonuser</i>.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Neglect or omission to use an +easement or franchise or to assert a right.</def> <i>Kent.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non*vas"cu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Destitute of vessels; extravascular.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`ver*nac"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not +vernacular.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>nonvernacular</i> expression.</blockquote> <i>Sir +W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Non*vo"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not vocal; +destitute of tone.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nonvocal +consonant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"yl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Non</i>ane + <i>- +yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The hydrocarbon radical, +C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>19</sub>, derived from nonane and forming many +compounds. Used also adjectively; as, <i>nonyl</i> alcohol.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non"y*lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Non</i>ane + +eth<i>ylene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of +metameric, unsaturated hydrocarbons C<sub>9</sub>H<sub>18</sub> of +the ethylene series.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Non`y*len"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Of, pertaining to, related to, or designating, nonylene or its +compounds; as, <i>nonylenic</i> acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*nyl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, nonyl or its compounds; as, +<i>nonylic</i> acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noo"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Noddle</u>, +<u>Noddy</u>.] <def>A simpleton; a blockhead; a stupid person; a +ninny.</def> [Low]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The chuckling grin of <i>noodles</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Sydney Smith.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noo"dle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G. <i>nudel</i> +vermicelli.] <def>A thin strip of dough, made with eggs, rolled up, +cut into small pieces, and used in soup.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nook</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nok</i>; cf. Gael. +& Ir. <i>niuc</i>.] <def>A narrow place formed by an angle in bodies +or between bodies; a corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>How couldst thou find this dark, sequestered +<i>nook</i>?</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nook"-shot`ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of +nooks, angles, or corners.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>That <i>nook-shotten</i> isle of Albion.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No`ö*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to noölogy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*öl"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +versed in noölogy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*öl"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, +the mind + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>The science of intellectual +phenomena.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noon</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>No. See the Note +under No.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Noon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>n&?;n</i>, orig., +the ninth hour, fr. L. <i>nona</i> (sc. hora) the ninth hour, then +applied to the church services (called <i>nones</i>) at that hour, +the time of which was afterwards changed to noon. See <u>Nine</u>, +and cf. <u>Nones</u>, <u>Nunchion</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +middle of the day; midday; the time when the sun is in the meridian; +twelve o'clock in the daytime.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, the highest point; +culmination.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In the very <i>noon</i> of that brilliant life which +was destined to be so soon, and so fatally, +overshadowed.</blockquote> <i>Motley.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>High noon</b></col>, <cd>the exact meridian; midday.</cd> +-- <col><b>Noon of night</b></col>, <cd>midnight.</cd> [Poetic] +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noon</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Belonging to midday; +occurring at midday; meridional.</def> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noon</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To take rest and +refreshment at noon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noon"day`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Midday; twelve +o'clock in the day; noon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noon"day`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to midday; meridional; as, the <i>noonday</i> heat.</def> +"<i>Noonday</i> walks." <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noon"-flow`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>The goat's beard, whose flowers close at midday.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noon"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rest at noon; a +repast at noon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noon"shun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <def>See +<u>Nunchion</u>.</def> <i>Nares.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noon"stead</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The position of +the sun at noon.</def> [Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noon"tide`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>noon + +tide</i> time; cf. AS. <i>n&?;ntīd</i> the ninth hour.] +<def>The time of noon; midday.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noose</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. fr. OF. +<i>nous</i>, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of <i>nou</i> knot, F. +<i>n&?;ud</i>, L. <i>nodus</i>. Cf. <u>Node</u>.] <def>A running +knot, or loop, which binds the closer the more it is drawn.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noose</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Noosed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Noosing</u>.] <def>To tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to +entrap; to insnare.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noot</hw> (?). <def>See lst <u>Not</u>.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"pal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Mexican +<i>nopalli</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A cactaceous plant (<i>Nopalea +cochinellifera</i>), originally Mexican, on which the cochineal +insect feeds, and from which it is collected. The name is sometimes +given to other species of <i>Cactaceæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"pal*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nopalries</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A plantation of the nopal for +raising the cochineal insect.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +bullfinch.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nor</hw> (?), <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nor</i>, contr. +from <i>nother</i>. See <u>Neither</u>.] <def>A negative connective +or particle, introducing the second member or clause of a negative +proposition, following <i>neither</i>, or <i>not</i>, in the first +member or clause (as <i>or</i> in affirmative propositions follows +<i>either</i>). <i>Nor</i> is also used sometimes in the first member +for <i>neither</i>, and sometimes the <i>neither</i> is omitted and +implied by the use of <i>nor</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Provide neither gold <i>nor</i> silver, <i>nor</i> +brass, in your purses, <i>nor</i> scrip for your +journey.</blockquote> <i>Matt. x. 9, 10.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Where neither moth <i>nor</i> rust doth +corrupt.</blockquote> <i>Matt. vi. 20.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I love him not, <i>nor</i> fear him.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Where neither party is <i>nor</i> true, <i>nor</i> +kind.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Simois <i>nor</i> Xanthus shall be wanting +there.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nor"bert*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Premonstrant</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., from Ar. +<i>nā'&?;ra</i>.] <def>A large water wheel, turned by the +action of a stream against its floats, and carrying at its +circumference buckets, by which water is raised and discharged into a +trough; used in Arabia, China, and elsewhere for irrigating land; a +Persian wheel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <i>norite</i>.] +<i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Pertaining to the upper portion of the Laurentian +rocks.</def> <i>T. S. Hunt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nor"ice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nurse.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"rie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The cormorant.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nor"i*mon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Norimons</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A Japanese covered litter, +carried by men.</def> <i>B. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>Nor</i>vège Norway .] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A granular +crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic feldspar (as +labradorite) and hypersthene.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A supposed metal alleged to have been discovered in +zircon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Norm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>norma</i> a rule. +See <u>Normal</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A rule or authoritative standard; a model; +a type.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A typical, structural unit; +a type.</def> <i>Agassiz.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nor"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A norm; a principle or rule; a model; a standard.</def> <i>J. +S. Mill.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mason's or a carpenter's square or +rule.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A templet or gauge.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nor"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>normalis</i>, +fr. <i>norma</i> rule, pattern, carpenter's square; prob. akin to +<i>noscere</i> to know; cf. Gr. &?; well known, &?; gnomon, also, +carpenter's square: cf. F. <i>normal</i>. See <u>Known</u>, and cf. +<u>Abnormal</u>, <u>Enormous</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>According to an established norm, rule, or +principle; conformed to a type, standard, or regular form; performing +the proper functions; not abnormal; regular; natural; +analogical.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Deviations from the <i>normal</i> type.</blockquote> +<i>Hallam.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>According to a square or +rule; perpendicular; forming a right angle. Specifically: Of or +pertaining to a normal.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Standard; original; exact; +typical.</def> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Quantitative +Analysis)</i> <def>Denoting a solution of such strength that every +cubic centimeter contains the same number of milligrams of the +element in question as the number of its molecular weight.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Denoting certain hypothetical +compounds, as acids from which the real acids are obtained by +dehydration; thus, <i>normal</i> sulphuric acid and <i>normal</i> +nitric acid are respectively S(OH)<sub>6</sub>, and +N(OH)<sub>5</sub>.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Organ. Chem.)</i> +<def>Denoting that series of hydrocarbons in which no carbon atom is +united with more than two other carbon atoms; as, <i>normal</i> +pentane, hexane, etc. Cf. <u>Iso-</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Normal equations</b></col> <i>(Method of Least +Squares)</i>, <cd>a set of equations of the first degree equal in +number to the number of unknown quantities, and derived from the +observations by a specified process. The solution of the normal +equations gives the most probable values of the unknown +quantities.</cd> -- <col><b>Normal group</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, +<cd>a group of rocks taken as a standard.</cd> <i>Lyell.</i> -- +<col><b>Normal place</b></col> (of a planet or comet) +<i>(Astron.)</i>, <cd>the apparent place in the heavens of a planet +or comet at a specified time, the place having been determined by a +considerable number of observations, extending perhaps over many +days, and so combined that the accidental errors of observation have +largely balanced each other.</cd> -- <col><b>Normal school</b></col>, +<cd>a school whose methods of instruction are to serve as a model for +imitation; an institution for the training of teachers.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 982 !></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Normal</u>, <u>Regular</u>, <u>Ordinary</u>. +<i>Regular</i> and <i>ordinary</i> are popular terms of well-known +signification; <i>normal</i> has now a more specific sense, arising +out of its use in science. A thing is <i>normal</i>, or in its +<i>normal</i> state, when strictly conformed to those principles of +its constitution which mark its species or to the standard of a +healthy and natural condition. It is <i>abnormal</i> when it departs +from those principles.</p> + +<p><hw>Nor"mal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>normale</i>, +<i>ligne normale</i>. See <u>Normal</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Any perpendicular.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A straight line or plane +drawn from any point of a curve or surface so as to be perpendicular +to the curve or surface at that point.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The term <i>normal</i> is also used to denote the distance +along the normal line from the curve to the axis of abscissas or to +the center of curvature.</p> + +<p><hw>Nor"mal*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality, +state, or fact of being normal; as, the point of +<i>normalcy</i>.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nor`mal*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Reduction to a standard or normal state.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nor"mal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a normal +manner.</def> <i>Darwin.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nor"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>normand</i>.] +<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A wooden bar, or iron pin.</def> <i>W. C. +Russell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nor"man</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>normand</i>, of +Scand. origin. See <u>Northman</u>, and cf. <u>Norse</u>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to Normandy or to the Normans; as, the <i>Norman</i> +language; the <i>Norman</i> conquest.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Norman style</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a style of +architecture which arose in the tenth century, characterized by great +massiveness, simplicity, and strength, with the use of the +semicircular arch, heavy round columns, and a great variety of +ornaments, among which the zigzag and spiral or cable-formed +ornaments were prominent.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nor"man</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant +of Normandy; originally, one of the Northmen or Scandinavians who +conquered Normandy in the 10th century; afterwards, one of the mixed +(Norman-French) race which conquered England, under William the +Conqueror.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nor"man*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A Norman +idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans.</def> <i>M. +Arnold.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Norn</hw> (?), <hw>Nor"na</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Icel. <i>norn</i>, pl. <i>nornir</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Scandinavian Myth.)</i> <def>One of the +three Fates, Past, Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, +Verdandi, and Skuld.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tutelary deity; a genius.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*ro`pi*an"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Etymology +uncertain.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an +acid of the aromatic series obtained from opianic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nor"roy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Lit., north king, fr. +F. <i>nord</i> north + <i>roi</i> king.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>The most +northern of the English Kings-at-arms. See <i>King-at-arms</i>, under +<u>King</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Norse</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Dan. <i>Norsk</i>, fr. +<i>nord</i> north. See <u>North</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to +ancient Scandinavia, or to the language spoken by its +inhabitants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Norse</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The Norse +language.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Norse"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Norsemen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One of the ancient +Scandinavians; a Northman.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nor"tel*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Nurture</u>.] <def>Nurture; education; culture; bringing up.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Nortelry</i> . . . learned at the +nunnery.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>North</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>norð</i>; +akin to D. <i>noord</i>, G., Sw., & Dan. <i>nord</i>, Icel. +<i>norðr</i>. Cf. <u>Norman</u>, <u>Norse</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That one of the four cardinal points of +the compass, at any place, which lies in the direction of the true +meridian, and to the left hand of a person facing the east; the +direction opposite to the south.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any country or region situated farther to +the north than another; the northern section of a country.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: That part of the United +States lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under +<u>Line</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lying toward the north; +situated at the north, or in a northern direction from the point of +observation or reckoning; proceeding toward the north, or coming from +the north.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>North following</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Following</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>North pole</b></col>, +<cd>that point in the heavens, or on the earth, ninety degrees from +the equator toward the north.</cd> -- <col><b>North +preceding</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Following</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, +2.</cd> -- <col><b>North star</b></col>, <cd>the star toward which +the north pole of the earth very nearly points, and which accordingly +seems fixed and immovable in the sky. The star α (alpha) of the +Little Bear, is our present north star, being distant from the pole +about 1° 25′, and from year to year approaching slowly +nearer to it. It is called also <i>Cynosura</i>, <i>polestar</i>, and +by astronomers, <i>Polaris</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>North</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To turn or move +toward the north; to veer from the east or west toward the +north.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Northward.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North`east"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The point +between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the +northeast part or region.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North`east"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to the northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from +that point; as, a <i>northeast</i> course; a <i>northeast</i> +wind.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Northeast passage</b></col>, <cd>a passage or +communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along +the north coast of Asia.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>North`east"</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the +northeast.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North`east"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A storm, +strong wind, or gale, coming from the northeast.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North`east"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to +the northeast; toward the northeast, or coming from the +northeast.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North`east"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the +northeast.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North`east"ern</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the northeast; northeasterly.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>North`east"ward</hw> (?), <hw>North`east"ward*ly</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the northeast.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A wind from the +north; esp., a strong and cold north wind in Texas and the vicinity +of the Gulf of Mexico.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North"er*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being northerly; direction toward the +north.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to the north; toward the north, or from the north; +northern.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the +north.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North"ern</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>norðerne</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the north; being in +the north, or nearer to that point than to the east or +west.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In a direction toward the north; as, to +steer a <i>northern</i> course; coming from the north; as, a +<i>northern</i> wind.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Northern diver</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Loon</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Northern lights</b></col>. <cd>See +<i>Aurora borealis</i>, under <u>Aurora</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Northern +spy</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an excellent American apple, of a +yellowish color, marked with red.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>North"ern*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One born or living in the north.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of the Northern +States; -- contradistinguished from <i>Southerner</i>.</def> [U. +S.]</p> + +<p><hw>North"ern*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Northerly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hakewill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>North"ern*most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Northmost</u>.] <def>Farthest north.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Surv. & Navigation)</i> <def>Distance northward from any point of +departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to +<i>southing</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The distance of any +heavenly body from the equator northward; north +declination.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North"man</hw> (nôrth"m<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Northmen</b></plw> (-m<i>e</i>n). [AS. +<i>norðman</i>. See <u>North</u>, and <u>Man</u>, and cf. +<u>Norman</u>.] <def>One of the inhabitants of the north of Europe; +esp., one of the ancient Scandinavians; a Norseman.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North"most`</hw> (-mōst), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>norðmest</i>. Cf. <u>Aftermost</u>.] <def>Lying farthest +north; northernmost.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Northmost</i> part of the coast of +Mozambique.</blockquote> <i>De Foe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>North"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A tendency in the +end of a magnetic needle to point to the north.</def> +<i>Faraday.</i></p> + +<p><hw>North*um"bri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to Northumberland in England.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of +Northumberland.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>norðweard</i>.] <def>Toward the north; nearer to the north +than to the east or west point.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>North"ward</hw> (?), <hw>North"wards</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the north, or toward a point +nearer to the north than to the east or west point.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North"ward*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +northern direction.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North"ward*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a northern +direction.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North`west"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>norðwest</i>.] <def>The point in the horizon between the north +and west, and equally distant from each; the northwest part or +region.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North`west"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Pertaining to, or in the direction of, the point between the +north and west; being in the northwest; toward the northwest, or +coming from the northwest; as, the <i>northwest</i> coast.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Coming from the northwest; as, a +<i>northwest</i> wind.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Northwest passage</b></col>, <cd>a passage or +communication by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along +the north coast of America, long sought for by navigators.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>North`west"</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the +northwest.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North`west"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A storm or +gale from the northwest; a strong northwest wind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North`west"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Toward the +northwest, or from the northwest.</def></p> + +<p><hw>North`west"ern</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, +pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward the +northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; as, a +<i>northwestern</i> course.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>North`west"ward</hw> (?), <hw>North`west"ward*ly</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward the northwest.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nor*we"gi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. Icel. +<i>Noregr</i>, <i>Norvegr</i>, Norway. See <u>North</u>, and +<u>Way</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Norway, its inhabitants, or its +language.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nor*we"gi*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A native of Norway.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That branch of the Scandinavian language +spoken in Norway.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nor*we"gi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Norwegian</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A rare metallic element, of +doubtful identification, said to occur in the copper-nickel of +Norway.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nor*we"yan</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Norwegian.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nose</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>nosu</i>; akin to +D. <i>neus</i>, G. <i>nase</i>, OHG. <i>nasa</i>, Icel. +<i>nös</i>, Sw. <i>näsa</i>, Dan. <i>näse</i>, Lith. +<i>nosis</i>, Russ. <i>nos'</i>, L. <i>nasus</i>, <i>nares</i>, Skr. +<i>nāsā</i>, <i>nās</i>. &?; Cf. <u>Nasal</u>, +<u>Nasturtium</u>, <u>Naze</u>, <u>Nostril</u>, <u>Nozzle</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The prominent part of the +face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils and +olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See <u>Nostril</u>, and +<i>Olfactory organ</i> under <u>Olfactory</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The power of smelling; hence, +scent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We are not offended with a dog for a better +<i>nose</i> than his master.</blockquote> <i>Collier.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A projecting end or beak at the front of +an object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; as, the <i>nose</i> of a +bellows; the <i>nose</i> of a teakettle.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nose bit</b></col> <i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>a bit similar to a +gouge bit, but having a cutting edge on one side of its boring +end.</cd> -- <col><b>Nose hammer</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a +frontal hammer.</cd> -- <col><b>Nose hole</b></col> <i>(Glass +Making)</i>, <cd>a small opening in a furnace, before which a globe +of crown glass is held and kept soft at the beginning of the +flattening process.</cd> -- <col><b>Nose key</b></col> +<i>(Carp.)</i>, <cd>a fox wedge.</cd> -- <col><b>Nose leaf</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a thin, broad, membranous fold of skin on +the nose of many species of bats. It varies greatly in size and +form.</cd> -- <col><b>Nose of wax</b></col>, fig., <cd>a person who +is pliant and easily influenced.</cd> "A <i>nose of wax</i> to be +turned every way." <i>Massinger</i> -- <col><b>Nose piece</b></col>, +<cd>the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows, etc.; the end piece of a +microscope body, to which an objective is attached.</cd> -- +<col><b>To hold</b></col>, <col><b>put</b></col>, or <col><b>bring +one's nose to the grindstone</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Grindstone</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To lead by the nose</b></col>, +<cd>to lead at pleasure, or to cause to follow submissively; to lead +blindly, as a person leads a beast.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>To +put one's nose out of joint</b></col>, <cd>to humiliate one's pride, +esp. by supplanting one in the affections of another.</cd> [Slang] -- +<col><b>To thrust one's nose into</b></col>, <cd>to meddle +officiously in.</cd> -- <col><b>To wipe one's nose of</b></col>, +<cd>to deprive of; to rob.</cd> [Slang]</p> + +<p><hw>Nose</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nosed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nosing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To smell; to scent; hence, to +track, or trace out.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To touch with the nose; to push the nose +into or against; hence, to interfere with; to treat +insolently.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Lambs . . . <i>nosing</i> the mother's +udder.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature . +. . <i>nosed</i> Parliament in the very seat of its +authority.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce +with a nasal twang; as, to <i>nose</i> a prayer.</def> [R.] +<i>Cowley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nose</hw> (nōz), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To smell; to sniff; to scent.</def> +<i>Audubon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pry officiously into what does not +concern one.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nose"bag`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bag in which +feed for a horse, ox, or the like, may be fastened under the nose by +a string passing over the head.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nose"band`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That part of +the headstall of a bridle which passes over a horse's nose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nose"bleed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A bleeding at the nose.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The yarrow. See +<u>Yarrow</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nosed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a nose, or +such a nose; -- chieflay used in composition; as, pug- +<i>nosed</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nose"gay`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nose</i> + +<i>gay</i> in the sense of a gay or showy thing.] <def>A bunch of +odorous and showy flowers; a bouquet; a posy.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nos"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Noursle</u>.] +<def>To nurse; to lead or teach; to foster; to nuzzle.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>If any man use the Scripture . . . to <i>nosel</i> +thee in anything save in Christ, he is a false prophet.</blockquote> +<i>Tyndale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nose"less</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Destitute of a +nose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nose"smart`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A kind of cress, a pungent cruciferous plant, including several +species of the genus <i>Nasturtium</i>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nose"thirl</hw> (?), <hw>Nose"thril</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nostril.</def> [Obs.] [Written also +<i>nosethurl</i>, <i>nosthrill</i>.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nos"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> +<def>That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over the +riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a +molding.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"sle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Nozzle</u>, +<u>Nose</u>.] <def>Nozzle.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nos`o*co"mi*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nosocomium</i> a hospital, Gr. &?;; &?; disease + &?; to attend +to.] <def>Of or pertaining to a hospital; as, <i>nosocomial</i> +atmosphere.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No*sog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; disease ++ <i>-graphy</i>: cf. F. <i>nosographie</i>.] <def>A description or +classification of diseases.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nos`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nosologique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to nosology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*sol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nosologiste</i>.] <def>One versed in nosology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*sol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; disease + +<i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>nosologie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +systematic arrangement, or classification, of diseases.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That branch of medical science which +treats of diseases, or of the classification of diseases.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nos`o*po*et"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; disease ++ &?; productive, fr. &?; to make.] <def>Producing diseases.</def> +[R.] <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nost</hw> (?). [Contr. from <i>ne wost</i>.] <def>Wottest not; +knowest not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nos*tal"gi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +a return home + &?; pain.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Homesickness; esp., a +severe and sometimes fatal form of melancholia, due to +homesickness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nos*tal"gic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nostalgique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to nostalgia; affected +with nostalgia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nos*tal"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Nostalgia</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nos"toc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A genus of algæ. The plants are composed of moniliform +cells imbedded in a gelatinous substance.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Nostoc commune</i> is found on the ground, and is +ordinarily not seen; but after a rain it swells up into a conspicuous +jellylike mass, whish was formerly supposed to have fallen from the +sky, whence the popular names, <i>fallen star</i> and <i>star +jelly</i>. Also called <i>witches' butter</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Nos"tril</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nosethril</i>, +<i>nosethirl</i>, AS. <i>nospyrl</i>; <i>nos</i> for <i>nosu</i> nose ++ <i>pyrel</i> opening, hole, from <i>pyrel</i> pierced, for +<i>pyrhel</i>, fr. <i>purh</i> through. &?; See <u>Nose</u>, and +<u>Through</u>, and cf. <u>Thrill</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the external +openings of the nose, which give passage to the air breathed and to +secretions from the nose and eyes; one of the anterior +nares.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In sperm whales, porpoises, and allied animals, there is +only one nostril, which is situated on the top of the head and called +a <i>spiracle</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Perception; insight; acuteness.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Methinks a man<BR> +Of your sagacity and clear <i>nostril</i> should<BR> +Have made another choice.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nos"trum</hw> (-trŭm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nostrums</b></plw> (-trŭmz). [Neut. sing. of L. +<i>noster</i> ours, fr. <i>nos</i> we. See <u>Us</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A medicine, the ingredients of which are +kept secret for the purpose of restricting the profits of sale to the +inventor or proprietor; a quack medicine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any scheme or device proposed by a +quack.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The incentives of agitators, the arts of impostors and +the <i>nostrums</i> of quacks.</blockquote> <i>Brougham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Not</hw> (?). [Contr. from <i>ne wot</i>. See 2d <u>Note</u>.] +<def>Wot not; know not; knows not.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Not</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shorn; shaven.</def> +[Obs.] See <u>Nott</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Not</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>not</i>, <i>noht</i>, +<i>nought</i>, <i>naught</i>, the same word as E. <i>naught</i>. See +<u>Naught</u>.] <def>A word used to express negation, prohibition, +denial, or refusal.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Not</i> one word spake he more than was +need.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou shalt <i>not</i> steal.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xx. +15.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thine eyes are upon me, and I am +<i>not</i>.</blockquote> <i>Job vii. 8.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The question is, may I do it, or may I <i>not</i> do +it?</blockquote> <i>Bp. Sanderson.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Not . . . but</b></col>, or <col><b>Not but</b></col>, +<cd>only.</cd> [Obs. or Colloq.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||No`ta*bil"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Neut. pl. +of L. <i>notabilis</i> notable.] <def>Things worthy of +notice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Not`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Notabilities</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>notabilité</i> +.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Quality of being notable.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A notable, or remarkable, person or thing; +a person of note.</def> "Parisian <i>notabilities</i>" +<i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A notable saying.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Not"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>notable</i>, +L. <i>notabilis</i>, fr. <i>notare</i> to mark, <i>nota</i> mark, +note. See 5th <u>Note</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being noted; noticeable; plan; +evident.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 983 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; +noted or distinguished; as, a <i>notable</i> event, person.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Notable</i> in the sense of <i>careful</i>, +<i>thrifty</i>, <i>characterized by thrift and capacity</i> (as, a +<i>notable</i> housekeeper) is pronounced by many good +orthoëpists, n&obreve;t"&adot;*b'l, the derivatives +<i>notableness</i>, and <i>notably</i>, being also similarly +pronounced with short <i>o</i> in the first syllable.</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Well-known; notorious.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Not"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A person, or thing, of distinction.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(French Hist.)</i> <def>One of a number of +persons, before the revolution of 1789, chiefly of the higher orders, +appointed by the king to constitute a representative body.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Not"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of +being notable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Not"a*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a notable +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||No*tæ"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; pertaining to the notum or back.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The +back or upper surface, as of a bird.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the back.] +<def>Of or pertaining to the back; dorsal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||No*tan"dum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Notanda</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. <i>notare</i> to observe.] +<def>A thing to be noted or observed; a notable fact; -- chiefly used +in the plural.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*ta"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>notarial</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a notary; done or taken by +a notary; as, a <i>notarial</i> seal; <i>notarial</i> evidence or +attestation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*ta"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a notarial +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Notaries</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>notaire</i>, L. +<i>notarius</i> notary (in sense 1), fr. <i>nota</i> mark. See 5th +<u>Note</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who records in shorthand what is said +or done; as, the <i>notary</i> of an ecclesiastical body.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. & Am. Law)</i> <def>A public officer +who attests or certifies deeds and other writings, or copies of them, +usually under his official seal, to make them authentic, especially +in foreign countries. His duties chiefly relate to instruments used +in commercial transactions, such as protests of negotiable paper, +ship's papers in cases of loss, damage, etc. He is generally called a +<i>notary public</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>notatus</i> +marked, p. p. of <i>notare</i> to mark. See 5th <u>Note</u>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Marked with spots or lines, which are often +colored.</def> <i>Henslow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>notatio</i> a +marking, observing, etymology, fr. <i>notare</i> to mark, <i>nota</i> +a mark: cf. F. <i>notation</i>. See 5th <u>Note</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or practice of recording anything by +marks, figures, or characters.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any particular system of characters, +symbols, or abbreviated expressions used in art or science, to +express briefly technical facts, quantities, etc. Esp., the system of +figures, letters, and signs used in arithmetic and algebra to express +number, quantity, or operations.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Literal or etymological +signification.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>"Conscience" is a Latin word, and, according to the +very <i>notation</i> of it, imports a double or joint +knowledge.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Notch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Akin to <i>nock</i>; cf. +OD. <i>nock</i>, OSw. <i>nocka</i>. Cf. <u>Nick</u> a notch.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an +indentation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And on the stick ten equal <i>notches</i> +makes.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A narrow passage between two elevation; a +deep, close pass; a defile; as, the <i>notch</i> of a +mountain.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Notch</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Notched</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Notching</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cut or make notches in ; +to indent; also, to score by notches; as, to <i>notch</i> a +stick.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the +string.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>God is all sufferance; here he doth show<BR> +No arrow <i>notched</i>, only a stringless bow.</blockquote> +<i>Herrick.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Notch"board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Carp.)</i> +<def>The board which receives the ends of the steps in a +staircase.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Notch"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of making notches; the act of cutting into small +hollows.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch +or notches.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Carp.)</i> <def>A method of joining +timbers, scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and +overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Engin.)</i> <def>A method of excavating, as +in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also +<u>Gulleting</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Notch"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A foul-smelling weed, the stinking goosefoot (<i>Chenopodium +Vulvaria</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Note</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>hnītan</i> to strike against, imp. <i>hnāt</i>.] +<def>To butt; to push with the horns.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Note</hw> (?). [AS. <i>nāt</i>; <i>ne</i> not + +<i>wāt</i> wot. See <u>Not</u>, and <u>Wot</u>.] <def>Know not; +knows not.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Note</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nut.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Note</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>notu</i> use, profit.] +<def>Need; needful business.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Note</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>note</i>, L. +<i>nota</i>; akin to <i>noscere</i>, <i>notum</i>, to know. See +<u>Know</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A mark or token by which a +thing may be known; a visible sign; a character; a distinctive mark +or feature; a characteristic quality.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whosoever appertain to the visible body of the church, +they have also the <i>notes</i> of external profession.</blockquote> +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>She [the Anglican church] has the <i>note</i> of +possession, the <i>note</i> of freedom from party titles,the +<i>note</i> of life -- a tough life and a vigorous.</blockquote> +<i>J. H. Newman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What a <i>note</i> of youth, of imagination, of +impulsive eagerness, there was through it all !</blockquote> <i>Mrs. +Humphry Ward.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mark, or sign, made to call attention, +to point out something to notice, or the like; a sign, or token, +proving or giving evidence.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A brief remark; a marginal comment or +explanation; hence, an annotation on a text or author; a comment; a +critical, explanatory, or illustrative observation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The best writers have been perplexed with +<i>notes</i>, and obscured with illustrations.</blockquote> +<i>Felton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A brief writing intended to assist the +memory; a memorandum; a minute.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>Hence, a writing intended to be +used in speaking; memoranda to assist a speaker, being either a +synopsis, or the full text of what is to be said; as, to preach from +<i>notes</i>; also, a reporter's memoranda; the original report of a +speech or of proceedings.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A short informal letter; a +billet.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A diplomatic missive or written +communication.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A written or printed paper acknowledging a +debt, and promising payment; as, a promissory <i>note</i>; a +<i>note</i> of hand; a negotiable <i>note</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>A list of items or of charges; an +account.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Here is now the smith's <i>note</i> for +shoeing.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +character, variously formed, to indicate the length of a tone, and +variously placed upon the staff to indicate its pitch. Hence:</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a +tune.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A key of the piano or +organ.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The wakeful bird . . . tunes her nocturnal +<i>note</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That <i>note</i> of revolt against the eighteenth +century, which we detect in Goethe, was struck by +Winckelmann.</blockquote> <i>W. Pater.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>Observation; notice; heed.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Give orders to my servants that they take<BR> +No <i>note</i> at all of our being absent hence.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>Notification; information; +intelligence.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The king . . . shall have <i>note</i> of +this.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <def>State of being under observation.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Small matters . . . continually in use and in +<i>note</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>14.</b></sn> <def>Reputation; distinction; as, a poet of +<i>note</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There was scarce a family of <i>note</i> which had not +poured out its blood on the field or the scaffold.</blockquote> +<i>Prescott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>15.</b></sn> <def>Stigma; brand; reproach.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Note of hand</b></col>, <cd>a promissory note.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Note</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Noted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Noting</u>.] [F. <i>noter</i>, L. <i>notare</i>, fr. <i>nota</i>. +See <u>Note</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To notice with care; to observe; to +remark; to heed; to attend to.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>No more of that; I have <i>noted</i> it +well.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To record in writing; to make a memorandum +of.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Every unguarded word . . . was <i>noted</i> +down.</blockquote> <i>Maccaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To charge, as with crime (with <i>of</i> +or <i>for</i> before the thing charged); to brand.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>They were both <i>noted</i> of +incontinency.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To denote; to designate.</def> +<i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To annotate.</def> [R.] <i>W. H. +Dixon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To set down in musical +characters.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To note a bill</b></col> or <col><b>draft</b></col>, +<cd>to record on the back of it a refusal of acceptance, as the +ground of a protest, which is done officially by a notary.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Note"book`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A book in which notes or memorandums are written.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A book in which notes of hand are +registered.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Not"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Well known by +reputation or report; eminent; celebrated; as, a <i>noted</i> author, +or traveler.</def> -- <wf>Not"ed*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Not"ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Note"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Useful.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Note"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not attracting +notice; not conspicuous.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Noteless</i> as the race from which he +sprung.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Note"less*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A state of +being noteless.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Note"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little or short +note; a billet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Note" pa`per</hw> (?). <def>Writing paper, not exceeding in +size, when folded once, five by eight inches.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Not"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who takes notice.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An annotator.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Note"wor`thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Worthy of +observation or notice; remarkable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noth"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <def>Neither; +nor.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noth"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>no</i>, a. + +<i>thing</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not anything; no thing (in the widest +sense of the word <i>thing</i>); -- opposed to <i>anything</i> and +<i>something</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Yet had his aspect <i>nothing</i> of +severe.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being; +nihility; nothingness.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A thing of no account, value, or note; +something irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative +unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Behold, ye are of <i>nothing</i>, and your work of +nought.</blockquote> <i>Is. xli. 24.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>'T is <i>nothing</i>, says the fool; but, says the +friend,<BR> +This <i>nothing</i>, sir, will bring you to your end.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arith.)</i> <def>A cipher; +naught.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nothing but</b></col>, <cd>only; no more than.</cd> +<i>Chaucer.</i> -- <col><b>To make nothing of</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To make no difficulty of; to consider as +trifling or important</cd>. "We are industrious to preserve our +bodies from slavery, but we <i>make nothing of</i> suffering our +souls to be slaves to our lusts." <i>Ray.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>Not to understand; as, I could <i>make nothing of</i> what he +said.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Noth"ing</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In no degree; not +at all; in no wise.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Adam, with such counsel <i>nothing</i> +swayed.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The influence of reason in producing our passions is +<i>nothing</i> near so extensive as is commonly +believed.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Nothing off</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>an order to the +steersman to keep the vessel close to the wind.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Noth`ing*a"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of no +certain belief; one belonging to no particular sect.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noth"ing*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nihility; +nothingness.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Noth"ing*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Nihility; nonexistence.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being of no value; a thing of +no value.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"tice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>notitia</i> a being known, knowledge, fr. <i>noscere</i>, +<i>notum</i>, to know. See <u>Know</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of noting, remarking, or +observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; +note.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>How ready is envy to mingle with the <i>notices</i> we +take of other persons !</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Intelligence, by whatever means +communicated; knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; +express notification; announcement; warning.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I . . . have given him <i>notice</i> that the Duke of +Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An announcement, often accompanied by +comments or remarks; as, book <i>notices</i>; theatrical +<i>notices</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A writing communicating information or +warning.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Attention; respectful treatment; +civility.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To take notice of</b></col>, <cd>to perceive especially; +to observe or treat with particular attention.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Attention; regard; remark; note; heed; +consideration; respect; civility; intelligence; advice; news.</p> + +<p><hw>No"tice</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Noticed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Noticing</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To observe; to see to +mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay attention to.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To show that one has observed; to take +public note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; as, to +<i>notice</i> a book.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This plant deserves to be <i>noticed</i> in this +place.</blockquote> <i>Tooke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Another circumstance was <i>noticed</i> in connection +with the suggestion last discussed.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To treat with attention and civility; as, +to <i>notice</i> strangers.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To remark; observe; perceive; see; mark; note; +mind; regard; heed; mention. See <u>Remark</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>No"tice*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract observation; +conspicuous.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A <i>noticeable</i> man, with large gray +eyes.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"tice*a*bly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +noticeable manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"ti*cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +notices.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No`ti*da"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; back + +&?; comely.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of +sharks of the family <i>Notidanidæ</i>, or +<i>Hexanchidæ</i>. Called also <i>cow sharks</i>. See +<u>Shark</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>notification</i>. See <u>Notify</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of notifying, or giving notice; the act of making known; +especially, the act of giving official notice or information to the +public or to individuals, corporations, companies, or societies, by +words, by writing, or by other means.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Notice given in words or writing, or by +signs.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The writing which communicates +information; an advertisement, or citation, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"ti*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Notified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Notifying</u> (?).] [F. <i>notifier</i>, L. <i>notificare</i>; +<i>notus</i> known (p. p. of <i>noscere</i> to known) + <i>- +ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>Know</u>, and <u>-fy</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make known; to declare; to publish; as, +to <i>notify</i> a fact to a person.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>No law can bind till it be <i>notified</i> or +promulged.</blockquote> <i>Sowth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give notice to; to inform by notice; to +apprise; as, the constable has <i>notified</i> the citizens to meet +at the city hall; the bell <i>notifies</i> us of the time of +meeting.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The President of the United States has <i>notified</i> +the House of Representatives that he has approved and signed the +act.</blockquote> <i>Journal of the Senate, U. S.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; This application of <i>notify</i> has been condemned; but +it is in constant good use in the United States, and in perfect +accordance with the use of <i>certify</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>No"tion</hw> (?), [L. <i>notio</i>, fr. <i>noscere</i> to +know: cf. F. <i>notion</i>. See <u>Know</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Mental apprehension of whatever may be known or imagined; an +idea; a conception; more properly, a general or universal conception, +as distinguishable or definable by marks or +<i>notæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself +to assume under the <i>notion</i> of principles.</blockquote> <i>Sir +I. Newton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Few agree in their <i>notions</i> about these +words.</blockquote> <i>Cheyne.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That <i>notion</i> of hunger, cold, sound, color, +thought, wish, or fear which is in the mind, is called the "idea" of +hunger, cold, etc.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Notion</i>, again, signifies either the act of +apprehending, signalizing, that is, the remarking or taking note of, +the various notes, marks, or characters of an object which its +qualities afford, or the result of that act.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sentiment; an opinion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The extravagant <i>notion</i> they entertain of +themselves.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A perverse will easily collects together a system of +<i>notions</i> to justify itself in its obliquity.</blockquote> <i>J. +H. Newman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Sense; mind.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>An invention; an ingenious device; a +knickknack; as, Yankee <i>notions</i>.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Inclination; intention; disposition; as, I +have a <i>notion</i> to do it.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>No"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Consisting of, or conveying, notions or ideas; expressing +abstract conceptions.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Existing in idea only; visionary; +whimsical.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Discourses of speculative and <i>notional</i> +things.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Given to foolish or visionary +expectations; whimsical; fanciful; as, a <i>notional</i> +man.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No`tion*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A notional +or groundless opinion.</def> [R.] <i>Glanvill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"tion*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In mental +apprehension; in conception; not in reality.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Two faculties . . . <i>notionally</i> or really +distinct.</blockquote> <i>Norris.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"tion*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Notional.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>No"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One whose opinions +are ungrounded notions.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Hopkins.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"tist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +annotator.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||No`to*bran`chi*a*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. +See <u>Notum</u>, and <u>Branchia</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A division of nudibranchiate mollusks having +gills upon the back.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The +Dorsibranchiata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No`to*bran"chi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Notobranchiata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"to*chord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the back + +E. <i>chord</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An elastic cartilagelike rod +which is developed beneath the medullary groove in the vertebrate +embryo, and constitutes the primitive axial skeleton around which the +centra of the vertebræ and the posterior part of the base of +the skull are developed; the <i>chorda dorsalis</i>. See +<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Ectoderm</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No`to*chor"dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the notochord; having a notochord.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No`to*don"tian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the +back + <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several species of bombycid moths +belonging to <i>Notodonta</i>, <i>Nerice</i>, and allied genera. The +caterpillar of these moths has a hump, or spine, on its +back.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||No`to*po"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. +<plw><b>Notopodia</b></plw> (#), <plw><b>E</b></plw>. +<plw><b>Notopodiums</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; the back + &?;, +&?;, the foot.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The dorsal lobe or branch of +a parapodium. See <u>Parapodium</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No`to*rhi"zal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the back ++ &?; a root.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the radicle of the embryo +lying against the back of one of the cotyledons; incumbent.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 984 !></p> + +<p><hw>No`to*ri"e*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>notoriété</i>. See <u>Notorious</u>.] <def>The +quality or condition of being notorious; the state of being generally +or publicly known; -- commonly used in an unfavorable sense; as, the +<i>notoriety</i> of a crime.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed +to public <i>notoriety</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No*to"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>notorius</i> pointing out, making known, fr. <i>noscere</i>, +<i>notum</i>, to known: cf. F. <i>notoire</i>. See <u>Know</u>.] +<def>Generally known and talked of by the public; universally +believed to be true; manifest to the world; evident; -- usually in an +unfavorable sense; as, a <i>notorious</i> thief; a <i>notorious</i> +crime or vice.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Your goodness,<BR> +Since you provoke me, shall be most <i>notorious</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; celebrated; +noted; famous; renowned.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>No*to"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>No*to"ri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>||No*tor"nis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +the south, or southwest + &?; bird.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus +of birds allied to the gallinules, but having rudimentary wings and +incapable of flight. <i>Notornis Mantelli</i> was first known as a +fossil bird of New Zealand, but subsequently a few individuals were +found living on the southern island. It is supposed to be now nearly +or quite extinct.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||No`to*the"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; the south + &?; a wild animal.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An +extinct genus of gigantic herbivorous marsupials, found in the +Pliocene formation of Australia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||No`to*tre"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; back + &?; a hole.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The pouched, or +marsupial, frog of South America.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Not"-pat`ed</hw> (?), <hw>Nott"-pat`ed</hw> }, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as <u>Nott-headed</u>.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Not"self`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Metaph.)</i> +<def>The negative of <i>self</i>.</def> "A cognizance of +<i>notself</i>." <i>Sir. W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nott</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>hnot</i> shorn.] +<def>Shorn.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nott</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To shear.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Stow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nott"-head`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the +hair cut close.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Not*tur"no</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It.] +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nocturne</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||No"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nota</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?;.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The back.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||No"tus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] +<def>The south wind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Not"wheat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nott</i> + +<i>wheat</i>.] <def>Wheat not bearded.</def> <i>Carew.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Not`with*stand"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> +<def>Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite +of.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We gentil women bee<BR> +Loth to displease any wight,<BR> +<i>Notwithstanding</i> our great right.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer's +Dream.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous cures were so +transported that their gratitude made them, <i>notwithstanding</i> +his prohibition, proclaim the wonders he had done.</blockquote> +<i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Notwithstanding</i> was, by Johnson and Webster, viewed +as a participle absolute, an English equivalent of the Latin <i>non +obstante</i>. Its several meanings, either as preposition, adverb, or +conjunction, are capable of being explained in this view. Later +grammarians, while admitting that the word was originally a +participle, and can be treated as such, prefer to class it as a +preposition or disjunctive conjunction.</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- In spite of; despite. -- <u>Notwithstanding</u>, +<u>In spite of</u>, <u>Despite</u>. These words and phrases are often +interchanged, but there is a difference between them, chiefly in +strength. <i>Notwithstanding</i> is the weaker term, and simply +points to some obstacle that may exist; as, I shall go, +<i>notwithstanding</i> the rain. <i>In spite</i> or <i>despite of</i> +has reference primarily to active opposition to be encountered from +others; as, "I'll be, in man's <i>despite</i>, a monarch; " "I'll +keep mine own, <i>despite of</i> all the world." <i>Shak.</i> Hence, +these words, when applied to <i>things</i>, suppose greater +opposition than <i>notwithstanding</i>. We should say. "He was thrust +rudely out of doors <i>in spite of</i> his entreaties," rather than +"<i>notwithstanding</i>". On the other hand, it would be more civil +to say, "<i>Notwithstanding</i> all you have said, I must still +differ with you."</p> + +<p><hw>Not`with*stand"ing</hw>, <pos><i>adv. or conj.</i></pos> +[Originally the participle of <i>withstand</i>, with <i>not</i> +prefixed.] <def>Nevertheless; however; although; as, I shall go, +<i>notwithstanding</i> it rains.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will +give it to thy servant. <i>Notwithstanding</i>, in thy days I will +not do it.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings xi. 11, 12.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They which honor the law as an image of the wisdom of +God himself, are, <i>notwithstanding</i>, to know that the same had +an end in Christ.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>You did wisely and honestly too, +<i>notwithstanding</i><BR> +She is the greatest beauty in the parish.</blockquote> +<i>Fielding.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Notwithstanding that</b></col>, <cd>notwithstanding; +although.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>These days were ages to him, <i>notwithstanding +that</i> he was basking in the smiles of the pretty +Mary.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nouch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Ouch</u>.] +<def>An ouch; a jewel.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Nou`gat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A cake, +sweetmeat, or confectión made with almonds or other +nuts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nought</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & adv.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Naught</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nould</hw> (?). [Contr. fr. <i>ne would</i>.] <def>Would +not.</def> [Obs.] "By those who <i>nould</i> repent." +<i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Noll</u>.] +<def>The top of the head; the head or noll.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nou"me*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Metaph.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the noumenon; real; -- opposed to +<i>phenomenal</i>.</def> <i>G. H. Lewes.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Nou"me*non</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. fr. Gr. &?; +the thing perceived, p. pr. pass. of &?; to perceive, &?; the mind.] +<i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>The of itself unknown and unknowable rational +object, or <i>thing in itself</i>, which is distinguished from the +<i>phenomenon</i> through which it is apprehended by the senses, and +by which it is interpreted and understood; -- so used in the +philosophy of Kant and his followers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>noun</i>, +<i>nun</i>, <i>num</i>, <i>non</i>, <i>nom</i>, F. <i>nom</i>, fr. L. +<i>nomen</i> name. See <u>Name</u>.] <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A word used +as the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing in +fact or in thought; a substantive.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; By some grammarians the term <i>noun</i> is so used as to +include adjectives, as being descriptive; but in general it is +limited to substantives.</p> + +<p><hw>Noun"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to a noun.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Verbs which in whole or in part have shed their old +<i>nounal</i> coat.</blockquote> <i>Earle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noun"ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To change (an +adjective, verb, etc.) into a noun.</def> <i>Earle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nour"ice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nurse.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nour"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nourished</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nourishing</u>.] [OE. <i>norisen</i>, <i>norischen</i>, OF. +<i>nurir</i>, <i>nurrir</i>, <i>norir</i>, F. <i>norrir</i>, fr. L. +<i>nutrire</i>. Cf. <u>Nurse</u>, <u>Nutriment</u>, and see <u>- +ish</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To feed and cause to grow; to supply with +matter which increases bulk or supplies waste, and promotes health; +to furnish with nutriment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He planteth an ash, and the rain doth <i>nourish</i> +it.</blockquote> <i>Is. xliv. 14.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To support; to maintain.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whiles I in Ireland <i>nourish</i> a mighty +band.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To supply the means of support and +increase to; to encourage; to foster; as, to <i>nourish</i> +rebellion; to <i>nourish</i> the virtues.</def> "<i>Nourish</i> their +contentions." <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To cherish; to comfort.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ye have <i>nourished</i> your hearts.</blockquote> +<i>James v. 5.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to +nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Nourished</i> up in the words of +faith.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. iv. 6.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To cherish; feed; supply. See <u>Nurture</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Nour"ish</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To promote growth; to furnish nutriment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Grains and roots <i>nourish</i> more than their +leaves.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To gain nourishment.</def> [R.] +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nour"ish</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nurse.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Hoolland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nour"ish*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nourrissable</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being nourished; as, the +<i>nourishable</i> parts of the body.</def> <i>Grew.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Capable of giving nourishment.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nour"ish*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, nourishes.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nour"ish*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Promoting growth; +nutritious,</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nour"ish*ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Nutritively; +cherishingly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nour"ish*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. +<i>norrissement</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of nourishing, or the state of +being nourished; nutrition.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which serves to nourish; nutriment; +food.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Learn to seek the <i>nourishment</i> of their +souls.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nour"i*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nurture.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nour"sle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Freq., fr. OE. +<i>nourse</i>. See <u>Nurse</u>.] <def>To nurse; to rear; to bring +up.</def> [Obs.] [Written also <i>nosel</i>, <i>nousel</i>, +<i>nousle</i>, <i>nowsle</i>, <i>nusle</i>, <i>nuzzle</i>, etc.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>She <i>noursled</i> him till years he +raught.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; mind.] +<def>Intellect; understanding; talent; -- used humorously.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nous"el</hw>, <hw>Nou"sle</hw> } (?), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [See <u>Noose</u>.] <def>To insnare; to entrap.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nou"the</hw>, <hw>Now"the</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +[<i>Now</i> + <i>the</i>.] <def>Just now; at present.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>But thereof needeth not to speak as +<i>nouthe</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No*vac"u*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>novacula</i> a sharp knife, razor: cf. F. <i>novaculite</i>.] +<i>(Min.)</i> <def>A variety of siliceous slate, of which hones are +made; razor stone; Turkey stone; hone stone; whet slate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*va"tian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. Hist.)</i> +<def>One of the sect of <i>Novatius</i>, or <i>Novatianus</i>, who +held that the lapsed might not be received again into communion with +the church, and that second marriages are unlawful.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*va"tian*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +doctrines or principles of the Novatians.</def> <i>Milner.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No*va"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>novatio</i>; +<i>novus</i> new: cf. F. <i>novation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Innovation.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I shall easily grant that <i>novations</i> in religion +are a main cause of distempers in commonwealths.</blockquote> +<i>Laud.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A substitution of a new debt +for an old one; also, the remodeling of an old obligation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*va"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +innovator.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nov"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>novel</i>, +<i>nuvel</i>, F. <i>nouvel</i>, <i>nouveau</i>, L. <i>novellus</i>, +dim. of <i>novus</i> new. See <u>New</u>.] <def>Of recent origin or +introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the ordinary course; +unusual; strange; surprising.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In civil law, the <i>novel</i> or new constitutions are +those which are supplemental to the code, and posterior in time to +the other books. These contained new decrees of successive +emperors.</p> + +<p><col><b>Novel assignment</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a new +assignment or specification of a suit.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- New; recent; modern; fresh; strange; uncommon; +rare; unusual. -- <u>Novel</u>, <u>New</u> . Everything at its first +occurrence is <i>new</i>; that is <i>novel</i> which is so much out +of the ordinary course as to strike us with surprise. That is a +<i>new</i> sight which is beheld for the first time; that is a +<i>novel</i> sight which either was never seen before or is seen but +seldom. We have daily <i>new</i> inventions, but a <i>novel</i> one +supposes some very peculiar means of attaining its end. <i>Novel</i> +theories are regarded with distrust, as likely to prove more +ingenious than sound.</p> + +<p><hw>Nov"el</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>nouvelle</i>. See +<u>Novel</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is new or unusual; a +novelty.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>News; fresh tidings.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Some came of curiosity to hear some +<i>novels</i>.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A fictitious tale or narrative, professing +to be conformed to real life; esp., one intended to exhibit the +operation of the passions, and particularly of love.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> [L. <i>novellae</i> (sc. +<i>constitutiones</i>): cf. F. <i>novelles</i>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A +new or supplemental constitution. See the Note under <u>Novel</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Nov`el*ette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of +<i>novel</i>, n. See <u>Novel</u>.] <def>A short novel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nov"el*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Innovation.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nov"el*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>An innovator; an asserter of novelty.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Cudworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Cf. F. <i>nouvelliste</i>, It. +<i>novellista</i>.] <def>A writer of news.</def> [Obs.] <i>Tatler +(178).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [Cf. F. <i>nouvelliste</i>.] <def>A writer of a +novel or novels.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nov"el*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To +innovate.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nov"el*ize</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Novelized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Novelizing</u> (?).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To innovate.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put into the form of novels; to +represent by fiction.</def> "To <i>novelize</i> history." <i>Sir J. +Herschel.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nov"el*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>novelerie</i>.] <def>Novelty; new things.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nov"el*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Novelties</b></plw> (#). [OF. <i>novelté</i>, F. +<i>nouveauté</i>, L. <i>novellitas</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being novel; +newness; freshness; recentness of origin or introduction.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Novelty</i> is the great parent of +pleasure.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something novel; a new or strange +thing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*vem"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>November</i>, +or <i>Novembris</i> (sc. <i>mensis</i>), the ninth month of the old +Roman year, which began with March, fr. <i>novem</i> nine: cf. F. +<i>Novembre</i>. See <u>Nine</u>.] <def>The eleventh month of the +year, containing thirty days.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nov"e*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>novenarius</i>, from <i>novem</i> nine.] <def>Of or pertaining to +the number nine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nov"e*na*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The number of nine +units; nine, collectively.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"vene</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>novenus</i> nine +each, in LL., ninth, fr. L. <i>novem</i> nine.] <def>Relating to, or +dependent on, the number nine; novenary.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The triple and <i>novene</i> division ran +throughout.</blockquote> <i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No*ven"ni*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>novennis</i> of nine years; <i>novem</i> nine + <i>annus</i> +year.] <def>Done or recurring every ninth year.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*ver"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>novennis</i> +of nine years; <i>novem</i> nine + <i>annus</i> year.] <def>Done or +recurring every ninth year.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No*ver"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>novercalis</i>, from <i>noverca</i> a stepmother.] <def>Of or +pertaining to a stepmother; suitable to, or in the manner of, a +stepmother.</def> <i>Derham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nov"ice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from L. +<i>novicius</i>, <i>novitius</i>, new, from <i>novus</i> new. See +<u>New</u>, and cf. <u>Novitious</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who is new in any business, +profession, or calling; one unacquainted or unskilled; one yet in the +rudiments; a beginner; a tyro.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am young; a <i>novice</i> in the trade.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One newly received into the church, or one +newly converted to the Christian faith.</def> <i>1 Tim. iii. +6.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>One who enters a religious +house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist.</def> +<i>Shipley.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>No poore cloisterer, nor no <i>novys</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nov"ice</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like a novice; +becoming a novice.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nov"ice*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being a novice; novitiate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No`vi*lu"nar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>novus</i> +new + <i>luna</i> the moon.] <def>Of or pertaining to the new +moon.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>No*vi"ti*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>novitiatus</i>: cf. F. <i>noviciat</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being a novice; time of +initiation or instruction in rudiments.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Time of probation in a religious +house before taking the vows.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who is going through a novitiate, or +period of probation; a novice.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The place where novices live or are +trained.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>No*vi"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>novitius</i>, <i>novicius</i>.] <def>Newly invented; recent; +new.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nov"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>novitas</i>, +fr. <i>novus</i> new.] <def>Newness; novelty.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"vum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A game at dice, +properly called <i>novem quinque</i> (L., nine five), the two +principal throws being nine and five.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Now</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nou</i>, +<i>nu</i>, AS. <i>nū</i>, <i>nu</i>; akin to D., OS., & OHG. +<i>nu</i>, G. <i>nu</i>, <i>nun</i>, Icel., <i>nū</i>, Dan., +Sw., & Goth. <i>nu</i>, L. <i>nunc</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;, Skr. <i>nu</i>, +<i>nū</i>. √193. Cf. <u>New</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>At the present time; at this moment; at +the time of speaking; instantly; as, I will write +<i>now</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have a patient <i>now</i> living, at an advanced +age, who discharged blood from his lungs thirty years +ago.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Very lately; not long ago.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They that but <i>now</i>, for honor and for plate,<BR> +Made the sea blush with blood, resign their hate.</blockquote> +<i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>At a time contemporaneous with something +spoken of or contemplated; at a particular time referred +to.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The ship was <i>now</i> in the midst of the +sea.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xiv. 24.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>In present circumstances; things being as +they are; -- hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an +inference or an explanation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>How shall any man distinguish <i>now</i> betwixt a +parasite and a man of honor ?</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Why should he live, <i>now</i> nature bankrupt is +?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but +Barabbas. <i>Now</i>, Barabbas was a robber.</blockquote> <i>John +xviii. 40.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The other great and undoing mischief which befalls men +is, by their being misrepresented. <i>Now</i>, by calling evil good, +a man is misrepresented to others in the way of slander.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Now and again</b></col>, <cd>now and then; +occasionally.</cd> -- <col><b>Now and now</b></col>, <cd>again and +again; repeatedly.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> -- <col><b>Now and +then</b></col>, <cd>at one time and another; indefinitely; +occasionally; not often; at intervals.</cd> "A mead here, there a +heath, and <i>now and then</i> a wood." <i>Drayton.</i> -- +<col><b>Now now</b></col>, <cd>at this very instant; precisely +now.</cd> [Obs.] "Why, even <i>now now</i>, at holding up of this +finger, and before the turning down of this." <i>J. Webster +(1607).</i> -- <col><b>Now . . . now</b></col>, <cd>alternately; at +one time . . . at another time.</cd> "<i>Now</i> high, <i>now</i> +low, <i>now</i> master up, <i>now</i> miss." <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Now</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Existing at the present +time; present.</def> [R.] "Our <i>now</i> happiness." +<i>Glanvill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Now</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The present time or +moment; the present.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nothing is there to come, and nothing past;<BR> +But an eternal <i>now</i> does ever last.</blockquote> +<i>Cowley.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 985 !></p> + +<p><hw>Now"a*days`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [For <i>now +on</i> (OE. <i>an</i>) <i>days</i>. See <u>A-</u>, 1.] <def>In these +days; at the present time.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What men of spirit, <i>nowadays</i>,<BR> +Come to give sober judgment of new plays ?</blockquote> +<i>Garrick.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>No"way`</hw> (?), <hw>No"ways`</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>No</i>, a. + <i>way.</i> Cf. <u>- +wards</u>.] <def>In no manner or degree; not at all; +nowise.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But Ireland will <i>noways</i> allow that name unto +it.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nowch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Nouch</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nowd</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The European gray gurnard (<i>Trigla gurnardus</i>).</def> +[Written also <i>knoud</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Now"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>noué</i>, +p. p. of <i>nouer</i> to knot, fr. L. <i>nodare</i>. See +<u>Nodated</u>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Knotted; tied in a knot, as a +serpent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Now"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Noel</u>.] +[Written also <i>noël</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Christmas; also, a shout of joy at +Christmas for the birth of the Savior.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A kind of hymn, or canticle, +of mediæval origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord; +a Christmas carol.</def> <i>Grove.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Now"el</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>noyau</i>, prop., a +kernel. See <u>Noyau</u>, <u>Newel</u> a post.] <i>(Founding)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The core, or the inner part, of a mold for +casting a large hollow object.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The +bottom part of a mold or of a flask, in distinction from the cope; +the drag.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nowes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [From OF. +<i>nous</i>. See <u>Noose</u>, <u>Node</u>.] <def>The marriage +knot.</def> [Obs.] <i>Crashaw.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"where`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>nāhw&aemacr;r</i>. See <u>No</u>, and <u>Where</u>.] +<def>Not anywhere; not in any place or state; as, the book is +<i>nowhere</i> to be found.</def></p> + +<p><hw>No"whith`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>No</i> + +<i>whither</i>.] <def>Not anywhither; in no direction; nowhere.</def> +[Archaic] "Thy servant went <i>nowhither</i>." <i>2 Kings v. +25.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"wise`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [For <i>in no +wise</i>. See <u>Wise</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Not in any +manner or degree; in no way; noways.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Others whose case is <i>nowise</i> +different.</blockquote> <i>Earle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nowt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Neat cattle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Now"the</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Nouthe</u>.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nox"ious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>noxius</i>, fr. +<i>noxa</i> harm; akin to <i>nocere</i> to harm, hurt. Cf. +<u>Nuisance</u>, <u>Necromancy</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious; +injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; as, <i>noxious</i> +air, food, or climate; pernicious; corrupting to morals; as, +<i>noxious</i> practices or examples.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Too frequent an appearance in places of public resort +is <i>noxious</i> to spiritual promotions.</blockquote> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Guilty; criminal.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Those who are <i>noxious</i> in the eye of the +law.</blockquote> <i>Abp. Bramhall.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Noisome; hurtful; harmful; injurious; destructive; +pernicious; mischievous; corrupting; baneful; unwholesome; +insalubrious. See <u>Noisome</u>.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Nox"ious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Nox"ious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Noy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Annoy</u>.] +<def>To annoy; to vex.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] <i>Piers +Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All that <i>noyed</i> his heavy spright.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noy</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which annoys.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Piers Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noy"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Annoyance.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Noy`au"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., prop., the stone +or nut of a fruit, fr. L. <i>nucalis</i> like a nut. See <u>Newel</u> +a post.] <def>A cordial of brandy, etc., flavored with the kernel of +the bitter almond, or of the peach stone, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noy"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An annoyer.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Tusser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noy"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Full of +annoyance.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Noyls</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Noils</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Noy"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Annoying; +disagreeable.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Watch the <i>noyous</i> night, and wait for &?; yous +day.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>No"zle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Nozzle.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Noz"zle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A dim. of <i>nose</i>. +√261] [Written also <i>nosle</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +nose; the snout; hence, the projecting vent of anything; as, the +<i>nozzle</i> of a bellows.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A short +tube, usually tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def> A short outlet, or inlet, pipe projecting +from the end or side of a hollow vessel, as a steam-engine cylinder +or a steam boiler.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nu`ance"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>A shade of +difference; a delicate gradation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nub</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Knob</u>.] +<def>To push; to nudge; also, to beckon.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nub</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A jag, or snag; a knob; a +protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nub"bin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small or +imperfect ear of maize.</def> [Colloq. U. S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nub"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. LG. +<i>nubben</i> to knock, cuff.] <def>To beat or bruise with the +fist.</def> [Obs.] <i>Ainsworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Nu*bec"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nubeculæ</b></plw> (-lē). [L., dim. of +<i>nubes</i> cloud.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A nebula.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<i>pl.</i> <def>Specifically, the Magellanic clouds.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A slight +spot on the cornea.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A cloudy object or +appearance in urine.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"bi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>nubes</i> +cloud.] <def>A light fabric of wool, worn on the head by women; a +cloud.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"bi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to Nubia in Eastern Africa.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +native of Nubia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*bif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nubifer</i>; <i>nubes</i> cloud + <i>ferre</i> to bear: cf. F. +<i>nubifère</i>.] <def>Bringing, or producing, +clouds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*big"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nubes</i> +cloud + <i>-genous</i>.] <def>Born of, or produced from, +clouds.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nu"bi*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nubilatus</i>, p. p. of <i>nubilare</i> to cloud, fr. <i>nubes</i> +cloud.] <def>To cloud.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nu"bile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nubilis</i>, fr. +<i>nubere</i> to marry: cf. F. <i>nubile</i>. See <u>Nuptial</u>.] +<def>Of an age suitable for marriage; marriageable.</def> +<i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nubilité</i> .] <def>The state of being marriageable.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nu"bi*lose`</hw> (?), <hw>Nu"bi*lous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nubilosus</i>, <i>nubilus</i>, fr. +<i>nubes</i> cloud.] <def>Cloudy.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nu"ca*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nucamenta</i> +fir cones, fr. <i>nux</i>, <i>nucis</i>, a nut.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +catkin or ament; the flower cluster of the hazel, pine, willow, and +the like.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu`ca*men*ta"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Nucament</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Like a nut either in structure +or in being indehiscent; bearing one-seeded nutlike fruits.</def> +[Written also <i>nucumentaceous</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Nu*cel"lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nucelli</b></plw> (#). [NL., dim. of <i>nux</i>, +<i>nucis</i>, a nut.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Nucleus</u>, 3 +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nu"cha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nuch&?;</b></plw> (#). [LL.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The +back or upper part of the neck; the nape.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>nucal</i>.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the back, +or nape, of the neck; -- applied especially to the anterior median +plate in the carapace of turtles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*cif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nux</i>, +<i>nucis</i>, nut + <i>-ferous</i>.] <def>Bearing, or producing, +nuts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"ci*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nux</i>, +<i>nucis</i>, nut + <i>-form</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Shaped like a +nut; nut-shaped.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nux</i>, +<i>nucis</i>, a nut.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See +<u>Juglone</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nu"cle*al</hw> (?), <hw>Nu"cle*ar</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a nucleus; as, the +<i>nuclear</i> spindle (see <i>Illust</i>. of <u>Karyokinesis</u>) or +the <i>nuclear</i> fibrils of a cell; the <i>nuclear</i> part of a +comet, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"cle*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nucleatus</i> +having a kernel.] <def>Having a nucleus; nucleated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"cle*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. L. +<i>nucleare</i> to become kernelly.] <def>To gather, as about a +nucleus or center.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"cle*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +nucleus; nucleate; as, <i>nucleated</i> cells.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*cle"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nucleus</i> kernel + <i>-form</i>.] <def>Formed like a nucleus or +kernel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"cle*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol. +Chem.)</i> <def>A constituent of the nuclei of all cells. It is a +colorless amorphous substance, readily soluble in alkaline fluids and +especially characterized by its comparatively large content of +phosphorus. It also contains nitrogen and sulphur.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"cle*o*branch</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Belonging to the Nucleobranchiata.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Nucleobranchiata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nu`cle*o*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +[NL. See <u>Nucleus</u>, and <u>Branchia</u>] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Heteropoda</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nu`cle*o*id`i*o*plas"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. +See <u>Nucleus</u>, and <u>Idioplasma</u>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Hyaline plasma contained in the nucleus of vegetable +cells.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*cle"o*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the nucleolus of a cell.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"cle*o*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having a +nucleole, or second inner nucleus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"cle*ole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Nucleolus</u>.] <def>The nucleus within a nucleus; +nucleolus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*cle"o*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nucleoli</b></plw> (#). [L., a little nut, dim. of +<i>nucleus</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little nucleus.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A small rounded body +contained in the nucleus of a cell or a protozoan.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; It was termed by Agassiz the <i>entoblast</i>. In the +protozoa, where it may be situated on one side of the nucleus, it is +sometimes called the <i>endoplastule</i>, and is supposed to be +concerned in the male part of the reproductive process. See +<u>Nucleus</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Nu"cle*o*plasm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nucleus</i> ++ <i>-plasm</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The matter composing the +nucleus of a cell; the protoplasm of the nucleus; +karyoplasma.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu`cle*o*plas"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to nucleoplasm; -- esp. applied +to a body formed in the developing ovum from the plasma of the +nucleus of the germinal vesicle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"cle*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> E. +<plw><b>Nucleuses</b></plw> (#), L. <plw><b>Nuclei</b></plw> (#). +[L., a kernel, dim. fr. <i>nux</i>, <i>nucis</i>, nut. Cf. +<u>Newel</u> post.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kernel; hence, a central mass or point +about which matter is gathered, or to which accretion is made; the +central or material portion; -- used both literally and +figuratively.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It must contain within itself a <i>nucleus</i> of +truth.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The body or the head of a +comet.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An +incipient ovule of soft cellular tissue.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>A whole seed, as contained within the seed coats.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A body, usually spheroidal, +in a cell or a protozoan, distinguished from the surrounding +protoplasm by a difference in refrangibility and in behavior towards +chemical reagents. It is more or less protoplasmic, and consists of a +clear fluid (achromatin) through which extends a network of fibers +(chromatin) in which may be suspended a second rounded body, the +nucleolus (see <u>Nucleoplasm</u>). See <i>Cell division</i>, under +<u>Division</u>.</def> +</p> + +<p>&fist; The nucleus is sometimes termed the <i>endoplast</i> or +<i>endoblast</i>, and in the protozoa is supposed to be concerned in +the female part of the reproductive process. See +<u>Karyokinesis</u>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>The tip, or earliest part, of a univalve or bivalve shell.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The central part around which additional +growths are added, as of an operculum.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<def>A visceral mass, containing the stomach and other organs, in +Tunicata and some mollusks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nu"cu*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., little nut, +dim. of <i>nux</i>, <i>nucis</i>, a nut.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +genus of small marine bivalve shells, having a pearly +interior.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"cule</hw> (nū"k&usl;l), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nucula</i> a small nut.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Nutlet</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu`cu*men*ta"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See <u>Nucamentaceous</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*da"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nudatio</i>, +fr. <i>nudare</i> to make naked, fr. <i>nudus</i> naked. See +<u>Nude</u>.] <def>The act of stripping, or making bare or +naked.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nud"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To walk quickly +with the head bent forward; -- often with <i>along</i>.</def> [Prov. +Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nude</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nudus</i>. See +<u>Naked</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; as, a +<i>nude</i> statue.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Naked; without consideration; +void; as, a <i>nude</i> contract. See <u>Nudum pactum</u>.</def> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>The nude</b></col>, <cd>the undraped human figure in +art.</cd></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Nude"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos>- <wf>Nude"ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Nudge</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nudge&?;</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nudging</u>.] [Cf. Prov. G. <i>knütschen</i> to squeeze, +pinch, E. <i>Knock</i>.] <def>To touch gently, as with the elbow, in +order to call attention or convey intimation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nudge</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A gentle push, or +jog, as with the elbow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu`di*brach"i*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nudus</i> naked + <i>brachium</i> an arm.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Having tentacles without vibratile cilia.</def> +<i>Carpenter.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"di*branch</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Nudibranchiata.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the +Nudibranchiata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nu`di*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. +See <u>Nude</u>, and <u>Branchia</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +division of opisthobranchiate mollusks, having no shell except while +very young. The gills are naked and situated upon the back or sides. +See <u>Ceratobranchia</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu`di*bran"chi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nudibranch</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"di*caul</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nudus</i> +naked + <i>caulis</i> stem.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the stems +leafless.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu`di*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nudus</i> naked + <i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>- +fy</u>.] <def>The act of making nude.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"di*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nudities</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>nudité</i> .]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being nude; +nakedness.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is nude or naked; naked part; +undraped or unclothed portion; esp. <i>(Fine Arts)</i>, the human +figure represented unclothed; any representation of nakedness; -- +chiefly used in the plural and in a bad sense.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There are no such licenses permitted in poetry any +more than in painting, to design and color obscene +<i>nudities</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Nu"dum pac"tum</hw> (?). [L., a nude pact.] <i>(Law)</i> +<def>A bare, naked contract, without any consideration.</def> +<i>Tomlins.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*gac"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nugacitas</i>, fr. <i>nugax</i>, <i>-acis</i>, trifling.] +<def>Futility; trifling talk or behavior; drollery.</def> [R.] +<i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Nu"gæ</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L.] +<def>Trifles; jests.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. OF. +<i>nugation</i>.] <def>The act or practice of trifling.</def> [R.] +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"ga*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nugatorius</i>, fr. <i>nugari</i> to trifle, <i>nugae</i> jests, +trifles.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Trifling; vain; futile; +insignificant.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of no force; inoperative; +ineffectual.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If all are pardoned, and pardoned as a mere act of +clemency, the very substance of government is made +<i>nugatory</i>.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nug"get</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Earlier <i>niggot</i>, +prob. for <i>nigot</i>, <i>an ingot</i>. See <u>Ingot</u>.] <def>A +lump; a mass, esp. a native lump of a precious metal; as, a +<i>nugget</i> of gold.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"gi*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. <i>nuggae</i> +trifles + <i>-fy</i>.] <def>To render trifling or futile; to make +silly.</def> [R.] <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nui"sance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>noisance</i>, +OF. <i>noisance</i>, <i>nuisance</i>, fr. L. <i>nocentia</i> guilt, +fr. <i>nocere</i> to hurt, harm; akin to <i>necare</i> to kill. Cf +<u>Necromancy</u>, <u>Nocent</u>, <u>Noxious</u>, <u>Pernicious</u>.] +<def>That which annoys or gives trouble and vexation; that which is +offensive or noxious.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Nuisances</i> are <i>public</i> when they annoy citizens +in general; <i>private</i>, when they affect individuals only.</p> + +<p><hw>Nui"san*cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Law)</i> +<def>One who makes or causes a nuisance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nul</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. See <u>Null</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <i>(Law)</i> <def>No; not any; as, <i>nul</i> +disseizin; <i>nul</i> tort.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Null</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nullus</i> not any, +none; <i>ne</i> not + <i>ullus</i> any, a dim. of <i>unus</i> one; +cf. F. <i>nul</i>. See <u>No</u>, and <u>One</u>, and cf. +<u>None</u>.] <def>Of no legal or binding force or validity; of no +efficacy; invalid; void; nugatory; useless.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly +<i>null</i>,<BR> +Dead perfection; no more.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Null</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Something that has no force or meaning.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which has no value; a cipher; +zero.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Null method</b></col> <i>(Physics.)</i>, <cd>a zero +method. See under <u>Zero</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Null</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [From <i>null</i>, a., or +perh. abbrev. from <i>annul</i>.] <def>To annul.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Null</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] <def>One +of the beads in nulled work.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nulled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Turned so as to +resemble nulls.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nulled work</b></col> <i>(Cabinetwork)</i>, <cd>ornamental +turned work resembling nulls or beads strung on a rod.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nul`li*bi"e*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nullibi</i> nowhere.] <def>The state or condition of being +nowhere.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nul`li*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nullificatio</i> contempt. See <u>Nullify</u>.] <def>The act of +nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or of no legal +effect.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Right of nullification</b></col> (U. S. Hist.), <cd>the +right claimed in behalf of a State to nullify or make void, by its +sovereign act or decree, an enactment of the general government which +it deems unconstitutional.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nul`li*fid"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nullus</i> none + <i>fide&?;</i> faith.] <def>Of no faith; also, +not trusting to faith for salvation; -- opposed to +<i>solifidian</i>.</def> <i>Feltham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nul`li*fid"i*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +unbeliever.</def> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nul"li*fi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +nullifies or makes void; one who maintains the right to nullify a +contract by one of the parties.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nul"li*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nullified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nullifying</u> (?).] [L. <i>nullificare</i>; <i>nullus</i> none + +<i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>Null</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and <u>-fy</u>.] <def>To make void; to render +invalid; to deprive of legal force or efficacy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Such correspondence would at once <i>nullify</i> the +conditions of the probationary system.</blockquote> <i>I. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To abrogate; revoke; annul; repeal; invalidate; +cancel. See <u>Abolish</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Nul"li*pore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nullus</i> +none + <i>porus</i> pope.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A name for certain +crustaceous marine algæ which secrete carbonate of lime on +their surface, and were formerly thought to be of animal nature. They +are now considered corallines of the genera <i>Melobesia</i> and +<i>Lithothamnion</i>.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 986 !></p> + +<p><hw>Nul"li*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nullities</b></plw>. [LL. <i>nullitias</i>, fr. L. +<i>nullus</i> none: cf. F. <i>nullité</i> . See +<u>Null</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being null; +nothingness; want of efficacy or force.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Nonexistence; as, a decree of +<i>nullity</i> of marriage is a decree that no legal marriage +exists.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is null.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Was it not absurd to say that the convention was +supreme in the state, and yet a <i>nullity</i> ?</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Numb</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nume</i>, +<i>nome</i>, prop., seized, taken, p. p. of <i>nimen</i> to take, AS. +<i>niman</i>, p. p. <i>numen</i>. √7. See <u>Nimble</u>, +<u>Nomad</u>, and cf. <u>Benumb</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power +of sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible; as, +the fingers or limbs are <i>numb</i> with cold.</def> "A stony image, +cold and <i>numb</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Producing numbness; benumbing; as, the +<i>numb</i>, cold night.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Numb</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Numbed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Numbing</u> (?).] <def>To make numb; to deprive of the power of +sensation or motion; to render senseless or inert; to deaden; to +benumb; to stupefy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For lazy winter <i>numbs</i> the laboring +hand.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Like dull narcotics, <i>numbing</i> pain.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Numb"ed*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Numbness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wiseman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Num"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nombre</i>, F. +<i>nombre</i>, L. <i>numerus</i>; akin to Gr. &?; that which is dealt +out, fr. &?; to deal out, distribute. See <u>Numb</u>, <u>Nomad</u>, +and cf. <u>Numerate</u>, <u>Numero</u>, <u>Numerous</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which admits of being counted or +reckoned; a unit, or an aggregate of units; a numerable aggregate or +collection of individuals; an assemblage made up of distinct things +expressible by figures.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A collection of many individuals; a +numerous assemblage; a multitude; many.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ladies are always of great use to the party they +espouse, and never fail to win over <i>numbers</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A numeral; a word or character denoting a +number; as, to put a <i>number</i> on a door.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Numerousness; multitude.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Number</i> itself importeth not much in armies +where the people are of weak courage.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The state or quality of being numerable or +countable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Of whom came nations, tribes, people, and kindreds out +of <i>number</i>.</blockquote> <i>2 Esdras iii. 7.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Quantity, regarded as made up of an +aggregate of separate things.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>That which is regulated by count; poetic +measure, as divisions of time or number of syllables; hence, poetry, +verse; -- chiefly used in the plural.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I lisped in <i>numbers</i>, for the <i>numbers</i> +came.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>The distinction of objects, +as one, or more than one (in some languages, as one, or two, or more +than two), expressed (usually) by a difference in the form of a word; +thus, the <i>singular number</i> and the <i>plural number</i> are the +names of the forms of a word indicating the objects denoted or +referred to by the word as one, or as more than one.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The measure of the relation +between quantities or things of the same kind; that abstract species +of quantity which is capable of being expressed by figures; numerical +value.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Abstract number</b></col>, <col><b>Abundant +number</b></col>, <col><b>Cardinal number</b></col>, <cd>etc. See +under <u>Abstract</u>, <u>Abundant</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>In +numbers</b></col>, <cd>in numbered parts; as, a book published <i>in +numbers</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Num"ber</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Numbered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Numbering</u>.] [OE. <i>nombren</i>, <i>noumbren</i>, F. +<i>nombrer</i>, fr. L. <i>numerare</i>, <i>numeratum</i>. See +<u>Number</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To count; to reckon; to ascertain the +units of; to enumerate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If a man can <i>number</i> the dust of the earth, then +shall thy seed also be <i>numbered</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xiii. +16.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To reckon as one of a collection or +multitude.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He was <i>numbered</i> with the +transgressors.</blockquote> <i>Is. liii. 12.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To give or apply a number or numbers to; +to assign the place of in a series by order of number; to designate +the place of by a number or numeral; as, to <i>number</i> the houses +in a street, or the apartments in a building.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To amount; to equal in number; to contain; +to consist of; as, the army <i>numbers</i> fifty thousand.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thy tears can not <i>number</i> the dead.</blockquote> +<i>Campbell.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Numbering machine</b></col>, <cd>a machine for printing +consecutive numbers, as on railway tickets, bank bills, etc.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To count; enumerate; calculate; tell.</p> + +<p><hw>Num"ber*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +numbers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Num"ber*ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Numerous.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Num"ber*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Innumerable; +countless.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Num"ber*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Numerous.</def> [Obs.] <i>Drant.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Num"bers</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def><pos><i>pl.</i></pos> of <u>Number</u>. The fourth book of the +Pentateuch, containing the census of the Hebrews.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Numb"fish`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The torpedo, which <i>numbs</i> by the electric shocks which it +gives.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Num"bless</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Nombles</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Numb"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The condition of +being numb; that state of a living body in which it loses, wholly or +in part, the power of feeling or motion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"mer*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>numerabilis</i>. See <u>Number</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] +<def>Capable of being numbered or counted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"mer*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>numeralis</i>, +fr. <i>numerus</i> number: cf. F. <i>numéral</i>. See +<u>Number</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to number; consisting of +number or numerals.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A long train of <i>numeral</i> +progressions.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Expressing number; representing number; +as, <i>numeral</i> letters or characters, as X or 10 for +ten.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"mer*al</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +figure or character used to express a number; as, the Arabic +<i>numerals</i>, 1, 2, 3, etc.; the Roman <i>numerals</i>, I, V, X, +L, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A word expressing a number.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"mer*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>According to +number; in number; numerically.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"mer*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>numerarius</i>: cf. F. <i>numéraire</i>.] <def>Belonging to +a certain number; counting as one of a collection or body.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A supernumerary canon, when he obtains a prebend, +becomes a <i>numerary</i> canon.</blockquote> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"mer*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Numerated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Numerating</u> (?).] [L. <i>numeratus</i>, p. p. of +<i>numerare</i> to count. See <u>Number</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] +<i>(Arith.)</i> <def>To divide off and read according to the rules of +numeration; as, to <i>numerate</i> a row of figures.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu`mer*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>numeratio</i> a counting out: cf. F. <i>numération</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or art of numbering.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Numeration</i> is but still the adding of one unit +more, and giving to the whole a new name or sign.</blockquote> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act or art of reading numbers when +expressed by means of numerals. The term is almost exclusively +applied to the art of reading numbers written in the scale of tens, +by the Arabic method.</def> <i>Davies & Peck.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; For convenience in reading, numbers are usually separated +by commas into periods of three figures each, as 1,155,465. According +to what is called the "English" system, the billion is a million of +millions, a trillion a million of billions, and each higher +denomination is a million times the one preceding. According to the +system of the French and other Continental nations and also that of +the United States, the billion is a thousand millions, and each +higher denomination is a thousand times the preceding.</p> + +<p><hw>Nu"mer*a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to numeration; as, a <i>numerative</i> system.</def> +<i>Eng. Cyc.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"mer*a"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>numerator</i>: cf. F. <i>numérateur</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who numbers.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The term in a fraction +which indicates the number of fractional units that are +taken.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In a vulgar fraction the numerator is written above a line; +thus, in the fraction &frac59; (five ninths) 5 is the numerator; in a +decimal fraction it is the number which follows the decimal point. +See <u>Fraction</u>.</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nu*mer"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Nu*mer"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>numérique</i>. See +<u>Number</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Belonging to number; denoting number; +consisting in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters; as, +<i>numerical</i> characters; a <i>numerical</i> equation; a +<i>numerical</i> statement.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Numerical</i>, as opposed to <i>algebraical</i>, is used +to denote a value irrespective of its sign; thus, -5 is numerically +greater than -3, though algebraically less.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The same in number; hence, identically the +same; identical; as, the same <i>numerical</i> body.</def> [Obs.] +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Would to God that all my fellow brethren, which with +me bemoan the loss of their books, . . . might rejoice for the +recovery thereof, though not the same <i>numerical</i> +volumes.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Numerical equation</b></col> <i>(Alg.)</i>, <cd>an +equation which has all the quantities except the unknown expressed in +numbers; -- distinguished from <i>literal equation</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Numerical value</b></col> <cd>of an equation or expression, +that deduced by substituting numbers for the letters, and +reducing.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*mer"ic</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Any +number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio. The +term also includes any imaginary expression like <i>m + n√- +1</i>, where <i>m</i> and <i>n</i> are real +<i>numerics</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*mer"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a +numerical manner; in numbers; with respect to number, or sameness in +number; as, a thing is <i>numerically</i> the same, or +<i>numerically</i> different.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"mer*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who deals +in numbers.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"me*ro</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., or F. +<i>numéro</i> ; both fr. L. <i>numerus</i> number.] +<def>Number; -- often abbrev. No.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu`mer*os"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>numerositas</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being numerous; +numerousness.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Rhythm; harmony; flow.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>numerosity</i> of the sentence pleased the +ear.</blockquote> <i>S. Parr.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"mer*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>numerosus</i>. See <u>Number</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of a great number of units or +individual objects; being many; as, a <i>numerous</i> army.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Such and so <i>numerous</i> was their +chivalry.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Consisting of poetic numbers; rhythmical; +measured and counted; melodious; musical.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Such prompt eloquence<BR> +Flowed from their lips, in prose or <i>numerous</i> +verse.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Nu"mer*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Nu"mer*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*mid"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to ancient Numidia in Northern Africa.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Numidian crane</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Demoiselle</u>, 2.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nu`mis*mat"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Nu`mis*mat"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>numisma</i>, <i>nomisma</i>, a piece of +money, coin, fr. Gr. &?; anything sanctioned by usage, the current +coin, fr. &?; to introduce a custom, or usage, fr. &?; a custom, or +usage, fr. &?; to distribute, assign: cf. F. <i>numismatique</i>. See +<u>Nomad</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to coins; relating to the +science of coins or medals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu`mis*mat"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>numismatique</i>.] <def>The science of coins and medals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*mis"ma*tist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One skilled +in numismatics; a numismatologist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*mis`ma*tog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>numisma</i>, <i>-atis</i> (Gr. &?;) + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>A +treatise on, or description of, coins and medals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*mis`ma*tol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +versed in numismatology.</def> +</p> + +<p><hw>Nu*mis`ma*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>numisma</i>, <i>-atis + -logy</i>.] <def>The science which treats +of coins and medals, in their relation to history; +numismatics.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Num"ma*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nummarius</i>, +from <i>nummus</i> a coin.] <def>Of or relating to coins or +money.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Num"mu*lar</hw> (?), <hw>Num"mu*la*ry</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nummularius</i>, fr. <i>nummulus</i>, +dim. of <i>nummus</i> a coin: cf. F. <i>nummulaire</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to coin or money; +pecuniary; as, the <i>nummulary</i> talent.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Pathol.)</i> <def>Having the appearance or +form of a coin.</def> "<i>Nummular</i> sputa." <i>Sir T. +Watson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Num`mu*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The arrangement of the red blood corpuscles in +rouleaux, like piles of coins, as when a drop of human blood is +examined under the microscope.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Num"mu*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nummus</i> a +coin + <i>-lite</i>: cf. F. <i>nummulite</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> +<def>A fossil of the genus Nummulites and allied genera.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Num`mu*li"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Nummulite</u>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A genus of extinct Tertiary +Foraminifera, having a thin, flat, round shell, containing a large +number of small chambers arranged spirally.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Num`mu*lit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, like, +composed of, containing, nummulites; as, <i>nummulitic</i> +beds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Numps</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Numb</u>.] <def>A +dolt; a blockhead.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Parker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Num"skull`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Numb</i> + +<i>skull</i>.] <def>A dunce; a dolt; a stupid fellow.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>They have talked like <i>numskulls</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Num"skulled`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Stupid; +doltish.</def> [Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nunne</i>, AS. +<i>nunne</i>, fr. L. <i>nonna</i> nun, <i>nonnus</i> monk; cf. Gr. +&?;, &?;; of unknown origin. Cf. <u>Nunnery</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A woman devoted to a religious life, who +lives in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and +obedience.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They holy time is quiet as a <i>nun</i><BR> +Breathless with adoration.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +white variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering +the head.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The smew.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The European blue titmouse.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Gray nuns</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>, <cd>the members of +a religious order established in Montreal in 1745, whence branches +were introduced into the United States in 1853; -- so called from the +color or their robe, and known in religion as <i>Sisters of Charity +of Montreal</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Nun buoy</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Buoy</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nun"chion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>nonechenche</i>, for <i>noneschenche</i>, prop., a noon drink; +<i>none</i> noon + <i>schenchen</i>, <i>schenken</i>, <i>skinken</i>, +to pour, AS. <i>scencan</i>. See <u>Noon</u>, and <u>Skink</u>, +<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <def>A portion of food taken at or after +noon, usually between full meals; a luncheon.</def> [Written also +<i>noonshun</i>.] <i>Hudibras.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nun"ci*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +announces; a messenger; a nuncio.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hoole.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nun"ci*a*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nunciare</i>, <i>nuntiare</i>, to announce, report, fr. +<i>nuncius</i>, <i>nuntius</i>, messenger: cf. F. <i>nonciature</i>, +It. <i>nunziatura</i>. See <u>Nuncio</u>.] <def>The office of a +nuncio.</def> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nun"ci*o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nuncios</b></plw> (#). [It. <i>nunzio</i>, <i>nuncio</i>, fr. +L. <i>nuncius</i>, <i>nuntius</i>, messenger; perh. akin to +<i>novus</i> new, E. <i>new</i>, and thus, one who brings news. Cf. +<u>Announce</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A messenger.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The permanent official representative of +the pope at a foreign court or seat of government. Distinguished +from a <i>legate a latere</i>, whose mission is temporary in its +nature, or for some special purpose. Nuncios are of higher rank than +internuncios.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nun"ci*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nuncii</b></plw> (#). [L.] <i>(Roman & Old Eng. Law)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A messenger.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>The information communicated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nun"cu*pate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nuncupatus</i>, p. p. of <i>nuncupare</i> to nuncupate, prob. fr. +<i>nomen</i> name + <i>capere</i> to take.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To declare publicly or solemnly; to proclaim formally.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>In whose presence did St. Peter <i>nuncupate</i> it +?</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To dedicate by declaration; to inscribe; +as, to <i>nuncupate</i> a book.</def> [Obs.] <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nun`cu*pa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nuncupatio</i>.] <def>The act of nuncupating.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nun*cu"pa*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nuncupativus</i> nominal: cf. F. <i>nuncupatif</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Publicly or solemnly declaratory.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Nominal; existing only in name.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Oral; not written.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nuncupative will</b></col> or <col><b>testament</b></col>, +<cd>a will or testament made by word of mouth only, before witnesses, +as by a soldier or seaman, and depending on oral testimony for +proof.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i> +</p> + +<p><hw>Nun*cu"pa*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Nuncupative; oral.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nun"di*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nundinal +letter.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nun"di*nal</hw> (?), <hw>Nun"di*na*ry</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nundinalis</i>, <i>nundinarius</i>, fr. +<i>nundinae</i> the market day, the weekly market, prop., the ninth +day, fr. <i>nundinus</i> belonging to nine days; <i>novem</i> nine + +<i>dies</i> day: cf. F. <i>nundinal</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to a +fair, or to a market day.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nundinal letter</b></col>, <cd>among the Romans, one of +the first eight letters of the alphabet, which were repeated +successively from the first to the last day of the year. One of these +always expressed the market day, which returned every nine days +(every eight days by our reckoning).</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nun"di*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nundinatus</i>, p. p. of <i>nundinary</i> to attend fairs, to +traffic. See <u>Nundinal</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To buy and +sell at fairs or markets.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nun`di*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nundinatio</i>.] <def>Traffic at fairs; marketing; buying and +selling.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Common <i>nundination</i> of pardons.</blockquote> +<i>Abp. Bramhall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nun*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <i>nun</i>, +the Arabic name of the letter <i>n</i>: cf. NL. <i>nunnatio</i>, F. +<i>nunnation</i>.] <i>(Arabic Gram.)</i> <def>The pronunciation of +<i>n</i> at the end of words.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nun"ner*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nunneries</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>nonnerie</i>, OF. +<i>nonerie</i>, F. <i>nonnerie</i>, fr. <i>nonne</i> nun, L. +<i>nonna</i>. See <u>Nun</u>.] <def>A house in which nuns reside; a +cloister or convent in which women reside for life, under religious +vows. See <u>Cloister</u>, and <u>Convent</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nun"nish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, pertaining +to, or resembling a nun; characteristic of a nun.</def> -- +<wf>Nun"nish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Nup</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Nupson</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Nu"phar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Per. +<i>n&?;far</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of plants found in the +fresh-water ponds or lakes of Europe, Asia, and North America; the +yellow water lily. Cf. <u>Nymphaea</u>.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 987 !></p> + +<p><hw>Nup"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Of doubtful origin.] +<def>A simpleton; a fool.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nup"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nuptialis</i>, +fr. <i>nuptiae</i> marriage, wedding, fr. <i>nubere</i>, +<i>nuptum</i>, prop., to cover, to veil, hence, to marry, as the head +of the bride was covered with a veil; cf. Gr. &?; bride, nymph: cf. +F. <i>nuptial</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to marriage; done or used +at a wedding; as, <i>nuptial</i> rites and ceremonies.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Then, all in heat,<BR> +They light the <i>nuptial</i> torch.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nup"tial</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nuptials</b></plw> (&?;). <def>Marriage; wedding; nuptial +ceremony; -- now only in the plural.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Celebration of that <i>nuptial</i>, which<BR> +We two have sworn shall come.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Preparations . . . for the approaching +<i>nuptials</i>.</blockquote> <i>Prescott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nur</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Knur</u>.] <def>A +hard knot in wood; also, a hard knob of wood used by boys in playing +hockey.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I think I'm as hard as a <i>nur</i>, and as tough as +whitleather.</blockquote> <i>W. Howitt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nurl</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nurled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nurling</u>.] [Cf. <u>Knurl</u>.] <def>To cut with reeding or +fluting on the edge of, as coins, the heads of screws, etc.; to +knurl.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nurse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nourse</i>, +<i>nurice</i>, <i>norice</i>, OF. <i>nurrice</i>, <i>norrice</i>, +<i>nourrice</i>, F. <i>nourrice</i>, fr. L. <i>nutricia</i> nurse, +prop., fem. of <i>nutricius</i> that nourishes; akin to +<i>nutrix</i>, <i>-icis</i>, nurse, fr. <i>nutrire</i> to nourish. +See <u>Nourish</u>, and cf. <u>Nutritious</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who nourishes; a person who supplies food, tends, or brings +up; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> A woman who has the care of young +children; especially, one who suckles an infant not her own. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> A person, especially a woman, who has the care of +the sick or infirm.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, brings up, rears, +causes to grow, trains, fosters, or the like.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>nurse</i> of manly sentiment and heroic +enterprise.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A lieutenant or first +officer, who is the real commander when the captain is unfit for his +place.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +peculiar larva of certain trematodes which produces cercariæ by +asexual reproduction. See <u>Cercaria</u>, and <u>Redia</u>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Either one of the nurse sharks.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nurse shark</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A large arctic shark (<i>Somniosus +microcephalus</i>), having small teeth and feeble jaws; -- called +also <i>sleeper shark</i>, and <i>ground shark</i>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> A large shark (<i>Ginglymostoma cirratum</i>), +native of the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico, having the dorsal fins +situated behind the ventral fins.</cd> -- <col><b>To put to +nurse</b></col>, or <col><b>To put out to nurse</b></col>, <cd>to +send away to be nursed; to place in the care of a nurse.</cd> -- +<col><b>Wet nurse</b></col>, <col><b>Dry nurse</b></col>. <cd>See +<u>Wet nurse</u>, and <u>Dry nurse</u>, in the Vocabulary.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nurse</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nursed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nursing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To nourish; to cherish; to +foster</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To nourish at the breast; +to suckle; to feed and tend, as an infant.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>To take care of or tend, as a sick person or an invalid; to +attend upon.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sons wont to <i>nurse</i> their parents in old +age.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Him in Egerian groves Aricia bore,<BR> +And <i>nursed</i> his youth along the marshy shore.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To bring up; to raise, by care, from a +weak or invalid condition; to foster; to cherish; -- applied to +plants, animals, and to any object that needs, or thrives by, +attention.</def> "To <i>nurse</i> the saplings tall." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>By what hands [has vice] been <i>nursed</i> into so +uncontrolled a dominion?</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To manage with care and economy, with a +view to increase; as, to <i>nurse</i> our national +resources.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To caress; to fondle, as a nurse +does.</def> <i>A. Trollope.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To nurse billiard balls</b></col>, <cd>to strike them +gently and so as to keep them in good position during a series of +caroms.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nurse"hound`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Houndfish</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nurse"maid`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A girl +employed to attend children.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nurse"pond`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A pond where fish +are fed.</def> <i>Walton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nurs"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who nurses; a +nurse; one who cherishes or encourages growth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nurs"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nurseries</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>nourricerie</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of nursing.</def> [Obs.] "Her kind +<i>nursery</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The place where nursing is carried +on</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The place, or apartment, in a +house, appropriated to the care of children.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A place where young trees, shrubs, vines, +etc., are propagated for the purpose of transplanting; a plantation +of young trees.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The place where +anything is fostered and growth promoted.</def> "Fair Padua, +<i>nursery</i> of arts." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Christian families are the <i>nurseries</i> of the +church on earth, as she is the <i>nursery</i> of the church in +heaven.</blockquote> <i>J. M. Mason.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>That which forms and educates; as, +commerce is the <i>nursery</i> of seamen.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is nursed.</def> [R.] +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nurs"er*y*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nurserymen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One who cultivates or keeps +a nursery, or place for rearing trees, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nurs"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Supplying or taking +nourishment from, or as from, the breast; as, a <i>nursing</i> +mother; a <i>nursing</i> infant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nurs"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nurse</i> + <i>- +ling</i>.] <def>One who, or that which, is nursed; an infant; a +fondling.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I was his <i>nursling</i> once, and choice +delight.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nurs"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To nurse. See +<u>Noursle</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nur"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>norture</i>, +<i>noriture</i>, OF. <i>norriture</i>, <i>norreture</i>, F. +<i>nourriture</i>, fr. L. <i>nutritura</i> a nursing, suckling. See +<u>Nourish</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of nourishing or +nursing; thender care; education; training.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A man neither by nature nor by <i>nurture</i> +wise.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which nourishes; food; diet.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nur"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nurtured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nurturing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To feed; to +nourish.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To educate; to bring or train +up.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He was <i>nurtured</i> where he had been +born.</blockquote> <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To nourish; nurse; cherish; bring up; educate; +tend. -- To <u>Nurture</u>, <u>Nourish</u>, <u>Cherish</u>. +<i>Nourish</i> denotes to supply with food, or cause to grow; as, to +<i>nourish</i> a plant, to <i>nourish</i> rebellion. To +<i>nurture</i> is to train up with a fostering care, like that of a +mother; as, to <i>nurture</i> into strength; to <i>nurture</i> in +sound principles. To <i>cherish</i> is to hold and treat as dear; as, +to <i>cherish</i> hopes or affections.</p> + +<p><hw>Nus"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Nuzzle</u>.] +<def>To fondle; to cherish.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nut</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nute</i>, +<i>note</i>, AS. <i>hnutu</i>; akin to D. <i>noot</i>, G. +<i>nuss</i>, OHG. <i>nuz</i>, Icel. <i>hnot</i>, Sw. <i>nöt</i>, +Dan. <i>nöd</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The fruit of certain trees +and shrubs (as of the almond, walnut, hickory, beech, filbert, etc.), +consisting of a hard and indehiscent shell inclosing a +kernel.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A perforated block (usually a small piece +of metal), provided with an internal or female screw thread, used on +a bolt, or screw, for tightening or holding something, or for +transmitting motion. See <i>Illust.</i> of lst <u>Bolt</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The tumbler of a gunlock.</def> +<i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A projection on each side +of the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Check nut</b></col>, <col><b>Jam nut</b></col>, +<col><b>Lock nut</b></col>, <cd>a nut which is screwed up tightly +against another nut on the same bolt or screw, in order to prevent +accidental unscrewing of the first nut.</cd> -- <col><b>Nut +buoy</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Buoy</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Nut +coal</b></col>, <cd>screened coal of a size smaller than stove coal +and larger than pea coal; -- called also <i>chestnut coal</i>.</cd> - +- <col><b>Nut crab</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any leucosoid +crab of the genus <i>Ebalia</i> as, <i>Ebalia tuberosa</i> of +Europe.</cd> -- <col><b>Nut grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a +plant of the Sedge family (<i>Cyperus rotundus</i>, var. +<i>Hydra</i>), which has slender rootstocks bearing small, nutlike +tubers, by which the plant multiplies exceedingly, especially in +cotton fields.</cd> -- <col><b>Nut lock</b></col>, <cd>a device, as a +metal plate bent up at the corners, to prevent a nut from becoming +unscrewed, as by jarring.</cd> -- <col><b>Nut pine</b></col>. +<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Pine</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Nut +rush</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a genus of cyperaceous plants +(<i>Scleria</i>) having a hard bony achene. Several species are +found in the United States and many more in tropical regions.</cd> -- +<col><b>Nut tree</b></col>, <cd>a tree that bears nuts.</cd> -- +<col><b>Nut weevil</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any species of +weevils of the genus <i>Balaninus</i> and other allied genera, which +in the larval state live in nuts.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nut</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nutted</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nutting</u>.] <def>To gather nuts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"tant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nutans</i>, p. +pr. of <i>nutare</i> to nod, v. intens. fr. <i>nuere</i> (in comp.) +to nod; cf. Gr. &?;.] <def>Nodding; having the top bent +downward.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nutatio</i> a +nodding, fr. <i>nutare</i> to nod: cf. F. <i>nutation</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of nodding.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>So from the midmost the <i>nutation</i> spreads,<BR> +Round and more round, o'er all the sea of heads.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A very small libratory +motion of the earth's axis, by which its inclination to the plane of +the ecliptic is constantly varying by a small amount.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +motion of a flower in following the apparent movement of the sun, +from the east in the morning to the west in the evening.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Circumnutation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nut"break`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The European +nuthatch.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The nutcracker.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nut"-brown`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Brown as a nut +long kept and dried.</def> "The spicy <i>nutbrown</i> ale." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nut"crack`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>An instrument for cracking nuts.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +European bird (<i>Nucifraga caryocatactes</i>), allied to the magpie +and crow. Its color is dark brown, spotted with white. It feeds on +nuts, seeds, and insects.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The +American, or Clarke's, nutcracker (<i>Picicorvus Columbianus</i>) of +Western North America.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nut"gall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A more or less +round gall resembling a nut, esp. one of those produced on the oak +and used in the arts. See <u>Gall</u>, <u>Gallnut</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nut"hatch`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>nuthake</i>. +See 2d <u>Hack</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several +species of birds of the genus <i>Sitta</i>, as the European species +(<i>Sitta Europæa</i>). The white-breasted nuthatch (<i>S. +Carolinensis</i>), the red-breasted nuthatch (<i>S. Canadensis</i>), +the pygmy nuthatch (<i>S. pygmæa</i>), and others, are +American.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nut"hook`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering +the nuts.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A thief who steals by means of a hook; +also, a bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nut"job`ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The nuthatch.</def> [Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nut"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +small nut; also, the stone of a drupe.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nut"meg</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>notemuge</i>; +<i>note</i> nut + OF. <i>muge</i> musk, of the same origin as E. +<i>musk</i>; cf. OF. <i>noix muguette</i> nutmeg, F. <i>noix +muscade</i>. See <u>Nut</u>, and <u>Musk</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The +kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree (<i>Myristica fragrans</i>), a +native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated elsewhere in the +tropics.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; This fruit is a nearly spherical drupe, of the size of a +pear, of a yellowish color without and almost white within. This +opens into two nearly equal longitudinal valves, inclosing the nut +surrounded by its aril, which is <i>mace</i> The nutmeg is an +aromatic, very grateful to the taste and smell, and much used in +cookery. Other species of <i>Myristica</i> yield nutmegs of inferior +quality.</p> + +<p><col><b>American</b></col>, <col><b>Calabash</b></col>, or +<col><b>Jamaica</b></col>, <col><b>nutmeg</b></col>, <cd>the fruit of +a tropical shrub (<i>Monodora Myristica</i>). It is about the size of +an orange, and contains many aromatic seeds imbedded in pulp.</cd> -- +<col><b>Brazilian nutmeg</b></col>, <cd>the fruit of a lauraceous +tree, <i>Cryptocarya moschata</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>California +nutmeg</b></col>, <cd>tree of the Yew family (<i>Torreya +Californica</i>), growing in the Western United States, and having a +seed which resembles a nutmeg in appearance, but is strongly +impregnated with turpentine.</cd> -- <col><b>Clove nutmeg</b></col>, +<cd>the <i>Ravensara aromatica</i>, a laura ceous tree of Madagascar. +The foliage is used as a spice, but the seed is acrid and +caustic.</cd> -- <col><b>Jamaica nutmeg</b></col>. <cd>See American +nutmeg (above).</cd> -- <col><b>Nutmeg bird</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an Indian finch (<i>Munia +punctularia</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Nutmeg butter</b></col>, <cd>a +solid oil extracted from the nutmeg by expression.</cd> -- +<col><b>Nutmeg flower</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a ranunculaceous +herb (<i>Nigella sativa</i>) with small black aromatic seeds, which +are used medicinally and for excluding moths from furs and +clothing.</cd> -- <col><b>Nutmeg liver</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a +name applied to the liver, when, as the result of heart or lung +disease, it undergoes congestion and pigmentation about the central +veins of its lobules, giving it an appearance resembling that of a +nutmeg.</cd> -- <col><b>Nutmeg melon</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a +small variety of muskmelon of a rich flavor.</cd> -- <col><b>Nutmeg +pigeon</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species +of pigeons of the genus <i>Myristicivora</i>, native of the East +Indies and Australia. The color is usually white, or cream-white, +with black on the wings and tail.</cd> -- <col><b>Nutmeg +wood</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the wood of the Palmyra palm.</cd> +-- <col><b>Peruvian nutmeg</b></col>, <cd>the aromatic seed of a +South American tree (<i>Laurelia sempervirens</i>).</cd> -- +<col><b>Plume nutmeg</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a spicy tree of +Australia (<i>Atherosperma moschata</i>).</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Nut"megged</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Seasoned with +nutmeg.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nut"peck`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The nuthatch.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"tri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>nutria</i> an +otter, fr. L. <i>lutra</i>, <i>lytra</i>.] <def>The fur of the coypu. +See <u>Coypu</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu`tri*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nutricatio</i>, fr. <i>nutricare</i>, <i>nutricari</i>, to suckle, +nourish, fr. <i>nutrix</i> a nurse.] <def>The act or manner of +feeding.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"tri*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>nutriens</i>, +p. pr. of <i>nutrire</i>. See <u>Nourish</u>.] <def>Nutritious; +nourishing; promoting growth.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Any +substance which has nutritious qualities, <i>i. e.</i>, which +nourishes or promotes growth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"tri*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nutrimentum</i>, fr. <i>nutrire</i> to nourish. See +<u>Nourish</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which nourishes; anything which +promotes growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable +life; food; aliment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The stomach returns what it has received, in strength +and <i>nutriment</i> diffused into all parts of the +body.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which promotes development or +growth.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Is not virtue in mankind<BR> +The <i>nutriment</i> that feeds the mind ?</blockquote> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nu`tri*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Nutritious.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*tri"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, +or connected with, nutrition; nutritious.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*tri"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nutrition</i>. See <u>Nutritious</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>In the broadest sense, a +process or series of processes by which the living organism as a +whole (or its component parts or organs) is maintained in its normal +condition of life and growth.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In this wide sense it comprehends <i>digestion</i>, +<i>absorption</i>, <i>circulation</i>, <i>assimilation</i>, etc., in +fact all of the steps by which the nutritive matter of the food is +fitted for incorporation with the different tissues, and the changes +which it undergoes after its assimilation, prior to its excretion. +See <u>Metabolism</u>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>In a more limited sense, +the process by which the living tissues take up, from the blood, +matters necessary either for their repair or for the performance of +their healthy functions.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which nourishes; nutriment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fixed like a plant, on his peculiar spot,<BR> +To draw <i>nutrition</i>, propagate, and rot.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*tri"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to nutrition; as, <i>nutritional</i> changes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nu*tri"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nutricius</i>, <i>nutritius</i>, from <i>nutrix</i>, <i>-icis</i>, +a nurse, <i>nutrire</i> to nourish. See <u>Nurse</u>, +<u>Nourish</u>.] <def>Nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing +decay; alimental.</def> -- <wf>Nu*tri"tious*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Nu*tri"tious*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"tri*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nutritif</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to nutrition; as, the +<i>nutritive</i> functions; having the quality of nourishing; +nutritious; nutrimental; alimental; as, <i>nutritive</i> food or +berries.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Nutritive plasma</b></col>. <i>(Biol.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Idioplasma</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Nutritive polyp</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of the zooids of a compound hydroid, +or coral, which has a mouth and digestive cavity.</cd></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Nu"tri*tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Nu"tri*tive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Nu"tri*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nutritura</i>, fr. <i>nutrir&?;</i> to nourish.] <def>Nutrition; +nourishment.</def> [Obs.] <i>Harvey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nut"shell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The shell or hard external covering in which the kernel of a nut +is inclosed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, a thing of little compass, or of +little value.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A shell of the genus +Nucula.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To</b></col> <col><b>be, or lie</b></col>, <col><b>in a +nutshell</b></col>, <cd>to be within a small compass; to admit of +very brief or simple determination or statement.</cd> "The remedy +<i>lay in a nutshell</i>." <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nut"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A gatherer of +nuts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nut"ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +gathering nuts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nut"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Abounding in nuts.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having a flavor like that of nuts; as, +<i>nutty</i> wine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nux` vom"i*ca</hw> (?). [NL., fr. L. <i>nux</i> &?; nut + +<i>vomere</i> to vomit.] <def>The seed of <i>Strychnos Nuxvomica</i>, +a tree which abounds on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East +Indies. From this seed the deadly poisons known as <i>strychnine</i> +and <i>brucine</i> are obtained. The seeds are sometimes called +<i>Quaker buttons</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nuz"zle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Nuzzied</u> (?);<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Nuzzling</u> (?).] [See <u>Noursle</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring +up.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The people had been <i>nuzzled</i> in +idolatry.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [Perh. a corruption of <i>nestle</i>. Cf. +<u>Nustle</u>.] <def>To nestle; to house, as in a nest.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 988 !></p> + +<p><hw>Nuz"zle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Dim. fr. +<i>nose</i>. See <u>Nozzle</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To work with the nose, like a swine in the +mud.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And <i>nuzzling</i> in his flank, the loving swine<BR> +Sheathed, unaware, the tusk in his soft groin.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He charged through an army of lawyers, sometimes . . . +<i>nuzzling</i> like an eel in the mud.</blockquote> +<i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To go with head poised like a swine, with +nose down.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sir Roger shook his ears, and <i>nuzzled</i> +along.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [Cf. <u>Nuzzle</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>, +2.] <def>To hide the head, as a child in the mother's bosom; to +nestle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To loiter; to idle.</def> [Prov. Eng.] +<i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ny</hw> (?). [Contr. fr. <i>ne I</i>.] <def>Not I; nor +I.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ny</hw>, <hw>Nye</hw> (?) }, <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> +<def>Nigh.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ny"as</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Nias</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nyc`ta*lo"pi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>nyctalopia</i>, fr. <i>nyctalops</i> a nyctalops, Gr. &?;. Gr. &?; +meant, a person affected either with day blindness or with night +blindness, and in the former case was derived fr. &?;, &?;, night + +&?;, &?;, the eye; in the latter, fr. &?; + &?; blind + &?;.] +<i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A disease of the eye, in +consequence of which the patient can see well in a faint light or at +twilight, but is unable to see during the day or in a strong light; +day blindness.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>See +<u>Moonblink</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Some writers (as Quain) use the word in the opposite sense, +night blindness. See <u>Hemeralopia</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Nyc"ta*lops</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from Gr. &?;.] +<def>One afflicted with nyctalopia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nyc"ta*lo`py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Nyctalopia</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nyc*the"me*ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?;, +&?;, night + &?; day.] <def>The natural day and night, or space of +twenty-four hours.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nyc"ti*bune</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A South American bird of the genus <i>Nyctibius</i>, allied to +the goatsuckers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nyc`ti*trop"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From Gr. &?;, +&?;, night + &?; turning.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Turning or bending at +night into special positions.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Nyctitropic movements of plants usually consist in a +folding or drooping of the leaves, the advantage being in lessening +the radiation of heat.</p> + +<p><hw>Nyc"to*phile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, +night + &?; to love.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any Australian bat of +the genus <i>Nyctophilus</i>, having a very simple nasal +appendage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nye</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. fr. F. <i>nid</i> +nest, brood, L. <i>nidus</i> nest. See <u>Nest</u>, and cf. +<u>Eye</u> brood, <u>Nide</u>.] <def>A brood or flock of +pheasants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ny*en"tek</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A carnivorous mammal (<i>Helictis moscatus</i>, or <i>H. +orientalis</i>), native of Eastern Asia and the Indies. It has a +dorsal white stripe, and another one across the shoulders. It has a +strong musky odor.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nyl"ghau</hw>, <hw>Nyl"gau</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Hind. & Per. <i>nīlgāw</i>, prop., a blue cow; Per. +<i>nīl</i> blue + <i>gāw</i> cow. See <u>Lilac</u>, and +<u>Cow</u> the animal.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large Asiatic +antelope (<i>Boselaphus, or Portax, tragocamelus</i>), found in +Northern India. It has short horns, a black mane, and a bunch of long +hair on the throat. The general color is grayish brown.</def> +[Written also <i>neelghau</i>, <i>nilgau</i>, and +<i>nylghaie</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Nymph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>nympha</i> nymph, +bride, young woman, Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>nymphe</i>. Cf. +<u>Nuptial</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Class. Myth.)</i> <def>A goddess of the +mountains, forests, meadows, or waters.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Where were ye, <i>nymphs</i>, when the remorseless +deep<BR> +Closed o'er the head of your loved Lycidas ?</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> Hence: <def>A lovely young girl; a maiden; a +damsel.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Nymph</i>, in thy orisons<BR> +Be all my sins remembered.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The pupa of an insect; +a chrysalis.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of a subfamily +(<i>Najades</i>) of butterflies including the purples, the +fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also +<i>naiad</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nym"pha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Nymphæ</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Nymph</u> a goddess.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Nymph</u>, +3.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Two folds of +mucous membrane, within the labia, at the opening of the +vulva.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nym*phæ"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., the +water lily, Gr. &?;.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of aquatic plants +having showy flowers (white, blue, pink, or yellow, often fragrant), +including the white water lily and the Egyptia lotus.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Recent critics have endeavored to show that this genus +should be called <i>Castalia</i>, and the name <i>Nymphæa</i> +transferred to what is now known as <i>Nuphar</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>Nymph"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to a nymph or nymphs; nymphean.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Nym*pha"les</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An extensive family of butterflies including +the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs, the heliconias, and others; -- +called also <i>brush-footed butterflies</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nym*phe"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;. See +<u>Nymph</u>.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or appropriate to, nymphs; +inhabited by nymphs; as, a <i>nymphean</i> cave.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nymph"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little or young +nymph.</def> [Poetic] "The <i>nymphets</i> sporting there." +<i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nymph"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Nymph"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; bridal.] <def>Of or pertaining to +nymphs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nym*phip"a*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Nymph</i> + +L. <i>parere</i> to produce.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Producing +pupas or nymphs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nymph"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Relating to +nymphs; ladylike.</def> "<i>Nymphish</i> war." <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Nymph"like`</hw> (?), <hw>Nymph"ly</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling, or characteristic of, a +nymph.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nym"pho*lep`sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a nymph ++ &?; to seize.] <def>A species of demoniac enthusiasm or possession +coming upon one who had accidentally looked upon a nymph; +ecstasy.</def> [R.] <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>nympholepsy</i> of some fond +despair.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Nym`pho*lep"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Under the +influence of nympholepsy; ecstatic; frenzied.</def> [Poetic]</p> + +<p><hw>Nym`pho*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a +bride + &?; madness.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Morbid and uncontrollable +sexual desire in women, constituting a true disease.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nym"pho*ma`ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>nymphomanie</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Nymphomania</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nym*phot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Nympha</i> + +Gr. &?; to cut.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Excision of the +nymphæ.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Nys</hw> (?). <def>Is not. See <u>Nis</u>.</def> <i>Chaucer. +Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Nys*tag"mus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +drowsiness, fr. &?; to nod in sleep, to slumber.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>A rapid involuntary oscillation of the eyeballs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ny*u"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A species of ichneumon (<i>Herpestes nyula</i>). Its fur is +beautifully variegated by closely set zigzag markings.</def></p> + +<p><point26>O.</point26></p> + +<p><hw>O</hw> (ō). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>O, the fifteenth +letter of the English alphabet, derives its form, value, and name +from the Greek O, through the Latin. The letter came into the Greek +from the Phœnician, which possibly derived it ultimately from +the Egyptian. Etymologically, the letter <i>o</i> is most closely +related to <i>a</i>, <i>e</i>, and <i>u</i>; as in E. b<i>o</i>ne, +AS. b<i>ā</i>n; E. st<i>o</i>ne, AS. st<i>ā</i>n; E. +br<i>o</i>ke, AS. br<i>e</i>can to break; E. b<i>o</i>re, AS. +b<i>e</i>ran to bear; E. d<i>o</i>ve, AS. d<i>ū</i>fe; E. +t<i>o</i>ft, t<i>u</i>ft; t<i>o</i>ne, t<i>u</i>ne; n<i>u</i>mber, F. +n<i>o</i>mbre.</def></p> + +<p>The letter <i>o</i> has several vowel sounds, the principal of +which are its long sound, as in <i>bone</i>, its short sound, as in +<i>nod</i>, and the sounds heard in the words <i>orb</i>, <i>son</i>, +<i>do</i> (<i>feod</i>), and <i>wolf</i> (<i>book</i>). In connection +with the other vowels it forms several digraphs and diphthongs. See +<i>Guide to Pronunciation</i>, §§ 107-129.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Among the ancients, O was a mark of triple +time, from the notion that the ternary, or number 3, is the most +perfect of numbers, and properly expressed by a circle, the most +perfect figure.</def></p> + +<p>O was also anciently used to represent 11: with a dash over it +(Ō), 11,000.</p> + +<p><hw>O</hw> (ō), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>O's</b></plw> or <plw><b>Oes</b></plw> (ōz). +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The letter O, or its sound.</def> "Mouthing +out his hollow <i>oes</i> and aes." <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Something shaped like the letter O; a +circle or oval.</def> "This wooden <i>O</i> [Globe Theater]". +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A cipher; zero.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou art an <i>O</i> without a figure.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O'</hw>. [Ir. <i>o</i> a descendant.] <def>A prefix to Irish +family names, which signifies <i>grandson</i> or <i>descendant</i> +of, and is a character of dignity; as, <i>O'</i>Neil, +<i>O'</i>Carrol.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O'</hw> (ō; unaccented &osl;), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> +<def>A shortened form of <i>of</i> or <i>on</i>.</def> "At the +turning <i>o'</i> the tide." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O</hw> (ō), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>One</u>.] +<def>One.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> "Alle thre but <i>o</i> God." +<i>Piers Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>An exclamation used +in calling or directly addressing a person or personified object; +also, as an emotional or impassioned exclamation expressing pain, +grief, surprise, desire, fear, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For ever, <i>O</i> Lord, thy word is settled in +heaven.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxix. 89.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>O</i> how love I thy law ! it is my meditation all +the day.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxix. 97.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>O</i> is frequently followed by an ellipsis and +<i>that</i>, an in expressing a wish: "<i>O</i> [I wish] that Ishmael +might live before thee !" <i>Gen. xvii. 18</i>; or in expressions of +surprise, indignation, or regret: "<i>O</i> [it is sad] that such +eyes should e'er meet other object !" <i>Sheridan Knowles.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; A distinction between the use of <i>O</i> and <i>oh</i> is +insisted upon by some, namely, that <i>O</i> should be used only in +direct address to a person or personified object, and should never be +followed by the exclamation point, while <i>Oh</i> (or <i>oh</i>) +should be used in exclamations where no direct appeal or address to +an object is made, and may be followed by the exclamation point or +not, according to the nature or construction of the sentence. Some +insist that <i>oh</i> should be used only as an interjection +expressing strong feeling. The form <i>O</i>, however, is, it seems, +the one most commonly employed for both uses by modern writers and +correctors for the press. "<i>O</i>, I am slain !" <i>Shak.</i> +"<i>O</i> what a fair and ministering angel !" "<i>O</i> sweet angel +!" <i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>O</i> for a kindling touch from that pure flame +!</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>But she is in her grave, -- and <i>oh</i><BR> +The difference to me !</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Oh</i> for a lodge in some vast wilderness +!</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We should distinguish between the sign of the vocative +and the emotional interjection, writing <i>O</i> for the former, and +<i>oh</i> for the latter.</blockquote> <i>Earle.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>O dear</b></col>, ∧ <col><b>O dear me!</b></col> +[corrupted fr. F. <i>O Dieu!</i> or It. <i>O Dio!</i> O God! <i>O Dio +mio!</i> O my God! <i>Wyman</i>.], <cd>exclamations expressive of +various emotions, but usually promoted by surprise, consternation, +grief, pain, etc.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oad</hw> (ōd), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Woad</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Coles.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oaf</hw> (ōf), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Auf</u>.] +<def>Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or +goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an +idiot.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oaf"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like an oaf; +simple.</def> -- <wf>Oaf"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Oak</hw> (ōk), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>oke</i>, +<i>ok</i>, <i>ak</i>, AS. <i>āc</i>; akin to D. <i>eik</i>, G. +<i>eiche</i>, OHG. <i>eih</i>, Icel. <i>eik</i>, Sw. <i>ek</i>, Dan. +<i>eeg</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any tree or shrub of the +genus <i>Quercus</i>. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously +lobed, and staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut, +called an <i>acorn</i>, which is more or less inclosed in a scaly +involucre called the <i>cup</i> or <i>cupule</i>. There are now +recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly fifty occur +in the United States, the rest in Europe, Asia, and the other parts +of North America, a very few barely reaching the northern parts of +South America and Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand +proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually hard and +tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary rays, forming the +silver grain.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The strong wood or timber of the +oak.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Among the true oaks in America are: <col><b>Barren +oak</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Black-jack</b></col>, <i>Q. +nigra</i>. -- <col><b>Basket oak</b></col>, <i>Q. Michauxii</i>. -- +<col><b>Black oak</b></col>, <i>Q. tinctoria</i>; -- called also +<i>yellow</i> or <i>quercitron oak</i>. -- <col><b>Bur oak</b></col> +(see under <u>Bur</u>.), <i>Q. macrocarpa</i>; -- called also +<i>over-cup</i> or <i>mossy-cup oak</i>. -- <col><b>Chestnut +oak</b></col>, <i>Q. Prinus</i> and <i>Q. densiflora</i>. -- +<col><b>Chinquapin oak</b></col> (see under <u>Chinquapin</u>), <i>Q. +prinoides</i>. -- <col><b>Coast live oak</b></col>, <i>Q. +agrifolia</i>, of California; -- also called <i>enceno</i>. -- +<col><b>Live oak</b></col> (see under <u>Live</u>), <i>Q. virens</i>, +the best of all for shipbuilding; also, <i>Q. Chrysolepis</i>, of +California. -- <col><b>Pin oak</b></col>. Same as <i>Swamp oak</i>. - +- <col><b>Post oak</b></col>, <i>Q. obtusifolia</i>. -- <col><b>Red +oak</b></col>, <i>Q. rubra</i>. -- <col><b>Scarlet oak</b></col>, +<i>Q. coccinea</i>. -- <col><b>Scrub oak</b></col>, <i>Q. +ilicifolia</i>, <i>Q. undulata</i>, etc. -- <col><b>Shingle +oak</b></col>, <i>Q. imbricaria</i>. -- <col><b>Spanish +oak</b></col>, <i>Q. falcata</i>. -- <col><b>Swamp Spanish +oak</b></col>, <i>or</i> <col><b>Pin oak</b></col>, <i>Q. +palustris</i>. -- <col><b>Swamp white oak</b></col>, <i>Q. +bicolor</i>. -- <col><b>Water oak</b></col>, <i>Q. aguatica</i>. -- +<col><b>Water white oak</b></col>, <i>Q. lyrata</i>. -- +<col><b>Willow oak</b></col>, <i>Q. Phellos</i>.</p> + +<p> Among the true oaks in Europe are: <col><b>Bitter +oak</b></col>, or <col><b>Turkey oak</b></col>, <i>Q. Cerris</i> (see +<u>Cerris</u>). -- <col><b>Cork oak</b></col>, <i>Q. Suber</i>. -- +<col><b>English white oak</b></col>, <i>Q. Robur</i>. -- +<col><b>Evergreen oak</b></col>, <col><b>Holly oak</b></col>, or +<col><b>Holm oak</b></col>, <i>Q. Ilex</i>. -- <col><b>Kermes +oak</b></col>, <i>Q. coccifera</i>. -- <col><b>Nutgall oak</b></col>, +<i>Q. infectoria</i>.</p> + +<p>&fist; Among plants called <i>oak</i>, but not of the genus +<i>Quercus</i>, are: <col><b>African oak</b></col>, <cd>a valuable +timber tree (<i>Oldfieldia Africana</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Australian, +or She</b></col>, <col><b>oak</b></col>, <cd>any tree of the genus +<i>Casuarina</i> (see <u>Casuarina</u>).</cd> -- <col><b>Indian +oak</b></col>, <cd>the teak tree (see <u>Teak</u>).</cd> -- +<col><b>Jerusalem oak</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Jerusalem</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>New Zealand oak</b></col>, <cd>a sapindaceous tree +(<i>Alectryon excelsum</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Poison oak</b></col>, +<cd>the poison ivy. See under <u>Poison</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Silky, +or Silk-bark</b></col>, <col><b>oak</b></col>, <cd>an Australian tree +(<i>Grevillea robusta</i>).</cd></p> + +<p><col><b>Green oak</b></col>, <cd>oak wood colored green by the +growth of the mycelium of certain fungi.</cd> -- <col><b>Oak +apple</b></col>, <cd>a large, smooth, round gall produced on the +leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly (<i>Cynips +confluens</i>). It is green and pulpy when young.</cd> -- <col><b>Oak +beauty</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a British geometrid moth +(<i>Biston prodromaria</i>) whose larva feeds on the oak.</cd> -- +<col><b>Oak gall</b></col>, <cd>a gall found on the oak. See 2d +<u>Gall</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Oak leather</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>the mycelium of a fungus which forms leatherlike patches in the +fissures of oak wood.</cd> -- <col><b>Oak pruner</b></col>. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <u>Pruner</u>, the insect.</cd> -- +<col><b>Oak spangle</b></col>, <cd>a kind of gall produced on the oak +by the insect <i>Diplolepis lenticularis</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Oak +wart</b></col>, <cd>a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak.</cd> -- +<col><b>The Oaks</b></col>, <cd>one of the three great annual English +horse races (the Derby and St. Leger being the others). It was +instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called from his +estate.</cd> -- <col><b>To sport one's oak</b></col>, <cd>to be "not +at home to visitors," signified by closing the outer (oaken) door of +one's rooms.</cd> [Cant, Eng. Univ.]</p> + +<p><hw>Oak"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ācen</i>.] +<def>Made or consisting of oaks or of the wood of oaks.</def> "In +<i>oaken</i> bower." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Oaken</i> timber, wherewith to build +ships.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oak"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ocher</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oak"ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A young +oak.</def> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 989 !></p> + +<p><hw>Oak"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>ācumba</i>; pref. &?; (cf.G. <i>er-</i>, Goth. <i>us-</i>, +orig. meaning, out) + <i>cemban</i> to comb, <i>camb</i> comb. See +<u>Comb</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The material obtained by +untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for +calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The coarse portion separated from flax or +hemp in nackling.</def> <i>Knight.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>White oakum</b></col>, <cd>that made from untarred +rope.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oak"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Resembling oak; +strong.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n</i></pos> [AS. <i>ār</i>; akin +to Icel. <i>ār</i>, Dan. <i>aare</i>, Sw. <i>åra</i>; +perh. akin to E. <i>row</i>, v. Cf. <u>Rowlock</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An implement for impelling a boat, being a +slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle +at one end and a broad blade at the other. The part which rests in +the rowlock is called the <i>loom</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; An oar is a kind of long paddle, which swings about a kind +of fulcrum, called a <i>rowlock</i>, fixed to the side of the +boat.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good +<i>oar</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An oarlike swimming +organ of various invertebrates.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Oar cock</b></col> <sd><i>(Zoöl)</i></sd>, <cd>the +water rail.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Spoon oar</b></col>, <cd>an +oar having the blade so curved as to afford a better hold upon the +water in rowing.</cd> -- <col><b>To boat the oars</b></col>, <cd>to +cease rowing, and lay the oars in the boat.</cd> -- <col><b>To +feather the oars</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Feather</u>.</cd>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> -- <col><b>To lie on the oars</b></col>, +<cd>to cease pulling, raising the oars out of water, but not boating +them; to cease from work of any kind; to be idle; to rest.</cd> -- +<col><b>To muffle the oars</b></col>, <cd>to put something round that +part which rests in the rowlock, to prevent noise in rowing.</cd> -- +<col><b>To put in one's oar</b></col>, <cd>to give aid or advice; -- +commonly used of a person who obtrudes aid or counsel not +invited.</cd> -- <col><b>To ship the oars</b></col>, <cd>to place +them in the rowlocks.</cd> -- <col><b>To toss the oars</b></col>, +<cd>To peak the oars, to lift them from the rowlocks and hold them +perpendicularly, the handle resting on the bottom of the boat.</cd> - +- <col><b>To trail oars</b></col>, <cd>to allow them to trail in the +water alongside of the boat.</cd> -- <col><b>To unship the +oars</b></col>, <cd>to take them out of the rowlocks.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oar</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Oared</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Oaring</u>.] <def>To row.</def> "<i>Oared</i> himself." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Oared with laboring arms.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oared</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Furnished with oars; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a four- +<i>oared</i> boat.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Having feet adapted for swimming.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>Totipalmate; -- said of the feet of certain birds. See +<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Aves</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Oared shrew</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an aquatic +European shrew (<i>Crossopus ciliatus</i>); -- called also <i>black +water shrew</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oar"fish`</hw> (ōr"f&ibreve;sh`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The ribbon fish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oar"foot`</hw> (-f&oomcr;t`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any crustacean of the genus +<i>Remipes</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oar"-foot`ed</hw> <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having feet +adapted for swimming.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oar"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without oars.</def> +<i>Sylvester.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oar"lock`</hw> (ōr"l&obreve;k`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Naut.)</i>, <def>The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale +of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See +<u>Rowlock</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oars"man</hw> (ōrz"m<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> <plw><b>Oarsmen</b></plw> (-m<i>e</i>n). <def>One who +uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>At the prow of the boat, rose one of the +<i>oarsmen</i>.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oars"weed`</hw> (ōr"wēd`), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any large seaweed of the genus <i>Laminaria</i>; +tangle; kelp. See <u>Kelp</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oar"y</hw> (ōr"&ybreve;), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Having the form or the use of an oar; as, the swan's <i>oary</i> +feet.</def> <i>Milton.</i> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"as*is</hw> (ō"&adot;*s&ibreve;s <i>or</i> +&osl;*ā"s&ibreve;s; 277), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Oases</b></plw> (-sēz). [L., fr. Gr. +<grk>'o`asis</grk>; cf. Copt. <i>ouahe</i>.] <def>A fertile or green +spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My one <i>oasis</i> in the dust and drouth<BR> +Of city life.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oast</hw> (ōst), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ost</i>, +AS. <i>āst</i>; cf. Gr. <grk>a'i^qos</grk> burning heat.] +<def>A kiln to dry hops or malt; a cockle.</def> <i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oat</hw> (ōt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Oats</b></plw> (ōts). [OE. <i>ote</i>, <i>ate</i>, AS. +<i>āta</i>, akin to Fries. <i>oat</i>. Of uncertain origin.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A well-known cereal grass +(<i>Avena sativa</i>), and its edible grain; -- commonly used in the +plural and in a collective sense.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A musical pipe made of oat straw.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Animated oats</b></col> <i>or</i> <col><b>Animal +oats</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>A grass (<i>Avena sterilis</i>) +much like oats, but with a long spirally twisted awn which coils and +uncoils with changes of moisture, and thus gives the grains an +apparently automatic motion.</cd> -- <col><b>Oat fowl</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the snow bunting; -- so called from its +feeding on oats.</cd> [Prov. Eng.] -- <col><b>Oat grass</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the name of several grasses more or less +resembling oats, as <i>Danthonia spicata</i>, <i>D. sericea</i>, and +<i>Arrhenatherum avenaceum</i>, all common in parts of the United +States.</cd> -- <col><b>To feel one's oats</b></col>, <cd>to be +conceited ro self-important.</cd> [Slang] -- <col><b>To sow one's +wild oats</b></col>, <cd>to indulge in youthful dissipation.</cd> +<i>Thackeray.</i> -- <col><b>Wild oats</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a +grass (<i>Avena fatua</i>) much resembling oats, and by some persons +supposed to be the original of cultivated oats.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oat"cake</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A cake made of +oatmeal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oat"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Consisting of an oat straw or stem; as, an <i>oaten</i> +pipe.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Made of oatmeal; as, <i>oaten</i> +cakes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oath</hw> (ōth), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Oaths</b></plw> (ō&thlig;z). [OE. <i>othe</i>, +<i>oth</i>, <i>ath</i>, AS. <i>āð</i>; akin to D. +<i>eed</i>, OS. <i>ēð</i>, G. <i>eid</i>, Icel. +<i>eiðr</i>, Sw. <i>ed</i>, Dan. <i>eed</i>, Goth. +<i>aiþs</i>; cf. OIr. <i>oeth</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God +for the truth of what is affirmed.</def> "I have an <i>oath</i> in +heaven" <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>An <i>oath</i> of secrecy for the concealing of those +[inventions] which we think fit to keep secret.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A solemn affirmation, connected with a +sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the temple, the altar, +the blood of Abel, the Bible, the Koran, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>An appeal (in verification of +a statement made) to a superior sanction, in such a form as exposes +the party making the appeal to an indictment for perjury if the +statement be false.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A careless and blasphemous use of the name +of the divine Being, or anything divine or sacred, by way of appeal +or as a profane exclamation or ejaculation; an expression of profane +swearing.</def> "A terrible <i>oath</i>" <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oath"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +having an oath administered to.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oath"break`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +violation of an oath; perjury.</def> <i>Shak</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oat"meal`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Meal made of oats.</def> <i>Gay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant of the genus +<i>Panicum</i>; panic grass.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob-</hw> (?). [L. <i>ob</i>, prep. Cf. <u>Epi-</u>.] <def>A +prefix signifying <i>to</i>, <i>toward</i>, <i>before</i>, +<i>against</i>, <i>reversely</i>, etc.; also, as a simple intensive; +as in <i>oblige</i>, to bind to; obstacle, something standing before; +object, lit., to throw against; obovate, reversely, ovate. <i>Ob-</i> +is commonly assimilated before <i>c</i>, <i>f</i>, <i>g</i>, and +<i>p</i>, to <i>oc-</i>, <i>of-</i>, <i>og-</i>, and <i>op- +</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"com*pressed"</hw> (?). <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ob- +</i> + <i>compressed</i>.] <def>Compressed or flattened antero- +posteriorly, or in a way opposite to the usual one.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ob*con"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Ob*con"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ob-</i> + <i>conic</i>, +<i>conical</i>.] <def>Conical, but having the apex downward; +inversely conical.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*cor"date</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ob-</i> + +<i>cordate</i>.] <def>Heart-shaped, with the attachment at the +pointed end; inversely cordate: as, an <i>obcordate</i> petal or +leaf.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*dip`lo*stem"o*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. +<i>ob-</i> + <i>diplostemonous</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having twice +as many stamens as petals, those of the outer set being opposite the +petals; -- said of flowers.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*dip"lo*stem"o*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The condition of being obdiplostemonous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"dor*mi"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obdormire</i> to fall asleep.] <def>Sleep.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*duce"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obducere</i>, <i>obductum</i>; <i>ob</i> (see Ob-) + <i>ducere</i> +to lead.] <def>To draw over, as a covering.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir M. +Hale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*duct"</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See +<u>Obduce</u>.] <def>To draw over; to cover.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*duc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obductio</i>.] <def>The act of drawing or laying over, as a +covering.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ob"du*ra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The duality or +state of being obdurate; invincible hardness of heart; +obstinacy.</def> "<i>Obduracy</i> and persistency." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The absolute completion of sin in final +<i>obduracy</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"du*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obduratus</i>, p. p. of <i>obdurare</i> to harden; <i>ob</i> (see +Ob-)+ <i>durare</i> to harden, <i>durus</i> hard. See <u>Dure</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Hardened in feelings, esp. against moral or +mollifying influences; unyielding; hard-hearted; stubbornly +wicked.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The very custom of evil makes the heart +<i>obdurate</i> against whatsoever instructions to the +contrary.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Art thou <i>obdurate</i>, flinty, hard as steel, Nay, +more than flint, for stone at rain relenteth?</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hard; harsh; rugged; rough; +intractable.</def> "<i>Obdurate</i> consonants." <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; Sometimes accented on the second syllable, especially by +the older poets.</p> + +<p><blockquote>There is no flesh in man's <i>obdurate</i> +heart.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Hard; firm; unbending; inflexible; unyielding; +stubborn; obstinate; impenitent; callous; unfeeling; insensible; +unsusceptible. -- <u>Obdurate</u>, <u>Callous</u>, <u>Hardened</u>. +<i>Callous</i> denotes a deadening of the sensibilities; as. a +<i>callous</i> conscience. <i>Hardened</i> implies a general and +settled disregard for the claims of interest, duty, and sympathy; as, +<i>hardened</i> in vice. <i>Obdurate</i> implies an active resistance +of the heart and will aganst the pleadings of compassion and +humanity.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Ob"du*rate*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Ob"du*rate*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"du*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +harden.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ob"du*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obduratio</i>.] <def>A hardening of the heart; hardness of +heart.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ob*dure"</hw> (&obreve;b*dūr"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To harden.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ob*dure"</hw> (&obreve;b*dūr"), <hw>Ob*dured"</hw> +(&obreve;b*dūrd"), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Obdurate; +hard.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>This saw his hapless foes, but stood +<i>obdured</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ob*dure"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, +<hw>Ob*dur"ed*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>} +<def>Hardness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"e</hw> (ō"b&esl;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Obi</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*be"ah</hw> (?). <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Obi</u>.</def> -- <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +obi; as, the <i>obeah</i> man.</def> <i>B. Edwards.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*be"di*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Obedient.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*be"di*ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>obédience</i>, L. <i>obedientia</i>, <i>oboedientia</i>. +See <u>Obedient</u>, and cf. <u>Obeisance</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of obeying, or the state of being +obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; +subjection to rightful restraint or control.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Government must compel the <i>obedience</i> of +individuals.</blockquote> <i>Ames.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Words or actions denoting submission to +authority; dutifulness.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic +<i>obedience</i>, or the whole body of persons who submit to the +authority of the pope.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A cell (or +offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>One of the three monastic vows.</def> +<i>Shipley.</i> <sd><i>(d)</i></sd> <def>The written precept of a +superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Canonical obedience</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Canonical</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Passive obedience</b></col>. +<cd>See under <u>Passive</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O*be`di*en"ci*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +yielding obedience.</def> [Obs.] <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*be"di*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>obedient</i>, L. <i>obediens</i>, <i>oboediens</i>, <i>-entis</i>. +p. pr. of <i>obedire</i>, <i>oboedire</i>, to obey. See <u>Obey</u>.] +<def>Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive +to restraint, control, or command.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And floating straight, <i>obedient</i> to the +stream.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The chief his orders gives; the <i>obedient</i> +band,<BR> +With due observance, wait the chief's command.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Dutiful; respectful; compliant; submissive.</p> + +<p><hw>O*be`di*en"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>obédientiel</i>.] <def>According to the rule of +obedience.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>An <i>obediental</i> subjection to the Lord of +Nature.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*be"di*ent*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +obedient manner; with obedience.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*bei"sance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>obéissance</i> obedience, fr. <i>obéissant</i>. See +<u>Obey</u>, and cf. <u>Obedience</u>, <u>Abaisance</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Obedience.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A manifestation of obedience; an +expression of difference or respect; homage; a bow; a +courtesy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Bathsheba bowed and did <i>obeisance</i> unto the +king.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings i. 16.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*bei"san*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Obeisance</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O*bei"sant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>obéissant</i>, p. pr. of <i>obéir</i> to obey.] +<def>Ready to obey; reverent; differential; also, servilely +submissive.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*be"li*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; +a spit.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The region of the skull between the two +parietal foramina where the closure of the sagittal suture usually +begins.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`e*lis"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed like +an obelisk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"e*lisk</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obeliscus</i>, +Gr. &?;, dim. of &?; a spit, a pointed pillar: cf. F. +<i>obélisque</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An upright, four- +sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a +pyramid called <i>pyramidion</i>. It is ordinarily monolithic. +Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from +top to bottom.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A mark of reference; -- +called also <i>dagger</i> [†]. See <u>Dagger</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"e*lisk</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Obelisked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Obelisking</u>.] <def>To mark or designate with an +obelisk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"e*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Obelized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Obelizing</u> (?).] [Gr. &?;, fr. <grk>'obelo`s</grk>. See +<u>Obelus</u>.] <def>To designate with an obelus; to mark as doubtful +or spirituous.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ob"e*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Obeli</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. Gr. <grk>'obelo`s</grk>, prop., +a spit.] <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A mark [thus —, or ÷]; -- +so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the +classics, it marks suspected passages or readings.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*eq"ui*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obequitatus</i>, p. p. of <i>obequitare</i> to ride about.] +<def>To ride about.</def> [Obs.] -- <wf>Ob*eq`ui*ta"tion</wf> (#), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <i>Cockerman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"er*on</hw> (&obreve;b"&etilde;r*&obreve;n), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. OF. <i>Auberon</i>; prob. of Frankish +origin.] <i>(Mediæval Mythol.)</i> <def>The king of the +fairies, and husband of Titania or Queen Mab.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`er*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oberrate</i> to wander about.] <def>A wandering about.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Jonhson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*bese"</hw> (?). <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obesus</i> eaten +away, lean; also, that has eaten itself fat, fat, stout, p. p. of +<i>obedere</i> to devour; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>edere</i> +to eat. See <u>Eat</u>.] <def>Excessively corpulent; fat; +fleshy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*bese"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality of being +obese; obesity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*bes"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[L. <i>obesitas</i>: +cf.F. <i>obésité</i>.] <def>The state or quality of +being obese; incumbrance of flesh.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*bey"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Obeyed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Obeying</u>.] [OE. <i>obeyen</i>, F. <i>obéir</i>, fr. L. +<i>obedire</i>, <i>oboedire</i>; <i>ob</i> (see Ob-) + <i>audire</i> +to hear. See <u>Audible</u>, and cf. <u>Obeisance</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To give ear to; to execute the commands of; +to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Children, <i>obey</i> your parents in the +Lord.</blockquote> <i>Eph. vi. 1.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Was she the God, that her thou didst +<i>obey</i>?</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To submit to the authority of; to be ruled +by.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My will <i>obeyed</i> his will.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Afric and India shall his power +<i>obey</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To yield to the impulse, power, or +operation <i>of</i>; as, a ship <i>obeys</i> her helm.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*bey"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To give +obedience.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Will he <i>obey</i> when one commands?</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; By some old writers <i>obey</i> was used, as in the French +idiom, with the preposition <i>to</i>.</p> + +<p><blockquote>His servants ye are, <i>to</i> whom ye +<i>obey</i>.</blockquote> <i>Rom. vi. 16.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He commanded the trumpets to sound: <i>to</i> which +the two brave knights <i>obeying</i>, they performed their +courses.</blockquote> <i>Sir. P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*bey"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who yields +obedience.</def> <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*bey"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Obediently; +submissively.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ob*firm"</hw> (?), <hw>Ob*firm"ate</hw> (?), } <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [L. <i>obfirmatus</i>, p. p. of <i>obfirmare</i> to make +steadfast. See <u>Ob-</u>, and <u>Firm</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] +<def>To make firm; to harden in resolution.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. +Hall. Sheldon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"fir*ma"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>obfirmatio</i>.] <def>Hardness of heart; obduracy.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*fus"cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obfuscatus</i>, p. p. of <i>obfuscare</i> to darken; <i>ob</i> +(see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>fuscare</i>, <i>fuscatum</i>, to darken, from +<i>fuscus</i> dark.] <def>Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.</def> +[Obs.] [Written also <i>offuscate</i>.] <i>Sir. T. Elyot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*fus"cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obfuscated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Obfuscating</u>.] <def>To darken; to obscure; to +becloud; hence, to confuse; to bewilder.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His head, like a smokejack, the funnel unswept, and +the ideas whirling round and round about in it, all <i>obfuscated</i> +and darkened over with fuliginous matter.</blockquote> +<i>Sterne.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Clouds of passion which might <i>obfuscate</i> the +intellects of meaner females.</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 990 !></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`fus*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obfuscatio</i>.] <def>The act of darkening or bewildering; the +state of being darkened.</def> "<i>Obfuscation</i> of the cornea." +<i>E. Darwin.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"bi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. of African origin.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A species of sorcery, probably of African +origin, practiced among the negroes of the West Indies.</def> +[Written also <i>obe</i> and <i>obeah</i>.] <i>De Quincey.</i> +<i>B. Edwards.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A charm or fetich.</def> [West Indies] +<i>B. Edwards.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*im"bri*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ob- +</i> + imbricate.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Imbricated, with the +overlapping ends directed downward.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"bit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>obit</i>, L. +<i>obitus</i>, fr. <i>obire</i> to go against, to go to meet, (sc. +<i>mortem</i>) to die; <i>ob</i> (see Ob-) + <i>ire</i> to go. See +<u>Issue</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Death; decease; the date of +one's death.</def> <i>Wood.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A funeral solemnity or office; +obsequies.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A service for the soul of a deceased +person on the anniversary of the day of his death.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The emoluments and advantages from oblations, +<i>obits</i>, and other sources, increased in value.</blockquote> +<i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Post obit</b></col> [L. <i>post obitum</i>]. <cd>See +<u>Post-obit</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Ob"i*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [L., on the way; +<i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>iter</i> a going, a walk, way.] +<def>In passing; incidentally; by the way.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>||Obiter dictum</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>an incidental +and collateral opinion uttered by a judge. See <u>Dictum</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2 <sd><i>(a)</i></sd>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O*bit"u*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obitus</i> +death. See <u>Obit</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to obits, or days when +obits are celebrated; as, <i>obitual</i> days.</def> +<i>Smart.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*bit"u*a*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the +manner of an obituary.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*bit"u*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Obit</u>.] +<def>Of or pertaining to the death of a person or persons; as, an +<i>obituary</i> notice; <i>obituary</i> poetry.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*bit"u*a*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Obituaries</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>obituaire</i>. See +<u>Obit</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which pertains to, or is +called forth by, the obit or death of a person; esp., an account of a +deceased person; a notice of the death of a person, accompanied by a +biographical sketch.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <def>A list of the dead, or a +register of anniversary days when service is performed for the +dead.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*ject"</hw> (&obreve;b*j&ebreve;kt"), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Objected</u>; +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Objecting</u>.] [L. +<i>objectus</i>, p. p. of <i>objicere</i>, <i>obicere</i>, to throw +or put before, to oppose; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>jacere</i> +to throw: cf. <i>objecter</i>. See <u>Jet</u> a shooting forth.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To set before or against; to bring into +opposition; to oppose.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Of less account some knight thereto <i>object</i>,<BR> +<i>Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some strong impediment or other <i>objecting</i> +itself.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Pallas to their eyes<BR> +The mist <i>objected</i>, and condensed the skies.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To offer in opposition as a criminal +charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection +or adverse reason.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He gave to him to <i>object</i> his heinous +crime.</blockquote> <i>Spencer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Others <i>object</i> the poverty of the +nation.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The book . . . giveth liberty to <i>object</i> any +crime against such as are to be ordered.</blockquote> +<i>Whitgift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*ject"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make opposition +in words or argument; -- usually followed by <i>to</i>.</def> +<i>Sir. T. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"ject</hw> (&obreve;b"j&ebreve;kt), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>objectus</i>. See <u>Object</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which is put, or which may be +regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible +or tangible; as, he observed an <i>object</i> in the distance; all +the <i>objects</i> in sight; he touched a strange <i>object</i> in +the dark.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is set, or which may be +regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; +that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, +whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind +itself; as, an <i>object</i> of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, +study, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Object</i> is a term for that about which the +knowing subject is conversant; what the schoolmen have styled the +"materia circa quam."</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>object</i> of their bitterest +hatred.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That by which the mind, or any of its +activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the +end of action or effort; that which is sought for; end; aim; motive; +final cause.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Object</i>, beside its proper signification, came +to be abusively applied to denote motive, end, final cause . . . . +This innovation was probably borrowed from the French.</blockquote> +<i>Sir. W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let our <i>object</i> be, our country, our whole +country, and nothing but our country.</blockquote> <i>D. +Webster.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Sight; show; appearance; aspect.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He, advancing close<BR> +Up to the lake, past all the rest, arose<BR> +In glorious <i>object</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>A word, phrase, or clause +toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; +as, the <i>object</i> of a transitive verb.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Object glass</b></col>, <cd>the lens, or system of lenses, +placed at the end of a telescope, microscope, etc., which is toward +the object. Its office is to form an image of the object, which is +then viewed by the eyepiece. Called also <i>objective</i>. See +<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Microscope</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Object +lesson</b></col>, <cd>a lesson in which object teaching is made use +of.</cd> -- <col><b>Object staff</b></col>. <i>(Leveling)</i> +<cd>Same as <u>Leveling staff</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Object +teaching</b></col>, <cd>a method of instruction, in which +illustrative objects are employed, each new word or idea being +accompanied by a representation of that which it signifies; -- used +especially in the kindergarten, for young children.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*ject"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>objectus</i>, +<i>p. p.</i>] <def>Opposed; presented in opposition; also, +exposed.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ob*ject"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Such as can +be presented in opposition; that may be put forward as an +objection.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ob*jec"ti*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<i>Object</i> ++ <i>-fy</i>.] <def>To cause to become an object; to cause to assume +the character of an object; to render objective.</def> <i>J. D. +Morell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*jec"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>objectio</i>: cf. F. <i>objection</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by +<i>objection</i>.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is, or may be, presented in +opposition; an adverse reason or argument; a reason for objecting; +obstacle; impediment; as, I have no <i>objection</i> to going; +unreasonable <i>objections</i>.</def> "<i>Objections</i> against +every truth." <i>Tyndale.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Cause of trouble; sorrow.</def> [Obs. or +R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He remembers the <i>objection</i> that lies in his +bosom, and he sighs deeply.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Exception; difficulty; doubt; scruple.</p> + +<p><hw>Ob*jec"tion*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Liable +to objection; likely to be objected to or disapproved of; offensive; +as, <i>objectionable</i> words.</def> -- <wf>Ob*jec"tion*a*bly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"ject*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +adheres to, or is skilled in, the objective philosophy.</def> <i>Ed. +Rev.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*jec"ti*vate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +objectify.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*jec`ti*va"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Converting into an object.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*jec"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.F. +<i>objectif</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an +object.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to an +object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; +outward; external; extrinsic; -- an epithet applied to whatever ir +exterior to the mind, or which is simply an <i>object</i> of thought +or feeling, and opposed to <i>subjective</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In the Middle Ages, <i>subject</i> meant +<i>substance</i>, and has this sense in Descartes and Spinoza: +sometimes, also, in Reid. <i>Subjective</i> is used by William of +Occam to denote that which exists independent of mind; +<i>objective</i>, what is formed by the mind. This shows what is +meant by <i>realitas objectiva</i> in Descartes. Kant and Fichte have +inverted the meanings. <i>Subject</i>, with them, is the mind which +knows; <i>object</i>, that which is known; <i>subjective</i>, the +varying conditions of the knowing mind; <i>objective</i>, that which +is in the constant nature of the thing known.</blockquote> +<i>Trendelenburg.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Objective</i> means that which belongs to, or +proceeds from, the object known, and not from the subject knowing, +and thus denotes what is real, in opposition to that which is ideal - +- what exists in nature, in contrast to what exists merely in the +thought of the individual.</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Objective</i> has come to mean that which has +independent exostence or authority, apart from our experience or +thought. Thus, moral law is said to have <i>objective authority</i>, +that is, authority belonging to itself, and not drawn from anything +in our nature.</blockquote> <i>Calderwood (Fleming's +Vocabulary).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or +designating, the case which follows a transitive verb or a +preposition, being that case in which the direct <i>object</i> of the +verb is placed. See <u>Accusative</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p>&fist; The objective case is frequently used without a governing +word, esp. in designations of time or space, where a preposition, as +<i>at</i>, <i>in</i>, <i>on</i>, etc., may be supplied.</p> + +<p><blockquote>My troublous dream [on] <i>this night</i> make me +sad.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To write of victories [<i>in</i> or <i>for</i>] +<i>next year</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hudibras.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Objective line</b></col> <i>(Perspective)</i>, <cd>a line +drawn on the geometrical plane which is represented or sought to be +represented.</cd> -- <col><b>Objective plane</b></col> +<i>(Perspective)</i>, <cd>any plane in the horizontal plane that is +represented.</cd> -- <col><b>Objective point</b></col>, <cd>the point +or result to which the operations of an army are directed. By +extension, the point or purpose to which anything, as a journey or an +argument, is directed.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Objective</u>, <u>Subjective</u>. +<i>Objective</i> is applied to things exterior to the mind, and +<i>objects</i> of its attention; <i>subjective</i>, to the operations +of the mind itself. Hence, an <i>objective</i> motive is some outward +thing awakening desire; a <i>subjective</i> motive is some internal +feeling or propensity. <i>Objective</i> views are those governed by +outward things; <i>subjective</i> views are produced or modified by +internal feeling. Sir Walter Scott's poetry is chiefly +<i>objective</i>; that of Wordsworth is eminently +<i>subjective</i>.</p> + +<p><blockquote>In the philosophy of mind, <i>subjective</i> denotes +what is to be referred to the thinking subject, the ego; +<i>objective</i> what belongs to the object of thought, the non- +ego.</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. Hamilton</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*jec"tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Gram.)</i> <def>The objective case.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An object glass. See under <u>Object</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Same as <i>Objective point</i>, under +<u>Objective</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*jec"tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the manner +or state of an object; as, a determinate idea <i>objectively</i> in +the mind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*jec"tive*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Objectivity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Is there such a motion or <i>objectiveness</i> of +external bodies, which produceth light?</blockquote> <i>Sir M. +Hale</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`jec*tiv"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. +<i>objectivité</i>.] <def>The state, quality, or relation of +being objective; character of the object or of the +objective.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The calm, the cheerfulness, the disinterested +<i>objectivity</i> have disappeared [in the life of the +Greeks].</blockquote> <i>M. Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"ject*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make an +object of; to regard as an object; to place in the position of an +object.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In the latter, as <i>objectized</i> by the former, +arise the emotions and affections.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"ject*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having no object; +purposeless.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*ject"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., an accuser.] +<def>One who objects; one who offers objections to a proposition or +measure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*jib"ways</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Chippeways</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*jic"i*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>objiciens</i>, p. pr. of <i>objicere</i> to object.] <def>One who +makes objection; an objector.</def> [R.] <i>Cardinal +Wiseman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`ju*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>objurare</i> to bind by oath; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + +<i>jurare</i> to swear, fr. <i>jus</i> right.] <def>A binding by +oath.</def> [R.] <i>Abp. Bramhall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*jur"gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Objurgated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Objurgating</u>.] [L. <i>objurgatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>objurgare</i> to chide; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + +<i>jurgare</i> to quarrel, scold, fr. <i>jus</i> right, court. See +<u>Jury</u>.] <def>To chide; to reprove.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`jur*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>objurgatio</i>: cf.F. <i>objurgation</i>.] <def>The act of +objurgating; reproof.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>While the good lady was bestowing this +<i>objurgation</i> on Mr. Ben Allen.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>With a strong <i>objurgation</i> of the elbow in his +ribs.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*jur"ga*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>objurgatorius</i>.] <def>Designed to objurgate or chide; +containing or expressing reproof; culpatory.</def> +<i>Bancroft.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>objurgatory</i> question of the +Pharisees.</blockquote> <i>Paley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*lan"ce*o*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ob- +</i> + <i>lanceolate</i>.] <def>Lanceolate in the reversed order, +that is, narrowing toward the point of attachment more than toward +the apex.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*late"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oblatus</i>, +used as p. p. of <i>offerre</i> to bring forward, offer, dedicate; +<i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>latus</i> borne, for <i>tlatus</i>. +See <u>Tolerate</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Flattened or depressed at +the poles; as, the earth is an <i>oblate</i> spheroid.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Offered up; devoted; consecrated; +dedicated; -- used chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic +orders. See <u>Oblate</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><col><b>Oblate ellipsoid</b></col> or <col><b>spheroid</b></col> +<i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a solid generated by the revolution of an ellipse +about its minor axis; an oblatum. See <i>Ellipsoid of revolution</i>, +under <u>Ellipsoid</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*late"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Oblate</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>One +of an association of priests or religious women who have offered +themselves to the service of the church. There are three such +associations of priests, and one of women, called oblates.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the Oblati.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*late"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being oblate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ob*la"ti</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [LL., fr. L. +<i>oblatus</i>. See <u>Oblate</u>.] <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Children dedicated in their early years to +the monastic state.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A class of +persons, especially in the Middle Ages, who offered themselves and +their property to a monastery.</def> <i>Addis & Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oblatio</i>: +cf. F. <i>oblation</i>. See <u>Oblate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of offering, or of making an offering.</def> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything offered or presented in worship +or sacred service; an offering; a sacrifice.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A peculiar . . . <i>oblation</i> given to +God.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A pin was the usual <i>oblation</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Sir. W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A gift or contribution made to a church, +as for the expenses of the eucharist, or for the support of the +clergy and the poor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*la"tion*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +makes an offering as an act worship or reverence.</def> <i>Dr. H. +More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*la"trate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oblatratus</i>, p. p. of <i>oblatrare</i> to bark against.] +<def>To bark or snarl, as a dog.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ob`la*tra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +oblatrating; a barking or snarling.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ob*la"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Oblata</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Oblate</u>.] <i>(Geom.)</i> +<def>An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an +ellipse about its minor axis. Cf. <u>Oblongum</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*lec"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oblectatus</i>, p. p. of <i>oblectare</i>.] <def>To delight; to +please greatly.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ob"lec*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oblectatio</i>.] <def>The act of pleasing highly; the state of +being greatly pleased; delight.</def> [R.] <i>Feltham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"li*ga*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The main difference between people seems to be, that +one man can come under obligations on which you can rely, -- is +<i>obligable</i>; and another is not.</blockquote> +<i>Emerson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"li*gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obligated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Obligating</u>.] [L. <i>obligatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>obligare</i>. See <u>Oblige</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a +constraining motive.</def> "<i>Obligated</i> by a sense of duty." +<i>Proudfit.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That's your true plan -- to <i>obligate</i><BR> +The present ministers of state.</blockquote> <i>Churchill.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To bind or firmly hold to an act; to +compel; to constrain; to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a +formal pledge.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That they may not incline or be <i>obligated</i> to +any vile or lowly occupations.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"li*ga"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>obligation</i>. L. <i>obligatio</i>. See <u>Oblige</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of obligating.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which obligates or constrains; the +binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that +which constitutes legal or moral duty.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A tender conscience is a stronger <i>obligation</i> +than a proson.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Any act by which a person becomes bound to +do something to or for anouther, or to forbear something; external +duties imposed by law, promise, or contract, by the relations of +society, or by courtesy, kindness, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Every man has <i>obligations</i> which belong to his +station. Duties extend beyond <i>obligation</i>, and direct the +affections, desires, and intentions, as well as the +actions.</blockquote> <i>Whewell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>The state of being obligated or bound; the +state of being indebted for an act of favor or kindness; as, to place +others under <i>obligations</i> to one.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>A bond with a condition +annexed, and a penalty for nonfulfillment. In a larger sense, it is +an acknowledgment of a duty to pay a certain sum or do a certain +things.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Days of obligation</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Day</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Ob"li*ga"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [It.] <def>See +<u>Obbligato</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"li*ga*to*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +obligatory manner; by reason of obligation.</def> <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"li*ga*to*ri*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being obligatory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"li*ga*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obligatorius</i>: cf.F. <i>obligatoire</i>.] <def>Binding in law +or conscience; imposing duty or obligation; requiring performance or +forbearance of some act; -- often followed by <i>on</i> or +<i>upon</i>; as, obedience is <i>obligatory</i> on a +soldier.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>As long as the law is <i>obligatory</i>, so long our +obedience is due.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*blige"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Obliged</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Obliging</u> (?).] [OF. <i>obligier</i>, F. <i>obliger</i>, L. +<i>obligare</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>ligare</i> to bind. +See <u>Ligament</u>, and cf. <u>Obligate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To attach, as by a bond.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He had <i>obliged</i> all the senators and magistrates +firmly to himself.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To constrain by physical, moral, or legal +force; to put under obligation to do or forbear something.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>obliging</i> power of the law is neither +founded in, nor to be measured by, the rewards and punishments +annexed to it.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Religion <i>obliges</i> men to the practice of those +virtues which conduce to the preservation of our health.</blockquote> +<i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To bind by some favor rendered; to place +under a debt; hence, to do a favor to; to please; to gratify; to +accommodate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thus man, by his own strength, to heaven would +soar,<BR> +And would not be <i>obliged</i> to God for more.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The gates before it are brass, and the whole much +<i>obliged</i> to Pope Urban VIII.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I shall be more <i>obliged</i> to you than I can +express.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. E. Montagu.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 991 !></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"li*gee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>obligé</i>, p. p. of <i>obliger</i>. See <u>Oblige</u>.] +<def>The person to whom another is bound, or the person to whom a +bond is given.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*blige"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Obligation.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I will not resist, therefore, whatever it is, either +of divine or human <i>obligement</i>, that you lay upon +me.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*bli"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, obliges.</def> <i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*bli"ging</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Putting under +obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors; hence, helpful; civil; +kind.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Mons.Strozzi has many curiosities, and is very +<i>obliging</i> to a stranger who desires the sight of +them.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Civil; complaisant; courteous; kind, -- +<u>Obliging</u>, <u>Kind</u>, <u>Complaisant</u>. One is <i>kind</i> +who desires to see others happy; one is <i>complaisant</i> who +endeavors to make them so in social intercourse by attentions +calculated to please; one who is <i>obliging</i> performs some actual +service, or has the disposition to do so.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>O*bli"ging*ly</wf>. <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>O*bli"ging*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`li*gor"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The person who +binds himself, or gives his bond to another.</def> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`li*qua"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obliquatio</i>, fr. <i>obliquare</i> to turn obliquely. See +<u>Oblique</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of becoming oblique; +a turning to one side; obliquity; as, the <i>obliquation</i> of the +eyes.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Deviation from moral rectitude.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ob*lique"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>obliquus</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>liquis</i> oblique; +cf. <i>licinus</i> bent upward, Gr &?; slanting.] [Written also +<i>oblike</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not erect or perpendicular; neither +parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; +inclined.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It has a direction <i>oblique</i> to that of the +former motion.</blockquote> <i>Cheyne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; +hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The love we bear our friends . . . <BR> +Hath in it certain <i>oblique</i> ends.</blockquote> +<i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This mode of <i>oblique</i> research, when a more +direct one is denied, we find to be the only one in our +power.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Then would be closed the restless, <i>oblique</i> +eye.<BR> +That looks for evil, like a treacherous spy.</blockquote> +<i>Wordworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not direct in descent; not following the +line of father and son; collateral.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His natural affection in a direct line was strong, in +an <i>oblique</i> but weak.</blockquote> <i>Baker.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Oblique angle</b></col>, <col><b>Oblique +ascension</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under +<u>Angle</u>,<u>Ascension</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Oblique +arch</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>an arch whose jambs are not at +right angles with the face, and whose intrados is in consequence +askew.</cd> -- <col><b>Oblique bridge</b></col>, <cd>a skew bridge. +See under <u>Bridge</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Oblique +case</b></col> <i>(Gram.)</i>, <cd>any case except the nominative. +See <u>Case</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Oblique +circle</b></col> <i>(Projection)</i>, <cd>a circle whose plane is +oblique to the axis of the primitive plane.</cd> -- <col><b>Oblique +fire</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a fire the direction of which is +not perpendicular to the line fired at.</cd> -- <col><b>Oblique +flank</b></col> <i>(Fort.)</i>, <cd>that part of the curtain whence +the fire of the opposite bastion may be discovered.</cd> +<i>Wilhelm.</i> -- <col><b>Oblique leaf</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A leaf twisted or inclined from the normal +position.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A leaf having one half +different from the other.</cd> -- <col><b>Oblique line</b></col> +<i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a line that, meeting or tending to meet another, +makes oblique angles with it.</cd> -- <col><b>Oblique +motion</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a kind of motion or progression +in which one part ascends or descends, while the other prolongs or +repeats the same tone, as in the accompanying example.</cd> -- +<col><b>Oblique muscle</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a muscle acting +in a direction oblique to the mesial plane of the body, or to the +associated muscles; -- applied especially to two muscles of the +eyeball.</cd> -- <col><b>Oblique narration</b></col>. <cd>See +<i>Oblique speech</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Oblique planes</b></col> +<i>(Dialing)</i>, <cd>planes which decline from the zenith, or +incline toward the horizon.</cd> -- <col><b>Oblique sailing</b></col> +<i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the movement of a ship when she sails upon some +rhumb between the four cardinal points, making an oblique angle with +the meridian.</cd> -- <col><b>Oblique speech</b></col> +<i>(Rhet.)</i>, <cd>speech which is quoted indirectly, or in a +different person from that employed by the original speaker.</cd> -- +<col><b>Oblique sphere</b></col> <i>(Astron. & Geog.)</i>, <cd>the +celestial or terrestrial sphere when its axis is oblique to the +horizon of the place; or as it appears to an observer at any point on +the earth except the poles and the equator.</cd> -- <col><b>Oblique +step</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a step in marching, by which the +soldier, while advancing, gradually takes ground to the right or left +at an angle of about 25°. It is not now practiced.</cd> +<i>Wilhelm.</i> -- <col><b>Oblique system of +coördinates</b></col> <i>(Anal. Geom.)</i>, <cd>a system in +which the coördinate axes are oblique to each other.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*lique"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>An +oblique line.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*lique"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Obliqued</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Obliquing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To deviate from a +perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Projecting his person towards it in a line which +<i>obliqued</i> from the bottom of his spine.</blockquote> <i>Sir. W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>To march in a direction +oblique to the line of the column or platoon; -- formerly +accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half- +facing either to the right or left.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*lique"-an`gled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having +oblique angles; as, an <i>oblique-angled</i> triangle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*lique"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an oblique +manner; not directly; indirectly.</def> "Truth <i>obliquely</i> +leveled." <i>Bp. Fell.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Declining from the noon of day,<BR> +The sun <i>obliquely</i> shoots his burning ray.</blockquote> +<i>Pope</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>His discourse tends <i>obliquely</i> to the detracting +from others.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*lique"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality or state +of being oblique.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*liq"ui*ty</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Obliquities</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>obliquitas</i>: cf. F. +<i>obliquité</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The condition of +being oblique; deviation from a right line; deviation from +parallelism or perpendicularity; the amount of such deviation; +divergence; as, the <i>obliquity</i> of the ecliptic to the +equator.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Deviation from ordinary rules; +irregularity; deviation from moral rectitude.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To disobey [God] . . . imports a moral +<i>obliquity</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oblitus</i>, p. +p. pf <i>oblinere</i> to besmear.] <def>Indistinct; slurred +over.</def> [Obs.] "Obscure and <i>oblite</i> mention." +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*lit"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obliterated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Obliterating</u>.] [L. <i>obliteratus</i>, p. p. of +<i>obliterare</i> to obliterate; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + +<i>litera</i>, <i>littera</i>, letter. See <u>Letter</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To erase or blot out; to efface; to render +undecipherable, as a writing.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly +by any means; to render imperceptible; as. to <i>obliterate</i> +ideas; to <i>obliterate</i> the monuments of antiquity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The harsh and bitter feelings of this or that +experience are slowly <i>obliterated</i>.</blockquote> <i>W. +Black.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*lit"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the +markings of insects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*lit`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obliteratio</i>: cf.F. <i>oblitération</i>.] <def>The act +of obliterating, or the state of being obliterated; extinction.</def> +<i>Sir. M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*lit"er*a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending +or serving to obliterate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*liv"i*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oblivio</i>, +akin to <i>oblivisci</i> to forget: cf. OF. <i>oblivion</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of forgetting, or the state of being +forgotten; cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Second childishness and mere +<i>oblivion</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Among our crimes <i>oblivion</i> may be +set.</blockquote> <i>Dryden</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The origin of our city will be buried in eternal +<i>oblivion</i>.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def> Official ignoring of offenses; amnesty, +or general pardon; as, an act of <i>oblivion</i>.</def> <i>Sir J. +Davies.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Forgetfulness</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Ob*liv"i*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obliviosus</i>: cf.F. <i>oblivieux</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Promoting oblivion; causing +forgetfulness.</def> "The <i>oblivious</i> pool." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>She lay in deep, <i>oblivious</i> +slumber.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Evincing oblivion; forgetful.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Through are both weak in body and +<i>oblivious</i>.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Obliv"i*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Ob*liv"i*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>Foxe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*loc"u*tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oblocutor</i>, <i>obloquutor</i>, fr. <i>obloqui</i>, +<i>oblocutus</i>, to speak against; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + +<i>loqui</i> to speak. See <u>Loquacious</u>.] <def>A disputer; a +gainsayer.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"long</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oblongus</i>; +<i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>longus</i> long: cf. F. +<i>oblong</i>.] <def>Having greater length than breadth, esp. when +rectangular.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"long</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rectangular figure +longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is +broad.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The best figure of a garden I esteem an <i>oblong</i> +upon a descent.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Temple.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ob`lon*ga"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The medulla oblongata.</def> <i>B. G. +Wilder.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"lon*ga"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the medulla oblongata; medullar.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"long*ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat +oblong.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"long*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an oblong +form.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"long*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State or quality +of being oblong.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"long-o"vate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Between +oblong and ovate, but inclined to the latter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ob*lon"gum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Oblonga</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Oblong</u>.] +<i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A prolate spheroid; a figure described by the +revolution of an ellipse about its greater axis. Cf. <u>Oblatum</u>, +and see <i>Ellipsoid of revolution</i>, under +<u>Ellipsoid</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*lo"qui*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing +obloquy; reproachful</def> [R.] <i>Naunton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"lo*quy</hw> (&obreve;b"l&osl;*kw&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obloquium</i>, fr. <i>obloqui</i>. See +<u>Oblocutor</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Censorious speech; +defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their +actions; blame; reprehension.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Shall names that made your city the glory of the earth +be mentioned with <i>obloquy</i> and detraction?</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Cause of reproach; disgrace.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying; +reviling; calumny; slander; detraction.</p> + +<p><hw>Ob`luc*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oblictutio</i>, fr. <i>obluctari</i> to struggle against.] <def>A +struggle against; resistance; opposition.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Fotherby.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`mu*tes"cence</hw> +(&obreve;b`m&usl;*t&ebreve;s"s<i>e</i>ns), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obmutescens</i>, p. pr of <i>obmutescere</i> to become dumb; +<i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>mutescere</i> to grow dumb, fr. +<i>mutus</i> dumb.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A becoming dumb; loss of +speech.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A keeping silent or mute.</def> +<i>Paley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*nox"ious</hw> (&obreve;b*n&obreve;k"shŭs), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obnoxius</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) ++ <i>noxius</i> hurtful. See <u>Noxious</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; -- with +<i>to</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The writings of lawyers, which are tied +<i>obnoxious</i> to their particular laws.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Esteeming it more honorable to live on the public than +to be <i>obnoxious</i> to any private purse.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Obnoxious</i>, first or last,<BR> +To basest things</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Liable to censure; exposed to punishment; +reprehensible; blameworthy.</def> "The contrived and interested +schemes of . . . <i>obnoxious</i> authors." <i>Bp. Fell.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All are <i>obnoxious</i>, and this faulty land,<BR> +Like fainting Hester, does before you stand<BR> +Watching your scepter.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Offensive; odious; hateful; as, an +<i>obnoxious</i> statesman; a minister <i>obnoxious</i> to the +Whigs.</def> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Ob*nox"ious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Ob*nox"ious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*nu"bi*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obnubilatus</i>, p. p. of <i>obnubilare</i> to obscure. See <u>Ob- +</u>, and <u>Nubilate</u>.] <def>To cloud; to obscure.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Burton.</i> -- <wf>Ob*nu"bi*la"tion</wf> (#), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Obs.] <i>Beddoes.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"boe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr. F. +<i>hautbois</i>. See <u>Hautboy</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>One of the +higher wind instruments in the modern orchestra, yet of great +antiquity, having a penetrating pastoral quality of tone, somewhat +like the clarinet in form, but more slender, and sounded by means of +a double reed; a hautboy.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>||Oboe d'amore</b></col> [It., lit., oboe of love], +<i>and</i> <col><b>||Oboe di caccia</b></col> [It., lit., oboe of the +chase], <cd>are names of obsolete modifications of the oboe, often +found in the scores of Bach and Handel.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O"bo*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A performer on +the oboe.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"o*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Obolus</u>.] +<def>Possessing only small coins; impoverished.</def> [R.] +<i>Lamb.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"ole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>obole</i>. See +<u>Obolus</u>.] <i>(Old Pharm.)</i> <def>A weight of twelve grains; +or, according to some, of ten grains, or half a scruple.</def> +[Written also <i>obol</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ob"o*lize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Obelize</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"o*lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Obolus</u>.] +<def>A copper coin, used in the Ionian Islands, about one cent in +value.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ob"o*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>;<i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Oboli</b></plw> (#). [L., fr Gr. (&?;)] <i>(Gr.Antiq.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A small silver coin of Athens, the sixth +part of a drachma, about three cents in value.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An ancient weight, the sixth part of a +drachm.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`o*me"goid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ob-</i> ++ <i>omegoid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Obversely +omegoid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*o"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ob-</i> + +<i>oval</i>.] <def>Obovate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*o"vate</hw> (?). <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Pref. <i>ob-</i> + +<i>ovate</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Inversely ovate; ovate with the +narrow end downward; as, an <i>obovate</i> leaf.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*rep"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obreptio</i>, fr. <i>obrepere</i>, <i>obreptum</i>, to creep up +to; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>repere</i> to creep.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by +surprise.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cudworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>The obtaining gifts of +escheat by fraud or surprise.</def> <i>Bell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`rep*ti"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obreptitus</i>. See <u>Obreption</u>.] <def>Done or obtained by +surprise; with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth.</def> [R.] +<i>Cotgrave.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"ro*gate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obrogatus</i>, p. p. of <i>obrogare</i> to obrogate.] <def>To +annul indirectly by enacting a new and contrary law, instead of by +expressly abrogating or repealing the old one.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bailey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ob"rok</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Russ. <i>obrok'</i>.] +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A rent.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A +poll tax paid by peasants absent from their lord's estate.</def> +[Russia] <i>Brande & C.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*scene"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obscenus</i>, +<i>obscaenus</i>, <i>obscoenus</i>, ill looking, filthy, obscene: cf. +F. <i>obscéne</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Offensive to chastity or modesty; +expressing or presenting to the mind or view something which +delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; impure; as, +<i>obscene</i> language; <i>obscene</i> pictures.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Words that were once chaste, by frequent use grew +<i>obscene</i> and uncleanly.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Foul; fifthy; disgusting.</def></p> + +<p> +<blockquote>A girdle foul with grease b&?;&?;ds his <i>obscene</i> +attire.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Inauspicious; ill-omened.</def> [R.] [A +Latinism]</p> + +<p><blockquote>At the cheerful light,<BR> +The groaning ghosts and birds <i>obscene</i> take +flight.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Impure; immodest; indecent; unchaste; lewd.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Ob*scene"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Ob*scene"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*scen"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Obscenities</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>obscentias</i>: cf.F. +<i>obscénité</i>.] <def>That quality in words or things +which presents what is offensive to chasity or purity of mind; +obscene or impure lanquage or acts; moral impurity; lewdness; +obsceneness; as, the <i>obscenity</i> of a speech, or a +picture.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Mr.Cowley asserts plainly, that <i>obscenity</i> has +no place in wit.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>No pardon vile <i>obscenity</i> should +find.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*scur"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obscurans</i>, p. pr. of <i>obscurare</i> to obscure.] <def>One +who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress +of knowledge and wisdom.</def> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*scur"ant*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The system +or the principles of the obscurants.</def> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*scur"ant*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Obscurant</u>.</def> <i>Ed. Rev.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`scu*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obscurativ</i>: cf.F. <i>obscuration</i>. See <u>Obscure</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> ] <def>The act or operation of obscuring; the +state of being obscured; as, the <i>obscuration</i> of the moon in an +eclipse.</def> <i>Sir J. Herschel.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*scure"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Obscurer</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Obscurest</u>.] [L. <i>obscurus</i>, +orig., covered; <i>ob-</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + a root probably +meaning, to cover; cf. L. <i>scutum</i> shield, Skr. <i>sku</i> to +cover: cf.F. <i>obscur</i>. Cf. <u>Sky</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Covered over, shaded, or darkened; +destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His lamp shall be put out in <i>obscure</i> +darkness.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xx. 20.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to darkness or night; +inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; +remote from observation; unnoticed.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>obscure</i> bird<BR> +Clamored the livelong night.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>obscure</i> corners of the earth.</blockquote> +<i>Sir J. Davies.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Not noticeable; humble; mean.</def> "O +base and <i>obscure</i> vulgar." <i>Shak.</i> "An <i>obscure</i> +person." <i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Not easily understood; not clear or +legible; abstruse or blind; as, an <i>obscure</i> passage or +inscription.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; +imperfect; as, an <i>obscure</i> view of remote objects.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Obscure rays</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>those rays which +are not luminous or visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the +limits of the visible portion.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; +abstruse; intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed; +unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.</p> + +<p><hw>Ob*scure"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Obscured</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Obscuring</u>.] [L. <i>obscurare</i>, fr. <i>obscurus</i>: cf. OF. +<i>obscurer</i>. See <u>Obscure</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To +render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; +to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or +illustrious.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, +with <i>obscured</i> lights.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Why, 't is an office of discovery, love,<BR> +And I should be <i>obscured</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is scarce any duty which has been so +<i>obscured</i> by the writings of learned men as this.</blockquote> +<i>Wake.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And seest not sin <i>obscures</i> thy godlike +frame?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 992 !></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*scure"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To conceal +one's self; to hide; to keep dark.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>How! There's bad news.<BR> +I must <i>obscure</i>, and hear it.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & +Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*scure"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Obscurity.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*scure"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an obscure +manner.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*scure"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +obscuring, or the state of being obscured; obscuration.</def> +<i>Pomfret.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*scure"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Obscurity.</def> +<i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*scur"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, obscures.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*scu"ri*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obscuritas</i>: cf. F. <i>obscurité</i>.] <def>The quality +or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; +unintelligibleness; uncertainty.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Yuo are not for <i>obscurity</i> +designed.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They were now brought forth from <i>obscurity</i>, to +be contemplated by artists with admiration and despair.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Darkness</u>; dimness; gloom. See +<u>Darkness</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Ob"se*crate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obsecrated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb, +n.</i></pos> <u>Obsecrating</u>.] [L. <i>obsecratus</i>, p. p. of +<i>obsecrare</i>, prop., to ask on religious grounds; <i>ob</i> (see +<u>Ob-</u>) + <i>sacrare</i> to declare as sacred, from <i>sacer</i> +sacred.] <def>To beseech; to supplicate; to implore.</def> [R.]. +<i>Cockerman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"se*cra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obsecratio</i>: cf. F. <i>obsecration</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the <i>obsecrations</i> +of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with "By."</def> <i>Bp. +Stillingfeet.</i> <i>Shipley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>A figure of speech in which +the orator implores the assistance of God or man.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"se*cra*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Expressing, or used in, entreaty; supplicatory.</def> [R.] +<i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"se*quent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obsequens</i>, p. pr. of <i>obsequi</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob- +</u>) + <i>sequi</i>. See <u>Sequence</u>.] <def>Obedient; +submissive; obsequious.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fotherby.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*se"qui*ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Obsequiousness.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ob"se*quies</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Obsequy</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*se"qui*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obsequiosus</i>, fr. <i>obsequium</i> compliance, fr. +<i>obsequi</i>, <i>fr</i>. <i>obsequi</i>: cf. F. +<i>obséquieux</i>, See <u>Obsequent</u>, and cf. +<u>Obsequy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Promptly obedient, or +submissive, to the will of another; compliant; yielding to the +desires of another; devoted.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>His servants weeping,<BR> +<i>Obsequious</i> to his orders, bear him hither.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Servilely or meanly attentive; compliant +to excess; cringing; fawning; as, <i>obsequious</i> flatterer, +parasite.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There lies ever in "<i>obsequious</i>" at the present +the sense of an observance which is overdone, of an unmanly readiness +to fall in with the will of another.</blockquote> <i>Trench.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> [See <u>Obsequy</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to +obsequies; funereal.</def> [R.] "To do <i>obsequious</i> sorrow." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Compliant; obedient; servile. See +<u>Yielding</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Ob*se"qui*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In an obsequious manner; compliantly; +fawningly.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In a manner appropriate to +obsequies.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Whilst I a while <i>obsequiously</i> lament<BR> +The untimely fall of virtuous Lancaster.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*se"qui*ous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality +or state of being obsequious.</def> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"se*quy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Obsequies</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>obsequiae</i>, pl., funeral +rites, fr. <i>obsequi</i>: cf.F. <i>obsèques</i>. See +<u>Obsequent</u>, and cf. <u>Obsequious</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The last duty or service to a person, rendered after his death; +hence, a rite or ceremony pertaining to burial; -- now used only in +the plural.</def> <i>Spencer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will . . . fetch him hence, and solemnly attend,<BR> +With silent <i>obsequy</i> and funeral train.</blockquote> +<i>Milton</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will myself<BR> +Be the chief mourner at his <i>obsequies</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The funeral <i>obsequies</i> were decently and +privately performed by his family</blockquote> <i>J. P. +Mahaffy.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Obsequiousness.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*serv"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>observabilis</i>: cf.F. <i>observable</i>.] <def>Worthy or capable +of being observed; discernible; noticeable; remarkable.</def> +<i>Sir. T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The difference is sufficiently +<i>observable</i>.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Ob*serv"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Ob*serv"a*bly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*serv"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>observance</i>, L. <i>observantia</i>. See <u>Observant</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or practice of observing or noticing +with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- +usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the +<i>observance</i> of the Sabbath is general; the strict +<i>observance</i> of duties.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is a custom<BR> +More honored in the breach than the <i>observance</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship +or respect; especially, a customary act or service of attention; a +form; a practice; a rite; a custom.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>At dances<BR> +These young folk kept their <i>observances</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Use all the <i>observance</i> of +civility.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some represent to themselves the whole of religion as +consisting in a few easy <i>observances</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Rogers.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>O I that wasted time to tend upon her,<BR> +To compass her with sweet <i>observances</i>!</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Servile attention; sycophancy.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Salads and flesh, such as their haste could get,<BR> +Served with <i>observance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This is not atheism,<BR> +But court <i>observance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Observance</u>, <u>Observation</u>. These words +are discriminated by the two distinct senses of <i>observe</i>. To +<i>observe</i> means (1) to keep strictly; as, to <i>observe</i> a +fast day, and hence, <i>observance</i> denotes the keeping or heeding +with strictness; (2) to consider attentively, or to remark; and +hence, <i>observation</i> denotes either the act of <i>observing</i>, +or some remark made as the result thereof. We do not say the +<i>observation</i> of Sunday, though the word was formerly so used. +The Pharisees were curious in external <i>observances</i>; the +astronomers are curious in celestial <i>observations</i>.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Love rigid honesty,<BR> +And strict <i>observance</i> of impartial laws.</blockquote> +<i>Roscommon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*serv"an*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Observance.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Ob*ser`van"dum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Observanda</b></plw> (#). [L.] <def>A thing to be +observed.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*serv"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>observans</i>, <i>-anits</i>, p. pr. of <i>observare</i>: cf. F. +<i>observant</i>. See <u>Observe</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Taking notice; viewing or noticing +attentively; watchful; attentive; as, an <i>observant</i> spectator; +<i>observant</i> habits.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Wandering from clime to clime <i>observant</i> +stray'd.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Submissively attentive; obediently +watchful; regardful; mindful; obedient (to); -- with <i>of</i>, as, +to be <i>observant</i> of rules.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We are told how <i>observant</i> Alexander was of his +master Aristotle.</blockquote> <i>Sir K. Digby.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*serv"ant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who observes forms and rules.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sycophantic servant.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Silly ducking <i>observants</i>,<BR> +That stretch their duties nicely.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <def>An +Observantine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`ser*van"tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Fr. +<i>observantin</i>.] <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <def>One of a branch of the +Order of Franciscans, who profess to adhere more strictly than the +Conventuals to the intention of the founder, especially as to +poverty; -- called also <i>Observants</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*serv"ant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +observant manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`ser*va"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>observatio</i>: cf.F. <i>observation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act or the faculty of observing or taking notice; the act of +seeing, or of fixing the mind upon, anything.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My <i>observation</i>, which very seldom +lies.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The result of an act, or of acts, of +observing; view; reflection; conclusion; judgment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In matters of human prudence, we shall find the +greatest advantage in making wise <i>observations</i> on our +conduct.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence: An expression of an opinion or +judgment upon what one has observed; a remark.</def> "That's a +foolish <i>observation</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>observations</i> which ourselves we make<BR> +We grow more partial for the observer's sake.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Performance of what is prescribed; +adherence in practice; observance.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the +<i>observation</i> of it in such circumstances.</blockquote> <i>Jer. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Science)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +act of recognizing and noting some fact or occurrence in nature, as +an aurora, a corona, or the structure of an animal.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Specifically, the act of measuring, with +suitable instruments, some magnitude, as the time of an occultation, +with a clock; the right ascension of a star, with a transit +instrument and clock; the sun's altitude, or the distance of the moon +from a star, with a sextant; the temperature, with a thermometer, +etc. </def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The information so +acquired.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; When a phenomenon is scrutinized as it occurs in nature, +the act is termed an <i>observation</i>. When the conditions under +which the phenomenon occurs are artificial, or arranged beforehand by +the observer, the process is called an <i>experiment</i>. +<i>Experiment</i> includes <i>observation</i>.</p> + +<p><col><b>To take an observation</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>to +ascertain the altitude of a heavenly body, with a view to fixing a +vessel's position at sea.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Observance; notice; attention; remark; comment; +note. See <u>Observance</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Ob`ser*va"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of a +pertaining to observation; consisting of, or containing, +observations.</def> <i>Chalmers.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*serv"a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Observing; +watchful.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"ser*va`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who observes or takes notice.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who makes a remark.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*serv"a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Observatories</b></plw> (#). [Cf. F. <i>observatoire</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A place or building for making observations +on the heavenly bodies.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The new <i>observatory</i> in Greenwich +Park.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A building fitted with instruments for +making systematic observations of any particular class or series of +natural phenomena.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A place, as an elevated chamber, from +which a view may be observed or commanded.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A lookout on a flank of a +battery whence an officer can note the range and effect of the +fire.</def> <i>Farrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*serve"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Observed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Observing</u>.] [L. <i>observare</i>, <i>observatum</i>; <i>ob</i> +(see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>servare</i> to save, preserve, keep, heed, +observe: cf.F. <i>observer</i>. See <u>Serve</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's +action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, +to <i>observe</i> rules or commands; to <i>observe</i> +civility.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ye shall <i>observe</i> the feast of unleavened +bread.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xii. 17.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He wolde no such cursedness +<i>observe</i>.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Must I budge? Must I <i>observe</i> you?</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>With solemn purpose to <i>observe</i><BR> +<i>Immutably his sovereign</i> will.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be on the watch respecting; to pay +attention to; to notice with care; to see; to perceive; to discover; +as, to <i>observe</i> an eclipse; to <i>observe</i> the color or +fashion of a dress; to <i>observe</i> the movements of an +army.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To express as what has been noticed; to +utter as a remark; to say in a casual or incidental way; to +remark.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*serve"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To take notice; to give attention to what one sees or hears; to +attend.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make a remark; to comment; -- generally +with <i>on</i> or <i>upon</i>.</def> +</p> + +<p><blockquote>I have barely quoted . . . without <i>observing</i> +upon it.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To remark. See <u>Remark</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Ob*serv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, +one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; +as, an astronomical <i>observer</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The observed of all <i>observers</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Careful <i>observers</i> may foretell the hour,<BR> +By sure prognostic, when to dread a shower.</blockquote> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who keeps any law, custom, regulation, +rite, etc.; one who conforms to anything in practice.</def> "Diligent +<i>observers</i> of old customs." <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>These . . . hearkend unto <i>observers</i> of +times.</blockquote> <i>Deut. xviii. 14.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>One who fulfills or performs; as, an +<i>observer</i> of his promises.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A sycophantic follower.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*serv"er*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office +or work of an observer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*serv"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Giving particular +attention; habitually attentive to what passes; as, an +<i>observing</i> person; an <i>observing</i> mind.</def> -- +<wf>Ob*serv"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*sess"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obsessus</i>, p. p. of <i>obsidere</i> to besiege; <i>ob</i> (see +<u>Ob-</u>) + <i>sedere</i> to sit.] <def>To besiege; to beset.</def> +<i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*ses"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obsessio</i>: cf.F. <i>obsession</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of besieging.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being besieged; -- used +specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without.</def> +<i>Tylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whether by <i>obsession</i> or possession, I will not +determine.</blockquote> <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*sid"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Obsidianus +lapis</i>, so named, according to Pliny, after one <i>Obsidius</i>, +who discovered it in Ethiopia: cf.F. <i>obsidiane</i>, +<i>obsidienne</i>. The later editions of Pliny read <i>Obsianus +lapis</i>, and <i>Obsius</i>, instead of <i>Obsidianus lapis</i>, and +<i>Obsidius</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A kind of glass produced by +volcanoes. It is usually of a black color, and opaque, except in thin +splinters.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In a thin section it often exhibits a fluidal structure, +marked by the arrangement of microlites in the lines of the flow of +the molten mass.</p> + +<p><hw>Ob*sid"i*o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obsidionalis</i>, from <i>obsidio</i> a siege, <i>obsidere</i> to +besiege: cf.F. <i>obsidional</i>. See <u>Obsess</u>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to a siege.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Obsidional crown</b></col> <i>(Rom.Antiq.)</i>, <cd>a +crown bestowed upon a general who raised the siege of a beleaguered +place, or upon one who held out against a siege.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*sig`il*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ob</i> +(see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>sigillum</i> a seal.] <def>A sealing up.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Maunder.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*sign"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See +<u>Obsignate</u>.] <def>To seal; to confirm, as by a seal or +stamp.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bradford.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*sig"nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obsignated</i>, p. p. <i>of obsignare</i> to seal. See <u>Ob-</u>, +and <u>Sign</u>.] <def>To seal; to ratify.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`sig*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obsignatio</i>.] <def>The act of sealing or ratifying; the state +of being sealed or confirmed; confirmation, as by the Holy +Spirit.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The spirit of manifestation will but upbraid you in +the shame and horror of a sad eternity, if you have not the spirit of +<i>obsignation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*sig"na*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ratifying; +confirming by sealing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Samuel Ward (1643)</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`so*lesce"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obsolescere</i>. See <u>Obsolescent</u>.] <def>To become +obsolescent.</def> [R.] <i>Fitzed. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`so*les"cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Obsolescent</u>.] <def>The state of becoming obsolete.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`so*les"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obsolescens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>obsolescere</i>, to +wear out gradually, to fall into disuse; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + +<i>solere</i> to use, be wont.] <def>Going out of use; +becoming obsolete; passing into desuetude.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"so*lete</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obsoletus</i>, p. p. of <i>obsolescere</i>. See +<u>Obsolescent</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>No longer in use; gone +into disuse; disused; neglected; as, an <i>obsolete</i> word; an +<i>obsolete</i> statute; -- applied chiefly to words, writings, or +observances.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Not very distinct; obscure; +rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Ancient; antiquated; old-fashioned; antique; old; +disused; neglected. See <u>Ancient</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Ob"so*lete</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become +obsolete; to go out of use.</def> [R.] <i>Fitzed. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"so*lete*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an obsolete +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"so*lete*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The state of being obsolete, or no longer used; a state of +desuetude.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Indistinctness; want of +development.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"so*let*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A disused +word or phrase; an archaism.</def> <i>Fitzed. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"sta*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>obstaculum</i>, fr. <i>obstare</i> to withstand, oppose; <i>ob</i> +(see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>stare</i> to stand. See <u>Stand</u>. and cf. +<u>Oust</u>, <pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>That which stands in the way, +or opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an +obstruction, physical or moral.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If all <i>obstacles</i> were cut away.<BR> +And that my path were even to the crown.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Impediment; obstuction; hindrance; difficulty. See +<u>Impediment</u>, and <u>Obstruction</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Ob"stan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obstantia</i>, fr. <i>obstans</i>, p. pr. of <i>obstare</i>. See +<u>Obstacle</u>.] <def>Opposition; impediment; obstruction.</def> +[Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ob*stet"ric</hw> (?), <hw>Ob*stet"ric*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obstetricius</i>, fr. <i>obstetrix</i>, +<i>-icis</i>, a midwife, fr. <i>obstare</i> to stand before: cf.F. +<i>obstétrique</i>. See <u>Obstacle</u>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in childbed; as, +the <i>obstetric</i> art.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Obstetrical toad</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a +European toad of the genus <i>Alytes</i>, especially <i>A. +obstetricans</i>. The eggs are laid in a string which the male winds +around his legs, and carries about until the young are +hatched.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 993 !></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*stet"ri*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obstetricatus</i>, p. p. of <i>obstetricare</i>, fr. +<i>obstetrix</i>.] <def>To perform the office of midwife.</def> +[Obs.] "Nature does <i>obstetricate</i>." <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*stet"ri*cate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To assist +as a midwife.</def> [Obs.] <i>E. Waterhouse.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*stet"ri*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +of assisting as a midwife; delivery.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`ste*tri"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`ste*tri"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Obstetric</u>.] <def>Serving to assist childbirth; obstetric; +hence, facilitating any bringing forth or deliverance.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Yet is all human teaching but maieutical, or +<i>obstetricious</i>.</blockquote> <i>Cudworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*stet"rics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>obstétrique</i>. See <u>Obstetric</u>.] <def>The science of +midwifery; the art of assisting women in parturition, or in the +trouble incident to childbirth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*stet"ri*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Obstetrics.</def> [R.] <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"sti*na*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Obstinate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A fixedness in will, +opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with +great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an +opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; +pertinacity; persistency; contumacy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>You do not well in <i>obstinacy</i><BR> +To cavil in the course of this contract.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To shelter their ignorance, or <i>obstinacy</i>, under +the obscurity of their terms.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The quality or state of being difficult to +remedy, relieve, or subdue; as, the <i>obstinacy</i> of a disease or +evil.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Pertinacity; firmness; resoluteness; inflexibility; +persistency; stubbornness; perverseness; contumacy. -- +<u>Obstinacy</u>, <u>Pertinacity</u>. <i>Pertinacity</i> denotes +great firmness in holding to a thing, aim, etc. <i>Obstinacy</i> is +great firmness in holding out against persuasion, attack, etc. The +former consists in adherence, the latter in resistance. An opinion is +advocated with pertinacity or defended with <i>obstinacy</i>. +<i>Pertinacity</i> is often used in a good sense; <i>obstinacy</i> +generally in a bad one. "In this reply was included a very gross +mistake, and if with <i>pertinacity</i> maintained, a capital error." +<i>Sir T. Browne.</i> "Every degree of <i>obstinacy</i> in youth is +one step to rebellion." <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"sti*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obstinatus</i>, p. p. of <i>obstinare</i> to set about a thing +with firmness, to persist in; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + a word +from the root of <i>stare</i> to stand. See <u>Stand</u>, and cf. +<u>Destine</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertinaciously adhering to +an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, +arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually +implying unreasonableness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have known great cures done by <i>obstinate</i> +resolution of drinking no wine.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Temple.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>No ass so meek, no ass so +<i>obstinate</i>.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Of sense and outward things.</blockquote> +<i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not yielding; not easily subdued or +removed; as, <i>obstinate</i> fever; <i>obstinate</i> +obstructions.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Stubborn; inflexible; immovable; firm; +pertinacious; persistent; headstrong; opinionated; unyielding; +refractory; contumacious. See <u>Stubborn</u>.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Ob"sti*nate*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Ob"sti*nate*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`sti*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obstinatio</i>.] <def>Obstinacy; stubbornness.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`sti*pa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obstipatio</i> a close pressure; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + +<i>stipare</i> to press.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of stopping +up, as a passage.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Extreme constipation.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Hooper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*strep"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obstreperus</i>, from <i>obstrepere</i> to make a noise at; +<i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>strepere</i> to make a noise.] +<def>Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; +noisy; vociferous.</def> "The <i>obstreperous</i> city." +<i>Wordsworth.</i> "<i>Obstreperous</i> approbation." +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Beating the air with their <i>obstreperous</i> +beaks.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Ob*strep"er*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Ob*strep"er*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*stric"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obstringere</i>, <i>obstrictum</i>, to bind to or about.] <def>The +state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which constrains +or obliges; obligation; bond.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*stringe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See +<u>Obstriction</u>.] <def>To constrain; to put under +obligation.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Gardiner.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*struct"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Obstructed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Obstructing</u>.] [L. <i>obstructus</i>, p. p. of <i>obstruere</i> +to build up before or against, to obstruct; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob- +</u>) + <i>struere</i> to pile up. See <u>Structure</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To block up; to stop up or close, as a way +or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or +impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to <i>obstruct</i> a +street; to <i>obstruct</i> the channels of the body.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>'T is the <i>obstructed</i> paths of sound shall +clear.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder +from passing; to stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the +harbor <i>obstructs</i> the passage of ships; clouds <i>obstruct</i> +the light of the sun; unwise rules <i>obstruct</i> legislation.</def> +"Th' impatience of <i>obstructed</i> love." <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To bar; barricade; stop; arrest; check; interrupt; +clog; choke; impede; retard; embarrass; oppose.</p> + +<p><hw>Ob*struct"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +obstructs or hinders.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*struc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obstructio</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of obstructing, or state of being +obstructed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which obstructs or impedes; an +obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A popular assembly free from +<i>obstruction</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The condition of having the natural powers +obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; +death.</def> [Poetic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>To die, and go we know not where,<BR> +To lie in cold <i>obstruction</i>, and to rot.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Obstacle</u>; bar; barrier; impediment; clog; +check; hindrance. -- <u>Obstruction</u>, <u>Obstacle</u>. The +difference between these words is that indicated by their etymology; +an <i>obstacle</i> is something standing in the way; an +<i>obstruction</i> is something put in the way. <i>Obstacle</i> +implies more fixedness and is the stronger word. We remove +<i>obstructions</i>; we surmount <i>obstacles</i>.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Disparity in age seems a greater <i>obstacle</i> to an +intimate friendship than inequality of fortune.</blockquote> +<i>Collier.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The king expected to meet with all the +<i>obstructions</i> and difficulties his enraged enemies could lay in +his way.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*struc"tion*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act +or the policy of obstructing progress.</def> <i>Lond. Lit. +World.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*struc"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +hinders progress; one who obstructs business, as in a legislative +body.</def> -- <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +obstructionists.</def> [Recent]</p> + +<p><hw>Ob*struct"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.F. +<i>obstrictif</i>.] <def>Tending to obstruct; presenting obstacles; +hindering; causing impediment.</def> -- <wf>Ob*struct"ive*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*struct"ive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An obstructive +person or thing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"stru*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obstruens</i>, p. pr. of <i>obstruere</i>. See <u>Obstruct</u>.] +<def>Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an +<i>obstruent</i> medicine.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"stru*ent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Anything that +obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural +passages in the body; as, a medicine which acts as an +<i>obstruent</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*stu`pe*fac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obstuperfacere</i> to stupefy.] <def>See +<u>Stupefaction</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*stu`pe*fac"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Stupefactive.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ob*stu"pe*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf.L. +<i>obstupefacere</i>. See <u>Ob-</u>, and <u>Stupefy</u>.] <def>See +<u>Stupefy</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tain"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Obtained</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Obtaining</u>.] [F. <i>obtenir</i>, L. <i>obtinere</i>; <i>ob</i> +(see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>tenere</i> to hold. See <u>Tenable</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To hold; to keep; to possess.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>His mother, then, is mortal, but his Sire<BR> +He who <i>obtains</i> the monarchy of heaven.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To get hold of by effort; to gain +possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some pray for riches; riches they +<i>obtain</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>By guileful fair words peace may be +<i>obtained</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>It may be that I may <i>obtain</i> children by +her.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xvi. 2.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To attain; gain; procure; acquire; win; earn. See +<u>Attain</u>. -- To <u>Obtain</u>, <u>Get</u>, <u>Gain</u>, +<u>Earn</u>, <u>Acquire</u>. The idea of <i>getting</i> is common to +all these terms. We may, indeed, with only a slight change of sense, +substitute <i>get</i> for either of them; as, to <i>get</i> or to +<i>gain</i> a prize; to <i>get</i> or to <i>obtain</i> an employment; +to <i>get</i> or to <i>earn</i> a living; to <i>get</i> or to +<i>acquire</i> a language. To <i>gain</i> is to get by striving; and +as this is often a part of our good fortune, the word <i>gain</i> is +peculiarly applicable to whatever comes to us fortuitously. Thus, we +<i>gain</i> a victory, we <i>gain</i> a cause, we <i>gain</i> an +advantage, etc. To <i>earn</i> is to deserve by labor or service; as, +to <i>earn</i> good wages; to <i>earn</i> a triumph. Unfortunately, +one does not always <i>get</i> or <i>obtain</i> what he has +<i>earned</i>. To <i>obtain</i> implies desire for possession, and +some effort directed to the attainment of that which is not +immediately within our reach. Whatever we thus <i>seek</i> and +<i>get</i>, we <i>obtain</i>, whether by our own exertions or those +of others; whether by good or bad means; whether permanently, or only +for a time. Thus, a man <i>obtains</i> an employment; he +<i>obtains</i> an answer to a letter, etc. To <i>acquire</i> is more +limited and specific. We <i>acquire</i> what comes to us gradually in +the regular exercise of our abilities, while we <i>obtain</i> what +comes in any way, provided we desire it. Thus, we <i>acquire</i> +knowledge, property, honor, reputation, etc. What we <i>acquire</i> +becomes, to a great extent, permanently our own; as, to +<i>acquire</i> a language; to <i>acquire</i> habits of industry, +etc.</p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tain"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized +or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general; to +prevail; as, the custom <i>obtains</i> of going to the seashore in +summer.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sobriety hath by use <i>obtained</i> to signify +temperance in drinking.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Theodosian code, several hundred years after +Justinian's time, did <i>obtain</i> in the western parts of +Europe.</blockquote> <i>Baker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To prevail; to succeed.</def> [R.] +<i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>So run that ye may <i>obtain</i>.</blockquote> <i>1 +Cor. ix. 24.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is due from the judge to the advocate, some +commendation, where causes are fair pleaded; especially towards the +side which <i>obtaineth</i> not.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tain"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being obtained.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tain"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +obtains.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tain"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or +process of obtaining; attainment.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tect"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obtectus</i>, +p. p. of <i>obtegere</i> to cover over.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Covered; protected.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Covered with a hard +chitinous case, as the pupa of certain files.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tem"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [See +<u>Obtemperate</u>.] <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>To obey (a judgment or +decree).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tem"per*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obtemperare</i>, <i>obtemperatum</i> to obey.] <def>To obey.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Obtended</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Obtending</u>.] [L. <i>obtendere</i>, <i>obtentum</i>, to stretch +or place before or against; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + +<i>tendere</i> to stretch.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To oppose; to +hold out in opposition.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To offer as the reason of anything; to +pretend.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*ten`e*bra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obtenebrate</i> to make dark.] <def>The act of darkening; the +state of being darkened; darkness.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>In every megrim or vertigo, there is an +<i>obtenebration</i> joined with a semblance of turning +round.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*ten"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obtentio</i>. See <u>Obtend</u>.] <def>The act of obtending.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*test"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Obtested</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Obtesting</u>.] [L. <i>obtestari</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + +<i>testari</i> to witness, fr. <i>testis</i> a witness.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To call to witness; to invoke as a +witness.</def> [R.] <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To beseech; to supplicate; to beg +for.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ob*test"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To protest.</def> +[R.] <i>E. Waterhouse.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`tes*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obtestatio</i>.] <def>The act of obtesting; supplication; +protestation.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Antonio asserted this with great +<i>obtestation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`trec*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obtrectatio</i>, from <i>obtrectare</i> to detract from through +envy. See <u>Detract</u>.] <def>Slander; detraction; calumny.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*trude"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Obtruded</u>, <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Obtruding</u>.] [L. <i>obtrudere</i>, <i>obtrusum</i>; <i>ob</i> +(see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>trudere</i> to thrust. See <u>Threat</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To thrust impertinently; to present without +warrant or solicitation; as, to <i>obtrude</i> one's self upon a +company.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The objects of our senses <i>obtrude</i> their +particular ideas upon our minds, whether we will or no.</blockquote> +<i>Lock.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To offer with unreasonable importunity; to +urge unduly or against the will.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*trude"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To thrust one's +self upon a company or upon attention; to intrude.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To <u>Obtrude</u>, <u>Intrude</u>. To +<i>intrude</i> is to thrust one's self into a place, society, etc., +without right, or uninvited; to <i>obtrude</i> is to force one's +self, remarks, opinions, etc., into society or upon persons with whom +one has no such intimacy as to justify such boldness.</p> + +<p><hw>Ob*trud"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +obtrudes.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*trun"cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obtruncatus</i>, p. p. of <i>obtruncare</i>.] <def>To deprive of a +limb; to lop.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ob`trun*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obtruncatio</i>.] <def>The act of lopping or cutting off.</def> +[R.] <i>Cockeram.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tru"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obtrusio</i>. See <u>Obtrude</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act +of obtruding; a thrusting upon others by force or unsolicited; as, +the <i>obtrusion</i> of crude opinions on the world.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is obtruded.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tru"sion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +practices or excuses obtrusion.</def> [R.] <i>Gent. Mag.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tru"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Disposed to +obtrude; inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions +upon others, or to enter uninvited; forward; pushing; +intrusive.</def> -- <wf>Ob*tru"sive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> - +- <wf>Ob*tru"sive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>Not obvious, not <i>obtrusive</i>, but +retired.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tund"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Obtunded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Obtunding</u>.] [L. <i>obtundere</i>, <i>obtusum</i>; <i>ob</i> +(see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>tundere</i> to strike or beat. See +<u>Stutter</u>.] <def>To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action +of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden; to quell; as, to <i>obtund</i> the +acrimony of the gall.</def> [Archaic] <i>Harvey.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They . . . have filled all our law books with the +<i>obtunding</i> story of their suits and trials.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tund"ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obtundens</i>, p. pr. of <i>obtundere</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A +substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some +bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; -- nearly the same as +<i>demulcent</i>.</def> <i>Forsyth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tund"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>That which obtunds or blunts; especially, that which blunts +sensibility.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`tu*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obturare</i> to stop up: cf.F. <i>obturation</i>.] <def>The act of +stopping up, or closing, an opening.</def> "Deaf by an outward +<i>obturation</i>." <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"tu*ra`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. +<i>obturare</i> to stop up: cf.F. <i>obturateur</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which closes or stops an +opening.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>An apparatus designed to +close an unnatural opening, as a fissure of the palate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"tu*ra`tor</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to, or +in the region of, the obturator foramen; as, the <i>obturator</i> +nerve.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Obturator foramen</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>an opening +situated between the public and ischial parts of the innominate bone +and closed by the <i>obturator membrane</i>; the thyroid +foramen.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tus"an`gu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Obstuseangular</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tuse"</hw> (?). <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Obtuser</u> (&?;); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Obtusest</u>.] [L. <i>obtusus</i>, p. p. +of <i>obtundere</i> to blunt: cf. F. <i>obtus</i>. See +<u>Obtund</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not pointed or acute; blunt; +-- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing +more than ninety degrees.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not having acute sensibility or +perceptions; dull; stupid; as, <i>obtuse</i> senses.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Dull; deadened; as, <i>obtuse</i> +sound.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ob*tuse"-an`gled</hw> (?), <hw>ob*tuse"-an`gu*lar</hw> (?), +} <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having an obtuse angle; as, an <i>obtuse- +angled</i> triangle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tuse"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an obtuse +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tuse"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State or quality +of being obtuse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tu"sion</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obtusio</i>, from <i>obtundere</i> to blunt. See <u>Obtund</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of making obtuse or +blunt.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being dulled or blunted; as, +the <i>obtusion</i> of the senses.</def> <i>Harvey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*tu"si*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Obtuseness.</def> <i>Lond. Quart. Rev.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*um"brant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obumbrans</i>, p. pr.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Overhanging; as, +<i>obumbrant</i> feathers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*um"brate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obumbratus</i>, p. p. of <i>obumbrare</i> to overshadow, cloud; +<i>ob + umbrare</i> to shade.] <def>To shade; to darken; to +cloud.</def> [R.] <i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`um*bra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obumbratio</i>.] <def>Act of darkening or obscuring.</def> [R.] +<i>Sir T. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*un"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obuncus</i>; +<i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>uncus</i> hooked.] <def>Hooked or +crooked in an extreme degree.</def> <i>Maunder.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*ven"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obvention</i>, fr. <i>obvenire</i> to come before or in the way +of, to befall; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>venire</i> to come: +cf.F. <i>obvention</i>.] <def>The act of happening incidentally; that +which happens casually; an incidental advantage; an occasional +offering.</def> [Obs.] "Tithes and other <i>obventions</i>." +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Legacies bequeathed by the deaths of princes and great +persons, and other casualities and <i>obventions</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*vers"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>obversans</i>, p. pr. of <i>obversari</i> to hover before; +<i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>versare</i> to move about.] +<def>Conversant; familiar.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*verse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obversus</i>, +p. p. of <i>obvertere</i>. See <u>Obvert</u>.] <def>Having the base, +or end next the attachment, narrower than the top, as a +leaf.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"verse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. <i>obverse</i>, +<i>obvers</i>. See <u>Obverse</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The face of a coin which has the principal +image or inscription upon it; -- the other side being the +<i>reverse</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything necessarily involved in, or +answering to, another; the more apparent or conspicuous of two +possible sides, or of two corresponding things.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The fact that it [a belief] invariably exists being +the <i>obverse</i> of the fact that there is no alternative +belief.</blockquote> <i>H. Spencer.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 994 !></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*verse"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +obverse manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*ver"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>obversio</i> +a turning towards.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of turning toward +or downward.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>The act of immediate +inference, by which we deny the opposite of anything which has been +affirmed; as, all men are mortal; then, by <i>obversion</i>, no men +are immortal. This is also described as "immediate inference by +privative conception."</def> <i>Bain.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob*vert"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Obverted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Obverting</u>.] [L. <i>obvertere</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + +<i>vertere</i> to turn. See <u>Verse</u>.] <def>To turn +toward.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If its base be <i>obverted</i> towards +us.</blockquote> <i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"vi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Obviated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Obviating</u>.] [L. <i>obviare</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + +<i>viare</i> to go, fr. <i>via</i> way. See <u>Voyage</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To meet in the way.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Not to stir a step to <i>obviate</i> any of a +different religion.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To anticipate; to prevent by interception; +to remove from the way or path; to make unnecessary; as, to +<i>obviate</i> the necessity of going.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To lay down everything in its full light, so as to +<i>obviate</i> all exceptions.</blockquote> <i>Woodward.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ob`vi*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +obviating, or the state of being obviated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ob"vi*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obvius</i>; +<i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>via</i> way. See <u>Voyage</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Opposing; fronting.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>To the evil turn<BR> +My <i>obvious</i> breast.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Exposed; subject; open; liable.</def> +[Obs.] "<i>Obvious</i> to dispute." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Easily discovered, seen, or understood; +readily perceived by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; +apparent; as, an <i>obvious</i> meaning; an <i>obvious</i> +remark.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Apart and easy to be known they lie,<BR> +Amidst the heap, and <i>obvious</i> to the eye.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Plain; clear; evident. See <u>Manifest</u>.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Ob"vi*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Ob"vi*ous- +ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ob"vo*lute</hw> (?), <hw>Ob`vo*lu"ted</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>obvolutus</i>, p. p. of <i>obvolvere</i> +to wrap round; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>volvere</i> to roll.] +<def>Overlapping; contorted; convolute; -- applied primarily, in +botany, to two opposite leaves, each of which has one edge +overlapping the nearest edge of the other, and secondarily to a +circle of several leaves or petals which thus overlap.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"by</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Obi</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A Peruvian name for certain species of Oxalis (<i>O. +crenata</i>, and <i>O. tuberosa</i>) which bear edible +tubers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"ca*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A corruption of +<i>alchemy</i>.] <def>An alloy imitating gold or silver.</def> +[Written also <i>ochimy</i>, <i>ochymy</i>, etc.]</p> + +<p><hw>Oc*ca"sion</hw> (&obreve;k*kā"zhŭn), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>occasion</i>, L. <i>occasio</i>, fr. +<i>occidere</i>, <i>occasum</i>, to fall down; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob- +</u>) + <i>cadere</i> to fall. See <u>Chance</u>, and cf. +<u>Occident</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A falling out, happening, +or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; +occurrence; incident.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The unlooked-for incidents of family history, and its +hidden excitements, and its arduous <i>occasions</i>.</blockquote> +<i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A favorable opportunity; a convenient or +timely chance; convenience.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sin, taking <i>occasion</i> by the commandment, +deceived me.</blockquote> <i>Rom. vii. 11.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I'll take the <i>occasion</i> which he gives to +bring<BR> +Him to his death.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An occurrence or condition of affairs +which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally +brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or +sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Her beauty was the <i>occasion</i> of the +war.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; +as, I have no <i>occasion</i> for firearms.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>After we have served ourselves and our own +<i>occasions</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When my <i>occasions</i> took me into +France.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A reason or excuse; a motive; a +persuasion.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whose manner was, all passengers to stay,<BR> +And entertain with her <i>occasions</i> sly.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>On occasion</b></col>, <cd>in case of need; in necessity; +as convenience requires; occasionally.</cd> "That we might have +intelligence from him <i>on occasion</i>," <i>De Foe.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Need; incident; use. See <u>Opportunity</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Oc*ca"sion</hw> (&obreve;k*kā"zhŭn), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Occasioned</u> (- +zhŭnd); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Occasioning</u>.] +[Cf.F. <i>occasionner</i>.] <def>To give occasion to; to cause; to +produce; to induce; as, to <i>occasion</i> anxiety.</def> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If we inquire what it is that <i>occasions</i> men to +make several combinations of simple ideas into distinct +modes.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*ca"sion*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable +of being occasioned or caused.</def> <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*ca"sion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.F. +<i>occasionnel</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an +occasion or to occasions; occuring at times, but not constant, +regular, or systematic; made or happening as opportunity requires or +admits; casual; incidental; as, <i>occasional</i> remarks, or +efforts.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The . . . <i>occasional</i> writing of the present +times.</blockquote> <i>Bagehot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Produced by accident; as, the +<i>occasional</i> origin of a thing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Occasional cause</b></col> (Metaph.), <cd>some +circumstance preceding an effect which, without being the real cause, +becomes the occasion of the action of the efficient cause; thus, the +act of touching gunpowder with fire is the <i>occasional</i>, but not +the efficient, cause of an explosion.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*ca"sion*al*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>The system of occasional causes; -- a name +given to certain theories of the Cartesian school of philosophers, as +to the intervention of the First Cause, by which they account for the +apparent reciprocal action of the soul and the body.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*ca`sion*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Quality +or state of being occasional; occasional occurrence.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Oc*ca"sion*al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +occasional manner; on occasion; at times, as convenience requires or +opportunity offers; not regularly.</def> <i>Stewart.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The one, Wolsey, directly his subject by birth; the +other, his subject <i>occasionally</i> by his +preferment.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*ca"sion*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +occasion.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The lowest may <i>occasionate</i> much +ill.</blockquote> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*ca"sion*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, occasions, causes, or produces.</def> <i>Bp. +Sanderson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*ca"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>occasivus</i>, fr. <i>occasus</i> a going down, setting of the +heavenly bodies, fr. <i>occidere</i> to fall or down. See +<u>Occasion</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to the setting sun; falling; +descending; western.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*ce*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>occaecatio</i>, fr. <i>occaecare</i> to make blind; <i>ob + +caecare</i> to blind, fr. <i>caecus</i> blind.] <def>The act of +making blind, or the state of being blind.</def> [R.] "This inward +<i>occecation</i>." <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"ci*dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>occidens</i>, <i>occidentis</i>, fr. <i>occidents</i>, p. pr. of +<i>occidere</i> to fall or go down. See <u>Occasion</u>.] <def>The +part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that +part of the earth towards the sunset; the west; -- opposed to +<i>orient</i>. Specifically, in former times, Europe as opposed to +Asia; now, also, the Western hemisphere.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I may wander from east to +<i>occident</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`ci*den"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>occidentalis</i>; cf. F. <i>occidental</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; +western; -- opposed to <i>oriental</i>; as, <i>occidental</i> +climates, or customs; an <i>occidental</i> planet.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Possessing inferior hardness, brilliancy, +or beauty; -- used of inferior precious stones and gems, because +those found in the Orient are generally superior.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`ci*den"tals</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +<i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>Western Christians of the Latin rite. See +<u>Orientals</u>.</def> <i>Shipley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cid"u*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>occiduus</i>, fr. <i>occidere</i> to go down.] <def>Western; +occidental.</def> [R.] <i>Blount.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cip"i*tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>occipital</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +occiput, or back part of the head, or to the occipital +bone.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Occipital bone</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the bone +which forms the posterior segment of the skull and surrounds the +great foramen by which the spinal cord leaves the cranium. In the +higher vertebrates it is usually composed of four bones, which become +consolidated in the adult.</cd> -- <col><b>Occipital point</b></col> +<i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the point of the occiput in the mesial plane +farthest from the ophryon.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cip"i*tal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>The occipital bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cip"i*to-</hw> (&?;). [See <u>Occiput</u>.] <def>A +combining form denoting <i>relation to</i>, or <i>situation near</i>, +<i>the occiput</i>; as, <i>occipito</i>-axial; <i>occipito</i>- +mastoid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cip`i*to*ax"i*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the occipital bone and second +vertebra, or axis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"ci*put</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. +<plw><b>Occipita</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Occiputs</b></plw>. [L., +fr. <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>caput</i> head. See +<u>Chief</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The back, or +posterior, part of the head or skull; the region of the occipital +bone.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A plate which forms +the back part of the head of insects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*ci"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>occisio</i>, +fr. <i>occidere</i>, <i>occisium</i>, to cut down, to kill; <i>ob</i> +(see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>caedere</i> to cut.] <def>A killing; the act of +killing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*clude"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>occludere</i>, <i>occlusum</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + +<i>claudere</i> to shut.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To shut up; to +close.</def> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To take in and retain; to +absorb; -- said especially with respect to gases; as iron, platinum, +and palladium <i>occlude</i> large volumes of hydrogen.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*clud"ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>occludens</i>, p. pr. of <i>occludere</i>.] <def>Serving to close; +shutting up.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which closes or +shuts up.</def> <i>Sterne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cluse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. occlusus, p. p. +See <u>Occlude</u>.] <def>Shut; closed.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Holder.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*clu"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Occlude</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of occluding, or the +state of being occluded.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Constriction and <i>occlusion</i> of the +orifice.</blockquote> <i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The transient approximation +of the edges of a natural opening; imperforation.</def> +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Occlusion of gases</b></col> <i>(Chem. & Physics)</i>, +<cd>the phenomenon of absorbing gases, as exhibited by platinum, +palladium, iron, or charcoal; thus, palladium absorbs, or +<i>occludes</i>, nearly a thousand times its own volume of hydrogen, +and in this case a chemical compound seems to be formed.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*crus"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Ob- +</u>, and <u>Crustated</u>.] <def>To incrust; to harden.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cult"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>occultus</i>, +p. p. of <i>occulere</i> to cover up, hide; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob- +</u>) + a root prob.akin to E. <i>hell</i>: cf. F. <i>occulte</i>.] +<def>Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; +concealed; unknown.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is of an <i>occult</i> kind, and is so insensible +in its advances as to escape observation.</blockquote> <i>I. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Occult line</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>a line drawn as +a part of the construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear +in the finished plan.</cd> -- <col><b>Occult qualities</b></col>, +<cd>those qualities whose effects only were observed, but the nature +and relations of whose productive agencies were undetermined; -- so +called by the schoolmen.</cd> -- <col><b>Occult sciences</b></col>, +<cd>those sciences of the Middle Ages which related to the supposed +action or influence of occult qualities, or supernatural powers, as +alchemy, magic, necromancy, and astrology.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cult"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To eclipse; to +hide from sight.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`cul*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>occultatio</i> a hiding, fr. <i>occultare</i>, v. intens. of +<i>occulere</i>: cf.F. <i>occultation</i>. See <u>Occult</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The hiding of a heavenly +body from sight by the intervention of some other of the heavenly +bodies; -- applied especially to eclipses of stars and planets by the +moon, and to the eclipses of satellites of planets by their +primaries.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: The state of being occult.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The reappearance of such an author after those long +periods of <i>occultation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jeffrey.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Circle of perpetual occultation</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Circle</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cult"ed</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Hidden; secret.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>Concealed by the +intervention of some other heavenly body, as a star by the +moon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cult"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Occultation</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cult"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A certain +Oriental system of theosophy.</def> <i>A. P. Sinnett.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cult"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An adherent of +occultism.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cult"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an occult +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cult"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>State or quality +of being occult.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"cu*pan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Occupant</u>.] <def>The act of taking or holding possession; +possession; occupation.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Title by occupancy</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a right of +property acquired by taking the first possession of a thing, or +possession of a thing which belonged to nobody, and appropriating +it.</cd> <i>Blackstone. Kent.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"cu*pant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>occupans</i>, +p. pr. of <i>occupare</i>: cf. F. <i>occupant</i>. See +<u>Occupy</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who occupies, or takes +possession; one who has the actual use or possession, or is in +possession, of a thing.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; This word, in law, sometimes signifies one who takes the +first possession of a thing that has no owner.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A prostitute.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Marston.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"cu*pate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>occupatus</i>, p. p. of <i>occupare</i>. See <u>Occupy</u>.] +<def>To occupy.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`cu*pa"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>occupatio</i>: cf.F. <i>occupation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual +possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or +keeping; tenure; use; as, the <i>occupation</i> of lands by a +tenant.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which occupies or engages the time +and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; +employment; calling; trade.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Absence of <i>occupation</i> is not rest.</blockquote> +<i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Occupation bridge</b></col> <i>(Engin.)</i>, <cd>a bridge +connecting the parts of an estate separated by a railroad, a canal, +or an ordinary road.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Occupancy; possession; tenure; use; employment; +avocation; engagement; vocation; calling; office; trade; +profession.</p> + +<p><hw>Oc"cu*pi`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who occupies, or has possession.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who follows an employment; hence, a +tradesman.</def> [Obs.] "Merchants and <i>occupiers</i>." +<i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>occupiers</i> of thy merchandise.</blockquote> +<i>Ezek. xxvii. 27.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"cu*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Occupied</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Occupying</u> (?).] [OE. <i>occupien</i>, F. <i>occuper</i>, fr.L. +<i>occupare</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + a word akin to +<i>capere</i> to take. See <u>Capacious</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to +possess.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Woe <i>occupieth</i> the fine [/end] of our +gladness.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The better apartments were already +<i>occupied</i>.</blockquote> <i>W. Irving.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to +take up the room or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp +<i>occupies</i> five acres of ground.</def> <i>Sir J. +Herschel.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To possess or use the time or capacity of; +to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An archbishop may have cause to <i>occupy</i> more +chaplains than six.</blockquote> <i>Eng. Statute (Hen. VIII. +)</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They <i>occupied</i> themselves about the +Sabbath.</blockquote> <i>2 Macc. viii. 27.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To do business in; to busy one's self +with.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>All the ships of the sea, with their mariners, were in +thee to <i>occupy</i> the merchandise.</blockquote> <i>Ezek. xxvii. +9.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Not able to <i>occupy</i> their old +crafts.</blockquote> <i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To use; to expend; to make use of.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>All the gold that was <i>occupied</i> for the +work.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxxviii. 24.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They <i>occupy</i> not money themselves.</blockquote> +<i>Robynson (More's Utopia).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To have sexual intercourse with.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Nares.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"cu*py</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To hold possession; to be an occupant.</def> "<i>Occupy</i> till +I come." <i>Luke xix. 13.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To follow business; to traffic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cur"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Occurred</u>(?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Occurring</u> (?).] [L. <i>occurrere</i>, <i>occursum</i>; +<i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>currere</i> to run. See +<u>Course</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To meet; to clash.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The resistance of the bodies they <i>occur</i> +with.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To go in order to meet; to make +reply.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I must <i>occur</i> to one specious +objection.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To meet one's eye; to be found or met +with; to present itself; to offer; to appear; to happen; to take +place; as, I will write if opportunity <i>occurs</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In Scripture, though the word heir <i>occur</i>, yet +there is no such thing as "heir" in our author's sense.</blockquote> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To meet or come to the mind; to suggest +itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There doth not <i>occur</i> to me any use of this +experiment for profit.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cur"rence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>occurrence</i>. See <u>Occur</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +coming or happening; as, the <i>occurence</i> of a railway +collision.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual +<i>occurrence</i> and expectation of something new.</blockquote> +<i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any incident or event; esp., one which +happens without being designed or expected; as, an unusual +<i>occurrence</i>, or the ordinary <i>occurrences</i> of +life.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All the <i>occurrence</i> of my fortune.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Event</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cur"rent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>occurrens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>occurrere</i>: cf.F. +<i>occurrent</i>. See <u>Occur</u>.] <def>Occurring or happening; +hence, incidental; accidental.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cur"rent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who meets; hence, an adversary.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Anything that happens; an +occurrence.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>These we must meet with in obvious <i>occurrents</i> +of the world.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*curse"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>occursus</i>.] +<def>Same as <u>Occursion</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*cur"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>occursio</i>. See <u>Occur</u>.] <def>A meeting; a clash; a +collision.</def> [Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 995 !></p> + +<p><hw>O"cean</hw> (ō"sh<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>océan</i>, L. <i>oceanus</i>, Gr. <grk>'wkeano`s</grk> +ocean, in Homer, the great river supposed to encompass the earth.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The whole body of salt water which covers +more than three fifths of the surface of the globe; -- called also +the <i>sea</i>, or <i>great sea</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Like the odor of brine from the <i>ocean</i><BR> +<i>Comes the thought of other years</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of the large bodies of water into +which the great ocean is regarded as divided, as the Atlantic, +Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic <i>oceans</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An immense expanse; any vast space or +quantity without apparent limits; as, the boundless <i>ocean</i> of +eternity; an <i>ocean</i> of affairs.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"cean</hw> (ō"sh<i>a</i>n), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Of or pertaining to the main or great sea; as, the <i>ocean</i> +waves; an <i>ocean</i> stream.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ce*an"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.F. +<i>océanique</i>. See <u>Ocean</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Of or pertaining to the ocean; found or formed in or about, or +produced by, the ocean; frequenting the ocean, especially mid- +ocean.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Petrels are the most aërial and <i>oceanic</i> of +birds.</blockquote> <i>Darwin.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Oceania or its +inhabitants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`cean*og"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ocean</i> ++ <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>A description of the ocean.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`cean*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ocean</i> + +<i>-logy</i>.] <def>That branch of science which relates to the +ocean.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*ce"a*nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., from Gr. +&?;.] <i>(Gr.Myth.)</i> <def>The god of the great outer sea, or the +river which was believed to flow around the whole earth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*cel"la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to ocelli.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*cel"late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Ocellated</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*cel"la*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ocellatus</i>, fr. <i>ocellus</i> a little eye, dim. of +<i>oculus</i> an eye.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Resembling an +eye.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Marked with eyelike spots of color; as, +the <i>ocellated</i> blenny.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ocellated turkey</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +wild turkey of Central America (<i>Meleagris ocellata</i>).</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||O*cel"lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ocelli</b></plw> (#). [L., dim. of <i>oculus</i> an eye.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A little eye; a minute +simple eye found in many invertebrates.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>An eyelike spot of color, as those on the tail of the +peacock.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ce*loid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ocelot</i> + <i>- +oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Resembling the ocelot.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ce*lot</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Mexican +<i>ocelotl</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An American feline +carnivore (<i>Felis pardalis</i>). It ranges from the Southwestern +United States to Patagonia. It is covered with blackish ocellated +spots and blotches, which are variously arranged. The ground color +varies from reddish gray to tawny yellow.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O"cher</hw>, <hw>O"chre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F. <i>ocre</i>, L. <i>ochra</i>, fr. Gr. &?;, from (&?;) pale, pale +yellow.] <i>(Min.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A impure earthy ore +of iron or a ferruginous clay, usually red (hematite) or yellow +(limonite), -- used as a pigment in making paints, etc. The name is +also applied to clays of other colors.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>A metallic oxide occurring in earthy form; as, tungstic +<i>ocher</i> or tungstite.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O"cher*ous</hw>, <hw>O"chre*ous</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ocreux</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to +ocher; containing or resembling ocher; as, <i>ocherous</i> matter; +<i>ocherous</i> soil.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"cher*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ocherous.</def> +[Written also <i>ochrey</i>, <i>ochry</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Och`i*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <def>See +<u>Occamy</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Och*le"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +disturbance, fr. &?; crowd, mob.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A general morbid +condition induced by the crowding together of many persons, esp. sick +persons, under one roof.</def> <i>G. Gregory.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Och*loc"ra*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; the +populace, multitude + &?; to be strong, to rule, &?; strength: cf.F. +<i>ochlocratie</i>.] <def>A form of government by the multitude; a +mobocracy.</def> <i>Hare.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Och`lo*crat`ic</hw> (?), <hw>Och`lo*crat`ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to ochlocracy; having the +form or character of an ochlocracy; mobocratic.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Och`lo*crat"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O*chra"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Ocherous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"chre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>See +<u>Ocher</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O"chre*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ochreæe</b></plw> (#). [L.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Antiq.)</i> <def>A greave or legging.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of sheath formed by +two stipules united round a stem.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O"chre*ate</hw> (?), <hw>O"chre*a`ted</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Wearing or furnished +with an ochrea or legging; wearing boots; booted.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A scholar undertook . . . to address himself +<i>ochreated</i> unto the vice chancellor.</blockquote> +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Provided with ochrea, or +sheathformed stipules, as the rhubarb, yellow dock, and +knotgrass.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"chre*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ocherous</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"chrey</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ochery</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Och`ro*leu"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; ocher ++ &?; white.] <def>Yellowish white; having a faint tint of dingy +yellow.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"chry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ochery</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Och"y*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <def>See +<u>Occamy</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>-ock</hw> (?). [AS. <i>-uc</i>.] <def>A suffix used to form +<i>diminutives</i>; as, bull<i>ock</i>, hill<i>ock</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"cra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See +<u>Okra</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O"cre*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>See +<u>Ochrea</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O"cre*ate</hw> (?), <hw>O"cre*a"ted</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Ochrea</u>.] <def>Same as +<u>Ochreate</u>, <u>Ochreated</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"ta-</hw> (?). <def>A prefix meaning <i>eight</i>. See +<u>Octo-</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"ta*chord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; with eight +strings; &?; (for &?; eight) + &?; string, chord: cf.F. +<i>octacorde</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>An instrument of eight strings; +a system of eight tones.</def> [Also written <i>octochord</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Oc"tad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, the +number eight.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An atom or radical which has a +valence of eight, or is octavalent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`ta*e"dral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Octahedral</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Oc`ta*em"e*ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;, neut. of &?; of the eighth day.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>A fast of +eight days before a great festival.</def> <i>Shipley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"ta*gon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; eight- +cornered; &?; (for &?; eight) + &?; an angle: cf.F. <i>cctogone</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A plane figure of eight sides +and eight angles.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any structure (as a fortification) or +place with eight sides or angles.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Regular octagon</b></col>, <cd>one in which the sides are +all equal, and the angles also are all equal.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*tag"o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having eight +sides and eight angles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*tag"y*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octa-</i> + +Gr. &?; wife.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having eight pistils or styles; +octogynous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`ta*he"dral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Octahedron</u>.] <def>Having eight faces or sides; of, pertaining +to, or formed in, octahedrons; as, <i>octahedral</i> +cleavage.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Octahedral borax</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>borax +obtained from a saturated solution in octahedral crystals, which +contain five molecules of water of crystallization; distinguished +from common or <i>prismatic borax</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Octahedral +iron ore</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>magnetite.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`ta*he"drite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>Titanium dioxide occurring in acute octahedral +crystals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`ta*he"dron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.&?;, fr. &?; +eight-side; &?; (for &?; eight) + &?; seat, base, from &?; to sit.] +<i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A solid bounded by eight faces. The regular +octahedron is contained by eight equal equilateral +triangles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*tam"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octa-</i> + +Gr. &?; part.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having the parts in eights; as, an +<i>octamerous</i> flower; <i>octamerous</i> mesenteries in +polyps.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*tam"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.L. +<i>octameter</i> in eight feet. See <u>Octa-</u>, and <u>meter</u>.] +<i>(Pros.)</i> <def>A verse containing eight feet; as, --<BR> +<BR> +<blockquote>Deep\'b6 in|to\'b6 the | dark\'b6ness | peer\'b6ing, | +long\'b6 I | stood\'b6 there | wond'\'b6ring, | +fear\'b6ing.</blockquote></def> <i>Poe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*tan"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the +Octandria.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Oc*tan"dri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; (for &?; eight) + &?;, &?;, male, man.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +Linnæan class of plants, in which the flowers have eight +stamens not united to one another or to the pistil.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Oc*tan"dri*an</hw> (?), <hw>Oc*tan"drous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Octandria; having eight distinct stamens.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"tane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Octa-</u>] . +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarcons +(C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>18</sub>) of the methane series. The most +important is a colorless, volatile, inflammable liquid, found in +petroleum, and a constituent of benzene or ligroin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*tan"gu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>octangulus</i> eight-cornered; <i>octo</i> eight + <i>angulus</i> +angle.] <def>Having eight angles; eight-angled.</def> -- +<wf>Oc*tan"gu*lar*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"tant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>octans</i>, <i>- +antis</i>. fr. <i>octo</i> eight. See <u>Octave</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>The eighth part of a circle; +an arc of 45 degrees.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Astron. & Astrol.)</i> <def>The position or +aspect of a heavenly body, as the moon or a planet, when half way +between conjunction, or opposition, and quadrature, or distant from +another body 45 degrees.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An instrument for measuring angles +(generally called a <i>quadrant</i>), having an arc which measures up +to 9O°, but being itself the eighth part of a circle. Cf. +<u>Sextant</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Math. & Crystallog.)</i> <def>One of the +eight parts into which a space is divided by three coördinate +planes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Oc"ta*pla</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; etymol. +<pos><i>pl.</i></pos>, but syntactically <pos><i>sing.</i></pos> +[NL., fr.Gr. &?; (for &?; eight) + <i>-pla</i>, as in E. +<i>hexapla</i>; cf.Gr. &?; eightfold.] <def>A portion of the Old +Testament prepared by Origen in the 3d century, containing the Hebrew +text and seven Greek versions of it, arranged in eight parallel +columns.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`ta*roon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Octoroon</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"ta*style</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Octostyle</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"ta*teuch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>octateuchus</i>, Gr. &?;.] <def>A collection of eight books; +especially, the first eight books of the Old Testament.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Oc*tav"a*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octa-</i> + +L. <i>valens</i>, p. pr. See <u>Valence</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Having a valence of eight; capable of being combined with, +exchanged for, or compared with, eight atoms of hydrogen; -- said of +certain atoms or radicals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"tave</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>octava</i> an eighth, fr. <i>octavus</i> eighth, fr. <i>octo</i> +eight. See <u>Eight</u>, and cf. <u>Octavo</u>, <u>Utas</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The eighth day after a church festival, the +festival day being included; also, the week following a church +festival.</def> "The <i>octaves</i> of Easter." <i>Jer. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +eighth tone in the scale; the interval between one and eight of the +scale, or any interval of equal length; an interval of five tones and +two semitones. </def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The whole diatonic +scale itself.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The ratio of a musical tone to its <i>octave</i> above is +1:2 as regards the number of vibrations producing the tones.</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Poet.)</i> <def>The first two stanzas of a +sonnet, consisting of four verses each; a stanza of eight +lines.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With mournful melody it continued this +<i>octave</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Double octave</b></col>. <i>(Mus.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Double</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Octave flute</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, +<cd>a small flute, the tones of which range an octave higher than +those of the German or ordinary flute; -- called also <i>piccolo</i>. +See <u>Piccolo</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A small cask of wine, the eighth part of a +pipe.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"tave</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of +eight; eight.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*ta"vo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>;<i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Octavos</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>in octavo</i>; <i>in</i> in + +<i>octavo</i>, abl. of <i>octavus</i>. See <u>Octave</u>.] <def>A +book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eight leaves; +hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made; -- +usually written 8vo or 8°.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*ta"vo</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having eight leaves +to a sheet; as, an <i>octavo</i> form, book, leaf, size, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"tene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Octo-</u>.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Octylene</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*ten"ni*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>octennium</i> a period of eight years; <i>octo</i> eight + +<i>annus</i> year.] <def>Happening every eighth year; also, lasting a +period of eight years.</def> <i>Johnson.</i> -- +<wf>Oc*ten"ni*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*tet"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>octo</i> +eight, like E. <i>duet</i>, fr.L. <i>duo</i>. See <u>Octave</u>.] +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A composition for eight parts, usually for eight +solo instruments or voices.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + <i>- +ic</i>.] <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Of the eighth degree or order.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Alg.)</i> <def>A quantic of the eighth +degree.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"tile</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>octil</i>, +a. See <u>Octant</u>.] <def>Same as <u>Octant</u>, 2.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Oc*til"lion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>octo</i> +eight + <i>-illion</i>, as in E. <i>million</i>: cf. F. +<i>octillion</i>.] <def>According to the French method of numeration +(which method is followed also in the United States) the number +expressed by a unit with twenty-seven ciphers annexed. According to +the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-eight +ciphers annexed. See <u>Numeration</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Oc"to-</hw> (?), <hw>Oc"ta-</hw> (?) }. [L. <i>octo</i> +eight, Gr. &?;, with a combining form &?;. Cf. <u>Eight</u>.] <def>A +combining form meaning <i>eight</i>; as in <i>octo</i>decimal, +<i>octo</i>decimal, <i>octo</i>locular.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"to*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +salt of an octoic acid; a caprylate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*to"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., the eighth month +of the primitive Roman year, which began in March, fr. <i>octo</i> +eight: cf.F. <i>Octobre</i>. See <u>Octave</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The tenth month of the year, containing thirty-one +days.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Ale or cider made in that month.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The country gentlemen had a posset or drink they +called <i>October</i>.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Oc*toc"e*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] +<def>Octocerata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Oc`to*cer"a*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr.&?; eight + &?;, a horn.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A suborder of +Cephalopoda including Octopus, Argonauta, and allied genera, having +eight arms around the head; -- called also <i>Octopoda</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"to*chord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>See <u>Octachord</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`todec"i*mo</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>octodecim</i> eighteen. See <u>Octavo</u>, <u>Decimal</u>, and +<u>-mo</u>.] <def>Having eighteen leaves to a sheet; as, an +<i>octodecimo</i> form, book, leaf, size, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`to*dec"i*mo</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Octodecimos</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A book composed of sheets +each of which is folded into eighteen leaves; hence; indicating more +or less definitely a size of book, whose sheets are so folded; -- +usually written 18mo or 18°, and called +<i>eighteenmo</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`to*den"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + +<i>dentate</i>.] <def>Having eight teeth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"to*dont</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + Gr. +&?;, &?;.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +<i>Octodontidæ</i>, a family of rodents which includes the +coypu, and many other South American species.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`to*ed"ric*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Octahedral</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"to*fid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + root +of L. <i>findere</i> to split: cf.F. <i>octofide</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Cleft or separated into eight segments, as a calyx.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*tog"a*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + Gr. +&?; marriage.] <def>A marrying eight times.</def> [R.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`to*ge*na"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A person +eighty years, or more, of age.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*tog"e*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>octogenarrus</i>, from <i>octogeni</i> eighty each, +<i>octoginta</i> eighty, fr. <i>octo</i> eight. See <u>Eight</u>, +<u>Eighty</u>.] <def>Of eighty years of age.</def> "Being then +<i>octogenary</i>." <i>Aubrey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"to*gild</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + AS. +<i>gild</i> payment.] <i>(Anglo-Saxon Law)</i> <def>A pecuniary +compensation for an injury, of eight times the value of the +thing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*tog"o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Octagonal</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Oc`to*gyn"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from +Gr. &?; eight + &?; a woman, female.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A Linnaean +order of plants having eight pistils.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Oc`to*gyn"i*an</hw> (?), <hw>Oc*tog"y*nous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having eight pistils; +octagynous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*to"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Octo-</u>.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, +octane; -- used specifically, to designate any one of a group of +acids, the most important of which is called <i>caprylic +acid</i>.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 996 !></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`to*loc"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + +<i>locular</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having eight cells for +seeds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`to*naph"thene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> ++ <i>naphthene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless liquid +hydrocarbon of the octylene series, occurring in Caucasian +petroleum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`to*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>octonarius</i>, fr. <i>octoni</i> eight each, fr. <i>octo</i> +eight.] <def>Of or pertaining to the number eight.</def> <i>Dr. H. +More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`to*noc"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>octoni</i> eight each + E. <i>ocular</i>.] <def>Having eight +eyes.</def> <i>Derham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`to*pede</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + L. +<i>pes</i>, <i>pedis</i>, foot.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An animal +having eight feet, as a spider.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`to*pet"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> ++ <i>petal</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having eight petals or flower +leaves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"to*pod</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; eight- +footed; &?; eight + <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot: cf.F. +<i>octopode</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the +Octocerata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Oc*top"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Same as +<u>Octocerata</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Same as +<u>Arachnida</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Oc`to*po"di*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; eight + &?; a little foot.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Octocerata</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"to*pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Octopod</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of eight-armed +cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. +See <u>Devilfish</u>,</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`to*ra"*di*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo- +</i> + <i>radiated</i>.] <def>Having eight rays.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`to*roon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>octo</i> +eight + <i>-roon</i>, as in <i>quadroon</i>.] <def>The offspring of a +quadroon and a white person; a mestee.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`to*sper"mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + +Cr. &?; seed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Containing eight seeds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*tos"ti*chous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + +Gr. &?; a row.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>In eight vertical ranks, as leaves +on a stem.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"to*style</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Octo-</i> + Gr. +&?; a pillar: cf.F. <i>octostyle</i>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Having +eight columns in the front; -- said of a temple or portico. The +Parthenon is <i>octostyle</i>, but most large Greek temples are +<i>hexastele</i>. See <u>Hexastyle</u>.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>An octostyle portico or temple.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Oc`to*syl*lab"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Oc`to*syl*lab"ic*al</hw> (?), +} <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>octosyllabus</i>. See <u>Octo-</u>, and +<u>Syllable</u>.] <def>Consisting of or containing eight +syllables.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"to*syl`la*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Octosyllabic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"to*syl`la*ble</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A word of +eight syllables.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"to*yl</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Octo</i>ic + +<i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical radical +(C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>15</sub>O), regarded as the essential residue of +octoic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Oc`troi"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A privilege granted by the sovereign +authority, as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or +society; a concession.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A tax levied in money or kind at the gate +of a French city on articles brought within the walls.</def></p> + +<p>[Written also <i>octroy</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Oc"tu*or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From L. <i>octo</i> +eight + <i>-uor</i>, as in L. <i>quatuor</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>See +<u>Octet</u>.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Oc"tu*ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>octuplus</i>; +cf. Gr. &?;: cf.F. <i>octuple</i>.] <def>Eightfold.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"tyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oct</i>ane + <i>- +yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A hypothetical hydrocarbon radical +regarded as an essential residue of octane, and as entering into its +derivatives; as, <i>octyl</i> alcohol.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"tyl*ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oct</i>ane + +eth<i>ylene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Any one of a series of +metameric hydrocarbons (C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>16</sub>) of the ethylene +series. In general they are combustible, colorless liquids.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc*tyl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, octyl; as, +<i>octylic</i> ether.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ocularis</i>, +<i>ocularius</i>, fr. <i>oculus</i> the eye: cf.F. <i>oculaire</i>. +See <u>Eye</u>, and cf. <u>Antler</u>, <u>Inveigle</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Depending on, or perceived by, the eye; +received by actual sight; personally seeing or having seen; as, +<i>ocular</i> proof.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thomas was an <i>ocular</i> witness of Christ's +death.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +eye; optic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"u*lar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Opt.)</i> <def>The +eyepiece of an optical instrument, as of a telescope or +microscope.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"u*lar*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By the eye, or +by actual sight.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"u*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the eye; ocular; optic; as, <i>oculary</i> +medicines.</def> <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Oc"u*late</hw> (?), <hw>Oc"u*la`ted</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oculatus</i>, fr. <i>oculus</i> eye.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Furnished with eyes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having spots or holes resembling eyes; +ocellated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`u*li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oculus</i> +the eye + <i>form</i>: cf.F. <i>oculiforme</i>.] <def>In the form of +an eye; resembling an eye; as, an <i>oculiform</i> pebble.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Oc`u*li"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. +<i>oculus</i> the eye.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of tropical +corals, usually branched, and having a very volid texture.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Oc`u*li*na"*ce*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. NL. <i>oculina</i> the name of a typical genus.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A suborder of corals including many reef- +building species, having round, starlike calicles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"u*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oculus</i> the +eye: cf. F. <i>oculiste</i>.] <def>One skilled in treating diseases +of the eye.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc"u*lo-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form from L. <i>oculus</i> +the eye.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`u*lo*mo"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oculo-</i> + +<i>motor</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the movement +of the eye; -- applied especially to the common motor nerves (or +third pair of cranial nerves) which supply many of the muscles of the +orbit.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The oculomotor +nerve.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oc`u*lo*na"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oculo-</i> + +<i>nasal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the region of +the eye and the nose; as, the <i>oculonasal</i>, or nasal, nerve, one +of the branches of the ophthalmic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Oc"u*lus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Oculi</b></plw> (#). [L., an eye.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An +eye; <i>(Bot.)</i> a leaf bud.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A round window, usually a +small one.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`cy*po"di*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>'wky`s</grk> swift + <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of a tribe of crabs which live in holes +in the sand along the seashore, and run very rapidly, -- whence the +name.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Od</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [G., fr. Gr. &?; passage.] +<i>(Physics)</i> <def>An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by +Reichenbach and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to +be developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light, +chemical or vital action, etc.; -- called also <i>odyle</i> or the +<i>odylic force</i>.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>That <i>od</i> force of German Reichenbach<BR> +Which still, from female finger tips, burnt blue.</blockquote> +<i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||O`da`lisque"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. Turk. +<i>odaliq</i> chambermaid, fr. <i>oda</i> chamber, room.] <def>A +female slave or concubine in the harem of the Turkish sultan.</def> +[Written also <i>odahlic</i>, <i>odalisk</i>, and <i>odalik</i>.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Not of those that men desire, sleek<BR> +<i>Odalisques</i>, or oracles of mode.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Odd</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> +<u>Odder</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Oddest</u>.] [OE. +<i>odde</i>, fr.Icel. <i>oddi</i> a tongue of land, a triangle, an +odd number (from the third or odd angle, or point, of a triangle), +orig., a point, tip; akin to Icel. <i>oddr</i> point, point of a +weapon, Sw. <i>udda</i> odd, <i>udd</i> point, Dan. <i>od</i>, +<i>AS</i>. <i>ord</i>, OHG. <i>ort</i>, G. <i>ort</i> place (cf. E. +<i>point</i>, for change of meaning).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not +paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a +mate; unmatched; single; as, an <i>odd</i> shoe; an <i>odd</i> +glove.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not divisible by 2 without a remainder; +not capable of being evenly paired, one unit with another; as, 1, 3, +7, 9, 11, etc., are <i>odd</i> numbers.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I hope good luck lies in <i>odd</i> +numbers.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Left over after a definite round number +has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding +a specified number; extra.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sixteen hundred and <i>odd</i> years after the earth +was made, it<BR> +was destroyed in a deluge.</blockquote> <i>T. Burnet.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There are yet missing of your company<BR> +Some few <i>odd</i> lads that you remember not.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Remaining over; unconnected; detached; +fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, <i>odd</i> jobs; +<i>odd</i> minutes; <i>odd</i> trifles.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Different from what is usual or common; +unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange.</def> "An <i>odd</i> +action." <i>Shak.</i> "An <i>odd</i> expression." +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>odd</i> man, to perform all things perfectly, +is, in my poor opinion, Joannes Sturmius.</blockquote> +<i>Ascham.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Patients have sometimes coveted <i>odd</i> +things.</blockquote> <i>Arbuthnot.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Locke's Essay would be a very <i>odd</i> book for a +man to make himself master of, who would get a reputation by critical +writings.</blockquote> <i>Spectator.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Quaint; unmatched; singular; unusual; +extraordinary; strange; queer; eccentric, whimsical; fantastical; +droll; comical. See <u>Quaint</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Odd" Fel`low</hw> (?). <def>A member of a secret order, or +fraternity, styled the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, established +for mutual aid and social enjoyment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Odd"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Oddities</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The quality +or state of being odd; singularity; queerness; peculiarity; as, +<i>oddity</i> of dress, manners, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That infinitude of <i>oddities</i> in +him.</blockquote> <i>Sterne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is odd; as, a collection of +<i>oddities</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Odd"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In +an odd manner; unevently.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In a peculiar manner; strangely; queerly; +curiously.</def> "A figure a little more <i>oddly</i> turned." +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A great black substance, . . . very <i>oddly</i> +shaped.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>In a manner measured by an +odd number.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Odd"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The state of being odd, or not even.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Take but one from three, and you not only destroy the +<i>oddness</i>, but also the essence of that number.</blockquote> +<i>Fotherby.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Singularity; strangeness; eccentricity; +irregularity; uncouthness; as, the <i>oddness</i> of dress or shape; +the <i>oddness</i> of an event.</def> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Odds</hw> (&obreve;dz), <pos><i>n. sing. & pl.</i></pos> [See +<u>Odd</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Difference +in favor of one and against another; excess of one of two things or +numbers over the other; inequality; advantage; superiority; hence, +excess of chances; probability.</def> "Preëminent by so much +<i>odds</i>." <i>Milton.</i> "The fearful <i>odds</i> of that unequal +fray." <i>Trench.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>odds</i><BR> +Is that we scarce are men and you are gods.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There appeared, at least, four to one <i>odds</i> +against them.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All the <i>odds</i> between them has been the +different scope . . . given to their understandings to range +in.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Judging is balancing an account and determining on +which side the <i>odds</i> lie.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; -- +chiefly in the phrase <i>at odds</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Set them into confounding <i>odds</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I can not speak<BR> +Any beginning to this peevish <i>odds</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>At odds</b></col>, <cd>in dispute; at variance.</cd> +"These squires <i>at odds</i> did fall." <i>Spenser.</i> "He flashes +into one gross crime or other, that sets us all <i>at odds</i>." +<i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>It is odds</b></col>, <cd>it is +probable.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> -- <col><b>Odds and +ends</b></col>, <cd>that which is left; remnants; fragments; refuse; +scraps; miscellaneous articles.</cd> "My brain is filled . . . with +all kinds of <i>odds and ends</i>." <i>W. Irving.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>ode</i>, +<i>oda</i>, Gr. &?; a song, especially a lyric song, contr. fr. &?;, +fr. &?; to sing; cf.Skr. <i>vad</i> to speak, sing. Cf. +<u>Comedy</u>, <u>Melody</u>, <u>Monody</u>.] <def>A short poetical +composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; esp., +now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and +appropriate dignity of style.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hangs <i>odes</i> upon hawthorns and elegies on +brambles.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>O! run; prevent them with thy humble <i>ode</i>,<BR> +And lay it lowly at his blessed feet.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Ode factor</b></col>, <cd>one who makes, or who traffics +in, odes; -- used contemptuously.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ode"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little or short +ode.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*de"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, fr. +&?;: cf.F. <i>odéon</i>. See <u>Ode</u>.] <def>A kind of +theater in ancient Greece, smaller than the dramatic theater and +roofed over, in which poets and musicians submitted their works to +the approval of the public, and contended for prizes; -- hence, in +modern usage, the name of a hall for musical or dramatic +performances.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*de"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>See +<u>Odeon</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"di*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>odibilis</i>. +See <u>Odium</u>.] <def>Fitted to excite hatred; hateful.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Bale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Od"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +od. See <u>Od</u>.</def> [Archaic] -- <wf>Od"ic*al*ly</wf> (#), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O"din</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Icel. &?;; prob.akin to +E. <i>wood</i>, a. See <u>Wednesday</u>.] <i>(Northern Myth.)</i> +<def>The supreme deity of the Scandinavians; -- the same as +<u>Woden</u>, of the German tribes.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There in the Temple, carved in wood,<BR> +The image of great <i>Odin</i> stood.</blockquote> +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*din"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to Odin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"di*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>odiosus</i>, +from <i>odium</i> hatred: cf. F. <i>odieux</i>. See <u>Odium</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Hateful; deserving or receiving hatred; as, +an <i>odious</i> name, system, vice.</def> "All wickedness will be +most <i>odious</i>." <i>Sprat.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He rendered himself <i>odious</i> to the +Parliament.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Causing or provoking hatred, repugnance, +or disgust; offensive; disagreeable; repulsive; as, an <i>odious</i> +sight; an <i>odious</i> smell.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>odious</i> side of that polity.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Hateful; detestable; abominable; disgusting; +loathsome; invidious; repulsive; forbidding; unpopular.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>O"di*ous`ly</wf>. <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>O"di*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Od"ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A writer of an ode +or odes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>odi</i> I +hate. Gr. <u>Annoy</u>, <u>Noisome</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Hatred; dislike; as, his conduct brought him into <i>odium</i>, +or, brought <i>odium</i> upon him.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The quality that provokes hatred; +offensiveness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>She threw the <i>odium</i> of the fact on +me.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>||Odium theologicum</b></col> (&?;) [L.], <cd>the enmity +peculiar to contending theologians.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Hatred; abhorrence; detestation; antipathy. -- +<u>Odium</u>, <u>Hatred</u>. We exercise <i>hatred</i>; we endure +<i>odium</i>. The former has an active sense, the latter a passive +one. We speak of having a <i>hatred</i> for a man, but not of having +an <i>odium</i> toward him. A tyrant incurs <i>odium</i>. The +<i>odium</i> of an offense may sometimes fall unjustly upon one who +is innocent.</p> + +<p><blockquote>I wish I had a cause to seek him there,<BR> +To oppose his <i>hatred</i> fully.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>You have . . . dexterously thrown some of the +<i>odium</i> of your polity upon that middle class which you +despise.</blockquote> <i>Beaconsfield.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Od"ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Odized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Odizing</u>.] <def>To charge with od. See <u>Od</u>.</def> +[Archaic]</p> + +<p><hw>Od"myl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, stench + +<i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A volatile liquid obtained by +boiling sulphur with linseed oil. It has an unpleasant garlic +odor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*dom"e*ter</hw> (&osl;*d&obreve;m"&esl;*t&etilde;r), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'odo`metron</grk>, +<grk>'odo`metros</grk>, an instrument for measuring distance; +<grk>'odo`s</grk> way + <grk>me`tron</grk> measure: cf. F. +<i>odométre</i>, <i>hodométre</i>.] <def>An instrument +attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance +traversed; also, a wheel used by surveyors, which registers the miles +and rods traversed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`do*met"ric*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>odométrique</i>, <i>hodométrique</i>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to the odometer, or to measurements made with +it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*dom"e*trous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Serving to +measure distance on a road.</def> [R.] <i>Sydney Smith.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*dom"e*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Measurement of +distances by the odometer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*don"a*ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The division of insects that includes the +dragon flies.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O`don*tal"gi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;; <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth + &?; pain.] +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Toothache.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`don*tal"gic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>odontalgique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to odontalgia.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A remedy for the toothache.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`don*tal"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Odontalgia</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O`don*ti"a*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.] <def>Cutting of +the teeth; dentition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*don"to-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form from Gr. +<grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*don"to*blast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Odonto-</i> ++ <i>-blast</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the more or less +columnar cells on the outer surface of the pulp of a tooth; an +odontoplast. They are supposed to be connected with the formation of +dentine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the cells which +secrete the chitinous teeth of Mollusca.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 997 !></p> + +<p><hw>||O*don`to*ce"te</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from +Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth + &?; a whale.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A subdivision of Cetacea, including the +sperm whale, dolphins, etc.; the toothed whales.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`don*tog"e*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Odonto-</i> ++ root of Gr. &?; to be born: cf: F. <i>odontogénie</i>.] +<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Generetion, or mode of development, of the +teeth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*don"to*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Odonto-</i> ++ <i>-graph</i>.] <def>An instrument for marking or laying off the +outlines of teeth of gear wheels.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*don`to*graph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to odontography.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`don*tog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +description of the teeth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*don"toid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; +<grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth + &?; form: cf.F. +<i>odontoïde</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Having the form of a tooth; toothlike.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid +process.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Odontoid bone</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a separate +bone, in many reptiles, corresponding to the odontoid process.</cd> - +- <col><b>Odontoid process</b></col>, or <col><b>Odontoid +peg</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>the anterior process of the centrum +of the second vertebra, or axis, in birds and mammals. See +<u>Axis</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||O`don*tol"cae</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from +Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth + &?; a +furrow.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct order of ostrichlike +aquatic birds having teeth, which are set in a groove in the jaw. It +includes <i>Hesperornis</i>, and allied genera. See +<u>Hesperornis</u>.</def> [Written also <i>Odontholcae</i>, and +<i>Odontoholcae</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>O*don"to*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Odonto-</i> + +<i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A fossil tooth colored a bright +blue by phosphate of iron. It is used as an imitation of turquoise, +and hence called <i>bone turquoise</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`don*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Odonto-</i> ++ <i>-logy</i>: cf.F. <i>odontologie</i>.] <def>The science which +treats of the teeth, their structure and development.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O`don*toph"o*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Odontophore</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Cephalophora</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*don"to*phore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Odonto-</i> ++ Gr. &?; to bear.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A special structure +found in the mouth of most mollusks, except bivalves. It consists of +several muscles and a cartilage which supports a chitinous radula, or +lingual ribbon, armed with teeth. Also applied to the radula alone. +See <u>Radula</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`don*toph"o*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having an odontophore.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*don"to*plast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Odonto-</i> ++ Gr. &?; to form, mold.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An +odontoblast.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O`don*top"te*ryx</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth + +<grk>pte`ryx</grk> a wing.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An extinct Eocene +bird having the jaws strongly serrated, or dentated, but destitute of +true teeth. It was found near London.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*don`tor*ni*"thes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +fr.Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth + &?;, &?;, +a bird.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A group of Mesozoic birds having the +jaws armed with teeth, as in most other vertebrates. They have been +divided into three orders: Odontolcæ, Odontotormæ, and +Saururæ.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*don"to*stom"a*tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Odonto-</i> + Gr. &?;, &?;, the mouth.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Having toothlike mandibles; -- applied to certain +insects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*don`to*tor"mae</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a tooth + &?; a +socket.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An order of extinct toothed birds +having the teeth in sockets, as in the genus Ichthyornis. See +<u>Ichthyornis</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"dor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>odor</i>, +<i>odour</i>, OF. <i>odor</i>, <i>odour</i>, F. <i>odeur</i>, fr. L. +<i>odor</i>; akin to <i>olere</i> to smell, Gr. &?;, Lith. &?; Cf. +<u>Olfactory</u>, <u>Osmium</u>, <u>Ozone</u>, <u>Redolent</u>.] +[Written also <i>odour</i>.] <def>Any smell, whether fragrant or +offensive; scent; perfume.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Meseemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers,<BR> +That dainty <i>odors</i> from them threw around.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To be in bad odor</b></col>, <cd>to be out of favor, or in +bad repute.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O"dor*a*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>odoramentum</i>. See <u>Odorate</u>.] <def>A perfume; a strong +scent.</def> [Obs.] <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"dor*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>odorans</i>, +<i>-antis</i>, p. pr.] <def>Yielding odors; fragrant.</def> +<i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"dor*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>odoratus</i>, +p. p. of <i>odorare</i> to perfume, fr. <i>odor</i> odor.] +<def>Odorous.</def> [Obos.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"dor*a`ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Diffusing +odor or scent; fragrant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`dor*if"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>odorifer</i>; <i>odor</i> odor + <i>ferre</i> to bear. See +<u>Odoe</u>, and 1st <u>Bear</u>.] <def>Bearing or yielding an odor; +perfumed; usually, sweet of scent; fragrant; as, <i>odoriferous</i> +spices, particles, fumes, breezes.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>O`dor*if"er*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>O`dor*if"er*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O"dor*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +pungent oily substance obtained by redistilling bone oil.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O"dor*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Free from +odor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"dor*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Written also +<i>odourous</i>.] [L. <i>odorus</i>, fr. <i>odor</i> odor: cf. OF. +<i>odoros</i>, <i>odoreux</i>.] <def>Having or emitting an odor or +scent, esp. a sweet odor; fragrant; sweet-smelling.</def> +"<i>Odorous</i> bloom." <i>Keble.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Such fragrant flowers do give most <i>odorous</i> +smell.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>O"dor*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>O"dor*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Ods</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>A corruption of +<i>God's</i>; -- formerly used in oaths and ejaculatory +phrases.</def> "<i>Ods</i> bodikin." "<i>Ods</i> pity." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Od"yl</hw>, <hw>Od"yle</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Gr. &?;, passage + &?; matter or material.] <i>(Physics)</i> +<def>See <u>Od</u>. [Archaic].</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*dyl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physics)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to odyle; odic; as, <i>odylic</i> force.</def> +[Archaic]</p> + +<p><hw>Od"ys*sey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Odyssea</i>, +Gr. &?;, fr. &?; Ulysses: cf.F. <i>Odyssée</i>.] <def>An epic +poem attributed to Homer, which describes the return of Ulysses to +Ithaca after the siege of Troy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œ</hw> (ē), <def>a diphthong, employed in the +Latin language, and thence in the English language, as the +representative of the Greek diphthong <grk>oi</grk>. In many words in +common use, <i>e</i> alone stands instead of œ. Classicists +prefer to write the diphthong <i>oe</i> separate in Latin +words.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œ"coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a house + +<i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The colorless porous framework, or +stroma, of red blood corpuscles from which the zooid, or hemoglobin +and other substances of the corpuscles, may be dissolved +out.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œ*col"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.&?; house ++ <i>-logy</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The various relations of animals +and plants to one another and to the outer world.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œ`co*nom"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Economical</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œ`co*nom"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Economics</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œ*con"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Economy</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œc`u*men"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ecumenical</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Œ*de"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. +&?; a swelling, tumor, fr. &?; to swell.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A +swelling from effusion of watery fluid in the cellular tissue beneath +the skin or mucous membrance; dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular +tissue.</def> [Written also <i>edema</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Œ*dem"a*tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or of the nature of, edema; +affected with edema.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Œ*il"iad</hw> (?), <hw>||Œil"lade`</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>œillade</i>, fr. <i>œel</i> +eye. See <u>Eyelent</u>.] <def>A glance of the eye; an amorous +look.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>She gave strange <i>œillades</i> and most +speaking looks.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Œ"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Eyelet</u>.] <def>An eye, bud, or shoot, as of a plant; an +oilet.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Œ*nan"thate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of the supposed œnanthic +acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œ*nan"thic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the +first shoot of the vine, the vine blossom, the vine; &?; the vine + +&?; bloom, &?; flower.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Having, or imparting, the +odor characteristic of the bouquet of wine; specifically used, +formerly, to designate an acid whose ethereal salts were supposed to +occasion the peculiar bouquet, or aroma, of old wine. Cf. +<u>Œnanthylic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Œnanthic acid</b></col>, <cd>an acid obtained from +œnanthic ether by the action of alkalies.</cd> -- +<col><b>Œnanthic ether</b></col>, <cd>an ethereal substance +(not to be confused with the bouquet, or aroma, of wine) found in +wine lees, and consisting of a complex mixture of the ethereal salts +of several of the higher acids of the acetic acid series. It has an +ethereal odor, and it used in flavoring artificial wines and liquors. +Called also <i>oil of wine</i>. See <i>Essential oil</i>, under +<u>Essential</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Œ*nan"thol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>œnanthy</i>lic + L. <i>ole</i>um oil.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>An oily substance obtained by the distillation of castor oil, +recognized as the aldehyde of œnanthylic acid, and hence called +also <i>œnanthaldehyde</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œ*nan"thone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>œnanthic</i> + <i>-one</i>] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The ketone +of œnanthic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œ*nan"thyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>œnnthic</i> + <i>-yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +hydrocarbon radical formerly supposed to exist in œnanthic +acid, now known to be identical with heptyl.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œ*nan"thyl*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of œnanthylic acid; as, potassium +<i>œnanthylate</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œ`nan*thyl"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, +œnanthyl; specifically, designating an acid formerly supposed +to be identical with the acid in œnanthic ether, but now known +to be identical with heptoic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œ`nan*thyl"i*dene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, having a garlic +odor; heptine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œ*nan"thyl*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid +formerly supposed to be the acid of œnanthylic ether, but now +known to be a mixture of higher acids, especially <i>capric</i> +acid.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Œ`no*cy"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; wine ++ &?; a dark-blue substance.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The coloring matter +of red wines.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œ*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; wine ++ <i>-logy</i>.] <def>Knowledge of wine, scientific or +practical.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Œn`o*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; wine + &?; mania.] <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Delirium tremens.</def> <i>Rayer.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>Dipsomania.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œn"o*mel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; wine + +&?; honey.] <def>Wine mixed with honey; mead,</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Œ*nom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; wine ++ <i>-meter</i>.] <def>See <u>Alcoholometer</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œ*noph"i*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; +wine + &?; to love.] <def>A lover of wine.</def> [R.] +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Œ`no*thi*on"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; +wine + <i>thionic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to an acid now +called <i>sulphovinic, or ethyl sulphuric, acid</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O'er</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep. & adv.</i></pos> <def>A contr. of +<u>Over</u>.</def> [Poetic]</p> + +<p><hw>Œ*soph"a*gus</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, +<hw>Œ`so*phag"e*al</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, etc. <def>Same +as <u>Esophagus</u>, <u>Esophageal</u>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œs"tri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the gadflies.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A gadfly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œs"tru*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Œstrus</u>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to +sexual desire; -- mostly applied to brute animals; as, the +<i>œstrual</i> period; <i>œstrual</i> +influence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Œs`tru*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The state of being under œstrual +influence, or of having sexual desire.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Œs"trus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a gadfly; +also, frenzy, fr.Gr. &?; gadfly; hence, sting, fury, insane desire, +frenzy.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of +gadflies. The species which deposits its larvæ in the nasal +cavities of sheep is <i>œstrus ovis</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A vehement desire; esp. <i>(Physiol.)</i>, +the periodical sexual impulse of animals; heat; rut.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Of</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [AS. <i>of</i> of, from, +off; akin to D. & OS. <i>af</i>, G. <i>ab</i> off, OHG. <i>aba</i> +from, away, Icel., Dan., Sw., & Goth. <i>af</i>, L. <i>ab</i>, Gr. +&?;, Skr. <i>apa</i>. Cf. <u>Off</u>, <u>A-</u> (2), <u>Ab-</u>, +<u>After</u>, <u>Epi-</u>.] <def>In a general sense, from, or out +from; proceeding from; belonging to; relating to; concerning; -- used +in a variety of applications; as:</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Denoting that from which anything +proceeds; indicating origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is +<i>of</i> a race of kings; he is <i>of</i> noble blood.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That holy thing which shall be born <i>of</i> thee +shall be called the Son of God.</blockquote> <i>Luke i. 35.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have received <i>of</i> the Lord that which also I +delivered unto you.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. xi. 23.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Denoting possession or ownership, or the +relation of subject to attribute; as, the apartment <i>of</i> the +consul: the power <i>of</i> the king; a man <i>of</i> courage; the +gate <i>of heaven</i>.</def> "Poor <i>of</i> spirit." + <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Denoting the material of which anything is +composed, or that which it contains; as, a throne <i>of</i> gold; a +sword <i>of</i> steel; a wreath <i>of</i> mist; a cup <i>of</i> +water.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; +belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; +as, <i>of</i> this little he had some to spare; some <i>of</i> the +mines were unproductive; most <i>of</i> the company.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is <i>of</i> the Lord's mercies that we are not +consumed.</blockquote> <i>Lam. iii. 22.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is a duty to communicate <i>of</i> those blessings +we have received.</blockquote> <i>Franklin.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Denoting that by which a person or thing +is actuated or impelled; also, the source of a purpose or action; as, +they went <i>of</i> their own will; no body can move <i>of</i> +itself; he did it <i>of</i> necessity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>For it was <i>of</i> the Lord to harden their +hearts.</blockquote> <i>Josh. xi. 20.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Denoting reference to a thing; about; +concerning; relating to; as, to boast <i>of</i> one's +achievements.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Knew you <i>of</i> this fair work?</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Denoting nearness or distance, either in +space or time; from; as, within a league <i>of</i> the town; within +an hour <i>of</i> the appointed time.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Denoting identity or equivalence; -- used +with a name or appellation, and equivalent to the relation of +apposition; as, the continent <i>of</i> America; the city <i>of</i> +Rome; the Island <i>of</i> Cuba.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Denoting the agent, or person by whom, or +thing by which, anything is, or is done; by.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And told to her <i>of</i> [by] some.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He taught in their synagogues, being glorified +<i>of</i> all.</blockquote> <i>Luke iv. 15.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Jesus] being forty days tempted <i>of</i> the +devil.</blockquote> <i>Luke iv. 1, 2.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The use of the word in this sense, as applied to persons, +is nearly obsolete.</p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>Denoting relation to place or time; +belonging to, or connected with; as, men <i>of</i> Athens; the people +<i>of</i> the Middle Ages; in the days <i>of</i> Herod.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>Denoting passage from one state to +another; from.</def> [Obs.] "O miserable <i>of</i> happy." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>During; in the course of.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Not be seen to wink <i>of</i> all the +day.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>My custom always <i>of</i> the afternoon.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Of</i> may be used in a subjective or an objective +sense. "The love <i>of</i> God" may mean, our love for God, or God's +love for us.</p> + +<p>&fist; <i>From</i> is the primary sense of this preposition; a +sense retained in <i>off</i>, the same word differently written for +distinction. But this radical sense disappears in most of its +application; as, a man <i>of</i> genius; a man <i>of</i> rare +endowments; a fossil <i>of</i> a red color, or <i>of</i> an hexagonal +figure; he lost all hope <i>of</i> relief; an affair <i>of</i> the +cabinet; he is a man <i>of</i> decayed fortune; what is the price +<i>of</i> corn? In these and similar phrases, <i>of</i> denotes +property or possession, or a relation of some sort involving +connection. These applications, however all proceeded from the same +primary sense. That which proceeds from, or is produced by, a person +or thing, either has had, or still has, a close connection with the +same; and hence the word was applied to cases of mere connection, not +involving at all the idea of separation.</p> + +<p><col><b>Of consequence</b></col>, <cd>of importance, value, or +influence.</cd> -- <col><b>Of late</b></col>, <cd>recently; in time +not long past.</cd> -- <col><b>Of old</b></col>, <cd>formerly; in +time long past.</cd> -- <col><b>Of one's self</b></col>, <cd>by one's +self; without help or prompting; spontaneously.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Why, knows not Montague, that <i>of</i> itself<BR> +England is safe, if true within itself?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i> +</p> + +<p><hw>Off</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>of</i>, orig. the +same word as R. <i>of</i>, prep., AS. <i>of</i>, adv. & prep. +√194. See <u>Of</u>.] <def>In a general sense, denoting from or +away from; as:</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Denoting distance or separation; as, the +house is a mile <i>off</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Denoting the action of removing or +separating; separation; as, to take <i>off</i> the hat or cloak; to +cut <i>off</i>, to pare <i>off</i>, to clip <i>off</i>, to peel +<i>off</i>, to tear <i>off</i>, to march <i>off</i>, to fly +<i>off</i>, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Denoting a leaving, abandonment, +departure, abatement, interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes +<i>off</i>; the pain goes <i>off</i>; the game is <i>off</i>; all +bets are <i>off</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Denoting a different direction; not on or +towards: away; as, to look <i>off</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Denoting opposition or negation.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The questions no way touch upon puritanism, either +<i>off</i> or on.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Sanderson.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>From off</b></col>, <cd>off from; off.</cd> "A live coal . +. . taken with the tongs <i>from off</i> the altar." <i>Is. vi. +6.</i> -- <col><b>Off and on</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Not +constantly; not regularly; now and then; occasionally</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>On different tacks, now +toward, and now away from, the land.</cd> -- <col><b>To be +off</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To depart; to escape; as, he +<i>was off</i> without a moment's warning.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>To be abandoned, as an agreement or purpose; as, the <i>bet</i> +was declared <i>to be off</i>.</cd> [Colloq.] -- <col><b>To come +off</b></col>, <col><b>To cut off</b></col>, <col><b>To fall +off</b></col>, <col><b>To go off</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under +<u>Come</u>, <u>Cut</u>, <u>Fall</u>, <u>Go</u>, etc.</cd> -- +<col><b>To get off</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>To utter; to +discharge; as, <i>to get off</i> a joke.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>To go away; to escape; as, <i>to get off</i> easily from a +trial</cd>. [Colloq.] -- <col><b>To take off</b></col>, <cd>to mimic +or personate.</cd> -- <col><b>To tell off</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, +<cd>to divide and practice a regiment or company in the several +formations, preparatory to marching to the general parade for field +exercises.</cd> <i>Farrow.</i> -- <col><b>To be well off</b></col>, +<cd>to be in good condition.</cd> -- <col><b>To be ill off</b></col>, +<col><b>To be badly off</b></col>, <cd>to be in poor +condition.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 998 !></p> + +<p><hw>Off</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>Away; begone; -- +a command to depart.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Off</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Not on; away from; as, +to be <i>off</i> one's legs or <i>off</i> the bed; two miles +<i>off</i> the shore.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Off hand</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Offhand</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Off side</b></col> <sd><i>(Football)</i></sd>, <cd>out of +play; -- said when a player has got in front of the ball in a +scrimmage, or when the ball has been last touched by one of his own +side behind him.</cd> -- <col><b>To be off color</b></col>, <cd>to be +of a wrong color.</cd> -- <col><b>To be off one's food</b></col>, +<cd>to have no appetite. (Colloq.)</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Off</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>On the +farther side; most distant; on the side of an animal or a team +farthest from the driver when he is on foot; in the United States, +the right side; as, the <i>off</i> horse or ox in a team, in +distinction from the <i>nigh</i> or <i>near</i> horse or ox; the +<i>off</i> leg.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Designating a time when one is not +strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from his +post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent; as, he took an +<i>off</i> day for fishing: an <i>off</i> year in politics.</def> "In +the <i>off</i> season." <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Off side</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The right hand +side in driving; the farther side</cd>. See <u>Gee</u>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Cricket)</i> <cd>See <u>Off</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p> + +<p><hw>Off</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Cricket)</i> <def>The side +of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Of"fal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Off</i> + +<i>fall</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The rejected or waste parts of +a butchered animal.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dead body; carrion.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is thrown away as worthless or +unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>off als</i> of other profession.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Off"cut`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>That which is cut off.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bookbinding)</i> <def>A portion ofthe +printed sheet, in certain sizes of books, that is cut off before +folding.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fence"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Offense</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fend</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Offended</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Offending</u>.] [OF. <i>offendre</i>, L. <i>offendere</i>, +<i>offensum</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>fendere</i> (in +comp.) to thrust, dash. See <u>Defend</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To strike against; to attack; to assail.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir P. +Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To displease; to make angry; to +affront.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A brother <i>offended</i> is harder to be won than a +strong city.</blockquote> <i>Prov. xviii. 19.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be offensive to; to harm; to pain; to +annoy; as, strong light <i>offends</i> the eye; to <i>offend</i> the +conscience.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To transgress; to violate; to sin +against.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Marry, sir, he hath <i>offended</i> the +law.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Script.)</i> <def>To oppose or obstruct in +duty; to cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Who hath you misboden or <i>offended</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If thy right eye <i>offend</i> thee, pluck it out . . +. And if thy right hand <i>offend</i> thee, cut it off.</blockquote> +<i>Matt. v. 29, 3O.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Great peace have they which love thy law, and nothing +shall <i>offend</i> them.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxix. 165.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fend"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime; to +stumble; to sin.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet +<i>offend</i> in one point, he is guilty of all.</blockquote> +<i>James ii. 10.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If it be a sin to cevet honor,<BR> +I am the most <i>offending</i> soul alive.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause dislike, anger, or vexation; to +displease.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I shall <i>offend</i>, either to detain or give +it.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To offend against</b></col>, <cd>to do an injury or wrong +to; to commit an offense against.</cd> "We have <i>offended +against</i> the Lord already." <i>2 Chron. xxviii. 13.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fend"ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +offender.</def> [R.] <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fend"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +offends; one who violates any law, divine or human; a +wrongdoer.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I and my son Solomon shall be counted +<i>offenders</i>.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings i. 21.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fend"ress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who +offends.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Of*fense"</hw>, <hw>Of*fence"</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>offensa</i>. See <u>Offend</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of offending in any sense; esp., a +crime or a sin, an affront or an injury.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Who was delivered for our <i>offenses</i>, and was +raised again for our justification.</blockquote> <i>Rom. iv. +25.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have given my opinion against the authority of two +great men, but I hope without <i>offense</i> to their +memories.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being offended or displeased; +anger; displeasure.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He was content to give them just cause of +<i>offense</i>, when they had power to make just +revenge.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A cause or occasion of stumbling or of +sin.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Woe to that man by whom the <i>offense</i> +cometh!</blockquote> <i>Matt. xviii. 7.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; This word, like <i>expense</i>, is often spelled with a +<i>c</i>. It ought, however, to undergo the same change with +<i>expense</i>, the reasons being the same, namely, that <i>s</i> +must be used in <i>offensive</i> as in <i>expensive</i>, and is found +in the Latin <i>offensio</i>, and the French <i>offense</i>.</p> + +<p><col><b>To take offense</b></col>, <cd>to feel, or assume to be, +injured or affronted; to become angry or hostile.</cd> -- +<col><b>Weapons of offense</b></col>, <cd>those which are used in +attack, in distinction from those of <i>defense</i>, which are used +to repel.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Displeasure; umbrage; resentment; misdeed; +misdemeanor; trespass; transgression; delinquency; fault; sin; crime; +affront; indignity; outrage; insult.</p> + +<p><hw>Of*fense"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Causing +offense; displeasing; wrong; as, an <i>offenseful</i> act.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Of*fense"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unoffending; +inoffensive.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fen"si*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That may +give offense.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Of*fen"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF., fr. L. +<i>offensio</i> an offense.] <def>Assault; attack.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fen"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.F. +<i>offensif</i>. See <u>Offend</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Giving offense; causing displeasure or +resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, <i>offensive</i> +words.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; +disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an <i>offensive</i> smell; +<i>offensive</i> sounds.</def> "<i>Offensive</i> to the stomach." +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Making the first attack; assailant; +aggressive; hence, used in attacking; -- opposed to <i>defensive</i>; +as, an <i>offensive</i> war; <i>offensive</i> weapons.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>League offensive and defensive</b></col>, <cd>a leaque +that requires all the parties to it to make war together against any +foe, and to defend one another if attacked.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Displeasing; disagreeable; distasteful; obnoxious; +abhorrent; disgusting; impertinent; rude; saucy; reproachful; +opprobrious; insulting; insolent; abusive; scurrilous; assailant; +attacking; invading.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Of*fen"sive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Of*fen"sive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fen"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +posture of one who offends or makes attack; aggressive attitude; the +act of the attacking party; -- opposed to <i>defensive</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To act on the offensive</b></col>, <cd>to be the attacking +party.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Of"fer</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Offered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Offering</u>.] [OE. <i>offren</i>, <u>AS</u>. <i>offrian</i> to +sacrifice, fr. L. <i>offerre</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>OB-</u>) + +<i>ferre</i> to bear, bring. The English word was influenced by F. +<i>offrir</i> to offer, of the same origin. See 1st <u>Bear</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To present, as an act of worship; to +immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often +with <i>up</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou shalt <i>offer</i> every day a bullock for a sin +offering for atonement.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxix. 36.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A holy priesthood to <i>offer</i> up spiritual +sacrifices.</blockquote> <i>1 Pet. ii. 5.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To bring to or before; to hold out to; to +present for acceptance or rejection; as, to <i>offer</i> a present, +or a bribe; to <i>offer</i> one's self in marriage.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I <i>offer</i> thee three things.</blockquote> <i>2 +Sam. xxiv. 12.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To present in words; to proffer; to make a +proposal of; to suggest; as, to <i>offer</i> an opinion. With the +infinitive as an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's +willingness; as, he <i>offered</i> to help me.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To attempt; to undertake.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All that <i>offer</i> to defend him.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, +to <i>offer</i> a guinea for a ring; to <i>offer</i> a salary or +reward.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To put in opposition to; to manifest in an +offensive way; to threaten; as, to <i>offer</i> violence, attack, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To propose; propound; move; proffer; tender; +sacrifice; immolate.</p> + +<p><hw>Of"fer</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To present itself; to be at hand.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The occasion <i>offers</i>, and the youth +complies.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To make an attempt; to make an essay or a +trial; -- used with <i>at</i>.</def> "Without <i>offering</i> at any +other remedy." <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He would be <i>offering</i> at the shepherd's +voice.</blockquote> <i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will not <i>offer</i> at that I can not +master.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of"fer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>offre</i>, +fr. <i>offrir</i> to offer, fr. L. <i>offerre</i>. See <u>Offer</u>, +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of offering, +bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first +advance.</def> "This <i>offer</i> comes from mercy." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is offered or brought forward; +a proposal to be accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a +bid.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When <i>offers</i> are disdained, and love +denied.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an +<i>offer</i> to catch the ball.</def> "Some <i>offer</i> and +attempt." <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of"fer*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being offered; suitable or worthy to be offered.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Of"fer*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who offers; +esp., one who offers something to God in worship.</def> +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of"fer*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of an offerer; a proffering.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is offered, esp. in divine +service; that which is presented as an expiation or atonement for +sin, or as a free gift; a sacrifice; an oblation; as, sin +<i>offering</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They are polluted <i>offerings</i> more abhorred<BR> +Than spotted livers in the sacrifice.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A sum of money offered, as in church +service; as, a missionary <i>offering</i>. Specif.: <i>(Ch. of +Eng.)</i> Personal tithes payable according to custom, either at +certain seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain occasions as +marriages or christenings.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[None] to the <i>offering</i> before her should +go.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Burnt offering</b></col>, <col><b>Drink +offering</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Burnt</u>. etc.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Of"fer*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Offertories</b></plw> . [L. <i>offertorium</i> the place to +which offerings were brought, in LL. offertory: cf.F. +<i>offertoire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of offering, or +the thing offered.</def> [Obs. or R.] <i>Bacon. Bp. Fell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>An +anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the +offering and first part of the Mass.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>That part of the Mass which the priest reads before uncovering +the chalice to offer up the elements for consecration.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The oblation of the elements.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The Scripture sentences said or sung during +the collection of the offerings.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The +offerings themselves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Of"fer*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>offertura</i> an offering.] <def>Offer; proposal; overture.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>More <i>offertures</i> and advantages to his +crown.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Off"hand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Instant; ready; +extemporaneous; as, an <i>offhand speech</i>; <i>offhand</i> +excuses.</def> -- <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an offhand manner; +as, he replied <i>offhand</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Of"fice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>officium</i>, for <i>opificium</i>; <i>ops</i> ability, wealth, +holp + <i>facere</i> to do or make. See <u>Opulent</u>, <u>Fact</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which a person does, either voluntarily +or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, +or a duty that arises from the relations of man to man; as, kind +<i>offices</i>, pious <i>offices</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I would I could do a good <i>office</i> between +you.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A special duty, trust, charge, or +position, conferred by authority and for a public purpose; a position +of trust or authority; as, an executive or judical <i>office</i>; a +municipal <i>office</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A charge or trust, of a sacred nature, +conferred by God himself; as, the <i>office</i> of a priest under the +old dispensation, and that of the apostles in the new.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I +magnify mine <i>office</i>.</blockquote> <i>Rom. xi. 13.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which is performed, intended, or +assigned to be done, by a particular thing, or that which anything is +fitted to perform; a function; -- answering to <i>duty</i> in +intelligent beings.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They [the eyes] resign their <i>office</i> and their +light.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Hesperus, whose <i>office</i> is to bring<BR> +Twilight upon the earth.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In this experiment the several intervals of the teeth +of the comb do the <i>office</i> of so many prisms.</blockquote> +<i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The place where a particular kind of +business or service for others is transacted; a house or apartment in +which public officers and others transact business; as, the +register's <i>office</i>; a lawyer's <i>office</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>The company or corporation, or persons +collectively, whose place of business is in an office; as, I have +notified the <i>office</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <def>The apartments or outhouses in +which the domestics discharge the duties attached to the service of a +house, as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>As for the <i>offices</i>, let them stand at +distance.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>Any service other than that +of ordination and the Mass; any prescribed religious +service.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This morning was read in the church, after the +<i>office</i> was done, the declaration setting forth the late +conspiracy against the king's person.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Holy office</b></col>. <cd>Same as <u>Inquisition</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 3.</cd> -- <col><b>Houses of office</b></col>. +<cd>Same as def. 7 above.</cd> <i>Chaucer.</i> -- <col><b>Little +office</b></col> <i>(R.C.Ch.)</i>, <cd>an office recited in honor of +the Virgin Mary.</cd> -- <col><b>Office bearer</b></col>, <cd>an +officer; one who has a specific office or duty to perform.</cd> -- +<col><b>Office copy</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>an authenticated or +certified copy of a record, from the proper office. See <i>Certified +copies</i>, under <u>Copy</u>.</cd> <i>Abbott.</i> -- <col><b>Office- +found</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>the finding of an inquest of +office. See under <u>Inquest</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Office +holder</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Officeholder</u> in the +Vocabulary</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Of`fice</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To perform, as +the duties of an office; to discharge.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of"fice*hold"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Of"fi*cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>officier</i>. +See <u>Office</u>, and cf. <u>Official</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who holds an office; a person lawfully +invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; +as, a church <i>officer</i>; a police <i>officer</i>; a staff +<i>officer</i>.</def> "I am an <i>officer</i> of state." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(U. S. Mil.)</i> <def>Specifically, a +commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant +officer.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Field officer</b></col>, <col><b>General +officer</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Field</u>, <u>General</u>. +etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Officer of the day</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, +<cd>the officer who, on a given day, has charge for that day of the +quard, prisoners, and police of the post or camp.</cd> -- +<col><b>Officer of the deck</b></col>, or <col><b>Officer of the +watch</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>the officer temporarily in charge +on the deck of a vessel, esp. a war vessel.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Of"fi*cer</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Officered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Officering</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To furnish with officers; +to appoint officers over.</def> <i>Marshall.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To command as an officer; as, veterans +from old regiments <i>officered</i> the recruits.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fi"cial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>officialis</i>: cf. F. <i>officiel</i>. See <u>Office</u>, and cf. +<u>Official</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or +pertaining to an office or public trust; as, <i>official</i> duties, +or routine.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>That, in the <i>official</i> marks invested, you<BR> +Anon do meet the senate.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Derived from the proper office or officer, +or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of +authority; as, an <i>official</i> statement or report.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Pharm.)</i> <def>Approved by authority; +sanctioned by the pharmacopœia; appointed to be used in +medicine; as, an <i>official</i> drug or preparation. Cf. +<u>Officinal</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Discharging an office or function.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The stomach and other parts <i>official</i> unto +nutrition.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fi"cial</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>officialis</i> a +magistrate's servant or attendant: cf.F. <i>official</i>. See +<u>Official</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Officer</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate +executive officer or attendant.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a +bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual +jurisdiction.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fi"cial*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +of being official; a system of official government; also, adherence +to office routine; red-tapism.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Officialism</i> may often drift into +blunders.</blockquote> <i>Smiles.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fi`ci*al"i*ty</hw> +(&obreve;f*f&ibreve;sh`&ibreve;*ăl"&ibreve;*t&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Officialty</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fi"cial*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By the +proper officer; by virtue of the proper authority; in pursuance of +the special powers vested in an officer or office; as, accounts or +reports <i>officially</i> verified or rendered; letters +<i>officially</i> communicated; persons <i>officially</i> +notified.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fi"cial*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. +<i>officialité</i>.] <def>The charge, office, court, or +jurisdiction of an official.</def> <i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fi"ciant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>officians</i>, p. pr. See <u>Officiate</u>.] <i>(Eccl.)</i> +<def>The officer who officiates or performs an office, as the burial +office.</def> <i>Shipley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fi"ci*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to an office or an officer; official.</def> [R.] +<i>Heylin.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fi"ci*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Officiated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Officiating</u>.] [LL. <i>officiare</i>. See +<u>Office</u>.] <def>To act as an officer in performing a duty; to +transact the business of an office or public trust; to conduct a +public service.</def> <i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fi"ci*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To discharge, +perform, or supply, as an official duty or function.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Merely to <i>officiate</i> light<BR> +Round this opacous earth.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fi"ci*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +officiates.</def> <i>Tylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of*fic"i*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>officina</i> a workshop, contr.fr. <i>opificina</i>, fr. +<i>opifex</i> a workman; <i>opus</i> work + <i>facere</i> to make or +do.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Used in a shop, or belonging to +it.</def> [Obs. or R.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Pharm.)</i> <def>Kept in stock by +apothecaries; -- said of such drugs and medicines as may be obtained +without special preparation or compounding; not magistral.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; This term is often interchanged with <i>official</i>, but +in strict use <i>officinal</i> drugs are not necessarily +<i>official</i>. See <u>Official</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 3.</p> + +<p><hw>Of*fi"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>officiosus</i>: cf.F. <i>officieux</i>. See <u>Office</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, +duty.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>If there were any lie in the case, it could be no more +than as <i>officious</i> and venial one.</blockquote> <i>Note on Gen. +xxvii. (Douay version).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Disposed to serve; kind; obliging.</def> +[Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Yet not to earth are those bright luminaries<BR> +<i>Officious</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They were tolerably well bred, very <i>officious</i>, +humane, and hospitable.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Importunately interposing services; +intermeddling in affairs in which one has no concern; +meddlesome.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>You are too <i>officious</i><BR> +In her behalf that scorns your services.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Impertinent; meddling. See <u>Impertinent</u>.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Of*fi"cious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Of*fi"cious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><! p. 999 !></p> + +<p><hw>Off"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Off</u>.] +<def>That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where +there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the +shore; as, the ship had ten miles <i>offing</i>; we saw a ship in the +<i>offing</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Off"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Shy or distant in +manner.</def> [Colloq. U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Off"let</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Off</i> + <i>let</i>.] +<def>A pipe to let off water.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Off"scour`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Off</i> + +<i>scour</i>.] <def>That which is scoured off; hence, refuse; +rejected matter; that which is vile or despised.</def> <i>Lam. iii. +45.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Off"scum`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Off</i> + +<i>scum</i>.] <def>Removed scum; refuse; dross.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Off"set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Off</i> + +<i>set</i>. Cf. <u>Set-off</u>.] <def>In general, that which is set +off, from, before, or against, something</def>; as: --</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A short prostrate shoot, +which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See +<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Houseleek</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A sum, account, or value set off against +another sum or account, as an equivalent; hence, anything which is +given in exchange or retaliation; a set-off.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A spur from a range of hills or +mountains.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A horizontal ledge on the +face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the +weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; -- called +also <i>set-off</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Surv.)</i> <def>A short distance measured +at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an +irregular boundary, or to some object.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Mech.)</i> <def>An abrupt bend in an +object, as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but +nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A more or less distinct +transfer of a printed page or picture to the opposite page, when the +pages are pressed together before the ink is dry or when it is +poor.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Offset staff</b></col> <i>(Surv.)</i>, <cd>a rod, usually +ten links long, used in measuring offsets.</cd> +</p> + +<p><hw>Off*set"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Offset</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Offsetting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To set off; to place over +against; to balance; as, to <i>offset</i> one account or charge +against another.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, +pipe, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Off"set</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Printing)</i> +<def>To make an offset.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Off"shoot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Off</i> + +<i>shoot</i>.] <def>That which shoots off or separates from a main +stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the <i>offshoots</i> of a +tree.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Off"shore"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>From the shore; +as, an <i>offshore</i> wind; an <i>offshore</i> signal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Off"skip`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Off</i> + <i>- +skip</i>, as in <i>landskip</i>.] <i>(Paint.)</i> <def>That part of a +landscape which recedes from the spectator into distance.</def> [R.] +<i>Fairholt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Off"spring`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.sing. & pl.</i></pos> +[<i>Off</i> + <i>spring</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of production; generation.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is produced; a child or +children; a descendant or descendants, however remote from the +stock.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To the gods alone<BR> +Our future <i>offspring</i> and our wives are known.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Origin; lineage; family.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Of*fus"cate</hw> (?), <hw>Of`fus*ca`tion</hw> (?) }. +<def>See <u>Obfuscate</u>, <u>Obfuscation</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Oft</hw> (&obreve;ft; 115), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>oft</i>; akin to OS. & G. <i>oft</i>, OHG. <i>ofto</i>, Sw. +<i>ofta</i>, Dan. <i>ofte</i>, Icel. <i>opt</i>, Goth. <i>ufta</i>; +of uncertain origin. Cf. <u>Often</u>.] <def>Often; frequently; not +rarely; many times.</def> [Poetic] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Oft</i> she rejects, but never once +offends.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oft</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Frequent; often; +repeated.</def> [Poetic]</p> + +<p><hw>Of`ten</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Oftener</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Oftenest</u>.] [Formerly also +<i>ofte</i>, fr. <i>oft</i>. See <u>Oft</u>., +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos>] <def>Frequently; many times; not +seldom.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Of"ten</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Frequent; common; +repeated.</def> [R.] "Thine <i>often</i> infirmities." <i>1 Tim. v. +23.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And weary thee with <i>often</i> +welcomes.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of"ten*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Frequency.</def> +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of"ten*sith</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Often</i> + +<i>sith</i> time.] <def>Frequently; often.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>For whom I sighed have so +<i>oftensith</i>.</blockquote> <i>Gascoigne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of"ten*tide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Often</i> + +<i>tide</i> time.] <def>Frequently; often.</def> [Obs.] <i>Robert of +Brunne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Of"ten*times`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Often</i> + +<i>time.</i> Cf. <u>-wards</u>.] <def>Frequently; often; many +times.</def> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oft"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def><pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> of <u>Oft</u>.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oft"times`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Oft</i> + +<i>time.</i> Cf. <u>-wards</u>.] <def>Frequently; often.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Og"am</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Ogham</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Og"do*ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Gr</i>. +<i>&?;</i>, <i>&?;</i>, from &?; eight.] <def>A thing made up of +eight parts.</def> <i>Milman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Og`do*as`tich</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the +eighth + &?; a verse.] <def>A poem of eight lines.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Selden</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*gee"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ogive</i>, +<i>augive</i>, LL. <i>augiva</i>, of uncertain origin; cf.LL. +<i>ogis</i> a support, prop. L. <i>augere</i> to increase, +strengthen, Sp. <i>auge</i> highest point of power or fortune, +apogee, Ar. <i>auj</i>, an astronomical term.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A molding, the section of +which is the form of the letter S, with the convex part above; cyma +reversa. See <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Cyma</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence, any similar figure used for any +purpose.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ogee arch</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a pointed arch, +each of the sides of which has the curve of an ogee, that is, has a +reversed curve near the apex.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O*gee"chee lime`</hw> (?). [So named from the <i>Ogeechee</i> +River in Georgia.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The acid, +olive-shaped, drupaceous fruit of a species of tupelo (<i>Nyssa +capitata</i>) which grows in swamps in Georgia and Florida.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The tree which bears this fruit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Og`ga*ni"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oggannire</i> to snarl at; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + +<i>gannire</i> to yelp.] <def>Snarling; grumbling.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. +Montagu.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Og"ham</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Ir.] <def>A particular +kind of writing practiced by the ancient Irish, and found in +inscriptions on stones, metals, etc.</def> [Written also +<i>ogam</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>O"give</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ogive</i>, OF. +<i>augive</i> a pointed arch, LL. <i>augiva</i> a double arch of two +at right angles.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The arch or rib which crosses a +Gothic vault diagonally.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"gle</hw> (ōg'l), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ogled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ogling</u> (?).] [From a Dutch word corresponding to G. +<i>äugeln</i> to ogle, fr. <i>auge</i> eye; cf. D. +<i>ooglonken</i> to ogle, OD. <i>oogen</i> to cast sheep's eyes upon, +<i>ooge</i> eye. See <u>Eye</u>.] <def>To view or look at with side +glances, as in fondness, or with a design to attract +notice.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And <i>ogling</i> all their audience, ere they +speak.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"gle</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An amorous side glance +or look.</def> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"gler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +ogles.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"gli*o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Olio</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"gre</hw> (ō"g&etilde;r), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +Sp. <i>ogro</i>, fr. L. <i>Orcus</i> the god of the infernal regions; +also, the lower world, hell.] <def>An imaginary monster, or hideous +giant of fairy tales, who lived on human beings; hence, any frightful +giant; a cruel monster.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His schoolroom must have resembled an <i>ogre's</i> +den.</blockquote> <i>Maccaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"gre*ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling an ogre; +having the character or appearance of an ogre; suitable for an +ogre.</def> "An <i>ogreish</i> kind of jocularity." +<i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"gress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ogresse</i>. See +<u>Ogre</u>.] <def>A female ogre.</def> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O"gre*ism</hw> (?), <hw>O"grism</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The character or manners of an +ogre.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*gyg"i*an</hw> (&osl;*j&ibreve;j"&ibreve;*<i>a</i>n), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Ogygius</i>, Gr. <grk>'Ogy`gios</grk>.] +<def>Of or pertaining to Ogyges, a mythical king of ancient Attica, +or to a great deluge in Attica in his days; hence, primeval; of +obscure antiquity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oh</hw> (ō), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> [See <u>O</u>, +<pos><i>interj.</i></pos>] <def>An exclamation expressing various +emotions, according to the tone and manner, especially surprise, +pain, sorrow, anxiety, or a wish. See the Note under +<u>O</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ohm</hw> (ōm), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from the +German electrician, G. S. <i>Ohm</i>.] <i>(Elec.)</i> <def>The +standard unit in the measure of electrical resistance, being the +resistance of a circuit in which a potential difference of one volt +produces a current of one ampére. As defined by the +International Electrical Congress in 1893, and by United States +Statute, it is a resistance substantially equal to 10<sup>9</sup> +units of resistance of the C. G. S. system of electro-magnetic units, +and is represented by the resistance offered to an unvarying electric +current by a column of mercury at the temperature of melting ice +14.4521 grams in mass, of a constant cross-sectional area, and of the +length of 106.3 centimeters. As thus defined it is called the +<i>international ohm</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ohm's law</b></col> <i>(Elec.)</i>, <cd>the statement of +the fact that the strength or intensity of an electrical current is +directly proportional to the electro-motive force, and inversely +proportional to the resistance of the circuit.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O*ho"</hw> (?), <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>An exclamation +of surprise, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>-oid</hw> (-oid). [Gr. &?;, fr. <grk>e'i^dos</grk> form, akin +to &?; to see, and E. <i>wit</i>: cf.F. <i>-oïde</i>, L. <i>- +oïdes</i>.] <def>A suffix or combining form meaning <i>like</i>, +<i>resembling</i>, <i>in the form of</i>; as in anthrop<i>oid</i>, +aster<i>oid</i>, spher<i>oid</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*ïd"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. fr. +Gr. <grk>w,'o`n</grk> egg.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of minute +fungi which form a floccose mass of filaments on decaying fruit, etc. +Many forms once referred to this genus are now believed to be +temporary conditions of fungi of other genera, among them the vine +mildew (<i>Oïdium Tuckeri</i>), which has caused much injury to +grapes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oil</hw> (oil), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>oile</i>, OF. +<i>oile</i>, F. <i>huile</i>, fr. L. <i>oleum</i>; akin to Gr. &?;. +Cf. <u>Olive</u>.] <def>Any one of a great variety of unctuous +combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive +<i>oil</i>, whale <i>oil</i>, rock <i>oil</i>, etc. They are of +animal, vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and +they are variously used for food, for solvents, for anointing, +lubrication, illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an +oily consistency; as, <i>oil</i> of vitriol.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The mineral oils are varieties of petroleum. See +<u>Petroleum</u>. The vegetable oils are of two classes, <i>essential +oils</i> (see under <u>Essential</u>), and <i>natural oils</i> which +in general resemble the animal oils and fats. Most of the natural +oils and the animal oils and fats consist of ethereal salts of +glycerin, with a large number of organic acids, principally stearic, +oleic, and palmitic, forming respectively stearin, olein, and +palmitin. Stearin and palmitin prevail in the solid oils and fats, +and olein in the liquid oils. Mutton tallow, beef tallow, and lard +are rich in stearin, human fat and palm oil in palmitin, and sperm +and cod-liver oils in olein. In making soaps, the acids leave the +glycerin and unite with the soda or potash.</p> + +<p><col><b>Animal oil</b></col>, <col><b>Bone oil</b></col>, +<col><b>Dipple's oil</b></col>, <cd>etc. <i>(Old Chem.)</i>, a +complex oil obtained by the distillation of animal substances, as +bones. See <i>Bone oil</i>, under <u>Bone</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Drying +oils</b></col>, <col><b>Essential oils</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> +<cd>See under <u>Drying</u>, and <u>Essential</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Ethereal oil of wine</b></col>, <col><b>Heavy oil of +wine</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See under <u>Ethereal</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Fixed oil</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Fixed</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil bag</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>a bag, cyst, or gland in animals, containing oil.</cd> -- +<col><b>Oil beetle</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any beetle of +the genus <i>Meloe</i> and allied genera. When disturbed they emit +from the joints of the legs a yellowish oily liquor. Some species +possess vesicating properties, and are used instead of +cantharides.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil box</b></col>, or <col><b>Oil +cellar</b></col> <i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>a fixed box or reservoir, for +lubricating a bearing; esp., the box for oil beneath the journal of a +railway-car axle.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil cake</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Cake</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil cock</b></col>, <cd>a stopcock +connected with an oil cup. See <i>Oil cup</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil +color</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A paint made by grinding a +coloring substance in oil</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Such paints, +taken in a general sense.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil cup</b></col>, <cd>a +cup, or small receptacle, connected with a bearing as a lubricator, +and usually provided with a wick, wire, or adjustable valve for +regulating the delivery of oil.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil engine</b></col>, +<cd>a gas engine worked with the explosive vapor of petroleum.</cd> - +- <col><b>Oil gas</b></col>, <cd>inflammable gas procured from oil, +and used for lighting streets, houses, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil +gland</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>A gland +which secretes oil; especially in birds, the large gland at the base +of the tail</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>A gland, in +some plants, producing oil.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil green</b></col>, +<cd>a pale yellowish green, like oil.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil of +brick</b></col>, <cd>empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a brick +soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature, -- used by +lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery by which stones and gems are +sawn or cut.</cd> <i>Brande & C.</i> -- <col><b>Oil of +talc</b></col>, <cd>a nostrum made of calcined talc, and famous in +the 17th century as a cosmetic.</cd> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i> -- +<col><b>Oil of vitriol</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>strong sulphuric +acid; -- so called from its oily consistency and from its forming the +vitriols or sulphates.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil of wine</b></col>, +<cd>Œnanthic ether. See under <u>Œnanthic</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Oil painting</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The art of +painting in oil colors</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Any kind of +painting of which the pigments are originally ground in oil.</cd> -- +<col><b>Oil palm</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a palm tree whose fruit +furnishes oil, esp. <i>Elæis Guineensis</i>. See +<u>Elæis</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil sardine</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>an East Indian herring (<i>Clupea +scombrina</i>), valued for its oil.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil +shark</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The liver +shark</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The tope.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil +still</b></col>, <cd>a still for hydrocarbons, esp. for +petroleum.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil test</b></col>, <cd>a test for +determining the temperature at which petroleum oils give off vapor +which is liable to explode.</cd> -- <col><b>Oil tree</b></col>. +<i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A plant of the genus +<i>Ricinus</i> (<i>R. communis</i>), from the seeds of which castor +oil is obtained.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>An Indian tree, the +mahwa. See <u>Mahwa</u>.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>The oil +palm.</cd> -- <col><b>To burn the midnight oil</b></col>, <cd>to +study or work late at night.</cd> -- <col><b>Volatle oils</b></col>. +<cd>See <i>Essential oils</i>, under <u>Essential</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oil</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Oiled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Oiling</u>.] <def>To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with +oil; to anoint with oil.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oil"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Guacharo</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oil"cloth"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Cloth treated +with oil or paint, and used for marking garments, covering floors, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oiled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered or treated +with oil; dressed with, or soaked in, oil.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Oiled silk</b></col>, <cd>silk rendered waterproof by +saturation with boiled oil.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oil"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who deals in oils.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, oils.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oil"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. +<i>huilerie</i>.] <def>The business, the place of business, or the +goods, of a maker of, or dealer in, oils.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oil"i*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of +being oily.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oil"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Eyelet</u>.] +<i>(Arch.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A small opening or loophole, +sometimes circular, used in mediæval fortifications.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A small circular opening, and ring of +moldings surrounding it, used in window tracery in Gothic +architecture.</def> [Written also <i>oylet</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Oil"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Oilmen</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One who deals in oils; formerly, +one who dealt in oils and pickles.</def> +</p> + +<p><hw>Oil"nut`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The +buffalo nut. See <i>Buffalo nut</i>, under <u>Buffalo</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The name is also applied to various nuts and seeds yielding +oil, as the butternut, cocoanut, oil-palm nut.</p> + +<p><hw>Oil"seed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Seed from which oil is expressed, as the +castor bean; also, the plant yielding such seed. See <u>Castor +bean</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A cruciferous herb +(<i>Camelina sativa</i>).</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The +sesame.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oil"skin`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Cloth made +waterproof by oil.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oil"stone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A variety of +hone slate, or whetstone, used for whetting tools when lubricated +with oil.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oil"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> <u>Oilier</u> (?); +<pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Oiliest</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or +qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, <i>oily</i> matter or +substance.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Covered with oil; greasy; hence, +resembling oil; as, an <i>oily</i> appearance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant; +plausible; insinuating.</def> "This <i>oily</i> rascal." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>His <i>oily</i> compliance in all +alterations.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Oily grain</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>the sesame.</cd> - +- <col><b>Oily palm</b></col>, <cd>the oil palm.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oi"ne*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ointment.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Oi`no*ma"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>œnomania</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oint</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ointed</u>; <pos><i>p. pr & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ointing</u>.] [F. <i>oint</i>, p. p. of <i>oindre</i>, L. +<i>ungere</i>. See <u>Anoint</u>, <u>Ointment</u>.] <def>To +anoint.</def> [Obs.] <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oint"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>oinement</i>, +OF. <i>oignement</i>, fr.F. <i>oindre</i> to anoint, L. +<i>ungere</i>, <i>unguere</i>; akin to Skr. <i>a&?;j</i>, and to G. +<i>anke</i> (in Switzerland) butter. The first <i>t</i> in the E. +word is due to the influence of <i>anoint</i>. Cf. <u>Anoint</u>, +<u>Unguent</u>.] <def>That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous +substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*jib"ways</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Ojibway</b></singw>. <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Chippeways</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O"jo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., prop., an eye.] +<def>A spring, surrounded by rushes or rank grass; an oasis.</def> +[Southwestern U.S.] <i>Bartlett.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oke</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Turk. <i>okkah</i>, fr. +Ar. <i>ūkīyah</i>, <i>wakīyah</i>, prob. fr. Gr. +&?;, &?;, an ounce, fr. L. <i>uncia.</i> Cf. <u>Ounce</u> a +weight.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to +about 2¾ pounds.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An Hungarian and Wallachian measure, equal +to about 2½ pints.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ken*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. from Lorenz +<i>Oken</i>, a German naturalist.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A massive and +fibrous mineral of a whitish color, chiefly hydrous silicate of +lime.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ker</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>See +<u>Ocher</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"kra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An +annual plant (<i>Abelmoschus, or Hibiscus, esculentus</i>), whose +green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for +soups, stews, or pickles; gumbo.</def> [Written also <i>ocra</i> and +<i>ochra</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>-ol</hw> (?). [From alcoh<i>ol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +suffix denoting that the substance in the name of which it appears +belongs to the series of <i>alcohols</i> or <i>hydroxyl +derivatives</i>, as carbin<i>ol</i>, glycer<i>ol</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1000 !></p> + +<p><hw>||O"lay</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [Tamil +<i>ōlai</i>.] <def>Palm leaves, prepared for being written upon +with a style pointed with steel.</def> [Written also <i>ola</i>.] +<i>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Old</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Open country.</def> +[Obs.] See <u>World</u>. <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Old</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> +<u>Older</u> (?); <pos><i>superl.</i></pos> <u>Oldest</u>.] [OE. +<i>old</i>, <i>ald</i>, AS. <i>ald</i>, <i>eald</i>; akin to D. +<i>oud</i>, OS. <i>ald</i>, OFries. <i>ald</i>, <i>old</i>, G. +<i>alt</i>, Goth. <i>alpeis</i>, and also to Goth. <i>alan</i> to +grow up, Icel. <i>ala</i> to bear, produce, bring up, L. <i>alere</i> +to nourish. Cf. <u>Adult</u>, <u>Alderman</u>, <u>Aliment</u>, +<u>Auld</u>, <u>Elder</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Not young; advanced far in years or life; +having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, +an <i>old</i> man; an <i>old</i> age; an <i>old</i> horse; an +<i>old</i> tree.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let not <i>old</i> age disgrace my high +desire.</blockquote> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The melancholy news that we grow +<i>old</i>.</blockquote> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not new or fresh; not recently made or +produced; having existed for a long time; as, <i>old</i> wine; an +<i>old</i> friendship.</def> "An <i>old</i> acquaintance." +<i>Camden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; +preceding; original; as, an <i>old</i> law; an <i>old</i> custom; an +<i>old</i> promise.</def> "The <i>old</i> schools of Greece." +<i>Milton.</i> "The character of the <i>old</i> Ligurians." +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Continued in life; advanced in the course +of existence; having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating +the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours <i>old</i>; a +cathedral centuries <i>old</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How <i>old</i> art +thou?</blockquote> <i>Cen. xlvii. 8.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; In this use <i>old</i> regularly follows the noun that +designates the age; as, she was eight years <i>old</i>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Long practiced; hence, skilled; +experienced; cunning; as, an <i>old</i> offender; <i>old</i> in +vice.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel +<i>old</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Long cultivated; as, an <i>old</i> farm; +<i>old</i> land, as opposed to <i>new</i> land, that is, to land +lately cleared.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; +past usefulness; as, <i>old</i> shoes; <i>old</i> clothes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>More than enough; abundant.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have +<i>old</i> turning the key.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the +mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; -- used +disparagingly as a term of reproach.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of +<i>old</i>; as, the good <i>old</i> times; hence, colloquially, gay; +jolly.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>Used colloquially as a term of cordiality +and familiarity.</def> "Go thy ways, <i>old</i> lad." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Old age</b></col>, <cd>advanced years; the latter period +of life.</cd> -- <col><b>Old bachelor</b></col>. <cd>See +<u>Bachelor</u>, 1.</cd> -- <col><b>Old Catholics</b></col>. <cd>See +under <u>Catholic</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Old English</b></col>. <cd>See +under <u>English</u>. <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 2.</cd> -- <col><b>Old +Nick</b></col>, <col><b>Old Scratch</b></col>, <cd>the devil.</cd> -- +<col><b>Old lady</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a large European +noctuid moth (<i>Mormo maura</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Old +maid</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A woman, somewhat advanced in +years, who has never been married; a spinster</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>A West Indian name for the +pink-flowered periwinkle (<i>Vinca rosea</i>).</cd> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>A simple game of cards, played by matching +them. The person with whom the odd card is left is the <i>old +maid</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Old man's beard</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The traveler's joy (<i>Clematis Vitalba</i>). +So named from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The <i>Tillandsia usneoides</i>. See +<u>Tillandsia</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Old man's head</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a columnar cactus (<i>Pilocereus senilis</i>), +native of Mexico, covered towards the top with long white hairs.</cd> +-- <col><b>Old red sandstone</b></col> <i>(Geol.)</i>, <cd>a series +of red sandstone rocks situated below the rocks of the Carboniferous +age and comprising various strata of siliceous sandstones and +conglomerates. See <u>Sandstone</u>, and the <i>Chart</i> of +<u>Geology</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Old school</b></col>, <cd>a school or +party belonging to a former time, or preserving the character, +manner, or opinions of a former time; as, a gentleman of the <i>old +school</i>; -- used also adjectively; as, <i>Old-School</i> +Presbyterians.</cd> -- <col><b>Old sledge</b></col>, <cd>an old and +well-known game of cards, called also <i>all fours</i>, and <i>high, +low, Jack, and the game</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Old squaw</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a duck (<i>Clangula hyemalis</i>) inhabiting +the northern parts of both hemispheres. The adult male is varied with +black and white and is remarkable for the length of its tail. Called +also <i>longtailed duck</i>, <i>south southerly</i>, <i>callow</i>, +<i>hareld</i>, and <i>old wife</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Old +style</b></col>. <i>(Chron.)</i> <cd>See the Note under +<u>Style</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Old Testament</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Testament</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Old wife</b></col>. [In the senses +<sd><i>b</i></sd> and <sd><i>c</i></sd>written also <i>oldwife</i>.] +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A prating old woman; a gossip.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Refuse profane and <i>old wives'</i> +fables.</blockquote> <i>1 Tim. iv. 7.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>The local name of +various fishes, as the European black sea bream (<i>Cantharus +lineatus</i>), the American alewife, etc.</cd> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>A duck; the old squaw.</cd> -- <col><b>Old +World</b></col>, <cd>the Eastern Hemisphere.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique; +antiquated; old-fashioned; obsolete. See <u>Ancient</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Old"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Old; ancient; as, +the <i>olden</i> time.</def> "A minstrel of the <i>olden</i> stamp." +<i>J. C. Shairp.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Old"en</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow old; to +age.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>She had <i>oldened</i> in that time.</blockquote> +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Old`-fash"ioned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Formed +according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; adhering to old +customs or ideas; as, an <i>old-fashioned</i> dress, girl.</def> +"<i>Old-fashioned</i> men of wit." <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This <i>old-fashioned</i>, quaint abode.</blockquote> +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Old`-gen"tle*man*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Pertaining to an old gentleman, or like one.</def> +<i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Old"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Somewhat +old.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Old` lang syne"</hw> (?). <def>See <u>Auld lang +syne</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Old`-maid"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like an old +maid; prim; precise; particular.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Old`-maid"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +condition or characteristics of an old maid.</def> <i>G. +Eliot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Old"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or quality +of being old; old age.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Old"ster</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Youngster</u>.] <def>An old person.</def> [Jocular] <i>H. +Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Old`-wom`an*ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Like an +old woman; anile.</def> -- <wf>Old`-wom"an*ish*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>||O"le*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. olive. See +<u>Olive</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of trees including the +olive.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The Chinese <i>Olea fragrans</i>, noted for its fragrance, +and the American devilwood (<i>Olea Americana</i>) are now usually +referred to another genus (<i>Osmanthus</i>).</p> + +<p><hw>O`le*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oléaceus</i> of the olive tree.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Of, +pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants +(<i>Oleaceæ</i>), mostly trees and shrubs, of which the olive +is the type. It includes also the ash, the lilac, the true jasmine, +and fringe tree.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`le*ag`i*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oleaginus</i>, <i>oleagineus</i>, belonging to the olive, fr. +<i>olea</i> olive: cf. F. <i>oléagineux</i>. See <u>Olive</u>, +<u>Oil</u>.] <def>Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; +unctuous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`le*ag`i*nous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Oiliness.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||O`le*a"men</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>A soft ointment prepared from oil.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`le*an"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>oléandre</i> (cf. It. <i>oleandro</i>, LL. +<i>lorandrum</i>), prob. corrupted, under the influence of +<i>laurus</i> laurel, fr. L. <i>rhododendron</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; rose + +&?; tree.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A beautiful evergreen shrub of the +Dogbane family, having clusters of fragrant red or white flowers. It +is native of the East Indies, but the red variety has become common +in the south of Europe. Called also <i>rosebay</i>, <i>rose +laurel</i>, and <i>South-sea rose</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Every part of the plant is dangerously poisonous, and death +has occured from using its wood for skewers in cooking meat.</p> + +<p><hw>O`le*an"drine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>One of several alkaloids found in the leaves of the +oleander.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`le*as"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. +<i>olea</i> olive tree. See <u>Olive</u>, <u>Oil</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The wild olive tree (<i>Olea Europea</i>, +var. <i>sylvestris</i>).</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any species +of the genus <i>Elæagus</i>. See <u>Eleagnus</u>. The small +silvery berries of the common species (<i>Elæagnus +hortensis</i>) are called <i>Trebizond dates</i>, and are made into +cakes by the Arabs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"le*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. +<i>oléate</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of oleic acid. Some +oleates, as the oleate of mercury, are used in medicine by way of +inunction.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*lec"ra*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the olecranon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*lec"ra*non</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; +&?; elbow + <grk>krani`on</grk> the head.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The +large process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind +the articulation with the humerus and forms the bony prominence of +the elbow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*le"fi*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>oléfiant</i>, fr.L. <i>oleum</i> oil + <i>-ficare</i> (in +comp.). Cf. <u>-Fy</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Forming or producing an +oil; specifically, designating a colorless gaseous hydrocarbon called +<i>ethylene</i>.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><hw>O"le*fine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<u>Olefiant</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Olefiant gas, or ethylene; +hence, by extension, any one of the series of unsaturated +hydrocarbons of which ethylene is a type. See +<u>Ethylene</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"le*ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleum</i> oil: +cf. F. <i>oléique</i>.] <i>(Physiol.Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining +to, derived from, or contained in, oil; as, <i>oleic</i> acid, an +acid of the acrylic acid series found combined with glyceryl in the +form of olein in certain animal and vegetable fats and oils, such as +sperm oil, olive oil, etc. At low temperatures the acid is +crystalline, but melts to an oily liquid above 14&?; C.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`le*if`er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleum</i> +oil + <i>-ferous</i>: cf.F. <i>oléifére</i>.] +<def>Producing oil; as, <i>oleiferous</i> seeds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"le*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleum</i> oil: +cf. F. <i>oléine</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>A fat, +liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures +below 0° C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable +kingdoms (see <u>Palmitin</u>). It dissolves solid fats, especially +at 30-40° C. Chemically, olein is a glyceride of oleic acid; and, +as three molecules of the acid are united to one molecule of glyceryl +to form the fat, it is technically known as <i>triolein</i>. It is +also called <i>elain</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>olens</i>, p. pr. +of <i>olere</i> to smell.] <def>Scented.</def> [R.] <i>R. +Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`le*o*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleum</i> +oil + <i>-graph</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The form or figure assumed +by a drop of oil when placed upon water or some other liquid with +which it does not mix.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Painting)</i> <def>A picture produced in +oils by a process analogous to that of lithographic +printing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`le*o*mar"ga*rine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oleum</i> oil + E. <i>margarine</i>, <i>margarin</i>.] [Written +also <i>oleomargarin</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A liquid oil made +from animal fats (esp. beef fat) by separating the greater portion of +the solid fat or stearin, by crystallization. It is mainly a mixture +of olein and palmitin with some little stearin.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An artificial butter made by churning this +oil with more or less milk.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Oleomargarine was wrongly so named, as it contains no +<i>margarin</i> proper, but olein, palmitin, and stearin, a mixture +of palmitin and stearin having formerly been called <i>margarin</i> +by mistake.</p> + +<p><hw>O`le*om`e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleum</i> +oil + <i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An instrument for +ascertaining the weight and purity of oil; an elaiometer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"le*one</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleum + - +one</i>, 1.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An oily liquid, obtained by +distillation of calcium oleate, and probably consisting of the ketone +of oleic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`le*op"tene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleum</i> +oil + Cr. &?; fleeting.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See +<u>Eleoptene</u>.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>O`le*o*res"in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleum</i> +oil + E. <i>resin</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A natural mixture of a +terebinthinate oil and a resin.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A liquid or semiliquid +preparation extracted (as from capsicum, cubebs, or ginger) by means +of ether, and consisting of fixed or volatile oil holding resin in +solution.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>O`le*o*res"in*ous</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O"le*ose`</hw> (?), <hw>O"le*ous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oleosus</i>, fr. <i>oleum</i> oil.] +<def>Oily.</def> [R.] <i>Ray. Floyer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`le*os"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +quality of being oily or fat; fatness.</def> [R.] <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ol`er*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oleraceus</i>, from <i>olus</i>, <i>oleris</i>, garden or pot +herbs, vegetables.] <def>Pertaining to pot herbs; of the nature or +having the qualities of herbs for cookery; esculent.</def> <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Olf</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The European bullfinch.</def> +[Prov.Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ol*fac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Olfactory</u>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The sense by which the +impressions made on the olfactory organs by the odorous particles in +the atmosphere are perceived.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol*fac"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Olfactory</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol*fac"tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A smelling +organ; a nose.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ol*fac"to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>olfactus</i>, p. p. of <i>olfacere</i> to smell; <i>olere</i> to +have a smell + <i>facere</i> to make. See <u>Odor</u>, and +<u>Fact</u>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or connected +with, the sense of smell; as, the <i>olfactory</i> nerves; the +<i>olfactory</i> cells.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Olfactory organ</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>an organ for +smelling. In vertebrates the olfactory organs are more or less +complicated sacs, situated in the front part of the head and lined +with epithelium innervated by the <i>olfactory</i> (or first cranial) +<i>nerves</i>, and sensitive to odoriferous particles conveyed to it +in the air or in water.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ol*fac"to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Olfactories</b></plw> (&?;). <def>An olfactory organ; also, +the sense of smell; -- usually in the plural.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"i*ban</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>See <u>Olibanum</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*lib"a*num</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL., fr. Ar. +<i>al-luban</i> frankincense; cf.Gr. &?;, &?;, of Semitic origin.] +<def>The fragrant gum resin of various species of <i>Boswellia</i>; +Oriental frankincense.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"i*bene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +colorless mobile liquid of a pleasant aromatic odor obtained by the +distillation of olibanum, or frankincense, and regarded as a terpene; +-- called also <i>conimene</i>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ol"id</hw> (?), <hw>Ol"i*dous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>olidus</i>, fr. <i>olere</i> to smell.] +<def>Having a strong, disagreeable smell; fetid.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Boyle. Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"i*fant</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An elephant.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An ancient horn, made of ivory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol`i*gan"drous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo-</i> + +Gr. &?;, &?;, man, male.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having few +stamens.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol`i*gan"thous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo-</i> + +Gr. &?; flower.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having few flowers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol`i*garch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A member of an +oligarchy; one of the rulers in an oligarchical government.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol`i*gar"chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Oligarchic.</def> <i>Glover.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ol`i*gar"chic</hw> (?), <hw>Ol`i*gar"chic*al</hw>, } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>oligarchique</i>. See +<u>Oligarchy</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to oligarchy, or government +by a few.</def> "<i>Oligarchical</i> exiles." <i>Jowett (Thucyd. +).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"i*gar`chist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An advocate +or supporter of oligarchy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"i*gar"chy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Oligarchies</b></plw> (#). [Gr. &?;; &?; few, little + &?; to +rule, govern: cf.F. <i>oligarchie</i>.] <def>A form of government in +which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; +also, those who form the ruling few.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All <i>oligarchies</i>, wherein a few men domineer, do +what they list.</blockquote> <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"i*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Oligist</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Hematite or specular iron +ore; -- prob. so called in allusion to its <i>feeble</i> magnetism, +as compared with magnetite.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ol"i*gist</hw> (?), <hw>Ol`i*gis"tic</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, superl. of &?; few, little: cf. F. +<i>oligiste</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to +hematite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"i*go-</hw> (?). <def>A combining form from Gr. &?;, +<i>few</i>, <i>little</i>, <i>small</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"i*go*cene</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo-</i> + +Gr. &?; new, recent.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or +designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position +between the Eocene and Miocene periods.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>The Oligocene period. See the <i>Chart</i> of +<u>Geology</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ol`i*go*chæ"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +[NL., fr. Gr. &?; little, pl., few + &?; hair.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>An order of Annelida which includes the earthworms and related +species.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"i*go*chete</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Oligochæta.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"i*go*clase</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo-</i> + +Gr. &?; fracture, fr. &?; to break.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A triclinic +soda-lime feldspar. See <u>Feldspar</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol`i*gom"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo-</i> ++ Gr. &?; part.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having few members in each set of +organs; as, an <i>oligomerous</i> flower.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol`i*go"my*old</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo-</i> + +Gr. &?;, &?;, a muscle + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having few +or imperfect syringeal muscles; -- said of some passerine birds +(<i>Oligomyodi</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol`i*go*pet"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo- +</i> + <i>petal</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having few petals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol`i*go*sep"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo- +</i> + <i>sepal</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having few sepals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol`i*go*sid"er*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo- +</i> + <i>siderite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A meteorite characterized +by the presence of but a small amount of metallic iron.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol`i*go*sper"mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo- +</i> + Gr. &?; a seed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having few +seeds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol`i*got"o*kous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oligo-</i> ++ Gr. &?; offspring.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Producing few +young.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1001 !></p> + +<p><hw>O"li*o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp. <i>olla</i> a round +earthen pot, a dish of boiled or stewed meat, fr. L. <i>olla</i> a +pot, dish. Cf. <u>Olla</u>, <u>Olla-podrida</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A dish of stewed meat of different kinds.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Besides a good <i>olio</i>, the dishes were +trifling.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A mixture; a medley.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A collection of +miscellaneous pieces.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"i*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>olitorius</i> +belonging to a kitchen gardener, or to vegetables, fr. <i>olitor</i> +a kitchen gardener, fr. <i>olus</i>, <i>oleris</i>, vegetables.] +<def>Of or pertaining to, or produced in, a kitchen garden; used for +kitchen purposes; as, <i>olitory</i> seeds.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>At convenient distance towards the <i>olitory</i> +garden.</blockquote> <i>Evelyn.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||O*li"va</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. an olive.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of polished marine gastropod shells, +chiefly tropical, and often beautifully colored.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol`i*va"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oliva</i> +olive.] <def>Resembling the olive; of the color of the olive; olive- +green.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"i*va*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>olivarius</i> +belonging to olives, fr. <i>oliva</i> an olive: cf. F. +<i>olivaire</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Like an olive.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Olivary body</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>an oval +prominence on each side of the medulla oblongata; -- called also +<i>olive</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ol`i*vas"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oliva</i> +olive: cf.F. <i>olivâtre</i>.] <def>Of the color of the olive; +tawny.</def> <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>oliva</i>, akin to Gr. &?;. See <u>Oil</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A tree (<i>Olea +Europæa</i>) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary +clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been +cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are +the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully +variegated.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The fruit of the olive. It +has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making +pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so called +from the form. See <u>Oliva</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The +oyster catcher.</def> [Prov.Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The color of the +olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the tertiary colors, composed of +violet and green mixed in equal strength and proportion.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An olivary body. See under +<u>Olivary</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Cookery)</i> <def>A small slice of meat +seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, <i>olives</i> of beef or +veal.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Olive</i> is sometimes used adjectively and in the +formation of self-explaining compounds; as, <i>olive</i> brown, +<i>olive</i> green, <i>olive</i>-colored, <i>olive</i>-skinned, +<i>olive</i> crown, <i>olive</i> garden, <i>olive</i> tree, +<i>olive</i> yard, etc.</p> + +<p><col><b>Bohemian olive</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a species of +<i>Elæagnus</i> (<i>E. angustifolia</i>), the flowers of which +are sometimes used in Southern Europe as a remedy for fevers.</cd> -- +<col><b>Olive branch</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A branch of +the olive tree, considered an emblem of peace</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Fig.: A child.</cd> -- <col><b>Olive +brown</b></col>, <cd>brown with a tinge of green.</cd> -- +<col><b>Olive green</b></col>, <cd>a dark brownish green, like the +color of the olive.</cd> -- <col><b>Olive oil</b></col>, <cd>an oil +expressed from the ripe fruit of the olive, and much used as a salad +oil, also in medicine and the arts.</cd> -- <col><b>Olive +ore</b></col> <i>(Min.)</i>, <cd>olivenite.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild +olive</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a name given to the oleaster or +wild stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more or less +resembling the olive.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"ive</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Approaching the color +of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny +green.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"ived</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Decorated or +furnished with olive trees.</def> [R.] <i>T. Warton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*liv"en*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>An olive-green mineral, a hydrous arseniate of copper; olive +ore.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"i*ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +[OF. <i>oliviere</i>.] <def>An olive grove.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [F. <i>olivier</i>.] <def>An olive tree.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"i*ver</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small tilt hammer, +worked by the foot.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol`i*ve"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eng. +Hist.)</i> <def>An adherent of <i>Oliver</i> Cromwell.</def> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ol`ive*wood"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The wood of the olive.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An Australian name given to the hard white +wood of certain trees of the genus <i>Elæodendron</i>, and also +to the trees themselves.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol`i*vil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>olivile</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline substance, +obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bitter-sweet +taste and acid proporties.</def> [Written also <i>olivile</i>.] +<i>Gregory.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"i*vin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of the olive tree; -- called +also <i>olivite</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"i*vine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>olivine</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A common name of the yellowish +green mineral chrysolite, esp. the variety found in eruptive +rocks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"i*vite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>See <u>Olivin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Olio</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A pot or jar having a wide mouth; a cinerary +urn, especially one of baked clay.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A dish of stewed meat; an olio; an olla- +podrida.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ol`la-po*dri"da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., lit., a +rotten pot. See <u>Olio</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A favorite +Spanish dish, consisting of a mixture of several kinds of meat +chopped fine, and stewed with vegetables.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any incongruous mixture or miscellaneous +collection; an olio.</def> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>-logy</u>.] +<def>A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of +knowledge.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He had a smattering of mechanics, of physiology, +geology, mineralogy, and all other <i>ologies</i> +whatsoever.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ol"pe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;.] +<def>Originally, a leather flask or vessel for oils or liquids; +afterward, an earthenware vase or pitcher without a spout.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*lu"sa*trum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>holusatrum</i>, <i>olusatrum</i>; <i>olus</i> garden herb + +<i>ater</i> black.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An umbelliferous plant, the +common Alexanders of Western Europe (<i>Smyrnium +Olusatrum</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*lym"pi*ad</hw> (&osl;*l&ibreve;m"p&ibreve;*ăd), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>olympias</i>, <i>-adis</i>, Gr. +<grk>'olympia`s</grk>, <grk>-a`dos</grk>, fr. <grk>'O`lympos</grk> +Olympus, a mountain in Macedonia: cf. F. <i>olympiade</i>.] <i>(Greek +Antiq.)</i> <def>A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks +reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic +games to another, beginning with the victory of Corœbus in the +foot race, which took place in the year 776 b.c.; as, the era of the +<i>olympiads</i>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O*lym"pi*an</hw> (-<i>a</i>n), <hw>O*lym"pic</hw> (- +p&ibreve;k), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Olympius</i>, +<i>Olympicus</i>, Gr. <grk>'Oly`mpios</grk>, <grk>'Olympiko`s</grk>, +fr. <grk>'O`lympos</grk>: cf. F. <i>olympique</i>. See +<u>Olympiad</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of +Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small +plain in Elis.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Olympic games</b></col>, or <col><b>Olympics</b></col> +<i>(Greek Antiq.)</i>, <cd>the greatest of the national festivals of +the ancient Greeks, consisting of athletic games and races, dedicated +to Olympian Zeus, celebrated once in four years at Olympia, and +continuing five days.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O*lym`pi*on"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a +conqueror in the Olympic games.] <def>An ode in honor of a victor in +the Olympic games.</def> [R.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>-o"ma</hw> (?). [Gr. &?;, &?;.] <def>A suffix used in medical +terms to denote a <i>morbid condition</i> of some part, usually some +kind of tumor; as in fibr<i>oma</i>, glauc<i>oma</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Om"a*gra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +shoulder + &?; seizure.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Gout in the +shoulder.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ma*has"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Omaha</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of +Indians who inhabited the south side of the Missouri River. They are +now partly civilized and occupy a reservation in Nebraska.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*man"der wood`</hw> (?). [Etymol. uncertain.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>The wood of <i>Diospyros ebenaster</i>, a kind of ebony found in +Ceylon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*ma"sum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>The third division of the stomach of ruminants. See +<u>Manyplies</u>, and <i>Illust.</i> under <u>Ruminant</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Om"ber</hw>, <hw>Om"bre</hw>} (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>hombre</i>, fr. Sp. <i>hombre</i>, lit., a man, fr. L. +<i>homo</i>. See <u>Human</u>.] <def>A game at cards, borrowed from +the Spaniards, and usually played by three persons.</def> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When <i>ombre</i> calls, his hand and heart are +free,<BR> +And, joined to two, he fails not to make three.</blockquote> +<i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om"bre</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., of uncertain origin.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large Mediterranean food fish (<i>Umbrina +cirrhosa</i>): -- called also <i>umbra</i>, and +<i>umbrine</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om*brom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; rain + +<i>-meter</i>: cf. F. <i>ombrométre</i>.] <i>(Meteorol.)</i> +<def>An instrument for measuring the rain that falls; a rain +gauge.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*me"ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, +i.e., the great or long o. Cf. <u>Mickle</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See +<u>Alpha</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The last; the end; hence, death.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>"<i>Omega</i>! thou art Lord," they said.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Alpha and Omega</b></col>, <cd>the beginning and the +ending; hence, the chief, the whole.</cd> <i>Rev. i. 8.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The alpha and <i>omega</i> of science.</blockquote> +<i>Sir J. Herschel.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*me"goid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omega</i> + <i>- +oid</i>.] <def>Having the form of the Greek capital letter Omega +(&OMEGA;).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om"e*let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>omelette</i>, +OF. <i>amelette</i>, <i>alumete</i>, <i>alumelle</i>, perh. fr. L. +<i>lamella</i>. Cf. <u>Lamella</u>.] <def>Eggs beaten up with a +little flour, etc., and cooked in a frying pan; as, a plain +<i>omelet</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"men</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>omen</i>, the +original form being <i>osmen</i>, according to Varro.] <def>An +occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future +event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a +foreboding; a presage; an augury.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Bid go with evil <i>omen</i>, and the brand<BR> +Of infamy upon my name.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"men</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Omened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Omening</u>.] <def>To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; +to have omens or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to +<i>omen</i> ill of an enterprise.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The yet unknown verdict, of which, however, all +<i>omened</i> the tragical contents.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"mened</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Attended by, or +containing, an omen or omens; as, happy-<i>omened</i> day.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to an omentum or the omenta.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*men"tum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Omenta</b></plw> (#). [L.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A free fold of +the peritoneum, or one serving to connect viscera, support blood +vessels, etc.; an epiploön.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The <i>great</i>, or <i>gastrocolic</i>, <i>omentum</i> +forms, in most mammals, a great sac, which is attached to the stomach +and transverse colon, is loaded with fat, and covers more or less of +the intestines; the caul. The <i>lesser</i>, or <i>gastrohepatic</i>, +<i>omentum</i> connects the stomach and liver and contains the +hepatic vessels. The <i>gastrosplenic omentum</i>, or +<i>ligament</i>, connects the stomach and spleen.</p> + +<p><hw>O"mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Homer</u>.] +<def>A Hebrew measure, the tenth of an ephah. See <u>Ephah</u>.</def> +<i>Ex. xvi. 36.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om`i*let"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Homiletical.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Om"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ominatus</i>, p. p. of <i>ominari</i> to presage, fr. +<i>omen</i>.] <def>To presage; to foreshow; to foretoken.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om`i*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ominatio</i>.] <def>The act of ominating; presaging.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om"i*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ominosus</i>, +fr. <i>omen</i>. See <u>Omen</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to an omen +or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; -- +formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable sense; now chiefly +in the latter; foreboding or foreshowing evil; inauspicious; as, an +<i>ominous</i> dread.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He had a good <i>ominous</i> name to have made a +peace.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In the heathen worship of God, a sacrifice without a +heart was accounted <i>ominous</i>.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Om"i*nous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Om"i*nous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O*mis"si*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being omitted; that may be omitted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*mis"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>omissio</i>: +cf. F. <i>omission</i>. See <u>Omit</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of omitting; neglect or failure to do something required by +propriety or duty.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The most natural division of all offenses is into +those of <i>omission</i> and those of commission.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is omitted or is left +undone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*mis"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Omit</u>.] +<def>Leaving out; omitting.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i> -- +<wf>O*mis"sive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O*mit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Omitted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Omitting</u>.] [L. <i>omittere</i>, <i>omissum</i>; <i>ob</i> (see +<u>Ob-</u> + <i>mittere</i> to cause to go, let go, send. See +<u>Mission</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To let go; to leave +unmentioned; not to insert or name; to drop.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These personal comparisons I <i>omit</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pass by; to forbear or fail to perform +or to make use of; to leave undone; to neglect.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Her father <i>omitted</i> nothing in her education +that might make her the most accomplished woman of her +age.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*mit"tance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +omitting, or the state of being omitted; forbearance; neglect.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*mit"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +omits.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om`ma*te"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to an ommateum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Om`ma*te"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ommatea</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, the eye.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A compound eye, as of insects and +crustaceans.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Om`ma*tid"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ommatidia</b></plw> (#). [NL., dim. of Gr. &?;, &?;, the +eye.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the single eyes forming the +compound eyes of crustaceans, insects, and other +invertebrates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om"ni-</hw> (?). [L. <i>omnis</i> all.] <def>A combining form +denoting <i>all</i>, <i>every</i>, <i>everywhere</i>; as in +<i>omni</i>potent, all-powerful; <i>omni</i>present.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om"ni*bus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., for all, dat. +pl. from <i>omnis</i> all. Cf. <u>Bus</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A long four-wheeled carriage, having seats for many people; +especially, one with seats running lengthwise, used in conveying +passengers short distances.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Glass Making)</i> <def>A sheet-iron cover +for articles in a leer or annealing arch, to protect them from +drafts.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Omnibus bill</b></col>, a legislative bill which provides +for a number of miscellaneous enactments or appropriations. +[Parliamentary Cant, U.S.] -- <col><b>Omnibus box</b></col>, <cd>a +large box in a theater, on a level with the stage and having +communication with it.</cd> [Eng.] <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om`ni*cor*po"re*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni- +</i> + <i>corporeal</i>.] <def>Comprehending or including all bodies; +embracing all substance.</def> [R.] <i>Cudworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om*ni"e*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is +all-pervading or all-comprehensive; hence, the Deity.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Omniety</i> formed nullity into an +essence.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om`ni*fa"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>omnifarius</i>; <i>omnis</i> all + <i>-farius</i>. Cf. +<u>Bifarious</u>.] <def>Of all varieties, forms, or kinds.</def> +"<i>Omnifarious</i> learning." <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om*nif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>omnifer</i>; <i>omnis</i> all + <i>ferre</i> to bear.] <def>All- +bearing; producing all kinds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om*nif"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> + L. +<i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make.] <def>All-creating.</def> "The +<i>omnific</i> word." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om"ni*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>omniformis</i>; <i>omnis</i> all + <i>forma</i> form: cf. F. +<i>omniforme</i>.] <def>Having every form or shape.</def> +<i>Berkeley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om`ni*for"mi*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +condition or quality of having every form.</def> <i>Dr. H. +More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om"ni*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> + +<i>-fy</i>.] <def>To render universal; to enlarge.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Omnify</i> the disputed point into a transcendent, +and you may defy the opponent to lay hold of it.</blockquote> +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om*nig"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>omniqenus</i>; <i>omnis</i> all + <i>genus</i> kind.] +<def>Consisting of all kinds.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Om"ni*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> + +<i>-graph</i>.] <def>A pantograph.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Om`ni*pa"ri*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>omniparens</i> all-producing; <i>omnis</i> all + <i>parere</i> to +bring forth.] <def>Producing or bringing forth all things; all- +producing.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Om`ni*par"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> + +<i>-parity</i>.] <def>Equality in every part; general +equality.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om*nip"a*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Omniparient</u>.] <def>Producing all things; +omniparient.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om`ni*pa"tient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> + +<i>patient</i>.] <def>Capable of enduring all things.</def> [R.] +<i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Om`ni*per*cip"i*ence</hw> (?), +<hw>Om`ni*per*cip"i*en*cy</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Perception of everything.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om`ni*per*cip"i*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni- +</i> + <i>percipient</i>.] <def>Perceiving everything.</def> <i>Dr. +H. More.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Om*nip"o*tence</hw> (?), <hw>Om*nip"o*ten*cy</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>omnipotentia</i>: cf.F. +<i>omnipotence</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being +omnipotent; almighty power; hence, one who is omnipotent; the +Deity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Will <i>Omnipotence</i> neglect to save<BR> +The suffering virtue of the wise and brave?</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Unlimited power of a particular kind; as, +love's <i>omnipotence</i>.</def> <i>Denham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om*nip"o*tent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr.L. +<i>omnipotens</i>, <i>-entis</i>; <i>omnis</i> all + <i>potens</i> +powerful, potent. See <u>Potent</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Able in +every respect and for every work; unlimited in ability; all-powerful; +almighty; as, the Being that can create worlds must be +<i>omnipotent</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>God's will and pleasure and his <i>omnipotent</i> +power.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. More.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having unlimited power of a particular +kind; as, <i>omnipotent</i> love.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Omnipotent, The Almighty; God.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om*nip"o*tent*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +omnipotent manner.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1002 !></p> + +<p><hw>Om`ni*pres"ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>omniprésence</i>.] <def>Presence in every place at the same +time; unbounded or universal presence; ubiquity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His <i>omnipresence</i> fills<BR> +Land, sea, and air, and every kind that lives.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om`ni*pres"en*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Omnipresence.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Om`ni*pres"ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> + +<i>present</i>: cf.F. <i>omniprésent</i>.] <def>Present in all +places at the same time; ubiquitous; as, the <i>omnipresent</i> +Jehovah.</def> <i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om`ni*pre*sen"tial</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Implying universal presence.</def> [R.] <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om`ni*prev"a*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> ++ <i>prevalent</i>.] <def>Prevalent everywhere or in all +things.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om*nis"cience</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>omniscience</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being omniscient; - +- an attribute peculiar to God.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om*nis"cien*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Omniscience.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om*nis"cient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> + L. +<i>sciens</i>, -<i>entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>scire</i> to know: cf. F. +<i>omniscient</i>. See <u>Science</u>.] <def>Having universal +knowledge; knowing all things; infinitely knowing or wise; as, the +<i>omniscient</i> God.</def> -- <wf>Om*nis"cient*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>For what can scape the eye<BR> +Of God all-seeing, or deceive his heart<BR> +<i>Omniscient</i>?</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om*nis"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>omniscius</i>. See <u>Omniscient</u>.] <def>All-knowing.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Hakewill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om`ni*spec"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni-</i> + +L. <i>spectus</i>, p. p. of <i>specere</i>, <i>spicere</i>, to view.] +<def>Beholding everything; capable of seeing all things; all- +seeing.</def> [R.] "<i>Omnispective</i> Power!" <i>Boyse.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., of all, gen. pl. +of <i>omnis</i> all.] <i>(Eng.Stock Exchange)</i> <def>The aggregate +value of the different stocks in which a loan to government is now +usually funded.</def> <i>M'Culloch.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om`ni*um-gath"er*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A +macaronic compound of L. <i>omnium</i>, gen.pl. of <i>omnis</i> all, +and E. <i>gather</i>.] <def>A miscellaneous collection of things or +persons; a confused mixture; a medley.</def> [Colloq. & Humorous] +<i>Selden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om*niv"a*gant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omni</i> + L. +<i>vagans</i>, p. pr. of <i>vagari</i> to wander.] <def>Wandering +anywhere and everywhere.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Om*niv"o*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Omnivorous</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A group of ungulate +mammals including the hog and the hippopotamus. The term is also +sometimes applied to the bears, and to certain passerine +birds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om*niv"o*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>omnivorus</i>; <i>omnis</i> all + <i>vorate</i> to eat greedily. +See <u>Voracious</u>.] <def>All-devouring; eating everything +indiscriminately; as, <i>omnivorous</i> vanity; esp. +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, eating both animal and vegetable food.</def> -- +<wf>Om*niv"o*rous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O"mo-</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; the shoulder.] <def>A combining form +used in anatomy to indicate <i>connection with</i>, or <i>relation +to</i>, <i>the shoulder</i> or <i>the scapula</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`mo*hy"oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Omo-</i> + +<i>hyoid</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the shoulder +and the hyoid bone; as, the <i>omohyoid</i> muscle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"mo*phag"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; raw ++ &?; to eat.] <def>Eating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food; +as, <i>omophagic</i> feasts, rites.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om"o*plate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from Gr. &?;. +See <u>Omo-</u>, and <u>Plate</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The shoulder +blade, or scapula.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*mos"te*gite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Omo-</i> + +Gr. &?; a roof.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The part of the carapace of +a crustacean situated behind the cervical groove.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`mo*ster"nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the omosternum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`mo*ster"num</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Omo-</i> + +<i>sternum</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The anterior +element of the sternum which projects forward from between the +clavicles in many batrachians and is usually tipped with +cartilage.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>In many mammals, an +interarticular cartilage, or bone, between the sternum and the +clavicle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om"pha*cine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, from &?; +an unripe grape or olive: cf.F. <i>omphacin</i>.] <def>Of, pertaining +to, or expressed from, unripe fruit; as, <i>omphacine</i> +oil.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om*phal"ic</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; having a boss, +bossy, fr. &?; the navel. See <u>Navel</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of +or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om"pha*lo-</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; the navel.] <def>A combining +form indicating <i>connection with</i>, or <i>relation to</i>, <i>the +umbilicus</i>, or <i>navel</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om"pha*lo*cele`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the +navel + &?; a tumor: cf.F. <i>omphalocéle</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>A hernia at the navel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om"pha*lode</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Omphalo-</i> + +Gr. &?; form.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The central part of the hilum of a +seed, through which the nutrient vessels pass into the rhaphe or the +chalaza; -- called also <i>omphalodium</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om"pha*lo*man"cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Omphalo- +</i> + <i>-mancy</i>.] <def>Divination by means of a child's navel, +to learn how many children the mother may have.</def> +<i>Crabb.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Om`pha*lo*mes`a*ra"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Omphalo-</i> + <i>mesaraic</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Omphalomesenteric.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om`pha*lo*mes`en*ter"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Omphalo-</i> + <i>mesenteric</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or +pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery; omphalomesaraic; as, the +<i>omphalomesenteric</i> arteries and veins of a fetus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om`pha*lop"sy*chite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Omphalo-</i> + Gr. &?; breath, spirit, soul: cf. F. +<i>omphalopsyque</i>.] <i>(Eccl.Hist.)</i> <def>A name of the +Hesychasts, from their habit of gazing upon the navel.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Om`pha*lop"ter</hw> (?), <hw>Om`pha*lop"tic</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the navel + &?; one who looks, &?; +belonging to sight: cf.F. <i>omphaloptre</i>.] <def>An optical glass +that is convex on both sides.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hutton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Om"pha*los</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The navel.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Om`pha*lot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; +the navel + &?; to cut: cf. F. <i>omphalotomie</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> +<def>The operation of dividing the navel-string.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"my</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Mellow, as +land.</def> [Prov.Eng.] <i>Ray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [OE. <i>on</i>, +<i>an</i>, <i>o</i>, <i>a</i>, AS. <i>on</i>, <i>an</i>; akin to D. +<i>aan</i>, OS. & G. <i>an</i>, OHG. <i>ana</i>, Icel. +<i>ā</i>, Sw. å, Goth. <i>ana</i>, Russ. <i>na</i>, L. +<i>an-</i>, in <i>anhelare</i> to pant, Gr. <grk>'ana`</grk>, Zend +<i>ana</i>. √195. Cf. <u>A-</u>, 1, <u>Ana-</u>, +<u>Anon</u>.] <def>The general signification of <i>on</i> is +situation, motion, or condition with respect to contact or support +beneath</def>; as: --</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>At, or in contact with, the surface or +upper part of a thing, and supported by it; placed or lying in +contact with the surface; as, the book lies <i>on</i> the table, +which stands <i>on</i> the floor of a house <i>on</i> an +island.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I stood <i>on</i> the bridge at midnight.</blockquote> +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To or against the surface of; -- used to +indicate the motion of a thing as coming or falling to the surface of +another; as, rain falls <i>on</i> the earth.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whosoever shall fall <i>on</i> this stone shall be +broken.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxi. 44.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Denoting performance or action by contact +with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means +of; with; as, to play <i>on</i> a violin or piano. Hence, +figuratively, to work <i>on</i> one's feelings; to make an impression +<i>on</i> the mind.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>At or near; adjacent to; -- indicating +situation, place, or position; as, <i>on</i> the one hand, <i>on</i> +the other hand; the fleet is <i>on</i> the American coast.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>In addition to; besides; -- indicating +multiplication or succession in a series; as, heaps <i>on</i> heaps; +mischief <i>on</i> mischief; loss <i>on</i> loss; thought <i>on</i> +thought.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Indicating dependence or reliance; with +confidence in; as, to depend <i>on</i> a person for assistance; to +rely <i>on</i>; hence, indicating the ground or support of anything; +as, he will promise <i>on</i> certain conditions; to bet <i>on</i> a +horse.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>At or in the time of; during; as, +<i>on</i> Sunday we abstain from labor. See <u>At</u> +(synonym).</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>At the time of, conveying some notion of +cause or motive; as, <i>on</i> public occasions, the officers appear +in full dress or uniform. Hence, in consequence of, or following; as, +<i>on</i> the ratification of the treaty, the armies were +disbanded.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Toward; for; -- indicating the object of +some passion; as, have pity or compassion <i>on</i> him.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>At the peril of, or for the safety +of.</def> "Hence, <i>on</i> thy life." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <def>By virtue of; with the pledge of; -- +denoting a pledge or engagement, and put before the thing pledged; +as, he affirmed or promised <i>on</i> his word, or <i>on</i> his +honor.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <def>To the account of; -- denoting +imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon; +as, <i>on</i> us be all the blame; a curse <i>on</i> him.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His blood be <i>on</i> us and <i>on</i> our +children.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxvii. 25.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <def>In reference or relation to; as, +<i>on</i> our part expect punctuality; a satire <i>on</i> +society.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>14.</b></sn> <def>Of.</def> [Obs.] "Be not jealous +<i>on</i> me." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Or have we eaten <i>on</i> the insane root<BR> +That takes the reason prisoner?</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; Instances of this usage are common in our older writers, +and are sometimes now heard in illiterate speech.</p> + +<p><sn><b>15.</b></sn> <def>Occupied with; in the performance of; as, +only three officers are <i>on</i> duty; <i>on</i> a +journey.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>16.</b></sn> <def>In the service of; connected with; of the +number of; as, he is <i>on</i> a newspaper; <i>on</i> a +committee.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>On</i> and <i>upon</i> are in general interchangeable. +In some applications <i>upon</i> is more euphonious, and is therefore +to be preferred; but in most cases <i>on</i> is preferable.</p> + +<p><col><b>On a bowline</b></col>. <i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>Same as +<u>Closehauled</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>On a wind</b></col>, or +<col><b>On the wind</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>sailing +closehauled.</cd> -- <col><b>On a sudden</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Sudden</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>On board</b></col>, <col><b>On +draught</b></col>, <col><b>On fire</b></col>, etc. <cd>See under +<u>Board</u>, <u>Draught</u>, <u>Fire</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>On +it</b></col>, <col><b>On't</b></col>, <cd>of it.</cd> [Obs. or +Colloq.] <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>On shore</b></col>, <cd>on land; to +the shore.</cd> -- <col><b>On the road</b></col>, <col><b>On the +way</b></col>, <col><b>On the wing</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under +<u>Road</u>, <u>Way</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>On to</b></col>, +<cd>upon; on; to; -- sometimes written as one word, <i>onto</i>, and +usually called a colloquialism; but it may be regarded in analogy +with <i>into</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>They have added the -en plural form <i>on to</i> an +elder plural.</blockquote> <i>Earle.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We see the strength of the new movement in the new +class of ecclesiastics whom it forced <i>on to</i> the +stage.</blockquote> <i>J. R. Green.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>On</u>, +<pos><i>prep.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Forward, in +progression; onward; -- usually with a verb of motion; as, move +<i>on</i>; go <i>on</i>.</def> "Time glides <i>on</i>." +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The path is smooth that leadeth <i>on</i> to +danger.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Forward, in succession; as, from father to +son, from the son to the grandson, and so <i>on</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In continuance; without interruption or +ceasing; as, sleep <i>on</i>, take your ease; say <i>on</i>; sing +<i>on</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Adhering; not off; as in the phrase, "He +is neither <i>on</i> nor off," that is, he is not steady, he is +irresolute.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Attached to the body, as clothing or +ornament, or for use.</def> "I have boots <i>on</i>." <i>B. +Gonson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He put <i>on</i> righteousness as a +breastplate.</blockquote> <i>Is. lix. 17.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>In progress; proceeding; as, a game is +<i>on</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>On</i> is sometimes used as an exclamation, or a command +to move or proceed, some verb being understood; as, <i>on</i>, +comrades; that is, <i>go on</i>, <i>move on</i>.</p> + +<p><col><b>On and on</b></col>, <cd>continuously; for a long time +together.</cd> "Toiling <i>on and on and on</i>." +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||On"a*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. +<plw><b>Onagri</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Onagers</b></plw> (#). [L. +<i>onager</i>, <i>onagrus</i>, Gr. &?;.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Rom.Antiq.)</i> <def>A military engine acting like a sling, which +threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated by +machinery.</def> <i>Fairholt.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A wild ass, especially +the koulan.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*nag"ga</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The dauw.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>On`a*gra"ceous</hw> +(&obreve;n`&adot;*grā"shŭs), <hw>On`a*gra*ri"e*ous</hw> +(-gr&asl;*rī"&esl;*ŭs), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From NL. +<i>Onagra</i> an old scientific name of the evening primrose +(<i>Œnothera</i>), fr. Gr. <grk>'ona`gra</grk> a kind of plant; +of uncertain origin.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or +resembling, a natural order of plants (<i>Onagraceæ</i> or +<i>Onagrarieæ</i>), which includes the fuchsia, the willow-herb +(<i>Epilobium</i>), and the evening primrose +(<i>Œnothera</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"nan*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Onan</i> (<i>Gen. +xxxviii. 9</i>): cf. F. <i>onanisme</i>.] <def>Self-pollution; +masturbation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*nap"po</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A nocturnal South American monkey (<i>Callithrix discolor</i>), +noted for its agility; -- called also <i>ventriloquist +monkey</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Once</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The ounce.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Once</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ones</i>, +<i>anes</i>, an adverbial form fr. <i>one</i>, <i>on</i>, <i>an</i>, +one. See <u>One-</u>, <u>-Wards</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>By +limitation to the number one; for one time; not twice nor any number +of times more than one.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ye shall . . . go round about the city +<i>once</i>.</blockquote> <i>Josh. vi. 3.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Trees that bear mast are fruitful but <i>once</i> in +two years.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>At some one period of time; -- used +indefinitely.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My soul had <i>once</i> some foolish fondness for +thee.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That court which we shall <i>once</i> +govern.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>At any one time; -- often nearly +equivalent to <i>ever</i>, <i>if ever</i>, or <i>whenever</i>; as, +<i>once</i> kindled, it may not be quenched.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Wilt thou not be made clean? When shall it <i>once</i> +be?</blockquote> <i>Jer. xiii. 27.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To be <i>once</i> in doubt<BR> +Is <i>once</i> to be resolved.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Once</i> is used as a noun when preceded by <i>this</i> +or <i>that</i>; as, <i>this once</i>, <i>that once</i>. It is also +sometimes used elliptically, like an adjective, for <i>once- +existing</i>. "The <i>once</i> province of Britain." <i>J. N. +Pomeroy.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>At once</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>At the same +point of time; immediately; without delay</cd>. "Stand not upon the +order of your going, but go <i>at once</i>." <i>Shak.</i> "I . . . +withdrew <i>at once</i> and altogether." <i>Jeffrey.</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>At one and the same time; simultaneously; in +one body; as, they all moved <i>at once</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Once and +again</b></col>, <cd>once and once more; repeatedly.</cd> "A dove +sent forth <i>once and again</i>, to spy." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||On*cid"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of tropical orchidaceous plants, the +flower of one species of which (<i>O. Papilio</i>) resembles a +butterfly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On"co*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; bulk + +<i>-graph</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An instrument for registering +the changes observable with an oncometer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On*com"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; bulk + +<i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring +the variations in size of the internal organs of the body, as the +kidney, spleen, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On*cot"o*my</hw> (&obreve;&nsm;"k&obreve;t*&osl;*m&ybreve;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'o`gkos</grk> bulk, mass + +<grk>te`mnein</grk> to cut: cf. F. <i>oncotomie</i>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> +<def>The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumor, with a +cutting instrument.</def> [Written also <i>onkotomy</i>.] +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Onde</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>anda</i> malice, +anger; akin to Icel. <i>andi</i>, <i>önd</i>, breath.] +<def>Hatred; fury; envy.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||On` dit"</hw> (?). [F.] <def>They say, or it is said.</def> +-- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A flying report; rumor; as, it is a mere +<i>on dit</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>-one</hw> (?). [From Gr. <grk>-w`nh</grk>, signifying, female +descendant.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A suffix indicating that the +substance, in the name of which it appears, is a <i>ketone</i>; as, +acet<i>one</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>-one</hw>.<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A termination indicating that +the hydrocarbon to the name of which it is affixed belongs to the +<i>fourth series of hydrocarbons</i>, or the <i>third series of +unsaturated hydrocarbonsl</i> as, non<i>one</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>One</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>one</i>, <i>on</i>, +<i>an</i>, AS. <i>än</i>; akin to D. <i>een</i>, OS. +<i>ën</i>, OFries. <i>ën</i>, <i>än</i>, G. +<i>ein</i>, Dan. <i>een</i>, Sw. <i>en</i>, Icel. <i>einn</i>, Goth. +<i>ains</i>, W. <i>un</i>, Ir. & Gael. <i>aon</i>, L. <i>unus</i>, +earlier <i>oinos</i>, <i>oenos</i>, Gr. &?; the ace on dice; cf. Skr. +<i>ëka</i>. The same word as the indefinite article <i>a</i>, +<i>an</i>. √ 299. Cf. 2d A, 1st <u>An</u>, <u>Alone</u>, +<u>Anon</u>, <u>Any</u>, <u>None</u>, <u>Nonce</u>, <u>Only</u>, +<u>Onion</u>, <u>Unit</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Being a single +unit, or entire being or thing, and no more; not multifold; single; +individual.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The dream of Pharaoh is <i>one</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Gen. xli. 25.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>O that we now had here<BR> +But <i>one</i> ten thousand of those men in England.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Denoting a person or thing conceived or +spoken of indefinitely; a certain. "I am the sister of <i>one</i> +Claudio" [<i>Shak.</i>], that is, of a certain man named +Claudio.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Pointing out a contrast, or denoting a +particular thing or person different from some other specified; -- +used as a correlative adjective, with or without +<i>the</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>From the <i>one</i> side of heaven unto the +other.</blockquote> <i>Deut. iv. 32.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Closely bound together; undivided; united; +constituting a whole.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The church is therefore <i>one</i>, though the members +may be many.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Pearson</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Single in kind; the same; a +common.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>One</i> plague was on you all, and on your +lords.</blockquote> <i>1 Sam. vi. 4.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Single; inmarried.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Men may counsel a woman to be <i>one</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>One</i> is often used in forming compound words, the +meaning of which is obvious; as, <i>one</i>-armed, <i>one</i>-celled, +<i>one</i>-eyed, <i>one</i>-handed, <i>one</i>-hearted, <i>one</i>- +horned, <i>one</i>-idead, <i>one</i>-leaved, <i>one</i>-masted, +<i>one</i>-ribbed, <i>one</i>-story, <i>one</i>-syllable, <i>one</i>- +stringed, <i>one</i>-winged, etc.</p> + +<p><col><b>All one</b></col>, <cd>of the same or equal nature, or +consequence; as, he says that it is <i>all one</i> what course you +take.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>One day</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>On a certain day, not definitely specified, +referring to time past.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>One day</i> when Phoebe fair,<BR> +With all her band, was following the chase.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Referring to future time: At some +uncertain day or period; some day.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Well, I will marry <i>one day</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i> +</p> + +<p><hw>One</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +single unit; as, <i>one</i> is the base of all numbers.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A symbol representing a unit, as 1, or +i.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A single person or thing.</def> "The +shining <i>ones</i>." <i>Bunyan.</i> "Hence, with your little +<i>ones</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He will hate the <i>one</i>, and love the +other.</blockquote> <i>Matt. vi. 24.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That we may sit, <i>one</i> on thy right hand, and the +other on thy left hand, in thy glory.</blockquote> <i>Mark x. +37.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>After one</b></col>, <cd>after one fashion; alike.</cd> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i> -- <col><b>At one</b></col>, <cd>in agreement +or concord. See <u>At one</u>, in the Vocab.</cd> -- <col><b>Ever in +one</b></col>, <cd>continually; perpetually; always.</cd> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i> -- <col><b>In one</b></col>, <cd>in union; in a +single whole.</cd> -- <col><b>One and one</b></col>, <col><b>One by +one</b></col>, <cd>singly; one at a time; one after another.</cd> +"Raising <i>one by one</i> the suppliant crew." <i>Dryden.</i> +</p> + +<p><! p. 1003 !></p> + +<p><hw>One</hw> (?), <pos><i>indef. pron.</i></pos> <def>Any person, +indefinitely; a person or body; as, what <i>one</i> would have well +done, <i>one</i> should do <i>one's</i> self.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It was well worth <i>one's</i> while.</blockquote> +<i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Against this sort of condemnation <i>one</i> must +steel <i>one's</i> self as <i>one</i> best can.</blockquote> <i>G. +Eliot.</i></p> + +<p><i>One</i> is often used with <i>some</i>, <i>any</i>, <i>no</i>, +<i>each</i>, <i>every</i>, <i>such</i>, <i>a</i>, <i>many a</i>, +<i>another</i>, <i>the other</i>, etc. It is sometimes joined with +<i>another</i>, to denote a reciprocal relation.</p> + +<p><blockquote>When any <i>one</i> heareth the word.</blockquote> +<i>Matt. xiii. 19.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>She knew every <i>one</i> who was any <i>one</i> in +the land of Bohemia.</blockquote> <i>Compton Reade.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Peloponnesians and the Athenians fought against +<i>one another</i>.</blockquote> <i>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The gentry received <i>one another</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Thackeray.</i> +</p> + +<p><hw>One</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to become one; +to gather into a single whole; to unite; to assimilite.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The rich folk that embraced and <i>oned</i> all their +heart to treasure of the world.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>One"ber`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>The herb Paris. See <i>Herb Paris</i>, under +<u>Herb</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>One"-hand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Employing one +hand; as, the <i>one-hand</i> alphabet. See +<u>Dactylology</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>One"-horse`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Drawn by one horse; having but a single horse; as, a <i>one- +horse</i> carriage.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Second-rate; inferior; small.</def> +[Slang, U.S.]</p> + +<p><hw>O*nei"das</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Oneida</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of +Indians formerly inhabiting the region near Oneida Lake in the State +of New York, and forming part of the Five Nations. Remnants of the +tribe now live in New York, Canada, and Wisconsin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*nei`ro*crit`ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. +<i>oneirocritique</i>. See <u>Oneirocritic</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<def>An interpreter of dreams.</def> <i>Bp. Warburton. +Addison.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O*nei`ro*crit`ic</hw> (?), <hw>O*nei`ro*crit`ic*al</hw> (?), +} <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; a dream + &?; critical, fr. &?; +to discern.] <def>Of or pertaining to the interpretation of +dreams.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O*nei`ro*crit`i*cism</hw> (?), <hw>O*nei`ro*crit`ics</hw> +(?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of interpreting +dreams.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*nei"ro*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a +dream + <i>-mancy</i>.] <def>Divination by means of dreams.</def> +<i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`nei*ros"co*pist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +interprets dreams.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`nei*ros"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a +dream + <i>-scopy</i>.] <def>The interpretation of dreams.</def></p> + +<p><hw>One"li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being one or single.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cudworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>One"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Only</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>One"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being at one or reconciled.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>One"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being +one; singleness in number; individuality; unity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our God is one, or rather very +<i>oneness</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On"er*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>onerarius</i>, fr. <i>onus</i>, <i>oneris</i>, load, burden: cf.F. +<i>onéraire</i>.] <def>Fitted for, or carrying, a +burden.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Onerated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Onerating</u>.] [L. <i>oneratus</i>, p. p. pf <i>onerare</i>.] +<def>To load; to burden.</def> [Obs.] <i>Becon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +loading.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>On"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>onerosus</i>, +fr. <i>onus</i>, <i>oneris</i>, a load, burden: cf.F. +<i>onéreux</i>.] <def>Burdensome; oppressive.</def> "Too +<i>onerous</i> a solicitude." <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Onerous cause</b></col> <i>(Scots Law)</i>, <cd>a good and +legal consideration; -- opposed to <i>gratuitous</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>On"er*ous*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an onerous +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ones</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Once.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>One`self"</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>A reflexive +form of the indefinite pronoun <i>one</i>. Commonly writen as two +words, <i>one's self</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>One's self (or more properly <i>oneself</i>), is quite +a modern form. In Elizabethan English we find <i>a man's self=one's +self</i>.</blockquote> <i>Morris.</i></p> + +<p><hw>One`-sid"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having one side only, or one side prominent; hence, limited to +one side; partial; unjust; unfair; as, a <i>one-sided</i> view or +statement.</def> "Unguarded and <i>one-sided</i> language." <i>T. +Arnold.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Growing on one side of a +stem; as, <i>one-sided</i> flowers.</def></p> + +<p>-- <wf>One`-sid"ed-ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>One`- +sid"ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>On*ethe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Scarcely. See +<u>Unnethe</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On"go`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of going +forward; progress; (<i>pl.</i>) affairs; business; current +events.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The common <i>ongoings</i> of this our commonplace +world, and everyday life.</blockquote> <i>Prof. Wilson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On"guent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>An +unguent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On"-hang`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A hanger- +on.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ognon</i>, fr. L. +<i>unio</i> oneness, unity, a single large pearl, an onion. See +<u>One</u>, <u>Union</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A liliaceous plant of +the genus <i>Allium</i> (<i>A. cepa</i>), having a strong-flavored +bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an +article of food. The name is often extended to other species of the +genus.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Onion fish</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +grenadier.</cd> -- <col><b>Onion fly</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<cd>a dipterous insect whose larva feeds upon the onion; especially, +<i>Anthomyia ceparum</i> and <i>Ortalis flexa</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Welsh onion</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Cibol</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Wild onion</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>a name given to several species of the genus +<i>Allium</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O*ni`ro*crit`ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Oneirocritic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On"li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being alone.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>On*loft"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Aloft; above +ground.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>She kept her father's life <i>onloft</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On"-look`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A looker- +on.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On"-look`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Looking on or +forward.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>only</i>, +<i>anly</i>, <i>onlich</i>, AS. <i>ānlic</i>, i.e., onelike. +See <u>One</u>, <u>and Like</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One alone; single; as, the <i>only</i> man +present; his <i>only</i> occupation.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Alone in its class; by itself; not +associated with others of the same class or kind; as, an <i>only</i> +child.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, figuratively: Alone, by reason of +superiority; preëminent; chief.</def> "Motley's the <i>only</i> +wear." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>Only</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In one manner or +degree; for one purpose alone; simply; merely; barely.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And to be loved himself, needs <i>only</i> to be +known.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>So and no otherwise; no other than; +exclusively; solely; wholly.</def> "She being <i>only</i> wicked." +<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Every imagination . . . of his heart was <i>only</i> +evil.</blockquote> <i>Gen. vi. 5.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Singly; without more; as, <i>only</i>- +begotten.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Above all others; particularly.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>His most <i>only</i> elected mistress.</blockquote> +<i>Marston.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On"ly</hw>, <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <def>Save or except +(that); -- an adversative used elliptically with or without +<i>that</i>, and properly introducing a single fact or +consideration.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He might have seemed some secretary or clerk . . . +<i>only</i> that his low, flat, unadorned cap . . . indicated that he +belonged to the city.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On`o*ce"rin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>Ononis</i>, +the generic name of the plant + L. <i>cera</i> wax.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of +the leguminous plant <i>Ononis spinosa</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; an ass + +<i>-logy</i>.] <def>Foolish discourse.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>On"o*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; name + +<i>-mancy</i>. Cf. <u>Nomancy</u>.] <def>Divination by the letters +of a name; nomancy.</def> [R.] <i>Camden.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>On`o*man"tic</hw> (?), <hw>On`o*man"tic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to onomancy.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>On`o*mas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, from &?; +to name, &?; name.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Applied to a signature when the +body of the instrument is in another's handwriting.</def> +<i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On`o*mas"ti*con</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; (sc.&?;), fr. &?;. See <u>Onomastic</u>.] <def>A collection of +names and terms; a dictionary; specif., a collection of Greek names, +with explanatory notes, made by Julius Pollux about +A.D.180.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On"o*ma*tech`ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; + &?; +art.] <def>Prognostication by the letters of a name.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On`o*ma*tol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +versed in the history of names.</def> <i>Southey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On`o*ma*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?; ++ <i>-logy</i>.] <def>The science of names or of their +classification.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*nom"a*tope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Onomatopœia</u>.] <def>An imitative word; an onomatopoetic +word.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On`o*mat`o*pœ"ia</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. +Gr. &?;; &?;, &?;, a name + &?; to make.] <i>(Philol.)</i> <def>The +formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in +which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing +which the word represents; as, the <i>buzz</i> of bees; the +<i>hiss</i> of a goose; the <i>crackle</i> of fire.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; It has been maintained by some philologist that all primary +words, especially names, were formed by imitation of natural +sounds.</p> + +<p><hw>On`o*mat`o*pœ"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Onomatopoetic.</def> <i>Whitney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On`o*mat`o*po*et"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to onomatopœia; characterized by onomatopœia; +imitative; as, an <i>onomatopoetic</i> writer or word.</def> +<i>Earle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On`o*mat"o*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Onomatopœia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*nom"o*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Onomancy</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On`on*da"gas</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Onondaga</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe +of Indians formerly inhabiting what is now a part of the State of New +York. They were the central or head tribe of the Five +Nations.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On"rush`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A rushing +onward.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On"set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>On</i> + +<i>set</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A rushing or setting upon; an +attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an +army.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>onset</i> and retire<BR> +Of both your armies.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Who on that day the word of <i>onset</i> +gave.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A setting about; a beginning.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is surely no greater wisdom than well to time +the beginnings and <i>onsets</i> of things.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything set on, or added, as an ornament +or as a useful appendage.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On"set`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To assault; to set upon.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To set about; to begin.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Carew.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On"slaught`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>on</i> on + +<i>slaught</i>, <i>slaht</i>, slaughter. See <u>Slaughter</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or +murderous attack or assault.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>By storm and <i>onslaught</i> to proceed.</blockquote> +<i>Hudibras.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A bloody fray or battle.</def> [Scot.] +<i>Jamieson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On"stead</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Possibly a corruption +of <i>homestead</i>.] <def>A single farmhouse; a steading.</def> +[Prov.Eng. & Scot.] <i>Grose. Jamieson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [<i>On</i> + +<i>to</i>. Cf. <u>Into</u>.] <def>On the top of; upon; on. See <i>On +to</i>, under <u>On</u>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>On`to*gen"e*sis</hw> (?), <hw>On*tog"e*ny</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Ontology</u>, and <u>Genesis</u>.] +<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The history of the individual development of an +organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development +of an individual organism, -- in distinction from <i>phylogeny</i>, +or evolution of the tribe. Called also <i>henogenesis</i>, +<i>henogeny</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On`to*ge*net"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to ontogenesis; as, <i>ontogenetic</i> +phenomena.</def> -- <wf>On`to*ge*net"ic*al*ly</wf> (#), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>On`to*gen"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Ontogenetic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On`to*log"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Ontological.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On`to*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>ontologique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to ontology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On`*to*log"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +ontological manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On*tol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. +<i>ontologiste</i>.] <def>One who is versed in or treats of +ontology.</def> <i>Edin. Rev.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the things +which exist (pl.neut. of &?;, &?;, being, p. pr. of &?; to be) + <i>- +logy</i>: cf.F. <i>ontologie</i>.] <def>That department of the +science of metaphysics which investigates and explains the nature and +essential properties and relations of all beings, as such, or the +principles and causes of being.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O"nus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>A burden; an +obligation.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>||Onus probandi</b></col> (&?;) [L.], <cd>obligation to +furnish evidence to prove a thing; the burden of proof.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>On"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a contemplated or +desirable end; forward; as, an <i>onward</i> course, progress, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Advanced in a forward direction or toward +an end.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how +<i>onward</i> the fruits were of his friend's labor.</blockquote> +<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On"ward</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Toward a point +before or in front; forward; progressively; as, to move +<i>onward</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Not one looks backward, <i>onward</i> still he +goes.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>On"ward*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Progress; +advancement.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On"wards</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [See <u>-wards</u>.] +<def>Onward.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Any.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p> +<hw>On"y*cha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from L. +<i>onyx</i>, <i>-ychis</i>, onyx, also, a kind of mussel, Gr. &?;, +&?;. See <u>Onyx</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, +probably the operculum of some kind of strombus.</def> <i>Ex. xxx. +34.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The precious stone called +<i>onyx</i>.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>||O*nych"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Onyx</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A whitlow.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An affection of a finger or toe, attended +with ulceration at the base of the nail, and terminating in the +destruction of the nail.</def></p> + +<p><hw>On"y*cho*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, +a finger nail + <i>-mancy</i>: cf. F. <i>onychomancie</i>.] +<def>Divination by the nails.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||On`y*choph"o*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +from Gr. &?;, &?;, a claw + &?;.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Malacopoda.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"nyx</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?; a claw, +finger nail, a veined gem. See <u>Nail</u>, and cf. <u>Onycha</u>.] +<i>(Min.)</i> <def>Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades +of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being cut in one +layer with the next as a ground.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Onyx marble</b></col>, <cd>a banded variety of marble or +calcium carbonate resembling onyx. It is obtained from +Mexico.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oo</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>One.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||O"ö</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Hawaiian.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A beautiful bird (<i>Moho nobilis</i>) of +the Hawaiian Islands. It yields the brilliant yellow feathers +formerly used in making the royal robes. Called also <i>yellow-tufted +honeysucker</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*œ"ci*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Oœcia</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>w,'o`n</grk> an +egg + &?; a house.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the special +zooids, or cells, of Bryozoa, destined to receive and develop ova; an +ovicell. See <u>Bryozoa</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ö*gen"e*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>w,'o`n</grk> an egg + E. <i>genesis</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> +<def>The development, or mode of origin, of the ova.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O`ö*go"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +L. <plw><b>Oögonia</b></plw> (#), E. +<plw><b>Oögoniums</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. <grk>w,'o`n</grk> +an egg + &?; offspring.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A special cell in certain +cryptogamous plants containing oöspheres, as in the rockweeds +(<i>Fucus</i>), and the orders <i>Vaucherieæ</i> and +<i>Peronosporeæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*oi"dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; +<grk>w,'o`n</grk> an egg + &?; form.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Shaped like +an egg.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ook</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Oak.</def> [Obs.] "A +branched <i>ook</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ö*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>w,'o`n</grk> an egg + <i>-lite</i>: cf.F. <i>oölithe</i>. +So named from its resemblance to the roe of fish.] <i>(Geol.)</i> +<def>A variety of limestone, consisting of small round grains, +resembling the roe of a fish. It sometimes constitutes extensive +beds, as in the European Jurassic. See the <i>Chart</i> of +<u>Geology</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ö*lit"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.F. +<i>oölithique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to oölite; +composed of, or resembling, oölite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ö*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to oölogy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*öl"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +versed in oölogy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*öl"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>w,'o`n</grk> an egg + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>The science of eggs in +relation to their coloring, size, shape, and number.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oo"long</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Chinese, green +dragon.] <def>A fragrant variety of black tea having somewhat the +flavor of green tea.</def> [Written also <i>oulong</i>.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Oo"mi*ac</hw>, <hw>Oo"mi*ak</hw>} (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>A long, broad boat used by the Eskimos.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oon</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>One.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oones</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Once.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oop</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Etymol. uncertain.] +<def>To bind with a thread or cord; to join; to unite.</def> [Scot.] +<i>Jamieson.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Oo"pack</hw>, <hw>Oo"pak</hw>} (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So +named from a district in China.] <def>A kind of black tea.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ö*phore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; egg- +bearing; <grk>w,'o`n</grk> an egg + &?; to bear.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>An alternately produced form of certain cryptogamous plants, as +ferns, mosses, and the like, which bears antheridia and archegonia, +and so has sexual fructification, as contrasted with the +<i>sporophore</i>, which is nonsexual, but produces spores in +countless number. In ferns the oöphore is a minute prothallus; +in mosses it is the leafy plant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ö*pho*rec"to*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>w,'o`n</grk> egg + &?; to bear + &?; a cutting out.] +<i>(Surg.)</i> <def>Ovariotomy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ö*phor"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Having the nature of, or belonging to, an +oöphore.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O`ö*pho*rid"i*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Oöphorida</b></plw> (#), E. +<plw><b>Oöphoridiums</b></plw> (#). [NL., dim. fr. Gr. &?;. See +<u>Oöphore</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The macrosporangium or case +for the larger kind of spores in heterosporous flowerless +plants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O`ö*pho*ri"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>w,'o`n</grk> egg + <grk>fe`rein</grk> to bear + <i>- +itis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Ovaritis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ö*phyte</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>w,'o`n</grk> an egg + <grk>fyto`n</grk> a plant.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Any plant of a proposed class or grand division (collectively +termed <i>oöphytes</i> or <i>Oöphyta</i>), which have their +sexual reproduction accomplished by motile antherozoids acting on +oöspheres, either while included in their oögonia or after +exclusion.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; This class was at first called <i>Oösporeæ</i>, +and is made to include all algæ and fungi which have this kind +of reproduction, however they may differ in all other respects, the +contrasted classes of Thallophytes being <i>Protophytes</i>, +<i>Zygophytes</i>, and <i>Carpophytes</i>. The whole system has its +earnest advocates, but is rejected by many botanists. See +<u>Carpophyte</u>.</p> + +<p><! p. 1004 !></p> + +<p><hw>O`ö*phyt"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to an oöphyte.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*ö"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A wild, bearded sheep inhabiting the Ladakh +mountains. It is reddish brown, with a dark beard from the chin to +the chest.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ö*sperm</hw> (omac/"&osl;*sp&etilde;rm), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; an egg + E. <i>sperm</i>.] +<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoön +in impregnation.</def> <i>Balfour.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ö*sphere</hw> (-sfēr), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +&?; an egg + E. <i>sphere</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An unfertilized, rounded +mass of protoplasm, produced in an oögonium.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; After being fertilized by the access of antherozoids it +becomes covered with a cell wall and develops into an oöspore, +which may grow into a new plant like the parent.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An analogous mass of +protoplasm in the ovule of a flowering plant; an embryonic +vesicle.</def> <i>Goodale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||O`ö*spo*ran"gi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; +<i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>Oösporangia</b></plw> (#), E. +<plw><b>Oösporangiums</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; an egg + +&?; vessel.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An oögonium; also, a case +containing oval or rounded spores of some other kind than +oöspores.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ö*spore</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; an egg ++ &?; a seed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A special kind +of spore resulting from the fertilization of an oösphere by +antherozoids.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A fertilized +oösphere in the ovule of a flowering plant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ö*spor"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to an oöspore.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*ös"te*gite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; + +&?; a roof.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the plates which in some +Crustacea inclose a cavity wherein the eggs are hatched.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O`ö*the"ca</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Oöthecæ</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; an egg + +&?; a case.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An egg case, especially those +of many kinds of mollusks, and of some insects, as the cockroach. +Cf. <u>Oœcium</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O*öt"*ooid</hw> (?), <hw>O*öt"o*coid</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; laying eggs (&?; egg + &?; a bearing, +&?; to bear) + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A half +oviparous, or an oviparous, mammal; a marsupial or +monotreme.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ö*type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; + <i>- +type</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The part of the oviduct of +certain trematode worms in which the ova are completed and furnished +with a shell.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ooze</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>wose</i>, AS. +<i>wase</i> dirt, mire, mud, akin to <i>w&?;s</i> juice, ooze, Icel. +<i>vās</i> wetness, OHG. <i>waso</i> turf, sod, G. +<i>wasen</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Soft mud or slime; earth so +wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure.</def> "My son i' +the <i>ooze</i> is bedded." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Soft flow; spring.</def> +<i>Prior.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The liquor of a tan vat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ooze</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Oozed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Oozing</u>.] [Prov. Eng. <i>weeze</i>, <i>wooz</i>. See +<u>Ooze</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To flow +gently; to percolate, as a liquid through the pores of a substance or +through small openings.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The latent rill, scare <i>oozing</i> through the +grass.</blockquote> <i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, +the secret <i>oozed</i> out; his courage <i>oozed</i> out.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ooze</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause to +ooze.</def> <i>Alex. Smith.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||O`ö*zo"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; an egg + <grk>zo^,on</grk> an animal.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Acrita</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ooz"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Miry; containing +soft mud; resembling ooze; as, the <i>oozy</i> bed of a river.</def> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pa"cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>opacatus</i>, p. p. of <i>opacare</i>.] <def>To darken; to +cloud.</def> [Obs.] <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pac"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>opacitas</i>: +cf.F. opacité.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The state of being +opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays +of light; want of transparency; opaqueness.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Obscurity; want of clearness.</def> +<i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pa"cous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>opacus</i>. +See <u>Opaque</u>.] <def>Opaque.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i> -- +<wf>O*pa"cous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>O*pac"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Opaque.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sterne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"pah</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A large oceanic fish (<i>Lampris quttatus</i>), inhabiting the +Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors, which are +red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and gold, covered with +round silvery spots. Called also <i>king of the +herrings</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*pake"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Opaque</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"pal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>opalus</i>: cf. +Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>upala</i> a rock, stone, precious stone: cf. F. +<i>opale</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A mineral consisting, like quartz, +of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific +gravity.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The <i>precious opal</i> presents a peculiar play of colors +of delicate tints, and is highly esteemed as a gem. One kind, with a +varied play of color in a reddish ground, is called the <i>harlequin +opal</i>. The <i>fire opal</i> has colors like the red and yellow of +flame. <i>Common opal</i> has a milky appearance. <i>Menilite</i> is +a brown impure variety, occurring in concretions at Menilmontant, +near Paris. Other varieties are <i>cacholong</i>, <i>girasol</i>, +<i>hyalite</i>, and <i>geyserite</i>.</p> + +<p><hw>O`pal*esce"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Opalesced</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Opalescing</u> (?).] <def>To give forth a play of +colors, like the opal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`pal*es"cence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> +<def>A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a +mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being +opalescent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`pal*es"cent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Reflecting a +milky or pearly light from the interior; having an opaline play of +colors.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"pal*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>opalin</i>.] <def>Of, pertaining to, or like, opal in appearance; +having changeable colors like those of the opal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"pal*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Opalized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Opalizing</u>.] [Cf. F. <i>opaliser</i>.] <def>To convert into +opal, or a substance like opal.</def> <i>Lyell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pal"o*type</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Opal</i> + +<i>-type</i>.] <i>(Photog.)</i> <def>A picture taken on "milky" +glass.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*paque"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>opacus</i>. Cf. <u>Opacous</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Impervious to the rays of light; not +transparent; as, an <i>opaque</i> substance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Obscure; not clear; unintelligible.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><hw>O*paque"</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is opaque; +opacity.</def> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*paque"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +quality of being impervious to light; opacity.</def> <i>Dr. H. +More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ope</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Open.</def> [Poetic] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>On Sunday heaven's gate stands +<i>ope</i>.</blockquote> <i>Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ope</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To open.</def> +[Poetic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Wilt thou not <i>ope</i> thy heart to know<BR> +What rainbows teach and sunsets show?</blockquote> +<i>Emerson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pei"do*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, +voice + &?; form + <i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An +instrument, consisting of a tube having one end open and the other +end covered with a thin flexible membrance to the center of which is +attached a small mirror. It is used for exhibiting upon a screen, by +means of rays reflected from the mirror, the vibratory motions caused +by sounds produced at the open end of the tube, as by speaking or +singing into it.</def> <i>A. E. Dolbear.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ope"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A bright-colored European actinian (<i>Anemonia, or Anthea, +sulcata</i>); -- so called because it does not retract its +tentacles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"pen</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. <i>open</i>; akin to +D. <i>open</i>, OS. <i>opan</i>, G. <i>offan</i>, Icel. <i>opinn</i>, +Sw. <i>öppen</i>, Dan. <i>aaben</i>, and perh. to E. <i>up</i>. +Cf. <u>Up</u>, and <u>Ope</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Free of +access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or +egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered +over; -- applied to passageways; as, an <i>open</i> door, window, +road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, <i>open</i> +houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of +communication or approach by water or land; as, an <i>open</i> harbor +or roadstead.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Through the gate,<BR> +Wide <i>open</i> and unquarded, Satan passed.</blockquote> +<i>Milton</i></p> + +<p>Also, figuratively, used of the ways of communication of the mind, +as by the senses; ready to hear, see, etc.; as, to keep one's eyes +and ears <i>open</i>.</p> + +<p><blockquote>His ears are <i>open</i> unto their cry.</blockquote> +<i>Ps. xxxiv. 15.</i> +</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the +like; not private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an <i>open</i> +library, museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach, +trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If Demetrius . . . have a matter against any man, the +law is <i>open</i> and there are deputies.</blockquote> <i>Acts xix. +33.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The service that I truly did his life,<BR> +Hath left me <i>open</i> to all injuries.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Free or cleared of obstruction to progress +or to view; accessible; as, an <i>open</i> tract; the <i>open</i> +sea.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; +extended; expanded; as, an <i>open</i> hand; <i>open</i> arms; an +<i>open</i> flower; an <i>open</i> prospect.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Each, with <i>open</i> arms, embraced her chosen +knight.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> Hence: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Without reserve +or false pretense; sincere; characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; +frank; also, generous; liberal; bounteous; -- applied to personal +appearance, or character, and to the expression of thought and +feeling, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>With aspect <i>open</i>, shall erect his +head.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Moor is of a free and <i>open</i> +nature.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The French are always <i>open</i>, familiar, and +talkative.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Not concealed or secret; not hidden or +disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent; as, +<i>open</i> schemes or plans; <i>open</i> shame or guilt.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His thefts are too <i>open</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>That I may find him, and with secret gaze<BR> +Or <i>open</i> admiration him behold.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Not of a quality to prevent communication, +as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or +inclement; mild; -- used of the weather or the climate; as, an +<i>open</i> season; an <i>open</i> winter.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Not settled or adjusted; not decided or +determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an +<i>open</i> account; an <i>open</i> question; to keep an offer or +opportunity <i>open</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to +keep a day <i>open</i> for any purpose; to be <i>open</i> for an +engagement.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Phon.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Uttered +with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; -- said of +vowels; as, the <i>ä</i>n fär is <i>open</i> as compared +with the <i>ā</i> in sāy.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed +without closure, as in uttering <i>s</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Not +closed or stopped with the finger; -- said of the string of an +instrument, as of a violin, when it is allowed to vibrate throughout +its whole length.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Produced by an open +string; as, an <i>open</i> tone.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>The open air</b></col>, <cd>the air out of doors.</cd> -- +<col><b>Open chain</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See <i>Closed +chain</i>, under <u>Chain</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Open circuit</b></col> +<i>(Elec.)</i>, <cd>a conducting circuit which is incomplete, or +interrupted at some point; -- opposed to an uninterrupted, or +<i>closed circuit</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Open communion</b></col>, +<cd>communion in the Lord's supper not restricted to persons who have +been baptized by immersion. Cf. <i>Close communion</i>, under +<u>Close</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Open +diapason</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a certain stop in an organ, in +which the pipes or tubes are formed like the mouthpiece of a +flageolet at the end where the wind enters, and are open at the other +end.</cd> -- <col><b>Open flank</b></col> <i>(Fort.)</i>, <cd>the +part of the flank covered by the orillon.</cd> -- <col><b>Open-front +furnace</b></col> <i>(Metal.)</i>, <cd>a blast furnace having a +forehearth.</cd> -- <col><b>Open harmony</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, +<cd>harmony the tones of which are widely dispersed, or separated by +wide intervals.</cd> -- <col><b>Open hawse</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, +<cd>a hawse in which the cables are parallel or slightly divergent. +Cf. <i>Foul hawse</i>, under <u>Hawse</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Open +hearth</b></col> <i>(Metal.)</i>, <cd>the shallow hearth of a +reverberatory furnace.</cd> -- <col><b>Open-hearth furnace</b></col>, +<cd>a reverberatory furnace; esp., a kind of reverberatory furnace in +which the fuel is gas, used in manufacturing steel.</cd> -- +<col><b>Open-hearth process</b></col> <i>(Steel Manuf.)</i>, <cd>a +process by which melted cast iron is converted into steel by the +addition of wrought iron, or iron ore and manganese, and by exposure +to heat in an open-hearth furnace; -- also called the <i>Siemens- +Martin process</i>, from the inventors.</cd> -- <col><b>Open-hearth +steel</b></col>, <cd>steel made by an open-hearth process; -- also +called <i>Siemens-Martin steel</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Open +newel</b></col>. <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>See <i>Hollow newel</i>, under +<u>Hollow</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Open pipe</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, +<cd>a pipe open at the top. It has a pitch about an octave higher +than a <i>closed pipe</i> of the same length.</cd> -- <col><b>Open- +timber roof</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a roof of which the +constructional parts, together with the under side of the covering, +or its lining, are treated ornamentally, and left to form the ceiling +of an apartment below, as in a church, a public hall, and the +like.</cd> -- <col><b>Open vowel</b></col> or +<col><b>consonant</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Open</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>, 9.</cd></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Open</i> is used in many compounds, most of which are +self-explaining; as, <i>open</i>-breasted, <i>open</i>-minded.</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Unclosed; uncovered; unprotected; exposed; plain; +apparent; obvious; evident; public; unreserved; frank; sincere; +undissembling; artless. See <u>Candid</u>, and <u>Ingenuous</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>O"pen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Open or unobstructed +space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open +water.</def> "To sail into the <i>open</i>." <i>Jowett (Thucyd. +).</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Then we got into the <i>open</i>.</blockquote> <i>W. +Black.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>In open</b></col>, <cd>in full view; without concealment; +openly.</cd> [Obs.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"pen</hw> <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Opened</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Opening</u>.] [AS. <i>openian</i>. See <u>Open</u>,a.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make or set open; to render free of +access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or +covering from; as, to <i>open</i> a door; to <i>open</i> a box; to +<i>open</i> a room; to <i>open</i> a letter.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And all the windows of my heart<BR> +I <i>open</i> to the day.</blockquote> <i>Whittier.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To spread; to expand; as, to <i>open</i> +the hand.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to +explain.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The king <i>opened</i> himself to some of his council, +that he was sorry for the earl's death.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Unto thee have I <i>opened</i> my cause.</blockquote> +<i>Jer. xx. 12.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>While he <i>opened</i> to us the +Scriptures.</blockquote> <i>Luke xxiv. 32.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To make known; to discover; also, to +render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The English did adventure far for to <i>open</i> the +North parts of America.</blockquote> <i>Abp. Abbot.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To enter upon; to begin; as, to +<i>open</i> a discussion; to <i>open</i> fire upon an enemy; to +<i>open</i> trade, or correspondence; to <i>open</i> a case in court, +or a meeting.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>To loosen or make less compact; as, to +<i>open</i> matted cotton by separating the fibers.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To open one's mouth</b></col>, <col><b>to +speak</b></col>.<cd></cd> -- <col><b>To open up</b></col>, <cd>to lay +open; to discover; to disclose.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Poetry that had <i>opened up</i> so many delightful +views into the character and condition of our "bold peasantry, their +country's pride."</blockquote> <i>Prof. Wilson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"pen</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be +parted.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The earth <i>opened</i> and swallowed up Dathan, and +covered the company of Abiram.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cvi. 17.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; +as, the harbor <i>opened</i> to our view.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To begin; to commence; as, the stock +<i>opened</i> at par; the battery <i>opened</i> upon the +enemy.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Sporting)</i> <def>To bark on scent or view +of the game.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"pen-air`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Taking place in +the open air; outdoor; as, an <i>open-air</i> game or +meeting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"pen*bill`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A bird of the genus <i>Anastomus</i>, allied to the stork; -- so +called because the two parts of the bill touch only at the base and +tip. One species inhabits India, another Africa. Called also <i>open- +beak</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> <sd><i>(m)</i></sd>, under +<u>Beak</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"pen*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or that +which, opens.</def> "True <i>opener</i> of my eyes." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"pen-eyed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>With eyes +widely open; watchful; vigilant.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"pen-hand`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Generous; +liberal; munificent.</def> -- <wf>O"pen-hand`ed*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"pen-head`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Bareheaded.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O"pen-heart`ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Candid; +frank; generous.</def> <i>Dryden.</i> -- <wf>O"pen-heart`ed*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>O"pen-heart`ed*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>Walton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"pen*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first +appearance; as, the <i>opening</i> of a speech.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>opening</i> of your glory was like that of +light.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A place which is open; a breach; an +aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We saw him at the <i>opening</i> of his +tent.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, +an <i>opening</i> for business.</def> [Colloq.] <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A thinly wooded space, without +undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; as, oak <i>openings</i>.</def> +[U.S.] <i>Cooper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"pen*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>openlice</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In an open manner; publicly; not in private; +without secrecy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>How grossly and <i>openly</i> do many of us contradict +the precepts of the gospel by our ungodliness!</blockquote> +<i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Without reserve or disguise; plainly; +evidently.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My love . . . shall show itself more +<i>openly</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"pen-mouthed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the +mouth open; gaping; hence, greedy; clamorous.</def> +<i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"pen*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being open.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"pen*work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Anything so constructed or manufactured (in needlework, +carpentry, metal work, etc.) as to show openings through its +substance; work that is perforated or pierced.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A quarry; an open +cut.</def> <i>Raymond.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1005 !></p> + +<p><hw>Op"er*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr. <i>opera</i> +work, composition, opposed to an improvisation, fr. L. <i>opera</i> +pains work, fr. <i>opus</i>, <i>operis</i>, work, labor: cf. F. +<i>opéra</i>. See <u>Operate</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential +part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, +arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, +preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, +scenery, and action; a lyric drama.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The score of a musical drama, either +written or in print; a play set to music.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The house where operas are +exhibited.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>||Opéra bouffe</b></col> [F. <i>opéra</i> +opera + <i>bouffe</i> comic, It. <i>buffo</i>], <col><b>||Opera +buffa</b></col> [It.], <cd>light, farcical, burlesque opera.</cd> -- +<col><b>Opera box</b></col>, <cd>a partially inclosed portion of the +auditorium of an opera house for the use of a small private +party.</cd> -- <col><b>||Opéra comique</b></col> [F.], +<cd>comic or humorous opera.</cd> -- <col><b>Opera flannel</b></col>, +<cd>a light flannel, highly finished.</cd> <i>Knight.</i> -- +<col><b>Opera girl</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an East Indian plant +(<i>Mantisia saltatoria</i>) of the Ginger family, sometimes seen in +hothouses. It has curious flowers which have some resemblance to a +ballet dancer, whence the popular name. Called also <i>dancing +girls</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Opera glass</b></col>, <cd>a short +telescope with concave eye lenses of low power, usually made double, +that is, with a tube and set of glasses for each eye; a lorgnette; -- +so called because adapted for use at the opera, theater, etc.</cd> -- +<col><b>Opera hat</b></col>, <cd>a gentleman's folding hat.</cd> -- +<col><b>Opera house</b></col>, <cd>specifically, a theater devoted to +the performance of operas.</cd> -- <col><b>||Opera seria</b></col> +[It.], <cd>serious or tragic opera; grand opera.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Op"er*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Practicable.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Op`er*am"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>opus</i>, +<i>operis</i>, pl. <i>opera</i> work + <i>-meter</i>.] <def>An +instrument or machine for measuring work done, especially for +ascertaining the number of rotations made by a machine or wheel in +manufacturing cloth; a counter.</def> <i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Op"er*ance</hw> (?), <hw>Op"er*an*cy</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of operating or working; +operation.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Op"er*and</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From neuter of L. +<i>operandus</i>, gerundive of <i>operari</i>. See <u>Operate</u>.] +<i>(Math.)</i> <def>The symbol, quantity, or thing upon which a +mathematical operation is performed; -- called also +<i>faciend</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op"er*ant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>operans</i>, +p. pr. of <i>operari</i>. See <u>Operate</u>.] <def>Operative.</def> +[R.] <i>Shak.</i> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An operative person or +thing.</def> [R.] <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op"er*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Operated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Operating</u>.] [L. <i>operatus</i>, p. p. of <i>operari</i> to +work, fr. <i>opus</i>, <i>operis</i>, work, labor; akin to Skr. +<i>apas</i>, and also to G. <i>üben</i> to exercise, OHG. +<i>uoben</i>, Icel. <i>&?;fa</i>. Cf. <u>Inure</u>, <u>Maneuver</u>, +<u>Ure</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To perform a work or labor; to +exert power or strengh, physical or mechanical; to act.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To produce an appropriate physical effect; +to issue in the result designed by nature; especially <i>(Med.)</i>, +to take appropriate effect on the human system.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To act or produce effect on the mind; to +exert moral power or influence.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The virtues of private persons <i>operate</i> but on a +few.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A plain, convincing reason <i>operates</i> on the mind +both of a learned and ignorant hearer as long as they +live.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>To perform some manual act +upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with +instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in +amputation, lithotomy, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To deal in stocks or any commodity with a +view to speculative profits.</def> [Brokers' Cant]</p> + +<p><hw>Op"er*ate</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To produce, as an effect; to cause.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The same cause would <i>operate</i> a diminution of +the value of stock.</blockquote> <i>A. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put into, or to continue in, operation +or activity; to work; as, to <i>operate</i> a machine.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Op`er**at"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Op`er*at"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the opera or to operas; +characteristic of, or resembling, the opera.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op`er*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>operatio</i>: cf. F. <i>opération</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, +physical, mechanical, or moral.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The pain and sickness caused by manna are the effects +of its <i>operation</i> on the stomach.</blockquote> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Speculative painting, without the assistance of manual +<i>operation</i>, can never attain to perfection.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The method of working; mode of +action.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is operated or accomplished; an +effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military +or naval <i>operations</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Effect produced; influence.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The bards . . . had great <i>operation</i> on the +vulgar.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Something to be done; some +transformation to be made upon quantities, the transformation being +indicated either by rules or symbols.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>Any methodical action of +the hand, or of the hand with instruments, on the human body, to +produce a curative or remedial effect, as in amputation, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Calculus of operations</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Calculus</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Op"er*a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf.L. +<i>operativus</i>, F. <i>opératif</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or +moral; active in the production of effects; as, an <i>operative</i> +motive.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It holds in all <i>operative</i> +principles.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Producing the appropriate or designed +effect; efficacious; as, an <i>operative</i> dose, rule, or +penalty.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>Based upon, or consisting +of, an operation or operations; as, <i>operative</i> +surgery.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op"er*a*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A skilled worker; +an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or +manufactory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op"er*a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +operative manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op"er*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, operates or produces +an effect.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>One who performs some act +upon the human body by means of the hand, or with +instruments.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A dealer in stocks or any commodity for +speculative purposes; a speculator.</def> [Brokers' Cant]</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>The symbol that expresses +the operation to be performed; -- called also +<i>facient</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op"er*a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +laboratory.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O"per*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf.F. +<i>opercule</i>. See <u>Operculum</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Any one of the bony plates which support the gill +covers of fishes; an opercular bone.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An +operculum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*per"cu*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Operculum</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*per"cu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of, +pertaining to, or like, an operculum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*per"cu*lar</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>The principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O*per"cu*late</hw> (?), <hw>O*per"cu*la`ted</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>operculatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>operculare</i> to furnish with a lid, fr. <i>operculum</i> lid.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Closed by a lid or cover, as +the capsules of the mosses.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having an operculum, +or an apparatus for protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of +fishes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*per`cu*lif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Operculum</i> + <i>-ferous</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Bearing +an operculum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*per"cu*li*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>operculum</i> a cover + <i>-form</i>: cf. F. +<i>operculiforme</i>.] <def>Having the form of a lid or +cover.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*per`cu*lig`e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Operculum</i> + <i>-genous</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Producing an operculum; -- said of the foot, or part of the +foot, of certain mollusks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*per"cu*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. +<plw><b>Opercula</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Operculums</b></plw> (#). +[L., a cover or lid, fr. <i>operire</i> to cover.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The lid of a pitcherform +leaf.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The lid of the urnlike capsule +of mosses.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any +lidlike or operculiform process or part; as, the <i>opercula</i> of a +dental follicle.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The fold of +integument, usually supported by bony plates, which protects the +gills of most fishes and some amphibians; the gill cover; the gill +lid.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The principal opercular bone in +the upper and posterior part of the gill cover.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>The lid closing the aperture of various species of shells, as +the common whelk. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Gastropoda</u>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any lid-shaped structure closing the +aperture of a tube or shell.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op`er*et"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., dim. of +<i>opera</i>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A short, light, musical +drama.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op"er*ose`</hw> (?). <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>operosus</i>, +fr. <i>opera</i> pains, labor, <i>opus</i>, <i>operis</i>, work, +labor.] <def>Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; +wearisome.</def> "<i>Operose</i> proceeding." <i>Burke.</i> "A very +<i>operose</i> calculation." <i>De Quincey.</i> -- +<wf>Op"er*ose`ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Op"er*ose`ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Op`er*os"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>operositas</i>.] <def>Laboriousness.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Operose.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Holder.</i> -- <wf>Op"er*ous*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Op`er*ta"ne*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>opertaneus</i>; <i>operire</i> to hide.] <def>Concealed; +private.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ope"tide`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ope</i> + +<i>tide</i>.] <def>Open time; -- applied to different things</def>: +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The early spring, or the time when flowers +begin opening.</def> [Archaic] <i>Nares.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>The time between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday wherein marriages +were formerly solemnized publicly in churches. [Eng.] </def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>The time after harvest when the common +fields are open to all kinds of stock.</def> [Prov.Eng.] +<i>Halliwell.</i> [Written also <i>opentide</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>O*phel"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a substance (called +<i>ophelic acid</i>) extracted from a plant (<i>Ophelia</i>) of the +Gentian family as a bitter yellowish sirup, used in India as a +febrifuge and tonic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oph"i*cleide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>ophicléide</i>, fr. Gr. <grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent + &?;, +gen. &?;, a key. So named because it was in effect the serpent, an +old musical instrument, with keys added.] <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A large +brass wind instrument, formerly used in the orchestra and in military +bands, having a loud tone, deep pitch, and a compass of three +octaves; -- now generally supplanted by bass and contrabass +tubas.</def> <i>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</i></p> + +<p><hw>||O*phid"i*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;, dim. of <grk>'o`fis</grk> a snake.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The +order of reptiles which includes the serpents.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The most important divisions are: the <i>Solenoglypha</i>, +having erectile perforated fangs, as the rattlesnake; the +<i>Proteroglypha</i>, or elapine serpents, having permanently erect +fang, as the cobra; the <i>Asinea</i>, or colubrine serpents, which +are destitute of fangs; and the <i>Opoterodonta</i>, or +<i>Epanodonta</i>, blindworms, in which the mouth is not +dilatable.</p> + +<p><hw>O*phid"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>ophidien</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the Ophidia; a +snake or serpent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*phid"i*an</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>ophidien</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Ophidia; belonging to serpents.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*phid"i*oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ophidion</i> + +<i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +<i>Ophidiidæ</i>, a family of fishes which includes many +slender species.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the +<i>Ophidiidæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*phid"i*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ophidia</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?; little snake, fr. +<grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The typical +genus of ophidioid fishes. [Written also <i>Ophidium</i>.] See +<i>Illust.</i> under <u>Ophidioid</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*phid"i*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Ophidian.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`phi*ol"a*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>'o`fis</grk> serpent + &?; worship.] <def>The worship of +serpents.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O`phi*o*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>O`phi*o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to ophiology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`phi*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed +in the natural history of serpents.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`phi*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent + <i>-logy</i>: cf.F. <i>ophioloqie</i>.] +<def>That part of natural history which treats of the ophidians, or +serpents.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"phi*o*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent + <i>-mancy</i>: cf. F. +<i>ophiomantie</i>.] <def>Divination by serpents, as by their manner +of eating, or by their coils.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O`phi*o*mor"pha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Ophiomorphous</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An order of tailless +amphibians having a slender, wormlike body with regular annulations, +and usually with minute scales imbedded in the skin. The limbs are +rudimentary or wanting. It includes the cæcilians. Called also +<i>Gymnophiona</i> and <i>Ophidobatrachia</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`phi*o*mor"phite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent + &?; form.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An +ammonite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`phi*o*mor"phous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent + <i>-morphous</i>.] <def>Having the form +of a serpent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`phi*oph"a*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent + <grk>fagei^n</grk> to eat: cf. F. +<i>ophiophage</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Feeding on serpents; -- +said of certain birds and reptiles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O`phi*oph"a*gus</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Ophiophagous</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of venomous +East Indian snakes, which feed on other snakes. <i>Ophiophagus +elaps</i> is said to be the largest and most deadly of poisonous +snakes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"phite</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>'ofi`ths</grk>, fr. <grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent.] <def>Of or +pertaining to a serpent.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O"phite</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ophites</i>, Gr. +<grk>'ofi`ths</grk> (sc. &?;), a kind of marble spotted like a +serpent: cf. F. <i>ophite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A greenish spotted +porphyry, being a diabase whose pyroxene has been altered to uralite; +-- first found in the Pyreness. So called from the colored spots +which give it a mottled appearance.</def> -- <wf>O*phi"ic</wf> (#), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O"phite</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Ophitae</i>, pl. See +<u>Ophite</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <i>(Eccl.Hist.)</i> <def>A +mamber of a Gnostic serpent-worshiping sect of the second +century.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O`phi*u"chus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. +&?;, lit., holding a serpent; <grk>'o`fis</grk> a serpent + &?; to +hold.] <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A constellation in the Northern +Hemisphere, delineated as a man holding a serpent in his hands; -- +called also <i>Serpentarius</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O`phi*u"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; +snake + &?; a tail.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of ophiurioid +starfishes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`phi*u"ran</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the Ophiurioidea.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Ophiurioidea.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`phi*u"rid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Ophiurioid</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O`phi*u"ri*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Ophiurioidea</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`phi*u"ri*oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the Ophiurioidea.</def> +-- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Ophiurioidea.</def> [Written +also <i>ophiuroid</i>.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>||O`phi*u`ri*oi"de*a</hw> (?), <hw>||O`phi*u*roi"de*a</hw> +(?), } <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; serpent + &?; tail ++ &?; form.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A class of star-shaped +echinoderms having a disklike body, with slender, articulated arms, +which are not grooved beneath and are often very fragile; -- called +also <i>Ophiuroida</i> and <i>Ophiuridea</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> +under <u>Brittle star</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Oph"ry*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, +&?;, the brow.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The supraorbital point.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oph*thal"mi*a</hw> (&obreve;f*thăl"m&ibreve;*&adot;), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ophthalmie</i>, L. <i>ophthalmia</i>, fr. +Gr. <grk>'ofqalmi`a</grk>, fr. <grk>'ofqalmo`s</grk> the eye, akin to +E. <i>optic</i>. See <u>Optic</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An +inflammation of the membranes or coats of the eye or of the +eyeball.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oph*thal"mic</hw> (&obreve;f*thăl"m&ibreve;k; 277), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'ofqalmiko`s</grk>: cf. F. +<i>ophthalmique</i>. See <u>Ophthalmia</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of, +pertaining to, or in the region of, the eye; ocular; as the +<i>ophthalmic</i>, or orbitonasal, nerve, a division of the +trigeminal, which gives branches to the lachrymal gland, eyelids, +nose, and forehead.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ophthalmic region</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +space around the eyes.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oph*thal"mite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>'ofqalmo`s</grk> the eye.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An eyestalk; +the organ which bears the compound eyes of decapod +Crustacea.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oph*thal`mo*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of +or pertaining to ophthalmology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oph`thal*mol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +skilled in ophthalmology; an oculist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oph`thal*mol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>'ofqalmo`s</grk> the eye + <i>-logy</i>: cf. F. +<i>ophthalmologie</i>.] <def>The science which treats of the +structure, functions, and diseases of the eye.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oph`thal*mom"e*ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>'ofqalmo`s</grk> eye + <i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An +instrument devised by Helmholtz for measuring the size of a reflected +image on the convex surface of the cornea and lens of the eye, by +which their curvature can be ascertained.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oph*thal"mo*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Gr. +<grk>'ofqalmo`s</grk> the eye + <i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> +<def>An instrument for viewing the interior of the eye, particularly +the retina. Light is thrown into the eye by a mirror (usually +concave) and the interior is then examined with or without the aid of +a lens.</def> -- <wf>Oph*thal`mo*scop"ic</wf> (#), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Oph`thal*mos"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>ophthalmoscopie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A branch of +physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a person's temper and +character from the appearance of the eyes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Examination of the eye with the +ophthalmoscope.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1006 !></p> + +<p><hw>Oph*thal"my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Ophthalmia</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`pi*an"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Opium</u>.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic +acid obtained by the oxidation of narcotine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"pi*a*nine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>An alkaloid found in small quantity in opium. It is identical +with narcotine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"pi*a*nyl</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Opianic</i> + <i>- +yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Meconin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"pi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Opium</u>: +cf.F. <i>opiat</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Originally, a medicine of a thicker +consistence than sirup, prepared with opium.</def> <i>Parr.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any medicine that contains opium, and has +the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Anything which induces rest or inaction; +that which quiets uneasiness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They chose atheism as an <i>opiate</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"pi*ate</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See <u>Opium</u>.] +<def>Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing +rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the <i>opiate</i> rod of +Hermes.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"pi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To subject to +the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep.</def> [R.] +<i>Fenton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"pi*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Mixed with opiates.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Under the influence of opiates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"pie</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Opium.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>opifer</i>; +<i>ops</i>, <i>opis</i>, help + <i>ferre</i> to bear.] <def>Bringing +help.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Op"i*fice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>opificium</i>, +fr. <i>opifex</i> workman. See <u>Office</u>.] +<def>Workmanship.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pif"i*cer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An artificer; +a workman.</def> [Obs.] "The almighty <i>opificer</i>." +<i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>opinabilis</i>.] <def>Capable of being opined or thought.</def> +<i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op`i*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>opinatio</i>. See <u>Opine</u>,] <def>The act of thinking; a +supposition.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"a*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Obstinate in +holding opinions; opinionated.</def> [Obs.] -- +<wf>O*pin"a*tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.] <i>Burton. +Sir T. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op"i*na`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One fond +of his own opinious; one who holds an opinion.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Glanvill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Opined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Opining</u>.] [L. <i>opinari</i>, p. p. <i>opinatus</i>; akin to +<i>opinus</i> (in comp.) thinking, and perh. to E. <i>apt</i>: cf. F. +<i>opiner</i>.] <def>To have an opinion; to judge; to think; to +suppose.</def> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +opines.</def> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O`pin*ias"ter</hw> (?), <hw>O`pin*ia"tre</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>opiniastre</i>, F. +<i>opiniâtre</i>. See <u>Opinion</u>.] <def>Opinionated.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`pin*ias"trous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Opiniaster</u>. [Obs.].</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"iate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To hold or +maintain persistently.</def> [Obs.] <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"ia*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Opinionated.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"ia*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Opinionative.</def> <i>Glanvill.</i> -- +<wf>O*pin"ia*tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>O*pin"ia*tive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O`pin*ia"tor</hw>, <hw>O`pin*ia"tre</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is opinionated.</def> [Obs.] +<i>South. Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`pin*ia"tre</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Opiniaster</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`pin*iat"re*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>opiniâtreté</i>.] <def>Obstinacy in opinious.</def> +[Written also <i>opiniatry</i>.] [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"i*cus</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Her.)</i> +<def>An imaginary animal borne as a charge, having wings, an eagle's +head, and a short tail; -- sometimes represented without +wings.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Opinion.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"ion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from L. +<i>opinio</i>. See <u>Opine</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>That which +is opined; a notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; +belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; +settled judgment in regard to any point of knowledge or +action.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Opinion</i> is when the assent of the understanding +is so far gained by evidence of probability, that it rather inclines +to one persussion than to another, yet not without a mixture of +incertainty or doubting.</blockquote> <i>Sir M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I can not put off my <i>opinion</i> so +easily.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The judgment or sentiment which the mind +forms of persons or things; estimation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have bought golden <i>opinions</i> from all sorts of +people.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Friendship . . . gives a man a peculiar right and +claim to the good <i>opinion</i> of his friend.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>However, I have no <i>opinion</i> of those +things.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Favorable estimation; hence, +consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou hast redeemed thy lost +<i>opinion</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This gained Agricola much <i>opinion</i>, who . . . +had made such early progress into laborious . . . +enterprises.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or +impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Law.)</i> <def>The formal decision, or +expression of views, of a judge, an umpire, a counselor, or other +party officially called upon to consider and decide upon a matter or +point submitted.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To be of opinion</b></col>, <cd>to think; to judge.</cd> - +- <col><b>To hold opinion with</b></col>, <cd>to agree with.</cd> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Sentiment; notion; persuasion; idea; view; +estimation. See <u>Sentiment</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"ion</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To opine.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"ion*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being, or +capable of being, a matter of opinion; that can be thought; not +positively settled; as, an <i>opinionable</i> doctrine.</def> <i>C. +J. Ellicott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"ion*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Opinionated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"ion*a`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Stiff in +opinion; firmly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion or to +preconceived notions; obstinate in opinion.</def> <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"ion*ate*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Conceitedly.</def> <i>Feltham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"ion*a*tist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +opinionist.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"ion*a*tive</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Unduly attached to one's own opinions; opinionated.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of the nature of an opinion; +conjectured.</def> [Obs.] "Things both <i>opinionative</i> and +practical." <i>Bunyan.</i> -- <wf>O*pin"ion*a*tive*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>O*pin"ion*a*tive*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"ion*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +opinionated person; one given to conjecture.</def> [Obs.] +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"ioned</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Opinionated; +conceited.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His <i>opinioned</i> zeal which he thought +judicious.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pin"ion*ist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>opinioniste</i>.] <def>One fond of his own notions, or unduly +attached to his own opinions.</def> <i>Glanvill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pip"a*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>opiparus</i>, fr. <i>ops</i>, <i>opis</i>, riches + <i>parare</i> +to provide.] <def>Sumptuous.</def> [Obs.] -- +<wf>O*pip"a*rous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.] <i>E. +Waterhouse.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op`i*som"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; +backwards + <i>-meter</i>.] <def>An instrument with a revolving wheel +for measuring a curved line, as on a map.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*pis"thi*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; hinder.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The middle of the posterior, or +dorsal, margin of the great foramen of the skull.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||O*pis`tho*bran"chi*a</hw> (?), +<hw>O*pis`tho*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +[NL., from Gr. &?; behind + &?; gills.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +division of gastropod Mollusca, in which the breathing organs are +usually situated behind the heart. It includes the tectibranchs and +nudibranchs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*pis`tho*bran"chi*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Opisthobranchiata.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the +Opisthobranchiata.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O*pis`tho*cœ"li*an</hw> (?), +<hw>O*pis`tho*cœ"lous</hw> (?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; +behind + <grk>koi^los</grk> hollow,] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Concave +behind; -- applied especially to vertebræ in which the anterior +end of the centrum is convex and the posterior concave.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*pis"tho*dome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>opisthodomus</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; behind + <grk>do`mos</grk> house: +cf. F. <i>opisthodome</i>.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A back chamber; +especially, that part of the naos, or cella, farthest from the main +entrance, sometimes having an entrance of its own, and often used as +a treasury.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*pis`tho*glyph"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +from Gr. &?; behind + &?; to carve.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +division of serpents which have some of the posterior maxillary teeth +grooved for fangs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op`is*thog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; +behind + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>A writing upon the back of anything, +as upon the back of a leaf or sheet already written upon on one +side.</def> [R.] <i>Scudamore.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Op`is*tho"mi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; behind + &?; the shoulder.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An order +of eellike fishes having the scapular arch attached to the +vertebræ, but not connected with the skull.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*pis`tho*pul"mo*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>[Gr. &?; +behind + E. <i>pulmonate</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having the +pulmonary sac situated posteriorly; -- said of certain air-breathing +Mollusca.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op`is*thot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; behind + +&?;, &?;, ear.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The inferior and posterior of the +three elements forming the periotic bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Op`is*thot"o*nos</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from +Gr. &?; backwards + &?; a stretching.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A tetanic +spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*pit`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>opitulatio</i>, fr. <i>opitulari</i> to bring help.] <def>The act +of helping or aiding; help.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"pi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?; poppy +juice, dim. of &?; vegetable juice.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The +inspissated juice of the <i>Papaver somniferum</i>, or white +poppy.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Opium is obtained from incisions made in the capsules of +the plant, and the best flows from the first incision. It is imported +into Europe and America chiefly from the Levant, and large quantities +are sent to China from India, Persia, and other countries. It is of a +brownish yellow color, has a faint smell, and bitter and acrid taste. +It is a stimulant narcotic poison, which may produce hallicinations, +profound sleep, or death. It is much used in medicine to soothe pain +and inflammation, and is smoked as an intoxicant with baneful +effects.</p> + +<p><col><b>Opium joint</b></col>, <cd>a low resort of opium +smokers.</cd> [Slang]</p> + +<p><hw>O"ple tree`</hw> (?). [L. <i>opulus</i> a kind of maple tree.] +<def>The witch-hazel.</def> [Obs.] <i>Ainsworth.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Op`o*bal"sam</hw> (?), <hw>||Op`o*bal"sa*mum</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>opobalsamum</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; vegetable +juice + &?; balsam.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The old name of the aromatic +resinous juice of the <i>Balsamodendron opobalsamum</i>, now commonly +called <i>balm of Gilead</i>. See under <u>Balm</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op`o*del"doc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called by +Paracelsus. The first syllable may be fr. Gr. &?; vegetable +juice.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of plaster, said to have been +invented by Mindererus, -- used for external injuries.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A saponaceous, camphorated liniment; a +solution of soap in alcohol, with the addition of camphor and +essential oils; soap liniment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*pop"a*nax</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;; +&?; vegetable juice + &?;, &?;. a kind of plant: cf. F. +<i>opopanax</i>.] <def>The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous +plant (the <i>Opoponax Chironum</i>), brought from Turkey and the +East Indies in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a +reddish yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong smell and +acrid taste, and was formerly used in medicine as an emmenagogue and +antispasmodic.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*pos"sum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Of N. American +Indian origin.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any American marsupial of +the genera <i>Didelphys</i> and <i>Chironectes</i>. The common +species of the United States is <i>Didelphys +Virginiana</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Several related species are found in South America. The +water opossum of Brazil (<i>Chironectes variegatus</i>), which has +the hind feet, webbed, is provided with a marsupial pouch and with +cheek pouches. It is called also <i>yapock</i>.</p> + +<p><col><b>Opossum mouse</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<i>Flying mouse</i>, under <u>Flying</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Opossum +shrimp</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any schizopod crustacean of +the genus <i>Mysis</i> and allied genera. See +<u>Schizopoda</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Op"pi*dan</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oppidanus</i>, +fr. <i>oppidum</i> town.] <def>Of or pertaining to a town.</def> +<i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op"pi*dan</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>An inhabitant of a town.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A student of Eton College, England, who is +not a King's scholar, and who boards in a private family.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pig"ner*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oppigneratus</i>, p. p. of <i>oppignerare</i> to pawn. See <u>Ob- +</u>, and <u>Pignerate</u>.] <def>To pledge; to pawn.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op"pi*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oppilated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Oppilating</u> (?).] [L. <i>oppilatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>oppilare</i> to stop up; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + +<i>pilare</i> to ram down, to thrust.] <def>To crowd together; to +fill with obstructions; to block up.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Cockeram.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op`pi*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oppilatio</i>: cf. F. <i>opilation</i>.] <def>The act of filling +or crowding together; a stopping by redundant matter; obstruction, +particularly in the lower intestines.</def> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op`pi*la*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>opilatif</i>. See <u>Oppilate</u>.] <def>Obstructive.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Sherwood.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Op*plete"</hw> (?), <hw>Op*plet"ed</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oppletus</i>, p. p. of <i>opplere</i> to +fill up; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>plere</i> to fill.] +<def>Filled; crowded.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*ple"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +filling up, or the state of being filled up; fullness.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Op*pone"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>opponere</i>. See <u>Opponent</u>.] <def>To oppose.</def> [Obs.] +<i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*po"nen*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +opening an academical disputation; the proposition of objections to a +tenet, as an exercise for a degree.</def> [Eng.] <i>Todd.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*po"nent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>opponens</i>, +<i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>opponere</i> to set or place against, to +oppose; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>ponere</i> to place. See +<u>Position</u>.] <def>Situated in front; opposite; hence, opposing; +adverse; antagonistic.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*po"nent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who opposes; an adversary; an antagonist; a foe.</def> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who opposes in a disputation, +argument, or other verbal controversy; specifically, one who attacks +some theirs or proposition, in distinction from the +<i>respondent</i>, or <i>defendant</i>, who maintains it.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>How becomingly does Philopolis exercise his office, +and seasonably commit the <i>opponent</i> with the respondent, like a +long-practiced moderator!</blockquote> <i>Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Antagonist; opposer; foe. See <u>Adversary</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Op`por*tune"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>opporiun</i>, L. <i>opportunus</i>, lit., at or before the port; +<i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + a derivative of <i>portus</i> port, +harbor. See <u>Port</u> harbor.] <def>Convenient; ready; hence, +seasonable; timely.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This is most <i>opportune</i> to our +need.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Op`por*tune"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Op`por*tune"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Op`por*tune"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To suit.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Dr. Clerke(1637).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op`por*tun"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>opportunisme</i>.] <def>The art or practice of taking advantage of +opportunities or circumstances, or of seeking immediate advantage +with little regard for ultimate consequences.</def> [Recent]</p> + +<p><hw>Op`por*tun"ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>opportuniste</i>.] <def>One who advocates or practices +opportunism.</def> [Recent]</p> + +<p><hw>Op`por*tu"ni*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Opportunities</b></plw> (#). [F. <i>opportunité</i>, +L. <i>opportunitas</i>. See <u>Opportune</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Fit or convenient time; a time or place favorable for executing +a purpose; a suitable combination of conditions; suitable occasion; +chance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A wise man will make more <i>opportunities</i> than he +finds.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Convenience of situation; fitness.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Hull, a town of great strength and <i>opportunity</i>, +both to sea and land affairs.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Importunity; earnestness.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Occasion; convenience; occurrence. -- +<u>Opportunity</u>, <u>Occasion</u>. An <i>occasion</i> is that which +falls in our way, or presents itself in the course of events; an +<i>opportunity</i> is a convenience or fitness of time, place, etc., +for the doing of a thing. Hence, <i>occasions</i> often make +<i>opportunities</i>. The <i>occasion</i> of sickness may give +<i>opportunity</i> for reflection.</p> + +<p><hw>Op*pos`a*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +condition or quality of being opposable.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In no savage have I ever seen the slightest approach +to <i>opposability</i> of the great toe, which is the essential +distinguishing feature of apes.</blockquote> <i>A. R. +Wallace.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pos"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Capable of being opposed or resisted.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being placed opposite something +else; as, the thumb is <i>opposable</i> to the forefinger.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pos"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Opposition.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Opposed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Opposing</u>.] [F. <i>opposer</i>. See <u>Ob-</u>, <u>Pose</u>, +and cf.2d <u>Appose</u>, <u>Puzzle</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> Cf.L. +<i>opponere</i>, <i>oppositum</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To place +in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Her grace sat down . . . <BR> +In a rich chair of state; <i>opposing</i> freely<BR> +The beauty of her person to the people.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To put in opposition, with a view to +counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer +antagonistically.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I may . . . <i>oppose</i> my single opinion to +his.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To resist or antagonize by physical means, +or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to +withstand; as, to <i>oppose</i> the king in battle; to <i>oppose</i> +a bill in Congress.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To compete with; to strive against; as, to +<i>oppose</i> a rival for a prize.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am . . . too weak<BR> +To <i>oppose</i> your cunning.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To combat; withstand; contradict; deny; gainsay; +oppugn; contravene; check; obstruct.</p> + +<p><! p. 1007 !></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To be set opposite.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To act adversely or in opposition; -- with +<i>against</i> or <i>to</i>; as, a servant <i>opposed</i> against the +act.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make objection or opposition in +controversy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pose"less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Not to be +effectually opposed; irresistible.</def> [Obs.] "Your great +<i>opposeless</i> wills." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pos"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who opposes; +an opponent; an antagonist; an adversary.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op"po*site</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>oppositus</i>, p. p. of <i>opponere</i>. See <u>Opponent</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Placed over against; standing or situated +over against or in front; facing; -- often with <i>to</i>; as, a +house <i>opposite</i> to the Exchange.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Applied to the other of two things which +are entirely different; other; as, the <i>opposite</i> sex; the +<i>opposite</i> extreme.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Extremely different; inconsistent; +contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Novels, by which the reader is misled into another +sort of pieasure <i>opposite</i> to that which is designed in an epic +poem.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Particles of speech have divers, and sometimes almost +<i>opposite</i>, significations.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Set over +against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, +as two leaves at the same node.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Placed +directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands +before a petal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op"po*site</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>opposites</i> of this day's +strife.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is opposed or contrary; as, +sweetness and its <i>opposite</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The virtuous man meets with more <i>opposites</i> and +opponents than any other.</blockquote> <i>Landor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op"po*site*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In a situation +to face each other; in an opposite manner or direction; +adversely.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Winds from all quarters <i>oppositely</i> +blow.</blockquote> <i>May.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op"po*site*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being opposite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pos`i*ti*fo"li*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Opposite</u>, <u>Folious</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Placed at the +same node with a leaf, but separated from it by the whole diameter of +the stem; as, an <i>oppositifolious</i> peduncle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op`po*si"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>oppositio</i>. See <u>Opposite</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; +resistance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The counterpoise of so great an +<i>opposition</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Virtue which breaks through all +<i>opposition</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being placed over against; +situation so as to front something else.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, +interest, or purpose; antipathy.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>That which opposes; an obstacle; +specifically, the aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in +politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to the party +in power.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The situation of a +heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens +directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or +satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180°; - +- signified by the symbol &?;; as, &?; &Jupiter; &Sun;, opposition of +Jupiter to the sun.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Logic)</i> <def>The relation between two +propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ +in quantity, or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions +which have the same matter but a different form.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op`po*si"tion*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +belongs to the opposition party.</def> <i>Praed.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pos`i*ti*pet"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Opposite</u>, and <u>Petal</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Placed in +front of a petal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pos`i*ti*sep"al*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Opposite</u>, and <u>Sepal</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Placed in +front of a sepal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pos`i*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>oppositif</i>. See <u>Opposite</u>.] <def>Capable of being put in +opposition.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*press"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Oppressed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Oppressing</u>.] [F. <i>oppresser</i>, LL. <i>oppressare</i>, fr. +L. <i>oppressus</i>, p. p. of <i>opprimere</i>; <i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob- +</u>) + <i>premere</i> to press. See <u>Press</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To impose excessive burdens upon; to +overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.</def> +<i>Wyclif.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>For thee, <i>oppressèd</i> king, am I cast +down.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Behold the kings of the earth; how they +<i>oppress</i><BR> +Thy chosen !</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To ravish; to violate.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To put down; to crush out; to +suppress.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The mutiny he there hastes to +<i>oppress</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To produce a sensation of weight in (some +part of the body); as, my lungs are <i>oppressed</i> by the damp air; +excess of food <i>oppresses</i> the stomach.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pres"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>oppressio</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of oppressing, or state of being +oppressed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which oppresses; a hardship or +injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny.</def> "The multitude of +<i>oppressions</i>." <i>Job xxxv. 9.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the +body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an +<i>oppression</i> of spirits; an <i>oppression</i> of the +lungs.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There gentlee Sleep<BR> +First found me, and with soft <i>oppression</i> seized<BR> +My drowsed sense.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Ravishment; rape.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*press"ive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>oppressif</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, +rigorous, or harsh; as, <i>oppressive</i> taxes; <i>oppressive</i> +exactions of service; an <i>oppressive</i> game law.</def> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Using oppression; tyrannical; as, +<i>oppressive</i> authority or commands.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; as, +<i>oppressive</i> grief or woe.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To ease the soul of one <i>oppressive</i> +weight.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Op*press"ive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Op*press"ive*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Op*press"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who +oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses +others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The orphan pines while the <i>oppressor</i> +feeds.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To relieve the oppressed and to punish the +<i>oppressor</i>.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pres"sure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Oppression.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Op*pro"bri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>opprobriosus</i>, fr. <i>opprobrium</i>. See <u>Opprobrium</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; +reproachful; scurrilous; as, <i>opprobrious</i> language.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They . . . vindicate themselves in terms no less +<i>opprobrious</i> than those by which they are +attacked.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Infamous; despised; rendered hateful; as, +an <i>opprobrious</i> name.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This dark, <i>opprobrious</i> den of +shame.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Op*pro"bri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Op*pro"bri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pro"bri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. +<i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>probrum</i> reproach, disgrace.] +<def>Disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt; abusive +language.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Being both dramatic author and dramatic performer, he +found himself heir to a twofold <i>opprobrium</i>.</blockquote> <i>De +Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pro"bry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Opprobrium.</def> [Obs.] <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pugn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Oppugned</u> (?); <pos><i>p pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Oppugning</u>.] [OF. <i>oppugner</i>, L. <i>oppugnare</i>; +<i>ob</i> (see <u>Ob-</u>) + <i>pugnare</i> to fight. See +<u>Impugn</u>.] <def>To fight against; to attack; to be in conflict +with; to oppose; to resist.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They said the manner of their impeachment they could +not but conceive did <i>oppugn</i> the rights of +Parliament.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pug"nan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Oppugnant</u>.] <def>The act of oppugning; opposition; +resistance.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pug"nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oppugnans</i>, p. pr. of <i>oppugnare</i>. See <u>Oppugn</u>.] +<def>Tending to awaken hostility; hostile; opposing; warring.</def> +"<i>Oppugnant</i> forces." <i>I. Taylor.</i> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>An opponent.</def> [R.] <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op`pug*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oppugnatio</i>: cf. OF. <i>oppugnation</i>.] +<def>Opposition.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*pugn"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who opposes +or attacks; that which opposes.</def> <i>Selden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*sim"a*thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] +<def>Education late in life.</def> [R.] <i>Hales.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op`si*om"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; sight + +<i>-meter</i>: cf. F. <i>opsiomètre</i>.] <def>An instrument +for measuring the limits of distincts vision in different +individuals, and thus determiming the proper focal length of a lens +for correcting imperfect sight.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op`so*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>opsonatio</i>.] <def>A catering; a buying of provisions.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Bailey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op"ta*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>optabilis</i>.] <def>That may be chosen; desirable.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Cockeram.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op"tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. <i>optatus</i>, +p. p. of <i>optare</i>.] <def>To choose; to wish for; to +desire.</def> [Obs.] <i>Cotgrave.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>optatio</i>. +See <u>Option</u>.] <def>The act of optating; a wish.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op"ta*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>optativus</i>: cf. F. <i>optatif</i>.] <def>Expressing desire or +wish.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Optative mood</b></col> <i>(Gram.)</i>, <cd>that mood or +form of a verb, as in Greek, Sanskrit, etc., in which a wish or +desire is expressed.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Op"ta*tive</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>optatif</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Something to be desired.</def> [R.] +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gram.)</i> <def>The optative mood; also, a +verb in the optative mood.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op"ta*tive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an optative +manner; with the expression of desire.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>God blesseth man imperatively, and man blesseth God +<i>optatively</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Optic</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The organ of sight; an +eye.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The difference is as great between<BR> +The <i>optics</i> seeing, as the object seen.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An eyeglass.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Herbert.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Op"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Op"tic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>optique</i>, Gr. &?;; akin to &?; sight, +&?; I have seen, &?; I shall see, and to &?; the two eyes, &?; face, +L. <i>oculus</i> eye. See <u>Ocular</u>, <u>Eye</u>, and cf. +<u>Canopy</u>, <u>Ophthalmia</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or +pertaining to vision or sight.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The moon, whose orb<BR> +Through <i>optic</i> glass the Tuscan artist views.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, +the <i>optic</i> nerves (the first pair of cranial nerves) which are +distributed to the retina. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Brain</u>, and +<u>Eye</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Relating to the science of optics; as, +<i>optical</i> works.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Optic angle</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>the angle +included between the optic axes of the two eyes when directed to the +same point; -- sometimes called <i>binocular parallax</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Optic axis</b></col>. <i>(Opt.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A +line drawn through the center of the eye perpendicular to its +anterior and posterior surfaces. In a normal eye it is in the +direction of the optic axis that objects are most distinctly +seen.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The line in a doubly refracting +crystal, in the direction of which no double refraction occurs. A +uniaxial crystal has one such line, a biaxial crystal has two.</cd> - +- <col><b>Optical circle</b></col> <i>(Opt.)</i>, <cd>a graduated +circle used for the measurement of angles in optical +experiments.</cd> -- <col><b>Optical square</b></col>, <cd>a +surveyor's instrument with reflectors for laying off right +angles.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Op"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By optics or +sight; with reference to optics.</def></p> + +<p> +<col><b>Optically active</b></col>, <col><b>Optically +inactive</b></col> <i>(Chem. Physics)</i>, <cd>terms used of certain +metameric substances which, while identical with each other in other +respects, differ in this, viz., that they do or do not produce right- +handed or left-handed circular polarization of light.</cd> -- +<col><b>Optically positive</b></col>, <col><b>Optically +negative</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Refraction</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Op*ti"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>opticien</i>. See <u>Optic</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One skilled in optics.</def> [R.] <i>A. +Smith.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who deals in optical glasses and +instruments.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op"tics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>optique</i>, L. <i>optice</i>, Gr. &?; (sc. &?;). See +<u>Optic</u>.] <def>That branch of physical science which treats of +the nature and properties of light, the laws of its modification by +opaque and transparent bodies, and the phenomena of vision.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op"ti*graph</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Optic</i> + +<i>-graph</i>: cf. F. <i>opticographe</i>. See <u>Optic</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> ] <def>A telescope with a diagonal eyepiece, +suspended vertically in gimbals by the object end beneath a fixed +diagonal plane mirror. It is used for delineating landscapes, by +means of a pencil at the eye end which leaves the delineation on +paper.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op"ti*ma*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>optimatie</i>. See <u>Optimate</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Government by the nobility.</def> [R.] +<i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Collectively, the nobility.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Op"ti*mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>optimas</i>, +<i>-atis</i>, adj., <i>optimates</i>, n. pl., the adherents of the +best men, the aristocrats, fr. <i>optimus</i> the best.] <def>Of or +pertaining to the nobility or aristocracy.</def> [R.] -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A nobleman or aristocrat; a chief man in a +state or city.</def> [R.] <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Op`ti*ma"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L. See +<u>Optimate</u>.] <def>The nobility or aristocracy of ancient Rome, +as opposed to the <i>populares</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op"ti*me</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., adv. fr. +<i>optimus</i> the best.] <def>One of those who stand in the second +rank of honors, immediately after the wranglers, in the University of +Cambridge, England. They are divided into senior and junior +optimes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op"ti*mism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>optimus</i> +the best; akin to <i>optio</i> choice: cf. F. <i>optimisme</i>. See +<u>Option</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>The opinion or doctrine +that everything in nature, being the work of God, is ordered for the +best, or that the ordering of things in the universe is such as to +produce the highest good.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A disposition to take the most hopeful +view; -- opposed to <i>pessimism</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op"ti*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>optimiste</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>One who holds the opinion +that all events are ordered for the best.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who looks on the bright side of +things, or takes hopeful views; -- opposed to +<i>pessimist</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op`ti*mis"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to +optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are +ordered for the best.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hopeful; sanguine; as, an +<i>optimistic</i> view.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op*tim"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>optimitas</i>, fr. <i>optimus</i> the best.] <def>The state of +being best.</def> [R.] <i>Bailey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>optio</i>; akin +to <i>optare</i> to choose, wish, <i>optimus</i> best, and perh. to +E. <i>apt</i>: cf. F. <i>option</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The power of choosing; the right of choice +or election; an alternative.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is an <i>option</i> left to the United States of +America, whether they will be respectable and prosperous, or +contemptible and miserable, as a nation.</blockquote> +<i>Washington.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The exercise of the power of choice; +choice.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Transplantation must proceed from the <i>option</i> of +the people, else it sounds like an exile.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A wishing; a wish.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Ch. of Eng.)</i> <def>A right formerly +belonging to an archbishop to select any one dignity or benefice in +the gift of a suffragan bishop consecrated or confirmed by him, for +bestowal by himself when next vacant; -- annulled by Parliament in +1845.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Stock Exchange)</i> <def>A stipulated +privilege, given to a party in a time contract, of demanding its +fulfillment on any day within a specified limit.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Buyer's option</b></col>, <cd>an option allowed to one who +contracts to buy stocks at a certain future date and at a certain +price, to demand the delivery of the stock (giving one day's notice) +at any previous time at the market price.</cd> -- <col><b>Seller's +option</b></col>, <cd>an option allowed to one who contracts to +deliver stock art a certain price on a certain future date, to +deliver it (giving one day's notice) at any previous time at the +market price. Such options are privileges for which a consideration +is paid.</cd> -- <col><b>Local option</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Local</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Choice; preference; selection. -- <u>Option</u>, +<u>Choice</u>. <i>Choice</i> is an act of choosing; <i>option</i> +often means liberty to choose, and implies freedom from constraint in +the act of choosing.</p> + +<p><hw>Op"tion*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Involving an +option; depending on the exercise of an option; left to one's +discretion or choice; not compulsory; as, <i>optional</i> studies; it +is <i>optional</i> with you to go or stay.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Elective</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If to the former the movement was not <i>optional</i>, +it was the same that the latter chose when it was +<i>optional</i>.</blockquote> <i>Palfrey.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Original writs are either <i>optional</i> or +peremptory.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op"tion*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an optional +manner.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Op"to*cœle</hw> (?), <hw>||Op`to*cœ"li*a</hw> +(?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>optocoelia</i>, fr. Gr. &?; optic ++ <grk>koi^los</grk> a hollow.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The cavity of one +of the optic lobes of the brain in many animals.</def> <i>B. G. +Wilder.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op"to*gram</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Opt</i>ic + <i>- +gram</i>: cf. F. <i>optogramme</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An image +of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action +of light on the visual purple. See <u>Optography</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op*tog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Opt</i>ic + +<i>-graphy</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The production of an optogram +on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual +purple; the fixation of an image in the eye. The object so +photographed shows white on a purple or red background. See <i>Visual +purple</i>, under <u>Visual</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op*tom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Opt</i>ic + +<i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring +the distance of distinct vision, mainly for the selection of +eveglasses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Op"u*lence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>opulentia</i>: cf. F. <i>opulence</i>. See <u>Opulent</u>.] +<def>Wealth; riches; affluence.</def> <i>Swift</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op"u*len*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Opulence</u>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Op"u*lent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>opulens</i>, +<i>opulentus</i>, fr. <i>ops</i>, <i>opis</i>, power, wealth, riches, +perh. akin to E. <i>apt</i>: cf. F. <i>opulent</i>. Cf. +<u>Copious</u>, <u>Couple</u>, <u>Office</u>.] <def>Having a large +estate or property; wealthy; rich; affluent; as, an <i>opulent</i> +city; an <i>opulent</i> citizen.</def> -- <wf>Op"u*lent*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will piece<BR> +Her <i>opulent</i> throne with kingdoms.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||O*pun"ti*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly pear, or +Indian fig.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O"pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Opera</b></plw> (#). [L. See <u>Opera</u>.] <def>A work; +specif. <i>(Mus.)</i>, a musical composition.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Each composition, or set of pieces, as the composer may +choose, is called an <i>opus</i>, and they are numbered in the order +of their issue. (Often abbrev. to op.)</p> + +<p><! p. 1008 !></p> + +<p><col><b>Opus incertum</b></col>. [L.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <cd>See under +<u>Incertum</u>.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O*pus"cle</hw> (?), <hw>O*pus"cule</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>opusculum</i>, dim. of <i>opus</i> work: +cf. F. <i>opuscule</i>.] <def>A small or petty work.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*pus"cu*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Opuscula</b></plw> (#). [L.] <def>An opuscule.</def> +<i>Smart.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"pye</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Opium.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*quas"sa</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A small, handsome trout (<i>Salvelinus oquassa</i>), found in +some of the lakes in Maine; -- called also <i>blueback +trout</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>-or</hw>. [L. <i>-or</i>: cf. OF. <i>-or</i>, <i>-ur</i>, <i>- +our</i>, F. <i>-eur</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A noun suffix denoting an <i>act</i>; a +<i>state</i> or <i>quality</i>; as in err<i>or</i>, ferv<i>or</i>, +pall<i>or</i>, cand<i>or</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A noun suffix denoting an <i>agent</i> or +<i>doer</i>; as in audit<i>or</i>, one who hears; don<i>or</i>, one +who gives; oblig<i>or</i>, elevat<i>or</i>. It is correlative to <i>- +ee</i>. In general <i>-or</i> is appended to words of Latin, and <i>- +er</i> to those of English, origin. See <u>-er</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or</hw> (?), <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> [OE. <i>or</i>, +<i>outher</i>, <i>other</i>, <i>auther</i>, either, or, AS. +<i>āw&?;er</i>, contr. from <i>āhwæ&?;er</i>; +<i>ā</i> aye + <i>hwæ&?;er</i> whether. See <u>Aye</u>, +and <u>Whether</u>, and cf. <u>Either</u>.] <def>A particle that +marks an alternative; as, you may read <i>or</i> may write, -- that +is, you may do one of the things at your pleasure, but not both. It +corresponds to <i>either</i>. You may ride <i>either</i> to London +<i>or</i> to Windsor. It often connects a series of words or +propositions, presenting a choice of either; as, he may study law, +<i>or</i> medicine, <i>or</i> divinity, <i>or</i> he may enter into +trade.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If man's convenience, health,<BR> +<i>Or</i> safety interfere, his rights and claims<BR> +Are paramount.</blockquote> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Or</i> may be used to join as alternatives terms +expressing unlike things or ideas (as, is the orange sour <i>or</i> +sweet?), or different terms expressing the same thing or idea; as, +this is a sphere, <i>or</i> globe.</p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Or</i> sometimes begins a sentence. In this case it +expresses an alternative or subjoins a clause differing from the +foregoing. "<i>Or</i> what man is there of you, who, if his son shall +ask him for a loaf, will give him a stone?" <i>Matt. vii. 9 (Rev. +Ver. ).</i></p> + +<p> <i>Or</i> for <i>either</i> is archaic or poetic.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Maugre thine heed, thou must for indigence<BR> +<i>Or</i> steal, <i>or</i> beg, <i>or</i> borrow thy +dispence.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i> +</p> + +<p><hw>Or</hw>, <pos><i>prep. & adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&?;r</i> ere, +before. √204. See <u>Ere</u>, <pos><i>prep. & adv.</i></pos>] +<def>Ere; before; sooner than.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>But natheless, while I have time and space,<BR> +<i>Or</i> that I forther in this tale pace.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Or ever</b></col>, <col><b>Or ere</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Ever</u>, and <u>Ere</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. <i>aurum</i> gold. +Cf. <u>Aureate</u>.] <i>(Her.)</i> <def>Yellow or gold color, -- +represented in drawing or engraving by small dots.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. See 2d <u>Ore</u>.] +<def>A money of account among the Anglo-Saxons, valued, in the +Domesday Book, at twenty pence sterling.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O`ra*bas"su</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A South American monkey of the genus +<i>Callithrix</i>, esp.</def> <i>C. Moloch.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Or"ach</hw>, <hw>Or"ache</hw>} (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>arroche</i>, corrupted fr. L. <i>atriplex</i>, Gr. &?;. Cf. +<u>Arrach</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus (<i>Atriplex</i>) of herbs +or low shrubs of the Goosefoot family, most of them with a mealy +surface.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Garden orache</b></col>, <cd>a plant (<i>Atriplex +hortensis</i>), often used as a pot herb; -- also called <i>mountain +spinach</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or"a*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>oraculum</i>, fr. <i>orare</i> to speak, utter, pray, fr. +<i>os</i>, <i>oris</i>, mouth. See <u>Oral</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The answer of a god, or some person +reputed to be a god, to an inquiry respecting some affair or future +event, as the success of an enterprise or battle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whatso'er she saith, for <i>oracles</i> must +stand.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: The deity who was supposed to give +the answer; also, the place where it was given.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>oracles</i> are dumb;<BR> +No voice or hideous hum<BR> +Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The communications, revelations, or +messages delivered by God to the prophets; also, the entire sacred +Scriptures -- usually in the plural.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The first principles of the <i>oracles</i> of +God.</blockquote> <i>Heb. v. 12.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Jewish Antiq.)</i> <def>The sanctuary, or +Most Holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.</def> <i>1 +Kings vi. 19.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Siloa's brook, that flow'd<BR> +Fast by the <i>oracle</i> of God.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>One who communicates a divine command; an +angel; a prophet.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>God hath now sent his living <i>oracle</i><BR> +Into the world to teach his final will.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Any person reputed uncommonly wise; one +whose decisions are regarded as of great authority; as, a literary +<i>oracle</i>.</def> "<i>Oracles</i> of mode." <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The country rectors . . . thought him an <i>oracle</i> +on points of learning.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A wise sentence or decision of great +authority.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"a*cle</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Oracled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Oracling</u> (?).] <def>To utter oracles.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O*rac"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oracularius</i>. See <u>Oracle</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an oracle; uttering +oracles; forecasting the future; as, an <i>oracular</i> +tongue.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Resembling an oracle in some way, as in +solemnity, wisdom, authority, obscurity, ambiguity, +dogmatism.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They have something venerable and <i>oracular</i> in +that unadorned gravity and shortness in the expression.</blockquote> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>O*rac"u*lar*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>O*rac"u*lar*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O*rac"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Oracular; of +the nature of an oracle.</def> [R.] "Equivocations, or +<i>oraculous</i> speeches." <i>Bacon.</i> "The <i>oraculous</i> +seer." <i>Pope.</i> -- <wf>O*rac"u*lous*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>O*rac"u*lous*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O*ra"gious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>orageux</i>.] +<def>Stormy.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or"ai*son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Orison</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>os</i>, +<i>oris</i>, the mouth, akin to Skr. <i>ās</i>. Cf. +<u>Adore</u>, <u>Orison</u>, <u>Usher</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Uttered by the mouth, or in words; spoken, not written; verbal; +as, <i>oral</i> traditions; <i>oral</i> testimony; <i>oral</i> +law.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the mouth; surrounding +or lining the mouth; as, <i>oral</i> cilia or cirri.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ral*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>In an oral manner.</def> <i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>By, with, or in, the mouth; as, to receive +the sacrament <i>orally</i>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Usher.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*rang"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Orang-outang</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"ange</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.; cf. It. +<i>arancia</i>, <i>arancio</i>, LL. <i>arangia</i>, Sp. +<i>naranjia</i>, Pg. <i>laranja</i>; all fr. Ar. <i>nāranj</i>, +Per. <i>nāranj</i>, <i>nārang</i>; cf. Skr. +<i>nāranga</i> orange tree. The <i>o-</i> in F. <i>orange</i> +is due to confusion with <i>or</i> gold, L. <i>aurum</i>, because the +orange resembles gold in color.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The fruit of a tree of the genus +<i>Citrus</i> (<i>C. Aurantium</i>). It is usually round, and +consists of pulpy carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a +leathery rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow when +ripe.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the <i>bitter +orange</i>, which is supposed to be the original stock; the <i>navel +orange</i>, which has the rudiment of a second orange imbedded in the +top of the fruit; the <i>blood orange</i>, with a reddish juice; and +the <i>horned orange</i>, in which the carpels are partly +separated.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The tree that bears oranges; +the orange tree.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The color of an orange; reddish +yellow.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Mandarin orange</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Mandarin</u>.</cd> - +- <col><b>Mock orange</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>any species of +shrubs of the genus <i>Philadelphus</i>, which have whitish and often +fragrant blossoms.</cd> -- <col><b>Native orange</b></col>, <i>or</i> +<col><b>Orange thorn</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>an Australian shrub +(<i>Citriobatus parviflorus</i>); also, its edible yellow +berries.</cd> -- <col><b>Orange bird</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>a tanager of Jamaica (<i>Tanagra zena</i>); -- so called from its +bright orange breast.</cd> -- <col><b>Orange cowry</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a large, handsome cowry (<i>Cypræa +aurantia</i>), highly valued by collectors of shells on account of +its rarity.</cd> -- <col><b>Orange grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>an inconspicuous annual American plant (<i>Hypericum +Sarothra</i>), having minute, deep yellow flowers.</cd> -- +<col><b>Orange oil</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>an oily, terpenelike +substance obtained from orange rind, and distinct from neroli oil, +which is obtained from the flowers.</cd> -- <col><b>Orange +pekoe</b></col>, <cd>a kind of black tea.</cd> -- <col><b>Orange +pippin</b></col>, <cd>an orange-colored apple with acid flavor.</cd> +-- <col><b>Quito orange</b></col>, <cd>the orangelike fruit of a +shrubby species of nightshade (<i>Solanum Quitoense</i>), native in +Quito.</cd> -- <col><b>Orange scale</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<cd>any species of scale insects which infests orange trees; +especially, the purple scale (<i>Mytilaspis citricola</i>), the long +scale (<i>M. Gloveri</i>), and the red scale (<i>Aspidiotus +Aurantii</i>).</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or"ange</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an +orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an <i>orange +ribbon</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ange*ade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>orange</i>.] <def>A drink made of orange juice and water, +corresponding to <i>lemonade</i>; orange sherbet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`an*geat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>orange</i>.] <def>Candied orange peel; also, orangeade.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"ange*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Attachment to +the principles of the society of Orangemen; the tenets or practices +of the Orangemen.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"ange*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>-men</b></plw> (&?;). <def>One of a secret society, organized +in the north of Ireland in 1795, the professed objects of which are +the defense of the regning sovereign of Great Britain, the support of +the Protestant religion, the maintenance of the laws of the kingdom, +etc.; -- so called in honor of William, Prince of Orange, who became +William III. of England.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"ange*root`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>An American ranunculaceous plant (<i>Hidrastis Canadensis</i>), +having a yellow tuberous root; -- also called <i>yellowroot</i>, +<i>golden seal</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"an*ger*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>orangerie</i>, fr. <i>orange</i>. See <u>Orange</u>.] <def>A place +for raising oranges; a plantation of orange trees.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"ange*taw`ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <def>Deep +orange-yellow; dark yellow.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"an*gite</hw> (?), <i>(Min.)</i> <def>An orange-yellow +variety of the mineral thorite, found in Norway.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*rang"-ou*tang`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Malayan +<i>&?;rang &?;tan</i>, i. e., man of the woods; <i>&?;rang</i> man + +<i>&?;tan</i> a forest, wood, wild, savage.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>An arboreal anthropoid ape (<i>Simia satyrus</i>), which +inhabits Borneo and Sumatra. Often called simply <i>orang</i>.</def> +[Written also <i>orang-outan</i>, <i>orang-utan</i>, <i>ourang- +utang</i>, and <i>oran-utan</i>.]</p> + +<p>&fist; It is over four feet high, when full grown, and has very +long arms, which reach nearly or quite to the ground when the body is +erect. Its color is reddish brown. In structure, it closely resembles +man in many respects.</p> + +<p><hw>O*ra"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>orarius</i>, +fr. <i>ora</i> coast.] <def>Of or pertaining to a coast.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*ra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>[L. <i>oratio</i>, fr. +<i>orare</i> to speak, utter, pray. See <u>Oral</u>, <u>Orison</u>.] +<def>An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an +important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a +discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an +anniversary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from an +argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, +Webster's <i>oration</i> at Bunker Hill.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The lord archbishop . . . made a long +<i>oration</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Address; speech. See <u>Harangue</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>O*ra"tion</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To deliver an +oration.</def> <i>Donne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"a*tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. <i>orare</i> +to speak, utter. See <u>Oration</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +public speaker; one who delivers an oration; especially, one +distinguished for his skill and power as a public speaker; one who is +eloquent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I am no <i>orator</i>, as Brutus is.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some <i>orator</i> renowned<BR> +In Athens or free Rome.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>In equity +proceedings, one who prays for relief; a petitioner.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A plaintiff, or complainant, in a bill in +chancery.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Eng. Universities)</i> <def>An officer who +is the voice of the university upon all public occasions, who writes, +reads, and records all letters of a public nature, presents, with an +appropriate address, those persons on whom honorary degrees are to be +conferred, and performs other like duties; -- called also <i>public +orator</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`a*to"ri*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Oratorical.</def> [R.] <i>Swift.</i> -- +<wf>Or`a*to"ri*al*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Or`a*to"ri*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Oratorical.</def> [Obs.] <i>R. North.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`a*to"ri*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>oratorien</i>.] <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>See <i>Fathers of the +Oratory</i>, under <u>Oratory</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`a*tor"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to an orator or to oratory; characterized by oratory; +rhetorical; becoming to an orator; as, an <i>oratorical</i> triumph; +an <i>oratorical</i> essay.</def> -- <wf>Or`a*tor"ic*al*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Or`a*to"ri*o</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It., fr. L. +<i>oratorius</i> belonging to praying. See <u>Orator</u>, and cf. +<u>Oratory</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A more or less dramatic text +or poem, founded on some Scripture nerrative, or great divine event, +elaborately set to music, in recitative, arias, grand choruses, etc., +to be sung with an orchestral accompaniment, but without action, +scenery, or costume, although the oratorio grew out of the Mysteries +and the Miracle and Passion plays, which were acted.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; There are instances of secular and mythological subjects +treated in the form of the oratorios, and called oratorios by their +composers; as Haydn's "Seasons," Handel's "Semele," etc.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Performance or rendering of such a +composition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`a*to"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>oratorius</i>.] <def>Oratorical.</def> [Obs.] <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> +-- <wf>Or`a*to"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or"a*tor*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To play +the orator.</def> [Jocose or derisive] <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"a*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Oratories</b></plw> (#). [OE. <i>oratorie</i>, fr. L. +<i>oratorium</i>, fr. <i>oratorius</i> of praying, of an orator: cf. +F. <i>oratoire</i>. See <u>Orator</u>, <u>Oral</u>, and cf. +<u>Oratorio</u>.] <def>A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a +chapel or small room set apart for private devotions.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An <i>oratory</i> [temple] . . . in worship of +Dian.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Do not omit thy prayers for want of a good +<i>oratory</i>, or place to pray in.</blockquote> <i>Jer. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Fathers of the Oratory</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>, <cd>a +society of priests founded by St. Philip Neri, living in community, +and not bound by a special vow. The members are called also +<i>oratorians</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or"a*to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oratoria</i> (sc. +<i>ars</i>) the oratorical art.] <def>The art of an orator; the art +of public speaking in an eloquent or effective manner; the exercise +of rhetorical skill in oral discourse; eloquence.</def> "The +<i>oratory</i> of Greece and Rome." <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When a world of men<BR> +Could not prevail with all their <i>oratory</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"a*tress</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A woman who +makes public addresses.</def> <i>Warner.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"a*trix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>A woman +plaintiff, or complainant, in equity pleading.</def> +<i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Orb</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>orb</i> blind, fr. +L. <i>orbus</i> destitute.] <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A blank window or +panel.</def> [Obs.] <i>Oxf. Gloss.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Orb</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>orbe</i>, fr. L. +<i>orbis</i> circle, orb. Cf. <u>Orbit</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A spherical body; a globe; especially, one +of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In the small <i>orb</i> of one particular +tear.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whether the prime <i>orb</i>,<BR> +Incredible how swift, had thither rolled.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One of the azure transparent spheres +conceived by the ancients to be inclosed one within another, and to +carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A circle; esp., a circle, or nearly +circular orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an +orbit.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The schoolmen were like astronomers, which did feign +eccentrics, and epicycles, and such engines of +<i>orbs</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>You seem to me as Dian in her <i>orb</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>In <i>orbs</i><BR> +Of circuit inexpressible they stood,<BR> +<i>Orb</i> within <i>orb</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A period of time marked off by the +revolution of a heavenly body.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>The eye, as luminous and spherical.</def> +[Poetic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>A drop serene hath quenched their +<i>orbs</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A revolving circular body; a wheel.</def> +[Poetic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>orbs</i><BR> +Of his fierce chariot rolled.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>A sphere of action.</def> [R.] +<i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>But in our <i>orbs</i> we'll live so round and +safe.</blockquote> <i>Shak</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Same as <u>Mound</u>, a ball or globe. See +lst <u>Mound</u>.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1009 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A body of soldiers drawn up +in a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel +cavalry.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Globe; ball; sphere. See <u>Globe</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Orb</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Orbed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Orbing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To form into an orb or +circle.</def> [Poetic] <i>Milton. Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To encircle; to surround; to +inclose.</def> [Poetic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The wheels were <i>orbed</i> with gold.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Orb</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To become round like an +orb.</def> [Poetic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>And <i>orb</i> into the perfect star.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"bate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>orbatus</i>, p. +p. of <i>orbare</i> to bereave, fr. <i>orbus</i> bereaved of parents +or children. See <u>Orphan</u>.] <def>Bereaved; fatherless; +childless.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or*ba"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>orbatio</i>.] +<def>The state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; +privation, in general; bereavement.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Orbed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having the form of +an orb; round.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>orbèd</i> eyelids are let +down.</blockquote> <i>Trench.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Or"bic</hw> (?), <hw>Or"bic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>orbicus</i>, or <i>orbitus</i>, fr. +<i>orbis</i> orb.] <def>Spherical; orbicular; orblike; +circular.</def> [R.] <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"bi*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>orbiculus</i>, +dim. of <i>orbis</i> orb.] <def>A small orb, or sphere.</def> [Obs.] +<i>G. Fletcher.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Or*bic"u*la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Orbicle</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Discina</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*bic"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>orbicularis</i>, fr. <i>orbiculus</i>, dim. of <i>orbis</i> orb: +cf. F. <i>orbiculaire</i>.] <def>Resembling or having the form of an +orb; spherical; circular; orbiculate.</def> -- +<wf>Or*bic"u*lar*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Or*bic"u*lar*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Orbicular</i> as the disk of a planet.</blockquote> +<i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or*bic"u*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which +is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical section of which is +oval, and the horizontal section circular.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Or*bic"u*late</hw> (?), <hw>Or*bic"u*la`ted</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>orbiculatus</i>. See <u>Orbicular</u>.] +<def>Made, or being, in the form of an orb; having a circular, or +nearly circular, or a spheroidal, outline.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Orbiculate leaf</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a leaf whose +outline is nearly circular.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or*bic`u*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +or quality of being orbiculate; orbicularness.</def> <i>Dr. H. +More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"bit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>orbita</i> a +track or rut made by a wheel, course, circuit, fr. <i>orbis</i> a +circle: cf. F. <i>orbite</i>. See 2d <u>Orb</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Astron.)</i> <def>The path described by a heavenly body in its +periodical revolution around another body; as, the <i>orbit</i> of +Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An orb or ball.</def> [Rare & +Improper]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Roll the lucid <i>orbit</i> of an eye.</blockquote> +<i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The cavity or socket of the +skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The skin which +surrounds the eye of a bird.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"bit*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to an orbit.</def> "<i>Orbital</i> revolution." <i>J. D. +Forbes.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Orbital index</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>in the skull, +the ratio of the vertical height to the transverse width of the +orbit, which is taken as the standard, equal to 100.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or"bit*ar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>orbitaire</i>.] <def>Orbital.</def> [R.] <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"bit*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Situated +around the orbit; as, the <i>orbitary</i> feathers of a +bird.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Or`bi*te"læ</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. L. <i>orbis</i> an orb + <i>tela</i> a web.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A division of spiders, including those that make geometrical +webs, as the garden spider, or Epeira.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Or`bi*to*li"tes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Orbit</u>, and <u>-lite</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of +living Foraminifera, forming broad, thin, circular disks, containing +numerous small chambers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`bi*to*na"sal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Orbit</i> + +<i>nasal</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the orbit and +the nose; as, the <i>orbitonasal</i>, or ophthalmic, nerve.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`bi*to*sphe"noid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Orbit</i> + <i>sphenoid</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or +pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the orbit, or to the +orbitosphenoid bone.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +orbitosphenoid bone, which is situated in the orbit on either side of +the presphenoid. It generally forms a part of the sphenoid in the +adult.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`bi*to*sphe*noid"al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the orbitosphenoid bone; +orbitosphenoid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*bit"u*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Orbital.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Or"bi*tude</hw> (?), <hw>Or"bi*ty</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>orbitudo</i>, <i>orbitas</i>, fr. +<i>orbus</i>: cf. F. <i>orbité</i>. See <u>Orbate</u>.] +<def>Orbation.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Or`bu*li"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., dim. of L. +<i>orbis</i> orb.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of minute living +Foraminifera having a globular shell.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Orb"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From 2d <u>Orb</u>.] +<def>Orblike; having the course of an orb; revolving.</def> [Obs.] +"<i>Orby</i> hours." <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Orc</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>orca</i>: cf. F. +<i>orque</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The grampus.</def> [Written +also <i>ork</i> and <i>orch</i>.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or*ca"di*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Orcades</i> +the Orkney Islands.] <def>Of or pertaining to the Orkney +Islands.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"ce*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +reddish brown amorphous dyestuff, &?;, obtained from orcin, and +forming the essential coloring matter of cudbear and archil. It is +closely related to litmus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"chal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Archil</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"cha*net</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>orcanète</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Alkanet</u>, +2.</def> <i>Ainsworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"chard</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ortgeard</i>, +<i>wyrtgeard</i>, lit., wortyard, i. e., a yard for herbs; +<i>wyrt</i> herb + <i>geard</i> yard. See <u>Wort</u>, <u>Yard</u> +inclosure.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A garden.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An inclosure containing fruit trees; also, +the fruit trees, collectively; -- used especially of apples, peaches, +pears, cherries, plums, or the like, less frequently of nutbearing +trees and of sugar maple trees.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Orchard grass</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a tall coarse +grass (<i>Dactylis glomerata</i>), introduced into the United States +from Europe. It grows usually in shady places, and is of value for +forage and hay.</cd> -- <col><b>Orchard house</b></col> +<i>(Hort.)</i>, <cd>a glazed structure in which fruit trees are +reared in pots.</cd> -- <col><b>Orchard oriole</b></col> +<i>(Zool.)</i>, <cd>a bright-colored American oriole (<i>Icterus +spurius</i>), which frequents orchards. It is smaller and darker thah +the Baltimore oriole.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or"chard*ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The cultivation of orchards.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Orchards, in general.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"chard*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +cultivates an orchard.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"chel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Archil.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`che*sog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; +dance + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>A treatise upon dancing.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or"ches*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Orchestra</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*ches"tian</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From Gr. &?; a +dancer. See <u>Orchestra</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any species +of amphipod crustacean of the genus <i>Orchestia</i>, or family +<i>Orchestidæ</i>. See <i>Beach flea</i>, under +<u>Beach</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"ches*tra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>orchestra</i>, Gr. &?;, orig., the place for the chorus of +dancers, from &?; to dance: cf. F. <i>orchestre</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The space in a theater between the stage and +the audience; -- originally appropriated by the Greeks to the chorus +and its evolutions, afterward by the Romans to persons of +distinction, and by the moderns to a band of instrumental +musicians.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The place in any public hall appropriated +to a band of instrumental musicians.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Loosely: +A band of instrumental musicians performing in a theater, concert +hall, or other place of public amusement.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>Strictly: A band suitable for the performance of symphonies, +overtures, etc., as well as for the accompaniment of operas, +oratorios, cantatas, masses, and the like, or of vocal and +instrumental solos.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A band composed, +for the largest part, of players of the various viol instruments, +many of each kind, together with a proper complement of wind +instruments of wood and brass; -- as distinguished from a military or +street band of players on wind instruments, and from an assemblage of +solo players for the rendering of concerted pieces, such as septets, +octets, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>The instruments employed by +a full band, collectively; as, an <i>orchestra</i> of forty stringed +instruments, with proper complement of wind instruments.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"ches*tral</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to an orchestra; suitable for, or performed in or by, an +orchestra.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ches*tra"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>The arrangement of music for an orchestra; orchestral treatment +of a composition; -- called also <i>instrumentation</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"ches*tre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See +<u>Orchestra</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*ches"tric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Orchestral.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*ches"tri*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A large +music box imitating a variety of orchestral instruments.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"chid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Orchis</u>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the order <i>Orchidaceæ</i>. +See <u>Orchidaceous</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`chi*da"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order +(<i>Orchidaceæ</i>) of endogenous plants of which the genus +Orchis is the type. They are mostly perennial herbs having the +stamens and pistils united in a single column, and normally three +petals and three sepals, all adherent to the ovary. The flowers are +curiously shaped, often resembling insects, the odd or lower petal +(called the <i>lip</i>) being unlike the others, and sometimes of a +strange and unexpected appearance. About one hundred species occur in +the United States, but several thousand in the tropics.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Over three hundred genera are recognized.</p> + +<p><hw>Or*chid"e*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Orchidaceous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*chid"e*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Orchidaceous</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`chid*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +versed in orchidology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`chid*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; the +orchis + <i>-logy</i>.] <def>The branch of botany which treats of +orchids.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"chil</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Archil</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*chil"la weed`</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The lichen from +which archil is obtained. See <u>Archil</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"chis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Orchises</b></plw> (#). [L., fr. Gr. &?; a testicle, the +orchis; -- so called from its tubers.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of endogenous plants +growing in the North Temperate zone, and consisting of about eighty +species. They are perennial herbs growing from a tuber (beside which +is usually found the last year's tuber also), and are valued for +their showy flowers. See <u>Orchidaceous</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Any plant of the same family +with the orchis; an orchid.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The common names, such as <i>bee orchis</i>, <i>fly +orchis</i>, <i>butterfly orchis</i>, etc., allude to the peculiar +form of the flower.</p> + +<p><hw>||Or*chi"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +a testicle + <i>-itis</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the +testicles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*chot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a +testicle + &?; to cut.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The operation of cutting +out or removing a testicle by the knife; castration.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"cin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Etymology uncertain: +cf. F. <i>orcine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless crystalline +substance, +C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>3</sub>.CH<sub>3</sub>.(OH)<sub>2</sub>, which is +obtained from certain lichens (<i>Roccella</i>, <i>Lecanora</i>, +etc.), also from extract of aloes, and artificially from certain +derivatives of toluene. It changes readily into orcein.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ord</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ord</i> point.] +<def>An edge or point; also, a beginning.</def> [ Obs. or Prov. Eng.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Ord and end</b></col>, <cd>the beginning and end. Cf. +<i>Odds and ends</i>, under <u>Odds</u>.</cd> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] +<i>Chaucer. Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or*dain"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ordained</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ordaining</u>.] [OE. <i>ordeinen</i>, OF. <i>ordener</i>, F. +<i>ordonner</i>, fr. L. <i>ordinare</i>, from <i>ordo</i>, +<i>ordinis</i>, order. See <u>Order</u>, and cf. <u>Ordinance</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To set in order; to arrange according to +rule; to regulate; to set; to establish.</def> "Battle well +<i>ordained</i>." <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The stake that shall be <i>ordained</i> on either +side.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To regulate, or establish, by appointment, +decree, or law; to constitute; to decree; to appoint; to +institute.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Jeroboam <i>ordained</i> a feast in the eighth +month.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings xii. 32.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And doth the power that man adores <i>ordain</i><BR> +Their doom ?</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To set apart for an office; to +appoint.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Being <i>ordained</i> his special +governor.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>To invest with ministerial +or sacerdotal functions; to introduce into the office of the +Christian ministry, by the laying on of hands, or other forms; to set +apart by the ceremony of ordination.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Meletius was <i>ordained</i> by Arian +bishops.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Stillingfleet.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or*dain"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being ordained; worthy to be ordained or appointed.</def> <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or*dain"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +ordains.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*dain"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Ordination.</def> [R.] <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"dal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ordeal.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or*da"li*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>ordalium</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to trial by ordeal.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"de*al</hw> (ôr"d&esl;*<i>a</i>l), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ordāl</i>, <i>ord&aemacr;l</i>, a +judgment; akin to D. <i>oordeel</i>, G. <i>urteil</i>, +<i>urtheil</i>; orig., what is dealt out, the prefix <i>or-</i> being +akin to <i>ā-</i> compounded with verbs, G. <i>er-</i>, <i>ur- +</i>, Goth. <i>us-</i>, orig. meaning, out. See <u>Deal</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos> & <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, and cf. <u>Arise</u>, +<u>Ort</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An ancient form of test to +determine guilt or innocence, by appealing to a supernatural +decision, -- once common in Europe, and still practiced in the East +and by savage tribes.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In England <i>ordeal by fire</i> and <i>ordeal by water</i> +were used, the former confined to persons of rank, the latter to the +common people. The ordeal by fire was performed, either by handling +red-hot iron, or by walking barefoot and blindfold over red-hot +plowshares, laid at unequal distances. If the person escaped unhurt, +he was adjudged innocent; otherwise he was condemned as guilty. The +ordeal by water was performed, either by plunging the bare arm to the +elbow in boiling water, an escape from injury being taken as proof of +innocence, or by casting the accused person, bound hand and foot, +into a river or pond, when if he floated it was an evidence of guilt, +but if he sunk he was acquitted. It is probable that the proverbial +phrase, <i>to go through fire and water</i>, denoting severe trial or +danger, is derived from the ordeal. See <i>Wager of battle</i>, under +<u>Wager</u>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Any severe trial, or test; a painful +experience.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ordeal bean</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>See <i>Calabar +bean</i>, under <u>Calabar</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ordeal root</b></col> +<i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>the root of a species of <i>Strychnos</i> growing +in West Africa, used, like the ordeal bean, in trials for +witchcraft.</cd> -- <col><b>Ordeal tree</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, +<cd>a poisonous tree of Madagascar (<i>Tanghinia, or Cerbera, +venenata</i>). Persons suspected of crime are forced to eat the seeds +of the plumlike fruit, and criminals are put to death by being +pricked with a lance dipped in the juice of the seeds.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or"de*al</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +trial by ordeal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ordre</i>, F. +<i>ordre</i>, fr. L. <i>ordo</i>, <i>ordinis</i>. Cf. <u>Ordain</u>, +<u>Ordinal</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Regular arrangement; any methodical or +established succession or harmonious relation; method; system</def>; +as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Of material things, like the books in a +library.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Of intellectual notions or +ideas, like the topics of a discource.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<def>Of periods of time or occurrences, and the like.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The side chambers were . . . thirty in +<i>order</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ezek. xli. 6.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Bright-harnessed angels sit in <i>order</i> +serviceable.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Good <i>order</i> is the foundation of all good +things.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Right arrangement; a normal, correct, or +fit condition; as, the house is in <i>order</i>; the machinery is out +of <i>order</i>.</def> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The customary mode of procedure; +established system, as in the conduct of debates or the transaction +of business; usage; custom; fashion.</def> <i>Dantiel.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And, pregnant with his grander thought,<BR> +Brought the old <i>order</i> into doubt.</blockquote> +<i>Emerson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Conformity with law or decorum; freedom +from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet; as, to preserve +<i>order</i> in a community or an assembly.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>That which prescribes a method of +procedure; a rule or regulation made by competent authority; as, the +rules and <i>orders</i> of the senate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The church hath authority to establish that for an +<i>order</i> at one time which at another time it may +abolish.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>A command; a mandate; a precept; a +direction.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Upon this new fright, an <i>order</i> was made by both +houses for disarming all the papists in England.</blockquote> +<i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Hence: A commission to purchase, sell, or +supply goods; a direction, in writing, to pay money, to furnish +supplies, to admit to a building, a place of entertainment, or the +like; as, <i>orders</i> for blankets are large.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>In those days were pit <i>orders</i> -- beshrew the +uncomfortable manager who abolished them.</blockquote> +<i>Lamb.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>A number of things or persons arranged in +a fixed or suitable place, or relative position; a rank; a row; a +grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a group or division of +men in the same social or other position; also, a distinct character, +kind, or sort; as, the higher or lower <i>orders</i> of society; +talent of a high <i>order</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They are in equal <i>order</i> to their several +ends.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Various <i>orders</i> various ensigns +bear.</blockquote> <i>Granville.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Which, to his <i>order</i> of mind, must have seemed +little short of crime.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1010 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>A body of persons having some common +honorary distinction or rule of obligation; esp., a body of religious +persons or aggregate of convents living under a common rule; as, the +<i>Order</i> of the Bath; the Franciscan <i>order</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Find a barefoot brother out,<BR> +One of our <i>order</i>, to associate me.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The venerable <i>order</i> of the Knights +Templars.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>10.</b></sn> <def>An ecclesiastical grade or rank, as of +deacon, priest, or bishop; the office of the Christian ministry; -- +often used in the plural; as, to take <i>orders</i>, or to take +<i>holy orders</i>, that is, to enter some grade of the +ministry.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>11.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>The disposition of a +column and its component parts, and of the entablature resting upon +it, in classical architecture; hence (as the column and entablature +are the characteristic features of classical architecture) a style or +manner of architectural designing.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The Greeks used three different orders, easy to +distinguish, <i>Doric</i>, <i>Ionic</i>, and <i>Corinthian</i>. The +Romans added the <i>Tuscan</i>, and changed the Doric so that it is +hardly recognizable, and also used a modified Corinthian called +<i>Composite</i>. The Renaissance writers on architecture recognized +five orders as orthodox or <i>classical</i>, -- <i>Doric</i> (the +Roman sort), <i>Ionic</i>, <i>Tuscan</i>, <i>Corinthian</i>, and +<i>Composite</i>. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Capital</u>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>12.</b></sn> <i>(Nat. Hist.)</i> <def>An assemblage of +genera having certain important characters in common; as, the +Carnivora and Insectivora are <i>orders</i> of Mammalia.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The Linnæan <i>artificial orders</i> of plants rested +mainly on identity in the numer of pistils, or agreement in some one +character. <i>Natural orders</i> are groups of genera agreeing in the +fundamental plan of their flowers and fruit. A natural order is +usually (in botany) equivalent to a family, and may include several +tribes.</p> + +<p><sn><b>13.</b></sn> <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>The placing of words and +members in a sentence in such a manner as to contribute to force and +beauty or clearness of expression.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>14.</b></sn> <i>(Math.)</i> <def>Rank; degree; thus, the +<i>order</i> of a curve or surface is the same as the degree of its +equation.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Artificial order</b></col> or <col><b>system</b></col>. +<cd>See <i>Artificial classification</i>, under <u>Artificial</u>, +and Note to def. 12 above.</cd> -- <col><b>Close order</b></col> +<i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>the arrangement of the ranks with a distance of +about half a pace between them; with a distance of about three yards +the ranks are in <i>open order</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>The four +Orders</b></col>, <col><b>The Orders four</b></col>, <cd>the four +orders of mendicant friars. See <u>Friar</u>.</cd> <i>Chaucer.</i> -- +<col><b>General orders</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>orders issued +which concern the whole command, or the troops generally, in +distinction from <i>special orders</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Holy +orders</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <cd>The +different grades of the Christian ministry; ordination to the +ministry. See def. 10 above.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(R. C. +Ch.)</i> <cd>A sacrament for the purpose of conferring a special +grace on those ordained.</cd> -- <col><b>In order to</b></col>, +<cd>for the purpose of; to the end; as means to.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>The best knowledge is that which is of greatest use +<i>in order to</i> our eternal happiness.</blockquote> +<i>Tillotson.</i></p> + +<p>-- <col><b>Minor orders</b></col> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i>, <cd>orders +beneath the diaconate in sacramental dignity, as acolyte, exorcist, +reader, doorkeeper.</cd> -- <col><b>Money order</b></col>. See under +<u>Money</u>. -- <col><b>Natural order</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> +<cd>See def.</cd> 12, Note. -- <col><b>Order book</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A merchant's book in which orders are +entered.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Mil.)</i> <cd>A book kept at +headquarters, in which all orders are recorded for the information of +officers and men</cd>. <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <cd>A book in the House of +Commons in which proposed orders must be entered</cd>. [Eng.] -- +<col><b>Order in Council</b></col>, <cd>a royal order issued with and +by the advice of the Privy Council.</cd> [Great Britain] -- +<col><b>Order of battle</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>the particular +disposition given to the troops of an army on the field of +battle.</cd> -- <col><b>Order of the day</b></col>, <cd>in +legislative bodies, the special business appointed for a specified +day.</cd> -- <col><b>Order of a differential equation</b></col> +<i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>the greatest index of differentiation in the +equation.</cd> -- <col><b>Sailing orders</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, +<cd>the final instructions given to the commander of a ship of war +before a cruise.</cd> -- <col><b>Sealed orders</b></col>, <cd>orders +sealed, and not to be opened until a certain time, or arrival at a +certain place, as after a ship is at sea.</cd> -- <col><b>Standing +order</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A continuing regulation for +the conduct of parliamentary business.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<i>(Mil.)</i> <cd>An order not subject to change by an officer +temporarily in command</cd>. -- <col><b>To give order</b></col>, +<cd>to give command or directions.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>To +take order for</b></col>, <cd>to take charge of; to make arrangements +concerning.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whiles I <i>take order for</i> mine own +affairs.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i> +</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Arrangement; management. See <u>Direction</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Or"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ordered</u> (?); <pos><i>p pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ordering</u>.] [From <u>Order</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To put in order; to reduce to a methodical +arrangement; to arrange in a series, or with reference to an end. +Hence, to regulate; to dispose; to direct; to rule.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To him that <i>ordereth</i> his conversation +aright.</blockquote> <i>Ps. 1. 23.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Warriors old with <i>ordered</i> spear and +shield.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To give an order to; to command; as, to +<i>order</i> troops to advance.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To give an order for; to secure by an +order; as, to <i>order</i> a carriage; to <i>order</i> +groceries.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>To admit to holy orders; to +ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These <i>ordered</i> folk be especially titled to +God.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Persons presented to be <i>ordered</i> +deacons.</blockquote> <i>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Order arms</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>the command at +which a rifle is brought to a position with its but resting on the +ground; also, the position taken at such a command.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or"der</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To give orders; to +issue commands.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"der*a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being ordered; tractable.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Being very <i>orderable</i> in all his +sickness.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"der*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who puts in order, arranges, methodizes, or +regulates.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who gives orders.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"der*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Disposition; +distribution; management.</def> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"der*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being without +order or regularity; disorderly; out of rule.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"der*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +or quality of being orderly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"der*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an <i>orderly</i> +course or plan.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Observant of order, authority, or rule; +hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, <i>orderly</i> +children; an <i>orderly</i> community.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Performed in good or established order; +well-regulated.</def> "An <i>orderly</i> . . . march." +<i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Being on duty; keeping order; conveying +orders.</def> "Aids-de-camp and <i>orderly</i> men." <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Orderly book</b></col> <i>(Mil.)</i>, <cd>a book for every +company, in which the general and regimental orders are +recorded.</cd> -- <col><b>Orderly officer</b></col>, <cd>the officer +of the day, or that officer of a corps or regiment whose turn it is +to supervise for the day the arrangements for food, cleanliness, +etc.</cd> <i>Farrow.</i> -- <col><b>Orderly room</b></col>. +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The court of the commanding officer, where +charges against the men of the regiment are tried</cd>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The office of the commanding officer, usually +in the barracks, whence orders emanate.</cd> <i>Farrow.</i> -- +<col><b>Orderly sergeant</b></col>, <cd>the first sergeant of a +company.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or"der*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>According to +due order; regularly; methodically; duly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>You are blunt; go to it <i>orderly</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"der*ly</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Orderlies</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mil.)</i> +<def>A noncommissioned officer or soldier who attends a superior +officer to carry his orders, or to render other service.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Orderlies</i> were appointed to watch the +palace.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A street sweeper.</def> [Eng.] +<i>Mayhew.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`di*na*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Capability of being ordained or appointed.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. +Bull.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*na*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Ordinate</u>, <u>Ordain</u>.] <def>Capable of being ordained or +appointed.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ordinalis</i>, +fr. <i>ordo</i>, <i>ordinis</i>, order. See <u>Order</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Indicating order or succession; as, the +<i>ordinal</i> numbers, first, second, third, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an order.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*nal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +word or number denoting order or succession.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Ch. of Eng.)</i> <def>The book of forms for +making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and +deacons.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>A book containing the +rubrics of the Mass.</def> [Written also <i>ordinale</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*nal*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +quality of being ordinal.</def> [R.] <i>Latham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*nance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>ordenance</i>, OF. <i>ordenance</i>, F. <i>ordonnance</i>. See +<u>Ordain</u>, and cf. <u>Ordnance</u>, <u>Ordonnance</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Orderly arrangement; preparation; +provision.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They had made their <i>ordinance</i><BR> +Of victual, and of other purveyance.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A rule established by authority; a +permanent rule of action; a statute, law, regulation, rescript, or +accepted usage; an edict or decree; esp., a local law enacted by a +municipal government; as, a municipal <i>ordinance</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou wilt die by God's just +<i>ordinance</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>By custom and the <i>ordinance</i> of +times.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Walking in all the commandments and <i>ordinances</i> +of the Lord blameless.</blockquote> <i>Luke i. 6.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; Acts of Parliament are sometimes called <i>ordinances</i>; +also, certain colonial laws and certain acts of Congress under +Confederation; as, the <i>ordinance</i> of 1787 for the government of +the territory of the United States northwest of the Ohio River; the +colonial <i>ordinance</i> of 1641, or 1647. This word is often used +in Scripture in the sense of a law or statute of sovereign power. +<i>Ex. xv. 25.</i> <i>Num. x. 8.</i> <i>Ezra iii. 10.</i> Its most +frequent application now in the United States is to laws and +regulations of municipal corporations. <i>Wharton (Law +Dict.).</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>An established rite or +ceremony.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Rank; order; station.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> [See <u>Ordnance</u>.] <def>Ordnance; +cannon.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*nand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ordinandus</i>, gerundive of <i>ordinare</i>. See <u>Ordain</u>.] +<def>One about to be ordained.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ordinans</i>, +p. pr. of <i>ordinare</i>. See <u>Ordain</u>.] <def>Ordaining; +decreeing.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*nant</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +ordains.</def> <i>F. G. Lee.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*na*ri*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>According +to established rules or settled method; as a rule; commonly; usually; +in most cases; as, a winter more than <i>ordinarily</i> +severe.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those who <i>ordinarily</i> pride themselves not a +little upon their penetration.</blockquote> <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ordinarius</i>, fr. <i>ordo</i>, <i>ordinis</i>, order: cf. F. +<i>ordinaire</i>. See <u>Order</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>According to established order; methodical; settled; +regular.</def> "The <i>ordinary</i> forms of law." +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Common; customary; usual.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Method is not less reguisite in <i>ordinary</i> +conversation that in writing.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Of common rank, quality, or ability; not +distinguished by superior excellence or beauty; hence, not +distinguished in any way; commonplace; inferior; of little merit; as, +men of <i>ordinary</i> judgment; an <i>ordinary</i> book.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An <i>ordinary</i> lad would have acquired little or +no useful knowledge in such a way.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Ordinary seaman</b></col> <i>(Naut.)</i>, <cd>one not +expert or fully skilled, and hence ranking below an <i>able +seaman</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Normal; common; usual; customary. See +<u>Normal</u>. -- <u>Ordinary</u>, <u>Common</u>. A thing is +<i>common</i> in which many persons share or partake; as, a +<i>common</i> practice. A thing is <i>ordinary</i> when it is apt to +come round in the regular common order or succession of events.</p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*na*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ordinaries</b></plw> (-r&ibreve;z). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Law)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Roman Law)</i> <def>An officer +who has original jurisdiction in his own right, and not by +deputation.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Eng. Law)</i> <def>One who +has immediate jurisdiction in matters ecclesiastical; an +ecclesiastical judge; also, a deputy of the bishop, or a clergyman +appointed to perform divine service for condemned criminals and +assist in preparing them for death.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <i>(Am. +Law)</i> <def>A judicial officer, having generally the powers of a +judge of probate or a surrogate.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The mass; the common run.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I see no more in you than in the <i>ordinary</i><BR> +Of nature's salework.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is so common, or continued, as +to be considered a settled establishment or institution.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Spain had no other wars save those which were grown +into an <i>ordinary</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Anything which is in ordinary or common +use.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Water buckets, wagons, cart wheels, plow socks, and +other <i>ordinaries</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>A dining room or eating house where a meal +is prepared for all comers, at a fixed price for the meal, in +distinction from one where each dish is separately charged; a table +d'hôte; hence, also, the meal furnished at such a dining +room.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All the odd words they have picked up in a +coffeehouse, or a gaming <i>ordinary</i>, are produced as flowers of +style.</blockquote> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He exacted a tribute for licenses to hawkers and +peddlers and to <i>ordinaries</i>.</blockquote> <i>Bancroft.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A charge or bearing of +simple form, one of nine or ten which are in constant use. The +<i>bend</i>, <i>chevron</i>, <i>chief</i>, <i>cross</i>, +<i>fesse</i>, <i>pale</i>, and <i>saltire</i> are uniformly admitted +as ordinaries. Some authorities include <i>bar</i>, <i>bend +sinister</i>, <i>pile</i>, and others. See +<u>Subordinary</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>In ordinary</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>In actual +and constant service; statedly attending and serving; as, a physician +or chaplain <i>in ordinary</i>. An ambassador <i>in ordinary</i> is +one constantly resident at a foreign court.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<i>(Naut.)</i> <cd>Out of commission and laid up; -- said of a naval +vessel.</cd> -- <col><b>Ordinary of the Mass</b></col> <i>(R. C. +Ch.)</i>, <cd>the part of the Mass which is the same every day; -- +called also the <i>canon of the Mass</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*na*ry*ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +of being an ordinary.</def> [R.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ordinatus</i>, p. p. of <i>ordinare</i>. See <u>Ordain</u>.] +<def>Well-ordered; orderly; regular; methodical.</def> "A life +blissful and <i>ordinate</i>." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Ordinate figure</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>a figure +whose sides and angles are equal; a regular figure.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*nate</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>The +distance of any point in a curve or a straight line, measured on a +line called the <i>axis of ordinates</i> or on a line parallel to it, +from another line called the <i>axis of abscissas</i>, on which the +corresponding abscissa of the point is measured.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The ordinate and abscissa, taken together, are called +<i>coördinates</i>, and define the position of the point with +reference to the two axes named, the intersection of which is called +the <i>origin of coördinates</i>. See <u>Coordinate</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To appoint, +to regulate; to harmonize.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*nate*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +ordinate manner; orderly.</def> <i>Chaucer. Skelton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`di*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ordinatio</i>: cf. F. <i>ordination</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of +being ordained, appointed, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The holy and wise <i>ordination</i> of +God.</blockquote> <i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Virtue and vice have a natural <i>ordination</i> to +the happiness and misery of life respectively.</blockquote> +<i>Norris.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The act of setting apart to +an office in the Christian ministry; the conferring of holy +orders.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Disposition; arrangement; order.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Angle of ordination</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the +angle between the axes of coördinates.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*na*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ordinativus</i>.] <def>Tending to ordain; directing; giving +order.</def> [R.] <i>Gauden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"di*na`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One who +ordains or establishes; a director.</def> [R.] <i>T. Adams.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ord"nance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From OE. +<i>ordenance</i>, referring orig. to the bore or size of the cannon. +See <u>Ordinance</u>.] <def>Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or +great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general +term for all weapons and appliances used in war.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All the battlements their <i>ordnance</i> +fire.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Then you may hear afar off the awful roar of his +[Rufus Choate's] rifled <i>ordnance</i>.</blockquote> <i>E. +Ererett.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Ordnance survey</b></col>, <cd>the official survey of +Great Britain and Ireland, conducted by the ordnance +department.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or"don*nance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. See +<u>Ordinance</u>.] <i>(Fine Arts)</i> <def>The disposition of the +parts of any composition with regard to one another and the +whole.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Their dramatic <i>ordonnance</i> of the +parts.</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"don*nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., p. pr. of +<i>ordonner</i>. See <u>Ordinant</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to +ordonnance.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or*do"vi*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> +<def>Ordovician.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`do*vi"cian</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From L. +<i>Ordovices</i>, a Celtic people in Wales.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Of +or pertaining to a division of the Silurian formation, corresponding +in general to the Lower Silurian of most authors, exclusive of the +Cambrian.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The Ordovician +formation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"dure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>ordure</i>, OF. +<i>ord</i> filthy, foul, fr. L. <i>horridus</i> horrid. See +<u>Horrid</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Dung; excrement; fæces.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Defect; imperfection; fault.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"dur*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to ordure; filthy.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ore</hw> (ōr), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>ār</i>.] <def>Honor; grace; favor; mercy; clemency; happy +augry.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ore</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>āra</i>; cf. +<i>ār</i> brass, bronze, akin to OHG. <i>ēr</i>, G. +<i>ehern</i> brazen, Icel. <i>eir</i> brass, Goth. <i>ais</i>, L. +<i>aes</i>, Skr. <i>ayas</i> iron. √210. Cf. <u>Ora</u>, +<u>Era</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The native form of a metal, whether free +and uncombined, as gold, copper, etc., or combined, as iron, lead, +etc. Usually the ores contain the metals combined with oxygen, +sulphur, arsenic, etc. (called <i>mineralizers</i>).</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mining)</i> <def>A native metal or its +compound with the rock in which it occurs, after it has been picked +over to throw out what is worthless.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Metal; as, the liquid <i>ore</i>.</def> +[R.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Ore hearth</b></col>, <cd>a low furnace in which rich lead +ore is reduced; -- also called <i>Scotch hearth</i>.</cd> +<i>Raymond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"re*ad</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Oreas</i>, <i>- +adis</i>, Gr. <grk>'Oreia`s</grk>, <grk>-a`dos</grk>, fr. +<grk>'o`ros</grk> mountain: cf. F. <i>oréade</i>.] <i>(Class. +Myth.)</i> <def>One of the nymphs of mountains and +grottoes.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Like a wood nymph light,<BR> +<i>Oread</i> or Dryad.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||O*re"a*des</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A group of butterflies which includes the +satyrs. See <u>Satyr</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*rec"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>'orektiko`s</grk>, fr. <grk>'o`rexis</grk>, yearning after, from +<grk>'ore`gein</grk> to reach after.] <i>(Philos.)</i> <def>Of or +pertaining to the desires; hence, impelling to gratification; +appetitive.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1011 !></p> + +<p><hw>Or"e*gon grape`</hw> (&obreve;r"&esl;*g&obreve;n grāp`). +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An evergreen species of barberry (<i>Berberis +Aquifolium</i>), of Oregon and California; also, its roundish, blue- +black berries.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"re*ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Oroide</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"re*o*don</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>'o`ros</grk>, <grk>-eos</grk>, mountain + <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, +<grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, tooth.] <i>(Paleon)</i> <def>A genus of extinct +herbivorous mammals, abundant in the Tertiary formation of the Rocky +Mountains. It is more or less related to the camel, hog, and +deer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"re*o*dont</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i> +<def>Resembling, or allied to, the genus Oreodon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`re*o*graph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to oreography.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`re*og"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>'o`ros</grk>, <grk>-eos</grk>, mountain + <i>-graphy</i>.] +<def>The science of mountains; orography.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`re*os"e*lin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A white crystalline substance which is obtained indirectly from +the root of an umbelliferous plant (<i>Imperatoria Oreoselinum</i>), +and yields resorcin on decomposition.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O`re*o*so"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., from +Gr. <grk>'o`ros</grk>, <grk>-eos</grk>, mountain + &?; body.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of small oceanic fishes, remarkable +for the large conical tubercles which cover the under +surface.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ore"weed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Oarweed</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ore"wood`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Oarweed</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Orf</hw> (?), <hw>Or"fe</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A bright-colored domesticated variety of the +id. See <u>Id</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Orf"gild`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>orf</i>, +<i>yrfe</i>, cattle, property + <i>gild</i>, <i>gield</i>, money, +fine.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>Restitution for cattle; a penalty +for taking away cattle.</def> <i>Cowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"fray</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>orfraie</i>. +Cf. <u>Osprey</u>, <u>Ossifrage</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The +osprey.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"frays</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>orfrais</i>, +F. <i>orfroi</i>; F. <i>or</i> gold + <i>fraise</i>, <i>frise</i>, +fringe, ruff. See <u>Fraise</u>, and cf. <u>Auriphrygiate</u>.] +<def>See <u>Orphrey</u>. [Obs.] <i>Rom</i>. <i>of R</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"gal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See +<u>Argol</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or"gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>organum</i>, Gr. +&?;; akin to &?; work, and E. <i>work</i>: cf. F. <i>organe</i>. See +<u>Work</u>, and cf. <u>Orgue</u>, <u>Orgy</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An instrument or medium by which some +important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, +legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers, etc., are <i>organs</i> +of government.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A natural part or structure +in an animal or a plant, capable of performing some special action +(termed its <i>function</i>), which is essential to the life or well- +being of the whole; as, the heart, lungs, etc., are <i>organs</i> of +animals; the root, stem, foliage, etc., are <i>organs</i> of +plants.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In animals the organs are generally made up of several +tissues, one of which usually predominates, and determines the +principal function of the organ. Groups of organs constitute a +<i>system</i>. See <u>System</u>.</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A component part performing an essential +office in the working of any complex machine; as, the cylinder, +valves, crank, etc., are <i>organs</i> of the steam engine.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A medium of communication between one +person or body and another; as, the secretary of state is the +<i>organ</i> of communication between the government and a foreign +power; a newspaper is the <i>organ</i> of its editor, or of a party, +sect, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> [Cf. AS. <i>organ</i>, fr. L. <i>organum</i>.] +<i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A wind instrument containing numerous pipes of +various dimensions and kinds, which are filled with wind from a +bellows, and played upon by means of keys similar to those of a +piano, and sometimes by foot keys or pedals; -- formerly used in the +plural, each pipe being considired an organ.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The deep, majestic, solemn <i>organs</i> +blow.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; Chaucer used the form <i>orgon</i> as a plural.</p> + +<p><blockquote>The merry <i>orgon</i> . . . that in the church goon +[go].</blockquote> +</p> + +<p><col><b>Barrel organ</b></col>, <col><b>Choir organ</b></col>, +<col><b>Great organ</b></col>, <cd>etc. See under <u>Barrel</u>, +<u>Choir</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Cabinet organ</b></col> +<i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>an organ of small size, as for a chapel or for +domestic use; a reed organ.</cd> -- <col><b>Organ bird</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a Tasmanian crow shrike (<i>Gymnorhina +organicum</i>). It utters discordant notes like those of a hand organ +out of tune.</cd> -- <col><b>Organ fish</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the drumfish.</cd> -- <col><b>Organ +gun</b></col>. <i>(Mil.)</i> <cd>Same as <u>Orgue</u> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd>.</cd> -- <col><b>Organ harmonium</b></col> +<i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>an harmonium of large capacity and power.</cd> -- +<col><b>Organ of Gorti</b></col> <i>(Anat.)</i>, <cd>a complicated +structure in the cochlea of the ear, including the auditory hair +cells, the rods or fibers of Corti, the membrane of Corti, etc. See +Note under <u>Ear</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Organ pipe</b></col>. <cd>See +<u>Pipe</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 1.</cd> -- <col><b>Organ-pipe +coral</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See <u>Tubipora</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Organ point</b></col> <i>(Mus.)</i>, <cd>a passage in which +the tonic or dominant is sustained continuously by one part, while +the other parts move.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or"gan</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To supply with an +organ or organs; to fit with organs; to organize.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou art elemented and <i>organed</i> for other +apprehensions.</blockquote> <i>Bp. Mannyngham.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Or"gan*die</hw>, <hw>Or"gan*dy</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>organdi</i>.] <def>A kind of transparent +light muslin.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*gan"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>organicus</i>, +Gr. &?;: cf. F. <i>organique</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to an organ or its functions, or to objects +composed of organs; consisting of organs, or containing them; as, the +<i>organic</i> structure of animals and plants; exhibiting characters +peculiar to living organisms; as, <i>organic</i> bodies, +<i>organic</i> life, <i>organic</i> remains. Cf. +<u>Inorganic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Produced by the organs; as, <i>organic</i> +pleasure.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Instrumental; acting as instruments of +nature or of art to a certain destined function or end.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Those <i>organic</i> arts which enable men to +discourse and write perspicuously.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Forming a whole composed of organs. Hence: +Of or pertaining to a system of organs; inherent in, or resulting +from, a certain organization; as, an <i>organic</i> government; his +love of truth was not inculcated, but <i>organic</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to, or denoting, any one of the +large series of substances which, in nature or origin, are connected +with vital processes, and include many substances of artificial +production which may or may not occur in animals or plants; -- +contrasted with <i>inorganic</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The principles of organic and inorganic chemistry are +identical; but the enormous number and the completeness of related +series of organic compounds, together with their remarkable facility +of exchange and substitution, offer an illustration of chemical +reaction and homology not to be paralleled in inorganic +chemistry.</p> + +<p><col><b>Organic analysis</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>the +analysis of organic compounds, concerned chiefly with the +determination of carbon as carbon dioxide, hydrogen as water, oxygen +as the difference between the sum of the others and 100 per cent, and +nitrogen as free nitrogen, ammonia, or nitric oxide; -- formerly +called <i>ultimate analysis</i>, in distinction from <i>proximate +analysis</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Organic chemistry</b></col>. <cd>See +under <u>Chemistry</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Organic compounds</b></col>. +<i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See <i>Carbon compounds</i>, under +<u>Carbon</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Organic description of a +curve</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the description of a curve on a +plane by means of instruments.</cd> <i>Brande & C.</i> -- +<col><b>Organic disease</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a disease +attended with morbid changes in the structure of the organs of the +body or in the composition of its fluids; -- opposed to <i>functional +disease</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Organic electricity</b></col>. <cd>See +under <u>Electricity</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Organic</b></col> +<col><b>law or laws</b></col>, <cd>a law or system of laws, or +declaration of principles fundamental to the existence and +organization of a political or other association; a +constitution.</cd> -- <col><b>Organic stricture</b></col> +<i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>a contraction of one of the natural passages of +the body produced by structural changes in its walls, as +distinguished from a <i>spasmodic stricture</i>, which is due to +muscular contraction.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or*gan"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Organic.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>organical</i> structure of human bodies, +whereby they live and move.</blockquote> <i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or*gan"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +organic manner; by means of organs or with reference to organic +functions; hence, fundamentally.</def> <i>Gladstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or*gan"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality +or state of being organic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*gan"i*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>The doctrine of the localization of disease, or which refers it +always to a material lesion of an organ.</def> <i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`gan*if"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Organ</i> + L. +<i>-ficare</i> (in comp.) to make. See <u>fy</u>.] <def>Making an +organic or organized structure; producing an organism; acting +through, or resulting from, organs.</def> <i>Prof. Park.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"gan*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>organisme</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Organic structure; organization.</def> +"The advantageous <i>organism</i> of the eye." <i>Grew.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>An organized being; a +living body, either vegetable or animal, compozed of different organs +or parts with functions which are separate, but mutually dependent, +and essential to the life of the individual.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Some of the lower forms of life are so simple in structure +as to be without organs, but are still called <i>organisms</i>, since +they have different parts analogous in functions to the organs of +higher plants and animals.</p> + +<p><hw>Or"gan*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>organiste</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>One who +plays on the organ.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> <def>One of the priests who +organized or sung in parts.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Or`ga*nis"ta</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp., an +organis.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of several South American +wrens, noted for the sweetness of their song.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*gan"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Organism.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or`gan*i`za*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Quality of being organizable; capability of being +organized.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"gan*i`za*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being organized; esp. <i>(Biol.)</i>, capable of being formed into +living tissue; as, <i>organizable</i> matter.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`gan*i*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>organisation</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of organizing; the act of +arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the +<i>organization</i> of an army, or of a deliberative body.</def> "The +first <i>organization</i> of the general government." +<i>Pickering.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being organized; also, the +relations included in such a state or condition.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>What is <i>organization</i> but the connection of +parts in and for a whole, so that each part is, at once, end and +means?</blockquote> <i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>That which is organized; an organized +existence; an organism</def>; specif. <i>(Biol.)</i>, <def>an +arrangement of parts for the performance of the functions necessary +to life.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The cell may be regarded as the most simple, the most +common, and the earliest form of <i>organization</i>.</blockquote> +<i>McKendrick.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"gan*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Organized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Organizing</u> (?).] [Cf. F. <i>organiser</i>, Gr. +&?;. See <u>Organ</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>To +furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with +capacity for the functions of life; as, an <i>organized</i> being; +<i>organized</i> matter; -- in this sense used chiefly in the past +participle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>These nobler faculties of the mind, matter +<i>organized</i> could never produce.</blockquote> <i>Ray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To arrange or constitute in parts, each +having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize; +to get into working order; -- applied to products of the human +intellect, or to human institutions and undertakings, as a science, a +government, an army, a war, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This original and supreme will <i>organizes</i> the +government.</blockquote> <i>Cranch.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>To sing in parts; as, to +<i>organize</i> an anthem.</def> [R.] <i>Busby.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"gan*i`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +organizes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"gan*ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A large kind of sea fish; the orgeis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"ga*no-</hw> (?). [See <u>Organ</u>.] <def>A combining form +denoting <i>relation to</i>, or <i>connection with</i>, <i>an +organ</i> or <i>organs</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*gan"o*gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Organo-</i> + +<i>-gen</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A name given to any one of the four +elements, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, which are +especially characteristic ingredients of organic compounds; also, by +extension, to other elements sometimes found in the same connection; +as sulphur, phosphorus, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ga*no*gen"e*sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Organo- +</i> + <i>genesis</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The origin and development +of organs in animals and plants.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The germ history of the +organs and systems of organs, -- a branch of morphogeny.</def> +<i>Haeckel.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ga*no*gen"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to organogenesis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ga*nog"e*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Organogenesis.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Or`ga*no*graph"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Or`ga*no*graph"ic*al</hw> +(?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>organographique</i>.] <def>Of +or pertaining to organography.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ga*nog"ra*phist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +versed in organography.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ga*nog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Organo- +</i> + <i>-graphy</i>: cf. F. <i>organographie</i>.] <def>A +description of the organs of animals or plants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ga*no*lep"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>organoleptique</i>, fr. Gr. &?; an organ + &?; to lay hold of.] +<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Making an impression upon an organ; plastic; - +- said of the effect or impression produced by any substance on the +organs of touch, taste, or smell, and also on the organism as a +whole.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ga*no*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +relating to organology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ga*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Organ</i> + +<i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>organologie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +science of organs or of anything considered as an organic +structure.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The science of style, as an organ of thought, of style +in relation to the ideas and feelings, might be called the +<i>organology</i> of style.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That branch of biology which treats, in +particular, of the organs of animals and plants. See +<u>Morphology</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ga*no*me*tal"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Metalorganic.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Or"ga*non</hw> (?), <hw>||Or"ga*num</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>organon</i>, L. <i>organum</i>. See +<u>Organ</u>.] <def>An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which +philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted; -- a term +adopted from the Aristotelian writers by Lord Bacon, as the title +("Novum <i>Organon</i>") of part of his treatise on philosophical +method.</def> <i>Sir. W. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ga*non"y*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Organo-</i> ++ Gr.&?;, for &?;, a name.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The designation or +nomenclature of organs.</def> <i>B. G. Wilder.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ga*noph"y*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Organo-</i> ++ Gr. &?; clan.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>The tribal history of organs, -- +a branch of morphophyly.</def> <i>Haeckel.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ga*no*plas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Organo- +</i> + <i>-plastic</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having the property of +producing the tissues or organs of animals and plants; as, the +<i>organoplastic</i> cells.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ga*nos"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Organo-</i> ++ <i>-scopy</i>.] <def>Phrenology.</def> <i>Fleming.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ga*no*troph"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Organo- +</i> + Gr. &?; to nourish.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Relating to the +creation, organization, and nutrition of living organs or +parts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"gan*ule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of +<i>organ</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the essential cells or +elements of an organ. See <i>Sense organule</i>, under +<u>Sense</u>.</def> <i>Huxley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"ga*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>Organe</i>, +from the Latin. See <u>Origan</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>See +<u>Origan</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"gan*zine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>organsin</i>; cf. Sp. <i>organsino</i>, It. <i>organzino</i>.] +<def>A kind of double thrown silk of very fine texture, that is, silk +twisted like a rope with different strands, so as to increase its +strength.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"gasm</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>orgasme</i>; cf. +Gr. &?; a kneading, softening, prob. confused with &?; to swell, +espicially with lust; to feel an ardent desire.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> +<def>Eager or immoderate excitement or action; the state of +turgescence of any organ; erethism; esp., the height of venereal +excitement in sexual intercourse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"geat</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. <i>orge</i> +barley, L. <i>hordeum</i>.] <def>A sirup in which, formerly, a +decoction of barley entered, but which is now prepared with an +emulsion of almonds, -- used to flavor beverages or +edibles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"ge*is</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Organling</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`gi*as"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;. See +<u>Orgy</u>.] <def>Pertaining to, or of the nature of, orgies.</def> +<i>Elton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"gies</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Orgy</b></singw> (&?;). [The singular is rarely used.] [F. +<i>orgie</i>, <i>orgies</i>, L. <i>orgia</i>, pl., Gr. &?;; akin to +&?; work. See <u>Organ</u>, and <u>Work</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A sacrifice accompanied by certain +ceremonies in honor of some pagan deity; especially, the ceremonies +observed by the Greeks and Romans in the worship of Dionysus, or +Bacchus, which were characterized by wild and dissolute +revelry.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>As when, with crowned cups, unto the Elian god,<BR> +Those priests high <i>orgies</i> held.</blockquote> +<i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Drunken revelry; a carouse.</def> <i>B. +Jonson. Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"gil*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>orguillous</i>, F. <i>orgueilleux</i>, fr. OF. <i>orgoil</i> +pride, F. <i>orgueil</i>.] <def>Proud; haughty.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Orgue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>organum</i> organ, Gr. &?;. See <u>Organ</u>.] <i>(Mil.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any one of a number of long, thick pieces of +timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate +rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A piece of ordnance, consisting of a number +of musket barrels arranged so that a match or train may connect with +all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured almost or quite +simultaneously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"gu*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Orgillous</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Orgies</b></plw> (&?;). <def>A frantic revel; drunken +revelry. See <u>Orgies</u></def></p> + +<p><hw>||Or*gy"i*a</hw> (&?;), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?; +the length of the outstretched arms. So named because, when at rest, +it stretches forward its fore legs like arms.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i>. +<def>A genus of bombycid moths whose caterpillars (esp. those of +<i>Orgyia leucostigma</i>) are often very injurious to fruit trees +and shade trees. The female is wingless. Called also <i>vaporer +moth</i>.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1012 !></p> + +<p><hw>Or"i*calche</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Obs.] <def>See +<u>Orichalch</u>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Costly <i>oricalche</i> from strange +Phœnice.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`i*chal"ce*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Pertaining to, or resembling, orichalch; having a color or +luster like that of brass.</def> <i>Maunder.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"i*chalch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>orichalcum</i>, Gr. &?;; <grk>'o`ros</grk>, mountain + +<grk>chalko`s</grk> brass: cf. F. <i>orichalque</i>.] <def>A metallic +substance, resembling gold in color, but inferior in value; a mixed +metal of the ancients, resembling brass; -- called also +<i>aurichalcum</i>, <i>orichalcum</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ri*el</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>oriol</i> +gallery, corridor, LL. <i>oriolum</i> portico, hall, prob. fr. L. +<i>aureolus</i> gilded, applied to an apartment decorated with +gilding. See <u>Oriole</u>.] [Formerly written also <i>oriol</i>, +<i>oryal</i>, <i>oryall</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A gallery for minstrels.</def> [Obs.] +<i>W. Hamper.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A small apartment next a hall, where +certain persons were accustomed to dine; a sort of recess.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Cowell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A bay window. See <u>Bay +window</u>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The beams that thro' the <i>oriel</i> shine<BR> +Make prisms in every carven glass.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; There is no generally admitted difference between a bay +window and an oriel. In the United States the latter name is often +applied to bay windows which are small, and either polygonal or +round; also, to such as are corbeled out from the wall instead of +resting on the ground.</p> + +<p><hw>O"ri*en*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Orient</u>.] +<def>Brightness or strength of color.</def> [R.] <i>E. +Waterhouse.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ri*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>oriens</i>, <i>-entis</i>, p. pr. of <i>oriri</i> to rise. See +<u>Origin</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Rising, as the sun.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Moon, that now meet'st the <i>orient</i> +sun.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Eastern; oriental.</def> "The +<i>orient</i> part." <i>Hakluyt.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; +pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most +perfect jewels are found in the East.</def> "Pearls round and +<i>orient</i>." <i>Jer. Taylor.</i> "<i>Orient</i> gems." +<i>Wordsworth.</i> "<i>Orient</i> liquor in a crystal glass." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ri*ent</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the +morning; the east.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Morn] came furrowing all the <i>orient</i> into +gold.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The countries of Asia or the East.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Best built city throughout the +<i>Orient</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A pearl of great luster.</def> [R.] +<i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ri*ent</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [F. +<i>orienter</i>. Cf. <u>Orientate</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To define the position of, in relation to +the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring +to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ri*en"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>orientalis</i>: cf. F. <i>oriental</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to +the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; +-- opposed to <i>occidental</i>; as, <i>Oriental</i> +countries.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The sun's ascendant and <i>oriental</i> +radiations.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ri*en"tal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the +world; an Asiatic.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>pl.</i> <i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>Eastern +Christians of the Greek rite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ri*en"tal*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>orientalisme</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, +etc., peculiar to Oriental people.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, +history, literature, etc.</def> <i>London Quart. Rev.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ri*en"tal*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>orientaliste</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the +world; an Oriental.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One versed in Eastern languages, +literature, etc.; as, the Paris Congress of +<i>Orientalists</i>.</def> <i>Sir J. Shore.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ri*en*tal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being oriental or eastern.</def> <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ri*en"tal*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Orientalized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Orientalizing</u> (?).] <def>to render +Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or +conditions.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ri*en*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Orientated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Orientating</u>.] [From <u>Orient</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To place or turn toward the east; to cause +to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To arrange in order; to dispose or place +(a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation +of its parts among themselves.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A crystal is <i>orientated</i> when placed in its +proper position so as to exhibit its symmetry.</blockquote> <i>E. S. +Dana.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ri*en*tate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To move or +turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the +east.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ri*en*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>orientation</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of orientating; +determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in +taking bearings.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The tendency of a revolving body, when +suspended in a certain way, to bring the axis of rotation into +parallelism with the earth's axis.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An aspect or fronting to the east; +especially <i>(Arch.)</i>, the placing of a church so that the +chancel, containing the altar toward which the congregation fronts in +worship, will be on the east end.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A return to first principles; an +orderly arrangement.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The task of <i>orientation</i> undertaken in this +chapter.</blockquote> <i>L. F. Ward.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ri*ent*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality +or state of being orient or bright; splendor.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"i*fice</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., from L. +<i>orificium</i>; <i>os</i>, <i>oris</i>, a mouth + <i>facere</i> to +make. See <u>Oral</u>, and <u>Fact</u>.] <def>A mouth or aperture, as +of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the <i>orifice</i> of an +artery or vein; the <i>orifice</i> of a wound.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Etna was bored through the top with a monstrous +<i>orifice</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Or"i*flamb</hw>, <hw>Or"i*flamme</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>oriflamme</i>, OF. <i>oriflambe</i>, LL. +<i>auriflamma</i>; L. <i>aurum</i> gold + <i>flamma</i> flame; cf. L. +<i>flammula</i> a little banner. So called because it was a flag of +red silk, split into many points, and borne on a gilded lance.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The ancient royal standard of +France.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A standard or ensign, in battle.</def> "A +handkerchief like an <i>oriflamb</i>." <i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And be your <i>oriflamme</i> to-day the helmet of +Navarre.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Or"i*gan</hw> (?), <hw>||O*rig"a*num</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>origanum</i>, Gr. &?;, &?;, prob. fr. +<grk>'o`ros</grk>, mountain + &?; brightness, beauty. Cf. +<u>Organy</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of aromatic labiate +plants, including the sweet marjoram (<i>O. Marjorana</i>) and the +wild marjoram (<i>O. vulgare</i>).</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"i*gen*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Eccl. +Hist.)</i> <def>The opinions of <i>Origen</i> of Alexandria, who +lived in the 3d century, one of the most learned of the Greek +Fathers. Prominent in his teaching was the doctrine that all created +beings, including Satan, will ultimately be saved.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"i*gen*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A follower of +Origen of Alexandria.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"i*gin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>origine</i>, L. +<i>origo</i>, <i>-iginis</i>, fr. <i>oriri</i> to rise, become +visible; akin to Gr. <grk>'orny`nai</grk> to stir up, rouse, Skr. +<i>&rsdot;</i>, and perh. to E. <i>run</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The first existence or beginning of +anything; the birth.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This mixed system of opinion and sentiment had its +<i>origin</i> in the ancient chivalry.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That from which anything primarily +proceeds; the fountain; the spring; the cause; the +occasion.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The point of attachment or +end of a muscle which is fixed during contraction; -- in +contradistinction to <i>insertion</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Origin of coördinate axes</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, +<cd>the point where the axes intersect. See Note under +<u>Ordinate</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Commencement; rise; source; spring; fountain; +derivation; cause; root; foundation. -- <u>Origin</u>, +<u>Source</u>. <i>Origin</i> denotes the rise or commencement of a +thing; <i>source</i> presents itself under the image of a fountain +flowing forth in a continuous stream of influences. The <i>origin</i> +of moral evil has been much disputed, but no one can doubt that it is +the <i>source</i> of most of the calamities of our race.</p> + +<p><blockquote>I think he would have set out just as he did, with the +<i>origin</i> of ideas -- the proper starting point of a grammarian, +who is to treat of their signs.</blockquote> <i>Tooke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Famous Greece,<BR> +That <i>source</i> of art and cultivated thought<BR> +Which they to Rome, and Romans hither, brought.</blockquote> +<i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*rig"i*na*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being originated.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*rig"i*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. +<i>original</i>, L. <i>originalis</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Pertaining to the origin or beginning; +preceding all others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; +as, the <i>original</i> state of man; the <i>original</i> laws of a +country; the <i>original</i> inventor of a process.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His form had yet not lost<BR> +All her <i>original</i> brightness.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i> +</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not copied, imitated, or translated; new; +fresh; genuine; as, an <i>original</i> thought; an <i>original</i> +process; the <i>original</i> text of Scripture.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Having the power to suggest new thoughts +or combinations of thought; inventive; as, an <i>original</i> +genius.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Before unused or unknown; new; as, a book +full of <i>original</i> matter.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Original sin</b></col> <i>(Theol.)</i>, <cd>the first sin +of Adam, as related to its consequences to his descendants of the +human race; -- called also <i>total depravity</i>. See +<u>Calvinism</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O*rig"i*nal</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>original</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Origin; commencement; source.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It hath it <i>original</i> from much +grief.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And spangled heavens, a shining frame,<BR> +Their great <i>Original</i> proclaim.</blockquote> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which precedes all others of its +class; archetype; first copy; hence, an original work of art, +manuscript, text, and the like, as distinguished from a copy, +translation, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Scriptures may be now read in their own +<i>original</i>.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An original thinker or writer; an +originator.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Men who are bad at copying, yet are good +<i>originals</i>.</blockquote> <i>C. G. Leland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>A person of marked eccentricity.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl. & Bot.)</i> <def>The natural or +wild species from which a domesticated or cultivated variety has been +derived; as, the wolf is thought by some to be the <i>original</i> of +the dog, the blackthorn the <i>original</i> of the plum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*rig"i*nal*ist</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is +original.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>O*rig`i*nal"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>originalité</i>.] <def>The quality or state of being +original.</def> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*rig"i*nal*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In the original time, or in an original +manner; primarily; from the beginning or origin; not by derivation, +or imitation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>God is <i>originally</i> holy in himself.</blockquote> +<i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>At first; at the origin; at the time of +formation or costruction; as, a book <i>originally</i> written by +another hand.</def> "<i>Originally</i> a half length [portrait]." +<i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*rig"i*nal*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality of being original; originality.</def> [R.] +<i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*rig"i*nant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Originating; +original.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>An absolutely <i>originant</i> act of self +will.</blockquote> <i>Prof. Shedd.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*rig"i*na*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>originarius</i>: cf. F. <i>originaire</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Causing existence; productive.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The production of animals, in the <i>originary</i> +way, requires a certain degree of warmth.</blockquote> +<i>Cheyne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Primitive; primary; original.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The grand <i>originary</i> right of all +rights.</blockquote> <i>Hickok.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*rig"i*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Originated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Originating</u>.] [From <u>Origin</u>.] <def>To give +an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; +to produce as new.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A decomposition of the whole civill and political +mass, for the purpose of <i>originating</i> a new civil +order.</blockquote> <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*rig"i*nate</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To take first +existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, +the scheme <i>originated</i> with the governor and council.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*rig`i*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>originatio</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or process of bringing or coming +into existence; first production.</def> "The <i>origination</i> of +the universe." <i>Keill.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>What comes from spirit is a spontaneous +<i>origination</i>.</blockquote> <i>Hickok.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Mode of production, or bringing into +being.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This eruca is propagated by animal parents, to wit, +butterflies, after the common <i>origination</i> of all +caterpillars.</blockquote> <i>Ray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*rig"i*na*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having +power, or tending, to originate, or bring into existence; +originating.</def> <i>H. Bushnell.</i> -- +<wf>O*rig"i*na*tive*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O*rig"i*na`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +originates.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*ril"lon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., lit., a little +ear, from <i>oreille</i> an ear, fr. L. <i>oricula</i>, +<i>auricula</i>, dim. of <i>auris</i> an ear. See <u>Ear</u>.] +<i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of +a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, -- found in +old fortresses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ri*ol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Oriel</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ri*ole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>oriol</i>, +<i>oriouz</i>, <i>orieus</i>, F. <i>loriot</i> (for <i>l'oriol</i>), +fr. L. <i>aureolus</i> golden, dim. of <i>aureus</i> golden, fr. +<i>aurum</i> gold. Cf. <u>Aureole</u>, <u>Oriel</u>, <u>Loriot</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def> Any one of various +species of Old World singing birds of the family +<i>Oriolidæ</i>. They are usually conspicuously colored with +yellow and black. The European or golden oriole (<i>Oriolus +galbula</i>, or <i>O. oriolus</i>) has a very musical flutelike note. +</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>In America, any one of several +species of the genus <i>Icterus</i>, belonging to the family +<i>Icteridæ</i>. See <u>Baltimore oriole</u>, and <i>Orchard +oriole</i>, under <u>Orchard</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Crested oriole</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Cassican</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O*ri"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, +orig., a celebrated hunter in the oldest Greek mythology, after whom +this constellation was named.] <i>(Astron.)</i> <def>A large and +bright constellation on the equator, between the stars Aldebaran and +Sirius. It contains a remarkable nebula visible to the naked +eye.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The flaming glories of <i>Orion's</i> +belt.</blockquote> <i>E. Everett.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*ris"ka*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From +<i>Oriskany</i>, in New York.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>Designating, or +pertaining to, certain beds, chiefly limestone, characteristic of the +latest period of the Silurian age.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Oriskany period</b></col>, <cd>a subdivision of the +American Paleozoic system intermediate or translational in character +between the Silurian and Devonian ages. See <i>Chart</i> of +<u>Geology</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O*ris`mo*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Nat. +Hist.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to orismology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ris*mol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a +marking out by boundaries, the definition of a word + <i>-logy</i>. +See <u>Horizon</u>.] <def>That departament of natural history which +treats of technical terms.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"i*son</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>orison</i>, +<i>oreson</i>, <i>oreison</i>, F. <i>oraison</i>, fr. L. +<i>oratio</i> speech, prayer. See <u>Oration</u>.] <def>A prayer; a +supplication.</def> [Poetic] <i>Chaucer. Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Lowly they bowed, adoring, and began<BR> +Their <i>orisons</i>, each morning duly paid.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"i*sont</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Horizon.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ork</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>See <u>Orc</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ork"ney*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the Orkney islands.</def> "<i>Orkneyan</i> skerries." +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Orle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>orle</i> an orle, a +fillet, fr. LL. <i>orla</i> border, dim. of L. <i>ora</i> border, +margin.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>A bearing, in the form of a +fillet, round the shield, within, but at some distance from, the +border.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Her.)</i> <def>The wreath, or chaplet, +surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the +crest.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>In orle</b></col>, <cd>round the escutcheon, leaving the +middle of the field vacant, or occupied by something else; -- said of +bearings arranged on the shield in the form of an orle.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or"le*ans</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [So called from the +city of <i>Orléans</i>, in France.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing +apparel.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A variety of the plum. See under +<u>Plum</u>.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Or"lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Sp.] <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>A wind instrument of music in use among the Spaniards.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"lop</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. <i>overloop</i> the +upper deck, lit., a running over or overflowing, fr. +<i>overloopen</i> to run over. See <u>Over</u>, and <u>Leap</u>, and +cf. <u>Overloop</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The lowest deck of a +vessel, esp. of a ship of war, consisting of a platform laid over the +beams in the hold, on which the cables are coiled.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"mer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>An abalone.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1013 !></p> + +<p><hw>Or`mo*lu"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>or moulu</i>; +<i>or</i> gold (L. <i>aurum</i>) + <i>moulu</i>, p. p. of +<i>moudre</i> to grind, to mill, L. <i>molere</i>. See +<u>Aureate</u>, and <u>Mill</u>.] <def>A variety of brass made to +resemble gold by the use of less zinc and more copper in its +composition than ordinary brass contains. Its golden color is often +heightened by means of lacquer of some sort, or by use of acids. +Called also <i>mosaic gold</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ormolu varnish</b></col>, <cd>a varnish applied to metals, +as brass, to give the appearance of gold.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Or"muzd</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Zend +<i>Ahuramazda</i>.] <def>The good principle, or being, of the ancient +Persian religion. See <u>Ahriman</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Orn</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To ornament; to +adorn.</def> [Obs.] <i>Joye.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"na*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>ornement</i>, F. <i>ornement</i>, fr. L. <i>ornamentum</i>, fr. +<i>ornare</i> to adorn.] <def>That which embellishes or adorns; that +which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; +adornment.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>ornament</i> of a meek and quiet +spirit.</blockquote> <i>1 Pet. iii. 4.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Like that long-buried body of the king<BR> +Found lying with his urns and <i>ornaments</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"na*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ornamented</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ornamenting</u>.] <def>To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to +beautify; as, to <i>ornament</i> a room, or a city.</def></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- See <u>Adorn</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Or`na*men"tal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>ornemental</i>.] <def>Serving to ornament; characterized by +ornament; beautifying; embellishing.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Some think it most <i>ornamental</i> to wear their +bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles.</blockquote> +<i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`na*men"tal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By way of +ornament.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`na*men*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act or art of ornamenting, or the state +of being ornamented.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which ornaments; ornament.</def> +<i>C. Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"na*ment*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +ornaments; a decorator.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*nate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ornatus</i>, p. +p. of <i>ornare</i> to adorn.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Adorned; +decorated; beautiful.</def> "So bedecked, <i>ornate</i>, and gay." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Finely finished, as a style of +composition.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A graceful and <i>ornate</i> rhetoric.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or*nate"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To adorn; to +honor.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>They may <i>ornate</i> and sanctify the name of +God.</blockquote> <i>Latimer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or*nate"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an ornate +manner.</def> <i>Sir T. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or*nate"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality of +being ornate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"na*ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ornatura</i>.] <def>Decoration; ornamentation.</def> [R.] +<i>Holinshed.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or*nith"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, a +bird.] <def>Of or pertaining to birds; as, <i>ornithic</i> +fossils.</def> <i>Owen.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`nith*ich"nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ornitho- +</i> + Gr. &?; track.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>The footmark of a bird +occurring in strata of stone.</def> <i>Hitchcock.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`nith*ich*nol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Ornitho-</i> + <i>ichnology</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>The +branch of science which treats of ornithichnites.</def> +<i>Hitchcock.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ornitho-</hw>. [Cf. <u>Ern</u>.] <def>A combining form fr. Gr. +&?;, &?;, a bird.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Or*ni`tho*del"phi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. Gr. &?; + &?; the womb.] <def>Same as <u>Monotremata</u>.</def> - +- <wf>Or`ni*tho*del"phid</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ni*thoid*ich"nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Ornitho-</i> + <i>-oid</i> + Gr. &?; footstep, track.] +<i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A fossil track resembling that of a bird.</def> +<i>Hitchcock.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or*nith"o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ornitho-</i> ++ <i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The fossil +remains of a bird.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A stone of various +colors bearing the figures of birds.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Or`ni*tho*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Or`ni*tho*log"ic*al</hw> (?), +} <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ornithologique</i>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to ornithology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ni*thol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>ornithologiste</i>.] <def>One skilled in ornithology; a student of +ornithology; one who describes birds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ni*thol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ornitho- +</i> + <i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>ornithologie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>That branch of zoölogy which treats of the natural history +of birds and their classification.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A treatise or book on this +science.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*nith"o*man`cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?;, +&?;, a bird + &?; divination: cf. F. <i>ornithomancie</i>.] +<def>Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Ornithomancy</i> grew into an elaborate +science.</blockquote> <i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Or*ni"thon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;, +fr. &?;, &?;, a bird.] <def>An aviary; a poultry house.</def> +<i>Weale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Or*ni`tho*pap"pi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +from Gr. &?; a bird + &?; an ancestor.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An +extinct order of birds. It includes only the +Archæopteryx.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Or`ni*thop"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Ornitho-</u>, and <u>-poda</u>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An order of +herbivorous dinosaurs with birdlike characteristics in the skeleton, +esp. in the pelvis and hind legs, which in some genera had only three +functional toes, and supported the body in walking as in Iguanodon. +See <i>Illust.</i> in Appendix.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Or`ni*tho*rhyn"chus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?;, &?;, a bird + &?; snout, beak.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See +<i>Duck mole</i>, under <u>Duck</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Or*ni`tho*sau"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. +See <u>Ornitho-</u>, and <u>Sauria</u>.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An +order of extinct flying reptiles; -- called also +<i>Pterosauria</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Or*ni`tho*scel"i*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., +fr. Gr. &?;, &?;, a bird + &?; a leg.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +group of extinct Reptilia, intermediate in structure (especially with +regard to the pelvis) between reptiles and birds.</def> -- +<wf>Or`ni*tho*scel"i*dan</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ni*thos"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ornitho- +</i> + <i>-scopy</i>: cf. Gr. &?; divination from birds.] +<def>Observation of birds and their habits.</def> [R.] <i>De +Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ni*tho*tom"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to ornithotomy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ni*thot"o*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +is skilled in ornithotomy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ni*thot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, +a bird + &?; to cut.] <def>The anatomy or dissection of +birds.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Or`o*graph"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Or`o*graph"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to orography.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*rog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>'o`ros</grk>, a mountain + <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>That branch of +science which treats of mountains and mountain systems; orology; as, +the <i>orography</i> of Western Europe.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Or`o*hip"pus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>'o`ros</grk>, mountain (referring to the Rocky Mountain region) ++ <grk>"i`ppos</grk> horse.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>A genus of +American Eocene mammals allied to the horse, but having four toes in +front and three behind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"roide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>or</i> gold (L. +<i>aurum</i>) + Gr. &?; form.] <def>An alloy, chiefly of copper and +zinc or tin, resembling gold in color and brilliancy.</def> [Written +also <i>oreide</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or`o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>orologique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to orology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*rol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed in +orology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*rol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; mountain + +<i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>orologie</i>.] <def>The science or +description of mountains.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ro*tund`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>os</i>, +<i>oris</i>, the mouth + <i>rotundus</i> round, smooth.] +<def>Characterized by fullness, clearness, strength, and smoothness; +ringing and musical; -- said of the voice or manner of +utterance.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The orotund voice or +utterance</def> <i>Rush.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ro*tun"di*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The orotund +mode of intonation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"pha*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Orpheline</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or"phan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>orphanus</i>, +Gr. &?;, akin to L. <i>orbus</i>. Cf. <u>Orb</u> a blank window.] +<def>A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a +child who has but one parent living.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Orphans' court</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a court in some +of the States of the Union, having jurisdiction over the estates and +persons of orphans or other wards.</cd> <i>Bouvier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"phan</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Bereaved of parents, +or (sometimes) of one parent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"phan</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Orphaned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Orphaning</u>.] <def>To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of +parents.</def> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"phan*age</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, +collectively.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An institution or asylum for the care of +orphans.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"phan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Orphanhood.</def> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"phan*et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A little +orphan.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"phan*hood</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state or +condition of being an orphan; orphanage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"phan*ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Orphanhood.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or`phan*ot"ro*phism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +care and support of orphans.</def> [R.] <i>Cotton Mather +(1711).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`phan*ot"ro*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>orphanotrophium</i>, Gr. &?;; &?; an orphan + &?; to feed, bring +up.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A hospital for orphans.</def> [R.] <i>A. +Chalmers.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The act of supporting orphans.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or*pha"ri*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>An old instrument of the lute or cittern kind.</def> [Spelt also +<i>orpheoreon</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or*phe"an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>Orph</i>&?;<i>us</i>, Gr. &?;.] <def>Of or pertaining to Orpheus, +the mythic poet and musician; as, <i>Orphean</i> strains.</def> +<i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"phe*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>orphelin</i>. See <u>Orphan</u>.] <def>An orphan.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Udcll.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"phe*us</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>Orpheus</i>, +Gr. &?;.] <i>(Gr. Myth.)</i> <def>The famous mythic Thracian poet, +son of the Muse Calliope, and husband of Eurydice. He is reputed to +have had power to entrance beasts and inanimate objects by the music +of his lyre.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"phic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>Orphicus</i>, +Gr. &?;.] <def>Pertaining to Orpheus; Orphean; as, <i>Orphic</i> +hymns.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"phrey</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Orfrays</u>.] +<def>A band of rich embroidery, wholly or in part of gold, affixed to +vestments, especially those of ecclesiastics.</def> +<i>Pugin.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"pi*ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. L. +<i>auripigmentum</i>; <i>aurum</i> gold + <i>pigmentum</i> pigment. +Cf. <u>Aureate</u>, <u>Pigment</u>, <u>Orpin</u>, <u>Orpine</u>.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Arsenic sesquisulphide, produced artificially as +an amorphous lemonyellow powder, and occurring naturally as a yellow +crystalline mineral; -- formerly called <i>auripigment</i>. It is +used in king's yellow, in white Indian fire, and in certain technical +processes, as indigo printing.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our <i>orpiment</i> and sublimed +mercurie.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Red orpiment</b></col>, <cd>realgar; the red sulphide of +arsenic.</cd> -- <col><b>Yellow orpiment</b></col>, <cd>king's +yellow.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or"pin</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., orpiment, also, the +plant orpine. See <u>Orpiment</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A yellow +pigment of various degrees of intensity, approaching also to +red.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The orpine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"pine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>orpin</i> the +genus of plants which includes orpine; -- so called from the yellow +blossoms of a common species (<i>Sedum acre</i>). See +<u>Orpiment</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A low plant with fleshy leaves +(<i>Sedum telephium</i>), having clusters of purple flowers. It is +found on dry, sandy places, and on old walls, in England, and has +become naturalized in America. Called also <i>stonecrop</i>, and +<i>live-forever</i>.</def> [Written also <i>orpin</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or"rach</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Orach</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"re*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Orreries</b></plw> (#). [So named in honor of the Earl of +<i>Orrery</i>.] <def>An apparatus which illustrates, by the +revolution of balls moved by wheelwork, the relative size, periodic +motions, positions, orbits, etc., of bodies in the solar +system.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"ris</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. corrupted from +It. <i>ireos</i> iris. See <u>Iris</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A plant +of the genus <i>Iris</i> (<i>I. Florentina</i>); a kind of flower-de- +luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Orris pea</b></col> <i>(Med.)</i>, <cd>an issue pea made +from orris root.</cd> -- <col><b>Orris root</b></col>, <cd>the +fragrant rootstock of the orris.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or"ris</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +[Contr. from <i>orfrays</i>, or from <i>arras</i>.] <def>A sort of +gold or silver lace.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A peculiar pattern in which gold lace or +silver lace is worked; especially, one in which the edges are +ornamented with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots +between them.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Orse"dew</hw> (?), <hw>Or"se*due</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Leaf metal of bronze; Dutch metal. See +under <u>Dutch</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Or`seille"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] <def>See +<u>Archil</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*sel"lic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From F. +<i>orseille</i> archil. See <u>Archil</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in certain lichens, +and called also <i>lecanoric acid</i>.</def> [Formerly written also +<i>orseillic</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or`sel*lin"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid obtained by a +partial decomposition of orsellic acid as a white crystalline +substance, and related to protocatechuic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ort</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Orts</b></plw> (#). [Akin to LG. <i>ort</i>, <i>ortels</i>, +remnants of food, refuse, OFries. <i>ort</i>, OD. <i>oorete</i>, +<i>ooraete</i>; prob. from the same prefix as in E. <i>or</i>deal + a +word akin to <i>eat</i>.] <def>A morsel left at a meal; a fragment; +refuse; -- commonly used in the plural.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let him have time a beggar's <i>orts</i> to +crave.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`ta*lid"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of numerous small two-winged flies +of the family <i>Ortalidæ</i>. The larvæ of many of these +flies live in fruit; those of others produce galls on various +plants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"thid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A brachiopod shell of the genus Orthis, and allied genera, of +the family <i>Orthidæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Or"this</hw> (ôr"th&ibreve;s), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'orqo`s</grk> straight.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>An extinct genus of Brachiopoda, abundant in the Paleozoic +rocks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"thite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; straight.] +<i>(Min.)</i> <def>A variety of allanite occurring in slender +prismatic crystals.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"tho-</hw> (?). [Gr. &?; straight; akin to Skr. +<i>&?;rdhva</i> upright, <i>vrdh</i> to grow, to cause to grow.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A combining form signifying +<i>straight</i>, <i>right</i>, <i>upright</i>, <i>correct</i>, +<i>regular</i>; as, <i>ortho</i>dromy, <i>ortho</i>diagonal, +<i>ortho</i>dox, <i>ortho</i>graphic.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A combining form (also used +adjectively)</def>, designating: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Inorganic +Chem.)</i> <def>The one of several acids of the same element (as the +phosphoric acids), which actually occurs with <i>the greatest number +of hydroxyl groups</i>; as, <i>ortho</i>phosphoric acid. Cf. +<u>Normal</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Organic Chem.)</i> +<def><i>Connection with</i>, or <i>affinity to</i>, one variety of +isomerism, characteristic of the benzene compounds; -- contrasted +with <i>meta-</i> or <i>para-</i>; as, the <i>ortho</i> position; +hence, designating any substance showing such isomerism; as, an +<i>ortho</i> compound.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In the graphic representation of the benzene nucleus (see +<i>Benzene nucleus</i>, under <u>Benzene</u>), provisionally adopted, +any substance exhibiting double substitution in adjacent and +contiguous carbon atoms, as 1 & 2, 3 & 4, 4 & 5, etc., is designated +by <i>ortho-</i>; as, <i>ortho</i>xylene; any substance exhibiting +substitution of two carbon atoms with one intervening, as 1 & 3, 2 & +4, 3 & 5, 4 & 6, etc., by <i>meta-</i>; as, resorcin or +<i>meta</i>xylene; any substance exhibiting substitution in opposite +parts, as 1 & 4, 2 & 5, 3 & 6, by <i>para-</i>; as, hydroquinone or +<i>para</i>xylene.</p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*car*bon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho- +</i> + <i>carbonic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Designating a complex +ether, C.(OC<sub>2</sub>H<sub>5</sub>)<sub>4</sub>, which is obtained +as a liquid of a pleasant ethereal odor by means of chlorpicrin, and +is believed to be a derivative of the hypothetical normal carbonic +acid, C.(OH)<sub>4</sub>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*cen"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + +<i>center</i>.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>That point in which the three +perpendiculars let fall from the angles of a triangle upon the +opposite sides, or the sides produced, mutually intersect.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Or*thoc"e*ras</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>'orqo`s</grk> straight + &?; a horn.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> <def>An +extinct genus of Paleozoic Cephalopoda, having a long, straight, +conical shell. The interior is divided into numerous chambers by +transverse septa.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*cer"a*tite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho- +</i> + Gr. &?;, &?;, a horn.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An orthoceras; +also, any fossil shell allied to Orthoceras.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"tho*clase</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + +Gr. &?; to break.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Common or potash feldspar +crystallizing in the monoclinic system and having two cleavages at +right angles to each other. See <u>Feldspar</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*clas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Breaking in directions at right angles to +each other; -- said of the monoclinic feldspars.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*di*ag"o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho- +</i> + <i>diagonal</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>The diagonal or +lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which is at right angles with +the vertical axis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"tho*dome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + +<i>dome</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>See the Note under +<u>Dome</u>, 4.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"tho*dox</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>orthodoxus</i>, Gr. <grk>'orqo`doxos</grk>; <grk>'orqo`s</grk> +right, true + <grk>do`xa</grk> opinion, <grk>dokei^n</grk> to think, +seem; cf. F. <i>orthodoxe</i>. See <u>Ortho-</u>, <u>Dogma</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in +religious doctrine; hence, holding the Christian faith; believing the +doctrines taught in the Scriptures; -- opposed to <i>heretical</i> +and <i>heterodox</i>; as, an <i>orthodox</i> Christian.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>According or congruous with the doctrines +of Scripture, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, or the +like; as, an <i>orthodox</i> opinion, book, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Approved; conventional.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He saluted me on both cheeks in the <i>orthodox</i> +manner.</blockquote> <i>H. R. Haweis.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The term <i>orthodox</i> differs in its use among the +various Christian communions. The Greek Church styles itself the +"Holy <i>Orthodox</i> Apostolic Church," regarding all other bodies +of Christians as more or less heterodox. The Roman Catholic Church +regards the Protestant churches as heterodox in many points. In the +United States the term <i>orthodox</i> is frequently used with +reference to divergent views on the doctrine of the Trinity. Thus it +has been common to speak of the Trinitarian Congregational churches +in distinction from the Unitarian, as <i>Orthodox</i>. The name is +also applied to the conservative, in distinction from the "liberal", +or Hicksite, body in the Society of Friends. <i>Schaff-Herzog +Encyc.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1014 !></p> + +<p><hw>Or"tho*dox`al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining +to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*dox*al"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Orthodoxness.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or"tho*dox`al*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Orthodoxly.</def> [R.] <i>Milton</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*dox*as"tic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Orthodox.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*dox"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"tho*dox`ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +orthodox manner; with soundness of faith.</def> <i>Sir W. +Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"tho*dox`ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being orthodox; orthodoxy.</def> <i>Waterland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"tho*dox`y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;: cf. F. +<i>orthodoxie</i>. See <u>Orthodox</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in the +Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith; -- opposed to +<i>heterodoxy</i> or to <i>heresy</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Basil himself bears full and clear testimony to +Gregory's <i>orthodoxy</i>.</blockquote> <i>Waterland.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Consonance to genuine Scriptural +doctrines; -- said of moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the +<i>orthodoxy</i> of a creed.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>By extension, said of any correct doctrine +or belief.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*drom"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + +Gr. &?; to run.] <def>Of or pertaining to orthodromy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*drom"ics</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The art of +sailing in a direct course, or on the arc of a great circle, which is +the shortest distance between any two points on the surface of the +globe; great-circle sailing; orthodromy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"tho*drom`y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>orthodromie</i>.] <def>The act or art of sailing on a great +circle.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Or`tho*ëp"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Or`tho*ëp"ic*al</hw> +(?), } <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to orthoëpy, +or correct pronunciation.</def> -- <wf>Or`tho*ëp"ic*al*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Or"tho*ë*pist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +is skilled in orthoëpy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"tho*ë*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; +<grk>'orqo`s</grk> right + &?; a word: cf. F. +<i>orthoépie</i>. See <u>Ortho-</u>, and <u>Epic</u>.] +<def>The art of uttering words correctly; a correct pronunciation of +words; also, mode of pronunciation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thog"a*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + +Gr. &?; marriage.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Direct fertilization in plants, +as when the pollen fertilizing the ovules comes from the stamens of +the same blossom; -- opposed to <i>heterogamy</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`thog*nath"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Orthognathous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thog"na*thism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>The quality or state of being orthognathous.</def> +<i>Huxley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thog"na*thous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> ++ Gr. &?; the jaw.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Having the front of the head, +or the skull, nearly perpendicular, not retreating backwards above +the jaws; -- opposed to <i>prognathous</i>. See <i>Gnathic index</i>, +under <u>Gnathic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"tho*gon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + Gr. +&?; angle: cf. F. <i>orthogone</i>, a.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A +rectangular figure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thog"o*nal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>orthogonal</i>.] <def>Right-angled; rectangular; as, an +<i>orthogonal</i> intersection of one curve with another.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Orthogonal projection</b></col>. <cd>See under +<u>Orthographic</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thog"o*nal*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Perpendicularly; at right angles; as, a curve cuts a set of +curves <i>orthogonally</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thog"ra*pher</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed +in orthography; one who spells words correctly.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Or`tho*graph"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Or`tho*graph"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>orthographique</i>, L. +<i>orthographus</i>, Gr. &?;.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to orthography, or right +spelling; also, correct in spelling; as, <i>orthographical</i> rules; +the letter was <i>orthographic</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to right +lines or angles.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Orthographic or Orthogonal</b></col>, +<col><b>projection</b></col>, <cd>that projection which is made by +drawing lines, from every point to be projected, perpendicular to the +plane of projection. Such a projection of the sphere represents its +circles as seen in perspective by an eye supposed to be placed at an +infinite distance, the plane of projection passing through the center +of the sphere perpendicularly to the line of sight.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*graph"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +orthographical manner</def>: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>according to +the rules of proper spelling</def>; <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>according to orthographic projection.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thog"ra*phist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +spells words correctly; an orthographer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thog"ra*phize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +spell correctly or according to usage; to correct in regard to +spelling.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>In the</i> coalesced into <i>ith</i>, which modern +reaction has <i>orthographized</i> to <i>i' th'</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Earle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. +<i>ortographie</i>, OF. <i>orthographie</i>, L. <i>orthographia</i>, +Gr. &?;, fr. &?; writing correctly; <grk>'orqo`s</grk> right + +<grk>gra`fein</grk> to write. See <u>Ortho-</u>, and +<u>Graphic</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The art or practice of writing words with +the proper letters, according to standard usage; conventionally +correct spelling; also, mode of spelling; as, his <i>orthography</i> +is vicious.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When spelling no longer follows the pronunciation, but +is hardened into <i>orthography</i>.</blockquote> <i>Earle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The part of grammar which treats of the +letters, and of the art of spelling words correctly.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A drawing in correct projection, +especially an elevation or a vertical section.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; +<grk>'orqo`s</grk> right + &?; speech, description: cf. F. +<i>orthologie</i>.] <def>The right description of things.</def> [R.] +<i>Fotherby.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*met"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Orthometry</u>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Having the axes at +right angles to one another; -- said of crystals or crystalline +forms.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thom"e*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + +<i>-metry</i>.] <def>The art or practice of constructing verses +correctly; the laws of correct versification.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*mor"phic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> ++ <i>morphic</i>.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Having the right +form.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Orthomorphic projection</b></col>, <cd>a projection in +which the angles in the figure to be projected are equal to the +corresponding angles in the projected figure.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Or`tho*ped"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Or`tho*ped"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or employed +in, orthopedy; relating to the prevention or cure of deformities of +children, or, in general, of the human body at any age; as, +<i>orthopedic</i> surgery; an <i>orthopedic</i> hospital.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thop"e*dist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>One who prevents, cures, or remedies deformities, esp. in +children.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thop"e*dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + +Gr. &?;, &?;, a child.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The art or practice of +curing the deformities of children, or, by extension, any deformities +of the human body.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thoph"o*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + +Gr. &?; voice.] <def>The art of correct articulation; voice +training.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*pin"a*coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho- +</i> + <i>pinacoid</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>A name given to +the two planes in the monoclinic system which are parallel to the +vertical and orthodiagonal axes.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Or`thop*nœ"a</hw> (?), <hw>Or*thop"ny</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>orthopnoea</i>, Gr. &?;; +<grk>'orqo`s</grk>straight, right + <grk>pnei^n</grk> to breathe: cf. +F. <i>orthopnée</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Specifically, a +morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an +erect posture; by extension, any difficulty of breathing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Or*thop"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Ortho-</u>, and <u>-poda</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An extinct +order of reptiles which stood erect on the hind legs, and resembled +birds in the structure of the feet, pelvis, and other +parts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"tho*prax`y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>'orqo`s</grk> straight + &?; a doing.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The +treatment of deformities in the human body by mechanical +appliances.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Or*thop"te*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>'orqo`s</grk> straight + &?; feather, wing.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An order of mandibulate insects including +grasshoppers, locusts, cockroaches, etc. See <i>Illust.</i> under +<u>Insect</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The anterior wings are usually thickened and protect the +posterior wings, which are larger and fold longitudinally like a fan. +The Orthoptera undergo no metamorphosis.</p> + +<p><hw>Or*thop"ter*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the Orthoptera.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thop"ter*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +Orthoptera.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*rhom"bic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> ++ <i>rhombic</i>.] <i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Noting the system of +crystallization which has three unequal axes at right angles to each +other; trimetric. See <u>Crystallization</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"tho*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + +<i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Physyol.)</i> <def>An instrument designed to show +the condition of the superficial portions of the eye.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*scop"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Opt.)</i> +<def>Giving an image in correct or normal proportions; giving a flat +field of view; as, an <i>orthoscopic</i> eyepiece.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*si*lic"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> ++ <i>silicic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Designating the form of +silicic acid having the normal or highest number of hydroxyl +groups.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*sper"mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> ++ Gr. &?; seed.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the seeds straight, as in +the fruits of some umbelliferous plants; -- opposed to +<i>cœlospermous</i>.</def> <i>Darwin.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or"tho*stade</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; +<grk>'orqo`s</grk> straight + &?; to place.] <i>(Anc. Costume)</i> +<def>A chiton, or loose, ungirded tunic, falling in straight +folds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thos"ti*chy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Orthostichies</b></plw> (#). [<i>Ortho-</i> + Gr. &?; row.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A longitudinal rank, or row, of leaves along a +stem.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*tom"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + +Gr. &?; to cleave.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Cutting at right +angles.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Orthotomic circle</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>that +circle which cuts three given circles at right angles.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thot"o*mous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Crystallog.)</i> <def>Having two cleavages at right angles with +one another.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or*thot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geom.)</i> +<def>The property of cutting at right angles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"tho*tone</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + +Gr. &?; tone, accent.] <i>(Gr. Gram.)</i> <def>Retaining the accent; +not enclitic; -- said of certain indefinite pronouns and adverbs when +used interrogatively, which, when not so used, are ordinarilly +enclitic.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Or*thot"ro*pal</hw> (?), <hw>Or*thot"ro*pous</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + Gr. &?; to turn: cf. F. +<i>orthotrope</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the axis of an ovule or +seed straight from the hilum and chalaza to the orifice or the +micropyle; atropous.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; This word has also been used (but improperly) to describe +any embryo whose radicle points towards, or is next to, the +hilum.</p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*trop"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Orthotropal</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the longer axis +vertical; -- said of erect stems.</def> <i>Encyc. Brit.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Or`tho*xy"lene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ortho-</i> + +<i>xylene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>That variety of xylene in which +the two methyl groups are in the <i>ortho</i> position; a colorless, +liquid, combustible hydrocarbon resembling benzene.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ortivus</i>, fr. +<i>oriri</i>, <i>ortus</i>, to rise: cf. F. <i>ortive</i>.] <def>Of +or relating to the time or act of rising; eastern; as, the +<i>ortive</i> amplitude of a planet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"to*lan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. It. +<i>ortolano</i> ortolan, gardener, fr. L. <i>hortulanus</i> gardener, +fr. <i>hortulus</i>, dim. of <i>hortus</i> garden. So called because +it frequents the hedges of gardens. See <u>Yard</u> an inclosure, and +cf. <u>Hortulan</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +European singing bird (<i>Emberiza hortulana</i>), about the size of +the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed delicious food when +fattened. Called also <i>bunting</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>In England, the wheatear (<i>Saxicola œnanthe</i>).</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>In America, the sora, or Carolina rail +(<i>Porzana Carolina</i>). See <u>Sora</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"ty*gan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, &?;, a +quail.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of several species of East +Indian birds of the genera <i>Ortygis</i> and <i>Hemipodius</i>. +They resemble quails, but lack the hind toe. See +<u>Turnix</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>orvale</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A kind of sage (<i>Salvia Horminum</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Or`vet"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The blindworm.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`vi*e"tan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>orviétan</i>: cf. It. <i>orvietano</i>. So called because +invented at <i>Orvieto</i>, in Italy.] <def>A kind of antidote for +poisons; a counter poison formerly in vogue.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>-o*ry</hw> (?). [L. <i>-orius</i>: cf. F. <i>-oire</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An adjective suffix meaning <i>of</i> or +<i>pertaining to</i>, <i>serving for</i>; as in audit<i>ory</i>, +pertaining to or serving for hearing; prohibit<i>ory</i>, +amendat<i>ory</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [L. <i>-orium</i>: cf. F. <i>-oire</i>.] <def>A +noun suffix denoting <i>that which pertains to</i>, or <i>serves +for</i>; as in ambulat<i>ory</i>, that which serves for walking; +consist<i>ory</i>, fact<i>ory</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O"ry*al</hw> (?), <hw>O"ry*all</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See <u>Oriel</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or"yc*tere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; digger: cf. +F. <i>oryctère</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The aard- +vark.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*ryc"ter*ope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; digger + +&?; foot.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Oryctere</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Or`yc*tog"no*sy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; dug +(&?; to dig) + &?; knowledge.] <def>Mineralogy.</def> [Obs.] -- +<wf>Or`yc*tog*nos"tic</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Or`yc*tog*nos"tic*al</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Obs.] -- +<wf>Or`yc*tog*nos"tic*al*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or`yc*tog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; dug + +<i>-graphy</i>.] <def>Description of fossils.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or`yc*to*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>oryctologique</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to oryctology.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or`yc*tol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +versed in oryctology.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Or`yc*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; dug + +<i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>oryctologie</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An +old name for paleontology.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An old name for mineralogy and +geology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ryx</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; a kind +of gazelle or antelope.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of African +antelopes which includes the gemsbok, the leucoryx, the bisa antelope +(<i>O. beisa</i>), and the beatrix antelope (<i>O. beatrix</i>) of +Arabia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*ry"za</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., rice, Gr. &?; +See <u>Rice</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of grasses including the +rice plant; rice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ossa</b></plw> (#). [L.] <def>A bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ora</b></plw> (#). [L.] <def>A mouth; an opening; an +entrance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Osar</b></plw> (#). [Sw. <i>ås</i> ridge, chain of +hills, pl. <i>åsar</i>.] <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>One of the ridges +of sand or gravel found in Sweden, etc., supposed by some to be of +marine origin, but probably formed by subglacial waters. The osar are +similar to the kames of Scotland and the eschars of Ireland. See +<u>Eschar</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"sage or"ange</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An ornamental tree +of the genus <i>Maclura</i> (<i>M. aurantiaca</i>), closely allied to +the mulberry (<i>Morus</i>); also, its fruit. The tree was first +found in the country of the Osage Indians, and bears a hard and +inedible fruit of an orangelike appearance. See <u>Bois +d'arc</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*sa"ges</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Osage</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of +southern Sioux Indians, now living in the Indian Territory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*san"ne</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Hosanna.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"sar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> +<def>See 3d <u>Os</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"can</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to +the Osci, a primitive people of Campania, a province of ancient +Italy.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The language of the +Osci.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"cil*lan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +oscillating; a seesaw kind of motion.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Os`cil*la"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. +<i>oscillare</i> to swing.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A genus of dark green, +or purplish black, filamentous, fresh-water algæ, the threads +of which have an automatic swaying or crawling motion. Called also +<i>Oscillatoria</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"cil*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oscillated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Oscillating</u> (?).] [L. <i>oscillare</i> to swing, +fr. <i>oscillum</i> a swing, a little mask or puppet made to be hung +from trees and swing in the wind, prob. orig., a little mouth, a dim. +from <i>os</i> mouth. See <u>Oral</u>, and cf. <u>Osculate</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To move backward and forward; to vibrate +like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; +to act or move in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change +repeatedly, back and forth.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The amount of superior families <i>oscillates</i> +rather than changes, that is, it fluctuates within fixed +limits.</blockquote> <i>Dc Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1015 !></p> + +<p><hw>Os"cil*la`ting</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That +oscillates; vibrating; swinging.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Oscillating engine</b></col>, <cd>a steam engine whose +cylinder oscillates on trunnions instead of being permanently fixed +in a perpendicular or other direction.</cd> <i>Weale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os`cil*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oscillatio</i> a swinging.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of oscillating; a swinging or +moving backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fluctuation; variation; change back and +forth.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His mind oscillated, undoubtedly; but the extreme +points of the <i>oscillation</i> were not very remote.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Axis of oscillation</b></col>, <col><b>Center of +oscillation</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Axis</u>, and +<u>Center</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Os"cil*la*tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Tending to +oscillate; vibratory.</def> [R.] <i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Os`cil*la*to"ri*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. +See <u>Oscillatory</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Oscillaria</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"cil*la*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>oscillatoire</i>. See <u>Oscillate</u>.] <def>Moving, or +characterized by motion, backward and forward like a pendulum; +swinging; oscillating; vibratory; as, <i>oscillatory</i> +motion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"cine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Relating to the Oscines.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os"ci*nes</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oscen</i>, <i>-inis</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Singing birds; +a group of the Passeres, having numerous syringeal muscles, +conferring musical ability.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os*cin"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>One of the Oscines, or singing birds.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os*cin"i*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Any one of numerous species of dipterous files of the family +<i>Oscinidæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Some, whose larvæ live in the stalks, are very +destructive to barley, wheat, and rye; others, as the barley fly +(<i>Oscinis frit</i>), destroy the heads of grain.</p> + +<p><hw>Os"ci*nine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the Oscines.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"ci*tan*cy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Oscitant</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of gaping or yawning.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Drowsiness; dullness; sluggishness.</def> +<i>Hallam.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>It might proceed from the <i>oscitancy</i> of +transcribers.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os"ci*tant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>oscitans</i>, +<i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>oscitare</i>: cf. F. <i>oscitant</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Yawning; gaping.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Sleepy; drowsy; dull; sluggish; +careless.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He must not be <i>oscitant</i>, but intent on his +charge.</blockquote> <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os"ci*tant*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an oscitant +manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"ci*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oscitare</i>; <i>os</i> the mouth + <i>citare</i>, v. intens. fr. +<i>ciere</i> to move.] <def>To gape; to yawn.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`ci*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oscitatio</i>: cf. F. <i>oscitation</i>.] <def>The act of yawning +or gaping.</def> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os"cu*lant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>osculans</i>, +<i>-antis</i>, p. pr. of <i>osculari</i> to kiss. See +<u>Osculate</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Kissing; hence, meeting; +clinging.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Adhering closely; +embracing; -- applied to certain creeping animals, as +caterpillars.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Intermediate in character, +or on the border, between two genera, groups, families, etc., of +animals or plants, and partaking somewhat of the characters of each, +thus forming a connecting link; interosculant; as, the genera by +which two families approximate are called <i>osculant</i> +genera.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"cu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Osculated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Osculating</u>.] [L. <i>osculatus</i>, p. p. of +<i>osculari</i> to kiss, fr. <i>osculum</i> a little mouth, a kiss, +dim. of <i>os</i> mouth. See <u>Oral</u>, and cf. +<u>Oscillate</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To kiss.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>To touch closely, so as to +have a common curvature at the point of contact. See +<u>Osculation</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"cu*late</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To kiss one another; to kiss.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>To touch closely. See +<u>Osculation</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>To have characters in +common with two genera or families, so as to form a connecting link +between them; to interosculate. See <u>Osculant</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`cu*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>osculatio</i> a kissing: cf. F. <i>osculation</i>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of kissing; a kiss.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>The contact of one curve +with another, when the number of consecutive points of the latter +through which the former passes suffices for the complete +determination of the former curve.</def> <i>Brande & C.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os"cu*la*to*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing.</def> +"The <i>osculatory</i> ceremony." <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or having +the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle +may be <i>osculatory</i> with a curve, at a given point.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Osculatory circle</b></col>. <i>(Geom.)</i> <cd>See +<i>Osculating circle of a curve</i>, under <u>Circle</u>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Osculatory plane</b></col> (to a curve of double curvature), +<cd>a plane which passes through three successive points of the +curve.</cd> -- <col><b>Osculatory sphere</b></col><cd> (to a line of +double curvature), a sphere passing through four consecutive points +of the curve.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Os"cu*la*to*ry</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [LL. +<i>osculatorium</i>. See <u>Osculate</u>.] <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Pax</u>, 2.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`cu*la"trix</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Osculatrixes</b></plw> (#). [NL.] <i>(Geom.)</i> <def>A curve +whose contact with a given curve, at a given point, is of a higher +order (or involves the equality of a greater number of successive +differential coefficients of the ordinates of the curves taken at +that point) than that of any other curve of the same kind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"cule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>oscule</i>. +See <u>Osculum</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of the excurrent +apertures of sponges.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os"cu*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Oscula</b></plw> (#). [L., a little mouth.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Oscule</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>-ose</hw> (?). [L. <i>-osus</i>: cf. F. <i>-ose</i>. Cf. <u>- +ous</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A suffix denoting <i>full of</i>, +<i>containing</i>, <i>having the qualities of</i>, <i>like</i>; as in +verb<i>ose</i>, full of words; pil<i>ose</i>, hairy; glob<i>ose</i>, +like a globe.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A suffix indicating that +the substance to the name of which it is affixed is <i>a member of +the carbohydrate group</i>; as in cellul<i>ose</i>, sucr<i>ose</i>, +dextr<i>ose</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"sier</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>osier</i>: cf. +<u>Prov</u>. F. <i>oisis</i>, Armor. <i>ozil</i>, <i>aozil</i>, Gr. +&?;, &?;, &?;, L. <i>vitex</i>, and E. <i>withy</i>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A kind of willow (<i>Salix viminalis</i>) +growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North +America. It is considered the best of the willows for basket work. +The name is sometimes given to any kind of willow.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>One of the long, pliable twigs of this +plant, or of other similar plants.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The rank of <i>osiers</i> by the murmuring +stream.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Osier bed</b></col>, or <col><b>Osier holt</b></col>, +<cd>a place where willows are grown for basket making.</cd> [Eng.] -- +<col><b>Red osier</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>A kind of willow +with reddish twigs (<i>Salix rubra</i>).</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>An American shrub (<i>Cornus stolonifera</i>) which has slender +red branches; -- also called <i>osier cornel</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O"sier</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Made of osiers; +composed of, or containing, osiers.</def> "This <i>osier</i> cage of +ours." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"siered</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered or +adorned with osiers; as, <i>osiered</i> banks.</def> [Poetic] +<i>Collins.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"sier*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An osier +bed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*si"ris</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., fr. Gr. &?;; of +Egyptian origin.] <i>(Myth.)</i> <def>One of the principal divinities +of Egypt, the brother and husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy +wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the +sacred bull, called <i>Apis</i>. Cf. <u>Serapis</u>.</def> -- +<wf>O*sir"i*an</wf> (#), <pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Os"man*li</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Osmanlis</b></plw> (#). [So called from <i>Osman</i>. See +<u>Ottoman</u>.] <def>A Turkish official; one of the dominant tribe +of Turks; loosely, any Turk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +salt of osmic acid.</def> [Formerly written also <i>osmiate</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Os`ma*te"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Osmateria</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; smell.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of a pair of scent organs which the +larvæ of certain butterflies emit from the first body segment, +either above or below.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"ma*zome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; smell, odor ++ &?; broth: cf. F. <i>osmazôme</i>.] <i>(Old Chem.)</i> <def>A +substance formerly supposed to give to soup and broth their +characteristic odor, and probably consisting of one or several of the +class of nitrogenous substances which are called +<i>extractives</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`mi*am"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of osmiamic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`mi*am"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Osmi</i>um + +<i>am</i>ido.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, +a nitrogenous acid of osmium, +H<sub>2</sub>N<sub>2</sub>Os<sub>2</sub>O<sub>5</sub>, forming a +well-known series of yellow salts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, osmium; +specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a valence +higher than in other lower compounds; as, <i>osmic</i> +oxide.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Osmic acid</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>Osmic tetroxide</cd>. [Obs.] <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Osmic acid +proper, an acid analogous to sulphuric acid, not known in the free +state, but forming a well-known and stable series of salts (osmates), +which were formerly improperly called <i>osmites</i>.</cd> -- +<col><b>Osmic tetroxide</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a white +volatile crystalline substance, OsO<sub>4</sub>, the most stable and +characteristic of the compounds of osmium. It has a burning taste, +and gives off a vapor, which is a powerful irritant poison, violently +attacking the eyes, and emitting a strong chlorinelike odor. Formerly +improperly called <i>osmic acid</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>||Os`mi*dro"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. +&?; smell + &?; to sweat.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>The secretion of fetid +sweat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"mi*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Denoting those compounds of osmium in which the element has a +valence relatively lower than in the <i>osmic</i> compounds; as, +<i>osmious</i> chloride.</def> [Written also <i>osmous</i>.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Osmious acid</b></col><cd> <i>(Chem.)</i>, an acid derived +from osmium, analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming unstable +salts. It is a brown amorphous substance.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Os"mite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +salt of osmious acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"mi*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a smell, +odor, akin to &?; to smell. So named in allusion to the strong +chlorinelike odor of osmic tetroxide. See <u>Odor</u>.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A rare metallic element of the platinum group, +found native as an alloy in platinum ore, and in iridosmine. It is a +hard, infusible, bluish or grayish white metal, and the heaviest +substance known. Its tetroxide is used in histological experiments to +stain tissues. Symbol <u>Os</u>. Atomic weight 191.1. Specific +gravity 22.477.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os*mom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; impulse + +<i>-meter</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for measuring the +amount of osmotic action in different liquids.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os*mom"e*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Physics)</i> +<def>The study of osmose by means of the osmometer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"mose</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, equiv. to &?; +impulse, fr. &?; to push.] <i>(Chemical Physics)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The tendency in fluids to mix, or become +equably diffused, when in contact. It was first observed between +fluids of differing densities, and as taking place through a membrane +or an intervening porous structure. The more rapid flow from the +thinner to the thicker fluid was then called <i>endosmose</i>, and +the opposite, slower current, <i>exosmose</i>. Both are, however, +results of the same force. Osmose may be regarded as a form of +molecular attraction, allied to that of adhesion.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The action produced by this +tendency.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Electric osmose</b></col>, or <col><b>Electric +endosmose</b></col> <i>(Elec.)</i>, <cd>the transportation of a +liquid through a porous septum by the action of an electric +current.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Os*mo"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] +<def>Osmose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os*mot"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to, +or having the property of, osmose; as, <i>osmotic</i> +force.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"mund</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +fern of the genus <i>Osmunda</i>, or flowering fern. The most +remarkable species is the <i>osmund royal</i>, or <i>royal fern</i> +(<i>Osmunda regalis</i>), which grows in wet or boggy places, and has +large bipinnate fronds, often with a panicle of capsules at the top. +The rootstock contains much starch, and has been used in stiffening +linen.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"na*burg</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A species of +coarse linen, originally made in <i>Osnaburg</i>, Germany.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"so-ber`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>The small, blueblack, drupelike fruit of the <i>Nuttallia +cerasiformis</i>, a shrub of Oregon and California, belonging to the +Cherry tribe of <i>Rosaceæ</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os*phra"di*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Osphradia</b></plw> (#). [NL., fr. Gr. &?; strong scent, fr. +&?; to smell.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The olfactory organ of some +Mollusca. It is connected with the organ of respiration.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Os"prey</hw>, <hw>Os"pray</hw> } (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[Through OF. fr. L. <i>ossifraga</i> (orig., the bone breaker); prob. +influenced by <i>oripelargus</i> (mountain stork, a kind of eagle, +Gr. &?;); cf. OF. <i>orpres</i>, and F. <i>orfraie</i>. See +<u>Ossifrage</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The fishhawk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oss</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [See <u>Osse</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>To prophesy; to presage.</def> [R. & Obs.] +<i>R. Edgeworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Osse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;.] <def>A +prophetic or ominous utterance.</def> [R. & Obs.] +<i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os"se*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A fish having a bony skeleton; a teleost.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"se*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>os</i> bone.] +<i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>The organic basis of bone tissue; the +residue after removal of the mineral matters from bone by dilute +acid; in embryonic tissue, the substance in which the mineral salts +are deposited to form bone; -- called also <i>ostein</i>. Chemically +it is the same as <i>collagen</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"se*let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A little bone.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The internal bone, or +shell, of a cuttlefish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"se*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>osseus</i>, +from <i>os</i>, <i>ossis</i> bone; akin to Gr. &?;, Skr. +<i>asthi</i>. Cf. <u>Oyster</u>.] <def>Composed of bone; resembling +bone; capable of forming bone; bony; ossific.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"se*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Russ, <i>osetr'</i> +sturgeon.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A species of sturgeon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`si*an"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to, or characteristic of, <i>Ossian</i>, a legendary Erse +or Celtic bard.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The compositions might be fairly classed as +<i>Ossianic</i>.</blockquote> <i>G. Eliot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os"si*cle</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ossiculum</i>, +dim. of <i>os</i>, <i>ossis</i>, a bone.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +little bone; as, the auditory <i>ossicles</i> in the tympanum of the +ear.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of numerous small +calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as +the starfishes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os*sic"u*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having +small bones.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os*sic"u*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ossicula</b></plw> (#). [L., a little bone.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as <u>Ossicle</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os*sif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>os</i>, +<i>ossis</i>, a bone + <i>-ferous</i>: cf. F. +<i>ossifère</i>.] <def>Containing or yielding bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os*sif"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>os</i>, +<i>ossis</i>, bone + <i>facere</i> to make: cf. F. <i>ossifique</i>. +See <u>Fact</u>.] <def>Capable of producing bone; having the power to +change cartilage or other tissue into bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`si*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>ossification</i>. See <u>Ossify</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The formation of bone; the process, in the +growth of an animal, by which inorganic material (mainly lime salts) +is deposited in cartilage or membrane, forming bony tissue; +ostosis.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Besides the <i>natural ossification</i> of growing tissue, +there is the so-called <i>accidental ossification</i> which sometimes +follows certain abnormal conditions, as in the ossification of an +artery.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being changed into a bony +substance; also, a mass or point of ossified tissue.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"si*fied</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Changed to bone +or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter +of any kind; -- said of tissues.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"si*frage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ossifraga</i>, <i>ossifragus</i>, osprey, fr. <i>ossifragus</i> +bone breaking; <i>os</i>, <i>ossis</i>, a bone + <i>frangere</i>, +<i>fractum</i>, to break. See <u>Osseous</u>, <u>Break</u>, and cf. +<u>Osprey</u>, <u>Ossifragous</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The lammergeir.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>The young of the sea eagle or bald eagle.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Os*sif"ra*gous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ossifragus</i>. See <u>Ossifrage</u>.] <def>Serving to break +bones; bone-breaking.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"si*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ossified</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ossifying</u> (?).] [L. <i>os</i>, <i>ossis</i>, bone + <i>- +fy</i>: cf. F. <i>ossifier</i>. See <u>Osseous</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>To form into bone; to +change from a soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition +of lime salts.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To harden; as, to <i>ossify</i> the +heart.</def> <i>Ruskin.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os"si*fy</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> +<def>To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony +tissue.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"si*fy`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Physiol.)</i> +<def>Changing into bone; becoming bone; as, the <i>ossifying</i> +process.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os*siv"o*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>os</i>, +<i>ossis</i>, bone + <i>vorare</i> to devour: cf. F. +<i>ossivore</i>.] <def>Feeding on bones; eating bones; as, +<i>ossivorous</i> quadrupeds.</def> <i>Derham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os"spring*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +osprey.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Os`su*a"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>A +charnel house; an ossuary.</def> <i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os"su*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>-ries</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>ossuarium</i>, fr. +<i>ossuarius</i> of or bones, fr. <i>os</i>, <i>ossis</i>, bone: cf. +F. <i>ossuaire</i>.] <def>A place where the bones of the dead are +deposited; a charnel house.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ost</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Oast</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"te*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; a bone.] +<def>Osseous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"te*in</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; bone.] +<def>Ossein.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os`te*i"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Osteo-</u>, and <u>-itis</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of +bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"tel*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Hosteler</u>.</def> <i>Wyclif.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os*tend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ostendere</i> to show.] <def>To exhibit; to manifest.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Mercy to mean offenders we'll +<i>ostend</i>.</blockquote> <i>J. Webster.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os*ten`si*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being ostensible.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os*ten"si*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From L. +<i>ostensus</i>, p. p. of <i>ostendere</i> to show, prop., to stretch +out before; fr. prefix <i>obs-</i> (old form of <i>ob-</i>) + +<i>tendere</i> to stretch. See <u>Tend</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Capable of being shown; proper or intended +to be shown.</def> [R.] <i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Shown; exhibited; declared; avowed; +professed; apparent; -- often used as opposed to <i>real</i> or +<i>actual</i>; as, an <i>ostensible</i> reason, motive, or aim.</def> +<i>D. Ramsay.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1016 !></p> + +<p><hw>Os*ten"si*bly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently.</def> +<i>Walsh.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Ostensibly</i>, we were intended to prevent +filibustering into Texas, but really as a menace to +Mexico.</blockquote> <i>U. S. Grant.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os*ten"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ostensio</i> +a showing: cf. F. <i>ostension</i>. See <u>Ostend</u>.] +<i>(Eccl.)</i> <def>The showing of the sacrament on the altar in +order that it may receive the adoration of the +communicants.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os*ten"sive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Showing; +exhibiting.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Ostensive demonstration</b></col> <i>(Math.)</i>, <cd>a +direct or positive demonstration, as opposed to the <i>apagogical</i> +or <i>indirect</i> method.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Os*ten"sive*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +ostensive manner.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Os`ten*so"ri*um</hw> (?), <hw>Os*ten"so*ry</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. <plw><b>-soria</b></plw> (#), E. +<plw><b>-sories</b></plw> (#). [NL. <i>ostensorium</i>: cf. F. +<i>ostensoir</i>. See <u>Ostensible</u>.] <i>(R. C. Ch.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Monstrance</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"tent</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ostentus</i>, +<i>ostentum</i>, fr. <i>ostendere</i> (p. p. <i>ostensus</i> and +<i>ostentus</i>) to show. See <u>Ostensible</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Appearance; air; mien.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Manifestation; token; portent.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>We asked of God that some <i>ostent</i> might +clear<BR> +Our cloudy business, who gave us sign.</blockquote> +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os"ten*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ostentatus</i>, p. p. of <i>ostentare</i>, v. intens. fr. +<i>ostendere</i>. See <u>Ostent</u>.] <def>To make an ambitious +display of; to show or exhibit boastingly.</def> [R.] <i>Jer. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os`ten*ta"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ostentatio</i>: cf. F. <i>ostentation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; +unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive +sense.</def> "Much <i>ostentation</i> vain of fleshly arm." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He knew that good and bountiful minds were sometimes +inclined to <i>ostentation</i>.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A show or spectacle.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Parade; pageantry; show; pomp; pompousness; +vaunting; boasting. See <u>Parade</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Os`ten*ta"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fond of, +or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; +boastful.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Far from being <i>ostentatious</i> of the good you +do.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>ostentatious</i> professions of many +years.</blockquote> <i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Os`ten*ta"tious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Os`ten*ta"tious*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Os"ten*ta`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L.] <def>One +fond of display; a boaster.</def> <i>Sherwood.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os*ten"tive</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Ostentatious.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Os*ten"tous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Ostentatious.</def> [Obs.] <i>Feltham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os"te*o-</hw>. <def>A combining form of Gr. &?; <i>a +bone</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"te*o*blast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + +<i>-blast</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the protoplasmic cells +which occur in the osteogenetic layer of the periosteum, and from or +around which the matrix of the bone is developed; an +osteoplast.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os`te*o*cla"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Osteoclast</u>.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The operation of breaking a +bone in order to correct deformity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"te*o*clast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + +Gr. &?; to break.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>A myeloplax.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The osteoclasts occur usually in pits or cavities which +they appear to have excavated, and are supposed to be concerned in +the absorption of the bone matrix.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An instrument for performing +osteoclasis.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`te*o*col"la</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + +Gr. &?; glue.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of glue obtained from bones.</def> +<i>Ure.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A cellular calc tufa, which in some places +forms incrustations on the stems of plants, -- formerly supposed to +have the quality of uniting fractured bones.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os`te*o*com"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. +<plw><b>Osteocommata</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Osteocommas</b></plw> +(#). [NL. See <u>Osteo-</u>, and <u>Comma</u>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A +metamere of the vertebrate skeleton; an osteomere; a vertebra.</def> +<i>Owen.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os"te*o*cope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;; &?; a +bone + &?; a striking, pain: cf. F. <i>ostéocope</i>.] +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Pain in the bones; a violent fixed pain in any +part of a bone.</def> -- <wf>Os`te*o*cop"ic</wf> (#), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Os`te*o*cra"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo- +</i> + <i>cranium</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The bony cranium, as +distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`te*o*den"tine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> ++ <i>denite</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A hard substance, somewhat like +bone, which is sometimes deposited within the pulp cavity of +teeth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"te*o*gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + +<i>-gen</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The soft tissue, or substance, +which, in developing bone, ultimately undergoes +ossification.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Os`te*o*gen"e*sis</hw> (?), <hw>Os`te*og"e*ny</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + <i>genesis</i>, or the root of +Gr. &?; to be born: cf. F. <i>ostéogénie</i>.] +<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>The formation or growth of bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`te*o*ge*net"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Connected with osteogenesis, or the formation +of bone; producing bone; as, <i>osteogenetic</i> tissue; the +<i>osteogenetic</i> layer of the periosteum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`te*o*gen"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Osteogenetic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`te*og"ra*pher</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +osteologist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`te*og"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> ++ <i>-graphy</i>.] <def>The description of bones; +osteology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"te*oid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + <i>- +oid</i>: cf. Gr. &?;.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Resembling bone; +bonelike.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"te*o*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + +<i>-lite</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A massive impure apatite, or +calcium phosphate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`te*ol"o*ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One versed +in osteology; an osteologist.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Os`te*o*log"ic</hw> (?), <hw>Os`te*o*log"ic*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. <i>ostéologique</i>.] <def>Of or +pertaining to osteology.</def> -- <wf>Os`te*o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Os`te*ol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is +skilled in osteology; an osteologer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`te*ol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + +<i>-logy</i>: cf. F. <i>ostéologie</i>.] <def>The science +which treats of the bones of the vertebrate skeleton.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os`te*o"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Osteomata</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Osteo-</u>, and <u>- +oma</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A tumor composed mainly of bone; a tumor +of a bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os`te*o*ma*la"ci*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; bone + &?; softness.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A disease of the +bones, in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, +flexible, and distorted. Also called <i>malacia</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"te*o*man`ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> +Gr. &?; divination.] <def>Divination by means of bones.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Os"te*o*mere</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + +<i>-mere</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An osteocomma.</def> +<i>Owen.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os"te*o*phone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; bone + +&?; voice.] <def>An instrument for transmission of auditory +vibrations through the bones of the head, so as to be appreciated as +sounds by persons deaf from causes other than those affecting the +nervous apparatus of hearing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"te*o*plast</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + +Gr. &?; to form.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An osteoblast.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`te*o*plas"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> ++ <i>-plastic</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Producing bone; as, +<i>osteoplastic</i> cells.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to the +replacement of bone; as, an <i>osteoplastic</i> operation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"te*o*plas`ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> ++ <i>-plasty</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>An operation or process by +which the total or partial loss of a bone is remedied.</def> +<i>Dunglison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os`te*op`ter*yg"i*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<i>Osteo-</i> Gr. &?; a fin.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Having bones +in the fins, as certain fishes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os`te*o*sar*co"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Osteosarcomata</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Osteo-</u>, and +<u>sarcoma</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A tumor having the structure of a +sacroma in which there is a deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with +bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"te*o*tome</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Osteo-</i> + +Gr. &?;.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>Strong nippers or a chisel for dividing +bone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`te*ot"o*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One +skilled in osteotomy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`te*ot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The dissection or anatomy of bones; +osteology.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The operation of dividing a +bone or of cutting a piece out of it, -- done to remedy deformity, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os`te*o*zo"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; a bone + <grk>zo^,on</grk> an animal.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Vertebrata</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"ti*a*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>-ries</b></plw> (#). [L. <i>ostium</i> door, entrance. See +<u>Usher</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The mouth of a river; an +estuary.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who keeps the door, especially the +door of a church; a porter.</def> <i>N. Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From North American +Indian <i>oshtegwon</i> a head.] <def>Pertaining to, or applied to, +the language of the Tuscaroras, Iroquois, Wyandots, Winnebagoes, and +a part of the Sioux Indians.</def> <i>Schoolcraft.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os"ti*ole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ostiolum</i> a +little door, dim. of <i>ostium</i> a door: cf. F. <i>ostiole</i>.] +<i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The exterior opening of a +stomate. See <u>Stomate</u>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Any small +orifice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os*ti"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>See <u>Osteitis</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os"ti*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ostia</b></plw> (#). [L.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An opening; a +passage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ost"ler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Hostler</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ost"ler*ess</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A female +ostler.</def> [R.] <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ost"ler*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Hostelry</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ost"men</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Ostman</b></singw>. [See <u>East</u>, and <u>Man</u>.] +<def>East men; Danish settlers in Ireland, formerly so called.</def> +<i>Lyttelton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Os*to"sis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., from Gr. &?; +a bone.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Bone formation; ossification. See +<u>Ectostosis</u>, and <u>Endostosis</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os*tra"ce*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; shell of a testacean.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A division of +bivalve mollusks including the oysters and allied shells.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os*tra"cean</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ostrea</i> +an oyster. See <u>Oyster</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any one of a +family of bivalves, of which the oyster is the type.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os*tra"ci*on</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?; small shell.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of plectognath +fishes having the body covered with solid, immovable, bony plates. It +includes the trunkfishes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os*tra"ci*ont</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A fish of the genus Ostracion and allied +genera.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"tra*cism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; +to ostracize. See <u>Ostracize</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Gr. +Antiq.)</i> <def>Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at +Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave +umbrage.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Banishment; exclusion; as, social +<i>ostracism</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Public envy is as an <i>ostracism</i>, that eclipseth +men when they grow too great.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sentenced to a perpetual <i>ostracism</i> from the . . +. confidence, and honors, and emoluments of his country.</blockquote> +<i>A. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os"tra*cite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Paleon.)</i> +<def>A fossil oyster.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"tra*cize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Ostracized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Ostracizing</u> (?).] [Gr. &?;, fr. &?; a tile, a +tablet used in voting, a shell; cf. &?; oyster, &?; bone. Cf. +<u>Osseous</u>, <u>Oyster</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Gr. +Antiq.)</i> <def>To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, +as at Athens.</def> <i>Grote.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To banish from society; to put under the +ban; to cast out from social, political, or private favor; as, he was +<i>ostracized</i> by his former friends.</def> <i>Marvell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Os*trac"o*da</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Ostracoidea.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os`tra*coder"mi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; shell of a testacean + &?; skin.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A +suborder of fishes of which Ostracion is the type.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"tra*coid</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the Ostracoidea.</def> -- +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One of the Ostracoidea.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Os`tra*coi"de*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. &?; shell of a testacean + <i>-oid</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>An order of Entomostraca possessing hard bivalve shells. They +are of small size, and swim freely about.</def> [Written also +<i>Ostracoda</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>||Os"tre*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., an oyster.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of bivalve Mollusca which includes +the true oysters.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`tre*a"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ostrea</i> an oyster. See <u>Oyster</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to an oyster, or to a shell; shelly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The crustaceous or <i>ostreaceous</i> +body.</blockquote> <i>Cudworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Os"tre*a*cul`ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +artificial cultivation of oysters.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`tre*oph"a*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr.&?; an +oyster + &?; to eat.] <def>One who feeds on oysters.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"trich</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ostriche</i>, +<i>ostrice</i>, OF. <i>ostruche</i>, <i>ostruce</i>, F. +<i>autruche</i>, L. <i>avis struthio</i>; <i>avis</i> bird + +<i>struthio</i> ostrich, fr. Gr. &?;, fr. &?; bird, sparrow. Cf. +<u>Aviary</u>, <u>Struthious</u>.] [Formerly written also +<i>estrich</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A large bird of the genus +<i>Struthio</i>, of which <i>Struthio camelus</i> of Africa is the +best known species. It has long and very strong legs, adapted for +rapid running; only two toes; a long neck, nearly bare of feathers; +and short wings incapable of flight. The adult male is about eight +feet high.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The South African ostrich (<i>Struthio australis</i>) and +the Asiatic ostrich are considered distinct species by some authors. +Ostriches are now domesticated in South Africa in large numbers for +the sake of their plumes. The body of the male is covered with +elegant black plumose feathers, while the wings and tail furnish the +most valuable white plumes.</p> + +<p><col><b>Ostrich farm</b></col>, <cd>a farm on which ostriches are +bred for the sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc.</cd> -- +<col><b>Ostrich farming</b></col>, <cd>the occupation of breeding +ostriches for the sake of their feathers, etc.</cd> -- +<col><b>Ostrich fern</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>a kind of fern +(<i>Onoclea Struthiopteris</i>), the tall fronds of which grow in a +circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil in Europe and +North America.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Os*trif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>ostrifer</i>; <i>ostrea</i> oyster + <i>ferre</i>.] <def>Producing +oysters; containing oysters.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os"tro*goth</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>Ostrogothi</i>, pl. See <u>East</u>, and <u>Goth</u>.] <def>One of +the Eastern Goths. See <u>Goth</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os`tro*goth"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the Ostrogoths.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Os*we"go tea"</hw> (?). <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>An American +aromatic herb (<i>Monarda didyma</i>), with showy, bright red, +labiate flowers.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ot`a*cous"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + +<i>acoustic</i><i>:</i> cf. F. <i>otacoustique</i>.] <def>Assisting +the sense of hearing; as, an <i>otacoustic</i> instrument.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ot`a*cous"tic</hw> (?), <hw>Ot`a*cous"ti*con</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An instrument to facilitate hearing, as an +ear trumpet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ta*hei"te ap"ple</hw> (?). [So named from <i>Otaheite</i>, +or Tahiti, one of the Society Islands.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The fruit of a Polynesian anacardiaceous +tree (<i>Spondias dulcis</i>), also called <i>vi-apple</i>. It is +rather larger than an apple, and the rind has a flavor of turpentine, +but the flesh is said to taste like pineapples.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A West Indian name for a myrtaceous tree +(<i>Jambosa Malaccensis</i>) which bears crimson berries.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*tal"gi*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;; +<grk>o'y^s</grk>, <grk>'wto`s</grk>, the ear + &?; pain: cf. F. +<i>otalgie</i>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Pain in the ear; +earache.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*tal"gic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Of +or pertaining to otalgia.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A remedy +for otalgia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*tal"gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Pain in the ear; +otalgia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ta*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Otaries</b></plw> (#). [Gr. &?; large-eared, fr. &?;, &?;, +ear: cf. F. <i>otarie</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any eared +seal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"the*o*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; to push ++ <i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Physics)</i> <def>An instrument for exhibiting +the repulsive action produced by light or heat in an exhausted +vessel; a modification of the radoimeter.</def> <i>W. +Crookes.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oth"er</hw> (ŭ&thlig;"&etilde;r), +<pos><i>conj.</i></pos> [See <u>Or</u>.] <def>Either; -- used with +<i>other</i> or <i>or</i> for its correlative (as <i>either</i> . . . +<i>or</i> are now used).</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Other</i> of chalk, <i>other</i> of +glass.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oth"er</hw>, <pos><i>pron. & a.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>ōðer</i>; akin to OS. <i>āðar</i>, +<i>ōðar</i>, D. & G. <i>ander</i>, OHG. <i>andar</i>, Icel. +<i>annarr</i>, Sw. <i>annan</i>, Dan. <i>anden</i>, Goth. +<i>anþar</i>, Skr. <i>antara</i>: cf. L. <i>alter</i>; all +orig. comparatives: cf. Skr. <i>anya</i> other. √180. Cf. +<u>Alter</u>.] [Formerly <i>other</i> was used both as singular and +plural.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Different from that which, or the one who, +has been specified; not the same; not identical; additional; second +of two.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Each of them made <i>other</i> for to +win.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to +him the <i>other</i> also.</blockquote> <i>Matt. v. 39.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Not this, but the contrary; opposite; as, +the <i>other</i> side of a river.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Alternate; second; -- used esp. in +connection with <i>every</i>; as, every <i>other</i> day, that is, +each alternate day, every second day.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Left, as opposed to right.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>A distaff in her <i>other</i> hand she +had.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Other</i> is a correlative adjective, or adjective +pronoun, often in contrast with <i>one</i>, <i>some</i>, <i>that</i>, +<i>this</i>, etc.</p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>one</i> shall be taken, and the <i>other</i> +left.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxiv. 41.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And <i>some</i> fell among thorns . . . but +<i>other</i> fell into good ground.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xiii. 7, +8.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1017 !></p> + +<p> It is also used, by ellipsis, with a noun, expressed or +understood.</p> + +<p><blockquote>To write <i>this</i>, or to design the +<i>other</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p> It is written with the indefinite article as one word, +<i>another</i>; is used with <i>each</i>, indicating a reciprocal +action or relation; and is employed absolutely, or eliptically for +<i>other thing</i>, or <i>other person</i>, in which case it may have +a plural.</p> + +<p><blockquote>The fool and the brutish person perish, and leave +their wealth to <i>others</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ps. xlix. 10.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If he is trimming, <i>others</i> are +true.</blockquote> <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p> <i>Other</i> is sometimes followed by <i>but</i>, +<i>beside</i>, or <i>besides</i>; but oftener by <i>than</i>.</p> + +<p><blockquote>No <i>other but</i> such a one as he.</blockquote> +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Other</i> lords <i>beside</i> thee have had +dominion over us.</blockquote> <i>Is. xxvi. 13.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>For <i>other</i> foundation can no man lay <i>than</i> +that is laid.</blockquote> <i>1 Cor. iii. 11.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The whole seven years of . . . ignominy had been +little <i>other than</i> a preparation for this very +hour.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Other some</b></col>, <cd>some others.</cd> [Obs. or Prov. +Eng.] -- <col><b>The other day</b></col>, <cd>at a certain time past, +not distant, but indefinite; not long ago; recently; rarely, the +third day past.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Bind my hair up: as't was yesterday?<BR> +No, nor <i>t' other day</i>.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i> +</p> + +<p><hw>Oth"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Otherwise.</def> +"It shall none <i>other</i> be." <i>Chaucer.</i> "If you think +<i>other</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oth"er*gates`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Other</i> + +<i>gate</i> way. See <u>wards</u>.] <def>In another manner.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He would have tickled you +<i>othergates</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Oth"er*guise`</hw> (?), <hw>Oth"er*guess`</hw> (?) }, +<pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> [A corruption of <i>othergates</i>.] +<def>Of another kind or sort; in another way.</def> +"<i>Otherguess</i> arguments." <i>Berkeley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oth"er*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality or +state of being other or different; alterity; oppositeness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oth"er*ways`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Otherwise</u>.</def> <i>Tyndale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oth"er*where`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In or to +some other place, or places; elsewhere.</def> <i>Milton. +Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Oth"er*while`</hw> (?), <hw>Oth"er*whiles`</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>At another time, or other times; +sometimes; &?;ccasionally.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Weighing <i>otherwhiles</i> ten pounds and +more.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oth"er*wise`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [<i>Other</i> + +<i>wise</i> manner.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a different manner; in another way, or +in other ways; differently; contrarily.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thy father was a worthy prince,<BR> +And merited, alas! a better fate;<BR> +But Heaven thought <i>otherwise</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>In other respects.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>It is said, truly, that the best men <i>otherwise</i> +are not always the best in regard of society.</blockquote> +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>In different circumstances; under other +conditions; as, I am engaged, <i>otherwise</i> I would +accept.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Otherwise</i>, like <i>so</i> and <i>thus</i>, may be +used as a substitute for the opposite of a previous adjective, noun, +etc.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Let no man think me a fool; if <i>otherwise</i>, yet +as a fool receive me.</blockquote> <i>2 Cor. xi. 16.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Her eyebrows . . . rather full than +<i>otherwise</i>.</blockquote> <i>Fielding.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oth"man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ottoman</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, fr. +<grk>o'y^s</grk>, <grk>'wto`s</grk>, the ear: cf. F. <i>otique</i>.] +<def>Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the ear; auricular; +auditory.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ti*ose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>otiosus</i>, +fr. <i>otium</i> ease.] <def>Being at leisure or ease; unemployed; +indolent; idle.</def> "<i>Otiose</i> assent." <i>Paley.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The true keeping of the Sabbath was not that +<i>otiose</i> and un&?;rofitable cessation from even good deeds which +they would enforce.</blockquote> <i>Alford.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ti*os"ity</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. +<i>otiositas</i>.] <def>Leisure; indolence; idleness; ease.</def> +[R.] <i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||O"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a kind of bustard, +Gr. &?;.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A genus of birds including the +bustards.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*ti"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +<grk>o'y^s</grk>, <grk>'wto`s</grk>, the ear + <i>-itis</i>.] +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of the ear.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"to-</hw> (?). [Gr. <grk>o'y^s</grk>, <grk>'wto`s</grk>, the +ear.] <def>A combining form denoting <i>relation to</i>, or +<i>situation near</i> or <i>in</i>, <i>the ear</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*to"ba fat`</hw> (?). <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless buttery +substance obtained from the fruit of <i>Myristica otoba</i>, a +species of nutmeg tree.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*toc"o*nite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + Gr. +&?; dust.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A mass of +otoliths.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An otolith.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"to*crane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + Gr. +&?; skull.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>The cavity in the skull in which the +parts of the internal ear are lodged.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`to*cra"ni*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to the otocrane.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"to*cyst</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + +<i>cyst</i>.] <i>(Zoöl. & Anat.)</i> <def>An auditory cyst or +vesicle; one of the simple auditory organs of many invertebrates, +containing a fluid and otoliths; also, the embryonic vesicle from +which the parts of the internal ear of vertebrates are +developed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*tog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + +<i>-graphy</i>.] <def>A description of the ear.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O"to*lith</hw> (?), <hw>O"to*lite</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + <i>-lith</i>, <i>-lite</i>.] +<i>(Anat.)</i> <def>One of the small bones or particles of calcareous +or other hard substance in the internal ear of vertebrates, and in +the auditory organs of many invertebrates; an ear stone. +Collectively, the otoliths are called <i>ear sand</i> and +<i>otoconite</i>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O`to*lith"ic</hw> (?), <hw>O`to*lit"ic</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to +otoliths.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`to*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining tootology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*tol"o*gist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One skilled +in otology; an aurist.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*tol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + <i>- +logy</i>.] <def>The branch of science which treats of the ear and its +diseases.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*top"a*thy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + Gr. +&?; to suffer.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A diseased condition of the +ear.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O`tor*rhœ"a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr. <grk>o'y^s</grk>, <grk>'wto`s</grk>, the ear + &?; to flow.] +<i>(Med.)</i> <def>A flow or running from the ear, esp. a purulent +discharge.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"to*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + <i>- +scope</i>.] <def>An instrument for examining the condition of the +ear.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`to*scope"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the otoscope or to otoscopy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*tos"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>The examination of the ear; the art of using the +otoscope.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*tos"te*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oto-</i> + Gr. +&?; a bone.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>An auditory ossicle.</def> <i>R. +Owen.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||O`to*zo"um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. &?;, +a fabled giant + <grk>zo^,on</grk> an animal.] <i>(Paleon.)</i> +<def>An extinct genus of huge vertebrates, probably dinosaurs, known +only from four-toed tracks in Triassic sandstones.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ot"tar</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Attar</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ot"ta*was</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Ottawa</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>A tribe of +Indians who, when first known, lived on the Ottawa River. Most of +them subsequently migrated to the southwestern shore of Lake +Superior.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ot"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>oter</i>, AS. +<i>otor</i>; akin to D. & G. <i>otter</i>, Icel. <i>otr</i>, Dan. +<i>odder</i>, Sw. <i>utter</i>, Lith. <i>udra</i>, Russ, +<i>vuidra</i>, Gr. <grk>"y`dra</grk> water serpent, hydra, Skr. +<i>udra</i> otter, and also to E. <i>water</i>. √137, 215. See +<u>Water</u>, and cf. <u>Hydra</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any carnivorous animal +of the genus <i>Lutra</i>, and related genera. Several species are +described. They have large, flattish heads, short ears, and webbed +toes. They are aquatic, and feed on fish. Their fur is soft and +valuable. The common otter of Europe is <i>Lutra vulgaris</i>; the +American otter is <i>L. Canadensis</i>; other species inhabit South +America and Asia.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The larva of the ghost +moth. It is very injurious to hop vines.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Otter hound</b></col>, <col><b>Otter dog</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a small breed of hounds, used in England for +hunting otters.</cd> -- <col><b>Otter sheep</b></col>. <cd>See +<i>Ancon sheep</i>, under <u>Ancon</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Otter +shell</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>very large bivalve mollusk +(<i>Schizothærus Nuttallii</i>) found on the northwest coast of +America. It is excellent food, and is extensively used by the +Indians.</cd> -- <col><b>Sea otter</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ot"ter</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A corruption of +<u>Annotto</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ot"to</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Attar</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ot"to*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>ottoman</i>: +cf. It. <i>ottomano</i>, <i>ottomanno</i>; -- from <i>Othoman</i>, +<i>Othman</i>, or <i>Osman</i>, the name of a sultan who assumed the +government of Turkey about the year 1300. Cf. <u>Osmanli</u>, +<u>Ottoman</u> a stuffed seat.] <def>Of or pertaining to the Turks; +as, the <i>Ottoman</i> power or empire.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ot"to*man</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ottomans</b></plw> (&?;). <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +Turk.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> [F. <i>ottomane</i>, from <i>ottoman</i> +Turkish.] <def>A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in +Turkey.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ot"to*mite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +Ottoman.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ot"trel*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<i>Ottrez</i>, on the borders of Luxembourg.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A +micaceous mineral occurring in small scales. It is characteristic of +certain crystalline schists.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Oua*ka"ri</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From the native +name.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any South American monkey of the +genus <i>Brachyurus</i>, especially <i>B. ouakari</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ouan`der*oo"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The wanderoo.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oua`rine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A Brazilian monkey of the genus +Mycetes.</def> +</p> + +<p><hw>||Ou`bli`ette"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>oublier</i> to forget, fr. (assumed) LL. <i>oblitare</i>, L. +<i>oblivisci</i>, p. p. <i>oblitus</i>.] <def>A dungeon with an +opening only at the top, found in some old castles and other +strongholds, into which persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, +or to perish secretly, were thrust, or lured to fall.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Sudden in the sun<BR> +An <i>oubliette</i> winks. Where is he? Gone.</blockquote> <i>Mrs. +Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ouch</hw> (ouch), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>ouch</i>, +<i>nouche</i> (<i>a nouch</i> being taken for <i>an ouch</i>: cf. +<u>Adder</u>), fr. OF. <i>nusche</i>, <i>nosche</i>, <i>nousche</i>, +buckle, clasp, LL. <i>nusca</i>, fr. OHG. <i>nusca</i>, +<i>nuscha</i>.] <def>A socket or bezel holding a precious stone; +hence, a jewel or ornament worn on the person.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A precious stone in a rich <i>ouche</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Your brooches, pearls, and <i>ouches</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ough"ne</hw> (ō"n<i>e</i>), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Own.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ought</hw> (&add;t), <pos><i>n. & adv.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Aught</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ought</hw>, <pos><i>imp., p. p., or auxiliary</i></pos>. +[Orig. the preterit of the verb <i>to owe</i>. OE. <i>oughte</i>, +<i>aughte</i>, <i>ahte</i>, AS. <i>āhte</i>. √110. See +<u>Owe</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Was or were under obligation to +pay; owed.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>This due obedience which they <i>ought</i> to the +king.</blockquote> <i>Tyndale.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The love and duty I long have <i>ought</i> +you.</blockquote> <i>Spelman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>[He] said . . . you <i>ought</i> him a thousand +pound.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Owned; possessed.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The knight the which that castle +<i>ought</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To be bound in duty or by moral +obligation.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We then that are strong <i>ought</i> to bear the +infirmities of the weak.</blockquote> <i>Rom. xv. 1.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To be necessary, fit, becoming, or +expedient; to behoove; -- in this sense formerly sometimes used +impersonally or without a subject expressed.</def> "Well <i>ought</i> +us work." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>To speak of this as it <i>ought</i>, would ask a +volume.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Ought</i> not Christ to have suffered these +things?</blockquote> <i>Luke xxiv. 26.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Ought</i> is now chiefly employed as an auxiliary verb, +expressing fitness, expediency, propriety, moral obligation, or the +like, in the action or state indicated by the principal verb.</p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- <u>Ought</u>, <u>Should</u>. Both words imply +obligation, but <i>ought</i> is the stronger. <i>Should</i> may imply +merely an obligation of propriety, expendiency, etc.; <i>ought</i> +denotes an obligation of duty.</p> + +<p><hw>Ought"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being as a thing ought to be; rightness.</def> [R.] <i>N. W. +Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ough"where`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>āhwær</i>.] <def>Anywhere; somewhere. See +<u>Owher</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ouis"ti*ti</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Wistit</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oul</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An awl.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oul</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An owl.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ou"la*chan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Eulachon</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ounce</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>once</i>, fr. L. +<i>uncia</i> a twelfth, the twelfth part of a pound or of a foot: cf. +Gr. &?; bulk, mass, atom. Cf. 2d <u>Inch</u>, <u>Oke</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound +avoirdupois, and containing 437&?; grains.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Troy Weight)</i> <def>The twelfth part of a +troy pound.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The troy ounce contains twenty pennyweights, each of +twenty-four grains, or, in all, 480 grains, and is the twelfth part +of the troy pound. The troy ounce is also a weight in apothecaries' +weight. [<i>Troy ounce</i> is sometimes written as one word, +<i>troyounce</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A small portion; a bit.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>By <i>ounces</i> hung his locks that he +had.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Fluid ounce</b></col>. <cd>See under <u>Fluid</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ounce</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>once</i>; cf. It. +<i>lonza</i>, Sp. <i>onza</i>; prob. for <i>lonce</i>, taken as +<i>l'once</i>, fr. L. <i>lynx</i>, Gr. &?;, or an (assumed) fem. adj. +<i>lyncea</i>, from <i>lynx</i>. Cf. <u>Lynx</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A feline quadruped (<i>Felis irbis, or +uncia</i>) resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but +it has longer and thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the back. +The <i>ounce</i> is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on +the neck and limbs, and dark rings on the body. It inhabits the lofty +mountain ranges of Asia. Called also <i>once</i>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ound"ed</hw> (?), <hw>Oun"dy</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>ondé</i>, <i>-ée</i>, fr. +<i>onde</i>, L. <i>unda</i>, a wave.] <def>Wavy; waving&?; +curly.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Owndie</i> hair." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ound"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>vb. n.</i></pos> <def>Waving.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Ounding</i>, paling, winding, or bending . . . of +cloth.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ouphe</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Auf</u>.] <def>A +fairy; a goblin; an elf.</def> [Obs.] "Like urchins, <i>ouphes</i>, +and fairies." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ouph"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Elfish.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Our</hw> (?), <pos><i>possessive pron.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>&?;re</i> our, of us; akin to <i>&?;s</i> us, to us, and to G. +<i>unser</i> our, of us, Goth. <i>unsara</i>. √186 See +<u>Us</u>.] <def>Of or pertaining to us; belonging to us; as, +<i>our</i> country; <i>our</i> rights; <i>our</i> troops; <i>our</i> +endeavors. See <u>I</u>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Lord is <i>our</i> defense.</blockquote> <i>Ps. +lxxxix. 18.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; When the noun is not expressed, <i>ours</i> is used in the +same way as <i>hers</i> for <i>her</i>, <i>yours</i> for <i>your</i>, +etc.; as, whose house is that? It is <i>ours</i>.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Our wills are <i>ours</i>, we known not +how.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>-our</hw> (?). [OF. <i>-our</i>.] <def>See <u>- +or</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ou*rang"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The orang-outang.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ou*rang"-ou*tang`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>See <u>Orang-outang</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ou`ra*nog"ra*phist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Uranographist</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ou`ra*nog"ra*phy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Uranography</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ou"re*bi</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>A small, graceful, and swift African antelope, allied to the +klipspringer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ou*ret"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;, from &?; +urine. Cf. <u>Uretic</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Uric.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ou*rol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Urology</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ou*ros"co*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?; urine + +<i>-scopy</i>.] <def>Ourology.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ours</hw> (?), <pos><i>possessive pron.</i></pos> <def>See +Note under <u>Our</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Our*selves"</hw> (?), <pos><i>pron.</i></pos> <def>; +<i>sing</i>. <u>Ourself</u> (&?;). An emphasized form of the pronoun +of the first person plural; -- used as a subject, usually with +<i>we</i>; also, alone in the predicate, in the nominative or the +objective case.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>We <i>ourselves</i> might distinctly number in words a +great deal further then we usually do.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Safe in <i>ourselves</i>, while on <i>ourselves</i> we +stand.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The form <i>ourself</i> is usec only in the regal or formal +style after <i>we</i> or <i>us</i>, denoting a single person.</p> + +<p><blockquote>Unless we would denude <i>ourself</i> of all +force.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>-ous</hw> (?). [OF. <i>-ous</i>, <i>us</i>, <i>-os</i>, F. +<i>-eux</i>, fr. L. <i>-osus</i>, and <i>-us</i>. Cf. <u>-ose</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An adjective suffix meaning <i>full of</i>, +<i>abounding in</i>, <i>having</i>, <i>possessing the qualities +of</i>, <i>like</i>; as in graci<i>ous</i>, abounding in grace; +ardu<i>ous</i>, full of ardor; bulb<i>ous</i>, having bulbs, +bulblike; riot<i>ous</i>, poison<i>ous</i>, pite<i>ous</i>, +joy<i>ous</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A suffix denoting that the +element indicated by the name bearing it, has a valence <i>lower</i> +than that denoted by the termination <i>-ic</i>; as, nitr<i>ous</i>, +sulphur<i>ous</i>, etc., as contrasted with nitr<i>ic</i>, +sulphur<i>ic</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1018 !></p> + +<p><hw>Ouse</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ooze</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ou"sel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OE. <i>osel</i>, AS. +<i>&?;sle</i>; akin to G. <i>amsel</i>, OHG. <i>amsala</i>, and perh. +to L. <i>merula</i> blackbird. Cf. <u>Merle</u>, <u>Amsel</u>.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>One of several species of European thrushes, +especially the blackbird (<i>Merula merula</i>, or <i>Turdus +merula</i>), and the mountain or ring ousel (<i>Turdus +torquatus</i>).</def> [Written also <i>ouzel</i>.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Rock ousel</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the ring +ousel.</cd> -- <col><b>Water ousel</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, +<cd>the European dipper (<i>Cinclus aquaticus</i>), and the American +dipper (<i>C. Mexicanus</i>).</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oust</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Oast</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oust</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ousted</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ousting</u>.] [OF. <i>oster</i>, F. <i>ôter</i>, prob. fr. +L. <i>obstare</i> to oppose, hence, to forbid, take away. See +<u>Obstacle</u>, and cf. <u>Ouster</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +take away; to remove.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Multiplication of actions upon the case were rare, +formerly, and thereby wager of law <i>ousted</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir +M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To eject; to turn out.</def> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>From mine own earldom foully <i>ousted</i> +me.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oust"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Prob. fr. the OF. +infin. <i>oster</i>, used substantively. See <u>Oust</u>.] <def>A +putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection; +disseizin.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Ouster</i> of the freehold is effected by +abatement, intrusion, disseizin, discontinuance, or +deforcement.</blockquote> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Ouster le main</b></col>. [<i>Ouster</i> + F. <i>la +main</i> the hand, L. <i>manus</i>.] <i>(Law)</i> <cd>A delivery of +lands out of the hands of a guardian, or out of the king's hands, or +a judgement given for that purpose.</cd> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [OE. <i>out</i>, +<i>ut</i>, <i>oute</i>, <i>ute</i>, AS. <i>ūt</i>, and +<i>ūte</i>, <i>ūtan</i>, fr. <i>ūt</i>; akin to D. +<i>uit</i>, OS. <i>ūt</i>, G. <i>aus</i>, OHG. <i>ūz</i>, +Icel. <i>ūt</i>, Sw. <i>ut</i>, Dan. <i>ud</i>, Goth. +<i>ut</i>, Skr. <i>ud</i>. √198. Cf. <u>About</u>, <u>But</u>, +<pos><i>prep.</i></pos>, <u>Carouse</u>, <u>Utter</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>In its original and strict sense, +<i>out</i> means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or +boundary of somethings; in a position or relation which is exterior +to something; -- opposed to <i>in</i> or <i>into</i>. The something +may be expressed after <i>of</i>, <i>from</i>, etc. (see <i>Out +of</i>, below); or, if not expressed, it is implied; as, he is +<i>out</i>; or, he is <i>out of</i> the house, office, business, +etc.; he came <i>out</i>; or, he came <i>out from</i> the ship, +meeting, sect, party, etc.</def> <i>Out</i> is used in a variety of +applications, as: --</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Away; abroad; off; from home, or from a +certain, or a usual, place; not in; not in a particular, or a usual, +place; as, the proprietor is <i>out</i>, his team was taken +<i>out</i>.</def> "My shoulder blade is <i>out</i>." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He hath been <i>out</i> (of the country) nine +years.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Beyond the limits of concealment, +confinement, privacy, constraint, etc., actual of figurative; hence, +not in concealment, constraint, etc., in, or into, a state of +freedom, openness, disclosure, publicity, etc.; as, the sun shines +<i>out</i>; he laughed <i>out</i>, to be <i>out</i> at the elbows; +the secret has leaked <i>out</i>, or is <i>out</i>; the disease broke +<i>out</i> on his face; the book is <i>out</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Leaves are <i>out</i> and perfect in a +month.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>She has not been <i>out</i> [in general society] very +long.</blockquote> <i>H. James.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Beyond the limit of existence, +continuance, or supply; to the end; completely; hence, in, or into, a +condition of extinction, exhaustion, completion; as, the fuel, or the +fire, has burned <i>out</i>.</def> "Hear me <i>out</i>." +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Deceitiful men shall not live <i>out</i> half their +days.</blockquote> <i>Ps. iv. 23.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>When the butt is <i>out</i>, we will drink +water.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Beyond possession, control, or occupation; +hence, in, or into, a state of want, loss, or deprivation; -- used of +office, business, property, knowledge, etc.; as, the Democrats went +<i>out</i> and the Whigs came in; he put his money <i>out</i> at +interest.</def> "Land that is <i>out</i> at rack rent." <i>Locke.</i> +"He was <i>out</i> fifty pounds." <i>Bp. Fell.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I have forgot my part, and I am +<i>out</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Beyond the bounds of what is true, +reasonable, correct, proper, common, etc.; in error or mistake; in a +wrong or incorrect position or opinion; in a state of disagreement, +opposition, etc.; in an inharmonious relation.</def> "Lancelot and I +are <i>out</i>." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Wicked men are strangely <i>out</i> in the calculating +of their own interest.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Very seldom <i>out</i>, in these his +guesses.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Not in the position to score in playing a +game; not in the state or turn of the play for counting or gaining +scores.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Out</i> is largely used in composition as a prefix, with +the same significations that it has as a separate word; as +<i>out</i>bound, <i>out</i>break, <i>out</i>building, <i>out</i>come, +<i>out</i>do, <i>out</i>door, <i>out</i>field. See also the first +Note under <u>Over</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><col><b>Day in, day out</b></col>, <cd>from the beginning to the +limit of each of several days; day by day; every day.</cd> -- +<col><b>Out and out</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <cd>Completely; wholly; openly.</cd> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <pos><i>adj.</i></pos> <cd>Without any +reservation or disguise; absolute; as, an <i>out and out</i> +villain</cd>. [As an <i>adj</i>. written also <i>out-and-out</i>.] -- +<col><b>Out at</b></col>, <col><b>Out in</b></col>, <col><b>Out +on</b></col>, etc., <cd>elliptical phrases, that to which <i>out</i> +refers as a source, origin, etc., being omitted; as, <i>out</i> (of +the house and) <i>at</i> the barn; <i>out</i> (of the house, road, +fields, etc., and) <i>in</i> the woods.</cd></p> + +<p><blockquote>Three fishers went sailing <i>out into</i> the +west,<BR> +<i>Out into</i> the west, as the sun went down.</blockquote> <i>C. +Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p>In these lines after <i>out</i> may be understood, "of the +harbor," "from the shore," "of sight," or some similar phrase. The +complete construction is seen in the saying: "<i>Out</i> of the +frying pan <i>into</i> the fire." -- <col><b>Out from</b></col>, +<cd>a construction similar to <i>out of</i> (below). See <u>Of</u> +and <u>From</u>.</cd></p> + +<p> <col><b>Out of</b></col>, <cd>a phrase which may be considered +either as composed of an adverb and a preposition, each having its +appropriate office in the sentence, or as a compound preposition. +Considered as a preposition, it denotes, with verbs of movement or +action, <i>from the interior of</i>; <i>beyond the limit</i>: +<i>from</i>; hence, <i>origin</i>, <i>source</i>, <i>motive</i>, +<i>departure</i>, <i>separation</i>, <i>loss</i>, etc.; -- opposed to +<i>in</i> or <i>into</i>; also with verbs of being, the state of +being derived, removed, or separated from. Examples may be found in +the phrases below, and also under Vocabulary words; as, <i>out of</i> +breath; <i>out of</i> countenance.</cd></p> + +<p><col><b>Out of cess</b></col>, <cd>beyond measure, +excessively.</cd> <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>Out of character</b></col>, +<cd>unbecoming; improper.</cd> -- <col><b>Out of conceit +with</b></col>, <cd>not pleased with. See under <u>Conceit</u>.</cd> +-- <col><b>Out of date</b></col>, <cd>not timely; unfashionable; +antiquated.</cd> -- <col><b>Out of door</b></col>, <col><b>Out of +doors</b></col>, <cd>beyond the doors; from the house; in, or into, +the open air; hence, figuratively, shut out; dismissed. See under +<u>Door</u>, also, <u>Out-of-door</u>, <u>Outdoor</u>, +<u>Outdoors</u>, in the Vocabulary.</cd> "He 's quality, and the +question's <i>out of door</i>," <i>Dryden.</i> -- <col><b>Out of +favor</b></col>, <cd>disliked; under displeasure.</cd> -- <col><b>Out +of frame</b></col>, <cd>not in correct order or condition; irregular; +disarranged.</cd> <i>Latimer.</i> -- <col><b>Out of hand</b></col>, +<cd>immediately; without delay or preparation.</cd> "Ananias . . . +fell down and died <i>out of hand</i>." <i>Latimer.</i> -- +<col><b>Out of harm's way</b></col>, <cd>beyond the danger limit; in +a safe place.</cd> -- <col><b>Out of joint</b></col>, <cd>not in +proper connection or adjustment; unhinged; disordered.</cd> "The time +is <i>out of joint</i>." <i>Shak.</i> -- <col><b>Out of +mind</b></col>, <cd>not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond the limit of +memory; as, time <i>out of mind</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Out of one's +head</b></col>, <cd>beyond commanding one's mental powers; in a +wandering state mentally; delirious.</cd> [Colloq.] -- <col><b>Out of +one's time</b></col>, <cd>beyond one's period of minority or +apprenticeship.</cd> -- <col><b>Out of order</b></col>, <cd>not in +proper order; disarranged; in confusion.</cd> -- <col><b>Out of +place</b></col>, <cd>not in the usual or proper place; hence, not +proper or becoming.</cd> -- <col><b>Out of pocket</b></col>, <cd>in a +condition of having expended or lost more money than one has +received.</cd> -- <col><b>Out of print</b></col>, <cd>not in market, +the edition printed being exhausted; -- said of books, pamphlets, +etc.</cd> -- <col><b>Out of the question</b></col>, <cd>beyond the +limits or range of consideration; impossible to be favorably +considered.</cd> -- <col><b>Out of reach</b></col>, <cd>beyond one's +reach; inaccessible.</cd> -- <col><b>Out of season</b></col>, <cd>not +in a proper season or time; untimely; inopportune.</cd> -- +<col><b>Out of sorts</b></col>, <cd>wanting certain things; +unsatisfied; unwell; unhappy; cross. See under <u>Sort</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Out of temper</b></col>, <cd>not +in good temper; irritated; angry.</cd> -- <col><b>Out of +time</b></col>, <cd>not in proper time; too soon, or too late.</cd> - +- <col><b>Out of time</b></col>, <cd>not in harmony; discordant; +hence, not in an agreeing temper; fretful.</cd> -- <col><b>Out of +twist</b></col>, <col><b>winding</b></col>, or +<col><b>wind</b></col>, <cd>not in warped condition; perfectly plain +and smooth; -- said of surfaces.</cd> -- <col><b>Out of +use</b></col>, <cd>not in use; unfashionable; obsolete.</cd> -- +<col><b>Out of the way</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>On one +side; hard to reach or find; secluded</cd>. <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<cd>Improper; unusual; wrong.</cd> -- <col><b>Out of the +woods</b></col>, <cd>not in a place, or state, of obscurity or doubt; +free from difficulty or perils; safe.</cd> [Colloq.] -- <col><b>Out +to out</b></col>, <cd>from one extreme limit to another, including +the whole length, breadth, or thickness; -- applied to +measurements.</cd> -- <col><b>Out West</b></col>, in or towards, the +West; specifically, in some Western State or Territory. [U. S.] -- +<col><b>To come out</b></col>, <col><b>To cut out</b></col>, +<col><b>To fall out</b></col>, etc. <cd>See under <u>Come</u>, +<u>Cut</u>, <u>Fall</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>To put out of the +way</b></col>, <cd>to kill; to destroy.</cd> -- <col><b>Week in, week +out</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Day in, day out</i> (above).</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Out</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>One +who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office; -- +generally in the plural.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A place or space outside of something; a +nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space; -- +chiefly used in the phrase <i>ins and outs</i>; as, the <i>ins and +outs</i> of a question. See under <u>In</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>A word or words omitted by +the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To make an out</b></col> <i>(Print.)</i>, <cd>to omit +something, in setting or correcting type, which was in the +copy.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Out</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To +cause to be out; to eject; to expel.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A king <i>outed</i> from his country.</blockquote> +<i>Selden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The French have been <i>outed</i> of their +holds.</blockquote> <i>Heylin.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To come out with; to make known.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To give out; to dispose of; to sell.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To come or go out; to +get out or away; to become public.</def> "Truth will <i>out</i>." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out</hw>, <pos><i>interj.</i></pos> <def>Expressing +impatience, anger, a desire to be rid of; -- with the force of +command; go out; begone; away; off.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Out</i>, idle words, servants to shallow fools +!</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Out upon</b></col> or <col><b>on!</b></col> <cd>equivalent +to "shame upon!" "away with!" as, <i>out upon</i> you!</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Out*act"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To do or +beyond; to exceed in acting.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>He has made me heir to treasures<BR> +Would make me <i>outact</i> a real window's whining.</blockquote> +<i>Otway.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ou"ta*gam`ies</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos>; sing. +<singw><b>Outagamie</b></singw> (&?;). <i>(Ethnol.)</i> <def>See lst +<u>Fox</u>, 7.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*ar"gue</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass +or conquer in argument.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*bab"ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To utter +foolishly or excessively; to surpass in babbling.</def> [R.] +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*bal"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +outweight; to exceed in weight or effect.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Let dull Ajax bear away my right<BR> +When all his days <i>outbalance</i> this one night.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*bar"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bar +out.</def> [R.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*beg"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in +begging.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out*bid"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Outbid</u> or <u>Outbade</u> (&?;); +<pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outbid</u> or <u>Outbidden</u> (&?;); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Outbidding</u>.] <def>To exceed +or surpass in bidding.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Prevent the greedy, and <i>outbid</i> the +bold.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*bid"der</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +outbids.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*bleat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass +in bleating.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"blown`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Inflated with +wind.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*blush"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +blushing; to surpass in rosy color.</def> <i>T. Shipman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> +<i>(Naut.)</i> <def>Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's +bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; -- +opposed to <i>inboard</i>; as, <i>outboard</i> rigging; swing the +davits <i>outboard</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"born`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Foreign; not +native.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out"bound`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Outward +bound.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"bounds`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>The +farthest or exterior bounds; extreme limits; boundaries.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*bow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel in +bowing.</def> <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"bowed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Convex; curved +outward.</def> "The convex or <i>outbowed</i> side of a vessel." +<i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*brag"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in +bragging; hence, to make appear inferior.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Whose bare <i>outbragg'd</i> the web it seemed to +wear.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*brave"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To excel in bravery o&?; in insolence; to +defy with superior courage or audacity</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To excel in magnificence or +comeliness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The basest weed <i>outbraves</i> his +dignity.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*bray"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To exceed in braying.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To emit with great noise.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*bra"zen</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bear +down with a brazen face; to surpass in impudence.</def> <i>T. +Brown.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"break`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bursting +forth; eruption; insurrection.</def> "Mobs and <i>outbreaks</i>." +<i>J. H. Newman.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The flash and <i>outbreak</i> of a fiery +mind.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"break`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of breaking out.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which bursts forth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*breast"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass +in singing. See <u>Breast</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos>, 6.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out*breathe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To breathe forth.</def> "<i>Outbreathed</i> +life." <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to be out of breath; to +exhaust.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*breathe"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To issue, as +breath; to be breathed out; to exhale.</def> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*bribe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass +in bribing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*bring"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bring or +bear out.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*bud"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To +sprout.</def> [Poetic] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*build"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outbuilt</u> (?) or <u>Outbuilded</u>; <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Outbuilding</u>.] <def>To exceed in +building, or in durability of building.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"build`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A building +separate from, and subordinate to, the main house; an +outhouse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*burn"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To exceed in burning.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To burn entirely; to be consumed.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"burst`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A bursting +forth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*cant"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in +canting.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"cast`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. Sw. +<i>utkasta</i> to cast out.] <def>Cast out; degraded.</def> +"<i>Outcast</i>, rejected." <i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"cast`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from home, +society, or country; hence, often, a degraded person; a +vagabond.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The Lord . . . gathereth together the <i>outcasts</i> +of Israel.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxlvii. 2.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A quarrel; a contention.</def> [Scot.] +<i>Jamieson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"cast`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is +cast out.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out*cept"</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Except.</def> +[Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*cheat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +cheating.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*climb"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To climb +bevond; to surpass in climbing.</def> <i>Davenant.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"come</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which comes +out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; +upshot.</def> "The logical <i>outcome</i>." <i>H. Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>All true literature, all genuine poetry, is the direct +<i>outcome</i>, the condensed essence, of actual life and +thougth.</blockquote> <i>J. C. Shairp.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*com"pass</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed +the compass or limits of.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"court`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An outer or +exterior court.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The skirts and <i>outcourts</i> of +heaven.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*craft"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed +in cunning.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"cri`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who cries +out or proclaims; a herald or crier.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"crop`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The coming out of a stratum to the surface +of the ground.</def> <i>Lyell.</i> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>That part +of inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*crop"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <i>(Geol.)</i> +<def>To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of +strata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"cry`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or +detestation; clamor.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Sale at public auction.</def> +<i>Massinger. Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*dare"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in +daring; to overcome by courage; to brave.</def> <i>Shak. R. +Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*dat"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being out of +date; antiquated.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hammond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*daz"zle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass +in dazzing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*do"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Outdid</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Outdone</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Outdoing</u>.] <def>To go beyond in performance; to excel; to +surpass.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An imposture <i>outdoes</i> the original.</blockquote> +<i>L' Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I grieve to be <i>outdone</i> by Gay.</blockquote> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"door`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [For <i>out of +door</i>.] <def>Being, or done, in the open air; being or done +outside of certain buildings, as poorhouses, hospitals, etc.; as, +<i>outdoor</i> exercise; <i>outdoor</i> relief; <i>outdoor</i> +patients.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"doors`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Abread; out +of the house; out of doors.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*draw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To draw out; +to extract.</def> [R.] "He must the teeth <i>outdraw</i>." +<i>Gower.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*dream"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pass, or +escape, while dreaming.</def> "To <i>oultdream</i> dangers." +<i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*drink"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +drinking.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*dure"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +outlast.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out*dwell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To dwell or +stay beyond.</def> [Poetic] "He <i>outdwells</i> his hour." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"dwell`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who holds +land in a parish, but lives elsewhere.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out"er</hw> (out"&etilde;r), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Compar.</i></pos> of <u>Out</u>.] [AS. <i>ūtor</i>, +compar. of <i>ūt</i>, adv., out. See <u>Out</u>, <u>Utter</u>, +<pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>Being on the outside; external; farthest +or farther from the interior, from a given station, or from any space +or position regarded as a center or starting place; -- opposed to +<i>inner</i>; as, the <i>outer</i> wall; the <i>outer</i> court or +gate; the <i>outer</i> stump in cricket; the <i>outer</i> +world.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Outer bar</b></col>, <cd>in England, the body of junior +(or utter) barristers; -- so called because in court they occupy a +place beyond the space reserved for Queen's counsel.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Out"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The +part of a target which is beyond the circles surrounding the bull's- +eye.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A shot which strikes the outer of +a target.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Out</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>] <def>One who puts out, ousts, or expels; also, +an ouster; dispossession.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out"er*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Utterly; entirely.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Toward the outside.</def> [R.] +<i>Grew.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"er*most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [See +<u>Uttermost</u>, <u>Utmost</u>, and cf. <u>Outmost</u>.] <def>Being +on the extreme external part; farthest outward; as, the +<i>outermost</i> row.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1019 !></p> + +<p><hw>Out*face"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Outfaced</u> (?); <pos><i>p pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Outfacing</u> (?).] <def>To face or look (one) out of countenance; +to resist or bear down by bold looks or effrontery; to brave.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Having <i>outfaced</i> all the world.</blockquote> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"fall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The mouth of a river; the lower end of a water course; the open +end of a drain, culvert, etc., where the discharge occurs.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A quarrel; a falling out.</def> [Prov. +Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out*fang"thef</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&?;t- +fangen-&?;eóf</i>. See <u>Out</u>, <u>Fang</u>, <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos>, and <u>Thief</u>.] <i>(Anglo-Saxon & O. Eng. Law)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A thief from without or abroad, taken within +a lord's fee or liberty.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The privilege +of trying such a thief.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*fawn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +fawning.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*feast"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +feasting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*feat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in +feats.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"field`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Arable land which has been or is being exhausted. See +<u>Infield</u>, 1.</def> [Scot.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A field beyond, or separated from, the +inclosed land about the homestead; an uninclosed or unexplored tract. +Also used figuratively.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The great <i>outfield</i> of thought or +fact.</blockquote> <i>Trench.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Baseball)</i> <def>The part of the field +beyond the diamond, or infield. It is occupied by the +fielders.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Cricket)</i> <def>The part of the field +farthest from the batsman.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"fit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A fitting out, or +equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an +expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; +things required for equipment; the expense of, or allowance made for, +equipment, as by the government of the United States to a diplomatic +agent going abroad.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"fit`ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +furnishes outfits for a voyage, a journey, or a business.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*flank"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Mil.)</i> +<def>To go beyond, or be superior to, on the flank; to pass around or +turn the flank or flanks of.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*flat"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed +in flattering.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"fling`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A gibe; a +contemptuous remark.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"flow`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A flowing out; +efflux.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*flow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To flow +out.</def> <i>Campbell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*fly"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Outflew</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Outflown</u> (?); p. pr. & vb. n. <u>Outflying</u>.] <def>To +surpass in flying; to fly beyond or faster than.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Winged with fear <i>outflies</i> the +wind.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*fool"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +folly.</def> [R.] <i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"form</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>External +appearance.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out*frown"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To frown +down; to overbear by frowning.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"gate`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An outlet.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*gaze"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To gaze +beyond; to exceed in sharpness or persistence of seeing or of +looking; hence, to stare out of countenance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*gen"er*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outgeneraled</u> (?) or <u>Outgeneralled</u>; +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Outgeneraling</u> or +<u>Outgeneralling</u>.] <def>To exceed in generalship; to gain +advantage over by superior military skill or executive ability; to +outmaneuver.</def> <i>Chesterfield.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*give"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in +giving.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*go"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Outwent</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Outgone</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Outgoing</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To go beyond; to exceed in swiftness; to +surpass; to outdo.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To circumvent; to overreach.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Denham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"go`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Outgoes</b></plw> (&?;). <def>That which goes out, or is paid +out; outlay; expenditure; -- the opposite of <i>income</i>.</def> +<i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"go`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who goes out +or departs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"go`ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act or the state of going out.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>outgoings</i> of the morning and +evening.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lxv. 8.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which goes out; outgo; +outlay.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The extreme limit; the place of +ending.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>outgoings</i> of the border were at the north +bay of the salt sea, at the south end of Jordan.</blockquote> +<i>Josh. xviii. 19.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"go`ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Going out; +departing; as, the <i>outgoing</i> administration; an <i>outgoing</i> +steamer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"ground`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Ground +situated at a distance from the house; outlying land.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*grow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Outgrew</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Outgrown</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Outgrowing</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To surpass in growing; to grow more +than.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To grow out of or away from; to grow too +large, or too aged, for; as, to <i>outgrow</i> clothing; to +<i>outgrow</i> usefulness; to <i>outgrow</i> an infirmity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"growth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which +grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an +offshoot; hence, a result or consequence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"guard`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mil.)</i> <def>A +guard or small body of troops at a distance from the main body of an +army, to watch for the approach of an enemy; hence, anything for +defense placed at a distance from the thing to be defended.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"gush`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A pouring out; +an outburst.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A passionate <i>outgush</i> of emotion.</blockquote> +<i>Thackeray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*gush"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To gush out; +to flow forth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"haul`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A +rope used for hauling out a sail upon a spar; -- opposite of +<i>inhaul</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*hees"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. LL. +<i>uthesium</i>, <i>hutesium</i>, <i>huesium</i>, OF. <i>hueis</i>, +and E. <i>hue</i>, in <i>hue and cry</i>.] <def>Outcry; alarm.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Outh"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>conj.</i></pos> <def>Other.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out-Her"od</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass +(Herod) in violence or wickedness; to exceed in any vicious or +offensive particular.</def> "It <i>out-Herods</i> Herod." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Out-Heroding</i> the preposterous fashions of the +times.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*hire"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To hire +out.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"house`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A small house +or building at a little distance from the main house; an +outbuilding.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The +act of going out; an airing; an excursion; as, a summer +<i>outing</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A feast given by an apprentice when he is +out of his time.</def> [Prov. Eng.] <i>Halliwell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*jest"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in +jesting; to drive out, or away, by jesting.</def> [R.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"jet`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which jets +out or projects from anything.</def> [R.] <i>H. Miller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*jug"gle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass +in juggling.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"keep`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Surv.)</i> +<def>An attachment to a surveyor's compass for keeping tally in +chaining.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*knave"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass +in knavery.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*la"bor</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass +in laboring.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"land</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Out</i> + +<i>land.</i> See <u>Outlandish</u>.] <def>Foreign; outlandish.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Strutt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"land*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +foreigner.</def> <i>Wood.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*land"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>&?;tlendisc</i> foreign. See <u>Out</u>, <u>Land</u>, and <u>- +ish</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Foreign; not native.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Him did <i>outlandish</i> women cause to +sin.</blockquote> <i>Neh. xiii. 26.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Its barley water and its <i>outlandish</i> +wines.</blockquote> <i>G. W. Cable.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: Not according with usage; strange; +rude; barbarous; uncouth; clownish; as, an <i>outlandish</i> dress, +behavior, or speech.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Something <i>outlandish</i>, unearthy, or at variance +with ordinary fashion.</blockquote> <i>Hawthorne.</i></p> + +<p>--<wf>Out*land"ish*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Out*land"ish*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Out*last"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +duration; to survive; to endure longer than.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*laugh"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To surpass or outdo in laughing.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To laugh (one) out of a purpose, +principle, etc.; to discourage or discomfit by laughing; to laugh +down.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>His apprehensions of being <i>outlaughed</i> will +force him to continue in a restless obscurity.</blockquote> +<i>Franklin.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"law`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&?;tlaga</i>, +<i>&?;tlah</i>. See <u>Out</u>, and <u>Law</u>.] <def>A person +excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its +protection.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"law`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Outlawed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Outlawing</u>.] [AS. <i>&?;tlagian</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To deprive of the benefit and protection +of law; to declare to be an outlaw; to proscribe.</def> +<i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To remove from legal jurisdiction or +enforcement; as, to <i>outlaw</i> a debt or claim; to deprive of +legal force.</def> "Laws <i>outlawed</i> by necessity." +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"law`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Outlawries</b></plw> (&?;).</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>The act of outlawing; the putting a man +out of the protection of law, or the process by which a man (as an +absconding criminal) is deprived of that protection.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The state of being an outlaw.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*lay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To lay out; to +spread out; to display.</def> [R.] <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"lay`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A laying out or expending.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which is expended; +expenditure.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An outlying haunt.</def> [Obs.] <i>Beau. +& Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*leap"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in +leaping.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"leap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sally.</def> +[R.] <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*learn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To excel or surpass in learing.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To learn out [<i>i. e.</i>, completely, +utterly]; to exhaust knowledge of.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Naught, according to his mind,<BR> +He could <i>outlearn</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Men and gods have not <i>outlearned</i> it +[love].</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"let`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The place or +opening by which anything is let out; a passage out; an exit; a +vent.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Receiving all, and having no +<i>outlet</i>.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*let"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To let out; to +emit.</def> [R.] <i>Daniel.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*lie"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +lying.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"li`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One who does not live where his office, or business, or estate, +is.</def> <i>Bentley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which lies, or is, away from the main +body.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>A part of a rock or stratum +lying without, or beyond, the main body, from which it has been +separated by denudation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"limb`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An extreme +member or part of a thing; a limb.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"line`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The line which marks the outer limits of an +object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, +or the like, by which the boundary of a figure is indicated.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A sketch composed of such lines; the +delineation of a figure without shading.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Painters, by their <i>outlines</i>, colors, lights, +and shadows, represent the same in their pictures.</blockquote> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a +preliminary or general indication of a plan, system, course of +thought, etc.; as, the <i>outline</i> of a speech.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>But that larger grief . . .<BR> +Is given in <i>outline</i> and no more.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Sketch; draught; delineation. See +<u>Sketch</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Out"line`</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Outlined</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Outlining</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To draw the outline +of.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an +outline; as, to <i>outline</i> an argument or a campaign.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*lin"e*ar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to an outline; being in, or forming, an outline.</def> +<i>Trench.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*live"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Outlived</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Outliving</u>.] <def>To live beyond, or longer than; to +survive.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They live too long who happiness +<i>outlive</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*liv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +outlives.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out*look"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To face down; to outstare.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To <i>outlook</i> conquest, and to win +renown.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To inspect throughly; to select.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Cotton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"look`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of looking out; watch.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who looks out; also, the place from +which one looks out; a watchower.</def> <i>Lyon Playfair.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The view obtained by one looking out; +scope of vision; prospect; sight; appearance.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Applause<BR> +Which owes to man's short <i>outlook</i> all its charms.</blockquote> +<i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"loose`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A loosing from; +an escape; an outlet; an evasion.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>That "whereas" gives me an +<i>outloose</i>.</blockquote> <i>Selden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"lope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +excursion.</def> [Obs.] <i>Florio.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Out*lus"ter</hw>, <hw>Out*lus"tre</hw> } (?), <pos><i>v. +t.</i></pos> <def>To excel in brightness or luster.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"ly`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lying or being +at a distance from the central part, or the main body; being on, or +beyond, the frontier; exterior; remote; detached.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Out`ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Out`ma*nœu"vre</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass, or get an advantage of, in +maneuvering; to outgeneral.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*man"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel in +mantling; hence, to excel in splendor, as of dress.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>And with poetic trappings grace thy prose,<BR> +Till it <i>outmantle</i> all the pride of verse.</blockquote> +<i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*march"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass +in marching; to march faster than, or so as to leave +behind.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*meas"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed +in measure or extent; to measure more than.</def> <i>Sir T. +Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>outemest</i>, +<i>utmest</i>, AS. <i>&?;temest</i>, a superl. fr. <i>&?;te</i> out. +See <u>Out</u>, <u>Utmost</u>, and cf. <u>Outermost</u>.] +<def>Farthest from the middle or interior; farthest outward; +outermost.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*mount"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mount +above.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out*name"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To exceed in naming or describing.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To exceed in name, fame, or degree.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>And found out one to <i>outname</i> thy other +faults.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The state of being out or beyond; separateness.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Metaph.)</i> <def>The state or quality of +being distanguishable from the perceiving mind, by being in space, +and possessing marerial quality; externality; objectivity.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>outness</i> of the objects of +sense.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Hamiltom.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*noise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +noise; to surpass in noisiness.</def> [R.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*num"ber</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed +in number.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out`-of-door"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being out of +the house; being, or done, in the open air; outdoor; as, <i>out-of- +door</i> exercise. See <i>Out of door</i>, under <u>Out</u>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Amongst <i>out-of-door</i> delights.</blockquote> +<i>G. Eliot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out`-of-the-way"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See under +<u>Out</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*pace"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Outpass</u>.] <def>To outgo; to move faster than; to leave +behind.</def> [R.] <i>Lamb.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*par"a*mour</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +exceed in the number of mistresses.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"par`ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A parish lying +without the walls of, or in a remote part of, a town.</def> +<i>Graunt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"part`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An outlying +part.</def> [R.] <i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*pass"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Outpace</u>.] <def>To pass beyond; to exceed in +progress.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*pas"sion</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed +in passion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"-pa`tient</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A patient +who is outside a hospital, but receives medical aid from +it.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*peer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +excel.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*play"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel or +defeat in a game; to play better than; as, to be <i>outplayed</i> in +tennis or ball.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*poise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +outweigh.</def> <i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"port`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A harbor or port +at some distance from the chief town or seat of trade.</def> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"post`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mil.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A post or station without the limits of a +camp, or at a distance from the main body of an army, for observation +of the enemy.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The troops placed at +such a station.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*pour"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pour +out.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"pour`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A flowing out; a +free discharge.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*pow"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel in +power; to overpover.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*pray"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed or +excel in prayer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*preach"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass +in preaching.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>And for a villain's quick conversion<BR> +A pillory can <i>outpreach</i> a parson.</blockquote> +<i>Trumbull.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*prize"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To prize +beyong value, or in excess; to exceed in value.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"put`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The amount of coal or ore put out from one or more mines, or the +quantity of material produced by, or turned out from, one or more +furnaces or mills, in a given time.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>That which is thrown out +as products of the metabolic activity of the body; the egesta other +than the fæces. See <u>Income</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The output consists of: (<i>a</i>) The respiratory products +of the lungs, skin, and alimentary canal, consisting chiefly of +carbonic acid and water with small quantities of hydrogen and +carbureted hydrogen. (<i>b</i>) Perspiration, consisting chiefly of +water and salts. (<i>c</i>) The urine, which is assumed to contain +all the nitrogen truly excreted by the body, besides a large quantity +of saline matters and water. <i>Foster.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*quench"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To quench +entirely; to extinguish.</def> "The candlelight <i>outquenched</i>." +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*rage"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<i>Out</i> + +<i>rage</i>.] <def>To rage in excess of.</def> [R.] +<i>Young.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"rage</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. <i>outrage</i>; +OF. <i>outre</i>, <i>oltre</i>, beyond (F. <i>outre</i>, L. +<i>ultra</i>) + <i>-age</i>, as, in <i>courage</i>, <i>voyage</i>. +See <u>Ulterior</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Injurious violence or +wanton wrong done to persons or things; a gross violation of right or +decency; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury.</def> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He wrought great <i>outrages</i>, wasting all the +country.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Excess; luxury.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Affront; insult; abuse. See <u>Affront</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>Out"rage</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Outragen</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Outraging</u> (?).] [F. <i>outrager</i>. See <u>Outrage</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To commit outrage upon; to subject to +outrage; to treat with violence or excessive abuse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Base and insolent minds <i>outrage</i> men when they +have hope of doing it without a return.</blockquote> +<i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>This interview <i>outrages</i> all +decency.</blockquote> <i>Broome.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically, to violate; to commit an +indecent assault upon (a female).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"rage</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To be guilty of an +outrage; to act outrageously.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*ra"geous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>outrageus</i>, F. <i>outrageux</i>. See <u>Outrage</u>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos>] <def>Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the +limits of right, reason, or decency; involving or doing an outrage; +furious; violent; atrocious.</def> "<i>Outrageous</i> weeping." +<i>Chaucer.</i> "The most <i>outrageous</i> villainies." <i>Sir P. +Sidney.</i> "The vile, <i>outrageous</i> crimes." <i>Shak.</i> +"<i>Outrageous</i> panegyric." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1020 !></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Violent; furious; exorbitant; excessive; atrocious; +monstrous; wanton; nefarious; heinous.</p> + +<p>-- <wf>Out*ra"geous*ly</wf> (out*rā"jŭs*l&ybreve;), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>Out*ra"geous*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>||Ou`trance"</hw> (&oomac;`träNs"), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[F. See <u>OutrÆ</u>.] <def>The utmost or last +extremity.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>||Combat à outrance</b></col>, <cd>a fight to the +end, or to the death.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Out*rank"</hw> (out*ră&nsm;k"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<def>To exceed in rank; hence, to take precedence of.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*ray"</hw> (-rā"), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +outshine.</def> [R.] <i>Skelton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*ray"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To spread out in +array.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>And now they <i>outray</i> to your fleet.</blockquote> +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*raye"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Outrage</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos></def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>This warn I you, that ye not suddenly<BR> +Out of yourself for no woe should <i>outraye</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*raze"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +obliterate.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sandys.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ou`tré"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F., p. p. of +<i>outrer</i> to exaggerate, fr. L. <i>ultra</i> beyond. See +<u>Outrage</u>.] <def>Being out of the common course or limits; +extravagant; bizarre.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*reach"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To reach +beyond.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*rea"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel or +surpass in reasoning; to reason better than.</def> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*reck"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed +in reckoning or computation.</def> <i>Bp. Pearson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||Ou`tre*cui`dance"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F., fr. +<i>outre</i> beyond + <i>cuider</i> to think, L. <i>cogitare</i>.] +<def>Excessive presumption.</def> [R.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*rede"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in +giving rede, or counsel.</def> [Obs.] See <u>Atrede</u>. +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*reign"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To go beyond +in reigning; to reign through the whole of, or longer than.</def> +[R.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*ride"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in +speed of riding; to ride beyond or faster than.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"ride`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A +riding out; an excursion.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A place for riding out.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out"rid`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A summoner whose office is to cite men before the sheriff.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>One who rides out on horseback.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A servant on horseback attending a +carriage.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"rig`ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use, as from +a ship's mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended, or from a building, +to support hoisting teckle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A +projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a +boat.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A boat thus equipped.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A projecting contrivance at the side of a +boat to prevent upsetting, as projecting spars with a log at the +end.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"right`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Immediately; without delay; at once; as, he was killed +<i>outright</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Completely; utterly.</def> <i>Cardinal +Manning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*ring"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel in +volume of ringing sound; to ring louder than.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*ri"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass +in a rivalry.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*rive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To river; to +sever.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Out"road`</hw>, <hw>Out"rode`</hw> } (?), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An excursion.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Outrodes</i> +by the ways of Judea." <i>Macc. xv. 41 (Geneva Bible).</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*roar"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +roaring.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out`ro*mance"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed +in romantic character.</def> [R.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"room`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An outer +room.</def> [R.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*root"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To eradicate; +to extirpate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*run"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Outran</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Outrun</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Outrunning</u>.] +<def>To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster than; to +outstrip; to go beyond.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Your zeal <i>outruns</i> my wishes.</blockquote> +<i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The other disciple did <i>outrun</i> Peter, and came +first to the sepulcher.</blockquote> <i>Jhon xx. 4.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*run"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An offshoot; a +branch.</def> [R.] "Some <i>outrunner</i> of the river." +<i>Lauson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*rush"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To rush out; +to issue, or ru&?; out, forcibly.</def> <i>Garth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*sail"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel, or +to leave behind, in sailing; to sail faster than.</def> <i>Beau. & +Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*scent"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +odor.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*scold"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +scolding.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*scorn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To confront, +or subdue, with greater scorn.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"scour`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which +is scoured out o&?; washed out.</def> <i>Buckland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*scout"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To overpower +by disdain; to outface.</def> [Obs.] <i>Marston.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*see"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To see beyond; +to excel in cer&?;ainty of seeing; to surpass in foresight.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*sell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To exceed in amount of sales; to sell more than.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To exceed in the price of selling; to +fetch more than; to exceed in value.</def> <i>Fuller. Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"sen`try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Mil.)</i> +<def>A sentry who guards the entrance or approach to a place; an +outguard.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A setting out, +starting, or beginning.</def> "The <i>outset</i> of a political +journey." <i>Burke.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Giving a proper direction to this <i>outset</i> of +life.</blockquote> <i>J. Hawes.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"set`tler</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +settles at a distance, or away, from others.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*shine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To shine +forth.</def> "Bright, <i>outshining</i> beams." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*shine"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel in +splendor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A throne of royal state, which far<BR> +<i>Outshone</i> the wealth of Ormus and of Ind.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*shoot"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed or +excel in shooting; to shoot beyond.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Men are resolved never to <i>outshoot</i> their +forefathers' mark.</blockquote> <i>Norris.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*shut"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To shut +out.</def> [R.] <i>Donne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"side`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms +the surface; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is +superficial; the exterior.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There may be great need of an <i>outside</i> where +there is little or nothing within.</blockquote> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Created beings see nothing but our +<i>outside</i>.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>The part or space which lies without an +inclosure; the outer side, as of a door, walk, or boundary.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I threw open the door of my chamber, and found the +family standing on the <i>outside</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Spectator.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>The furthest limit, as to number, +quantity, extent, etc.; the utmost; as, it may last a week at the +<i>outside</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>One who, or that which, is without; hence, +an <i>outside</i> passenger, as distinguished from one who is +<i>inside</i>. See <u>Inside</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> 3.</def> +[Colloq. Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out"side`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Of or pertaining to the outside; external; exterior; +superficial.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as +to extent, quantity, etc.; as, an <i>outside</i> estimate.</def> +[Colloq.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Outside finish</b></col> <i>(Arch.)</i>, <cd>a term for +the minor parts, as corner boards, hanging stiles, etc., required to +complete the exterior of a wooden building; -- rare in +masonry.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Out"side`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>or +<i>prep</i>. On or to the outside (of); without; on the exterior; as, +to ride <i>outside</i> the coach; he stayed <i>outside</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out`sid"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>One not belonging to the concern, institution, party, etc., +spoken of; one disconnected in interest or feeling.</def> [Recent] +<i>A. Trollope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A locksmith's pinchers for grasping the +point of a key in the keyhole, to open a door from the outside when +the key is inside.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A horse which is not a favorite in the +betting.</def> [Cant]</p> + +<p><hw>Out*sing"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in +singing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*sit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To remain +sitting, or in session, longer than, or beyond the time of; to +outstay.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"skirt`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A part remote +from the center; outer edge; border; -- usually in the plural; as, +the <i>outskirts</i> of a town.</def> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>outskirts</i> of his march of +mystery.</blockquote> <i>Keble.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*sleep"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +sleeping.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*slide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To slide +outward, onward, or forward; to advance by sliding.</def> +[Poetic]</p> + +<p><blockquote>At last our grating keels +<i>outslide</i>.</blockquote> <i>Whittier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*soar"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To soar +beyond or above.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"sole`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The outside sole +of a boot or shoe.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*sound"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass +in sounding.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*span"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [D. +<i>uitspannen</i>.] <def>To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a +wagon.</def> [S. Africa]</p> + +<p><hw>Out*spar"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed +in sparkling.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*speak"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To exceed in speaking.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To speak openly or boldly.</def> <i>T. +Campbell.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To express more than.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*speed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel in +speed.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Outspeed</i> the realized miracles of +steam.</blockquote> <i>Talfourd.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"spend`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Outlay; +expenditure.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>A mere <i>outspend</i> of savageness.</blockquote> +<i>I. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*spin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To spin out; +to finish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*spo"ken</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Speaking, or +spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; as, an <i>outspoken</i> man; an +<i>outspoken</i> rebuke.</def> -- <wf>Out*spo"ken*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>Out*sport"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +sporting.</def> [R.] "Not to <i>outsport</i> discretion." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*spread"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To spread +out; to expand; -- usually as a <pos><i>past part. or +adj.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*spring"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To spring +out; to issue.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*stand"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To stand +out, or project, from a surface or mass; hence, to remain standing +out.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*stand"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To resist effectually; to withstand; to sustain without +yielding.</def> [R.] <i>Woodward.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To stay beyond.</def> "I have +<i>outstood</i> my time." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*stand"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>That stands out; +undischarged; uncollected; not paid; as, <i>outstanding</i> +obligations.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Revenues . . . as well <i>outstanding</i> as +collected.</blockquote> <i>A. Hamilton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*stare"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel or +overcome in staring; to face down.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I would <i>outstare</i> the sternest eyes that +look.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*start"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To start out +or up.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*stay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To stay +beyond or longer than.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>She concluded to <i>outstay</i> him.</blockquote> +<i>Mad. D' Arblay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*step"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +stepping.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*storm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +storming.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Insults the tempest and <i>outstorms</i> the +skies.</blockquote> <i>J. Barlow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"street`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A street +remote from the center of a town.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*stretch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To stretch +out.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*stride"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass +in striding.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*strike"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To strike +out; to strike faster than.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*strip"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Outstripped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Outstripping</u>.] <def>To go faster than; to outrun; +to advance beyond; to leave behing.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Appetites which . . . had <i>outstripped</i> the +hours.</blockquote> <i>Southey.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He still <i>outstript</i> me in the race.</blockquote> +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*suf"fer</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed +in suffering.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*swear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +swearing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*sweet"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass +in sweetness.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*swell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To exceed in swelling.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To swell beyond; to overflow.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Hewyt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*take"</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Except.</def> +[Obs.] <i>R. of Brunne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*tak"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> <def>or +<i>prep</i>. Excepted; save.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif. +Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*talk"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To overpower +by talking; to exceed in talking; to talk down.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*tell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in +telling, counting, or reckoning.</def> "I have <i>outtold</i> the +clock." <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"term`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An external or +superficial thing; outward manner; superficial remark, etc.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Not to bear cold forms, nor men's +<i>outterms</i>.</blockquote> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*throw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To throw out.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To excel in throwing, as in ball +playing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*toil"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +toiling.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*tongue"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To silence +by talk, clamor, or noise.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*top"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +overtop.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out*trav"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed +in speed o&?; distance traveled.</def> <i>Mad. D' Arblay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*twine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +disentangle.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out*val"ue</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +value.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*ven"om</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +venom.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*vie"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +vying.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*vil"lain</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed +in villainy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*voice"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +noise.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*vote"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +the number of votes given; to defeat by votes.</def> +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*walk"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To excel in +walking; to leave behind in walking.</def> <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"wall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The exterior +wall; the outside surface, or appearance.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Out"ward</hw> (?), <hw>Out"wards</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. <i>&?;teweard</i>. See <u>Out</u>, and +<u>-ward</u>, <u>-wards</u>.] <def>From the interior part; in a +direction from the interior toward the exterior; out; to the outside; +beyond; off; away; as, a ship bound <i>outward</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The wrong side may be turned +<i>outward</i>.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Light falling on them is not reflected +<i>outwards</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir I. Newton.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Outward bound</b></col>, <cd>bound in an outward direction +or to foreign parts; -- said especially of vessels, and opposed to +<i>homeward bound</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Out"ward</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; -- opposed to +<i>inward</i>; as, an <i>outward</i> garment or layer.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Though our <i>outward</i> man perish, yet the inward +man is renewed day by day.</blockquote> <i>Cor. iv. 16.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the outer surface or +to what is external; manifest; public.</def> "Sins <i>outward</i>." +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>An <i>outward</i> honor for an inward +toil.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an +<i>outward</i> war.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hayward.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Tending to the exterior or +outside.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The fire will force its <i>outward</i> +way.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>Out"ward*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>Out"ward*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><col><b>Outward stroke</b></col>. <i>(Steam Engine)</i> <cd>See +under <u>Stroke</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Out"ward</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>External form; +exterior.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>So fair an <i>outward</i> and such stuff +within.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"wards</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Outward</u>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*watch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +watching.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"way`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A way out; +exit.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>In divers streets and <i>outways</i> +multiplied.</blockquote> <i>P. Fletcher.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*wear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To wear out; to consume or destroy by wearing.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To last longer than; to outlast; as, this +cloth will <i>outwear</i> the other.</def> "If I the night +<i>outwear</i>." <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*wea"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To weary +out.</def> <i>Cowley.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*weed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To weed +out.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out*weep"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +weeping.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*weigh"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +weight or value.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*well"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pour +out.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*well"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To issue +forth.</def> <i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*went"</hw> (?), <def><pos><i>imp.</i></pos> of +<u>Outgo</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*whore"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +lewdness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*win"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To win a way +out of.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out*wind"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To extricate +by winding; to unloose.</def> [R.] <i>Spenser. Dr. H. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*wing"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass, +exceed, or outstrip in flying.</def> <i>Garth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*wit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass in +wisdom, esp. in cunning; to defeat or overreach by superior +craft.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They did so much <i>outwit</i> and outwealth us +!</blockquote> <i>Gauden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out"wit</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The faculty of +acquiring wisdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so +acquired; -- opposed to <umac>inwit</umac>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Piers +Plowman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*woe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +woe.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out*work"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +working; to work more or faster than.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out"work`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Fort.)</i> <def>A +minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a +ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc.</def> <i>Wilhelm.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*worth"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +worth.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Out*wrest"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To extort; +to draw from or forth by violence.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Out*write"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed or +excel in writing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Out*za"ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed in +buffoonery.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ou*va"ro*vite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Named from the +Russian Count <i>Uvaroff</i>.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>Chrome +garnet.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ouze</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. & v.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ooze</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ou"zel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Ousel</u>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The mellow <i>ouzel</i> fluted in the +elm.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||O"va</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ovum</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"val</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [F. <i>ovale</i>, fr. L. +<i>ovum</i> egg. Cf. <u>Egg</u>, <u>Ovum</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Of or pertaining to eggs; done in the egg, or inception; as, +<i>oval</i> conceptions.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Having the figure of an egg; oblong and +curvilinear, with one end broader than the other, or with both ends +of about the same breadth; in popular usage, elliptical.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Broadly +elliptical.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Oval chuck</b></col> <i>(Mech.)</i>, <cd>a lathe chuck so +constructed that work attached to it, and cut by the turning tool in +the usual manner, becomes of an oval form.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O"val</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A body or figure in the +shape of an egg, or popularly, of an ellipse.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Cassinian oval</b></col> <i>(Geom.)</i>, <cd>the locus of +a point the product of whose distances from two fixed points is +constant; -- so called from <i>Cassini</i>, who first investigated +the curve. Thus, in the diagram, if P moves so that P A.P B is +constant, the point P describes a Cassinian oval. The locus may +consist of a single closed line, as shown by the dotted line, or of +two equal ovals about the points A and B.</cd></p> + +<p><! p. 1021 !></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O`val*bu"min</hw> (?), <hw>O`val*bu"men</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ovum</i> + <i>albumin</i>.] <i>(Physiol. +Chem.)</i> <def>The albumin from white of eggs; egg albumin; -- in +distinction from <i>serum albumin</i>. See <u>Albumin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*val"i*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oval</i> + +<i>-form</i>.] <def>Having the form of an egg; having a figure such +that any section in the direction of the shorter diameter will be +circular, and any in the direction of the longer diameter will be +oval.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"val*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an oval +form.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ovans</i> +triumphant, p. pr. of <i>ovare</i> to exult.] <def>Exultant.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O*va"ri*an</hw> (?), <hw>O*va"ri*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an ovary.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*va"ri*ole</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>One of the tubes of which the ovaries of most insects are +composed.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*va`ri*ot"o*mist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +performs, or is skilled in, ovariotomy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*va`ri*ot"o*my</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ovarium</i> ++ Gr. &?; to cut.] <i>(Surg.)</i> <def>The operation of removing one +or both of the ovaries; oöphorectomy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*va"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Consisting of +eggs; as, <i>ovarious</i> food.</def> [R.] <i>Thomson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>||O`va*ri"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Ovarium</u>, and <u>-itis</u>.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Inflammation of +the ovaries.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*va"ri*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. +<plw><b>Ovaria</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Ovariums</b></plw> (#). +[NL.] <def>An ovary. See <u>Ovary</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"va*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ovaries</b></plw> (#). [NL. <i>ovarium</i>, fr. L. +<i>ovum</i> egg: cf. F. <i>ovaire</i>. See <u>Oval</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>That part of the pistil which +contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the +fruit. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Flower</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl. & Anat.)</i> <def>The essential +female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See +<i>Illust.</i> of <u>Discophora</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ovatus</i>, from +<i>ovum</i> egg. See <u>Oval</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Shaped like an egg, with the lower +extremity broadest.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>Having the shape of an egg, +or of the longitudinal sectior of an egg, with the broader end +basal.</def> <i>Gray.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"vate-a*cu"mi*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having +an ovate form, but narrowed at the end into a slender +point.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vate-cyl`in*dra"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Having a form intermediate between ovate and +cylindraceous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"va*ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Ovate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vate-lan"ce*o*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Having a form intermediate between ovate and +lanceolate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vate-ob"long</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Oblong. +with one end narrower than the other; ovato-oblong.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vate-ro*tund"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having +a form intermediate between that of an egg and a sphere; roundly +ovate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vate-su"bu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having +an ovate form, but with a subulate tip or extremity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*va"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ovatio</i>, +fr. <i>ovare</i> to exult, rejoice, triumph in an ovation; cf. Gr. +&?; to shout: cf. F. <i>ovation</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Rom. +Antiq.)</i> <def>A lesser kind of triumph allowed to a commander for +an easy, bloodless victory, or a victory over slaves.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: An expression of popular homage; +the tribute of the multitude to a public favorite.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>To rain an April of <i>ovation</i> round<BR> +Their statues.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O*va"to-a*cu"mi*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same +as <u>Ovate-acuminate</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*va"to-cyl`in*dra"ceous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Same as <u>Ovate-cylindraceous</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*va"to-ob"long</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same as +<u>Ovate-oblong</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*va"to-ro*tund"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Same +as <u>Ovate-rotundate</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ov"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ofen</i>; akin to +D. <i>oven</i>, OHG. <i>ofan</i>, <i>ovan</i>, G. <i>ofen</i>, Icel. +<i>ofn</i>, Dan. <i>ovn</i>, Sw. <i>ugn</i>, Goth. +<i>aúhns</i>, Gr. &?;, Skr. <i>ukhā</i> pot.] <def>A +place arched over with brick or stonework, and used for baking, +heating, or drying; hence, any structure, whether fixed or portable, +which may be heated for baking, drying, etc.; esp., now, a chamber in +a stove, used for baking or roasting.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ov"en*bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Any species of the genus <i>Furnarius</i>, +allied to the creepers. They inhabit South America and the West +Indies, and construct curious oven-shaped nests.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>In the United States, <i>Seiurus +aurocapillus</i>; -- called also <i>golden-crowned thrush</i>.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>In England, sometimes applied to the willow +warbler, and to the long-tailed titmouse.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ofer</i>; akin +to D. <i>over</i>, G. <i>über</i>, OHG. <i>ubir</i>, +<i>ubar</i>, Dan. <i>over</i>, Sw. <i>öfver</i>, Icel. +<i>yfir</i>, Goth. <i>ufar</i>, L. <i>super</i>, Gr. &?;, Skr. +<i>upari</i>. &?;199. Cf. <u>Above</u>, <u>Eaves</u>, <u>Hyper-</u>, +<u>Orlop</u>, <u>Super-</u>, <u>Sovereign</u>, <u>Up</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Above, or higher than, in place or position, +with the idea of covering; -- opposed to <i>under</i>; as, clouds are +<i>over</i> our heads; the smoke rises <i>over</i> the +city.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The mercy seat that is <i>over</i> the +testimony.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xxx. 6.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Over</i> them gleamed far off the crimson banners +of morning.</blockquote> <i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Across; from side to side of; -- implying +a passing or moving, either above the substance or thing, or on the +surface of it; as, a dog leaps <i>over</i> a stream or a +table.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Certain lakes . . . poison birds which fly <i>over</i> +them.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Upon the surface of, or the whole surface +of; hither and thither upon; throughout the whole extent of; as, to +wander <i>over</i> the earth; to walk <i>over</i> a field, or +<i>over</i> a city.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>Above; -- implying superiority in +excellence, dignity, condition, or value; as, the advantages which +the Christian world has <i>over</i> the heathen.</def> +<i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Above in authority or station; -- implying +government, direction, care, attention, guard, responsibility, etc.; +-- opposed to <i>under</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou shalt be <i>over</i> my house.</blockquote> +<i>Gen. xli. 40.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I will make thee rules <i>over</i> many +things.</blockquote> <i>Matt. xxv. 23.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Dost thou not watch <i>over</i> my sin ?</blockquote> +<i>Job xiv. 16.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>His tender mercies are <i>over</i> all his +works.</blockquote> <i>Ps. cxlv. 9.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>Across or during the time of; from +beginning to end of; as, to keep anything <i>over</i> night; to keep +corn <i>over</i> winter.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>Above the perpendicular height or length +of, with an idea of measurement; as, the water, or the depth of +water, was <i>over</i> his head, <i>over</i> his shoes.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>8.</b></sn> <def>Beyond; in excess of; in addition to; more +than; as, it cost <i>over</i> five dollars.</def> "<i>Over</i> all +this." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>9.</b></sn> <def>Above, implying superiority after a +contest; in spite of; notwithstanding; as, he triumphed <i>over</i> +difficulties; the bill was passed <i>over</i> the veto.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Over</i>, in poetry, is often contracted into +<i>o'er</i>.</p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Over his signature</i> (or <i>name</i>) is a substitute +for the idiomatic English form, <i>under his signature</i> +(<i>name</i>, <i>hand and seal</i>, etc.), the reference in the +latter form being to the <i>authority under which</i> the writing is +made, executed, or published, and not the <i>place</i> of the +autograph, etc.</p> + +<p><col><b>Over all</b></col> <i>(Her.)</i>, <cd>placed over or upon +other bearings, and therefore hinding them in part; -- said of a +charge.</cd> -- <col><b>Over head and ears</b></col>, <cd>beyond +one's depth; completely; wholly; hopelessly; as, <i>over head and +ears</i> in debt.</cd> [Colloq.] -- <col><b>Over the left</b></col>. +<cd>See under <u>Left</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>To run over</b></col> +<i>(Mach.)</i>, <cd>to have rotation in such direction that the crank +pin traverses the upper, or front, half of its path in the forward, +or outward, stroke; -- said of a crank which drives, or is driven by, +a reciprocating piece.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>From one side to another; from side to side; across; crosswise; +as, a board, or a tree, a foot <i>over</i>, <i>i. e.</i>, a foot in +diameter.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>From one person or place to another +regarded as on the opposite side of a space or barrier; -- used with +verbs of motion; as, to sail <i>over</i> to England; to hand +<i>over</i> the money; to go <i>over</i> to the enemy.</def> "We will +pass <i>over</i> to Gibeah." <i>Judges xix. 12.</i> <def>Also, with +verbs of being: At, or on, the opposite side; as, the boat is +<i>over</i>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>From beginning to end; throughout the +course, extent, or expanse of anything; as, to look <i>over</i> +accounts, or a stock of goods; a dress covered <i>over</i> with +jewels.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>From inside to outside, above or across +the brim.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Good measure, pressed down . . . and running +<i>over</i>.</blockquote> <i>Luke vi. 38.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>Beyond a limit; hence, in excessive degree +or quantity; superfluously; with repetition; as, to do the whole work +<i>over</i>.</def> "So <i>over</i> violent." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He that gathered much had nothing +<i>over</i>.</blockquote> <i>Ex. xvi. 18.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>6.</b></sn> <def>In a manner to bring the under side to or +towards the top; as, to turn (one's self) <i>over</i>; to roll a +stone <i>over</i>; to turn <i>over</i> the leaves; to tip <i>over</i> +a cart.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>7.</b></sn> <def>At an end; beyond the limit of +continuance; completed; finished.</def> "Their distress was +<i>over</i>." <i>Macaulay.</i> "The feast was <i>over</i>." <i>Sir W. +Scott.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Over</i>, <i>out</i>, <i>off</i>, and similar adverbs, +are often used in the predicate with the sense and force of +adjectives, agreeing in this respect with the adverbs of place, +<i>here</i>, <i>there</i>, <i>everywhere</i>, <i>nowhere</i>; as, the +games were <i>over</i>; the play is <i>over</i>; the master was +<i>out</i>; his hat is <i>off</i>.</p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Over</i> is much used in composition, with the same +significations that it has as a separate word; as in <i>over</i>cast, +<i>over</i>flow, to cast or flow so as to spread over or cover; +<i>over</i>hang, to hang above; <i>over</i>turn, to turn so as to +bring the underside towards the top; <i>over</i>act, +<i>over</i>reach, to act or reach beyond, implying excess or +superiority.</p> + +<p><col><b>All over</b></col>. <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>Over the +whole; upon all parts; completely; as, he is spatterd with mud <i>all +over</i>.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>Wholly over; at an end; as, it +is <i>all over</i> with him.</cd> -- <col><b>Over again</b></col>, +<cd>once more; with repetition; afresh; anew.</cd> <i>Dryden.</i> -- +<col><b>Over against</b></col>, <cd>opposite; in front.</cd> +<i>Addison.</i> -- <col><b>Over and above</b></col>, <cd>in a manner, +or degree, beyond what is supposed, defined, or usual; besides; in +addition; as, not <i>over and above</i> well.</cd> "He . . . gained, +<i>over and above</i>, the good will of all people." <i>L' +Estrange.</i> -- <col><b>Over and over</b></col>, <cd>repeatedly; +again and again.</cd> -- <col><b>To boil over</b></col>. <cd>See +under <u>Boil</u>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>To come it +over</b></col>, <col><b>To do over</b></col>, <col><b>To give +over</b></col>, etc. <cd>See under <u>Come</u>, <u>Do</u>, +<u>Give</u>, etc.</cd> -- <col><b>To throw over</b></col>, <cd>to +abandon; to betray. Cf. <i>To throw overboard</i>, under +<u>Overboard</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Upper; covering; higher; +superior; also, excessive; too much or too great; -- chiefly used in +composition; as, <i>over</i>shoes, <i>over</i>coat, <i>over</i>- +garment, <i>over</i>lord, <i>over</i>work, +<i>over</i>haste.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Cricket)</i> <def>A +certain number of balls (usually four) delivered successively from +behind one wicket, after which the ball is bowled from behind the +other wicket as many times, the fielders changing places.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*a*bound"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be +exceedingly plenty or superabundant.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*act"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in +acting; as, he <i>overacted</i> his part.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To act upon, or influence, unduly.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The hope of inheritance <i>overacts</i> +them.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*act"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To act more +than is necessary; to go to excess in action.</def> <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*ac"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Per&?;ormance to excess; exaggerated or excessive +action.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*af*fect"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +affect or care for unduly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*ag"i*tate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +agitate or discuss beyond what is expedient.</def> <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*all</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +<def>Everywhere.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*alls</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>A kind of loose trousers worn over others to +protect them from soiling.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Waterproof leggings.</def> <i>R. D. +Blackmore.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*anx*i"e*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state +of being overanxious; excessive anxiety.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*anx"ious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Anxious in +an excessive or needless degree.</def> -- <wf>O"ver*anx"ious*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*arch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +make or place an arch over; to hang over like an arch.</def> "Brown +with <i>o'erarching</i> shades." <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver-arm`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Cricket, +etc.)</i> <def>Done (as bowling or pitching) with the arm raised +above the shoulder. See <u>Overhard</u>.</def> "An <i>over-arm</i> +with a round-arm bowler." <i>R. A. Proctor.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*awe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overawed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overawing</u>.] <def>To awe exceedingly; to subjugate +or restrain by awe or great fear.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The king was present in person to overlook the +magistrates, and <i>overawe</i> these subjects with the terror of his +sword.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*aw"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Awful, or +reverential, in an excessive degree.</def> [R.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*bal"ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To exceed equality with; to outweigh.</def> +<i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to lose balance or +equilibrium.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*bal`ance</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excess of +weight or value; something more than an equivalent; as, an +<i>overbalance</i> of exports.</def> <i>J. Edwards.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*bar"ren</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively +barren.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*bat"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Over</i> + +<i>battle</i>, a.] <def>Excessively fertile; bearing rank or noxious +growths.</def> [Obs.] "<i>Overbattle</i> grounds." +<i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*bear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bear down or carry down, as by excess of +weight, power, force, etc.; to overcome; to suppress.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The point of reputation, when the news first came of +the battle lost, did <i>overbear</i> the reason of war.</blockquote> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Overborne</i> with weight the Cyprians +fell.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They are not so ready to <i>overbear</i> the adversary +who goes out of his own country to meet them.</blockquote> <i>Jowett +(Thucyd. )</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To domineer over; to overcome by +insolence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*bear"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To bear fruit +or offspring to excess; to be too prolific.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*bear"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Overpowering; subduing; repressing.</def> <i>I. Watts.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Aggressively haughty; arrogant; +domineering; tyrannical; dictatorial; insolent.</def></p> + +<p>--<wf>O`ver*bear"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>O`ver*bear"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*bend"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bend to +excess.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*bend"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To bend +over.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*bid"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bid or +offer beyond, or in excess of.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*bide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +outlive.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*blow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To blow over, or be subdued.</def> [R.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>To force so much wind into a +pipe that it produces an overtone, or a note higher than the natural +note; thus, the upper octaves of a flute are produced by +<i>overblowing</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*blow"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To blow away; +to dissipate by wind, or as by wind.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When this cloud of sorrow's +<i>overblown</i>.</blockquote> <i>Waller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*board`</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Over the +side of a ship; hence, from on board of a ship, into the water; as, +to fall <i>overboard</i>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To throw overboard</b></col>, <cd>to discard; to abandon, +as a dependent or friend.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*boil"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To boil +over or unduly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Nor is discontent to keep the mind<BR> +Deep in its fountain, lest it <i>overboil</i><BR> +In the hot throng.</blockquote> <i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*bold"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively or +presumptuously bold; impudent.</def> <i>Shak.</i> -- +<wf>O"ver*bold"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*book"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively +bookish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*boun"te*ous</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Bounteous to +excess.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*bow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bend or +bow over; to bend in a contrary direction.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*breed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To breed +to excess.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*brim"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To flow +over the brim; to be so full as to overflow.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*brow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To hang +over like a brow; to impend over.</def> [Poetic] +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Did with a huge projection <i>overbrow</i><BR> +Large space beneath.</blockquote> <i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*build"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To build over.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To build too much; to build beyond the +demand.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*built"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having too +many buildings; as, an <i>overbuilt</i> part of a town.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*bulk"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To oppress +by bulk; to overtower.</def> [Obs. & R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*bur"den</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To load +with too great weight or too much care, etc.</def> <i>Sir P. +Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*bur`den</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The waste which +overlies good stone in a quarry.</def> <i>Raymond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*bur"den*some</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +burdensome.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*burn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +burn too much; to be overzealous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver-bus"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too busy; +officious.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*buy"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To buy too much.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To buy at too dear a rate.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*can"o*py</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover +as with a canopy.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*ca"pa*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +capable.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Overcapable</i> of such pleasing +errors.</blockquote> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*care"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive +care.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1022 !></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*care"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +careful.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*cark"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +anxious; too full of care.</def> [Archaic] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*car"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +carry too far; to carry beyond the proper point.</def> +<i>Hayward.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*cast"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to +darken.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those clouds that <i>overcast</i> your morn shall +fly.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To compute or rate too high.</def> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Sewing)</i> <def>To take long, loose +stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent +raveling.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*catch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +overtake.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*cau"tious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +cautious; cautious or prudent to excess.</def> -- +<wf>O"ver*cau"tious*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>O"ver*cau"tiou*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*change`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Too much or +too frequent change; fickleness.</def> [R.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*charge"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Supercharge</u>, <u>Surcharge</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To charge or load too heavily; to burden; +to oppress; to cloy.</def> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p> +<sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fill too full; to crowd.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Our language is <i>overcharged</i> with +consonants.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To charge excessively; to charge beyond a +fair rate or price.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To exaggerate; as, to <i>overcharge</i> a +description.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Overcharged mine</b></col>. <i>(Mil.)</i> <cd>See <i>Globe +of compression</i>, under <u>Globe</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*charge"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To make +excessive charges.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*charge`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Supercargo</u>, <u>Supercharge</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An excessive load or burden.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An excessive charge in an +account.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*climb"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To climb +over.</def> <i>Surrey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*cloud"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover +or overspread with clouds; to becloud; to overcast.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*cloy"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fill +beyond satiety.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*coat`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Surcoat</u>.] <def>A coat worn over the other clothing; a +greatcoat; a topcoat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*cold"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Cold to +excess.</def> <i>Wiseman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*col"or</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To color +too highly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*come"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overcame</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Overcome</u>; <pos><i>p. pr & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overcoming</u>.] +[AS. <i>ofercuman</i>. See <u>Over</u>, <u>Come</u>, and cf. +<u>Supervene</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To get the better of; to surmount; to +conquer; to subdue; as, to <i>overcome</i> enemies in +battle.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This wretched woman <i>overcome</i><BR> +Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To overflow; to surcharge.</def> [Obs.] +<i>J. Philips.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To come or pass over; to spreads +over.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>And <i>overcome</i> us like a summer's +cloud.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow; +overturn; defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate; beat; +surmount. See <u>Conquer</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*come"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To gain the +superiority; to be victorious.</def> <i>Rev. iii. 21.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*com"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +overcomes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*com"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Conquering; +subduing.</def> -- <wf>O`ver*com"ing*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*con"fi*dence</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Excessive confidence; too great reliance or trust.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*con"fi*dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Confident to excess.</def> -- <wf>O"ver*con"fi*dent*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*cost"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +costly.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*count"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To rate +too high; to outnumber.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*cov"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover +up.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*cred"u*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +credulous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*crow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To crow, +exult, or boast, over; to overpower.</def> <i>Spenser. Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*crowd"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To crowd +too much.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*cun"ning</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Exceedingly +or excessively cunning.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*cu"ri*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +curious.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*dare"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*date"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To date +later than the true or proper period.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*deal`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +excess.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The <i>overdeal</i> in the price will be +double.</blockquote> <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*del"i*cate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +delicate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*de*light"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Delighted beyond measure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*dight"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Covered +over.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*do"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overdid</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Overdone</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Overdoing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To do too much; to exceed +what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too +far.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Anything so <i>overdone</i> is from the purpose of +playing.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to +exhaust; as, to <i>overdo</i> one's strength.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To surpass; to excel.</def> [R.] +<i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To cook too much; as, to <i>overdo</i> the +meat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*do"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To labor too +hard; to do too much.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*do"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +overdoes.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*dose"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To dose to +excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*dose`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Too great a dose; +an excessive dose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*draw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overdrew</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Overdrawn</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Overdrawing</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To exaggerate; to overdo.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Banking)</i> <def>To make drafts upon or +against, in excess of the proper amount or limit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*dress"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To dress +or adorn to excess; to dress too much.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*drink"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +drink to excess.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*drive"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*drown"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wet or +drench to excess.</def> [Obs.] <i>W. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*dry"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To dry too +much.</def> <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*due"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Due and more +than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival or payment, etc.; +as, an <i>overdue</i> vessel; an <i>overdue</i> note.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*dye"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To dye with +excess of color; to put one color over (another).</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*ea"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too eager; +too impatient.</def> -- <wf>O`ver*ea"ger*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>O"ver*ea"ger*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*ear"nest</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +earnest.</def> -- <wf>O"ver*ear"nest*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +-- <wf>O"ver*ear"nest*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*eat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To gnaw all over, or on all sides.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To eat to excess; -- often with a +reflexive.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*el"e*gant</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +elegant.</def> <i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*emp"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make +too empty; to exhaust.</def> [R.] <i>Carew.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*est</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>Superl.</i></pos> of <u>Over</u>.] <def>Uppermost; +outermost.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Full threadbare was his <i>overeste</i> +courtepy.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i> +</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*es"ti*mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +estimate too highly; to overvalue.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*es"ti*mate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +estimate that is too high; as, an <i>overestimate</i> of the +vote.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*ex*cite"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +excite too much.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*ex*cite"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excess +of excitement; the state of being overexcited.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*ex*ert"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exert +too much.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*ex*er"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive +exertion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*ex"qui*site</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +exquisite; too exact or nice; too careful.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*eye"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To superintend; to oversee; to inspect.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To see; to observe.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*fall`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A cataract; a waterfall.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>A turbulent surface of +water, caused by strong currents setting over submerged ridges; also, +a dangerous submerged ridge or shoal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*fa*tigue"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive +fatigue.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*fa*tigue"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fatigue +to excess; to tire out.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*feed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp. & p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overfed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & +vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overfeeding</u>.] <def>To feed to excess; to +surfeit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*fierce"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively +fierce.</def></p> + +<p><hw>o`ver*fill"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fill to +excess; to surcharge.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*fish"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To fish to +excess.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*float"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +overflow.</def> [R.] <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*flour"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To make excessive display or flourish +of.</def> <i>Collier.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To embellish with outward ornaments or +flourishes; to varnish over.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*flow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overflowed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overflowing</u>.] [AS. <i>oferfl&?;wan</i>. See +<u>Over</u>, and <u>Flow</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To flow over; +to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to +inundate; to overwhelm.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The northern nations <i>overflowed</i> all +Christendom.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To flow over the brim of; to fill more +than full.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*flow"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To run over the bounds.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To be superabundant; to abound.</def> +<i>Rogers.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*flow`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.</def> +<i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>That which flows over; a superfluous +portion; a superabundance.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>An outlet for the escape of surplus +liquid.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Overflow meeting</b></col>, <cd>a meeting constituted of +the surplus or overflow of another audience.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*flow"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +overflow; that which overflows; exuberance; copiousness.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He was ready to bestow the <i>overflowings</i> of his +full mind on anybody who would start a subject.</blockquote> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*flow"ing*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In great +abundance; exuberantly.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*flush"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To flush +to excess.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*flut"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +flutter over.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*flux`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Overflow; +exuberance.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*fly"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overflew</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Overflown</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Overflying</u>.] <def>To cross or pass over by flight.</def> +<i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*fond"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Fond to +excess.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>-- <wf>O"ver*fond"ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>O"ver*fond"ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*force`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive +force; violence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*for"ward</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Forward to +excess; too forward.</def> -- <wf>O"ver*for"ward*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*free"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Free to +excess; too liberal; too familiar.</def> -- <wf>O"ver*free"ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*freight"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overfreighted</u> (<u>Overfraught</u> (?), +obs.); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overfreighting</u>.] +<def>To put too much freight in or upon; to load too full, or too +heavily; to overload.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*fre"quent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +frequent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*frieze"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover +with a frieze, or as with a frieze.</def> <i>E. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*front"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +confront; to oppose; to withstand.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*fruit"ful</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +fruitful.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*full"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>oferfull</i>.] <def>Too full; filled to overflowing; excessively +full; surfeited.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*full"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being excessively or abnormally full, so as to cause overflow, +distention, or congestion; excess of fullness; surfeit.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver-gar`ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An outer +garment.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*gar"ri*son</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +garrison to excess.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*gaze"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To gaze; to +overlook.</def> [Poetic] "Earth's <i>o'ergazing</i> mountains." +<i>Byron.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*get"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To reach; to overtake; to pass.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To get beyond; to get over or recover +from.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*gild"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>ofergyldan</i>.] <def>To gild over; to varnish.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*gird"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To gird too +closely.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*give"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give +over; to surrender; to yield.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*glad"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively or +unduly glad.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*glance"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To glance +over.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*glide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To glide +over.</def> <i>Wyatt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*gloom"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To spread +gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Overgloomed</i> by memories of sorrow.</blockquote> +<i>De Quincey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*go"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overwent</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Overgone</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Overgoing</u>.] [AS. <i>ofergān</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To travel over.</def> [R.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To exceed; to surpass.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cover.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To oppress; to weigh down.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*gorge"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To gorge +to excess.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*grace"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To grace +or honor exceedingly or beyond desert.</def> [R.] <i>Beau. & +Fl.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*grassed"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Overstocked, or overgrown, or covered, with grass.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*great"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +great.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*great"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive +greatness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*greed"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively +greedy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*gross"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +gross.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*ground"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Situated +over or above ground; as, the <i>overground</i> portion of a +plant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*grow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overgrew</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Overgrown</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Overgrowing</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To grow over; to cover with growth or +herbage, esp. that which is rank.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The green . . . is rough and +<i>overgrown</i>.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to +overcome; to oppress.</def> [Obs.] <i>Mortimer.</i> "<i>O'ergrown</i> +with labor." <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p>[Usually in the past participle.]</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*grow"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To grow beyond +the fit or natural size; as, a huge, <i>overgrown</i> ox.</def> +<i>L'Estrange.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*growth`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive +growth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*hail"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Overhaul</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*hale"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Overhaul</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*hand`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The upper +hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>He had gotten thereby a great <i>overhand</i> on +me.</blockquote> <i>Sir T. More.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*hand`</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<i>(Sewing)</i> <def>Over and over; -- applied to a style of sewing, +or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed +together by passing each stitch over both.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Baseball, Cricket, etc.)</i> <def>Done (as +pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm +above, or higher than, the shoulder.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Overhand knot</b></col>. <cd>See <i>Illustration</i> of +<u>Knot</u>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*hand`</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an overhand +manner or style.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*han"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +handle, or use, too much; to mention too often.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*hang"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overhung</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overhanging</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To impend +or hang over.</def> [R.] <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To hang over; to jut or project +over.</def> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*hang"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To jut +over.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*hang`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>In a general sense, that which just out or +projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the +<i>overhang</i> is five feet.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Specifically: The projection of an upper +part (as a roof, an upper story, or other part) of a building beyond +the lower part; as, the <i>overhang</i> of a roof, of the eaves, +etc.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>The portion of the bow or +stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water +line.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mach.)</i> <def>The projection of a part +beyond another part that is directly below it, or beyond a part by +which it is supported; as, the <i>overhang</i> of a shaft; <i>i. +e.</i>, its projection beyond its bearing.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*hap"py</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Exceedingly +happy.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*hard"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To harden +too much; to make too hard.</def> <i>Boyle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*har"dy</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too hardy; +overbold.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*haste`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Too great +haste.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*has"ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too hasty; +precipitate; rash.</def> -- <wf>O"ver*has"ti*ly</wf> (#), +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>O`ver*has"ti*ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*haul"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overhauled</u> (?); p. pr. & vb. n. +<u>Overhauling</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To haul or drag over; +hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine +thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To gain upon in a chase; to +overtake.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>To overhaul a tackle</b></col>, <cd>to pull on the leading +parts so as to separate the blocks.</cd> -- <col><b>To overhaul +running rigging</b></col>, <cd>to keep it clear, and see that no +hitch occurs.</cd></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O"ver*haul`</hw> (?), <hw>O`ver*haul"ing</hw>, } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A strict examination with a view to +correction or repairs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*head"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Aloft; +above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon +the floor above; in the zenith.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>While <i>overhead</i> the moon<BR> +Sits arbitress.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p>Also used adjectively; as, an <i>overhead</i> crane, gear, +etc.</p> + +<p><col><b>Overhead engine</b></col>, <cd>a vertical steam engine in +which the cylinder stands above the crank.</cd> -- <col><b>Overhead +work</b></col>, <cd>a general term in manufactories for +countershafting and gearing, when overhead.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*hear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overheard</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overhearing</u>.] [AS. <i>oferhiéran</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To hear more of (anything) than was +intended to be heard; to hear by accident or artifice.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To hear again.</def> <i>ShaK.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*heat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Superheat</u>.] <def>To heat to excess; to superheat.</def> +<i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*heav`y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively +heavy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*hele"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>oferhelian</i>.] <def>To hele or cover over.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. +Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*hent"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [See <u>Hent</u>.] +<def>To overtake.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>So forth he went and soon them +<i>overhent</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*high"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>oferheáh</i>.] <def>Too high.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*high"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Too highly; +too greatly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*hip"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overhipped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overhipping</u>.] [<i>Over</i> + a word akin to E. +<i>hop</i> to skip.] <def>To pass over by, or as by a hop; to skip +over; hence, to overpass.</def> [Obs.] "When the time is +<i>overhipt</i>." <i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1023 !></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*hold"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To hold or +value too highly; to estimate at too dear a rate.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*hung"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Covered over; ornamented with hangings.</def> +<i>Carlyle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Suspended from above or from the +top.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Overhung door</b></col>, <cd>a sliding door, suspended +door, suspended from the top, as upon rollers.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*in"flu*ence</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +influence in an excessive degree; to have undue influence +over.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*in*form"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +inform, fill, or animate, excessively.</def> [R.] +<i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*is"sue</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An excessive +issue; an issue, as of notes or bonds, exceeding the limit of +capital, credit, or authority.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>An <i>overissue</i> of government paper.</blockquote> +<i>Brougham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*is"sue</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To issue in +excess.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*jeal"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Over</i> + +<i>jealous.</i> Cf. <u>Overzealous</u>.] <def>Excessively jealous; +too jealous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*joy"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make +excessively joyful; to gratify extremely.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*joy`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive joy; +transport.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*jump"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To jump +over; hence, to omit; to ignore.</def> <i>Marston.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*king`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A king who has +sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes.</def> <i>J. R. +Green.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*know"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too knowing +or too cunning.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*la"bor</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overlabored</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overlaboring</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cause to labor excessively; to +overwork.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To labor upon excessively; to refine +unduly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*lade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overladed</u>; <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Overladen</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Overlading</u>.] [Cf. <u>Overload</u>.] <def>To load with too +great a cargo; to overburden; to overload.</def> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*land`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Being, or +accomplished, over the land, instead of by sea; as, an +<i>overland</i> journey.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*land`</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>By, upon, or +across, land.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*land`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +travels over lands or countries; one who travels overland.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*lan"guaged</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Employing +too many words; diffuse.</def> <i>Lowell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*lap"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To lap +over; to lap.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*lap`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The lapping of one thing over another; as, an <i>overlap</i> of +six inches; an <i>overlap</i> of a slate on a roof.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Geol.)</i> <def>An extension of geological +beds above and beyond others, as in a conformable series of beds, +when the upper beds extend over a wider space than the lower, either +in one or in all directions.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*large"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too large; +too great.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*large"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excess of +size or bulk.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*lash"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [Cf. Prov. E. +<i>lash</i> extravagant, <i>lashing</i> lavish.] <def>To drive on +rashly; to go to excess; hence, to exaggerate; to boast.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*lash"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excess; +exaggeration.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*late"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too late; +exceedingly late.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*lave"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To lave or +bathe over.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*lav"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lavish to +excess.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*lay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overlaid</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overlaying</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To lay, or +spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to +press excessively upon.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When any country is <i>overlaid</i> by the multitude +which live upon it.</blockquote> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>As when a cloud his beams doth +<i>overlay</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Framed of cedar <i>overlaid</i> with +gold.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>And <i>overlay</i><BR> +With this portentous bridge the dark abyss.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To smother with a close covering, or by +lying upon.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>This woman's child died in the night; because she +<i>overlaid</i> it.</blockquote> <i>1 Kings iii. 19.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A heap of ashes that <i>o'erlays</i> your +fire.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Printing)</i> <def>To put an overlay +on.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*lay`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>A covering.</def> <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Printing)</i> <def>A piece of paper pasted +upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger +at a particular place.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*lay"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +overlays; that with which anything is overlaid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*lay"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A superficial +covering; a coating.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*lead"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To domineer +over; to affront; to treat with indignity.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*leap"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>oferhleápan</i>. See <u>Over</u>, and <u>Leap</u>.] <def>To +leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore.</def> "Let me +<i>o'erleap</i> that custom." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*learn"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +learned.</def> -- <wf>O"ver*learn"ed</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- +<wf>O"ver*learn"ed*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*leath`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Upper +leather.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*leav"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To leaven +too much; hence, to change excessively; to spoil.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*lib"er*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +liberal.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*lib"er*al*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +overliberal manner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*lick"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To lick +over.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*lie"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overlay</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Overlain</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Overlying</u>.] <def>To lie over or upon; specifically, to +suffocate by lying upon; as, to <i>overlie</i> an infant.</def> +<i>Quain.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A woman by negligence <i>overlieth</i> her child in +her sleeping.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*light`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Too strong a +light.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*light"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too light or +frivolous; giddy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*li*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The quality +or state of being overly; carelessness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bp. +Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*lin"ger</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cause +to linger; to detain too long.</def> [Obs.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*lip`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>oferlibban</i>.] <def>The upper lip.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*live"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +outlive.</def> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The culture of Northumbria <i>overlived</i> the term +of its political supermacy.</blockquote> <i>Earle.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*live"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To live too +long, too luxuriously, or too actively.</def> <i>Milton.</i> +"<i>Overlived</i> in this close London life." <i>Mrs. +Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*liv"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A +survivor.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*load"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overloaded</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Overloading</u>.] [Cf. <u>Overlade</u>.] <def>To load or fill to +excess; to load too heavily.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*load`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An excessive +load; the excess beyond a proper load.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*log"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Excessively logical; adhering too closely to the forms or rules +of logic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*long"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> <def>Too +long.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*look"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overlooked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overlooking</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To look +down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view +from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of; +as, to <i>overlook</i> a valley from a hill.</def> "The pile +<i>o'erlooked</i> the town." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Titan] with burning eye did hotly <i>overlook</i> +them.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Hence: To supervise; to watch over; +sometimes, to observe secretly; as, to <i>overlook</i> a gang of +laborers; to <i>overlook</i> one who is writing a letter.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To inspect; to examine; to look over +carefully or repeatedly.</def> "<i>Overlook</i> this pedigree." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The time and care that are required<BR> +To <i>overlook</i> and file and polish well.</blockquote> +<i>Roscommon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch +by looking upon; to fascinate.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>If you trouble me I will <i>overlook</i> you, and then +your pigs will die.</blockquote> <i>C. Kingsley.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <def>To look over and beyond (anything) without +seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from +bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without +censure or punishment; to excuse.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The times of ignorance therefore God +<i>overlooked</i>.</blockquote> <i>Acts xvii. 30 (Rev. Ver. )</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>They <i>overlook</i> truth in the judgments they +pass.</blockquote> <i>Atterbury.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>The pardoning and <i>overlooking</i> of +faults.</blockquote> <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*look"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +overlooks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*loop`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Orlop</u>.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*lord`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who is +lord over another or others; a superior lord; a master.</def> +<i>Freeman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*lord"ship</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Lordship +or supremacy of a person or a people over others.</def> <i>J. R. +Green.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*loud"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too loud; +noisy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*love"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To love to +excess.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*lus"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Excessively luscious.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*lust"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too lusty, or +lively.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*ly</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Careless; negligent; inattentive; superfical; not +thorough.</def> [Archaic] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Excessive; too much.</def> [R.] +<i>Coleridge.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an overly +manner.</def> [Archaic]</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*ly"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Lying over or +upon something; as, <i>overlying</i> rocks.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*mag"ni*fy</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +magnify too much.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*mal"a*pert</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Excessively malapert or impudent.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Prynne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*man`ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +excessive manner; excessively.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wiclif.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*march"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +march too far, or too much; to exhaust by marching.</def> +<i>Baker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*mast"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <i>(Naut.)</i> +<def>To furnish (a vessel) with too long or too heavy a mast or +masts.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*mas"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*match"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To be more than equal to or a match for; +hence, to vanquish.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To marry (one) to a superior.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*match`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One superior +in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one of the +opponents is overmatched.</def> <i>Milton. D. Webster.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*meas"ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +measure or estimate too largely.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*meas`ure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive +measure; the excess beyond true or proper measure; surplus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*med"dle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To meddle +unduly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*med"dling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive +interference.</def> "Justly shent for their <i>overmeddling</i>." +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*mel"low</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too mellow; +overripe.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*mer"it</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive +merit.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*mic"kle</hw> (?), <pos><i>a. & adv.</i></pos> +<def>Overmuch.</def> [Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*mix"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To mix with +too much.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*mod"est</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Modest to +excess; bashful.</def> -- <wf>O"ver*mod"est*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*moist"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively +moist.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*mois"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excess of +moisture.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*more"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Beyond; +moreover.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*mor"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The day +after or following to-morrow.</def> [Obs.] <i>Bible (1551).</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*most`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Over the rest +in authority; above all others; highest.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Fabyan.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*mount"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Surmount</u>.] <def>To mount over; to go higher than; to rise +above.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*much"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +much.</def> -- <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In too great a degree; too +much.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An excess; a +surplus.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*much"ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being in excess; superabundance.</def> [R.] +<i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*mul"ti*ply</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> +<def>To multiply or increase too much; to repeat too often.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*mul"ti*tude</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +outnumber.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*name"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To name +over or in a series; to recount.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*neat"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively +neat.</def> <i>Spectator.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*nice"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively +nice; fastidious.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i> -- <wf>O"ver*nice"ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>O"ver*nice"ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*night`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The fore part +of the night last past; the previous evening.</def> [R.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*night"</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In the fore +part of the night last past; in the evening before; also, during the +night; as, the candle will not last <i>overnight</i>.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>I had been telling her all that happened +<i>overnight</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dickens.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*noise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +overpower by noise.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*nu"mer*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Excessively numerous; too many.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*of"fice</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +domineer over by virtue of office.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*of*fi"cious</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +busy; too ready to intermeddle; too officious.</def> +<i>Collier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*paint"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To color +or describe too strongly.</def> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*pam"per</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pamper +excessively; to feed or dress too much.</def> <i>Dryton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*part"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give too +important or difficult a part to.</def> [Obs.] <i>B. Jonson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*pass"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overpassed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overpassing</u>.] [Cf. <u>Surpass</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to +<i>overpass</i> a river; to <i>overpass</i> limits.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pass over; to omit; to overlook; to +disregard.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All the beauties of the East<BR> +He slightly viewed and slightly <i>overpassed</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To surpass; to excel.</def> [R.] <i>R. +Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*pass"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To pass over, +away, or off.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*pas"sion*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Passionate to excess.</def> -- <wf>O"ver*pas"sion*ate*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*pa"tient</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Patient to +excess.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*pay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overpaid</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overpaying</u>.] <def>To pay too much to; to reward +too highly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*peer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To peer +over; to rise above.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*peo"ple</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To people +too densely.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*perch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To perch +upon; to fly over.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*per*suade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +persuade or influence against one's inclination or judgment.</def> +<i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*pes"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To pester +exceedingly or excessively.</def> <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*pic"ture</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +surpass nature in the picture or representation of.</def> [Obs.] +"<i>O'erpicturing</i> that Venus." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*please"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To please +excessively.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*plus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Over</i> + L. +<i>plus</i> more. See <u>Plus</u>, and cf. <u>Surplus</u>.] <def>That +which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity proposed; +surplus.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p>"The <i>overplus</i> of a great fortune." <i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*ply"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To ply to +excess; to exert with too much vigor; to overwork.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*poise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +outweigh; to overbalance.</def> [R.] <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*poise`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Preponderant +weight; a counterbalance.</def> [R.] <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*pol"ish</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To polish +too much.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*pon"der*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +heavy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*post"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To post +over; to pass over swiftly, as by post.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*po"tent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too potent +or powerful.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*pow"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overpowered</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overpowering</u>.] <def>To excel or exceed in power; +to cause to yield; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light +<i>overpowers</i> the eyes.</def> "And <i>overpower'd</i> that +gallant few." <i>Wordsworth.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush; +overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.</p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*pow`er</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A dominating +power.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*pow"er*ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excelling in +power; too powerful; irresistible.</def> -- +<wf>O`ver*pow"er*ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*praise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Overprize</u>, <u>Superpraise</u>.] <def>To praise excessively or +unduly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*prais"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +praising unduly; excessive praise.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*press"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To bear upon with irresistible force; to +crush; to overwhelm.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To overcome by importunity.</def> +<i>Johnson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*pres"sure</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive +pressure or urging.</def> <i>London Athenæum.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*prize"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Overpraise</u>.] <def>Toprize excessively; to overvalue.</def> +<i>Sir H. Wotton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*pro*duc"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Excessive production; supply beyond the demand.</def> <i>J. S. +Mill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*prompt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too prompt; +too ready or eager; precipitate.</def> -- <wf>O`ver*prompt"ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*proof"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Containing +more alcohol than proof spirit; stronger than proof spirit; that is, +containing more than 49.3 per cent by weight of alcohol.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*pro*por"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +make of too great proportion.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*proud"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Exceedingly +or unduly proud.</def> "<i>Overproud</i> of his victory." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*prov"i*dent</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +provident.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*pro*voke"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +provoke excessively.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*quell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To quell +or subdue completely.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*qui"et*ness</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Too much +quietness.</def> <i>Sir. T. Browne.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*rake"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overraked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overraking</u>.] <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To rake over, or +sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel +anchored with head to the sea.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*rank"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too rank or +luxuriant.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*rate"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overrated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Overrating</u>.] <def>To rate or value too highly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*rate`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An excessive +rate.</def> [R.] <i>Massinger.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*reach"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overreached</u> (?), (<u>Overraught</u> (&?;), +obs.); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overreaching</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To reach above or beyond in any +direction.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To deceive, or get the better of, by +artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*reach"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To reach too far</def>; as: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To strike +the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- +said of horses.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Naut.)</i> <def>To sail +on one tack farther than is necessary.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cheat by cunning or +deception.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1024 !></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*reach`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- +said of horses.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*reach"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +overreaches; one who cheats; a cheat.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*read"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To read +over, or peruse.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*read"y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +ready.</def> -- <wf>O"ver*read"*i*ly</wf> (#), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> +-- <wf>O"ver*read"i*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*reck"on</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To reckon +too highly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*red"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To smear +with red.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*re*fine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +refine too much.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*re*fine"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Excessive refinement.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*rent"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To rent for +too much.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*rich"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Exccessively +rich.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*ride"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overrode</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Overridden</u> (?), <u>Overrode</u>, <u>Overrid</u> (&?;); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overriding</u>.] [AS. +<i>offerīdan</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To ride over or +across; to ride upon; to trample down.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The carter <i>overridden</i> with [<i>i. e.</i>, by] +his cart.</blockquote> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to +annul; as, one low <i>overrides</i> another; to <i>override</i> a +veto.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To ride beyond; to pass; to outride.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>I <i>overrode</i> him on the way.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, +beyond its strength.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*rigged"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having too +much rigging.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*right"eous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Excessively righteous; -- usually implying hypocrisy.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*rig"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too rigid; +too severe.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*rig"or*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +rigorous; harsh.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*ripe"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Matured to +excess.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*rip"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make +too ripe.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*roast"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To roast +too much.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*rule"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overruled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overruling</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rule +over; to govern or determine by superior authority.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To rule or determine in a contrary way; to +decide against; to abrogate or alter; as, God <i>overrules</i> the +purposes of men; the chairman <i>overruled</i> the point of +order.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His passion and animosity <i>overruled</i> his +conscience.</blockquote> <i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>These [difficulties] I had habitually +<i>overruled</i>.</blockquote> <i>F. W. Newman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>To supersede, reject, annul, +or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was <i>overruled</i> +by the court.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*rule"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be superior +or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and +<i>overrules</i>.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*rul"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who, or +that which, controls, governs, or determines.</def> <i>Sir P. +Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*rul"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Exerting +controlling power; as, an <i>overruling</i> Providence.</def> -- +<wf>O`ver*rul"ing*ly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*run"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overran</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Overrun</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overrunning</u>. +] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To run over; to grow or spread over in +excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine +<i>overran</i> its trellis; the farm is <i>overrun</i> with witch +grass.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those barbarous nations that <i>overran</i> the +world.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To exceed in distance or speed of running; +to go beyond or pass in running.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Ahimaaz run by the way of the plain, and +<i>overran</i> Cushi.</blockquote> <i>2 Sam. xviii. 23.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To go beyond; to extend in part beyond; +as, one line <i>overruns</i> another in length.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In machinery, a sliding piece is said to <i>overrun</i> its +bearing when its forward end goes beyond it.</p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To abuse or oppress, as if by treading +upon.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>None of them the feeble <i>overran</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>5.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To +carry over, or back, as type, from one line or page into the next +after, or next before.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To extend the +contents of (a line, column, or page) into the next line, column, or +page.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*run"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>To run, pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be +beyond, or in excess.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Despised and trodden down of all that +<i>overran</i>.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Print.)</i> <def>To extend beyond its due +or desired length; as, a line, or advertisement, +<i>overruns</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*run"ner</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One that +overruns.</def> <i>Lovelace.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*sat"u*rate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Supersaturate</u>.] <def>To saturate to excess.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*say"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To say over; +to repeat.</def> <i>Ford.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*scent"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Scented excessively.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Covered or concealed by a different +odor.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*scru`pu*los"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Overscrupulousness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*scru"pu*lous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Scrupulous to excess.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*scru"pu*lous*ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The +quality or state of being overscrupulous; excess of +scrupulousness.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*sea"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Beyond the sea; +foreign.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O"ver*sea"</hw> (?), <hw>O"ver*seas"</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Over the sea; abroad.</def> <i>Milton. +Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*search"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To search +all over.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*sea"son</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To season +too highly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*see"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Oversaw</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Overseen</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Overseeing</u>.] [AS. <i>oferséon</i> to survey, to +despise. See <u>Over</u>, and <u>See</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To superintend; to watch over; to direct; +to look or see after; to overlook.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To omit or neglect seeing.</def> +<i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*see"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To see too or +too much; hence, to be deceived.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The most expert gamesters may sometimes +<i>oversee</i>.</blockquote> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Your partiality to me is much <i>overseen</i>, if you +think me fit to correct your Latin.</blockquote> <i>Walpole.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*seer"</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an <i>overseer</i> of a +mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an +<i>overseer</i> of the poor; an <i>overseer</i> of +highways.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*seer"ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The office of +an overseer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*sell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oversold</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overselling</u>. ] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To sell +for a higher price than; to exceed in selling price.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>One whose beauty<BR> +Would <i>oversell</i> all Italy.</blockquote> <i>Beau. & Fl.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To sell beyond means of delivery.</def> +[Brokers'Cant]</p> + +<p><col><b>Oversold market</b></col> <i>(Brokers' Cant)</i>, <cd>a +market in which stocks or commodities have been sold "short" to such +an extent that it is difficult to obtain them for delivery.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*set"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overset</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Oversetting</u>. ] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To turn or tip +(anything) over from an upright, or a proper, position so that it +lies upon its side or bottom upwards; to upset; as, to <i>overset</i> +a chair, a coach, a ship, or a building.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; +to overthrow; as, to <i>overset</i> a government or a plot.</def> +<i>Addison.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To fill too full.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Howell.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*set"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To turn, or to +be turned, over; to be upset.</def> <i>Mortimer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*set`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the <i>overset</i> of a +carriage.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An excess; superfluity.</def> [Obs.] "This +<i>overset</i> of wealth and pomp. " <i>Bp. Burnel.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*shade`</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>ofersceadwian</i>. See <u>Over</u>, and <u>Shade</u>, and cf. +<u>Overshadow</u>.] <def>To cover with shade; to render dark or +gloomy; to overshadow.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*shad"ow</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overshadowed</u>(?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overshadowing</u>. ] [Cf. <u>Overshade</u>. ] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; +to obscure.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There was a cloud that <i>overshadowed</i> +them.</blockquote> <i>Mark ix. 7.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Fig.: To cover with a superior +influence.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*shad"ow*er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One that +throws a shade, or shadow, over anything.</def> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*shad"ow*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Overshadowing.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*shake"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To shake +over or away; to drive away; to disperse.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*shine"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To shine over or upon; to illumine.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To excel in shining; to outshine.</def> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*shoe`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A shoe that is +worn over another for protection from wet or for extra warmth; esp., +an India-rubber shoe; a galoche.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*shoot"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overshot</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overshooting</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To shoot +over or beyond.</def> "Not to <i>overshoot</i> his game." +<i>South.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.</def> +<i>Hartle.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To exceed; as, to <i>overshoot</i> the +truth.</def> <i>Cowper.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To overshoot one's self</b></col>, <cd>to venture too far; +to assert too much.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*shoot"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To fly beyond +the mark.</def> <i>Collier.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*shot`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>From +<u>Overshoot</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos></def></p> + +<p><col><b>Overshot wheel</b></col>, <cd>a vertical water wheel, the +circumference of which is covered with cavities or buckets, and which +is turned by water which shoots over the top of it, filling the +buckets on the farther side and acting chiefly by its +we'ght.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*sight`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>An overlooking; an omission; an +error.</def> <i>Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Escape from an overlooked peril.</def> +[R.] "His fool-happy <i>oversight</i>." <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- Superintendence; supervision; inspection; +overlooking; inadvertence; neglect; mistake; error; omission.</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*size"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To surpass +in size.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*size"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover with +viscid matter.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote><i>O'ersized</i> with coagulate gore.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*skip"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To skip or +leap over; to treat with indifference.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*skirt`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An upper +skirt, shorter than the dress, and usually draped.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*slaugh`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [D. +<i>overslag</i>.] <def>A bar in a river; as, the <i>overslaugh</i> in +the Hudson River.</def> [Local, U. S.] <i>Bartlett.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*slaugh"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [D. +<i>overslaan</i>.] <def>To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or an +impediment; as, to <i>overslaugh</i> a bill in a legislative body; to +<i>overslaugh</i> a military officer, that is, to hinder his +promotion or employment.</def> [Local Cant, U. S.]</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*sleep"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To sleep +beyond; as, to <i>oversleep</i> one's self or one's usual hour of +rising.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*sleep"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To sleep too +long.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*slide"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To slide +over or by.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*slip"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To slip or +slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect; +as, to <i>overslip</i> time or opportunity.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*slop`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>oferslop</i>.] <def>An outer garment, or slop.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*slow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To render +slow; to check; to curb.</def> [Obs.] <i>Hammond.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*slow"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +slow.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vers*man</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Oversmen</b></plw> (&?;).</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An overseer; a superintendent.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Scots Law)</i> <def>An umpire; a third +arbiter, appointed when two arbiters, previously selected, +disagree.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*snow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cover +with snow, or as with snow.</def> [Poetic] <i>Shak. Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*soon"</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Too +soon.</def> <i>Sir P. Sidney.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*sor"row</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To grieve +or afflict to excess.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*soul`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The all- +containing soul.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>That unity, that <i>oversout</i>, within which every +man's particular being is contained and made one with all +other.</blockquote> <i>Emerson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*sow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>ofersawan</i>.] <def>To sow where something has already been +sown.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>His enemy came and <i>oversowed</i> cockle among the +wheat.</blockquote> <i>Matt. x&?;ii. 25. (Douay Version).</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*span"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To reach or +extend over.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*speak"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>ofersprecan</i>.] <def>To exceed in speaking; to speak too much; +to use too many words.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*spin"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To spin out +to too great length; to protract unduly.</def> <i>W. +Cartwright.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*spread"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overspread</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overspreading</u>.] [AS. <i>oferspr&aemacr;dan</i>.] +<def>To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge <i>overspread</i> the +earth.</def> <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Those nations of the North<BR> +Which <i>overspread</i> the world.</blockquote> <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*spread"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be spread +or scattered over.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*spring"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To spring +or leap over.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*stand"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To stand +on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale; to lose by an +extravagant price or hard conditions.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>What madman would <i>o'erstand</i> his market twice +?</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*stare"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +outstare.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*stare"</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To stare +wildly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Ascham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*state"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overstated</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Overstating</u>.] <def>To state in too strong terms; to +exaggerate.</def> <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*state"ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +exaggerated statement or account.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*stay"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overstayed</u> (?) or <u>Overstaid</u> (&?;); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overstaying</u>.] <def>To stay +beyond the time or the limits of; as, to <i>overstay</i> the +appointed time.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*step"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overstepped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overstepping</u>.] [AS. <i>ofersteppan</i>.] <def>To +step over or beyond; to transgress.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*stock`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Stock in +excess.</def> <i>Tatler.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*stock"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Overstocked</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overstocking</u>.] <def>To fill too full; to supply +in excess; as, to <i>overstock</i> a market with goods, or a farm +with cattle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*store"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +overstock.</def> <i>Sir. M. Hale.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver-sto`ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Arch.)</i> +<def>The clearstory, or upper story, of a building.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*strain"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. +& p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overstrained</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overstraining</u>.] <def>To strain one's self to +excess.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*strain"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To stretch or +strain too much; as to <i>overstrain</i> one's nerves.</def> +<i>Ayliffe.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*strait"ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Too +straitly or strictly.</def> [Obs.] <i>Sir W. Raleigh.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*straw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +overstrew.</def> [Obs.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*strew"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To strew +or scatter over.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*strict"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively +strict.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*stride"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To stride +over or beyond.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*strike"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To strike +beyond.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*strow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Overstrew</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*stu"di*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +studious.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*sub"tile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively +subtile.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*sum`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A sum or +quantity over; surplus.</def> [Obs.] <i>Holinshed.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*sup*ply"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +supply in excess.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*sup*ply`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An excessive +supply.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>A general <i>oversupply</i> or excess of all +commodities.</blockquote> <i>J. S. Mill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*sure"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Excessively +sure.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*sway"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To bear +sway over.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*swell"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To +swell or rise above; to overflow.</def> [R.] <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"vert</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>overt</i>, F. +<i>ouvert</i>, p. p. of OF. <i>ovrir</i>, F. <i>ouvrir</i>, to open, +of uncertain origin; cf. It. <i>aprire</i>, OIt. also <i>oprire</i>, +L. <i>aperire</i> to open, <i>operire</i> to cover, <i>deoperire</i> +to uncover. Perch. from L. <i>aperire</i> influenced by F. +<i>couvrir</i> to cover. Cf. <u>Aperient</u>, <u>Cover</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Open to view; public; apparent; +manifest.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote><i>Overt</i> and apparent virtues bring forth +praise.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Law)</i> <def>Not covert; open; public; +manifest; as, an <i>overt</i> act of treason.</def> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the +testimony of two witnesses to the same <i>overt</i> act, or on +confession in open court.</blockquote> <i>Constitution of the U. +S.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; In criminal law, an <i>overt</i> act is an open done in +pursuance and manifestation of a criminal design; the mere design or +intent not being punishable without such act. In English law, market +<i>overt</i> is an open market; a pound <i>overt</i> is an open, +uncovered pound.</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*take"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overtook</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Overtaken</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Overtaking</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To come up with in a course, pursuit, +progress, or motion; to catch up with.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Follow after the men; and when thou dost +<i>overtake</i> them, say . . . Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for +good.</blockquote> <i>Gen. xliv. 4.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>He had him <i>overtaken</i> in his +flight.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To come upon from behind; to discover; to +surprise; to capture; to overcome.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If a man be <i>overtaken</i> in a fault.</blockquote> +<i>Gal. vi. 1</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>I shall see<BR> +The winged vengeance <i>overtake</i> such children.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, figuratively, in the past +participle (<i>overtaken</i>), drunken.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Holland.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*talk"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To talk to +excess.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*task"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To task too +heavily.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*tax"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tax or to +task too heavily.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*te"di*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +tedious.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*tempt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tempt +exceedingly, or beyond the power of resistance.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*throw"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +[<pos><i>imp.</i></pos> <u>Overthrew</u> (?); <pos><i>p. p.</i></pos> +<u>Overthrown</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Overthrowing</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to +turn upside down.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His wife <i>overthrew</i> the table.</blockquote> +<i>Jer. Taylor.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; +to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>When the walls of Thebes he +<i>overthrew</i>.</blockquote> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>[Gloucester] that seeks to <i>overthrow</i> +religion.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To demolish; overturn; prostrate; destroy; ruin; +subvert; overcome; conquer; defeat; discomfit; vanquish; beat; +rout.</p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*throw`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; +ruin.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Your sudden <i>overthrow</i> much rueth +me.</blockquote> <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1025 !></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <i>(Baseball)</i> <def>The +act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <i>(Cricket)</i> <def>A faulty return of the ball +by a fielder, so that the striker makes an additional run.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*thwart"</hw> (ō"v&etilde;r*thw&add;rt"), +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Having a transverse +position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.</def> "Our +<i>overthwart</i> neighbors." <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; +adverse; opposing.</def> "<i>Overthwart</i> humor." +<i>Clarendon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*thwart"</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Across; +crosswise; transversely.</def> "Y'clenched <i>overthwart</i> and +endelong." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*thwart"</hw>, <pos><i>prep.</i></pos> <def>Across; from +alde to side of.</def> "Huge trees <i>overthwart</i> one another." +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*thwart`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>That which is +overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Surrey.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*thwart"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To cross; to +oppose.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*thwart"ly</hw>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>In an +overthwart manner; across; also, perversely.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Peacham.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*thwart"ness</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of +being overthwart; perverseness.</def> [Obs.] <i>Lord +Herbert.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*tilt"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tilt +over; to overturn.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*time`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Time beyond, +or in excess of, a limit; esp., extra working time.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*tire"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tire to +excess; to exhaust.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*tire"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To become too +tired.</def> <i>Br. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*ti"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To give +too high a title to.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vert*ly</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <def>Publicly; +openly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*toil"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +overwork.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*toil"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To weary +excessively; to exhaust.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Then dozed a while herself, but <i>overtoiled</i><BR> +By that day's grief and travel.</blockquote> <i>Tennyson.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*tone`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [A translation of +G. <i>oberton</i>. See <u>Over</u>,<u>Tone</u>.] <i>(Mus.)</i> +<def>One of the harmonics faintly heard with and above a tone as it +dies away, produced by some aliquot portion of the vibrating sting or +column of air which yields the fundamental tone; one of the natural +harmonic scale of tones, as the octave, twelfth, fifteenth, etc.; an +aliquot or "partial" tone; a harmonic. See <u>Harmonic</u>, and +<u>Tone</u>.</def> <i>Tyndall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*top"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overtopped</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overtopping</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To rise +above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above.</def> "To +<i>&?; 'ertop</i> old Pelion." <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To go beyond; to transcend; to +transgress.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>If kings presume to <i>overtop</i> the law by which +they reign, . . . they are by law to be reduced into +order.</blockquote> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To make of less importance, or throw into +the background, by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure.</def> +<i>Becon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*tow"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To tower +over or above.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*tow"er</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To soar too +high.</def> [R.] <i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*trade"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To trade +beyond one's capital; to buy goods beyond the means of paying for or +seleng them; to overstock the market.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*trad"ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act or +practice of buying goods beyond the means of payment; a glutting of +the market.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*tread"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>oferiredan</i>.] <def>To tread over or upon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*trip"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To trip +over nimbly.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*trou"bled</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Excessively troubled.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*trow"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To be too +trustful or confident; to trust too much.</def> [Obs.] <i>Wyclif +&?;</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*trust`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive +confidence.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*trust"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t. & i.</i></pos> <def>To trust +too much.</def> <i>Bp. Hall.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*ture</hw> (?), [OF. <i>overture</i>, F. +<i>ouverture</i>, fr. OF. <i>ovrir</i>, F. <i>ouvrir</i>. See +<u>Overt</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>An opening or aperture; a +recess; a recess; a chamber.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i> "The cave's +inmost <i>overture</i>." <i>Chapman.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Disclosure; discovery; revelation.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>It was he<BR> +That made the <i>overture</i> of thy treasons to us.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>A proposal; an offer; a proposition +formally submitted for consideration, acceptance, or rejection.</def> +"The great <i>overture</i> of the gospel." <i>Barrow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <i>(Mus.)</i> <def>A composition, for a full +orchestra, designed as an introduction to an oratorio, opera, or +ballet, or as an independent piece; -- called in the latter case a +<i>concert overture</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*ture</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To make an +overture to; as, to <i>overture</i> a religious body on some +subject.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*turn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overturned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overturning</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To turn or +throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; as, to +<i>overturn</i> a carriage or a building.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To subvert; to destroy; to +overthrow.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To overpower; to conquer.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><b>Syn.</b> -- To demolish; overthrow. See <u>Demolish</u>.</p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*turn`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act off +overturning, or the state of being overturned or subverted; +overthrow; as, an <i>overturn</i> of parties.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*turn"a*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable +of being, or liable to be, overturned or subverted.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*turn"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +overturns.</def> <i>South.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*vail"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Overveil</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*val`u*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Excessive valuation; overestimate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*val"ue</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overvalued</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overvaluing</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To value +excessively; to rate at too high a price.</def> "To <i>overvalue</i> +human power." <i>Holyday.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To exceed in value.</def> [R.] <i>H. +Brooke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*veil"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To veil or +cover.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*view`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. +<u>Survey</u>.] <def>An inspection or overlooking.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*vote"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To outvote; +to outnumber in votes given.</def> [R.] <i>Eikon Basilike.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*walk"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To walk +over or upon.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*war"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +defeat.</def> [Obs.] <i>Warner.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*wa"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too wary; too +cautious.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*wash"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +overflow.</def> <i>Holinshed.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*wast"ed</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Wasted or +worn out; &?;onsumed; spent</def> [Obs.] <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*watch"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To watch too much.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To weary or exhaust by watching.</def> +<i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*wax"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> <def>To wax or +grow too rapindly or too much.</def> [Obs.] <i>R. of +Gloucester.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*weak"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too weak; too +feeble.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*wear"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wear too +much; to wear out.</def> <i>Drayton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*wea"ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To weary +too much; to tire out.</def> <i>Dryden.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*weath"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +expose too long to the influence of the weather.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*ween"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>oferw&?;nian</i>. See <u>Over</u>, and <u>Ween</u>.] <def>To think +too highly or arrogantly; to regard one's own thinking or conclusions +too highly; hence, to egotistic, arrogant, or rash, in opinion; to +think conceitedly; to presume.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>They that <i>overween</i>,<BR> +And at thy growing virtues fret their spleen.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*ween"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who +overweens.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>The conceits of warmed or <i>overweening</i> +brain.</blockquote> <i>Locke.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*ween"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Unduly +confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited.</def> -- +<wf>O`ver*ween"ingly</wf>, <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> <i>Milton.</i> -- +<wf>O`ver*ween"ing*ness</wf>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><blockquote>Here's an <i>overweening</i> rogue.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*ween"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Conceit; +arrogance.</def> <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*weigh"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To exceed +in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down.</def> <i>Drayton. +Hooker.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*weight`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Weight over and above what is required by law +or custom.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Superabundance of weight; +preponderance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*weight"</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Overweighing; +excessive.</def> [Obs.] "Of no <i>overweight</i> worth." +<i>Fuller.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*well"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +overflow.</def> <i>R. D. Blackmore.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*wet</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excessive +wetness.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Another ill accident is, <i>overwet</i> at sowing +time.</blockquote> <i>Bacon.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*whelm"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overwhelmed</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Overwhelming</u>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To cover over completely, as by a great +wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, +to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to +oppress, etc., overpoweringly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The sea <i>overwhelmed</i> their enemies.</blockquote> +<i>Ps. lxxviii. 53.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror +hath <i>overwhelmed</i> me.</blockquote> <i>Ps. lv. 5.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Foul deeds will rise,<BR> +Though all the earth <i>o'erwhelm</i> them.</blockquote> +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen,<BR> +All in a moment <i>overwhelmed</i> and fallen.</blockquote> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To project or impend over +threateningly.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>His louering brows <i>o'erwhelming</i> his fair +sight.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To cause to surround, to cover.</def> +<i>Papin.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*whelm`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The act of +overwhelming.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*whelm"ing</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Overpowering; +irresistible.</def> -- <wf>O`ver*whelm"ing*ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*wind"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wind too +tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a +drum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*wing"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +outflank.</def> [Obs.] <i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*wise"</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too wise; +affectedly wise.</def> -- <wf>O`ver*wise"ly</wf>, +<pos><i>adv.</i></pos> -- <wf>O`ver*wise"ness</wf>, +<pos><i>n.</i></pos></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*wit"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +outwit.</def> <i>Swift.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*word"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To say in +too many words; to express verbosely.</def> <i>Hales.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*work"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Overworked</u> (?) or <u>Overwrought</u> (&?;); +<pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Overworking</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To work beyond the strength; to cause to +labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to +<i>overwork</i> a horse.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To fill too full of work; to crowd with +labor.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>My days with toil are <i>overwrought</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Longfellow.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>To decorate all over.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*work"</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To work too +much, or beyond one's strength.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*work`</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Work in excess of +the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive +labor.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*worn"</hw> (?), <pos><i>p. p. & a.</i></pos> from +<u>Overwear</u>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>Worn out or subdued by +toil; worn out so as to be trite.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*wrest"</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To wrest +or force from the natural or proper position.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*wres"tle</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To +subdue by wrestling.</def> [Obs.] <i>Spenser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`ver*wrought</hw> (?), <pos><i>p. p. & a.</i></pos> from +<u>Overwork</u>. <def>Wrought upon excessively; overworked; +overexcited.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*zeal</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Excess of +zeal.</def> <i>Fairfax.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O"ver*zeal"ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Too +zealous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`vi*cap"sule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + +<i>capsule</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Anat)</i> <def>The outer layer of a +Graafian follicle.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Oötheca</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vi*cell`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ovum</i> + +<i>cell</i>.] <i>(Zoöl)</i> <def>One of the dilatations of the +body wall of Bryozoa in which the ova sometimes undegro the first +stages of their development. See <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Chilostoma</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*vic"u*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ov</i>um an +egg.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Of or pertaining to an egg.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vi*cyst</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + +<i>cyst</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The pouch in which incubation +takes place in some Tunicata.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*vid"i*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or +pertaining to the Latin poet Ovid; resembling the style of +Ovid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`vi*du"cal</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Anat.)</i> +<def>Of or pertaining to oviducts; as, <i>oviducal</i> +glands.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vi*duct</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + +<i>duct</i>: cf. F. <i>oviducte</i>.] <i>(Anat.)</i> <def>A tube, or +duct, for the passage of ova from the ovary to the exterior of the +animal or to the part where further development takes place. In +mammals the oviducts are also called <i>Fallopian +tubes</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*vif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + +<i>-ferous</i>: cf. F. <i>ovifère</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Egg-bearing; -- applied particularly to certain receptacles, as +in Crustacea, that retain the eggs after they have been excluded from +the formative organs, until they are hatched.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vi*form</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + <i>- +form</i>: cf. F. <i>oviforme</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Having the +form or figure of an egg; egg-shaped; as, an <i>oviform</i> +leaf.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*vig"er*ons</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + +<i>-gerous</i>: cf. F. <i>ovigere</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Bearing +eggs; oviferous.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vile</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ovine</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vine</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. <i>ovinus</i>, fr. +<i>ovis</i> sheep: cf. F. <i>ovine</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to +sheep; consisting of sheep.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O*vip"a*ra</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Oviparous</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An artificial division of +vertebrates, including those that lay eggs; -- opposed to +<i>Vivipara</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`vi*par"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See +<u>Oviparous</u>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Generation by means of ova. +See <u>Generation</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*vip"a*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [L. +<i>oviparus</i>; <i>ovum</i> egg + <i>parere</i> to bring forth: cf. +F. <i>ovipare</i>.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Producing young from rggs; +as, an <i>oviparous</i> animal, in which the egg is generally +separated from the animal, and hatched after exclusion; -- opposed to +<i>viviparous</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`vi*pos"it</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oviposited</u>; <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ovipositing</u>.] [See <u>Ovum</u>, and <u>Posit</u>.] <def>To lay +or deposit eggs; -- said esp. of insects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`vi*pos"it</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> <def>To deposit or +lay (an egg).</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O`vi*pos"it*ing</hw> (?), <hw>O`vi*po*si"tion</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The depositing of eggs, esp. by +insects.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`vi*pos"i*tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>ovum an +egg + positor</i> a placer, fr. <i>ponere</i> to place.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The organ with which many insects and some +other animals deposit their eggs. Some ichneumon files have a long +ovipositor fitted to pierce the eggs or larvæ of other insects, +in order to lay their own eggs within the same.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vi*sac</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + +<i>sac</i>.] <i>(Anat)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A Graafian +follicle; any sac containing an ovum or ova.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The inner layer of the fibrous wall of a +Graafian follicle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vist</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>Same +as <u>Ovulist</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O`vo*coc"cus</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ovococci</b></plw> (#). [<i>Ov</i>um + Gr. &?; grain, seed.] +<i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A germinal vesicle.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>O"void</hw> (?), <hw>O*void"al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + <i>-oid</i>: cf. F. +<i>ovoïde</i>.] <def>Resembling an egg in shape; egg-shaped; +ovate; as, an <i>ovoidal</i> apple.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"void</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A solid resembling +an egg in shape.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vo*lo</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [It. <i>ovolo</i>, +<i>uovolo</i>, fr. L. <i>ovum</i> an egg. Cf. <u>Ovule</u>.] +<i>(Arch.)</i> <def>A round, convex molding. See <i>Illust.</i> of +<u>Column</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In Roman work it is usually a quarter circle in section; in +Greek work it is flatter, and is equivalent to the echinus; that is, +it has in section the elastic curve of the shell of the sea urchin. +In mediæval architecture it is not distinguishable from the +multitude of convex moldings, of all sections, which are used.</p> + +<p><hw>O*vol"o*gy</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + <i>- +logy</i>. Cf. F. <i>ovologie</i>.] <def>That branch of natural +history which treats of the origin and functions of eggs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`vo*plas"ma</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + +<i>plasma</i>.] <i>(Boil.)</i> <def>Yolk; egg yolk.</def> +<i>Haeckel.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`vo*test"tis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. See +<u>Ovum</u>, and <u>Testis</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>An organ +which produces both ova and spermatozoids; an hermaphrodite +gland.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*vo*vi*vip"a*rous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um ++ <i>viviparous</i>: cf. F. <i>ovovivipare</i>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Oviparous, but hatching the egg while it is within the body, as +some fishes and reptiles.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vu*lar</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Relating or belonging to an ovule; as, an <i>ovular</i> +growth.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vu*la*ry</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to ovules.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vu*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>Containing an ovule or ovules.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`vu*la"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Phisiol.)</i> +<def>The formation of ova or eggs in the ovary, and the discharge of +the same. In the mammalian female the discharge occurs during +menstruation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vule</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of L. <i>ovum</i> +an egg: cf. F. <i>ovule</i>. Cf. <u>Ovolo</u>, <u>Ovulum</u>.] +<i>(Biol.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The rudiment of a seed. It +grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two +delicate coatings. The attached base of the ovule is the +<i>hilum</i>, the coatings are united with the nucleus at the +<i>chalaza</i>, and their minute orifice is the <i>foramen</i>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>An ovum.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`vu*lif"er*ous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ovule</i> + +<i>-ferous</i>.] <i>(biol.)</i> <def>Producing ovules.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vu*list</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A +believer in the theory (called <i>encasement theory</i>), current +during the last century, that the egg was the real animal germ, and +that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gave the +impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all +generations were inclosed one within the other. Also called +<i>ovist</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"vu*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ov</i>um + <i>- +lite</i>.] <def>A fossil egg.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O"vu*lum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Ovula</b></plw> (#). [NL. See <u>Ovule</u>.] <i>(Biol.)</i> +<def>An ovule.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||O"vum</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> L. +<plw><b>Ova</b></plw> (#), E. <plw><b>Ovums</b></plw> (#). [L., an +egg. See <u>Oval</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Biol.)</i> <def>A more +or less spherical and transparent mass of granular protoplasm, which +by a process of multiplication and growth develops into a mass of +cells, constituting a new individual like the parent; an egg, spore, +germ, or germ cell. See <i>Illust.</i> of <u>Mycropyle</u>.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; The ovum is a typical cell, with a cell wall, cell +substance, nucleus, and nucleolus. In man and the higher animals the +cell wall, a vertically striated membrane, is called the <i>zona +pellucida</i>; the cell contents, the <i>vitellus</i>; the nucleus, +the <i>germinal vesicle</i>; and the nucleolus, the <i>germinal +spot</i>. The diameter of the ripe ovum in man and the domestic +animals varies between 1-200 and 1-120 of an inch.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>One of the series of egg- +shaped ornaments into which the ovolo is often carved.</def> +<i>Gwilt.</i></p> + +<p><! p. 1026 !></p> + +<p><hw>Owch</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>See +<u>Ouch</u>.</def> [Obs.] <i>Speser.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Owe</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Owed</u> (?), (<u>Ought</u> (&?;) obs.); <pos><i>p. +pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> <u>Owing</u> (?).] [OE. <i>owen</i>, +<i>awen</i>,<i>aghen</i>, to have, own, have (to do), hence, owe, AS. +<i>āgan</i> to have; akin to G. <i>eigen</i>, a., own, Icel. +<i>eiga</i> to have, Dan. <i>eie</i>, Sw. <i>äga</i>, Goth. +<i>áigan</i>, Skr. &?;. &?;&?;&?;&?;. Cf. <u>Ought</u>, +<pos><i>v.</i></pos>, 2d <u>Own</u>, <u>Fraught</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; +to own.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><blockquote>Thou dost here usurp<BR> +The name thou <i>ow'st</i> not.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To have or possess, as something derived +or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to +be indebted or obliged for; as, he <i>owed</i> his wealth to his +father; he <i>owed</i> his victory to his lieutenants.</def> +<i>Milton.</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>O deem thy fall not <i>owed</i> to man's +decree.</blockquote> <i>Pope.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence: To have or be under an obigation to +restore, pay, or render (something) in return or compensation for +something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the subject +<i>owes</i> allegiance; the fortunate <i>owe</i> assistance to the +unfortunate.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The one <i>ought</i> five hundred pence, and the other +fifty.</blockquote> <i>Bible (1551).</i></p> + +<p><blockquote>A son <i>owes</i> help and honor to his +father.</blockquote> <i>Holyday.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; <i>Owe</i> was sometimes followed by an objective clause +introduced by the infinitive. "Ye <i>owen</i> to incline and bow your +heart." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>4.</b></sn> <def>To have an obligation to (some one) on +account of something done or received; to be indebted to; as, to +<i>iwe</i> the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for +services.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ow"el</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OF. <i>oel</i>, +<i>owel</i>, <i>iwel</i>,<i>ivel</i>, F. <i>égal</i>, fr. L. +<i>aequalis</i>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>Equal.</def> [Obs.] +<i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ow"el*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. +<i>oelté</i>, <i>ivelté</i>.] <i>(Law)</i> +<def>Equality; -- sometimes written <i>ovelty</i> and +<i>ovealty</i>.</def> <i>Burrill.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ow"en</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos>[See <u>Own</u>.] +<def>Own.</def> [Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ow"en*ite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A follower of +Robert <i>Owen</i>, who tried to reorganize society on a socialistic +basis, and established an industrial community on the Clyde, +Scotland, and, later, a similar one in Indiana.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"wher</hw> (?), <pos><i>adv.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>āhwær</i>.] <def>Anywhere.</def> [Obs.] "If he found +<i>owher</i> a good fellow." <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ow`ing</hw> (?), <pos><i>p. p. & a.</i></pos> [Used in a +passive sense for <i>owed</i> (AS. <i>āgen</i>. See +<u>Own</u>).] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>Had or held under obligation of +paying; due.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>There is more <i>owing</i> her than is +paid.</blockquote> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Had or experienced as a consequence, +result, issue, etc.; ascribable; -- with <i>to</i>; as, misfortunes +are often <i>owing</i> to vices; his failure was <i>owing</i> to +speculations.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Owl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ūle</i>; akin +to D. <i>uil</i>, OHG. <i>ūwila</i>, G. <i>eule</i>, Icel. +<i>ugla</i>, Sw. <i>ugla</i>, Dan. <i>ugle</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any species of +raptorial birds of the family <i>Strigidæ</i>. They have large +eyes and ears, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. +They are mostly nocturnal in their habits.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; Some species have erectile tufts of feathers on the head. +The feathers are soft and somewhat downy. The species are numerous. +See <i>Barn owl</i>, <i>Burrowing owl</i>, <i>Eared owl</i>, <i>Hawk +owl</i>, <i>Horned owl</i>, <i>Screech owl</i>, <i>Snowy owl</i>, +under <u>Barn</u>, <u>Burrowing</u>, etc.</p> + +<p>&fist; In the Scriptures the owl is commonly associated with +desolation; poets and story-tellers introduce it as a bird of ill +omen. . . . The Greeks and Romans made it the emblem of wisdom, and +sacred to Minerva, -- and indeed its large head and solemn eyes give +it an air of wisdom. <i>Am. Cyc.</i></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A variety of the +domestic pigeon.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Owl monkey</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of +several species of South American nocturnal monkeys of the genus +<i>Nyctipithecus</i>. They have very large eyes. Called also +<i>durukuli</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>Owl moth</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a very large moth (<i>Erebus strix</i>). The +expanse of its wings is over ten inches.</cd> -- <col><b>Owl +parrot</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the kakapo.</cd> -- +<col><b>Sea owl</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the lumpfish.</cd> +-- <col><b>Owl train</b></col>, <cd>a cant name for certain railway +trains whose run is in the nighttime.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Owl</hw>, <pos><i>v. i.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Owled</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Owling</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>To pry about; to prowl.</def> +[Prov. Eng.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>To carry wool or sheep out of +England.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p>&fist; This was formerly illegal, and was done chiefly by +night.</p> + +<p><sn><b>3.</b></sn> <def>Hence, to carry on any contraband +trade.</def> [Eng.]</p> + +<p><hw>Owl"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Owl</u>, +<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <def>One who owls; esp., one who conveys +contraband goods. See <u>Owling</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></def> [Obs. +or Prov. Eng.] <i>T. Brown.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Owl"er*y</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Owleries</b></plw> (&?;). <def>An abode or a haunt of +owls.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Owl"et</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Dim. of <i>owl</i>. +Cf. <u>Howlet</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A small owl; especially, +the European species (<i>Athene noctua</i>), and the California +flammulated owlet (<i>Megascops flammeolus</i>).</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Owlet moth</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any noctuid +moth.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Owl"-eyed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having eyes +like an owl's.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Owl"ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Owl</u>, +<pos><i>v. i.</i></pos>] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>The offense of +transporting wool or sheep out of England contrary to the statute +formerly existing.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Owl"ish</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Resembling, or +characteristic of, an owl.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Owl"ism</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Affected wisdom; +pompous dullness.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Owl"light`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Glimmering or +imperfect light.</def> [R.] <i>Bp. Warburton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Own</hw> (ōn), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [OE. <i>unnen</i> +to grant, permit, be pleased with, AS. <i>unnan</i> to grant; akin to +OS. <i>giunnan</i>, G. <i>gönnen</i>, Icel. <i>unna</i>; of +uncertain origin. This word has been confused with <i>own</i> to +possess.] <def>To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to +confess; to recognize in a particular character; as, we <i>own</i> +that we have forfeited your love.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>The wakeful bloodhound rose, and shook his hide;<BR> +But his sagacious eye an inmate <i>owns</i>.</blockquote> +<i>Keats.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Own</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [OE. <i>owen</i>, <i>awen</i>, +<i>auen</i>, <i>aughen</i>, AS. <i>āgen</i>, p. p. of +<i>āgan</i> to possess; akin to OS. <i>ēgan</i>, G. & D. +<i>eigen</i>, Icel. <i>eiginn</i>, Sw. & Dan. <i>egen</i>. +√110. See <u>Owe</u>.] <def>Belonging to; belonging +exclusively or especially to; peculiar; -- most frequently following +a possessive pronoun, as <i>my</i>, <i>our</i>, <i>thy</i>, +<i>your</i>, <i>his</i>, <i>her</i>, <i>its</i>, <i>their</i>, in +order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar +interest, or exclusive ownership; as, my <i>own</i> father; my +<i>own</i> composition; my <i>own</i> idea; at my <i>own</i> +price.</def> "No man was his <i>own</i> [<i>i. e.</i>, no man was +master of himself, or in possession of his senses]." +<i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>To hold one's own</b></col>, <cd>to keep or maintain one's +possessions; to yield nothing; esp., to suffer no loss or +disadvantage in a contest.</cd> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Own</hw>, <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Owned</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Owning</u>.] [OE. <i>ohnien</i>, <i>ahnien</i>, AS. +<i>āgnian</i>, fr. <i>āgen</i> own, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +See <u>Own</u>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos>] <def>To hold as property; to +have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor +of; to possess; as, to <i>own</i> a house.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Own"er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>One who owns; a +rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether +he is the possessor or not.</def> <i>Shak.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Own"er*less</hw>, <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Without an +owner.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Own"er*ship</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>The state of being +an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or +just claim or title; proprietorship.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Owre</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>ūr</i>; akin +to G. <i>auer</i>ochs, OHG. <i>ūr</i>, <i>ūr</i>ohso, +Icel. <i>ūrr</i>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The aurochs.</def> +[Obs.]</p> + +<p>{ <hw>Owse</hw> (ouz), <hw>Ow"ser</hw> (ou"z&etilde;r), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Tanner's ooze. See <u>Ooze</u>, +3.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox</hw> (&obreve;ks), <pos><i>n.</i></pos>; <i>pl.</i> +<plw><b>Oxen</b></plw> (#). [AS. <i>oxa</i>; akin to D. <i>os</i>. G. +<i>ochs</i>, <i>ochse</i>, OHG. <i>ohso</i>, Icel. <i>oxi</i>, Sw. & +Dan. <i>oxe</i>, Goth. <i>aúhsa</i>, Skr. <i>ukshan</i> ox, +bull; cf. Skr. <i>uksh</i> to sprinkle. √214. Cf. +<u>Humid</u>, <u>Aurochs</u>.] <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The male of +bovine quadrupeds, especially the domestic animal when castrated and +grown to its full size, or nearly so. The word is also applied, as a +general name, to any species of bovine animals, male and +female.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>All sheep and <i>oxen</i>, yea, and the beasts of the +field.</blockquote> <i>Ps. viii. 7.</i></p> + +<p>&fist; The castrated male is called a <i>steer</i> until it +attains its full growth, and then, an <i>ox</i>; but if castrated +somewhat late in life, it is called a <i>stag</i>. The male, not +castrated, is called a <i>bull</i>. These distinctions are well +established in regard to domestic animals of this genus. When wild +animals of this kind are spoken of, <i>ox</i> is often applied both +to the male and the female. The name <i>ox</i> is never applied to +the individual <i>cow</i>, or female, of the domestic kind. +<i>Oxen</i> may comprehend both the male and the female.</p> + +<p><col><b>Grunting ox</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +yak.</cd> -- <col><b>Indian ox</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +zebu.</cd> -- <col><b>Javan ox</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the +banteng.</cd> -- <col><b>Musk ox</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<cd>See under <u>Musk</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Ox bile</b></col>. <cd>See +<i>Ox gall</i>, below.</cd> -- <col><b>Ox gall</b></col>, <cd>the +fresh gall of the domestic ox; -- used in the arts and in +medicine.</cd> -- <col><b>Ox pith</b></col>, <cd>ox marrow.</cd> +[Obs.] <i>Marston.</i> -- <col><b>Ox ray</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>a very large ray (<i>Dicerobatis +Giornæ</i>) of Southern Europe. It has a hornlike organ +projecting forward from each pectoral fin. It sometimes becomes +twenty feet long and twenty-eight feet broad, and weighs over a ton. +Called also <i>sea devil</i>.</cd> -- <col><b>To have the black ox +tread on one's foot</b></col>, <cd>to be unfortunate; to know what +sorrow is (because black oxen were sacrificed to Pluto).</cd> +<i>Leigh Hunt.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`ac"id</hw> (&obreve;ks`ăs"&ibreve;d), +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See +<u>Oxyacid</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"a*lan</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From <u>Alloxan</u>, +by transposition of letters.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A complex +nitrogenous substance +C<sub>3</sub>N<sub>3</sub>H<sub>5</sub>O<sub>3</sub> obtained from +alloxan (or when urea is fused with ethyl oxamate), as a stable white +crystalline powder; -- called also <i>oxaluramide</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`a*lan"tin</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [From +<u>Alloxantin</u>, by transposition of letters.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A white crystalline nitrogenous substance +(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>4</sub>N<sub>4</sub>O<sub>5</sub>) obtained by +the reduction of parabanic acid; -- called also <i>leucoturic +acid</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"a*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>oxalate</i>. See <u>Oxalic</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of +oxalic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox*al"de*hyde</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxa</i>lic + +<i>aldehyde</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Glyoxal</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`al*eth"yl*ine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxal</i>ic ++ <i>ethyl</i> + <i>-ine</i>.] <def>A poisonous nitrogenous base +(C<sub>6</sub>H<sub>10</sub>N<sub>2</sub>) obtained indirectly from +oxamide as a thick transparent oil which has a strong narcotic odor, +and a physiological action resembling that of atropine. It is +probably related to pyridine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox*al"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [From <u>Oxalis</u>: +cf. F. <i>oxalique</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, derived +from, or contained in, sorrel, or oxalis; specifically, designating +an acid found in, and characteristic of, oxalis, and also certain +plant of the Buckwheat family.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Oxalic acid</b></col> <i>(Chem.)</i>, <cd>a dibasic acid, +existing combined in oxalis as an acid potassium oxalate, and in many +plant tissues as the calcium oxalate. It is prepared on a large +scale, by the action of fused caustic soda or potash on sawdust, as a +white crystalline substance, which has a strong acid taste, and is +poisonous in large doses. It is used in dyeing, calico printing, +bleaching flax and straw, the preparation of formic acid, and in +salts of lemon for removing ink stains, mold, etc.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"a*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gly<i>oxal + - +ine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See <u>Glyoxaline</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"a*lis</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L., a kind of sorrel, +Gr. &?;&?;&?;, fr. &?;&?;&?;&?; sharp, pungent, acid.] <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A genus of plants, mostly herbs, with acid-tasting trifoliolate +or multifoliolate leaves; -- called also <i>wood +sorrel</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"a*lite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A +yellow mineral consisting of oxalate of iron.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`a*lur*am"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Oxaluric</i> + <i>amide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Oxalan</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`a*lur"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of oxaluric acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`a*lur"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxal</i>yl + +<i>urea</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a +complex nitrogenous acid related to the ureids, and obtained from +parabanic acid as a white silky crystalline substance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"a*lyl</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxal</i>ic + <i>- +yl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A hydrocarbon +radical (C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>) regarded as a residue of oxalic +acid and occurring in derivatives of it.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> +<def>An old name for <i>carbonyl</i>.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> +<def>An old name for <i>carboxyl</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox*am"ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +salt of oxamic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`a*meth"ane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxam</i>ic + +<i>eth</i>yl.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Ethyl oxamate, obtained as a white +scaly crystalline powder.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`a*meth"yl*ane</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxam</i>ic ++ <i>methyl</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Methyl oxamate, obtained as a +pearly white crystalline substance.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox*am"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ox</i>alic + +<i>am</i>ido] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an +acid NH<sub>2</sub>.C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>.HO obtained as a fine +crystalline powder, intermediate between oxalic acid and oxamide. Its +ammonium salt is obtained by boiling oxamide with ammonia.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox*am"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n</i></pos>, [<i>Ox</i>alic + +<i>amide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline neutral +substance (C<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>(NH<sub>2</sub>)<sub>2</sub>) +obtained by treating ethyl oxalate with ammonia. It is the acid amide +of oxalic acid. Formerly called also <i>oxalamide</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox*am"i*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ox</i>ygen + +<i>amido</i> + <i>-ine</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>One of a series of +bases containing the amido and the isonitroso groups united to the +same carbon atom.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`a*nil*am"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Oxanil</i>ic + <i>amide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white +crystalline nitrogenous substance, obtained indirectly by the action +of cyanogen on aniline, and regarded as an anilide of oxamic acid; -- +called also <i>phenyl oxamide</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox*an"i*late</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A salt of oxanilic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`an*il"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ox</i>alic + +<i>anil</i>ine.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, +oxalic acid and aniline; -- used to designate an acid obtained in +white crystalline scales by heating these substances +together.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox*an"i*lide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ox</i>alic + +<i>anil</i>ine + am<i>ide</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white +crystalline substance, resembling oxanilamide, obtained by heating +aniline oxalate, and regarded as a double anilide of oxalic acid; -- +called also <i>diphenyl oxamide</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"bane`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +poisonous bulbous plant (<i>Buphane toxicaria</i>) of the Cape of +Good Hope.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"bird`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>The dunlin.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def> +The sanderling.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>An African weaver bird +(<i>Textor alector</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"bit`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The cow blackbird.</def> [Local, U. S.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ox"bow`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A frame of wood, +bent into the shape of the letter <universbold>U</universbold>, and +embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing +through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a +river.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"eye`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ox</i> + +<i>eye</i>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<def>The oxeye daisy. See under <u>Daisy</u>.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The corn camomile (<i>Anthemis +arvensis</i>).</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A genus of composite +plants (<i>Buphthalmum</i>) with large yellow flowers.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def> A +titmouse, especially the great titmouse (<i>Parus major</i>) and the +blue titmouse (<i>P. cœruleus</i>).</def> [Prov. Eng.] +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>The dunlin.</def> <sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>A +fish; the bogue, or box.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Creeping oxeye</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i> <cd>a West Indian +composite plant (<i>Wedelia carnosa</i>).</cd> -- <col><b>Seaside +oxeye</b></col> <i>(Bot.)</i>, <cd>a West Indian composite shrub +(<i>Borrichia arborescens</i>).</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"*eyed`</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having large, +full eyes, like those of an ox.</def> <i>Burton.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"fly`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>The gadfly of cattle.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"ford</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or pertaining +to the city or university of Oxford, England.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Oxford movement</b></col>. <cd>See +<u>Tractarianism</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Oxford School</b></col>, <cd>a +name given to those members of the Church of England who adopted the +theology of the so-called Oxford "Tracts for the Times," issued the +period 1833 -- 1841.</cd> <i>Shipley.</i> -- <col><b>Oxford +tie</b></col>, <cd>a kind of shoe, laced on the instep, and usually +covering the foot nearly to the ankle.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"gang`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ox</i> + +<i>gang</i>, n., 1.] <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>See +<u>Bovate</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"goad`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A goad for +driving oxen.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"head`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. <u>Hogshead</u>.] +<def>Literally, the head of an ox (emblem of cuckoldom); hence, a +dolt; a blockhead.</def></p> + +<p><blockquote>Dost make a mummer of me, <i>oxhead</i>?</blockquote> +<i>Marston.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"heal`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>Same as <u>Bear's-foot</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"heart`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A large heart- +shaped cherry, either black, red, or white.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"hide`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>The skin of an ox, or leather made from it.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(O. Eng. Law)</i> <def>A measure of land. +See 3d <u>Hide</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>See +<u>Oxide</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`i*da*bil"i*ty</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>oxydabilité</i>.] <def>Capability of being converted into +an oxide.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"i*da*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>oxydable</i>.] <def>Capable of being converted into an +oxide.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"i*date</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Oxidated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Oxidating</u>.] [Cf. f. <i>oxyder</i>. See <u>Oxide</u>.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To oxidize.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ox`i*da"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>oxidation</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The act or process of +oxidizing, or the state or result of being oxidized.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"i*da`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>An oxidizer.</def> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A contrivance for causing a current of air +to impinge on the flame of the Argand lamp; -- called also +<i>oxygenator</i>.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1027 !></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"ide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>ox</i>ygène oxygen + ac<i>ide</i> acid: cf. F. +<i>oxyde</i>. The French word was correctly spelt <i>oxide</i>, till +about the year 1840, when, in ignorance or forgetfulness of the true +history and composition of the word, the orthography was change to +make it represent the <i>υ</i> of Gr. <grk>'oxy`s</grk>, from +which it was supposed to be directly derived.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +binary compound of oxygen with an atom or radical, or a compound +which is regarded as binary; as, iron <i>oxide</i>, ethyl +<i>oxide</i>, nitrogen <i>oxide</i>, etc.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In the chemical nomenclature adopted by Guyton de Morveau, +Lavoisier,and their associates, the term <i>oxides</i> was made to +include all compounds of <i>oxygen</i> which had no acid (F. +<i>acide</i>) properties, as contrasted with the acids, all of which +were at that time supposed to contain oxygen. The orthography +<i>oxyde</i>, <i>oxyd</i>, etc., was afterwards introduced in +ignorance or disregard of the true etymology, but these forms are now +obsolete in English. The spelling <i>oxid</i> is not common.</p> + +<p><hw>Ox"i*di`za*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Capable of +being oxidized.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"i*dize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Oxidized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Oxidizing</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To combine with oxygen, or +subject to the action of oxygen, or of an oxidizing agent.</def> +Specifically: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To combine with oxygen or with +more oxygen; to add oxygen to; as, to <i>oxidize</i> nitrous acid so +as to form nitric acid.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To remove +hydrogen from (anything), as by the action of oxygen; as, to +<i>oxidize</i> alcohol so as to form aldehyde.</def> +<sd><i>(c)</i></sd> <def>To subject to the action of oxygen or of an +oxidizing agent, so as to bring to a higher grade, as an <i>-ous</i> +compound to an <i>-ic</i> compound; as, to <i>oxidize</i> mercurous +chloride to <i>mercuric</i> chloride.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; In certain cases <i>to oxidize</i> is identical with <i>to +acidify</i>; for, in nearly all cases, the more oxygen a substance +contains the more nearly does it approximate to acid qualities; thus, +by oxidation many elements, as sulphur, nitrogen, carbon, chromium, +manganese, etc., pass into compounds which are acid anhydrides, and +thus practically in the acid state.</p> + +<p><hw>Ox"i*dize`ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Oxidation.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ox"i*di`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>An agent employed in oxidation, or which facilitates or brings +about combination with oxygen; as, nitric acid, chlorine, bromine, +etc., are strong <i>oxidizers</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox*id"u*la`ted</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Existing in the state of a protoxide; -- said of an oxide.</def> +[R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ox"ime</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>One +of a series of isonitroso derivatives obtained by the action of +hydroxylamine on aldehydes or ketones.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox*in"dol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ox</i>ygen + +<i>indol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A white crystalline nitrogenous +substance (C<sub>8</sub>H<sub>7</sub>NO) of the indol group, obtained +by the reduction of dioxindol. It is a so-called <i>lactam</i> +compound.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`i*od"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ox</i>y- +(<sd><i>a</i></sd>) + <i>iodic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining +to, or designating, certain compounds of iodine and oxygen.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"like</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Characteristic of, +or like, an ox.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"lip`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. <i>oxanslyppe</i>. +See <u>Ox</u>, and <u>Cowslip</u>.] <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>The great +cowslip (<i>Primula veris</i>, var. <i>elatior</i>).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"o*nate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A +salt of oxonic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox*o"ni*an</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Of or relating +to the city or the university of Oxford, England.</def> +<i>Macaulay.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ox*o"ni*an</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A student or +graduate of Oxford University, in England.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox*on"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Prob. +gly<i>ox</i>alic + carb<i>onic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining +to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid +(C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>5</sub>N<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>) not known in +the free state, but obtained, in combination with its salts, by a +slow oxidation of uric acid, to which it is related.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"peck`er</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<def>An African bird of the genus <i>Buphaga</i>; the +beefeater.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"shoe`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>A shoe for oxen, +consisting of a flat piece of iron nailed to the hoof.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [AS. +<i>ōhsta</i>.] <def>The armpit; also, the arm.</def> [Prov. +Eng. & Scot.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ox"tongue`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> <def>A +name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their +leaves; as, <i>Anchusa officinalis</i>, a kind of bugloss, and +<i>Helminthia echioides</i>, both European herbs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"y-</hw> (?). <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A prefix, also used +adjectively</def>, designating: <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>A compound +containing <i>oxygen</i>.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>A compound +containing the <i>hydroxyl group</i>, more properly designated by +<i>hydroxy-</i>. See <u>Hydroxy-</u>.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Oxy acid</b></col>. <cd>See <u>Oxyacid</u> +(below).</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*a*ce"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> +(<i>b</i>) + <i>acetic</i>.] <def>Hydroxyacetic; designating an acid +called also <i>glycolic acid</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*ac"id</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>acid</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An acid +containing oxygen, as chloric acid or sulphuric acid; -- contrasted +with the <i>hydracids</i>, which contain no oxygen, as hydrochloric +acid. See <u>Acid</u>, and <u>Hydroxy-</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*am*mo"ni*a</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> + <i>ammonia</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Hydroxylamine</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*ben"zene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> + <i>benzene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Hydroxy +benzene. Same as <u>Phenol</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*ben*zo"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> + <i>benzoic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Hydroxybenzoic; pertaining to, or designating, any one of +several hydroxyl derivatives of benzonic acid, of which the commonest +is salicylic acid.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*bro"mic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>bromic</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining +to, or designating, certain compounds of oxygen and +bromine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*bu*tyr"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> + <i>butyric</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Hydroxybutyric; designating any one of a group of metameric +acids (C<sub>3</sub>H<sub>6</sub>.OH.CO<sub>2</sub>H).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*cal"ci*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>calcium</i>.] <def>Of or pertaining to +oxygen and calcium; as, the <i>oxycalcium</i> light. See <u>Drummond +light</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*ca*pro"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>See <u>Leucic</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*chlo"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>chloric</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating in +general, certain compounds containing oxygen and chlorine.</def> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>Formerly designating an acid now called +<i>perchloric acid</i>. See <u>Perchloric</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*chlo"ride</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>chloride</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A ternary +compound of oxygen and chlorine; as, plumbic +<i>oxychloride</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"y*crate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +&?;&?;&?;&?;&?;;&?;&?;&?;&?; acid + &?;&?;&?;&?; to mix: cf. F. +<i>oxycrat</i>.] <i>(med.)</i> <def>A Mixture of water and +vinegar.</def> <i>Wiseman.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*cy"mene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> + <i>cymene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Hydroxy +cymene. Same as <u>Carvacrol</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"y*gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [F. +<i>oxygène</i>, from Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; sharp, acid + root of +&?;&?;&?;&?; to be born. So called because originally supposed to be +an essential part of every <i>acid</i>.]</p> + +<p><sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless, tasteless, +odorless, gaseous element occurring in the free state in the +atmosphere, of which it forms about 23 per cent by weight and about +21 per cent by volume, being slightly heavier than nitrogen. Symbol +O. Atomic weight 15.96.</def></p> + +<p>&fist; It occurs combined in immense quantities, forming eight +ninths by weight of water, and probably one half by weight of the +entire solid crust of the globe, being an ingredient of silica, the +silicates, sulphates, carbonates, nitrates, etc. Oxygen combines with +all elements (except fluorine), forming oxides, bases, oxyacid +anhydrides, etc., the process in general being called +<i>oxidation</i>, of which <i>combustion</i> is only an intense +modification. At ordinary temperatures with most substances it is +moderately active, but at higher temperatures it is one of the most +violent and powerful chemical agents known. It is indispensable in +respiration, and in general is the most universally active and +efficient element. It may be prepared in the pure state by heating +potassium chlorate.</p> + +<p> This element (called <i>dephlogisticated air</i> by Priestley) +was named <i>oxygen</i> by Lavoisier because he supposed it to be a +constituent of all acids. This is not so in the case of a very few +acids (as <i>hydrochloric</i>, <i>hydrobromic</i>, <i>hydric +sulphide</i>, etc.), but these do contain elements analogous to +oxygen in property and action. Moreover, the fact that most elements +approach the nearer to <i>acid</i> qualities in proportion as they +are combined with more oxygen, shows the great accuracy and breadth +of Lavoisier's conception of its nature.</p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>Chlorine used in bleaching.</def> +[Manufacturing name]</p> + +<p><hw>Ox"y*gen*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oxygenated</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Oxygenating</u> (?).] [Cf. F. +<i>oxygéner</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To unite, or cause to +combine, with oxygen; to treat with oxygen; to oxidize; as, +<i>oxygenated</i> water (hydrogen dioxide).</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*gen*a"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Cf. F. +<i>oxygénation</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The act or process of +combining or of treating with oxygen; oxidation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"y*gen*a`tor</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>An +oxidizer.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*gen"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, oxygen; producing +oxygen.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ox`y*ge"ni*um</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The technical name of oxygen.</def> [R.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ox"y*gen*i"za*ble</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Oxidizable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"y*gen*ize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & +p. p.</i></pos> <u>Oxygenized</u> (?); <pos><i>p pr. & vb. +n.</i></pos> <u>Oxygenizing</u> (?).] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>To +oxidize.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"y*gen*ize`ment</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>Oxidation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox*yg"e*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> +<def>Oxygenic.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"y*gon</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; +sharp + &?;&?;&?; an angle: cf.F. <i>oxygone</i>.] <i>(Geom.)</i> +<def>A triangle having three acute angles.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ox*yg"o*nal</hw> (?), <hw>Ox`y*go"ni*al</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Having acute angles.</def> +<i>Barlow.</i></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ox`Y*hæm`a*cy"a*nin</hw> (?), +<hw>Ox`y*hæm`o*cy"a*nin</hw> (?), } <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>hæmacyanin</i>, +<i>hæmocyanin</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> <def>See +<u>Hæmacyanin</u>.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>Ox`y*hæm`o*glo"bin</hw>, <hw>Ox`y*hem`o*glo"bin</hw> +} (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + +<i>hæmoglobin</i>, <i>hemoglobin</i>.] <i>(Physiol. Chem.)</i> +<def>See <u>Hemoglobin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*hy"dro*gen</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>hydrogen</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Of or +pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen; as, +<i>oxyhydrogen</i> gas.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Oxyhydrogen blowpipe</b></col>. <i>(Chem.)</i> <cd>See +<u>Blowpipe</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Oxyhydrogen microscope</b></col>, +<cd>a form of microscope arranged so as to use the light produced by +burning lime or limestone under a current of oxyhydrogen +gas.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"y*mel</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [L. <i>oxymeli</i>, +Gr. &?;&?;&?;; &?;&?;&?;&?; acid + &?;&?;&?; honey.] <i>(Med.)</i> +<def>A mixture of honey, water, vinegar, and spice, boiled to a +sirup.</def> <i>Sir T. Elyot.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*meth"yl*ene</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>methylene</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Formic +aldehyde, regarded as a methylene derivative.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ox`y*mo"ron</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. Gr. +&?;&?;&?;, fr. &?;&?;&?; pointedly foolish; &?;&?;&?; sharp + +&?;&?;&?; foolish.] <i>(Rhet.)</i> <def>A figure in which an epithet +of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., <i>cruel +kindness</i>; <i>laborious idleness</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*mu"ri*ate</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Old +Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of the supposed oxymuriatic acid; a +chloride.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Oxymuriate of lime</b></col>, <cd>chloride of +lime.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*mu`ri*at"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>muriatic</i>: cf. F. <i>oxymuriatique</i>.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and +muriatic acid, that is, hydrochloric acid.</def> [Archaic.]</p> + +<p><col><b>Oxymuriatic acid</b></col>, <cd>chlorine, formerly so +called on the supposition that it was a compound of oxygen and +muriatic acid.</cd> [Obs.]</p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*neu"rine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>See <u>Betaine</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox*yn"tic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; to +make acid.] <i>(Physiol.)</i> <def>Acid; producing acid; -applied +especially to certain glands and cells in the stomach.</def></p> + +<p>{ <hw>||Ox`y*o"pi*a</hw> (?), <hw>Ox"y*o`py</hw> (?), } +<pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL. <i>oxyopia</i>, from Gr. &?;&?;&?; sharp + +&?;&?;&?; sight.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Excessive acuteness of +sight.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*phe"nic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy- (b)</i> ++ <i>phenol</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, +the phenol formerly called <i>oxyphenic acid</i>, and now +<i>oxyphenol</i> and <i>pyrocatechin</i>. See +<u>Pyrocatechin</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*phe"nol</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A phenol, &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;, produced by the distillation of +catechin; called also <i>oxyphenic acid</i>, and now +<i>pyrocatechin</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox*yph"o*ny</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; +sharp + &?;&?;&?;&?; voice.] <def>Acuteness or shrillness of +voice.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*quin"o*line</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> + <i>quinoline</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Hydroxy +quinoline; a phenol derivative of quinoline, -- called also +<i>carbostyril</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>||Ox`y*rhyn"cha</hw> (?), <pos><i>n. pl.</i></pos> [NL., fr. +Gr.&?;&?;&?;&?; sharp + &?;&?;&?;&?;&?;&?; snout.] +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>The maioid crabs.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox*yr"rho*dine</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?; +(sc. &?;&?;&?;); <grk>'oxy`s</grk> acid + &?;&?;&?;&?; made of roses, +&?;&?;&?;&?; rose.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A mixture of two parts of the +oil of roses with one of the vinegar of roses.</def> +<i>Floyer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"y*salt</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>salt</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A salt of an +oxyacid, as a sulphate.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*sul"phide</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>A ternary compound of oxygen and sulphur.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*sul"phu*ret</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>An oxysulphide.</def> [Obsolescent]</p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*toc"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;&?; +sharp, quick + &?;&?;&?;&?; birth.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>Promoting +uterine contractions, or parturition.</def> -- <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<def>An oxytocic medicine or agent.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*tol"u*ene</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Oxy-</i> +<sd><i>(a)</i></sd> + <i>toluene</i>.] <def>One of three hydroxy +derivatives of toluene, called the <i>cresols</i>. See +<u>Cresol</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"y*tone</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [Gr. &?;&?;&?;; +&?;&?;&?; sharp + &?;&?;&?; tone.] <def>Having an acute sound; +<i>(Gr. Gram.)</i>, having an acute accent on the last +syllable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox"y*tone</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <sn><b>1.</b></sn> +<def>An acute sound.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Gr. Gram.)</i> <def>A word having the acute +accent on the last syllable.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Ox`y*ton"ic*al</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Gr. +Gram.)</i> <def>Oxytone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"yer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Anglo F., a hearing, +from OF. <i>oïr</i>, F. <i>ouïr</i>, to hear, L. +<i>audire</i>. See <u>Audible</u>.] <i>(Law)</i> <def>A hearing or an +inspection, as of a deed, bond, etc., as when a defendant in court +prays <i>oyer</i> of a writing.</def> <i>Blackstone.</i></p> + +<p><col><b>Oyer and terminer</b></col> <i>(Law)</i>, <cd>a term used +in England in commissions directed to judges of assize about to hold +court, directing them to hear and determine cases brought before +them. In the U.S. the phrase is used to designate certain criminal +courts.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>O"yez`</hw> (ōy&ebreve;s; 277), +<pos><i>interj.</i></pos> [Anglo-F. <i>oyez</i> hear ye. See +<u>Oyer</u>.] <def>Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts +to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three +times.</def> [Written also <i>oyes</i>.]</p> + +<p><hw>Oy"let</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [See <u>Eyelet</u>.] +<sn><b>1.</b></sn> <def>See <u>Eyelet</u>.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <i>(Arch.)</i> <def>Same as +<u>Oillet</u>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oy"noun</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Onion.</def> +[Obs.] <i>Chaucer.</i></p> + +<p><hw>Oys"ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [OF. <i>oistre</i>, F. +<i>huître</i>, L. <i>ostrea</i>, <i>ostreum</i>, Gr. +<grk>'o`streon</grk>; prob. akin to <grk>'ostre`on</grk> bone, the +oyster being so named from its shell. Cf. <u>Osseous</u>, +<u>Ostracize</u>.] <sn><b>1.</b></sn> <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>Any +marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found +adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the +seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers. The common +European oyster (<i>Ostrea edulis</i>), and the American oyster +(<i>Ostrea Virginiana</i>), are the most important species.</def></p> + +<p><sn><b>2.</b></sn> <def>A name popularly given to the delicate +morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the +lower part of the back of a fowl.</def></p> + +<p><col><b>Fresh-water oyster</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any +species of the genus <i>Etheria</i>, and allied genera, found in +rivers of Africa and South America. They are irregular in form, and +attach themselves to rocks like oysters, but they have a pearly +interior, and are allied to the fresh-water mussels.</cd> -- +<col><b>Oyster bed</b></col>, <cd>a breeding place for oysters; a +place in a tidal river or other water on or near the seashore, where +oysters are deposited to grow and fatten for market. See 1st +<u>Scalp</u>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos></cd> -- <col><b>Oyster +catcher</b></col> <i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any one of several species +of wading birds of the genus <i>Hæmatopus</i>, which frequent +seashores and feed upon shellfish. The European species (<i>H. +ostralegus</i>), the common American species (<i>H. palliatus</i>), +and the California, or black, oyster catcher (<i>H. Bachmani</i>) are +the best known.</cd> -- <col><b>Oyster crab</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>a small crab (<i>Pinnotheres ostreum</i>) +which lives as a commensal in the gill cavity of the oyster.</cd> -- +<col><b>Oyster dredge</b></col>, <cd>a rake or small dragnet of +bringing up oyster from the bottom of the sea.</cd> -- <col><b>Oyster +fish</b></col>. (<i>Zoöl</i>.) <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <cd>The +tautog.</cd> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>The toadfish.</cd> -- +<col><b>Oyster plant</b></col>. <i>(Bot.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> +<cd>A plant of the genus <i>Tragopogon</i> (<i>T. porrifolius</i>), +the root of which, when cooked, somewhat resembles the oyster in +taste; salsify;</cd> -- called also <i>vegetable oyster</i>. +<sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <cd>A plant found on the seacoast of Northern +Europe, America and Asia (<i>Mertensia maritima</i>), the fresh +leaves of which have a strong flavor of oysters.</cd> -- +<col><b>Oyster plover</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> <cd>Same as +<i>Oyster catcher</i>, above.</cd> -- <col><b>Oyster shell</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>the shell of an oyster.</cd> -- +<col><b>Oyster wench</b></col>, <col><b>Oyster wife</b></col>, +<col><b>Oyster women</b></col>, <cd>a women who deals in +oysters.</cd> -- <col><b>Pearl oyster</b></col>. <i>(Zoöl.)</i> +<cd>See under <u>Pearl</u>.</cd> -- <col><b>Thorny oyster</b></col> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i>, <cd>any spiny marine shell of the genus +<i>Spondylus</i>.</cd></p> + +<p><hw>Oys"ter-green`</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Bot.)</i> +<def>A green membranous seaweed (<i>Ulva</i>) often found growing on +oysters but common on stones, piles, etc.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oys"ter*ing</hw>, <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <def>Gathering, or +dredging for, oysters.</def></p> + +<p><hw>Oys"ter*ling</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +<i>(Zoöl.)</i> <def>A young oyster.</def></p> + +<p><! p. 1028 !></p> + +<p><hw>O*ze"na</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [NL., fr. L. +<i>ozaena</i>, Gr. <grk>'o`zaina</grk>, fr. <grk>'o`zein</grk> to +smell.] <i>(Med.)</i> <def>A discharge of fetid matter from the +nostril, particularly if associated with ulceration of the soft parts +and disease of the bones of the nose.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`zo*ce"rite</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. +<grk>'o`zein</grk> to smell + &?; wax.] <i>(Min.)</i> <def>A waxlike +mineral resin; -- sometimes called <i>native paraffin</i>, and +<i>mineral wax</i>.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`zo*na"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>The act of treating with ozone; also, the act of converting +into, or producing, ozone; ozonization.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"zone</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [Gr. <grk>'o`zwn</grk> +smelling, p. pr. of <grk>'o`zein</grk> to smell. See <u>Odor</u>.] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>A colorless gaseous substance (O&?;) obtained (as +by the silent discharge of electricity in oxygen) as an allotropic +form of oxygen, containing three atoms in the molecule. It is a +streng oxidizer, and probably exists in the air, though by he +ordinary tests it is liable to be confused with certain other +substances, as hydrogen dioxide, or certain oxides of nitrogen. It +derives its name from its peculiar odor, which resembles that of weak +chlorine.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*zon"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, ozone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*zo`ni*fi*ca"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> +[<i>Ozone</i> + L. <i>-ficare</i> to make. See <u>fy</u>. ] +<i>(Chem.)</i> <def>The act or process of producing, or of subjecting +to the action of, ozone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`zo*ni*za"tion</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Ozonation.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"zo*nize</hw> (?), <pos><i>v. t.</i></pos> [<pos><i>imp. & p. +p.</i></pos> <u>Ozonized</u> (?); <pos><i>p. pr. & vb. n.</i></pos> +<u>Ozonizing</u>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <sd><i>(a)</i></sd> <def>To convert +into ozone, as oxygen.</def> <sd><i>(b)</i></sd> <def>To treat with +ozone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"zo*ni`zer</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>An apparatus or agent for the production or application of +ozone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`zo*nom"e*ter</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ozone</i> + +<i>-meter</i>.] <def>An instrument for ascertaining the amount of +ozone in the atmosphere, or in any gaseous mixture.</def> +<i>Faraday.</i></p> + +<p><hw>O`zo*no*met"ric</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>Pertaining to, or used for, the determination of the amount of +ozone; of or relating to ozonometry.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O`zo*nom"e*try</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> <i>(Chem.)</i> +<def>The measurement or determination of the quantity of +ozone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*zo"no*scope</hw> (?), <pos><i>n.</i></pos> [<i>Ozone</i> + +<i>-scope</i>.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>An apparatus employed to indicate +the presence, or the amount, of ozone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O*zo`no*scop"ic</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> [<i>Ozone</i> + +Gr. &?; to view.] <i>(Chem.)</i> <def>Serving to indicate the +presence or the amount of ozone.</def></p> + +<p><hw>O"zo*nous</hw> (?), <pos><i>a.</i></pos> <def>Pertaining to or +containing, ozone.</def></p> + |