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<centered><point26>M.</point26></centered>

<hw>M</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>M, the thirteenth
letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from
the manner of its formation, is called the <xex>labio-nasal</xex>
consonant</def>. See <xex>Guide to Pronunciation</xex>,
<sect/<sect/ 178-180, 242.

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

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

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

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

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

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

<hw>Ma</hw> <pr>(m<aum/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Mamma</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A child's word for
<xex>mother</xex>.</def>

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

<hw>\'d8Ma</hw>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>But; -- used in cautionary phrases;
<as>as, \'bdVivace, <ex>ma</ex> non troppo presto\'b8 (i. e.,
lively, <xex>but</xex> not too quick)</as>.</def>

<au>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</au>

<hw>Maa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>New</er> a
gull.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The common European gull
(<spn>Larus canus</spn>); -- called also <altname>mar</altname>.
See <er>New</er>, a gull.</def>

<hw>Maad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>obs. p. p.</pos> <def>of
<er>Make</er>. Made.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Maa"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The sparrow hawk.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The kestrel.</def>

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

<hw>Ma"a*ra shell`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A large, pearly, spiral, marine shell (<spn>Turbo
margaritaceus</spn>), from the Pacific Islands. It is used as an
ornament.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma*ash"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An East
Indian coin, of about one tenth of the weight of a rupee.</def>

<hw>Maat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mate</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Dejected; sorrowful;
downcast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdSo piteous and so
<xex>maat</xex>.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. W.
<ets>mad</ets> a male child, a boy.]</ety>

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

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

<au>Shak.</au>

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

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

<hw>\'d8Ma*bo"lo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of persimmon tree (<spn>Diospyros
discolor</spn>) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into
the East and West Indies. It bears an edible fruit as large as a
quince.</def>

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

<hw>\'d8Ma*ca"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Pg.
<ets>macaco</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of
several species of lemurs, as the ruffed lemur (<spn>Lemur
macaco</spn>), and the ring-tailed lemur (<spn>L.
catta</spn>).</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma*ca"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., a
word of African origin. Cf. <er>Macaco</er>,
<er>Macaque</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of
monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies. They have short tails
and prominent eyebrows.</def><-- now Macaca -->

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

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

<hw>Mao*ad"am road`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[See
<er>Macadamize</er>.]</ety> <def>A macadamized road.</def>

<hw>Ma*ca"o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A macaw.</def>

<-- Macao (cap.), A territory in South China, on the Zhu Jiang
river on the South China sea, formerly a territory of Portugal. 
Also, the capitla city of this terrotory. -->

<hw>\'d8Ma`caque"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Macacus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of
several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus
<spn>Macacus</spn><-- now Macaca -->; <as>as, <spn>M.
maurus</spn>, the moor <ex>macaque</ex> of the East
Indies</as>.</def><-- <spn>Macaca mulatta</spn> is the Rhesus
monkey, much used in biomedical research, and namesake of the Rh
factor used in blood typing (due to discovery of that factor in
the <it>Rh</it>esus monkey). -->

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

<au>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</au>

<hw>Mac"a*rize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ to
bless.]</ety> <def>To congratulate.</def> <mark>[Oxford Univ.
Cant]</mark>

<au>Whately.</au>

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

<note><hand/ A paste similarly prepared is largely used as food
in Persia, India, and China, but is not commonly made tubular
like the Italian <xex>macaroni</xex>.</note>

<au>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</au>

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

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A sort of droll or fool.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Addison.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A finical person; a fop; -- applied especially
to English fops of about 1775.</def>

<au>Goldsmith.</au>

<-- See lyrics of Yankee Doodle -->

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

<au>W. Irving. </au>

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

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

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

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

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

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

<hw>Ma*cart"ney</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Lord
<ets>Macartney</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
fire-backed pheasant. See <er>Fireback</er>.</def>

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

<hw>\'d8Ma*cau"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of small
lemurs, as <spn>Lemur murinus</spn>, which resembles a rat in
size.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma`ca*va"hu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small Brazilian monkey
(<spn>Callithrix torquatus</spn>), -- called also
<altname>collared teetee</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ma*caw"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the
native name in the Antilles.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Any parrot of the genus <spn>Sittace</spn>, or
<spn>Macrocercus</spn>. 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>

<-- e.g. Scarlet macaw -->
<-- Insert: Illustration of Blue and Yellow Macaw -->

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

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

<hw>Mac"ca*bees</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The name given later times to the Asmon\'91ans, a family of
Jewish patriots, who headed a religious revolt in the reign of
Antiochus IV., 168-161 <sc>B. C.</sc>, which led to a period of
freedom for Israel.</def>

<au>Schaff-Herzog.</au>

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

<-- p. 879 -->

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

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

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<hw>Mace</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Jav. & Malay.
<ets>m\'bes</ets>, fr. Skr. <ets>m\'besha</ets> a bean.]</ety>
<def>A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael;
also, a weight of 57.98 grains.</def>

<au>S. W. Williams.</au>

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

<note><hand/ Red <xex>mace</xex> is the aril of <spn>Myristica
tingens</spn>, and <xex>white mace</xex> that of <spn>M.
Otoba</spn>, -- East Indian trees of the same genus with the
nutmeg tree.</note>

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

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Death with his <qex>mace</qex> petrific . . . smote.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a
magistrate as an ensign of his authority.</def> \'bdSwayed the
royal <xex>mace</xex>.\'b8

<au>Wordsworth.</au>

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

<au>Macaulay.</au>

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

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

<cs><col>Mace bearer</col>, <cd>an officer who carries a mace
before person in authority.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mac`e*do"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Macedonius</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Geog.)</fld>
<def>Belonging, or relating, to Macedonia.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of
Macedonia.</def></def2>

<hw>Mac`e*do"ni*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld>
<def>One of a certain religious sect, followers of
<xex>Macedonius</xex>, 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>

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

<hw>Ma"cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>massier</ets>. See <er>Mace</er> staff.]</ety> <def>A mace
bearer; an officer of a court.</def>

<au>P. Plowman.</au>

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

<au>Harvey.</au>

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

<au>Baker.</au>

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

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

<hw>Mac`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>maceratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mac\'82ration</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act or process of macerating.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Ma*ch\'91"ro*dus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8Ma*chai"ro*dus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ dagger + <?/ tooth.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of extinct mammals allied to
the cats, and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable
size and strength; -- hence called <xex>saber-toothed
tigers</xex>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma*che"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A large heavy knife resembling a
broadsword, often two or three feet in length, -- used by the
inhabitants of Spanish America as a hatchet to cut their way
through thickets, and for various other purposes.</def>

<au>J. Stevens.</au>

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

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

<mhw>{ <hw>Mach"i*a*vel*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mach`i*a*vel"ian*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>machiav\'82lisme</ets>; It.
<ets>machiavellismo</ets>.]</ety> <def>The supposed principles of
Machiavel, or practice in conformity to them; political artifice,
intended to favor arbitrary power.</def>

<hw>Ma*chic"o*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>machicolatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>machicolare</ets>,
<ets>machicollare</ets>. See <er>Machicolation</er>.]</ety>
<def>Having machicolations.</def> \'bd<xex>Machicolated</xex>
turrets.\'b8

<au>C. Kingsley.</au>

<hw>Mach`i*co*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
LL. <ets>machicolamentum</ets>, <ets>machacolladura</ets>, F.
<ets>m\'83chicolis</ets>, <ets>m\'83checoulis</ets>; perh. fr. F.
<ets>m\'8ache</ets> match, combustible matter + OF.
<ets>coulis</ets>, <ets>couleis</ets>, flowing, fr. OF. & F.
<ets>couler</ets> to flow. Cf. <er>Match</er> for making fire,
and <er>Cullis</er>.]</ety>

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

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

<hw>\'d8Ma`chi`cou`lis"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'83chicoulis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil. Arch.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Machicolation</er>.</def>

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

<hw>Mach"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Machinated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Machinating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>machinatus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>machinari</ets> to devise, plot. See
<er>Machine</er>.]</ety> <def>To plan; to contrive; esp., to form
a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to
plot.</def> \'bdHow long will you <xex>machinate</xex>!\'b8

<au>Sandys.</au>

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

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

<au>Shak.</au>

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

<q>Devilish <qex>machinations</qex> come to naught.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>His ingenious <qex>machinations</qex> had failed.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

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

<au>Glanvill. Sir W. Scott.</au>

<hw>Ma*chine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>machina</ets> machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. <?/, from
<?/ means, expedient. Cf. <er>Mechanic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<note><hand/ The term <xex>machine</xex> 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 <xex>apparatus</xex>, not a machine; as, a
<xex>bleaching apparatus</xex>. Many large, powerful, or
specially important pieces of mechanism are called
<xex>engines</xex>; as, a <xex>steam engine</xex>, <xex>fire
engine</xex>, <xex>graduating engine</xex>, etc. Although there
is no well-settled distinction between the terms
<xex>engine</xex> 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.</note>

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

<au>Dryden. Southey. Thackeray.</au>

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

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

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

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

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

<au>Addison.</au>

<cs><col>Elementary machine</col>, <cd>a name sometimes given to
one of the simple mechanical powers. See under
<er>Mechanical</er>.</cd> -- <col>Infernal machine</col>. <cd>See
under <er>Infernal</er>.</cd> -- <col>Machine gun</col>.<cd>See
under <er>Gun.</er></cd> -- <col>Machine screw</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>Machine shop</col>, <cd>a workshop where machines are made,
or where metal is shaped by cutting, filing, turning, etc.</cd>
-- <col>Machine tool</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>Machine twist</col>, <cd>silken thread especially adapted
for use in a sewing machine.</cd> -- <col>Machine work</col>,
<cd>work done by a machine, in contradistinction to that done by
hand labor.</cd></cs>

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

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

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

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

<sn>3.</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>

<q>The <qex>machinery</qex>, 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.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>4.</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>

<q>An indispensable part of the <qex>machinery</qex> of
state.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<q>The delicate inflexional <qex>machinery</qex> of the Aryan
languages.</q>
<qau>I. Taylor (The Alphabet).</qau>

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

<au>Dryden.</au>

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

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

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

<hw>Ma"cho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The striped mullet of California
(<spn>Mugil cephalus, <or/ Mexicanus</spn>).</def>

<hw>Mac"i*len*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Macilent</er>.]</ety> <def>Leanness.</def><mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sandys.</au>

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

<au>Bailey.</au>

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

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

<au>Halliwell.</au>

<hw>Mack`er*el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>maquerel</ets>, F. <ets>maquereau</ets> (LL.
<ets>macarellus</ets>), prob. for <ets>maclereau</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>macula</ets> a spot, in allusion to the markings on the
fish. See <er>Mail</er> armor.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Any species of the genus <spn>Scomber</spn>, and of several
related genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic
fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food.</def>

<note><hand/ The common mackerel (<spn>Scomber scombrus</spn>),
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 (<spn>Scomberomorus maculatus</spn>), of the
American coast, is covered with bright yellow circular
spots.</note>

<cs><mcol><col>Bull mackerel</col>, <col>Chub
mackerel</col></mcol>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Chub</er>.</cd> -- <col>Frigate mackerel</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Frigate</er>.</cd> -- <col>Horse mackerel</col> . <cd>See
under <er>Horse</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mackerel bird</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the wryneck; -- so called because it
arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in season.</cd>
-- <col>Mackerel cock</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the Manx
shearwater; -- so called because it precedes the appearance of
the mackerel on the east coast of Ireland.</cd> -- <col>Mackerel
guide</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Garfish</er>
<sd>(a)</sd>.</cd> -- <col>Mackerel gull</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>any one of several species of gull
which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake.</cd> --
<col>Mackerel midge</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <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 <spn>Onos</spn>, or
<spn>Motella</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Mackerel plow</col>, <cd>an
instrument for creasing the sides of lean mackerel to improve
their appearance. <au>Knight</au>.</cd> -- <col>Mackerel
shark</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the porbeagle.</cd> --
<mcol><col>Mackerel sky</col>, <or/ <col>Mackerel-back
sky</col></mcol>, <cd>a sky flecked with small white clouds; a
cirro-cumulus. See <er>Cloud</er>.</cd></cs>

<q><qex>Mackerel sky</qex> and mare's-tails
Make tall ships carry low sails.</q>
<qau>Old Rhyme.</qau>

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

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

<hw>Mac`kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Macle</er>.]</ety> <def>Same <er>Macule</er>.</def>

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

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

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

<sn>2.</sn> <def>See <er>Mascled</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma*clu"re*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
Named from William <ets>Maclure</ets>, the geologist.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of spiral gastropod shells,
often of large size, characteristic of the lower Silurian
rocks.</def>

<hw>Ma*clu"rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Morintannic</er>.</def>

<-- macrame, n. the art of tying knots in patterns. -->

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

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

<-- macro (computer programming) [short for macroinstruction] (a)
a single instruction in a program which symbolizes, and is
replaced by during time of program execution, a series of
instructions. (b) a keystroke (or combination of keystrokes)
which symbolizes and is replaced by a series of keystrokes. -- a
convenient feature of some advanced programs, such as word
processors or database programs, which allows a user to rapidly
execute any series of operations which may be performed multiple
times.  Such macros may typically be defined by the program user,
without rewriting or recompiling the program. -->

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

<hw>Mac`ro*bi*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ long-lived; <?/ long + <?/ life: cf. F.
<ets>macrobiotique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Long-lived.</def>

<au> Dunglison.</au>

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

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

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

<au>Henslow.</au>

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

<hw>\'d8Mac`ro*chi"res</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr.<?/ long + <?/ hand.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of birds including the
swifts and humming birds. So called from the length of the distal
part of the wing.</def>

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

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

<au>Tylor.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mac`ro*cys"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Macro-</er>, and <er>Cyst</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific
(<spn>Macrocystis pyrifera</spn>), having numerous almond-shaped
air vessels.</def>

<-- p. 880 -->

<hw>Mac`ro*dac"tyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
long-fingered; <?/ long + <?/ finger: cf. F.
<ets>macrodactyle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of
a group of wading birds (<spn>Macrodactyli</spn>) having very
long toes.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>macrodactyle</asp>.]</altsp>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mac`ro*dac*tyl"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mac`ro*dac"tyl*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having long toes.</def>

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

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

<hw>Mac"ro*dont</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + Gr.
<?/, <?/, a tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having large
teeth.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A macrodont
animal.</def></def2>

<hw>Mac"ro*far`ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>farad</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>See <er>Megafarad</er>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Mac`ro*glos"si*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Macro-</er>, and <er>Glossa</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Enlargement or hypertrophy of the
tongue.</def>

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

<au>Huxley.</au>

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

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

<hw>Ma"cron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<?/ long.]</ety> <fld>(Pron.)</fld> <def>A short, straight,
horizontal mark [-], placed over vowels to denote that they are
to be pronounced with a long sound; as, <xex>\'be</xex>, in
<xex>d\'beme</xex>; <xex><emac/</xex>, in <xex>s<emac/am</xex>,
etc.</def>

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

<hw>Ma*croph"yl*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a leaf.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having long or large leaves.</def>

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

<hw>Mac"ro*pod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>-pod</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of a group of maioid crabs
remarkable for the length of their legs; -- called also
<altname>spider crab</altname>.</def>

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

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

<hw>Ma*crop"o*dous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having long legs or feet.</def>

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

<hw>\'d8Ma*crop"te*res</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ long + <?/ feather, wing.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of birds; the
Longipennes.</def>

<hw>Ma*crop"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Macropteres</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having
long wings.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mac"ro*pus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Macropod</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>genus of
marsupials including the common kangaroo.</def>

<hw>Mac`ro*pyr"a*mid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>pyramid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>See <er>Macroprism</er>.</def>

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

<hw>\'d8Mac`ro*spo*ran"gi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Macro-</er>, and <er>Sporangium</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A sporangium or conceptacle containing
only large spores; -- opposed to <xex>microsporangium</xex>. Both
are found in the genera <spn>Selaginella</spn>,
<spn>Isoctes</spn>, and <spn>Marsilia</spn>, plants remotely
allied to ferns.</def>

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

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

<hw>Mac"ro*tone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
stretched out. See <er>Macro-</er>, and <er>Tone</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Pron.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Macron</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma*cro"tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + Gr. <grk>o"y^s</grk>, gen.
<grk>'wto`s</grk>, the ear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Large-eared.</def>

<mhw><hw>\'d8Ma*crou"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>,
<hw>Ma*crou"ral</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, etc.</mhw>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Macrura</er>,
<er>Macrural</er>, etc.</def>

<hw>Mac`ro*zo"\'94*spore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Macro-</ets> + <ets>zo\'94spore</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large motile spore having four vibratile
cilia; -- found in certain green alg\'91.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma*cru"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ long + <?/ tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
subdivision of decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen largely
developed. It includes the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many
similar forms. Cf. <er>Decapoda</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma*cru"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Macrurous</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma*cru"ran</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Macrura.</def>

<hw>Ma*cru"roid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Macrura</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the
Macrura.</def>

<hw>Ma*cru"rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Macrura;
having a long tail.</def>

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

<hw>\'d8Mac"tra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ kneading trough, fr. <?/ to knead.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any marine bivalve shell of the genus
<spn>Mactra</spn>, and allied genera. Many species are known.
Some of them are used as food, as <spn>Mactra stultorum</spn>, of
Europe. See <cref>Surf clam</cref>, under <er>Surf</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mac"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Macul\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., spot, stain,
blot. See <er>Mail</er> armor, and cf. <er>Mackle</er>,
<er>Macule</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A spot, as on the skin,
or on the surface of the sun or of some other luminous orb.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A rather large spot or
blotch of color.</def>

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

<q><qex>Maculate</qex> the honor of their people.</q>
<qau>Sir T. Elyot.</qau>

<hw>Mac"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>maculatus</ets>, p. p.]</ety> <def>Marked with spots or
macul\'91; blotched; hence, defiled; impure; <as>as, most
<ex>maculate</ex> thoughts</as>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

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

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

<au>Shak.</au>

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

<au>T. Adams.</au>

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

<hw>Mac"ule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>macule</ets>. See <er>Macula</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
spot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

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

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

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

<hw>Mad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>obs. p. p.</pos> <def>of
<er>Made</er>.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Madder</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Maddest</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[AS. <ets>gem<?/d</ets>, <ets>gem\'bed</ets>, mad; akin to
OS. <ets>gem<?/d</ets> foolish, OHG. <ets>gameit</ets>, Icel.
<ets>mei<?/a</ets> to hurt, Goth. <ets>gam\'a0ids</ets> weak,
broken. <?/.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Disordered in intellect;
crazy; insane.</def>

<q>I have heard my grandsire say full oft,
Extremity of griefs would make men <qex>mad</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

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

<q>It is the land of graven images, and they are <qex>mad</qex>
upon their idols.</q>
<qau>Jer. 1. 88.</qau>

<q>And being exceedingly <qex>mad</qex> against them, I
persecuted them even unto strange cities.</q>
<qau>Acts xxvi. 11.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Proceeding from, or indicating, madness;
expressing distraction; prompted by infatuation, fury, or extreme
rashness.</def> \'bd<xex>Mad</xex> demeanor.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<q><qex>Mad</qex> wars destroy in one year the works of many
years of peace.</q>
<qau>Franklin.</qau>

<q>The <qex>mad</qex> promise of Cleon was fulfilled.</q>
<qau>Jowett (Thucyd.).</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Extravagant; immoderate.</def> \'bdBe
<xex>mad</xex> and merry.\'b8 <au>Shak.</au> \'bdFetching
<xex>mad</xex> bounds.\'b8 <au>Shak</au>.

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

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

<sn>7.</sn> <def>Having impaired polarity; -- applied to a
compass needle.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<cs><col>Like mad</col>, <cd>like a mad person; in a furious
manner; <as>as, to run <ex>like mad<ex>.
<au>L'Estrange</au></as>.</cd> -- <col>To run mad</col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To become wild with excitement</cd>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To run wildly about under the influence of
hydrophobia; to become affected with hydrophobia.</cd> -- <col>To
run mad after</col>, <cd>to pursue under the influence of
infatuation or immoderate desire. \'bdThe world is <xex>running
mad after<xex> farce.\'b8 <au>Dryden</au>.</cd></cs>

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

<q>Had I but seen thy picture in this plight,
It would have <qex>madded</qex> me.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

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

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Festus said with great voice, Paul thou
<qex>maddest</qex>.</q>
<qau>Wyclif (Acts).</qau>

<hw>Mad</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ma<?/a</ets>; akin to
D. & G. <ets>made</ets>, Goth. <ets>mapa</ets>, and prob. to E.
<ets>moth</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An
earthworm.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>made</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mad"am</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Madams</plw>, or <plw>Mesdames</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>.
<ety>[See <er>Madame</er>.]</ety> <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 <xex>Sir</xex>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma`dame"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mesdames</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>ma</ets> my (L. <ets>mea</ets>) + <ets>dame</ets> dame. See
<er>Dame</er>, and cf. <er>Madonna</er>.]</ety> <def>My lady; --
a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in
France, given to all married women.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mad"-ap`ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Eggplant</er>.</def>

<hw>Mad"brain`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hot-headed;
rash.</def> <au>Shak</au>. -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A rash or
hot-headed person</def>.</def2>

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

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mad"cap`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or
dangerous amusements.</def> \'bdThe merry <xex>madcap </xex>
<def>lord.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Wild; reckless.</def> \'bd<xex>Madcap</xex>
follies\'b8

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

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

<au>Shak.</au>

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

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

<q>They rave, recite, and <qex>madden</qex> round the land.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Mad"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mader</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'91dere</ets>; akin to Icel.
<ets>ma<?/ra</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the
<spn>Rubia</spn> (<spn>R. tinctorum</spn>). The root is much used
in dyeing red, and formerly was used in medicine. It is
cultivated in France and Holland. See <er>Rubiaceous</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ Madder is sometimes used in forming pigments, as
lakes, etc., which receive their names from their colors; as.
<xex>madder yellow</xex>.</note>

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

<hw>Mad"der*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name proposed for any plant of the same
natural order (Rubiace\'91) as the madder.</def>

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

<q>Far from the <qex>madding</qex> crowd's ignoble strife.</q>
<qau>Gray.</qau>

<q>The <qex>madding</qex> wheels
Of brazen chariots raged.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Mad"dish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat
mad.</def>

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>Made</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Mad</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def>

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

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

<cs><col>Made up</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Complete; perfect</cd>.
\'bdA <xex>made up<xex> villain.\'b8 <au>Shak</au>. <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>Falsely devised; fabricated; <as>as, a <ex>made up<ex>
story</as>.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>Artificial; <as>as, a <ex>made
up<ex> figure or complexion</as>.</cd></cs>

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

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

<mhw>{ <hw>Mad`e*fac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mad`e*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>madefacere</ets> to make wet; <ets>madere</ets> to
be wet + <ets>facere</ets> to make: cf. F.
<ets>mad\'82faction</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of madefying, or
making wet; the state of that which is made wet.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mad"e*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Madefied</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Madefying</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mad\'82fier</ets>,
L. <ets>madefacere</ets>. See <er>Madefaction</er>.]</ety>
<def>To make wet or moist.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

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

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

<q>A cup of <qex>Madeira</qex>, and a cold capon's leg.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<cs><col>Madeira nut</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the European
walnut; the nut of the <spn>Juglans regia</spn>.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Ma`de*moi`selle"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu>pl. <plw>Mesdemoiselles</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.,
fr. <ets>ma</ets> my, f. of <ets>mon</ets> +
<ets>demoiselle</ets> young lady. See <er>Damsel</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an
unmarried lady, equivalent to the English <xex>Miss.</xex></def>

<au>Goldsmith.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A marine food fish
(<spn>Sci\'91na chrysura</spn>), of the Southern United States;
-- called also <altname>yellowtail</altname>, and <altname>silver
perch</altname>.</def>

<hw>Madge</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF. & Prov. F.
<ets>machette</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>The barn owl.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The magpie.</def>

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

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

<hw>\'d8Ma"di*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Sp. <ets>madi</ets>, fr. Chilian <ets>madi</ets>, the native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of composite plants,
of which one species (<spn>Madia sativa</spn>) is cultivated for
the oil yielded from its seeds by pressure. This oil is sometimes
used instead of olive oil for the table.</def>

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

<hw>\'d8Mad`is*te"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An
instrument to extract hairs.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mad"joun</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind.,
fr. Ar. <ets>ma'j<?/n</ets>.]</ety> <def>An intoxicating
confection from the hemp plant; -- used by the Turks and
Hindoos.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>majoun</asp>.]</altsp>

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

<-- intensely: "madly in love" -->

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

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

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

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

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

<syn>Syn. -- Insanity; distraction; derangement; craziness;
lunacy; mania; frenzy; franticness; rage; aberration; alienation;
monomania. See <er>Insanity</er>.</syn>

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

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <wordforms>[<plu>pl. <er>Madonnas</er>
<pr>(n<adot/z)</pr></plu>.]</wordforms> <def>A picture of the
Virgin Mary (usually with the babe).</def>

<q>The Italian painters are noted for drawing the
<qex>Madonnas</qex> by their own wives or mistresses.</q>
<qau>Rymer.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Ma"do*qua</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small Abyssinian antelope
(<spn>Neotragus Saltiana</spn>), about the size of a hare.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma`drague"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[R.]</ety> <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>

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

<-- p. 881 -->

<hw>\'d8Mad`re*po"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Madre<?/ore</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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> -- <wordforms><wf>Mad`re*po"ral</wf>
<pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>\'d8Mad`re*po*ra"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Madrepore</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>An extensive division of Anthozoa, including most of the
species that produce stony corals. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Anthozoa</er>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mad`re*po*ra"ri*an</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a. &
n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mad"re*pore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>madrepore</ets>, perh. fr.  <ets>madr\'82</ets> spotted, fr.
OF. <ets>madre</ets>, <ets>mazre</ets>, a kind of knotty wood
with brown spots, fr. OHG. <ets>masar</ets> a knot, grain, or
vein in wood, a speck, G. <ets>maser + pore</ets> (see
<er>Pore</er>); or perh. F. <ets>madr\'82pore</ets> is rather
from It. <ets>madrepora</ets>, and this perh. fr. It.
<ets>madre</ets> mother (see <er>Mother</er>) + Gr. <?/ a soft
stone.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any coral of the genus
Madrepora; formerly, often applied to any stony coral.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mad`re*po"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mad`re*po"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling, or pertaining to, the
genus Madrepora.</def>

<cs><col>Madreporic plate</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a
perforated plate in echinoderms, through which water is admitted
to the ambulacral tubes; -- called also <altname>madreporic
tubercule</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mad`re*po"ri*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Madrepore</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling a madreporian coral in form
or structure.</def>

<hw>Mad"re*po*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>madr\'82porite</ets>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld>
<def>A fossil coral.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The madreporic plate of
echinoderms.</def>

<hw>Ma*drier"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from Sp.
<ets>madero</ets>, or Pg. <ets>madeiro</ets>, fr. Sp.
<ets>madera</ets> wood for building, timber, Pg.
<ets>madeira</ets>, L. <ets>materia</ets> stuff, materials,
lumber. See <er>Matter</er>.]</ety> <def>A thick plank, used for
several mechanical purposes</def>; especially: <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>A plank or beam used for supporting the earth
in mines or fortifications.</def>

<hw>Mad"ri*gal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>madrigale</ets>, OIt. <ets>madriale</ets>,
<ets>mandriale</ets> (cf. LL. <ets>matriale</ets>); of uncertain
origin, possibly fr. It <ets>mandra</ets> flock, L.
<ets>mandra</ets> stall, herd of cattle, Gr. <?/ fold, stable;
hence, <ets>madrigal</ets>, originally, a pastoral song.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A little amorous poem, sometimes called a
<altname>pastoral poem</altname>, containing some tender and
delicate, though simple, thought.</def>

<q>Whose artful strains have oft delayed
 The huddling brook to hear his <qex>madrigal</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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 <er>Glee</er>.</def>

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

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

<hw>Mad`ri*le"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>Madrileno</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Madrid in
Spain, or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A
native or inhabitant of Madrid.</def></def2>

<hw>\'d8Ma*dri"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.,
prop., a godmother.]</ety> <def>An animal (usually an old mare),
wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack
mules.</def> <mark>[S. America]</mark>

<hw>Ma*dro"\'a4a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>madro\'a4o</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small
evergreen tree or shrub (<spn>Arbutus Menziesii</spn>), of
California, having a smooth bark, thick shining leaves, and
edible red berries, which are often called <xex>madro\'a4a
apples</xex>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>madro\'a4o</asp>.]</altsp>

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

<mhw>{ <hw>M\'91g"bote`</hw>, <hw>Mag"bote`</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'d6g</ets> kinsman +
<ets>b\'d3t</ets> compensation.]</ety> <fld>(Anglo-Saxon
Law)</fld> <def>Compensation for the injury done by slaying a
kinsman.</def>

<au>Spelman.</au>

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

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

<hw>\'d8M\'91"nad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Maenas</ets>, <ets>-adis</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/, fr. <?/ to
rave.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Bacchante; a priestess or votary
of Bacchus.</def>

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

<hw>\'d8Ma`es*to"so</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos>
<ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Majestic or majestically;
-- a direction to perform a passage or piece of music in a
dignified manner.</def>

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

<hw>\'d8Ma*es"tro</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr.
L. <ets>magister</ets>. See <er>Master</er>.]</ety> <def>A master
in any art, especially in music; a composer.</def>

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

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

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

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A receptacle in which anything is stored,
especially military stores, as ammunition, arms, provisions,
etc.</def> \'bdArmories and <xex>magazines</xex>.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

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

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

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

<cs><col>Magazine dress</col>, <cd>clothing made chiefly of
woolen, without anything metallic about it, to be worn in a
powder magazine.</cd> -- <col>Magazine gun</col>, <cd>a portable
firearm, as a rifle, with a chamber carrying cartridges which are
brought automatically into position for firing.</cd> --
<col>Magazine stove</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></cs>

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

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

<au>Goldsmith.</au>

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

<au>Byron.</au>

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

<hw>Mag"bote`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>M\'91gbote</er>.</def>

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

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

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

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

<cs><mcol><col>Magdeburg centuries</col>, <col>Magdeburg
hemispheres</col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Century</er>, and
<er>Hemisphere</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mage</ets>. See <er>Magi</er>.]</ety> <def>A magician.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<au>Spenser. Tennyson.</au>

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

<cs><col>Magellenic clouds</col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>three
conspicuous nebul\'91 near the south pole, resembling thin white
clouds.</cd></cs><-- they are smaller than the Milky Way galaxy,
but separate from it, and thus are considered the galactic
formations nearest to our galaxy, but not part of it.  -->

<hw>Ma*gen"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<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 <xex>Magenta</xex>, in Italy,
in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was
discovered. Called also <altname>fuchsine</altname>,
<altname>rose\'8bne</altname>, etc.</def><-- now fuschin -->

<-- 2. n. the purpish-red color of magenta -->

<hw>Magged</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>Worn; fretted; <as>as, a <ex>magged</ex> brace</as>.</def>

<au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mag`gio"re</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It.,
from L. <ets>major</ets>, compar. of <ets>magnus</ets> great. See
<er>Major</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Greater, in respect
to scales, intervals, etc., when used in opposition to
<xex>minor</xex>; major.</def>

<au>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</au>

<hw>Mag"got</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[W.
<ets>macai</ets>, pl. <ets>maceiod</ets>, <ets>magiod</ets>, a
worn or grub; cf. <ets>magu</ets> to bread.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The footless larva of any fly. See
<er>Larval</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A whim; an odd fancy.</def>

<au>Hudibras. Tennyson.</au>

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

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

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

<au>Shak.</au>

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

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Full of whims; capricious.</def>

<au>Norris.</au>

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

<hw>\'d8Ma"gi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., pl.
of <ets>Magus</ets>, Gr. <?/; of Per. origin. Cf. <er>Mage</er>,
<er>Magic</er>.]</ety> <def>A caste of priests, philosophers, and
magicians, among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or
sages of the East.</def>

<q>The inspired <qex>Magi</qex> from the Orient came.</q>
<qau>Sandys.</qau>

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

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

<hw>Mag"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>magique</ets>, L. <ets>magice</ets>, Gr. <?/ (sc. <?/), fr.
<?/. See <er>Magic</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and <er>Magi</er>.]</ety>
<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>

<q>An appearance made by some <qex>magic</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<cs><col>Celestial magic</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>Natural
magic</col>, <cd>the art of employing the powers of nature to
produce effects apparently supernatural.</cd> --
<mcol><col>Superstitious</col>, <or/ <col>Geotic</col>,
<col>magic</col></mcol>, <cd>the invocation of devils or demons,
involving the supposition of some tacit or express agreement
between them and human beings.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Sorcery; witchcraft; necromancy; conjuration;
enchantment.</syn>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mag"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mag"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>magicus</ets>,
Gr. <?/, fr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>magique</ets>. See
<er>Magi</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</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>as, a <ex>magic</ex> lantern; a <ex>magic</ex>
square or circle.</as></def>

<q>The painter's <qex>magic</qex> skill.</q>
<qau>Cowper.</qau>

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

<cs><col>Magic circle</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>Magic humming bird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a
Mexican humming bird (<spn>Iache magica</spn>) , having white
downy thing tufts.</cd> -- <col>Magic lantern</col>. <cd>See
<er>Lantern</er>.</cd> -- <col>Magic square</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>Magic wand</col>, <cd>a
wand used by a magician in performing feats of magic.</cd></cs>

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

<hw>Ma*gi"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>magicien</ets>. See <er>Magic</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<def>One skilled in magic; one who practices the black art; an
enchanter; a necromancer; a sorcerer or sorceress; a
conjurer.</def><-- these days, mostly an entertainer who produces
seemingly magical effects by clever illusions; most magicians
admit that the craft is mere illusion, rather than a true
supernatural art. -->

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma*gilp"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*gilph"</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Megilp</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma*gis"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See
<er>Master</er>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Mag`is*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>magisterius</ets> magisterial. See <er>Master</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<q>When <qex>magisterial</qex> duties from his home
Her father called.</q>
<qau>Glover.</qau>

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

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

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

<syn>Syn. -- Authoritative; stately; august; pompous; dignified;
lofty; commanding; imperious; lordly; proud; haughty;
domineering; despotic; dogmatical; arrogant.</syn> <usage> --
<er>Magisterial</er>, <er>Dogmatical</er>, <er>Arrogant</er>. One
who is <xex>magisterial</xex> assumes the air of a master toward
his pupils; one who is <xex>dogmatical</xex> lays down his
positions in a tone of authority or dictation; one who is
<xex>arrogant</xex> 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
<xex>magisterial</xex>, and may be unjustly construed as
<xex>dogmatical</xex>, or even <xex>arrogant</xex>.</usage>

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

<au>Fuller.</au>

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

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

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

<au>Holland.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A magisterial injunction.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Brougham.</au>

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

<au>Ure.</au>

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

<au>Blackstone.</au>

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

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

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Commanded or prescribed by a magister, esp. by a
doctor; hence, effectual; sovereign; <as>as, a <ex>magistral</ex>
sirup</as>.</def> \'bdSome <xex>magistral</xex> opiate.\'b8

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Pharmacy)</fld> <def>Formulated
extemporaneously, or for a special case; -- opposed to
<xex>officinal</xex>, and said of prescriptions and
medicines.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<cs><col>Magistral line</col> <fld>(Fort.)</fld>, <cd>the guiding
line, or outline, 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></cs>

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

<au>Burton.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A magistral line.</def>

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

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

<au>Bacon.</au>

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

<au>Abp. Bramhall.</au>

<hw>Mag"is*trate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>magistratus</ets>, fr. <ets>magister</ets> master: cf. F.
<ets>magistrat</ets>. See <er>Master</er>.]</ety> <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> \'bdAll Christian rulers and
<xex>magistrates</xex>.\'b8

<au>Book of Com. Prayer.</au>

<q>Of <qex>magistrates</qex> some also are supreme, in whom the
sovereign power of the state resides; others are subordinate.</q>
<qau>Blackstone.</qau>

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

<au>Jer. Taylor.</au>

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

<hw>\'d8Mag"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr.
<?/, fr. <?/ to squeeze, knead.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any crude
mixture of mineral or organic matters in the state of a thin
paste.</def>

<au>Ure.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>A salve or confection of thick
consistency.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<-- p. 882 -->

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

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

<hw>\'d8Mag"na Char"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L., great
charter.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The great Charter, so called,
obtained by the English barons from King John, <sc>A. D.</sc>
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>

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

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

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Mag`na*nim"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>magnanimit\'82</ets>, L. <ets>magnanimitas</ets>.]</ety>
<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>

<hw>Mag*nan"i*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><ety>[L.
<ets>magnanimus</ets>; <ets>magnus</ets> great +
<ets>animus</ets> mind. See <er>Magnate</er>, and
<er>Animus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, a
<ex>magnanimous</ex> character; a <ex>magnanimous</ex>
conqueror.</as></def>

<q>Be <qex>magnanimous</qex> in the enterprise.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>To give a kingdom hath been thought
Greater and nobler done, and to law down
Far more <qex>magnanimous</qex>an to assume.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

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

<q>Both strived for death; <qex>magnanimous</qex> debate.</q>
<qau>Stirling.</qau>

<q>There is an indissoluble union between a
<qex>magnanimous</qex> policy and the solid rewards of public
prosperity and felicity.</q>
<qau>Washington.</qau>

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

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

<au>Fairholt.</au>

<hw>Mag"nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[F. <ets>magnat</ets>, L.
(pl.) <ets>magnates</ets>, <ets>magnati</ets>, fr.
<ets>magnus</ets> great. See <er>Master</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A person of rank; a noble or grandee; a person of influence
or distinction in any sphere.</def>
<-- used mostly of prominent business executives; an industrial
magnate -->

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<sn>2.</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>

<hw>Mag"nes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>Magnet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mag*ne"si*a</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Magnesia</ets>, fem. of <ets>Magnesius</ets> of the country
Magnesia, Gr. <?/ <?/ <?/ a magnet. Cf. <er>Magnet</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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 <er>Magnesium</er>.</def>

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

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

<cs><col>Magnesian limestone</col>.  <fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Dolomite</er>.</cd></cs>

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

<hw>Mag"ne*site</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>magn\'82site</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Native
magnesium carbonate occurring in white compact or granular
masses, and also in rhombohedral crystals.</def>

<hw>Mag*ne"si*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. & F.
See <er>Magnesia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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 <xex>magnesium light</xex>) 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>

<cs><col>Magnesium sulphate</col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>Same as
<er>Epsom salts</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mag"net</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>magnete</ets>, OF. <ets>magnete</ets>, L. <ets>magnes</ets>,
<ets>-etis</ets>, Gr. <?/ <?/ a magnet, metal that looked like
silver, prop., Magnesian stone, fr. Gr. <?/, a country in
Thessaly. Cf. <er>Magnesia</er>, <er>Manganese</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The loadstone; a species of iron ore (the
ferrosoferric or magnetic ore, <chform>Fe3O4</chform>) which has
the property of attracting iron and some of its ores, and, when
freely suspended, of pointing to the poles; -- called also
<altname>natural magnet</altname>.</def>

<q>Dinocrates began to make the arched roof of the temple of
Arsino\'89 all of <qex>magnet</qex>, or this loadstone.</q>
<qau>Holland.</qau>

<q>Two <qex>magnets</qex>, heaven and earth, allure to bliss,
The larger loadstone that, the nearer this.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <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
<altname>artificial magnet</altname>.</def>

<note><hand/ An artificial magnet, produced by the action of a
voltaic or electrical battery, is called an
<stype>electro-magnet</stype>.</note>

<cs><col>Field magnet</col> <fld>(Physics & Elec.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mag*net"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mag*net"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>magneticus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>magn\'82tique</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the magnet; possessing the
properties of the magnet, or corresponding properties; <as>as, a
<ex>magnetic</ex> bar of iron; a <ex>magnetic</ex>
needle.</as></def>

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

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

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

<q>She that had all <qex>magnetic</qex> force alone.</q>
<qau>Donne.</qau>

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

<cs><mcol><col>Magnetic amplitude</col>, <col>attraction</col>,
<col>dip</col>, <col>induction</col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See under
<er>Amplitude</er>, <er>Attraction</er>, etc.</cd> --
<col>Magnetic battery</col>, <cd>a combination of bar or
horseshoe magnets with the like poles adjacent, so as to act
together with great power.</cd> -- <col>Magnetic
compensator</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>Magnetic curves</col>,
<cd>curves indicating lines of magnetic force, as in the
arrangement of iron filings between the poles of a powerful
magnet.</cd> -- <col>Magnetic elements</col>. <sd>(a)</sd>
<fld>(Chem. Physics)</fld> <cd>Those elements, as iron, nickel,
cobalt, chromium, manganese, etc., which are capable or becoming
magnetic.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <cd>In respect
to terrestrial magnetism, the declination, inclination, and
intensity</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>See under <er>Element</er>.</cd>
-- <col>Magnetic equator</col>, <cd>the line around the
equatorial parts of the earth at which there is no dip, the
dipping needle being horizontal.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Magnetic
field</col>, <or/ <col>Field of magnetic force</col></mcol>,
<cd>any space through which magnet exerts its influence.</cd> --
<col>Magnetic fluid</col>, <cd>the hypothetical fluid whose
existence was formerly assumed in the explanations of the
phenomena of magnetism.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Magnetic iron</col>,
<or/ <col>Magnetic iron ore</col></mcol>. <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<cd>Same as <er>Magnetite</er>.</cd> -- <col>Magnetic
needle</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>Magnetic poles</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>Magnetic pyrites</col>. <cd>See
<er>Pyrrhotite</er>.</cd> -- <col>Magnetic storm</col>
<fld>(Terrestrial Physics)</fld>, <cd>a disturbance of the
earth's magnetic force characterized by great and sudden
changes.</cd> -- <col>Magnetic telegraph</col>, <cd>a telegraph
acting by means of a magnet. See <er>Telegraph</er>.</cd></cs>

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

<q>As the <qex>magnetic</qex> hardest iron draws.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

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

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

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

<hw>Ma*net"ic*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos><def>Magneticalness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

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

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

<hw>Mag"net*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>magn\'82tisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The property, quality, or
state, of being magnetic; the manifestation of the force in
nature which is seen in a magnet.</def>

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

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Power of attraction; power to excite the
feelings and to gain the affections.</def> \'bdBy the
<xex>magnetism</xex> of interest our affections are irresistibly
attracted.\'b8

<au>Glanvill.</au>

<cs><col>Animal magnetism</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
<xex>mesmerism<xex>, a name which has been popularly applied to
theories and claims not put forward by Mesmer himself. See
<er>Mesmerism</er>, <er>Biology</er>, <er>Od</er>,
<er>Hypnotism</er>.</cd> -- <col>Terrestrial magnetism</col>,
<cd>the magnetic force exerted by the earth, and recognized by
its effect upon magnetized needles and bars.</cd></cs>

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

<hw>Mag"net*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An oxide of iron (<chform>Fe3O4</chform>)
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
<stype>loadstone</stype>. It is an important iron ore. Called
also <altname>magnetic iron</altname>.</def>

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

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

<hw>Mag"net*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Magnetized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>prep. & adv.</pos> <er>Magnetizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>magn\'82tiser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To communicate
magnetic properties to; <as>as, to <ex>magnetize</ex> a
needle</as>.</def>

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

<q>Fascinated, <qex>magnetized</qex>, as it were, by his
character.</q>
<qau>Motley.</qau>

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

<hw>Mag`net*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Magneto-</ets>  + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>magn\'82tom\'8atre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld>
<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>

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

<hw>Mag`net*o*mo"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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> <mark>[R.]</mark>

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

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

<mhw>{ <hw>Mag*nif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mag*nif"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>magnificus</ets>; <ets>magnus</ets> great +
<ets>facere</ets> to make: cf. F. <ets>magnifique</ets>. See
<er>Magnitude</er>, <er>Fact</er>. and cf.
<er>Magnificent</er>.]</ety> <def>Grand; splendid; illustrious;
magnificent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>1 Chron. xxii. 5</au>.
\'bdThy <xex>magnific</xex> deeds.\'b8 <au>Milton.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>Mag*nif"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms>

<hw>\'d8Mag*nif"i*cat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
it magnifies.]</ety> <def>The song of the Virgin Mary, <au>Luke
i. 46</au>; -- so called because it commences with this word in
the Vulgate.</def>

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

<au>Marston.</au>

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

<hw>Mag*nif"i*cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>magnificence</ets>, L. <ets>magnificentia</ets>. See
<er>Magnific</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of doing what magnificent;
the state or quality of being magnificent.</def> <au>Acts xix.
27</au>. \'bdThen cometh <xex>magnificence</xex>.\'b8
<au>Chaucer</au>.

<q>And, for the heaven's wide circuit, let it speak
The Maker's high <qex>magnificence</qex>, who built
so spacious.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>The noblest monuments of Roman <qex>magnificence.</qex></q>
<qau>Eustace.</qau>

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

<q>A prince is never so <qex>magnificent</qex>
As when he's sparing to enrich a few
With the injuries of many.</q>
<qau>Massinger.</qau>

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

<q>When Rome's exalted beauties I descry
<qex>Magnificent</qex> in piles of ruin lie.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Glorious; majestic; sublime. See
<er>Grand</er>.</syn>

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

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

<au>Shak.</au>

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

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

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

<q>The least error in a small quantity . . . will in a great one
. . . be proportionately <qex>magnified</qex>.</q>
<qau>Grew.</qau>

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

<q>On that day the Lord <qex>magnified</qex> Joshua in the sight
of all Israel.</q>
<qau>Joshua iv. 14.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To praise highly; to land; to extol.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<q>O, <qex>magnify</qex> the Lord with me, and let us exalt his
name together.</q>
<qau>Ps. xxxiv. 3.</qau>

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

<cs><col>To magnify one's self</col> <fld>(Script.)</fld>, <cd>to
exhibit pride and haughtiness; to boast.</cd> -- <col>To magnify
one's self against</col> <fld>(Script.)</fld>, <cd>to oppose with
pride.</cd></cs>

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

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

<au>Spectator.</au>

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

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

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

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

<hw>Mag"ni*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>magnitudo</ets>, from <ets>magnus</ets> great. See
<er>Master</er>, and cf. <er>Maxim</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Extent of dimensions; size; -- applied to things that have
length, breath, and thickness.</def>

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

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

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

<-- p. 883 -->

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Greatness; grandeur.</def> \'bdWith plain,
heroic <xex>magnitude</xex> of mind.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

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

<q>The <qex>magnitude</qex> of his designs.</q>
<qau>Bp. Horsley.</qau>

<cs><col>Apparent magnitude</col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>the
angular breadth of an object viewed as measured by the angle
which it subtends at the eye of the observer; -- called also
<altname>apparent diameter</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Magnitude of a
star</col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <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></cs>
<-- the difference in actual brightness between magnitudes is now
specified as a factor of 2.512, i.e. the difference in brightness
is 100 for stars differing by five magnitudes. -->

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

<note><hand/ <spn>Magnolia grandiflora</spn> 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 (<spn>M.
glauca</spn>)is a small tree found sparingly as far north as Cape
Ann. Other American species are <spn>M. Umbrella</spn>, <spn>M.
macrophylla</spn>, <spn>M. Fraseri</spn>, <spn>M.
acuminata</spn>, and <spn>M. cordata</spn>. <spn>M.
conspicua</spn> and <spn>M. purpurea</spn> are cultivated shrubs
or trees from Eastern Asia. <spn>M. Campbellii</spn>, of India,
has rose-colored or crimson flowers.</note>

<cs><col>Magnolia warbler</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a
beautiful North American wood warbler (<spn>Dendroica
maculosa</spn>). 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></cs>

<hw>Mag*no`li*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to a natural order
(<spn>Magnoliace\'91</spn>) of trees of which the magnolia, the
tulip tree, and the star anise are examples.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mag"num</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Neut.
sing. of L. <ets>magnus</ets> great.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
large wine bottle.</def>

<q>They passed the <qex>magnum</qex> to one another freely.
<qau>Sir W. Scott</qau>.

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

<hw>Mag"ot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Barbary ape.</def>

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

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mag"pie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. & Prov. E.
<ets>magot pie</ets>, <ets>maggoty pie</ets>, fr. <ets>Mag</ets>,
<ets>Maggot</ets>, equiv. to <ets>Margaret</ets>, and fr. F.
<ets>Marquerite</ets>, and common name of the magpie.
<ets>Marguerite</ets> is fr. L. <ets>margarita</ets> pearl, Gr.
<?/, prob. of Eastern origin. See <er>Pie</er> magpie, and cf.
the analogous names <er>Tomtit</er>, and <er>Jackdaw</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of the
genus <spn>Pica</spn> and related genera, allied to the jays, but
having a long graduated tail.</def>

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

<cs><col>Magpie lark</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a common
Australian bird (<spn>Grallina picata</spn>), conspicuously
marked with black and white; -- called also <altname>little
magpie</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Magpie moth</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a black and white European geometrid
moth (<spn>Abraxas grossulariata</spn>); the harlequin moth. Its
larva feeds on currant and gooseberry bushes.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Ma`gua*ri"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
native name: cf. Pg. <ets>magoari</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South American stork (<spn>Euxenara
maguari</spn>), having a forked tail.</def>

<hw>Mag"uey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>maguey</ets>, Mexican <ets>maguei</ets> and
<ets>metl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The century plant,
a species of <spn>Agave</spn> (<spn>A. Americana</spn>). See
<er>Agave</er>.</def>

<hw>Mag"yar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hung.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>One of the dominant people
of Hungary, allied to the Finns; a Hungarian.</def>

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

<hw>\'d8Ma"ha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A kind of baboon; the wanderoo.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Ma*ha*ba"ra*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8Ma*ha*bha"ra*tam</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Skr. <ets>mah\'bebh\'berata</ets>.]</ety> <def>A celebrated
epic poem of the Hindoos. It is of great length, and is chiefly
devoted to the history of a civil war between two dynasties of
ancient India.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma*ha"led</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><ety>[Ar.
<ets>mahled</ets>.]</ety> <def>(Bot.) A cherry tree (<spn>Prunus
Mahaleb</spn>) 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>

<hw>\'d8Ma*ha*ra"jah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr.
<ets>mah\'ber\'beja</ets>; <ets>mahat</ets> great +
<ets>r\'beja</ets> king.]</ety> <def>A sovereign prince in India;
-- a title given also to other persons of high rank.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma`ha*rif"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An African antelope (<spn>Hippotragus
Bakeri</spn>). Its face is striped with black and white.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma*har"mah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

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

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<hw>Mahl"-stick`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Maul-stick</er>.</def>

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

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

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

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The wood of the <spn>Swietenia Mahogoni</spn>.
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>

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

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

<hw>\'d8Ma*ho"li</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South African lemur (<spn>Galago
maholi</spn>), having very large ears.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>moholi</asp>.]</altsp>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma*hom"ed*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*hom"et*an</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mohammedan</er>.</def>

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

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

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

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

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

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

<au>Crabb.</au>

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

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

<hw>\'d8Ma*hoo"hoo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The African white two-horned
rhinoceros (<spn>Atelodus simus</spn>).</def>

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

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

<q>Who's this, my <qex>mahound</qex> cousin ?</q>
<qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Ma*hout"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind.
<ets>mah\'bewat</ets>, Skr. <ets>mah\'bem\'betra</ets>;
<ets>mahat</ets> great + <ets>m\'betr\'be</ets> measure.]</ety>
<def>The keeper and driver of an elephant.</def> <mark>[East
Indies]</mark>

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

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

<hw>Mah*rat"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind.
<ets>Marhat\'be</ets>, <ets>Marh\'bett\'be</ets>, the name of a
famous Hindoo race, from the old Skr. name
<ets>Mah\'be-r\'beshtra</ets>.]</ety> <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> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
the Mahrattas.</def></def2> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>Maratha</asp>.]</altsp>

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

<hw>Mah"wa tree`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An
East Indian sapotaceous tree (<spn>Bassia latifolia</spn>, and
also <spn>B. butyracea</spn>), 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
<xex>mahwa</xex> and <xex>yallah</xex>, is obtained from the
kernels of the fruit.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From L.
<ets>Maia</ets>, a goddess.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A genus of spider crabs, including the common
European species (<spn>Maia squinado</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>A beautiful American bombycid moth (<spn>Eucronia
maia</spn>).</def>

<hw>Ma"ian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Any spider crab of the genus Maia, or family
<spn>Maiad\'91</spn>.</def>

<hw>Maid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Shortened from
<ets>maiden</ets>. <ets><?/</ets>. See <er>Maiden</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>An unmarried woman; usually, a young unmarried
woman; esp., a girl; a virgin; a maiden.</def>

<q>Would I had died a <qex>maid</qex>,
And never seen thee, never borne thee son.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

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

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

<q>Christ was a <qex>maid</qex> and shapen as a man.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

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

<q>Spinning amongst her <qex>maids</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Maid</xex> is used either adjectively or in
composition, signifying <xex>female</xex>, as in <xex>maid</xex>
child, <xex>maid</xex>servant.</note>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The female of a ray or
skate, esp. of the gray skate (<spn>Raia batis</spn>), and of the
thornback (<spn>R. clavata</spn>).</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<cs><col>Fair maid</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Fair</er>, <pos>a.</pos></cd> -- <col>Maid of honor</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>Old maid</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Old</er>.</cd></cs>
<-- maid of honor. principal female attendant (if unmarried) of a
bride at wedding. (If married, matron of honor.) -->


<hw>Maid"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>maiden</ets>, <ets>meiden</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'91gden</ets>,
dim. of AS. <ets>m\'91g<?/</ets>, fr. <ets>mago</ets> son,
servant; akin to G. <ets>magd</ets>, <ets>m\'84dchen</ets>, maid,
OHG. <ets>magad</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'94gr</ets> son, Goth. 
<ets>magus</ets> boy, child, <ets>magaps</ets> virgin, and perh.
to Zend. <ets>magu</ets> youth. Cf. <er>Maid</er> a
virgin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An unmarried woman; a girl or
woman who has not experienced sexual intercourse; a virgin; a
maid.</def>

<q>She employed the residue of her life to repairing of highways,
building of bridges, and endowing of <qex>maidens</qex>.</q>
<qau>Carew.</qau>

<q>A <qex>maiden</qex> of our century, yet most meek.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

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

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

<au>Wharton.</au>

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

<hw>Maid"en</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining
to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a
virgin; <as>as, <ex>maiden</ex> innocence</as>.</def> \'bdAmid
the <xex>maiden</xex> throng.\'b8

<au>Addison.</au>

<q>Have you no modesty, no <qex>maiden</qex> shame ?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Never having been married; not having had sexual
intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes
of the man; <as>as, a <ex>maiden</ex> aunt</as>.</def> \'bdA
surprising old <xex>maiden</xex> lady.\'b8

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto
unused. \'bd<xex>Maiden</xex> flowers.'</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Full bravely hast thou fleshed
Thy <qex>maiden</qex> sword.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never
been captured, or violated.</def>

<au> T. Warton. Macaulay.</au>

<cs><col>Maiden assize</col> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld>, <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.
<xex>Smart<xex>.</cd> -- <col>Maiden name</col>, <cd>the surname
of a woman before her marriage.</cd> -- <col>Maiden pink</col>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Pink</er>.</cd> --
<col>Maiden plum</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a West Indian tree
(<spn>Comocladia integrifolia</spn>) with purplish drupes. The
sap of the tree is glutinous, and gives a persistent black
stain.</cd> -- <col>Maiden speech</col>, <cd>the first speech
made by a person, esp. by a new member in a public body.</cd> --
<col>Maiden tower</col>, <cd>the tower most capable of resisting
an enemy.</cd></cs><-- maiden voyage. first regular service
voyage of a ship -->

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

<q>For had I <qex>maiden'd</qex> it, as many use.
Loath for to grant, but loather to refuse.</q>
<qau>Bp. Hall.</qau>

<hw>Maid"en*hair`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fern of the genus <spn>Adiantum</spn>
(<spn>A. pedatum</spn>), 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>

<cs><col>Maiden grass</col>, <cd>the smaller quaking grass.</cd>
-- <col>Maiden tree</col>. <cd>See <er>Ginkgo</er>.</cd></cs>

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

<au>Shak.</au>

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

<q>The <qex>maidenhead</qex> of their credit.</q>
<qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau>

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

<hw>Maid"en*hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m\'91gdenh\'bed</ets>. See <er>Maid</er>, and
<er>-hood</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being a maid
or a virgin; virginity.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

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

<q>The <qex>maidenhood</qex>
Of thy fight.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

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

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

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

<q>Must you be blushing ? . . . 
What a <qex>maidenly</qex> man-at-arms are you become !</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Maid"en*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a maidenlike
manner.</def> \'bd<xex>Maidenly</xex> demure.\'b8

<au>Skelton.</au>

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

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Maid"hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m\'91g<?/h\'bed</ets>. See <er>Maid</er>, and
<er>-hood</er>.]</ety> <def>Maidenhood.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Maid`ma"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Maid</ets> + <ets>Marian</ets>, relating to
<ets>Mary</ets>, or the Virgin <ets>Mary</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of dance.</def>

<au>Sir W. Temple.</au>

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

<au>Shak.</au>

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

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

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma*ieu"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*ieu"tic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/
midwife.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Serving to assist
childbirth.</def>

<au>Cudworth.</au>

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

<au>Payne.</au>

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

<au>Payne.</au>

<hw>Mai"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The meagre.</def>

<hw>Mai"gre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Meager</er>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to a fast day or fast;
<as>as, a <ex>maigre</ex> day</as>.</def>

<au>Walpole.</au>

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

<-- p. 884 -->

<hw>Mai"hem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Maim</er>, and <er>Mayhem</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mai*kel"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South American carnivore of the
genus <spn>Conepatus</spn>, allied to the skunk, but larger, and
having a longer snout. The tail is not bushy.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mai*kong"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South American wild dog (<spn>Canis
cancrivorus</spn>); the crab-eating dog.</def>

<hw>Mail</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A spot.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

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

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

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

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

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<cs><mcol><col>Chain mail</col>, <col>Coat of mail</col></mcol>.
<cd>See under <er>Chain</er>, and <er>Coat</er>.</cd></cs>

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

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

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any hard protective
covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles,
shell of a lobster, etc.</def>

<q>We . . . strip the lobster of his scarlet <qex>mail</qex>.</q>
<qau>Gay.</qau>

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

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

<hw>Mail</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>male</ets> bag, OF.
<ets>male</ets>, F. <ets>malle</ets> bag, trunk, mail, OHG.
<ets>malaha</ets>, <ets>malha</ets>, wallet; akin to D.
<ets>maal</ets>, <ets>male</ets>; cf. Gael. & Ir.
<ets>mala</ets>, Gr. <?/  hide, skin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
bag; a wallet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The bag or bags with the letters, papers,
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>

<q>There is a <qex>mail</qex> come in to-day, with letters dated
Hague.</q>
<qau>Tatler.</qau>

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

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc.,
may be carried.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir W. Scott.</au>

<cs><col>Mail bag</col>, <cd>a bag in which mailed matter is
conveyed under public authority.</cd> -- <col>Mail boat</col>,
<cd>a boat that carries the mail.</cd> -- <col>Mail
catcher</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>Mail guard</col>, <cd>an officer whose duty
it is to guard the public mails.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> --
<col>Mail train</col>, <cd>a railroad train carrying the
mail.</cd></cs>

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

<note><hand/ In the United States <xex>to mail</xex> and <xex>to
post</xex> are both in common use; as, to <xex>mail</xex> or
<xex>post</xex> a letter. In England <xex>post</xex> is the
commoner usage.</note>

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

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

<au>Sir W. Scott.</au>

<hw>Mailed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Protected by an external coat, or covering, of scales or
plates.</def>

<hw>Mailed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 1st
<er>Mail</er>.]</ety> <def>Spotted; speckled.</def>

<hw>Mail"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot., fr.
<ets>mail</ets> tribute, rent. See 2d <er>Mail</er>.]</ety>
<def>A farm.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<au>Sir W. Scott.</au>

<hw>Mail"-shell`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A chiton.</def>

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

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

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

<q>My late <qex>maimed</qex> limbs lack wonted might.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<q>You <qex>maimed</qex> the jurisdiction of all bishops.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To mutilate; mangle; cripple.</syn>

<hw>Maim</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written in law language
<asp>maihem</asp>, and <asp>mayhem</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[OF.
<ets>mehaing</ets>. See <er>Maim</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

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

<q>Surely there is more cause to fear lest the want there of be a
<qex>maim</qex> than the use of it a blemish.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

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

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

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

<au>Bolton.</au>

<hw>Main</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>main</ets> hand, L. <ets>manus</ets>. See
<er>Manual</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A hand or match at
dice.</def>

<au>Prior. Thackeray. </au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A stake played for at dice.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

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

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A match at cockfighting.</def> \'bdMy lord would
ride twenty miles . . . to see a <xex>main</xex> fought.\'b8

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>A main-hamper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Ainsworth.</au>

<hw>Main</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'91gen</ets>
strength, power, force; akin to OHG. <ets>magan</ets>, Icel.
<ets>megin</ets>, and to E. <ets>may</ets>, v. <?/. See
<er>May</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Strength;
force; might; violent effort.</def> <mark>[Obs., except in
certain phrases.]</mark>

<q>There were in this battle of most might and
<qex>main</qex>.</q>
<qau>R. of Gl.</qau>

<q>He 'gan advance,
With huge force, and with importable <qex>main</qex>.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

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

<q>Resolved to rest upon the title of Lancaster as the
<qex>main</qex>, and to use the other two . . . but as
supporters.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The great sea, as
distinguished from an arm, bay, etc. ; the high sea; the
ocean.</def> \'bdStruggling in the <xex>main</xex>.\'b8
<au>Dryden</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The continent, as
distinguished from an island; the mainland.</def> \'bdInvaded the
<xex>main</xex> of Spain.\'b8 <au>Bacon</au>. <sd>(c)</sd>
<def>principal duct or pipe, as distinguished from lesser ones;
esp. <fld>(Engin.)</fld>, a principal pipe leading to or from a
reservoir; <as>as, a fire <ex>main</ex></as>.</def>

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

<q><qex>With might and main</qex> they chased the murderous
fox.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Main</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Main</er> strength, possibly influenced by OF. 
<ets>maine</ets>, <ets>magne</ets>, great, L. <ets>magnus</ets>.
Cf. <er>Magnate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Very or extremely
strong.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>That current with <qex>main</qex> fury ran.</q>
<qau>Daniel.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Vast; huge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThe
<xex>main</xex> abyss.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdIt's a <xex>man</xex> untruth.\'b8
<au>Sir W. Scott</au>.

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

<q>Our <qex>main</qex> interest is to be happy as we can.</q>
<qau>Tillotson.</qau>

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

<q>That which thou aright
Believest so <qex>main</qex> to our success, I bring.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

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

<q>That Maine which <qex>by main force</qex> Warwick did win.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

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

<syn>Syn. -- Principal; chief; leading; cardinal; capital.</syn>

<hw>Main</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Main</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Very extremely; <as>as, <ex>main</ex>
heavy</as>.</def> \'bdI'm <xex>main</xex> dry.\'b8
<au>Foote</au>. <mark>[Obs. or Low]</mark>

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

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

<hw>Main`-gauche"</hw> <pr>(m<acr/N`g<omac/sh")</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., the left hand.]</ety> <fld>(Ancient
Armor)</fld> <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>

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

<hw>Main"land`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
continent; the principal land; -- opposed to <xex>island</xex>,
or <xex>peninsula</xex>.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<q>After the two wayfarers had crossed from the peninsula to the
<qex>mainland</qex>.</q>
<qau>Hawthorne.</qau>

<hw>Main"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>main</ets> strong. See <er>Main</er> strength.]</ety>
<def>Very strongly; mightily; to a great degree.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon. Shak.</au>

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

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

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

<note><hand/ A thief was said to be \'bdtaken with the
<xex>mainor</xex>,\'b8 when he was taken with the thing stolen
upon him, that is, <xex>in his hands</xex>.</note>

<au>Wharton. Bouvier. </au>

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

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

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

<au>Blackstone.</au>

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

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

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

<hw>Mains</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Scot. See
<er>Manse</er>.]</ety> <def>The farm attached to a mansion
house.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

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

<q>[They] hoised up the <qex>mainsail</qex> to the wind.</q>
<qau> Acts xxvii. 40.</qau>

<note><hand/ The <xex>mainsail</xex> of a ship is extended upon a
yard attached to the mainmast, and that of a sloop or schooner
upon the boom.</note>

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

<hw>Main"spring`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

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

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

<q>The great <qex>mainstay</qex> of the Church.</q>
<qau>Buckle.</qau>

<hw>Main"swear`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m\'benswerian</ets> to forswear; <ets>m\'ben</ets> sin,
crime + <ets>swerian</ets> to swear.]</ety> <def>To swear
falsely.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Blount.</au>

<hw>Main*tain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Maintained</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Maintaining</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>maintenen</ets>, F. <ets>maintenir</ets>, properly, to hold
by the hand; <ets>main</ets> hand (L. <ets>manus</ets>) + F.
<ets>tenir</ets> to hold (L.<ets>tenere</ets>). See
<er>Manual</er>, and Tenable.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, to <ex>maintain</ex> a certain degree of heat in a
furnace; to <ex>maintain</ex> a fence or a railroad; to
<ex>maintain</ex> the digestive process or powers of the stomach;
to <ex>maintain</ex> the fertility of soil; to <ex>maintain</ex>
present reputation.</as></def>

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

<q>God values . . . every one as he <qex>maintains</qex> his
post.</q>
<qau>Grew.</qau>

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

<q><qex>Maintain</qex> talk with the duke.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

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

<q>Glad, by his labor, to <qex>maintain</qex> his life.</q>
<qau>Stirling.</qau>

<q>What <qex>maintains</qex> one vice would bring up two
children.</q>
<qau>Franklin.</qau>

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

<q>It is hard to <qex>maintain</qex> the truth, but much harder
to be maintained by it.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To assert; vindicate; allege. See
<er>Assert</er>.</syn>

<hw>Main*tain"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That
maybe maintained.</def>

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

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

<au>Bouvier. Wharton. </au>

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

<q>Whatsoever is granted to the church for God's honor and the
<qex>maintenance</qex> of his service, is granted to God.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

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

<q>Those of better fortune not making learning their
<qex>maintenance</qex>.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Crim. Law)</fld> <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
<er>Champerty</er>.</def>

<au>Wharton.</au>

<cs><col>Cap of maintenance</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Cap</er>.</cd></cs>

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

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

<hw>Mai"oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Maia</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the genus Maia, or
family <spn>Maiade\'91</spn>.</def>

<hw>Mais"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Master.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer. Spenser.</au>

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

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mais"tre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mais"trie</hw>,
<hw>Mais"try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Mastery; superiority; art. See <er>Mastery</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mais"tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Mistress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mai"thes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Maghet</er>.</def>

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

<cs><col>Maize eater</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a South
American bird of the genus <spn>Pseudoleistes</spn>, allied to
the troupials.</cd> -- <col>Maize yellow</col>, <cd>a delicate
pale yellow.</cd></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>Maj`es*tat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Maj`es*tat"*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Majestic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>E. Pocock. Dr. J. Scott.</au>

<hw>Ma*jes"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Majesty</er>.]</ety> <def>Possessing or exhibiting majesty;
of august dignity, stateliness, or imposing grandeur; lofty;
noble; grand. \'bdThe <xex>majestic</xex> world.\'b8
<au>Shak.</au></def> \'bdTethys'grave <xex>majestic</xex>
pace.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<q>The least portions must be of the epic kind; all must be
grave, <qex>majestic</qex>, and sublime.</q>
<qau>Dryden</qau>.

<syn>Syn. -- August; splendid; grand; sublime; magnificent;
imperial; regal; pompous; stately; lofty; dignified;
elevated.</syn>

<-- p. 885 -->

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

<au>Cowley.</au>

<q>An older architecture, greater, cunninger, more
<qex>majestical</qex>.</q>
<qau>M. Arnold.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Ma*jes"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Ma*jes"tic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

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

<au>Oldenburg.</au>

<hw>Maj"es*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Majesties</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE.
<ets>magestee</ets>, F. <ets>majest\'82</ets>, L.
<ets>majestas</ets>, fr. an old compar. of <ets>magnus</ets>
great. See <er>Major</er>, <er>Master</er>.]</ety> <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>

<q>The Lord reigneth; he is clothed with <qex>majesty</qex>.</q>
<qau>Ps. xciii. 1.</qau>

<q>No sovereign has ever represented the <qex>majesty</qex> of
great state with more dignity and grace.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

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

<q>In all the public writs which he [Emperor Charles V.] now
issued as King of Spain, he assumed the title of
<qex>Majesty</qex>, 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 <qex>Highness</qex> or
<qex>Grace</qex>.</q>
<qau>Robertson.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Dignity; elevation of manner or style.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

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

<note><hand/ The term is said to be derived from Majorca, which
was an early seat of this manufacture.</note>

<au>Heyse.</au>

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

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of greater dignity; more important.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

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

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

<cs><col>Major axis</col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the greater
axis. See <er>Focus</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</cd> -- <col>Major
key</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <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>Major offense</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>,
<cd>an offense of a greater degree which contains a lesser
offense, as murder and robbery include assault.</cd> --
<col>Major premise</col> <fld>(Logic)</fld>, <cd>that premise of
a syllogism which contains the major term.</cd> -- <col>Major
scale</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <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 <er>Scale</er>, and
<er>Diatonic</er>.</cd> -- <col>Major second</col>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>a second between whose tones is a
difference in pitch of a step.</cd> -- <col>Major sixth</col>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <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>Major term</col> <fld>(Logic)</fld>,
<cd>that term of a syllogism which forms the predicate of the
conclusion.</cd> -- <col>Major third</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>,
<cd>a third of two steps.</cd></cs>

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

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A person of full age.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ In hypothetical syllogisms, the hypothetical premise
is called the <xex>major</xex>.</note>

<sn>4.</sn> <ety>[LL. See <er>Major</er>.]</ety> <def>A
mayor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>\'d8Ma`jo`rat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>majorat</ets>, LL. <ets>majoratus</ets>. See <er>Major</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Majorate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The right of succession to property according to age; -- so
termed in some of the countries of continental Europe.</def>

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

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

<hw>Ma"jor*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>majorare</ets> to augment. See <er>Major</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To augment; to increase.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Howell.</au>

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

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Ma*jor"can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Majorca.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native
or inhabitant of Majorca.</def></def2>

<hw>Ma`jor-do"mo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>mayordomo</ets>, or It. <ets>maggiordomo</ets>; both fr. LL.
<ets>majordomus</ets>; L. <ets>major</ets> greater +
<ets>domus</ets> house.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Ma"jor gen"er*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr><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>

<hw>Ma*jor"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Majorities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.
<ets>majorit\'82</ets>. See <er>Major</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The quality or condition of being major or greater;
superiority.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The military
rank of a major</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The condition of being
of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own
affairs.</def>

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

<sn>3.</sn> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>majores</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Ancestors; ancestry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>4.</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>as, he is
elected by a <ex>majority</ex> of five hundred votes</as>. See
<er>Plurality</er>.</def>

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

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

<hw>Maj"oun</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Madjoun</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma*jus"cu*l\'91</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[L., fem. pl. fr. <ets>majusculus</ets> somewhat greater or
great, dim. of <ets>major</ets>, <ets>majus</ets>. See
<er>Major</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Pal\'91ography)</fld> <def>Capital
letters, as found in manuscripts of the sixth century and
earlier.</def>

<hw>Ma*jus"cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>majuscule</ets>. See <er>Majuscul\'91</er>.]</ety> <def>A
capital letter; especially, one used in ancient manuscripts. See
<er>Majuscul\'91</er>.</def>

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

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

<hw>Mak"a*ron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Macaroon</er>, 2.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Make</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>maca</ets>, <ets>gemaca</ets>. See <er>Match</er>.]</ety>
<def>A companion; a mate; often, a husband or a wife.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>For in this world no woman is
Worthy to be my <qex>make</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Make</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Made</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Making</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>maken</ets>,
<ets>makien</ets>, AS. <ets>macian</ets>; akin to OS.
<ets>mak<?/n</ets>, OFries. <ets>makia</ets>, D.
<ets>maken</ets>, G. <ets>machen</ets>, OHG. <ets>mahh<?/n</ets>
to join, fit, prepare, make, Dan. <ets>mage</ets>. Cf.
<er>Match</er> an equal.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>(a)</sd> <def>To form of materials; to cause to
exist in a certain form; to construct; to fabricate.</def>

<q>He . . . fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had
<qex>made</qex> it a molten calf.</q>
<qau>Ex. xxxii. 4.</qau>

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

<q>And Art, with her contending, doth aspire
To excel the natural with <qex>made</qex> delights.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sd>(c)</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 <xex>make</xex> complaint,
for to complain; to <xex>make</xex> record of, for to record; to
<xex>make</xex> abode, for to abide, etc.</def>

<q>Call for Samson, that he may <qex>make</qex> us sport.</q>
<qau>Judg. xvi. 25.</qau>

<q>Wealth <qex>maketh</qex> many friends.</q>
<qau>Prov. xix. 4.</qau>

<q>I will neither plead my age nor sickness in excuse of the
faults which I have <qex>made</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sd>(d)</sd> <def>To execute with the requisite formalities; as,
to <xex>make</xex> a bill, note, will, deed, etc. </def>
<sd>(e)</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>as, to <ex>make</ex> a large profit; to <ex>make</ex>
an error; to <ex>make</ex> a loss; to <ex>make</ex>
money</as></def>.

<q>He accuseth Neptune unjustly who <qex>makes</qex> shipwreck a
second time.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sd>(f)</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 <xex>made</xex> the distance of; to travel over; <as>as, the
ship <ex>makes</ex> ten knots an hour; he <ex>made</ex> the
distance in one day</as></def>. <sd>(h)</sd> <def>To put a
desired or desirable condition; to cause to thrive</def>.

<q>Who <qex>makes</qex> or ruins with a smile or frown.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

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

<q>Who <qex>made</qex> thee a prince and a judge over us?</q>
<qau>Ex. ii. 14.</qau>

<q>See, I have <qex>made</qex> thee a god to Pharaoh.</q>
<qau>Ex. vii. 1.</qau>

<note><hand/ When used reflexively with an adjective, the
reflexive pronoun is often omitted; as, to <xex>make</xex> merry;
to <xex>make</xex> bold; to <xex>make</xex> free, etc.</note>

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

<q>He is not that goose and ass that Valla would <qex>make</qex>
him.</q>
<qau>Baker.</qau>

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

<note><hand/ In the active voice the <xex>to</xex> of the
infinitive is usually omitted.</note>

<q>I will <qex>make</qex> them hear my words.</q>
<qau>Deut. iv. 10.</qau>

<q>They should be <qex>made</qex> to rise at their early
hour.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>5.</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>as, he will <ex>make</ex> a good
musician; sweet cider <ex>makes</ex> sour vinegar; wool
<ex>makes</ex> warm clothing.</as></def>

<q>And old cloak <qex>makes</qex> a new jerkin.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

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

<q>The heaven, the air, the earth, and boundless sea,
<qex>Make</qex> but one temple for the Deity.</q>
<qau>Waller.</qau>

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

<q>Gomez, what <qex>makest</qex> thou here, with a whole
brotherhood of city bailiffs?</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>8.</sn> <def>To reach; to attain; to arrive at or in sight
of.</def> \'bdAnd <xex>make</xex> the Libyan shores.\'b8

<au>Dryden.</au>

<q>They that sail in the middle can <qex>make</qex> no land of
either side.</q>
<qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau>

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

<q>If a child were crooked or deformed in body or mind, they
<qex>made</qex> him <qex>away</qex>.</q>
<qau>Burton.</qau>

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

<q><qex>Make the doors</qex> upon a woman's wit, and it will out
at the casement.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

- <col>To make free with</col>. <cd>See under <er>Free</er>,
<pos>a.</pos></cd> -- <col>To make good</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Good</er>.</cd> -- <col>To make head</col>, <cd>to make
headway.</cd> -- <col>To make light of</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Light</er>, <pos>a.</pos></cd> -- <col>To make little
of</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To belittle.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To
accomplish easily.</cd> -- <col>To make love to</col>. <cd>See
under <er>Love</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col>To make
meat</col>, <cd>to cure meat in the open air. <mark>[Colloq.
Western U. S.</cd>]</mark> -- <col>To make merry</col>, <cd>to
feast; to be joyful or jovial.</cd> -- <col>To make much
of</col>, <cd>to treat with much consideration,, attention, or
fondness; to value highly.</cd> -- <col>To make no bones</col>.
<cd>See under <er>Bone</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col>To make
no difference</col>, <cd>to have no weight or influence; to be a
matter of indifference.</cd> -- <col>To make no doubt</col>,
<cd>to have no doubt.</cd> -- <col>To make no matter</col>,
<cd>to have no weight or importance; to make no difference.</cd>
-- <col>To make oath</col> <sd>(Law)</sd>, <cd>to swear, as to
the truth of something, in a prescribed form of law.</cd> --
<col>To make of</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To understand or think
concerning; <as>as, not to know what <ex>to make of</ex> the
news</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To pay attention to; to cherish;
to esteem; to account</cd>. \'bd<xex>Makes</xex> she no more
<xex>of</xex> me than <xex>of</xex> a slave.\'b8
<au>Dryden</au>.</cd> -- <col>To make one's law</col> <fld>(Old
Law)</fld>, <cd>to adduce proof to clear one's self of a
charge.</cd> -- <col>To make out</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To find
out; to discover; to decipher; <as>as, <ex>to make out</ex> the
meaning of a letter</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To prove; to
establish; <as>as, the plaintiff was unable <ex>to make</ex> out
his case</as></cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To make complete or exact;
<as>as, he was not able <ex>to make out</ex> the money</as>.</cd>
-- <col>To make over</col>, <cd>to transfer the title of; to
convey; to alienate; <as>as, he <ex>made over</ex> his estate in
trust or in fee</as>.</cd> -- <col>To make sail</col>.
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To increase the quantity of
sail already extended</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To set sail.</cd> --
<col>To make shift</col>, <cd>to manage by expedients; <as>as,
they <ex>made shift</ex> to do without it.
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></as>.</cd> -- <col>To make sternway</col>,
<cd>to move with the stern foremost; to go or drift
backward.</cd> -- <col>To make strange</col>, <cd>to act in an
unfriendly manner or as if surprised; to treat as strange;
<as>as, <ex>to make strange</ex> of a request or
suggestion</as>.</cd> -- <col>To make suit to</col>, <cd>to
endeavor to gain the favor of; to court.</cd> -- <col>To make
sure</col>. <cd>See under <er>Sure</er>.</cd> -- <col>To make
up</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To collect into a sum or mass; <as>as,
<ex>to make up</ex> the amount of rent; <ex>to make up</ex> a
bundle or package</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To reconcile; to
compose; as, <xex>to make up</xex> a difference or quarrel</cd>.
<sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To supply what is wanting in; to complete;
<as>as, a dollar is wanted <ex>to make up</ex> the stipulated
sum</as></cd>. <sd>(d)</sd> <cd>To compose, as from ingredients
or parts; to shape, prepare, or fabricate; as, <xex>to make
up</xex> a mass into pills; <xex>to make up</xex> a story.</cd>

<q>He was all <qex>made up</qex> of love and charms!</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

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

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

<q>A scurvy, jack-a-nape priest to meddle or <qex>make</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To proceed; to tend; to move; to go; <as>as, he
<ex>made toward home</ex>; <ex>the tiger made</ex> at the
sportsmen.</as></def>

<note><hand/ Formerly, authors used <xex>to make on</xex>,
<xex>to make forth</xex>, <xex>to make about</xex>; but these
phrases are obsolete. We now say, <xex>to make at</xex>, <xex>to
make away</xex>, <xex>to make for</xex>, <xex>to make off</xex>,
<xex>to make toward</xex>, etc.</note>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To tend; to contribute; to have effect; -- with
<xex>for</xex> or <xex>against</xex>; <as>as, it <ex>makes</ex>
for his advantage</as>.</def>

<au>M. Arnold.</au>

<q>Follow after the things which <qex>make</qex> for peace.</q>
<qau>Rom. xiv. 19.</qau>

<q>Considerations infinite
Do <qex>make</qex> against it.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To increase; to augment; to accrue.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To compose verses; to write poetry; to
versify.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<au>Chaucer. Tennyson.</au>

<q>To solace him some time, as I do when I <qex>make</qex>.</q>
<qau>P. Plowman.</qau>

<cs><mcol><col>To make as if</col>, <or/ <col>To make as
though</col></mcol>, <cd>to pretend that; to make show that; to
make believe (see under <er>Make</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>).</cd>

<q>Joshua and all Israel <qex>made as if</qex> they were beaten
before them, and fled.</q>
<qau>Josh. viii. 15.</qau>

<q>My lord of London <qex>maketh as though</qex> he were greatly
displeased with me.</q>
<qau>Latimer.</qau>

-- <col>To make at</col>, <cd>to go toward hastily, or in a
hostile manner; to attack.</cd> -- <col>To make away with</col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To carry off.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To transfer
or alienate; hence, to spend; to dissipate</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd>
<cd>To kill; to destroy.</cd> -- <col>To make off</col>, <cd>to
go away suddenly.</cd> -- <col>To make out</col>, <cd>to succeed;
to be able at last; to make shift; <as>as, he <ex>made out</ex>
to reconcile the contending parties</as>.</cd> -- <col>To make
up</col>, <cd>to become reconciled or friendly.</cd> -- <col>To
make up for</col>, <cd>to compensate for; to supply an equivalent
for.</cd> -- <col>To make up to</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To
approach; <as>as, a suspicious boat <ex>made up to</ex>
us</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To pay addresses to; to make love
to.</cd> -- <col>To make up with</col>, <cd>to become reconciled
to.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col>To make with</col>,
<cd>to concur or agree with. <au>Hooker</au>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Make</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Structure, texture,
constitution of parts; construction; shape; form.</def>

<q>It our perfection of so frail a <qex>make</qex>
As every plot can undermine and shake?</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<cs><col>On the make</col>,<cd>bent upon making great profits;
greedy of gain. <mark>[Low, U. S.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Make"bate`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Make</ets>, v. + <ets>bate</ets> a quarrel.]</ety>
<def>One who excites contentions and quarrels.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Make"-be*lief`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
feigning to believe; make believe.</def>

<au>J. H. Newman.</au>

<hw>Make"-be*lieve`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
feigning to believe, as in the play of children; a mere pretense;
a fiction; an invention.</def> \'bdChildlike
<xex>make-believe</xex>.\'b8

<au>Tylor.</au>

<q>To forswear self-delusion and <qex>make-believe</qex>.</q>
<qau>M. Arnold.</qau>

<hw>Make"-be*lieve`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos><def>Feigned;
insincere.</def> \'bd<xex>Make-believe</xex> reverence.\'b8<--
imaginary -->

<au>G. Eliot.</au>

<hw>Mak"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark> <mord><pos>p.
p.</pos> of <er>Make</er></mord>. <def>Made.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Make"-game`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An object
of ridicule; a butt.</def>

<au>Godwin.</au>

<hw>Make"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Make</er>,
and cf. <er>Matchless</er>, <er>Mateless</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Matchless.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Without a mate.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Make"-peace`</hw> <pr>(-p<emac/s`)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
peacemaker</def>. <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mak"er</hw> <pr>(m<amac/k"<etil/r)</pr> <pos>n.</pos>,
<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who makes, forms, or molds; a manufacturer;
specifically, the Creator.</def>

<q>The universal <qex>Maker</qex> we may praise.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The person who makes a
promissory note.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>One who writes verses; a poet.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<note><hand/ \'bdThe 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>,
<xex>make</xex>; wherein, I know not whether by luck or wisdom,
we Englishmen have met well the Greeks in calling him a
<xex>maker</xex>.\'b8</note>

<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au>

<-- p. 886 -->

<hw>Make"shift`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That with
which one makes shift; a temporary expedient.</def>

<au>James Mill.</au>

<q>I am not a model clergyman, only a decent
<qex>makeshift</qex>.</q>
<qau>G. Eliot.</qau>

<hw>Make"-up`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<q>The unthinking masses are necessarily teleological in their
mental <qex>make-up</qex>.</q>
<qau>L. F. Ward.</qau>

<hw>Make"weight`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>\'d8Ma"ki</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from
native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A lemur. See
<er>Lemur</er>.</def>

<hw>Mak"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act of one who makes; workmanship; fabrication; construction;
<as>as, this is cloth of your own <ex>making</ex>; the
<ex>making</ex> of peace or war was in his power.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Composition, or structure.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>a poem.</def><mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir J. Davies.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>That which establishes or places in a desirable
state or condition; the material of which something may be made;
<as>as, early misfortune was the <ex>making</ex> of
him</as>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>External appearance; from.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mak"ing-i`ron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Mak"ing-up`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of bringing spirits to a certain degree of strength,
called <xex>proof</xex>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of becoming reconciled or
friendly.</def>

<hw>Mal-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr><def>. A prefix in composition denoting
<xex>ill</xex>,or <xex>evil</xex>, F. <xex>male</xex>, adv., fr.
<xex>malus</xex>, bad, ill. In some words it has the form
<xex>male-</xex>, as in <xex>male</xex>diction,
<xex>male</xex>volent. See <er>Malice</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ The form<xex>male-</xex> is chiefly used in cases
where the c, either alone or with other letters, is pronounced as
a separate syllable, as in <xex>male</xex>diction,
<xex>male</xex>factor, <xex>male</xex>ficent, etc. Where this is
not the case, as in <xex>mal</xex>feasance or
<xex>male</xex>-feasance, <xex>mal</xex>formation or
<xex>male</xex>-formation, etc., as also where the word to which
it is prefixed commences with a vowel, as in
<xex>mal</xex>administration, etc., the form <xex>mal</xex>is to
be preferred, and is the one commonly employed.</note>

<hw>\'d8Ma"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <sing>pl. of
<singw>Malum</singw>.</sing> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Evils; wrongs;
offenses against right and law.</def>

<cs><col>Mala in se</col> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld>,
<cd>offenses which are such from their own nature, at common law,
irrespective of statute.</cd> -- <col>Mala prohibita</col>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>offenses prohibited by
statute, as distinguished from <xex>mala in se<xex>, which are
offenses at common law.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mal"a*bar`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A region in
the western part of the Peninsula of India, between the mountains
and the sea.</def>

<cs><col>Malabar nut</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the seed of an
East Indian acanthaceous shrub, the <spn>Adhatoda Vasica</spn>,
sometimes used medicinally.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mal`a*ca*tune"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Melocoton</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma*lac"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A town and
district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula.</def>

<cs><col>Malacca cane</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a cane
obtained from a species of palm of the genus <spn>Calamus</spn>
(<spn>C. Scipionum</spn>), and of a brown color, often mottled.
The plant is a native of Cochin China, Sumatra, and
Malays.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mal"a*chite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Fr. Gr.
<?/ a mallow, from its resembling the green color of the leaf of
mallows: cf. F. <ets>malachite</ets>. Cf. <er>Mallow</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Native hydrous carbonate of copper,
usually occurring in green mammillary masses with concentric
fibrous structure.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Green malachite</xex>, or malachite proper,
admits of a high polish, and is sometimes used for ornamental
work. <xex>Blue malachite</xex>, or azurite, is a related species
of a deep blue color.</note>

<cs><col>Malachite green</col>. <cd>See <cref>Emerald
green</cref>, under <er>Green</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd></cs>

<hw>Mal`a*cis"sant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Malacissation</er>.]</ety> <def>Softening; relaxing.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mal`a*cis*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>malacissare</ets> to make soft, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>The act
of making soft or supple.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mal`a*cob*del"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ soft + <?/ a leech.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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 <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Bdellomorpha</er>.</def>

<hw>Mal"a*co*derm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
soft  + <?/ skin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a
tribe of beetles (<spn>Malacodermata</spn>), with a soft and
flexible body, as the fireflies.</def>

<hw>Mal"a*co*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
soft + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety
of pyroxene.</def>

<hw>Mal`a*col"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
versed in the science of malacology.</def>

<hw>Mal`a*col"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
soft + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>malacologie</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The science which relates to the structure and habits of
mollusks.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mal`a*cop"o*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ soft + <ets>-poda</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A class of air-breathing Arthropoda;
-- called also <spn>Protracheata</spn>, and
<spn>Onychophora</spn>.</def>

<note><hand/ They somewhat resemble myriapods, and have from
seventeen to thirty-three pairs of short, imperfectly jointed
legs, two pairs of simple jaws, and a pair of antenn\'91. The
tranche\'91 are connected with numerous spiracles scattered over
the surface of the body. <spn>Peripatus</spn> is the only known
genus. See <er>Peripatus</er>.</note>

<hw>Mal`a*cop`ter*yg"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>malacopt\'82rygien</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Malacopterygii.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mal`a*cop`te*ryg"i*i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ soft + <?/ wing, fin, fr. <?/
feather.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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
<spn>Malacopteri</spn>.</def>

<hw>Mal`a*cop`ter*yg"i*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the Malacopterygii.</def>

<hw>Mal`a*cos"te*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
Gr. fr. <?/ soft + <?/ bone.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A
peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of which they
become softened and capable of being bent without breaking.</def>

<hw>Mal`a*cos"to*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ soft + <?/ mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having
soft jaws without teeth, as certain fishes.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mal`a*cos"tra*ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ soft + <?/ shell of a testacean.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A subclass of Crustacea, including
Arthrostraca and Thoracostraca, or all those higher than the
Entomostraca.</def>

<hw>Mal`a*cos"tra*can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Malacostraca.</def>

<hw>Mal`a*cos`tra*col"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Malacostrac</ets>an + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety>
<def>That branch of zo\'94logical science which relates to the
crustaceans; -- called also <altname>carcinology</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mal`a*cos"tra*cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the Malacostraca.</def>

<hw>Mal`a*co*toon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Melocoton</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mal`a*co*zo"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ soft + <?/ an animal.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extensive group of Invertebrata,
including the Mollusca, Brachiopoda, and Bryozoa. Called also
<altname>Malacozoaria</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mal`a*co*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Malacozoa.</def>

<hw>Mal`ad*dress"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>address</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bad
address; an awkward, tactless, or offensive way of accosting one
or talking with one.</def>

<au>W. D. Howells.</au>

<hw>Mal`ad*just"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>adjustment</ets>.]</ety> <def>A bad
adjustment.</def>

<hw>Mal`ad*min`is*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>administration</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Bad administration; bad management of any business,
especially of public affairs.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>maleadministration</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mal`a*droit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Malice</er>, and <er>Adroit</er>.]</ety> <def>Of a quality
opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mal"a*droit`ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mal`a*droit"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mal"a*dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Maladies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.
<ets>maladie</ets>, fr. <ets>malade</ets> ill, sick, OF. also,
<ets>malabde</ets>, fr. L. <ets>male habitus</ets>, i. e.,
ill-kept, not in good condition. See <er>Malice</er>, and
<er>Habit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>The <qex>maladies</qex> of the body may prove medicines to the
mind.</q>
<qau>Buckminster.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A moral or mental defect or disorder.</def>

<q>Love's a <qex>malady</qex> without a cure.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Disorder; distemper; sickness; ailment; disease;
illness. See <er>Disease</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mal"a*ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A city and a
province of Spain, on the Mediterranean.  Hence,
<xex>Malaga</xex> grapes, <xex>Malaga</xex> raisins,
<xex>Malaga</xex> wines.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mal`a*gash"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Malagasy</er>.</def>

<hw>Mal`a*gas"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos>
<def>A native or natives of Madagascar; also
(<singf>sing</singf>.), the language.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma`laise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>mal</ets> ill + <ets>aise</ets> ease.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An indefinite feeling of uneasiness, or of
being sick or ill at ease.</def>

<hw>Ma*lam"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of malamic acid.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma*lam"bo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Pg.]</ety> <def>A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine
and perfumery, said to be from the South American shrub
<spn>Croton Malambo</spn>.</def>

<hw>Mal`am*eth"ane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Malamic</ets> + <ets>ethane</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline substance forming the
ethyl salt of malamic acid.</def>

<hw>Ma*lam"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mal</ets>ic + <ets>amic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining an acid intermediate
between malic acid and malamide, and known only by its
salts.</def>

<hw>Ma*lam"ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Malic</ets> + <ets>amide</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The acid amide derived from malic acid,
as a white crystalline substance metameric with asparagine.</def>

<hw>Mal"an*ders</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>malandres</ets>, fr. L. <ets>malandria</ets> blisters or
pustules on the neck, especially in horses.]</ety>
<fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>A scurfy eruption in the bend of the knee
of the fore leg of a horse. See <er>Sallenders</er>.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>mallenders</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mal"a*pert</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>malapert</ets> unskillful, ill-taught, ill-bred;
<ets>mal</ets> ill + <ets>apert</ets> open, adroit, intelligent,
L. <ets>apertus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>aperire</ets> to open. See
<er>Malice</er>, and <er>Aperient</er>.]</ety> <def>Bold;
forward; impudent; saucy; pert. <au>Shak.</au></def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A malapert person.</def></def2>

<q>Are you growing <qex>malapert</qex>! <qex>Will you force me to
make use of my authority</qex> ?</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Mal"a*pert`ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mal"a*pert`ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mal"a*prop*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
Mrs. <ets>Malaprop</ets>, a character in Sheridan's drama, \'bd
The Rivals,\'b8 who makes amusing blunders in her use of words.
See <er>Malapropos</er>.]</ety> <def>A grotesque misuse of a
word; a word so used.</def>

<hw>Mal*ap"ro*pos`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>mal \'85 propos</ets>; <ets>mal</ets> evil +
<ets>\'85 propos</ets> to the purpose.]</ety> <def>Unseasonable
or unseasonably; unsuitable or unsuitably.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mal*ap`te*ru"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ soft + <?/ wing + <?/ tail.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of African siluroid fishes,
including the electric catfishes. See <cref>Electric cat</cref>,
under <er>Electric</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma"lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mala</ets> the cheek: cf. F. <ets>malaire</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the region of the
cheek bone, or to the malar bone; jugal.</def>

<hw>Ma"lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>The cheek bone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the
orbit.</def>

<hw>Ma*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., contr.
fr. <ets>malaaria</ets> bad air. See <er>Malice</er>, and
Air.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<note><hand/ 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 <xex>infusorian</xex>).</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <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>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma*la"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*la"ri*an</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*la"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining, to or infected by,
malaria.</def>

<cs><col>Malarial fever</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <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 (<xex>intermittent fever<xex>), or only
partially so (<xex>remittent fever<xex>); fever and ague; chills
and fever.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ma`la*sha"ga*nay</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Indian name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The
fresh-water drumfish (<spn>Haploidonotus grunniens</spn>).</def>

<hw>Mal`as*sim`i*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>assimilation</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Imperfect digestion of
the several leading constituents of the food.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>An imperfect elaboration by the tissues of the materials
brought to them by the blood.</def>

<hw>Ma"late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>malum</ets> apple: cf. F. <ets>malate</ets>. See
<er>Malic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of malic
acid.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma"lax</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*lax"ate</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>malaxare</ets>, <ets>malaxatum</ets>, cf. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/
soft: cf. F. <ets>malaxer</ets>.]</ety> <def>To soften by
kneading or stirring with some thinner substance.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mal`ax*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>malaxatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>malaxation</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act of softening by mixing with a thinner substance; the
formation of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mal"ax*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who,
or that which, malaxates; esp., a machine for grinding, kneading,
or stirring into a pasty or doughy mass.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Ma*lay"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma*lay"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*lay"an</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Malays or their country.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The
Malay language.</def></def2>

<cs><col>Malay apple</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a myrtaceous
tree (<spn>Eugenia Malaccensis</spn>) common in India; also, its
applelike fruit.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ma"la*ya"lam</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The name
given to one the cultivated Dravidian languages, closely related
to the Tamil.</def>

<au>Yule.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mal"brouck</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A West African
arboreal monkey (<spn>Cercopithecus cynosurus</spn>).</def>

<hw>Mal*con`for*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>conformation</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Imperfect, disproportionate, or abnormal formation; ill
form; disproportion of parts.</def>

<hw>Mal"con*tent`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>mal</ets> ill + <ets>content</ets>. See <er>Malice</er>,
<er>Content</er>.]</ety> <def>discontented; uneasy; dissatisfied;
especially, dissatisfied with the government.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>malecontent</asp>.]</altsp>

<q>The famous <qex>malcontent</qex> earl of Leicester.</q>
<qau>Milner.</qau>

<hw>Mal"con*tent`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>malcontent</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who discontented;
especially, a discontented subject of a government; one who
express his discontent by words or overt acts.</def>

<au>Spenser. Berkeley.</au>

<hw>Mal`con*tent"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Malcontent.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mal`con*tent"ed*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mal`con*tent"ed*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mal*da"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of marine annelids of the
genus <spn>Maldane</spn>, or family <spn>Maldanid\'91</spn>. They
have a slender, round body, and make tubes in the sand or
mud.</def>

<hw>Male-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr><def>. See <er>Mal-</er>.</def>

<hw>Male</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>malus</ets>. See <er>Malice</er>.]</ety> <def>Evil; wicked;
bad.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Marston.</au>

<hw>Male</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Mail</er>, a
bag.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Male</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'83le</ets>, OF.
<ets>masle</ets>, <ets>mascle</ets>, fr. L. <ets>masculus</ets>
male, masculine, dim. of <ets>mas</ets> a male; possibly akin to
E. <ets>man</ets>. Cf. <er>Masculine</er>, <er>Marry</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, <ex>male</ex> organs</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or
suggestive of a male; masculine; <as>as, <ex>male</ex>
courage</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Consisting of males; <as>as, a <ex>male</ex>
choir</as>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>Adapted for entering another
corresponding piece (the <xex>female</xex> piece) which is hollow
and which it fits; <as>as, a <ex>male</ex> gauge, for gauging the
size or shape of a hole; a <ex>male</ex> screw, etc.</as></def>

<cs><col>Male berry</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of
coffee. See <er>Pea berry</er>.</cd> -- <col>Male fern</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a fern of the genus <spn>Aspidium</spn>
(<spn>A. Filixmas</spn>), used in medicine as an anthelmintic,
esp. against the tapeworm. <spn>Aspidium marginale</spn> in
America, and <spn>A. athamanticum</spn> in South Africa, are used
as good substitutes for the male fern in medical practice. See
<cref>Female fern</cref>, under <er>Female</er>.</cd> --
<col>Male rhyme</col>, <cd>a rhyme in which only the last
syllables agree, as <xex>laid<xex>, <xex>afraid<xex>,
<xex>dismayed<xex>. See <cref>Female rhyme</cref>, under
<er>Female</er>.</cd> -- <col>Male screw</col>
<fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a screw having threads upon its exterior
which enter the grooves upon the inside of a corresponding nut or
female screw.</cd> -- <col>Male thread</col>, <cd>the thread of a
male screw.</cd></cs>

<hw>Male</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An animal of the
male sex.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant bearing only staminate
flowers.</def>

<hw>Nale`ad*min`is*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Maladministration.</def>

<hw>Ma*le"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A salt of
maleic acid.</def>

<hw>Male*branch"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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. 887 -->

<hw>Male*con`for*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Malconformation.</def>

<hw>Male"con*tent`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Malcontent.</def>

<hw>Mal`e*di"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>maledicentia</ets>. See <er>Maledicent</er>.]</ety>
<def>Evil speaking.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Atterbury.</au>

<hw>Mal`e*di"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>maledicens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>maledicere</ets> to speak
ill; <ets>male</ets> ill + <ets>dicere</ets> to say, speak. See
<er>Malice</er>, and <er>Diction</er>.]</ety> <def>Speaking
reproachfully; slanderous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir E. Sandys.</au>

<hw>Mal"e*dict</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>maledictus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>maledicere</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Accursed; abominable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mal`e*dic"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>maledictio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mal\'82diction</ets>. See
<er>Maledicent</er>.]</ety> <def>A proclaiming of evil against
some one; a cursing; imprecation; a curse or execration; --
opposed to <xex>benediction</xex>.</def>

<q>No <qex>malediction</qex> falls from his tongue.</q>
<qau>Longfellow.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Cursing; curse; execration; imprecation;
denunciation; anathema.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Malediction</er>,
<er>Curse</er>, <er>Imprecation</er>, <er>Execration</er>.
<xex>Malediction</xex> is the most general term, denoting bitter
reproach, or wishes and predictions of evil. <xex>Curse</xex>
implies the desire or threat of evil, declared upon oath or in
the most solemn manner. <xex>Imprecation</xex> is literally the
praying down of evil upon a person. <xex>Execration</xex> 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, <xex>execration</xex>
being the strongest.</usage>

<hw>Mal`e*fac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Malefactor</er>.]</ety> <def>A crime; an offense; an evil
deed.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mal`e*fac"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>malefacere</ets> to do evil; <ets>male</ets> ill, evil +
<ets>facere</ets> to do. See <er>Malice</er>, and
<er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An evil doer; one who
commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and
punishment; a criminal.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who does wrong by injuring another, although
not a criminal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>H. Brooke. Fuller.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Evil doer; criminal; culprit; felon; convict.</syn>

<hw>Mal`e*fac"tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
female malefactor.</def>

<au>Hawthorne.</au>

<hw>Male*fea"sance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Malfeasance</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma*lef"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>maleficus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mal\'82fique</ets>. See
<er>Malefaction</er>.]</ety> <def>Doing mischief; causing harm or
evil; nefarious; hurtful.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mal"e*fice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>maleficium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mal\'82fice</ets>. See
<er>Malefactor</er>.]</ety> <def>An evil deed; artifice;
enchantment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ma*lef"i*cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>maleficentia</ets>. Cf. <er>Malfeasance</er>.]</ety>
<def>Evil doing, esp. to others.</def>

<hw>Ma*lef"i*cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Malefic</er>.]</ety> <def>Doing evil to others; harmful;
mischievous.</def>

<hw>Mal`e*fi"cial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Injurious.</def>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Mal`e*fi"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>maleficiatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>maleficiare</ets> to
bewitch, fr. L. <ets>maleficium</ets>. See
<er>Malefice</er>.]</ety> <def>To bewitch; to harm.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Burton.</au>

<hw>Mal`e*fi`ci*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
bewitching.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mal`e*fi"cience</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Maleficence</er>.]</ety> <def>The doing of evil, harm, or
mischief.</def>

<hw>Mal`e*fi"cient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Maleficent</er>.]</ety> <def>Doing evil, harm, or
mischief.</def>

<hw>Male`for*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Malformation</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma*le"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mal\'82ique</ets>. See <er>Malic</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid of
the ethylene series, metameric with fumaric acid and obtained by
heating malic acid.</def>

<hw>Ma*len"gine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>malengin</ets>; L. <ets>malus</ets> bad, evil +
<ets>ingenium</ets> natural capacity. See <er>Engine</er>.]</ety>
<def>Evil machination; guile; deceit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Gower.</au>

<hw>Ma"le*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From its
native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird of Celebes
(<spn>megacephalon maleo</spn>), allied to the brush turkey. It
makes mounds in which to lay its eggs.</def>

<hw>Male-o"dor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Malodor</er>.</def>

<hw>Male*prac"tice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Malpractice</er>.</def>

<hw>Male"-spir`it*ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
the spirit of a male; vigorous; courageous.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Mal"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mallette</ets>, dim. of <ets>malle</ets>. See <er>Mail</er>
a bag.]</ety> <def>A little bag or budget.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shelton.</au>

<hw>Male*treat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Maltreat</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma*lev"o*lence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>malevolentia</ets>. See <er>Malevolent</er>.]</ety> <def>The
quality or state of being malevolent; evil disposition toward
another; inclination to injure others; ill will. See Synonym of
<er>Malice</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma*lev"o*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>malevolens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>; <ets>male</ets> ill +
<ets>volens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>velle</ets> to be willing or
disposed, to wish. See <er>Malice</er>, and
<er>Voluntary</er>.]</ety> <def>Wishing evil; disposed to injure
others; rejoicing in another's misfortune.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Ill-disposed; envious; mischievous; evil-minded;
spiteful; malicious; malignant; rancorous.</syn>

<hw>Ma*lev"o*lent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a malevolent
manner.</def>

<hw>Ma*lev"o*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>malevolus</ets>; fr. <ets>male</ets> ill + <ets>velle</ets>
to be disposed.]</ety> <def>Malevolent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Warburton.</au>

<hw>Mal*ex`e*cu"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>execution</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bad
execution.</def>

<au>D. Webster.</au>

<hw>Ma*le"yl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Maleic</ets> + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hypothetical radical derived from
maleic acid.</def>

<hw>Mal*fea"sance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>malfaisance</ets>, fr. <ets>malfaisant</ets> injurious,
doing ill; <ets>mal</ets> ill, evil + <ets>faisant</ets> doing,
p. pr. of <ets>faire</ets> to do. See <er>Malice</er>,
<er>Feasible</er>, and cf. <er>Maleficence</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The doing of an act which a person ought
not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed.</def> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>malefeasance</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mal`for*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>forniation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Ill
formation; irregular or anomalous formation; abnormal or wrong
conformation or structure.</def>

<hw>Mal*gra"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>malgracieux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not graceful;
displeasing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Gower.</au>

<hw>Mal"gre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mauger</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>malum</ets> an apple: cf. F. <ets>malique</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, apples;
<as>as, <ex>malic</ex> acid</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Malic acid</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></cs>
<-- HO.CO.CH2.CH(OH).CO.OH the natural form is the L- isomer. 
The synthetic is inactive presumably due simply to a racemic
mixture of isomers. -->

<hw>Mal"ice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>malice</ets>, fr. L. <ets>malitia</ets>, from
<ets>malus</ets> bad, ill, evil, prob. orig., dirty, black; cf.
Gr. <?/ black, Skr. <ets>mala</ets> dirt. Cf.
<er>Mauger</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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> \'bdNor set down aught in <xex>malice</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Envy, hatred, and <qex>malice</qex> are three distinct
passions of the mind.</q>
<qau>Ld. Holt.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <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>

<cs><mcol><col>Malice aforethought</col> <or/ 
<col>prepense</col></mcol>, <cd>malice previously and
deliberately entertained.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Spite; ill will; malevolence; grudge; pique;
bitterness; animosity; malignity; maliciousness; rancor;
virulence.</syn> <usage> See <er>Spite</er>. --
<er>Malevolence</er>, <er>Malignity</er>, <er>Malignancy</er>.
<xex>Malice</xex> is a stronger word than <xex>malevolence</xex>,
which may imply only a desire that evil may befall another, while
<xex>malice</xex> desires, and perhaps intends, to bring it
about. <xex>Malignity</xex> is intense and deepseated
<xex>malice</xex>. It implies a natural delight in hating and
wronging others. One who is <xex>malignant</xex> must be both
<xex>malevolent</xex> and <xex>malicious</xex>; but a man may be
<xex>malicious</xex> without being <xex>malignant</xex>.</usage>

<q>Proud tyrants who <qex>maliciously</qex> destroy
And ride o'er ruins with <qex>malignant</qex> joy.</q>
<qau>Somerville.</qau>

<q>in some connections, <qex>malignity</qex> seems rather more
pertinently applied to a radical depravity of nature, and
<qex>malignancy</qex> to indications of this depravity, in temper
and conduct in particular instances.</q>
<qau>Cogan.</qau>

<hw>Mal"ice</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To regard with extreme
ill will.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mal"i*cho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>malhecho</ets>; <ets>mal</ets> bad + <ets>hecho</ets> deed,
L. <ets>factum</ets>. See <er>Fact</er>.]</ety>
<def>Mischief.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Ma*li"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Of.
<ets>malicius</ets>, F. <ets>malicieux</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>malitiosus</ets>. See <er>Malice</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or
enmity.</def>

<q>I grant him bloody, . . . 
Sudden, <qex>malicious</qex>, smacking of every sin
That has a name.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by
malice; <as>as, a <ex>malicious</ex> report; <ex>malicious</ex>
mischief.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld><def>With wicked or mischievous
intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without
just cause or excuse; <as>as, a <ex>malicious</ex>
act</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Malicious abandonment</col>, <cd>the desertion of a wife
or husband without just cause. <au>Burrill</au>.</cd> --
<col>Malicious mischief</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>malicious
injury to the property of another; -- an offense at common law.
<au>Wharton</au>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Malicious prosecution</col>
<or/ <col>arrest</col></mcol> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a wanton
prosecution or arrest, by regular process in a civil or criminal
proceeding, without probable cause. <au>Bouvier</au>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Ill-disposed; evil-minded; mischievous; envious;
malevolent; invidious; spiteful; bitter; malignant; rancorous;
malign.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>Ma*li"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Ma*li"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Ma*lign"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>malignus</ets>, for <ets>maligenus</ets>, i. e., of a bad
kind or nature; <ets>malus</ets> bad + the root of
<ets>genus</ets> birth, race, kind: cf. F. <ets>malin</ets>,
masc., <ets>maligne</ets>, fem. See <er>Malice</er>,
<er>Gender</er>, and cf. <er>Benign</er>,
<er>Malignant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having an evil
disposition toward others; harboring violent enmity; malevolent;
malicious; spiteful; -- opposed to <xex>benign</xex>.</def>

<q>Witchcraft may be by operation of <qex>malign</qex>
spirits.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Unfavorable; unpropitious; pernicious; tending
to injure; <as>as, a <ex>malign</ex> aspect of
planets</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Malignant; <as>as, a <ex>malign</ex>
ulcer</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Ma*lign"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Maligned</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Maligning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. L.
<ets>malignare</ets>. See <er>Malign</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>
<def>To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to
wrong; to injure</def>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The people practice what mischiefs and villainies they will
against private men, whom they <qex>malign</qex> by stealing
their goods, or murdering them.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To speak great evil of; to traduce; to defame;
to slander; to vilify; to asperse.</def>

<q>To be envied and shot at; to be <qex>maligned</qex> standing,
and to be despised falling.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<hw>Ma*lign"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To entertain
malice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma*lig"nance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*lig"nan*cy</hw>
, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Malignant</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being malignant; extreme
malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; <as>as, <ex>malignancy</ex>
of heart</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Unfavorableness; evil nature.</def>

<q>The <qex>malignancy</qex> of my fate might perhaps distemner
yours.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Virulence; tendency to a fatal
issue; <as>as, the <ex>malignancy</ex> of an ulcer or of a
fever</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The state of being a malignant.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Malice; malevolence; malignity. See
<er>Malice</er>.</syn>

<hw>Ma*lig"nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>malignans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>malignare</ets>, <ets>malignari</ets>, to do or make
maliciously. See <er>Malign</er>, and cf.
<er>Benignant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Disposed to do harm,
inflict suffering, or cause distress; actuated by extreme
malevolence or enmity; virulently inimical; bent on evil;
malicious.</def>

<q>A <qex>malignant</qex> and a turbaned Turk.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized or caused by evil intentions;
pernicious.</def> \'bd<xex>Malignant</xex> care.\'b8

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<q>Some <qex>malignant</qex> power upon my life.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Something deleterious and <qex>malignant</qex> as his
touch.</q>
<qau>Hawthorne.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Tending to produce death;
threatening a fatal issue; virulent; <as>as, <ex>malignant</ex>
diphtheria</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Malignant pustule</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <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
<altname>charbon</altname>, and sometimes, improperly,
<altname>anthrax</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ma*lig"nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A man of extrems enmity or evil intentions.</def>

<au>Hooker.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of the adherents of
Charles L. or Charles LL.; -- so called by the opposite
party.</def>

<hw>Ma*lig"nant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos><def>In a malignant
manner.</def>

<hw>Ma*lign"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
maligns.</def>

<hw>Ma*lig"ni*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Malignified</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Malignifying</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>malignus</ets> malign +
<ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make malign or malignant.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdA strong faith <xex>malignified</xex>.\'b8

<au>Southey.</au>

<hw>Ma*lig"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>malignit\'82</ets>, L. <ets>malignitas</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being malignant;
disposition to do evil; virulent enmity; malignancy; malice;
spite.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Virulence; deadly quality.</def>

<q>His physicians discerned an invincible <qex>malignity</qex> in
his disease.</q>
<qau>Hayward.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Extreme evilness of nature or influence;
perniciousness; heinousness; <as>as, the <ex>malignity</ex> of
fraud</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Malice</er>.</syn>

<hw>Ma*lign"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
malign manner; with malignity.</def>

<hw>Ma*lin"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>MAlingered</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Malingering</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To act the part of a
malingerer; to feign illness or inability.</def>

<hw>Ma*lin"ger*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>malingre</ets> sickly, weakly, prob. from <ets>mal</ets> ill
+ OF. <ets>heingre</ets>, <ets>haingre</ets>, thin, lean, infirm,
fr. L. <ets>aeger</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Ma*lin"ger*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The spirit
or practices of a malingerer; malingering.</def>

<hw>Mal"i*son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>maleicon</ets>, L. <ets>maledictio</ets>. See
<er>Malediction</er>, and cf. <er>Benison</er>.]</ety>
<def>Malediction; curse; execration.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<q>God's <qex>malison</qex> on his head who this gainsays.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<hw>Mal"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of
<ets>Maud</ets>, the proper name. Cf. <er>Grimalkin</er>.]</ety>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>maukin</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen
servant.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A scarecrow.</def><mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A mop or sponge attached to a
jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.</def>

<hw>Mall</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>maul</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[OE. <ets>malle</ets>, F.
<ets>mail</ets>, L. <ets>malleus</ets>. Cf.
<er>Malleus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A large heavy wooden
beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul.</def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A heavy blow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An old game played with <xex>malls</xex> or
mallets and balls. See <er>Pall-mall</er>.</def>

<au>Cotton.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A place where the game of <xex>mall</xex> was
played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk.</def>

<q>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 <qex>Mall</qex>.</q>
<qau>Southey.</qau>

<hw>Mall</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Malled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Malling</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[Cf. OF. <ets>mailler</ets>. See <er>Mall</er> beetle, and
cf. <er>Malleate</er>.]</ety> <def>To beat with a mall; to beat
with something heavy; to bruise; to maul.</def>

<hw>Mall</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>mallum</ets> a public assembly; cf. OHG. <ets>mahal</ets>
assembly, transaction; akin to AS. <ets>m\'91<?/el</ets>,
<ets>me<?/el</ets>, assembly, <ets>m<?/lan</ets> to speak, Goth.
<ets>mapl</ets> market place.]</ety> <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>(a)</sd> <def>A
court of justice</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A place where justice
is administered</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A place where public
meetings are held.</def>

<q>Councils, which had been as frequent as diets or
<qex>malls</qex>, ceased.</q>
<qau>Milman.</qau>

<-- 2. See MW10] (a) A public access area containing a promenade
for pedestrians. (b) The paved or grassy strip between two
roadways. (c) A shopping area with multiple shops and a concourse
for predominantly or exclusively pedestrian use; inn cities the
concourse is usually a city street which may be temporarily or
permamently closed to motor vehicles; in suburban areas, a mall
is often located on a convenient highway, may be large, contained
in one building or multiple buildings connected by (usually
covered) walkways. -->

<hw>Mal"lard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>malari</ets>,fr. <ets>m\'83le</ets> male + <ets>-art
=-ard</ets>. See <er>Male</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and
<er>-ard</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
drake; the male of <spn>Anas boschas</spn>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large wild duck
(<spn>Anas boschas</spn>) inhabiting both America and Europe. The
domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also
<altname>greenhead</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mal"le*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF.
F.  <ets>mall\'82abilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or
state of being malleable; -- opposed to <xex>friability</xex> and
<xex>brittleness</xex>.</def>

<au>Locke.</au>

<hw>Mal"le*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mall\'82able</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>malleare</ets> to hammer.
See <er>Malleate</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being extended or
shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers;
-- applied to metals.</def>

<cs><col>Malleable iron</col>, <cd>iron that is capable of
extension or of being shaped under the hammer; decarbonized cast
iron. See under <er>Iron</er>.</cd> -- <col>Malleable iron
castings</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></cs>

<hw>Mal"le*a*ble*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
make malleable.</def>

<hw>Mal"le*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being
malleable.</def>

<hw>Mal"le*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to the malleus.</def>

<hw>Mal"le*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Malleated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Malleating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>malleatus</ets>
hammered, fr. <ets>malleus</ets> a hammer. See <er>Mall</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To hammer; to beat into a plate or
leaf.</def>

<hw>Mal`le*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>malleatio</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>mall\'82ation</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act or process of beating into a plate, sheet, or leaf,
as a metal; extension by beating.</def>

<-- p. 888 -->

<hw>Mal"le*cho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Malicho</er>.</def>

<hw>Mal*lee" bird`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<ety>[From native name.]</ety> <def>The leipoa. See
<er>Leipoa</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mal"le*mock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mal"le*moke</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Mollemoke</er>.</def>

<hw>Mal"len*ders</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Malanders</er>.</def>

<hw>Mal*le"o*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Malleolus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or
pertaining to the malleolus; in the region of the malleoli of the
ankle joint.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mal*le"*o*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Malleoli</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., dim. of
<ets>malleus</ets> hammer.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>\'bd A layer, \'b8 a shoot partly buried in the
ground, and there cut halfway through.</def>

<hw>Mal"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>maillet</ets>, dim. of <ets>mail</ets>. See <er>Mall</er> a
beetle.]</ety> <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>

<hw>\'d8Mal"le*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mallei</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., hammer. See
<er>Mall</er> a beetle.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<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 <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Far</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the hard lateral
pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See <er>Mastax</er>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of bivalve shells;
the hammer shell.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mal*loph"a*ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a lock of wool + <?/ to eat.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extensive group of insects which
are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and
hair; -- called also <altname>bird lice</altname>. See <cref>Bird
louse</cref>, under <er>Bird</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mal*lo"tus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr
Gr. <?/ fleecy.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of
small Arctic fishes. One American species, the capelin
(<spn>Mallotus villosus</spn>), is extensively used as bait for
cod.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mal"low</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mal"lows</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>malwe</ets>,
AS. <ets>mealwe</ets>, fr. L. <ets>malva</ets>, 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.
<er>Mauve</er>, <er>Malachite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A genus of plants (<spn>Malva</spn>) having mucilaginous
qualities. See <er>Malvaceous</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ The flowers of the common mallow (<spn>M.
sylvestris</spn>) are used in medicine. The dwarf mallow (<spn>M.
rotundifolia</spn>) is a common weed, and its flattened,
dick-shaped fruits are called <xex>cheeses</xex> by children.
Tree mallow (<spn>M. Mauritiana</spn> and <spn>Lavatera
arborea</spn>), musk mallow (<spn>M. moschata</spn>), rose mallow
or hollyhock, and curled mallow (<spn>M. crispa</spn>), are less
commonly seen.</note>

<cs><col>Indian mallow</col>. <cd>See <er>Abutilon</er>.</cd> --
<col>Jew's mallow</col>, <cd>a plant (<spn>Corchorus
olitorius</spn>) used as a pot herb by the Jews of Egypt and
Syria.</cd> -- <col>Marsh mallow</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Marsh</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mal"low*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the order
<spn>Malvace\'91</spn>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Malm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Malm"brick`</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. AS.
<ets>mealm</ets> sand.]</ety> <def>A kind of brick of a light
brown or yellowish color, made of sand, clay, and chalk.</def>

<hw>Mal"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A spotted trout (<spn>Salvelinus malma</spn>), inhabiting
Northern America, west of the Rocky Mountains; -- called also
<altname>Dolly Varden trout</altname>, <altname>bull
trout</altname>, <altname>red-spotted trout</altname>, and
<altname>golet</altname>.</def>

<-- Insert: Illustr. of Malma (Salvelinus malma) -->

<hw>\'d8Mal"mag</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from
native name in Madagascar.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The
tarsius, or spectral lemur.</def>

<hw>Malm"sey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>malvesie</ets>, F. <ets>malvoisie</ets>, It.
<ets>malvasia</ets>, <ets>malavagia</ets>, fr.
<ets>Malvasia</ets>, or Napoli di <ets>Malvasia</ets>, in the
Morea.]</ety> <def>A kind of sweet wine from Crete, the Canary
Islands, etc.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mal`nu*tri"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>nutrition</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Faulty or imperfect nutrition.</def>

<hw>Mal*ob`ser*va"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>observation</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Erroneous observation.</def>

<au>J. S Mill.</au>

<hw>Mal*o"dor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An Offensive
to the sense of smell; ill-smelling.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mal*o"dor*ous*ness</wf>. <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<au>Carlyle.</au>

<hw>Mal"o*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>At salt of malonic acid.</def>

<hw>Ma*lon"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid produced artifically
as a white crystalline substance, <chform>CH2.(CO2H)2</chform>,
and so called because obtained by the oxidation of
<xex>malic</xex> acid.</def><-- (Org. Chem.) a dicarboxylic acid
-->

<hw>Mal"o*nyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Malonic</ets> + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hydrocarbon radical,
<chform>CH2.(CO)2</chform>, from malonic acid.</def>
<-- divalent, a diacyl radical -->

<hw>\'d8Mal*pi"ghi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Malpighian</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of
tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or
reddish flowers. The drupes of <spn>Malpighia urens</spn> are
eaten under the name of <xex>Barbadoes cherries</xex>.</def>

<hw>Mal*pi`ghi*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a
natural order of tropical trees and shrubs
(<spn>Malpighiace\'91</spn>), some of them climbing plants, and
their stems forming many of the curious lianes of South American
forests.</def>

<hw>Mal*pi"ghi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or discovered by,
Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th
century.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Malhighian</col> <col>capsules <or/
corpuscles</col></mcol>, <cd>the globular dilatations, containing
the glomeruli or Malpighian tufts, at the extremities of the
urinary tubules of the kidney.</cd> <col>Malpighian corpuscles of
the spleen</col>, <cd>masses of adenoid tissue connected with
branches of the splenic artery.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mal`po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>position</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wrong
position.</def>

<hw>Mal*prac"tice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>practice</ets>.]</ety> <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>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>malepractice</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Malt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mealt</ets>; akin to D. <ets>mout</ets>, G. <ets>malz</ets>,
Icel., Sw., & Dan. <ets>malt</ets>, and E. <ets>melt</ets>.
<root/108. See <er>Melt</er>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Malt</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to, containing, or
made with, malt.</def>

<cs><col>Malt liquor</col>, <cd>an alcoholic liquor, as beer,
ale, porter, etc., prepared by fermenting an infusion of
malt.</cd> -- <col>Malt dust</col>, <cd>fine particles of malt,
or of the grain used in making malt; -used as a fertilizer. \'bd
<xex>Malt dust<xex> consists chiefly of the infant radicle
separated from the grain.\'b8 <au>Sir H. Davy</au>.</cd> --
<col>Malt floor</col>, <cd>a floor for drying malt.</cd> --
<mcol><col>Malt house</col>, <or/ <col>Malthouse</col></mcol>,
<cd>a house in which malt is made.</cd> -- <col>Malt kiln</col>,
<cd>a heated chamber for drying malt.</cd></cs>

<hw>Malt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Malted</er>: <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Malting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To make into malt; <as>as, to
<ex>malt</ex> barley</as>.</def>

<hw>Malt</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become malt; also, to
make grain into malt.</def>

<au>Mortimer.</au>

<hw>Mal"ta*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Malice</er>, and <er>Talent</er>.]</ety> <def>Ill will;
malice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Rom. of R. Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mal*tese"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to <xex>Malta</xex> or to its inhabitants.</def> --
<def2><pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of
Malta; the people of Malta.</def></def2>

<cs><col>Maltese cat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a
mouse-colored variety of the domestic cat.</cd> -- <col>Maltese
cross</col>. <cd>See <xex>Illust<xex>. 5, of <er>Cross</er>.</cd>
-- <col>Maltese dog</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a breed of
small terriers, having long silky white hair. The breed
originated in Malta.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Mal"tha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
Gr. <?/.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A variety of bitumen, viscid and
tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a
bituminous odor.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Mortar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holland.</au>

<hw>Mal*thu"sian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the political economist, the Rev. T. R.
<xex>Malthus</xex>, or conforming to his views; <as>as,
<ex>Malthusian</ex> theories</as>.</def>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<hw>Ma*thu"sian</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A follower of
Malthus.</def>

<hw>Mal*thu"sian*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
system of Malthusian doctrines relating to population.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Malt"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Malt"ine</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld>
<def>The fermentative principle of malt; malt diastase; also, a
name given to various medicinal preparations made from or
containing malt.</def>

<hw>Malt"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The process of
making, or of becoming malt.</def>

<hw>Malt"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Maltmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A man whose
occupation is to make malt.</def>

<hw>Mal*ton"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from,
maltose; specif., designating an acid called also
<altname>gluconic</altname> or <altname>dextronic</altname> acid.
See <er>Gluconic</er>.</def>

<hw>Malt"ose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Malt</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A
crystalline sugar formed from starch by the action of distance 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>

<hw>Mal*treat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Maltreated</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Maltreating</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[<ets>Mal-</ets> + <ets>treat</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>maltraiter</ets>.]</ety> <def>To treat ill; to abuse; to
treat roughly.</def>

<hw>Mal*trea"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>maltraitement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Ill treatment; ill usage;
abuse.</def>

<hw>Malt"ster</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
maltman.</def>

<au>Swift.</au>

<hw>Malt"worm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
tippler.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Malt"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting, or
like, malt.</def>

<au>Dickens.</au>

<hw>\'d8Ma"lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mala</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>An evil.
See <er>Mala</er>.</def>

<hw>Mal*va"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>malvaceus</ets>, from <ets>malva</ets> mallows. See
<er>Mallow</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or
resembling, a natural order of plants (<spn>Malvace\'91</spn>),
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>

<hw>Mal`ver*sa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.,
fr. <ets>malverser</ets> to be corrupt in office, fr. L.
<ets>male</ets> ill + <ets>versari</ets> to move about, to occupy
one's self, <ets>vertere</ets> to turn. See <er>Malice</er>, and
<er>Verse</er>.]</ety> <def>Evil conduct; fraudulent practices;
misbehavior, corruption, or extortion in office.</def>

<hw>Mal"ve*sie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Malmsey
wine. See <er>Malmsey</er>.</def> \'bd A jub of
<xex>malvesye</xex>.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbrev. fr.
<ets>mamma</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mamma.</def>

<hw>Ma*ma"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mamma</er>.</def>

<hw>Mam"a*luke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Mameluke</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mam"e*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A rounded hillock; a rounded elevation or
protuberance.</def>

<au>Westmin. Rev.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mam`e*lu"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Pg.]</ety> <def>A child born of a white father and Indian
mother.</def> <mark>[S. Amer.]</mark>

<hw>Mam"e*luke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mamelouk</ets>, cf. Sp. <ets>mameluco</ets>, It.
<ets>mammalucco</ets>; all fr. Ar. <ets>maml<?/k</ets> a
purchased slave or captive; lit., possessed or in one's power, p.
p. of <ets>malaka</ets> to possesses.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Mam"il*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mammillated</er>.</def>

<hw>Mam*ma"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Reduplicated
from the infantine word <ets>ma</ets>, influenced in spelling by
L. <ets>mamma</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mother; -- word of tenderness
and familiarity.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>mama</asp>.]</altsp>

<q>Tell tales papa and <qex>mamma</qex>.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<hw>Mam"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mamm\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>mamma</ets>
breast.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A glandular organ for
secreting milk, characteristic of all mammals, but usually
rudimentary in the male; a mammary gland; a breast; under;
bag.</def>

<hw>Mam"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mammals</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.
<ets>mammalis</ets> belonging to the breast, fr. <ets>mamma</ets>
the breast or pap: cf. F. <ets>mammal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Mammalia.</def>

<cs><col>Age of mammals</col>. <cd>See under <er>Age</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 8.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Mam*ma"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from L. <ets>mammalis</ets>. See
<er>Mammal</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ Mammalia are divided into threes subclasses; --

I. <stype>Placentalia</stype>. This subclass embraces all the
higher orders, including man. In these the fetus is attached to
the uterus by a placenta.

II. <stype>Marsupialia</stype>. 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.

III. <stype>Monotremata</stype>. In this group, which includes
the genera <spn>Echidna</spn> and <spn>Ornithorhynchus</spn>, the
female lays large eggs resembling those of a bird or lizard, and
the young, which are hatched like those of birds, are nourished
by a watery secretion from the imperfectly developed mamm\'91.
</note>

<hw>Mam*ma"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the Mammalia or mammals.</def>

<hw>Mam`ma*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mammal</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Containing mammalian remains; -- said of
certain strata.</def>

<hw>Mam`ma*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to mammalogy.</def>

<hw>Mam*mal"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mammalogiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One versed in
mammalogy.</def>

<hw>Mam*mal"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mamma</ets> breast + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. f.
<ets>mammalogie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which relates to
mammals or the Mammalia. See <er>Mammalia</er>.</def>

<hw>Mam"ma*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mammaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or
pertaining to the mamm\'91 or breasts; <as>as, the
<ex>mammary</ex> arteries and veins</as>.</def>

<hw>Mam*mee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Haytian
<ets>mamey</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fruit tree of
tropical America, belonging to the genus <spn>Mammea</spn>
(<spn>M. Americana</spn>); 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
<altname>mammee apple</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mam"mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G.
<ets>memme</ets> coward, poltroon.]</ety> <def>To hesitate; to
mutter doubtfully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mam"met</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mawmet</er>.]</ety> <def>An idol; a puppet; a doll.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Selden. Shak. </au>

<hw>Mam"met*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mawmetry</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mam"mi*fer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Mammiferous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A mammal.
See <er>Mammalia</er>.</def>

<hw>Mam*mif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mamma</ets> breast + <ets>-ferous</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>mammif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having breasts; of,
pertaining to, or derived from, the Mammalia.</def>

<hw>Mam"mi*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mamma</ets> breast + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>mammiforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a mamma
(breast) or mamm\'91.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mam*mil"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mammil\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., dim. of
<ets>mamma</ets> a breast.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The
nipple.</def>

<hw>Mam"mil*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mammilaire</ets>. See <er>Mammilla</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to the mammilla, or nipple, or to the
breast; resembling a mammilla; mammilloid.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Composed of convex convex
concretions, somewhat resembling the breasts in form; studded
with small mammiform protuberances.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mam"mil*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mam"mil*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[See <er>Mammilla</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having small
nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or mamm\'91.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Bounded like a nipple; --
said of the apex of some shells.</def>

<hw>Mam*mil"li*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mammil<?/<?/</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Having the form of a mammilla.</def>

<hw>Mam"mil*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mammilla</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Like a
mammilla or nipple; mammilliform.</def>

<hw>Mam"mock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir. & Gael.
<ets>mam</ets> a round hill + <ets>-ock</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
shapeless piece; a fragment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mam"mock</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To tear to pieces.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mam"mo*dis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mamoudis</ets>, fr. Hind. <ets>mahm<umac/d\'c6</ets> a
muslin.]</ety> <def>Coarse plain India muslins.</def>

<hw>Mam*mol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mamma</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mastology.
See <er>Mammalogy</er>.</def>

<hw>Mam"mon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mammona</ets>, Gr. <?/ riches, Syr. <ets>mam<?/n\'be</ets>;
cf. Heb. <ets>matm<?/n</ets> a hiding place, subterranean
storehouse, treasury, fr. <ets>t\'beman</ets> to hide.]</ety>
<def>Riches; wealth; the god of riches; riches,
personified.</def>

<q>Ye can not serve God and <qex>Mammon</qex>.</q>
<qau>Matt. vi. 24.</qau>

<hw>Mam"mon*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Actuated or prompted by
a devotion to money getting or the service of Mammon.</def>

<au>Carlyle.</au>

<hw>Mam"mon*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Devotion to
the pursuit of wealth; worldliness.</def>

<au>Carlyle.</au>

<hw>Mam"mon*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mammonite.</def>

<hw>Mam"mon*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One devoted
to the acquisition of wealth or the service of Mammon.</def>

<au>C. Kingsley.</au>

<hw>Mam`mon*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
process of making mammonish; the state of being under the
influence of mammonism.</def>

<hw>Mam"mon*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make
mammonish.</def>

<hw>Mam*mose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mammosus</ets> having large breasts, <ets>mamma</ets>
breast.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the form of the
breast; breast-shaped.</def>

<-- p. 889 -->

<hw>Mam"moth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ.
<ets>m\'83mont</ets>, <ets>m\'a0mant</ets>, fr. Tartar
<ets>mamma</ets> the earth. Certain Tartar races, the Tungooses
and Yakoots, believed that the mammoth worked its way in the
earth like a mole.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extinct,
hairy, maned elephant (<spn>Elephas primigenius</spn>), 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>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<hw>Mam"moth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling the
mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; <as>as, a <ex>mammoth</ex>
ox</as>.</def>

<hw>Mam"mo*thrept</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ grandmother + <?/ to nourish.]</ety> <def>A child brought up
by its grandmother; a spoiled child.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>O, you are a more <qex>mammothrept</qex> in judgment.</q>
<qau>B. Jonson.</qau>

<hw>Mam"my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mammies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A child's name for
<xex>mamma</xex>, mother.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mam"zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.
<ets>m\'a0mz<?/r</ets>.]</ety> <def>A person born of relations
between whom marriage was forbidden by the Mosaic law; a
bastard.</def> <au>Deut. xxiii. 2 (Douay version)</au>.

<hw>Man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Men</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[AS. <ets>mann</ets>, <ets>man</ets>,
<ets>monn</ets>, <ets>mon</ets>; akin to OS., D., & OHG.
<ets>man</ets>, G. <ets>mann</ets>, Icel. <ets>ma<edh/r</ets>,
for <ets>mannr</ets>, Dan. <ets>Mand</ets>, Sw. <ets>man</ets>,
Goth. <ets>manna</ets>, Skr. <ets>manu</ets>, <ets>manus</ets>,
and perh. to Skr. <ets>man</ets> to think, and E.
<ets>mind</ets>. <root/104. Cf. <er>Minx</er> a pert girl.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A human being; -- opposed
to<xex>beast</xex>.</def>

<q>These <qex>men</qex> went about wide, and <qex>man</qex> found
they none,
But fair country, and wild beast many [a] one.</q>
<qau>R. of Glouc.</qau>

<q>The king is but a <qex>man</qex>, as I am; the violet smells
to him as it doth to me.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<--" 'Tain't a fit night out for man nor beast! " [W.C. Fields]
-->

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Especially: An adult male person; a grown-up
male person, as distinguished from a woman or a child.</def>

<q>When I became a <qex>man</qex>, I put away childish
things.</q>
<qau>I Cor. xiii. 11.</qau>

<q>Ceneus, a woman once, and once a <qex>man</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The human race; mankind.</def>

<q>And God said, Let us make <qex>man</qex> in our image, after
our likeness, and let them have dominion.</q>
<qau>Gen. i. 26.</qau>

<q>The proper study of mankind is <qex>man</qex>.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The male portion of the human race.</def>

<q>Woman has, in general, much stronger propensity than
<qex>man</qex> to the discharge of parental duties.</q>
<qau>Cowper.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>One possessing in a high degree the distinctive
qualities of manhood; one having manly excellence of any
kind.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>This was the noblest Roman of them all . . . the elements
So mixed in him that Nature might stand up
And say to all the world \'bdThis was a <qex>man</qex>!</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>An adult male servant; also, a vassal; a
subject.</def>

<q>Like master, like <qex>man</qex>.</q>
<qau>Old Proverb.</qau>

<q>The vassal, or tenant, kneeling, ungirt, uncovered, and
holding up his hands between those of his lord, professed that he
did become his <qex>man</qex> from that day forth, of life, limb,
and earthly honor.</q>
<qau>Blackstone.</qau>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>A term of familiar address often implying on the
part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or
haste; as, Come, <xex>man</xex>, we 've no time to lose !</def>

<sn>8.</sn> <def>A married man; a husband; -- correlative to
<xex>wife</xex></def>.

<q>I pronounce that they are <qex>man</qex> and wife.</q>
<qau>Book of Com. Prayer.</qau>

<q>every wife ought to answer for her <qex>man</qex>.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>9.</sn> <def>One, or any one, indefinitely; -- a modified
survival of the Saxon use of <xex>man</xex>, or <xex>mon</xex>,
as an indefinite pronoun.</def>

<q>A <qex>man</qex> can not make him laugh.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>A <qex>man</qex> would expect to find some antiquities; but
all they have to show of this nature is an old rostrum of a Roman
ship.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>10.</sn> <def>One of the piece with which certain games, as
chess or draughts, are played.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Man</xex> is often used as a prefix in
composition, or as a separate adjective, its sense being usually
self-explaining; as, <xex>man</xex> child, <xex>man</xex> eater
or <xex>man</xex>eater, <xex>man-</xex>eating, <xex>man</xex>
hater or <xex>man</xex>hater, <xex>man-</xex>hating,
<xex>man</xex>hunter, <xex>man-</xex>hunting,
<xex>man</xex>killer, <xex>man-</xex>killing, <xex>man</xex>
midwife, <xex>man</xex> pleaser, <xex>man</xex> servant,
<xex>man-</xex>shaped, <xex>man</xex>slayer,
<xex>man</xex>stealer, <xex>man-stealing</xex>,
<xex>man</xex>thief, <xex>man</xex> worship, etc.</note>

<xex>Man</xex> 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<xex>man</xex>,
butter<xex>man</xex>, laundry<xex>man</xex>,
lumber<xex>man</xex>, milk<xex>man</xex>, fire<xex>man</xex>,
show<xex>man</xex>, water<xex>man</xex>, wood<xex>man</xex>.
Where the combination is not familiar, or where some specific
meaning of the compound is to be avoided, <xex>man</xex> is used
as a separate substantive in the foregoing sense; as, apple
<xex>man</xex>, cloth <xex>man</xex>, coal <xex>man</xex>,
hardware <xex>man</xex>, wood <xex>man</xex> (as distinguished
from wood<xex>man</xex>).

<cs><col>Man ape</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a anthropoid
ape, as the gorilla.</cd> -- <col>Man at arms</col>, <cd>a
designation of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries for a
soldier fully armed.</cd> -- <col>Man engine</col>, <cd>a
mechanical lift for raising or lowering people through
considerable distances; specifically <fld>(Mining)</fld>, 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>Man Friday</col>, <cd>a person
wholly subservient to the will of another, like Robinson Crusoe's
servant Friday.</cd> -- <col>Man of straw</col>, <cd>a puppet;
one who is controlled by others; also, one who is not responsible
pecuniarily.</cd> -- <col>Man-of-the earth</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a twining plant (<spn>Ipom\'d2a
pandurata</spn>) with leaves and flowers much like those of the
morning-glory, but having an immense tuberous farinaceous
root.</cd> -- <col>Man of war</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A warrior;
a soldier</cd>. <au>Shak</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col>To be one's own
man</col>, <cd>to have command of one's self; not to be subject
to another.</cd></cs>

<hw>Man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <er>Manned</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Manning</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</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>as, to <ex>man</ex> a ship, boat, or fort</as>.</def>

<q>See how the surly Warwick <qex>mans</qex> the wall !</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>They <qex>man</qex> their boats, and all their young men
arm.</q>
<qau>Waller.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with strength for action; to prepare
for efficiency; to fortify.</def> \'bdTheodosius having
<xex>manned</xex> his soul with proper reflections.\'b8

<au>Addison.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To tame, as a hawk.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To furnish with a servants.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To wait on as a manservant.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<note><hand/ In \'bdOthello,\'b8 V. ii. 270, the meaning is
uncertain, being, perhaps: To point, to aim, or to manage.</note>

<cs><col>To man a yard</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to send men
upon a yard, as for furling or reefing a sail.</cd> -- <col>To
man the yards</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to station men on the
yards as a salute or mark of respect.</cd></cs>

<hw>Man"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Marriageable.</def><mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Man"ace</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Menace</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Man"a*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>manicle</ets>, OF. <ets>manicle</ets>, F. <ets>manicle</ets>
sort glove, manacle, L. <ets>manicula</ets> a little hand, dim.
of <ets>manus</ets> hand; cf. L. <ets>manica</ets> sleeve,
manacle, fr.<ets>manus</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>.]</ety> <def>A
handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; -- usually in the
plural.</def>

<q>Doctrine unto fools is as fetters on the feet, and like
<qex>manacles</qex> on the right hand.</q>
<qau>Ecclus. xxi. 19.</qau>

<hw>Man"a*cle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Manacled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Manacling</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <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>

<q>Is it thus you use this monarch, to <qex>manacle</qex> and
shackle him hand and foot ?</q>
<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau>

<hw>Man"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>man\'8age</ets>, It.  <ets>maneggio</ets>, fr.
<ets>maneggiare</ets> to manage, fr. L.<ets>manus</ets>hand.
Perhaps somewhat influenced by F.  <ets>m\'82nage</ets>
housekeeping, OF. <ets>mesnage</ets>, akin to E.
<ets>mansion</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>, and cf.
<er>Manege</er>.]</ety> <def>The handling or government of
anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See
<er>Manege</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Young men, in the conduct and <qex>manage</qex> of actions,
embrace more than they can hold.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>Down, down I come; like glistering Pha\'89thon</q>

<q>Wanting the <qex>manage</qex> of unruly jades.</q>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>The unlucky <qex>manage</qex> of this fatal brawl.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<note><hand/ This word, in its limited sense of management of a
horse, has been displaced by <xex>manege</xex>; in its more
general meaning, by <xex>management</xex>.</note>

<hw>Man"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Managed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Managing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From <er>Manage</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To have under control and
direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to
handle.</def>

<q>Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily
<qex>managed</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau>

<q>What wars I<qex>manage</qex>, and what wreaths I gain.</q>
<qau>Prior.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>It was so much his interest to <qex>manage</qex> his
Protestant subjects.</q>
<qau>Addison</qau>.

<q>It was not her humor to <qex>manage</qex> those over whom she
had gained an ascendant.</q>
<qau>Bp. Hurd.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise
in graceful or artful action.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To treat with care; to husband.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To bring about; to contrive.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive;
concert; conduct; transact.</syn>

<hw>Man"age</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To direct affairs; to
carry on business or affairs; to administer.</def>

<q>Leave them to <qex>manage</qex> for thee.</q>
<qau>Dryden</qau>.

<hw>Man`age*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of being manageable; manageableness.</def>

<hw>Man"age*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as
can be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable;
subservient; <as>as, a <ex>manageable</ex> horse</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Governable; tractable; controllable; docile.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>Man"age*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Man"age*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Man"age*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Unmanageable.</def><mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Man"age*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Manage</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, the <ex>management</ex> of a family or of a
farm; the <ex>management</ex> of state affairs.</as></def>
\'bdThe <xex>management</xex> of the voice.\'b8

<au>E. Porter. </au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Business dealing; negotiation;
arrangement.</def>

<q>He had great <qex>managements</qex> with ecclesiastics.</q>
<qau>Addison</qau>.

<sn>3.</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>

<q>Mark with what <qex>management</qex> their tribes divide
Some stick to you, and some to t'other side.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The collective body of those who manage or
direct any enterprise or interest; the board of managers.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Conduct; administration; government; direction;
guidance; care; charge; contrivance; intrigue.</syn>

<hw>Man"a*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who manages; a conductor or director; <as>as, the
<ex>manager</ex> of a theater</as>.</def>

<q>A skillful <qex>manager</qex> of the rabble.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A person who conducts business or household
affairs with economy and frugality; a good economist.</def>

<q>A prince of great aspiring thoughts; in the main, a
<qex>manager</qex> of his treasure.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A contriver; an intriguer.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Man`a*ge"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to management or a manager; <as>as,
<ex>managerial</ex> qualities</as>.</def>
\'bd<xex>Managerial</xex> responsibility.\'b8

<au>C. Bront\'82.</au>

<hw>Man"a*ger*ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
office or position of a manager.</def>

<hw>Man"age*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>menagerie</ets>, <ets>mesnagerie</ets>. See <er>Manage</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Menagerie</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Management; manner of using; conduct; direction.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Husbandry; economy; frugality.</def>

<au>Bp. Burnet.</au>

<hw>Man"a*kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.  & G.
<ets>manakin</ets>; prob. the native name.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous small birds
belonging to <spn>Pipra</spn>, <spn>Manacus</spn>, and other
genera of the family <spn>Piprid\'91</spn>. 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>

<hw>Man"a*kin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dwarf. See
<er>Manikin</er>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Man`a*tee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>manat\'a1</ets>, from the native name in Hayti. Cf.
<er>Lamantin</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species
of <spn>Trichechus</spn>, a genus of sirenians; -- called
also<altname>sea cow</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>manaty</asp>, <asp>manati</asp>.]</altsp>

<note><hand/ One species (<spn>Trichechus Senegalensis</spn>)
inhabits the west coast of Africa; another (<spn>T.
Americanus</spn>) inhabits the east coast of South America, and
the West-Indies. The Florida manatee (<spn>T. latirostris</spn>)
is by some considered a distinct species, by others it is thought
to be a variety of <spn>T. Americanus</spn>. 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.</note>

<hw>Ma*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos><ety>[L.<ets>manatio</ets>, fr. <ets>manare</ets> to
flow.]</ety> <def>The act of issuing or flowing out.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Man"bote`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>man</ets> man, vassal +  <ets>b<omac/t</ets>
recompense.]</ety> <fld>(Anglo-Saxon Law)</fld> <def>A sum paid
to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his man (that
is, his vassal, servant, or tenant).</def>

<au>Spelman.</au>

<hw>Man"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.]</ety>
<def>See <er>Mancus</er>.</def>

<hw>Manche</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Also
<asp>maunch</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[F. <ets>manche</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>manica</ets>. See <er>Manacle</er>.]</ety> <def>A
sleeve.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Man"chet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Fine white
bread; a loaf of fine bread.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<au>Bacon. Tennyson.</au>

<hw>Man`chi*neel"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. 
<ets>manzanillo</ets>, fr.  <ets>manzana</ets> an apple, fr. L. 
<ets>malum Matianum</ets> a kind of apple. So called from its
apple-like fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A euphorbiaceous
tree (<spn>Hippomane Mancinella</spn>) of tropical America,
having a poisonous and blistering milky juice, and poisonous
acrid fruit somewhat resembling an apple.</def>

<cs><col>Bastard manchineel</col>, <cd>a tree (<spn>Cameraria
latifolia</spn>) of the East Indies, having similar poisonous
properties. <au>Lindley</au>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Man*chu"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Written also
<ets>Manchoo</ets>, <ets>Mantchoo</ets>, etc.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to Manchuria or its inhabitants.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Manchuria;
also, the language spoken by the Manchus.</def></def2>

<hw>Man"ci*pate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mancipatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mancipare</ets> to sell. Cf.
<er>Emancipate</er>.]</ety> <def>To enslave; to bind; to
restrict.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir M. Hale.</au>

<hw>Man`ci*pa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mancipatio</ets> a transfer.]</ety> <def>Slavery;
involuntary servitude.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Man"ci*ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From OF.
<ets>mancipe</ets> slave, servant (with <ets>l</ets> inserted, as
in <ets>participle</ets>), fr. L.  <ets>mancipium</ets>. See
<er>Mancipate</er>.]</ety> <def>A steward; a purveyor,
particularly of a college or Inn of Court.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Man*co"na bark`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr><def>. See <er>Sassy
bark</er>.</def>

<hw>Man"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.]</ety>
<def>An old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of
variously estimated values. The silver <xex>mancus</xex> was
equal to about one shilling of modern English money.</def>

<hw>-man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ divination: cf. F.
<ets>-mancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A combining form denoting
<xex>divination</xex>; <as>as, aleuro<ex>mancy</ex>,
chiro<ex>mancy</ex>, necro<ex>mancy</ex>, etc.</as></def>

<hw>Mand</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A demand.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Demand</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Man*da"mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., we
command, fr. <ets>mandare</ets> to command.]</ety>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <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>

<hw>Man`da*rin"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg.
<ets>mandarim</ets>, from Malay <ets>mantr\'c6</ets> minister of
state, prop. a Hind. word, fr. Skr. <ets>mantrin</ets> a
counselor, <ets>manira</ets> a counsel, <ets>man</ets> to
think.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Chinese public officer or
nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small orange, with easily
separable rind. It is thought to be of Chinese origin, and is
counted a distinct species (<spn>Citrus nobilis</spn>)<-- also
<altname>mandarin orange</altname>; <altname>tangerine</altname>
-->.</def>

<cs><col>Mandarin duck</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a
beautiful Asiatic duck (<spn>Dendronessa galericulata</spn>),
often domesticated, and regarded by the Chinese as an emblem of
conjugal affection.</cd> -- <col>Mandarin language</col>, <cd>the
spoken or colloquial language of educated people in China.</cd>
-- <col>Mandarin yellow</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>an
artificial aniline dyestuff used for coloring silk and wool, and
regarded as a complex derivative of quinoline.</cd></cs>

<hw>Man`da*rin"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
collective body of officials or persons of rank in China.</def>

<au>S. W. Williams.</au>

<-- p. 890 -->

<hw>Man`da*rin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Appropriate or peculiar to a mandarin.</def>

<hw>Man`da*rin"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Dyeing)</fld>
<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>

<au>Tomlinson.</au>

<hw>Man`da*rin"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
government mandarins; character or spirit of the mandarins.</def>

<au>F. Lieder.</au>

<hw>Man"da*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
mandatarius, fr. <ets>mandatum</ets> a charge, commission, order:
cf. F. <ets>mandataire</ets>. See <er>Mandate</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<au>Ayliffe.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who undertakes to discharge
a specific business commission; a mandatory.</def>

<au>Wharton.</au>

<hw>Man"date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mandatum</ets>, fr. <ets>mandare</ets> to commit to one's
charge, order, orig., to put into one's hand; <ets>manus</ets>
hand + <ets>dare</ets> to give: cf. F. <ets>mandat</ets>. See
<er>Manual</er>, <er>Date</er> a time, and cf. <er>Commend</er>,
<er>Maundy Thursday</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An official or
authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a
judicial precept.</def>

<q>This dream all-powerful Juno; I bear
Her mighty <qex>mandates</qex>, and her words you hear.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Canon Law)</fld> <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>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>A contract by which one
employs another to manage any business for him. By the Roman law,
it must have been gratuitous.</def>

<au>Erskine.</au>

<hw>\'d8Man*da"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A director; one who gives a
mandate or order.</def>

<au>Ayliffe.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Law)</fld> <def>The person who employs
another to perform a mandate.</def>

<au>Bouvier.</au>

<hw>Man"da*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mandatorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing a command;
preceptive; directory.</def>

<hw>Man"da*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Mandatary</er>.</def>

<hw>Man"del*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of mandelic acid.</def>

<hw>Man*del"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[G.
<ets>mandel</ets> almond.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to an acid first obtained from benzoic aldehyde
(oil of better almonds), as a white crystalline substance; --
called also <xex>phenyl glycolic acid</xex>.</def>

<hw>Man"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>See
<er>Maunder</er>.</def>

<hw>Man"der*il</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
mandrel.</def>

<hw>Man"di*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mandibula</ets>, <ets>mandibulum</ets>, fr.
<ets>mandere</ets> to chew. Cf. <er>Manger</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The anterior pair of mouth
organs of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether
adapted for biting or not. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Diptera</er>.</def>

<hw>Man*dib"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mandibulaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a
mandible; like a mandible.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The
principal mandibular bone; the mandible.</def></def2>

<cs><col>Mandibular arch</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the most
anterior visceral arch, -- that in which the mandible is
developed.</cd></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>Man*dib"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Man*dib"u*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Provided with mandibles adapted for
biting, as many insects.</def>

<hw>Man*dib"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An insect having mandibles.</def>

<hw>Man`di*bu"li*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the form of a mandible; -- said
especially of the maxill\'91 of an insect when hard and adapted
for biting.</def>

<hw>Man*dib`u*lo*hy"oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining both to the mandibular and the
hyoid arch, or situated between them.</def>

<hw>Man"dil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>mandil</ets>; cf. Sp. & Pg. <ets>mandil</ets> a coarse
apron, a haircloth; all from Ar. <ets>mandil</ets> tablecloth,
handkerchief, mantle, fr. LGr. <?/, fr. L. <ets>mantile</ets>,
<ets>mantele</ets>. See <er>Mantle</er>.]</ety> <def>A loose
outer garment worn the 16th and 17th centuries.</def>

<hw>Man*dil"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mandil</er>.</def> <au>Chapman</au>.

<hw>Man*din"gos</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos><def>;
<xex>sing</xex>. <er>Mandingo</er>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> An
extensive and powerful tribe of West African negroes.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Man"di*oc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Man`di*o"ca</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Manioc</er>.</def>

<hw>Man"dle*stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.
<ets>mandelstein</ets> almond stone.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>Amygdaloid.</def>

<hw>Mand"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Commandment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Man"do*lin</hw>, <hw>Man"do*line</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mandoline</ets>, It.
<ets>mandolino</ets>, dim. of <ets>mandola</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>pandura</ets>. See <er>Bandore</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A small and beautifully shaped instrument
resembling the lute.</def>

<hw>Man"dore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mandolin</er>, and <er>Bandore</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>
<def>A kind of four-stringed lute.</def>

<hw>Man*drag"o*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
<ets>mandragoras</ets> the mandrake.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A genus of plants; the mandrake. See <er>Mandrake</er>,
1.</def>

<hw>Man*drag"o*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
habitually intoxicates himself with a narcotic obtained from
mandrake.</def>

<hw>Man"drake</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mandragora</ets>, L. <ets>mandragoras</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/:
cf. F. <ets>mandragore</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A low plant (<spn>Mandragora
officinarum</spn>) 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>

<q>And shrieks like <qex>mandrakes</qex>, torn out of the earth,
That living mortals, hearing them, run mad.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<note><hand/ The mandrake of Scripture was perhaps the same
plant, but proof is wanting.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The May apple
(<spn>Podophyllum peltatum</spn>). See <cref>May apple</cref>
under <er>May</er>, and <er>Podophyllum</er>.</def>
<mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<hw>Man"drel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mandrin</ets>, prob. through (assumed) LL.
<ets>mamphurinum</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mamphur</ets> a bow
drill.]</ety> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd>
<def>The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of
a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>manderil</asp>.]</altsp>

<cs><col>Mandrel lathe</col>, <cd>a lathe with a stout spindle,
adapted esp. for chucking, as for forming hollow articles by
turning or spinning.</cd></cs>

<hw>Man"drill</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mandrille</ets>, Sp. <ets>mandril</ets>, It.
<ets>mandrillo</ets>; prob. the native name in Africa. Cf.
<er>Drill</er> an ape.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>a large
West African baboon (<spn>Cynocephalus, <or/ Papio,
mormon</spn>). The adult male has, on the sides of the nose,
large, naked, grooved swellings, conspicuously striped with blue
and red.</def>

<hw>Man"du*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>manducable</ets>. See <er>Manducate</er>.]</ety> <def>Such
as can be chewed; fit to be eaten.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>Any <qex>manducable</qex> creature.</q>
<qau>Sir T. Herbert.</qau>

<hw>Man"du*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Manducated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Manducating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>manducatus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>manducare</ets> to chew. See <er>Manger</er>.]</ety>
<def>To masticate; to chew; to eat.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Jer. Taylor. </au>

<hw>Man`du*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>manducatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>manducation</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act of chewing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Jer. Taylor.</au>

<hw>Man"du*ca*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to, or employed in, chewing.</def>

<hw>\'d8Man*du"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>manducare</ets> to chew.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. & Rom.
Antiq.)</fld> <def>A grotesque mask, representing a person
chewing or grimacing, worn in processions and by comic actors on
the stage.</def>

<hw>Mane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>manu</ets>; akin to OD. <ets>mane</ets>, D. <ets>maan</ets>,
G. <ets>m\'84hne</ets>, OHG. <ets>mana</ets>, Icel.
<ets>m\'94n</ets>, Dan. & Sw. <ets>man</ets>, AS. <ets>mene</ets>
necklace, Icel. <ets>men</ets>, L. <ets>monile</ets>, Gr. <?/,
<?/, Skr. <ets>many\'be</ets> neck muscles. <root/275.]</ety>
<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 <xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Horse</er>.</def>

<hw>Man"-eat`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One who, or that which, has an
appetite for human flesh; specifically, one of certain large
sharks (esp. <spn>Carcharodon Rondeleti</spn>); also, a lion or a
tiger which has acquired the habit of feeding upon human
flesh.</def>

<hw>Maned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a
mane.</def>

<cs><col>Maned seal</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the sea
lion.</cd> -- <col>Maned sheep</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>,
<cd>the aoudad.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ma*nege"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>man\'8age</ets>. See <er>Manage</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Art of horsemanship, or of training horses</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A school for teaching horsemanship, and for
training horses.</def>

<au>Chesterfield.</au>

<hw>\'d8Ma"neh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.
<ets>m\'beneh</ets>.]</ety> <def>A Hebrew weight for gold or
silver, being one hundred shekels of gold and sixty shekels of
silver.</def>

<au>Ezek. xlv. 12.</au>

<hw>Mane"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no
mane.</def>

<cs><col>Maneless lion</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a variety
of the lion having a short, inconspicuous mane. It inhabits
Arabia and adjacent countries.</cd></cs>

<hw>Man"e*quin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Manikin</er>.]</ety> <def>An artist's model of wood or other
material.</def>

<hw>Ma*ne"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Manorial</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma"nes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>The benevolent
spirits of the dead, especially of dead ancestors, regarded as
family deities and protectors.</def>

<q>Hail, O ye holy <qex>manes</qex>!</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Mane"sheet`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A covering
placed over the upper part of a horse's head.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Ma*n\'d2u"vre</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>man\'d2uvre</ets>, OF.
<ets>manuevre</ets>, LL. <ets>manopera</ets>, lit., hand work,
manual labor; L.<ets>manus</ets> hand + <ets>opera</ets>, fr.
<ets>opus</ets> work. See <er>Manual</er>, <er>Operate</er>, and
cf. <er>Mainor</er>, <er>Manure</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Management; dexterous movement; specif., a
military or naval evolution, movement, or change of
position.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Management with address or artful design; adroit
proceeding; stratagem.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Ma*n\'d2u"vre</hw>, }</mhw>
<pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<er>Maneuvered</er> <pr>(#)</pr> or <er>Man\'d2uvred</er>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Maneuvering</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
or <er>Man\'d2uvring</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>man\'d2uvrer</ets>. See <er>Maneuver</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To manage with address or art; to scheme.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Ma*n\'d2u"vre</hw>, }</mhw>
<pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To change the positions of, as of troops of
ships.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma*neu"ver*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Ma*n\'d2u"vrer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>One who maneuvers.</def>

<q>This charming widow Beaumont is a <qex>nan\'d2uvrer</qex>. We
can't well make an English word of it.</q>
<qau>Miss Edgeworth.</qau>

<hw>Man"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Showing
manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous, resolute,
noble.</def> \'bd <xex>Manful</xex> hardiness.\'b8
<au>Chaucer</au>. -- <wordforms><wf>Man"ful*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Man"ful*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mam"ga*bey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called
by Buffon from <ets>Mangaby</ets>, in Madagascar, where he
erroneously supposed them be native.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Any one of several African monkeys of the genus
<spn>Cercocebus</spn>, as the sooty mangabey (<spn>C.
fuliginosus</spn>), which is sooty black.</def> <altsp>[Also
written <asp>mangaby</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Man"gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mangonel</er>.</def>

<hw>Man"ga*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>manganate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of
manganic acid.</def>

<note><hand/ The manganates are usually green, and are wellknown
compounds, though derived from a hypothetical acid.</note>

<hw>Man`ga*ne"sate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A manganate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Man`ga*nese"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mangan\'8ase</ets>, It. <ets>mamaganese</ets>, sasso
<ets>magnesio</ets>; prob. corrupted from L. <ets>magnes</ets>,
because of its resemblance to the magnet. See <er>Magnet</er>,
and cf. <er>Magnesia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ An alloy of manganese with iron (called
<xex>ferromanganese</xex>) is used to increase the density and
hardness of steel.</note>

<cs><mcol><col>Black oxide of manganese</col>, <col>Manganese
dioxide <or/ peroxide</col>, <or/ <col>Black manganese</col>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a heavy black powder
<chform>MnO2</chform>, occurring native as the mineral
pyrolusite, and valuable as a strong oxidizer; -- called also
familiarly <altname>manganese</altname>. It colors glass violet,
and is used as a decolorizer to remove the green tint of impure
glass.</cd> <col>Manganese bronze</col>, <cd>an alloy made by
adding from one to two per cent of manganese to the copper and
zinc used in brass.</cd></cs>

<hw>Man`ga*ne"sian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mangan\'82sien</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Manganic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Man`ga*ne"sic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mangan\'82sique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Manganic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Man`ga*ne"sious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Manganous.</def>

<hw>Man`ga*ne"si*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>Manganese.</def>

<hw>Man`ga*ne"sous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Manganous.</def>

<hw>Man`gan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>manganique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of,
pertaining to resembling, or containing, manganese; specif.,
designating compounds in which manganese has a higher valence as
contrasted with <xex>manganous</xex> compounds. Cf.
<er>Manganous</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Manganic acid</col>, <cd>an acid,
<chform>H2MnO4</chform>, formed from manganese, analogous to
sulphuric acid.</cd></cs>

<hw>Man`ga*nif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Manganese</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Containing manganese.</def>

<hw>Man"ga*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>One of the oxides of manganese; -- called
also <altname>gray manganese ore</altname>. It occurs in
brilliant steel-gray or iron-black crystals, also massive.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of manganese
dioxide with a metallic oxide; so called as though derived from
the hypothetical <xex>manganous</xex> acid.</def>

<hw>Man*ga"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>Manganese.</def>

<hw>Man"ga*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, designating, those
compounds of manganese in which the element has a lower valence
as contrasted with <xex>manganic</xex> compounds; <as>as,
<ex>manganous</ex> oxide</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Manganous acid</col>, <cd>a hypothetical compound
analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming the so-called
<xex>manganites<xex>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mang"corn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mengen</ets> to mix. See <er>Mingle</er>, and
<er>Corn</er>.]</ety> <def>A mixture of wheat and rye, or other
species of grain.</def> <mark>[Prov Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Mange</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mangy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Vet.)</fld> <def>The scab or itch in
cattle, dogs, and other beasts.</def>

<cs><col>Mange insect</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <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 (<spn>Psoroptes, <or/
Dermatodectes, equi</spn>), and that of cattle (<spn>Symbiotes,
<or/ Dermatophagys, bovis</spn>) are the most important species.
See <er>Acarina</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Man"gel-wur`zel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.,
corrupted fr. <ets>mangoldwurzel</ets>; <ets>mangold</ets> beet 
+ <ets>wurzel</ets> root.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of
large field beet (<spn>B. macrorhiza</spn>), used as food for
cattle, -- by some considered a mere variety of the ordinary
beet. See <er>Beet</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>mangold-wurzel</asp>.]</altsp>

<-- Insert: Illustr. of Mangel-Wurzel -->

<hw>Man"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mangeoire</ets>, fr. <ets>manger</ets> to eat, fr. L.
<ets>manducare</ets>, fr. <ets>mandere</ets> to chew. Cf.
<er>Mandible</er>, <er>Manducate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle
to eat.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Man"gi*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mangy
manner; scabbily.</def>

<hw>Man"gi*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Mangy</er>.]</ety> <def>The condition or quality of being
mangy.</def>

<hw>Man"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mangled</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mangling</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[A frequentative fr. OE.
<ets>manken</ets> to main, AS. <ets>mancian</ets>, in
<ets>bemancian</ets> to mutilate, fr. L. <ets>mancus</ets>
maimed; perh. akin to G. <ets>mangeln</ets> to be wanting.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<q><qex>Mangled</qex> with ghastly wounds through plate and
mail.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To mutilate or injure, in making, doing, or
pertaining; <as>as, to <ex>mangle</ex> a piece of music or a
recitation</as>.</def>

<q>To <qex>mangle</qex> a play or a novel.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<hw>Man"gle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D. <ets>mangel</ets>, fr.
OE. <ets>mangonel</ets> a machine for throwing stones, LL.
<ets>manganum</ets>, Gr. <?/ a machine for defending
fortifications, axis of a pulley. Cf. <er>Mangonel</er>.]</ety>
<def>A machine for smoothing linen or cotton cloth, as sheets,
tablecloths, napkins, and clothing, by roller pressure.</def>

<cs><col>Mangle rack</col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <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>Mangle wheel</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></cs>
</cd></cs>

<-- p. 891 -->

<hw>Man"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D.
<ets>mangelen</ets>. See <er>Mangle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<def>To smooth with a mangle, as damp linen or cloth.</def>

<hw>Man"gler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st
<er>Mangle</er>.]</ety> <def>One who mangles or tears in cutting;
one who mutilates any work in doing it.</def>

<hw>Man"gler</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 3d
<er>Mangle</er>.]</ety> <def>One who smooths with a mangle.</def>

<hw>Man"go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mangoes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Pg.
<ets>manga</ets>, fr. Tamil <ets>m\'benk\'bey</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled.</def>

<cs><col>Mango bird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an oriole
(<spn>Oriolus kundoo</spn>), native of India.</cd> -- <col>Mango
fish</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a fish of the Ganges
(<spn>Polynemus risua</spn>), 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>Mango tree</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an East Indian tree of the genus
<spn>Mangifera</spn> (<spn>M. Indica</spn>), 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></cs>

<hw>Man"gold*wur`zel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[G.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Mangel-wurzel</er>.</def>

<hw>Man"go*nel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>mangonel</ets>, LL. <ets>manganellus</ets>,
<ets>manganum</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ See <er>Mangle</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A military engine formerly used for
throwing stones and javelins.</def>

<hw>Man"go*nism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of
mangonizing, or setting off to advantage.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Man"go*nist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who mangonizes. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A slave dealer; also, a strumpet.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Man"go*nize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mangonizare</ets>, fr. <ets>mango</ets> 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.]</ety> <def>To
furbish up for sale; to set off to advantage.</def> <mark>[Obs.
or R.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Man"go*steen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Man"go*stan</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay
<ets>mangusta</ets>, <ets>mangis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A tree of the East Indies of the genus <spn>Garcinia</spn>
(<spn>G. Mangostana</spn>). The tree grows to the height of
eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called <ex>mangosteen</ex>,
of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious
food.</def>

<hw>Man"grove</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay
<ets>manggi-manggi</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The name of one or two trees of the genus
<spn>Rhizophora</spn> (<spn>R. Mangle</spn>, and <spn>R.
mucronata</spn>, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy
shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting
a\'89rial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually
become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while
yet attached to the parent plant.</def>

<note><hand/ 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
(<spn>Avicennia nitida</spn> and <spn>A. tomentosa</spn>) have
much the same habit.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The mango fish.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mangue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The kusimanse.</def>

<hw>Man"gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Mangier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Mangiest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F.
<ets>mang\'82</ets>, p. p. of <ets>manger</ets> to eat. See
<er>Manger</er>.]</ety> <def>Infected with the mange;
scabby.</def>

<hw>Man*ha"den</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Menhaden</er>.</def>

<hw>Man"head</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Manhood.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Man"hole`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Man"hood</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Man-</ets> +
<ets>-hood</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being man
as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a
woman.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Manly quality; courage; bravery;
resolution.</def>

<q>I am ashamed
That thou hast power to shake my <qex>manhood</qex> thus.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mania</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to rage; cf. OE.
<ets>manie</ets>, F. <ets>manie</ets>. Cf. <er>Mind</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, <ets>Necromancy</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Violent derangement of mind; madness; insanity. Cf.
<er>Delirium</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Excessive or unreasonable desire; insane passion
affecting one or many people; <as>as, the tulip
<ex>mania</ex></as>.</def>

<cs><col>Mania a potu</col> <ety>[L.]</ety>, <cd>madness from
drinking; delirium tremens.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Insanity; derangement; madness; lunacy; alienation;
aberration; delirium; frenzy. See <er>Insanity</er>.</syn>

<hw>Man"i*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>manier</ets> to manage, fr. L. <ets>manus</ets> hand.]</ety>
<def>Manageable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Ma"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>maniaque</ets>. See <er>Mania</er>.]</ety> <def>Raving with
madness; raging with disordered intellect; affected with mania;
mad.</def>

<hw>Ma"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A raving
lunatic; a madman.</def>

<hw>Ma*ni"a*cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected
with, or characterized by, madness; maniac.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Ma*ni"a*cal*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Man"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>manicatus</ets> sleeved, fr. <ets>manica</ets> a
sleeve.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Covered with hairs or
pubescence so platted together and interwoven as to form a mass
easily removed.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Man`i*ch\'91"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Man`i*che"an</hw>, <hw>Man"i*chee</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL. <ets>Manichaeus</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>manich\'82en</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<q>The <qex>Manich\'91ans</qex> stand as representatives of
dualism pushed to its utmost development.</q>
<qau>Tylor.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Man`i*ch\'91"an</hw>, <hw>Man`i*che"an</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Manich\'91ans.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Man"i*ch\'91*ism</hw>, <hw>Man"i*che*ism</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>manich\'82isme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The doctrines taught, or
system of principles maintained, by the Manich\'91ans.</def>

<hw>Man"i*che*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>manich\'82iste</ets>.]</ety> <def>Manich\'91an.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Man"i*chord</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Man`i*chor"don</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <ety>[L. <ets>monochordon</ets>, Gr. <?/;
-- so called because it orig. had only one string. See
<er>Monochord</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The clavichord
or clarichord; -- called also <altname>dumb
spinet</altname>.</def>

<hw>Man"i*cure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>manus</ets> hand + <ets>curare</ets> to cure.]</ety> <def>A
person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands,
especially their nails.</def><-- now called manicurist -->

<-- 2. A thorough cosmetic treatment of the hands, especially the
trimming and polishing of the fingernails, and removing of
cuticles, performed by a manicurist.

  v. t. (Metaph.) to trim carefully and meticulously, as to
manicure a lawn. -->

<q>[Men] who had taken good care of their hands by wearing gloves
and availing themselves of the services of a
<qex>manicure</qex>.</q>
<qau>Pop. Sci. Monthly.</qau>

<hw>Ma"nid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Any species of the genus Manis, or family
<spn>Manid\'91</spn>.</def>

<hw>Ma`nie"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Mania</er>.]</ety> <def>Mania; insanity.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Man"i*fest</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>manifeste</ets>, L. <ets>manifestus</ets>, lit., struck by
the hand, hence, palpable; <ets>manus</ets> hand + 
<ets>fendere</ets> (in comp.) to strike. See <er>Manual</er>, and
<er>Defend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>Neither is there any creature that is not <qex>manifest</qex>
in his sight.</q>
<qau> Heb. iv. 13.</qau>

<q>That which may be known of God is <qex>manifest</qex> in
them.</q>
<qau>Rom. i. 19.</qau>

<q>Thus <qex>manifest</qex> to sight the god appeared.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Detected; convicted; -- with
<ptcl>of</ptcl>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>Calistho there stood <qex>manifest</qex> of shame.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Open; clear; apparent; evident; visible;
conspicuous; plain; obvious.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Manifest</er>,
<er>Clear</er>, <er>Plain</er>, <er>Obvious</er>,
<er>Evident</er>. What is <xex>clear</xex> can be seen readily;
what is <xex>obvious</xex> lies directly in our way, and
necessarily arrests our attention; what is<xex>evident</xex> is
seen so clearly as to remove doubt; what is <xex>manifest</xex>
is very distinctly evident.</usage>

<q>So <qex>clear</qex>, so shining, and so <qex>evident</qex>,
That it will glimmer through a blind man's eye.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Entertained with solitude,
Where <qex>obvious</qex> duty er<?/while appeared unsought.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>I saw, I saw him <qex>manifest</qex> in view,
His voice, his figure, and his gesture knew.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Man"i*fest</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Manifests</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>manifeste</ets>. See
<er>Manifest</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf.
<er>Manifesto</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A public declaration;
an open statement; a manifesto. See <er>Manifesto</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</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><-- = ship's manifest
-->

<au>Bouvier.</au>

<hw>Man"i*fest</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Manifested</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Manifesting</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</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>

<q>There is nothing hid which shall not be
<qex>manifested</qex>.</q>
<qau>Mark iv. 22.</qau>

<q>Thy life did <qex>manifest</qex> thou lovedst me not.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To exhibit the manifests or prepared invoices
of; to declare at the customhouse.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- To reveal; declare; evince; make known; disclose;
discover; display.</syn>

<hw>Man"i*fest`a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such
as can be manifested.</def>

<hw>Man`i*fes*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>manifestatio</ets>: cf. F.  <ets>manifestation</ets>.]</ety>
<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>as,
the <ex>manifestation</ex> of God's power in creation</as>.</def>

<q>The secret manner in which acts of mercy ought to be
performed, requires this public <qex>manifestation</qex> of them
at the great day.</q>
<qau>Atterbury.</qau>

<hw>Man"i*fest`i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Manifestable.</def>

<hw>Man"i*fest*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
manifest manner.</def>

<hw>Man"i*fest*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state
of being manifest; obviousness.</def>

<hw>Man`i*fes"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Manifestoes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[It.
<ets>manifesto</ets>. See <er>Manifest</er>, <ets>n. &
a</ets>.]</ety> <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>as, a
<ex>manifesto</ex> declaring the purpose of a prince to begin
war, and explaining his motives</as>.</def>

<au>Bouvier.</au>

<q>it was proposed to draw up a <qex>manifesto</qex>, setting
forth the grounds and motives of our taking arms.</q>
<qau>Addison</qau>.

<q>Frederick, in a public <qex>manifesto</qex>, appealed to the
Empire against the insolent pretensions of the pope.</q>
<qau>Milman.</qau>

<hw>Man"i*fold</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>manigfeald</ets>. See <er>Many</er>, and
<er>Fold</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Various in kind or
quality; many in number; numerous; multiplied; complicated.</def>

<q>O Lord, how <qex>manifold</qex> are thy works!</q>
<qau>Ps. civ. 24.</qau>

<q>I know your <qex>manifold</qex> transgressions.</q>
<qau>Amos v. 12.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Exhibited at divers times or in various ways; --
used to qualify nouns in the singular number.</def> \'bdThe
<xex>manifold</xex> wisdom of God.\'b8 <au>Eph. iii. 10</au>.
\'bdThe <xex>manifold</xex> grace of God.\'b8 <au>1 Pet. iv.
10</au>.

<cs><col>Manifold writing</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></cs>

<hw>Man"i*fold</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A copy of a writing made by the manifold process.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A cylindrical pipe fitting,
having a number of lateral outlets, for connecting one pipe with
several others.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The third stomach of a ruminant
animal.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark>

<hw>Man"i*fold</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Manifolded</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Manifolding</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To take copies
of by the process of manifold writing; <as>as, to
<ex>manifold</ex> a letter</as>.</def>

<hw>Man"i*fold`ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having many folds,
layers, or plates; <as>as, a <ex>manifolded</ex>
shield</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Man"i*fold`ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manifold
manner.</def>

<hw>Man"i*fold`ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Multiplicity.</def>

<au>Sherwood.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A generalized concept of
magnitude.</def>

<hw>Man"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>manus</ets> hand + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like
the hand.</def>

<hw>Ma*ni"glion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>maniglio</ets>, <ets>maniglia</ets>, bracelet, handle. Cf.
<er>Manilio</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>Either one of two
handles on the back of a piece of ordnance.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Man"i*hoc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Man"i*hot</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Manioc</er>.</def>

<hw>Man"i*kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OD.
<ets>manneken</ets>, dim. of <ets>man</ets> man. See
<er>Man</er>, and <er>-kin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A little
man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma*nil"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*nil"la</hw> 
}</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to Manila or
Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or
exported from, that city.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Manila cheroot</col> <or/ <col>cigar</col></mcol>,
<cd>a cheroot or cigar made of tobacco grown in the Philippine
Islands.</cd> -- <col>Manila hemp</col>, <cd>a fibrous material
obtained from the <spn>Musa textilis</spn>, a plant allied to the
banana, growing in the Philippine and other East India islands;
-- called also by the native name <altname>abaca</altname>. From
it matting, canvas, ropes, and cables are made.</cd> --
<col>Manila paper</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></cs>

<hw>Ma*nil"io</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Manilla</er>, 1.</def>

<au>Sir T. Herbert.</au>

<hw>Ma*nil"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>manilla</ets>; cf. It. <ets>maniglio</ets>,
<ets>maniglia</ets>; F.  <ets>manille</ets>; Pg.
<ets>manilha</ets>; all fr. L. <ets>manus</ets> hand, and formed
after the analogy of L. <ets>monile</ets>, pl.
<ets>monilia</ets>, necklace: cf. F. <ets>manille</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament,
especially among the tribes of Africa.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<au>Simmonds.</au>

<hw>Ma*nil"la</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Manila</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma*nille"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>See 1st <er>Manilla</er>, 1.</def>

<hw>Ma"ni*oc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg.
<ets>mandioca</ets>, fr. Braz.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The
tropical plants (<spn>Manihot utilissima</spn>, and <spn>M.
Aipi</spn>), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also,
cassava</def>.<altsp>[Written also <asp>mandioc</asp>,
<asp>manihoc</asp>, <asp>manihot</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Man"i*ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>manipulus</ets>, <ets>maniplus</ets>, a handful, a certain
number of soldiers; <ets>manus</ets> hand + root of
<ets>plere</ets> to fill, <ets>plenus</ets> full: cf.
F.<ets>maniple</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>, and <er>Full</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A handful</def>.
<mark>[R.]</mark>
<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men
exclusive of officers, any small body of soldiers; a
company.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>3.</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>

<hw>Ma*nip"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>manipularis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>manipulaire</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the maniple, or
company.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Manipulatory; <as>as, <ex>manipular</ex>
operations</as>.</def>

<hw>Ma*nip"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Manipulated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Manipulating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[LL. <ets>manipulatus</ets>, p.
p. of <ets>manipulare</ets> to lead by the hand, fr. L.
<ets>manipulus</ets>. See <er>Maniple</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, to <ex>manipulate</ex> scientific
apparatus</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To control the action of, by management; <as>as,
to <ex>manipulate</ex> a convention of delegates; to
<ex>manipulate</ex> the stock market</as>; also, to manage
artfully or fraudulently; <as>as, to <ex>manipulate</ex>
accounts, or election returns</as>.</def>

<hw>Ma*nip"u*late</hw>, <pos>v. 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>

<hw>Ma*nip`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>manipulation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q><qex>Manipulation</qex> is to the chemist like the external
senses to the mind.</q>

<au>Whewell.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The use of the hands in mesmeric
operations.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Artful management; <as>as, the
<ex>manipulation</ex> of political bodies</as>; sometimes, a
management or treatment for purposes of deception or fraud.</def>

<hw>Ma*nip"u*la*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to manipulation; performed by manipulation.</def>

<hw>Ma*nip"u*la`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
manipulates</def>

<-- p. 892 -->

<hw>Ma*nip"u*la*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to manipulation.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma"nis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L.
<ets>manes</ets> the ghosts or shades of the dead. So called from
its dismal appearance, and because it seeks for its food by
night.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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
<altname>Scaly anteater</altname>. See <er>Pangolin</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Man"i*to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Man"i*tou</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Man"i*tu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>,
<pos>n.</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>

<au>Tylor.</au>

<q>Gitche <qex>Manito</qex> the mighty,
The Great Spirit, the creator,
Smiled upon his helpless children!</q>
<qau>Longfellow.</qau>

<q>Mitche <qex>Manito</qex> the mighty,
He the dreadful Spirit of Evil,
As a serpent was depicted.</q>
<qau>Longfellow.</qau>

<hw>Man"i*trunk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>manus</ets> hand + E. <ets>trunk</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The anterior segment of the thorax in
insects. See <er>Insect</er>.</def>

<hw>Man`kind"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mancynn</ets>. See <er>Kin</er> kindred, <er>Kind</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The human race; man, taken
collectively.</def>

<q>The proper study of <qex>mankind</qex> is man.</q>
<qau>Pore.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Men, as distinguished from women; the male
portion of human race.</def>

<au>Lev. xviii. 22.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Human feelings; humanity.</def>
<mark>[Obs]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Man"kind`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Manlike; not
womanly; masculine; bold; cruel.</def> <mark>[Obs]</mark>

<q>Are women grown <qex>so mankind</qex>? Must they be
wooing?</q>
<qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau>

<q>Be not too <qex>mankind</qex> against your wife.</q>
<qau>Chapman.</qau>

<hw>Manks</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to the language or people of the of Man.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The language spoken in the Isle of Man.
See <er>Manx</er>.</def></def2>

<hw>Man"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Destitute of men.</def>

<au>Bakon.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Unmanly; inhuman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chapman.</au>

<hw>Man"less*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Inhumanly.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Man"like`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Man</ets> + <ets>like.</ets> Cf.
<er>Manly</er>.]</ety> <def>Like man, or like a man, in form or
nature; having the qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities;
manly.</def> \'bd Gentle, <xex>manlike</xex> speech.\'b8
<au>Testament of Love</au>. \'bd A right <xex>manlike</xex>
man.\'b8

<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au>

<q>In glaring Chloe's <qex>manlike</qex> taste and mien.</q>
<qau>Shenstone.</qau>

<hw>Man"li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
or state of being manly.</def>

<hw>Man"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little
man.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au> B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Man"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos>
<er>Manlier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos>
<er>Manliest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[<ets>Man</ets> +
<ets>-ly</ets>. Cf. <er>Manlike</er>.]</ety> <def>Having
qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike,
esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble.</def>

<q>Let's briefly put on <qex>manly</qex> readiness.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Serene and <qex>manly</qex>, hardened to sustain
The load of life.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Bold; daring; brave; courageous; firm; undaunted;
hardy; dignified; stately.</syn>

<hw>Man"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manly manner; with the
courage and fortitude of a manly man; <as>as, to act
<ex>manly</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Man"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr.
<?/, Heb. <ets>m\'ben</ets>; cf. Ar. <ets>mann</ets>, properly,
gift (of heaven).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Script.)</fld>
<def>The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through
the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food.</def>

<au>Ex. xvi. 15.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name given to lichens of the
genus <spn>Lecanora</spn>, sometimes blown into heaps in the
deserts of Arabia and Africa, and gathered and used as
food.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot. & Med.)</fld> <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 <spn>Fraxinus Ornus</spn>, and <spn>F.
rotundifolia</spn>, the manna ashes of Southern Europe.</def>

<note><hand/ <stype>Persian manna</stype> is the secretion of the
camel's thorn (see <cref>Camel's thorn</cref>, under
<er>Camel</er>); <stype>Tamarisk manna</stype>, that of the
<spn>Tamarisk mannifera</spn>, a shrub of Western Asia;
<stype>Australian, manna</stype>, that of certain species of
eucalyptus; <stype>Brian\'87on manna</stype>, that of the
European larch.</note>

<cs><col>Manna grass</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name of
several tall slender grasses of the genus <spn>Glyceria</spn>.
they have long loose panicles, and grow in moist places.
<stype>Nerved manna grass</stype> is <spn>Glyceria nervata</spn>,
and <stype>Floating manna grass</stype> is <spn>G.
flu</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Manna insect</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l)</fld>,
<cd>a scale insect (<spn>Gossyparia mannipara</spn>), which
causes the exudation of manna from the Tamarisk tree in
Arabia.</cd></cs>

<hw>Man"na croup`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[<ets>Manna</ets> +
<ets>Russ</ets>. & Pol. <ets>krupa</ets> groats, grits.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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
<altname>manna groats</altname>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The husked grains of manna grass.</def>

<hw>Man"ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>manere</ets>, F. <ets>mani\'8are</ets>, from OF.
<ets>manier</ets>, adj., manual, skillful, handy, fr. (assumed)
LL. <ets>manarius</ets>, for L. <ets>manuarius</ets> belonging to
the hand, fr. <ets>manus</ets> the hand. See
<er>Manual</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mode of action; way of
performing or effecting anything; method; style; form;
fashion.</def>

<q>The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities
of Samaria, know not the <qex>manner</qex> of the God of the
land.</q>
<qau>2 Kings xvii. 26.</qau>

<q>The temptations of prosperity insinuate themselves after a
gentle, but very powerful,<qex>manner</qex>.</q>
<qau>Atterbury.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Characteristic mode of acting, conducting,
carrying one's self, or the like; bearing; habitual style.</def>

Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Customary method of acting;
habit</def>.

<q>Paul, as his <qex>manner</qex> was, went in unto them.</q>
<qau>Acts xvii. 2.</qau>

<q>Air and <qex>manner</qex> are more expressive than words.</q>
<qau>Richardson.</qau>

<sd>(b)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Carriage; behavior;
deportment; also, becoming behavior; well-bred carriage and
address</def>.

<q>Good <qex>manners</qex> are made up of petty sacrifices.</q>
<qau>Emerson.</qau>

<sd>(c)</sd> <def>The style of writing or thought of an author;
characteristic peculiarity of an artist</def>.

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Certain degree or measure; <as>as, it is in a
<ex>manner</ex> done already</as>.</def>

<q>The bread is in <qex>a manner</qex> common.</q>
<qau>1 Sam. xxi.5.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Sort; kind; style; -- in this application
sometimes having the sense of a plural, sorts or kinds.</def>

<q>Ye tithe mint, and rue, and all <qex>manner</qex> of
herbs.</q>
<qau>Luke xi. 42.</qau>

<q>I bid thee say,
What <qex>manner</qex> of man art thou?</q>
<qau>Coleridge.</qau>

<note><hand/ In old usage, <ptcl>of</ptcl> was often omitted
after <xex>manner</xex>, when employed in this sense. \'bdA
<xex>manner</xex> Latin corrupt was her speech.\'b8</note>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<cs><col>By any manner of means</col>, <cd>in any way possible;
by any sort of means.</cd> -- <mcol><col>To be taken</col>
<col>in, <or/ with</col> <col>the manner</col></mcol>. <ety>[A
corruption of <ets>to be taken in the mainor<ets>. See
<er>Mainor</er>.]</ety> <cd>To be taken in the very act.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Mainor</er>.</cd> -- <col>To make
one's manners</col>, <cd>to make a bow or courtesy; to offer
salutation.</cd> -- <col>Manners bit</col>, <cd>a portion left in
a dish for the sake of good manners. <au>Hallwell</au>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Method; mode; custom; habit; fashion; air; look;
mien; aspect; appearance. See <er>Method</er>.</syn>

<hw>Man"nered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having a certain way, esp a. polite way, of carrying and
conducting one's self.</def>

<q>Give her princely training, that she may be
<qex>Mannered</qex> as she is born.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Affected with mannerism; marked by excess of
some characteristic peculiarity.</def>

<q>His style is in some degree <qex>mannered</qex> and
confined.</q>
<qau>Hazlitt.</qau>

<hw>Man"ner*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mani\'82risme</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<q><qex>Mannerism</qex> is pardonable,and is sometimes even
agreeable, when the manner, though vicious, is natural . . . .
But a <qex>mannerism</qex> 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.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<hw>Man"ner*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mani\'82riste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One addicted to mannerism;
a person who, in action, bearing, or treatment, carries
characteristic peculiarities to excess. See citation under
<er>Mannerism</er>.</def>

<hw>Man"ner*li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being mannerly; civility; complaisance.</def>

<au>Sir M. Hale.</au>

<hw>Man"ner*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Showing good manners;
civil; respectful; complaisant.</def>

<q>What thou thinkest meet, and is most <qex>mannerly</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Man"ner*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With good
manners.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mann"heim gold"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From
<ets>Mannheim</ets> in Germany, where much of it was made.]</ety>
<def>A kind of brass made in imitation of gold. It contains
eighty per cent of copper and twenty of zinc.</def>

<au>Ure.</au>

<hw>Man"nide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mann</ets>ite + anhydr<ets>ide</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white amorphous or crystalline
substance, obtained by dehydration of mannite, and distinct from,
but convertible into, mannitan.</def>

<hw>Man"nish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Man</ets> + <ets>-ish</ets>: cf. AS.
<ets>mennisc</ets>, <ets>menisc</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Resembling a human being in form or nature; human.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>But yet it was a figure
Most like to <qex>mannish</qex> creature.</q>
<qau>Gower.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a
man, manlike, masculine.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>A woman impudent and <qex>mannish</qex> grown.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Fond of men; -- said of a woman.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

-- <wordforms><wf>Man"nish*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,<pos>adv.</pos>
-- <wf>Man"nish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Man"ni*tan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mannite</ets> + <ets>an</ets>hydrite.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white amorphous or crystalline
substance obtained by the partial dehydration of mannite.</def>

<hw>Man"ni*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of mannitic acid.</def>

<hw>Man"nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mannite</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
white crystalline substance of a sweet taste obtained from a
so-called <xex>manna</xex>, the dried sap of the flowering ash
(<spn>Fraxinus ornus</spn>); -- called also
<altname>mannitol</altname>, and <altname>hydroxy
hexane</altname>. Cf. <er>Dulcite</er>.</def>
<-- (MI11) <chform>HO.CH2.(CHOH)4.CH2.OH</chform> = D-mannitol;
manna sugar; cordycepic acid; Diosmol; Mannicol; Mannidex;
Osmiktrol; Osmosal. -- used in pharmacy as excipient and diluent
for solids and liquids.  Used as a food additive for anti-caking
properties, or as a sweetener.
   Also used to "cut" (dilute) illegal drugs such as cocaine or
heroin. ("excipient" use)  -->

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A sweet white efflorescence
from dried fronds of kelp, especially from those of the
<spn>Laminaria saccharina</spn>, or devil's apron.</def>

<hw>Man*nit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, resembling, or derived
from, mannite.</def>

<cs><col>Mannitic acid</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a white
amorphous substance, intermediate between saccharic acid and
mannite, and obtained by the partial oxidation of the
latter.</cd></cs>

<hw>Man"ni*tol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mannite</ets> + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The technical name of mannite. See
<er>Mannite</er>.</def>

<hw>Man"ni*tose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A variety of sugar obtained by the
partial oxidation of mannite, and closely resembling
levulose.</def>

<hw>Ma*n\'d2u"vre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See
<er>Maneuver</er>.</def>

<hw>Man`*of*war"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Men-of-war</plw>.</plu> <def>A government vessel employed
for the purposes of war, esp. one of large size; a ship of
war.</def>

<cs><col>Man-of-war bird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>The
frigate bird; also applied to the skua gulls, and to the
wandering albatross.</cd> -- <col>Man-of-war hawk</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the frigate bird.</cd> --
<col>Man-of-war's man</col>, <cd>a sailor serving in a ship of
war.</cd> -- <col>Portuguese man-of-war</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any species of the genus
<spn>Physalia</spn>. See <er>Physalia</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ma*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
thin, rare + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>manom\'8atre</ets>.]</ety> <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 <er>Pressure</er>, and <xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Air
pump</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Man`o*met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Man`o*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>manom\'82trique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to the manometer; made by the manometer.</def>

<hw>Man"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>maner</ets>, OF. <ets>maneir</ets> habitation, village, F.
<ets>manoir</ets> manor, prop. the OF. inf. <ets>maneir</ets> to
stay, remain, dwell, L. <ets>manere</ets>, and so called because
it was the permanent residence of the lord and of his tenants.
See <er>Mansion</er>, and cf. <er>Remain</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <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>

<q>My <qex>manors</qex>, rents, revenues, l forego.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<note><hand/ In these days, a <xex>manor</xex> 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.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(American Law)</fld> <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>

<au>Burrill.</au>

<cs><mcol><col>Manor house</col>, or <col>Manor
seat</col></mcol>, <cd>the house belonging to a manor.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ma*no"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to a manor.</def> \'bd <xex>Manorial</xex> claims.\'b8

<au>Paley.</au>

<hw>Man"o*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
thin, rare + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as
<er>Manometer</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma*nos"co*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
science of the determination of the density of vapors and
gases.</def>

<hw>Ma*no"ver*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Maneuver</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A
contrivance or maneuvering to catch game illegally.</def>

<hw>Man"quell`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A killer
of men; a manslayer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Carew.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Man"red</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Man"rent`</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Homage or service
rendered to a superior, as to a lord; vassalage.</def>
<mark>[Obs. or Scots Law]</mark>

<au>Jamieson.</au>

<hw>Man"rope`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>One of the side ropes to the gangway of a ship.</def>

<au>Totten.</au>

<hw>Man"sard roof"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[So called from its
inventor, Fran<cced/ois <ets>Mansard</ets>, or
<ets>Mansart</ets>, a distinguished French architect, who died in
1666.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Manse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>mansa</ets>, <ets>mansus</ets>, <ets>mansum</ets>, a farm,
fr. L. <ets>manere</ets>, <ets>mansum</ets>, to stay, dwell. See
<er>Mansion</er>, <er>Manor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
dwelling house, generally with land attached.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The parsonage; a clergyman's house.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<cs><col>Capital manse</col>, <cd>the manor house, or lord's
court.</cd></cs>

<hw>Man"serv`ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A male
servant.</def>

<hw>Man"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>mansion</ets>, F. <ets>maison</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>mansio</ets> a staying, remaining, a dwelling, habitation,
fr. <ets>manere</ets>, <ets>mansum</ets>, to stay, dwell; akin to
Gr. <?/. Cf. <er>Manse</er>, <er>Manor</er>, <er>Menagerie</er>,
<er>Menial</er>, <er>Permanent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
dwelling place, -- whether a part or whole of a house or other
shelter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>In my Father's house are many <qex>mansions</qex>.</q>
<qau>John xiv. 2.</qau>

<q>These poets near our princes sleep,
And in one grave their <qex>mansions</qex> keep.</q>
<qau>Den<?/am.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house;
hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <def>A twelfth part of the
heavens; a house. See 1st <er>House</er>, <er>8</er>.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The place in the heavens occupied each day by
the moon in its monthly revolution.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The eight and twenty <qex>mansions</qex>
<qex>That longen to the moon</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<cs><col>Mansion house</col>, <cd>the house in which one resides;
specifically, in London and some other cities, the official
residence of the Lord Mayor.</cd></cs>

<au>Blackstone.</au>

<hw>Man"sion</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To dwell; to
reside.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Mede.</au>

<hw>Man"sion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resident;
residentiary; <as>as, <ex>mansionary</ex> canons</as>.</def>

<hw>Man"sion*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of dwelling or residing; occupancy as a dwelling place.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Man"slaugh`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The slaying of a human being; destruction of men.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The unlawful killing of a man,
either in negligenc<?/ or incidentally to the commission of some
unlawful act, but without specific malice, or upon a sudden
excitement of anger.</def>

<hw>Man"slay`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
kills a human being; one who commits manslaughter.</def>

<hw>Man"steal`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person
who steals or kidnaps a human being or beings.</def>

<hw>Man"steal`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or business of
stealing or kidnaping human beings, especially with a view to
e<?/slave them.</def>

<hw>Man"suete</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mansuetus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mansuescere</ets> to tame;
<ets>manus</ets> hand + <ets>suescere</ets> to accustom: cf. F.
<ets>mansuet</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tame; gentle; kind.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Ray.</au>

<hw>Man"sue*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mansuetudo</ets>: cf. F.<ets>mansu\'82tude</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Tameness; gentleness; mildness.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<hw>Man"swear`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To swear
falsely. Same as <er>Mainswear</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Man"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the
native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Coleoptera</er> and <er>Sea devil</er>.</def>

<hw>Mant*choo"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Manchu</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Man`teau"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. F.
<plw>Manteaux</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Manteaus</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F. See <er>Mantle</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A woman's cloak or
mantle.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A gown worn by women.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Man"tel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The same word
as <ets>mantle</ets> a garment; cf. F. <ets>manteau de
chemin\'82e</ets>. See <er>Mantle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<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> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>mantle</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Man"tel*et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. of
<ets>manteau</ets>, OF. <ets>mantel</ets>. See
<er>Mantle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A short
cloak formerly worn by knights.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A short
cloak or mantle worn by women.</def>

<q>A <qex>mantelet</qex> upon his shoulders hanging.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <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 <asp>mantlet</asp>.</def>

<-- p. 893 -->

<hw>Man"tel*piece`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Mantel</er>.</def>

<hw>Man"tel*shelf`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
shelf of a mantel.</def>

<hw>Man"tel*tree`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The lintel of a fireplace when of wood,
as frequently in early houses.</def>

<hw>Man"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
prophetic.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to divination, or to the
condition of one inspired, or supposed to be inspired, by a
deity; prophetic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Mantic</xex>
fury.\'b8

<au>Trench.</au>

<hw>Man*til"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. See
<er>Mantle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A lady's light cloak of
cape of silk, velvet, lace, or the like.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of veil, covering the head and falling
down upon the shoulders; -- worn in Spain, Mexico, etc.</def>

<hw>\'d8Man"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ a prophet.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of
numerous species of voracious orthopterous insects of the genus
<spn>Mantis</spn>, 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 <spn>M. Carolina</spn>.</def>

<cs><col>Mantis shrimp</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Sguilla</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Man*tis"pid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any neuropterous insect of the genus
<spn>Mantispa</spn>, and allied genera. The larv\'91 feed on
plant lice. Also used adjectively. See <xex>Illust</xex>. under
<er>Neuroptera</er>.</def>

<hw>Man*tis*sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., an
addition, makeweight; of Tuscan origin.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld>
<def>The decimal part of a logarithm, as distinguished from the
integral part, or <xex>characteristic</xex>.</def>

<hw>Man"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mantel</ets>, OF. <ets>mantel</ets>, F. <ets>manteau</ets>,
fr. L. <ets>mantellum</ets>, <ets>mantelum</ets>, a cloth,
napkin, cloak, mantle (cf. <ets>mantele</ets>,
<ets>mantile</ets>, towel, napkin); prob. from <ets>manus</ets>
hand + the root of <ets>tela</ets> cloth. See <er>Manual</er>,
<er>Textile</er>, and cf. <er>Mandil</er>, <er>Mantel</er>,
<er>Mantilla</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A loose garment to be worn over other garments;
an enveloping robe; a cloak. Hence, figuratively, a covering or
concealing envelope.</def>

<q>[The] children are clothed with <qex>mantles</qex> of
satin.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>The green <qex>mantle</qex> of the standing pool.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Now Nature hangs her <qex>mantle</qex> green
On every blooming tree.</q>
<qau>Burns.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Mantling</er>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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
<xex>Illusts</xex>. of <er>Buccinum</er>, and
<er>Byssus</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any free, outer
membrane.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The back of a bird together
with the folded wings.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A mantel. See
<er>Mantel</er>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>The outer wall and casing of a blast furnace,
above the hearth.</def>

<au>Raymond.</au>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Hydraulic Engin.)</fld> <def>A penstock for a
water wheel.</def>

<hw>Man"tle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mantled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Mantling</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To
cover or envelop, as with a mantle; to cloak; to hide; to
disguise.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Man"tle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To unfold and
spread out the wings, like a mantle; -- said of hawks. Also used
figuratively.</def>

<q>Ne is there hawk which <qex>mantleth</qex> on her perch.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<q>Or tend his sparhawk <qex>mantling</qex> in her mew.</q>
<qau>Bp. Hall.</qau>

<q>My frail fancy fed with full delight.
Doth bathe in bliss, and <qex>mantleth</qex> most at ease.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To spread out; -- said of wings.</def>

<q>The swan, with arched neck
Between her white wings <qex>mantling</qex> proudly, rows.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To spread over the surface as a covering; to
overspread; <as>as, the scum <ex>mantled</ex> on the
pool</as>.</def>

<q>Though <qex>mantled</qex> in her cheek the blood.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To gather, assume, or take on, a covering, as
froth, scum, etc.</def>

<q>There is a sort of men whose visages
Do cream and <qex>mantle</qex> like a standing pond.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Nor bowl of wassail <qex>mantle</qex> warm.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<hw>Man"tlet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mantelet</er>.</def>

<hw>Man"tling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Her.)</fld>
<def>The representation of a mantle, or the drapery behind and
around a coat of arms: -- called also
<altname>lambrequin</altname>.</def>

<hw>Man"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. or Sp.
<ets>manto</ets>, abbrev., from L. <ets>mantelum</ets>. See
<er>Mantle</er>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Manteau</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bailey.</au>

<hw>Man*tol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
is skilled in mantology; a diviner.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Man*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
prophet + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or art of
divination.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Man"tra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Skr.]</ety> <def>A prayer; an invocation; a religious
formula; a charm.</def> <mark>[India]</mark>

<note><hand/ Among the Hindoos each caste and tribe has a
<xex>mantra</xex> peculiar to itself; as, the <xex>mantra</xex>
of the Brahmans.</note>

<au>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</au>

<hw>Man"trap`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
trap for catching trespassers.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A dangerous place, as an open hatch, into which
one may fall.</def>

<hw>Man"tu*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
superior kind of rich silk formerly exported from Mantua in
Italy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Beck (Draper's Dict.).</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A woman's cloak or mantle; also, a woman's
gown.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Man"tu*a*mak`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
makes dresses, cloaks, etc., for women; a dressmaker.</def>

<hw>Man"tu*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Mantua.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native
or inhabitant of Mantua.</def></def2>

<hw>\'d8Ma"nu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr.]</ety>
<fld>(Hind. Myth.)</fld> <def>One of a series of progenitors of
human beings, and authors of human wisdom.</def>

<hw>Man"u*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>manuel</ets>, F. <ets>manuel</ets>, L. <ets>manualis</ets>,
fr. <ets>manus</ets> hand; prob. akin to AS. <ets>mund</ets>
hand, protection, OHG. <ets>munt</ets>, G. <ets>m\'81nd</ets>el a
ward, vor<ets>mund</ets> guardian, Icel. <ets>mund</ets> hand.
Cf. <er>Emancipate</er>, <er>Legerdemain</er>, <er>Maintain</er>,
<er>Manage</er>, <er>Manner</er>, <er>Manur<?/</er>,
<er>Mound</er> a hill.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the hand;
done or made by the hand; <as>as, <ex>manual</ex> labor; the
king's sign <ex>manual</ex>.</as></def> \'bd<xex>Manual</xex> and
ocular examination.\'b8

<au>Tatham.</au>

<cs><col>Manual alphabet</col>. <cd>See
<er>Dactylology</er>.</cd> -- <col>Manual exercise</col>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld> <cd>the exercise by which soldiers are taught
the use of their muskets and other arms.</cd> -- <col>Seal
manual</col>, <cd>the impression of a seal worn on the hand as a
ring.</cd> -- <col>Sign manual</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Sign</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Man"u*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>manuel</ets>, LL. <ets>manuale</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>This <qex>manual</qex> of laws, styled the Confessor's
Laws.</q>
<qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A keyboard of an organ or
harmonium for the fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a
clavier, or set of keys.</def>

<au>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A prescribed exercise in the
systematic handing of a weapon; <as>as, the <ex>manual</ex> of
arms; the <ex>manual</ex> of the sword; the <ex>manual</ex> of
the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.).</as></def>

<hw>Man"u*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who works wi<?/h
the hands; an artificer.</def>

<hw>Man"u*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By hand.</def>

<hw>Man"u*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>manuarius</ets>, fr. <ets>manus</ets> hand.]</ety>
<def>Manual.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An
artificer.</def></def2> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Ma*nu"bi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>manubialis</ets>, fr. <ets>manubiae</ets> money obtained
from the sale of booty, booty.]</ety> <def>Belonging to spoils;
taken in war.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bailey.</au>

<hw>Ma*nu"bri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a manubrium; shaped
like a manubrium; handlelike.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma*nu"bri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
L. <plw>Manubria</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Manubriums</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., handle, fr. <ets>manus</ets>
hand.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A handlelike process or part;
esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the
handlelike process of the malleus.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The proboscis of a
jellyfish; -- called also <altname>hypostoma</altname>. See
<xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Hydromedusa</er>.</def>

<hw>Man"u*code</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Javanese
<ets>manukdewata</ets> the bird of the gods: cf. F.
<ets>manucode</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any bird
of the genus <spn>Manucodia</spn>, of Australia and New Guinea.
They are related to the bird of paradise.</def>

<hw>Man`u*du"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
leads by the hand; a manuductor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Man`u*duc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>manus</ets> hand + <ets>ductio</ets> a leading,
<ets>ducere</ets> to lead: cf. F. <ets>manuduction</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Guidance by the hand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Glanvill. South.</au>

<hw>Man`duc"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>manus</ets> the hand + <ets>ductor</ets> a leader,
<ets>ducere</ets> to lead: cf. F. <ets>manuducteur</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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>

<au>Moore (Encyc. of Music.)</au>

<hw>Man`u*fac"to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>-ries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Cf. L.
<ets>factorium</ets> an oil press, prop., place where something
is made. See <er>Manufacture</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Manufacture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A building or place where anything is
manufactured; a factory.</def>

<hw>Man`u*fac"to*ry</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to
manufacturing.</def>

<hw>Man`u*fac"tur*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to manufactures.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Man`u*fac"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>manus</ets> the hand + <ets>factura</ets> a making, fr.
<ets>facere</ets> to make: cf. F. <ets>manufacture</ets>. See
<er>Manual</er>, and <er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
operation of making wares or any products by hand, by machinery,
or by other agency.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by
machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, machinery,
saddlery, etc.</def>

<hw>Man`u*fac"ture</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <er>Manufactured</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Manufacturing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>manufacturer</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make (wares
or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency;
<as>as, to <ex>manufacture</ex> cloth, nails, glass,
etc.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To work, as raw or partly wrought materials,
into suitable forms for use; <as>as, to <ex>manufacture</ex>
wool, cotton, silk, or iron</as>.</def>

<hw>Man`u*fac"ture</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be employed in
manufacturing something.</def>

<hw>Man`u*fac"tur*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who manufactures.</def>

<hw>Man`u*fac"tur*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Employed, or chiefly employed, in manufacture; <as>as, a
<ex>manufacturing</ex> community; a <ex>manufacturing</ex>
town.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to manufacture; <as>as,
<ex>manufacturing</ex> projects</as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma"nul</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A wild cat (<spn>Felis manul</spn>),
having long, soft, light-colored fur. It is found in the
mountains of Central Asia, and dwells among rocks.</def>

<hw>Man"u*mise`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Manumit</er>.]</ety> <def>To manumit.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Man`u*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>manumissio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>manumission</ets>. See
<er>Manumit</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of manumitting, or of
liberating a slave from bondage.</def> \'bdGiven to slaves at
their <xex>manumission</xex>.\'b8

<au>Arbuthnot.</au>

<hw>Man`u*mit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Manumitted</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Manumitting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>manumittere</ets>, <ets>manumissum</ets>; <ets>manus</ets>
the hand + <ets>mittere</ets> to send, to send off. See
<er>Manual</er>, and <er>Missile</er>.]</ety> <def>To release
from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to
free, as a slave.</def> \'bd<xex>Manumitted</xex> slaves.\'b8

<au>Hume.</au>

<hw>Man"u*mo`tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>manus</ets> the hand + E. <ets>motive</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Movable by hand.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Man"u*mo`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>manus</ets> the hand + E. <ets>motor</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
small wheel carriage, so constructed that a person sitting in it
may move it.</def>

<hw>Ma*nur"a*ble</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Capable of cultivation</def>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir M. Hale.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Capable of receiving a fertilizing
substance.</def>

<hw>Ma*nur"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Cultivation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Warner.</au>

<hw>Ma*nur"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Cultivation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Ma*nure"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Manured</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Manuring</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Contr, from OF.
<ets>manuvrer</ets>, <ets>manovrer</ets>, to work with the hand,
to cultivate by manual labor, F. <ets>man<?/uvker</ets>. See
<er>Manual</er>, <er>Ure</er>, <er>Opera</er>, and cf.
<er>Inure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cultivate by manual
labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>To whom we gave the strand for to <qex>manure</qex>.</q>
<qau>Surrey.</qau>

<q><qex>Manure</qex> thyself then; to thyself be improved;
And with vain, outward things be no more moved.</q>
<qau>Donne.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To apply manure to; to enrich, as land, by the
application of a fertilizing substance.</def>

<q>The blood of English shall <qex>manure</qex> the ground.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Ma*nure"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Ma*nure"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>manouvrement</ets>.]</ety> <def>Cultivation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>W. Wotton.</au>

<hw>Ma*nur"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
manures land.</def>

<hw>Ma*nu"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to
manures.</def>

<hw>Ma*nur"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
process of applying manure; also, the manure applied.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma"nus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Manus</plw></plu>. <ety>[L., the hand.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The distal segment of the fore limb,
including the carpus and fore foot or hand.</def>

<hw>Man"u*script</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>manu scriptus</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>, and
<er>Scribe</er>.]</ety> <def>Written with or by the hand; not
printed; <as>as, a <ex>manuscript</ex> volume</as>.</def>

<hw>Man"u*script</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>manuscriptum</ets>, lit., something written with the hand.
See <er>Manuscript</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
literary or musical composition written with the hand, as
distinguished from a printed copy.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Writing, as opposed to print; <as>as, the book
exists only in <ex>manuscript</ex></as>.</def>

<au>Craik.</au>

<note><hand/ The word is often abbreviated to <xex>MS</xex>.,
plural <xex>MSS</xex>.</note>

<hw>Man"u*script`al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Manuscript.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Man`u*ten"en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>manus</ets> hand + <ets>tenere</ets> to hold.]</ety>
<def>Maintenance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Abp. Sancroft.</au>

<hw>Man"way`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small
passageway, as in a mine, that a man may pass through.</def>

<au>Raymond.</au>

<hw>Manx</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; <as>as, the <ex>Manx</ex>
language</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Manx cat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a breed of
domestic cats having a rudimentary tail, containing only about
three vertebrae.</cd> -- <col>Manx shearwater</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an oceanic bird (<spn>Puffinus
anglorum</spn>, or <spn>P. puffinus</spn>), called also
<altname>Manx petrel</altname>, <altname>Manx puffin</altname>.
It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man.</cd></cs>

<hw>Manx</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The language of the inhabitants
of the Isle of Man, a dialect of the Celtic.</def>

<hw>Ma"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Meine</er>, <er>Mansion</er>.]</ety> <def>A retinue of
servants; a household.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Ma"ny</hw>, <pos>a. <or/ pron.</pos> <note>[It has no
variation to express degrees of comparison; <xex>more</xex> and
<xex>most</xex>, which are used for the comparative and
superlative degrees, are from a different root.]</note> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mani</ets>, <ets>moni</ets>, AS. <ets>manig</ets>,
<ets>m\'91nig</ets>, <ets>monig</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>menig</ets>, OS. & OHG. <ets>manag</ets>, G.
<ets>manch</ets>, Dan. <ets>mange</ets>, Sw. <ets>m\'86nge</ets>,
Goth. <ets>manags</ets>, OSlav. <ets>mnog'</ets>, Russ.
<ets>mnogii</ets>; cf. Icel. <ets>margr</ets>, Prov. E.
<ets>mort</ets>. <root/103.]</ety> <def>Consisting of a great
number; numerous; not few.</def>

<q>Thou shalt be a father of <qex>many</qex> nations.</q>
<qau>Gen. xvii. 4.</qau>

<q>Not <qex>many</qex> wise men after the flesh, not
<qex>many</qex> mighty, not <qex>many</qex> noble, are
called.</q>
<qau>1 Cor. i. 26.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Many</xex> is freely prefixed to participles,
forming compounds which need no special explanation; as,
<xex>many-</xex>angled, <xex>many-</xex>celled,
<xex>many-</xex>eyed, <xex>many-</xex>footed,
<xex>many-</xex>handed, <xex>many-</xex>leaved,
<xex>many-</xex>lettered, <xex>many-</xex>named,
<xex>many-</xex>peopled, <xex>many-</xex>petaled,
<xex>many-</xex>seeded, <xex>many-</xex>syllabled (polysyllabic),
<xex>many-</xex>tongued, <xex>many-</xex>voiced,
<xex>many-</xex>wived, and the like.<-- in such usage equivalent
to multi -->
    Comparison is often expressed by <xex>many</xex> with
<xex>as</xex> or <xex>so</xex>. \'bdAs <xex>many</xex> as were
willing hearted . . . brought bracelets.\'b8 <au>Exod. xxxv.
22</au>. \'bdSo <xex>many</xex> laws argue so <xex>many</xex>
sins.\'b8 <au>Milton.</au>
    <xex>Many</xex> stands with a singular substantive with
<xex>a</xex> or <xex>an</xex>.</note>

<cs><col>Many a</col>, <cd>a large number taken distributively;
each one of many. \'bdFor thy sake have I shed <xex>many a<xex>
tear.\'b8 <au>Shak</au>. \'bdFull <xex>many a<xex> gem of purest
ray serene.\'b8 <au>Gray</au>.</cd> -- <col>Many one</col>,
<cd>many a one; many persons. <au>BK. of Com. Prayer</au>.</cd>
-- <col>The many</col>, <cd>the majority; -- opposed to <xex>the
few<xex>. See <er>Many<er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col>Too
many</col>, <cd>too numerous; hence, too powerful; <as>as, they
are <ex>too many<ex> for us</as>.</cd></cs>

<au>L'Estrange.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Numerous; multiplied; frequent; manifold; various;
divers; sundry.</syn>

<hw>Ma"ny</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>menigeo</ets>,
<ets>menigo</ets>, <ets>menio</ets>, multitude; akin to G.
<ets>menge</ets>, OHG. <ets>manag\'c6</ets>,
<ets>menig\'c6</ets>, Goth. <ets>managei</ets>. See
<er>Many</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a
community.</def>

<q>After him the rascal <qex>many</qex> ran.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A large or considerable number.</def>

<q>A <qex>many</qex> of our bodies shall no doubt
Find native graves.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Seeing a great <qex>many</qex> in rich gowns.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<q>It will be concluded by <qex>many</qex>that he lived like an
honest man.</q>
<qau>Fielding.</qau>

<note><hand/ In this sense, <xex>many</xex> is connected
immediately with another substantive (without <xex>of</xex>) to
show of what the <xex>many</xex> consists; as, a good
<xex>many</xex> [of] people think so.</note>

<q>He is liable to a great <qex>many</qex> inconveniences.</q>
<qau>Tillotson.</qau>

<hw>Ma"ny-mind`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
many faculties; versatile; many-sided.</def>

<hw>Ma"ny*plies</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Many</ets>, adj. + <ets>plies</ets>, pl. of
<ets>ply</ets> a fold.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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 <xex>Illust</xex> of
<er>Ruminant</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma"ny-sid`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having many sides; -- said of figures. Hence, presenting
many questions or subjects for consideration; <as>as, a
<ex>many-sided</ex> topic</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Interested in, and having an aptitude for, many
unlike pursuits or objects of attention; versatile.</def>

-- <wordforms><wf>Ma"ny-sid`ed*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<-- p. 894 -->

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma"ny*ways`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma"ny*wise`</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In many different
ways; variously.</def>

<hw>Man`za*ni"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., dim.
of <ets>munzana</ets> an apple.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
name given to several species of <spn>Arctostaphylos</spn>, but
mostly to <spn>A. glauca</spn> and <spn>A. pungens</spn>, 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>

<hw>Ma"o*ri</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Maoris</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld>
<def>One of the aboriginal inhabitants of New Zealand; also, the
original language of New Zealand.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to the Maoris or to their
language.</def></def2>

<hw>Map</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From F.
<ets>mappe</ets>, in <ets>mappemonde</ets> map of the world, fr.
L. <ets>mappa</ets> napkin, signal cloth; -- a Punic word. Cf.
<er>Apron</er>, <er>Napkin</er>, <er>Nappe</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<note><hand/ There are five principal kinds of projection used in
making maps: the <xex>orthographic</xex>, the
<xex>stereographic</xex>, the <xex>globuar</xex>, the
<xex>conical</xex>, and the <xex>cylindrical</xex>, or
<xex>Mercator's projection</xex>. See <er>Projection</er>.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything which represents graphically a
succession of events, states, or acts; <as>as, an historical
<ex>map</ex></as>.</def>

<q>Thus is his cheek the <qex>map</qex> of days outworn.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<cs><col>Map lichen</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a lichen
(<spn>Lecidea geographica</spn>.) growing on stones in curious
maplike figures.</cd></cs>

<au>Dr. Prior.</au>

<hw>Map</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mapped</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mapping</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To represent by
a map; -- often with <xex>out</xex>; <as>as, to survey and
<ex>map</ex>, or <ex>map out</ex>, a <ex>county</ex></as>. Hence,
figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and
clearly; to sketch; to plan; <as>as, to <ex>map</ex>, or <ex>map
out</ex>, a journey; to <ex>map out</ex> business.</as></def>

<q>I am near to the place where they should meet, if Pisanio have
<qex>mapped</qex> it truly.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Ma*pach"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Mexican.]</ety> <def>The raccoon.</def>

<hw>Ma"ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mapolder</ets>, <ets>mapulder</ets>, <ets>mapol</ets>; akin
to Icel. <ets>m\'94purr</ets>; cf. OHG. <ets>mazzaltra</ets>,
<ets>mazzoltra</ets>, G. <ets>massholder</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tree of the genus <spn>Acer</spn>,
including about fifty species. <spn>A. saccharinum</spn> 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 <spn>A. rubrum</spn>; the silver maple,
<spn>A. dasycarpum</spn>, having fruit wooly when young; the
striped maple, <spn>A. Pennsylvanium</spn>, called also
<stype>moosewood</stype>. The common maple of Europe is <spn>A.
campestre</spn>, the sycamore maple is <spn>A.
Pseudo-platanus</spn>, and the Norway maple is <spn>A.
platanoides</spn>.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Maple</xex> is much used adjectively, or as the
first part of a compound; as, <xex>maple</xex> tree,
<xex>maple</xex> leaf, etc.</note>

<cs><mcol><col>Bird's-eye maple</col>, <col>Curled
maple</col></mcol>, <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> -- <mcol><col>Maple honey</col>,
<col>Maple molasses</col>, <or/ <col>Maple sirup</col></mcol>,
<cd>maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses.</cd> --
<col>Maple sugar</col>, <cd>sugar obtained from the sap of the
sugar maple by evaporation.</cd></cs>

<hw>Map"like`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having or
consisting of lines resembling a map; <as>as, the
<ex>maplike</ex> figures in which certain lichens
grow</as>.</def>

<hw>Map"per*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
Map.]</ety> <def>The making, or study, of maps.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Ma"qui</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A Chilian shrub (<spn>Aristotelia Maqui</spn>). Its bark
furnishes strings for musical instruments, and a medicinal wine
is made from its berries.</def>

<hw>Mar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small lake. See
<er>Mere</er>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Mar</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Marred</er> <pr>(m\'84rd)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Marring</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>marren</ets>, <ets>merren</ets>, AS. <ets>merran</ets>,
<ets>myrran</ets> (in comp.), to obstruct, impede, dissipate;
akin to OS. <ets>merrian</ets>, OHG. <ets>marrjan</ets>,
<ets>merran</ets>; cf. D. <ets>marren</ets>, <ets>meeren</ets>,
to moor a ship, Icel. <ets>merja</ets> to bruise, crush, and
Goth. <ets>marzjan</ets> to offend. Cf. <er>Moor</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make defective; to do
injury to, esp. by cutting off or defacing a part; to impair; to
disfigure; to deface.</def>

<q>I pray you <qex>mar</qex> no more trees with wiring love songs
in their barks.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>But mirth is <qex>marred</qex>, and the good cheer is
lost.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<q>Ire, envy, and despair
Which <qex>marred</qex> all his borrowed visage.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To spoil; to ruin.</def> \'bdIt makes us, or it
<xex>mars</xex> us.\'b8 \'bdStriving to mend, to <xex>mar</xex>
the subject.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mark or blemish made by
bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr.
<ets>m\'bera</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Hind. Myth.)</fld> <def>The
principal or ruling evil spirit.</def>

<au>E. Arnold.</au>

<hw>\'d8Ma"ra</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>mara</ets>
nightmare, an ogress. See <er>Nightmare</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Norse
Myth.)</fld> <def>A female demon who torments people in sleep by
crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying
visions.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma"ra</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The
Patagonian cavy (<spn>Dolichotis Patagonicus</spn>.)</def>

<hw>Mar`a*bou"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large stork of the genus
<spn>Leptoptilos</spn> (formerly <spn>Ciconia</spn>), esp. the
African species (<spn>L. crumenifer</spn>), which furnishes
plumes worn as ornaments. The Asiatic species (<spn>L.
dubius</spn>, or <spn>L. argala</spn>) is the adjutant. See
<er>Adjutant</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>marabu</asp>.]</altsp>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One having five eighths negro blood; the
offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.</def>
<mark>[Louisiana]</mark>

<au>Bartlett.</au>

<hw>Marabout"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from Pg.
<ets>marabuto</ets>, Ar. <ets>mor\'bebit</ets>. Cf.
<er>Maravedi</er>.]</ety> <def>A Mohammedan saint; especially,
one who claims to work cures supernaturally.</def>

<hw>Mar"a*can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Braz.
<ets>maracan\'a0</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
macaw.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma*rai"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sacred
inclosure or temple; -- so called by the islanders of the Pacific
Ocean.</def>

<hw>Mar`a*nath"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Aramaic
<ets>m\'beran ath\'be</ets>.]</ety> <def>\'bdOur Lord cometh;\'b8
-- 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,
\'bdMay the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy
crimes.\'b8 See <cref>Anathema maranatha</cref>, under
<er>Anathema</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma*ran"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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 (<spn>Maranta arundinacea</spn>) arrowroot is obtained.
Many kinds are cultivated for ornament.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma`ra*schi"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.,
fr. <ets>marasca</ets>, <ets>amarasca</ets>, a sour cherry, L.
<ets>amarus</ets> bitter.]</ety> <def>A liqueur distilled from
fermented cherry juice, and flavored with the pit of a variety of
cherry which grows in Dalmatia.</def>

<-- Maraschino cherry -- a cherry which is colored a deep red and
sweetened by cooking in colored syrup, and flavored with
maraschino.  Used as a garnish in deserts and cocktails. -->

<hw>Ma*ras"mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ , fr. <?/, to quench, as fire; pass., to die away.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A wasting of flesh without fever or
apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis.</def>

<q>Pining atrophy,
<qex>Marasmus</qex>, and wide-wasting pestilence.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<cs><col>Marasmus senilis</col> <ety>[L.]</ety>, <cd>progressive
atrophy of the aged.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ma*raud"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Marauded</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Marauding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F.
<ets>marauder</ets>, fr. <ets>maraud</ets> vagabond, OF.
<ets>marault</ets>; of uncertain origin, perh. for
<ets>malault</ets>, fr. (assumed) LL. <ets>malaldus</ets>; fr. L.
<ets>malus</ets> bad, ill + a suffix of German origin (cf.
<er>Herald</er>). Cf. <er>Malice</er>.]</ety> <def>To rove in
quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to
plunder.</def> \'bd<xex>Marauding</xex> hosts.\'b8

<au>Milman.</au>

<hw>Ma*raud"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An excursion for
plundering.</def>

<hw>Ma*raud`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Maraud</er>, <pos>v.</pos>: cf. F.
<ets>maraudeur</ets>.]</ety> <def>A rover in quest of booty or
plunder; a plunderer; one who pillages.</def>

<au>De Quincey.</au>

<hw>Mar`a*ve"di</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>maraved\'a1</ets>; -- so called from the
<ets>Mor\'bebit\'c6n</ets> (lit., the steadfast), an Arabian
dynasty which reigned in Africa and Spain. Cf.
<er>Marabout</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Numis.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mar"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>marbel</ets>, <ets>marbre</ets>, F. <ets>marbre</ets>, L.
<ets>marmor</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to sparkle, flash. Cf.
<er>Marmoreal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<note><hand/ <col>Breccia marble</col> consists of limestone
fragments cemented together. -- <col>Ruin marble</col>, when
polished, shows forms resembling ruins, due to disseminated iron
oxide. -- <col>Shell marble</col> contains fossil shells. --
<col>Statuary marble</col> is a pure, white, fine-grained kind,
including <xex>Parian</xex> (from Paros) and <xex>Carrara</xex>
marble. If coarsely granular it is called
<xex>saccharoidal</xex>.</note>

<sn>2.</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>as, the Arundel or Arundelian
<ex>marbles</ex>; the Elgin <ex>marbles</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>3.</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>

<note><hand/ <xex>Marble</xex> is also much used in
self-explaining compounds; when used figuratively in compounds it
commonly means, hard, cold, destitute of compassion or feeling;
as, <xex>marble-</xex>breasted, <xex>marble-</xex>faced,
<xex>marble-</xex>hearted.</note>

<hw>Mar"ble</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Made of, or
resembling, marble; <as>as, a <ex>marble</ex> mantel;
<ex>marble</ex> paper.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Cold; hard; unfeeling; <as>as, a <ex>marble</ex>
breast or heart</as>.</def>

<hw>Mar"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Marbled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Marbling</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>marbrer</ets>. See <er>Marble</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<def>To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; <as>as,
to <ex>marble</ex> the edges of a book, or the surface of
paper</as>.</def>

<hw>Mar"bled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Made of, or faced with, marble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
\'bdThe <er>marbled</er> mansion.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like
marble.</def> \'bd<xex>Marbled</xex> paper.\'b8

<au>Boyle.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Varied with irregular
markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and
streaks.</def>

<hw>Mar"ble-edged`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
the edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble, as
a book.</def>

<hw>Mar"ble*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Marbleized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Marbleizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To stain or grain in imitation of
marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; <as>as, to
<ex>marbleize</ex> slate, wood, or iron</as>.</def>

<hw>Mar"bler</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who works upon marble or other stone.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who colors or stains in imitation of
marble.</def>

<hw>Mar"bling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of
marble.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving
it a marbled appearance.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Distinct
markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and
insects.</def>

<hw>Mar"bly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing, or resembling,
marble.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mar*bri"nus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.,
fr. OF. & F. <ets>marble</ets> marble. See
<er>Marble</er>.]</ety> <def>A cloth woven so as to imitate the
appearance of marble; -- much used in the 15th and 16th
centuries.</def>

<au>Beck (Draper's Dict.).</au>

<hw>Marc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>The refuse matter which remains after the pressure of fruit,
particularly of grapes.</def>

<hw>Marc</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>marc</ets>; akin to
G. <ets>mark</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'94rk</ets>, perh. akin to E.
<ets>mark</ets> a sign. <rot/106, 273.]</ety> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>mark</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A coin formerly current in England and Scotland,
equal to thirteen shillings and four pence.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A German coin and money of account. See
<er>Mark</er>.</def>

<hw>Mar"can*tant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>mercatante</ets>. See <er>Merchant</er>.]</ety> <def>A
merchant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mar"ca*site</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>marcassite</ets>; cf. It. <ets>marcassita</ets>, Sp.
<ets>marquesita</ets>, Pg. <ets>marquezita</ets>; all fr. Ar.
<ets>marqash\'c6tha</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A
sulphide of iron resembling pyrite or common iron pyrites in
composition, but differing in form; white iron pyrites.</def>

<cs><col>Golden marcasite</col>, <cd>tin.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mar`ca*sit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mar`ca*sit"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Containing, or having the nature of, marcasite.</def>

<hw>Mar*cas"sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A young wild boar.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mar*ca"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>In a marked emphatic
manner; -- used adverbially as a direction.</def>

<hw>Mar"cel*ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>marcidus</ets> withered, fr. <ets>marcere</ets> to wither,
shrivel.]</ety> <def>A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc.,
in ladies' dresses.</def>

<hw>Mar*ces"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>marcescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>marcescere</ets> to wither,
decay, fr. <ets>marcere</ets> to wither, droop: cf. F.
<ets>marcescent</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Withering
without<?/ falling off; fading; decaying.</def>

<hw>Mar*ces"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>marcescible</ets>.]</ety> <def>Li<?/ble to wither or
decay.</def>

<hw>March</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Martius
mensis</ets> Mars'month fr. <ets>Martius</ets> belonging to
<ets>Mars</ets>, the god of war: cf. F. <ets>mars</ets>. Cf.
<er>Martial</er>.]</ety> <def>The third month of the year,
containing thirty-one days.</def>

<q>The stormy <qex>March</qex> is come at last,
With wind, and cloud, and changing skies.</q>
<qau>Bryant.</qau>

<cs><col>As mad as a March Hare</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></cs>

<au>Wright.</au>

<hw>March</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>marche</ets>, F.
<ets>marche</ets>; of German origin; cf. OHG. <ets>marcha</ets>,
G. <ets>mark</ets>, akin to OS. <ets>marka</ets>, AS.
<ets>mearc</ets>, Goth. <ets>marka</ets>, L. <ets>margo</ets>
edge, border, margin, and possibly to E. <ets>mark</ets> a sign.
<?/106. Cf. <er>Margin</er>, <er>Margrave</er>, <er>Marque</er>,
<er>Marquis</er>.]</ety> <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>

<q>Geneva is situated in the <qex>marches</qex> of several
dominions -- France, Savoy, and Switzerland.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<q>Lords of waste <qex>marches</qex>, kings of desolate
isles.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<hw>March</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>marchir</ets>. See 2d <er>March</er>.]</ety> <def>To border;
to be contiguous; to lie side by side.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>That was in a strange land
Which <qex>marcheth</qex> upon Chimerie.</q>
<qau>Gower.</qau>

<cs><col>To march with</col>, <cd>to have the same boundary for a
greater or less distance; -- said of an estate.</cd></cs>

<hw>March</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Marched</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Marching</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F.
<ets>marcher</ets>, in OF. also, to tread, prob. fr. L.
<ets>marcus</ets> hammer. Cf. <er>Mortar</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To move with regular steps, as a soldier; to walk in a
grave, deliberate, or stately manner; to advance steadily.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To proceed by walking in a body or in military
order; <as>as, the German army <er>marched</er> into
France</as>.</def>

<hw>March</hw>, <pos>v. t.</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>

<q><qex>March</qex> them again in fair array.</q>
<qau>Prior.</qau>

<hw>March</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marche</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of marching; a movement of soldiers from
one stopping place to another; military progress; advance of
troops.</def>

<q>These troops came to the army harassed with a long and
wearisome <qex>march</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Measured and regular advance or movement,
like that of soldiers moving in order; stately or deliberate
walk; steady onward movement.</def>

<q>With solemn <qex>march</qex>
Goes slow and stately by them.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>This happens merely because men will not bide their time, but
will insist on precipitating the <qex>march</qex> of affairs.</q>
<qau>Buckle.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The distance passed over in marching; <as>as, an
hour's <ex>march</ex>; a <ex>march</ex> of twenty
miles.</as></def>

<sn>4.</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>

<q>The drums presently striking up a <qex>march</qex>.</q>
<qau>Knolles.</qau>

<cs><col>To make a march</col>, <fld>(Card Playing)</fld>, <cd>to
take all the tricks of a hand, in the game of euchre.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mach"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
marches.</def>

<hw>March"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d
<er>March</er>.]</ety> <def>The lord or officer who defended the
marches or borders of a territory.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mar"chet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mer"chet</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>marcheta</ets>; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <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>

<hw>March"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos><def>,fr.
<er>March</er>, <pos>v.</pos></def>

<cs><col>Marching money</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>the
additional pay of officer or soldier when his regiment is
marching.</cd> -- <col>In marching order</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>,
<cd>equipped for a march.</cd> -- <col>Marching regiment</col>.
<fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A regiment in active
service</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>In England, a regiment liable to
be ordered into other quarters, at home or abroad; a regiment of
the line.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mar"chion-ess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>marchionissa</ets>, fr. <ets>marchio</ets> a marquis. See
<ets>Marquis</ets>.]</ety> <def>The wife or the widow of a
marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis.</def>

<au>Spelman.</au>

<hw>March"-mad`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Extremely
rash; foolhardy. See under <er>March</er>, the month.</def>

<au>Sir W. Scott.</au>

<hw>March"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person
living in the marches between England and Scotland or
Wales.</def>

<hw>March"pane`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It.
<ets>marzapane</ets>,Sp. <ets>pan</ets>,. <ets>massepain</ets>,
prob. fr. L. <ets>maza</ets> frumenty (Gr. <grk>ma^za</grk>) + L.
<ets>panis</ets> bread; but perh. the first part of the word is
from the name of the inventor.]</ety> <def>A kind of sweet bread
or biscuit; a cake of pounded almonds and sugar.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><-- = <altname>marzipan</altname> -->

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>March"-ward`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A warden
of the marches; a marcher.</def>

<hw>Mar"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Under the
influence of Mars; courageous; bold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mar"cid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>marcidus</ets>, fr. <ets>marcere</ets> to wither,
pine.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pining; lean; withered.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by emaciation, as a fever.</def>

<au>Harvey.</au>

<hw>Mar-cid"i-ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>marciditas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being
withered or lean.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<-- p. 895 -->

<hw>Mar"cion*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.
Hist)</fld> <def>A follower of <xex>Marcion</xex>, 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>

<au>Brande & C. </au>

<hw>\'d8Mar`co*brun"ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.
<ets>Marcobrunner</ets>.]</ety> <def>A celebrated Rhine
wine.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mar"cor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>marcere</ets> to wither.]</ety> <def>A wasting away of
flesh; decay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Mar*co"sian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.
Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a Gnostic sect of the second century, so
called from <xex>Marcus</xex>, an Egyptian, who was reputed to be
a margician.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mar"di` gras"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.,
literally, fat Tuesday.]</ety> <def>The last day of Carnival;
Shrove Tuesday; -- in some cities a great day of carnival and
merrymaking.</def>

<hw>Mare</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mere</ets>, AS.  <ets>mere</ets>, <ets>myre</ets>, fem of
AS. <ets>mearh</ets> horse, akin to D. <ets>merrie</ets> mare, G.
<ets>m\'84hre</ets>, OHG. <ets>marah</ets> horse,
<ets>meriha</ets> mare, Icel. <ets>marr</ets> horse, OCelt.
<ets>marka</ets> (Pausan. 19, 19,4), Ir. <ets>marc</ets>, W.
<ets>march</ets>. Cf. <er>Marshal</er>.]</ety> <def>The female of
the horse and other equine quadrupeds.</def>

<hw>Mare</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mara</ets> incubus;
akin to OHG. & Icel. <ets>mara</ets>; cf. Pol. <ets>mora</ets>,
Bohem. <ets>m<?/ra</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Sighing,
suffocative panting, intercepted utterance, with a sense of
pressure across the chest, occurring during sleep; the incubus;
-- obsolete, except in the compound <xex>nightmare</xex>.</def>

<q>I will ride thee o' nights like the <qex>mare</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mare"chal Niel"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A
kind of large yellow rose.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>Marshal Niel</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mar"eis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Marsh.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Ma*re"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
<ets>Salmo maraena</ets>, G. <ets>mar\'84ne</ets>,
<ets>mor\'84ne</ets>; -- so called from Lake <ets>Morin</ets>, in
the March of Brandenburg, in Prussia.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A European whitefish of the genus
<spn>Coregonus</spn>.</def>

<hw>Mare"schal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>mareschal</ets>, F. <ets>mar\'82chal</ets>. See
<er>Marshal</er>.]</ety> <def>A military officer of high rank; a
marshal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mare's"-nest`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something
grosaly absurd.</def>

<hw>Mare's"-tail`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and
believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See
<er>Cloud</er>.</def>

<q>Mackerel sky and <qex>mare's-tails</qex>
Make tall ships carry low sails.</q>
<qau>Old Rhyme.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An aquatic plant of the genus
<spn>Hippuris</spn> (<spn>H.vulgaris</spn>), having narrow leaves
in whorls.</def>

<hw>Mar"ga*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>margarate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A
compound of the so-called margaric acid with a base.</def>

<hw>Mar*gar"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>margarique</ets>. See <er>Margarite</er>.]</ety>
<def>Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.</def>

<cs><col>Margaric acid</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Physiol.
Chem.)</fld> <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>(b)</sd> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>A white,
crystalline substance, <chform>C17H34O2</chform> 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></cs>

<hw>Mar"ga*rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>margarine</ets>. See <er>Margarite</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <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
teipalmitin.</def>

<hw>Mar`as*ri*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.</def>

<hw>Mar"ga*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>margarita</ets>, Gr. <?/ a pearl; cf. F.
<ets>marguerite</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A pearl.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Peacham.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral related to the
micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly
luster.</def>

<hw>Mar`ga*rit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>margaritique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld>
<def>Margaric.</def>

<hw>Mar`ga*ri*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>margaritifer</ets>; <ets>margarita</ets> pearl +
<ets>ferre</ets> to bear: cf. F.
<ets>margaritif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing pearls.</def>

<hw>Mar*gar"o*dite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
pearl-like.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A hidrous potash mica
related to muscovite.</def>

<hw>Mar"ga*rone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Margar</ets>ic + <ets>-one</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The ketone of margaric acid.</def>

<hw>Mar"ga*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Margaric; -- formerly designating a
supposed acid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mar"gate fish"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A sparoid fish (<spn>Diabasis aurolineatus</spn>) of the
Gulf of Mexico, esteemed as a food fish; -- called also
<altname>red-mouth grunt</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mar"gay</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An American wild cat (<spn>Felis
tigrina</spn>), ranging from Mexico to Brazil. It is spotted with
black. Called also <altname>long-tailed cat</altname>.</def>

<hw>Marge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>marge</ets>. See <er>Margin</er>.]</ety> <def>Border;
margin; edge; verge.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<au>Tennyson.</au>

<q>Along the river's stony <qex>marge</qex>.</q>
<qau>Wordsworth.</qau>

<hw>Mar"gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. See
<er>Margin</er>.]</ety> <def>A margin; border; brink; edge.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The beached <qex>margent</qex> of the sea.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mar"gent</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To enter or note down
upon the margin of a page; to margin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Mir. for Mag.</au>

<hw>Mar"gin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>margine</ets>, <ets>margent</ets>, L. <ets>margo</ets>,
<ets>ginis</ets>. Cf. <er>March</er> a border,
<er>Marge</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A border; edge; brink;
verge; <as>as, the <ex>margin</ex> of a river or lake</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: The part of a page at the edge
left uncovered in writing or printing.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Com.)</fld> <def>The difference between the
cost and the selling price of an article.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Something allowed, or reserved, for that which
can not be foreseen or known with certainty.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Brokerage)</fld> <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>

<au>N. Biddle.</au>

<cs><col>Margin draft</col> <fld>(Masonry)</fld>, <cd>a smooth
cut margin on the face of hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the
joints.</cd> -- <col>Margin of a course</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>,
<cd>that part of a course, as of slates or shingles, which is not
covered by the course immediately above it. See 2d
<er>Gauge</er>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Border; brink; verge; brim; rim.</syn>

<hw>Mar"gin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Margined</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Marginging</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To furnish
with a margin.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To enter in the margin of a page.</def>

<hw>Mar"gin*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>marginal</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to
a margin.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Written or printed in the margin; <as>as, a
<ex>marginal</ex> note or gloss</as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mar`gi*na"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>Marginal notes.</def>

<hw>Mar"gin*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the margin of a
book.</def>

<hw>Mar"gin*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>marginatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>marginare</ets> to margin.
See <er>Margin</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Having a margin
distinct in appearance or structure.</def>

<hw>Mar"gin*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
furnish with a distinct margin; to margin.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Cockeram.</au>

<hw>Mar"gin*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Marginate</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def>

<hw>Mar"gined</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having a margin.</def>

<au>Hawthorne.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Bordered with a distinct
line of color.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mar`gi*nel"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
dim. of L. <ets>margo</ets>, <ets>marginis</ets>, a
margin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of small,
polished, marine univalve shells, native of all warm seas.</def>

<hw>Mar"gin*i*ci`dal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>margo</ets>, <ets>-ginis</ets>, margin + <ets>caedere</ets>
to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Dehiscent by the separation
of united carpels; -- said of fruits.</def>

<hw>Mar*go"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg.
<ets>amargoso</ets> bitter.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large
tree of genus <spn>Melia</spn> (<spn>M. Azadirachta</spn>) 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 <spn>M. Azedarach</spn> is a much more showy tree, and
is cultivated in the Southern United States, where it is known as
<xex>Pride of India</xex>, <xex>Pride of China</xex>, or
<xex>bead tree</xex>. Various parts of the tree are considered
anthelmintic.</def>

<q>The <qex>margosa</qex> oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for
wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the attacks of
flies.</q>
<qau>Sir S. Baker.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mar"gra*vate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mar*gra"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>margraviat</ets>.]</ety> <def>The territory or
jurisdiction of a margrave.</def>

<hw>Mar"grave</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.
<ets>markgraf</ets>, prop., lord chief justice of the march;
<ets>mark</ets> bound, border, march + <ets>graf</ets> earl,
count, lord chief justice; cf. Goth. <ets>gagr\'89fts</ets>
decree: cf. D. <ets>markgraaf</ets>, F. <ets>margrave</ets>. See
<er>March</er> border, and cf. <er>Landgrave</er>,
<er>Graff</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, a lord or
keeper of the borders or marches in Germany.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The English equivalent of the German title of
nobility, <xex>markgraf</xex>; a marquis.</def>

<hw>Mar"gra*vine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.
<ets>markgr\'84fin</ets>: cf. F. <ets>margrafine</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The wife of a margrave.</def>

<hw>Mar"gue*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a
pearl, a daisy. See <er>Margarite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The daisy (<spn>Bellis perennis</spn>). The name is often
applied also to the ox-eye daisy and to the China aster.</def>

<au>Longfellow.</au>

<hw>Ma"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to
the Virgin Mary, or sometimes to Mary, Queen of England, daughter
of Henry VIII.</def>

<q>Of all the <qex>Marian</qex> martyrs, Mr. Philpot was the
best-born gentleman.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<cs><col>Maid Marian</col>. <cd>See <er>Maidmarian</er> in the
Vocabulary.</cd></cs>
<-- 2. a prominent character in the legend of Robin Hood -->

<hw>Mar"ie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos>
<def>Marry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mar"i*et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mariette</ets>, prop. dim. of <ets>Marie</ets> Mary.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of bellflower, <spn>Companula
Trachelium</spn>, once called <spn>Viola Mariana</spn>; but it is
not a violet.</def>

<hw>Ma*rig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mare</ets> the sea + <ets>-genous</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Produced in or by the sea.</def>

<hw>Mar"i*gold</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mary</ets> + <ets>gold</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms,
especially the <spn>Calendula officinalis</spn> (see
<er>Calendula</er>), and the cultivated species of
<spn>Tagetes</spn>.</def>

<note><hand/ There are several yellow-flowered plants of
different genera bearing this name; as, the <stype>African <or/
French marigold</stype> of the genus <spn>Tagetes</spn>, of which
several species and many varieties are found in gardens. They are
mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and Mexico:
<stype>bur marigold</stype>, of the genus <spn>Bidens</spn>;
<stype>corn marigold</stype>, of the genus
<spn>Chrysanthemum</spn> (<spn>C. segetum</spn>, a pest in the
cornfields of Italy); <stype>fig marigold</stype>, of the genus
<spn>Mesembryanthemum</spn>; <stype>marsh marigold</stype>, of
the genus <spn>Caltha</spn> (<spn>C. palustris</spn>), commonly
known in America as the <xex>cowslip</xex>. See <er>Marsh
Marigold</er>.</note>

<cs><col>Marigold window</col>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <cd>See
<cref>Rose window</cref>, under <er>Rose</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mar`i*ki"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the
native name: cf. Pg. <ets>mariquinha</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l)</fld> <def>A small marmoset (<spn>Midas
rosalia</spn>); the silky tamarin.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma*rim"ba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Pg.]</ety> <def>A musical istrument of percussion,
consisting of bars yielding musical tones when struck.</def>

<au>Knight.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mar`i*mon"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Sp.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A spider monkey
(<spn>Ateles belzebuth</spn>) of Central and South America.</def>

<hw>Mar`i*nade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.: cf.
It. <ets>marinato</ets> marinade, F. <ets>mariner</ets> to
preserve food for use at sea. See <er>Marinate</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A brine or pickle containing wine and
spices, for enriching the flavor of meat and fish.</def>

<hw>Mar"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Marine</er>, and cf. <er>Marinade</er>.]</ety> <def>To salt
or pickle, as fish, and then preserve in oil or vinegar; to
prepare by the use of marinade.</def>

<hw>Ma*rine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>marinus</ets>, fr. <ets>mare</ets> the sea: cf. F.
<ets>marin</ets>. See <er>Mere</er> a pool.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or
with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; <as>as,
<ex>marine</ex> productions or bodies; <ex>marine</ex> shells; a
<ex>marine</ex> engine.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Formed by the action of the
currents or waves of the sea; <as>as, <ex>marine</ex>
deposits</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Marine acid</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>hydrochloric
acid.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col>Marine barometer</col>.
<cd>See under <er>Barometer</er>.</cd> -- <col>Marine
corps</col>, <cd>a corps formed of the officers, noncommissioned
officers, privates, and musicants of marines.</cd><-- officially
part of the navy, but now considered one of the four branches of
the armed forces in the US --> -- <col>Marine engine</col>
<fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a steam engine for propelling a
vessel.</cd> -- <col>Marine glue</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Glue</er>.</cd> -- <col>Marine insurance</col>, <cd>insurance
against the perils of the sea, including also risks of fire,
piracy, and barratry.</cd> -- <col>Marine interest</col>,
<cd>interest at any rate agreed on for money lent upon
respondentia and bottomry bonds.</cd> -- <col>Marine law</col>.
<cd>See under <er>Law</er>.</cd> -- <col>Marine league</col>,
<cd>three geographical miles.</cd> -- <col>Marine metal</col>,
<cd>an alloy of lead, antimony, and mercury, made for sheathing
ships. <au>Mc Elrath</au>.</cd> -- <col>Marine soap</col>,
<cd>cocoanut oil soap; -- so called because, being quite soluble
in salt water, it is much used on shipboard.</cd> -- <col>Marine
store</col>, <cd>a store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are
bought and sold; a junk shop. <mark>[Eng.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Ma*rine"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>marin</ets> a sea
solider, <ets>marine</ets> naval economy, a marine picture, fr.
L. <ets>marinus</ets>. See <er>Marine</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier;
one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the navy.</def>
<-- a member of the marine corps -->

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the
department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping
of a country; <as>as, the mercantile <ex>marine</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A picture representing some marine
subject.</def>

<cs><col>Tell that to the marines</col>, <cd>an expression of
disbelief, the <xex>marines<xex> being regarded by sailors as
credulous. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Ma*rined"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>marin\'82</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Having the
lower part of the body like a fish.</def>

<au>Crabb.</au>

<hw>Mar"i*ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>marinier</ets>, LL. <ets>marinarius</ets>. See
<er>Marine</er>.]</ety> <def>One whose occupation is to assist in
navigating ships; a seaman or sailor.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<cs><col>Mariner's compass</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Compass</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mar"i*ner*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Seamanship.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Udalt.</au>

<hw>Mar`i*no*ra"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from L. <ets>marinus</ets> marine + Gr. <?/ view.]</ety> <def>A
representation of a sea view.</def>

<hw>Ma`ri*ol"a*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mariolatry</er>.]</ety> <def>One who worships the Virgin
Mary.</def>

<hw>Ma`ri*ol"a*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
Mary + <?/ worship.]</ety> <def>The worship of the Virgin
Mary.</def>

<hw>Mar`i*o*nette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>marionette</ets>, prop. a dim. of <ets>Marie</ets>
Mary.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A puppet moved by strings, as in a
puppet show.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The buffel duck.</def>

<hw>Ma`ri*otte's law`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Physics.)</fld>
<def>See <cref>Boyle's law</cref>, under <er>Law</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma`ri*po"sa lil`y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Sp.
<ets>mariposa</ets> a butterfly + E. <ets>lily</ets>. So called
from the gay apperance of the blossoms.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>One of a genus (<spn>Calochortus</spn>) of tuliplike bulbous
herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also
<altname>butterfly lily</altname>. Most of them are natives of
California.</def>

<hw>Mar"i*put</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species of civet; the zoril.</def>

<hw>Mar"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>marais</ets>, LL. <ets>marascus</ets>. See
<er>Marsh</er>.]</ety> <def>Low, wet ground; a marsh; a fen; a
bog; a moor.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<au>Milton. Tennyson.</au>

<hw>Mar"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Moory; fenny;
boggy.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Growing in marshes.</def> \'bd<xex>Marish</xex>
flowers.\'b8

<au>Tennyson.</au>

<hw>Mar"i*tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>maritalis</ets>, fr. <ets>maritus</ets> belonging to
marriage, <pos>n.</pos>, a husband. See <er>Marry</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a husband; <as>as,
<ex>marital</ex> rights, duties, authority</as>.</def>
\'bd<xex>Marital</xex> affection.\'b8

<au>Ayliffe.</au>

<hw>Mar"i*ta`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>maritatus</ets> married.]</ety> <def>Having a husband;
married.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma*rit"i*mal</hw>, <hw>Ma*rit"i*male</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See <er>Maritime</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mar"i*time</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>maritimus</ets>, fr. <ets>mare</ets> the sea: cf. F.
<ets>maritime</ets>. See <er>Mere</er> a pool.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, <ex>maritime</ex> states</as>.</def> \'bdA
<xex>maritime</xex> town.\'b8

<au>Addison.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine;
pertaining to navigation and naval affairs, or to shipping and
commerce by sea.</def> \'bd<xex>Maritime</xex> service.\'b8

<au>Sir H. Wotton.</au>

<cs><col>Maritime law</col>. <cd>See <er>Law</er>.</cd> --
<col>Maritime loan</col>, <cd>a loan secured by bottomry or
respodentia bonds.</cd> -- <col>Martime nations</col>,
<cd>nations having seaports, and using the sea more or less for
war or commerce.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mar"jo*ram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>majoran</ets>, F. <ets>marjolaine</ets>, LL.
<ets>marjoraca</ets>, fr. L. <ets>amaracus</ets>,
<ets>amaracum</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A genus of mintlike plants (<spn>Origanum</spn>) comprising
about twenty-five species. The sweet marjoram (<spn>O.
Majorana</spn>) is pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used
in cookery. The wild marjoram of Europe and America is <spn>O.
vulgare</spn>, far less fragrant than the other.</def>

<hw>Mark</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A license of
reprisals. See <er>Marque</er>.</def>

<hw>Mark</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d <er>Marc</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>An old weight and coin. See <er>Marc</er>.</def>
\'bdLend me a <xex>mark</xex>.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>2.</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>
<-- in 1995, approx. 65 cents American -->

<hw>Mark</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>marke</ets>,
<ets>merke</ets>, AS. <ets>mearc</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>merk</ets>, MHG. <ets>marc</ets>, G. <ets>marke</ets>, Icel.
<ets>mark</ets>, Dan. <ets>m\'91rke</ets>; cf. Lith.
<ets>margas</ets> party-colored. <root/106, 273. Cf.
<er>Remark</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>The Lord set a <qex>mark</qex> upon Cain, lest any finding him
should kill him.</q>
<qau>Gen. iv. 15.</qau>

<-- p. 896 -->

<sn>2.</sn> Specifically: <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>A character
(usually a cross) made as a substitute for a signature by one who
can not write.</def>

<q>The <qex>mark</qex> of the artisan is found upon the most
ancient fabrics that have come to light.</q>
<qau>Knight.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A fixed object serving for guidance, as of a
ship, a traveler, a surveyor, etc.; <as>as, a sea<ex>mark</ex>, a
land<ex>mark</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A trace, dot, line, imprint, or discoloration,
although not regarded as a token or sign; a scratch, scar, stain,
etc.; <as>as, this pencil makes a fine <ex>mark</ex></as>.</def>

<q>I have some <qex>marks</qex> of yours upon my pate.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>5.</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>

<q>The confusion of tongues was a <qex>mark</qex> of
separation.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>That toward which a missile is directed; a thing
aimed at; what one seeks to hit or reach.</def>

<q>France was a fairer <qex>mark</qex> to shoot at than
Ireland.</q>
<qau>Davies.</qau>

<q>Whate'er the motive, pleasure is the <qex>mark</qex>.</q>
<qau>Young.</qau>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>Attention, regard, or respect.</def>

<q>As much in mock as <qex>mark</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>8.</sn> <def>Limit or standard of action or fact; <as>as, to
be within the <ex>mark</ex>; to come up to the
<ex>mark</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>9.</sn> <def>Badge or sign of honor, rank, or official
station.</def>

<q>In the official <qex>marks</qex> invested, you
Anon do meet the Senate.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>10.</sn> <def>Pre\'89minence; high position; <as>as,
particians of <ex>mark</ex>; a fellow of no
<ex>mark</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>A characteristic or
essential attribute; a differential.</def>

<sn>12.</sn> <def>A number or other character used in registring;
<as>as, examination <ex>marks</ex>; a <ex>mark</ex> for
tardiness.</as></def>

<sn>13.</sn> <def>Image; likeness; hence, those formed in one's
image; children; descendants.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdAll
the <xex>mark</xex> of Adam.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>14.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <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 \'bddeeps.\'b8</def>

<cs><col>A man of mark</col>, <cd>a conspicuous or eminent
man.</cd> -- <col>To make one's mark</col>. <fld>(a)</fld> <cd>To
sign, as a letter or other writing, by making a cross or other
mark.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To make a distinct or lasting
impression on the public mind, or on affairs; to gain
distinction.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Impress; impression; stamp; print; trace; vestige;
track; characteristic; evidence; proof; token; badge; indication;
symptom.</syn>

<hw>Mark</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Marked</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Marking</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[OE. <ets>marken</ets>, <ets>merken</ets>, AS.
<ets>mearcian</ets>, from <ets>mearc</ets>. See <er>Mark</er> the
sign.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put a mark upon; to affix a
significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; <as>as, to
<ex>mark</ex> a box or bale of merchandise; to <ex>mark</ex>
clothing.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; --
used literally and figuratively; <as>as, this monument
<ex>marks</ex> the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy
<ex>marked</ex> him for a leader.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark,
upon, or any evidence of action; <as>as, a pencil <ex>marks</ex>
paper; his hobnails <ex>marked</ex> the floor.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To keep account of; to enumerate and register;
<as>as, to <ex>mark</ex> the points in a game of billiards or
cards</as>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To notice or observe; to give attention to; to
take note of; to remark; to heed; to regard.</def>
\'bd<xex>Mark</xex> the perfect man.\'b8

<au>Ps. xxxvii. 37.</au>

<cs><col>To mark out</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To designate, as by
a mark; to select; as, the ringleaders were <xex>marked out<xex>
for punishment</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To obliterate or cancel
with a mark; as, to <xex>mark out<xex> an item in an
account.</cd> -- <col>To mark time</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>,
<cd>to keep the time of a marching step by moving the legs
alternately without advancing.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed;
show; evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote; characterize;
stamp; imprint; impress; brand.</syn>

<hw>Mark</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take particular notice;
to observe critically; to note; to remark.</def>

<q><qex>Mark</qex>, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh
maschief.</q>
<qau>1 Kings xx. 7.</qau>

<hw>Mark"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Remarkable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sandys.</au>

<hw>Marked</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Designated or
distinguished by, or as by, a mark; hence; noticeable;
conspicuous; <as>as, a <ex>marked</ex> card; a <ex>marked</ex>
coin; a <ex>marked</ex> instance.</as></def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mark"ed*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<au>J. S. Mill</au>.</wordforms>

<cs><col>A marked man</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></cs>

<hw>Mar*kee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Marquee</er>.</def>

<hw>Mark"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who or that
which marks</def>. Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who keeps
account of a game played, as of billiards.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>A counter used in card playing and other games.</def>
<sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The soldier who forms the
pilot of a wheeling column, or marks the direction of an
alignment.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>An attachment to a sewing
machine for marking a line on the fabric by creasing it.</def>

<hw>Mar"ket</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to D.
<ets>markt</ets>, OHG. <ets>mark\'bet</ets>,
<ets>merk\'bet</ets>, G. <ets>markt</ets>; all fr.L.
<ets>mercatus</ets> trade, market place, fr. <ets>mercari</ets>,
p. p. <ets>mercatus</ets>, to trade, traffic, <ets>merx</ets>,
<ets>mercis</ets>, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to
<ets>merere</ets> to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F.
<ets>march\'82</ets>. See <er>Merit</er>, and cf.
<er>Merchant</er>, <er>Mart</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, a
<ex>market</ex> is held in the town every week</as>.</def>

<q>He is wit's peddler; and retails his wares
At wakes, and wassails, meetings, <qex>markets</qex>, fairs.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Three women and a goose make a <qex>market</qex>.</q>
<qau>Old Saying.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>There is at Jerusalem by the sheep <qex>market</qex> a
pool.</q>
<qau>John v. 2.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>as, to find a <ex>market</ex> for
one's wares; there is no <ex>market</ex> for woolen cloths in
that region; India is a <ex>market</ex> for English
goods.</as></def>

<q>There is a third thing to be considered: how a
<qex>market</qex> can be created for produce, or how production
can be limited to the capacities of the <qex>market</qex>.</q>
<qau>J. S. Mill.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Exchange, or purchase and sale; traffic; <as>as,
a dull <ex>market</ex>; a slow <ex>market</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>The price for which a thing is sold in a market;
market price. Hence: Value; worth.</def>

<q>What is a man
If his chief good and <qex>market</qex> of his time
Be but to sleep and feed ?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The privelege granted to a
town of having a public market.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Market</xex> is often used adjectively, or in
forming compounds of obvious meaning; as, <xex>market</xex>
basket, <xex>market</xex> day, <xex>market</xex> folk,
<xex>market</xex> house, <xex>market</xex>man, <xex>market</xex>
place, <xex>market</xex> price, <xex>market</xex> rate,
<xex>market</xex> wagon, <xex>market</xex> woman, and the
like.</note>

<cs><col>Market beater</col>, <cd>a swaggering bully; a noisy
braggart. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer</au>.</cd> --
<col>Market bell</col>, <cd>a bell rung to give notice that
buying and selling in a market may begin. <mark>[Eng.]</mark>
<au>Shak</au>.</cd> -- <col>Market cross</col>, <cd>a cross set
up where a market is held. <au>Shak</au>.</cd> -- <col>Market
garden</col>, <cd>a garden in which vegetables are raised for
market.</cd> -- <col>Market gardening</col>, <cd>the raising of
vegetables for market.</cd> -- <col>Market place</col>, <cd>an
open square or place in a town where markets or public sales are
held.</cd> -- <col>Market town</col>, <cd>a town that has the
privilege of a stated public market.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mar"ket</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Marketed</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Marketing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To deal
in a market; to buy or sell; to make bargains for provisions or
goods.</def>

<hw>Mar"ket</hw>, <pos>v. t.</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>as, most of the farmes have
<ex>marketed</ex> their crops</as>.</def>

<q>Industrious merchants meet, and <qex>market</qex> there
The world's collected wealth.</q>
<qau>Southey.</qau>

<hw>Mar"ket*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Fit to be offered for sale in a market; such as may be
justly and lawfully sold; <as>as, dacaye<?/ provisions are not
<ex>marketable</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Current in market; <as>as, <ex>marketable</ex>
value</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Wanted by purchasers; salable; <as>as, furs are
not <ex>marketable</ex> in that country</as>.</def>

<hw>Mar"ket*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being
marketable.</def>

<hw>Mar"ket*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
attends a market to buy or sell; one who carries goods to
market.</def>

<hw>Mar"ket*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
selling or of purchasing in, or as in, a market.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Articles in, or from, a market; supplies.</def>

<hw>Mar"ket*stead</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Market</ets> + <ets>stead</ets> a place.]</ety> <def>A
market place.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Drayton.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mark"hoor`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per.
<ets>m\'ber-kh<?/r</ets> snake eater.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large wild goat (<spn>Capra
megaceros</spn>), having huge flattened spiral horns. It inhabits
the mountains of Northern India and Cashmere.</def>

<hw>Mark"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of one
who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or
disposition of marks or coloring; <as>as, the <ex>marking</ex> of
a bird's plumage</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Marking ink</col>, <cd>indelible ink, because used in
marking linen.</cd> -- <col>Marking nut</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>the nut of the <spn>Semecarpus Anacardium</spn>, 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></cs>

<hw>Mar"kis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
marquis.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mar"kis*esse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
marchioness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mark"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
marksman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Marks"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Marksmen</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Earlier
<ets>markman</ets>; <ets>mark</ets> + <ets>man</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>One skillful to hit a mark with a missile; one
who shoots well.</def><-- esp. with a rifle.  A designation in
the army. -->

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who makes his mark, instead
of writing his name, in signing documents.</def>

<au>Burrill.</au>

<hw>Marks"man*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Skill of a
marksman.</def>

<hw>Marl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Marline</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To cover, as
part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular hitch at each
turn to prevent unwinding.</def>

<cs><col>Marling spike</col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Marline</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Marl</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>marle</ets>, F.
<ets>marne</ets>, LL. <ets>margila</ets>, dim. of L.
<ets>marga</ets> marl. Originally a Celtic word, according to
Pliny, xvii. 7: \'bdQuod genus terr\'91 Galli et Britanni
<ets>margam</ets> vocant.\'b8 <root/274.]</ety> <def>A mixed
earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and
sand, in very varivble proportions, and accordingly designated as
calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See <er>Greensand</er>.</def>

<hw>Marl</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Marled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Marling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>marner</ets>.
See <er>Marl</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To overspread or
manure with marl; <as>as, to <ex>marl</ex> a field</as>.</def>

<hw>Mar*la"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling
marl; partaking of the qualities of marl.</def>

<hw>Mar"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The American great marbled godwit
(<spn>Limosa fedoa</spn>). Applied also to the red-breasted
godwit (<spn>Limosa h\'91matica</spn>).</def>

<cs><col>Hook-billed marlin</col>, <cd>a curlew.</cd></cs>

<-- 2. [from marlinspike, the shape of its bill] any of several
marine billfishes of the genera Makaira and Tetrapturus, popular
as game in sport fishing -->

<hw>Mar"line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LG.
<ets>marlien</ets>, <ets>marling</ets>, or D. <ets>marling</ets>,
<ets>marlijn</ets>, fr. D. <ets>marren</ets> to tie, prob. akin
to E. <ets>moor</ets>, v., and <ets>lijn</ets> line: cf.F.
<ets>merlin</ets>. See <er>Moor</er>, <pos>v.</pos>,
<er>Line</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <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>

<cs><mcol><col>Marline spike</col>, <col>Marling spike</col>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <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
<er>Fid</er>.</cd> <altsp>[Written also <asp>marlin
spike</asp>]</altsp> -- <col>Marline-spike bird</col>. <ety>[The
name alludes to the long middle tail feathers.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A tropic bird.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A jager, or skua gull.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mar"line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>merliner</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To wind
marline around; <as>as, to <ex>marline</ex> a rope</as>.</def>

<hw>Marl"ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>marlite</ets>. See <er>Marl</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of marl.</def>

<hw>Mar*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Partaking of
the qualites of marlite.</def>

<hw>Marl"pit`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Apit where
marl is dug.</def>

<hw>Marl"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A sandy calcareous straum, containing, or
impregnated with, iron, and lying between the upper and lower
Lias of England.</def>

<hw>Marl"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Marlier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Marliest</er>.]</wordforms>
<def>Consisting or partaking of marl; resembling marl; abounding
with marl.</def>

<hw>Mar"ma*lade</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>marmelade</ets>, Pg. <ets>marmelada</ets>, fr.
<ets>marm\'82lo</ets> a quince, fr. L. <ets>melimelum</ets> honey
apple, Gr. <?/ a sweet apple, an apple grafted on a quince; <?/
honey + <?/ apple. Cf. <er>Mellifluous</er>,
<er>Melon</er>.]</ety> <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>

<cs><col>Marmalade tree</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a
sapotaceous tree (<spn>Lucuma mammosa</spn>) 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 <xex>marmalade<xex>, or <xex>natural marmalade<xex>, from
its consistency and flavor.</cd></cs>
<-- produces -->

<hw>Mar"ma*let`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Marmalade</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mar"ma*tite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>marmatite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A ferruginous
variety of shalerite or zinc blende, nearly black in color.</def>

<hw>Mar"mo*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ to
sparcle + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A thin,
laminated variety of serpentine, usually of a pale green
color.</def>

<hw>Mar`mo*ra"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>marmor</ets> marble. See <er>Marble</er>.]</ety>
<def>Pertaining to, or like, marble.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mar"mo*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mar"mo*ra`ted</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>marmoratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>marmorate</ets> to overlay
with marble, fr. <ets>marmor</ets> marble.]</ety> <def>Variegated
like marble; covered or overlaid with marble.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mar`mo*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>marmoratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A covering or incrusting with
marble; a casing of marble; a variegating so as to resemble
marble.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Mar`mo*ra`tum o"pus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. See
<er>Marmorate</er>, and <er>Opus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>A kind of hard finish for plasterwork, made of plaster of
Paris and marble dust, and capable of taking a high polish.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mar*mo"re*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mar*mo"re*an</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>marmoreus</ets>, fr. <ets>marmor</ets> marble: cf. F.
<ets>marmor\'82en</ets>. See <er>Marble</er>.]</ety>
<def>Pertaining to, or resembling, marble; made of marble.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mar`mo*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The metamorphism of
limestone, that is, its conversion into marble.</def>

<au>Geikie.</au>

<hw>Mar"mose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species of small opossum
(<spn>Didelphus murina</spn>) ranging from Mexico to
Brazil.</def>

<hw>Mar"mo*set`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>marmouset</ets> a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy,
prob. fr. LL. <ets>marmoretum</ets>, fr. L. <ets>marmor</ets>
marble. Perhaps confused with <ets>marmot</ets>. See
<er>Marble</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of
numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera
<spn>Hapale</spn> and <spn>Midas</spn>, family
<spn>Hapalid\'91</spn>. They have long soft fur, and a hairy,
nonprehensile tail. They are often kept as pets. Called also
<altname>squirrel monkey</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mar"mot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>marmotta</ets>, <ets>marmotto</ets>, prob. fr. L. <ets>mus
montanus</ets>, or <ets>mus montis</ets>, lit., mountain mouse or
rat. See <er>Mountain</er>, and <er>Mouse</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any rodent of the genus
<spn>Arctomys</spn>. The common European marmot (<spn>A.
marmotta</spn>) 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 (<spn>A.
monax</spn>) is the woodchuck.</def><-- related to the woodchuck,
(groundhog) but usually used only for the western variety --> 

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any one of several species of ground squirrels
or gophers of the genus <spn>Spermophilus</spn>; also, the
prairie dog.</def>

<cs><col>Marmot squirrel</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a
ground squirrel or spermophile.</cd> -- <col>Prairie
marmot</col>. <cd>See <er>Prairie dog</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mar"mottes oil`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr><def>. A fine oil obtained
from the kernel of <spn>Prunus brigantiaca</spn>. It is used
instead of olive or almond oil.</def>

<au>De Colange.</au>

<hw>Mar"mo*zet`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Marmoset</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma*rone"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Maroon</er>, the color.</def>

<hw>Mar"o*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Maronites</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Eccl.
Hist.)</fld> <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 <xex>Maron</xex> of
the 6th century.</def>

<hw>Ma*roon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>marroon</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[F. <ets>marron</ets>,
abbrev. fr. Sp. <ets>cimarron</ets> wild, unruly, from
<ets>cima</ets> the summit of a mountain; hence, <ets>negro
cimarron</ets> a runaway negro that lives in the
mountains.]</ety> <def>In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive
slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.</def>

<hw>Ma*roon"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Marooned</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Marooning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See
<er>Maroon</er> a fugitive slave.]</ety> <def>To put (a person)
ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his
fate.</def>

<cs><col>Marooning party</col>, <cd>a social excursion party that
sojourns several days on the shore or in some retired place; a
prolonged picnic. <mark>[Southern U. S.]</mark></cd></cs>

<au>Bartlett.</au>

<-- p. 897 -->

<hw>Ma*roon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>marron</ets> chestnut-colored, fr. <ets>marron</ets> a large
French chestnut, It. <ets>marrone</ets>; cf. LGr. <?/. Cf.
<er>Marron</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the color called maroon. See
4th <er>Maroon</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Maroon lake</col>, <cd>lake prepared from madder, and
distinguished for its transparency and the depth and durability
of its color.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ma*roon"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A brownish or
dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than
approaching crimson or purple.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An explosive shell. See <er>Marron</er>,
3.</def>

<hw>Mar"plot`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, by
his officious <?/nterference, mars or frustrates a design or
plot.</def>

<hw>Marque</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>marque</ets>, in <ets>lettre de marque</ets> 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; <ets>marque</ets> here prob.
meaning, border, boundary (the letter of marque being a
permission to go beyond the border), and of German origin. See
<er>March</er> border.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A license to
pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for
the purpose of making reprisals.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Letters of marque</col>, <col>Letters of marque
and reprisal</col></mcol>, <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 <xex>letter of marque<xex>.</cd></cs>
<-- privateer -->

<hw>Mar*quee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>marquise</ets>, misunderstood as a plural; prob. orig., tent
of the marchioness. See <er>Marquis</er>.]</ety> <def>A large
field tent; esp., one adapted to the use of an officer of high
rank.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>markee</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mar"quess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sp.
<ets>marques</ets>. See <er>Marquis</er>.]</ety> <def>A
marquis.</def>

<cs><col>Lady marquess</col>, <cd>a marchioness.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mar"quet*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>marqueterie</ets>, from <ets>marqueter</ets> to checker,
inlay, fr. <ets>marque</ets> mark, sign; of German origin. See
<er>Mark</er> a sign.]</ety> <def>Inlaid work; work inlaid with
pieces of wood, shells, ivory, and the like, of several
colors.</def>

<hw>Mar"quis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>marquis</ets>, OF. <ets>markis</ets>, <ets>marchis</ets>,
LL. <ets>marchensis</ets>; of German origin; cf. G.
<ets>mark</ets> bound, border, march, OHG. <ets>marcha</ets>. See
<er>March</er> border, and cf. <er>Marchioness</er>,
<er>Marquee</er>, <er>Marquess</er>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Mar"quis*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>marquisat</ets>.]</ety> <def>The seigniory, dignity, or
lordship of a marquis; the territory governed by a marquis.</def>

<hw>Mar"quis*dom</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
marquisate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdNobles of the
<xex>marquisdom</xex> of Saluce.\'b8

<au>Holinshed.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mar`quise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Marquis</er>, and cf. <er>Marquee</er>.]</ety> <def>The wife
of a marquis; a marchioness.</def>

<hw>Mar"quis*ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
marquisate.</def>

<hw>Mar"ram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A coarse grass found on sandy beaches (<spn>Ammophila
arundinacea</spn>). See <cref>Beach grass</cref>, under
<er>Beach</er>.</def>

<hw>Mar"rer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who mars or
injures.</def>

<hw>Mar"ri*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mariable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Marriageable.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Coleridge.</au>

<hw>Mar"riage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mariage</ets>, F. <ets>mariage</ets>. See <er>Marry</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q><qex>Marriage</qex> is honorable in all.</q>
<qau>Heb. xiii. 4.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The marriage vow or contract.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A feast made on the occasion of a
marriage.</def>

<q>The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king which made a
<qex>marriage</qex> for his son.</q>
<qau>Matt. xxii. 2.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Any intimate or close union.</def>

<cs><col>Marriage brokage</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The business of
bringing about marriages</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The payment made
or demanded for the procurement of a marriage.</cd> --
<col>Marriage favors</col>, <cd>knots of white ribbons, or
bunches of white flowers, worn at weddings.</cd> -- <col>Marriage
settlement</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a settlement of property
in view, and in consideration, of marriage.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Matrimony; wedlock; wedding; nuptials.</syn> <usage>
-- <er>Marriage</er>, <er>Matrimony</er>, <er>Wedlock</er>.
<xex>Marriage</xex> is properly the <xex>act</xex> which unites
the two parties, and <xex>matrimony</xex> the <xex>state</xex>
into which they enter. <xex>Marriage</xex> is, however, often
used for the state as well as the act. <xex>Wedlock</xex> is the
old Anglo-Saxon term for <xex>matrimony</xex>.</usage>

<hw>Mar`riage*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The quality or state of being marriageable.</def>

<hw>Mar"riage*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fit
for, or capable of, marriage; of an age at which marriage is
allowable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mar"riage*a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Marr"ried</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Being in the state of matrimony; wedded; <as>as, a
<ex>married</ex> man or woman</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to marriage; connubial; <as>as,
the <ex>married</ex> state</as>.</def>

<hw>Mar"ri*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
marries.</def>

<hw>Mar*ron"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Maroon</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A large chestnut.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holland.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A chestnut color; maroon.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Pyrotechny & Mil.)</fld> <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> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>maroon</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mar*roon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & a.</pos> <def>Same as
1st <er>Maroon</er>.</def>

<hw>Mar"rot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The razor-billed auk. See
<er>Auk</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The common guillemot.</def>
<sd>(c)</sd> <def>The puffin.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>marrott</asp>, and
<asp>morrot</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mar"row</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>marou</ets>, <ets>mary</ets>, <ets>maruh</ets>, AS.
<ets>mearg</ets>, <ets>mearh</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>marg</ets>,
D. <ets>merg</ets>, G. <ets>Mark</ets>, OHG. <ets>marg</ets>,
<ets>marag</ets>, Icel. <ets>mergr</ets>, Sw. <ets>merg</ets>,
Dan. <ets>marv</ets>, Skr. <ets>majjan</ets>; cf. Skr.
<ets>majj</ets> to sink, L. <ets>mergere</ets>. <root/274 Cf.
<er>Merge</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The essence; the best part.</def>

<q>It takes from our achievements . . .
The pith and <qex>marrow</qex> of our attribute.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <ety>[OE. <ets>maru</ets>, <ets>maro</ets>; -- perh.
a different word; cf. Gael. <ets>maraon</ets> together.]</ety>
<def>One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate
associate.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<q>Chopping and changing I can not commend,
With thief or his <qex>marrow</qex>, for fear of ill end.</q>
<qau>Tusser.</qau>

<cs><col>Marrow squash</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name given
to several varieties of squash, esp. to the <altname>Boston
marrow</altname>, an ovoid fruit, pointed at both ends, and with
reddish yellow flesh, and to the <altname>vegetable
marrow</altname>, a variety of an ovoid form, and having a soft
texture and fine grain resembling marrow.</cd> -- <col>Spinal
marrow</col>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Spinal
cord</cref>, under <er>Spinal</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mar"row</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Marrowed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Marrowing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To fill with, or as with,
marrow of fat; to glut.</def>

<hw>Mar"row*bone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bone
containing marrow; <pluf>pl.</pluf> ludicrously, knee bones or
knees; <as>as, to get down on one's <ex>marrowbones</ex>, <it>i.
e.</it>, to kneel</as>.</def>

<hw>Mar"row*fat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rich but
late variety of pea.</def>

<hw>Mar"row*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the nature of, or
like, marrow.</def>

<hw>Mar"row*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of
marrow.</def>

<hw>Mar"row*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
marrow; pithy.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mar*ru"bi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of bitter aromatic
plants, sometimes used in medicine; hoarhound.</def>

<hw>Mar"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Married</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Marrying</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>marien</ets>, F.
<ets>marier</ets>, L. <ets>maritare</ets>, fr. <ets>maritus</ets>
husband, fr. <ets>mas</ets>, <ets>maris</ets>, a male. See
<er>Male</er>, and cf. <er>Maritral</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>Tell him that he shall <qex>marry</qex> the couple
himself.</q>
<qau>Gay.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>A woman who had been <qex>married</qex> to her twenty-fifth
husband, and being now a widow, was prohibited to marry.</q>
<qau>Evelyn.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as
wife.</def>

<q>M\'91cenas took the liberty to tell him [Augustus] that he
must either <qex>marry</qex> his daughter [Julia] to Agrippa, or
take away his life.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To take for husband or wife. See the Note
below.</def>

<note><hand/ We say, a man is <xex>married to</xex> or
<xex>marries</xex> a woman; or, a woman is <xex>married to</xex>
or <xex>marries</xex> a man. Both of these uses are equally well
authorized; but <xex>given in marriage</xex> is said only of the
woman.</note>

<q>They got him [the Duke of Monmouth] . . . to declare in
writing, that the last king [Charles II.] told him he was never
<qex>married</qex> to his mother.</q>
<qau>Bp. Lloyd.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Figuratively, to unite in the closest and most
endearing relation.</def>

<q>Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am
<qex>married</qex> unto you.</q>
<qau>Jer. iii. 14.</qau>

<cs><col>To marry ropes</col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd>
<cd>To join two ropes end to end so that both will pass through a
block.</cd></cs>

<au>Ham. Nav. Encyc.</au>

<hw>Mar"ry</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To enter into the conjugal
or connubial state; to take a husband or a wife.</def>

<q>I will, therefore, that the younger women
<qex>marry</qex>.</q>
<qau>1 Tim. v. 14.</qau>

<cs><col>Marrrying man</col>, <cd>a man disposed to marry.
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Mar"ry</hw>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>Indeed ! in truth ! -- a
term of asseveration said to have been derived from the practice
of swearing by the Virgin Mary.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mars</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Mars</ets>, gen. <ets>Martis</ets>, archaic
<ets>Mavors</ets>, gen. <ets>Mavortis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Rom. Myth.)</fld> <def>The god of war and husbandry.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <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>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Alchemy)</fld> <def>The metallic element iron,
the symbol of which <male/ was the same as that of the planet
Mars.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<cs><col>Mars brown</col>, <cd>a bright, somewhat yellowish,
brown.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mar*sa"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr.
<ets>Marsala</ets>, in Sicyly.]</ety> <def>A kind of wine
exported from Marsala in Sicily.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mars*de"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
From W. <ets>Marsden</ets>, an English author.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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 (<spn>Marsdenia
tinctoria</spn>) affords indigo.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Mar`sei`llais"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. m.</pos>
<hw>\'d8Mar`sei`llaise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. f.</pos>
}</mhw><ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Marseilles, in
France, or to its inhabitants.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Marseillaise hymn</col>, <or/ <col>The
Marseillaise</col></mcol>, <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></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Mar`sei`llais"</hw>, <pos>n. m.</pos>
<hw>\'d8Mar`sei`llaise"</hw>, <pos>n. f.</pos>
}</mhw><ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A native or inhabitant of
Marseilles.</def>

<hw>Mar*seilles"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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
<xex>Marseilles</xex>, France.</def>

<hw>Marsh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mersch</ets>, AS. <ets>mersc</ets>, fr. <ets>mere</ets>
lake. See <er>Mere</er> pool, and cf. <er>Marish</er>,
<er>Morass</er>.]</ety> <def>A tract of soft wet land, commonly
covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a
morass.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>marish</asp>.]</altsp>

<cs><col>Marsh asphodel</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant
(<spn>Nartheeium ossifragum</spn>) with linear equitant leaves,
and a raceme of small white flowers; -- called also <altname>bog
asphodel</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Marsh cinquefoil</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant (<spn>Potentilla palustris</spn>)
having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places; marsh
five-finger.</cd> -- <col>Marsh elder</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The guelder-rose or cranberry tree
(<spn>Viburnum Opulus</spn>)</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>In the United
States, a composite shrub growing in salt marshes (<spn>Iva
frutescens</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Marsh five-finger</col>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Marsh cinquefoil</cref>
(above).</cd> -- <col>Marsh gas</col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See
under <er>Gas</er>.</cd> -- <col>Marsh grass</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus (<spn>Spartina</spn>) of coarse
grasses growing in marshes; -- called also <altname>cord
grass</altname>. The tall <spn>S. cynosuroides</spn> is not good
for hay unless cut very young. The low <spn>S. juncea</spn> is a
common component of salt hay.</cd> -- <col>Marsh harrier</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a European hawk or harrier
(<spn>Circus \'91ruginosus</spn>); -- called also <altname>marsh
hawk</altname>, <altname>moor hawk</altname>, <altname>moor
buzzard</altname>, <altname>puttock</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Marsh
hawk</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A hawk or
harrier (<spn>Circus cyaneus</spn>), native of both America and
Europe. The adults are bluish slate above, with a white rump.
Called also <altname>hen harrier</altname>, and <altname>mouse
hawk</altname>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The marsh harrier.</cd> --
<col>Marsh hen</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a rail; esp.,
<spn>Rallus elegans</spn> of fresh-water marshes, and <spn>R.
longirostris</spn> of salt-water marshes.</cd> -- <col>Marsh
mallow</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the genus
<spn>Alth\'91a</spn> ( <spn>A. officinalis</spn>) common in
marshes near the seashore, and whose root is much used in
medicine as a demulcent.</cd> -- <col>Marsh marigold</col>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col>Marsh
pennywort</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>any plant of the
umbelliferous genus <spn>Hydrocotyle</spn>; low herbs with
roundish leaves, growing in wet places; -- called also
<altname>water pennywort</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Marsh
quail</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the meadow lark.</cd> --
<col>Marsh rosemary</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the
genus <spn>Statice</spn> (<spn>S. Limonium</spn>), common in salt
marshes. Its root is powerfully astringent, and is sometimes used
in medicine. Called also <altname>sea lavender</altname>.</cd> --
<col>Marsh samphire</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant
(<spn>Salicornia herbacea</spn>) found along seacoasts. See
<er>Glasswort</er>.</cd> -- <col>Marsh St. John's-wort</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an American herb (<spn>Elodes
Virginica</spn>) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored
flowers.</cd> -- <col>Marsh tea</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld>.
<cd>Same as <er>Labrador tea</er>.</cd> -- <col>Marsh
trefoil</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>Same as
<er>Buckbean</er>.</cd> -- <col>Marsh wren</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any species of small American wrens of
the genus <spn>Cistothorus</spn>, and allied genera. They chiefly
inhabit salt marshes.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mar"shal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mareschal</ets>, OF. <ets>mareschal</ets>, F.
<ets>mar\'82chal</ets>, LL. <ets>mariscalcus</ets>, from OHG.
<ets>marah-scalc</ets> (G. <ets>marschall</ets>);
<ets>marah</ets> horse + <ets>scalc</ets> servant (akin to AS.
<ets>scealc</ets>, Goth. <ets>skalks</ets>). F.
<ets>mar\'82chal</ets> signifies, a marshal, and a farrier. See
<er>Mare</er> horse, and cf. <er>Seneschal</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, an officer who had the care of
horses; a groom.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An officer of high rank, charged with the
arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the
like</def>; as, specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who goes
before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment;
a harbinger; a pursuivant</def>. <sd>(b)</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>(c)</sd>
<def>The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient
times, to regulate combats in the lists</def>. <au>Johnson</au>.
<sd>(d)</sd> <fld>(France)</fld> <def>The highest military
officer</def>. In other countries of Europe a marshal is a
military officer of high rank, and called <altname>field
marshal</altname>. <sd>(e)</sd> <fld>(Am. Law)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Earl marshal of England</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. <au>Brande & C.</au></cd> -- <col>Earl marshal of
Scotland</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> -- <mcol><col>Knight
marshal</col>, <or/ <col>Marshal of the King's
house</col></mcol>, <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>Marshal of the Queen's Bench</col>, <cd>formerly the title
of the officer who had the custody of the Queen's bench prison in
Southwark. <au>Mozley & W.</au></cd></cs>

<hw>Mar"shal</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Marshaled</er> <pr>(?)</pr> or <er>Marshalled</er>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Marshaling</er> or
<er>Marshalling</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable
manner; <as>as, to <ex>marshal</ex> troops or an army</as>.</def>

<q>And <qex>marshaling</qex> the heroes of his name
As, in their order, next to light they came.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To direct, guide, or lead.</def>

<q>Thou <qex>marshalest</qex> me the way that I was going.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>To dispose in due order, as
the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different
crests when several belong to an achievement.</def>

<hw>Mar"shal*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written
also <ets>marshaller</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who marshals.</def>

<hw>Mar"shal*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written also
<ets>marshalling</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of arranging in due order.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The arrangement of an
escutcheon to exhibit the alliances of the owner.</def>

<cs><col>Marshaling of assets</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the
arranging or ranking of assets in due order of
administration.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mar"shal*sea</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Marshal</ets> + OE. <ets>se</ets> a seat. See
<er>See</er> a seat.]</ety> <def>The court or seat of a marshal;
hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the
king's household.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<cs><col>Court of Marshalsea</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></cs>

<au>Blackstone.</au>

<hw>Mar"shal*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of a
marshal.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Marsh"bank`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Marse"bank`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The menhaden.</def>

<-- p. 898 -->

<hw>Marsh"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
or condition of being marshy.</def>

<hw>Marsh mar"i*gold</hw> <pr>(?)</pr><def>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> A
perennial plant of the genus <spn>Caltha</spn> (<spn>C.
palustris</spn>), growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow
flowers. In the United States it is used as a pot herb under the
name of <altname>cowslip</altname>. See <er>Cowslip</er>.</def>

<hw>Marsh"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[E.
<er>Marsh</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Resembling a marsh; wet; boggy; fenny.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or produced in, marshes; <as>as,
a <ex>marshy</ex> weed</as>.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Mar"si*po*branch`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Marsipobranchia.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mar"si*po*bran"chi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a pouch + <?/ a gill.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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
<er>Cyclostoma</er>, and <er>Lamprey</er>. Called also
<altname>Marsipobranchiata</altname>, and
<altname>Marsipobranchii</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mar*su"pi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>marsupial</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a pouch for
carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the
Marsupialia.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining
to a marsupium; <as>as, the <ex>marsupial</ex> bones</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Marsupial frog</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Nototrema</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mar*su"pi*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>One of the Marsupialia.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mar*su`pi*a"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>marsupium</ets> a pouch, bag, purse, Gr.
<?/, dim. of <?/, <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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 <altname>Marsupiata</altname>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mar*su`pi*a"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mar*su"pi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Marsupialia.</def>

<hw>Mar*su"pi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Related to or resembling the
marsupials; furnished with a pouch for the young, as the
marsupials, and also some fishes and Crustacea.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mar*su"pi*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Marsupium</er>.</def>

<hw>Mar"su*pite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Marsupial</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil
crinoid of the genus <spn>Marsupites</spn>, resembling a purse in
form.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mar*su"pi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Marsupia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., a pouch]</ety>,
<fld>(Anat. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>The pecten in the eye
of birds and reptiles. See <er>Pecten</er>.</def>

<hw>Mart</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Contr. fr.
<ets>market</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A market.</def>

<q>Where has commerce such a <qex>mart</qex> . . . as London
?</q>
<qau>Cowper.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A bargain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mart</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To buy or sell in, or as in,
a mart.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>To sell and <qex>mart</qex> your officer for gold
To undeservers.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mart</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To traffic.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mart</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mars</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The god Mars.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Battle; contest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fairfax.</au>

<hw>Mar"ta*gon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. &
Sp. <ets>martagon</ets>, It. <ets>martagone</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A lily (<spn>Lilium Martagon</spn>) with
purplish red flowers, found in Europe and Asia.</def>

<hw>Mar"tel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>marteler</ets>, fr. <ets>martel</ets>, <ets>marteau</ets>,
hammer, a dim. fr. L. <ets>martulus</ets>, <ets>marculus</ets>,
dim. of <ets>marcus</ets> hammer. Cf. <er>March</er> to
step.]</ety> <def>To make a blow with, or as with, a
hammer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mar`tel` de fer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[OF., hammer of
iron.]</ety> <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>

<au>Fairholt.</au>

<hw>Mar"te*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>A small hammer used by marble workers and sculptors.</def>

<hw>Mar*tel"lo tow`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[It.
<ets>martello</ets> 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
<er>Martel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ The English borrowed the name of the tower from
Corsica in 1794.</note>

<hw>Mar"ten</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird. See <er>Martin</er>.</def>

<hw>Mar"ten</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From older
<ets>martern</ets>, <ets>marter</ets>, <ets>martre</ets>, F.
<ets>martre</ets>, <ets>marte</ets>, LL. <ets>martures</ets>
(pl.), fr. L. <ets>martes</ets>; akin to AS. <ets>mear<?/</ets>,
<ets>meard</ets>, G. <ets>marder</ets>, OHG. <ets>mardar</ets>,
Icel. <ets>m\'94r<?/r</ets>. Cf. <er>Foumart</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several
fur-bearing carnivores of the genus <spn>Mustela</spn>, closely
allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the
European beech, or stone, marten (<spn>Mustela foina</spn>); the
pine marten (<spn>M. martes</spn>); and the American marten, or
sable (<spn>M. Americana</spn>), which some zo\'94logists
consider only a variety of the Russian sable.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs,
etc.</def>

<hw>Mar"tern</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Marten</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mar"-text`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A blundering
preacher.</def>

<hw>Mar"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>martialis</ets> of or belonging to <ets>Mars</ets>, the god
of war. Cf. <er>March</er> the month.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military;
<as>as, <ex>martial</ex> music; a <ex>martial</ex>
appearance.</as></def> \'bd<xex>Martial</xex> equipage.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike;
brave.</def>

<q>But peaceful kings, o'er <qex>martial</qex> people set,
Each other's poise and counterbalance are.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; --
opposed to <xex>civil</xex>; <as>as, <ex>martial</ex> law; a
court<ex>-martial</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the
planet, Mars.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Old Chem. & Old Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to,
or containing, iron; chalybeate; <as>as, <ex>martial</ex>
preparations</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<cs><col>Martial flowers</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a reddish
crystalline salt of iron; the ammonio-chloride of iron.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col>Martial law</col></mcol>, <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 <xex>military law<xex>, the latter being the code of rules
for the regulation of the army and navy alone, either in peace or
in war.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Martial</er>, <er>Warlike</er>.</syn> <usage>
<xex>Martial</xex> refers more to war in <xex>action</xex>, its
array, its attendants, etc.; as, <xex>martial</xex> music, a
<xex>martial</xex> appearance, a <xex>martial</xex> array,
courts<xex>-martial</xex>, etc. <xex>Warlike</xex> describes the
feeling or temper which leads to war, and the adjuncts of war;
as, a <xex>warlike</xex> nation, <xex>warlike</xex> indication,
etc. The two words are often used without discrimination.</usage>

<hw>Mar"tial*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being warlike; exercises suitable for war.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mar"tial*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A warrior.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Mar"tial*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Martialized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Martializing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To render warlike; <as>as, to
<ex>martialize</ex> a people</as>.</def>

<hw>Mar"tial*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a martial
manner.</def>

<hw>Mar"tial*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
martial.</def>


<-- Martian. 1. of or referring to Mars. 2. an inhabitant of Mars
;- fictional or hypothetical. -->

<hw>Mar"tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Stone
Working)</fld> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <def>A perforated
stone-faced runner for grinding.</def>

<hw>Mar"tin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>martin</ets>, from
the proper name <ets>Martin</ets>. Cf. <er>Martlet</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of several species of swallows,
usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the
common swallows.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>marten</asp>.]</altsp>

<note><hand/ The American purple martin, or bee martin
(<spn>Progne subis, <or/ purpurea</spn>), and the European house,
or window, martin (<spn>Hirundo, <or/ Chelidon, urbica</spn>),
are the best known species.</note>

<cs><col>Bank martin</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The bank
swallow</cd>. See under <er>Bank</er>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The fairy
martin. See under <er>Fairy</er>.</cd> -- <col>Bee martin</col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The purple martin</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The
kingbird.</cd> -- <col>Sand martin</col>, <cd>the bank
swallow.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mar"ti*net`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called
from an officer of that name in the French army under Louis XIV.
Cf. <er>Martin</er> the bird, <er>Martlet</er>.]</ety> <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> <mark>[Hence, the word is
commonly employed in a depreciatory sense.]</mark>

<hw>Mar"ti*net`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The martin.</def>

<hw>Mar`ti*ne"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sp.
<ets>martinete</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species
of tinamou (<spn>Calopezus elegans</spn>), having a long slender
crest.</def>

<hw>Mar"ti*net`ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
principles or practices of a martinet; rigid adherence to
discipline, etc.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mar"tin*gale</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mar"tin*gal</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>martingale</ets>; cf. It. <ets>martingala</ets> a sort of
hose, martingale, Sp. <ets>martingala</ets> a greave, cuish,
martingale, Sp. <ets>alm\'a0rtaga</ets> a kind of bridle.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <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>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gambling)</fld> <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 <xex>martingale</xex> of a harness.</def>
<mark>[Cant]</mark>

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<hw>Mar"tin*mas</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[St.
<ets>Martin + mass</ets> religious service.]</ety>
<fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of
November; -- often called <altname>martlemans</altname>.</def>

<cs><col>Martinmas summer</col>, <cd>a period of calm, warm
weather often experienced about the time of Martinmas; Indian
summer.</cd></cs>

<au>Percy Smith.</au>

<hw>Mar"tite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Mars</ets>, <ets>Martis</ets>, the god Mars, the alchemical
name of iron.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Iron sesquioxide in
isometric form, probably a pseudomorph after magnetite.</def>

<hw>Mar"tle*mas</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Martinmas</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mart"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. 
<ets>martinet</ets>. See <er>Martin</er> the bird, and cf.
<er>Martinet</er> a disciplinarian.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European house
martin.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>merlette</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A bird without beak or feet; -- generally
assumed to represent a <xex>martin</xex>. As a mark of cadency it
denotes the fourth son.</def>

<hw>Mar"tyr</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS., from L.
<ets>martyr</ets>, Gr. <grk>ma`rtyr</grk>, <grk>ma`rtys</grk>,
prop., a witness; cf. Skr. <ets>sm<rsdot/</ets> to remember, E.
<ets>memory</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>as, Stephen was the first Christian
<ex>martyr</ex></as>.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>To be a <qex>martyr</qex>, 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</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>Then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell,
Thou fall'st a blessed <qex>martyr</qex> !</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mar"tyr</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Martyred</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Martyring</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To put to death
for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on
account of faith or profession.</def>

<au>Bp. Pearson.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To persecute; to torment; to torture.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart
Thou <qex>martyrest</qex> with sorrow and with smart.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<q>Racked with sciatics, <qex>martyred</qex> with the stone.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Mar"tyr*dom</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Martyr</ets> + <ets>-dom</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<q>I came from <qex>martyrdom</qex> unto this peace.</q>
<qau>Longfellow.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Affliction; torment; torture.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mar`tyr*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Act
of martyrizing, or state of being martyrized; torture.</def>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Mar"tyr*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>martyriser</ets>, LL. <ets>martyrizare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To
make a martyr of.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mar"tyr*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of a
martyr.</def>

<hw>Mar"tyr*o*loge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>martyrologium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>martyrologe</ets>.]</ety>
<def>A martyrology.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mar`tyr*o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mar`tyr*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs; registering, or
registered in, a catalogue of martyrs.</def>

<hw>Mar`tyr*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>martyrologiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A writer of
martyrology; an historian of martyrs.</def>

<au>T. Warton.</au>

<hw>Mar`tyr*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>-gies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[<ets>Martyr</ets> +
<ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A history or account of martyrs; a
register of martyrs.</def>

<au>Bp. Stillingfleet.</au>

<hw>Mar"tyr*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Martyrdom.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Mar"vel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mervaile</ets>, F. <ets>merveille</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>mirabilia</ets> wonderful things, pl., fr.
<ets>mirabilis</ets> wonderful, fr. <ets>mirari</ets> to wonder
or marvel at. See <er>Admire</er>, <er>Smile</er>, and cf.
<er>Miracle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which causes
wonder; a prodigy; a miracle.</def>

<q>I will do <qex>marvels</qex> such as have not been done.</q>
<qau>Ex. xxxiv. 10.</qau>

<q>Nature's sweet <qex>marvel</qex> undefiled.</q>
<qau>Emerson.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Wonder.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdUse lessens
<xex>marvel</xex>.\'b8

<au>Sir W. Scott.</au>

<cs><col>Marvel of Peru</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Four-o'clock</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mar"vel</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Marveled</er> <pr>(?)</pr> or <er>Marvelled</er>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Marveling</er> or
<er>Marvelling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>merveilen</ets>,
OF. <ets>merveillier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To be struck with
surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder.</def>

<q><qex>Marvel</qex> not, my brethren, if the world hate you.</q>
<qau>1 john iii. 13.</qau>

<hw>Mar"vel</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To marvel
at.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Wyclif.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to marvel, or be surprised; -- used
impersonally.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>But much now me <qex>marveleth</qex>.</q>
<qau>Rich. the Redeless.</qau>

<hw>Mar"vel*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>merveillous</ets>, OF. <ets>merveillos</ets>, F.
<ets>Merveilleux</ets>. See <er>Marvel</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<def</def>><altsp>[Written also <asp>marvellous</asp>.]</altsp>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing;
wonderful.</def>

<q>This is the Lord's doing; it is <qex>marvelous</qex> in our
eyes.</q>
<qau>Ps. cxiii. 23.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Partaking of the character of miracle, or
superna<?/ural power; incredible.</def>

<q>The <qex>marvelous</qex> fable includes whatever is
supernatural, and especially the machines of the gods.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<cs><col>The marvelous</col>, <cd>that which exceeds natural
power, or is preternatural; that which is wonderful; -- opposed
to <xex>the probable<xex>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Wonderful; astonishing; surprising; strange;
improbable; incredible.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Marvelous</er>,
<er>Wonderful</er>. We speak of a thing as <xex>wonderful</xex>
when it awakens our surprise and admiration; as
<xex>marvelous</xex> when it is so much out of the ordinary
course of things as to seem nearly or quite incredible.</usage>

<hw>Mar"vel*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a marvelous
manner; wonderfully; strangely.</def>

<hw>Mar"vel*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or
state of being marvelous; wonderfulness; strangeness.</def>

<hw>Mar"ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. corrupt.
fr. OE. or F. <ets>marbre</ets> marble.]</ety> <fld>(Glass
Marking)</fld> <def>A stone, or cast-iron plate, or former, on
which hot glass is rolled to give it shape.</def>

<-- Marxism. n. A system of economic and political thought,
originated by Karl Marx, and elaborated by others.  It holds that
the state has been the a device for suppression of the masses,
allowing exploitation by a dominant (capitalistic) class; that
historical change occurs through class struggle; and that the
capitalist system will inevitably wither away to be superseded by
a classless society.

  Marxism-Leninism. Marxism, as interpreted by V.I. Lenin

  Marxist. n. 1. One who believes in the theories of Karl Marx.
  2. adj. of or pertaining to Marx or Marxism. -->

<hw>Mar"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Marrow.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Ma"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>See
<er>Marry</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Ma"ry-bud`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The marigold; a blossom of the marigold.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Ma`ry*ol"a*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Mariolatry.</def>

<hw>Ma"ry*sole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mary</ets>, the proper name + <ets>sole</ets> the
fish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large British fluke, or
flounder (<spn>Rhombus megastoma</spn>); -- called also
<altname>carter</altname>, and <altname>whiff</altname>.</def>

<-- Marzipan. the word more commonly used (1950-1990) for
<er>marchpane.</er> -->

<mhw>{ <hw>Mas*ca"gnin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mas*ca"gnite</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mascagnin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Native
sulphate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts; -- so named
from <xex>Mascagni</xex>, who discovered it.</def>

<hw>Mas"cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>mascle</ets>, F. <ets>macle</ets>, L. <ets>macula</ets>
spot, mesh of a net, LL. <ets>macula</ets>, <ets>macla</ets>,
<ets>mascla</ets> a scale of a coat of mail. See <er>Mail</er>
armor.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A lozenge voided.</def>

<hw>Mas"cled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Composed of,
or covered with, lozenge-shaped scales; having lozenge-shaped
divisions.</def>

<cs><col>Mascled armor</col>, <cd>armor composed of small
lozenge-shaped scales of metal fastened on a foundation of
leather or quilted cloth.</cd></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mas"cot</hw>, <hw>Mas"cotte</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Through French fr. Pr.
<ets>mascot</ets> a little sorcerer or magician,
<ets>mascotto</ets> witchcraft, sorcery.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Mas"cu*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>masculus</ets> male, masculine.]</ety> <def>To make
strong.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Cockeram.</au>

<-- p. 899 -->

<hw>Mas"cu*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>masculinus</ets>, fr. <ets>masculus</ets> male, manly, dim.
of <ets>mas</ets> a male: cf. F. <ets>masculin</ets>. See
<er>Male</er> masculine.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of the male sex;
not female.</def>

<q>Thy <qex>masculine</qex> children, that is to say, thy
sons.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or
characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate;
strong; robust.</def>

<q>That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a
<qex>masculine</qex> energy.</q>
<qau>Hallam.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by,
males.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdA <xex>masculine</xex>
church.\'b8

<au>Fuller.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Having the inflections of, or
construed with, words pertaining especially to male beings, as
distinguished from <contr>feminine</contr> and
<contr>neuter</contr>. See <er>Gender</er>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mas"cu*line*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mas"cu*line*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mas`cu*lin"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of being masculine; masculineness.</def>

<hw>Mase</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See
<er>Maze</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mas"e*lyn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A drinking
cup. See 1st <er>Maslin</er>, 2.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Ma"ser</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Mazer</er>.</def>

<hw>Mash</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mesh.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mash</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to G. <ets>meisch</ets>,
<ets>maisch</ets>, <ets>meische</ets>, <ets>maische</ets>, mash,
wash, and prob. to AS. <ets>miscian</ets> to mix. See
<er>Mix</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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 <fld>(Brewing)</fld>, 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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A mixture of meal or bran and water fed to
animals.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A mess; trouble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<cs><col>Mash tun</col>, <cd>a large tub used in making mash and
wort.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mash</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mashed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mashing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Akin to G.
<ets>meischen</ets>, <ets>maischen</ets>, to mash, mix, and prob.
to <ets>mischen</ets>, E. <ets>mix</ets>. See 2d
<er>Mash</er>.]</ety> <def>To convert into a mash; to reduce to a
soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush;
<as>as, to <ex>mash</ex> apples in a mill, or potatoes with a
pestle</as>. Specifically <fld>(Brewing)</fld>, to convert, as
malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which makes wort.</def>

<cs><col>Mashing tub</col>, <cd>a tub for making the mash in
breweries and distilleries; -- called also <altname>mash
tun</altname>, and <altname>mash vat</altname>.</cd></cs>

<-- mashed potato.  n. the name of a dance, briefly popular in
the 1960's.

    mashed potatoes n. pl. Potatoes which have been boiled and
mashed to a pulpy consistency, usu. with sparing addition of
milk, salt, butter, or other flavoring.  It is a popular
accompaniment to a meat course [U.S., 1900's], providing bulk and
calories to a meal. -->

<hw>Mash"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who, or that which, mashes; also <fld>(Brewing)</fld>, a machine
for making mash.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A charmer of women.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<au>London Punch.</au>

<hw>Mash"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Maslin</er>.</def>

<hw>Mash"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Produced by
crushing or bruising; resembling, or consisting of, a mash.</def>

<hw>Mask</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>masque</ets>, LL. <ets>masca</ets>, <ets>mascha</ets>,
<ets>mascus</ets>; cf. Sp. & Pg. <ets>m\'a0scara</ets>, It.
<ets>maschera</ets>; all fr. Ar. <ets>maskharat</ets> buffoon,
fool, pleasantry, anything ridiculous or mirthful, fr.
<ets>sakhira</ets> to ridicule, to laugh at. Cf. <er>Masque</er>,
<er>Masquerade</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A cover, or partial
cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; <as>as, a
dancer's <ex>mask</ex>; a fencer's <ex>mask</ex>; a ball player's
<ex>mask</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which disguises; a pretext or
subterfuge.</def>

<sn>3.</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>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<q>This thought might lead me through the world's vain
<qex>mask</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in
which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or
allegorical characters.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A grotesque head or face,
used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water
in fountains, and the like; -- called also
<altname>mascaron</altname>.</def>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>In a permanent
fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A screen for a battery.</def>

<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The lower lip of the larva
of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ.</def>

<cs><col>Mask house</col>, <cd>a house for masquerades.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Mask</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Masked</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Masking</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover, as the
face, by way of concealment or defense against injury; to conceal
with a mask or visor.</def>

<q>They must all be <qex>masked</qex> and vizarded.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To disguise; to cover; to hide.</def>

<q><qex>Masking</qex> the business from the common eye.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To conceal; also,
to intervene in the line of.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To cover or
keep in check; <as>as, to <ex>mask</ex> a body of troops or a
fortess by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is
being carried out</as>.</def>

<hw>Mask</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take part as
a masker in a masquerade.</def>

<au>Cavendish.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To wear a mask; to be disguised in any
way.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Masked</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; cincealed;
hidden.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Personate</er>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the anterior part
of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the
plumage; -- said of birds.</def>

<cs><col>Masked ball</col>, <cd>a ball in which the dancers wear
masks.</cd> -- <col>Masked battery</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a
battery so placed as not to be seen by an enemy until it opens
fire. <au>H. L. Scott</au>.</cd> -- <col>Masked crab</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a European crab (<spn>Corystes
cassivelaunus</spn>) with markings on the carapace somewhat
resembling a human face.</cd> -- <col>Masked pig</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a Japanese domestic hog (<spn>Sus
pliciceps</spn>). Its face is deeply furrowed.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mask"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who wears a
mask; one who appears in disguise at a masquerade.</def>

<hw>Mask"er</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To confuse; to
stupefy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holland.</au>

<hw>Mask"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The dress or
disguise of a maske<?/; masquerade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Marston.</au>

<hw>Mas"ki*nonge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
muskellunge.</def>

<hw>Mask" shell`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Any spiral marine shell of the genus <spn>Persona</spn>,
having a curiously twisted aperture.</def>

<hw>Mas"lach</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar.
<ets>maslaq</ets>: cf. F. <ets>masloc</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An excitant containing opium, much used by
the Turks.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Mas"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>missellane</ets>, <ets>misceline</ets>, <ets>miscelin</ets>,
<ets>meslin</ets>, fr. <ets>miscellane</ets>. See
<er>Miscellane</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A mixture composed
of different materials</def>; especially: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A
mixture of metals resembling brass</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A
mixture of different sorts of grain, as wheat and
rye</def>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>meslin</asp>,
<asp>mislin</asp>, <asp>maselyn</asp>,
<asp>mastlin</asp>.]</altsp>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A vessel made of maslin, 1 <sd>(a)</sd>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Mead eke in a <qex>maselyn</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Mas"lin</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Composed of different sorts;
<as>as, <ex>maslin</ex> bread, which is made of rye mixed with a
little wheat</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>meslin</asp>,
<asp>mislin</asp>, etc.]</altsp>

<hw>Ma"son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ma<?/on</ets>, LL. <ets>macio</ets>, <ets>machio</ets>,
<ets>mattio</ets>, <ets>mactio</ets>, <ets>marcio</ets>,
<ets>macerio</ets>; of uncertain origin.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>One whose occupation is to build with stone or
brick; also, one who prepares stone for building purposes.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A member of the fraternity of Freemasons. See
<er>Freemason</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Mason bee</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of
numerous species of solitary bees of the genus <spn>Osmia</spn>.
They construct curious nests of hardened mud and sand.</cd> --
<col>Mason moth</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any moth whose
larva constructs an earthen cocoon under the soil.</cd> --
<col>Mason shell</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a marine
univalve shell of the genus <spn>Phorus</spn>; -- so called
because it cements other shells and pebbles upon its own shell; a
carrier shell.</cd> -- <col>Mason wasp</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any wasp that constructs its nest, or
brood cells, of hardened mud. The female fills the cells with
insects or spiders, paralyzed by a sting, and thus provides food
for its larv\'91</cd></cs>

<hw>Ma"son</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To build stonework or
brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons;
-- with a prepositional suffix; <as>as, to <ex>mason</ex> up a
well or terrace; to <ex>mason</ex> in a kettle or
boiler.</as></def>

<hw>Ma*son"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Freemasons or to their craft or mysteries.</def>

<hw>Ma"son*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ma\'87onnerie</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The art or occupation of a mason.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The work or performance of a mason; <as>as, good
or bad <ex>masonry</ex>; skillful <ex>masonry</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>3.</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. <stype>Dry masonry</stype> is applied
to structures made without mortar.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The craft, institution, or mysteries of
Freemasons; freemasonry.</def>

<hw>Ma*soo"la boat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr><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> <altsp>[Written also <asp>masula</asp>,
<asp>masulah</asp>, etc.]</altsp>

<hw>\'d8Ma*so"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NHeb.
<ets>m\'bes<?/r\'beh</ets> tradition.]</ety> <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> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>Masorah</asp>, <asp>Massora</asp>, and
<asp>Massorah</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mas"o*ret</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
Masorite.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Masorete</asp>, and
<asp>Massorete</asp>.]</altsp>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mas`o*ret"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mas`o*ret"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>massor\'82tique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or
relating to the Masora, or to its authors.</def>

<cs><col>Masoretic points and accents</col>, <cd>the vowel points
and accents of the Hebrew text of the Bible, of which the first
mention is in the Masora.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mas"o*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
writers of the Masora.</def>

<hw>Masque</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mask; a
masquerade.</def>

<hw>Mas`quer*ade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mascarade</ets>, fr. Sp. <ets>mascarada</ets>, or It.
<ets>mascherata</ets>. See <er>Mask</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>An assembly of persons wearing masks, and
amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other
diversions.</def>

<q>In courtly balls and midnight <qex>masquerades</qex>.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a
mask. See 1st <er>Mask</er>, 4.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Acting or living under false pretenses;
concealment of something by a false or unreal show; pretentious
show; disguise.</def>

<q>That <qex>masquerade</qex> of misrepresentation which
invariably accompanied the political eloquence of Rome.</q>
<qau>De Quincey.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A Spanish diversion on horseback.</def>

<hw>Mas`quer*ade"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <er>Masqueraded</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Masquerading</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To assemble in masks; to take part in a
masquerade.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To frolic or disport in disquise; to make a
pretentious show of being what one is not.</def>

<q>A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into the woods,
<qex>masquerading</qex> up and down in a lion's skin.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<hw>Mas`quer*ade"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To conceal with
masks; to disguise.</def> \'bdTo <xex>masquerade</xex> vice.\'b8

<au>Killingbeck.</au>

<hw>Mas`quer*ad"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
masquerades; a person wearing a mask; one disguised.</def>

<hw>Mass</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>masse</ets>, <ets>messe</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'91sse</ets>. LL.
<ets>missa</ets>, from L. <ets>mittere</ets>, <ets>missum</ets>,
to send, dismiss: cf. F. <ets>messe</ets>. In the ancient
churches, the public services at which the catechumens were
permitted to be present were called <ets>missa
catechumenorum</ets>, ending with the reading of the Gospel. Then
they were <ets>dismissed</ets> with these words : \'bdIte, missa
est\'b8 [<it>sc</it>. 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 <xex>Mass</xex> to the sacrifice in the Catholic Church. See
<er>Missile</er>, and cf. <er>Christmas</er>, <er>Lammas</er>,
<er>Mess</er> a dish, <er>Missal</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>The sacrifice in the
sacrament of the Eucharist, or the consecration and oblation of
the host.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The portions of the Mass
usually set to music, considered as a musical composition; --
namely, the <xex>Kyrie</xex>, the <xex>Gloria</xex>, the
<xex>Credo</xex>, the <xex>Sanctus</xex>, and the <xex>Agnus
Dei</xex>, besides sometimes an <xex>Offertory</xex> and the
<xex>Benedictus</xex>.</def>

<cs><col>Canon of the Mass</col>. <cd>See <er>Canon</er>.</cd> --
<col>High Mass</col>, <cd>Mass with incense, music, the
assistance of a deacon, subdeacon, etc.</cd> -- <col>Low
Mass</col>, <cd>Mass which is said by the priest through-out,
without music.</cd> -- <col>Mass bell</col>, <cd>the sanctus
bell. See <er>Sanctus</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mass book</col>, <cd>the
missal or Roman Catholic service book.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mass</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Massed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Massing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To
celebrate Mass.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Hooker.</au>

<hw>Mass</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>masse</ets>, F.
<ets>masse</ets>, L. <ets>massa</ets>; akin to Gr. <?/ a barley
cake, fr. <?/ to knead. Cf. <er>Macerate</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>as, a <ex>mass</ex> of ore, metal, sand, or
water</as>.</def>

<q>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 <qex>masses</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau>

<q>A deep <qex>mass</qex> of continual sea is slower stirred
To rage.</q>
<qau>Savile.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phar.)</fld> <def>A medicinal substance made
into a cohesive, homogeneous lump, of consistency suitable for
making pills; <as>as, blue <ex>mass</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A large quantity; a sum.</def>

<q>All the <qex>mass</qex> of gold that comes into Spain.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau>

<q>He had spent a huge <qex>mass</qex> of treasure.</q>
<qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Bulk; magnitude; body; size.</def>

<q>This army of such <qex>mass</qex> and charge.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>The principal part; the main body.</def>

<q>Night closed upon the pursuit, and aided the <qex>mass</qex>
of the fugitives in their escape.</q>
<qau>Jowett (Thucyd.).</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The quantity of matter
which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Mass</xex> and <xex>weight</xex> are often
used, in a general way, as interchangeable terms, since the
<xex>weight</xex> of a body is proportional to its
<xex>mass</xex> (under the same or equal gravitative forces), and
the <xex>mass</xex> is usually ascertained from the
<xex>weight</xex>. Yet the two ideas, <xex>mass</xex> and
<xex>weight</xex>, are quite distinct. <xex>Mass</xex> is the
quantity of matter in a body; <xex>weight</xex> is the
comparative force with which it tends towards the center of the
earth. A <xex>mass</xex> of sugar and a <xex>mass</xex> of lead
are assumed to be equal when they show an equal <xex>weight</xex>
by balancing each other in the scales.</note>

<cs><col>Blue mass</col>. <cd>See under <er>Blue</er>.</cd> --
<col>Mass center</col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the center of
gravity of a triangle.</cd> -- <col>Mass copper</col>, <cd>native
copper in a large mass.</cd> -- <col>Mass meeting</col>, <cd>a
large or general assembly of people, usually a meeting having
some relation to politics.</cd> -- <col>The masses</col>, <cd>the
great body of the people, as contrasted with the higher classes;
the populace.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mass</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form or collect into a
mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into
masses; to assemble.</def>

<q>But <qex>mass</qex> them together and they are terrible
indeed.</q>
<qau>Coleridge.</qau>

<hw>Mas"sa*cre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. LL.
<ets>mazacrium</ets>; cf. Prov. G. <ets>metzgern</ets>,
<ets>metzgen</ets>, to kill cattle, G. <ets>metzger</ets> a
butcher, and LG. <ets>matsken</ets> to cut, hew, OHG.
<ets>meizan</ets> to cut, Goth. <ets>m\'a0itan</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>as, the <ex>massacre</ex> on
St. Bartholomew's Day.</as></def><-- St. Valentine's Day
massacre; Amritsar massacre; the Wounded Knee massacre. -->

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Murder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Massacre</er>, <er>Butchery</er>,
<er>Carnage</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Massacre</xex> denotes the
promiscuous slaughter of <xex>many</xex> who can not make
resistance, or much resistance. <xex>Butchery</xex> refers to
cold-blooded cruelty in the killing of men as if they were brute
beasts. <xex>Carnage</xex> points to slaughter as producing the
heaped-up bodies of the slain.</usage>

<q>I'll find a day to <qex>massacre</qex> them all,
And raze their faction and their family.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>If thou delight to view thy heinous deeds,
Brhold this pattern of thy <qex>butcheries</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Such a scent I draw
Of <qex>carnage</qex>, prey innumerable !</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Mas"sa*cre</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Massacred</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Massacring</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>massacrer</ets>. See <er>Massacre</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <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>

<q>If James should be pleased to <qex>massacre</qex> them all, as
Maximian had <qex>massacred</qex> the Theban legion.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<hw>Mas"sa*crer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
massacres.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mas"sage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed
as a hygienic or remedial measure.</def>

<hw>Mas`sa*sau"ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The black rattlesnake (<spn>Crotalus,
<or/ Caudisona, tergemina</spn>), found in the Mississippi
Valley.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mass\'82</hw>, <or/ <hw>Mass\'82 shot</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Billiards)</fld> <def>A
stroke made with the cue held vertically.</def>

<hw>Mass"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A priest who celebrates
Mass.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bale.</au>

<hw>Mas"se*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ a chewer, <?/ a muscle of the lower jaw used in chewing,
from <?/ to chew: cf. F. <ets>mass\'82ter</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The large muscle which raises the under
jaw, and assists in mastication.</def>

<hw>Mas`se*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the masseter.</def>

<hw>Mas"se*ter`ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Masseteric.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Mas`seur"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. m.</pos>,
<hw>\'d8Mas`seuse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. f.</pos>,}
</mhw><ety>[F., or formed in imitation of French. See
<er>Massage</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>One who performs
massage.</def>

<hw>Mas"si*cot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>massicot</ets>; E. <ets>masticot</ets> is a
corruption.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Lead protoxide,
<chform>PbO</chform>, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the
fused and crystalline form of which is called
<altname>litharge</altname>; lead ocher. It is used as a
pigment.</def><-- now pref. Lead monoxide; also, lead oxide
yellow, as opposed to red lead, which is lead tetroxide Pb3O4 -->

<note><hand/ <xex>Massicot</xex> is sometimes used by painters,
and also as a drier in the composition of ointments and
plasters.</note>

<hw>Mass"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Massy</er>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being massy;
ponderousness.</def>

<-- p. 900 -->

<-- p. 900 -->

<hw>Mass"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>massif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Forming, or consisting
of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy.</def>
\'bd<xex>Massive</xex> armor.\'b8

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>In mass; not necessarily
without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form;
<as>as, a mineral occurs <ex>massive</ex></as>.</def>

<cs><col>Massive rock</col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a compact
crystalline rock not distinctly schistone, as granite; also, with
some authors, an eruptive rock.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mass"ive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a heavy mass.</def>

<hw>Mass"ive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality
of being massive; massiness.</def>

<hw>Mas*soo"la boat`</hw>. <def>See <er>Masoola boat</er>.</def>

<hw>Mas*so"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Masora</er>.</def>

<hw>Mas"so*ret</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Masorite</er>.</def>

<hw>Mass"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Massier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Massiest</er>.]</wordforms> <def>Compacted
into, or consisting of, a mass; having bulk and weight ot
substance; ponderous; bulky and heavy; weight; heavy; <as>as, a
<ex>massy</ex> shield; a <ex>massy</ex> rock.</as></def>

<q>Your swords are now too <qex>massy</qex> for your strengths,
And will not be uplifted.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Yawning rocks in <qex>massy</qex> fragments fly.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Mast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m\'91st</ets>, fem. ; akin to G. <ets>mast</ets>, and E.
<ets>meat</ets>. See <er>Meat</er>.]</ety> <def>The fruit of the
oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns.</def>

<q>Oak <qex>mast</qex>, and beech, . . . they eat.</q>
<qau>Chapman.</qau>

<q>Swine under an oak filling themselves with the
<qex>mast</qex>.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<hw>Mast</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'91st</ets>, masc.;
akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. <ets>mast</ets>, Icel.
<ets>mastr</ets>, and perh. to L. <ets>malus</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <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>

<q>The tallest pine
Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the <qex>mast</qex>
Of some great ammiral.<--sic--></q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<note><hand/ The most common general names of <xex>masts</xex>
are <xex>foremast</xex>, <xex>mainmast</xex>, and
<xex>mizzenmast</xex>, each of which may be made of separate
spars.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>The vertical post of a
derrick or crane.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Afore the mast</col>, <col>Before the
mast</col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Afore</er>, and
<er>Before</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mast coat</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Coat</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mast hoop</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 <er>Made</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mast</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Masted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Masting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To furnish with a mast or
masts; to put the masts of in position; <as>as, to <ex>mast</ex>
a ship</as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mas"tax</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ mouth, jaws.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>The lore of a bird.</def>

<hw>Mast"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with
a mast or masts; -- chiefly in composition; <as>as, a
three-<ex>masted</ex> schooner</as>.</def>

<hw>Mast"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds;
<as>as, a two-<ex>master</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Mas"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>maistre</ets>, <ets>maister</ets>, OF. <ets>maistre</ets>,
<ets>mestre</ets>, F. <ets>ma\'8ctre</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>magister</ets>, orig. a double comparative from the root of
<ets>magnus</ets> great, akin to Gr. <?/. Cf. <er>Maestro</er>,
<er>Magister</er>, <er>Magistrate</er>, <er>Magnitude</er>,
<er>Major</er>, <er>Mister</er>, <er>Mistress</er>,
<er>Mickle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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. <sd>(a)</sd> The employer of
a servant. <sd>(b)</sd> The owner of a slave. <sd>(c)</sd> The
person to whom an apprentice is articled. <sd>(d)</sd> A
sovereign, prince, or feudal noble; a chief, or one exercising
similar authority. <sd>(e)</sd> The head of a household.
<sd>(f)</sd> The male head of a school or college. <sd>(g)</sd> A
male teacher. <sd>(h)</sd> The director of a number of persons
performing a ceremony or sharing a feast. <sd>(i)</sd> The owner
of a docile brute, -- especially a dog or horse. <sd>(j)</sd> The
controller of a familiar spirit or other supernatural
being.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who uses, or controls at will, anything
inanimate; <as>as, to be <ex>master</ex> of one's
time</as>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q><qex>Master</qex> of a hundred thousand drachms.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<q>We are <qex>masters</qex> of the sea.</q>
<qau>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>One who has attained great skill in the use or
application of anything; <as>as, a <ex>master</ex> of oratorical
art</as>.</def>

<q>Great <qex>masters</qex> of ridicule.</q>
<qau>Maccaulay.</qau>

<q>No care is taken to improve young men in their own language,
that they may thoroughly understand and be <qex>masters</qex> of
it.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A title given by courtesy, now commonly
pronounced <pr><it>m\'ccster</it></pr>, except when given to
boys; -- sometimes written <asp>Mister</asp>, but usually
abbreviated to <abbr>Mr.</abbr></def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy.</def>

<q>Where there are little <qex>masters</qex> and misses in a
house, they are impediments to the diversions of the
servants.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The commander of a merchant
vessel; -- usually called <xex>captain</xex>. 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>

<sn>7.</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>

<cs><col>Little masters</col>, <cd>certain German engravers of
the 16th century, so called from the extreme smallness of their
prints.</cd> -- <col>Master in chancery</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>Master of
arts</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>Master of the horse</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>Master of the rolls</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. <au>Bouvier</au>.
<au>Wharton</au>.</cd> -- <col>Past master</col>, <cd>one who has
held the office of <xex>master<xex> in a lodge of Freemasons or
in a society similarly organized.</cd> -- <col>The old
masters</col>, <cd>distinguished painters who preceded modern
painters; especially, the celebrated painters of the 16th and
17th centuries.</cd> -- <col>To be master of one's self</col>,
<cd>to have entire self-control; not to be governed by
passion.</cd> -- <col>To be one's own master</col>, <cd>to be at
liberty to act as one chooses without dictation from
anybody.</cd></cs>

<note><hand/ <xex>Master</xex>, signifying <xex>chief</xex>,
<xex>principal</xex>, <xex>masterly</xex>, <xex>superior</xex>,
<xex>thoroughly skilled</xex>, etc., is often used adjiectively
or in compounds; as, <xex>master</xex> builder or
<xex>master</xex>-builder, <xex>master</xex> chord or
<xex>master</xex>-chord, <xex>master</xex> mason or
<xex>master</xex>-mason, <xex>master</xex> workman or
<xex>master</xex>-workman, <xex>master</xex> mechanic,
<xex>master</xex> mind, <xex>master</xex> spirit,
<xex>master</xex> passion, etc.</note>

<q>Throughout the city by the <qex>master</qex> gate.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<cs><col>Master joint</col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a quarryman's
term for the more prominent and extended joints traversing a rock
mass.</cd> -- <col>Master key</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>Master lode</col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>,
<cd>the principal vein of ore.</cd> -- <col>Master mariner</col>,
<cd>an experienced and skilled seaman who is certified to be
competent to command a merchant vessel.</cd> -- <col>Master
sinew</col> <fld>(Far.)</fld>, <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>Master singer</col>. <cd>See <er>Mastersinger</er>.</cd> --
<col>Master stroke</col>, <cd>a capital performance; a masterly
achievement; a consummate action; <as>as, a <ex>master stroke<ex>
of policy</as>.</cd> -- <col>Master tap</col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>,
<cd>a tap for forming the thread in a screw cutting die.</cd> --
<col>Master touch</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The touch or skill of a
master</cd>. <au>Pope</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Some part of a
performance which exhibits very skillful work or treatment.</cd>
\'bdSome <xex>master touches<xex> of this admirable piece.\'b8
<au>Tatler</au>. -- <col>Master work</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>Master
workman</col>, <cd>a man specially skilled in any art,
handicraft, or trade, or who is an overseer, foreman, or
employer.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mas"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mastered</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mastering</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become the
master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to
conquer; to overpower; to subdue.</def>

<q>Obstinacy and willful neglects must be <qex>mastered</qex>,
even though it cost blows.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To gain the command of, so as to understand or
apply; to become an adept in; <as>as, to <ex>master</ex> a
science</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To own; to posses.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The wealth
That the world <qex>masters</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mas"ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be skillful; to
excel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mas"ter*dom</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Master</ets> + <ets>-dom</ets>.]</ety> <def>Dominion;
rule; command.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mas"ter*ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious;
arbitrary.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the skill or power of a master;
indicating or expressing power or mastery.</def>

<q>His <qex>masterful</qex>, pale face.</q>
<qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau>

<hw>Mas"ter*ful*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a masterful
manner; imperiously.</def>

<q>A lawless and rebellious man who held lands
<qex>masterfully</qex> and in high contempt of the royal
authority.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<hw>Mas"ter*hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of being a master; hence, disposition to command or hector.</def>

<au>C. Bront\'82.</au>

<hw>Mas"ter*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of a master
or owner; ungoverned or ungovernable.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mas"ter*less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mas"ter*li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being masterly; ability to control wisely or
skillfully.</def>

<hw>Mas"ter*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Suitable to,
or characteristic of, a master; indicating thorough knowledge or
superior skill and power; showing a master's hand; <as>as, a
<ex>masterly</ex> design; a <ex>masterly</ex> performance; a
<ex>masterly</ex> policy.</as></def> \'bdA wise and
<xex>masterly</xex> inactivity.\'b8

<au>Sir J. Mackintosh.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Imperious; domineering; arbitrary.</def>

<hw>Mas"ter*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With the skill of a
master.</def>

<q>Thou dost speak <qex>masterly</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mas"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Masterly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mas"ter*piece`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anything
done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital performance; a
chef-d'\'d2uvre; a supreme achievement.</def>

<q>The top and <qex>masterpiece</qex> of art.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<q>Dissimulation was his <qex>masterpiece</qex>.</q>
<qau>Claredon.</qau>

<hw>Mas"ter*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state
or office of a master.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Mastery; dominion; superior skill;
superiority.</def>

<q>Where noble youths for <qex>mastership</qex> should
strive.</q>
<qau>Driden.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Chief work; masterpiece.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>An ironical title of respect.</def>

<q>How now, seignior Launce ! what news with your
<qex>mastership</qex> ?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mas"ter*sing`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A
translation of G. <ets>meisters\'84nger</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Mas"ter*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A tall and coarse European
umbelliferous plant (<spn>Peucedanum Ostruthium</spn>, formerly
<spn>Imperatoria</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The
<spn>Astrantia major</spn>, a European umbelliferous plant with a
showy colored involucre.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Improperly, the
cow parsnip (<spn>Heracleum lanatum</spn>).</def>

<hw>Mas"ter*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Masteries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OF.
<ets>maistrie</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The position or authority of a master; dominion;
command; supremacy; superiority.</def>

<q>If divided by mountains, they will fight for the
<qex>mastery</qex> of the passages of the tops.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Superiority in war or competition; victory;
triumph; pre\'89minence.</def>

<q>The voice of them that shout for <qex>mastery</qex>.</q>
<qau>Ex. xxxii. 18.</qau>

<q>Every man that striveth for the <qex>mastery</qex> is
temperate in all things.</q>
<qau>1 Cor. ix. 25.</qau>

<q>O, but to have gulled him
Had been a <qex>mastery</qex>.</q>
<qau>B. Jonson.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Contest for superiority.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holland.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A masterly operation; a feat.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>I will do a <qex>maistrie</qex> ere I go.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Specifically, the philosopher's stone.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>The act process of mastering; the state of
having mastered.</def>

<q>He could attain to a <qex>mastery</qex> in all languages.</q>
<qau>Tillotson.</qau>

<q>The learning and <qex>mastery</qex> of a tongue, being
unpleasant in itself, should not be cumbered with other
difficulties.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<hw>Mast"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See lst
<er>Mast</er>.]</ety> <def>Abounding in mast; producing mast in
abundance; <as>as, the <ex>mastful</ex> forest; a
<ex>mastful</ex> chestnut.</as></def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Mast"head`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The top or head of a mast; the part of a
mast above the hounds.</def>

<hw>Mast"head"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To
cause to go to the masthead as a punishment.</def>

<au>Marryat.</au>

<hw>Mast"house`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A building
in which vessels' masts are shaped, fitted, etc.</def>

<hw>Mas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>mastiche</ets>, <ets>mastichum</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to
chew, because of its being used in the East for chewing.]</ety>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>mastich</asp>.]</altsp>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A low shrubby tree of the
genus <spn>Pistacia</spn> (<spn>P. Lentiscus</spn>), growing upon
the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a
valuable resin; -- called also, <altname>mastic
tree</altname>.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A kind of cement composed of burnt clay,
litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.</def>

<cs><col>Barbary mastic</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the
<spn>Pistachia Atlantica</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Peruvian mastic
tree</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a small tree (<spn>Schinus
Molle</spn>) with peppery red berries; -- called also
<altname>pepper tree</altname>.</cd> -- <col>West Indian
mastic</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a lofty tree (<spn>Bursera
gummifera</spn>) full of gum resin in every part.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mas"ti*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable
of being masticated.</def>

<hw>Mas`ti*ca"dor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sp.
<ets>mastigador</ets>. See <er>Masticate</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Man.)</fld> <def>A part of a bridle, the slavering
bit.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mastigador</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mas"ti*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Masticated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Masticating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>masticatus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>masticare</ets> to chew, prob. fr. <ets>mastiche</ets>
mastic. See <er>Mastic</er>.]</ety> <def>To grind or crush with,
or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion;
to chew; <as>as, to <ex>masticate</ex> food</as>.</def>

<hw>Mas"ti*ca`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
masticates.</def>

<hw>Mas`ti*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>masticatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mastication</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of
food.</def>

<q><qex>Mastication</qex> is a necessary preparation of solid
aliment, without which there can be no good digestion.</q>
<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau>

<hw>Mas"ti*ca`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who masticates.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<hw>Mas"ti*ca*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>masticatoire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Chewing; adapted to perform
the office o<?/ chewing food.</def>

<hw>Mas"ti*ca*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>-ries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A
substance to be chewed to increase the saliva.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mas"tich</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mastic</er>.</def>

<hw>Mas"ti*cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, amorphous, tenacious substance
resembling caoutchouc, and obtained as an insoluble residue of
mastic.</def>

<hw>Mas"ti*cot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Massicot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mas"tiff</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mastiffs</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. [<plw>Mastives</plw> is
irregular and unusual.]</plu> <ety>[Prob. fr. Prov. E.
<ets>masty</ets>, adj., large, n., a great dog, prob. fr.
<ets>mast</ets> fruit, and hence, lit., fattened with mast. There
is perh. confusion with OF. <ets>mestif</ets> mongrel; cf. also
F. <ets>m\'83tin</ets> mastiff, OF. <ets>mastin</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Mastiff bat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>, any bat of
the genus <spn>Molossus</spn>; so called because the face
somewhat resembles that of a mastiff.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mas"ti*go*pod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Mastigopoda.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mas`ti*gop"o*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a whip + <?/, <?/, foot.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Infusoria.</def>

<hw>Mas"ti*gure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.,
<?/, a scourge + <?/ tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any
one of several large spiny-tailed lizards of the genus
<spn>Uromastix</spn>. They inhabit Southern Asia and North
Africa.</def>

<hw>Mast"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<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>

<cs><col>Masting house</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a large
building, with suitable mechanism overhanging the water, used for
stepping and unstepping the masts of vessels.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Mas*ti"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
breast + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Inflammation of the breast.</def>

<hw>Mast"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See lst
<er>Mast</er>.]</ety> <def>Bearing no mast; <as>as, a
<ex>mastless</ex> oak or beech</as>.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Mast"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 2d
<er>Mast</er>.]</ety> <def>Having no mast; <as>as, a
<ex>mastless</ex> vessel</as>.</def>

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<hw>Mast"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Maslin</er>.</def>

<hw>Mas"to*don</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ the
breast + <?/, <?/, a tooth. So called from the conical
projections upon its molar teeth.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld>
<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 romains occur in
nearly all parts of the world in deposits ranging from Miocene to
late Quaternary time.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mas`to*don*sau"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. E. <ets>Mastodon</ets> + Gr. <?/ a lizard.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A large extinct genus of
labyrinthodonts, found in the European Triassic rocks.</def>

<hw>Mas`to*don"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a mastodon; <as>as,
<ex>mastodontic</ex> dimensions</as>.</def>

<au>Everett.</au>

<mhw><hw>\'d8Mas`to*dyn"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mas*tod"y*ny</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
<ets>mastodynia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ the breast + <?/ pain.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pain occuring in the mamma or female
breast, -- a form of neuralgia.</def>

<hw>Mas"toid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/
the breast + <?/ form: cf. F. <ets>masto\'8bde</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Resembling the nipple or the
breast; -- applied specifically to a process of the temporal bone
behind the ear.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Pertaining to, or in the
region of, the mastoid process; mastoidal.</def>

<hw>Mas*toid"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Mastoid</er>.</def>

<hw>Mas*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
the breast + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>mastologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The natural history of
Mammalia.</def>

<hw>Mas"tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Mistress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mas`tur*ba"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>masturbatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>masturbari</ets> to
practice onanism: cf. F. <ets>masturbation</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Onanism; self-pollution.</def>

<hw>Mast"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See lst
<er>Mast</er>.]</ety> <def>Full of mast; abounding in acorns,
etc.</def>

<hw>Ma*su"la boat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Same as <er>Masoola
boat</er>.</def>

<hw>Mat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Matte</er>.]</ety> <def>A name given by coppersmiths to an
alloy of copper, tin, iron, etc., usually called <xex>white
metal</xex>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>matt</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mat</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF. See 4th
<er>Mate</er>.]</ety> <def>Cast down; dejected; overthrown;
slain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>When he saw them so piteous and so <qex>maat</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Mat</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>matt</ets>,
<ets>meatt</ets>, fr. L. <ets>matta</ets> a mat made of
rushes.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything growing thickly, or closely interwoven,
so as to resemble a mat in form or texture; <as>as, a
<ex>mat</ex> of weeds; a <ex>mat</ex> of hair.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>An ornamental border made of paper, pasterboard,
metal, etc., put under the glass which covers a framed picture;
<as>as, the <ex>mat</ex> of a daguerreotype</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Mat grass</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A
low, tufted, European grass (<spn>Nardus stricta</spn>)</cd>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Same as <er>Matweed</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mat
rush</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of rush (<spn>Scirpus
lacustris</spn>) used in England for making mats.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mat</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Matted</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Matting</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cover or lay
with mats.</def>

<au>Evelyn.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave
into, or like, a mat; to entangle.</def>

<q>And o'er his eyebrows hung his <qex>matted</qex> hair.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Mat</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow thick together; to
become interwoven or felted together like a mat.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma`ta*chin"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>An old dance with swords and bucklers; a
sword dance.</def>

<hw>Mat"a*co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The three-banded armadillo
(<spn>Tolypeutis tricinctus</spn>). See <xex>Illust</xex>. under
<er>Loricata</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mat"a*dore</hw>, <hw>Mat"a*dor</hw>}</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>matador</ets>, prop.,
a killer, fr. <ets>matar</ets> to kill, L. <ets>mactare</ets> to
sacrifice, kill.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The killer; the man appointed to kill the bull
in bullfights.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <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>

<q>When Lady Tricksey played a four,
You took it with a <qex>matadore</qex>.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<hw>Mat`a*gasse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A shrike or butcher bird; -- called
also <altname>mattages</altname>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Ma`ta*ma"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Pg.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The bearded tortoise
(<spn>Chelys fimbriata</spn>) of South American rivers.</def>

<hw>Ma*tan"za</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.,
slaughter, fr. <ets>matar</ets> to kill.]</ety> <def>A place
where animals are slaughtered for their hides and tallow.</def>
<mark>[Western U. S.]</mark>

<hw>Match</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>macche</ets>, F. <ets>m\'8ache</ets>, F.
<ets>m\'8ache</ets>, fr. L. <ets>myxa</ets> a lamp nozzle, Gr.
<?/ mucus, nostril, a lamp nozzle. Cf. <er>Mucus</er>.]</ety>
<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>

<cs><col>Match box</col>, <cd>a box for holding matches.</cd> --
<col>Match tub</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>Quick match</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>Slow match</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></cs>

<hw>Match</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>macche</ets>, AS.
<ets>gem\'91cca</ets>; akin to <ets>gemaca</ets>, and to OS.
<ets>gimako</ets>, OHG. <ets>gimah</ets> fitting, suitable,
convenient, Icel. <ets>mark</ets> suitable, <ets>maki</ets> mate,
Sw. <ets>make</ets>, Dan. <ets>mage</ets>; all from the root of
E. <ets>make</ets>, v. See <er>Make</er> mate, and <er>Make</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>, and cf. <er>Mate</er> an associate.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A person or thing equal or similar to another;
one able to mate or cope with another; an equal; a mate.</def>

<q>Government . . . makes an innocent man, though of the lowest
rank, a <qex>match</qex> for the mightiest of his fellow
subjects.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>(a)</sd> <def>A contest to
try strength or skill, or to determine superiority; an emulous
struggle.</def> \'bdMany a warlike <xex>match</xex>.\'b8 
<au>Drayton.</au>

<q>A solemn <qex>match</qex> was made; he lost the prize.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A matrimonial union; a marriage.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An agreement, compact, etc.</def> \'bdThy hand
upon that <xex>match</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Love doth seldom suffer itself to be confined by other
<qex>matches</qex> than those of its own making.</q>
<qau>Boyle.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in
marriage.</def> \'bdShe . . . was looked upon as the richest
<xex>match</xex> of the West.\'b8

<au>Clarendon.</au>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Equality of conditions in contest or
competition.</def>

<q>It were no <qex>match</qex>, your nail against his horn.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Suitable combination or bringing together; that
which corresponds or harmonizes with something else; <as>as, the
carpet and curtains are a <ex>match</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Founding)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Match boarding</col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>boards
fitted together with tongue and groove, or prepared to be so
fitted.</cd> -- <col>Match game</col>, <cd>a game arranged as a
test of superiority.</cd> -- <col>Match plane</col>
<fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>either of the two planes used to shape
the edges of boards which are joined by grooving and
tonguing.</cd> -- <col>Match plate</col> <fld>(Founding)</fld>,
<cd>a board or plate on the opposite sides of which the halves of
a pattern are fastened, to facilitate molding.
<au>Knight</au>.</cd> -- <col>Match wheel</col>
<fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a cogwheel of suitable pitch to work with
another wheel; specifically, one of a pair of cogwheels of equal
size.</cd></cs>

<hw>Match</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Matched</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Matching</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be a
mate or match for; to be able to complete with; to rival
successfully; to equal.</def>

<q>No settled senses of the world can <qex>match</qex>
The pleasure of that madness.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>No history or antiquity can <qex>match</qex>is policies and
his conduct.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To oppose as equal; to contend successfully
against.</def>

<q>Eternal might
To <qex>match</qex> with their inventions they presumed
So easy, and of his thunder made a scorn.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To make or procure the equal of, or that which
is exactly similar to, or corresponds with; <as>as, to
<ex>match</ex> a vase or a horse; to <ex>match</ex>
cloth.</as></def> \'bd<xex>Matching</xex> of patterns and
colors.\'b8

<au>Swift.</au>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To make equal, proportionate, or suitable; to
adapt, fit, or suit (one thing <xex>to</xex> another).</def>

<q>Let poets <qex>match</qex> their subject to their
strength.</q>
<qau>Roscommon.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>To marry; to give in marriage.</def>

<q>A senator of Rome survived,
Would not have <qex>matched</qex> his daughter with a king.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>To fit together, or make suitable for fitting
together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and a groove, at
the edges; <as>as, to <ex>match</ex> boards</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Matching machine</col>, <cd>a planing machine for
forming a tongue or a groove on the edge of a board.</cd></cs>

<hw>Match</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be united in
marriage; to mate.</def>

<q>I hold it a sin to <qex>match</qex> in my kindred.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Let tigers <qex>match</qex> with hinds, and wolves with
sheep.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be of equal, or similar, size, figure, color,
or quality; to tally; to suit; to correspond; <as>as, these vases
<ex>match</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Match"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being matched; comparable on equal conditions; adapted to being
joined together; correspondent.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Match"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<q>Sir Walter Raleigh . . .  is <qex>matchable</qex> with the
best of the ancients.</q>
<qau>Hakewill.</qau>

<hw>Match"-cloth`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A coarse
cloth.</def>

<hw>Match"-coat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A coat
made of match-cloth.</def>

<hw>Match"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, matches; a matching machine. See under 3d
<er>Match</er>.</def>

<hw>Match"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Mateless</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Having no equal; unequaled.</def> \'bdA
<xex>matchless</xex> queen.\'b8

<au>Waller.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Unlike each other; unequal; unsuited.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Matchless</xex> ears.\'b8

<au>Spenser.</au>


-- <wordforms><wf>Match"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Match"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Match"lock`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An old form
of gunlock containing a match for firing the priming; hence, a
musket fired by means of a match.</def>

<hw>Match"mak`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who makes matches for burning or kinding.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who tries to bring about marriages.</def>

<hw>Match"mak`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or
process of making matches for kindling or burning.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or process of trying to bring about a
marriage for others.</def>

<hw>Match"mak`ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Busy in making or
contriving marriages; <as>as, a <ex>matchmaking</ex>
woman</as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety>
<def>The Paraguay tea, being the dried leaf of the Brazilian
holly (<spn>Ilex Paraguensis</spn>). The infusion has a pleasant
odor, with an agreeable bitter taste, and is much used for tea in
South America.</def>

<hw>Mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mat</ets>, abbrev. fr. \'82chec et <ets>mat</ets>. See
<er>Checkmate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chess)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Checkmate</er>.</def>

<hw>Mate</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See 2d <er>Mat</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mater</ets> to
fatigue, enfeeble, humiliate, checkmate. See <er>Mate</er>
checkmate.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To confuse; to confound.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To checkmate.</def>

<hw>Mate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perhaps for older
<ets>make</ets> a companion; cf. also OD. <ets>maet</ets>
companion, mate, D. <ets>maat</ets>. Cf. <er>Make</er> a
companion, <er>Match</er> a mate.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
customarily associates with another; a companion; an associate;
any object which is associated or combined with a similar
object.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A suitable companion; a match; an equal.</def>

<q>Ye knew me once no <qex>mate</qex>
For you; there sitting where you durst not soar.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <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, <xex>first
mate</xex>, <xex>second mate</xex>, <xex>third mate</xex>, etc.
In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; <as>as, master's
<ex>mate</ex>; surgeon's <ex>mate</ex>.</as></def>

<hw>Mate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mated</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mating</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To match; to
marry.</def>

<q>If she be <qex>mated</qex> with an equal husband.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To match one's self against; to oppose as equal;
to compete with.</def>

<q>There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it
<qex>mates</qex> and masters the fear of death.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>I, . . . in the way of loyalty and truth, . . .
Dare <qex>mate</qex> a sounder man than Surrey can be.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be or become a mate or
mates, especially in sexual companionship; <as>as, some birds
<ex>mate</ex> for life; this bird will not <ex>mate</ex> with
that one.</as></def>

<hw>Mate"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Matchless</er>.]</ety> <def>Having no mate.</def>

<hw>Mat"e*lote</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>matelot</ets> a sailor; properly, a dish such as sailors
prepare.]</ety> <def>A dish of food composed of many kings of
fish.</def>

<hw>Ma`te*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ useless, vain + <?/ discourse: cf. F.
<ets>mat\'82ologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A vain, unprofitable
discourse or inquiry.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Ma`te*o*tech"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/; <?/ vain + <?/ art, science.]</ety> <def>Any unprofitable
science.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Ma"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., mother.
See <er>Mother</er>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Alma mater</er>,
<er>Dura mater</er>, and <er>Pia mater</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>materialis</ets>, fr. <ets>materia</ets> stuff, matter: cf.
F. <ets>mat\'82riel</ets>. See <er>Matter</er>, and cf.
<er>Mat\'90riel</er>.]</ety> 

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of matter; not spiritual; corporeal;
physical; <as>as, <ex>material</ex> substance or
bodies</as>.</def>

<q>The <qex>material</qex> elements of the universe.</q>
<qau>Whewell.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Of solid or weighty character; not
insubstantial; of cinsequence; not be dispensed with;
important.</def>

<q>Discourse, which was always <qex>material</qex>, never
trifling.</q>
<qau>Evelyn.</qau>

<q>I shall, in the account of simple ideas, set down only such as
are most <qex>material</qex> to our present purpose.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Logic.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the matter, as
opposed to the form, of a thing. See <er>Matter</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Material cause</col>. <cd>See under <er>Cause</er>.</cd>
-- <col>Material evidence</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>evidence
which conduces to the proof or disproof of a relevant hypothesis.
<au>Wharton</au>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Corporeal; bodily; important; weighty; momentous;
essential.</syn>

<hw>Ma*te"ri*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The substance or matter
of which anything is made or may be made.</def>

<cs><col>Raw material</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 <xex>raw
material<xex>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ma*te"ri*al</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form from matter;
to materialize.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mat\'82rialisme</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The doctrine of materialists; materialistic
views and tenets.</def>

<q>The irregular fears of a future state had been supplanted by
the <qex>materialism</qex> of Epicurus.</q>
<qau>Buckminster.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The tendency to give undue importance to
material interests; devotion to the material nature and its
wants.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Material substances in the aggregate;
matter.</def> <mark>[R. & Obs.]</mark>

<au>A. Chalmers.</au>

<-- p. 902 -->

<hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mat\'82rialiste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who holds to the existence of matter, as
distinguished from the idealist, who denies it.</def>

<au>Berkeley.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma*te`ri*al*is"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Ma*te`ri*al*is"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw>
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to materialism or
materialists; of the nature of materialism.</def>

<q>But to me his very spiritualism seemed more
<qex>materialistic</qex> than his physics.</q>
<qau>C. Kingsley.</qau>

<hw>Ma*te`ri*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>mat\'82rialit\'82</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being material; material
existence; corporeity.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Importance; <as>as, the <ex>materiality</ex> of
facts</as>.</def>

<hw>Ma*te`ri*al*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The act of materializing, or the state of being
materialized.</def>

<hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Materialized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Materializing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mat\'82rialiser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To invest
wich material characteristics; to make perceptible to the senses;
hence, to present to the mind through the medium of material
objects.</def>

<q>Having wich wonderful art and beauty <qex>materialized</qex>,
if I may so call it, a scheme of abstracted notions, and clothed
the most nice, refined conceptions of philosophy in sensible
images.</q>
<qau>Tatler.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To regard as matter; to consider or explain by
the laws or principles which are appropriate to matter.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause to assume a character appropriate to
material things; to occupy with material interests; <as>as, to
<ex>materialize</ex> thought</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Spiritualism)</fld> <def>To make visable in, or
as in, a material form; -- said of spirits.</def>

<q>A female spirit form temporarily <qex>materialized</qex>, and
not distinguishable from a human being.</q>
<qau>Epes Sargent.</qau>

<hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To appear as a
material form; to take substantial shape.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In the
state of matter.</def>

<q>I do not mean that anything is separable from a body by fire
that was not <qex>materially</qex> pre\'89xistent in it.</q>
<qau>Boyle.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>In its essence; substantially.</def>

<q>An ill intention is certainly sufficient to spoil . . . an act
in itself <qex>materially</qex> good.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>In an important manner or degree; essentaily;
<as>as, it <ex>materially</ex> concern us to know the real
motives of our actions</as>.</def>

<hw>Ma*te"ri*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
material.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma*te"ri*a med"i*ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. See
<er>Matter</er>, and <er>Medical</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Material or substance used in the composition of remedies;
-- a general term for all substances used as curative agents in
medicine.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<hw>Ma*te`ri*a"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>materiarius</ets>.]</ety> <def>See
<er>Materialist</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma*te"ri*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Ma*te"ri*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>materiatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>materiare</ets> to
build of wood.]</ety> <def>Consisting of matter.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Ma*te`ri*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>materiatio</ets> woodwork.]</ety> <def>Act of forming
matter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>\'d8Ma`t\'82`ri`el"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
See <er>Material</er>.]</ety> <def>That in a complex system which
constitutes the <xex>materials</xex>, or instruments employed, in
distinction from the <xex>personnel</xex>, or men; <as>as, the
baggage, munitions, provisions, etc.</as>, of an army; or the
buildings, libraries, and apparatus of a college, in distinction
from its officers.</def>

<hw>Ma*te"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Material</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ma*ter"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>maternel</ets>, L. <ets>maternus</ets>, fr. <ets>mater</ets>
mother. See <er>Mother</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a
mother; becoming to a mother; motherly; <as>as, <ex>maternal</ex>
love; <ex>maternal</ex> tenderness.</as></def>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Motherly</er>.</syn>

<hw>Ma*ter"nal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a motherly
manner.</def>

<hw>Ma*ter"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>maternit\'82</ets>, LL. <ets>maternitas</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The state of being a mother; the character or relation of a
mother.</def>

<hw>Mat"fel*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[W.
<ets>madfelen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The knapweed
(<spn>Centaurea nigra</spn>).</def>

<hw>Math</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m</ets><?/<?/; akin to <ets>m\'bewan</ets> to mow, G.
<ets>mahd</ets> math. See <er>Mow</er> to cut (grass).]</ety>
<def>A mowing, or that which is gathered by mowing; -- chiefly
used in composition; <as>as, an after<ex>math</ex></as>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The first mowing thereof, for the king's use, is wont to be
sooner than the common <qex>math</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bp. Hall.</qau>

<hw>Math`e*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>math\'82matique</ets>, L. <ets>mathematicus</ets>, 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.
<ets>mind</ets>. See <er>Mind</er>.]</ety> <def>See
<er>Mathematical</er>.</def>

<hw>Math`e*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mathematic</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to mathematics;
according to mathematics; hence, theoretically precise; accurate;
<as>as, <ex>mathematical</ex> geography; <ex>mathematical</ex>
instruments; <ex>mathematical</ex> exactness.</as></def> --
<wordforms><wf>Math`e*mat"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Math`e*ma*ti"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>math\'82maticien</ets>.]</ety> <def>One versed in
mathematics.</def>

<hw>Math`e*mat"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>math\'82matiques</ets>, pl., L. <ets>mathematica</ets>,
sing., Gr. <?/ (sc. <?/) science. See <er>Mathematic</er>, and
<er>-ics</er>.]</ety> <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>

<note><hand/ <xex>Mathematics</xex> embraces three departments,
namely: <bold>1.</bold> <stype>Arithmetic</stype>.
<bold>2.</bold> <stype>Geometry</stype>, including
<stype>Trigonometry</stype> and <stype>Conic Sections</stype>.
<bold>3.</bold> <stype>Analysis</stype>, in which letters are
used, including <stype>Algebra</stype>, <stype>Analytical
Geometry</stype>, and <stype>Calculus</stype>. Each of these
divisions is divided into <xex>pure</xex> or <xex>abstract</xex>,
which considers magnitude or quantity abstractly, without
relation to matter; and <xex>mixed</xex> or <xex>applied</xex>,
which treats of magnitude as subsisting in material bodies, and
is consequently interwoven with physical considerations.</note>

<hw>Math"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Madder</er>.</def>

<hw>Math"es</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh.
corrupted fr. L. <ets>anthemis</ets> camomile, Gr. <?/ .]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The mayweed. Cf. <er>Maghet</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ma*the"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
Gr. <?/, from <?/, <?/, to learn.]</ety> <def>Learning;
especially, mathematics.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>Math"u*rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(R. C.
Ch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Trinitarian</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma*ti"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A Peruvian plant (<spn>Piper, <or/ Artanthe,
elongatum</spn>), allied to the pepper, the leaves of which are
used as a styptic and astringent.</def>

<hw>Mat"ie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A fat herring with undeveloped roe.</def> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>matty</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Eng. & Scot.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8M<acir/`tin"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m<acir/tin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A French
mastiff.</def>

<hw>Mat"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. fr. L.
<ets>matutinum</ets> the morning, <ets>matutinus</ets> of the
morning, <ets>Matuta</ets> the goddess of the morning. See
<er>Matutinal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Morning.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <ety>[F. <ets>matines</ets>. See
Etymol. above.]</ety> <def>Morning worship or service; morning
prayers or songs.</def>

<q>The winged choristers began
To chirp their <qex>matins</qex>.</q>
<qau>Cleveland.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Time of morning service; the first canonical
hour in the Roman Catholic Church.</def>

<hw>Mat"in</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
morning, or to matins; used in the morning; matutinal.</def>

<hw>Mat"in*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to
the morning, or to matins; matutinal.</def>

<hw>Mat`i*n\'82e"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from
<ets>matin</ets>. See <er>Matin</er>.]</ety> <def>A reception, or
a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See
<er>Soir\'90e</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma*trass"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>matras</ets>; perh. so called from its long narrow neck; cf.
OF. <ets>matras</ets> large arrow, L. <ets>materis</ets>,
<ets>mataris</ets>, <ets>matara</ets>, a Celtic javelin, pike; of
Celtic origin.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A round-bottomed
glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead.</def>

<hw>Mat"ress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Matress</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma"tri*arch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mater</ets> mother + <ets>-arch</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
mother and ruler of a family or of her descendants; a ruler by
maternal right.</def>

<hw>Ma`tri*ar"chal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to a matriarch; governed by a matriarch.</def>

<hw>Ma"tri*ar"chate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
office or jurisdiction of a matriarch; a matriarchal form of
government.</def>

<hw>Ma"trice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>matrice</ets>. See <er>Matrix</er>.]</ety> <def>See
<er>Matrix</er>.</def>

<hw>Mat"ri*ci`dal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to matricide.</def>

<hw>Mat"ri*cide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>matricidium</ets>; <ets>mater</ets> mother +
<ets>coedere</ets> to kill, slay: cf. F. <ets>matricide</ets>.
See <er>Mother</er>, and cf. <er>Homicide</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The murder of a mother by her son or
daughter.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[L. <ets>matricida</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>matricide</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who murders one's own
mother.</def>

<hw>Ma*tric"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Matriculated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Matriculating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>matricula</ets> a public roll or register, dim. of
<ets>matrix</ets> a mother, in respect to propagation, also, a
public register. See <er>Matrix</er>.]</ety> <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>

<q>In discovering and <qex>matriculating</qex> the arms of
commissaries from North America.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<hw>Ma*tric"u*late</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To go though the
process of admission to membership, as by examination and
enrollment, in a society or college.</def>

<hw>Ma*tric"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Matriculated.</def> <au>Skelton</au>. -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<def>One who is matriculated.</def></def2>

<au>Arbuthnot.</au>

<hw>Ma*tric`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
act or process of matriculating; the state of being
matriculated.</def>

<hw>Mat"ri*moine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Matrimony.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mat`ri*mo"ni*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>matrimonialis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>matrimonial</ets>. See
<er>Matrimony</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to marriage;
derived from marriage; connubial; nuptial; hymeneal; <as>as,
<ex>matrimonial</ex> rights or duties</as>.</def>

<q>If he relied upon that title, he could be but a king at
courtesy, and have rather a <qex>matrimonial</qex> than a regal
power.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Connubial; conjugal; sponsal; spousal; nuptial;
hymeneal.</syn>

<hw>Mat`ri*mo"ni*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
matrimonial manner.</def>

<hw>Mat`ri*mo"ni*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Matrimonial.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mat"ri*mo*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>matrimoine</ets>, through Old French, fr. L.
<ets>matrimonium</ets>, fr. <ets>mater</ets> mother. See
<er>Mother</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The union of man and woman as husband and wife;
the nuptial state; marriage; wedlock.</def>

<q>If either of you know any impediment, why ye may not be
lawfully joined together in <qex>matrimony</qex>, ye do now
confessit.</q>
<qau>Book of Com. Prayer (Eng. Ed. )</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of game at cards played by several
persons.</def>

<cs><col>Matrimony vine</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a climbing
thorny vine (<spn>Lycium barbarum</spn>) of the Potato
family.</cd></cs>

<au>Gray.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Marriage; wedlock. See <er>Marriage</er>.</syn>

<hw>Ma"trix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Matrices</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>mater</ets> mother. See <er>Mother</er>, and cf.
<er>Matrice</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The womb.</def>

<q>All that openeth the <qex>matrix</qex> is mine.</q>
<qau>Ex. xxxiv. 19.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, that which gives form or origin to
anything</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <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>(b)</sd>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>The earthy or stony substance in which
metallic ores or crystallized minerals are found; the
gangue.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Dyeing)</fld>
<def>The five simple colors, black, white, blue, red, and yellow,
of which all the rest are composed.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The lifeless portion of
tissue, either animal or vegetable, situated between the cells;
the intercellular substance.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A rectangular arrangement of
symbols in rows and columns. The symbols may express quantities
or operations.</def>

<hw>Ma"tron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>matrone</ets>, L. <ets>matrona</ets>, fr. <ets>mater</ets>
mother. See <er>Mother</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A wife or a
widow, especially, one who has borne children; a woman of staid
or motherly manners.</def>

<q>Your wives, your daughters,
Your <qex>matrons</qex>, and your maids.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Grave from her cradle, insomuch that she was a
<qex>matron</qex> before she was a mother.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A housekeeper; esp., a woman who manages the
domestic economy of a public instution; a head nurse in a
hospital; <as>as, the <ex>matron</ex> of a school or
hospital</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Jury of matrons</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>Mat"ron*age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The state of a matron.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The collective body of matrons.</def>

<au>Burke.</au>

<q>Can a politician slight the feelings and convictions of the
whole <qex>matronage</qex> of his country ?</q>
<qau>Hare.</qau>

<hw>Mat"ron*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>matronalis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a matron;
suitable to an elderly lady or to a married woman; grave;
motherly.</def>

<hw>Ma"tron*hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of being a matron.</def>

<hw>Mat"ron*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Matronized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Matronizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a matron of;
to make matronlike.</def>

<q>Childbed <qex>matronizes</qex> the giddiest spirits.</q>
<qau>Richardson.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To act the part of a marton toward; to
superintend; to chaperone; <as>as, to <ex>matronize</ex> an
assembly</as>.</def>

<hw>Ma"tron*like`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a
matron; sedate; grave; matronly.</def>

<hw>Ma"tron*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Advanced in
years; elderly.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Like, or befitting, a matron; grave;
sedate.</def>

<hw>Mat`ro*nym"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mater</ets> mother + <ets>-nymic</ets>, as in
<ets>patronimic</ets>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Metronymic</er>.</def>

<hw>Ma*tross"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>matroos</ets>, fr. F. <ets>matelot</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld> <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> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Matt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Matte</er>.</def>

<au>Knight.</au>

<hw>Mat`ta*ges"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A shrike or butcher bird; -- written
also <altname>matagasse</altname>.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Mat"ta*more`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>matamore</ets>, from Ar. <ets>matm<?/ra</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
subterranean repository for wheat.</def>

<hw>Matte</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>matte</ets>; cf. F. <ets>mat</ets>, masc., <ets>matte</ets>,
fem., faint, dull, dim; -- said of metals. See <er>Mate</er>
checkmate.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Metallurgy)</fld> <def>A
partly reduced copper sulphide, obtained by alternately roasting
and melting copper ore in separating the metal from associated
iron ores, and called <altname>coarse metal</altname>,
<altname>fine metal</altname>, 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>

<sn>2.</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>

<hw>Mat"ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Matte</er>.]</ety> <def>Having a dull surface; unburnished;
<as>as, <ex>matted</ex> gold leaf or gilding</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Matted glass</col>, <cd>glass ornamented with figures on
a dull ground.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mat"ted</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 3d <er>Mat</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Covered with a mat or mats; <as>as, a
<ex>matted</ex> floor</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Tangled closely together; having its parts
adhering closely together; <as>as, <ex>matted</ex>
hair</as>.</def>

<hw>Mat"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>matere</ets>, F. <ets>mati\'8are</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>materia</ets>; perh. akin to L. <ets>mater</ets> mother. Cf.
<er>Mother</er>, <er>Madeira</er>, <er>Material</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<q>He is the <qex>matter</qex> of virtue.</q>
<qau>B. Jonson.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<note><hand/ <xex>Matter</xex> is usually divided by
philosophical writers into three kinds or classes:
<xex>solid</xex>, <xex>liquid</xex>, and <xex>a\'89riform</xex>.
<xex>Solid</xex> substances are those whose parts firmly cohere
and resist impression, as wood or stone. <xex>Liquids</xex> have
free motion among their parts, and easily yield to impression, as
water and wine. <xex>A\'89riform</xex> substances are elastic
fluids, called <xex>vapors</xex> and <xex>gases</xex>, as air and
oxygen gas.</note>

<sn>3.</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> \'bdIf the
<xex>matter</xex> should be tried by duel.\'b8

<au>Bacon.</au>

<q>Son of God, Savior of men ! Thy name
Shall be the copious <qex>matter</qex> of my song.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>Every great <qex>matter</qex> they shall bring unto thee, but
every small <qex>matter</qex> they shall judge.</q>
<qau>Ex. xviii. 22.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>That which one has to treat, or with which one
has to do; concern; affair; business.</def>

<q>To help the <qex>matter</qex>, the alchemists call in many
vanities out of astrology.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>Some young female seems to have carried <qex>matters</qex> so
far, that she is ripe for asking advice.</q>
<qau>Spectator.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Affair worthy of account; thing of consequence;
importance; significance; moment; -- chiefly in the phrases
<xex>what matter</xex> ? <xex>no matter</xex>, and the
like.</def>

<q>A prophet some, and some a poet, cry;
No <qex>matter</qex> which, so neither of them lie.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Inducing cause or occasion, especially of
anything disagreeable or distressing; difficulty; trouble.</def>

<q>And this is the <qex>matter</qex> why interpreters upon that
passage in
Hosea will not consent it to be a true story, that the prophet
took a harlot to wife.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<-- p. 903 -->

<sn>7.</sn> <def>Amount; quantity; portion; space; -- often
indefinite.</def>

<q>Away he goes, . . . a <qex>matter</qex> of seven miles.</q>
<qau>L' Estrange.</qau>

<q>I have thoughts to tarry a small <qex>matter</qex>.</q>
<qau>Congreve.</qau>

<q>No small <qex>matter</qex> of British forces were commanded
over sea the year before.</q>
<qau>Mi</qau>

<qau>lton.</qau>

<sn>8.</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>

<sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <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 <xex>form</xex>.</def>

<au>Mansel.</au>

<sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Dead matter</col> <fld>(Print.)</fld>, <cd>type which
has been used, or which is not to be used, in printing, and is
ready for distribution.</cd> -- <col>Live matter</col>
<fld>(Print.)</fld>, <cd>type set up, but not yet printed
from.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Matter in bar</col>, <col>Matter of
fact</col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Bar</er>, and
<er>Fact</er>.</cd> -- <col>Matter of record</col>, <cd>anything
recorded.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Upon the matter</col>, <or/
<col>Upon the whole matter</col></mcol>, <cd>considering the
whole; taking all things into view.</cd></cs>

<q>Waller, with Sir William Balfour, exceeded in horse, but were,
<qex>upon the whole matter</qex>, equal in foot.</q>
<qau>Clarendon.</qau>

<hw>Mat"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mattered</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mattering</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be of
importance; to import; to signify.</def>

<q>It <qex>matters</qex> not how they were called.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To form pus or matter, as an abscess; to
maturate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdEach slight sore
<xex>mattereth</xex>.\'b8

<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au>

<hw>Mat"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To regard as important;
to take account of; to care for.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>He did not <qex>matter</qex> cold nor hunger.</q>
<qau>H. Brooke.</qau>

<hw>Mat"ter*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not being,
or having, matter; <as>as, <ex>matterless</ex>
spirits</as>.</def>

<au>Davies (Wit's Pilgr. ).</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Unimportant; immaterial.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mat"ter-of-fact"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Adhering to facts; not turning aside from absolute
realities; not fanciful or imaginative; commonplace; dry.</def>

<hw>Mat"ter*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Generating or containing pus; purulent.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Full of substance or matter; important.</def>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Mat"ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Mat</er>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make a mat; the
process of becoming matted.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Materials for mats.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>An ornamental border. See 3d <er>Mat</er>,
4.</def>

<hw>Mat"ting</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Matte</er>.]</ety>
<def>A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as
gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.</def>

<hw>Mat"tock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mattuc</ets>; cf. W. <ets>matog</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<q>'T is you must dig with <qex>mattock</qex> and with spade.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mat`to*wac"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Indian
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An American clupeoid fish
(<spn>Clupea mediocris</spn>), similar to the shad in habits and
appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; -- called
also <altname>hickory shad</altname>, <altname>tailor
shad</altname>, <altname>fall herring</altname>, and
<altname>shad herring</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mat"tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>materas</ets>, F. <ets>matelas</ets>, LL.
<ets>matratium</ets>; cf. Sp. & Pg. al<ets>madraque</ets>, Pr.
al<ets>matrac</ets>; all from Ar. <ets>ma<tsdot/rah</ets> a place
where anything is thrown, what is thrown under something, fr.
<ets><tsdot/araha</ets> to throw.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A quilted bed; a bed stuffed with hair, moss, or
other suitable material, and quilted or otherwise fastened.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>matress</asp>.]</altsp>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Hydraulic Engin.)</fld> <def>A mass of
interwoven brush, poles, etc., to protect a bank from being worn
away by currents or waves.</def>

<hw>Mat"u*rant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>maturans</ets>, p. pr. See <er>Maturate</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A medicine, or application, which promotes
suppuration.</def>

<hw>Mat"u*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Maturated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Maturating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>maturatus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>maturare</ets> to make ripe, fr. <ets>maturus</ets> ripe,
mature. See <er>Mature</er>, <pos>v.</pos> & <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring to ripeness or maturity; to
ripen.</def>

<q>A tree may be <qex>maturated</qex> artificially.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To promote the perfect suppuration of (an
abscess).</def>

<hw>Mat"u*rate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To ripen; to become
mature; specif<?/cally, to suppurate.</def>

<hw>Mat`u*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>maturatio</ets> a hastening: cf. F.
<ets>maturation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The process of bringing, or of
coming, to maturity; hence, specifically, the process of
suppurating perfectly; the formation of pus or matter.</def>

<hw>Mat"u*ra*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>maturatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Conducing to ripeness or
maturity; hence, conducing to suppuration.</def>

<hw>Mat"u*ra*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A
remedy promoting maturation; a maturant.</def>

<hw>Ma*ture"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Maturer</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Maturest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>maturus</ets>; prob. akin to E. <ets>matin</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<q>Now is love <qex>mature</qex> in ear.</q>
<qau>Tennison.</qau>

<q>How shall I meet, or how accost, the sage,
Unskilled in speech, nor yet <qex>mature</qex> of age ?</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Completely worked out; fully digested or
prepared; ready for action; made ready for destined application
or use; perfected; <as>as, a <ex>mature</ex> plan</as>.</def>

<q>This lies glowing, . . . and is almost <qex>mature</qex> for
the violent breaking out.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a condition of full
development; <as>as, a man of <ex>mature</ex> years</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Come to, or in a state of, completed
suppuration.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Ripe; perfect; completed; prepared; digested;
ready.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Mature</er>, <er>Ripe</er>. Both
words describe <xex>fullness</xex> of growth. <xex>Mature</xex>
brings to view the progressiveness of the process;
<xex>ripe</xex> indicates the result. We speak of a thing as
<xex>mature</xex> when thinking of the successive
<xex>stayes</xex> through which it has passed; as
<xex>ripe</xex>, when our attention is directed merely to its
state. A <xex>mature</xex> judgment; <xex>mature</xex>
consideration; <xex>ripe</xex> fruit; a <xex>ripe</xex>
scholar.</usage>

<hw>Ma*ture"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Matured</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Maturing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See <er>Maturate</er>,
<er>Mature</er>.]</ety> <def>To bring or hasten to maturity; to
promote ripeness in; to ripen; to complete; <as>as, to
<ex>mature</ex> one's plans</as>.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Ma*ture"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To advance
toward maturity; to become ripe; <as>as, wine <ex>matures</ex> by
age; the judgment <ex>matures</ex> by age and
experience.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to become due, as a note.</def>

<hw>Ma*ture"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a mature
manner; with ripeness; completely.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>With caution; deliberately.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Early; soon.</def> <mark>[A Latinism, little
used]</mark>

<au>Bentley.</au>

<hw>Ma*ture"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being mature; maturity.</def>

<hw>Ma*tur"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
brings to maturity.</def>

<hw>Mat`u*res"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>maturescens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>maturescere</ets> to
become ripe, v. incho. from <ets>maturus</ets>. See
<er>Mature</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Approaching
maturity.</def>

<hw>Ma*tur"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Approaching
maturity; <as>as, <ex>maturing</ex> fruits; <ex>maturing</ex>
notes of hand.</as></def>

<hw>Ma*tu"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>maturitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>maturit\'82</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being mature; ripeness;
full development; <as>as, the <ex>maturity</ex> of corn or of
grass; <ex>maturity</ex> of judgment; the <ex>maturity</ex> of a
plan.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Arrival of the time fixed for payment; a
becoming due; termination of the period a note, etc., has to
run.</def>

<hw>Mat`u*ti"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>matutinalis</ets>, <ets>matutinus</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>matutinal</ets>. See <er>Matin</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to the morning; early.</def>

<hw>Ma*tu"ti*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Matutinal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mat"u*tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Matutinal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mat"weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A name of several maritime grasses, as the sea sand-reed
(<spn>Ammophila arundinacea</spn>) which is used in Holland to
bind the sand of the seacoast dikes (see <cref>Beach
grass</cref>, under <er>Beach</er>); also, the <spn>Lygeum
Spartum</spn>, a Mediterranean grass of similar habit.</def>

<hw>Mat"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymology
uncertain.]</ety> <def>A native house servant in India.</def>

<au>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</au>

<hw>\'d8Matz"oth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.
<ets>matsts<omac/th</ets>, pl. of <ets>matsts\'beh</ets>
unleavened.]</ety> <def>A cake of unleavened bread eaten by the
Jews at the feast of the Passover.</def><-- this is pl. form.
sing. is matzo or matzoh.  Other plurals matzos and matzohs -->

<hw>\'d8Mau*ca"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the
native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A lemur; --
applied to several species, as the White-fronted, the ruffed, and
the ring-tailed lemurs.</def>

<hw>Maud</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A gray plaid; --
used by shepherds in Scotland.</def>

<hw>Mau"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To throw
onto confusion or disorder; to render maudlin.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Maud"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Maudlin</ets>, a contr. of <ets>Magdalen</ets>, OE.
<ets>Maudeleyne</ets>, who is drawn by painters with eyes swelled
and red with weeping.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Tearful; easily
moved to tears; exciting to tears; excessively sentimental; weak
and silly.</def> \'bd<xex>Maudlin</xex> eyes.\'b8
<au>Dryden</au>. \'bd<xex>Maudlin</xex> eloquence.\'b8
<au>Roscommon</au>. \'bdA <xex>maudlin</xex> poetess.\'b8
<au>Pope</au>. \'bd<xex>Maudlin</xex> crowd.\'b8
<au>Southey</au>.

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Drunk, or somewhat drunk; fuddled; given to
drunkenness.</def>

<q><qex>Maudlin</qex> Clarence in his malmsey butt.</q>
<qau>Byron.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Maud"lin</hw>, <hw>Maude"line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
}</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An aromatic
composite herb, the costmary; also, the South European
<xex>Achillea Ageratum</xex>, a kind of yarrow.</def>

<hw>Muad"lin*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A maudlin
state.</def>

<au>Dickens.</au>

<hw>Maud"lin*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The oxeye daisy.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mau"ger</hw>, <hw>Mau"gre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>maugr\'82</ets>,
<ets>malgr\'82</ets>, F. <ets>malgr\'82</ets>. See <er>Mal-</er>,
<er>Malice</er>, and <er>Agree</er>.]</ety> <def>In spite of; in
opposition to; notwithstanding.</def>

<q>A man must needs love <qex>maugre</qex> his heed.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>This <qex>mauger</qex> all the world will I keep safe.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mau"gre</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To defy.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>J. Webster.</au>

<hw>Mau"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>See
<er>Malkin</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A hare.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<hw>Maul</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mall</er>
a hammer.]</ety> <def>A heavy wooden hammer or beetle.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>mall</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Maul</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mauled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mauling</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To beat and
bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse
manner.</def>

<q>Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and <qex>maul</qex>.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To injure greatly; to do much harm to.</def>

<q>It <qex>mauls</qex> not only the person misrepreseted, but him
also to whom he is misrepresented.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<hw>Maule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The common mallow.</def>

<hw>Maul"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A severe
beating with a stick, cudgel, or the fist.</def>

<hw>Maul"-stick`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.
<ets>malerstock</ets>; <ets>maler</ets> a painter +
<ets>stock</ets> stick.]</ety> <def>A stick used by painters as a
rest for the hand while working.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>mahl-stick</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mau"met</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mawmet</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Maunch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
munch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Maunch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Manche</er>.</def>

<hw>Maund</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mand</ets>, <ets>mond</ets>.]</ety> <def>A hand
basket.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Herrick.</au>

<hw>Maund</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind, & Per.
<ets>man</ets>.]</ety> <def>An East Indian weight, varying in
different localities from 25 to about 82 pounds
avoirdupois.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Maund</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Maund"er</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mendier</ets> to beg, E. <ets>mendicant</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To beg.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson. Beau. & Fl.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak
indistinctly or disconnectedly; to talk incoherently.</def>

<q>He was ever <qex>maundering</qex> by the how that he met a
party of scarlet devils.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<hw>Maund"er</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To utter in a grumbling
manner; to mutter.</def>

<hw>Maund"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A beggar.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Maund"er*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
maunders.</def>

<hw>Maun"dril</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Mandrel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Coa<?/ Mining)</fld> <def>A pick
with two prongs, to pry with.</def>

<hw>Maun"dy Thurs"day</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[OE.
<ets>maunde</ets> a command, OF. <ets>mand\'82</ets>, L.
<ets>mandatum</ets>, from <ets>mandare</ets> 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 \'bdnew
commandment,\'b8 <au>John xiii. 5, 34</au>.]</ety>
<fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The Thursday in Passion week, or next
before Good Friday.</def>

<hw>Maun"gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mangy.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Skelton.</au>

<hw>Mau*resque"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Moresque</er>.</def>

<hw>Maur"ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Maurus</ets>, the favorite disciple of St. Benedict.]</ety>
<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 <xex>Maurists</xex> have been
distinguished for their interest in literature.</def>

<hw>Mau`so*le"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Mausoleus</ets>. See <er>Mausoleum</er>.]</ety>
<def>Pertaining to a mausoleum; monumental.</def>

<hw>Mau`so*le"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. E.
<plw>Mausoleums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>-lea</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>mausoleum</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr.
<?/ Mausolus, king of Caria, to whom Artemisia, his widow,
erected a stately monument.]</ety> <def>A magnificent tomb, or
stately sepulchral monument.</def>

<hw>Mau"ther</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. AS.
<ets>m\'91g<?/</ets> a maid.]</ety> <altsp>[Also spelled
<asp>mawther</asp>, <asp>mother</asp>.]</altsp> <def>A girl;
esp., a great, awkward girl; a wench.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Mauv`an"i*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Mauve aniline</cref>, under
<er>Mauve</er>.</def>

<hw>Mauve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., mallow, L.
<ets>malva</ets>. So named from the similarity of the color to
that of the petals of common mallow, <ets>Malva sylvestri</ets>s.
See <er>Mallow</er>.]</ety> <def>A color of a delicate purple,
violet, or lilac.</def>

<cs><col>Mauve aniline</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a dyestuff
produced artificially by the oxidation of commercial aniline, and
the first discovered of the so-called <xex>coal-tar<xex>, or
<xex>aniline<xex>, <xex>dyes<xex>. It consists of the sulphate of
mauve\'8bne, and is a dark brown or bronze amorphous powder,
which dissolves to a beatiful purple color. Called also
<altname>aniline purple</altname>, <altname>violine</altname>,
etc.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mauve"\'8bne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An artificial organic base, obtained by
oxidizing a mixture of aniline and toluidine, and valuable for
the dyestuffs it forms.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>mauvine</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mauv"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Mauve-colored.</def>

<hw>Mav"er*ick</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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 <xex>Maverick</xex>, the name of a cattle owner in Texas who
naglected to brand his cattle.</def>

<hw>Ma"vis</hw> <pr>(m<amac/"v<icr/s)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>mauvis</ets>, Arm. <ets>milvid</ets>,
<ets>milfid</ets>, <ets>milc'hhouid</ets>, Corn.
<ets>melhuez</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The
European throstle or song thrush (<spn>Turdus
musicus</spn>).</def>

<hw>Maw</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mew</er> a
gull.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A gull.</def>

<hw>Maw</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mawe</ets>, AS.
<ets>maga</ets> stomach; akin to D. <ets>maag</ets>, OHG.
<ets>mago</ets>, G. <ets>magen</ets>, Icel. <ets>magi</ets>, Sw.
<ets>mage</ets>, Dan. <ets>mave</ets>. <?/.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Bellies and <qex>maws</qex> of living creatures.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Appetite; inclination.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Unless you had more <qex>maw</qex> to do me good.</q>
<qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau>

<cs><col>Fish maw</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Fish</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Maw</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An old game at cards.</def>

<au>Sir A. Weldon.</au>

<hw>Mawk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mauk</ets>, <ets>ma<?/ek</ets>, Icel. <ets>ma<?/kr</ets>;
akin to Dan. <ets>maddik</ets>, and E. <ets>mad</ets> an
earthworm. See <er>Mad</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A maggot.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A slattern; a mawks.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Maw"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Malkin</er>, and <er>Maukin</er>.</def>

<hw>Mawk"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Slatternly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mawk"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Orig., maggoty. See
<er>Mawk</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Apt to cause satiety or loathing; nauseous;
disgusting.</def>

<q>So sweetly <qex>mawkish'</qex>, and so smoothly dull.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Easily disgusted; squeamish; sentimentally
fastidious.</def>

<au>J. H. Newman.</au>

<hw>Mawk"ish*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mawkish
way.</def>

<hw>Mawk"ish*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state
of being mawkish.</def>

<au>J. H. Newman.</au>

<hw>Mawks</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A slattern; a
mawk.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Mawk"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Maggoty.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Maw"met</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Contr. fr.
<ets>Mahomet</ets>.]</ety> <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>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Wyclif. Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>Maw"met*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The religion
of Mohammed; also, idolatry. See <er>Mawmet</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Maw"mish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E.
<ets>mau</ets>m soft, mellow, rotten; cf. OD. <ets>molm</ets>
rotten wood, G. <ets>mulm</ets>.]</ety> <def>Nauseous.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>L' Estrange.</au>

<hw>Maw"seed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G.
<ets>magsamen</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The seed of
the opium poppy.</def>

<hw>Maw"worm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Maw</ets> the belly + <ets>worm</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any intestinal worm found
in the stomach, esp. the common round worm (<spn>Ascaris
lumbricoides</spn>), and allied species.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>One of the larv\'91 of botflies of horses; a bot.</def>

<hw>\'d8Max*il"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Maxill\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., dim. of
<ets>mala</ets> jaw, jawbone.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The bone of either the upper
or the under jaw.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The bone, or principal
bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the
<xex>mandible</xex>.</def> <mark>[Now commonly used in this
restricted sense.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the lower or outer
jaws of arthropods.</def>

<note><hand/ 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 <xex>Illust</xex>. under
<er>Lepidoptera</er>, and <er>Diptera</er>.</note>

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<mhw>{ <hw>Max"il*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Max"il*la*ry</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>maxillaris</ets>, fr. <ets>maxilla</ets> jawbone, jaw: cf.
F. <ets>maxillaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now
usually applied to the upper jaw only.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The principal maxillary bone; the
maxilla.</def></def2>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a
maxilla.</def>

<hw>Max*il"li*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Maxilla</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>maxilliforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form, or
structure, of a maxilla.</def>

<hw>Max*il"li*ped</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Maxilla</ets> + L. <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>,
foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the mouth
appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxill\'91.
Crabs have three pairs, but many of the lower Crustacea have but
one pair of them. Called also <altname>jawfoot</altname>, and
<altname>foot jaw</altname>.</def>

<hw>Max*il`lo-man*dib"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Maxilla</ets> +  <ets>mandibular</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the maxilla and mandible;
<as>as, the <ex>maxillo-mandibular</ex> nerve</as>.</def>

<hw>Max*il`lo-pal"a*tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Maxilla</ets> + <ets>palatine</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the maxillary and palatine
regions of the skull; <as>as, the <ex>maxillo-palatine</ex>
process of the maxilla</as>. Also used as <pos>n.</pos></def>

<hw>Max*il`lo*tur`bi*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Maxilla</ets> + <ets>turbinal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal
regions of the skull.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The
maxillo-turbinal, or inferior turbinate, bone.</def></def2>

<hw>Max"im</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>maxime</ets>, L. <ets>maxima</ets> (sc.
<ets>sententia</ets>), the greatest sentence, proposition, or
axiom, i. e., of the greatest weight or authority, fem. fr.
<ets>maximus</ets> greatest, superl. of <ets>magnus</ets> great.
See <er>Magnitude</er>, and cf. <er>Maximum</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<q>'T is their <qex>maxim</qex>, Love is love's reward.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The longest note formerly
used, equal to two longs, or four breves; a large.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Axiom; aphorism; apothegm; adage; proverb; saying.
See <er>Axiom</er>.</syn>

<hw>Max`i*mil"ian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the
proper name.]</ety> <def>A gold coin of Bavaria, of the value of
about 13s. 6d. sterling, or about three dollars and a
quarter.</def>

<hw>Max`i*mi*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
act or process of increasing to the highest degree.</def>

<au>Bentham.</au>

<hw>Max"i*mize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>maximus</ets> greatest.]</ety> <def>To increase to the
highest degree.</def>

<au>Bentham.</au>

<hw>Max"i*mum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Maxima</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., neut. from
<ets>maximus</ets> the greatest. See <er>Maxim</er>.]</ety>
<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 <ant>minimum</ant>.</def>

<q>Good legislation is the art of conducting a nation to the
<qex>maximum</qex> of happiness, and the minimum of misery.</q>
<qau>P. Colquhoun.</qau>

<cs><col>Maximum thermometer</col>, <cd>a thermometer that
registers the highest degree of temperature attained in a given
time, or since its last adjustment.</cd></cs>

<hw>Max"i*mum</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Greatest in quantity or
highest in degree attainable or attained; <as>as, a
<ex>maximum</ex> consumption of fuel; <ex>maximum</ex> pressure;
<ex>maximum</ex> heat.</as></def>

<hw>May</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Might</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. pres. <ets>m\'91g</ets> I am
able, pret. <ets>meahte</ets>, <ets>mihte</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>mogen</ets>, G. <ets>m\'94gen</ets>, OHG. <ets>mugan</ets>,
<ets>magan</ets>, Icel. <ets>mega</ets>, Goth. <ets>magan</ets>,
Russ. <ets>moche</ets>. <?/. Cf. <er>Dismay</er>, <er>Main</er>
strength, <er>Might</er>. The old imp. <ets>mought</ets> is
obsolete, except as a provincial word.]</ety> <def>An auxiliary
verb qualifyng the meaning of another verb, by expressing:
<sd>(a)</sd> Ability, competency, or possibility; -- now oftener
expressed by <xex>can</xex>.</def>

<q>How <qex>may</qex> a man, said he, with idle speech,
Be won to spoil the castle of his health !</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<q>For what he [the king] <qex>may</qex> do is of two kinds; what
he <qex>may</qex> do as just, and what he <qex>may</qex> do as
possible.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>For of all sad words of tongue or pen
The saddest are these: \'bdIt <qex>might</qex> have been.\'b8</q>
<qau>Whittier.</qau>

<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Liberty; permission; allowance.</cd>

<q>Thou <qex>mayst</qex> be no longer steward.</q>
<qau>Luke xvi. 2.</qau>

<sd>(c)</sd> <cd>Contingency or liability; possibility or
probability.</cd>

<q>Though what he learns he speaks, and <qex>may</qex> advance
Some general maxims, or be right by chance.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sd>(d)</sd> <cd>Modesty, courtesy, or concession, or a desire to
soften a question or remark.</cd>

<q>How old <qex>may</qex> Phillis be, you ask.</q>
<qau>Prior.</qau>

<sd>(e)</sd> <cd>Desire or wish, as in prayer, imprecation,
benediction, and the like.</cd> \'bd<xex>May</xex> you live
happily.\'b8

<au>Dryden.</au>

<cs><mcol><col>May be</col>, <and/ <col>It may be</col></mcol>,
<cd>are used as equivalent to <xex>possibly<xex>,
<xex>perhaps<xex>, <xex>by chance<xex>, <xex>peradventure<xex>.
See 1st <er>Maybe</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>May</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel. <ets>m\'91r</ets>,
Goth. <ets>mawi</ets>; akin to E. <ets>maiden</ets>. <?/.]</ety>
<def>A maiden.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>May</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>Mai</ets>, L.
<ets>Maius</ets>; so named in honor of the goddess
<ets>Maia</ets> (Gr. <?/), daughter of Atlas and mother of
Mercury by Jupiter.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The fifth month of
the year, containing thirty-one days.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The early part or springtime of life.</def>

<q>His <qex>May</qex> of youth, and bloom of lustihood.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The flowers of the hawthorn;
-- so called from their time of blossoming; also, the
hawthorn.</def>

<q>The palm and <qex>may</qex> make country houses gay.</q>
<qau>Nash.</qau>

<q>Plumes that micked the <qex>may</qex>.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The merrymaking of May Day.</def>

<au>Tennyson.</au>

<cs><col>Italian may</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a shrubby
species of <spn>Spir\'91a</spn> (<spn>S. hypericifolia</spn>)
with many clusters of small white flowers along the slender
branches.</cd> -- <col>May apple</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the
fruit of an American plant (<spn>Podophyllum peltatum</spn>).
Also, the plant itself (popularly called
<altname>mandrake</altname>), 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> --
<mcol><col>May beetle</col>, <col>May bug</col></mcol>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of numerous species of large
lamellicorn beetles that appear in the winged state in May. They
belong to <spn>Melolontha</spn>, and allied genera. Called also
<altname>June beetle</altname>.</cd> -- <col>May Day</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>May dew</col>, <cd>the
morning dew of the first day of May, to which magical properties
were attributed.</cd> -- <col>May flower</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>a plant that flowers in May; also, its blossom. See
<er>Mayflower</er>, in the vocabulary.</cd> -- <col>May fly</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any species of <spn>Ephemera</spn>,
and allied genera; -- so called because the mature flies of many
species appear in May. See <cref>Ephemeral fly</cref>, under
<er>Ephemeral</er>.</cd> -- <col>May game</col>, <cd>any May-day
sport.</cd> -- <col>May lady</col>, <cd>the queen or lady of May,
in old May games.</cd> -- <col>May lily</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>the lily of the valley (<spn>Convallaria majalis</spn>).</cd>
-- <col>May pole</col>. <cd>See <er>Maypole</er> in the
Vocabulary.</cd> -- <col>May queen</col>, <cd>a girl or young
woman crowned queen in the sports of May Day.</cd> -- <col>May
thorn</col>, <cd>the hawthorn.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Ma"ya</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Hindoo
Philos.)</fld> <def>The name for the doctrine of the unreality of
matter, called, in English, <xex>idealism</xex>; hence,
nothingness; vanity; illusion.</def>

<hw>May"be</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>it
may be</ets>.]</ety> <def>Perhaps; possibly; peradventure.</def>

<q><qex>Maybe</qex> the amorous count solicits her.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>In a liberal and, <qex>maybe</qex>, somewhat reckless way.</q>
<qau>Tylor.</qau>

<hw>May"be</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Possible; probable, but not
sure.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>Then add those <qex>maybe</qex> years thou hast to live.</q>
<qau>Driden.</qau>

<hw>May"be</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Possibility;
uncertainty.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>What they offer is mere <qex>maybe</qex> and shift.</q>
<qau>Creech.</qau>

<hw>May"bird`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The whimbrel; -- called
also <altname>May fowl</altname>, <altname>May curlew</altname>,
and <altname>May whaap</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The
knot.</def> <mark>[Southern U. S.]</mark> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The
bobolink.</def>

<hw>May"bloom`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The hawthorn.</def>

<hw>May"bush`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The hawthorn.</def>

<hw>May"duke`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupt. of
<ets>M\'82doc</ets>, a province in France, where it is supposed
to have originated.]</ety> <def>A large dark-red cherry of
excellent quality.</def>

<hw>May"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A common American minnow
(<spn>Fundulus majalis</spn>). See <er>Minnow</er>.</def>

<hw>May"flow`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>In England, the hawthorn; in New England,
the trailing arbutus (see <er>Arbutus</er>); also, the blossom of
these plants.</def>

<hw>May"hap</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Perhaps;
peradventure.</def> <mark>[Prov. or Dialectic]</mark>

<hw>May"hem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The same as
<ets>maim</ets>. See <er>Maim</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<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
<er>Maim</er>.</def>

<hw>May"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The celebrating
of May Day.</def> \'bdHe met her once a-<xex>Maying</xex>.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Ma`yon`naise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <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>

<hw>May"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>maire</ets>, F. <ets>maire</ets>, fr. L. <ets>major</ets>
greater, higher, nobler, compar. of <ets>magnus</ets> great; cf.
Sp. <ets>mayor</ets>. See <er>Major</er>, and cf.
<er>Merino</er>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>\'d8May"or*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., fr.
<ets>mayor</ets> greater, L. <ets>major</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
conductir of a mule team; also, a head shepherd.</def>

<hw>May"or*al*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
office, or the term of office, of a mayor.</def>

<hw>May"or*ess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The wife of
a mayor.</def>

<hw>May"or*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of a
mayor.</def>

<hw>May"pole`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tall pole
erected in an open place and wreathed with flowers, about which
the rustic May-day sports were had.</def>

<hw>May"pop</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. corrupt.
fr. <ets>maracock</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The edible
fruit of a passion flower, especially that of the North American
<xex>Passiflora incarnata</xex>, an oval yellowish berry as large
as a small apple.</def>

<hw>May"weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A composite plant (<spn>Anthemis Cotula</spn>),
having a strong odor; dog's fennel. It is a native of Europe, now
common by the roadsides in the United States.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>The feverfew.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma*za"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*za"me</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
goatlike antelope (<spn>Haplocerus montanus</spn>) which inhabits
the Rocky Mountains, frequenting the highest parts; -- called
also <altname>mountain goat</altname>.</def>

<hw>Maz"ard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>merise</ets> a wild cherry.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
kind of small black cherry.</def>

<hw>Maz"ard</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. fr. <ets>mazer</ets>,
the head being compared to a large goblet.]</ety> <def>The jaw;
the head or skull.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Maz"ard</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, <def>To knock on the
head.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Maz`a*rine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Cardinal <xex>Mazarin</xex>, prime minister of
France, 1643-1661.</def>

<cs><col>Mazarine Bible</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>Mazarine blue</col>, <cd>a deep blue color,
named in honor of Cardinal Mazarin.</cd></cs>

<hw>Maz`a*rine"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mazarine blue.</def>

<hw>Maz"de*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Ahura-<xex>Mazda</xex>, or Ormuzd, the beneficent
deity in the Zoroastrian dualistic system; hence,
Zoroastrian.</def>

<hw>Maz"de*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
Zoroastrian religion.</def>

<hw>Maze</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mase</ets>; cf. OE. <ets>masen</ets> to confuse, puzzle,
Norweg. <ets>masast</ets> to fall into a slumber, <ets>masa</ets>
to be continually busy, prate, chatter, Icel. <ets>masa</ets> to
chatter, dial. Sw. <ets>masa</ets> to bask, be slow, work slowly
and lazily, <ets>mas</ets> slow, lazy.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
wild fancy; a confused notion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty;
state of bewilderment.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A confusing and baffling network, as of paths or
passages; an intricacy; a labyrinth.</def> \'bdQuaint
<xex>mazes</xex> on the wanton green.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Or down the tempting <qex>maze</qex> of Shawford brook.</q>
<qau>Wordaworth.</qau>

<q>The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate,
Puzzled with <qex>mazes</qex>, and perplexed with error.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Labyrinth; intricacy. See <er>Labyrinth</er>.</syn>

<hw>Maze</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mazed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mazing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To
perplex greatly; to bewilder; to astonish and confuse; to
amaze.</def>

<au>South.</au>

<hw>Maze</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be bewildered.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Maz"ed*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
condition of being mazed; confusion; astonishment.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Maze"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mazy.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au>

<hw>Maz"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>maser</ets>, akin to OD. <ets>maser</ets> an excrescence on
a maple tree, OHG. <ets>masar</ets>, G. <ets>maser</ets> spot,
Icel. <ets>m\'94surr</ets> maple.]</ety> <def>A large drinking
bowl; -- originally made of maple.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Their brimful <qex>mazers</qex> to the feasting bring.</q>
<qau>Drayton.</qau>

<hw>Ma"zi*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mazy
manner.</def>

<hw>Ma"zi*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being mazy.</def>

<hw>Maz`o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to mazology.</def>

<hw>Ma*zol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
versed in mazology or mastology.</def>

<hw>Ma*zol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
the breast + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as
<er>Mastology</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ma*zour"ka</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ma*zur"ka</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Ma"zy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Maze</er>.]</ety> <def>Perplexed with turns and windings;
winding; intricate; confusing; perplexing; embarrassing; <as>as,
<ex>mazy</ex> error</as>.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<q>To range amid the <qex>mazy</qex> thicket.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<q>To run the ring, and trace the <qex>mazy</qex> round.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Me</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>pron.</pos> <def>One. See
<er>Men</er>, <xex>pron</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Me</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>pers. pron.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m<?/</ets>, dat. & acc., <ets>mec</ets>, acc. only ; akin to
D. <ets>mij</ets>, G. <ets>mich</ets>, Icel. & Goth.
<ets>mik</ets>, L. <ets>me</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/, Skr.
<ets>m\'be</ets>, <ets>m\'bem</ets>. <?/. Cf. 2d
<er>Mine</er>.]</ety> <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>as, he struck
<ex>me</ex>; he gave <ex>me</ex> the money, or he gave the money
to <ex>me</ex>; he got <ex>me</ex> a hat, or he got a hat for
<ex>me</ex>.</as></def>

<note><hand/ In <xex>methinks</xex>, <xex>me</xex> is properly in
the dative case, and the verb is impersonal, the construction
being, <xex>it appears to me</xex>. In early use <xex>me</xex>
was often placed before forms of the verb <xex>to be</xex> with
an adjective; as, <xex>me</xex> were lief.</note>

<q><qex>Me</qex> rather had my heart might frrl your love
Than my unpleased eye see your courtesy.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Meach</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To skulk; to
cower. See <er>Mich</er>.</def>

<hw>Mea"cock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. fr.
<ets>meek + cock</ets>.]</ety> <def>An uxorious, effeminate, or
spiritless man.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Mead</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mede</ets>, AS. <ets>meodo</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>mede</ets>, G. <ets>met</ets>, <ets>meth</ets>, OHG.
<ets>metu</ets>, <ets>mitu</ets>, Icel. <ets>mj\'94<?/r</ets>,
Dan. <ets>mi\'94d</ets>, Sw. <ets>mj\'94d</ets>, Russ.
<ets>med'</ets>, Lith. <ets>midus</ets>, W. <ets>medd</ets>, Gr.
<?/ wine, Skr. <ets>madhu</ets> honey, a sweet drink, as adj.,
sweet. <?/. Cf. <er>Metheglin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
fermented drink made of water and honey with malt, yeast, etc.;
metheglin; hydromel.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A drink composed of sirup of sarsaparilla or
other flavoring extract, and water. It is sometimes charged with
carbonic acid gas.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>

<hw>Mead</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m<?/d</ets>. See
<er>Meadow</er>.]</ety> <def>A meadow.</def>

<q>A <qex>mede</qex>
All full of freshe flowers, white and reede.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>To fertile vales and dewy <qex>meads</qex>
My weary, wandering steps he leads.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<hw>Mead"ow</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>meady</ets>; akin to <ets>m<?/d</ets>, and to G.
<ets>matte</ets>; prob. also to E. <ets>mow</ets>. See
<er>Mow</er> to cut (grass), and cf. 2d <er>Mead</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Low land covered with coarse grass or rank
herbage near rives and in marshy places by the sea; <as>as, the
salt <ex>meadows</ex> near Newark Bay</as>.</def>

<hw>Mead"ow</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living
in, a meadow.</def> \'bdFat <xex>meadow</xex> ground.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<note><hand/ For many names of plants compounded with
<xex>meadow</xex>, see the particular word in the
Vocabulary.</note>

<cs><col>Meadow beauty</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>Same as
<er>Deergrass</er>.</cd> -- <col>Meadow foxtail</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a valuable pasture grass (<spn>Alopecurus
pratensis</spn>) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes.</cd>
-- <col>Meadow grass</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name given to
several grasses of the genus <spn>Poa</spn>, common in meadows,
and of great value for nay and for pasture. See
<er>Grass</er>.</cd> -- <col>Meadow hay</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> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark> -- <col>Meadow hen</col>.
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The American bittern</cd>.
See <er>Stake-driver</er>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The American coot
(<spn>Fulica</spn>).</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>The clapper rail.</cd>
-- <col>Meadow lark</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any species
of <spn>Sturnella</spn>, a genus of American birds allied to the
starlings. The common species (<spn>S. magna</spn>) has a yellow
breast with a black crescent.</cd> -- <col>Meadow mouse</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any mouse of the genus
<spn>Arvicola</spn>, as the common American species <spn>A.
riparia</spn>; -- called also <altname>field mouse</altname>, and
<altname>field vole</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Meadow mussel</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an American ribbed mussel
(<spn>Modiola plicatula</spn>), very abundant in salt
marshes.</cd> -- <col>Meadow ore</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>,
<cd>bog-iron ore , a kind of limonite.</cd> -- <col>Meadow
parsnip</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Parsnip</er>.</cd> -- <col>Meadow pink</col>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Pink</er>.</cd> --
<col>Meadow pipit</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small
singing bird of the genus <spn>Anthus</spn>, as <spn>A.
pratensis</spn>, of Europe.</cd> -- <col>Meadow rue</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a delicate early plant, of the genus
<spn>Thalictrum</spn>, having compound leaves and numerous white
flowers. There are many species.</cd> -- <col>Meadow
saffron</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Saffron</er>.</cd> -- <col>Meadow sage</col>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Sage</er>.</cd> --
<col>Meadow saxifrage</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an
umbelliferous plant of Europe (<spn>Silaus pratensis</spn>),
somewhat resembling fennel.</cd> -- <col>Meadow snipe</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the common or jack snipe.</cd></cs>

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<mhw>{ <hw>Mead"ow*sweet`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mead"ow*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The name of several plants of the genus
<spn>Spir\'91a</spn>, especially the white- or pink-flowered
<spn>S. salicifolia</spn>, a low European and American shrub, and
the herbaceous <spn>S. Ulmaria</spn>, which has fragrant white
flowers in compound cymes.</def>

<hw>Mead"ow*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to meadows; resembling, or consisting of,
meadow.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mea"ger</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>merge</ets>, F. <ets>maigre</ets>,
L. <ets>macer</ets>; akin to D. & G. <ets>mager</ets>, Icel.
<ets>magr</ets>, and prob. to Gr. <?/ long. Cf.
<er>Emaciate</er>, <er>Maigre</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitue of, or having little, flesh;
lean.</def>

<q><qex>Meager</qex> were his looks;
Sharp misery had worn him to the bones.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</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> \'bd<xex>Meager</xex> soil.\'b8

<au>Dryden.</au>

<q>Of secular habits and <qex>meager</qex> religious belief.</q>
<qau>I. Taylor.</qau>

<q>His education had been but <qex>meager</qex>.</q>
<qau>Motley.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Dry and harsh to the touch, as
chalk.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Thin; lean; lank; gaunt; starved; hungry; poor;
emaciated; scanty; barren.</syn>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mea"ger</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>v.
t.</pos> <def>To make lean.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mea"ger*ly</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre*ly</hw>  }</mhw>,
<pos>adv.</pos> <def>Poorly; thinly.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mea"ger*ness</hw>, <hw>Mea"gre*ness</hw>  }</mhw>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of being meager;
leanness; scantiness; barrenness.</def>

<hw>Mea"gre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>maigre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large
European sci\'91noid fish (<spn>Sci\'91na umbra</spn> or <spn>S.
aquila</spn>), having white bloodless flesh. It is valued as a
food fish.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>maigre</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Meak</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. AS.
<ets>m<?/ce</ets> sword, OS. <ets>m\'beki</ets>, Icel.
<ets>m\'91kir</ets>.]</ety> <def>A hook with a long handle.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Tusser.</au>

<hw>Meak"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Meak</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The process of picking out the oakum from
the seams of a vessel which is to be recalked.</def>

<cs><col>Meaking iron</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the tool with
which old oakum is picked out of a vessel's seams.</cd></cs>

<hw>Meal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mele</ets>, AS. <ets>m<?/l</ets> part, portion, portion of
time; akin to E. <ets>meal</ets> a repast. Cf.
<er>Piecemeal</er>.]</ety> <def>A part; a fragment; a
portion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Meal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mel</ets>; akin to E.
<ets>meal</ets> a part, and to D. <ets>maal</ets> time, meal, G.
<ets>mal</ets> time, <ets>mahl</ets> meal, Icel.
<ets>m\'bel</ets> measure, time, meal, Goth. <ets>m<?/l</ets>
time, and to E. <ets>measure</ets>. See <er>Measure</er>.]</ety>
<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 ac<?/ or
time of eating a meal; <as>as, the traveler has not eaten a good
<ex>meal</ex> for a week; there was silence during the
<ex>meal</ex>.</as></def>

<q>What strange fish
Hath made his <qex>meal</qex> on thee ?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Meal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mele</ets>, AS.
<ets>melu</ets>, <ets>melo</ets>; akin to D. <ets>meel</ets>, G.
<ets>mehl</ets>, OHG. <ets>melo</ets>, Icel. <ets>mj\'94l</ets>,
SW. <ets>mj\'94l</ets>, Dan. <ets>meel</ets>, also to D.
<ets>malen</ets> to grind, G. <ets>mahlen</ets>, OHG., OS., &
Goth. <ets>malan</ets>, Icel. <ets>mala</ets>, W.
<ets>malu</ets>, L. <ets>molere</ets>, Gr. <?/ mill, and E.
<ets>mill</ets>. <?/. Cf. <er>Mill</er>, <er>Mold</er> soil,
<er>Mole</er> an animal, <er>Immolate</er>,
<er>Molar</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like
meal, but not granulated.</def>

<cs><col>Meal beetle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the adult
of the meal worm. See <cref>Meal worm</cref>, below.</cd> --
<col>Meal moth</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a lepidopterous
insect (<spn>Asopia farinalis</spn>), the larv\'91 of which feed
upon meal, flour, etc.</cd> -- <col>Meal worm</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the larva of a beetle (<spn>Tenebrio
molitor</spn>) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and is
very injurious to flour and meal.</cd></cs>

<hw>Meal</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sprinkle
with, or as with, meal.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To pulverize; <as>as, <ex>mealed</ex>
powder</as>.</def>

<hw>Meal"ies</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Mealy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Maize or Indian
corn; -- the common name in South Africa.</def>

<hw>Meal"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
or state of being mealy.</def>

<hw>Meal"-mouthed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mealy-mouthed</er>.</def>

<hw>Meal"time`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The usual
time of eating a meal.</def>

<hw>Meal"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Mealier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Mealiest</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal;
soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling
meal; <as>as, a <ex>mealy</ex> potato</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Overspread with something that resembles meal;
<as>as, the <ex>mealy</ex> wings of an insect</as>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<cs><col>Mealy bug</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a scale
insect (<spn>Coccus adonidum</spn>, and related species), covered
with a white powderlike substance. It is a common pest in
hothouses.</cd></cs>

<hw>Meal"y-mouthed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Using
soft words; plausible; affectedly or timidly delicate of speech;
unwilling to tell the truth in plain language.</def>
\'bd<xex>Mealy-mouthed</xex> philanthropies.\'b8

<au>Tennyson.</au>

<q>She was a fool to be <qex>mealy-mouthed</qex> where nature
speaks so plain.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Meal"y-mouth`ness</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mean</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Meant</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Meaning</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[OE. <ets>menen</ets>, AS. <ets>m<aemac/nan</ets> to recite,
tell, intend, wish; akin to OS. <ets>m<emac/nian</ets> to have in
mind, mean, D. <ets>meenen</ets>, G. <ets>meinen</ets>, OHG.
<ets>meinan</ets>, Icel. <ets>meina</ets>, Sw. <ets>mena</ets>,
Dan. <ets>mene</ets>, and to E. <ets>mind</ets>. <?/. See
<er>Mind</er>, and cf. <er>Moan</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
have in the mind, as a purpose, intention, etc.; to intend; to
purpose; to design; <as>as, what do you <ex>mean</ex> to do
?</as></def>

<q>What <qex>mean</qex> ye by this service ?</q>
<qau>Ex. xii. 26.</qau>

<q>Ye thought evil against me; but God <qex>meant</qex> it unto
good.</q>
<qau>Gen. 1. 20.</qau>

<q>I am not a Spaniard
To say that it is yours and not to <qex>mean</qex> it.</q>
<qau>Longfellow.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To signify; to indicate; to import; to
denote.</def>

<q>What <qex>mean</qex> these seven ewe lambs ?</q>
<qau>Gen. xxi. 29.</qau>

<q>Go ye, and learn what that <qex>me<?/neth</qex>.</q>
<qau>Matt. ix. 13.</qau>

<hw>Mean</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To have a purpose or
intention.</def> <mark>[Rare, except in the phrase to mean well,
or ill.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mean</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Meaner</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Meanest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mene</ets>, AS. <ets>m<?/ne</ets> wicked; akin to
<ets>m\'ben</ets>, a., wicked, n., wickedness, OS.
<ets>m<?/n</ets> wickedness, OHG. <ets>mein</ets>, G.
<ets>meineid</ets> perjury, Icel. <ets>mein</ets> harm, hurt, and
perh. to AS. <ets>gem<?/ne</ets> common, general, D.
<ets>gemeen</ets>, G. <ets>gemein</ets>, Goth.
<ets>gam\'a0ins</ets>, and L. <ets>communis</ets>. The AS.
<ets>gem<?/ne</ets> prob. influenced the meaning.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Destitute of distinction or eminence; common;
low; vulgar; humble.</def> \'bdOf <xex>mean</xex> parentage.\'b8

<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au>

<q>The <qex>mean</qex> man boweth down, and the great man
humbleth himself.</q>
<qau>Is. ii. 9.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Wanting dignity of mind; low-minded; base;
destitute of honor; spiritless; <as>as, a <ex>mean</ex>
motive</as>.</def>

<q>Can you imagine I so <qex>mean</qex> could prove,
To save my life by changing of my love ?</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Of little value or account; worthy of little or
no regard; contemptible; despicable.</def>

<q>The Roman legions and great C\'91sar found
Our fathers no <qex>mean</qex> foes.</q>
<qau>J. Philips.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Of poor quality; <as>as, <ex>mean</ex>
fare</as>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Penurious; stingy; close-fisted; illiberal;
<as>as, <ex>mean</ex> hospitality</as>.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Mean</xex> is sometimes used in the formation
of compounds, the sense of which is obvious without explanation;
as, <xex>mean</xex>born, <xex>mean</xex>-looking, etc.</note>

<syn>Syn. -- Base; ignoble; abject; beggarly; wretched; degraded;
degenerate; vulgar; vile; servile; menial; spiritless; groveling;
slavish; dishonorable; disgraceful; shameful; despicable;
contemptible; paltry; sordid. See <er>Base</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mean</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mene</ets>, OF.
<ets>meiien</ets>, F. <ets>moyen</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>medianus</ets> that is in the middle, fr. <ets>medius</ets>;
akin to E. <ets>mid</ets>. See <er>Mid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Occupying a middle position; middle; being about midway
between extremes.</def>

<q>Being of middle age and a <qex>mean</qex> stature.</q>
<qau>Sir. P. Sidney.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Intermediate in excellence of any kind.</def>

<q>According to the fittest style of lofty, <qex>mean</qex>, or
lowly.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <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>as, <ex>mean</ex> distance; <ex>mean</ex> motion;
<ex>mean</ex> solar day.</as></def>

<cs><col>Mean distance</col> (of a planet from the sun)
<fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>the average of the distances throughout
one revolution of the planet, equivalent to the semi-major axis
of the orbit.</cd> -- <col>Mean error</col> <fld>(Math.
Phys.)</fld>, <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> -- <mcol><col>Mean-square
error</col>, <or/ <col>Error of the mean square</col></mcol>
<fld>(Math. Phys.)</fld>, <cd>the error the square of which is
the mean of the squares of all the errors; -- called also,
especially by European writers, <altname>mean
error</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Mean line</col>.
<fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <cd>Same as <er>Bisectrix</er>.</cd> --
<col>Mean noon</col>, <cd>noon as determined by mean time.</cd>
-- <col>Mean proportional</col> (between two numbers)
<fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>the square root of their product.</cd> --
<col>Mean sun</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>Mean time</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 <xex>apparent<xex>
time, or that actually indicated by the sun, and from
<xex>sidereal<xex> time, or that measured by the stars.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mean</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</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>

<q>But to speak in a <qex>mean</qex>, the virtue of prosperity is
temperance; the virtue of adversity is fortitude.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>There is a <qex>mean</qex> in all things.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<q>The extremes we have mentioned, between which the
wellinstracted Christian holds the <qex>mean</qex>, are
correlatives.</q>
<qau>I. Taylor.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <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 <xex>arithmetical mean</xex>. A
<xex>geometrical mean</xex> is the square root of the product of
the quantities.</def>

<sn>3.</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>

<q>Their virtuous conversation was a <qex>mean</qex> to work the
conversion of the heathen to Christ.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

<q>You may be able, by this <qex>mean</qex>, to review your own
scientific acquirements.</q>
<qau>Coleridge.</qau>

<q>Philosophical doubt is not an end, but a <qex>mean</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau>

<note><hand/ In this sense the word is usually employed in the
plural form <xex>means</xex>, and often with a singular attribute
or predicate, as if a singular noun.</note>

<q>By <qex>this means</qex> he had them more at vantage.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>What other <qex>means is</qex> left unto us.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <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>

<q>Your <qex>means</qex> are very slender, and your waste is
great.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A part, whether alto or tenor,
intermediate between the soprano and base; a middle part.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The <qex>mean</qex> is drowned with your unruly base.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Meantime; meanwhile.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>A mediator; a go-between.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Piers Plowman.</au>

<q>He wooeth her by <qex>means</qex> and by brokage.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<cs><col>By all means</col>, <cd>certainly; without fail; <as>as,
go, <ex>by all means<ex></as>.</cd> -- <col>By any means</col>,
<cd>in any way; possibly; at all.</cd></cs>

<q>If <qex>by any means</qex> I might attain to the resurrection
of the dead.</q>
<qau>Phil. iii. ll.</qau>

-- <col>By no means</col>, <or/  <col>By no manner of
means</col>, not at all; certainly not; not in any degree.

<q>The wine on this side of the lake is <qex>by no means</qex> so
good as that on the other.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<hw>Me*an"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Maeander</ets>, orig., a river in Phrygia, proverbial for
its many windings, Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>m\'82andre</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A winding, crooked, or involved course; <as>as,
the <ex>meanders</ex> of the veins and arteries</as>.</def>

<au>Sir M. Hale.</au>

<q>While lingering rivers in <qex>meanders</qex> glide.</q>
<qau>Sir R. Blackmore.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A tortuous or intricate movement.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Fretwork. See
<er>Fret</er>.</def>

<hw>Me*an"der</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wind, turn, or
twist; to make flexuous.</def>

<qau>Dryton.</qau>

<hw>Me*an"der</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Meandered</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Meandering</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To wind or turn
in a course or passage; to be intricate.</def>

<q>Five miles <qex>meandering</qex> with a mazy motion
Through wood and dale the sacred river ran.</q>
<qau>Coleridge.</qau>

<hw>Me*an"dri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Maeandrius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82andrien</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Winding; having many turns.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me`an*dri"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.:
cf. F. <ets>m\'82andrine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A genus of corals with meandering grooves and ridges,
including the brain corals.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Me*an"drous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Me*an"dry</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Winding; flexuous.</def>

<hw>Mean"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>That which is meant or intended; intent; purpose; aim;
object; <as>as, a mischievous <ex>meaning</ex> was
apparent</as>.</def>

<q>If there be any good <qex>meaning</qex> towards you.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is signified, whether by act
lanquage; signification; sence; import; <as>as, the
<ex>meaning</ex> of a hint</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Sense; power of thinking.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

-- <wordforms><wf>Mean"ing*less</wf>, <pos>a.</pos> --
<wf>Mean"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mean"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<er>Mean</er>
middle.]</ety> <def>Moderately.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>A man <qex>meanly</qex> learned himself, but not
<qex>meanly</qex> affectioned to set forward learning in
others.</q>
<qau>Ascham.</qau>

<hw>Mean"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mean</er>
low.]</ety> <def>In a mean manner; unworthily; basely; poorly;
ungenerously.</def>

<q>While the heaven-born child
All <qex>meanly</qex> wrapt in the rude manger lies.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>Would you <qex>meanly</qex> thus rely
On power you know I must obey ?</q>
<qau>Prior.</qau>

<q>We can not bear to have others think <qex>meanly</qex> of them
[our kindred].</q>
<qau>I. Watts.</qau>

<hw>Mean"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition,
or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness;
baseness; sordidness; stinginess.</def>

<q>This figure is of a later date, by the <qex>meanness</qex> of
the workmanship.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A mean act; <as>as, to be guilty of
<ex>meanness</ex></as>.</def>

<au>Goldsmith.</au>

<hw>Mean"-spir`it*ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of a
mean spirit; base; groveling.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mean"-spir`it*ed*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Meant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <def>of
<er>Mean</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mean"time`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mean"while`</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The intervening time;
<as>as, in the <ex>meantime</ex> (or <ex>mean
time</ex>)</as>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mean"time`</hw>, <hw>Mean"while`</hw>, }</mhw>
<pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the intervening time; during the
interval.</def>

<hw>Mear</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A boundary. See
<er>Mere</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mease</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G.
<ets>mass</ets> measure.]</ety> <def>Five hundred; <as>as, a
<ex>mease</ex> of herrings</as>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Mea"sel*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>meselrie</ets>, OF. <ets>mesellerie</ets>. See lst
<er>Measle</er>.]</ety> <def>Leprosy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>R. of Brunne.</au>

<hw>Mea"sle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mesel</ets>, OF. <ets>mesel</ets>, LL. <ets>misellus</ets>,
L. <ets>misellus</ets> unfortunate, dim. of <ets>miser</ets>. See
<er>Miser</er>.]</ety> <def>A leper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>meazel</asp>, and
<asp>mesel</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Wyclif (Matt. x. 8. ).</au>

<hw>Mea"sle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
tapeworm larva. See 2d <er>Measles</er>, 4.</def>

<hw>Mea"sled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 2d
<er>Measles</er>.]</ety> <def>Infected or spotted with measles,
as pork.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mea"sled*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mea"sles</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From lst
<er>Measle</er>.]</ety> <def>Leprosy; also, a leper.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mea"sles</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. in form, but used as
<xex>singular</xex> in senses 1, 2, & 3</plu>. <ety>[D.
<ets>mazelen</ets>; akin to G. <ets>masern</ets>, pl., and E.
<ets>mazer</ets>, and orig. meaning, little spots. See
<er>Mazer</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <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>

<q><qex>Measles</qex> commences with the ordinary symptoms of
fever.</q>
<qau>Am. Cyc.</qau>

<-- p. 906 -->

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Veter. Med.)</fld> <def>A disease of cattle and
swine in which the flesh is filled with the embryos of different
varieties of the tapeworm.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A disease of trees.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The
larv\'91 of any tapeworm (<spn>T\'91nia</spn>) in the cysticerus
stage, when contained in meat. Called also <altname>bladder
worms</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mea"sly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Infected with measles.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Containing larval
tapeworms; -- said of pork and beef.</def>

<hw>Meas"ur*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mesurable</ets>, L. <ets>mensurabilis</ets>. See
<er>Measure</er>, and cf. <er>Mensurable</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being measured; susceptible of
mensuration or computation.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Moderate; temperate; not excessive.</def>

<q>Of his diet <qex>measurable</qex> was he.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Meas"ur*a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Meas"ur*a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<q>Yet do it <qex>measurably</qex>, as it becometh
Christians.</q>
<qau>Latimer.</qau>

<hw>Meas"ure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mesure</ets>, F. <ets>mesure</ets>, L. <ets>mensura</ets>,
fr. <ets>metiri</ets>, <ets>mensus</ets>, to measure; akin to
<ets>metrum</ets> poetical measure, Gr. <?/, E. <ets>meter</ets>.
Cf. <er>Immense</er>, <er>Mensuration</er>, <er>Mete</er> to
measure.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument by means of which size or quantity
is measured, as a graduated line, rod, vessel, or the like.</def>

<q>False ells and <qex>measures</qex> be brought all clean
adown.</q>
<qau>R. of Gloucester.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The dimensions or capacity of anything, reckoned
according to some standard; size or extent, determined and
stated; estimated extent; <as>as, to take one's <ex>measure</ex>
for a coat</as>.</def>

<q>The <qex>measure</qex> thereof is longer than the earth, and
broader than the sea.</q>
<qau>Job xi. 9.</qau>

<sn>4.</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>

<q>It is like leaven which a woman took and hid in three
<qex>measures</qex> of meal.</q>
<qau>Luke xiii. 21.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Extent or degree not excessive or beyong bounds;
moderation; due restraint; esp. in the phrases, <xex>in
measure</xex>; <xex>with measure</xex>; <xex>without</xex> or
<xex>beyond measure</xex>.</def>

<q>Hell hath enlarged herself, and opened her mouth without
<qex>measure</qex>.</q>
<qau>Is. v. 14.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Determined extent, not to be exceeded; limit;
allotted share, as of action, influence, ability, or the like;
due proportion.</def>

<q>Lord, make me to know mine end, and the <qex>measure</qex> of
my days.</q>
<qau>Ps. xxxix. 4.</qau>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>The quantity determined by measuring, especially
in buying and selling; <as>as, to give good or full
<ex>measure</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>8.</sn> <def>Undefined quantity; extent; degree.</def>

<q>There is a great <qex>measure</qex> of discretion to be used
in the performance of confession.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<sn>9.</sn> <def>Regulated division of movement</def>:
<sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Dancing)</fld> <def>A regulated movement
corresponding to the time in which the accompanying music is
performed; but, especially, a slow and stately dane, like the
minuet</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> (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 <er>Beat</er>, <er>Triple</er>, <er>Quadruple</er>,
<er>Sextuple</er>, <cref>Compound time</cref>, under
<er>Compound</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and <er>Figure</er>.
<sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Poetry)</fld> <def>The manner of ordering and
combining the quantities, or long and short syllables; meter;
rhythm; hence, a foot; <as>as, a poem in iambic
<ex>measure</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Arith.)</fld> <def>A number which is contained
in a given number a number of times without a remainder; as in
the phrases, the <xex>common measure</xex>, the <xex>greatest
common measure</xex>, etc., of two or more numbers.</def>

<sn>11.</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>as, political <ex>measures</ex>;
prudent <ex>measures</ex>; an inefficient
<ex>measure</ex>.</as></def>

<q>His majesty found what wrong <qex>measures</qex> he had taken
in the conferring that trust, and lamented his error.</q>
<qau>Clarendon.</qau>

<sn>12.</sn> <def>The act of measuring; measurement.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>13.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Beds or
strata; <as>as, coal <ex>measures</ex>; lead
<ex>measures</ex>.</as></def>

<cs><mcol><col>Lineal</col>, <or/ <col>Long</col>,
<col>measure</col></mcol>, <cd>measure of length; the measure of
lines or distances.</cd> -- <col>Liquid measure</col>, <cd>the
measure of liquids.</cd> -- <col>Square measure</col>, <cd>the
measure of superficial area of surfaces in square units, as
inches, feet, miles, etc.</cd> -- <col>To have hard
measure</col>, <cd>to have harsh treatment meted out to one; to
be harshly or oppressively dealt with.</cd> -- <col>To take
measures</col>, <cd>to make preparations; to provide means.</cd>
-- <col>To take one's measure</col>, <cd>to measure one, as for a
garment; hence, to form an opinion of one's disposition,
character, ability, etc.</cd> -- <col>To tread a measure</col>,
<cd>to dance in the style so called. See 9
<sd>(a)</sd>.</cd></cs>

<q>Say to her, we have measured many miles
<qex>To tread a measure</qex> with her on this grass.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Meas"ure</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Measured</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Measuring</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F.
<ets>mesurer</ets>, L. <ets>mensurare</ets>. See
<er>Measure</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite
Thy power! what thought can <qex>measure</qex> thee?</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To serve as the measure of; <as>as, the
thermometer <ex>measures</ex> changes of temperature</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To pass throught or over in journeying, as if
laying off and determining the distance.</def>

<q>A true devoted pilgrim is not weary
To <qex>measure</qex> kingdoms with his feeble steps.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To adjust by a rule or standard.</def>

<q>To secure a contented spirit, <qex>measure</qex> your desires
by your fortunes, not your fortunes by your desires.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or
apart by measure; -- often with <xex>out</xex> or
<xex>off</xex>.</def>

<q>With what measure ye mete, it shall be <qex>measured</qex> to
you again.</q>
<qau>Matt. vii. 2.</qau>

<q>That portion of eternity which is called time,
<qex>measured</qex> out by the sun.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<cs><col>To measure swords with one</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></cs>

<hw>Meas"ure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To make a measurement or measurements.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To result, or turn out, on measuring; <as>as,
the grain <ex>measures</ex> well; the pieces <ex>measure</ex>
unequally.</as></def>

<sn>3.</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>as, cloth <ex>measures</ex>
three fourths of a yard; a tree <ex>measures</ex> three feet in
diameter.</as></def>

<hw>Meas"ured</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Regulated or
determined by a standard; hence, equal; uniform; graduated;
limited; moderated; <as>as, he walked with <ex>measured</ex>
steps; he expressed himself in no <ex>measured</ex>
terms.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Meas"ured*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Meas"ure*less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without
measure; unlimited; immeasurable.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Meas"ure*less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<syn>Syn. -- Boundless; limitless; endless; unbounded; unlimited;
vast; immense; infinite; immeasurable.</syn>

<-- <q>Where Alf, the sacred river ran,
Through canyons measureless to man,
Down to a hidden sea.</q>
Coleridge -->

<hw>Meas"ure*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act or result of measuring; mensuration; <as>as,
<ex>measurement</ex> is required</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The extent, size, capacity, amount. or quantity
ascertained by measuring; <as>as, its <ex>measurement</ex> is
five acres</as>.</def>

<hw>Meas"ur*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
measures; one whose occupation or duty is to measure commondities
in market.</def>

<hw>Meas"ur*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Used in, or adapted for,
ascertaining measurements, or dividing by measure.</def>

<cs><col>Measuring faucet</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>Measuring worm</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the larva
of any geometrid moth. See <er>Geometrid</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Meat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mete</ets>, AS. <ets>mete</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>mat</ets>,
<ets>meti</ets>, D. <ets>met</ets> hashed meat, G.
<ets>mett</ets>wurst sausage, OHG. <ets>maz</ets> food, Icel.
<ets>matr</ets>, Sw. <ets>mat</ets>, Dan. <ets>mad</ets>, Goth.
<ets>mats</ets>. Cf. <er>Mast</er> fruit, <er>Mush</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Food, in general; anything eaten for
nourishment, either by man or beast. Hence, the edible part of
anything; <as>as, the <ex>meat</ex> of a lobster, a nut, or an
egg</as>.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing
seed, . . . to you it shall be for <qex>meat</qex>.</q>
<qau>Gen. i. 29.</qau>

<q>Every moving thing that liveth shall be <qex>meat</qex> for
you.</q>
<qau>Gen. ix. 3.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The flesh of animals used as food; esp., animal
muscle; <as>as, a breakfast of bread and fruit without
<ex>meat</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Specifically, dinner; the chief meal.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<cs><col>Meat biscuit</col>. <cd>See under <er>Biscuit</er>.</cd>
-- <col>Meat earth</col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>vegetable mold.
<au>Raymond</au>.</cd> -- <col>Meat fly</col>.
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Flesh fly</cref>, under
<er>Flesh</er>.</cd> -- <col>Meat offering</col>
<fld>(Script.)</fld>, <cd>an offering of food, esp. of a cake
made of flour with salt and oil.</cd> -- <col>To go to
meat</col>, <cd>to go to a meal.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> --
<col>To sit at meat</col>, <cd>to sit at the table in taking
food.</cd></cs>

<hw>Meat</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To supply with food.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Tusser.</au>

<q>His shield well lined, his horses <qex>meated</qex> well.</q>
<qau>Chapman.</qau>

<hw>Me*a"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to a meatus; resembling a meatus.</def>

<au>Owen.</au>

<hw>Meat"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Fed; fattened.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Tusser.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having (such) meat; -- used chiefly in
composition; <as>as, thick-<ex>meated</ex></as>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Meath</hw>, <hw>Meathe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mead</er>.]</ety> <def>A sweet
liquor; mead.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer. Milton.</au>

<hw>Meat"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of
being meaty.</def>

<hw>Meat"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no meat; without
food.</def>

<q>\'bdLeave these beggars <qex>meatless</qex>.\'b8</q>
<qau>Sir T. More.</qau>

<hw>Me*at"o*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meatus</ets> + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A speculum for examining a natural
passage, as the urethra.</def>

<hw>Me*at"o*tome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meatus</ets> + Gr. <?/ to cut.]</ety>
<fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An instrument for cutting into the
urethra so as to enlarge its orifice.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*a"tus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos>;
<plu>E. <it>pl.</it> <plw>Meatuses</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></plu>.
<ety>[L., a going, passage, fr. <ets>meare</ets> to go.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A natural passage or canal; <as>as, the
external auditory <ex>meatus</ex></as>. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Ear</er>.</def>

<hw>Meat"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abounding in
meat.</def>

<hw>Meaw</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The sea mew.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Meaw</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See <er>Mew</er>, to cry as
a cat.</def>

<hw>Meawl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mewl</er>, and <er>Miaul</er>.</def>

<hw>Mea"zel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See 1st
<er>Measle</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Meaz"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Falling in
small drops; mistling; mizzing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Arbuthnot.</au>

<hw>Me"bles</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See
<er>Moebles</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Me*ca"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A rope of hair or of maguey fiber, for
tying horses, etc.</def> <mark>[Southwestern U. S.]</mark>

<hw>Mec`ca*wee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Mecca, in Arabia.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<def>A native or inhabitant of Mecca.</def></def2>

<hw>Me*chan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82canique</ets> mechanics. See <er>Mechanic</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The art of the application
of the laws of motion or force to construction.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>An art quite lost with our <qex>mechanics</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau>

<hw>Me*chan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82canique</ets>, L. <ets>mechanicus</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr.
<?/ a machine. See <er>Machine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having to do woth the application of the laws of motion in
the art of constructing or making things; of or pertaining to
mechanics; mechanical; <as>as, the <ex>mechanic</ex>
arts</as>.</def> \'bdThese <xex>mechanic</xex> philosophers.\'b8

<au>Ray.</au>

<q><qex>Mechanic</qex> slaves,
With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a mechanic or artificer, or
to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar.</def>

<q>To make a god, a hero, or a king
Descend to a <qex>mechanic</qex> dialect.</q>
<qau>Roscommon.</qau>

<q>Sometimes he ply'd the strong, <qex>mechanic</qex> tool.</q>
<qau>Thomson.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Base.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Whitlock.</au>

<hw>Me*chan"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Mechanic</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</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
<xex>mental</xex>, <xex>vital</xex>, <xex>chemical</xex>, etc.;
<as>as, <ex>mechanical</ex> principles; a <ex>mechanical</ex>
theory; <ex>mechanical</ex> deposits.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a machine or to machinery or
tools; made or formed by a machine or with tools; <as>as,
<ex>mechanical</ex> precision; <ex>mechanical</ex>
products.</as></def>

<q>We have also divers <qex>mechanical</qex> arts.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Done as if by a machine; uninfluenced by will or
emotion; proceeding automatically, or by habit, without special
intention or reflection; <as>as, <ex>mechanical</ex> singing;
<ex>mechanical</ex> verses; <ex>mechanical</ex>
service.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Made and operated by interaction of forces
without a directing intelligence; <as>as, a <ex>mechanical</ex>
universe</as>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Obtained by trial, by measurements, etc.;
approximate; empirical. See the 2d Note under
<er>Geometric</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Mechanical effect</col>, <cd>effective power; useful
work exerted, as by a machine, in a definite time.</cd> --
<col>Mechanical engineering</col>. <cd>See the Note under
<er>Engineering</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mechanical maneuvers</col>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>the application of mechanical appliances
to the mounting, dismounting, and moving of artillery.
<au>Farrow</au>.</cd> -- <col>Mechanical philosophy</col>,
<cd>the principles of mechanics applied to the inverstigation of
physical phenomena.</cd> -- <col>Mechanical powers</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 throught a great space into a great
force acting through a small space, or <it>vice versa<it>, and
are used separately or in combination.</cd> -- <col>Mechanical
solution</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>Me*chan"ic*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mechanic.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Me*chan"ic*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
cause to become mechanical.</def>

<hw>Me*chan"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mechanical
manner.</def>

<hw>Me*chan"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or
quality of being mechanical.</def>

<hw>Mech`a*ni"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82canicien</ets>. See <er>Mechanic</er>.]</ety> <def>One
skilled in the theory or construction of machines; a
machinist.</def>

<au>Boyle.</au>

<hw>Me*chan`i*co-chem"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</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>

<hw>Me*chan"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82canique</ets>.]</ety> <def>That science, or branch of
applied mathematics, which treats of the action of forces on
bodies.</def>

<note><hand/ That part of <xex>mechanics</xex> which considers
the action of forces in producing rest or equilibrium is called
<stype>statics</stype>; that which relates to such action in
producing motion is called <stype>dynamics</stype>. The term
<xex>mechanics</xex> includes the action of forces on all bodies,
whether solid, liquid, or gaseous. It is sometimes, however, and
formerly was often, used distinctively of <xex>solid</xex> bodies
only: The mechanics of <xex>liquid</xex> bodies is called also
<stype>hydrostatics</stype>, or <stype>hydrodynamics</stype>,
according as the laws of rest or of motion are considered. The
mechanics of <xex>gaseous bodies</xex> is called also
<stype>pneumatics</stype>. The mechanics of fluids in motion,
with special reference to the methods of obtaining from them
useful results, constitutes <stype>hydraulics</stype>.</note>

<cs><col>Animal mechanics</col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <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>Applied mechanics</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></cs>

<hw>Mech"an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82canisme</ets>, L. <ets>mechanisma</ets>. See
<er>Mechanic</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, the
<ex>mechanism</ex> of a watch; the <ex>mechanism</ex> of a sewing
machine; the <ex>mechanism</ex> of a seed pod.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Mechanical operation or action.</def>

<q>He acknowledges nothing besides matter and motion; so that all
must be performed either by <qex>mechanism</qex> or accident.</q>
<qau>Bentley.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Kinematics)</fld> <def>An ideal machine; a
combination of movable bodies constituting a machine, but
considered only with regard to relative movements.</def>

<hw>Mech"an*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A maker of
machines; one skilled in mechanics.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who regards the phenomena of nature as the
effects of forces merely mechanical.</def>

<hw>Mech"an*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mechanized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mechanizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82chaniser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To cause to be
mechanical.</def>

<au>Shelley.</au>

<hw>Mech"an*o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ machino + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of a number of
copies of anything multiplied mechanically.</def>

<-- p. 907 -->

<hw>Mech`an*o*graph`ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Treating of mechanics.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Written, copied, or recorded by machinery;
produced by mechanography; <as>as, a <ex>mechanographic</ex>
record of changes of temperature; <ex>mechanographic</ex>
prints.</as></def>

<hw>Mech`an*og"ra*phist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
artist who, by mechanical means, multiplies copies of works of
art.</def>

<hw>Mech`an*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
art of mechanically multiplying copies of a writing, or any work
of art.</def>

<hw>Mech"an*ur`gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
machine + the root of <?/ work.]</ety> <def>That branch of
science which treats of moving machines.</def>

<hw>Mech"i*tar*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Mechitar</ets>, an Armenian., who founded the congregation
in the early part of the eighteenth century.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.
Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a religious congregation of the Roman
Catholic Church devoted to the improvement of Armenians.</def>

<hw>Mech"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of lace
made at, or originating in, <xex>Mechlin</xex>, in Belgium.</def>

<hw>Me*cho"a*can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A species
of jalap, of very feeble properties, said to be obtained from the
root of a species of <spn>Convolvulus</spn> (<spn>C.
Mechoacan</spn>); -- so called from <xex>Michoacan</xex>, in
Mexico, whence it is obtained.</def>

<hw>Meck*e"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or discovered by, J. F.
<xex>Meckel</xex>, a German anatomist.</def>

<cs><col>Meckelian cartilage</col>, <cd>the cartilaginous rod
which forms the axis of the mandible; -- called also
<altname>Meckel's cartilage</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mec"o*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82conate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of
meconic acid.</def>

<hw>Me*con"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
belonging to the poppy, fr. <?/ the poppy: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82conique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or obtained
from, the poppy or opium; specif. <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, designating
an acid related to aconitic acid, found in opium and extracted as
a white crystalline substance.</def>

<hw>Me*con"i*dine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem)</fld> <def>An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted
as a yellow amorphous substance which is easily decomposed.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mec`o*nid"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., dim. of Gr. <?/ a poppy. So called in allusion to the
shape of the seed capsules of the poppy.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A kind of gonophore produced by
hydroids of the genus <spn>Gonothyr\'91a</spn>. It has tentacles,
and otherwise resembles a free medusa, but remains attached by a
pedicel.</def>

<hw>Mec"o*nin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82conine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
substance regarded as an anhydride of meconinic acid, existing in
opium and extracted as a white crystalline substance. Also
erroneously called <xex>meconina</xex>, <xex>meconia</xex>, etc.,
as though it were an alkaloid.</def>

<hw>Mec`o*nin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid
which occurs in opium, and which may be obtained by oxidizing
narcotine.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*co"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ poppy.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>Opium.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The
contents of the fetal intestine; hence, first excrement.</def>

<hw>Med"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82daille</ets>, It. <ets>medaglia</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>metallum</ets> metal, through (assumed) LL.
<ets>metalleus</ets> made of metal. See <er>Metal</er>, and cf.
<er>Mail</er> a piece of money.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Med"al</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Medaled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>, or <er>Medalled</er>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Medaling</er> or
<er>Medalling</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To honor or reward with a
medal.</def> \'bd<xex>Medaled</xex> by the king.\'b8

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<hw>Med"al*et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small
medal.</def>

<hw>Med"al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82dailliste</ets>, It. <ets>medaglista</ets>.]</ety>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>medallist</asp>.]</altsp>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A person that is skilled or curious in medals; a
collector of medals.</def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A designer of medals.</def>

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>One who has gained a medal as the reward of
merit.</def>

<hw>Me*dal"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to a medal, or to medals.</def> \'bdOur
<xex>medallic</xex> history.\'b8

<au>Walpole.</au>

<hw>Me*dal"lion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82daillion</ets>, It. <ets>medaglione</ets>, augm. of
<ets>medaglia</ets>. See <er>Medal</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A large medal or memorial coin.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A circular or oval (or, sometimes, square)
tablet bearing a figure or figures represented in relief.</def>

<hw>Med"al*ur`gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Medal</ets> + the root of Gr. <?/ work.]</ety>
<def>The art of making and striking medals and coins.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>medallurgy</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Med"dle`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Meddled</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Meddling</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>medlen</ets> to mix,
OF. <ets>medler</ets>, <ets>mesler</ets>, F. <ets>m\'88ler</ets>,
LL. <ets>misculare</ets>, a dim. fr. L. <ets>miscere</ets> to
mix. <?/ See <er>Mix</er>, and cf. <er>Medley</er>,
<er>Mellay</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To mix; to mingle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>More to know
Did never <qex>meddle</qex> with my thoughts.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To interest or engage one's self; to have to do;
-- <?/ a good sense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Barrow.</au>

<q>Study to be quiet, and to <qex>meddle</qex> with your own
business.</q>
<qau>Tyndale.</qau>

<sn>3.</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 <xex>with</xex>
or <xex>in</xex>.</def>

<q>Why shouldst thou <qex>meddle</qex> to thy hurt?</q>
<qau>2 Kings xiv. 10.</qau>

<q>The civil lawyers . . . have <qex>meddled</qex> in a matter
that belongs not to them.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<cs><col>To meddle and make</col>, <cd>to intrude one's self into
another person's concerns. <mark>[Archaic]</mark></cd></cs>

<au>Shak.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- To interpose; interfere; intermeddle.</syn>

<hw>Med"dle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mix; to mingle.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>\'bdWine <qex>meddled</qex> with gall.\'b8</q>
<qau>Wyclif (Matt. xxvii. 34).</qau>

<hw>Med"dler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Med"dle*some</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Given to
meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others; officiously
intrusive.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Med"dle*some*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Med"dling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Meddlesome.</def>

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<hw>Med"dling*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a meddling
manner.</def>

<hw>Mede</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or
inhabitant of Media in Asia.</def>

<hw>Mede</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See lst & 2d <er>Mead</er>, and
<er>Meed</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Me"di*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>,
<def><pos>pl.</pos> of <er>Medium</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me"di*a</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Medi\'91</plw>
<pr>(-<emac/)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>medius</ets>
middle.]</ety> <fld>(Phonetics)</fld> <def>One of the sonant
mutes <beta/, <delta/, <gamma/ (<it>b</it>, <it>d</it>,
<it>g</it>), in Greek, or of their equivalents in other
languages, so named as intermediate between the
<xex>tenues</xex>, <pi/, <tau/, <kappa/ (<it>p</it>, <it>t</it>,
<it>k</it>), and the <it>aspirat\'91</it>  (aspirates) <phi/,
<theta/, <chi/ (<it>ph</it> or <it>f</it>, <it>th</it>,
<it>ch</it>). Also called <altname>middle mute</altname>, or
<altname>medial</altname>, and sometimes <altname>soft
mute</altname>.</def>

<hw>Me"di*a*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or
quality of being mediate.</def>

<au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au>

<hw>Me`di*\'91"val</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>medius</ets> middle + <ets>aevum</ets> age. See
<er>Middle</er>, and <er>Age</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to
the Middle Ages; <as>as, <ex>medi\'91val</ex>
architecture</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>medieval</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Me`di*\'91"val*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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> <altsp>[Written also <asp>medievalism</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Me`di*\'91"val*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</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>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>medievalist</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Me`di*\'91"val*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of
the Middle Ages; in accordance with medi\'91valism.</def>

<hw>Me`di*\'91"vals</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>The
people who lived in the Middle Ages.</def>

<au>Ruskin.</au>

<hw>Me"di*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>medialis</ets>, fr. <ets>medius</ets> middle: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82dial</ets>. See <er>Middle</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to a mean or average; mean; <as>as, <ex>medial</ex>
alligation</as>.</def>

<hw>Me"di*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Phonetics)</fld> <def>See
2d <er>Media</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me"di*a*lu"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>media luna</ets> half-moon.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Half-moon</er>.</def>

<hw>Me"di*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>medianus</ets>, fr. <ets>medius</ets> middle. See
<er>Medial</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being in the middle;
running through the middle; <as>as, a <ex>median</ex>
groove</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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>as,
<ex>median</ex> coverts</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Median line</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<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>(b)</sd> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <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>Median plane</col>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the mesial plane.</cd> -- <col>Median
point</col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the point where the three
median lines of a triangle mutually intersect.</cd></cs>

<hw>Me"di*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A median
line or point.</def>

<hw>Me"di*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>medians</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mediare</ets> to halve: cf. It.
<ets>mediante</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82diante</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The third above the keynote; -- so called
because it divides the interval between the tonic and dominant
into two thirds.</def>

<hw>Me`di*as*ti"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a mediastinum.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Me`di*as"tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8Me`di*as*ti"num</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. <ets>mediastinum</ets>, fr. L. <ets>medius</ets>
middle; cf. <ets>mediastinus</ets> helper, a menial servant, LL.
<ets>mediastinus</ets> equiv. to <ets>medius</ets>: cf F.
<ets>m\'82diastin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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 <xex>mediastinal space</xex>, contains the
heart and gives passage to the esophagus and great blood
vessels.</def>

<hw>Me"di*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mediatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mediare</ets>, v. t., to
halve, v. i., to be in the middle. See <er>Mid</er>, and cf.
<er>Moiety</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being between the two
extremes; middle; interposed; intervening; intermediate.</def>

<au>Prior.</au>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Gained or effected by a medium or
condition.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<q>An act of <qex>mediate</qex> knowledge is complex.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau>

<hw>Me"di*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mediated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mediating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[LL. <ets>mediatus</ets>,
p. p. of <ets>mediare</ets> to mediate. See <er>Mediate</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To be in the middle, or between two; to
intervene.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To interpose between parties, as the equal
friend of each, esp. for the purpose of effecting a
reconciliation or agreement; <as>as, to <ex>mediate</ex> between
nations</as>.</def>

<hw>Me"di*ate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To effect
by mediation or interposition; to bring about as a mediator,
instrument, or means; <as>as, to <ex>mediate</ex> a
peace</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To divide into two equal parts.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Holder.</au>

<hw>Me"di*ate*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
mediate manner; by a secondary cause or agent; not directly or
primarily; by means; -- opposed to <xex>immediately</xex>.</def>

<q>God worketh all things amongst us <qex>mediately</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau>

<q>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
<qex>mediately</qex> of the king.</q>
<qau>Blakstone.</qau>

<hw>Me"di*ate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
mediate.</def>

<hw>Me`di*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mediacioun</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82diation</ets>. See
<er>Mediate</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act
of mediating; action or relation of anything interposed; action
as a necessary condition, means, or instrument; interposition;
intervention.</def>

<q>The soul [acts] by the <qex>mediation</qex> of these
passions.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, specifically, agency between parties at
variance, with a view to reconcile them; entreaty for another;
intercession.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Me"di*a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining
to mediation; used in mediation; <as>as, <ex>mediative</ex>
efforts</as>.</def>

<au>Beaconsfield.</au>

<hw>Me`di*at`i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>m\'82diatisation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of
mediatizing.</def>

<hw>Me"di*a*tize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mediatized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mediatizing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82diatiser</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<q>The misfortune of being a <qex>mediatized</qex> prince.</q>
<qau>Beaconsfield.</qau>

<hw>Me"di*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mediator</ets>: cf. E. <ets>m\'82diateur</ets>.]</ety>
<def>One who mediates; especially, one who interposes between
parties at variance for the purpose of reconciling them; hence,
an intercessor.</def>

<q>For there is one God, and one <qex>mediator</qex> between God
and men, the man Christ Jesus.</q>
<qau>1 Tim. ii. 5.</qau>

<hw>Me`di*a*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to a mediator, or to mediation; mediatory; <as>as, a
<ex>mediatorial</ex> office</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Me`di*a*to"ri*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<q>My measures were . . . healing and <qex>mediatorial</qex>.</q>
<qau>Burke.</qau>

<hw>Me"di*a`tor*ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
office or character of a mediator.</def>

<hw>Me"di*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Mediatorial.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Me`di*a"tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Me`di*a*"trix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>mediatrix</ets>, f. of <ets>mediator</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82diatrice</ets>.]</ety> <def>A female mediator.</def>

<hw>Med"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>medica</ets>, Gr. <?/ (sc. <?/) a kind of clover introduced
from <ets>Media</ets>, from <?/ Median.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A leguminous plant of the genus <spn>Medicago</spn>. The
black medic is the <spn>Medicago lupulina</spn>; the purple
medic, or lucern, is <spn>M. sativa</spn>.</def>

<hw>Med"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>medicus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Medical.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Med"i*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>medicabilis</ets>, from <ets>medicare</ets>,
<ets>medicari</ets>, to heal, fr. <ets>medicus</ets> physician.
See <er>Medical</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being medicated;
admitting of being cured or healed.</def>

<hw>Med"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>medicalis</ets>, L. <ets>medicus</ets> belonging to healing,
fr. <ets>mederi</ets> to heal; cf. Zend <ets>madha</ets> medical
science, wisdom, gr. <?/ to learn, E. <ets>mind</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82dical</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or having to do with, the art
of healing disease, or the science of medicine; <as>as, the
<ex>medical</ex> profession; <ex>medical</ex> services; a
<ex>medical</ex> dictionary; <ex>medical</ex>
jurisprudence.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Containing medicine; used in medicine;
medicinal; <as>as, the <ex>medical</ex> properties of a
plant</as>.</def>

<hw>Med"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a medical manner;
with reference to healing, or to the principles of the healing
art.</def>

<hw>Med"i*ca*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>medicamentum</ets>, fr. <ets>medicare</ets>,
<ets>medicari</ets>, to heal: cf. F. <ets>m\'82dicament</ets>.
See <er>Medicable</er>.]</ety> <def>Anything used for healing
diseases or wounds; a medicine; a healing application.</def>

<hw>Med`ica*men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to medicaments or healing applications; having the
qualities of medicaments.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Med`ica*men"tal*ly</wf>, adv.</wordforms>
<-- pref. = medicinal -->

<hw>Med"i*cas`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82dicastre</ets>. See <er>Medical</er>.]</ety> <def>A
quack.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Whitlock.</au>

<hw>Med"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Medicated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Medicating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>medicatus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>medicare</ets>, <ets>medicari</ets>. See
<er>Medicable</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To tincture or impregnate with anything
medicinal; to drug.</def> \'bd<xex>Medicated</xex> waters.\'b8

<au>Arbuthnot.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To treat with medicine.</def>

<hw>Med`i*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[L.
<ets>medicatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82dication</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act or process of medicating.</def>

<hw>Med"i*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Medicinal; acting like a medicine.</def>

<hw>Med`i*ce"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
relating to the Medici, a noted Italian family; <as>as, the
<ex>Medicean</ex> Venus</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Medicean planets</col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>a name
given by Galileo to the satellites of Jupiter.</cd></cs>

<hw>Me*dic"i*na*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Medicinal; having the power of healing.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Me*dic"i*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>medicinalis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82dicinal</ets>. See
<er>Medicine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having curative or
palliative properties; used for the cure or alleviation of bodily
disorders; <as>as, <ex>medicinal</ex> tinctures, plants, or
springs</as>.</def>

<q>Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees
Their <qex>medicinal</qex> gum.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to medicine; medical.</def>

<hw>Me*dic"i*nal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a medicinal
manner.</def>

<hw>Med"i*cine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>medicina</ets> (sc. <ets>ars</ets>), fr.
<ets>medicinus</ets> medical, fr. <ets>medicus</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82decine</ets>. See <er>Medical</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The science which relates to the prevention, cure, or
alleviation of disease.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any substance administered in the treatment of
disease; a remedial agent; a remedy; physic.</def>

<q>By <qex>medicine</qex>, life may be prolonged.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A philter or love potion.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82decin</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
physician.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<cs><col>Medicine bag</col>, <cd>a charm; -- so called among the
North American Indians, or in works relating to them.</cd> --
<col>Medicine man</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>Medicine seal</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></cs>

<hw>Med"i*cine</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give medicine to;
to affect as a medicine does; to remedy; to cure.</def>
\'bd<xex>Medicine</xex> thee to that sweet sleep.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Med`i*co-le"gal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to law as affected by medical facts.</def>

<hw>Med`i*com"mis*sure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>medius</ets> middle + E. <ets>commissure</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A large transverse commissure in the
third ventricle of the brain; the middle or soft
commissure.</def>

<au>B. G. Wildex.</au>

<hw>\'d8Med`i*cor"nu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Medicornua</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. L.
<ets>medius</ets> middle + <ets>cornu</ets> horn.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle or inferior horn of each
lateral ventricle of the brain.</def>

<au>B. G. Wilder.</au>

<hw>Med"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Science of
medicine.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Me*di"e*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>medietas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The middle part; half;
moiety.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Me`di*e"val</hw>, <hw>Me`di*e"val*ism</hw>,
<hw>Me`di*e"val*ist</hw>  }</mhw>. <def>Same as
<er>Medi<?/val</er>, <er>Medi<?/valism</er>, etc.</def>

<hw>Me*di"na ep"och</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From
<ets>Medina</ets> in New York.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <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 <xex>Chart</xex> of
<er>Geology</er>.</def>

<-- p. 908 -->

<hw>Me*di"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Para</er>.</def>

<hw>Me"di*o`cral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Mediocre.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Me"di*o`cre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82diocre</ets>, L. <ets>mediocris</ets>, fr.
<ets>medius</ets> middle. See <er>Mid</er>.]</ety> <def>Of a
middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence;
indifferent; ordinary.</def> \'bd A very <xex>mediocre</xex>
poet.\'b8

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>Me"di*o`cre</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A mediocre
person.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A young monk who was excused from performing a
portion of a monk's duties.</def>

<au>Shipley.</au>

<hw>Me"di*o`crist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
mediocre person.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Me`di*oc"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82diocrit\'82</ets>, L. <ets>mediocritas</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of being mediocre; a middle state or
degree; a moderate degree or rate.</def> \'bdA
<xex>mediocrity</xex> of success.\'b8

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Moderation; temperance.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Hooker.</au>

<hw>Me`di*o*sta*pe"di*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>medius</ets> middle + E.
<ets>stapedial</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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>
-- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The mediostapedial part of the
columella.</def></def2>

<hw>Me`di*ox"u*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>medioxumus</ets> middlemost.]</ety> <def>Intermediate.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<hw>Med"i*tance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Meditation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Med"i*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Meditated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Meditating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>meditatus</ets>,
p. p. of <ets>meditari</ets> to meditate; cf. Gr. <?/ to learn,
E. <ets>mind</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<au>Jer. Taylor.</au>

<q>In his law doth he <qex>meditate</qex> day and night.</q>
<qau>Ps. i. 2.</qau>

<hw>Med"i*tate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
contemplate; to keep the mind fixed upon; to study.</def>
\'bdBlessed is the man that doth <xex>meditate</xex> good
things.\'b8

<au>Ecclus. xiv. 20.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To purpose; to intend; to design; to plan by
revolving in the mind; <as>as, to <ex>meditate</ex> a
war</as>.</def>

<q>I <qex>meditate</qex> to pass the remainder of life in a state
of undisturbed repose.</q>
<qau>Washington.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To consider; ponder; weigh; revolve; study.</syn>
<usage> -- To <er>Meditate</er>, <er>Contemplate</er>,
<er>Intend</er>. We <xex>meditate</xex> a design when we are
looking out or waiting for the means of its accomplishment; we
<xex>contemplate</xex> it when the means are at hand, and our
decision is nearly or quite made. To <xex>intend</xex> is
stronger, implying that we have decided to act when an
opportunity may offer. A general <xex>meditates</xex> an attack
upon the enemy; he <xex>contemplates</xex> or <xex>intends</xex>
undertaking it at the earliest convenient season.</usage>

<hw>Med`i*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>meditacioun</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82ditation</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>meditatio</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>Let the words of my mouth and the <qex>meditation</qex> of my
heart be acceptable in thy sight.</q>
<qau>Ps. xix. 14.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Thought; -- without regard to kind.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>With wings as swift
As <qex>meditation</qex> or the thoughts of love.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Med"i*ta`tist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is given to
meditation.</def>

<hw>Med"i*ta*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>meditativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>m\'82ditatif</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Disposed to meditate, or to meditation; <as>as, a
<ex>meditative</ex> man; a <ex>meditative</ex> mood.</as></def>
-- <wordforms><wf>Med"i*ta*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Med"i*ta*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Med`i*ter*ra"ne*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mediterraneus</ets>; <ets>medius</ets> middle +
<ets>terra</ets> land. See <er>Mid</er>, and
<er>Terrace</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; <as>as,
the <ex>Mediterranean</ex> Sea, between Europe and
Africa</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Inland; remote from the ocean.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Cities, as well <qex>mediterranean</qex> as maritime.</q>
<qau>Holland.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea;
<as>as, <ex>Mediterranean</ex> trade; a <ex>Mediterranean</ex>
voyage.</as></def>

<hw>Med`i*ter*ra"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Inland.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Me"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. L.
<plw>Media</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <plw>E</plw>. <plw>Mediums</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>medium</ets> the middle, fr.
<ets>medius</ets> middle. See <er>Mid</er>, and cf.
<er>Medius</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which lies in the
middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity.
Hence, specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> Middle place or degree;
mean.</def>

<q>The just <qex>medium</qex> . . . lies between pride and
abjection.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mean</er></def>.
<sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>The mean or middle term of a
syllogism; that by which the extremes are brought into
connection</def>.

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A substance through which an effect is
transmitted from one thing to another; <as>as, air is the common
<ex>medium</ex> of sound</as>. 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>

<q>Whether any other liquors, being made <qex>mediums</qex>,
cause a diversity of sound from water, it may be tried.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>I must bring together
All these extremes; and must remove all <qex>mediums</qex>.</q>
<qau>Denham.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An average.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>A <qex>medium</qex> of six years of war, and six years of
peace.</q>
<qau>Burke.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A trade name for printing and writing paper of
certain sizes. See <er>Paper</er>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>The liquid vehicle with
which dry colors are ground and prepared for application.</def>

<cs><col>Circulating medium</col>, <cd>a current medium of
exchange, whether coin, bank notes, or government notes.</cd> --
<col>Ethereal medium</col> <fld>(Physics)</fld>, <cd>the
ether.</cd> -- <col>Medium of exchange</col>, <cd>that which is
used for effecting an exchange of commodities -- money or current
representatives of money.</cd></cs>

<hw>Me"di*um</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a middle position or
degree; mean; intermediate; medial; <as>as, a horse of
<ex>medium</ex> size; a decoction of <ex>medium</ex>
strength.</as></def>

<hw>Me"di*um-sized`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
a medium size; <as>as, a <ex>medium-sized</ex> man</as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me"di*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Medii</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. L.
<ets>medius</ets> middle. See <er>Medium</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The third or middle finger; the third
digit, or that which corresponds to it.</def>

<hw>Med"lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>medler</ets> medlar tree, OF. <ets>meslier</ets>, F.
<ets>n\'82flier</ets>, L. <ets>mespilum</ets>,
<ets>mespilus</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/. Cf. <er>Naseberry</er>.]</ety>
<def>A tree of the genus <spn>Mespilus</spn> (<spn>M.
Germanica</spn>); 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>

<cs><col>Japan medlar</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the loquat.
See <er>Loquat</er>.</cd> -- <col>Neapolitan medlar</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of thorn tree (<spn>Crat\'91gus
Azarolus</spn>); also, its fruit.</cd></cs>

<hw>Med"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Meddle</er>.]</ety> <def>To mix; to mingle; to meddle.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>medly</asp>.]</altsp>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Med"ley</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Medleys</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE.
<ets>medlee</ets>, OF. <ets>mesl\'82e</ets>,
<ets>medl\'82e</ets>, <ets>mell\'82e</ets>, F.
<ets>m\'88l\'82e</ets>. See <er>Meddle</er>, and cf.
<er>Mel\'90e</er>, <er>Mellay</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients, usually
inharmonious; a jumble; a hodgepodge; -- often used
contemptuously.</def>

<q>This <qex>medley</qex> of philosophy and war.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<q>Love is a <qex>medley</qex> of endearments, jars,
Suspicions, reconcilements, wars.</q>
<qau>W. Walsh.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The confusion of a hand to hand battle; a brisk,
hand to hand engagement; a m\'88l\'82e.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holland.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A composition of passages
detached from several different compositions; a potpourri.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Medley</xex> is usually applied to vocal,
<xex>potpourri</xex> to instrumental, compositions.</note>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A cloth of mixed colors.</def>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Med"ley</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Mixed; of mixed
material or color.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdA <xex>medl\'8a
coat</xex>.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Mingled; confused.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Med"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Medle</er>.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>\'d8M\'82`doc"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Mayduke</er>.]</ety> <def>A class of claret wines, including
several varieties, from the district of M\'82doc in the
department of Gironde.</def>

<hw>Med"re*gal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Bonito</er>, 3.</def>

<hw>Med"rick</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol.
uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species of gull or
tern.</def> <mark>[Prov.]</mark>

<au>Lowell.</au>

<hw>Me*dul"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Marrow; pith; hence, essence.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The marrow of bones; the deep
or inner portion of an organ or part; <as>as, the
<ex>medulla</ex>, or medullary substance, of the kidney</as>;
specifically, the medula oblongata.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A soft tissue, occupying the
center of the stem or branch of a plant; pith.</def>

<cs><col>\'d8Medulla oblongata</col>. <ety>[L., oblong
medulla]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <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 <altname>bulb of
the spinal cord</altname>. See <er>Brain</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Me*dul"lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Medullary</er>.</def>

<hw>Med"ul*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>medullaris</ets>, fr. <ets>medulla</ets> marrow: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82dullaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling,
marrow or medulla.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Pertaining to the
medula oblongata.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Filled with spongy pith;
pithy.</def>

<cs><col>Medullary groove</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <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>Medullary rays</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the rays of cellular tissue seen in a
transverse section of exogenous wood, which pass from the pith to
the bark.</cd> -- <col>Medullary sheath</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>,
<cd>the layer of white semifluid substance (myelin), between the
primitive sheath and axis cylinder of a medullated nerve
fiber.</cd></cs>

<hw>Me*dul"la*ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Furnished with a medulla or marrow, or
with a medullary sheath; <as>as, a <ex>medullated</ex> nerve
fiber</as>.</def>

<hw>Me*dul"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82dulline</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot. Chem.)</fld> <def>A
variety of lignin or cellulose found in the medulla, or pith, of
certain plants. Cf. <er>Lignin</er>, and
<er>Cellulose</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*du"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
Gr. <?/.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <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>

<sn>2.</sn> <plu>[<it>pl.</it> <plw>Medusae</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</plu> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any free
swimming acaleph; a jellyfish.</def>

<note><hand/ The larger <xex>medus\'91</xex> belong to the
Discophora, and are sometimes called <stype>covered-eyed
medus\'91</stype>; others, known as <stype>naked-eyed
medus\'91</stype>, belong to the Hydroidea, and are usually
developed by budding from hidroids. See <er>Discophora</er>,
<er>Hydroidea</er>, and <er>Hydromedusa</er>.</note>

<cs><col>Medusa bud</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of the
buds of a hydroid, destined to develop into a gonophore or
medusa. See <er>Athecata</er>, and <er>Gonotheca</er>.</cd> --
<col>Medusa's head</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<cd>An astrophyton</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <cd>A
cluster of stars in the constellation Perseus. It contains the
bright star Algol.</cd></cs>

<hw>Me*du"si*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A medusa.</def>

<hw>Me*du"si*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Medusa</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling a medusa in shape or
structure.</def>

<hw>Me*du"soid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Medusa</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like a medusa; having the fundamental
structure of a medusa, but without a locomotive disk; -- said of
the sessile gonophores of hydroids.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<def>A sessile gonophore. See <xex>Illust</xex>. under
<er>Gonosome</er>.</def></def2>

<hw>Meech</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mich</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Colloq.]</mark>

<hw>Meed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mede</ets>, AS. <ets>m<emac/d</ets>, <ets>meord</ets>; akin
to OS. <ets>m<?/da</ets>, OHG. <ets>miata</ets>,
<ets>mieta</ets>, G. <ets>miethe</ets> hire, Goth.
<ets>mizd<omac/</ets> reward, Bohem. & Russ. <ets>mzda</ets>, Gr.
<grk>mistho`s</grk>, Skr. <ets>m<imac/dha</ets>.
<root/276.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is bestowed or
rendered in consideration of merit; reward; recompense.</def>

<q>A rosy garland was the victor's <qex>meed</qex>.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Merit or desert; worth.</def>

<q>My <qex>meed</qex> hath got me fame.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A gift; also, a bride.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Meed</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reward; to
repay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Waytt.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To deserve; to merit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Heywood.</au>

<hw>Meed"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Worthy of
meed, reward, or recompense; meritorious.</def>
\'bd<xex>Meedful</xex> works.\'b8

<au>Wiclif.</au>

<hw>Meed"ful*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>According to merit;
suitably.</def>

<hw>Meek</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Meeker</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Meekest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mek</ets>, <ets>meoc</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>mj<?/kr</ets>
mild, soft, Sw. <ets>mjuk</ets>, Dan. <ets>myg</ets>, D.
<ets>muik</ets>, Goth. <ets>muka</ets>m<?/dei gentleness.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Mild of temper; not easily provoked or
orritated; patient under injuries; not vain, or haughty, or
resentful; forbearing; submissive.</def>

<q>Not the man Moses was very <qex>meek</qex>.</q>
<qau>Num. xii. 3.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Evincing mildness of temper, or patience;
characterized by mildness or patience; <as>as, a <ex>meek</ex>
answer; a <ex>meek</ex> face.</as></def> \'bdHer <xex>meek</xex>
prayer.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Gentle; mild; soft; yielding; pacific; unassuming;
humble. See <er>Gentle</er>.</syn>

<mhw>{ <hw>Meek</hw>, <hw>Meek"en</hw> <pr>(-'n)</pr> }</mhw>,
<pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make meek; to nurture in gentleness and
humility.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Meek"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a meek manner.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Meek"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being meek.</def>

<hw>Meer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Simple; unmixed.
See <er>Mere</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Meer</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mere</er>, a
lake.</def>

<hw>Meer</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A boundary. See
<er>Mere</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Meer"kat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South African carnivore
(<spn>Cynictis penicillata</spn>), allied to the
ichneumons.</def>

<hw>Meer"schaum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., lit.,
sea foam; <ets>meer</ets> sea + <ets>schaum</ets> foam; but it
perh. is a corruption of the Tartaric name <ets>myrsen</ets>. Cf.
<er>Mere</er> a lake, and <er>Scum</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <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 <altname>sepiolite</altname>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A tobacco pipe made of this mineral.</def>

<hw>Meet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Met</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Meeting</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[OE. <ets>meten</ets>, AS. <ets>m<?/tan</ets>, fr.
<ets>m<?/t</ets>, <ets>gem<?/t</ets>, a meeting; akin to OS.
<ets>m<?/tian</ets> to meet, Icel. <ets>m\'91ta</ets>, Goth.
<ets>gam<?/tjan</ets>. See <er>Moot</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To come in collision with; to confront in
conflict; to encounter hostilely; <as>as, they <ex>met</ex> the
enemy and defeated them; the ship <ex>met</ex> opposing winds and
currents.</as></def>

<sn>3.</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>as, to <ex>meet</ex> a train at
a junction; to <ex>meet</ex> carriages or persons in the street;
to <ex>meet</ex> friends at a party; sweet sounds <ex>met</ex>
the ear.</as></def>

<q>His daughter came out to <qex>meet</qex> him.</q>
<qau>Judg. xi. 34.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have
personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; <as>as, the
eye <ex>met</ex> a horrid sight; he <ex>met</ex> his
fate.</as></def>

<q>Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst,
Which <qex>meets</qex> contempt, or which compassion first.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to
match; to satisfy; to ansver; <as>as, to <ex>meet</ex> one's
expectations; the supply <ex>meets</ex> the demand.</as></def>

<cs><col>To meet half way</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></cs>

<hw>Meet</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</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>as, we <ex>met</ex> in
the street; two lines <ex>meet</ex> so as to form an
angle.</as></def>

<q>O, when <qex>meet</qex> now
Such pairs in love and mutual honor joined !</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To come together with hostile purpose; to have
an encounter or conflict.</def>

<q>Weapons more violent, when next we <qex>meet</qex>,
May serve to better us and worse our foes.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To assemble together; to congregate; <as>as,
Congress <ex>meets</ex> on the first Monday of
December</as>.</def>

<q>They . . . appointed a day to <qex>meet</qex> together.</q>
<qau>2. Macc. xiv. 21.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To come together by mutual concessions; hence,
to agree; to harmonize; to unite.</def>

<cs><col>To meet with</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To light upon; to
find; to come to; -- often with the sense of unexpectedness.</cd>

<q>We <qex>met with</qex> many things worthy of observation.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To join; to unite in company.</cd>
<au>Shak</au>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To suffer unexpectedly; <as>as,
to <ex>meet with</ex> a fall; to <ex>meet with</ex> a
loss</as>.</cd> <sd>(d)</sd> <cd>To encounter; to be subjected
to.</cd>

<q>Prepare <qex>to meet with</qex> more than brutal fury
From the fierce prince.</q>
<qau>Rowe.</qau>

<sd>(e)</sd> <cd>To obviate.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>
</cs>

<hw>Meet</hw>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Meet</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mete</ets> fitting,
moderate, scanty, AS. <ets>m<?/te</ets> moderate; akin to
<ets>gemet</ets> fit, meet, <ets>metan</ets> to mete, and G.
<ets>m\'84ssig</ets> moderate, <ets>gem\'84ss</ets> fitting. See
<er>Mete</er>.]</ety> <def>Suitable; fit; proper; appropriate;
qualified; convenient.</def>

<q>It was <qex>meet</qex> that we should make merry.</q>
<qau>Luke xv. 32.</qau>

<cs><col>To be meet with</col>, <cd>to be even with; to be equal
to. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<-- p. 909 -->

<hw>Meet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Meetly.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Meet"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To render
fit.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Meet"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
meets.</def>

<hw>Meeth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr><def>, Mead. See
<er>Meathe</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Meet"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A coming
together; an assembling; <as>as, the <ex>meeting</ex> of
Congress</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A junction, crossing, or union; <as>as, the
<ex>meeting</ex> of the roads or of two rivers</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A congregation; a collection of people; a
convention; <as>as, a large <ex>meeting</ex>; an harmonius
<ex>meeting</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>An assembly for worship; <as>as, to attend
<ex>meeting</ex> on Sunday</as>; -- in England, applied
distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of
Dissenters.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Conference; assembly; company; convention;
congregation; junction; confluence; union.</syn>

<hw>Meet"ing*house`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A house
used as a place of worship; a church; -- in England, applied only
to a house so used by Dissenters.</def>

<hw>Meet"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Fitly; suitably;
properly.</def>

<hw>Meet"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Fitness; suitableness;
propriety.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Meg-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Meg"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Meg"a*lo-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <ety>[Gr.
<grk>me`gas</grk>, gen. <grk>mega`loy</grk>, great.]</ety>
<def>Combining forms signifying: <sd>(a)</sd> <xex>Great</xex>,
<xex>extended</xex>, <xex>powerful</xex>; <as>as,
<ex>mega</ex>scope, <ex>mega</ex>cosm</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<fld>(Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.)</fld> <def><xex>A
million times</xex>, <xex>a million of</xex>; <as>as,
<ex>mega</ex>meter, a million meters; <ex>mega</ex>farad, a
million farads; <ex>meg</ex>ohm, a million ohms</as></def>.

<mhw>{ <hw>Meg`a*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Meg`a*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> Gr. <?/ head.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Large headed; -- applied to animals, and to plants when they
have large flower heads.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*gac"e*ros</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great +  horn.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>The Irish elk.</def>

<hw>Meg"a*chile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + Gr. <?/ lip.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A leaf-cutting bee of the genus
<spn>Megachilus</spn>. See <cref>Leaf cutter</cref>, under
<er>Leaf</er>.</def>

<hw>Meg"a*cosm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + Gr. <?/ world.]</ety> <def>See
<er>Macrocosm</er>.</def>

<au>Croft.</au>

<hw>Meg`a*cou`lomb"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>coulomb</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A million coulombs.</def>

<hw>Meg"a*derm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + Gr. <?/ skin.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of Old
World blood-sucking bats of the genus <spn>Megaderma</spn>.</def>

<hw>Meg"a*dyne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>dyne</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>One of the larger measures of force,
amounting to one million dynes.</def>

<hw>Meg"a*far`ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>farad</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>One of the larger measures of electrical
capacity, amounting to one million farads; a macrofarad.</def>

<hw>Meg"a*lerg</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Megalo-</ets> + <ets>erg</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A million ergs; a megerg.</def>

<hw>Meg`a*le"sian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Megalesius</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>Mega`lh</grk> the Great, a
surname of Cybele, the Magna Mater.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or
in honor of, Cybele; <as>as, the <ex>Megalesian</ex> games at
Rome</as>.</def>

<hw>Meg`a*leth"o*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>alethoscope</ets>.]</ety> <def>An
optical apparatus in which pictures are viewed through a large
lens with stereoptical effects. It is often combined with the
stereoscope.</def>

<hw>Meg"a*lith</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>-lith</ets>; cf. F.
<ets>m\'82galithe</ets>.]</ety> <def>A large stone; especially, a
large stone used in ancient building.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Meg`a*lith"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Meg"a*lo-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See <er>Meg-</er>.</def>

<hw>Meg"a*lo*cyte</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Megalo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a hollow vessel.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A large, flattened corpuscle, twice
the diameter of the ordinary red corpuscle, found in considerable
numbers in the blood in profound an\'91mia.</def>

<hw>Meg`a*lo*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. <ets>megalo-</ets> + <ets>mania</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Pathol.)</fld> <def>A form of mental alienation in which
the patient has grandiose delusions.</def>

<hw>\'d8Meg`a*lon"yx</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>mega`lh</grk>, great +
<grk>'o`nyx</grk> claw.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An
extinct quaternary mammal, of great size, allied to the
sloth.</def>

<hw>Meg`a*loph"o*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Megalo-</ets> + Gr. <grk>fwnh`</grk> voice.]</ety>
<def>Having a loud voice.</def>

<hw>Meg`a*lop"o*lis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>megalo`polis</grk>; <grk>me`gas</grk>,
<grk>mega`lh</grk>, great + <grk>po`lis</grk> city.]</ety> <def>A
chief city; a metropolis.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Meg"a*lops</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk>, <grk>-a`loy</grk>, large +
<grk>'w`ps</grk> eye.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A larva, in a stage following the zo\'89a, 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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A large fish; the tarpum.</def>

<hw>Meg`a*lop"sy*chy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Megalo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ soul, mind.]</ety>
<def>Greatness of soul.</def> <mark>[Obs. & R.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Meg"a*lo*saur`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8Meg`a*lo*sau"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. <ets>megalosaurus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, great + <?/
lizard: cf. F. <ets>m\'82galosaure</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A gigantic carnivorous dinosaur, whose
fossil remains have been found in England and elsewhere.</def>

<hw>Me*gam"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82gam\'8atre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>An instrument for determining longitude by
observation of the stars.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A micrometer.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Knight.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Meg"a*me`ter</hw>, <hw>Meg"a*me`tre</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> +
<ets>meter</ets>, <ets>metre</ets>, n., 2.]</ety> <def>In the
metric system, one million meters, or one thousand
kilometers.</def>

<hw>Meg`am`p\'8are"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>amp\'8are</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A million amp\'8ares.</def>

<hw>Meg"a*phone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + Gr. <?/ voice.]</ety> <def>A device to
magnify sound, or direct it in a given direction in a greater
volume, as a very large funnel used as an ear trumpet or as a
speaking trumpet.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*gaph"y*ton</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>fyto`n</grk>
plant.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct genus of tree
ferns with large, two-ranked leaves, or fronds.</def>

<hw>Meg"a*pode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + Gr. <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>,
foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several
species of large-footed, gallinaceous birds of the genera
<spn>Megapodius</spn> and <spn>Leipoa</spn>, inhabiting Australia
and other Pacific islands. See <cref>Jungle fowl</cref>
<sd>(b)</sd> under <er>Jungle</er>, and <er>Leipoa</er>.</def>

<hw>Me*gap"o*lis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>po`lis</grk> city.]</ety>
<def>A metropolis.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Herbert.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Me*ga"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Me*gar"ic</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging, or
pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Megarian</col>, <or/ <col>Megaric</col>,
<col>school</col></mcol>, <cd>a school of philosophy established
at Megara, after the death of Socrates, by his disciples, and
remarkable for its logical subtlety.</cd></cs>

<hw>Meg"a*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>-scope</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82gascope</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Meg"a*seme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + Gr. <?/ sing, mark: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82gas\'8ame</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having
the orbital index relatively large; having the orbits narrow
transversely; -- opposed to <xex>microseme</xex>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Me"gass"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Me*gasse"</hw> 
}</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Bagasse</er>.</def>

<hw>Meg"as*thene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>sthe`nos</grk> strength.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a group which includes the
higher orders of mammals, having a large size as a typical
characteristic.</def>

<hw>Meg`as*then"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a typically large size;
belonging to the megasthenes.</def>

<hw>Meg"a*stome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>me`gas</grk> great + <grk>sto`ma</grk> mouth.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a group of univalve shells,
having a large aperture or mouth.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Meg"a*there</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8Meg`a*the"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. <ets>megatherium</ets>, fr. Gr. <grk>me`gas</grk> great
+ <grk>thyri`on</grk> beast.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An
extinct gigantic quaternary mammal, allied to the ant-eaters and
sloths. Its remains are found in South America.</def>

<hw>Meg`a*the"roid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Megatherium</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>One of a family of extinct edentates
found in America. The family includes the megatherium, the
megalonyx, etc.</def>

<hw>Meg`a*volt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>volt</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>One of the larger measures of
electro-motive force, amounting to one million volts.</def>

<hw>Meg`a*we"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>weber</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A million webers.</def>

<hw>Meg"erg`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>erg</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>One of the larger measures of work,
amounting to one million ergs; -- called also
<altname>megalerg</altname>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Me*gilp"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Me*gilph"</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>A
gelatinous compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by
artists as a vehicle for colors.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>magilp</asp>, and <asp>magilph</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Meg"ohm"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mega-</ets> + <ets>ohm</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>One of the larger measures of electrical
resistance, amounting to one million ohms.</def>

<hw>Me"grim</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>migrim</ets>, <ets>migrene</ets>, F. <ets>migraine</ets>,
LL. <ets>hemigrania</ets>, L. <ets>hemicrania</ets>,
<ets>hemicranium</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/- half + <?/ skull. See
<er>Hemi-</er> and <er>Cranium</er>, and cf. <er>Hemicrania</er>,
<er>Migraine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of sick or
nevrous headache, usually periodical and confined to one side of
the head.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor; esp., in the
plural, lowness of spirits.</def>

<q>These are his <qex>megrims</qex>, firks, and melancholies.</q>
<qau>Ford.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <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>

<au>Youatt.</au>

<hw>Me"grim</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The British smooth sole, or scaldfish
(<spn>Psetta arnoglossa</spn>).</def>

<hw>Mei*bo"mi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or discovered by,
<xex>Meibomius</xex>.</def>

<cs><col>Meibomian glands</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></cs>

<hw>Meine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Menge</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mein"e</hw>, <hw>Mein"y</hw>, <pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw>
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>maisni\'82e</ets>,
<ets>maisnie</ets>. See <er>Menial</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A family, including servants, etc.; household; retinue;
train.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer. Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Company; band; army.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mei"o*cene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Miocene</er>.</def>

<hw>Mei"o*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
smaller. So called in a allusion to the low pyramids of the
crystals.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A member of the
scapolite, group, occuring in glassy crystals on Monte Somma,
near Naples.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mei*o"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to make smaller, from <?/. See
<er>Meionite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>Diminution; a
species of hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it
really is.</def>

<hw>Mel`o*stem"o*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ smaller + <?/ warp, thread.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having fever stamens than the parts of the corolla.</def>

<hw>\'d8Meis"ter*sing`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[G.]</ety> <def>See <er>Mastersinger</er>.</def>

<hw>Mekh"i*tar*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Ecc.
Hist.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mechitarist</er>.</def>

<hw>Me*lac"o*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
black + <?/ dust.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An earthy black
oxide of copper, arising from the decomposition of other
ores.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Me*la"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Me*la"do</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., prop. p. p. of
<ets>melar</ets> to sugar, candy, fr. L. <ets>mel</ets> honey.
See <er>Molasses</er>.]</ety> <def>A mixture of sugar and
molasses; crude sugar as it comes from the pans without being
drained.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*l\'91"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/, m., <?/, f., black.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A
discharge from the bowels of black matter, consisting of altered
blood.</def>

<hw>Mel"ain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mel</er><?/<er>na</er>.]</ety> <def>The dark coloring matter
of the liquid of the cuttlefish.</def>

<hw>Me*lai"no*type</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Melanotype</er>.</def>

<hw>Me"lam</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82lam</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white or
buff-colored granular powder, <?/<?/<?/, obtained by heating
ammonium sulphocyanate.</def>

<hw>Me*lam"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A strong nitrogenous base,
<chform>C3H6N6</chform>, produced from several cyanogen
compounds, and obtained as a white crystalline substance, --
formerly supposed to be produced by the decomposition of
<xex>melam</xex>. Called also
<altname>cyanuramide</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mel"am*pode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
of uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>The black hellebore.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mel`am*py"rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mel`am*py"rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. <ets>Melampyrum</ets> cowwheat; Gr. <?/ black + <?/
wheat.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The saccharine substance
dulcite; -- so called because found in the leaves of cowwheat
(<spn>Melampyrum</spn>). See <er>Dulcite</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mel`a*n\'91"mi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, -<?/, black + <?/ blood.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid condition in which the blood
contains black pigment either floating freely or imbedded in the
white blood corpuscles.</def>

<hw>Me*lan"a*gogue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/, <?/, black + <?/ leading, driving, <?/ to lead.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A medicine supposed to expel black bile or
choler.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Mel`an*cho"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
See <er>Melancholy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mel`an*cho"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
person affected with melancholy; a melancholic.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dr. J. Scott.</au>

<hw>Mel"an*chol`ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>melancholicus</ets>, Gr. <?/: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82lancholique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Given to melancholy;
depressed; melancholy; dejected; unhappy.</def>

<q>Just as the <qex>melancholic</qex> eye
Sees fleets and armies in the sky.</q>
<qau>Prior.</qau>

<hw>Mel"an*chol`ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>One affected with a gloomy state of mind.</def>

<au>J. Spenser.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A gloomy state of mind; melancholy.</def>

<au>Clarendon.</au>

<hw>Mel"an*chol`i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
melancholy manner.</def>

<hw>Mel"an*chol`i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or
quality of being melancholy.</def>

<au>Hallywell.</au>

<hw>Mel`an*cho"li*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
OF. <ets>melancholieux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Melancholy.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mel"an*chol*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
affected with melancholy or dejection.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Glanvill.</au>

<hw>Mel"an*cho*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To
become gloomy or dejected in mind.</def>

<au>Barrow.</au>

<hw>Mel"an*cho*lize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make
melancholy.</def>

<hw>Mel"an*chol*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>melancolie</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82lancolie</ets>, L.
<ets>melancholia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/; <?/, -<?/, black + <?/ gall,
bile. See <er>Malice</er>, and 1st <er>Gall</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Depression of spirits; a gloomy state continuing
a considerable time; deep dejection; gloominess.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Great and continued depression of spirits,
amounting to mental unsoundness; melancholia.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Pensive maditation; serious
thoughtfulness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdHail, divinest
<xex>Melancholy</xex> !\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Ill nature.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mel"an*chol*y</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Depressed
in spirits; dejected; gloomy dismal.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Producing great evil and grief; causing
dejection; calamitous; afflictive; <as>as, a <ex>melancholy</ex>
event</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Somewhat deranged in mind; having the jugment
impaired.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Reynolds.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Favorable to meditation; somber.</def>

<q>A pretty, <qex>melancholy</qex> seat, well wooded and
watered.</q>
<qau>Evelin.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Gloomy; sad; dispirited; low-spirited; downhearted;
unhappy; hypochondriac; disconsolate; heavy, doleful; dismal;
calamitous; afflictive.</syn>

<hw>Mel`a*ne"sian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.
-<?/, black + <?/ island. <ets>Melanesia</ets> was so called from
the dark complexion of the natives.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining
to Melanesia.</def>

<hw>\'d8M\'82`lange"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
See <er>Mell</er>, <er>Meddle</er>.]</ety> <def>A mixture; a
medley.</def>

<hw>Me*la"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a family of fresh-water
pectinibranchiate mollusks, having a turret-shaped shell.</def>

<hw>Me*lan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
-<?/, black.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Melanotic.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
black-haired races.</def>

<au>Prichard.</au>

<hw>Me*lan"i*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A complex nitrogenous hydrocarbon
obtained artificially (as by the action of cyanogen chloride on
aniline) as a white, crystalline substance; -- called also
<altname>diphenyl guanidin</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mel"a*nin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
-<?/, black.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <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 <altname>fuscin</altname>), in
the outer layer of the choroid, and elsewhere. It is supposed to
be derived from the decomposition of hemoglobin.</def>

<-- p. 910 -->

<hw>Mel"a*nism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<ets><?/</ets>, <ets><?/</ets>, black.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>An indue development of dark-colored pigment in
the skin or its appendages; -- the opposite of
<xex>albinism</xex>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease; black jaundice. See
<er>Mel<?/na</er>.</def>

<hw>Mel`a*nis"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected
with melanism; of the nature of melanism.</def>

<hw>Mel"a*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
<?/, black: cf. F. <ets>m\'82lanite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A black variety of garnet.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mel`a*noch"ro*i</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Melanochroic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld>
<def>A group of the human race, including the dark whites.</def>

<hw>Mel`a*no*chro"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/; <?/, <?/, black + <?/ color.]</ety> <def>Having a dark
complexion; of or pertaining to the Melanochroi.</def>

<hw>Mel`a*no*chro"ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Melanochroic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of
a red, or brownish or yellowish red color. It is a chromate of
lead; -- called also <altname>ph\'d2nicocroite</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mel`a*noc"o*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/, <?/, black + <?/ hair.]</ety> <def>Having very dark or black
hair; black-haired.</def>

<au>Prichard.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mel`a*nor*rh\'d2"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, black + <?/ to flow.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An East Indian genus of large trees.
<spn>Melanorrh<oe/a usitatissima</spn> is the lignum-vit\'91 of
Peru, and yelds a valuable black varnish.</def>
<-- #"Peru" in original was "Pegu" -- must be an error, so
changed here. -->

<hw>Me*lan"o*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/, <?/, black + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>\'d8Mel`a*no"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a
growing black, fr. <?/, <?/, black.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>The morbid deposition of black matter, often of a malignant
character, causing pigmented tumors.</def>

<hw>Me*lan"o*sperm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/, <?/, black + <?/ seed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An alga
of any kind that produces blackish spores, or seed dust. The
melanosperms include the rockweeds and all kinds of kelp.</def>
-- <wordforms><wf>Mel`a*no*sper"mous</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mel`a*not"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr><def>, Melanistic.</def>

<hw>Me*lan"o*type</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
<?/, black + <ets>-type</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <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> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>melainotype</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Me*lan"ter*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A hydrous sulphate of iron of a green
color and vitreous luster; iron vitriol.</def>

<hw>Mel"a*nure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
<ets>melanurus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, black + <?/ tail.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small fish of the Mediterranean; a
gilthead. See <er>Gilthead</er> <sd>(a)</sd>.</def>

<hw>Mel`a*nu"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Melam</ets> + <ets>urea</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a complex
nitrogenous acid obtained by decomposition of melam, or of urea,
as a white crystalline powder; -- called also
<altname>melanurenic acid</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mel"a*phyre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
Gr. <?/, <?/, black + por<ets>phyre</ets> porphyry.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Any one of several dark-colored augitic,
eruptive rocks allied to basalt.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*las"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ black spot.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A dark
discoloration of the skin, usually local; <as>as, Addison's
<ex>melasma</ex>, or Addison's disease</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Me*las"mic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Me*las"ses</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Molasses</er>.</def>

<hw>Me*las"sic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Molasses</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to,
or designating, an acid obtained from molasses or glucose, and
probably identical with saccharic acid. See
</def><er>Saccharic</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*las"to*ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ black + <?/ mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
genus of evergreen tropical shrubs; -- so called from the black
berries of some species, which stain the mouth.</def>

<hw>Mel`a*sto*ma"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the order of which Melastoma
is the type.</def>

<hw>Mel"chite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.
<ets>melek</ets> king.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mel`e*a"grine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the genus
Meleagris.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mel`e*a"gris</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
the Guinea fowl.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of
American gallinaceous birds, including the common and the wild
turkeys.</def>

<hw>\'d8M\'88`l\'82e"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.,
fr. <ets>m\'88ler</ets> to mix. See <er>Meddle</er>,
<er>Mell</er>, and cf. <er>Mellay</er>.]</ety> <def>A fight in
which the combatants are mingled<?/in one confused mass; a hand
to hand conflict; an affray.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*le"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mel<?/na</er>.</def>

<hw>Mel"ene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mel</ets>issic + ethyl<ets>ene</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An unsaturated hydrocarbon,
<chform>C30H60</chform>, of the ethylene series, obtained from
beeswax as a white, scaly, crystalline wax; -- called also
<altname>melissene</altname>, and
<altname>melissylene</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mel"e*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>me`li</grk> honey.]</ety> <def>An explosive of great
destructive power; -- so called from its color, which resembles
honey.</def>

<hw>Mel"e*tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Quercitin</er>.</def>

<hw>Me*lez"i*tose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82l\'8aze</ets> the larch + mel<ets>itose</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A variety of sugar, isomeric with
sucrose, extracted from the manna of the larch
(<spn>Larix</spn>).</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>melicitose</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Me`li*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to a natural order
(<spn>Meliac\'91</spn>) of plants of which the genus
<spn>Melia</spn> is the type. It includes the mahogany and the
Spanish cedar.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mel`i*be"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mel`i*b<?/"an</hw> 
}</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From L. <ets>Meliboeus</ets>, one of
the interlocutors in Virgil's first Eclogue.]</ety>
<fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>Alternately responsive, as verses.</def>

<hw>Mel"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ song.]</ety>
<def>Of or pertaining to song; lyric; tuneful.</def>

<hw>Me*lic"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>meliceris</ets> a kind of tumor, fr. Gr. <?/;
<grk>me`li</grk> honey + <?/ wax.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Consisting of or containing matter like honey; -- said of
certain encysted tumors.</def>

<hw>Mel"ic grass`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
genus of grasses (<spn>Melica</spn>) of little agricultural
importance.</def>

<hw>Mel`i*co*toon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Melocoton</er>.</def>

<hw>Me*lic"ra*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>meli`kraton</grk>.]</ety> <def>A meadlike drink.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mel"i*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>me`li</grk> honey + <ets>-lite</ets>; cf. F.
<ets>m\'82lilithe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral
occurring in small yellow crystals, found in the lavas
(<it>melilite basalt</it>) of Vesuvius, and elsewhere.
<altsp>[Written also <asp>mellilite</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mel"i*lot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82lilot</ets>, L. <ets>melilotus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, <?/,
a kind of clover containing honey; <grk>me`li</grk> honey + <?/
lotus.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any species of
<spn>Melilotus</spn>, a genus of leguminous herbs having a
vanillalike odor; sweet clover; hart's clover. The blue melilot
(<spn>Melilotus c\'91rulea</spn>) is used in Switzerland to give
color and flavor to sapsago cheese.</def>

<hw>Mel`i*lot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or obtained from,
sweet clover or meliot; specifically, designating an acid of the
aromatic series, obtained from melilot as a white crystalline
substance.</def>

<hw>Mel"io*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Meliorated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Meliorating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>melioratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>meliorare</ets> to
meliorate, fr. <ets>melior</ets> better; akin to Gr. <?/ rather,
<?/ very. Cf. <er>Ameliorate</er>.]</ety> <def>To make better; to
improve; to ameliorate; to soften; to make more tolerable.</def>

<q>Nature by art we nobly <qex>meliorate</qex>.</q>
<qau>Denham.</qau>

<q>The pure and bening light of revelation has had a
<qex>meliorating</qex> influence on mankind.</q>
<qau>Washington.</qau>

<hw>Mel"io*rate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow better.</def>

<hw>Mel"io*ra`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Meliorator</er>.</def>

<hw>Mel`io*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>melioratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or operation of
meliorating, or the state of being meliorated; improvement.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mel"io*ra`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
meliorates.</def>

<hw>Mel"io*rism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From L.
<ets>melior</ets> better.]</ety> <def>The doctrine that there is
a tendency throughout nature toward improvement.</def>

<au>J. Sully.</au>

<hw>Mel*ior"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>melioritas</ets>, fr. L. <ets>melior</ets>. See
<er>Meliorate</er>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being
better; melioration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Me*liph"a*gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>me`li</grk> honey + <?/ to eat.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Belonging to the genus <spn>Meliphaga</spn>.</def>

<hw>Me*liph"a*gan</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Any bird of the genus <spn>Meliphaga</spn> and allied
genera; a honey eater; -- called also
<altname>meliphagidan</altname>.</def>

<hw>Me*liph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Meliphagan</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>Eating, or
feeding upon, honey.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*lis"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Melismata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a
song.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A piece of
melody; a song or tune, -- as opposed to <xex>recitative</xex> or
musical declamation.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A grace or
embellishment.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*lis"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <grk>me`lissa</grk> a bee, honey.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A genus of labiate herbs, including the balm, or bee balm
(<spn>Melissa officinalis</spn>).</def>

<hw>Me*lis"sic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>me`lissa</grk> a bee, honey.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to, or derived from, beeswax; specif., denoting
an acid obtained by oxidation of myricin.</def>

<hw>Me*lis"syl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meliss</ets>ic +<ets>yl</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Myricyl</er>.</def>

<hw>Me*lis"sy*lene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meliss</ets>ic + <ets>-yl</ets> +
<ets>-ene</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Melene</er>.</def>

<hw>Mel"i*tose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>me`li</grk> honey.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mell</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'88ler</ets>, OF. <ets>meller</ets>, <ets>mester</ets>.
See <er>Meddle</er>.]</ety> <def>To mix; to meddle.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mell</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mellifluous</er>.]</ety> <def>Honey.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Warner.</au>

<hw>Mell</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mill.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mel"late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets>, honey. Cf.
<er>Mellitate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
mellitate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mel"lay</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A m\'88l\'82e;
a conflict.</def>

<au>Tennyson.</au>

<hw>Mel"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Mellitic</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mel*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mellifer</ets>; <ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets>, honey +
<ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Producing honey.</def>

<hw>Mel*lif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets>, honey + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in
comp.) to make. See <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>Producing
honey.</def>

<hw>Mel`li*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mellificare</ets> to make honey: cf. F.
<ets>mellification</ets>. See <er>Mellific</er>.]</ety> <def>The
making or production of honey.</def>

<hw>Mel*lif"lu*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A flow
of sweetness, or a sweet, smooth flow.</def>

<hw>Mel*lif"lu*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mellifluens</ets>. See <er>Mellifluous</er>.]</ety>
<def>Flowing as with honey; smooth; mellifluous.</def>

<hw>Mel*lif"lu*ent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mellifluent
manner.</def>

<hw>Mel*lif"lu*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mellifluus</ets>; <ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets>, honey
(akin to Gr. <?/, Goth. <ets>milip</ets>) + <ets>fluere</ets> to
flow. See <er>Mildew</er>, <er>Fluent</er>, and cf.
<er>Marmalade</er>.]</ety> <def>Flowing as with honey; smooth;
flowing sweetly or smoothly; <as>as, a <ex>mellifluous</ex>
voice</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mel*lif"lu*ous*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mel*lig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis + -genous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
the qualities of honey.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Mel*li"go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Honeydew.</def>

<hw>Mel*lil"o*quent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets> honey + <ets>loquens</ets>
speaking, p. pr. of <ets>loqui</ets> to speak.]</ety>
<def>Speaking sweetly or harmoniously.</def>

<hw>Mel*liph"a*gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Meliphagan</er>.</def>

<hw>Mel*liph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Meliphagous</er>.</def>

<hw>Mel"li*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mellitate</ets>. See <er>Mellitic</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of mellitic acid.</def>

<hw>Mel"lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets>, honey: cf. F.
<ets>mellite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mel*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mellitique</ets>. See <er>Mellite</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Containing saccharine
matter; marked by saccharine secretions; <as>as,
<ex>mellitic</ex> diabetes</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the mineral mellite.</def>

<cs><col>Mellitic acid</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a white,
crystalline, organic substance, <chform>C6(CO2H)6</chform>,
occurring naturally in combination with aluminium in the mineral
mellite, and produced artificially by the oxidation of coal,
graphite, etc., and hence called also <altname>graphitic
acid</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mel"lone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A yellow powder, <chform>C6H3N9</chform>, obtained from
certain sulphocyanates. It has acid properties and forms
compounds called <xex>mellonides</xex>.</def>

<hw>Mel"lon*ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mellone</er>.</def>

<hw>Mel"low</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Mellower</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Mellowest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>melwe</ets>; cf. AS. <ets>mearu</ets> soft, D.
<ets>murw</ets>, Prov. G. <ets>mollig</ets> soft, D.
<ets>malsch</ets>, and E. <ets>meal</ets> flour.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a
tender pulp; <as>as, a <ex>mellow</ex> apple</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> Hence: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Easily worked or penetrated;
not hard or rigid; <as>as, a <ex>mellow</ex> soil</as>.</def>
\'bd<xex>Mellow</xex> glebe.\'b8 <au>Drayton</au> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate;
-- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc.</def> \'bdThe
<xex>mellow</xex> horn.\'b8 <au>Wordsworth</au>. \'bdThe
<xex>mellow</xex>-tasted Burgundy.\'b8 <au>Thomson</au>.

<q>The tender flush whose <qex>mellow</qex> stain imbues
Heaven with all freaks of light.</q>
<qau>Percival.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Well matured; softened by years; genial;
jovial.</def>

<q>May health return to <qex>mellow</qex> age.</q>
<qau>Wordsworth.</qau>

<q>As merry and <qex>mellow</qex> an old bachelor as ever
followed a hound.</q>
<qau>W. Irving.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated.</def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<hw>Mel"low</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mellowed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Mellowing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To make
mellow.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>If the Weather prove frosty to <qex>mellow</qex> it [the
ground], they do not plow it again till April.</q>
<qau>Mortimer.</qau>

<q>The fervor of early feeling is tempered and
<qex>mellowed</qex> by the ripeness of age.</q>
<qau>J. C. Shairp.</qau>

<hw>Mel"low</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become mellow; <as>as,
ripe fruit soon <ex>mellows</ex></as>.</def> \'bdProsperity
begins to <xex>mellow</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mel"low*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mellow
manner.</def>

<hw>Mel"low*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality or state of
being mellow.</def>

<hw>Mel"low*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Soft;
unctuous.</def>

<au>Drayton.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mel*lu"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A climbing plant (<spn>Ullucus
officinalis</spn>) of the Andes, having tuberous roots which are
used as a substitute for potatoes.</def>

<hw>Mel"ne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mill.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mel`o*co*ton"</hw>, <hw>Mel`o*co*toon"</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>melocoton</ets> a kind
of peach tree and its fruit, L. <ets>malum cotonium</ets>, or
<ets>cotonea</ets>, or <ets>Cydonia</ets>, a quince, or quince
tree, lit., apple of <ets>Cydonia</ets>, Gr. <?/ <?/. See
<er>Quince</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A
quince.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A kind of peach having one side
deep red, and the flesh yellow.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>malacatoon</asp>, <asp>malacotune</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Me*lo"de*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ musical. See <er>Melody</er>, and cf.
<er>Odeon</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A kind of small reed organ; --
a portable form of the seraphine.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A music hall.</def>

<hw>Me*lod"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>melodicus</ets>, Gr. <?/: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82lodique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of the nature of melody;
relating to, containing, or made up of, melody; melodious.</def>

<hw>Me*lod"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
department of musical science which treats of the pitch of tones,
and of the laws of melody.</def>

<hw>Me*lo"di*o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Melody</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
contrivance for preserving a record of music, by recording the
action of the keys of a musical instrument when played
upon.</def>

<hw>Me*lo"di*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82lodieux</ets>. See <er>Melody</er>.]</ety>
<def>Containing, or producing, melody; musical; agreeable to the
ear by a sweet succession of sounds; <as>as, a <ex>melodious</ex>
voice</as>.</def> \'bdA <xex>melodious</xex> voice.\'b8 \'bdA
<xex>melodious</xex> undertone.\'b8 <au>Longfellow</au>. --
<wordforms><wf>Me*lo"di*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Me*lo"di*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mel"o*dist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82lodiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A composer or singer of
melodies.</def>

<hw>Mel"o*dize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Melodized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Melodizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To make melodious; to form into,
or set to, melody.</def>

<hw>Mel"o*dize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make melody; to
compose melodies; to harmonize.</def>

<hw>Mel`o*dra"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82lodrame</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ song + <?/ drama.]</ety>
<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>as, the <ex>melodrama</ex> in the gravedigging scene of
Beethoven's \'bdFidelio\'b8</as>.</def>

<hw>Mel`o*dra*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>m\'82lodramatique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
melodrama; like or suitable to a melodrama; unnatural in
situation or action.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mel`o*dra*mat"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mel`o*dram"a*tist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who acts in, or writes, melodramas.</def>

<hw>Mel"o*drame</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>Melodrama.</def>

<hw>Mel"o*dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Melodies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE.
<ets>melodie</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82lodie</ets>, L.
<ets>melodia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ a singing, choral song, fr. <?/
musical, melodious; <?/ song, tune + <?/ song. See
<er>Ode</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A sweet or agreeable succession of sounds.</def>

<q>Lulled with sound of sweetest <qex>melody</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ <xex>Melody</xex> consists in a succession of single
tones; <xex>harmony</xex> is a consonance or agreement of tones,
also a succession of consonant musical combinations or
chords.</note>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The air or tune of a musical piece.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Harmony</er>.</syn>

<hw>\'d8Mel"o*e</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[ NL., fr. Gr. <?/ to
probe a wound.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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 <cref>Oil beetle</cref>, under
<er>Oil</er>.</def>

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<hw>Mel"o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
song + <ets>-graph</ets> : cf. F.
<ets>m\'82lographe</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as
<er>Melodiograph</er>.</def>

<hw>Mel`o*lon*thid"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <?/ the cockchafer.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
beetle of the genus <spn>Melolontha</spn>, and allied genera. See
<cref>May beetle</cref>, under <er>May</er>.</def>

<hw>Mel"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>melo</ets>, for <ets>melopepo</ets> an apple-shaped melon,
Gr. <?/ ; <?/ apple + <?/ a species of large melon; cf. L.
<ets>malum</ets> apple. Cf. <er>Marmalade</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The juicy fruit of certain
cucurbitaceous plants, as the muskmelon, watermelon, and citron
melon; also, the plant that produces the fruit.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large, ornamental,
marine, univalve shell of the genus <spn>Melo</spn>.</def>

<cs><col>Melon beetle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small
leaf beetle (<spn>Diabrotiea vittata</spn>), which damages the
leaves of melon vines.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Melon cactus</col>,
<col>Melon thistle</col></mcol>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<cd>A genus of cactaceous plants (<spn>Melocactus</spn>) 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>. <spn>M. communis</spn>, from the West Indies, is
often cultivated, and sometimes called <stype>Turk's cap</stype>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The related genus <spn>Mamillaria</spn>, in
which the stem is tubercled rather than ribbed, and the flowers
sometimes large. See <xex>Illust<xex>. under
<er>Cactus</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mel`o*pi*a"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
song + E. <ets>piano</ets>.]</ety> <def>A piano having a
mechanical attachment which enables the player to prolong the
notes at will.</def>

<hw>Mel`o*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to meloplasty, or the artificial formation of a new
cheek.</def>

<hw>Mel"o*plas`ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
an apple, a cheek + <ets>-plasty</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82loplastie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The
process of restoring a cheek which has been destroyed wholly or
in part.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mel`o*p<?/"ia</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/; <?/; song + <?/ to make.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>
<def>The art of forming melody; melody; -- now often used for a
melodic passage, rather than a complete melody.</def>

<hw>Mel"o*type</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Photog.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mel*pom"e*ne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
Gr. <?/, lit., the songstress, fr. <?/, <?/, to sing.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>The Muse of
tragedy.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The eighteenth
asteroid.</def>

<hw>Mel"rose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Honey of
roses.</def>

<hw>Melt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>See 2d <er>Milt</er>.</def>

<hw>Melt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Melted</er> <mark>(obs.)</mark> <pos>p. p.</pos>
<er>Molten</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Melting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>meltan</ets>; akin
to Gr. <?/, E. <ets>malt</ets>, and prob. to E. <ets>smelt</ets>,
v. <?/. Cf. <er>Smelt</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, <er>Malt</er>,
<er>Milt</er> the spleen.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reduce from
a solid to a liquid state, as by heat; to liquefy; <as>as, to
<ex>mell</ex> wax, tallow, or lead; to <ex>melt</ex> ice or
snow.</as></def>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>Thou would'st have . . . <qex>melted</qex> down thy youth.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>For pity <qex>melts</qex> the mind to love.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To liquefy; fuse; thaw; mollify; soften.</syn>

<hw>Melt</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be changed
from a solid to a liquid state under the influence of heat;
<as>as, butter and wax <ex>melt</ex> at moderate
temperatures</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To dissolve; <as>as, sugar <ex>melts</ex> in the
mouth</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence: To be softened; to become tender, mild,
or gentle; also, to be weakened or subdued, as by fear.</def>

<q>My soul <qex>melteth</qex> for heaviness.</q>
<qau>Ps. cxix. 28.</qau>

<q><qex>Melting</qex> with tenderness and kind compassion.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To lose distinct form or outline; to
blend.</def>

<q>The soft, green, rounded hills, with their flowing outlines,
overlapping and <qex>melting</qex> into each other.</q>
<qau>J. C. Shairp.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated;
<as>as, the fog <ex>melts</ex> away</as>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Melt"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being melted.</def>

<hw>Melt"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr><def>, One who, or that which,
melts.</def>

<hw>Melt"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Liquefaction; the act of
causing (something) to melt, or the process of becoming
melted.</def>

<cs><col>Melting point</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the degree
of temperature at which a solid substance melts or fuses; <as>as,
the <ex>melting point<ex> of ice is 0<deg/ Centigrade or 32<deg/
Fahr., that of urea is 132<deg/ Centigrade</as>.</cd> --
<col>Melting pot</col>, <cd>a vessel in which anything is melted;
a crucible.</cd></cs>

<hw>Melt"ing</hw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing to melt; becoming
melted; -- used literally or figuratively; <as>as, a
<ex>melting</ex> heat; a <ex>melting</ex> appeal; a
<ex>melting</ex> mood</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Melt"ing*ly</wf>, <ex>adv</ex>.</wordforms>

<hw>Mel"ton</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety>
<def>A kind of stout woolen cloth with unfinished face and
without raised nap. A commoner variety has a cotton warp.</def>

<hw>Mem"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Remember</er>.]</ety> <def>To remember; to cause to remember;
to mention.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mem"ber</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>membre</ets>, F.
<ets>membre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>membrum</ets>; cf. Goth.
<ets>mimz</ets> flesh, Skr. <ets>mamsa</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A part of an animal capable
of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb.</def>

<q>We have many <qex>members</qex> in one body, and all
<qex>members</qex> have not the same office.</q>
<qau>Rom. xii. 4.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, a part of a whole; an independent
constituent of a body</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A part of a
discourse or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a
verse.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Either of the
two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the sign of
equality.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>Any
essential part, as a post, tie rod, strut, etc., of a framed
structure, as a bridge truss.</def> <sd>(d)</sd>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <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>(e)</sd> <def>One of the persons composing a society,
community, or the like; an individual forming part of an
association; <as>as, a <ex>member</ex> of the society of
Friends</as>.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Compression member</col>, <col>Tension
member</col></mcol> <fld>(Engin.)</fld>, <cd>a member, as a rod,
brace, etc., which is subjected to compression or tension,
respectively.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mem"bered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having limbs; -- chiefly used in composition.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Having legs of a different
tincture from that of the body; -- said of a bird in heraldic
representations.</def>

<hw>Mem"ber*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state
of being a member.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The collective body of members, as of a
society.</def>

<hw>Mem"bral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Relating to a member.</def>

<hw>Mem`bra*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>membranaceus</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as <er>Membranous</er>.</def>

<au>Arbuthnot.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Thin and rather soft or
pliable, as the leaves of the rose, peach tree, and aspen
poplar.</def>

<hw>Mem"brane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>membrana</ets> the skin that covers the separate members of
the body, fr. L. <ets>membrum</ets>. See <er>Member</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ The term is also often applied to the thin, expanded
parts, of various texture, both in animals and vegetables.</note>

<cs><col>Adventitious membrane</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>Jacob's membrane</col>. <cd>See under <er>Retina</er>.</cd>
-- <col>Mucous membranes</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <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>Schneiderian
membrane</col>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Schneiderian</er>.</cd> -- <col>Serous membranes</col>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <cd>, the membranes, like the peritoneum and
pleura, which line, or lie in, cavities having no obvious outlet,
and secrete a serous fluid.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mem*bra"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>membraneus</ets> of parchment.]</ety> <def>See
<er>Membranous</er>.</def>

<hw>Mem`bra*nif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Membrane</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Having or producing membranes.</def>

<hw>Mem*bra"ni*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Membrane</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>membraniforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a
membrane or of parchment.</def>

<hw>Mem`bra*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Membrane</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
science which treats of membranes.</def>

<hw>Mem"bra*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>membraneux</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling,
membrane; <as>as, a <ex>membranous</ex> covering or
lining</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Membranaceous.</def>

<cs><col>Membranous croup</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>true
croup. See <er>Croup</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Me*men"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mementos</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., remember, be
mindful, imper. of <ets>meminisse</ets> to remember. See
<er>Mention</er>.]</ety> <def>A hint, suggestion, token, or
memorial, to awaken memory; that which reminds or recalls to
memory; a souvenir.</def>

<q>Seasonable <qex>mementos</qex> may be useful.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Me*min"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small deerlet, or chevrotain, of
India.</def>

<hw>Mem"non</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., from Gr.
<?/, lit., the Steadfast, Resolute, the son of Tithonus and
Aurora, and king of the Ethiopians, killed by Achilles.]</ety>
<fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A celebrated Egyptian statue near
Thebes, said to have the property of emitting a harplike sound at
sunrise.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mem"oir</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, or <pluf>pl.</pluf>
<hw>Mem"oirs</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82moire</ets>, m., memorandum, fr. <ets>m\'82moire</ets>,
f., memory, L. <ets>memoria</ets>. See <er>Memory</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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 <er>History</er>, 2.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A memorial of any individual; a biography;
often, a biography written without special regard to method and
completeness.</def>

<sn>3.</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>

<hw>Mem"oir*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A writer of
memoirs.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mem`o*ra*bil"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[L., fr. <ets>memorabilis</ets> memorable. See
<er>Memorable</er>.]</ety> <def>Things remarkable and worthy of
remembrance or record; also, the record of them.</def>

<hw>Mem`o*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being memorable.</def>

<hw>Mem"o*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>memorabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>memorare</ets> to bring to
remembrance, fr. <ets>memor</ets> mindful, remembering. See
<er>Memory</er>, and cf. <er>Memorabilia</er>.]</ety> <def>Worthy
to be remembered; very important or remarkable.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mem"o*ra*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Mem"o*ra*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<q>Surviving fame to gain,
Buy tombs, by books, by <qex>memorable</qex> deeds.</q>
<qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau>

<hw>Mem`o*ran"dum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. E.
<plw>Memorandums</plw>, L. <plw>Memoranda</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., something to be remembered, neut.
of <ets>memorandus</ets>, fut. pass. p. of <ets>memorare</ets>.
See <er>Memorable</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A record of something which it is desired to
remember; a note to help the memory.</def>

<q>I . . . entered a <qex>memorandum</qex> in my pocketbook.</q>
<qau>Guardian.</qau>

<q>I wish you would, as opportunity offers, make
<qex>memorandums</qex> of the regulations of the academies.</q>
<qau>Sir J. Reynolds.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Memorandum check</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
<xex>Mem<xex>. written on its face.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mem"o*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>memoratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>memorare</ets>. See
<er>Memorable</er>.]</ety> <def>To commemorate.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mem"o*ra*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82moratif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Commemorative.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Hammond.</au>

<hw>\'d8Me*mo"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Memory.</def>

<cs><col>Memoria technica</col>, <cd>technical memory; a
contrivance for aiding the memory.</cd></cs>

<hw>Me*mo"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82morial</ets>, L. <ets>memorialis</ets>, fr.
<ets>memoria</ets>. See <er>Memory</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Serving to preserve remembrance; commemorative;
<as>as, a <ex>memorial</ex> building</as>.</def>

<q>There high in air, <qex>memorial</qex> of my name,
Fix the smooth oar, and bid me live to fame.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> Contained in memory; <as>as, a <ex>memorial</ex>
possession</as>.

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Mnemonic; assisting the memory.</def>

<q>This succession of Aspirate, Soft, and Hard, may be expressed
by the <qex>memorial</qex> word ASH.</q>
<qau>Skeat.</qau>

<cs><col>Memorial Day</col>. <cd>Same as <er>Decoration Day</er>.
<mark>[U.S.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Me*mo"ri*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82morial</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<q>Churches have names; some as <qex>memorials</qex> of peace,
some of wisdom, some in memory of the Trinity itself.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A memorandum; a record.</def> <mark>[Obs. or
R.]</mark>

<au>Hayward.</au>

<sn>3.</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>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Memory; remembrance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Precious is the <qex>memorial</qex> of the just.</q>
<qau>Evelyn.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Diplomacy)</fld> <def>A species of informal
state paper, much used in negotiation.</def>

<hw>Me*mo"ri*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82morialiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who writes or signs a
memorial.</def>

<hw>Me*mo"ri*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Memorialized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Memorializing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To address or petition by a
memorial; to present a memorial to; <as>as, to
<ex>memorialize</ex> the legislature</as>.</def>

<au>T. Hook.</au>

<hw>Me*mo"ri*al*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who petitions by a memorial.</def>

<au>T. Hook.</au>

<hw>Mem"o*rist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Memorize</er>.]</ety> <def>One who, or that which, causes to
be remembered.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Me*mor"i*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[L.,
fr. <ets>memor</ets> mindful. See <er>Memorable</er>.]</ety>
<def>By, or from, memory.</def>

<hw>Mem"o*rize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Memorized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Memorizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See <er>Memory</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to be remembered ; hence, to
record.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>They neglect to <qex>memorize</qex> their conquest.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<q>They meant to . . . <qex>memorize</qex> another Golgotha.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To commit to memory; to learn by heart.</def>

<hw>Mem"o*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Memories</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE.
<ets>memorie</ets>, OF. <ets>memoire</ets>, <ets>memorie</ets>,
F. <ets>m\'82moire</ets>, L. <ets>memoria</ets>, fr.
<ets>memor</ets> mindful; cf. <ets>mora</ets> delay. Cf.
<er>Demur</er>, <er>Martyr</er>, <er>Memoir</er>,
<er>Remember</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The faculty of the mind by which it retains the
knowledge of previous thoughts, impressions, or events.</def>

<q><qex>Memory</qex> is the purveyor of reason.</q>
<qau>Rambler.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>as, his
<ex>memory</ex> was never wrong</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The actual and distinct retention and
recognition of past ideas in the mind; remembrance; <as>as, in
<ex>memory</ex> of youth; <ex>memories</ex> of foreign
lands.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The time within which past events can be or are
remembered; <as>as, within the <ex>memory</ex> of man</as>.</def>

<q>And what, before thy <qex>memory</qex>, was done
From the begining.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Something, or an aggregate of things,
remembered; hence, character, conduct, etc., as preserved in
remembrance, history, or tradition; posthumous fame; <as>as, the
war became only a <ex>memory</ex></as>.</def>

<q>The <qex>memory</qex> of the just is blessed.</q>
<qau>Prov. x. 7.</qau>

<q>That ever-living man of <qex>memory</qex>, Henry the
Fifth.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>The Nonconformists . . . have, as a body, always venerated her
[Elizabeth's] <qex>memory</qex>.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>A memorial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>These weeds are <qex>memories</qex> of those worser hours.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Memory</er>, <er>Remembrance</er>,
<er>Recollection</er>, <er>Reminiscence</er>.</syn> <usage>
<xex>Memory</xex> is the generic term, denoting the power by
which we reproduce past impressions. <xex>Remembrance</xex> is an
exercise of that power when things occur <xex>spontaneously</xex>
to our thoughts. In <xex>recollection</xex> we make a distinct
effort to <xex>collect again</xex>, or call back, what we know
has been formerly in the mind. <xex>Reminiscence</xex> is
intermediate between <xex>remembrance</xex> and
<xex>recollection</xex>, being a conscious process of recalling
past occurrences, but without that full and varied reference to
particular things which characterizes <xex>recollection</xex>.
\'bdWhen an idea again recurs without the operation of the like
object on the external sensory, it is <xex>remembrance</xex>; if
it be sought after by the mind, and with pain and endeavor found,
and brought again into view, it is
<xex>recollection</xex>.\'b8</usage>

<au>Locke.</au>

<cs><col>To draw to memory</col>, <cd>to put on record; to
record.  <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<au>Chaucer. Gower.</au>

<hw>Mem"phi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the ancient city of Memphis in Egypt; hence,
Egyptian; <as>as, <ex>Memphian</ex> darkness</as>.</def>

<hw>Men</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <def><pos>pl.</pos> of
<er>Man</er>.</def>

<hw>Men</hw>, <pos>pron.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>me</ets>,
<ets>men</ets>. \'bdNot the plural of <ets>man</ets>, but a
weakened form of the word <ets>man</ets> itself.\'b8
<ets>Skeat</ets>.]</ety> <def>A man; one; -- used with a verb in
the singular, and corresponding to the present indefinite
<xex>one</xex> or <xex>they</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Piers Plowman.</au>

<q><qex>Men</qex> moot give silver to the poure triars.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>A privy thief, <qex>men</qex> clepeth death.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Me*nac"can*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Menaccan</ets>, in Cornwall, where it was first
found.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <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 <altname>titanic iron ore</altname>, and
<altname>ilmenite</altname>.</def>

<hw>Men"ace</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>minaciae</ets> threats, menaces, fr. <ets>minax</ets>,
<ets>-acis</ets>, projecting, threatening, <ets>minae</ets>
projecting points or pinnacles, threats. Cf. <er>Amenable</er>,
<er>Demean</er>, <er>Imminent</er>, <er>Minatory</er>.]</ety>
<def>The show of an intention to inflict evil; a threat or
threatening; indication of a probable evil or catastrophe to
come.</def>

<q>His (the pope's) commands, his rebukes, his
<qex>menaces</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milman.</qau>

<q>The dark <qex>menace</qex> of the distant war.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

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<hw>Men"ace</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Menaced</er>
<pr>(\'best)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Menacing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>menacier</ets>, F.
<ets>menacer</ets>. See <er>Menace</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</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 <xex>with</xex> before the harm
threatened; <as>as, to <ex>menace</ex> a country with
war</as>.</def>

<q>My master . . . did <qex>menace</qex> me with death.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To threaten, as an evil to be inflicted.</def>

<q>By oath he <qex>menaced</qex>
Revenge upon the cardinal.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Men"ace</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act in threatening
manner; to wear a threatening aspect.</def>

<q>Who ever knew the heavens <qex>menace</qex> so?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Men"a*cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
menaces.</def>

<hw>Men"a*cing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a threatening
manner.</def>

<hw>\'d8M\'82`nage"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Manage</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8M\'82`nage"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Menagerie</er>.]</ety> <def>A collection of animals; a
menagerie.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Addison.</au>

<hw>Men*ag"er*ie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82nagerie</ets>, fr. <ets>m\'82nager</ets> to keep house,
<ets>m\'82nage</ets> household. See <er>Menial</er>,
<er>Mansion</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A piace where animals
are kept and trained.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A collection of wild or exotic animals, kept for
exhibition.</def>

<hw>Men"a*gogue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82nagogue</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ month + <?/ leading.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Emmenagogue.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*na"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Menaia</plw> <pr>(-y\'86)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[NL., from Gr.
<?/ monthly.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A work of twelve
volumes, each containing the offices in the Greek Church for a
month; also, each volume of the same.</def>

<au>Shipley.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Men"ald</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Men"ild</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered with spots;
speckled; variegated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mend</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mended</er>; <pos>p. pr.
& vb. n.</pos> <er>Mending</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Abbrev. fr.
<ets>amend</ets>. See <er>Amend</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>as, to <ex>mend</ex> a garment or a
machine</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To alter for the better; to set right; to
reform; hence, to quicken; <as>as, to <ex>mend</ex> one's manners
or pace</as>.</def>

<q>The best service they could do the state was to
<qex>mend</qex> the lives of the persons who composed it.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To help, to advance, to further; to add
to.</def>

<q>Though in some lands the grass is but short, yet it
<qex>mends</qex> garden herbs and fruit.</q>
<qau>Mortimer.</qau>

<q>You <qex>mend</qex> the jewel by the wearing it.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To improve; help; better; emend; amend; correct;
rectify; reform.</syn>

<hw>Mend</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow better; to advance
to a better state; to become improved.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mend"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being mended.</def>

<hw>Men*da"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mendax</ets>, <ets>-acis</ets>, lying, cf.
<ets>mentiri</ets> to lie.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Given to
deception or falsehood; lying; <as>as, a <ex>mendacious</ex>
person</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>False; counterfeit; containing falsehood;
<as>as, a <ex>mendacious</ex> statement</as>.</def>

-- <wordforms><wf>Men*da"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Men*da"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Men*dac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mendacities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.
<ets>mendacitas</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or
state of being mendacious; a habit of lying.</def>

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A falsehood; a lie.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Lying; deceit; untruth; falsehood.</syn>

<hw>Mend"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who mends
or repairs.</def>

<hw>Men"di*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mendinant</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Men"di*can*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
condition of being mendicant; beggary; begging.</def>

<au>Burke.</au>

<hw>Men"di*cant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mendicans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>mendicare</ets> to beg, fr. <ets>mendicus</ets> beggar,
indigent.]</ety> <def>Practicing beggary; begging; living on
alms; <as>as, <ex>mendicant</ex> friars</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Mendicant orders</col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>,
<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></cs>

<hw>Men"di*cant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A beggar; esp., one who
makes a business of begging; specifically, a begging friar.</def>

<hw>Men"di*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.& i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mendicatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mendicare</ets> to
beg.]</ety> <def>To beg.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Men`di*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act
or practice of begging; beggary; mendicancy.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Men*dic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mendicitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mendicit\'82</ets>. See
<er>Mendicant</er>.]</ety> <def>The practice of begging; the life
of a beggar; mendicancy.</def>

<au>Rom. of R.</au>

<hw>Men"di*nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mendicant
or begging friar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mend"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Amendment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Men"dole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mendol</ets>, <ets>mendole</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The cackerel.</def>

<hw>Men"dre*gal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Medregal.</def>

<hw>Mends</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Amends</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Menge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Mente</er>, <er>Meinte</er>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Ment</er>, <er>Meint</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[See <er>Mingle</er>.]</ety> <def>To mix.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Men*ha"den</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An American marine fish of the Herring
familt (<spn>Brevoortia tyrannus</spn>), chiefly valuable for its
oil and as a component of fertilizers; -- called also
<altname>mossbunker</altname>, <altname>bony fish</altname>,
<altname>chebog</altname>, <altname>pogy</altname>,
<altname>hardhead</altname>, <altname>whitefish</altname>,
etc.</def>

<hw>Men"hir</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. Armor.
<ets>men</ets> stone + <ets>hir</ets> high.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Men"ial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>meneal</ets>, fr. <ets>meine</ets>, <ets>maine</ets>,
household, OF. <ets>maisni\'82e</ets>, <ets>maisnie</ets>, LL.
<ets>mansionaticum</ets>. See <er>Mansion</er>, and cf.
<er>Meine</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Meiny</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Belonging to a retinue or train of servants;
performing servile office; serving.</def>

<q>Two <qex>menial</qex> dogs before their master pressed.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to servants, esp. domestic servants;
servile; low; mean.</def> \'bd <xex>Menial</xex> offices.\'b8

<au>Swift.</au>

<hw>Men"ial</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A domestic
servant or retainer, esp. one of humble rank; one employed in low
or servile offices.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A person of a servile character or
disposition.</def>

<hw>M\'82`ni\'8are's" dis*ease"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>.
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease characterized by deafness and
vertigo, resulting in inco\'94rdination of movement. It is
supposed to depend upon a morbid condition of the semicircular
canals of the internal ear. Named after <xex>M\'82ni\'8are</xex>,
a French physician.</def>

<hw>Men"i*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82nilite</ets>; -- so called because it is found at
<ets>M\'82nil</ets>montant, near Paris.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Opal</er>.</def>

<hw>Me*nin"ge*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the meninges.</def>

<hw>Me*nin"ges</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing.
<singw>Meninx</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<?/, <?/, a membrane.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The three
membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater,
dura mater, and arachnoid membrane.</def>

<hw>Men`in*gi"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Meninges</er>, and <er>-itis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Inflammation of the membranes of the brain or spinal
cord.</def>

<cs><col>Cerebro-spinal meningitis</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Cerebro-spinal</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Me*nis"cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining
to, or having the form of, a meniscus.</def>

<hw>Me*nis"coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meniscus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Concavo-convex, like a meniscus.</def>

<hw>Me*nis"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. L.
<plw>Menisci</plw> <pr>(-s\'c6)</pr>, E. <plw>Meniscuses</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/, dim. of
<grk>mh`nh</grk> the moon.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
crescent.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>A lens convex on one side and
concave on the other.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>An interarticular synovial
cartilage or membrane; esp., one of the intervertebral synovial
disks in some parts of the vertebral column of birds.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Converging meniscus</col>, <col>Diverging
meniscus</col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>Lens</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Men`i*sper*ma"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <grk>mh`nh</grk> the moon + <grk>spe`rma</grk>
seed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to a natural order
(<spn>Menispermace<ae/</spn>) of climbing plants of which
moonseed (<spn>Menispermum</spn>) is the type.</def>

<hw>Men`i*sper"mic</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to, or obtained from, moonseed
(<spn>Menispermum</spn>), or other plants of the same family, as
the <spn>Anamirta Cocculus</spn></def>.

<hw>Men`i*sper"mine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82nispermine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An
alkaloid distinct from picrotoxin and obtained from the cocculus
indicus (the fruit of <spn>Anamirta Cocculus</spn>, formerly
<spn>Menispermum Cocculus</spn>) as a white, crystalline,
tasteless powder; -- called also
<altname>menispermina</altname>.</def>

<hw>Men"i*ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>menuver</ets>, <ets>menuveir</ets>, <ets>menuvair</ets>, a
grayish fur; <ets>menu</ets> small + <ets>vair</ets> a kind of
fur. See <er>Minute</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and
<er>Vair</er>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Miniver</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Men"non*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Men"non*ite</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld>
<def>One of a small denomination of Christians, so called from
<xex>Menno</xex> 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>

<mhw>{ <hw>Men"o*branch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8Men`o*bran"chus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. <ets>menobranchus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ to remain + <?/ a
gill.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large aquatic American
salamander of the genus <spn>Necturus</spn>, having permanent
external gills.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Men`o*lo"gi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Me*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu>pl. L. <plw>Menologia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E.
<plw>Menologies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.
<ets>menologium</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ month + <?/ discourse : cf. F.
<ets>m\'82nologe</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A register of
months.</def>

<au>Bp. Stillingfleet.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Church)</fld> <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>

<hw>Men"o*pause</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
month + <?/ to cause to cease. See <er>Menses</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The period of natural cessation of
menstruation. See <cref>Change of life</cref>, under
<er>Change</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Men`o*po"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Men"o*pome</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
<ets>menopoma</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ to remain + <?/ lid.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The hellbender.</def>

<hw>\'d8Men`or*rha"gi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ month + <?/ to break.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Profuse menstruation.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any profuse bleeding from the uterus;
Metrorrhagia.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*nos"ta*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>mh`n</grk> month + <grk>'istan`nai</grk> to
stop.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Stoppage of the mences.</def>

<hw>Men`os*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Menostasis</er>.</def>

<hw>Men"ow</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A minnow.</def>

<hw>Men"-pleas`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One whose
motive is to please men or the world, rather than God.</def>

<au>Eph. vi. 6.</au>

<hw>Men"sal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mensalis</ets>, fr. <ets>mensa</ets> table.]</ety>
<def>Belonging to the table; transacted at table; <as>as,
<ex>mensa</ex> conversation</as>.</def>

<hw>Men"sal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mensis</ets> month.]</ety> <def>Occurring once in a month;
monthly.</def>

<hw>Mense</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>menske</ets>, AS. <ets>mennisc</ets> human, man. See
<er>Man</er>.]</ety> <def>Manliness; dignity; comeliness;
civility.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>Mense"ful</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> --
<wf>Mense"less</wf>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mense</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To grace.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Men"ses</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mensis</ets> month, pl. <ets>menses</ets> months, and the
monthly courses of women. Cf. <er>Month</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The catamenial or menstrual discharge, a
periodic flow of blood or bloody fluid from the uterus or female
generative organs.</def>

<hw>Men"stru*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>menstrualis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>menstruel</ets>. See
<er>Menstruous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Recurring once a
month; monthly; gone through in a month; <as>as, the
<ex>menstrual</ex> revolution of the moon</as>; pertaining to
monthly changes; <as>as, the <ex>menstrual</ex> equation of the
sun's place</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the menses; <as>as,
<ex>menstrual</ex> discharges; the <ex>menstrual</ex>
period.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a menstruum.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Men"stru*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>menstruans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>menstruare</ets> to have a
monthly term, fr. <ets>menstruus</ets>. See
<er>Menstruous</er>.]</ety> <def>Subject to monthly flowing or
menses.</def>

<hw>Men"stru*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Menstruous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Men"stru*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Menstruated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Menstruating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To discharge the menses; to have
the catamenial flow.</def>

<hw>Men`stru*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
discharge of the menses; also, the state or the period of
menstruating.</def>

<hw>Men"strue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>menstrues</ets>. See <er>Menstruous</er>.]</ety> <def>The
menstrual flux; menses.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Men"stru*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>menstruus</ets>, fr. <ets>mensis</ets> month. Cf.
<er>Menstruum</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the monthly
flow or discharge; menstruating.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining tj the monthly flow;
catamenial.</def>

<hw>Men"stru*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. E.
<plw>Menstruums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Menstrua</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>menstruus</ets>. See
<er>Menstruous</er>.]</ety> <def>Any substance which dissolves a
solid body; a solvent.</def>

<q>The proper <qex>menstruum</qex> to dissolve metal.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>All liquors are called <xex>menstruums</xex> which are used as
dissolvents, or to extract the virtues of ingredients by infusion
or decoction.</q>
<qau>Quincy.</qau>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Men`su*ra*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>mensurabilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
mensurable.</def>

<hw>Men"su*ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mensurabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>mensurare</ets> to measure, fr.
<ets>mensura</ets> measure: cf. F. <ets>mensurable</ets>. See
<er>Measurable</er>, <er>Measure</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of
being measured; measurable.</def>

<hw>Men"su*ra*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or
state of being mensurable; measurableness.</def>

<hw>Men"su*ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mensuralis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
measure.</def>

<hw>Men"su*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mensuratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mensurare</ets>. See
<er>Measure</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>To measure.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Men`su*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mensuratio</ets> : cf. F. <ets>mensuration</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act, process, or art, of measuring.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<hw>-ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[F. <ets>-ment</ets>, L.
<ets>-mentum</ets>.]</ety> <def>A suffix denoting <xex>that which
does</xex> a thing; <xex>an act</xex> or <xex>process</xex>;
<xex>the result of an act</xex> or <xex>process</xex>;
<xex>state</xex> or <xex>condition</xex>; <as>as,
ali<ex>ment</ex>, that which nourishes, orna<ex>ment</ex>,
incre<ex>ment</ex>; frag<ex>ment</ex>, piece broken,
seg<ex>ment</ex>; abridg<ex>ment</ex>, act of abridging,
imprison<ex>ment</ex>, move<ex>ment</ex>, adjourn<ex>ment</ex>;
amaze<ex>ment</ex>, state of being amazed,
astonish<ex>ment</ex>.</as></def>

<hw>Ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>of
<er>Menge</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Men"ta*gra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. L. <ets>mentum</ets> chin + Gr. <?/ a catching.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Sycosis.</def>

<hw>Men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mentum</ets> the chin.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or
pertaining to the chin; genian; <as>as, the <ex>mental</ex>
nerve; the <ex>mental</ex> region.</as></def>

<hw>Men"tal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
plate or scale covering the mentum or chin of a fish or
reptile.</def>

<hw>Men"tal</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>mentalis</ets>, fr. <ets>mens</ets>, <ets>mentis</ets>, the
mind; akin to E. <ets>mind</ets>. See <er>Mind</er>.]</ety>
<def>Of or pertaining to the mind; intellectual; <as>as,
<ex>mental</ex> faculties; <ex>mental</ex> operations,
conditions, or exercise.</as></def>

<q>What a <qex>mental</qex> power
This eye shoots forth!</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<cs><col>Mental alienation</col>, <cd>insanity.</cd> --
<col>Mental arithmetic</col>, <cd>the art or practice of solving
arithmetical problems by mental processes, unassisted by written
figures.</cd></cs>

<hw>Men*tal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality or
state of mind.</def> \'bdThe same hard <xex>mentality</xex>.\'b8

<au>Emerson.</au>

<hw>Men"tal*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the
mind; in thought or meditation; intellectually; in idea.</def>

<hw>\'d8Men"tha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See
<er>Mint</er> the plant.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Men"thene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Menth</ets>ol + terp<ets>ene</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless liquid hydrocarbon resembling
oil of turpentine, obtained by dehydrating menthol. It has an
agreeable odor and a cooling taste.</def>

<hw>Men"thol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mentha</ets> + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, crystalline, aromatic substance
resembling camphor, extracted from oil of peppermint
(<spn>Mentha</spn>); -- called also <altname>mint
camphor</altname> or <altname>peppermint camphor</altname>.</def>

<hw>Men"thyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mentha</ets> + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound radical forming the base of
menthol.</def>

<hw>Men`ti*cul"tur*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to mental culture; serving to improve or strengthen
the mind.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Men"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mencioun</ets>, F. <ets>mention</ets>, L. <ets>mentio</ets>,
from the root of <ets>meminisse</ets> to remember. See
<er>Mind</er>.]</ety> <def>A speaking or notice of anything, --
usually in a brief or cursory manner. Used especially in the
phrase <xex>to make mention of</xex>.</def>

<q>I will make <qex>mention</qex> of thy righteousness.</q>
<qau>Ps. lxxi. 16.</qau>

<q>And sleep in dull, cold marble, where no <qex>mention</qex>
Of me more must be heard of.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<-- p. 913 -->

<hw>Men"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mentioned</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mentioning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mentionner</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make mention of; to speak
briefly of; to name.</def>

<q>I will <qex>mention</qex> the loving-kindnesses of the
Lord.</q>
<qau>Is. lxiii. 7.</qau>

<hw>Men"tion*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fit to
be mentioned.</def>

<hw>Men`to*meck*e"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[1st <ets>ment</ets>al + <ets>Meckelian</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the chin and lower
jaw.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The bone or cartilage
forming the anterior extremity of the lower jaw in some adult
animals and the young of others.</def></def2>

<hw>Men"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Mentor</ets>, the counselor of Telemachus, Gr. <?/, prop.,
counselor. Cf. <er>Monitor</er>.]</ety> <def>A wise and faithful
counselor or monitor.</def>

<hw>Men*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Mentor</er>.]</ety> <def>Containing advice or
admonition.</def>

<hw>\'d8Men"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
chin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The front median plate of
the labium in insects. See <er>Labium</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*nu"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.,
slender, thin, minute. See 4th <er>Minute</er>.]</ety> <def>The
details of a banquet; a bill of fare.</def>

<hw>Me"nuse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See
<er>Amenuse</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Me*ow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. & n.</pos> <def>See 6th
and 7th <er>Mew</er>.</def>

<hw>Meph`is*to*phe"li*an</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to, or resembling, the devil Mephistopheles,
\'bda crafty, scoffing, relentless fiend;\'b8 devilish;
crafty.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Me*phit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Me*phit"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mephiticus</ets>, fr. <ets>mephitis</ets> mephitis: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82phitique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Tending to
destroy life; poisonous; noxious; <as>as, <ex>mephitic</ex>
exhalations; <ex>mephitic</ex> regions.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Offensive to the smell; <as>as,
<ex>mephitic</ex> odors</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Mephitic air</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>carbon
dioxide; -- so called because of its deadly suffocating power.
See <cref>Carbonic acid</cref>, under
<er>Carbonic</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Me*phi"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mephitis</ets> : cf. F. <ets>m\'82phitis</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Noxious, pestilential, or foul exhalations from
decomposing substances, filth, or other source.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of mammals,
including the skunks.</def>

<hw>Meph"i*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Mephitis</er>, 1.</def>

<hw>Me*ra"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>meracus</ets>, fr. <ets>merus</ets> pure, inmixed.]</ety>
<def>Being without mixture or adulteration; hence, strong;
racy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mer"ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mercabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>mercari</ets> to trade, traffic,
buy. See <er>Merchant</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being bought
or sold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mer"can*tile</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mercantile</ets>, It. <ets>mercantile</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>mercans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>mercari</ets> to traffic. See <er>Merchant</er>.]</ety>
<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>

<q>The expedition of the Argonauts was partly
<qex>mercantile</qex>, partly military.</q>
<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau>

<cs><col>Mercantile agency</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>Mercantile marine</col>, <cd>the persons and
vessels employed in commerce, taken collectively.</cd> --
<col>Mercantile paper</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></cs>

<au>McElrath.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Mercantile</er>, <er>Commercial</er>.</syn>
<usage> <xex>Commercial</xex> is the wider term, being sometimes
used to embrace <xex>mercantile</xex>. In their stricter use,
<xex>commercial</xex> relates to the shipping, freighting,
forwarding, and other business connected with the
<xex>commerce</xex> of a country (whether external or internal),
that is, the exchange of commodities; while <xex>mercantile</xex>
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.</usage>

<hw>Mer*cap"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mercapt</ets>an + <ets>al</ets>dehyde.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any one of a series of compounds of
mercaptans with aldehydes.</def>

<hw>Mer*cap"tan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
NL. <ets>mercurius</ets> mercury + L. <ets>captans</ets>, p. pr.
of <ets>captare</ets> to seize, v. intens. fr.
<ets>capere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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 <altname>sulphur
alcohols</altname>. In general, they are colorless liquids having
a strong, repulsive, garlic odor. The name is specifically
applied to ethyl mercaptan, <chform>C2H5SH</chform>. So called
from its avidity for <xex>mercury</xex>, and other metals.</def>

<hw>Mer*cap"tide</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of mercaptan formed by
replacing its sulphur hydrogen by a metal; <as>as, potassium
<ex>mercaptide</ex>, <chform>C2H5SK</chform></as>.</def>

<hw>Mer"cat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mercatus</ets> : cf. It. <ets>mercato</ets>. See
<er>Market</er>.]</ety> <def>Market; trade.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Sprat.</au>

<hw>Mer`ca*tan"te</hw> <pr>(?; It. ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[It. See <er>Merchant</er>.]</ety> <def>A foreign
trader.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mer*ca"tor's chart"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See under
<er>Chart</er>, and see <cref>Mercator's projection</cref>, under
<er>Projection</er>.</def>

<hw>Mer"ca*ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mercatura</ets> commerce.]</ety> <def>Commerce; traffic;
trade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Merce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Amerce</er>.]</ety> <def>To subject to fine or amercement; to
mulct; to amerce.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Mer`ce*na"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Mercenary</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The
quahog.</def>

<hw>Mer`ce*na"ri*an</hw> <pr>(-<it>a</it>n)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>A mercenary.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mer"ce*na`ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
mercenary manner.</def>

<hw>Mer"ce*na*ri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or
state of being mercenary; venality.</def>

<au>Boyle.</au>

<hw>Mer"ce*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mercenarie</ets>, F. <ets>mercenaire</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>mercenarius</ets>, fr. <ets>merces</ets> wages, reward. See
<er>Mercy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Acting for reward;
serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; <as>as,
<ex>mercenary</ex> soldiers</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit;
greedy of gain; sordid; selfish.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>For God forbid I should my papers blot
With <qex>mercenary</qex> lines, with servile pen.</q>
<qau>Daniel.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Venal</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mer"ce*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mercenaries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></plu>. <def>One who is
hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign
service.</def>

<au>Milman.</au>

<hw>Mer"cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mercier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>merx</ets>, <ets>mercis</ets>,
wares, merchandise. See <er>Merchant</er>.]</ety>
<def>Originally, a dealer in any kind of goods or wares; now
restricted to a dealer in textile fabrics, as silks or
woolens.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Mer"cer*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The business of a
mercer.</def>

<hw>Mer"cer*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mercerie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The trade of mercers; the goods
in which a mercer deals.</def>

<hw>Mer"chand</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>marchander</ets>. See <er>Merchant</er>.]</ety> <def>To
traffic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mer"chan*di`sa*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such
as can be used or transferred as merchandise.</def>

<hw>Mer"chan*dise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>marchandise</ets>, OF. <ets>marcheandise</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The objects of commerce; whatever is usually
bought or sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares;
goods; commodities.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The act or business of trading; trade;
traffic.</def>

<hw>Mer"chan*dise</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <er>Merchandised</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Merchandising</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms>
<def>To trade; to carry on commerce.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mer"chan*dise</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make merchandise
of; to buy and sell.</def> \'bdLove is
<xex>merchandised</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mer"chan*di`ser</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
trader.</def>

<au>Bunyan.</au>

<hw>Mer"chand*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Merchant</er>.]</ety> <def>Trade; commerce.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Sanderson.</au>

<hw>Mer"chant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>marchant</ets>, OF. <ets>marcheant</ets>, F.
<ets>marchand</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>mercatans</ets>,
<ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>mercatare</ets> to negotiate,
L. <ets>mercari</ets> to traffic, fr. <ets>merx</ets>,
<ets>mercis</ets>, wares. See <er>Market</er>, <er>Merit</er>,
and cf. <er>Commerce</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a
trafficker; a trader.</def>

<q>Others, like <qex>merchants</qex>, venture trade abroad.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A trading vessel; a merchantman.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>One who keeps a store or shop for the sale of
goods; a shopkeeper.</def> <mark>[U. S. & Scot.]</mark>

<hw>Mer"chant</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
employed in, trade or merchandise; <as>as, the <ex>merchant</ex>
service</as>.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Merchant bar</col>, <col>Merchant iron</col> <or/
<col>steel</col></mcol>, <cd>certain common sizes of wrought iron
and steel bars.</cd> -- <col>Merchant service</col>, <cd>the
mercantile marine of a country.</cd> <au>Am. Cyc.</au> --
<col>Merchant ship</col>, <cd>a ship employed in commerce.</cd>
-- <col>Merchant tailor</col>, <cd>a tailor who keeps and sells
materials for the garments which he makes.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mer"chant</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be a merchant; to
trade.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mer"chant*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fit for
market; such as is usually sold in market, or such as will bring
the ordinary price; <as>as, <ex>merchantable</ex> wheat</as>;
sometimes, a technical designation for a particular kind or
class.</def>

<hw>Mer"chant*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Merchantlike; suitable
to the character or business of a merchant.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Gauden.</au>

<hw>Mer"chant*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Merchantmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A merchant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Matt. xiii. 45.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A trading vessel; a ship employed in the
transportation of goods, <as>as, distinguished from a
man-of-war</as>.</def>

<hw>Mer"chant*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The body of merchants taken collectively; <as>as, the
<ex>merchantry</ex> of a country</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The business of a merchant; merchandise.</def>

<au>Walpole.</au>

<hw>Mer"ci*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[OF.]</ety> <def>Merciful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mer"ci*ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mercy</ets> + <ets>-ful</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Full of mercy; having or exercising mercy; disposed to pity
and spare offenders; unwilling to punish.</def>

<q>The Lord, the Lord God, <qex>merciful</qex> and gracious.</q>
<qau>Ex. xxxiv. 6.</qau>

<q>Be <qex>merciful</qex>, great duke, to men of mold.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Unwilling to give pain; compassionate.</def>

<q>A <qex>merciful</qex> man will be <qex>merciful</qex> to his
beast.</q>
<qau>Old Proverb.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Compassionate; tender; humane; gracious; kind; mild;
clement; benignant.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>Mer"ci*ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mer"ci*ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mer"ci*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
pity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mer"ci*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of mercy;
cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate beings, and also,
figuratively, of things; <as>as, a <ex>merciless</ex> tyrant;
<ex>merciless</ex> waves.</as></def>

<q>The foe is <qex>merciless</qex>, and will not pity.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Cruel; unmerciful; remorseless; ruthless; pitiless;
barbarous; savage.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>Mer"ci*less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mer"ci*less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mer`cur*am*mo"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mercur</ets>ic + <ets>ammonium</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A radical regarded as derived from
ammonium by the substitution of mercury for a portion of the
hydrogen.</def>

<hw>Mer*cu"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mercurialis</ets>, fr. <ets>Mercurius</ets> Mercury: cf. F.
<ets>mercuriel</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the
qualities fabled to belong to the god Mercury; swift; active;
sprightly; fickle; volatile; changeable; <as>as, a
<ex>mercurial</ex> youth; a <ex>mercurial</ex>
temperament.</as></def>

<q>A <qex>mercurial</qex> man
Who fluttered over all things like a fan.</q>
<qau>Byron.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the form or image of Mercury; -- applied
to ancient guideposts.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chillingworth.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Mercury as the god of trade;
hence, money-making; crafty.</def>

<q>The <qex>mercurial</qex> wand of commerce.</q>
<qau>J. Q. Adams.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to, or containing, mercury;
<as>as, <ex>mercurial</ex> preparations, barometer</as>. See
<er>Mercury</er>, 2.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Caused by the use of mercury;
<as>as, <ex>mercurial</ex> sore mouth</as>.</def>

<hw>Mer*cu"ri*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person
having mercurial qualities.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A preparation containing
mercury.</def>

<hw>Mer*cu"ri*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
under the influence of Mercury; one resembling Mercury in
character.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A physician who uses much
mercury, in any of its forms, in his practice.</def>

<hw>Mer*cu"ri*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mercurialized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mercurializing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To
affect with mercury.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Photography)</fld> <def>To treat with mercury;
to expose to the vapor of mercury.</def>

<hw>Mer*cu"ri*al*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be sprightly,
fantastic, or capricious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mer*cu"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mercurial
manner.</def>

<hw>Mer*cu"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Mercuric chloride</col>, <cd>corrosive sublimate. See
<er>Corrosive</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mer*cu`ri*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mercurification</ets>. See
<er>Mercurify</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld>
<def>The process or operation of obtaining the mercury, in its
fluid form, from mercuric minerals.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The act or process of
compounding, or the state of being compounded, with
mercury.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mer*cu"ri*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mercurified</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mercurifying</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[<ets>Mercury</ets> +
<ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To combine or mingle mercury with; to impregnate
with mercury; to mercurialize.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mer"cu*rism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
communication of news; an announcement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Mer*cu"rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Mercurous chloride</col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Calomel</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mer"cu*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Mercurius</ets>; akin to <ets>merx</ets> wares.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Myth.)</fld> <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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A metallic element mostly
obtained by reduction from cinnabar, one of its ores. It is a
heavy, opaque, glistening liquid (commonly called
<altname>quicksilver</altname>), and is used in barometers,
thermometers, ect. Specific gravity 13.6. Symbol Hg
(<it>Hydrargyrum</it>). 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>

<note><hand/ Mercury forms alloys, called <xex>amalgams</xex>,
with many metals, and is thus used in applying tin foil to the
backs of mirrors, and in extracting gold and silver from their
ores. It is poisonous, and is used in medicine in the free state
as in blue pill, and in its compounds as calomel, corrosive
sublimate, etc. It is the only metal which is liquid at ordinary
temperatures, and it solidifies at about -39<deg/ Centigrade to a
soft, malleable, ductile metal.</note>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <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>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A carrier of tidings; a newsboy; a messenger;
hence, also, a newspaper.</def> <au>Sir J. Stephen</au>. \'bdThe
monthly <xex>Mercuries</xex>.\'b8 <au>Macaulay</au>.

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Sprightly or mercurial quality; spirit;
mutability; fickleness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>He was so full of <qex>mercury</qex> that he could not fix
long in any friendship, or to any design.</q>
<qau>Bp. Burnet.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant (<spn>Mercurialis
annua</spn>), of the Spurge family, the leaves of which are
sometimes used for spinach, in Europe.</def>

<note><hand/ The name is also applied, in the United States, to
certain climbing plants, some of which are poisonous to the skin,
esp. to the <spn>Rhus Toxicodendron</spn>, or poison ivy.</note>

<cs><col>Dog's mercury</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd><spn>Mercurialis perennis</spn>, a perennial plant differing
from <spn>M. annua</spn> by having the leaves sessile.</cd> --
<col>English mercury</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of
goosefoot formerly used as a pot herb; -- called <altname>Good
King Henry</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Horn mercury</col>
<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a mineral chloride of mercury, having a
semitranslucent, hornlike appearance.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mer"cu*ry</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wash with a
preparation of mercury.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Mer"cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mercies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE.
<ets>merci</ets>, F. <ets>merci</ets>, L. <ets>merces</ets>,
<ets>mercedis</ets>, hire, pay, reward, LL., equiv. to
<ets>misericordia</ets> pity, mercy. L. <ets>merces</ets> is
prob<?/ akin to <ets>merere</ets> to deserve, acquire. See
<er>Merit</er>, and cf. <er>Amerce</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>Examples of justice must be made for terror to some; examples
of <qex>mercy</qex> for comfort to others.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Compassionate treatment of the unfortunate and
helpless; sometimes, favor, beneficence.</def>

<au>Luke x. 37.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Disposition to exercise compassion or favor;
pity; compassion; willingness to spare or to help.</def>

<q>In whom <qex>mercy</qex> lacketh and is not founden.</q>
<qau>Sir T. Elyot.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A blessing regarded as a manifestation of
compassion or favor.</def>

<q>The Father of <qex>mercies</qex> and the God of all
comfort.</q>
<qau>2 Cor. i. 3.</qau>

<cs><col>Mercy seat</col> <fld>(Bib.)</fld>, <cd>the golden cover
or lid of the Ark of the Covenant. See <er>Ark</er>, 2.</cd> --
<col>Sisters of Mercy</col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>,<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>To be at the mercy of</col>, <cd>to be wholly in the power
of.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Grace</er>.</syn>

<hw>Merd</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>merde</ets>, L. <ets>merda</ets>.]</ety> <def>Ordure;
dung.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Burton.</au>

<hw>-mere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ part.]</ety> <def>A
combining form meaning <xex>part</xex>, <xex>portion</xex>;
<as>as, blasto<ex>mere</ex>, epi<ex>mere</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Mere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written also
<ets>mar</ets>.]</ety> <ety>[OE. <ets>mere</ets>, AS.
<ets>mere</ets> mere, sea; akin to D. <ets>meer</ets> lake, OS.
<ets>meri</ets> sea, OHG. <ets>meri</ets>, <ets>mari</ets>, G.
<ets>meer</ets>, Icel. <ets>marr</ets>, Goth. <ets>marei</ets>,
Russ. <ets>more</ets>, W. <ets>mor</ets>, Ir. & Gael.
<ets>muir</ets>, L. <ets>mare</ets>, and perh. to L.
<ets>mori</ets> to die, and meaning originally, that which is
dead, a waste. Cf. <er>Mortal</er>, <er>Marine</er>,
<er>Marsh</er>, <er>Mermaid</er>, <er>Moor</er>.]</ety> <def>A
pool or lake.</def>

<au>Drayton. Tennyson.</au>

<hw>Mere</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written also <ets>meer</ets>
and <ets>mear</ets>.]</ety> <ety>[AS. <ets>gem<aemac/re</ets>.
<root/269.]</ety> <def>A boundary.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

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<hw>Mere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To divide,
limit, or bound.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Which <qex>meared</qex> her rule with Africa.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<hw>Mere</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mare.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Superl.</pos> <er>Merest</er>. The comparative
is rarely or never used.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>merus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Unmixed; pure; entire;
absolute; unqualified.</def>

<q>Then entered they the <qex>mere</qex>, main sea.</q>
<qau>Chapman.</qau>

<q>The sorrows of this world would be <qex>mere</qex> and
unmixed.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Only this, and nothing else; such, and no more;
simple; bare; <as>as, a <ex>mere</ex> boy; a <ex>mere</ex>
form.</as></def>

<q>From <qex>mere</qex> success nothing can be concluded in favor
of any nation.</q>
<qau>Atterbury.</qau>

<hw>Mere"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Purely;
unmixedly; absolutely.</def>

<q>Ulysses was to force forth his access,
Though <qex>merely</qex> naked.</q>
<qau>Chapman.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Not otherwise than; simply; barely; only.</def>

<q>Prize not your life for other ends
Than <qex>merely</qex> to obige your friends.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Solely; simply; purely; barely; scarcely.</syn>

<hw>\'d8Me*ren"chy*ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ a part + <ets>-enchyma</ets>, as in
<ets>parenchyma</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Tissue
composed of spheroidal cells.</def>

<hw>Meres"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An officer
who ascertains meres or boundaries.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Mere"stead</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mere</ets> boundary + <ets>stead</ets> place.]</ety>
<def>The land within the boundaries of a farm; a farmstead or
farm.</def> <mark>[Archaic.]</mark>

<au>Longfellow.</au>

<hw>Mere"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stone
designating a limit or boundary; a landmark.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mer`e*tri"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>meretricius</ets>, from <ets>meretrix</ets>,
<ets>-icis</ets>, a prostitute, lit., one who earns money,
<ets>i</ets>. <ets>e</ets>., by prostitution, fr.
<ets>merere</ets> to earn, gain. See <er>Merit</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to prostitutes; having to do
with harlots; lustful; <as>as, <ex>meretricious</ex>
traffic</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling the arts of a harlot; alluring by
false show; gaudily and deceitfully ornamental; tawdry; <as>as,
<ex>meretricious</ex> dress or ornaments</as>.</def>

-- <wordforms><wf>Mer`e*tri"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mer`e*tri"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mer*gan"ser</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>merg\'a0nsar</ets>, fr. <ets>mergo</ets> a diver (L.
<ets>mergus</ets>, fr. <ets>mergere</ets> to dip, dive) +
<ets>\'a0nsar</ets> goose, L. <ets>anser</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any bird of the genus
<spn>Merganser</spn>, and allied genera. They are allied to the
ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill.</def>

<note><hand/ The red-breasted merganser (<spn>Merganser
serrator</spn>) inhabits both hemispheres. It is called also
<altname>sawbill</altname>, <altname>harle</altname>, and
<altname>sheldrake</altname>. The American merganser (<spn>M.
Americanus</spn>.) and the hooded merganser (<spn>Lophodytes
cucullatus</spn>) are well-known species.</note> --
<cs><col>White merganser</col>, <cd>the smew or white
nun.</cd></cs>

<hw>Merge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Merged</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Merging</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>mergere</ets>,
<ets>mersum</ets>. Cf. <er>Emerge</er>, <er>Immerse</er>,
<er>Marrow</er>.]</ety> <def>To cause to be swallowed up; to
immerse; to sink; to absorb.</def>

<q>To <qex>merge</qex> all natural ... sentiment in inordinate
vanity.</q>
<qau>Burke.</qau>

<q>Whig and Tory were <qex>merged</qex> and swallowed up in the
transcendent duties of patriots.</q>
<qau>De Quincey.</qau>

<hw>Merge</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be sunk, swallowed up,
or lost.</def>

<q>Native irresolution had <qex>merged</qex> in stronger
motives.</q>
<qau>I. Taylor.</qau>

<hw>Mer"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who, or that which, merges.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An absorption of one estate, or
one contract, in another, or of a minor offense in a
greater.</def>

<hw>Mer"i*carp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
part + <?/ fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One carpel of an
umbelliferous fruit. See <er>Cremocarp</er>.</def>

<hw>Mer"ide</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
a part.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A permanent colony of
cells or plastids which may remain isolated, like Rotifer, or may
multiply by gemmation to form higher aggregates, termed
<xex>zoides</xex>.</def>

<au>Perrier.</au>

<hw>Me*rid"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82ridien</ets>, L. <ets>meridianus</ets> pertaining to
noon, fr. <ets>meridies</ets> noon, midday, for older
<ets>medidies</ets>; <ets>medius</ets> mid, middle +
<ets>dies</ets> day. See <er>Mid</er>, and
<er>Diurnal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>
\'bd<xex>Meridian</xex> hour.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<q>Tables ... to find the altitude <qex>meridian</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the highest point or culmination;
<as>as, <ex>meridian</ex> splendor</as>.</def>

<hw>Me*rid"i*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82ridien</ets>. See <er>Meridian</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Midday; noon.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: The highest point, as of success,
prosperity, or the like; culmination.</def>

<q>I have touched the highest point of all my greatness,
And from that full <qex>meridian</qex> of my glory
I haste now to my setting.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <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>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Geog.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<cs><mcol><col>Calculated for</col>, <or/ <col>fitted to</col>,
<or/ <col>adapted to</col>, <col>the meridian of</col></mcol>,
<cd>suited to the local circumstances, capabilities, or special
requirements of.</cd></cs>

<q>All other knowledge merely serves the concerns of this life,
and is <qex>fitted to the meridian</qex> there<qex>of</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau>

-- <cs><col>First meridian</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>Guide meridian</col> <fld>(Public
Land Survey)</fld>, <cd>a line, marked by monuments, running
North and South through a section of country between other more
carefully established meridians called <xex>principal
meridians</xex>, used for reference in surveying.
<mark>[U.S.]</mark></cd> -- <col>Magnetic meridian</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>Meridian
circle</col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <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>Meridian instrument</col>
<fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>any astronomical instrument having a
telescope that rotates in a meridian plane.</cd> --
<mcol><col>Meridian of a globe</col>, <or/ <col>Brass
meridian</col></mcol>, <cd>a graduated circular ring of brass, in
which the artificial globe is suspended and revolves.</cd></cs>

<hw>Me*rid"i*o*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82ridional</ets>, L. <ets>meridionalis</ets>, fr.
<ets>meridies</ets> midday. See <er>Meridian</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the meridian.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having a southern aspect; southern;
southerly.</def>

<q>Offices that require heat ... should be
<qex>meridional</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau>

<cs><col>Meridional distance</col>, <cd>the distance or departure
from the meridian; the easting or westing.</cd> --
<col>Meridional parts</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></cs>

<hw>Me*rid`i*o*nal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being in the meridian.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Position in the south; aspect toward the
south.</def>

<hw>Me*rid"i*o*nal*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In
the direction of the meridian.</def>

<hw>Mer"ils</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82relle</ets>, <ets>marelle</ets>, <ets>marelles</ets>,
LL. <ets>marella</ets>, <ets>marrella</ets>. Cf. <er>Morris</er>
the game.]</ety> <def>A boy's play, called also
<altname>fivepenny morris</altname>. See <er>Morris</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me`ringue"</hw> <pr>(F. ?; E. ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A delicate pastry made of powdered sugar and
the whites of eggs whipped up, -- with jam or cream added.</def>

<hw>Me*ri"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>merino</ets> moving from pasture to pasture, fr.
<ets>merino</ets> a royal judge and superintendent or inspector
of sheep walks, LL. <ets>merinus</ets>, fr. <ets>majorinus</ets>,
i. e., major vill<?/, fr. L. <ets>major</ets> greater. See
<er>Major</er>. Merino sheep are driven at certain seasons from
one part of Spain to another, in large flocks, for
pasturage.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a variety
of sheep with very fine wool, originally bred in Spain.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Made of the wool of the merino sheep.</def>

<hw>Me*ri"no</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Merinos</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A breed of sheep originally from
Spain, noted for the fineness of its wool.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A fine fabric of merino wool.</def>

<hw>Mer`is*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
division, fr. <?/ part.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Dividing
into cells or segments; characterized by separation into two or
more parts or sections by the formation of internal partitions;
<as>as, <ex>merismatic</ex> growth, where one cell divides into
many</as>.</def>

<hw>Mer"i*stem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
divisible.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tissue of growing
cells, or cells capable of further division.</def>

<hw>Mer"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82rite</ets>, L. <ets>meritum</ets>, fr.
<ets>merere</ets>, <ets>mereri</ets>, to deserve, merit; prob.
originally, to get a share; akin to Gr. <?/ part, <?/ fate, doom,
<?/ to receive as one's portion. Cf. <er>Market</er>,
<er>Merchant</er>, <er>Mercer</er>, <er>Mercy</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of deserving well or ill;
desert.</def>

<q>Here may men see how sin hath his <qex>merit</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>Be it known, that we, the greatest, are misthought
For things that others do; and when we fall,
We answer other's <qex>merits</qex> in our name.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Esp. in a good sense: The quality or state of
deserving well; worth; excellence.</def>

<q>Reputation is ... oft got without <qex>merit</qex>, and lost
without deserving.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>To him the wit of Greece and Rome was known,
And every author's <qex>merit</qex>, but his own.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Reward deserved; any mark or token of excellence
or approbation; <as>as, his teacher gave him ten
<ex>merits</ex></as>.</def>

<q>Those laurel groves, the <qex>merits</qex> of thy youth.</q>
<qau>Prior.</qau>

<hw>Mer"it</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Merited</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Meriting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82riter</ets>,
L. <ets>meritare</ets>, v. intens. fr. <ets>merere</ets>. See
<er>Merit</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, to
<ex>merit</ex> punishment</as>.</def> \'bdThis kindness
<xex>merits</xex> thanks.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To reward.</def> <mark>[R. & Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chapman.</au>

<hw>Mer"it</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To acquire desert; to gain
value; to receive benefit; to profit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>Mer"it*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Deserving
of reward.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mer"it*ed*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By merit;
deservedly.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mer"i*thal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8Mer`i*thal"lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. <ets>merithallus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, <ets>or</ets> <?/,
a part + <?/ a young shoot.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Internode</er>.</def>

<hw>Mer"it*mon`ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
depends on merit for salvation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milner.</au>

<hw>Mer`i*to"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>meritorius</ets> that brings in money.]</ety>
<def>Possessing merit; deserving of reward or honor; worthy of
recompense; valuable.</def>

<q>And <qex>meritorious</qex> shall that hand be called,
Canonized, and worshiped as a saint.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mer`i*to"ri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mer"i*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Meritorious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mer"i*tot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A play of
children, in swinging on ropes, or the like, till they are
dizzy.</def>

<hw>Merk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Marc</er>.]</ety> <def>An old Scotch silver coin; a mark or
marc.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<hw>Merk</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mark; a sign.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Merke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Murky.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Piers Plowman.</au>

<hw>Mer"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Originally, a
wig; afterwards, a mop for cleaning cannon.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Merl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Merle</hw>, }</mhw>
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>merle</ets>, L. <ets>merula</ets>,
<ets>merulus</ets>. Cf. <er>Ousel</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European blackbird. See
<er>Blackbird</er>.</def>

<au>Drayton.</au>

<hw>Mer"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>merlion</ets>, F. <ets>\'82merillon</ets> ; cf. OHG.
<ets>smirl</ets>, G. <ets>schmerl</ets> ; prob. fr. L.
<ets>merula</ets> blackbird. Cf. <er>Merle</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small European falcon (<spn>Falco
lithofalco</spn>, or <spn>F. \'91salon</spn>).</def>

<hw>Mer"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European whiting.</def>

<hw>Mer"lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., perh. fr.
L. <ets>moerus</ets>, for <ets>murus</ets> a wall, through
(assumed) dim. <ets>moerulus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld>
<def>One of the solid parts of a battlemented parapet; a
battlement. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Battlement</er>.</def>

<hw>Mer"luce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>merluche</ets>, <ets>merlus</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European hake; -- called also
<altname>herring hake</altname> and <altname>sea
pike</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mer"maid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mere</ets> lake, sea. See <er>Mere</er> lake, and
<er>maid</er>.]</ety> <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>

<note><hand/ Chaucer uses this word as equivalent to the
<xex>siren</xex> of the ancients.</note>

<cs><col>Mermaid fish</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>the angel
fish (<spn>Squatina</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Mermaid's glove</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a British branched sponge somewhat
resembling a glove.</cd> -- <col>Mermaid's head</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a European spatangoid sea urchin
(<spn>Echinocardium cordatum</spn>) having some resemblance to a
skull.</cd> -- <col>Mermaid weed</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an
aquatic herb with dentate or pectinate leaves (<spn>Proserpinaca
palustris</spn> and <spn>P. pectinacea</spn>).</cd></cs>

<hw>Mer"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mermen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>The male
corresponding to <xex>mermaid</xex>; a sea man, or man
fish.</def>

<hw>Mer"o*blast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
part + <ets>-blast</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <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 <xex>holoblast</xex>.</def>

<hw>Mer`o*blas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Consisting only in part of germinal
matter; characterized by partial segmentation only; <as>as,
<ex>meroblastic</ex> ova, in which a portion of the yolk only
undergoes fission; <ex>meroblastic</ex> segmentation; -- opposed
to <ex>holoblastic</ex>.</as></def>

<hw>Me"ro*cele</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
thigh + <?/ tumor.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Hernia in the
thigh; femoral hernia .</def>

<hw>Mer`o*is"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
part + <?/ an egg.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Applied to
the ovaries of insects when they secrete vitelligenous cells, as
well as ova.</def>

<hw>Me*rop"i*dan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>merops</ets> a bee-eating bird, Gr.
<grk>me`rops</grk>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a
family of birds (<spn>Meropid\'91</spn>), including the
bee-eaters.</def>

<hw>Me*rop"o*dite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
thigh + <?/, <?/, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The
fourth joint of a typical appendage of Crustacea.</def>

<hw>Mer*or`gan*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <?/ part + E. <ets>organization</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Organization in part.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Me"ros</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from
Gr. <?/ part.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The plain surface
between the channels of a triglyph.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>merus</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Weale.</au>

<hw>\'d8Me"ros</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ the
thigh.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The proximal segment of the
hind limb; the thigh.</def>

<hw>Mer"o*some</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
part + <ets>-some</ets> body.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>One of the serial segments, or metameres, of which the
bodies of vertebrate and articulate animals are composed.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mer`o*stom"a*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ thigh + <?/, -<?/, mouth.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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 <er>Limulus</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8M\'82`rou"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Jack</er>, 8
<sd>(c)</sd>.</def>

<hw>Mer`o*vin"gi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Merovaeus</ets>, the Latin name of a king of the
Franks.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the first Frankish
dynasty in Gaul or France.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One
of the kings of this dynasty.</def></def2>

<hw>Mer"ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Merry</er>.]</ety> <def>In a merry manner; with mirth; with
gayety and laughter; jovially. See <er>Mirth</er>, and
<er>Merry</er>.</def>

<q><qex>Merrily</qex> sing, and sport, and play.</q>
<qau>Granville.</qau>

<hw>Mer"ri*make`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Merrymake</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def>

<hw>Mer"ri*make`</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See
<er>Merrymake</er>, <pos>v.</pos></def>

<au>Gay.</au>

<hw>Mer"ri*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Gayety,
with laughter; mirth; frolic.</def> \'bdFollies and light
<xex>merriment</xex>.\'b8

<au>Spenser.</au>

<q>Methought it was the sound
Of riot and ill-managed <qex>merriment</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Mer"ri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being merry; merriment; mirth; gayety, with laughter.</def>

<hw>Mer"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Merrier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Merriest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>merie</ets>, <ets>mirie</ets>, <ets>murie</ets>, merry,
pleasant, AS. <ets>merge</ets>, <ets>myrige</ets>, pleasant; cf.
<ets>murge</ets>, adv.; prob. akin to OHG. <ets>murg</ets>,
short, Goth. <ets>gama\'a3rgjan</ets> to shorten; cf. L.
<ets>murcus</ets> 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.
<er>Mirth</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Laughingly gay;
overflowing with good humor and good spirits; jovial; inclined to
laughter or play ; sportive.</def>

<q>They drank, and were <qex>merry</qex> with him.</q>
<qau>Gen. xliii. 34.</qau>

<q>I am never <qex>merry</qex> when I hear sweet music.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<-- p. 915 -->

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Cheerful; joyous; not sad; happy.</def>

<q>Is any <qex>merry</qex> <?/ let him sing psalms.</q>
<qau>Jas. v. 13.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight;
<as>as, <?/ <ex>merry</ex> jest</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Merry</xex>
wind and weather.\'b8

<au>Spenser.</au>

<cs><col>Merry dancers</col>. <cd>See under <er>Dancer</er>.</cd>
-- <col>Merry men</col>, <cd>followers; retainers.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd>

<q>His <qex>merie men</qex> commanded he
To make him bothe game and glee.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

-- <col>To make merry</col>, <cd>to be jovial; to indulge in
hilarity; to feast with mirth.</cd> <au>Judg. ix. 27</au>.</cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Cheerful; blithe; lively; sprightly; vivacious;
gleeful; joyous; mirthful; jocund; sportive; hilarious.</syn>

<hw>Mer"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A kind of wild red cherry.</def>

<hw>Mer"ry-an"drew</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<hw>Mer"ry-go`-round"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any
revolving contrivance for affording amusement; esp., a ring of
flying hobbyhorses.</def>

<hw>Mer"ry*make`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mirth;
frolic; a meeting for mirth; a festival.</def> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>merrimake</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mer"ry*make`</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make merry; to be
jolly; to feast.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>merrimake</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mer"ry*mak`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
makes merriment or indulges in conviviality; a jovial
comrade.</def>

<hw>Mer"ry*mak`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making
or producing mirth; convivial; jolly.</def>

<hw>Mer"ry*mak`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of making
merry; conviviality; merriment; jollity.</def>

<au>Wordsworth.</au>

<hw>Mer"ry*meet`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
meeting for mirth.</def>

<hw>Mer"ry*thought`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
forked bone of a fowl's breast; -- called also
<altname>wishbone</altname>. See <er>Furculum</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<hw>Mer"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mersio</ets>. See <er>Merge</er>.]</ety>
<def>Immersion</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Barrow.</au>

<hw>Me*ru"li*dan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>merula</ets>, <ets>merulus</ets>, blackbird. See
<er>Merle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird of the
Thrush family.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Meros</er>.</def>

<hw>Mer"vaille`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Marvel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mes-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See <er>Meso-</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos><?/.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety>
<def>A high tableland; a plateau on a hill.</def>
<mark>[Southwestern U.S.]</mark>

<au>Bartlett.</au>

<hw>Mes*ac"o*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of mesaconic acid.</def>

<hw>Mes`a*con"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mes-</ets> + <ets>-aconic</ets>, as in
<ets>citraconic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining
to, or designating, one of several isomeric acids obtained from
citric acid.</def>

<hw>Mes"ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Mesiad</er>.</def>

<hw>Mes"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Mesial</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8M\'82`sal`li`ance"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A marriage with a person of inferior social
position; a misalliance.</def>

<hw>Mes"al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Mesially</er>.</def>

<hw>Mes`a*m<?/"boid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mes-</ets> + <ets>am<?/boid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One of a class of independent, isolated
cells found in the mesoderm, while the germ layers are undergoing
differentiation.</def>

<hw>Mes`a*ra"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
mesentery; <?/ middle + <?/ flank.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Mesenteric.</def>

<hw>Mes`a*ti*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <ets><?/</ets> midmost + E. <ets>cephalic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the ratio of the length to the
breadth of the cranium a medium one; neither brachycephalic nor
dolichocephalic.</def>

<hw>Mes`a*ti*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Mesaticephalic.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes*cal"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A distilled liquor prepared in Mexico from
a species of agave. See <er>Agave</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`dames"</hw> <pr>(F. ?, E. ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>,
<def><pos>pl.</pos> of <er>Madame</er> and <er>Madam</er>.</def>

<hw>Me*seems"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. impers.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Meseemed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>It seems to me.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<hw>Me"sel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Measle</er>.]</ety> <def>A leper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Me"sel*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Leprosy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>\'d8Me*sem`bry*an"the*mum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ midday + <?/ flower.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mes`en*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesencephalon or
midbrain.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`en*ceph"a*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Meso-</er> and <er>Encephalon</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle segment of the brain; the
midbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to <xex>mesen</xex>. See
<er>Brain</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes*en"chy*ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ middle + <ets>-enchyma</ets>, as in E.
<ets>parenchyma</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The part of
the mesoblast which gives rise to the connective tissues and
blood.</def>

<hw>Mes`en*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82sent\'82rique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to a mesentery; mesaraic.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes*en"te*ron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>Enteron</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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 <xex>stomod<?/um</xex>, a
part at the anterior end of the canal, including the cavity of
the mouth, and the <xex>proctod<?/um</xex>, a part at the
posterior end, which are formed by invagination and are lined
with epiblast.</def>

<hw>Mes"en*ter*y</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/, <?/ + <?/ intestine: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82sent\'8are</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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 <xex>mesoc<?/cum</xex>, <xex>mesocolon</xex>,
<xex>mesorectum</xex>, etc.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the vertical
muscular radiating partitions which divide the body cavity of
Anthozoa into chambers.</def>

<hw>Mes`e*ra"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Mesaraic.</def>

<hw>Mes*eth"moid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mes-</ets> + <ets>ethmoid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the middle of the
ethmoid region or ethmoid bone.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The median vertical plate, or median
element, of the ethmoid bone.</def></def2>

<hw>Mesh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>masc</ets>, <ets>max</ets>, <ets>m<?/scre</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>maas</ets>, <ets>masche</ets>, OHG. <ets>masca</ets>, Icel.
<ets>m\'94skvi</ets>; cf. Lith. <ets>mazgas</ets> a knot,
<ets>megsti</ets> to weave nets, to knot.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>A golden <qex>mesh</qex> to entrap the hearts of men.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gearing)</fld> <def>The engagement of the teeth
of wheels, or of a wheel and rack.</def>

<cs><col>Mesh stick</col>, <cd>a stick on which the mesh is
formed in netting.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mesh</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Meshed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Meshing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To catch in a mesh.</def>

<au>Surrey.</au>

<hw>Mesh</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Gearing)</fld> <def>To
engage with each other, as the teeth of wheels.</def>

<hw>Meshed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mashed;
brewed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mesh"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed with
meshes; netted.</def>

<hw>Mes"i*ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
middle + L. <ets>ad</ets> to.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Toward, or on the side toward, the mesial plane; mesially;
-- opposed to <xex>laterad</xex>.</def>

<hw>Me"sial</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
middle.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Middle; median; in, or in
the region of, the mesial plane; internal; -- opposed to
<xex>lateral</xex>.</def>

<cs><col>Mesial plane</col>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Meson</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Me"sial*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>In,
near, or toward, the mesial plane; mesiad.</def>

<hw>Mes"i*tyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A hypothetical radical formerly supposed to exist in mesityl
oxide.</def>

<cs><col>Mesityl oxide</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a volatile
liquid having the odor of peppermint, obtained by certain
dehydrating agents from acetone; -- formerly called also
<altname>dumasin</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Me*sit"y*le*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of mesitylenic acid.</def>

<hw>Me*sit"y*lene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless, fragrant liquid,
<chform>C6H3(CH3)3</chform>, of the benzene series of
hydrocarbons, obtained by distilling acetone with sulphuric
acid.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Me*sit`y*len"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Me*sit"y*lol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mesityl</ets>ene + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A crystalline substance obtained from
mesitylene.</def>

<hw>Mes"lin</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Maslin</er>.</def>

<hw>Mes`mer*ee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person
subjected to mesmeric influence; one who is mesmerized.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mes*mer"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mes*mer"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mesm\'82rique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
induced by, mesmerism; <as>as, <ex>mesmeric</ex>
sleep</as>.</def>

<hw>Mes"mer*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Mesmer</ets>, who first brought it into notice at Vienna,
about 1775: cf. F. <ets>mesm\'82risme</ets>.]</ety> <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
<cref>Animal magnetism</cref>, under <er>Magnetism</er>.</def>

<hw>Mes"mer*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who practices, or
believes in, mesmerism.</def>

<hw>Mes`mer*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
act of mesmerizing; the state of being mesmerized.</def>

<hw>Mes"mer*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mesmerized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mesmerizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To bring into a state of mesmeric
sleep.</def>

<hw>Mes"mer*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
mesmerizes.</def>

<hw>Mesne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Mean</er> intermediate.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Middle;
intervening; <as>as, a <ex>mesne</ex> 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 <ex>tenant</ex> to the superior,
but <ex>lord</ex> or superior to the second grantee, and hence is
called the <ex>mesne</ex> lord</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Mesne process</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>

<au>Blackstone. Burrill.</au>

-- <col>Mesne profits</col>, profits of premises during the time
the owner has been wrongfully kept out of the possession of his
estate.

<au>Burrill.</au></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mes"o-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mes-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>
}</mhw>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ in the middle.]</ety> <def>A combining
form denoting <xex>in the middle</xex>, <xex>intermediate</xex>;
specif. <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, denoting <xex>a type of
hydrocarbons</xex> which are regarded as <xex>methenyl
derivatives</xex>. Also used adjectively.</def>
<-- in Chem., now used differently, for optical isomers -->

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*a"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from Gr. <?/ middle + <?/, dim. of <?/ an egg.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The fold of peritoneum which suspends the
ovary from the dorsal wall of the body cavity.</def><-- = now
mesovarium.  Entry under mesovarium is not cross-referenced to
this entry. ??? -->

<hw>Mes"o*blast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>-blast</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The mesoderm.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The cell nucleus; mesoplast.</def>

<hw>Mes`o*blas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Relating to the mesoblast; <as>as, the
<ex>mesoblastic</ex> layer</as>.</def>

<hw>Mes`o*bran"chi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>branchial</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a region of the
carapace of a crab covering the middle branchial region.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*bron"chi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu>pl. <plw>Mesobronchia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.
See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>Bronchia</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The main bronchus of each lung.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*c\'91"cum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <ety>[NL. See <er>Meso-</er>, and
<er>C\'91cum</er>.]</ety> <def>The fold of peritoneum attached to
the c\'91cum.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mes`o*c\'91"cal</wf>
<pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mes"o*carp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ fruit.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The middle layer of a pericarp which consists of three
distinct or dissimilar layers.</def>

<au>Gray.</au>

<hw>Mes`o*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>cephalic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to, or in
the region of, the middle of the head; <as>as, the
<ex>mesocephalic</ex> flexure</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Having the cranial cavity of medium capacity; neither
megacephalic nor microcephalic.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Having
the ratio of the length to the breadth of the cranium a medium
one; mesaticephalic.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*ceph"a*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>Cephalon</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The pons Varolii.</def>

<hw>Mes`o*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Mesocephalic.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mes`o*c\'d2"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8Mes`o*c\'d2"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. <ets>mesocoelia</ets>. See <er>Meso-</er>, and
<er>C\'d2lia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The cavity of
the mesencephalon; the iter.</def>

<hw>Mes`o*co"lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/; <?/ middle + <?/ the colon : cf. F.
<ets>m\'82soc\'93lon</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The
fold of peritoneum, or mesentery, attached to the colon.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mes`o*col"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mes`o*cor"a*coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>coracoid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A process from the middle of the coracoid
in some animals.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mes`o*cu*ne"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mes`o*cu"ni*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>cuneiform</ets>,
<ets>cuniform</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the
bones of the tarsus. See 2d <er>Cuneiform</er>.</def>

<hw>Mes"o*derm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ skin.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The layer of the blastoderm, between the
ectoderm and endoderm; mesoblast. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Blastoderm</er> and <er>Ectoderm</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>The middle body layer in some invertebrates.</def>
<sd>(c)</sd> <def>The middle layer of tissue in some vegetable
structures.</def>

<hw>Mes`o*der"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the
mesoderm; <as>as, <ex>mesodermal</ex> tissues</as>.</def>

<hw>Mes`o*der"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Mesodermal</er>.</def>

<hw>Mes"o*dont</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, a tooth.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having teeth of moderate size.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*gas"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ middle + <?/ belly.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>The fold of peritoneum connecting the stomach with the
dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity; the mesogastrium.</def>

<hw>Mes`o*gas"tric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>gastric</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining
to the middle region of the abdomen, or of the stomach.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesogaster.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
middle gastric lobe of the carapace of a crab.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*gas"tri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Mesogaster</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The umbilical region.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>The mesogaster.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*gl<?/"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ middle + <?/ a glutinous substance.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A thin gelatinous tissue separating
the ectoderm and endoderm in certain c\'d2lenterates.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mes`o*gl<?/"al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Me*sog"na*thous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ jaw.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Having the jaws slightly projecting; between prognathous and
orthognathous. See <cref>Gnathic index</cref>, under
<er>Gnathic</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*he"par</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>Hepar</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>A fold of the peritoneum connecting the liver with the
dorsal wall of the abdominal cavity.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*hip"pus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ middle + <?/ a horse.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld>
<def>An extinct mammal of the Horse family, but not larger than a
sheep, and having three toes on each foot.</def>

<hw>Mes"o*labe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mesolabium</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ middle + <?/ to take.]</ety>
<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>

<au>Brande & C.</au>

<hw>Mes"ole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
middle.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Thomsonite</er>.</def>

<hw>Mes"o*lite</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mes`o*log"a*rithm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>logarithm</ets> : cf. F.
<ets>m\'82sologarithme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A
logarithm of the cosine or cotangent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Kepler. Hutton.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*me"tri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>Metrium</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The fold of the peritoneum supporting the
oviduct.</def>

<hw>Mes`o*my*o"di*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird having a mesomyodous
larynx.</def>

<hw>Mes`o*my"o*dous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, a muscle.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the intrinsic muscles of the
larynx attached to the middle of the semirings.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ middle, neut. of <?/, a., middle.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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
<xex>dorsimeson</xex>, and the corresponding ventral edge the
<xex>ventrimeson</xex>.</def>

<au>B. G. Wilder.</au>

<hw>Mes`o*na"sal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>nasal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the middle portion of
the nasal region.</def>

<hw>Mes`o*neph"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesonephros;
<as>as, the <ex>mesonephric</ex>, or Wolffian, duct</as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*neph"ros</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ middle + <?/ kidney.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle one of the three pairs of
embryonic renal organs developed in most vertebrates; the
Wolffian body.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*no"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ middle + <?/ the back.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The dorsal portion of the mesothorax of insects.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*phl<?/"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ middle + <?/ bark.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The middle bark of a tree; the green layer
of bark, usually soon covered by the outer or corky layer, and
obliterated.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*soph"ry*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Glabella</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*phyl"lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ middle + <?/ leaf.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The parenchyma of a leaf between the skin
of the two surfaces.</def>

<au>Gray.</au>

<hw>Mes"o*plast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>-plast</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The nucleus of a cell; mesoblast.</def>

<au>Agassix.</au>

<-- p. 916 -->

<hw>Mes`o*po"di*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the mesopodialia or
to the parts of the limbs to which they belong.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*po`di*a"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu>pl. <plw>Mesopodialia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ middle + <?/, dim. of <?/, <?/, foot.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the bones of either the carpus or
tarsus.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*po"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Mesopodiale</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The
middle portion of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*sop`te*ryg"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ middle + <?/ a fin.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle one of the three principal
basal cartilages in the fins of fishes.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>\'d8Me*sop`ter*yg"i*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>\'d8Me*sor"chi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ middle + <?/ a testicle.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>The fold of peritoneum which attaches the testis to the
dorsal wall of the body cavity or scrotal sac.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*rec"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>rectum</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The fold of peritoneum, or mesentery,
attached to the rectum.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mes`o*rec"tal</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mes"o*rhine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, the nose.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the nose of medium width; between
leptorhine and platyrhine.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*sau"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same
as <er>Mosasauria</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*scap"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>scapula</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A process from the middle of the scapula
in some animals; the spine of the scapula.</def>

<hw>Mes`o*scap"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
mesoscapula.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*scu"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>scutum</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The scutum or dorsal plate of the
middle thoracic segment of an insect. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Butterfly</er>.</def>

<hw>Mes"o*seme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ sign, mark; cf. F.
<ets>m\'82sos\'8ame</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having
a medium orbital index; having orbits neither broad nor narrow;
between megaseme and microseme.</def>

<hw>Mes`o*sid"er*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>siderite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See the Note under
<er>Meteorite</er>.</def>

<hw>Mes"o*sperm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ seed: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82sosperme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
membrane of a seed. See <er>Secundine</er>.</def>

<hw>Mes"o*state</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to make to stand.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A product of metabolic action.</def>

<note><hand/ Every <xex>mesostate</xex> is either an
<xex>anastate</xex> or <xex>katastate</xex>, according as it is
formed by an anabolic or katabolic process. See
<er>Metabolism</er>.</note>

<hw>Mes`o*ster"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
mesosternum.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*ster"num</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>sternum</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle portion, or body,
of the sternum.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The ventral piece of the
middle segment of the thorax in insects.</def>

<hw>Mes`o*tar*tar"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>tartaric</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid
called also <altname>inactive tartaric acid</altname>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*the"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ middle + <?/ box.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The middle layer of the gonophore in the Hydrozoa.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*the"li*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ middle + E. epi<ets>thelium</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Epithelial mesoderm; a layer of cuboidal
epithelium cells, formed from a portion of the mesoderm during
the differetiation of the germ layers. It constitutes the
boundary of the c<oe/lum.</def>

<hw>Mes`o*tho*rac"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
mesothorax.</def>

<hw>Mes`o*tho"rax</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>thorax</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82sothorax</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The
middle segment of the thorax in insects. See <xex>Illust</xex>.
of <er>Coleoptera</er>.</def>

<hw>Mes"o*tro`chal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ anything round, a hoop.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the middle of the body
surrounded by bands of cilia; -- said of the larv\'91 of certain
marine annelids.</def>

<hw>Mes"o*type</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + <ets>-type</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82sotype</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An old term
covering natrolite or <xex>soda mesolite</xex>, scolecite or
<xex>lime mesotype</xex>, and mesolite or <xex>lime-soda
mesotype</xex>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*va"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Meso-</er>, and <er>Ovary</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>The fold of peritoneum connecting the ovary with the wall of
the abdominal cavity.</def>

<hw>Mes*ox"a*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of mesoxalic acid.</def>

<hw>Mes`ox*al"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mes-</ets> + <ets>oxalic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid,
<chform>CH2O2(CO2H)2</chform>, obtained from amido malonic
acid.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mes`o*zo"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Mesozoic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group
of very lowly organized, wormlike parasites, including the
Dicyemata. They are found in cephalopods. See
<er>Dicyemata</er>.</def>

<hw>Mes`o*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meso-</ets> + Gr. <?/ life, fr. <?/ to live.]</ety>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Belonging, or relating, to the secondary
or reptilian age, or the era between the Paleozoic and Cenozoic.
See <xex>Chart</xex> of <er>Geology</er>.</def>

<hw>Mes`o*zo"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The Mesozoic age or
formation.</def>

<hw>Mes*prise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>mespris</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82pris</ets>. See
<er>Misprize</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Contempt; scorn.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Perh. for F. <ets>m\'82prise</ets> mistake. Cf.
<er>Misprision</er>.]</ety> <def>Misadventure; ill-success.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mes*qui"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mes*quit"</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>mezquite</ets>; said to be a Mexican Indian word.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name for two trees of the southwestern
part of North America, the honey mesquite, and screw-pod
mesquite.</def>

<cs><col>Honey mesquite</col>. <cd>See <er>Algaroba</er>
<sd>(b)</sd>.</cd> -- <col>Screw-pod mesquite</col>, <cd>a
smaller tree (<spn>Prosopis pubescens</spn>), having spiral pods
used as fodder and sometimes as food by the Indians.</cd> --
<col>Mesquite grass</col>, <cd>a rich native grass in Western
Texas (<spn>Bouteloua oligostachya</spn>, and other species); --
so called from its growing in company with the mesquite tree; --
called also <altname>muskit grass</altname>, <altname>grama
grass</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mass; church
service.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mes</ets>, OF. <ets>mets</ets>, LL. <ets>missum</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>mittere</ets> to put, place (<ets>e</ets>. <ets>g</ets>.,
on the table), L. <ets>mittere</ets> to send. See
<er>Mission</er>, and cf. <er>Mass</er> religious service.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>as, a
<ex>mess</ex> of pottage</as>; also, the food given to a beast at
one time.</def>

<q>At their savory dinner set
Of herbs and other country <qex>messes</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>as, the
wardroom <ex>mess</ex></as>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A set of four; -- from the old practice of
dividing companies into sets of four at dinner.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Latimer.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The milk given by a cow at one milking.</def>
<mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<sn>5.</sn> <ety>[Perh. corrupt. fr. OE. <ets>mesh</ets> for
<ets>mash</ets>: cf. <ets>muss</ets>.]</ety> <def>A disagreeable
mixture or confusion of things; hence, a situation resulting from
blundering or from misunderstanding; <as>as, he made a
<ex>mess</ex> of it</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<hw>Mess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Messed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Messing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To
take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with
others); <as>as, I <ex>mess</ex> with the wardroom
officers</as>.</def>

<au>Marryat.</au>

<hw>Mess</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To supply with a mess.</def>

<hw>Mes"sage</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
LL. <ets>missaticum</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mittere</ets>,
<ets>missum</ets>, to send. See <er>Mission</er>, and cf.
<er>Messenger</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any notice, word, or
communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to
another.</def>

<q>Ehud said, I have a <qex>message</qex> from God unto thee.</q>
<qau>Judg. iii. 20.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, specifically, an official communication,
not made in person, but delivered by a messenger; <as>as, the
President's <ex>message</ex></as>.</def>

<cs><col>Message shell</col>. <cd>See <er>Shell</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mes"sage</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bear as a
message.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mes"sage</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE., fr. OF.
<ets>message</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>missaticus</ets>. See 1st
<er>Message</er>.]</ety> <def>A messenger.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mes"sa*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.]</ety>
<def>A messenger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mes"sen*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>messager</ets>, OF. <ets>messagier</ets>, F.
<ets>messager</ets>. See <er>Message</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, foreshows, or
foretells.</def>

<q>Yon gray lines
That fret the clouds are <qex>messengers</qex> of day.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <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>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A person appointed to perform
certain ministerial duties under bankrupt and insolvent laws,
such as to take charge og the estate of the bankrupt or
insolvent.</def>

<au>Bouvier. Tomlins.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Carrier; intelligencer; courier; harbinger;
forerunner; precursor; herald.</syn>

<cs><col>Messenger bird</col>, <cd>the secretary bird, from its
swiftness.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mes"set</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dog.</def>
<mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Mes*si"ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A German epic
poem on the Messiah, by Klopstock.</def>

<hw>Mes*si"ah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.
<ets>m\'besh\'c6akh</ets> anointed, fr. <ets>m\'beshakh</ets> to
anoint. Cf. <er>Messias</er>.]</ety> <def>The expected king and
deliverer of the Hebrews; the Savior; Christ.</def>

<q>And told them the <qex>Messiah</qex> now was born.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Mes*si"ah*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or office
of the Messiah.</def>

<hw>Mes`si*an"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
relating to the Messiah; <as>as, the <ex>Messianic</ex> office or
character</as>.</def>

<hw>Mes*si"as</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., fr. Gr.
<?/. See <er>Messiah</er>.]</ety> <def>The Messiah.</def>

<q>I know that <qex>Messias</qex> cometh, which is called
Christ.</q>
<qau>John iv. 25.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Mes`si`dor"</hw> <pr>(F. ?; E. ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>messis</ets> harvest.]</ety> <def>The tenth
month of the French republican calendar dating from September 22,
1792. It began June 19, and ended July 18. See
<er>Vend\'90miaire</er>.</def>

<hw>Mes"sieurs</hw> <pr>(?; F. ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[F.; pl. of <ets>monsieur</ets>.]</ety> <def>Sirs;
gentlemen; -- abbreviated to <xex>Messrs</xex>., which is used as
the plural of <xex>Mr</xex>.</def>

<hw>Mes`si*nese"</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of
or pertaining to Messina, or its inhabitans.</def>

<hw>Mess"mate`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An associate
in a mess.</def>

<hw>Mes"suage</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>mesuage</ets>, <ets>masnage</ets>, LL.
<ets>messuagium</ets>, <ets>mansionaticum</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>mansio</ets>, <ets>-onis</ets>, a staying, remaining,
dwelling, fr. <ets>manere</ets>, <ets>mansum</ets>, to stay,
remain, E. <ets>mansion</ets>, <ets>manse</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A dwelling house, with the adjacent
buildings and curtilage, and the adjoining lands appropriated to
the use of the household.</def>

<au>Cowell. Bouvier.</au>

<q>They wedded her to sixty thousand pounds,
To lands in Kent, and <qex>messuages</qex> in York.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<hw>Mest</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Most.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mes*tee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mestizo</er>.]</ety> <def>The offspring of a white person and
a quadroon; -- so called in the West Indies.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>mustee</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mes"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<def>See <er>Mister</er>, a trade.</def>

<hw>Mes*ti"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mestinos</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>See
<er>Mestizo</er>.</def>

<hw>Mes*ti"zo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mestizos</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Sp.
<ets>mestizo</ets>; akin to OF. <ets>mestis</ets>, F.
<ets>m\'82tis</ets>; all fr. (assumed) LL. <ets>mixtitius</ets>,
fr. L. <ets>mixtus</ets> mixed, p. p. of <ets>miscere</ets> to
mix. See <er>Mix</er>, and cf. <er>Mestee</er>,
<er>M\'90tif</er>, <er>M\'90tis</er>, <er>Mustee</er>.]</ety>
<def>The offspring of an Indian or a negro and a European or
person of European stock.</def> <mark>[Spanish America]</mark>

<cs><col>Mestizo wool</col>, <cd>wool imported from South
America, and produced by mixed breeds of sheep.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mest"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of
brass. See <er>Maslin</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Me*sym"ni*cum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ middle + <?/ a festive song. See
<er>Hymn</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Poetry)</fld> <def>A repetition
at the end of a stanza.</def>

<hw>Met</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <def>of
<er>Meet</er>.</def>

<hw>Met</hw>, <pos>obs. imp. & p. p.</pos> <def>of <er>Mete</er>,
to measure.</def>

<au>Chapman.</au>

<hw>Met</hw>, <pos>obs. p. p.</pos> <def>of <er>Mete</er>, to
dream.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Met"a-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Met-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>
}</mhw>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ between, with, after; akin to AS.
<ets>mid</ets> with, G. <ets>mit</ets>, Goth. <ets>mi\'ed</ets>,
E. <ets>mid</ets>, in <ets>midwife</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A prefix meaning <xex>between</xex>, <xex>with</xex>,
<xex>after</xex>, <xex>behind</xex>, <xex>over</xex>,
<xex>about</xex>, <xex>reversely</xex>; <as>as,
<ex>meta</ex>chronism, the error of placing after the correct
time; <ex>meta</ex>phor, lit., a carrying over;
<ex>meta</ex>thesis, a placing reversely.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> A prefix denoting: <sd>(a)</sd>
<def><xex>Other</xex>; <xex>duplicate</xex>, <xex>corresponding
to</xex>; <xex>resembling</xex>; hence, <xex>metameric</xex>;
<as>as, <ex>meta</ex>-arabinic, <ex>met</ex>aldehyde</as>.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Organic Chem.)</fld> <def>That two replacing
radicals, in the benzene nucleus, occupy the <xex>relative
positions</xex> of 1 and 3, 2 and 4, 3 and 5, 4 and 6, 5 and 1,
or 6 and 2; <as>as, <ex>meta</ex>cresol, etc.</as>  See
<er>Ortho-</er>, and <er>Para-</er>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd>
<fld>(Inorganic Chem.)</fld> <def>Having <xex>less than the
highest number</xex> of hydroxyl groups; -- said of acids;
<as>as, <ex>meta</ex>phosphoric acid</as>. Also used
adjectively.</def>

<-- 3. A prefix meaning <xex>at a level above<xex>, as
metaphysics, metalanguage. -->

<hw>Me*tab"a*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Metabases</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/,
fr. <?/ to pass over; <?/ beyond, over + <?/ to go.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A transition from one subject
to another.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Metabola</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Me*tab"o*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8Me*tab"o*le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ change; <?/ beyond + <?/ to throw.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A change or mutation; a change of disease,
symptoms, or treatment.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Me*tab"o*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8Met`a*bo"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.
pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See 1st <er>Metabola</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A comprehensive group of insects,
including those that undegro a metamorphosis.</def>

<hw>Met`a*bo"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Metabola</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An insect
which undergoes a metamorphosis.</def>

<hw>Met`a*bol"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.
See <er>Metabola</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or
involving, change.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to
metabolism; <as>as, <ex>metabolic</ex> activity;
<ex>metabolic</ex> force.</as></def>

<hw>\'d8Met`a*bol"i*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>Metabolism.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Me*tab"o*lism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <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
(<stype>anabolism</stype>), or destructive
(<stype>katabolism</stype>).</def><-- now sp. catabolism -->

<hw>Me*tab"o*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol
Chem.)</fld> <def>A product of metabolism; a substance produced
by metabolic action, as urea.</def>

<hw>Me*tab"o*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>To change by a metabolic process. See
<er>Metabolism</er>.</def>

<hw>Met`a*bran"chi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meta-</ets> + <ets>branchial</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the lobe of the
carapace of crabs covering the posterior branchi\'91.</def>

<hw>Met`a*car"pal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the metacarpus.</def>
-- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A metacarpal bone.</def></def2>

<hw>Met`a*car"pus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/; <?/ beyond, between + <?/ the wrist.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>That part of the skeleton of the hand or
forefoot between the carpus and phalanges. In man it consists of
five bones. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Artiodactyla</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Met`a*cen"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <or/ <hw>-tre</hw>
}</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> +
<ets>center</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Hydrostatics)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ When the metacenter is above the center of gravity,
the position of the body is stable; when below it,
unstable.</note>

<hw>Me*tac"e*tone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>met-</ets> + <ets>acetone</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A colorless liquid of an agreeable odor,
<chform>C6H10O</chform>, obtained by distilling a mixture of
sugar and lime; -- so called because formerly regarded as a
polymeric modification of acetone.</def>

<hw>Met`a*chlo"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>chloral</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A white, amorphous, insoluble substance regarded as a
polymeric variety of chloral.</def>

<hw>Me*tach"ro*nism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/, <?/, after the time, happening afterward; <?/ beyond + <?/
time: cf. F. <ets>m\'82tachronisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>An error
committed in chronology by placing an event after its real
time.</def>

<hw>\'d8Met`a*chro"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ beyond + <?/ a coloring.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The power og changing color at will by
the expansion of special pigment cells, under nerve influence, as
seen in many reptiles, fishes, etc.</def>

<au>Cope.</au>

<hw>Met`a*cin"na*bar*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>cinnabar</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Sulphide of mercury in isometric form and
black in color.</def>

<hw>Met"a*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>metacismus</ets>, Gr. <?/ fondness for the letter
<?/.]</ety> <def>A defect in pronouncing the letter <xex>m</xex>,
or a too frequent use of it.</def>

<hw>Met`a*cro"le*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>met-</ets> + <ets>acrolein</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A polymeric modification of acrolein obtained by heating it
with caustic potash. It is a crystalline substance having an
aromatic odor.</def>

<hw>\'d8Met`a*cro"mi*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A process projecting
backward and downward from the acromion of the scapula of some
mammals.</def>

<hw>Met`a*dis*coid"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meta-</ets> + <ets>discoidal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Met`a*gas"tric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>gastric</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the two posterior
gastric lobes of the carapace of crabs.</def>

<hw>Met"age</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Mete</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Measurement,
especially of coal.</def>

<au>De Foe.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Charge for, or price of, measuring.</def>

<au>Simmonds.</au>

<hw>Met`a*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>genesis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <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
<xex>monogenesis</xex>. See <cref>Alternate generation</cref>,
under <er>Generation</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Alternation of sexual and
asexual or gemmiparous generations; -- in distinction from
<xex>heterogamy</xex>.</def>

<-- p. 917 -->

<hw>Met`a*ge*net"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to metagenesis.</def>

<hw>Met`a*gen"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Metagenetic.</def>

<hw>Me*tag"na*thous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>meta-</ets> + Gr. <?/ the jaw.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Cross-billed; -- said of certain birds, as the
crossbill.</def>

<hw>Met`a*gram"ma*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Anagrammatism.</def>

<hw>Met`a*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>By or
pertaining to metagraphy.</def>

<hw>Me*tag"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art or act
of rendering the letters of the alphabet of one language into the
possible equivalents of another; transliteration.</def>

<au>Stormonth.</au>

<hw>Met"al</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82tal</ets>, L. <ets>metallum</ets> metal, mine, Gr. <?/
mine; cf. Gr. <?/ to search after. Cf. <er>Mettle</er>,
<er>Medal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Ore from which a metal is derived; -- so called
by miners.</def>

<au>Raymond.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A mine from which ores are taken.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Slaves . . . and persons condemned to <qex>metals</qex>.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The substance of which anything is made;
material; hence, constitutional disposition; character;
temper.</def>

<q>Not till God make men of some other <qex>metal</qex> than
earth.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Courage; spirit; mettle. See
<er>Mettle</er>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<note><hand/ The allusion is to the temper of the metal of a
sword blade.</note>

<au>Skeat.</au>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>The broken stone used in macadamizing roads and
ballasting railroads.</def>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>The effective power or caliber of guns carried
by a vessel of war.</def>

<sn>8.</sn> <def>Glass in a state of fusion.</def>

<au>Knight.</au>

<sn>9.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The rails of a railroad.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<cs><col>Base metal</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <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>Fusible metal</col> <fld>(Metal.)</fld>, <cd>a very fusible
alloy, usually consisting of bismuth with lead, tin, or
cadmium.</cd> -- <col>Heavy metals</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>,
<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>Light metals</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <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>Muntz metal</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>Prince's
metal</col> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>an alloy resembling
brass, consisting of three parts of copper to one of zinc; --
also called <altname>Prince Rupert's metal</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Met"al</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Metaled</er> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr> or
<er>Metalled</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Metaling</er>
or <er>Metalling</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To cover with metal;
<as>as, to <ex>metal</ex> a ship's bottom; to <ex>metal</ex> a
road.</as></def>

<hw>Met`al*am*mo"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Metal</ets> + <ets>ammonium</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hypothetical radical derived from
ammonium by the substitution of metallic atoms in place of
hydrogen.</def>

<hw>Met`al*bu"min</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>met-</ets> + <ets>albumin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.
Chem.)</fld> <def>A form of albumin found in ascitic and certain
serous fluids. It is sometimes regarded as a mixture of albumin
and mucin.</def>

<hw>Me*tal"de*hyde</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>met-</ets> + <ets>aldehyde</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A white crystalline substance isomeric with, and obtained
from, acetic aldehyde by polymerization, and reconvertible into
the same.</def>

<hw>\'d8Met`a*lep"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Metalepses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/
participation, alteration, fr. <?/ to partake, to take in
exchange; <?/ beyond + <?/ to take.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>Met"a*lep`sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Exchange; replacement; substitution;
metathesis.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Met`a*lep"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a
metalepsis.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Transverse; <as>as, the <ex>metaleptic</ex>
motion of a muscle</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, concerned
in, or occurring by, metalepsy.</def>

<hw>Met`a*lep"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Metaleptic.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Met`a*lep"tic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Me*tal"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>metallicus</ets>, fr. <ets>metallum</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82tallique</ets>. See <er>Metal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to a metal; of the nature of metal;
resembling metal; <as>as, a <ex>metallic</ex> appearance; a
<ex>metallic</ex> alloy.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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><-- conductive of electricity is now one
of the most characteristic properties, and form cations by loss
of electrons -->

<cs><col>Metallic iron</col>, <cd>iron in the state of the metal,
as distinquished from its ores, as magnetic iron.</cd> --
<col>Metallic paper</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>Metallic tinking</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a sound heard
in the chest, when a cavity communicating with the air passages
contains both air and liquid.</cd></cs>

<hw>Me*tal"lic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Metallic</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Me*tal"lic*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
metallic manner; by metallic means.</def>

<hw>Me*tal`li*fac"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>metallum</ets> metal + <ets>facere</ets>,
<ets>factum</ets>, to make.]</ety> <def>The production and
working or manufacture of metals.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>R. Park.</au>

<hw>Met`al*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>metallifer</ets>; <ets>metallum</ets> metal +
<ets>ferre</ets> to bear: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82tallif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing metals;
yielding metals.</def>

<hw>Me*tal"li*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>metallum</ets> metal + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82talliforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form or
structure of a metal.</def>

<hw>Met"al*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82tallin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a metal; metallic; <as>as,
<ex>metalline</ex> properties</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Impregnated with metallic salts; chalybeate; <as>as,
<ex>metalline</ex> water</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Met"al*line</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Met"al*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A worker in
metals, or one skilled in metals.</def>

<hw>Met`al*li*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>m\'82tallisation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of
metallizing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Met"al*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Metallized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Metallizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82talliser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To impart metallic
properties to; to impregnate with a metal.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Me*tal"lo*chrome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Metallochromy</er>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Me*tal"lo*chro`my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>metallum</ets> metal + Gr. <?/ color.]</ety> <def>The art or
process of coloring metals.</def>

<hw>Me*tal"lo*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>metallum</ets> metal + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
print made by metallography.</def>

<hw>Me*tal`lo*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to, or by means of, metallography.</def>

<hw>Met`al*log"ra*phist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who writes on the subject of metals.</def>

<hw>Met`al*log"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>metallum</ets> metal + <ets>-graphy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82tallographie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science
or art of metals and metal working; also, a treatise on
metals.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A method of transferring impressions of the
grain of wood to metallic surfaces by chemical action.</def>

<au>Knight.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A substitute for lithography, in which metallic
plates are used instead of stone.</def>

<au>Knight.</au>

<hw>Met"al*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>metallum</ets> metal + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82tallo\'8bde</ets>.]</ety> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</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>as, boron, carbon, phosphorus,
nitrogen, oxygen, sulphur, chlorine, bromine, etc.</as>, are
<xex>metalloids</xex>.</def>

<hw>Met"al*loid</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the
appearance of a metal.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having the properties of a
nonmetal; nonmetallic; acid; negative.</def>

<hw>Met`al*loid"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Metalloid.</def>

<hw>Met`al*lor*gan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Metalorganic.</def>

<hw>Me*tal`lo*ther"a*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>metallum</ets> metal + E. <ets>therapy</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Treatment of disease by applying metallic
plates to the surface of the body.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Met`al*lur"gic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Met`al*lur"gic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82tallurgique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to metallurgy.</def>

<hw>Met"al*lur`gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82tallurgiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who works in metals,
or prepares them for use; one who is skilled in metallurgy.</def>

<hw>Met"al*lur`gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82tallurgie</ets>, fr. L. <ets>metallum</ets> metal, Gr.
<?/ a mine + the root of <?/ work. See <er>Metal</er>, and
<er>Work</er>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Met"al*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Metalmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A worker in
metals.</def>

<hw>Met`a*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Beyond
the scope or province of logic.</def>

<hw>Met`al*or*gan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Metal</ets>, L. <ets>metallum</ets> + E.
<ets>organic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>metallorganic</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Met"a*mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Metamere</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any one of
several metameric forms of the same substance, or of different
substances having the same composition; <as>as, xylene has three
<ex>metamers</ex>, viz</as>., orthoxylene, metaxylene, and
paraxylene.</def><-- = isomer -->

<hw>Met"a*mere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<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 <xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Loeven's
larva</er>.</def>

<hw>Met`a*mer"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>meta-</ets> + Gr. <?/ part.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>as, methyl ether and ethyl alcohol are <ex>metameric</ex>
compounds</as>. See <er>Isomeric</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ The existence of metameric compounds is due to the
different arrangement of the same constituents in the
molecule.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a
metamere or its formation; <as>as, <ex>metameric</ex>
segmentation</as>.</def>

<hw>Met`a*mer"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a metameric
manner.</def>

<hw>Me*tam"er*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The symmetry of a metameric structure;
serial symmetry; the state of being made up of metameres.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The state or quality of being
metameric; also, the relation or condition of metameric
compounds.</def>

<hw>Met`a*mor"phic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Metamorphosis</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Subject to
change; changeable; variable.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing a change of structure.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <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 <xex>metamorphic</xex> rocks.</def>

<hw>Met`a*mor"phism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <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>

<au>Murchison.</au>

<hw>Met`a*mor"phist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One who believes that the body of Christ
was merged into the Deity when he ascended.</def>

<hw>Met`a*mor"phize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
metamorphose.</def>

<hw>Met`a*mor"phose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Metamorphosed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Metamorphosing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82tamorphoser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To change into a
different form; to transform; to transmute.</def>

<q>And earth was <qex>metamorphosed</qex> into man.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Met`a*mor"phose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82tamorphose</ets>. See <er>Metamorphosis</er>.]</ety>
<def>Same as <er>Metamorphosis</er>.</def>

<hw>Met`a*mor"pho*ser</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who metamorphoses.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Gascoigne.</au>

<hw>Met`a*mor"pho*sic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Changing the form; transforming.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Pownall.</au>

<hw>Met`a*mor"pho*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Metamorphoses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., fr. Gr.
<?/, fr. <?/ to be transformed; <?/ beyond, over + <?/
form.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Change of form, or structure;
transformation.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A change in the form or
function of a living organism, by a natural process of growth or
development; <as>as, the <ex>metamorphosis</ex> of the yolk into
the embryo, of a tadpole into a frog, or of a bud into a
blossom</as>. 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
<er>Transformation</er>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The change of material of
one kind into another through the agency of the living organism;
metabolism.</def>

<cs><col>Vegetable metamorphosis</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the
doctrine that flowers are homologous with leaf buds, and that the
floral organs are transformed leaves.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Met`a*nau"pli*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Meta-</er>, and <er>Nauplius</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A larval crustacean in a stage
following the nauplius, and having about seven pairs of
appendages.</def>

<hw>Met`a*ne*phrit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
metanephros.</def>

<hw>\'d8Met`a*neph"ros</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ behind + <?/ kidney.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The most posterior of the three pairs of
embryonic renal organs developed in many vertebrates.</def>

<hw>\'d8Met`a*no"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ behind + <?/ back.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The dorsal portion of the metaphorax of insects.</def>

<hw>Met`an*ti*mo"nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of metantimonic acid.</def>

<hw>Met`an*ti*mon"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>met-</ets> + <ets>antimonic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid
(formerly called <altname>antimonic acid</altname>) analogous to
metaphosphoric acid, and obtained as a white amorphous insoluble
substance, (<chform>HSbO3</chform>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Formerly, designating an acid, which is now properly called
<altname>pyroantimonic acid</altname>, and analogous to
<xex>pyrophosphoric acid</xex>.</def>

<hw>Met`a*pec"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>pectic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to, or designating, a supposed acid obtained from
pectin.</def>

<hw>Met`a*pec"tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A substance obtained from, and
resembling, pectin, and occurring in overripe fruits.</def>

<hw>Met`a*pep"tone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>peptone</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.
Chem.)</fld> <def>An intermediate product formed in the gastric
digestion of albuminous matter.</def>

<hw>Met"a*phor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82taphore</ets>, L. <ets>metaphora</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/,
fr. <?/ to carry over, transfer; <grk>meta`</grk> beyond, over +
<grk>fe`rein</grk> to bring, bear.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld>
<def>The transference of the relation between one set of objects
to another set for the purpose of brief explanation; a compressed
simile; <it>e. g.</it>, the ship plows the sea.</def> <au>Abbott
& Seeley</au>. \'bdAll the world's a stage.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<note><hand/ The statement, \'bdthat man is a fox,\'b8 is a
metaphor; but \'bdthat man is like a fox,\'b8 is a simile,
similitude, or comparison.</note>

<mhw>{ <hw>Met`a*phor"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Met`a*phor"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>m\'82taphorique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of
or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal;
figurative; tropical; <as>as, a <ex>metaphorical</ex> expression;
a <ex>metaphorical</ex> sense.</as></def> --
<wordforms><wf>Met`a*phor"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Met`a*phor"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Met"a*phor*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
makes metaphors.</def>

<hw>Met`a*phos"phate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of metaphosphoric acid.</def>

<hw>Met`a*phos*phor"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>phosphoric</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a
monobasic acid, <chform>HPO3</chform>, analogous to nitric acid,
and, by heating phosphoric acid, obtained as a crystalline
substance, commonly called <xex>glacial phosphoric
acid</xex>.</def>

<hw>Met"a*phrase</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>meta`frasis</grk>, from <grk>metafrazein</grk> to
paraphrase; <grk>meta`</grk> beyond, over + <grk>fra`zein</grk>
to speak: cf. F. <ets>m\'82taphrase</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A verbal translation; a version or translation from one
language into another, word for word; -- opposed to
<xex>paraphrase</xex>.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An answering phrase; repartee.</def>

<au>Mrs. Browning.</au>

<-- p. 918 -->

<hw>Met"a*phrased</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Translated literally.</def>

<hw>Me*taph"ra*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Metaphrase</er>.]</ety> <def>Metaphrase.</def>

<hw>Met"a*phrast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/:
cf. F. <ets>m\'82taphraste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A literal
translator.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Met`a*phras"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Met`a*phras"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Close, or literal.</def>

<hw>Met`a*phys"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82taphysique</ets>.]</ety> <def>See
<er>Metaphysics</er>.</def>

<hw>Met`a*phys"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Metaphysical.</def>

<hw>Met`a*phys"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>m\'82taphysique</ets>. See <er>Metaphysics</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to metaphysics.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>According to rules or principles of metaphysics;
<as>as, <ex>metaphysical</ex> reasoning</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Preternatural or supernatural.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The golden round
*Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem
To have thee crowned withal.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Met`a*phys"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner
of metaphysical science, or of a metaphysician.</def>

<au>South.</au>

<hw>Met`a*phy*si"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>m\'82taphysicien</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who is versed in
metaphysics.</def>

<hw>Met`a*phys"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
<?/ <?/ after those things which relate to external nature, after
physics, fr. <?/ beyond, after + <?/ relating to external nature,
natural, physical, fr. <?/ nature: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82taphysique</ets>. See <er>Physics</er>. The term was
first used by the followers of Aristotle as a name for that part
of his writings which came <ets>after</ets>, or followed, the
part which treated of <ets>physics</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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; phylosophy in general; first principles,
or the science of first principles.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Metaphysics</xex> is distinguished as
<xex>general</xex> and <xex>special</xex>. <stype>General
metaphysics</stype> is the science of all being as being.
<stype>Special metaphysics</stype> is the science of one kind of
being; as, the <xex>metaphysics</xex> 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.</note>

<q>Commonly, in the schools, called <qex>metaphysics</qex>, 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 \'bdbooks written or placed after his natural
philosophy.\'b8 But the schools take them for \'bdbooks of
supernatural philosophy;\'b8 for the word <qex>metaphysic</qex>
will bear both these senses.</q>
<qau>Hobbes.</qau>

<q>Now the science conversant about all such inferences of
unknown being from its known manifestations, is called ontology,
or <qex>metaphysics</qex> proper.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau>

<q><qex>Metaphysics</qex> are [is] the science which determines
what can and what can not be known of being, and the laws of
being, a priori.</q>
<qau>Coleridge.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: The scientific knowledge of mental
phenomena; mental philosophy; psychology.</def>

<q><qex>Metaphysics</qex>, in whatever latitude the term be
taken, is a science or complement of sciences exclusively
occupied with mind.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau>

<q>Whether, after all,
A larger <qex>metaphysics</qex> might not help
Our physics.</q>
<qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Me*taph"y*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ after + <?/ nature.]</ety> <def>Change of form;
transformation.</def>

<hw>Met"a*plasm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>metaplasmus</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ beyond, over + <?/ to mold:
cf. F. <ets>m\'82taplasme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A
change in the letters or syllables of a word.</def>

<hw>Met"a*plast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Metaplasm</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word having
more than one form of the root.</def>

<hw>Met"a*pode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
<ets>metapodium</ets>, from Gr. <?/ behind + <?/, dim. of <?/,
<?/, foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The posterior
division of the foot in the Gastropoda and Pteropoda.</def>

<hw>Met`a*po"di*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the metapodialia, or
to the parts of the limbs to which they belong.</def>

<hw>\'d8Met`a*po`di*a"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu>pl. <plw>Metapodialia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.
See <er>Metapode</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the
bones of either the metacarpus or metatarsus.</def>

<hw>\'d8Met`a*po"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Metapodia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Metapode</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Met`a*poph"y*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu>pl. <plw>Metapophyses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.
See <er>Meta-</er>, and <er>Apophysis</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A tubercle projecting from the anterior
articular processes of some vertebr<ae/; a mammillary
process.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*tap`te*ryg"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ after + <?/ fin.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>The posterior of the three principal basal cartilages in the
fins of fishes.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Me*tap`ter*yg"i*al</wf>
<pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Met`a*sil"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of metasilicic acid.</def>

<hw>Met`a*si*lic"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>silicic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Designating an acid derived from silicic acid by the removal
of water; of or pertaining to such an acid.</def>

<note><hand/ The salts of metasilicic acid are often called
<xex>bisilicates</xex>, in mineralogy, as Wollastonite
(<chform>CaSiO3</chform>).</note>

<cs><col>Metasilicic acid</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a
gelatinous substance, or white amorphous powder, analogous to
carbonic acid, and forming many stable salts.</cd></cs>

<hw>Met`a*so"ma*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>meta-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, body.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>
<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 <xex>metamorphism</xex>, as implying
simply a recrystallization.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Met`a*so*mat"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Met"a*some</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>-some</ets> body.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the component segments of the
body of an animal.</def>

<hw>Met`a*stan"nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of metastannic acid.</def>

<hw>Met`a*stan"nic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Me*tas"ta*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Metastases</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., transition,
fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to place in another way; <?/ after + <?/ to
place.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>A spiritual change, as
during baptism.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A change in the location of a
disease, as from one part to another.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Met`a*stat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or caused by, metastasis; <as>as, a
<ex>metastatic</ex> abscess; the <ex>metastatic</ex> processes of
growth.</as></def>

<hw>Met`a*ster"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the metasternum.</def>

<hw>\'d8Met`a*ster"num</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Pref. <ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>sternum</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The most posterior element of
the sternum; the ensiform process; xiphisternum.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The ventral plate of the
third or last segment of the thorax of insects.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Me*tas"to*ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Met"a*stome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. <ets>metastoma</ets>, from Gr. <grk>meta`</grk> behind
+ <grk>sto`ma</grk> mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
median elevation behind the mouth in the arthropods.</def>

<hw>Met`a*tar"sal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the metatarsus.</def>
-- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A metatarsal bone.</def></def2>

<hw>Met"a*tarse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Metatarsus.</def>

<hw>Met`a*tar"sus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Metatarsi</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL. See
<er>Meta-</er>, and <er>Tarsus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<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 <xex>Illustration</xex> in
Appendix.</def>

<hw>Me*tath"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Metatheses</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[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 <er>Thesis</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Transposition, as of the
letters or syllables of a word; <as>as, <ex>pistris</ex> for
<ex>pristis</ex>; <ex>meagre for <ex>meager</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A mere change in place of a
morbid substance, without removal from the body.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The act, process, or result
of exchange, substitution, or replacement of atoms and radicals;
thus, by <xex>metathesis</xex> 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>

<mhw>{ <hw>Met`a*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Met`a*thet"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to metathesis.</def>

<hw>Met`a*tho*rac"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
metathorax.</def>

<hw>Met`a*tho"rax</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.: cf.
F. <ets>m\'82tathorax</ets>. See <er>Meta-</er>, and
<er>Thorax</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The last or
posterior segment of the thorax in insects. See
<xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Coleoptera</er>.</def>

<hw>Met`a*ti*tan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>titanic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid of titanium
analogous to metasilicic acid.</def>

<hw>Met`a*tung"state</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of metatungstic acid.</def>

<hw>Met`a*tung"stic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>tungstic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid known only in its
salts (the <xex>metatungstates</xex>) and properly called
<xex>polytungstic</xex>, or <xex>pyrotungstic</xex>, acid.</def>

<hw>Met`a*van"a*date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of metavanadic acid.</def>

<hw>Met`a*va*nad"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>vanadic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a vanadic acid analogous
to metaphosphoric acid.</def>

<hw>Met`a*xy"lene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>meta-</ets> + <ets>xylene</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<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 inf<?/ammable liquid.</def>

<hw>\'d8M\'82`ta`yage"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
See <er>M\'82tayer</er>.]</ety> <def>A system of farming on
halves.</def> <mark>[France & Italy]</mark>

<hw>\'d8M\'82`ta`yer"</hw> <pr>(F. ?; E. ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F., fr. LL. <ets>medietarius</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>medius</ets> middle, half. See <er>Mid</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>One who cultivates land for a share
(usually one half) of its yield, receiving stock, tools, and seed
from the landlord.</def> <mark>[France & Italy]</mark>

<au>Milman.</au>

<hw>\'d8Met`a*zo"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ after + <?/ an animal.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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
<xex>ectoderm</xex> and <xex>endoderm</xex>. The group comprises
nearly all animals except the Protozoa.</def>

<hw>Met`a*zo"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Metazoans</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>One of the Metazoa.</def>

<hw>Met`a*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Metazoa.</def>

<hw>\'d8Met`a*zo"\'94n</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the
Metazoa.</def>

<hw>Mete</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Meat.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mete</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To meet.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mete</hw>, <pos>v. i. & t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos>
<er>Mette</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos>
<er>Met</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>m<?/tan</ets>.]</ety>
<def>To dream; also impersonally; <as>as, <ex>me
mette</def></ex>, I dreamed</as>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdI
<xex>mette</xex> of him all night.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mete</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Meted</er>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Meting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>metan</ets>; akin to D. <ets>meten</ets>, G.
<ets>messen</ets>, OHG. <ets>mezzan</ets>, Icel. <ets>meta</ets>,
Sw. <ets>m\'84ta</ets>, Goth. <ets>mitan</ets>, L.
<ets>modus</ets> measure, moderation, <ets>modius</ets> a corn
measure, Gr. <?/ to rule, <?/ a corn measure, and ultimately from
the same root as E. <ets>measure</ets>, L. <ets>metiri</ets> to
measure; cf. Skr. <ets>m\'be</ets> to measure. <root/99. Cf.
<er>Measure</er>, <er>Meet</er>, <pos>a.</pos>,
<er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <def>To find the quantity, dimensions, or
capacity of, by any rule or standard; to measure.</def>

<hw>Mete</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To
measure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Mark iv. 24.</au>

<hw>Mete</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>met</ets>. See
<er>Mete</er> to measure.]</ety> <def>Measure; limit; boundary;
-- used chiefly in the plural, and in the phrase <xex>metes and
bounds</xex>.</def>

<hw>Mete"corn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Mete"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>According to measure or
proportion; proportionable; proportionate.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Met`em*pir"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Met`em*pir"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Pref. <ets>met-</ets> + <ets>empiric</ets>,
<ets>-ical</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>Related, or
belonging, to the objects of knowledge within the province of
metempirics.</def>

<q>If then the empirical designates the province we include
within the range of science, the province we exclude may be fitly
styled the <qex>metempirical</qex>.</q>
<qau>G. H. Lewes.</qau>

<hw>Met*em*pir"i*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
science that is concerned with metempirics.</def>

<hw>Met`em*pir"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
concepts and relations which are conceived as beyond, and yet as
related to, the knowledge gained by experience.</def>

<hw>Me*temp"sy*chose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Metempsychosed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Metempsychosing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See
<er>Metempsychosis</er>.]</ety> <def>To translate or transfer, as
the soul, from one body to another.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Peacham.</au>

<hw>Me*temp`sy*cho"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ beyond, over + <?/ to animate; <?/ in
+ <?/ soul. See <er>Psychology</er>.]</ety> <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>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Met`emp*to"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from Gr. <?/ beyond, after + <?/ a falling upon, fr. <?/ to fall
in or upon; <?/ in + <?/ to fall.]</ety> <fld>(Chron.)</fld>
<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
<xex>proemptosis</xex>, or the addition of a day every 330 years,
and another every 2,400 years.</def>

<hw>Met`en*ceph"a*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Met-</ets> + <ets>encephalon</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The posterior part of the brain,
including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to
<xex>meten</xex>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Met`en*so`ma*to"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L., a change of body (by the soul), fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The assimilation by one body or organism
of the elements of another.</def>

<hw>Me"te*or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82t\'82ore</ets>, 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.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Any phenomenon or appearance in the atmosphere,
as clouds, rain, hail, snow, etc.</def>

<q>Hail, an ordinary <qex>meteor</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bp. Hall.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specif.: A transient luminous body or appearance
seen in the atmosphere, or in a more elevated region.</def>

<q>The vaulty top of heaven
Figured quite o'er with burning <qex>meteors</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<note><hand/ 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: <xex>aerial meteors</xex>, winds, tornadoes,
etc.; <xex>aqueous meteors</xex>, rain, hail, snow, dew, etc.;
<xex>luminous meteors</xex>, rainbows, halos, etc.; and
<xex>igneous meteors</xex>, lightning, shooting stars, and the
like.</note>

<hw>Me`te*or"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82t\'82orique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or
pertaining to a meteor, or to meteors; atmospheric, <as>as,
<ex>meteoric</ex> phenomena; <ex>meteoric</ex> stones.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Influenced by the weather; <as>as,
<ex>meteoric</ex> conditions</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Flashing; brilliant; transient; like a meteor;
<as>as, <ex>meteoric</ex> fame</as>.</def>
\'bd<xex>Meteoric</xex> politician.\'b8

<au>Craik.</au>

<cs><mcol><col>Meteoric iron</col>, <col>Meteoric
stone</col></mcol>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Meteorite</er>.</cd> -- <col>Meteoric paper</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>Meteoric
showers</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></cs>

<hw>Me`te*or"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Meteoric.</def>

<hw>Me"te*or*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Flatulent distention of the abdomen;
tympanites.</def>

<hw>Me"te*or*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82t\'82orite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mass
of stone or iron which has fallen to the earth from space; an
a\'89rolite.</def>

<note><hand/ 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:
<bold>1</bold>. Of metallic iron, alloyed with a small percentage
of nickel (<xex>meteoric iron</xex>, <xex>holosiderite</xex>).
When etched this usually exhibits peculiar crystalline figures,
called <xex>Widmanst\'84tten figures</xex>. <bold>2</bold>. Of a
cellular mass of iron with imbedded silicates
(<xex>mesosiderite</xex> or <xex>siderolite</xex>).
<bold>3</bold>. Of a stony mass of silicates with little iron
(<xex>meteoric stone</xex>, <xex>sporadosiderite</xex>).
<bold>4</bold>. Of a mass without iron
(<xex>asiderite</xex>).</note>
<-- Comm: carbonaceous? Add mark for composition? -->

<hw>Me"te*or*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ to raise to a height.]</ety> <def>To ascend in vapors; to
take the form of a meteor.</def>

<au>Evelyn.</au>

<hw>Me`te*or"o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meteor</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An
instrument which registers meteorologic phases or
conditions.</def>

<hw>Me`te*or`o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of
or pertaining to meteorography.</def>

<hw>Me`te*or*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meteor</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
registration of meteorological phenomena.</def>

<-- p. 919 -->

<hw>Me"te*or*oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meteor</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Astron.)</fld> <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>

<q>These bodies [small, solid bodies] before they come into the
air, I call <qex>meteoroids</qex>.</q>
<qau>H. A. Newton.</qau>

<hw>Me`te*or*oid"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to a meteoroid or to meteoroids.</def>

<hw>Me`te*or"o*lite</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meteor</ets> + <ets>-lite</ets> : cf. F.
<ets>m\'82t\'82orolithe</ets>.]</ety> <def>A meteoric stone; an
a\'89rolite; a meteorite.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Me`te*or`o*lig"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Me`te*or`o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>m\'82t\'82orologique</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Of or pertaining to the atmosphere and its phenomena, or to
meteorology.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Meteorological table</col>, <col>Meteorological
register</col></mcol>, <cd>a table or register exhibiting the
state of the air and its temperature, weight, dryness, moisture,
motion, etc.</cd></cs>

<hw>Me`te*or*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>m\'82t\'82orologiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A person skilled
in meteorology.</def>

<hw>Me`te*or*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/; <?/ + <?/ discourse: cf. F. <ets>m\'82t\'82orologie</ets>.
See <er>Meteor</er>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Me`te*or"o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meteor</ets> + <ets>-mancy</ets> : cf. F.
<ets>m\'82t\'82oromancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A species of
divination by meteors, chiefly by thunder and lightning, which
was held in high estimation by the Romans.</def>

<hw>Me`te*or*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meteor</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An
apparatus which transmits automatically to a central station
atmospheric changes as marked by the anemometer, barometer,
thermometer, etc.</def>

<hw>Me`te*or"o*scope</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ observing the heavenly bodies; <?/ + <?/
to view: cf. F. <ets>m\'82t\'82oroscope</ets>. See
<er>Meteor</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An
astrolabe; a planisphere.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>An instrument for measuring the position, length, and
direction, of the apparent path of a shooting star.</def>

<hw>Me*te"o*rous</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[See <er>Meteor</er>.]</ety> <def>Of the nature or
appearance of a meteor.</def>

<hw>-me"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>metrum</ets>
measure, or the allied Gr. <?/. See <er>Meter</er> rhythm.]</ety>
<def>A suffix denoting <xex>that by which anything is
measured</xex>; <as>as, baro<ex>meter</ex>, chrono<ex>meter</ex>,
dynamo<ex>meter</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Me"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Mete</er> to measure.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or
that which, metes or measures. See <er>Coal-meter</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument for measuring, and usually for
recording automatically, the quantity measured.</def>

<cs><col>Dry meter</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>W<?/t meter</col>, <cd>a gas meter in which the revolution
of a chambered drum in water measures the gas passing through
it.</cd></cs>

<hw>Me"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A line above or below a
hanging net, to which the net is attached in order to strengthen
it.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Me"ter</hw>, <hw>Me"tre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>metre</ets>, F. <ets>m\'8atre</ets>,
L. <ets>metrum</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/; akin to Skr. <ets>m\'be</ets>
to measure. See <er>Mete</er> to measure.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, the Horatian
<ex>meters</ex>; a dactylic <ex>meter</ex>.</as></def>

<q>The only strict antithesis to prose is <qex>meter</qex>.</q>
<qau>Wordsworth.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A poem.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Robynson (More's Utopia).</au>

<sn>3.</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 <cref>Metric system</cref>, under
<er>Metric</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Common meter</col> <fld>(Hymnol.)</fld>, <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>Long
meter</col> <fld>(Hymnol.)</fld>, <cd>iambic verses or lines of
four feet each, four verses usually making a stanza; -- commonly
indicated by the initials L.M.</cd> -- <col>Short meter</col>
<fld>(Hymnol.)</fld>, <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. <xex>Short meter<xex> is indicated by the initials
S.M.</cd></cs>

<hw>Me"ter*age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st
<er>Meter</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of measuring, or the cost of
measuring.</def>

<hw>Me"ter*gram`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A measure of energy or work done; the
power exerted in raising one gram through the distance of one
meter against gravitation.</def>

<hw>Mete"wand`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
</def><ety>[<ets>Mete</ets> to measure + <ets>wand</ets>.]</ety>
<def>A measuring rod.</def>

<au>Ascham.</au>

<hw>Mete"yard`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>metgeard</ets>. See <er>Mete</er> to measure, and
<er>Yard</er> stick.]</ety> <def>A yard, staff, or rod, used as a
measure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Meth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Meathe</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Met`h\'91m*o*glo"bin</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Pref. <ets>met-</ets> + <ets>h<?/moglobin</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A stable crystalline compound
obtained by the decomposition of hemoglobin. It is found in old
blood stains.</def>

<hw>Meth"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>M</ets>yristic + <ets>eth</ets>er +
<ets>al</ets>cohol.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Meth"ane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Methal</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A light,
colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon,
<chform>CH4</chform>; marsh gas. See <cref>Marsh gas</cref>,
under <er>Gas</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Methane series</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <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 <altname>paraffin (little affinity)
series</altname>. 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></cs>

<hw>Me*theg"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[W.
<ets>meddyglyn</ets>; <ets>medd</ets> mead + <ets>llyn</ets>
liquor, juice. See <er>Mead</er> a drink.]</ety> <def>A fermented
beverage made of honey and water; mead.</def>

<au>Gay.</au>

<hw>Meth"ene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meth</ets>yl + ethyl<ets>ene</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Methylene</er>.</def>

<hw>Meth"e*nyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Methene</ets> + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The hypothetical hydrocarbon radical
<chform>CH</chform>, regarded as an essential residue of certain
organic compounds.</def>

<hw>Meth"ide</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Methyl</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A binary compound
of methyl with some element; <as>as, aluminium <ex>methide</ex>,
<chform>Al2(CH3)6</chform></as>.</def>

<hw>Me*thinks"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. impers.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Methought</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets><thorn/yncan</ets> to
seem, <ets>m<emac/ <thorn/ynce<edh/</ets>, <ets>m<emac/
<thorn/<umac/hte</ets>, OE. <ets>me thinketh</ets>, <ets>me
thoughte</ets>; akin to G. <ets>d\'81nken</ets> to seem,
<ets>denken</ets> to think, and E. <ets>think</ets>. See
<er>Me</er>, and <er>Think</er>.]</ety> <def>It seems to me; I
think. See <er>Me</er>.</def> <mark>[R., except in
poetry.]</mark>

<q>In all ages poets have been had in special reputation, and,
<qex>methinks</qex>, not without great cause.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<hw>Me*thi"on*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of methionic acid.</def>

<hw>Meth`i*on"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Me</ets>thyl + <ets>thionic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a
sulphonic (<it>thionic</it>) acid derivative of methane, obtained
as a stable white crystalline substance,
<chform>CH2.(SO3H)2</chform>, which forms well defined
salts.</def>

<hw>Meth"od</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82thode</ets>, L. <ets>methodus</ets>, fr. Gr.
<grk>meqodos</grk> method, investigation following after;
<grk>meta`</grk> after + <grk>"odo`s</grk> way.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>An orderly procedure or process; regular manner
of doing anything; hence, manner; way; mode; <as>as, a
<ex>method</ex> of teaching languages; a <ex>method</ex> of
improving the mind.</as></def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Orderly arrangement, elucidation, development,
or classification; clear and lucid exhibition; systematic
arrangement peculiar to an individual.</def>

<q>Though this be madness, yet there's <qex>method</qex> in
it.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>All <qex>method</qex> is a rational progress, a progress
toward an end.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>Classification; a mode
or system of classifying natural objects according to certain
common characteristics; <as>as, the <ex>method</ex> of
Theophrastus; the <ex>method</ex> of Ray; the Linn\'91an
<ex>method</ex>.</as></def>

<syn>Syn. -- Order; system; rule; regularity; way; manner; mode;
course; process; means.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Method</er>,
<er>Mode</er>, <er>Manner</er>. <xex>Method</xex> implies
arrangement; <xex>mode</xex>, mere action or existence.
<xex>Method</xex> is a way of reaching a given end by a
<xex>series</xex> of acts which tend to sec<?/re it;
<xex>mode</xex> relates to a single action, or to the form which
a series of acts, viewed as a whole, exhibits. <xex>Manner</xex>
is literally the <xex>handling</xex> of a thing, and has a wider
sense, embracing both <xex>method</xex> and <xex>mode</xex>. An
instructor may adopt a good <xex>method</xex> of teaching to
write; the scholar may acquire a bad <xex>mode</xex> of holding
his pen; the <xex>manner</xex> in which he is corrected will
greatly affect his success or failure.</usage>

<mhw>{ <hw>Me*thod"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Me*thod"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>methodicus</ets>, Gr. <?/: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82thodique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, the <ex>methodical</ex> arrangement of arguments; a
<ex>methodical</ex> treatise.</as></def>
\'bd<xex>Methodical</xex> regularity.\'b8

<au>Addison.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Proceeding with regard to method;
systematic.</def> \'bdAristotle, strict, <xex>methodic</xex>, and
orderly.\'b8

<au>Harris.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the ancient school of
physicians called methodists.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

-- <wordforms><wf>Me*thod"ic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Me*thod"ic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Me*thod"ios</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art and
principles of method.</def>

<hw>Meth"o*dism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The system of doctrines, polity, and
worship, of the sect called Methodists.</def>

<au>Bp. Warburton.</au>

<hw>Meth"o*dist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82thodiste</ets>. See <er>Method</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who observes method.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One of an ancient school of physicians who
rejected observation and founded their practice on reasoning and
theory.</def>

<au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>One of a sect of Christians,
the outgrowth of a small association called the \'bdHoly
Club,\'b8 formed at Oxford University, <sc>A.D.</sc> 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>

<sn>4.</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>

<hw>Meth"o*dist</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
sect of Methodists; <as>as, <ex>Methodist</ex> hymns; a
<ex>Methodist</ex> elder.</as></def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Meth`o*dis"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Meth`o*dis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to methodists, or to the Methodists.</def>
-- <wordforms><wf>Meth`o*dis"tic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Meth`od*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
act or process of methodizing, or the state of being
methodized.</def>

<hw>Meth"od*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Methodized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Methodizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To reduce to method; to dispose
in due order; to arrange in a convenient manner; <as>as, to
<ex>methodize</ex> one's work or thoughts</as>.</def>

<au>Spectator.</au>

<hw>Meth"od*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
methodizes.</def>

<hw>Meth`od*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of
or pertaining to methodology.</def>

<hw>Meth`od*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ method + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of method
or arrangement; a treatise on method.</def>

<au>Coleridge.</au>

<hw>Meth"ol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ wine +
<ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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 <xex>methol</xex> proper is the type. See <cref>Methyl
alcohol</cref>, under <er>Methyl</er>.</def>

<hw>Me*thought"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>imp.</pos> <def>of
<er>Methinks</er>.</def>

<hw>Meth*ox"yl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Meth</ets>yl + hydr<ets>oxyl</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hypothetical radical,
<chform>CH3O</chform>, analogous to hydroxyl.</def>

<hw>Meth"yl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Methylene</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hydrocarbon
radical, <chform>CH3</chform>, not existing alone but regarded as
an essential residue of methane, and appearing as a component
part of many derivatives; <as>as, <ex>methyl</ex> alcohol,
<ex>methyl</ex> ether, <ex>methyl</ex> amine, etc.</as></def>
<altsp>[Formerly written also <asp>methule</asp>,
<asp>methyle</asp>, etc.]</altsp>

<cs><col>Methyl alcohol</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a light,
volatile, inflammable liquid, <chform>CH3.OH</chform>, obtained
by the distillation of wood, and hence called <altname>wood
spirit</altname><-- wood alcohol -->; -- called also
<altname>methol</altname>, <altname>carbinol</altname>, etc.</cd>
-- <col>Methyl amine</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a colorless,
inflammable, alkaline gas, <chform>CH3.NH2</chform>, 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 <xex>substituted
ammonias<xex>.</cd> -- <col>Methyl ether</col>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a light, volatile ether
<chform>CH3.O.CH3</chform>, obtained by the etherification of
methyl alcohol; -- called also <altname>methyl
oxide</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Methyl green</col>.
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Green</er>,
<pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col>Methyl orange</col>.
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Helianthin</er>.</cd> --
<col>Methyl violet</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>an artificial
dye, consisting of certain methyl halogen derivatives of
rosaniline.</cd></cs>

<hw>Meth"yl*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Methyl</ets>ene + <ets>al</ets>cohol.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A light, volatile liquid,
<chform>H2C(OCH3)2</chform>, regarded as a complex ether, and
having a pleasant ethereal odor. It is obtained by the partial
oxidation of methyl alcohol. Called also
<altname>formal</altname>.</def>

<hw>Meth`yl*am"ine</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Methyl amine</cref>, under
<er>Methyl</er>.</def>

<hw>Meth"yl*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Methyl</ets> + alcohol<ets>ate</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alcoholate of methyl alcohol in which
the hydroxyl hydrogen is replaced by a metal, after the analogy
of a hydrate; <as>as, sodium <ex>methylate</ex>,
<chform>CH3ONa</chform></as>.</def>

<hw>Meth"yl*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
impregnate or mix with methyl or methyl alcohol.</def>

<hw>Meth"yl*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Impregnated with, or containing, methyl
alcohol or wood spirit; <as>as, <ex>methylated</ex>
spirits</as>.</def>

<hw>Meth"yl*ene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82thyl\'8ane</ets>, from Gr. <?/ wine + <?/ wood; -- a
word coined to correspond to the name <ets>wood
spirit</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hydrocarbon
radical, <chform>CH2</chform>, not known in the free state, but
regarded as an essential residue and component of certain
derivatives of methane; <as>as, <ex>methylene</ex> bromide,
<chform>CH2Br2</chform></as>; -- formerly called also
<altname>methene</altname>.</def>

<cs><col>Methylene blue</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>an
artificial dyestuff consisting of a complex sulphur derivative of
diphenyl amine; -- called also <altname>pure
blue</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Me*thyl"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or
containing, methyl; specifically, designating methyl alcohol. See
under <er>Methyl</er>.</def>

<hw>Me*thys"ti*cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white, silky, crystalline substance
extracted from the thick rootstock of a species of pepper
(<spn>Piper methysticum</spn>) of the South Sea Islands; --
called also <altname>kanakin</altname>.</def>

<hw>Met"ic</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/, prop., changing one's abode; <?/, indicating change + <?/
house, abode: cf. L. <ets>metoecus</ets>, F.
<ets>m\'82t\'8aque</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A
sojourner; an immigrant; an alien resident in a Grecian city, but
not a citizen.</def>

<au>Mitford.</au>

<q>The whole force of Athens, <qex>metics</qex> as well as
citizens, and all the strangers who were then in the city.</q>
<qau>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</qau>

<hw>Me*tic"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>meticulosus</ets>, fr. <ets>metus</ets> fear: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82ticuleux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Timid; fearful.</def>

-- <wordforms><wf>Me*tic"u*lous*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8M\'82`tif"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. m.</pos>
<hw>\'d8M\'82`tive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. f.</pos>
}</mhw><ety>[F.]</ety> <def>See <er>M\'82tis</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8M\'82`tis"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. m.</pos>
<hw>\'d8M\'82`tisse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. f.</pos>
}</mhw><ety>[F.; akin to Sp. <ets>mestizo</ets>. See
<er>Mestizo</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The offspring of a
white person and an American Indian.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The offspring of a white person and a quadroon;
an octoroon.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark>

<au>Bartlett.</au>

<hw>Met"o*che</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<?/ a sharing, fr. <?/ to share in; <?/ with + <?/ to
have.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The space
between two dentils.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The space between
two triglyphs.</def>

<hw>Me*ton"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82tonique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or discovered
by, <xex>Meton</xex>, the Athenian.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Metonic</col> <col>cycle <or/ year</col></mcol>.
<fld>(Astron.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Cycle</er>.</cd></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>Met`o*nym"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Met`o*nym"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[See <er>Metonymy</er>.]</ety> <def>Used by way of
metonymy.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Met`o*nym"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Me*ton"y*my</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>metonymia</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/, indicating change + <?/ , for
<?/ a name: cf. F. <ets>m\'82tonymie</ets>. See
<er>Name</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A trope in which
one word is put for another that suggests it; <as>as, we say, a
man keeps a good <ex>table</ex> instead of good
<ex>provisions</ex>; we read <ex>Virgil</ex>, that is, his
<ex>poems</ex>; a man has a warm <ex>heart</ex>, that is, warm
<ex>affections</ex>.</as></def>

<hw>Met"o*pe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<?/; <?/ with, between + <?/ opening, hole, the hole in the
frieze between the beam ends.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The space between two triglyphs of the
Doric frieze, which, among the ancients, was often adorned with
carved work. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Entablature</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The face of a crab.</def>

<note><hand/ In the Parthenon, groups of centaurs and heroes in
high relief occupy the metopes.</note>

<hw>Me*top"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ the
forehead.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
forehead or frontal bones; frontal; <as>as, the <ex>metopic</ex>
suture</as>.</def>

<hw>Met"o*po*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ the forehead + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Fortune telling
by physiognomy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Urquhart.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Met`o*po*scop"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Met`o*po*scop"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or relating to metoposcopy.</def>

<hw>Met`o*pos"co*pist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
versed in metoposcopy.</def>

<hw>Met`o*pos"co*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ observing the forehead; <?/ the forehead + <?/ to view: cf.
F. <ets>m\'82toposcopie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The study of
physiognomy; the art of discovering the character of persons by
their features, or the lines of the face.</def>

<hw>\'d8Me*tos"te*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ after + <?/ bone.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The
postero-lateral ossification in the sternum of birds; also, the
part resulting from such ossification.</def>

<-- p. 920 -->

<-- p. 920 -->

<hw>Me"tre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Meter</er>.</def>

<hw>Met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>metricus</ets>, Gr. <?/: cf. F. <ets>m\'82trique</ets>. See
<er>Meter</er> rhythm.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Relating to measurement; involving, or
proceeding by, measurement.</def>

<sn>2.</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>as, the
<ex>metric</ex> system; a <ex>metric</ex> measurement.</as></def>

<cs><col>Metric analysis</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>analysis
by volume; volumetric analysis.</cd> -- <col>Metric system</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 <xex>meter<xex> (see <er>Meter</er>). From
this are formed the <xex>are<xex>, the <xex>liter<xex>, the
<xex>stere<xex>, the <xex>gram<xex>, 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,
<xex>deca-<xex>, <xex>hecto-<xex>, <xex>kilo-<xex>, and
<xex>myria-<xex>; successive parts by <xex>deci-<xex>,
<xex>centi-<xex>, and <xex>milli-<xex>. The prefixes
<xex>mega-<xex> and <xex>micro-<xex> 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
<xex>metric tables<xex>, see p. 1682.</cd></cs>
<-- nano-, pico-, femto-, atto-; giga-, tera, etc. -->

<hw>Met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to the meter; arranged in meter; consisting
of verses; <as>as, <ex>metrical</ex> compositions</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to measurement; <as>as, the
inch, foot, yard, etc.</as>, are <xex>metrical</xex> terms; esp.,
of or pertaining to the metric system.</def>

<hw>Met"ric*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a metrical
manner.</def>

<hw>Me*tri"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82tricien</ets>. See <er>Meter</er> rhythm.]</ety> <def>A
composer of verses.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Met"ric sys"tem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See <er>Metric</er>,
<pos>a.</pos></def>

<hw>Met`ri*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Composition in metrical form; versification.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Tennyson.</au>

<hw>Met"ri*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>metrum</ets> meter + <ets>-fy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82trifier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make verse.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Skelton.</au>

<hw>Me"trist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A maker of
verses.</def>

<au>Bale.</au>

<q>Spenser was no mere <qex>metrist</qex>, but a great
composer.</q>
<qau>Lowell.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Me*tri"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ womb + <ets>-tis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Inflammation of the womb.</def>

<hw>Met"ro*chrome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
+ <?/ color.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring
colors.</def>

<hw>Met"ro*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
measure + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument attached
to a locomotive for recording its speed and the number and
duration of its stops.</def>

<hw>Met`ro*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>m\'82trologique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
metrology.</def>

<hw>Me*trol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
measure + <ets>-m\'82trologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of,
or a system of, weights and measures; also, a treatise on the
subject.</def>

<hw>Met`ro*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
measure + E. <ets>mania</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mania for writing
verses.</def>

<hw>Met`ro*ma"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
has metromania.</def>

<hw>Me*trom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
womb + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An
instrument for measuring the size of the womb.</def>

<au>Knight.</au>

<hw>Met"ro*nome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
measure + <?/ distribute, assign: cf. F. <ets>m\'82tronome</ets>,
It. <ets>metronomo</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Me*tron"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Metronome</er>.]</ety> <def>Measurement of time by an
instrument.</def>

<hw>Met`ro*nym"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ mother + <?/, for <?/ name.]</ety> <def>Derived from the name
of one's mother, or other female ancestor; <as>as, a
<ex>metronymic</ex> name or appellation</as>. -- A metronymic
appellation.</def>

<hw>Met"ro*pole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82tropole</ets>. See <er>Metropolis</er>.]</ety> <def>A
metropolis.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holinshed.</au>

<hw>Me*trop"o*lis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>metropolis</ets>, Gr. <?/, prop., the mother city (in
relation to colonies); <?/ mother + <?/ city. See
<er>Mother</er>, and <er>Police</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The mother city; the chief city of a kingdom,
state, or country.</def>

<q>[Edinburgh] gray <qex>metropolis</qex> of the North.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The seat, or see, of the
metropolitan, or highest church dignitary.</def>

<q>The great <qex>metropolis</qex> and see of Rome.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Met`ro*pol"i*tan</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>metropolitanus</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>m\'82tropolitain</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the capital or principal
city of a country; <as>as, <ex>metropolitan</ex>
luxury</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
designating, a metropolitan or the presiding bishop of a country
or province, his office, or his dignity; <as>as,
<ex>metropolitan</ex> authority</as>.</def> \'bdBishops
<xex>metropolitan</xex>.\'b8

<au>Sir T. More.</au>

<hw>Met`ro*pol"i*tan</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>metropolitanus</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The superior or presiding bishop of a country or
province.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Lat. Church.)</fld> <def>An archbishop.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Church)</fld> <def>A bishop whose see is
civil metropolis. His rank is intermediate between that of an
archbishop and a patriarch.</def>

<au>Hook.</au>

<hw>Met`ro*pol"i*tan*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The see of a metropolitan bishop.</def>

<au>Milman.</au>

<hw>Me*trop"o*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>metropolita</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>A
metropolitan.</def>

<au>Barrow.</au>

<hw>Met`ro*po*lit"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of
or pertaining to a metropolis; being a metropolis; metropolitan;
<as>as, the <ex>metropolitical</ex> chair</as>.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>\'d8Met`ror*rha"gi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ womb + <?/ to break.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Profuse bleeding from the womb, esp. such
as does not occur at the menstrual period.</def>

<hw>Met"ro*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
womb + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>A modification of the
stethoscope, for directly auscultating the uterus from the
vagina.</def>

<hw>\'d8Met`ro*si*de"ros</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ heart of a tree + <?/ iron.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A myrtaceous genus of trees or shrubs,
found in Australia and the South Sea Islands, and having very
hard wood. <xex>Metrosideros vera</xex> is the true
ironwood.</def>

<hw>Met"ro*tome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Metrotomy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An instrument
for cutting or scarifying the uterus or the neck of the
uterus.</def>

<hw>Me*trot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
womb + <?/ to cut: cf. F. <ets>m\'82trotomie</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The operation of cutting into the uterus;
hysterotomy; the C\'91sarean section.</def>

<hw>-me*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>-meter</er>.]</ety>
<def>A suffix denoting the <xex>art</xex>, <xex>process</xex>, or
<xex>science</xex>, <xex>of measuring</xex>; <as>as,
acid<ex>metry</ex>, chloro<ex>metry</ex>,
chrono<ex>metry</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Mette</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>obs. imp.</pos> <def>of
<er>Mete</er>, to dream. Chaucer.</def>

<hw>Met"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[E.
<ets>metal</ets>, used in a tropical sense in allusion to the
temper of the metal of a sword blade. See <er>Metal</er>.]</ety>
<def>Substance or quality of temperament; spirit, esp. as regards
honor, courage, fortitude, ardor, etc.; disposition; -- usually
in a good sense.</def>

<q>A certain critical hour which shall... try what
<qex>mettle</qex> his heart is made of.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<q>Gentlemen of brave <qex>mettle</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>The winged courser, like a generous horse,
Shows most true <qex>mettle</qex> when you check his course.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<cs><col>To put one one's mettle</col>, <cd>to cause or incite
one to use one's best efforts.</cd></cs>

<hw>Met"tled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having mettle;
high-spirited; ardent; full of fire.</def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<hw>Met"tle*some</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
spirit; possessing constitutional ardor; fiery; <as>as, a
<ex>mettlesome</ex> horse</as>.</def>

-- <wordforms><wf>Met"tle*some*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Met"tle*some*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Meute</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cage for hawks;
a mew. See 4th <er>Mew</er>, 1.</def>

<au>Milman.</au>

<hw>Meve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
move.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mew</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m<?/w</ets>, akin to D. <ets>meeuw</ets>, G.
<ets>m\'94we</ets>, OHG. <ets>m<?/h</ets>, Icel.
<ets>m\'ber</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A gull, esp.
the common British species (<spn>Larus canus</spn>); called also
<altname>sea mew</altname>, <altname>maa</altname>,
<altname>mar</altname>, <altname>mow</altname>, and
<altname>cobb</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mew</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mewed</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mewing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>muen</ets>, F.
<ets>muer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mutare</ets> to change, fr.
<ets>movere</ets> to move. See <er>Move</er>, and cf.
<er>Mew</er> a cage, <er>Molt</er>.]</ety> <def>To shed or cast;
to change; to molt; <as>as, the hawk <ex>mewed</ex> his
feathers</as>.</def>

<q>Nine times the moon had <qex>mewed</qex> her horns.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Mew</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To cast the feathers; to
molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance.</def>

<q>Now everything doth <qex>mew</qex>,
And shifts his rustic winter robe.</q>
<qau>Turbervile.</qau>

<hw>Mew</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mue</ets>, F.
<ets>mue</ets> change of feathers, scales, skin, the time or
place when the change occurs, fr. <ets>muer</ets> to molt, mew,
L. <ets>mutare</ets> to change. See 2d <er>Mew</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<q>Full many a fat partrich had he in <qex>mewe</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>Forthcoming from her darksome <qex>mew</qex>.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<q>Violets in their secret <qex>mews</qex>.</q>
<qau>Wordsworth.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<hw>Mew</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mew</er> a
cage.]</ety> <def>To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a
cage or other inclosure.</def>

<q>More pity that the eagle should be <qex>mewed</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Close <qex>mewed</qex> in their sedans, for fear of air.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Mew</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Of imitative origin; cf. G.
<ets>miauen</ets>.]</ety> <def>To cry as a cat.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>meaw</asp>, <asp>meow</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mew</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The common cry of a cat.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mewl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mewled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mewling</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>miauler</ets> to mew, E. <ets>mew</ets> to cry
as a cat. Cf. <er>Miaul</er>.]</ety> <def>To cry, as a young
child; to squall.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>meawl</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mewl"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One that
mewls.</def>

<hw>Mews</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <ety>[Prop.
pl. of <ets>mew</ets>. See <er>Mew</er> a cage.]</ety> <def>An
alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined
place.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<q>Mr. Turveydrop's great room... was built out into a
<qex>mews</qex> at the back.</q>
<qau>Dickens.</qau>

<mhw><hw>\'d8Mex*al"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mex"i*cal</hw>
<pr>(#)</pr></mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<pos>mexcal.</pos>]</ety> <def>See <er>Mescal</er>.</def>

<hw>Mex"i*can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Mexico or its people.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<def>A native or inhabitant of Mexico.</def></def2>

<cs><col>Mexican poppy</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tropical
American herb of the Poppy family (<spn>Argemone Mexicana</spn>)
with much the look of a thistle, but having large yellow or white
blossoms.</cd> -- <col>Mexican tea</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>an aromatic kind of pigweed from tropical America
(<spn>Chenopodium ambrosioides</spn>).</cd></cs>

<hw>Mex"i*can*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
cause to be like the Mexicans, or their country, esp. in respect
of frequent revolutions of government.</def>

<hw>Mex"i*can*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become like the
Mexicans, or their country or government.</def>

<hw>Neyn"e</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<def>Same as <er>Meine</er>.</def>

<hw>Mez*cal"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Mescal</er>.</def>

<hw>Me*ze"re*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82z\'82r\'82on</ets>, Per.
<ets>m\'bezriy<umac/n</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
small European shrub (<spn>Daphne Mezereum</spn>), whose acrid
bark is used in medicine.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mez*qui"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A mosque.</def>

<hw>Mez"u*zoth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.
<ets>m<ecr/z<umac/z<omac/th</ets>, pl. of
<ets>m<ecr/z<umac/z\'beh</ets> doorpost.]</ety> <def>A piece of
parchment bearing the Decalogue and attached to the doorpost; --
in use among orthodox Hebrews.</def><-- now mezuzah or mezuzah,
used for the scroll together with the case in which it is
contained -->

<hw>Mez"za*nine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mezzanine</ets>, It. <ets>mezzanino</ets>, fr.
<ets>mezzano</ets> middle, fr. <ets>mezzo</ets> middle, half. See
<er>Mezzo</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Same
as <er>Entresol</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</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>

<hw>\'d8Mez"za vo"ce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[It., fr.
<ets>mezzo</ets>, fem. <ets>mezza</ets> middle, half +
<ets>voce</ets> voice, L. <ets>vox</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>With a medium fullness of sound.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mez"zo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It., from
L. <ets>medius</ets> middle, half. See <er>Mid</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Mean; not
extreme.</def>

<hw>Mez"zo-re*lie"vo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Mezzo-rilievo.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mez"zo-ri*lie"vo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[It.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A middle degree of relief in
figures, between high and low relief.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Sculpture in this kind of relief. See under
<er>Alto-rilievo</er>.</def>

<hw>Mez"zo-so*pra"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Having a medium compass between the
soprano and contralto; -- said of the voice of a female
singer.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A
mezzo-soprano voice.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A person having such
a voice.</def></def2>

<hw>Mez"zo*tint</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mezzo-tinto</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Mez"zo*tint</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To engrave in
mezzotint.</def>

<hw>Mez"zo*tint`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
engraves in mezzotint.</def>

<hw>Mez`zo*tin"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>mezzo</ets> half + <ets>tinto</ets> tinted, p. p. of
<ets>tingere</ets> to dye, color, tinge, L. <ets>tingere</ets>.
See <er>Mezzo</er>.]</ety> <def>Mezzotint.</def>

<hw>Mez`zo*tin"to</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <er>Mezzotintoed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Mezzotintoing</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms>
<def>To engrave in mezzotint; to represent by mezzotint.</def>

<hw>Mhorr</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Mohr</er>.</def>

<hw>Mi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A syllable applied to the third tone of
the scale of C, <it>i. e.</it>, to E, in European solmization,
but to the third tone of any scale in the American system.</def>

<hw>Mi*a"mis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing.
<singw>Miami</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld>
<def>A tribe of Indians that formerly occupied the country
between the Wabash and Maumee rivers.</def>

<hw>Mi*ar"gy*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
less + <?/ silver. So called because it contains less silver than
some kindred ore.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of an
iron-black color, and very sectile, consisting principally of
sulphur, antimony, and silver.</def>

<hw>Mi"as</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malayan.]</ety>
<def>The orang-outang.</def>

<hw>Mi*asc"ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named from
<ets>Miask</ets>, in the Ural Mountains.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>A granitoid rock containing feldspar, biotite, el\'91olite,
and sodalite.</def>

<hw>Mi"asm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>miasme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Miasma.</def>

<hw>Mi*as"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Miasmata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/
defilement, fr. <?/ to pollute.]</ety> <def>Infectious particles
or germs floating in the air; air made noxious by the presence of
such particles or germs; noxious effluvia; malaria.</def>

<hw>Mi*as"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Containing
miasma; miasmatic.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mi`as*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mi`as*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>miasmatique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing, or
relating to, miasma; caused by miasma; <as>as, <ex>miasmatic</ex>
diseases</as>.</def>

<hw>Mi*as"ma*tist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
has made a special study of miasma.</def>

<hw>Mi`as*mol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Miasma</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That
department of medical science which treats of miasma.</def>

<hw>Mi*aul"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Miauled</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Miauling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>miauler</ets>,
of imitative origin, and E. <ets>mew</ets>. Cf.
<er>Mewl</er>.]</ety> <def>To cry as a cat; to mew; to
caterwaul.</def>

<au>Sir W. Scott.</au>

<hw>Mi*aul"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The crying of a cat.</def>

<hw>Mi"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mica</ets> crumb, grain, particle; cf. F.
<ets>mica</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <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 <altname>isinglass</altname>. Formerly called
also <altname>cat-silver</altname>, and
<altname>glimmer</altname>.</def>

<note><hand/ The important species of the <xex>mica group</xex>
are: <stype>muscovite</stype>, common or potash mica, pale brown
or green, often silvery, including <stype>damourite</stype> (also
called <altname>hydromica</altname>); <stype>biotite</stype>,
iron-magnesia mica, dark brown, green, or black;
<stype>lepidomelane</stype>, iron, mica, black;
<xex>phlogopite</xex>, magnesia mica, colorless, yellow, brown;
<stype>lepidolite</stype>, lithia mica, rose-red, lilac.

    <xex>Mica</xex> (usually muscovite, also biotite) is an
essential constituent of granite, gneiss, and mica slate;
<xex>biotite</xex> is common in many eruptive rocks;
<xex>phlogopite</xex> in crystalline limestone and
serpentine.</note>

<cs><col>Mica diorite</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>an eruptive
rock allied to diorite but containing mica (biotite) instead of
hornblende.</cd> -- <col>Mica powder</col>, <cd>a kind of
dynamite containing fine scales of mica.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Mica
schist</col>, <col>Mica slate</col></mcol> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>,
<cd>a schistose rock, consisting of mica and quartz with,
usually, some feldspar.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mi*ca`ce*o-cal*ca"re*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Partaking of the nature of, or consisting
of, mica and lime; -- applied to a mica schist containing
carbonate of lime.</def>

<hw>Mi*ca"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>micac\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or containing,
mica; splitting into lamin\'91 or leaves like mica.</def>

<hw>Mice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>, <def><pos>pl</pos> of
<er>Mouse</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mi*cel"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Micell\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., dim. of L.
<ets>mica</ets> a morsel, grain.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A
theoretical aggregation of molecules constituting a structural
particle of protoplasm, capable of increase or diminution without
change in chemical nature.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mich</hw>, <hw>Miche</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>michen</ets>; cf. OE.
<ets>muchier</ets>, <ets>mucier</ets>, to conceal, F.
<ets>musser</ets>, and OHG. <ets>m<umac/hhen</ets> to waylay. Cf.
<er>Micher</er>, <er>Curmudgeon</er>, <er>Muset</er>.]</ety>
<def>To lie hid; to skulk; to act, or carry one's self,
sneakingly.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Colloq.]</mark> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>meach</asp> and <asp>meech</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mich"ael*mas</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Michael</ets> + <ets>mass</ets> religious service; OE.
<ets>Mighelmesse</ets>.]</ety> <def>The feat of the archangel
Michael, a church festival, celebrated on the  29th of September.
Hence, colloquially, autumn.</def>

<cs><col>Michaelmas daisy</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Daisy</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mich"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>michare</ets>, <ets>muchare</ets>. See <er>Mich</er>.]</ety>
<def>One who skulks, or keeps out of sight; hence, a truant; an
idler; a thief, etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mich"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Theft;
cheating.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Gower.</au>

<hw>Mich"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hiding; skulking;
cowardly.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>meaching</asp> and <asp>meeching</asp>.]</altsp>

<-- p. 921 -->

<hw>Mic"kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mikel</ets>, <ets>muchel</ets>, <ets>mochel</ets>,
<ets>mukel</ets>, AS. <ets>micel</ets>, <ets>mycel</ets>; akin to
OS. <ets>mikil</ets>, OHG. <ets>mihil</ets>, <ets>mihhil</ets>,
Icel. <ets>mikill</ets>, <ets>mykill</ets>, Goth.
<ets>mikils</ets>, L. <ets>magnus</ets>, Gr. <?/, gen. <?/; cf.
Skr. <ets>mahat</ets>. <root/103. Cf. <er>Much</er>,
<er>Muckle</er>, <er>Magnitude</er>.]</ety> <def>Much;
great.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>muckle</asp> and
<asp>mockle</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Old Eng. & Scot.]</mark> \'bdA
man of <xex>mickle</xex> might.\'b8

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mic"macs</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing.
<singw>Micmac</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A
tribe of Indians inhabiting Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>Mikmaks</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mi"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. or Pg.
<ets>mico</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small South
American monkey (<spn>Mico melanurus</spn>), allied to the
marmoset. The name was originally applied to an albino
variety.</def>

<hw>Mi`cra*cous"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Microustic</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mi*cras"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ small + <?/ star.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A
genus of sea urchins, similar to Spatangus, abounding in the
chalk formation; -- from the starlike disposal of the ambulacral
furrows.</def>

<hw>Mi`cren*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[<ets>Micr-</ets>
+ Gr. <?/ brain.]</ety> <def>Having a small brain.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mi"cro-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mi"cr-</hw>  }</mhw>.
<ety>[Gr. <?/ small.]</ety> <def>A combining form</def>
signifying: <sd>(a)</sd> <def><xex>Small</xex>,
<xex>little</xex>, <xex>trivial</xex>, <xex>slight</xex>; <as>as,
<ex>micro</ex>cosm, <ex>micro</ex>scope</as></def>. <sd>(b)</sd>
<fld>(Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.)</fld> <def><xex>A
millionth part of</xex>; <as>as, <ex>micro</ex>farad,
<ex>micro</ex>ohm, <ex>micro</ex>meter</as>.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*am`p\'8are"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micr-</ets> + <ets>amp\'8are</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>One of the smaller measures of electrical
currents; the millionth part of one amp\'8are.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mi`cro*bac*te"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Micro-</er>, and <er>Bacterium</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>In the classification of Cohn, one of the
four tribes of Bacteria.</def>

<note><hand/ In this classification bacteria are divided into
four tribes: 1. <spn>Spherobacteria</spn>, or spherical bacteria,
as the genus <spn>Micrococcus</spn>. 2. <spn>Microbacteria</spn>,
or bacteria in the form of short rods, including the genus
<spn>Bacterium</spn>. 3. <spn>Desmobacteria</spn>, or bacteria in
straight filaments, of which the genus <spn>Bacillus</spn> is a
type. 4. <spn>Spirobacteria</spn>, or bacteria in spiral
filaments, as the genus <spn>Vibrio</spn>.</note>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mi"crobe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8Mi*cro"bi*on</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
<ets>microbion</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ little + <?/ life.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A microscopic organism; -- particularly
applied to bacteria and especially to pathogenic forms; <as>as,
the <ex>microbe</ex> of fowl cholera</as>.</def>

<hw>Mi*cro"bi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or caused by,
microbes; <as>as, the <ex>microbian</ex> theory; a
<ex>microbian</ex> disease.</as></def>

<hw>Mi*crob"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a microbe.</def>

<hw>Mi*crob"i*cide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Microbe</ets> + L. <ets>caedere</ets> to kill.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Any agent detrimental to, or destructive
of, the life of microbes or bacterial organisms.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mi`cro*ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mi`cro*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>cephalic</ets>,
<ets>cephalous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having a
small head; having the cranial cavity small; -- opposed to
<ant>megacephalic</ant>.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro-chem"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to micro-chemistry; <as>as, a <ex>micro-chemical</ex>
test</as>.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro-chem"is*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>chemistry</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
application of chemical tests to minute objects or portions of
matter, magnified by the use of the microscopy; -- distinguished
from <xex>macro-chemistry</xex>.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*chro*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
chronoscope.</def>

<hw>Mi"cro*cline</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to incline.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral of the feldspar group, like
orthoclase or common feldspar in composition, but triclinic in
form.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*coc"cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to micrococci; caused by micrococci.</def>

<au>Nature.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mi`cro*coc"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Micrococci</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL. See
<er>Micro-</er>, and <er>Coccus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>A genus of <spn>Spherobacteria</spn>, 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 (<spn>Diplococcus</spn>), all without the
power of motion. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Ascoccus</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ Physiologically, micrococci are divided into three
groups; <xex>chromogenic</xex>, characterized by their power of
forming pigment; <xex>zymogenic</xex>, including those associated
with definite chemical processes; and <xex>pathogenic</xex>,
those connected with disease.</note>

<hw>Mi"cro*cosm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>microcosme</ets>, L. <ets>microcosmus</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/
small + <?/ the world.]</ety> <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
<xex>macrocosm</xex>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mi`cro*cos"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mi`cro*cos"mic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>microcosmique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to the microcosm.</def>

<cs><col>Microcosmic salt</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a white
crystalline substance obtained by mixing solutions of sodium
phosphate and ammonium phosphate, and also called
<xex>hydric-sodic-ammonic-phosphate<xex>. 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 <xex>sal
microcosmicum<xex>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mi`cro*cos*mog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Microcosm</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Description of man as a microcosm.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*cou`lomb"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>coulomb</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A measure of electrical quantity; the
millionth part of one coulomb.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*cous"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>acoustic</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>microcoustique</ets>, <ets>micracoustique</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Pertaining, or suited, to the audition of small sounds;
fitted to assist hearing.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*cous"tic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An instrument for
making faint sounds audible, as to a partially deaf person.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*crith"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>crith</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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; <as>thus, an atom of oxygen
weighs sixteen <ex>microcriths</ex>. See
<er>Crith</er></as>.</def>

<au>J. P. Cooke.</au>

<hw>Mi`cro*crys"tal*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>crystalline</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Crystalline on a fine, or
microscopic, scale; consisting of fine crystals; <as>as, the
ground mass of certain porphyrics is
<ex>microcrystalline</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Mi"cro*cyte</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a hollow vessel.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>One of the elementary granules found
in blood. They are much smaller than an ordinary corpuscle, and
are particularly noticeable in disease, as in an\'91mia.</def>

<hw>Mic"ro*dont</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micr-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, a tooth.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having small teeth.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*far"ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>farad</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The millionth part of a farad.</def>

<hw>Mi"cro*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>form</ets>, n.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A microscopic form of life; an animal or
vegetable organism microscopic size.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro-ge`o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to micro-geology.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro-ge*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>geology</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
part of geology relating to structure and organisms which require
to be studied with a microscope.</def>

<hw>Mi"cro*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Micrography</er>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for executing
minute writing or engraving.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to micrography.</def>

<hw>Mi*crog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>micrographie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The description of
microscopic objects.</def>

<hw>Mi*crohm"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micr-</ets> + <ets>ohm</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The millionth part of an ohm.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mi`cro*lep`i*dop"te*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.
pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Micro-</er>, and
<er>Lepidoptera</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A tribe
of Lepidoptera, including a vast number of minute species, as the
plume moth, clothes moth, etc.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mi`cro*les"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ small + <?/ a robber.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct genus of small Triassic
mammals, the oldest yet found in European strata.</def>

<hw>Mi"cro*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld>

<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A minute inclosed crystal,
often observed when minerals or rocks are examined in thin
sections under the microscope.</def>

<hw>Mi"cro*lith</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>lith</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Microlite</er>, 2.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*lith"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed
of small stones.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mi`cro*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mi`cro*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to micrology; very minute; <as>as,
<ex>micrologic</ex> examination</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mi`cro*log"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms><-- pref. = microscopic -->

<hw>Mi*crol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>That part of science which treats of microscopic
objects, or depends on microscopic observation.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Attention to petty items or differences.</def>

<au>W. Taylor.</au>

<hw>Mi"cro*mere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One of the smaller cells, or blastomeres,
resulting from the complete segmentation of a telolecithal
ovum.</def>

<hw>Mi*crom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>microm\'8atre</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<cs><mcol><col>Circular, <or/ Ring</col>,
<col>micrometer</col></mcol>, <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>Double image
micrometer</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
objects glass, it is called a <xex>divided-object-glass
micrometer<xex>, and when the instrument is large and
equatorially mounted, it is known as a <xex>heliometer<xex>.</cd>
-- <col>Double refraction micrometer</col>, <cd>a species of
double image micrometer, in which the two images are formed by
the double refraction of rock crystal.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Filar,
<or/ Bifilar</col>, <col>micrometer</col></mcol>. <cd>See under
<er>Bifilar</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Micrometer</col> caliper
<or/ gauge</col></mcol> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a caliper or
gauge with a micrometer screw, for measuring dimensions with
great accuracy.</cd> -- <col>Micrometer head</col>, <cd>the head
of a micrometer screw.</cd> -- <col>Micrometer microscope</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>Micrometer
screw</col>, <cd>a screw with a graduated head used in some forms
of micrometers.</cd> -- <col>Position micrometer</col>. <cd>See
under <er>Position</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Scale</col>, <or/
<col>Linear</col>, <col>micrometer</col></mcol>, <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></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mi`cro*met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mi`cro*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>microm\'82trique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Belonging
to micrometry; made by the micrometer.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mi`cro*met"ric*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mi*crom"e*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art
of measuring with a micrometer.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*mil"li*me`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>millimeter</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
millionth part of a meter.</def>

<hw>Mic"ron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<?/ small.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A measure of length;
the thousandth part of one millimeter; the millionth part of a
meter.</def>

<hw>Mi"cro*ne"sian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Micronesia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ small + <?/ an island.]</ety>
<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>

<hw>Mi`cro*ne"sians</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>;
<sing>sing. <singw>Micronesian</singw></sing>.
<fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A dark race inhabiting the Micronesian
Islands. They are supposed to be a mixed race, derived from
Polynesians and Papuans.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + chro<ets>nometer</ets>.]</ety> <def>An
instrument for noting minute portions of time.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*\'94r"gan*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>organism</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Any microscopic form of life; --
particularly applied to bacteria and similar organisms, esp. such
are supposed to cause infectious diseases.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*pan"to*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>pantograph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
kind of pantograph which produces copies microscopically
minute.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*peg"ma*tite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>pegmatite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A rock showing under the microscope the
structure of a graphic granite (pegmatite).</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mi`cro*peg`ma*tit"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mi"cro*phone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ sound, voice: cf. F.
<ets>microphone</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mi`cro*phon"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Microphone</er>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats of the
means of increasing the intensity of low or weak sounds, or of
the microphone.</def>

<hw>Mi*croph"o*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving
to augment the intensity of weak sounds; microcoustic.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*pho"to*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>photograph</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A microscopically small photograph of a picture,
writing, printed page, etc.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<note><hand/ A picture of this kind is preferably called a
<xex>photomicrograph</xex>.</note>

<hw>Mi`cro*pho*tog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The art of making microphotographs.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mi`croph*thal"mi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mi`croph*thal"my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ eye.]</ety> <def>An unnatural
smallness of the eyes, occurring as the result of disease or of
imperfect development.</def>

<hw>Mi*croph"yl*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Small-leaved.</def>

<hw>Mi*croph"y*tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or of the nature of,
microphytes.</def>

<hw>Mi"cro*phyte</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a plant: cf. F.
<ets>microphyte</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A very
minute plant, one of certain unicellular alg\'91, such as the
germs of various infectious diseases are believed to be.</def>

<hw>Mi"cro*pyle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ gate, orifice: cf. F.
<ets>micropyle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>An opening in the membranes surrounding the ovum, by which
nutrition is assisted and the entrance of the spermatozoa
permitted.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An opening in the outer coat
of a seed, through which the fecundating pollen enters the
ovule.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mi*crop"y*lar</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mi*cros"co*pal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to microscopy, or to the use of the
microscope.</def>

<au>Huxley.</au>

<hw>Mi"cro*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<cs><col>Compound microscope</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
<xex>objective<xex>) is magnified by another lens called the
<xex>ocular<xex> or <xex>eyepiece<xex>.</cd> --
<mcol><col>Oxyhydrogen microscope</col>, and <col>Solar
microscope</col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Oxyhydrogen</er>, and
<er>Solar</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Simple, <or/ Single</col>,
<col>microscope</col></mcol>, <cd>a single convex lens used to
magnify objects placed in its focus.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mi`cro*sco"pi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Microscopic.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Berkeley.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mi`cro*scop"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mi`cro*scop"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>microscopique</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the microscope or to
microscopy; made with a microscope; <as>as, <ex>microscopic</ex>
observation</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Able to see extremely minute objects.</def>

<q>Why has not man a <qex>microscopic</qex> eye?</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Very small; visible only by the aid of a
microscope; <as>as, a <ex>microscopic</ex> insect</as>.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*scop"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By the
microscope; with minute inspection; in a microscopic
manner.</def>

<hw>Mi*cros"co*pist</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>One skilled in, or given to, microscopy.</def>

<hw>Mi*cros"co*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The use
of the microscope; investigation with the microscope.</def>

<hw>Mi"cro*seme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ sign, mark: cf. F.
<ets>micros\'8ame</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having
the orbital index relatively small; having the orbits broad
transversely; -- opposed to <ant>megaseme</ant>.</def>

<-- p. 922 -->

<hw>Mi`cro*spec"tro*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>spectroscope</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A spectroscope arranged for attachment
to a microscope, for observation of the spectrum of light from
minute portions of any substance.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mi`cro*spo*ran"gi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Micro-</er>, and <er>Sporangium</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A sporangium or conceptacle containing
only very minute spores. Cf. <er>Macrosporangium</er>.</def>

<hw>Mi"cro*spore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>spore</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the exceedingly minute spores found
in certain flowerless plants, as <spn>Selaginella</spn> and
<spn>Isoetes</spn>, which bear two kinds of spores, one very much
smaller than the other. Cf. <er>Macrospore</er>.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*spor"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to microspores.</def>

<hw>Mi"cro*sthene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ might, strength.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a group of mammals having a
small size as a typical characteristic. It includes the lower
orders, as the Insectivora, Cheiroptera, Rodentia, and
Edentata.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*sthen"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a typically small size; of or
pertaining to the microsthenes.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*ta*sim"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>ta<?/imeter</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>A tasimeter, especially when arranged
for measuring very small extensions. See
<er>Tasimeter</er>.</def>

<hw>Mi"cro*tome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to cut.]</ety> <def>An
instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical
examination.</def>

<hw>Mi*cro"o*mist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
is skilled in or practices microtomy.</def>

<hw>Mi*cro"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art of
using the microtome; investigation carried on with the
microtome.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*volt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>volt</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>A measure of electro-motive force; the
millionth part of one volt.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*we"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>weber</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The millionth part of one weber.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mi`cro*zo"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ small + <?/ an animal.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Infusoria.</def>

<hw>Mi`cro*zo"\'94*spore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + <ets>zo\'94spore</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small motile spore furnished with two
vibratile cilia, found in certain green alg\'91.</def>

<hw>Mi"cro*zyme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Micro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ leaven.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A micro\'94rganism which is supposed to
act like a ferment in causing or propagating certain infectious
or contagious diseases; a pathogenic bacterial organism.</def>

<hw>Mic`tu*ri"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>micturire</ets> to desire to make water, v. desid. fr.
<ets>mingere</ets>, <ets>mictum</ets>, to make water.]</ety>
<def>The act of voiding urine; also, a morbidly frequent passing
of the urine, in consequence of disease.</def>

<hw>Mid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>Compar.
wanting; superl.</pos> <er>Midmost</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>midd</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>middi</ets>, D. <ets>mid</ets>
(in comp.), OHG. <ets>mitti</ets>, Icel. <ets>mi<?/r</ets>, Goth.
<ets>midjis</ets>, L. <ets>medius</ets>, Gr. <?/, Skr.
<ets>madhya</ets>. <?/<?/<?/<?/. Cf. <er>Amid</er>,
<er>Middle</er>, <er>Midst</er>, <er>Mean</er>, <er>Mediate</er>,
<er>Meridian</er>, <er>Mizzen</er>, <er>Moiety</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Denoting the middle part; <as>as, in
<ex>mid</ex> ocean</as>.</def>

<q>No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings,
Shall list'ning in <qex>mid</qex> air suspend their wings.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Occupying a middle position; middle; <as>as, the
<ex>mid</ex> finger; the <ex>mid</ex> hour of night.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <def>Made with a somewhat elevated
position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the
palate; midway between the <xex>high</xex> and the
<xex>low</xex>; -- said of certain vowel sounds; <as>as, \'be
(\'bele), <ecr/ (<ecr/ll), <omac/ (<omac/ld)</as>. See <xex>Guide
to Pronunciation</xex>, <sect/<sect/ 10, 11.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Mid</xex> is much used as a prefix, or
combining form, denoting the <xex>middle</xex> or <xex>middle
part</xex> of a thing; as, <xex>mid</xex>-air,
<xex>mid</xex>-channel, <xex>mid</xex>-age, <xex>mid</xex>day,
<xex>mid</xex>land, etc. Also, specifically, in geometry, to
denote a circle inscribed in a triangle (a <xex>mid</xex>circle),
or relation to such a circle; as, <xex>mid</xex>-center,
<xex>mid</xex>radius.</note>

<hw>Mid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Middle.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>About the <qex>mid</qex> of night come to my tent.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mid</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>See <er>Amid</er>.</def>

<hw>Mi"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
destructive insect in pulse.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The larva of the bean fly.</def>

<hw>Mi"das</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from
L. <ets>Midas</ets>, a man fabled to have had ass's ears.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of longeared South American
monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See
<er>Marmoset</er>.</def>

<hw>Mi"das's ear"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[See
<er>Midas</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A pulmonate
mollusk (<spn>Auricula, <or/ Ellobium, aurismid\'91</spn>); -- so
called from resemblance to a human ear.</def>

<hw>Mid"brain`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mid</ets>, a. + <ets>brain</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle segment of the brain; the
mesencephalon. See <er>Brain</er>.</def>

<hw>Mid"day`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>midd\'91g</ets>. See <er>Mid</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and
<er>Day</er>.]</ety> <def>The middle part of the day; noon.</def>

<hw>Mid"day`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to noon;
meridional; <as>as, the <ex>midday</ex> sun</as>.</def>

<hw>Mid"den</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Also
<asp>midding</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Cf. Dan.
<ets>m\'94gdynge</ets>, E. <ets>muck</ets>, and
<ets>dung</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A dunghill.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<sn>2.</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 <er>Kitchen middens</er>.</def>

<hw>Mid"den crow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The common European crow.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Mid"dest</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>; <pos>superl.</pos>
of <er>Mid</er>. <ety>[See <er>Midst</er>.]</ety> <def>Situated
most nearly in the middle; middlemost; midmost.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd 'Mongst the <xex>middest</xex>
crowd.\'b8

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mid"dest</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Midst; middle.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Mid"ding</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Midden</er>.</def>

<hw>Mid"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>middel</ets>, AS. <ets>middel</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>middel</ets>, OHG. <ets>muttil</ets>, G. <ets>mittel</ets>.
<?/<?/<?/<?/. See <er>Mid</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Equally distant from the extreme either of a
number of things or of one thing; mean; medial; <as>as, the
<ex>middle</ex> house in a row; a <ex>middle</ex> rank or station
in life; flowers of <ex>middle</ex> summer; men of
<ex>middle</ex> age.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Intermediate; intervening.</def>

<q>Will, seeking good, finds many <qex>middle</qex> ends.</q>
<qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Middle</xex> is sometimes used in the formation
of selfexplaining compounds; as, <xex>middle</xex>-sized,
<xex>middle</xex>-witted.</note>

<cs><col>Middle Ages</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>Middle class</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>

<q>The <qex>middle-class</qex> electorate of Great Britain.</q>
<qau>M. Arnold.</qau>

-- <col>Middle distance</col>. <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Middle-ground</er>.</cd> -- <col>Middle English</col>.
<cd>See <er>English</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</cd> -- <col>Middle
Kingdom</col>, <cd>China.</cd> -- <col>Middle oil</col>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>that part of the distillate obtained from
coal tar which passes over between 170<deg/ and 230<deg/
Centigrade; -- distinguished from the <xex>light</xex>, and the
<xex>heavy</xex> or <xex>dead</xex>, <xex>oil</xex>.</cd> --
<col>Middle passage</col>, <cd>in the slave trade, that part of
the Atlantic Ocean between Africa and the West Indies.</cd> --
<col>Middle post</col>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <cd>Same as
<er>King-post</er>.</cd> -- <col>Middle States</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.
<mark>[U.S.</cd>]</mark> -- <col>Middle term</col>
<fld>(Logic)</fld>, <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. <au>Brande</au>.</cd> --
<col>Middle tint</col> <fld>(Paint.)</fld>, <cd>a subdued or
neutral tint. <au>Fairholt</au>.</cd> -- <col>Middle voice</col>.
<fld>(Gram.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Voice</er>.</cd> --
<col>Middle watch</col>, <cd>the period from midnight to four
<sc>A. M.</sc>; also, the men on watch during that time. <au>Ham.
Nav. Encyc</au>.</cd> -- <col>Middle weight</col>, <cd>a
pugilist, boxer, or wrestler classed as of medium weight, <it>i.
e.</it>, over 140 and not over 160 lbs., in distinction from
those classed as <xex>light weights</xex>, <xex>heavy
weights</xex>, etc.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mid"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>middel</ets>. See <er>Middle</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>
<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; specif., the waist.</def>
<au>Chaucer</au>. \'bdThe <xex>middle</xex> of the land.\'b8
<au>Judg. ix. 37</def>.

<q>In this, as in most questions of state, there is a
<qex>middle</qex>.</q>
<qau>Burke.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Midst</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mid"dle-age`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[<ets>Middle</ets> +
<ets>age</ets>. Cf. <er>Medi\'91val</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to the Middle Ages; medi\'91val.</def>

<hw>Mid"dle-aged`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being
about the middle of the ordinary age of man; between 30 and 50
years old.</def><-- now considered as 40 to 60 [MW10]!! -->

<hw>Mid"dle-earth`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
world, considered as lying between heaven and hell.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark><-- a land in Tolkien's "Hobbit" and "Ring"
books -->

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mid"dle-ground`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>That part of a picture between the
foreground and the background.</def>

<hw>Mid"dle*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Middlemen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu>

<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A person of intermediate rank; a commoner.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>The man who occupies a central
position in a file of soldiers.</def>

<hw>Mid"dle*most`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Midmost</er>.]</ety> <def>Being in the middle, or nearest the
middle; midmost.</def>

<hw>Mid"dler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of a
middle or intermediate class in some schools and
seminaries.</def>

<hw>Mid"dling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of middle
rank, state, size, or quality; about equally distant from the
extremes; medium; moderate; mediocre; ordinary.</def> \'bdA town
of but <xex>middling</xex> size.\'b8

<au>Hallam.</au>

<q>Plainly furnished, as beseemed the <qex>middling</qex>
circumstances of its inhabitants.</q>
<qau>Hawthorne.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Mid"dling*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mid"dling*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mid"dlings</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <sn>1.</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. <xex>Middlings</xex> contain a large proportion of
gluten.</def>

<sn>2.</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 <altname>middles</altname>.</def>

<au>Bartlett.</au>

<hw>Mid"dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Middies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></plu>. <def>A colloquial
abbreviation of <altname>midshipman</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mid"feath`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Steam Boilers)</fld> <def>A vertical water space in a fire
box or combustion chamber.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A support for the center of
a tunnel.</def>

<hw>Mid"gard`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel.
<ets>mi<edh/gar<edh/r</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Scand. Myth.)</fld>
<def>The middle space or region between heaven and hell; the
abode of human beings; the earth.</def>

<hw>Midge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>migge</ets>, AS. <ets>mycge</ets>; akin to OS.
<ets>muggia</ets>, D. <ets>mug</ets>, G. <ets>m\'81cke</ets>,
OHG. <ets>mucca</ets>, Icel. <ets>m<?/</ets>, Sw.
<ets>mygga</ets>, <ets>mygg</ets>, Dan. <ets>myg</ets>; perh.
named from its buzzing; cf. Gr. <?/ to low, bellow.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged
flies of the <spn>Chironomus</spn>, and allied genera, which do
not bite. Their larv\'91 are usually aquatic.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<note><hand/ The name is also applied to various other small
flies. See <cref>Wheat midge</cref>, under <er>Wheat</er>.</note>

<hw>Midg"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of
<ets>midge</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A minute bloodsucking
fly.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A very diminutive person.</def>

<hw>Mid"gut`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mid</ets>, a. + <ets>gut</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle part of the alimentary canal
from the stomach, or entrance of the bile duct, to, or including,
the large intestine.</def>

<hw>Mid"heav`en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The midst or middle of heaven or the sky.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The meridian, or middle
line of the heavens; the point of the ecliptic on the
meridian.</def>

<hw>Mid"land</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Being in the interior country; distant from the coast or
seashore; <as>as, <ex>midland</ex> towns or
inhabitants</as>.</def>

<au>Howell.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Surrounded by the land; mediterranean.</def>

<q>And on the <qex>midland</qex> sea the French had awed.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Mid"land</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The interior
or central region of a country; -- usually in the plural.</def>

<au>Drayton.</au>

<hw>Mid"main`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The middle
part of the main or sea.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<au>Chapman.</au>

<hw>Mid"most`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>middemiste</ets>. Cf. <er>Foremost</er>.]</ety> <def>Middle;
middlemost.</def>

<q>Ere night's <qex>midmost</qex>, stillest hour was past.</q>
<qau>Byron.</qau>

<hw>Mid"night`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>midniht</ets>.]</ety> <def>The middle of the night; twelve
o'clock at night.</def>

<q>The iron tongue of <qex>midnight</qex> hath told twelve.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mid"night`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being in, or
characteristic of, the middle of the night; <as>as,
<ex>midnight</ex> studies; <ex>midnight</ex> gloom.</as></def>
\'bd<xex>Midnight</xex> shout and revelry.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mid*rash"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Midrashim</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <plw>Midrashoth</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Heb., explanation.]</ety> <def>A
talmudic exposition of the Hebrew law, or of some part of
it.</def>

<hw>Mid"rib`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A continuation of the petiole, extending from the base to
the apex of the lamina of a leaf.</def>

<hw>Mid"riff</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>midhrif</ets>; <ets>midd</ets> mid, middle + <ets>hrif</ets>
bowels, womb; akin to OFries. <ets>midref</ets> midriff,
<ets>rif</ets>, <ets>ref</ets>, belly, OHG. <ets>href</ets> body,
and to L. <ets>corpus</ets> body. See <er>Corpse</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Diaphragm</er>, <pos>n.</pos>,
2.</def>

<q>Smote him into the <qex>midriff</qex> with a stone.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<-- no pos in original.  Should be n. -->
<mhw>{ <hw>Mid" sea"</hw>, <or/ <hw>Mid"-sea"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>
}</mhw>. <def>The middle part of the sea or ocean.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<cs><col>The Mid-sea</col>, <cd>the Mediterranean Sea.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Mid"ship`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to, or
being in, the middle of a ship.</def>

<cs><col>Midship beam</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the beam or
timber upon which the broadest part of a vessel is formed.</cd>
-- <col>Midship bend</col>, <cd>the broadest frame in a vessel.
<au>Weale</au>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mid"ship`man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Midshipmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu>

<sn>1.</sn> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</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>(c)</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An American marine fish of
the genus <spn>Porichthys</spn>, allied to the toadfish.</def>

<cs><col>Cadet midshipman</col>, <cd>formerly a title
distinguishing a cadet line officer from a cadet engineer at the
U. S. Naval Academy. See under <er>Cadet</er>.</cd> -- <col>Cadet
midshipman</col>, <cd>formerly, a naval cadet who had served his
time, passed his examinations, and was awaiting promotion; -- now
called, in the United States, <xex>midshipman<xex>; in England,
<xex>sublieutenant<xex>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mid"ships`</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[For
<ets>amidships</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>In the
middle of a ship; -- properly <xex>amidships</xex>.</def>

<hw>Mid"ships`</hw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>The timbers at the broadest part of the vessel.</def>

<au>R. H. Dana, Jr.</au>

<hw>Midst</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>middest</ets>, <ets>in the middest</ets>, for older <ets>in
middes</ets>, where <ets>-s</ets> is adverbial (orig. forming a
genitive), or still older <ets>a midde</ets>, <ets>a
midden</ets>, <ets>on midden</ets>. See <er>Mid</er>, and cf.
<er>Amidst</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The interior or central part or place; the
middle; -- used chiefly in the objective case after
<xex>in</xex>; <as>as, in the <ex>midst</ex> of the
forest</as>.</def>

<q>And when the devil had thrown him in the <qex>midst</qex>, he
came out of him.</q>
<qau>Luke iv. 35.</qau>

<q>There is nothing... in the <qex>midst</qex> [of the play]
which might not have been placed in the beginning.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, figuratively, the condition of being
surrounded or beset; the press; the burden; <as>as, in the
<ex>midst</ex> of official duties; in the <ex>midst</ex> of
secular affairs.</as></def>

<note><hand/ The expressions <xex>in our midst</xex>, <xex>in
their midst</xex>, etc., are avoided by some good writers, the
forms <xex>in the midst of us</xex>, <xex>in the midst of
them</xex>, etc., being preferred.</note>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Midst</er>, <er>Middle</er>.</syn> <usage>
<xex>Midst</xex> in present usage commonly denotes a part or
place surrounded on enveloped by or among other parts or objects
(see <er>Amidst</er>); while <xex>middle</xex> is used of the
center of length, or surface, or of a solid, etc. We say in the
<xex>midst</xex> of a thicket; in the <xex>middle</xex> of a
line, or the <xex>middle</xex> of a room; in the <xex>midst</xex>
of darkness; in the <xex>middle</xex> of the night.</usage>

<hw>Midst</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>In the midst of;
amidst.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Midst</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the middle.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mid"sum`mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>midsumor</ets>.]</ety> <def>The middle of summer.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<cs><col>Midsummer daisy</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the oxeye
daisy.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mid"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Situated in
the middle.</def>

<hw>Mid"ward</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In or toward the
midst.</def>

<hw>Mid"way`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The middle of
the way or distance; a middle way or course.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Paths indirect, or in the <qex>midway</qex> faint.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Mid"way`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being in the middle of the
way or distance; <as>as, the <ex>midway</ex> air</as>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mid"way`</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the middle of the way
or distance; half way.</def> \'bdShe met his glance
<xex>midway</xex>.\'b8

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Mid"week`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The middle of
the week. Also used adjectively.</def>

<hw>Mid"wife`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Midwives</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE.
<ets>midwif</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>mid</ets> with (akin to Gr. <?/)
+ <?/ woman, wife. Properly, the woman or wife who is attendant
upon a woman in childbirth. See <er>Meta-</er>, and
<er>Wife</er>.]</ety> <def>A woman who assists other women in
childbirth; a female practitioner of the obstetric art.</def>

<hw>Mid"wife`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To assist in
childbirth.</def>

<hw>Mid"wife`</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To perform the office
of midwife.</def>

<hw>Mid"wife`ry</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The art or practice of assisting women in childbirth;
obstetrics.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Assistance at childbirth; help or co\'94peration
in production.</def>

<hw>Mid"win`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>midwinter</ets>.]</ety> <def>The middle of winter.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<-- p. 923 -->

<hw>Mid"wive`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
midwife.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mien</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mine</ets>; perh. from sane source as <ets>mener</ets> to
lead; cf. E. <ets>demean</ets>, <ets>menace</ets>,
<ets>mine</ets>, n.]</ety> <def>Aspect; air; manner; demeanor;
carriage; bearing.</def>

<q>Vice is a monster of so frightful <qex>mien</qex>,
As, to be hated, needs but to be seen.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Miff</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov. G.
<ets>muff</ets> sullenness, sulkiness, <ets>muffen</ets> to be
silky, <ets>muff\'8bg</ets> sullen, pouting.]</ety> <def>A petty
falling out; a tiff; a quarrel; offense.</def>

<au>Fielding.</au>

<hw>Miff</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To offend slightly.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<hw>Might</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of
<er>May</er>.</def> <ety>[AS. <ets>meahte</ets>,
<ets>mihte</ets>.]</ety>

<hw>Might</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>meaht</ets>,
<ets>miht</ets>, from the root of <ets>magan</ets> to be able, E.
<ets>may</ets>; akin to D. <ets>magt</ets>, OS. <ets>maht</ets>,
G. <ets>macht</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'bettr</ets>, Goth.
<ets>mahts</ets>. <?/<?/<?/<?/. See <er>May</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <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>

<q>What so strong,
But wanting rest, will also want of <qex>might</qex>?</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<q>Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thine heart, and
with all thy soul, and with all thy <qex>might</qex>.</q>
<qau>Deut. vi. 5.</qau>

<cs><col>With might and main</col>. <cd>See under 2d
<er>Main</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Might"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mighty.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Might"i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Mighty</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>In a mighty manner; with might; with great
earnestness; vigorously; powerfully.</def>

<q>Whereunto I also labor, striving according to his working,
which worketh in me <qex>mightily</qex>.</q>
<qau>Col. i. 29.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To a great degree; very much.</def>

<q>Practical jokes amused us <qex>mightily</qex>.</q>
<qau>Hawthorne.</qau>

<hw>Might"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality
of being mighty; possession of might; power; greatness; high
dignity.</def>

<q>How soon this <qex>mightiness</qex> meets misery.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Highness; excellency; -- with a possessive
pronoun, a title of dignity; <as>as, their high
<ex>mightinesses</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Might"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without; weak.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Might"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Mightier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Mightiest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>meahtig</ets>, <ets>mihtig</ets>; akin to G.
<ets>m\'84chtig</ets>, Goth. <ets>mahteigs</ets>. See
<er>Might</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Possessing might; having great power or
authority.</def>

<q>Wise in heart, and <qex>mighty</qex> in strength.</q>
<qau>Job ix. 4.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Accomplished by might; hence, extraordinary;
wonderful.</def> \'bdHis <xex>mighty</xex> works.\'b8

<au>Matt. xi. 20.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Denoting and extraordinary degree or quality in
respect of size, character, importance, consequences, etc.</def> 
\'bdA <xex>mighty</xex> famine.\'b8 <au>Luke xv. 14</au>.
\'bdGiants of <xex>mighty</xex> bone.\'b8 <au>Milton</au>.

<q><qex>Mighty</qex> was their fuss about little matters.</q>
<qau>Hawthorne.</qau>

<hw>Might"y</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Mighties</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <def>A warrior of great force and
courage</def>. <mark>[R. & Obs.]</mark>

<au>1 Chron. xi. 12.</au>

<hw>Might"y</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a great degree;
very.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> \'bdHe was <xex>mighty</xex>
methodical.\'b8

<au>Jeffrey.</au>

<q>We have a <qex>mighty</qex> pleasant garden.</q>
<qau>Doddridge.</qau>

<hw>Mign"iard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mignard</ets>, akin to <ets>mignon</ets>. See
<er>Minion</er>.]</ety> <def>Soft; dainty.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Mign"iard*ise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mignardise</ets>.]</ety> <def>Delicate fondling.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Mi"gnon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>See 3d <er>Minion</er>.</def>

<hw>Mi"gnon</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To flatter.</def>
<mark>[R. & Obs.]</mark>

<au>Danie<?/.</au>

<hw>Mi`gnon*ette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mignonnette</ets>, dim. of <ets>mignon</ets> darling. See 2d
<er>Minion</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant
(<spn>Reseda odorata</spn>) 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>

<cs><col>Mignonette pepper</col>, <cd>coarse pepper.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mi*graine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>Same as <er>Megrim</er>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mi*grain"ous</wf>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms>
<-- now the preferred term -->

<hw>Mi"grant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>migrans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>migrare</ets>. See
<er>Migrate</er>.]</ety> <def>Migratory.</def> <au>Sir T.
Browne</au>. -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A migratory bird or
other animal.</def></def2>

<hw>Mi"grate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Migrated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Migrating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>migratus</ets>, p. p. of
<ets>migrare</ets> to migrate, transfer.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>as, the Moors who <ex>migrated</ex> from Africa into
Spain; to <ex>migrate</ex> to the West.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To pass periodically from one region or climate
to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds,
fishes, and quadrupeds.</def>

<hw>Mi*gra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>migratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>migration</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
act of migrating.</def>

<hw>Mi"gra*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>migratoire</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Removing regularly or occasionally from one
region or climate to another; <as>as, <ex>migratory</ex>
birds</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; <as>as,
<ex>migratory</ex> habits; a <ex>migratory</ex> life.</as></def>

<cs><col>Migratory locust</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Locust</er>.</cd> -- <col>Migratory thrush</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the American robin. See
<er>Robin</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mi*ka"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Jap.]</ety>
<def>The popular designation of the hereditary sovereign of
Japan.</def>

<hw>Mik"maks</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Micmacs</er>.</def>

<hw>Mil"age</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Mileage</er>.</def>

<hw>Mil`an*ese"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Milan in Italy, or to its inhabitants.</def> --
<def2><pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of
Milan; people of Milan.</def></def2>

<hw>Milch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>milche</ets>; akin to G. <ets>melk</ets>, Icel.
<ets>milkr</ets>, <ets>mj<?/lkr</ets>, and to E. <ets>milk</ets>.
See <er>Milk</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Giving milk; -- now applied only to
beasts.</def> \'bd<xex>Milch</xex> camels.\'b8 <au>Gen.
xxxii</au>. \'bd<xex>Milch</xex> kine.\'b8 <au>Shak</au>.

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Tender; pitiful; weeping.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mild</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Milder</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Mildest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>milde</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>mildi</ets>, D. & G.
<ets>mild</ets>, OHG. <ets>milti</ets>, Icel. <ets>mildr</ets>,
Sw. & Dan. <ets>mild</ets>, Goth. <ets>milds</ets>; cf. Lith.
<ets>melas</ets> dear, Gr. <?/ gladdening gifts.]</ety>
<def>Gentle; pleasant; kind; soft; bland; clement; hence,
moderate in degree or quality; -- the opposite of
<xex>harsh</xex>, <xex>severe</xex>, <xex>irritating</xex>,
<xex>violent</xex>, <xex>disagreeable</xex>, etc.; -- applied to
persons and things; <as>as, a <ex>mild</ex> disposition; a
<ex>mild</ex> eye; a <ex>mild</ex> air; a <ex>mild</ex> medicine;
a <ex>mild</ex> insanity.</as></def>

<q>The rosy morn resigns her light
And <qex>milder</qex> glory to the noon.</q>
<qau>Waller.</qau>

<q>Adore him as a <qex>mild</qex> and merciful Being.</q>
<qau>Rogers.</qau>

<cs><mcol><col>Mild</col>, <or/ <col>Low</col>,
<col>steel</col></mcol>, <cd>steel that has but little carbon in
it and is not readily hardened.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Soft; gentle; bland; calm; tranquil; soothing;
pleasant; placid; meek; kind; tender; indulgent; clement;
mollifying; lenitive; assuasive. See <er>Gentle</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mild"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make
mild, or milder.</def>

<au>Lowell.</au>

<hw>Mil"dew</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>melede\'a0w</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>militou</ets>, G.
<ets>mehlthau</ets>, <ets>mehltau</ets>; prob. orig. meaning,
honeydew; cf. Goth. <ets>milip</ets> honey. See
<er>Mellifluous</er>, and <er>Dew</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A growth of minute powdery or webby fungi, whitish or of
different colors, found on various diseased or decaying
substances.</def>

<hw>Mil"dew</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mildewed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Mildewing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To taint with
mildew.</def>

<q>He... <qex>mildews</qex> the white wheat.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mil"dew</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become tainted with
mildew.</def>

<hw>Mild"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mild
manner.</def>

<hw>Mild"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being mild; <as>as, <ex>mildness</ex> of temper; the
<ex>mildness</ex> of the winter.</as></def>

<hw>Mile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m\'c6l</ets>, fr. L. <ets>millia</ets>, <ets>milia</ets>;
pl. of <ets>mille</ets> a thousand, i. e., <ets>milia
passuum</ets> a thousand paces. Cf. <er>Mill</er> the tenth of a
cent, <er>Million</er>.]</ety> <def>A certain measure of
distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to
320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet.</def>

<note><hand/ The distance called a <xex>mile</xex> 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.</note>

<cs><mcol><col>Geographical</col>, <or/ <col>Nautical
mile</col></mcol>, <cd>one sixtieth of a degree of a great circle
of the earth, or 6080.27 feet.</cd> -- <col>Mile run</col>.
<cd>Same as <cref>Train mile</cref>. See under
<er>Train</er>.</cd> -- <col>Roman mile</col>, <cd>a thousand
paces, equal to 1,614 yards English measure.</cd> -- <col>Statute
mile</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></cs>

<hw>Mile"age</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An allowance for traveling expenses at a certain rate per
mile.</def>

<sn>2.</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> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>milage</asp>.]</altsp>

<cs><col>Constructive mileage</col>, <cd>a mileage allowed for
journeys supposed to be made, but not actually made.</cd></cs>

<au>Bartlett.</au>

<hw>Mile"post`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Mi*le"sian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Milesius</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anc. Geog.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to
Miletus, a city of Asia Minor, or to its inhabitants.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Irish Legendary Hist.)</fld> <def>Descended
from King Milesius of Spain, whose two sons are said to have
conquered Ireland about 1300 <er>b</er>. <er>c</er>.; or
pertaining to the descendants of King Milesius; hence,
Irish.</def>

<hw>Mi*le"sian</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native or
inhabitant of Miletus.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of Ireland.</def>

<hw>Mile"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stone
serving the same purpose as a milepost.</def>

<hw>Mil"foil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mille-feuille</ets>, L. <ets>millefolium</ets>;
<ets>mille</ets> thousand + <ets>folium</ets> leaf. See
<er>Foil</er> a leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A common
composite herb (<spn>Achillea Millefolium</spn>) with white
flowers and finely dissected leaves; yarrow.</def>

<cs><col>Water milfoil</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an aquatic
herb with dissected leaves (<spn>Myriophyllum</spn>).</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Mil`i*a"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Miliary</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A fever
accompanied by an eruption of small, isolated, red pimples,
resembling a millet seed in form or size; miliary fever.</def>

<hw>Mil"ia*ry</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>miliarius</ets>, fr. <ets>milium</ets> millet: cf. F.
<ets>miliaire</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Like millet seeds; <as>as, a <ex>miliary</ex>
eruption</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Accompanied with an eruption
like millet seeds; <as>as, a <ex>miliary</ex> fever</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Small and numerous;
<as>as, the <ex>miliary</ex> tubercles of Echini</as>.</def>

<hw>Mil"ia*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One
of the small tubercles of Echini.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mi`lice"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>Militia.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Mil"i*o`la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
dim. of L. <ets>milium</ets> millet. So named from its
resemblance to millet seed.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
genus of Foraminifera, having a porcelanous shell with several
longitudinal chambers.</def>

<hw>Mil"i*o*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil shell of, or similar to, the
genus Miliola.</def>

<hw>Mil"i*o*lite</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>The same
<er>Milliolitic</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Miliolite limestone</col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a
building stone, one of the group of the Paris basin, almost
entirely made up of many-chambered microscopic shells.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mil`i*o*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the genus Miliola; containing miliolites.</def>

<hw>Mil"i*tan*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Militant</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being militant; warfare.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A military spirit or system; militarism.</def>

<au>H. Spencer.</au>

<hw>Mil"i*tant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>militans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>militare</ets> to be soldier: cf. F. <ets>militant</ets>.
See <er>Militate</er>.]</ety> <def>Engaged in warfare; fighting;
combating; serving as a soldier.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mil"i*tant*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<q>At which command the powers <qex>militant</qex>...
Moved on in silence.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<cs><col>Church militant</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
<xex>church triumphant<xex>, in heaven.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mil"i*tar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Military.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mil"i*ta*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
military manner.</def>

<hw>Mil"i*ta*rism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>militarisme</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A military state or condition; reliance on
military force in administering government; a military
system.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The spirit and traditions of military
life.</def>

<au>H. Spencer.</au>

<hw>Mil"i*ta*rist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
military man.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mil"i*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>militaris</ets>, <ets>militarius</ets>, from
<ets>miles</ets>, <ets>militis</ets>, soldier: cf. F.
<ets>militaire</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to soldiers, to arms, or to
war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of
war; <as>as, a <ex>military</ex> parade; <ex>military</ex>
discipline; <ex>military</ex> bravery; <ex>military</ex> conduct;
<ex>military</ex> renown.</as></def>

<q>Nor do I, as an enemy to peace,
Troop in the throngs of <qex>military</qex> men.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Performed or made by soldiers; <as>as, a
<ex>military</ex> election; a <ex>military</ex>
expedition.</as></def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<cs><col>Military law</col>. <cd>See <cref>Martial law</cref>,
under <er>Martial</er>.</cd> -- <col>Military order</col>.
<fld>(a)</fld> <cd>A command proceeding from a military
superior.</cd> <sd>(b)</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>Military tenure</col>, <cd>tenure of
land, on condition of performing military service.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mil"i*ta*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>militaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>The whole body of soldiers;
soldiery; militia; troops; the army.</def>

<hw>Mil"i*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Militated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Militating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>militare</ets>,
<ets>militatum</ets>, to be a soldier, fr. <ets>miles</ets>,
<ets>militis</ets>, soldier.]</ety> <def>To make war; to fight;
to contend; -- usually followed by <xex>against</xex> and
<xex>with</xex>.</def>

<q>These are great questions, where great names
<qex>militate</qex> against each other.</q>
<qau>Burke.</qau>

<q>The invisible powers of heaven seemed to <qex>militate</qex>
on the side of the pious emperor.</q>
<qau>Gibbon.</qau>

<hw>Mi*li"tia</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., military
service, soldiery, fr. <ets>miles</ets>, <ets>militis</ets>,
soldier: cf. F. <ets>milice</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<q>The king's captains and soldiers fight his battles, and yet...
the power of the <qex>militia</qex> is he.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Military service; warfare.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Baxter.</au>

<hw>Mi*li"tia*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Militiamen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who belongs
to the militia.</def>

<hw>Mi*li"ti*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To
carry on, or prepare for, war.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Walpole.</au>

<hw>Milk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>meoluc</ets>, <ets>meoloc</ets>, <ets>meolc</ets>,
<ets>milc</ets>; akin to OFries. <ets>meloc</ets>, D.
<ets>melk</ets>, G. <ets>milch</ets>, OHG. <ets>miluh</ets>,
Icel. <ets>mj<?/ok</ets>, Sw. <ets>mj\'94lk</ets>, Dan.
<ets>melk</ets>, Goth. <ets>miluks</ets>, G. <ets>melken</ets> to
milk, OHG. <ets>melchan</ets>, Lith. <ets>milszti</ets>, L.
<ets>mulgere</ets>, Gr. <?/. <?/<?/<?/<?/. Cf. <er>Milch</er>,
<er>Emulsion</er>, <er>Milt</er> soft roe of fishes.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <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> \'bdWhite as morne <xex>milk</xex>.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of juice or sap,
usually white in color, found in certain plants; latex. See
<er>Latex</er>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An emulsion made by bruising seeds; <as>as, the
<ex>milk</ex> of almonds, produced by pounding almonds with sugar
and water</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The ripe, undischarged
spat of an oyster.</def>

<cs><col>Condensed milk</col>. <cd>See under <er>Condense</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos></cd> -- <col>Milk crust</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>,
<cd>vesicular eczema occurring on the face and scalp of nursing
infants. See <er>Eczema</er>.</cd> -- <col>Milk fever</col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>A fever which accompanies or
precedes the first lactation</cd>. It is usually transitory.
<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Vet. Surg.)</fld> <cd>A form puerperal
peritonitis in cattle; also, a variety of meningitis occurring in
cows after calving.</cd> -- <col>Milk glass</col>, <cd>glass
having a milky appearance.</cd> -- <col>Milk knot</col>
<fld>(Med.)</fld>, <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>Milk leg</col>
<fld>(Med.)</fld>, <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>Milk meats</col>, <cd>food made from milk, as butter and
cheese. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Bailey</au>.</cd> -- <col>Milk
mirror</col>. <cd>Same as <er>Escutcheon</er>, 2.</cd> --
<col>Milk molar</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>one of the
deciduous molar teeth which are shed and replaced by the
premolars.</cd> -- <col>Milk of lime</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>,
<cd>a watery emulsion of calcium hydrate, produced by macerating
quicklime in water.</cd> -- <col>Milk parsley</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an umbelliferous plant (<spn>Peucedanum
palustre</spn>) of Europe and Asia, having a milky juice.</cd> --
<col>Milk pea</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus
(<spn>Galactia</spn>) of leguminous and, usually, twining
plants.</cd> -- <col>Milk sickness</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <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>Milk snake</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a harmless American snake
(<spn>Ophibolus triangulus</spn>, or <spn>O. eximius</spn>). It
is variously marked with white, gray, and red. Called also
<altname>milk adder</altname>, <altname>chicken snake</altname>,
<altname>house snake</altname>, etc.</cd> -- <col>Milk
sugar</col>. <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Lactose</er>, and <cref>Sugar of milk</cref> (below).</cd> --
<col>Milk thistle</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an esculent
European thistle (<spn>Silybum marianum</spn>), having the veins
of its leaves of a milky whiteness.</cd> -- <col>Milk
thrush</col>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Thrush</er>.</cd> --
<col>Milk tooth</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>one of the
temporary first set of teeth in young mammals; in man there are
twenty.</cd> -- <col>Milk tree</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a
tree yielding a milky juice, as the cow tree of South America
(<spn>Brosimum Galactodendron</spn>), and the <spn>Euphorbia
balsamifera</spn> of the Canaries, the milk of both of which is
wholesome food.</cd> -- <col>Milk vessel</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>a special cell in the inner bark of a plant, or a series of
cells, in which the milky juice is contained. See
<er>Latex</er>.</cd> -- <col>Rock milk</col>. <cd>See
<cref>Agaric mineral</cref>, under <er>Agaric</er>.</cd> --
<col>Sugar of milk</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 <er>Lactose</er>.</cd></cs>

<-- p. 924 -->

<hw>Milk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Milked</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Milking</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To draw or press milk from the breasts or udder
of, by the hand or mouth; to withdraw the milk of.</def>
\'bd<xex>Milking</xex> the kine.\'b8

<au>Gay.</au>

<q>I have given suck, and know
How tender 't is to love the babe that <qex>milks</qex> me.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To draw from the breasts or udder; to extract,
as milk; <as>as, to <ex>milk</ex> wholesome milk from healthy
cows</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To draw anything from, as if by milking; to
compel to yield profit or advantage; to plunder.</def>

<au>Tyndale.</au>

<q>They [the lawyers] <qex>milk</qex> an unfortunate estate as
regularly as a dairyman does his stock.</q>
<qau>London Spectator.</qau>

<cs><col>To milk the street</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> <mark>[Cant]</mark> -- <col>To
milk a telegram</col>, <cd>to use for one's own advantage the
contents of a telegram belonging to another person.
<mark>[Cant]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Milk</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To draw or to yield
milk.</def>

<hw>Milk"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of
milk.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Milk"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who milks; also, a mechanical apparatus for milking cows.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A cow or other animal that gives milk.</def>

<hw>Milk"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of milk;
abounding with food.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
\'bd<xex>Milkful</xex> vales.\'b8

<au>Sylvester.</au>

<hw>Milk"i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a milky
manner.</def>

<hw>Milk"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State or quality of
being milky.</def>

<hw>Milk"-liv`ered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>White-livered; cowardly; timorous.</def>

<hw>Milk"maid`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman who
milks cows or is employed in the dairy.</def>

<hw>Milk"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Milkmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A man who sells
milk or delivers is to customers.</def>

<hw>Milk"sop`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A piece of
bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate or weak-minded
person.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>To wed a <qex>milksop</qex> or a coward ape.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Milk" vetch`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
leguminous herb (<spn>Astragalus glycyphyllos</spn>) of Europe
and Asia, supposed to increase the secretion of milk in
goats.</def>

<note><hand/ The name is sometimes taken for the whole genus
<spn>Astragalus</spn>, of which there are about two hundred
species in North America, and even more elsewhere.</note>

<hw>Milk"weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Any plant of the genera <xex>Asclepias</xex> and
<xex>Acerates</xex>, 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>

<hw>Milk"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A genus of plants (<spn>Polygala</spn>) of many species. The
common European <spn>P. vulgaris</spn> was supposed to have the
power of producing a flow of milk in nurses.</def>

<note><hand/ The species of <spn>Campanula</spn>, or bellflower,
are sometimes called <xex>milkwort</xex>, from their
juice.</note>

<hw>Milk"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Consisting of, or containing, milk.</def>

<q>Pails high foaming with a <qex>milky</qex> flood.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Like, or somewhat like, milk; whitish and
turbid; <as>as, the water is <ex>milky</ex>. \'bd<ex>Milky</ex>
juice.\'b8</as></def>

<au>Arbuthnot.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Yielding milk.</def> \'bd<xex>Milky</xex>
mothers.\'b8

<au>Roscommon.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Mild; tame; spiritless.</def>

<q>Has friendship such a faint and <qex>milky</qex> heart?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<cs><col>Milky Way</col>. <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Galaxy</er>, 1.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mill</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mille</ets> a thousand. Cf. <er>Mile</er>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Mill</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mille</ets>,
<ets>melle</ets>, <ets>mulle</ets>, <ets>milne</ets>, AS.
<ets>myln</ets>, <ets>mylen</ets>; akin to D. <ets>molen</ets>,
G. <ets>m\'81hle</ets>, OHG. <ets>mul\'c6</ets>,
<ets>mul\'c6n</ets>, Icel. <ets>mylna</ets>; all prob. from L.
<ets>molina</ets>, fr. <ets>mola</ets> millstone; prop., that
which grinds, akin to <ets>molere</ets> to grind, Goth.
<ets>malan</ets>, G. <ets>mahlen</ets>, and to E.
<ets>meal</ets>. <?/<?/<?/<?/. See <ets>Meal</ets> flour, and cf.
<er>Moline</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A machine for grinding or commuting any
substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard,
rough, or intented surfaces; <as>as, a grist<ex>mill</ex>, a
coffee <ex>mill</ex>; a bone <ex>mill</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>2.</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>as, a cider
<ex>mill</ex>; a cane <ex>mill</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A machine for grinding and polishing; <as>as, a
lapidary <ex>mill</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>4.</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>as, a
saw<ex>mill</ex>; a stamping <ex>mill</ex>, etc.</as></def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>A building or collection of buildings with
machinery by which the processes of manufacturing are carried on;
<as>as, a cotton <ex>mill</ex>; a powder <ex>mill</ex>; a rolling
<ex>mill</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Die Sinking)</fld> <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>

<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An excavation
in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for
filling is obtained.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A passage
underground through which ore is shot.</def>

<sn>8.</sn> <def>A milling cutter. See <xex>Illust</xex>. under
<er>Milling</er>.</def>

<sn>9.</sn> <def>A pugilistic.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark>

<au>R. D. Blackmore.</au>

<cs><mcol><col>Edge mill</col>, <col>Flint mill</col></mcol>,
<cd>etc. See under <er>Edge</er>, <er>Flint</er>, etc.</cd> --
<col>Mill bar</col> <fld>(Iron Works)</fld>, <cd>a rough bar
rolled or drawn directly from a bloom or puddle bar for
conversion into merchant iron in the mill.</cd> -- <col>Mill
cinder</col>, <cd>slag from a puddling furnace.</cd> -- <col>Mill
head</col>, <cd>the head of water employed to turn the wheel of a
mill.</cd> -- <col>Mill pick</col>, <cd>a pick for dressing
millstones.</cd> -- <col>Mill pond</col>, <cd>a pond that
supplies the water for a mill.</cd> -- <col>Mill race</col>,
<cd>the canal in which water is conveyed to a mill wheel, or the
current of water which drives the wheel.</cd> -- <col>Mill
tail</col>, <cd>the water which flows from a mill wheel after
turning it, or the channel in which the water flows.</cd> --
<col>Mill tooth</col>, <cd>a grinder or molar tooth.</cd> --
<col>Mill wheel</col>, <cd>the water wheel that drives the
machinery of a mill.</cd> -- <col>Roller mill</col>, <cd>a mill
in which flour or meal is made by crushing grain between
rollers.</cd> -- <col>Stamp mill</col> <fld>(Mining)</fld>, <cd>a
mill in which ore is crushed by stamps.</cd> -- <col>To go
through the mill</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></cs>

<hw>Mill</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Milled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Milling</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[See <er>Mill</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf.
<er>Muller</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To reduce to fine particles, or to small pieces,
in a mill; to grind; to comminute.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</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>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as
cloth.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To beat with the fists.</def>
<mark>[Cant]</mark>

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>To roll into bars, as steel.</def>

<cs><col>To mill chocolate</col>, <cd>to make it frothy, as by
churning.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mill</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>To
swim under water; -- said of air-breathing creatures.</def>

<hw>Mill"board`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of
stout pasteboard.</def>

<hw>Mill"-cake`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Mill"dam`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Milled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having been
subjected to some process of milling.</def>

<cs><col>Milled cloth</col>, <cd>cloth that has been beaten in a
fulling mill.</cd> -- <col>Milled lead</col>, <cd>lead rolled
into sheets.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mil`le*fi*o"re glass`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[It.
<ets>mille</ets> thousand + <ets>flore</ets> flower.]</ety>
<def>Slender rods or tubes of colored glass fused together and
embedded in clear glass; -- used for paperweights and other small
articles.</def>

<hw>Mi`le*na"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Millenary</er>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of a thousand years;
of or pertaining to the millennium, or to the Millenarians.</def>

<hw>Mi`le*na"ri*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who believes that
Christ will personally reign on earth a thousand years; a
Chiliast.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mi`le*na"ri*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mi"le*na*rism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The doctrine of Millenarians.</def>

<hw>Mil"le*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>millenarius</ets>, fr. <ets>milleni</ets> a thousand each,
fr. <ets>mille</ets> a thousand: cf. F. <ets>mill\'82naire</ets>.
See <er>Mile</er>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of a thousand;
millennial.</def>

<hw>Mil"le*na*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The space of a thousand
years; a millennium; also, a
<er>Millenarian</er>.</def>\'bdDuring that
<xex>millenary</xex>.\'b8

<au>Hare.</au>

<hw>Mil*len"ni*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the millennium, or to a thousand years; <as>as, a
<ex>millennial</ex> period; <ex>millennial</ex>
happiness.</as></def>

<hw>Mil*len"ni*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</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>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mil*len"ni*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mil*len"ni*a*rism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Belief in, or expectation of, the millennium;
millenarianism.</def>

<hw>Mil"len*nist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
believes in the millennium.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Mil*len"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., fr.
L. <ets>mille</ets> a thousand + <ets>annus</ets> a year. See
<er>Mile</er>, and <er>Annual</er>.]</ety> <def>A thousand years;
especially, thousand years mentioned in the twentieth chapter 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>

<hw>Mil"le*ped</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>millepeda</ets>; <ets>mille</ets> a thousand +
<ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot: cf. F.
<ets>mille-pieds</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the
galleyworm.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>millipede</asp> and
<asp>milliped</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>\'d8Mil*le*po"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of
Hydrocorallia, which includes the millipores.</def>

<hw>Mil"le*pore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mille</ets> thousand + <ets>porus</ets> pore: cf. F.
<ets>mill\'82pore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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
<er>Hydrocorallia</er>.</def>

<hw>Mil"le*po*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil millepore.</def>

<hw>Mill"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who keeps or attends a flour mill or gristmill.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A milling machine.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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 <altname>moth miller</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>The eagle ray.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The hen
harrier.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<cs><col>Miller's thumb</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>A small fresh-water fish of the genus <spn>Uranidea</spn>
(formerly <spn>Cottus</spn>), as the European species (<spn>U.
gobio</spn>), and the American (<spn>U. gracilis</spn>); --
called also <altname>bullhead</altname>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A
small bird, as the gold-crest, chiff-chaff, and long-tailed
tit</cd>. <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Mil"ler*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A believer
in the doctrine of William <xex>Miller</xex> (d. 1849), who
taught that the end of the world and the second coming of Christ
were at hand.</def>

<hw>Mil"ler*ite</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From W. H.
<ets>Miller</ets>, of Cambridge, Eng.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>A sulphide of nickel, commonly occurring in delicate
capillary crystals, also in incrustations of a bronze yellow; --
sometimes called <xex>hair pyrites</xex>.</def>

<hw>Mil*les"i*mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>millesimus</ets>, fr. <ets>mille</ets> a thousand.]</ety>
<def>Thousandth; consisting of thousandth parts; <as>as,
<ex>millesimal</ex> fractions</as>.</def>

<hw>Mil"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. of
<ets>mil</ets>, L. <ets>milium</ets>; akin to Gr. <?/, AS.
<ets>mil</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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 <spn>Panicum miliaceum</spn>, and <spn>Setaria
Italica</spn>.</def>
<-- all species in this note are subtypes -->
<note><hand/ <col>Arabian millet</col> is <spn>Sorghum
Halepense</spn>. -- <col>Egyptian</col> <xex>or</xex> <col>East
Indian</col>, <col>millet</col> is <spn>Penicillaria
spicata</spn>. -- <col>Indian millet</col> is <spn>Sorghum
vulgare</spn>. (See under <er>Indian</er>.) -- <col>Italian
millet</col> is <spn>Setaria Italica</spn>, a coarse,
rank-growing annual grass, valuable for fodder when cut young,
and bearing nutritive seeds; -- called also <altname>Hungarian
grass</altname>. -- <col>Texas millet</col> is <spn>Panicum
Texanum</spn>. -- <col>Wild millet</col>, <xex>or</xex>
<col>Millet grass</col>, is <spn>Milium effusum</spn>, a tail
grass growing in woods.</note>

<hw>Mil"li-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From L. <ets>mille</ets> a
thousand.]</ety> <fld>(Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.)</fld>
<def>A prefix denoting a <xex>thousandth part of</xex>; <as>as,
<ex>milli</ex>meter, <ex>milli</ex>gram,
<ex>milli</ex>amp\'8are</as>.</def>

<hw>Mil`li*am`p\'8are"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Milli-</ets> + <ets>amp\'8are</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The thousandth part of one
amp\'8are.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mil`liard"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.,
from <ets>mille</ets>, <ets>mil</ets>, thousand, L.
<ets>mille</ets>.]</ety> <def>A thousand millions; -- called also
<altname>billion</altname>.  See <er>Billion</er>.</def>

<hw>Mil"li*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>milliarius</ets> containing a thousand, fr. <ets>mille</ets>
thousand: cf. F. <ets>milliaire</ets> milliary. See
<er>Mile</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a mile, or to
distance by miles; denoting a mile or miles.</def>

<q>A <qex>milliary</qex> column, from which they used to compute
the distance of all the cities and places of note.</q>
<qau>Evelyn.</qau>

<hw>Mil"li*a*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Milliaries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.
<ets>milliarium</ets>. See <er>Milliary</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>A milestone.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mil`lier"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>mille</ets> thousand.]</ety> <def>A weight of the metric
system, being one million grams; a metric ton.</def>

<hw>Mil"li*fold`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mille</ets> thousand + E. <ets>fold</ets> times.]</ety>
<def>Thousandfold.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Davies (Holy Roode).</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mil"li*gram</hw>, <hw>Mil"li*gramme</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>milligramme</ets>;
<ets>milli-</ets> milli- + <ets>gramme</ets>. See 3d
<er>Gram</er>.]</ety> <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>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mil"li*li`ter</hw>, <hw>Mil"li*li`tre</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>millilitre</ets>;
<ets>milli-</ets> milli- + <ets>litre</ets>. See
<er>Liter</er>.]</ety> <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>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mil"li*me`ter</hw>, <hw>Mil"li*me`tre</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>millim\'8atre</ets>;
<ets>milli-</ets> milli- + <ets>m\'8atre</ets>. See 3d
<er>Meter</er>.]</ety> <def>A lineal measure in the metric
system, containing the thousandth part of a meter; equal to
.03937 of an inch. See 3d <er>Meter</er>.</def>

<hw>Mil"li*ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Milaner</ets> an inhabitant of <ets>Milan</ets>, in Italy;
hence, a man from <ets>Milan</ets> who imported women's
finery.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>No <qex>milliner</qex> can so fit his customers with
gloves.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A person, usually a woman, who makes, trims, or
deals in hats, bonnets, headdresses, etc., for women.</def>

<cs><col>Man milliner</col>, <cd>a man who makes or deals in
millinery; hence, contemptuously, a man who is busied with
trifling occupations or embellishments.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mil"li*ner*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The articles made or sold by milliners, as headdresses, hats
or bonnets, laces, ribbons, and the like.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The business of work of a milliner.</def>

<hw>Mil`li*net"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stiff
cotton fabric used by milliners for lining bonnets.</def>

<hw>Mill"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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 <er>Mill</er>.</def>

<cs><col>High milling</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>Low milling</col>, <cd>milling in which the
reduction is effected in a single crushing or grinding.</cd> --
<col>Milling cutter</col>, <cd>a fluted, sharp-edged rotary
cutter for dressing surfaces, as of metal, of various
shapes.</cd> -- <col>Milling machine</col>, <cd>a machine tool
for dressing surfaces by rotary cutters.</cd> -- <col>Milling
tool</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></cs>

<hw>Mil"lion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from LL.
<ets>millio</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mille</ets> a thousand. See
<er>Mile</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The number of ten hundred thousand, or a
thousand thousand, -- written 1,000, 000. See the Note under
<er>Hundred</er></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A very great number; an indefinitely large
number.</def>

<q><qex>Millions</qex> of truths that a man is not concerned to
know.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The mass of common people; -- with the article
<xex>the</xex>.</def>

<q>For the play, I remember, pleased not the
<qex>million</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mil`lion*aire"</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>millionnaire</ets>.]</ety> <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> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>millionnaire</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mil`lion*air"ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman who is a
millionaire, or the wife of a millionaire.</def>
<mark>[Humorous]</mark>

<au>Holmes.</au>

<hw>Mil"lion*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to millions; consisting of millions; <as>as, the
<ex>millionary</ex> chronology of the pundits</as>.</def>

<au>Pinker<?/on.</au>

<hw>Mil"lioned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Multiplied
by millions; innumerable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mil`lion`naire"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Millionaire.</def>

<hw>Mil"lionth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</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>

<hw>Mil"lionth</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quotient of a unit
divided by one million; one of a million equal parts.</def>

<hw>Mil"li*ped</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The same <er>Milleped</er>.</def>

<hw>Mil"li*stere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>millist\'8are</ets>, from <ets>milli-</ets> milli- +
<ets>st\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <def>A liter, or cubic
decimeter.</def>

<hw>Mil`li*we"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Milli-</ets> + <ets>weber</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The thousandth part of one weber.</def>

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<mhw>{ <hw>Mill"rea`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mill"ree`</hw>,
<hw>Mill"reis`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Milreis</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mill"rind`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mill"rynd`</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mill</ets> +
<ets>rynd</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A figure supposed
to represent the iron which holds a millstone by being set into
its center.</def>

<hw>Mill"-sixpence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A milled
sixpence; -- the sixpence being one of the first English coins
milled (1561).</def>

<hw>Mill"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of two
circular stones used for grinding grain or other substance.</def>

<q>No man shall take the nether or the upper <qex>millstone</qex>
to pledge.</q>
<qau>Deut. xxiv. 6.</qau>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<cs><col>Millstone girt</col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a hard and
coarse, gritty sandstone, dividing the Carboniferous from the
Subcarboniferous strata. See <cref>Farewell rock</cref>, under
<er>Farewell</er>, <pos>a.<pos>, and <xex>Chart<xex> of
<er>Geology</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>To see</col> <col>into, <or/
through,</col> <col>a millstone</col></mcol>, <cd>to see into or
through a difficult matter.</cd> <mark>(Colloq.)</mark></cs>

<hw>Mill"work`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The shafting, gearing, and other driving machinery of
mils.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The business of setting up or of operating mill
machinery.</def>

<hw>Mill"wright`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mechanic
whose occupation is to build mills, or to set up their
machinery.</def>

<hw>Mil"reis`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg. <ets>mil
reis</ets>, i. e., one thousand reis; <ets>mil</ets> a thousand +
<ets>reis</ets>, pl. of <ets>real</ets> a rei.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Milt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>milte</ets>; akin to D. <ets>milt</ets>, G. <ets>milz</ets>,
OHG. <ets>milzi</ets>, Icel. <ets>milti</ets>, Dan.
<ets>milt</ets>, Sw. <ets>mj\'84lte</ets>, and prob. to E.
<ets>malt</ets>, <ets>melt</ets>. <root/108. See <er>Malt</er>
the grain.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The spleen.</def>

<hw>Milt</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to Dan. <ets>melk</ets>,
Sw. <ets>mj\'94lke</ets>, G. <ets>milch</ets>, and E.
<ets>milk</ets>. See <er>Milk</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The spermatic fluid of fishes.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The testes, or spermaries, of fishes when
filled with spermatozoa.</def>

<hw>Milt</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To impregnate (the roe of a
fish) with milt.</def>

<hw>Milt"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D.
<ets>milter</ets>, G. <ets>milcher</ets>, <ets>milchner</ets>.
See 2d <er>Milt</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A male
fish.</def>

<hw>Mil*to"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Miltonic.</def>

<au>Lowell.</au>

<hw>Mil*ton"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or resembling, Milton, or his writings; <as>as,
<ex>Miltonic</ex> prose</as>.</def>

<hw>Milt"waste`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[1st <ets>milt</ets> +
<ets>waste</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small European
fern (<spn>Asplenium Ceterach</spn>) formerly used in
medicine.</def>

<hw>Mil"vine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>milvus</ets> kite.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or
resembling birds of the kite kind.</def>

<hw>Mil"vine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
bird related to the kite.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mil"vus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a
kite.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of raptorial
birds, including the European kite.</def>

<hw>Mime</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mimus</ets>, Gr. <?/, akin to <?/ to imitate, to mimic: cf.
F. <ets>mime</ets>. Cf. <er>Mimosa</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of drama in which real persons and events
were generally represented in a ridiculous manner.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An actor in such representations.</def>

<hw>Mime</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To mimic.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>Mim"er</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>
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<hw>Mim"e*o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
to imitate + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An autographic
stencil copying device invented by Edison.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mi*me"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ imitation.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet. & Biol.)</fld>
<def>Imitation; mimicry.</def>

<hw>Mim"e*tene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Mimetite</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mi*met"ic</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>,
<hw>Mi*met"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw><ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/
to imitate.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Apt to imitate; given to mimicry;
imitative.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Characterized by mimicry; --
applied to animals and plants; <as>as, <ex>mimetic</ex> species;
<ex>mimetic</ex> organisms. See <er>Mimicry</er>.</as></def>

<hw>Mim"e*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Gr.
<?/ to mimic.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Mimicry</er>.</def>

<hw>Mim"e*tite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ an
imitator. So called because it resembles pyromorphite.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral occurring in pale yellow or
brownish hexagonal crystals. It is an arseniate of lead.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mim"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mim"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mimicus</ets>,
Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ mime: cf. F. <ets>mimique</ets>. See
<er>Mime</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Imitative; mimetic.</def>

<q>Oft, in her absence, <qex>mimic</qex> fancy wakes
To imitate her.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>Man is, of all creatures, the most <qex>mimical</qex>.</q>
<qau>W. Wotton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Consisting of, or formed by, imitation;
imitated; <as>as, <ex>mimic</ex> gestures</as>.</def>
\'bd<xex>Mimic</xex> hootings.\'b8

<au>Wordsworth.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Imitative; characterized by
resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by
twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of
symmetry.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Mimic</xex> often implies something droll or
ludicrous, and is less dignified than
<xex>imitative</xex>.</note>

<cs><col>Mimic beetle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a beetle
that feigns death when disturbed, esp. the species of
<spn>Hister</spn> and allied genera.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mim"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who imitates or mimics,
especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon.</def>

<au>Burke.</au>

<hw>Mim"ic</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mimicked</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Mimicking</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by
imitation.</def>

<q>The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply,
The habit <qex>mimic</qex>, and the mien belie.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <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>

<syn>Syn. -- To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock.</syn>

<hw>Mim"ic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
imitative manner.</def>

<hw>Mim"ick*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who mimics; a mimic.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An animal which imitates
something else, in form or habits.</def>

<hw>Mim"ic*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation
for sport or ridicule.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mi*mog"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mimographus</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ a mime + <?/ to write: cf.
F. <ets>mimographe</ets>.]</ety> <def>A writer of mimes.</def>

<au>Sir T. Herbert.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mi*mo"sa</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ imitator. Cf. <er>Mime</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and
including the sensitive plants (<spn>Mimosa sensitiva</spn>, and
<spn>M. pudica</spn>).</def>

<note><hand/ The term <xex>mimosa</xex> is also applied in
commerce to several kinds bark imported from Australia, and used
in tanning; -- called also <altname>wattle bark</altname>.</note>

<au>Tomlinson.</au>

<hw>Mi`mo*tan"nic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mimo</ets>sa + <ets>tannic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a variety
of tannin or tannic acid found in Acacia, Mimosa, etc.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mi"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. L.
<plw>Min\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Minas</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>An ancient
weight or denomination of money, of varying value. The Attic mina
was valued at a hundred drachmas.</def>

<hw>Mi"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Myna</er>.</def>

<hw>Min"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as can
be mined; <as>as, <ex>minable</ex> earth</as>.</def>

<au>Sir T. North.</au>

<hw>Mi*na"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>minax</ets>, <ets>-acis</ets>. See <er>Menace</er>.]</ety>
<def>Threatening; menacing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mi*nac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Disposition
to threaten.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Min"a*ret</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>minarete</ets>, Ar. <ets>man\'berat</ets> lamp, lantern,
lighthouse, turret, fr. <ets>n\'ber</ets> to shine.]</ety>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Min*ar"gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob.
contr. from alu<ets>min</ets>ium + L. <ets>argent</ets>um
silver.]</ety> <def>An alloy consisting of copper, nickel,
tungsten, and aluminium; -- used by jewelers.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Min`a*to"ri*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Min"a*to*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>In a minatory manner; with threats.</def>

<hw>Min"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>minatorius</ets>, fr. <ets>minari</ets> to threaten. See
<er>Menace</er>.]</ety> <def>Threatening; menacing.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mi*naul"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Manul</er>.</def>

<hw>Mince</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Minced</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Minging</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>minsian</ets> to grow
less, dwindle, fr. <ets>min</ets> small; akin to G.
<ets>minder</ets> less, Goth. <ets>minniza</ets> less,
<ets>mins</ets> less, adv., L. <ets>minor</ets>, adj. (cf.
<er>Minor</er>); or more likely fr. F. <ets>mincer</ets> to
mince, prob. from (assumed) LL. <ets>minutiare</ets>.
<?/<?/<?/<?/. See <er>Minish</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to
hash; <as>as, to <ex>mince</ex> meat</as>.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>I know no ways to <qex>mince</qex> it in love, but directly to
say -- \'bdI love you.\'b8</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Siren, now <qex>mince</qex> the sin,
And mollify damnation with a phrase.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<q>If, to <qex>mince</qex> 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.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To affect; to make a parade of.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mince</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To walk with
short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner.</def>

<q>The daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched
forth necks and wanton eyes,... <qex>mincing</qex> as they
go.</q>
<qau>Is. iii. 16.</qau>

<q>I 'll... turn two <qex>mincing</qex> steps
Into a manly stride.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect
delicacy in manner.</def>

<hw>Mince</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A short, precise step; an
affected manner.</def>

<hw>Mince"-meat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Mince" pie`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A pie made of
mince-meat.</def>

<hw>Min"cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
minces.</def>

<hw>Min"cing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That minces;
characterized by primness or affected nicety.</def>

<hw>Min"cing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mincing manner;
not fully; with affected nicety.</def>

<hw>Mind</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mynd</ets>, <ets>gemynd</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>minna</ets>
memory, love, G. <ets>minne</ets> love, Dan. <ets>minde</ets>
mind, memory, remembrance, consent, vote, Sw. <ets>minne</ets>
memory, Icel. <ets>minni</ets>, Goth. <ets>gamunds</ets>, L.
<ets>mens</ets>, <ets>mentis</ets>, mind, Gr. <?/, Skr.
<ets>manas</ets> mind, <ets>man</ets> to think. <?/<?/<?/<?/,
<?/<?/<?/. Cf. <er>Comment</er>, <er>Man</er>, <er>Mean</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>, 3d <er>Mental</er>, <er>Mignonette</er>,
<er>Minion</er>, <er>Mnemonic</er>, <er>Money</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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 <xex>body</xex>.</def>

<q>By the <qex>mind</qex> of man we understand that in him which
thinks, remembers, reasons, wills.</q>
<qau>Reid.</qau>

<q>What we mean by <qex>mind</qex> is simply that which
perceives, thinks, feels, wills, and desires.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau>

<q>Let every man be fully persuaded in his own
<qex>mind</qex>.</q>
<qau>Rom. xiv. 5.</qau>

<q>The <qex>mind</qex> shall banquet, though the body pine.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state, at any given time, of the faculties
of thinking, willing, choosing, and the like; psychical activity
or state; as: <sd>(a)</sd> Opinion; judgment; belief.</def>

<q>A fool uttereth all his <qex>mind</qex>.</q>
<qau>Prov. xxix. 11.</qau>

<q>Being so hard to me that brought your <qex>mind</qex>, I fear
she'll prove as hard to you in telling her <qex>mind</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Choice; inclination; liking; intent;
will</def>.

<q>If it be your <qex>minds</qex>, then let none go forth.</q>
<qau>2 Kings ix. 15.</qau>

<sd>(c)</sd> <def>Courage; spirit</def>.

<au>Chapman.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Memory; remembrance; recollection; <as>as, to
have or keep in <ex>mind</ex>, to call to <ex>mind</ex>, to put
in <ex>mind</ex>, etc.</as></def>

<cs><mcol><col>To have a mind</col> <or/ <col>great
mind</col></mcol>, <cd>to be inclined or strongly inclined in
purpose; -- used with an infinitive. \'bdSir Roger de Coverly...
told me that he <xex>had a great mind<xex> to see the new tragedy
with me.\'b8 <au>Addison</au>.</cd> -- <col>To lose one's
mind</col>, <cd>to become insane, or imbecile.</cd> -- <col>To
make up one's mind</col>, <cd>to come to an opinion or decision;
to determine.</cd> -- <col>To put in mind</col>, <cd>to remind.
\'bdRegard us simply as <xex>putting you in mind<xex> of what you
already know to be good policy.\'b8 <au>Jowett (Thucyd.
)</au>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mind</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Minded</er>; <pos>p. pr.
& vb. n.</pos> <er>Minding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>myndian</ets>, <ets>gemynd\'c6an</ets> to remember. See
<er>Mind</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</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> \'bd<xex>Mind</xex> not high things, but
condescend to men of low estate.\'b8

<au>Rom. xii. 16.</au>

<q>My lord, you nod: you do not <qex>mind</qex> the play.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To occupy one's self with; to employ one's self
about; to attend to; <as>as, to <ex>mind</ex> one's
business</as>.</def>

<q>Bidding him be a good child, and <qex>mind</qex> his book.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To obey; <as>as, to <ex>mind</ex> parents; the
dog <ex>minds</ex> his master.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To have in mind; to purpose.</def>

<au>Beaconsfield.</au>

<q>I <qex>mind</qex> to tell him plainly what I think.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To put in mind; to remind.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<au>M. Arnold.</au>

<q>He <qex>minded</qex> them of the mutability of all earthly
things.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<q>I do thee wrong to <qex>mind</qex> thee of it.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<cs><col>Never mind</col>, <cd>do not regard it; it is of no
consequence; no matter.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- To notice; mark; regard; obey. See
<er>Attend</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mind</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To give attention or heed;
to obey; <as>as, the dog <ex>minds</ex> well</as>.</def>

<hw>Mind"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Disposed; inclined; having a
mind.</def>

<q>Joseph... was <qex>minded</qex> to put her away privily.</q>
<qau>Matt. i. 19.</qau>

<q>If men were <qex>minded</qex> to live virtuously.</q>
<qau>Tillotson.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Minded</xex> is much used in composition; as,
high-<xex>minded</xex>, feeble-<xex>minded</xex>,
sober-<xex>minded</xex>, double-<xex>minded</xex>.</note>

<hw>Mind"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who minds, tends, or watches something, as a child, a machine, or
cattle; <as>as, a <ex>minder</ex> of a loom</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One to be attended; specif., a pauper child
intrusted to the care of a private person.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<au>Dickens.</au>

<hw>Mind"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bearing in
mind; regardful; attentive; heedful; observant.</def>

<q>What is man, that thou art <qex>mindful</qex> of him?</q>
<qau>Ps. viii. 4.</qau>

<q>I promise you to be <qex>mindful</qex> of your
admonitions.</q>
<qau>Hammond.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Mind"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mind"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mind"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Regard; mindfulness.</def>

<hw>Mind"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not indued
with mind or intellectual powers; stupid; unthinking.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Unmindful; inattentive; heedless;
careless.</def>

<q>Cursed Athens, <qex>mindless</qex> of thy worth.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>See <er>Mien</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>pron. & a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>min</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>m\'c6n</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>mijn</ets>, OS., OFries., & OHG. <ets>m\'c6n</ets>, G.
<ets>mein</ets>, Sw. & Dan. <ets>min</ets>, Icel.
<ets>minn</ets>, Goth. <ets>meins</ets> my, mine,
<ets>meina</ets> of me, and E. <ets>me</ets>. <?/<?/<?/<?/. See
<er>Me</er>, and cf. <er>My</er>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to me;
my. Used as a pronominal to me; my. Used as a pronominal
adjective in the predicate; <as>as, \'bdVengeance is
<ex>mine</ex>; I will repay.\'b8 <au>Rom. xii. 19</au></as>.
Also, in the old style, used attributively, instead of
<xex>my</xex>, before a noun beginning with a vowel.</def>

<q>I kept myself from <qex>mine</qex> iniquity.</q>
<qau>Ps. xviii. 23.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Mine</xex> is often used absolutely, the thing
possessed being understood; as, his son is in the army,
<xex>mine</xex> in the navy.</note>

<q>When a man deceives me once, says the Italian proverb, it is
his fault; when twice, it is <qex>mine</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bp. Horne.</qau>

<q>This title honors me and <qex>mine</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>She shall have me and <qex>mine</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mine</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>miner</ets>, L.
<ets>minare</ets> to drive animals, in LL. also, to lead,
conduct, dig a mine (cf. E. <ets>lode</ets>, and <ets>lead</ets>
to conduct), akin to L. <ets>minari</ets> to threaten; cf. Sp.
<ets>mina</ets> mine, conduit, subterraneous canal, a spring or
source of water, It. <ets>mina</ets>. See <er>Menace</er>, and
cf. <er>Mien</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To form subterraneous tunnel or hole; to form a
burrow or lodge in the earth; <as>as, the <ex>mining</ex>
cony</as>.</def>

<hw>Mine</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mined</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mining</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</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>

<q>They <qex>mined</qex> the walls.</q>
<qau>Hayward.</qau>

<q>Too lazy to cut down these immense trees, the spoilers... had
<qex>mined</qex> them, and placed a quantity of gunpowder in the
cavity.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To dig into, for ore or metal.</def>

<q>Lead veins have been traced... but they have not been
<qex>mined</qex>.</q>
<qau>Ure.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To get, as metals, out of the earth by
digging.</def>

<q>The principal ore <qex>mined</qex> there is the bituminous
cinnabar.</q>
<qau>Ure.</qau>

<hw>Mine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. LL. <ets>mina</ets>.
See <er>Mine</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A subterranean cavity or passage</def>;
especially: <sd>(a)</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 <xex>quarries</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld> <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. 926 -->

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any place where ore, metals, or precious stones
are got by digging or washing the soil; <as>as, a placer
<ex>mine</ex></as>.</def><-- esp. in <cref>gold mine</cref> -->

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: A rich source of wealth or other
good.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<cs><col>Mine dial</col>, <cd>a form of magnetic compass used by
miners.</cd> -- <col>Mine pig</col>, <cd>pig iron made wholly
from ore; in distinction from <xex>cinder pig<xex>, which is made
from ore mixed with forge or mill cinder.</cd></cs><-- gold mine:
(a) a mine where gold is obtained. (b) (Fig.) a rich source of
wealth or other good (Mine 3.). -->

<au>Raymond.</au>

<hw>Min"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mineur</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>as, armies
have sappers and <ex>miners</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>The chattering, or
garrulous, honey eater of Australia (<spn>Myzantha
garrula</spn>).</def>

<cs><col>Miner's elbow</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <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>Miner's inch</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></cs>

<hw>Min"er*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>min\'82ral</ets>, LL. <ets>minerale</ets>, fr.
<ets>minera</ets> mine. See <er>Mine</er>, <pos>v.
i.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A mine.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>3.</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>

<hw>Min"er*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or
pertaining to minerals; consisting of a mineral or of minerals;
<as>as, a <ex>mineral</ex> substance</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Impregnated with minerals; <as>as,
<ex>mineral</ex> waters</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Mineral acids</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>inorganic
acids, as sulphuric, nitric, phosphoric, hydrochloric, acids,
etc., as distinguished from the <xex>organic acids<xex>.</cd> --
<col>Mineral blue</col>, <cd>the name usually given to azurite,
when reduced to an impalpable powder for coloring purposes.</cd>
-- <col>Mineral candle</col>, <cd>a candle made of
paraffine.</cd> -- <col>Mineral caoutchouc</col>, <cd>an elastic
mineral pitch, a variety of bitumen, resembling caoutchouc in
elasticity and softness. See <er>Caoutchouc</er>, and
<er>Elaterite</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mineral chameleon</col>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Chameleon mineral</cref>, under
<er>Chameleon</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mineral charcoal</col>. <cd>See
under <er>Charcoal</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mineral cotton</col>.
<cd>See <cref>Mineral wool</cref> (below).</cd> -- <col>Mineral
green</col>, <cd>a green carbonate of copper; malachite.</cd> --
<col>Mineral kingdom</col> <fld>(Nat. Sci.)</fld>, <cd>that one
of the three grand divisions of nature which embraces all
inorganic objects, as distinguished from plants or animals.</cd>
-- <col>Mineral oil</col>. <cd>See <er>Naphtha</er>, and
<er>Petroleum</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mineral paint</col>, <cd>a
pigment made chiefly of some natural mineral substance, as red or
yellow iron ocher.</cd> -- <col>Mineral patch</col>. <cd>See
<er>Bitumen</er>, and <er>Asphalt</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mineral
right</col>, <cd>the right of taking minerals from land.</cd> --
<col>Mineral salt</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a salt of a
mineral acid.</cd> -- <col>Mineral tallow</col>, <cd>a familiar
name for <altname>hatchettite</altname>, from its fatty or
spermaceti-like appearance.</cd> -- <col>Mineral water</col>.
<cd>See under <er>Water</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mineral wax</col>.
<cd>See <er>Ozocerite</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mineral wool</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></cs><-- = glass wool? Also used in sound insulation.
-->

<hw>Min"er*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>min\'82raliste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One versed in minerals;
mineralogist.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Min`er*al*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>min\'82ralisation</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of impregnating with a mineral, as
water.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The conversion of a cell wall
into a material of a stony nature.</def>

<hw>Min"er*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mineralized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mineralizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>min\'82raliser</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To transform into a mineral.</def>

<q>In these caverns the bones are not <qex>mineralized</qex>.</q>
<qau>Buckland.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To impregnate with a mineral; <as>as,
<ex>mineralized</ex> water</as>.</def>

<hw>Min"er*al*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To go on an
excursion for observing and collecting minerals; to
mineralogize.</def>

<hw>Min"er*al*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
element which is combined with a metal, thus forming an ore.
Thus, in galena, or lead ore, sulphur is a
<xex>mineralizer</xex>; in hematite, oxygen is a
<xex>mineralizer</xex>.</def>

<hw>Min`er*al*og"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>min\'82ralogique</ets>. See <er>Mineralogy</er>.]</ety>
<def>Of or pertaining to mineralogy; <as>as, a
<ex>mineralogical</ex> table</as>.</def>

<hw>Min`er*al*og"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>According to
the principles of, or with reference to, mineralogy.</def>

<hw>Min`er*al"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>min\'82ralogiste</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>One versed in mineralogy; one devoted to the
study of minerals.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A carrier shell
(<spn>Phorus</spn>).</def>

<hw>Min`er*al"o*gize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To
study mineralogy by collecting and examining minerals.</def>

<au>Miss Edgeworth.</au>

<hw>Min`er*al"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mineralogies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>.
<ety>[<ets>Mineral</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>min\'82ralogie</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The science which treats of minerals, and
teaches how to describe, distinguish, and classify them.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A treatise or book on this science.</def>

<-- minerology, minerological = misspelling for mineralogy,
mineralogical -->

<hw>Mi*ner"va</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<fld>(Rom. Myth.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mi*nette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The smallest
of regular sizes of portrait photographs.</def>

<hw>Min"e*ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Miniver</er>.</def>

<hw>Minge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>myngian</ets>; akin to E. <ets>mind</ets>.]</ety> <def>To
mingle; to mix.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Minge</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. corrupt. fr.
<ets>midge</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small
biting fly; a midge.</def> <mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark>

<hw>Min"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mingled</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mingling</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From OE. <ets>mengen</ets>, AS.
<ets>mengan</ets>; akin to D. & G. <ets>mengen</ets>, Icel.
<ets>menga</ets>, also to E. <ets>among</ets>, and possibly to
<ets>mix</ets>. Cf. <er>Among</er>, <er>Mongrel</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<q>There was... fire <qex>mingled</qex> with the hail.</q>
<qau>Ex. ix. 24.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To associate or unite in society or by ties of
relationship; to cause or allow to intermarry; to
intermarry.</def>

<q>The holy seed have <qex>mingled</qex> themselves with the
people of those lands.</q>
<qau>Ezra ix. 2.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To deprive of purity by mixture; to
contaminate.</def>

<q>A <qex>mingled</qex>, imperfect virtue.</q>
<qau>Rogers.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To put together; to join.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients
of.</def>

<q>[He] proceeded to <qex>mingle</qex> another draught.</q>
<qau>Hawthorne.</qau>

<hw>Min"gle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become mixed or
blended.</def>

<hw>Min"gle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mixture.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Min"gle*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That can
be mingled.</def>

<au>Boyle.</au>

<hw>Min"gled*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Confusedly.</def>

<hw>Min"gle-man`gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<ety>[Reduplicated fr. <ets>mingle</ets>.]</ety> <def>To mix in a
disorderly way; to make a mess of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Udall.</au>

<hw>Min"gle-man`gle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A hotchpotch.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Latimer.</au>

<hw>Min"gle*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
mingling, or the state of being mixed.</def>

<hw>Min"gler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
mingles.</def>

<hw>Min"gling*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
mingling manner.</def>

<hw>Min`*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the
color of minium or red lead; miniate.</def>

<hw>Min"iard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Migniard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Min"iard*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
render delicate or dainty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Howell.</au>

<hw>Min"i*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Miniated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Miniating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>miniatus</ets>, p. p. of
<ets>miniare</ets>. See <er>Minium</er>.]</ety> <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>

<au>T. Wharton.</au>

<hw>Min"i*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the color of red lead or vermilion; painted with
vermilion.</def>

<hw>Min"i*a*ture</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>miniatura</ets>, fr. L. <ets>miniare</ets>. See
<er>Miniate</er>, <pos>v.</pos>,<er>Minium</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, a painting in colors such as those
in medi\'91val manuscripts; in modern times, any very small
painting, especially a portrait.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Greatly diminished size or form; reduced
scale.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Lettering in red; rubric distinction.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A particular feature or trait.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Massinger.</au>

<hw>Min"i*a*ture</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being on a small; much
reduced from the reality; <as>as, a <ex>miniature</ex>
copy</as>.</def>

<hw>Min"i*a*ture</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To represent or
depict in a small compass, or on a small scale.</def>

<hw>Min"i*a*tur`ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
painter of miniatures.</def>

<hw>Min"i*bus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>minor</ets> less + <ets>-bus</ets>, as in
<ets>omnibus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of light passenger
vehicle, carrying four persons.</def>

<hw>Min"ie ball`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From the inventor,
Captain <ets>Mini\'82</ets>, of France.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Min"ie ri"fle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A rifle adapted to
minie balls.</def>

<hw>Min"i*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Minified</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Minifying</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>minor</ets> less +
<ets>-fly</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To make small, or smaller; to diminish the
apparent dimensions of; to lessen.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To degrade by speech or action.</def>

<hw>Min"i*kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OD.
<ets>minneken</ets> a darling, dim. of <ets>minne</ets> love;
akin to G. <ets>minne</ets>, and to E. <ets>mind</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A little darling; a favorite; a minion.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Florio.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A little pin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Min"i*kin</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Small; diminutive.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Min"im</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>minime</ets>, L. <ets>minimus</ets> the least, smallest, a
superl. of <ets>minor</ets>: cf. It. <ets>minima</ets> a note in
music. See <er>Minor</er>, and cf. <ets>Minimum</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything very minute; <as>as, the
<ex>minims</ex> of existence</as>; -- applied to animalcula; and
the like.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The smallest liquid measure, equal to about one
drop; the sixtieth part of a fluid drachm.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small fish; a
minnow.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A little man or being; a dwarf.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of an austere order
of mendicant hermits of friars founded in the 15th century by St.
Francis of Paola.</def>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A time note, formerly the
shortest in use; a half note, equal to half a semibreve, or two
quarter notes or crotchets.</def>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>A short poetical encomium.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Min"im</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Minute.</def>
\'bd<xex>Minim</xex> forms.\'b8

<au>J. R. Drake.</au>

<hw>Min"i*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob.
corrupt. of <ets>moniment</ets>.]</ety> <def>A trifle; a trinket;
a token.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Min`i*mi*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
act or process of minimizing.</def>

<au>Bentham.</au>

<hw>Min"i*mize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Minimized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Minimizimg</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To reduce to the smallest part or
proportion possible; to reduce to a minimum.</def>

<au>Bentham.</au>

<hw>Min"i*mum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Minima</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>minimus</ets>. See <er>Minim</er>.]</ety> <def>The least
quantity assignable, admissible, or possible, in a given case;
hence, a thing of small consequence; -- opposed to
<ant>maximum</ant>.</def>

<hw>Minimum thermometer</hw><def>, a thermometer for recording
the lowest temperature since its last adjustment.</def>

<hw>\'d8Min"i*mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Minimi</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. See
<er>Minim</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A being of the smallest size.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The little finger; the fifth
digit, or that corresponding to it, in either the manus or
pes.</def>

<hw>Min"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mine</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>The act or business
of making mines or of working them.</def>

<hw>Min"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to mines;
<as>as, <ex>mining</ex> engineer; <ex>mining</ex> machinery; a
<ex>mining</ex> region.</as></def>

<cs><col>Mining engineering</col>. <cd>See the Note under
<er>Engineering</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Min"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Minimum.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Burton.</au>

<hw>Min"ion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mignon</ets>, fr.
OHG. <ets>minni</ets> love, G. <ets>minne</ets>; akin to E.
<ets>mind</ets>. See <er>Mind</er>, and cf.
<er>Mignonette</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A loved one; one highly esteemed and favored; --
in a good sense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>God's disciple and his dearest <qex>minion</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sylvester.</qau>

<q>Is this the Athenian <qex>minion</qex> whom the world
Voiced so regardfully?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An obsequious or servile dependent or agent of
another; a fawning favorite.</def>

<au>Sir J. Davies.</au>

<q>Go, rate thy <qex>minions</qex>, proud, insulting boy!</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A small kind of type, in
size between brevier and nonpareil.</def>

<hand/ <miniontype>This line is printed in <it>minion</it>
type.</miniontype>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>An ancient form of ordnance, the caliber of
which was about three inches.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>Min"ion</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 2d
<er>Minion</er>.]</ety> <def>Fine; trim; dainty.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdTheir... <xex>minion</xex> dancing.\'b8

<au>Fryth.</au>

<hw>Min`ion*ette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Small;
delicate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdHis <xex>minionette</xex>
face.\'b8

<au>Walpole.</au>

<hw>Min"ion*ette</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A
size of type between nonpareil and minion; -- used in ornamental
borders, etc.</def>

<hw>Min"ion*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Kind
treatment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Min"ion*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
flavor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Min"ion*like`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Min"ion*ly</hw>,
}</mhw> <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <def>Like a minion; daintily.</def>

<au>Camden.</au>

<hw>Min"ion*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of being a
minion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Min"ious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>minium</ets> red lead.]</ety> <def>Of the color of red or
vermilion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Min"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>menusen</ets>, F. <ets>menuiser</ets> to make small, cut
small, fr. (assumed) LL. <ets>minutiare</ets>, for
<ets>minutare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>minutus</ets> small. See
<er>Minute</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. <er>Diminish</er>,
<er>Minge</er>.]</ety> <def>To diminish; to lessen.</def>

<q>The living of poor men thereby <qex>minished</qex>.</q>
<qau>Latimer.</qau>

<hw>Min"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
diminishing, or the state of being diminished; diminution.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Min"is*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>ministre</ets>, F. <ets>ministre</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>minister</ets>, orig. a double comparative from the root of
<ets>minor</ets> less, and hence meaning, an inferior, a servant.
See 1st <er>Minor</er>, and cf. <er>Master</er>,
<er>Minstrel</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A servant; a subordinate; an officer or
assistant of inferior rank; hence, an agent, an instrument.</def>

<q>Moses rose up, and his <qex>minister</qex> Joshua.</q>
<qau>Ex. xxiv. 13.</qau>

<q>I chose
Camillo for the <qex>minister</qex>, to poison
My friend Polixenes.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An officer of justice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>I cry out the on the <qex>ministres</qex>, quod he,
That shoulde keep and rule this cit\'82.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>

<q><qex>Ministers</qex> to kings, whose eyes, ears, and hands
they are, must be answerable to God and man.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A representative of a government, sent to the
court, or seat of government, of a foreign nation to transact
diplomatic business.</def>

<note><hand/ Ambassadors are classed (in the diplomatic sense) in
the first rank of public ministers, ministers plenipotentiary in
the second. \'bdThe United States diplomatic service employs two
classes of ministers, -- ministers plenipotentiary and ministers
resident.\'b8</note>

<au>Abbott.</au>

<sn>5.</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>

<au>Addison.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Delegate; official; ambassador; clergyman; parson;
priest.</syn>

<hw>Min"is*ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Ministered</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Ministering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>ministren</ets>, OF. <ets>ministrer</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>ministrare</ets>. See <er>Minister</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To furnish or apply; to afford; to
supply; to administer.</def>

<q>He that <qex>ministereth</qex> seed to the sower.</q>
<qau>2 Cor. ix. 10.</qau>

<q>We <qex>minister</qex> to God reason to suspect us.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<hw>Min"is*ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To act as
a servant, attendant, or agent; to attend and serve; to perform
service in any office, sacred or secular.</def>

<q>The Son of man came not to be <qex>ministered</qex> unto, but
to <qex>minister</qex>.</q>
<qau>Matt. xx. 28.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To supply or to things needful; esp., to supply
consolation or remedies.</def>

<au>Matt. xxv. 44.</au>

<q>Canst thou not <qex>minister</qex> to a mind diseased?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Min`is*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ministerialis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>minist\'82riel</ets>. See
<er>Minister</er>, and cf. <er>Minstrel</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to ministry or service;
serving; attendant.</def>

<q>Enlightening spirits and <qex>ministerial</qex> flames.</q>
<qau>Prior.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the office of a minister or
to the ministry as a body, whether civil or sacerdotal.</def>
\'bd<xex>Ministerial</xex> offices.\'b8 <au>Bacon</au>. \'bdA
<xex>ministerial</xex> measure.\'b8 <au>Junius</au>.
\'bd<xex>Ministerial</xex> garments.\'b8

<au>Hooker.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Tending to advance or promote;
contributive.</def> \'bd<xex>Ministerial</xex> to intellectual
culture.\'b8

<au>De Quincey.</au>

<cs><col>The ministerial benches</col>, <cd>the benches in the
House of Commons occupied by members of the cabinet and their
supporters; -- also, the persons occupying them.</cd> \'bdVery
solid and very brilliant talents distinguish <xex>the ministerial
benches<xex>.\'b8</cs>

<au>Burke.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Official; priestly; sacerdotal;
ecclesiastical.</syn>

<hw>Min`is*te"ri*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A supporter of
the ministers, or the party in power.</def>

<hw>Min`is*te"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
ministerial manner; in the character or capacity of a
minister.</def>

<hw>Min"is*ter*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Ministry</er>.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Min"is*tra*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Ministration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Min"is*tral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Ministerial.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<-- p. 927 -->

<hw>Min"is*trant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ministrans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, of
<ets>ministrare</ets> to minister.]</ety> <def>Performing service
as a minister; attendant on service; acting under command;
subordinate.</def> \'bdPrincedoms and dominations
<xex>ministrant</xex>.\'b8 <au>Milton</au>. --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One who ministers.</def></def2>

<hw>Min`is*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ministratio</ets>, fr. <ets>ministrare</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act of ministering; service; ministry.</def> \'bdThe
days of his <xex>ministration</xex>.\'b8

<au>Luke i. 23.</au>

<hw>Min"is*tra*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving
to aid; ministering.</def>

<hw>Min"is*tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L.
<ets>ministrix</ets>.]</ety> <def>A woman who ministers.</def>

<au>Akenside.</au>

<hw>Min"is*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
Ministries <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>ministerium</ets>.
See <er>Minister</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, and cf. <er>Mystery</er> a
trade.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of ministering; ministration;
service.</def> \'bdWith tender <xex>ministry</xex>.\'b8

<au>Thomson.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Agency; instrumentality.</def>

<q>The ordinary <qex>ministry</qex> of second causes.</q>
<qau>Atterbury.</qau>

<q>The wicked <qex>ministry</qex> of arms.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The office, duties, or functions of a minister,
servant, or agent; ecclesiastical, executive, or ambassadorial
function or profession.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The body of ministers of state; also, the
clergy, as a body.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Administration; rule; term in power; <as>as, the
<ex>ministry</ex> of Pitt</as>.</def>

<hw>Min"is*try*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of a
minister.</def>

<au>Swift.</au>

<hw>Min"i*um</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>minium</ets>, an Iberian word, the Romans getting all their
cinnabar from Spain; cf. Basque <ets>armine\'a0</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A heavy, brilliant red pigment,
consisting of an oxide of lead, <chform>Pb3O4</chform>, 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 <altname>red
lead</altname>.</def><-- also called lead tetroxide, lead
orthoplumbate, mineral oange, mineral red, Paris red, Saturn red,
and less definitively, lead oxide -->

<hw>Min"i*ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Meniver</er>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Min"i*vet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A singing bird of India of the family
<spn>Campephagid\'91</spn>.</def>

<hw>Mink</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. 2d
<er>Minx</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A carnivorous
mammal of the genus <spn>Putorius</spn>, allied to the weasel.
The European mink is <spn>Putorius lutreola</spn>. The common
American mink (<spn>P. vison</spn>) varies from yellowish brown
to black.  Its fur is highly valued.  Called also
<altname>minx</altname>, <altname>nurik</altname>, and
<altname>vison</altname>.</def><-- together with sable, one of
the most expensive furs not taken from endangerd species.  From
animals grown on a farm, called ranch mink -->

<hw>Min"ne*sing`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr.
<ets>minne</ets> love + <ets>singen</ets> to sing.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Min"now</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>menow</ets>, cf.
AS. <ets>myne</ets>; also OE. <ets>menuse</ets>, OF.
<ets>menuise</ets> small fish; akin to E. <ets>minish</ets>,
<ets>minute</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>minow</asp>.]</altsp>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small European
fresh-water cyprinoid fish (<spn>Phoxinus l\'91vis</spn>,
formerly <spn>Leuciscus phoxinus</spn>); sometimes applied also
to the young of larger kinds; -- called also
<altname>minim</altname> and <altname>minny</altname>. The name
is also applied to several allied American species, of the genera
<spn>Phoxinus</spn>, <spn>Notropis</spn>, or <spn>Minnilus</spn>,
and <spn>Rhinichthys</spn>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any of numerous small
American cyprinodont fishes of the genus <spn>Fundulus</spn>, and
related genera. They live both in fresh and in salt water. Called
also <altname>killifish</altname>, <altname>minny</altname>, and
<altname>mummichog</altname>.</def><-- see <er>mummichog</er> -->

<hw>Min"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A minnow.</def>

<hw>Mi"no bird"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Hind.
<ets>main\'be</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An Asiatic
bird (<spn>Gracula musica</spn>), 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>

<hw>Mi"nor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L., a
comparative with no positive; akin to AS. <ets>min</ets> small,
G. <ets>minder</ets> less, OHG. <ets>minniro</ets>, a.,
<ets>min</ets>, adv., Icel. <ets>minni</ets>, a.,
<ets>minnr</ets>, adv., Goth. <ets>minniza</ets>, a.,
<ets>mins</ets>, adv., Ir. & Gael. <ets>min</ets> small, tender,
L. <ets>minuere</ets> to lessen, Gr. <?/, Skr. <ets>mi</ets> to
damage. Cf. <er>Minish</er>, <er>Minister</er>, <er>Minus</er>,
<er>Minute</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Inferior in bulk, degree, importance, etc.;
less; smaller; of little account; <as>as, <ex>minor</ex>
divisions of a body</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Less by a semitone in interval
or difference of pitch; <as>as, a <ex>minor</ex>
third</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Asia Minor</col> <fld>(Geog.)</fld>, <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>Minor mode</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>that mode, or scale,
in which the third and sixth are minor, -- much used for mournful
and solemn subjects.</cd> -- <col>Minor orders</col>
<fld>(Eccl.)</fld>, <cd>the rank of persons employed in
ecclesiastical offices who are not in holy orders, as
doorkeepers, acolytes, etc.</cd> -- <col>Minor scale</col>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <cd>The form of the minor scale is various. The
strictly correct form has the third and sixth minor, with a
semitone between the seventh and eighth, which involves an
augmented second interval, or three semitones, between the sixth
and seventh, as, <supr>6/F</supr>, <supr>7/G<sharp/</supr>,
<supr>8/A</supr>. But, for melodic purposes, both the sixth and
the seventh are sometimes made major in the ascending, and minor
in the descending, scale, thus: --

<illust><-- Comm: an illustration of a bar with ascending and
descending notes on a minor scale --></illust>

See <er>Major</er>.</cd> -- <col>Minor term of syllogism</col>
<fld>(Logic)</fld>, <cd>the subject of the conclusion.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mi"nor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</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>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A Minorite; a Franciscan friar.</def>

<hw>Mi"nor*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>minoratus</ets>; p. p. of <ets>minorare</ets> to diminish,
fr. <ets>minor</ets>, a. See 1st <er>Minor</er>.]</ety> <def>To
diminish.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Mi`nor*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>minoratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>minoration</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
diminution.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Mi"nor*ess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<cref>Franciscan Nuns</cref>, under <er>Franciscan</er>,
<pos>a.</pos></def>

<hw>Mi"nor*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>minor</ets> less. Cf. 2d <er>Minor</er>, 3.]</ety> <def>A
Franciscan friar.</def>

<hw>Mi*nor"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Minorities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>minorit\'82</ets>. See <er>Minor</er>, <pos>a. &
n.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being a minor, or under age.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>State of being less or small.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The smaller number; -- opposed to
<ant>majority</ant>; <as>as, the <ex>minority</ex> must be ruled
by the majority</as>.</def>

<hw>Mi"nos</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety>
<fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Min"o*taur</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Minotaurus</ets>, Gr. <?/; <grk>Mi`nos</grk>, the husband of
Pasipha\'89 + <grk>tay^ros</grk> a bull, the Minotaur being the
offspring of Pasipha\'89 and a bull: cf. F.
<ets>minotaure</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>A
fabled monster, half man and half bull, confined in the labyrinth
constructed by D\'91dalus in Crete.</def>

<hw>Min"ow</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Minnow</er>.</def>

<hw>Min"ster</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mynster</ets>, fr. L. <ets>monasterium</ets>. See
<er>Monastery</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A church of a
monastery.  The name is often retained and applied to the church
after the monastery has ceased to exist (<as>as Beverly
<ex>Minster</ex>, Southwell <ex>Minster</ex>, etc.</as>), and is
also improperly used for any large church.</def>

<cs><col>Minster house</col>, <cd>the official house in which the
canons of a cathedral live in common or in rotation.</cd></cs>

<au>Shipley.</au>

<hw>Min"strel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>minstrel</ets>, <ets>menestral</ets>, OF.
<ets>menestrel</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>ministerialis</ets> servant,
workman (cf. <ets>ministrellus</ets> harpist), fr. L.
<ets>ministerium</ets> service. See <er>Ministry</er>, and cf.
<er>Ministerial</er>.]</ety> <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>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Min"strel*sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The arts and occupation of minstrels; the singing and
playing of a minstrel.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Musical instruments.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A collective body of minstrels, or musicians;
also, a collective body of minstrels' songs.</def>
<au>Chaucer</au>. \'bdThe <xex>minstrelsy</xex> of heaven.\'b8
<au>Milton</au>.

<hw>Mint</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>minte</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mentha</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The name of several aromatic labiate
plants, mostly of the genus <spn>Mentha</spn>, yielding
odoriferous essential oils by distillation. See
<er>Mentha</er>.</def>

<-- each of the following types can also be labeled as subtypes
-->
<note><hand/ <col>Corn mint</col> is <spn>Mentha arvensis</spn>.
-- <col>Horsemint</col> is <spn>M. sylvestris</spn>, and in the
United States <spn>Monarda punctata</spn>, which differs from the
true mints in several respects. -- <col>Mountain mint</col> is
any species of the related genus <spn>Pycnanthemum</spn>, common
in North America. -- <col>Peppermint</col> is <spn>M.
piperita</spn>. -- <col>Spearmint</col> is <spn>M. viridis</spn>.
-- <col>Water mint</col> is <spn>M. aquatica</spn>.</note>

<cs><col>Mint camphor</col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Menthol</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mint julep</col>. <cd>See
<er>Julep</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mint sauce</col>, <cd>a sauce
flavored with spearmint, for meats.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mint</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>mynet</ets> money,
coin, fr. L. <ets>moneta</ets> the mint, coined money, fr.
<ets>Moneta</ets>, a surname of Juno, in whose at Rome money was
coined; akin to <ets>monere</ets> to warn, admonish, AS.
<ets>manian</ets>, and to E. <ets>mind</ets>. See <er>Mind</er>,
and cf. <er>Money</er>, <er>Monition</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A place where money is coined by public authority.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Any place regarded as a source of
unlimited supply; the supply itself.</def>

<q>A <qex>mint</qex> of phrases in his brain.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mint</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Minted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Minting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mynetian</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To make by stamping, as money; to coin; to make
and stamp into money.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to
fashion.</def>

<q>Titles... of such natures as may be easily
<qex>minted</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<cs><col>Minting mill</col>, <cd>a coining press.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mint"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The coin, or other production, made in a mint.</def>

<q>Stamped in clay, a heavenly <qex>mintage</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sterling.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The duty paid to the mint for coining.</def>

<hw>Mint"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
mints.</def>

<hw>Mint"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mintmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>One skilled in
coining, or in coins; a coiner.</def>

<hw>Mint"-mas`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
master or superintendent of a mint. Also used figuratively.</def>

<hw>Min"u*end</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>minuendus</ets> to be diminished, fr. <ets>minuere</ets> to
lessen, diminish. See <er>Minish</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arith.)</fld>
<def>The number from which another number is to be
subtracted.</def>

<hw>Min"u*et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>menu</ets> small, L. <ets>minutus</ets> small. So called on
account of the short steps of the dance. See 4th
<er>Minute</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A slow graceful dance consisting of a coupee, a
high step, and a balance.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Min"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d
<er>Minion</er>, <er>Minum</er>, 6.]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A small kind of printing type; minion.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A minim.</def>

<hw>Mi"nus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. See
<er>Minor</er>, and cf. <er>Mis-</er> pref. from the
French.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Less; requiring to be
subtracted; negative; <as>as, a <ex>minus</ex>
quantity</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Minus sign</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>the sign [-]
denoting <xex>minus<xex>, or <xex>less<xex>, prefixed to negative
quantities, or quantities to be subtracted. See <cref>Negative
sign</cref>, under <er>Negative</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mi*nus"cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>minusculus</ets> rather small, fr. <ets>minus</ets> less:
cf. F. <ets>minuscule</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Any very small, minute object.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A small Roman letter which is neither capital
nor uncial; a manuscript written in such letters.</def> --
<def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the size and style of minuscules;
written in minuscules.</def>

<q>These <qex>minuscule</qex> letters are cursive forms of the
earlier uncials.</q>
<qau>I. Taylor (The Alphabet).</qau></def2>

<hw>Min"u*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining
to, or consisting of, minutes.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Min"ute</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>minuta</ets> a small portion, small coin, fr. L.
<ets>minutus</ets> small: cf. F. <ets>minute</ets>. See 4th
<er>Minute</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The sixtieth part of an hour; sixty seconds.
(Abbrev. <abbr>m.</abbr>; <as>as, 4 h. 30 <ex>m.<xex></as>)</def>

<q>Four <qex>minutes</qex>, that is to say, <qex>minutes</qex> of
an hour.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The sixtieth part of a degree; sixty seconds
(Marked thus (\'bf); <as>as, 10<deg/ 20\'bf</as>.)</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A nautical or a geographic mile.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A coin; a half farthing.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Wyclif (Mark xii. 42)</au>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>A very small part of anything, or anything very
small; a jot; a tittle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q><qex>Minutes</qex> and circumstances of his passion.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>A point of time; a moment.</def>

<q>I go this <qex>minute</qex> to attend the king.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>The memorandum; a record; a note to preserve the
memory of anything; <as>as, to take <ex>minutes</ex> of a
contract; to take <ex>minutes</ex> of a conversation or
debate.</as></def>

<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A fixed part of a module. See
<er>Module</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ Different writers take as the minute one twelfth,
one eighteenth, one thirtieth, or one sixtieth part of the
module.</note>

<hw>Min"ute</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a minute
or minutes; occurring at or marking successive minutes.</def>

<cs><col>Minute bell</col>, <cd>a bell tolled at intervals of a
minute, as to give notice of a death or a funeral.</cd> --
<col>Minute book</col>, <cd>a book in which written minutes are
entered.</cd> -- <col>Minute glass</col>, <cd>a glass measuring a
minute or minutes by the running of sand.</cd> -- <col>Minute
gun</col>, <cd>a discharge of a cannon repeated every minute as a
sign of distress or mourning.</cd> -- <col>Minute hand</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></cs>

<hw>Min"ute</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[<ets>imp. & p. p.</ets>
<er>Minuted</er>; <ets>p. pr. & vb. n.</ets>
<er>Minuting</er>.]</ety> <def>To set down a short sketch or note
of; to jot down; to make a minute or a brief summary of.</def>

<q>The Empress of Russia, with her own hand, <qex>minuted</qex>
an edict for universal tolerance.</q>
<qau>Bancroft.</qau>

<hw>Mi*nute"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>minutus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>minuere</ets> to lessen. See
<er>Minish</er>, <er>Minor</er>, and cf. <er>Menu</er>,
<er>Minuet</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Very small; little; tiny; fine; slight; slender;
inconsiderable.</def> \'bd<xex>Minute</xex> drops.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Attentive to small things; paying attention to
details; critical; particular; precise; <as>as, a <ex>minute</ex>
observer; <ex>minute</ex> observation.</as></def>

<syn>Syn. -- Little; diminutive; fine; critical; exact;
circumstantial; particular; detailed.</syn> <usage> --
<er>Minute</er>, <er>Circumstantial</er>, <er>Particular</er>. A
<xex>circumstantial</xex> account embraces all the leading
events; a <xex>particular</xex> account includes each event and
movement, though of but little importance; a <xex>minute</xex>
account goes further still, and omits nothing as to person, time,
place, adjuncts, etc.</usage>

<hw>Mi*nute"-jack`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A figure which strikes the hour on the bell of some fanciful
clocks; -- called also <altname>jack of the clock
house</altname>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A timeserver; an inconstant person.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mi*nute"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[From 4th
<er>Minute</er>.]</ety> <def>In a minute manner; with minuteness;
exactly; nicely.</def>

<hw>Min"ute*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From 1st
<er>Minute</er>.]</ety> <def>Happening every minute; continuing;
unceasing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Throwing themselves absolutely upon God's <qex>minutely</qex>
providence.</q>
<qau>Hammond.</qau>

<hw>Min"ute*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>At intervals of a
minute; very often and regularly.</def>

<au>J. Philips.</au>

<q><qex>Minutely</qex> proclaimed in thunder from heaven.</q>
<qau>Hammond.</qau>

<hw>Min"ute*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Minutemen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A militiaman who
was to be ready to march at a moment's notice; -- a term used in
the American Revolution.</def>

<hw>Mi*nute"ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being minute.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mi*nu"ti*a</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Minuti\'91</plw> <pr>(-<emac/)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>minutus</ets> small, minute. See 4th <er>Minute</er>.]</ety>
<def>A minute particular; a small or minor detail; -- used
chiefly in the plural.</def>

<hw>Minx</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. of Low
German origin; cf. LG. <ets>minsk</ets> wench, jade, hussy, D.
<ets>mensch</ets>; prop. the same word as D. & G.
<ets>mensch</ets> man, human being, OHG. <ets>mennisco</ets>, AS.
<ets>mennisc</ets>, fr. <ets>man</ets>. See <er>Man</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A pert or a wanton girl.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A she puppy; a pet dog.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Udall.</au>

<hw>Minx</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mink</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The mink; -- called also <cref>minx
otter</cref>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<-- p. 928 -->

<hw>Min"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Abounding with
mines; like a mine.</def> \'bd<xex>Miny</xex> caverns.\'b8

<au>Thomson.</au>

<hw>Mi"o*cene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ less
+ <?/ new, fresh, recent.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Of or
pertaining to the middle division of the Tertiary.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The Miocene period. See
<cref>Chart</cref> of <er>Geology</er>.</def></def2>

<hw>\'d8Mi`o*hip"pus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ less + <?/ horse.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An
extinct Miocene mammal of the Horse family, closely related to
the genus <spn>Anhithecrium</spn>, and having three usable hoofs
on each foot.</def>

<hw>Miq"ue*let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>miquelete</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>An irregular
or partisan soldier; a bandit.</def>

<hw>Mir</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Russian village
community.</def>

<au>D. M. Wallace.</au>

<hw>Mir</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per. <ets>m\'c6r</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Same as <er>Emir</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mi"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from L.
<ets>mirus</ets> wonderful.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A
remarkable variable star in the constellation Cetus
(<altname><omicron/ Ceti</altname>).</def>

<hw>Mi*rab"i*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mirabilaries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who, or a
work which, narrates wonderful things; one who writes of
wonders.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mi*rab"i*lis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
wonderful.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants. See
<er>Four-o'clock</er>.</def>

<hw>Mi*rab"i*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Native sodium sulphate; Glauber's
salt.</def>

<hw>Mi"ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mirabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>mirari</ets> to wonder: cf. OF.
<ets>mirable</ets>. See <er>Marvel</er>.]</ety> <def>Wonderful;
admirable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mir"a*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>miraculum</ets>, fr. <ets>mirari</ets> to wonder. See
<er>Marvel</er>, and cf. <er>Mirror</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A wonder or wonderful thing.</def>

<q>That <qex>miracle</qex> and queen of genus.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>They considered not the <qex>miracle</qex> of the loaves.</q>
<qau>Mark vi. 52.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A miracle play.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A story or legend abounding in miracles.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>When said was all this <qex>miracle</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<cs><col>Miracle monger</col>, <cd>an impostor who pretends to
work miracles.</cd> -- <col>Miracle play</col>, <cd>one of the
old dramatic entertainments founded on legends of saints and
martyrs or (see 2d <er>Mystery</er>, 2) on events related in the
Bible.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mir"a*cle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make
wonderful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mi*rac"u*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
cause to seem to be a miracle.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shaftesbury.</au>

<hw>Mi*rac"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>miraculeux</ets>. See <er>Miracle</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Supernatural; wonderful.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Wonder-working.</def> \'bdThe
<xex>miraculous</xex> harp.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

-- <wordforms><wf>Mi*rac"u*lous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mi*rac"u*lous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mir`a*dor"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., fr.
<ets>mirar</ets> to behold, view. See <er>Mirror</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Belvedere</er>.</def>

<hw>Mi`rage"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>mirer</ets> to look at carefully, to aim, <ets>se
mirer</ets> to look at one's self in a glass, to reflect, to be
reflected, LL. <ets>mirare</ets> to look at. See
<er>Mirror</er>.]</ety> <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 <xex>fata
Morgana</xex> and <xex>looming</xex> are species of
<xex>mirage</xex>.</def>

<q>By the <qex>mirage</qex> uplifted the land floats vague in the
ether,
Ships and the shadows of ships hang in the motionless air.</q>
<qau>Longfellow.</qau>

<hw>Mir"bane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Nitrobenzene</er>.</def>

<hw>Mire</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m\'c6re</ets>, <ets>m<?/re</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>mier</ets>, Icel. <ets>maurr</ets>, Dan. <ets>myre</ets>,
Sw. <ets>myra</ets>; cf. also Ir. <ets>moirbh</ets>, Gr.
<?/.]</ety> <def>An ant. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See
<er>Pismire</er>.</def>

<hw>Mire</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mire</ets>,
<ets>myre</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>m<?/rr</ets> swamp, Sw.
<ets>myra</ets> marshy ground, and perh. to E.
<ets>moss</ets>.]</ety> <def>Deep mud; wet, spongy earth.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>He his rider from the lofty steed
Would have cast down and trod in dirty <qex>mire</qex>.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<cs><col>Mire crow</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the pewit, or
laughing gull.</cd> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> -- <col>Mire
drum</col>, <cd>the European bittern. <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Mire</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mired</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Miring</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause or permit to stick fast in mire; to
plunge or fix in mud; <as>as, to <ex>mire</ex> a horse or
wagon</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To soil with mud or foul matter.</def>

<q>Smirched thus and <qex>mired</qex> with infamy.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mire</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To stick in mire.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mi*rif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mi*rif"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mirificus</ets>; <ets>mirus</ets> wonderful +
<ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See <er>-fy</er>.]</ety>
<def>Working wonders; wonderful.</def>

<hw>Mi*rif"i*cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Wonderful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mir"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
of being miry.</def>

<hw>Mirk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Murky</er>.]</ety> <def>Dark; gloomy; murky.</def>

<au>Spenser. Mrs. Browning.</au>

<hw>Mirk</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Darkness; gloom; murk.</def>
\'bdIn <xex>mirk</xex> and mire.\'b8

<au>Longfellow.</au>

<hw>Mirk"some</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dark; gloomy;
murky.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> <au>Spenser</au>. --
<wordforms><wf>Mirk"some*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark></wordforms>

<hw>Mirk"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dark; gloomy.
See <er>Murky</er>.</def>

<hw>Mir"ror</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mirour</ets>, F. <ets>miroir</ets>, OF. also
<ets>mireor</ets>, fr. (assumed) LL. <ets>miratorium</ets>, fr.
<ets>mirare</ets> to look at, L. <ets>mirari</ets> to wonder. See
<er>Marvel</er>, and cf. <er>Miracle</er>,
<er>Mirador</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or
polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of
light.</def>

<q>And in her hand she held a <qex>mirror</qex> bright,
Wherein her face she often view\'8ad fair.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which gives a true representation, or in
which a true image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an
exemplar.</def>

<q>She is <qex>mirour</qex> of all courtesy.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>O goddess, heavenly bright,
<qex>Mirror</qex> of grace and majesty divine.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Speculum</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Mirror carp</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a
domesticated variety of the carp, having only three or fur rows
of very large scales side.</cd> -- <col>Mirror plate</col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A flat glass mirror without a frame</cd>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Flat glass used for making mirrors.</cd> --
<col>Mirror writing</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></cs>

<hw>Mir"ror</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mirrored</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mirroring</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To reflect, as in a
mirror.</def>

<hw>Mirth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mirthe</ets>, <ets>murthe</ets>, <ets>merthe</ets>, AS.
<ets>myr<edh/</ets>, <ets>myrg<edh/</ets>, <ets>merh<edh/</ets>,
<ets>mirh<edh/</ets>. See <er>Merry</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter;
jollity.</def>

<q>Then will I cause to cease ... from the streets of Jerusalem,
the voice of <qex>mirth</qex>.</q>
<qau>Jer. vii. 34.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which causes merriment.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Merriment; joyousness; gladness; fun; frolic; glee;
hilarity; festivity; jollity. See <er>Gladness</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mirth"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Full of mirth or merriment; merry; <as>as, <ex>mirthful</ex>
children</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Indicating or inspiring mirth; <as>as, a
<ex>mirthful</ex> face</as>.</def>

<q><qex>Mirthful</qex>, comic shows.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Mirth"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mirth"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mirth"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without mirth.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mirth"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mir"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From 2d
<er>Mire</er>.]</ety> <def>Abounding with deep mud; full of mire;
muddy; <as>as, a <ex>miry</ex> road</as>.</def>

<hw>Mir"za</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per.
<ets>m\'c6rz\'be</ets>, abbrev. fr. <ets>m\'c6rz\'bedeh</ets> son
of the prince; <ets>m\'c6r</ets> prince (Ar. <ets>am\'c6r</ets>,
<ets>em\'c6r</ets>) + <ets>z\'bedeh</ets> son.]</ety> <def>The
common title of honor in Persia, prefixed to the surname of an
individual. When appended to the surname, it signifies
<xex>Prince</xex>.</def>

<hw>Mis-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[In words of Teutonic origin,
fr. AS. <ets>mis-</ets>; akin to D. <ets>mis-</ets>, G.
<ets>miss-</ets>, OHG. <ets>missa-</ets>, <ets>missi-</ets>,
Icel. & Dan. <ets>mis-</ets>, Sw. <ets>miss-</ets>, Goth.
<ets>missa-</ets>; orig., a p. p. from the root of G.
<ets>meiden</ets> to shun, OHG. <ets>m\'c6dan</ets>, AS.
<ets>m\'c6<?/an</ets> (<?/<?/<?/<?/. Cf. <er>Miss</er> to fail
of). In words from the French, fr. OF. <ets>mes-</ets>, F.
<ets>m\'82-</ets>, <ets>mes-</ets>, fr. L. <ets>minus</ets> less
(see <er>Minus</er>). In present usage these two prefixes are
commonly confounded.]</ety> <def>A prefix used adjectively and
adverbially in the sense of <xex>amiss</xex>, <xex>wrong</xex>,
<xex>ill</xex>, <xex>wrongly</xex>, <xex>unsuitably</xex>;
<as>as, <ex>mis</ex>deed, <ex>mis</ex>lead, <ex>mis</ex>chief,
<ex>mis</ex>creant</as>.</def>

<hw>Mis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Amiss</er>.]</ety> <def>Wrong; amiss.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdTo correcten that [which] is
<xex>mis</xex>.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mis*ac`cep*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Wrong acceptation; understanding in a wrong sense.</def>

<hw>Mis`ac*compt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
account or reckon wrongly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mis`ad*just"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
adjust wrongly of unsuitably; to throw of adjustment.</def>

<au>I. Taylor.</au>

<hw>Mis`ad*just"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
adjustment; unsuitable arrangement.</def>

<hw>Mis`ad*ven"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[OE. <ets>mesaventure</ets>, F.
<ets>m\'82saventure</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mischance; misfortune; ill
lick; unlucky accident; ill adventure.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<cs><col>Homicide by misadventure</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>,
<cd>homicide which occurs when a man, doing a lawful act, without
any intention of injury, unfortunately kills another; -- called
also <altname>excusable homicide</altname>. See
<er>Homicide</er>.</cd></cs>

<au>Blackstone.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Mischance; mishap; misfortune; disaster;
calamity.</syn>

<hw>Mis`ad*ven"tured</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Unfortunate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis`ad*ven"tur*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Unfortunate.</def>

<hw>Mis`ad*vert"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Inadvertence.</def>

<hw>Mis`ad*vice"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bad
advice.</def>

<hw>Mis`ad*vise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give
bad counsel to.</def>

<hw>Mis`ad*vised"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ill
advised.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mis`ad*vis"ed*ly</wf>
<pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mis`af*fect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
dislike.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis`af*fect"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ill disposed.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis`af*fec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An evil
or wrong affection; the state of being ill affected.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis`af*firm"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
affirm incorrectly.</def>

<hw>Mis*aimed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not rightly
aimed.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*al`le*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
erroneous statement or allegation.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis`al*lege"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
state erroneously.</def>

<hw>Mis`al*li"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82salliance</ets>.]</ety> <def>A marriage with a person
of inferior rank or social station; an improper alliance; a
mesalliance.</def>

<q>A Leigh had made a <qex>misalliance</qex>, and blushed
A Howard should know it.</q>
<qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau>

<hw>Mis`al*lied"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wrongly
allied or associated.</def>

<hw>Mis`al*lot"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrong
allotment.</def>

<hw>Mis*al"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To alter
wrongly; esp., to alter for the worse.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis"an*thrope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ to hate + <?/ a man; cf. F. <ets>misanthrope</ets>. Cf.
<er>Miser</er>.]</ety> <def>A hater of mankind; a
misanthropist.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mis`an*throp"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mis`an*throp"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>misanthropique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hating or
disliking mankind.</def>

<hw>Mis*an"thro*pist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
misanthrope.</def>

<hw>Mis*an"thro*pos</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Misanthrope</er>.]</ety> <def>A misanthrope.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*an"thro*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/: cf. F. <ets>misanthropie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hatred of, or
dislike to, mankind; -- opposed to <xex>philanthropy</xex>.</def>

<au>Orrery.</au>

<hw>Mis*ap`pli*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
wrong application.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Mis`ap*ply"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Misapplied</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Misapplying</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To apply wrongly; to use
for a wrong purpose; <as>as, to <ex>misapply</ex> a name or
title; to <ex>misapply</ex> public money.</as></def>

<hw>Mis`ap*pre"ci*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Improperly appreciated.</def>

<hw>Mis*ap`pre*hend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand.</def>

<au>Locke.</au>

<hw>Mis*ap`pre*hen"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
mistaking or mistake; wrong apprehension of one's meaning of a
fact; misconception; misunderstanding.</def>

<hw>Mis*ap`pre*hen"sive*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>By, or with, misapprehension.</def>

<hw>Mis`ap*pro"pri*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<def>To appropriate wrongly; to use for a wrong purpose.</def>

<hw>Mis`ap*pro`pri*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Wrong appropriation; wrongful use.</def>

<hw>Mis`ar*range"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Misarranged</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Misarranging</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To place in a wrong order, or
improper manner.</def>

<hw>Mis`ar*range"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
arrangement.</def>

<hw>Mis`ar*cribe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
ascribe wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis`as*say"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
assay, or attempt, improperly or unsuccessfully.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>W. Browne.</au>

<hw>Mis`as*sign"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
assign wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis`at*tend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
misunderstand; to disregard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mis`a*ven"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Misadventure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis`a*vize"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
misadvise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*bear"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To carry
improperly; to carry (one's self) wrongly; to misbehave.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mis`be*come"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Not to
become; to suit ill; not to befit or be adapted to.</def>

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<q>Thy father will not act what <qex>misbecomes</qex> him.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<hw>Mis`be*com"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unbecoming.</def>
<au>Milton</au>. -- <wordforms><wf>Mis`be*com"ing*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mis`be*com"ing*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<au>Boyle.</au>

<hw>Mis*bede"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Misbode</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Misboden</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[AS. <ets>mis-be\'93dan</ets>.]</ety> <def>To wrong; to do
injury to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Who hath you <qex>misboden</qex> or offended?</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Mis`be*fit"ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>No
befitting.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mis`be*got"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mis`be*got"ten</hw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>p. a.</pos> <def>Unlawfully or
irregularly begotten; of bad origin; pernicious.</def> \'bdValor
<xex>misbegot</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis`be*have"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Misbehaved</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Misbehaving</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To behave ill; to conduct
one's self improperly; -- often used with a reciprocal
pronoun.</def>

<hw>Mis`be*haved"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Guilty of
ill behavior; illbred; rude.</def> \'bdA <xex>misbehaved</xex>
and sullen wench.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis`be*hav"ior</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Improper, rude, or uncivil behavior; ill conduct.</def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<hw>Mis`be*lief"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Erroneous
or false belief.</def>

<hw>Mis`be*lieve"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v.
i.</pos> <def>To believe erroneously, or in a false
religion.</def> \'bdThat <xex>misbelieving</xex> Moor.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis`be*liev"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
believes wrongly; one who holds a false religion.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis`be*seem"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To suit
ill.</def>

<hw>Mis`be*stow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
bestow improperly.</def>

<hw>Mis`be*stow"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act
of misbestowing.</def>

<hw>Mis`bi*leve"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Misbelief;
unbelief; suspicion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mis*bode"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>imp.</pos> <def>of
<er>Misbede</er>.</def>

<hw>Mis*bo"den</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>of
<er>Misbede</er>.</def>

<hw>Mis"born`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Born to
misfortune.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*cal"cu*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<def>To calculate erroneously; to judge wrongly.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mis*cal`cu*la"tion</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mis*call"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To call by a wrong name; to name improperly.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To call by a bad name; to abuse.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Mis*car"riage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Unfortunate event or issue of an undertaking; failure to
attain a desired result or reach a destination.</def>

<q>When a counselor, to save himself,
Would lay <qex>miscarriages</qex> upon his prince.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Ill conduct; evil or improper behavior; <as>as,
the failings and <ex>miscarriages</ex> of the
righteous</as>.</def>

<au>Rogers.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The act of bringing forth before the time;
premature birth.</def>

<hw>Mis*car"riage*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Capable of miscarrying; liable to fail.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis*car"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Miscarried</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Miscarrying</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</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>

<q>My ships have all <qex>miscarried</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>The cardinal's letters to the pope <qex>miscarried</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring forth young before the proper
time.</def>

<hw>Mis*cast"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cast or
reckon wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis*cast"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An erroneous cast or
reckoning.</def>

<hw>Mis`ce*ge*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>miscere</ets> to mix + the root of <ets>genus</ets>
race.]</ety> <def>A mixing of races; amalgamation, as by
intermarriage of black and white.</def>

<hw>Mis`cel*la*na"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[See <er>Miscellany</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
miscellanies.</def> <au>Shaftesbury</au>. -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<def>A writer of miscellanies.</def></def2>

<hw>Mis"cel*lane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Miscellaneous</er>, and cf. <er>Maslin</er>.]</ety> <def>A
mixture of two or more sorts of grain; -- now called
<altname>maslin</altname> and <altname>meslin</altname>.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mis"cel*la"ne*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[L. See <er>Miscellany</er>.]</ety> <def>A collection of
miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds.</def>

<hw>Mis`cel*la"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>miscellaneus</ets> mixed, miscellaneous, fr.
<ets>miscellus</ets> mixed, fr. <ets>miscere</ets> to mix. See
<er>Mix</er>, and cf. <er>Miscellany</er>.]</ety> <def>Mixed;
mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts;
promiscuous; heterogeneous; <as>as, a <ex>miscellaneous</ex>
collection</as>.</def> \'bdA <xex>miscellaneous</xex> rabble.\'b8
<au>Milton</au>. -- <wordforms><wf>Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mis"cel*la*nist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
writer of miscellanies; miscellanarian.</def>

<hw>Mis"cel*la*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Miscellanies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.
<ets>miscellanea</ets>, neut. pl. of. <ets>miscellaneus</ets>:
cf. F. <ets>miscellan\'82e</ets>, pl. <ets>miscellan\'82es</ets>.
See <er>Miscellaneous</er>.]</ety> <def>A mass or mixture of
various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on
various subjects.</def>

<q>'T is but a bundle or <qex>miscellany</qex> of sin; sins
original, and sins actual.</q>
<qau>Hewyt.</qau>

<cs><col>Miscellany madam</col>, <cd>a woman who dealt in various
fineries; a milliner. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<-- p. 929 -->

<hw>Mis"cel*la*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Miscellaneous; heterogeneous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mis*cen"sure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
misjudge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Daniel</au>. --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Erroneous judgment.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <au>Sylvester.</au></def2>

<hw>Mis*chance"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>meschance</ets>, OF. <ets>mescheance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Ill
luck; ill fortune; mishap.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Never come <qex>mischance</qex> between us twain.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Calamity; misfortune; misadventure; mishap;
infelicity; disaster. See <er>Calamity</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mis*chance"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To happen by
mischance.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*chance"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Unlucky.</def>

<au>R. Browning.</au>

<hw>Mis*char"ac*ter*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<def>To characterize falsely or erroneously; to give a wrong
character to.</def>

<q>They totally <qex>mischaracterize</qex> the action.</q>
<qau>Eton.</qau>

<hw>Mis*charge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
charge erroneously, as in account.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<def>A mistake in charging.</def></def2>

<hw>Mis"chief</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>meschef</ets> bad result, OF. <ets>meschief</ets>; pref.
<ets>mes-</ets> (L. <ets>minus</ets> less) + <ets>chief</ets>
end, head, F. <ets>chef</ets> chief. See <er>Minus</er>, and
<er>Chief</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Thy tongue deviseth <qex>mischiefs</qex>.</q>
<qau>Ps. lii. 2.</qau>

<q>The practice whereof shall, I hope, secure me from many
<qex>mischiefs</qex>.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Cause of trouble or vexation; trouble.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<q>The <qex>mischief</qex> was, these allies would never allow
that the common enemy was subdued.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<cs><col>To be in mischief</col>, <cd>to be doing harm or causing
annoyance.</cd> -- <col>To make mischief</col>, <cd>to do
mischief, especially by exciting quarrels.</cd> -- <col>To play
the mischief</col>, <cd>to cause great harm; to throw into
confusion. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Damage; harm; hurt; injury; detriment; evil;
ill.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Mischief</er>, <er>Damage</er>,
<er>Harm</er>. <xex>Damage</xex> is an injury which diminishes
the value of a thing; <xex>harm</xex> is an injury which causes
trouble or inconvenience; <xex>mischief</xex> is an injury which
disturbs the order and consistency of things. We often suffer
<xex>damage</xex> or <xex>harm</xex> from accident, but
<xex>mischief</xex> always springs from perversity or
folly.</usage>

<hw>Mis"chief</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To do harm to.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mis"chief*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Mischievous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Lydgate.</au>

<hw>Mis"chief*ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Mischievous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Foote.</au>

<hw>Mis"chief-mak`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who makes mischief; one who excites or instigates quarrels or
enmity.</def>

<hw>Mis"chief-mak`ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing harm;
exciting enmity or quarrels.</def> <au>Rowe</au>. --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or practice of making mischief,
inciting quarrels, etc.</def></def2>

<hw>Mis"chie*vous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing
mischief; harmful; hurtful; -- now often applied where the evil
is done carelessly or in sport; <as>as, a <ex>mischievous</ex>
child</as>.</def> \'bdMost <xex>mischievous</xex> foul sin.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>This false, wily, doubling disposition is intolerably
<qex>mischievous</qex> to society.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Harmful; hurtful; detrimental; noxious; pernicious;
destructive.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>Mis"chie*vous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mis"chie*vous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Misch"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mishna</er>.</def>

<hw>Misch"nic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mishnic</er>.</def>

<hw>Mis*choose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Mischose</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Mischosen</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Mischoosing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To choose
wrongly.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mis*choose"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make a wrong
choice.</def>

<hw>Mis*chris"ten</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
christen wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis`ci*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>miscibilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capability of being
mixed.</def>

<hw>Mis"ci*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>miscible</ets>, fr. L. <ets>miscere</ets> to mix.]</ety>
<def>Capable of being mixed; mixable; <as>as, water and alcohol
are <ex>miscible</ex> in all proportions</as>.</def>

<au>Burke.</au>

<hw>Mis`ci*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Erroneous citation.</def>

<hw>Mis*cite"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cite
erroneously.</def>

<hw>Mis*claim"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mistaken
claim.</def>

<hw>Mis*cog"ni*zant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Not cognizant; ignorant; not knowing.</def>

<hw>Mis*cog"nize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To fail
to apprehend; to misunderstand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holland.</au>

<hw>Mis*col`lo*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Wrong collocation.</def>

<au>De Quincey.</au>

<hw>Mis*col"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give a
wrong color to; figuratively, to set forth erroneously or
unfairly; <as>as, to <ex>miscolor</ex> facts</as>.</def>

<au>C. Kingsley.</au>

<hw>Mis*com"fort</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Discomfort.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*com`pre*hend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
get a wrong idea of or about; to misunderstand.</def>

<hw>Mis*com`pu*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Erroneous computation; false reckoning.</def>

<hw>Mis`com*pute"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Miscount</er>.]</ety> <def>To compute erroneously.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Mis`con*ceit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Misconception.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis`con*ceive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Misconceived</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Misconceiving</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To conceive wrongly; to
interpret incorrectly; to receive a false notion of; to misjudge;
to misapprehend.</def>

<q>Those things which, for want of due consideration heretofore,
they have <qex>misconceived</qex>.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To misapprehend; misunderstand; mistake.</syn>

<hw>Mis`con*ceiv"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
misconceives.</def>

<hw>Mis`con*cep"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Erroneous conception; false opinion; wrong
understanding.</def>

<au>Harvey.</au>

<hw>Mis`con*clu"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
erroneous inference or conclusion.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis*con"duct</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
conduct; bad behavior; mismanagement.</def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Misbehavior; misdemeanor; mismanagement; misdeed;
delinquency; offense.</syn>

<hw>Mis`con*duct"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
conduct amiss; to mismanage.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<cs><col>To misconduct one's self</col>, <cd>to behave
improperly.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mis`con*duct"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To behave
amiss.</def>

<hw>Mis*con"fi*dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
a mistaken confidence; wrongly trusting.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis`con*jec"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
wrong conjecture or guess.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Mis`con*jec"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<def>To conjecture wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis*con"se*crate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
consecrate amiss.</def> \'bd<xex>Misconsecrated</xex> flags.\'b8

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis*con`se*cra"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
consecration.</def>

<hw>Mis*con"se*quence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
wrong consequence; a false deduction.</def>

<hw>Mis*con"stru*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such
as can be misconstrued, as language or conduct.</def>

<au>R. North.</au>

<hw>Mis`con*struct"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
construct wrongly; to construe or interpret erroneously.</def>

<hw>Mis`con*struc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Erroneous construction; wrong interpretation.</def>

<au>Bp. Stillingfleet.</au>

<hw>Mis*con"strue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Misconstrued</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Misconstruing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To construe wrongly; to
interpret erroneously.</def>

<q>Do not, great sir, <qex>misconstrue</qex> his intent.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<q>Much afflicted to find his actions
<qex>misconstrued</qex>.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<hw>Mis*con"stru*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
misconstrues.</def>

<hw>Mis`con*tent"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Discontent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis`con*tin"u*ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Discontinuance; also, continuance by undue
process.</def>

<hw>Mis*copy"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To copy
amiss.</def>

<hw>Mis*copy"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mistake in
copying.</def>

<au>North Am. Rev.</au>

<hw>Mis`cor*rect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
fail or err in attempting to correct.</def> \'bdScaliger
<xex>miscorrects</xex> his author.\'b8

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Mis*coun"sel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
counsel or advise wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis*count"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
OF. <ets>mesconter</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82compter</ets>. Cf.
<er>Miscompute</er>.]</ety> <def>To count erroneously.</def>

<hw>Mis*count"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82compte</ets> error, OF. <ets>mesconte</ets>.]</ety>
<def>An erroneous counting.</def>

<hw>Mis*cov"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To covet
wrongfully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mis"cre*ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mis"cre*an*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>mescreance</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82cr\'82ance</ets>
incredulity.]</ety> <def>The quality of being miscreant;
adherence to a false religion; false faith.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Ayliffe.</au>

<hw>Mis"cre*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>mescreant</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82cr\'82ant</ets>; pref.
<ets>mes-</ets> (L. <ets>minus</ets> less) + p. pr. fr. L.
<ets>credere</ets> to believe. See <er>Creed</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who holds a false religious faith; a
misbeliever.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser. De Quincey.</au>

<q>Thou oughtest not to be slothful to the destruction of the
<qex>miscreants</qex>, but to constrain them to obey our Lord
God.</q>
<qau>Rivers.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One not restrained by Christian principles; an
unscrupulous villain; a while wretch.</def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<hw>Mis"cre*ant</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Holding a
false religious faith.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Destitute of conscience; unscrupulous.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>Mis`cre*ate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Miscreated; illegitimate; forged; <as>as, <ex>miscreate</ex>
titles</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Poet.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis`cre*ate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
create badly or amiss.</def>

<hw>Mis`cre*at"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed
unnaturally or illegitimately; deformed.</def>

<au>Spenser. Milton.</au>

<hw>Mis`cre*a"tive</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Creating amiss.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*cre"dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>mis-</ets> + <ets>credent</ets>. Cf.
<er>Miscreant</er>.]</ety> <def>A miscreant, or believer in a
false religious doctrine.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holinshed.</au>

<hw>Mis`cre*du"li*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
credulity or belief; misbelief.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis*cue"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Billiards)</fld> <def>A false stroke with a billiard cue,
the cue slipping from the ball struck without impelling it as
desired.</def>

<hw>Mis*date"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Misdated</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Misdating</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To date erroneously.</def>

<au>Young.</au>

<hw>Mis*deal"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Misdealt</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Misdealing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To deal or distribute
wrongly, as cards; to make a wrong distribution.</def>

<hw>Mis*deal"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of misdealing; a
wrong distribution of cards to the players.</def>

<hw>Mis*deed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>misd<?/d</ets>. See <er>Deed</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<def>An evil deed; a wicked action.</def>

<q>Evils which our own <qex>misdeeds</qex> have wrought.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Misconduct; misdemeanor; fault; offense; trespass;
transgression; crime.</syn>

<hw>Mis*deem"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
misjudge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mis`de*mean"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
behave ill; -- with a reflexive pronoun; <as>as, to
<ex>misdemean</ex> one's self</as>.</def>

<hw>Mis`de*mean"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
guilty of a misdemeanor.</def>

<au>Sydney Smith.</au>

<hw>Mis`de*mean"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Ill behavior; evil conduct; fault.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A crime less than a
felony.</def>

<au>Wharton.</au>

<note><hand/ As a rule, in the old English law, offenses
capitally punishable were felonies; all other indictable offenses
were misdemeanors. In common usage, the word <xex>crime</xex> 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 <xex>misdemeanors</xex>.

<au>Blackstone.</au>

   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.
<er>Felony</er>.

<au>Wharton.</au></note>

<syn>Syn. -- Misdeed; misconduct; misbehavior; fault; trespass;
transgression.</syn>

<hw>Mis*dempt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>obs. p. p.</pos> <def>of
<er>Misdeem</er>.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis`de*part"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
distribute wrongly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>He <qex>misdeparteth</qex> riches temporal.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Mis`de*rive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To turn or divert improperly; to misdirect.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To derive erroneously.</def>

<hw>Mis`de*scribe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
describe wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis`de*sert"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ill desert.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis`de*vo"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mistaken
devotion.</def>

<hw>Mis*di"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Improper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*di"et</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To diet
improperly.</def>

<hw>Mis*dight"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Arrayed,
prepared, or furnished, unsuitably.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis`di*rect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give
a wrong direction to; <as>as, to <ex>misdirect</ex> a passenger,
or a letter; to <ex>misdirect</ex> one's energies.</as></def>

<au>Shenstone.</au>

<hw>Mis`di*rec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of directing wrongly, or the state of being so
directed.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An error of a judge in charging
the jury on a matter of law.</def>

<au>Mozley & W.</au>

<hw>Mis*dis`po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Erroneous disposal or application.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis`dis*tin"guish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
make wrong distinctions in or concerning.</def>

<au>Hooker.</au>

<hw>Mis`di*vide"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
divide wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis`di*vi"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
division.</def>

<hw>Mis*do"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Misdid</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p.
p.</pos> <er>Misdone</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Misdoing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>misd<?/n</ets>. See <er>Do</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To do wrongly.</def>

<q>Afford me place to show what recompense
To wards thee I intend for what I have <qex>misdone</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To do wrong to; to illtreat.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mis*do"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To do wrong; to commit a
fault.</def>

<q>I have <qex>misdone</qex>, and I endure the smart.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Mis*do"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrongdoer.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*do"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrong done; a fault or
crime; an offense; <as>as, it was my
<ex>misdoing</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Mis*doubt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
be suspicious of; to have suspicion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>I do not <qex>misdoubt</qex> my wife.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mis*doubt"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Suspicion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Irresolution; hesitation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*doubt"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a</pos> <def>Misgiving;
hesitating.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdHer
<xex>misdoubtful</xex> mind.\'b8

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*dread"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Dread of
evil.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mise</ets> a putting, setting, expense, fr. <ets>mis</ets>,
<ets>mise</ets>, p. p. of <ets>mettre</ets> to put, lay, fr. LL.
<ets>mittere</ets> to send.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The issue in a writ of
right.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Expense; cost; disbursement.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>3.</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> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*ease"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mesaise</ets>, OF. <ets>mesaise</ets>.]</ety> <def>Want of
ease; discomfort; misery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mis*eased"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
discomfort or misery; troubled.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mis*eas"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not easy;
painful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis`e*di"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
incorrect or spurious edition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis*ed"u*cate</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<def>To educate in a wrong manner.</def>

<hw>Mis`em*ploy"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
employ amiss; <as>as, to <ex>misemploy</ex> time, advantages,
talents, etc.</as></def>

<q>Their frugal father's gains they <qex>misemploy</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Mis`em*ploy"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
or mistaken employment.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Mis*en"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To enter
or insert wrongly, as a charge in an account.</def>

<hw>Mis`en*treat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
treat wrongfully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Grafton.</au>

<hw>Mis*en"try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An erroneous
entry or charge, as of an account.</def>

<hw>Mi"ser</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>miser</ets> wretched, miserable; cf. Gr. <?/ hate, <?/, <?/
to hate: cf. It. & Sp. <ets>misero</ets> wretched,
avaricious.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A wretched person; a person afflicted by any
great misfortune.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<q>The woeful words of a <qex>miser</qex> now despairing.</q>
<qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A despicable person; a wretch.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A covetous, grasping, mean person; esp., one
having wealth, who lives miserably for the sake of saving and
increasing his hoard.</def>

<q>As some lone <qex>miser</qex>, visiting his store,
Bends at his treasure, counts, recounts it o'er.</q>
<qau>Goldsmith.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A kind of large earth auger.</def>

<au>Knight.</au>

<hw>Mis"er*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mis\'82rable</ets>, L. <ets>miserabilis</ets>, fr.
<ets>miserari</ets> to lament, pity, fr. <ets>miser</ets>
wretched. See <er>Miser</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Very unhappy; wretched.</def>

<q>What hopes delude thee, <qex>miserable</qex> man?</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing unhappiness or misery.</def>

<q>What 's more <qex>miserable</qex> than discontent?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Worthless; mean; despicable; <as>as, a
<ex>miserable</ex> fellow; a <ex>miserable</ex>
dinner.</as></def>

<q><qex>Miserable</qex> comforters are ye all.</q>
<qau>Job xvi. 2.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Avaricious; niggardly; miserly.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Hooker.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Abject; forlorn; pitiable; wretched.</syn>

<hw>Mis"er*a*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A miserable
person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sterne.</au>

<hw>Mis"er*a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or
quality of being miserable.</def>

<hw>Mis"er*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a miserable;
unhappily; calamitously; wretchedly; meanly.</def>

<q>They were <qex>miserably</qex> entertained.</q>
<qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau>

<q>The fifth was <qex>miserably</qex> stabbed to death.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<hw>Mis`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Commiseration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Mis`e*re"re</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
have mercy, fr. <ets>misereri</ets> to have mercy, fr.
<ets>miser</ets>. See <er>Miser</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>The psalm usually
appointed for penitential acts, being the 50th psalm in the Latin
version. It commences with the word <xex>miserere</xex>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A musical composition adapted to the 50th
psalm.</def>

<q>Where only the wind signs <qex>miserere</qex>.</q>
<qau>Lowell.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A small projecting boss or
bracket, on the under side of the hinged seat of a church stall
(see <er>Stall</er>). It was intended, the seat being turned up,
to give some support to a worshiper when standing. Called also
<xex>misericordia</xex>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Ileus</er>.</def>

<hw>Mis"er*i*corde"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mis\'82ricorde</ets>. See <er>Misericordia</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Compassion; pity; mercy.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anc. Armor.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Misericordia</er>, 2.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mis`e*ri*cor"di*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L., mercy, compassion; <ets>miser</ets> wretched +
<ets>cor</ets>, <ets>cordis</ets>, heart.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(O. Law)</fld> <def>An amercement.</def>

<au>Burrill.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anc. Armor.)</fld> <def>A thin-bladed dagger;
so called, in the Middle Ages, because used to give the death
wound or \'bdmercy\'b8 stroke to a fallen adversary.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>An indulgence as to food or
dress granted to a member of a religious order.</def>

<au>Shipley.</au>

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<hw>Mi"ser*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Miser</er>.]</ety> <def>Like a miser; very covetous; sordid;
niggardly.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Avaricious; niggardly; sordid; parsimonious;
penurious; covetous; stingy; mean. See <er>Avaricious</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mi"ser*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Miseries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE.
<ets>miserie</ets>, L. <ets>miseria</ets>, fr. <ets>miser</ets>
wretched: cf. F. <ets>mis\'8are</ets>, OF. also,
<ets>miserie</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Great unhappiness; extreme pain of body or mind;
wretchedness; distress; woe.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Destruction and <qex>misery</qex> are in their ways.</q>
<qau>Rom. iii. 16.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Cause of misery; calamity; misfortune.</def>

<q>When we our betters see bearing our woes,
We scarcely think our <qex>miseries</qex> our foes.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Covetousness; niggardliness; avarice.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<syn>Syn. -- Wretchedness; torture; agony; torment; anguish;
distress; calamity; misfortune.</syn>

<hw>Mis`es*teem"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82sestime</ets>.]</ety> <def>Want of esteem;
disrespect.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Mis*es"ti*mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
estimate erroneously.</def>

<au>J. S. Mill.</au>

<hw>Mis*ex`pla*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
erroneous explanation.</def>

<hw>Mis*ex`pli*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Wrong explication.</def>

<hw>Mis*ex`po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
exposition.</def>

<hw>Mis`ex*pound"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
expound erroneously.</def>

<hw>Mis`ex*pres"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
expression.</def>

<hw>Mis*faith"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Want of
faith; distrust.</def> \'bd[Anger] born of your
<xex>misfaith</xex>.\'b8

<au>Tennyson.</au>

<hw>Mis*fall"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Misfell</er>; <pos>p. p.</pos>
<er>Misfallen</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Misfalling</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To befall, as ill luck; to
happen to unluckily.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mis*fare"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>misfaran</ets>.]</ety> <def>To fare ill.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<def>Misfortune.</def></def2> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*fash"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form
wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis*fea"sance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
pref. <ets>mes-</ets> wrong (L. <ets>minus</ets> less) +
<ets>faisance</ets> doing, fr. <ets>faire</ets> to do, L.
<ets>facere</ets>. Cf. <er>Malfeasance</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A trespass; a wrong done; the improper
doing of an act which a person might lawfully do.</def>

<au>Bouvier. Wharton.</au>

<hw>Mis*fea"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ill
feature.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Keats.</au>

<hw>Mis*feel"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Insensate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Wyclif.</au>

<hw>Mis*feign"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To feign
with an evil design.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*fit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act or the state of fitting badly; <as>as, a
<ex>misfit</ex> in making a coat; a ludicrous
<ex>misfit</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Something that fits badly, as a garment.</def>

<q>I saw an uneasy change in Mr. Micawber, which sat tightly on
him, as if his new duties were a <qex>misfit</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dickens.</qau>

<hw>Mis*form"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Misformed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Misforming</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To make in an ill
form.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis`for*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Malformation.</def>

<hw>Mis*for"tu*nate</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Producing misfortune.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*for"tune</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bad
fortune or luck; calamity; an evil accident; disaster; mishap;
mischance.</def>

<q>Consider why the change was wrought,
You 'll find his <qex>misfortune</qex>, not his fault.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Calamity; mishap; mischance; misadventure; ill;
harm; disaster. See <er>Calamity</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mis*for"tune</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To happen unluckily
or unfortunately; to miscarry; to fail.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Stow.</au>

<hw>Mis*for"tuned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Unfortunate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*frame"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To frame
wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis*get"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To get
wrongfully.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*gie"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Misgye</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*give"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Misgave</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Misgiven</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Misgiving</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To give or grant amiss.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Laud.</au>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>So doth my heart <qex>misgive</qex> me in these conflicts
What may befall him, to his harm and ours.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Such whose consciences <qex>misgave</qex> them, how ill they
had deserved.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To suspect; to dread.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*give"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To give out doubt and
apprehension; to be fearful or irresolute.</def> \'bdMy mind
<xex>misgives</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*giv"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Evil premonition; doubt;
distrust.</def> \'bdSuspicious and <xex>misgivings</xex>.\'b8

<au>South.</au>

<hw>Mi*go"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To go
astray.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*got"ten</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unjustly
gotten.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*gov"ern</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
govern ill; <as>as, to <ex>misgovern</ex> a country</as>.</def>

<au>Knolles.</au>

<hw>Mis*gov"ern*ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Misgovernment; misconduct; misbehavior.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer. Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*gov"erned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ill
governed, as a people; ill directed.</def> \'bdRude,
<xex>misgoverned</xex> hands.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*gov"ern*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bad
government; want of government.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*gra"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
gracious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*graff"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
misgraft.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*graft"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To graft
wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis*ground"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To found
erroneously.</def> \'bd<xex>Misgrounded</xex> conceit.\'b8

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis*growth"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Bad growth;
an unnatural or abnormal growth.</def>

<hw>Mis*guess"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
guess wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis*guid"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
guidance.</def>

<hw>Mis*guide"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To guide
wrongly; to lead astray; <as>as, to <ex>misguide</ex> the
understanding</as>.</def>

<hw>Mis*guide"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Misguidance; error.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*guid"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Misleading.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mis*guid"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mis*gye"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
misguide.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*han"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
handle ill or wrongly; to maltreat.</def>

<hw>Mis*hap"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Evil accident;
ill luck; misfortune; mischance.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Secure from worldly chances and <qex>mishaps</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mis*hap"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To happen
unluckily; -- used impersonally.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdIf
that me <xex>mishap</xex>.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mis*hap"pen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To
happen ill or unluckily.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*hap"py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Unhappy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mish*cup"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Scup</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The scup.</def>
<mark>[Local, U. S.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*hear"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
hear incorrectly.</def>

<hw>Mish"mash`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G.
<ets>mish-mash</ets>, fr. <ets>mischen</ets> to mix.]</ety>
<def>A hotchpotch.</def>

<au>Sir T. Herbert.</au>

<hw>Mish"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NHeb.
<ets>mishn\'beh</ets>, i. e., repetition, doubling, explanation
(of the divine law), fr. Heb. <ets>sh\'ben\'beh</ets> to change,
to repeat.]</ety> <def>A collection or digest of Jewish
traditions and explanations of Scripture, forming the text of the
Talmud.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Mischna</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mish"nic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the Mishna.</def>

<hw>Mis`im*ag`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Wrong imagination; delusion.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis`im*prove"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To use
for a bad purpose; to abuse; to misuse; <as>as, to
<ex>misimprove</ex> time, talents, advantages, etc.</as></def>

<au>South.</au>

<hw>Mis`im*prove"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ill
use or employment; use for a bad purpose.</def>

<hw>Mis"in*cline"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
cause to have a wrong inclination or tendency; to affect
wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis`in*fer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To infer
incorrectly.</def>

<hw>Mis`in*form"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give
untrue information to; to inform wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis`in*form"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To give untrue
information; (with <xex>against</xex>) to calumniate.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Montagu.</au>

<hw>Mis`in*form"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
misinformer.</def>

<hw>Mis*in`for*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Untrue or incorrect information.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mis`in*form"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
gives or incorrect information.</def>

<hw>Mis`in*struct"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
instruct amiss.</def>

<hw>Mis`in*struc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
or improper instruction.</def>

<hw>Mis`in*tel"li*gence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Wrong information; misinformation.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Disagreement; misunderstanding.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis`in*tend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To aim
amiss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis`in*ter"pret</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
interpret erroneously; to understand or to explain in a wrong
sense.</def>

<hw>Mis`in*ter"pret*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Capable of being misinterpreted; liable to be
misunderstood.</def>

<hw>Mis`in*ter"pre*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The act of interpreting erroneously; a mistaken
interpretation.</def>

<hw>Mis`in*ter"pret*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who interprets erroneously.</def>

<hw>Mis*join"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To join
unfitly or improperly.</def>

<hw>Mis*join"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An incorrect union of parties or of causes
of action in a procedure, criminal or civil.</def>

<au>Wharton.</au>

<hw>Mis*judge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
judge erroneously or unjustly; to err in judgment; to
misconstrue.</def>

<hw>Mis*judg"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written
also <ets>misjudgement</ets>.]</ety> <def>A wrong or unjust
judgment.</def>

<hw>Mis*keep"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To keep
wrongly.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mis*ken"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>Not to
know.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. for
<ets>music + -kin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A little
bagpipe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Drayton.</au>

<hw>Mis*kin"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
kindle amiss; to inflame to a bad purpose; to excite
wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis*know"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To have a
mistaken notion of or about.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis`lac*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Defective flow or vitiated condition of
the milk.</def>

<hw>Mis*lay"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mislaid</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mislaying</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To lay in a wrong place; to ascribe to a wrong
source.</def>

<q>The fault is generally <qex>mislaid</qex> upon nature.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To lay in a place not recollected; to
lose.</def>

<q>The... charter, indeed, was unfortunately <qex>mislaid</qex>:
and the prayer of their petition was to obtain one of like import
in its stead.</q>
<qau>Hallam.</qau>

<hw>Mis*lay"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
mislays.</def>

<hw>Mi"sle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Misled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Misling</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Prop. <ets>mistle</ets>, fr.
<ets>mist</ets>. Cf. <er>Mistle</er>, <er>Mizzle</er>.]</ety>
<def>To rain in very fine drops, like a thick mist; to
mizzle.</def>

<hw>Mi"sle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fine rain; a thick mist;
mizzle.</def>

<hw>Mis*lead"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Misled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Misleading</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[AS. <ets>misl<?/dan</ets>. See <er>Mis-</er>, and
<er>Lead</er> to conduct.]</ety> <def>To lead into a wrong way or
path; to lead astray; to guide into error; to cause to mistake;
to deceive.</def>

<q>Trust not servants who <qex>mislead</qex> or misinform
you.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>To give due light
To the <qex>mislead</qex> and lonely traveler.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To delude; deceive. See <er>Deceive</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mis*lead"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
leads into error.</def>

<hw>Mis*lead"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Leading astray;
delusive.</def>

<hw>Mis*learn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To learn
wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis*led"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <def>of
<er>Mislead</er>.</def>

<hw>Mi"len</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Maslin</er>.</def>

<hw>Mis"le*toe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mistletoe</er>.</def>

<hw>Mis*light"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
deceive or lead astray with a false light.</def>

<au>Herrick.</au>

<hw>Mis*like"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Misliked</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Misliking</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>misl\'c6cian</ets> to displease. See <er>Like</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>To dislike; to disapprove of; to have
aversion to; <as>as, to <ex>mislike</ex> a man</as>.</def>

<q>Who may like or <qex>mislike</qex> what he says.</q>
<qau>I. Taylor.</qau>

<hw>Mis*like"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Dislike; disapprobation;
aversion.</def>

<hw>Mis*lik"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
dislikes.</def>

<hw>Mis*lik"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Dislike; aversion.</def>

<hw>Mis"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Maslin</er>.</def>

<hw>Mis*live"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To live
amiss.</def>

<hw>Mis*lodge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To lodge
amiss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*luck"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ill luck;
misfortune.</def>

<hw>Mis"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Raining in very
small drops.</def>

<hw>Mis*take"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make or
form amiss; to spoil in making.</def> \'bdLimping possibilities
of <xex>mismade</xex> human nature.\'b8

<au>Mrs. Browning.</au>

<hw>Mis*man"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
manage ill or improperly; <as>as, to <ex>mismanage</ex> public
affairs</as>.</def>

<hw>Mis*man"age*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
or bad management; <as>as, he failed through
<ex>mismagement</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Mis*man"a*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
manages ill.</def>

<hw>Mis*mark"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mark
wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis*match"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To match
unsuitably.</def>

<hw>Mis*mate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mate
wrongly or unsuitably; <as>as, to <ex>mismate</ex> gloves or
shoes; a <ex>mismated</ex> couple.</as></def><-- = mismatch. -->

<hw>Mis*meas"ure</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
measure or estimate incorrectly.</def>

<hw>Mis*meas"ure*ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
measurement.</def>

<hw>Mis*me"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give
the wrong meter to, as to a line of verse.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mis*name"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To call by
the wrong name; to give a wrong or inappropriate name to.</def>

<hw>Mis*no"mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. pref.
<ets>mes-</ets> amiss, wrong (L. <ets>minus</ets> less) + F.
<ets>nommer</ets> to name, L. <ets>nominare</ets>, fr.
<ets>nomen</ets> name. See <er>Name</er>.]</ety> <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>

<q>Many of the changes, by a great <qex>misnomer</qex>, called
parliamentary \'bdreforms\'b8.</q>
<qau>Burke.</qau>

<q>The word \'bdsynonym\'b8 is fact a <qex>misnomer</qex>.</q>
<qau>Whatel<?/.</qau>

<hw>Mis*no"mer</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To misname.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*num"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
number wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis*nur"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
nurture or train wrongly; <as>as, to <ex>misnurture</ex>
children</as>.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis`o*be"di*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Mistaken obedience; disobedience.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mis`ob*serve"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
observe inaccurately; to mistake in observing.</def>

<au>Locke.</au>

<hw>Mis`ob*serv"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
misobserves; one who fails to observe properly.</def>

<hw>Mi*sog"a*mist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
to hate + <?/ marriage.]</ety> <def>A hater of marriage.</def>

<hw>Mi*sog"a*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>misogamie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hatre<?/ of marriage.</def>

<hw>Mi*sog"y*nist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
<?/; <?/ to hate + <?/ woman: cf. F. <ets>misogyne</ets>.]</ety>
<def>A woman hater.</def>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Mi*sog"y*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Hating
women.</def>

<hw>Mi*sog"y*ny</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/: cf. F. <ets>misogynie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hatred of
women.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Mi*sol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ to hate + <?/ discourse.]</ety> <def>Hatred of argument or
discussion; hatred of enlightenment.</def>

<au>G. H. Lewes.</au>

<hw>Mis`o*pin"ion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong opinion.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*or"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To order
ill; to manage erroneously; to conduct badly.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*or"der</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Irregularity;
disorder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Camden.</au>

<hw>Mis*or"der*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Irregular;
disorderly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*or`di*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
ordination.</def>

<hw>Mis"o*the`ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
to hate + <?/ god.]</ety> <def>Hatred of God.</def>

<au>De Quincey.</au>

<hw>Mis*paint"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To paint
ill, or wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis*pas"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
passion or feeling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*pay"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Appay</er>.]</ety> <def>To dissatisfy.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<mhw><hw>Mis*pell"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>,
<hw>Mis*pend"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, etc.</mhw>
<def>See <er>Misspell</er>, <er>Misspend</er>, etc.</def>

<hw>Mis*pense"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Misspense</er>.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis`per*cep"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Erroneous perception.</def>

<hw>Mis`per*suade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
persuade amiss.</def>

<hw>Mis`per*sua"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
false persuasion; wrong notion or opinion.</def>

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<hw>Mis*pick"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Arsenical iron pyrites;
arsenopyrite.</def>

<hw>Mis*place"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Misplaced</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Misplacing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To put in a wrong place; to set
or place on an improper or unworthy object; <as>as, he
<ex>misplaced</ex> his confidence</as>.</def>

<hw>Mis*place"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act
of misplacing, or the state of being misplaced.</def>

<hw>Mis*plead"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To err in
pleading.</def>

<hw>Mis*plead"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An
error in pleading.</def>

<hw>Mis*point"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To point
improperly; to punctuate wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis*pol"i*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
policy; impolicy.</def>

<hw>Mis*prac"tice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
practice.</def>

<hw>Mis*praise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
praise amiss.</def>

<hw>Mis*print"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To print
wrong.</def>

<hw>Mis*print"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mistake in printing; a
deviation from the copy; <as>as, a book full of
<ex>misprints</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Mis*prise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Misprize</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*prise"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>mesprise</ets> mistake, F. <ets>m\'82prise</ets>, fr.
<ets>mespris</ets>, masc., <ets>mesprise</ets>, fem., p. p. of
<ets>mesprendre</ets> to mistake; F. <ets>m\'82prendre</ets>;
pref. <ets>mes-</ets> amiss + <ets>prendre</ets> to take, L.
<ets>prehendere</ets>.]</ety> <def>To mistake.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*pri"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>misprisio</ets>, or OF. <ets>mesprison</ets>, prop., a
mistaking, but confused with OF. <ets>mespris</ets> contempt, F.
<ets>m\'82pris</ets>. See 2d <er>Misprise</er>,
<er>Misprize</er>, <er>Prison</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of misprising; misapprehension;
misconception; mistake.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<q>The <qex>misprision</qex> of this passage has aided in
fostering the delusive notion.</q>
<qau>Hare.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Neglect; undervaluing; contempt.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A neglect, negligence, or
contempt.</def>

<note><hand/ In its larger and older sense it was used to signify
\'bdevery considerable misdemeanor which has not a certain name
given to it in the law.\'b8

<au>Russell.</au>

   In a more modern sense it is applied exclusively to two
offenses: --

  1. Misprision of treason, which is omission to notify the
authorities of an act of treason by a person cognizant thereof.
<au>Stephen</au>. 2. Misprision of felony, which is a concealment
of a felony by a person cognizant thereof.

<au>Stephen.</au>

<-- p. 931 -->

<hw>Mis*prize"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>mesprisier</ets> to deprise, F. <ets>m\'82priser</ets>;
pref. amiss, wrong (L. <ets>minus</ets> less + LL.
<ets>pretium</ets> price. See <er>price</er>, <er>Prize</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>To slight or undervalue.</def>

<q>O, for those vanished hours, so much <qex>misprized</qex>!</q>
<qau>Hillhouse.</qau>

<q>I do not blame them, madam, nor <qex>misprize</qex>.</q>
<qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau>

<hw>Mis`pro*ceed"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
or irregular proceding.</def>

<hw>Mis`pro*fess"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos><def>To make
a false profession; to make pretensions to skill which is not
possessed.</def>

<hw>Mis`pro*fess"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make a false
profession of.</def>

<hw>Mis`pro*nounce"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mispronounced</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mispronouncing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To pronounce incorrectly.</def>

<hw>Mis`pro*nun`ci*a"tion</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Wrong or improper pronunciation.</def>

<hw>Mis`pro*por"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
give wrong proportions to; to join without due proportion.</def>

<hw>Mis*proud"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Viciously proud.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*punc"tu*ate</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<def>To punctuate wrongly or incorrectly.</def>

<hw>Mis`quo*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Erroneous or inaccurate quotation.</def>

<hw>Mis*quote"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
quote erroneously or incorrectly.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*raise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To raise
or exite unreasonable.</def> \'bd<xex>Misraised</xex> fury.\'b8

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis*rate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To rate
erroneously.</def>

<hw>Mis*read"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Misread</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Misreading</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To read amiss; to misunderstand
in reading.</def>

<hw>Mis`re*ceive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
receive wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis`re*cit"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
inaccurate recital.</def>

<hw>Mis`re*cite"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
recite erroneously.</def>

<hw>Mis*reck"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
reckon wrongly; to miscalculate.</def>

<au>Swift.</au>

<hw>Mis*reck"on*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An erroneous
computation.</def>

<hw>Mis*rec`ol*lect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<def>To have an erroneous remembrance of; to suppose erroneously
that one recollects.</def>

<au>Hitchcock.</au>

<hw>Mis*rec`ol*lec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Erroneous or inaccurate recollection.</def>

<hw>Mis`re*form"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
reform wrongly or imperfectly.</def>

<hw>Mis`re*gard"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
understanding; misconstruction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*reg"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
regulate wrongly or imperfectly; to fail to regulate.</def>

<hw>Mis`re*hearse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
rehearse or quote incorrectly.</def>

<au>Sir T. More.</au>

<hw>Mis`re*late"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
relate inaccurately.</def>

<hw>Mis`re*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Erroneous relation or narration.</def>

<au>Abp. Bramhall.</au>

<hw>Mis`re*li"gion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>False
religion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mis`re*mem"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<def>To mistake in remembering; not to remember correctly.</def>

<au>Sir T. More.</au>

<hw>Mis*ren"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
render wrongly; to translate or recite wrongly.</def>

<au>Boyle.</au>

<hw>Mis`re*peat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
repeat wrongly; to give a wrong version of.</def>

<au>Gov. Winthrop.</au>

<hw>Mis`re*port"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of.</def>

<au>Locke.</au>

<hw>Mis`re*port"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An erroneous report; a
false or incorrect account given.</def>

<au>Denham. South.</au>

<hw>Mis*rep`re*sent"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
represent incorrectly (almost always, unfacorably); to give a
false erroneous representation of, either maliciously,
ignirantly, or carelessly.</def>

<au>Swift.</au>

<hw>Mis*rep`re*sent"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make an
incorrect or untrue representation.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mis*rep`re*sen*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Untrue representation; false or incorrect statement or
account; -- usually unfavorable to the thing represented; <as>as,
a <ex>misrepresentation</ex> of a person's motives</as>.</def>

<au>Sydney Smith.</au>

<note><hand/ In popular use, this word often conveys the idea of
intentional untruth.</note>

<hw>Mis*rep`re*sent"a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Tending to convey a wrong impression; misrepresenting.</def>

<hw>Mis*rep`re*sent"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who misrepresents.</def>

<hw>Mis`re*pute"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To have
in wrong estimation; to repute or estimate erroneously.</def>

<hw>Mis*rule"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
rule badly; to misgovern.</def>

<hw>Mis*rule"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act, or
the result, of misruling.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Disorder; confusion; tumult from
insubordination.</def>

<q>Enormous riot and <qex>misrule</qex> surveyed.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<cs><mcol><col>Abbot</col>, <or/ <col>Lord</col>, <col>of
Misrule</col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Abbot</er>, and
<er>Lord</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mis*rul"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unruly.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Miss</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Misses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Contr. fr.
<ets>mistress</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A title of courtesy
prefixed to the name of a girl or a woman who has not been
married. See <er>Mistress</er>, 5.</def>

<note><hand/ There is diversity of usage in the application of
this title to two or more persons of the same name. We may write
either <xex>the Miss Browns</xex> or <xex>the Misses
Brown</xex>.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A young unmarried woman or a girl; <as>as, she
is a <ex>miss</ex> of sixteen</as>.</def>

<q>Gay vanity, with smiles and kisses,
Was busy 'mongst the maids and misses.</q>
<qau>Cawthorn.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A kept mistress. See <er>Mistress</er>, 4.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Evelyn.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Card Playing)</fld> <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>

<hw>Miss</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Missed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <er>p</er>.<er>pr</er>. &
<er>vb</er>.<er>n</er>. <er>Missing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>missan</ets>; akin to D. & G. <ets>missen</ets>, OHG.
<ets>missan</ets>, Icel. <ets>missa</ets>, Sw. <ets>mista</ets>,
Dan. <ets>miste</ets>. \'fb100. See <er>Mis-</er>, pref.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To fail of hitting, reaching, getting, finding,
seeing, hearing, etc.; <as>as, to <ex>miss</ex> the mark one
shoots at; to <ex>miss</ex> the train by being late; to
<ex>miss</ex> opportunites of getting knowledge; to <ex>miss</ex>
the point or meaning of something said.</as></def>

<q>When a man <qex>misses</qex> his great end, happiness, he will
acknowledge he judged not right.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To omit; to fail to have or to do; to get
without; to dispense with; -- now seldom applied to
persons.</def>

<q>She would never <qex>miss</qex>, one day,
A walk so fine, a sight so gay.</q>
<qau>Prior.</qau>

<q>We cannot <qex>miss</qex> him; he does make our fire,
Fetch in our wood.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To discover the absence or omission of; to feel
the want of; to mourn the loss of; to want.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Neither <qex>missed</qex> we anything ... Nothing was
<qex>missed</qex> of all that pertained unto him.</q>
<qau>1 Sam. xxv. 15, 21.</qau>

<q>What by me thou hast lost, thou least shalt
<qex>miss</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<cs><col>To miss stays</col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Stay</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Miss</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
fail to hit; to fly wide; to deviate from the true
direction.</def>

<q>Men observe when things hit, and not when they
<qex>miss</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>Flying bullets now,
To execute his rage, appear too slow;
They <qex>miss</qex>, or sweep but common souls away.</q>
<qau>Waller.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To fail to obtain, learn, or find; -- with
<xex>of</xex>.</def>

<q>Upon the least reflection, we can not <qex>miss</qex> of
them.</q>
<qau>Atterbury.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To go wrong; to err.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Amongst the angels, a whole legion
Of wicked sprites did fall from happy bliss;
What wonder then if one, of women all, did <qex>miss</qex>?</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To be absent, deficient, or wanting.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Missing</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def>

<q>What here shall <qex>miss</qex>, our toil shall strive to
mend.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Miss</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of missing;
failure to hit, reach, find, obtain, etc.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Loss; want; felt absence.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>There will be no great <qex>miss</qex> of those which are
lost.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Mistake; error; fault.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>He did without any great <qex>miss</qex> in the hardest points
of grammar.</q>
<qau>Ascham.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Harm from mistake.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mis"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Miss\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[LL. See 1st
<er>Mass</er>.]</ety> <fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld> <def>The service or
sacrifice of the Mass.</def>

<hw>Mis"sal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>missale</ets>, liber <ets>missalis</ets>, from
<ets>missa</ets> mass: cf. F. <ets>missel</ets>. See 1st
<er>Mass</er>.]</ety> <def>The book containing the service of the
Mass for the entire year; a Mass book.</def>

<hw>Mis"sal</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Mass, or to a missal or Mass book.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis*say"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To say wrongly.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To speak evil of; to slander.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*say"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To speak ill.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*seek"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To seek
for wrongly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*seem"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To make a false appearance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To misbecome; to be misbecoming.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis"sel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Mistletoe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<cs><mcol><col>Missel bird</col>, <col>Missel thrush</col></mcol>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large European thrush (<spn>Turdus
viscivorus</spn>) which feeds on the berries of the mistletoe; --
called also <altname>mistletoe thrush</altname> and
<xex>missel<xex>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mis"sel*dine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mistletoe</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>misselden</asp>.]</altsp> <def>The mistletoe.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Baret.</au>

<hw>Mis"sel*toe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mistletoe</er>.</def>

<hw>Mis*sem"blance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>False
resemblance or semblance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*send"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To send
amiss or incorrectly.</def>

<hw>Mis*serve"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
serve unfaithfully.</def>

<hw>Mis*set"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To set pr
place wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis*shape"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To shape
ill; to give an ill or unnatural from to; to deform.</def>
\'bdFigures monstrous and <xex>misshaped</xex>.\'b8

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>Mis*shap"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a
bad or ugly form.</def> \'bdThe mountains are
<xex>misshapen</xex>.\'b8

<au>Bentley.</au>

-- <wordforms><wf>Mis*shap"en*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mis*shap"en*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mis*sheathed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sheathed
by mistake; wrongly sheathed; sheathed in a wrong place.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*sif"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>missa</ets> Mass + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make.
See <er>fy-</er>.]</ety> <def>To perform Mass.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mis"sile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>missils</ets>, fr. <ets>mittere</ets>, <ets>missum</ets>, to
cause to go, to send, to throw; cf. Lith. <ets>mesti</ets> to
throw: cf. F. <ets>missile</ets>. Cf. <er>Admit</er>,
<er>Dismiss</er>, <er>Mass</er> the religious service,
<er>Message</er>, <er>Mission</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being
thrown; adapted for hurling or to be projected from the hand, or
from any instrument or rngine, so as to strike an object at a
distance.</def>

<q>We bend the bow, or wing the <qex>missile</qex> dart.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Mis"sile</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>missile</ets>.]</ety> <def>A weapon thrown or projected or
intended to be projcted, as a lance, an arrow, or a bullet.</def>

<hw>Miss"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Miss</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>Absent from the place
where it was expected to be found; lost; wanting; not present
when called or looked for.</def>

<q>Neither was there aught <qex>missing</qex> unto them.</q>
<qau>1 Sam. xxv. 7.</qau>

<q>For a time caught up to God, as once
Moses was in the mount, and <qex>missing</qex> long.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Miss"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With a sense of
loss.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>missio</ets>, fr. <ets>mittere</ets>, <ets>missum</ets>, to
send: cf. F. <ets>mission</ets>. See <er>Missile</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<q>Whose glorious deeds, but in these fields of late,
Made emulous <qex>missions</qex>' mongst the gods themselves.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That with which a messenger or agent is charged;
an errand; business or duty on which one is sent; a
commission.</def>

<q>How to begin, how to accomplish best
His end of being on earth, and <qex>mission</qex> high.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Persons sent; any number of persons appointed to
perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.</def>

<q>In these ships there should be a <qex>mission</qex> of three
of the fellows or brethren of Solomon's house.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>An assotiation or organization of missionaries;
a station or residence of missionaries.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>An organization for worship and work, dependent
on one or more churches.</def>

<sn>6.</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>

<au>Addis & Arnold.</au>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>Dismission; discharge from service.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<cs><col>Mission school</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A school
connected with a mission and conducted by missionaries</cd>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A school for the religious instruction of
children not having regular church privileges.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Message; errand; commission; deputation.</syn>

<hw>Mis"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To send on
a mission.</def> <mark>[Mostly used in the form of the past
participle.]</mark>

<au>Keats.</au>

<hw>Mis"sion*ary</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Missionaries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>missionnaire</ets>. See <er>Mission</er>,
<pos>n</pos>.]</ety> <def>One who is sent on a mission;
especially, one sent to propagate religion.</def>

<au>Swift.</au>

<cs><col>Missionary apostolic</col>, <cd>a Roman Catholic
missionary sent by commission from the pope.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mis"sion*a*ry</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
missions; <as>as, a <ex>missionary</ex> meeting; a
<ex>missionary</ex> fund.</as></def>

<hw>Mis"sion*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
missionary; an envoy; one who conducts a mission. See
<er>Mission</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 6.</def> \'bdLike mighty
<xex>missioner</xex> you come.\'b8

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Mis"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mistress; a
wife; -- so used by the illiterate.</def>

<au>G. Eliot.</au>

<hw>Miss"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a miss; prim;
affected; sentimental.</def>

-- <wordforms><wf>Miss"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mis*sit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sit
badly or imperfectly upon; to misbecome.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mis"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Missive</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Specially
sent; intended or prepared to be sent; <as>as, a letter
<ex>missive</ex></as>.</def>

<au>Ayliffe.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Missile.</def> \'bdThe <xex>missive</xex>
weapons fly.\'b8

<au>Dryden.</au>

<cs><col>Letters missive</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 <xex>letters patent<xex>,
which are addressed to the public.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mis"sive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. lettre
<ets>missive</ets>. See <er>Mission</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is sent; a writing containing a
message.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who is sent; a messenger.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*sound"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sound
wrongly; to utter or pronounce incorrectly.</def>

<au>E,Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis*speak"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To err in
speaking.</def>

<hw>Mis*speak"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To utter
wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis*speech"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
speech.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*spell"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Misspelled</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>, or <er>Misspelt</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Misspelling</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To spell
incorrectly.</def>

<hw>Mis*spell"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrong
spelling.</def>

<hw>Mis*spend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Misspent</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Misspending</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To spend amiss or for
wrong purposes; to aquander; to waste; <as>as, to
<ex>misspend</ex> time or money</as>.</def>

<au>J. Philips.</au>

<hw>Mis*spend"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
misspends.</def>

<hw>mis*spense"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A spending
improperly; a wasting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Barrow.</au>

<hw>Mis*spent"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <def>of
<er>Misspend</er>.</def>

<hw>Mis*state"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To state
wrongly; <as>as, to <ex>misstate</ex> a question in
debate</as>.</def>

<au>Bp. Sanderson.</au>

<hw>Mis*state"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
incorrect statement.</def>

<hw>Mis*stayed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Having missed stays; -- said of a
ship.</def>

<hw>Mis*step"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrong step; an error of
conduct.</def>

<hw>Mis*step"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take a wrong step;
to go astray.</def>

<hw>Mis`suc*cess"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Failure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis`sug*ges"tion</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Wrong or evil suggestion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis`sum*ma"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
summation.</def>

<hw>Mis*swear"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To swear
falsely.</def>

<hw>Mis"sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Misy</er>.</def>

<hw>Mis"sy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An affectionate, or
contemptuous, form of <xex>miss</xex>; a young girl; a
miss.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a miss, or
girl.</def></def2>

<hw>Mist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mist</ets>; akin to D. & Sw. <ets>mist</ets>, Icel.
<ets>mistr</ets>, G. <ets>mist</ets> dung, Goth.
<ets>ma\'a1hstus</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'c6gan</ets> to make water,
Icel. <ets>m\'c6ga</ets>, Lith. <ets>migla</ets> mist, Russ.
<ets>mgla</ets>, L. <ets>mingere</ets>, <ets>meiere</ets>, to
make water, gr. <?/ to make water, <?/ mist, Skr. <ets>mih</ets>
to make water, n., a mist <ets>m\'b5gha</ets> cloud. \'fb102. Cf.
<er>Misle</er>, <er>Mizzle</er>, <er>Mixen</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Visible watery vapor suspended in the
atmosphere, at or near the surface of the earth; fog.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Coarse, watery vapor, floating or falling in
visible particles, approaching the form of rain; <as>as, Scotch
<ex>mist</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, anything which dims or darkens, and
obscures or intercepts vision.</def>

<q>His passion cast a <qex>mist</qex> before his sense.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<cs><col>Mist flower</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a composite
plant (<spn>Eupatorium c\'d2lestinum</spn>), having heart-shaped
leaves, and corymbs of lavender-blue flowers. It is found in the
Western and Southern United States.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mist</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Misted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Misting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To cloud; to cover with mist;
to dim.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mist</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos><def>To rain in very fine drops;
<as>as, it <ex>mists</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Mis*tak"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Liable to
be mistaken; capable of being misconceived.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Mis*take"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & obs. p. p.</pos> <er>Mistook</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Mistaken</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mistaking</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[Pref. <ets>mis-</ets> + <ets>take</ets>: cf. Icel.
<ets>mistaka</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take or choose
wrongly.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To take in a wrong sense; to misunderstand
misapprehend, or misconceive; <as>as, to <ex>mistake</ex> a
remark; to <ex>mistake</ex> one's meaning.</as></def>

<au>Locke.</au>

<q>My father's purposes have been <qex>mistook</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To substitute in thought or perception; <as>as,
to <ex>mistake</ex> one person for another</as>.</def>

<q>A man may <qex>mistake</qex> the love of virtue for the
practice of it.</q>
<qau>Johnson.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To have a wrong idea of in respect of character,
qualities, etc.; to misjudge.</def>

<q><qex>Mistake</qex> me not so much,
To think my poverty is treacherous.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mis*take"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To err in knowledge,
perception, opinion, or judgment; to commit an unintentional
error.</def>

<q>Servants <qex>mistake</qex>, and sometimes occasion
misunderstanding among friends.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<-- p. 932 -->

<hw>Mis*take"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An apprehending wrongly; a misconception; a
misunderstanding; a fault in opinion or judgment; an
unintentional error of conduct.</def>

<q>Infallibility is an absolute security of the understanding
from all possibility of <qex>mistake</qex>.</q>
<qau>Tillotson.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Misconception, error, which
when non-negligent may be ground for rescinding a contract, or
for refusing to perform it.</def>

<cs><col>No mistake</col>, <cd>surely; without fail; <as>as, it
will happen at the appointed time, and <ex>no mistake<ex>.
<mark>[Low]</mark></as></cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Blunder; error; bull. See <er>Blunder</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mis*tak"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p.a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Being in error; judging wrongly; having a wrong opinion or a
misconception; <as>as, a <ex>mistaken</ex> man; he is
<ex>mistaken</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Erroneous; wrong; <as>as, a <ex>mistaken</ex>
notion</as>.</def>

<hw>Mis*tak"en*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By mistake.</def>

<au>Goldsmith.</au>

<hw>Mis*tak"en*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Erroneousness.</def>

<hw>Mis*tak"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
mistakes.</def>

<q>Well meaning ignorance of some <qex>mistakers</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bp. Hall.</qau>

<hw>Mis*tak"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An error; a
mistake.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*tak"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Erroneously.</def>

<hw>Mis*taught"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Misteach</er>.]</ety> <def>Wrongly taught; <as>as, a
<ex>mistaught</ex> youth</as>.</def>

<au>L'Estrange.</au>

<hw>Mis*teach"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mistaught</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Misteaching</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mist<?/can</ets>.]</ety> <def>To teach wrongly; to instruct
erroneously.</def>

<hw>Mis*tell"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mistold</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mistelling</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To tell erroneously.</def>

<hw>Mis*tem"per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
temper ill; to disorder; <as>as, to <ex>mistemper</ex> one's
head</as>.</def>

<au>Warner.</au>

<q>This inundation of <qex>mistempered</qex> humor.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mis"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Master</er>, and cf. <er>Mistress</er>.]</ety> <def>A title
of courtesy prefixed to the name of a man or youth. It is usually
written in the abbreviated form <xex>Mr</xex>.</def>

<q>To call your name, inquire your where,
Or whet you think of <qex>Mister</qex> Some-one's book,
Or <qex>Mister</qex> Other's marriage or decease.</q>
<qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau>

<hw>Mis"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To address or mention by
the title Mr.; <as>as, he <ex>mistered</ex> me in a formal
way</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<hw>Mis"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>mistier</ets>
trade, office, ministry, need, F. <ets>m\'82tier</ets> trade, fr.
L. <ets>ministerium</ets> service, office, ministry. See
<er>Ministry</er>, <er>Mystery</er> trade.]</ety> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>mester</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A trade, art,
or occupation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>In youth he learned had a good <qex>mester</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Manner; kind; sort.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<q>But telleth me what <qex>mester</qex> men ye be.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Need; necessity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Rom. of R.</au>

<hw>Mis"ter</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be needful or of
use.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>As for my name, it <qex>mistereth</qex> not to tell.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<hw>Mis*term"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To call by
a wrong name; to miscall.</def>

<hw>Mis"ter*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mystery</er>, a trade.</def>

<hw>Mist"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Clouded with,
or as with, mist.</def>

<hw>Mis*think"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Think</er>.]</ety> <def>To think wrongly.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdAdam <xex>misthought</xex> of her.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mis*think"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To have erroneous
thoughts or judgment of; to think ill of.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*thought"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Erroneous
thought; mistaken opinion; error.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*thrive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To
thrive poorly; to be not thrifty or prosperous.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*throw"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To throw
wrongly.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mis"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mis"ti*co</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>m\'a1stico</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of small sailing vessel
used in the Mediterranean. It is rigged partly like a xebec, and
partly like a felucca.</def>

<hw>Mis*tide"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mist\'c6dan</ets>. See <er>Tide</er>.]</ety> <def>To happen
or come to pass unfortunately; also, to suffer evil
fortune.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Mis`ti`gris"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8Mis`ti`gri"</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mistigri</ets>.]</ety> <def>A variety of the game of poker
in which the joker is used, and called <xex>mistigris</xex> or
<xex>mistigri</xex>.</def>

<hw>Mist"i*head</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Mistiness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mist"i*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With mist; darkly;
obscurely.</def>

<hw>Mis*time"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mist\'c6main</ets> to turn out ill.]</ety> <def>To time
wrongly; not to adapt to the time.</def>

<hw>Mist"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of
being misty.</def>

<hw>Mis"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mistio</ets>, <ets>mixtio</ets>. See <er>Mix</er>, and cf.
<er>Mixtion</er>.]</ety> <def>Mixture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*ti"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To call
by a wrong title.</def>

<hw>Mis"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Eng.
<ets>mist</ets>. See <er>Misle</er>, and <er>Mizzle</er>.]</ety>
<def>To fall in very fine drops, as rain.</def>

<hw>Mis"tle*toe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mistelt\'ben</ets>; <ets>mistel</ets> mistletoe +
<ets>t\'ben</ets> twig. AS. <ets>mistel</ets> is akin of D., G.,
Dan. & Sw. <ets>mistel</ets>, OHG. <ets>mistil</ets>, Icel.
<ets>mistil</ets>teinn; and AS. <ets>t\'ben</ets> to D.
<ets>teen</ets>, OHG. <ets>zein</ets>, Icel. <ets>teinn</ets>,
Goth. <ets>tains</ets>. Cf. <er>Missel</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A parasitic evergreen plant of Europe
<fld>(Viscum album)</fld>, 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> <altsp>[Written also <asp>misletoe</asp>,
<asp>misseltoe</asp>, and <asp>mistleto</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Lindley. Loudon.</au>

<note><hand/ The mistletoe of the United States is
<spn>Phoradendron flavescens</spn>, having broader leaves than
the European kind. In different regions various similar plants
are called by this name.</note>

<hw>\'d8Mis"to*nusk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
the Indian name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The American
badger.</def>

<hw>Mis*took"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>imp. & obs. p. p.</pos>
<def>of <er>Mistake</er>.</def>

<hw>Mis`tra*di"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrong
tradition.</def> \'bdMonsters of <xex>mistradition</xex>.\'b8

<au>Tennyson.</au>

<hw>Mis*train"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To train
amiss.</def>

<hw>Mis"tral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
Proven\'87al.]</ety> <def>A violent and cold northwest wind
experienced in the Mediterranean provinces of France, etc.</def>

<hw>Mis`trans*late"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
translate erroneously.</def>

<hw>Mis`trans*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
translation.</def>

<hw>Mis`trans*port"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
carry away or mislead wrongfully, as by passion.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis*tread"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Misstep;
misbehavior.</def> \'bdTo punish my <xex>mistreadings</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*treat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To treat
amiss; to abuse.</def>

<hw>Mis*treat"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong
treatment.</def>

<hw>Mis"tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>maistress</ets>, OF. <ets>maistresse</ets>, F.
<ets>ma\'8ctresse</ets>, LL. <ets>magistrissa</ets>, for L.
<ets>magistra</ets>, fem. of <ets>magister</ets>. See
<er>Master</er>, <er>Mister</er>, and cf. <er>Miss</er> a young
woman.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>The late queen's gentlewoman! a knight's daughter!
To be her <qex>mistress</qex>' <qex>mistress</qex>!</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A woman well skilled in anything, or having the
mastery over it.</def>

<q>A letter desires all young wives to make themselves
<qex>mistresses</qex> of Wingate's Arithmetic.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A woman regarded with love and devotion; she who
has command over one's heart; a beloved object; a
sweetheart.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<au>Clarendon.</au>

<sn>4.</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>

<au>Spectator.</au>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>A title of courtesy formerly prefixed to the
name of a woman, married or unmarried, but now superseded by the
contracted forms, <xex>Mrs</xex>., for a married, and
<xex>Miss</xex>, for an unmarried, woman.</def>

<q>Now <qex>Mistress</qex> Gilpin (careful soul).</q>
<qau>Cowper.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>A married woman; a wife.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<q>Several of the neighboring <qex>mistresses</qex> had assembled
to witness the event of this memorable evening.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>The old name of the jack at bowls.</def>

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<cs><col>To be one's own mistress</col>, <cd>to be exempt from
control by another person.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mis"tress</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To wait upon a
mistress; to be courting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Donne.</au>

<hw>Mis"tress*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Female
rule or dominion.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Ladyship, a style of address; -- with the
personal pronoun.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Massinger.</au>

<hw>Mis*tri"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>A false or erroneous trial; a trial which has no
result.</def>

<hw>Mis*trist"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
mistrust.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mis*trow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To think
wrongly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*trust"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Want of
confidence or trust; suspicion; distrust.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mis*trust"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To regard
with jealousy or suspicion; to suspect; to doubt the integrity
of; to distrust.</def>

<q>I will never <qex>mistrust</qex> my wife again.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To forebode as near, or likely to occur; to
surmise.</def>

<q>By a divine instinct, men's minds <qex>mistrust</qex>
Ensuing dangers.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mis*trust"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
mistrusts.</def>

<hw>Mis*trust"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having or
causing mistrust, suspicions, or forebodings.</def>

<q>Their light blown out in some <qex>mistrustful</qex> wood.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Mis*trust"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mis*trust"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mis*trust"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With distrust or
suspicion.</def>

<hw>Mis*trust"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no mistrust or
suspicion.</def>

<q>The swain <qex>mistrustless</qex> of his smutted face.</q>
<qau>Goldsmith.</qau>

<hw>Mis*tune"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To tune
wrongly.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mis*tu"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. See
<er>Mixture</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A
mingled compound in which different ingredients are contained in
a liquid state; a mixture. See <er>Mixture</er>, <pos>n.</pos>,
4.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Sometimes, a liquid medicine
containing very active substances, and which can only be
administered by drops.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Mis*turn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To turn
amiss; to pervert.</def>

<hw>Mis*tu"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
instruct amiss.</def>

<hw>Mist"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Mistier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Mistiest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mistig</ets>. See <er>Mist</er>. In some senses
<ets>misty</ets> has been confused with <ets>mystic</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Accompained with mist; characterized by the
presence of mist; obscured by, or overspread with, mist; <as>as,
<ex>misty</ex> weather; <ex>misty</ex> mountains; a
<ex>misty</ex> atmosphere.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Obscured as if by mist; dim; obscure; clouded;
<as>as, <ex>misty</ex> sight</as>.</def>

<q>The more I muse therein [theology],
The <qex>mistier</qex> it seemeth.</q>
<qau>Piers Plowman.</qau>

<hw>Mis*un`der*stand"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Misunderstood</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Misunderstanding</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To misconceive; to
mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.</def>

<hw>Mis*un`der*stand"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who misunderstands.</def>

<au>Sir T. More.</au>

<hw>Mis*un`der*stand"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Mistake of the meaning; error; misconception.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension;
quarrel.</def> \'bd<xex>Misunderstandings</xex> among
friends.\'b8

<au>Swift.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mi`su*ra"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Measured; -- a direction
to perform a passage in strict or measured time.</def>

<hw>Mis*us"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>m\'82susage</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bad treatment; abuse.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*use"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82suser</ets>. See <er>Mis-</er>, prefix from French, and
<er>Use</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To treat or use improperly;
to use to a bad purpose; to misapply; <as>as, to <ex>misuse</ex>
one's talents</as>.</def>

<au>South.</au>

<q>The sweet poison of <qex>misused</qex> wine.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To abuse; to treat ill.</def>

<q>O, she <qex>misused</qex> me past the endurance of a
block.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To maltreat; abuse; misemploy; misapply.</syn>

<hw>Mis*use"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Wrong use; misapplication; erroneous or improper use.</def>

<q>Words little suspected for any such <qex>misuse</qex>.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Violence, or its effects.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mis*use"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Misuse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mis*us"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who misuses.</def> \'bdWretched <xex>misusers</xex> of
language.\'b8

<au>Coleridge.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Unlawful use of a right; use in
excess of, or varying from, one's right.</def>

<au>Bouvier.</au>

<hw>Mis*val"ue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To value
wrongly or too little; to undervalue.</def>

<q>But for I am so young, I dread my work
Wot be <qex>misvalued</qex> both of old and young.</q>
<qau>W. Browne.</qau>

<hw>Mis*vouch"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To vouch
falsely.</def>

<hw>Mis*wan"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To
wander in a wrong path; to stray; to go astray.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mis*way"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wrong
way.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mis*wear"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wear
ill.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mis*wed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wed
improperly.</def>

<hw>Mis*ween"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To ween
amiss; to misjudge; to distrust; to be mistaken.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mis*wend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To go
wrong; to go astray.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThe world is
<xex>miswent</xex>.\'b8

<au>Gower.</au>

<hw>Mis*word"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To word
wrongly; <as>as, to <ex>misword</ex> a message, or a
sentence</as>.</def>

<hw>Mis*word"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A word wrongly spoken; a
cross word.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sylvester. Breton.</au>

<hw>Mis*wor"ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Wrong or
false worship; mistaken practices in religion.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<q>Such hideous jungle of <qex>misworships</qex>.</q>
<qau>Carlyle.</qau>

<hw>Mis*wor"ship</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To worship
wrongly.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mis*wor"ship*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
worships wrongly.</def>

<hw>Mis*write"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To write
incorrectly.</def>

<hw>Mis*wrought"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Badly
wrought.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mi"sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L.
<ets>misy</ets> a mineral, perh. copperas, Gr. <?/.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An impure yellow sulphate of iron; yellow
copperas or copiapite.</def>

<hw>Mis*yoke"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To yoke
improperly.</def>

<hw>Mis*zeal"ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mistakenly
zealous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m\'c6te</ets> mite (in sense 1); akin to LG.
<ets>mite</ets>, D. <ets>mijt</ets>, G. <ets>miete</ets>, OHG.
<ets>m\'c6za</ets>; cf. Goth. <ets>maitan</ets> to cut.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A minute arachnid, of the
order Acarina, of which there are many species; <as>as, the
cheese <ex>mite</ex>, sugar <ex>mite</ex>, harvest <ex>mite</ex>,
etc.</as> See <er>Acarina</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[D. <ets>mijt</ets>; prob. the same word.]</ety>
<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>

<q>Two <qex>mites</qex>, which make a farthing.</q>
<qau>Mark xii. 49.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A small weight; one twentieth of a grain.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything very small; a minute object; a very
little quantity or particle.</def>

<q>For in effect they be not worth a <qex>myte</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mi"ter</hw>, <hw>Mi"tre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mitre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mitra</ets>
headband, turban, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<au>Fairholt.</au>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Numis.)</fld> <def>A sort of base money or
coin.</def>

<cs><col>Miter box</col> <fld>(Carp. & Print.)</fld>, <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>Miter
dovetail</col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <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>Miter gauge</col>
<fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>a gauge for determining the angle of a
miter.</cd> -- <col>Miter joint</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 <er>Miter</er>, 2.</cd> -- <col>Miter
shell</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of numerous
species of marine univalve shells of the genus
<spn>Mitra</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Miter square</col>
<fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>a bevel with an immovable arm at an angle
of 45<deg/, for striking lines on stuff to be mitered; also, a
square with an arm adjustable to any angle.</cd> -- <col>Miter
wheels</col>, <cd>a pair of bevel gears, of equal diameter,
adapted for working together, usually with their axes at right
angles.</cd></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mi"ter</hw>, <hw>Mi"tre</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>v.
t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mitered</er>
<pr>(?)</pr> or <er>Mitred</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mitering</er> <pr>(?)</pr> or <er>Mitring</er>.]</wordforms>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To place a miter upon; to adorn with a
miter.</def> \'bd<xex>Mitered</xex> locks.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>2.</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>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mi"ter</hw>, <hw>Mi"tre</hw>  }</mhw>, <pos>v.
i.</pos> <def>To meet and match together, as two pieces of
molding, on a line bisecting the angle of junction.</def>

<hw>Mi"ter*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the genus <spn>Mitella</spn>,
-- slender, perennial herbs with a pod slightly resembling a
bishop's miter; bishop's cap.</def>

<cs><col>False miterwort</col>, <cd>a white-flowered perennial
herb of the United States (<spn>Tiarella
cardifolia</spn>).</cd></cs>

<hw>Mith"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mythic</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mi"thras</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., from
Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>The sun god of the Persians.</def>

<hw>Mith"ri*date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <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 <xex>Mithridates</xex>, its reputed
inventor.</def>

<q>[Love is] a drop of the true elixir; no <qex>mithridate</qex>
so effectual against the infection of vice.</q>
<qau>Southey.</qau>

<-- p. 933 -->

<hw>Mith`ri*dat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to King Mithridates, or to a mithridate.</def>

<hw>Mit"i*ga*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Admitting
of mitigation; that may be mitigated.</def>

<hw>Mit"i*gant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mitigans</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>mitigare</ets>. See
<er>Mitigate</er>.]</ety> <def>Tending to mitigate; mitigating;
lentitive.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Mit"i*gate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mitigated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mitigating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>mitigatus</ets>,
p.p. of <ets>mitigare</ets> to soften, mitigate; <ets>mitis</ets>
mild, soft + the root of <ets>agere</ets> to do, drive.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To make less severe, intense, harsh, rigorous,
painful, etc.; to soften; to meliorate; to alleviate; to
diminish; to lessen; <as>as, to <ex>mitigate</ex> heat or cold;
to <ex>mitigate</ex> grief.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make mild and accessible; to mollify; --
applied to persons.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>This opinion ... <qex>mitigated</qex> kings into
companions.</q>
<qau>Burke.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To alleviate; assuage; allay. See
<er>Alleviate</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mit`i*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mitigacioun</ets>, F. <ets>mitigation</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>mitigatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of mitigating, or the
state of being mitigated; abatement or diminution of anything
painful, harsh, severe, afflictive, or calamitous; <as>as, the
<ex>mitigation</ex> of pain, grief, rigor, severity, punishment,
or penalty</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Alleviation; abatement; relief.</syn>

<hw>Mit"i*ga*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mitigativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mitigatif</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Tending to mitigate; alleviating.</def>

<hw>Mit"i*ga`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who,
or that which, mitigates.</def>

<hw>Mit"i*ga*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending
to mitigate or alleviate; mitigative.</def>

<hw>Mit"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Mite</er>.]</ety> <def>A little one; -- used as a term of
endearment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Skelton.</au>

<hw>Mi"tome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
thread.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The denser part of the
protoplasm of a cell.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mi*to"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ a thread.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Karyokinesis</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mi`traille"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Mitrailleur</er>.]</ety> <def>Shot or bits of iron used
sometimes in loading cannon.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mi`tra`illeur"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>One who serves a
mitrailleuse.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mi`tra`illeuse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F., fr. <ets>mitrailler</ets> to fire grapeshot, fr.
<ets>mitraille</ets> old iron, grapeshot, dim. of OF.
<ets>mite</ets> a mite.]</ety> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mi"tral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mitral</ets>. See <er>Miter</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to
a miter; resembling a miter; <as>as, the <ex>mitral</ex> valve
between the left auricle and left ventricle of the
heart</as>.</def>

<hw>Mi"tre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See
<er>Miter</er>.</def>

<hw>Mit"ri*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Miter</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>mitriforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a miter, or
a peaked cap; <as>as, a <ex>mitriform</ex> calyptra</as>.</def>

<au>Gray.</au>

<hw>Mitt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbrev. fr.
<ets>mitten</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mitten; also, a covering for the
wrist and hand and not for the fingers.</def>

<hw>Mit"ten</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mitaine</ets>, <ets>meteyn</ets>, F. <ets>mitaine</ets>,
perh. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. <ets>miotog</ets>, Gael.
<ets>miotag</ets>, Ir. & Gael. <ets>mutan</ets> a muff, a thick
glove. Cf. <er>Mitt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A cover for the wrist and forearm.</def>

<cs><col>To give the mitten to</col>, <cd>to dismiss as a lover;
to reject the suit of.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col>To
handle without mittens</col>, <cd>to treat roughly; to handle
without gloves. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Mit"tened</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered with
a mitten or mittens.</def> \'bd<xex>Mittened</xex> hands.\'b8

<au>Whittier.</au>

<hw>Mit"tent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mittens</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>mittere</ets> to send.]</ety>
<def>Sending forth; emitting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Wiseman.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mit"ti*mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., we
send, fr. <ets>mittere</ets> to send.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<sd>(a)</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> <au>Burrill</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A
writ for removing records from one court to another.</def> 
<au>Brande & C.</au>

<hw>Mit"ter's green`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
pigment of a green color, the chief constituent of which is oxide
of chromium.</def>

<hw>Mit"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The stormy
petrel.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Mi"tu</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Braz. <ets>mitu
poranga</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South American
curassow of the genus <spn>Mitua</spn>.</def>

<hw>Mit"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Mite</er>.]</ety> <def>Having, or abounding with,
mites.</def>

<hw>Mix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <er>Mixed</er> <pr>(?)</pr> (less properly
<er>Mixt</er>); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mixing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>miscan</ets>; akin
to OHG. <ets>misken</ets>, G. <ets>mischen</ets>, Russ.
<ets>mieshate</ets>, W. <ets>mysgu</ets>, Gael. <ets>measg</ets>,
L. <ets>miscere</ets>, <ets>mixtum</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/, Skr.
<ets>mi\'87ra</ets> mixed. The English word has been influenced
by L. <ets>miscere</ets>, <ets>mixtum</ets> (cf.
<er>Mixture</er>), and even the AS. <ets>miscan</ets> may have
been borrowed fr. L. <ets>miscere</ets>. Cf. <er>Admix</er>,
<er>Mash</er> to bruise, <er>Meddle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, to <ex>mix</ex>
flour and salt; to <ex>mix</ex> wines.</as></def>

<q>Fair persuasions <qex>mixed</qex> with sugared words.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To unite with in company; to join; to
associate.</def>

<q>Ephraim, he hath <qex>mixed</qex> himself among the
people.</q>
<qau>Hos. vii. 8.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To form by mingling; to produce by the stirring
together of ingredients; to compound of different parts.</def>

<q>Hast thou no poison <qex>mixed</qex>?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>I have chosen an argument <qex>mixed</qex> of religious and
civil considerations.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<hw>Mix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
become united into a compound; to be blended promiscuously
together.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To associate; to mingle.</def>

<q>He had <qex>mixed</qex>
Again in fancied safety with his kind.</q>
<qau>Byron.</qau>

<hw>Mix"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being mixed.</def>

<hw>Mixed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed by mixing;
united; mingled; blended. See <er>Mix</er>, <pos>v. t. &
i.</pos></def>

<cs><col>Mixed action</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a suit
combining the properties of a real and a personal action.</cd> --
<col>Mixed angle</col>, <cd>a mixtilineal angle.</cd> --
<col>Mixed fabric</col>, <cd>a textile fabric composed of two or
more kinds of fiber, as a poplin.</cd> -- <col>Mixed
marriage</col>, <cd>a marriage between persons of different races
or religions; specifically, one between a Roman Catholic and a
Protestant.</cd> -- <col>Mixed number</col>, <cd>a whole number
and a fraction taken together.</cd> -- <col>Mixed train</col>,
<cd>a railway train containing both passenger and freight
cars.</cd> -- <col>Mixed voices</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>,
<cd>voices of both males and females united in the same
performance.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mix"ed*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mixed
or mingled manner.</def>

<hw>Mix"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mixen</ets>, <ets>myxen</ets>, fr. <ets>meohx</ets>,
<ets>meox</ets>, dung, filth; akin to E. <ets>mist</ets>. See
<er>Mist</er>.]</ety> <def>A compost heap; a dunghill.</def>

<au>Chaucer. Tennyson.</au>

<hw>Mix"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, mixes.</def>

<hw>Mix*og"a*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
a mixing + <?/ marriage.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Pairing with several males; -- said of certain fishes of
which several males accompany each female during spawning.</def>

<hw>Mix`o*lyd"i*an mode`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
mixing + E. <ets>Lydian</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The
seventh ecclesiastical mode, whose scale commences on G.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mix`ti*lin"e*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mix`ti*lin"e*ar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>mixtus</ets> mixed (p.p. of <ets>miscere</ets> to
mix) + E. <ets>lineal</ets>, <ets>linear</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Containing, or consisting of, lines of different kinds, as
straight, curved, and the like; <as>as, a <ex>mixtilinear</ex>
angle, that is, an angle contained by a straight line and a
curve</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mix"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mixtio</ets>, <ets>mistio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mixtion</ets>.
See <er>Mistion</er>, <er>Mix</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Mixture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of cement made of mastic, amber, etc.,
used as a mordant for gold leaf.</def>

<hw>Mixt"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With mixture;
in a mixed manner; mixedly.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mix"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mixtura</ets>, fr. <ets>miscere</ets>, <ets>mixtum</ets>, to
mix: cf. F. <ets>mixture</ets>. See <er>Mix</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of mixing, or the state of being mixed;
<as>as, made by a <ex>mixture</ex> of ingredients</as>.</def>

<au>Hooker.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which results from mixing different
ingredients together; a compound; <as>as, to drink a
<ex>mixture</ex> of molasses and water</as>; -- also, a
medley.</def>

<q>There is also a <qex>mixture</qex> of good and evil wisely
distributed by God, to serve the ends of his providence.</q>
<qau>Atterbury.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an
additional ingredient.</def>

<q>Cicero doubts whether it were possible for a community to
exist that had not a prevailing <qex>mixture</qex> of piety in
its constitution.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A kind of liquid medicine made
up of many ingredients; esp., as opposed to <xex>solution</xex>,
a liquid preparation in which the solid ingredients are not
completely dissolved.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Physics & Chem.)</fld> <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
<xex>compound</xex>; thus, gunpowder is a mechanical
<xex>mixture</xex> of carbon, sulphur, and niter.</def>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An organ stop, comprising from
two to five ranges of pipes, used only in combination with the
foundation and compound stops; -- called also <altname>furniture
stop</altname>. It consists of high harmonics, or overtones, of
the ground tone.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Union; admixture; intermixture; medley.</syn>

<hw>Miz"maze`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A maze or
labyrinth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Miz"zen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>mezzana</ets>, fr. <ets>mezzano</ets> middle, fr.
<ets>mezzo</ets> middle, half: cf. F. <ets>misaine</ets>
foresail. See <er>Mezzo</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>Hindmost; nearest the stern; <as>as, the <ex>mizzen</ex>
shrouds, sails, etc.</as></def>

<hw>Miz"zen</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The
hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel;
also, the spanker.</def>

<hw>Miz"zen*mast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The hindmost mast of a three-masted
vessel, or of a yawl-rigged vessel.</def>

<hw>Miz"zle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mizzled</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mizzling</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See <er>Misle</er>, and cf.
<er>Mistle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rain in very fine
drops.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To take one's self off; to go.</def>
<mark>[Slang]</mark>

<q>As long as George the Fourth could reign, he reigned,
And then he <qex>mizzled</qex>.</q>
<qau>Epigram, quoted by Wright.</qau>

<hw>Miz"zle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mist; fine rain.</def>

<hw>Miz"zy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>moisi</ets> moldy, musty, p.p. of <ets>moisir</ets> to mold,
fr. L. <ets>mucere</ets> to be moldy.]</ety> <def>A bog or
quagmire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Ainsworth.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mne*mon"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mne*mon"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/
mindful, remembering, <?/ memory, <?/ to think on, remember; akin
to E. <ets>mind</ets>.]</ety> <def>Assisting in memory.</def>

<hw>Mne`mo*ni"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
instructs in the art of improving or using the memory.</def>

<hw>Mne*mon"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/:
cf. F. <ets>mn\'82monique</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art of memory; a
system of precepts and rules intended to assist the memory;
artificial memory.</def>

<hw>Mne*mos"y*ne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
Gr. <?/ remembrance, memory, and the goddess of memory. See
<er>Mnemonic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Class Myth.)</fld> <def>The
goddess of memory and the mother of the Muses.</def>

<hw>Mne"mo*tech`ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
memory + <?/ art: cf. F. <ets>mn\'82motechnie</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Mnemonics.</def>

<hw>Mo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <pos>adv., & n.</pos>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>moe</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m\'be</ets>. See <er>More</er>.]</ety> <def>More; --
usually, more in number.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>An hundred thousand <qex>mo</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>Likely to find <qex>mo</qex> to commend than to imitate
it.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<hw>-mo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <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>as,
sixteen<ex>mo</ex> or 16<ex>mo</ex>; eighteen<xex>mo</xex> or
18<xex>mo</xex>. It is taken from the Latin forms similarly used;
<as>as, <xex>duodecimo</xex>, <xex>sextodecimo</xex>, etc.</as> A
small circle, placed after the number and near its top, is often
used for <xex>-mo</xex>; as, 16\'f8, 18\'f8, etc.</def>

<hw>Mo"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several very
large extinct species of wingless birds belonging to
<spn>Dinornis</spn>, and other related genera, of the suborder
<spn>Dinornithes</spn>, 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>

<hw>Mo"ab*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
posterity of Moab, the son of Lot. (<au>Gen. xix. 37</au>.) Also
used adjectively.</def>

<hw>Mo"ab*i`tess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female
Moabite.</def>

<au>Ruth i. 22.</au>

<hw>Mo"ab*i`tish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Moabite.</def>

<au>Ruth ii. 6.</au>

<hw>Moan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Moaned</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Moaning</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[AS. <ets>m<?/nan</ets> to moan, also, to mean; but in the
latter sense perh. a different word. Cf. <er>Mean</er> to
intend.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a low prolonged sound of
grief or pain, whether articulate or not; to groan softly and
continuously.</def>

<q>Unpitied and unheard, where misery <qex>moans</qex>.</q>
<qau>Thomson.</qau>

<q>Let there bechance him pitiful mischances,
To make him <qex>moan</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To emit a sound like moan; -- said of things
inanimate; <as>as, the wind <ex>moans</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Moan</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bewail
audibly; to lament.</def>

<q>Ye floods, ye woods, ye echoes, <qex>moan</qex>
My dear Columbo, dead and gone.</q>
<qau>Prior.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To afflict; to distress.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Which infinitely <qex>moans</qex> me.</q>
<qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau>

<hw>Moan</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mone</ets>. See
<er>Moan</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A low
prolonged sound, articulate or not, indicative of pain or of
grief; a low groan.</def>

<q>Sullen <qex>moans</qex>, hollow groans.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A low mournful or murmuring sound; -- of
things.</def>

<q>Rippling waters made a pleasant <qex>moan</qex>.</q>
<qau>Byron.</qau>

<hw>Moan"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
moaning; expressing sorrow.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Moan"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Moat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>mote</ets> hill, dike, bank, F. <ets>motte</ets> clod, turf:
cf. Sp. & Pg. <ets>mota</ets> bank or mound of earth, It.
<ets>motta</ets> clod, LL. <ets>mota</ets>, <ets>motta</ets>, a
hill on which a fort is built, an eminence, a dike, Prov. G.
<ets>mott</ets> bog earth heaped up; or perh. F.
<ets>motte</ets>, and OF. <ets>mote</ets>, are from a LL. p.p. of
L. <ets>movere</ets> to move (see <er>Move</er>). The name of
<ets>moat</ets>, properly meaning, bank or mound, was transferred
to the ditch adjoining: cf. F. <ets>dike</ets> and
<ets>ditch</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A deep trench
around the rampart of a castle or other fortified place,
sometimes filled with water; a ditch.</def>

<hw>Moat</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surround with a
moat.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Moate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mute</er> to molt.]</ety> <def>To void the excrement, as a
bird; to mute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mob</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mobcap</er>.]</ety> <def>A mobcap.</def>

<au>Goldsmith.</au>

<hw>Mob</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wrap up in, or cover with,
a cowl.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mob</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mobile vulgus</ets>,
the movable common people. See <er>Mobile</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The lower classes of a
community; the populace, or the lowest part of it.</def>

<q>A cluster of <qex>mob</qex> were making themselves merry with
their betters.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: A throgn; a rabble; esp., an unlawful or
riotous assembly; a disorderly crowd.</def>

<q>The <qex>mob</qex> of gentlemen who wrote with ease.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<q>Had every Athenian citizen been a Socrates, every Athenian
assembly would still have been a <qex>mob</qex>.</q>
<qau>Madison.</qau>

<q>Confused by brainless <qex>mobs</qex>.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<cs><col>Mob law</col>, <cd>law administered by the mob; lynch
law.</cd> -- <col>Swell mob</col>, <cd>well dressed thieves and
swindlers, regarded collectively. <mark>[Slang]</mark>
<au>Dickens</au>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mob</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mobbed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mobbing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To crowd about, as a mob, and
attack or annoy; <as>as, to <ex>mob</ex> a house or a
person</as>.</def>

<hw>Mob"bish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a mob;
tumultuous; lawless; <as>as, a <ex>mobbish</ex> act</as>.</def>

<au>Bp. Kent.</au>

<hw>Mob"cap`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>mop-muts</ets>; OD. <ets>mop</ets> a woman's coif + D.
<ets>muts</ets> cap.]</ety> <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>

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<hw>Mo"bile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mobilis</ets>, for <ets>movibilis</ets>, fr.
<ets>movere</ets> to move: cf. F. <ets>mobile</ets>. See
<er>Move</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being moved;
not fixed in place or condition; movable.</def> \'bdFixed or else
<xex>mobile</xex>.\'b8

<au>Skelton.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Characterized by an extreme degree of fluidity;
moving or flowing with great freedom; <as>as, benzine and mercury
are <ex>mobile</ex> liquids; -- opposed to <ex>viscous</ex>,
<ex>viscoidal</ex>, or <ex>oily</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Easily moved in feeling, purpose, or direction;
excitable; changeable; fickle.</def>

<au>Testament of Love.</au>

<q>The quick and <qex>mobile</qex> curiosity of her
disposition.</q>
<qau>Hawthorne.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Changing in appearance and expression under the
influence of the mind; <as>as, <ex>mobile</ex>
features</as>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Capable of being moved,
aroused, or excited; capable of spontaneous movement.</def>

<hw>Mo"bile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mobile
vulgus</ets>. See <er>Mobile</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf. 3d
<er>Mob</er>.]</ety> <def>The mob; the populace.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThe unthinking <xex>mobile</xex>.\'b8

<au>South.</au>

<-- p. 934 -->

<hw>Mo*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mobilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mobilit\'82</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being mobile; <as>as,
the <ex>mobility</ex> of a liquid, of an army, of the populace,
of features, of a muscle</as>.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The mob; the lower classes.</def>
<mark>[Humorous]</mark>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Mob`i*li*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mobilization</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of mobilizing.</def>

<hw>Mob"i*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mobilized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mobilizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>mobiliser</ets>.]</ety>
<def>To put in a state of readiness for active service in war, as
an army corps.</def>

<hw>Mo"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Mob</er> to wrap up.]</ety> <def>To wrap the head of in a
hood.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mo"bles</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See
<er>Moebles</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mob*oc"ra*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mob</ets> rabble + <ets>-cracy</ets>, as in
<ets>democracy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A condition in which the lower
classes of a nation control public affairs without respect to
law, precedents, or vested rights.</def>

<q>It is good name that Dr. Stevens has given to our present
situation (for one can not call it a government), a
<qex>mobocracy</qex>.</q>
<qau>Walpole.</qau>

<hw>Mob"o*crat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
favors a form of government in which the unintelligent populace
rules without restraint.</def>

<au>Bayne.</au>

<hw>Mob`o*crat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, or
relating to, a mobocracy.</def>

<hw>Moc"ca*sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[An Indian
word. Algonquin <ets>makisin</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Sometimes
written <asp>moccason</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A poisonous snake of the
Southern United States. The water moccasin (<spn>Ancistrodon
piscivorus</spn>) 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 <spn>Ancistrodon
atrofuscus</spn>. They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without
rattles.</def>

<cs><col>Moccasin flower</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species
of lady's slipper (<spn>Cypripedium acaule</spn>) 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></cs>

<hw>Moc"ca*sined</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered
with, or wearing, a moccasin or moccasins.</def>
\'bd<xex>Moccasined</xex> feet.\'b8

<au>Harper's Mag.</au>

<hw>Mo"cha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
seaport town of Arabia, on the Red Sea.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A variety of coffee brought from Mocha.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An Abyssinian weight, equivalent to a Troy
grain.</def>

<cs><col>Mocha stone</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>moss
agate.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Moche</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>A bale of raw silk.</def>

<hw>Moche</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Much.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Moch"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos>
<def>Much.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mo*chi"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A large leather flap which covers the
saddletree.</def> <mark>[Western U.S.]</mark>

<hw>Mock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mocked</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mocking</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[F. <ets>moquer</ets>, of uncertain origin; cf. OD.
<ets>mocken</ets> to mumble, G. <ets>mucken</ets>, OSw.
<ets>mucka</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To imitate; to mimic;
esp., to mimic in sport, contempt, or derision; to deride by
mimicry.</def>

<q>To see the life as lively <qex>mocked</qex> as ever
Still sleep <qex>mocked</qex> death.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q><qex>Mocking</qex> marriage with a dame of France.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To treat with scorn or contempt; to
deride.</def>

<q>Elijah <qex>mocked</qex> them, and said, Cry aloud.</q>
<qau>1 Kings xviii. 27.</qau>

<q>Let not ambition <qex>mock</qex> their useful toil.</q>
<qau>Gray.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To disappoint the hopes of; to deceive; to
tantalize; <as>as, to <ex>mock</ex> expectation</as>.</def>

<q>Thou hast <qex>mocked</qex> me, and told me lies.</q>
<qau>Judg. xvi. 13.</qau>

<q>He will not ...
<qex>Mock</qex> us with his blest sight, then snatch him
hence.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To deride; ridicule; taunt; jeer; tantalize;
disappoint. See <er>Deride</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mock</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make sport contempt or in
jest; to speak in a scornful or jeering manner.</def>

<q>When thou <qex>mockest</qex>, shall no man make thee
ashamed?</q>
<qau>Job xi. 3.</qau>

<q>She had <qex>mocked</qex> at his proposal.</q>
<qau>Froude.</qau>

<hw>Mock</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An act of ridicule
or derision; a scornful or contemptuous act or speech; a sneer; a
jibe; a jeer.</def>

<q>Fools make a <qex>mock</qex> at sin.</q>
<qau>Prov. xiv. 9.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Imitation; mimicry.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Crashaw.</au>

<hw>Mock</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Imitating reality, but not
real; false; counterfeit; assumed; sham.</def>

<q>That superior greatness and <qex>mock</qex> majesty.</q>
<qau>Spectator.</qau>

<cs><col>Mock bishop's weed</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus
of slender umbelliferous herbs (<spn>Discopleura</spn>) growing
in wet places.</cd> -- <col>Mock heroic</col>, <cd>burlesquing
the heroic; <as>as, a <ex>mock heroic<ex> poem</as>.</cd> --
<col>Mock lead</col>. <cd>See <er>Blende</er> (<sd>a</sd>).</cd>
-- <col>Mock nightingale</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the
European blackcap.</cd> -- <col>Mock orange</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus of American and Asiatic shrubs
(<spn>Philadelphus</spn>), with showy white flowers in panicled
cymes. <spn>P. coronarius</spn>, from Asia, has fragrant flowers;
the American kinds are nearly scentless.</cd> -- <col>Mock
sun</col>. <cd>See <er>Parhelion</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mock turtle
soup</col>, <cd>a soup made of calf's head, veal, or other meat,
and condiments, in imitation of green turtle soup.</cd> --
<col>Mock velvet</col>, <cd>a fabric made in imitation of velvet.
See <er>Mockado</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mock"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as can
be mocked.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mock"a*do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stuff made
in imitation of velvet; -- probably the same as <altname>mock
velvet</altname>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Our rich <qex>mockado</qex> doublet.</q>
<qau>Ford.</qau>

<hw>Mock"a*dour</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mokadour</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mock"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mockery.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Mock"bird`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European sedge warbler
(<spn>Acrocephalus phragmitis</spn>).</def>

<hw>Mock"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who, or that which, mocks; a scorner; a scoffer; a derider.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A deceiver; an impostor.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A mocking bird.</def>

<cs><col>Mocker nut</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of
hickory (<spn>Carya tomentosa</spn>) and its fruit, which is far
inferior to the true shagbark hickory nut.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mock"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mockeries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.
<ets>moquerie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>It is, as the air, invulnerable,
And our vain blows malicious <qex>mockery</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Grace at meals is now generally so performed as to look more
like a <qex>mockery</qex> upon devotion than any solemn
application of the mind to God.</q>
<qau>Law.</qau>

<q>And bear about the <qex>mockery</qex> of woe.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Insulting or contemptuous action or speech;
contemptuous merriment; derision; ridicule.</def>

<q>The laughingstock of fortune's <qex>mockeries</qex>.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Subject of laughter, derision, or sport.</def>

<q>The cruel handling of the city whereof they made a
<qex>mockery</qex>.</q>
<qau>2 Macc. viii. 17.</qau>

<hw>Mock"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Imitating, esp. in
derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive.</def>

<cs><col>Mocking bird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a North
American singing bird (<spn>Mimus polyglottos</spn>), 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>Mocking
thrush</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any species of the genus
<spn>Harporhynchus</spn>, as the brown thrush (<spn>H.
rufus</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Mocking wren</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any American wren of the genus
<spn>Thryothorus</spn>, esp. <spn>T.
Ludovicianus</spn>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mock"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of derision; in
a contemptuous or mocking manner.</def>

<hw>Mock"ing*stock`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A butt
of sport; an object of derision.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mock"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mock; counterfeit;
sham.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Moc"kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mickle</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A South American rodent (<spn>Cavia rupestris</spn>), allied
to the Guinea pig, but larger; -- called also <altname>rock
cavy</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mo"dal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>modal</ets>. See <er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<au>Glanvill.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Logic & Metaph.)</fld> <def>Indicating, or
pertaining to, some mode of conceiving existence, or of
expressing thought.</def>

<hw>Mo"dal*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>One
who regards Father, Son, and Spirit as modes of being, and not as
persons, thus denying personal distinction in the Trinity.</def>

<au>Eadie.</au>

<hw>Mo*dal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>modalit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or
state of being modal.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Logic & Metaph.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mo"dal*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a modal
manner.</def>

<q>A compound proposition, the parts of which are united
<qex>modally</qex> ... by the particles  \'bdas\'b8 and
\'bdso.\'b8</q>
<qau>Gibbs.</qau>

<hw>Mode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>modus</ets> a measure, due or proper measure, bound, manner,
form; akin to E. <ets>mete</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mode</ets>. See
<er>Mete</er>, and cf. <er>Commodious</er>, <er>Mood</er> in
grammar, <er>Modus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Manner of doing
or being; method; form; fashion; custom; way; style; <as>as, the
<ex>mode</ex> of speaking; the <ex>mode</ex> of
dressing.</as></def>

<q>The duty of itself being resolved on, the <qex>mode</qex> of
doing it may easily be found.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<q>A table richly spread in regal <qex>mode</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Prevailing popular custom; fashion, especially
in the phrase <xex>the mode</xex>.</def>

<q>The easy, apathetic graces of a man of the
<qex>mode</qex>.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Variety; gradation; degree.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <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 <xex>matter</xex>.</def>

<q><qex>Modes</qex> 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.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <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>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Mood</er>.</def>

<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The scale as affected by the
various positions in it of the minor intervals; <as>as, the
Dorian <ex>mode</ex>, the Ionic <ex>mode</ex>, etc.</as>, of
ancient Greek music.</def>

<note><hand/ In modern music, only the major and the minor mode,
of whatever key, are recognized.</note>

<sn>8.</sn> <def>A kind of silk. See <er>Alamode</er>,
<pos>n.</pos></def>

<syn>Syn. -- Method; manner. See <er>Method</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mod"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mod\'8ale</ets>, It. <ets>modello</ets>, fr. (assumed) L.
<ets>modellus</ets>, fr. <ets>modulus</ets> a small measure, dim.
of <ets>modus</ets>. See <er>Mode</er>, and cf.
<er>Module</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A miniature
representation of a thing, with the several parts in due
proportion; sometimes, a facsimile of the same size.</def>

<q>In charts, in maps, and eke in <qex>models</qex> made.</q>
<qau>Gascoigne.</qau>

<q>I had my father's signet in my purse,
Which was the <qex>model</qex> of that Danish seal.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>You have the <qex>models</qex> of several ancient temples,
though the temples and the gods are perished.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>as,
the clay <ex>model</ex> of a sculpture; the inventor's
<ex>model</ex> of a machine.</as></def>

<q>[The application for a patent] must be accompanied by a full
description of the invention, with drawings and a
<qex>model</qex> where the case admits of it.</q>
<qau>Am. Cyc.</qau>

<q>When we mean to build
We first survey the plot, then draw the <qex>model</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything which serves, or may serve, as an
example for imitation; <as>as, a government formed on the
<ex>model</ex> of the American constitution; a <ex>model</ex> of
eloquence, virtue, or behavior.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>That by which a thing is to be measured;
standard.</def>

<q>He that despairs measures Providence by his own little,
contracted <qex>model</qex>.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Any copy, or resemblance, more or less
exact.</def>

<q>Thou seest thy wretched brother die,
Who was the <qex>model</qex> of thy father's life.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>A person who poses as a pattern to an
artist.</def>

<q>A professional <qex>model</qex>.</q>
<qau>H. James.</qau>

<cs><col>Working model</col>, <cd>a model of a machine which can
do on a small scale the work which the machine itself does, or
expected to do.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mod"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Suitable to be
taken as a model or pattern; <as>as, a <ex>model</ex> house; a
<ex>model</ex> husband.</as></def>

<hw>Mod"el</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Modeled</er> <pr>(?)</pr> or <er>Modelled</er>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Modeling</er> or
<er>Modelling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>modeler</ets>,
It. <ets>modellare</ets>.]</ety> <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>as, to <ex>model</ex> a house or
a government; to <ex>model</ex> an edifice according to the plan
delineated.</as></def>

<hw>Mod"el</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>To
make a copy or a pattern; to design or imitate forms; <as>as, to
<ex>model</ex> in wax</as>.</def>

<hw>Mod"el*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
models; hence, a worker in plastic art.</def> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>modeller</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mod"el*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld>
<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> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>modelling</asp>.]</altsp>

<cs><col>Modeling plane</col>, <cd>a small plane for planing
rounded objects.</cd> -- <col>Modeling wax</col>, <cd>beeswax
melted with a little Venice turpentine, or other resinous
material, and tinted with coloring matter, usually red, -- used
in modeling.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mod"el*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
model.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mod"e*na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Modena</ets>, in Italy.]</ety> <def>A certain crimsonlike
color.</def>

<au>Good.</au>

<hw>Mod`e*nese"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Modena or its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.
sing. & pl.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Modena; the
people of Modena.</def></def2>

<hw>Mo"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. See
<er>Mother</er> female parent.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
mother.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The principal piece of an astrolabe, into which
the others are fixed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mod"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
moderate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mod"er*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>moderabilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Modeate; temperate.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mod"er*ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Moderation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Caxton.</au>

<hw>Mod"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>moderatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>moderate</ets>,
<ets>moderati</ets>, to moderate, regulate, control, fr.
<ets>modus</ets> measure. See <er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <def>Kept
within due bounds; observing reasonable limits; not excessive,
extreme, violent, or rigorous; limited; restrained</def>; as:
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Limited in quantity; sparing; temperate;
frugal; <as>as, <ex>moderate</ex> in eating or drinking; a
<ex>moderate</ex> table</as></def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Limited in
degree of activity, energy, or excitement; reasonable; calm;
slow; <as>as, <ex>moderate</ex> language; <ex>moderate</ex>
endeavors.</as></def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Not extreme in opinion,
in partisanship, and the like; <as>as, a <ex>moderate</ex>
Calvinist</as>.</def>

<q>A number of <qex>moderate</qex> members managed ... to obtain
a majority in a thin house.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<sd>(d)</sd> <def>Not violent or rigorous; temperate; mild;
gentle; <as>as, a <ex>moderate</ex> winter</as></def>.
\'bd<xex>Moderate</xex> showers.\'b8 <au>Walter</au>.
<sd>(e)</sd> <def>Limited as to degree of progress; <as>as, to
travel at <ex>moderate</ex> speed</as></def>. <sd>(f)</sd>
<def>Limited as to the degree in which a quality, principle, or
faculty appears; <as>as, an infusion of <ex>moderate</ex>
strength; a man of <ex>moderate</ex> abilities</as></def>.
<sd>(g)</sd> <def>Limited in scope or effects; <as>as, a
reformation of a <ex>moderate</ex> kind</as></def>.

<au>Hooker.</au>

<hw>Mod"er*ate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>Mod"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Moderated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Moderating</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</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>as,
to <ex>moderate</ex> rage, action, desires, etc.; to
<ex>moderate</ex> heat or wind.</as></def>

<q>By its astringent quality, it <qex>moderates</qex> the
relaxing quality of warm water.</q>
<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau>

<q>To <qex>moderate</qex> stiff minds disposed to strive.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To preside over, direct, or regulate, as a
public meeting; <as>as, to <ex>moderate</ex> a synod</as>.</def>

<hw>Mod"er*ate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become
less violent, severe, rigorous, or intense; <as>as, the wind has
<ex>moderated</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To preside as a moderator.</def>

<q>Dr. Barlow [was] engaged ... to <qex>moderate</qex> for him in
the divinity disputation.</q>
<qau>Bp. Barlow's Remains (1693).</qau>

<hw>Mod"er*ate*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
moderate manner or degree; to a moderate extent.</def>

<q>Each nymph but <qex>moderately</qex> fair.</q>
<qau>Waller.</qau>

<hw>Mod"er*ate*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state
of being moderate; temperateness; moderation.</def>

<hw>Mod`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>moderatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mod\'82ration</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of moderating, or of imposing due
restraint.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being mmoderate.</def>

<q>In <qex>moderation</qex> placing all my glory,
While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Calmness of mind; equanimity; <as>as, to bear
adversity with <ex>moderation</ex></as>.</def>

<q>The calm and judicious <qex>moderation</qex> of Orange.</q>
<qau>Motley.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The first public examinations
for degrees at the University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to
<altname>mods</altname>.</def>

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<hw>Mod"er*a*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Moderation in doctrines or opinion, especially in politics
or religion.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mod`e*ra"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos>
<ety>[It. See <er>Moderate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>
<def>With a moderate degree of quickness; moderately.</def>

<cs><col>Allegro moderato</col>, <cd>a little slower than
allegro.</cd> -- <col>Andante moderato</col>, <cd>a little faster
than andante.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mod"er*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.: cf.
F. <ets>mod\'82rateur</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or
that which, moderates, restrains, or pacifies.</def>

<au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au>

<q>Angling was ... a <qex>moderator</qex> of passions.</q>
<qau>Walton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The officer who presides over an assembly to
preserve order, propose questions, regulate the proceedings, and
declare the votes.</def>

<sn>3.</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>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A mechamical arrangement for regulating motion
in a machine, or producing equality of effect.</def>

<hw>Mod"er*a`tor*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of a
moderator.</def>

<hw>Mod"er*a`tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female
moderator.</def>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Mod"er*a`trix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A female moderator.</def>

<hw>Mod"ern</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>moderne</ets>, L. <ets>modernus</ets>; akin to
<ets>modo</ets> just now, orig. abl. of <ets>modus</ets> measure;
hence, by measure, just now. See <er>Mode</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>as, <ex>modern</ex> days, ages, or time;
<ex>modern</ex> authors; <ex>modern</ex> fashions;
<ex>modern</ex> taste; <ex>modern</ex> practice.</as></def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>New and common; trite; commonplace.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>We have our philosophical persons, to make <qex>modern</qex>
and familiar, things supernatural and causeless.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<cs><col>Modern English</col>. <cd>See the Note under
<er>English</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mod"ern</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person of modern times; --
opposed to <xex>ancient</xex>.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>Mod"ern*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Modern
practice; a thing of recent date; esp., a modern usage or mode of
expression.</def>

<hw>Mod"ern*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>moderniste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who admires the moderns,
or their ways and fashions.</def>

<hw>Mo*der"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Modernness; something modern.</def>

<au>Walpole.</au>

<hw>Mod`ern*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
act of rendering modern in style; the act or process of causing
to conform to modern of thinking or acting.</def>

<hw>Mod"ern*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Modernized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Modernizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>moderniser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To render modern; to adapt to
modern person or things; to cause to conform to recent or present
usage or taste.</def>

<au>Percy.</au>

<hw>Mod"ern*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
modernizes.</def>

<hw>Mod"ern*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In modern times.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mod"ern*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being modern; recentness; novelty.</def>

<au>M. Arnold.</au>

<hw>Mod"est</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>modeste</ets>, L. <ets>modestus</ets>, fr. <ets>modus</ets>
measure. See <er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, a <ex>modest</ex> youth; a
<ex>modest</ex> man.</as></def>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>Mrs. Ford, the honest woman, the <qex>modest</qex> wife.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>The blushing beauties of a <qex>modest</qex> maid.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Evincing modestly in the actor, author, or
speaker; not showing presumption; not excessive or extreme;
moderate; <as>as, a <ex>modest</ex> request; <ex>modest</ex>
joy.</as></def>

<syn>Syn. -- Reserved; unobtrusive; diffident; bashful; coy; shy;
decent; becoming; chaste; virtuous.</syn>

<hw>Mod"est*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a modest
manner.</def>

<hw>Mod"es*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>modestia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>modestie</ets>. See
<er>Modest</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>Her blush is guiltiness, not <qex>modesty</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<cs><col>Modesty piece</col>, <cd>a narrow piece of lace worn by
women over the bosom. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<au>Addison.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Bashfulness; humility; diffidence; shyness. See
<er>Bashfulness</er>, and <er>Humility</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mo*dic"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>modicitas</ets>; cf. F. <ets>modicit\'82</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Moderateness; smallness; meanness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mod"i*cum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>modicus</ets> moderate, fr. <ets>modus</ets>. See
<er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <def>A little; a small quantity; a measured
simply.</def> \'bd<xex>Modicums</xex> of wit.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Her usual <qex>modicum</qex> of beer and punch.</q>
<qau>Thackeray.</qau>

<hw>Mod`i*fi`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Capability of being modified; state or quality of being
modifiable.</def>

<hw>Mod"i*fi`a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Modify</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being modified; liable to
modification.</def>

<hw>Mo*dif"i*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Modifiable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mod"i*fi*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Modify</er>.]</ety> <def>To qualify.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Pearson.</au>

<hw>Mod`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>modificatio</ets> a measuring: cf. F.
<ets>modification</ets>. See <er>Modify</er>.]</ety> <def>The act
of modifying, or the state of being modified; a modified form or
condition; state as modified; a change; <as>as, the
<ex>modification</ex> of an opinion, or of a machine; the various
<ex>modifications</ex> of light.</as></def>

<au>Bentley.</au>

<hw>Mod"i*fi*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That
which modifies or qualifies, as a word or clause.</def>

<hw>Mod"i*fi*ca`to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Tending or serving to modify; modifying.</def>

<au>Max M\'81ller.</au>

<hw>Mod"i*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, modifies.</def>

<au>Hume.</au>

<hw>Mod"i*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Modified</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Modifying</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>modifier</ets>, L.
<ets>modificare</ets>, <ets>modificari</ets>; <ets>modus</ets>
limit + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See <er>Mode</er>,
and <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To change somewhat the
form or qualities of; to alter somewhat; <as>as, to
<ex>modify</ex> a contrivance adapted to some mechanical purpose;
to <ex>modify</ex> the terms of a contract.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To limit or reduce in extent or degree; to
moderate; to qualify; to lower.</def>

<q>Of his grace
He <qex>modifies</qex> his first severe decree.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Mo*dil"lion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>modillon</ets>, It. <ets>modiglione</ets>. Cf.
<er>Module</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mo*di"o*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>modiolus</ets>, dim. of <ets>modius</ets> the Roman corn
measure.]</ety> <def>Shaped like a bushel measure.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo*di"o*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Modioli</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., a small
measure.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The central column in the
osseous cochlea of the ear.</def>

<hw>Mod"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>According to
the mode, or customary manner; conformed to the fashion;
fashionable; hence, conventional; <as>as, a <ex>modish</ex>
dress; a <ex>modish</ex> feast.</as></def> <au>Dryden</au>.
\'bd<xex>Modish</xex> forms of address.\'b8 <au>Barrow</au>.

-- <wordforms><wf>Mod"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mod"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mod"ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who follows
the fashion.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo`diste"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Mode</er>, and cf. <er>Modist</er>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>\'d8Mo"di*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Modii</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Rom.
Antiq.)</fld> <def>A dry measure, containing about a peck.</def>

<hw>Mo"docs</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing.
<singw>Modoc</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld>
<def>A tribe of warlike Indians formerly inhabiting Northern
California. They are nearly extinct.</def>

<hw>Mod"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to mode, modulation, module, or modius; <as>as,
<ex>modular</ex> arrangement; <ex>modular</ex> accent;
<ex>modular</ex> measure.</as></def>

<hw>Mod"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Modulated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Modulating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>modulatus</ets>, p.p. of
<ets>modulari</ets> to measure, to modulate, fr.
<ets>modulus</ets> a small measure, meter, melody, dim. of
<ets>modus</ets>. See <er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
form, as sound, to a certain key, or to a certain portion.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To vary or inflect in a natural, customary, or
musical manner; <as>as, the organs of speech <ex>modulate</ex>
the voice in reading or speaking</as>.</def>

<q>Could any person so <qex>modulate</qex> her voice as to
deceive so many?</q>
<qau>Broome.</qau>

<hw>Mod"u*late</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>To
pass from one key into another.</def>

<hw>Mod`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>modulatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>modulation</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of modulating, or the state of being
modulated; <as>as, the <ex>modulation</ex> of the
voice</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Sound modulated; melody.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Thomson.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mod"u*la`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>One who, or that which, modulates.</def>

<au>Denham.</au>

<hw>Mod"ule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>modulus</ets> a small measure, dim. of <ets>modus</ets>. See
<er>Mode</er>, and cf. <er>Model</er>, <er>Modulus</er>,
<er>Mold</er> a matrix.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A model or
measure.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <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 <xex>minutes</xex> (see <er>Minute</er>), though
often the diameter is taken, and any dimension is said to be so
many <xex>modules</xex> and <xex>minutes</xex> in height,
breadth, or projection.</def>

<hw>Mod"ule</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>module</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, <er>Modulate</er>.]</ety> <def>To model; also, to
modulate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sandys. Drayton.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mod"u*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Moduli</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., a small measure.
See <er>Module</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Math., Mech., &
Physics)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Modulus of a machine</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 <xex>efficiency<xex> of the
machine.</cd> <au>Mosley</au>. <au>Rankine</au>. -- <col>Modulus
of a system of logarithms</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a number
by which all the Napierian logarithms must be multiplied to
obtain the logarithms in another system.</cd> -- <col>Modulus of
elasticity</col>. <sd>(a)</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>(b)</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
<altname>Young's modulus</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Modulus of
rupture</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>
<au>Rankine</au>.</cs>

<hw>\'d8Mo"dus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Modi</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. See
<er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Law)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or
conveyance.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <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>

<au>Bracton.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A fixed compensation or
equivalent given instead of payment of tithes in kind, expressed
in full by the phrase <xex>modus decimandi</xex>.</def>

<au>Blackstone.</au>

<q>They, from time immemorial, had paid a <qex>modus</qex>, or
composition.</q>
<qau>Landor.</qau>

<cs><col>\'d8Modus operandi</col> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <ety>[L.]</ety>,
<cd>manner of operating.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mod"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <def>Fashionable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Moe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A wry face or
mouth; a mow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Moe</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make faces; to mow.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Moe</hw>, <pos>a., adv., & n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m\'be</ets> See <er>More</er>.]</ety> <def>More. See
<er>Mo</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdSing no more ditties,
sing no <xex>moe</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Moe"bles</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[OE., fr.
OF. <ets>moeble</ets>, <ets>mueble</ets>, movable, from L.
<ets>mobilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Movables; furniture; -- also used
in the singular (<singw><it>moeble</it></singw>).</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<-- here we mark both the singular word and the written font -->

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mo"el*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>moelle</ets>, fr. L. <ets>medulla</ets> marrow.]</ety>
<def>An unguent for the hair.</def>

<hw>Mo"el*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>Rubble masonry.</def>

<hw>M\'d2`so*goth"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Belonging to the M\'d2sogoths, a branch of the Goths who
settled in M\'d2sia.</def>

<hw>M\'d2`so*goth"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The language of the
M\'d2sogoths; -- also called <altname>Gothic</altname>.</def>

<hw>Moeve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
move.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Moff</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A thin silk stuff
made in Caucasia.</def>

<hw>Mog"gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A closely
fitting knit sleeve; also, a legging of knitted material.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<hw>Mo*gul"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the
Mongolian.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person of the Mongolian
race.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Railroad)</fld> <def>A heavy locomotive for
freight traffic, having three pairs of connected driving wheels
and a two-wheeled truck.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Great</col>, <or/ <col>Grand</col>,
<col>Mogul</col></mcol>, <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
<altname>mogul</altname>.</cd></cs><-- or Moghul. -->

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Mo"ha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A kind of millet (<spn>Setaria Italica</spn>); German
millet.</def>

<hw>Mo"hair`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>moire</ets>, perh. from Ar. <ets>mukhayyar</ets> a kind of
coarse camelot or haircloth; but prob. fr. L.
<ets>marmoreus</ets> of marble, resembling marble. Cf.
<er>Moire</er>, <er>Marble</er>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Mo*ham"med*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Mohammed</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>muh\'a0mmad</ets> praiseworthy,
highly praised.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Mohammed, or the
religion and institutions founded by Mohammed.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>Mahometan</asp>, <asp>Mahomedan</asp>,
<asp>Muhammadan</asp>, etc.]</altsp>

<hw>Mo*ham"med*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A follower of
Mohammed, the founder of Islamism; one who professes
Mohammedanism or Islamism.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mo*ham"med*an*ism</hw>, <hw>Mo*ham"med*ism</hw> 
}</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The religion, or
doctrines and precepts, of Mohammed, contained in the Koran;
Islamism.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mo*ham"med*an*ize</hw>, <hw>Mo*ham"med*ize</hw> 
}</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make conformable
to the principles, or customs and rites, of Mohammedanism.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>Mahometanize</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mo"hawk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>One of a tribe of Indians who formed
part of the Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of
the Mohawk River.</def>

<sn>2.</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> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<au>Spectator. Macaulay.</au>

<hw>Mo*hi"cans</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing.
<singw>Mohican</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>.
<fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A tribe of Lenni-Lenape Indians who
formerly inhabited Western Connecticut and Eastern New
York.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>Mohegans</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>\'d8Mo"ho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A gallinule
(<spn>Notornis Mantelli</spn>) formerly inhabiting New Zealand,
but now supposed to be extinct. It was incapable of flight. See
<er>Notornis</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo"hock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mohawk</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo*ho"li</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Maholi</er>.</def>

<hw>Mohr</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A West African gazelle (<spn>Gazella mohr</spn>), having
horns on which are eleven or twelve very prominent rings. It is
one of the species which produce bezoar.</def> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>mhorr</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mo"hur</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind., fr. Per.
<ets>muhur</ets>, <ets>muhr</ets>, a gold coin, a seal, seal
ring.]</ety> <def>A British Indian gold coin, of the value of
fifteen silver rupees, or $7.21.</def>

<au>Malcom.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Mo*hur"rum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8Mu*har"ram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Ar. <ets>muharram</ets>, prop., sacred, forbidden, n., the
first month of the Mohammedan lunar year.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The first month of the Mohammedan year.</def>

<au>Whitworth.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A festival of the Shiah sect of the Mohammedans
held during the first ten days of the month Mohurrum.</def>

<hw>Moi"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To
toil.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark>

<hw>Moi"dore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pg.
<ets>moeda d'ouro</ets>, lit., coin of gold. Cf. <er>Money</er>,
and <er>Aureate</er>.]</ety> <def>A gold coin of Portugal, valued
at about 27s. sterling.</def>

<-- p. 936 -->

<hw>Moi"e*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Moieties</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.
<ets>moiti\'82</ets>, L. <ets>medietas</ets>, fr.
<ets>medius</ets> middle, half. See <er>Mid</er>, <pos>a.</pos>,
and cf. <er>Mediate</er>, <er>Mediety</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One of two equal parts; a half; <as>as, a <ex>moiety</ex> of
an estate, of goods, or of profits; the <ex>moiety</ex> of a
jury, or of a nation.</as></def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>The more beautiful <qex>moiety</qex> of his majesty's
subject.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An indefinite part; a small part.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Moil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Moiled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Moiling</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[OE. <ets>moillen</ets> to wet, OF. <ets>moillier</ets>,
<ets>muillier</ets>, F. <ets>mouller</ets>, fr. (assumed) LL.
<ets>molliare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mollis</ets> soft. See
<er>Mollify</er>.]</ety> <def>To daub; to make dirty; to soil; to
defile.</def>

<q>Thou ... doest thy mind in dirty pleasures
<qex>moil</qex>.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<hw>Moil</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Moil</er> to daub;
prob. from the idea of struggling through the wet.]</ety> <def>To
soil one's self with severe labor; to work with painful effort;
to labor; to toil; to drudge.</def>

<q><qex>Moil</qex> not too much under ground.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>Now he must <qex>moil</qex> and drudge for one he loathes.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Moil</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A spot; a defilement.</def>

<q>The <qex>moil</qex> of death upon them.</q>
<qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau>

<hw>Moile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mule</ets> a slipper.]</ety> <def>A kind of high shoe
anciently worn.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>moyle</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>\'d8Moi"neau</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A small flat bastion, raised in the
middle of an overlong curtain.</def>

<hw>\'d8Moi"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Greek Myth.)</fld> <def>The deity who
assigns to every man his lot.</def>

<hw>\'d8Moire</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. Cf.
<er>Mohair</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance
produced upon either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces.</def>

<cs><col>Moire antique</col>, <cd>a superior kind of thick
moire.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Moi`r\'82" m\'82`tal`lique"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>.
<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A crystalline or frosted appearance produced
by some acids on tin plate; also, the tin plate thus
treated.</def>

<hw>Moist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>moiste</ets>, OF. <ets>moiste</ets>, F. <ets>moite</ets>,
fr. L. <ets>muccidus</ets>, for <ets>mucidus</ets>, moldy, musty.
Cf. <er>Mucus</er>, <er>Mucid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; <as>as, a
<ex>moist</ex> atmosphere or air</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Moist</xex>
eyes.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fresh, or new.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
\'bdShoes full <xex>moist</xex> and new.\'b8 \'bdA draught of
<xex>moist</xex> and corny ale.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Moist</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To moisten.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mois"ten</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Moistened</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Moistening</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make damp;
to wet in a small degree.</def>

<q>A pipe a little <qex>moistened</qex> on the inside.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To soften by making moist; to make tender.</def>

<q>It <qex>moistened</qex> not his executioner's heart with any
pity.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<hw>Mois"ten*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, moistens.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Moist"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
moisture.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Moist"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without moisture;
dry.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Moist"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being moist.</def>

<hw>Mois"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>moistour</ets>, F. <ets>moiteur</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A moderate degree of wetness.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which moistens or makes damp or wet;
exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity.</def>

<q>All my body's <qex>moisture</qex>
Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mois"ture*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without
moisture.</def>

<hw>Moist"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Moist.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Moi"ther</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Etymol.
uncertain.]</ety> <def>To perplex; to confuse.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<au>Lamb.</au>

<hw>Moi"ther</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To toil; to labor.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Mok"a*dour</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>mocador</ets> handkerchief.]</ety> <def>A
handkerchief.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Moke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A donkey.</def>
<mark>[Cant]</mark>

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<hw>Moke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mesh of a net,
or of anything resembling a net.</def>

<au>Halliwell.</au>

<hw>Mo"ky</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel.
<ets>m\'94kkvi</ets> cloud, mist, <ets>m\'94kkr</ets> a dense
cloud, W. <ets>mwg</ets> smoke, and E. <ets>muggy</ets>,
<ets>muck</ets>.]</ety> <def>Misty; dark; murky; muggy.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mo"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Sunfish</er>, 1.</def>

<hw>Mo"lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>moles</ets> mass.]</ety> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <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>

<au>Carpenter.</au>

<hw>Mo"lar</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>molaris</ets>, fr.
<ets>mola</ets> mill, fr. <ets>molere</ets> to grind in a mill.
See <er>Mill</er> the machine.]</ety> <def>Having power to grind;
grinding; <as>as, the <ex>molar</ex> teeth</as>; also, of or
pertaining to the molar teeth.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mo"lar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Any one of
the teeth back of the incisors and canines. The molar which
replace the deciduous or milk teeth are designated as
<stype>premolars</stype>, and those which are not preceded by
deciduous teeth are sometimes called <stype>true molars</stype>.
See <er>Tooth</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo"la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as 2d
<er>Molar</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo*lasse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>molasse</ets>, prob. fr. <ets>mollasse</ets> flabby, flimsy,
fr. L. <ets>mollis</ets> soft.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A
soft Tertiary sandstone; -- applied to a rock occurring in
Switzerland. See <xex>Chart</xex> of <er>Geology</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo*las"ses</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'82lasse</ets>, cf. Sp. <ets>melaza</ets>, Pg.
<ets>mela\'87o</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mellaceus</ets> honeylike,
honey-sweet, <ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets>, honey. See
<er>Mellifluous</er>, and cf. <er>Melasses</er>.]</ety> <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 <er>Treacle</er>.</def>

<hw>Mold</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mo<?/<?/</er> a spot.]</ety> <def>A spot; a blemish; a
mole.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>molde</ets>, AS. <ets>molde</ets>;
akin to D. <ets>mul</ets>, G. <ets>mull</ets>, <ets>mulm</ets>,
OHG. <ets>molt</ets>, <ets>molta</ets>, Icel. <ets>mold</ets>,
Dan. <ets>muld</ets>, Sw. <ets>mull</ets>, Goth.
<ets>mulda</ets>, and E. <ets>meal</ets> flour. See
<er>Meal</er>, and cf. <er>Mole</er> an animal, <er>Mull</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <altsp>[The prevalent spelling is, perhaps,
<asp>mould</asp>; but as the <it>u</it> has not been inserted in
the other words of this class, as <it>bold</it>, <it>gold</it>,
<it>old</asp>, <it>cold</it>, 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
<it>u</it> is now very common in America.]</altsp> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Earthy material; the matter of which anything is
formed; composing substance; material.</def>

<q>The etherial <qex>mold</qex>,
Incapable of stain.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>Nature formed me of her softest <qex>mold</qex>.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>
<-- 3. a fungus -->

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<er>Molded</er> or <er>Moulded</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Molding</er> or <er>Moulding</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To cover
with mold or soil.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[From the p.p. of OE. <ets>moulen</ets> to become moldy, to
rot, prob. fr. Icel. <ets>mygla</ets> to grow musty,
<ets>mugga</ets> mugginess; cf. Sw. <ets>m\'94gla</ets> to grow
moldy. See <er>Muggy</er>, and cf. <er>Moldy</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A growth of minute fungi of various kinds,
esp. those of the great groups <spn>Hyphomycetes</spn>, and
<spn>Physomycetes</spn>, forming on damp or decaying organic
matter.</def>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<au>M. J. Berkley.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos>
<def>To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>v. i.</pos>
<def>To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in
part, with a mold.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[OE. <ets>molde</ets>, OF. <ets>mole</ets>, F.
<ets>moule</ets>, fr. L. <ets>modulus</ets>. See
<er>Model</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[For spelling, see 2d
<er>Mold</er>, above.]</altsp> <sn>1.</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>as, a
sand <ex>mold</ex>; a jelly <ex>mold</ex>.</as></def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>The glass of fashion and the <qex>mold</qex> of form.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Cast; form; shape; character.</def>

<q>Crowned with an architrave of antique <qex>mold</qex>.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A group of moldings; <as>as,
the arch <ex>mold</ex> of a porch or doorway; the pier
<ex>mold</ex> of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile,
section, or combination of parts.</as></def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A fontanel.</def>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Paper Making)</fld> <def>A frame with a wire
cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in
making paper by hand.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold</hw>, <hw>Mould</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mouler</ets>, OF. <ets>moler</ets>,
<ets>moller</ets>. See <er>Mold</er> the matrix.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To form into a particular shape; to shape; to
model; to fashion.</def>

<q>He forgeth and <qex>moldeth</qex> metals.</q>
<qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau>

<q>Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay
To <qex>mold</qex> me man?</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To ornament by molding or carving the material
of; <as>as, a <ex>molded</ex> window jamb</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To knead; <as>as, to <ex>mold</ex> dough or
bread</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Founding)</fld> <def>To form a mold of, as in
sand, in which a casting may be made.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold"a*ble</hw>, <hw>Mould"a*ble</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of being molded or
formed.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold"board`</hw>, <hw>Mould"board`</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Founding)</fld> <def>A follow board.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold"er</hw>, <hw>Mould"er</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that which, molds or forms into
shape; specifically <fld>(Founding)</fld>, one skilled in the art
of making molds for castings.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold"er</hw>, <hw>Mould"er</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>v.
i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Moldered</er>
<pr>(?)</pr> or <er>Mouldered</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Moldering</er> or <er>Mouldering</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[From <er>Mold</er> fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G.
<ets>multern</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<q>The <qex>moldering</qex> of earth in frosts and sun.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>When statues <qex>molder</qex>, and when arches fall.</q>
<qau>Prior.</qau>

<q>If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have
<qex>moldered</qex> to nothing.</q>
<qau>Clarendon.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold"er</hw>, <hw>Mould"er</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>v.
t.</pos> <def>To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to
waste away.</def>

<q>[Time's] gradual touch
Has <qex>moldered</qex> into beauty many a tower.</q>
<qau>Mason.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold"er*y</hw>, <hw>Mould"er*y</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered or filled with mold;
consisting of, or resembling, mold.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold"i*ness</hw>, <hw>Mould"i*ness</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Moldy</er>.]</ety>
<def>The state of being moldy.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold"ing</hw>, <hw>Mould"ing</hw>, }</mhw>
<pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be
so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <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 <er>Cable</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3, and
<cref>Crenelated molding</cref>, under <er>Crenelate</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos></def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold"ing</hw>, <hw>Mould"ing</hw>, }</mhw>
<pos>p.a.</pos> <def>Used in making a mold or moldings; used in
shaping anything according to a pattern.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Molding, <or/ Moulding</col>,
<col>board</col></mcol>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>See <cref>Follow
board</cref>, under <er>Follow</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and
shaped.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Molding, <or/ Moulding</col>,
<col>machine</col></mcol>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Woodworking)</fld>
<cd>A planing machine for making moldings</cd>. (<sd>b</sd>)
<fld>(Founding)</fld> <cd>A machine to assist in making molds for
castings.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Molding, <or/ Moulding</col>,
<col>mill</col></mcol>, <cd>a mill for shaping timber.</cd> --
<mcol><col>Molding, <or/ Moulding</col>, <col>sand</col></mcol>
<fld>(Founding)</fld>, <cd>a kind of sand containing clay, used
in making molds.</cd></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold"warp</hw>, <hw>Mould"warp</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>moldwerp</ets>: AS.
<ets>molde</ets> soil + <ets>weorpan</ets> to throw up; cf. OD.
<ets>molworp</ets>, G. <ets>maulwurf</ets>, Icel.
<ets>moldvarpa</ets>, Dan. <ets>muldvarp</ets>. See <er>Mold</er>
soil, <er>Warp</er>, and cf. <er>Mole</er> the animal.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mole</er> the animal.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mold"y</hw>, <hw>Mould"y</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Moldier</er>
<pr>(?)</pr> or <er>Mouldier</er>; <pos>superl.</pos>
<er>Moldiest</er> or <er>Mouldiest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From
<er>Mold</er> the growth of fungi.]</ety> <def>Overgrown with, or
containing, mold; <as>as, <ex>moldy</ex> cheese or
bread</as>.</def>

<hw>Mole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m\'bel</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>meil</ets>, Goth.
<ets>mail</ets> Cf. <er>Mail</er> a spot.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or disfigures.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Piers Plowman.</au>

<sn>2.</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>

<hw>Mole</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mola</ets>.]</ety>
<def>A mass of fleshy or other more or less solid matter
generated in the uterus.</def>

<hw>Mole</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'93le</ets>, L.
<ets>moles</ets>. Cf. <er>Demolish</er>, <er>Emolument</er>,
<er>Molest</er>.]</ety> <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>

<au>Brande & C.</au>

<hw>Mole</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>molle</ets>, either
shortened fr. <ets>moldwerp</ets>, or from the root of E.
<ets>mold</ets> soil: cf. D. <ets>mol</ets>, OD.
<ets>molworp</ets>. See <er>Moldwarp</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any insectivore of the family
<spn>Talpid\'91</spn>. They have minute eyes and ears, soft fur,
and very large and strong fore feet.</def>

<note><hand/ The common European mole, or moldwarp (<spn>Talpa
Europ\'91a</spn>), is noted for its extensive burrows. The common
American mole, or shrew mole (<spn>Scalops aquaticus</spn>), and
star-nosed mole (<spn>Condylura cristata</spn>) have similar
habits.</note>

<note><hand/ In the Scriptures, the name is applied to two
unindentified animals, perhaps the chameleon and mole rat.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A plow of peculiar construction, for forming
underground drains.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<-- 3. (fig.) a spy who lives for years an apparently normal life
(to establish a cover) before beginning his spying activities.
-->

<cs><col>Duck mole</col>. <cd>See under <er>Duck</er>.</cd> --
<col>Golden mole</col>. <cd>See <er>Chrysochlore</er>.</cd> --
<col>Mole cricket</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an
orthopterous insect of the genus <spn>Gryllotalpa</spn>, 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
(<spn>Gryllotalpa vulgaris</spn>), and the American (<spn>G.
borealis</spn>), are the best known.</cd> -- <col>Mole rat</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of Old
World rodents of the genera <spn>Spalax</spn>,
<spn>Georychus</spn>, and several allied genera. They are
molelike in appearance and habits, and their eyes are small or
rudimentary.</cd> -- <col>Mole shrew</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>,
<cd>any one of several species of short-tailed American shrews of
the genus <spn>Blarina</spn>, esp. <spn>B. brevicauda</spn>.</cd>
-- <col>Water mole</col>, <cd>the duck mole.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mole</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Moled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Moling</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To form holes in,
as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; <as>as, to <ex>mole</ex> the
earth</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To clear of molehills.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<au>Pegge.</au>

<hw>Mole"but</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The sunfish (<spn>Orthagoriscus</spn>,
or <spn>Mola</spn>).</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>molebat</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mole"cast`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little
elevation of earth made by a mole; a molehill.</def>

<au>Mortimer.</au>

<hw>Mo"lech</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.
<ets>molek</ets> king.]</ety> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>The fire
god of the Ammonites, to whom human sacrifices were offered;
Moloch.</def>

<au>Lev. xviii. 21.</au>

<hw>Mo*lec"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mol\'82culare</ets>. See <er>Molecule</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Phys. & Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, connected with,
produced by, or consisting of, molecules; <as>as,
<ex>molecular</ex> forces; <ex>molecular</ex> groups of atoms,
etc.</as></def>

<cs><col>Molecular attraction</col> <fld>(Phys.)</fld>,
<cd>attraction acting between the molecules of bodies, and at
insensible distances.</cd> -- <col>Molecular weight</col>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <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;
<as>thus, the <ex>molecular weight<ex> of water
(<chform>H2O</chform>) is 18</as>.</cd></cs>
<-- now, compared with carbon-12 as standard -->

<hw>Mo*lec`u*lar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Phys. & Chem.)</fld> <def>The state of consisting of
molecules; the state or quality of being molecular.</def>

<hw>Mo*lec"u*lar*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<fld>(Phys. & Chem.)</fld> <def>With molecules; in the manner of
molecules.</def>

<au>W. R. Grove.</au>

<hw>Mol"e*cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. fr. L.
<ets>moles</ets> a mass: cf. F. <ets>mol\'82cule</ets>. See 3d
<er>Mole</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One of the very small
invisible particles of which all matter is supposed to
consist.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <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>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>as, a
<ex>molecule</ex> of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and
one of oxygen</as>. Cf. <er>Atom</er>.</def>

<hw>Mole"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having eyes
like those of the mole; having imperfect sight.</def>

<hw>Mole"hill`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<q>Having leapt over such mountains, lie down before a
<qex>molehill</qex>.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<-- p. 937 -->

<mhw>{ <hw>Mo*len`di*na"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mo*len`di*na"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>molendinarius</ets>, fr. <ets>molendinum</ets> a
mill, fr. <ets>molere</ets> to grind.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Resembling the sails of a windmill.</def>

<hw>Mole"skin`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any fabric
having a thick soft shag, like the fur of a mole; esp., a kind of
strong twilled fustian.</def>

<hw>Mo*lest"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Molested</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Molesting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F.
<ets>molester</ets>, L. <ets>molestare</ets>, fr.
<ets>molestus</ets> troublesome, fr. <ets>moles</ets> a heavy
mass, load, burden. See 3d <er>Mole</er>.]</ety> <def>To trouble;
to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with; to vex.</def>

<q>They have <qex>molested</qex> the church with needless
opposition.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To trouble; disturb; incommode; inconvenience;
annoy; vex; tease.</syn>

<hw>Mo*lest"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Molestation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mol`es*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>molestation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of molesting, or the
state of being molested; disturbance; annoyance.</def>

<hw>Mo*lest"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
molests.</def>

<hw>Mo*lest"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Troublesome; vexatious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mo*les"tie</hw>, <hw>Mo*les"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>
}</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>molestia</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Molestation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mole"warp`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Moldwarp</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo*lim"i*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>molimen</ets> a great exertion; <ets>moles</ets> a heavy
mass.]</ety> <def>Of great bulk or consequence; very
important.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<hw>Mo"line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>molina</ets> mill, fr. <ets>molere</ets> to grind. See
<er>Mill</er>.]</ety> <def>The crossed iron that supports the
upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind.</def>

<cs><col>Cross moline</col> <fld>(Her.)</fld>, <cd>a cross each
arm of which is divided at the end into two rounded branches or
divisions.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mo"lin*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.
Hist.)</fld> <def>The doctrines of the Molinists, somewhat
resembling the tenets of the Arminians.</def>

<hw>Mo"lin*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld>
<def>A follower of the opinions of Molina, a Spanish Jesuit (in
respect to grace); an opposer of the Jansenists.</def>

<hw>\'d8Moll</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[G., fr. L.
<ets>mollis</ets> soft, tender, elegiac. Cf.
<er>Molle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Minor; in the minor
mode; <as>as, A <ex>moll</ex>, that is, A minor</as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mol"lah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar.
<ets>maul\'be</ets>, commonly <ets>moll\'be</ets>in
Turkey.]</ety> <def>One of the higher order of Turkish judges;
also, a Turkish title of respect for a religious and learned
man.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>moolah</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mol"le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Moll</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Lower by a semitone;
flat; <as>as, E <ex>molle</ex>, that is, E flat</as>.</def>

<hw>Mol"le*bart</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>molleb\'91rt</asp> and
<asp>mouldeb\'91rt</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Simmonds.</au>

<hw>Mol"le*moke`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sw.
<ets>mallemucke</ets> the stormy petrel.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of large
pelagic petrels and fulmars, as <spn>Fulmarus glacialis</spn>, of
the North Atlantic, and several species of
<spn>\'92strelata</spn>, of the Southern Ocean. See
<er>Fulmar</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mollymawk</asp>,
<asp>malmock</asp>, <asp>mollemock</asp>, <asp>mallemocke</asp>,
etc.]</altsp>

<hw>Mol"lient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>molliens</ets>, p.p. of <ets>mollire</ets> to soften, fr.
<ets>mollis</ets> soft.]</ety> <def>Serving to soften; assuaging;
emollient.</def>

<hw>Mol"lient*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Assuagingly.</def>

<hw>Mol"li*fi`a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable
of being mollified.</def>

<hw>Mol`li*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>mollificatio</ets>; cf. F. <ets>mollification</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act of mollifying, or the state of being mollified; a
softening.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mol"li*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who,
or that which, mollifies.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mol"li*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mollified</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mollifying</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>mollifier</ets>, L.
<ets>mollificare</ets>; <ets>mollis</ets> soft +
<ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See <er>Enmollient</er>,
<er>Moil</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and <er>-fy</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To soften; to make tender; to reduce the
hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; <as>as, to
<ex>mollify</ex> the ground</as>.</def>

<q>With sweet science <qex>mollified</qex> their stubborn
hearts.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To assuage, as pain or irritation, to appease,
as excited feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm.</def>

<hw>Mol"li*net</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Moline</er>.]</ety> <def>A little mill.</def>

<hw>Mol`li*pi*lose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mollis</ets> soft + <ets>pilosus</ets> hairy.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having soft hairs; downy.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mol*li"ti*es</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
softness.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Unnatural softness of any
organ or part.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Mol"li*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mollitudo</ets>, fr. <ets>mollis</ets> soft.]</ety>
<def>Softness; effeminacy; weakness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mol"lusc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Mollusk</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mol*lus"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Mollusk</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of
the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, including the classes
Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, PteropodaScaphopoda, 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>

<note><hand/ Formerly the Brachiopoda, Bryzoa, and Tunicata were
united with the Lamellibranchiata in an artificial group called
Acephala, which was also included under Mollusca. See
<er>Molluscoudea</er>.</note>

<hw>Mol*lus"can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to mollusks.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A mollusk; one of the
Mollusca.</def></def2>

<hw>Mol*lus"coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mollusca</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling the true mollusks;
belonging to the Molluscoidea.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<def>One of the Molluscoidea.</def></def2>

<hw>Mol`lus*coid"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Molluscoid.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mol`lus*coi"de*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Mollusk</er>, and <er>-oid</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of Invertebrata which
includes the classes Brachiopoda and Bryozoa; -- called also
<altname>Anthoid Mollusca</altname>.</def>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<hw>Mol*lus"cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Molluscan.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mol*lus"cum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Mollusk</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <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>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Mol"lusk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mollusque</ets>, L. <ets>mollusca</ets> a kind of soft nut
with a thin shell, fr. <ets>molluscus</ets> soft,
<ets>mollis</ets> soft. See <er>Mollify</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Mollusca.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>mollusc</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mol"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Mollemoke</er>.</def>

<hw>Mol"ly</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pet or colloquial name for
<xex>Mary</xex>.</def>

<cs><col>Molly cottontail</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Cottontail</er>.</cd> -- <col>Molly Maguire</col>
<pr>(m<adot/*gw<imac/r")</pr>; <plu>pl. <er>Molly Maguires</er>
<pr>(-gw<imac/rz)</pr></plu>. <sd>(a)</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>(b)</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></cs>

<hw>Mol"ly-mawk`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mollemoke</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo"loch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.
<ets>molek</ets> king.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Script.)</fld>
<def>The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human
sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A spiny Australian lizard
(<spn>Moloch horridus</spn>). The horns on the head and numerous
spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance.</def>
<-- illustr. of Moloch. -->

<hw>Mo*losse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Molossus</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo*los"ses</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Molasses.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mo*los"sine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bat of the genus
<spn>Molossus</spn>, as the monk bat.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo*los"sus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
Gr. <?/, prop., Molossian, belonging to the Molossians, a people
in the eastern part of Epirus.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. & Lat.
Pros.)</fld> <def>A foot of three long syllables.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>molosse</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Molt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>obs.imp.</pos> <def>of
<er>Melt</er>.</def>

<au>Chaucer. Spenser.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Molt</hw>, <hw>Moult</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<er>Molted</er> or <er>Moulted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Molting</er> or <er>Moulting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mouten</ets>, L. <ets>mutare</ets>. See <er>Mew</er> to
molt, and cf. <er>Mute</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <altsp>[The
prevalent spelling is, perhaps, <asp>moult</asp>; but as the
<asp>u</asp> has not been inserted in the otherwords of this
class, <as>as, <ex>bolt</ex>, <ex>colt</ex>, <ex>dolt</ex>,
etc.</as>, it is desirable to complete the analogy by the
spelling <asp>molt</asp>.]</altsp> <def>To shed or cast the hair,
feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Molt</hw>, <hw>Moult</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos>
<def>To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to
shed.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Molt</hw>, <hw>Moult</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin,
etc.; molting.</def>

<hw>Molt"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
assuming a molten state; meltable; fusible.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mol"ten</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Melt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Melted; being in a state
of fusion, esp. when the liquid state is produced by a high
degree of heat; <as>as, <ex>molten</ex> iron</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Made by melting and casting the substance or
metal of which the thing is formed; <as>as, a <ex>molten</ex>
image</as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mol"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Much; very; <as>as,
<ex>molto</ex> adagio, very slow</as>.</def>

<hw>Mo"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr.
<?/.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of garlic (<spn>Allium
Moly</spn>) with large yellow flowers; -- called also
<altname>golden garlic</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mo*lyb"date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of molybdic acid.</def>

<hw>Mol`yb*de"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>molybdaena</ets> galena, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ lead.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>See <er>Molybdenite</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo*lyb"de*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>molybd\'82nite</ets>. See <er>Molybdena</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral occurring in soft, lead-gray,
foliated masses or scales, resembling graphite; sulphide of
molybdenum.</def>

<hw>Mo*lyb"de*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Molybdous</er>.</def>

<hw>Mol`yb*de"num</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.: cf.
F. <ets>molybd\'8ane</ets>. See <er>Molybdena</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mo*lyb"dic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>molybdique</ets>. See <er>molybdena</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing,
molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which the
element has a higher valence, as contrasted with
<xex>molybdous</xex> compounds; <as>as, <ex>molybdic</ex>
oxide</as>.</def>

<hw>Mo*lyb"dite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Molybdic ocher.</def>

<hw>Mo*lyb"dous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Molybdena</er>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing,
molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which
molybdenum has a lower valence as contrasted with
<xex>molybdic</xex> compounds.</def>

<hw>Mome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Mumm</er>, <er>Momus</er>.]</ety> <def>A dull, silent person;
a blockhead.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mo"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>moment</ets>, L. <ets>momentum</ets>, for
<ets>movimentum</ets> movement, motion, moment, fr.
<ets>movere</ets> to move. See <er>Move</er>, and cf.
<er>Momentum</er>, <er>Movement</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; <as>as, at
thet very <ex>moment</ex></as>.</def>

<q>In a <qex>moment</qex>, in the twinkling of an eye.</q>
<qau>1 Cor. xv. 52.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Impulsive power; force; momentum.</def>

<q>The <qex>moments</qex> or quantities of motion in bodies.</q>
<qau>Berkley.</qau>

<q>Touch, with lightest <qex>moment</qex> of impulse,
His free will.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Importance, as in influence or effect;
consequence; weight or value; consideration.</def>

<q>Matters of great <qex>moment</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>It is an abstruse speculation, but also of far less
<qex>moment</qex> and consequence of us than the others.</q>
<qau>Bentley.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>An essential element; a deciding point, fact, or
consideration; an essential or influential circumstance.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>An infinitesimal change in a
varying quantity; an increment or decrement.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>Tendency, or measure of
tendency, to produce motion, esp. motion about a fixed point or
axis.</def>

<cs><col>Moment of a couple</col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>the
product of either of its forces into the perpendicular distance
between them.</cd> -- <col>Moment of a force</col>.
<fld>(Mech.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <mark>With respect to a
point</mark>, <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>(b)</sd> <mark>With respect to a
line</mark>, <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>(c)</sd> <mark>With
respect to a plane that is parallel to the force</mark>, <cd>the
product of the force into the perpendicular distance of its point
of application from the plane.</cd> -- <col>Moment of
inertia</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
<altname>moment of rotation</altname> and <altname>moment of the
mass</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Statical moment</col>, <cd>the
product of a force into its leverage; the same as <altname>moment
of a force</altname> with respect to a point, line, etc.</cd> --
<col>Virtual moment</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Virtual</er>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Instant; twinkling; consequence; weight; force;
value; consideration; signification; avail.</syn>

<hw>Mo*men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>momental</ets>.]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Lasting but a moment; brief.</def>

<q>Not one <qex>momental</qex> minute doth she swerve.</q>
<qau>Breton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Important; momentous.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to moment or
momentum.</def>

<hw>Mo*men"tal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>For a moment.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mo`men*ta"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mo"men*ta*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>momentaneus</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>momentan\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Momentary.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Hooker</au>. \'bd<xex>Momentany</xex> as
a sound.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mo"men*ta*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Every
moment; from moment to moment.</def><-- in a moment (=very soon)
-->

<au>Shenstone.</au>

<hw>Mo"men*ta*ri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or
quality of being momentary; shortness of duration.</def>

<hw>Mo"men*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>momentarius</ets>. See <er>Moment</er>.]</ety> <def>Done in
a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time;
<as>as, a <ex>momentary</ex> pang</as>.</def>

<q>This <qex>momentary</qex> joy breeds months of pain.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mo"ment*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>For a moment.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>In a moment; every moment; momentarily.</def>

<hw>Mo*men"tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L.
<ets>momentosus</ets> rapid, momentary.]</ety> <def>Of moment or
consequence; very important; weighty; <as>as, a
<ex>momentous</ex> decision; <ex>momentous</ex>
affairs.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mo*men"tous*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mo*men"tous*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mo*men"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. L.
<plw>Momenta</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, F. <plw>Momentums</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. See <er>Moment</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>The quantity of motion in a
moving body, being always proportioned to the quantity of matter
multiplied into the velocity; impetus.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Essential element, or constituent element.</def>

<q>I shall state the several <qex>momenta</qex> of the
distinction in separate propositions.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau>

<-- Fig. a property of an activity, analogous to forward motion
or to physical momentum (def. 1), which is believed to be able to
continue moving forward without further application of force or
effort; as, the petition drive gained momentum when it was
mentioned in the newspapers -->

<hw>Mom"i*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>m\'93mier</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>momer</ets>,
<ets>mommer</ets>, to mumm, to mask one's self.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Mom"mer*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mummery</er>.</def>

<au>Rowe.</au>

<hw>Mo"mot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Momot</ets> and <ets>motmot</ets>, the native American
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Motmot</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo"mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
blame, ridicule, Momus.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. Myth.)</fld> <def>The
god of mockery and censure.</def>

<hw>Mon-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Same as <er>Mono-</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF. Sp. &
Pg. <ets>mona</ets>, fem. of <ets>mono</ets> a monkey,
ape.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small, handsome,
long-tailed West American monkey (<spn>Cercopithecus mona</spn>).
The body is dark olive, with a spot of white on the
haunches.</def>

<hw>Mon"a*chal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>monachus</ets> a monk: cf. F. <ets>monacal</ets>. See
<er>Monk</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to monks or a
monastic life; monastic.</def>

<hw>Mon"a*chism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>monachisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The system and influences of a
monastic life; monasticism.</def>

<hw>Mon*ac"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + <ets>acid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mon"ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>monas</ets>, <ets>-adis</ets>, a unit, Gr. <?/, <?/, fr. <?/
alone.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An ultimate atom, or simple,
unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Philos. of Leibnitz)</fld> <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>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the smallest
flangellate Infusoria; esp., the species of the genus Monas, and
allied genera.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A simple, minute organism; a
primary cell, germ, or plastid.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Monad deme</col> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>, <cd>in tectology, a
unit of the first order of individuality.</cd></cs>

<-- p. 938 -->

<hw>\'d8Mon`a*da"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Monad</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The Infusoria.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mon`a*del"phi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ alone + <?/ brother.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Linn\'91an class of plants having the
stamens united into a tube, or ring, by the filaments, as in the
Mallow family.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon`a*del"phi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mon`a*del"phous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monadelphie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to the Monadelphia; having the stamens
united in one body by the filaments.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mo*nad"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mo*nad"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
like, a monad, in any of its senses. See <er>Monad</er>,
<pos>n.</pos></def>

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<hw>Mo*nad"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Monad</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having the form of a monad; resembling a
monad in having one or more filaments of vibratile protoplasm;
<as>as, <ex>monadiform</ex> young</as>.</def>

<hw>Mon`ad*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Monad</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>The doctrine or theory of monads.</def>

<hw>Mo*nal"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any Asiatic pheasant of the genus
<spn>Lophophorus</spn>, as the Impeyan pheasant.</def>

<hw>Mon*am"ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + <ets>amide</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An amido compound with only one amido
group.</def>

<hw>Mon*am"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + <ets>amine</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A basic compound containing one amido
group; <as>as, methyl amine is a <ex>monamine</ex></as>.</def><--
now, monoamine -->

<hw>Mo*nan"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>One of the Monandria.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo*nan"dri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ alone + <?/, <?/, a man.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Linn\'91an class of plants embracing
those having but a single stamen.</def>

<hw>Mo*nan"dri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>;
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Monandrous</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo*nan"dric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to monandry; practicing monandry as a system of
marriage.</def>

<hw>Mo*nan"drous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the monandria; having
but one stamen.</def>

<hw>Mo*nan"dry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Monandria</er>.]</ety> <def>The possession by a woman of only
one husband at the same time; -- contrasted with
<xex>polyandry</xex>.</def>

<hw>Mo*nan"thous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + Gr. <?/ flower.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having but one flower; one-flowered.</def>

<au>Gray.</au>

<hw>Mon"arch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>monarque</ets>, L. <ets>monarcha</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, <?/;
<?/ alone + <?/ to be first, rule, govern. See
<er>Archi-</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A sole or supreme ruler;
a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince,
or chief.</def>

<q>He who reigns
<qex>Monarch</qex> in heaven, ... upheld by old repute.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One superior to all others of the same kind;
<as>as, an oak is called the <ex>monarch</ex> of the
forest</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A patron deity or presiding genius.</def>

<q>Come, thou, <qex>monarch</qex> of the vine,
Plumpy Bacchus.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A very large red and black
butterfly (<spn>Danais Plexippus</spn>); -- called also
<altname>milkweed butterfly</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mon"arch</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Superior to others;
pre\'89minent; supreme; ruling.</def> \'bd<xex>Monarch</xex>
savage.\'b8

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>Mo*nar"chal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining
to a monarch; suiting a monarch; sovoreign; regal;
imperial.</def>

<q>Satan, whom now transcendent glory raised
Above his fellows, with <qex>monarchal</qex> pride.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Mon"arch*ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female monarch.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mo*nar"chi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Monarchic.</def>

<au>Burke.</au>

<hw>Mo*nar"chi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.
Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a sect in the early Christian church
which rejected the doctrine of the Trinity; -- called also
<altname>patripassian</altname>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mo*nar"chic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mo*nar"chic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>monarchique</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
a monarch, or to monarchy.</def> <au>Burke</au>. --
<wordforms><wf>Mo*nar"chic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mon"arch*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
principles of, or preference for, monarchy.</def>

<hw>Mon"arch*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>monarchiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>An advocate of, or believer
in, monarchy.</def>

<hw>Mon"arch*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Monarchized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Monarchizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To play the sovereign; to act the
monarch.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mon"arch*ize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To rule; to
govern.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mon"arch*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
monarchizes; also, a monarchist.</def>

<hw>Mo*nar"cho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The nickname
of a crackbrained Italian who fancied himself an emperor.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mon"arch*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Monarchies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.
<ets>monarchie</ets>, L. <ets>monarchia</ets>, Gr. <?/. See
<er>Monarch</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A state or government
in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a
monarch.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A system of government in which the chief ruler
is a monarch.</def>

<q>In those days he had affected zeal for
<qex>monarchy</qex>.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The territory ruled over by a monarch; a
kingdom.</def>

<q>What scourage for perjury
Can this dark <qex>monarchy</qex> afford false Clarence.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<cs><col>Fifth monarchy</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
<cref>Fifth Monarchy men</cref>, under <er>Fifth</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Mo"nas</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Monad</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of
minute flagellate Infusoria of which there are many species, both
free and attached. See <xex>Illust</xex>. under
<er>Monad</er>.</def>

<hw>Mon`as*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>monasterials</ets>, fr. <ets>monasterium</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Of or pertaining to monastery, or to monastic life.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mon`as*te"ri*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mon"as*te*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Monasteries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.
<ets>monasterium</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ a solitary, a monk, fr.
<?/ to be alone, live in solitude, fr. <?/ alone. Cf.
<er>Minister</er>.]</ety> <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>

<syn>Syn. -- Convent; abbey; priory. See <er>Cloister</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mo*nas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
monk.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mo*nas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mo*nas"tic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ monk: cf. F.
<ets>monastique</ets>. See <er>Monastery</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants,
rules, etc., <as>as, <ex>monastic</ex> institutions or
rules</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to
religion; recluse.</def> \'bdA life <xex>monastic</xex>.\'b8

<au>Denham.</au>

<hw>Mo*nas"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a monastic
manner.</def>

<hw>Mo*nas"ti*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
monastic life, system, or condition.</def>

<au>Milman.</au>

<hw>Mo*nas"ti*con</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Monastic</er>.]</ety> <def>A book giving an account of
monasteries.</def>

<hw>Mon`a*tom"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + <ets>atomic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Consisting of, or
containing, one atom; <as>as, the molecule of mercury is
<ex>monatomic</ex></as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Having the
equivalence or replacing power of an atom of hydrogen; univalent;
<as>as, the methyl radical is <ex>monatomic</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Mo*nax"i*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + <ets>axial</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having only one axis; developing along a
single line or plane; <as>as, <ex>monaxial</ex>
development</as>.</def>

<hw>Mon"a*tize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Gr.
<?/ to be solitary, in allusion to its isolated crystals.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral occurring usually in small
isolated crystals, -- phosphate of the cerium metals.</def>

<hw>Mon"day</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>moneday</ets>, <ets>monenday</ets>, AS.
<ets>m\'d3nand\'91g</ets>, i.e., day of the moon, day sacred to
the moon; akin to D. <ets>maandag</ets>, G. <ets>montag</ets>,
OHG. <ets>m\'benatag</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'benadagr</ets>, Dan.
<ets>mandag</ets>, Sw. <ets>m\'86ndag</ets>. See <er>Moon</er>,
and <er>Day</er>.]</ety> <def>The second day of the week; the day
following Sunday.</def>

<hw>\'d8Monde</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Mundane</er>.]</ety> <def>The world; a globe as an ensign of
royalty.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>A. Drummond.</au>

<cs><col>\'d8Le beau monde</col> <ety>[F.]</ety>, <cd>fashionable
society. See <er>Beau monde</er>.</cd> -- <col>\'d8Demi
monde</col>. <cd>See <er>Demimonde</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The moon.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mone</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A moan.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mo*ne"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mo*ne"cious</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Mon\'d2cian</er>, and <er>Mon\'d2cious</er>.</def>

<hw>Mon*em"bry*o*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mono-</er>, and <er>Embryo</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The condition of an ovule having but a single embryo.</def>
-- <wordforms><wf>Mon*em`bry*on"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mo"ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>One of the Monera.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo*ne"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ single.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The lowest
division of rhizopods, including those which resemble the
am\'d2bas, but are destitute of a nucleus.</def>

<hw>Mo*ne"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the Monera.</def>

<hw>Mo*ne"ran</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Monera.</def>
-- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Monera.</def></def2>

<hw>\'d8Mo*ne"ron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. L.
<plw>Monera</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>; E. <plw>Monerons</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>One of the Monera.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo*ner"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
dim. of <ets>moner</ets>. See <er>Monera</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <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>

<au>Haeckel.</au>

<hw>Mo*ne"sia</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <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 <spn>Chrysophyllum glycyphl\'d2um</spn>. It
is used as an alterative and astringent.</def>

<hw>Mo*ne"sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The acrid
principle of Monesia, sometimes used as a medicine.</def>

<hw>Mo*nest"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Admonish</er>.]</ety> <def>To warn; to admonish; to
advise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Wyclif (2 Cor. v. 20).</au>

<hw>Mon"e*ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>monetarius</ets> belonging to a mint. See
<er>Money</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to money, or
consisting of money; pecuniary.</def> \'bdThe <xex>monetary</xex>
relations of Europe.\'b8

<au>E. Everett.</au>

<cs><col>Monetary unit</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></cs>

<hw>Mon"eth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A month.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mon`e*ti*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
act or process of converting into money, or of adopting as money;
<as>as, the <ex>monetization</ex> of silver</as>.</def>

<hw>Mon"e*tize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
convert into money; to adopt as current money; <as>as, to
<ex>monetize</ex> silver</as>.</def>

<hw>Mon"ey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Moneys</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE.
<ets>moneie</ets>, OF. <ets>moneie</ets>, F. <ets>monnaie</ets>,
fr. L. <ets>moneta</ets>. See <er>Mint</er> place where coin is
made, <er>Mind</er>, and cf. <er>Moidore</er>,
<er>Monetary</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>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 <qex>money</qex>, and
of those public offices called mints.</q>
<qau>A. Smith.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<note><hand/ 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 <xex>money</xex>.</note>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>In general, wealth; property; <as>as, he has
much <ex>money</ex> in land, or in stocks; to make, or lose,
<ex>money</ex>.</as></def>

<q>The love of <qex>money</qex> is a root of all kinds of
evil.</q>
<qau>1 Tim vi. 10 (Rev. Ver. ).</qau>

<-- 4. anything which serves as money, such as a checking
account, a credit account, or a letter of credit. -->

<cs><col>Money bill</col> <fld>(Legislation)</fld>, <cd>a bill
for raising revenue.</cd> -- <col>Money broker</col>, <cd>a
broker who deals in different kinds of money; one who buys and
sells bills of exchange; -- called also <altname>money
changer</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Money cowrie</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species of
<spn>Cypr\'91a</spn> (esp. <spn>C. moneta</spn>) formerly much
used as money by savage tribes. See <er>Cowrie</er>.</cd> --
<col>Money of account</col>, <cd>a denomination of value used in
keeping accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an
equivalent coin; <it>e.g.</it>, the mill is a <xex>money of
account<xex> in the United States, but not a coin.</cd> --
<col>Money order</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
<altname>postal money order</altname><-- (b) a similar order
issued by a bank -->.</cd> -- <col>Money scrivener</col>, <cd>a
person who produces the loan of money to others.</cd>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <mcol><col>Money spider</col>, <col>Money
spinner</col></mcol> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <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>Money's worth</col>, <cd>a fair or full
equivalent for the money which is paid.</cd> -- <col>A piece of
money</col>, <cd>a single coin.</cd> -- <col>Ready money</col>,
<cd>money held ready for payment, or actually paid, at the time
of a transaction; cash.</cd> -- <col>To make money</col>, <cd>to
gain or acquire money or property; to make a profit in
dealings.</cd></cs>
<-- Money supply; plastic money -->

<hw>Mon"ey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To supply
with money.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mon"ey*age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>monnayage</ets> coinage.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A tax paid
to the first two Norman kings of England to prevent them from
debashing the coin.</def>

<au>Hume.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Mintage; coinage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mon"eyed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Supplied with money; having money; wealthy; <as>as,
<ex>moneyey</ex> men</as>.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Converted into money; coined.</def>

<q>If exportation will not balance importation, away must your
silver go again, whether <qex>moneyed</qex> or not
<qex>moneyed</qex>.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Consisting in, or composed of, money.</def>

<au>A. Hamilton.</au>

<hw>Mon"ey*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Money</er>; cf. OF. <ets>monoier</ets>, F.
<ets>monnoayeur</ets>, L. <ets>monetarius</ets> a master of the
mint. Cf. <er>Monetary</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person who
deals in money; banker or broker.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An authorized coiner of money.</def>

<au>Sir M. Hale.</au>

<cs><col>The Company of Moneyers</col>, <cd>the officials who
formerly coined the money of Great Britain, and who claimed
certain prescriptive rights and privileges.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mon"ey*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of money;
penniless; impecunious.</def>

<au>Swift.</au>

<hw>Mon"ey-mak`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who coins or prints money; also, a counterfeiter of
money.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who accumulates money or wealth;
specifically, one who makes money-getting his governing
motive.</def>

<hw>Mon"ey-mak`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or process of
making money; the acquisition and accumulation of wealth.</def>

<q>Obstinacy in <qex>money-making</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milman.</qau>

<hw>Mon"ey-mak`ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Affording
profitable returns; lucrative; <as>as, a <ex>money-making</ex>
business</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Sussessful in gaining money, and devoted to that
aim; <as>as, a <ex>money-making</ex> man</as>.</def>

<hw>Mon"ey*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A trailing plant (<spn>Lysimachia
Nummularia</spn>), with rounded opposite leaves and solitary
yellow flowers in their axils.</def>

<hw>Mong"corn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mangcorn</er>.</def>

<hw>Mon"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mangere</ets>, fr. <ets>mangian</ets> to trade; akin to
Icel. <ets>manga</ets> to trade, <ets>mangari</ets> a trader,
OHG. <ets>mangari</ets>, <ets>mengari</ets>; cf. L.
<ets>mango</ets> a dealer in slaves.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
trader; a dealer; -- now used chiefly in composition; <as>as,
fish<ex>monger</ex>, iron<ex>monger</ex>,
news<ex>monger</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A small merchant vessel.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Blount.</au>

<hw>Mon"ger</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To deal in; to make
merchandise of; to traffic in; -- used chiefly of discreditable
traffic.</def>

<hw>Mon"gol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Mongols.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
Mongolia or the Mongols.</def></def2>

<hw>Mon*go"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Mongols.</def></def2>

<hw>Mon*gol"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mongolian</er>.</def>

<hw>Mon"go*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mongol</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling
a Mongol or the Mongols; having race characteristics, such as
color, hair, and features, like those of the Mongols.</def>

<au>Huxley.</au>

<--2. of, related to, or affected with, Down's syndrome[MW10].
  also n.  -->

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon"gols</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon*go"li*ans</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld>
<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>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon"goose</hw>, <hw>Mon"goos</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species
of ichneumon (<spn>Herpestes griseus</spn>), native of India.
Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded
mongoose (<spn>Crossarchus fasciatus</spn>).</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>mungoose</asp>, <asp>mungoos</asp>,
<asp>mungous</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mon"grel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob.
shortened fr. <ets>mongrel</ets>, and akin to AS.
<ets>mengan</ets> to mix, and E. <ets>mingle</ets>. See
<er>Mingle</er>.]</ety> <def>The progeny resulting from a cross
between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed
breed.</def>

<au>Drayton.</au>

<hw>Mon"grel</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Not of a pure breed.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of mixed kinds; <as>as, <ex>mongrel</ex>
language</as>.</def>

<hw>Mon"grel*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
cause to be mongrel; to cross breeds, so as to produce
mongrels.</def>

<hw>'Mongst</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>See
<er>Amongst</er>.</def>

<hw>Mon"ied</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Moneyed</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo*nif"i*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
L. <ets>monile</ets> necklace + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil fish.</def>

<hw>Mo*nil"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>monile</ets> necklace + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>moniliforme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Joined or
constricted, at regular intervals, so as to resemble a string of
beads; <as>as, a <ex>moniliform</ex> root; a <ex>moniliform</ex>
antenna</as>.  See <ex>Illust</ex>. of <er>Antenna</er>.</def>

<hw>Mon"i*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>monimentum</ets>, <ets>monumentum</ets>. See
<er>Monument</er>.]</ety> <def>Something to preserve memory; a
reminder; a monument; hence, a mark; an image; a superscription;
a record.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mon"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>monesten</ets>. See <er>Admonish</er>,
<er>Monition</er>.]</ety> <def>To admonish; to warn. See
<er>Admonish</er>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<au>Ascham.</au>

<hw>Mon"ish*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
monishes; an admonisher.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<hw>Mon"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Admonition.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<-- p. 939 -->

<hw>Mon"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Gr. <?/
single.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>That
doctrine which refers all phenomena to a single ultimate
constituent or agent; -- the opposite of
<xex>dualism</xex>.</def>

<note><hand/ The doctrine has been held in three generic forms:
matter and its phenomena have been explained as a modification of
mind, involving an idealistic <xex>monism</xex>; or mind has been
explained by and resolved into matter, giving a materialistic
<xex>monism</xex>; 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.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>See <er>Monogenesis</er>,
1.</def>

<hw>Mon"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A believer in monism.</def>

<hw>Mo*nis"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or involving, monism.</def>

<hw>Mo*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>monitio</ets>, from <ets>monere</ets> to warn, bring to
mind; akin to E. <ets>mind</ets>. See <er>Mind</er>, and cf.
<er>Admonish</er>, <er>Money</er>, <er>Monster</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Instruction or advice given by way of caution;
an admonition; a warning; a caution.</def>

<q>Sage <qex>monitions</qex> from his friends.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Information; indication; notice; advice.</def>

<q>We have no visible <qex>monition</qex> of ... other periods,
such as we have of the day by successive light and darkness.</q>
<qau>Holder.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Admiralty Practice)</fld> <def>A process in the
nature of a summons to appear and answer.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Law)</fld> <def>An order monishing a
party complained against to obey under pain of the law.</def>

<au>Shipley.</au>

<hw>Mon"i*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Conveying
admonition; admonitory.</def>

<au>Barrow.</au>

<hw>Mon"i*tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>monere</ets>. See <er>Monition</er>, and cf.
<er>Mentor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>You need not be a <qex>monitor</qex> to the king.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any large Old World lizard
of the genus <spn>Varanus</spn>; esp., the Egyptian species
(<spn>V. Niloticus</spn>), which is useful because it devours the
eggs and young of the crocodile. It is sometimes five or six feet
long.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <ety>[So called from the name given by Captain
Ericson, its designer, to the first ship of the kind.]</ety>
<def>An ironclad war vessel, very low in the water, and having
one or more heavily-armored revolving turrets, carrying heavy
guns.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Monitor top</col>, <cd>the raised central portion, or
clearstory, of a car roof, having low windows along its
sides.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mon`i*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to a monitor or monitors.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Done or performed by a monitor; <as>as,
<ex>monitorial</ex> work</as>; conducted or taught by monitors;
<as>as, a <ex>monitorial</ex> school; <ex>monitorial</ex>
instruction.</as></def>

<hw>Mon`i*to"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a monitorial
manner.</def>

<hw>Mon"i*tor*ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The post
or office of a monitor.</def>

<hw>Mon"i*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>monitorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Giving admonition; instructing
by way of caution; warning.</def>

<q>Losses, miscarriages, and disappointments, are
<qex>monitory</qex> and instructive.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<hw>Mon"i*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Admonition; warning;
especially, a monition proceeding from an ecclesiastical court,
but not addressed to any one person.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon"i*tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon"i*trix</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female monitor.</def>

<hw>Monk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>munuc</ets>, <ets>munec</ets>, <ets>munc</ets>, L.
<ets>monachus</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ alone. Cf.
<er>Monachism</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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> \'bdA <xex>monk</xex> out of his
cloister.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q><qex>Monks</qex> in some respects agree with regulars, as in
the substantial vows of religion; but in other respects
<qex>monks</qex> and regulars differ; for that regulars, vows
excepted, are not tied up to so strict a rule of life as
<qex>monks</qex> are.</q>
<qau>Ayliffe.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A blotch or spot of ink on a
printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed.
It is distinguished from a <xex>friar</xex>, or white spot caused
by a deficiency of ink.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing
the powder hose or train of a mine.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A South
American monkey (<spn>Pithecia monachus</spn>); also applied to
other species, as <spn>Cebus xanthocephalus</spn>.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The European bullfinch.</def>

<cs><col>Monk bat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a South
American and West Indian bat (<spn>Molossus nasutus</spn>); -- so
called because the males live in communities by themselves.</cd>
-- <col>Monk bird</col><fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the friar
bird.</cd> -- <col>Monk seal</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a
species of seal (<spn>Monachus albiventer</spn>) inhabiting the
Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the adjacent parts of the
Atlantic.</cd> -- <col>Monk's rhubarb</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>a kind of dock; -- also called <altname>patience</altname>
(<spn>Rumex Patientia</spn>).</cd></cs>

<hw>Monk"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Monkeries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; -- now
usually applied by way of reproach.</def>

<q>Miters, and wretched dead medi\'91val
<qex>monkeries</qex>.</q>
<qau>Carlyle.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A collective body of monks.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Though he have a whole <qex>monkery</qex> to sing for him.</q>
<qau>Latimer.</qau>

<hw>Mon"key</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Monkeys</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Cf. OIt.
<ets>monicchio</ets>, It. <ets>monnino</ets>, dim. of
<ets>monna</ets> an ape, also dame, mistress, contr. fr.
<ets>madonna</ets>. See <er>Madonna</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>In the most general
sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and
lemurs.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any species of Quadrumana, except
the lemurs</def>. <sd>(c)</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>

<note><hand/ The monkeys are often divided into three groups:
(<stype>a</stype>) <stype>Catarrhines</stype>, or
<spn>Simid\'91</spn>. 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. (<stype>b</stype>)
<stype>Platyrhines</stype>, or <spn>Cebid\'91</spn>. 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. (<stype>c</stype>) <stype>Strepsorhines</stype>,
or <spn>Lemuroidea</spn>. These have a pointed head with curved
nostrils. They are natives of Southern Asia, Africa, and
Madagascar.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as
for mischievous child.</def>

<q>This is the <qex>monkey's</qex> own giving out; she is
persuaded I will marry her.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A small trading vessel of the sixteenth
century.</def>

<cs><col>Monkey boat</col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A
small boat used in docks</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A half-decked
boat used on the River Thames.</cd> -- <col>Monkey block</col>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a small single block strapped with a
swivel. <au>R. H. Dana, Jr.</au></cd> -- <col>Monkey flower</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the genus <spn>Mimulus</spn>;
-- so called from the appearance of its gaping corolla.
<au>Gray</au>.</cd> -- <col>Monkey gaff</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>,
<cd>a light gaff attached to the topmast for the better display
of signals at sea.</cd> -- <col>Monkey jacket</col>, <cd>a short
closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors.</cd> -- <col>Monkey
rail</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a second and lighter rail
raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship.</cd> --
<col>Monkey shine</col>, <cd>monkey trick.</cd> <mark>[Slang,
U.S.]</mark> -- <col>Monkey trick</col>, <cd>a mischievous prank.
<au>Saintsbury</au>.</cd> -- <col>Monkey wheel</col>. <cd>See
<cref>Gin block</cref>, under 5th <er>Gin</er>.</cd> --
<col>Monkey wrench</col>, <cd>a wrench or spanner having a
movable jaw.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mon"key</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To act or treat as a
monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome
manner.</def>

<cs><col>To monkey with</col>, <cd>to handle in a meddlesome
manner. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cd></cs><-- = monkey around with
-->

<hw>Mon"key-bread`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The fruit of the <spn>Adansonia
digitata</spn>; also, the tree. See <er>Adansonia</er>.</def>

<hw>Mon"key-cup`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Nepenthes</er>.</def>

<hw>Mon"key-pot`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The fruit of two South American trees
(<spn>Lecythis Ollaria</spn>, and <spn>L. Zabucajo</spn>), 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>

<hw>Mon"key's puz"zle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
lofty coniferous Chilian tree (<spn>Araucaria imbricata</spn>),
the branches of which are so crowded and intertwisted \'bdas to
puzzle a monkey to climb.\'b8 The edible nuts are over an inch
long, and are called <xex>pi\'a4on</xex> by the Chilians.</def>
<-- also, monkey puzzle -->

<hw>Mon"key*tail`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A short, round iron bar or lever used in
naval gunnery.</def>

<au>Totten.</au>

<hw>Monk"fish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The angel fish
(<spn>Squatina</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The angler
(<spn>Lophius</spn>).</def>

<hw>Monk"flow`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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 (<spn>Catasetum tridentatum</spn>, etc.).</def>

<hw>Monk"hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Monk</ets> + <ets>-hood</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The character or condition of a monk.</def>

<au>Atterbury.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Monks, regarded collectively.</def>

<au>Longfellow.</au>

<hw>Monk"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Monkish.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Coleridge.</au>

<hw>Monk"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a monk, or pertaining
to monks; monastic; <as>as, <ex>monkish</ex> manners;
<ex>monkish</ex> dress; <ex>monkish</ex> solitude.</as></def> --
<wordforms><wf>Monk"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Monk"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like, or suitable to, a
monk.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Monks"hood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <spn>Aconitum</spn>;
aconite. See <er>Aconite</er>.</def>

<hw>Monk's" seam`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>An
extra middle seam made at the junction of two breadths of canvas,
ordinarily joined by only two rows of stitches.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon"o-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>
}</mhw>. <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>A prefix signifying
<xex>one</xex>, <xex>single</xex>, <xex>alone</xex>; <as>as,
<ex>mono</ex>carp, <ex>mono</ex>poly</as>; <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
indicating that a compound contains <xex>one atom</xex>,
<xex>radical</xex>, or <xex>group</xex> of that to the name of
which it is united; <as>as, <ex>mon</ex>oxide,
<ex>mono</ex>sulphide, <ex>mon</ex>atomic, etc.</as></def>

<hw>\'d8Mo"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The black howler of Central America
(<spn>Mycetes villosus</spn>).</def>

<hw>Mon`o*ba"sic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>basic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>as, acetic, nitric,
and hydrochloric acids are <ex>monobasic</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*car*bon"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>carbonic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Containing one carboxyl group; <as>as,
acetic acid is a <ex>monocarbonic</ex> acid</as>.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*car"di*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ heart.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having a single heart, as fishes and
amphibians.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An animal having a
single heart.</def></def2>

<hw>Mon"o*carp</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A monocarpic plant.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*car"pel*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>carpellary</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Consisting of a single carpel, as the
fruit of the pea, cherry, and almond.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*car"pic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mon`o*car"pous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ fruit: cf. F.
<ets>monocarpe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bearing fruit
but once, and dying after fructification, as beans, maize,
mustard, etc.</def>

<note><hand/ Annual and biennual herbs are monocarpic, so also
some plants of longer duration, as the century plant.</note>

<hw>Mon`o*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ head.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having a solitary head; -- said of unbranched composite
plants.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo*noc"e*ros</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ alone, single + <?/ horn.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one
horn.</def>

<q>Mighty <qex>monoceroses</qex> with immeasured tails.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The Unicorn, a
constellation situated to the east Orion.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*chla*myd"e*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, cloak: cf. F.
<ets>monochlamyd\'82</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having
a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a corolla, or,
possibly, in rare cases, a corolla without a calyx.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*chord</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>monochordon</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ with but one string; <?/
only, single + <?/ string: cf. F. <ets>monocorde</ets>. See
<er>Chord</er>, and cf. <er>Mainchord</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mon`o*chro*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>monochromatique</ets>. See <er>Monochrome</er>.]</ety>
<def>Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one
color only.</def>

<cs><col>Monochromatic lamp</col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>,<cd>a lamp
whose flame yields rays of some one homogenous light. It is of
great importance in optical experiments.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mon"o*chrome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
of one color; <?/ single + <?/ color: cf. F.
<ets>monochrome</ets>.]</ety> <def>A painting or drawing in a
single color; a picture made with a single color.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*chro"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made, or
done, with a single color; <as>as, a <ex>monochromic</ex>
picture</as>.</def><-- = also, monochromatic, monochrome -->

<hw>Mon"o*chro`my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The art
of painting or drawing in monochrome.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*chron"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ time.]</ety> <def>Existing at
the same time; contemporaneous.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*cil"i*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>ciliated</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having but one cilium.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Monocular</er>.]</ety> <def>An eyeglass for one eye.</def>

<au>Simmonds.</au>

<hw>Mon`o*cli"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Monoclinic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Having one
oblique inclination; -- applied to strata that dip in only one
direction from the axis of elevation.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*cline</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A monoclinal fold.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*clin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to incline.]</ety>
<fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <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 <er>Crystallization</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo*noc"li*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ couch, fr. <?/ to lie down: cf.
F. <ets>monocline</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Hermaphrodite, or having both stamens and pistils in every
flower.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mon`o*con"dy*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Mono-</er>, and <er>Condyle</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of vertebrates, including the
birds and reptiles, or those that have only one occipital
condyle; the Sauropsida.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*co*tyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any monocotyledonous plant.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*co*tyle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>monocotyle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Monocotyledonous.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*cot`y*le"don</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>cotyledon</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>monocotyl\'82done</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
plant with only one cotyledon, or seed lobe.</def>

<note><hand/ The plural, <xex>monocotyledons</xex>, is used as
the name of a large class of plants, and is generally understood
to be equivalent to the term <xex>endogens</xex>.</note>

<hw>Mon`o*cot`y*le"don*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monocotyl\'82don\'82</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having only one cotyledon, seed lobe, or
seminal leaf.</def>

<au>Lindley.</au>

<hw>Mo*noc"ra*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>-cracy</ets>, as in
<ets>democracy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Government by a single person;
undivided rule.</def>

<au>Sydney Smith.</au>

<hw>Mon"o*crat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gr. <?/
ruling alone.]</ety> <def>One who governs alone.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*crot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or showing,
monocrotism; <as>as, a <ex>monocrotic</ex> pulse; a pulse of the
<ex>monocrotic</ex> type.</as></def>

<hw>Mo*noc"ro*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
alone + <?/ a beating.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>That
condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve or sphygmogram
shows but a single crest, the dicrotic elevation entirely
disappearing.</def>

<hw>Mo*noc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>monoculus</ets>; Gr. <?/ single + L. <ets>oculus</ets> eye:
cf. F. <ets>monoculaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having
only one eye; with one eye only; <as>as, <ex>monocular</ex>
vision</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Adapted to be used with only one eye at a time;
<as>as, a <ex>monocular</ex> microscope</as>.</def>

<-- p. 940 -->

<hw>Mon"o*cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Monocular</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small
crustacean with one median eye.</def>

<hw>Mo*noc"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Monocular.</def>

<au>Glanvill.</au>

<hw>Mon`o*cys"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mono-</er>, and <er>Cyst</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to a division (<spn>Monocystidea</spn>) of
Gregarinida, in which the body consists of one sac.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*dac"tyl*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/; <?/ single + <?/ finger: cf. F.
<ets>monodactyle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having
but one finger or claw.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon"o*delph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mon`o*del"phi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Monodelphia.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mon`o*del"phi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/ the womb.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The group that includes all ordinary
or placental mammals; the Placentalia. See
<er>Mammalia</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*del"phic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mon`o*del"phous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Monodelphia.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mo*nod"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mo*nod"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Belonging to a monody.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>For one voice;
monophonic.</def> <sd>(b)</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
<xex>polyphonic</xex>.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*di*met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>dimetric</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Dimetric.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*dist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A writer of
a monody.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon"o*dra`ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon"o*drame</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr.
<?/ drama.]</ety> <def>A drama acted, or intended to be acted, by
a single person.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*dra*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to a monodrama.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Monodies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.
<ets>monodia</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ singing alone; <?/ single +
<?/ song: cf. F. <ets>monodie</ets>. See <er>Ode</er>.]</ety>
<def>A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single
mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*dy*nam"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>dynamic</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Possessing but one capacity or power.</def>
\'bd<xex>Monodynamic</xex> men.\'b8

<au>De Quincey.</au>

<hw>Mon`o*dy"na*mism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
theory that the various forms of activity in nature are
manifestations of the same force.</def>

<au>G. H. Lewes.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mo*n\'d2"ci*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/ house.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Linn\'91an class of plants, whose
stamens and pistils are in distinct flowers in the same
plant.</def>

<hw>Mo*n\'d2"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Mon\'d2cia;
mon\'d2cious.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Mon\'d2cia.</def></def2>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A mon\'d2cious animal, as
certain mollusks.</def>

<hw>Mo*n\'d2"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having the sexes united in one
individual, as when male and female flowers grow upon the same
individual plant; hermaphrodite; -- opposed to
<ant>di\'d2cious</ant>.</def>

<hw>Mo*n\'d2"cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The state or condition of being
mon\'d2cious.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*gam</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>One of the Monogamia.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mon`o*ga"mi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Monogamous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A Linn\'91an order of plants, having solitary flowers with
united anthers, as in the genus <spn>Lobelia</spn>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*ga"mi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mon`o*gam"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[See <er>Monogamous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining
to, or involving, monogamy.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Monogamia; having a simple flower with united anthers.</def>

<hw>Mo*nog"a*mist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
practices or upholds monogamy.</def>

<au>Goldsmith.</au>

<hw>Mo*nog"a*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>monogamus</ets> having but one wife, Gr. <?/; <?/ single +
<?/ marriage.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Upholding, or practicing,
monogamy.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Monogamian</er>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Mating with but one of the
opposite sex; -- said of birds and mammals.</def>

<hw>Mo*nog"a*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>monogamia</ets>, Gr. <?/: cf. F.
<ets>monogamie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Single marriage;
marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time;
-- opposed to <xex>polygamy</xex>. Also, one marriage only during
life; -- opposed to <xex>deuterogamy</xex>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>State of being paired with
a single mate.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*gas"tric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ belly.]</ety> <def>Having but a
single stomach.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>genesis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Oneness of origin; esp. <fld>(Biol.)</fld>, development of
all beings in the universe from a single cell; -- opposed to
<xex>polygenesis</xex>. Called also
<altname>monism</altname>.</def>

<au>Dana.</au>  <au>Haeckel.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <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>

<au>Haeckel.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The direct development of an
embryo, without metamorphosis, into an organism similar to the
parent organism; -- opposed to <xex>metagenesis</xex>.</def>

<au>E. van Beneden.</au>

<hw>Mon`o*ge*net"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Monogenesis</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>
<def>One in genesis; resulting from one process of formation; --
used of a mountain range.</def>

<au>Dana.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Relating to, or involving,
monogenesis; <as>as, the <ex>monogenetic</ex> school of
physiologists, who admit but one cell as the source of all
beings</as>.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*gen"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to monogenesis.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Producing only one kind of
germs, or young; developing only in one way.</def>

<hw>Mo*nog"e*nism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Anthropol.)</fld> <def>The theory or doctrine that the
human races have a common origin, or constitute a single
species.</def>

<hw>Mo*nog"e*nist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Anthropol.)</fld> <def>One who maintains that the human
races are all of one species; -- opposed to
<xex>polygenist</xex>.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*ge*nis"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Monogenic.</def>

<hw>Mo*nog"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to monogenesis; <as>as,
<ex>monogenous</ex>, or asexual, reproduction</as>.</def>

<hw>Mo*nog"e*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Monogenesis.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anthropol.)</fld> <def>The doctrine that the
members of the human race have all a common origin.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*go*neu"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ offspring.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having but one brood in a
season.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*gram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>monogramma</ets>; Gr. <?/ single + <?/ letter, fr. <?/ to
write: cf. F. <ets>monogramme</ets>. See <er>Graphic</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<illust>Monogram.</illust>

<note><hand/ The monogram above, combining the letters of the
name <er>Karolvs</er>, was used by Charlemagne.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A picture in lines; a sketch.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An arbitrary sign for a word.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<-- monogram v. to inscribe or ornament with a monogram -->

<hw>Mon"o*gram`mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Monogrammic</er>.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*gram*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Monogrammic.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*gram"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or resembling, a monogram.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*gram`mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Monogrammic.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Mo*nog"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A writer
of a monograph.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mon`o*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monographique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to a monograph, or to a monography; <as>as, a
<ex>monographic</ex> writing; a <ex>monographic</ex>
picture.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mon`o*graph"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mo*nog"ra*phist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
writes a monograph.</def>

<hw>Mo*nog"ra*phous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Monographic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mo*nog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>monographie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Representation by
lines without color; an outline drawing.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A monograph.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mon"o*gyn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>One of the Monogynia.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mon`o*gyn"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/ woman, female.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Linn\'91an order of plants, including
those which have only one style or stigma.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*gyn"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the Monogynia;
monogynous.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Monogynia.</def></def2>

<hw>Mo*nog"y*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>monogyne</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or
pertaining to Monogynia; having only one style or stigma.</def>

<hw>Mo*nog"y*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Monogynia</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Marriage with the one
woman only.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The state or condition of
being monogynous.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*hem"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ day.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Lasting but one day.</def>

<hw>Mo*noi"cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Mon\'d2cious.</def>

<hw>Mo*nol"a*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ worship.]</ety> <def>Worship of
a single deity.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*lith</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>monolithe</ets>, L. <ets>monolithus</ets> consisting of a
single stone, Gr. <?/; <?/ single + <?/ stone.]</ety> <def>A
single stone, especially one of large size, shaped into a pillar,
statue, or monument.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*lith`al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Monolithic.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*lith"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to a monolith; consisting of a single stone.</def>

<hw>Mo*nol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Monologue</er>.]</ety> <def>One who soliloquizes; esp., one
who monopolizes conversation in company.</def>

<au>De Quincey.</au>

<hw>Mon"o*logue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>monologue</ets>, Gr. <?/ speaking alone; <?/ alone, single,
sole + <?/ speech, discourse, <?/ to speak. See
<er>Legend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A speech uttered by a
person alone; soliloquy; also, talk or discourse in company, in
the strain of a soliloquy; <as>as, an account in
<ex>monologue</ex></as>.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A dramatic composition for a single
performer.</def>

<hw>Mo*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/.]</ety> <def>The habit of soliloquizing, or of monopolizing
conversation.</def>

<q>It was not by an insolent usurpation that Coleridge persisted
in <qex>monology</qex> through his whole life.</q>
<qau>De Quincey.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Mon`o*ma"chi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mo*nom"a*chy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>monomachia</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ fighting in
single combat; <?/ single, alone + <?/ to fight.]</ety> <def>A
duel; single combat.</def> \'bdThe duello or
<xex>monomachia</xex>.\'b8

<au>Sir W. Scott.</au>

<hw>Mo*nom"a*chist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
fights in single combat; a duelist.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*mane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
monomaniac.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mon`o*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>mania</ets>.]</ety>
<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>

<syn>Syn. -- Insanity; madness; alienation; aberration;
derangement; mania. See <er>Insanity</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mon`oma"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person
affected by monomania.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon`oma"ni*ac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mon`oma"ni*a*cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monomaniaque</ets>.]</ety> <def>Affected with
monomania, or partial derangement of intellect; caused by, or
resulting from, monomania; <as>as, a <ex>monomaniacal</ex>
delusion</as>.</def>

<hw>Mon"ome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. Gr.
<?/ single + <ets>-nome</ets> as in <ets>binome</ets>. See
<er>Binomial</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A
monomial.</def>

<-- Monomer. (Chem.) The basic conceptual building unit of a
polymer. -->
<-- Monomeric. (Chem.) Not linked with other units of the same
kind, opposed to polymeric -->

<hw>Mo*nom"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
single; <?/ alone + <?/ part.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Composed of solitary parts, as a flower
with one sepal, one petal, one stamen, and one pistil.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having but one joint; --
said of the foot of certain insects.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*me*tal"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Consisting of one metal; of or pertaining to
monometallism.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*met"al*lism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>metal</ets>.]</ety> <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 <er>Bimetallism</er>.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*met"al*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who believes in monometallism as opposed to bimetallism,
etc.</def>

<hw>Mo*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
of one meter; <?/ single + <?/ measure.]</ety> <def>A rhythmic
series, consisting of a single meter.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>monom\'82trique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Isometric</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo*no"mi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Monome</er>, <er>Binomial</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Alg.)</fld>
<def>A single algebraic expression; that is, an expression
unconnected with any other by the sign of addition, substraction,
equality, or inequality.</def>

<hw>Mo*no"mi*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Alg.)</fld>
<def>Consisting of but a single term or expression.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*mor"phic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mon`o*mor"phous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ form.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<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
<xex>dimorphic</xex>, <xex>trimorphic</xex>, and
<xex>polymorphic</xex>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo*nom"pha*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ alone + <?/ the navel.]</ety> <def>A form
of double monster, in which two individuals are united by a
common umbilicus.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Mo*no"my*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8Mon`o*my*a"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw>
<pos>n.pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/, <?/,
muscle.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of
lamellibranchs having but one muscle for closing the shell, as
the oyster.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*my"a*ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mon`o*my"a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Monomya.</def>
-- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the Monomya.</def></def2>

<hw>Mon`o*no"mi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & a.</pos>
<def>Monomyal.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*ou"si*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mon`o*ou"si*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ being, substance,
essence.]</ety> <fld>(Theil.)</fld> <def>Having but one and the
same nature or essence.</def>

<hw>Mo*nop"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ alone + <?/, <?/, to suffer.]</ety> <def>Suffering or
sensibility in a single organ or function.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mon`o*path"ic</wf>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mon`o*per"son*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>personal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
but one person, or form of existence.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*pet"al*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>petal</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>monop\'82tale</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ The most recent authors restrict this form to
flowers having a solitary petal, as in species of
<spn>Amorpha</spn>, and use <xex>gamopetalous</xex> for a corolla
of several petals combined into one piece. See <xex>Illust</xex>.
<xex>of</xex> <er>Gamopetalous</er>.</note>

<hw>Mo*noph"a*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to show.]</ety> <def>Having one
the same appearance; having a mutual resemblance.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*phon"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a voice.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Single-voiced; having but one part;
<as>as, a <ex>monophonic</ex> composition</as>; -- opposed to
<ant>polyphonic</ant>.</def>

<hw>Mon"oph*thong</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
with one sound; <?/ alone + <?/ sound, voice.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A single uncompounded vowel sound.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A combination of two written vowels pronounced
as one; a digraph.</def>

<hw>Mon`oph*thon"gal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Consisting of, or pertaining to, a monophthong.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*phy*let"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ of one tribe, fr. <?/ single + <?/ clan.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a single family or
stock, or to development from a single common parent form; --
opposed to <xex>polyphyletic</xex>; <as>as, <ex>monophyletic</ex>
origin</as>.</def>

<hw>Mo*noph"yl*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/; <?/ alone + <?/ leaf: cf. F. <ets>monophylle</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One-leaved; composed of a single leaf;
<as>as, a <ex>monophyllous</ex> involucre or calyx</as>.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*phy"o*dont</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ single (<?/ alone + <?/ to produce) + <?/, <?/, a
tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having but one set of
teeth; -- opposed to <xex>diphyodont</xex>.</def>

<hw>Mo*noph"y*site</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/; <?/ single + <?/ nature: cf. F.
<ets>monophysite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mon`o*phy*sit"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of
or pertaining to Monophysites, or their doctrines.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*plast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>-plast</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A monoplastic element.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>-plastic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>That has one form, or retains its primary
form, <as>as, a <ex>monoplastic</ex> element</as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mon`ople"gi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/ a stroke.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Paralysis affecting a single limb.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mon`op*neu"mo*na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Mono-</er>, and <er>Pneumonia</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A suborder of Dipnoi, including the
Ceratodus.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>monopneumonia</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mon"o*pode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One of a fabulous tribe or race of Ethiopians having but one
leg and foot.</def>

<au>Sir J. Mandeville. Lowell.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A monopodium.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*po"di*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a monopodium or a single and
continuous axis, as a birchen twig or a cornstalk.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mon`o*po"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
L. <plw>Monopodia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>-ums</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. See <er>Monopody</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A single and continuous vegetable axis; --
opposed to <xex>sympodium</xex>.</def>

<hw>Mo*nop"o*dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, foot: cf. <?/, <?/,
one-footed.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A measure of but a
single foot.</def>

<hw>Mo*nop"o*ler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
monopolist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<-- p. 941 -->

<hw>Mo*nop"o*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
monopolizes; one who has a monopoly; one who favors
monopoly.</def>

<hw>Mo*nop`o*lis"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to a monopolist.</def>

<au>North Am. Rev.</au>

<hw>Mo*nop"o*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
monopolist.</def>

<au>Sylvester.</au>

<hw>Mo*nop"o*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Monopolized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Monopolizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From <er>Monopoly</er>.]</ety>
<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>as, to <ex>monopolize</ex> the
coffee trade; to <ex>monopolize</ex> land.</as></def>

<hw>Mo*nop"o*li`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
monopolizes.</def>

<hw>Mo*nop"o*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Monopolies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.
<ets>monopolium</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/; <?/ alone + <?/ to
sell.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, the
proprietor of a patented article is given a <ex>monopoly</ex> of
its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies have
sometimes had a <ex>monopoly</ex> of trade with remote regions; a
combination of traders may get a <ex>monopoly</ex> of a
particular product.</as></def>

<q>Raleigh held a <qex>monopoly</qex> of cards, Essex a
<qex>monopoly</qex> of sweet wines.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Exclusive possession; <as>as, a
<ex>monopoly</ex> of land</as>.</def>

<q>If I had a <qex>monopoly</qex> out, they would have part on
't.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The commodity or other material thing to which
the monopoly relates; <as>as, tobacco is a <ex>monopoly</ex> in
France</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<hw>Mon`o*pol"y*logue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <grk>poly`s</grk> many +
<grk>lo`gos</grk> speech.]</ety> <def>An exhibition in which an
actor sustains many characters.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*psy"chism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ soul.]</ety> <def>The doctrine
that there is but one immortal soul or intellect with which all
men are endowed.</def>

<hw>Mo*nop"ter*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
with a row of pillars only; <?/ alone, only + <?/ feather, wing,
also, a row of pillars: cf. F. <ets>monopt\'8are</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Round and without a cella; consisting of
a single ring of columns supporting a roof; -- said esp. of a
temple.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo*nop"ter*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Monoptera</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL. See
<er>Monopteral</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A circular
temple consisting of a roof supported on columns, without a
cella.</def>

<hw>Mon"op*tote</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>monoptotum</ets>, Gr. <?/; <grk>mo`nos</grk> single + <?/
apt to fall, fallen, fr. <?/ to fall; cf. <?/ case.]</ety>
<fld>(Gram.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A noun having only one
case.</def>

<au>Andrews.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A noun having only one ending for the oblique
cases.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*py*re"nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>pyrene</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having but a single stone or kernel.</def>

<hw>Mon`or*gan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + <ets>organic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol. &
Med.)</fld> <def>Belonging to, or affecting, a single organ, or
set of organs.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mon`o*rhi"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/, <?/, nose.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Marsipobranchiata.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*rhyme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>rhyme</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>monorime</ets>.]</ety> <def>A composition in verse, in which
all the lines end with the same rhyme.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*sep"al*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>sepal</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>monos\'82pale</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having
only one sepal, or the calyx in one piece or composed of the
sepals united into one piece; gamosepalous.</def>

<note><hand/ The most recent writers restrict this term to
flowers having a solarity sepal, and use <xex>gamosepalous for a
calyx formed by several sepals combined into one piece. Cf.
<er>Monopetalous</er>.</note>

<hw>Mon"o*sperm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A monospermous plant.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*sper"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mon`o*sper"mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ seed: cf. F.
<ets>monosperme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having only
one seed.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*spher"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>spherical</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Consisting of one sphere only.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*stich</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
from <?/ consisting of one verse; <?/ single + <?/ line,
verse.]</ety> <def>A composition consisting of one verse
only.</def>

<hw>Mo*nos"ti*chous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Monostich</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Arranged in a
single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers in grasses of
the tribe <spn>Chlorid\'91</spn>.</def>

<hw>Mo*nos"tro*phe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ monostrophic.]</ety> <def>A metrical composition
consisting of a single strophe.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*stroph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/; <?/ single + <?/ strophe.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld>
<def>Having one strophe only; not varied in measure; written in
unvaried measure.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mon`o*sul"phide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>sulphide</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A sulphide containing one atom of
sulphur, and analogous to a monoxide; -- contrasted with a
<ant>polysulphide</ant>; <as>as, galena is a
<ex>monosulphide</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*sul"phu*ret</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>sulphuret</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Monosulphide</er>.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*syl*lab"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>monosyllabique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Being a monosyllable,
or composed of monosyllables; <as>as, a <ex>monosyllabic</ex>
word; a <ex>monosyllabic</ex> language.</as></def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mon`o*syl*lab"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mon`o*syl"la*bism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a monosyllabic
form; frequent occurrence of monosyllables.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*syl`la*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>monosyllabus</ets> of one syllable, Gr. <?/: cf. F.
<ets>monosyllabe</ets>. See <er>Mono-</er>,
<er>Syllable</er>.]</ety> <def>A word of one syllable.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*syl`la*bled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Formed into, or consisting of, monosyllables.</def>

<au>Cleveland.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*sym*met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mon`o*sym*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>symmetric</ets>,
<ets>-ical</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Monoclinic</er>.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*tes"sa*ron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/ four.]</ety> <def>A single narrative
framed from the statements of the four evangelists; a gospel
harmony.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Mon`o*thal"a*ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/ a chamber.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of Foraminifera including
those that have only one chamber.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*thal"a*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Monothalamous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
foraminifer having but one chamber.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*thal"a*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ chamber: cf. F.
<ets>monothalame</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>One-chambered.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*thal"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Monothalamous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Formed from
one pistil; -- said of fruits.</def>

<au>R. Brown.</au>

<hw>Mon`o*the"cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Br. <?/ box.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having a single loculament.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*the*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ god: cf. F.
<ets>monoth\'82isme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The doctrine or belief
that there is but one God.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*the*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>monoth\'82iste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who believes that
there is but one God.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*the*is"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to monotheism.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mo*noth"e*lism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mo*noth"e*li*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>monoth\'82lisme</ets>,
<ets>monoth\'82litisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The doctrine of the
Monothelites.</def>

<hw>Mo*noth"e*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/; <?/ alone, only + <?/, <?/, to will, be willing: cf. F.
<ets>monoth\'82lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld>
<def>One of an ancient sect who held that Christ had but one will
as he had but one nature. Cf. <er>Monophysite</er>.</def>

<au>Gibbon.</au>

<hw>Mon`o*the*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the Monothelites, or their doctrine.</def>

<hw>Mo*not"o*cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ birth, offspring.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Bearing fruit but once;
monocarpic.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Uniparous; laying a single
egg.</def>

<hw>Mo*not"o*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + Gr. <?/ cutting, fr. <?/ to cut.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Having a distinct cleavage in a single
direction only.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*tone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Monotonous</er>, <er>Monotony</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A single unvaried tone or sound.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>The utterance of successive
syllables, words, or sentences, on one unvaried key or line of
pitch.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon`o*ton"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mon`o*ton"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or uttered in, a monotone;
monotonous.</def> \'bd<xex>Monotonical</xex> declamation.\'b8

<au>Chesterfield.</au>

<hw>Mo*not"o*nist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
talks in the same strain or on the same subject until weariness
is produced.</def>

<au>Richardson.</au>

<hw>Mo*not"o*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ alone, single + <?/ tone. See <er>Tone</er>.]</ety>
<def>Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull
uniformity; characterized by monotony; without change or variety;
wearisome.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mo*not"o*nous*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mo*not"o*nous*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mo*not"o*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/:
cf. F. <ets>monotonie</ets>. See <er>Monotonius</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound,
producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking
or singing.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any irksome sameness, or want of variety.</def>

<q>At sea, everything that breaks the <qex>monotony</qex> of the
surrounding expanse attracts attention.</q>
<qau>W. Irving.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Mon`o*trem"a*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/ hole.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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 <cref>Duck mole</cref>, under <er>Duck</er>, and
<er>Echidna</er>.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*trem"a*tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Monotremata.</def>

<hw>Mon"o*treme</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>monotr\'8ame</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of
the Monotremata.</def>

<hw>Mon`o*tri"glyph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + <ets>triglyph</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>monotriglyphe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A kind
of intercolumniation in an entablature, in which only one
triglyph and two metopes are introduced.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo*not"ro*pa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ single + <?/ turn, from <?/ to turn.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon"o*type</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon`o*typ"ic</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> +
<ets>-type</ets>: cf. F. <ets>monotype</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having but one type; containing but one
representative; <as>as, a <ex>monotypic</ex> genus, which
contains but one species</as>.</def>

<hw>Mo*nov"a*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mono-</ets> + L. <ets>valens</ets>, p. pr. See
<er>Valence</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Having a valence
of one; univalent. See <er>Univalent</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo*nox"ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + <ets>oxide</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in
each molecule; <as>as, barium <ex>monoxide</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo*nox"y*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ made from one piece of wood; <?/ alone +
<?/ wood.]</ety> <def>A canoe or boat made from one piece of
timber.</def>

<hw>Mo*nox"y*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Monoxylon</er>.]</ety> <def>Made of one piece of wood.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mon`o*zo"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ single + <?/ an animal.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of Radiolaria; -- called
also <altname>Monocyttaria</altname>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mon`o*zo"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mon*roe" doc"trine</hw>. <def>See under
<er>Doctrine</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mon`sei`gneur"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Messeigneurs</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>mon</ets> my + <ets>seigneur</ets> lord, L.
<ets>senior</ets> older. See <er>Senior</er>, and cf.
<er>Monsieur</er>.]</ety> <def>My lord; -- a title in France of a
person of high birth or rank; <as>as, <ex>Monseigneur</ex> the
Prince, or <ex>Monseigneur</ex> the Archibishop</as>. It was
given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the Revolution of
1789. (Abbrev. <abbr>Mgr.</abbr>)</def>

<hw>Mon"sel's salt`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A
basic sulphate of iron; -- so named from <xex>Monsel</xex>, a
Frenchman.</def>

<hw>Mon"sel's so*lu"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[See
<er>Monsel's salt</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An aqueous
solution of Monsel's salt, having valuable styptic
properties.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mon*sieur"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Messieurs</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>mon</ets> my + <ets>Sieur</ets>, abbrev. of
<ets>seigneur</ets> lord. See <er>Monseigneur</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The common title of civility in France in
speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir.</def> <altsp>[Represented
by the abbreviation <abbr>M.</abbr> or <abbr>Mons.</abbr> in the
singular, and by <plw><abbr>MM.</asp><plw> or
<plw><abbr>Messrs.</abbr><plw> in the plural.]</altsp>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The oldest brother of the king of France.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A Frenchman.</def> <mark>[Contemptuous]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mon`si*gno"re</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Monsignors</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[It., my lord. Cf.
<er>Monseigneur</er>.]</ety> <def>My lord; -- an ecclesiastical
dignity bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and
domestic rank at the papal court. (Abbrev.
<abbr>Mgr.</abbr>)</def>

<hw>Mon*soon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malay
<ets>m<umac/sim</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>mausim</ets> a time, season:
cf. F. <ets>monson</ets>, <ets>mousson</ets>, Sr.
<ets>monzon</ets>, Pg. <ets>mon\'87\'eeo</ets>, It.
<ets>monsone</ets>.]</ety> <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>
<-- 2. a heavy rainfall in India associated with the southwest
monsoon. 3. the season in which the monsoon[2] occurs -->

<hw>Mon"ster</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>monstre</ets>, F. <ets>monstre</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>monstrum</ets>, orig., a divine omen, indicating misfortune;
akin of <ets>monstrare</ets> to show, point out, indicate, and
<ets>monere</ets> to warn. See <er>Monition</er>, and cf.
<er>Demonstrate</er>, <er>Muster</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy;
an enormity; a marvel.</def>

<q>A <qex>monster</qex> or marvel.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically , an animal or plant departing
greatly from the usual type, as by having too many limbs.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Any thing or person of unnatural or excessive
ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty.</def>

<hw>Mon"ster</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Monstrous in size.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>Mon"ster</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make monstrous.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mon"strance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>monstrantia</ets>, fr. L. <ets>monstrare</ets> to show: cf.
OF. <ets>monstrance</ets>. See <er>Monster</er>.]</ety> <fld>(R.
C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated
host is exposed to view.</def>

<hw>Mon*stra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>monstratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of demonstrating;
proof.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>A certain <qex>monstration</qex>.</q>
<qau>Grafton.</qau>

<hw>Mon*stros"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Monstrosities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>monstruosit\'82</ets>. See <er>Monstrous</er>.]</ety>
<def>The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of
nature; that which is monstrous; a monster.</def>

<au>South.</au>

<q>A <qex>monstrosity</qex> never changes the name or affects the
immutability of a species.</q>
<qau>Adanson (Trans. ).</qau>

<hw>Mon"strous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>monstruous</ets>, F. <ets>monstrueux</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>monstruosus</ets>, fr. <ets>monstrum</ets>. See
<er>Monster</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Marvelous;
strange.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having the qualities of a monster; deviating
greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal; <as>as, a
<ex>monstrous</ex> birth</as>.</def>

<au>Locke.</au>

<q>He, therefore, that refuses to do good to them whom he is
bound to love ... is unnatural and <qex>monstrous</qex> in his
affections.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Extraordinary in a way to excite wonder,
dislike, apprehension, etc.; -- said of size, appearance, color,
sound, etc.; <as>as, a <ex>monstrous</ex> height; a
<ex>monstrous</ex> ox; a <ex>monstrous</ex> story.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Extraordinary on account of ugliness,
viciousness, or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful.</def>

<q>So bad a death argues a <qex>monstrous</qex> life.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Abounding in monsters.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>Where thou, perhaps, under the whelming tide
Visitest the bottom of the <qex>monstrous</qex> world.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Mon"strous</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Exceedingly; very; very
much.</def> \'bdA <xex>monstrous</xex> thick oil on the top.\'b8

<au>Bacon.</au>

<q>And will be <qex>monstrous</qex> witty on the poor.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Mon"strous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a monstrous
manner; unnaturally; extraordinarily; <as>as,
<ex>monstrously</ex> wicked</as>.</def> \'bdWho with his wife is
<xex>monstrously</xex> in love.\'b8

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Mon"strous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality
of being monstrous, unusual, extraordinary.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mon`stru*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Monstrosity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mon"stru*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Monstrous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Mont</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Mount</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Mountain.</def>

<hw>Mon"taigne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
mountain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mon*tan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>montanus</ets>, fr. <ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>,
mountain. See <er>Mount</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to mountains; consisting of mountains.</def>

<hw>Mon"ta*nist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.
Hist.)</fld> <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> --
<wordforms><wf>Mon`ta*nis"tic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<wf>Mon`ta*nis"tic*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mon"tant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.,prop.,
mounting, fr. <ets>monter</ets> to mount, fr. L. <ets>mons</ets>,
<ets>montis</ets>, mountain. See <er>Mount</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fencing)</fld> <def>An upward thrust or
blow.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An upright piece in any
framework; a mullion or muntin; a stile. <mark>[R.]</mark> See
<er>Stile</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mont" de pi`\'82`t\'82"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F., fr.
It. <ets>monte di piet\'85</ets> mount of piety.]</ety> <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
<altname>mount of piety</altname>. The institution has been
adopted in other countries, as in Spain and France. See
<er>Lombard-house</er>.</def>

<-- p. 942 -->

<hw>\'d8Mon"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., lit.,
mountain, hence, the stock of cards remaining after laying out a
certain number, fr. L. <ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>,
mountain.]</ety> <def>A favorite gambling game among Spaniards,
played with dice or cards.</def>

<hw>Monte`-ac"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>monter</ets> to raise + <ets>acide</ets> acid.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An acid elevator, as a tube through which
acid is forced to some height in a sulphuric acid
manufactory.</def>

<hw>Mon*teith"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Monteth</er>.</def>

<hw>Mon"tem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ad
montem</ets> to the hillock. See <er>Mount</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A custom, formerly practiced by the
scholars at Eton school, England, of giing 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>

<hw>Mon*te"ro</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>montera</ets> a hunting cap, fr. <ets>montero</ets> a
huntsman, <ets>monte</ets> a mountain, forest, L.
<ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>, mountain. See <er>Mount</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>An ancient kind of cap worn by horsemen
or huntsmen.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mon*teth"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mon*teith"</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A vessel in which
glasses are washed; -- so called from the name of the
inventor.</def>

<q>New things produce new words, and thus <qex>Monteth</qex>
Has by one vessel saved his name from death.</q>
<qau>King.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Mont`gol"fier</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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
<xex>Montgolfier</xex>, of France, who first constructed and sent
up a fire balloon.</def>

<hw>Month</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>month</ets>, <ets>moneth</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'d3n<?/</ets>,
<ets>m\'d3na<?/</ets>; akin to <ets>m\'d3na</ets> moon, and to D.
<ets>maand</ets> month, G. <ets>monat</ets>, OHG.
<ets>m\'ben\'d3d</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'benu<?/r</ets>,
<ets>m\'bena<?/r</ets>, Goth. <ets>m\'c7n\'d3<?/s</ets>. \'fb272.
See <er>Moon</er>.]</ety> <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 <xex>month</xex>.</def>

<note><hand/ In the common law, a <xex>month</xex> is a lunar
month, or twenty-eight days, unless otherwise expressed.
<au>Blackstone</au>. In the United States the rule of the common
law is generally cahanged, and a <xex>month</xex> is declared to
mean a calendar month. <au>Cooley's Blackstone</au>.</note>

<cs><col>A month mind</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A strong or
abnormal desire</cd>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Shak</au>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A celebration made in remembrance of a deceased
person a month after death. <au>Strype</au>.</cd> --
<col>Calendar months</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>Lunar month</col>, <cd>the period of one revolution of the
moon, particularly a synodical revolution; but several kinds are
distinguished, as the <stype>synodical month</stype>, or period
from one new moon to the next, in mean length 29 d. 12 h. 44 m.
2.87 s.; the <stype>nodical month</stype>, or time of revolution
from one node to the same again, in length 27 d. 5 h. 5 m. 36 s.;
the <stype>sidereal</stype>, or time of revolution from a star to
the same again, equal to 27 d. 7 h. 43 m. 11.5 s.; the
<stype>anomalistic</stype>, or time of revolution from perigee to
perigee again, in length 27 d. 13 h. 18 m. 37.4 s.; and the
<stype>tropical</stype>, 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>Solar month</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></cs>

<hw>Month"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which
is a month old, or which lives for a month.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Wordsworth.</au>

<hw>Month"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Continued a
month, or a performed in a month; <as>as, the <ex>monthly</ex>
revolution of the moon</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Done, happening, payable, published, etc., once
a month, or every month; <as>as, a <ex>monthly</ex> visit;
<ex>monthly</ex> charges; a <ex>monthly</ex> installment; a
<ex>monthly</ex> magazine.</as></def>

<cs><col>Monthly nurse</col>, <cd>a nurse who serves for a month
or some short time, esp. one which attends women after
childbirth.</cd></cs>

<hw>Month"ly</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Monthlies</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A publication which appears regularly
once a month.</def>

<hw>Month"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Once a month;
in every month; <as>as, the moon changes
<ex>monthly</ex></as>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>As if under the influence of the moon; in the
manner of a lunatic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Middleton.</au>

<hw>Mon"ti*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>monticulus</ets>, dim. of <ets>mons</ets>,
<ets>montis</ets>, mountain: cf. F. <ets>monticule</ets>. See
<er>Mount</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>A little mount; a
hillock; a small elevation or prominence.</def> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>monticule</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mon*tic"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Furnished with monticles or little elevations.</def>

<hw>Mon"ti*cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Monticle</er>.</def>

<hw>Mon*tic"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Monticulate.</def>

<hw>Mon"ti*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>, mountain +
<ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling a mountain in
form.</def>

<hw>Mon*tig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>montigena</ets>; <ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>,
mountain + the root of <ets>gignere</ets> to beget.]</ety>
<def>Produced on a mountain.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mon`toir"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>monter</ets> to mount. See <er>Montant</er>.]</ety> <def>A
stone used in mounting a horse; a horse block.</def>

<hw>Mon"ton</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety>
<fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A heap of ore; a mass undergoing the
process of amalgamation.</def>

<hw>Mon*tross"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Matross</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mon"true</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>monter</ets> to mount. See <er>Montoir</er>.]</ety>
<def>That on which anything is mounted; a setting; hence, a
saddle horse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mon"u*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>monumentum</ets>, fr. <ets>monere</ets> to remind, admonish.
See <er>Monition</er>, and cf. <er>Moniment</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Something which stands, or remains, to keep in
remembrance what is past; a memorial.</def>

<q>Of ancient British art
A pleasing <qex>monument</qex>.</q>
<qau>Philips.</qau>

<q>Our bruised arms hung up for <qex>monuments</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected
to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.;
<as>as, the Washington <ex>monument</ex>; the Bunker Hill
<ex>monument</ex></as>. Also, a tomb, with memorial
inscriptions.</def>

<q>On your family's old <qex>monument</qex>
Hang mournful epitaphs, and do all rites
That appertain unto a burial.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A stone or other permanent object, serving to
indicate a limit or to mark a boundary.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A saying, deed, or example, worthy of
record.</def>

<q>Acts and <qex>Monuments</qex> of these latter and perilous
days.</q>
<qau>Foxe.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Memorial; remembrance; tomb; cenotaph.</syn>

<hw>Mon`u*men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>monumentalis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>monumental</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or suitable for, a monument;
<as>as, a <ex>monumental</ex> inscription</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Serving as a monument; memorial; preserving
memory.</def> \'bdOf pine, or <xex>monumental</xex> oak.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<q>A work outlasting <qex>monumental</qex> brass.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Mon`u*men"tal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>By
way of memorial.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>By means of monuments.</def>

<hw>Mon*u"re*id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mon-</ets> + <ets>ureid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any one of a series of complex
nitrogenous substances regarded as derived from one molecule of
urea; <as>as, alloxan is a <ex>monureid</ex></as>.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>monureide</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Moo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <pos>adv., & n.</pos>
<def>See <er>Mo</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Moo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <er>Mooed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Mooing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Of imitative
origin.]</ety> <def>To make the noise of a cow; to low; --
child's word.</def>

<hw>Moo</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The lowing of a cow.</def>

<hw>Mood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[The same word as
<ets>mode</ets>, perh. influenced by <ets>mood</ets> temper. See
<er>Mode</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Manner; style; mode;
logical form; musical style; manner of action or being. See
<er>Mode</er> which is the preferable form).</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <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>as, the indicative <ex>mood</ex>; the
infinitive <ex>mood</ex>; the subjunctive <ex>mood</ex>. Same as
<er>Mode</er>.</as></def>

<hw>Mood</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mood</ets>,
<ets>mod</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'d3d</ets>mind, feeling, heart,
courage; akin to OS. & OFries. <ets>m\'d3d</ets>, D.
<ets>moed</ets>, OHG. <ets>muot</ets>, G. <ets>muth</ets>,
<ets>mut</ets>, courage, Dan. & Sw. <ets>mod</ets>, Icel.
<ets>m\'d3<?/r</ets> wrath, Goth. <ets>m\'d3ds</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to
passion or feeling; humor; <as>as, a melancholy <ex>mood</ex>; a
suppliant <ex>mood</ex>.</as></def>

<q>Till at the last aslaked was <qex>mood</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>Fortune is merry,
And in this <qex>mood</qex> will give us anything.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>The desperate recklessness of her <qex>mood</qex>.</q>
<qau>Hawthorne.</qau>

<hw>Moo"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mother.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mood"i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a moody
manner.</def>

<hw>Mood"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being moody; specifically, liability to strange or violent
moods.</def>

<hw>\'d8Moo"dir</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar.
<ets>mud\'c6r</ets>.]</ety> <def>The governor of a province in
Egypt, etc.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>mudir</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mood"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Moody.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mood"ish*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Moodily.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mood"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Moodier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Moodiest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m\'d3dig</ets> courageous.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Subject
to varying moods, especially to states of mind which are
unamiable or depressed.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful;
also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy.</def>
\'bdEvery peevish, <xex>moody</xex> malcontent.\'b8

<au>Rowe.</au>

<q>Arouse thee from thy <qex>moody</qex> dream!</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Gloomy; pensive; sad; fretful; capricious.</syn>

<mhw>{ <hw>Moo"lah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mool"lah</hw>  }</mhw>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Mollah</er>.</def>

<hw>Mool"ley</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Mulley</er>.</def>

<hw>Moon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mone</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'d3na</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>maan</ets>, OS. & OHG. <ets>m\'beno</ets>, G.
<ets>mond</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'beni</ets>, Dan. <ets>maane</ets>,
Sw. <ets>m\'86ne</ets>, Goth. <ets>m\'c7na</ets>, Lith.
<ets>men<?/</ets>, L. <ets>mensis</ets> month, Gr. <?/ moon, <?/
month, Skr. <ets>m\'bes</ets> moon, month; prob. from a root
meaning to measure (cf. Skr. <ets>m\'be</ets> to measure), from
its serving to measure the time. \'fb271. Cf. <er>Mete</er> to
measure, <er>Menses</er>, <er>Monday</er>, <er>Month</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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
<cref>Lunar month</cref>, under <er>Month</er>.</def>

<q>The crescent <qex>moon</qex>, the diadem of night.</q>
<qau>Cowper.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A secondary planet, or satellite, revolving
about any member of the solar system; <as>as, the <ex>moons</ex>
of Jupiter or Saturn</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The time occupied by the moon in making one
revolution in her orbit; a month.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A crescentlike outwork. See
<er>Half-moon</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Moon blindness</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Far.)</fld>
<cd>A kind of ophthalmia liable to recur at intervals of three or
four weeks</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<cd>Hemeralopia.</cd> -- <col>Moon dial</col>, <cd>a dial used to
indicate time by moonlight.</cd> -- <col>Moon face</col>, <cd>a
round face like a full moon.</cd> -- <col>Moon madness</col>,
<cd>lunacy.</cd> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> -- <col>Moon month</col>,
<cd>a lunar month.</cd> -- <col>Moon trefoil</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a shrubby species of medic (<spn>Medicago
arborea</spn>). See <er>Medic</er>.</cd> -- <col>Moon year</col>,
<cd>a lunar year, consisting of lunar months, being sometimes
twelve and sometimes thirteen.</cd></cs>

<hw>Moon</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mooned</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mooning</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To expose to the rays of the
moon.</def>

<q>If they have it to be exceeding white indeed, they seethe it
yet once more, after it hath been thus sunned and
<qex>mooned</qex>.</q>
<qau>Holland.</qau>

<hw>Moon</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act if moonstruck; to
wander or gaze about in an abstracted manner.</def>

<q>Elsley was <qex>mooning</qex> down the river by himself.</q>
<qau>C. Kingsley.</qau>

<hw>Moon"beam`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A ray of
light from the moon.</def>

<hw>Moon"blind`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Dim-sighted; purblind.</def>

<hw>Moon"blink`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A temporary
blindness, or impairment of sight, said to be caused by sleeping
in the moonlight; -- sometimes called
<xex>nyctalopia</xex>.</def>

<hw>Moon"calf`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A monster; a false conception; a mass of fleshy matter,
generated in the uterus.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A dolt; a stupid fellow.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Moon"-cul"mi*na`ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</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>

<hw>Mooned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or resembling
the moon; symbolized by the moon.</def> \'bdSharpening in
<xex>mooned</xex> horns.\'b8 \'bd<xex>Mooned</xex> Ashtaroth.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Moon"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
abstractedly wanders or gazes about, as if moonstruck.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Dickens.</au>

<hw>Moon"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Conduct of
one who moons.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Moon"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little
moon.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Moon"-eye`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A eye affected by the moon; also, a disease in the eye of a
horse.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any species
of American fresh-water fishes of the genus <spn>Hyodon</spn>,
esp. <spn>H. tergisus</spn> of the Great Lakes and adjacent
waters.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The cisco.</def>

<hw>Moon"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having eyes
affected by the moon; moonblind; dim-eyed; purblind.</def>

<hw>Moon"-faced`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a
round, full face.</def>

<hw>Moon"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An American marine fish
(<spn>Vomer setipennis</spn>); -- called also <altname>bluntnosed
shiner</altname>, <altname>horsefish</altname>, and
<altname>sunfish</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A broad,
thin, silvery marine fish (<spn>Selene vomer</spn>); -- called
also <altname>lookdown</altname>, and <altname>silver
moonfish</altname>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The mola. See
<er>Sunfish</er>, 1.</def>

<hw>Moon"flow`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The oxeye daisy; -- called
also <altname>moon daisy</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A
kind of morning glory (<spn>Ipom\'d2a Bona-nox</spn>) with large
white flowers opening at night.</def>

<hw>Moong</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Mung</er>.</def>

<hw>Moon"glade`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The bright
reflection of the moon's light on an expanse of water.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<hw>Moo"nie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European goldcrest.</def>

<-- (inf. & derog) a follower of the Korean religious cult leader
Sun Myung Moon -->

<hw>Moon"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like the moon;
variable.</def>

<q>Being but a <qex>moonish</qex> youth.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Moon"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being without a moon or
moonlight.</def>

<hw>Moon`light`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The light
of the moon.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Occurring during
or by moonlight; characterized by moonlight.</def></def2>

<hw>Moon"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A simpleton;
a lunatic.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Moon"lit`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Illumined by
the moon.</def> \'bdThe <xex>moonlit</xex> sea.\'b8
<au>Moore</au>. \'bd<xex>Moonlit</xex> dells.\'b8
<au>Lowell</au>.

<hw>Moon"rak`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Moonsail</er>.</def>

<hw>Moon"rise`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The rising
of the moon above the horizon; also, the time of its
rising.</def>

<hw>Moon"sail`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A sail sometimes carried in light winds,
above a skysail.</def>

<au>R. H. Dana, Jr.</au>

<hw>Moon"seed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A climbing plant of the genus <spn>Menispermum</spn>; -- so
called from the crescentlike form of the seeds.</def>

<hw>Moon"set`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The descent
of the moon below the horizon; also, the time when the moon
sets.</def>

<hw>\'d8Moon"shee</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind.
<ets>munish\'c6</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>munish\'c6</ets> a writer,
author, secretary, tutor.]</ety> <def>A Mohammedan professor or
teacher of language.</def> <mark>[India]</mark>

<hw>Moon"shine`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The light of the moon.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, show without substance or reality.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A month.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A preparation of eggs for food.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Moon"shine`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Moonlight.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Clarendon.</au>

<hw>Moon"shin`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person
engaged in illicit distilling; -- so called because the work is
largely done at night.</def> <mark>[Cant, U.S.]</mark>

<hw>Moon"shin`y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Moonlight.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<q>I went to see them in a <qex>moonshiny</qex> night.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<hw>Moon"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Moon"stick`en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Moonstruck</er>.</def>

<hw>Moon"struck`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Mentally affected or deranged by the supposed influence of
the moon; lunatic.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Produced by the supposed influence of the
moon.</def> \'bd<xex>Moonstruck</xex> madness.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>3.</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>

<hw>Moon"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The herb lunary or honesty. See
<er>Honesty</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any fern of the genus
<spn>Botrychium</spn>, esp. <spn>B. Lunaria</spn>; -- so named
from the crescent-shaped segments of its frond.</def>

<hw>Moon"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of
or pertaining to the moon.</def>

<q>Soft and pale as the <qex>moony</qex> beam.</q>
<qau>J. R. Drake.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Furnished with a moon; bearing a crescent.</def>

<q>But soon the miscreant <qex>moony</qex> host
Before the victor cross shall fly.</q>
<qau>Fenton.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Silly; weakly sentimental.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<au>G. Eliot.</au>

<hw>Moor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>More</ets>, <ets>Maure</ets>, L. <ets>Maurus</ets> a Moor, a
Mauritanian, an inhabitant of Mauritania, Gr. <?/; cf. <?/ black,
dark. Cf. <er>Morris</er> a dance, <er>Morocco</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>One of a mixed race inhabiting Morocco, Algeria,
Tunis, and Tripoli, chiefly along the coast and in towns.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Hist.)</fld> <def>Any individual of the swarthy
races of Africa or Asia which have adopted the Mohammedan
religion.</def> \'bdIn Spanish history the terms
<xex>Moors</xex>, Saracens, and Arabs are synonymous.\'b8

<au>Internat. Cyc.</au>

<hw>Moor</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mor</ets>, AS.
<ets>m\'d3r</ets> moor, morass; akin to D. <ets>moer</ets> moor,
G. <ets>moor</ets>, and prob. to Goth. <ets>marei</ets> sea, E.
<ets>mere</ets>. See <er>Mere</er> a lake.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>In her girlish age she kept sheep on the <qex>moor</qex>.</q>
<qau>Carew.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A game preserve consisting of moorland.</def>

<cs><col>Moor buzzard</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the marsh
harrier.</cd> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> -- <col>Moor coal</col>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a friable variety of lignite.</cd> --
<col>Moor cock</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the male of the
moor fowl or red grouse of Europe.</cd> -- <col>Moor coot</col>.
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Gallinule</er>.</cd> --
<col>Moor fowl</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The
European ptarmigan, or red grouse (<spn>Lagopus
Scoticus</spn>)</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The European heath
grouse</cd>. See under <er>Heath</er>.</cd> -- <col>Moor
game</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>Same as <altname>Moor
fowl</altname> (above).</cd> -- <col>Moor grass</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tufted perennial grass (<spn>Sesleria
c\'91rulea</spn>), found in mountain pastures of Europe.</cd> --
<col>Moor hawk</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the marsh
harrier.</cd> -- <col>Moor hen</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The female of the moor fowl</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>A gallinule, esp. the European species. See
<er>Gallinule</er>.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>An Australian rail
(<spn>Tribonyx ventralis</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Moor monkey</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the black macaque of Borneo
(<spn>Macacus maurus</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Moor titling</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the European stonechat
(<spn>Pratinocola rubicola</spn>).</cd></cs>

<-- p. 943 -->

<hw>Moor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Moored</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mooring</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[Prob. fr. D. <ets>marren</ets> to tie, fasten, or moor a
ship. See <er>Mar</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by
casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains; <as>as,
the vessel was <ex>moored</ex> in the stream; they
<ex>moored</ex> the boat to the wharf.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To secure, or fix firmly.</def>

<au>Brougham.</au>

<hw>Moor</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To cast anchor; to become
fast.</def>

<q>On oozy ground his galleys <qex>moor</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Moor"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A place for
mooring.</def>

<hw>Moor"ball`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A fresh-water alga (<spn>Cladophora \'92gagropila</spn>)
which forms a globular mass.</def>

<hw>Moor"band`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Moorpan</er>.</def>

<hw>Moor"ess</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female Moor;
a Moorish woman.</def>

<hw>Moor"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
confining a ship to a particular place, by means of anchors or
fastenings.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which serves to confine a ship to a place,
as anchors, cables, bridles, etc.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The place or condition of a
ship thus confined.</def>

<q>And the tossed bark in <qex>moorings</qex> swings.</q>
<qau>Moore.</qau>

<cs><col>Mooring block</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a heavy
block of cast iron sometimes used as an anchor for mooring
vessels.</cd></cs>

<hw>Moor"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From 2d
<er>Moor</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the characteristics of a moor
or heath.</def> \'bd<xex>Moorish</xex> fens.\'b8

<au>Thomson.</au>

<hw>Moor"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See 1st <er>Moor</er>, and
cf. <er>Morris</er>, <er>Moresque</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to Morocco or the Moors; in the style of the
Moors.</def>

<cs><col>Moorish architecture</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 <xex>Illust<xex>. under
<er>Moresque</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Moor"land</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m\'d3rland</ets>.]</ety> <def>Land consisting of a moor or
moors.</def>

<hw>Moor"pan`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<ets>Hard pan</ets>, under <er>Hard</er>.]</ety> <def>A clayey
layer or pan underlying some moors, etc.</def>

<hw>Moor"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A species
of English granite, used as a building stone.</def>

<hw>\'d8Moo"ruk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species of cassowary
(<spn>Casuarius Bennetti</spn>) 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 biloted; the
neck and breast are black; the back, rufous mixed with black; and
the naked skin of the neck, blue.</def>

<hw>Moor"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to moors; marshy; fenny; boggy; moorish.</def>

<au>Mortimer.</au>

<q>As when thick mists arise from <qex>moory</qex> vales.</q>
<qau>Fairfax.</qau>

<hw>Moor"y</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of blue cloth made in
India.</def>

<au>Balfour (Cyc of India).</au>

<hw>Moose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A native name;
Knisteneaux <ets>mouswah</ets>; Algonquin <ets>monse</ets>.
<ets>Mackenzie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large
cervine mammal (<spn>Alces machlis</spn>, or <spn>A.
Americanus</spn>), native of the Northern United States and
Canada. The adult male is about as large as a horse, and has very
large, palmate antlers. It closely resembles the European elk,
and by many zo\'94logists is considered the same species. See
<er>Elk</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Moose bird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the Canada
jayor whisky jack. See <er>Whisky jack</er>.</cd> -- <col>Moose
deer</col>. <cd>Same as <er>Moose</er>.</cd> -- <col>Moose
yard</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a locality where moose, in
winter, herd together in a forest to feed and for mutual
protection.</cd></cs>

<hw>Moose"wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The striped maple <fld>(Acer
Pennsylvanicum)</fld>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Leatherwood.</def>

<hw>Moot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos> <def>See 1st
<er>Mot</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Moot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>A ring for gauging wooden
pins.</def>

<hw>Moot</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mooted</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mooting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>moten</ets>,
<ets>motien</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'d3tan</ets> to meet or assemble
for conversation, to discuss, dispute, fr. <ets>m\'d3t</ets>,
<ets>gem\'d3t</ets>, a meeting, an assembly; akin to Icel.
<ets>m\'d3t</ets>, MHG. <ets>muoz</ets>. Cf. <er>Meet</er> to
come together.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To argue for and against;
to debate; to discuss; to propose for discussion.</def>

<q>A problem which hardly has been mentioned, much less
<qex>mooted</qex>, in this country.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically: To discuss by way of exercise; to
argue for practice; to propound and discuss in a mock
court.</def>

<q>First a case is appointed to be <qex>mooted</qex> by certain
young men, containing some doubtful controversy.</q>
<qau>Sir T. Elyot.</qau>

<hw>Moot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To argue or
plead in a supposed case.</def>

<q>There is a difference between <qex>mooting</qex> and pleading;
between fencing and fighting.</q>
<qau>B. Jonson.</qau>

<hw>Moot</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'d3t</ets>,
<ets>gem\'d3t</ets>, a meeting; -- usually in comp.]</ety>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>mote</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</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>as, folk-<ex>moot</ex></as>.</def>

<au>J. R. Green.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[From <er>Moot</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>A
discussion or debate; especially, a discussion of fictitious
causes by way of practice.</def>

<q>The pleading used in courts and chancery called
<qex>moots</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir T. Elyot.</qau>

<cs><col>Moot case</col>, <cd>a case or question to be mooted; a
disputable case; an unsettled question. <au>Dryden</au>.</cd> --
<col>Moot court</col>, <cd>a mock court, such as is held by
students of law for practicing the conduct of law cases.</cd> --
<col>Moot point</col>, <cd>a point or question to be debated; a
doubtful question.</cd></cs>

<hw>Moot</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Subject, or open, to argument
or discussion; undecided; debatable; mooted.</def>

<hw>Moot"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being mooted.</def>

<hw>Moot"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A disputer of a
mooted case.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Moot"-hall`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Moot"-house`</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m\'d3th<?/s</ets>.]</ety> <def>A hall for public meetings; a
hall of judgment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThe
<xex>moot-hall</xex> of Herod.\'b8

<au>Wyclif.</au>

<hw>Moot"-hill`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(O. Eng.
Law)</fld> <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, <xex>mute-hill</xex>.</def>

<au>J. R. Green.</au>

<hw>Moot"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mootmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld>
<def>One who argued moot cases in the inns of court.</def>

<hw>Mop</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mope</er>.]</ety> <def>A made-up face; a grimace.</def>
\'bdWhat <xex>mops</xex> and mowes it makes!\'b8

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>Mop</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make a wry mouth.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mop</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF. W. <ets>mop</ets>,
<ets>mopa</ets>, Ir. <ets>moipal</ets>, Gael. <ets>moibeal</ets>,
<ets>moibean</ets>; or OF. <ets>mappe</ets> a napkin (see
<er>Map</er>, <er>Napkin</er>).]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A fair where servants are hired.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The young of any animal; also, a young girl; a
moppet.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<au>Halliwell.</au>

<cs><col>Mop head</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The end of a mop, to
which the thrums or rags are fastened</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A
clamp for holding the thrums or rags of a mop</cd>.
<mark>[U.S.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Mop</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mopped</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mopping</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To rub or wipe with a mop, or
as with a mop; <as>as, to <ex>mop</ex> a floor; to <ex>mop</ex>
one's face with a handkerchief.</as></def>

<hw>Mop"board`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A narrow board nailed against the wall of
a room next to the floor; skirting board; baseboard. See
<er>Baseboard</er>.</def>

<hw>Mope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Moped</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Moping</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[Cf. D. <ets>moppen</ets> to pout, Prov. G.
<ets>muffen</ets> to sulk.]</ety> <def>To be dull and
spiritless.</def> \'bd<xex>Moping</xex> melancholy.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<q>A sickly part of one true sense
Could not so <qex>mope</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mope</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make spiritless and
stupid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mope</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dull, spiritless
person.</def>

<au>Burton.</au>

<hw>Mope"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Shortsighted; purblind.</def>

<hw>Mope"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mopish.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mop"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dull;
spiritless; dejected.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mop"ish*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mop"ish*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mop"lah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malayalam
<ets>m\'bepplia</ets>.]</ety> <def>One of a class of Mohammedans
in Malabar.</def>

<hw>Mop"pet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From 3d
<er>Mop</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rag baby; a puppet made
of cloth; hence, also, in fondness, a little girl, or a
woman.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A long-haired pet
dog.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mop"sey</hw>, <hw>Mop"sy</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A moppet.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A slatternly, untidy woman.</def>

<au>Halliwell.</au>

<hw>Mop"si*cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Shortsighted; mope-eyed.</def>

<hw>Mop"stick`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The long
handle of a mop.</def>

<hw>Mo"pus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mope; a
drone.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Swift.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mo*quette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A kind of carpet having a short velvety
pile.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mor"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety>
<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>

<hw>Mo"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A leguminous tree of Guiana and Trinidad (<spn>Dimorphandra
excelsa</spn>); also, its timber, used in shipbuilding and making
furniture.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo"ra</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Rom. &
Civil Law)</fld> <def>Delay; esp., culpable delay;
postponement.</def>

<hw>Mo*raine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. Cf. Prov.
G. <ets>mur</ets> stones broken off, It. <ets>mora</ets> a heap
of stones, hillock, G. <ets>m\'81rbe</ets> soft, broken up, OHG.
<ets>muruwi</ets>, AS. <ets>mearu</ets> tender, Gr. <?/ to cause
to wither, Skr. <ets>ml\'be</ets> to relax.]</ety>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>An accumulation of earth and stones
carried forward and deposited by a glacier.</def>

<au>Lyell.</au>

<note><hand/ If the moranie is at the extremity of the glacier it
is a <xex>terminal moranie</xex>; if at the side, a <xex>lateral
moranie</xex>; if parallel to the side on the central portion of
the glacier, a <xex>medial moranie</xex>. See <xex>Illust</xex>.
of <er>Glacier</er>. In the last case it is formed by the union
of the lateral moranies of the branches of the glacier. A
<xex>ground moranie</xex> is one beneath the mass of ice.</note>

<hw>Mo*rain"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to a moranie.</def>

<hw>Mor"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. It.
<ets>moralis</ets>, fr. <ets>mos</ets>, <ets>moris</ets>, manner,
custom, habit, way of life, conduct.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>Keep at the least within the compass of <qex>moral</qex>
actions, which have in them vice or virtue.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

<q>Mankind is broken loose from <qex>moral</qex> bands.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<q>She had wandered without rule or guidance in a
<qex>moral</qex> wilderness.</q>
<qau>Hawthorne.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Conformed to accepted rules of right; acting in
conformity with such rules; virtuous; just; <as>as, a
<ex>moral</ex> man</as>. Used sometimes in distinction from
<xex>religious</xex>; <as>as, a <ex>moral</ex> rather than a
religious life</as>.</def>

<q>The wiser and more <qex>moral</qex> part of mankind.</q>
<qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Capable of right and wrong action or of being
governed by a sense of right; subject to the law of duty.</def>

<q>A <qex>moral</qex> agent is a being capable of those actions
that have a <qex>moral</qex> quality, and which can properly be
denominated good or evil in a <qex>moral</qex> sense.</q>
<qau>J. Edwards.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Acting upon or through one's moral nature or
sense of right, or suited to act in such a manner; <as>as, a
<ex>moral</ex> arguments; <ex>moral</ex> considerations</as>.
Sometimes opposed to <xex>material</xex> and <xex>physical</xex>;
<as>as, <ex>moral</ex> pressure or support</as>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Supported by reason or probability; practically
sufficient; -- opposed to <xex>legal</xex> or
<xex>demonstrable</xex>; <as>as, a <ex>moral</ex> evidence; a
<ex>moral</ex> certainty.</as></def>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Serving to teach or convey a moral; <as>as, a
<ex>moral</ex> lesson; <ex>moral</ex> tales.</as></def>

<cs><col>Moral agent</col>, <cd>a being who is capable of acting
with reference to right and wrong.</cd> -- <col>Moral
certainty</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>as, there is a <ex>moral certainty<ex> of his
guilt</as>.</cd> -- <col>Moral insanity</col>, <cd>insanity, so
called, of the moral system; badness alleged to be
irresponsible.</cd> -- <col>Moral philosophy</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>Moral play</col>, <cd>an allegorical play;
a morality.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col>Moral
sense</col></mcol>, <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>Moral
theology</col>, <cd>theology applied to morals; practical
theology; casuistry.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mor"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</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>

<q>Corrupt in their <qex>morals</qex> as vice could make
them.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>Thus may we gather honey from the weed,
And make a <qex>moral</qex> of the devil himself.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>To point a <qex>moral</qex>, or adorn a tale.</q>
<qau>Johnson.</qau>

<q>We protest against the principle that the world of pure comedy
is one into which no <qex>moral</qex> enters.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A morality play. See <er>Morality</er>, 5.</def>

<hw>Mor"al</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To moralize.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mo`rale"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Moral</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <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>

<hw>Mor"al*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
moralizer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mor"al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A maxim or
saying embodying a moral truth.</def>

<au>Farrar.</au>

<hw>Mor"al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>moraliste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<au>Addison.</au>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>The love (in the <qex>moralist</qex> of virtue, but in the
Christian) of God himself.</q>
<qau>Hammond.</qau>

<hw>Mo*ral"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Moralities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.
<ets>moralitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>moralit\'82</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<q>The <qex>morality</qex> 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.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality of an action which renders it good;
the conformity of an act to the accepted standard of right.</def>

<q>Of <qex>moralitee</qex> he was the flower.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>I am bold to think that <qex>morality</qex> is capable of
demonstration.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The doctrines or rules of moral duties, or the
duties of men in their social character; ethics.</def>

<q>The end of <qex>morality</qex> is to procure the affections to
obey reason, and not to invade it.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>The system of <qex>morality</qex> to be gathered out of ...
ancient sages falls very short of that delivered in the
gospel.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The practice of the moral duties; rectitude of
life; conformity to the standard of right; virtue; <as>as, we
often admire the politeness of men whose <ex>morality</ex> we
question</as>.</def>

<sn>5.</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>

<au>Strutt.</au>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Intent; meaning; moral.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Taketh the <qex>morality</qex> thereof, good men.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Mor`al*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>moralisation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
moralizing; moral reflections or discourse.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Explanation in a moral sense.</def>

<au>T. Warton.</au>

<-- p. 944 -->

<hw>Mor"al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Moralized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Moralizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>moraliser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To apply to a moral
purpose; to explain in a moral sense; to draw a moral from.</def>

<q>This fable is <qex>moralized</qex> in a common proverb.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<q>Did he not <qex>moralize</qex> this spectacle?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To furnish with moral lessons, teachings, or
examples; to lend a moral to.</def>

<q>While chastening thoughts of sweetest use, bestowed
By Wisdom, <qex>moralize</qex> his pensive road.</q>
<qau>Wordsworth.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To render moral; to correct the morals of.</def>

<q>It had a large share in <qex>moralizing</qex> the poor white
people of the country.</q>
<qau>D. Ramsay.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To give a moral quality to; to affect the moral
quality of, either for better or worse.</def>

<q>Good and bad stars <qex>moralize</qex> not our actions.</q>
<qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau>

<hw>Mor"al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make
moral reflections; to regard acts and events as involving a
moral.</def>

<hw>Mor"al*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
moralizes.</def>

<hw>Mor"al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a moral
or ethical sense; according to the rules of morality.</def>

<q>By good, good <qex>morally</qex> so called, \'bdbonum
honestum\'b8 ought chiefly to be understood.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>According to moral rules; virtuously.</def>
\'bdTo live <xex>morally</xex>.\'b8

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>In moral qualities; in disposition and
character; <as>as, one who physically and <ex>morally</ex>
endures hardships</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</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>

<q>It is <qex>morally</qex> impossible for an hypocrite to keep
himself long upon his guard.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<hw>Mo*rass"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>marras</ets>, <ets>mareis</ets> (perh. through D.
<ets>moeras</ets>), fr. F. <ets>marais</ets>, prob. from L.
<ets>mare</ets> sea, in LL., any body of water; but perh.
influenced by some German word. See <er>Mere</er> a lake, and cf.
<er>Marsh</er>.]</ety> <def>A tract of soft, wet ground; a marsh;
a fen.</def>

<cs><col>Morass ore</col>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Bog
ore</cref>, under <er>Bog</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>mo*rass"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Marshy;
fenny.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Pennant.</au>

<hw>Mo"rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A salt of moric acid.</def>

<hw>Mo*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>moratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A delaying tarrying; delay.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Mo*ra"vi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Moravia, or to the United Brethren. See
<er>Moravian</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def>

<hw>Mo*ra"vi*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld>
<def>One of a religious sect called the <xex>United
Brethern</xex> (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
<xex>The Renewed Church of the United Brethren</xex>, was
re\'89stablished in 1722-35 on the estates of Count Zinzendorf in
Saxony. Called also <altname>Herrnhuter</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mo*ra"vi*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
religious system of the Moravians.</def>

<hw>Mor"ay</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A mur\'91na.</def>

<hw>Mor"bid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>morbidus</ets>, fr. <ets>morbus</ets> disease; prob. akin to
<ets>mori</ets> to die: cf. F. <ets>morbide</ets>, It.
<ets>morbido</ets>. See <er>Mortal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Not sound and healthful; induced by a diseased or abnormal
condition; diseased; sickly; <as>as, <ex>morbid</ex> humors; a
<ex>morbid</ex> constitution; a <ex>morbid</ex> state of the
juices of a plant.</as></def> \'bdHer sick and <xex>morbid</xex>
heart.\'b8

<au>Hawthorne.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to disease or diseased parts;
<as>as, <ex>morbid</ex> anatomy</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Diseased; sickly; sick.</syn> <usage> --
<er>Morbid</er>, <er>Diseased</er>. <xex>Morbid</xex> is
sometimes used interchangeably with <xex>diseased</xex>, but is
commonly applied, in a somewhat technical sense, to cases of a
prolonged nature; <as>as, a <ex>morbid</ex> condition of the
nervous system</as>; a <xex>morbid</xex> sensibility,
etc.</usage>

<hw>\'d8Mor`bi*dez"za</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.,
softness, delicacy. See <er>Morbid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>Delicacy or softness in the
representation of flesh.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A term used as a direction in
execution, signifying, with extreme delicacy.</def>

<au>Ludden.</au>

<hw>Mor*bid"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The quality or state of being morbid.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Morbid quality; disease; sickness.</def>

<au>C. Kingsley.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Amount of disease; sick rate.</def>

<hw>Mor"bid*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
morbid manner.</def>

<hw>Mor"bid*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being morbid; morbidity.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mor*bif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mor*bif"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>morbus</ets>
disease + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make: cf. F.
<ets>morbifique</ets>. See <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>Causing
disease; generating a sickly state; <as>as, a <ex>morbific</ex>
matter</as>.</def>

<hw>Mor*bil"lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>morbilli</ets> measles, dim. of L. <ets>morbus</ets>
disease: cf. F. <ets>morbilleux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to
the measles; partaking of the nature of measels, or resembling
the eruptions of that disease; measly.</def>

<hw>Mor*bose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>morbosus</ets>, fr. <ets>morbus</ets> disease.]</ety>
<def>Proceeding from disease; morbid; unhealthy.</def>

<q><qex>Morbose</qex> tumors and excrescences of plants.</q>
<qau>Ray.</qau>

<hw>Mor*bos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>morbositas</ets>.]</ety> <def>A diseased state;
unhealthiness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mor`ceau"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A bit; a morsel.</def>

<hw>Mor*da"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mordax</ets>, <ets>-acis</ets>, fr. <ets>mordere</ets>,
<ets>morsum</ets>, to bite. See <er>Morsel</er>.]</ety>
<def>Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic;
severe; scathing.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mor*da"cious*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mor*dac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mordacitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mordacit\'82</ets>. See
<er>Mordacious</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being mordacious;
biting severity, or sarcastic quality.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mor"dant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., p.pr. of
<ets>mordere</ets> to bite; L. <ets>mordere</ets>. See
<er>Morsel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Biting; caustic;
sarcastic; keen; severe.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Dyeing & Calico Printing)</fld> <def>Serving to
fix colors.</def>

<hw>Mor"dant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., originally,
biting.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Any corroding substance used in
etching.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Dyeing & Calico Printing)</fld> <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 <xex>bites in</xex>,
the dyes.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gilding)</fld> <def>Any sticky matter by which
the gold leaf is made to adhere.</def>

<hw>Mor"dant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mordanted</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mordanting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To
subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; <as>as, to
<ex>mordant</ex> goods for dyeing</as>.</def>

<hw>Mor"dant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of a
mordant.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mor*den"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An embellishment
resembling a trill.</def>

<hw>Mor"di*can*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A biting
quality; corrosiveness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Evelyn.</au>

<hw>Mor"di*cant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mordicans</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>mordicare</ets> to bite, fr.
<ets>mordere</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mordicant</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Biting; acrid; <as>as, the <ex>mordicant</ex> quality of a
body</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Boyle.</au>

<hw>Mor`di*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mordicatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of biting or
corroding; corrosion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mor"di*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mordicativus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Biting; corrosive.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Holland.</au>

<hw>More</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m\'d3r</ets>. See <er>Moor</er> a waste.]</ety> <def>A
hill.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<au>Halliwell.</au>

<hw>More</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>more</ets>,
<ets>moru</ets>; akin to G. <ets>m\'94hre</ets> carrot, OHG.
<ets>moraha</ets>, <ets>morha</ets>.]</ety> <def>A root.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>More</hw>, <pos>a., compar.</pos> <wordforms>[<xex>Positive
wanting</xex>; <pos>superl.</pos> <er>Most</er>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>more</ets>,
<ets>mare</ets>, and (orig. neut. and adv.) <ets>mo</ets>,
<ets>ma</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'bera</ets>, and (as neut. and adv.)
<ets>m\'be</ets>; akin to D. <ets>meer</ets>, OS.
<ets>m\'c7r</ets>, G. <ets>mehr</ets>, OHG. <ets>m\'c7ro</ets>,
<ets>m\'c7r</ets>, Icel. <ets>meiri</ets>, <ets>meirr</ets>, Dan.
<ets>meere</ets>, <ets>meer</ets>, Sw. <ets>mera</ets>,
<ets>mer</ets>, Goth. <ets>maiza</ets>, a., <ets>mais</ets>,
adv., and perh. to L. <ets>major</ets> greater, compar. of
<ets>magnus</ets> great, and <ets>magis</ets>, adv., more.
<root/103. Cf. <er>Most</er>, <er>uch</er>,
<er>Major</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Greater; superior;
increased</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Greater in quality,
amount, degree, quality, and the like; with the singular</def>.

<q>He gat <qex>more</qex> money.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>If we procure not to ourselves <qex>more</qex> woe.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>More</xex>, in this sense, was formerly used in
connection with some other qualifying word, -- <xex>a</xex>,
<xex>the</xex>, <xex>this</xex>, <xex>their</xex>, etc., -- which
now requires the substitution of <xex>greater</xex>,
<xex>further</xex>, or the like, for <xex>more</xex>.</note>

<q>Whilst sisters nine, which dwell on Parnasse height,
Do make them music for their <qex>more</qex> delight.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<q>The <qex>more</qex> part knew not wherefore they were come
together.</q>
<qau>Acts xix. 32.</qau>

<q>Wrong not that wrong with a <qex>more</qex> contempt.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; --
with the plural</def>.

<q>The people of the children of Israel are <qex>more</qex> and
mighter than we.</q>
<qau>Ex. i. 9.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Additional; other; <as>as, he wept because there
were no <ex>more</ex> words to conquer</as>.</def>

<q>With open arms received one poet <qex>more</qex>.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>More</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A greater quantity,
amount, or number; that which exceeds or surpasses in any way
what it is compared with.</def>

<q>And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some
<qex>more</qex>, some less.</q>
<qau>Ex. xvi. 17.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is in addition; something other and
further; an additional or greater amount.</def>

<q>They that would have <qex>more</qex> and <qex>more</qex> can
never have enough.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<q>O! That pang where <qex>more</qex> than madness lies.</q>
<qau>Byron.</qau>

<cs><col>Any more</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Anything or something
additional or further; <as>as, I do not need <ex>any
more<ex></as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Adverbially: Further; beyond
a certain time; <as>as, do not think <ex>any more<ex> about
it</as>.</cd> -- <col>No more</col>, <cd>not anything more;
nothing in addition.</cd> -- <col>The more and less</col>,
<cd>the high and low.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Shak</au>.
\'bdAll cried, both <xex>less and more<xex>.\'b8
<au>Chaucer</au>.</cs>

<hw>More</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a greater
quantity; in or to a greater extent or degree.</def> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>With a verb or participle.</def>

<q>Admiring <qex>more</qex>
The riches of Heaven's pavement.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sd>(b)</sd> <def>With an adjective or adverb (instead of the
suffix <xex>-er</xex>) to form the comparative degree; <as>as,
<ex>more</ex> durable; <ex>more</ex> active; <ex>more</ex>
sweetly</as>.</def>

<q>Happy here, and <qex>more</qex> happy hereafter.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<note><hand/ Double comparatives were common among writers of the
Elizabeth period, and for some time later; as, <xex>more</xex>
brighter; <xex>more</xex> dearer.

<q>The duke of Milan
And his <qex>more</qex> braver daughter.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>
</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>In addition; further; besides; again.</def>

<q>Yet once <qex>more</qex>, Oye laurels, and once
<qex>more</qex>,
Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere,
I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<cs><col>More and more</col>, <cd>with continual increase.
\'bdAmon trespassed <xex>more and more<xex>.\'b8 <au>2 Chron.
xxxiii. 23</au>.</cd> -- <col>The more</col>, <cd>to a greater
degree; by an added quantity; for a reason already
specified.</cd> -- <col>The more -- the more</col>, <cd>by how
much more -- by so much more. \'bd<xex>The more<xex> he praised
in himself, <xex>the more<xex> he seems to suspect that in very
deed it was not in him.\'b8 <au>Milton</au>.</cd> -- <col>To be
no more</col>, <cd>to have ceased to be; as, Cassius <xex>is no
more<xex>; Troy <xex>is no more<xex>.</cd></cs>

<q>Those oracles which set the world in flames,
Nor ceased to burn till kingdoms were <qex>no more</qex>.</q>
<qau>Byron.</qau>

<hw>More</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make more; to
increase.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Gower.</au>

<hw>Mo*reen"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Mohair</er>.]</ety> <def>A thick woolen fabric, watered or
with embossed figures; -- used in upholstery, for curtains,
etc.</def>

<hw>Mor"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Moril</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An edible fungus
(<spn>Morchella esculenta</spn>), the upper part of which is
covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium. It is used as
food, and for flavoring sauces.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>moril</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mor"el</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Morelle</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Nightshade; -- so called from
its blackish purple berries.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>morelle</asp>.]</altsp>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of cherry. See <er>Morello</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Great morel</col>, <cd>the deadly nightshade.</cd> --
<col>Petty morel</col>, <cd>the black nightshade. See
<er>Nightshade</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>More"land</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Moorland.</def>

<hw>Mo*relle"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., orig.
fem. of <ets>moreau</ets> black, OF. <ets>morel</ets>, fr. LL.
<ets>morellus</ets>. Cf. <er>Morello</er>,
<er>Murrey</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Nightshade. See 2d
<er>Morel</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo*rel"lo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It.
<ets>morello</ets> blackish, OF. <ets>morel</ets>. Cf.
<er>Morelle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of nearly
black cherry with dark red flesh and juice, -- used chiefly for
preserving.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo*ren"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos>
<ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Dying; a gradual
decrescendo at the end of a strain or cadence.</def>

<hw>More"ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Greatness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Wyclif.</au>

<hw>More*o"ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>More</ets> + <ets>over</ets>.]</ety> <def>Beyond what
has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also;
likewise.</def>

<q><qex>Moreover</qex>, he hath left you all his walks.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Besides</er>, <er>Moreover</er>.</syn> <usage>
Of the two words, <xex>moreover</xex> is the stronger and is
properly used in solemn discourse, or when what is added is
important to be considered. See <er>Besides</er>.</usage>

<hw>More"pork`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So named
from its cry.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Australian
crested goatsucker (<spn>\'92gotheles
Nov\'91-Hollandi\'91</spn>). Also applied to other allied birds,
as <spn>Podargus Cuveiri</spn>.</def>

<hw>Mo*resk"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos>
<def>Moresque.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mo*resque"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. It.
<ets>moresco</ets>, or Sp. <ets>morisco</ets>. See
<er>Morris</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to, or in the
manner or style of, the Moors; Moorish.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The Moresque style of architecture or
decoration. See <cref>Moorish architecture</cref>, under
<er>Moorish</er>.</def></def2> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>mauresque</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mor`ga*nat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>matrimonium ad morganaticam</ets>, fr.
<ets>morganatica</ets> a morning gift, a kind of dowry paid on
the morning before or after the marriage, fr. OHG.
<ets>morgan</ets> morning, in <ets>morgangeba</ets> morning gift,
G. <ets>morgengabe</ets>. See <er>Morn</er>.]</ety>
<def>Pertaining to, in the manner of, or designating, a kind of
marriage, called also <altname>left-handed marriage</altname>,
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>
<au>Brande & C.</au> -- <wordforms><wf>Mor`ga*nat"ic*al*ly</wf>
<pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mor"gay</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[W.
<ets>morgi</ets> dogfish, shark; <ets>mor</ets> sea +
<ets>ci</ets> dog.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European
small-spotted dogfish, or houndfish. See the Note under
<er>Houndfish</er>.</def>

<hw>Mor"glay</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Claymore</er>.]</ety> <def>A sword.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>Morgue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<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>

<hw>\'d8Mo"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ folly.]</ety> <def>Idiocy; imbecility; fatuity;
foolishness.</def>

<hw>Mo"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A Moor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>In vain the Turks and <qex>Morians</qex> armed be.</q>
<qau>Fairfax.</qau>

<hw>Mor"i*bund</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>moribundus</ets>, from <ets>moriri</ets> to die. See
<er>Mortal</er>.]</ety> <def>In a dying state; dying; at the
point of death.</def>

<q>The patient was comatose and <qex>moribund</qex>.</q>
<qau>Copland.</qau>

<hw>Mor"i*bund</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dying
person.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mo"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to,
or derived from, fustic (see <er>Morin</er>); <as>as,
<ex>moric</ex> acid</as>.</def>

<hw>Mor"ice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Morisco</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo*rig"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>morigeratus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>morigerari</ets> to comply
with. See <er>Morigerous</er>.]</ety> <def>Obedient.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mo*rig`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>morigeratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Obsequiousness;
obedience.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Evelyn.</au>

<hw>Mo*rig"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>morigerus</ets>; <ets>oss</ets>, <ets>moris</ets>, custom,
manner + <ets>gerere</ets> to bear, conduct.]</ety>
<def>Obedient; obsequious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Brathwait.</au>

<hw>Mor"il</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>morille</ets>; cf. OHG. <ets>morhila</ets>, G.
<ets>morchel</ets>, OHG. <ets>morha</ets> carrot. See
<er>More</er> a root.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An edible
fungus. Same as 1st <er>Morel</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo"rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A yellow crystalline substance of acid properties extracted
from fustic (<spn>Maclura tinctoria</spn>, formerly called
<altname>Morus tinctoria</altname>); -- called also
<altname>moric acid</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mo*rin"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>Mo*rin"din</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellow dyestuff extracted from the root
bark of an East Indian plant (<spn>Morinda
citrifolia</spn>).</def>

<hw>Mor"i*nel`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>morinelle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The
dotterel.</def>

<hw>Mo*rin"ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Malayam
<ets>murunggi</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of
trees of Southern India and Northern Africa. One species
(<spn>Moringa pterygosperma</spn>) is the horse-radish tree, and
its seeds, as well as those of <spn>M. aptera</spn>, are known in
commerce as <xex>ben</xex> or <xex>ben nuts</xex>, and yield the
oil called <xex>oil of ben</xex>.</def>

<hw>Mo*rin"gic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Designating an organic acid obtained from
oil of ben. See <er>Moringa</er>.</def>

<hw>Mo`rin*tan"nic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL.
<ets>Morus</ets> fustic + E. <ets>tannic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a variety
of tannic acid extracted from fustic (<spn>Maclura,
<plain>formerly</plain> Morus, tinctoria</spn>) as a yellow
crystalline substance; -- called also
<altname>maclurin</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mo"ri*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>morion</ets>, Sp. <ets>morrion</ets>; cf. Sp.
<ets>morra</ets> the upper part of the head, <ets>morro</ets>
anything that is round.]</ety> <def>A kind of open helmet,
without visor or beaver, and somewhat resembling a hat.</def>

<q>A battered <qex>morion</qex> on his brow.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<hw>Mo"ri*on</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A dark variety of smoky quartz.</def>

<hw>Mo"ri*o*plas`ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ piece (dim. of <?/ a part + <ets>-plasty</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The restoration of lost parts of the
body.</def>

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<hw>Mo*ris"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Sp. See
<er>Morris</er> the dance.]</ety> <def>Moresque.</def>

<hw>Mo*ris"co</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp. <ets>morisco</ets>
Moorish.]</ety> <def>A thing of Moorish origin; as: <sd>(a)</sd>
The Moorish language. <sd>(b)</sd> A Moorish dance, now called
<xex>morris dance</xex>. <xex>Marston</xex>. <sd>(c)</sd> One who
dances the Moorish dance. <xex>Shak</xex>. <sd>(d)</sd> Moresque
decoration or architecture.</def>

<hw>Mo"risk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Morisco</er>.</def>

<hw>Mor"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to Sw.
<ets>murken</ets> putrefied, Icel. <ets>morkinn</ets>
putrid.]</ety> <def>A beast that has died of disease or by
mischance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mor"land</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Moorland.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mor"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. mort
dead, L. mortuus, fr. moriri to die.]</ety> <def>Mortling.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<au>Ainsworth</au>.

<hw>Mor"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mort-mai</ets> a deadly evil. <ets>Nares</ets>.]</ety>
<def>A bad sore; a gangrene; a cancer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>morrimal</asp> and
<asp>mortmal</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mor"mo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>mormw`</grk> a hideous she-monster, a bugbear.]</ety> <def>A
bugbear; false terror.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Jonhson.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mor"mon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ monster, bugbear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A genus of sea birds, having a large, thick
bill; the puffin.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The mandrill.</def>

<hw>Mor"mon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld>
<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 <xex>Book of Mormon</xex>,
first published in 1830. The Mormons believe in polygamy, and
their hierarchy of apostles, etc., has control of civil and
religious matters.</def>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<hw>Mor"mon</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Mormons; <as>as, the <ex>Mormon</ex> religion; <ex>Mormon</ex>
practices.</as></def>

<hw>Mor"mon*dom</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The country
inhabited by the Mormons; the Mormon people.</def>

<hw>Mor"mon*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
doctrine, system, and practices of the Mormons.</def>

<hw>Mor"mon*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
Mormon.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Mormon.</def>
\'bd<xex>Mormonite</xex> religion.\'b8</def2>

<au>F. W. Newman.</au>

<hw>Morn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>morwen</ets>, <ets>morgen</ets>, AS. <ets>morgen</ets>; akin
to D. <ets>morgen</ets>, OS. <ets>morgan</ets>, G.
<ets>morgen</ets>, Icel. <ets>morginn</ets>, <ets>morgunn</ets>,
Sw. <ets>morgon</ets>, Dan. <ets>morgen</ets>, Goth.
<ets>ma\'a3rgins</ets>. Cf. <er>Morrow</er>,
<er>Morning</er>.]</ety> <def>The first part of the day; the
morning; -- used chiefly in poetry.</def>

<q>From <qex>morn</qex>
To noun he fell, from noon to dewy eve.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Mor"ne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to the morn; morning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdWhite as
<xex>morne</xex> milk.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>\'d8Morne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>morne</ets> sad, sorrowful. See <er>Mourn</er>.]</ety>
<def>A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding
an adversary in titling.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mor`n\'82"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>morne</ets> a morne.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Without
teeth, tongue, or claws; -- said of a lion represented
heraldically.</def>

<hw>\'d8Morne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>morning</ets>, <ets>morwening</ets>. See
<er>Morn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The first or early part; <as>as, the
<ex>morning</ex> of life</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The goddess Aurora.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Morn"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the first
part or early part of the day; being in the early part of the
day; <as>as, <ex>morning</ex> dew; <ex>morning</ex> light;
<ex>morning</ex> service.</as></def>

<q>She looks as clear
As <qex>morning</qex> roses newly washed with dew.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<cs><col>Morning gown</col>, <cd>a gown worn in the morning
before one is dressed for the day.</cd> -- <col>Morning
gun</col>, <cd>a gun fired at the first stroke of reveille at
military posts.</cd> -- <col>Morning sickness</col>
<fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>nausea and vomiting, usually occurring in
the morning; -- a common sign of pregnancy.</cd> -- <col>Morning
star</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Any one of the planets (Venus,
Jupiter, Mars, or Saturn) when it precedes the sun in rising,
esp</cd>. Venus. Cf. <cref>Evening star</cref>, <er>Evening</er>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Satan. See <er>Lucifer</er>.</cd>

<q>Since he miscalled the <qex>morning star</qex>,
Nor man nor fiend hath fallen so far.</q>
<qau>Byron.</qau>

<sd>(c)</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>Morning watch</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>,
<cd>the watch between four <sc>A. M.</sc> and eight <sc>A.
M.</sc>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Morn"ing-glo`ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A climbing plant (<spn>Ipom\'d2a
purpurea</spn>) having handsome, funnel-shaped flowers, usually
red, pink, purple, white, or variegated, sometimes pale blue. See
<er>Dextrorsal</er>.</def>

<hw>Morn"ing*tide`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Morning
time.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<hw>Morn"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Towards the
morn.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<q>And <qex>mornward</qex> now the starry hands move on.</q>
<qau>Lowell.</qau>

<hw>Mo"ro</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. It.
<ets>mora</ets> mulberry, L. <ets>morum</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A small abscess or tumor having a
resemblance to a mulberry.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Mo*roc"can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Morocco, or its inhabitants.</def>

<hw>Mo*roc"co</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named from
<ets>Morocco</ets>, the country. Cf. <er>Morris</er> the
dance.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Mo*rol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
foolish talk, <?/ foolish + <?/ discourse.]</ety> <def>Foolish
talk; nonsense; folly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mo*rone"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Maroon; the
color of an unripe black mulberry.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo`ro*sau"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from Gr. <?/ stupid + <?/ lizard.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld>
<def>An extinct genus of large herbivorous dinosaurs, found in
Jurassic strata in America.</def>

<hw>Mo*rose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>morosus</ets>, prop., excessively addicted to any particular
way or habit, fr. <ets>mos</ets>, <ets>moris</ets>, manner,
habit, way of life: cf. F. <ets>morose</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; ill-humored;
severe.</def> \'bdA <xex>morose</xex> and affected
taciturnity.\'b8

<au>I. Watts.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Lascivious; brooding over evil thoughts.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<syn>Syn. -- Sullen; gruff; severe; austere; gloomy; crabbed;
crusty; churlish; surly; ill-humored.</syn>

<hw>Mo*rose"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Sourly;
with sullen austerity.</def>

<hw>Mo*rose"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Sourness of temper;
sulenness.</def>

<q>Learn good humor, never to oppose without just reason; abate
some degrees of pride and <qex>moroseness</qex>.</q>
<qau>I. Watts.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Moroseness</xex> is not precisely
<xex>peevishness</xex> or <xex>fretfulness</xex>, though often
accompained with it. It denotes more of silence and severity, or
ill-humor, than the irritability or irritation which
characterizes <xex>peevishness</xex>.</note>

<hw>\'d8Mo*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ silly, foolish.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Idiocy; fatuity; stupidity.</def>

<hw>Mo*ros"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>morositas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>morosit\'82</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Moroseness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Jer. Taylor.</au>

<hw>Mo"ro*shop</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
foolish + <?/ wise.]</ety> <def>A philosophical or learned
fool.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mo*ro"sous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Morose.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sheldon.</au>

<hw>Mo*rox"ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gr.
<?/, <?/, a sort of pipe clay.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A
variety of apatite of a greenish blue color.</def>

<hw>Mo*rox"y*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A morate.</def>

<hw>Mor`ox*yl"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>morus</ets> a mulberry tree + Gr. <?/ wood.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the
mulberry; moric.</def>

<hw>Mor"phe*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
relating to Morpheus, to dreams, or to sleep.</def>

<au>Keats.</au>

<hw>Mor"pheus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr.
<?/ prop., the fashioner or molder, because of the shapes he
calls up before the sleeper, fr. <?/ form, shape.]</ety>
<fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>The god of dreams.</def>

<hw>Mor"phew</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>morphe\'82</ets>, LL. <ets>morphea</ets>; cf. It.
<ets>morfea</ets>.]</ety> <def>A scurfy eruption.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Drayton.</au>

<hw>Mor"phew</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover with a
morphew.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mor"phi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Morphine.</def>

<hw>Mor"phine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
Morpheus: cf. F. <ets>morphine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium,
possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an
anodyne; -- called also <altname>morphia</altname>, and
<altname>morphina</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mor"phin*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A morbid condition produced by the
excessive or prolonged use of morphine.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mor"pho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/, an epithet of Venus.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Any one of numerous species of large, handsome, tropical
American butterflies, of the genus <spn>Morpho</spn>. 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>

<hw>Mor*phog"e*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>form</ets> + root of <?/ to be born.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>History of the evolution of forms; that
part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms; --
distinguished from <xex>physiogeny</xex>.</def>

<au>Haeckel.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mor`pho*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mor`pho*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>morphologique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or according to, the principles of
morphology.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mor`pho*log"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mor*phol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One who is versed in the science of
morphology.</def>

<hw>Mor*phol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
form + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>morphologie</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <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 <er>Tectology</er>, and
<er>Promorphology</er>.</def>

<hw>Mor"phon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
p.pr. of <?/ to form.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A
morphological individual, characterized by definiteness of form
<xex>bion</xex>, a physiological individual. See
<er>Tectology</er>.</def>

<au>Haeckel.</au>

<note><hand/ Of morphons there are six orders or categories: 1.
Plastids or elementary organisms. 2. Organs, homoplastic or
heteroplastic. 3. Antimeres (opposite or symmetrical or homotypic
parts). 4. Metameres (successive or homodynamous parts). 5.
Person\'91 (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 <xex>idorgan</xex> has
been recently substituted. See <er>Idorgan</er>.</note>

<hw>Mor*phon"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
form + <?/ a law.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The laws of
organic formation.</def>

<hw>Mor"pho*phy`ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
form + <?/ a clan.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <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>

<au>Haeckel.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mor*pho"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ form, fr. <?/ form.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>The order or mode of development of an organ or part.</def>

<hw>Mor*phot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
fit for forming.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Connected
with, or becoming an integral part of, a living unit or of the
morphological framework; <as>as, <ex>morphotic</ex>, or tissue,
proteids</as>.</def>

<au>Foster.</au>

<hw>-mor"phous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ form.]</ety>
<def>A combining form denoting <xex>form</xex>, <xex>shape</xex>;
<as>as, iso<ex>morphous</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Mor"pi*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>mordre</ets> to bite + L. <ets>pedis</ets> louse.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A louse.</def>

<au>Hudibras.</au>

<hw>Mor"rice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as 1st
<er>Morris</er>.</def>

<hw>Mor"rice</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dancing the morrice;
dancing.</def>

<q>In shoals and bands, a <qex>morrice</qex> train.</q>
<qau>Wordsworth.</qau>

<hw>Mor"ri*cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A morris
dancer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mor"ri*mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mormal</er>.</def>

<hw>Mor"ris</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>morisco</ets> Moorish, fr. <ets>Moro</ets> a Moor: cf. F.
<ets>moresque</ets>, It. <ets>moresca</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A Moorish dance, usually performed by a single dancer, who
accompanies the dance with castanets.</def>

<sn>2.</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 fictious characters.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An old game played with counters, or men, which
are placed angles of a figure drawn on a board or on the ground;
also, the board or ground on which the game is played.</def>

<q>The nine-men's <qex>morris</qex> is filled up with mud.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<note><hand/ 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 <xex>nine-men's morris</xex> or
<xex>twelve-men's morris</xex>). 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.</note>

<hw>Mor"ris</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from
its discoverer.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mor"ris-pike`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Moorish
pike.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mor"rot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Marrot</er>.</def>

<hw>Mor"row</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>morwe</ets>, <ets>morwen</ets>, AS. <ets>morgen</ets>. See
<er>Morn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Morning.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdWhite as <xex>morrow's</xex> milk.\'b8

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<q>We loved he by the <qex>morwe</qex> a sop in wine.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The next following day; the day subsequent to
any day specified or understood.</def>

<au>Lev. vii. 16.</au>

<q>Till this stormy night is gone,
And the eternal <qex>morrow</qex> dawn.</q>
<qau>Crashaw.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The day following the present; to-morrow.</def>

<cs><col>Good morrow</col>, <cd>good morning; -- a form of
salutation.</cd> -- <col>To morrow</col>. <cd>See
<er>To-morrow</er> in the Vocabulary.</cd></cs>

<hw>Morse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>morse</ets>, Russ. <ets>morj'</ets>; perh. akin to E.
<ets>mere</ets> lake; cf. Russ. <ets>more</ets> sea.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The walrus. See <er>Walrus</er>.</def>

<hw>Morse</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>morsus</ets> a
biting, a clasp, fr. <ets>mordere</ets> to bite.]</ety> <def>A
clasp for fastening garments in front.</def>

<au>Fairholt.</au>

<hw>Morse" al"pha*bet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <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>as, </as>.-
(A), -... (B), -.. (D), . (E), .. (O), ... (R), -- (T), etc., or
by sounds, flashes of light, etc., with greater or less intervals
between them.</def>

<hw>Mor"sel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>morsel</ets>, F. <ets>morceau</ets>, LL.
<ets>morsellus</ets>, a dim. fr. L. <ets>morsus</ets> a biting,
bite, fr. <ets>mordere</ets> to bite; prob. akin to E.
<ets>smart</ets>. See <er>Smart</er>, and cf. <er>Morceau</er>,
<er>Mordant</er>, <er>Muse</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, <er>Muzzle</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A little bite or bit of
food.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Every <qex>morsel</qex> to a satisfied hunger is only a new
labor to a tired digestion.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A small quantity; a little piece; a
fragment.</def>

<hw>Mor"sing horn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A horn or flask for
holding powder, as for priming.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<au>Sir W. Scott.</au>

<hw>Mor`si*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act
of biting or gnawing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mor"sure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>mordere</ets>, <ets>morsum</ets>, to bite.]</ety> <def>The
act of biting.</def>

<au>Swift.</au>

<hw>Mort</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel.
<ets>margt</ets>, neut. of <ets>margr</ets> many.]</ety> <def>A
great quantity or number.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<q>There was a <qex>mort</qex> of merrymaking.</q>
<qau>Dickens.</qau>

<hw>Mort</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etym. uncert.]</ety> <def>A
woman; a female.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark>

<q>Male gypsies all, not a <qex>mort</qex> among them.</q>
<qau>B. Jonson.</qau>

<hw>Mort</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A salmon in its third year.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Mort</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., death, fr. L.
<ets>mors</ets>, <ets>mortis</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Death; esp., the death of game in the chase.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A note or series of notes sounded on a horn at
the death of game.</def>

<q>The sportsman then sounded a treble <qex>mort</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The skin of a sheep or lamb that has died of
disease.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark>

<cs><col>Mort cloth</col>, <cd>the pall spread over a coffin;
black cloth indicative or mourning; funeral hangings.
<au>Carlyle</au>.</cd> -- <col>Mort stone</col>, <cd>a large
stone by the wayside on which the bearers rest a coffin.
<mark>[Eng.]</mark> <au>H. Taylor</au>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mor"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mortel</ets>, L. <ets>mortalis</ets>, from <ets>mors</ets>,
<ets>mortis</ets>, death, fr. <ets>moriri</ets> 8die; akin to E.
<ets>murder</ets>. See <er>Murder</er>, and cf. <er>Filemot</er>,
<er>Mere</er> a lake, <er>Mortgage</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Subject to death; destined to die; <as>as, man is
<ex>mortal</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Destructive to life; causing or occasioning
death; terminating life; exposing to or deserving death; deadly;
<as>as, a <ex>mortal</ex> wound; a <ex>mortal</ex>
sin.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Fatally vulnerable; vital.</def>

<q>Last of all, against himself he turns his sword, but missing
the <qex>mortal</qex> place, with his poniard finishes the
work.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the time of death.</def>

<q>Safe in the hand of one disposing Power,
Or in the natal or the <qex>mortal</qex> hour.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Affecting as if with power to kill;
deathly.</def>

<q>The nymph grew pale, and in a <qex>mortal</qex> fright.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Human; belonging to man, who is mortal; <as>as,
<ex>mortal</ex> wit or knowledge; <ex>mortal</ex>
power</as>.</def>

<q>The voice of God
To <qex>mortal</qex> ear is dreadful.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>Very painful or tedious; wearisome; <as>as, a
sermon lasting two <ex>mortal</ex> hours</as>.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<au>Sir W. Scott.</au>

<cs><mcol><col>Mortal foe</col>, <col>Mortal enemy</col></mcol>,
<cd>an inveterate, desperate, or implacable enemy; a foe bent on
one's destruction.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mor"tal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A being subject to death; a
human being; man.</def> \'bdWarn poor <xex>mortals</xex> left
behind.\'b8

<au>Tickell.</au>

<hw>Mor*tal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mortalitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mortalit\'82</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition or quality of being mortal;
subjection to death or to the necessity of dying.</def>

<q>When I saw her die,
I then did think on your <qex>mortality</qex>.</q>
<qau>Carew.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Human life; the life of a mortal being.</def>

<q>From this instant
There 's nothing serious in <qex>mortality</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Those who are, or that which is, mortal; the
human cace; humanity; human nature.</def>

<q>Take these tears, <qex>mortality's</qex> relief.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Death; destruction.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>5.</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>as, a time of great, or low, <ex>mortality</ex>; the
<ex>mortality</ex> among the settlers was alarming.</as></def>

<cs><col>Bill of mortality</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Bill</er>.</cd> -- <col>Law of mortality</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>Table of mortality</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></cs>

<-- p. 946 -->

<hw>Mor"tal*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mortalized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mortalizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To make mortal.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mor"tal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a mortal
manner; so as to cause death; <as>as, <ex>mortally</ex>
wounded</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>In the manner of a mortal or of mortal
beings.</def>

<q>I was <qex>mortally</qex> brought forth.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>In an extreme degree; to the point of dying or
causing death; desperately; <as>as, <ex>mortally</ex>
jealous</as>.</def>

<q>Adrian <qex>mortally</qex> envied poets, painters, and
artificers, in works wherein he had a vein to excel.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<hw>Mor"tal*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being
mortal; mortality.</def>

<hw>Mor"tar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>morter</ets>, AS. <ets>mort\'c7re</ets>, L.
<ets>mortarium</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mortier</ets> mortar. Cf. sense
2 (below), also 2d <er>Mortar</er>, <er>Martel</er>,
<er>Morter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A strong vessel,
commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are
pounded or rubbed with a pestle.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[F. <ets>mortier</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>mortarium</ets> mortar (for trituarating).]</ety>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A short piece of ordnance, used for
throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of
elevation, as 45<deg/, and even higher; -- so named from its
resemblance in shape to the utensil above described.</def>

<cs><col>Mortar bed</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a framework of
wood and iron, suitably hollowed out to receive the breech and
trunnions of a mortar.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Mortar boat</col> <or/
<col>vessel</col></mcol> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a boat strongly
built and adapted to carrying a mortar or mortars for bombarding;
a bomb ketch.</cd> -- <col>Mortar piece</col>, <cd>a mortar.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Shak</au>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mor"tar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mortier</ets>, F.
<ets>mortier</ets>, L. <ets>mortarium</ets> mortar, a large basin
or trough in which mortar is made, a mortar (in sense 1, above).
See 1st <er>Mortar</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Mortar bed</col>, <cd>a shallow box or receptacle in
which mortar is mixed.</cd> -- <col>Mortar board</col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A small square board with a handle beneath, for
holding mortar; a hawk</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A cap with a broad,
projecting, square top; -- worn by students in some
colleges</cd>. <mark>[Slang]</mark></cd></cs><-- now worn usually
only at graduation time -->

<hw>Mor"tar</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To plaster or make fast
with mortar.</def>

<hw>Mor"tar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mortier</ets>. See <er>Mortar</er> a vessel.]</ety> <def>A
chamber lamp or light.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mort"gage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mort-gage</ets>; <ets>mort</ets> dead (L.
<ets>mortuus</ets>) + <ets>gage</ets> pledge. See
<er>Mortal</er>, and <er>Gage</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ It was called a <xex>mortgage</xex> (or <xex>dead
pledge</xex>) because, whatever profit it might yield, it did not
thereby redeem itself, but became lost or <xex>dead</xex> to the
mortgager upon breach of the condition. But in equity a
<xex>right of redemption</xex> is an inseparable incident of a
mortgage until the mortgager is debarred by his own laches, or by
judicial decree.</note>

<au>Cowell. Kent.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>State of being pledged; <as>as, lands given in
<ex>mortgage</ex></as>.</def>

<cs><col>Chattel mortgage</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Chattel</er>.</cd> -- <col>To foreclose a mortgage</col>.
<cd>See under <er>Foreclose</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mortgage
deed</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a deed given by way of
mortgage.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mort"gage</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mortgaged</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Mortgaging</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To pledge, either literally or
figuratively; to make subject to a claim or obligation.</def>

<q><qex>Mortgaging</qex> their lives to covetise.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<q>I myself an <qex>mortgaged</qex> to thy will.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mort`ga*gee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The person to whom property is mortgaged,
or to whom a mortgage is made or given.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mort"gage*or</hw>, <hw>Mort"ga*gor</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who gives a
mortgage.</def>

<note><hand/ The letter <xex>e</xex> is required analogically
after the second <xex>g</xex> in order to soften it; but the
spelling <xex>mortgagor</xex> is in fact the prevailing form.
When the word is contradistinguished from <xex>mortgagee</xex> it
is accented on the last syllable (<?/).</note>

<hw>Mort"ga*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>gives a mortgage.</def>

<hw>Mor"tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mortifier</ets>; <ets>mors</ets>, <ets>mortis</ets>, death +
<ets>ferre</ets> to bring: cf. F. <ets>mortif\'8are</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Bringing or producing death; deadly; destructive; <as>as, a
<ex>mortiferous</ex> herb</as>.</def>

<au>Gov. of Tongue.</au>

<hw>Mor`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.,
fr. L. <ets>mortificatio</ets> a killing. See
<er>Mortify</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of mortifying,
or the condition of being mortified</def>; especially:
<sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <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>.
<au>Dunglison</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Alchem. & Old Chem.)</fld>
<def>Destruction of active qualities; neutralization</def>.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Bacon</au>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Subjection
of the passions and appetites, by penance, absistence, or painful
severities inflicted on the body.</def>

<q>The <qex>mortification</qex> of our lusts has something in it
that is troublesome, yet nothing that is unreasonable.</q>
<qau>Tillotson.</qau>

<sd>(d)</sd> <def>Hence: Deprivation or depression of
self-approval; abatement or pride; humiliation; chagrin;
vexation</def>.

<q>We had the <qex>mortification</qex> to lose sight of Munich,
Augsburg, and Ratisbon.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which mortifies; the cause of humiliation,
chagrin, or vexation.</def>

<q>It is one of the vexatious <qex>mortifications</qex> of a
studious man to have his thoughts discovered by a tedious
visit.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>A gift to some charitable
or religious institution; -- nearly synonymous with
<xex>mortmain</xex>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Chagrin; vexation; shame. See
<er>Chagrin</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mor"ti*fied</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<def>of <er>Mortify</er>.</def>

<hw>Mor"ti*fied*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state of being mortified; humiliation; subjection of the
passions.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mor"ti*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who,
or that which, mortifies.</def>

<hw>Mor"ti*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mortified</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mortifying</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>mortifien</ets>, F.
<ets>mortifier</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mortificare</ets>; L.
<ets>mors</ets>, <ets>mortis</ets>, death + <ets>-ficare</ets>
(in comp.) to make. See <er>Mortal</er>, and <er>-fy</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To destroy the organic texture and vital
functions of; to produce gangrene in.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To destroy the active powers or essential
qualities of; to change by chemical action.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Quicksilver is <qex>mortified</qex> with turpentine.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>He <qex>mortified</qex> pearls in vinegar.</q>
<qau>Hakewill.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>

<q>With fasting <qex>mortified</qex>, worn out with tears.</q>
<qau>Harte.</qau>

<q><qex>Mortify</qex> thy learned lust.</q>
<qau>Prior.</qau>

<q><qex>Mortify</qex>, rherefore, your members which are upon the
earth.</q>
<qau>Col. iii. 5.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To affect with vexation, chagrin, or
humiliation; to humble; to depress.</def>

<q>The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which exceedingly
<qex>mortified</qex> our expectations.</q>
<qau>Evelyn.</qau>

<q>How often is the ambitious man <qex>mortified</qex> with the
very praises he receives, if they do not rise so high as he
thinks they ought!</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<hw>Mor"ti*fy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lose
vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to
gangrene.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To practice penance from religious motives; to
deaden desires by religious discipline.</def>

<q>This makes him ... give alms of all that he hath, watch, fast,
and <qex>mortify</qex>.</q>
<qau>Law.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires,
etc.</def>

<hw>Mor"ti*fy`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of,
mortification; <as>as, a <ex>mortifying</ex> wound;
<ex>mortifying</ex> flesh.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; <as>as,
<ex>mortifying</ex> penances</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; <as>as,
a <ex>mortifying</ex> repulse</as>.</def>

<hw>Mor"ti*fy`ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mortifying
manner.</def>

<hw>Mor"tise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mortaise</ets>; cf. Sp. <ets>mortaja</ets>, Ar.
<ets>murtazz</ets> fixed, or W. <ets>mortais</ets>, Ir.
<ets>mortis</ets>, <ets>moirtis</ets>, Gael.
<ets>moirteis</ets>.]</ety> <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
<xex>tenon</xex>.</def>

<cs><col>Mortise and tenon</col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>made
with a mortise and tenon; joined or united by means of a mortise
and tenon; -- used adjectively.</cd> -- <col>Mortise joint</col>,
<cd>a joint made by a mortise and tenon.</cd> -- <col>Mortise
lock</col>. <cd>See under <er>Lock</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mortise
wheel</col>, <cd>a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs inserted in
mortises on its face or edge; -- also called <altname>mortise
gear</altname>, and <altname>core gear</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mor"tise</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mortised</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Mortising</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cut
or make a mortisein.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise;
<as>as, to <ex>mortise</ex> a beam into a post, or a joist into a
girder</as>.</def>

<hw>Mort"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Morling</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An animal, as a sheep,
dead of disease or privation; a mortling.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Wool plucked from a dead sheep; morling.</def>

<hw>Mort"main`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mort</ets>, <ets>morte</ets>, dead + <ets>main</ets> hand;
F. <ets>main-morte</ets>. See <er>Mortal</er>, and
<er>Manual</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Possession of lands
or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead hands, or hands that
cannot alienate.</def>

<note><hand/ The term was originally applied to conveyance of
land made to ecclesiastical bodies; afterward to conveyance made
to <xex>any</xex> corporate body.</note>

<au>Burrill.</au>

<hw>Mort"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mormal</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Mort"pay`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mort</ets> dead + E. <ets>pay</ets>.]</ety> <def>Dead pay;
the crime of taking pay for the service of dead soldiers, or for
services not actually rendered by soldiers.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mor"tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mor"trew</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mortar</er>.]</ety> <def>A dish of meats and other
ingredients, cooked together; an ollapodrida.</def>

<au>Chaucer. Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mor"tu*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mortuaries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[LL.
<ets>mortuarium</ets>. See <er>Mortuary</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A burial place; a place for the dead.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A place for the reception of the dead before
burial; a deadhouse; a morgue.</def><-- a funeral home -->

<hw>Mor"tu*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mortuarius</ets>, fr. <ets>mortuus</ets> dead: cf. F.
<ets>mortuaire</ets>. See <er>Mortal</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to the dead; <as>as, <ex>mortuary</ex>
monuments</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Mortuary urn</col>, <cd>an urn for holding the ashes of
the dead.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Mor"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Morul\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., dim. of L.
<ets>morum</ets> a mulberry.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The
sphere or globular mass of cells (<xex>blastomeres</xex>), formed
by the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its
development; -- called also <altname>mulberry mass</altname>,
<altname>segmentation sphere</altname>, and
<altname>blastosphere</altname>. See <er>Segmentation</er>.</def>

<hw>Mor`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The process of cleavage, or segmentation,
of the ovum, by which a morula is formed.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mo"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
mulberry tree. See <er>Mulberry</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A genus of trees, some species of which produce edible
fruit; the mulberry. See <er>Mulberry</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ <col>Morus alba</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>Morus multicaulis</col>, the many-stemmed or
Chinese mulberry, is only a form of white mulberry, preferred on
account of its more abundant leaves. -- <col>Morus nigra</col>,
the black mulberry, produces a dark-colored fruit, of an
agreeable flavor.</note>

<hw>Mor"we</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Morrow</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mor"wen*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Morning.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mo*sa"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mosa\'8bque</ets>; cf. Pr. <ets>mozaic</ets>,
<ets>musec</ets>, Sp. & Pg. <ets>mosaico</ets>, It.
<ets>mosaico</ets>, <ets>musaico</ets>, LGr. <?/, <?/, L.
<ets>musivum</ets>; all fr. Gr. <?/ belonging to the Muses. See
<er>Muse</er> the goddess.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fine
Arts)</fld> <def>A surface decoration made by inlaying in
patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone, or other
material; -- called also <altname>mosaic work</altname>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A picture or design made in mosaic; an article
decorated in mosaic.</def>

<hw>Mo*sa"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</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>

<q>A very beautiful <qex>mosaic</qex> pavement.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<cs><col>Florentine mosaic</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Florentine</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mosaic gold</col>. <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>See <er>Ormolu</er>.</cd> -- <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Stannic
sulphide, <chform>SnS2</chform>, 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
<altname>aurum musivum</altname>, or <altname>aurum
mosaicum</altname>. Called also <altname>bronze
powder</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Mosaic work</col>. <cd>See
<er>Mosaic</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd></cs>

<hw>Mo*sa"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Moses</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Moses, the
leader of the Israelites, or established through his agency;
<as>as, the <ex>Mosaic</ex> law, rites, or
institutions</as>.</def>

<hw>Mo*sa"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mosaic (in
either sense).</def> \'bdA <xex>mosaical</xex> floor.\'b8

<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au>

<hw>Mo*sa"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of a
mosaic.</def>

<hw>Mo"sa*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attachment to
the system or doctrines of Moses; that which is peculiar to the
Mosaic system or doctrines.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mos"a*saur</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mos`a*sau"ri*an</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>One
of an extinct order of reptiles, including Mosasaurus and allied
genera. See <er>Mosasauria</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mos`a*sau"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Mosasaurus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld>
<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 tteth, but they had paddlelike feet. Some of them
were over fifty feet long. They are, essentially, fossil sea
serpents with paddles. Called also
<altname>Pythonomarpha</altname>, and
<altname>Mosasauria</altname>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mos`a*sau"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. L. <ets>Mosa</ets> the River Meuse (on which Meastricht is
situated) + Gr. <?/ a lizard.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <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> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>Mososaurus</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mos"cha*tel`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
musk: cf. F. <ets>moscatelline</ets>. See <er>Muscadel</er>,
<er>Musk</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus
<spn>Adoxa</spn> (<spn>A. moschatellina</spn>), 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
<altname>hollow root</altname> and <altname>musk
crowfoot</altname>.</def>

<au>Loudon.</au>

<hw>Mos"chine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to <spn>Moschus</spn>, a genus including the musk
deer.</def>

<hw>Mos"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See
<er>Muzzle</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mo*selle"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A light wine,
usually white, produced in the vicinity of the river
Moselle.</def>

<hw>Mo"ses</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A large
flatboat, used in the West Indies for taking freight from shore
to ship.</def>

<hw>Mosk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mosque</er>.</def>

<hw>Mos"lem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Moslems</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <xex>or collectively</xex>
<plw>Moslem</plw></plu>. <ety>[Ar. <ets>muslim</ets> a true
believer in the Mohammedan faith, fr. <ets>salama</ets> to submit
to God, to resign one's self to the divine will.  Cf.
<er>Islam</er>, <er>Mussulman</er>.]</ety> <def>A Mussulman; an
orthodox Mohammedan. <altsp>[Written also
<asp>muslim</asp>.]</altsp></def> \'bdHeaps of slaughtered
<xex>Moslem</xex>.\'b8

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<q>They piled the ground with <qex>Moslem</qex> slain.</q>
<qau>Halleck.</qau>

<-- p. 947 -->

<hw>Mos"lem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the Mohammedans; Mohammedan; <as>as,
<ex>Moslem</ex> lands; the <ex>Moslem</ex> faith.</as></def>

<hw>Mos"lings</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>Thin
shreds of leather shaved off in dressing skins.</def>

<au>Simmonds.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mos`o*sau"rus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Mosasaurus</er>.</def>

<hw>Mosque</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mosqu\'82e</ets>, Sp. <ets>mezquita</ets>, Ar.
<ets>masjid</ets>, from <ets>sajada</ets> to bend, adore.]</ety>
<def>A Mohammedan church or place of religious worship.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>mosk</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mos*qui"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mosquitoes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Sp.
<ets>mosquito</ets>, fr. <ets>mosca</ets>fly, L.
<ets>musca</ets>. Cf. <er>Musket</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of various species of gnats of
the genus <spn>Culex</spn> and allied genera. The females have a
proboscis containing, within the sheathlike labium, six fine,
sharp, needlelike organs with which they puncture the skin of man
and animals to suck the blood. These bites, when numerous, cause,
in many persons, considerable irritation and swelling, with some
pain. The larv\'91 and pup\'91, called <xex>wigglers</xex>, are
aquatic.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>musquito</asp>.]</altsp>

<cs><mcol><col>Mosquito bar</col>, <col>Mosquito
net</col></mcol>, <cd>a net or curtain for excluding mosquitoes,
-- used for beds and windows.</cd> -- <col>Mosquito fleet</col>,
<cd>a fleet of small vessels.</cd> -- <col>Mosquito hawk</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a dragon fly; -- so called because it
captures and feeds upon mosquitoes.</cd> -- <col>Mosquito
netting</col>, <cd>a loosely-woven gauzelike fabric for making
mosquito bars.</cd></cs>

<hw>Moss</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mos</ets>; akin to AS. <ets>me\'a2s</ets>, D.
<ets>mos</ets>, G. <ets>moos</ets>, OHG. <ets>mos</ets>,
<ets>mios</ets>, Icel. <ets>mosi</ets>, Dan. <ets>mos</ets>, Sw.
<ets>mossa</ets>, Russ. <ets>mokh'</ets>, L. <ets>muscus</ets>.
Cf. <er>Muscoid</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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 <xex>Musci</xex>, growing on the
earth, on rocks, and trunks of trees, etc., and a few in running
water.</def>

<note><hand/ The term <xex>moss</xex> is also popularly applied
to many other small cryptogamic plants, particularly
<xex>lichens</xex>, species of which are called <xex>tree
moss</xex>, <xex>rock moss</xex>, <xex>coral moss</xex>, etc.
<xex>Fir moss</xex> and <xex>club moss</xex> are of the genus
<spn>Lycopodium</spn>. See <cref>Club moss</cref>, under
<er>Club</er>, and <er>Lycopodium</er>.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A bog; a morass; a place containing peat;
<as>as, the <ex>mosses</ex> of the Scottish border</as>.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Moss</xex> is used with participles in the
composition of words which need no special explanation; as,
<xex>moss</xex>-capped, <xex>moss</xex>-clad,
<xex>moss</xex>-covered, <xex>moss</xex>-grown, etc.</note>

<cs><col>Black moss</col>. <cd>See under <er>Black</er>, and
<er>Tillandsia</er>.</cd> -- <col>Bog moss</col>. <cd>See
<er>Sphagnum</er>.</cd> -- <col>Feather moss</col>, <cd>any moss
branched in a feathery manner, esp. several species of the genus
<spn>Hypnum</spn>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Florida moss</col>,
<col>Long moss</col>, <or/ <col>Spanish moss</col></mcol>.
<cd>See <er>Tillandsia</er>.</cd> -- <col>Iceland moss</col>,
<cd>a lichen. See <er>Iceland Moss</er>.</cd> -- <col>Irish
moss</col>, <cd>a seaweed. See <er>Carrageen</er>.</cd> --
<col>Moss agate</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of agate,
containing brown, black, or green mosslike or dendritic markings,
due in part to oxide of manganese. Called also <altname>Mocha
stone</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Moss animal</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a bryozoan.</cd> -- <col>Moss
berry</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the small cranberry
(<spn>Vaccinium Oxycoccus</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Moss campion</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a kind of mosslike catchfly (<spn>Silene
acaulis</spn>), with mostly purplish flowers, found on the
highest mountains of Europe and America, and within the Arctic
circle.</cd> -- <col>Moss land</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>Moss pink</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a
plant of the genus <spn>Phlox</spn> (<spn>P. subulata</spn>),
growing in patches on dry rocky hills in the Middle United
States, and often cultivated for its handsome flowers.
<au>Gray</au>.</cd> -- <col>Moss rose</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<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>Moss rush</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a rush of the genus
<spn>Juncus</spn> (<spn>J. squarrosus</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Scale
moss</col>. <cd>See <er>Hepatica</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Moss</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mossed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mossing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To cover or overgrow with
moss.</def>

<q>An oak whose boughs were <qex>mossed</qex> with age.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Moss"back`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>
<mark>[Political Slang, U.S.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Moss"bank`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Moss"bunk`er</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The menhaded.</def>

<hw>Moss"-grown`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Overgrown
with moss.</def>

<hw>Moss"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of being mossy.</def>

<hw>Moss"troop`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Moss</ets> + <ets>trooper</ets>.]</ety> <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 <xex>mossy</xex> or boggy character of much of the border
country.</def>

<hw>Moss"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Mossier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Mossiest</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Overgrown with moss; abounding with or edged with moss;
<as>as, <ex>mossy</ex> trees; <ex>mossy</ex> streams.</as></def>

<q>Old trees are more <qex>mossy</qex> far than young.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling moss; <as>as, <ex>mossy</ex>
green</as>.</def>

<hw>Most</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <pos>superl.</pos> of
<er>More</er>. <ety>[OE. <ets>most</ets>, <ets>mast</ets>,
<ets>mest</ets>, AS. <ets>m<?/st</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>meest</ets>, OS. <ets>m\'c7st</ets>, G. <ets>meist</ets>,
Icel. <ets>mestr</ets>, Goth. <ets>maists</ets>; a superl.
corresponding to E. <ets>more</ets>. \'fb103. See <er>More</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of the greatest
number or quantity; greater in number or quantity than all the
rest; nearly all.</def> \'bd<xex>Most</xex> men will proclaim
every one his own goodness.\'b8

<au>Prov. xx. 6.</au>

<q>The cities wherein <qex>most</qex> of his mighty works were
done.</q>
<qau>Matt. xi. 20.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Greatest in degree; <as>as, he has the
<ex>most</ex> need of it</as>.</def> \'bdIn the <xex>moste</xex>
pride.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Highest in rank; greatest.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<note><hand/ <xex>Most</xex> is used as a noun, the words
<xex>part</xex>, <xex>portion</xex>, <xex>quantity</xex>, etc.,
being omitted, and has the following meanings: <bold>1.</bold>
The greatest value, number, or part; preponderating portion;
highest or chief part. <bold>2.</bold> The utmost; greatest
possible amount, degree, or result; especially in the phrases
<xex>to make the most of</xex>, <xex>at the most</xex>, <xex>at
most</xex>.</note>

<q>A quarter of a year or some months <qex>at the most</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>A covetous man <qex>makes the most of</qex> what he has.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<cs><col>For the most part</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, <xex>for the most
part<xex>, are superstitious; the view, <xex>for the most
part<xex>, was pleasing.</cd> -- <col>Most an end</col>,
<cd>generally. See <cref>An end</cref>, under <er>End</er>,
<pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdShe sleeps <xex>most an
end<xex>.\'b8</cd></cs>

<au>Massinger.</au>

<hw>Most</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>m<aemac/st</ets>.
See <er>Most</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>In the greatest or
highest degree.</def>

<q>Those nearest to this king, and <qex>most</qex> his favorites,
were courtiers and prelates.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<note><hand/ Placed before an adjective or adverb,
<xex>most</xex> is used to form the superlative degree, being
equivalent to the termination <xex>-est</xex>; as,
<xex>most</xex> vile, <xex>most</xex> wicked; <xex>most</xex>
illustrious; <xex>most</xex> rapidly. Formerly, and until after
the Elizabethan period of our literature, the use of the double
superlative was common. See <er>More</er>, <pos>adv.</pos></note>

<q>The <qex>most unkindest</qex> cut of all.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>The <qex>most straitest</qex> sect of our religion.</q>
<qau>Acts xxvi. 5.</qau>

<hw>Mos`ta*hi"ba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mustaiba</er>.</def>

<hw>Mos"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>obs.imp.</pos> <def>of
<er>Mote</er>.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mos"tic</hw>, <hw>Mos"tick</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Maul-stick</er>.]</ety> <def>A
painter's maul-stick.</def>

<hw>Most"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>For the
greatest part; for the most part; chiefly; in the main.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mos"tra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>See <er>Direct</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def>

<hw>Most"what`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>For the
most part.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdAll the rest do
<xex>mostwhat</xex> far amiss.\'b8

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>Sing.
pres. ind.</pos> <er>Mot</er>, <er>Mote</er>, <er>Moot</er>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>pl.</pos> <er>Mot</er>, <er>Mote</er>,
<er>Moote</er>, <pos>pres. subj.</pos> <er>Mote</er>;
<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Moste</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See
<er>Must</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>May;
must; might.</def>

<q>He <qex>moot</qex> as well say one word as another</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>The wordes <qex>mote</qex> be cousin to the deed.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>Men <qex>moot</qex> [i.e., one only] give silver to the poore
freres.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<cs><col>So mote it be</col>, <cd>so be it; amen; -- a phrase in
some rituals, as that of the Freemasons.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Motto</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A word; hence, a motto; a
device.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<q>Tarquin's eye may read the <qex>mot</qex> afar.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A pithy or witty saying; a witticism.</def>
<mark>[A Gallicism]</mark>

<q>Here and there turns up a ... savage <qex>mot</qex>.</q>
<qau>N. Brit. Rev.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A note or brief strain on a bugle.</def>

<au>Sir W. Scott.</au>

<hw>Mot"c*cil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>motacille</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any
singing bird of the genus <spn>Motacilla</spn>; a wagtail.</def>

<hw>Mo*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>motare</ets>, <ets>motatum</ets>, to keep moving.]</ety>
<def>The act of moving; motion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mote</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos> <def>See 1st
<er>Mot</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mote</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Moot</er>, a
meeting.]</ety> <mark>[Obs., except in a few combinations or
phrases.]</mark> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A meeting of persons for
discussion; <as>as, a ward<ex>mote</ex> in the city of
London</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A body of persons who meet for discussion, esp.
about the management of affairs; <as>as, a
folk<ex>mote</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A place of meeting for discussion.</def>

<cs><col>Mote bell</col>, <cd>the bell rung to summon to a
<xex>mote<xex>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Mote</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The flourish sounded on a horn
by a huntsman. See <er>Mot</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3, and
<er>Mort</er>.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mote</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mot</ets>, AS.
<ets>mot</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small particle, as of floating
dust; anything proverbially small; a speck.</def>

<q>The little <qex>motes</qex> in the sun do ever stir, though
there be no wind.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>We are <qex>motes</qex> in the midst of generations.</q>
<qau>Landor.</qau>

<hw>Mot"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Filled with
motes, or fine floating dust; <as>as, the air</as>.</def>
\'bd<xex>Moted</xex> sunbeams.\'b8

<au>Tennyson.</au>

<hw>Mo*tet"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a dim. of
<ets>mot</ets> word; cf. It. <ets>mottetto</ets>, dim. of
<ets>motto</ets> word, device. See <er>Mot</er>,
<er>Motto</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A composition
adapted to sacred words in the elaborate polyphonic church style;
an anthem.</def>

<hw>Moth</hw> <pr>(m<ocr/th)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
mote.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Moth</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Moths</plw>
<pr>(m<ocr/thz)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>mothe</ets>, AS.
<ets>mo<edh/<edh/e</ets>; akin to D. <ets>mot</ets>, G.
<ets>motte</ets>, Icel. <ets>motti</ets>, and prob. to E.
<ets>mad</ets> an earthworm. Cf. <er>Mad</er>, <pos>n.</pos>,
<er>Mawk</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any
nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the
butterflies; <as>as, the luna <ex>moth</ex>; Io <ex>moth</ex>;
hawk <ex>moth</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any lepidopterous insect
that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; <as>as, the clothes
<ex>moth</ex>; grain <ex>moth</ex>; bee <ex>moth</ex></as>. See
these terms under <er>Clothes</er>, <er>Grain</er>, etc.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of various other
insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the
larv\'91 of several species of beetles of the genera
<spn>Dermestes</spn> and <spn>Anthrenus</spn>. Carpet moths are
often the larv\'91 of Anthrenus. See <cref>Carpet beetle</cref>,
under <er>Carpet</er>, <er>Dermestes</er>,
<er>Anthrenus</er>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything which gradually and silently eats,
consumes, or wastes any other thing.</def>

<cs><col>Moth blight</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any plant
louse of the genus <spn>Aleurodes</spn>, and related genera. They
are injurious to various plants.</cd> -- <col>Moth gnat</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a dipterous insect of the genus
<spn>Bychoda</spn>, having fringed wings.</cd> -- <col>Moth
hunter</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the goatsucker.</cd> --
<col>Moth miller</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a clothes moth.
See <er>Miller</er>, 3, <sd>(a)</sd>.</cd> -- <col>Moth
mullein</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a common herb of the genus
<spn>Verbascum</spn> (<spn>V. Blattaria</spn>), having large
wheel-shaped yellow or whitish flowers.</cd></cs>

<hw>Moth"-eat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To eat or
prey upon, as a moth eats a garment.</def> <mark>[Rarely used
except in the form <it>moth-eaten</it>, p.p. or a.]</mark>

<q>Ruin and neglect have so <qex>moth-eaten</qex> her.</q>
<qau>Sir T. Herbert.</qau>

<hw>Moth"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
moths.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fulke.</au>

<hw>Moth"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>moder</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'d3dor</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>moeder</ets>, OS. <ets>m\'d3dar</ets>, G. <ets>mutter</ets>,
OHG. <ets>muotar</ets>, Icel. <ets>m\'d3<edh/ir</ets>, Dan. & Sw.
<ets>moder</ets>, OSlav. <ets>mati</ets>, Russ. <ets>mate</ets>,
Ir. & Gael. <ets>mathair</ets>, L. <ets>mater</ets>, Gr.
<grk>mh`thr</grk>, Skr. <ets>m\'bet<rsdot/</ets>; cf. Skr.
<ets>m\'be</ets> to measure. \'fb268. Cf. <er>Material</er>,
<er>Matrix</er>, <er>Metropolis</er>, <er>Father</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A female parent; especially, one of the human
race; a woman who has borne a child.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which has produced or nurtured anything;
source of birth or origin; generatrix.</def>

<q>Alas! poor country! ... it can not
Be called our <qex>mother</qex>, but our grave.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>I behold ... the solitary majesty of Crete, <qex>mother</qex>
of a religion, it is said, that lived two thousand years.</q>
<qau>Landor.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An old woman or matron.</def>
<mark>[Familiar]</mark>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The female superior or head of a religious
house, as an abbess, etc.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Hysterical passion; hysteria.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<cs><col>Mother Carey's chicken</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>,
<cd>any one of several species of small petrels, as the stormy
petrel (<spn>Procellaria pelagica</spn>), and Leach's petrel
(<spn>Oceanodroma leucorhoa</spn>), both of the Atlantic, and
<spn>O. furcata</spn> of the North Pacific.</cd> -- <col>Mother
Carey's goose</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the giant fulmar
of the Pacific. See <er>Fulmar</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mother's
mark</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a congenital mark upon the
body; a n\'91vus.</cd></cs>

<hw>Moth"er</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Received by birth or from
ancestors; native, natural; <as>as, <ex>mother</ex>
language</as>; also acting the part, or having the place of a
mother; producing others; originating.</def>

<q>It is the <qex>mother</qex> falsehood from which all idolatry
is derived.</q>
<qau>T. Arnold.</qau>

<cs><col>Mother cell</col> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>, <cd>a cell which,
by endogenous divisions, gives rise to other cells (daughter
cells); a parent cell.</cd> -- <col>Mother church</col>, <cd>the
original church; a church from which other churches have sprung;
<as>as, the <ex>mother church<ex> of a diocese</as>.</cd> --
<col>Mother country</col>, <cd>the country of one's parents or
ancestors; the country from which the people of a colony derive
their origin.</cd> -- <col>Mother liquor</col>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>the impure or complex residual solution
which remains after the salts readily or regularly crystallizing
have been removed.</cd> -- <col>Mother queen</col>, <cd>the
mother of a reigning sovereign; a queen mother.</cd> --
<col>Mother tongue</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A language from which
another language has had its origin</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The
language of one's native land; native tongue.</cd> -- <col>Mother
water</col>. <cd>See <cref>Mother liquor</cref> (above).</cd> --
<col>Mother wit</col>, <cd>natural or native wit or
intelligence.</cd></cs>

<hw>Moth"er</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mothered</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Mothering</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To adopt as a son
or daughter; to perform the duties of a mother to.</def>

<q>The queen, to have put lady Elizabeth besides the crown, would
have <qex>mothered</qex> another body's child.</q>
<qau>Howell.</qau>

<hw>Moth"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to D.
<ets>modder</ets> mud, G. <ets>moder</ets> mold, mud, Dan.
<ets>mudder</ets> mud, and to E. <ets>mud</ets>. See
<er>Mud</er>.]</ety> <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>

<note><hand/ The film is composed of a mass of rapidly developing
micro\'94rganisms of the genus <spn>Mycoderma</spn>, and in the
<cref>mother of vinegar</cref> the micro\'94rganisms
(<spn>Mycoderma aceti</spn>) 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 <cref>Acetous fermentation</cref>, under
<er>Fermentation</er>.</note>

<hw>Moth"er</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become like, or full
of, mother, or thick matter, as vinegar.</def>

<hw>Moth"ered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Thick, like
mother; viscid.</def>

<q>They oint their naked limbs with <qex>mothered</qex> oil.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Moth"er*hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of being a mother; the character or office of a mother.</def>

<hw>Moth"er*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Moth"er-in-law`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
mother of one's husband or wife.</def>

<hw>Moth"er*land`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
country of one's ancestors; -- same as
<altname>fatherland</altname>.</def>

<hw>Moth"er*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m\'d3dorle\'a0s</ets>.]</ety> <def>Destitute of a mother;
having lost a mother; <as>as, <ex>motherless</ex>
children</as>.</def>

<hw>Moth"er*li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of being motherly.</def>

<hw>Moth"er*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m\'d3dorlic</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a mother;
like, or suitable for, a mother; tender; maternal; <as>as,
<ex>motherly</ex> authority, love, or care</as>.</def>

<au>Hooker.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Maternal; paternal.</syn> <usage> --
<er>Motherly</er>, <er>Maternal</er>. <xex>Motherly</xex>, being
Anglo-Saxon, is the most familiar word of the two when both have
the same meaning. Besides this, <xex>maternal</xex> is confined
to the feelings of a mother toward her <xex>own</xex> children,
whereas <xex>motherly</xex> has a secondary sense, denoting a
care <xex>like</xex> that of a mother for her offspring. There
is, perhaps, a growing tendency thus to separate the two,
confining <xex>motherly</xex> to the latter signification.
\'bdThey termed her the great mother, for her <xex>motherly</xex>
care in cherishing her brethren whilst young.\'b8 <au>Sir W.
Raleigh</au>.</usage>

<hw>Moth"er*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a manner of a
mother.</def>

<hw>Moth"er-na`ked</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Naked as
when born.</def>

<hw>Moth"er-of-pearl`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The hard pearly internal layer of
several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels,
and the abalone shells; nacre. See <er>Pearl</er>.</def>

<hw>Moth"er-of-thyme`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An aromatic plant (<spn>Thymus
Serphyllum</spn>); -- called also <altname>wild
thyme</altname>.</def>

<hw>Moth"er*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A labiate herb (<spn>Leonurus
Cardiaca</spn>), of a bitter taste, used popularly in medicine;
lion's tail.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The mugwort. See
<er>Mugwort</er>.</def>

<-- p. 948 -->

<hw>Moth"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting
of, containing, or resembling, mother (in vinegar).</def>

<hw>Moth"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Infested with
moths; moth-eaten.</def> \'bdAn old <xex>mothy</xex> saddle.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mo"tif</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>Motive.</def>

<hw>Mo*tif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>motus</ets> motion (fr. <ets>movere</ets> to move) +
<ets>facere</ets> to make.]</ety> <def>Producing motion.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mo"tile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Motive</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Having powers of self-motion, though unconscious; <as>as,
the <ex>motile</ex> spores of certain seaweeds</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Producing motion; <as>as, <ex>motile</ex>
powers</as>.</def>

<hw>Mo*til"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>motilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>
<def>Capability of motion; contractility.</def>

<hw>Mo"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>motio</ets>, fr. <ets>movere</ets>, <ets>motum</ets>, to
move. See <er>Move</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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 <xex>rest</xex>.</def>

<q>Speaking or mute, all comeliness and grace
attends thee, and each word, each <qex>motion</qex>, forms.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Power of, or capacity for, motion.</def>

<q>Devoid of sense and <qex>motion</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Direction of movement; course; tendency; <as>as,
the <ex>motion</ex> of the planets is from west to
east</as>.</def>

<q>In our proper <qex>motion</qex> we ascend.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>4.</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>

<q>This is the great wheel to which the clock owes its
<qex>motion</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dr. H. More.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Movement of the mind, desires, or passions;
mental act, or impulse to any action; internal activity.</def>

<q>Let a good man obey every good <qex>motion</qex> rising in his
heart, knowing that every such <qex>motion</qex> proceeds from
God.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>A proposal or suggestion looking to action or
progress; esp., a formal proposal made in a deliberative
assembly; <as>as, a <ex>motion</ex> to adjourn</as>.</def>

<q>Yes, I agree, and thank you for your <qex>motion</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <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>

<au>Mozley & W.</au>

<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Change of pitch in successive
sounds, whether in the same part or in groups of parts.</def>

<q>The independent <qex>motions</qex> of different parts sounding
together constitute counterpoint.</q>
<qau>Grove.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Conjunct motion</xex> is that by single degrees
of the scale. <xex>Contrary motion</xex> is that when parts move
in opposite directions. <xex>Disjunct motion</xex> is motion by
skips. <xex>Oblique motion</xex> is that when one part is
stationary while another moves. <xex>Similar</xex> or <xex>direct
motion</xex> is that when parts move in the same
direction.</note>

<sn>9.</sn> <def>A puppet show or puppet.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>What <qex>motion</qex>'s this? the model of Nineveh?</q>
<qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau>

<note><hand/ Motion, in mechanics, may be simple or compound.
<col>Simple motions</col> are: (<stype>a</stype>) <xex>straight
translation</xex>, which, if of indefinite duration, must be
reciprocating. (<stype>b</stype>) <xex>Simple rotation</xex>,
which may be either continuous or reciprocating, and when
reciprocating is called <xex>oscillating</xex>.
(<stype>c</stype>) <xex>Helical</xex>, which, if of indefinite
duration, must be reciprocating. <col>Compound motion</col>
consists of combinations of any of the simple motions.</note>

<cs><mcol><col>Center of motion</col>, <col>Harmonic
motion</col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See under <er>Center</er>,
<er>Harmonic</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col>Motion block</col>
<fld>(Steam Engine)</fld>, <cd>a crosshead.</cd> --
<col>Perpetual motion</col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>an incessant
motion conceived to be attainable by a machine supplying its own
motive forces independently of any action from without.</cd></cs>
<-- impossible, according to the law of conservation of energy
-->

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Movement</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mo"tion</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Motioned</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Motioning</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
make a significant movement or gesture, as with the hand; <as>as,
to <ex>motion</ex> to one to take a seat</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make proposal; to offer plans.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mo"tion</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To direct or
invite by a motion, as of the hand or head; <as>as, to
<ex>motion</ex> one to a seat</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To propose; to move.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>I want friends to <qex>motion</qex> such a matter.</q>
<qau>Burton.</qau>

<hw>Mo"tion*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
makes a motion; a mover.</def>

<au>Udall.</au>

<hw>Mo"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mover.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mo"tion*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without motion; being
at rest.</def>

<hw>Mo"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>motif</ets>, LL. <ets>motivum</ets>, from <ets>motivus</ets>
moving, fr. L. <ets>movere</ets>, <ets>motum</ets>, to move. See
<er>Move</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which moves; a
mover.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which incites to action; anything prompting
or exciting to choise, or moving the will; cause; reason;
inducement; object.</def>

<q>By <qex>motive</qex>, I mean the whole of that which
<qex>moves</qex>, excites, or invites the mind to volition,
whether that be one thing singly, or many things
conjunctively.</q>
<qau>J. Edwards.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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
<xex>Leading motive</xex>, under <er>Leading</er>.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>motivo</asp>.]</altsp>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <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>

<syn>Syn. -- Incentive; incitement; inducement; reason; spur;
stimulus; cause.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Motive</er>,
<er>Inducement</er>, <er>Reason</er>. <xex>Motive</xex> is the
word originally used in speaking of that which determines the
choice. We call it an <xex>inducement</xex> when it is attractive
in its nature. We call it a <xex>reason</xex> when it is more
immediately addressed to the intellect in the form of
argument.</usage>

<hw>Mo"tive</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing motion; having power
to move, or tending to move; <as>as, a <ex>motive</ex> argument;
<ex>motive</ex> power</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Motive</xex>
faculty.\'b8

<au>Bp. Wilkins.</au>

<cs><col>Motive power</col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a natural
agent, as water, steam, wind, electricity, etc., used to impart
motion to machinery; a motor; a mover.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mo"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To prompt or
incite by a motive or motives; to move.</def>

<hw>Mo"tive*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of a motive;
not incited by a motive.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mo"tive*less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<au>G. Eliot.</au>

<hw>Mo*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Motive</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The power
of moving or producing motion.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality of being influenced by
motives.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Mo*ti"vo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It. See
<er>Motive</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>See <er>Motive</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 3, 4.</def>

<hw>Mot"ley</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mottelee</ets>, <ets>motle</ets>; cf. OF.
<ets>mattel\'82</ets> clotted, curdled, OF, ciel
<ets>mattonn\'82</ets> a mottled sky, <ets>mate</ets>,
<ets>maton</ets>, curdled milk, Prov. G. <ets>matte</ets> curd.
Cf. <er>Mottle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Variegated in color;
consisting of different colors; dappled; party-colored; <as>as, a
<ex>motley</ex> coat</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Wearing motley or party-colored clothing. See
<er>Motley</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.</def> \'bdA <xex>motley</xex>
fool.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Composed of different or various parts;
heterogeneously made or mixed up; discordantly composite; <as>as,
<ex>motley</ex> style</as>.</def>

<au>Byron.</au>

<hw>Mot"ley</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A combination of
distinct colors; esp., the party-colored cloth, or clothing, worn
by the professional fool.</def> <au>Chaucer</au>.
\'bd<xex>Motley</xex> 's the only wear.\'b8 <au>Shak</au>.

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, a jester, a fool.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<cs><col>Man of motley</col>, <cd>a fool.</cd>
</cs><mark>[Obs.]</mark>  <au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>Mot"ley-mind`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
a mind of a jester; foolish.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mot"mot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Momot</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of
several species of long-tailed, passerine birds of the genus
<spn>Momotus</spn>, 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> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>momot</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>\'d8Mo"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Movement; manner of movement;
particularly, movement with increased rapidity; -- used
especially in the phrase <xex>con moto</xex>, directing to a
somewhat quicker movement; <as>as, <ex>andante con moto</ex>, a
little more rapidly than <ex>andante</ex>, etc.</as></def>

<hw>Mo"ton</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol.
uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Armor)</fld> <def>A small plate
covering the armpit in armor of the 14th century and later.</def>

<hw>Mo"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>movere</ets>, <ets>motum</ets>, to move.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who, or that which, imparts motion; a source of
mechanical power.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <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>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mo"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mo"to*ry</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mo*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw>
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>motorius</ets> that has motion. See
<er>Motor</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <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>

<hw>Mo"tor*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A man who
controls a motor.</def>

<hw>Mo`tor*path"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to motorpathy.</def>

<hw>Mo*tor"pa*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>motor</ets> a mover + Gr. <?/, <?/, to suffer.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Kinesiatrics.</def>

<hw>Motte</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>motte</ets> a clod, clump, or hillock.]</ety> <def>A clump
of trees in a prairie.</def> <mark>[Local, U.S.]</mark>

<hw>Mot"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mottled</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mottling</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From <er>Mottled</er>.]</ety>
<def>To mark with spots of different color, or shades of color,
as if stained; to spot; to maculate.</def>

<hw>Mot"tle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mottled appearance.</def>

<hw>Mot"tled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Motley</er>.]</ety> <def>Marked with spots of different
colors; variegated; spotted; <as>as, <ex>mottled</ex>
wood</as>.</def> \'bdThe <xex>mottled</xex> meadows.\'b8

<au>Drayton.</au>

<hw>Mot"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mottoes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[It. <ets>motto</ets>
a word, a saying, L. <ets>muttum</ets> a mutter, a grunt, cf.
<ets>muttire</ets>, <ets>mutire</ets>, to mutter, mumble; prob.
of imitative origin. Cf. <er>Mot</er> a word.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part
of an heraldic achievment.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>It was the <qex>motto</qex> of a bishop eminent for his piety
and good works, ... \'bdServe God, and be cheerful.\'b8</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<hw>Mot"toed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bearing or
having a motto; <as>as, a <ex>mottoed</ex> coat or
device</as>.</def>

<hw>Mot"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of, or
consisting of, motes.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>mottie</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<q>The <qex>motty</qex> dust reek raised by the workmen.</q>
<qau>H. Miller.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Mou`choir"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A handkerchief.</def>

<hw>Mou*az"zin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>See <er>Muezzin</er>.</def>

<hw>Mouf"lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mouflon</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A wild
sheep (<spn>Ovis musimon</spn>), 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
<altname>musimon</altname> or <altname>musmon</altname>.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>moufflon</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mought</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>obs.imp.</pos> <def>of
<er>May</er>. Might.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mouil*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mouill\'82</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <def>The act of
uttering the sound of a mouill\'82 letter.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mouil`l\'82"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.,
lit., wet.]</ety> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <def>Applied to certain
consonants having a \'bdliquid\'b8 or softened sound;
<it>e.g.</it>, in French, <it>l</it> or <it>ll</it> and
<it>gn</it> (like the <it>lli</it> in <xex>million</xex> and
<it>ni</it> in <xex>minion</xex>); in Italian, <it>gl</it> and
<it>gn</it>; in Spanish, <it>ll</it> and <it>\'a4</it>; in
Portuguese, <it>lh</it> and <it>nh.</it></def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mould</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mould"er</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mould"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, etc. }</mhw><def>See
<er>Mold</er>, <er>Molder</er>, <er>Moldy</er>, etc.</def>

<hw>Moule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>moulen</ets>. See <er>Mold</er>.]</ety> <def>To contract
mold; to grow moldy; to mold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Let us not <qex>moulen</qex> thus in idleness.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mou*line"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mou"li*net</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>moulinet</ets>,
orig., a little mill, dim. of <ets>moulin</ets> mill. See
<er>Mill</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The drum upon which the
rope is wound in a capstan, crane, or the like.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A machine formerly used for bending a crossbow
by winding it up.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>In sword and saber exercises, a circular swing
of the weawon.</def>

<hw>Moult</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. & n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Molt</er>.</def>

<hw>Moult"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
molted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdA <xex>moulten</xex>
raven.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Moun</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos>, <def><pos>pl.</pos> of
<er>Mow</er>, may.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Wyclif.</au>

<hw>Mounch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
munch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mound</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>monde</ets> the world, L. <ets>mundus</ets>. See
<er>Mundane</er>.]</ety> <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 <altname>globe</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mound</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mound</ets>,
<ets>mund</ets>, protection, AS. <ets>mund</ets> protection,
hand; akin to OHG. <ets>munt</ets>, Icel. <ets>mund</ets> hand,
and prob. to L. <ets>manus</ets>. See <er>Manual</er>.]</ety>
<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>

<q>To thrid the thickets or to leap the <qex>mounds</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<cs><col>Mound bird</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>Same as
<cref>Mound maker</cref> (below).</cd> -- <col>Mound
builders</col> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld>, <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>Mound maker</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of the megapodes.</cd> --
<col>Shell mound</col>, <cd>a mound of refuse shells, collected
by aborigines who subsisted largely on shellfish. See
<er>Midden</er>, and <er>Kitchen middens</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mound</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mounded</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mounding</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To fortify or inclose with a
mound.</def>

<hw>Mount</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>munt</ets>, <ets>mont</ets>, <ets>mount</ets>, AS.
<ets>munt</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>; cf.
L. <ets>minae</ets> protections, E. <ets>eminent</ets>,
<ets>menace</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mont</ets>. Cf. <er>Mount</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>, <er>Mountain</er>, <er>Mont</er>, <er>Monte</er>,
<er>Montem</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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 <xex>mountain</xex>, when put before a proper name;
<as>as, <ex>Mount</ex> Washington</as>; otherwise, chiefly in
poetry.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A bulwark for offense or defense; a mound</def>.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Hew ye down trees, and cast a <qex>mount</qex> against
Jerusalem.</q>
<qau>Jer. vi. 6.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <ety>[See <er>Mont de pi\'82t\'82</er>.]</ety> <def>A
bank; a fund.</def>

<cs><col>Mount of piety</col>. <cd>See <er>Mont de
pi\'82t\'82</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mount</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mounted</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Mounting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mounten</ets>, <ets>monten</ets>, F. <ets>monter</ets>, fr.
L. <ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>, mountain. See
<er>Mount</er>, <pos>n.</pos> (above).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower
aloft; to ascend; -- often with <xex>up</xex>.</def>

<q>Though Babylon should <qex>mount</qex> up to heaven.</q>
<qau>Jer. li. 53.</qau>

<q>The fire of trees and houses <qex>mounts</qex> on high.</q>
<qau>Cowley.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To get up on anything, as a platform or
scaffold; especially, to seat one's self on a horse for
riding.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To attain in value; to amount.</def>

<q>Bring then these blessings to a strict account,
Make fair deductions, see to what they <qex>mount</qex>.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Mount</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To get upon; to
ascend; to climb.</def>

<q>Shall we <qex>mount</qex> again the rural throne?</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To place one's self on, as a horse or other
animal, or anything that one sits upon; to bestride.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause to mount; to put on horseback; to
furnish with animals for riding; to furnish with horses.</def>
\'bdTo <xex>mount</xex> the Trojan troop.\'b8

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>4.</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>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To raise aloft; to lift on high.</def>

<q>What power is it which <qex>mounts</qex> my love so high?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<note><hand/ A fort or ship is said to <xex>mount</xex> cannon,
when it has them arranged for use in or about it.</note>

<cs><col>To mount guard</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>to go on
guard; to march on guard; to do duty as a guard.</cd> -- <col>To
mount a play</col>, <cd>to prepare and arrange the scenery,
furniture, etc., used in the play.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mount</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Mount</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>That upon which a person or thing is
mounted</def>, as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A horse.</def>

<q>She had so good a seat and hand, she might be trusted with any
<qex>mount</qex>.</q>
<qau>G. Eliot.</qau>

<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The cardboard or cloth on which a drawing,
photograph, or the like is mounted; a mounting</def>.

<hw>Mount"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as can
be mounted.</def>

<hw>Moun"tain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mountaine</ets>, <ets>montaine</ets>, F.
<ets>montagne</ets>, LL. <ets>montanea</ets>,
<ets>montania</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mons</ets>, <ets>montis</ets>, a
mountain; cf. <ets>montanus</ets> belonging to a mountain. See
1st <er>Mount</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>A range, chain, or group of
such elevations; <as>as, the White <ex>Mountains</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A mountainlike mass; something of great
bulk.</def>

<q>I should have been a <qex>mountain</qex> of mummy.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<cs><col>The Mountain</col> (<au>La montagne</au>) <fld>(French
Hist.)</fld>, <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></cs>

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<hw>Moun"tain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</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>as, a <ex>mountain</ex> torrent; <ex>mountain</ex>
pines; <ex>mountain</ex> goats; <ex>mountain</ex> air;
<ex>mountain</ex> howitzer.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Like a mountain; mountainous; vast; very
great.</def>

<q>The high, the <qex>mountain</qex> majesty of worth.</q>
<qau>Byron.</qau>

<cs><col>Mountain anthelope</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the
goral.</cd> -- <col>Mountain ash</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an
ornamental tree, the <spn>Pyrus (Sorbus) Americana</spn>,
producing beautiful bunches of red berries. Its leaves are
pinnate, and its flowers white, growing in fragrant clusters. The
European species is the <spn>P. aucuparia</spn>, or rowan
tree.</cd> -- <col>Mountain barometer</col>, <cd>a portable
barometer, adapted for safe transportation, used in measuring the
heights of mountains.</cd> -- <col>Mountain beaver</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the sewellel.</cd> -- <col>Mountain
blue</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>blue carbonate of copper;
azurite.</cd> -- <col>Mountain cat</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>,
<cd>the catamount. See <er>Catamount</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mountain
chain</col>, <cd>a series of contiguous mountain ranges,
generally in parallel or consecutive lines or curves.</cd> --
<col>Mountain cock</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>capercailzie.
See <er>Capercailzie</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mountain cork</col>
<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of asbestus, resembling cork in
its texture.</cd> -- <col>Mountain crystal</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Crystal</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mountain damson</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a large tree of the genus
<spn>Simaruba</spn> (<spn>S. amarga</spn>) growing in the West
Indies, which affords a bitter tonic and astringent, sometimes
used in medicine.</cd> -- <col>Mountain dew</col>, <cd>Scotch
whisky, so called because often illicitly distilled among the
mountains.</cd> <mark>[Humorous]</mark> -- <col>Mountain
ebony</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a small leguminous tree
(<spn>Bauhinia variegata</spn>) of the East and West Indies; --
so called because of its dark wood. The bark is used medicinally
and in tanning.</cd> -- <col>Mountain flax</col>
<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of asbestus, having very fine
fibers; amianthus. See <er>Amianthus</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mountain
fringe</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>climbing fumitory. See under
<er>Fumitory</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mountain goat</col>.
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Mazama</er>.</cd> --
<col>Mountain green</col>. <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>Green malachite, or carbonate of copper</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>See <cref>Green earth</cref>, under <er>Green</er>,
<pos>a.</pos></cd> -- <col>Mountain holly</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a branching shrub (<spn>Nemopanthes
Canadensis</spn>), having smooth oblong leaves and red berries.
It is found in the Northern United States.</cd> -- <col>Mountain
laurel</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an American shrub
(<spn>Kalmia latifolia</spn>) with glossy evergreen leaves and
showy clusters of rose-colored or white flowers. The foliage is
poisonous. Called also <altname>American laurel</altname>,
<altname>ivy bush</altname>, and <altname>calico bush</altname>.
See <er>Kalmia</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mountain leather</col>
<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a variety of asbestus, resembling leather
in its texture.</cd> -- <col>Mountain licorice</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the genus <spn>Trifolium</spn>
(<spn>T. Alpinum</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Mountain limestone</col>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a series of marine limestone strata below
the coal measures, and above the old red standstone of Great
Britain. See <xex>Chart<xex> of <er>Geology</er>.</cd> --
<col>Mountain linnet</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the
twite.</cd> -- <col>Mountain magpie</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The yaffle, or green woodpecker</cd>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The European gray shrike.</cd> -- <col>Mountain
mahogany</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Mahogany</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mountain meal</col>
<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a light powdery variety of calcite,
occurring as an efflorescence.</cd> -- <col>Mountain milk</col>
<fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a soft spongy variety of carbonate of
lime.</cd> -- <col>Mountain mint</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Mint</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mountain ousel</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the ring ousel; -- called also
<altname>mountain thrush</altname> and <altname>mountain
colley</altname>. See <er>Ousel</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Mountain
pride</col>, <or/ <col>Mountain green</col></mcol>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tree of Jamaica (<spn>Spathelia
simplex</spn>), which has an unbranched palmlike stem, and a
terminal cluster of large, pinnate leaves.</cd> -- <col>Mountain
quail</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the plumed partridge
(<spn>Oreortyx pictus</spn>) 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>Mountain
range</col>, <cd>a series of mountains closely related in
position and direction.</cd> -- <col>Mountain rice</col>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An upland variety of rice,
grown without irrigation, in some parts of Asia, Europe, and the
United States</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An American genus of grasses
(<spn>Oryzopsis</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Mountain rose</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of rose with solitary flowers,
growing in the mountains of Europe (<spn>Rosa alpina</spn>).</cd>
-- <col>Mountain soap</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>a soft earthy
mineral, of a brownish color, used in crayon painting;
saxonite.</cd> -- <col>Mountain sorrel</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>a low perennial plant (<spn>Oxyria digyna</spn> with rounded
kidney-form leaves, and small greenish flowers, found in the
White Mountains of New Hampshire, and in high northern latitudes.
<au>Gray</au>.</cd> -- <col>Mountain sparrow</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the European tree sparrow.</cd> --
<col>Mountain spinach</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Orach</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mountain tobacco</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a composite plant (<spn>Arnica
montana</spn>) of Europe; called also <altname>leopard's
bane</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Mountain witch</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a ground pigeon of Jamaica, of the
genus <spn>Geotrygon</spn>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Moun`tain*eer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>montanier</ets>, LL. <ets>montanarius</ets>. See
<er>Mountain</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An inhabitant of a
mountain; one who lives among mountains.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A rude, fierce person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>No savage fierce, bandit, or <qex>mountaineer</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Moun`tain*eer"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To lie or act as a
mountaineer; to climb mountains.</def>

<q>You can't go <qex>mountaineering</qex> in a flat country.</q>
<qau>H. James.</qau>

<hw>Moun"tain*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
mountaineer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Moun"tain*et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small
mountain.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Moun"tain*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>montagneux</ets>, L. <ets>montaniosus</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Full of, or containing, mountains; <as>as, the
<ex>mountainous</ex> country of the Swiss</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Inhabiting mountains.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Large as, or resembling, a mountain; huge; of
great bulk; <as>as, a <ex>mountainous</ex> heap</as>.</def>

<au>Prior.</au>

<hw>Moun"tain*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or
quality of being mountainous.</def>

<hw>Mount"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>montance</ets>.]</ety> <def>Amount; sum; quantity;
extent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mount"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>montant</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>monter</ets>. See
<er>Mount</er>, and cf. <er>Montant</er>.]</ety> <def>Raised;
high.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mount"e*bank</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>montimbanco</ets>, <ets>montambanco</ets>;
<ets>montare</ets> to mount + <ets>in</ets> in, upon +
<ets>banco</ets> bench. See <er>Mount</er>, and 4th
<er>Bank</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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
infalliable remedies; a quack doctor.</def>

<q>Such is the weakness and easy credulity of men, that a
<qex>mountebank</qex> ... is preferred before an able
physician.</q>
<qau>Whitlock.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any boastful or false pretender; a charlatan; a
quack.</def>

<q>Nothing so impossible in nature but <qex>mountebanks</qex>
will undertake.</q>
<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau>

<hw>Mount"e*bank</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cheat by boasting
and false pretenses; to gull.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mount"e*bank</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To play the
mountebank.</def>

<hw>Mount"e*bank`er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
practices of a mountebank; quackery; boastful and vain
pretenses.</def>

<hw>Mount"e*bank`ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a mountebank
or his quackery.</def>

<au>Howell.</au>

<hw>Mount"e*bank*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
practices of a mountebank; mountebankery.</def>

<hw>Mount"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Seated or
serving on horseback or similarly; <as>as, <ex>mounted</ex>
police; <ex>mounted</ex> infantry.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Placed on a suitable support, or fixed in a
setting; <as>as, a <ex>mounted</ex> gun; a <ex>mounted</ex> map;
a <ex>mounted</ex> gem.</as></def>

<hw>Mount"e*naunce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Mountance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mount"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who mounts.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An animal mounted; a monture.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mount"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of one
that mounts.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That by which anything is prepared for use, or
set off to advantage; equipment; embellishment; setting; <as>as,
the <ex>mounting</ex> of a sword or diamond</as>.</def>

<hw>Mount"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ascending
manner.</def>

<hw>Mount"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small or
low mountain.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mount"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mont\'82e</ets>, fr. <ets>monter</ets>. See <er>Mount</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>The rise of a hawk after prey.</def>

<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au>

<hw>Mourn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mourned</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mourning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>murnan</ets>; akin
to OS. <ets>mornian</ets>, OHG. <ets>mornen</ets>, Goth.
<ets>ma\'a3rnan</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>Abraham came to <qex>mourn</qex> for Sarah, and to weep for
her.</q>
<qau>Gen. xxiii. 2.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To wear the customary garb of a mourner.</def>

<q>We <qex>mourn</qex> in black; why <qex>mourn</qex> we not in
blood?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Grieve for an hour, perhaps, then <qex>mourn</qex> a year.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Mourn</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To grieve for;
to lament; to deplore; to bemoan; to bewail.</def>

<q>As if he <qex>mourned</qex> his rival's ill success.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<q>And looking over the hills, I <qex>mourn</qex>
The darling who shall not return.</q>
<qau>Emerson.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To utter in a mournful manner or voice.</def>

<q>The lovelorn nightingale
Nightly to thee her sad song <qex>mourneth</qex> well.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Deplore</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mourne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 2d
<er>Morne</er>.]</ety> <def>The armed or feruled end of a staff;
in a sheephook, the end of the staff to which the hook is
attached.</def>

<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au>

<hw>Mourn"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who mourns or is grieved at any misfortune, as the death
of a friend.</def>

<q>His <qex>mourners</qex> were two hosts, his friends and
foes.</q>
<qau>Byron.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who attends a funeral as a hired
mourner.</def>

<q><qex>Mourners</qex> were provided to attend the funeral.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<hw>Mourn"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; mourning;
grieving; sad; also, causing sorrow; saddening; grievous; <as>as,
a <ex>mournful</ex> person; <ex>mournful</ex> looks, tones,
loss.</as></def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mourn"ful*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mourn"ful*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<syn>Syn. -- Sorrowful; lugubrious; sad; doleful; heavy;
afflictive; grievous; calamitous.</syn>

<hw>Mourn"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>murnung</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of sorrowing
or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Garb, drapery, or emblems indicative of grief,
esp. clothing or a badge of somber black.</def>

<q>The houses to their tops with black were spread,
And ev'n the pavements were with <qex>mourning</qex> hid.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<cs><col>Deep mourning</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Deep</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mourn"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Grieving;
sorrowing; lamenting.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or
used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or
sorrowing; <as>as, <ex>mourning</ex> garments; a
<ex>mourning</ex> ring; a <ex>mourning</ex> pin, and the
like.</as></def>

<cs><col>Mourning bride</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a garden
flower (<spn>Scabiosa atropurpurea</spn>) with dark purple or
crimson flowers in flattened heads.</cd> -- <col>Mourning
dove</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a wild dove (<spn>Zenaidura
macroura</spn>) found throughout the United States; -- so named
from its plaintive note. Called also <altname>Carolina
dove</altname>. See <xex>Illust<xex>. under <er>Dove</er>.</cd>
-- <col>Mourning warbler</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an
American ground warbler (<spn>Geothlypis Philadelphia</spn>). 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></cs>

<hw>Mourn"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mourning
manner.</def>

<hw>Mour"ni*val</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Murnival</er>.</def>

<hw>Mouse</hw> <pr>(mous)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mice</plw> <pr>(m<imac/s)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE.
<ets>mous</ets>, <ets>mus</ets>, AS. <ets>m<umac/s</ets>, pl.
<ets>m<ymac/s</ets>; akin to D. <ets>muis</ets>, G.
<ets>maus</ets>, OHG. & Icel. <ets>m<umac/s</ets>, Dan.
<ets>muus</ets>, Sw. <ets>mus</ets>, Russ. <ets>muishe</ets>, L.
<ets>mus</ets>, Gr. <grk>my^s</grk>, Skr. <ets>m<umac/sh</ets>
mouse, <ets>mush</ets> to steal. \'fb277. Cf. <er>Muscle</er>,
<er>Musk</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any
one of numerous species of small rodents belonging to the genus
<spn>Mus</spn> and various related genera of the family
<spn>Murid\'91</spn>.  The common house mouse (<spn>Mus
musculus</spn>) is found in nearly all countries. The American
white-footed, or deer, mouse (<spn>Hesperomys leucopus</spn>)
sometimes lives in houses. See <er>Dormouse</er>, <cref>Meadow
mouse</cref>, under <er>Meadow</er>, and <cref>Harvest
mouse</cref>, under <er>Harvest</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A knob made on a
rope with spun yarn or parceling to prevent a running eye from
slipping.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Same as 2d <er>Mousing</er>,
2.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A familiar term of endearment.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A dark-colored swelling caused by a blow.</def>
<mark>[Slang]</mark>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>A match used in firing guns or blasting.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Field mouse</col>, <col>Flying mouse</col></mcol>,
etc. <cd>See under <er>Field</er>, <er>Flying</er>, etc.</cd> --
<col>Mouse bird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a coly.</cd> --
<col>Mouse deer</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a chevrotain, as
the kanchil.</cd> -- <col>Mouse galago</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a very small West American galago
(<spn>Galago murinus</spn>). In color and size it resembles a
mouse. It has a bushy tail like that of a squirrel.</cd> --
<col>Mouse hawk</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A
hawk that devours mice</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The hawk owl; --
called also <altname>mouse owl</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Mouse
lemur</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several species
of very small lemurs of the genus <spn>Chirogaleus</spn>, found
in Madagascar.</cd> -- <col>Mouse piece</col>
<fld>(Cookery)</fld>, <cd>the piece of beef cut from the part
next below the round or from the lower part of the latter; --
called also <altname>mouse buttock</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mouse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Moused</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mousing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To watch for and
catch mice.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To watch for or pursue anything in a sly manner;
to pry about, on the lookout for something.</def>

<hw>Mouse</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To tear, as a
cat devours a mouse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd[Death]
<xex>mousing</xex> the flesh of men.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To furnish with a mouse; to
secure by means of a mousing. See <er>Mouse</er>, <pos>n.</pos>,
2.</def>

<hw>Mouse"-ear`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The forget-me-not
(<spn>Myosotis palustris</spn>) and other species of the same
genus.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A European species of hawkweed
(<spn>Hieracium Pilosella</spn>).</def>

<cs><col>Mouse-ear chickweed</col>, <cd>a name of two common
species of chickweed (<spn>Cerastium vulgarium</spn>, and <spn>C.
viscosum</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Mouse-ear cress</col>, <cd>a low
cruciferous herb (<spn>Sisymbrium Thaliana</spn>). All these are
low herbs with soft, oval, or obovate leaves, whence the
name.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mouse"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Frogfish</er>.</def>

<hw>Mouse"hole`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Mouse"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little
mouse.</def>

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<hw>Mous"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
cat that catches mice.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who pries about on the lookout for
something.</def>

<hw>Mouse"tail`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of ranunculaceous plants
(<spn>Myosurus</spn>), in which the prolonged receptacle is
covered with imbricating achenes, and so resembles the tail of a
mouse.</def>

<hw>Mous"ie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Diminutive for
<er>Mouse</er>.</def>

<au>Burns.</au>

<hw>Mous"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Impertinently
inquisitive; prying; meddlesome.</def> \'bd<xex>Mousing</xex>
saints.\'b8

<au>L'Estrange.</au>

<hw>Mous"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
hunting mice.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A ratchet movement in a loom.</def>

<cs><col>Mousing hook</col>, <cd>a hook with an attachment which
prevents its unhooking.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mou"sle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To sport
with roughly; to rumple.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>mouzle</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Wycherley.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mousse`line"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Muslin.</def>

<cs><col>\'d8Mousseline de laine</col> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[F.,
muslin of wool.]</ety> <cd>Muslin delaine. See under
<er>Muslin</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mousseline glass</col>, <cd>a kind
of thin blown glassware, such as wineglasses, etc.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mous`tache"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>Mustache.</def>

<hw>Mous"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Infested with
mice; smelling of mice.</def>

<hw>Mou"tan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The Chinese tree peony (<spn>P\'91onia Mountan</spn>), a
shrub with large flowers of various colors.</def>

<hw>Mouth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mouths</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>mouth</ets>,
<ets>mu<?/</ets>, AS. <ets>m<?/<?/</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>mond</ets>, OS. <ets>m<?/<?/</ets>, G. <ets>mund</ets>,
Icel. <ets>mu<?/r</ets>, <ets>munnr</ets>, Sw. <ets>mun</ets>,
Dan. <ets>mund</ets>, Goth. <ets>mun<?/s</ets>, and possibly L.
<ets>mentum</ets> chin; or cf. D. <ets>muil</ets> mouth, muzzle,
G. <ets>maul</ets>, OHG. <ets>m<?/la</ets>, Icel.
<ets>m<?/li</ets>, and Skr. <ets>mukha</ets> mouth.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> Hence: <def>An opening affording entrance or exit;
orifice; aperture;</def> as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The opening of a
vessel by which it is filled or emptied, charged or discharged;
<as>as, the <ex>mouth</ex> of a jar or pitcher; the
<ex>mouth</ex> of the lacteal vessels, etc.</as></def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The opening or entrance of any cavity, as a
cave, pit, well, or den.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The opening of a
piece of ordnance, through which it is discharged.</def>
<sd>(d)</sd> <def>The opening through which the waters of a river
or any stream are discharged.</def> <sd>(e)</sd> <def>The
entrance into a harbor.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Saddlery)</fld> <def>The crosspiece of a bridle
bit, which enters the mouth of an animal.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A principal speaker; one who utters the common
opinion; a mouthpiece.</def>

<q>Every coffeehouse has some particular statesman belonging to
it, who is the <qex>mouth</qex> of the street where he lives.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Cry; voice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Speech; language; testimony.</def>

<q>That in the <qex>mouth</qex> of two or three witnesses every
word may be established.</q>
<qau>Matt. xviii. 16.</qau>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>A wry face; a grimace; a mow.</def>

<q>Counterfeit sad looks,
Make <qex>mouths</qex> upon me when I turn my back.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<cs><col>Down in the mouth</col>, <cd>chapfallen; of dejected
countenance; depressed; discouraged.</cd> <mark>[Obs. or
Colloq.]</mark> -- <col>Mouth friend</col></mcol>, <cd>one who
professes friendship insincerely. <au>Shak</au>.</cd> --
<col>Mouth glass</col>, <cd>a small mirror for inspecting the
mouth or teeth.</cd> -- <col>Mouth honor</col>, <cd>honor given
in words, but not felt. <au>Shak</au>.</cd> -- <col>Mouth
organ</col>. <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Pan's pipes</cd>.
See <er>Pandean</er>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An harmonicon.</cd> --
<col>Mouth pipe</col>, <cd>an organ pipe with a lip or plate to
cut the escaping air and make a sound.</cd> -- <col>To stop the
mouth</col>, <cd>to silence or be silent; to put to shame; to
confound.</cd></cs>

<q><qex>The mouth</qex> of them that speak lies shall be
<qex>stopped</qex>.</q>
<qau>Ps. lxiii. 11.</qau>

<q>Whose <qex>mouths</qex> must be <qex>stopped</qex>.</q>
<qau>Titus i. 11.</qau>

<-- p. 950 -->

<hw>Mouth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mouthed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mouthing</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take into the
mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to
devour.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To utter with a voice affectedly big or
swelling; to speak in a strained or unnaturally sonorous
manner.</def> \'bd<xex>Mouthing</xex> big phrases.\'b8

<au>Hare.</au>

<q><qex>Mouthing</qex> out his hollow oes and aes.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a
bear her cub.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To make mouths at.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>R. Blair.</au>

<hw>Mouth</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To speak with a
full, round, or loud, affected voice; to vociferate; to
rant.</def>

<q>I'll bellow out for Rome, and for my country,
And <qex>mouth</qex> at C\'91sar, till I shake the senate.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To put mouth to mouth; to kiss.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To make grimaces, esp. in ridicule or
contempt.</def>

<q>Well I know, when I am gone,
How she <qex>mouths</qex> behind my back.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<hw>Mouthed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Furnished with a mouth.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having a mouth of a particular kind; using the
mouth, speech, or voice in a particular way; -- used only in
composition; <as>as, wide-<ex>mouthed</ex>;
hard-<ex>mouthed</ex>; foul-<ex>mouthed</ex>;
mealy-<ex>mouthed</ex>.</as></def>

<hw>Mouth"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
mouths; an affected speaker.</def>

<hw>Mouth"-foot`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the basal joints of the legs
converted into jaws.</def>

<hw>Mouth"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mouthfuls</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>As
much as is usually put into the mouth at one time.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, a small quantity.</def>

<hw>Mouth"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>m<umac/<edh/le\'a0s</ets>.]</ety> <def>Destitute of a
mouth.</def>

<hw>Mouth"-made`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Spoken
without sincerity; not heartfelt.</def> \'bd<xex>Mouth-made</xex>
vows.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mouth"piece`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The part of a musical or other instrument to which the mouth
is applied in using it; <as>as, the <ex>mouthpiece</ex> of a
bugle, or of a tobacco pipe</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>One who delivers the opinion of others or of
another; a spokesman; <as>as, the <ex>mouthpiece</ex> of his
party</as>.</def><-- hence (slang) a person's lawyer -->

<q>Egmont was imprudent enough to make himself the
<qex>mouthpiece</qex> of their remonstrance.</q>
<qau>Motley.</qau>

<hw>Mov`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Movableness.</def>

<hw>Mov"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>movable</ets>. See <er>Move</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, a
<ex>movable</ex> steam engine</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Changing from one time to another; <as>as,
<ex>movable</ex> feasts, <it>i. e.</it>, church festivals, the
date of which varies from year to year.</def>

<cs><col>Movable letter</col> <fld>(Heb. Gram.)</fld>, <cd>a
letter that is pronounced, as opposed to one that is
quiescent.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mov"a*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Movables</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</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>

<q>Furnished with the most rich and princely
<qex>movables</qex>.</q>
<qau>Evelyn.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Law)</fld> <def>Property not attached to
the soil.</def>

<note><hand/ The word is not convertible with <xex>personal
property</xex>, since rents and similar incidents of the soil
which are personal property by our law are immovables by the
Roman law.</note>

<au>Wharton.</au>

<hw>Mov"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state
of being movable; mobility; susceptibility of motion.</def>

<hw>Mov"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a movable manner or
condition.</def>

<hw>Move</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Moved</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Moving</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[OE. <ets>moven</ets>, OF. <ets>moveir</ets>, F.
<ets>mouvoir</ets>, L. <ets>movere</ets>; cf. Gr. <?/ to change,
exchange, go in or out, quit, Skr. <ets>m\'c6v</ets>, p.p.
<ets>m<umac/ta</ets>, to move, push. Cf. <er>Emotion</er>,
<er>Mew</er> to molt, <er>Mob</er>, <er>Mutable</er>,
<er>Mutiny</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, the wind <ex>moves</ex> a vessel; the horse
<ex>moves</ex> a carriage.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chess, Checkers, etc.)</fld> <def>To transfer
(a piece or man) from one space or position to another, according
to the rules of the game; <as>as, to <ex>move</ex> a
king</as>.</def>
<-- fld=board games -->

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To excite to action by the presentation of
motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to
influence.</def>

<q>Minds desirous of revenge were not <qex>moved</qex> with
gold.</q>
<qau>Knolles.</qau>

<q>No female arts his mind could <qex>move</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>4.</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>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>When he saw the multitudes, he was <qex>moved</qex> with
compassion on them.</q>
<qau>Matt. ix. 36.</qau>

<q>[The use of images] in orations and poetry is to
<qex>move</qex> pity or terror.</q>
<qau>Felton.</qau>

<sn>5.</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>as, to <ex>move</ex> to adjourn</as>.</def>

<q>Let me but <qex>move</qex> one question to your daughter.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>They are to be blamed alike who <qex>move</qex> and who
decline war upon particular respects.</q>
<qau>Hayward.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>To apply to, as for aid.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- To stir; agitate; trouble; affect; persuade;
influence; actuate; impel; rouse; prompt; instigate; incite;
induce; incline; propose; offer.</syn>

<hw>Move</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To change place
or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or
position to another; <as>as, a ship <ex>moves</ex>
rapidly</as>.</def>

<q>The foundations also of the hills <qex>moved</qex> and were
shaken, because he was wroth.</q>
<qau>Ps. xviii. 7.</qau>

<q>On the green bank I sat and listened long, ...
Nor till her lay was ended could I <qex>move</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to
act; <as>as, to <ex>move</ex> in a matter</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To change residence; to remove, as from one
house, town, or state, to another.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Chess, Checkers, etc.)</fld> <def>To change the
place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.</def>

<hw>Move</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
act of moving; a movement.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chess, Checkers, etc.)</fld> <def>The act of
moving one of the pieces, from one position to another, in the
progress of the game.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An act for the attainment of an object; a step
in the execution of a plan or purpose.</def>

<cs><col>To make a move</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To take some
action</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To move a piece, as in a game.</cd>
-- <col>To be on the move</col>, <cd>to bustle or stir about.
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Move`less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Motionless; fixed.</def>
\'bd<xex>Moveless</xex> as a tower.\'b8

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>Move"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mouvement</ets>. See <er>Move</er>, and cf.
<er>Moment</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, the <ex>movement</ex> of an army in marching
or maneuvering; the <ex>movement</ex> of a wheel or a machine;
the party of <ex>movement</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Manner or style of moving; <as>as, a slow, or
quick, or sudden, <ex>movement</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The rhythmical
progression, pace, and tempo of a piece.</def> \'bdAny change of
time is a change of <xex>movement</xex>.\'b8 <au>Busby</au>.
<sd>(b)</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>as, the several <ex>movements</ex> of a suite or
a symphony</as>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A system of mechanism for
transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming
motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch.</def>

<cs><col>Febrille movement</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>an
elevation of the body temperature; a fever.</cd> -- <col>Movement
cure</col>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Kinesiatrics</er>.</cd>
-- <col>Movement of the bowels</col>, <cd>an evacuation or stool;
a passage or discharge.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Motion.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Movement</er>,
<er>Motion</er>. <xex>Motion</xex> expresses a general idea of
not being at rest; <xex>movement</xex> is oftener used to express
a definite, regulated motion, esp. a progress.</usage>

<hw>Mo"vent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>movens</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>movere</ets>. See
<er>Move</er>.]</ety> <def>Moving.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Grew.</au>

<hw>Mo"vent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which moves
anything.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mov"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
person or thing that moves, stirs, or changes place.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A person or thing that imparts motion, or causes
change of place; a motor.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, excites, instigates, or
causes movement, change, etc.; <as>as, <ex>movers</ex> of
sedition</as>.</def>

<q>These most poisonous compounds,
Which are the <qex>movers</qex> of a languishing death.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A proposer; one who offers a proposition, or
recommends anything for consideration or adoption; <as>as, the
<ex>mover</ex> of a resolution in a legislative body</as>.</def>

<hw>Mov"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Changing place
or posture; causing motion or action; <as>as, a <ex>moving</ex>
car, or power</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Exciting movement of the mind; adapted to move
the sympathies, passions, or affections; touching; pathetic;
<as>as, a <ex>moving</ex> appeal</as>.</def>

<q>I sang an old <qex>moving</qex> story.</q>
<qau>Coleridge.</qau>

<cs><col>Moving force</col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <cd>a force that
accelerates, retards, or deflects the motion of a body.</cd> --
<col>Moving plant</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a leguminous plant
(<spn>Desmodium gyrans</spn>); -- so called because its leaflets
have a distinct automatic motion.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mov"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of changing place or
posture; esp., the act of changing one's dwelling place or place
of business.</def>

<cs><col>Moving day</col>, <cd>a day when one moves; esp., a day
when a large number of tenants change their dwelling
place.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mov"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a moving
manner.</def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<hw>Mov"ing*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The power of
moving.</def>

<hw>Mow</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>moe</asp> and <asp>mowe</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[F.
<ets>moue</ets> pouting, a wry face; cf. OD. <ets>mouwe</ets> the
protruded lip.]</ety> <def>A wry face.</def> \'bdMake
<xex>mows</xex> at him.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mow</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make mouths.</def>

<q>Nodding, becking, and <qex>mowing</qex>.</q>
<qau>Tyndale.</qau>

<hw>Mow</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Mew</er>, a gull.</def>

<hw>Mow</hw>, <pos>v.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>pres. sing.</pos>
<er>Mow</er>, <pos>pl.</pos> <er>Mowe</er>, <er>Mowen</er>,
<er>Moun</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>magan</ets>. See
<er>May</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>May; can.</def> \'bdThou
<xex>mow</xex> now escapen.\'b8 <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Our walles <qex>mowe</qex> not make hem resistence.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Mow</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Mowed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p.
p.</pos> <er>Mowed</er> or <er>Mown</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mowing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mowen</ets>, <ets>mawen</ets>, AS. <ets>m\'bewan</ets>; akin
to D. <ets>maaijen</ets>, G. <ets>m\'84hen</ets>, OHG.
<ets>m\'bejan</ets>, Dan. <ets>meie</ets>, L. <ets>metere</ets>
to reap, mow, Gr. <?/. Cf. <er>Math</er>, <er>Mead</er> a meadow,
<er>Meadow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cut down, as grass,
with a scythe or machine.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cut the grass from; <as>as, to <ex>mow</ex> a
meadow</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To cut down; to cause to fall in rows or masses,
as in mowing grass; -- with <xex>down</xex>; <as>as, a discharge
of grapeshot <ex>mows</ex> down whole ranks of men</as>.</def>

<hw>Mow</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To cut grass, etc., with a
scythe, or with a machine; to cut grass for hay.</def>

<hw>Mow</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mowe</ets>, AS. <ets>m<?/ga</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
heap or mass of hay or of sheaves of grain stowed in a
barn.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The place in a barn where hay or grain in the
sheaf is stowed.</def>

<hw>Mow</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To lay, as hay
or sheaves of grain, in a heap or mass in a barn; to pile and
stow away.</def>

<hw>Mow"burn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To heat
and ferment in the mow, as hay when housed too green.</def>

<hw>Mowe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v.</pos> <def>See 4th
<er>Mow</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mowe</hw>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See 1st & 2d
<er>Mow</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mow"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or that
which, mows; a mowing machine; <as>as, a lawn
<ex>mower</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Mow"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of one
who, or the operation of that which, mows.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Land from which grass is cut; meadow land.</def>

<cs><col>Mowing machine</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></cs>

<hw>Mown</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos> <def>Cut down
by mowing, as grass; deprived of grass by mowing; <as>as, a
<ex>mown</ex> field</as>.</def>

<hw>Mow"yer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A mower.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mox"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption of
Japan. <ets>mogusa</ets> (pronounced <ets>mongsa</ets>), an
escharotic made from the plant <ets>yomigi</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>moxa</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A soft
woolly mass prepared from the young leaves of <spn>Artemisia
Chinensis</spn>, 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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant from which this
substance is obtained, esp.  <spn>Artemisia Chinensis</spn>, and
<spn>A. moxa</spn>.</def>

<hw>Mox"ie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[fr. Moxie, a
trade name for a beverage.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>energy;
pep</def>.

<sn>2.</sn> <def>courage, determination</def>.

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Know-how, expertise</def>.

<au>MW10.</au>

<hw>\'d8Moy"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Mud poured
out from volcanoes during eruptions; -- so called in South
America.</def>

<hw>Moyle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See
<er>Moil</er>, and <er>Moile</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Moz"a*rab</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Moz`a*rab"ic</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <def>Same as <er>Muzarab</er>,
<er>Muzarabic</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mo*zet"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Moz*zet"ta</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>mozzetta</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mosette</ets>. Cf.
<er>Amice</er> a hood or cape.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A
cape, with a small hood; -- worn by the pope and other
dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church.</def>

<hw>Mr.</hw>. <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>The customary abbreviation of
<xex>Mister</xex> in writing and printing. See <er>Master</er>,
4.</def>

<hw>Mrs.</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def>The customary abbreviation of
<xex>Mistress</xex> when used as a title of courtesy, in writing
and printing.</def><-- abbr. of Misses -->

<hw>Mu*cam"ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Muc</ets>ic + <ets>amide</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The acid amide of mucic acid, obtained as
a white crystalline substance.</def>

<hw>Mu"cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A salt of mucic acid.</def>

<hw>Muce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Muse</er>,
and <er>Muset</er>.</def>

<hw>Mu*ce"din</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Mucus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot. Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellowish
white, amorphous, nitrogenous substance found in wheat, rye,
etc., and resembling gluten; -- formerly called also
<altname>mucin</altname>.</def>

<hw>Much</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar. & superl. wanting, but supplied by</pos>
<er>More</er> <pr>(?)</pr>, and <er>Most</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
from another root.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>moche</ets>,
<ets>muche</ets>, <ets>miche</ets>, prob. the same as
<ets>mochel</ets>, <ets>muchel</ets>, <ets>michel</ets>,
<ets>mikel</ets>, fr. AS. <ets>micel</ets>, <ets>mycel</ets>; cf.
Gr. <?/, fem. <?/, great, and Icel. <ets>mj\'94k</ets>, adv.,
much. \'fb103. See <er>Mickle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Great
in quantity; long in duration; <as>as, <ex>much</ex> rain has
fallen; <ex>much</ex> time.</as></def>

<q>Thou shalt carry <qex>much</qex> seed out into the field, and
shalt gather but little in.</q>
<qau>Deut. xxviii. 38.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Many in number.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<q>Edom came out against him with <qex>much</qex> people.</q>
<qau>Num. xx. 20.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>High in rank or position.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Much</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A great quantity; a
great deal; also, an indefinite quantity; <as>as, you have as
<ex>much</ex> as I</as>.</def>

<q>He that gathered <qex>much</qex> had nothing over.</q>
<qau>Ex. xvi. 18.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Much</xex>in this sense can be regarded as an
adjective qualifying a word unexpressed, and may, therefore, be
modified by <xex>as</xex>, <xex>so</xex>, <xex>too</xex>,
<xex>very</xex>.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A thing uncommon, wonderful, or noticeable;
something considerable.</def>

<q>And [he] thought not <qex>much</qex> to clothe his
enemies.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<cs><col>To make much of</col>, <cd>to treat as something of
especial value or worth.</cd></cs>

<hw>Much</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel.
<ets>mj\'94k</ets>. See <er>Much</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>
<def>To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far;
nearly.</def> \'bd<xex>Much</xex> suffering heroes.\'b8

<au>Pope.</au>

<q>Thou art <qex>much</qex> mightier than we.</q>
<qau>Gen. xxvi. 16.</qau>

<q>Excellent speech becometh not a fool, <qex>much</qex> less do
lying lips a prince.</q>
<qau>Prov. xvii. 7.</qau>

<q>Henceforth I fly not death, nor would prolong
Life <qex>much</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>All left the world <qex>much</qex> as they found it.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau>

<hw>Much"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[\'fb103. See
<er>Mickle</er>.]</ety> <def>Much.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Much"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Greatness; extent.</def>
<mark>[Obs. or Colloq.]</mark>

<q>The quantity and <qex>muchness</qex> of time which it
filcheth.</q>
<qau>W. Whately.</qau>

<cs><col>Much of a muchness</col>, <cd>much the same.
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> \'bdMen's men; gentle or simple, they 're
<xex>much of muchness<xex>.\'b8</cd></cs>

<au>G. Eliot.</au>

<hw>Much"what`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Nearly;
almost; much.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Muchwhat</xex>
after the same manner.\'b8

<au>Glanvill.</au>

<hw>Mu"cic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mucus</ets> mucus: cf. F. <ets>mucique</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mu"cid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mucidus</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mucus</ets> mucus. See
<er>Mucus</er>, and cf. <er>Moist</er>.]</ety> <def>Musty; moldy;
slimy; mucous.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mu"cid*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mu*cif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mucus</ets> + L. <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to
make. See  <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Inducing or stimulating the secretion of mucus;
blennogenous.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Secreting mucus.</def>

<hw>Mu"ci*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mucus</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Resembling mucus; having the character
or appearance of mucus.</def>

<hw>Mu"ci*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Muc</ets>in + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A substance which is formed in mucous
epithelial cells, and gives rise to mucin.</def>

<hw>Mu*cig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Connected with the formation of mucin;
resembling mucin.</def>

<q>The <qex>mucigenous</qex> basis is manufactured at the expense
of the ordinary protoplasm of the cell.</q>
<qau>Foster.</qau>

<hw>Mu"ci*lage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from L.
<ets>mucilago</ets> a musty juice, fr. <ets>mucus</ets> mucus,
slime. See <er>Mucus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.
Chem.)</fld> <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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances
allied to it; <as>as, medicinal <ex>mucilage</ex>;
<ex>mucilage</ex> for fastening envelopes.</as></def>

<hw>Mu`ci*lag"i*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>mucilagineux</ets>. See <er>Mucilage</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Partaking of the nature of, or resembling,
mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; <as>as, a
<ex>mucilaginous</ex> liquid</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage;
<as>as, the <ex>mucilaginous</ex> glands</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding
mucilage; <as>as, <ex>mucilaginous</ex> gums or
plants</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mu`ci*lag"i*nous*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<-- p. 951 -->

<hw>Mu"cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Mucus</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot. Chem.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Mucedin</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <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 <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Demilune</er>.</def>

<hw>Mu*cin"o*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mucin</ets> + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Mucigen</er>.</def>

<hw>Mu*cip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mucus</ets> + L. <ets>parere</ets> to produce.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Secreting, or producing, mucus or
mucin.</def>

<hw>Mu"ci*vore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mucus</ets> slime, mucus + <ets>vorare</ets> to
devour.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An unsect which feeds
on mucus, or the sap of plants, as certain Diptera, of the tribe
<xex>Mucivora</xex>.</def>

<hw>Muck</hw> <pr>(?)</pr><def>, abbreviation of
<xex>Amuck</xex>.</def>

<cs><col>To run a muck</col>. <cd>See <er>Amuck</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Muck</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>myki</ets>; akin to
D. <ets>m\'94g</ets>. Cf. <er>Midden</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Dung in a moist state; manure.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Vegetable mold mixed with earth, as found in
low, damp places and swamps.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything filthy or vile.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Money; -- in contempt.</def>

<q>The fatal <qex>muck</qex> we quarreled for.</q>
<qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau>

<cs><col>Muck bar</col>, <cd>bar iron which has been through the
rolls only once.</cd> -- <col>Muck iron</col>, <cd>crude puddled
iron ready for the squeezer or rollers.
<xex>Knight<xex>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Muck</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like muck; mucky; also, used in
collecting or distributing muck; <as>as, a <ex>muck</ex>
fork</as>.</def>

<hw>Muck</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To manure with muck.</def>

<hw>Muck"en*der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>mocador</ets>. Cf. <er>Mokadour</er>.]</ety> <def>A
handkerchief.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>muckinder</asp>, <asp>muckiter</asp>,
<asp>mockadour</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Muck"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A term of
reproach for a low or vulgar labor person.</def>
<mark>[Slang]</mark>

<hw>Muck"er</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To scrape together, as
money, by mean labor or shifts.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Udall.</au>

<hw>Muck"er*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A miser; a
niggard.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Muck"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
of being mucky.</def>

<hw>Muc"kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mickle</er>.]</ety> <def>Much.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Muck"mid`den</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
dunghill.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<hw>Muck"sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat mucky;
soft, sticky, and dirty; muxy.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<au>R. D. Blackmore.</au>

<hw>Muck"worm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A larva or grub that lives in muck or
manure; -- applied to the larv\'91 of the tumbledung and allied
beetles.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who scrapes together money by mean labor and
devices; a miser.</def> \'bdMisers are <xex>muckworms</xex>.\'b8

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>Muck"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Filthy with muck; miry; <as>as, a <ex>mucky</ex>
road</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Mucky</xex> filth.\'b8

<au>Spenser.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Vile, in a moral sense; sordid.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<q><qex>Mucky</qex> money and false felicity.</q>
<qau>Latimer.</qau>

<hw>Mu"co*cele</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mucus</ets> + Gr. <?/ tumor.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<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>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Mu"coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mucus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling
mucus.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<cs><col>Mucoid degeneration</col>, <cd>a form of degeneration in
which the tissues are transformed into a semisolid substance
resembling mucus.</cd></cs>

<au>Quain.</au>

<hw>Mu"co*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of muconic acid.</def>

<hw>Mu*con"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mu</ets>cic + ita<ets>conic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an
organic acid, obtained indirectly from mucic acid, and somewhat
resembling itaconic acid.</def>

<hw>Mu`co*pu"ru*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mucus</ets> + <ets>purulent</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Having the character or appearance of both
mucus and pus.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mu"cor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>mucere</ets> to be moldy or musty.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A genus of minute fungi. The plants consist of slender
threads with terminal globular sporangia; mold.</def>

<hw>Mu*cos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
or state of being mucous or slimy; mucousness.</def>

<hw>Mu"cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mucosus</ets>, fr. <ets>mucus</ets> mucus.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy,
ropy, or stringy, and lubricous; <as>as, a <ex>mucous</ex>
substance</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Secreting a slimy or mucigenous substance;
<as>as, the <ex>mucous</ex> membrane</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Mucous membrane</col>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Membrane</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mucous patches</col>
<fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>elevated patches found in the mucous
membranes of the mouth and anus, usually due to syphilis.</cd> --
<col>Mucous tissue</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <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 <xex>myxomata<xex>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mu"cous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being mucous; sliminess.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mu"cro</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A minute abrupt point, as of a
leaf; any small, sharp point or process, terminating a larger
part or organ.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mu"cro*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mu"cro*na`ted</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mucronatus</ets>, fr. <ets>mucro</ets> a sharp point: cf. F.
<ets>mucron\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Ending abruptly in a sharp
point; abruptly tipped with a short and sharp point; <as>as, a
<ex>mucronate</ex> leaf</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mu"cro*nate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mu*cron"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having,
or tipped with, a small point or points.</def>

<hw>Mu"cu*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>muculentus</ets>, fr. <ets>mucus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Slimy;
moist, and moderately viscous.</def>

<hw>Mu"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mucus</ets>, <ets>muccus</ets>; cf. <ets>mucere</ets> 8be
moldy or musty, Gr. <?/ mucus, and Skr. <ets>muc</ets> to
release. Cf. <er>Match</er> for striking fire, <er>Moist</er>,
<er>Mucilage</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>
<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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Any other animal fluid of
a viscid quality, as the synovial fluid, which lubricates the
cavities of the joints; -- improperly so used.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A gelatinous or slimy
substance found in certain alg\'91 and other plants.</def>

<hw>Mu"cus*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.
Chem.)</fld> <def>Mucin.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mud</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to LG.
<ets>mudde</ets>, D. <ets>modder</ets>, G. <ets>moder</ets> mold,
OSw. <ets>modd</ets> mud, Sw. <ets>modder</ets> mother, Dan.
<ets>mudder</ets> mud. Cf. <er>Mother</er> a scum on
liquors.]</ety> <def>Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and
adhesive.</def>

<cs><col>Mud bass</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a fresh-water
fish (<spn>Acantharchum pomotis</spn>) of the Eastern United
States. It produces a deep grunting note.</cd> -- <col>Mud
bath</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>Mud boat</col>, <cd>a large flatboat used in
deredging.</cd> -- <col>Mud cat</col>. <cd>See
<er>Catfish</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mud crab</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several American marine
crabs of the genus <spn>Panopeus</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Mud
dab</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the winter flounder. See
<er>Flounder</er>, and <er>Dab</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mud
dauber</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a mud wasp.</cd> --
<col>Mud devil</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the
fellbender.</cd> -- <col>Mud drum</col> <fld>(Steam
Boilers)</fld>, <cd>a drum beneath a boiler, into which sediment
and mud in the water can settle for removal.</cd> -- <col>Mud
eel</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a long, slender, aquatic
amphibian (<spn>Siren lacertina</spn>), found in the Southern
United States. It has persistent external gills and only the
anterior pair of legs. See <er>Siren</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mud
frog</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a European frog
(<spn>Pelobates fuscus</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Mud hen</col>.
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The American coot
(<spn>Fulica Americana</spn>)</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The clapper
rail.</cd> -- <col>Mud lark</col>, <cd>a person who cleans
sewers, or delves in mud.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark> -- <col>Mud
minnow</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any small American
fresh-water fish of the genus <spn>Umbra</spn>, as <spn>U.
limi</spn>. The genus is allied to the pickerels.</cd> --
<col>Mud plug</col>, <cd>a plug for stopping the mudhole of a
boiler.</cd> -- <col>Mud puppy</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>,
<cd>the menobranchus.</cd> -- <col>Mud scow</col>, <cd>a heavy
scow, used in dredging; a mud boat.</cd> <mark>[U.S.]</mark> --
<mcol><col>Mud turtle</col>, <col>Mud tortoise</col></mcol>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of numerous species of
fresh-water tortoises of the United States.</cd> -- <col>Mud
wasp</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of numerous species
of hymenopterous insects belonging to <spn>Pep\'91us</spn>, 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 <altname>mud dauber</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mud</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To bury in
mud.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make muddy or turbid.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mu"dar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind.
<ets>mad\'ber</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Either one of
two asclepiadaceous shrubs (<spn>Calotropis gigantea</spn>, and
<spn>C. procera</spn>), which furnish a strong and valuable
fiber. The acrid milky juice is used medicinally.</def>

<hw>Mu"da*rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A brown, amorphous, bitter substance having a strong emetic
action, extracted from the root of the mudar.</def>

<hw>Mud"di*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr><def>, In a muddy manner;
turbidly; without mixture; cloudily; obscurely; confusedly.</def>

<hw>Mud"di*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
condition or quality of being muddy; turbidness; foulness casued
by mud, dirt, or sediment; <as>as, the <ex>muddiness</ex> of a
stream</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Obscurity or confusion, as in treatment of a
subject; intellectual dullness.</def>

<hw>Mud"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Muddled</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Muddling</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From <er>Mud</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To make turbid, or muddy, as water.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>He did ill to <qex>muddle</qex> the water.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cloud or stupefy; to render stupid with
liquor; to intoxicate partially.</def>

<q>Epicurus seems to have had brains so <qex>muddled</qex> and
confounded, that he scarce ever kept in the right way.</q>
<qau>Bentley.</qau>

<q>Often drunk, always <qex>muddled</qex>.</q>
<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To waste or misuse, as one does who is stupid or
intoxicated.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>They <qex>muddle</qex> it [money] away without method or
object, and without having anything to show for it.</q>
<qau>Hazlitt.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To mix confusedly; to confuse; to make a mess
of; <as>as, to <ex>muddle</ex> matters</as>; also, to perplex; to
mystify.</def>

<au>F. W. Newman.</au>

<hw>Mud"dle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To dabble in
mud.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Swift.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To think and act in a confused, aimless
way.</def>

<hw>Mud"dle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A state of being turbid or
confused; hence, intellectual cloudiness or dullness.</def>

<q>We both grub on in a <qex>muddle</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dickens.</qau>

<hw>Mud"dle*head`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A stupid
person.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <au>C. Reade</au>. --
<wordforms><wf>Mud"dle-head`ed</wf>, <pos>a.</pos>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <au>Dickens.</au></wordforms>

<hw>Mud"dler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, muddles.</def>

<hw>Mud"dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Muddier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Muddiest</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Abounding in mud; besmeared or dashed with mud; <as>as, a
<ex>muddy</ex> road or path; <ex>muddy</ex> boots.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Turbid with mud; <as>as, <ex>muddy</ex>
water</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Consisting of mud or earth; gross; impure.</def>

<q>This <qex>muddy</qex> vesture of decay.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Confused, as if turbid with mud; cloudy in mind;
dull; stupid; also, immethodical; incoherent; vague.</def>

<q>Cold hearts and <qex>muddy</qex> understandings.</q>
<qau>Burke.</qau>

<q>Dost think I am so <qex>muddy</qex>, so unsettled.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Not clear or bright.</def>

<au>Swift.</au>

<hw>Mud"dy</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Muddied</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Muddying</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To cloud; to make dull or heavy.</def>

<au>Grew.</au>

<hw>Mud"dy-head`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Dull;
stupid.</def>

<hw>Mud"dy-met`tled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Dull-spirited.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mud"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The European loach.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The bowfin.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The South
American lipedosiren, and the allied African species
(<spn>Protopterus annectens</spn>). See
<er>Lipedosiren</er>.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>The mud
minnow.</def>

<hw>Mud"hole`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
hole, or hollow place, containing mud, as in a road.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Steam Boilers)</fld> <def>A hole near the
bottom, through which the sediment is withdrawn.</def>

<hw>Mu"dir</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Moodir</er>.</def>

<hw>Mud"sill`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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 <er>Sill</er>.</def>

<hw>Mud"suck`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A woodcock.</def>

<hw>Mud"wall`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European bee-eater. See
<er>Bee-eater</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>modwall</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mud"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A small herbaceous plant growing on muddy shores
(<spn>Limosella aquatica</spn>).</def>

<hw>Mue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To mew; to
molt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Quarles.</au>

<hw>Mu*ez"zin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar.]</ety>
<def>A Mohammedan crier of the hour of prayer.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>mouezzin</asp>, <asp>mueddin</asp>, and
<asp>muwazzin</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Muff</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LG.
<ets>muff</ets>, D. <ets>mof</ets>, G., Dan., & Sw.
<ets>muff</ets>, F. <ets>moufle</ets> mitten, LL.
<ets>muffula</ets>, MHG. <ets>mouwe</ets> sleeve, D.
<ets>mouw</ets>, and E. <ets>muffle</ets>, v.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A soft cover of cylindrical form, usually of fur, worn by
women to shield the hands from cold.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A short hollow cylinder
surrounding an object, as a pipe.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Glass Manuf.)</fld> <def>A blown cylinder of
glass which is afterward flattened out to make a sheet.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <ety>[Perhaps a different word; cf. Prov. E.
<ets>maffle</ets> to slammer.]</ety> <def>A stupid fellow; a
poor-spirited person.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> \'bdA
<xex>muff</xex> of a curate.\'b8

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<sn>5.</sn> <ety>[See 4.]</ety> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>A
failure to hold a ball when once in the hands.</def>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The whitethroat.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Muff</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Muffed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Muffing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To handle awkwardly; to
fumble; to fail to hold, as a ball, in catching it.</def>

<hw>Muf`fe*tee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small
muff worn over the wrist.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<au>Halliwell.</au>

<hw>Muf"fin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Muff</er>.]</ety> <def>A light, spongy, cylindrical cake,
used for breakfast and tea.</def>

<hw>Muf`fin*eer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dish for
keeping muffins hot.</def>

<hw>Muff"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Muff</er>, 4 & 5.]</ety> <def>Stupid; awkward.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<hw>Muf"fle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The bare end of
the nose between the nostrils; -- used esp. of ruminants.</def>

<hw>Muf"fle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Muffled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Muffling</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>moufle</ets> a mitten, LL. <ets>muffula</ets>, OD.
<ets>moffel</ets> a muff. See <er>Muff</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To wrap up in something that conceals or protects; to wrap,
as the face and neck, in thick and disguishing folds; hence, to
conceal or cover the face of; to envelop; to inclose; -- often
with <xex>up</xex>.</def>

<au>South.</au>

<q>The face lies <qex>muffled</qex> up within the garment.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<q>He <qex>muffled</qex> with a cloud his mournful eyes.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<q><qex>Muffled</qex> up in darkness and superstition.</q>
<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To prevent seeing, or hearing, or speaking, by
wraps bound about the head; to blindfold; to deafen.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To wrap with something that dulls or deadens the
sound of; <as>as, to <ex>muffle</ex> the strings of a drum, or
that part of an oar which rests in the rowlock</as>.</def>

<hw>Muf"fle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>maffle</ets>, <ets>mumble</ets>, D.
<ets>moffelen</ets>.]</ety> <def>To speak indistinctly, or
without clear articulation.</def>

<hw>Muf"fle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>moufle</ets>,
prop., a mitten, from the resemblance in shape. See
<er>Muffle</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, <er>Muff</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Anything with which another thing, as an oar or
drum, is muffled; also, a boxing glove; a muff.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metal.)</fld> <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>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Ceramics)</fld> <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>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A pulley block containing several sheaves.</def>

<au>Knight.</au>

<hw>Muf"fler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Anything used in muffling; esp., a scarf for protecting the
head and neck in cold weather; a tippet.</def>

<q>Fortune is painted blind, with a <qex>muffler</qex> above her
eyes.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A cushion for terminating or
softening a note made by a stringed instrument with a
keyboard.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A kind of mitten or boxing glove, esp. when
stuffed.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>One who muffles.</def>

<hw>Muf"lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mouflon</er>.</def>

<hw>Muf"ti</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Muftis</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Ar.
<ets>mufti</ets>.]</ety> <def>An official expounder of Mohammedan
law.</def>

<hw>Muf"ti</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Citizen's dress when worn by
a naval or military officer; -- a term derived from the British
service in India.</def> <mark>[Colloq. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Mug</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Ir.
<ets>mugam</ets> a mug, <ets>mucog</ets> a cup.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of earthen or metal drinking cup, with a
handle, -- usually cylindrical and without a lip.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The face or mouth.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<hw>Mug"gard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. G.
<ets>mucker</ets> a sulky person, <ets>muckish</ets> sullen,
peevish, <ets>mucken</ets> to mutter, grumble.]</ety>
<def>Sullen; displeased.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mug"get</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The small
entrails of a calf or a hog.</def>

<hw>Mug"gi*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
condition or quality of being muggy.</def>

<hw>Mug"gish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Muggy</er>.</def>

<hw>Mug`gle*to"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.
Hist.)</fld> <def>One of an extinct sect, named after Ludovic
<xex>Muggleton</xex>, an English journeyman tailor, who (about
1657) claimed to be inspired.</def>

<au>Eadie.</au>

<hw>Mug"gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Muggier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Muggiest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf.
Icel. <ets>mugga</ets> mist, mugginess. Cf. 4th
<er>Mold</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Moist; damp; moldy;
<as>as, <ex>muggy</ex> straw</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Warm, damp, and close; <as>as, <ex>muggy</ex>
air, weather</as>.</def>

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<hw>Mug"house`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An alehouse;
a pothouse.</def>

<au>Tickel.</au>

<hw>Mu"gi*en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
bellowing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mu"gi*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mugiens</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>mugire</ets> to bellow.]</ety>
<def>Lowing; bellowing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mu"gil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a sort
of fish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of fishes
including the gray mullets. See <er>Mullet</er>.</def>

<hw>Mu"gi*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the genus Mugil,
or family <spn>Mugilid\'91</spn>.</def>

<hw>Mug"weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A slender European weed (<spn>Galium Cruciata</spn>); --
called also <altname>crossweed</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mug"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mucgwyrt</ets>. Cf. <er>Midge</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A somewhat aromatic composite weed (<spn>Artemisia
vulgaris</spn>), at one time used medicinally; -- called also
<altname>motherwort</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mug"wump`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
Algonquin <ets>mugquomp</ets> a chief.]</ety> <def>A bolter from
the Republican party in the national election of 1884; an
Independent.</def> <mark>[Political Cant, U.S.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mug"wump`er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mug"wump*ism</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The acts and views of
the mugwumps.</def> <mark>[Political Cant, U.S.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mu*ham"mad*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mu*ham"med*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a. & n.</pos>
<def>Mohammedan.</def>

<hw>Mu*ham"mad*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Mohammedanism.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mu*la"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
moor.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<au>Lockhart.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mu*la"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
Amer., fr. Sp. <ets>mulo</ets>, <ets>mula</ets>, a mule.]</ety>
<def>A drove of mules.</def> <mark>[Southwest. U.S.]</mark>

<hw>Mu*lat"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mulattoes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Sp. & Pg.
<ets>mulato</ets>, masc., <ets>mulata</ets>, fem., of a mixed
breed, fr. <ets>mulo</ets> mule, L. <ets>mulus</ets>. See
<er>Mule</er>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Mu*lat"tress</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female mulatto.</def>

<au>G. W. Gable.</au>

<hw>Mul"ber*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mulberries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE.
<ets>moolbery</ets>, <ets>murberie</ets>, AS.
<ets>murberie</ets>, where the first part is fr. L.
<ets>morum</ets> mulberry; cf. Gr. <?/, <?/. Cf. <er>Murrey</er>,
<er>Sycamore</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The
berry or fruit of any tree of the genus <spn>Morus</spn>; also,
the tree itself. See <er>Morus</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A dark pure color, like the hue of a black
mulberry.</def>

<cs><col>Mulberry mass</col>. <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Morula</er>.</cd> -- <col>Paper mulberry</col>, <cd>a tree
(<spn>Broussonetia papyrifera</spn>), 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></cs>

<hw>Mul"ber*ry-faced`</hw> <pr>(-f<amac/st`)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having a face of a mulberry color, or blotched as if with
mulberry stains.</def>

<hw>Mulch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<ets>mull</ets> dirt, also Prov. G. <ets>mulsch</ets>,
<ets>molsch</ets>, rotten, soft, mellow, as fruit.]</ety>
<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>

<hw>Mulch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mulched</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Mulching</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To cover or dress
with mulch.</def>

<hw>Mulct</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mulcta</ets>, <ets>multa</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
fine or penalty, esp. a pecuniary punishment or penalty.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A blemish or defect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<syn>Syn. -- Amercement; forfeit; forfeiture; penalty.</syn>

<hw>Mulct</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mulcted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mulcting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>mulctare</ets>,
<ets>multare</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To punish for an
offense or misdemeanor by imposing a fine or forfeiture, esp. a
pecuniary fine; to fine.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, to deprive of; to withhold by way of
punishment or discipline.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mulc"ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mulc"tu*a*ry</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Imposing a pecuniary
penalty; consisting of, or paid as, a fine.</def>

<q>Fines, or some known <qex>mulctuary</qex> punishments.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau>

<hw>Mule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., a she-mule,
L. <ets>mula</ets>, fem. of <ets>mulus</ets>; cf. Gr. <?/, <?/.
Cf. AS. <ets>m<?/l</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mulus</ets>. Cf.
<er>Mulatto</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a
mare, sometimes a horse and a she-ass. See <er>Hinny</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ Mules are much used as draught animals. They are
hardy, and proverbial for stubbornness.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant or vegetable produced
by impregnating the pistil of one species with the pollen or
fecundating dust of another; -- called also
<altname>hybrid</altname>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A very stubborn person.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A machine, used in factories, for spinning
cotton, wool, etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops;
-- called also <altname>jenny</altname> and
<altname>mule-jenny</altname>.</def>

<cs><col>Mule armadillo</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a
long-eared armadillo <fld>(Tatusia hybrida)</fld>, native of
Buenos Ayres; -- called also <altname>mulita</altname>. See
<xex>Illust<xex>. under <er>Armadillo</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mule
deer</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large deer (<spn>Cervus,
<or/ Cariacus, macrotis</spn>) of the Western United States. The
name refers to its long ears.</cd> -- <col>Mule pulley</col>
<fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>an idle pulley for guiding a belt which
transmits motion between shafts that are not parallel.</cd> --
<col>Mule twist</col>, <cd>cotton yarn in cops, as spun on a
mule; -- in distinction from yarn spun on a throstle
frame.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mule"-jen`ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mule</er>, 4.</def>

<hw>Mu`le*teer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>muletier</ets>, fr. <ets>mulet</ets> a mule, dim. fr. L.
<ets>mulus</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who drives mules.</def>

<hw>Mule"wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A fern of the genus <spn>Hemionitis</spn>.</def>

<hw>Mu"ley</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Sawmills)</fld>
<def>A stiff, long saw, guided at the ends but not stretched in a
gate.</def>

<cs><col>Muley axle</col> <fld>(Railroad)</fld>, <cd>a car axle
without collars at the outer ends of the journals.</cd></cs>

<au>Forney.</au>

<hw>Mul"ey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mulley</er>.</def>

<hw>Mu`li*eb"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>muliebritas</ets>, fr. <ets>muliebris</ets> belonging to a
woman, fr. <ets>mulier</ets> a woman.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
state of being a woman or of possessing full womanly powers;
womanhood; -- correlate of <xex>virility</xex>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Effeminancy; softness.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mu"li*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a
woman.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A woman.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd>
<fld>(Civ. Law)</fld> <def>A woman; a wife; a mother.</def>

<au>Blount. Cowell.</au>

<hw>Mu"li*er*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner or
condition of a mulier; in wedlock; legitimately.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mu"li*er*ose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mulierosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Fond of woman.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Charles Reade.</au>

<hw>Mu`li*er*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mulierositas</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fondness for women.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<hw>Mu"li*er*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>Condition of being a mulier; position of one born in lawful
wedlock.</def>

<hw>Mul"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a mule;
sullen; stubborn.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mul"ish*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Mul"ish*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mull</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. contr. fr.
<ets>mossul</ets>. See <er>Muslin</er>.]</ety> <def>A thin, soft
kind of muslin.</def>

<hw>Mull</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>m<?/li</ets> a
snout, muzzle, projecting crag; or cf. Ir. & Gael.
<ets>meall</ets> a heap of earth, a mound, a hill or eminence, W.
<ets>moel</ets>. Cf. <er>Mouth</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
promontory; <as>as, the <ex>Mull</ex> of Cantyre</as>.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A snuffbox made of the small end of a
horn.</def>

<hw>Mull</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. akin to <ets>mold</ets>.
\'fb108. See <er>Mold</er>.]</ety> <def>Dirt; rubbish.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Gower.</au>

<hw>Mull</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mullen</ets>. See
2d <er>Muller</er>.]</ety> <def>To powder; to pulverize.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Mull</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To work (over) mentally; to
cogitate; to ruminate; -- usually with <xex>over</xex>; <as>as,
to <ex>mull</ex> over a thought or a problem</as>.</def>
<mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark>

<hw>Mull</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An inferior kind of madder
prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the
larger.</def>

<hw>Mull</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mulled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mulling</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From <ets>mulled</ets>, for
<ets>mold</ets>, taken as a p.p.; OE. <ets>mold</ets>-ale funeral
ale or banquet. See <er>Mold</er> soil.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To heat, sweeten, and enrich with spices; <as>as, to
<ex>mull</ex> wine</as>.</def>

<q>New cider, <qex>mulled</qex> with ginger warm.</q>
<qau>Gay.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mul"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Mollah</er>.</def>

<hw>Mul`la*ga*taw"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Tamil
<ets>milagu-tann\'c6r</ets> pepper water.]</ety> <def>An East
Indian curry soup.</def>

<hw>Mul"lah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mollah</er>.</def>

<hw>Mul"lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A die, cut in
intaglio, for stamping an ornament in relief, as upon
metal.</def>

<hw>Mul"lein</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>moleyn</ets>, AS. <ets>molegn</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the genus
<spn>Verbascum</spn>. They are tall herbs having coarse leaves,
and large flowers in dense spikes. The common species, with
densely woolly leaves, is <spn>Verbascum Thapsus</spn>.</def>

<cs><col>Moth mullein</col>. <cd>See under <er>Moth</er>.</cd> --
<col>Mullein foxglove</col>, <cd>an American herb (<spn>Seymeria
macrophylla</spn>) with coarse leaves and yellow tubular flowers
with a spreading border.</cd> -- <col>Petty mullein</col>,
<cd>the cowslip. <au>Dr. Prior</au>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mul"len</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Mullein</er>.</def>

<hw>Mull"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who, or that which, mulls.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A vessel in which wine, etc., is mulled over a
fire.</def>

<hw>Mull"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>mullen</ets> to
pulverize, bruise; cf. Icel. <ets>mylja</ets>; prob. akin to E.
<ets>mold</ets> soil. See <er>Mold</er> soil, and cf.
<er>Mull</er> dirt.]</ety> <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>

<hw>M\'81l*le"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or discovered by,
Johannes <xex>M\'81ller</xex>.</def>

<cs><col>M\'81llerian ducts</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>a pair
of embryonic ducts which give rise to the genital passages in the
female, but disappear in the male.</cd> -- <col>M\'81llerian
fibers</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the sustentacular or
connective-tissue fibers which form the framework of the
retina.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mul"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>molet</ets>, <ets>mulet</ets>, F. <ets>mulet</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>mullus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Any one of numerous fishes of the genus Mugil; -- called
also <altname>gray mullets</altname>. They are found on the
coasts of both continents, and are highly esteemed as food. Among
the most valuable species are <stype><spn>Mugil
capito</spn></stype> of Europe, and <stype><spn>M.
cephalus</spn></stype> which occurs both on the European and
American coasts.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of the genus
<spn>Mullus</spn>, or family <spn>Mullid\'91</spn>; called also
<altname>red mullet</altname>, and <altname>surmullet</altname>,
esp. the plain surmullet (<spn>Mullus barbatus</spn>), and the
striped surmullet (<spn>M. surmulletus</spn>) of Southern Europe.
The former is the mullet of the Romans. It is noted for the
brilliancy of its colors. See <er>Surmullet</er>.</def>

<cs><col>French mullet</col>. <cd>See <er>Ladyfish</er>
<sd>(a)</sd>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mul"let</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>molette</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A star, usually
five pointed and pierced; -- when used as a difference it
indicates the third son.</def>

<hw>Mul"let</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>molet</ets> a
sort of pinchers.]</ety> <def>Small pinchers for curling the
hair.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mul"ley</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mool"ley</hw>  }</mhw>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF. Gael. <ets>maolag</ets> a hornless cow,
<ets>maol</ets> bald, hornless, blunt.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
mulley or polled animal.</def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A cow.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.; U.S., a child's
word.]</mark>

<q>Leave milking and dry up old <qex>mulley</qex>, thy cow.</q>
<qau>Tusser.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mul"ley</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mool"ley</hw>  }</mhw>,
<pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of horns, although belonging to a
species of animals most of which have horns; hornless; polled;
<as>as, <ex>mulley</ex> cattle; a <ex>mulley</ex> (or
<ex>moolley</ex>) cow.</as></def> <mark>[U. S.]</mark>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>muley</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mul`li*ga*taw"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mullagatawny</er>.</def>

<hw>Mul"li*grubs</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Prov.
E. <ets>mull</ets> to squeeze, pull about, <ets>mulling</ets>
numb or dull.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A griping of the
intestines; colic.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<q>Whose dog lies sick of the <qex>mulligrubs</qex>?</q>
<qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, sullenness; the sulks.</def>
<mark>[Slang]</mark>

<hw>Mul"lin*gong</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Duck mole</cref>, under
<er>Duck</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>mollingong</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mul"lion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption
of <ets>munnion</ets>, F. <ets>moignon</ets> stump of an
amputated limb, stump, OF. <ets>moing</ets> mutilated; cf. Armor.
<ets>mo\'a4</ets>, <ets>mou\'a4</ets>, <ets>mank</ets>,
<ets>monk</ets>, and also L. <ets>mancus</ets> maimed.]</ety>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A slender bar or pier which
forms the division between the lights of windows, screens,
etc.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An upright member of a framing. See
<er>Stile</er>.</def>

<hw>Mul"lion</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To furnish with
mullions; to divide by mullions.</def>

<hw>Mul"lock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Mull</er> dirt: cf. Scot. <ets>mulloch</ets>,
<ets>mulock</ets>, crumb. \'fb108.]</ety> <def>Rubbish; refuse;
dirt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>All this <qex>mullok</qex> [was] in a sieve ythrowe.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Mul"liod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL.
<ets>Mullus</ets>, generic name (fr. L. <ets>mullus</ets>
surmullet) + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Like or pertaining to the genus <spn>Mullus</spn>, which
includes the surmullet, or red mullet.</def>

<hw>Mul"mul</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fine, soft
muslin; mull.</def>

<hw>Mulse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mulsum</ets> (sc. <ets>vinum</ets>), fr. <ets>mulsus</ets>
mixed with honey, honey-sweet, p.p. of <ets>mulcere</ets> to
sweeten, soften.]</ety> <def>Wine boiled and mingled with
honey.</def>

<hw>Mult-</hw>. <def>See <er>Multi-</er>.</def>

<hw>Mul*tan"gu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multangulus</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many +
<ets>angulus</ets> angle: cf. F. <ets>multangulaire</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Having many angles.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mul*tan"gu*lar*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mul*tan"gu*lar*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mul*tan"i*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mult-</ets> + L. <ets>animus</ets> mind.]</ety>
<def>Many-minded; many-sided.</def>

<q>The <qex>multanimous</qex> nature of the poet.</q>
<qau>J. R. Lowell.</qau>

<hw>Mul`tar*tic"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mult-</ets> + <ets>articulate</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Having many articulations or joints.</def>

<hw>Mul*te"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multus</ets> much, many.]</ety> <def>Multiplicity.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Coleridge.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mul"ti-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mult-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>
}</mhw>. <ety>[L. <ets>multus</ets> much.]</ety> <def>A prefix
signifying <xex>much</xex> or <xex>many</xex>;
<xex>several</xex>; <xex>more than one</xex>; <as>as,
<ex>multi</ex>axial, <ex>mult</ex>ocular</as>.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*ax"i*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>axial</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having more than one axis; developing in
more than a single line or plain; -- opposed to
<ant>monoaxial</ant>.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*cap"su*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>capsular</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>multicapsulaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having
many, or several, capsules.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*car"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>carinate</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Many-keeled.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*ca"vous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multicavus</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many +
<ets>cavum</ets>, <ets>cavus</ets>, a cavity, hole, fr.
<ets>cavus</ets> hollow.]</ety> <def>Having many cavities.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*cel"lu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Consisting of, or having, many cells or more than one
cell.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*cen"tral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>central</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
many, or several, centers; <as>as, a <ex>multicentral</ex>
cell</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Multicental development</col> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>,
<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 discontinuous.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mul`ti*cip"i*tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + L. <ets>caput</ets> head.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having many heads or many stems from one
crown or root.</def>

<au>Gray.</au>

<hw>Mul"ti*col`or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Multi-</er>, and <er>Color</er>.]</ety> <def>Having many, or
several, colors.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*cos"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>costate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
numerous ribs, or cost\'91, as the leaf of a plant, or as certain
shells and corals.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*cus"pid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<ets>Multi-</ets>, and <ets>Cuspid</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Multicuspidate; -- said of teeth.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*cus"pi*date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>cuspidate</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Having many cusps or points.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*den"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>dentate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
many teeth, or toothlike processes.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*dig"i*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>digitate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
many fingers, or fingerlike processes.</def>

<hw>Mul"ti*faced`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>face</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
many faces.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multifarius</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many. Cf.
<er>Bifarious</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having multiplicity;
having great diversity or variety; of various kinds; diversified;
made up of many differing parts; manifold.</def>

<q>There is a <qex>multifarious</qex> artifice in the structure
of the meanest animal.</q>
<qau>Dr. H. More.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having parts, as leaves,
arranged in many vertical rows.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With great
multiplicity and diversity; with variety of modes and
relations.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*fa"ri*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Multiplied diversity.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The fault of improperly uniting
in one bill distinct and independent matters, and thereby
confounding them.</def>

<au>Burrill.</au>

<hw>Mul*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multifer</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many +
<ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Bearing or producing much
or many.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mul"ti*fid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multifidus</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many +
<ets>findere</ets> to split: cf. F. <ets>multifide</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having many segments; cleft into several
parts by linear sinuses; <as>as, a <ex>multifid</ex> leaf or
corolla</as>.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*flo"rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multiflorus</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many +
<ets>flos</ets>, <ets>floris</ets>, flower: cf. F.
<ets>multiflore</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having many
flowers.</def>

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<hw>Mul"ti*flue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>flue</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
many flues; <as>as, a <ex>multiflue</ex> boiler</as>. See
<er>Boiler</er>.</def>

<hw>Mul"ti*foil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>foil</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>An ornamental foliation consisting of
more than five divisions or foils. <mark>[R.]</mark> See
<er>Foil</er>.</def>

<hw>Mul"ti*foil</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having more than five
divisions or foils.</def>

<hw>Mul"ti*fold</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>fold</ets>.]</ety> <def>Many times
doubled; manifold; numerous.</def>

<hw>Mul"ti*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multiformis</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many +
<ets>forma</ets> shape: cf. F. <ets>multiforme</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Having many forms, shapes, or appearances.</def>

<q>A plastic and <qex>multiform</qex> unit.</q>
<qau>Hare.</qau>

<hw>Mul`ti*form"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multiformitas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
multiform; diversity of forms; variety of appearances in the same
thing.</def>

<au>Purchas.</au>

<hw>Mul`ti*form"ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Multiform.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mul`ti*gen"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multigenerus</ets>; <ets>multus + genus</ets>,
<ets>generis</ets>, kind.]</ety> <def>Having many kinds.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*gran"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>granulate</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Having, or consisting of, many grains.</def>

<hw>Mul*tij"u*gate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
many pairs of leaflets.</def>

<hw>Mul*tij"u*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multijugus</ets>; <ets>multus + jugum</ets> yoke.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of many parts.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Multijugate</er>.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*lat"er*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>lateral</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
many sides; many-sided.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*lin"e*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>lineal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
many lines.</def>

<au>Steevens.</au>

<hw>Mul`ti*lo"bar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>lobar</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Consisting of, or having, many lobes.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*loc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>locular</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>multiloculaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having many or several
cells or compartments; <as>as, a <ex>multilocular</ex> shell or
capsule</as>.</def>

<hw>Mul*til"o*quence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Quality of being multiloquent; use of many words;
talkativeness.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mul*til"o*quent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mul*til"o*quous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>multiloquus</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many +
<ets>loqui</ets> to speak.]</ety> <def>Speaking much; very
talkative; loquacious.</def>

<hw>Mul*til"o*quy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multiloquium</ets>.]</ety> <def>Excess of words or
talk.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mul`ti*no"date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>nodate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
many knots or nodes.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*no"dous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multinodus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as
<er>Multinodate</er>.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*no"mi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>-nomial</ets>, as in binomial. See
<er>Binomial</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Polynomial</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mul`ti*nom"i*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mul`ti*nom"i*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>multinominis</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> many +
<ets>nomen nominis</ets> name.]</ety> <def>Having many names or
terms.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*nu"cle*ar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>nuclear</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Containing many nuclei; <as>as,
<ex>multinuclear</ex> cells</as>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mul`ti*nu"cle*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mul`ti*nu"cle*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Multinuclear.</def>

<hw>Mul*tip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + L. <ets>parere</ets> to produce: cf. F.
<ets>multipare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing many, or more than
one, at a birth.</def>

<hw>Mul*tip"ar*tite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multipartitus multus</ets> much, many <ets>partitus</ets>
divided, p.p.: cf. F. <ets>multipartite</ets>. See
<er>Partite</er>.]</ety> <def>Divided into many parts; having
several parts.</def>

<hw>Mul"ti*ped</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multipes</ets>, <ets>multipeda</ets>; <ets>multus</ets>
much, many + <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>, foot: cf. F.
<ets>multip\'8ade</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An
insect having many feet, as a myriapod.</def>

<hw>Mul"ti*ped</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having many feet.</def>

<hw>Mul"ti*ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>multiple</ets>, and E. <ets>quadruple</ets>, and
<ets>multiply</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing more than once, or
more than one; consisting of more than one; manifold; repeated
many times; having several, or many, parts.</def>

<cs><col>Law of multiple proportion</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>,
<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
multiplies of the lowest proportion, or the proportions are
connected by some simple common factor; thus, iron and oxygen
unite in the proportions <chform>FeO</chform>,
<chform>Fe2O3</chform>, <chform>Fe3O4</chform>, in which
compounds, considering the oxygen, 3 and 4 are simple multiplies
of 1. Called also the <altname>Law of Dalton</altname>, from its
discoverer.</cd> -- <col>Multiple algebra</col>, <cd>a branch of
advanced mathematics that treats of operations upon units
compounded of two or more unlike units.</cd> -- <col>Multiple
conjugation</col> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>, <cd>a coalescence of many
cells (as where an indefinite number of am\'d2boid cells flow
together into a single mass) from which conjugation proper and
even fertilization may have been evolved.</cd> -- <col>Multiple
fruits</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Collective
fruit</cref>, under <er>Collective</er>.</cd> -- <col>Multiple
star</col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>several stars in close
proximity, which appear to form a single system.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mul"ti*ple</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>A
quantity containing another quantity a number of times without a
remainder.</def>

<note><hand/ <col>A common multiple</col> of two or more numbers
contains each of them a number of times exactly; thus, 24 is a
<xex>common multiple</xex> of 3 and 4. The <col>least common
multiple</col> is the least number that will do this; thus, 12 is
the <xex>least common multiple</xex> of 3 and 4.</note>

<hw>Mul"ti*plex</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multiplex</ets>, <ets>-plicis</ets>. See
<er>Multiply</er>.]</ety> <def>Manifold; multiple.</def>

<hw>Mul"ti*pli`a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>multipliable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being
multiplied.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mul"ti*pli`a*ble*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mul"ti*pli*ca*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multiplicabilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being
multiplied; multipliable.</def>

<hw>Mul"ti*pli*cand`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multiplicandus</ets> to be multiplied: cf. F.
<ets>multiplicande</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The
number which is to be multiplied by another number called the
<xex>multiplier</xex>. See Note under
<er>Multiplication</er>.</def>

<hw>Mul"ti*pli*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multiplicatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>multiplicare</ets>. See
<er>Multiply</er>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of many, or of more
than one; multiple; multifold.</def>

<cs><col>Multiplicate flower</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>Mul`ti*pli*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multiplicatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>multiplication</ets>. See
<er>Multiply</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of
multiplying, or of increasing in number; the state of being
multiplied; <as>as, the <ex>multiplication</ex> of the human
species by natural generation</as>.</def>

<q>The increase and <qex>multiplication</qex> of the world.</q>
<qau>Thackeray.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <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
<xex>division</xex>.</def>

<note><hand/ The word <xex>multiplication</xex> 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 <xex>multiply</xex>,
<xex>multiplier</xex>, <xex>multiplicand</xex>, and
<xex>product</xex>. Thus, since <mathex><phi/(<it>x + y</it>) =
<phi/<it>x</it> + <phi/<it>y</it></mathex> (see under
<er>Distributive</er>), where <phi/(<it>x + y</it>),
<phi/<it>x</it>, and <phi/<it>y</it> indicate the results of any
distributive operation represented by the symbol <phi/ upon <it>x
+ y</it>, <it>x</it>, and <it>y</it>, severally, then because of
many very useful analogies <phi/(<it>x + y</it>) is called the
<xex>product</xex> of <phi/ and <it>x + y</it>, and the operation
indicated by <phi/ is called <xex>multiplication</xex>. Cf.
<er>Facient</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</note>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An increase above the normal
number of parts, especially of petals; augmentation.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The art of increasing gold or silver by magic,
-- attributed formerly to the alchemists.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<cs><col>Multiplication table</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></cs><-- also, times table [used by students] -->

<hw>Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>multiplicatif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to multiply;
having the power to multiply, or incease numbers.</def>

<hw>Mul"ti*pli*ca*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>So as to
multiply.</def>

<hw>Mul"ti*pli*ca`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.:
cf. F. <ets>multiplicateur</ets>. Cf. <er>Multiplier</er>.]</ety>
<def>The number by which another number is multiplied; a
multiplier.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*pli"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Multiplex</er>.]</ety> <def>Manifold.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mul`ti*plic"ity</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>multiplicit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality of being
multiple, manifold, or various; a state of being many; a
multitude; <as>as, a <ex>multiplicity</ex> of thoughts or
objects</as>.</def> \'bdA <xex>multiplicity</xex> of goods.\'b8

<au>South.</au>

<hw>Mul"ti*pli`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>multiplier</ets>. Cf. <er>Multiplicator</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, multiplies or increases
number.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The number by which another
number is multiplied. See the Note under
<er>Multiplication</er>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <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 <er>Thermomultiplier</er>.</def>

<hw>Mul"ti*ply</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Multiplied</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Multiplying</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>multiplier</ets>, L.
<ets>multiplicare</ets>, fr. <ets>multiplex</ets> manifold. See
<er>Multitude</er>, <er>Complex</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
increase in number; to make more numerous; to add quantity
to.</def>

<q>Impunity will <qex>multiply</qex> motives to disobedience.</q>
<qau>Ames.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>To add (any given number or
quantity) to itself a certain number of times; to find the
product of by multiplication; <as>thus 7 <ex>multiplied</ex> by 8
produces the number 56; to <ex>multiply</ex> two numbers</as>.
See the Note under <er>Multiplication</er>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To increase (the amount of gold or silver) by
the arts of alchemy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<cs><col>Multiplying gear</col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>gear for
increasing speed.</cd> -- <col>Multiplying lens</col>.
<fld>(Opt.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Lens</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mul"ti*ply</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become
greater in number; to become numerous.</def>

<q>When men began to <qex>multiply</qex> on the face of the
earth, and daughters were born unto them.</q>
<qau>Gen. vi. 1.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To increase in extent and influence; to
spread.</def>

<q>The word of God grew and <qex>multiplied</qex>.</q>
<qau>Acts xii. 24.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To increase amount of gold or silver by the arts
of alchemy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mul`ti*po"lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>polar</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having many poles; -- applied especially
to those ganglionic nerve cells which have several radiating
processes.</def>

<hw>Mul*tip"o*tent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multipotens</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much +
<ets>potens</ets> powerful. See <er>Potent</er>.]</ety>
<def>Having manifold power, or power to do many things.</def>
\'bdJove <xex>multipotent</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mul`ti*pres"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or power of being multipresent.</def>

<q>The <qex>multipresence</qex> of Christ's body.</q>
<qau>Bp. Hall.</qau>

<hw>Mul`ti*pres"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>present</ets>, a.]</ety>
<def>Being, or having the power to be, present in two or more
places at once.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*ra"di*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>radiate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
many rays.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*ram"i*fied</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + p.p. of <ets>ramify</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Divided into many branches.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*ra*mose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>ramose</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
many branches.</def>

<hw>Mul*tis"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multiscius</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much + <ets>scius</ets>
knowing, fr. <ets>scire</ets> to know.]</ety> <def>Having much or
varied knowledge.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mul"ti*sect</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + L. <ets>sectus</ets>, p.p. of
<ets>secare</ets> to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Divided into many similar segments; -- said of an insect or
myriapod.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*sep"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>septate</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Divided into many chambers by partitions,
as the pith of the pokeweed.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*se"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>serial</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Arranged in many rows, or series, as the
scales of a pine cone, or the leaves of the houseleek.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*sil"i*quous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>siliquious</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having many pods or seed vessels.</def>

<hw>Mul*tis"o*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>multisonus</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much, many +
<ets>sonus</ets> sound.]</ety> <def>Having many sounds, or
sounding much.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*spi"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>spiral</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having numerous spiral coils round a
center or nucleus; -- said of the opercula of certain
shells.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*stri"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>striate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
many streaks.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*sul"cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>sulcate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
many furrows.</def>

<hw>Mul"ti*syl`la*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>syllable</ets>.]</ety> <def>A word
of many syllables; a polysyllable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>Mul`ti*syl*lab"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mul`ti*tit"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>titular</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
many titles.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*tu"bu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>tubular</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
many tubes; <as>as, a <ex>multitubular</ex> boiler</as>.</def>

<hw>Mul"ti*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>multitude</ets>, L. <ets>multitudo</ets>,
<ets>multitudinis</ets>, fr. <ets>multus</ets> much, many; of
unknown origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A great number of persons
collected together; a numerous collection of persons; a crowd; an
assembly.</def>

<q>But when he saw the <qex>multitudes</qex>, he was moved with
compassion on them.</q>
<qau>Matt. ix. 36.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A great number of persons or things, regarded
collectively; <as>as, the book will be read by a
<ex>multitude</ex> of people; the <ex>multitude</ex> of stars; a
<ex>multitude</ex> of cares.</as></def>

<q>It is a fault in a <qex>multitude</qex> of preachers, that
they uttery neglect method in their harangues.</q>
<qau>I. Watts.</qau>

<q>A <qex>multitude</qex> of flowers
As countless as the stars on high.</q>
<qau>Longfellow.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The state of being many; numerousness.</def>

<q>They came as grasshoppers for <qex>multitude</qex>.</q>
<qau>Judg. vi. 5.</qau>

<cs><col>The multitude</col>, <cd>the populace; the mass of
men.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Throng; crowd; assembly; assemblage; commonalty;
swarm; populace; vulgar. See <er>Throng</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mul`ti*tu"di*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Multitudinous.</def>

<hw>Mul`ti*tu"di*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of a multitude; manifold in number or
condition; <as>as, <ex>multitudinous</ex> waves</as>.</def>
\'bdThe <xex>multitudinous</xex> seas.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>A renewed jingling of <qex>multitudinous</qex> chains.</q>
<qau>G. Kennan.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a multitude.</def> \'bdThe
<xex>multitudinous</xex> tongue.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

-- <wordforms><wf>Mul`ti*tu"di*nous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mul`ti*tu"di*nous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mul*tiv"a*gant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mul*tiv"a*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>multivagus</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> much +
<ets>vagus</ets> wandering; cf. <ets>vagans</ets>, p.pr. of
<ets>vagari</ets>. See <er>Vagary</er>.]</ety> <def>Wandering
much.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mul*tiv"a*lence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Quality, state, or degree, of a
multivalent element, atom, or radical.</def>

<hw>Mul*tiv"a*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + L. <ets>valens</ets>, p. pr. See
<er>Valence</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>Having a valence greater than one, as silicon.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Having more than one degree of valence, as
sulphur.</def>

<hw>Mul"ti*valve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>multivalve</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any
mollusk which has a shell composed of more than two pieces.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mul"ti*valve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mul`ti*val"vu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>valve</ets>, <ets>valvular</ets>:
cf. F. <ets>multivalve</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having many
valves.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Many-valved; having more
than two valves; -- said of certain shells, as the chitons.</def>

<hw>Mul*tiv"er*sant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + L. <ets>versans</ets>, p. pr. See
<er>Versant</er>.]</ety> <def>Turning into many shapes; assuming
many forms; protean.</def>

<hw>Mul*tiv"i*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>multivius</ets>; <ets>multus</ets> many +
<ets>via</ets> way.]</ety> <def>Having many ways or roads; by
many ways.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mul*tiv"o*cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>vocal</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Signifying many different things; of manifold meaning;
equivocal.</def> \'bdAn ambiguous <xex>multivocal</xex> word.\'b8

<au>Coleridge.</au>

-- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A multivocal word.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Fitzed. Hall</au>.</def2>

<hw>Mul*toc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + L. <ets>oculus</ets> eye.]</ety>
<def>Having many eyes, or more than two.</def>

<hw>Mul"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An extract of
quassia licorice, fraudulently used by brewers in order to
economize malt and hops.</def>

<au>Craig.</au>

<cs><col>Hard multum</col>, <cd>a preparation made from
<xex>Cocculus Indicus<xex>, etc., used to impart an intoxicating
quality to beer.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mul*tun"gu*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Multi-</ets> + <ets>ungulate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
many hoofs.</def>

<hw>Mul"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>multure</ets>, <ets>moulture</ets>, F. <ets>mouture</ets>,
fr. L. <ets>molitura</ets> a grinding, <ets>molere</ets> to
grind. See <er>Mill</er> the machine.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The toll for grinding grain.</def>

<au>Erskine.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A grist or grinding; the grain ground.</def>

<hw>Mum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Of imitative
origin. Cf. <er>Mumble</er>.]</ety> <def>Silent; not
speaking.</def>

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<q>The citizens are <qex>mum</qex>, and speak not a word.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mum</hw>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>Be silent! Hush!</def>

<q><qex>Mum</qex>, then, and no more.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mum</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Silence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Hudibras.</au>

<hw>Mum</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>mummere</ets>, fr.
Christian <ets>Mumme</ets>, who first brewed it in 1492.]</ety>
<def>A sort of strong beer, originally made in Brunswick,
Germany.</def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<q>The clamorous crowd is hushed with mugs of <qex>mum</qex>.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Mum"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mumbled</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mumbling</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>momelen</ets>; cf. D.
<ets>mompelen</ets>, <ets>mommelen</ets>, G. <ets>mummelen</ets>,
Sw. <ets>mumla</ets>, Dan. <ets>mumle</ets>. Cf. <er>Mum</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>, <er>Mumm</er>, <er>Mump</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<q>Peace, you <qex>mumbling</qex> fool.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>A wrinkled hag, with age grown double,
Picking dry sticks, and <qex>mumbling</qex> to herself.</q>
<qau>Otway.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To chew something gently with closed lips.</def>

<-- p. 954 -->

<hw>Mum"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To utter with a low, inarticulate voice.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To chew or bite gently, as one without
teeth.</def>

<q>Gums unarmed, to <qex>mumble</qex> meat in vain.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To suppress, or utter imperfectly.</def>

<hw>Mum"ble*news`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
talebearer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mum"bler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
mumbles.</def>

<hw>Mum"bling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Low;
indistinct; inarticulate.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mum"bling*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mum"bo Jum`bo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>An object of
superstitious homage and fear.</def>

<au>Carlyle.</au>

<q>The miserable <qex>Mumbo Jumbo</qex> they paraded.</q>
<qau>Dickens.</qau>

<hw>Mum"-chance`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A game of hazard played with cards in silence.</def>
<mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<au>Decker.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A silent, stupid person.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<au>Halliwell.</au>

<hw>Mum"-chance`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Silent and idle.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<q>Boys can't sit <qex>mum-chance</qex> always.</q>
<qau>J. H. Ewing.</qau>

<hw>Mumm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mummed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mumming</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[D. <ets>mimmen</ets> to mask, <ets>mom</ets> a mask; akin
to G. <ets>mumme</ets> disguise; prob. of imitative origin, and
akin to E. <ets>mum</ets>, <ets>mumble</ets>, in allusion to the
indistinctness of speech occasioned by talking from behind a
mask. Cf. <er>Mumble</er>, <er>Mummery</er>.]</ety> <def>To sport
or make diversion in a mask or disguise; to mask.</def>

<q>With <qex>mumming</qex> and with masking all around.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<hw>Mumm"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>mommeur</ets>. See <er>Mumm</er>, and cf.
<er>Momier</er>.]</ety> <def>One who mumms, or makes diversion in
disguise; a masker; a buffon.</def>

<q>Jugglers and dancers, antics, <qex>mummers</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Mum"mer*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mummeries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.
<ets>momerie</ets>, of Dutch or German origin. See
<er>Mumm</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Masking; frolic in
disguise; buffoonery.</def>

<q>The <qex>mummery</qex> of foreign strollers.</q>
<qau>Fenton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Farcical show; hypocritical disguise and parade
or ceremonies.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mum"mi*chog</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Amer.
Indian name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several
species of small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus
<spn>Fundulus</spn>, and of allied genera; the killifishes; --
called also <altname>minnow</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>mummychog</asp>, <asp>mummachog</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mum`mi*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mummify</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of making a mummy.</def>

<hw>Mum"mi*fied</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Converted
into a mummy or a mummylike substance; having the appearance of a
mummy; withered.</def>

<hw>Mum"mi*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mummy</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
some resemblance to a mummy; -- in zo\'94logy, said of the
pup\'91 of certain insects.</def>

<hw>Mum"mi*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mummified</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mummifying</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[<ets>Mummy</ets> +
<ets>-fy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>momifier</ets>.]</ety> <def>To embalm
and dry as a mummy; to make into, or like, a mummy.</def>

<au>Hall (1646).</au>

<hw>Mum"my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mummies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F. <ets>momie</ets>;
cf. Sp. & Pg. <ets>momia</ets>, It. <ets>mummia</ets>; all fr.
Per. <ets>m<?/miy\'be</ets>, fr. <ets>m<?/m</ets> wax.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Dried flesh of a mummy.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir. J. Hill.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh
when heated; -- formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal
properties.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>  <au>Sir T. Herbert.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A brown color obtained from bitumen. See
<cref>Mummy brown</cref> (below).</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Gardening)</fld> <def>A sort of wax used in
grafting, etc.</def>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>One whose affections and energies are
withered.</def>

<cs><col>Mummy brown</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>Mummy wheat</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<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>To beat to a mummy</col>, <cd>to
beat to a senseless mass; to beat soundly.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mum"my</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mummied</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Mummying</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To embalm; to
mummify.</def>

<hw>Mum"my*chog</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mummichog</er>.</def>

<hw>Mump</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Akin to
<ets>mumble</ets>; cf. D. <ets>mompen</ets> to cheat; perh.
orig., to whine like a beggar, D. <ets>mompelen</ets> to mumble.
See <er>Mumble</er>, <er>Mum</er>, and cf. <er>Mumps</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To move the lips with the mouth closed; to
mumble, as in sulkiness.</def>

<q>He <qex>mumps</qex>, and lovers, and hangs the lip.</q>
<qau>Taylor, 1630.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To talk imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly; to
chatter unintelligibly.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To cheat; to deceive; to play the beggar.</def>

<q>And then when <qex>mumping</qex> with a sore leg, ... canting
and whining.</q>
<qau>Burke.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To be sullen or sulky.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Mump</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mumped</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mumping</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To utter
imperfectly, brokenly, or feebly.</def>

<q>Old men who <qex>mump</qex> their passion.</q>
<qau>Goldsmith.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To work over with the mouth; to mumble; <as>as,
to <ex>mump</ex> food</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To deprive of (something) by cheating; to impose
upon.</def>

<hw>Mump"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A beggar; a
begging impostor.</def>

<q>Deceived by the tales of a Lincoln's Inn
<qex>mumper</qex>.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<hw>Mump"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sullen, sulky.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mump"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mump"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mumps</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E.
<ets>mump</ets> to be sulky. Cf. <er>Mump</er>, <er>Mumble</er>,
and <er>Mum</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf>
<def>Sullenness; silent displeasure; the sulks.</def>

<au>Skinner.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Prob. so called from the patient's
appearance.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A specific infectious
febrile disorder characterized by a nonsuppurative inflammation
of the parotid glands; epidemic or infectious parotitis.</def>

<hw>Mun</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mouth</er>.]</ety> <def>The mouth.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>One a penny, two a penny, hot cross buns,
Butter them and sugar them and put them in your
<qex>muns</qex>.</q>
<qau>Old Rhyme. Halliwell.</qau>

<hw>Munch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Munched</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Munching</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Prob. akin to
<ets>mumble</ets>: cf. also F. <ets>manger</ets> to eat (cf.
<er>Mange</er>), and <ets>m\'83cher</ets> to cher (cf.
<er>Masticate</er>). See <er>Mumble</er>.]</ety> <def>To chew
with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to
chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls.</def> <altsp>[Formerly
written also <asp>maunch</asp> and <asp>mounch</asp>.]</altsp>

<q>I could <qex>munch</qex> your good dry oats.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mun*chau"sen*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So
called in allusion to Baron <ets>Munchausen's</ets> extravagant
tales of travel.]</ety> <def>An extravagant fiction embodying an
account of some marvelous exploit or adventure.</def>

<hw>Munch"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
munches.</def>

<hw>Mund</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mun</er>.</def>

<hw>Mun"dane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mundanus</ets>, fr. <ets>mundus</ets> the world, an
implement, toilet adornments, or dress; cf. <ets>mundus</ets>,
a., clean, neat, Skr. <ets>ma<nsdot/<dsdot/</ets> to adorn,
dress, <ets>ma<nsdot/<dsdot/a</ets> adornment. Cf.
<er>Monde</er>, <er>Mound</er> in heraldry.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to the world; worldly; earthly; terrestrial; <as>as,
the <ex>mundane</ex> sphere</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mun"dane*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<q>The defilement of <qex>mundane</qex> passions.</q>
<qau>I. Taylor.</qau>

<hw>Mun*dan"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Worldliness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mun*da"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mundatio</ets>, fr. <ets>mundare</ets> to make clean.]</ety>
<def>The act of cleansing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mun"da*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mundatorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Cleansing; having power to
cleanse.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mun"dic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Iron pyrites,
or arsenical pyrites; -- so called by the Cornish miners.</def>

<hw>Mun*dif"i*cant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mundificans</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>mundificare</ets> to make
clean, fr. <ets>mundus</ets> clean + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in
comp.) to make. See <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>Serving to cleanse
and heal.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A mundificant
ointment or plaster.</def></def2>

<hw>Mun`di*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
act or operation of cleansing.</def>

<hw>Mun*dif"i*ca*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Cleansing.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A detergent
medicine or preparation.</def></def2>

<hw>Mun"di*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mondifier</ets>, L. <ets>mundificare</ets>. See
<er>Mundificant</er>.]</ety> <def>To cleanse.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mun"dil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A turban
ornamented with an imitation of gold or silver embroidery.</def>

<hw>Mun*div"a*gant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mundus</ets> the world + <ets>vagans</ets> wandering, p.pr.
of <ets>vagari</ets>. See <er>Vagary</er>.]</ety> <def>Wandering
over the world.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mun*dun"gus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sp.
<ets>mondongo</ets> paunch, tripe, black pudding.]</ety> <def>A
stinking tobacco.</def>

<hw>Mun"ner*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>munerarius</ets>, from <ets>munus</ets> a gift.]</ety>
<def>Having the nature of a gift.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mun"ner*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>muneratus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>munerare</ets> to give,
bestow, fr. <ets>munus</ets> a gift.]</ety> <def>To
remunerate.</def>

<hw>Mu`ner*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>muneratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Remuneration.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mung</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind.
<ets>m<?/ng</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Green gram, a
kind of pulse (<spn>Phaseolus Mungo</spn>), grown for food in
British India.</def>

<au>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</au>

<hw>Mun"ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>See <cref>Bonnet monkey</cref>, under <er>Bonnet</er>.</def>

<hw>Mung"corn`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Mangcorn</er>.</def>

<hw>Mun"go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A fibrous
material obtained by deviling rags or the remnants of woolen
goods.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Mungo</xex> properly signifies the
disintegrated rags of woolen cloth, as distinguished from those
of worsted, which form shoddy. The distinction is very commonly
disregarded.</note>

<au>Beck (Draper's Dict. ).</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mun"goose</hw>, <hw>Mun"goos</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Mongoose</er>.</def>

<hw>Mun"grel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mongrel</er>.</def>

<hw>Mu*nic"i*pal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>municipalis</ets>, fr. <ets>municipium</ets> a town,
particularly in Italy, which possessed the right of Roman
citizenship, but was governed by its own laws, a free town, fr.
<ets>municeps</ets> an inhabitant of a free town, a free citizen;
<ets>munia</ets> official duties, functions + <ets>capere</ets>
to take: cf. F. <ets>municipal</ets>. Cf. <er>Immunity</er>, and
<er>Capacoius</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a
city or a corporation having the right of administering local
government; <as>as, <ex>municipal</ex> rights; <ex>municipal</ex>
officers.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a state, kingdom, or
nation.</def>

<q><qex>Municipal</qex> law is properly defined to be a rule of
civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state.</q>
<qau>Blackstone.</qau>

<hw>Mu*nic"i*pal*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Municipal condition.</def>

<hw>Mu*nic`i*pal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Municipalities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>municipalit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>A municipal district; a
borough, city, or incorporated town or village.</def>

<hw>Mu*nic"i*pal*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
municipal relation or condition.</def>

<hw>Mu*nif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Munificent</er>.]</ety> <def>Munificent; liberal.</def>
<mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark>

<hw>Mu*nif"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>munificatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>munificare</ets> to present
with a thing, fr. <ets>munificus</ets>. See
<er>Munificent</er>.]</ety> <def>To enrich.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mu*nif"i*cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L.
<ets>munire</ets> to fortify.]</ety> <def>Means of defense;
fortification.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Mu*nif"i*cence</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>munificentia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>munificence</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The quality or state of being munificent; a giving or
bestowing with extraordinary liberality; generous bounty; lavish
generosity.</def>

<q>The virtues of liberality and <qex>munificence</qex>.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Benevolence; beneficence; liberality; generosity;
bounty; bounteousness. See <er>Benevolence</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mu*nif"i*cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>munificus</ets>; <ets>munus</ets> service, gift +
<ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. Cf. <er>Immunity</er>,
<er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>Very liberal in giving or bestowing;
lavish; <as>as, a <ex>munificent</ex> benefactor</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mu*nif"i*cent*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<syn>Syn. -- Bounteous; bountiful; liberal; generous.</syn>

<hw>Mu"ni*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Munificate</er>.]</ety> <def>To prepare for defense; to
fortify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mu"ni*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>munimentum</ets>, fr. <ets>munire</ets> to fortify. See
<er>Munition</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of supporting
or defending.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which supports or defends; stronghold;
place or means of defense; munition; assistance.</def> \'bdOther
<xex>muniments</xex> and petty helps.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A record; the evidences or
writings whereby a man is enabled to defend the title to his
estate; title deeds and papers.</def>

<au>Blount.</au>

<cs><mcol><col>Muniment house</col> <or/ <col>room</col></mcol>,
<cd>that room in a cathedral, castle, or other public building,
which is used for keeping the records, charters, seals, deeds,
</cs>and the like.</cd>  <au>Gwilt.</au>

<hw>Mu*nite"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>munitus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>munire</ets> to wall,
fortify.]</ety> <def>To fortify; to strengthen.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mu*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.,
munition of war, L. <ets>munitio</ets> a fortifying,
fortification, fr. <ets>munire</ets> to fortify, defend with a
wall; cf. <ets>moenia</ets> walls, <ets>murus</ets> (for
<ets>moirus</ets>) a wall, and Skr. <ets>mi</ets> to fix, make
firm. Cf. <er>Ammunition</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Fortification; stronghold.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>His place of defense shall be the <qex>munitions</qex> of
rocks.</q>
<qau>Is. xxxiii. 16.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Whatever materials are used in war for drfense
or for annoying an enemy; ammunition; also, stores and
provisions; military stores of all kinds.</def>

<q>The bodies of men, <qex>munition</qex>, and money, may justly
be called the sinews of war.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau>

<hw>Mu"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Immunity</er>.]</ety> <def>Freedom; security; immunity.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>W. Montagu.</au>

<hw>Mun*jeet"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind.
<ets>maj\'c6<tsdot/h</ets> a drug used for dyeing red.]</ety>
<def>See <cref>Indian madder</cref>, under <er>Madder</er>.</def>

<hw>Mun"jis*tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An orangered coloring substance
resembling alizarin, found in the root of an East Indian species
of madder (<spn>Rubia munjista</spn>).</def>

<hw>Mun"nion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mullion</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mun"tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mun"ting</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[CF.
<er>Montant</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Mullion</er>; -- especially used in joiner's work.</def>

<hw>Munt"jac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of small
Asiatic deer of the genus <spn>Cervulus</spn>, esp. <spn>C.
muntjac</spn>, which occurs both in India and on the East Indian
Islands.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>muntjak</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Muntz" met`al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See under
<er>Metal</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mu*r\'91"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of large
eels of the family <spn>Mir\'91nid\'91</spn>. They differ from
the common eel in lacking pectoral fins and in having the dorsal
and anal fins continuous. The murry (<spn>Mur\'91na
Helen\'91</spn>) of Southern Europe was the mur\'91na of the
Romans. It is highly valued as a food fish.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mu*r\'91"noid</hw>, <hw>Mu*re"noid</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>Mur\'91na</ets>, the
generic name + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Like or pertaining to the genus Mur\'91na, or family
<spn>Mur\'91nid\'91</spn>.</def>

<hw>Mu"rage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>murer</ets> to wall, fr. <ets>mur</ets> wall, L.
<ets>murus</ets>. See <er>Mure</er> a wall.]</ety> <def>A tax or
toll paid for building or repairing the walls of a fortified
town.</def>

<hw>Mu"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>muralis</ets>, fr. <ets>murus</ets> wall. See <er>Mure</er>
a wall.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to a wall; being
on, or in, a wall; growing on, or against, a wall; <as>as, a
<ex>mural</ex> quadrant</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Mural</xex>
breach.\'b8 <au>Milton</au>. \'bd<xex>Mural</xex> fruit.\'b8
<au>Evelyn</au>.

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep;
<as>as, a <ex>mural</ex> precipice</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Mural circle</col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>a graduated
circle, in the plane of the meridian, attached permanently to a
perpendicular wall; -- used for measuring arcs of the meridian.
See <er>Circle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</cd> -- <col>Mural
crown</col> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>Mur"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>morder</ets>, <ets>morther</ets>, AS. <ets>mor<edh/or</ets>,
fr. <ets>mor<edh/</ets> murder; akin to D. <ets>moord</ets>, OS.
<ets>mor<edh/</ets>, G., Dan., & Sw. <ets>mord</ets>, Icel.
<ets>mor<edh/</ets>, Goth. <ets>ma\'a3r<thorn/r</ets>, OSlav.
<ets>mr\'c7ti</ets> to die, Lith. <ets>mirti</ets>, W.
<ets>marw</ets> dead, L. <ets>mors</ets>, <ets>mortis</ets>,
death, <ets>mori</ets>, <ets>moriri</ets>, to die, Gr.
<grk>broto`s</grk> (for <grk>mroto`s</grk>) mortal,
<grk>'a`mbrotos</grk> immortal, Skr. <ets>m<rsdot/</ets> to die,
m<rsdot/ta death. \'fb105. Cf. <er>Amaranth</er>,
<er>Ambrosia</er>, <er>Mortal</er>.]</ety> <def>The offense of
killing a human being with malice prepense or aforethought,
express or implied; intentional and unlawful homicide.</def>
\'bd<xex>Mordre</xex> will out.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>The killing of their children had, in the account of God, the
guilt of <qex>murder</qex>, as the offering them to idols had the
guilt of idolatry.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<q>Slaughter grows <qex>murder</qex> when it goes too far.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Murder in the second degree</xex>, in most
jurisdictions, is a malicious homicide committed without a
specific intention to take life.</note>

<au>Wharton.</au>

<hw>Mur"der</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Murdered</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Murdering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mortheren</ets>, <ets>murtheren</ets>, AS.
<ets>myr<?/rian</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>murdiren</ets>, Goth.
<ets>ma\'a3r<?/rjan</ets>. See <er>Murder</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To kill with premediated
malice; to kill (a human being) willfully, deliberately, and
unlawfully. See <er>Murder</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To destroy; to put an end to.</def>

<q>[Canst thou] <qex>murder</qex> thy breath in middle of a
word?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To mutilate, spoil, or deform, as if with malice
or cruelty; to mangle; <as>as, to <ex>murder</ex> the king's
English</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- To kill; assassinate; slay. See <er>Kill</er>.</syn>

<-- p. 955 -->

<hw>Mur"der*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One guilty of murder; a person who, in possession of his
reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated
malice.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A small cannon, formerly used for clearing a
ship's decks of boarders; -- called also <altname>murdering
piece</altname>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mur"der*ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman who commits
murder.</def>

<hw>Mur"der*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Murder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Farfax.</au>

<hw>Mur"der*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or
bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody;
sanguinary; <as>as, the <ex>murderous</ex> king;
<ex>murderous</ex> rapine; <ex>murderous</ex> intent; a
<ex>murderous</ex> assault.</as></def> \'bd<xex>Murderous</xex>
coward.\'b8 <au>Shak</au>. -- <wordforms><wf>Mur"der*ous*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<syn>Syn. -- Bloody; sanguinary; bloodguilty; bloodthirsty; fell;
savage; cruel.</syn>

<hw>Mur"dress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A battlement
in ancient fortifications with interstices for firing
through.</def>

<hw>Mure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>murus</ets>; or F. <ets>mur</ets>, fr. L. <ets>murus</ets>.
Cf. <er>Munition</er>.]</ety> <def>A wall.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mure</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mured</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F.
<ets>murer</ets>, L. <ets>murare</ets>. See <er>Mure</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To inclose in walls; to wall; to
immure; to shut up.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<q>The five kings are <qex>mured</qex> in a cave.</q>
<qau>John. x. (Heading).</qau>

<hw>Mu"ren*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who had
charge of the wall of a town, or its repairs.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mu"rex</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Murices</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., the purple
fish.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mu*rex"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Murexide</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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
<altname>uramil</altname>, <altname>dialuramide</altname>, and
formerly <altname>purpuric acid</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mu*rex"ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>murex</ets> the purple fish, purple.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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 <altname>ammonium purpurate</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mu*rex"o*\'8bn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A complex nitrogenous compound obtained
as a scarlet crystalline substance, and regarded as related to
murexide.</def>

<hw>Mu"ri*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Muriatic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of
muriatic hydrochloric acid; a chloride; <as>as, <ex>muriate</ex>
of ammonia</as>.</def>

<note><hand/ This term, as also the word <xex>muriatic</xex>, 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. <xex>Muriate</xex> and
<xex>muriatic</xex> are still occasionally used as commercial
terms, but are obsolete in scientific language.</note>

<hw>Mu"ri*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Put in brine.</def>

<au>Evelyn.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Combined or impregnated with
muriatic or hydrochloric acid.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>Prepared with chloride of
silver through the agency of common salt.</def>

<hw>Mu`ri*at"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>muriaticus</ets> pickled, from <ets>muria</ets> brine: cf.
F. <ets>muriatique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or obtained from, sea salt, or from chlorine, one
of the constituents of sea salt; hydrochloric.</def>

<cs><col>Muriatic acid</col>, <cd>hydrochloric acid,
<chform>HCl</chform>; -- formerly called also <altname>marine
acid</altname>, and <altname>spirit of salt</altname>. See
<er>hydrochloric</er>, and the Note under
<er>Muriate</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mu`ri*a*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Muriat</ets>ic + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Old
Chem.)</fld> <def>Producing muriatic substances or salt.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mu"ri*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mu"ri*ca`ted</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>muricatus</ets>, fr. <ets>murex</ets> a pointed rock or
stone.]</ety> <def>Formed with sharp points; full of sharp points
or of pickles; covered, or roughened, as a surface, with sharp
points or excrescences.</def>

<hw>Mu"ri*coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mur</ets>ex + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like, or pertaining to, the genus
Murex, or family <spn>Muricid\'91</spn>.</def>

<hw>Mu*ric"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Minutely
muricate.</def>

<hw>Mu"ride</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>muria</ets> brine.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>
<def>Bromine; -- formerly so called from its being obtained from
sea water.</def>

<hw>Mu"ri*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>murus</ets> a wall + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Resembling courses of bricks or stones in
squareness and regular arrangement; <as>as, a <ex>muriform</ex>
variety of cellular tissue</as>.</def>

<hw>Mu"rine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>murinus</ets>, from <ets>mus</ets>, <ets>muris</ets>, mouse:
cf. F. <ets>murin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to a family of rodents (<spn>Murid\'91</spn>), of
which the mouse is the type.</def>

<hw>Mu"rine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of
a tribe of rodents, of which the mouse is the type.</def>

<hw>Mu"rin*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Murenger</er>.</def>

<au>Jacob.</au>

<hw>Murk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Murky</er>.]</ety> <def>Dark; murky.</def>

<q>He can not see through the mantle <qex>murk</qex>.</q>
<qau>J. R. Drake.</qau>

<hw>Murk</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Darkness; mirk.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Murk</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The refuse of fruit, after the
juice has been expressed; marc.</def>

<hw>Murk"i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Darkly;
gloomily.</def>

<hw>Murk"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
murky.</def>

<hw>Murk"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Murkier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Murkiest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mirke</ets>, <ets>merke</ets>, AS. <ets>myrce</ets>,
<ets>mirce</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>myrkr</ets>, Dan. & Sw.
<ets>m\'94rk</ets>.]</ety> <def>Dark; obscure; gloomy.</def>
\'bdThe <xex>murkiest</xex> den.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>A <qex>murky</qex> deep lowering o'er our heads.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<hw>Mur"lins</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A seaweed. See <er>Baddrelocks</er>.</def>

<hw>Mur"mur</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>murmure</ets>: cf. L. <ets>murmur</ets>. CF.
<er>Murmur</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A low,
confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a
low, muttering voice.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Some discontents there are, some idle <qex>murmurs</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Mur"mur</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Murmured</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Murmuring</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F.
<ets>murmurer</ets>, L. <ets>murmurare</ets>,
<ets>murmurari</ets>, fr. <ets>murmur</ets> murmur; cf. Gr.<?/ to
roar and boil, said of water, Skr. <ets>marmara</ets> a rustling
sound; prob. of imitative origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>They <qex>murmured</qex> as doth a swarm of bees.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated
voice; to feel or express dissatisfaction or discontent; to
grumble; -- often with <xex>at</xex> or <xex>against</xex>.</def>
\'bdHis disciples <xex>murmured</xex> at it.\'b8

<au>John vi. 61.</au>

<q>And all the children of Israel <qex>murmured</qex> against
Moses and against Aaron.</q>
<qau>Num. xiv. 2.</qau>

<q>Neither <qex>murmur</qex> ye, as some of them also
<qex>murmured</qex>.</q>
<qau>1 Cor. x. 10.</qau>

<hw>Mur"mur</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To utter or give forth in
low or indistinct words or sounds; <as>as, to <ex>murmur</ex>
tales</as>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>The people <qex>murmured</qex> such things concerning him.</q>
<qau>John vii. 32.</qau>

<hw>Mur`mur*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>murmuratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of murmuring; a
murmur.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Skelton.</au>

<hw>Mur"mur*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
murmurs.</def>

<hw>Mur"mur*ing</hw>, <pos>a. & n.</pos> <def>Uttering murmurs;
making low sounds; complaining.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Mur"mur*ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mur"mur*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L.
<ets>murmuriosus</ets>, OF. <ets>murmuros</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Attended with murmurs; exciting murmurs or complaint;
murmuring.</def> <mark>[Archaic or Poetic]</mark>

<q>The lime, a summer home of <qex>murmurous</qex> wings.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<hw>Mur"ni*val</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. fr.
F. <ets>mornifle</ets> a game at cards.]</ety> <def>In the game
of gleek, four cards of the same value, as four aces or four
kings; hence, four of anything.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>mournival</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mur"phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A potato.</def>
<mark>[Humorous]</mark>

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<hw>Murr</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. abbrev.
from <ets>murrain</ets>.]</ety> <def>A catarrh.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Gascoigne.</au>

<hw>Mur"rain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>moreine</ets>, OF. <ets>morine</ets>, fr. OF.
<ets>morir</ets>, <ets>murir</ets>, 8die, L. <ets>mori</ets>,
<ets>moriri</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Far.)</fld> <def>An infectious
and fatal disease among cattle.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<cs><col>A murrain on you</col>, <cd>may you be afflicted with a
pestilent disease. <au>Shak</au>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mur"rain</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having, or afflicted with,
murrain.</def>

<hw>Mur"ray*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A glucoside found in the flowers of a
plant (<spn>Murraya exotica</spn>) of South Asia, and extracted
as a white amorphous slightly bitter substance.</def>

<hw>Murre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Any one of several species of sea birds of the genus
<spn>Uria</spn>, or <spn>Catarractes</spn>; a guillemot.</def>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<hw>Murre"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Murre</ets> + <ets>-let</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of several species of sea birds of
the genera <spn>Synthliboramphus</spn> and
<spn>Brachyramphus</spn>, inhabiting the North Pacific. They are
closely related to the murres.</def>

<hw>Mur"rey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>mor\'82e</ets> a dark red color, <ets>mor</ets> blackish
brown, fr. L. <ets>morum</ets> mulberry, blackberry, or fr.
<ets>Maurus</ets> a Moor. Cf. <er>Mulberry</er>, <er>Moor</er>,
<er>Morelle</er>.]</ety> <def>A dark red color.</def> --
<def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Of a dark red color.</def></def2>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mur"rhine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>murrhinus</ets>, fr. <ets>murrha</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>murrhin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Made of the stone or material
called by the Romans <xex>murrha</xex>; -- applied to certain
costly vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious
in Rome as wine cups; <as>as, <ex>murrhine</ex> vases, cups,
vessels</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Murrhine glass</col>, <cd>glassware made in imitation of
murrhine vases and cups.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mur"ri*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Murrain</er>.]</ety> <def>Infected with or killed by
murrain.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mur"ri*on</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A morion. See
<er>Morion</er>.</def>

<hw>Mur"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Mur\'91na</er>.</def>

<hw>Murth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol.
uncertain.]</ety> <def>Plenty; abundance.</def> <mark>[Obs. or
Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Mur"ther</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>Murder,
<pos>n.</pos> & <pos>v.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov.]</mark>
\'bdThe treason of the <xex>murthering</xex>.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Mur"ther*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
murderer.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov.]</mark>

<hw>Mur"za</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
hereditary nobility among the Tatars, esp. one of the second
class.</def>

<note><hand/ This word must not be confounded with the Persian
<xex>Mirza</xex>, though perhaps of the same origin.</note>

<hw>\'d8Mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mures</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., a mouse.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of small rodents, including
the common mouse and rat.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mu"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mus\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Ar.
<ets>mauz</ets>, <ets>mauza</ets>, banana.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of perennial, herbaceous,
endogenous plants of great size, including the banana (<spn>Musa
sapientum</spn>), the plantain (<spn>M. paradisiaca</spn> of
Linn\'91us, but probably not a distinct species), the Abyssinian
(<spn>M. Ensete</spn>), the Philippine Island (<spn>M.
textilis</spn>, which yields Manila hemp), and about eighteen
other species. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Banana</er> and
<er>Plantain</er>.</def>

<hw>Mu*sa"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or resembling, plants of the genus Musa.</def>

<hw>Mus"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to the Muses, or to Poetry.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Mu*sang"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small animal of Java
(<spn>Paradoxirus fasciatus</spn>), 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 <altname>coffee rat</altname>.</def>

<hw>Mu"sar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An itinerant
player on the musette, an instrument formerly common in
Europe.</def>

<hw>Mu"sard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>muser</ets> to loiter, trifle. See <er>Muse</er>, <pos>v.
i.</pos>]</ety> <def>A dreamer; an absent-minded person.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Rom. of R.</au>

<hw>\'d8Mus"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Musc\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., a fly.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of dipterous
insects, including the common house fly, and numerous allied
species.</def>

<note><hand/ Formerly, a large part of the Diptera were included
under the genus <spn>Musca</spn>.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A small constellation
situated between the Southern Cross and the Pole.</def>

<cs><col>\'d8Musc\'91 volitantes</col> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[L.,
flying flies.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>Specks or filaments
apparently seen moving or glinding 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></cs>

<hw>Mus"ca*del`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>moscadello</ets>, <ets>moscatello</ets>, LL.
<ets>muscatellum</ets> or <ets>muscadellum</ets> (sc.
<ets>vinum</ets>), fr. <ets>muscatellus</ets> nutmeglike, dim. of
<ets>muscatus</ets> smelling like musk, <ets>muscatum</ets> and
<ets>muscata</ets> (sc. <ets>nux</ets>) nutmeg: cf. F.
<ets>muscadelle</ets>, fr. Italian. See <er>Musk</er> and cf.
<er>Moschatel</er>, <er>Muscardin</er>, <er>Muscat</er>,
<er>Nutmeg</er>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Muscatel</er>,
<pos>n.</pos></def>

<q>Quaffed off the <qex>muscadel</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Mus"ca*dine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Muscadel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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
<er>Grapevine</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A fragrant and delicious
pear.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Muscardin</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Northern muscadine</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a
derivative of the northern fox grape, and scarcely an improvement
upon it.</cd> -- <col>Royal muscadine</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>a European grape of great value. Its berries are large,
round, and of a pale amber color. Called also <altname>golden
chasselas</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Mus*ca"les</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>muscus</ets> moss.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An old name for mosses in the widest
sense, including the true mosses and also hepatic\'91 and
sphagna.</def>

<hw>Mus"cal*longe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Muskellunge</er>.</def>

<hw>Mus"car*din</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>muscadin</ets> a musk-scented lozenge, fr.
<ets>muscade</ets> nutmeg, fr. L. <ets>muscus</ets> musk. See
<er>Muscadel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The common
European dormouse; -- so named from its odor.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>muscadine</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mus`car*dine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <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
<spn>Botrytis bassiana</spn>). Also, the fungus itself.</def>

<hw>Mus*car"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>muscarium</ets> fly brush + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Having the form of a brush.</def>

<hw>Mus*ca"rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.
Chem.)</fld> <def>A solid crystalline substance,
<chform>C5H13NO2</chform>, found in the toadstool (<spn>Agaricus
muscarius</spn>), and in putrid fish. It is a typical ptomaine,
and a violent poison.</def>

<hw>Mus"cat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Muscadel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>muskat</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mus"ca*tel`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or designating, or derived from, a muscat grapes
or similar grapes; a <xex>muscatel</xex> grapes;
<xex>muscatel</xex> wine, etc.</def>

<hw>Mus"ca*tel`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A common
name for several varieties of rich sweet wine, made in Italy,
Spain, and France.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Finest raisins, dried on the
vine; \'bdsun raisins.\'b8</def>

<altsp>[Variously written <asp>moscatel</asp>,
<asp>muscadel</asp>, etc.]</altsp>

<hw>\'d8Musch"el*kalk`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G.,
from <ets>muschel</ets> shell + <ets>kalk</ets> limestone.]</ety>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A kind of shell limestone, whose strata
form the middle one of the three divisions of the Triassic
formation in Germany. See <xex>Chart</xex>, under
<er>Geology</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Mus"ci</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>muscus</ets> moss.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An order or
subclass of cryptogamous plants; the mosses. See <er>Moss</er>,
and <er>Cryptogamia</er>.</def>

<hw>Mus*cic"a*pine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>musca</ets> a fly + <ets>capere</ets> to catch.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
<spn>Muscicapid\'91</spn>, a family of birds that includes the
true flycatchers.</def>

<hw>Mus"cid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Any fly of the
genus Musca, or family <spn>Muscid\'91</spn>.</def>

<hw>Mus"ci*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Musca</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the form or structure of flies
of the genus Musca, or family <spn>Muscid\'91</spn>.</def>

<hw>Mus"ci*form</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Muscus</ets> +
<ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the
appearance or form of a moss.</def>

<hw>Mus"cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>musculus</ets> a muscle, a little mouse, dim. of
<ets>mus</ets> a mouse. See <er>Mouse</er>, and cf. sense 3
(below).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>An organ which, by its contraction, produces motion</def>.
See <xex>Illust</xex>. of Muscles of the Human Body, in Appendix.
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The contractile tissue of which muscles are
largely made up.</def>

<note><hand/ Muscles are of two kinds, <xex>striated</xex> and
<xex>nonstriated</xex>. 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 <xex>voluntary</xex>, and are made up of great numbers of
elongated fibres bound together into bundles and inclosed in a
sheath of connective tissue, the <xex>perimysium</xex>. Each
fiber is inclosed in a delicate membrane (the
<xex>sarcolemma</xex>), 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 <xex>muscle
corpuscles</xex>.</note>

   The nonstriated muscles are <xex>involuntary</xex>. 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.

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Muscular strength or development; <as>as, to
show one's <ex>muscle</ex> by lifting a heavy weight</as>.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<sn>3.</sn> <ety>[AS. <ets>muscle</ets>, L. <ets>musculus</ets> a
muscle, mussel. See above.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Mussel</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Muscle curve</col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>,
<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></cs>

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<hw>Mus"cled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Furnished with
muscles; having muscles; <as>as, things well
<ex>muscled</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Mus"cling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Fine
Arts)</fld> <def>Exhibition or representation of the
muscles.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>A good piece, the painters say, must have good
<qex>muscling</qex>, as well as coloring and drapery.</q>
<qau>Shaftesbury.</qau>

<hw>Mus*co"gees</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See
<er>Muskogees</er>.</def>

<hw>Mus"coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Muscus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>muscoide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Mosslike;
resembling moss.</def>

<hw>Mus"coid</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A term
formerly applied to any mosslike flowerless plant, with a
distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular
system.</def>

<hw>Mus*col"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Muscus</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Bryology.</def>

<hw>Mus*cos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>muscosus</ets> mossy, fr. <ets>muscus</ets> moss.]</ety>
<def>Mossiness.</def>

<au>Jonhson.</au>

<hw>Mus`co*va"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted
fr. Sp. <ets>mascabado</ets>; cf. Pg. <ets>mascavado</ets>, F.
<ets>moscouade</ets>, n., formerly also <ets>mascovade</ets>, It.
<ets>mascavato</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Mus`co*va"do</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Unrefined or raw
sugar.</def>

<hw>Mus"co*vite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Muscovy glass</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native or
inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Common potash mica. See
<er>Mica</er>.</def>

<hw>Mus"co*vy duck`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[A corruption of
<ets>musk</ets> duck.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A duck
(<spn>Cairina moschata</spn>), larger than the common duck, often
raised in poultry yards. Called also <altname>musk
duck</altname>. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to
Southern Brazil.</def>

<hw>Mus"co*vy glass`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From
<ets>Muscovy</ets>, the old name of Russia: cf. F. verre de
<ets>Moscovie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Mica; muscovite. See
<er>Mica</er>.</def>

<hw>Mus"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>musculaire</ets>. See <er>Muscle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles;
consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; <as>as,
<ex>muscular</ex> fiber</as>.</def>

<q>Great <qex>muscular</qex> strength, accompanied by much
awkwardness.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Performed by, or dependent on, a muscle or the
muscles.</def> \'bdThe <xex>muscular</xex> motion.\'b8

<au>Arbuthnot.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Well furnished with muscles; having
well-developed muscles; brawny; hence, strong; powerful;
vigorous; <as>as, a <ex>muscular</ex> body or arm</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Muscular Christian</col>, <cd>one who believes in a part
of religious duty to maintain a healthful and vigorous physical
state. <au>T. Hughes</au>.</cd> -- <col>Muscular
CHristianity</col>. <sd>(a)</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> <au>T. Hughes</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An active,
robust, and cheerful Christian life, as opposed to a meditative
and gloomy one. <au>C. Kingsley</au>.</cd> -- <col>Muscular
excitability</col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>that property in
virtue of which a muscle shortens, when it is stimulated;
irritability.</cd> -- <col>Muscular sense</col>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>Mus`cu*lar"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of being muscular.</def>

<au>Grew.</au>

<hw>Mus"cu*lar*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
make muscular.</def>

<au>Lowell.</au>

<hw>Mus"cu*lar*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a muscular
manner.</def>

<hw>Mus`cu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The muscular system of an animal, or of
any of its parts.</def>

<hw>Mus"cu*la*ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>musculature</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Musculation.</def>

<hw>Mus"cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>musculus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>muscule</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A long movable shed used by besiegers in
ancient times in attacking the walls of a fortified town.</def>

<hw>Mus"cu*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>musculus</ets> a muscle.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Syntonin</er>.</def>

<hw>Mus`cu*lo*cu*ta"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>musculus</ets> + E. <ets>cutaneous</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining both to muscles and skin;
<as>as, the <ex>musculocutaneous</ex> nerve</as>.</def>

<hw>Mus`cu*lo*phren"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>musculus</ets> muscle + E. <ets>phrenic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to the muscles and the
diaphragm; <as>as, the <ex>musculophrenic</ex> artery</as>.</def>

<hw>Mus`cu*los"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being musculous; muscularity.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mus`cu*lo*spi"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>musculus</ets> muscle + E. <ets>spiral</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the muscles, and
taking a spiral course; -- applied esp. to a large nerve of the
arm.</def>

<hw>Mus"cu*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>musculosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>musculeux</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Muscular.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Jonhson.</au>

<hw>Muse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From F.
<ets>musse</ets>. See <er>Muset</er>.]</ety> <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>

<q>Find a hare without a <qex>muse</qex>.</q>
<qau>Old Prov.</qau>

<hw>Muse</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>Muse</ets>, L.
<ets>Musa</ets>, Gr. <?/. Cf. <er>Mosaic</er>, <pos>n.</pos>,
<er>Music</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld>
<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>

<q>Granville commands; your aid, O Muses, bring:
What <qex>Muse</qex> for Granville can refuse to sing?</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<note><hand/ The names of the Muses were <xex>Calliope</xex>,
<xex>Clio</xex>, <xex>Erato</xex>, <xex>Euterpe</xex>,
<xex>Melpomene</xex>, <xex>Polymnia</xex> or
<xex>Polyhymnia</xex>, <xex>Terpsichore</xex>, <xex>Thalia</xex>,
and <xex>Urania</xex>.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A particular power and practice of poetry.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A poet; a bard.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Muse</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mused</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Musing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>muser</ets> to loiter
or trifle, orig., to stand with open mouth, fr. LL.
<ets>musus</ets>, <ets>morsus</ets>, muzzle, snout, fr. L.
<ets>morsus</ets> a biting, bite, fr. <ets>mordere</ets> to bite.
See <er>Morsel</er>, and cf. Amuse, Muzzle, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To think closely; to study in silence; to
meditate.</def> \'bdThereon <xex>mused</xex> he.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>He <qex>mused</qex> upon some dangerous plot.</q>
<qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<au>Daniel.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To wonder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser. B. Jonson.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- To consider; meditate; ruminate. See
<er>Ponder</er>.</syn>

<hw>Muse</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To think on; to
meditate on.</def>

<q>Come, then, expressive Silence, <qex>muse</qex> his
praise.</q>
<qau>Thomson.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To wonder at.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Muse</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Contemplation which
abstracts the mind from passing scenes; absorbing thought; hence,
absence of mind; a brown study.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Wonder, or admiration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Muse"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Meditative;
thoughtfully silent.</def> \'bd<xex>Museful</xex> mopings.\'b8
<au>Dryden</au>. -- <wordforms><wf>Muse"ful*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Muse"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unregardful of the Muses;
disregarding the power of poetry; unpoetical.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mus"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
muses.</def>

<hw>Mu"set</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>mussette</ets>, dim. of <ets>musse</ets>, <ets>muce</ets>, a
hiding place, fr. F. <ets>musser</ets>, OF. <ets>mucier</ets>,
<ets>muchier</ets>, to conceal, hide. Cf. <er>Micher</er>.]</ety>
<def>A small hole or gap through which a wild animal passes; a
muse.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mu*sette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., dim. of
OF. <ets>muse</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small bagpipe
formerly in use, having a soft and sweet tone.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An air adapted to this instrument; also, a kind
of rustic dance.</def>

<hw>Mu*se"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a temple
of the Muses, hence, a place of study, fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ a
Muse.]</ety> <def>A repository or a collection of natural,
scientific, or literary curiosities, or of works of art.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Museum beetle</col>, <col>Museum
pest</col></mcol>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Anthrenus</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mush</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Gael.
<ets>mus</ets>, <ets>muss</ets>, pap, porridge, any thick
preparation of fruit, OHG. <ets>muos</ets>; akin to AS. & OS.
<ets>m\'d3s</ets> food, and prob, to E. <ets>meat</ets>. See
<er>Meat</er>.]</ety> <def>Meal (esp. Indian meal) boiled in
water; hasty pudding; supawn.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<hw>Mush</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>moucheter</ets>
to cut with small cuts.]</ety> <def>To notch, cut, or indent, as
cloth, with a stamp.</def>

<hw>Mush"room</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>muscheron</ets>, OF. <ets>mouscheron</ets>, F.
<ets>mousseron</ets>; perhaps fr. <ets>mousse</ets> moss, of
German origin. See <er>Moss</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An edible fungus
(<spn>Agaricus campestris</spn>), having a white stalk which
bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the
<xex>pileus</xex>. 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>(b)</sd> <def>Any large fungus, especially one of the genus
<spn>Agaricus</spn>; a toadstool. Several species are edible; but
many are very poisonous.</def>
<-- (b) any fungus developing a visible fruiting body with a stem
and cap, usu. of the basidiomycetes. -- a term used most often
for edible varieties -->

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who rises suddenly from a low condition in
life; an upstart.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Mush"room</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or
pertaining to mushrooms; <as>as, <ex>mushroom</ex>
catchup</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and
shortness of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; <as>as,
<ex>mushroom</ex> cities</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Mushroom anchor</col>, <cd>an anchor shaped like a
mushroom, capable of grasping the ground in whatever way it
falls.</cd> -- <col>Mushroom coral</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>,
<cd>any coral of the genus Fungia. See <er>Fungia</er>.</cd> --
<col>Mushroom spawn</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <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></cs><-- mushroom cloud, a cloud of smoke
rising and then spreading laterally to take on the shape of a
mushroom -- caused by large fires or explosions, esp. nuclear
explosions -->

<-- mushroom v. to grow or expand rapidly.
   mushroom into -- to grow so much and so rapidly as to change
qualitatively  -->

<hw>Mush"room-head`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having a cylindrical body with a convex
head of larger diameter; having a head like that of a
mushroom.</def>

<hw>Mush"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Soft like mush;
figuratively, good-naturedly weak and effusive; weakly
sentimental.</def>

<q>She 's not <qex>mushy</qex>, but her heart is tender.</q>
<qau>G. Eliot.</qau>

<hw>Mu"sic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>musique</ets>, fr. L. <ets>musica</ets>, 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.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science and the
art of tones, or musical sounds, <xex>i</xex>.<xex>e</xex>.,
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>

<note><hand/ Not all <xex>sounds</xex> are <xex>tones</xex>.
Sounds may be unmusical and yet please the ear. <xex>Music</xex>
deals with <xex>tones</xex>, and with no other sounds. See
<er>Tone</er>.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Melody; a rhythmical and otherwise
agreeable succession of tones.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Harmony;
an accordant combination of simultaneous tones.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The written and printed notation of a musical
composition; the score.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Love of music; capacity of enjoying music.</def>

<q>The man that hath ni <qex>music</qex> in himself
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A more or less musical
sound made by many of the lower animals. See
<er>Stridulation</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Magic music</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.
<au>Tennyson</au>.<-- like hot and cold --></cd> -- <col>Music
box</col>. <cd>See <cref>Musical box</cref>, under
<er>Musical</er>.</cd> -- <col>Music hall</col>, <cd>a place for
public musical entertainments.</cd> -- <col>Music loft</col>,
<cd>a gallery for musicians, as in a dancing room or a
church.</cd> -- <col>Music of the spheres</col>, <cd>the harmony
supposed to be produced by the accordant movement of the
celestial spheres.</cd> -- <col>Music paper</col>, <cd>paper
ruled with the musical staff, for the use of composers and
copyists.</cd> -- <col>Music pen</col>, <cd>a pen for ruling at
one time the five lines of the musical staff.</cd> -- <col>Music
shell</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a handsomely colored
marine gastropod shell (<spn>Voluta musica</spn>) found in the
East Indies; -- so called because the color markings often
resemble printed music. Sometimes applied to other shells
similarly marked.</cd> -- <col>To face the music</col>, <cd>to
meet any disagreeable necessity without flinching. <mark>[Colloq.
or Slang]</mark></cd></cs><-- esp. reprimand for an error or
misdeed -->

<hw>Mu"sic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>musical</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to music; having
the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted
to music; melodious; harmonious; <as>as, <ex>musical</ex>
proportion; a <ex>musical</ex> voice; <ex>musical</ex>
instruments; a <ex>musical</ex> sentence; <ex>musical</ex>
persons.</as></def>

<cs><mcol><col>Musical</col>, <or/ <col>Music</col>,
<col>box</col></mcol>, <cd>a box or case containing apparatus
moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes
automatically.</cd> -- <col>Musical fish</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any fish which utters sounds under
water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc.</cd> --
<col>Musical glasses</col>, <cd>glass goblets or bowls so tuned
and arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical
notes. CF. <er>Harmonica</er>, 1.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mu"sic*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Music.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>To fetch home May with their <qex>musical</qex>.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A social entertainment of which music is the
leading feature; a musical party.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<-- 3. A drama in which music and song are prominent features =
musical drama, musical play -->

<hw>\'d8Mu`si`cale"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. Cf.
<ets>Soir\'82e musicale</ets>.]</ety> <def>A social musical
party.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<hw>Mu"sic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
musical manner.</def>

<hw>Mu"sic*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
musical.</def>

<hw>Mu*si"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>musicien</ets>.]</ety> <def>One skilled in the art or
science of music; esp., a skilled singer, or performer on a
musical instrument.</def>

<hw>Mu`si*co*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Music</ets> + <ets>mania</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>musicomanie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A kind of
monomania in which the passion for music becomes so strong as to
derange the intellectual faculties.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Mus"i*mon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Musmon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Mouflon</er>.</def>

<hw>Mus"ing*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
musing manner.</def>

<hw>Mu"sit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Muset</er>.</def>

<hw>Musk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>musc</ets>, L. <ets>muscus</ets>, Per. <ets>musk</ets>, fr.
Skr. <ets>mushka</ets> testicle, orig., a little mouse. See
<er>Mouse</er>, and cd. <er>Abelmosk</er>, <er>Muscadel</er>,
<er>Muscovy duck</er>, <er>Nutmeg</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The musk deer. See
<cref>Musk deer</cref> (below).</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume
somewhat similar.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The musk plant
(<spn>Mimulus moschatus</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A plant
of the genus <spn>Erodium</spn> (<spn>E. moschatum</spn>); --
called also <altname>musky heron's-bill</altname>.</def>
<sd>(c)</sd> <def>A plant of the genus <spn>Muscari</spn>; grape
hyacinth.</def>

<cs><col>Musk beaver</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>muskrat
(1).</cd> -- <col>Musk beetle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a
European longicorn beetle (<spn>Aromia moschata</spn>), having an
agreeable odor resembling that of attar of roses.</cd> --
<col>Musk cat</col>. <cd>See <er>Bondar</er>.</cd> -- <col>Musk
cattle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>musk oxen. See <cref>Musk
ox</cref> (below).</cd> -- <col>Musk deer</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small hornless deer (<spn>Moschus
moschiferus</spn>), 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>Musk
duck</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The Muscovy
duck</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An Australian duck (<spn>Biziura
lobata</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Musk lorikeet</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the Pacific lorikeet
(<spn>Glossopsitta australis</spn>) of Australia.</cd> --
<col>Musk mallow</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name of two
malvaceous plants</cd>: <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A species of mallow
(<spn>Malva moschata</spn>), the foliage of which has a faint
musky smell</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An Asiatic shrub. See
<er>Abelmosk</er>.</cd> -- <col>Musk orchis</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a European plant of the Orchis family
(<spn>Herminium Minorchis</spn>); -- so called from its peculiar
scent.</cd> -- <col>Musk ox</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an
Arctic hollow-horned ruminant (<spn>Ovibos moschatus</spn>), 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>Musk parakeet</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<cd>Same as <cref>Musk lorikeet</cref> (above).</cd> -- <col>Musk
pear</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a fragrant kind of pear much
resembling the Seckel pear.</cd> -- <col>Musk plant</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the <spn>Mimulus moschatus</spn>, a plant
found in Western North America, often cultivated, and having a
strong musky odor.</cd> -- <col>Musk root</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the name of several roots with a strong
odor, as that of the nard (<spn>Nardostachys Jatamansi</spn>) and
of a species of <spn>Angelica</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Musk rose</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of rose (<spn>Rosa
moschata</spn>), having peculiarly fragrant white blossoms.</cd>
-- <col>Musk seed</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the seed of a
plant of the Mallow family (<spn>Hibiscus moschatus</spn>), used
in perfumery and in flavoring. See <er>Abelmosk</er>.</cd> --
<col>Musk sheep</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the musk
ox.</cd> -- <col>Musk shrew</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a
shrew (<spn>Sorex murinus</spn>), found in India. It has a
powerful odor of musk. Called also <altname>sondeli</altname>,
and <altname>mondjourou</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Musk
thistle</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of thistle
(<spn>Carduus nutans</spn>), having fine large flowers, and
leaves smelling strongly of musk.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Musk
tortoise</col>, <col>Musk turtle</col></mcol>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small American fresh-water tortoise
(<spn>Armochelys, <or/ Ozotheca, odorata</spn>), which has a
distinct odor of musk; -- called also
<altname>stinkpot</altname>.</cd></cs>

<-- p. 957 -->

<hw>Musk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To perfume with
musk.</def>

<hw>Mus"ka*del`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Muscadel</er>.</def>

<hw>Mus"kat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Muscat</er>.</def>

<hw>Mus"kel*lunge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the
Amer. Indian name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large
American pike (<spn>Esox nobilitor</spn>) found in the Great
Lakes, and other Northern lakes, and in the St. Lawrence River.
It is valued as a food fish.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>maskallonge</asp>, <asp>maskinonge</asp>,
<asp>muskallonge</asp>, <asp>muskellonge</asp>, and
<asp>muskelunjeh</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Mus"ket</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mousquet</ets>, It. <ets>moschetto</ets>, formerly, a kind
of hawk; cf. OF. <ets>mousket</ets>, <ets>moschet</ets>, a kind
of hawk falcon, F. <ets>mouchet</ets>, prop., a little fly (the
hawk prob. being named from its size), fr. L. <ets>musca</ets> a
fly. Cf. <er>Mosquito</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Sometimes written also
<asp>musquet</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The male of the sparrow hawk.</def>

<sn>2.</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><-- completely superseded -->

<hw>Mus`ket*eer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mousquetaire</ets>; cf. It. <ets>moschettiere</ets>.]</ety>
<def>A soldier armed with a musket.</def>

<hw>Mus*ke"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mosquito</er>.</def>

<hw>Mus`ket*oon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mousqueton</ets>; cf. It. <ets>moschettone</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A short musket.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who is armed with such a musket.</def>

<hw>Mus"ket*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mousqueterie</ets>; cf. It. <ets>moschetteria</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Muskets, collectively.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The fire of muskets.</def>

<au>Motley.</au>

<hw>Musk"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
or state of being musky; the scent of musk.</def>

<hw>Musk"mel`on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Musk</ets> + <ets>melon</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The fruit of a cucubritaceous plant
(<spn>Cicumis Melo</spn>), having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and
cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the
cantaloupe, of oval form and yellowish flesh, and the smaller
nutmeg melon with greenish flesh.  See <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Melon</er>.</def>

<hw>Mus*ko"gees</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing.
<singw>Muskogee</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>.
<fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <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> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>Muscogees</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Musk"rat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A North American aquatic fur-bearing
rodent (<spn>Fiber zibethicus</spn>). It resembles a rat in color
and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the
bind 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 <altname>musquash</altname>, <altname>musk
beaver</altname>, and <altname>ondatra</altname>.</def><-- and
sometimes water rat -->

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The musk shrew.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The desman.</def>

<hw>Musk"wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called
from its fragrance.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>The wood of a West Indian tree of the Mahogany family
(<spn>Moschoxylum Swartzii</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The
wood of an Australian tree (<spn>Eurybia argophylla</spn>).</def>

<hw>Musk"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having an odor
of musk, or somewhat the like.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Mus"lim</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Moslem</er>.</def>

<hw>Mus"lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mousseline</ets>; cf. It. <ets>mussolino</ets>,
<ets>mussolo</ets>, Sp. <ets>muselina</ets>; all from
<ets>Mussoul</ets> a city of Mesopotamia, Ar. <ets>Mausil</ets>,
Syr. <ets>Mauzol</ets>, <ets>Muzol</ets>, <ets>Mosul</ets>, where
it was first manufactured. Cf. <er>Mull</er> a kind of
cloth.]</ety> <def>A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The
name is also applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; <as>as,
shirting and sheeting <ex>muslins</ex></as>.</def>

<cs><col>Muslin cambric</col>. <cd>See <er>Cambric</er>.</cd> --
<col>Muslin delaine</col>, <cd>a light woolen fabric for women's
dresses. See <er>Delaine</er>.</cd> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>mousseline de laine<asp>.]</altsp></cs>

<hw>Mus`lin*et"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mousselinette</ets>.]</ety> <def>A sort of coarse or light
cotton cloth.</def>

<hw>Mus"mon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>musmo</ets>, <ets>musimo</ets>, a Sardinian animal; cf. Gr.
<?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Mouflon</er>.</def>

<hw>Mu`so*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Musicomania</er>.</def>

<hw>Mus"quash</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[American
Indian name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Muskrat</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Musquash root</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an
umbelliferous plant (<spn>Cicuta maculata</spn>), having a
poisonous root. See <er>Water hemlock</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Mus"quaw</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[American
Indian name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The American black
bear. See <er>Bear</er>.</def>

<hw>Mus"quet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Musket</er>.</def>

<hw>Mus*qui"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mosquito</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mus"role</hw>, <hw>Mus"rol</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>muserolle</ets>, fr.
<ets>muserau</ets> a muzzle, OF. <ets>musel</ets>. See
<er>Muzzle</er>.]</ety> <def>The nose band of a horse's
bridle.</def>

<hw>Muss</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>mousche</ets> a fly, also, the play called <ets>muss</ets>,
fr. L. <ets>musca</ets> a fly.]</ety> <def>A scramble, as when
small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize
them; a confused struggle.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Muss</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A state of confusion or
disorder; -- prob. variant of <xex>mess</xex>, but influenced by
<xex>muss</xex>, a scramble.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark>

<hw>Muss</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mussed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Mussing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To disarrange, as clothing;
to rumple.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark>
<-- often used with up = muss up -->

<hw>Muss</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OE. <ets>mus</ets> a
mouse. See <er>Mouse</er>.]</ety> <def>A term of endearment.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Mouse</er>.</def>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Mus"sel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Muscle</er>, 3.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the
genus <spn>Mytilus</spn>, and related genera, of the family
<spn>Mytid\'91</spn>. The common mussel (<spn>Mytilus
edulis</spn>; see <xex>Illust</xex>. under <er>Byssus</er>), and
the larger, or horse, mussel (<spn>Modiola modiolus</spn>),
inhabiting the shores both of Europe and America, are edible. The
former is extensively used as food in Europe.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous
species of <spn>Unio</spn>, and related fresh-water genera; --
called also <altname>river mussel</altname>. See <er>Naiad</er>,
and <er>Unio</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Mussel digger</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the
grayback whale. See <cref>Gray whale</cref>, under
<er>Gray</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mus`si*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mussitatio</ets> suppression of the voice, fr.
<ets>mussitare</ets> to be silent, to murmur.]</ety> <def>A
speaking in a low tone; mumbling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mus"site</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>A variety of pyroxene, from the Mussa Alp in Piedmont;
diopside.</def>

<hw>Mus"sul*man</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mussulmans</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Ar.
<ets>muslim\'c6n</ets>, pl. of <ets>muslim</ets>: cf. F. & Sp.
<ets>musulman</ets>. See <er>Moslem</er>.]</ety> <def>A
Mohammedan; a Moslem.</def>

<hw>Mus`sul*man"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or like, the Mussulmans, or their customs:
Mohammedan.</def>

<hw>Mus"sul*man*ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Mohammedan.</def>

<hw>Mus"sul*man*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Mohammedanism.</def>

<hw>Mus"sul*man*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of
Moslems.</def>

<hw>Muss"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From 2d
<er>Muss</er>.]</ety> <def>Disarranged; rumpled.</def>
<mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark>

<hw>Must</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i. <or/ auxiliary</pos>.
<ety>[OE. <ets>moste</ets>, a pret. generally meaning, could, was
free to, pres. <ets>mot</ets>, <ets>moot</ets>, AS.
<ets>m\'d3ste</ets>, pret. <ets>m\'d3t</ets>, pres.; akin to D.
<ets>moetan</ets> to be obliged, OS. <ets>m\'d3tan</ets> to be
free, to be obliged, OHG. <ets>muozan</ets>, G.
<ets>m\'81ssen</ets> to be obliged, Sw. <ets>m\'86ste</ets> must,
Goth. <ets>gam\'d3tan</ets> to have place, have room, to able; of
unknown origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To be obliged; to be
necessitated; -- expressing either physical or moral necessity;
<as>as, a man <ex>must</ex> eat for nourishment; we <ex>must</ex>
submit to the laws.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be morally required; to be necessary or
essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result;
<as>as, he <ex>must</ex> reconsider the matter; he <ex>must</ex>
have been insane.</as></def>

<q>Likewise <qex>must</qex> the deacons be grave.</q>
<qau>1 Tim. iii. 8.</qau>

<q>Morover, he [a bishop] <qex>must</qex> have a good report of
them which are without.</q>
<qau>1 Tim. iii. 7.</qau>

<note><hand/ The principal verb, if easy supplied by the mind,
was formerly often omitted when <xex>must</xex> was used; as, I
<xex>must</xex> away. \'bdI <xex>must</xex> to Coventry.\'b8
<au>Shak</au>.</note>

<hw>Must</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>must</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>mustum</ets> (sc. <ets>vinum</ets>), from <ets>mustus</ets>
young, new, fresh. Cf. <er>Mustard</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The expressed juice of the grape, or other fruit, before
fermentation.</def> \'bdThese men ben full of
<xex>must</xex>.\'b8

<au>Wyclif (Acts ii. 13. ).</au>

<q>No fermenting <qex>must</qex> fills ... the deep vats.</q>
<qau>Longfellow.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Cf. <er>Musty</er>.]</ety>
<def>Mustiness.</def>

<hw>Must</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To make musty; to
become musty.</def>

<hw>Mus"tac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>moustac</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small
tufted monkey.</def>

<hw>Mus*tache"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mustaches</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>moustache</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[F. <ets>moustache</ets>, It.
<ets>mostaccio</ets> visage, <ets>mostacchio</ets> mustache, fr.
Gr. <?/ upper lip and the beard upon it; cf. <?/ mouth: cf. Sp.
<ets>mostacho</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That part of the
beard which grows on the upper lip; hair left growing above the
mouth.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A West African monkey
(<spn>Cercopithecus cephus</spn>). It has yellow whiskers, and a
triangular blue mark on the nose.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any conspicuous stripe of
color on the side of the head, beneath the eye of a bird.</def>

<hw>Mus*ta"cho</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mustachios</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A
mustache.</def>

<au>Longfellow.</au>

<hw>Mus*ta"choed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
mustachios.</def>

<hw>Mus`ta*i"ba</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
close-grained, neavy wood of a brownish color, brought from
Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of tools, and
the like.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>mostahiba</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>MaElrath.</au>

<hw>Mus"tang</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>muste\'a4o</ets> belonging to the graziers, strayed,
wild.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The half-wild horse of
the plains in Mexico, California, etc. It is small, hardy, and
easily sustained.</def>

<cs><col>Mustard grape</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of
grape (<spn>Vitis candicans</spn>), native in Arkansas and Texas.
The berries are small, light-colored, with an acid skin and a
sweet pulp.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mus"tard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>moustarde</ets>, F. <ets>moutarde</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>mustum</ets> must, -- mustard was prepared for use by being
mixed with <ets>must</ets>. See <er>Must</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The name
of several cruciferous plants of the genus <spn>Brassica</spn>
(formerly <spn>Sinapis</spn>), as white mustard (<spn>B.
alba</spn>), black mustard (<spn>B. Nigra</spn>), wild mustard or
charlock (<spn>B. Sinapistrum</spn>).</def>

<note><hand/ There are also many herbs of the same family which
are called <xex>mustard</xex>, and have more or less of the
flavor of the true mustard; as, bowyer's mustard (<spn>Lepidium
ruderale</spn>); hedge mustard (<spn>Sisymbrium
officinale</spn>); Mithridate mustard (<spn>Thlaspi
arvense</spn>); tower mustard (<spn>Arabis perfoliata</spn>);
treacle mustard (<spn>Erysimum cheiranthoides</spn>).</note>

<sn>2.</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>

<cs><col>Mustard oil</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>Mus*tee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mestee</er>.</def>

<hw>Mus"te*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mustelinus</ets>, fr. <ets>mustela</ets> weasel.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like or pertaining to the family
<spn>Mustelid\'91</spn>, or the weasels and martens.</def>

<hw>Mus"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>moustre</ets>, OF. <ets>mostre</ets>, <ets>moustre</ets>, F.
<ets>montre</ets>, LL. <ets>monstra</ets>. See <er>Muster</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something shown for
imitation; a pattern.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A show; a display.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Piers Plowman.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An assembling or review of troops, as for
parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or
introduction into service.</def>

<q>The hurried <qex>muster</qex> of the soldiers of liberty.</q>
<qau>Hawthorne.</qau>

<q>See how in warlike <qex>muster</qex> they appear,
In rhombs, and wedges, and half-moons, and wings.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The sum total of an army when assembled for
review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an
army.</def>

<q>And the <qex>muster</qex> was thirty thousands of men.</q>
<qau>Wyclif.</qau>

<q>Ye publish the <qex>musters</qex> of your own bands, and
proclaim them to amount of thousands.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Any assemblage or display; a gathering.</def>

<q>Of the temporal grandees of the realm, mentof their wives and
daughters, the <qex>muster</qex> was great and splendid.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<cs><col>Muster book</col>, <cd>a book in which military forces
are registred.</cd> -- <col>Muster file</col>, <cd>a muster
roll.</cd> -- <col>Muster master</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>one
who takes an account of troops, and of their equipment; a
mustering officer; an inspector.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> --
<col>Muster roll</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <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>To pass
muster</col>, <cd>to pass through a muster or inspection without
censure.</cd></cs>

<q>Such excuses will not <qex>pass muster</qex> with God.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<hw>Mus"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mustered</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Mustering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mustren</ets>, prop., to show, OF. <ets>mostrer</ets>,
<ets>mustrer</ets>, <ets>moustrer</ets>, <ets>monstrer</ets>, F.
<ets>montrer</ets>, fr. L. <ets>monstrare</ets> to show. See
<er>Monster</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To collect and display;
to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the
like.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To summon together; to enroll in service;
to get together.</def> \'bdMustering <xex>all its
force</xex>.\'b8

<au>Cowper.</au>

<q>All the gay feathers he could <qex>muster</qex>.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<cs><col>To muster troops into service</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>,
<cd>to inspect and enter troops on the muster roll of the
army.</cd> -- <col>To muster troops out of service</col>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>to register them for final payment and
discharge.</cd> -- <col>To muster up</col>, <cd>to gather up; to
succeed in obtaining; to obtain with some effort or
difficulty.</cd></cs>

<q>One of those who can <qex>muster up</qex> sufficient
sprightliness to engage in a game of forfeits.</q>
<qau>Hazlitt.</qau>

<hw>Mus"ter</hw>, <pos>v. 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>as, his supporters
<ex>mustered</ex> in force</as>.</def> \'bdThe
<xex>mustering</xex> squadron.\'b8

<au>Byron.</au>

<hw>Mus"ti*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In a musty
state.</def>

<hw>Mus"ti*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being musty.</def>

<hw>Mus"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Mustier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Mustiest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From L.
<ets>mustum</ets> must; or perh. fr. E. <ets>moist</ets>. Cf.
<er>Must</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, <er>Moist</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which
substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather;
foul or sour and fetid; moldy; <as>as, <ex>musty</ex> corn;
<ex>musty</ex> books.</as></def>

<au>Harvey.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Spoiled by age; rank; stale.</def>

<q>The proverb is somewhat <qex>musty</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Dull; heavy; spiritless.</def> \'bdThat he may
not grow <xex>musty</xex> and unfit for conversation.\'b8

<au>Addison.</au>

<hw>Mu`ta*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mutabilitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mutabilit\'82</ets>.]</ety>
<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>

<q>Plato confessed that the heavens and the frame of the world
are corporeal, and therefore subject to
<qex>mutability</qex>.</q>
<qau>Stillingfleet.</qau>

<hw>Mu"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mutabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>mutare</ets> to change. See
<er>Move</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of alteration;
subject to change; changeable in form, qualities, or
nature.</def>

<q>Things of the most accidental and <qex>mutable</qex>
nature.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Changeable; inconstant; unsettled; unstable;
fickle.</def> \'bdMost <xex>mutable</xex> wishes.\'b8

<au>Byron.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Changeable; alterable; unstable; unsteady;
unsettled; wavering; inconstant; variable; fickle.</syn>

<hw>Mu"ta*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
mutable.</def>

<hw>Mu"ta*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Changeably.</def>

<hw>Mu"ta*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Mytacism</er>.</def>

<hw>Mu"tage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>A process for checking the fermentation of the must of
grapes.</def>

<-- p. 958 -->

<hw>\'d8Mu*tan"dum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mutanda</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>mutare</ets> to change.]</ety> <def>A thing which is to be
changed; something which must be altered; -- used chiefly in the
plural.</def>

<hw>Mu*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mutatio</ets>, fr. <ets>mutare</ets> to change: cf. F.
<ets>mutation</ets>. See <er>Mutable</er>.]</ety> <def>Change;
alteration, either in form or qualities.</def>

<q>The vicissitude or <qex>mutations</qex> in the superior globe
are no fit matter for this present argument.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<hw>Mutch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. D.
<ets>mutse</ets> a cap, G. <ets>m\'81tze</ets>. Cf.
<er>Amice</er> a cape.]</ety> <def>The close linen or muslin cap
of an old woman.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark>

<hw>Much"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A liquid
measure equal to four gills, or an imperial pint.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<hw>Mute</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mutare</ets> to change. See <er>Molt</er>.]</ety> <def>To
cast off; to molt.</def>

<q>Have I <qex>muted</qex> all my feathers?</q>
<qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau>

<hw>Mute</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>mutir</ets>,
<ets>\'82meutir</ets>, OF. <ets>esmeltir</ets>, fr. OD.
<ets>smelten</ets>, prop., to melt. See <er>Smelt</er>.]</ety>
<def>To eject the contents of the bowels; -- said of birds.</def>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Mute</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The dung of birds.</def>

<au>Hudibras.</au>

<hw>Mute</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mutus</ets>; cf. Gr.
<?/ to shut, Skr. <ets>m<?/ta</ets> bound, <ets>m<?/ka</ets>
dumb: cf. OE. <ets>muet</ets>, fr. F. <ets>muet</ets>, a dim. of
OF. <ets>mu</ets>, L. <ets>mutus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.</def>

<q>All the heavenly choir stood <qex>mute</qex>,
And silence was in heaven.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<note><hand/ In law a prisoner is said to stand <xex>mute</xex>,
when, upon being arranged, he makes no answer, or does not plead
directly, or will not put himself on trial.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Incapable of speaking; dumb.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>3.</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
<er>Mute</er>, 2.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said
of a metal.</def>

<cs><col>Mute swan</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a European
wild white swan (<spn>Cygnus gibbus</spn>), which produces no
loud notes.</cd></cs><-- in distinction from the Trumpeter swan
-->

<syn>Syn. -- Silent; dumb; speechless.</syn>  --
<usage><er>Mute</er>, <er>Silent</er>, <er>Dumb</er>. One is
<xex>silent</xex> who <xex>does</xex> not speak; one is
<xex>dumb</xex> who <xex>can</xex> not, for want of the proper
organs; <as>as, a <ex>dumb</ex> beast, etc.; and hence,
figuratively, we speak of a person as struck <xex>dumb</xex> with
astonishment, etc. One is <xex>mute</xex> who is <xex>held
back</xex> from speaking by some special cause; <as>as, he was
<ex>mute</ex> through fear; <ex>mute</ex> astonishment, etc.</as>
Such is the case with most of those who never speak from
childhood; they are not ordinarily <xex>dumb</xex>, but
<xex>mute</xex> because they are deaf, and therefore never learn
to talk; and hence their more appropriate name is
<xex>deaf-mutes</xex>.</usage>

<q>They spake not a word;
But, like <qex>dumb</qex> statues, or breathing stones,
Gazed each on other.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>All sat <qex>mute</qex>,
Pondering the danger with deep thoughts.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Mute</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who does not
speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other
cause.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One who, from
deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use
articulate language; a deaf-mute.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A
person employed by undertakers at a funeral.</def> <sd>(c)</sd>
<def>A person whose part in a play does not require him to
speak.</def> <sd>(d)</sd> <def>Among the Turks, an officer or
attendant who is selected for his place because he can not
speak.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <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>as, <stype>p</stype>,
<stype>b</stype>, <stype>d</stype>, <stype>k</stype>,
<stype>t</stype></as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mute"-hill`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Moot-hill</er>.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<hw>Mute"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Without uttering words or
sounds; in a mute manner; silently.</def>

<hw>Mute"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being mute; speechlessness.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mu"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mu"ti*cous</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>muticus</ets>,
for <ets>mutilus</ets>. See <er>Mutilate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.
& Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Without a point or pointed process;
blunt.</def>

<hw>Mu"ti*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mutilatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>mutilare</ets> to mutilate,
fr. <ets>mutilus</ets> maimed; cf. Gr. <?/, <?/. Cf.
<er>Mutton</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Deprived of, or having
lost, an important part; mutilated.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having finlike appendages
or flukes instead of legs, as a cetacean.</def>

<hw>Mu"ti*late</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
cetacean, or a sirenian.</def>

<hw>Mu"ti*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mutilated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mutilating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cut off or remove
a limb or essential part of; to maim; to cripple; to hack;
<as>as, to <ex>mutilate</ex> the body, a statue, etc.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To destroy or remove a material part of, so as
to render imperfect; <as>as, to <ex>mutilate</ex> the orations of
Cicero</as>.</def>

<q>Among the <qex>mutilated</qex> poets of antiquity, there is
none whose fragments are so beautiful as those of Sappho.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<cs><mcol><col>Mutilated gear</col>, <col>Mutilated
wheel</col></mcol> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a gear wheel from a
portion of whose periphery the cogs are omitted. It is used for
giving intermittent movements.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mu`ti*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mutilatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mutilation</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act of mutilating, or the state of being mutilated;
deprivation of a limb or of an essential part.</def>

<hw>Mu"ti*la"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mutilateur</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who mutilates.</def>

<hw>Mu"ti*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mutilus</ets>. See <er>Mutilate</er>.]</ety> <def>Mutilated;
defective; imperfect.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mu"tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mutin</ets>.]</ety> <def>A mutineer.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mu"tine</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mutiner</ets>.]</ety> <def>To mutiny.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mu"ti*neer`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mutiny</er>.]</ety> <def>One guilty of mutiny.</def>

<hw>Mut"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Dung of
birds.</def>

<hw>Mu"ti*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mutiny</er>.]</ety> <def>Disposed to mutiny; in a state of
mutiny; characterized by mutiny; seditious; insubordinate.</def>

<q>The city was becoming <qex>mutinous</qex>.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Mu"ti*nous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mu"ti*nous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mu"ti*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mutinies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[From
<ets>mutine</ets> to mutiny, fr. F. <ets>se mutiner</ets>, fr. F.
<ets>mutin</ets> stubborn, mutinous, fr. OF. <ets>meute</ets>
riot, LL. <ets>movita</ets>, fr. <ets>movitus</ets>, for L.
<ets>motus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>movere</ets> to move. See
<er>Move</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>In every <qex>mutiny</qex> against the discipline of the
college, he was the ringleader.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Violent commotion; tumult; strife.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>o raise a <qex>mutiny</qex> betwixt yourselves.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<cs><col>Mutiny act</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>an English
statute re\'89nacted annually to punish mutiny and
desertion.</cd></cs>

<au>Wharton.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Insurrection</er>.</syn>

<hw>Mu"ti*ny</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Mutinied</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Mutinying</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms>
<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To fall into strifle; to quarrel.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mut"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The condition,
state, or habit of being mute, or without speech.</def>

<au>Max M\'81ller.</au>

<hw>Mut"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Muttered</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Muttering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Prob. of imitative origin;
cf. L. <ets>muttire</ets>, <ets>mutire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips
partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complains or angry
expressions; to grumble; to growl.</def>

<q>Wizards that peep, and that <qex>mutter</qex>.</q>
<qau>Is. viii. 19.</qau>

<q>Meantime your filthy foreigner will stare,
And <qex>mutter</qex> to himself.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To sound with a low, rumbling noise.</def>

<q>Thick lightings flash, the <qex>muttering</qex> thunder
rolls.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Mut"ter</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To utter with imperfect
articulations, or with a low voice; <as>as, to <ex>mutter</ex>
threats</as>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Mut"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Repressing or obscure
utterance.</def>

<hw>Mut"ter*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
mutters.</def>

<hw>Mut"ter*ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>With a low voice
and indistinct articulation; in a muttering manner.</def>

<hw>Mut"ton</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>motoun</ets>, OF. <ets>moton</ets>, <ets>molton</ets>, a
sheep, wether, F. <ets>mouton</ets>, LL. <ets>multo</ets>, by
transposition of <ets>l</ets> fr. L. <ets>mutilus</ets>
mutilated. See <er>Mutilate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
sheep.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chapman.</au>

<q>Not so much ground as will feed a <qex>mutton</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir H. Sidney.</qau>

<q><qex>Muttons</qex>, beeves, and porkers are good old words for
the living quadrupeds.</q>
<qau>Hallam.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The flesh of a sheep.</def>

<q>The fat of roasted <qex>mutton</qex> or beef.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A loose woman; a prostitute.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<cs><col>Mutton bird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the
Australian short-tailed petrel (<spn>Nectris
brevicaudus</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Mutton chop</col>, <cd>a rib of
mutton for broiling, with the end of the bone at the smaller part
chopped off.</cd> -- <col>Mutton fish</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the American eelpout. See
<er>Eelpout</er>.</cd> -- <col>Mutton fist</col>, <cd>a big
brawny fist or hand. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> <au>Dryden</au>.</cd>
-- <col>Mutton monger</col>, <cd>a pimp <mark>[Low & Obs.]</mark>
<au>Chapman</au>.</cd> -- <col>To return to one's muttons</col>.
<ety>[A translation of a phrase from a farce by De Brueys,
<ets>revenons \'85 nos moutons<ets> let us return to our
sheep.]</ety> <cd>To return to one's topic, subject of
discussion, etc. <mark>[Humorous]</mark></cd></cs>

<q>I willingly <qex>return to my muttons</qex>.</q>
<qau>H. R. Haweis.</qau>

<hw>Mut"ton*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like mutton;
having a flavor of mutton.</def>

<hw>Mu"tu*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>mutuel</ets>, L. <ets>mutuus</ets>, orig., exchanged,
borrowed, lent; akin to <ets>mutare</ets> to change. See
<er>Mutable</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Reciprocally acting or
related; reciprocally receiving and giving; reciprocally given
and received; reciprocal; interchanged; <as>as, a <ex>mutual</ex>
love, advantage, assistance, aversion, etc.</as></def>

<q>Conspiracy and <qex>mutual</qex> promise.</q>
<qau>Sir T. More.</qau>

<q>Happy in our <qex>mutual</qex> help,
And <qex>mutual</qex> love.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>A certain shyness on such subjects, which was
<qex>mutual</qex> between the sisters.</q>
<qau>G. Eliot.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Possessed, experienced, or done by two or more
persons or things at the same time; common; joint; <as>as,
<ex>mutual</ex> happiness; a <ex>mutual</ex> effort.</as></def>

<au>Burke.</au>

<q>A vast accession of misery and woe from the <qex>mutual</qex>
weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth.</q>
<qau>Bentley.</qau>

<note><hand/   This use of <xex>mutual</xex> as synonymous with
<xex>common</xex> 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.

<q><qex>Mutual</qex>, as Johnson will tell us, means something
reciprocal, a giving and taking. How could people have
<qex>mutual</qex> ancestors?</q>
<qau>P. Harrison.</qau>
</note>

<cs><col>Mutual insurance</col>, <cd>agreement among a number of
persons to insure each other against loss, as by fire, death, or
accident.</cd> -- <col>Mutual insurance company</col>, <cd>one
which does a business of insurance on the mutual principle, the
policy holders sharing losses and profits <xex>pro
rata<xex>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Reciprocal; interchanged; common.</syn>

<hw>Mu"tu*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Ethics)</fld> <def>The doctrine of mutual dependence as the
condition of individual and social welfare.</def>

<au>F. Harrison.  H. Spencer.  Mallock.</au>

<hw>Mu`tu*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mutualit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of
correlation; reciprocation; interchange; interaction;
interdependence.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Reciprocity of
consideration.</def>

<au>Wharton.</au>

<hw>Mu"tu*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
mutual manner.</def>

<hw>Mu"tu*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mutuarius</ets> mutual.See <er>Mutuation</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>One who borrows personal chattels which are
to be consumed by him, and which he is to return or repay in
kind.</def>

<au>Bouvier.</au>

<hw>Mu`tu*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mutuatio</ets>, fr. <ets>mutuare</ets>, <ets>mutuari</ets>,
to borrow, fr. <ets>mutuus</ets>. See <er>Mutual</er>.]</ety>
<def>The act of borrowing or exchanging.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Mu"tule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>mutulus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <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 <xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Gutta</er>.</def>

<au>Oxf. Gloss.</au>

<hw>Mux</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Mixen</er>.]</ety> <def>Dirt; filth; muck.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<au>ose.</au>

<hw>Mux</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mix in an unitidy and
offensive way; to make a mess of.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.;
Colloq. U.S.]</mark>

<hw>Mux"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Soft; sticky, and
dirty. <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> See <er>Mucky</er>.</def>

<hw>Muz"a*rab</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>mozarabe</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets>mosta'rib</ets>, a name applied
to strange tribes living among the Arabs.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.
Hist.)</fld> <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> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>Mozarab</asp>, <asp>Mostarab</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Brande & C.</au>

<hw>Muz`a*rab"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Muzarabs; <as>as, the <ex>Muzarabic</ex>
liturgy</as>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>Mozarabic</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Muz"zi*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
or quality of being muzzy.</def>

<hw>Muz"zle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mosel</ets>, OF. <ets>musel</ets>, F. <ets>museau</ets>
muzzle or snout, LL. <ets>musellus</ets>, fr. <ets>musus</ets>,
<ets>morsus</ets>. See <er>Muse</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>, and cf.
<er>Morsel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The projecting mouth and
nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance or
discharge; <as>as, the <ex>muzzle</ex> of a gun</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for
the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious
biting.</def>

<q>With golden <qex>muzzles</qex> all their mouths were bound</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<cs><col>Muzzle sight</col>. <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Dispart</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</cd></cs>

<hw>Muz"zle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Muzzled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Muzzling</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F.
<ets>museler</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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> \'bdMy dagger <xex>muzzled</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Thou shalt not <qex>muzzle</qex> the ox when he treadeth out
the corn.</q>
<qau>Deut. xxv. 4.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To fondle with the closed mouth.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>L'Estrange.</au>

<hw>Muz"zle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To bring the mouth or
muzzle near.</def>

<q>The bear <qex>muzzles</qex> and smels to him.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<hw>Muz"zle-load`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
firearm which receives its charge through the muzzle, as
distinguished from one which is loaded at the breech.</def>

<hw>Muz"zle-load`ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Receiving its
charge through the muzzle; <as>as, a <ex>muzzle-loading</ex>
rifle</as>.</def>

<hw>Muz"zy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>muse</ets>.]</ety> <def>Absent-minded; dazed; muddled;
stupid.</def>

<q>The whole company stared at me with a whimsical,
<qex>muzzy</qex> look, like men whose senses were a little
obfuscated by beer rather then wine.</q>
<qau>W. Irving.</qau>

<hw>My</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & poss. pron.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mi</ets>, fr. <ets>min</ets>. See <er>Mine</er>, and cf.,
for loss of <ets>n</ets>, <er>A</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, <er>An</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>Of or belonging to me; -- used always
attributively; <as>as, <ex>my</ex> body; <ex>my</ex> book</as>;
-- <xex>mine</xex> is used in the predicate; <as>as, the book is
<ex>mine</ex></as>. See <er>Mine</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8My"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mya</ets> a kind of mussel.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A genus of bivalve mollusks, including the common long, or
soft-shelled, clam.</def>

<hw>\'d8My*al"gi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ muscle + <?/ pain.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pain
in the muscles; muscular rheumatism or neuralgia.</def>

<hw>My*all" wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
durable, fragrant, and dark-colored Australian wood, used by the
natives for spears. It is obtained from the small tree
<spn>Acacia homolophylla</spn>.</def>

<hw>\'d8My*a"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of bivalve
mollusks of which the common clam (<spn>Mya</spn>) is the
type.</def>

<hw>\'d8My*ce"li*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>my`khs</grk> a mushroom.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The white threads or filamentous growth from which a
mushroom or fungus is developed; the so-called mushroom
spawn.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>My*ce"li*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Myc"e*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mycel</ets>ium + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Resembling mycelium.</def>

<hw>\'d8My*ce"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <grk>mykhth`s</grk> a bellower, fr. <grk>myka^sqai</grk> to
bellow.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of South
American monkeys, including the howlers. See <er>Howler</er>, 2,
and <xex>Illust</xex>.</def>

<hw>Myc"e*toid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[Gr. <grk>my`khs</grk>,
<grk>-htos</grk>, a fungus + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Resembling a fungus.</def>

<hw>\'d8My`co*der"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from Gr. <grk>my`khs</grk> a fungus + <grk>de`rma</grk>
skin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>One of the forms
in which bacteria group themselves; a more or less thick layer of
motionless but living bacteria, formed by the bacteria uniting on
the surface of the fluid in which they are developed. This
production differs from the zo\'94l\'d2a stage of bacteria by not
having the intermediary mucous substance.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A genus of micro\'94rganisms of which the acetic
ferment (<spn>Mycoderma aceti</spn>), which converts alcoholic
fluids into vinegar, is a representative. Cf.
<er>Mother</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>My`co*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>My`co*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or relating to mycology, or the fungi.</def>

<hw>My*col"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
is versed in, or who studies, mycology.</def>

<hw>My*col"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<grk>my`khs</grk> fungus + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That
branch of botanical science which relates to the musgrooms and
other fungi.</def>

<hw>My`co*mel"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
(spirious) <?/ mucus (L. <ets>mucus</ets>) + <?/ honey.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>My`co*pro"te*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
(spirious) <?/ mucus (L. <ets>mucus</ets>) + E.
<ets>protein</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The
protoplasmic matter of which bacteria are composed.</def>

<hw>My"cose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
mushroom.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A variety of sugar,
isomeric with sucrose and obtained from certain lichens and
fungi. Called also <altname>trehalose</altname>.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>mykose</asp>.]</altsp>

<-- p. 959 -->

<hw>\'d8Myc"o*thrix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. (spurious) <?/ mucus (L. <ets>mucus</ets>) + <?/, <?/,
hair.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The chain of micrococci
formed by the division of the micrococci in multiplication.</def>

<hw>My*da"le*ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
to be clammy (from decay).]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld>
<def>A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and
from herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse
diarrh\'d2a, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation.</def>

<au>Brieger.</au>

<hw>Myd`a*tox"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
to be clammy (from decay) + <ets>tox</ets>ic +
<ets>in</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A
poisonous amido acid, <chform>C6H13NO2</chform>, separated by
Brieger from decaying horseflesh. In physiological action, it is
similar to curare.</def>

<hw>\'d8Myd"a*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ to be clammy or damp.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The teledu.</def>

<hw>\'d8My*dri"a*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. & Med.)</fld> <def>A
long-continued or excessive dilatation of the pupil of the
eye.</def>

<hw>Myd`ri*at"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing
dilatation of the pupil.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A
mydriatic medicine or agent, as belladonna.</def></def2>

<hw>\'d8My`e*len*ceph"a*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Myelencephalon</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Vertebrata</er>.</def>

<hw>My`e*len`ce*phal"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the myelencephalon;
cerebro-spinal.</def>

<hw>\'d8My`e*len*ceph"a*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ marrow + E. <ets>encephalon</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The brain and spinal cord;
the cerebro-spinal axis; the neuron. Sometimes abbreviated to
<xex>myelencephal</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The
metencephalon.</def>

<au>Huxley.</au>

<hw>My`e*len*ceph"a*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld><def>Of or pertaining to the
Myelencephala.</def>

<hw>My"e*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
marrow.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A
soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve
fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin,
albumin, and some fat.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>One of a group of
phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the
brain and nerve fibers.</def>

<hw>\'d8My`e*li"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from Gr. <?/ marrow + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Inflammation of the spinal marrow or its membranes.</def>

<hw>My"e*lo*c\'d2le`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ marrow + <?/ hollow.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The
central canal of the spinal cord.</def>

<hw>My`e*lo*gen"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
marrow + the root of <?/ to be born.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>
<def>Derived from, or pertaining to, the bone marrow.</def>

<hw>My"e*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
marrow + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling marrow in
appearance or consistency; <as>as, a <ex>myeloid</ex>
tumor</as>.</def>

<hw>My`e*loid"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Myelin</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets> +
<ets>-in</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A
substance, present in the protoplasm of the retinal epithelium
cells, and resembling, if not identical with, the substance
(<xex>myelin</xex>) forming the medullary sheaths of nerve
fibers.</def>

<hw>\'d8My"e*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ marrow.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The spinal cord.
(Sometimes abbrev. to <xex>myel</xex>.)</def>

<hw>My"e*lo`nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the myelon; <as>as,
the <ex>myelonal</ex>, or spinal, nerves</as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8My`e*lo*neu"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ + <?/ a nerve.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The Vertebrata.</def>

<hw>\'d8My*el"o*plax</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
E. <plw>Myeloplaxes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Myeloplaces</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ marrow + <?/ anything
flat and broad.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the huge
multinucleated cells found in the marrow of bone and occasionally
in other parts; a giant cell. See <er>Osteoclast</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Myg"a*le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a
field mouse, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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 (<spn>Mygale avicularia</spn>), and the crab
spider, or matoutou (<spn>M. cancerides</spn>) are among the
largest species. Some of the species are erroneously called
<xex>tarantulas</xex>, as the Texas tarantula (<spn>M.
Hentzii</spn>).</def>
<-- = the trapdoor spiders; they are of the family Ctenizidae -->

<hw>Myl"o*don</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
mill + <?/, <?/, a tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An
extinct genus of large slothlike American edentates, allied to
Megatherium.</def>

<hw>My`lo*hy"oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
the molar teeth + E. <ets>hyoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to, or in the region of, the lower jaw and the
hyoid apparatus; <as>as, the <ex>mylohyoid</ex> nerve</as>.</def>

<hw>My"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Mino
bird</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous
species of Asiatic starlings of the genera
<spn>Acridotheres</spn>, <spn>Sturnopastor</spn>,
<spn>Sturnia</spn>, <spn>Gracula</spn>, and allied genera. In
habits they resemble the European starlings, and like them are
often caged and taught to talk. See <cref>Hill myna</cref>, under
<er>Hill</er>, and <er>Mino bird</er>.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also
<asp>mynah</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Myn"chen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>mynecen</ets>, fr. <ets>munec</ets> monk. See
<er>Monk</er>.]</ety> <def>A nun.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Myn"cher*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nunnery;
-- a term still applied to the ruins of certain nunneries in
England.</def>

<hw>Myn*heer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>mijnheer</ets>.]</ety> <def>The Dutch equivalent of
<xex>Mr</xex>. or <xex>Sir</xex>; hence, a Dutchman.</def>

<hw>My"o-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A combining form of Gr. <?/,
<?/, a <xex>muscle</xex>; <as>as, <ex>myo</ex>graph,
<ex>myo</ex>chrome</as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8My`o*car*di"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. see <er>Myocardium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Inflammation of the myocardium.</def>

<hw>\'d8My`o*car"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, muscle + <?/ heart.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The main substance of the muscular wall
of the heart inclosed between the epicardium and
endocardium.</def>

<hw>My"o*chrome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ color.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A colored albuminous substance in the
serum from red-colored muscles. It is identical with
hemoglobin.</def>

<hw>\'d8My`o*com"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. L.
<plw>Myocommata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Myocommas</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL. See <er>Myo-</er>, and
<er>Comma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A myotome.</def>

<hw>My`o*dy*nam"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + <ets>dynamics</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The department of physiology which
deals with the principles of muscular contraction; the exercise
of muscular force or contraction.</def>

<hw>My`o*dy*na`mi*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>A myodynamometer.</def>

<hw>My`o*dy`na*mom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + E. <ets>dynamometer</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring the
muscular strength of man or of other animals; a
dynamometer.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>My`o*ep`i*the"li*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + <ets>epithelial</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Derived from epithelial cells and
destined to become a part of the muscular system; -- applied to
structural elements in certain embryonic forms.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the characteristics
of both muscle and epithelium; <as>as, the <ex>myoepithelial</ex>
cells of the hydra</as>.</def>

<hw>My*og"a*lid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a weasel.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the <spn>Myogalod\'91</spn>, a
family of Insectivora, including the desman, and allied
species.</def>

<hw>My"o*gram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + <ets>-gram</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Muscle curve</cref>, under
<er>Muscle</er>.</def>

<hw>My"o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>An instrument for determining and
recording the different phases, as the intensity, velocity, etc.,
of a muscular contraction.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>My`o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>My`o*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to myography.</def>

<hw>My*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>myographie</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>My`o*h\'91m"a*tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + <ets>h\'91matin</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <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>

<hw>My"oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets>
+ <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Composed of, or resembling,
muscular fiber.</def>

<hw>\'d8My`o*lem"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a muscle + <?/ skin.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Sarcolemma.</def>

<hw>My"o*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/,
muscle.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The essential material
of muscle fibers.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>My`o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>My`o*log"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
myology.</def>

<hw>My*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
skilled in myology.</def>

<hw>My*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>myologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>That part of anatomy which
treats of muscles.</def>

<hw>\'d8My*o"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Myo-</er>, and <er>-oma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A
tumor consisting of muscular tissue.</def>

<hw>My"o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
mouse + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by the
movements of mice.</def>

<hw>My"o*morph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Myomorpha.</def>

<hw>\'d8My`o*mor"pha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a mouse + <?/ form.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extensive group of rodents which
includes the rats, mice, jerboas, and many allied forms.</def>

<hw>\'d8My`o*pa*thi"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a muscle + <?/, <?/, to suffer.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any affection of the muscles or muscular
system.</def>

<hw>My`o*path"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to myopathia.</def>

<hw>My*op"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Myopathia</er>.</def>

<hw>My"ope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. Gr.
<?/, <?/; <?/ to close, shut the eyes + <?/, <?/, the eye.]</ety>
<def>A person having myopy; a myops.</def>

<hw>My"o*phan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to show.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A contractile striated layer found in
the bodies and stems of certain Infusoria.</def>

<hw>My*o"pi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Myope</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <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>

<hw>My*op"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to,
or affected with, or characterized by, myopia; nearsighted.</def>

<cs><col>Myopic astigmatism</col>, <cd>a condition in which the
eye is affected with myopia in one meridian only.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8My"ips</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety>
<def>See <er>Myope</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8My*op"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ fly + <?/ sight.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The
appearance of musc\'91 volitantes. See <cref>Musc\'91
volitantes</cref>, under <er>Musca</er>.</def>

<hw>My"o*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>myopie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Myopia.</def>

<hw>My"o*sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, a
muscle.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>An albuminous
body present in dead muscle, being formed in the process of
coagulation which takes place in <xex>rigor mortis</xex>; the
clot formed in the coagulation of muscle plasma. See <cref>Muscle
plasma</cref>, under <er>Plasma</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<hw>\'d8My*o"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ to close the eyes or lips.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Long-continued contraction of the pupil of the eye.</def>

<hw>My`o*sit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Myotic.</def>

<hw>\'d8My`o*si"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, muscle + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the muscles.</def>

<hw>\'d8My`o*so"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.;
Gr. <?/, lit., mouse ear.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus
of plants. See <er>Mouse-ear</er>.</def>

<hw>My*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Myosis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Producing myosis,
or contraction of the pupil of the eye, as opium, calabar bean,
etc.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A myotic
agent.</def></def2>

<hw>My"o*tome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Myotomy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>One of the embryonic muscular segments arising
from the protovertebr\'91; also, one of the protovertebr\'91
themselves.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The muscular system of one
metamere of an articulate.</def>

<hw>My`o*tom"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a myotome or
myotomes.</def>

<hw>My*ot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Myo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to cut: cf. F.
<ets>myotomie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The dissection, or that part of
anatomy which treats of the dissection, of muscles.</def>

<hw>\'d8Myr"ci*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large genus of tropical
American trees and shrubs, nearly related to the true myrtles
(<spn>Myrtus</spn>), from which they differ in having very few
seeds in each berry.</def>

<hw>Myr"i*a-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ a myriad. See
<er>Myriad</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix, esp. in the metric system,
indicating <xex>ten thousand</xex>, <xex>ten thousand
times</xex>; <as>as, <ex>myria</ex>meter</as>.</def>

<hw>Myr`i*a*can"thous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ numberless + <?/ a spine.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Having numerous spines, as certain fishes.</def>

<hw>Myr"i*ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/,
fr. <?/ numberless, pl. <?/ ten thousand: cf. F.
<ets>myriade</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The number of ten
thousand; ten thousand persons or things.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An immense number; a very great many; an
indefinitely large number.</def>

<hw>Myr"i*ad</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of a very great,
but indefinite, number; <as>as, <ex>myriad</ex> stars</as>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Myr"i*a*gram</hw>, <hw>Myr"i*a*gramme</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>myriagramme</ets>. See
<er>Myria-</er>, and 3d <er>Gram</er>.]</ety> <def>A metric
weight, consisting of ten thousand grams or ten kilograms. It is
equal to 22.046 lbs. avoirdupois.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Myr"i*a*li`ter</hw>, <hw>Myr"i*a*li`tre</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>myrialitre</ets>. See
<er>Myria-</er>, and <er>Liter</er>.]</ety> <def>A metric measure
of capacity, containing ten thousand liters. It is equal to
2641.7 wine gallons.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Myr"i*a*me`ter</hw>, <hw>Myr"i*a*me`tre</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>myriam\'8atre</ets>.
See <er>Myria-</er>, and <er>Meter</er>.]</ety> <def>A metric
measure of length, containing ten thousand meters. It is equal to
6.2137 miles.</def>

<hw>Myr"i*a*pod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>myriapode</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of
the Myriapoda.</def>

<hw>\'d8Myr`i*ap"o*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ numberless + <ets>-poda</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A class, or subclass, of arthropods,
related to the hexapod insects, from which they differ in having
the body made up of numerous similar segments, nearly all of
which bear true jointed legs. They have one pair of antenn\'91,
three pairs of mouth organs, and numerous tracha\'91, similar to
those of true insects. The larv\'91, when first hatched, often
have but three pairs of legs. See <er>Centiped</er>,
<er>Galleyworm</er>, <er>Milliped</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ The existing Myriapoda are divided into three
orders: <xex>Chilopoda</xex>, <xex>Chilognatha</xex> or
<xex>Diplopoda</xex>, and <xex>Pauropoda</xex> (see these words
in the Vocabulary). Large fossil species (very different from any
living forms) are found in the Carboniferous formation.</note>

<hw>Myr"i*arch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
<?/; <?/ ten thousand + <?/ chief.]</ety> <def>A captain or
commander of ten thousand men.</def>

<hw>Myr"i*are</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Myria-</er>, and 2d <er>Are</er>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>\'d8My*ri"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
Gr. <?/ tamarisk.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Myr"i*cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>myricine</ets>. Prob. so called from a fancied resemblance
to the wax of the bayberry (<ets>Myrica</ets>).]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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 <altname>myricyl alcohol</altname>.</def>

<hw>Myr"i*cyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Myric</ets>in + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hypothetical radical regarded as the
essential residue of myricin; -- called also
<altname>melissyl</altname>.</def>

<hw>Myr`i*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
relating to a myriologue.</def>

<hw>Myr`i*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
composes or sings a myriologue.</def>

<hw>Myr"i*o*logue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>myriologue</ets>, <ets>myriologie</ets>, NGr. <?/, <?/, fr.
Gr. <?/ the goddess of fate or death + <?/ speech,
discourse.]</ety> <def>An extemporaneous funeral song, composed
and sung by a woman on the death of a friend.</def> <mark>[Modern
Greece]</mark>

<hw>Myr`i*oph"yl*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ numberless + <?/ leaf.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having
an indefinitely great or countless number of leaves.</def>

<hw>\'d8Myr`i*op"o*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<def>See <er>Myriapoda</er>.</def>

<hw>Myr`i*o*ra"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
numberless + <?/ a sight, fr. <?/ to see.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Myr"i*o*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
numberless + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>A form of
kaleidoscope.</def>

<-- p. 960 -->

<hw>My*ris"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of myristic acid.</def>

<hw>My*ris"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or derived from, the
nutmeg (<spn>Myristica</spn>). Specifically, designating an acid
found in nutmeg oil and otoba fat, and extracted as a white
crystalline waxy substance.</def>

<hw>My*ris"tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The myristate of glycerin, -- found as a
vegetable fat in nutmeg butter, etc.</def>

<hw>My*ris"tone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Myrist</ets>c + <ets>-one</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The ketone of myristic acid, obtained as
a white crystalline substance.</def>

<hw>Myr"mi*cine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to
<spn>Myrmica</spn>, a genus of ants including the small house ant
(<spn>M. molesta</spn>), and many others.</def>

<hw>Myr"mi*don</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Myrmidones</ets>, Gr. <?/, pl.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
of a fierce tribe or troop who accompained Achilles, their king,
to the Trojan war.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<q>With unabated ardor the vindictive man of law and his
<qex>myrmidons</qex> pressed forward.</q>
<qau>W. H. Ainsworth.</qau>

<hw>Myr`mi*do"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Consisting of, or like, myrmidons.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>Myr`mo*the"rine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ an ant + <?/ to hunt.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Feeding upon ants; -- said of certain birds.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>My*rob"a*lan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>My*rob"o*lan</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>myrobalanum</ets> 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. <ets>myrobolan</ets>.]</ety> <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
<xex>Terminalia</xex> of the East Indies, and of
<xex>Spondias</xex> of South America.</def>

<hw>My*ron"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
sweet-smelling unguent.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining
to, or obtained from, mustard; -- used specifically to designate
a glucoside called <xex>myronic acid</xex>, found in mustard
seed.</def>

<hw>My*rop"o*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ unguent + <?/ to sell.]</ety> <def>One who sells unguents or
perfumery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Jonhson.</au>

<hw>Myr"o*sin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A ferment, resembling diastase, found in mustard
seeds.</def>

<hw>\'d8My*rox"y*lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ a sweet juice distilling from a plant + <?/
wood.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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
<xex>Myrospermum</xex>.</def>

<hw>Myrrh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>mirre</ets>, OF. <ets>mirre</ets>, F. <ets>myrrhe</ets>, L.
<ets>myrrha</ets>, <ets>murra</ets>, Gr. <?/; cf. Ar.
<ets>murr</ets> bitter, also myrrh, Heb. <ets>mar</ets>
bitter.]</ety> <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 exuds from the bark of a shrub of Abyssinia and
Arabia, the <xex>Balsamodendron Myrrha</xex>. The myrrh of the
Bible is supposed to have been partly the gum above named, and
partly the exudation of species of <xex>Cistus</xex>, or
rockrose.</def>

<cs><col>False myrrh</col>. <cd>See the Note under
<er>Bdellium</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Myr"rhic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining
to, or obtained from, myrrh.</def>

<hw>Myr"rhine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Murrhine.</def>

<hw>Myr*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>myrtaceus</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or resembling, a large and important natural order
of trees and shrubs (<spn>Myrtace\'91</spn>), of which the myrtle
is the type. It includes the genera <spn>Eucalyptus</spn>,
<spn>Pimenta</spn>, <spn>Lechythis</spn>, and about seventy
more.</def>

<hw>Myr"ti*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>myrtus</ets> myrtle + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>myrtiforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling myrtle or myrtle
berries; having the form of a myrtle leaf.</def>

<hw>Myr"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>myrtil</ets> bilberry, prop., a little myrtle, from
<ets>myrte</ets> myrtle, L. <ets>myrtus</ets>, <ets>murtus</ets>,
Gr. <?/; cf. Per. <ets>m<?/rd</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A species of the genus <spn>Myrtus</spn>, especially
<spn>Myrtus communis</spn>. 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>

<note><hand/ 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 <xex>myrtle</xex>.</note>

<cs><col>Bog myrtle</col>, <cd>the sweet gale.</cd> -- <col>Crape
myrtle</col>. <cd>See under <er>Crape</er>.</cd> -- <col>Myrtle
warbler</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a North American wood
warbler (<spn>Dendroica coronata</spn>); -- called also
<altname>myrtle bird</altname>, <altname>yellow-rumped
warbler</altname>, and <altname>yellow-crowned
warbler</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Myrtle wax</col>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Bayberry tallow</cref>, under
<er>Bayberry</er>.</cd> -- <col>Sand myrtle</col>, <cd>a low,
branching evergreen shrub (<spn>Leiophyllum buxifolium</spn>),
growing in New Jersey and southward.</cd> -- <col>Wax
myrtle</col> <cd>(<spn>Myrica cerifera</spn>). See
<er>Bayberry</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>My*self"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>pron.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Ourselves</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>I or me in
person; -- used for emphasis, my own self or person; as I
<xex>myself</xex> will do it; I have done it <xex>myself</xex>;
-- used also instead of <xex>me</xex>, as the object of the first
person of a reflexive verb, without emphasis; <as>as, I will
defend <ex>myself</ex></as>.</def><-- reflexive pron. -->

<hw>My*selv"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>pron.</pos>
<def>Myself.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8My"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ a closing of the lips or eyes.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mys"ta*cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
mustache.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to
the upper lip, or mustache.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mys`ta*gog"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Mys`ta*gog"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to interpretation of mysteries or to
mystagogue; of the nature of mystagogy.</def>

<hw>Mys"ta*gogue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mystagogus</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ one initiated in mysteries +
<?/ leading, n., a leader, fr. <?/ to lead: cf. F.
<ets>mystagogue</ets>. See 1st <er>Mystery</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>interprets mysteries, especially of a religious
kind.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who keeps and shows church relics.</def>

<hw>Mys"ta*go`gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
doctrines, principles, or practice of a mystagogue;
interpretation of mysteries.</def>

<hw>Mys*te"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Mysterious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mys*te"ri*arch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>mysteriarches</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ mystery + <?/
chief.]</ety> <def>One presiding over mysteries.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Mys*te"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>myst\'8arieux</ets>. See 1st <er>Mystery</er>.]</ety>
<def>Of or pertaining to mystery; containing a mystery; difficult
or impossible to understand; obscure not revealed or explained;
enigmatical; incomprehensible.</def>

<q>God at last
To Satan, first in sin, his doom applied,
Thought in <qex>mysterious</qex> terms.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Obscure; secret; occult; dark; mystic; cabalistic;
enigmatical; unintelligible; incomprehensible.</syn>

<hw>Mys*te"ri*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a mysterious
manner.</def>

<hw>Mys*te"ri*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
state or quality of being mysterious.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Something mysterious; a mystery.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Jer. Taylor.</au>

<hw>Mys"ter*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mysterized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mysterizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To make mysterious; to make a
mystery of.</def>

<hw>Mys"ter*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mysteries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.
<ets>mysterium</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ one initiated in
mysteries; cf. <?/ to initiate into the mysteries, fr. <?/ to
shut the eyes. Cf. <er>Mute</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<q>We speak the wisdom of God in a <qex>mystery</qex>.</q>
<qau>1 Cor. ii. 7.</qau>

<q>If God should please to reveal unto us this great
<qex>mystery</qex> of the Trinity, or some other
<qex>mysteries</qex> in our holy religion, we should not be able
to understand them, unless he would bestow on us some new
faculties of the mind.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>as, the Eleusinian
<ex>mysteries</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The consecrated elements in the
eucharist.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything artfully made difficult; an
enigma.</def>

<hw>Mys"ter*y</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mysteries</plw></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>mistere</ets>, OF.
<ets>mestier</ets>, F. <ets>m\'82tier</ets>, L.
<ets>ministerium</ets>. See <er>Ministry</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A trade; a handicraft; hence, any business with which one is
usually occupied.</def>

<q>Fie upon him, he will discredit our <qex>mystery</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>And that which is the noblest <qex>mystery</qex>
Brings to reproach and common infamy.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A dramatic representation of a Scriptural
subject, often some event in the life of Christ; a dramatic
composition of this character; <as>as, the Chester
<ex>Mysteries</ex>, consisting of dramas acted by various craft
associations in that city in the early part of the 14th
century</as>.</def>

<q>\'bd<qex>Mystery</qex> plays,\'b8 so called because acted by
craftsmen.</q>
<qau>Skeat.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Mys"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Mys"tic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mysticus</ets>,
Gr. <?/ belonging to secretrites, from <?/ one initiated: cf. F.
<ets>mystique</ets>. See 1st <er>Mystery</er>,
<er>Misty</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Remote from or beyond
human comprehension; baffling human understanding; unknowable;
obscure; mysterious.</def>

<q>Heaven's numerous hierarchy span
The <qex>mystic</qex> gulf from God to man.</q>
<qau>Emerson.</qau>

<q>God hath revealed a way <qex>mystical</qex> and
supernatural.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Importing or implying mysticism; involving some
secret meaning; allegorical; emblematical; <as>as, a
<ex>mystic</ex> dance; <ex>mystic</ex> Babylon.</as></def>

<q>Thus, then, did the spirit of unity and meekness inspire every
joint and sinew of the <qex>mystical</qex> body.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Mys"tic*al*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Mys"tic*al*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Mys"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One given to
mysticism; one who holds mystical views, interpretations, etc.;
especially, in ecclesiastical history, one who professed
mysticism. See <er>Mysticism</er>.</def>

<hw>Mys"ti*cete</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
the upper lip, also, the mustache + $ a whale.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any right whale, or whalebone whale.
See <er>Cetacea</er>.</def>

<hw>Mys"ti*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mysticisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Obscurity of
doctrine.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <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>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Mys`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>mystification</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of mystifying,
or the state of being mystied; also, something designed to, or
that does, mystify.</def>

<q>The reply of Pope seems very much as though he had been
playing off a <qex>mystification</qex> on his Grace.</q>
<qau>De Quincey.</qau>

<hw>Mys"ti*fi*ca`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who mystifies.</def>

<hw>Mys"ti*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Mystified</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Mystifying</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>mystifier</ets>, fr. Gr.
<?/ + L. <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See 1st
<er>Mystery</er>, and <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
involve in mystery; to make obscure or difficult to understand;
<as>as, to <ex>mystify</ex> a passage of Scripture</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To perplex the mind of; to puzzle; to impose
upon the credulity of ; <as>as, to <ex>mystify</ex> an
opponent</as>.</def>

<q>He took undue advantage of his credulity and
<qex>mystified</qex> him exceedingly.</q>
<qau>Ld. Campbell.</qau>

<hw>My"ta*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.
Cf. <er>Metacism</er>.]</ety> <def>Too frequent use of the letter
<xex>m</xex>, or of the sound represented by it.</def>

<hw>Myth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>mythe</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Gr. <?/ myth, fable, tale, talk,
speech: cf. F. <ets>mythe</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A person or thing existing only in imagination,
or whose actual existence is not verifiable.</def>

<q>As for Mrs. Primmins's bones, they had been <qex>myths</qex>
these twenty years.</q>
<qau>Ld. Lytton.</qau>

<cs><col>Myth history</col>, <cd>history made of, or mixed with,
myths.</cd></cs>

<hw>Mythe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Myth</er>.</def>

<au>Grote.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Myth"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Myth"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>mythicus</ets>,
Gr. <?/. See <er>Myth</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to myths;
described in a myth; of the nature of a myth; fabulous;
imaginary; fanciful.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Myth"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<q>The <qex>mythic</qex> turf where danced the nymphs.</q>
<qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau>

<q>Hengist and Horsa, Vortigern and Rowena, Arthur and Mordred,
are <qex>mythical</qex> persons, whose very existence may be
questioned.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<hw>My*thog"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/; <?/ + <?/ to write.]</ety> <def>A composer of fables.</def>

<hw>My*thol"o*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
mythologist.</def>

<hw>Myth`o*lo"gi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
mythologist.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Myth`o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Myth`o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>mythologicus</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>mytholigique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
mythology or to myths; mythical; fabulous.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Myth`o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>My*thol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>mythologiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One versed in, or who writes
on, mythology or myths.</def>

<hw>My*thol"o*gize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>mythologiser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To relate,
classify, and explain, or attempt to explain, myths; to write
upon myths.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To construct and propagate myths.</def>

<hw>My*thol"o*gi`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who, or that which, mythologizes.</def>

<q>Imagination has always been, and still is, in a narrower
sense, the great <qex>mythologizer</qex>.</q>
<qau>Lowell.</qau>

<hw>Myth"o*logue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Mythology</er>.]</ety> <def>A fabulous narrative; a
myth.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>May we not ... consider his history of the fall as an
excellent <qex>mythologue</qex>, to account for the origin of
human evil?</q>
<qau>Geddes.</qau>

<hw>My*thol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Mythologies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.
<ets>mythologie</ets>, L. <ets>mythologia</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/,
fable, myth + <?/ speech, discourse.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
science which treats of myths; a treatise on myths.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A body of myths; esp., the collective myths
which describe the gods of a heathen people; <as>as, the
<ex>mythology</ex> of the Greeks</as>.</def>

<hw>Myth"o*plasm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
myth + <?/ to form.]</ety> <def>A narration of mere fable.</def>

<hw>Myth`o*p\'d2"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ making myths; <?/ myth + <?/ to make.]</ety> <def>Making or
producing myths; giving rise to mythical narratives.</def>

<q>The <qex>mythop\'d2ic</qex> fertility of the Greeks.</q>
<qau>Grote.</qau>

<hw>Myth`o*po*et"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ myth + <?/ able to make, producing, fr. <?/ to make.]</ety>
<def>Making or producing myths or mythical tales.</def>

<hw>Myt"i*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mytilus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like, or pertaining to, the genus
Mytilus, or family <spn>Mytilid\'91</spn>.</def>

<hw>Myt`i*lo*tox"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Mytilus</ets> + <ets>toxic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>\'d8Myt"i*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a
sea mussel, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of
marine bivalve shells, including the common mussel. See
<xex>Illust</xex>. under <er>Byssus</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Myx"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a lamp
nozzle, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The distal end
of the mandibles of a bird.</def>

<hw>Myx"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of marsipobranchs, including
the hagfish. See <er>Hag</er>, 4.</def>

<hw>Myx"i*noid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like, or pertaining to, the genus
Myxine.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A hagfish.</def></def2>

<hw>\'d8Myx`o*cys*to"de*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ mucus + <?/ a bladder.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of Infusoria including the
Noctiluca. See <er>Noctiluca</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Myx*o"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Myxomata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/
mucus + <ets>-oma</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A tumor
made up of a gelatinous tissue resembling that found in the
umbilical cord.</def>

<hw>Myx"o*pod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
mucus, slime + <ets>-pod</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A rhizopod or moneran. Also used adjectively; <as>as, a
<ex>myxopod</ex> state</as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8My*zon"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ to suck.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The Marsipobranchiata.</def>

<hw>\'d8My`zo*stom"a*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>my`zein</grk> to suck +
<grk>sto`ma</grk>, <grk>-atos</grk>, mouth.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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. 961 -->

<centered><point26>N.</point26></centered>

<hw>N</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def>the fourteenth letter of English
alphabet, is a vocal consonent, and, in allusion to its mode of
formation, is called the <xex>dentinasal</xex> or
<xex>linguanasal</xex> consonent. Its commoner sound is that
heard in <xex>ran</xex>, <xex>done</xex>; but when immediately
followed in the same word by the sound of <xex>g</xex> hard or
<xex>k</xex> (as in <xex>single</xex>, <xex>sink</xex>,
<xex>conquer</xex>), it usually represents the same sound as the
digraph <xex>ng</xex> in <xex>sing</xex>, <xex>bring</xex>, etc.
This is a simple but related sound, and is called the
<xex>gutturo-nasal</xex> consonent. See <er>Guide to
Pronunciation</er>, <sect/<sect/ 243-246.</def>

   The letter N came into English through the Latin and Greek
from the Ph\'d2nician, which probably derived it from the
Egyptian as the ultimate origin. It is etymologically most
closely related to M. See <er>M</er>.

<hw>N</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A measure of
space equal to half an M (or em); an en.</def>

<hw>Na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <def>No, not. See
<er>No</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer</au>.

<hw>Nab</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Knap</er>,
<er>Knop</er>, <er>Knob</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The summit
of an eminence.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<au>Halliwell.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Firearms)</fld> <def>The cock of a
gunlock.</def>

<au>Knight.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Locksmithing)</fld> <def>The keeper, or box
into which the lock is shot.</def>

<au>Knight.</au>

<hw>Nab</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Nabbed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nabbing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Dan <ets>nappe</ets>, or Sw.
<ets>nappa</ets>.]</ety> <def>To catch or seize suddenly or
unexpectedly.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<au>Smollett</au>.

<hw>Na"bit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Pulverized sugar
candy.</def>

<au>Crabb.</au>

<hw>\'d8Nabk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ar.
<ets>nabiqa</ets>,<ets>nibqa</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The edible berries of the <spn>Zizyphys Lotus</spn>, a tree
of Northern Africa, and Southwestern Europe.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>nubk</asp>.]</altsp> See <er>Lotus</er>
<sd>(b)</sd>, and <er>Sadr</er>.

<hw>Na"bob</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind.
<ets>naw\'beb</ets>, from Ar. <ets>naw\'beb</ets>, pl. of
<ets>n\'be\'8bb</ets> a vicegerent, governor. Cf
<er>Nawab</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A deputy or viceroy in
India; a governor of a province of the ancient Mogul
empire.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who returns to Europe from the East with
immense riches: hence, any man of great wealth.</def> \'bd A
bilious old <xex>nabob</xex>.\'b8

<au>Macaulay</au>.

<hw>Nac"a*rat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>nacarat</ets>, fr. Sp. or Pg. <ets>nacarado</ets>, fr.
<ets>n\'a0car</ets> mother-of-pearl. See <er>Nacre</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A pale red color, with a cast of orange.</def>

<au>Ure</au>.

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fine linen or crape dyed of this color.</def>

<au>Ure</au>.

<hw>Nack"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Nacre</er>.</def>

<au>Johnson</au>.

<hw>Na"cre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., cf. Sp.
<ets>n\'a0cara</ets>, <ets>n\'a0car</ets>, It.
<ets>nacchera</ets>, <ets>naccaro</ets>, LL. <ets>nacara</ets>,
<ets>nacrum</ets>; of Oriental origin, cf. Ar.
<ets>nak\'c6r</ets> hollowed.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
pearly substance which lines the interior of many shells, and is
most perfect in the mother-of-pearl. <altsp>[Written also
<asp>nacker</asp> and <asp>naker</asp>.]</altsp> See
<er>Pearl</er>, and <er>Mother-of-pearl</er>.</def>

<hw>Na"cre-ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nacre</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Consisting of,
or resembling, nacre; pearly.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Nad"de</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>
}</mhw>. <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>ne hadde</ets>.]</ety> <def>Had
not.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nad"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[AS.<ets>n\'91dre</ets>. See <er>Adder</er>.]</ety> <def>An
adder.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Na"dir</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., Sp., & It.
<ets>nadir</ets>; all fr. Ar. <ets>nas\'c6ru's samt</ets> nadir,
prop., the point opposite the zenith (<ets>as samt</ets>), in
which <ets>nas\'c6r</ets> means alike, corresponding to. Cf.
<er>Azimuth</er>, <er>Zenith</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The lowest point; the time of greatest
depression.</def>

<q>The seventh century is the <qex>nadir</qex> of the human mind
in Europe.</q>
<qau>Hallam.</qau>

<cs><col>Nadir of the sun</col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>the
axis of the conical shadow projected by the earth.</cd>

<au>Crabb.</au></cs>

<hw>\'d8N\'91"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Nenia</er>.</def>

<hw>N\'91ve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>naevus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A n\'91vus.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>N\'91"void</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>N\'91vus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Resembling a n\'91vus or n\'91vi; <as>as, <ex>n\'91void</ex>
elephantiasis</as>.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>N\'91"vose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Spotted;
frecled.</def>

<hw>\'d8Na"vus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu>pl.<plw>N\'91vi</plw> <pr>(-v\'c6)</pr>.</plu>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Nag</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nagge</ets>, D. <ets>negge</ets>; akin to E.
<ets>neigh</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small horse; a pony;
hence, any horse.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A paramour; -- in contempt.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Nag</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Nagged</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nagging</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. Sw.
<ets>nagga</ets> to nibble, peck, Dan. <ets>nage</ets> to gnaw,
Icel. <ets>naga</ets>, <ets>gnaga</ets>, G. <ets>nagen</ets>, &
E. <ets>gnaw</ets>.]</ety> <def>To tease in a petty way; to scold
habitually; to annoy; to fret pertinaciously.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> \'bdShe never <qex>nagged</qex>.\'b8

<au>J. Ingelow.</au>

<hw>Nag"ging</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fault-finding;
teasing; persistently annoying; <as>as, a <ex>nagging</ex>
toothache</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<hw>Nag"gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Irritable;
touchy.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Na"gor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A West African gazelle (<spn>Gazella
redunca</spn>).</def>

<hw>Nag"yag-ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called
from <ets>Nagyag</ets>, in Transylvania.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>Na"iad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>naias</ets>, <ets>-adis</ets>, <ets>na\'8bs</ets>,
<ets>-idis</ets>, a water nymph, Gr <?/, <?/, fr. <?/  to flow:
cf. F. <ets>na\'8bade</ets>. Cf. <er>Naid</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of a tribe
(<spn>Naiades</spn>) of freshwater bivalves, including
<spn>Unio</spn>, <spn>Anodonta</spn>, and numerous allied genera;
a river mussel.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l)</fld> <def>One of a group of
butterflies. See <er>Nymph</er>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the order
<spn>Naiadace\'91</spn>, such as eelgrass, pondweed, etc.</def>

<hw>Na"iant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>(Her.) See
<er>Natant</er>.</def>

<au>Crabb.</au>

<hw>Na"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Naiad</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of
numerous species of small, fresh-water, ch\'91topod annelids of
the tribe <spn>Naidina</spn>. They belong to the
<spn>Oligoch\'91ta</spn>.</def>

<hw>Na"\'8bf`</hw> <pr>(<?/; <xex>formerly</xex> <?/)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>na\'8bf</ets>. See
<er>Na\'8bve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a true natural
luster without being cut; -- applied by jewelers to a precious
stone.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Na\'8bve; <as>as, a <ex>na\'8bf</ex>
remark</as>.</def>

<au>London Spectator.</au>

<hw>\'d8Na"ik</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind.
<ets>n\'beyak</ets>.]</ety> <def>A chief; a leader; a Sepoy
corporal.</def>

<au>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</au>

<hw>Nail</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>n\'91gel</ets>, akin to D. <ets>nagel</ets>, OS <?/ OHG.
<ets>nagal</ets>, G. <ets>nagel</ets>, Icel. <ets>nagl</ets>,
nail (in sense 1), <ets>nagli</ets> nail (in sense 3), Sw.
<ets>nagel</ets> nail (in senses 1 and 3), Dan. <ets>nagle</ets>,
Goth. <ets>ganagljan</ets> to nail, Lith. <ets>nagas</ets> nail
(in sense 1), Russ. <ets>nogote</ets>, L. <ets>unguis</ets>, Gr.
<?/, Skr. <ets>nakha</ets>. <?/]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>the horny scale of plate of epidermis at
the end of the fingers and toes of man and many apes.</def>

<q>His <qex>nayles</qex> like a briddes claws were.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<note><hand/ The nails are strictly homologous with hoofs and
claws. When compressed, curved, and pointed, they are called
<xex>talons</xex> or <xex>claws</xex>, and the animal bearing
them is said to be <xex>unguiculate</xex>; when they incase the
extremities of the digits they are called <xex>hoofs</xex>, and
the animal is <xex>ungulate</xex>.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The basal
thickened portion of the anterior wings of certain
hemiptera.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The terminal horny plate on
the beak of ducks, and other allied birds.</def>

<sn>3.</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>

<note><hand/ 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, <cs>tenpenny (see <xex>Penny</xex>), chiselpointed,
cut, wrought, or wire nails, etc.</note></cs>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A measure of length, being two inches and a
quarter, or the sixteenth of a yard.</def>

<cs><col>Nail ball</col> <fld>(Ordnance)</fld>, <cd>a round
projectile with an iron bolt protruding to prevent it from
turning in the gun.</cd> -- <col>Nail plate</col>, <cd>iron in
plates from which cut nails are made.</cd> -- <col>On the
nail</col>, <cd>in hand; on the spot; immediately; without delay
or time of credit; as, to pay money <xex>on the nail<xex>.
\'bdYou shall have ten thousand pounds <xex>on the nail<xex>.\'b8
<au>Beaconsfield</au>.</cd> -- <col>To hit the nail on the
head</col>, <cd>to hit most effectively; to do or say a thing in
the right way.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nail</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Nailed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nailing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>n\'91glian</ets>.
See <er>Nail</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
fasten with a nail or nails; to close up or secure by means of
nails; <as>as, to <ex>nail</ex> boards to the beams</as>.</def>

<q>He is now dead, and <qex>nailed</qex> in his chest.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To stud or boss with nails, or as with
nails.</def>

<q>The rivets of your arms were <qex>nailed</qex> with gold.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>

<q>When they came to talk of places in town, you saw at once how
I <qex>nailed</qex> them.</q>
<qau>Goldsmith.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To spike, as a cannon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Crabb.</au>

<cs><mcol><col>To nail</col> <col>a lie <or/ an
assertion</col></mcol>, 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></cs>

<hw>Nail"brush`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A brush for cleaning the
nails.</def>

<hw>Nail"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
whose occupation is to make nails; a nail maker.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who fastens with, or drives, nails.</def>

<hw>Nail"er*ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A women who makes
nailes.</def>

<hw>Nail"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, n.; <plu>pl.
<plw>Naileries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A manufactory
where nails are made.</def>

<hw>Nail"-head`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a
head like that of a nail; formed so as to resemble the head of a
nail.</def>

<cs><col>Nail-headed characters</col>, <cd>arrowheaded or
cuneiform characters. See under <er>Arrowheaded</er>.</cd> --
<col>Nail-headed molding</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>an
ornament consisting of a series of low four-sided pyramids
resembling the heads of large nails; -- called also
<altname>nail-head molding</altname>, or
<altname>nail-head</altname>. It is the same as the simplest form
of dogtooth. See <er>Dogtooth</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nail"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without nails; having no
nails.</def>

<hw>Nain`sook"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nainsukh</ets>, a valley in Kaghan.]</ety> <def>A
thick sort of jaconet muslin, plain or striped, formerly made in
India.</def>

<hw>\'d8Na"is</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a
naiad.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Naiad</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nais`sant"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., p.
pr. of <ets>na\'8ctre</ets> to be born, L.
<ets>nasci</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Jessant</er>.</def>

<hw>Na"\'8bve`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>na\'8bf</ets>, fem. <ets>na\'8bve</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>nativus</ets> innate, natural, native. See <er>Native</er>,
and cf. <er>Na\'8bf</er>.]</ety> <def>Having native or unaffected
simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; <as>as, <ex>na\'8bve</ex>
manners; a <ex>na\'8bve</ex> person; <ex>na\'8bve</ex> and
unsophisticated remarks.</as></def>

<hw>Na"\'8bve`ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
na\'8bve manner.</def>

<hw>\'d8Na`\'8bve`t\'82"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F. See <er>Na\'8bve</er>, and cf. <er>Nativity</er>.]</ety>
<def>Native simplicity; unaffected plainness or ingenuousness;
artlessness.</def>

<q>A story which pleases me by its <qex>na\'8bvet\'82</qex> --
that is, by its unconscious ingenuousness.</q>
<qau>De Quincey.</qau>

<hw>Na"\'8bve`ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr><def>, n. Na\'8bvet\'82.</def>

<au>Carlyle.</au>

<hw>Nake</hw> <pr>(?)</pr><def>,v.t. To make naked.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Come, be ready, <qex>nake</qex> your swords.</q>
<qau>Old Play.</qau>

<hw>Na"ked</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nacod</ets>; akin to D. <ets>naakt</ets>, G.
<ets>nackt</ets>, OHG. <ets>nacchot</ets>, <ets>nahhot</ets>,
Icel. <ets>n\'94kvi<?/r</ets>, <ets>nakinn</ets>, Sw.
<ets>naken</ets>, Dan. <ets>n\'94gen</ets>, Goth.
<ets>naqa<?/s</ets>, Lith. <ets>n<?/gas</ets>, Russ.
<ets>nagii</ets>, L. <ets>nudus</ets>, Skr. <ets>nagna</ets>.
<root/266. Cf. <er>Nude</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Having no clothes on; uncovered; nude; bare;
<as>as, a <ex>naked</ex> body; a <ex>naked</ex> limb; a
<ex>naked</ex> sword.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having no means of defense or protection; open;
unarmed; defenseless.</def>

<q>Thy power is full <qex>naked</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>Behold my bosom <qex>naked</qex> to your swords.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Unprovided with needful or desirable
accessories, means of sustenance, etc.; destitute; unaided;
bare.</def>

<q>Patriots who had exposed themselves for the public, and whom
they say now left <qex>naked</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Without addition, exaggeration, or excuses; not
concealed or disguised; open to view; manifest; plain.</def>

<q>The truth appears so <qex>naked</qex> on my side,             
     That any purblind eye may find it out.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>All things are <qex>naked</qex> and opened unto the eyes of
him with whom we to do.</q>
<qau>Heb. iv. 13.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Mere; simple; plain.</def>

<q>The very <qex>naked</qex> name of love.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Without pubescence; <as>as, a
<ex>naked</ex> leaf or stem</as>; 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>

<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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>as, a <ex>naked</ex> fourth or
fifth</as>.</def><-- = open fourth, fifth? -->

<cs><col>Naked bed</col>, <cd>a bed the occupant of which is
naked, no night linen being worn in ancient times. 
<au>Shak</au>.</cd> -- <col>Naked eye</col>, <cd>the eye alone,
unaided by glasses, or by telescope, microscope, or the
like.</cd> -- <col>Naked-eyed medusa</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<cd>See <er>Hydromedusa</er>.</cd> -- <col>Naked flooring</col>
<fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>the timberwork which supports a floor. 
<au>Gwilt</au>.</cd> -- <col>Naked mollusk</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a nudibranch.</cd> -- <col>Naked
wood</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a large rhamnaceous tree
(<spn>Colibrina reclinata</spn>) of Southern Florida and the West
Indies, having a hard and heavy heartwood, which takes a fine
polish.</cd>   <au>C. S. Sargent</au>.</cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Nude; bare; denuded; uncovered; unclothed; exposed;
unarmed; plain; defenseless.</syn>

<hw>Na"ked*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a naked manner;
without covering or disguise; manifestly; simply; barely.</def>

<hw>Na"ked*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
condition of being naked.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>The privy parts; the
genitals</def>.

<q>Ham ... saw the <qex>nakedness</qex> of his father.</q>
<qau>Gen. ix. 22.</qau>

<hw>Na"ker</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Nacre</er>.</def>

<hw>Na"ker</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>nakere</ets>, F.
<ets>nakaire</ets>, LL. <ets>nacara</ets>, Per.
<ets>naq\'beret</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kind of kettledrum.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au> Chaucer.</au>

<hw>\'d8Na"koo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the
native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The gavial.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>nako</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Nale</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corrupt form
arising from the older \'bdat <thorn/e<ets>n ale</ets>\'b8 at the
nale.]</ety> <def>Ale; also, an alehouse.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Great feasts at the <qex>nale</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Nall</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Either fr. Icel.
<ets>n\'bel</ets> (see <er>Needle</er>); or fr. <ets>awl</ets>,
like <ets>newt</ets> fr. <ets>ewt</ets>.]</ety> <def>An
awl.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<au>Tusser.</au>

<hw>Nam</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>ne
am</ets>.]</ety> <def>Am not.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nam</hw>, <pos>obs. imp.</pos> <def>of <er>Nim</er>.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nam"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being named.</def>

<hw>Na*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>namare</ets> to take; cf. AS. <ets>niman</ets> to
take.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. & Scots Law)</fld> <def>A distraining
or levying of a distress; an impounding.</def>

<au>Burrill.</au>

<hw>Nam"ay*cush</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Indian
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zool.)</fld> <def>A large North American lake
trout (<spn>Salvelinus namaycush</spn>). It is usually spotted
with red, and sometimes weighs over forty pounds. Called also
<altname>Mackinaw trout</altname>, <altname>lake trout</altname>,
<altname>lake salmon</altname>, <altname>salmon trout</altname>,
<altname>togue</altname>, and <altname>tuladi</altname>.</def>

<hw>Nam"by-pam`by</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Ambrose Phillips</ets>, in ridicule of the extreme
simplicity of some of his verses.]</ety> <def>Talk or writing
which is weakly sentimental or affectedly pretty.</def>

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<hw>Nam"by-pam`by</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affectedly pretty;
weakly sentimental; finical; insipid.</def>

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<q><qex>Namby-pamby</qex> madrigals of love.</q>
<qau>W. Gifford.</qau>

<-- p. 962 -->

<hw>Name</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nama</ets>; akin to D. <ets>naam</ets>, OS. & OHG.
<ets>namo</ets>, G. <ets>name</ets>, Icel. <ets>nafn</ets>, for
<ets>namn</ets>, Dan. <ets>navn</ets>, Sw. <ets>namn</ets>, Goth.
<ets>nam<omac/</ets>, L. <ets>nomen</ets> (perh. influenced by
<ets>noscere</ets>, <ets>gnoscere</ets>, to learn to know), Gr.
<grk>'o`mona</grk>, Scr. <ets>n\'beman</ets>. <root/267.  Cf.
<er>Anonymous</er>, <er>Ignominy</er>, <er>Misnomer</er>,
<er>Nominal</er>, <er>Noun</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>Whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the
<qex>name</qex> thereof.</q>
<qau>Gen. ii. 19.  </qau>

<q>What's in a <qex>name</qex>? That which we call a rose
By any other <qex>name</qex> would smell as sweet.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A descriptive or qualifying appellation given to
a person or thing, on account of a character or acts.</def>

<q>His <qex>name</qex> shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The
mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.</q>
<qau>Is. ix. 6.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Reputed character; reputation, good or bad;
estimation; fame; especially, illustrious character or fame;
honorable estimation; distinction.</def>

<q>What men of <qex>name</qex> resort to him?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Far above ... every <qex>name</qex> that is named, not only in
this world, but also in that which is to come.</q>
<qau>Eph. i. 21.</qau>

<q>I will get me a <qex>name</qex> and honor in the kingdom.</q>
<qau>1 Macc. iii. 14.</qau>

<q>He hath brought up an evil <qex>name</qex> upon a virgin.</q>
<qau>Deut. xxii. 19.</qau>

<q>The king's army ...had left no good <qex>name</qex>
behind.</q>
<qau>Clarendon.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Those of a certain name; a race; a family.</def>

<q>The ministers of the republic, mortal enemies of his
<qex>name</qex>, came every day to pay their feigned
civilities.</q>
<qau>Motley.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>A person, an individual.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<q>They list with women each degenerate <qex>name</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<cs><col>Christian name</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The name a person
receives at baptism, as distinguished from <xex>surname<xex>;
baptismal name</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A given name, whether
received at baptism or not.</cd> -- <col>Given name</col>.
<cd>See under <er>Given</er>.</cd> -- <col>In name</col>, <cd>in
profession, or by title only; not in reality; <as>as, a friend
<ex>in name<ex></as>.</cd> -- <col>In the name of</col>. 
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>In behalf of; by the authority of.</cd> \'bd I
charge you <qex>in the duke's name</qex> to obey me.\'b8
<qau>Shak.</qau> <sd>(b)</sd> In the represented or assumed
character of. \'bd I'll to him again <qex>in name of</qex>
Brook.\'b8 <qau>Shak.</qau> -- <col>Name plate</col>, <cd>a plate
as of metal, glass, etc., having a name upon it, as a sign; a
doorplate.</cd> -- <col>Pen name</col>, <cd>a name assumed by an
author; a pseudonym or nom de plume.</cd> <au>Bayard Taylor.</au>
-- <col>Proper name</col> <fld>(Gram.)</fld>, <cd>a name applied
to a particular person, place, or thing.</cd> -- <col>To call
names</col>, <cd>to apply opprobrious epithets to; to call by
reproachful appellations.</cd> -- <col>To take a name in
vain</col>, <cd>to use a name lightly or profanely; to use a name
in making flippant or dishonest oaths.</cd> <au>Ex. xx.
7.</au></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Appellation; title; designation; cognomen;
denomination; epithet.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Name</er>,
<er>Appellation</er>, <er>Title</er>, <er>Denomination</er>.
<xex>Name</xex> is generic, denoting that combination of sounds
or letters by which a person or thing is known and distinguished.
<xex>Appellation</xex>, although sometimes put for
<xex>name</xex> simply, denotes, more properly, a
<xex>descriptive term</xex>, used by way of marking some
individual peculiarity or characteristic; as, Charles the
<xex>Bold</xex>, Philip the <xex>Stammerer</xex>. A
<xex>title</xex> is a term employed to point out one's rank,
office, etc.; as, the <xex>Duke</xex> of Bedford, Paul the
<xex>Apostle</xex>, etc. <xex>Denomination</xex> is to particular
bodies what <xex>appellation</xex> is to individuals; thus, the
church of Christ is divided into different
<xex>denominations</xex>, as Congregationalists, Episcopalians,
Presbyterians, etc.</usage>

<hw>Name</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Named</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Naming</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[AS. <ets>namian</ets>.  See <er>Name</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give a distinctive name
or appellation to; to entitle; to denominate; to style; to
call.</def>

<q>She <qex>named</qex> the child Ichabod.</q>
<qau>1 Sam. iv. 21.</qau>

<q>Thus was the building left
Ridiculous, and the work Confusion <qex>named</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To mention by name; to utter or publish the name
of; to refer to by distinctive title; to mention.</def>

<q>None <qex>named</qex> thee but to praise.</q>
<qau>Halleck.</qau>

<q>Old Yew, which graspest at the stones
That <qex>name</qex> the underlying dead.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To designate by name or specifically for any
purpose; to nominate; to specify; to appoint; <as>as, to
<ex>name</ex> a day for the wedding</as>.</def>

<q>Whom late you have <qex>named</qex> for consul.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(House of Commons)</fld> <def>To designate (a
member) by name, as the Speaker does by way of reprimand.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- To denominate; style; term; call; mention; specify;
designate; nominate.</syn>

<hw>Name"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Without a
name; not having been given a name; <as>as, a <ex>nameless</ex>
star</as>.</def>

<au>Waller.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Undistinguished; not noted or famous.</def>

<q>A <qex>nameless</qex> dwelling and an unknown name.</q>
<qau>Harte.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Not known or mentioned by name; anonymous;
<as>as, a <ex>nameless</ex>
writer</as>.</def>\'bd<xex>Nameless</xex> pens.\'b8

<au>Atterbury.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Unnamable; indescribable; inexpressible.</def>

<q>But what it is, that is not yet known; what
I can not name; <?/t is <qex>nameless</qex> woe,I wot.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>I have a <qex>nameless</qex> horror of the man.</q>
<qau>Hawthorne.</qau>

<hw>Name"less*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a nameless
manner.</def>

<hw>Name"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>By name; by
particular mention; specifically; especially; expressly.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>The solitariness of man ...God hath <qex>namely</qex> and
principally ordered to prevent by marriage.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That is to say; to wit; videlicet; --
introducing a particular or specific designation.</def>

<q>For the excellency of the soul, <qex>namely</qex>, its power
of divining dreams; that several such divinations have been made,
none <?/an question.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<hw>Nam"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who names,
or calls by name.</def>

<hw>Name"sake`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For
<ets>name's sake</ets>; <ets>i</ets>. <ets>e</ets>., one named
for the sake of another's name.]</ety> <def>One that has the same
name as another; especially, one called after, or named out of
regard to, another.</def>

<hw>Na*mo"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>No more.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>inerj.</pos> <ety>[For
<ets>anan</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anan.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Nan"dine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An African carnivore
(<spn>Nandinia binotata</spn>), allied to the civets. It is
spotted with black.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nan"dou</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Nan"du</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Braz. <ets>nhandu</ets>
or <ets>yandu</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of
three species of South American ostriches of the genera
<spn>Rhea</spn> and <spn>Pterocnemia</spn>. See
<er>Rhea</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>nandow</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Nan*keen"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called
from its being originally manufactured at <ets>Nankin</ets>, in
China.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>nankin</asp>.]</altsp>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A species of cloth, of a firm texture,
originally brought from China, made of a species of cotton
(<spn>Gossypium religiosum</spn>) that is naturally of a brownish
yellow color quite indestructible and permanent.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An imitation of this cloth by artificial
coloring.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Trousers made of nankeen.</def>

<au>Ld. Lytton.</au>

<cs><col>Nankeen bird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the
Australian night heron (<spn>Nycticorax Caledonicus</spn>); --
called also <altname>quaker</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nan"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A diminutive of
<xex>Ann</xex> or <xex>Anne</xex>, the proper name.</def>

<cs><col>Nanny goat</col>, <cd>a female goat.
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Nan"ny*ber`ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Sheepberry</er>.</def>

<hw>Nan"pie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The magpie.</def>

<hw>\'d8Na"os</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<?/<?/<?/<?/ a temple, the cella.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<def>A term used by modern arch\'91ologists instead of
<xex>cella</xex>. See <er>Cella</er>.</def>

<hw>Nap</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <er>Napped</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Napping</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nappen</ets>, AS. <ets>hn</ets>&<ets>ppian</ets> to take a
nap, to slumber; cf. AS. <ets>hnipian</ets> to bend one's self,
Icel. <ets>hnipna</ets>, <ets>hn\'c6pa</ets>, to droop.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To have a short sleep; to be drowsy; to
doze.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be in a careless, secure state.</def>

<au>Wyclif.</au>

<q>I took thee <qex>napping</qex>, unprepared.</q>
<qau>Hudibras.</qau>

<hw>Nap</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A short sleep; a doze; a
siesta.</def>

<au>Cowper.</au>

<hw>Nap</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>noppe</ets>, AS.
<ets>hnoppa</ets>; akin to D. <ets>nop</ets>, Dan.
<ets>noppe</ets>, LG. <ets>nobbe</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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 <xex>nap</xex> of cotton flannel
or of broadcloth.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>The loops which are cut to make
the pile, in velvet.</def>

<au>Knight.</au>

<hw>Nap</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To raise, or put, a nap
on.</def>

<hw>Nape</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Perh. akin to
<ets>knap</ets> a knop.]</ety> <def>The back part of the
neck.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Nape"-crest`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An African bird of the genus
<spn>Schizorhis</spn>, related to the plantain eaters.</def>

<hw>Na"per*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Naperies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OF.
<ets>naperie</ets>, fr. <ets>nape</ets> a tablecloth, F.
<ets>nappe</ets>, LL. <ets>napa</ets>, fr. L. <ets>mappa</ets>.
See <er>Map</er>, and cf. <er>Apron</er>, <er>Napkin</er>.]</ety>
<def>Table linen; also, linen clothing, or linen in
general.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Gayton.</au>

<hw>Na"pha wa`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Sp. <ets>nafa</ets>,
from Ar. <ets>napha</ets> odor.]</ety> <def>A perfume distilled
from orange flowers.</def>

<hw>Na"phew</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Navew</er>.</def>

<hw>Naph"tha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>naphtha</ets>, Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/, fr.Ar. <ets>nafth</ets>,
<ets>nifth</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The
complex mixture of volatile, liquid, inflammable hydrocarbons,
occurring naturally, and usually called <xex>crude
petroleum</xex>, <xex>mineral oil</xex>, or <xex>rock oil</xex>.
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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of several volatile
inflammable liquids obtained by the distillation of certain
carbonaceous materials and resembling the naphtha from petroleum;
<as>as, <ex>Boghead naphtha</ex>, from Boghead coal (obtained at
<ex>Boghead</ex>, Scotland); <ex>crude naphtha</ex>, or <ex>light
oil</ex>, from coal tar; <ex>wood naphtha</ex>, from wood,
etc.</as></def>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<au>Watts.</au>

<cs><col>Naphtha vitrioli</col> <ety>[NL., naphtha of
vitriol]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>common ethyl ether; --
formerly called <altname>sulphuric ether</altname>. See
<er>Ether</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Naph"tha*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of naphthalic acid; a
phthalate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Naph"tha*lene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline aromatic hydrocarbon,
<chform>C10H8</chform>, 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
<altname>naphthaline</altname>.</def>

<cs><col>Naphthalene red</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a dyestuff
obtained from certain diazo derivatives of naphthylamine, and
called also <altname>magdala red</altname>.</cd> --
<col>Naphthalene yellow</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a yellow
dyestuff obtained from certain nitro derivatives of
naphthol.</cd></cs>

<hw>Naph`tha*len"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to , or derived from,
naphthalene; -- used specifically to designate a yellow
crystalline substance, called <xex>naphthalenic acid</xex> and
also <xex>hydroxy quinone</xex>, and obtained from certain
derivatives of naphthol.</def>

<hw>Naph*tha"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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
<xex>naphthalene acids</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Formerly,
designating an acid probably identical with <xex>phthalic</xex>
acid.</def>

<hw>Naph*thal"i*dine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Naphthalene</ets> + tolu<ets>idine</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Naphthylamine</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Naph"tha*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Naph"tha*line</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>naphthaline</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Naphthalene</er>.</def>

<hw>Naph"tha*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To mingle, saturate, or impregnate, with
naphtha.</def>

<hw>Naph*thaz"a*rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Naphtha</ets>lene + ali<ets>zarin</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A dyestuff, resembling alizarin, obtained
from naphthoquinone as a red crystalline substance with a bright
green, metallic luster; -- called also
<altname>naphthalizarin</altname>.</def>

<hw>Naph"thene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A peculiar hydrocarbon occuring as an
ingredient of Caucasian petroleum.</def>

<hw>Naph"thide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A compound of naphthalene or its radical
with a metallic element; <as>as, mercuric
<ex>naphthide</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Naph*tho"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or related
to, naphthalene; -- used specifically to designate any one of a
series of carboxyl derivatives, called <xex>naphthoic
acids</xex>.</def>

<hw>Naph"thol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Naphth</ets>alene + <ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<cs><mcol><col>Naphthol blue</col>, <col>Naphthol orange</col>,
<col>Naphthol yellow</col></mcol> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>,
<cd>brilliant dyestuffs produced from certain complex nitrogenous
derivatives of naphthol or naphthoquinone.</cd></cs>

<hw>Naph`tho*qui"none</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Naphth</ets>alene + <ets>quinone</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellow crystalline substance,
<chform>C10H6O2</chform>, analogous to quinone, obtained by
oxidizing naphthalene with chromic acid.</def>

<hw>Naph"thyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Naphth</ets>alene + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hydrocarbon radical regarded as the
essential residue of naphthalene.</def>

<hw>Naph`thyl*am"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of two basic amido derivatives of
naphthalene, <chform>C10H7.NH2</chform>, forming crystalline
solids.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Na*pie"ri*an</hw>, <hw>Na*pe"ri*an</hw> , }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining to, or discovered
by, <xex>Napier</xex>, or <xex>Naper</xex>.</def>

<cs><col>Naperian logarithms</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Logarithms</er>.</cd></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>Na"pi*er's bones`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Na"pi*er's
rods`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <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>

<hw>Na"pi*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>napus</ets> turnip + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>napiforme</ets>. Cf. <er>Navew</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Turnip-shaped; large and round in the
upper part, and very slender below.</def>

<hw>Nap"kin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of OF.
<ets>nape</ets> a tablecloth, cloth, F. <ets>nappe</ets>, L.
<ets>mappa</ets>. See <er>Napery</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
little towel, or small cloth, esp. one for wiping the fingers and
mouth at table.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A handkerchief.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<cs><col>Napkin pattern</col>. <cd>See <cref>Linen scroll</cref>,
under <er>Linen</er>. -- <er>Napkin ring</er>, a ring of metal,
ivory, or other material, used to inclose a table
napkin.</cd></cs><-- paper napkin, a disposable napkin made of
paper. -->

<hw>Nap"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without nap;
threadbare.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Na"ples yel"low</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See under
<er>Yellow</er>.</def>

<hw>Na*po"le*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the
Emperor <ets>Napoleon</ets> 1.]</ety> <def>A French gold coin of
twenty francs, or about $3.86.</def>

<hw>Na*po`le*on"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Napoleon I., or his family; resembling, or having
the qualities of, Napoleon I.</def>

<au>Lowell.</au>

<hw>Na*po"le*on*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
supporter of the dynasty of the Napoleons.</def>

<hw>Nappe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>nappe</ets> cloth, sheet. See <er>Napery</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Geom.)</fld> <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 <xex>nappe</xex>, and some have two.</def>

<hw>Nap"pi*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From 2d
<er>Nappy</er>.]</ety> <def>The quality of having a nap;
abundance of nap, as on cloth.</def>

<hw>Nap"ping</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act or process of raising a nap, as on cloth.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Hat Making)</fld> <def>A sheet of partially
felted fur before it is united to the hat body.</def>

<au>Knight.</au>

<hw>Nap"py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From 1st
<er>Nap</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Inclined to sleep; sleepy;
<as>as, to feel <ex>nappy</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Tending to cause sleepiness; serving to make
sleepy; strong; heady; <as>as, <ex>nappy</ex> ale</as>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Wyatt.</au>

<hw>Nap"py</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From 3d <er>Nap</er>.]</ety>
<def>Having a nap or pile; downy; shaggy.</def>

<au>Holland.</au>

<hw>Nap"py</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Nappies</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>nap</ets>, AS.
<ets>hn\'91p</ets> cup, bowl. See <er>Hanaper</er>.]</ety> <def>A
round earthen dish, with a flat bottom and sloping sides.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>nappie</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Nap"-tak`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A taking
by surprise; an unexpected onset or attack.</def>

<au>Carew.</au>

<hw>\'d8Na*pu"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A very small chevrotain
(<spn>Tragulus Javanicus</spn>), native of Java. It is about the
size of a hare, and is noted for its agility in leaping. Called
also <altname>Java musk deer</altname>, <altname>pygmy musk
deer</altname>, and <altname>deerlet</altname>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Na"pus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of turnip. See
<er>Navew</er>.</def>

<hw>Nar"ce*ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>narce</ets> numbness, torpor, Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/: cf. F.
<ets>narc\'82\'8bne</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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 <altname>narceia</altname>.</def>

<hw>Nar*cis"sine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Narcissus.</def>

<hw>Nar*cis"sus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Narcissuses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.
<ets>narcissus</ets>, and (personified) <ets>Narcissus</ets>, 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. <er>Narcotic</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Classical Myth.)</fld> <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>

<hw>\'d8Nar*co"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <grk>na`rkwsis</grk>. See <er>Narcotic</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Privation of sense or consciousness, due
to a narcotic.</def>

<hw>Nar*cot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>narcotique</ets>, Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/, fr.
<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/ to benumb, <grk>na`rkh</grk> numbness,
torpor.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Having the properties of a
narcotic; operating as a narcotic.</def>

-- <wordforms><wf>Nar*cot"ic*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<-- p. 963 -->

<hw>Nar*cot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<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>

<q><qex>Nercotykes</qex> and opye (opium) of Thebes.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Nar*cot"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Narcotic.</def>

-- <wordforms><wf>Nar*cot"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Nar"co*tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>narcotine</ets>. Cf. <er>Cotarnine</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alkaloid found in opium, and extracted
as a white crystalline substance, tasteless and less poisonous
than morphine; -- called also <altname>narcotia</altname>.</def>

<hw>Nar`co*tin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to narcotine.</def>

<hw>Nar"co*tism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>narcotisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Narcosis; the state of being
narcotized.</def>

<au>G. Eliot.</au>

<hw>Nar"co*tize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Narcotized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Narcotizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To imbue with, or subject to the
influence of, a narcotic; to put into a state of narcosis.</def>

<hw>Nard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS., fr. L.
<ets>nardus</ets>, Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/; cf. Heb.
<ets>n\'88rd</ets>, Per. <ets>nard</ets>, Scr.
<ets>nalada</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An
East Indian plant (<spn>Nardostachys Jatamansi</spn>) of the
Valerian family, used from remote ages in Oriental
perfumery.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> An ointment prepared partly from this plant. See
<er>Spikenard</er>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of grass (<spn>Nardus
stricta</spn>) of little value, found in Europe and Asia.</def>

<hw>Nard"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nardinus</ets>, Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/.]</ety> <def>Of
or   pertaining to nard; having the qualities of nard.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nar*doo"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An Australian name for <xex>Marsilea
Drummondii</xex>, a four-leaved cryptogamous plant, sometimes
used for food.</def>

<hw>Nare</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>naris</ets>.]</ety> <def>A nostril.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>\'d8Na"res</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., pl.
of <ets>naris</ets> nostril.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The
nostrils or nasal openings, -- the <xex>anterior nares</xex>
being the external or proper nostrils, and the <xex>posterior
nares</xex>, the openings of the nasal cavities into the mouth or
pharynx.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nar"gile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Nar"gi*leh</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per.
<ets>n\'bergh\'c6l</ets>, prop., a cocoanut; prob. so called
because first made of a cocoanut.]</ety> <def>An apparatus for
smoking tobacco. It has a long flexible tube, and the smoke is
drawn through water.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nar"i*ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The brown coati. See
<er>Coati</er>.</def>

<hw>Nar"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>naris</ets> nostril + <ets>-form</ets>. See
<er>Nose</er>.]</ety> <def>Formed like the nose.</def>

<hw>Nar"ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or belonging
to the nostrils.</def>

<hw>Nar"ra*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>narrabilis</ets>, fr. <ets>narrare</ets> to narrate.]</ety>
<def>Capable of being narrated or told.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nar`ra*gan"setts</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>;
<sing>sing. <singw>Narragansett</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>.
<fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A tribe of Indians who formerly
inhabited the shores of Narragansett Bay.</def>

<hw>Nar*rate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Narrated</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Narrating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>narratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>narrare</ets> to narrate,
prob. for <ets>gnarigare</ets>, fr. <ets>gnarus</ets> knowing.
See <er>Ignore</er>, <er>Know</er>.]</ety> <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>

<syn>Syn. -- To relate; recount; detail; describe.</syn>

<hw>Nar*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>narratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>narration</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of telling or relating the particulars
of an event; rehearsal; recital.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <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>

<syn>Syn. -- Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; description;
explanation; detail; narrative; story; tale; history. See
<er>Account</er>.</syn>

<hw>Nar"ra*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>narratif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to
narration; relating to the particulars of an event or
transaction.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Apt or inclined to relate stories, or to tell
particulars of events; story-telling; garrulous.</def>

<q>But wise through time, and <qex>narrative</qex> with age.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Nar"ra*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</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>

<q>Cyntio was much taken with my <qex>narrative</qex>.</q>
<qau>Tatler.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Account; recital; rehearsal; relation; narration;
story; tale. See <er>Account</er>.</syn>

<hw>Nar"ra*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the style of
narration.</def>

<hw>Nar*ra"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>One who narrates; one who relates a series of events or
transactions.</def>

<hw>Nar"ra*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Giving an
account of events; narrative; <as>as, <ex>narratory</ex>
letters</as>.</def>

<au>Howell.</au>

<hw>Narre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><def>Nearer.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Nar"row</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Narrower</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Narrowest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>narwe</ets>, <ets>naru</ets>, AS. <ets>nearu</ets>; akin to
OS. <ets>naru</ets>, <ets>naro</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of
little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from
side to side; <as>as, a <ex>narrow</ex> board; a <ex>narrow</ex>
street; a <ex>narrow</ex> hem.</as></def>

<q>Hath passed in safety through the <qex>narrow</qex> seas.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of little extent; very limited;
circumscribed.</def>

<q>The Jews were but a small nation, and confined to a
<qex>narrow</qex> compass in the world.</q>
<qau>Bp. Wilkins.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>as, a
<ex>narrow</ex> shot; a <ex>narrow</ex> escape; a <ex>narrow</ex>
majority.</as></def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Limited as to means; straitened; pinching;
<as>as, <ex>narrow</ex> circumstances</as>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Contracted; of limited scope; illiberal;
bigoted; <as>as, a <ex>narrow</ex> mind; <ex>narrow</ex>
views.</as></def> \'bdA <xex>narrow</xex> understanding.\'b8

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Parsimonious; niggardly; covetous;
selfish.</def>

<q>A very <qex>narrow</qex> and stinted charity.</q>
<qau>Smalridge.</qau>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>Scrutinizing in detail; close; accurate;
exact.</def>

<q>But first with <qex>narrow</qex> search I must walk round
This garden, and no corner leave unspied.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <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 <xex>wide</xex>; as \'c7 (\'c7ve)
and <oomac/ (f<oomac/d), etc., from \'cc (\'ccll) and <oocr/
(f<oocr/t), etc. See <xex>Guide to Pronunciation</xex>, <sect/
13.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Narrow</xex> is not unfrequently prefixed to
words, especially to participles and adjectives, forming
compounds of obvious signification; as,
<xex>narrow</xex>-bordered, <xex>narrow</xex>-brimmed,
<xex>narrow</xex>-breasted, <xex>narrow</xex>-edged,
<xex>narrow</xex>-faced, <xex>narrow</xex>-headed,
<xex>narrow</xex>-leaved, <xex>narrow</xex>-pointed,
<xex>narrow</xex>-souled, <xex>narrow</xex>-sphered, etc.</note>

<cs><col>Narrow gauge</col>. <fld>(Railroad)</fld> <cd>See Note
under <er>Gauge</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 6.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nar"row</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Narrows</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <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>as,
The <ex>Narrows</ex> of New York harbor</as>.</def>

<q>Near the island lay on one side the jaws of a dangerous
<qex>narrow</qex>.</q>
<qau>Gladstone.</qau>

<hw>Nar"row</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Narrowed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Narrowing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nearwian</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lessen the
breadth of; to contract; to draw into a smaller compass; to
reduce the width or extent of.</def>

<au>Sir W. Temple.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less
liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict;
<as>as, to <ex>narrow</ex> one's views or knowledge; to
<ex>narrow</ex> a question in discussion.</as></def>

<q>Our knowledge is much more <qex>narrowed</qex> if we confine
ourselves to our own solitary reasonings.</q>
<qau>I. Watts.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Knitting)</fld> <def>To contract the size of,
as a stocking, by taking two stitches into one.</def>

<hw>Nar"row</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To become
less broad; to contract; to become narrower; <as>as, the sea
<ex>narrows</ex> into a strait</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Man.)</fld> <def>Not to step out enough to the
one hand or the other; <as>as, a horse
<ex>narrows</ex></as>.</def>

<au>Farrier's Dict.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Knitting)</fld> <def>To contract the size of a
stocking or other knit article, by taking two stitches into
one.</def>

<hw>Nar"row*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, narrows or contracts.</def>

<au>Hannah More.</au>

<hw>Nar"row*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
contracting, or of making or becoming less in breadth or
extent.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The part of a stocking which is narrowed.</def>

<hw>Nar"row*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nearulice</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>With little
breadth; in a narrow manner.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Without much extent; contractedly.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>With minute scrutiny; closely; <as>as, to look
or watch <ex>narrowly</ex>; to search
<ex>narrowly</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>4.</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>as, he
<ex>narrowly</ex> escaped</as>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Sparingly; parsimoniously.</def>

<-- construe narrowly? -->

<hw>Nar"row-mind`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of
narrow mental scope; illiberal; mean.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Nar"row-mind`ed*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Nar"row*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nearunes</ets>.]</ety> <def>The condition or quality of
being narrow.</def>

<hw>Nart</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[For <ets>ne art</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Art not.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>\'d8Nar"thex</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., giant
fennel, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tall
umbelliferous plant (<spn>Ferula communis</spn>). See <cref>Giant
fennel</cref>, under <er>Fennel</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Nar"wal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Narwhal</er>.</def>

<hw>Nar"we</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Narrow.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nar"whal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sw. or Dan.
<ets>narvhal</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>n\'behvalr</ets>, and E.
<ets>whale</ets>. the first syllable is perh. from Icel.
<ets>n\'ber</ets> corpse, dead body, in allusion to the whitish
color its skin. See <er>Whale</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>narwhale</asp>.]</altsp> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An
arctic cetacean (<spn>Monodon monocerous</spn>), 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 <altname>sea unicorn</altname>,
<altname>unicorn fish</altname>, and <altname>unicorn
whale</altname>. Sometimes two horns are developed, side by
side.</def>

<hw>Nas</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[For <ets>ne was</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Was not</def>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nas.</hw> <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>ne has</ets>.]</ety> <def>Has
not.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Na"sal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., from L.
<ets>nasus</ets> the nose. See <er>Nose</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the nose.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <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 <it>m</it>, <it>n</it>, <it>ng</it> (see <xex>Guide to
Pronunciation</xex>, <sect/<sect/ 20, 208); characterized by
resonance in the nasal passage; <as>as, a <ex>nasal</ex> vowel; a
<ex>nasal</ex> utterance.</as></def>

<cs><col>Nasal bones</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>two bones of
the skull, in front of the frontals.</cd> -- <col>Nasal
index</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>Na"sal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An elementary
sound which is uttered through the nose, or through both the nose
and the mouth simultaneously.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A medicine that operates
through the nose; an errhine.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Anc. Armor)</fld> <def>Part of a helmet
projecting to protect the nose; a nose guard.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the nasal bones.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A plate, or scale, on the
nose of a fish, etc.</def>

<hw>Na*sal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nasalit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being
nasal.</def>

<hw>Na`sal*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
act of nasalizing, or the state of being nasalized.</def>

<hw>Na"sal*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nasalized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Nasalizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To render nasal, as sound; to
insert a nasal or sound in.</def>

<hw>Na"sal*ize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To utter words or
letters with a nasal sound; to speak through the nose.</def>

<hw>Na"sal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a nasal manner; by
the nose.</def>

<hw>Nas"cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>nascale</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A kind of
pessary of medicated wool or cotton, formerly used.</def>

<hw>Nas"cen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nascentia</ets>. See <er>Nascent</er>.]</ety> <def>State of
being nascent; birth; beginning; origin.</def>

<hw>Nas"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nascens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p.pr. <ets>nasci</ets> to
be born. See <er>Nation</er>, and cf. <er>Naissant</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Commencing, or in process of development;
beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; <as>as, a
<ex>nascent</ex> germ</as>.</def>

<q><qex>Nascent</qex> passions and anxieties.</q>
<qau>Berkley.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Evolving; being evolved or
produced.</def>

<cs><col>Nascent state</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <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>as, hydrogen in the <ex>nascent
state<ex> is a strong reducer</as>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nase"ber`ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>nispero</ets> medlar and naseberry tree, fr. L.
<ets>mespilus</ets>. See <er>Medlar</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A tropical fruit. See
<er>Sapodilla</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>nisberry</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Nash</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Etymol.
uncertain.]</ety> <def>Firm; stiff; hard; also, chilly.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<au>Halliwell.</au>

<hw>Nas`i*cor"nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nasus</ets> nose + <ets>cornu</ets> horn: cf. F.
<ets>nasicorne</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Bearing a
horn, or horns, on the nose, as the rhinoceros.</def>

<hw>Nas"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nasus</ets> nose + <ets>-form</ets>. See <er>Nose</er>, and
cf. <er>Nariform</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the shape of a
nose.</def>

<hw>\'d8Na*si*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Nl., fr.
L. <ets>nasus</ets> nose.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The
middle point of the nasofrontal suture.</def>

<hw>Na"so-</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>nasus</ets>
nose.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A combining form denoting
<xex>pertaining to</xex>, or <xex>connected with</xex>, <xex>the
nose</xex>; <as>as, <ex>naso</ex>frontal</as>.</def>

<hw>Na"so*buc"cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Naso</ets> + <ets>buccal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Connected with both the nose and the
mouth; <as>as, the <ex>nasobuccal</ex> groove in the
skate</as>.</def>

<hw>Na`so*fron"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Naso-</ets> + <ets>frontal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>of or pertaining to the nose and the
front of the head; <as>as, the embryonic <ex>nasofrontal</ex>
process which forms the anterior boundary of the
mouth</as>.</def>

<hw>Na`so*lach"ry*mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Naso-</ets> + <ets>lachrymal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Connected with the lachrymal apparatus
and the nose; <as>as, the <ex>nasolachrymal</ex>, or lachrymal
duct</as>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Na`so*pal"a*tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Na`so*pal"a*tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Naso-</ets> + <ets>palatal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Connected with both the nose and the
palate; <as>as, the <ex>nasopalatine</ex> or incisor, canal
connecting the mouth and the nasal chamber in some animals; the
<ex>nasopalatine</ex> nerve.</as></def>

<hw>Na`so*phar`yn*ge"al</hw> <pr>(? <or/ <?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Naso-</ets> + <ets>pharyngeal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to both throat and nose;
<as>as, a <ex>nasopharyngeal</ex> polypus</as>.</def>

<hw>Na`so*sep"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Naso-</ets> + <ets>septal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the internasal
septum.</def>

<hw>Na`so*tur"bi*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Naso-</ets> + <ets>turbinal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Connected with, or near, both the
turbinal and the nasal bones; <as>as, the <ex>nasalturbinal</ex>
bone, made up of the uppermost lammel\'91 of the ethmoturbinal,
and sometimes united with the nasal</as>.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The nasoturbinal bone.</def></def2>

<hw>Nas"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. E.
<plw>Nassas</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Nass\'92</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[From L. <ets>nassa</ets> a kind of
basket, in allusion to the reticulation of some species.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of marine gastropods, of
the genera <spn>Nassa</spn>, <spn>Tritia</spn>, and other allied
genera of the family <spn>Nassid\'91</spn>; a dog whelk. See
<xex>Illust</xex>. under <er>Gastropoda</er>.</def>

-- <wordforms><wf>nas"soid</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Nas"ti*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a nasty
manner.</def>

<hw>Nas"ti*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being nasty; extreme filthness; dirtiness; also, indecency;
obscenity.</def>

<q>The <qex>nastiness</qex> of Plautus and Aristophanes.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Nas*tur"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nasturtium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Nasturtium</er>.</def>

<hw>Nas*tur"tium</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nasturtium</ets>, for <ets>nasitortium</ets>, fr.
<ets>nasus</ets> nose + <ets>torquere</ets>, <ets>tortum</ets>,
to twist, torture, in allusion to the causing one to make a wry
face by its pungent taste. See <er>Nose</er> of the face, and
<er>Torture</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the genus
<spn>Trop\'91olum</spn>, geraniaceous herbs, having mostly
climbing stems, peltate leaves, and spurred flowers, and
including the common Indian cress (<spn>Trop\'91olum
majus</spn>), the canary-bird flower (<spn>T. peregrinum</spn>),
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. 964 -->

<hw>Nas"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Nastier</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Nastiest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[For
older <ets>nasky</ets>; cf. dial. Sw. <ets>naskug</ets>,
<ets>nasket</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Offensively filthy;
very dirty, foul, or defiled; disgusting; nauseous.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, loosely: Offensive; disagreeable;
unpropitious; wet; drizzling; <as>as, a <ex>nasty</ex> rain, day,
sky</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Characterized by obcenity; indecent; indelicate;
gross; filthy.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Nasty</er>, <er>Filthy</er>, <er>Foul</er>,
<er>Dirty</er>.</syn> <usage>Anything <xex>nasty</xex> is usually
wet or damp as well as filthy or dirty, and disgusts by its
stickness or odor; but <xex>filthy</xex> and <xex>foul</xex>
imply that a thing is filled or covered with offensive matter,
while <xex>dirty</xex> describes it as defiled or sullied with
dirt of any kind; as, <xex>filthy</xex> clothing, <xex>foul</xex>
vapors, etc.</usage>

<hw>Na"sute</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nasutus</ets>, fr. <ets>nasus</ets> the nose.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Having a nice sense of smell.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Evelyn.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Critically nice; captious.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>auden.</au>

<hw>Na"sut*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quickness of scent;
hence, nice discernment; acuteness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<hw>Nat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Not</def>.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nat</hw> <ety>[For <ets>ne at</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not at; nor
at.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>haucer.</au>

<hw>Na"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>natalis</ets>, fr. <ets>natus</ets>, p.p. of
<ets>nasci</ets> to be born: cf. F. <ets>natal</ets>. See
<er>Nation</er>, and cf. <er>Noel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to one's birth; accompying or dating from
one's birth; native.</def>

<q>Princes' children took names from their <qex>natal</qex>
places.</q>
<qau>Camden.</qau>

<q>Propitious star, whose sacred power
Presided o'er the monarch's <qex>natal</qex> hour.</q>
<qau>Prior.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Actrol.)</fld> <def>Presiding over nativity;
<as>as, <ex>natal</ex> Jove</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Native, natural. See <er>Native</er>.</syn>

<mhw>{ <hw>Na`ta*li"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Na`ta*li"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>natalitius</ets>, from <ets>natalis</ets>. See
<er>Natal</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to one's birth or
birthday, or one's nativity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
\'bd<xex>Natalitial</xex> poplar.\'b8 <au>Evelyn.</au>
\'bd<xex>Natalitious</xex> fire.\'b8 <au>W. Cartwright.</au>

<hw>Na*tal"o*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Natal alo</ets>es.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A bitter
crystalline substance constituting the essential principle of
Natal aloes. Cf. <er>Aloon</er>.</def>

<hw>Na*tal" plum`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The
drupaceous fruit of two South African shrubs of the genus
<spn>Arduina</spn> (<spn>A. bispinosa</spn> and <spn>A.
grandiflora</spn>).</def>

<hw>Na"tals</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>One's
birth, or the circumstances attending it.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fitz-Geffry.</au>

<hw>Na"tant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>natans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, from swim, v. intens. fr.
<ets>nare</ets> to swim: cf. F. <ets>natant</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Floating in water, as the
leaves of water lilies, or submersed, as those of many aquatic
plants.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Placed horizontally across the
field, as if swimmimg toward the dexter side; said of all sorts
of fishes except the flying fish.</def>

<hw>Na"tant*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
floating manner; swimmingly.</def>

<hw>Na*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>natatio</ets>, fr. <ets>natare</ets> to swim: cf. F.
<ets>natation</ets>. See <er>Natant</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of
floating on the water; swimming.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>\'d8Na`ta*to"res</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>natator</ets> a swimmer.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The swimming birds.</def>

<note><hand/ They were formerly united into one order, which is
now considered an artifical group.</note>

<hw>Na`ta*to"rial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inclined
or adapted to swim; swimming; <as>as, <ex>natatorial</ex>
birds</as>.</def>

<hw>Na`ta*to"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Adapted for swimming; -- said of the
legs of certain insects.</def>

<hw>\'d8Na`ta*to"rium</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A swimming bath.</def>

<hw>Na"ta*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>natatorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Adapted for swimming or
floating; <as>as, <ex>natatory</ex> organs</as>.</def>

<hw>Natch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>nache</ets> fesse, LL. <ets>natica</ets>, from L.
<ets>natis</ets> the rump, buttocks. Cf.
<er>Aitchbone</er>.]</ety> <def>The rump of beef; esp., the lower
and back part of the rump.</def>

<cs><col>Natch bone</col>, <cd>the edgebone, or aitchbone, in
beef.</cd></cs>

<hw>Natch"ez</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Natch"nee</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>An annual grass (<spn>Eleusine coracona</spn>), cultivated
in India as a food plant.</def>

<hw>\'d8Na"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L., the
buttocks.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>The buttocks.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The two anterior of
the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most
mammals; the anterior optic lobes.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The umbones of a bivalve
shell.</def>

<hw>Nath</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>ne
hath</ets>,]</ety> <def>hath not.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nath"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>natheles</ets>, <ets>na the les</ets>, not the less, AS.
<ets>n\'be</ets> never. See <er>Na</er>, <er>The</er>,
<ets>conj</ets>., and cf. <er>Nevertheless</er>.]</ety>
<def>Nevertheless.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<au>Chaucer. Milton. E. Arnold.</au>

<hw>Nath"more`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>na the more</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not the more; never the
more.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>penser.</au>

<hw>Nat"i*ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Naticas</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, L. <plw>Natic\'92</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr></plu>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of
numerous species of marine gastropods belonging to
<spn>Natica</spn>, <spn>Lunatia</spn>, <spn>Neverita</spn>, and
other allied genera (family <spn>Naticid\'91</spn>.) They burrow
beneath the sand, or mud, and drill other shells.</def>

<hw>Nat"i*coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Natica</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like or belonging to Natica, or the
family <spn>Natic\'91</spn>.</def>

<hw>Na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>nation</ets>, L. <ets>natio</ets> nation, race, orig., a
being born, fr. <ets>natus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>nasci</ets>, to be
born, for <ets>gnatus</ets>, <ets>gnaci</ets>, from the same root
as E. <ets>kin</ets>. \'fb44. See <er>Kin</er> kindred, and cf.
<er>Cognate</er>, <er>Natal</er>, <er>Native</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <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>

<q>All <qex>nations</qex>, and kindreds, and people, and
tongues.</q>
<qau>Rev. vii. 9.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The body of inhabitants of a country, united
under an independent government of their own.</def>

<q>A <qex>nation</qex> is the unity of a people.</q>
<qau>Coleridge.</qau>

<q>Praise the power that hath made and preserved us a
<qex>nation</qex>.</q>
<qau>F. S. Key.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Family; lineage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the divisions of university
students in a classification according to nativity, formerly
common in Europe.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Scotch
Universities)</fld> <def>One of the four divisions (named from
the parts of Scotland) in which students were classified
according to their nativity.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>A great number; a great deal; -- by way of
emphasis; <as>as, a <ex>nation</ex> of herbs</as>.</def>

<au>Sterne.</au>

<cs><col>Five nations</col>. <cd>See under <er>Five</er>.</cd> --
<col>Law of nations</col>. <cd>See <cref>International
law</cref>, under <er>International</er>, and
<er>Law</er>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- people; race. See <er>People</er>.</syn>

<hw>Na"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>national</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to
a nation; common to a whole people or race; public; general;
<as>as, a <ex>national</ex> government, language, dress, custom,
calamity, etc.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Attached to one's own country or nation.</def>

<cs><col>National anthem</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, \'bdGod
save the King\'b8 is called the <xex>national anthem<xex> of
England.</cd> -- <col>National bank</col>, <cd>the official
common name of a class of banking corporations established under
the laws of the United States.</cd> -- <col>National flag</col>.
<cd>See under <er>Flag</er>.</cd> -- <col>National guard</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>National salute</col>, <cd>a salute
consisting of as many guns as there are States in the Union.
<mark>[U.S.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Na"tion*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The state of being national; national attachment;
nationality.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An idiom, trait, or character peculiar to any
nation.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>National independence; the principles of the
Nationalists.</def>

<hw>Na"tion*al*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who advocates
national unity and independence; one of a party favoring Irish
independence.</def>

<hw>Na`tion*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nationalities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nationalit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of
being national, or strongly attached to one's own nation;
patriotism.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The sum of the qualities which distinguish a
nation; national character.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A race or people, as determined by common
language and character, and not by political bias or divisions; a
nation.</def>

<q>the fulfillment of his mission is to be looked for in the
condition of <qex>nationalities</qex> and the character of
peoples.</q>
<qau>H. W. Beecher.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Existence as a distinct or individual nation;
national unity and integrity.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>The state or quality of belonging to or being
connected with a nation or government by nativity, character,
ownership, allegiance, etc.</def>

<hw>Na`tion*al*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The act of nationalizing, or the state of being
nationalized.</def>

<hw>Na"tion*al*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nationalized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Nationalizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nationaliser</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Na"tion*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a national manner
or way; as a nation.</def> \'bdThe jews ... being
<xex>nationally</xex> espoused to God by covenant.\'b8

<au>South.</au>

<hw>Na"tion*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state
of being national; nationality.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Na"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>natif</ets>, L. <ets>nativus</ets>, fr. <ets>nasci</ets>,
p.p. <ets>natus</ets>. See <er>Nation</er>, and cf.
<er>Na\'8bve</er>, <er>Nelf</er> a serf.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Arising by birth; having an origin; born.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Anaximander's opinion is, that the gods are <qex>native</qex>,
rising and vanishing again in long periods of times.</q>
<qau>Cudworth.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to one's birth; natal;
belonging to the place or the circumstances in which one is born;
-- opposed to <xex>foreign</xex>; <as>as, <ex>native</ex> land,
language, color, etc.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Born in the region in which one lives; <as>as, a
<ex>native</ex> inhabitant, race</as>; grown or originating in
the region where used or sold; not foreign or imported; <as>as,
<ex>native</ex> oysters, or strawberries</as>.</def><-- latter
sense = domestic -->

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Original; constituting the original substance of
anything; <as>as, <ex>native</ex> dust</as>.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Conferred by birth; derived from origin; born
with one; inherent; inborn; not acquired; <as>as, <ex>native</ex>
genius, cheerfulness, simplicity, rights, etc.</as></def>
<-- congenital, hereditary. -->

<q>Courage is <qex>native</qex> to you.</q>
<qau>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Naturally related; cognate; connected
(with).</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>the head is not more <qex>native</qex> to the heart, ...
Than is the throne of Denmark to thy father.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Found in nature
uncombined with other elements; <as>as, <ex>native</ex>
silver</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Found in nature; not
artificial; as <xex>native</xex> sodium chloride.</def>

<cs><col>Native American party</col>. <cd>See under
<er>American</er>, <pos>a.</pos></cd> -- <col>Native bear</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the koala.</cd> -- <col>Native
bread</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a large underground fungus, of
Australia (<spn>Mylitta australis</spn>), somewhat resembling a
truffle, but much larger.</cd> -- <col>Native devil</col>.
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>Same as <cref>Tasmanian devil</cref>,
under <er>Devil</er>.</cd> -- <col>Native hen</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an Australian rail (<spn>Tribonyx
Mortierii</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Native pheasant</col>.
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Leipoa</er>.</cd> --
<col>Native rabbit</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an Australian
marsupial (<spn>Perameles lagotis</spn>) resembling a rabbit in
size and form.</cd> -- <col>Native sloth</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the koala.</cd> -- <col>Native
thrush</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an Australian singing
bird (<spn>Pachycephala olivacea</spn>); -- called also
<altname>thickhead</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Native turkey</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the Australian bustard (<spn>Choriotis
australis</spn>); -- called also
<altname>bebilya</altname>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Natural; natal; original; congential.</syn> <usage>
-- <er>Native</er>, <er>Natural</er>, <er>Natal</er>.
<xex>natural</xex> refers to the <xex>nature</xex> of a thing, or
that which springs therefrom; <xex>native</xex>, to one's birth
or origin; as, a <xex>native</xex> country, language, etc.;
<xex>natal</xex>, to the circumstances of one's birth; as, a
<xex>natal</xex> day, or star. <xex>Native</xex> talent is that
which is inborn; <xex>natural</xex> talent is that which springs
from the structure of the mind. <xex>Native</xex> eloquence is
the result of strong innate emotion; <xex>natural</xex> eloquence
is opposed to that which is studied or artifical.</usage>

<hw>Na"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</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>as, a <ex>native</ex> of France</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Stock Breeding)</fld> <def>Any of the live
stock found in a region, as distinguished from such as belong to
pure and distinct imported breeds.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<hw>Na"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By natural or original
condition; naturally; originally.</def>

<hw>Na"tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being native.</def>

<hw>Na"tiv*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The disposition to favor the native inhabitants of a
country, in preference to immigrants from foreign
countries.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>The doctrine of innate
ideas, or that the mind possesses forms of thought independent of
sensation.</def>

<hw>Na"tiv*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An advocate
of nativism.</def>

<hw>Na`tiv*is"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating
to nativism.</def>

<hw>Na*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nativies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.
<ets>nativit\'82</ets>, L. <ets>nativitas</ets>. See
<er>Native</er>, and cf. <er>Na\'8bvet\'90</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The coming into life or into the world; birth;
also, the circumstances attending birth, as time, place, manner,
etc.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>I have served him from the hour of my <qex>nativity</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Thou hast left ... the land of thy <qex>nativity</qex>.</q>
<qau>Ruth ii. 11.</qau>

<q>These in their dark <qex>nativity</qex> the deep
Shall yield us, pregnant with infernal flame.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <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>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>The Nativity</col>, <cd>the birth or birthday of Christ;
Christmas day.</cd> -- <col>To</col> <col>cast, <or/
calculate</col>, <col>one's nativity</col> <fld>(Astrol.)</fld>,
<cd>to find out and represent the position of the heavenly bodies
at the time of one's birth.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nat"ka</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A species of shrike.</def>

<hw>Na"tri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Natron</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The technical
name for sodium.</def>

<hw>Na"tro*lite</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Natron</ets> + <ets>-lite</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>natrolithe</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Na"tron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. Sp.
<ets>natron</ets>, Ar. <ets>natr\'d4n</ets>,
<ets>nitr\'d4n</ets>. Cf. <er>Niter</er>,
<er>Anatron</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Native sodium
carbonate.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>anatron</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Nat"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel.
<ets>knetta</ets> to grumble.]</ety> <def>To find fault; to be
peevish.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. or Scot.]</mark>

<hw>Nat"ter*jack`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A European toad (<spn>Bufo
calamita</spn>), having a yellow line along its back.</def>

<hw>Nat"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Neat</er> clean.]</ety> <def>Neat; tidy; spruce.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

-- <wordforms><wf>Nat"ti*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Nat"ti*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Nat"u*ral</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>naturel</ets>, F. <ets>naturel</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>naturalis</ets>, fr. <ets>natura</ets>. See
<er>Nature</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fixed or determined by
nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to
native character; according to nature; essential; characteristic;
not artifical, foreign, assumed, put on, or acquired; <as>as, the
<ex>natural</ex> growth of animals or plants; the
<ex>natural</ex> motion of a gravitating body; <ex>natural</ex>
strength or disposition; the <ex>natural</ex> heat of the body;
<ex>natural</ex> color.</as></def>

<q>With strong <qex>natural</qex> sense, and rare force of
will.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>as, the <ex>natural</ex>
consequence of crime; a <ex>natural</ex> death.</as></def>

<q>What can be more <qex>natural</qex> than the circumstances in
the behavior of those women who had lost their husbands on this
fatal day?</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>as, a
<ex>natural</ex> law; <ex>natural</ex> science; history,
theology.</as></def>

<q>I call that <qex>natural</qex> religion which men might know
... by the mere principles of reason, improved by consideration
and experience, without the help of revelation.</q>
<qau>Bp. Wilkins.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Conformed to truth or reality</def>; as:
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Springing from true sentiment; not artifical or
exaggerated; -- said of action, delivery, etc.; <as>as, a
<ex>natural</ex> gesture, tone, etc.</as></def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Resembling the object imitated; true to nature; according to
the life; -- said of anything copied or imitated; <as>as, a
portrait is <ex>natural</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Having the character or sentiments properly
belonging to one's position; not unnatural in feelings.</def>

<q>To leave his wife, to leave his babes, ...
He wants the <qex>natural</qex> touch.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Connected by the ties of consanguinity.</def>
\'bd<xex>Natural</xex> friends.\'b8

<au>J. H. Newman.</au>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>Begotten without the sanction of law; born out
of wedlock; illegitimate; bastard; <as>as, a <ex>natural</ex>
child</as>.</def>

<sn>8.</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>

<q>The <qex>natural</qex> man receiveth not the things of the
Spirit of God.</q>
<qau>1 Cor. ii. 14.</qau>

<sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <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>as, <ex>natural</ex> numbers,
those commencing at 1; <ex>natural</ex> sines, cosines, etc.,
those taken in arcs whose radii are 1.</as></def>

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<sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Produced by
natural organs, as those of the human throat, in distinction from
instrumental music.</def> <sd>(b)</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>(c)</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>

<au>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</au>

<cs><col>Natural day</col>, <cd>the space of twenty-four
hours.</cd>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

-- <mcol><col>Natural fats</col>, <col>Natural gas</col>,
etc.</mcol> <cd>See under <er>Fat</er>, <er>Gas</er>. etc.</cd>
-- <col>Natural Harmony</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>the harmony
of the triad or common chord.</cd> -- <col>Natural history</col>,
<cd>in its broadest sense, a history or description of nature as
a whole, incuding the sciences of <stype>botany</stype>,
<stype>zo\'94logy</stype>, <stype>geology</stype>,
<stype>mineralogy</stype>, <stype>paleontology</stype>,
<stype>chemistry</stype>, and <stype>physics</stype>. In recent
usage the term is often restricted to the sciences of botany and
zo\'94logy collectively, and sometimes to the science of zoology
alone.</cd> -- <col>Natural law</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>Natural modulation</col>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>transition from one key to its relative
keys.</cd> -- <col>Natural order</col>. <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld>
<cd>See under <er>order</er>.</cd> -- <col>Natural person</col>.
<fld>(Law)</fld> <cd>See under <er>person</er>,
<pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col>Natural philosophy</col>,
<cd>originally, the study of nature in general; in modern usage,
that branch of physical science, commonly called
<altname>physics</altname>, 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 <xex>mental</xex> and <xex>moral philosophy</xex>.</cd> --
<col>Natural scale</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>a scale which is
written without flats or sharps.</cd> <xex>Model</xex> would be a
preferable term, as less likely to mislead, the so-called
<xex>artificial</xex> scales (scales represented by the use of
flats and sharps) being equally natural with the so-called
<xex>natural</xex> scale -- <col>Natural science</col>,
<cd>natural history, in its broadest sense; -- used especially in
contradistinction to <xex>mental</xex> or <xex>moral
science</xex>.</cd> -- <col>Natural selection</col>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld>, <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 <xex>survival
of the fittest</xex>. 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 <xex>survival of the
fittest</xex>. See <er>Darwinism</er>.</cd> -- <col>Natural
system</col> <fld>(Bot. & Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a classification
based upon real affinities, as shown in the structure of all
parts of the organisms, and by their embryology.</cd>

<q>It should be borne in mind that the <qex>natural system</qex>
of botany is natural only in the constitution of its genera,
tribes, orders, etc., and in its grand divisions.</q>
<qau>Gray.</qau>

-- <mcol><col>Natural theology</col>, <or/ <col>Natural
religion</col></mcol>, <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 <xex>revealed religion</xex>.</cd> See Quotation under
<er>Natural</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, 3. -- <col>Natural vowel</col>,
<cd>the vowel sound heard in <xex>urn</xex>, <xex>furl</xex>,
<xex>sir</xex>, <xex>her</xex>, etc.; -- so called as being
uttered in the easiest open position of the mouth organs. See
<cref>Neutral vowel</cref>, under <er>Neutral</er> and <xex>Guide
to Pronunciation</xex>, <sect/ 17.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Native</er>.</syn>

<hw>Nat"u*ral</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A native; an aboriginal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Natural gifts, impulses,
etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>One born without the usual powers of reason or
understanding; an idiot.</def> \'bdThe minds of
<xex>naturals</xex>.\'b8

<au>Locke.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A character [<natural/] used
to contradict, or to remove the effect of, a sharp or flat which
has preceded it, and to restore the unaltered note.</def>

<hw>Nat"u*ral*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>naturalisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A state of
nature; conformity to nature.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Nat"u*ral*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>naturaliste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One versed in
natural science; a student of natural history, esp. of the
natural history of animals.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who holds or maintains the doctrine of
naturalism in religion.</def>

<au>H. Bushnell.</au>

<hw>Nat`u*ral*is"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Belonging to the doctrines of naturalism.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Closely resembling nature; realistic.</def>
\'bd<xex>Naturalistic</xex> bit of pantomime.\'b8

<au>W. D. Howells.</au>

<hw>Nat`u*ral"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>naturalitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>naturalit\'82</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Nature; naturalness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Nat`u*ral*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>naturalisation</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Nat"u*ral*ize</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Naturalized</er>
<pr>(#)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Naturalizing</er>
<pr>(#)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>naturaliser</ets>.
See <er>Natural</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make natural;
<as>as, custom <ex>naturalizes</ex> labor or study</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To receive or adopt as native, natural, or
vernacular; to make one's own; <as>as, to <ex>naturalize</ex>
foreign words</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To adapt; to accustom; to habituate; to
acclimate; to cause to grow as under natural conditions.</def>

<q>Its wearer suggested that pears and peaches might yet be
<qex>naturalized</qex> in the New England climate.</q>
<qau>Hawthorne.</qau>

<hw>Nat"u*ral*ize</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
become as if native.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To explain phenomena by natural agencies or
laws, to the exclusion of the supernatural.</def>

<q>Infected by this <qex>naturalizing</qex> tendency.</q>
<qau>H. Bushnell.</qau>

<hw>Nat"u*ral*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a natural manner
or way; according to the usual course of things;
spontaneously.</def>

<hw>Nat"u*ral*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality
of being natural; conformity to nature.</def>

<hw>Na"ture</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
L. <ets>natura</ets>, fr. <ets>natus</ets> born, produced, p.p.
of <ets>nasci</ets> to be born. See <er>Nation</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The existing system of things; the world of
matter, or of matter and mind; the creation; the universe.</def>

<q>But looks through <qex>nature</qex> up to <qex>nature's</qex>
God.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<q><qex>Nature</qex> has caprices which art can not imitate.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>I oft admire
How <qex>Nature</qex>, wise and frugal, could commit
Such disproportions.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The established or regular course of things;
usual order of events; connection of cause and effect.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Conformity to that which is natural, as
distinguished from that which is artifical, or forced, or remote
from actual experience.</def>

<q>One touch of <qex>nature</qex> makes the whole world kin.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>5.</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>

<q>Thou, therefore, whom thou only canst redeem,
Their <qex>nature</qex> also to thy <qex>nature</qex> join,
And be thyself man among men on earth.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Hence: Kind, sort; character; quality.</def>

<q>A dispute of this <qex>nature</qex> caused mischief.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>Physical constitution or existence; the vital
powers; the natural life.</def> \'bdMy days of
<xex>nature</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Oppressed <qex>nature</qex> sleeps.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>8.</sn> <def>Natural affection or reverence.</def>

<q>Have we not seen
The murdering son ascend his parent's bed,
Through violated <qex>nature</qex> foce his way?</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>9.</sn> <def>Constitution or quality of mind or
character.</def>

<q>A born devil, on whose <qex>nature</qex>
Nurture can never stick.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>That reverence which is due to a superior
<qex>nature</qex>.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<cs><mcol><col>Good nature</col>, <col>Ill nature</col></mcol>.
<cd>see under <er>Good</er> and <er>Ill</er>.</cd> -- <col>In a
state of nature</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Naked as when born;
nude</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>In a condition of sin;
unregenerate</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>Untamed; uncvilized.</cd> --
<col>Nature printng</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>Nature worship</col>, <cd>the worship of the
personified powers of nature.</cd> -- <col>To pay the debt of
nature</col>, <cd>to die.</cd></cs>

<hw>Na"ture</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To endow with natural
qualities.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>He [God] which <qex>natureth</qex> every kind.</q>
<qau>Gower.</qau>

<hw>Na"tured</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
(such) a nature, temper, or disposition; disposed; -- used in
composition; <as>as, good-<ex>natured</ex>, ill-<ex>natured</ex>,
etc.</as></def>

<hw>Na"ture*less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not in
accordance with nature; unnatural.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Na"tur*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>The belief or doctrine that attributes everything to nature
as a sanative agent.</def>

<hw>Na"tur*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who believes in, or
conforms to, the theory of naturism.</def>

<au>Boyle.</au>

<hw>Na*tu"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
or state of being produced by nature.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Na"tur*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To endow
with a nature or qualities; to refer to nature.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Nau"frage</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
L. <ets>naufragium</ets>; <ets>navis</ets> +
<ets>frangere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shipwreck; ruin.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>acon.</au>

<hw>Nau"fra*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>naufragus</ets>. See <er>Naufrage</er>.]</ety> <def>causing
shipwreck.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>r. Taylor.</au>

<hw>Naught</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>naught</ets>, <ets>nought</ets>, <ets>naht</ets>,
<ets>nawiht</ets>, AS. <ets>n<?/wiht</ets>, <ets>n<?/uht</ets>,
<ets>n<?/ht</ets>; <ets>ne</ets> not + <?/ ever + <ets>wiht</ets>
thing, whit; hence, not ever a whit. See <er>No</er>,
<pos>adv.</pos> <er>Whit</er>, and cf. <er>Aught</er>,
<er>Not</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Nothing.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>nought</asp>.]</altsp>

<q>Doth Job fear God for <qex>naught</qex>?</q>
<qau>Job i. 9.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The arithmetical character 0; a cipher. See
<er>Cipher</er>.</def>

<cs><col>To set at naught</col>, <cd>to treat as of no account;
to disregard; to despise; to defy; to treat with ignominy. \'bdYe
have <xex>set at naught<xex> all my counsel.\'b8</cd></cs>

<au>Prov. i. 25.</au>

<hw>Naught</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In no degree; not at
all.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>To wealth or sovereign power he <qex>naught</qex> applied.</q>
<qau>Fairfax.</qau>

<hw>Naught</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of no value or
account; worthless; bad; useless.</def>

<q>It is <qex>naught</qex>, it is <qex>naught</qex>, saith the
buyer.</q>
<qau>Prov. xx. 14.</qau>

<q>Go, get you to your house; begone, away!
All will be <qex>naught</qex> else.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Things <qex>naught</qex> and things indifferent.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, vile; base; naughty.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>No man can be stark <qex>naught</qex> at once.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<hw>Naugh"ti*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
naughty manner; wickedly; perversely.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Naugh"ti*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state
of being naughty; perverseness; badness; wickedness.</def>

<q>I know thy pride, and the <qex>naughtiness</qex> of thine
heart.</q>
<qau>1 Sam. xvii. 28.</qau>

<hw>Naught"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Naughtily;
wrongly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>because my parents <qex>naughtly</qex> brought me up.</q>
<qau>Mir. for Mag.</qau>

<hw>Naugh"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Naughtier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Naughtiest</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having little or nothing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>[Men] that needy be and <qex>naughty</qex>, help them with thy
goods.</q>
<qau>Piers Plowman.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Worthless; bad; good for nothing.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The other basket had very <qex>naughty</qex> figs.</q>
<qau>Jer. xxiv. 2.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>hence, corrupt; wicked.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<q>So shines a good deed in a <qex>naughty</qex> world.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Mischievous; perverse; froward; guilty of
disobedient or improper conduct; <as>as, a <ex>naughty</ex>
child</as>.</def>

<note><hand/ This word is now seldom used except in the latter
sense, as applied to children, or in sportive censure.</note>

<hw>Nau"ma*chy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>naumachia</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ ship + <?/ fight, battle, <?/
to fight.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A naval battle; esp., a mock
sea fight.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld> <def>A show or spectacle
representing a sea fight; also, a place for such
exhibitions.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nau"pli*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nauplii</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., a kind of
shellfish, fr. Gr. <?/ ship + <?/ to sail.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A crustacean larva having three pairs
of locomotive organs (corresponding to the antennules,
antenn\'91, and mandibles), a median eye, and little or no
segmentation of the body.</def>

<hw>Nau`ro*pom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ ship + <?/ inclination + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring the amount
which a ship heels at sea.</def>

<hw>Naus"co*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
ship + <ets>-scopy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>nauscopie</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The power or act of discovering ships or
land at considerable distances.</def>

<hw>Nau"se*a</hw> <pr>(? or <?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ ship. See <er>Nave</er> of a church, and cf.
<er>Noise</er>.]</ety> <def>Seasickness; hence, any similar
sickness of the stomach accompanied with a propensity to vomit;
qualm; squeamishness of the stomach; loathing.</def>

<hw>Nau"se*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nauseans</ets>, p.pr. Of <ets>nauseare</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A substance which produces nausea.</def>
<-- emetic -->

<hw>Nau"se*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nauseated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nauseating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>nauseare</ets>,
<ets>nauseatum</ets>, fr. <ets>nausea</ets>. See
<er>Nausea</er>.]</ety> <def>To become squeamish; to feel nausea;
to turn away with disgust.</def>

<hw>Nau"se*ate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To affect
with nausea; to sicken; to cause to feel loathing or
disgust.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To sicken at; to reject with disgust; to
loathe.</def>

<q>The patient <qex>nauseates</qex> and loathes wholesome
foods.</q>
<qau>Blackmore.</qau>

<hw>Nau`se*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act
of nauseating, or the state of being nauseated.</def>

<hw>Nau"se*a*tive</hw> <pr>(? <or/ <?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Causing nausea; nauseous.</def>

<hw>Nau"seous</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nauseosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Causing, or fitted to cause,
nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence;
<as>as, a <ex>nauseous</ex> drug or medicine</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Nau"seous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Nau"seous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<q>The <qex>nauseousness</qex> of such company disgusts a
reasonable man.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Nautch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind.
<ets>n\'bech</ets>, fr. Skr. <ets>n<?/tya</ets> dance.]</ety>
<def>An entertainment consisting chiefly of dancing by
professional dancing (or Nautch) girls.</def>
<mark>[India]</mark>

<hw>Nau"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nautical</er>.]</ety> <def>Nautical.</def>

<hw>Nau"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nauticus</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ a seaman, sailor, fr. <?/
ship: cf. F. <ets>nautique</ets>. See <er>Nave</er> of a
church.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to seamen, to the art of
navigation, or to ships; <as>as, <ex>nautical</ex>
skill</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Naval; marine; maritime. See <er>Naval</er>.</syn>

<cs><col>Nautical almanac</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Almanac</er>.</cd> -- <col>Nautical distance</col>, <cd>the
length in nautical miles of the rhumb line joining any two places
on the earth's surface. -- <wordforms><wf>nautical mile</wf>. see
under <er>Mile</er>.</cd></cs></wordforms>

<hw>Nau"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a nautical
manner; with reference to nautical affais.</def>

<hw>Nau"ti*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
ship + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Shaped like the hull of a
ship.</def>

<hw>Nau"ti*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil nautilus.</def>

<hw>Nau"ti*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nautilus</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>nautilo\'8bde</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like
or pertaining to the nautilus; shaped like a nautilus
shell.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A mollusk, or shell, of
the genus Nautilus or family
<spn>Nautilid\'91</spn>.</def></def2>

<hw>Nau"ti*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. E.
<plw>Nautiluses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Nautili</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., fr. gr. <?/ a seaman, sailor, a
kind of shellfish which was supposed to be furnished with a
membrane which served as a sail; fr. <?/ ship. See <er>Nave</er>
of a church.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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
<er>Tetrabranchiata</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The argonaut; -- also called <altname>paper
nautilus</altname>. See <er>Argonauta</er>, and <cref>Paper
nautilus</cref>, under <er>Paper</er>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A variety of diving bell, the lateral as well as
vertical motions of which are controlled, by the occupants.</def>

<hw>Na"va*joes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing.
<singw>Navajo</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld>
<def>A tribe of Indians inhabiting New Mexico and Arizona, allied
to the Apaches. They are now largely engaged in
agriculture.</def>

<hw>Na"val</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>navalis</ets>, fr. <ets>navis</ets> ship: cf. F.
<ets>naval</ets>. See <er>Nave</er> of a church.]</ety>
<def>Having to do with shipping; of or pertaining to ships or a
navy; consisting of ships; <as>as, <ex>naval</ex> forces,
successes, stores, etc.</as></def>

<-- p. 966 -->

<cs><col>Naval brigade</col>, <cd>a body of seamen or marines
organized for military service on land.</cd> -- <col>Naval
officer</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>An officer in the navy</cd>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A high officer in some United States
customhouses.</cd> -- <col>Naval tactics</col>, <cd>the science
of managing or maneuvering vessels sailing in squadrons or
fleets.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Nautical; marine; maritime.</syn> <usage> --
<er>Naval</er>, <er>Nautical</er>. <xex>Naval</xex> is applied to
vessels, or a navy, or the things which pertain to them or in
which they participate; <xex>nautical</xex>, to seamen and the
art of navigation. Hence we speak of a <xex>naval</xex>, as
opposed to a <xex>military</xex>, engagement; <xex>naval</xex>
equipments or stores, a <xex>naval</xex> triumph, a
<xex>naval</xex> officer, etc., and of <xex>nautical</xex>
pursuits or instruction, <xex>nautical calculations</xex>, <xex>a
nautical</xex> almanac, etc.</usage>

<hw>Na"vals</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos> <def>Naval
affairs.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Na"varch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>navarchus</ets>, gr. <?/; <?/ ship + <?/ chief.]</ety>
<fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>The commander of a fleet.</def>

<au>Mitford.</au>

<hw>Na"varch*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/.]</ety> <def>Nautical skill or experience.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>ir W. Petty.</au>

<hw>Na`var*rese"</hw> <pr>(? <or/ <?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to Navarre.</def> -- <def2><pos>n. sing. &
pl.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of Navarre; the people of
Navarre.</def></def2>

<hw>Nave</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nafu</ets>; akin to D. <ets>naaf</ets>, G. <ets>nabe</ets>,
OHG. <ets>naba</ets>, Icel. <ets>n\'94f</ets>, Dan.
<ets>nav</ets>, Sw. <ets>naf</ets>, Skr. n\'bebhi nave and navel:
cf. L. <ets>umbo</ets> boss of a shield. \'fb260. Cf.
<er>Navel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The block in the center
of a wheel, from which the spokes radiate, and through which the
axle passes; -- called also <altname>hub</altname> or
<altname>hob</altname>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The navel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>hak.</au>

<hw>Nave</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>nef</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>navis</ets> ship, to which the church was often likened;
akin to Gr. <?/, Skr. n\'beus, and perh. to AS. <ets>naca</ets>
boat, G. <ets>nachen</ets>, Icel. <ets>n\'94kkvi</ets>; cf. L.
<ets>nare</ets> to swim, float. Cf. <er>Nausea</er>,
<er>Nautical</er>, <er>Naval</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>Na"vel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nafela</ets>, fr. <ets>nafu</ets> nave; akin to D.
<ets>navel</ets>, G. <ets>nabel</ets>, OHG. <ets>nabolo</ets>,
Icel. <ets>nafli</ets>, Dan. <ets>navle</ets>, Sw.
<ets>nafle</ets>, L. <ets>umbilicus</ets>, Gr. <?/, Skr.
<ets>n<?/bh\'c6la</ets>. \'fb260. See <er>Nave</er> hub, and cf.
<er>Omphalic</er>, <er>Nombril</er>, <er>Umbilical</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A mark or depression in the
middle of the abdomen; the umbilicus. See
<er>Umbilicus</er>.</def><-- called also <it>belly button</it> in
humans -->

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The central part or point of anything; the
middle.</def>

<q>Within the <qex>navel</qex> of this hideous wood,
Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gun.)</fld> <def>An eye on the under side of a
carronade for securing it to a carriage.</def>

<cs><col>Navel gall</col>, <cd>a bruise on the top of the chine
of the back of a horse, behind the saddle.</cd> <au>Johnson.</au>
-- <col>Navel point</col>. <fld>(Her.)</fld> <cd>Same as
<er>Nombril</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Na"vel-string`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
umbilical cord.</def>

<hw>Na"vel*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A European perennial succulent herb
(<spn>Cotyledon umbilicus</spn>), having round, peltate leaves
with a central depression; -- also called
<altname>pennywort</altname>, and
<altname>kidneywort</altname>.</def>

<hw>Na"vew</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>navel</ets>, <ets>naveau</ets>, a dim. fr. L.
<ets>napus</ets> navew. Cf. <er>Napiform</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of small turnip, a variety of
<spn>Brassica campestris</spn>. See <er>Brassica</er>.</def>
<altsp>[Writen also <asp>naphew</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Na*vic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>navicularius</ets>, fr. <ets>navicula</ets>, dim. of
<ets>navis</ets> ship: cf. F. <ets>naviculaire</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a boat or
ship.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Shaped like a boat; cymbiform; scaphoid; <as>as,
the <ex>navicular</ex> glumes of most grasses; the
<ex>navicular</ex> bone.</as></def>

<cs><col>Navicular bone</col>. <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>One of the middle bones of the tarsus, corresponding to the
centrale</cd>; -- called also <altname>scaphoid</altname>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A proximal bone on the radial side of the
carpus; the scaphoid.</cd> -- <col>Navicular disease</col>
<fld>(Far.)</fld>, <cd>a disease affecting the navicular bone, or
the adjacent parts, in a horse's foot.</cd></cs>

<hw>Na*vic"u*lar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The
navicular bone.</def>

<hw>Nav`i*ga*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>navigabilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or
condition of being navigable; navigableness.</def>

<hw>Nav"i*ga*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>navigabilis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>navigable</ets>. See
<er>Navigate</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being navigated; deep
enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels; <as>as, a
<ex>navigable</ex> river</as>.</def>

<note><hand/ By the comon 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 tates. In other States, the
doctrine of thje civil law prevails, which is, that a navigable
river is a river capable of being navigated, in the common sense
of the term.</note>

<au>Kent. Burrill.</au>

-- <wordforms><wf>Nav"i*ga*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Nav"i*ga*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Nav"i*gate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Navigated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Navigating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>navigatus</ets>,
p.p. of <ets>navigare</ets>, v.t. & i.; <ets>navis</ets> ship +
<ets>agere</ets> to move, direct. See <er>Nave</er>, and
<er>Agent</er>.]</ety> <def>To joirney 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>

<q>The Phenicians <qex>navigated</qex> to the extremities of the
Western Ocean.</q>
<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau>

<hw>Nav"i*gate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To pass
over in ships; to sail over or on; <as>as, to <ex>navigate</ex>
the Atlantic</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to
conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen;
<as>as, to <ex>navigate</ex> a ship</as>.</def>

<hw>Nav`i*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>navigatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>navigation</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of navigating; the act of passing on
water in ships or other vessels; the state of being
navigable.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>The
management of sails, rudder, etc.; the mechanics of traveling by
water; seamanship.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Ships in general.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<cs><col>A\'89rial navigation</col>, <cd>the act or art of
sailing or floating in the air, as by means of ballons;
a\'89ronautic.</cd><-- now aviation --> -- <mcol><col>Inland
navigation</col>, <col>Internal navigation</col></mcol>,
<cd>navigation on rivers, inland lakes, etc.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nav"i*ga`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>as, Bowditch's
<ex>Navigator</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Na*vig"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>naviger</ets>; <ets>navis</ets> ship + <ets>gerere</ets> to
bear.]</ety> <def>Bearing ships; capable of floating
vessels.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Blount.</au>

<hw>Nav"vy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Navies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Abbreviated fr.
<ets>navigator</ets>.]</ety> <def>Originally, a laborer on canals
for internal navigation; hence, a laborer on other public works,
as in building railroads, embankments, etc.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Na"vy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Navies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[ OF.
<ets>navie</ets>, fr. L. <ets>navis</ets> ship. See <er>Nave</er>
of a church.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fleet of ships; an
assemblage of merchantmen, or so many as sail in company.</def>
\'bdThe <xex>navy</xex> also of Hiram, that brought gold from
Ophir.\'b8

<au>1 kings x. 11.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The whole of the war vessels belonging to a
nation or ruler, considered collectively; <as>as, the
<ex>navy</ex> of Italy</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The officers and men attached to the war vessels
of a nation; <as>as, he belongs to the <ex>navy</ex></as>.</def>

<cs><col>Navy bean</col>. <cd>see <er>Bean</er>.</cd> --
<col>Navy yard</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></cs>

<hw>\'d8Na*wab"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nabob</er>.]</ety> <def>A deputy ruler or viceroy in India;
also, a title given by courtesy to other persons of high rank in
the East.</def>

<hw>Nawl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nall</er>.]</ety> <def>An awl.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>usser.</au>

<hw>Nay</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Icel.
<ets>nei</ets>; akin to E. <ets>no</ets>. See <er>No</er>,
<pos>adv.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>No; -- a negative answer
to a question asked, or a request made, now superseded by
<xex>no</xex>. See <er>Yes</er>.</def>

<q>And eke when I say \'bdye,\'b8 ne say not
\'bd<qex>nay</qex>.\'b8</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>I tell you <qex>nay</qex>; but except ye repent, ye shall all
likewisr perish.</q>
<qau>Luke xiii. 3.</qau>

<q>And now do they thrust us out privily? <qex>nay</qex>, verily;
but let them come themselves and fetch us out.</q>
<qau>Acts xvi. 37.</qau>

<q>He that will not when he may,
When he would he shall have <qex>nay</qex>.</q>
<qau>Old Prov.</qau>

<note><hand/ Before the time of Henry VIII. <xex>nay</xex> was
used to answer simple questions, and <xex>no</xex> was used when
the form of the question involved a negative expression;
<xex>nay</xex> was the simple form, <xex>no</xex> the
emphatic.</note>

<au>Skeat.</au>

<sn>2.</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>

<note><hand/ <xex>Nay</xex> in this sense may be interchanged
with <xex>yea</xex>. \'bdWere he my brother, <xex>nay</xex>, my
kingdom's heir.\'b8</note>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Nay</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Nays</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Denial; refusal.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>a negative vote; one who votes in the
negative.</def>

<cs><col>It is no nay</col>, <cd>there is no denying it.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<au>haucer.</au>

<hw>Nay</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To refuse.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holinshed.</au>

<hw>\'d8Na*yaur"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A specied of wild sheep (<spn>Ovis
Hodgsonii</spn>), native of Nepaul and Thibet. It has a dorsal
mane and a white ruff beneath the neck.</def>

<hw>Nayt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Icel.
<ets>neita</ets>.]</ety> <def>To refuse; to deny.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdHe shall not <xex>nayt</xex> ne deny his
sin.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nay"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The negative
side.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>Howe'er you lean to the <qex>nayward</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Nay"word`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A byword; a
proverb; also, a watchword.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>hak.</au>

<hw>Naz`a*rene"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Nazarenus</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ Nazareth.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of Nazareth; -- a term of
contempt applied to Christ and the early Christians.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Naz"a*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Naz"a*rite*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of a
Nazarite.</def>

<hw>Naz`a*rit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to a Nazarite, or to Nazarites.</def>

<hw>Naz"a*ri*tism</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
vow and practice of a Nazarite.</def>

<hw>Naze</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Ness</er>.]</ety> <def>A promotory or headland.</def>

<hw>Naz"i*rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
Nazarite.</def>

<hw>Ne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>ne</ets>. See <er>No</er>.]</ety> <def>Not; never.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>He never yet no villany <qex>ne</qex> said.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Ne</xex> was formerly used as the universal
adverb of negation, and survives in certain compounds, as
<xex>n</xex>ever (= <xex>ne</xex> ever) and <xex>n</xex>one (=
<xex>ne</xex> one). Other combinations, now obsolete, will be
found in the Vocabulary, as <xex>nad</xex>, <xex>nam</xex>,
<xex>nil</xex>. See <er>Negative</er>, 2.</note>

<hw>Ne</hw>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Ne</er>,
<pos>adv.</pos>]</ety> <def>Nor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>No niggard <qex>ne</qex> no fool.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<cs><col>Ne</col> . . . <col>ne</col></mcol>, <cd>neither . . .
nor. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Neaf</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See 2d
<er>Neif</er>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Neal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
anneal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Neal</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be tempered by
heat.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Neap</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Neb</er>,
<er>Nape</er>.]</ety> <def>The tongue or pole of a cart or other
vehicle drawn by two animals.</def> <mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<hw>Neap</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[As.
<ets>n<emac/p</ets>fl<omac/d neap flood; cf. <ets>hnipian</ets>
to bend, incline.]</ety> <def>Low.</def>

<cs><col>Neap tides</col>, <cd>the lowest tides of the lunar
month, which occur in the second and fourth quarters of the moon;
-- opposed to <xex>spring tides<xex>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Neap</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A neap tide.</def>

<q>High springs and dead <qex>neaps</qex>.</q>
<qau>Harkwill.</qau>

<hw>Neaped</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>Left aground on the height of a spring tide, so that it will
not float till the next spring tide; -- called also
<altname>beneaped</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ne`a*pol"i*tan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Neapolitanus</ets>, fr. <ets>Neapolis</ets> Naples, Gr. <?/,
lit., New town.]</ety> <def>Of of pertaining to Maples in
Italy.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or citizen of
Naples.</def></def2>

<hw>Near</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>ne\'a0r</ets>, compar. of <ets>ne\'a0h</ets> nigh. See
<er>Nigh</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>At a little distance, in
place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh.</def>

<q>My wife! my traitress! let her not come <qex>near</qex>
me.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Nearly; almost; well-nigh.</def>
\'bd<xex>Near</xex> twenty years ago.\'b8 <au>Shak.</au>
\'bd<xex>Near</xex> a fortnight ago.\'b8
<rj><au>Addison.</au></rj>

<q><qex>Near</qex> about the yearly value of the land.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Closely; intimately.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<cs><col>Far and near</col>, <cd>at a distance and close by;
throughout a whole region.</cd> -- <col>To come near to</col>,
<cd>to want but little of; to approximate to. \'bdSuch a sum he
found would <xex>go near to<xex> ruin him.\'b8</cd>

<au>Addison.</au>

-- <col>Near the wind</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>close to the
wind; closehauled.</cd></cs>

<hw>Near</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Nearer</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Nearest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See
<er>Near</er>, <pos>adv.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not far
distant in time, place, or degree; not remote; close at hand;
adjacent; neighboring; nigh.</def> \'bdAs one <xex>near</xex>
death.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>He served great Hector, and was ever <qex>near</qex>,
Not with his trumpet only, but his spear.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Closely connected or related.</def>

<q>She is thy father's <qex>near</qex> kinswoman.</q>
<qau>Lev. xviii. 12.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Close to one's interests, affection, etc.;
touching, or affecting intimately; intimate; dear; <as>as, a
<ex>near</ex> friend</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Close to anything followed or imitated; not
free, loose, or rambling; <as>as, a version <ex>near</ex> to the
original</as>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss;
close; narrow; <as>as, a <ex>near</ex> escape</as>.</def>

<sn>6.</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>as, the
<ex>near</ex> ox; the <ex>near</ex> leg</as>. See <cref>Off
side</cref>, under <er>Off</er>, <pos>a</pos>.</def>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>Immediate; direct; close; short.</def> \'bdThe
<xex>nearest</xex> way.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>8.</sn> <def>Close-fisted; parsimonious.</def> <mark>[Obs. or
Low, Eng.]</mark>

<note><hand/ <xex>Near</xex> may properly be followed by
<xex>to</xex> before the thing approached'; but more frequently
<xex>to</xex> is omitted, and the adjective or the adverb is
regarded as a preposition. The same is also true of the word
<xex>nigh</xex>.</note>

<syn>Syn. -- Nigh; close; adjacent; proximate; contiguous;
present; ready; intimate; dear.</syn>

<hw>Near</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>Adjacent to; close by; not
far from; nigh; <as>as, the ship sailed <ex>near</ex> the
land</as>. See the Note under <er>near</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def>

<hw>Near</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Neared</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n</pos>
<er>Nearing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See <er>Near</er>,
<pos>adv.</pos>]</ety> <def>To approach; to come nearer; <as>as,
the ship <ex>neared</ex> the land</as>.</def>

<hw>Near</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To draw near; to
approach.</def>

<q>A speck, a mist, a shape, I wist!
And still it <qex>neared</qex>, and <qex>neared</qex>.</q>
<qau>Coleridge.</qau>

<hw>Ne*arc"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neo</ets> + <ets>arctic</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Near"hand`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <def>Near;
near at hand; closely.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Scot.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Near"-legged`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
the feet so near together that they interfere in traveling.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Near"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a near manner; not
remotely; closely; intimately; almost.</def>

<hw>Near"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being near; -- used in the various senses of the adjective.</def>

<hw>Near"sight`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Seeing
distinctly at short distances only; shortsighted.</def> --
<defwf><hw>Near"sight`ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Myopic</er>, and <er>Myopia</er>.</def></defwf>
<-- neither def2 nor wordforms -->

<hw>Neat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>ne\'a0t</ets>; akin to OHG. <ets>n<?/z</ets>, Icel.
<ets>naut</ets>, Sw. <ets>n\'94t</ets>, Dan. <ets>n\'94d</ets>,
and to AS. <ets>ne\'a2tan</ets> to make use of, G.
<ets>geniessen</ets>, Goth. <ets>niutan</ets> to have a share in,
have joy of, Lith. <ets>nauda</ets> use, profit.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Cattle of the genus <spn>Bos</spn>, as
distinguished from horses, sheep, and goats; an animal of the
genus <spn>Bos</spn>; <as>as, a <ex>neat's</ex> tongue; a
<ex>neat's</ex> foot.</as></def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Wherein the herds[men] were keeping of their
<qex>neat</qex>.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<q>The steer, the heifer, and the calf
Are all called <qex>neat</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>A <qex>neat</qex> and a sheep of his own.</q>
<qau>Tusser.</qau>

<cs><col>Neat's-foot</col>, <cd>an oil obtained by boiling the
feet of neat cattle. It is used to render leather soft and
pliable.</cd></cs>

<hw>Neat</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>neat</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the genus
<spn>Bos</spn>, or to cattle of that genus; <as>as, <ex>neat</ex>
cattle</as>.</def>

<hw>Neat</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos>
<er>Neater</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos>
<er>Neatest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>nett</ets>, F.
<ets>nett</ets>, fr. L. <ets>nitidus</ets>, fr. <ets>nitere</ets>
to shine. Cf. <er>Nitid</er>, <er>Net</er>, <pos>a.</pos>,
<er>Natty</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Free from that which
soils, defiles, or disorders; clean; cleanly; tidy.</def>

<q>If you were to see her, you would wonder what poor body it was
that was so surprisingly <qex>neat</qex> and clean.</q>
<qau>Law.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Free from what is unbecoming, inappropriate, or
tawdry; simple and becoming; pleasing with simplicity; tasteful;
chaste; <as>as, a <ex>neat</ex> style; a <ex>neat</ex>
dress.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Free from admixture or adulteration; good of its
kind; <as>as, <ex>neat</ex> brandy</as>.</def> \'bdOur old wine
<xex>neat</xex>.\'b8

<au>Chapman.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Excellent in character, skill, or performance,
etc.; nice; finished; adroit; <as>as, a <ex>neat</ex> design; a
<ex>neat</ex> thief.</as></def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>With all deductions or allowances made; net.
<note>[In this sense usually written <asp>net</asp>. See
<er>Net</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, 3.]</note></def>

<cs><col>neat line</col> <fld>(Civil Engin.)</fld>, <cd>a line to
which work is to be built or formed.</cd> -- <col>Neat
work</col>, <cd>work built or formed to neat lines.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Nice; pure; cleanly; tidy; trim; spruce.</syn>

<hw>'Neath</hw> <pr>(? <or/ <?/)</pr>, <pos>prep. & adv.</pos>
<def>An abbreviation of <er>Beneath</er>.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<hw>Neat"herd`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person who
has the care of neat cattle; a cowherd.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Neat"house`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A building
for the shelter of neat cattle.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<au>Massinger.</au>

<hw>Neat"i*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neat</ets>, a. + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make
neat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>olland.</au>

<hw>Neat"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a neat manner; tidily;
tastefully.</def>

<hw>neat"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being neat.</def>

<hw>Neat"ress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>neat</ets> cattle.]</ety> <def>A woman who takes care of
cattle.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Warner.</au>

<hw>Neb</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nebb</ets> head, face; akin to D. <ets>neb</ets>, Icel.
<ets>nef</ets>, beak of a bird, nose, Dan. <ets>n\'91b</ets>
beak, bill, Sw. <ets>n\'84bb</ets>, <ets>n\'84f</ets>, and prob.
also to D. <ets>sneb</ets>, <ets>snavel</ets>, bill, beak, G.
<ets>schnabel</ets>, Dan. & Sw. <ets>snabel</ets>, and E.
<ets>snap</ets>. Cf. <er>Nib</er>, <er>Snap</er>,
<er>Snaffle</er>.]</ety> <def>The nose; the snout; the mouth; the
beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen.</def> <altsp>[Also written
<asp>nib</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Shak.</au>

<-- p. 967 -->

<hw>\'d8Ne*ba"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., of
uncertain origin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of
small marine Crustacea, considered the type of a distinct order
(<spn>Nebaloidea</spn>, or <spn>Phyllocarida</spn>.)</def>

<hw>Neb"-neb`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Bablh</er>.</def>

<hw>Neb"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nebul\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., mist, cloud;
akin to Gr. <?/, <?/, cloud, mist, G. <ets>nebel</ets> mist, OHG.
<ets>nebul</ets>, D. <ets>nevel</ets>, Skr. <ets>nabhas</ets>
cloud, mist. Cf. <er>Nebule</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A faint, cloudlike, self-luminous mass
of matter situated beyond the solar system among the stars. True
nebul\'91 are gaseous; but very distant star clusters often
appear like them in the telescope.</def>
<-- also applied now to galaxies -->

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A white spot or a
slight opacity of the cornea.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A cloudy
appearance in the urine.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Neb"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to nebul\'91; of the nature of, or resembling, a
nebula.</def>

<cs><col>Nebular hypothesis</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></cs>

<hw>Neb"u*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Clouded
with indistinct color markings, as an animal.</def>

<hw>neb`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
condition of being nebulated; also, a clouded, or ill-defined,
color mark.</def>

<hw>Neb"ule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>n\'82bule</ets>. See <er>nebula</er>.]</ety> <def>A little
cloud; a cloud.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>O light without <qex>nebule</qex>.</q>
<qau>Old Ballad.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8N\'82`bu`l\'82"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Neb"u*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>n\'82bul\'82</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Neb`u*li*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The act or process of nebulizing;
atomization.</def>

<hw>Neb"u*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nebula</er>.]</ety> <def>To reduce (as a liquid) to a fine
spray or vapor; to atomize.</def>

<hw>Neb"u*li`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
atomizer.</def>

<hw>Neb"u*lose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Nebulous;
cloudy.</def>

<au>Derham.</au>

<hw>Neb`u*los"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
nebulositas: cf. F. <ets>n\'82bulosit\'82</ets>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being nebulous;
cloudiness; hazeness; mistiness; nebulousness.</def>

<q>The <qex>nebulosity</qex> ... of the mother idiom.</q>
<qau>I. Disraeli.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The stuff of
which a nebula is formed.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A nebula.</def>

<hw>Neb"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nebulosus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>n\'82buleux</ets>. See
<er>Nebula</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Cloudy; hazy;
misty.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
having the appearance of, a nebula; nebular; cloudlike.</def>

-- <wordforms><wf>Neb"u*lous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Neb"u*lous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Neb"u*ly</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Her. & Arch.)</fld> <def>A
line or a direction composed of successive short curves or waves
supposed to resembe a cloud. See <er>N\'90bul\'90</er></def>

<hw>Nec`es*sa"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>n\'82cessarien</ets>. See <er>Mecessary</er>.]</ety> <def>An
advocate of the doctrine of philosophical necessity; a
nacessitarian.</def>

<hw>Nec`es*sa"ri*an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
necessarianism.</def>

<hw>Nec`es*sa"ri*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
doctrine of philosophical necessity; necessitarianism.</def>

<au>Hixley.</au>

<hw>Nec"es*sa*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
necessary manner; by necessity; unavoidably; indispensably.</def>

<hw>Nec"es*sa*ri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of
being necessary.</def>

<hw>Nec"es*sa*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>necessarius</ets>, from <ets>necesse</ets> unavoidable,
necessary; of uncertain origin: cf. F.
<ets>n\'82cessaire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Such as must
be; impossible to be otherwise; not to be avoided;
inevitable.</def>

<q>Death, a <qex>necessary</qex> end,
Will come when it will come.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Impossible to be otherwise, or to be dispensed
with, without preventing the attainment of a desired result;
indispensable; requiste; essential.</def> \'bd'T is
<xex>necessary</xex> he should die.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>A certain kind of temper is <qex>necessary</qex> to the
pleasure and quiet of our minds.</q>
<qau>Tillotson.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Acting from necessity or compulsion;
involuntary; -- opposed to <xex>free</xex>; <as>as, whether man
is a <ex>necessary</ex> or a free agent is a question much
discussed</as>.</def>

<hw>Nec"es*sa*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Necessaries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</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>as, the <ex>necessaries</ex>
of life</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A privy; a water-closet.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Such things,
in respect to infants, lunatics, and married women, as are
requisite for support suitable to station.</def>

<hw>Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</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
<xex>libertarian</xex>.</def>

<hw>Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who holds to
the doctrine of necessitarianism.</def>

<hw>Ne*ces`si*ta"ri*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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; deteminism.</def>

<au>M. Arnold.</au>

<hw>Ne*ces"si*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Necessitated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Necessitating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. L. <ets>necessitatus</ets>,
p.p. of <ets>necessitare</ets>, and F. <ets>n\'82cessiter</ets>.
See <er>Necessity</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make necessary
or indispensable; to render unaviolable.</def>

<q>Sickness [might] <qex>necessitate</qex> his removal from the
court.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<q>This fact <qex>necessitates</qex> a second line.</q>
<qau>J. Peile.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To reduce to the necessity of; to force; to
compel.</def>

<q>The Marquis of Newcastle, being pressed on both sides, was
<qex>necessitated</qex> to draw all his army into York.</q>
<qau>Clarendon.</qau>

<hw>Ne*ces`si*tat"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>n\'82cessitation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of making
necessary, or the state of being made necessary;
compulsion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>bp. Bramhall.</au>

<hw>Ne*ces"si*tied</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>In a
state of want; necessitous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Ne*ces"si*tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>n\'82cessiteux</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Very needy or
indigent; pressed with poverty.</def>

<q><qex>Necessitous</qex> heirs and penurious parents.</q>
<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Narrow; destitute; pinching; pinched; <as>as,
<ex>necessitous</ex> circumstances</as>.</def>

-- <wordforms><wf>Ne*ces"si*tous*ly</wf>, adv. --
<wf>Ne*ces"si*tous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Ne*ces"si*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>necessitudo</ets>, fr. necesse. See
<er>Necessray</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Necessitousness;
want.</def>

<au>Sir M. Hale.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Necessary connection or relation.</def>

<q>Between kings and their people, parents and their children,
there is so great a <qex>necessitude</qex>, propriety, and
intercourse of nature.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<hw>Ne*ces"si*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Necessities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE.
<ets>necessite</ets>, F. <ets>n\'82cessit\'82</ets>, L.
<ets>necessitas</ets>, fr. <ets>necesse</ets>. See
<er>Necessary</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state
of being necessary, unavoidable, or absolutely requisite;
inevitableness; indispensableness.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The condition of being needy or necessitous;
pressing need; indigence; want.</def>

<q>Urge the <qex>necessity</qex> and state of times.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>The extreme poverty and <qex>necessity</qex> his majesty was
in.</q>
<qau>Clarendon.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is necessary; a necessary; a
requisite; something indispensable; -- often in the plural.</def>

<q>These should be hours for <qex>necessities</qex>,
Not for delights.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>What was once to me
Mere matter of the fancy, now has grown
The vast <qex>necessity</qex> of heart and life.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>That which makes an act or an event unavoidable;
irresistible force; overruling power; compulsion, physical or
moral; fate; fatality.</def>

<q>So spake the fiend, and with <qex>necessity</qex>,
The tyrant's plea, excused his devilish deeds.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>The negation of freedom in
voluntary action; the subjection of all phenomena, whether
material or spiritual, to inevitable causation;
necessitarianism.</def>

<cs><col>Of necessity</col>, <cd>by necessary consequence; by
compulsion, or irresistible power; perforce.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Need</er>.</syn>

<hw>Neck</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>necke</ets>, AS. <ets>hnecca</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>nek</ets> the nape of the neck, G. <ets>nacken</ets>, OHG.
<ets>nacch</ets>, <ets>hnacch</ets>, Icel. <ets>hnakki</ets>, Sw.
<ets>nacke</ets>, Dan. <ets>nakke</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any part of an inanimate object corresponding to
or resembling the neck of an animal</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>The long slender part of a vessel, as a retort, or of a
fruit, as a gourd.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A long narrow tract of
land projecting from the main body, or a narrow tract connecting
two larger tracts.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A reduction in size near the
end of an object, formed by a groove around it; <as>as, a
<ex>neck</ex> forming the journal of a shaft</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>the point where the base of
the stem of a plant arises from the root.</def>

<cs><col>Neck and crop</col>, <cd>completely; wholly; altogether;
roughly and at once.</cd> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col>Neck and
neck</col> <fld>(Racing)</fld>, <cd>so nearly equal that one
cannot be said to be before the other; very close; even; side by
side.</cd> -- <col>Neck of a capital</col>. <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<cd>See <er>Gorgerin</er>.</cd> -- <col>Neck of a cascabel</col>
<fld>(Gun.)</fld>, <cd>the part joining the knob to the base of
the breech.</cd> -- <col>Neck of a gun</col>, <cd>the small part
of the piece between the chase and the swell of the muzzle.</cd>
-- <col>Neck of a tooth</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the
constriction between the root and the crown.</cd> -- <col>Neck or
nothing</col> <mark>(Fig.)</mark>, <cd>at all risks.</cd> --
<col>Neck verse</col>. <sd>(a)</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, \'bd<xex>Miserere mei<xex>,\'b8
etc.</cd> <au>Sir W. Scott.</au> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Hence, a verse
or saying, the utterance of which decides one's fate; a
shibboleth.</cd>

<q>These words, \'bdbread and cheese,\'b8 were their <qex>neck
verse</qex> or shibboleth to distinguish them; all pronouncing
\'bdbroad and cause,\'b8 being presently put to death.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

-- <col>Neck yoke</col>. <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <cd>A device with
projecting arms for carrying things (as buckets of water or sap)
suspended from one's shoulders</cd>. -- <col>On the neck
of</col>, <cd>immediately after; following closely.</cd>
\'bdCommiting one sin <xex>on the neck of</xex> another.\'b8
<au>W. Perkins.</au> -- <col>Stiff neck</col>, <cd>obstinacy in
evil or wrong; inflexible obstinacy; contumacy.</cd> \'bdI know
thy rebellion, and thy <xex>stiff neck</xex>.\'b8 <au>Deut. xxxi.
27.</au> -- <col>To break the neck of</col>, <cd>to destroy the
main force of.</cd> \'bdWhat they presume to borrow from her sage
and virtuous rules... <xex>breaks the neck of</xex> their own
cause.\'b8 <au>Milton.</au><-- = break the back of --> -- <col>To
harden the neck</col>, <cd>to grow obstinate; to be more and more
perverse and rebellious.</cd> <au>Neh. ix. 17.</au> -- <col>To
tread on the neck of</col>, <cd>to oppress; to tyrannize
over.</cd></cs>

<hw>Neck</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Necked</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Necking</er>.]</wordforms> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>To reduce
the diameter of (an object) near its end, by making a groove
around it; -- used with <xex>down</xex>; <as>as, to <ex>neck</ex>
down a shaft</as>.</def>

<-- 2. <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> To kiss and caress amorously.
<wordforms><pos>n.</pos> necking</wordforms> -->

<hw>Neck"ar nut`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Nicker nut</er>.</def>

<hw>Neck"band`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A band which
goes around the neck; often, the part at the top of a
garment.</def>

<hw>Neck"cloth`</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
piece of any fabric worn around the neck.</def>

<hw>Necked</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having (such) a neck; -- chiefly used in composition;
<as>as, stiff-<ex>necked</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>Cracked; -- said of a
treenail.</def>

<hw>Neck"er*chief</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For
<ets>neck kerchief</ets>.]</ety> <def>A kerchief for the neck; --
called also <altname>neck handkerchief</altname>.</def>

<hw>Neck"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Neckmold</er>.</def>

<hw>Neck"lace</hw> <pr>(?; 48)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A string of beads, etc., or any continuous band or chain,
worn around the neck as an ornament.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A rope or chain fitted around
the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays.</def>

<hw>neck"laced</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wearing a
necklace; marked as with a necklace.</def>

<q>The hooded and the <qex>necklaced</qex> snake.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Jones.</qau>

<hw>neck"land</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A neck of
land.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>neck"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
necklace.</def>

<au>E. Anold.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Neck"mold`</hw>, <hw>Neck"mould`</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A small
convex molding surrounding a column at the jinction of the shaft
and capital.</def>

<au>Weale.</au>

<hw>Neck"plate`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Gorget</er>, 1 and 2.</def>

<hw>Neck"tie`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Neck"wear`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A collective
term for cravats, collars, etc.</def> <mark>[Colloq. or trade
name]</mark>

<hw>Neck"weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>An American annual weed (<spn>veronica
peregrina</spn>), with small white flowers and a roundish
pod.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The hemp; -- so called as furnishing
ropes for hanging criminals.</def>

<au>Dr. prior.</au>

<hw>\'d8Nec`ro*bi*o"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ dead + <?/ way of life, fr. <?/
life.]</ety> <fld>(Biol. & Med.)</fld> <def>The death of a part
by molecular disintegration and without loss of continuity, as in
the processes of degeneration and atrophy.</def><-- a normal
dying out of cells in a tissue, contrast to necrosis -->

<au>Virchow.</au>

<hw>Nec`ro*bi*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.
& Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to necrobiosis; <as>as, a
<ex>necrobiotic</ex> metamorphosis</as>.</def>

<hw>Ne*crol"a*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
a dead person + <?/ to worship.]</ety> <def>The worship of the
dead; manes worship.</def>

<au>H. Spenser.</au>

<hw>Nec"ro*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
corpse + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Necronite</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nec`ro*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Nec`ro*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>n\'82crologique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to necrology; of the nature of necrology; relating to,
or giving, an account of the dead, or of deaths.</def>

<hw>Ne*crol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
gives an account of deaths.</def>

<hw>Ne*crol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Necrologies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ a dead
person + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>n\'82crologie</ets>. See
<er>Necromancy</er>.]</ety> <def>An account of deaths, or of the
dead; a register of deaths; a collection of obituary
notices.</def>

<hw>Nec"ro*man`cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
practices necromancy; a sorcerer; a wizard.</def>

<hw>Nec"ro*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nigromaunce</ets>, <ets>nigromancie</ets>, OF.
<ets>nigromance</ets>, F. <ets>n\'82cromance</ets>,
<ets>n\'82cromancie</ets>, from L. <ets>necromantia</ets>, Gr.
<?/; <?/ a dead body (akin to L. <ets>necare</ets> to kill, Skr.
<ets>na</ets>(<ets><?/</ets>) to perish, vanish) + <?/
divination, fr. <?/ diviner, seer, akin to E. <ets>mania</ets>.
See <er>Mania</er>, and cf. <er>Internecine</er>,
<er>Noxious</er>. The old spelling is due to confusion with L.
<ets>niger</ets> black. Hence the name <ets>black
art</ets>.]</ety> <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 <er>Black
art</er>.</def>

<q>This palace standeth in the air,
By <qex>necromancy</qex> plac\'8ad there.</q>
<qau>Drayton.</qau>

<hw>Nec`ro*man"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Conjuration.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>With all the <qex>necromantics</qex> of their art.</q>
<qau>Young.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nec`ro*man"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Nec`ro*man"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to necromancy; performed by
necromancy.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Nec`ro*man"tic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Nec"ro*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
dead body.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Fetid feldspar, a
mineral which, when struck, exhales a fetid odor.</def>

<hw>Ne*croph"a*gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Necrophagous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Eating
carrion.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Any species of a tribe (<spn>Necrophaga</spn>) of beetles
which, in the larval state, feed on carrion; a burying
beetle.</def></def2>

<hw>Ne*croph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ eating corpses; <?/ a dead body + <?/ to eat: cf. F.
<ets>n\'82crophage</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or
pertaining to the <spn>Necrophaga</spn>; eating carrion. See
<er>Necrophagan</er>.</def>

<hw>Nec`ro*pho"bi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ a dead body + <?/ to fear.]</ety> <def>An exaggerated
fear of death or horror of dead bodies.</def>

<hw>Nec"ro*phore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
dead body + <?/ to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any
one of numerous species of beetles of the genus
<spn>Necrophorus</spn> and allied genera; -- called also
<altname>burying beetle</altname>, <altname>carrion
beetle</altname>, <altname>sexton beetle</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ne*crop"o*lis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Necropolises</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<?/; <?/ a dead body, adj., dead + <?/ city.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Nec"rop*sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
dead body + <?/ sight: cf. F. <ets>n\'82cropsie</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A post-mortem examination or inspection;
an autopsy. See <er>Autopsy</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nec`ro*scop"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Nec`ro*scop"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <?/ a dead body + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>Or or
relating to post-mortem examinations.</def>

<hw>Ne*crose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>To affect with necrosis; to unergo
necrosis.</def>

<au>Quain.</au>

<hw>Ne*crosed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Affected by necrosis; dead; <as>as, a <ex>necrosed</ex>
bone</as>.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<-- p. 968 -->

<hw>\'d8Ne*cro"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to make dead, to mortify, <?/ a dead
body.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(med.)</fld> <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
<er>Caries</er>.</def><-- now used differently : modern def =
"pathologic death of part of a tissue due to irreversible damage"
i.e. not just bone.  Contrast to necrobiosis, which is a normal
death of cels in a tissue -->

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A disease of trees, in which
the branches gradually dry up from the bark to the center.</def>

<hw>Ne*crot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Affected with necrosis; <as>as, <ex>necrotic</ex>
tissue</as>; characterized by, or producing, necrosis; <as>as, a
<ex>necrotic</ex> process</as>.</def>

<hw>Nec"tar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. gr.
<?/.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Myth. & Poetic)</fld> <def>The
drink of the gods (as ambrosia was their food); hence, any
delicious or inspiring beverage.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A sweetish secretion of
blossoms from which bees make honey.</def>

<hw>Nec*ta"re*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Nectareous.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a
nectary.</def>

<hw>Nec*ta"re*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nectareus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>nectar\'82en</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Resembling nectar; very sweet and pleasant.</def>
\'bd<xex>nectarean</xex> juice.\'b8

<au>Talfourd.</au>

<hw>Nec"tared</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Imbued with
nectar; mingled with nectar; abounding with nectar.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Nec*ta"re"ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of,
pertaining to, containing, or resembling nectar; delicious;
nectarean.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

-- <wordforms><wf>Nec*ta"re*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Nec*ta"re*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Nec*ta"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the nectary of a plant.</def>

<hw>Nec"ta*ried</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a
nectary.</def>

<hw>Nec`tar*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nectar</ets> nectar + <ets>-ferous</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>nectarif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Secreting nectar; -- said of blossoms or their parts.</def>

<hw>Nec"tar*ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Nectareous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Nec"tar*ine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nectarine</ets>. See <er>Nectar</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A smooth-skinned variety of peach.</def>

<cs><col>Spanish nectarine</col>, <cd>the plumlike fruit of the
West Indian tree <spn>Chrysobalanus Icaco</spn>; -- also called
<altname>cocoa plum</altname>. it is made into a sweet conserve
which a largely exported from Cuba.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nec"tar*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nectarized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Nectarizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To mingle or infuse with nectar;
to sweeten.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Cockeram.</au>

<hw>Nec"tar*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Nectareous.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Nec"ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nectaries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[From
<er>Nectar</er>: cf. F. <ets>nectaire</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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 <xex>Illustration</xex> of
<er>Nasturtium</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nec`to*ca"lyx</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nectocalyces</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. gr.
<?/ swimming + <?/ a calyx.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The swimming bell or umbrella of a jellyfish of
medusa.</def> <sd>(b)</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>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nec"to*sac</hw>, <hw>Nec"to*sack</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ swimming + E.
<ets>sac</ets>, <ets>sack</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The cavity of a nectocalyx.</def>

<hw>Nec"to*stem</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
swimming + E. <ets>stem</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>That portion of the axis which bears the nectocalyces in the
Siphonophora.</def>

<hw>Ned"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Adder</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An adder.</def>
<mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Ned"dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Neddies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A pet name for a donkey.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nee</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. p., fem.</pos> <ety>[F.,
fr. L. <ets>nata</ets>, fem. of <ets>natus</ets>, p.p. of
<ets>nasci</ets> to be born. See <er>Nation</er>.]</ety>
<def>Born; -- a term sometimes used in introducing the name of
the family to which a married woman belongs by birth; <as>as,
Madame de Sta\'89l, <ex>n\'82e</ex> Necker</as>.</def><-- i.e.
maiden name -->

<hw>Need</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>need</ets>, <ets>neod</ets>, <ets>nede</ets>, AS.
<ets>ne\'a0d</ets>, <ets>n<ymac/d</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>nood</ets>, G. <ets>not</ets>, <ets>noth</ets>, Icel.
<ets>nau<edh/r</ets>, Sw. & Dan. <ets>n\'94d</ets>, Goth.
<ets>naups</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A state that requires
supply or relief; pressing occasion for something; necessity;
urgent want.</def>

<q>And the city had no <qex>need</qex> of the sun.</q>
<qau>Rev. xxi. 23.</qau>

<q>I have no <qex>need</qex> to beg.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Be governed by your <qex>needs</qex>, not by your fancy.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Want of the means of subsistence; poverty;
indigence; destitution.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Famine is in thy cheeks;
<qex>Need</qex> and oppression starveth in thine eyes.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is needful; anything necessary to be
done; (<pluf>pl.</pluf>) necessary things; business.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Situation of need; peril; danger.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Exigency; emergency; strait; extremity; necessity;
distress; destitution; poverty; indigence; want; penury.</syn>
<usage> -- <er>Need</er>, <er>Necessity</er>.
<xex>Necessity</xex> is stronger than <xex>need</xex>; it places
us under positive compulsion. We are frequently under the
<xex>necessity</xex> of going without that of which we stand very
greatly in <xex>need</xex>. It is also with the corresponding
adjectives; <xex>necessitous</xex> circumstances imply the direct
pressure of suffering; <xex>needy</xex> circumstances, the want
of aid or relief.</usage>

<hw>Need</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Needed</er>; <pos>p. pr.
& vb. n.</pos> <er>Needing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See
<er>Need</er>, <pos>n.</pos> Cf. AS. <ets>n<?/dan</ets> to force,
Goth. <ets>nau<?/jan</ets>.]</ety> <def>To be in want of; to have
cause or occasion for; to lack; to require, as supply or
relief.</def>

<q>Other creatures all day long
Rove idle, unemployed, and less <qex>need</qex> rest.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<note><hand/ With another verb, <xex>need</xex> 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.
\'bdAnd the lender <xex>need</xex> not fear he shall be
injured.\'b8</note>

<au>Anacharsis (Trans. ).</au>

<hw>Need</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be wanted; to be
necessary.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>When we have done it, we have done all that is in our power,
and all that <qex>needs</qex>.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<hw>Need</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Of necessity. See
<er>Needs</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Need"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who needs
anything.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Need"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Full of need; in need or want; needy; distressing.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>The <qex>needful</qex> time of trouble.</q>
<qau>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Necessary for supply or relief; requisite.</def>

<q>All things <qex>needful</qex> for defense abound.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Need"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Need"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Need"i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Needy</er>.]</ety> <def>In a needy condition or manner;
necessarily.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Need"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being needy; want; poverty; indigence.</def>

<hw>Nee"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nedle</ets>, AS. <ets>n<?/dl</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>neald</ets>, OS. <ets>n\'bedla</ets>, G. <ets>nadel</ets>,
OHG. <ets>n\'bedal</ets>, <ets>n\'bedala</ets>, Icel.
<ets>n\'bel</ets>, Sw. <ets>n\'86l</ets>, Dan. <ets>naal</ets>,
and also to G. <ets>n\'84hen</ets> to sew, OHG.
<ets>n\'bejan</ets>, L. <ets>nere</ets> to spin, Gr. <?/, and
perh. to E. <ets>snare</ets>: cf. Gael. & Ir. <ets>snathad</ets>
needle, Gael. <ets>snath</ets> thread, G. <ets>schnur</ets>
string, cord.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small instrument of
steel, sharply pointed at one end, with an eye to receive a
thread, -- used in sewing.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<note><hand/ In some needles(as for sewing machines) the eye is
at the pointed end, but in ordinary needles it is at the blunt
end.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>See <cref>Magnetic needle</cref>, under
<er>Magnetic</er>.</def>

<sn>3.</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>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of the needle-shaped
secondary leaves of pine trees. See <er>Pinus</er>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Any slender, pointed object, like a needle, as a
pointed crystal, a sharp pinnacle of rock, an obelisk, etc.</def>

<cs><col>Dipping needle</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Dipping</er>.</cd> -- <col>Needle bar</col>, <cd>the
reciprocating bar to which the needle of a sewing machine is
attached.</cd> -- <col>Needle beam</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>,
<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>Needle furze</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a
prickly leguminous plant of Western Europe; the petty whin
(<spn>Genista Anglica</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Needle gun</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>Needle loom</col>
<fld>(Weaving)</fld>, <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>Needle ore</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>,
<cd>acicular bismuth; a sulphide of bismuth, lead, and copper
occuring in acicular crystals; -- called also
<altname>aikinite</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Needle shell</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a sea urchin.</cd> -- <col>Needle
spar</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>aragonite.</cd> -- <col>Needle
telegraph</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>Sea needle</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the garfish.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nee"dle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To form in the shape of a
needle; <as>as, to <ex>needle</ex> crystals</as>.</def>

<hw>Nee"dle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To form needles; to
crystallize in the form of needles.</def>

<hw>Nee"dle*book`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
book-shaped needlecase, having leaves of cloth into which the
needles are stuck.</def>

<hw>Nee"dle*case`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A case to
keep needles.</def>

<hw>Nee"dle*fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The European great
pipefich (<spn>Siphostoma, <or/ Syngnathus, acus</spn>); --
called also <altname>earl</altname>, and
<altname>tanglefish</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The
garfish.</def>

<hw>nee"dle*ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>needlefuls</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>As much thread
as is used in a needle at one time.</def>

<hw>Nee"dle-pointed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pointed as needles.</def>

<hw>Nee"dler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who makes
or uses needles; also, a dealer in needles.</def>

<au>Piers Plowman.</au>

<hw>Nee"dless</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having no need.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Weeping into the <qex>needless</qex> stream.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Not wanted; unnecessary; not requiste; <as>as,
<ex>needless</ex> labor; <ex>needless</ex> expenses.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Without sufficient cause; groundless;
cuseless.</def> \'bd<xex>Needless</xex> jealousy.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

-- <wordforms><wf>Need"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Need"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Nee"dle*stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Natrolite; -- called also <altname>needle
zeolite</altname>.</def>

<hw>Nee"dle*wom`an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Needlewomen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A woman who
does needlework; a seamstress.</def>

<hw>Nee"dle*work`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Work executed with a needle; sewed work; sewing; embroidery;
also, the business of a seamstress.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The combination of timber and plaster making the
outside framework of some houses.</def>

<hw>Nee"dly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a needle
or needles; <as>as, a <ex>needly</ex> horn; a <ex>needly</ex>
beard.</as></def>

<au>R. D. Blackmore.</au>

<hw>Need"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>n<?/dlice</ets>. See <er>Need</er>.]</ety> <def>Necessarily;
of necessity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>hak.</au>

<hw>Need"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Something
needed or wanted.</def> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Outfit; necessary
luggage.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<q>Carrying each his <qex>needments</qex>.</q>
<qau>Wordsworth.</qau>

<hw>Needs</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Orig. gen. of
<ets>need</ets>, used as an adverb. Cf. <er>-wards</er>.]</ety>
<def>Of necessity; necessarily; indispensably; -- often with
<xex>must</xex>, and equivalent to <xex>of need</xex>.</def>

<q>A man must <qex>needs</qex> love mauger his head.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>And he must <qex>needs</qex> go through Samaria.</q>
<qau>John iv. 4.</qau>

<q>He would <qex>needs</qex> know the cause of his reulse.</q>
<qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau>

<hw>Needs"cost`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Of
necessity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Needs"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Of necessity.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Drayton.</au>

<hw>Need"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Needer</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Neediest</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Distressed by want of the means of living; very por;
indigent; necessitous.</def>

<q>Thou shalt open thy hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor,
and to thy <qex>needy</qex> in thy land.</q>
<qau>Deut. xv. 11.</qau>

<q>Spare the bluches of <qex>needly</qex> merit.</q>
<qau>Dr. T. Dwight.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Necessary; requiste.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Corn to make your <qex>needy</qex> bread.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Neeld</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Neele</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>
}</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Needle</er>.]</ety> <def>A
needle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Neel"ghau</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Nylghau</er>.</def>

<hw>Neem" tree`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Hind.
<ets>n\'c6m</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An Asiatic name
for <spn>Melia Azadirachta</spn>, and <spn>M. Azedarach</spn>.
See <er>Margosa</er>.</def>

<hw>Neer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv. & a.</pos>
<def>Nearer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Ne'er</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>a
contraction of <er>Never</er>.</def>

<hw>Neese</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Neesed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Neesing</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[OE. <ets>nesen</ets>; akin to D. <ets>niezen</ets>, G.
<ets>niesen</ets>, Icel. <ets>hnj<omac/sa</ets>.]</ety> <def>To
sneeze.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>neeze</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Nees"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Sneezing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdBy his
<xex>neesings</xex> a light doth shine.\'b8

<au>Job xli. 18.</au>

<hw>\'d8Ne` ex"e*at</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>ne exeat
regno</ets> let him not go out of the kingdom.]</ety>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <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>

<au>Kent.</au>

<hw>Nef</hw> <pr>(?; F. <?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Nave</er>.]</ety> <def>The nave of a church.</def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ne"fand</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ne*fan"dous</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>nefandus</ets>
not to be spoken; <ets>ne</ets> not + <ets>fari</ets> to
speak.]</ety> <def>Unfit to speak of; unmentionable; impious;
execrable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Nefand</xex>
adominations.\'b8 <au>Sheldon.</au> \'bd<xex>Nefandous</xex> high
treason.\'b8 <au>Cotton Mather.</au>

<hw>Ne*fa"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nefarius</ets>, fr. <ets>nefas</ets> crime, wrong;
<ets>ne</ets> not + <ets>fas</ets> divine law; akin to
<ets>fari</ets> to speak. See <er>No</er>, <pos>adv.</pos>, and
<er>Fate</er>.]</ety> <def>Wicked in the extreme; abominable;
iniquitous; atrociously villainous; execrable; detestably
vile.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Iniquitous; detestable; horrible; heinious;
atrocious; infamous; impious. See <er>Iniquitous</er>.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>Ne*fa"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Ne*fa"ri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>\'d8Ne"fasch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any fish of the genus
<spn>Distichodus</spn>. Several large species inhabit the
Nile.</def>

<hw>Ne"fast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nefastus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Wicked.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Ne*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>negatio</ets>, fr. <ets>negare</ets> to say no, to deny;
<ets>ne</ets> not + the root of <ets>aio</ets> I say; cf. Gr.
<?/, Skr. <ets>ah</ets> to say; cf. F. <ets>n\'82gation</ets>.
See <er>No</er>, <pos>adv.</pos>, and cf. <er>Adage</er>,
<er>Deny</er>, <er>Renegade</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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
<ant>affirmation</ant>.</def>

<q>Our assertions and <qex>negations</qex> should be yea and
nay.</q>
<qau>Rogers.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <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>

<hw>Neg"a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>n\'82gatif</ets>, L. <ets>negativus</ets>, fr.
<ets>negare</ets> to deny. See <er>Negation</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Denying; implying, containing, or asserting
denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer <xex>no</xex>
to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; <as>as, a
<ex>negative</ex> answer; a <ex>negative</ex> opinion</as>; --
opposed to <ant>affirmative</ant>.</def>

<q>If thou wilt confess,
Or else be impudently <qex>negative</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Denying me any power of a <qex>negative</qex> voice.</q>
<qau>Eikon Basilike.</qau>

<q>Something between an affirmative bow and a <qex>negative</qex>
shake.</q>
<qau>Dickens.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Not positive; without affirmative statement or
demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of something;
privative; <as>as, a <ex>negative</ex> argument; a
<ex>negative</ex> morality; <ex>negative</ex>
criticism.</as></def>

<q>There in another way of denying Christ, ... which is
<qex>negative</qex>, when we do not acknowledge and confess
him.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>Asserting absence of
connection between a subject and a predicate; <as>as, a
<ex>negative</ex> proposition</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <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>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Metalloidal; nonmetallic; --
contracted with <xex>positive</xex> or <xex>basic</xex>; <as>as,
the nitro group is <ex>negative</ex></as>.</def>

<note><hand/ This word, derived from <xex>electro-negative</xex>,
is now commonly used in a more general sense, when
<xex>acidiferous</xex> is the intended signification.</note>

<cs><col>Negative crystal</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A cavity in a
mineral mass, having the form of a crystal</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>A crystal which has the power of negative double
refraction</cd>. See <er>refraction</er>.</cd> -- <col>negative
electricity</col> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>, <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 <altname>resinous electricity</altname>. Opposed to
<ant>positive electricity</ant>. 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
<er>Electricity</er>.</cd> -- <col>Negative eyepiece</col>.
<fld>(Opt.)</fld> <cd>see under <er>Eyepiece</er>.</cd> --
<col>Negative quantity</col> <fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>a quantity
preceded by the negative sign, or which stands in the relation
indicated by this sign to some other quantity. See <cref>Negative
sign</cref> (below).</cd> -- <col>Negative rotation</col>,
<cd>right-handed rotation. See <er>Right-handed</er>, 3.</cd> --
<col>Negative sign</col>, <cd>the sign -, or <xex>minus<xex>
(opposed in signification to +, or <ant>plus</ant>), 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 <xex>plus<xex> either expressed or understood; thus, in
<mathex>a - b</mathex>, <it>b<it> is to be substracted from
<it>a<it>, or regarded as opposite to it in value; and -10\'f8 on
a thermometer means 10\'f8 <xex>below<xex> the zero of the
scale.</cd></cs>

<-- p. 969 -->

<hw>Neg"a*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>n\'82gative</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>This is a known rule in divinity, that there is no command
that runs in <qex>negatives</qex> but couches under it a positive
duty.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A word used in denial or refusal; <as>as,
<ex>not</ex>, <ex>no</ex></as>.</def>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<q><qex>No</qex> wine <qex>ne</qex> drank she, neither white nor
red.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>These eyes that never did <qex>nor never</qex> shall
So much as frown on you.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The refusal or withholding of assents;
veto.</def>

<q>If a kind without his kingdom be, in a civil sense, nothing,
then ... his <qex>negative</qex> is as good as nothing.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>4.</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>as, the question was
decided in the <ex>negative</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ A <xex>negative</xex> 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.</note><-- now, not sun's light but artificial
light is used -->

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Elect.)</fld> <def>The negative plate of a
voltaic or electrolytic cell.</def>

<cs><col>Negative pregnant</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a negation
which implies an affirmation.</cd></cs>

<hw>Neg"a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Negatived</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Negativing</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To prove
unreal or intrue; to disprove.</def>

<q>The omission or infrequency of such recitals does not
<qex>negative</qex> the existence of miracles.</q>
<qau>Paley.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To reject by vote; to refuse to enact or
sanction; <as>as, the Senate <ex>negatived</ex> the
bill</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To neutralize the force of; to counteract.</def>

<hw>Neg"a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In a
negative manner; with or by denial.</def> \'bdHe answered
<xex>negatively</xex>.\'b8

<au>Boyle.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>In the form of speech implying the absence of
something; -- opposed to <xex>positively</xex>.</def>

<q><?/ shal show what this image of God in man is,
<qex>negatively</qex>, by showing wherein it does not consist,
and positively, by showing wherein it does consist.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<cs><mcol><col>Negatively</col> <col>charged <or/
electrified</col></mcol> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>, <cd>having a charge
of the kind of electricity called <xex>negative<xex>.</cd></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>Neg"a*tive*ness</hw>, <hw>Neg`a*tiv"i*ty</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of being
negative.</def>

<hw>Neg"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>negatorius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>n\'82gatorie</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Expressing denial; belonging to negation; negative.</def>

<au>Carlyle.</au>

<hw>\'d8Neg"i*noth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[Heb. <ets>n<ecr/g\'c6n<omac/th</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>Stringed instruments.</def>

<au>Dr. W. Smith.</au>

<q>To the chief musician on <qex>Neginoth</qex>.</q>
<qau>Ps. iv. 9heading).</qau>

<hw>Neg*lect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Neglected</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Neglecting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>neglectus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>neglegere</ets>
(<ets>negligere</ets>) to disregard, neglect, the literal sense
prob. neing, not to pick up; <ets>nec</ets> not, nor (fr.
<ets>ne</ets> not + <ets>-que</ets>, a particle akin to Goth.
<ets>-h</ets>, <ets>-uh</ets>, and prob. to E. <ets>who</ets>;
cf. Goth. <ets>nih</ets> nor) + L. <ets>legere</ets> to pick up,
gather. See <er>No</er>, <pos>adv.</pos>, <er>Legend</er>,
<er>Who</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, to <ex>neglect</ex> duty or
business; to <ex>neglect</ex> to pay debts.</as></def>

<q>I hope
My absence doth <qex>neglect</qex> no great designs.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>This, my long suffering and my day of grace,
Those who <qex>neglect</qex> and scorn shall never taste.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To omit to notice; to forbear to treat with
attention or respect; to slight; <as>as, to <ex>neglect</ex>
strangers</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- To slight; overlook; disregard; disesteem; contemn.
See <er>Slight</er>.</syn>

<hw>Neg*lect"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>neglectus</ets>.
See <er>Neglect</er>, <pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as,
<ex>neglect</ex> of business, of health, of economy</as>.</def>

<q>To tell thee sadly, shepherd, without blame,
Or our <qex>neglect</qex>, we lost her as we came.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Omission if attention or civilities; slight;
<as>as, <ex>neglect</ex> of strangers</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Habitual carelessness; negligence.</def>

<q>Age breeds <qex>neglect</qex> in all.</q>
<qau>Denham.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The state of being disregarded, slighted, or
neglected.</def>

<q>Rescue my poor remains from vile <qex>neglect</qex>.</q>
<qau>Prior.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Negligence; inattention; disregard; disesteem;
remissness; indifference. See <er>Negligence</er>.</syn>

<-- benign neglect. -- A deliberate policy of minimizing public
discussion of a controversial issue [by the president] on the
theory that excessive discussion in itself is harmful or
counterproductive -->

<hw>Neg*lect"ed*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
neglected.</def>

<hw>Neg*lect"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
neglects.</def>

<au>South.</au>

<hw>Neg*lect"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
neglect; heedless; careless; negligent; inattentive;
indifferent.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

<q>A cold and <qex>neglectful</qex> countenance.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<q>Though the Romans had no great genius for trade, yet they were
not entirely <qex>neglectful</qex> of it.</q>
<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Neg*lect"ful*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Neg*lect"ful*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Neg*lect"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Carelessly;
heedlessly.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Neg*lec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>neglectio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of being negligent;
negligence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Neg*lect"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Neglectful.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
\'bd<xex>Neglective</xex> of their own children.\'b8

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Neg`li*gee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>n\'82glig\'82</ets>, fr. <ets>n\'82gliger</ets> to neglect,
L. <ets>negligere</ets>. See <er>Neglect</er>.]</ety> <def>An
easy, unceremonious attire; undress; also, a kind of easy robe or
dressing gown worn by women.</def>

<hw>Neg"li*gence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>n\'82gligence</ets>, L. <ets>negligentia</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The quality or state of being negligent; lack of due
diligence or care; omission of duty; habitual neglect;
heedlessness.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An act or instance of negligence or
carelessness.</def>

<q>remarking his beauties, ... I must also point out his
<qex>negligences</qex> and defects.</q>
<qau>Blair.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The omission of the care usual
under the circumstances, being convertible with the Roman
<xex>culpa</xex>. 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>

<cs><col>Contributory negligence</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Contributory</er>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Neglect; inattention; heedlessness; disregard;
slight.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Negligence</er>, <er>Neglect</er>.
These two words are freely interchanged in our older writers; but
a distinction has gradually sprung up between them. As now
generally used, <xex>negligence</xex> is the habit, and
<xex>neglect</xex> the act, of leaving things undone or
unattended to. We are <xex>negligent</xex> as a general trait of
character; we are guilty of <xex>neglect</xex> in particular
cases, or in reference to individuals who had a right to our
attentions.</usage>

<hw>Neg"li*gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>n\'82gligent</ets>, L. <ets>negligens</ets>,p.pr. of
<ets>negligere</ets>. See <er>Neglect</er>.]</ety> <def>Apt to
neglect; customarily neglectful; characterized by negligence;
careless; heedless; culpably careless; showing lack of attention;
<as>as, disposed in <ex>negligent</ex> order</as>.</def> \'bdBe
thou <xex>negligent</xex> of fame.\'b8

<au>Swift.</au>

<q>He that thinks he can afford to be <qex>negligent</qex> is not
far from being poor.</q>
<qau>Rambler.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Careles; heedless; neglectful; regardless;
thoughtless; indifferent; inattentive; remiss.</syn>

<hw>Neg"li*gent*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
negligent manner.</def>

<hw>Neg"li*gi*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>n\'82gligible</ets>, <ets>n\'82gligeable</ets>.]</ety>
<def>That may neglicted, disregarded, or left out of
consideration.</def>

<q>Within very <qex>negligible</qex> limits of error.</q>
<qau>Sir J. Herschel.</qau>

<hw>Ne*goce"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>n\'82goce</ets>. See <er>Negotiate</er>.]</ety>
<def>Business; occupation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bentley.</au>

<hw>Ne*go`ti*a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>n\'82gociabilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
quality of being negotiable or transferable by indorsement.</def>

<hw>Ne*go"ti*a*ble</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>n\'82gotiable</ets>. See
<er>Negotiate</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being negotiated;
transferable by assigment or indorsement to another person;
<as>as, a <ex>negotiable</ex> note or bill of
exchange</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Negotiable paper</col>, <cd>any commercial paper
transferable by sale or delivery and indorsement, as bills of
exchange, drafts, checks, and promissory notes.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ne*go"ti*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>negotians</ets>, prop. p.pr. of <ets>negotiari</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>n\'82gociant</ets>.]</ety> <def>A negotiator.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au>

<hw>Ne*go"ti*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>negotiatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>negotiari</ets>, fr.
<ets>negotium</ets> business; <ets>nec</ets> not +
<ets>otium</ets> leisure. Cf. <er>Neglect</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To transact business; to carry on trade.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Hammond.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To treat with another respecting purchase and
sale or some business affair; to bargain or trade; <as>as, to
<ex>negotiate</ex> with a man for the purchase of goods or a
farm</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To hold intercourse respecting a treaty, league,
or convention; to treat with, respecting peace or commerce; to
conduct communications or conferences.</def>

<q>He that <qex>negotiates</qex> between God and man
Is God's ambassador.</q>
<qau>Cowper.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To intrigue; to scheme.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Ne*go"ti*ate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <er>Negotiated</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Negotiating</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To carry on negotiations concerning; to procure
or arrange for by negotiation; <as>as, to <ex>negotiate</ex>
peace, or an exchange</as>.</def>

<q>Constantinople had <qex>negotiated</qex> in the isles of the
Archipelago ... the most indispensable supplies.</q>
<qau>Gibbon.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To transfer for a valuable consideration under
rules of commercial law; to sell; to pass.</def>

<q>The notes were not <qex>negotiated</qex> to them in the usual
course of business or trade.</q>
<qau>Kent.</qau>

<hw>Ne*go`ti*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>negotiatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>n\'82gociation</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of negotiating; a treating
with another respecting sale or purchase. etc.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, mercantile business; trading.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Who had lost, with these prizes, forty thousand pounds, after
twenty years' <qex>negotiation</qex> in the East Indies.</q>
<qau>Evelyn.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The transaction of business between nations; the
mutual intercourse of governments by diplomatic agents, in making
treaties, composing difference, etc.; <as>as, the
<ex>negotiations</ex> at Ghent</as>.</def>

<q>An important negotiation with foreign powers.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<hw>Ne*go"ti*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.: cf.
F. <ets>n\'82gociateur</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Ne*go"ti*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to negotiation.</def>

<hw>Ne*go`ti*a"trix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A woman who negotiates.</def>

<au>Miss Edgeworth.</au>

<hw>Ne*go`ti*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>negotiositas</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of being busy;
multitude of business.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ne*go"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>negotiosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Very busy; attentive to
business; active.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>D. Rogers.</au>

<hw>Ne*go"tious*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
busily occupied; activity.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>D. Rogers.</au>

<hw>Ne"gress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Negresses</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>n\'82grese</ets>, fem. of <ets>n\'82gre</ets> a negro. See
<er>Negro</er>.]</ety> <def>A black woman; a female negro.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ne*gri"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.,
blackish, fem. of <ets>negrito</ets>, dim. of <ets>negro</ets>
black.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A blackish fish
(<spn>Hypoplectrus nigricans</spn>), of the Sea-bass family. It
is a native of the West Indies and Florida.</def>

<hw>Ne*grit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to negroes; composed of negroes.</def>

<au>Keary.</au>

<hw>Ne*gri"tos</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing
<singw>Negrito</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>. <ety>[Sp., dim. of
<ets>negro</ets> black.]</ety> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Ne"gro</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Negroes</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <ety>[Sp. or Pg.
<ets>negro</ets>, fr. <ets>negro</ets> black, L.
<ets>niger</ets>; perh. akin to E. <ets>night</ets>.]</ety>
<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><-- 2. A person of dark skin color descended
at least in part from African negroes; an African-American. [U.S.
usage, sometimes considered offensive.] -->

<hw>Ne"gro</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>of or pertaining to negroes;
black.</def>

<cs><col>Negro bug</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a minute
black bug common on the raspberry and blackberry. It produced a
very disagreeable flavor.</cd> -- <col>negro corn</col>, <cd>the
Indian millet or durra; -- so called in the West Indies. see
<er>Durra</er>.</cd></cs>

<au>McElrath.</au>

-- <col>Negro fly</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a black
dipterous fly (<spn>Psila ros\'91</spn>) which, in the larval
state, is injurious to carrots; -- called also <altname>carrot
fly</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Negro head</col> <fld>(Com.)</fld>,
<cd>Cavendish tobacco. <mark>[Cant]</mark></cd>

<au>McElrath.</au>

-- <col>Negro monkey</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the moor
monkey.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ne"groid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Negro</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Characteristic of the negro.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling the negro or negroes; of or
pertaining to those who resemble the negro.</def>

<hw>Ne"gro*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Negroid</er>.</def>

<hw>Ne"gus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A beverage made
of wine, water, sugar, nutmeg, and lemon juice; -- so called, it
is said, from its first maker, Colonel <xex>Negus</xex>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ne"hi*loth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[Heb.]</ety> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>A term supposed to
mean, perforated wind instruments of music, as pipes or
flutes.</def>

<au>Ps. v. (heading).</au>

<hw>Ne*hush"tan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Heb.]</ety> <def>A thing of brass; -- the name under which
the Israelites worshiped the brazen serpent made by Moses.</def>

<au>2 Kings xviii. 4.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Neif</hw>, <hw>Neife</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>ne\'8bf</ets>, <ets>na\'8bf</ets>, a
born serf, fr. L. <ets>nativus</ets> born, imparted by birth. See
<er>Native</er>.]</ety> <def>A woman born in the state of
villeinage; a female serf.</def>

<au>Blackstone.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Neif</hw>, <hw>Neaf</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw>
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>hnefi</ets>; akin to Dan.
<ets>n\'91ve</ets>, Sw. <ets>n\'84fve</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
first.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdI kiss thy
<xex>neif</xex>.\'b8 \'bdGive me your <xex>neaf</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Neigh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Neighed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Neighing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>neien</ets>, AS.
<ets>hn<?/gan</ets>, prob. of imitative origin; cf. MHG.
<ets>n<?/gen</ets>, Icel. <ets>hneggja</ets>, <ets>gneggja</ets>,
Sw. <ets>gn\'84gga</ets>. Cf. <er>Nag</er> a horse.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To utter the cry of the horse; to whinny.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To scoff or sneer; to jeer.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q><qex>Neighed</qex> at his nakedness.</q>
<qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau>

<hw>Neigh</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The cry of a horse; a
whinny.</def>

<hw>Neigh"bor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>neighebour</ets>, AS. <ets>ne\'a0hgeb<?/r</ets>;
<ets>ne\'a0h</ets> nigh + <ets>geb</ets><?/<ets>r</ets> a
dweller, farmer; akin to D. <ets>nabuur</ets>, G.
<ets>nachbar</ets>, OHG. <ets>n\'behgib<?/r</ets>. See
<er>Nigh</er>, and <er>Boor</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Spelt also
<asp>neighbour</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person who
lives near another; one whose abode is not far off.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Masters, my good friends, mine honest
<qex>neighbors</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who is near in sympathy or confidence.</def>

<q>Buckingham
No more shall be the <qex>neighbor</qex> to my counsel.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>One entitled to, or exhibiting, neighborly
kindness; hence, one of the human race; a fellow being.</def>

<q>Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was
<qex>neighbor</qex> unto him that fell among the thieves?</q>
<qau>Luke x. 36.</qau>

<q>The gospel allows no such term as \'bdstranger;\'b8 makes
every man my <qex>neighbor</qex>.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<hw>Neigh"bor</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Near to another;
adjoining; adjacent; next; neighboring.</def> \'bdThe
<xex>neighbor</xex> cities.\'b8 <au>Jer. l. 40.</au> \'bdThe
<xex>neighbor</xex> room.\'b8 <au>Shak.</au>

<hw>neigh"bor</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Neighbored</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n</pos> <er>Neighboring</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
adjoin; to border on; tobe near to.</def>

<q>Leisurely ascending hills that <qex>neighbor</qex> the
shore.</q>
<qau>Sandys.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To associate intimately with.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Neigh"bor</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To dwell in the
vicinity; to be a neighbor, or in the neighborhood; to be
near.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>A copse that <qex>neighbors</qex> by.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Neigh"bor*hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Written
also <ets>neighbourhood</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
quality or condition of being a neighbor; the state of being or
dwelling near; proximity.</def>

<q>Then the prison and the palace were in awful
<qex>neighborhood</qex>.</q>
<qau>Ld. Lytton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A place near; vicinity; adjoining district; a
region the inhabitants of which may be counted as neighbors;
<as>as, he lives in my <ex>neighborhood</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The inhabitants who live in the vicinity of each
other; <as>as, the fire alarmed all the
<ex>neiborhood</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The disposition becoming a neighbor; neighborly
kindness or good will.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Jer. Taylor.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Vicinity; vicinaty; proximity.</syn> <usage> --
<er>Neighborhood</er>, <er>Vicinity</er>. <xex>Neigborhood</xex>
is Anglo-Saxon, and <xex>vicinity</xex> is Latin.
<xex>Vicinity</xex> does not commonly denote so close a
connection as <xex>neighborhood</xex>. A <xex>neigborhood</xex>
is a more immediately <xex>vicinity.</xex>  The houses
immediately adjoining a square are in the <xex>neighborhood</xex>
of that square; those which are somewhat further removed are also
in the <xex>vicinity</xex> of the square.</usage>

<hw>Neigh"bor*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Living or being near;
adjacent; <as>as, the <ex>neighboring</ex> nations or
countries</as>.</def>

<hw>Neigh"bor*li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being neighborly.</def>

<hw>Neigh"bor*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Also written
<ets>neighbourly</ets>.]</ety> <def>Apropriate to the relation of
neighbors; having frequent or familiar intercourse; kind; civil;
social; friendly.</def> -- <def2><pos>adv.</pos>  <def>In a
neigborly manner.</def></def2>

<q>Judge if this be <qex>neighborly</qex> dealing.</q>
<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau>

<hw>Neigh"bor*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
neighbors.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>J. Bailie.</au>

<hw>\'d8Neis"hout</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From D.
<ets>niezen</ets> to sneeze + <ets>hout</ets> wood.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The mahogany-like wood of the South
African tree <xex>Pteroxylon utile</xex>, the sawdust of which
causes violent sneezing (whence the name). Also called
<xex>sneezewood</xex>.</def>

<hw>Nei"ther</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[OE. <ets>neiter</ets>, <ets>nother</ets>,
<ets>nouther</ets>, AS. <ets>n\'bew<?/er</ets>,
<ets>n\'behw\'91<?/er</ets>; <ets>n\'be</ets> never, not +
<ets>hw\'91<?/er</ets> whether. The word has followed the form of
<ets>either</ets>. See <er>No</er>, and <er>Whether</er>, and cf.
<er>Neuter</er>, <er>Nor</er>.]</ety> <def>Not either; not the
one or the other.</def>

<q>Which of them shall I take?
Both? one? or <qex>neither</qex>? <qex>Neither</qex> can be
enjoyed,
If both remain alive.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>He <qex>neither</qex> loves,
Nor either cares for him.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Nei"ther</hw>, <pos>conj.</pos> <def>not either; generally
used to introduce the first of two or more co\'94rdinate clauses
of which those that follow begin with <xex>nor</xex>.</def>

<q>Fight <qex>neither</qex> with small nor great, save only with
the king.</q>
<qau>1 Kings xxii. 31.</qau>

<q>Hadst thou been firm and fixed in thy dissent,
<qex>Neither</qex> had I transgressed, nor thou with me.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>When she put it on, she made me vow
That I should <qex>neither</qex> sell, nor give, nor lose it.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Neither</xex> was formerly often used where we
now use <xex>nor</xex>. \'bdFor neither circumcision,
<xex>neither</xex> uncircumcision is anything at all.\'b8
<au>Tyndale.</au> \'bdYe shall not eat of it, <xex>neither</xex>
shall ye touch it.\'b8 <au>Gen. iii. 3.</au> <xex>Neither</xex>
is sometimes used colloquially at the end of a clause to enforce
a foregoing negative (<xex>nor</xex>, <xex>not</xex>,
<xex>no</xex>). \'bdHe is very tall, but not too tall
<xex>neither</xex>.\'b8 <au>Addison.</au> \'b8 \'bfI care not for
his thrust' \'bfNo, nor I <xex>neither</xex>.'\'b8
<au>Shak.</au></note>

<cs><col>Not so neither</col>, <cd>by no means.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>\'d8Ne*lum"bo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Ceylonese word.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of
great water lilies. The North American species is <spn>Nelumbo
lutea</spn>, the Asiatic is the sacred lotus, <spn>N.
speciosa</spn>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>Nelumbium</asp>.]</altsp>

<-- p. 970 -->

<hw>Nem"a*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nema</ets> thread, gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to spin.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Having the form of threads; fibrous.</def>

<hw>Nem"a*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
thread + <ets>-lite</ets>: cf. F. <ets>n\'82malite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A fibrous variety of brucite.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nem`a*tel"mi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Nemathelminthes</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nem`a*the"ci*um</hw> <pr>(? <or/ <?/)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Nemathecia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>.
<ety>[NL., fr. gr. <?/ a thread + <?/ a box.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A peculiar kind of fructification on
certain red alg\'91, consisting of an external mass of filaments
at length separating into tetraspores.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Nem`thel*min"thes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8Nem`a*tel*min"thes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.
pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Nemato-</er>, and
<er>Helminthes</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An ordr of
helminths, including the Nematoidea and Gordiacea; the
roundworms.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>Nematelminthea</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Nem"a*to-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr><def>. A combining from Gr.
<grk>nh^ma</grk>, <grk>nh`matos</grk>, a <xex>thread</xex>.</def>

<hw>Nem"a*to*blast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nemato-</ets> + <ets>-blast</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A spermatocyte or spermoblast.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nem`a*to*ca"lyx</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu>pl. <plw>Nematocalyces</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E.
-<plw>calyxes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL. See
<er>Nemato-</er>, and <er>Calyx</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a peculiar kind of cups, or
calicles, found upon hydroids of the family
<spn>Plumularid\'91</spn>. They contain nematocysts. See
<er>Plumularia</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nem`a*toc"e*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a thread + <?/ horn.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A suborder of dipterous insects,
having long antenn\'91, as the mosquito, gnat, and crane fly; --
called also <altname>Nemocera</altname>.</def>

<hw>Nem"a*to*cyst</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nemato-</ets> + <ets>cyst</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A lasso cell, or thread cell. See
<er>Lasso cell</er>, under <er>Lasso</er>.</def>

<hw>Nem"a*tode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Nematoid</er>.</def>

<hw>Nem"a*to*gene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nemato-</ets> + root of Gr. <?/ to be born.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the dimorphic forms of the
species of Dicyemata, which produced vermiform embryos; --
opposed to <ant>rhombogene</ant>.</def>

<hw>Nem`a*tog"nath</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>one of the Nematognathi.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nem`a*tog"na*thi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>nemato-</er>, and <er>Gnathic</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of fishes having barbels on
the jaws. It includes the catfishes, or siluroids. See
<er>Siluroid</er>.</def>

<hw>Nem"a*toid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nemato-</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>of or pertaining to the
Nematoidea.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Nematoidea. see <xex>Illustration</xex> in Appendix.</def></def2>

<hw>\'d8Nem`a*toi"de*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. gr. <?/, <?/, thread + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of worms, having a long,
round, and generally smooth body; the roundworms. they are mostly
parasites. Called also <altname>Nematodea</altname>, and
<altname>Nematoda</altname>.</def>

<note><hand/ The trichina, stomach worm, and pinworm of man
belong to this group. See also <cref>Vinegar eel</cref>, under
<er>Vinegar</er>, and <er>Gapeworm</er>.</note>

<hw>Nem`a*toid"e*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Nematoid.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nem`a*toph"o*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. gr. <?/, <?/, a thread + <?/ to bear.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>C\'91lenterata</er>.</def>

<hw>Ne"me*an</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Nemeus</ets>, fr. <ets>Nemea</ets>, Ge. <?/.]</ety> <def>Of
or pertaining to Nemea, in Argolis, where the ancient Greeks
celebrated games, and Hercules killed a lion.</def>

<hw>Ne*me"te*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Nemertina.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Nemertina.</def></def2>

<hw>\'d8Ne*mer"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. gr. <?/ unerring.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus
of nemertina.</def>

<hw>Ne*mer"ti*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Nemertean.</def>

<hw>Ne*mer"tid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Nemertean.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ne*mer"ti*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Nemertina.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nem`er*ti"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Nemrtes</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>An order of helminths usually having a long, slender,
smooth, often bright-colored body, covered with minute vibrating
cilia; -- called also <altname>Nemertea</altname>,
<altname>Nemertida</altname>, and
<altname>Rhynchoc\'91la</altname>.</def>

<note><hand/ The mouth is beneath the head, and the straight
intestine at the posterior and. 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.</note>

<hw>Nem"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. gr.
<?/, orig., distribution, fr. <?/ to distribute. See
<er>Nomad</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>The goddess
of retribution or vengeance; hence, retributive justice
personified; divine vengeance.</def>

<q>This is that ancient doctrine of <qex>nemesis</qex> who keeps
watch in the universe, and lets no offense go unchastised.</q>
<qau>Emerson.</qau>

<hw>Ne*moph"i*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nemophily</er>.]</ety> <def>One who is fond of forest or
forest scenery; a haunter of the woods.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Ne*moph"i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
wooded pasture, glade + <?/ to love.]</ety> <def>Fondness for
forest scenery; love of the woods.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Nem"o*ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nemoralis</ets>, fr. <ets>nemus</ets>, <ets>nemoris</ets>, a
wood or grove: cf. F. <ets>n\'82moral</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to a wood or grove.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Nem"o*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nemorosus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Woody.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>Paradise itself was but a kind of <qex>nemorous</qex>
temple.</q>
<qau>Evelyn.</qau>

<hw>Nemp"ne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nemnan</ets> to name or call. See <er>Name</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>To name or call.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nempt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>of
<er>Nempne</er>. Called; named.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nems</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The ichneumon.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ne"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nenia</ets>, <ets>naenia</ets>.]</ety> <def>A funeral song;
an elegy.</def>

<hw>Nen"u*phar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>n\'82nufar</ets>: cf. Sp. <ets>nen\'a3far</ets>, It.
<ets>nenuf\'a0r</ets>; all fr. Per.
<ets>n\'c6l<?/far</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The great
white water lily of Europe; the <spn>Nymph\'91a alba</spn>.</def>

<hw>Ne"o-</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ youthful, new. See
<er>New</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix meaning <xex>new</xex>,
<xex>recent</xex>, <xex>late</xex>; and in chemistry designating
specifically that variety of metameric hydrocarbons which, when
the name was applied, had been <xex>recently</xex> classified,
and in which at least one carbon atom in connected directly with
four other carbon atoms; -- contrasted with <xex>normal</xex> and
<xex>iso-</xex>; <as>as, <ex>neo</ex>pentane; the
<ex>neo</ex>paraffins. Also used adjectively.</as></def>

<hw>\'d8Ne`o*car"i*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. gr. <?/ new + <?/, <?/, a kind of
crustacean.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The modern, or
true, Crustacea, as distinguished from the Merostomata.</def>

<hw>Ne"o*cene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ new.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>
<def>More recent than the Eocene, that is, including both the
Miocene and Pliocene divisions of the Tertiary.</def>

<hw>Ne`o-Chris*tian"i*ty</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neo-</ets> + <ets>Christianity</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Rationalism.</def>

<hw>Ne`o*co"mi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Neocomium</ets>, the Latin name of Neuchatel, in
Switzerland, where these rocks occur.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>
<def>A term applied to the lowest deposits of the Cretaceous or
chalk formation of Europe, being the lower greensand.</def>

<hw>Ne`o*co"mi*an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Of
or pertaining to the lower greensand.</def>

<hw>Ne`o*cos"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neo-</ets> + <ets>cosmic</ets>.]</ety> <def>of or
pertaining to the universe in its present state; specifically,
pertaining to the races of men known to history.</def>

<hw>Ne*oc"ra*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neo-</ets>+ <ets>-cracy</ets>, as in
<ets>aristocracy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Government by new or
inexperienced hands; upstart rule; raw or untried
officials.</def>

<hw>Ne*od"a*mode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ new + <?/, <grk>dh`mos</grk>, the people + <?/ shape.]</ety>
<def>In ancient Sparta, one of those Helots who were freed by the
state in reward for military service.</def>

<au>Milford.</au>

<hw>Ne`o*dym"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. Dee
<er>Neo-</er>, and <er>Didymium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>An elementary substance which forms one of the constituents
of didymium. Symbol Nd. Atomic weight 140.8.</def>

<hw>Ne`o*g\'91"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ earth.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the New World, or
Western Hemisphere.</def>

<hw>Ne*og"a*mist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
newly married.]</ety> <def>A person recently married.</def>

<hw>Ne"o*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neo-</ets> + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alloy resembling silver, and
consisting chiefly of copper, zinc, and nickel, with small
proportions of tin, aluminium, and bismuth.</def>

<au>Ure.</au>

<hw>Ne*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neo-</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A new
method or system of writing.</def>

<hw>Ne`o-Lat"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neo-</ets> + <ets>Latin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Applied to
the Romance languages, as being mostly of Latin origin.</def>

<hw>Ne`o*lith"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neo-</ets> + <ets>-lith</ets> + <ets>-ic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Arch\'91ol. & Geol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to, or
designating, an era characterized by late remains in stone.</def>

<q>The <qex>Neolithic</qex> era includes the latter half of the
\'bdStone age;\'b8 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 \'bdcrannogs,\'b8 of the British
Isles, belong to this era.</q>
<qau>Lubbock.</qau>

<hw>Ne`o*lo*gi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Neologic;
neological.</def>

<hw>Ne`o*lo"gi*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A neologist.</def>

<hw>Ne`o*lo"gi*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Neologism.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ne`o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ne`o*log"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>n\'82ologique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
neology; employing new words; of the nature of, or containing,
new words or new doctrines.</def>

<q>A genteel <qex>neological</qex> dictionary.</q>
<qau>Chesterfield.</qau>

<hw>Ne`o*log"ic*al*ly</hw><def>, adv. In a neological
manner.</def>

<hw>Ne*ol"o*gism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>n\'82ologisme</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
introduction of new words, or the use of old words in a new
sense.</def>

<au>Mrs. Browning.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A new word, phrase, or expression.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A new doctrine; specifically, rationalism.</def>

<hw>Ne*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>n\'82ologiste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
introduces new word or new senses of old words into a
language.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An innovator in any doctrine or system of belif,
especially in theology; one who introduces or holds doctrines
subversie of supernatural or revealed religion; a rationalist,
so-called.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ne*ol`o*gis"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Ne*ol`o*gis"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>of or pertaining to neology; neological.</def>

<hw>Ne*ol`o*gi*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
act or process of neologizing.</def>

<hw>Ne*ol"o*gize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To introduce or use new words or terms or new uses of old
words.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To introduce innovations in doctrine, esp. in
theological doctrine.</def>

<hw>Ne*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neo-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>n\'82ologie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The introduction
of a new word, or of words or significations, into a language;
<as>as, the present nomenclature of chemistry is a remarkable
instance of <ex>neology</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A new doctrine; esp. <fld>(Theol.)</fld>, a
doctrine at variance with the received interpretation of revealed
truth; a new method of theological interpretation;
rationalism.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ne`o*me"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/; <?/ new + <?/ month.]</ety> <def>The time of the new
moon; the beginning of the month in the lunar calendar.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ne`o*me*noi"de*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. <ets>Neomenia</ets>, a representative genus (See
<er>Neomenia</er>) + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of vermiform gastropod
mollusks, without a shell, belonging to the Isopleura.</def>

<hw>Ne"o*morph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ form.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>A structure, part, or organ developed independently, that
is, not derived from a similar structure, part, or organ, in a
pre existing form.</def>

<hw>Ne"o*nism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Neologism.</def>

<hw>Ne`o*no"mi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neo-</ets> + gr. <?/ law.]</ety> <def>One who
advocates adheres to new laws; esp. one who holds or believes
that the gospel is a new law.</def>

<hw>Ne`o*no"mi*an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
the Neonomians, or in accordance with their doctrines.</def>

<hw>Ne`o*no"mi*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
doctrines or belief of the neonomians.</def>

<hw>Ne"o*phyte</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>neophytis</ets>, Gr. <?/, prop., newly planted; <?/ new +
<?/ grown, <?/ that which has grown, a plant, fr. <?/ to grow:
cf. F. <ets>n\'82ophyte</ets>. See <er>New</er>, and
<er>Be</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A novice; a tyro; a beginner in anything.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ne`o*pla"si*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. gr. <?/ new + <?/ to form, mold.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. &
Med.)</fld> <def>Growth or development of new material;
neoplasty.</def>

<hw>Ne"o*plasm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Neoplasia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. & Med.)</fld> <def>A
new formation or tissue, the product of morbid action.</def>

<hw>Ne`o*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.
& Med.)</fld> <def>of or pertaining to neoplasty, or
neoplasia.</def>

<hw>Ne"o*plas`ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Neoplasia</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. & Med.)</fld>
<def>Restoration of a part by granulation, adhesive inflammation,
or autoplasty.</def>

<hw>Ne`o*pla"ton"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or resembling, Neoplatonism or the
Neoplatonists.</def>

<hw>Ne`o*pla`to*ni"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
neoplatonist.</def>

<hw>Ne`o*pla"to*nism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neo-</ets> + <ets>Platonism</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
pantheistic eclectic school of philosophy, of which Plotinus was
the chief (<sc>A. D.</sc> 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>

<hw>Ne`o*pla"to*nist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who held to Neoplatonism; a member of the Neoplatonic
school.</def>

<hw>Ne`o*ra"ma</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ temple + <?/ a view.]</ety> <def>A panorama of the interior
of a building, seen from within.</def>

<hw>Ne*os"sine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
bid's nest.]</ety> <def>The substance constituting the edible
bird's nest.</def>

<hw>Ne`os*sol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
a young bird + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The study of young birds.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ne`o*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ne`o*ter"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>neotericus</ets>, gr. <?/, fr. <?/, compar. of <?/ young,
new.]</ety> <def>Recent in origin; modern; new.</def> \'bdOur
<xex>neoteric</xex> verbs.\'b8

<au>Fitzed. Hall.</au>

<q>Some being ancient, others <qex>neoterical</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<hw>Ne`o*ter"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of modern times; a
modern.</def>

<hw>Neo`ter"ic*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Recently; newly.</def>

<hw>Ne*ot"er*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
innovation]</ety> <def>An innovation or novelty; a neoteric word
or phrase.</def>

<hw>Ne*ot"er*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One ho introduces new
word<?/ or phrases.</def>

<au>Fitzed Hall.</au>

<hw>Ne*ot"er*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Neoterized</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Neoterized</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ to innovate.]</ety> <def>To innovate; to coin or introduce
new words.</def>

<q>Freely as we of the nineteenth century
<qex>neoterize</qex>.</q>
<qau>fized. Hall.</qau>

<hw>Ne`o*trop"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neo-</ets> + <ets>tropical</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geog. &
Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Ne`o*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ life.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>
<def>More recent than the Paleozoic, -- that is, including the
Mesozoic and Cenozoic.</def>

<hw>Nep</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbrev. fr.
<ets>Nepeta</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Catnip.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ne"pa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nepa</ets> scorpion.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
genus of aquatic hemipterus insects. The species feed upon other
insects and are noted for their voracity; -- called also
<altname>scorpion bug</altname> and <altname>water
scorpion</altname>.</def>

<hw>Nep`au*lese"</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of
or pertaining to Nepaul, a kingdom in Northern Hindostan.</def>
-- <def2><pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <def>A native or natives of
Nepaul.</def></def2><-- now = Nepalese -->

<hw>Ne*pen"the</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Fr. Gr. <?/
removing all sorrow; hence, an epithet of an Egyptian drug which
lulled sorrow for the day; <?/ not + <?/ sorrow, grief.]</ety>
<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>

<q>Lulled with the sweet <qex>nepenthe</qex> of a court.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<q>Quaff, O quaff this kind <qex>nepenthe</qex>.</q>
<qau>Poe.</qau>

<hw>Ne*pen"thes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/. See <er>Nepenthe</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Same as
<er>Nepenthe</er>.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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 <xex>pitcher
plants</xex> and <xex>monkey-cups</xex>. There are about thirty
species, of which the best known is <xex>Nepenthes
distillatoria</xex>. See <er>Pitcher plant</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nep"e*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of labiate plants, including the
catnip and ground ivy.</def>

<hw>Neph"a*lism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
soberness, fr. <?/ sober, <?/ to drink no wine: cf. F.
<ets>n\'82phalisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Total abstinence from
spirituous liquor.</def>

<-- p. 971 -->

<hw>Neph"a*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>n\'82phaliste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who advocates or
practices nephalism.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Neph"e*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Neph"e*lite</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[gr. <?/ cloud: cf. F.
<ets>n\'82ph\'82line</ets>. Cf. <er>Nebula</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral occuring at Vesuvius, in glassy
agonal crystals; also elsewhere, in grayish or greenish masses
having a greasy luster, as the variety el\'91olite. It is a
silicate of aluminia, soda, and potash.</def>

<hw>Neph`e*lo*dom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <?/ a cloud + <?/ way + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Meteorol.)</fld> <def>An instrument for reckoning the
distances or velocities of clouds.</def>

<hw>Neph`e*lom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ a cloud + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for
measuring or registering the amount of cloudiness.</def>

<hw>Neph"ew</hw> <pr>(?; <it>in England</it> <?/; 277)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>neveu</ets>, <ets>nevou</ets>,
<ets>nevu</ets>, fr. F. <ets>neveu</ets>, OF. also,
<ets>nevou</ets>, L. <ets>nepos</ets>; akin to AS.
<ets>nefa</ets>, D. <ets>neef</ets>, G. <ets>neffe</ets>, OHG.
nevo, Icel. <ets>nefi</ets> a kinsman, gr. <?/, pl., brood,
young, Skr. <ets>nep\'bet</ets> grandson, descendant. <root/262.
Cf. <er>Niece</er>, <er>Nepotism</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
grandson or grandchild, or remoter lineal descendant.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>But if any widow have children or <qex>nephews</qex> [Rev.
Ver. <qex>grandchildren</qex>,].</q>
<qau>1 Tim. v. 4.</qau>

<q>If naturalists say true that <qex>nephews</qex> are often
liker to their grandfathers than to their fathers.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A cousin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The son of a brother or a sister, or of a
brother-in-law or sister-in-law.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>\'d8Neph"i*lim</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[Heb. <ets>n<?/ph\'c6l\'c6m</ets>.]</ety> <def>Giants.</def>

<au>Gen. vi. 4.  Num. xiii. 33.</au>

<hw>Neph"o*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
cloud + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Meteorol.)</fld> <def>An
instrument for observing the clouds and their velocity.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Ne*phral"gi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Ne*phral"gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. <ets>nephralgia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ a kidney + <?/ pain:
cf. F. <ets>n\'82phralgie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Neuralgia of the kidneys; a disease characterized by pain in
the region of the kidneys without any structural lesion of the
latter.</def>

<au>Quain.</au>

<hw>Ne*phrid"i*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.
& Anat.)</fld> <def>of or pertaining to a nephridium.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ne*phrid"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nephridia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. gr. <?/
of the <ets>kidneys</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l. & Anat.)</fld>
<def>A segmental tubule; one of the tubules of the primitive
urinogenital organs; a segmental organ. See <xex>Illust</xex>.
under <er>Loeven's larva</er>.</def>

<hw>Neph"rite</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>n\'82phrite</ets>. See <er>Nephritis</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <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
<er>Jade</er>.</def><-- varies in color from white to dark green. 
It is the more common and less valuable variety of jade, the
other being jadeite.  [MW10] Large deposits are found in
Australia. Called also nephritic stone. -->

<mhw>{ <hw>Ne*phrit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ne*phrit"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nephriticus</ets>, gr. <?/: cf. F.
<ets>n\'82phr\'82tique</ets>. See <er>Nephritis</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the kidneys or urinary
organs; renal; <as>as, a <ex>nephritic</ex> disease</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Affected with a
disease of the kidneys; <as>as, a <ex>nephritic</ex>
patient</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Relieving disorders of the
kidneys; affecting the kidneys; <as>as, a <ex>nephritic</ex>
medicine</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Nephritic stone</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>nephrite;
jade. See <er>Nephrite</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ne*phrit"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A
medicine adapted to relieve or cure disease of the kidneys.</def>

<hw>Ne*phri"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
gr. <?/ (sc. <?/), fr. <?/ a kidney.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>An inflammation of the kidneys.</def>

<hw>neph`ro*lith"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ a kidney + <ets>-lith + ic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>of or pertaining to gravel, or renal calculi.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Ne*phrol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
a kidney + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A treatise on, or the
science which treats of, the kidneys, and their structure and
functions.</def>

<hw>Neph"ro*stome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
a kidney + mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l. & Anat.)</fld> <def>The
funnelshaped opening of a nephridium into the body cavity.</def>

<hw>Ne*phrot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
a kidney + <?/ to cut: cf. F. <ets>n\'82phrotomie</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>Extraction of stone from the kidney by
cutting.</def>

<hw>Nep"o*tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
relating to a nephew.</def>

<hw>Ne*pot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>nepotism</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to npotism.</def>

<q>The <qex>nepotic</qex> ambition of the ruling pontiff.</q>
<qau>Milman.</qau>

<hw>Nep"o*tism</hw> <pr>(?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nepus</ets>, <ets>nepotus</ets>, nephew: cf. F.
<ets>n\'82potisme</ets>. See <er>Nephew</er>.]</ety> <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>

<q>From <qex>nepotism</qex> Alexander V. was safe; for he was
without kindred or relatives. But there was another perhaps more
fatal <qex>nepotism</qex>, which turned the tide of popularity
against him -- the <qex>nepotism</qex> of his order.</q>
<qau>Milman.</qau>

<hw>Nep"o*tist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
practices nepotism.</def>

<hw>Nep"tune</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Neptunus</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Myth.)</fld>
<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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <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>
<-- now Pluto is the remotest "planet", but recently (1996) the
question has been raised whether Pluto can be called a "planet",
so this may still be correct! -->

<cs><col>Neptune powder</col>, <cd>an explosive containing
nitroglycerin, -- used in blasting.</cd> -- <col>Neptune's
cup</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a very large, cup-shaped,
marine sponge (<spn>Thalassema Neptuni</spn>).</cd></cs>

<hw>Nep*tu"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Neptunius</ets> belonging to Neptune: cf. F.
<ets>neptunien</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to
the ocean or sea.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Formed by water or aqueous
solution; <as>as, <ex>Neptunian</ex> rocks</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Neptunian races</col> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld>, <cd>the
Malay and Polynesian races.</cd> -- <col>Neptunian theory</col>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>the theory of Werner, which referred the
formation of all rocks and strata to the agency of water; --
opposed to the <xex>Plutonic<xex> theory.</cd></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nep*tu"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Nep"tu*nist</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>neptinien</ets>, <ets>neptuniste</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>One who adopts the neptunian
theory.</def>

<hw>Nep*tu`ni*cen"tric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neptune</ets> + <ets>centric</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>As seen from Neptune, or having Neptune
as a center; <as>as, <ex>Neptunicentric</ex> longitude or
force</as>.</def>

<hw>Nep*tu"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>A new metallic element, of doubtful
genuineness and uncertain indentification, said to exist in
certain minerals, as columbite.</def><-- a radioactive element,
produced in reactors from Pt or U; At. num. = 93, Sym. Np, At.
Wt. 237.0482 [MW10] -->

<au>Hermann.</au>

<hw>Ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv. & a.</pos> <def>nearer.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Nerre</er>.</def>

<hw>Nere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>ne
were</ets>.]</ety> <def>Were not.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Ne"re*id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. E.
<plw>Nereids</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Nereides</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>Nereis</ets>, <ets>-idis</ets>,
gr. <?/ <?/, <?/, a daughter of Nereus, a nymph of the sea, fr.
<?/ Nereus, an ancient sea god; akin to <?/ wet, Skr.
<ets>n\'bera</ets> water, cf. Gr. <?/ to flow.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of Nereis. The
word is sometimes used for similar annelids of other
families.</def>

<hw>Ne`re*id"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any annelid resembling Nereis, or of
the family <spn>Lycorid\'91</spn> or allied families.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ne"re*is</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu>pl. <plw>Nereides</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>A Nereid. See
<er>Nereid</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus, including
numerous species, of marine ch\'91topod annelids, having a
well-formed head, with two pairs of eyes, antenn\'91, four pairs
of tentacles, and a protrusile pharynx, armed with a pair of
hooked jaws.</def>
<-- Illustr. of Nereis (Nereis Pelagica) -->

<hw>Ne"re*ites</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>Fossil tracks of annelids.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ne`re*o*cys"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Nereid</er>, and <er>Cyst</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of gigantic seaweeds.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Nereocystis Lutkeana</xex>, 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.</note>

<hw>Nerf"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The id.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ne*ri"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a
sort of sea mussel, gr. <?/, <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A genus of marine gastropods, mostly natives of warm
climates.</def>

<hw>Ner"ite</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?; 277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any mollusk of the genus Nerita.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ner`i*ti"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus including numerous species of
shells resembling Nerita in form. They mostly inhabit brackish
water, and are often delicately tinted.</def>

<hw>Ne"ro</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Roman emperor
notorius for debauchery and barbarous cruelty; hence, any
profligate and cruel ruler or merciless tyrant.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Ne*ro"ni*an</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Ner"o*li</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>n\'82roli</ets>, said to be from the name of an Italian
princess.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Neroli camphor</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a white
crystalline waxy substance, tasteless and odorless, obtained from
beroli oil; -- called also <altname>auradin</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ner"re</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv. & a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Near</er>.]</ety> <def>Nearer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>neer</asp>, <asp>ner</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<cs><col>Never the neer</col>, <cd>never the nearer; no nearer.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Nerv"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Nerved.</def>

<hw>Ner*va"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
arrangement of nerves and veins, especially those of leaves;
neuration.</def>

<q>The outlines of the fronds of ferns, and their
<qex>nervation</qex>, are frail characters if employed alone for
the determination of existing genera.</q>
<qau>J. D. Hooker.</qau>

<hw>Nerve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nerfe</ets>, F. <ets>nerf</ets>, L. <ets>nervus</ets>, akin
to Gr. <?/ sinew, nerve; cf. <?/ string, bowstring; perh. akin to
E. <ets>needle</ets>. Cf. <er>Neuralgia</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ An ordinary nerve is made up of several bundles of
nerve fibers, each bundle inclosed in a special sheath (the
<xex>perineurium</xex>) and all bound together in a connective
tissue sheath and framework (the <xex>epineurium</xex>)
containing blood vessels and lymphatics.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A sinew or a tendon.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Physical force or steadiness; muscular power and
control; constitutional vigor.</def>

<q>he led me on to mightiest deeds,
Above the <qex>nerve</qex> of mortal arm.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Steadiness and firmness of mind; self-command in
personal danger, or under suffering; unshaken courage and
endurance; coolness; pluck; resolution.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Audacity; assurance.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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>

<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the nervures, or
veins, in the wings of insects.</def>

<cs><col>Nerve cell</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>one of the
nucleated cells with which nerve fibers are connected; a ganglion
cell.</cd><-- = neuron, a word listed only in a different sens in
W1913 --> -- <col>Nerve fiber</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>one
of the fibers of which nerves are made up. These fibers are
either <stype>medullated</stype> or <stype>nonmedullated</stype>.
in both kinds the essential part is the translucent threadlike
<xex>axis cylinder<xex> which is continuous the whole length of
the fiber.</cd> -- <col>Nerve stretching</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>,
<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></cs><-- #!?
-->

<hw>Nerve</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nerved</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Nerving</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To
give strength or vigor to; to supply with force; <as>as, fear
<ex>nerved</ex> his arm</as>.</def>

<hw>Nerved</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having nerves of a special character; <as>as,
weak-<ex>nerved</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having nerves, or simple and
parallel ribs or veins.</def>

<au>Gray.</au>

<hw>Nerve"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Destitute of nerves.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Destitute of strength or of courage; wanting
vigor; weak; powerless.</def>

<q>A kingless people for a <qex>nerveless</qex> state.</q>
<qau>Byron.</qau>

<q>Awaking, all <qex>nerveless</qex>, from an ugly dream.</q>
<qau>Hawthorne.</qau>

<hw>Nerve"less*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
nerveless.</def>

<hw>Nerve"-shak`en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Affected
by a tremor, or by a nervous disease; weakened; overcome by some
violent influence or sensation; shoked.</def>

<hw>Ner`vi*mo"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nerve</ets> + <ets>motion</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The movement caused in the sensory
organs by external agents and transmitted to the muscles by the
nerves.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Ner`vi*mo"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nerve</ets> + <ets>motor</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Any agent capable of causing
nervimotion.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Nerv"ine</hw> <pr>(?; 277)<pr> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nervinus</ets> made of sinews: cf.F. <ets>nervin</ets>. See
<er>Nerve</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Having the quality
of acting upon or affecting the nerves; quieting nervous
excitement.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A nervine
agent.</def></def2>

<hw>Ner`vo*mus"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nerve</ets> + <ets>muscular</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to both nerves and
muscles; of the nature of nerves and muscles; <as>as,
<ex>nervomuscular</ex> energy</as>.</def>

<hw>Ner*vose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nervous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Nerved</er>.</def>

<hw>Ner*vos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nervositas</ets> strength.]</ety> <def>Nervousness.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Nerv"ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nervosus</ets> sinewy, vigorous: cf. F. <ets>nerveux</ets>.
See <er>Nerve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>possessing nerve;
sinewy; strong; vigorous.</def> \'bd<xex>Nervous</xex> arms.\'b8

<au>Pope.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Possessing or manifesting vigor of mind;
characterized by strength in sentiment or style; forcible;
spirited; <as>as, a <ex>nervous</ex> writer</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the nerves; seated in the
nerves; <as>as, <ex>nervous</ex> excitement; a <ex>nervous</ex>
fever.</as></def>

<sn>4.</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>

<q>Poor, weak, <qex>nervous</qex> creatures.</q>
<qau>Cheyne.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Sensitive; excitable; timid.</def>
<-- This corresponds to two senses in MW10: easily excited =
jumpy; timid, apprehensive -->

<q>Our aristocratic class does not firmly protest against the
unfair treatment of Irish Catholics, because it is
<qex>nervous</qex> about the land.</q>
<qau>M. Arnold.</qau>

<cs><col>Nervous fever</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <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>Nervous system</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>,
<cd>the specialized co\'94rdinating apparatus which endows
animals with sensation and volition. In vertebrates it is often
divided into three systems: the <xex>central<xex>, brain and
spinal cord; the <xex>peripheral<xex>, cranial and spinal nerves;
and the <xex>sympathetic<xex>. See <er>Brain</er>,
<er>Nerve</er>, <cref>Spinal cord</cref>, under <er>Spinal</er>,
and <cref>Sympathetic system</cref>, under <er>Sympathetic</er>,
and <xex>Illust<xex>. in Appendix.</cd> -- <col>Nervous
temperament</col>, <cd>a condition of body characterized by a
general predominance of mental manifestations.</cd></cs>

<au>Mayne.</au>

<hw>Nerv"ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a nervous
manner.</def>

<hw>Nerv"ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State or quality of
being nervous.</def>

<hw>Nerv"ure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Nerve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>One of
the nerves of leaves.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the chitinous
supports, or veins, in the wings of incests.</def>

<hw>Nerv"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Nervier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl. -</pos> <er>iest</er>.]</wordforms> <def>Strong;
sinewy.</def> \'bdHis <xex>nervy</xex> knees.\'b8

<au>Keats.</au>

<hw>Nes"cience</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nescientia</ets>, fr. <ets>nesciens</ets>, p.pr. of
<ets>nescire</ets> not to know; <ets>ne</ets> not +
<ets>scire</ets> to know.]</ety> <def>Want of knowledge;
ignorance; agnosticism.</def>

<q>God fetched it about for me, in that absence and
<qex>nescience</qex> of mine.</q>
<qau>Bp. Hall.</qau>

<hw>Nese</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Nose.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Piers plowman.</au>

<hw>Nesh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>hnesc</ets>, <ets>hn\'91sc</ets>, akin to Goth.
<ets>hnasqus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Soft; tender; delicate.</def>
<mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>n\'91s</ets>, <ets>ns</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>nes</ets>,
Sw. <ets>n\'84s</ets>, Dan. <ets>n\'91s</ets>, and E.
<ets>nose</ets>. <root/ 261. See <er>Nose</er>.]</ety> <def>A
promontory; a cape; a headland.</def>

<au>Hakluyt.</au>

<note><hand/ <xex>Ness</xex> is frequently used as a suffix in
the names of places and promontories; as,
Sheer<xex>ness</xex>.</note>

<hw>-ness</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[AS. <ets>-ness</ets>,
<ets>-nyss</ets>, <ets>-nys</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>-nissi</ets>,
<ets>nussi</ets>, D. <ets>-nis</ets>, OHG. <ets>-nissa</ets>,
<ets>-nass\'c6</ets>, <ets>-nuss\'c6</ets>, G. <ets>-nis</ets>,
<ets>-niss</ets>, Goth. <ets>-inasus</ets>.]</ety> <def>A suffix
used to form abstract nouns expressive of <xex>quality</xex> or
<xex>state</xex>; <as>as, good<ex>ness</ex>,
great<ex>ness</ex></as>.

<hw>Ness"ler*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Nessler</ets>, the chemist.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>To treat or test, as a liquid, with a solution of mercuric
iodide in potassium iodide and potassium hydroxide, which is
called <xex>Nessler's solution</xex> or <xex>Nessler's
test</xex>, and is used to detect the presence of ammonia.</def>

<-- p. 972 -->

<hw>Nest</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nest</ets>; akin to D. & G. <ets>nest</ets>, Sw.
<ets>n\'84ste</ets>, L. <ets>nidus</ets>, for <ets>nisdus</ets>,
Skr. <ets>n\'c6<?/a</ets> resting place, nest; cf. Lith.
<ets>lizdas</ets>, Arm. <ets>neiz</ets>, Gael. & Ir.
<ets>nead</ets>. Prob. from the particle <ets>ni</ets> down, Skr.
<ets>ni</ets> + the root of E. <ets>sit</ets>, and thus orig., a
place to sit down in. <root/ 264. See <er>Nether</er>, and
<er>Sit</er>, and cf. <er>Eyas</er>, <er>Nidification</er>,
<er>Nye</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The bed or receptacle
prepared by a fowl for holding her eggs and for hatching and
rearing her young.</def>

<q>The birds of the air have nests.</q>
<qau>Matt. viii. 20.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<au>Bentley.</au>

<sn>3.</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>as, a <ex>nest</ex> of traitors; a
<ex>nest</ex> of bugs.</as></def>

<q>A little cottage, like some poor man's <qex>nest</qex>.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>An aggregated mass of any ore
or mineral, in an isolated state, within a rock.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>A collection of boxes, cases, or the like, of
graduated size, each put within the one next larger.</def>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>A compact group of pulleys,
gears, springs, etc., working together or collectively.</def>

<cs><col>Nest egg</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></cs>

<au>Hudibras.</au>

<hw>Nest</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To build and
occupy a nest.</def>

<q>The king of birds <qex>nested</qex> within his leaves.</q>
<qau>Howell.</qau>

<hw>Nest</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To put into a nest; to form
a nest for.</def>

<q>From him who <qex>nested</qex> himself into the chief
power.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<hw>Nest"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nestfuls</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>As much or many as
will fill a nest.</def>

<hw>Nes"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nestled</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Nestling</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>nestlian</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To make and occupy a nest; to nest.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The kingfisher ... <qex>nestles</qex> in hollow banks.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>Their purpose was to fortify in some strong place of the wild
country, and there <qex>nestle</qex> till succors came.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>as, a child <ex>nestles</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Nes"tle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To house, as in a
nest.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cherish, as a bird her young.</def>

<hw>Nes"tling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
young bird which has not abandoned the nest.</def>

<au>Piers Plowman.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A nest; a receptacle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Nes"tling</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Newly hatched; being yet
in the nest.</def>

<hw>Nes"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of parrots with gray heads. of
New Zeland and papua, allied to the cockatoos. See
<er>Kaka</er>.</def>

<hw>Nes*to"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.
Hist.)</fld> <def>An adherent of <xex>Nestorius</xex>, patriarch
of Constantinople to 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 <xex>mother of
Christ</xex>; also, one of the sect established by the followers
of Nestorius in Persia, india, and other Oriental countries, and
still in existence. opposed to <ant>Eutychian</ant>.</def>

<hw>Nes*to"ri*an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or
relating to the Nestorians.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>relating to, or resembling, <xex>Nestor</xex>,
the aged warior and counselor mentioned by Homer; hence, wise;
experienced; aged; <as>as, <ex>Nestorian</ex> caution</as>.</def>

<hw>Nes*to"ri*an*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
doctrines of the nestorian Christians, or of Nestorius.</def>

<hw>Ney</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>net</ets>; akin to D. <ets>net</ets>, OS. <ets>net</ets>,
<ets>netti</ets>, OHG. <ets>nezzi</ets>, G. <ets>netz</ets>,
Icel. & Dan. <ets>net</ets>, Sw. <ets>n\'84t</ets>, Goth.
<ets>nati</ets>; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
fabric of twine, thread, or the like, wrought or woven into
meshes, and used for catching fish, birds, butterflies,
etc.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything designed or fitted to entrap or catch;
a snare; any device for catching and holding.</def>

<q>A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a <qex>net</qex>
for his feet.</q>
<qau>Prov. xxix. 5.</qau>

<q>In the church's <qex>net</qex> there are fishes good or
bad.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything wrought or woven in meshes; <as>as, a
<ex>net</ex> for the hair; a mosquito <ex>net</ex>; a tennis
<ex>net</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Net</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Netted</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Netting</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make into a
net; to make n the style of network; <as>as, to <ex>net</ex>
silk</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To take in a net; to capture by stratagem or
wile.</def>

<q>And now I am here, <qex>netted</qex> and in the toils.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To inclose or cover with a net; <as>as, to
<ex>net</ex> a tree</as>.</def>

<hw>Net</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To form network or netting;
to knit.</def>

<hw>Net</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. See <er>Neat</er>
clean.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Without spot; pure; shining.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Her breast all naked as <qex>net</qex> ivory.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Free from extraneous substances; pure;
unadulterated; neat; <as>as, <ex>net</ex> wine, etc.</as></def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Not including superfluous, incidental, or
foreign matter, as boxes, coverings, wraps, etc.; free from
charges, deductions, etc; <as>as, <ex>net</ex> profit;
<ex>net</ex> income; <ex>net</ex> weight, etc.</as></def>
<altsp>[Less properly written <asp>nett</asp>.]</altsp>

<cs><col>Net tonnage</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the tonnage of
a vessel after a deduction from the gross tonnage has been made,
to allow space for crew, machinery, etc.</cd></cs>

<hw>Net</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Netted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Netting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To produce or gain as clear
profit; <as>as, he <ex>netted</ex> a thousand dollars by the
operation</as>.</def>

<hw>Net"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An astrophyton.</def>

<hw>Neth"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nethere</ets>, <ets>neithere</ets>, AS. <ets>ni<?/era</ets>,
fr. the adv. <ets>ni<?/er</ets> downward; akin to
<ets>neo<?/an</ets> below, beneath, D. <ets>neder</ets> down, G.
<ets>nieder</ets>, Sw. <ets>nedre</ets> below, nether, a. & adv.,
and also to Skr. <ets>ni</ets> down. <root/201. Cf.
<er>Beneath</er>.]</ety> <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
<xex>upper</xex>.</def>

<q>'Twixt upper, <qex>nether</qex>, and surrounding fires.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>This darksome <qex>nether</qex> world her light
Doth dim with horror and deformity.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<q>All my <qex>nether</qex> shape thus grew transformed.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Neith"er*more`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lower,
nether.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holland.</au>

<hw>Neth"er*most`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>ni</ets>(<?/)emest. See <er>Nether</er>, and cf.
<er>Aftermost</er>.]</ety> <def>Lowest; <as>as, the
<ex>nethermost</ex> abyss</as>.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>\'d8Neth"i*nim</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[Heb., pl. of <ets>n\'beth\'c6n</ets> given, granted, a
slave of the temple, fr. <ets>n\'bethan</ets> to give.]</ety>
<fld>(jewish Antiq.)</fld> <def>Servants of the priests and
Levites in the menial services about the tabernacle and
temple.</def>

<hw>Net"i*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Net</ets>, a. + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <def>To render
neat; to clean; to put in order.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Chapman.</au>

<hw>Net"ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Net</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or
process of making nets or network, or of forming meshes, as for
fancywork, fishing nets, etc.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A piece of network; any fabric, made of cords,
threads, wires, or the like, crossing one another with open
spaces between.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <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>

<au>Totten.</au>

<cs><col>Netting needle</col>, <cd>a kind of slender shuttle used
in netting. See <er>Needle</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 3.</cd></cs>

<hw>Net"ting</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Urine.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<au>Halliwell.</au>

<hw>Net"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>netele</ets>; akin to D. <ets>netel</ets>, G.
<ets>nessel</ets>, OHG. <ets>nezz\'8bla</ets>, <ets>nazza</ets>,
Dan. <ets>nelde</ets>, <ets>n\'84lde</ets>, Sw.
<ets>n\'84ssla</ets>; cf, Lith. <ets>notere</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <spn>Urtica</spn>,
covered with minute sharp hairs containing a poison that produces
a stinging sensation. <spn>Urtica gracitis</spn> is common in the
Northern, and <spn>U. cham\'91dryoides</spn> in the Southern,
United States. the common European species, <spn>U. urens</spn>
and <spn>U. dioica</spn>, are also found in the Eastern united
States. <spn>U. pilulifera</spn> is the Roman nettle of
England.</def>

<note><hand/ The term nettle has been given to many plants
related to, or to some way resembling, the true nettle; as:
<col>Australian nettle</col>, <cd>a stinging tree or shrub of the
genus <spn>Laportea</spn> (as <spn>L. gigas</spn> and <spn>L.
moroides</spn>); -- also called <altname>nettle
tree</altname>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Bee nettle</col>, <col>Hemp
nettle</col></mcol>, <cd>a species of <spn>Galeopsis</spn>.</cd>
See under <er>Hemp</er>. -- <mcol><col>Blind nettle</col>,
<col>Dead nettle</col></mcol>, <cd>a harmless species of
<spn>Lamium</spn>.</cd> -- <col>False nettle</col>
<cd>(<spn>B\'91hmeria cylindrica</spn>), a plant common in the
United States, and related to the true nettles.</cd> --
<col>Hedge nettle</col>, <cd>a species of
<spn>Stachys</spn>.</cd> See under <er>Hedge</er>. -- <col>Horse
nettle</col> <cd>(<spn>Solanum Carolinense</spn>).</cd> See under
<er>Horse</er>. -- <col>nettle tree</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Same
as <er>Hackberry</er>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>See <cref>Australian
nettle</cref> (above).</cd> -- <col>Spurge nettle</col>, <cd>a
stinging American herb of the Spurge family (<spn>Jatropha
urens</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Wood nettle</col>, <cd>a plant
(<spn>Laportea Canadensis</spn>) which stings severely, and is
related to the true nettles.</cd></note>

<cs><col>Nettle cloth</col>, <cd>a kind of thick cotton stuff,
japanned, and used as a substitute for leather for various
purposes.</cd> -- <col>Nettle rash</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>,
<cd>an eruptive disease resembling the effects of whipping with
nettles.</cd> -- <col>Sea nettle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>,
<cd>a medusa.</cd></cs>

<hw>Net"tle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Nettled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Nettling</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To
fret or sting; to irritate or vex; to cause to experience
sensations of displeasure or uneasiness not amounting to violent
anger.</def>

<q>The princes were so <qex>nettled</qex> at the scandal of this
affront, that every man took it to himself.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<hw>Net"tle*bird`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>the European whitethroat.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Net"tler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
nettles.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Net"tles</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Knittle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The
halves of yarns in the unlaid end of a rope twisted for pointing
or grafting.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Small lines used to sling
hammocks under the deck beams.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>Reef
points.</def>

<hw>Net"tling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Rope
Making)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A process (resembling splicing)
by which two ropes are jointed end so as to form one rope.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The process of tying together the ends of yarns
in pairs, to prevent tangling.</def>

<hw>Net"tling</hw>, <pos>p. pr. & a.</pos> <def>Stinging;
irritating.</def>

<cs><col>Nettling cell</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a lasso
cell. See under <er>Lasso</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Net"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a net, or
network; netted.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Net"-veined`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
veins, or nerves, reticulated or netted; <as>as, a
<ex>net-veined</ex> wing or leaf</as>.</def>

<hw>Net"work`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any system of lines or channels interlacing or
crossing like the fabric of a net; <as>as, a <ex>network</ex> of
veins; a <ex>network</ex> of railroads.</as></def>

<hw>Neu"rad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
nerve + L. <ets>ad</ets> to.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Toward the neural side; -- opposed to
<xex>h\'91mad</xex>.</def>

<hw>Neu"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
nerve.]</ety> <fld>(Anat. & Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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 <xex>hemal</xex>. As applied to vertebrates,
<xex>neural</xex> is the same as <xex>dorsal</xex>; as applied to
invertebrates it is usually the same as <xex>ventral</xex>. Cf.
<er>Hemal</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Neural arch</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>Neu*ral"gi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from
gr. <?/ nerve + <?/ pain. See <er>nerve</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <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>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Neu*ral"gic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>of or
pertaining to, or having the character of, neuralgia; <as>as, a
<ex>neuralgic</ex> headache</as>.</def>

<hw>Neu*ral"gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Neuralgia.</def>

<hw>Neu*rap`o*phys"i*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>of or pertaining to a
neurapophysis.</def>

<hw>\'d8Neu`ra*poph"y*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu>pl. <plw>Neurapophyses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.
See <er>Neuro-</er>, and <er>Apophysis</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>One of the two lateral
processes or elements which form the neural arch.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The dorsal process of the neural arch; neural
spine; spinous process.</def>

<hw>\'d8Neu*ras`the*ni"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ nerve + <?/ weakness.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A condition of nervous debility supposed
to be dependent upon impairment in the functions of the spinal
cord.</def>

<hw>Neu*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The arrangement or distribution of
nerves, as in the leaves of a plant or the wings of an insect;
nervation.</def>

<hw>Neu*rax"is</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neuro-</ets> + <ets>axis</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Axis cylinder</cref>, under
<er>Axis</er>.</def>

<hw>Neu`ren*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neuro-</ets> + <ets>enteric</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to both the neuron and
the enteron; <as>as, the <ex>neurenteric</ex> canal, which, in
embroys of many vertebrates, connects the medullary tube and the
primitive intestine</as>. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Ectoderm</er>.</def>

<hw>Neu"ri*din</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Neurine</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>a
nontoxic base, <chform>C5H14N2</chform>, found in the putrescent
matters of flesh, fish, decaying cheese, etc.</def>

<hw>\'d8Neu`ri*lem"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from gr. <?/ nerve + <?/ peel, skin.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The delicate outer sheath of a nerve fiber; the
primitive sheath.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The perineurium.</def>

<hw>Neu*ril"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
nerve.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The special properties
and functions of the nerves; that capacity for transmitting a
stimulus which belongs to nerves.</def>

<au>G. H. Lewes.</au>

<hw>Neu"rine</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ a nerve.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A poisonous
organic base (a ptomaine) formed in the decomposition of protagon
with boiling baryta water, and in the putrefraction 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>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>neurin</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Neu"rism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
nerve.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Nerve force. See
<cref>Vital force</cref>, under <er>Vital</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Neu*ri"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. gr. <?/ nerve + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Inflammation of a nerve.</def>

<hw>Neu"ro-</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ nerve.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A combining denoting <xex>a nerve</xex>,
<xex>of <or/ pertaining to a nerve <or/ the nervous
system</xex>.</def>

<hw>Neu`ro-cen"tral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neuro-</ets> + <ets>central</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Between the neural arch and the centrum
of a vertebra; <as>as, the <ex>neurocentral</ex>
suture</as>.</def>

<au>Huxley.</au>

<mhw><hw>Neu"ro*chord</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>,
<hw>Neu`ro*chor"dal</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Neurocord</er>.</def>

<hw>Neu*roc"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Nerve force.</def>

<hw>Neu"ro*c\'91le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neuro-</ets> + Ge. <?/ a hollow.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The central canal and ventricles of the
spinal cord and brain; the myelencephalic cavity.</def>

<hw>Neu"ro*cord</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neuro-</ets> + <ets>cord</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A cordlike organ composed of elastic
fibers situated above the ventral nervous cord of annelids, like
the earthworm.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Neu`ro*cor"dal</wf>
<pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Neu`ro-ep`i*der"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neuro-</ets> + <ets>epidermal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or giving rise to, the
central nervous system and epiderms; <as>as, the
<ex>neuroepidermal</ex>, or epiblastic, layer of the
blastoderm</as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Neu*rog"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. gr. <?/ ligament + <?/ glue.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>The delicate connective tissue framework which supports the
nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal
cord.</def>

<hw>Neu*rog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neuro-</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A description of the nerves.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Neu`ro*ker"a*tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neuro-</ets> + <ets>keratin</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Neu`ro*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to neurolgy.</def>

<hw>Neu*rol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
is versed in neurology; also, one skilled in the treatment of
nervous diseases.</def>

<hw>Neu*rol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neuro-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
branch of science which treats of the nervous system.</def>

<hw>\'d8Neu*ro"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Neuro-</er>, and <er>-oma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>A tumor developed on, or connected with, a nerve, esp. one
consisting of new-formed nerve fibers.</def>

<hw>Neu"ro*mere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neuro-</ets> + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A metameric segment of the cerebro-spinal
nervous system.</def>

<hw>Neu`ro*mus"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neuro-</ets> + <ets>muscular</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Nervomuscular.</def>

<hw>\'d8Neu"ron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Neura</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., from Gr.
<grk>ney^ron</grk> nerve.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The
brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis;
myelencephalon.</def><-- Now = a nerve cell (older def not
included in MW10 -->

<au>B. G. Wilder.</au>

<hw>Neu`ro*path"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to neuropathy; of the nature of, or suffering from,
nervous disease.</def>

<hw>Neu*rop"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neuro-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, to suffer.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An affection of the nervous system or of a
nerve.</def>

<hw>Neu"ro*pod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neuro-</ets> + <ets>-pod</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A neuropodous animal.</def>

<au>G. Rolleston.</au>

<hw>\'d8Neu`ro*po"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ a nerve + <?/, dim. of <?/, <?/, the
foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The ventral lobe or
branch of a parapodium.</def>

<hw>Neu*rop"o*dous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neuro-</ets> + <ets>-pod</ets> +
<ets>-ous</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having the
limbs on, or directed toward, the neural side, as in most
invertebrates; -- opposed to <ant>h\'91mapodous</ant>.</def>

<au>G. Rolleston.</au>

<hw>Neu"ro*pore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neuro-</ets> + <ets>pore</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>An opening at either end of the embryonic
neural canal.</def>

<hw>Neu*rop"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Neuroptera.</def>

<hw>\'d8Neu*rop"te*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[Nl., fr. gr. <?/ nerve + <?/ a wing, fr. <?/ to fly.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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. 973 -->

<hw>Nerop"ter*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Neuroptera.</def>

<hw>Neu*rop"ter*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A neuropter.</def>

<hw>\'d8Neu*rop"te*ris</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a nerve + <?/ a kind of fern.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extensive genus of fossil ferns, of
which species have been found from the Devonian to the Triassic
formation.</def>

<hw>Neu*rop"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Neuropteral.</def>

<hw>Neu`ro*sen*sif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>neuro-</ets> + <ets>sensiferous</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or forming, both nerves
and sense organs.</def>

<hw>\'d8Neu*ro"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<xex>Neuroses</xex> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. gr. <?/
nerve.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A functional nervous
affection or disease, that is, a disease of the nerves without
any appreciable change of nerve structure.</def><-- (psychiatry)
a mental or emotional disorder that affects only part of the
personality, and involves less distorted perceptions of reality
than a psychosis.  It includes certain anxieties and phobias.
[MW10] -->

<hw>Neu`ro*skel"e*tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the neuroskeleton.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Owen.</au>

<hw>Neu`ro*skel"e*ton</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neuro-</ets> + <ets>skeleton</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The deep-seated parts of the vertebrate
skeleton which are relation with the nervous axis and
locomation.</def>

<au>Owen.</au>

<hw>Neu"ro*spast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>neurospaston</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ drawn by
strings.]</ety> <def>A puppet.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<hw>Neu*rot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
nerve.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the nerves;
seated in the nerves; nervous; <as>as, a <ex>neurotic</ex>
disease</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Uself in disorders of, or affecting, the
nerves.</def>

<hw>Neu*rot"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A disease
seated in the nerves.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Any toxic agent whose action
is mainly directed to the great nerve centers.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Neurotic</xex> as a class include all those
poisons whose mains action is upon the brain and spinal cord.
They may be divided three orders: (<it>a</it>) <xex>Cerebral
neurotics</xex>, or those which affect the brain only.
(<it>b</it>) <xex>Spinal neurotics</xex>, or <xex>tetanics</xex>,
those which affect the spinal cord. (<it>c</it>)
<xex>Cerebro-spinal neurotics</xex>, or those which affect both
brain and spinal cord.</note>

<hw>Neu"ro*tome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Neurotomy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An instrument for
cutting or dissecting nerves.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A neuromere.</def>

<hw>Neu`ro*tom"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to neurotomy.</def>

<hw>Neu*rot"o*mist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
skilled in or practices neurotomy.</def>

<hw>Neu*rot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Neuro-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to cut.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The dissection, or anatomy, of the nervous system.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The division of a nerve, for
the relief of neuralgia, or for other purposes.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>\'d8Neu"ru*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
dim. of Gr. <?/ a nerve.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An
embryo or certain invertebrates in the stage when the primitive
band is first developed.</def>

<hw>Neu"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>ne</ets> not + <ets>uter</ets> whether; akin to E.
<ets>whether</ets>. See <er>No</er>, and <er>Whether</er>, and
cf. <er>Neither</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Neither the one
thing nor the other; on neither side; impartial; neutral.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<q>In all our undertakings God will be either our friend or our
enemy; for Providence never stands <qex>neuter</qex>.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>as, a <ex>neuter</ex> noun; a <ex>neuter</ex>
termination; the <ex>neuter</ex> gender.</as></def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Intransitive; <as>as, a <ex>neuter</ex> verb</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having no generative organs,
or imperfectly developed ones; sexless. See <er>Neuter</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 3.</def>

<hw>Neu"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</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>

<q>The world's no <qex>neuter</qex>; it will wound or save.</q>
<qau>Young.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A noun of the
neuter gender; any one of those words which have the terminations
usually found in neuter words.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An
intransitive verb.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <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 <xex>workers</xex>.</def>

<hw>Neu"tral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>neutralis</ets>, fr. <ets>neuter</ets>. See
<er>Neuter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not engaged on either
side; not taking part with or assisting either of two or more
contending parties; neuter; indifferent.</def>

<q>The heart can not possibly remain <qex>neutral</qex>, but
constantly takes part one way or the other.</q>
<qau>Shaftesbury.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Neither good nor bad; of medium quality;
middling; not decided or pronounced.</def>

<q>Some things good, and some things ill, do seem,
And <qex>neutral</qex> some, in her fantastic eye.</q>
<qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Neuter. See <er>Neuter</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>, 3.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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
<ant>acid</ant>, and <ant>alkaline</ant>.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Neutral axis</col>, <col>Neutral
surface</col></mcol> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <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 <er>Axis</er>.</cd> -- <col>Neutral
equilibrium</col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <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>Neutral salt</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <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>Neutral
tint</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>Neutral vowel</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 <ucr/ in <xex>up<xex>, and is
called also the <altname>natural vowel</altname>, as unformed by
art and effort. See <xex>Guide to Pronunciation<xex>, <sect/
17.</cd></cs><-- also called the indefinite vowel, and also
represented in phonetic transcriptions by the schwa <schwa/ -->

<hw>Neu"tral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A person or a
nation that takes no part in a contest between others; one who is
neutral.</def>

<q>The <qex>neutral</qex>, as far as commerce extends, becomes a
party in the war.</q>
<qau>R. G. Harper.</qau>

<hw>Neu"tral*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A neutral; one who
professes or practices neutrality.</def>

<au>Milman.</au>

<hw>Neu*tral"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>neutralit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>Men who possess a state of <qex>neutrality</qex> in times of
public danger, desert the interest of their fellow subjects.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Indifference in quality; a state neither very
good nor bad.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Donne.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The quality or state of being
neutral. See <er>Neutral</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, 4.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(International Law)</fld> <def>The condition of
a nation or government which refrains from taking part, directly
or indirectly, in a war between other powers.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Those who are neutral; a combination of neutral
powers or states.</def>

<cs><col>Armed neutrality</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></cs>

<hw>Neu`tral*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>neutralisation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or
process of neutralizing, or the state of being neutralized.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The act or process by which
an acid and a base are combined in such proportions that the
resulting compound is neutral. See <er>Neutral</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>, 4.</def>

<hw>Neu"tral*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Neutralized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Neutralizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>neutraliser</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To render
neutral; to reduce to a state of neutrality.</def>

<q>So here I am <qex>neutralized</qex> again.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To render inert or
imperceptible the peculiar affinities of, as a chemical
substance; to destroy the effect of; <as>as, to
<ex>neutralize</ex> an acid with a base</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To destroy the peculiar or opposite dispositions
of; to reduce to a state of indifference inefficience; to
counteract; <as>as, to <ex>neutralize</ex> parties in government;
to <ex>neutralize</ex> efforts, opposition, etc.</as></def>

<q>Counter citations that <qex>neutralize</qex> each other.</q>
<qau>E. Everett.</qau>

<hw>Neu"tral*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who,
or that which, neutralizes; that which destroys, disguises, or
renders inert the peculiar properties of a body.</def>

<hw>Neu"tral*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a neutral manner;
without taking part with either side; indifferently.</def>

<hw>\'d8Neu`vaines"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>neuvaine</ets>, fr. LL. <ets>novena</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>novem</ets>. See <er>Noon</er>.]</ety> <fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld>
<def>Prayers offered up for nine successive days.</def>

<hw>Ne*va"dite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>A grantitoid variety of rhyolite, common in Nevada.</def>

<hw>\'d8N\'82`v\'82"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.,
fr. <?/ <ets>nix</ets>, <ets>nivis</ets>, snow.]</ety>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The upper part of a glacier, above the
limit or perpetual snow. See <er>Galcier</er>.</def>

<hw>Nev"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Icel.
<ets>nefna</ets>. <?/ 267.]</ety> <def>To name; to mention; to
utter.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>As oft I heard my lord them <qex>neven</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Nev"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>n<?/fre</ets>; <ets>ne</ets> not, no + <ets><?/fre</ets>
ever.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Not ever; not at any time; at no
time, whether past, present, or future.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Death still draws nearer, <qex>never</qex> seeming near.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>In no degree; not in the least; not.</def>

<q>Whosoever has a friend to guide him, may carry his eyes in
another man's head, and yet see <qex>never</qex> the worse.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<q>And he answered him to <qex>never</qex> a word.</q>
<qau>Matt. xxvii. 14.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Never</xex> is much used in composition with
present participles to form adjectives, as in
<xex>never</xex>-ceasing, <xex>never</xex>-dying,
<xex>never</xex>-ending, <xex>never</xex>-fading,
<xex>never</xex>-failing, etc., retaining its usual
signification.</note>

<cs><col>Never a deal</col>, <cd>not a bit.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

-- <col>Never so</col>, as never before; more than at any other
time, or in any other circumstances; especially; particularly; --
now often expressed or replaced by <xex>ever so</xex>.

<q>Ask me <qex>never so</qex> much dower and gift.</q>
<qau>Gen. xxxiv. 12.</qau>

<q>A fear of battery, ... though <qex>never so</qex> well
grounded, is no duress.</q>
<qau>Blackstone.</qau></cs>

<hw>Nev"er*more`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Never
again; at no time hereafter.</def>

<au>Testament of Love. Tyndale.</au>

<q>Where springtime of the Hesperides
Begins, but endeth <qex>nevermore</qex>.</q>
<qau>Longfellow.</qau>

<hw>Nev`er*the*lat"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv. <or/
conj.</pos> <def>Nevertheless.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nev`er*the*less"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv. <or/
conj.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Never</ets> + <ets>the</ets> (see
<er>The</er> by that) + <ets>less</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not the
less; notwithstanding; in spite of that; yet.</def>

<q>No chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but
grievous; <qex>nevertheless</qex>, afterward it yieldeth the
peaceable fruit of righteousness.</q>
<qau>Heb. xii. 11.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- However; at least; yet; still. See
<er>However</er>.</syn>

<hw>Nev"ew</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Nephew.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>haucer.</au>

<hw>New</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Newer</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Newest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. OE.
<ets>newe</ets>, AS. <ets>niwe</ets>, <ets>neowe</ets>; akin to
D. <ets>nieuw</ets>, OS. <ets>niwi</ets>, OHG. <ets>niuwi</ets>,
G. <ets>neu</ets>, Icel. <ets>n<?/r</ets>, Dan. & Sw.
<ets>ny</ets>, Goth. <ets>niujis</ets>, Lith. <ets>naujas</ets>,
Russ. <ets>novuii</ets>, Ir. <ets>nua</ets>, <ets>nuadh</ets>,
Gael. <ets>nuadh</ets>, W. <ets>newydd</ets>, Armor.
<ets>nevez</ets>, L. <ets>novus</ets>, gr. <?/, Skr.
<ets>nava</ets>, and prob. to E. <ets>now</ets>. <?/ 263. See
<er>Now</er>, and cf. <er>Announce</er>, <er>Innovate</er>,
<er>Neophyte</er>, <er>Novel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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 <xex>old</xex>, <as>as, a
<ex>new</ex> coat; a <ex>new</ex> house; a <ex>new</ex> book; a
<ex>new</ex> fashion.</as></def> \'bdYour <xex>new</xex>
wife.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Not before seen or known, although existing
before; lately manifested; recently discovered; <as>as, a
<ex>new</ex> metal; a <ex>new</ex> planet; <ex>new</ex>
scenes.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Newly beginning or recurring; starting anew; now
commencing; different from has been; <as>as, a <ex>new</ex> year;
a <ex>new course</ex> or direction.</as></def>

<sn>4.</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>as, rest and travel made
him a <ex>new</ex> man</as>.</def>

<q>Steadfasty purposing to lead a <qex>new</qex> life.</q>
<qau>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</qau>

<q>Men after long emaciating diets, fat, and almost
<qex>new</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Not of ancient extraction, or of a family of
ancient descent; not previously kniwn or famous.</def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Not habituated; not familiar;
unaccustomed.</def>

<q><qex>New</qex> to the plow, unpracticed in the trace.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>Fresh from anything; newly come.</def>

<q><qex>New</qex> from her sickness to that northern air.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<cs><col>New birth</col>. <cd>See under <er>Birth</er>.</cd> --
<mcol><col>New Church</col>, <or/ <col>New Jerusalem
Church</col></mcol>, <cd>the church holding the doctrines taught
by Emanuel Swedenborg. See <er>Swedenborgian</er>.</cd> --
<col>New heart</col> <fld>(Theol.)</fld>, <cd>a heart or
character changed by the power of God, so as to be governed by
new and holy motives.</cd> -- <col>New land</col>, <cd>land
ckeared and cultivated for the first time.</cd> -- <col>New
light</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Crappie</er>.</cd>
-- <col>New moon</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The moon in its first
quarter, or when it first appears after being invisible</cd>.
<sd>(b)</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> <au>2 Kings iv. 23.</au> -- <col>New Red
Sandstone</col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>an old name for the
formation immediately above the coal measures or strata, now
divided into the Permian and Trias.</cd> See <er>Sandstone</er>.
-- <col>New style</col>. <cd>See <er>Style</er>.</cd> -- <col>New
testament</col>. <cd>See under <er>Testament</er>.</cd> --
<col>New world</col>, <cd>the land of the Western Hemisphere; --
so called because not known to the inhabitants of the Eastern
Hemisphere until recent times.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Novel; recent; fresh; modern. See
<er>Novel</er>.</syn>

<hw>New</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Newly;
recently.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<note><hand/ <xex>New</xex> is much used in composition,
adverbially, in the sense of <xex>newly</xex>,
<xex>recently</xex>, to quality other words, as in
<xex>new</xex>-born, <xex>new</xex>-formed, <xex>new</xex>-found,
<xex>new</xex>-mown.</note>

<cs><col>Of new</col>, <cd>anew. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>New</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To make new; to
renew.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>New"born`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Recently
born.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>New"come`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Recently
come.</def>

<hw>New"com`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who has
lately come.</def>

<hw>New"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>New</er>. Cf. <er>Novel</er>.]</ety> <def>A novelty; a new
thing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>New"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>nual</ets>, F. <ets>noyau</ets> sone, of fruit, <ets>noyau
d'escaler</ets> newel, fr. L. <ets>nucalis</ets> like a nut, fr.
<ets>nux</ets>, <ets>nucis</ets>, nut. Cf <er>Nowel</er> the
inner wall of a mold, <er>Nucleus</er>..]</ety>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <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 <cref>Hollow newel</cref>,
under <er>Hollow</er>.</def>

<hw>New"fan`gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>New</ets> + <ets>fangle</ets>.]</ety> <def>Eager for
novelties; desirous of changing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>So <qex>newfangel</qex> be they of their meat.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>New"fan`gle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To change by
introducing novelties.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>New"fan`gled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Newmade; formed with the affectation of novelty.</def> \'bdA
<xex>newfangled</xex> nomenclature.\'b8

<au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Disposed to change; inclined to novelties; given
to new theories or fashions.</def> \'bd<xex>Newfangled</xex>
teachers.\'b8 <au>1 Tim. vi. (heading).</au>
\'bd<xex>Newfangled</xex> men.\'b8 <au>Latimer.</au>

<hw>New"fan`gled*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Affectation of, or
fondness for, novelty; vain or affected fashion or form.</def>

<hw>New"fan`gle*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>newefanglenes</ets>. See <er>Fangle</er>.]</ety>
<def>Newfangledness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Proud <qex>newfangleness</qex> in their apparel.</q>
<qau>Robynson (More's Utopia).</qau>

<hw>New"fan`glist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
is eager for novelties or desirous of change.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Tooker.</au>

<hw>New"fan`gly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
newfangled manner; with eagerness for novelty.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. More.</au>

<hw>New`fash"ioned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made in
a new form, or lately come into fashion.</def>

<hw>New"found*land`</hw> <pr>(?, often <?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>An island on the coast of British North America,
famed for the fishing grounds in its vicinity.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A Newfoundland dog.</def>

<au>Tennyson.</au>

<cs><col>Newfoundland dog</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a
breed of large dogs, with shaggy hair, which originated in
Newfoundland, noted for intelligence, docility, and swimming
powers.</cd></cs>

<hw>New"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>New</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Yeast; barm.</def>
<mark>[prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>New"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat new; nearly
new.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>New"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Lately;
recently.</def>

<q>He rubbed it o'er with <qex>newly</qex> gathered mint.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Anew; afresh; freshly.</def>

<q>And the refined mind doth <qex>newly</qex> fashion
Into a fairer form.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<hw>New"mar`ket</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Newmarket</ets>, England.]</ety> <def>A long, closely
fitting cloak.</def>

<hw>New`-mod"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
remodel.</def>

<hw>New"ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or
state of being new; <as>as, the <ex>newness</ex> of a system; the
<ex>newness</ex> of a scene; <ex>newness</ex> of life.</as></def>

<-- p. 974 -->

<hw>News</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n</pos> <ety>[From New; cf. F.
<ets>nounelles</ets>. <ets>News</ets> <?/s plural in form, but is
commonly used with a singular verb.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
report of recent occurences; information of something that has
lately taken place, or of something before unknown; fresh
tindings; recent intelligence.</def>

<q>Evil <qex>news</qex> rides post, while good <qex>news</qex>
baits.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Something strange or newly happened.</def>

<q>It is no <qex>news</qex> for the weak and poor to be a prey to
the strong and rich.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A bearer of news; a courier; a newspaper.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>There cometh a <qex>news</qex> thither with his horse.</q>
<qau>Pepys.</qau>

<hw>News"-book`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
newspaper.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>news"boy`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A boy who
distributes or sells newspaper.</def>

<hw>News"-let`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>News"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Newsmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
brings news.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A man who distributes or sells newspapers.</def>

<hw>News"mon`ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
deals in news; one who is active in hearing and telling
news.</def>

<hw>News"pa`per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>News"room`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A room where
news is collected and disseminated, or periodicals sold; a
reading room supplied with newspapers, magazines, etc.</def>

<hw>News"-vnd`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A seller
of newspapers.</def>

<hw>News"-writ`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
gathered news for, and wrote, news-letters.</def>

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<hw>News"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of news;
abounding in information as to current events.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<hw>Newt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>ewt</ets>, <ets>evete</ets>, AS. <ets>efete</ets>, with
<ets>n</ets> prefixed, <ets>an ewt</ets> being understood as
<ets>a newt</ets>. Cf. <er>Eft</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Any one of several species of small aquatic salamanders. The
common British species are the crested newt (<spn>Triton
cristatus</spn>) and the smooth newt (<spn>Lophinus
punctatus</spn>). In America, <spn>Diemictylus viridescens</spn>
is one of the most abundant species.</def>

<hw>New*to"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Sir Isaac Newton, or his discoveries.</def>

<cs><col>Newtonian philosophy</col>, <cd>the philosophy of Sir
Isaac Newton; -- applied to the doctrine of the universe as
expounded in Newton's \'bdPrincipia,\'b8 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>Newtonian telescope</col>
<fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <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>Newtonian theory of light</col>. <cd>See Note under
<er>Light</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>New*to"ni*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A follower of
Newton.</def>

<hw>New"-year`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to, or suitable for, the commencement of the year;
<as>as, <ex>New-year</ex> gifts or odes</as>.</def>

<hw>New" Year's` Day"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>the first day of a
calendar year; the first day of January. Often colloquially
abbreviated to <altname>New year's</altname> or <altname>new
year</altname>.</def>

<hw>New` Zea"land</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A group of islands in
the South Pacific Ocean.</def>

<cs><col>New Zealand flax</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<cd>A tall, liliaceous herb (<spn>Phormium tenax</spn>), having
very long, sword-shaped, distichous leaves which furnish a fine,
strong fiber very valuable for cordage and the like</cd>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The fiber itself.</cd> -- <col>New Zealand
tea</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a myrtaceous shrub
(<spn>Leptospermum scoparium</spn>) of New Zealand and Australia,
the leaves of which are used as a substitute for tea.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nex"i*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nexibilis</ets>, from <ets>nectere</ets>, <ets>nexum</ets>,
to bind.]</ety> <def>That may be knit together.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Next</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>, <pos>superl.</pos> of
<er>Nigh</er>. <ety>[AS. <ets>n<?/hst</ets>,
<ets>ni\'82hst</ets>, <ets>n<?/hst</ets>, superl. of
<ets>ne\'a0h</ets> nigh. See <er>Nigh</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Nearest in place; having no similar object
intervening.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Her princely guest
Was <qex>next</qex> her side; in order sat the rest.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<q>Fear followed me so hard, that I fled the <qex>next</qex>
way.</q>
<qau>Bunyan.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Nearest in time; <as>as, the <ex>next</ex> day
or hour</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Adjoining in a series; immediately preceding or
following in order.</def>

<q>None could tell whose turn should be the <qex>next</qex>.</q>
<qau>Gay.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Nearest in degree, quality, rank, right, or
relation; <as>as, the <ex>next</ex> heir was an
infant</as>.</def>

<q>The man is near of kin unto us, one of our <qex>next</qex>
kinsmen.</q>
<qau>Ruth ii. 20.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Next</xex> is usually followed by <xex>to</xex>
before an object, but <xex>to</xex> is sometimes omitted. In such
cases <xex>next</xex> in considered by many grammarians as a
preposition.</note>

<cs><col>Next friend</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>one who
represents an infant, a married woman, or any person who can not
appear <xex>sui juris<xex>, in a suit at law.</cd></cs>

<hw>Next</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the time, place, or order
nearest or immediately suceeding; <as>as, this man follows
<ex>next</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nex"us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>Connection; tie.</def>

<q>Man is doubtless one by some subtile <qex>nexus</qex> ...
extending from the new-born infant to the superannuated
dotard.</q>
<qau>De Quincey.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Nez" Per`c\'82s"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pluf>pl.</pluf>;
<sing>sing. <singw>Nez Perc\'90</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>.
<ety>[F., pierced noses.]</ety> <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A tribe
of Indians, mostly inhabiting Idaho.</def>
<-- involved under Chief Joseph, in the last major battle of the
Indian wars, attempting to resist being moved to a reservation.
-->

<hw>\'d8Ngi"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Native
name.]</ety> <def>The gorilla.</def>

<hw>Ni*ag"a*ra pe"ri*od</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Geol.)</fld>
<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
<xex>Chart</xex> of <er>Geology</er>.</def>

<hw>Ni"as</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>niais</ets>. See <er>Eyas</er>.]</ety> <def>A young hawk; an
eyas; hence, an unsophisticated person.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nib</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A variabt of
<ets>neb</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small and pointed thing
or part; a point; a prong.</def> \'bdThe little <xex>nib</xex> or
fructifying principle.\'b8

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The bill or beak of a
bird; the neb.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a
pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>One of the handles which project from a scythe
snath; also, <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>, the shaft of a
wagon.</def>

<hw>Nib</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Nebbed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nibbing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To furnish with a nib; to
point; to mend the point of; <as>as, to <ex>nib</ex> a
pen</as>.</def>

<hw>Nibbed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a nib or
point.</def>

<hw>Nib"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nibbled</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Nibbling</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. <er>Nip</er>.]</ety> <def>To
bite by little at a time; to seize gently with the mouth; to eat
slowly or in small bits.</def>

<q>Thy turfy mountains, where live <qex>nibbling</qex> sheep.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Nib"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bite upon something
gently or cautiously; to eat a little of a thing, as by taking
small bits cautiously; <as>as, fishes <ex>nibble</ex> at the
bait</as>.</def>

<q>Instead of returning a full answer to my book, he manifestly
falls a-<qex>nibbling</qex> at one single passage.</q>
<qau>Tillotson.</qau>

<hw>Nib"ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small or cautious
bite.</def><-- 2. a tentative expression of interest [MW10]. -->

<hw>Nib"bler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, nibbles.</def>

<hw>Nib"bling*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
nibbling manner; cautiously.</def>

<hw>Nib"lick</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of golf
stick used to lift the ball out of holes, ruts, etc.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ni*ca"gua</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The laughing falcon. See under
<er>laughing</er>.</def>

<hw>Nic`a*ra"gua wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Brazil wood.</def>

<hw>Nic"co*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[from NL.
<ets>niccolum</ets> nickel.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A
mineral of a copper-red color and metallic luster; an arsenide of
nickel; -- called also <altname>coppernickel</altname>,
<altname>kupfernickel</altname>.</def>

<hw>Nice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Nicer</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Nicest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.,
foolish, fr. OF. <ets>nice</ets> ignorant, fool, fr. L.
<ets>nescius</ets> ignorant; <ets>ne</ets> not + <ets>scius</ets>
knowing, <ets>scire</ets> to know. perhaps influenced by E.
<ets>nesh</ets> delicate, soft. See <er>No</er>, and
<er>Science</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Foolish; silly; simple;
ignorant; also, weak; effeminate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Gower.</au>

<q>But say that we ben wise and nothing <qex>nice</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of trifling moment; nimportant; trivial.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The letter was not <qex>nice</qex>, but full of charge
Of dear import.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Overscrupulous or exacting; hard to please or
satisfy; fastidious in small matters.</def>

<q>Curious not knowing, not exact but <qex>nice</qex>.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<q>And to taste
Think not I shall be <qex>nice</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Delicate; refined; dainty; pure.</def>

<q>Dear love, continue <qex>nice</qex> and chaste.</q>
<qau>Donne.</qau>

<q>A <qex>nice</qex> and subtile happiness.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Apprehending slight diffferences or delicate
distinctions; distinguishing accurately or minutely; carefully
discriminating; <as>as, a <ex>nice</ex> taste or
judgment</as>.</def>  \'bdOur author happy in a judge so
<xex>nice</xex>.\'b8 <au>Pope.</au>  \'bd<xex>Nice</xex> verbal
criticism.\'b8 <au>Coleridge.</au>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Done or made with careful labor; suited to
excite admiration on account of exactness; evidencing great
skill; exact; fine; finished; <as>as, <ex>nice</ex> proportions,
<ex>nice</ex> workmanship, a <ex>nice</ex> application</as>;
exactly or fastidiously discriminated; requiring close
discrimination; <as>as, a <ex>nice</ex> point of law, a
<ex>nice</ex> distinction in philosophy</as>.</def>

<q>The difference is too <qex>nice</qex>
Where ends the virtue, or begins the vice.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>Pleasing; agreeable; gratifying; delightful;
good; <as>as, a <ex>nice</ex> party; a <ex>nice</ex> excursion; a
<ex>nice</ex> person; a <ex>nice</ex> day; a <ex>nice</ex> sauce,
etc.</as></def> <mark>[Loosely & Colloquially]</mark>

<cs><col>To make nice of</col>, <cd>to be scrupulous about.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<au>Shak.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Dainty; delicate; exquisite; fine; accurate; exact;
correct; precise; particular; scrupulous; punctilious;
fastidious; squeamish; finical; effeminate; silly.</syn>

<hw>Nice"ly</hw> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a nice manner.</def>

<hw>Ni"cene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Nicaenus</ets>, fr. <ets>Nicaea</ets> Nice, Gr. <?/.]</ety>
<def>Of or pertaining to Nice, a town of Asia Minor, or to the
ecumenial council held there <sc>A. D.</sc> 325.</def>

<cs><col>Nicene Creed</col> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <cd>a summary of
Christian faith, composed and adopted by the Council of Nice,
against Arianism, <sc>A. D.</sc> 325, altered and confirmed by
the Council of Constantinople, <sc>A. D.</sc> 381, and by
subsequent councils.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nice"ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality or
state of being nice.</def>

<hw>Ni"cer*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Nicety.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<au>Chapman.</au>

<hw>Ni"ce*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Niceties</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE.
<ets>nicet\'82</ets> foolishness.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
quality or state of being nice (in any of the senses of that
word.).</def>

<q>The miller smiled of her <qex>nicety</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Delicacy or exactness of perception; minuteness
of observation or of discrimination; precision.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A delicate expression, act, mode of treatment,
distinction, or the like; a minute distinction.</def>

<q>The fineness and <qex>niceties</qex> of words.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<cs><col>To a nicety</col>, <cd>with great exactness or
accuracy.</cd></cs>

<hw>Niche</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. It.
<ets>nicchia</ets>, prop., a shell-like recess in a wall, fr.
<ets>nicchio</ets> a shellfish, mussel, fr. L.
<ets>mytilus</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<q>Images defended from the injuries of the weather by
<qex>niches</qex> of stone wherein they are placed.</q>
<qau>Evelun.</qau>

<hw>Niched</hw>. <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Placed in a
niche.</def> \'bdThose <xex>niched</xex> shapes of noble
mold.\'b8

<au>Tennyson.</au>

<hw>Nick</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nicor</ets> a marine monster; akin to D. <ets>nikker</ets> a
water spite, Icel. <ets>nykr</ets>, ONG. <ets>nihhus</ets> a
crocodile, G. <ets>nix</ets> a water sprite; cf. Gr. <?/ to wash,
Skr. <ets>nij</ets>. Cf. <er>Nix</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Northern
Myth.)</fld> <def>An evil spirit of the waters.</def>

<cs><col>Old Nick</col>, <cd>the evil one; the devil.
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Nick</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to <er>Nock</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A notch cut into something</def>; as:
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A score for keeping an account; a
reckoning</def>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd>
<fld>(Print.)</fld> <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>

<au>W. Savage.</au>

<sd>(c)</sd> <def>A broken or indented place in any edge or
surface; <xex>nicks</xex> in china.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A particular point or place considered as marked
by a nick; the exact point or critical moment.</def>

<q>To cut it off in the very <qex>nick</qex>.</q>
<qau>Howell.</qau>

<q>This <qex>nick</qex> of time is the critical occasion for the
gainger of a point.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<hw>Nick</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Nicked</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nicking</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To make a nick or
nicks in; to notch; to keep count of or upon by nicks; <as>as, to
<ex>nick</ex> a stick, tally, etc.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To mar; to deface; to make ragged, as by cutting
nicks or notches in.</def>

<q>And thence proceed to <qex>nicking</qex> sashes.</q>
<qau>Prior.</qau>

<q>The itch of his affection should not then
Have <qex>nicked</qex> his captainship.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To suit or fit into, as by a correspondence of
nicks; to tally with.</def>

<q>Words <qex>nicking</qex> and resembling one another are
applicable to different significations.</q>
<qau>Camden.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To hit at, or in, the nick; to touch rightly; to
strike at the precise point or time.</def>

<q>The just season of doing things must be <qex>nicked</qex>, and
all accidents improved.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<sn>5.</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 ir
higher).</def>

<hw>Nick</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To nickname; to style.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>For Warbeck, as you <qex>nick</qex> him, came to me.</q>
<qau>Ford.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nick"ar nut`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Nick"ar tree`</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Nicker
nut</er>, <er>Nicker tree</er>.</def>

<hw>Nick"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr. Sw.
<ets>nickel</ets>, abbrev. from Sw. <ets>kopparnickel</ets>
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. <er>Kupfer-nickel</er>,
<er>Copper-nickel</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<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>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A small coin made of or containing nickel; esp.,
a five-cent piece.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark>

<cs><col>Nickel silver</col>, <cd>an alloy of nickel, copper, and
zinc; -- usually called <altname>german silver</altname>; called
also <altname>argentan</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nick*el"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or containing, nickel;
specifically, designating compounds in which, as contrasted with
the <xex>nickelous</xex> compounds, the metal has a higher
valence; <as>as <ex>nickelic</ex> oxide</as>.</def>

<hw>Nick`el*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nickel</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Containing nickel; <as>as, <ex>nickelferous</ex>
iron</as>.</def>

<hw>Nick"el*ine</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alloy of nickel, a variety
of German silver.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Niccolite.</def>

<hw>Nick"el*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, those
compounds of nickel in which, as contrasted with the
<xex>nickelic</xex> compounds, the metal has a lower valence;
<as>as, <ex>nickelous</ex> oxide</as>.</def>

<au>Frankland.</au>

<hw>Nick"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Nick</er>, <er>v</er>.<er>t</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking
windows with half-pence.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark>

<au>Arbuthnot.</au>

<sn>2.</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>

<hw>Nick"er nut`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <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 <spn>C\'91salpinia</spn>.
<spn>C. Bonduc</spn> has yellowish seeds;
<spn>C.Bonducella</spn>, bluish gray.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also
<asp>neckar nut</asp>, <asp>nickar nut</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Nick"er tree`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The
plant producing nicker nuts.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>neckar tree</asp> and <asp>nickar tree</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Nick"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Nick</er>,
<pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Coal Mining)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>The cutting made by the hewer at the side of the face.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Small coal produced in making
the nicking.</def>

<hw>Nic"kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European woodpecker, or yaffle; --
called also <altname>nicker pecker</altname>.</def>

<hw>Nick"nack`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Knickknack</er>.</def>

<hw>Nick"nack`er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Knickknackery</er>.</def>

<hw>Nick"name`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>ekename</ets> surname, hence, a nickname, <ets>an
ekename</ets> being understood as <ets>a nekename</ets>,
influenced also by E. <ets>nick</ets>, v. See <er>Eke</er>, and
<er>Name</er>.]</ety> <def>A name given in contempt, derision, or
sportive familiarity; a familiar or an opprobrious
appellation.</def>

<hw>Nick"name`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Nicknamed</er> <pr>(#)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Nicknaming</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To give a
nickname to; to call by a nickname.</def>

<q>You <qex>nickname</qex> virtue; vice you should have
spoke.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>I altogether disclaim what has been <qex>nicknamed</qex> the
doctrine of finality.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<-- p. 975 -->

<hw>Ni`co*la"i*tan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So
called from <ets>Nicolas</ets> of Antioch, mentioned in Acts vi.
5.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of certain corrupt
persons in the early church at Ephesus, who are censured in rev.
ii. 6, 15.</def>

<hw>Ni*co"tian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>nicotiane</ets>; -- so called from <ets>Nicot</ets>, who
introduced it into France, <er>a</er>.<er>d</er>. 15<?/0.]</ety>
<def>Tobacco.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Ni*co"tian</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to, or derived
from, tobacco.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>\'d8Ni*co"ti*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Nicotian</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of
American and Asiatic solanaceous herbs, with viscid foliage and
funnel-shaped blossoms. Several species yield tobacco. See
<er>Tobacco</er>.</def>

<hw>Ni*co"ti*a*nine</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>nicotianine</ets>. See <er>Nicotian</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white waxy substance having a hot,
bitter taste, extracted from tobacco leaves and called also
<altname>tobacco camphor</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ni*cot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Nicotinic.</def>

<hw>Ni*cot"i*dine</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nicot</ets>ine + pyr<ets>idine</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A complex, oily, nitrogenous base,
isomeric with nicotine, and obtained by the reduction of certain
derivatives of the pyridine group.</def>

<hw>Nic"o*tine</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>nicotine</ets>. See <er>Nicotian</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<au>Ure.</au>

<hw>Nic`o*tin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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
<xex>nicotinic acid</xex>.</def>

<hw>Nic"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nictare</ets>, <ets>nictatum</ets>, from <ets>nicere</ets>
to beckon.]</ety> <def>To wink; to nictitate.</def>

<hw>Nic*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nictatio</ets> <?/ cf. F. <ets>nictation</ets>.]</ety>
<def>the act of winking; nictitation.</def>

<hw>Nic"ti*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nictate</er>.]</ety> <def>To wink; to nictate.</def>

<cs><col>Nictitating membrance</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>a
thin membrance, 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></cs>

<hw>Nic`ti*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act
of winking.</def>

<hw>Nid`a*men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nidamentum</ets> materials for a nest, fr. <ets>nidus</ets>
nest. See <er>Nest</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>of,
pertaining to, or baring, eggs or egg capsules; <as>as, the
<ex>nidament</ex> capsules of certain gastropods;
<ex>nidamental</ex> glands</as>. See <ex>Illust</ex>. of
<er>Dibranchiata</er>.</def>

<hw>Ni"da*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nidus</ets> a nest.]</ety> <def>A collection of nests.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>velyn.</au>

<hw>Nide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nidus</ets> a nest: cf. F. <ets>nid</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
nestful; a brood; <as>as, a <ex>nide</ex> of
pheasants</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ni"der*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Niding</er>.]</ety> <def>Infamous; dastardly.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir W. Scott.</au>

<hw>Nidg"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nidget</er>.]</ety> <def>A trifle; a piece of foolery.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Skinner.</au>

<hw>Nidg"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>nigget</asp>, <asp>nigeot</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nigaud</ets> a boody, fool, OF. <ets>niger</ets> to play the
fool.]</ety> <def>A fool; an idiot, a coward.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Camden.</au>

<hw>Nid"i*fi*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nidificated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nidificating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>nidificare</ets>, <ets>nidificatum</ets>; <ets>nidus</ets>
nest + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See <er>-fy</er>,
and cf. <er>nest</er>.]</ety> <def>To make a nest.</def>

<q>Where are the fishes which <qex>nidificated</qex> in
trees?</q>
<qau>Lowell.</qau>

<hw>Nid`i*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>nidification</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or process of
building a nest.</def>

<hw>Ni"ding</hw> <pr>(n<imac/"d<icr/ng)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>nithing</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[AS.
<ets>n<imac/<edh/ing</ets>, fr. <ets>n<imac/<edh/</ets> wickness,
malice, hatred.]</ety> <def>A coward; a dastard; -- a term of
utmost opprobrium.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>He is worthy to be called a <qex>niding</qex>.</q>
<qau>Howell.</qau>

<hw>Ni"dor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>Scent or savor of meat or food, cooked or cooking.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Jer. Taylor.</au>

<hw>Ni"dor*ose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Nidorous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Arbuthnot.</au>

<hw>Ni"dor*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nidorosus</ets> steaming, reeking: cf. F.
<ets>nidoreux</ets>. See <er>Nidor</er>.]</ety> <def>Resembling
the smell or taste of roast meat, or of corrupt animal
matter.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Nid"u*lant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nidulans</ets>, p.pr.: cf. F. <er>Nidulant</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Nestling, as a bird in itss nest.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Lying loose in pulp or cotton
within a berry or pericarp, as in a nest.</def>

<hw>Nid"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nidulated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nidulating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>nidulari</ets>,
fr. <ets>nidulus</ets>, dim. of <ets>nidus</ets> a nest.]</ety>
<def>To make a nest, as a bird.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Cockeram.</au>

<hw>Nid`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The time
of remaining in the nest.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Nid"u*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nidulus</ets> a little nest.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld>
<def>A Silurian fossil, formerly supposed to consist of
eggs.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ni"dus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>nidi</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. See <er>Nidi</er>,
<er>Nest</er>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Niece</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nece</ets>, F. <ets>ni\'8ace</ets>, LL. <ets>neptia</ets>,
for L. <ets>neptis</ets> a granddaughter, niece, akin to
<ets>nepos</ets>. See <er>Nephew</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
relative, in general; especially, a descendant, whether male or
female; a granddaughter or a grandson.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson. Wyclif. Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A daughter of one's brother or sister, or of
one's brother-in-law or sister-in-law.</def><-- primary usage -->

<hw>Nief</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See <er>Neif</er>,
the fist.</def>

<hw>Ni*el"list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
practices the style of ornamentation called
<xex>niello</xex>.</def>

<hw>Ni*el"lo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>niello</ets>, LL. <ets>nigellum</ets> a black of blackish
enamel, fr. L. <ets>nigellus</ets>, dim. of <ets>niger</ets>
black. See <er>Negro</er>, and cf. <er>Anneal</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A metallic alloy of a deep black color.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The art, process, or method of decorating metal
with incised designs filled with the black alloy.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A piece of metal, or any other object, so
decorated.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>An impression on paper taken from an ancient
incised decoration or metal plate.</def>

<hw>Ni"fle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.]</ety>
<def>A trifle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nig"gard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel.
<ets>hn\'94ggr</ets> niggardly, stingy + <ets>-ard</ets>; cf. Sw.
<ets>njugg</ets>, AS. <ets>hne\'a0w</ets>.]</ety> <def>A person
meanly close and covetous; one who spends grudgingly; a stingy,
parsimonous fellow; a miser.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>A penurious <qex>niggard</qex> of his wealth.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>Be <qex>niggards</qex> of advice on no pretense.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Nig"gard</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a niggard; meanly
covetous or parsimonious; niggardly; miserly; stingy.</def>

<hw>Nig"gard</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To act the niggard
toward; to be niggardly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Nig"gard*ise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Niggardliness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Nig"gard*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat niggard.</def>

<hw>Nig"gard*li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being niggard; meanness in giving or
spending; parsimony; stinginess.</def>

<q><qex>Niggardliness</qex> is not good husbandry.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<hw>Nig"gard*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Meanly covetous or
avarcious in dealing with others; stingy; niggard.</def>

<q>Where the owner of the house will be bountiful, it is not for
the steward to be <qex>niggardly</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bp. Hall.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Avarcious; covetous; parsimonious; sparing; miserly;
penurios; sordid; stingy. See <er>Avaricious</er>.</syn>

<hw>Nig"gard*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a niggard
manner.</def>

<hw>Nig"gard*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Niggardliness.</def>

<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au>

<hw>Nig"gard*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Niggardly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Covetous gathering and <qex>niggardous</qex> keeping.</q>
<qau>Sir T. More.</qau>

<hw>Nag"gard*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Niggardliness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Elyot.</au>

<hw>Nig"gard*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Niggardliness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>nigged</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prov. E.
<ets>nig</ets> to clip money.]</ety> <fld>(Masonry)</fld>
<def>Hammer-dressed; -- said of building stone.</def>

<hw>Nig"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A negro; -- in
vulgar derision or depreciation.</def>

<hw>Nig"gish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Niggard</er>.]</ety> <def>Niggardly.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nig"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Niggled</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Niggling</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Dim. of Prov. E. <ets>nig</ets>
to clip money; cf. also Prov. E. <ets>nig</ets> a small
piece.]</ety> <def>To trifle with; to deceive; to mock.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>Nig"gle</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To trifle or
play.</def>

<q>Take heed, daughter,
You <qex>niggle</qex> not with your conscience and religion.</q>
<qau>Massinger.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To act or walk mincingly.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To fret and snarl about trifles.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Nig"gler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
niggles.</def>

<hw>Nigh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Nigher</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Nighest</er>, or <er>Next</er>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>nigh</ets>,
<ets>neigh</ets>, <ets>neih</ets>, AS. <ets>ne\'a0h</ets>,
<ets>n<?/h</ets>; akin to D. <ets>na</ets>, adv., OS.
<ets>n\'beh</ets>, a., OHG. <ets>n\'beh</ets>, G. <ets>nah</ets>,
a., <ets>nach</ets> to, after, Icel. <ets>n\'be</ets> (in comp.)
nigh, Goth. <ets>n<?/hw</ets>, <ets>n<?/hwa</ets>, adv., nigh.
Cf. <er>Near</er>, <er>Neighbor</er>, <er>Next</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Not distant or remote in place or time;
near.</def>

<q>The loud tumult shows the battle <qex>nigh</qex>.</q>
<qau>Prior.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Not remote in degree, kindred, circumstances,
etc.; closely allied; intimate.</def> \'bd<xex>Nigh</xex>
kinsmen.\'b8

<au>Knolles.</au>

<q>Ye ... are made <qex>nigh</qex> by the blood of Christ.</q>
<qau>Eph. ii. 13.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Near; close; adjacent; contiguous; present;
neighboring.</syn>

<hw>Nigh</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ne\'a0h</ets>,
<ets>n<?/h</ets>. See <er>Nigh</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>In a situation near in place or time, or in the
course of events; near.</def>

<q>He was sick, <qex>nigh</qex> unto death.</q>
<qau>Phil. ii. 27.</qau>

<q>He drew not <qex>nigh</qex> unheard; the angel bright,
Ere he drew <qex>nigh</qex>, his radiant visage turned.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Almost; nearly; <as>as, he was <ex>nigh</ex>
dead</as>.</def>

<hw>Nigh</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To draw nigh (to); to
approach; to come near.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Wyclif (Matt. iii. 2).</au>

<hw>Nigh</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>Near to; not remote or
distant from.</def> \'bdwas not this <xex>nigh</xex> shore?\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Nigh"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a near relation in
place, time, degree, etc.; within a little; almost.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>A cube and a sphere ... <qex>nighly</qex> of the same
bigness.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<hw>Nigh"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being nigh.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Nighness</xex> of
blood.\'b8

<au>Holished.</au>

<hw>Night</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>night</ets>, <ets>niht</ets>, AS. <ets>neaht</ets>,
<ets>niht</ets>; akin to D. <ets>nacht</ets>, OS. & OHG.
<ets>naht</ets>, G. <ets>nacht</ets>, Icel. <ets>n<?/tt</ets>,
Sw. <ets>natt</ets>, Dan. <ets>nat</ets>, Goth. nachts, Lith.
<ets>naktis</ets>, Russ. <ets>noche</ets>, W. <ets>nos</ets>, Ir.
<ets>nochd</ets>, L. <ets>nox</ets>, <ets>noctis</ets>, gr. <?/,
<?/, Skr. <ets>nakta</ets>, <ets>nakti</ets>. <root/ 265. Cf.
<er>Equinox</er>, <er>Nocturnal</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called
<qex>Night</qex>.</q>
<qau>Gen. i. 5.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> Hence: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Darkness; obscurity;
concealment.</def>

<q>Nature and nature's laws lay hid in <qex>night</qex>.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Intellectual and moral darkness;
ignorance</def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A state of affliction;
adversity; as, a dreary <xex>night</xex> of sorrow</def>.
<sd>(d)</sd> <def>The period after the close of life;
death</def>.

<q>She closed her eyes in everlasting <qex>night</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sd>(e)</sd> <def>A lifeless or unenlivened period, as when
nature seems to sleep.</def> \'bdSad winter's
<xex>night</xex>\'b8.

<au>Spenser.</au>

<note><hand/ <xex>Night</xex> is sometimes used, esp. with
participles, in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as,
<xex>night</xex>-blooming, <xex>night</xex>-born,
<xex>night</xex>-warbling, etc.</note>

<cs><mcol><col>Night by night</col>, <col>Night after
night</col></mcol>, <cd>nightly; many nights.</cd>

<q>So help me God, as I have watched the night,
Ay, <qex>night by night</qex>, in studying good for England.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

-- <col>Night bird</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>The moor hen (<spn>Gallinula chloropus</spn>).</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The Manx shearwater (<spn>Puffinus
Anglorum</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Night blindness</col>.
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Hemeralopia</er>.</cd> --
<col>Night cart</col>, <cd>a cart used to remove the contents of
privies by night.</cd> -- <col>Night churr</col>,
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the nightjar.</cd> -- <col>Night
crow</col>, <cd>a bird that cries in the night.</cd> --
<col>Night dog</col>, <cd>a dog that hunts in the night, -- used
by poachers.</cd> -- <col>Night fire</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Fire
burning in the night.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Ignis fatuus;
Will-o'-the-wisp; Jask-with-a-lantern</cd>. -- <col>Night
flyer</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any creature that flies in
the night, as some birds and insects.</cd> -- <col>night
glass</col>, <cd>a spyglass constructed to concentrate a large
amount of light, so as see objects distinctly at night.</cd>
<au>Totten.</au> -- <col>Night green</col>, <cd>iodine
green.</cd> -- <col>Night hag</col>, <cd>a witch supposed to
wander in the night.</cd> -- <col>Night hawk</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an American bird (<spn>Chordeiles
Virginianus</spn>), 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 <altname>bull
bat</altname>. -- <col>Night heron</col> (<spn>Zo\'94l</spn>.),
<cd>any one of several species of herons of the genus
<spn>Nycticorax</spn>, found in various parts of the world. The
best known species is <spn>Nycticorax griseus</spn>, or <spn>N.
nycticorax</spn>, of Europe, and the American variety (var.
<spn>n\'91vius</spn>). The yellow-crowned night heron
(<spn>Nycticorax violaceus</spn>) inhabits the Southern
States.</cd> Called also <altname>qua-bird</altname>, and
<altname>squawk</altname>. -- <col>Night house</col>, <cd>a
public house, or inn, which is open at night.</cd> -- <col>Night
key</col>, <cd>a key for unfastening a night latch.</cd> --
<col>Night latch</col>, <cd>a kind of latch for a door, which is
operated from the outside by a key.</cd> -- <col>Night
monkey</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an owl monkey.</cd> --
<col>night moth</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of the
noctuids.</cd> -- <col>Night parrot</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>,
<cd>the kakapo.</cd> -- <col>Night piece</col>, <cd>a painting
representing some night scene, as a moonlight effect, or the
like.</cd> -- <col>Night rail</col>, <cd>a loose robe, or
garment, worn either as a nightgown, or over the dress at night,
or in sickness.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <col>Night
raven</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a bird of ill omen that
cries in the night; esp., the bittern.</cd> -- <col>Night
rule</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A tumult, or frolic, in the night;
-- as if a corruption, of <xex>night revel</xex>.</cd>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Such conduct as generally
rules, or prevails, at night.</cd>

<q>What <qex>night rule</qex> now about this haunted grove?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

-- <col>Night sight</col>. <fld>(Med.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Nyctolopia</er>.</cd> -- <col>Night snap</col>, <cd>a night
thief.</cd> <mark>[Cant]</mark>

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

-- <col>Night soil</col>, <cd>human excrement; -- so called
because in cities it is collected by night and carried away for
manure.</cd> -- <col>Night spell</col>, <cd>a charm against
accidents at night.</cd> -- <col>Night swallow</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the nightjar.</cd> -- <col>Night
walk</col>, <cd>a walk in the evening or night.</cd> --
<col>Night walker</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>One who walks in his
sleep; a somnambulist; a noctambulist.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>One
who roves about in the night for evil purposes; specifically, a
prostitute who walks the streets</cd>. -- <col>Night
walking</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Walking in one's sleep;
somnambulism; noctambulism.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Walking the
streets at night with evil designs</cd>. -- <col>Night
warbler</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the sedge warbler
(<spn>Acrocephalus phragmitis</spn>); -- called also
<altname>night singer</altname>.</cd> <mark>[prov. Eng.]</mark>
-- <col>Night watch</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A period in the
night, as distinguished by the change of watch.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>A watch, or guard, to aford protection in the night</cd>. --
<col>Night watcher</col>, one who watches in the night;
especially, one who watches with evil designs. -- <col>Night
witch</col>. <cd>Same as <er>Night hag</er>, above.</cd></cs>

<hw>Night"-bloom`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Blooming in the night.</def>

<cs><col>Night-blooming cereus</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See
Note under <er>Cereus</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Night"cap`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A cap worn in bed to protect the head, or in undress.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A potion of spirit drank at bedtime.</def>
<mark>[Cant]</mark>

<au>Wright.</au>

<hw>Night"dress`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
nightgown.</def>

<hw>Night"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Darkness;
clouded.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Overtaken by night; belated.</def>

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>Night"er*tale</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
Icel. <ets>n\'bettarpel</ets>.]</ety> <def>period of night;
nighttime.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Night"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
seeing at night; sharp-eyed.</def> \'bdYour <xex>night-eyed</xex>
Tiberius.\'b8

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Night"fall`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The close
of the day.</def>

<au>Swift.</au>

<hw>Night"-far`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Going or
traveling in the night.</def>

<au>Gay.</au>

<hw>Night"gown`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A loose
gown used for undress; also, a gown used for a sleeping
garnment.</def>

<hw>Night"in*gale</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nihtegale</ets>,<ets>nightingale</ets>, AS.
<ets>nihtegale</ets>; <ets>niht</ets> night + <ets>galan</ets> to
sing, akin to E. <ets>yell</ets>; cf. D. <ets>nachtegaal</ets>,
OS. <ets>nahtigala</ets>, OHG. <ets>nahtigala</ets>, G.
<ets>nachtigall</ets>, Sw. <ets>n\'84ktergal</ets>, Dan.
<ets>nattergal</ets>. See <er>Night</er>, and
<er>Yell</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
small, plain, brown and gray European song bird (<spn>Luscinia
luscinia</spn>). It sings at night, and is celebrated for the
sweetness of its song.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A larger species
(<spn>Lucinia philomela</spn>), of Eastern Europe, having similar
habits; the thrush nightingale. The name is also applied to other
allied species.</def>

<cs><col>Mock nightingale</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Blackcap</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1 <sd>(a)</sd>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Night"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
night.</def>

<hw>Night"jar`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
goatsucker, esp. the European species. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Goatsucker</er>.</def>

<hw>Night"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no night.</def>

<hw>Night"long`</hw> <pr>(?; 115)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Lasting all night.</def>

<hw>Night"ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
night, or to every night; happening or done by night, or every
night; <as>as, <ex>nightly</ex> shades; he kept <ex>nightly</ex>
vigils.</as></def>

<hw>Night"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>At night; every
night.</def>

<hw>Night"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nightmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>One whose business
is emptying privies by night.</def>

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<hw>Night"mare`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Night</ets> + <ets>mare</ets> incubus. See
<er>Mare</er> incubus.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A fiend or incubus
formerly supposed to cause trouble in sleep.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, any overwhelming, oppressive, or
stupefying influence.</def>

<hw>Night"shade`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nichtscadu</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A common
name of many species of the genus <spn>Solanum</spn>, given esp.
to the <spn>Solanum nigrum</spn>, or black nightshade, a low,
branching weed with small white flowers and black berries reputed
to be poisonous.</def>

<cs><col>Deadly nightshade</col>. <cd>Same as <er>Belladonna</er>
<sd>(a)</sd>.</cd> -- <col>Enchanter's nightshade</col>. <cd>See
under <er>Enchanter</er>.</cd> -- <col>Stinking nightshade</col>.
<cd>See <er>Henbane</er>.</cd> -- <col>Three-leaved
nightshade</col>. <cd>See <er>Trillium</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Night"shirt`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of
nightgown for men.</def>

<hw>Night"time`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The time
from dusk to dawn; -- opposed to <ant>daytime</ant>.</def>

<hw>Night"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Approaching
toward night.</def>

<hw>Ni*gran"i*line</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>niger</ets> black + E. <ets>aniline</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The complex, nitrogenous, organic base
and dyestuff called also <altname>aniline black</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ni*gres"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nigrescens</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>nigrescere</ets> to grow
black, fr. <ets>niger</ets> black. See <er>Negro</er>.]</ety>
<def>Growing black; changing to a black color; approaching to
blackness.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Nig`ri*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nigrificare</ets> to blacken; <ets>niger</ets> black +
<ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See <er>-fy</er>.]</ety>
<def>The act or process of making black.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Ni"grine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>niger</ets> black: cf. F. <ets>nigrine</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A ferruginous variety of rutile.</def>

<hw>Nig"ri*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nigritudo</ets>, fr. <ets>niger</ets> black.]</ety>
<def>Blackness; the state of being black.</def>

<au>Lamb.</au>

<hw>Nig"ro*man`cie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Necromancy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nig"ro*man`cien</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
necromancer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>These false enchanters or <qex>nigromanciens</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Ni"gro*sine</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[From L. <ets>niger</ets> black.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A dark blue dyestuff, of the induline group; -- called also
<altname>azodiphenyl blue</altname>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ni"gua</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The chigoe.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ni"hil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>Nothing.</def>

<cs><col>\'d8Nihil album</col> <ety>[L., white nothing]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>oxide of zinc.</cd> See under
<er>Zinc</er>. --  <col>\'d8Nihil debet</col> <ety>[L., he owes
nothing]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the general issue in certain
actions of debt.</cd> -- <col>\'d8Nihil dicit</col> <ety>[L., he
says nothing]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a declinature by the
defendant to plead or answer.</cd></cs>

<au>Tomlins.</au>

<hw>Ni"hil*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nihil</ets> nothing: cf. F. <ets>nihilisme</ets>. See
<er>Annihilate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Nothingness;
nihility.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The doctrine that nothing can be known;
scepticism as to all knowledge and all reality.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Politics)</fld> <def>The theories and practices
of the Nihilists.</def>

<hw>Ni"hil*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nihiliste</ets>. See <er>Nihilism</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who advocates the doctrine of nihilism; one who believes
or teaches that nothing can be known, or asserted to exist.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Politics)</fld> <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>

<hw>Ni`hil*is"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or characterized by, nihilism.</def>

<hw>Ni*hil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nihilit\'82</ets>. See <er>Nihilism</er>.]</ety>
<def>Nothingness; a state of being nothing.</def>

<hw>Nil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Nill</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Will not.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nil</hw>, <pos>n. & a.</pos> <ety>[L., a contr. of
<ets>nihil</ets>.]</ety> <def>Nothing; of no account; worthless;
-- a term often used for canceling, in accounts or
bookkeeping.</def>

<au>A. J. Ellis.</au>

<-- (computers) A special value used in certain computer
languages to mean "no value", to be distinguished from the value
zero. -->

<hw>Nile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Nilus</ets>, gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>The great river of
Egypt.</def>

<cs><col>Nile bird</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>The wryneck</cd>. <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>The crocodile bird.</cd> -- <col>Nile goose</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the Egyptian goose. See Note under
<er>Goose</er>, 2.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nil"gau</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>see <er>Nylghau</er>.</def>

<hw>Nill</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nilled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Nilling</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[AS. <ets>nilan</ets>, <ets>nyllan</ets>; <ets>ne</ets> not
+ <ets>willan</ets> to will. See <er>No</er>, and
<er>Will</er>.]</ety> <def>Not to will; to refuse; to
reject.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Certes, said he, I <qex>nill</qex> thine offered grace.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<hw>Nill</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be unwilling; to refuse
to act.</def>

<q>The actions of the will are \'bdvelle\'b8 and \'bdnolle,\'b8
to will and <qex>nill</qex>.</q>
<qau>Burton.</qau>

<cs><col>Will he, nill he</col>, <cd>whether he wills it or
not.</cd></cs><-- contracted to willy-nilly -->

<hw>Nill</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Ir. & Gael.
<ets>neul</ets> star, light. Cf. <er>Nebula</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Shining sparks thrown off from melted
brass.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Scales of hot iron from the forge.</def>

<au>Knight.</au>

<hw>Ni*lom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ the Nile + <?/ measure: cf. F.
<ets>nilom\'8atre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for measuring
the rise of water in the Nile during its periodical flood.</def>

<hw>Ni"lo*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ the Nile + <?/ to observe.]</ety> <def>A Nilometer.</def>

<hw>Ni*lot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Niloticus</ets>, fr. <ets>Nilus</ets> th Nile, Gr. <?/: cf.
F. <ets>nilotique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the
river Nile; <as>as, the <ex>Nilotic</ex> crocodile</as>.</def>

<hw>Nilt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>ne
wilt</ets>.]</ety> <def>Wilt not.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nim</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Nam</er> <pr>(?)</pr> or
<er>Nimmed</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Nomen</er>
<pr>(?)</pr> or <er>Nome</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[AS. <ets>niman</ets>. <root/ 7. Cf. <er>Nimble</er>.]</ety>
<def>To take; to steal; to filch.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>This canon it in his hand <qex>nam</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Nim*bif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nimbifer</ets>; <ets>nimbus</ets> a cloud + <ets>ferre</ets>
to bear.]</ety> <def>Serving to bring clouds or stormy
weather.</def>

<hw>Nim"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Nimbler</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Nimblest</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[OE. <ets>nimel</ets>, prob. orig., quick at seizing, fr.
<ets>nimen</ets> to take, AS. <ets>niman</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>nemen</ets>, G. <ets>nehmen</ets>, OHG. <ets>neman</ets>,
Icel. <ets>nema</ets>, Goth. nima, and prob. to Gr. <?/ to
distribute. <root/ 7. cf. <er>Nomand</er>, <er>Numb</er>.]</ety>
<def>Light and quick in motion; moving with ease and celerity;
lively; swift.</def>

<q>Through the mid seas the <qex>nimble</qex> pinnace sails.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Nimble</xex> is sometimes used in the formation
of self-explaining compounds; as, <xex>nimble</xex>-footed,
<xex>nimble</xex>-pinioned, <xex>nimble</xex>-winged, etc.</note>

<cs><col>Nimble Will</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a slender,
branching, American grass (<spn>Muhlenbergia diffusa</spn>), of
some repute for grazing purposes in the Mississippi
valley.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Agile; quick; active; brisk; lively; prompt.</syn>

<hw>Nim"ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
nimble; lightness and quickness in motion; agility;
swiftness.</def>

<hw>Nim"bless</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Nimbleness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Nim"bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a nimble manner; with
agility; with light, quick motion.</def>

<hw>Nim*bose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. nimbosus,
fr. <ets>nimbus</ets> cloud.]</ety> <def>Cloudy; stormy;
tempestuous.</def>

<hw>Nim"bus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. L.
<plw>Nimbi</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Nimbuses</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., a rain storm, a rain cloud, the
cloudshaped which enveloped the gods when they appeared on
earth.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <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 <er>Aureola</er>, and <er>Glory</er>, <pos>n.</pos>,
5.</def>

<note><hand/ \'bdThe <xex>nimbus</xex> is of pagan origin.\'b8
\'bdAs an atribute of <xex>power</xex>, the <xex>nimbus</xex> is
often seen attached to the heads of evil spirits.\'b8

<au>Fairholl.</au>
</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Meteor.)</fld> <def>A rain cloud; one of the
four principal varieties of clouds. See <er>Cloud</er>.</def>

<hw>Ni*mi"e*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nimietas</ets>, fr. <ets>nimius</ets>, a., <ets>nimis</ets>,
adv., too much.]</ety> <def>State of being in excess.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>There is a <qex>nimiety</qex>, a too-muchess, in all
Germans.</q>
<qau>Coleridge.</qau>

<hw>Nim"i*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nimius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Excessive; extravagant;
inordinate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nim"mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Nim</er>.]</ety> <def>A thief.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Fr. <ets>ne in</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Not in.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nin"com*poop</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A
corruption of <ets>non compos</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fool; a silly
or stupid person.</def> <mark>[Law]</mark>

<q>An old ninnyhammer, a dotard, a <qex>nincompoop</qex>, is the
best language she can afford me.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<hw>Nine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nine</ets>, <ets>nihen</ets>, AS. <ets>nigon</ets>,
<ets>nigan</ets>; akin to D. & LG. <ets>negen</ets>, OS. &
OFries. <ets>nigun</ets>, OHG. <ets>niun</ets>, G.
<ets>neun</ets>, Icel. <ets>n\'c6u</ets>, sw. <ets>nio</ets>,
Dan. <ets>ni</ets>, Goth. <ets>niun</ets>, Ir. & Gael.
<ets>naoi</ets>, W. <ets>naw</ets>, L. <ets>novem</ets>, gr. <?/,
Skr. <ets>navan</ets>; of unknown origin. <?/ 307. Cf.
<er>Novembeer</er>.]</ety> <def>Eight and one more; one less than
ten; <as>as, <ex>nine</ex> miles</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Nine men's morris</col>. <cd>See <er>Morris</er>.</cd>
-- <col>Nine points circle</col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <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 <altname>nine points <or/ six points
circle</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nine</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The number greater
than eight by a unit; nine units or objects.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A symbol representing nine units, as 9 or
ix.</def>

<cs><col>The Nine</col>, <cd>the nine Muses.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nine"-bark`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A white-flowered rosaceous shrub
(<spn>Neillia, <or/ Spir\'91a, opulifolia</spn>), common in the
Northern United States.  The bark separates into many thin
layers, whence the name.</def>

<hw>Nine"-eyes`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The lamprey.</def>

<hw>Nine"fold`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Nine times
repeated.</def>

<hw>Nine"holes`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>A game
in which nine holes are made in the ground, into which a ball is
bowled.</def>

<hw>Nine"-kill`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So
called because it is believed to kill and impale on thorns nine
birds, etc., in succession.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The
northern butcher bird.</def>

<hw>Nine"pence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Ninepences</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An
old English silver coin, worth nine pence.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<hw>Nine"pins</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</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>

<note><hand/ In the United States, <xex>ten</xex> pins are used
for this game, which is therefore often called
<xex>tenpins</xex>.</note>

<hw>Nine"score`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Nine times
twenty, or one hundred and eighty.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<def>The product of nine times twenty; ninescore units or
objects.</def></def2>

<hw>Nine"teen`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nigont<?/ne</ets>, <ets>nigont<?/ne</ets>. See
<er>Nine</er>, and <er>Ten</er>.]</ety> <def>Nine and ten;
eighteen and one more; one less than twenty; <as>as,
<ex>nineteen</ex> months</as>.</def>

<hw>Nine"teen`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The number
greater than eighteen by a unit; the sum of ten and nine;
nineteen units or objects.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A symbol for nineteen units, as 19 or xix.</def>

<hw>Nine"teenth`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. AS.
<ets>nigonte\'a2<?/a</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Following the
eighteenth and preceding the twentieth; coming after eighteen
others.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Constituting or being one of nineteen equal
parts into which anything is divided.</def>

<hw>Nine"teenth`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
quotient of a unit divided by nineteen; one of nineteen equal
parts of anything.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The next in order after the eighteenth.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An interval of two octaves and
a fifth.</def>

<hw>Nine"ti*eth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Next in order after the eighty-ninth.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Constituting or being one of ninety equal
parts.</def>

<hw>Nine"ti*eth</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quotient
of a unit divided by ninety; one of ninety equal parts of
anything.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The next in order after the eighty-ninth.</def>

<hw>Nine"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nine</er>, and cf. <er>Forty</er>.]</ety> <def>Nine times
ten; eighty-nine and one more; <as>as, <ex>ninety</ex>
men</as>.</def>

<hw>Nine"ty</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Nineties</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The sum of nine times ten;
the number greater by a unit than eighty-nine; ninety units or
objects.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A symbol representing ninety units, as 90 or
xc.</def>

<hw>Nin"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Ninnies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Cf. It.
<ets>ninno</ets>, <ets>ninna</ets>, a baby, Sp.
<ets>ni\'a4o</ets>, <ets>ni\'a4a</ets>, child, infant, It.
<ets>ninna</ets>, <ets>ninna nanna</ets>, lullably, prob. fr.
<ets>ni</ets>, <ets>na</ets>, as used in singing a child to
sleep.]</ety> <def>A fool; a simpleton.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Nin"ny*ham`mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
simpleton; a silly person.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<au>Addison.</au>

<hw>Ninth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Nine</er>; cf. AS. <ets>nigo<edh/a</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Following the eight and preceding the tenth; coming after
eight others.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Constituting or being one of nine equal parts
into which anything is divided.</def>

<hw>Ninth</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quotient of
one divided by nine; one of nine equal parts of a thing; the next
after the eighth.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An interval
containing an octave and a second.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A
chord of the dominant seventh with the ninth added.</def>

<hw>Ninth"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the ninth place.</def>

<hw>Nin"ut</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The magpie.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Ni"o*bate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Niobium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Columbate</er>.</def>

<hw>Ni"o*be</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Nioba</ets>, <ets>Niobe</ets>, gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Class,
Myth.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Ni*ob"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Columbic</er>.</def>

<hw>Ni"o*bite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Columbite</er>.</def>

<hw>Ni*o"bi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L.
& E. <er>Niobe</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A later name
of columbium. See <er>Columbium</er>.</def>

<hw>Ni*o"po</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A kind of snuff
prepared by the natives of Venezuela from the roasted seeds of a
leguminous tree (<spn>Piptadenia peregrina</spn>), thence called
<altname>niopo tree</altname>.</def>

<hw>Nip</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LG. & D.
<ets>nippen</ets> to sip; akin to Dan. <ets>nippe</ets>, G.
<ets>nippen</ets>.]</ety> <def>A sip or small draught; esp., a
draught of intoxicating liquor; a dram.</def>

<hw>Nip</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Nipped</er> <pr>(?)</pr>, less properly
<er>Nipt</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Nipping</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>nipen</ets>; cf. D.
<ets>niipen</ets> to pinch, also <ets>knippen</ets> to nip, clip,
pinch, snap, <ets>knijpen</ets> to pinch, LG. <ets>knipen</ets>,
G. <ets>kneipen</ets>, <ets>kneifen</ets>, to pinch, cut off,
nip, Lith. <ets>knebti</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>May this hard earth cleave to the Nadir hell,
Down, down, and close again, and <qex>nip</qex> me flat,
If I be such a traitress.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To remove by pinching, biting, or cutting with
two meeting edges of anything; to clip.</def>

<q>The small shoots ... must be <qex>nipped</qex> off.</q>
<qau>Mortimer.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence: To blast, as by frost; to check the
growth or vigor of; to destroy.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To vex or pain, as by nipping; hence, to
taunt.</def>

<q>And sharp remorse his heart did prick and <qex>nip</qex>.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<cs><col>To nip in the bud</col>, <cd>to cut off at the
verycommencement of growth; to kill in the incipient
stage.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nip</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A seizing or closing
in upon; a pinching; <as>as, in the northern seas, the
<ex>nip</ex> of masses of ice</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A pinch with the nails or teeth.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A small cut, or a cutting off the end.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A blast; a killing of the ends of plants by
frost.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>A biting sarcasm; a taunt.</def>

<au>Latimer.</au>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A short turn in a rope.</def>

<cs><col>Nip and tuck</col>, <cd>a phrase signifying equality in
a contest. <mark>[Low, U.S.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Nip"per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who, or that which, nips.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A fore tooth of a horse. The nippers are four in
number.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A satirist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Ascham.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A pickpocket; a young or petty thief.</def>
<mark>[Old Cant]</mark>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The
cunner.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A European crab (<spn>Polybius
Henslowii</spn>).</def>

<hw>Nip"per*kin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See 1st
<er>Nip</er>.]</ety> <def>A small cup.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nip"pers</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[From 2d
<er>Nip</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Small pinchers for holding,
breaking, or cutting.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <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>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A number of rope-yarns wound
together, used to secure a cable to the messenger.</def>

<hw>Nip"ping</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Biting;
pinching; painful; destructive; <as>as, a <ex>nipping</ex> frost;
a <ex>nipping</ex> wind.</as></def>

<hw>Nip"ping*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a nipping
manner.</def>

<hw>Nip"pi*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. 1st
<er>Nip</er>.]</ety> <def>Peculiary strong and good; -- said of
ale or liquor.</def> <mark>[Old Cant]</mark>

<q>'T will make a cup of wine taste <qex>nippitate</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chapman.</qau>

<hw>Nip`pi*ta"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Strong
liquor.</def> <mark>[Old Cant]</mark>

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>Nip"ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Formerly
<ets>neble</ets>, a dim. of <ets>neb</ets>. See <er>Neb</er>,
<er>Nib</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The
protuberance through which milk is drawn from the breast or
mamma; the mammilla; a teat; a pap.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The orifice at which any animal liquid, as the
oil from an oil bag, is discharged.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Derham.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Any small projection or article in which there
is an orifice for discharging a fluid, or for other purposes;
<as>as, the <ex>nipple</ex> of a nursing bottle; the
<ex>nipple</ex> of a percussion lock, or that part on which the
cap is put and through which the fire passes to the
charge.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Solder nipple</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></cs>

<-- p. 977 -->

<hw>Nip"ple*wort`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A yellow-flowered composite herb
(<spn>Lampsana communis</spn>), formerly used as an external
application to the nipples of women; -- called also
<altname>dock-cress</altname>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nir*va"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Skr.
<ets>nirv\'be<nsdot/a</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the Buddhist system
of religion, the final emancipation of the soul from
transmigration, and consequently a beatific enfrachisement from
the evils of wordly existence, as by annihilation or absorption
into the divine. See <er>Buddhism</er>.</def>

<hw>Nis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From <ets>ne is</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Is not.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>\'d8Ni"san</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.
<ets>n\'c6s\'ben</ets>.]</ety> <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
<er>Abib</er>.</def>

<hw>Ni"sey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nyseys</plw>.</plu> <def>A simpleton.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Ni"si</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>Unless; if not.</def><-- Law -->

<note><hand/ In legal proceedings, this word is used to indicate
that any order, etc., shall take effect at a given time,
<xex>unless</xex> before that time the order, etc., in modified,
or something else is done to prevent its taking effect.
Continuance <xex>nisi</xex> is a conditional continuance of the
case till the next term of the court, <xex>unless</xex> otherwise
disposed of in the mean time.</note>

<cs><col>Nisi prius</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <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,
<xex>unless before<xex> the day appointed (<xex>nisi prius<xex>)
the judges shall have come to the county in question (which they
always do) and there try the cause. See <cref>In banc</cref>,
under <er>Banc</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nis"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Contr. from <ets>ne
wiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>Wist not; knew not.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>\'d8Ni"sus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>niti</ets>, p.p. <ets>nisus</ets>, to strive.]</ety> <def>A
striving; an effort; a conatus.</def>

<q>A <qex>nisus</qex> or energizing towards a presented
object.</q>
<qau>Hickok.</qau>

<hw>Nit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>hnitu</ets>; akin to D. <ets>neet</ets>, G. <ets>niss</ets>,
OHG. <ets>niz</ets>; cf. gr. <?/, <?/, Icel. <ets>gnit</ets>, Sw.
<ets>gnet</ets>, Dan. <ets>gnid</ets>, Russ. & Pol.
<ets>gnida</ets>, Bohem. hnida, W. <ets>nedd</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The egg of a louse or other small
insect.</def>

<cs><col>Nit grass</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a pretty annual
European grass (<spn>Gastridium lendigerum</spn>), with small
spikelets somewhat resembling a nit. It is also found in
California and Chili.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ni"ten*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nitens</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>nitere</ets> to shine.]</ety>
<def>Brightness; luster.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Ni"ten*cy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From :.
<ets>nitens</ets>, p.pr. pf <ets>niti</ets> to strive.]</ety>
<def>Endeavor; rffort; tendency.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Boyle.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ni"ter</hw>, <hw>Ni"tre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>nitre</ets>, L. <ets>nitrum</ets>
native soda, natron, Gr. <?/; cf. Ar. <ets>nit<?/n</ets>,
<ets>natr<?/n</ets> natron. Cf. <er>Natron</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline
semitransparent salt; potassium nitrate; saltpeter. See
<er>Saltpeter</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Native sodium carbonate;
natron.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>For though thou wash thee with <qex>niter</qex>, and take thee
much soap, yet thine iniquity is marked before me.</q>
<qau>Jer. ii. 22.</qau>

<cs><col>Cubic niter</col>, <cd>a deliquescent salt, sodium
nitrate, found as a native incrustation, like niter, in Peru and
Chili, whence it is known also as <altname>Chili
saltpeter</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Niter bush</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a genus (<spn>Nitraria</spn>) of thorny
shrubs bearing edible berries, and growing in the saline plains
of Asia and Northern Africa.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nith"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<def>See <er>Niding</er>.</def>

<hw>Nit"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nitidus</ets>, fr. <ets>nitere</ets>. See 3d
<er>Neat</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Bright; lustrous;
shining.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Boyle.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Gay; spruce; fine; -- said of persons.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>T. Reeve.</au>

<hw>Ni`tra*nil"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + chlor<ets>anil</ets> +
<ets>-ic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Ni*tran"i*line</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>aniline</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any one of a series of nitro derivatives
of aniline. In general they are yellow crystalline
substances.</def>

<hw>Ni"trate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nitrate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of
nitric acid.</def>

<cs><col>Nitrate of silver</col>, <cd>a white crystalline salt
(<chform>AgNO3</chform>), used in photography and as a
cauterizing agent; -- called also <altname>lunar
caustic</altname>.</cd></cs><-- usu. called silver nitrate -->

<hw>Ni"tra*ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Combined, or impregnated, with nitric
acid, or some of its compounds.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>Prepared with nitrate of
silver.</def>

<hw>Ni"tra*tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <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 <altname>soda
niter</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ni"tre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Niter</er>.</def>

<hw>Ni"tri*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Niter</er>.]</ety> <def>An artificial bed of animal matter
for the manufacture of niter by nitrification. See
<er>Nitrification</er>, 2.</def>

<hw>Ni"tric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nitrique</ets>. See <er>Niter</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing,
nitrogen; specifically, designating any one of those compounds in
which, as contrasted with <xex>nitrous</xex> compounds, the
element has a higher valence; <as>as, <ex>nitric</ex> oxide;
<ex>nitric</ex> acid.</as></def>

<cs><col>Nitric acid</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>Nitric anhydride</col>, <cd>a white
crystalline oxide of nitrogen (<chform>N2O5</chform>), called
<altname>nitric pentoxide</altname>, and regarded as the
anhydride of nitric acid.</cd> -- <col>Nitric oxide</col>, <cd>a
colorless poisous gas (<chform>NO</chform>) 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></cs><-- nitric dioxide (nitrogen dioxide) is not
defined! = NO2-->

<hw>Ni"tride</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[from<er>Nitrogen</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
binary compound of nitrogen with a more metallic element or
radical; <as>as, boric <ex>nitride</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Ni*trif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Niter</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bearing
niter; yielding, or containing, niter.</def>

<hw>Ni`tri*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>nitrification</ets>. see <er>Nitrify</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The act,
process, or result of combining with nitrogen or some of its
compounds.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The act or process of
oxidizing nitrogen or its compounds so as to form nitrous or
nitric acid.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<note><hand/ 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 <xex>nitrification ferments</xex>. In former
times the process was extensively made use of in the production
of saltpeter.</note>

<hw>Ni"tri*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An agent employed in nitrification.</def>

<hw>Ni"tri*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nitrified</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Nitrifying</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[<ets>Niter</ets> +
<ets>-fy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>nitrifer</ets>. See
<er>Niter</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To combine or
impregnate with nitrogen; to convert, by oxidation, into nitrous
or nitric acid; to subject to, or produce by,
nitrification.</def>

<hw>Ni"trile</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nitro-</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ The nitriles are named with reference to the acids
produced by their decomposition, thus, hydrocyanic acid is
<stype>formic nitrile</stype>, and methyl cyanide is
<stype>acetic nitrile</stype>.</note><-- usu. acetonitrile -->

<hw>Ni"trite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nitrite</ets>. See <er>Niter</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A salt of nitrous acid.</def>

<cs><col>Amyl nitrite</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></cs>

<hw>Ni"tro-</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>A combining
form or an adjective denoting the presence of
<xex>niter</xex>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combining form (used also
adjectively) designating <xex>certain compounds of nitrogen</xex>
or <xex>of its acids</xex>, as <xex>nitro</xex>hydrochloric,
<xex>nitro</xex>calcite; also, designating the <xex>group</xex>
or <xex>radical <chform>NO2</chform></xex>, or <xex>its
compounds</xex>, as <xex>nitro</xex>benzene.</def>

<cs><col>Nitro group</col>, <cd>the radical <chform>NO2</chform>;
-- called also <altname>nitroxyl</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ni`tro*ben"zene</hw> <pr>(? <or/ ?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>benzene</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A yellow aromatic liquid
(<chform>C6H5.NO2</chform>), produced by the action of nitric
acid on benzene, and called from its odor <altname>imitation oil
of bitter almonds</altname>, or <altname>essence of
mirbane</altname>. It is used in perfumery, and is manufactured
in large quantities in the preparation of aniline. Fornerly
called also <altname>nitrobenzol</altname>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ni`tro*ben"zol</hw>, <hw>Ni`tro*ben"zole</hw>,
<pr>(<?/ <or/ <?/)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Nitrobenzene</er>.</def>

<hw>Ni`tro*cal"cite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>calcite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Nitrate of calcium, a substance having a
grayish white color, occuring in efforescences on old walls, and
in limestone caves, especially where there exists decaying animal
matter.</def>

<hw>Ni`tro*car"bol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>carbon</ets> + L. <ets>ol</ets>eum
oil.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Nitromethane</er>.</def>

<hw>Ni`tro*cel"lu*lose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>cellulose</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Gun cotton</cref>, under
<er>Gun</er>.</def>

<hw>Ni`tro-chlo"ro*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>chloroform</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Chlorpicrin</er>.</def>

<hw>Ni"tro*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>form</ets>yl.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A nitro derivative of methane, analogous
to chloroform, obtained as a colorless oily or crystalline
substance, <chform>CH.(NO2)3</chform>, quite explosive, and
having well-defined acid properties.</def>

<hw>Ni`tro*gel"a*tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>gelatin</ets>.]</ety> <def>An
explosive consisting of gun cotton and camphor dissolved in
nitroglycerin.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>nitrogelatine</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Ni`tro*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nitrum</ets> natron + <ets>-gen</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>nitrog\'8ane</ets>. See <er>Niter</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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
<altname>azote</altname> 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>

<hw>Ni"tro*gen*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nitrogenized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nitrogenizing</er>.]</wordforms> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To
combine, or impregnate, with nitrogen or its compounds.</def>

<hw>Ni*trog"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>of, pertaining to, or resembling,
nitrogen; <as>as, a <ex>nitrogenous</ex> principle;
<ex>nitrogenous</ex> compounds.</as></def>

<cs><col>Nitrogenous foods</col>. <cd>See 2d Note under
<er>Food</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ni`tro*glyc"er*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>glycerinn</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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
<altname>glycerin nitrate</altname>. 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
<altname>glonion</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>nitroglycerine</asp>.]</altsp>

<note><hand/ A great number of explosive compounds have been
produced by mixing nitroglycerin with different substances; as,
<xex>dynamite</xex>, or <xex>giant powder</xex>, nitroglycerin
mixed with siliceous earth; <xex>lithofracteur</xex>,
nitroglycerin with gunpowder, or with sawdust and nitrate of
sodium or barium; <xex>Colonia powder</xex>, gunpowder with
nitroglycerin; <xex>dualin</xex>, nitroglycerin with sawdust, or
with sawdust and nitrate of potassium and some other substances;
<xex>lignose</xex>, wood fiber and nitroglycerin.</note>

<hw>Ni`tro*hy`dro*chlo"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>hydrochloric</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing, nitric
and hydrochloric acids.</def>

<cs><col>Nitrohydrochloric acid</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
<altname>nitromuriatic acid</altname>, and <altname>aqua
regia</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ni"trol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Any one of a series of hydrocarbons containing the nitro and
the nitroso or isonitroso group united to the same carbon
atom.</def>

<hw>Ni*tro"le*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
L. <ets>nitrum</ets> natron + <ets>oleum</ets> oil.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Nitroglycerin.</def>

<hw>Ni*trol"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>of, derived from, or designating, a
nitrol; <as>as, a <ex>nitrolic</ex> acid</as>.</def>

<hw>Ni`tro*mag"ne*site</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>magnesite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Nitrate of magnesium, a saline
efflorescence closely resembling nitrate of calcium.</def>

<hw>Ni*trom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>nitrom\'8atre</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An
apparatus for determining the amount of nitrogen or some of its
compounds in any substance subjected to analysis; an
azotometer.</def>

<hw>Ni`tro*meth"ane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>methane</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A nitro derivative of methane obtained as
a mobile liquid; -- called also
<altname>nitrocarbol</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ni`tro*mu`ri*at"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>nitromuriatique</ets>. See <er>Nitro-</er>, and
<er>Muriatic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining
to, or composed of, nitric acid and muriatic acid;
nitrohydrochloric. See <er>Nitrohydrochloric</er>.</def>

<hw>Ni`tro*ph"nol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>phenol</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Ni`tro*prus"sic</hw> <pr>(? <or/ <?/)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>prussic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or
designating, a complex acid called <xex>nitroprussic</xex> acid,
obtained indirectly by the action of nitric acid on potassium
ferrocyanide (yellow prussiate), as a red crystalline unstable
substance. It forms salts called <xex>nitroprussides</xex>, which
give a rich purple color with alkaline subphides.</def>

<hw>Ni`tro*prus"side</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Nitroprussic</er>.</def>

<hw>Ni`tro*qui"nol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>quine</ets> +
<ets>-ol</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hypothetical
nitro derivative of quinol or hydroquinone, not known in the free
state, but forming a well defined series of derivatives.</def>

<hw>Ni`teo*sac"cha*rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>saccharin</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An explosive nitro derivative of certain
sugars, analogous to nitroglycerin, gun cotton, etc.</def>

<hw>Ni`tro*sal`i*cyl"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>salicylic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a
nitro derivative of salicylic acid, called also <altname>anilic
acid</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ni*trose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Nitrous</er>.</def>

<hw>Ni*tro"so-</hw><def> <pr>(<?/ <or/ <?/)</pr>.
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> A prefix (also used adjectively) designating
the group or radical <chform>NO</chform>, called the <xex>nitroso
group</xex>, or its compounds.</def>

<hw>Ni*tro"syl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitroso-</ets> + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>the radical <chform>NO</chform>, called
also the <altname>nitroso group</altname>.  The term is sometimes
loosely used to designate certain nitro compounds; <as>as,
<ex>nitrosyl</ex> sulphuric acid</as>. Used also
adjectively.</def>

<hw>Ni`tro*syl"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or containing,
nitrosyl; <as>as, <ex>nitrosylic</ex> acid</as>.</def>

<hw>Ni"trous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nitrosus</ets> full of natron: cf. F. <ets>nitreux</ets>.
See <er>Niter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
containing, niter; of the quality of niter, or resembling
it.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Nitrous acid</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a
hypothetical acid of nitrogen <chform>HNO2</chform>, not known in
the free state, but forming a well known series of salts, viz.,
the <xex>nitrites<xex>.</cd> -- <col>Nitrous oxide</col>. <cd>See
<er>Laughing gas</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ni*trox"yl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>ox</ets>ygen +
<ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The group
<chform>NO2</chform>, usually called the <altname>nitro
group</altname>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ni"trum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
natron. See <er>Niter</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>
<def>Niter.</def>

<cs><col>\'d8Nitrum flammans</col> <ety>[L., flaming niter]</ety>
<fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>, <cd>ammonium nitrate; -- probably so
called because it deflagerates when suddenly heated.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ni"try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Nitrous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ni"tryl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nitro-</ets> + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A name sometimes given to the nitro group
or radical.</def>

<hw>Nit"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Nit</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The horselouse;
an insect that deposits nits on horses.</def>

<hw>Nit"ti*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Lousily.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Haywar<?/.</au>

<hw>Nit"tings</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Prob.
from <er>Nit</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>The refuse of
good ore.</def>

<au>Raymond.</au>

<hw>Nit"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
nits.</def>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Nit"ty</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>nitidus</ets>. See
<er>Nitid</er>.]</ety> <def>Shining; elegant; spruce.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdO sweet, <xex>nitty</xex> youth.\'b8

<au>Marston.</au>

<hw>Ni"val</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nivalis</ets>, fr. <ets>nix</ets>, <ets>nivis</ets>,
snow.]</ety> <def>Abounding with snow; snowy.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Niv"e*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>niveus</ets>, fr. <ets>nix</ets>, <ets>nivis</ets>,
snow.]</ety> <def>Snowy; resembling snow; partaking of the
qualities of snow.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>\'d8Ni`vose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
L. <ets>nix</ets>. <ets>nivis</ets>, snow.]</ety> <def>The fourth
month of the French republican calendar [1792-1806]. It commenced
December 21, and ended January 19. See
<er>Vend\'90miaire</er>.</def>

<hw>Nix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <pos>fem.</pos>
<er>Nixe</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[G. Cf. 1st
<er>Nick</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Teut. Myth.)</fld> <def>One of a
class of water spirits, commonly described as of a mischievous
disposition.</def>

<q>The treacherous <qex>nixes</qex> who entice men to a watery
death.</q>
<qau>Tylor.</qau>

<hw>Nix"ie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Nix</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ni*zam"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. &
Ar. <ets>niz\'bem</ets> order, a ruler, fr. Ar. <ets>nazama</ets>
arrange, govern.]</ety> <def>The title of the native sovereigns
of Hyderabad, in India, since 1719.</def>

<hw>No</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>no</ets>,
<ets>non</ets>, the same word as E. <ets>none</ets>; cf. E.
<ets>a</ets>, <ets>an</ets>. See <er>None</er>.]</ety> <def>Not
any; not one; none.</def>

<q>Let there be <qex>no</qex> strife ... between me and thee.</q>
<qau>Gen. xiii. 8.</qau>

<q>That goodness is <qex>no</qex> name, and happiness
<qex>no</qex> dream.</q>
<qau>Byron.</qau>

<note><hand/ In Old England before a vowel the form
<xex>non</xex> or <xex>noon</xex> was used. \'bd<xex>No</xex>
man.\'b8 \'bd<xex>Noon</xex> apothercary.\'b8</note>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<-- p. 978 -->

<hw>No</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>no</ets>,
<ets>na</ets>, AS. <ets>n\'be</ets>; <ets>ne</ets> not +
<ets>\'be</ets> ever. AS. <ets>ne</ets> is akin to OHG.
<ets>ni</ets>, Goth. <ets>ni</ets>, Russ. <ets>ne</ets>, Ir.,
Gael. & W. <ets>ni</ets>, L. <ets>ne</ets>, gr. <grk>nh</grk> (in
comp.), Skr. <ets>na</ets>, and also to E. prefix <ets>un-</ets>.
<root/ 193. See <er>Aye</er>, and cf. <er>Nay</er>, <er>Not</er>,
<er>Nice</er>, <er>Nefarious</er>.]</ety> <def>Nay; not; not at
all; not in any respect or degree; -- a word expressing negation,
denial, or refusal. Before or after another negative,
<xex>no</xex> is emphatic.</def>

<q>We do <qex>no</qex> otherwise than we are willed.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>I am perplx'd and doubtful whether or <qex>no</qex>
I dare accept this your congratulation.</q>
<qau>Coleridge.</qau>

<q>There is none righteous, <qex>no</qex>, not one.</q>
<qau>Rom. iii. 10.</qau>

<q><qex>No</qex>! Nay, Heaven forbid.</q>
<qau>Coleridge.</qau>

<hw>No</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Noes</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A refusal by use of the
wordd <xex>no</xex>; a denial.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A negative vote; one who votes in the negative;
<as>as, to call for the ayes and <ex>noes</ex>; the <ex>noes</ex>
have it.</as></def>

<hw>No*a"chi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the patriarch Noah, or to his time.</def>

<hw>No"ah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Heb.
<ets>N<omac/akh</ets> rest.]</ety> <def>A patriarch of Biblical
history, in the time of the Deluge.</def>

<cs><col>Noah's ark</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<cd>A marine bivalve shell (<spn>Arca No\'91</spn>), which
somewhat resembles an ark, or ship, in form.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>
<cd>A child's toy, consisting of an ark-shaped box containing
many different wooden animals.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nob</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Knob</er>.]</ety> <def>The head.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark>

<hw>Nob</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbrev. fr.
<ets>noble</ets>.]</ety> <def>A person in a superior position in
life; a nobleman.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<hw>Nob"bi*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a nobby
manner.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<hw>Nob"bler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dram of
spirits.</def> <mark>[Australia]</mark>

<hw>Nob"by</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From 2d
<er>Nob</er>.]</ety> <def>Stylish; modish; elegant; showy;
aristocratic; fashionable.</def> <mark>[Slang]</mark>

<hw>No*bil"ia*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>nobiliare</ets>. See <er>Noble</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to the nobility.</def>

<au>Fitzed. Hall.</au>

<hw>No*bil"ia*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A history of noble
families.</def>

<hw>No*bil"i*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nobilis</ets> noble + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <def>To make
noble; to nobiliate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>No*bil"i*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nobilitatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>nobilitare</ets>.]</ety>
<def>To make noble; to ennoble; to exalt.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>No*bil`i*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
OF. <ets>nobilitation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of making
noble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<hw>No*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nobilitas</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>nobilit\'82</ets>. See
<er>Noble</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of
being noble; superiority of mind or of character; commanding
excellence; eminence.</def>

<q>Though she hated Amphialus, yet the <qex>nobility</qex> of her
courage prevailed over it.</q>
<qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau>

<q>They thought it great their sovereign to control,
And named their pride <qex>nobility</qex> of soul.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>I fell on the same argument of preferring virtue to
<qex>nobility</qex> of blood and titles, in the story of
Sigismunda.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Those who are noble; the collictive body of
nobles or titled persons in a stste; the aristocratic and
patrician class; the peerage; <as>as, the English
<ex>nobility</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>No"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Nobler</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Noblest</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[F. <ets>noble</ets>, fr. L. <ets>nobilis</ets> that can be
or is known, well known, famous, highborn, noble,
fr.<ets>noscere</ets> to know. See <er>know</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Possessing eminence, elevation, dignity, etc.;
above whatever is low, mean, degrading, or dishonorable;
magnanimous; <as>as, a <ex>noble</ex> nature or action; a
<ex>noble</ex> heart.</as></def>

<q>Statues, with winding ivy crowned, belong
To <qex>nobler</qex> poets for a <qex>nobler</qex> song.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Grand; stately; magnificent; splendid; <as>as, a
<ex>noble</ex> edifice</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Of exalted rank; of or pertaining to the
nobility; distinguished from the masses by birth, station, or
title; highborn; <as>as, <ex>noble</ex> blood; a <ex>noble</ex>
personage.</as></def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Noble</xex> is used in the formation of
self-explaining compounds; as, <xex>noble</xex>-born,
<xex>noble</xex>-hearted, <xex>noble</xex>-minded.</note>

<cs><col>Noble metals</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Honorable; worthy; dignified; elevated; exalted;
superior; sublime; great; eminent; illustrious; renowned;
stately; splendid; magnificent; grand; magnanimous; generous;
liberal; free.</syn>

<hw>No"ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A person of rank
above a commoner; a nobleman; a peer.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A European fish; the
lyrie.</def>

<hw>No"ble</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make noble; to
ennoble.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Thou <qex>nobledest</qex> so far forth our nature.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>No"ble*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Noblemen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <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>

<hw>No"ble-mind`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a
noble mind; honorable; magnanimous.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>No"ble-mind`ed*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>No"ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being noble; greatness; dignity; magnanimity; elevation of mind,
character, or station; nobility; grandeur; stateliness.</def>

<q>His purposes are full honesty, <qex>nobleness</qex>, and
integrity.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>No*bless"</hw>, <hw>No*blesse"</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?;
277)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>noblesse</ets>. See
<er>Noble</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Dignity; greatness; noble
birth or condition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer. Spenser. B. Jonson.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The nobility; persons of noble rank
collectively, including males and females.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>No"ble*wom`an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Noblewomen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A female of
noble rank; a peeress.</def>

<hw>No"bley</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>nobleie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The body of nobles;
the nobility.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Noble birth; nobility; dignity.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>No"bly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of
noble extraction; <as>as, <ex>nobly</ex> born or
descended</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>In a noble manner; with greatness of soul;
heroically; with magnanimity; <as>as, a deed <ex>nobly</ex>
done</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Splendidly; magnificently.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Illustriously; honorably; magnanimously; heroically;
worthly; eminently; grandly.</syn>

<hw>No"bod*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nobodies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[<ets>No</ets>, a. +
<ets>body</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>No person; no one; not
anybody.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: A person of no influence or importance;
an insignificant or contemptible person.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<hw>No"cake</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Corrupted fr.
Indian <ets>nookhik</ets> meal. <au>Palfrey</au>.]</ety>
<def>Indian corn parched, and beaten to powder, -- used for food
by the Northern American Indians.</def>

<hw>No"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nocens</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>nocere</ets> to hurt. See
<er>Nuisance</er>, <er>Noxious</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Doing hurt, or having a tendency to hurt; hurtful;
mischievous; noxious; <as>as, <ex>nocent</ex>
qualities</as>.</def>

<au>I. Watts.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Guilty; -- the opposite of
<xex>innocent</xex>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Foxe.</au>

<hw>No"cent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A criminal.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>No"cent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Hurtfully;
injuriosly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>No"cive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nocivus</ets>, fr. <ets>nocere</ets> to hurt.]</ety>
<def>Hurtful; injurious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Hooker.</au>

<hw>Nock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Notch</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A notch.</def>

<q>He took his arrow by the <qex>nock</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chapman.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The upper fore corner of a
boom sail or of a trysail.</def>

<hw>Nock</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To notch; to fit to the
string, as an arrow; to string, as a bow.</def>

<au>Chapman.</au>

<hw>Noc*tam`bu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nox</ets>, <ets>noctis</ets>, night + <ets>ambulare</ets> to
walk: cf. F. <ets>noctambulation</ets>.]</ety> <def>Somnambulism;
walking in sleep.</def>

<au>Quain.</au>

<hw>Noc*tam"bu*lism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Somnambulism.</def>

<hw>Noc*tam"bu*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
somnambulist.</def>

<hw>Noc*tam"bu*lo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
noctambulist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Noc*tid"i*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nox</ets>, <ets>noctos</ets>, night + <ets>dies</ets>
day.]</ety> <def>Comprising a night and a day; a
<xex>noctidial</xex> day.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Holder.</au>

<hw>Noc*tif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>noctifer</ets>; <ets>nox</ets>, <ets>noctis + ferre</ets> to
bring.]</ety> <def>Bringing night.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Noc*til"i*o*nid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
South American bat of the genus <spn>Noctilio</spn>, having cheek
pouches and large incisor teeth.</def>

<hw>\'d8Noc`ti*lu"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Noctiluc\'92</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.
<ets>noctiluca</ets> something that shines by night, fr.
<ets>nox</ets>, <ets>noctis</ets>, night + <ets>lucere</ets> to
shine, <ets>lux</ets> light.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Old
Chem.)</fld> <def>That which shines at night; -- a fanciful name
for phosphorus.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of marine
flagellate Infusoria, remarkable for their unusually large size
and complex structure, as well as for their phosphorescence. The
brilliant diffuse phosphorescence of the sea is often due to
myriads of Noctiluc\'91.</def>

<hw>Noc*ti*lu"cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fatlike substance in certain marine
animals, to which they owe their phosphorescent properties.</def>

<hw>Noc`ti*lu"cine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to Noctiluca.</def>

<hw>Noc`ti*lu"cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shining
in the night.</def>

<hw>Noc*tiv"a*gant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nox</ets>, <ets>noctis</ets>, night + <ets>vagans</ets>,
p.pr. of <ets>vagari</ets> to wander about.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Going about in the night;
night-wandering.</def>

<hw>Noc*tiv`a*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
roving or going about in the night.</def>

<au>Gayton.</au>

<hw>Noc*tiv"a*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>noctivagus</ets>; <ets>nox</ets>, <ets>noctis + vagus</ets>
wandering.]</ety> <def>Noctivagant.</def>

<hw>Noc"to*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nox</ets>, <ets>noctis</ets>, night +
<ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of writing
frame for the blind.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument or register which records the
presence of watchmen on their beats.</def>

<au>Knight.</au>

<hw>Noc"tu*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>noctu</ets> by night.]</ety> <def>A record of what passes in
the night; a nightly journal; -- distinguished from
<xex>diary</xex>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Addison.</au>

<hw>Noc"tu*id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From L.
<ets>nox</ets>, <ets>noctis</ets>, night.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous moths of the
family <spn>Noctuid\'91</spn>, or <spn>Noctu\'91lit\'91</spn>, as
the cutworm moths, and armyworm moths; -- so called because they
fly at night.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to the noctuids, or family <spn>Noctuid\'91</spn>.</def></def2>

<hw>Noc"tule</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
L. <ets>noctua</ets> a night owl, fr. <ets>nox</ets>,
<ets>noctis</ets>, night.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
large European bat (<spn>Vespertilio, <or/ Noctulina,
altivolans</spn>).</def>

<hw>Noc"turn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>nocturne</ets>, fr. L. <ets>nocturnus</ets>. See
<er>Nocturnal</er>, and cf. <er>Nocturne</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An office of devotion, or act of religious service, by
night.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<au>Hook.</au>

<hw>Noc*tur"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nocturnalis</ets>, <ets>nocturnus</ets>, fr. <ets>nox</ets>,
<ets>noctis</ets>, night. See <er>Night</er>, and cf.
<er>Nocturn</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, done
or occuring in, the night; <as>as, <ex>nocturnal</ex> darkness,
cries, expedition, etc.</as>; -- opposed to
<ant>diurnal</ant>.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having a habit of seeking food or moving about
at night; <as>as, <ex>nocturnal</ex> birds and
insects</as>.</def>

<hw>Noc*tur"nal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An instrument formerly
used for taking the altitude of the stars, etc., at sea.</def>

<au>I. Watts.</au>

<hw>Noc*tur"nal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By night;
nightly.</def>

<hw>Noc*turne"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Nocturn</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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 \'bdMidsummer-Night's Dream\'b8
music.</def>

<hw>Noc"u*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>nocumentum</ets>, fr. L. <ets>nocere</ets> to hurt.]</ety>
<def>Harm; injury; detriment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Noc"u*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nocuus</ets>, fr. <ets>nocere</ets> to hurt.]</ety>
<def>Hurtful; noxious.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>Noc"u*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[R.]</mark></wordforms>

<hw>Nod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nodden</ets>; cf. OHG. <ets>kn<?/t<?/n</ets>,
ge<ets>nuot<?/n</ets>, to shake, and E. <ets>nudge</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To bend or incline the upper part, with a quick
motion; <as>as, <ex>nodding</ex> plumes</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</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>as, to <ex>nod</ex> at
one</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To be drowsy or dull; to be careless.</def>

<q>Nor is it Homer <qex>nods</qex>, but we that dream.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Nod</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Nodded</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nodding</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To incline or
bend, as the head or top; to make a motion of assent, of
salutation, or of drowsiness with; <as>as, to <ex>nod</ex> the
head</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To signify by a nod; <as>as, to <ex>nod</ex>
approbation</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause to bend.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<q>By every wind that <qex>nods</qex> the mountain pine.</q>
<qau>Keats.</qau>

<hw>Nod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
dropping or bending forward of the upper oart or top of
anything.</def>

<q>Like a drunken sailor on a mast,
Ready with every <qex>nod</qex> to tumble down.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>A look or a <qex>nod</qex> only ought to correct them [the
children] when they do amiss.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<q>Nations obey my word and wait my <qex>nod</qex>.</q>
<qau>Prior.</qau>

<cs><col>The land of Nod</col>, <cd>sleep.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nod"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of the nature
of, or relating to, a node; <as>as, a <ex>nodal</ex>
point</as>.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Nodal line</col>, <col>Nodal point</col></mcol>,
<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></cs>

<hw>No"da*ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nodatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>nodare</ets> to make knotty, fr.
<ets>nodus</ets> knot. See <er>Node</er>.]</ety>
<def>Knotted.</def>

<cs><col>Nodated hyperbola</col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>a
certain curve of the third order having two branches which cross
each other, forming a node.</cd></cs>

<hw>No*da"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nodatio</ets> knottiness.]</ety> <def>Act of making a knot,
or state of being knotted.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Nod"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who nods; a
drowsy person.</def>

<hw>Nod"ding</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Curved so that
the apex hangs down; having the top bent downward.</def>

<hw>Nod"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nodil</ets>, <ets>nodle</ets>; perh. fr. <ets>nod</ets>,
because the head is the nodding part of the body, or perh. akin
to E. <ets>knot</ets>; cf. Prov. E. <ets>nod</ets> the nape of
the neck.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The head; -- used jocosely or
contemptuously.</def><-- now usu. noodle (not in W1913) or noggin
-->

<q>Come, master, I have a project in my <qex>noddle</qex>.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The back part of the head or neck.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>For occasion ... turneth a bald <qex>noddle</qex>, after she
hath presented her locks in front, and no hold taken.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<hw>Nod"dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Noddies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Prob. fr.
<ets>nod</ets> to incline the head, either as in assent, or from
drowsiness.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A simpleton; a fool.</def>

<au>L'Estrange.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any tern of
the genus <spn>Anous</spn>, as <spn>A. stolidus</spn>.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The arctic fulmar (<spn>Fulmarus
glacialis</spn>). Sometimes also applied to other sea
birds.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An old game at cards.</def>

<au>Halliwell.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A small two-wheeled one-horse vehicle.</def>

<sn>5.</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>

<hw>Node</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nodus</ets>; perh. akin to E. <ets>knot</ets>. Cf.
<er>Noose</er>, <er>Nowed</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A knot, a
knob; a protuberance; a swelling.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>
<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>(b)</sd>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The joint of a stem, or the part where a
leaf or several leaves are inserted.</def> <sd>(c)</sd>
<fld>(Dialing)</fld> <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>(d)</sd> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The
point at which a curve crosses itself, being a double point of
the curve. See <er>Crunode</er>, and <er>Acnode</er>.</def>
<sd>(e)</sd> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <def>The point at which the lines
of a funicular machine meet from different angular directions; --
called also <altname>knot</altname>.</def> <au>W. R.
Johnson.</au> <sd>(f)</sd> <fld>(poet.)</fld> <def>The knot,
intrigue, or plot of a piece</def>. <sd>(g)</sd>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <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>.
<au>Dunglison.</au> <sd>(h)</sd> <fld>(Mus)</fld> <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)</sd> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
swelling</def>.

<cs><col>Ascending node</col> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <cd>the node
at which the body is passing northerly, marked with the symbol
<astascending/, called the <xex>Dragon's head<xex>. Called also
<altname>northern node</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Descending
node</col>, <cd>the node at which the body is moving southwardly,
marked thus <astdescending/, called <xex>Dragon's tail<xex>.</cd>
-- <col>Line of nodes</col>, <cd>a straight line joining the two
nodes of an orbit.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nod"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the nodes; from a node to the same node again;
<as>as, the <ex>nodical</ex> revolutions of the moon</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Nodical month</col>. <cd>See <cref>Lunar month</cref>,
under <er>Month</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>No`do*sa"rine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling in form or structure a
foraminiferous shell of the genus <spn>Nodosaria</spn>.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A foraminifer of
the genus <spn>Nodosaria</spn> or of an allied
genus.</def></def2>

<hw>No*dose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nodosus</ets>, fr. <ets>nodus</ets> knot.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Knotty; having numerous or conspicuous nodes.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having nodes or
prominences; having the alternate joints enlarged, as the
antenn\'91 of certain insects.</def>

<hw>No*dos"i*ty</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nodositas</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality of
being knotty or nodose; resemblance to a node or swelling;
knottiness.</def>

<au>Holland.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A knot; a node.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>No*do"sous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>No"dous</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Nodose; knotty;
knotted.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nod"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?; 135)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nodulaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or in the
form of, a nodule or knot.</def>

<hw>Nod"ule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nodulus</ets>, dim. of <ets>nodus</ets> knot: cf. F.
<ets>nodule</ets>.]</ety> <def>A rounded mass or irregular shape;
a little knot or lump.</def>

<-- p. 979 -->

<hw>Nod"uled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having little
knots or lumps.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nod"u*lose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Nod"u*lous</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Having small nodes or knots; diminutively nodose.</def>

<hw>No"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>no\'89l</ets>, L. <ets>natalis</ets> birthday, fr.
<ets>natalis</ets> natal. See <er>Natal</er>.]</ety> <def>Same as
<er>Nowel</er>.</def>

<hw>No*e`ma*tach"o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <?/ the understanding + <?/ swiftness +
<ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument for determining and
registering the duration of more or less complex operations of
the mind.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>No`e*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>No`e*mat"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ the
understanding. See <er>Noetic</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining
to the understanding.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Cudworth.</au>

<hw>No*e"mics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ the
understanding. See <er>Noetic</er>.]</ety> <def>The science of
the understanding; intellectual science.</def>

<hw>No*e"tian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.
Hist.)</fld> <def>One of the followers of <xex>Noetus</xex>, who
lived in the third century. He denied the distinct personality of
the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>No*et"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>No*et"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to
perceive, <?/ mind, intellect.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
the intellect; intellectual.</def>

<q>I would employ the word <qex>noetic</qex> to express all those
cognitions which originate in the mind itself.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau>

<hw>Nof</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>ne
of</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not of; nor of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nog</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbrev. fr.
<ets>noggin</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A noggin.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A kind of strong ale.</def>

<au>Halliwell.</au>

<hw>Nog</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A wooden block, of the size of a brick, built
into a wall, as a hold for the nails of woodwork.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One of the square logs of wood used in a pile to
support the roof of a mine.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>A treenail to fasten
the shores.</def>

<hw>Nog</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From 2d <er>Nog</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To fill in, as between scantling, with
brickwork.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Shipbuilding)</fld> <def>To fasten, as shores,
with treenails.</def>

<hw>Nog"gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Prop., made of
hemp, fr. Prov. E. <ets>nogs</ets> hemp.]</ety> <def>Made of
hemp; hence, hard; rough; harsh.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Nog"gin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir.
<ets>noigin</ets>, or Gael. <ets>noigean</ets>. Cf. lst
<er>Nog</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A small mug or cup.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A measure equivalent to a gill.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Nog"ging</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Nog</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Rough brick masonry
used to fill in the interstices of a wooden frame, in
building.</def>

<hw>Noght</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Not.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Noi"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Abbrev. fr.
OE. <ets>anoiance</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>noyance</asp>.]</altsp> <def>Annoyance.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Tusser.</au>

<hw>Noie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To annoy. See
<er>Noy</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Noi"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
annoyer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Tusser.</au>

<hw>Noils</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Etymol.
uncertain.]</ety> <def>Waste and knots of wool removed by the
comb; combings.</def>

<hw>Noint</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
anoint.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. North.</au>

<hw>Noi"ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Annoying;
troublesome.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Noise</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>noise</ets> noisy strife, quarrel, brawl, fr. L.
<ets>nausea</ets> seasickness, sickness, disgust. See
<er>Nausea</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Sound of any kind.</def>

<q>The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without
<qex>noise</qex>
to us perceived.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Noise</xex> 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 <xex>sound</xex> and <xex>noise</xex> is by no
means precise.</note>

<au>Ganot.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Especially, loud, confused, or senseless sound;
clamor; din.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Loud or continuous talk; general talk or
discussion; rumor; report.</def> \'bdThe <xex>noise</xex>
goes.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>What <qex>noise</qex> have we had about transplantation of
diseases and transfusion of blood!</q>
<qau>T. Baker.</qau>

<q>Soerates lived in Athens during the great plague which has
made so much <qex>noise</qex> in all ages.</q>
<qau>Spectator.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Music, in general; a concert; also, a company of
musicians; a band.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<q>The king has his <qex>noise</qex> of gypsies.</q>
<qau>B. Jonson.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Cry; outcry; clamor; din; clatter; uproar.</syn>

<hw>Noise</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To sound; to make a
noise.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Noise</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Noised</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Noising</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To spread by
rumor or report.</def>

<q>All these sayings were <qex>noised</qex> abroad.</q>
<qau>Luke i. 65.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To disturb with noise.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Noise"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Loud;
clamorous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Noise"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making, or causing, no
noise or bustle; without noise; silent; <as>as, the
<ex>noiseless</ex> foot of time</as>.</def>

<q>So <qex>noiseless</qex> would I live.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Noise"less*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Noise"less*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Noi*sette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener,
<xex>Noisette</xex>, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the
China rose and the musk rose. It has given rise to many fine
varieties, as the <stype>Lamarque</stype>, the <stype>Marechal
(or Marshal) Niel</stype>, and the <stype>Cloth of gold</stype>.
Most roses of this class have clustered flowers and are of
vigorous growth.</def>

<au>P. Henderson.</au>

<hw>Nois"i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a noisy
manner.</def>

<hw>Nois"i*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being noisy.</def>

<hw>Noi"some</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[For
<ets>noysome</ets>, fr. <ets>noy</ets> for <ets>annoy</ets>. See
<er>Annoy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Noxious to health;
hurtful; mischievous; unwholesome; insalubrious; destructive;
<as>as, <ex>noisome</ex> effluvia</as>.</def>
\'bd<xex>Noisome</xex> pestilence.\'b8

<au>Ps. xci. 3.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Offensive to the smell or other senses;
disgusting; fetid.</def> \'bdFoul breath is
<xex>noisome</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

-- <wordforms><wf>Noi"some*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Noi"some*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<syn>Syn. -- Noxious; unwholesome; insalubrious; mischievous;
destructive.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Noisome</er>, <er>Noxious</er>.
These words have to a great extent been interchanged; but there
is a tendency to make a distinction between them, applying
<xex>noxious</xex> to things that inflict evil directly; as, a
<xex>noxious</xex> plant, <xex>noxious</xex> practices, etc., and
<xex>noisome</xex> to things that operate with a remoter
influence; as, <xex>noisome</xex> vapors, a <xex>noisome</xex>
pestilence, etc. <xex>Noisome</xex> has the additional sense of
<xex>disqusting</xex>.  A garden may be free from
<xex>noxious</xex> weeds or animals; but, if recently covered
with manure, it may be filled with a <xex>noisome</xex>
smell.</usage>

<hw>Nois"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Noisier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Noisiest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From
<er>Noise</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Making a noise, esp. a
loud sound; clamorous; vociferous; turbulent; boisterous; <as>as,
the <ex>noisy</ex> crowd</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Full of noise.</def> \'bdThe <xex>noisy</xex>
town.\'b8

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Nol"de</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>ne
wolde</ets>.]</ety> <def>Would not.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Noll</er>.]</ety> <def>The head.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>\'d8No"li-me-tan"ge*re</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L., touch me not.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any plant of a
genus of herbs (<spn>Impatiens</spn>) having capsules which, if
touched when ripe, discharge their seeds. -- See
<er>Impatiens</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The squirting
cucumber. See under <er>Cucumber</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A name formerly applied to
several varieties of ulcerous cutaneous diseases, but now
restricted to <altname>Lupus exedens</altname>, an ulcerative
affection of the nose.</def>

<hw>No*li"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nolle</ets> not to will, to be unwilling; <ets>ne +
velle</ets> to will, to be willing.]</ety> <def>Adverse action of
will; unwillingness; -- opposed to <ant>volition</ant>.</def>

<q>A <qex>nolition</qex> and a direct enmity against the
lust.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<hw>Noll</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nol</ets>, AS. <ets>hnoll</ets> top; akin to OHG.
<ets>hnol</ets> top, head.]</ety> <def>The head; the
noddle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nol*le"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nolle</ets> to be unwilling.]</ety> <def>The state of being
unwilling; nolition.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Nol"le pros"e*qui</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L., to be
unwilling to prosecute.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <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>

<hw>\'d8No"lo con*ten"de*re</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L., I do not
wish to contend.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A plea, by the
defendant, in a criminal prosecution, which, without admitting
guilt, subjects him to all the consequences of a plea of
quilty.</def>

<hw>Nol. pros.</hw> <def>An abbrev. of <er>Nolle
prosequi</er>.</def>

<hw>Nol`-pros"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>-prossed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>-prossing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To discontinue by entering
a <xex>nolle prosequi</xex>; to decline to prosecute.</def>

<hw>Nolt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <def>Neat
cattle.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Nom</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Noun</er>.]</ety> <def>Name.</def>

<cs><col>\'d8Nom de guerre</col> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <cd>literally,
war name; hence, a fictitious name, or one assumed for a
time.</cd> -- <col>\'d8Nom de plume</col> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<cd>literally, pen name; hence, a name assumed by an author as
his or her signature.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8No"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<?/, lit., a feeding. See <er>Name</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Canker</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.</def>

<hw>Nom"ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nomas</ets>, <ets>-adis</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/, pasturing,
roaming without fixed home, fr. <?/ a pasture, allotted abode,
fr. <?/ to distribute, allot, drive to pasture; prob. akin to AS.
<ets>niman</ets> to take, and E. <ets>nimble</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>nomade</ets>. Cf. <er>Astronomy</er>, <er>Economy</er>,
<er>Nimble</er>, <er>Nemesis</er>, <er>Numb</er>,
<er>Number</er>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Nom"ad</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Roving; nomadic.</def>

<hw>Nom"ade</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>See <er>Nomad</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def>

<hw>No*ma"di*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
nomad.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>No*mad"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/. See
<er>Nomad</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to nomads, or their
way of life; wandering; moving from place to place for
subsistence; <as>as, a <ex>nomadic</ex> tribe</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>No*mad"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Nom"ad*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being a nomad.</def>

<hw>Nom"ad*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nomadized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Nomadizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To lead the life of a nomad; to
wander with flocks and herds for the sake of finding
pasturage.</def>

<q>The Vogules <qex>nomadize</qex> chiefly about the Rivers
Irtish, Obi, Kama, and Volga.</q>
<qau>W. Tooke.</qau>

<hw>No"man*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nomancie</ets>, <ets>nomance</ets>, abbrev. fr.
<ets>onomancie</ets>. See <er>Onomancy</er>.]</ety> <def>The art
or practice of divining the destiny of persons by the letters
which form their names.</def>

<hw>No"-man's` land`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>.  <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: An unclaimed space or time.</def>

<q>That <qex>no-man's land</qex> of twilight.</q>
<qau>W. Black.</qau>

<hw>Nom"arch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
district + <ets>-arch</ets>.]</ety> <def>The chief magistrate of
a nome or nomarchy.</def>

<hw>Nom"arch*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nomarchies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A province or
territorial division of a kingdom, under the rule of a nomarch,
as in modern Greece; a nome.</def>

<hw>Nom"bles</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>nombles</ets>, fr. L. <ets>lumbulus</ets>, dim. of
<ets>lumbus</ets> a loin. Cf. <er>Numbles</er>, <er>Umbles</er>,
<er>Humbles</er>.]</ety> <def>The entrails of a deer; the
umbles.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>numbles</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Nom"bril</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>nombril</ets>, for OF. <ets>lombril</ets>, i. e.,
<ets>ombril</ets>, with the article, a dim. fr. L.
<ets>umbilicus</ets> the navel. See <er>Navel</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A point halfway between the fess point and
the middle base point of an escutcheon; -- called also
<altname>navel point</altname>. See <er>Escutcheon</er>.</def>

<hw>Nome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/
to deal out, distribute.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A province or political division, as of modern
Greece or ancient Egypt; a nomarchy.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any melody determined by inviolable rules.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nome</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. <er>Binomial</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Alg.)</fld> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See
<er>Term</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nome</hw>, <hw>No"men</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>,
<pos>obs. p. p.</pos> <def>of <er>Nim</er>.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>No"men*cla`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>nomen</ets> name + <ets>calare</ets> to call. See
<er>Name</er>, and <er>Calendar</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who calls persons or things by their
names.</def>

<note><hand/ In Rome, candidates for office were attended each by
a <xex>nomenclator</xex>, who informed the candidate of the names
of the persons whom they met and whose votes it was desirable to
solicit.</note>

<sn>2.</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>

<hw>No"men*cla`tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
female nomenclator.</def>

<hw>No`men*cla"tur*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining or according to a nomenclature.</def>

<hw>No"men*cla`ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nomenclatura</ets>: cf. F. <ets>nomenclature</ets>. See
<er>Nomenclator</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A name.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A vocabulary, dictionary, or glossary.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The technical names used in any particular
branch of science or art, or by any school or individual; <as>as,
the <ex>nomenclature</ex> of botany or of chemistry; the
<ex>nomenclature</ex> of Lavoisier and his associates.</as></def>

<hw>No"mi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Binomial</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>A name or
term.</def>

<hw>Nom"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr.
<?/ a law, custom.]</ety> <def>Customary; ordinary; -- applied to
the usual English spelling, in distinction from strictly phonetic
methods.</def> <au>H Sweet</au>. -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<def>Nomic spelling.</def> <au>A. J. Ellis</au>.</def2>

<hw>Nom"i*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nominalis</ets>, fr. <ets>nomen</ets>, <ets>nominis</ets>,
name. See <er>Name</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining
to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a
word; verbal; <as>as, a <ex>nominal</ex> definition</as>.</def>

<au>Bp. Pearson.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Existing in name only; not real; <as>as, a
<ex>nominal</ex> difference</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Nominal</xex>
attendance on lectures.\'b8

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<hw>Nom"i*nal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
nominalist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Camden.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A verb formed from a
noun.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A name; an appellation.</def>

<q>A is the <qex>nominal</qex> of the sixth note in the natural
diatonic scale.</q>
<qau>Moore (Encyc. of Music. )</qau>

<hw>Nom"i*nal*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
principles or philosophy of the Nominalists.</def>

<hw>Nom"i*nal*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld>
<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>

<au>Reid.</au>

<hw>Nom`i*nal*is"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the Nominalists.</def>

<hw>Nom"i*nal*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
convert into a noun.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nom"i*nal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a nominal manner;
by name; in name only; not in reality.</def>

<au>Burke.</au>

<hw>Nom"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nominated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Nominating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>nominatus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>nominare</ets> to nominate, fr. <ets>nomen</ets> name.
See <er>Name</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To mention by name; to name.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>To <qex>nominate</qex> them all, it is impossible.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To call; to entitle; to denominate.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To set down in express terms; to state</def>.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Is it so <qex>noiminated</qex> in the bond?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>4.</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>

<hw>Nom"i*nate*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By
name; particularly; namely.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spelman.</au>

<hw>Nom`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nominatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>nomination</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<q>The <qex>nomination</qex> of persons to places being . . .  a
flower of his crown, he would reserve to himself.</q>
<qau>Clarendon.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The denomination, or name.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Pearson.</au>

<hw>Nom`i*na*ti"val</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the nominative
case.</def>

<hw>Nom"i*na*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nominativus</ets> belonging to a name, nominative.]</ety>
<fld>(Gram.)</fld> <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> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The
nominative case.</def></def2>

<hw>Nom"i*na*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner of
a nominative; as a nominative.</def>

<hw>Nom"i*na`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>One who nominates.</def>

<hw>Nom`i*nee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nominate</er>, and <er>-ee</er>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Nom"i*nor`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nominate</er>, and <er>-or</er>.]</ety> <def>A
nominator.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bentham.</au>

<hw>No*moc"ra*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
law + <ets>-cracy</ets>, as in demo<ets>cracy</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Government in accordance with a system of law.</def>

<au>Milman.</au>

<hw>No*mog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ law + <?/ to write.]</ety> <def>A treatise on laws; an
exposition of the form proper for laws.</def>

<hw>No*mol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
law + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The science of law; legislation.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The science of the laws of the mind; rational
psychology.</def>

<au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au>

<hw>Nom`o*pel"mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
law, custom + <?/ sole of the foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Having a separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe,
or hallux, as do passerine birds.</def>

<hw>Nom"o*thete</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ + <?/ to assign: cf. F. <ets>nomoth\'8ate</ets>.]</ety>
<def>A lawgiver.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nom`o*thet"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Nom`o*thet"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Legislative; enacting laws; <as>as, a
<ex>nomothetical</ex> power</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Barlow.</au>

<hw>Non</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>No; not. See
<er>No</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Non-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>non</ets>, OL.
<ets>noenu</ets>, <ets>noenum</ets>, fr. <ets>neoenum</ets>,
lit., not one. See <er>None</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix used in
the sense of <xex>not</xex>; <xex>un</xex>-; <xex>in</xex>-; as
in <xex>non</xex>attention, or <xex>non</xex>-attention,
<xex>non</xex>conformity, <xex>non</xex>metallic,
<xex>non</xex>suit.</def>

<note><hand/ The prefix <xex>non-</xex> 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
<xex>non-</xex> could easily be lengthened.</note>

<hw>Non`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Want of ability.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An exception taken against a
plaintiff in a cause, when he is unable legally to commence a
suit.</def>

<hw>Non`ac*cept"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
neglect or refusal to accept.</def>

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<hw>Non*ac"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Destitute of acid properties; hence, basic; metallic;
positive; -- said of certain atoms and radicals.</def>

<hw>Non`ac*quaint"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Want
of acquaintance; the state of being unacquainted.</def>

<hw>Non*ac`qui*es"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Refusal of acquiescence; failure to yield or comply.</def>

<hw>Non`ad*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Failure
to be admitted.</def>

<hw>Non`a*dult"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not adult;
immature.</def>

<hw>Non*a`\'89r*o*bi*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Capable of living without atmospheric
oxygen; ana\'89robiotic.</def>

<hw>Non"age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>nonagium</ets>, from L. <ets>nonus</ets> ninth,
<ets>novem</ets> nine.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The ninth
part of movable goods, formerly payable to the clergy on the
death of persons in their parishes.</def>

<au>Mozley & W.</au>

<hw>Non"age</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>non-</ets> +
<ets>age</ets>.]</ety> <def>Time of life before a person becomes
of age; legal immaturity; minority.</def>

<q>The human mind . . . was still in its <qex>nonage</qex>.</q>
<qau>Coleridge.</qau>

<hw>Non"aged</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the
quality of nonage; being a minor; immature.</def>

<au>W. Browne.</au>

<hw>Non`a*ge*na"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nonagenarius</ets> containing, or consisting of, ninety, fr.
<ets>nonageni</ets> ninety each; akin to <ets>novem</ets>
nine.]</ety> <def>A person ninety years old.</def>

<hw>Non`a*ges"i*mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nonagesimus</ets> the ninetieth. See
<er>Nonagenarian</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Of or
pertaining to the ninetieth degree or to a nonagesimal.</def>

<hw>Non`a*ges"i*mal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>Non"a*gon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nonus</ets> ninth + Gr. <?/ angle.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld>
<def>A figure or polygon having nine sides and nine angles.</def>

<hw>Non*a"gri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol.
uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any moth of the
genus <spn>Nonagria</spn> and allied genera, as the spindleworm
and stalk borer.</def>

<hw>Non*al`ien*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Failure to alienate; also, the state of not being
alienated.</def>

<hw>Non"ane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nonus</ets> ninth.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a
group of metameric hydrocarbons <chform>C9H20</chform> of the
paraffin series; -- so called because of the nine carbon atoms in
the molecule. <stype>Normal nonane</stype> is a colorless
volatile liquid, an ingredient of ordinary kerosene.</def>

<hw>Non`ap*pear"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Default of apperance, as in court, to prosecute or defend;
failure to appear.</def>

<hw>Non`ap*point"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Neglect of making appointment; failure to receive an
appointment.</def>

<hw>Non`ar*riv"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Failure
to arrive.</def>

<hw>\'d8Non` as*sump"sit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L., he did not
undertake.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The general plea or
denial in an action of assumpsit.</def>

<hw>Non`at*tend"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
failure to attend; omission of attendance; nonappearance.</def>

<hw>Non`at*ten"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Inattention.</def>

<hw>Non`bi*tu"mi*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Containing no bitumen; not bituminous.</def>

<hw>Nonce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[For the
<ets>nonce</ets>, OE. for the <ets>nones</ets>, a corruption of
for then <ets>ones</ets>, where <pos>n.</pos> in <ets>then</ets>
is a relic of AS. <ets>m</ets> in <ets><?/am</ets>, dat. of the
article and demonstrative pronoun, E. <ets>the</ets>. See
<er>For</er>, <er>Once</er>, and <er>The</er>.]</ety> <def>The
one or single occasion; the present call or purpose; -- chiefly
used in the phrase <xex>for the nonce</xex>.</def>

<q>The miller was a stout carl for the <qex>nones</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>And that he calls for drink, I 'll have prepared him
A chalice for the <qex>nonce</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<cs><col>Nonce word</col>, <cd>\'bda word apparently employed
only <xex>for the nonce<xex>\'b8.</cd></cs>

<au>Murray (New English Dict. ).</au>

<hw>\'d8Non`cha`lance"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
See <er>Nonchalant</er>.]</ety> <def>Indifference; carelessness;
coolness.</def>

<hw>\'d8Non`cha`lant"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.,
fr. <ets>non</ets> not (L. <ets>non</ets>) + <ets>chaloir</ets>
to concern one's self for, fr. L. <ets>calere</ets> to be warm,
to be inflamed with desire, to be troubled. See <er>Non-</er>,
and <er>Caldron</er>.]</ety> <def>Indifferent; careless;
cool.</def>

<hw>Non"cha*lant`ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a
nonchalant, indifferent, or careless manner; coolly.</def>

<hw>Non"claim`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A failure to
make claim within the time limited by law; omission of
claim.</def>

<hw>Non`co*he"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Want of
cohesion.</def>

<hw>Non`co*in"ci*dence</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack of
coincidence.</def>

<hw>Non`co*in"ci*dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
coincident.</def>

<hw>Non*com"bat*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Non`com*mis"sioned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
having a commission.</def>

<cs><col>Noncommissioned officer</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>Non`com*mit"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A state
of not being committed or pledged; forbearance or refusal to
commit one's self. Also used adjectively.</def>

<hw>Non`com*mun"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Neglect
or failure of communion.</def>

<hw>Non`com*ple"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Lack
of completion; failure to complete.</def>

<hw>Non`com*pli"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Neglect of compliance; failure to comply.</def>

<hw>Non`com*ply"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Neglecting or refusing to comply.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Non com"pos</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>.  <hw>\'d8Non
com"pos men"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. }</mhw><ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>Not of sound mind; not having the regular use of reason;
hence, also, as a noun, an idiot; a lunati<?/; one devoid of
reason, either by nature or from accident.</def>

<hw>Non"con.</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Noncontent</er>.</def>

<hw>Non`con*clud"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
concluding.</def>

<hw>Non`con*cur"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To
dissent or refuse to concur.</def>

<hw>Non`con*cur"rence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Refusal to concur.</def>

<hw>Non`con*den"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
condensible; incapable of being liquefied; -- said of
gases.</def>

<hw>Non`con*dens"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Steam
Engine)</fld> <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>

<hw>Non`con*duct"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
conducting; not transmitting a fluid or force; <as>thus, in
electricity, wax is a <ex>nonconducting</ex>
substance</as>.</def><-- = nonconductive -->

<hw>Non`con*duc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of not being able to conduct or transmit; failure to
conduct.</def>

<hw>Non`con*duct"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Physics)</fld> <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>as, wool is a <ex>nonconductor</ex> of heat; glass
and dry wood are <ex>nonconductors</ex> of
electricity.</as></def>

<hw>Non`con*form"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
conforming; declining conformity; especially, not conforming to
the established church of a country.</def>

<hw>Non`con*form"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Non*con*form"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>\'d8Non`con"stat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Law
L.]</ety> <def>It does not appear; it is not plain or clear; it
does not follow.</def>

<hw>Non`con*ta"gious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
contagious; not catching; not communicable by contact.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Non`con*ta"gious*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Non`con*tent"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(British
House of Lords)</fld> <def>One who gives a negative vote; --
sometimes abridged into <abbr>noncon.</abbr> or <abbr>non
con.</abbr></def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Non`con*trib"u*ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Non`con*trib"u*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Not contributing.</def>

<hw>Non"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The edible plumlike fruit of the Australian tree,
<spn>Parinarium Nonda</spn>.</def>

<hw>Non*dec"ane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nonus</ets> ninth + <ets>dec</ets>em ten.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hydrocarbon of the paraffin series, a
white waxy substance, <chform>C19H40</chform>; -- so called from
the number of carbon atoms in the molecule.</def>

<hw>Non`de*cid"u*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Characterized by the absence of a
decidua; indeciduate.</def>

<hw>Non`de*liv"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
neglect or failure of delivery; omission of delivery.</def>

<hw>Non*dep`o*si"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
failure to deposit or throw down.</def>

<hw>Non"de*script</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>non-</ets>  + L. <ets>descriptus</ets> described.]</ety>
<def>Not hitherto described; novel; hence, odd; abnormal;
unclassifiable.</def>

<hw>Non"de*script</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A thing not yet
described; that of which no account or explanation has been
given; something abnormal, or hardly classifiable.</def>

<hw>Non`de*vel"op*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Failure or lack of development.</def>

<hw>Non`dis*cov"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Want
or failure of discovery.</def>

<hw>Non"do</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A coarse umbelliferous plant (<spn>Ligusticum
act\'91ifolium</spn>) with a large aromatic root. It is found
chiefly in the Alleghany region. Also called
<altname>Angelico</altname>.</def>

<hw>None</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & pron.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>none</ets>, <ets>non</ets>, <ets>nan</ets>, <ets>no</ets>,
<ets>na</ets>, AS. <ets>n\'ben</ets>, fr. <ets>ne</ets> not +
<ets>\'ben</ets> one. <?/. See <er>No</er>, <pos>a.</pos> &
<pos>adv.</pos>, <er>One</er>, and cf. <er>Non-</er>,
<er>Null</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>No one; not one; not anything; -- frequently
used also partitively, or as a plural, not any.</def>

<q>There is <qex>none</qex> that doeth good; no, not one.</q>
<qau>Ps. xiv. 3.</qau>

<q>Six days ye shall gather it, but on the seventh day, which is
the Sabbath, in it there shall be <qex>none</qex>.</q>
<qau>Ex. xvi. 26.</qau>

<q>Terms of peace yet <qex>none</qex>
Vouchsafed or sought.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q><qex>None</qex> of their productions are extant.</q>
<qau>Blair.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>No; not any; -- used adjectively before a vowel,
in old style; <as>as, thou shalt have <ex>none</ex> assurance of
thy life</as>.</def>

<cs><col>None of</col>, <cd>not at all; not; nothing of; -- used
emphatically. \'bdThey knew that I was <xex>none of<xex> the
register that entered their admissions in the universities.\'b8
<au>Fuller</au>.</cd> -- <col>None-so-pretty</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the <spn>Saxifraga umbrosa</spn>. See
<cref>London pride</cref> <sd>(a)</sd>, under
<er>London</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>None</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>Same as
<er>Nones</er>, 2.</def>

<hw>Non`ef*fect"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Not effective.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>Not fit or available for
duty.</def>

<hw>\'d8Non-e"go</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., not
I.]</ety> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>The union of being and
relation as distinguished from, and contrasted with, the
<xex>ego</xex>. See <er>Ego</er>.</def>

<hw>Non`e*las"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
having elasticity.</def>

<hw>Non`e*lect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos>
<fld>(Theol.)</fld> <def>A person or persons not elected, or
chosen, to salvation.</def>

<hw>Non`e*lec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Failure
of election.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Non`e*lec"tric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Non`e*lec"tric*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Not electric; conducting electricity.</def>

<hw>Non`e*lec"tric</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physics)</fld>
<def>A substance that is not an electric; that which transmits
electricity, as a metal.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Non`em*phat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Non`em*phat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having no emphasis; unemphatic.</def>

<hw>Non*en"ti*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nonentities</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Nonexistence; the negation of being.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A thing not existing.</def>

<au>South.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A person or thing of little or no account.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<hw>Non`-E*pis"co*pal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
Episcopal; not pertaining to the Episcopal church or
system.</def>

<hw>Nones</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nonae</ets>, so called because it was the ninth day before
the ides, fr. <ets>nonus</ets> ninth, from <ets>novem</ets> nine.
See <er>Nine</er>, <er>Nones</er>, 2, <er>Noon</er> .]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Roman Cal.)</fld> <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 <xex>nones</xex> were nine days before the
ides, reckoning inclusively, according to the Roman method.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[F. <ets>none</ets>, fr. L. See
<er>Noon</er>.]</ety> <def>The canonical office, being a part of
the Breviary, recited at noon (formerly at the ninth hour, 3
<sc>P. M.</sc>) in the Roman Catholic Church.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The hour of dinner; the noonday meal.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>At my supper and sometimes at <qex>nones</qex>.</q>
<qau>P. Plowman.</qau>

<hw>Non`es*sen"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
essential.</def>

<hw>Non`es*sen"tial</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A thing not
essential.</def>

<hw>\'d8Non` est` fac"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Law L. it is
not (his) deed.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The plea of the
general issue in an action of debt on bond.</def>

<hw>\'d8Non` est` in*ven"tus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L., he is
not found.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The return of a sheriff
on a writ, when the defendant is not found in his county.</def>

<au>Bouvier.</au>

<hw>None"such`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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 (<spn>Medicago lupulina</spn>), a variety of
pottery clay, etc.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>No*net"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8No*net"to</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From L.
<ets>nonus</ets> ninth, like E. <ets>duet</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>duo</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A composition for
nine instruments, rarely for nine voices.</def>

<hw>Non"ett</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The titmouse.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Non*ex`e*cu"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Neglect or failure of execution; nonperformance.</def>

<hw>Non`ex*ist"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Absence of existence; the negation of being;
nonentity.</def>

<au>A. Baxter.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A thing that has no existence.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Non`ex*ist"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
having existence.</def>

<hw>Non*ex`por*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
failure of exportation; a not exporting of commodities.</def>

<hw>Non`ex*ten"sile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
extensile; incapable of being stretched.</def>

<hw>Non-fea"sance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>non-</ets> + OF. <ets>faisance</ets> a doing, fr.
<ets>faire</ets> to do.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>An omission
or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been
done. Cf. <er>Malfeasance</er>.</def>

<hw>Non`ful*fill"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Neglect or failure
to fulfill.</def>

<hw>No*nil"lion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nonus</ets> ninth + <ets>-illion</ets>, as in E.
<ets>million</ets>.]</ety> <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 <er>Numeration</er>.</def>

<hw>Non*im`por*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Want
or failure of importation; a not importing of commodities.</def>

<hw>Non`im*port"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
importing; not bringing from foreign countries.</def>

<hw>Non`in*flec"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
admitting of, or characterized by, inflection.</def>

<hw>Non`in*hab"it*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who is not an inhabitant; a stranger; a foreigner; a
nonresident.</def>

<hw>Non*in`ter*ven"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or habit of not intervening or interfering; <as>as, the
<ex>nonintervention</ex> of one state in the affairs of
another</as>.</def>

<hw>No"ni*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Latinized
form of <ets>Nunez</ets>, the name of a Portuguese
mathematician.]</ety> <def>A vernier.</def>

<hw>Non*join"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <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>

<hw>Non*ju"rant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Nonjuring.</def>

<hw>Non*ju"ring</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>jurer</ets> to swear, or L. <ets>jurare</ets>,
<ets>jurari</ets>, to swear, fr. L. <ets>jus</ets>,
<ets>juris</ets>, right, law, justice. See <er>Jury</er>.]</ety>
<def>Not swearing allegiance; -- applied to the party in Great
Britain that would not swear allegiance to William and Mary, or
their successors.</def>

<hw>Non*ju"ror</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eng.
Hist.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Non*ju"ror*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eng.
Hist.)</fld> <def>The doctrines, or action, of the
Nonjurors.</def>

<hw>Non*lim`i*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Want
of limitation; failure to limit.</def>

<hw>\'d8Non` li"quet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>It
is not clear; -- a verdict given by a jury when a matter is to be
deferred to another day of trial.</def>

<hw>Non`ma*lig"nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
malignant, as a disease.</def>

<hw>Non*man`u*fac"tur*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Not carrying on manufactures.</def>

<hw>Non*med"ul*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
medullated; <fld>(Anat.)</fld> without a medulla or marrow, or
without a medullary sheath; <as>as, a <ex>nonmedullated</ex>
nerve fiber</as>.</def>

<hw>Non*mem"ber</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is not a
member.</def>

<hw>Non*mem"ber*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State of not being
a member.</def>

<hw>Non"met`al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>as, oxygen,
sulphur, and chlorine are <ex>nonmetals</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Non`me*tal"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Not metallic.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Resembling, or possessing the
properties of, a nonmetal or metalloid; <as>as, sulphur is a
<ex>nonmetallic</ex> element</as>.</def>

<hw>Non*nat"u*ral</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not natural;
unnatural.</def>

<hw>Nonne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nun.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Non`ne*ces"si*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Absence of necessity; the quality or state of being
unnecessary.</def>

<hw>Non`ni*trog"nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Devoid
of nitrogen; <as>as, a <ex>nonnitrogenous</ex> principle; a
<ex>nonnitrogenous</ex> food</as>.  See the Note under
<er>Food</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 1.</def>

<hw>Non*nu"cle*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Without a nucleus.</def><-- = anucleate -->

<hw>Non"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A silly fellow;
a ninny.</def>

<hw>Non`o*be"di*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Neglect of obedience; failure to obey.</def>

<hw>Non`ob*serv"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Neglect or failure to observe or fulfill.</def>

<-- p. 981 -->

<hw>\'d8Non` ob*stan"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Notwithstanding; in opposition to, or in spite
of, what has been stated, or is to be stated or admitted.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <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>

<q>In this very reign [Henry III.] the practice of dispensing
with statutes by a <qex>non obstante</qex> was introduced.</q>
<qau>Hallam.</qau>

<cs><col>\'d8Non obstante veredicto</col> <ety>[LL.]</ety>
<fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a judgment sometimes entered by order of
the court, for the plaintiff, <xex>notwithstanding a verdict<xex>
for the defendant.</cd></cs>

<au>Stephen.</au>

<hw>No*no"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, nonane; <as>as,
<ex>nonoic</ex> acid, which is also called <ex>pelargonic</ex>
acid</as>. Cf. <er>Pelargonic</er>.</def>

<hw>Non"one</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Non</ets>ane + <ets>-one</ets>, suffix denoting the
third degree of unsaturation.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any
one of several metameric unsaturated hydrocarbons
(<chform>C9H14</chform>) of the valylene series.</def>

<hw>Non`ox*yg"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Without oxygen; characterized by the
absence of oxygen; <as>as, a <ex>nonoxygenous</ex>
alkaloid</as>.</def>

<hw>Non`pa*reil"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nonpareil</er>, <pos>a.</pos> ]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Something of unequaled excellence; a peerless
thing or person; a nonesuch; -- often used as a name.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[F. <ets>nonpareille</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A size of type next smaller than
<xex>minion</xex> and next larger than <xex>agate</xex> (or
<xex>ruby</xex>).</def>

<note><hand/ <nonpareiltype>This line is printed in the type
called <xex>nonpareil</xex>.</nonpareiltype></note>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A beautifully
colored finch (<spn>Passerina ciris</spn>), 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 <altname>painted
finch</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any other similar bird
of the same genus.</def>

<hw>Non`pa*reil"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., from
<ets>non</ets> not + <ets>pareil</ets> equal, fr. LL.
<ets>pariculus</ets>, dim. of L. <ets>par</ets> equal. See
<er>Non</er>, and <er>Pair</er>, <er>Peer</er>.]</ety>
<def>Having no equal; peerless.</def>

<hw>Non*pay"ment</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Neglect or failure to
pay.</def>

<hw>Non`per*form"ance</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Neglect or failure
to perform.</def>

<hw>Non*pho`to*bi*ot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Capable of living without light; <as>as,
<ex>nonphotobiotic</ex> plant cells, or cells which habitually
live in darkness</as>.</def>

<hw>Non`plane"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Not lying in one plane; -- said of
certain curves.</def>

<hw>Non"plus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>non</ets> not + <ets>plus</ets> more, further. See
<er>Plural</er>.]</ety> <def>A state or condition which daffles
reason or confounds judgment; insuperable difficalty; inability
to proceed or decide; puzzle; quandary.</def>

<q>Both of them are a perfect <qex>nonplus</qex> and baffle to
all human understanding.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<hw>Non"plus`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nonplused</er>
<pr>(?)</pr> or <er>Nonplussed</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nonplusing</er> or <er>Nonplussing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To
puzzle; to confound; to perplex; to cause to stop by
embarrassment.</def>

<q>He has been <qex>nonplused</qex> by Mr. Dry's desiring him to
tell what it was that he endeavored to prove.</q>
<qau>Spectator.</qau>

<hw>Non*prep`a*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Neglect or failure to prepare; want of preparation.</def>

<hw>Non*pres`en*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Neglect or failure to present; state of not being
presented.</def>

<hw>Non`pro*duc"tion</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A failure to
produce or exhibit.</def>

<hw>Non`pro*fes"sion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
belonging to a profession; not done by, or proceeding from,
professional men; contrary to professional usage.</def>

<hw>Non`pro*fi"cien*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Want
of proficiency; failure to make progress.</def>

<hw>Non`pro*fi"cient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who has failed to become proficient.</def>

<hw>Non" pros.`</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <def> An abbreviation of
<er>Non prosequitur</er>.</def>

<hw>Non`-pros"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nonprossed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Non-prossing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <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>as, the
plaintiff was <ex>non-prossed</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Non" pro*seq"ui*tur</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. he does
not prosecute.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A judgment entered
against the plaintiff in a suit where he does not appear to
prosecute. See <er>Nolle prosequi</er>.</def>

<hw>Non`re*cur"rent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
recurring.</def>

<hw>Non`re*cur"ring</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Nonrecurrent.</def>

<hw>Non`re*gard"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Want
of due regard; disregard; slight.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Non`re"gent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eng.
Universities)</fld> <def>A master of arts whose regency has
ceased. See <er>Regent</er>.</def>

<hw>Non`ren*di"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Neglect
of rendition; the not rendering what is due.</def>

<q>The <qex>nonrendition</qex> of a service which is due.</q>
<qau>S. E. Dwight.</qau>

<hw>Non`re*sem"blance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Want
of resemblance; unlikeness; dissimilarity.</def>

<hw>Non*res"i*dence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or condition of being nonresident,</def>

<au>Swift.</au>

<hw>Non*res"i*dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
residing in a particular place, on one's own estate, or in one's
proper place; <as>as, a <ex>nonresident</ex> clergyman or
proprietor of lands</as>.</def>

<hw>Non*res"i*dent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nonresident person;
one who does not reside in the State or jurisdiction.</def>

<hw>Non`re*sist"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
principles or practice of a nonresistant; passive obedience;
submission to authority, power, oppression, or violence without
opposition.</def>

<hw>Non`re*sist"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Making
no resistance.</def>

<hw>Non`re*sist"ant</hw>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Non`re*sist"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not making
resistance.</def>

<hw>Non*ru"mi*nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
ruminating; <as>as, a <ex>nonruminant</ex> animal</as>.</def>

<hw>Non`sane"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unsound; not
perfect; <as>as, a person of <ex>nonsane</ex> memory</as>.</def>

<au>Blackstone.</au>

<hw>Non"sense</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>non-</ets> + <ets>sense</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>nonsens</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Trifles; things of no importance.</def>

<cs><col>Nonsense verses</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></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Folly; silliness; absurdity; trash;
balderdash.</syn>

<hw>Non*sen"si*cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without
sense; unmeaning; absurb; foolish; irrational;
preposterous.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Non*sen"si*cal*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Non*sen"si*cal*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Non*sen"si*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
sensitive; wanting sense or perception; not easily
affected.</def>

<hw>\'d8Non seq"ui*tur</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L., it does not
follow.]</ety> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>An inference which does
not follow from the premises.</def>

<hw>Non*sex"u*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no
distinction of sex; sexless; neuter.</def>

<hw>Non*slave"hold`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
possessing or holding slaves; <as>as, a <ex>nonslaveholding</ex>
State</as>.</def>

<hw>Non`so*lu"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Failure
of solution or explanation.</def>

<hw>Non*sol"ven*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Inability to pay debts; insolvency.</def>

<hw>Non*sol"vent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
solvent; insolvent.</def>

<hw>Non*sol"vent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An insolvent.</def>

<hw>Non*so"nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
sonant.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A nonsonant or nonvocal
consonant.</def></def2>

<hw>Non*spar"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Sparing
none.</def>

<hw>Non*stri"a*ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Nat.
Hist.)</fld> <def>Without striations; unstriped; <as>as,
<ex>nonstriated</ex> muscle fibers</as>.</def>

<hw>Non`sub*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Want
of submission; failure or refusal to submit.</def>

<hw>Non`sub*mis"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
submissive.</def>

<hw>Non"such</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Nonesuch</er>.</def>

<hw>Non"suit`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<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>

<hw>Non"suit`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Nonsuited</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nonsuiting</er>.]</wordforms> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To
determine, adjudge, or record (a plaintiff) as having dropped his
suit, upon his withdrawal or failure to follow it up.</def>
\'bdWhen two are joined in a writ, and one is
<xex>nonsuited</xex>.\'b8

<au>Z. Swift.</au>

<hw>Non"suit`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Nonsuited.</def>

<au>D. A. Tyng.</au>

<hw>Non*sure"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Insecurity.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Non*ten"ure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>A plea of a defendant that he did not hold the land, as
affirmed.</def>

<hw>Non"term`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>A vacation between two terms of a court.</def>

<hw>Non*tox"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
toxic.</def>

<hw>Non"tro*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called
because found in the arrondissement of <ets>Notron</ets>,
France.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A greenish yellow or green
mineral, consisting chiefly of the hydrous silicate of
iron.</def>

<hw>Non*u"ni*form`ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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
<altname>nonuniformitarian</altname>.</def>

<hw>Non*un"ion*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
does not belong, or refuses to belong, to a trades union.</def>

<hw>Non*us"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Neglect of
using; failure to use.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Non*us"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <sn>1.</sn> <def>A not using;
failure to use.</def>

<q>An office may be forfeited by misuser or
<qex>nonuser</qex>.</q>
<qau>Blackstone.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Neglect or omission to use an
easement or franchise or to assert a right.</def>

<au>Kent.</au>

<hw>Non*vas"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Destitute of vessels;
extravascular.</def>

<hw>Non`ver*nac"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not
vernacular.</def>

<q>A <qex>nonvernacular</qex> expression.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau>

<hw>Non*vo"cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not vocal;
destitute of tone.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A nonvocal
consonant.</def></def2>

<hw>Non"yl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Non</ets>ane + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The hydrocarbon radical,
<chform>C9H19</chform>, derived from nonane and forming many
compounds. Used also adjectively; <as>as, <ex>nonyl</ex>
alcohol</as>.</def>

<hw>Non"y*lene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Non</ets>ane + eth<ets>ylene</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any one of a series of metameric,
unsaturated hydrocarbons <chform>C9H18</chform> of the ethylene
series.</def>

<hw>Non`y*len"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, related to, or
designating, nonylene or its compounds; <as>as,
<ex>nonylenic</ex> acid</as>.</def>

<hw>No*nyl"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, nonyl or its compounds;
<as>as, <ex>nonylic</ex> acid</as>.</def>

<hw>Noo"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Noddle</er>, <er>Noddy</er>.]</ety> <def>A simpleton; a
blockhead; a stupid person; a ninny.</def> <mark>[Low]</mark>

<q>The chuckling grin of <qex>noodles</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sydney Smith.</qau>

<hw>Noo"dle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G. <ets>nudel</ets>
vermicelli.]</ety> <def>A thin strip of dough, made with eggs,
rolled up, cut into small pieces, and used in soup.</def>

<hw>Nook</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nok</ets>; cf. Gael. & Ir. <ets>niuc</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
narrow place formed by an angle in bodies or between bodies; a
corner; a recess; a secluded retreat.</def>

<q>How couldst thou find this dark, sequestered
<qex>nook</qex>?</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Nook"-shot`ten</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
nooks, angles, or corners.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<q>That <qex>nook-shotten</qex> isle of Albion.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>No`\'94*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to no\'94logy.</def>

<hw>No*\'94l"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
versed in no\'94logy.</def>

<hw>No*\'94l"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
<?/, the mind + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of
intellectual phenomena.</def>

<hw>Noon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>No. See the Note
under No.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Noon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>n<?/n</ets>, orig., the ninth hour, fr. L.<ets>nona</ets>
(sc. hora) the ninth hour, then applied to the church services
(called <ets>nones</ets>) at that hour, the time of which was
afterwards changed to noon. See <er>Nine</er>, and cf.
<er>Nones</er>, <er>Nunchion</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
middle of the day; midday; the time when the sun is in the
meridian; twelve o'clock in the daytime.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, the highest point; culmination.</def>

<q>In the very <qex>noon</qex> of that brilliant life which was
destined to be so soon, and so fatally, overshadowed.</q>
<qau>Motley.</qau>

<cs><col>High noon</col>, <cd>the exact meridian; midday.</cd> --
<col>Noon of night</col>, <cd>midnight. <mark>[Poetic]</mark>
<au>Dryden</au>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Noon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Belonging to
midday; occurring at midday; meridional.</def>

<au>Young.</au>

<hw>Noon</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take rest and refreshment
at noon.</def>

<hw>Noon"day`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Midday;
twelve o'clock in the day; noon.</def>

<hw>Noon"day`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to midday; meridional; <as>as, the <ex>noonday</ex>
heat</as>.</def> \'b8<xex>Noonday</xex> walks.\'b8

<au>Addison.</au>

<hw>Noon"-flow`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The goat's beard, whose flowers close at
midday.</def>

<hw>Noon"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rest at noon; a repast at
noon.</def>

<hw>Noon"shun</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Nunchion</er>.</def>

<au>Nares.</au>

<hw>Noon"stead</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The position
of the sun at noon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Drayton.</au>

<hw>Noon"tide`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>noon + tide</ets> time; cf. AS. <ets>n<?/nt\'c6d</ets> the
ninth hour.]</ety> <def>The time of noon; midday.</def>

<hw>Noose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. fr. OF.
<ets>nous</ets>, nom. sing. or acc. pl. of <ets>nou</ets> knot,
F. <ets>n<?/ud</ets>, L. <ets>nodus</ets>. Cf.
<er>Node</er>.]</ety> <def>A running knot, or loop, which binds
the closer the more it is drawn.</def>

<hw>Noose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Noosed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Noosing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To
tie in a noose; to catch in a noose; to entrap; to insnare.</def>

<hw>Noot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See lst <er>Not</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>No"pal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Mexican
<ets>nopalli</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A cactaceous
plant (<spn>Nopalea cochinellifera</spn>), originally Mexican, on
which the cochineal insect feeds, and from which it is collected.
The name is sometimes given to other species of
<spn>Cactace\'91</spn>.</def>

<hw>No"pal*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nopalries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A plantation of
the nopal for raising the cochineal insect.</def>

<hw>Nope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A bullfinch.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Nor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nor</ets>, contr. from <ets>nother</ets>. See
<er>Neither</er>.]</ety> <def>A negative connective or particle,
introducing the second member or clause of a negative
proposition, following <xex>neither</xex>, or <xex>not</xex>, in
the first member or clause (as <xex>or</xex> in affirmative
propositions follows <xex>either</xex>). <xex>Nor</xex> is also
used sometimes in the first member for <xex>neither</xex>, and
sometimes the <xex>neither</xex> is omitted and implied by the
use of <xex>nor</xex>.</def>

<q>Provide neither gold <qex>nor</qex> silver, <qex>nor</qex>
brass, in your purses, <qex>nor</qex> scrip for your journey.</q>
<qau>Matt. x. 9, 10.</qau>

<q>Where neither moth <qex>nor</qex> rust doth corrupt.</q>
<qau>Matt. vi. 20.</qau>

<q>I love him not, <qex>nor</qex> fear him.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Where neither party is <qex>nor</qex> true, <qex>nor</qex>
kind.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Simois <qex>nor</qex> Xanthus shall be wanting there.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Nor"bert*ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Premonstrant</er>.</def>

<-- nori.  (Jap.) a dried seaweed used as a seasoning or as a
wrapper for sushi -->

<hw>No"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., from Ar.
<ets>n\'be'<?/ra</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>No"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>norite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to
the upper portion of the Laurentian rocks.</def>

<au>T. S. Hunt.</au>

<hw>Nor"ice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Nurse.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>No"rie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol.
uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The cormorant.</def>
<mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Nor"i*mon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Norimons</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A Japanese covered
litter, carried by men.</def>

<au>B. Taylor.</au>

<hw>No"rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>Nor</ets>v\'8age Norway .]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A
granular crystalline rock consisting essentially of a triclinic
feldspar (as labradorite) and hypersthene.</def>

<hw>No"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A supposed metal alleged to have been
discovered in zircon.</def>

<hw>Norm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>norma</ets> a rule. See <er>Normal</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A rule or authoritative standard; a model; a
type.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A typical, structural unit; a
type.</def>

<au>Agassiz.</au>

<hw>Nor"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A norm; a principle or rule; a model; a
standard.</def>

<au>J. S. Mill.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A mason's or a carpenter's square or rule.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A templet or gauge.</def>

<hw>Nor"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>normalis</ets>, fr. <ets>norma</ets> rule, pattern,
carpenter's square; prob. akin to <ets>noscere</ets> to know; cf.
Gr. <?/ well known, <?/ gnomon, also, carpenter's square: cf. F.
<ets>normal</ets>. See <er>Known</er>, and cf. <er>Abnormal</er>,
<er>Enormous</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<q>Deviations from the <qex>normal</qex> type.</q>
<qau>Hallam.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>According to a square or
rule; perpendicular; forming a right angle. Specifically: Of or
pertaining to a normal.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Standard; original; exact;
typical</def>. Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Quantitative
Analysis)</fld> <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>(b)</sd> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Denoting
certain hypothetical compounds, as acids from which the real
acids are obtained by dehydration; thus, <xex>normal</xex>
sulphuric acid and <xex>normal</xex> nitric acid are respectively
<chform>S(OH)6</chform>, and <chform>N(OH)5</chform></def>.
<sd>(c)</sd> <fld>(Organ. Chem.)</fld> <def>Denoting that series
of hydrocarbons in which no carbon atom is united with more than
two other carbon atoms; <as>as, <ex>normal</ex> pentane, hexane,
etc.</as> Cf. <er>Iso-</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Normal equations</col> <fld>(Method of Least
Squares)</fld>, <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>Normal group</col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>,
<cd>a group of rocks taken as a standard. <au>Lyell</au>.</cd> --
<col>Normal place</col> (of a planet or comet)
<fld>(Astron.)</fld>, <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>Normal school</col>, <cd>a school whose methods of
instruction are to serve as a model for imitation; an institution
for the training of teachers.</cd></cs>

<-- p. 982 -->

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Normal</er>, <er>Regular</er>,
<er>Ordinary</er>.</syn> <usage> <xex>Regular</xex> and
<xex>ordinary</xex> are popular terms of well-known
signification; <xex>normal</xex> has now a more specific sense,
arising out of its use in science. A thing is <xex>normal</xex>,
or in its <xex>normal</xex> 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
<xex>abnormal</xex> when it departs from those
principles.</usage>

<hw>Nor"mal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>normale</ets>, <ets>ligne normale</ets>. See
<er>Normal</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>(<xex>Geom</xex>.) Any perpendicular.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ The term <xex>normal</xex> 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.</note>

<hw>Nor"mal*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality,
state, or fact of being normal; <as>as, the point of
<ex>normalcy</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Nor`mal*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Reduction to a standard or normal state.</def>

<hw>Nor"mal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a normal
manner.</def>

<au>Darwin.</au>

<hw>Nor"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>normand</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A wooden bar,
or iron pin.</def>

<au>W. C. Russell.</au>

<hw>Nor"man</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>normand</ets>, of
Scand. origin. See <er>Northman</er>, and cf.
<er>Norse</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Normandy or to
the Normans; <as>as, the <ex>Norman</ex> language; the
<ex>Norman</ex> conquest.</as></def>

<cs><col>Norman style</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>Nor"man</hw>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Nor"man*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A Norman
idiom; a custom or expression peculiar to the Normans.</def>

<au>M. Arnold.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Norn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Nor"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>
}</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <ets>norn</ets>, pl.
<ets>nornir</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Scandinavian Myth.)</fld> <def>One of the three
Fates, Past, Present, and Future. Their names were Urd, Verdandi,
and Skuld.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A tutelary deity; a genius.</def>

<hw>No*ro`pi*an"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Etymology uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or designating, an acid of the aromatic series
obtained from opianic acid.</def>

<hw>Nor"roy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Lit., north
king, fr. F. <ets>nord</ets> north + <ets>roi</ets> king.]</ety>
<fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The most northern of the English
Kings-at-arms. See <cref>King-at-arms</cref>, under
<er>King</er>.</def>

<hw>Norse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Dan.
<ets>Norsk</ets>, fr. <ets>nord</ets> north. See
<er>North</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to ancient
Scandinavia, or to the language spoken by its inhabitants.</def>

<hw>Norse</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The Norse language.</def>

<hw>Norse"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Norsemen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>One of the ancient
Scandinavians; a Northman.</def>

<hw>Nor"tel*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Nurture</er>.]</ety> <def>Nurture; education; culture;
bringing up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q><qex>Nortelry</qex> . . .  learned at the nunnery.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>North</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nor<edh/</ets>; akin to D. <ets>noord</ets>, G., Sw., & Dan.
<ets>nord</ets>, Icel. <ets>nor<edh/r</ets>. Cf. <er>Norman</er>,
<er>Norse</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any country or region situated farther to the
north than another; the northern section of a country.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Specifically: That part of the United States
lying north of Mason and Dixon's line. See under
<er>Line</er>.</def>

<hw>North</hw>, <pos>a.</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>

<cs><col>North following</col>. <cd>See <er>Following</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>, 2.</cd> -- <col>North pole</col>, <cd>that point
in the heavens, or on the earth, ninety degrees from the equator
toward the north.</cd> -- <col>North preceding</col>. <cd>See
<er>Following</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, 2.</cd> -- <col>North
star</col>, <cd>the star toward which the north pole of the earth
very nearly points, and which accordingly seems fixed and
immovable in the sky. The star <alpha/ (alpha) of the Little
Bear, is our present north star, being distant from the pole
about 1<deg/ 25\'b7, and from year to year approaching slowly
nearer to it.</cd> It is called also <altname>Cynosura</altname>,
<altname>polestar</altname>, and by astronomers,
<altname>Polaris</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>North</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To turn or move toward the
north; to veer from the east or west toward the north.</def>

<hw>North</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Northward.</def>

<hw>North`east"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The point
between the north and east, at an equal distance from each; the
northeast part or region.</def>

<hw>North`east"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
northeast; proceeding toward the northeast, or coming from that
point; <as>as, a <ex>northeast</ex> course; a <ex>northeast</ex>
wind.</as></def>

<cs><col>Northeast passage</col>, <cd>a passage or communication
by sea between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans along the north
coast of Asia.</cd></cs>

<hw>North`east"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Toward the
northeast.</def>

<hw>North`east"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A storm,
strong wind, or gale, coming from the northeast.</def>

<hw>North`east"er*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to the
northeast; toward the northeast, or coming from the
northeast.</def>

<hw>North`east"er*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Toward the
northeast.</def>

<hw>North`east"ern</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the northeast; northeasterly.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>North`east"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>North`east"ward*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Toward the northeast.</def>

<hw>North"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>North"er*li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being northerly; direction toward the
north.</def>

<hw>North"er*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to the
north; toward the north, or from the north; northern.</def>

<hw>North"er*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Toward the
north.</def>

<hw>North"ern</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nor<edh/erne</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the north; being in the
north, or nearer to that point than to the east or west.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>In a direction toward the north; <as>as, to
steer a <ex>northern</ex> course</as>; coming from the north;
<as>as, a <ex>northern</ex> wind</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Northern diver</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Loon</er>.</cd> -- <col>Northern lights</col>. <cd>See
<cref>Aurora borealis</cref>, under <er>Aurora</er>.</cd> --
<col>Northern spy</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an excellent
American apple, of a yellowish color, marked with red.</cd></cs>

<hw>North"ern*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One born or living in the north.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A native or inhabitant of the Northern States;
-- contradistinguished from <ant>Southerner</ant>.</def>
<mark>[U. S.]</mark>

<hw>North"ern*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Northerly.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Hakewill.</au>

<hw>North"ern*most`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Northmost</er>.]</ety> <def>Farthest north.</def>

<hw>North"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Surv. &
Navigation)</fld> <def>Distance northward from any point of
departure or of reckoning, measured on a meridian; -- opposed to
<ant>southing</ant>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The distance of any
heavenly body from the equator northward; north
declination.</def>

<hw>North"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Northmen</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[AS.
<ets>nor<edh/man</ets>. See <er>North</er>, and <er>Man</er>, and
cf. <er>Norman</er>.]</ety> <def>One of the inhabitants of the
north of Europe; esp., one of the ancient Scandinavians; a
Norseman.</def>

<hw>North"most`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nor<?/mest</ets>. Cf.<er>Aftermost</er>.]</ety> <def>Lying
farthest north; northernmost.</def>

<q><qex>Northmost</qex> part of the coast of Mozambique.</q>
<qau>De Foe.</qau>

<hw>North"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A tendency in the end of
a magnetic needle to point to the north.</def>

<au>Faraday.</au>

<hw>North*um"bri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Northumberland in England.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native or inhabitant of
Northumberland.</def></def2>

<hw>North"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nor<edh/weard</ets>.]</ety> <def>Toward the north; nearer to
the north than to the east or west point.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>North"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>North"wards</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Toward the north, or
toward a point nearer to the north than to the east or west
point.</def>

<hw>North"ward*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a northern
direction.</def>

<hw>North"ward*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a northern
direction.</def>

<hw>North`west"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nor<edh/west</ets>.]</ety> <def>The point in the horizon
between the north and west, and equally distant from each; the
northwest part or region.</def>

<hw>North`west"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</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>as, the <ex>northwest</ex> coast</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Coming from the northwest; <as>as, a
<ex>northwest</ex> wind</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Northwest passage</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></cs>

<hw>North`west"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Toward the
northwest.</def>

<hw>North`west"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A storm
or gale from the northwest; a strong northwest wind.</def>

<hw>North`west"er*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Toward the
northwest, or from the northwest.</def>

<hw>North`west"ern</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or being in, the northwest; in a direction toward
the northwest; coming from the northwest; northwesterly; <as>as,
a <ex>northwestern</ex> course</as>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>North`west"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>North`west"ward*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Toward the northwest.</def>

<hw>Nor*we"gi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Icel.
<ets>Noregr</ets>, <ets>Norvegr</ets>, Norway. See
<er>North</er>, and <er>Way</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
Norway, its inhabitants, or its language.</def>

<hw>Nor*we"gi*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native of
Norway.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That branch of the Scandinavian language spoken
in Norway.</def>

<hw>Nor*we"gi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Norwegian</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A rare
metallic element, of doubtful identification, said to occur in
the copper-nickel of Norway.</def>

<hw>Nor*we"yan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Norwegian.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Nose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>nosu</ets>; akin to D. <ets>neus</ets>, G. <ets>nase</ets>,
OHG. <ets>nasa</ets>, Icel. <ets>n\'94s</ets>, Sw.
<ets>n\'84sa</ets>, Dan. <ets>n\'84se</ets>, Lith.
<ets>nosis</ets>, Russ. <ets>nos'</ets>, L. <ets>nasus</ets>,
<ets>nares</ets>, Skr. <ets>n\'bes\'be</ets>, <ets>n\'bes</ets>.
<?/ Cf. <er>Nasal</er>, <er>Nasturtium</er>, <er>Naze</er>,
<er>Nostril</er>, <er>Nozzle</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The prominent part of the
face or anterior extremity of the head containing the nostrils
and olfactory cavities; the olfactory organ. See
<er>Nostril</er>, and <cref>Olfactory organ</cref> under
<er>Olfactory</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The power of smelling; hence, scent.</def>

<q>We are not offended with a dog for a better <qex>nose</qex>
than his master.</q>
<qau>Collier.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A projecting end or beak at the front of an
object; a snout; a nozzle; a spout; <as>as, the <ex>nose</ex> of
a bellows; the <ex>nose</ex> of a teakettle.</as></def>

<cs><col>Nose bit</col> <fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>a bit similar to
a gouge bit, but having a cutting edge on one side of its boring
end.</cd> -- <col>Nose hammer</col> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <cd>a
frontal hammer.</cd> -- <col>Nose hole</col> <fld>(Glass
Making)</fld>, <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>Nose key</col>
<fld>(Carp.)</fld>, <cd>a fox wedge.</cd> -- <col>Nose leaf</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <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>Nose of wax</col>, fig., <cd>a person who
is pliant and easily influenced.</cd> \'bdA <xex>nose of
wax</xex> to be turned every way.\'b8 <au>Massinger</au> --
<col>Nose piece</col>, <cd>the nozzle of a pipe, hose, bellows,
etc.; the end piece of a microscope body, to which an objective
is attached.</cd> -- <mcol><col>To hold</col>, <col>put</col>,
<or/ <col>bring one's nose to the grindstone</col></mcol>.
<cd>See under <er>Grindstone</er>.</cd> -- <col>To lead by the
nose</col>, <cd>to lead at pleasure, or to cause to follow
submissively; to lead blindly, as a person leads a beast.
<au>Shak</au>.</cd> -- <col>To put one's nose out of joint</col>,
<cd>to humiliate one's pride, esp. by supplanting one in the
affections of another.</cd> <mark>[Slang]</mark> -- <col>To
thrust one's nose into</col>, <cd>to meddle officiously in.</cd>
-- <col>To wipe one's nose of</col>, <cd>to deprive of; to rob.
<mark>[Slang]</mark></cd></cs><-- on the nose, (a) exactly,
accurately; (b) (racing) to win, opposed to "to place" or "to
show" -->

<hw>Nose</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Nosed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nosing</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To smell; to
scent; hence, to track, or trace out.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To touch with the nose; to push the nose into or
against; hence, to interfere with; to treat insolently.</def>

<q>Lambs . . . <qex>nosing</qex> the mother's udder.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<q>A sort of national convention, dubious in its nature . . .
<qex>nosed</qex> Parliament in the very seat of its
authority.</q>
<qau>Burke.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To utter in a nasal manner; to pronounce with a
nasal twang; <as>as, to <ex>nose</ex> a prayer</as>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Cowley.</au>

<-- nose around, to look around, search -->

<hw>Nose</hw> <pr>(n<omac/z)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To smell; to sniff; to scent.</def>

<au>Audubon.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To pry officiously into what does not concern
one.</def>

<hw>Nose"bag`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Nose"band`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That part of
the headstall of a bridle which passes over a horse's nose.</def>

<hw>Nose"bleed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A bleeding at the nose.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The yarrow. See
<er>Yarrow</er>.</def>

<hw>Nosed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a nose, or
such a nose; -- chieflay used in composition; <as>as,
pug-<ex>nosed</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Nose"gay`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nose</ets> + <ets>gay</ets> in the sense of a gay or
showy thing.]</ety> <def>A bunch of odorous and showy flowers; a
bouquet; a posy.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>Nos"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Noursle</er>.]</ety> <def>To nurse; to lead or teach; to
foster; to nuzzle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>If any man use the Scripture . . . to <qex>nosel</qex> thee in
anything save in Christ, he is a false prophet.</q>
<qau>Tyndale.</qau>

<hw>Nose"less</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Destitute of
a nose.</def>

<hw>Nose"smart`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of cress, a pungent cruciferous
plant, including several species of the genus
<spn>Nasturtium</spn>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nose"thirl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Nose"thril</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Nostril.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also <asp>nosethurl</asp>,
<asp>nosthrill</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nos"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>No"sle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nozzle</er>, <er>Nose</er>.]</ety> <def>Nozzle.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nos`o*co"mi*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nosocomium</ets> a hospital, Gr. <?/; <?/ disease + <?/ to
attend to.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a hospital; <as>as,
<ex>nosocomial</ex> atmosphere</as>.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>No*sog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
disease + <ets>-graphy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>nosographie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A description or
classification of diseases.</def>

<hw>Nos`o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nosologique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
nosology.</def>

<hw>No*sol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nosologiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One versed in nosology.</def>

<hw>No*sol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
disease + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>nosologie</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A systematic arrangement, or classification, of
diseases.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That branch of medical science which treats of
diseases, or of the classification of diseases.</def>

<hw>Nos`o*po*et"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
disease + <?/ productive, fr. <?/ to make.]</ety> <def>Producing
diseases.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Arbuthnot.</au>

<hw>Nost</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Contr. from <ets>ne
wost</ets>.]</ety> <def>Wottest not; knowest not.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nos*tal"gi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ a return home + <?/ pain.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Homesickness; esp., a severe and sometimes fatal form of
melancholia, due to homesickness.</def>

<hw>Nos*tal"gic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nostalgique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
nostalgia; affected with nostalgia.</def>

<hw>Nos*tal"gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Nostalgia</er>.</def>

<hw>Nos"toc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of alg\'91. The plants are
composed of moniliform cells imbedded in a gelatinous
substance.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Nostoc commune</xex> 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, <xex>fallen
star</xex> and <xex>star jelly</xex>. Also called <xex>witches'
butter</xex>.</note>

<hw>Nos"tril</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nosethril</ets>, <ets>nosethirl</ets>, AS.
<ets>nospyrl</ets>; <ets>nos</ets> for <ets>nosu</ets> nose +
<ets>pyrel</ets> opening, hole, from <ets>pyrel</ets> pierced,
for <ets>pyrhel</ets>, fr. <ets>purh</ets> through. <?/ See
<er>Nose</er>, and <er>Through</er>, and cf.
<er>Thrill</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ In sperm whales, porpoises, and allied animals,
there is only one nostril, which is situated on the top of the
head and called a <xex>spiracle</xex>.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Perception; insight; acuteness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Methinks a man
Of your sagacity and clear <qex>nostril</qex> should
Have made another choice.</q>
<qau>B. Jonson.</qau>

<hw>Nos"trum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nostrums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Neut. sing. of L.
<ets>noster</ets> ours, fr. <ets>nos</ets> we. See
<er>Us</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any scheme or device proposed by a quack.</def>

<q>The incentives of agitators, the arts of impostors and the
<qex>nostrums</qex> of quacks.</q>
<qau>Brougham.</qau>

<-- 3. any scheme asserted to solve a problem, but with no
objective basis for belief in its effectiveness; esp., in
politics, a scheme likely to prove popular with voters. -->

<hw>Not</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Contr. from <ets>ne wot</ets>.
See 2d <er>Note</er>.]</ety> <def>Wot not; know not; knows
not.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Not</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shorn; shaven.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>Nott</er>.</def>

<hw>Not</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>not</ets>,
<ets>noht</ets>, <ets>nought</ets>, <ets>naught</ets>, the same
word as E. <ets>naught</ets>. See <er>Naught</er>.]</ety> <def>A
word used to express negation, prohibition, denial, or
refusal.</def>

<q><qex>Not</qex> one word spake he more than was need.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>Thou shalt <qex>not</qex> steal.</q>
<qau>Ex. xx. 15.</qau>

<q>Thine eyes are upon me, and I am <qex>not</qex>.</q>
<qau>Job vii. 8.</qau>

<q>The question is, may I do it, or may I <qex>not</qex> do
it?</q>
<qau>Bp. Sanderson.</qau>

<cs><mcol><col>Not . . . but</col>, <or/ <col>Not
but</col></mcol>, <cd>only. <mark>[Obs. or
Colloq.]</mark></cd></cs>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>\'d8No`ta*bil"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[Neut. pl. of L. <ets>notabilis</ets> notable.]</ety>
<def>Things worthy of notice.</def>

<hw>Not`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Notabilities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>notabilit\'82</ets> .]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Quality of
being notable.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A notable, or remarkable, person or thing; a
person of note.</def> \'bdParisian <xex>notabilities</xex>\'b8

<au>Carlyle.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A notable saying.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Not"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>notable</ets>, L. <ets>notabilis</ets>, fr.
<ets>notare</ets> to mark, <ets>nota</ets> mark, note. See 5th
<er>Note</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being noted; noticeable; plan;
evident.</def>

<-- p. 983 -->

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Worthy of notice; remarkable; memorable; noted
or distinguished; <as>as, a <ex>notable</ex> event,
person</as>.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Notable</xex> in the sense of
<xex>careful</xex>, <xex>thrifty</xex>, <xex>characterized by
thrift and capacity</xex> (as, a <xex>notable</xex> housekeeper)
is pronounced by many good ortho\'89pists,
<pr>n<ocr/t"<adot/*b'l</pr>, the derivatives
<xex>notableness</xex>, and <xex>notably</xex>, being also
similarly pronounced with short <xex>o</xex> in the first
syllable.</note>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Well-known; notorious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Not"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
person, or thing, of distinction.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(French Hist.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Not"a*ble*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
notable.</def>

<hw>Not"a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a notable
manner.</def>

<hw>\'d8No*t\'91"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ pertaining to the notum or back.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The back or upper surface, as of a
bird.</def>

<hw>No"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ the
back.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the back; dorsal.</def>

<hw>\'d8No*tan"dum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Notanda</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>notare</ets> to observe.]</ety> <def>A thing to be noted or
observed; a notable fact; -- chiefly used in the plural.</def>

<hw>No*ta"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>notarial</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a notary;
done or taken by a notary; <as>as, a <ex>notarial</ex> seal;
<ex>notarial</ex> evidence or attestation.</as></def>

<hw>No*ta"ri*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a notarial
manner.</def>

<hw>No"ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Notaries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.
<ets>notaire</ets>, L. <ets>notarius</ets> notary (in sense 1),
fr. <ets>nota</ets> mark. See 5th <er>Note</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who records in shorthand what is said or
done; <as>as, the <ex>notary</ex> of an ecclesiastical
body</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eng. & Am. Law)</fld> <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 <altname>notary public</altname>.</def>

<hw>No"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>notatus</ets> marked, p. p. of <ets>notare</ets> to mark. 
See 5th <er>Note</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Marked with
spots or lines, which are often colored.</def>

<au>Henslow.</au>

<hw>No*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>notatio</ets> a marking, observing, etymology, fr.
<ets>notare</ets> to mark, <ets>nota</ets> a mark: cf. F.
<ets>notation</ets>. See 5th <er>Note</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act or practice of recording anything by marks, figures,
or characters.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Literal or etymological signification.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>\'bdConscience\'b8 is a Latin word, and, according to the very
<qex>notation</qex> of it, imports a double or joint
knowledge.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<hw>Notch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Akin to
<ets>nock</ets>; cf. OD. <ets>nock</ets>, OSw. <ets>nocka</ets>.
Cf. <er>Nick</er> a notch.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A hollow cut in anything; a nick; an
indentation.</def>

<q>And on the stick ten equal <qex>notches</qex> makes.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A narrow passage between two elevation; a deep,
close pass; a defile; <as>as, the <ex>notch</ex> of a
mountain</as>.</def>

<hw>Notch</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Notched</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Notching</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cut
or make notches in ; to indent; also, to score by notches;
<as>as, to <ex>notch</ex> a stick</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To fit the notch of (an arrow) to the
string.</def>

<q>God is all sufferance; here he doth show
No arrow <qex>notched</qex>, only a stringless bow.</q>
<qau>Herrick.</qau>

<hw>Notch"board`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>The board which receives the ends of the
steps in a staircase.</def>

<hw>Notch"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
making notches; the act of cutting into small hollows.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The small hollow, or hollows, cut; a notch or
notches.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Carp.)</fld> <def>A method of joining timbers,
scantling, etc., by notching them, as at the ends, and
overlapping or interlocking the notched portions.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Engin.)</fld> <def>A method of excavating, as
in a bank, by a series of cuttings side by side. See also
<er>Gulleting</er>.</def>

<hw>Notch"weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A foul-smelling weed, the stinking
goosefoot (<spn>Chenopodium Vulvaria</spn>).</def>

<hw>Note</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>hn\'c6tan</ets> to strike against, imp.
<ets>hn\'bet</ets>.]</ety> <def>To butt; to push with the
horns.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Note</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[AS. <ets>n\'bet</ets>;
<ets>ne</ets> not + <ets>w\'bet</ets> wot. See <er>Not</er>, and
<er>Wot</er>.]</ety> <def>Know not; knows not.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Note</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Nut.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Note</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>notu</ets> use,
profit.]</ety> <def>Need; needful business.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Note</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>note</ets>, L.
<ets>nota</ets>; akin to <ets>noscere</ets>, <ets>notum</ets>, to
know. See <er>Know</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>Whosoever appertain to the visible body of the church, they
have also the <qex>notes</qex> of external profession.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

<q>She [the Anglican church] has the <qex>note</qex> of
possession, the <qex>note</qex> of freedom from party titles,the
<qex>note</qex> of life -- a tough life and a vigorous.</q>
<qau>J. H. Newman.</qau>

<q>What a <qex>note</qex> of youth, of imagination, of impulsive
eagerness, there was through it all  !</q>
<qau>Mrs. Humphry Ward.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</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>

<q>The best writers have been perplexed with <qex>notes</qex>,
and obscured with illustrations.</q>
<qau>Felton.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A brief writing intended to assist the memory; a
memorandum; a minute.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <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>as, to
preach from <ex>notes</ex></as>; also, a reporter's memoranda;
the original report of a speech or of proceedings.</def>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>A short informal letter; a billet.</def>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>A diplomatic missive or written
communication.</def>

<sn>8.</sn> <def>A written or printed paper acknowledging a debt,
and promising payment; <as>as, a promissory <ex>note</ex>; a
<ex>note</ex> of hand; a negotiable <ex>note</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>9.</sn> <def>A list of items or of charges; an account.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Here is now the smith's <qex>note</qex> for shoeing.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>A musical sound; a tone; an utterance; a
tune.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A key of the piano or organ.</def>

<q>The wakeful bird . . . tunes her nocturnal
<qex>note</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>That <qex>note</qex> of revolt against the eighteenth century,
which we detect in Goethe, was struck by Winckelmann.</q>
<qau>W. Pater.</qau>

<sn>11.</sn> <def>Observation; notice; heed.</def>

<q>Give orders to my servants that they take
No <qex>note</qex> at all of our being absent hence.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>12.</sn> <def>Notification; information; intelligence.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The king . . . shall have <qex>note</qex> of this.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>13.</sn> <def>State of being under observation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Small matters . . . continually in use and in
<qex>note</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>14.</sn> <def>Reputation; distinction; <as>as, a poet of
<ex>note</ex></as>.</def>

<q>There was scarce a family of <qex>note</qex> which had not
poured out its blood on the field or the scaffold.</q>
<qau>Prescott.</qau>

<sn>15.</sn> <def>Stigma; brand; reproach.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<cs><col>Note of hand</col>, <cd>a promissory note.</cd></cs>

<hw>Note</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Noted</er>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Noting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F.
<ets>noter</ets>, L. <ets>notare</ets>, fr. <ets>nota</ets>. See
<er>Note</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To notice with care; to observe; to remark; to
heed; to attend to.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

<q>No more of that; I have <qex>noted</qex> it well.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To record in writing; to make a memorandum
of.</def>

<q>Every unguarded word . . . was <qex>noted</qex> down.</q>
<qau>Maccaulay.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To charge, as with crime (with <xex>of</xex> or
<xex>for</xex> before the thing charged); to brand.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>They were both <qex>noted</qex> of incontinency.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To denote; to designate.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To annotate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>W. H. Dixon.</au>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>To set down in musical characters.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>To note a bill</col> <or/ <col>draft</col></mcol>,
<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></cs>

<hw>Note"book`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A book in which notes or memorandums are written.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A book in which notes of hand are
registered.</def>

<hw>Not"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Well known by
reputation or report; eminent; celebrated; <as>as, a
<ex>noted</ex> author, or traveler</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Not"ed*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Not"ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Note"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Useful.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Note"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not attracting notice; not
conspicuous.</def>

<q><qex>Noteless</qex> as the race from which he sprung.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<hw>Note"less*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A state of being
noteless.</def>

<hw>Note"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little or
short note; a billet.</def>

<hw>Note" pa`per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Writing paper, not
exceeding in size, when folded once, five by eight inches.</def>

<hw>Not"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who takes notice.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An annotator.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Note"wor`thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Worthy of
observation or notice; remarkable.</def>

<hw>Noth"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <def>Neither;
nor.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Noth"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>no</ets>, a. + <ets>thing</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Not anything; no thing (in the widest sense of
the word <xex>thing</xex>); -- opposed to <ant>anything</ant> and
<ant>something</ant>.</def>

<q>Yet had his aspect <qex>nothing</qex> of severe.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Nonexistence; nonentity; absence of being;
nihility; nothingness.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A thing of no account, value, or note; something
irrelevant and impertinent; something of comparative
unimportance; utter insignificance; a trifle.</def>

<q>Behold, ye are of <qex>nothing</qex>, and your work of
nought.</q>
<qau>Is. xli. 24.</qau>

<q>'T is <qex>nothing</qex>, says the fool; but, says the friend,
This <qex>nothing</qex>, sir, will bring you to your end.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arith.)</fld> <def>A cipher; naught.</def>

<cs><col>Nothing but</col>, <cd>only; no more than.
<au>Chaucer</au>.</cd> -- <col>To make nothing of</col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To make no difficulty of; to consider as
trifling or important</cd>. \'bdWe are industrious to preserve
our bodies from slavery, but we <xex>make nothing of<xex>
suffering our souls to be slaves to our lusts.\'b8 <au>Ray</au>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Not to understand; <as>as, I could <ex>make
nothing of<ex> what he said</as>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Noth"ing</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In no degree; not at all;
in no wise.</def>

<q>Adam, with such counsel <qex>nothing</qex> swayed.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>The influence of reason in producing our passions is
<qex>nothing</qex> near so extensive as is commonly believed.</q>
<qau>Burke.</qau>

<cs><col>Nothing off</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>an order to
the steersman to keep the vessel close to the wind.</cd></cs>

<hw>Noth`ing*a"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of
no certain belief; one belonging to no particular sect.</def>

<hw>Noth"ing*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Nihility;
nothingness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Noth"ing*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Nihility;
nonexistence.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being of no value; a thing of no
value.</def>

<hw>No"tice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>notitia</ets> a being known, knowledge, fr.
<ets>noscere</ets>, <ets>notum</ets>, to know. See
<er>Know</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of noting, remarking, or observing;
observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note.</def>

<q>How ready is envy to mingle with the <qex>notices</qex> we
take of other persons !</q>
<qau>I. Watts.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Intelligence, by whatever means communicated;
knowledge given or received; means of knowledge; express
notification; announcement; warning.</def>

<q>I . . . have given him <qex>notice</qex> that the Duke of
Cornwall and Regan his duchess will be here.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An announcement, often accompanied by comments
or remarks; <as>as, book <ex>notices</ex>; theatrical
<ex>notices</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A writing communicating information or
warning.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Attention; respectful treatment; civility.</def>

<cs><col>To take notice of</col>, <cd>to perceive especially; to
observe or treat with particular attention.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Attention; regard; remark; note; heed;
consideration; respect; civility; intelligence; advice;
news.</syn>

<hw>No"tice</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Noticed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Noticing</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To observe; to see to mark; to take note of; to heed; to pay
attention to.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To show that one has observed; to take public
note of; remark upon; to make comments on; to refer to; <as>as,
to <ex>notice</ex> a book</as>.</def>

<q>This plant deserves to be <qex>noticed</qex> in this
place.</q>
<qau>Tooke.</qau>

<q>Another circumstance was <qex>noticed</qex> in connection with
the suggestion last discussed.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To treat with attention and civility; <as>as, to
<ex>notice</ex> strangers</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- To remark; observe; perceive; see; mark; note; mind;
regard; heed; mention. See <er>Remark</er>.</syn>

<hw>No"tice*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable
of being observed; worthy of notice; likely to attract
observation; conspicous.</def>

<q>A <qex>noticeable</qex> man, with large gray eyes.</q>
<qau>Wordsworth.</qau>

<hw>No"tice*a*bly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a noticeable
manner.</def>

<hw>No"ti*cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
notices.</def>

<hw>No`ti*da"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
back + <?/ comely.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of
several species of sharks of the family <spn>Notidanid\'91</spn>,
or <spn>Hexanchid\'91</spn>. Called also <altname>cow
sharks</altname>. See <er>Shark</er>.</def>

<hw>No`ti*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>notification</ets>. See <er>Notify</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Notice given in words or writing, or by
signs.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The writing which communicates information; an
advertisement, or citation, etc.</def>

<hw>No"ti*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Notified</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Notifying</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>notifier</ets>, L.
<ets>notificare</ets>; <ets>notus</ets> known (p. p. of
<ets>noscere</ets> to known) + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to
make. See <er>Know</er>, and <er>-fy</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To make known; to declare; to publish; <as>as,
to <ex>notify</ex> a fact to a person</as>.</def>

<q>No law can bind till it be <qex>notified</qex> or
promulged.</q>
<qau>Sowth.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To give notice to; to inform by notice; to
apprise; <as>as, the constable has <ex>notified</ex> the citizens
to meet at the city hall; the bell <ex>notifies</ex> us of the
time of meeting.</as></def>

<q>The President of the United States has <qex>notified</qex> the
House of Representatives that he has approved and signed the
act.</q>
<qau>Journal of the Senate, U. S.</qau>

<note><hand/ This application of <xex>notify</xex> has been
condemned; but it is in constant good use in the United States,
and in perfect accordance with the use of
<xex>certify</xex>.</note>

<hw>No"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[L. <ets>notio</ets>, fr.
<ets>noscere</ets> to know: cf. F. <ets>notion</ets>. See
<er>Know</er>.]</ety>   <sn>1.</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 <xex>not\'91</xex>.</def>

<q>What hath been generally agreed on, I content myself to assume
under the <qex>notion</qex> of principles.</q>
<qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau>

<q>Few agree in their <qex>notions</qex> about these words.</q>
<qau>Cheyne.</qau>

<q>That <qex>notion</qex> of hunger, cold, sound, color, thought,
wish, or fear which is in the mind, is called the \'bdidea\'b8 of
hunger, cold, etc.</q>
<qau>I. Watts.</qau>

<q><qex>Notion</qex>, 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.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Hamilton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A sentiment; an opinion.</def>

<q>The extravagant <qex>notion</qex> they entertain of
themselves.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<q>A perverse will easily collects together a system of
<qex>notions</qex> to justify itself in its obliquity.</q>
<qau>J. H. Newman.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Sense; mind.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>An invention; an ingenious device; a knickknack;
<as>as, Yankee <ex>notions</ex></as>.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Inclination; intention; disposition; <as>as, I
have a <ex>notion</ex> to do it</as>.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<hw>No"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Consisting of, or conveying, notions or ideas; expressing
abstract conceptions.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Existing in idea only; visionary;
whimsical.</def>

<q>Discourses of speculative and <qex>notional</qex> things.</q>
<qau>Evelyn.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Given to foolish or visionary expectations;
whimsical; fanciful; <as>as, a <ex>notional</ex> man</as>.</def>

<hw>No`tion*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
notional or groundless opinion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Glanvill.</au>

<hw>No"tion*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In
mental apprehension; in conception; not in reality.</def>

<q>Two faculties . . . <qex>notionally</qex> or really
distinct.</q>
<qau>Norris.</qau>

<hw>No"tion*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Notional.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>No"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One whose opinions are
ungrounded notions.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hopkins.</au>

<hw>No"tist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
annotator.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8No`to*bran`chi*a*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Notum</er>, and <er>Branchia</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A division of
nudibranchiate mollusks having gills upon the back.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The Dorsibranchiata.</def>

<hw>No`to*bran"chi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Notobranchiata.</def>

<hw>No"to*chord</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
the back + E. <ets>chord</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>An
elastic cartilagelike rod which is developed beneath the
medullary groove in the vertebrate embryo, and constitutes the
primitive axial skeleton around which the centra of the
vertebr\'91 and the posterior part of the base of the skull are
developed; the <xex>chorda dorsalis</xex>. See <xex>Illust</xex>.
of <er>Ectoderm</er>.</def>

<hw>No`to*chor"dal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the notochord; having
a notochord.</def>

<hw>No`to*don"tian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
the back + <?/, <?/ a tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Any one of several species of bombycid moths belonging to
<xex>Notodonta</xex>, <xex>Nerice</xex>, and allied genera. The
caterpillar of these moths has a hump, or spine, on its
back.</def>

<hw>\'d8No`to*po"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
L. <plw>Notopodia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, <plw>E</plw>.
<plw>Notopodiums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/
the back + <?/, <?/, the foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The dorsal lobe or branch of a parapodium. See
<er>Parapodium</er>.</def>

<hw>No`to*rhi"zal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
the back + <?/ a root.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the
radicle of the embryo lying against the back of one of the
cotyledons; incumbent.</def>

<-- p. 984 -->

<hw>No`to*ri"e*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>notori\'82t\'82</ets>. See <er>Notorious</er>.]</ety>
<def>The quality or condition of being notorious; the state of
being generally or publicly known; -- commonly used in an
unfavorable sense; <as>as, the <ex>notoriety</ex> of a
crime</as>.</def>

<q>They were not subjects in their own nature so exposed to
public <qex>notoriety</qex>.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<hw>No*to"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>notorius</ets> pointing out, making known, fr.
<ets>noscere</ets>, <ets>notum</ets>, to known: cf. F.
<ets>notoire</ets>. See <er>Know</er>.]</ety> <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>as, a <ex>notorious</ex> thief; a
<ex>notorious</ex> crime or vice.</as></def>

<q>Your goodness,
Since you provoke me, shall be most <qex>notorious</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; celebrated;
noted; famous; renowned.</syn><-- infamous is an extreme sense
-->

-- <wordforms><wf>No*to"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>No*to"ri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>\'d8No*tor"nis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ the south, or southwest + <?/ bird.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of birds allied to the
gallinules, but having rudimentary wings and incapable of flight.
<spn>Notornis Mantelli</spn> 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>

<hw>\'d8No`to*the"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ the south + <?/ a wild animal.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extinct genus of gigantic
herbivorous marsupials, found in the Pliocene formation of
Australia.</def>

<hw>\'d8No`to*tre"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ back + <?/ a hole.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The pouched, or marsupial, frog of South America.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Not"-pat`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Nott"-pat`ed</hw> 
}</mhw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as <er>Nott-headed</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Not"self`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>The negative of <xex>self</xex>.</def>
\'bdA cognizance of <xex>notself</xex>.\'b8

<au>Sir. W. Hamilton.</au>

<hw>Nott</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>hnot</ets> shorn.]</ety> <def>Shorn.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nott</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To shear.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Stow.</au>

<hw>Nott"-head`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
the hair cut close.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chapman.</au>

<hw>\'d8Not*tur"no</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[It.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Nocturne</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8No"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nota</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The back.</def>

<hw>\'d8No"tus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr.
<?/.]</ety> <def>The south wind.</def>

<hw>Not"wheat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nott</ets> + <ets>wheat</ets>.]</ety> <def>Wheat not
bearded.</def>

<au>Carew.</au>

<hw>Not`with*stand"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos>
<def>Without prevention, or obstruction from or by; in spite
of.</def>

<q>We gentil women bee
Loth to displease any wight,
<qex>Notwithstanding</qex> our great right.</q>
<qau>Chaucer's Dream.</qau>

<q>Those on whom Christ bestowed miraculous cures were so
transported that their gratitude made them,
<qex>notwithstanding</qex> his prohibition, proclaim the wonders
he had done.</q>
<qau>Dr. H. More.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Notwithstanding</xex> was, by Johnson and
Webster, viewed as a participle absolute, an English equivalent
of the Latin <xex>non obstante</xex>. 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.</note>

<syn>Syn. -- In spite of; despite.</syn> <usage> --
<er>Notwithstanding</er>, <er>In spite of</er>, <er>Despite</er>.
These words and phrases are often interchanged, but there is a
difference between them, chiefly in strength.
<xex>Notwithstanding</xex> is the weaker term, and simply points
to some obstacle that may exist; as, I shall go,
<xex>notwithstanding</xex> the rain. <xex>In spite</xex> or
<xex>despite of</xex> has reference primarily to active
opposition to be encountered from others; as, \'bdI'll be, in
man's <xex>despite</xex>, a monarch; \'b8 \'bdI'll keep mine own,
<xex>despite of</xex> all the world.\'b8 <au>Shak</au>. Hence,
these words, when applied to <xex>things</xex>, suppose greater
opposition than <xex>notwithstanding</xex>. We should say. \'b8He
was thrust rudely out of doors <xex>in spite of</xex> his
entreaties,\'b8 rather than \'bd<xex>notwithstanding</xex>\'b8.
On the other hand, it would be more civil to say,
\'bd<xex>Notwithstanding</xex> all you have said, I must still
differ with you.\'b8</usage><-- only notwithstanding can be used
postpositively -->

<hw>Not`with*stand"ing</hw>, <pos>adv. <or/ conj.</pos>
<ety>[Originally the participle of <ets>withstand</ets>, with
<ets>not</ets> prefixed.]</ety> <def>Nevertheless; however;
although; <as>as, I shall go, <ex>notwithstanding</ex> it
rains</as>.</def>

<q>I will surely rend the kingdom from thee, and will give it to
thy servant. <qex>Notwithstanding</qex>, in thy days I will not
do it.</q>
<qau>1 Kings xi. 11, 12.</qau>

<q>They which honor the law as an image of the wisdom of God
himself, are, <qex>notwithstanding</qex>, to know that the same
had an end in Christ.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

<q>You did wisely and honestly too, <qex>notwithstanding</qex>
She is the greatest beauty in the parish.</q>
<qau>Fielding.</qau>

<cs><col>Notwithstanding that</col>, <cd>notwithstanding;
although.</cd></cs>

<q>These days were ages to him, <qex>notwithstanding that</qex>
he was basking in the smiles of the pretty Mary.</q>
<qau>W. Irving.</qau>

<hw>Nouch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Ouch</er>.]</ety> <def>An ouch; a jewel.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>\'d8Nou`gat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>A cake, sweetmeat, or confecti\'a2n made with almonds or
other nuts.</def>

<hw>Nought</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & adv.</pos> <def>See
<er>Naught</er>.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nould</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>ne
would</ets>.]</ety> <def>Would not.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
\'bdBy those who <xex>nould</xex> repent.\'b8

<au>Fairfax.</au>

<hw>Noule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Noll</er>.]</ety> <def>The top of the head; the head or
noll.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Nou"me*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the noumenon; real;
-- opposed to <xex>phenomenal</xex>.</def>

<au>G. H. Lewes.</au>

<hw>\'d8Nou"me*non</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. fr.
Gr. <?/ the thing perceived, p. pr. pass. of <?/ to perceive, <?/
the mind.]</ety> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>The of itself unknown
and unknowable rational object, or <xex>thing in itself</xex>,
which is distinguished from the <ant>phenomenon</ant> 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>

<hw>Noun</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>noun</ets>, <ets>nun</ets>, <ets>num</ets>, <ets>non</ets>,
<ets>nom</ets>, F. <ets>nom</ets>, fr. L. <ets>nomen</ets> name.
See <er>Name</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word used as
the designation or appellation of a creature or thing, existing
in fact or in thought; a substantive.</def>

<note><hand/ By some grammarians the term <xex>noun</xex> is so
used as to include adjectives, as being descriptive; but in
general it is limited to substantives.</note>

<hw>Noun"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to a noun.</def>

<q>Verbs which in whole or in part have shed their old
<qex>nounal</qex> coat.</q>
<qau>Earle.</qau>

<hw>Noun"ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To change
(an adjective, verb, etc.) into a noun.</def>

<au>Earle.</au><-- = nominalize -->

<hw>Nour"ice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nurse.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Nour"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nourished</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nourishing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>norisen</ets>,
<ets>norischen</ets>, OF. <ets>nurir</ets>, <ets>nurrir</ets>,
<ets>norir</ets>, F. <ets>norrir</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>nutrire</ets>. Cf. <er>Nurse</er>, <er>Nutriment</er>, and
see <er>-ish</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<q>He planteth an ash, and the rain doth <qex>nourish</qex>
it.</q>
<qau>Is. xliv. 14.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To support; to maintain.</def>

<q>Whiles I in Ireland <qex>nourish</qex> a mighty band.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To supply the means of support and increase to;
to encourage; to foster; <as>as, to <ex>nourish</ex> rebellion;
to <ex>nourish</ex> the virtues.</as></def>
\'bd<xex>Nourish</xex> their contentions.\'b8

<au>Hooker.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To cherish; to comfort.</def>

<q>Ye have <qex>nourished</qex> your hearts.</q>
<qau>James v. 5.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To educate; to instruct; to bring up; to
nurture; to promote the growth of in attainments.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q><qex>Nourished</qex> up in the words of faith.</q>
<qau>1 Tim. iv. 6.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To cherish; feed; supply. See
<er>Nurture</er>.</syn>

<hw>Nour"ish</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To promote
growth; to furnish nutriment.</def>

<q>Grains and roots <qex>nourish</qex> more than their
leaves.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To gain nourishment.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Nour"ish</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nurse.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Hoolland.</au>

<hw>Nour"ish*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nourrissable</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being nourished; <as>as, the
<ex>nourishable</ex> parts of the body</as>.</def>

<au>Grew.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Capable of giving nourishment.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Nour"ish*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, nourishes.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Nour"ish*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Promoting growth;
nutritious,</def>

<hw>Nour"ish*ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Nutritively;
cherishingly.</def>

<hw>Nour"ish*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>norrissement</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of nourishing, or the state of being
nourished; nutrition.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which serves to nourish; nutriment;
food.</def>

<q>Learn to seek the <qex>nourishment</qex> of their souls.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

<hw>Nour"i*ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Nurture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Nour"sle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Freq., fr.
OE. <ets>nourse</ets>. See <er>Nurse</er>.]</ety> <def>To nurse;
to rear; to bring up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>nosel</asp>, <asp>nousel</asp>, <asp>nousle</asp>,
<asp>nowsle</asp>, <asp>nusle</asp>, <asp>nuzzle</asp>,
etc.]</altsp>

<q>She <qex>noursled</qex> him till years he raught.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<?/ mind.]</ety> <def>Intellect; understanding; talent; -- used
humorously.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nous"el</hw>, <hw>Nou"sle</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Noose</er>.]</ety> <def>To
insnare; to entrap.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nou"the</hw>, <hw>Now"the</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>,
<pos>adv.</pos>   <ety>[<ets>Now</ets> + <ets>the</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Just now; at present.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>But thereof needeth not to speak as <qex>nouthe</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>No*vac"u*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>novacula</ets> a sharp knife, razor: cf. F.
<ets>novaculite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of
siliceous slate, of which hones are made; razor stone; Turkey
stone; hone stone; whet slate.</def>

<hw>No*va"tian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.
Hist.)</fld> <def>One of the sect of <xex>Novatius</xex>, or
<xex>Novatianus</xex>, who held that the lapsed might not be
received again into communion with the church, and that second
marriages are unlawful.</def>

<hw>No*va"tian*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
doctrines or principles of the Novatians.</def>

<au>Milner.</au>

<hw>No*va"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>novatio</ets>; <ets>novus</ets> new: cf. F.
<ets>novation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Innovation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>I shall easily grant that <qex>novations</qex> in religion are
a main cause of distempers in commonwealths.</q>
<qau>Laud.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A substitution of a new debt
for an old one; also, the remodeling of an old obligation.</def>

<hw>No*va"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
innovator.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nov"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>novel</ets>, <ets>nuvel</ets>, F. <ets>nouvel</ets>,
<ets>nouveau</ets>, L. <ets>novellus</ets>, dim. of
<ets>novus</ets> new. See <er>New</er>.]</ety> <def>Of recent
origin or introduction; not ancient; new; hence, out of the
ordinary course; unusual; strange; surprising.</def>

<note><hand/ In civil law, the <xex>novel</xex> 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.</note>

<cs><col>Novel assignment</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a new
assignment or specification of a suit.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- New; recent; modern; fresh; strange; uncommon; rare;
unusual.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Novel</er>, <er>New</er> .
Everything at its first occurrence is <xex>new</xex>; that is
<xex>novel</xex> which is so much out of the ordinary course as
to strike us with surprise. That is a <xex>new</xex> sight which
is beheld for the first time; that is a <xex>novel</xex> sight
which either was never seen before or is seen but seldom. We have
daily <xex>new</xex> inventions, but a <xex>novel</xex> one
supposes some very peculiar means of attaining its end.
<xex>Novel</xex> theories are regarded with distrust, as likely
to prove more ingenious than sound.</usage>

<hw>Nov"el</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>nouvelle</ets>. See
<er>Novel</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>That which is new or unusual; a novelty.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>News; fresh tidings.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Some came of curiosity to hear some <qex>novels</qex>.</q>
<qau>Latimer.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <ety>[L. <ets>novellae</ets> (sc.
<ets>constitutiones</ets>): cf. F. <ets>novelles</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A new or supplemental constitution. See the
Note under <er>Novel</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def>

<hw>Nov`el*ette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of
<ets>novel</ets>, n. See <er>Novel</er>.]</ety> <def>A short
novel.</def>

<hw>Nov"el*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Innovation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nov"el*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An innovator;
an asserter of novelty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Cudworth.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>nouvelliste</ets>, It.
<ets>novellista</ets>.]</ety> <def>A writer of news.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Tatler (178).</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>nouvelliste</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
writer of a novel or novels.</def>

<hw>Nov"el*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To
innovate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nov"el*ize</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Novelized</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Novelizing</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To innovate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To put into the form of novels; to represent by
fiction.</def> \'bdTo <xex>novelize</xex> history.\'b8

<au>Sir J. Herschel.</au>

<hw>Nov"el*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>novelerie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Novelty; new things.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nov"el*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Novelties</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OF.
<ets>novelt\'82</ets>, F. <ets>nouveaut\'82</ets>, L.
<ets>novellitas</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being novel; newness;
freshness; recentness of origin or introduction.</def>

<q><qex>Novelty</qex> is the great parent of pleasure.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Something novel; a new or strange thing.</def>

<hw>No*vem"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>November</ets>, or <ets>Novembris</ets> (sc.
<ets>mensis</ets>), the ninth month of the old Roman year, which
began with March, fr. <ets>novem</ets> nine: cf. F.
<ets>Novembre</ets>. See <er>Nine</er>.]</ety> <def>The eleventh
month of the year, containing thirty days.</def>

<hw>Nov"e*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>novenarius</ets>, from <ets>novem</ets> nine.]</ety> <def>Of
or pertaining to the number nine.</def>

<hw>Nov"e*na*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The number of nine
units; nine, collectively.</def>

<hw>No"vene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>novenus</ets> nine each, in LL., ninth, fr. L.
<ets>novem</ets> nine.]</ety> <def>Relating to, or dependent on,
the number nine; novenary.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>The triple and <qex>novene</qex> division ran throughout.</q>
<qau>Milman.</qau>

<hw>No*ven"ni*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>novennis</ets> of nine years; <ets>novem</ets> nine +
<ets>annus</ets> year.]</ety> <def>Done or recurring every ninth
year.</def>

<hw>No*ver"cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>novennis</ets> of nine years; <ets>novem</ets> nine +
<ets>annus</ets> year.]</ety> <def>Done or recurring every ninth
year.</def>

<hw>No*ver"cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>novercalis</ets>, from <ets>noverca</ets> a
stepmother.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a stepmother;
suitable to, or in the manner of, a stepmother.</def>

<au>Derham.</au>

<hw>Nov"ice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from L.
<ets>novicius</ets>, <ets>novitius</ets>, new, from
<ets>novus</ets> new. See <er>New</er>, and cf.
<er>Novitious</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<q>I am young; a <qex>novice</qex> in the trade.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One newly received into the church, or one newly
converted to the Christian faith.</def>

<au>1 Tim. iii. 6.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>One who enters a religious
house, whether of monks or nuns, as a probationist.</def>

<au>Shipley.</au>

<q>No poore cloisterer, nor no <qex>novys</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Nov"ice</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like a novice; becoming a
novice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nov"ice*ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of being a novice; novitiate.</def>

<hw>No`vi*lu"nar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>novus</ets> new + <ets>luna</ets> the moon.]</ety> <def>Of
or pertaining to the new moon.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>No*vi"ti*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>novitiatus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>noviciat</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being a novice; time of initiation
or instruction in rudiments.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Time of probation in a religious house
before taking the vows.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>One who is going through a novitiate, or period
of probation; a novice.</def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The place where novices live or are
trained.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>No*vi"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>novitius</ets>, <ets>novicius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Newly
invented; recent; new.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Pearson.</au>

<hw>Nov"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>novitas</ets>, fr. <ets>novus</ets> new.]</ety>
<def>Newness; novelty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>No"vum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A game at dice,
properly called <altname>novem quinque</altname> (L., nine five),
the two principal throws being nine and five.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Now</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nou</ets>, <ets>nu</ets>, AS. <ets>n\'d4</ets>,
<ets>nu</ets>; akin to D., OS., & OHG. <ets>nu</ets>, G.
<ets>nu</ets>, <ets>nun</ets>, Icel., <ets>n\'d4</ets>, Dan.,
Sw., & Goth. <ets>nu</ets>, L. <ets>nunc</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/,
Skr. <ets>nu</ets>, <ets>n\'d4</ets>. \'fb193. Cf.
<er>New</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>At the present time; at this moment; at the time
of speaking; instantly; <as>as, I will write
<ex>now</ex></as>.</def>

<q>I have a patient <qex>now</qex> living, at an advanced age,
who discharged blood from his lungs thirty years ago.</q>
<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Very lately; not long ago.</def>

<q>They that but <qex>now</qex>, for honor and for plate,
Made the sea blush with blood, resign their hate.</q>
<qau>Waller.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>At a time contemporaneous with something spoken
of or contemplated; at a particular time referred to.</def>

<q>The ship was <qex>now</qex> in the midst of the sea.</q>
<qau>Matt. xiv. 24.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>In present circumstances; things being as they
are; -- hence, used as a connective particle, to introduce an
inference or an explanation.</def>

<q>How shall any man distinguish <qex>now</qex> betwixt a
parasite and a man of honor ?</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<q>Why should he live, <qex>now</qex> nature bankrupt is ?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Then cried they all again, saying, Not this man, but Barabbas. 
<qex>Now</qex>, Barabbas was a robber.</q>
<qau>John xviii. 40.</qau>

<q>The other great and undoing mischief which befalls men is, by
their being misrepresented. <qex>Now</qex>, by calling evil good,
a man is misrepresented to others in the way of slander.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<cs><col>Now and again</col>, <cd>now and then;
occasionally.</cd> -- <col>Now and now</col>, <cd>again and
again; repeatedly. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer</au>.</cd> --
<col>Now and then</col>, <cd>at one time and another;
indefinitely; occasionally; not often; at intervals. \'bdA mead
here, there a heath, and <xex>now and then<xex> a wood.\'b8
<au>Drayton</au>.</cd> -- <col>Now now</col>, <cd>at this very
instant; precisely now. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdWhy, even
<xex>now now<xex>, at holding up of this finger, and before the
turning down of this.\'b8 <au>J. Webster (1607)</au>.</cd> --
<mcol><col>Now</col> . . . <col>now</col></mcol>,
<cd>alternately; at one time . . . at another time.
\'bd<xex>Now<xex> high, <xex>now<xex> low, <xex>now<xex> master
up, <xex>now<xex> miss.\'b8 <au>Pope</au>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Now</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Existing at the present time;
present.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdOur <xex>now</xex>
happiness.\'b8

<au>Glanvill.</au>

<hw>Now</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The present time or moment; the
present.</def>

<q>Nothing is there to come, and nothing past;
But an eternal <qex>now</qex> does ever last.</q>
<qau>Cowley.</qau>

<-- p. 985 -->

<hw>Now"a*days`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[For
<ets>now on</ets> (OE. <ets>an</ets>) <ets>days</ets>. See
<er>A-</er>, 1.]</ety> <def>In these days; at the present
time.</def>

<q>What men of spirit, <qex>nowadays</qex>,
Come to give sober judgment of new plays ?</q>
<qau>Garrick.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>No"way`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>No"ways`</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[<ets>No</ets>, a. +
<ets>way.</ets> Cf. <er>-wards</er>.]</ety> <def>In no manner or
degree; not at all; nowise.</def>

<q>But Ireland will <qex>noways</qex> allow that name unto
it.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<hw>Nowch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Nouch</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nowd</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The European gray gurnard (<spn>Trigla
gurnardus</spn>).</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>knoud</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Now"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>nou\'82</ets>, p. p. of <ets>nouer</ets> to knot, fr. L.
<ets>nodare</ets>. See <er>Nodated</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld>
<def>Knotted; tied in a knot, as a serpent.</def>

<hw>Now"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Noel</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>no\'89l</asp>.]</altsp>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Christmas; also, a shout of joy at Christmas for
the birth of the Savior.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A kind of hymn, or canticle,
of medi\'91val origin, sung in honor of the Nativity of our Lord;
a Christmas carol.</def>

<au>Grove.</au>

<hw>Now"el</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>noyau</ets>, prop.,
a kernel. See <er>Noyau</er>, <er>Newel</er> a post.]</ety>
<fld>(Founding)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The core, or the inner
part, of a mold for casting a large hollow object.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The bottom part of a mold or of a flask, in
distinction from the cope; the drag.</def>

<hw>Nowes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[From OF.
<ets>nous</ets>. See <er>Noose</er>, <er>Node</er>.]</ety>
<def>The marriage knot.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Crashaw.</au>

<hw>No"where`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>n\'behw\'d6r</ets>. See <er>No</er>, and
<er>Where</er>.]</ety> <def>Not anywhere; not in any place or
state; <as>as, the book is <ex>nowhere</ex> to be
found</as>.</def>

<hw>No"whith`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>No</ets> + <ets>whither</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not
anywhither; in no direction; nowhere.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark> \'bdThy servant went
<xex>nowhither</xex>.\'b8

<au>2 Kings v. 25.</au>

<hw>No"wise`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>in
no wise</ets>. See <er>Wise</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Not
in any manner or degree; in no way; noways.</def>

<q>Others whose case is <qex>nowise</qex> different.</q>
<qau>Earle.</qau>

<hw>Nowt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Neat cattle.</def>

<hw>Now"the</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See <er>Nouthe</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Nox"ious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>noxius</ets>, fr. <ets>noxa</ets> harm; akin to
<ets>nocere</ets> to harm, hurt. Cf. <er>Nuisance</er>,
<er>Necromancy</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Hurtful; harmful; baneful; pernicious;
injurious; destructive; unwholesome; insalubrious; <as>as,
<ex>noxious</ex> air, food, or climate</as>; pernicious;
corrupting to morals; <as>as, <ex>noxious</ex> practices or
examples</as>.</def>

<q>Too frequent an appearance in places of public resort is
<qex>noxious</qex> to spiritual promotions.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Guilty; criminal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>Those who are <qex>noxious</qex> in the eye of the law.</q>
<qau>Abp. Bramhall.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Noisome; hurtful; harmful; injurious; destructive;
pernicious; mischievous; corrupting; baneful; unwholesome;
insalubrious. See <er>Noisome</er>.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>Nox"ious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Nox"ious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Noy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Annoy</er>.]</ety> <def>To annoy; to vex.</def> <mark>[Obs.
or Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<au>Piers Plowman.</au>

<q>All that <qex>noyed</qex> his heavy spright.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<hw>Noy</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which annoys.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Piers Plowman.</au>

<hw>Noy"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr><def>, Annoyance.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>\'d8Noy`au"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., prop.,
the stone or nut of a fruit, fr. L. <ets>nucalis</ets> like a
nut. See <er>Newel</er> a post.]</ety> <def>A cordial of brandy,
etc., flavored with the kernel of the bitter almond, or of the
peach stone, etc.</def>

<hw>Noy"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
annoyer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Tusser.</au>

<hw>Noy"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Full of
annoyance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Noyls</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See
<er>Noils</er>.</def>

<hw>Noy"ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Annoying;
disagreeable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Watch the <qex>noyous</qex> night, and wait for <?/ yous
day.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<hw>No"zle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Nozzle.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Noz"zle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A dim. of
<ets>nose</ets>. <root/261]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>nosle</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The nose; the snout;
hence, the projecting vent of anything; <as>as, the
<ex>nozzle</ex> of a bellows</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A short tube, usually
tapering, forming the vent of a hose or pipe.</def> <sd>(b)</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>

<hw>\'d8Nu`ance"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>A shade of difference; a delicate gradation.</def>

<hw>Nub</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Knob</er>.]</ety> <def>To push; to nudge; also, to
beckon.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Nub</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A jag, or snag; a knob; a
protuberance; also, the point or gist, as of a story.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<hw>Nub"bin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small or
imperfect ear of maize.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U. S.]</mark>

<hw>Nub"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LG.
<ets>nubben</ets> to knock, cuff.]</ety> <def>To beat or bruise
with the fist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Ainsworth.</au>

<hw>\'d8Nu*bec"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nubecul\'91</plw> <pr>(-l<emac/)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., dim.
of <ets>nubes</ets> cloud.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Astron.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A nebula.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <def>Specifically, the Magellanic
clouds.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A slight spot on
the cornea.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A cloudy object or appearance
in urine.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Nu"bi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From L.
<ets>nubes</ets> cloud.]</ety> <def>A light fabric of wool, worn
on the head by women; a cloud.</def>

<hw>Nu"bi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Nubia in Eastern Africa.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A native of Nubia.</def></def2>

<hw>Nu*bif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nubifer</ets>; <ets>nubes</ets> cloud + <ets>ferre</ets> to
bear: cf. F. <ets>nubif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bringing, or
producing, clouds.</def>

<hw>Nu*big"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nubes</ets> cloud + <ets>-genous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Born of,
or produced from, clouds.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Nu"bi*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nubilatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>nubilare</ets> to cloud, fr.
<ets>nubes</ets> cloud.]</ety> <def>To cloud.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nu"bile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nubilis</ets>, fr. <ets>nubere</ets> to marry: cf. F.
<ets>nubile</ets>. See <er>Nuptial</er>.]</ety> <def>Of an age
suitable for marriage; marriageable.</def>

<au>Prior.</au>

<-- 2. [of a young woman] Sexually attractive, sometimes used as
a genteel euphemism for "having well-developed breasts".  -->

<hw>Nu*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nubilit\'82</ets> .]</ety> <def>The state of being
marriageable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nu"bi*lose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Nu"bi*lous</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nubilosus</ets>, <ets>nubilus</ets>, fr. <ets>nubes</ets>
cloud.]</ety> <def>Cloudy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Nu"ca*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nucamenta</ets> fir cones, fr. <ets>nux</ets>,
<ets>nucis</ets>, a nut.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A catkin
or ament; the flower cluster of the hazel, pine, willow, and the
like.</def>

<hw>Nu`ca*men*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nucament</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Like a nut
either in structure or in being indehiscent; bearing one-seeded
nutlike fruits.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>nucumentaceous</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>\'d8Nu*cel"lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nucelli</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., dim. of
<ets>nux</ets>, <ets>nucis</ets>, a nut.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Nucleus</er>, 3 <sd>(a)</sd>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nu"cha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nuch<?/</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[LL.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The back or upper part of the neck;
the nape.</def>

<hw>Nu"chal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nucal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Nu*cif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nux</ets>, <ets>nucis</ets>, nut +
<ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Bearing, or producing,
nuts.</def>

<hw>Nu"ci*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nux</ets>, <ets>nucis</ets>, nut + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Shaped like a nut; nut-shaped.</def>

<hw>Nu"cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nux</ets>, <ets>nucis</ets>, a nut.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Juglone</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nu"cle*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Nu"cle*ar</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to a
nucleus; <as>as, the <ex>nuclear</ex> spindle (see
<ex>Illust</ex></as>. of <er>Karyokinesis</er>) or the
<xex>nuclear</xex> fibrils of a cell; the <xex>nuclear</xex> part
of a comet, etc.</def>

<hw>Nu"cle*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nucleatus</ets> having a kernel.]</ety> <def>Having a
nucleus; nucleated.</def>

<hw>Nu"cle*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf. L.
<ets>nucleare</ets> to become kernelly.]</ety> <def>To gather, as
about a nucleus or center.</def>

<hw>Nu"cle*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having a
nucleus; nucleate; <as>as, <ex>nucleated</ex> cells</as>.</def>

<hw>Nu*cle"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nucleus</ets> kernel + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Formed
like a nucleus or kernel.</def>

<hw>Nu"cle*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.
Chem.)</fld> <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.\'3c--containing protein and nucleic acid--\'3e</def>

<hw>Nu"cle*o*branch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Belonging to the
Nucleobranchiata.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Nucleobranchiata.</def></def2>

<hw>\'d8Nu`cle*o*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.
pl.</pos> <ety>[NL. See <er>Nucleus</er>, and
<er>Branchia</er>]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Heteropoda</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nu`cle*o*id`i*o*plas"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Nucleus</er>, and <er>Idioplasma</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Hyaline plasma contained in the nucleus
of vegetable cells.</def>

<hw>Nu*cle"o*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the nucleolus of a
cell.</def>

<hw>Nu"cle*o*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
a nucleole, or second inner nucleus.</def>

<hw>Nu"cle*ole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Nucleolus</er>.]</ety> <def>The nucleus within a nucleus;
nucleolus.</def>

<hw>Nu*cle"o*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nucleoli</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., a little nut,
dim. of <ets>nucleus</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A little nucleus.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A small rounded body
contained in the nucleus of a cell or a protozoan.</def>

<note><hand/ It was termed by Agassiz the <xex>entoblast</xex>.
In the protozoa, where it may be situated on one side of the
nucleus, it is sometimes called the <xex>endoplastule</xex>, and
is supposed to be concerned in the male part of the reproductive
process. See <er>Nucleus</er>.</note>

<hw>Nu"cle*o*plasm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nucleus</ets> + <ets>-plasm</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The matter composing the nucleus of a
cell; the protoplasm of the nucleus; karyoplasma.</def>

<hw>Nu`cle*o*plas"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Nu"cle*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. E.
<plw>Nucleuses</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, L. <plw>Nuclei</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., a kernel, dim. fr. <ets>nux</ets>,
<ets>nucis</ets>, nut. Cf. <er>Newel</er> post.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<q>It must contain within itself a <qex>nucleus</qex> of
truth.</q>
<qau>I. Taylor.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The body or the head of a
comet.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An incipient
ovule of soft cellular tissue.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A whole
seed, as contained within the seed coats.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <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 <er>Nucleoplasm</er>). See
<cref>Cell division</cref>, under <er>Division</er>.</def>
<-- it contains the genetic material, DNA -->

<note><hand/ The nucleus is sometimes termed the
<xex>endoplast</xex> or <xex>endoblast</xex>, and in the protozoa
is supposed to be concerned in the female part of the
reproductive process. See <er>Karyokinesis</er>.</note>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The tip, or
earliest part, of a univalve or bivalve shell.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>The central part around which additional growths are added,
as of an operculum.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A visceral mass,
containing the stomach and other organs, in Tunicata and some
mollusks.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nu"cu*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
little nut, dim. of <ets>nux</ets>, <ets>nucis</ets>, a
nut.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of small marine
bivalve shells, having a pearly interior.</def>

<hw>Nu"cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nucula</ets> a small nut.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same
as <er>Nutlet</er>.</def>

<hw>Nu`cu*men*ta"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Nucamentaceous</er>.</def>

<hw>Nu*da"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nudatio</ets>, fr. <ets>nudare</ets> to make naked, fr.
<ets>nudus</ets> naked. See <er>Nude</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of
stripping, or making bare or naked.</def>

<hw>Nud"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To walk
quickly with the head bent forward; -- often with
<xex>along</xex>.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Nude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nudus</ets>. See <er>Naked</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Bare; naked; unclothed; undraped; <as>as, a
<ex>nude</ex> statue</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Naked; without consideration;
void; <as>as, a <ex>nude</ex> contract</as>. See <er>Nudum
pactum</er>.</def>

<au>Blackstone.</au>

<cs><col>The nude</col>, <cd>the undraped human figure in
art.</cd></cs>

-- <wordforms><wf>Nude"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>-
<wf>Nude"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Nudge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nudge<?/</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nudging</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. Prov. G.
<ets>kn\'81tschen</ets> to squeeze, pinch, E.
<ets>Knock</ets>.]</ety> <def>To touch gently, as with the elbow,
in order to call attention or convey intimation.</def>

<hw>Nudge</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A gentle push, or
jog, as with the elbow.</def>

<hw>Nu`di*brach"i*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nudus</ets> naked + <ets>brachium</ets> an arm.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having tentacles without vibratile
cilia.</def>

<au>Carpenter.</au>

<hw>Nu"di*branch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Nudibranchiata.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Nudibranchiata.</def></def2>

<hw>\'d8Nu`di*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Nude</er>, and <er>Branchia</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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
<er>Ceratobranchia</er>.</def>

<hw>Nu`di*bran"chi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Nudibranch</er>.</def>

<hw>Nu"di*caul</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nudus</ets> naked + <ets>caulis</ets> stem.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the stems leafless.</def>

<hw>Nu`di*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nudus</ets> naked + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make.
See <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of making nude.</def>

<hw>Nu"di*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nudities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nudit\'82</ets> .]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being nude;
nakedness.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is nude or naked; naked part;
undraped or unclothed portion; esp. <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld>, the
human figure represented unclothed; any representation of
nakedness; -- chiefly used in the plural and in a bad
sense.</def>

<q>There are no such licenses permitted in poetry any more than
in painting, to design and color obscene <qex>nudities</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Nu"dum pac"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L., a nude
pact.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A bare, naked contract,
without any consideration.</def>

<au>Tomlins.</au><-- = naked promise? -->

<hw>Nu*gac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nugacitas</ets>, fr. <ets>nugax</ets>, <ets>-acis</ets>,
trifling.]</ety> <def>Futility; trifling talk or behavior;
drollery.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<hw>\'d8Nu"g\'91</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Trifles; jests.</def>

<hw>Nu*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. OF.
<ets>nugation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or practice of
trifling.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Nu"ga*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nugatorius</ets>, fr. <ets>nugari</ets> to trifle,
<ets>nugae</ets> jests, trifles.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Trifling; vain; futile; insignificant.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of no force; inoperative; ineffectual.</def>

<q>If all are pardoned, and pardoned as a mere act of clemency,
the very substance of government is made <qex>nugatory</qex>.</q>
<qau>I. Taylor.</qau>

<hw>Nug"get</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Earlier
<ets>niggot</ets>, prob. for <ets>nigot</ets>, <ets>an
ingot</ets>. See <er>Ingot</er>.]</ety> <def>A lump; a mass, esp.
a native lump of a precious metal; <as>as, a <ex>nugget</ex> of
gold</as>.</def>

<hw>Nu"gi*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nuggae</ets> trifles + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <def>To render
trifling or futile; to make silly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Coleridge.</au>

<hw>Nui"sance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>noisance</ets>, OF. <ets>noisance</ets>,
<ets>nuisance</ets>, fr. L. <ets>nocentia</ets> guilt, fr.
<ets>nocere</ets> to hurt, harm; akin to <ets>necare</ets> to
kill. Cf <er>Necromancy</er>, <er>Nocent</er>, <er>Noxious</er>,
<er>Pernicious</er>.]</ety> <def>That which annoys or gives
trouble and vexation; that which is offensive or noxious.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Nuisances</xex> are <xex>public</xex> when they
annoy citizens in general; <xex>private</xex>, when they affect
individuals only.</note>

<hw>Nui"san*cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Law)</fld>
<def>One who makes or causes a nuisance.</def>

<hw>Nul</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Null</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>No; not
any; <as>as, <ex>nul</ex> disseizin; <ex>nul</ex>
tort.</as></def>

<hw>Null</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nullus</ets> not any, none; <ets>ne</ets> not +
<ets>ullus</ets> any, a dim. of <ets>unus</ets> one; cf. F.
<ets>nul</ets>. See <er>No</er>, and <er>One</er>, and cf.
<er>None</er>.]</ety> <def>Of no legal or binding force or
validity; of no efficacy; invalid; void; nugatory; useless.</def>

<q>Faultily faultless, icily regular, splendidly <qex>null</qex>,
Dead perfection; no more.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<hw>Null</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Something that has
no force or meaning.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which has no value; a cipher; zero.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<cs><col>Null method</col> <fld>(Physics.)</fld>, <cd>a zero
method. See under <er>Zero</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Null</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[From <ets>null</ets>, a.,
or perh. abbrev. from <ets>annul</ets>.]</ety> <def>To
annul.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Null</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol. uncertain.]</ety>
<def>One of the beads in nulled work.</def>

<hw>Nulled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Turned so as to
resemble nulls.</def>

<cs><col>Nulled work</col> <fld>(Cabinetwork)</fld>,
<cd>ornamental turned work resembling nulls or beads strung on a
rod.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nul`li*bi"e*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nullibi</ets> nowhere.]</ety> <def>The state or condition of
being nowhere.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nul`li*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nullificatio</ets> contempt. See <er>Nullify</er>.]</ety>
<def>The act of nullifying; a rendering void and of no effect, or
of no legal effect.</def>

<cs><col>Right of nullification</col> <mark>(U. S. Hist.)</mark>,
<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></cs>

<hw>Nul`li*fid"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nullus</ets> none + <ets>fide<?/</ets> faith.]</ety> <def>Of
no faith; also, not trusting to faith for salvation; -- opposed
to <ant>solifidian</ant>.</def>

<au>Feltham.</au>

<hw>Nul`li*fid"i*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An unbeliever.</def>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Nul"li*fi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
nullifies or makes void; one who maintains the right to nullify a
contract by one of the parties.</def>

<hw>Nul"li*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nullified</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Nullifying</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>nullificare</ets>;
<ets>nullus</ets> none + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make.
See <er>Null</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and <er>-fy</er>.]</ety>
<def>To make void; to render invalid; to deprive of legal force
or efficacy.</def>

<q>Such correspondence would at once <qex>nullify</qex> the
conditions of the probationary system.</q>
<qau>I. Taylor.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To abrogate; revoke; annul; repeal; invalidate;
cancel. See <er>Abolish</er>.</syn>

<hw>Nul"li*pore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nullus</ets> none + <ets>porus</ets> pope.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name for certain crustaceous marine
alg\'91 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 <spn>Melobesia</spn> and
<spn>Lithothamnion</spn>.</def>

<-- p. 986 -->

<hw>Nul"li*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nullities</plw></plu>. <ety>[LL. <ets>nullitias</ets>, fr.
L. <ets>nullus</ets> none: cf. F. <ets>nullit\'82</ets> . See
<er>Null</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being null; nothingness;
want of efficacy or force.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Nonexistence; <as>as, a decree
of <ex>nullity</ex> of marriage is a decree that no legal
marriage exists</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is null.</def>

<q>Was it not absurd to say that the convention was supreme in
the state, and yet a <qex>nullity</qex> ?</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<hw>Numb</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nume</ets>, <ets>nome</ets>, prop., seized, taken, p. p. of
<ets>nimen</ets> to take, AS. <ets>niman</ets>, p. p.
<ets>numen</ets>. \'fb7. See <er>Nimble</er>, <er>Nomad</er>, and
cf. <er>Benumb</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Enfeebled in, or destitute of, the power of
sensation and motion; rendered torpid; benumbed; insensible;
<as>as, the fingers or limbs are <ex>numb</ex> with
cold</as>.</def> \'bdA stony image, cold and <xex>numb</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Producing numbness; benumbing; <as>as, the
<ex>numb</ex>, cold night</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Numb</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Numbed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Numbing</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <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>

<q>For lazy winter <qex>numbs</qex> the laboring hand.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<q>Like dull narcotics, <qex>numbing</qex> pain.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<hw>Numb"ed*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Numbness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Wiseman.</au>

<hw>Num"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nombre</ets>, F. <ets>nombre</ets>, L. <ets>numerus</ets>;
akin to Gr. <?/ that which is dealt out, fr. <?/ to deal out,
distribute. See <er>Numb</er>, <er>Nomad</er>, and cf.
<er>Numerate</er>, <er>Numero</er>, <er>Numerous</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A collection of many individuals; a numerous
assemblage; a multitude; many.</def>

<q>Ladies are always of great use to the party they espouse, and
never fail to win over <qex>numbers</qex>.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A numeral; a word or character denoting a
number; <as>as, to put a <ex>number</ex> on a door</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Numerousness; multitude.</def>

<q><qex>Number</qex> itself importeth not much in armies where
the people are of weak courage.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>The state or quality of being numerable or
countable.</def>

<q>Of whom came nations, tribes, people, and kindreds out of
<qex>number</qex>.</q>
<qau>2 Esdras iii. 7.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Quantity, regarded as made up of an aggregate of
separate things.</def>

<sn>7.</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>

<q>I lisped in <qex>numbers</qex>, for the <qex>numbers</qex>
came.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <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 <xex>singular number</xex> and the
<xex>plural number</xex> 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>

<sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <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>

<cs><mcol><col>Abstract number</col>, <col>Abundant number</col>,
<col>Cardinal number</col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See under
<er>Abstract</er>, <er>Abundant</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col>In
numbers</col>, <cd>in numbered parts; as, a book published
<xex>in numbers<xex>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Num"ber</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Numbered</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Numbering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nombren</ets>, <ets>noumbren</ets>, F. <ets>nombrer</ets>,
fr. L. <ets>numerare</ets>, <ets>numeratum</ets>. See
<er>Number</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To count; to reckon; to ascertain the units of;
to enumerate.</def>

<q>If a man can <qex>number</qex> the dust of the earth, then
shall thy seed also be <qex>numbered</qex>.</q>
<qau>Gen. xiii. 16.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To reckon as one of a collection or
multitude.</def>

<q>He was <qex>numbered</qex> with the transgressors.</q>
<qau>Is. liii. 12.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>as, to <ex>number</ex>
the houses in a street, or the apartments in a
building</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To amount; to equal in number; to contain; to
consist of; <as>as, the army <ex>numbers</ex> fifty
thousand</as>.</def>

<q>Thy tears can not <qex>number</qex> the dead.</q>
<qau>Campbell.</qau>

<cs><col>Numbering machine</col>, <cd>a machine for printing
consecutive numbers, as on railway tickets, bank bills,
etc.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- To count; enumerate; calculate; tell.</syn>

<hw>Num"ber*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
numbers.</def>

<hw>Num"ber*ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Numerous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Num"ber*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Innumerable;
countless.</def>

<hw>Num"ber*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Numerous.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Drant.</au>

<hw>Num"bers</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>of
<er>Number</er>. The fourth book of the Pentateuch, containing
the census of the Hebrews.</def>

<hw>Numb"fish`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The torpedo, which <xex>numbs</xex> by
the electric shocks which it gives.</def>

<hw>Num"bless</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See
<er>Nombles</er>.</def>

<hw>Numb"ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Nu"mer*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>numerabilis</ets>. See <er>Number</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>]</ety> <def>Capable of being numbered or counted.</def>

<hw>Nu"mer*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>numeralis</ets>, fr. <ets>numerus</ets> number: cf. F.
<ets>num\'82ral</ets>. See <er>Number</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to number; consisting of number
or numerals.</def>

<q>A long train of <qex>numeral</qex> progressions.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Expressing number; representing number; <as>as,
<ex>numeral</ex> letters or characters, as X or 10 for
ten</as>.</def>

<hw>Nu"mer*al</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A figure or
character used to express a number; <as>as, the Arabic
<ex>numerals</ex>, 1, 2, 3, etc.; the Roman <ex>numerals</ex>, I,
V, X, L, etc.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A word expressing a number.</def>

<hw>Nu"mer*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>According to number;
in number; numerically.</def>

<hw>Nu"mer*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>numerarius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>num\'82raire</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Belonging to a certain number; counting as one of a
collection or body.</def>

<q>A supernumerary canon, when he obtains a prebend, becomes a
<qex>numerary</qex> canon.</q>
<qau>Ayliffe.</qau>

<hw>Nu"mer*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Numerated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Numerating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>numeratus</ets>, p. p.
of <ets>numerare</ets> to count. See <er>Number</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Arith.)</fld> <def>To divide off and
read according to the rules of numeration; <as>as, to
<ex>numerate</ex> a row of figures</as>.</def>

<hw>Nu`mer*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>numeratio</ets> a counting out: cf. F.
<ets>num\'82ration</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or art
of numbering.</def>

<q><qex>Numeration</qex> is but still the adding of one unit
more, and giving to the whole a new name or sign.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<au>Davies & Peck.</au>

<note><hand/ 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 \'bdEnglish\'b8
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.</note>

<hw>Nu"mer*a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to numeration; <as>as, a <ex>numerative</ex>
system</as>.</def>

<au>Eng. Cyc.</au>

<hw>Nu"mer*a"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>numerator</ets>: cf. F. <ets>num\'82rateur</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who numbers.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The term in a fraction which
indicates the number of fractional units that are taken.</def>

<note><hand/ In a vulgar fraction the numerator is written above
a line; thus, in the fraction 5/9 (five ninths) 5 is the
numerator; in a decimal fraction it is the number which follows
the decimal point. See <er>Fraction</er>.</note>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nu*mer"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Nu*mer"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>num\'82rique</ets>. See <er>Number</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Belonging to number; denoting number; consisting
in numbers; expressed by numbers, and not letters; <as>as,
<ex>numerical</ex> characters; a <ex>numerical</ex> equation; a
<ex>numerical</ex> statement.</as></def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Numerical</xex>, as opposed to
<xex>algebraical</xex>, is used to denote a value irrespective of
its sign; thus, -5 is numerically greater than -3, though
algebraically less.</note>

<hw>2.</hw> <def>The same in number; hence, identically the same;
identical; <as>as, the same <ex>numerical</ex> body</as>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>South.</au>

<q>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 <qex>numerical</qex> volumes.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<cs><col>Numerical equation</col> <fld>(Alg.)</fld>, <cd>an
equation which has all the quantities except the unknown
expressed in numbers; -- distinguished from <xex>literal
equation<xex>.</cd> -- <col>Numerical value</col> <cd>of an
equation or expression, that deduced by substituting numbers for
the letters, and reducing.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nu*mer"ic</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Any
number, proper or improper fraction, or incommensurable ratio.
The term also includes any imaginary expression like <mathex>m +
n<root/-1</mathex>, where <it>m</it> and <it>n</it> are real
<xex>numerics</xex>.</def>

<hw>Nu*mer"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a numerical
manner; in numbers; with respect to number, or sameness in
number; <as>as, a thing is <ex>numerically</ex> the same, or
<ex>numerically</ex> different</as>.</def>

<hw>Nu"mer*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
deals in numbers.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Nu"me*ro</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., or F.
<ets>num\'82ro</ets> ; both fr. L. <ets>numerus</ets>
number.]</ety> <def>Number; -- often abbrev.
<abbr>No.</abbr></def>

<hw>Nu`mer*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>numerositas</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of being numerous; numerousness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Rhythm; harmony; flow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The <qex>numerosity</qex> of the sentence pleased the ear.</q>
<qau>S. Parr.</qau>

<hw>Nu"mer*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>numerosus</ets>. See <er>Number</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Consisting of a great number of units or
individual objects; being many; <as>as, a <ex>numerous</ex>
army</as>.</def>

<q>Such and so <qex>numerous</qex> was their chivalry.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Consisting of poetic numbers; rhythmical;
measured and counted; melodious; musical.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Such prompt eloquence
Flowed from their lips, in prose or <qex>numerous</qex>
verse.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Nu"mer*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Nu"mer*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Nu*mid"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to ancient Numidia in Northern Africa.</def>

<cs><col>Numidian crane</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Demoiselle</er>, 2.</cd></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nu`mis*mat"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Nu`mis*mat"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>numisma</ets>, <ets>nomisma</ets>, 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.
<ets>numismatique</ets>. See <er>Nomad</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to coins; relating to the science of coins or
medals.</def>

<hw>Nu`mis*mat"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>numismatique</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of coins and
medals.</def>

<hw>Nu*mis"ma*tist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
skilled in numismatics; a numismatologist.</def>

<hw>Nu*mis`ma*tog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>numisma</ets>, <ets>-atis</ets> (Gr. <?/) +
<ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A treatise on, or description of,
coins and medals.</def>

<hw>Nu*mis`ma*tol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>One versed in numismatology.</def>
<-- now usu. numismatist -->

<hw>Nu*mis`ma*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>numisma</ets>, <ets>-atis + -logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
science which treats of coins and medals, in their relation to
history; numismatics.</def>

<hw>Num"ma*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nummarius</ets>, from <ets>nummus</ets> a coin.]</ety>
<def>Of or relating to coins or money.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Num"mu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Num"mu*la*ry</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nummularius</ets>, fr. <ets>nummulus</ets>, dim. of
<ets>nummus</ets> a coin: cf. F. <ets>nummulaire</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to coin or money; pecuniary;
<as>as, the <ex>nummulary</ex> talent</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Pathol.)</fld> <def>Having the appearance or
form of a coin.</def> \'bd<xex>Nummular</xex> sputa.\'b8

<au>Sir T. Watson.</au>

<hw>Num`mu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Num"mu*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nummus</ets> a coin + <ets>-lite</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>nummulite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil
of the genus Nummulites and allied genera.</def>

<hw>\'d8Num`mu*li"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Nummulite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus
of extinct Tertiary Foraminifera, having a thin, flat, round
shell, containing a large number of small chambers arranged
spirally.</def>

<hw>Num`mu*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, like,
composed of, containing, nummulites; <as>as, <ex>nummulitic</ex>
beds</as>.</def>

<hw>Numps</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Numb</er>.]</ety> <def>A dolt; a blockhead.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Parker.</au>

<hw>Num"skull`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Numb</ets> + <ets>skull</ets>.]</ety> <def>A dunce; a
dolt; a stupid fellow.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<q>They have talked like <qex>numskulls</qex>.</q>
<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau>

<hw>Num"skulled`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Stupid;
doltish.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<hw>Nun</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nunne</ets>, AS. <ets>nunne</ets>, fr. L. <ets>nonna</ets>
nun, <ets>nonnus</ets> monk; cf. Gr. <?/, <?/; of unknown origin.
Cf. <er>Nunnery</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A woman devoted to a religious life, who lives
in a convent, under the three vows of poverty, chastity, and
obedience.</def>

<q>They holy time is quiet as a <qex>nun</qex>
Breathless with adoration.</q>
<qau>Wordsworth.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A white
variety of domestic pigeons having a veil of feathers covering
the head.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The smew.</def> <sd>(c)</sd>
<def>The European blue titmouse.</def>

<cs><col>Gray nuns</col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>, <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
<altname>Sisters of Charity of Montreal</altname>.</cd> --
<col>Nun buoy</col>. <cd>See under <er>Buoy</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nun"chion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nonechenche</ets>, for <ets>noneschenche</ets>, prop., a
noon drink; <ets>none</ets> noon + <ets>schenchen</ets>,
<ets>schenken</ets>, <ets>skinken</ets>, to pour, AS.
<ets>scencan</ets>. See <er>Noon</er>, and <er>Skink</er>,
<pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>A portion of food taken at or after
noon, usually between full meals; a luncheon.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>noonshun</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Hudibras.</au>

<hw>Nun"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
announces; a messenger; a nuncio.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Hoole.</au>

<hw>Nun"ci*a*ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nunciare</ets>, <ets>nuntiare</ets>, to announce, report,
fr. <ets>nuncius</ets>, <ets>nuntius</ets>, messenger: cf. F.
<ets>nonciature</ets>, It. <ets>nunziatura</ets>. See
<er>Nuncio</er>.]</ety> <def>The office of a nuncio.</def>

<au>Clarendon.</au>

<hw>Nun"ci*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nuncios</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[It.
<ets>nunzio</ets>, <ets>nuncio</ets>, fr. L. <ets>nuncius</ets>,
<ets>nuntius</ets>, messenger; perh. akin to <ets>novus</ets>
new, E. <ets>new</ets>, and thus, one who brings news. Cf.
<er>Announce</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A messenger.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The permanent official representative of the
pope at a foreign court or seat of government.  Distinguished
from a <xex>legate a latere</xex>, whose mission is temporary in
its nature, or for some special purpose. Nuncios are of higher
rank than internuncios.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nun"ci*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nuncii</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Roman
& Old Eng. Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A messenger.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The information communicated.</def>

<hw>Nun"cu*pate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nuncupatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>nuncupare</ets> to
nuncupate, prob. fr. <ets>nomen</ets> name + <ets>capere</ets> to
take.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To declare publicly or solemnly; to
proclaim formally.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>In whose presence did St. Peter <qex>nuncupate</qex> it ?</q>
<qau>Barrow.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To dedicate by declaration; to inscribe; <as>as,
to <ex>nuncupate</ex> a book</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Evelyn.</au>

<hw>Nun`cu*pa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nuncupatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of nuncupating.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nun*cu"pa*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nuncupativus</ets> nominal: cf. F.
<ets>nuncupatif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Publicly or
solemnly declaratory.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Nominal; existing only in name.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Oral; not written.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Nuncupative will</col> <or/
<col>testament</col></mcol>, <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>

<au>Blackstone.</au>
</cs>

<hw>Nun*cu"pa*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Nuncupative; oral.</def>

<hw>Nun"di*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A nundinal
letter.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nun"di*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Nun"di*na*ry</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nundinalis</ets>, <ets>nundinarius</ets>, fr.
<ets>nundinae</ets> the market day, the weekly market, prop., the
ninth day, fr. <ets>nundinus</ets> belonging to nine days;
<ets>novem</ets> nine + <ets>dies</ets> day: cf. F.
<ets>nundinal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a fair, or
to a market day.</def>

<cs><col>Nundinal letter</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></cs>

<hw>Nun"di*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nundinatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>nundinary</ets> to attend
fairs, to traffic. See <er>Nundinal</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>
<def>To buy and sell at fairs or markets.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nun`di*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nundinatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Traffic at fairs; marketing;
buying and selling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Common <qex>nundination</qex> of pardons.</q>
<qau>Abp. Bramhall.</qau>

<hw>Nun*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>nun</ets>, the Arabic name of the letter <ets>n</ets>: cf.
NL. <ets>nunnatio</ets>, F. <ets>nunnation</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Arabic Gram.)</fld> <def>The pronunciation of <it>n</it> at
the end of words.</def>

<hw>Nun"ner*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nunneries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE.
<ets>nonnerie</ets>, OF. <ets>nonerie</ets>, F.
<ets>nonnerie</ets>, fr. <ets>nonne</ets> nun, L.
<ets>nonna</ets>. See <er>Nun</er>.]</ety> <def>A house in which
nuns reside; a cloister or convent in which women reside for
life, under religious vows. See <er>Cloister</er>, and
<er>Convent</er>.</def>

<hw>Nun"nish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of, pertaining
to, or resembling a nun; characteristic of a nun.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Nun"nish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Nup</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Nupson</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Nu"phar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Per.
<ets>n<?/far</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of
plants found in the fresh-water ponds or lakes of Europe, Asia,
and North America; the yellow water lily. Cf.
<er>Nymphaea</er>.</def>

<-- p. 987 -->

<hw>Nup"son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of doubtful
origin.]</ety> <def>A simpleton; a fool.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Nup"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nuptialis</ets>, fr. <ets>nuptiae</ets> marriage, wedding,
fr. <ets>nubere</ets>, <ets>nuptum</ets>, 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.
<ets>nuptial</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to marriage;
done or used at a wedding; <as>as, <ex>nuptial</ex> rites and
ceremonies</as>.</def>

<q>Then, all in heat,
They light the <qex>nuptial</qex> torch.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Nup"tial</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Nuptials</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>Marriage; wedding; nuptial ceremony;
-- now only in the plural.</def>

<q>Celebration of that <qex>nuptial</qex>, which
We two have sworn shall come.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Preparations . . . for the approaching
<qex>nuptials</qex>.</q>
<qau>Prescott.</qau>

<hw>Nur</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Knur</er>.]</ety> <def>A hard knot in wood; also, a hard knob
of wood used by boys in playing hockey.</def>

<q>I think I'm as hard as a <qex>nur</qex>, and as tough as
whitleather.</q>
<qau>W. Howitt.</qau>

<hw>Nurl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nurled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Nurling</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[Cf. <er>Knurl</er>.]</ety> <def>To cut with reeding or
fluting on the edge of, as coins, the heads of screws, etc.; to
knurl.</def>

<hw>Nurse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nourse</ets>, <ets>nurice</ets>, <ets>norice</ets>, OF.
<ets>nurrice</ets>, <ets>norrice</ets>, <ets>nourrice</ets>, F.
<ets>nourrice</ets>, fr. L. <ets>nutricia</ets> nurse, prop.,
fem. of <ets>nutricius</ets> that nourishes; akin to
<ets>nutrix</ets>, <ets>-icis</ets>, nurse, fr.
<ets>nutrire</ets> to nourish. See <er>Nourish</er>, and cf.
<er>Nutritious</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who nourishes; a
person who supplies food, tends, or brings up; as: <sd>(a)</sd> A
woman who has the care of young children; especially, one who
suckles an infant not her own. <sd>(b)</sd> A person, especially
a woman, who has the care of the sick or infirm.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, brings up, rears, causes
to grow, trains, fosters, or the like.</def>

<q>The <qex>nurse</qex> of manly sentiment and heroic
enterprise.</q>
<qau>Burke.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A lieutenant or first
officer, who is the real commander when the captain is unfit for
his place.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A peculiar
larva of certain trematodes which produces cercari\'91 by asexual
reproduction. See <er>Cercaria</er>, and <er>Redia</er>.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Either one of the nurse sharks.</def>

<cs><col>Nurse shark</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>A large arctic shark (<spn>Somniosus microcephalus</spn>),
having small teeth and feeble jaws; -- called also
<altname>sleeper shark</altname>, and <altname>ground
shark</altname>. <sd>(b)</sd> A large shark (<spn>Ginglymostoma
cirratum</spn>), native of the West Indies and Gulf of Mexico,
having the dorsal fins situated behind the ventral fins.</cd> --
<mcol><col>To put to nurse</col>, <or/ <col>To put out to
nurse</col></mcol>, <cd>to send away to be nursed; to place in
the care of a nurse.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Wet nurse</col>, <col>Dry
nurse</col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>Wet nurse</er>, and <er>Dry
nurse</er>, in the Vocabulary.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nurse</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Nursed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nursing</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To nourish; to
cherish; to foster</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To nourish at the
breast; to suckle; to feed and tend, as an infant</def>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>To take care of or tend, as a sick person or an
invalid; to attend upon.</def>

<q>Sons wont to <qex>nurse</qex> their parents in old age.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>Him in Egerian groves Aricia bore,
And <qex>nursed</qex> his youth along the marshy shore.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</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> \'bdTo <xex>nurse</xex> the saplings tall.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<q>By what hands [has vice] been <qex>nursed</qex> into so
uncontrolled a dominion?</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To manage with care and economy, with a view to
increase; <as>as, to <ex>nurse</ex> our national
resources</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To caress; to fondle, as a nurse does.</def>

<au>A. Trollope.</au>

<cs><col>To nurse billiard balls</col>, <cd>to strike them gently
and so as to keep them in good position during a series of
caroms.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nurse"hound`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Houndfish</er>.</def>

<hw>Nurse"maid`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A girl
employed to attend children.</def>

<hw>Nurse"pond`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pond where fish are
fed.</def>

<au>Walton.</au>

<hw>Nurs"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who nurses;
a nurse; one who cherishes or encourages growth.</def>

<hw>Nurs"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nurseries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nourricerie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
nursing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdHer kind
<xex>nursery</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The place where nursing is carried on</def>; as:
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The place, or apartment, in a house,
appropriated to the care of children.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A
place where young trees, shrubs, vines, etc., are propagated for
the purpose of transplanting; a plantation of young trees.</def>
<sd>(c)</sd> <def>The place where anything is fostered and growth
promoted.</def> \'bdFair Padua, <xex>nursery</xex> of arts.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Christian families are the <qex>nurseries</qex> of the church
on earth, as she is the <qex>nursery</qex> of the church in
heaven.</q>
<qau>J. M. Mason.</qau>

<sd>(d)</sd> <def>That which forms and educates; as, commerce is
the <xex>nursery</xex> of seamen</def>.

<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is nursed.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Nurs"er*y*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nurserymen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who
cultivates or keeps a nursery, or place for rearing trees,
etc.</def>

<hw>Nurs"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Supplying or taking
nourishment from, or as from, the breast; <as>as, a
<ex>nursing</ex> mother; a <ex>nursing</ex> infant.</as></def>

<hw>Nurs"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nurse</ets> + <ets>-ling</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who,
or that which, is nursed; an infant; a fondling.</def>

<q>I was his <qex>nursling</qex> once, and choice delight.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Nurs"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To nurse.
See <er>Noursle</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nur"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>norture</ets>, <ets>noriture</ets>, OF.
<ets>norriture</ets>, <ets>norreture</ets>, F.
<ets>nourriture</ets>, fr. L. <ets>nutritura</ets> a nursing,
suckling. See <er>Nourish</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act
of nourishing or nursing; thender care; education;
training.</def>

<q>A man neither by nature nor by <qex>nurture</qex> wise.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which nourishes; food; diet.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Nur"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nurtured</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nurturing</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To feed; to
nourish.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To educate; to bring or train up.</def>

<q>He was <qex>nurtured</qex> where he had been born.</q>
<qau>Sir H. Wotton.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To nourish; nurse; cherish; bring up; educate;
tend.</syn> <usage> -- To <er>Nurture</er>, <er>Nourish</er>,
<er>Cherish</er>. <xex>Nourish</xex> denotes to supply with food,
or cause to grow; as, to <xex>nourish</xex> a plant, to
<xex>nourish</xex> rebellion. To <xex>nurture</xex> is to train
up with a fostering care, like that of a mother; as, to
<xex>nurture</xex> into strength; to <xex>nurture</xex> in sound
principles. To <xex>cherish</xex> is to hold and treat as dear;
as, to <xex>cherish</xex> hopes or affections.</usage>

<hw>Nus"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Nuzzle</er>.]</ety> <def>To fondle; to cherish.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Nut</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nute</ets>, <ets>note</ets>, AS. <ets>hnutu</ets>; akin to
D. <ets>noot</ets>, G. <ets>nuss</ets>, OHG. <ets>nuz</ets>,
Icel. <ets>hnot</ets>, Sw. <ets>n\'94t</ets>, Dan.
<ets>n\'94d</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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>

<sn>2.</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 <xex>Illust</xex>. of lst
<er>Bolt</er>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The tumbler of a gunlock.</def>

<au>Knight.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A projection on each side of
the shank of an anchor, to secure the stock in place.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Check nut</col>, <col>Jam nut</col>, <col>Lock
nut</col></mcol>, <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>Nut
buoy</col>. <cd>See under <er>Buoy</er>.</cd> -- <col>Nut
coal</col>, <cd>screened coal of a size smaller than stove coal
and larger than pea coal; -- called also <altname>chestnut
coal</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Nut crab</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any leucosoid crab of the genus
<spn>Ebalia</spn> as, <spn>Ebalia tuberosa</spn> of Europe.</cd>
-- <col>Nut grass</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a plant of the
Sedge family (<spn>Cyperus rotundus</spn>, var.
<spn>Hydra</spn>), which has slender rootstocks bearing small,
nutlike tubers, by which the plant multiplies exceedingly,
especially in cotton fields.</cd> -- <col>Nut lock</col>, <cd>a
device, as a metal plate bent up at the corners, to prevent a nut
from becoming unscrewed, as by jarring.</cd><-- = lock nut --> --
<col>Nut pine</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Pine</er>.</cd> -- <col>Nut rush</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>a genus of cyperaceous plants (<spn>Scleria</spn>) having a
hard bony achene.  Several species are found in the United States
and many more in tropical regions.</cd> -- <col>Nut tree</col>,
<cd>a tree that bears nuts.</cd> -- <col>Nut weevil</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any species of weevils of the genus
<spn>Balaninus</spn> and other allied genera, which in the larval
state live in nuts.</cd></cs>

<hw>Nut</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Nutted</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Nutting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To gather nuts.</def>

<hw>Nu"tant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nutans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>nutare</ets> to nod, v. intens.
fr. <ets>nuere</ets> (in comp.) to nod; cf. Gr. <?/.]</ety>
<def>Nodding; having the top bent downward.</def>

<hw>Nu*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nutatio</ets> a nodding, fr. <ets>nutare</ets> to nod: cf.
F. <ets>nutation</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of nodding.</def>

<q>So from the midmost the <qex>nutation</qex> spreads,
Round and more round, o'er all the sea of heads.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <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>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>Circumnutation.</def>

<hw>Nut"break`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The European
nuthatch.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The nutcracker.</def>

<hw>Nut"-brown`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Brown as a
nut long kept and dried.</def> \'bdThe spicy <xex>nutbrown</xex>
ale.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Nut"crack`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An instrument for cracking nuts.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A European
bird (<spn>Nucifraga caryocatactes</spn>), allied to the magpie
and crow. Its color is dark brown, spotted with white. It feeds
on nuts, seeds, and insects.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The
American, or Clarke's, nutcracker (<spn>Picicorvus
Columbianus</spn>) of Western North America.</def>

<hw>Nut"gall`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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 <er>Gall</er>,
<er>Gallnut</er>.</def>

<hw>Nut"hatch`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>nuthake</ets>. See 2d <er>Hack</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several species of birds of
the genus <spn>Sitta</spn>, as the European species (<spn>Sitta
Europ\'91a</spn>). The white-breasted nuthatch (<spn>S.
Carolinensis</spn>), the red-breasted nuthatch (<spn>S.
Canadensis</spn>), the pygmy nuthatch (<spn>S. pygm\'91a</spn>),
and others, are American.</def>

<hw>Nut"hook`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
hook at the end of a pole to pull down boughs for gathering the
nuts.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A thief who steals by means of a hook; also, a
bailiff who hooks or seizes malefactors.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Nut"job`ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The nuthatch.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Nut"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A small nut; also, the stone of a drupe.</def>

<hw>Nut"meg</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>notemuge</ets>; <ets>note</ets> nut + OF. <ets>muge</ets>
musk, of the same origin as E. <ets>musk</ets>; cf. OF. <ets>noix
muguette</ets> nutmeg, F. <ets>noix muscade</ets>. See
<er>Nut</er>, and <er>Musk</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg tree (<spn>Myristica
fragrans</spn>), a native of the Molucca Islands, but cultivated
elsewhere in the tropics.</def>

<note><hand/ 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 <xex>mace</xex> The
nutmeg is an aromatic, very grateful to the taste and smell, and
much used in cookery. Other species of <spn>Myristica</spn> yield
nutmegs of inferior quality.</note>

<cs><mcol><col>American</col>, <col>Calabash</col>, <or/
<col>Jamaica</col>, <col>nutmeg</col></mcol>, <cd>the fruit of a
tropical shrub (<spn>Monodora Myristica</spn>). It is about the
size of an orange, and contains many aromatic seeds imbedded in
pulp.</cd> -- <col>Brazilian nutmeg</col>, <cd>the fruit of a
lauraceous tree, <spn>Cryptocarya moschata</spn>.</cd> --
<col>California nutmeg</col>, <cd>tree of the Yew family
(<spn>Torreya Californica</spn>), growing in the Western United
States, and having a seed which resembles a nutmeg in appearance,
but is strongly impregnated with turpentine.</cd> -- <col>Clove
nutmeg</col>, <cd>the <spn>Ravensara aromatica</spn>, a laura
ceous tree of Madagascar. The foliage is used as a spice, but the
seed is acrid and caustic.</cd> -- <col>Jamaica nutmeg</col>.
<cd>See American nutmeg (above).</cd> -- <col>Nutmeg bird</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an Indian finch (<spn>Munia
punctularia</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Nutmeg butter</col>, <cd>a solid
oil extracted from the nutmeg by expression.</cd> -- <col>Nutmeg
flower</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a ranunculaceous herb
(<spn>Nigella sativa</spn>) with small black aromatic seeds,
which are used medicinally and for excluding moths from furs and
clothing.</cd> -- <col>Nutmeg liver</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>,
<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>Nutmeg melon</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a small variety of muskmelon of a rich
flavor.</cd> -- <col>Nutmeg pigeon</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>,
<cd>any one of several species of pigeons of the genus
<spn>Myristicivora</spn>, native of the East Indies and
Australia. The color is usually white, or cream-white, with black
on the wings and tail.</cd> -- <col>Nutmeg wood</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the wood of the Palmyra palm.</cd> --
<col>Peruvian nutmeg</col>, <cd>the aromatic seed of a South
American tree (<spn>Laurelia sempervirens</spn>).</cd> --
<col>Plume nutmeg</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a spicy tree of
Australia (<spn>Atherosperma moschata</spn>).</cd></cs>

<hw>Nut"megged</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Seasoned
with nutmeg.</def>

<hw>Nut"peck`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The nuthatch.</def>

<hw>Nu"tri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>nutria</ets> an otter, fr. L. <ets>lutra</ets>,
<ets>lytra</ets>.]</ety> <def>The fur of the coypu. See
<er>Coypu</er>.</def>

<hw>Nu`tri*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nutricatio</ets>, fr. <ets>nutricare</ets>,
<ets>nutricari</ets>, to suckle, nourish, fr. <ets>nutrix</ets> a
nurse.]</ety> <def>The act or manner of feeding.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Nu"tri*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nutriens</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>nutrire</ets>. See
<er>Nourish</er>.]</ety> <def>Nutritious; nourishing; promoting
growth.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>Any substance which has
nutritious qualities, <it>i. e.</it>, which nourishes or promotes
growth.</def></def2>

<hw>Nu"tri*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nutrimentum</ets>, fr. <ets>nutrire</ets> to nourish. See
<er>Nourish</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>That which nourishes; anything which promotes
growth and repairs the natural waste of animal or vegetable life;
food; aliment.</def>

<q>The stomach returns what it has received, in strength and
<qex>nutriment</qex> diffused into all parts of the body.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which promotes development or growth.</def>

<q>Is not virtue in mankind
The <qex>nutriment</qex> that feeds the mind ?</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<hw>Nu`tri*men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Nutritious.</def>

<hw>Nu*tri"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining
to, or connected with, nutrition; nutritious.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chapman.</au>

<hw>Nu*tri"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nutrition</ets>. See <er>Nutritious</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ In this wide sense it comprehends
<xex>digestion</xex>, <xex>absorption</xex>,
<xex>circulation</xex>, <xex>assimilation</xex>, 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 <er>Metabolism</er>.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which nourishes; nutriment.</def>

<q>Fixed like a plant, on his peculiar spot,
To draw <qex>nutrition</qex>, propagate, and rot.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Nu*tri"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to nutrition; <as>as, <ex>nutritional</ex>
changes</as>.</def>

<hw>Nu*tri"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nutricius</ets>, <ets>nutritius</ets>, from
<ets>nutrix</ets>, <ets>-icis</ets>, a nurse, <ets>nutrire</ets>
to nourish. See <er>Nurse</er>, <er>Nourish</er>.]</ety>
<def>Nourishing; promoting growth, or preventing decay;
alimental.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Nu*tri"tious*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Nu*tri"tious*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Nu"tri*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nutritif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to nutrition;
<as>as, the <ex>nutritive</ex> functions</as>; having the quality
of nourishing; nutritious; nutrimental; alimental; <as>as,
<ex>nutritive</ex> food or berries</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Nutritive plasma</col>. <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Idioplasma</er>.</cd> -- <col>Nutritive polyp</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of the zooids of a compound
hydroid, or coral, which has a mouth and digestive
cavity.</cd></cs>

-- <wordforms><wf>Nu"tri*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Nu"tri*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Nu"tri*ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nutritura</ets>, fr. <ets>nutrir<?/</ets> to nourish.]</ety>
<def>Nutrition; nourishment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Harvey.</au>

<hw>Nut"shell`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The shell or hard external covering in which the kernel of a
nut is inclosed.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, a thing of little compass, or of little
value.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A shell of the genus
Nucula.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>To</col> <col>be, <or/ lie</col>, <col>in a
nutshell</col></mcol>, <cd>to be within a small compass; to admit
of very brief or simple determination or statement. \'bdThe
remedy <xex>lay in a nutshell<xex>.\'b8</cd></cs>

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<hw>Nut"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A gatherer of
nuts.</def>

<hw>Nut"ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
gathering nuts.</def>

<hw>Nut"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Abounding in nuts.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having a flavor like that of nuts; <as>as,
<ex>nutty</ex> wine</as>.</def>

<hw>Nux` vom"i*ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[NL., fr. L.
<ets>nux</ets> <?/ nut + <ets>vomere</ets> to vomit.]</ety>
<def>The seed of <spn>Strychnos Nuxvomica</spn>, a tree which
abounds on the Malabar and Coromandel coasts of the East Indies.
From this seed the deadly poisons known as <xex>strychnine</xex>
and <xex>brucine</xex> are obtained. The seeds are sometimes
called <xex>Quaker buttons</xex>.</def>

<hw>Nuz"zle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Nuzzied</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>;<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Nuzzling</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See <er>Noursle</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To noursle or nurse; to foster; to bring
up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The people had been <qex>nuzzled</qex> in idolatry.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[Perh. a corruption of <ets>nestle</ets>. Cf.
<er>Nustle</er>.]</ety> <def>To nestle; to house, as in a
nest.</def>

<-- p. 988 -->

<hw>Nuz"zle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Dim. fr.
<ets>nose</ets>. See <er>Nozzle</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To work with the nose, like a swine in the
mud.</def>

<q>And <qex>nuzzling</qex> in his flank, the loving swine
Sheathed, unaware, the tusk in his soft groin.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>He charged through an army of lawyers, sometimes . . .
<qex>nuzzling</qex> like an eel in the mud.</q>
<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To go with head poised like a swine, with nose
down.</def>

<q>Sir Roger shook his ears, and <qex>nuzzled</qex> along.</q>
<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <ety>[Cf. <er>Nuzzle</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>,
2.]</ety> <def>To hide the head, as a child in the mother's
bosom; to nestle.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To loiter; to idle.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<au>Halliwell.</au>

<hw>Ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Contr. fr. <ets>ne
I</ets>.]</ety> <def>Not I; nor I.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ny</hw>, <hw>Nye</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a. &
adv.</pos> <def>Nigh.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Ny"as</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Nias</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nyc`ta*lo"pi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nyctalopia</ets>, fr. <ets>nyctalops</ets> 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 + <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>See
<er>Moonblink</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ Some writers (as Quain) use the word in the opposite
sense, night blindness. See <er>Hemeralopia</er>.</note>

<hw>Nyc"ta*lops</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., from
Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>One afflicted with nyctalopia.</def>

<hw>Nyc"ta*lo`py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Nyctalopia</er>.</def>

<hw>Nyc*the"me*ron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/; <?/, <?/, night + <?/ day.]</ety> <def>The natural day and
night, or space of twenty-four hours.</def>

<hw>Nyc"ti*bune</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South American bird of the genus
<spn>Nyctibius</spn>, allied to the goatsuckers.</def>

<hw>Nyc`ti*trop"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
Gr. <?/, <?/, night + <?/ turning.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Turning or bending at night into special positions.</def>

<note><hand/ Nyctitropic movements of plants usually consist in a
folding or drooping of the leaves, the advantage being in
lessening the radiation of heat.</note>

<hw>Nyc"to*phile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
<?/, night + <?/ to love.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any
Australian bat of the genus <spn>Nyctophilus</spn>, having a very
simple nasal appendage.</def>

<hw>Nye</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. fr. F.
<ets>nid</ets> nest, brood, L. <ets>nidus</ets> nest. See
<er>Nest</er>, and cf. <er>Eye</er> brood, <er>Nide</er>.]</ety>
<def>A brood or flock of pheasants.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ny*en"tek</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A carnivorous mannual (<spn>Helictis
moscatus</spn>, or <spn>H. orientalis</spn>), 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>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nyl"ghau</hw>, <hw>Nyl"gau</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Hind. & Per. <ets>n\'c6lg\'bew</ets>, prop.,
a blue cow; Per. <ets>n\'c6l</ets> blue + <ets>g\'bew</ets> cow.
See <er>Lilac</er>, and <er>Cow</er> the animal.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large Asiatic antelope
(<spn>Boselaphus, <or/ Portax, tragocamelus</spn>), 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> <altsp>[Written also <asp>neelghau</asp>,
<asp>nilgau</asp>, and <asp>nylghaie</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Nymph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>nympha</ets> nymph, bride, young woman, Gr. <?/: cf. F.
<ets>nymphe</ets>. Cf. <er>Nuptial</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>A goddess of the
mountains, forests, meadows, or waters.</def>

<q>Where were ye, <qex>nymphs</qex>, when the remorseless deep
Closed o'er the head of your loved Lycidas ?</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: A lovely young girl; a maiden; a
damsel.</def>

<q><qex>Nymph</qex>, in thy orisons
Be all my sins remembered.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The pupa of an insect; a
chrysalis.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of a subfamily
(<spn>Najades</spn>) of butterflies including the purples, the
fritillaries, the peacock butterfly, etc.; -- called also
<altname>naiad</altname>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nym"pha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Nymph<?/</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. See
<er>Nymph</er> a goddess.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Nymph</er>, 3.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Two folds of
mucous membrane, within the labia, at the opening of the
vulva.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nym*ph\'91"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
the water lily, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ Recent critics have endeavored to show that this
genus should be called <spn>Castalia</spn>, and the name
<spn>Nymph\'91a</spn> transferred to what is now known as
<spn>Nuphar</spn>.</note>

<hw>Nymph"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to a nymph or nymphs; nymphean.</def>

<hw>\'d8Nym*pha"les</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extensive family
of butterflies including the nymphs, the satyrs, the monarchs,
the heliconias, and others; -- called also <altname>brush-footed
butterflies</altname>.</def>

<hw>Nym*phe"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.
See <er>Nymph</er>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or appropriate
to, nymphs; inhabited by nymphs; <as>as, a <ex>nymphean</ex>
cave</as>.</def>

<hw>Nymph"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little or
young nymph.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> \'bdThe
<xex>nymphets</xex> sporting there.\'b8

<au>Drayton.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nymph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Nymph"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ bridal.]</ety>
<def>Of or pertaining to nymphs.</def>

<hw>Nym*phip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nymph</ets> + L. <ets>parere</ets> to produce.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Producing pupas or nymphs.</def>

<hw>Nymph"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Relating to
nymphs; ladylike.</def> \'bd<xex>Nymphish</xex> war.\'b8

<au>Drayton.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Nymph"like`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Nymph"ly</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling, or
characteristic of, a nymph.</def>

<hw>Nym"pho*lep`sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
a nymph + <?/ to seize.]</ety> <def>A species of demoniac
enthusiasm or possession coming upon one who had accidentally
looked upon a nymph; ecstasy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>De Quincey.</au>

<q>The <qex>nympholepsy</qex> of some fond despair.</q>
<qau>Byron.</qau>

<hw>Nym`pho*lep"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Under
the influence of nympholepsy; ecstatic; frenzied.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<hw>Nym`pho*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ a bride + <?/ madness.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Morbid
and uncontrollable sexual desire in women, constituting a true
disease.</def>

<hw>Nym"pho*ma`ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>nymphomanie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Nymphomania</er>.</def>

<hw>Nym*phot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Nympha</ets> + Gr. <?/ to cut.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Excision of the nymph\'91.</def>

<hw>Nys</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>Is not. See <er>Nis</er>.</def>

<au>Chaucer. Spenser.</au>

<hw>\'d8Nys*tag"mus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ drowsiness, fr. <?/ to nod in sleep, to
slumber.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A rapid involuntary
oscillation of the eyeballs.</def>

<hw>Ny*u"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species of ichneumon (<spn>Herpestes
nyula</spn>). Its fur is beautifully variegated by closely set
zigzag markings.</def>


<centered><point26>O.</point26></centered>

<hw>O</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>.  <sn>1.</sn> <def>O, the fifteenth
letter of the English alphabet, derives its form, value, and name
from the Greek O, through the Latin. The letter came into the
Greek from the Ph<oe/nician, which possibly derived it ultimately
from the Egyptian. Etymologically, the letter <it>o</it> is most
closely related to <it>a</it>, <it>e</it>, and <it>u</it>; as in
E. b<it>o</it>ne, AS. b<it>\'be</it>n; E. st<it>o</it>ne, AS.
st<it>\'be</it>n; E. br<it>o</it>ke, AS. br<it>e</it>can to
break; E. b<it>o</it>re, AS. b<it>e</it>ran to bear; E.
d<it>o</it>ve, AS. d<it><umac/</it>fe; E. t<it>o</it>ft,
t<it>u</it>ft; t<it>o</it>ne, t<it>u</it>ne; n<it>u</it>mber, F.
n<it>o</it>mbre.</def>

The letter <it>o</it> has several vowel sounds, the principal of
which are its long sound, as in <xex>bone</xex>, its short sound,
as in <xex>nod</xex>, and the sounds heard in the words
<xex>orb</xex>, <xex>son</xex>, <xex>do</xex> (<xex>feod</xex>),
and <xex>wolf</xex> (<xex>book</xex>). In connection with the
other vowels it forms several digraphs and diphthongs. See
<xex>Guide to Pronunciation</xex>, <sect/<sect/ 107-129.

<sn>2.</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>

O was also anciently used to represent 11: with a dash over it
(<Omac/), 11,000.

<hw>O</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>O's</plw>
<or/ <plw>Oes</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
letter O, or its sound.</def> \'bdMouthing out his hollow
<xex>oes</xex> and aes.\'b8

<au>Tennyson.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Something shaped like the letter O; a circle or
oval.</def> \'bdThis wooden <xex>O</xex> [Globe Theater]\'b8.

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A cipher; zero.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>Thou art an <qex>O</qex> without a figure.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>O'.</hw> <ety>[Ir. <ets>o</ets> a descendant.]</ety> <def>A
prefix to Irish family names, which signifies <xex>grandson</xex>
or <xex>descendant</xex> of, and is a character of dignity;
<as>as, <ex>O'</ex>Neil, <ex>O'</ex>Carrol</as>.</def>

<hw>O'</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>A shortened form
of <xex>of</xex> or <xex>on</xex>.</def> \'bdAt the turning
<xex>o'</xex> the tide.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>One</er>.]</ety> <def>One.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<au>Chaucer</au>. \'bdAlle thre but <xex>o</xex> God.\'b8
<au>Piers Plowman</au>.

<hw>O</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>interj.</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>

<q>For ever, <qex>O</qex> Lord, thy word is settled in
heaven.</q>
<qau>Ps. cxix. 89.</qau>

<q><qex>O</qex> how love I thy law ! it is my meditation all the
day.</q>
<qau>Ps. cxix. 97.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>O</xex> is frequently followed by an ellipsis
and <xex>that</xex>, an in expressing a wish: \'bd<xex>O</xex> [I
wish] that Ishmael might live before thee !\'b8 <au>Gen. xvii.
18</au>; or in expressions of surprise, indignation, or regret:
\'bd<xex>O</xex> [it is sad] that such eyes should e'er meet
other object !\'b8</note>

<au>Sheridan Knowles.</au>

<note><hand/ A distinction between the use of <xex>O</xex> and
<xex>oh</xex> is insisted upon by some, namely, that <xex>O</xex>
should be used only in direct address to a person or personified
object, and should never be followed by the exclamation point,
while <xex>Oh</xex> (or <xex>oh</xex>) 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 <xex>oh</xex> should be used only as an interjection
expressing strong feeling. The form <xex>O</xex>, however, is, it
seems, the one most commonly employed for both uses by modern
writers and correctors for the press. \'bd<xex>O</xex>, I am
slain !\'b8 <au>Shak</au>. \'bd<xex>O</xex> what a fair and
ministering angel !\'b8 \'bd<xex>O</xex> sweet angel !\'b8
<au>Longfellow</au>.</note>

<q><qex>O</qex> for a kindling touch from that pure flame !</q>
<qau>Wordsworth.</qau>

<q>But she is in her grave, -- and <qex>oh</qex>
The difference to me !</q>
<qau>Wordsworth.</qau>

<q><qex>Oh</qex> for a lodge in some vast wilderness !</q>
<qau>Cowper.</qau>

<q>We should distinguish between the sign of the vocative and the
emotional interjection, writing <qex>O</qex> for the former, and
<qex>oh</qex> for the latter.</q>
<qau>Earle.</qau>

<cs><mcol><col>O dear</col>, <and/ <col>O dear me!</col></mcol>
<ety>[corrupted fr. F. <ets>O Dieu<ets>! or It. <ets>O Dio<ets>!
O God! <ets>O Dio mio<ets>! O my God! <au>Wyman</au>]</ety>,
<cd>exclamations expressive of various emotions, but usually
promoted by surprise, consternation, grief, pain, etc.</cd></cs>

<hw>Oad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Woad</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Coles.</au>

<hw>Oaf</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Auf</er>.]</ety> <def>Originally, an elf's child; a
changeling left by fairies or goblins; hence, a deformed or
foolish child; a simpleton; an idiot.</def>

<hw>Oaf"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like an oaf; simple.</def>
-- <wordforms><wf>Oaf"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Oak</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>oke</ets>, <ets>ok</ets>, <ets>ak</ets>, AS.
<ets>\'bec</ets>; akin to D. <ets>eik</ets>, G. <ets>eiche</ets>,
OHG. <ets>eih</ets>, Icel. <ets>eik</ets>, Sw. <ets>ek</ets>,
Dan. <ets>eeg</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any tree or shrub of the genus
<spn>Quercus</spn>. The oaks have alternate leaves, often
variously lobed, and staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a
smooth nut, called an <xex>acorn</xex>, which is more or less
inclosed in a scaly involucre called the <xex>cup</xex> or
<xex>cupule</xex>. 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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The strong wood or timber of the oak.</def>

<note><hand/ Among the true oaks in America are: <col>Barren
oak</col>, <xex>or</xex> <col>Black-jack</col>, <spn>Q.
nigra</spn>. -- <col>Basket oak</col>, <spn>Q. Michauxii</spn>.
-- <col>Black oak</col>, <spn>Q. tinctoria</spn>: -- called also
<altname>yellow</altname> or <altname>quercitron oak</altname>.
-- <col>Bur oak</col> (see under <er>Bur</er>.), <spn>Q.
macrocarpa</spn>; -- called also <altname>over-cup</altname> or
<altname>mossy-cup oak</altname>. -- <col>Chestnut oak</col>,
<spn>Q. Prinus</spn> and <spn>Q. densiflora</spn>. --
<col>Chinquapin oak</col> (see under <er>Chinquapin</er>),
<spn>Q. prinoides</spn>. -- <col>Coast live oak</col>, <spn>Q.
agrifolia</spn>, of California; -- also called
<altname>enceno</altname>. -- <col>Live oak</col> (see under
<er>Live</er>), <spn>Q. virens</spn>, the best of all for
shipbuilding; also, <spn>Q. Chrysolepis</spn>, of California. --
<col>Pin oak</col>. Same as <cref>Swamp oak</cref>. -- <col>Post
oak</col>, <spn>Q. obtusifolia</spn>. -- <col>Red oak</col>,
<spn>Q. rubra</spn>. -- <col>Scarlet oak</col>, <spn>Q.
coccinea</spn>. -- <col>Scrub oak</col>, <spn>Q.
ilicifolia</spn>, <spn>Q. undulata</spn>, etc. -- <col>Shingle
oak</col>, <spn>Q. imbricaria</spn>. -- <col>Spanish oak</col>,
<spn>Q. falcata</spn>. -- <col>Swamp Spanish oak</col>,
<xex>or</xex> <col>Pin oak</col>, <spn>Q. palustris</spn>. --
<col>Swamp white oak</col>, <spn>Q. bicolor</spn>. -- <col>Water
oak</col>, <spn>Q. aguatica</spn>. -- <col>Water white oak</col>,
<spn>Q. lyrata</spn>. -- <col>Willow oak</col>, <spn>Q.
Phellos</spn>.

    Among the true oaks in Europe are: <col>Bitter oak</col>,
<or/ <col>Turkey oak</col>, <spn>Q. Cerris</spn> (see
<er>Cerris</er>). -- <col>Cork oak</col>, <spn>Q. Suber</spn>. --
<col>English white oak</col>, <spn>Q. Robur</spn>. --
<col>Evergreen oak</col>, <col>Holly oak</col>, <or/ <col>Holm
oak</col>, <spn>Q. Ilex</spn>. -- <col>Kermes oak</col>, <spn>Q.
coccifera</spn>. -- <col>Nutgall oak</col>, <spn>Q.
infectoria</spn>.</note>

<note><hand/ Among plants called <xex>oak</xex>, but not of the
genus <spn>Quercus</spn>, are: <col>African oak</col>, a valuable
timber tree (<spn>Oldfieldia Africana</spn>). --
<mcol><col>Australian, <or/ She</col>, <col>oak</col></mcol>, any
tree of the genus <spn>Casuarina</spn> (see <er>Casuarina</er>).
-- <col>Indian oak</col>, the teak tree (see <er>Teak</er>). --
<col>Jerusalem oak</col>. See under <er>Jerusalem</er>. --
<col>New Zealand oak</col>, a sapindaceous tree (<spn>Alectryon
excelsum</spn>). -- <col>Poison oak</col>, the poison ivy. See
under <er>Poison</er>. -- <mcol><col>Silky, <or/ Silk-bark</col>,
<col>oak</col></mcol>, an Australian tree (<spn>Grevillea
robusta</spn>).</note>

<cs><col>Green oak</col>, <cd>oak wood colored green by the
growth of the mycelium of certain fungi.</cd> -- <col>Oak
apple</col>, <cd>a large, smooth, round gall produced on the
leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly (<spn>Cynips
confluens</spn>). It is green and pulpy when young.</cd> --
<col>Oak beauty</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a British
geometrid moth (<spn>Biston prodromaria</spn>) whose larva feeds
on the oak.</cd> -- <col>Oak gall</col>, <cd>a gall found on the
oak. See 2d <er>Gall</er>.</cd> -- <col>Oak leather</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the mycelium of a fungus which forms
leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood.</cd> -- <col>Oak
pruner</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See <er>Pruner</er>, the
insect.</cd> -- <col>Oak spangle</col>, <cd>a kind of gall
produced on the oak by the insect <spn>Diplolepis
lenticularis</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Oak wart</col>, <cd>a wartlike
gall on the twigs of an oak.</cd> -- <col>The Oaks</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>To sport one's
oak</col>, <cd>to be \'bdnot at home to visitors,\'b8 signified
by closing the outer (oaken) door of one's rooms. <mark>[Cant,
Eng. Univ.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Oak"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>\'becen</ets>.]</ety> <def>Made or consisting of oaks or of
the wood of oaks.</def> \'bdIn <xex>oaken</xex> bower.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<q><qex>Oaken</qex> timber, wherewith to build ships.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<hw>Oak"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Ocher</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Oak"ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A young
oak.</def>

<au>Evelyn.</au>

<-- p. 989 -->

<hw>Oak"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>\'becumba</ets>; pref. <?/ (cf.G. <ets>er-</ets>, Goth.
<ets>us-</ets>, orig. meaning, out) + <ets>cemban</ets> to comb,
<ets>camb</ets> comb. See <er>Comb</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp
in nackling.</def>

<au>Knight.</au>

<cs><col>White oakum</col>, <cd>that made from untarred
rope.</cd></cs>

<hw>Oak"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Resembling oak;
strong.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Oar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>\'ber</ets>; akin to Icel. <ets>\'ber</ets>, Dan.
<ets>aare</ets>, Sw. <ets>\'86ra</ets>; perh. akin to E.
<ets>row</ets>, v. Cf. <er>Rowlock</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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 <xex>loom</xex>.</def>

<note><hand/ An oar is a kind of long paddle, which swings about
a kind of fulcrum, called a <xex>rowlock</xex>, fixed to the side
of the boat.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An oarsman; a rower; <as>as, he is a good
<ex>car</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An oarlike swimming organ
of various invertebrates.</def>

<cs><col>Oar cock</col> <sd>(Zo\'94l)</sd>, <cd>the water
rail.</cd> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark> -- <col>Spoon oar</col>,
<cd>an oar having the blade so curved as to afford a better hold
upon the water in rowing.</cd> -- <col>To boat the oars</col>,
<cd>to cease rowing, and lay the oars in the boat.</cd> --
<col>To feather the oars</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Feather</er>.</cd>, <pos>v. t.</pos> -- <col>To lie on the
oars</col></mcol>, <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>To muffle the oars</col>, <cd>to
put something round that part which rests in the rowlock, to
prevent noise in rowing.</cd> -- <col>To put in one's oar</col>,
<cd>to give aid or advice; -- commonly used of a person who
obtrudes aid or counsel not invited.</cd> -- <col>To ship the
oars</col>, <cd>to place them in the rowlocks.</cd> -- <col>To
toss the oars</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>To trail oars</col>, <cd>to
allow them to trail in the water alongside of the boat.</cd> --
<col>To unship the oars</col>, <cd>to take them out of the
rowlocks.</cd></cs>

<hw>Oar</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Oared</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Oaring</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To row.</def>
\'bd<xex>Oared</xex> himself.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Oared with laboring arms.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Oared</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Furnished with oars; -- chiefly used in composition; <as>as,
a four-<ex>oared</ex> boat</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Having feet
adapted for swimming.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Totipalmate; --
said of the feet of certain birds. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Aves</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Oared shrew</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>,  <cd>an aquatic
European shrew (<spn>Crossopus ciliatus</spn>); -- called also
<altname>black water shrew</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Oat"cake</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A cake made of
oatmeal.</def>

<hw>Oat"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Consisting of an oat straw or stem; <as>as, an
<ex>oaten</ex> pipe</as>.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Made of oatmeal; <as>as, <ex>oaten</ex>
cakes</as>.</def>

<hw>Oath</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Oaths</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE. <ets>othe</ets>,
<ets>oth</ets>, <ets>ath</ets>, AS. <ets>\'be<?/</ets>; akin to
D. <ets>eed</ets>, OS. <ets>\'c7<?/</ets>, G. <ets>eid</ets>,
Icel. <ets>ei<?/r</ets>, Sw. <ets>ed</ets>, Dan. <ets>eed</ets>,
Goth. <ets>ai<?/s</ets>; cf. OIr. <ets>oeth</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a
reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed.</def>
\'bdI have an <xex>oath</xex> in heaven\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>An <qex>oath</qex> of secrecy for the concealing of those
[inventions] which we think fit to keep secret.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <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>

<sn>4.</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> \'bdA terrible <xex>oath</xex>\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Oath"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
having an oath administered to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Oath"break`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
violation of an oath; perjury.</def>

<au>Shak</au>

<hw>Oat"meal`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Meal made of oats.</def>

<au>Gay.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus
<spn>Panicum</spn>; panic grass.</def>

<hw>Ob-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>ob</ets>, prep. Cf.
<er>Epi-</er>.]</ety> <def>A prefix signifying to,
<xex>toward</xex>, <xex>before</xex>, <xex>against</xex>,
<xex>reversely</xex>, etc.; also, as a simple intensive; as in
<xex>oblige</xex>, to bind to; obstacle, something standing
before; object, lit., to throw against; obovate, reversely,
ovate. <xex>Ob-</xex> is commonly assimilated before
<xex>c</xex>, <xex>f</xex>, <xex>g</xex>, and <xex>p</xex>, to
<xex>oc-</xex>, <xex>of-</xex>, <xex>og-</xex>, and
<xex>op-</xex>.</def>

<hw>Ob"com*pressed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>ob-</ets> + <ets>compressed</ets>.]</ety> <def>Compressed or
flattened antero-posteriorly, or in a way opposite to the usual
one.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ob*con"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ob*con"ic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref. <ets>ob-</ets> +
<ets>conic</ets>, <ets>conical</ets>.]</ety> <def>Conical, but
having the apex downward; inversely conical.</def>

<hw>Ob*cor"date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>ob-</ets> + <ets>cordate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Heart-shaped,
with the attachment at the pointed end; inversely cordate: as, an
<xex>obcordate</xex> petal or leaf.</def>

<hw>Ob*dip`lo*stem"o*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Pref. <ets>ob-</ets> + <ets> diplostemonous</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having twice as many stamens as petals,
those of the outer set being opposite the petals; -- said of
flowers.</def>

<au>Gray.</au>

<hw>Ob*dip"lo*stem"o*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The condition of being
obdiplostemonous.</def>

<hw>Ob"dor*mi"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obdormire</ets> to fall asleep.]</ety> <def>Sleep.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Ob*duce"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obducere</ets>, <ets>obductum</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see Ob-)
+ <ets>ducere</ets> to lead.]</ety> <def>To draw over, as a
covering.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir M. Hale.</au>

<hw>Ob*duct"</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Obduce</er>.]</ety> <def>To draw over; to cover.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Ob*duc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.<ets>obductio</ets>.]</ety> <def>.The act of drawing or
laying over, as a covering.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ob"du*ra*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The duality
or state of being obdurate; invincible hardness of heart;
obstinacy.</def> \'bd<xex>Obduracy</xex> and persistency.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>The absolute completion of sin in final
<qex>obduracy</qex>.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<hw>Ob"du*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obduratus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>obdurare</ets> to harden;
<ets>ob</ets> (see Ob-)+ <ets>durare</ets> to harden,
<ets>durus</ets> hard. See <er>Dure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Hardened in feelings, esp. against moral or mollifying
influences; unyielding; hard-hearted; stubbornly wicked.</def>

<q>The very custom of evil makes the heart <qex>obdurate</qex>
against whatsoever instructions to the contrary.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

<q>Art thou <qex>obdurate</qex>, flinty, hard as steel, Nay, more
than flint, for stone at rain relenteth?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hard; harsh; rugged; rough; intractable.</def>
\'bd<xex>Obdurate</xex> consonants.\'b8

<au>Swift.</au>

<note><hand/ Sometimes accented on the second syllable,
especially by the older poets.</note>

<q>There is no flesh in man's <qex>obdurate</qex> heart.</q>
<qau>Cowper.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Hard; firm; unbending; inflexible; unyielding;
stubborn; obstinate; impenitent; callous; unfeeling; insensible;
unsusceptible.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Obdurate</er>,
<er>Callous</er>, <er>Hardened</er>. <xex>Callous</xex> denotes a
deadening of the sensibilities; as. a <xex>callous</xex>
conscience. <xex>Hardened</xex> implies a general and settled
disregard for the claims of interest, duty, and sympathy; as,
<xex>hardened</xex> in vice. <xex>Obdurate</xex> implies an
active resistance of the heart and will aganst the pleadings of
compassion and humanity.</usage>

-- <wordforms><wf>Ob"du*rate*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ob"du*rate*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Ob"du*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
harden.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ob"du*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obduratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A hardening of the heart;
hardness of heart.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ob*dure"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
harden.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ob*dure"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ob*dured"</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Obdurate; hard.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>This saw his hapless foes, but stood <qex>obdured</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ob*dure"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>,
<hw>Ob*dur"ed*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>}</mhw>
<def>Hardness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Ob"be</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Obi</er>.</def>

<hw>O*be"ah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Obi</er>.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to obi; <as>as, the <ex>obeah</ex> man</as>.</def></def2>

<au>B. Edwards.</au>

<hw>O*be"di*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Obedient.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>O*be"di*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ob\'82dience</ets>, L. <ets>obedientia</ets>,
<ets>oboedientia</ets>. See <er>Obedient</er>, and
cf.<er>Obeisance</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<q>Government must compel the <qex>obedience</qex> of
individuals.</q>
<qau>Ames.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Words or actions denoting submission to
authority; dutifulness.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A following; a
body of adherents; <as>as, the Roman Catholic <ex>obedience</ex>,
or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of the
pope</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A cell (or offshoot of a
larger monastery) governed by a prior.</def> <sd>(c)</sd>
<def>One of the three monastic vows.</def> <au>Shipley</au>.
<sd>(d)</sd> <def>The written precept of a superior in a
religious order or congregation to a subject.</def>

<cs><col>Canonical obedience</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Canonical</er>.</cd> -- <col>Passive obedience</col>. <cd>See
under <er>Passive</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>O*be`di*en"ci*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
yielding obedience.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Foxe.</au>

<hw>O*be"di*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>obedient</ets>, L. <ets>obediens</ets>,
<ets>oboediens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>. p.pr. of
<ets>obedire</ets>, <ets>oboedire</ets>, to obey. See
<er>Obey</er>.]</ety> <def>Subject in will or act to authority;
willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or
command.</def>

<q>And floating straight, <qex>obedient</qex> to the stream.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>The chief his orders gives; the <qex>obedient</qex> band,
With due observance, wait the chief's command.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Dutiful; respectful; compliant; submissive.</syn>

<hw>O*be`di*en"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>ob\'82dientiel</ets>.]</ety> <def>According to the rule of
obedience.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>An <qex>obediental</qex> subjection to the Lord of Nature.</q>
<qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau>

<hw>O*be"di*ent*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
obedient manner; with obedience.</def>

<hw>O*bei"sance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ob\'82issance</ets> obedience, fr. <ets>ob\'82issant</ets>.
See <er>Obey</er>, and cf. <er>Obedience</er>,
<er>Abaisance</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Obedience.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A manifestation of obedience; an expression of
difference or respect; homage; a bow; a courtesy.</def>

<q>Bathsheba bowed and did <qex>obeisance</qex> unto the
king.</q>
<qau>1 Kings i. 16.</qau>

<hw>O*bei"san*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Obeisance</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O*bei"sant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ob\'82issant</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>ob\'82ir</ets> to
obey.]</ety> <def>Ready to obey; reverent; differential; also,
servilely submissive.</def>

<hw>\'d8O*be"li*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from Gr. <?/ a spit.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The region of
the skull between the two parietal foramina where the closure of
the sagittal suture usually begins.</def>

<hw>Ob`e*lis"cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed
like an obelisk.</def>

<hw>Ob"e*lisk</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obeliscus</ets>, Gr. <?/, dim. of <?/ a spit, a pointed
pillar: cf. F. <ets>ob\'82lisque</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it
rises, and terminating in a pyramid called <xex>pyramidion</xex>.
It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly
covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A mark of reference; --
called also <altname>dagger</altname> [<dag/]. See
<er>Dagger</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</def>

<hw>Ob"e*lisk</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Obelisked</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Obelisking</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To mark or
designate with an obelisk.</def>

<hw>Ob"e*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Obelized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Obelizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/. See
<er>Obelus</er>.]</ety> <def>To designate with an obelus; to mark
as doubtful or spirituous.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Ob"e*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Obeli</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/,
prop., a spit.]</ety> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A mark [thus
<mdash/, or \'f6]; -- so called as resembling a needle. In old
MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or
readings.</def>

<hw>Ob*eq"ui*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obequitatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obequitare</ets> to ride
about.]</ety> <def>To ride about.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>Ob*eq`ui*ta"tion</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms>

<au>Cockerman.</au>

<hw>Ob"er*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. OF.
<ets>Auberon</ets>; prob. of Frankish origin.]</ety>
<fld>(Medi\'91val Mythol.)</fld> <def>The king of the fairies,
and husband of Titania or Queen Mab.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Ob`er*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oberrate</ets> to wander about.]</ety> <def>A wandering
about.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Jonhson.</au>

<hw>O*bese"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obesus</ets> eaten away, lean; also, that has eaten itself
fat, fat, stout, p.p. of <ets>obedere</ets> to devour;
<ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>edere</ets> to eat. See
<er>Eat</er>.]</ety> <def>Excessively corpulent; fat;
fleshy.</def>

<hw>O*bese"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality of being obese;
obesity.</def>

<hw>O*bes"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><ety>[L.
<ets>obesitas</ets>: cf.F. <ets>ob\'82sit\'82</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The state or quality of being obese; incumbrance of
flesh.</def>

<hw>O*bey"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Obeyed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Obeying</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[OE. <ets>obeyen</ets>, F. <ets>ob\'82ir</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>obedire</ets>, <ets>oboedire</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see Ob-)
+ <ets>audire</ets> to hear. See <er>Audible</er>, and cf.
<er>Obeisance</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To give ear to; to
execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with
the orders of.</def>

<q>Children, <qex>obey</qex> your parents in the Lord.</q>
<qau>Eph. vi. 1.</qau>

<q>Was she the God, that her thou didst <qex>obey</qex>?</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To submit to the authority of; to be ruled
by</def>.

<q>My will <qex>obeyed</qex> his will.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>Afric and India shall his power <qex>obey</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To yield to the impulse, power, or operation
<xex>of</xex>; <as>as, a ship <ex>obeys</ex> her helm</as>.</def>

<hw>O*bey"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To give obedience.</def>

<q>Will he <qex>obey</qex> when one commands?</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<note><hand/ By some old writers <xex>obey</xex> was used, as in
the French idiom, with the preposition <xex>to</xex>.</note>

<q>His servants ye are, <qex>to</qex> whom ye
<qex>obey</qex>.</q>
<qau>Rom. vi. 16.</qau>

<q>He commanded the trumpets to sound: <qex>to</qex> which the
two brave knights <qex>obeying</qex>, they performed their
courses.</q>
<qau>Sir. P. Sidney.</qau>

<hw>O*bey"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who yields
obedience.</def>

<au>Holland.</au>

<hw>O*bey"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Obediently;
submissively.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ob*firm"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ob*firm"ate</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obfirmatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obfirmare</ets> to make
steadfast. See <er>Ob-</er>, and <er>Firm</er>, <pos>v.
t.</pos>]</ety> <def>To make firm; to harden in resolution.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall. Sheldon.</au>

<hw>Ob"fir*ma"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>obfirmatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hardness of heart;
obduracy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Jer. Taylor.</au>

<hw>Ob*fus"cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obfuscatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obfuscare</ets> to darken;
<ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>fuscare</ets>,
<ets>fuscatum</ets>, to darken, from <ets>fuscus</ets>
dark.]</ety> <def>Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>offuscate</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Sir. T. Elyot.</au>

<hw>Ob*fus"cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Obfuscated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Obfuscating</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To darken; to obscure; to
becloud; hence, to confuse; to bewilder.</def>

<q>His head, like a smokejack, the funnel unswept, and the ideas
whirling round and round about in it, all <qex>obfuscated</qex>
and darkened over with fuliginous matter.</q>
<qau>Sterne.</qau>

<q>Clouds of passion which might <qex>obfuscate</qex> the
intellects of meaner females.</q>
<qau>Sir. W. Scott.</qau>

<-- p. 990 -->

<hw>Ob`fus*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obfuscatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of darkening or
bewildering; the state of being darkened.</def>
\'bd<xex>Obfuscation</xex> of the cornea.\'b8

<au>E. Darwin.</au>

<hw>O"bi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. of African
origin.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A species of sorcery, probably of
African origin, practiced among the negroes of the West
Indies.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>obe</asp> and
<asp>obeah</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>De Quincey.</au>  <au>B. Edwards.</au>

<-- 2. (Japanese) a belt-like sash worn around a woman's kimono
-->

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A charm or fetich.</def> <mark>[West
Indies]</mark>

<au>B. Edwards.</au>

<hw>Ob*im"bri*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>ob-</ets> + imbricate.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Imbricated, with the overlapping ends directed
downward.</def>

<hw>O"bit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>obit</ets>, L. <ets>obitus</ets>, fr. <ets>obire</ets> to go
against, to go to meet, (sc.<ets>mortem</ets>) to die;
<ets>ob</ets> (see Ob-) + <ets>ire</ets> to go. See
<er>Issue</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Death; decease; the date
of one's death.</def>

<au>Wood.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A service for the soul of a deceased person on
the anniversary of the day of his death.</def>

<q>The emoluments and advantages from oblations,
<qex>obits</qex>, and other sources, increased in value.</q>
<qau>Milman.</qau>

<cs><col>Post obit</col> <ety>[L. <ets>post obitum<ets>]</ety>.
<cd>See <er>Post-obit</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Ob"i*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[L., on
the way; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>iter</ets> a
going, a walk, way.]</ety> <def>In passing; incidentally; by the
way.</def>

<cs><col>\'d8Obiter dictum</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>an
incidental and collateral opinion uttered by a judge. See
<er>Dictum</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 2<sd>(a)</sd>.</cd></cs>

<hw>O*bit"u*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obitus</ets> death. See <er>Obit</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to obits, or days when obits are celebrated; <as>as,
<ex>obitual</ex> days</as>.</def>

<au>Smart.</au>

<hw>O*bit"u*a*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In
the manner of an obituary.</def>

<hw>O*biy"u*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Obit</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the death of a
person or persons; <as>as, an <ex>obituary</ex> notice;
<ex>obituary</ex> poetry.</as></def>

<hw>O*bit"u*a*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Obituaries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>obituaire</ets>. See <er>Obit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld> <def>A list of the dead, or a
register of anniversary days when service is performed for the
dead.</def>

<hw>Ob*ject"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Objected</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Objecting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>objectus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>objicere</ets>,
<ets>obicere</ets>, to throw or put before, to oppose;
<ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>jacere</ets> to throw:
cf. <ets>objecter</ets>. See <er>Jet</er> a shooting
forth.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To set before or against; to bring
into opposition; to oppose.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Of less account some knight thereto <qex>object</qex>,
<qex>Whose loss so great and harmful can not prove</qex>.</q>
<qau>Fairfax.</qau>

<q>Some strong impediment or other <qex>objecting</qex>
itself.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

<q>Pallas to their eyes
The mist <qex>objected</qex>, and condensed the skies.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>He gave to him to <qex>object</qex> his heinous crime.</q>
<qau>Spencer.</qau>

<q>Others <qex>object</qex> the poverty of the nation.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<q>The book ... giveth liberty to <qex>object</qex> any crime
against such as are to be ordered.</q>
<qau>Whitgift.</qau>

<hw>Ob*ject"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make opposition in
words or argument; -- usually followed by <xex>to</xex>.</def>

<au>Sir. T. More.</au>

<hw>Ob"ject</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>objectus</ets>. See <er>Object</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>as, he observed an <ex>object</ex> in the distance;
all the <ex>objects</ex> in sight; he touched a strange
<ex>object</ex> in the dark.</as></def>

<sn>2.</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>as, an <ex>object</ex> of knowledge, wonder, fear,
thought, study, etc.</as></def>

<q><qex>Object</qex> is a term for that about which the knowing
subject is conversant; what the schoolmen have styled the
\'bdmateria circa quam.\'b8</q>
<qau>Sir. W. Hamilton.</qau>

<q>The <qex>object</qex> of their bitterest hatred.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<sn>3.</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><-- = goal -->

<q><qex>Object</qex>, beside its proper signification, came to be
abusively applied to denote motive, end, final cause.... This
innovation was probably borrowed from the French.</q>
<qau>Sir. W. Hamilton.</qau>

<q>Let our <qex>object</qex> be, our country, our whole country,
and nothing but our country.</q>
<qau>D. Webster.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Sight; show; appearance; aspect.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>He, advancing close
Up to the lake, past all the rest, arose
In glorious <qex>object</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chapman.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>A word, phrase, or clause
toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be
directed; <as>as, the <ex>object</ex> of a transitive
verb</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Object glass</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
<altname>objective</altname>. See <xex>Illust<xex>. of
<er>Microscope</er>.</cd> -- <col>Object lesson</col>, <cd>a
lesson in which object teaching is made use of.</cd> --
<col>Object staff</col>. <fld>(Leveling)</fld> <cd>Same as
<er>Leveling staff</er>.</cd> -- <col>Object teaching</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></cs>

<hw>Ob*ject"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>objectus</ets>, <ets>p. p.</ets>]</ety> <def>Opposed;
presented in opposition; also, exposed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ob*ject"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Such as
can be presented in opposition; that may be put forward as an
objection.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Ob*jec"ti*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Object</ets> + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <def>To cause to
become an object; to cause to assume the character of an object;
to render objective.</def>

<au>J. D. Morell.</au>

<hw>Ob*jec"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>o</ets>bjectio: cf. F. <ets>objection</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of objecting; <as>as, to prevent
agreement, or action, by <ex>objection</ex></as>.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is, or may be, presented in
opposition; an adverse reason or argument; a reason for
objecting; obstacle; impediment; <as>as, I have no
<ex>objection</ex> to going; unreasonable
<ex>objections</ex>.</as></def>  \'bd<xex>Objections</xex>
against every truth.\'b8

<au>Tyndale.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Cause of trouble; sorrow.</def> <mark>[Obs. or
R.]</mark>

<q>He remembers the <qex>objection</qex> that lies in his bosom,
and he sighs deeply.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Exception; difficulty; doubt; scruple.</syn>

<hw>Ob*jec"tion*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Liable to objection; likely to be objected to or disapproved
of; offensive; <as>as, <ex>objectionable</ex> words</as>.</def>
-- <wordforms><wf>Ob*jec"tion*a*bly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Ob"ject*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
adheres to, or is skilled in, the objective philosophy.</def>

<au>Ed. Rev.</au>

<hw>Ob*jec"ti*vate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
objectify.</def>

<hw>Ob*jec`ti*va"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Converting into an object.</def>

<hw>Ob*jec"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>objectif</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to
an object.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <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
<xex>object</xex> of thought or feeling, and opposed to
<xex>subjective</xex>.</def>

<q>In the Middle Ages, <qex>subject</qex> meant
<qex>substance</qex>, and has this sense in Descartes and
Spinoza: sometimes, also, in Reid. <qex>Subjective</qex> is used
by William of Occam to denote that which exists independent of
mind; <qex>objective</qex>, what is formed by the mind. This
shows what is meant by <qex>realitas objectiva</qex> in
Descartes. Kant and Fichte have inverted the meanings.
<qex>Subject</qex>, with them, is the mind which knows;
<qex>object</qex>, that which is known; <qex>subjective</qex>,
the varying conditions of the knowing mind; <qex>objective</qex>,
that which is in the constant nature of the thing known.</q>
<qau>Trendelenburg.</qau>

<q><qex>Objective</qex> 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.</q>
<qau>Sir. W. Hamilton.</qau>

<q><qex>Objective</qex> has come to mean that which has
independent exostence or authority, apart from our experience or
thought. Thus, moral law is said to have <qex>objective
authority</qex>, that is, authority belonging to itself, and not
drawn from anything in our nature.</q>
<qau>Calderwood (Fleming's Vocabulary).</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or
designating, the case which follows a transitive verb or a
preposition, being that case in which the direct
<xex>object</xex> of the verb is placed. See <er>Accusative</er>,
<pos>n.</pos></def>

<note><hand/ The objective case is frequently used without a
governing word, esp. in designations of time or space, where a
preposition, as <xex>at</xex>, <xex>in</xex>, <xex>on</xex>,
etc., may be supplied.</note>

<q>My troublous dream [on] <qex>this night</qex> make me sad.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>To write of victories [<qex>in</qex> or <qex>for</qex>]
<qex>next year</qex>.</q>
<qau>Hudibras.</qau>

<cs><col>Objective line</col> <fld>(Perspective)</fld>, <cd>a
line drawn on the geometrical plane which is represented or
sought to be represented.</cd> -- <col>Objective plane</col>
<fld>(Perspective)</fld>, <cd>any plane in the horizontal plane
that is represented.</cd> -- <col>Objective point</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></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Objective</er>, <er>Subjective</er>.</syn>
<usage> <xex>Objective</xex> is applied to things exterior to the
mind, and <xex>objects</xex> of its attention;
<xex>subjective</xex>, to the operations of the mind itself.
Hence, an <xex>objective</xex> motive is some outward thing
awakening desire; a <xex>subjective</xex> motive is some internal
feeling or propensity. <xex>Objective</xex> views are those
governed by outward things; <xex>subjective</xex> views are
produced or modified by internal feeling.  Sir Walter Scott's
poetry is chiefly <xex>objective</xex>; that of Wordsworth is
eminently <xex>subjective</xex>.</usage>

<q>In the philosophy of mind, <qex>subjective</qex> denotes what
is to be referred to the thinking subject, the ego;
<qex>objective</qex> what belongs to the object of thought, the
non-ego.</q>
<qau>Sir. W. Hamilton</qau>

<hw>Ob*jec"tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The objective case.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An object glass.  See under <er>Object</er>,
<pos>n.</pos></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Same as <cref>Objective point</cref>, under
<er>Objective</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def>

<hw>Ob*jec"tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the manner or
state of an object; <as>as, a determinate idea
<ex>objectively</ex> in the mind</as>.</def>

<hw>Ob*jec"tive*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Objectivity.</def>

<q>Is there such a motion or <qex>objectiveness</qex> of external
bodies, which produceth light?</q>
<qau>Sir M. Hale</qau>

<hw>Ob`jec*tiv"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>objectivit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state, quality, or
relation of being objective; character of the object or of the
objective.</def>

<q>The calm, the cheerfulness, the disinterested
<qex>objectivity</qex> have disappeared [in the life of the
Greeks].</q>
<qau>M. Arnold.</qau>

<hw>Ob"ect*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make
an object of; to regard as an object; to place in the position of
an object.</def>

<q><qex>In the latter</qex>, <qex>as objectized</qex> by the
former, arise the emotions and affections.</q>
<qau>Coleridge.</qau>

<hw>Ob"ject*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having no object;
purposeless.</def>

<hw>Ob*ject"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., an
accuser.]</ety> <def>One who objects; one who offers objections
to a proposition or measure.</def>

<hw>Ob*jib"ways</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos> <def>See
<er>Chippeways</er>.</def>

<hw>Ob*jic"i*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>objiciens</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>objicere</ets> to
object.]</ety> <def>One who makes objection; an objector.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Cardinal Wiseman.</au>

<hw>Ob`ju*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>objurare</ets> to bind by oath; <ets>ob</ets> (see
<er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>jurare</ets> to swear, fr. <ets>jus</ets>
right.]</ety> <def>A binding by oath.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Abp. Bramhall.</au>

<hw>Ob*jur"gate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Objurgated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Objurgating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.<ets>objurgatus</ets>,
p.p. of <ets>objurgare</ets> to chide; <ets>ob</ets> (see
<er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>jurgare</ets> to quarrel, scold, fr.
<ets>jus</ets> right, court. See <er>Jury</er>.]</ety> <def>To
chide; to reprove.</def>

<hw>Ob`jur*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>objurgatio</ets>: cf.F.<ets>objurgation</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act of objurgating; reproof.</def>

<q>While the good lady was bestowing this <qex>objurgation</qex>
on Mr.Ben Allen.</q>
<qau>Dickens.</qau>

<q>With a strong <qex>objurgation</qex> of the elbow in his
ribs.</q>
<qau>Landor.</qau>

<hw>Ob*jur"ga*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>objurgatorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Designed to objurgate or
chide; containing or expressing reproof; culpatory.</def>

<au>Bancroft.</au>

<q>The <qex>objurgatory</qex> question of the Pharisees.</q>
<qau>Paley.</qau>

<hw>Ob*lan"ce*o*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>ob-</ets> + <ets>lanceolate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Lanceolate in
the reversed order, that is, narrowing toward the point of
attachment more than toward the apex.</def>

<hw>Ob*late"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oblatus</ets>, used as p.p. of <ets>offerre</ets> to bring
forward, offer, dedicate; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) +
<ets>latus</ets> borne, for <ets>tlatus</ets>. See
<er>Tolerate</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>Flattened or depressed at the
poles; <as>as, the earth is an <ex>oblate</ex>
spheroid</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; --
used chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders.  See
<er>Oblate</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def>

<cs><mcol><col>Oblate ellipsoid</col>  <or/
<col>spheroid</col></mcol> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>a solid
generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis;
an oblatum. See <cref>Ellipsoid of revolution</cref>, under
<er>Ellipsoid</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ob*late"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Oblate</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>One of the Oblati.</def>

<hw>Ob*late"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being oblate.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ob*la"ti</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[LL.,
fr. L. <ets>oblatus</ets>. See <er>Oblate</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Children dedicated in
their early years to the monastic state.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>A class of persons, especially in the Middle Ages, who
offered themselves and their property to a monastery.</def>

<au>Addis & Arnold.</au>

<hw>Ob*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oblatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>oblation</ets>. See
<er>Oblate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of offering, or
of making an offering.</def>

<au>Locke.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything offered or presented in worship or
sacred service; an offering; a sacrifice.</def>

<q>A peculiar ... <qex>oblation</qex> given to God.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<q>A pin was the usual <qex>oblation</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir. W. Scott.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>

<hw>Ob*la"tion*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
makes an offering as an act worship or reverence.</def>

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<hw>Ob*la"trate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oblatratus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>oblatrare</ets> to bark
against.]</ety> <def>To bark or snarl, as a dog.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ob`la*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act
of oblatrating; a barking or snarling.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>\'d8Ob*la"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Oblata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL. See
<er>Oblate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>An oblate
spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse
about its minor axis. Cf. <er>Oblongum</er>.</def>

<hw>Ob*lec"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oblectatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>oblectare</ets>.]</ety>
<def>To delight; to please greatly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ob"lec*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oblectatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of pleasing highly;
the state of being greatly pleased; delight.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Feltham.</au>

<hw>Ob"li*ga*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation;
trustworthy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>The main difference between people seems to be, that one man
can come under obligations on which you can rely, -- is
<qex>obligable</qex>; and another is not.</q>
<qau>Emerson.</qau>

<hw>Ob"li*gate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Obligated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Obligating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>obligatus</ets>,
p.p. of <ets>obligare</ets>.  See <er>Oblige</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To bring or place under obligation, moral or
legal; to hold by a constraining motive.</def>
\'bd<xex>Obligated</xex> by a sense of duty.\'b8

<au>Proudfit.</au>

<q>That's your true plan -- to <qex>obligate</qex>
The present ministers of state.</q>
<qau>Churchill.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>That they may not incline or be <qex>obligated</qex> to any
vile or lowly occupations.</q>
<qau>Landor.</qau>

<hw>Ob"li*ga"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>obligation</ets>. L. <ets>obligatio</ets>. See
<er>Oblige</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
obligating.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>A tender conscience is a stronger <qex>obligation</qex> than a
proson.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>

<q>Every man has <qex>obligations</qex> which belong to his
station. Duties extend beyond <qex>obligation</qex>, and direct
the affections, desires, and intentions, as well as the
actions.</q>
<qau>Whewell.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>The state of being obligated or bound; the state
of being indebted for an act of favor or kindness; <as>as, to
place others under <ex>obligations</ex> to one</as>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Days of obligation</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Day</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Ob"li*ga"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[It.]</ety> <def>See <er>Obbligato</er>.</def>

<hw>Ob"li*ga*to*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In
an obligatory manner; by reason of obligation.</def>

<au>Foxe.</au>

<hw>Ob"li*ga*to*ri*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or
state of being obligatory.</def>

<hw>Ob"li*ga*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obligatorius</ets>: cf.F. <ets>obligatoire</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation;
requiring performance or forbearance of some act; -- often
followed by <xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>; <as>as, obedience
is <ex>obligatory</ex> on a soldier</as>.</def>

<q>As long as the law is <qex>obligatory</qex>, so long our
obedience is due.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<hw>O*blige"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Obliged</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Obliging</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>obligier</ets>,
F.<ets>obliger</ets>, L. <ets>obligare</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see
<er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>ligare</ets> to bind. See <er>Ligament</er>,
and cf. <er>Obligate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To attach, as
by a bond.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>He had <qex>obliged</qex> all the senators and magistrates
firmly to himself.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force;
to put under obligation to do or forbear something.</def>

<q>The <qex>obliging</qex> power of the law is neither founded
in, nor to be measured by, the rewards and punishments annexed to
it.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<q>Religion <qex>obliges</qex> men to the practice of those
virtues which conduce to the preservation of our health.</q>
<qau>Tillotson.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>

<q>Thus man, by his own strength, to heaven would soar,
And would not be <qex>obliged</qex> to God for more.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<q>The gates before it are brass, and the whole much
<qex>obliged</qex> to Pope Urban VIII.</q>
<qau>Evelyn.</qau>

<q>I shall be more <qex>obliged</qex> to you than I can
express.</q>
<qau>Mrs. E. Montagu.</qau>

<-- p. 991 -->

<hw>Ob"li*gee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>oblig\'82</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obliger</ets>. See
<er>Oblige</er>.]</ety> <def>The person to whom another is bound,
or the person to whom a bond is given.</def>

<au>Blackstone.</au>

<hw>O*blige"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Obligation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>I will not resist, therefore, whatever it is, either of divine
or human <qex>obligement</qex>, that you lay upon me.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>O*bli"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, obliges.</def>

<au>Sir H. Wotton.</au>

<hw>O*bli"ging</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Putting under obligation;
disposed to oblige or do favors; hence, helpful; civil;
kind.</def>

<q>Mons.Strozzi has many curiosities, and is very
<qex>obliging</qex> to a stranger who desires the sight of
them.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Civil; complaisant; courteous; kind, --
<er>Obliging</er>, <er>Kind</er>, <er>Complaisant</er>.</syn>
<usage> One is <xex>kind</xex> who desires to see others happy;
one is <xex>complaisant</xex> who endeavors to make them so in
social intercourse by attentions calculated to please; one who is
<xex>obliging</xex> performs some actual service, or has the
disposition to do so.</usage>

-- <wordforms><wf>O*bli"ging*ly</wf>. <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>O*bli"ging*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Ob`li*gor"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The person
who binds himself, or gives his bond to another.</def>

<au>Blackstone.</au>

<hw>Ob`li*qua"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obliquatio</ets>, fr. <ets>obliquare</ets> to turn
obliquely. See <er>Oblique</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act
of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity; <as>as,
the <ex>obliquation</ex> of the eyes</as>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Deviation from moral rectitude.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Ob*lique"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>obliquus</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) +
<ets>liquis</ets> oblique; cf. <ets>licinus</ets> bent upward, Gr
<?/ slanting.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>oblike</asp>.]</altsp>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to,
nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.</def>

<q>It has a direction <qex>oblique</qex> to that of the former
motion.</q>
<qau>Cheyne.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence,
disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.</def>

<q>The love we bear our friends...
Hath in it certain <qex>oblique</qex> ends.</q>
<qau>Drayton.</qau>

<q>This mode of <qex>oblique</qex> research, when a more direct
one is denied, we find to be the only one in our power.</q>
<qau>De Quincey.</qau>

<q>Then would be closed the restless, <qex>oblique</qex> eye.
That looks for evil, like a treacherous spy.</q>
<qau>Wordworth.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Not direct in descent; not following the line of
father and son; collateral.</def>

<q>His natural affection in a direct line was strong, in an
<qex>oblique</qex> but weak.</q>
<qau>Baker.</qau>

<cs><mcol><col>Oblique angle</col>, <col>Oblique
ascension</col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See under
<er>Angle</er>,<er>Ascension</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col>Oblique
arch</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <cd>an arch whose jambs are not at
right angles with the face, and whose intrados is in consequence
askew.</cd> -- <col>Oblique bridge</col>, <cd>a skew bridge. See
under <er>Bridge</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col>Oblique
case</col> <fld>(Gram.)</fld>, <cd>any case except the
nominative. See <er>Case</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col>Oblique
circle</col> <fld>(Projection)</fld>, <cd>a circle whose plane is
oblique to the axis of the primitive plane.</cd> -- <col>Oblique
fire</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a fire the direction of which
is not perpendicular to the line fired at.</cd> -- <col>Oblique
flank</col> <fld>(Fort.)</fld>, <cd>that part of the curtain
whence the fire of the opposite bastion may be discovered.
<au>Wilhelm</au>.</cd> -- <col>Oblique leaf</col>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A leaf twisted or inclined
from the normal position.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A leaf having one
half different from the other.</cd> -- <col>Oblique line</col>
<fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>a line that, meeting or tending to meet
another, makes oblique angles with it.</cd> -- <col>Oblique
motion</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <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><-- illustr. of oblique motion, 1 bar 4/4 --> --
<col>Oblique muscle</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <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>Oblique narration</col>. <cd>See
<cref>Oblique speech</cref>.</cd> -- <col>Oblique planes</col>
<fld>(Dialing)</fld>, <cd>planes which decline from the zenith,
or incline toward the horizon.</cd> -- <col>Oblique sailing</col>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <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>Oblique
speech</col> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld>, <cd>speech which is quoted
indirectly, or in a different person from that employed by the
original speaker.</cd> -- <col>Oblique sphere</col> <fld>(Astron.
& Geog.)</fld>, <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>Oblique step</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a
step in marching, by which the soldier, while advancing,
gradually takes ground to the right or left at an angle of about
25<deg/. It is not now practiced. <au>Wilhelm</au>.</cd> --
<col>Oblique system of co\'94rdinates</col> <fld>(Anal.
Geom.)</fld>, <cd>a system in which the co\'94rdinate axes are
oblique to each other.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ob*lique"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>An
oblique line.</def>

<hw>Ob*lique"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Obliqued</er> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Obliquing</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique
direction.</def>

<q>Projecting his person towards it in a line which
<qex>obliqued</qex> from the bottom of his spine.</q>
<qau>Sir. W. Scott.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Ob*lique"-an`gled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having oblique angles; <as>as, an <ex>oblique-angled</ex>
triangle</as>.</def>

<hw>Ob*lique"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an oblique manner;
not directly; indirectly.</def> \'bdTruth <xex>obliquely</xex>
leveled.\'b8

<au>Bp. Fell.</au>

<q>Declining from the noon of day,
The sun <qex>obliquely</qex> shoots his burning ray.</q>
<qau>Pope</qau>

<q>His discourse tends <qex>obliquely</qex> to the detracting
from others.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<hw>Ob*lique"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Quality or state of
being oblique.</def>

<hw>Ob*liq"ui*ty</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Obliquities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.
<ets>obliquitas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>obliquit\'82</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The condition of being oblique; deviation from a
right line; deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; the
amount of such deviation; divergence; <as>as, the
<ex>obliquity</ex> of the ecliptic to the equator</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Deviation from ordinary rules; irregularity;
deviation from moral rectitude.</def>

<q>To disobey [God]...imports a moral <qex>obliquity</qex>.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<hw>Ob"lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oblitus</ets>, p.p. pf <ets>oblinere</ets> to
besmear.]</ety> <def>Indistinct; slurred over.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdObscure and <xex>oblite</xex>
mention.\'b8

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Ob*lit"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Obliterated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Obliterating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>obliteratus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obliterare</ets> to
obliterate; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>litera</ets>,
<ets>littera</ets>, letter.  See <er>Letter</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To erase or blot out; to efface; to render
undecipherable, as a writing.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any
means; to render imperceptible; as. to <xex>obliterate</xex>
ideas; to <xex>obliterate</xex> the monuments of antiquity.</def>

<q>The harsh and bitter feelings of this or that experience are
slowly <qex>obliterated</qex>.</q>
<qau>W. Black.</qau>

<hw>Ob*lit"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the
markings of insects.</def>

<hw>Ob*lit`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obliteratio</ets>: cf.F. <ets>oblit\'82ration</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act of obliterating, or the state of being obliterated;
extinction.</def>

<au>Sir. M. Hale.</au>

<hw>Ob*lit"er*a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Tending or serving to obliterate.</def>

<hw>Ob*liv"i*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oblivio</ets>, akin to <ets>oblivisci</ets> to forget: cf.
OF. <ets>oblivion</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
forgetting, or the state of being forgotten; cessation of
remembrance; forgetfulness.</def>

<q>Second childishness and mere <qex>oblivion</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Among our crimes <qex>oblivion</qex> may be set.</q>
<qau>Dryden</qau>

<q>The origin of our city will be buried in eternal
<qex>oblivion</qex>.</q>
<qau>W. Irving.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn><def> Official ignoring of offenses; amnesty, or
general pardon; <as>as, an act of <ex>oblivion</ex></as>.</def>

<au>Sir J. Davies.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Forgetfulness</er>.</syn>

<hw>Ob*liv"i*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L.<ets>obliviosus</ets>: cf.F. <ets>oblivieux</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness.</def>
\'bdThe <xex>oblivious</xex> pool.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<q>She lay in deep, <qex>oblivious</qex> slumber.</q>
<qau>Longfellow.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Evincing oblivion; forgetful.</def>

<q>Through are both weak in body and <qex>oblivious</qex>.</q>
<qau>Latimer.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Obliv"i*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Ob*liv"i*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<au>Foxe.</au>

<hw>Ob*loc"u*tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oblocutor</ets>, <ets>obloquutor</ets>, fr.
<ets>obloqui</ets>, <ets>oblocutus</ets>, to speak against;
<ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>loqui</ets> to speak. See
<er>Loquacious</er>.]</ety> <def>A disputer; a gainsayer.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bale.</au>

<hw>Ob"long</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oblongus</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) +
<ets>longus</ets> long: cf. F. <ets>oblong</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Having greater length than breadth, esp. when
rectangular.</def>

<hw>Ob"long</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rectangular figure longer
than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is
broad.</def>

<q>The best figure of a garden I esteem an <qex>oblong</qex> upon
a descent.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Ob`lon*ga"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The medulla
oblongata.</def>

<au>B. G. Wilder.</au>

<hw>Ob"lon*ga"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the medulla oblongata; medullar.</def>

<hw>Ob"long*ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat
oblong.</def>

<hw>Ob"long*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an oblong
form.</def>

<hw>Ob"long*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State or quality of
being oblong.</def>

<hw>Ob"long-o"vate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Between
oblong and ovate, but inclined to the latter.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ob*lon"gum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Oblonga</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL. See
<er>Oblong</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A prolate
spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse
about its greater axis. Cf. <er>Oblatum</er>, and see
<cref>Ellipsoid of revolution</cref>, under
<er>Ellipsoid</er>.</def>

<hw>Ob*lo"qui*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Containing obloquy; reproachful</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Naunton.</au>

<hw>Ob"lo*quy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obloquium</ets>, fr. <ets>obloqui</ets>. See
<er>Oblocutor</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Censorious speech;
defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their
actions; blame; reprehension.</def>

<q>Shall names that made yuor city the glory of the earth be
mentioned with <qex>obloquy</qex> and detraction?</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Cause of reproach; disgrace.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Reproach; odium; censure; contumely; gainsaying;
reviling; calumny; slander; detraction.</syn>

<hw>Ob`luc*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oblictutio</ets>, fr. <ets>obluctari</ets> to struggle
against.]</ety> <def>A struggle against; resistance;
opposition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fotherby.</au>

<hw>Ob`mu*tes"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obmutescens</ets>, p.pr of <ets>obmutescere</ets> to become
dumb; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>mutescere</ets> to
grow dumb, fr. <ets>mutus</ets> dumb.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
becoming dumb; loss of speech.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A keeping silent or mute.</def>

<au>Paley.</au>

<hw>Ob*nox"lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obnoxius</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) +
<ets>noxius</ets> hurtful. See <er>Noxious</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable;
-- with <xex>to</xex>.</def>

<q>The writings of lawyers, which are tied <qex>obnoxious</qex>
to their particular laws.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>Esteeming it more honorable to live on the public than to be
<qex>obnoxious</qex> to any private purse.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q><qex>Obnoxious</qex>, first or last,
To basest things</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Liable to censure; exposed to punishment;
reprehensible; blameworthy.</def> \'bdThe contrived and
interested schemes of ...<xex>obnoxious</xex> authors.\'b8

<au>Bp. Fell.</au>

<q>All are <qex>obnoxious</qex>, and this faulty land,
Like fainting Hester, does before you stand
Watching your scepter.</q>
<qau>Waller.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Offensive; odious; hateful; <as>as, an
<ex>obnoxious</ex> statesman; a minister <ex>obnoxious</ex> to
the Whigs.</as></def>

<au>Burke.</au>

-- <wordforms><wf>Ob*nox"ious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Ob*nox"ious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<au>South.</au>

<hw>Ob*nu"bi*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obnubilatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obnubilare</ets> to obscure.
See <er>Ob-</er>, and <er>Nubilate</er>.]</ety> <def>To cloud; to
obscure.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Burton</au>. --
<wordforms><wf>Ob*nu"bi*la"tion</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms>

<au>Beddoes.</au>

<hw>O"boe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr. F.
<ets>hautbois</ets>. See <er>Hautboy</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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>

<cs><mcol><col>\'d8Oboe d'amore</col> <ety>[It., lit., oboe of
love]</ety>, <it>and</it> <col>\'d8Oboe di caccia</col></mcol>
<ety>[It., lit., oboe of the chase]</ety>, <cd>are names of
obsolete modifications of the oboe, often found in the scores of
Bach and Handel.</cd></cs>

<hw>O"bo*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A performer on
the oboe.</def>

<hw>Ob"o*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Obolus</er>.]</ety> <def>Possessing only small coins;
impoverished.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Lamb.</au>

<hw>Ob"ole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>obole</ets>. See <er>Obolus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Old
Pharm.)</fld> <def>A weight of twelve grains; or, according to
some, of ten grains, or half a scruple.</def> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>obol</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Ob"o*lize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Obelize</er>.</def>

<hw>Ob"o*lo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Obolus</er>.]</ety> <def>A copper coin, used in the Ionian
Islands, about one cent in value.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ob"o*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;<plu>pl.
<plw>Oboli</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., fr Gr.
(<?/)]</ety> <fld>(Gr.Antiq.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A small
silver coin of Athens, the sixth part of a drachma, about three
cents in value.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An ancient weight, the
sixth part of a drachm.</def>

<hw>Ob`o*me"goid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>ob-</ets> + <ets>omegoid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Obversely omegoid.</def>

<hw>Ob*o"val</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>ob-</ets> + <ets>oval</ets>.]</ety> <def>Obovate.</def>

<hw>Ob*o"vate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Pref.
<ets>ob-</ets> + <ets>ovate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; <as>as,
an <ex>obovate</ex> leaf</as>.</def>

<hw>Ob*rep"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obreptio</ets>, fr. <ets>obrepere</ets>,
<ets>obreptum</ets>, to creep up to; <ets>ob</ets> (see
<er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>repere</ets> to creep.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Cudworth.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>The obtaining gifts of
escheat by fraud or surprise.</def>

<au>Bell.</au>

<hw>Ob`rep*ti"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obreptitus</ets>.  See <er>Obreption</er>.]</ety> <def>Done
or obtained by surprise; with secrecy, or by concealment of the
truth.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Cotgrave.</au>

<hw>Ob"ro*gate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obrogatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obrogare</ets> to
obrogate.]</ety> <def>To annul indirectly by enacting a new and
contrary law, instead of by expressly abrogating or repealing the
old one.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bailey.</au>

<hw>\'d8Ob"rok</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ.
<ets>obrok'</ets>.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A rent.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A poll tax paid by peasants absent from their
lord's estate.</def> <mark>[Russia]</mark>

<au>Brande & C.</au>

<hw>Ob*scene"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a/</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obscenus</ets>, <ets>obscaenus</ets>, <ets>obscoenus</ets>,
ill looking, filthy, obscene: cf. F.
<ets>obsc\'82ne</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of
presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity,
and decency forbid to be exposed; impure; <as>as,
<ex>obscene</ex> language; <ex>obscene</ex> pictures.</as></def>

<q>Words that were once chaste, by frequent use grew
<qex>obscene</qex> and uncleanly.</q>
<qau>I. Watts.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Foul; fifthy; disgusting.</def>

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<q>A girdle foul with grease b<?/<?/ds his <qex>obscene</qex>
attire.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Inauspicious; ill-omened.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <mark>[A Latinism]</mark>

<q>At the cheerful light,
The groaning ghosts and birds <qex>obscene</qex> take flight.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Impure; immodest; indecent; unchaste; lewd.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>Ob*scene"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Ob*scene"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Ob*scen"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Obscenities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.
<ets>obscentias</ets>: cf.F. <ets>obsc\'82nit\'82</ets>.]</ety>
<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>as,
the <ex>obscenity</ex> of a speech, or a picture</as>.</def>

<q>Mr.Cowley asserts plainly, that <qex>obscenity</qex> has no
place in wit.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<q>No pardon vile <qex>obscenity</qex> should find.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Ob*scur"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obscurans</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>obscurare</ets> to
obscure.]</ety> <def>One who obscures; one who prevents
enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and
wisdom.</def>

<au>Coleridge.</au>

<hw>Ob*scur"ant*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
system or the principles of the obscurants.</def>

<au>C. Kingsley.</au>

<hw>Ob*scur"ant*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Obscurant</er>.</def>

<au>Ed. Rev.</au>

<hw>Ob`scu*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obscurativ</ets>: cf.F. <ets>obscuration</ets>. See
<er>Obscure</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos> ]</ety> <def>The act or
operation of obscuring; the state of being obscured; <as>as, the
<ex>obscuration</ex> of the moon in an eclipse</as>.</def>

<au>Sir J. Herschel.</au>

<hw>Ob*scure"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Obscurer</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Obscurest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>obscurus</ets>, orig., covered; <ets>ob-</ets> (see
<er>Ob-</er>) + a root probably meaning, to cover; cf. L.
<ets>scutum</ets> shield, Skr. <ets>sku</ets> to cover: cf.F.
<ets>obscur</ets>. Cf.<er>Sky</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of
light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.</def>

<q>His lamp shall be put out in <qex>obscure</qex> darkness.</q>
<qau>Prov. xx. 20.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to darkness or night;
inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired;
remote from observation; unnoticed.</def>

<q>The <qex>obscure</qex> bird
Clamored the livelong night.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>The <qex>obscure</qex> corners of the earth.</q>
<qau>Sir J. Davies.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Not noticeable; humble; mean.</def> \'bdO base
and <xex>obscure</xex> vulgar.\'b8  <au>Shak</au>. \'bdAn
<xex>obscure</xex> person.\'b8

<au>Atterbury.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Not easily understood; not clear or legible;
abstruse or blind; <as>as, an <ex>obscure</ex> passage or
inscription</as>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded;
imperfect; <as>as, an <ex>obscure</ex> view of remote
objects</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Obscure rays</col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>those rays
which are not luminous or visible, and which in the spectrum are
beyond the limits of the visible portion.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty;
abstruse; intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed;
unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.</syn>

<hw>Ob*scure"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Obscured</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Obscuring</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>obscurare</ets>, fr. <ets>obscurus</ets>: cf. OF.
<ets>obscurer</ets>.  See <er>Obscure</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>
<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>

<q>They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with
<qex>obscured</qex> lights.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Why, 't is an office of discovery, love,
And I should be <qex>obscured</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>There is scarce any duty which has been so <qex>obscured</qex>
by the writings of learned men as this.</q>
<qau>Wake.</qau>

<q>And seest not sin <qex>obscures</qex> thy godlike frame?</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

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<hw>Ob*scure"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To conceal
one's self; to hide; to keep dark.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>How!  There's bad news.
I must <qex>obscure</qex>, and hear it.</q>
<qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau>

<hw>Ob*scure"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Obscurity.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Ob*scure"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an obscure
manner.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Ob*scure"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act
of obscuring, or the state of being obscured; obscuration.</def>

<au>Pomfret.</au>

<hw>Ob*scure"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Obscurity.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Ob*scur"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, obscures.</def>

<hw>Ob*scu"ri*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obscuritas</ets>: cf. F. <ets>obscurit\'82</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy;
inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty.</def>

<q>Yuo are not for <qex>obscurity</qex> designed.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<q>They were now brought forth from <qex>obscurity</qex>, to be
contemplated by artists with admiration and despair.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Darkness</er>; dimness; gloom. See
<er>Darkness</er>.</syn>

<hw>Ob"se*crate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Obsecrated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb, n.</pos>
<er>Obsecrating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>obsecratus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obsecrare</ets>, prop., to
ask on religious grounds; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) +
<ets>sacrare</ets> to declare as sacred, from <ets>sacer</ets>
sacred.]</ety> <def>To beseech; to supplicate; to implore.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>.

<au>Cockerman.</au>

<hw>Ob"se*cra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obsecratio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>obsecration</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of obsecrating or imploring; <as>as, the
<ex>obsecrations</ex> of the Litany, being those clauses
beginning with \'bdBy</as>.\'b8</def>

<au>Bp. Stillingfeet.</au>  <au>Shipley.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A figure of speech in which
the orator implores the assistance of God or man.</def>

<hw>Ob"se*cra*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Expressing, or used in, entreaty; supplicatory.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Ob"se*quent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obsequens</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>obsequi</ets>; <ets>ob</ets>
(see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>sequi</ets>. See
<er>Sequence</er>.]</ety> <def>Obedient; submissive;
obsequious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fotherby.</au>

<hw>Ob*se"qui*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Obsequiousness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Ob"se*quies</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos> <def>See
<er>Obsequy</er>.</def>

<hw>Ob*se"qui*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L.<ets>obsequiosus</ets>, fr. <ets>obsequium</ets>
compliance, fr. <ets>obsequi</ets>, <ets>fr</ets>.
<ets>obsequi</ets>: cf. F. <ets>obs\'82quieux</ets>, See
<er>Obsequent</er>, and cf. <er>Obsequy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Promptly obedient, or submissive, to the will of another;
compliant; yielding to the desires of another; devoted.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>His servants weeping,
<qex>Obsequious</qex> to his orders, bear him hither.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Servilely or meanly attentive; compliant to
excess; cringing; fawning; <as>as, <ex>obsequious</ex> flatterer,
parasite</as>.</def>

<q>There lies ever in \'bd<qex>obsequious</qex>\'b8 at the
present the sense of an observance which is overdone, of an
unmanly readiness to fall in with the will of another.</q>
<qau>Trench.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <ety>[See <er>Obsequy</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to obsequies; funereal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdTo
do <xex>obsequious</xex> sorrow.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Compliant; obedient; servile. See
<er>Yielding</er>.</syn>

<hw>Ob*se"qui*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an
obsequious manner; compliantly; fawningly.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>In a manner appropriate to obsequies.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Whilst I a while <qex>obsequiously</qex> lament
The untimely fall of virtuous Lancaster.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Ob*se"qui*ous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or
state of being obsequious.</def>

<au>South.</au>

<hw>Ob"se*quy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Obsequies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.
<ets>obsequiae</ets>, pl., funeral rites, fr. <ets>obsequi</ets>:
cf.F. <ets>obs\'8aques</ets>. See <er>Obsequent</er>, and cf.
<er>Obsequious</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<au>Spencer.</au>

<q>I will...fetch him hence, and solemnly attend,
With silent <qex>obsequy</qex> and funeral train.</q>
<qau>Milton</qau>

<q>I will myself
Be the chief mourner at his <qex>obsequies</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<q>The funeral <qex>obsequies</qex> were decently and privately
performed by his family</q>
<qau>J. P. Mahaffy.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Obsequiousness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Ob*serv"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>observabilis</ets>: cf.F. <ets>observable</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Worthy or capable of being observed; discernible;
noticeable; remarkable.</def>

<au>Sir. T. Browne.</au>

<q>The difference is sufficiently <qex>observable</qex>.</q>
<qau>Southey.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Ob*serv"a*ble*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos> --
<wf>Ob*serv"a*bly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Ob*serv"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.<ets>observance</ets>, L. <ets>observantia</ets>. See
<er>Observant</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, the <ex>observance</ex> of the Sabbath is
general; the strict <ex>observance</ex> of duties.</as></def>

<q>It is a custom
More honored in the breach than the <qex>observance</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>At dances
These young folk kept their <qex>observances</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>Use all the <qex>observance</qex> of civility.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Some represent to themselves the whole of religion as
consisting in a few easy <qex>observances</qex>.</q>
<qau>Rogers.</qau>

<q>O I that wasted time to tend upon her,
To compass her with sweet <qex>observances</qex>!</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Servile attention; sycophancy.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Salads and flesh, such as their haste could get,
Served with <qex>observance</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chapman.</qau>

<q>This is not atheism,
But court <qex>observance</qex>.</q>
<qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Observance</er>, <er>Observation</er>. These
words are discriminated by the two distinct senses of
<xex>observe</xex>. To <xex>observe</xex> means (1) to keep
strictly; as, to <xex>observe</xex> a fast day, and hence,
<xex>observance</xex> denotes the keeping or heeding with
strictness; (2) to consider attentively, or to remark; and hence,
<xex>observation</xex> denotes either the act of
<xex>observing</xex>, or some remark made as the result thereof.
We do not say the <xex>observation</xex> of Sunday, though the
word was formerly so used. The Pharisees were curious in external
<xex>observances</xex>; the astronomers are curious in celestial
<xex>observations</xex>.</syn>

<q>Love rigid honesty,
And strict <qex>observance</qex> of impartial laws.</q>
<qau>Roscommon.</qau>

<hw>Ob*serv"an*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Observance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Ob*ser`van"dum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Observanda</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A
thing to be observed.</def>

<au>Swift.</au>

<hw>Ob*serv"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>observans</ets>, <ets>-anits</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>observare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>observant</ets>. See
<er>Observe</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Taking notice; viewing or noticing attentively;
watchful; attentive; <as>as, an <ex>observant</ex> spectator;
<ex>observant</ex> habits</as></def>.

<q>Wandering from clime to clime <qex>observant</qex>
stray'd.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Submissively attentive; obediently watchful;
regardful; mindful; obedient (to); -- with <xex>of</xex>, <as>as,
to be <ex>observant</ex> of rules</as>.</def>

<q>We are told how <qex>observant</qex> Alexander was of his
master Aristotle.</q>
<qau>Sir K. Digby.</qau>

<hw>Ob*serv"ant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
observes forms and rules.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Hooker.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A sycophantic servant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Silly ducking <qex>observants</qex>,
That stretch their duties nicely.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld> <def>An Observantine.</def>

<hw>Ob`ser*van"tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Fr.
<ets>observantin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld> <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
<altname>Observants</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ob*serv"ant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an observant
manner.</def>

<hw>Ob`ser*va"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>observatio</ets>: cf.F. <ets>observation</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or the faculty of observing or taking
notice; the act of seeing, or of fixing the mind upon,
anything.</def>

<q>My <qex>observation</qex>, which very seldom lies.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The result of an act, or of acts, of observing;
view; reflection; conclusion; judgment.</def>

<q>In matters of human prudence, we shall find the greatest
advantage in making wise <qex>observations</qex> on our
conduct.</q>
<qau>I. Watts.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence: An expression of an opinion or judgment
upon what one has observed; a remark.</def> \'bdThat's a foolish
<xex>observation</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>To <qex>observations</qex> which ourselves we make
We grow more partial for the observer's sake.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in
practice; observance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the
<qex>observation</qex> of it in such circumstances.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Science)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</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>(c)</sd> <def>The information so
acquired.</def>

<note><hand/ When a phenomenon is scrutinized as it occurs in
nature, the act is termed an <xex>observation</xex>. When the
conditions under which the phenomenon occurs are artificial, or
arranged beforehand by the observer, the process is called an
<xex>experiment</xex>. <xex>Experiment</xex> includes
<xex>observation</xex>.</note>

<cs><col>To take an observation</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>to
ascertain the altitude of a heavenly body, with a view to fixing
a vessel's position at sea.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Observance; notice; attention; remark; comment;
note. See <er>Observance</er>.</syn>

<hw>Ob`ser*va"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of a
pertaining to observation; consisting of, or containing,
observations.</def>

<au>Chalmers.</au>

<hw>Ob*serv"a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Observing; watchful.</def>

<hw>Ob"ser*va`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who observes or takes
notice.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir M. Hale.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who makes a remark.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Ob*serv"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Observatories</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>observatoire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A place or
building for making observations on the heavenly bodies.</def>

<q>The new <qex>observatory</qex> in Greenwich Park.</q>
<qau>Evelyn.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A building fitted with instruments for making
systematic observations of any particular class or series of
natural phenomena.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A place, as an elevated chamber, from which a
view may be observed or commanded.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A lookout on a flank of a
battery whence an officer can note the range and effect of the
fire.</def>

<au>Farrow.</au>

<hw>Ob*serve"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Observed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Observing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.<ets>observare</ets>,
<ets>observatum</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) +
<ets>servare</ets> to save, preserve, keep, heed, observe: cf.F.
<ets>observer</ets>. See <er>Serve</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, to <ex>observe</ex> rules or commands; to
<ex>observe</ex> civility.</as></def>

<q>Ye shall <qex>observe</qex> the feast of unleavened bread.</q>
<qau>Ex. xii. 17.</qau>

<q>He wolde no such cursedness <qex>observe</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>Must I budge? Must I <qex>observe</qex> you?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>With solemn purpose to <qex>observe</qex>
<qex>Immutably his sovereign</qex> will.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention
to; to notice with care; to see; to perceive; to discover;
<as>as, to <ex>observe</ex> an eclipse; to <ex>observe</ex> the
color or fashion of a dress; to <ex>observe</ex> the movements of
an army.</as></def>

<sn>3.</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>

<hw>Ob*serve"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take
notice; to give attention to what one sees or hears; to
attend.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make a remark; to comment; -- generally with
<xex>on</xex> or <xex>upon</xex>.</def>
<-- = to make an observation -->

<q>I have barely quoted... without <qex>observing</qex> upon
it.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To remark. See <er>Remark</er>.</syn>

<hw>Ob*serv"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who observes, or pays attention to, anything;
especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and
exact observation; <as>as, an astronomical
<ex>observer</ex></as>.</def>

<q>The observed of all <qex>observers</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Careful <qex>observers</qex> may foretell the hour,
By sure prognostic, when to dread a shower.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite,
etc.; one who conforms to anything in practice.</def>
\'bdDiligent <xex>observers</xex> of old customs.\'b8

<au>Spenser.</au>

<q>These... hearkend unto <qex>observers</qex> of times.</q>
<qau>Deut. xviii. 14.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>One who fulfills or performs; <as>as, an
<ex>observer</ex> of his promises</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A sycophantic follower.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>Ob*serv"er*ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
office or work of an observer.</def>

<hw>Ob*serv"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Giving particular
attention; habitually attentive to what passes; <as>as, an
<ex>observing</ex> person; an <ex>observing</ex>
mind.</as></def><-- = observant --> --
<wordforms><wf>Ob*serv"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Ob*sess"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obsessus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obsidere</ets> to besiege;
<ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>sedere</ets> to
sit.]</ety> <def>To besiege; to beset.</def>

<au>Sir T. Elyot.</au>

<hw>Ob*ses"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obsessio</ets>: cf.F. <ets>obsession</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of besieging.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being besieged; -- used
specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without.</def>

<au>Tylor.</au>

<q>Whether by <qex>obsession</qex> or possession, I will not
determine.</q>
<qau>Burton.</qau>

<hw>Ob*sid"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Obsidianus lapis</ets>, so named, according to Pliny, after
one <ets>Obsidius</ets>, who discovered it in Ethiopia: cf.F.
<ets>obsidiane</ets>, <ets>obsidienne</ets>. The later editions
of Pliny read <ets>Obsianus lapis</ets>, and <ets>Obsius</ets>,
instead of <ets>Obsidianus lapis</ets>, and
<ets>Obsidius</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A kind of
glass produced by volcanoes. It is usually of a black color, and
opaque, except in thin splinters.</def>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<hw>Ob*sid"i*o*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obsidionalis</ets>, from <ets>obsidio</ets> a siege,
<ets>obsidere</ets> to besiege: cf.F. <ets>obsidional</ets>. See
<er>Obsess</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a siege.</def>

<cs><col>Obsidional crown</col> <fld>(Rom.Antiq.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>Ob*sig`il*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>sigillum</ets> a
seal.]</ety> <def>A sealing up.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Maunder.</au>

<hw>Ob*sign"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Obsignate</er>.]</ety> <def>To seal; to confirm, as by a seal
or stamp.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bradford.</au>

<hw>Ob*sig"nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obsignated</ets>, p.p. <ets>of obsignare</ets> to seal. See
<er>Ob-</er>, and <er>Sign</er>.]</ety> <def>To seal; to
ratify.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Barrow.</au>

<hw>Ob`sig*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obsignatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of sealing or
ratifying; the state of being sealed or confirmed; confirmation,
as by the Holy Spirit.</def>

<q>The spirit of manifestation will but upbraid you in the shame
and horror of a sad eternity, if you have not the spirit of
<qex>obsignation</qex>.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<hw>Ob*sig"na*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Ratifying; confirming by sealing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Samuel Ward (1643)</au>

<hw>Ob`so*lesce"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obsolescere</ets>. See <er>Obsolescent</er>.]</ety> <def>To
become obsolescent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Fitzed. Hall.</au>

<hw>Ob`so*les"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Obsolescent</er>.]</ety> <def>The state of becoming
obsolete.</def>

<hw>Ob`so*les"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obsolescens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p.pr. of
<ets>obsolescere</ets>, to wear out gradually, to fall into
disuse; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>solere</ets> to
use, be wont.]</ety> <def>Going out of use;          becoming
obsolete; passing into desuetude.</def>

<hw>Ob"so*lete</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obsoletus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obsolescere</ets>. See
<er>Obsolescent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>No longer in use;
gone into disuse; disused; neglected; <as>as, an
<ex>obsolete</ex> word; an <ex>obsolete</ex> statute</as>; --
applied chiefly to words, writings, or observances.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Not very distinct; obscure;
rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Ancient; antiquated; old-fashioned; antique; old;
disused; neglected. See <er>Ancient</er>.</syn>

<hw>Ob"so*lete</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become obsolete; to
go out of use.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Fitzed. Hall.</au>

<hw>Ob"so*lete*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an obsolete
manner.</def>

<hw>Ob"so*lete*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
state of being obsolete, or no longer used; a state of
desuetude.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Indistinctness; want of
development.</def>

<hw>Ob"so*let*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A disused
word or phrase; an archaism.</def>

<au>Fitzed. Hall.</au>

<hw>Ob"sta*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>obstaculum</ets>, fr. <ets>obstare</ets> to withstand,
oppose; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>stare</ets> to
stand. See <er>Stand</er>. and cf. <er>Oust</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>That which stands in the way, or
opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an
obstruction, physical or moral.</def>

<q>If all <qex>obstacles</qex> were cut away.
And that my path were even to the crown.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Impediment; obstuction; hindrance; difficulty. See
<er>Impediment</er>, and <er>Obstruction</er>.</syn>

<hw>Ob"stan*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obstantia</ets>, fr. <ets>obstans</ets>, p.pr. of
<ets>obstare</ets>. See <er>Obstacle</er>.]</ety>
<def>Opposition; impediment; obstruction.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ob*stet"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ob*stet"ric*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obstetricius</ets>, fr. <ets>obstetrix</ets>,
<ets>-icis</ets>, a midwife, fr. <ets>obstare</ets> to stand
before: cf.F. <ets>obst\'82trique</ets>. See
<er>Obstacle</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to midwifery, or
the delivery of women in childbed; <as>as, the <ex>obstetric</ex>
art</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Obstetrical toad</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a
European toad of the genus <spn>Alytes</spn>, especially <spn>A.
obstetricans</spn>. The eggs are laid in a string which the male
winds around his legs, and carries about until the young are
hatched.</cd></cs>

<-- p. 993 -->

<hw>Ob*stet"ri*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obstetricatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obstetricare</ets>, fr.
<ets>obstetrix</ets>.]</ety> <def>To perform the office of
midwife.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdNature does
<xex>obstetricate</xex>.\'b8

<au>Evelyn.</au>

<hw>Ob*stet"ri*cate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To assist as a
midwife.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>E. Waterhouse.</au>

<hw>Ob*stet"ri*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
act of assisting as a midwife; delivery.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Ob`ste*tri"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur.</def>

<hw>Ob`ste*tri"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Obstetric</er>.]</ety> <def>Serving to assist childbirth;
obstetric; hence, facilitating any bringing forth or
deliverance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Yet is all human teaching but maieutical, or
<qex>obstetricious</qex>.</q>
<qau>Cudworth.</qau>

<hw>Ob*stet"rics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>obst\'82trique</ets>. See <er>Obstetric</er>.]</ety>
<def>The science of midwifery; the art of assisting women in
parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth.</def>

<hw>Ob*stet"ri*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Obstetrics.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Ob"sti*na*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Obstinate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>You do not well in <qex>obstinacy</qex>
To cavil in the course of this contract.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>To shelter their ignorance, or <qex>obstinacy</qex>, under the
obscurity of their terms.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality or state of being difficult to
remedy, relieve, or subdue; <as>as, the <ex>obstinacy</ex> of a
disease or evil</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Pertinacity; firmness; resoluteness; inflexibility;
persistency; stubbornness; perverseness; contumacy.</syn> <usage>
-- <er>Obstinacy</er>, <er>Pertinacity</er>.
<xex>Pertinacity</xex> denotes great firmness in holding to a
thing, aim, etc. <xex>Obstinacy</xex> 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 <xex>obstinacy</xex>.
<xex>Pertinacity</xex> is often used in a good sense;
<xex>obstinacy</xex> generally in a bad one. \'bdIn this reply
was included a very gross mistake, and if with
<xex>pertinacity</xex> maintained, a capital error.\'b8 <au>Sir
T. Browne</au>. \'bdEvery degree of <xex>obstinacy</xex> in youth
is one step to rebellion.\'b8 <au>South</au>.</usage>

<hw>Ob"sti*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obstinatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obstinare</ets> to set about
a thing with firmness, to persist in; <ets>ob</ets> (see
<er>Ob-</er>) + a word from the root of <ets>stare</ets> to
stand. See <er>Stand</er>, and cf.<er>Destine</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<q>I have known great cures done by <qex>obstinate</qex>
resolution of drinking no wine.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Temple.</qau>

<q>No ass so meek, no ass so <qex>obstinate</qex>.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<q>Of sense and outward things.</q>
<qau>Wordsworth.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed;
<as>as, <ex>obstinate</ex> fever; <ex>obstinate</ex>
obstructions.</as></def>

<syn>Syn. -- Stubborn; inflexible; immovable; firm; pertinacious;
persistent; headstrong; opinionated; unyielding; refractory;
contumacious. See <er>Stubborn</er>.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>Ob"sti*nate*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Ob"sti*nate*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Ob`sti*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obstinatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Obstinacy; stubbornness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Jer. Taylor.</au>

<hw>Ob`sti*pa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obstipatio</ets> a close pressure; <ets>ob</ets> (see
<er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>stipare</ets> to press.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of stopping up, as a passage.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bailey.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Extreme constipation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Hooper.</au>

<hw>Ob*strep"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obstreperus</ets>, from <ets>obstrepere</ets> to make a
noise at; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>strepere</ets>
to make a noise.]</ety> <def>Attended by, or making, a loud and
tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous.</def> \'bdThe
<xex>obstreperous</xex> city.\'b8 <au>Wordsworth</au>.
\'bd<xex>Obstreperous</xex> approbation.\'b8   <au>Addison</au>.

<q>Beating the air with their <qex>obstreperous</qex> beaks.</q>
<qau>B. Jonson.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Ob*strep"er*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Ob*strep"er*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Ob*stric"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obstringere</ets>, <ets>obstrictum</ets>, to bind to or
about.]</ety> <def>The state of being constrained, bound, or
obliged; that which constrains or obliges; obligation;
bond.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Ob*stringe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Obstriction</er>.]</ety> <def>To constrain; to put under
obligation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Gardiner.</au>

<hw>Ob*struct"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Obstructed</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Obstructing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>obstructus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obstruere</ets> to build up
before or against, to obstruct; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>)
+ <ets>struere</ets> to pile up. See <er>Structure</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>as, to
<ex>obstruct</ex> a street; to <ex>obstruct</ex> the channels of
the body.</as></def>

<q>'T is the <qex>obstructed</qex> paths of sound shall
clear.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from
passing; to stop; to impede; to retard; <as>as, the bar in the
harbor <ex>obstructs</ex> the passage of ships; clouds
<ex>obstruct</ex> the light of the sun; unwise rules
<ex>obstruct</ex> legislation.</as></def> \'bdTh' impatience of
<xex>obstructed</xex> love.\'b8

<au>Johnson.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- To bar; barricade; stop; arrest; check; interrupt;
clog; choke; impede; retard; embarrass; oppose.</syn>

<hw>Ob*struct"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
obstructs or hinders.</def>

<hw>Ob*struc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.<ets>obstructio</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of obstructing, or state of being
obstructed.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an
impediment; a hindrance.</def>

<q>A popular assembly free from <qex>obstruction</qex>.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The condition of having the natural powers
obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital
functions; death.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<q>To die, and go we know not where,
To lie in cold <qex>obstruction</qex>, and to rot.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Obstacle</er>; bar; barrier; impediment; clog;
check; hindrance.</syn> <usage> -- <er>Obstruction</er>,
<er>Obstacle</er>. The difference between these words is that
indicated by their etymology; an <xex>obstacle</xex> is something
standing in the way; an <xex>obstruction</xex> is something put
in the way. <xex>Obstacle</xex> implies more fixedness and is the
stronger word. We remove <xex>obstructions</xex>; we surmount
<xex>obstacles</xex>.</usage>

<q>Disparity in age seems a greater <qex>obstacle</qex> to an
intimate friendship than inequality of fortune.</q>
<qau>Collier.</qau>

<q>The king expected to meet with all the <qex>obstructions</qex>
and difficulties his enraged enemies could lay in his way.</q>
<qau>Clarendon.</qau>

<hw>Ob*struc"tion*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
act or the policy of obstructing progress.</def>

<au>Lond. Lit. World.</au>

<hw>Ob*struc"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who hinders
progress; one who obstructs business, as in a legislative
body.</def> -- <def2><pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to
obstructionists.</def></def2> <mark>[Recent]</mark>

<hw>Ob*struct"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>obstrictif</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to obstruct;
presenting obstacles; hindering; causing impediment.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Ob*struct"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Ob*struct"ive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An obstructive person
or thing.</def>

<hw>Ob"stru*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obstruens</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>obstruere</ets>. See
<er>Obstruct</er>.]</ety> <def>Causing obstruction; blocking up;
hindering; <as>as, an <ex>obstruent</ex> medicine</as>.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Ob"stru*ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Anything that obstructs
or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural passages
in the body; <as>as, a medicine which acts as an
<ex>obstruent</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Ob*stu`pe*fac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obstuperfacere</ets> to stupefy.]</ety> <def>See
<er>Stupefaction</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Howell.</au>

<hw>Ob*stu`pe*fac"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Stupefactive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ob*stu"pe*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.L.
<ets>obstupefacere</ets>. See <er>Ob-</er>, and
<er>Stupefy</er>.]</ety> <def>See <er>Stupefy</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ob*tain"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Obtained</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Obtaining</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>obtenir</ets>, L.
<ets>obtinere</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) +
<ets>tenere</ets> to hold. See <er>Tenable</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To hold; to keep; to possess.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>His mother, then, is mortal, but his Sire
He who <qex>obtains</qex> the monarchy of heaven.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of;
to procure; to acquire, in any way.</def>

<q>Some pray for riches; riches they <qex>obtain</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<q>By guileful fair words peace may be <qex>obtained</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>It may be that I may <qex>obtain</qex> children by her.</q>
<qau>Gen. xvi. 2.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To attain; gain; procure; acquire; win; earn.</syn>
<usage> See <er>Attain</er>. -- To <er>Obtain</er>, <er>Get</er>,
<er>Gain</er>, <er>Earn</er>, <er>Acquire</er>. The idea of
<xex>getting</xex> is common to all these terms. We may, indeed,
with only a slight change of sense, substitute <xex>get</xex> for
either of them; as, to <xex>get</xex> or to <xex>gain</xex> a
prize; to <xex>get</xex> or to <xex>obtain</xex> an employment;
to <xex>get</xex> or to <xex>earn</xex> a living; to
<xex>get</xex> or to <xex>acquire</xex> a language. To
<xex>gain</xex> is to get by striving; and as this is often a
part of our good fortune, the word <xex>gain</xex> is peculiarly
applicable to whatever comes to us fortuitously. Thus, we
<xex>gain</xex> a victory, we <xex>gain</xex> a cause, we
<xex>gain</xex> an advantage, etc. To <xex>earn</xex> is to
deserve by labor or service; as, to <xex>earn</xex> good wages;
to <xex>earn</xex> a triumph. Unfortunately, one does not always
<xex>get</xex> or <xex>obtain</xex> what he has
<xex>earned</xex>. To <xex>obtain</xex> implies desire for
possession, and some effort directed to the attainment of that
which is not immediately within our reach. Whatever we thus
<xex>seek</xex> and <xex>get</xex>, we <xex>obtain</xex>, 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
<xex>obtains</xex> an employment; he <xex>obtains</xex> an answer
to a letter, etc. To <xex>acquire</xex> is more limited and
specific. We <xex>acquire</xex> what comes to us gradually in the
regular exercise of our abilities, while we <xex>obtain</xex>
what comes in any way, provided we desire it. Thus, we
<xex>acquire</xex> knowledge, property, honor, reputation, etc.
What we <xex>acquire</xex> becomes, to a great extent,
permanently our own; as, to <xex>acquire</xex> a language; to
<xex>acquire</xex> habits of industry, etc.</usage>

<hw>Ob*tain"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</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>as, the custom <ex>obtains</ex> of going to the
seashore in summer</as>.</def>

<q>Sobriety hath by use <qex>obtained</qex> to signify temperance
in drinking.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<q>The Theodosian code, several hundred years after Justinian's
time, did <qex>obtain</qex> in the western parts of Europe.</q>
<qau>Baker.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To prevail; to succeed.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Evelyn.</au>

<q>So run that ye may <qex>obtain</qex>.</q>
<qau>1 Cor. ix. 24.</qau>

<q>There is due from the judge to the advocate, some
commendation, where causes are fair pleaded; especially towards
the side which <qex>obtaineth</qex> not.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<hw>Ob*tain"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable
of being obtained.</def>

<hw>Ob*tain"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
obtains.</def>

<hw>Ob*tain"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act or
process of obtaining; attainment.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Ob*tect"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obtectus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obtegere</ets> to cover
over.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Covered; protected.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Covered with a hard
chitinous case, as the pupa of certain files.</def>

<hw>Ob*tem"per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Obtemperate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>To obey
(a judgment or decree).</def>

<hw>Ob*tem"per*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obtemperare</ets>, <ets>obtemperatum</ets> to obey.]</ety>
<def>To obey.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Ob*tend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Obtended</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Obtending</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[L.<ets>obtendere</ets>, <ets>obtentum</ets>, to stretch or
place before or against; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) +
<ets>tendere</ets> to stretch.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To oppose;
to hold out in opposition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To offer as the reason of anything; to
pretend.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dryden</au>

<hw>Ob*ten`e*bra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obtenebrate</ets> to make dark.]</ety> <def>The act of
darkening; the state of being darkened; darkness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>In every megrim or vertigo, there is an
<qex>obtenebration</qex> joined with a semblance of turning
round.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<hw>Ob*ten"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obtentio</ets>. See <er>Obtend</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of
obtending.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Ob*test"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Obtested</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Obtesting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>obtestari</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) +
<ets>testari</ets> to witness, fr. <ets>testis</ets> a
witness.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To call to witness; to invoke as
a witness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To beseech; to supplicate; to beg for.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Ob*test"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To protest.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>E. Waterhouse.</au>

<hw>Ob`tes*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obtestatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of obtesting;
supplication; protestation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>Antonio asserted this with great <qex>obtestation</qex>.</q>
<qau>Evelyn.</qau>

<hw>Ob`trec*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obtrectatio</ets>, from <ets>obtrectare</ets> to detract
from through envy. See <er>Detract</er>.]</ety> <def>Slander;
detraction; calumny.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Barrow.</au>

<hw>Ob*trude"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Obtruded</er>, <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Obtruding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>obtrudere</ets>, <ets>obtrusum</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see
<er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>trudere</ets> to thrust. See
<er>Threat</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To thrust impertinently;
to present without warrant or solicitation; <as>as, to
<ex>obtrude</ex> one's self upon a company</as>.</def>

<q>The objects of our senses <qex>obtrude</qex> their particular
ideas upon our minds, whether we will or no.</q>
<qau>Lock.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To offer with unreasonable importunity; to urge
unduly or against the will.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Ob*trude"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To thrust one's self
upon a company or upon attention; to intrude.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- To <er>Obtrude</er>, <er>Intrude</er>.</syn> <usage>
To <xex>intrude</xex> is to thrust one's self into a place,
society, etc., without right, or uninvited; to <xex>obtrude</xex>
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.</usage>

<hw>Ob*trud"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
obtrudes.</def>

<au>Boyle.</au>

<hw>Ob*trun"cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obtruncatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obtruncare</ets>.]</ety>
<def>To deprive of a limb; to lop.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Ob`trun*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obtruncatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of lopping or cutting
off.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Cockeram.</au>

<hw>Ob*tru"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obtrusio</ets>. See <er>Obtrude</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of obtruding; a thrusting upon others by force or
unsolicited; <as>as, the <ex>obtrusion</ex> of crude opinions on
the world</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is obtruded.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Ob*tru"sion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who practices or
excuses obtrusion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Gent. Mag.</au>

<hw>Ob*tru"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</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> -- <wordforms><wf>Ob*tru"sive*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Ob*tru"sive*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<q>Not obvious, not <qex>obtrusive</qex>, but retired.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Ob*tund"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Obtunded</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Obtunding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>obtundere</ets>, <ets>obtusum</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see
<er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>tundere</ets> to strike or beat.  See
<er>Stutter</er>.]</ety> <def>To reduce the edge, pungency, or
violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden; to quell;
<as>as, to <ex>obtund</ex> the acrimony of the gall</as>.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<au>Harvey.</au>

<q>They...have filled all our law books with the
<qex>obtunding</qex> story of their suits and trials.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Ob*tund"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obtundens</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>obtundere</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A substance which sheathes a part, or
blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous
matter; -- nearly the same as <xex>demulcent</xex>.</def>

<au>Forsyth.</au>

<hw>Ob*tund"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>That which obtunds or blunts; especially, that which blunts
sensibility.</def>

<hw>Ob`tu*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obturare</ets> to stop up: cf.F.
<ets>obturation</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of stopping up, or
closing, an opening.</def> \'bdDeaf by an outward
<xex>obturation</xex>.\'b8

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Ob"tu*ra`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
L. <ets>obturare</ets> to stop up: cf.F.
<ets>obturateur</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That which closes
or stops an opening.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>An apparatus designed to
close an unnatural opening, as a fissure of the palate.</def>

<hw>Ob"tu*ra`tor</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to,
or in the region of, the obturator foramen; <as>as, the
<ex>obturator</ex> nerve</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Obturator foramen</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>an
opening situated between the public and ischial parts of the
innominate bone and closed by the <xex>obturator membrane<xex>;
the thyroid foramen.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ob*tus"an`gu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Obstuseangular</er>.</def>

<hw>Ob*tuse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Obtuser</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Obtusest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>obtusus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obtundere</ets> to blunt: cf. F.
<ets>obtus</ets>. See <er>Obtund</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles
greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety
degrees.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Not having acute sensibility or perceptions;
dull; stupid; <as>as, <ex>obtuse</ex> senses</as>.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Dull; deadened; <as>as, <ex>obtuse</ex>
sound</as>.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ob*tuse"-an`gled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>ob*tuse"-an`gu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having an obtuse angle; <as>as, an <ex>obtuse-angled</ex>
triangle</as>.</def>

<hw>Ob*tuse"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an obtuse
manner.</def>

<hw>Ob*tuse"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State or quality of
being obtuse.</def>

<hw>Ob*tu"sion</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obtusio</ets>, from <ets>obtundere</ets> to blunt. See
<er>Obtund</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of
making obtuse or blunt.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being dulled or blunted; <as>as,
the <ex>obtusion</ex> of the senses</as>.</def>

<au>Harvey.</au>

<hw>Ob*tu"si*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Obtuseness.</def> <au>Lond. Quart. Rev</au>.

<hw>Ob*um"brant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L.<ets>obumbrans</ets>, p.pr.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Overhanging; <as>as, <ex>obumbrant</ex> feathers</as>.</def>

<hw>Ob*um"brate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obumbratus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obumbrare</ets> to
overshadow, cloud; <ets>ob + umbrare</ets> to shade.]</ety>
<def>To shade; to darken; to cloud.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Howell.</au>

<hw>Ob`um*bra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obumbratio</ets>.]</ety> <def>Act of darkening or
obscuring.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. More.</au>

<hw>Ob*un"cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obuncus</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) +
<ets>uncus</ets> hooked.]</ety> <def>Hooked or crooked in an
extreme degree.</def>

<au>Maunder.</au>

<hw>Ob*ven"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obvention</ets>, fr. <ets>obvenire</ets> to come before or
in the way of, to befall; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) +
<ets>venire</ets> to come: cf.F. <ets>obvention</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act of happening incidentally; that which happens
casually; an incidental advantage; an occasional offering.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdTithes and other
<xex>obventions</xex>.\'b8

<au>Spenser.</au>

<q>Legacies bequeathed by the deaths of princes and great
persons, and other casualities and <qex>obventions</qex>.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<hw>Ob*vers"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obversans</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>obversari</ets> to hover
before; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>versare</ets> to
move about.]</ety> <def>Conversant; familiar.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Ob*verse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obversus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obvertere</ets>. See
<er>Obvert</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the base, or end next the
attachment, narrower than the top, as a leaf.</def>

<hw>Ob"verse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>obverse</ets>, <ets>obvers</ets>. See <er>Obverse</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The face of a coin which
has the principal image or inscription upon it; -- the other side
being the <xex>reverse</xex>.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>The fact that it [a belief] invariably exists being the
<qex>obverse</qex> of the fact that there is no alternative
belief.</q>
<qau>H. Spencer.</qau>

<-- p. 994 -->

<hw>Ob*verse"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
obverse manner.</def>

<hw>Ob*ver"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obversio</ets> a turning towards.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of turning toward or downward.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <def>The act of immediate
inference, by which we deny the opposite of anything which has
been affirmed; <as>as, all men are mortal; then, by
<ex>obversion</ex>, no men are immortal</as>. This is also
described as \'bdimmediate inference by privative
conception.\'b8</def>

<au>Bain.</au>

<hw>Ob*vert"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Obverted</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Obverting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>obvertere</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) +
<ets>vertere</ets> to turn. See <er>Verse</er>.]</ety> <def>To
turn toward.</def>

<q>If its base be <qex>obverted</qex> towards us.</q>
<qau>I. Watts.</qau>

<hw>Ob"vi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Obviated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Obviating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>obviare</ets>;
<ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>viare</ets> to go, fr.
<ets>via</ets> way. See <er>Voyage</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To meet in the way.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Not to stir a step to <qex>obviate</qex> any of a different
religion.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To anticipate; to prevent by interception; to
remove from the way or path; to make unnecessary; <as>as, to
<ex>obviate</ex> the necessity of going</as>.</def>

<q>To lay down everything in its full light, so as to
<qex>obviate</qex> all exceptions.</q>
<qau>Woodward.</qau>

<hw>Ob`vi*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
obviating, or the state of being obviated.</def>

<hw>Ob"vi*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obvius</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) +
<ets>via</ets> way. See <er>Voyage</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Opposing; fronting.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>To the evil turn
My <qex>obvious</qex> breast.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Exposed; subject; open; liable.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Obvious</xex> to dispute.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily
perceived by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent;
<as>as, an <ex>obvious</ex> meaning; an <ex>obvious</ex>
remark.</as></def>

<q>Apart and easy to be known they lie,
Amidst the heap, and <qex>obvious</qex> to the eye.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Plain; clear; evident. See <er>Manifest</er>.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>Ob"vi*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Ob"vi*ous-ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ob"vo*lute</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ob`vo*lu"ted</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>obvolutus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>obvolvere</ets> to wrap round;
<ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>volvere</ets> to
roll.]</ety> <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>

<hw>O"by</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Obi</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8O"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Peruvian name for certain species of
Oxalis (<spn>O. crenata</spn>, and <spn>O. tuberosa</spn>) which
bear edible tubers.</def>

<hw>Oc"ca*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A corruption
of <ets>alchemy</ets>.]</ety> <def>An alloy imitating gold or
silver.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>ochimy</asp>,
<asp>ochymy</asp>, etc.]</altsp>

<hw>Oc*ca"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>occasion</ets>, L. <ets>occasio</ets>,
fr.<ets>occidere</ets>, <ets>occasum</ets>, to fall down;
<ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>cadere</ets> to fall. See
<er>Chance</er>, and cf. <er>Occident</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that
which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident.</def>

<q>The unlooked-for incidents of family history, and its hidden
excitements, and its arduous <qex>occasions</qex>.</q>
<qau>I. Taylor.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely
chance; convenience.</def>

<q>Sin, taking <qex>occasion</qex> by the commandment, deceived
me.</q>
<qau>Rom. vii. 11.</qau>

<q>I'll take the <qex>occasion</qex> which he gives to bring
Him to his death.</q>
<qau>Waller.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>

<q>Her beauty was the <qex>occasion</qex> of the war.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; <as>as,
I have no <ex>occasion</ex> for firearms</as>.</def>

<q>After we have served ourselves and our own
<qex>occasions</qex>.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<q>When my <qex>occasions</qex> took me into France.</q>
<qau>Burke.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>A reason or excuse; a motive; a
persuasion.</def>

<q>Whose manner was, all passengers to stay,
And entertain with her <qex>occasions</qex> sly.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<cs><col>On occasion</col>, <cd>in case of need; in necessity; as
convenience requires; occasionally. \'bdThat we might have
intelligence from him <xex>on occasion<xex>,\'b8</cd></cs>

<au>De Foe.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Need; incident; use. See <er>Opportunity</er>.</syn>

<hw>Oc*ca"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Occasioned</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Occasioning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>occasionner</ets>.]</ety> <def>To give occasion to; to
cause; to produce; to induce; <as>as, to <ex>occasion</ex>
anxiety</as>.</def>

<au>South.</au>

<q>If we inquire what it is that <qex>occasions</qex> men to make
several combinations of simple ideas into distinct modes.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<hw>Oc*ca"sion*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Capable of being occasioned or caused.</def>

<au>Barrow.</au>

<hw>Oc*ca"sion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>occasionnel</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as,
<ex>occasional</ex> remarks, or efforts</as>.</def>

<q>The... <qex>occasional</qex> writing of the present times.</q>
<qau>Bagehot.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Produced by accident; <as>as, the
<ex>occasional</ex> origin of a thing</as>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<cs><col>Occasional cause</col> (<mark>Metaph.<mark>), <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
<xex>occasional<xex>, but not the efficient, cause of an
explosion.</cd></cs>

<hw>Oc*ca"sion*al*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Oc*ca`sion*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Quality or state of being occasional; occasional
occurrence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Oc*ca"sion*al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In
an occasional manner; on occasion; at times, as convenience
requires or opportunity offers; not regularly.</def>

<au>Stewart.</au>

<q>The one, Wolsey, directly his subject by birth; the other, his
subject <qex>occasionally</qex> by his preferment.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<hw>Oc*ca"sion*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
occasion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The lowest may <qex>occasionate</qex> much ill.</q>
<qau>Dr. H. More.</qau>

<hw>Oc*ca"sion*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who,
or that which, occasions, causes, or produces.</def>

<au>Bp. Sanderson.</au>

<hw>Oc*ca"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>occasivus</ets>, fr. <ets>occasus</ets> a going down,
setting of the heavenly bodies, fr. <ets>occidere</ets> to fall
or down. See <er>Occasion</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
the setting sun; falling; descending; western.</def>

<hw>Oc*ce*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>occaecatio</ets>, fr. <ets>occaecare</ets> to make blind;
<ets>ob + caecare</ets> to blind, fr. <ets>caecus</ets>
blind.]</ety> <def>The act of making blind, or the state of being
blind.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdThis inward
<xex>occecation</xex>.\'b8

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Oc"ci*dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>occidens</ets>, <ets>occidentis</ets>, fr.
<ets>occidents</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>occidere</ets> to fall or go
down. See <er>Occasion</er>.]</ety> <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 <xex>orient</xex>.
Specifically, in former times, Europe as opposed to Asia; now,
also, the Western hemisphere.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>I may wander from east to <qex>occident</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Oc`ci*den"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>occidentalis</ets>; cf. F.<ets>occidental</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident,
or west; western; -- opposed to <xex>oriental</xex>; <as>as,
<ex>occidental</ex> climates, or customs; an <ex>occidental</ex>
planet.</as></def>

<sn>2.</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>

<hw>Oc`ci*den"tals</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos>
<fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Western Christians of the Latin rite. 
See <er>Orientals</er>.</def>

<au>Shipley.</au>

<hw>Oc*cid"u*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>occiduus</ets>, fr. <ets>occidere</ets> to go down.]</ety>
<def>Western; occidental.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Blount.</au>

<hw>Oc*cip"i*tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>occipital</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or
pertaining to the occiput, or back part of the head, or to the
occipital bone.</def>

<cs><col>Occipital bone</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <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>Occipital
point</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the point of the occiput in
the mesial plane farthest from the ophryon.</cd></cs>

<hw>Oc*cip"i*tal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The
occipital bone.</def>

<hw>Oc*cip"i*to-</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <ety>[See
<er>Occiput</er>.]</ety> <def>A combining form denoting
<xex>relation to</xex>, or <xex>situation near</xex>, <xex>the
occiput</xex>; <as>as, <ex>occipito</ex>-axial;
<ex>occipito</ex>-mastoid.</as></def>

<hw>Oc*cip`i*to*ax"i*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the occipital bone
and second vertebra, or axis.</def>

<hw>Oc"ci*put</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. L.
<plw>Occipita</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Occiputs</plw></plu>.
<ety>[L., fr. <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>caput</ets>
head. See <er>Chief</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>The back, or posterior, part of the head or skull; the
region of the occipital bone.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A plate which forms the
back part of the head of insects.</def>

<hw>Oc*ci"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.<ets>occisio</ets>, fr. <ets>occidere</ets>,
<ets>occisium</ets>, to cut down, to kill; <ets>ob</ets> (see
<er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>caedere</ets> to cut.]</ety> <def>A killing;
the act of killing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir M. Hale.</au>

<hw>Oc*clude"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>occludere</ets>, <ets>occlusum</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see
<er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>claudere</ets> to shut.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To shut up; to close.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To take in and retain; to
absorb; -- said especially with respect to gases; as iron,
platinum, and palladium <xex>occlude</xex> large volumes of
hydrogen.</def>

<hw>Oc*clud"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L.<ets>occludens</ets>, p.pr. of
<ets>occludere</ets>.]</ety> <def>Serving to close; shutting
up.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>That which closes or shuts
up.</def></def2>

<au>Sterne.</au>

<hw>Oc*cluse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. occlusus,
p.p.  See <er>Occlude</er>.]</ety> <def>Shut; closed.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holder.</au>

<hw>Oc*clu"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Occlude</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of occluding,
or the state of being occluded.</def>

<q>Constriction and <qex>occlusion</qex> of the orifice.</q>
<qau>Howell.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The transient approximation of
the edges of a natural opening; imperforation.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<cs><col>Occlusion of gases</col> <fld>(Chem. & Physics)</fld>,
<cd>the phenomenon of absorbing gases, as exhibited by platinum,
palladium, iron, or charcoal; thus, palladium absorbs, or
<xex>occludes<xex>, nearly a thousand times its own volume of
hydrogen, and in this case a chemical compound seems to be
formed.</cd></cs>

<hw>Oc*crus"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Ob-</er>, and <er>Crustated</er>.]</ety> <def>To incrust; to
harden.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<hw>Oc*cult"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>occultus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>occulere</ets> to cover up,
hide; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + a root prob.akin to E.
<ets>hell</ets>: cf. F. <ets>occulte</ets>.]</ety> <def>Hidden
from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; concealed;
unknown.</def>

<q>It is of an <qex>occult</qex> kind, and is so insensible in
its advances as to escape observation.</q>
<qau>I. Taylor.</qau>

<cs><col>Occult line</col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <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>Occult qualities</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>Occult
sciences</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></cs>

<hw>Oc*cult"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To eclipse; to hide from
sight.</def>

<hw>Oc`cul*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>occultatio</ets> a hiding, fr. <ets>occultare</ets>, v.
intens. of <ets>occulere</ets>: cf.F. <ets>occultation</ets>. See
<er>Occult</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: The state of being occult.</def>

<q>The reappearance of such an author after those long periods of
<qex>occultation</qex>.</q>
<qau>Jeffrey.</qau>

<cs><col>Circle of perpetual occultation</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Circle</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Oc*cult"ed</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Hidden;
secret.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>Concealed by the
intervention of some other heavenly body, as a star by the
moon.</def>

<hw>Oc*cult"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Occultation</er>.</def>

<hw>Oc*cult"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A certain
Oriental system of theosophy.</def>

<au>A. P. Sinnett.</au>

<hw>Oc*cult"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An adherent of
occultism.</def>

<hw>Oc*cult"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an occult
manner.</def>

<hw>Oc*cult"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>State or quality of
being occult.</def>

<hw>Oc"cu*pan*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Occupant</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of taking or holding
possession; possession; occupation.</def>

<cs><col>Title by occupancy</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <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></cs>

<au>Blackstone. Kent.</au>

<hw>Oc"cu*pant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>occupans</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>occupare</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>occupant</ets>. See <er>Occupy</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who occupies, or takes possession; one who has the
actual use or possession, or is in possession, of a thing.</def>

<note><hand/ This word, in law, sometimes signifies one who takes
the first possession of a thing that has no owner.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A prostitute.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Marston.</au>

<hw>Oc"cu*pate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>occupatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>occupare</ets>. See
<er>Occupy</er>.]</ety> <def>To occupy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Oc`cu*pa"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>occupatio</ets>: cf.F. <ets>occupation</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>as, the
<ex>occupation</ex> of lands by a tenant</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which occupies or engages the time and
attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation;
employment; calling; trade.</def>

<q>Absence of <qex>occupation</qex> is not rest.</q>
<qau>Cowper.</qau>

<cs><col>Occupation bridge</col> <fld>(Engin.)</fld>, <cd>a
bridge connecting the parts of an estate separated by a railroad,
a canal, or an ordinary road.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Occupancy; possession; tenure; use; employment;
avocation; engagement; vocation; calling; office; trade;
profession.</syn>

<hw>Oc"cu*pi`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who occupies, or has possession.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who follows an employment; hence, a
tradesman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdMerchants and
<xex>occupiers</xex>.\'b8

<au>Holland.</au>

<q>The <qex>occupiers</qex> of thy merchandise.</q>
<qau>Ezek. xxvii. 27.</qau>

<hw>Oc"cu*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Occupied</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Occupying</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>occupien</ets>, F.
<ets>occuper</ets>, fr.L. <ets>occupare</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see
<er>Ob-</er>) + a word akin to <ets>capere</ets> to take. See
<er>Capacious</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take or hold
possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.</def>

<q>Woe <qex>occupieth</qex> the fine [/end] of our gladness.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>The better apartments were already <qex>occupied</qex>.</q>
<qau>W. Irving</qau>.

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up
the room or space of; to cover or fill; <as>as, the camp
<ex>occupies</ex> five acres of ground</as>.</def>

<au>Sir J. Herschel.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To possess or use the time or capacity of; to
engage the service of; to employ; to busy.</def>

<q>An archbishop may have cause to <qex>occupy</qex> more
chaplains than six.</q>
<qau>Eng. Statute (Hen. VIII. )</qau>

<q>They <qex>occupied</qex> themselves about the Sabbath.</q>
<qau>2 Macc. viii. 27.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To do business in; to busy one's self
with.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>All the ships of the sea, with their mariners, were in thee to
<qex>occupy</qex> the merchandise.</q>
<qau>Ezek. xxvii. 9.</qau>

<q>Not able to <qex>occupy</qex> their old crafts.</q>
<qau>Robynson (More's Utopia).</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To use; to expend; to make use of.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>All the gold that was <qex>occupied</qex> for the work.</q>
<qau>Ex. xxxviii. 24.</qau>

<q>They <qex>occupy</qex> not money themselves.</q>
<qau>Robynson (More's Utopia).</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>To have sexual intercourse with.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Nares.</au>

<hw>Oc"cu*py</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To hold
possession; to be an occupant.</def> \'bd<xex>Occupy</xex> till I
come.\'b8

<au>Luke xix. 13.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To follow business; to traffic.</def>

<hw>Oc*cur"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<er>Occurred</er><pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Occurring</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>occurrere</ets>, <ets>occursum</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see
<er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>currere</ets> to run. See
<er>Course</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To meet; to clash.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The resistance of the bodies they <qex>occur</qex> with.</q>
<qau>Bentley.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To go in order to meet; to make reply.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>I must <qex>occur</qex> to one specious objection.</q>
<qau>Bentley.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>as, I will write if opportunity <ex>occurs</ex></as>.</def>

<q>In Scripture, though the word heir <qex>occur</qex>, yet there
is no such thing as \'bdheir\'b8 in our author's sense.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To meet or come to the mind; to suggest itself;
to be presented to the imagination or memory.</def>

<q>There doth not <qex>occur</qex> to me any use of this
experiment for profit.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<hw>Oc*cur"rence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>occurrence</ets>. See <er>Occur</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A coming or happening; <as>as, the <ex>occurence</ex> of a
railway collision</as>.</def>

<q>Voyages detain the mind by the perpetual <qex>occurrence</qex>
and expectation of something new.</q>
<qau>I. Watts.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any incident or event; esp., one which happens
without being designed or expected; <as>as, an unusual
<ex>occurrence</ex>, or the ordinary <ex>occurrences</ex> of
life</as>.</def>

<q>All the <qex>occurrence</qex> of my fortune.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Event</er>.</syn>

<hw>Oc*cur"rent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>occurrens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p.pr. of
<ets>occurrere</ets>: cf.F. <ets>occurrent</ets>. See
<er>Occur</er>.]</ety> <def>Occurring or happening; hence,
incidental; accidental.</def>

<hw>Oc*cur"rent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who meets; hence, an adversary.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holland.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Anything that happens; an occurrence.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>These we must meet with in obvious <qex>occurrents</qex> of
the world.</q>
<qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau>

<hw>Oc*curse"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.<ets>occursus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Same as
<er>Occursion</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bentley.</au>

<hw>Oc*cur"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.<ets>occursio</ets>. See <er>Occur</er>.]</ety> <def>A
meeting; a clash; a collision.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Boyle.</au>

<-- p. 995 -->

<hw>O"cean</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>oc\'82an</ets>, L. <ets>oceanus</ets>, Gr.<?/ ocean, in
Homer, the great river supposed to encompass the earth.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The whole body of salt water which covers more
than three fifths of the surface of the globe; -- called also the
<altname>sea</altname>, or <altname>great sea</altname>.</def>

<q>Like the odor of brine from the <qex>ocean</qex>
<qex>Comes the thought of other years</qex>.</q>
<qau>Longfellow.</qau>

<sn>2.</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 <xex>oceans</xex>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity
without apparent limits; <as>as, the boundless <ex>ocean</ex> of
eternity; an <ex>ocean</ex> of affairs.</as></def>

<au>Locke.</au>

<hw>O"cean</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to the main or great sea; <as>as, the <ex>ocean</ex> waves; an
<ex>ocean</ex> stream.</as></def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O`ce*an"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>oc\'82anique</ets>. See <er>Ocean</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>Petrels are the most a\'89rial and <qex>oceanic</qex> of
birds.</q>
<qau>Darwin.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to Oceania or its
inhabitants.</def>

<hw>O`cean*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ocean</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
description of the ocean.</def>

<hw>O`cean*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ocean</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That
branch of science which relates to the ocean.</def>

<hw>\'d8O*ce"a*nus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
from Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Gr.Myth.)</fld> <def>The god of the
great outer sea, or the river which was believed to flow around
the whole earth.</def>

<hw>O*cel"la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to ocelli.</def>

<hw>O*cel"late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Ocellated</er>.</def>

<hw>O*cel"la*ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L.<ets>ocellatus</ets>, fr. <ets>ocellus</ets> a little
eye, dim. of <ets>oculus</ets> an eye.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Resembling an eye.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Marked with eyelike spots of color; <as>as, the
<ex>ocellated</ex> blenny</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Ocellated turkey</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the
wild turkey of Central America (<spn>Meleagris
ocellata</spn>).</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8O*cel"lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Ocelli</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., dim. of
<ets>oculus</ets> an eye.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A little eye; a minute simple eye found in many
invertebrates.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An eyelike spot of color,
as those on the tail of the peacock.</def>

<hw>O"ce*loid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ocelot</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling the ocelot.</def>

<hw>O"ce*lot</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Mexican
<ets>ocelotl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An American
feline carnivore (<spn>Felis pardalis</spn>). 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>

<mhw>{ <hw>O"cher</hw>, <hw>O"chre</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.<ets>ocre</ets>, L. <ets>ochra</ets>, fr.
Gr. <?/, from (<?/) pale, pale yellow.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>A metallic oxide
occurring in earthy form; <as>as, tungstic <ex>ocher</ex> or
tungstite</as>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>O"cher*ous</hw>, <hw>O"chre*ous</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>ocreux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to ocher;
containing or resembling ocher; <as>as, <ex>ocherous</ex> matter;
<ex>ocherous</ex> soil.</as></def>

<hw>O"cher*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Ocherous.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>ochrey</asp>,
<asp>ochry</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Och`i*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<def>See <er>Occamy</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Och*le"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ disturbance, fr. <?/ crowd, mob.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A general morbid condition induced by the
crowding together of many persons, esp. sick persons, under one
roof.</def>

<au>G. Gregory.</au>

<hw>Och*loc"ra*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ the populace, multitude + <?/ to be strong, to rule, <?/
strength: cf.F. <ets>ochlocratie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A form of
government by the multitude; a mobocracy.</def>

<au>Hare.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Och`lo*crat`ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Och`lo*crat`ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to ochlocracy; having the form or character
of an ochlocracy; mobocratic.</def>

-- <wordforms><wf>Och`lo*crat"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O*chra"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Ocherous.</def>

<hw>O"chre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Ocher</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8O"chre*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Ochre\'91e</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Antiq.)</fld> <def>A greave or legging.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of sheath formed by two
stipules united round a stem.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>O"chre*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>O"chre*a`ted</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Wearing or
furnished with an ochrea or legging; wearing boots; booted.</def>

<q>A scholar undertook...to address himself <qex>ochreated</qex>
unto the vice chancellor.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Provided with ochrea, or
sheathformed stipules, as the rhubarb, yellow dock, and
knotgrass.</def>

<hw>O"chre*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Ocherous</er>.</def>

<hw>O"chrey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Ochery</er>.</def>

<hw>Och`ro*leu"cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ ocher + <?/ white.]</ety> <def>Yellowish white; having a
faint tint of dingy yellow.</def>

<au>Gray.</au>

<hw>O"chry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Ochery</er>.</def>

<hw>Och"y*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<def>See <er>Occamy</er>.</def>

<hw>-ock</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[AS. <ets>-uc</ets>.]</ety>
<def>A suffix used to form <xex>diminutives</xex>; <as>as,
bull<ex>ock</ex>, hill<ex>ock</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>O"cra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Okra</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8O"cre*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>See <er>Ochrea</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>O"cre*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>O"cre*a"ted</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Ochrea</er>.]</ety> <def>Same as <er>Ochreate</er>,
<er>Ochreated</er>.</def>

<hw>Oc"ta-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A prefix meaning
<xex>eight</xex>. See <er>Octo-</er>.</def>

<hw>Oc"ta*chord</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
with eight strings; <?/ (for <?/ eight) + <?/ string, chord:
cf.F. <ets>octacorde</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An
instrument of eight strings; a system of eight tones.</def>
<altsp>[Also written <asp>octochord</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Oc"tad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/,
the number eight.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An atom or
radical which has a valence of eight, or is octavalent.</def>

<hw>Oc`ta*e"dral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Octahedral</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Oc`ta*em"e*ron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, neut. of <?/ of the eighth day.]</ety>
<fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>A fast of eight days before a great
festival.</def>

<au>Shipley.</au>

<hw>Oc"ta*gon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
eight-cornered; <?/ (for <?/ eight) + <?/ an angle: cf.F.
<ets>cctogone</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A
plane figure of eight sides and eight angles.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any structure (as a fortification) or place with
eight sides or angles.</def>

<cs><col>Regular octagon</col>, <cd>one in which the sides are
all equal, and the angles also are all equal.</cd></cs>

<hw>Oc*tag"o*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
eight sides and eight angles.</def>

<hw>Oc*tag"y*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octa-</ets> + Gr. <?/ wife.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having eight pistils or styles; octogynous.</def>

<hw>Oc`ta*he"dral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Octahedron</er>.]</ety> <def>Having eight faces or sides; of,
pertaining to, or formed in, octahedrons; <as>as,
<ex>octahedral</ex> cleavage</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Octahedral borax</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>borax
obtained from a saturated solution in octahedral crystals, which
contain five molecules of water of crystallization; distinguished
from common or <xex>prismatic borax<xex>.</cd> -- <col>Octahedral
iron ore</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>, <cd>magnetite.</cd></cs>

<hw>Oc`ta*he"drite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Titanium dioxide occurring in acute
octahedral crystals.</def>

<hw>Oc`ta*he"dron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.<?/,
fr. <?/  eight-side; <?/ (for <?/ eight) + <?/ seat, base, from
<?/ to sit.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A solid bounded by
eight faces. The regular octahedron is contained by eight equal
equilateral triangles.</def>

<hw>Oc*tam"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octa-</ets> + Gr. <?/ part.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Having the parts in eights; <as>as, an <ex>octamerous</ex>
flower; <ex>octamerous</ex> mesenteries in polyps.</as></def>

<hw>Oc*tam"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.L.
<ets>octameter</ets> in eight feet. See <er>Octa-</er>, and
<er>meter</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Pros.)</fld> <def>A verse containing
eight feet; as, --

<q>Deep\'b6 in|to\'b6 the | dark\'b6ness | peer\'b6ing, |
long\'b6 I | stood\'b6 there | wond'\'b6ring, | fear\'b6ing.</q>
<qau>Poe.</qau>
</def>

<hw>Oc*tan"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Octandria.</def>

<hw>\'d8Oc*tan"dri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ (for <?/ eight) + <?/, <?/, male,
man.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Linn\'91an class of plants,
in which the flowers have eight stamens not united to one another
or to the pistil.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Oc*tan"dri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Oc*tan"drous</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or
pertaining to the Octandria; having eight distinct stamens.</def>

<hw>Oc"tane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Octa-</er>]</ety> . <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any one of a
group of metametric hydrocarcons (<chform>C8H18</chform>) of the
methane series. The most important is a colorless, volatile,
inflammable liquid, found in petroleum, and a constituent of
benzene or ligroin.</def>

<hw>Oc*tan"gu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L.<ets>octangulus</ets> eight-cornered; <ets>octo</ets>
eight + <ets>angulus</ets> angle.]</ety> <def>Having eight
angles; eight-angled.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Oc*tan"gu*lar*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Oc"tant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>octans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>. fr. <ets>octo</ets> eight.
See <er>Octave</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>
<def>The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Astron. & Astrol.)</fld> <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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An instrument for measuring angles (generally
called a <xex>quadrant</xex>), having an arc which measures up to
9O<deg/, but being itself the eighth part of a circle. Cf.
<er>Sextant</er>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Math. & Crystallog.)</fld> <def>One of the
eight parts into which a space is divided by three co\'94rdinate
planes.</def>

<hw>\'d8Oc"ta*pla</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; etymol.
<pos>pl.</pos>, but syntactically <pos>sing.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr.Gr. <?/ (for <?/ eight) + <ets>-pla</ets>, as in E.
<ets>hexapla</ets>; cf.Gr. <?/ eightfold.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Oc`ta*roon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Octoroon</er>.</def>

<hw>Oc"ta*style</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Octostyle</er>.</def>

<hw>Oc"ta*teuch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>octateuchus</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>A collection of
eight books; especially, the first eight books of the Old
Testament.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Oc*tav"a*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octa-</ets> + L. <ets>valens</ets>, p. pr. See
<er>Valence</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Oc"tave</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>octava</ets> an eighth, fr. <ets>octavus</ets> eighth, fr.
<ets>octo</ets> eight. See <er>Eight</er>, and cf.
<er>Octavo</er>, <er>Utas</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
eighth day after a church festival, the festival day being
included; also, the week following a church festival.</def>
\'bdThe <xex>octaves</xex> of Easter.\'b8

<au>Jer. Taylor.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>The whole diatonic scale
itself.</def>

<note><hand/ The ratio of a musical tone to its <xex>octave</xex>
above is 1:2 as regards the number of vibrations producing the
tones.</note>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Poet.)</fld> <def>The first two stanzas of a
sonnet, consisting of four verses each; a stanza of eight
lines.</def>

<q>With mournful melody it continued this <qex>octave</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau>

<cs><col>Double octave</col>. <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Double</er>.</cd> -- <col>Octave flute</col>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>a small flute, the tones of which range an
octave higher than those of the German or ordinary flute; --
called also <altname>piccolo</altname>. See
<er>Piccolo</er>.</cd></cs>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A small cask of wine, the eighth part of a
pipe.</def>

<hw>Oc"tave</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting of
eight; eight.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Oc*ta"vo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;<plu>pl.
<plw>Octavos</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>in
octavo</ets>; <ets>in</ets> in + <ets>octavo</ets>, abl. of
<ets>octavus</ets>. See <er>Octave</er>.]</ety> <def>A book
composed of sheets each of which is folded into eight leaves;
hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made;
-- usually written 8vo or 8<deg/.</def>

<hw>Oc*ta"vo</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having eight leaves to a
sheet; <as>as, an <ex>octavo</ex> form, book, leaf, size,
etc.</as></def>

<hw>Oc"tene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Octo-</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Octylene</er>.</def>

<hw>Oc*ten"ni*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>octennium</ets> a period of eight years; <ets>octo</ets>
eight + <ets>annus</ets> year.]</ety> <def>Happening every eighth
year; also, lasting a period of eight years.</def>
<au>Johnson</au>. -- <wordforms><wf>Oc*ten"ni*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Oc*tet"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From L.
<ets>octo</ets> eight, like E. <ets>duet</ets>,
fr.L.<ets>duo</ets>. See <er>Octave</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A composition for eight parts, usually for
eight solo instruments or voices.</def>

<hw>Oc"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octo-</ets> + <ets>-ic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Of the eighth degree or order.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Alg.)</fld> <def>A quantic of the
eighth degree.</def></def2>

<hw>Oc"tile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>octil</ets>, a. See <er>Octant</er>.]</ety> <def>Same as
<er>Octant</er>, 2.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Oc*til"lion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>octo</ets> eight + <ets>-illion</ets>, as in E.
<ets>million</ets>: cf. F. <ets>octillion</ets>.]</ety>
<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 <er>Numeration</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Oc"to-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Oc"ta-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>
}</mhw>. <ety>[L.<ets>octo</ets> eight, Gr. <?/, with a combining
form <?/. Cf.<er>Eight</er>.]</ety> <def>A combining form meaning
<xex>eight</xex>; as in <xex>octo</xex>decimal,
<xex>octo</xex>decimal, <xex>octo</xex>locular.</def>

<hw>Oc"to*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A salt of an octoic acid; a caprylate.</def>

<hw>Oc*to"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., the
eighth month of the primitive Roman year, which began in March,
fr. <ets>octo</ets> eight: cf.F. <ets>Octobre</ets>. See
<er>Octave</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The tenth month of the
year, containing thirty-one days.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Ale or cider made in that month.</def>

<q>The country gentlemen had a posset or drink they called
<qex>October</qex>.</q>
<qau>Emerson.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Oc*toc"e*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>Octocerata.</def>

<hw>\'d8Oc`to*cer"a*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr.<?/ eight + <?/, a horn.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A suborder of Cephalopoda including
Octopus, Argonauta, and allied genera, having eight arms around
the head; -- called also <altname>Octopoda</altname>.</def>

<hw>Oc"to*chord</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>See <er>Octachord</er>.</def>

<hw>Oc`todec"i*mo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>octodecim</ets> eighteen. See <er>Octavo</er>,
<er>Decimal</er>, and <er>-mo</er>.]</ety> <def>Having eighteen
leaves to a sheet; <as>as, an <ex>octodecimo</ex> form, book,
leaf, size, etc.</as></def>

<hw>Oc`to*dec"i*mo</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Octodecimos</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A book composed
of sheets each of which is folded into eighteen leaves; hence;
indicating more or less definitely a size of book, whose sheets
are so folded; -- usually written 18mo or 18<deg/, and called
<xex>eighteenmo</xex>.</def>

<hw>Oc`to*den"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octo-</ets> + <ets>dentate</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
eight teeth.</def>

<hw>Oc"to*dont</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octo-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
<spn>Octodontid\'91</spn>, a family of rodents which includes the
coypu, and many other South American species.</def>

<hw>Oc`to*ed"ric*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Octahedral</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Oc"to*fid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octo-</ets> + root of L. <ets>findere</ets> to split:
cf.F. <ets>octofide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Cleft or
separated into eight segments, as a calyx.</def>

<hw>Oc*tog"a*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ marriage.]</ety> <def>A marrying
eight times.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Oc`to*ge*na"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
person eighty years, or more, of age.</def>

<hw>Oc*tog"e*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>octogenarrus</ets>, from <ets>octogeni</ets> eighty each,
<ets>octoginta</ets> eighty, fr. <ets>octo</ets> eight. See
<er>Eight</er>, <er>Eighty</er>.]</ety> <def>Of eighty years of
age.</def> \'bdBeing then <xex>octogenary</xex>.\'b8

<au>Aubrey.</au>

<hw>Oc"to*gild</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octo-</ets> + AS. <ets>gild</ets> payment.]</ety>
<fld>(Anglo-Saxon Law)</fld> <def>A pecuniary compensation for an
injury, of eight times the value of the thing.</def>

<hw>Oc*tog"o*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Octagonal</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Oc`to*gyn"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ eight + <?/ a woman, female.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A Linnaean order of plants having eight
pistils.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Oc`to*gyn"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Oc*tog"y*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having eight pistils; octagynous.</def>

<hw>Oc*to"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Octo-</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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 <xex>caprylic acid</xex>.</def>

<-- p. 996 -->

<hw>Oc`to*loc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octo-</ets> + <ets>locular</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having eight cells for seeds.</def>

<hw>Oc`to*naph"thene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octo-</ets> + <ets>naphthene</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless liquid hydrocarbon of the
octylene series, occurring in Caucasian petroleum.</def>

<hw>Oc`to*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>octonarius</ets>, fr. <ets>octoni</ets> eight each, fr.
<ets>octo</ets> eight.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the number
eight.</def>

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<hw>Oc`to*noc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>octoni</ets> eight each + E. <ets>ocular</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Having eight eyes.</def>

<au>Derham.</au>

<hw>Oc`to*pede</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octo-</ets> + L. <ets>pes</ets>, <ets>pedis</ets>,
foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An animal having eight
feet, as a spider.</def>

<hw>Oc`to*pet"al*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octo-</ets> + <ets>petal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having eight petals or flower
leaves.</def>

<hw>Oc"to*pod</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
eight-footed; <?/ eight + <?/, <?/, foot: cf.F.
<ets>octopode</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the
Octocerata.</def>

<hw>\'d8Oc*top"o*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Same as
<er>Octocerata</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Same as
<er>Arachnida</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Oc`to*po"di*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ eight + <?/ a little foot.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Octocerata</er>.</def>

<hw>Oc"to*pus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Octopod</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of
eight-armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them
of large size. See <er>Devilfish</er>,</def>

<hw>Oc`to*ra"*di*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octo-</ets> + <ets>radiated</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having
eight rays.</def>

<hw>Oc`to*roon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>octo</ets> eight + <ets>-roon</ets>, as in
<ets>quadroon</ets>.]</ety> <def>The offspring of a quadroon and
a white person; a mestee.</def>

<hw>Oc`to*sper"mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octo-</ets> + Cr. <?/ seed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Containing eight seeds.</def>

<hw>Oc*tos"ti*chous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a row.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>In eight vertical ranks, as leaves on a stem.</def>

<hw>Oc"to*style</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a pillar: cf.F.
<ets>octostyle</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Having eight
columns in the front; -- said of a temple or portico. The
Parthenon is <xex>octostyle</xex>, but most large Greek temples
are <xex>hexastele</xex>. See <er>Hexastyle</er>.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An octostyle portico or
temple.</def></def2>

<mhw>{ <hw>Oc`to*syl*lab"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Oc`to*syl*lab"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>octosyllabus</ets>. See <er>Octo-</er>, and
<er>Syllable</er>.]</ety> <def>Consisting of or containing eight
syllables.</def>

<hw>Oc"to*syl`la*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Octosyllabic.</def>

<hw>Oc"to*syl`la*ble</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A word of eight
syllables.</def>

<hw>Oc"to*yl</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Octo</ets>ic + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hypothetical radical
(<chform>C8H15O</chform>), regarded as the essential residue of
octoic acid</def>.

<hw>\'d8Oc`troi"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A privilege granted by the sovereign authority,
as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a
concession.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a
French city on articles brought within the walls.</def>

<altsp>[Written also <asp>octroy</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Oc"tu*or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From L.
<ets>octo</ets> eight + <ets>-uor</ets>, as in L.
<ets>quatuor</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Octet</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Oc"tu*ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>octuplus</ets>; cf. Gr. <?/: cf.F.
<ets>octuple</ets>.]</ety> <def>Eightfold.</def>

<hw>Oc"tyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oct</ets>ane + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hypothetical hydrocarbon radical
regarded as an essential residue of octane, and as entering into
its derivatives; <as>as, <ex>octyl</ex> alcohol</as>.</def>

<hw>Oc"tyl*ene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oct</ets>ane + eth<ets>ylene</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Any one of a series of metameric
hydrocarbons (<chform>C8H16</chform>) of the ethylene series. In
general they are combustible, colorless liquids.</def>

<hw>Oc*tyl"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, octyl; <as>as,
<ex>octylic</ex> ether</as>.</def>

<hw>Oc"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ocularis</ets>, <ets>ocularius</ets>, fr. <ets>oculus</ets>
the eye: cf.F. <ets>oculaire</ets>. See <er>Eye</er>, and cf.
<er>Antler</er>, <er>Inveigle</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Depending on, or perceived by, the eye; received by actual
sight; personally seeing or having seen; <as>as, <ex>ocular</ex>
proof</as>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Thomas was an <qex>ocular</qex> witness of Christ's death.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the eye;
optic.</def>

<hw>Oc"u*lar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>The
eyepiece of an optical instrument, as of a telescope or
microscope.</def>

<hw>Oc"u*lar*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By the eye, or by
actual sight.</def>

<hw>Oc"u*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the eye; ocular; optic; <as>as, <ex>oculary</ex>
medicines</as>.</def>

<au>Holland.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Oc"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Oc"u*la`ted</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>oculatus</ets>,
fr. <ets>oculus</ets> eye.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Furnished with
eyes.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having spots or holes resembling eyes;
ocellated.</def>

<hw>Oc`u*li*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oculus</ets> the eye + <ets>form</ets>: cf.F.
<ets>oculiforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the form of an eye;
resembling an eye; <as>as, an <ex>oculiform</ex>
pebble</as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Oc`u*li"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. L. <ets>oculus</ets> the eye.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A genus of tropical corals, usually branched, and having a
very volid texture.</def>

<hw>\'d8Oc`u*li*na"*ce*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. NL. <ets>oculina</ets> the name of a typical
genus.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A suborder of corals
including many reef-building species, having round, starlike
calicles.</def>

<hw>Oc"u*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oculus</ets> the eye: cf. F. <ets>oculiste</ets>.]</ety>
<def>One skilled in treating diseases of the eye.</def>

<hw>Oc"u*lo-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A combining form from L.
<it>oculus</it> the eye.</def>

<hw>Oc`u*lo*mo"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oculo-</ets> + <ets>motor</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The oculomotor
nerve.</def></def2>

<hw>Oc`u*lo*na"sal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oculo-</ets> + <ets>nasal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the region of the eye
and the nose; <as>as, the <ex>oculonasal</ex>, or nasal, nerve,
one of the branches of the ophthalmic</as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Oc"u*lus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Oculi</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., an eye.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>An eye; <fld>(Bot.)</fld> a leaf bud.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A round window, usually a
small one.</def>

<hw>O`cy*po"di*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <grk>'wky`s</grk>
swift + <grk>poy`s</grk>, <grk>podo`s</grk>, foot.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld><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>

<hw>Od</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[G., fr. Gr. <?/
passage.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <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 <altname>odyle</altname> or the
<altname>odylic force</altname>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<q>That <qex>od</qex> force of German Reichenbach
Which still, from female finger tips, burnt blue.</q>
<qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau>

<hw>\'d8O`da`lisque"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.,
fr. Turk. <ets>odaliq</ets> chambermaid, fr. <ets>oda</ets>
chamber, room.]</ety> <def>A female slave or concubine in the
harem of the Turkish sultan.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>odahlic</asp>, <asp>odalisk</asp>, and
<asp>odalik</asp>.]</altsp>

<q>Not of those that men desire, sleek
<qex>Odalisques</qex>, or oracles of mode.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<hw>Odd</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Odder</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Oddest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>odde</ets>, fr.Icel. <ets>oddi</ets> 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.
<ets>oddr</ets> point, point of a weapon, Sw. <ets>udda</ets>
odd, <ets>udd</ets> point, Dan. <ets>od</ets>, <ets>AS</ets>.
<ets>ord</ets>, OHG. <ets>ort</ets>, G. <ets>ort</ets> place (cf.
E. <ets>point</ets>, for change of meaning).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing;
without a mate; unmatched; single; <as>as, an <ex>odd</ex> shoe;
an <ex>odd</ex> glove.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Not divisible by 2 without a remainder; not
capable of being evenly paired, one unit with another; <as>as, 1,
3, 7, 9, 11, etc.</as>, are <xex>odd</xex> numbers.</def>

<q>I hope good luck lies in <qex>odd</qex> numbers.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Left over after a definite round number has been
taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a
specified number; extra.</def>

<q>Sixteen hundred and <qex>odd</qex> years after the earth was
made, it
was destroyed in a deluge.</q>
<qau>T. Burnet.</qau>

<q>There are yet missing of your company
Some few <qex>odd</qex> lads that you remember not.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Remaining over; unconnected; detached;
fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; <as>as,
<ex>odd</ex> jobs; <ex>odd</ex> minutes; <ex>odd</ex>
trifles.</as></def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Different from what is usual or common; unusual;
singular; peculiar; unique; strange.</def> \'bdAn <xex>odd</xex>
action.\'b8 <au>Shak</au>. \'bdAn <xex>odd</xex> expression.\'b8

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<q>The <qex>odd</qex> man, to perform all things perfectly, is,
in my poor opinion, Joannes Sturmius.</q>
<qau>Ascham.</qau>

<q>Patients have sometimes coveted <qex>odd</qex> things.</q>
<qau>Arbuthnot.</qau>

<q>Locke's Essay would be a very <qex>odd</qex> book for a man to
make himself master of, who would get a reputation by critical
writings.</q>
<qau>Spectator.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Quaint; unmatched; singular; unusual; extraordinary;
strange; queer; eccentric, whimsical; fantastical; droll;
comical. See <er>Quaint</er>.</syn>

<hw>Odd" Fel`low</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A member of a secret
order, or fraternity, styled the Independent Order of Odd
Fellows, established for mutual aid and social enjoyment.</def>

<hw>Odd"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Oddities</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></plu>. <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
quality or state of being odd; singularity; queerness;
peculiarity; <as>as, <ex>oddity</ex> of dress, manners, and the
like</as>.</def>

<q>That infinitude of <qex>oddities</qex> in him.</q>
<qau>Sterne.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is odd; <as>as, a collection of
<ex>oddities</ex></as></def>.

<hw>Odd"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an odd
manner; unevently.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>In a peculiar manner; strangely; queerly;
curiously.</def> \'bdA figure a little more <xex>oddly</xex>
turned.\'b8

<au>Locke.</au>

<q>A great black substance,... very <qex>oddly</qex> shaped.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>In a manner measured by an
odd number.</def>

<hw>Odd"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of
being odd, or not even.</def>

<q>Take but one from three, and you not only destroy the
<qex>oddness</qex>, but also the essence of that number.</q>
<qau>Fotherby.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Singularity; strangeness; eccentricity;
irregularity; uncouthness; <as>as, the <ex>oddness</ex> of dress
or shape; the <ex>oddness</ex> of an event.</as></def>

<au>Young.</au>

<hw>Odds</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. sing. & pl.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Odd</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</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> \'bdPre\'89minent by
so much <xex>odds</xex>.\'b8 <au>Milton</au>. \'bdThe fearful
<xex>odds</xex> of that unequal fray.\'b8

<au>Trench.</au>

<q>The <qex>odds</qex>
Is that we scare are men and you are gods.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>There appeared, at least, four to one <qex>odds</qex> against
them.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<q>All the <qex>odds</qex> between them has been the different s
\'bdcope....given to their understandings to range in.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<q>Judging is balancing an account and determining on which side
the <qex>odds</qex> lie.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; -- chiefly in
the phraze <xex>at odds</xex>.</def>

<q>Set them into confounding <qex>odds</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>I can not speak
Any beginning to this peevish <qex>odds</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<cs><col>At odds</col>, <cd>in dispute; at variance. \'bdThese
squires <xex>at odds<xex> did fall.\'b8 <au>Spenser</au>. \'bdHe
flashes into one gross crime or other, that sets us all <xex>at
odds<xex>.\'b8  <au>Shak</au>.</cd> -- <col>It is odds</col>,
<cd>it is probable. <mark>[Obs.]</mark><-- = "odds are" -->
<au>Jer. Taylor</au>.</cd> -- <col>Odds and ends</col>, <cd>that
which is left; remnants; fragments; refuse; scraps; miscellaneous
articles. \'bdMy brain is filled...with all kinds of <xex>odds
and ends<xex>.\'b8 <au>W. Irving</au>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>ode</ets>, <ets>oda</ets>, Gr. <?/ a song, especially a
lyric song, contr. fr. <?/, fr. <?/ to sing; cf.Skr.
<ets>vad</ets> to speak, sing. Cf. <er>Comedy</er>,
<er>Melody</er>, <er>Monody</er>.]</ety> <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>

<q>Hangs <qex>odes</qex> upon hawthorns and elegies on
brambles.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>O! run; prevent them with thy humble <qex>ode</qex>,
And lay it lowly at his blessed feet.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<cs><col>Ode factor</col>, <cd>one who makes, or who traffics in,
odes; -- used contemptuously.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ode"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little or
short ode.</def>

<hw>O*de"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<?/, fr. <?/: cf.F. <ets>od\'82on</ets>. See <er>Ode</er>.]</ety>
<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>

<hw>\'d8O*de"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>See <er>Odeon</er>.</def>

<hw>O"di*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>odibilis</ets>. See <er>Odium</er>.]</ety> <def>Fitted to
excite hatred; hateful.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bale.</au>

<hw>Od"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to od. See <er>Od</er>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>Od"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O"din</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Icel. <?/;
prob.akin to E. <ets>wood</ets>, a. See
<er>Wednesday</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Northern Myth.)</fld> <def>The
supreme deity of the Scandinavians; -- the same as
<er>Woden</er>, of the German tribes.</def>

<q>There in the Temple, carved in wood,
The image of great <qex>Odin</qex> stood.</q>
<qau>Longfellow.</qau>

<hw>O*din"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to Odin.</def>

<hw>O"di*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>odiosus</ets>, from <ets>odium</ets> hatred: cf. F.
<ets>odieux</ets>. See <er>Odium</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Hateful; deserving or receiving hatred; <as>as, an
<ex>odious</ex> name, system, vice</as>.</def> \'bdAll wickedness
will be most <xex>odious</xex>.\'b8

<au>Sprat.</au>

<q>He rendered himself <qex>odious</qex> to the Parliament.</q>
<qau>Clarendon.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Causing or provoking hatred, repugnance, or
disgust; offensive; disagreeable; repulsive; <as>as, an
<ex>odious</ex> sight; an <ex>odious</ex> smell.</as></def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<q>The <qex>odious</qex> side of that polity.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Hateful; detestable; abominable; disgusting;
loathsome; invidious; repulsive; forbidding; unpopular.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>O"di*ous`ly</wf>. <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>O"di*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Od"ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A writer of an
ode or odes.</def>

<hw>O"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>odi</ets> I hate. Gr. <er>Annoy</er>,
<er>Noisome</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Hatred; dislike;
<as>as, his conduct brought him into <ex>odium</ex>, or, brought
<ex>odium</ex> upon him</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The quality that provokes hatred;
offensiveness.</def>

<q>She threw the <qex>odium</qex> of the fact on me.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<cs><col>\'d8Odium theologicum</col> <pr>(<?/)</pr>
<ety>[L.]</ety>, <cd>the enmity peculiar to contending
theologians.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Hatred; abhorrence; detestation; antipathy.</syn>
<usage> -- <er>Odium</er>, <er>Hatred</er>. We exercise
<xex>hatred</xex>; we endure <xex>odium</xex>. The former has an
active sense, the latter a passive one. We speak of having a
<xex>hatred</xex> for a man, but not of having an
<xex>odium</xex> toward him. A tyrant incurs <xex>odium</xex>.
The <xex>odium</xex> of an offense may sometimes fall unjustly
upon one who is innocent.</usage>

<q>I wish I had a cause to seek him there,
To oppose his <qex>hatred</qex> fully.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>You have...dexterously thrown some of the <qex>odium</qex> of
your polity upon that middle class which you despise.</q>
<qau>Beaconsfield.</qau>

<hw>Od"ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Odized</er> <pr>(?)</pr>
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Odizing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To
charge with od. See <er>Od</er>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<hw>Od"myl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/,
stench + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
volatile liquid obtained by boiling sulphur with linseed oil. It
has an unpleasant garlic odor.</def>

<hw>O*dom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
<?/, an instrument for measuring distance; <?/ way + <?/ measure:
cf.F. <ets>odom\'82tre</ets>, <ets>hodom\'82tre</ets>.]</ety>
<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>

<hw>O`do*met"ric*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>odom\'82trique</ets>, <ets>hodom\'82trique</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Of or pertaining to the odometer, or to measurements made
with it.</def>

<hw>O*dom"e*trous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Serving
to measure distance on a road.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Sydney Smith.</au>

<hw>O*dom"e*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Measurement
of distances by the odometer.</def>

<hw>\'d8O*don"a*ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a tooth.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The division of insects that includes
the dragon flies.</def>

<hw>\'d8O`don*tal"gi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/, <?/, a tooth + <?/ pain.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Toothache.</def>

<hw>O`don*tal"gic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>odontalgique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
odontalgia.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A remedy for the
toothache.</def></def2>

<hw>O`don*tal"gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Odontalgia</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8O`don*ti"a*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a tooth.]</ety> <def>Cutting of the
teeth; dentition.</def>

<hw>O*don"to-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A combining form from Gr.
<?/, <?/, a tooth.</def>

<hw>O*don"to*blast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Odonto-</ets> + <ets>-blast</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the cells which
secrete the chitinous teeth of Mollusca.</def>

<-- p. 997 -->

<hw>\'d8O*don`to*ce"te</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/, <?/, a tooth + <?/ a whale.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A subdivision of Cetacea, including
the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.; the toothed whales.</def>

<hw>O`don*tog"e*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Odonto-</ets> + root of Gr. <?/ to be born: cf: F.
<ets>odontog\'82nie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>
<def>Generetion, or mode of development, of the teeth.</def>

<hw>O*don"to*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Odonto-</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>An
instrument for marking or laying off the outlines of teeth of
gear wheels.</def>

<hw>O*don`to*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to odontography.</def>

<hw>O`don*tog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
description of the teeth.</def>

<hw>O*don"toid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/, <?/, a tooth + <?/ form: cf.F.
<ets>odonto\'8bde</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>Having the form of a tooth; toothlike.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid
process.</def>

<cs><col>Odontoid bone</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>a separate
bone, in many reptiles, corresponding to the odontoid
process.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Odontoid process</col>, <or/
<col>Odontoid peg</col></mcol> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>the
anterior process of the centrum of the second vertebra, or axis,
in birds and mammals. See <er>Axis</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8O`don*tol"cae</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/, <?/, a tooth + <?/ a furrow.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct order of ostrichlike aquatic
birds having teeth, which are set in a groove in the jaw. It
includes <spn>Hesperornis</spn>, and allied genera. See
<er>Hesperornis</er>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>Odontholcae</asp>, and <asp>Odontoholcae</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>O*don"to*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Odonto-</ets> + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A fossil tooth colored a bright blue by
phosphate of iron. It is used as an imitation of turquoise, and
hence called <altname>bone turquoise</altname>.</def>

<hw>O`don*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Odonto-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf.F.
<ets>odontologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats of
the teeth, their structure and development.</def>

<hw>\'d8O`don*toph"o*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Odontophore</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Cephalophora</er>.</def>

<hw>O*don"to*phore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Odonto-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to bear.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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
<er>Radula</er>.</def>

<hw>O`don*toph"o*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having an odontophore.</def>

<hw>O*don"to*plast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Odonto-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to form, mold.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>An odontoblast.</def>

<hw>\'d8O`don*top"te*ryx</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a
tooth + <grk>pte`ryx</grk> a wing.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld>
<def>An extinct Eocene bird having the jaws strongly serrated, or
dentated, but destitute of true teeth. It was found near
London.</def>

<hw>\'d8O*don`tor*ni*"thes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr.Gr. <grk>'odoy`s</grk>, <grk>'odo`ntos</grk>, a
tooth + <?/, <?/, a bird.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A
group of Mesozoic birds having the jaws armed with teeth, as in
most other vertebrates. They have been divided into three orders:
Odontolc\'91, Odontotorm\'91, and Saurur\'91.</def>

<hw>O*don"to*stom"a*tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Odonto-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, the mounth.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having toothlike mandibles; -- applied
to certain insects.</def>

<hw>\'d8O*don`to*tor"mae</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. <?/, <?/, a tooth + <?/ a socket.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An order of extinct toothed birds
having the teeth in sockets, as in the genus Ichthyornis. See
<er>Ichthyornis</er>.</def>

<hw>O"dor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>odor</ets>, <ets>odour</ets>, OF. <ets>odor</ets>,
<ets>odour</ets>, F. <ets>odeur</ets>, fr. L. <ets>odor</ets>;
akin to <ets>olere</ets> to smell, Gr. <?/, Lith. <?/ Cf.
<er>Olfactory</er>, <er>Osmium</er>, <er>Ozone</er>,
<er>Redolent</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>odour</asp>.]</altsp> <def>Any smell, whether fragrant or
offensive; scent; perfume.</def>

<q>Meseemed I smelt a garden of sweet flowers,
That dainty <qex>odors</qex> from them threw around.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<cs><col>To be in bad odor</col>, <cd>to be out of favor, or in
bad repute.</cd></cs>

<hw>O"dor*a*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>odoramentum</ets>. See <er>Odorate</er>.]</ety> <def>A
perfume; a strong scent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Burton.</au>

<hw>O"dor*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L.<ets>odorans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p.pr.]</ety>
<def>Yielding odors; fragrant.</def>

<au>Holland.</au>

<hw>O"dor*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>odoratus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>odorare</ets> to perfume, fr.
<ets>odor</ets> odor.]</ety> <def>Odorous.</def>
<mark>[Obos.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>O"dor*a*`ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Diffusing
odor or scent; fragrant.</def>

<hw>O`dor*if"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>odorifer</ets>; <ets>odor odor + ferre</ets> to bear. See
<er>Odoe</er>, and <er><?/</er>st <er>Bear</er>.]</ety>
<def>Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of
scent; fragrant; <as>as, <ex>odoriferous</ex> spices, particles,
fumes, breezes</as>.</def> <au>Milton</au>.

-- <wordforms><wf>O`dor*if"er*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
--<wf>O`dor*if"er*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O"dor*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A pungent oily substance obtained by
redistilling bone oil.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O"dor*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Free from odor.</def>

<hw>O"dor*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>odourous</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[L. <ets>odorus</ets>,
fr.<ets>odor</ets> odor: cf. OF. <ets>odoros</ets>,
<ets>odoreux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having or emitting an odor or
scent, esp. a sweet odor; fragrant; sweet-smelling.</def>
\'bd<xex>Odorous</xex> bloom.\'b8

<au>Keble.</au>

<q>Such fragrant flowers do give most <qex>odorous</qex>
smell.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>O"dor*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>O"dor*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Ods</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>A corruption
of <xex>God's</xex>; -- formerly used in oaths and ejaculatory
phrases.</def>  \'bd<xex>Ods</xex> bodikin.\'b8
\'bd<xex>Ods</xex> pity.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Od"yl</hw>, <hw>Od"yle</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, passage + <?/ matter or
material.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>See <er>Od</er>.
<mark>[Archaic]</mark>.</def>

<hw>O*dyl"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to odyle; odic;
<as>as, <ex>odylic</ex> force</as>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<hw>Od"ys*sey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Odyssea</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ Ulysses: cf.F.
<ets>Odyss\'82e</ets>.]</ety> <def>An epic poem attributed to
Homer, which describes the return of Ulysses to Ithaca after the
siege of Troy.</def>

<hw>\'d1</hw> <pr>(<emac/)</pr>, <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, <xex>e</xex> alone stands instead of <oe/.
Classicists prefer to write the diphthong <xex>oe</xex> separate
in Latin words.</def>

<hw>\'d1"coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
house + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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>

<hw>\'d1*col"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.<?/
house + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The
various relations of animals and plants to one another and to the
outer world.</def>

<hw>\'d1`co*nom"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Economical</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d1`co*nom"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Economics</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d1*con"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Economy</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d1c`u*men"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Ecumenical</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8\'d1*de"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from Gr. <?/ a swelling, tumor, fr. <?/ to swell.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <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> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>edema</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>\'d1*dem"a*tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or of the nature of, edema;
affected with edema.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d1*il"iad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8\'d1il"lade`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F. <ets>\'d2illade</ets>, fr. <ets>\'d2el</ets> eye. See
<er>Eyelent</er>.]</ety> <def>A glance of the eye; an amorous
look.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>She gave strange <qex>\'d2illades</qex> and most speaking
looks.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>\'d1"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Eyelet</er>.]</ety> <def>An eye, bud, or shoot, as of a
plant; an oilet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holland.</au>

<hw>\'d1*nan"thate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of the supposed <oe/nanthic
acid.</def>

<hw>\'d1*nan"thic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
the first shoot of the vine, the vine blossom, the vine; <?/ the
vine + <?/ bloom, <?/ flower.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<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. <er>\'d1nanthylic</er>.</def>

<cs><col>\'d1nanthic acid</col>, <cd>an acid obtained from
<oe/nanthic ether by the action of alkalies.</cd> --
<col>\'d1nanthic ether</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 <altname>oil of wine</altname>. See
<cref>Essential oil</cref>, under <er>Essential</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d1*nan"thol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>\'d2nanthy</ets>lic + L. <ets>ole</ets>um oil.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An oily substance obtained by the
distillation of castor oil, recognized as the aldehyde of
\'d2nanthylic acid, and hence called also
<altname>\'d2nanthaldehyde</altname>.</def>

<hw>\'d1*nan"thone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>\'d2nanthic</ets> + <ets>-one</ets>]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The ketone of \'d2nanthic acid.</def>

<hw>\'d1*nan"thyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>\'d2nnthic</ets> + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A hydrocarbon radical formerly supposed
to exist in \'d2nanthic acid, now known to be identical with
heptyl.</def>

<hw>\'d1*nan"thyl*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of <oe/nanthylic acid; <as>as,
potassium <ex>\'d2nanthylate</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>\'d1`nan*thyl"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or
containing, \'d2nanthyl; specifically, designating an acid
formerly supposed to be identical with the acid in \'d2nanthic
ether, but now known to be identical with heptoic acid.</def>

<hw>\'d1`nan*thyl"i*dene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, having a
garlic odor; heptine.</def>

<hw>\'d1*nan"thyl*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, an
acid formerly supposed to be the acid of \'d2nanthylic ether, but
now known to be a mixture of higher acids, especially
<xex>capric</xex> acid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d1`no*cy"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
wine + <?/ a dark-blue substance.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>The coloring matter of red wines.</def>

<hw>\'d1*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
wine + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Knowledge of wine,
scientific or practical.</def>

<hw>\'d8\'d1n`o*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ wine + <?/ mania.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Delirium tremens.</def> <au>Rayer</au>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Dipsomania.</def>

<hw>\'d1n"o*mel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
wine + <?/ honey.]</ety> <def>Wine mixed with honey; mead,</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>\'d1*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
wine + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>See
<er>Alcoholometer</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d1*noph"i*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. 
<?/ wine + <?/ to love.]</ety> <def>A lover of wine.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark><-- now oenophile, older form obsolete! -->

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<hw>\'d1`no*thi*on"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ wine + <ets>thionic</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to an acid now called <altname>sulphovinic, <or/
ethyl sulphuric, acid</altname>.</def>

<hw>O'er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prep. & adv.</pos> <def>A contr.
of <er>Over</er>.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<mhw><hw>\'d1*soph"a*gus</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>,
<hw>\'d1`so*phag"e*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos>, etc.</mhw> <def>Same
as <er>Esophagus</er>, <er>Esophageal</er>, etc</def>.

<hw>\'d1s"tri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
gadflies.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A
gadfly.</def></def2>

<hw>\'d1s"tru*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>\'d1strus</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Of or
pertaining to sexual desire; -- mostly applied to brute animals;
<as>as, the <ex>\'d2strual</ex> period; <ex>\'d2strual</ex>
influence.</as></def>

<hw>\'d1s`tru*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The state of being under \'d2strual
influence, or of having sexual desire.</def><-- = oestrus? -->

<hw>\'d8\'d1s"trus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a
gadfly; also, frenzy, fr.Gr. <?/ gadfly; hence, sting, fury,
insane desire, frenzy.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larv\'91
in the nasal cavities of sheep is <spn>\'d2strus
ovis</spn>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A vehement desire; esp. <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>,
the periodical sexual impulse of animals; heat; rut.</def>

<hw>Of</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>of</ets> of, from, off; akin to D. & OS. <ets>af</ets>, G.
<ets>ab</ets> off, OHG. <ets>aba</ets> from, away, Icel., Dan.,
Sw., & Goth. <ets>af</ets>, L. <ets>ab</ets>, Gr. <?/, Skr.
<ets>apa</ets>. Cf.<er>Off</er>, <er>A-</er> (2), <er>Ab-</er>,
<er>After</er>, <er>Epi-</er>.]</ety> <def>In a general sense,
from, or out from; proceeding from; belonging to; relating to;
concerning; -- used in a variety of applications; as:</def>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Denoting that from which anything proceeds;
indicating origin, source, descent, and the like; <as>as, he is
<ex>of</ex> a race of kings; he is <ex>of</ex> noble
blood.</as></def>

<q>That holy thing which shall be born <qex>of</qex> thee shall
be called the Son of God.</q>
<qau>Luke i. 35.</qau>

<q>I have received <qex>of</qex> the Lord that which also I
delivered unto you.</q>
<qau>1 Cor. xi. 23.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Denoting possession or ownership, or the
relation of subject to attribute; <as>as, the apartment
<ex>of</ex> the consul: the power <ex>of</ex> the king; a man
<ex>of</ex> courage; the gate <ex>of heaven</ex>.</as></def>
\'bdPoor <xex>of</xex> spirit.\'b8

<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Denoting the material of which anything is
composed, or that which it contains; <as>as, a throne <ex>of</ex>
gold; a sword <ex>of</ex> steel; a wreath <ex>of</ex> mist; a cup
<ex>of</ex> water.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Denoting part of an aggregate or whole;
belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from
amongst; <as>as, <ex>of</ex> this little he had some to spare;
some <ex>of</ex> the mines were unproductive; most <ex>of</ex>
the company.</as></def><-- partative genitive -->

<q>It is <qex>of</qex> the Lord's mercies that we are not
consumed.</q>
<qau>Lam. iii. 22.</qau>

<q>It is a duty to communicate <qex>of</qex> those blessings we
have received.</q>
<qau>Franklin.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Denoting that by which a person or thing is
actuated or impelled; also, the source of a purpose or action;
<as>as, they went <ex>of</ex> their own will; no body can move
<ex>of</ex> itself; he did it <ex>of</ex>
necessity.</as></def><-- = out of, from, due to  -->

<q>For it was <qex>of</qex> the Lord to harden their hearts.</q>
<qau>Josh. xi. 20.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Denoting reference to a thing; about;
concerning; relating to; <as>as, to boast <ex>of</ex> one's
achievements</as>.</def>

<q>Knew you <qex>of</qex> this fair work?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>Denoting nearness or distance, either in space
or time; from; <as>as, within a league <ex>of</ex> the town;
within an hour <ex>of</ex> the appointed time.</as></def>

<sn>8.</sn> <def>Denoting identity or equivalence; -- used with a
name or appellation, and equivalent to the relation of
apposition; <as>as, the continent <ex>of</ex> America; the city
<ex>of</ex> Rome; the Island <ex>of</ex> Cuba.</as></def><--
always preceded by a type name? -->

<sn>9.</sn> <def>Denoting the agent, or person by whom, or thing
by which, anything is, or is done; by.</def>

<q>And told to her <qex>of</qex> [by] some.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>He taught in their synagogues, being glorified <qex>of</qex>
all.</q>
<qau>Luke iv. 15.</qau>

<q>[Jesus] being forty days tempted <qex>of</qex> the devil.</q>
<qau>Luke iv. 1, 2.</qau>

<note><hand/ The use of the word in this sense, as applied to
persons, is nearly obsolete.</note>

<sn>10.</sn> <def>Denoting relation to place or time; belonging
to, or connected with; <as>as, men <ex>of</ex> Athens; the people
<ex>of</ex> the Middle Ages; in the days <ex>of</ex>
Herod.</as></def>

<sn>11.</sn> <def>Denoting passage from one state to another;
from.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdO miserable <xex>of</xex>
happy.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>12.</sn> <def>During; in the course of.</def>

<q>Not be seen to wink <qex>of</qex> all the day.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>My custom always <qex>of</qex> the afternoon.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Of</xex> may be used in a subjective or an
objective sense. \'bdThe love <xex>of</xex> God\'b8 may mean, our
love for God, or God's love for us.</note>

<note><hand/ <xex>From</xex> is the primary sense of this
preposition; a sense retained in <xex>off</xex>, the same word
differently written for distinction. But this radical sense
disappears in most of its application; as, a man <xex>of</xex>
genius; a man <xex>of</xex> rare endowments; a fossil
<xex>of</xex> a red color, or <xex>of</xex> an hexagonal figure;
he lost all hope <xex>of</xex> relief; an affair <xex>of</xex>
the cabinet; he is a man <xex>of</xex> decayed fortune; what is
the price <xex>of</xex> corn? In these and similar phrases,
<xex>of</xex> 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.</note>

<cs><col>Of consequence</col>, <cd>of importance, value, or
influence.</cd> -- <col>Of late</col>, <cd>recently; in time not
long past.</cd> -- <col>Of old</col>, <cd>formerly; in time long
past.</cd> -- <col>Of one's self</col>, <cd>by one's self;
without help or prompting; spontaneously.</cd>

<q>Why, knows not Montague, that <qex>of</qex> itself
England is safe, if true within itself?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>
</cs>

<hw>Off</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>of</ets>, orig. the same word as R. <ets>of</ets>, prep.,
AS. <ets>of</ets>, adv. & prep. \'fb194. See <er>Of</er>.]</ety>
<def>In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as:</def>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Denoting distance or separation; <as>as, the
house is a mile <ex>off</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Denoting the action of removing or separating;
separation; <as>as, to take <ex>off</ex> the hat or cloak; to cut
<ex>off</ex>, to pare <ex>off</ex>, to clip <ex>off</ex>, to peel
<ex>off</ex>, to tear <ex>off</ex>, to march <ex>off</ex>, to fly
<ex>off</ex>, and the like.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure,
abatement, interruption, or remission; <as>as, the fever goes
<ex>off</ex>; the pain goes <ex>off</ex>; the game is
<ex>off</ex>; all bets are <ex>off</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Denoting a different direction; not on or
towards: away; <as>as, to look <ex>off</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Denoting opposition or negation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The questions no way touch upon puritanism, either
<qex>off</qex> or on.</q>
<qau>Bp. Sanderson.</qau>

<cs><col>From off</col>, <cd>off from; off. \'bdA live
coal...taken with the tongs <xex>from off<xex> the altar.\'b8
<au>Is. vi. 6</au>.</cd> -- <col>Off and on</col>. <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>Not constantly; not regularly; now and then;
occasionally</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>On
different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land.</cd> --
<col>To be off</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To depart; to escape;
<as>as, he <ex>was off</ex> without a moment's warning</as>.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To be abandoned, as an agreement or purpose;
<as>as, the <ex>bet</ex> was declared <ex>to be off</ex>.
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col>To come off</col>, <col>To cut
off</col>, <col>To fall off</col>, <col>To go off</col></mcol>,
<cd>etc. See under <er>Come</er>, <er>Cut</er>, <er>Fall</er>,
<er>Go</er>, etc</as>.</cd> -- <col>To get off</col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To utter; to discharge; <as>as, <ex>to get
off</ex> a joke</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To go away; to
escape; <as>as, <ex>to get off</ex> easily from a
trial</as></cd>. <mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col>To take
off</col>, <cd>to mimic or personate.</cd><-- also, to take off
on, to do a take-off on --> -- <col>To tell off</col>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>to divide and practice a regiment or
company in the several formations, preparatory to marching to the
general parade for field exercises. <au>Farrow</au>.</cd><-- (b)
to criticise --> -- <col>To be well off</col>, <cd>to be in good
condition.</cd> -- <mcol><col>To be ill off</col>, <col>To be
badly off</col></mcol>, <cd>to be in poor condition.</cd></cs>

<-- p. 998 -->

<hw>Off</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>Away; begone;
-- a command to depart.</def>

<hw>Off</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>Not on; away from; <as>as, to
be <ex>off</ex> one's legs or <ex>off</ex> the bed; two miles
<ex>off</ex> the shore.</as></def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<cs><col>Off hand</col>. <cd>See <er>Offhand</er>.</cd> --
<col>Off side</col> <sd>(Football)</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>To be off color</col>, <cd>to be of a wrong
color.</cd><-- to be mildly obscene --> -- <col>To be off one's
food</col>, <cd>to have no appetite.
(<mark>Colloq</mark>.)</cd></cs>

<hw>Off</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</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>as, the <ex>off</ex> horse or ox in a team, in
distinction from the <ant>nigh</ant> or <ant>near</ant> horse or
ox; the <ex>off</ex> leg.</as></def>

<sn>2.</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>as, he took
an <ex>off</ex> day for fishing: an <ex>off</ex> year in
politics</as>.</def> \'bdIn the <xex>off</xex> season.\'b8

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<cs><col>Off side</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The right hand side in
driving; the farther side</cd>. See <er>Gee</er>. <sd>(b)</sd>
<fld>(Cricket)</fld> <cd>See <er>Off</er>,
<pos>n.</pos></cd></cs>

<hw>Off</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Cricket)</fld> <def>The side of
the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper.</def>

<hw>Of"fal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Off</ets>
+ <ets>fall</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The rejected or waste
parts of a butchered animal.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A dead body; carrion.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit
for use; refuse; rubbish.</def>

<q>The <qex>off als</qex> of other profession.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<hw>Off"cut`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>That which is cut off.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bookbinding)</fld> <def>A portion ofthe printed
sheet, in certain sizes of books, that is cut off before
folding.</def>

<hw>Of*fence"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Offense</er>.</def>

<hw>Of*fend</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Offended</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Offending</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF.
<ets>offendre</ets>, L. <ets>offendere</ets>,
<ets>offensum</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) +
<ets>fendere</ets> (in comp.) to thrust, dash. See
<er>Defend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To strike against; to
attack; to assail.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To displease; to make angry; to affront.</def>

<q>A brother <qex>offended</qex> is harder to be won than a
strong city.</q>
<qau>Prov. xviii. 19.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To be offensive to; to harm; to pain; to annoy;
<as>as, strong light <ex>offends</ex> the eye; to <ex>offend</ex>
the conscience.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To transgress; to violate; to sin against.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Marry, sir, he hath <qex>offended</qex> the law.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Script.)</fld> <def>To oppose or obstruct in
duty; to cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Who hath you misboden or <qex>offended</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>If thy right eye <qex>offend</qex> thee, pluck it out... And
if thy right hand <qex>offend</qex> thee, cut it off.</q>
<qau>Matt. v. 29, 3O.</qau>

<q>Great peace have they which love thy law, and nothing shall
<qex>offend</qex> them.</q>
<qau>Ps. cxix. 165.</qau>

<hw>Od*fend"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime; to
stumble; to sin.</def>

<q>Whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet <qex>offend</qex>
in one point, he is guilty of all.</q>
<qau>James ii. 10.</qau>

<q>If it be a sin to cevet honor,
I am the most <qex>offending</qex> soul alive.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause dislike, anger, or vexation; to
displease.</def>

<q>I shall <qex>offend</qex>, either to detain or give it.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<cs><col>To offend against</col>, <cd>to do an injury or wrong
to; to commit an offense against. \'bdWe have <xex>offended
against<xex> the Lord already.\'b8</cd></cs>

<au>2 Chron. xxviii. 13.</au>

<hw>Of*fend"ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
offender.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Holland.</au>

<hw>Of*fend"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
offends; one who violates any law, divine or human; a
wrongdoer.</def>

<q>I and my son Solomon shall be counted
<qex>offenders</qex>.</q>
<qau>1 Kings i. 21.</qau>

<hw>Of*fend"ress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman
who offends.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Of*fense"</hw>, <hw>Of*fence"</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>offensa</ets>.
See <er>Offend</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of offending
in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an
injury.</def>

<q>Who was delivered for our <qex>offenses</qex>, and was raised
again for our justification.</q>
<qau>Rom. iv. 25.</qau>

<q>I have given my opinion against the authority of two great
men, but I hope without <qex>offense</qex> to their memories.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being offended or displeased;
anger; displeasure.</def>

<q>He was content to give them just cause of <qex>offense</qex>,
when they had power to make just revenge.</q>
<qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A cause or occasion of stumbling or of
sin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Woe to that man by whom the <qex>offense</qex> cometh!</q>
<qau>Matt. xviii. 7.</qau>

<note><hand/ This word, like <xex>expense</xex>, is often spelled
with a <xex>c</xex>. It ought, however, to undergo the same
change with <xex>expense</xex>, the reasons being the same,
namely, that <xex>s</xex> must be used in <xex>offensive</xex> as
in <xex>expensive</xex>, and is found in the Latin
<xex>offensio</xex>, and the French <xex>offense</xex>.</note>

<cs><col>To take offense</col>, <cd>to feel, or assume to be,
injured or affronted; to become angry or hostile.</cd> --
<col>Weapons of offense</col>, <cd>those which are used in
attack, in distinction from those of <xex>defense<xex>, which are
used to repel.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Displeasure; umbrage; resentment; misdeed;
misdemeanor; trespass; transgression; delinquency; fault; sin;
crime; affront; indignity; outrage; insult.</syn>

<hw>Of*fense"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Causing
offense; displeasing; wrong; <as>as, an <ex>offenseful</ex>
act</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Of*fense"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unoffending;
inoffensive.</def>

<hw>Of*fen"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That may
give offense.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Of*fen"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF., fr.
L. <ets>offensio</ets> an offense.]</ety> <def>Assault;
attack.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Of*fen"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>offensif</ets>. See <er>Offend</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Giving offense; causing displeasure or
resentment; displeasing; annoying; <as>as, <ex>offensive</ex>
words</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Giving pain or unpleasant sensations;
disagreeable; revolting; noxious; <as>as, an <ex>offensive</ex>
smell; <ex>offensive</ex> sounds.</as></def>
\'bd<xex>Offensive</xex> to the stomach.\'b8

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive;
hence, used in attacking; -- opposed to <xex>defensive</xex>;
<as>as, an <ex>offensive</ex> war; <ex>offensive</ex>
weapons.</as></def>

<cs><col>League offensive and defensive</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></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Displeasing; disagreeable; distasteful; obnoxious;
abhorrent; disgusting; impertinent; rude; saucy; reproachful;
opprobrious; insulting; insolent; abusive; scurrilous; assailant;
attacking; invading.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>Of*fen"sive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Of*fen"sive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Of*fen"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
or posture of one who offends or makes attack; aggressive
attitude; the act of the attacking party; -- opposed to
<xex>defensive</xex>.</def>

<cs><col>To act on the offensive</col>, <cd>to be the attacking
party.</cd></cs>

<hw>Of"fer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Offered</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Offering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>offren</ets>,
<er>AS</er>. <ets>offrian</ets> to sacrifice, fr. L.
<ets>offerre</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>OB-</er>) +
<ets>ferre</ets> to bear, bring. The English word was influenced
by F. <ets>offrir</ets> to offer, of the same origin. See 1st
<er>Bear</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To present, as an act of
worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or
devotion; -- often with <xex>up</xex>.</def>

<q>Thou shalt <qex>offer</qex> every day a bullock for a sin
offering for atonement.</q>
<qau>Ex. xxix. 36.</qau>

<q>A holy priesthood to <qex>offer</qex> up spiritual
sacrifices.</q>
<qau>1 Pet. ii. 5.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To bring to or before; to hold out to; to
present for acceptance or rejection; <as>as, to <ex>offer</ex> a
present, or a bribe; to <ex>offer</ex> one's self in
marriage.</as></def>

<q>I <qex>offer</qex> thee three things.</q>
<qau>2 Sam. xxiv. 12.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To present in words; to proffer; to make a
proposal of; to suggest; <as>as, to <ex>offer</ex> an
opinion</as>. With the infinitive as an objective: To make an
offer; to declare one's willingness; <as>as, he <ex>offered</ex>
to help me</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To attempt; to undertake.</def>

<q>All that <qex>offer</qex> to defend him.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; <as>as, to
<ex>offer</ex> a guinea for a ring; to <ex>offer</ex> a salary or
reward.</as></def>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>To put in opposition to; to manifest in an
offensive way; to threaten; <as>as, to <ex>offer</ex> violence,
attack, etc.</as></def>

<syn>Syn. -- To propose; propound; move; proffer; tender;
sacrifice; immolate.</syn>

<hw>Of"fer</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To present
itself; to be at hand.</def>

<q>The occasion <qex>offers</qex>, and the youth complies.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial;
-- used with <xex>at</xex>.</def> \'bdWithout <xex>offering</xex>
at any other remedy.\'b8

<au>Swift.</au>

<q>He would be <qex>offering</qex> at the shepherd's voice.</q>
<qau>L'Estrange.</qau>

<q>I will not <qex>offer</qex> at that I can not master.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<hw>Of"fer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>offre</ets>, fr. <ets>offrir</ets> to offer, fr. L.
<ets>offerre</ets>. See <er>Offer</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of offering, bringing forward,
proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance.</def> \'bdThis
<xex>offer</xex> comes from mercy.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is offered or brought forward; a
proposal to be accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.</def>

<q>When <qex>offers</qex> are disdained, and love denied.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Attempt; endeavor; essay; <as>as, he made an
<ex>offer</ex> to catch the ball</as>.</def> \'bdSome
<xex>offer</xex> and attempt.\'b8

<au>South.</au>

<hw>Of"fer*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being offered; suitable or worthy to be offered.</def>

<hw>Of"fer*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
offers; esp., one who offers something to God in worship.</def>

<au>Hooker.</au>

<hw>Of"fer*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of an
offerer; a proffering.</def>

<sn>2.</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>as, sin
<ex>offering</ex></as>.</def>

<q>They are polluted <qex>offerings</qex> more abhorred
Than spotted livers in the sacrifice.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A sum of money offered, as in church service;
<as>as, a missionary <ex>offering</ex></as>. Specif.: <fld>(Ch.
of Eng.)</fld> Personal tithes payable according to custom,
either at certain seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain
occasions as marriages or christenings.</def>

<q>[None] to the <qex>offering</qex> before her should go.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<cs><mcol><col>Burnt offering</col>, <col>Drink
offering</col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See under <er>Burnt</er>.
etc.</cd></cs>

<hw>Of"fer*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Offertories</plw> </plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>offertorium</ets>
the place to which offerings were brought, in LL. offertory:
cf.F. <ets>offertoire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
offering, or the thing offered.</def> <mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark>

<au>Bacon. Bp. Fell.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>An anthem
chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering
and first part of the Mass.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>That part of
the Mass which the priest reads before uncovering the chalice to
offer up the elements for consecration.</def> <sd>(c)</sd>
<def>The oblation of the elements.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Ch. of Eng. & Prot. Epis. Ch.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The Scripture sentences said or sung during the
collection of the offerings.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The
offerings themselves.</def>

<hw>Of"fer*ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>offertura</ets> an offering.]</ety> <def>Offer; proposal;
overture.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>More <qex>offertures</qex> and advantages to his crown.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Off"hand`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Instant;
ready; extemporaneous; <as>as, an <ex>offhand speech</ex>;
<ex>offhand</ex> excuses.</as></def> -- <def2><pos>adv.</pos>
<def>In an offhand manner; <as>as, he replied
<ex>offhand</ex></as>.</def></def2>

<hw>Of"fice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>officium</ets>, for <ets>opificium</ets>; <ets>ops</ets>
ability, wealth, holp + <ets>facere</ets> to do or make. See
<er>Opulent</er>, <er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, kind
<ex>offices</ex>, pious <ex>offices</ex></as>.</def>

<q>I would I could do a good <qex>office</qex> between you.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A special duty, trust, charge, or position,
conferred by authority and for a public purpose; a position of
trust or authority; <as>as, an executive or judical
<ex>office</ex>; a municipal <ex>office</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A charge or trust, of a sacred nature, conferred
by God himself; <as>as, the <ex>office</ex> of a priest under the
old dispensation, and that of the apostles in the new</as>.</def>

<q>Inasmuch as I am the apostle of the Gentiles, I magnify mine
<qex>office</qex>.</q>
<qau>Rom. xi. 13.</qau>

<sn>4.</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 <xex>duty</xex> in
intelligent beings.</def>

<q>They [the eyes] resign their <qex>office</qex> and their
light.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Hesperus, whose <qex>office</qex> is to bring
Twilight upon the earth.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>In this experiment the several intervals of the teeth of the
comb do the <qex>office</qex> of so many prisms.</q>
<qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau>

<sn>5.</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>as, the
register's <ex>office</ex>; a lawyer's
<ex>office</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>The company or corporation, or persons
collectively, whose place of business is in an office; <as>as, I
have notified the <ex>office</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>7.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <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>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<q>As for the <qex>offices</qex>, let them stand at distance.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>8.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Any service other than that
of ordination and the Mass; any prescribed religious
service.</def>

<q>This morning was read in the church, after the
<qex>office</qex> was done, the declaration setting forth the
late conspiracy against the king's person.</q>
<qau>Evelyn.</qau>

<cs><col>Holy office</col>. <cd>Same as <er>Inquisition</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>, 3.</cd> -- <col>Houses of office</col>. <cd>Same
as def. 7 above. <au>Chaucer</au>.</cd> -- <col>Little
office</col> <fld>(R.C.Ch.)</fld>, <cd>an office recited in honor
of the Virgin Mary.</cd> -- <col>Office bearer</col>, <cd>an
officer; one who has a specific office or duty to perform.</cd>
-- <col>Office copy</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>an authenticated
or certified copy of a record, from the proper office. See
<cref>Certified copies</cref>, under <er>Copy</er>.
<au>Abbott.</au></cd> -- <col>Office-found</col>
<fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>the finding of an inquest of office. See
under <er>Inquest</er>.</cd> -- <col>Office holder</col>. <cd>See
<er>Officeholder</er> in the Vocabulary</cd></cs>

<hw>Of`fice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To perform,
as the duties of an office; to discharge.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Of"fice*hold"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.</def>

<hw>Of"fi*cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>officier</ets>. See <er>Office</er>, and cf.
<er>Official</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office,
whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; <as>as, a church
<ex>officer</ex>; a police <ex>officer</ex>; a staff
<ex>officer</ex>.</as></def> \'bdI am an <xex>officer</xex> of
state.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(U. S. Mil.)</fld> <def>Specifically, a
commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant
officer.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Field officer</col>, <col>General
officer</col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See under <er>Field</er>,
<er>General</er>. etc.</cd> -- <col>Officer of the day</col>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <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> -- <mcol><col>Officer of the deck</col>, <or/
<col>Officer of the watch</col></mcol> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>,
<cd>the officer temporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel,
esp. a war vessel.</cd></cs>

<hw>Of"fi*cer</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Officered</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Officering</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.</def>

<au>Marshall.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To command as an officer; <as>as, veterans from
old regiments <ex>officered</ex> the recruits</as>.</def>

<hw>Of*fi"cial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>officialis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>officiel</ets>. See
<er>Office</er>, and cf. <er>Official</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an office or public trust;
<as>as, <ex>official</ex> duties, or routine</as>.</def>

<q>That, in the <qex>official</qex> marks invested, you
Anon do meet the senate.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Derived from the proper office or officer, or
from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of
authority; <as>as, an <ex>official</ex> statement or
report</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>Approved by authority;
sanctioned by the pharmacop\'d2ia; appointed to be used in
medicine; <as>as, an <ex>official</ex> drug or preparation</as>. 
Cf. <er>Officinal</er>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Discharging an office or function.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The stomach and other parts <qex>official</qex> unto
nutrition.</q>
<qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau>

<hw>Of*fi"cial</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>officialis</ets>
a magistrate's servant or attendant: cf.F. <ets>official</ets>.
See <er>Official</er>, <pos>a.</pos>, and cf.
<er>Officer</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who holds an
office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop,
chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual
jurisdiction.</def>

<au>Blackstone.</au>

<hw>Of*fi"cial*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state of being official; a system of official government; also,
adherence to office routine; red-tapism.</def>

<q><qex>Officialism</qex> may often drift into blunders.</q>
<qau>Smiles.</qau>

<hw>Of*fi`ci*al`i*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Officialty</er>.</def>

<hw>Of*fi"cial*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</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>as,
accounts or reports <ex>officially</ex> vertified or rendered;
letters <ex>officially</ex> communicated; persons
<ex>officially</ex> notified.</as></def>

<hw>Of*fi"cial*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>officialit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The charge, office, court,
or jurisdiction of an official.</def>

<au>Ayliffe.</au>

<hw>Of*fi"ciant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>officians</ets>, p.pr. See <er>Officiate</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The officer who officiates or performs an
office, as the burial office.</def>

<au>Shipley.</au>

<hw>Of*fi"ci*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to an office or an officer; official.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Heylin.</au>

<hw>Of*fi"ci*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Officiated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Officiating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[LL.
<ets>officiare</ets>. See <er>Office</er>.]</ety> <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>

<au>Bp. Stillingfleet.</au>

<hw>Of*fi"ci*ate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To discharge,
perform, or supply, as an official duty or function.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Merely to <qex>officiate</qex> light
Round this opacous earth.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Of*fi"ci*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
officiates.</def>

<au>Tylor.</au>

<hw>Of*fic"i*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
L. <ets>officina</ets> a workshop, contr.fr.
<ets>opificina</ets>, fr. <ets>opifex</ets> a workman;
<ets>opus</ets> work + <ets>facere</ets> to make or do.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Used in a shop, or belonging to it.</def>
<mark>[Obs. or R.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Pharm.)</fld> <def>Kept in stock by
apothecaries; -- said of such drugs and medicines as may be
obtained without special preparation or compounding; not
magistral.</def>

<note><hand/ This term is often interchanged with
<xex>official</xex>, but in strict use <xex>officinal</xex> drugs
are not necessarily <xex>official</xex>. See <er>Official</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>, 3.</note>

<hw>Of*fi"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>officiosus</ets>: cf.F. <ets>officieux</ets>. See
<er>Office</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to, or being
in accordance with, duty.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>If there were any lie in the case, it could be no more than as
<qex>officious</qex> and venial one.</q>
<qau>Note on Gen. xxvii. (Douay version).</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Disposed to serve; kind; obliging.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<q>Yet not to earth are those bright luminaries
<qex>Officious</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>They were tolerably well bred, very <qex>officious</qex>,
humane, and hospitable.</q>
<qau>Burke.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Importunately interposing services;
intermeddling in affairs in which one has no concern;
meddlesome.</def>

<q>You are too <qex>officious</qex>
In her behalf that scorns your services.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Impertinent; meddling.  See
<er>Impertinent</er>.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>Of*fi"cious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Of*fi"cious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<-- p. 999 -->

<hw>Off"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Off</er>.]</ety> <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>as, the ship had ten
miles <ex>offing</ex>; we saw a ship in the
<ex>offing</ex>.</as></def>

<-- hence, coming, arriving in the near future -->

<hw>Off"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Shy or distant in
manner.</def> <mark>[Colloq. U.S.]</mark>

<hw>Off"let</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Off</ets> +
<ets>let</ets>.]</ety> <def>A pipe to let off water.</def>

<hw>Off"scour`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Off</ets> + <ets>scour</ets>.]</ety> <def>That which
is scoured off; hence, refuse; rejected matter; that which is
vile or despised.</def>

<au>Lam. iii. 45.</au>

<hw>Off"scum`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Off</ets> + <ets>scum</ets>.]</ety> <def>Removed scum;
refuse; dross.</def>

<hw>Off"set`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Off</etrs> + <ets>set.</ets> Cf.
<er>Set-off</er>.]</ety> <def>In general, that which is set off,
from, before, or against, something</def>; as: --

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A short prostrate shoot, which
takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See
<xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Houseleek</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A spur from a range of hills or mountains.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <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 <altname>set-off</altname>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Surv.)</fld> <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>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Mech.)</fld> <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>

<sn>7.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Offset staff</col> <fld>(Surv.)</fld>, <cd>a rod,
usually ten links long, used in measuring offsets.</cd></cs>
<-- offset printing. see def. 7 -->

<hw>Off*set"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Offset</er>; <pos>p. pr.
& vb. n.</pos> <er>Offsetting</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To set off; to place over against; to balance; <as>as, to
<ex>offset</ex> one account or charge against another</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe,
etc.</def>

<hw>Off"set</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Printing)</fld> <def>To
make an offset.</def>

<hw>Off"shoot`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Off</ets> + <ets>shoot</ets>.]</ety> <def>That which
shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race,
etc.; <as>as, the <ex>offshoots</ex> of a tree</as>.</def>

<hw>Off"shore"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>From the
shore; <as>as, an <ex>offshore</ex> wind; an <ex>offshore</ex>
signal.</as></def>

<hw>Off"skip`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Off</ets> + <ets>-skip</ets>, as in
<ets>landskip</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Paint.)</fld> <def>That part of
a landscape which recedes from the spectator into distance.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Fairholt.</au>

<hw>Off"spring`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.sing. & pl.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Off</ets> + <ets>spring</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of production; generation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is produced; a child or children; a
descendant or descendants, however remote from the stock.</def>

<q>To the gods alone
Our future <qex>offspring</qex> and our wives are known.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Origin; lineage; family.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fairfax.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Of*fus"cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Of`fus*ca`tion</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>. <def>See <er>Obfuscate</er>,
<er>Obfuscation</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Oft</hw> <pr>(<ocr/ft; 115)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>oft</ets>; akin to OS. & G. <ets>oft</ets>, OHG.
<ets>ofto</ets>, Sw. <ets>ofta</ets>, Dan. <ets>ofte</ets>,
Icel.<ets>opt</ets>, Goth. <ets>ufta</ets>; of uncertain origin.
Cf. <er>Often</er>.]</ety> <def>Often; frequently; not rarely;
many times.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q><qex>Oft</qex> she rejects, but never once offends.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Oft</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Frequent; often; repeated.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<hw>Of`ten</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Oftener</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Oftenest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Formerly
also <ets>ofte</ets>, fr. <ets>oft</ets>.  See <er>Oft</er>.,
<pos>adv.</pos>]</ety> <def>Frequently; many times; not
seldom.</def>

<hw>Of"ten</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Frequent; common;
repeated.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdThine <xex>often</xex>
infirmities.\'b8

<au>1 Tim. v. 23.</au>

<q>And weary thee with <qex>often</qex> welcomes.</q>
<qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau>

<hw>Of"ten*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Frequency.</def>

<au>Hooker.</au>

<hw>Of"ten*sith</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Often</ets> + <ets>sith</ets> time.]</ety>
<def>Frequently; often.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>For whom I sighed have so <qex>oftensith</qex>.</q>
<qau>Gascoigne.</qau>

<hw>Of"ten*tide"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Often</ets> + <ets>tide</ets> time.]</ety>
<def>Frequently; often.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Robert of Brunne.</au>

<hw>Of"ten*times`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Often</ets> + <ets>time.</ets> Cf. 
<er>-wards</er>.]</ety> <def>Frequently; often; many times.</def>

<au>Wordsworth.</au>

<hw>Oft"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def><pos>Compar.</pos> of <er>Oft</er>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Oft"times`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oft</ets> + <ets>time.</ets> Cf.
<er>-wards</er>.]</ety> <def>Frequently; often.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Og"am</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Ogham</er>.</def>

<hw>Og"do*ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Gr</ets>. <ets><?/</ets>, <ets><?/</ets>, from <?/
eight.]</ety> <def>A thing made up of eight parts.</def>

<au>Milman.</au>

<hw>Og`do*as`tich</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
the eighth + <?/ a verse.]</ety> <def>A poem of eight
lines.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Selden</au>

<hw>O*gee"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ogive</ets>, <ets>augive</ets>, LL. <ets>augiva</ets>, of
uncertain origin; cf.LL. <ets>ogis</ets> a support, prop. L.
<ets>augere</ets> to increase, strengthen, Sp. <ets>auge</ets>
highest point of power or fortune, apogee, Ar. <ets>auj</ets>, an
astronomical term.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A molding, the section of
which is the form of the letter S, with the convex part above;
cyma reversa. See <xex>Illust</xex>. under <er>Cyma</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence, any similar figure used for any
purpose.</def>

<cs><col>Ogee arch</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>O*gee"chee lime`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[So named from the
<ets>Ogeechee</ets> River in Georgia.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The acid, olive-shaped, drupaceous fruit of a
species of tupelo (<spn>Nyssa capitata</spn>) which grows in
swamps in Georgia and Florida.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The tree
which bears this fruit.</def>

<hw>Og`ga*ni"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.<ets>oggannire</ets> to snarl at; <ets>ob</ets> (see
<er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>gannire</ets> to yelp.]</ety> <def>Snarling;
grumbling.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Montagu.</au>

<hw>Og"ham</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Ir.]</ety>
<def>A particular kind of writing practiced by the ancient Irish,
and found in inscriptions on stones, metals, etc.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>ogam</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>O"give</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ogive</ets>, OF. <ets>augive</ets> a pointed arch, LL.
<ets>augiva</ets> a double arch of two at right angles.]</ety>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic
vault diagonally.</def>

<hw>O"gle</hw> <pr>(<omac/g'l)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ogled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Ogling</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From a Dutch word corresponding
to G. <ets>\'84ugeln</ets> to ogle, fr. <ets>auge</ets> eye; cf.
D. <ets>ooglonken</ets> to ogle, OD. <ets>oogen</ets> to cast
sheep's eyes upon, <ets>ooge</ets> eye. See <er>Eye</er>.]</ety>
<def>To view or look at with side glances, as in fondness, or
with a design to attract notice.</def>

<q>And <qex>ogling</qex> all their audience, ere they speak.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>O"gle</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An amorous side glance or
look.</def>

<au>Byron.</au>

<hw>O"gler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
ogles.</def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<hw>O"gli*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Olio</er>.</def>

<hw>O"gre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. Sp.
<ets>ogro</ets>, fr. L. <ets>Orcus</ets> the god of the infernal
regions; also, the lower world, hell.]</ety> <def>An imaginary
monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived on human
beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel monster.</def>

<q>His schoolroom must have resembled an <qex>ogre's</qex>
den.</q>
<qau>Maccaulay.</qau>

<hw>O"gre*ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling an ogre; having
the character or appearance of an ogre; suitable for an
ogre.</def> \'bdAn <xex>ogreish</xex> kind of jocularity.\'b8

<au>Dickens.</au>

<hw>O"gress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.<ets>ogresse</ets>. See <er>Ogre</er>.]</ety> <def>A
female ogre.</def>

<au>Tennyson.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>O"gre*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>O"grism</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The character or manners
of an ogre.</def>

<hw>O*gyg"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Ogygius</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Oh</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <ety>[See O,
<ets>interj</ets>.]</ety> <def>An exclamation expressing various
emotions, according to the tone and manner, especially surprise,
pain, sorrow, anxiety, or a wish. See the Note under O.</def>

<hw>Ohm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called from the
German electrician, G.S. <ets>Ohm</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Elec.)</fld> <def>The standard unit in the measure of
electrical resistance, being the resistance of a circuit in which
a potential difference of one volt produces a current of one
amp\'82re. As defined by the International Electrical Congress in
1893, and by United States Statute, it is a resistance
substantially equal to 10<exp>9</exp> 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
<stype>international ohm</stype>.</def>

<cs><col>Ohm's law</col> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>O*ho"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>An
exclamation of surprise, etc.</def>

<hw>-oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ form, akin to
<?/ to see, and E. <ets>wit</ets>: cf.F. <ets>-o\'8bde</ets>, L.
<ets>-o\'8bdes</ets>.]</ety> <def>A suffix or combining form
meaning <xex>like</xex>, <xex>resembling</xex>, <xex>in the form
of</xex>; as in anthrop<xex>oid</xex>, aster<xex>oid</xex>,
spher<xex>oid</xex>.</def>

<hw>\'d8O*\'8bd"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
dim. fr. Gr. <?/ egg.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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 (<spn>O\'8bdium Tuckeri</spn>), which
has caused much injury to grapes.</def>

<hw>Oil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>oile</ets>, OF. <ets>oile</ets>, F. <ets>huile</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>oleum</ets>; akin to Gr. <?/. Cf. <er>Olive</er>.]</ety>
<def>Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible
substances, not miscible with water; <as>as, olive <ex>oil</ex>,
whale <ex>oil</ex>, rock <ex>oil</ex>, etc.</as>  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>as, <ex>oil</ex> of
vitriol</as>.</def>

<note><hand/ The mineral oils are varieties of petroleum. See
<er>Petroleum</er>. The vegetable oils are of two classes,
<stype>essential oils</stype> (see under <er>Essential</er>), and
<stype>natural oils</stype> 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.</note>

<cs><mcol><col>Animal oil</col>, <col>Bone oil</col>,
<col>Dipple's oil</col></mcol>, <cd>etc. <fld>(Old Chem.)</fld>,
a complex oil obtained by the distillation of animal substances,
as bones. See <cref>Bone oil</cref>, under <er>Bone</er>.</cd> --
<mcol><col>Drying oils</col>, <col>Essential oils</col></mcol>.
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Drying</er>, and
<er>Essential</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Ethereal oil of
wine</col>, <col>Heavy oil of wine</col></mcol>.
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See under <er>Ethereal</er>.</cd> --
<col>Fixed oil</col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Fixed</er>.</cd> -- <col>Oil bag</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>,
<cd>a bag, cyst, or gland in animals, containing oil.</cd> --
<col>Oil beetle</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any beetle of
the genus <spn>Meloe</spn> 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> -- <mcol><col>Oil box</col>, <or/ <col>Oil
cellar</col></mcol> <fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <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>Oil
cake</col>. <cd>See under <er>Cake</er>.</cd> -- <col>Oil
cock</col>, <cd>a stopcock connected with an oil cup. See
<cref>Oil cup</cref>.</cd> -- <col>Oil color</col>. <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>A paint made by grinding a coloring substance in oil</cd>. 
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Such paints, taken in a general sense.</cd><--
(c)a painting made from such a paint --> -- <col>Oil cup</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>Oil
engine</col>, <cd>a gas engine worked with the explosive vapor of
petroleum.</cd><-- = gasoline engine? --> -- <col>Oil gas</col>,
<cd>inflammable gas procured from oil, and used for lighting
streets, houses, etc.</cd> -- <col>Oil gland</col>. <sd>(a)</sd>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>A gland which secretes oil; especially
in birds, the large gland at the base of the tail</cd>. 
<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>A gland, in some plants,
producing oil.</cd> -- <col>Oil green</col>, <cd>a pale yellowish
green, like oil.</cd> -- <col>Oil of brick</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.
<au>Brande & C.</au></cd> -- <col>Oil of talc</col>, <cd>a
nostrum made of calcined talc, and famous in the 17th century as
a cosmetic. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>B. Jonson</au>.</cd> --
<col>Oil of vitriol</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>strong
sulphuric acid; -- so called from its oily consistency and from
its forming the vitriols or sulphates.</cd> -- <col>Oil of
wine</col>, <cd><OE/nanthic ether. See under
<er><OE/nanthic</er>.</cd> -- <col>Oil painting</col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The art of painting in oil colors</cd>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Any kind of painting of which the pigments are
originally ground in oil.</cd> -- <col>Oil palm</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a palm tree whose fruit furnishes oil,
esp. <spn>El\'91is Guineensis</spn>. See <er>El\'91is</er>.</cd>
-- <col>Oil sardine</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>an East
Indian herring (<spn>Clupea scombrina</spn>), valued for its
oil.</cd> -- <col>Oil shark</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The liver shark</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The
tope.</cd> -- <col>Oil still</col>, <cd>a still for hydrocarbons,
esp. for petroleum.</cd> -- <col>Oil test</col>, <cd>a test for
determining the temperature at which petroleum oils give off
vapor which is liable to explode.</cd> -- <col>Oil tree</col>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A plant of the genus
<spn>Ricinus</spn> (<spn>R. communis), from the seeds of which
castor oil is obtained.</spn> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An Indian tree,
the mahwa.</cd> See <er>Mahwa</er>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>The oil
palm.</cd> -- <col>To burn the midnight oil</col>, <cd>to study
or work late at night.</cd> -- <col>Volatle oils</col>. <cd>See
<cref>Essential oils</cref>, under <er>Essential</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Oil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <er>Oiled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Oiling</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To smear or rub over
with oil; to lubricate with oil; to anoint with oil.</def>

<hw>Oil"bird`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Guacharo</er>.</def>

<hw>Oil"cloth"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Cloth
treated with oil or paint, and used for marking garments,
covering flooors, etc.</def>

<hw>Oiled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered or
treated with oil; dressed with, or soaked in, oil.</def>

<cs><col>Oiled silk</col>, <cd>silk rendered waterproof by
saturation with boiled oil.</cd></cs>

<hw>Oil"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who deals in oils.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, oils.</def>

<hw>Oil"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>huilerie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The business, the place of
business, or the goods, of a maker of, or dealer in, oils.</def>

<hw>Oil"i*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
of being oily.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Oil"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Eyelet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A
small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in
medi\'91val fortifications.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A small
circular opening, and ring of moldings surrounding it, used in
window tracery in Gothic architecture.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>oylet</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Oil"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Oilmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>One who deals in
oils; formerly, one who dealt in oils and pickles.</def>
<-- 2. one working in the petroleum industry, esp. an oil company
executive. -->

<hw>Oil"nut`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The buffalo nut. See <cref>Buffalo nut</cref>, under
<er>Buffalo</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ The name is also applied to various nuts and seeds
yielding oil, as the butternut, cocoanut, oil-palm nut.</note>

<hw>Oil"seed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>Seed from which oil is expressed, as the castor
bean; also, the plant yielding such seed. See <er>Castor
bean</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A cruciferous herb
(<spn>Camelina sativa</spn>).</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The
sesame.</def>

<hw>Oil"skin`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Cloth made
waterproof by oil.</def>

<hw>Oil"stone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A variety of
hone slate, or whetstone, used for whetting tools when lubricated
with oil.</def>

<hw>Oil"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> <er>Oilier</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>superl.</pos> <er>Oiliest</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or
qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; <as>as, <ex>oily</ex>
matter or substance</as>.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Covered with oil; greasy; hence, resembling oil;
<as>as, an <ex>oily</ex> appearance</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant;
plausible; insinuating.</def> \'bdThis <xex>oily</xex>
rascal.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>His <qex>oily</qex> compliance in all alterations.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<cs><col>Oily grain</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>the sesame.</cd>
-- <col>Oily palm</col>, <cd>the oil palm.</cd></cs>

<hw>Oi"ne*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Ointment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>\'d8Oi`no*ma"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>\'d2nomania</er>.</def>

<hw>Oint</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ointed</er>; <pos>p. pr &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Ointing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F.
<ets>oint</ets>, p.p. of <ets>oindre</ets>, L. <ets>ungere</ets>.
See <er>Anoint</er>, <er>Ointment</er>.]</ety> <def>To
anoint.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Oint"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>oinement</ets>, OF. <ets>oignement</ets>, fr.F.
<ets>oindre</ets> to anoint, L. <ets>ungere</ets>,
<ets>unguere</ets>; akin to Skr. <ets>a<?/j</ets>, and to G.
<ets>anke</ets> (in Switzerland) butter. The first <ets>t</ets>
in the E. word is due to the influence of <ets>anoint</ets>. Cf.
<er>Anoint</er>, <er>Unguent</er>.]</ety> <def>That which serves
to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or
anointing; an unguent.</def>

<hw>O*jib"ways</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing.
<singw>Ojibway</singw></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Chippeways</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8O"jo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp., prop.,
an eye.]</ety> <def>A spring, surrounded by rushes or rank grass;
an oasis.</def> <mark>[Southwestern U.S.]</mark>

<au>Bartlett.</au>

<hw>Oke</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Turk.
<ets>okkah</ets>, fr. Ar. <ets><umac/k<imac/yah</ets>,
<ets>wak<imac/yah</ets>, prob. fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, an ounce, fr. L.
<ets>uncia.</ets> Cf. <er>Ounce</er> a weight.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about
2<frac34/ pounds.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An Hungarian and Wallachian measure, equal to
about 2<frac12/ pints.</def>

<hw>O"ken*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. from
Lorenz <ets>Oken</ets>, a German naturalist.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A massive and fibrous mineral of a whitish
color, chiefly hydrous silicate of lime.</def>

<hw>O"ker</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Ocher</er>.</def>

<hw>O"kra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>An annual plant (<spn>Abelmoschus, <or/ Hibiscus,
esculentus</spn>), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious
mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles;
gumbo.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>ocra</asp> and
<asp>ochra</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>-ol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From alcoh<ets>ol</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A suffix denoting that the substance in
the name of which it appears belongs to the series of
<xex>alcohols</xex> or <xex>hydroxyl derivatives</xex>, as
carbin<xex>ol</xex>, glycer<xex>ol</xex>, etc.</def>

<-- p. 1000 -->

<-- p. 1000 -->

<hw>\'d8O"lay</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[Tamil
<ets>\'d3lai</ets>.]</ety> <def>Palm leaves, prepared for being
written upon with a style pointed with steel.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>ola</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</au>

<hw>Old</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Open country.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> See <er>World</er>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Old</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos>
<er>Older</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>superl.</pos>
<er>Oldest</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>old</ets>,
<ets>ald</ets>, AS. <ets>ald</ets>, <ets>eald</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>oud</ets>, OS. <ets>ald</ets>, OFries. <ets>ald</ets>,
<ets>old</ets>, G. <ets>alt</ets>, Goth. <ets>alpeis</ets>, and
also to Goth. <ets>alan</ets> to grow up, Icel. <ets>ala</ets> to
bear, produce, bring up, L. <ets>alere</ets> to nourish. Cf.
<er>Adult</er>, <er>Alderman</er>, <er>Aliment</er>,
<er>Auld</er>, <er>Elder</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Not young; advanced far in years or life; having
lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; <as>as,
an <ex>old</ex> man; an <ex>old</ex> age; an <ex>old</ex> horse;
an <ex>old</ex> tree</as>.</def>

<q>Let not <qex>old</qex> age disgrace my high desire.</q>
<qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau>

<q>The melancholy news that we grow <qex>old</qex>.</q>
<qau>Young.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced;
having existed for a long time; <as>as, <ex>old</ex> wine; an
<ex>old</ex> friendship.</as></def> \'bdAn <xex>old</xex>
acquaintance.\'b8

<au>Camden.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Formerly existing; ancient; not modern;
preceding; original; <as>as, an <ex>old</ex> law; an <ex>old</ex>
custom; an <ex>old</ex> promise.</as></def> \'bdThe
<xex>old</xex> schools of Greece.\'b8 <au>Milton</au>. \'bdThe
character of the <xex>old</xex> Ligurians.\'b8 <au>Addison</au>.

<sn>4.</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>as, an infant a few hours
<ex>old</ex>; a cathedral centuries <ex>old</ex>.</as></def>

<q>And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How <qex>old</qex> art thou?</q>
<qau>Cen. xlvii. 8.</qau>

<note><hand/ In this use <xex>old</xex> regularly follows the
noun that designates the age; as, she was eight years
<xex>old</xex>.</note>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced;
cunning; <as>as, an <ex>old</ex> offender; <ex>old</ex> in
vice.</as></def>

<q>Vane, young in years, but in sage counsel <qex>old</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Long cultivated; <as>as, an <ex>old</ex> farm;
<ex>old</ex> land</as>, as opposed to <ant>new</ant> land, that
is, to land lately cleared.</def>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past
usefulness; <as>as, <ex>old</ex> shoes; <ex>old</ex>
clothes.</as></def>

<sn>8.</sn> <def>More than enough; abundant.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>If a man were porter of hell gate, he should have
<qex>old</qex> turning the key.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>9.</sn> <def>Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental
vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; -- used
disparagingly as a term of reproach.</def>

<sn>10.</sn> <def>Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of
<xex>old</xex>; <as>as, the good <ex>old</ex> times</as>; hence,
colloquially, gay; jolly.</def>

<sn>11.</sn> <def>Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and
familiarity.</def> \'bdGo thy ways, <xex>old</xex> lad.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<cs><col>Old age</col>, <cd>advanced years; the latter period of
life.</cd> -- <col>Old bachelor</col>. <cd>See <er>Bachelor</er>,
1.</cd> -- <col>Old Catholics</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Catholic</er>.</cd> -- <col>Old English</col>. <cd>See under
<er>English</er>. <pos>n.</pos>, 2.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Old
Nick</col>, <col>Old Scratch</col></mcol>, <cd>the devil.</cd> --
<col>Old lady</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large European
noctuid moth (<spn>Mormo maura</spn>).</cd> -- <col>Old
maid</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A woman, somewhat advanced in years,
who has never been married; a spinster</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>A West Indian name for the pink-flowered
periwinkle (<spn>Vinca rosea</spn>).</cd> <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>A
simple game of cards, played by matching them. The person with
whom the odd card is left is the <xex>old maid<xex>.</cd> --
<col>Old man's beard</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>The traveler's joy (<spn>Clematis Vitalba</spn>). So named
from the abundant long feathery awns of its fruit.</cd>
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The <spn>Tillandsia usneoides</spn>. See
<er>Tillandsia</er>.</cd> -- <col>Old man's head</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a columnar cactus (<spn>Pilocereus
senilis</spn>), native of Mexico, covered towards the top with
long white hairs.</cd> -- <col>Old red sandstone</col>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <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
<er>Sandstone</er>, and the <xex>Chart<xex> of
<er>Geology</er>.</cd> -- <col>Old school</col>, <cd>a school or
party belonging to a former time, or preserving the character,
manner, or opinious of a former time; <as>as, a gentleman of the
<ex>old school<ex>; -- used also adjectively; as,
<ex>Old-School<ex> Presbyterians</as>.</cd> -- <col>Old
sledge</col>, <cd>an old and well-known game of cards, called
also <altname>all fours</altname>, and <altname>high, low, Jack,
and the game</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Old squaw</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a duck (<spn>Clangula hyemalis</spn>)
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 <altname>longtailed duck</altname>,
<altname>south southerly</altname>, <altname>callow</altname>,
<altname>hareld</altname>, and <altname>old wife</altname>.</cd>
-- <col>Old style</col>. <fld>(Chron.)</fld> <cd>See the Note
under <er>Style</er>.</cd> -- <col>Old Testament</col>. <cd>See
under <er>Testament</er>.</cd> -- <col>Old wife</col>. <altsp>[In
the senses <asp>b<asp> and <asp>c<asp>written also
<asp>oldwife<asp>.]</altsp> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A prating old woman;
a gossip.</cd>

<q>Refuse profane and <qex>old wives'</qex> fables.</q>
<qau>1 Tim. iv. 7.</qau>

<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>The local name of various
fishes, as the European black sea bream (<spn>Cantharus
lineatus</spn>), the American alewife, etc.</cd> <sd>(c)</sd>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>A duck; the old squaw.</cd> -- <col>Old
World</col>, <cd>the Eastern Hemisphere.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Aged; ancient; pristine; primitive; antique;
antiquated; old-fashioned; obsolete. See <er>Ancient</er>.</syn>

<hw>Old"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Old; ancient;
<as>as, the <ex>olden</ex> time</as>.</def> \'bdA minstrel of the
<xex>olden</xex> stamp.\'b8

<au>J. C. Shairp.</au>

<hw>Old"en</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow old; to age.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>She had <qex>oldened</qex> in that time.</q>
<qau>Thackeray.</qau>

<hw>Old`-fash"ioned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Formed
according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; adhering to old
customs or ideas; <as>as, an <ex>old-fashioned</ex> dress,
girl</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Old-fashioned</xex> men of wit.\'b8

<au>Addison.</au>

<q>This <qex>old-fashioned</qex>, quaint abode.</q>
<qau>Longfellow.</qau>

<hw>Old`-gen"tle*man*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to an old gentleman, or like one.</def>

<au>Byron.</au>

<hw>Old"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Somewhat old.</def>

<hw>Old` lang syne"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>See <er>Auld lang
syne</er>.</def>

<hw>Old`-maid"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like an
old maid; prim; precise; particular.</def>

<hw>Old`-maid"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
condition or characteristics of an old maid.</def>

<au>G. Eliot.</au>

<hw>Old"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being old; old age.</def>

<hw>Old"ster</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Youngster</er>.]</ety> <def>An old person.</def>
<mark>[Jocular]</mark>

<au>H. Kingsley.</au>

<hw>Old`-wom`an*ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Like an
old woman; anile.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Old`-wom"an*ish*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>\'d8O"le*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. olive.
See <er>Olive</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of
trees including the olive.</def>

<note><hand/ The Chinese <spn>Olea fragrans</spn>, noted for its
fragrance, and the American devilwood (<spn>Olea Americana</spn>)
are now usually referred to another genus
(<spn>Osmanthus</spn>).</note>

<hw>O`le*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ol\'82aceus</ets> of the olive tree.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a
natural order of plants (<spn>Oleace\'91</spn>), 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>

<hw>O`le*ag`i*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oleaginus</ets>, <ets>oleagineus</ets>, belonging to the
olive, fr. <ets>olea</ets> olive: cf. F.
<ets>ol\'82agineux</ets>. See <er>Olive</er>,
<er>Oil</er>.]</ety> <def>Having the nature or qualities of oil;
oily; unctuous.</def>

<hw>O`le*ag`i*nous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Oiliness.</def>

<au>Boyle.</au>

<hw>\'d8O`le*a"men</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A soft ointment prepared
from oil.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>O`le*an"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ol\'82andre</ets> (cf. It. <ets>oleandro</ets>, LL.
<ets>lorandrum</ets>), prob. corrupted, under the influence of
<ets>laurus</ets> laurel, fr. L. <ets>rhododendron</ets>, Gr.
<?/; <?/ rose + <?/ tree.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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 <altname>rosebay</altname>, <altname>rose
laurel</altname>, and <altname>South-sea rose</altname>.</def>

<note><hand/ Every part of the plant is dangerously poisonous,
and death has occured from using its wood for skewers in cooking
meat.</note>

<hw>O`le*an"drine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of several alkaloids found in the
leaves of the oleander.</def>

<hw>O`le*as"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>olea</ets> olive tree. See <er>Olive</er>,
<er>Oil</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The wild
olive tree (<spn>Olea Europea</spn>, var.
<spn>sylvestris</spn>).</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any species of
the genus <spn>El\'91agus</spn>. See <er>Eleagnus</er>. The small
silvery berries of the common species (<spn>El\'91agnus
hortensis</spn>) are called <xex>Trebizond dates</xex>, and are
made into cakes by the Arabs.</def>

<hw>O"le*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>ol\'82ate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of
oleic acid. Some oleates, as the oleate of mercury, are used in
medicine by way of inunction.</def>

<hw>O*lec"ra*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the olecranon.</def>

<hw>O*lec"ra*non</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr.Gr. <?/; <?/ elbow + <?/ the head.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>O*le"fi*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ol\'82fiant</ets>, fr.L. <ets>oleum</ets> oil +
<ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.). Cf. <er>-Fy</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Forming or producing an oil;
specifically, designating a colorless gaseous hydrocarbon called
<xex>ethylene</xex>.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<hw>O"le*fine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Olefiant</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Olefiant gas,
or ethylene; hence, by extension, any one of the series of
unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is a type. See
<er>Ethylene</er>.</def>

<hw>O"le*ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oleum</ets> oil: cf. F. <ets>ol\'82ique</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, derived from, or
contained in, oil; <as>as, <ex>oleic</ex> 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</as>. At low temperatures the acid is
crystalline, but melts to an oily liquid above 14<?/ C.</def>

<hw>O`le*if`er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oleum</ets> oil + <ets>-ferous</ets>: cf.F.
<ets>ol\'82if\'82re</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing oil; <as>as,
<ex>oleiferous</ex> seeds</as>.</def>

<hw>O"le*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oleum</ets> oil: cf. F. <ets>ol\'82ine</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A fat, liquid at ordinary
temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0\'f8 C.,
found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see
<er>Palmitin</er>). It dissolves solid fats, especially at
30-40\'f8 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
<altname>triolein</altname>. It is also called
<altname>elain</altname>.</def>

<hw>O"lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>olens</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>olere</ets> to smell.]</ety>
<def>Scented.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>R. Browning.</au>

<hw>O`le*o*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oleum</ets> oil + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Painting)</fld> <def>A picture produced in oils
by a process analogous to that of lithographic printing.</def>

<hw>O`le*o*mar"ga*rine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oleum</ets> oil + E. <ets>margarine</ets>,
<ets>margarin</ets>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>oleomargarin</asp>.]</altsp> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An artificial butter made by churning this oil
with more or less milk.</def>

<note><hand/ Oleomargarine was wrongly so named, as it contains
no <xex>margarin</xex> proper, but olein, palmitin, and stearin,
a mixture of palmitin and stearin having formerly been called
<xex>margarin</xex> by mistake.</note>

<hw>O`le*om`e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oleum</ets> oil + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An instrument for ascertaining the weight
and purity of oil; an elaiometer.</def>

<hw>O"le*one</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>oleum
+ -one</ets>, 1.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An oily liquid,
obtained by distillation of calcium oleate, and probably
consisting of the ketone of oleic acid.</def>

<hw>O`le*op"tene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oleum</ets> oil + Cr. <?/ fleeting.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Eleoptene</er>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>O`le*o*res"in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.<ets>oleum</ets> oil + E. <ets>resin</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A natural mixture of a
terebinthinate oil and a resin.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <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>

-- <wordforms><wf>O`le*o*res"in*ous</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<mhw>{ <hw>O"le*ose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>O"le*ous</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>oleosus</ets>,
fr. <ets>oleum</ets> oil.]</ety> <def>Oily.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Ray. Floyer.</au>

<hw>O`le*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
or quality of being oily or fat; fatness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Ol`er*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oleraceus</ets>, from <ets>olus</ets>, <ets>oleris</ets>,
garden or pot herbs, vegetables.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to pot
herbs; of the nature or having the qualities of herbs for
cookery; esculent.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Olf</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymol.
uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The European
bullfinch.</def> <mark>[Prov.Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Ol*fac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Olfactory</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The sense
by which the impressions made on the olfactory organs by the
odorous particles in the atmosphere are perceived.</def>

<hw>Ol*fac"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Olfactory</er>, <pos>a.</pos></def>

<hw>Ol*fac"tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A smelling
organ; a nose.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Ol*fac"to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>olfactus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>olfacere</ets> to smell;
<ets>olere</ets> to have a smell + <ets>facere</ets> to make. See
<er>Odor</er>, and <er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the sense of smell;
<as>as, the <ex>olfactory</ex> nerves; the <ex>olfactory</ex>
cells.</as></def>

<cs><col>Olfactory organ</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <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 <xex>olfactory<xex> (or
first cranial) <xex>nerves<xex>, and sensitive to odoriferous
particles conveyed to it in the air or in water.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ol*fac"to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Olfactories</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>An olfactory
organ; also, the sense of smell; -- usually in the plural.</def>

<hw>Ol"i*ban</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Olibanum</er>.</def>

<hw>O*lib"a*num</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL., fr.
Ar. <ets>al-luban</ets> frankincense; cf.Gr. <?/, <?/, of Semitic
origin.]</ety> <def>The fragrant gum resin of various species of
<spn>Boswellia</spn>; Oriental frankincense.</def>

<hw>Ol"i*bene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<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
<altname>conimene</altname>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ol"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ol"i*dous</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>olidus</ets>,
fr. <ets>olere</ets> to smell.]</ety> <def>Having a strong,
disagreeable smell; fetid.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Boyle. Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Ol"i*fant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>An elephant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An ancient horn, made of ivory.</def>

<hw>Ol`i*gan"drous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oligo-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, man, male.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having few stamens.</def>

<hw>Ol`i*gan"thous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oligo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ flower.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having few flowers.</def>

<hw>Ol`i*garch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A member of
an oligarchy; one of the rulers in an oligarchical
government.</def>

<hw>Ol`i*gar"chal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Oligarchic.</def>

<au>Glover.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ol`i*gar"chic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Ol`i*gar"chic*al</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/:
cf. F. <ets>oligarchique</ets>. See <er>Oligarchy</er>.]</ety>
<def>Of or pertaining to oligarchy, or government by a few.</def>
\'bd<xex>Oligarchical</xex> exiles.\'b8

<au>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</au>

<hw>Ol"i*gar`chist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
advocate or supporter of oligarchy.</def>

<hw>Ol"i*gar"chy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Oligarchies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/
few, little + <?/ to rule, govern: cf.F.
<ets>oligarchie</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<q>All <qex>oligarchies</qex>, wherein a few men domineer, do
what they list.</q>
<qau>Burton.</qau>

<hw>Ol"i*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Oligist</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>Hematite or specular iron ore; -- prob. so called in
allusion to its <xex>feeble</xex> magnetism, as compared with
magnetite.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ol"i*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ol`i*gis"tic</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, superl. of <?/
few, little: cf. F. <ets>oligiste</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to hematite.</def>

<hw>Ol"i*go-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <def>A combining form from Gr.
<?/, <xex>few</xex>, <xex>little</xex>, <xex>small</xex>.</def>

<hw>Ol"i*go*cene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oligo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ new, recent.]</ety>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating,
certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the
Eocene and Miocene periods.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The
Oligocene period. See the <xex>Chart</xex> of
<er>Geology</er>.</def></def2>

<hw>\'d8Ol`i*go*ch\'91"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ little, pl., few + <?/ hair.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of Annelida which includes
the earthworms and related species.</def>

<hw>Ol"i*go*chete</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Oligoch\'91ta.</def>

<hw>Ol"i*go*clase</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oligo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ fracture, fr. <?/ to
break.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A triclinic soda-lime
feldspar. See <er>Feldspar</er>.</def>

<hw>Ol`i*gom"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oligo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ part.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having few members in each set of organs; <as>as, an
<ex>oligomerous</ex> flower</as>.</def>

<hw>Ol`i*go"my*old</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oligo-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, a muscle +
<ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having few or
imperfect syringeal muscles; -- said of some passerine birds
(<spn>Oligomyodi</spn>).</def>

<hw>Ol`i*go*pet"al*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oligo-</ets> + <ets>petal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having few petals.</def>

<hw>Ol`i*go*sep"al*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oligo-</ets> + <ets>sepal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having few sepals.</def>

<hw>Ol`i*go*sid"er*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oligo-</ets> + <ets>siderite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A meteorite characterized by the presence
of but a small amount of metallic iron.</def>

<hw>Ol`i*go*sper"mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oligo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a seed.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having few seeds.</def>

<hw>Ol`i*got"o*kous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oligo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ offspring.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Producing few young.</def>

<-- p. 1001 -->

<hw>O"li*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.
<ets>olla</ets> a round earthen pot, a dish of boiled or stewed
meat, fr. L. <ets>olla</ets> a pot, dish. Cf. <er>Olla</er>,
<er>Olla-podrida</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A dish of stewed
meat of different kinds.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Besides a good <qex>olio</qex>, the dishes were trifling.</q>
<qau>Evelyn.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A mixture; a medley.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A collection of miscellaneous
pieces.</def>

<hw>Ol"i*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>olitorius</ets> belonging to a kitchen gardener, or to
vegetables, fr. <ets>olitor</ets> a kitchen gardener, fr.
<ets>olus</ets>, <ets>oleris</ets>, vegetables.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to, or produced in, a kitchen garden; used for kitchen
purposes; <as>as, <ex>olitory</ex> seeds</as>.</def>

<q>At convenient distance towards the <qex>olitory</qex>
garden.</q>
<qau>Evelyn.</qau>

<hw>\'d8O*li"va</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. an
olive.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of polished
marine gastropod shells, chiefly tropical, and often beautifully
colored.</def>

<hw>Ol`i*va"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oliva</ets> olive.]</ety> <def>Resembling the olive; of the
color of the olive; olive-green.</def>

<hw>Ol"i*va*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>olivarius</ets> belonging to olives, fr. <ets>oliva</ets> an
olive: cf. F. <ets>olivaire</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Like an olive.</def>

<cs><col>Olivary body</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <cd>an oval
prominence on each side of the medulla oblongata; -- called also
<altname>olive</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ol`i*vas"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oliva</ets> olive: cf.F. <ets>oliv\'83tre</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Of the color of the olive; tawny.</def>

<au>Sir T. Herbert.</au>

<hw>Ol"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>oliva</ets>, akin to Gr. <?/. See <er>Oil</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A tree (<spn>Olea
Europ\'91a</spn>) 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>(b)</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any shell of
the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so called from the form.
See <er>Oliva</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The oyster
catcher.</def> <mark>[Prov.Eng.]</mark>

<sn>3.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The color of the olive, a peculiar
dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.</def> <sd>(b)</sd>
<def>One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and green
mixed in equal strength and proportion.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>An olivary body. See under
<er>Olivary</er>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Cookery)</fld> <def>A small slice of meat
seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; <as>as, <ex>olives</ex> of beef
or veal</as>.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Olive</xex> is sometimes used adjectively and
in the formation of self-explaining compounds; as,
<xex>olive</xex> brown, <xex>olive</xex> green,
<xex>olive</xex>-colored, <xex>olive</xex>-skinned,
<xex>olive</xex> crown, <xex>olive</xex> garden, <xex>olive</xex>
tree, <xex>olive</xex> yard, etc.</note>

<cs><col>Bohemian olive</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a species of
<spn>El\'91agnus</spn> (<spn>E. angustifolia</spn>), the flowers
of which are sometimes used in Southern Europe as a remedy for
fevers.</cd> -- <col>Olive branch</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A
branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of peace</cd>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Fig.: A child.</cd> -- <col>Olive brown</col>,
<cd>brown with a tinge of green.</cd> -- <col>Olive green</col>,
<cd>a dark brownish green, like the color of the olive.</cd> --
<col>Olive oil</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>Olive ore</col> <fld>(Min.)</fld>,
<cd>olivenite.</cd> -- <col>Wild olive</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<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></cs>

<hw>Ol"ive</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Approaching the color of the
olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny
green.</def>

<hw>Ol"ived</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Decorated or
furnished with olive trees.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>T. Warton.</au>

<hw>O*liv"en*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An olive-green mineral, a hydrous
arseniate of copper; olive ore.</def>

<hw>Ol"i*ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<ety>[OF. <ets>oliviere</ets>.]</ety> <def>An olive grove.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[F. <ets>olivier</ets>.]</ety> <def>An olive
tree.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Ol"i*ver</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small tilt hammer, worked
by the foot.</def>

<hw>Ol`i*ve"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eng.
Hist.)</fld> <def>An adherent of <xex>Oliver</xex>
Cromwell.</def>

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<hw>Ol`ive*wood"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The wood of the olive.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>An Australian name given to the hard white wood
of certain trees of the genus <spn>El\'91odendron</spn>, and also
to the trees themselves.</def>

<hw>Ol`i*vil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>olivile</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white
crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive,
and having a bitter-sweet taste and acid proporties.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>olivile</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Gregory.</au>

<hw>Ol"i*vin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of the olive tree;
-- called also <altname>olivite</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ol"i*vine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>olivine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A common name
of the yellowish green mineral chrysolite, esp. the variety found
in eruptive rocks.</def>

<hw>Ol"i*vite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Olivin</er>.</def>

<hw>Ol"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Olio</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A pot or jar having a wide
mouth; a cinerary urn, especially one of baked clay.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A dish of stewed meat; an olio; an
olla-podrida.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ol`la-po*dri"da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Sp., lit., a rotten pot. See <er>Olio</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A favorite Spanish dish, consisting of a mixture
of several kinds of meat chopped fine, and stewed with
vegetables.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any incongruous mixture or miscellaneous
collection; an olio.</def>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>-logy</er>.]</ety> <def>A colloquial or humorous name for any
science or branch of knowledge.</def>

<q>He had a smattering of mechanics, of physiology, geology,
mineralogy, and all other <qex>ologies</qex> whatsoever.</q>
<qau>De Quincey.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Ol"pe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<?/.]</ety> <def>Originally, a leather flask or vessel for oils
or liquids; afterward, an earthenware vase or pitcher without a
spout.</def>

<hw>\'d8O*lu"sa*trum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>holusatrum</ets>, <ets>olusatrum</ets>; <ets>olus</ets>
garden herb + <ets>ater</ets> black.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>An umbelliferous plant, the common Alexanders of Western
Europe (<spn>Smyrnium Olusatrum</spn>).</def>

<hw>O*lym"pi*ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>olympias</ets>, <ets>-adis</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/, fr. <?/
Olympus, a mountain in Macedonia: cf. F.
<ets>olympiade</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Greek Antig.)</fld> <def>A
period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned time,
being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic games to
another, beginning with the victory of Cor<oe/bus in the foot
race, which took place in the year 776 b.c.; <as>as, the era of
the <ex>olympiads</ex></as>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>O*lym"pi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>O*lym"pic</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Olympius</ets>,
<ets>Olympicus</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/, fr. <?/: cf. F.
<ets>olympique</ets>. See <er>Olympiad</er>.]</ety> <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>

<cs><mcol><col>Olympic games</col>, <or/
<col>Olympics</col></mcol> <fld>(Greek Antiq.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>O*lym`pi*on"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
a conqueror in the Olympic games.]</ety> <def>An ode in honor of
a victor in the Olympic games.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>-o"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/.]</ety> <def>A
suffix used in medical terms to denote a <xex>morbid
condition</xex> of some part, usually some kind of tumor; as in
fibr<xex>oma</xex>, glauc<xex>oma</xex>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Om"a*gra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ shoulder + <?/ seizure.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Gout in the shoulder.</def>

<hw>O"ma*has"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing.
<singw>Omaha</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>O*man"der wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Etymol.
uncertain.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The wood of
<spn>Diospyros ebenaster</spn>, a kind of ebony found in
Ceylon.</def>

<hw>\'d8O*ma"sum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The third division of the stomach of
ruminants. See <er>Manyplies</er>, and <xex>Illust</xex>. under
<er>Ruminant</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Om"ber</hw>, <hw>Om"bre</hw>}</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>hombre</ets>, fr. Sp.
<ets>hombre</ets>, lit., a man, fr. L. <ets>homo</ets>. See
<er>Human</er>.]</ety> <def>A game at cards, borrowed from the
Spaniards, and usually played by three persons.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

<q>When <qex>ombre</qex> calls, his hand and heart are free,
And, joined to two, he fails not to make three.</q>
<qau>Young.</qau>

<hw>Om"bre</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., of uncertain
origin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large Mediterranean
food fish (<spn>Umbrina cirrhosa</spn>): -- called also
<altname>umbra</altname>, and <altname>umbrine</altname>.</def>

<hw>Om*brom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
rain + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ombrom\'82tre</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Meteorol.)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring the rain
that falls; a rain gauge.</def>

<hw>O*me"ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<?/, i.e., the great or long o. Cf. <er>Mickle</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See
<er>Alpha</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The last; the end; hence, death.</def>

<q>\'bd<qex>Omega</qex>! thou art Lord,\'b8 they said.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<cs><col>Alpha and Omega</col>, <cd>the beginning and the ending;
hence, the chief, the whole.</cd></cs>

<au>Rev. i. 8.</au>

<q>The alpha and <qex>omega</qex> of science.</q>
<qau>Sir J. Herschel.</qau>

<hw>O*me"goid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omega</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the
form of the Greek capital letter Omega (<OMEGA/).</def>

<hw>Om"e*let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>omelette</ets>, OF. <ets>amelette</ets>, <ets>alumete</ets>,
<ets>alumelle</ets>, perh. fr. L. <ets>lamella</ets>. Cf.
<er>Lamella</er>.]</ety> <def>Eggs beaten up with a little flour,
etc., and cooked in a frying pan; <as>as, a plain
<ex>omelet</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>O"men</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>omen</ets>, the original form being <ets>osmen</ets>,
according to Varro.]</ety> <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>

<q>Bid go with evil <qex>omen</qex>, and the brand
Of infamy upon my name.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>O"men</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Omened</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Omening</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To divine or to foreshow by
signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions regarding; to
predict; to augur; <as>as, to <ex>omen</ex> ill of an
enterprise</as>.</def>

<q>The yet unknown verdict, of which, however, all
<qex>omened</qex> the tragical contents.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<hw>O"mened</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Attended by, or
containing, an omen or omens; <as>as, happy-<ex>omened</ex>
day</as>.</def>

<hw>O*men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to an omentum or the omenta.</def>

<hw>O*men"tum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Omenta</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A free fold of the peritoneum, or one
serving to connect viscera, support blood vessels, etc.; an
epiplo\'94n.</def>

<note><hand/ The <xex>great</xex>, or <xex>gastrocolic</xex>,
<xex>omentum</xex> 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
<xex>lesser</xex>, or <xex>gastrohepatic</xex>,
<xex>omentum</xex> connects the stomach and liver and contains
the hepatic vessels. The <xex>gastrosplenic omentum</xex>, or
<xex>ligament</xex>, connects the stomach and spleen.</note>

<hw>O"mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Homer</er>.]</ety> <def>A Hebrew measure, the tenth of an
ephah. See <er>Ephah</er>.</def>

<au>Ex. xvi. 36.</au>

<hw>Om`i*let"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Homiletical.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Om"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ominatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>ominari</ets> to presage, fr.
<ets>omen</ets>.]</ety> <def>To presage; to foreshow; to
foretoken.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<hw>Om`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ominatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act of ominating;
presaging.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Om"i*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ominosus</ets>, fr. <ets>omen</ets>. See
<er>Omen</er>.]</ety> <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>as, an <ex>ominous</ex> dread</as>.</def>

<q>He had a good <qex>ominous</qex> name to have made a
peace.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>In the heathen worship of God, a sacrifice without a heart was
accounted <qex>ominous</qex>.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Om"i*nous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Om"i*nous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O*mis"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being omitted; that may be omitted.</def>

<hw>O*mis"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>omissio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>omission</ets>. See
<er>Omit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of omitting;
neglect or failure to do something required by propriety or
duty.</def>

<q>The most natural division of all offenses is into those of
<qex>omission</qex> and those of commission.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is omitted or is left undone.</def>

<hw>O*mis"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Omit</er>.]</ety> <def>Leaving out; omitting.</def> <au>Bp.
Hall</au>. -- <wordforms><wf>O*mis"sive*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O*mit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Omitted</er>; <pos>p. pr.
& vb. n.</pos> <er>Omitting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L.
<ets>omittere</ets>, <ets>omissum</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see
<er>Ob-</er> + <ets>mittere</ets> to cause to go, let go, send.
See <er>Mission</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To let go; to leave
unmentioned; not to insert or name; to drop.</def>

<q>These personal comparisons I <qex>omit</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To pass by; to forbear or fail to perform or to
make use of; to leave undone; to neglect.</def>

<q>Her father <qex>omitted</qex> nothing in her education that
might make her the most accomplished woman of her age.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<hw>O*mit"tance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
omitting, or the state of being omitted; forbearance;
neglect.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O*mit"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
omits.</def>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Om`ma*te"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to an ommateum.</def>

<hw>\'d8Om`ma*te"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Ommatea</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/,
<?/, the eye.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A compound eye,
as of insects and crustaceans.</def>

<hw>\'d8Om`ma*tid"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Ommatidia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., dim. of Gr.
<?/, <?/, the eye.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the
single eyes forming the compound eyes of crustaceans, insects,
and other invertebrates.</def>

<hw>Om"ni-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>omnis</ets>
all.]</ety> <def>A combining form denoting <xex>all</xex>,
<xex>every</xex>, <xex>everywhere</xex>; as in
<xex>omni</xex>potent, all-powerful;
<xex>omni</xex>present.</def>

<hw>Om"ni*bus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., for all,
dat. pl. from <ets>omnis</ets> all. Cf. <er>Bus</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Glass Making)</fld> <def>A sheet-iron cover for
articles in a leer or annealing arch, to protect them from
drafts.</def>

<cs><col>Omnibus bill</col>, a legislative bill which provides
for a number of miscellaneous enactments or appropriations.
<mark>[Parliamentary Cant, U.S.]</mark> -- <col>Omnibus
box</col></mcol>, <cd>a large box in a theater, on a level with
the stage and having communication with it.</cd>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark></cs>

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<hw>Om`ni*cor*po"re*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omni-</ets> + <ets>corporeal</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all
substance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Cudworth.</au>

<hw>Om*ni"e*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which
is all-pervading or all-comprehensive; hence, the Deity.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<q><qex>Omniety</qex> formed nullity into an essence.</q>
<qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau>

<hw>Om`ni*fa"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>omnifarius</ets>; <ets>omnis</ets> all + <ets>-farius</ets>.
Cf. <er>Bifarious</er>.]</ety> <def>Of all varieties, forms, or
kinds.</def> \'bd<xex>Omnifarious</xex> learning.\'b8

<au>Coleridge.</au>

<hw>Om*nif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>omnifer</ets>; <ets>omnis</ets> all + <ets>ferre</ets> to
bear.]</ety> <def>All-bearing; producing all kinds.</def>

<hw>Om*nif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omni-</ets> + L. <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to
make.]</ety> <def>All-creating.</def> \'bdThe <xex>omnific</xex>
word.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Om"ni*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>omniformis</ets>; <ets>omnis</ets> all + <ets>forma</ets>
form: cf. F. <ets>omniforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having every form
or shape.</def>

<au>Berkeley.</au>

<hw>Om`ni*for"mi*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
condition or quality of having every form.</def>

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<hw>Om"ni*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omni-</ets> + <ets>-fy</ets>.]</ety> <def>To render
universal; to enlarge.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q><qex>Omnify</qex> the disputed point into a transcendent, and
you may defy the opponent to lay hold of it.</q>
<qau>Coleridge.</qau>

<hw>Om*nig"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>omniqenus</ets>; <ets>omnis</ets> all + <ets>genus</ets>
kind.]</ety> <def>Consisting of all kinds.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Om"ni*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omni-</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
pantograph.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Om`ni*pa"ri*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>omniparens</ets> all-producing; <ets>omnis</ets> all +
<ets>parere</ets> to bring forth.]</ety> <def>Producing or
bringing forth all things; all-producing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Om`ni*par"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omni-</ets> + <ets>-parity</ets>.]</ety> <def>Equality
in every part; general equality.</def>

<hw>Om*nip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Omniparient</er>.]</ety> <def>Producing all things;
omniparient.</def>

<hw>Om`ni*pa"tient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omni-</ets> + <ets>patient</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable
of enduring all things.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Carlyle.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Om`ni*per*cip"i*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Om`ni*per*cip"i*en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw>
<pos>n.</pos> <def>Perception of everything.</def>

<hw>Om`ni*per*cip"i*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omni-</ets> + <ets>percipient</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Perceiving everything.</def>

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Om*nip"o*tence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Om*nip"o*ten*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>omnipotentia</ets>: cf.F.
<ets>omnipotence</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The state of
being omnipotent; almighty power; hence, one who is omnipotent;
the Deity.</def>

<q>Will <qex>Omnipotence</qex> neglect to save
The suffering virtue of the wise and brave?</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Unlimited power of a particular kind; <as>as,
love's <ex>omnipotence</ex></as>.</def>

<au>Denham.</au>

<hw>Om*nip"o*tent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.,
fr.L. <ets>omnipotens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>; <ets>omnis</ets>
all + <ets>potens</ets> powerful, potent. See
<er>Potent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Able in every respect
and for every work; unlimited in ability; all-powerful; almighty;
<as>as, the Being that can create worlds must be
<ex>omnipotent</ex></as>.</def>

<q>God's will and pleasure and his <qex>omnipotent</qex>
power.</q>
<qau>Sir T. More.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Having unlimited power of a particular kind;
<as>as, <ex>omnipotent</ex> love</as>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>The Omnipotent, The Almighty; God.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Om*nip"o*tent*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an omnipotent
manner.</def>

<-- p. 1002 -->

<hw>Om`ni*pres"ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>omnipr\'82sence</ets>.]</ety> <def>Presence in every place
at the same time; unbounded or universal presence;
ubiquity.</def>

<q>His <qex>omnipresence</qex> fills
Land, sea, and air, and every kind that lives.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Om`ni*pres"en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Omnipresence.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Om`ni*pres"ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omni-</ets> + <ets>present</ets>: cf.F.
<ets>omnipr\'82sent</ets>.]</ety> <def>Present in all places at
the same time; ubiquitous; <as>as, the <ex>omnipresent</ex>
Jehovah</as>.</def>

<au>Prior.</au>

<hw>Om`ni*pre*sen"tial</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Implying universal presence.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>South.</au>

<hw>Om`ni*prev"a*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omni-</ets> + <ets>prevalent</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Prevalent everywhere or in all things.</def>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Om*nis"cience</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>omniscience</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of being
omniscient; -- an attribute peculiar to God.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Om*nis"cien*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Omniscience.</def>

<hw>Om*nis"cient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omni-</ets> + L. <ets>sciens</ets>, -<ets>entis</ets>,
p. pr. of <ets>scire</ets> to know: cf. F. <ets>omniscient</ets>.
See <er>Science</er>.]</ety> <def>Having universal knowledge;
knowing all things; infinitely knowing or wise; <as>as, the
<ex>omniscient</ex> God</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Om*nis"cient*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<q>For what can scape the eye
Of God all-seeing, or deceive his heart
<qex>Omniscient</qex>?</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Om*nis"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>omniscius</ets>. See <er>Omniscient</er>.]</ety>
<def>All-knowing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Hakewill.</au>

<hw>Om`ni*spec"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omni-</ets> + L. <ets>spectus</ets>, p.p. of
<ets>specere</ets>, <ets>spicere</ets>, to view.]</ety>
<def>Beholding everything; capable of seeing all things;
all-seeing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Omnispective</xex>
Power!\'b8

<au>Boyse.</au>

<hw>Om"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., of all,
gen. pl. of <ets>omnis</ets> all.]</ety> <fld>(Eng.Stock
Exchange)</fld> <def>The aggregate value of the different stocks
in which a loan to government is now usually funded.</def>

<au>M'Culloch.</au>

<hw>Om`ni*um-gath"er*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A
macaronic compound of L. <ets>omnium</ets>, gen.pl. of
<ets>omnis</ets> all, and E. <ets>gather</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
miscellaneous collection of things or persons; a confused
mixture; a medley.</def> <mark>[Colloq. & Humorous]</mark>

<au>Selden.</au>

<hw>Om*niv"a*gant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omni</ets> + L. <ets>vagans</ets>, p.pr. of
<ets>vagari</ets> to wander.]</ety> <def>Wandering anywhere and
everywhere.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Om*niv"o*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Omnivorous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>Om*niv"o*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>omnivorus</ets>; <ets>omnis</ets> all + <ets>vorate</ets> to
eat greedily. See <er>Voracious</er>.]</ety> <def>All-devouring;
eating everything indiscriminately; <as>as, <ex>omnivorous</ex>
vanity</as>; esp. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, eating both animal and
vegetable food.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Om*niv"o*rous*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O"mo-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ the shoulder.]</ety>
<def>A combining form used in anatomy to indicate <xex>connection
with</xex>, or <xex>relation to</xex>, <xex>the shoulder</xex> or
<xex>the scapula</xex>.</def>

<hw>O`mo*hy"oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omo-</ets> + <ets>hyoid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the shoulder and the
hyoid bone; <as>as, the <ex>omohyoid</ex> muscle</as>.</def>

<hw>O"mo*phag"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ raw + <?/ to eat.]</ety> <def>Eating raw flesh; using
uncooked meat as food; <as>as, <ex>omophagic</ex> feasts,
rites</as>.</def>

<hw>Om"o*plate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from
Gr. <?/. See <er>Omo-</er>, and <er>Plate</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The shoulder blade, or scapula.</def>

<hw>O*mos"te*gite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a roof.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The part of the carapace of a
crustacean situated behind the cervical groove.</def>

<hw>O`mo*ster"nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the omosternum.</def>

<hw>O`mo*ster"num</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omo-</ets> + <ets>sternum</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>In many mammals, an interarticular cartilage,
or bone, between the sternum and the clavicle.</def>

<hw>Om"pha*cine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
from <?/ an unripe grape or olive: cf.F.
<ets>omphacin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or expressed
from, unripe fruit; <as>as, <ex>omphacine</ex> oil</as>.</def>

<hw>Om*phal"ic</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ having a boss,
bossy, fr. <?/ the navel. See <er>Navel</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or
navel.</def>

<hw>Om"pha*lo-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ the navel.]</ety>
<def>A combining form indicating <xex>connection with</xex>, or
<xex>relation to</xex>, <xex>the umbilicus</xex>, or
<xex>navel</xex>.</def>

<hw>Om"pha*lo*cele`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ the navel + <?/ a tumor: cf.F.
<ets>omphaloc\'82le</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A hernia
at the navel.</def>

<hw>Om"pha*lode</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omphalo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ form.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The central part of the hilum of a seed,
through which the nutrient vessels pass into the rhaphe or the
chalaza; -- called also <altname>omphalodium</altname>.</def>

<hw>Om"pha*lo*man"cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omphalo-</ets> + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many
children the mother may have.</def>

<au>Crabb.</au>

<hw>Om`pha*lo*mes`a*ra"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omphalo-</ets> + <ets>mesaraic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Omphalomesenteric.</def>

<hw>Om`pha*lo*mes`en*ter"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omphalo-</ets> + <ets>mesenteric</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and
mesentery; omphalomesaraic; <as>as, the
<ex>omphalomesenteric</ex> arteries and veins of a
fetus</as>.</def>

<hw>Om`pha*lop"sy*chite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Omphalo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ breath, spirit, soul: cf. F.
<ets>omphalopsyque</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.Hist.)</fld> <def>A
name of the Hesychasts, from their habit of gazing upon the
navel.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Om`pha*lop"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Om`pha*lop"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <?/ the navel + <?/ one who looks, <?/ belonging to
sight: cf.F. <ets>omphaloptre</ets>.]</ety> <def>An optical glass
that is convex on both sides.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Hutton.</au>

<hw>\'d8Om"pha*los</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The navel.</def>

<hw>Om`pha*lot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/; <?/ the navel + <?/ to cut: cf. F.
<ets>omphalotomie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The
operation of dividing the navel-string.</def>

<hw>O"my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Mellow, as
land.</def> <mark>[Prov.Eng.]</mark>

<au>Ray.</au>

<hw>On</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>on</ets>, <ets>an</ets>, <ets>o</ets>, <ets>a</ets>, AS.
<ets>on</ets>, <ets>an</ets>; akin to D. <ets>aan</ets>, OS. & G.
<ets>an</ets>, OHG. <ets>ana</ets>, Icel. <ets>\'be</ets>, Sw.
<?/, Goth. <ets>ana</ets>, Russ. <ets>na</ets>, L.
<ets>an-</ets>, in <ets>anhelare</ets> to pant, Gr. <?/, Zend
<ets>ana</ets>.  <root/195.  Cf. <er>A-</er>, 1, <er>Ana-</er>,
<er>Anon</er>.]</ety> <def>The general signification of
<xex>on</xex> is situation, motion, or condition with respect to
contact or support beneath</def>; as: --

<sn>1.</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>as, the book lies <ex>on</ex> the table,
which stands <ex>on</ex> the floor of a house <ex>on</ex> an
island</as>.</def>

<q>I stood <qex>on</qex> the bridge at midnight.</q>
<qau>Longfellow.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>as, rain falls <ex>on</ex> the
earth</as>.</def>

<q>Whosoever shall fall <qex>on</qex> this stone shall be
broken.</q>
<qau>Matt. xxi. 44.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Denoting performance or action by contact with
the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means
of; with; <as>as, to play <ex>on</ex> a violin or piano</as>.
Hence, figuratively, to work <xex>on</xex> one's feelings; to
make an impression <xex>on</xex> the mind.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>At or near; adjacent to; -- indicating
situation, place, or position; <as>as, <ex>on</ex> the one hand,
<ex>on</ex> the other hand; the fleet is <ex>on</ex> the American
coast.</as></def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>In addition to; besides; -- indicating
multiplication or succession in a series; <as>as, heaps
<ex>on</ex> heaps; mischief <ex>on</ex> mischief; loss
<ex>on</ex> loss; thought <ex>on</ex> thought.</as></def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Indicating dependence or reliance; with
confidence in; <as>as, to depend <ex>on</ex> a person for
assistance; to rely <xex>on</xex>; hence, indicating the ground
or support of anything; <as>as, he will promise <ex>on</ex>
certain conditions</as>; to bet <ex>on</ex> a horse.</as></def>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>At or in the time of; during; <as>as,
<ex>on</ex> Sunday we abstain from labor</as>. See <er>At</er>
(synonym).</def>

<sn>8.</sn> <def>At the time of, conveying some notion of cause
or motive; <as>as, <ex>on</ex> public occasions, the officers
appear in full dress or uniform</as>. Hence, in consequence of,
or following; <as>as, <ex>on</ex> the ratification of the treaty,
the armies were disbanded</as>.</def>

<sn>9.</sn> <def>Toward; for; -- indicating the object of some
passion; <as>as, have pity or compassion <ex>on</ex>
him</as>.</def>

<sn>10.</sn> <def>At the peril of, or for the safety of.</def>
\'bdHence, <xex>on</xex> thy life.\'b8

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>11.</sn> <def>By virtue of; with the pledge of; -- denoting a
pledge or engagement, and put before the thing pledged; <as>as,
he affirmed or promised <ex>on</ex> his word, or <ex>on</ex> his
honor</as>.</def>

<sn>12.</sn> <def>To the account of; -- denoting imprecation or
invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon; <as>as,
<ex>on</ex> us be all the blame; a curse <ex>on</ex>
him.</as></def>

<q>His blood be <qex>on</qex> us and <qex>on</qex> our
children.</q>
<qau>Matt. xxvii. 25.</qau>

<sn>13.</sn> <def>In reference or relation to; <as>as,
<ex>on</ex> our part expect punctuality; a satire <ex>on</ex>
society.</as></def>

<sn>14.</sn> <def>Of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdBe not
jealous <xex>on</xex> me.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Or have we eaten <qex>on</qex> the insane root
That takes the reason prisoner?</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<note><hand/ Instances of this usage are common in our older
writers, and are sometimes now heard in illiterate speech.</note>

<sn>15.</sn> <def>Occupied with; in the performance of; <as>as,
only three officers are <ex>on</ex> duty; <ex>on</ex> a
journey.</as></def>

<sn>16.</sn> <def>In the service of; connected with; of the
number of; <as>as, he is <ex>on</ex> a newspaper; <ex>on</ex> a
committee.</as></def>

<note><hand/ <xex>On</xex> and <xex>upon</xex> are in general
interchangeable. In some applications <xex>upon</xex> is more
euphonious, and is therefore to be preferred; but in most cases
<xex>on</xex> is preferable.</note>

<cs><col>On a bowline</col>. <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>Same as
<er>Closehauled</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>On a wind</col>, <or/
<col>On the wind</col></mcol> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>sailing
closehauled.</cd> -- <col>On a sudden</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Sudden</er>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>On board</col>, <col>On
draught</col>, <col>On fire</col>, etc.</mcol> <cd>See under
<er>Board</er>, <er>Draught</er>, <er>Fire</er>, etc.</cd> --
<mcol><col>On it</col>, <col>On't</col></mcol>, <cd>of it.
<mark>[Obs. or Colloq.]</mark> <au>Shak</au>.</cd> -- <col>On
shore</col>, <cd>on land; to the shore.</cd> -- <mcol><col>On the
road</col>, <col>On the way</col>, <col>On the wing</col></mcol>,
<cd>etc. See under <er>Road</er>, <er>Way</er>, etc.</cd> --
<col>On to</col>, <cd>upon; on; to; -- sometimes written as one
word, <xex>onto<xex>, and usually called a colloquialism; but it
may be regarded in analogy with <xex>into<xex>.</cd></cs>

<q>They have added the -en plural form <qex>on to</qex> an elder
plural.</q>
<qau>Earle.</qau>

<q>We see the strength of the new movement in the new class of
ecclesiastics whom it forced <qex>on to</qex> the stage.</q>
<qau>J. R. Green.</qau>

<hw>On</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See <er>On</er>,
<ets>prep</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Forward, in progression;
onward; -- usually with a verb of motion; <as>as, move
<ex>on</ex>; go <ex>on</ex>.</as></def> \'bdTime glides
<xex>on</xex>.\'b8

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<q>The path is smooth that leadeth <qex>on</qex> to danger.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Forward, in succession; <as>as, from father to
son, from the son to the grandson, and so <ex>on</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>In continuance; without interruption or ceasing;
<as>as, sleep <ex>on</ex>, take your ease; say <ex>on</ex>; sing
<ex>on</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Adhering; not off; as in the phrase, \'bdHe is
neither <xex>on</xex> nor off,\'b8 that is, he is not steady, he
is irresolute.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Attached to the body, as clothing or ornament,
or for use.</def> \'bdI have boots <xex>on</xex>.\'b8

<au>B. Gonson.</au>

<q>He put <qex>on</qex> righteousness as a breastplate.</q>
<qau>Is. lix. 17.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>In progress; proceeding; <as>as, a game is
<ex>on</ex></as>.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>On</xex> is sometimes used as an exclamation,
or a command to move or proceed, some verb being understood; as,
<xex>on</xex>, comrades; that is, <xex>go on</xex>, <xex>move
on</xex>.</note>

<cs><col>On and on</col>, <cd>continuously; for a long time
together. \'bdToiling <xex>on and on and on<xex>.\'b8</cd></cs>

<au>Longfellow.</au>

<hw>\'d8On"a*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. L.
<plw>Onagri</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Onagers</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>onager</ets>,
<ets>onagrus</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Rom.Antiq.)</fld> <def>A military engine acting like a
sling, which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was
operated by machinery.</def>

<au>Fairholt.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A wild ass, especially the
koulan.</def>

<hw>O*nag"ga</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The dauw.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>On`a*gra"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>On`a*gra*ri"e*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[From NL. <ets>Onagra</ets> an old scientific name of the
evening primrose (<ets>Enothera</ets>), fr. Gr. <?/ a kind of
plant; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants
(<spn>Onagrace\'91</spn> or <spn>Onagrarie\'91</spn>), which
includes the fuchsia, the willow-herb (<spn>Epilobium</spn>), and
the evening primrose (<spn><OE/nothera</spn>).</def>

<hw>O"nan*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Onan</ets> (<au>Gen. xxxviii. 9</au>): cf. F.
<ets>onanisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Self-pollution;
masturbation.</def>

<hw>\'d8O*nap"po</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A nocturnal South American monkey
(<spn>Callithrix discolor</spn>), noted for its agility; --
called also <altname>ventriloquist monkey</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ince</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The ounce.</def>

<hw>Once</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>ones</ets>, <ets>anes</ets>, an adverbial form fr.
<ets>one</ets>, <ets>on</ets>, <ets>an</ets>, one. See
<er>One-</er>, <er>-Wards</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>By
limitation to the number one; for one time; not twice nor any
number of times more than one.</def>

<q>Ye shall . . . go round about the city <qex>once</qex>.</q>
<qau>Josh. vi. 3.</qau>

<q>Trees that bear mast are fruitful but <qex>once</qex> in two
years.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>At some one period of time; -- used
indefinitely.</def>

<q>My soul had <qex>once</qex> some foolish fondness for
thee.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<q>That court which we shall <qex>once</qex> govern.</q>
<qau>Bp. Hall.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>At any one time; -- often nearly equivalent to
<xex>ever</xex>, <xex>if ever</xex>, or <xex>whenever</xex>;
<as>as, <ex>once</ex> kindled, it may not be quenched</as>.</def>

<q>Wilt thou not be made clean? When shall it <qex>once</qex>
be?</q>
<qau>Jer. xiii. 27.</qau>

<q>To be <qex>once</qex> in doubt
Is <qex>once</qex> to be resolved.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Once</xex> is used as a noun when preceded by
<xex>this</xex> or <xex>that</xex>; as, <xex>this once</xex>,
<xex>that once</xex>. It is also sometimes used elliptically,
like an adjective, for <xex>once-existing</xex>. \'bdThe
<xex>once</xex> province of Britain.\'b8 <au>J. N.
Pomeroy</au>..</note>

<cs><col>At once</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>At the same point of
time; immediately; without delay</cd>. \'bdStand not upon the
order of your going, but go <xex>at once<xex>.\'b8 <au>Shak</au>.
\'bdI . . . withdrew <xex>at once<xex> and altogether.\'b8
<au>Jeffrey</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>At one and the same time;
simultaneously; in one body; <as>as, they all moved <ex>at
once<ex></as>.</cd> -- <col>Once and again</col>, <cd>once and
once more; repeatedly. \'bdA dove sent forth <xex>once and
again<xex>, to spy.\'b8 <au>Milton</au>.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8On*cid"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of tropical
orchidaceous plants, the flower of one species of which (<spn>O.
Papilio</spn>) resembles a butterfly.</def>

<hw>On"co*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
bulk + <ets>-graph</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>An
instrument for registering the changes observable with an
oncometer.</def>

<hw>On*com"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
bulk + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>An
instrument for measuring the variations in size of the internal
organs of the body, as the kidney, spleen, etc.</def>

<hw>On*cot"o*may</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
bulk, mass + <?/ to cut: cf. F. <ets>oncotomie</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The opening of an abscess, or the removal
of a tumor, with a cutting instrument.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>onkotomy</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Onde</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>anda</ets> malice, anger; akin to Icel. <ets>andi</ets>,
<ets>\'94nd</ets>, breath.]</ety> <def>Hatred; fury; envy.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8On` dit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>They
say, or it is said.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A flying
report; rumor; <as>as, it is a mere <ex>on
dit</ex></as>.</def></def2>

<hw>-one</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[From Gr. <grk>-w`nh</grk>,
signifying, female descendant.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
suffix indicating that the substance, in the name of which it
appears, is a <xex>ketone</xex>; <as>as,
acet<ex>one</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>-one</hw>.<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A termination indicating
that the hydrocarbon to the name of which it is affixed belongs
to the <xex>fourth series of hydrocarbons</xex>, or the
<xex>third series of unsaturated hydrocarbonsl</xex> as,
non<xex>one</xex>.</def>

<hw>One</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>one</ets>, <ets>on</ets>, <ets>an</ets>, AS.
<ets>\'84n</ets>; akin to D. <ets>een</ets>, OS.
<ets>\'89n</ets>, OFries. <ets>\'89n</ets>, <ets>\'84n</ets>, G.
<ets>ein</ets>, Dan. <ets>een</ets>, Sw. <ets>en</ets>, Icel.
<ets>einn</ets>, Goth. <ets>ains</ets>, W. <ets>un</ets>, Ir. &
Gael. <ets>aon</ets>, L. <ets>unus</ets>, earlier
<ets>oinos</ets>, <ets>oenos</ets>, Gr. <?/ the ace on dice; cf.
Skr. <ets>\'89ka</ets>. The same word as the indefinite article
<ets>a</ets>, <ets>an</ets>. <root/ 299. Cf. 2d A, 1st
<er>An</er>, <er>Alone</er>, <er>Anon</er>, <er>Any</er>,
<er>None</er>, <er>Nonce</er>, <er>Only</er>, <er>Onion</er>,
<er>Unit</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Being a single unit, or
entire being or thing, and no more; not multifold; single;
individual.</def>

<q>The dream of Pharaoh is <qex>one</qex>.</q>
<qau>Gen. xli. 25.</qau>

<q>O that we now had here
But <qex>one</qex> ten thousand of those men in England.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Denoting a person or thing conceived or spoken
of indefinitely; a certain. \'bdI am the sister of <xex>one</xex>
Claudio\'b8 [<au>Shak</au>.], that is, of a certain man named
Claudio.</def>

<sn>3.</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
<xex>the</xex>.</def>

<q>From the <qex>one</qex> side of heaven unto the other.</q>
<qau>Deut. iv. 32.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Closely bound together; undivided; united;
constituting a whole.</def>

<q>The church is therefore <qex>one</qex>, though the members may
be many.</q>
<qau>Bp. Pearson</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Single in kind; the same; a common.</def>

<q><qex>One</qex> plague was on you all, and on your lords.</q>
<qau>1 Sam. vi. 4.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Single; inmarried.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Men may counsel a woman to be <qex>one</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>One</xex> is often used in forming compound
words, the meaning of which is obvious; as, <xex>one</xex>-armed,
<xex>one</xex>-celled, <xex>one</xex>-eyed,
<xex>one</xex>-handed, <xex>one</xex>-hearted,
<xex>one</xex>-horned, <xex>one</xex>-idead,
<xex>one</xex>-leaved, <xex>one</xex>-masted,
<xex>one</xex>-ribbed, <xex>one</xex>-story,
<xex>one</xex>-syllable, <xex>one</xex>-stringed,
<xex>one</xex>-winged, etc.</note>

<cs><col>All one</col>, <cd>of the same or equal nature, or
consequence; <as>as, he says that it is <ex>all one<ex> what
course you take.</as> <au>Shak</au>.</cd><-- = all the same -->
-- <col>One day</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>On a certain day, not
definitely specified, referring to time past.</cd>

<q><qex>One day</qex> when Phoebe fair,
With all her band, was following the chase.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Referring to future time: At some uncertain day
or period; some day.</cd>

<q>Well, I will marry <qex>one day</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>
</cs>

<hw>One</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A single unit;
<as>as, <ex>one</ex> is the base of all numbers</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A symbol representing a unit, as 1, or i.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A single person or thing.</def> \'bdThe shining
<xex>ones</xex>.\'b8 <au>Bunyan</au>. \'bdHence, with your little
<xex>ones</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>He will hate the <qex>one</qex>, and love the other.</q>
<qau>Matt. vi. 24.</qau>

<q>That we may sit, <qex>one</qex> on thy right hand, and the
other on thy left hand, in thy glory.</q>
<qau>Mark x. 37.</qau>

<cs><col>After one</col>, <cd>after one fashion; alike.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer</au>.</cd> -- <col>At one</col>,
<cd>in agreement or concord. See <er>At one</er>, in the
Vocab.</cd> -- <col>Ever in one</col>, <cd>continually;
perpetually; always. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Chaucer</au>.</cd>
-- <col>In one</col>, <cd>in union; in a single whole.</cd> --
<mcol><col>One and one</col>, <col>One by one</col></mcol>,
<cd>singly; one at a time; one after another.\'bdRaising <xex>one
by one<xex> the suppliant crew.\'b8</cd> <au>Dryden.</au></cs>
<-- one on one, (in a contest) contesting an opponent
individually; go one on one, (in a game, esp. basketball) to
contest one opponent by oneself. -->

<-- p. 1003 -->

<hw>One</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>indef. pron.</pos> <def>Any
person, indefinitely; a person or body; <as>as, what <ex>one</ex>
would have well done, <ex>one</ex> should do <ex>one's</ex>
self</as>.</def>

<q>It was well worth <qex>one's</qex> while.</q>
<qau>Hawthorne.</qau>

<q>Against this sort of condemnation <qex>one</qex> must steel
<qex>one's</qex> self as <qex>one</qex> best can.</q>
<qau>G. Eliot.</qau>

<note><xex>One</xex> is often used with <xex>some</xex>,
<xex>any</xex>, <xex>no</xex>, <xex>each</xex>, <xex>every</xex>,
<xex>such</xex>, <xex>a</xex>, <xex>many a</xex>,
<xex>another</xex>, <xex>the other</xex>, etc. It is sometimes
joined with <xex>another</xex>, to denote a reciprocal relation.

<q>When any <qex>one</qex> heareth the word.</q>
<qau>Matt. xiii. 19.</qau>

<q>She knew every <qex>one</qex> who was any <qex>one</qex> in
the land of Bohemia.</q>
<qau>Compton Reade.</qau>

<q>The Peloponnesians and the Athenians fought against <qex>one
another</qex>.</q>
<qau>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</qau>

<q>The gentry received <qex>one another</qex>.</q>
<qau>Thackeray.</qau>
</note>

<hw>One</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to become one; to
gather into a single whole; to unite; to assimilite.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The rich folk that embraced and <qex>oned</qex> all their
heart to treasure of the world.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>One"ber`ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The herb Paris. See <cref>Herb Paris</cref>, under
<er>Herb</er>.</def>

<hw>One"-hand`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Employing
one hand; <as>as, the <ex>one-hand</ex> alphabet</as>. See
<er>Dactylology</er>.</def>

<hw>One"-horse`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Drawn by one horse; having but a single horse; <as>as, a
<ex>one-horse</ex> carriage</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Second-rate; inferior; small.</def>
<mark>[Slang, U.S.]</mark>

<hw>O*nei"das</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing.
<singw>Oneida</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>O*nei`ro*crit`ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>oneirocritique</ets>. See <er>Oneirocritic</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>An interpreter of dreams.</def>

<au>Bp. Warburton. Addison.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>O*nei`ro*crit`ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>O*nei`ro*crit`ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/ a dream + <?/ critical, fr. <?/ to
discern.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the interpretation of
dreams.</def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>O*nei`ro*crit`i*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>O*nei`ro*crit`ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The art of interpreting dreams.</def>

<hw>O*nei"ro*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ a dream + <ets>-mancy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means
of dreams.</def>

<au>De Quincey.</au>

<hw>O`nei*ros"co*pist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who interprets
dreams.</def>

<hw>O`nei*ros"co*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ a dream + <ets>-scopy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The interpretation
of dreams.</def>

<hw>One"li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of being one or single.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Cudworth.</au>

<hw>One"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Only</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>One"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being at one or reconciled.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>One"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being one;
singleness in number; individuality; unity.</def>

<q>Our God is one, or rather very <qex>oneness</qex>.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

<hw>On"er*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>onerarius</ets>, fr. <ets>onus</ets>, <ets>oneris</ets>,
load, burden: cf.F. <ets>on\'82raire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Fitted
for, or carrying, a burden.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>On"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Onerated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Onerating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>oneratus</ets>,
p.p. pf <ets>onerare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To load; to burden.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Becon.</au>

<hw>On`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
loading.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>On"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>onerosus</ets>, fr. <ets>onus</ets>, <ets>oneris</ets>, a
load, burden: cf.F. <ets>on\'82reux</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Burdensome; oppressive.</def> \'bdToo <xex>onerous</xex> a
solicitude.\'b8

<au>I. Taylor.</au>

<cs><col>Onerous cause</col> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld>, <cd>a good
and legal consideration; -- opposed to
<xex>gratuitous<xex>.</cd></cs>

<hw>On"er*ous*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an onerous
manner.</def>

<hw>Ones</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Once.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>One`self"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>pron.</pos> <def>A
reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun <xex>one</xex>. Commonly
writen as two words, <xex>one's self</xex>.</def>

<q>One's self (or more properly <qex>oneself</qex>), is quite a
modern form. In Elizabethan English we find <qex>a man's
self=one's self</qex>.</q>
<qau>Morris.</qau>

<hw>One`-sid"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having one side only, or one side prominent; hence, limited
to one side; partial; unjust; unfair; <as>as, a
<ex>one-sided</ex> view or statement</as>.</def> \'bdUnguarded
and <xex>one-sided</xex> language.\'b8

<au>T. Arnold.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Growing on one side of a stem;
<as>as, <ex>one-sided</ex> flowers</as>.</def>

-- <wordforms><wf>One`-sid"ed-ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>One`-sid"ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>On*ethe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Scarcely.
See <er>Unnethe</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>On"go`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
going forward; progress; (<pluf>pl.</pluf>) affairs; business;
current events.</def>

<q>The common <qex>ongoings</qex> of this our commonplace world,
and everyday life.</q>
<qau>Prof. Wilson.</qau>

<hw>On"guent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>An unguent.</def>

<hw>On"-hang`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
hanger-on.</def>

<hw>On"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ognon</ets>, fr. L. <ets>unio</ets> oneness, unity, a single
large pearl, an onion. See <er>One</er>, <er>Union</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A liliaceous plant of the genus
<spn>Allium</spn> (<spn>A.cepa</spn>), 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>

<cs><col>Onion fish</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the
grenadier.</cd> -- <col>Onion fly</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<cd>a dipterous insect whose larva feeds upon the onion;
especially, <spn>Anthomyia ceparum</spn> and <spn>Ortalis
flexa</spn>.</cd> -- <col>Welsh onion</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<cd>See <er>Cibol</er>.</cd> -- <col>Wild onion</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a name given to several species of the
genus <spn>Allium</spn>.</cd></cs>

<hw>O*ni`ro*crit`ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Oneirocritic</er>.</def>

<hw>On"li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being alone.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>On*loft"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Aloft; above
ground.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>She kept her father's life <qex>onloft</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>On"-look`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
looker-on.</def>

<hw>On"-look`ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Looking on or
forward.</def>

<hw>On"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>only</ets>, <ets>anly</ets>, <ets>onlich</ets>, AS.
<ets>\'benlic</ets>, i.e., onelike. See <er>One</er>, <er>and
Like</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One alone;
single; <as>as, the <ex>only</ex> man present; his <ex>only</ex>
occupation.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Alone in its class; by itself; not associated
with others of the same class or kind; <as>as, an <ex>only</ex>
child</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, figuratively: Alone, by reason of
superiority; pre\'89minent; chief.</def> \'bdMotley's the
<xex>only</xex> wear.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>On"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Only</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In one
manner or degree; for one purpose alone; simply; merely;
barely.</def>

<q>And to be loved himself, needs <qex>only</qex> to be
known.</q>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>So and no otherwise; no other than; exclusively;
solely; wholly.</def> \'bdShe being <xex>only</xex> wicked.\'b8

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<q>Every imagination . . . of his heart was <qex>only</qex>
evil.</q>
<qau>Gen. vi. 5.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Singly; without more; <as>as,
<ex>only</ex>-begotten</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Above all others; particularly.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>His most <qex>only</qex> elected mistress.</q>
<qau>Marston.</qau>

<hw>On"ly</hw>, <pos>conj.</pos> <def>Save or except (that); --
an adversative used elliptically with or without <xex>that</xex>,
and properly introducing a single fact or consideration.</def>

<q>He might have seemed some secretary or clerk . . .
<qex>only</qex> that his low, flat, unadorned cap . . . indicated
that he belonged to the city.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<hw>On`o*ce"rin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
<ets>Ononis</ets>, the generic name of the plant + L.
<ets>cera</ets> wax.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white
crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of the
leguminous plant <xex>Ononis spinosa</xex>.</def>

<hw>O*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ an
ass + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Foolish discourse.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>On"o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
name + <ets>-mancy</ets>. Cf. <er>Nomancy</er>.]</ety>
<def>Divination by the letters of a name; nomancy.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Camden.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>On`o*man"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>On`o*man"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to onomancy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>On`o*mas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
from <?/ to name, <?/ name.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Applied
to a signature when the body of the instrument is in another's
handwriting.</def>

<au>Burrill.</au>

<hw>On`o*mas"ti*con</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ (sc.<?/), fr. <?/. See <er>Onomastic</er>.]</ety>
<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>

<hw>On"o*ma*tech`ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ + <?/ art.]</ety> <def>Prognostication by the letters of a
name.</def>

<hw>On`o*ma*tol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
versed in the history of names.</def>

<au>Southey.</au>

<hw>On`o*ma*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/, <?/ + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of names or
of their classification.</def>

<hw>O*nom"a*tope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Onomatop\'d2ia</er>.]</ety> <def>An imitative word; an
onomatopoetic word.</def>

<hw>On`o*mat`o*p\'d2"ia</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/; <?/, <?/, a name + <?/ to make.]</ety>
<fld>(Philol.)</fld> <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>as, the <xex>buzz</xex> of bees; the <xex>hiss</xex> of a
goose; the <xex>crackle</xex> of fire.</as></def>

<note><hand/ It has been maintained by some philologist that all
primary words, especially names, were formed by imitation of
natural sounds.</note>

<hw>On`o*mat`o*p\'d2"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Onomatopoetic.</def>

<au>Whitney.</au>

<hw>On`o*mat`o*po*et"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of
or pertaining to onomatop\'d2ia; characterized by onomatop\'d2ia;
imitative; <as>as, an <ex>onomatopoetic</ex> writer or
word</as>.</def>

<au>Earle.</au>

<hw>On`o*mat"o*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Onomatop\'d2ia.</def>

<hw>O*nom"o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Onomancy</er>.</def>

<hw>On`on*da"gas</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>;
<sing>sing. <singw>Onondaga</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>.
<fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <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>

<hw>On"rush`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A rushing
onward.</def>

<hw>On"set`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>On</ets>
+ <ets>set</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A rushing or setting
upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault
of an army.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<q>The <qex>onset</qex> and retire
Of both your armies.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Who on that day the word of <qex>onset</qex> gave.</q>
<qau>Wordsworth.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A setting about; a beginning.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>There is surely no greater wisdom than well to time the
beginnings and <qex>onsets</qex> of things.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as
a useful appendage.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>On"set`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To assault;
to set upon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To set about; to begin.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Carew.</au>

<hw>On"slaught`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>on</ets> on + <ets>slaught</ets>, <ets>slaht</ets>,
slaughter. See <er>Slaughter</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An
attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or
assault.</def>

<q>By storm and <qex>onslaught</qex> to proceed.</q>
<qau>Hudibras.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A bloody fray or battle.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<au>Jamieson.</au>

<hw>On"stead</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Possibly a
corruption of <ets>homestead</ets>.]</ety> <def>A single
farmhouse; a steading.</def> <mark>[Prov.Eng. & Scot.]</mark>

<au>Grose. Jamieson.</au>

<hw>On"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[<ets>On</ets>
+ <ets>to</ets>. Cf. <er>Into</er>.]</ety> <def>On the top of;
upon; on. See <cref>On to</cref>, under <er>On</er>,
<pos>prep.</pos></def>

<mhw>{ <hw>On`to*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>On*tog"e*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[See <er>Ontology</er>, and <er>Genesis</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <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
<xex>phylogeny</xex>, or evolution of the tribe. Called also
<altname>henogenesis</altname>,
<altname>henogeny</altname>.</def>

<hw>On`to*ge*net"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to ontogenesis; <as>as,
<ex>ontogenetic</ex> phenomena</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>On`to*ge*net"ic*al*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>On`to*gen"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Ontogenetic.</def>

<hw>On`to*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Ontological.</def>

<hw>On`to*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>ontologique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
ontology.</def>

<hw>On`*to*log"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
ontological manner.</def>

<hw>On*tol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>ontologiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who is versed in or
treats of ontology.</def>

<au>Edin. Rev.</au>

<hw>On*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
the things which exist (pl.neut. of <?/, <?/, being, p.pr. of <?/
to be) + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf.F. <ets>ontologie</ets>.]</ety>
<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>

<hw>\'d8O"nus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>A burden; an obligation.</def>

<cs><col>\'d8Onus probandi</col> <pr>(<?/)</pr> <ety>[L.]</ety>,
<cd>obligation to furnish evidence to prove a thing; the burden
of proof.</cd></cs>

<hw>On"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a contemplated
or desirable end; forward; <as>as, an <ex>onward</ex> course,
progress, etc</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Advanced in a forward direction or toward an
end.</def>

<q>Within a while, Philoxenus came to see how <qex>onward</qex>
the fruits were of his friend's labor.</q>
<qau>Sir P. Sidney.</qau>

<hw>On"ward</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Toward a point before or
in front; forward; progressively; <as>as, to move
<ex>onward</ex></as>.</def>

<q>Not one looks backward, <qex>onward</qex> still he goes.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>On"ward*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Progress;
advancement.</def>

<hw>On"wards</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>-wards</er>.]</ety> <def>Onward.</def>

<hw>On"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Any.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>On"y*cha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from L.
<ets>onyx</ets>, <ets>-ychis</ets>, onyx, also, a kind of mussel,
Gr. <?/, <?/. See <er>Onyx</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably
the operculum of some kind of strombus.</def>

<au>Ex. xxx. 34.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The precious stone called <xex>onyx</xex>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8O*nych"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Onyx</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A
whitlow.</def> <sd>(b)</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>

<hw>On"y*cho*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/, <?/, a finger nail + <ets>-mancy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>onychomancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by the
nails.</def>

<hw>\'d8On`y*choph"o*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/, <?/, a claw + <?/.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Malacopoda.</def>

<hw>O"nyx</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/
a claw, finger nail, a veined gem. See <er>Nail</er>, and cf.
<er>Onycha</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Onyx marble</col>, <cd>a banded variety of marble or
calcium carbonate resembling onyx. It is obtained from
Mexico.</cd></cs>

<hw>Oo</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>One.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>\'d8O"\'94</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Hawaiian.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A beautiful
bird (<spn>Moho nobilis</spn>) of the Hawaiian Islands. It yields
the brilliant yellow feathers formerly used in making the royal
robes. Called also <altname>yellow-tufted
honeysucker</altname>.</def>

<hw>\'d8O*\'d2"ci*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>O\'d2cia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ an
egg + <?/ a house.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the
special zooids, or cells, of Bryozoa, destined to receive and
develop ova; an ovicell. See <er>Bryozoa</er>.</def>

<hw>O`\'94*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ an egg + E. <ets>genesis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>
<def>The development, or mode of origin, of the ova.</def>

<hw>\'d8O`\'94*go"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu>pl. L. <plw>O\'94gonia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E.
<plw>O\'94goniums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<?/ an egg + <?/ offspring.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A
special cell in certain cryptogamous plants containing
o\'94spheres, as in the rockweeds (<spn>Fucus</spn>), and the
orders <spn>Vaucherie\'91</spn> and
<spn>Peronospore\'91</spn>.</def>

<hw>O*oi"dal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/; <?/
an egg + <?/ form.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Shaped like an
egg.</def>

<hw>Ook</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Oak.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdA branched <xex>ook</xex>.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>O"\'94*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ an
egg + <ets>-lite</ets>: cf.F. <ets>o\'94lithe</ets>. So named
from its resemblance to the roe of fish.]</ety>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <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
<xex>Chart</xex> of <er>Geology</er>.</def>

<hw>O`\'94*lit"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>o\'94lithique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
o\'94lite; composed of, or resembling, o\'94lite.</def>

<hw>O`\'94*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to o\'94logy.</def>

<hw>O*\'94l"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
versed in o\'94logy.</def>

<hw>O*\'94l"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
an egg + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science of eggs in
relation to their coloring, size, shape, and number.</def>

<hw>Oo"long</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Chinese, green
dragon.]</ety> <def>A fragrant variety of black tea having
somewhat the flavor of green tea.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>oulong</asp>.]</altsp>

<mhw>{ <hw>Oo"mi*ac</hw>, <hw>Oo"mi*ak</hw>}</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <def>A long, broad boat used by the Eskimos.</def>

<hw>Oon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>One.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Oones</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Once.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Oop</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Etymol.
uncertain.]</ety> <def>To bind with a thread or cord; to join; to
unite.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<au>Jamieson.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Oo"pack</hw>, <hw>Oo"pak</hw>}</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So named from a district in China.]</ety>
<def>A kind of black tea.</def>

<hw>O"\'94*phore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
egg-bearing; <?/ an egg + <?/ to bear.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<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 <xex>sporophore</xex>, which is nonsexual, but produces
spores in countless number. In ferns the o\'94phore is a minute
prothallus; in mosses it is the leafy plant.</def>

<hw>O`\'94*pho*rec"to*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <?/ egg + <?/ to bear + <?/ a cutting out.]</ety>
<fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>Ovariotomy.</def>

<hw>O`\'94*phor"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the nature of, or belonging to, an
o\'94phore.</def>

<hw>\'d8O`\'94*pho*rid"i*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu>pl. L. <plw>O\'94phorida</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E.
<plw>O\'94phoridiums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., dim.
fr. Gr. <?/. See <er>O\'94phore</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The macrosporangium or case for the larger kind of spores in
heterosporous flowerless plants.</def>

<hw>\'d8O`\'94*pho*ri"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ egg + <?/ to bear +
<ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Ovaritis.</def>

<hw>O"\'94*phyte</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
an egg + <?/ a plant.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of
a proposed class or grand division (collectively termed
<xex>o\'94phytes</xex> or <xex>O\'94phyta</xex>), which have
their sexual reproduction accomplished by motile antherozoids
acting on o\'94spheres, either while included in their o\'94gonia
or after exclusion.</def>

<note><hand/ This class was at first called
<spn>O\'94spore\'91</spn>, and is made to include all alg\'91 and
fungi which have this kind of reproduction, however they may
differ in all other respects, the contrasted classes of
Thallophytes being <xex>Protophytes</xex>, <xex>Zygophytes</xex>,
and <xex>Carpophytes</xex>. The whole system has its earnest
advocates, but is rejected by many botanists. See
<er>Carpophyte</er>.</note>

<-- p. 1004 -->

<hw>O`\'94*phyt"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to an o\'94phyte.</def>

<hw>O*\'94"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A wild, bearded sheep inhabiting the
Ladakh mountains. It is reddish brown, with a dark beard from the
chin to the chest.</def>

<hw>O"\'94*sperm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
an egg + E. <ets>sperm</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The
ovum, after fusion with the spermatozo\'94n in
impregnation.</def>

<au>Balfour.</au>

<hw>O"\'94*spere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
an egg + E. <ets>sphere</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An unfertilized, rounded mass
of protoplasm, produced in an o\'94gonium.</def>

<note><hand/ After being fertilized by the access of antherozoids
it becomes covered with a cell wall and develops into an
o\'94spore, which may grow into a new plant like the
parent.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An analogous mass of
protoplasm in the ovule of a flowering plant; an embryonic
vesicle.</def>

<au>Goodale.</au>

<hw>\'d8O`\'94*spo*ran"gi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu>pl. L. <plw>O\'94sporangia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E.
<plw>O\'94sporangiums</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ an egg + <?/ vessel.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An
o\'94gonium; also, a case containing oval or rounded spores of
some other kind than o\'94spores.</def>

<hw>O"\'94*spore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
an egg + <?/ a seed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A
special kind of spore resulting from the fertilization of an
o\'94sphere by antherozoids.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A fertilized
o\'94sphere in the ovule of a flowering plant.</def>

<hw>O`\'94*spor"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to an o\'94spore.</def>

<hw>O*\'94s"te*gite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ + <?/ a roof.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the
plates which in some Crustacea inclose a cavity wherein the eggs
are hatched.</def>

<hw>\'d8O`\'94*the"ca</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>O\'94thec\'91</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<?/ an egg + <?/ a case.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An egg
case, especially those of many kinds of mollusks, and of some
insects, as the cockroach. Cf. <er>O\'d2cium</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>O*\'94t"*ooid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>O*\'94t"o*coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <?/ laying eggs (<?/ egg + <?/ a bearing, <?/ to bear)
+ <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A half
oviparous, or an oviparous, mammal; a marsupial or
monotreme.</def>

<hw>O"\'94*type</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ +
<ets>-type</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The part of
the oviduct of certain trematode worms in which the ova are
completed and furnished with a shell.</def>

<hw>Ooze</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>wose</ets>, AS. <ets>wase</ets> dirt, mire, mud, akin to
<ets>w<?/s</ets> juice, ooze, Icel. <ets>v\'bes</ets> wetness,
OHG. <ets>waso</ets> turf, sod, G. <ets>wasen</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow
gently, or easily yield to pressure.</def> \'bdMy son i' the
<xex>ooze</xex> is bedded.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Soft flow; spring.</def>

<au>Prior.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The liquor of a tan vat.</def>

<hw>Ooze</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Oozed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; p.pr. & vb.n.
<er>Oozing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Prov. Eng. <ets>weeze</ets>,
<ets>wooz</ets>. See <er>Ooze</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To flow gently; to percolate, as a liquid
through the pores of a substance or through small openings.</def>

<q>The latent rill, scare <qex>oozing</qex> through the
grass.</q>
<qau>Thomson.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; <as>as,
the secret <ex>oozed</ex> out; his courage <ex>oozed</ex>
out.</as></def>

<hw>Ooze</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cause to ooze.</def>

<au>Alex. Smith.</au>

<hw>\'d8O`\'94*zo"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ an egg + <?/ an animal.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Acrita</er>.</def>

<hw>Ooz"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Miry; containing
soft mud; resembling ooze; <as>as, the <ex>oozy</ex> bed of a
river</as>.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>O*pa"cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opacatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>opacare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To
darken; to cloud.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Boyle.</au>

<hw>O*pac"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opacitas</ets>: cf.F. opacit\'82.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Obscurity; want of clearness.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>O*pa"cous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opacus</ets>. See <er>Opaque</er>.]</ety> <def>Opaque.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Milton</au>. --
<wordforms><wf>O*pa"cous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[R.]</mark></wordforms>

<hw>O*pac"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Opaque.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sterne.</au>

<hw>O"pah</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A large oceanic fish (<spn>Lampris quttatus</spn>),
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 <altname>king
of the herrings</altname>.</def>

<hw>O*pake"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Opaque</er>.</def>

<hw>O"pal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opalus</ets>: cf. Gr. <?/, Skr. <ets>upala</ets> a rock,
stone, precious stone: cf. F. <ets>opale</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A mineral consisting, like quartz, of
silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific
gravity.</def>

<note><hand/ The <xex>precious opal</xex> 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 <xex>harlequin opal</xex>. The <xex>fire opal</xex>
has colors like the red and yellow of flame. <xex>Common
opal</xex> has a milky appearance. <xex>Menilite</xex> is a brown
impure variety, occurring in concretions at Menilmontant, near
Paris. Other varieties are <xex>cacholong</xex>,
<xex>girasol</xex>, <xex>hyalite</xex>, and
<xex>geyserite</xex>.</note>

<hw>O`pal*esce"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Opalesced</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Opalescing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To give forth a play of colors,
like the opal.</def>

<hw>O`pal*es"cence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <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>

<hw>O`pal*es"cent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Reflecting a milky or pearly light from the interior; having
an opaline play of colors.</def>

<hw>O"pal*ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>opalin</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of, pertaining to, or like, opal
in appearance; having changeable colors like those of the
opal.</def>

<hw>O"pal*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Opalized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Opalizing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>opaliser</ets>.]</ety> <def>To convert into opal, or a
substance like opal.</def>

<au>Lyell.</au>

<hw>O*pal"o*type</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Opal</ets> + <ets>-type</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Photog.)</fld> <def>A picture taken on \'bdmilky\'b8
glass.</def>

<hw>O*paque"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>opacus</ets>. Cf. <er>Opacous</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Impervious to the rays of light; not
transparent; <as>as, an <ex>opaque</ex> substance</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Obscure; not clear; unintelligible.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<hw>O*paque"</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is opaque;
opacity.</def>

<au>Young.</au>

<hw>O*paque"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state or quality of
being impervious to light; opacity.</def>

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<hw>Ope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Open.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<q>On Sunday heaven's gate stands <qex>ope</qex>.</q>
<qau>Herbert.</qau>

<hw>Ope</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To open.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<q>Wilt thou not <qex>ope</qex> thy heart to know
What rainbows teach and sunsets show?</q>
<qau>Emerson.</qau>

<hw>O*pei"do*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/, <?/, voice + <?/ form + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physics)</fld> <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>

<au>A. E. Dolbear.</au>

<hw>Ope"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bright-colored European actinian
(<spn>Anemonia, <or/ Anthea, sulcata</spn>); -- so called because
it does not retract its tentacles.</def>

<hw>O"pen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>open</ets>; akin to D. <ets>open</ets>, OS. <ets>opan</ets>,
G. <ets>offan</ets>, Icel. <ets>opinn</ets>, Sw.
<ets>\'94ppen</ets>, Dan. <ets>aaben</ets>, and perh. to E.
<ets>up</ets>. Cf. <er>Up</er>, and <er>Ope</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>as, an <ex>open</ex> door, window, road,
etc</as>.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; <as>as,
<ex>open</ex> houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc</as>.; also,
to means of communication or approach by water or land; <as>as,
an <ex>open</ex> harbor or roadstead</as>.</def>

<q>Through the gate,
Wide <qex>open</qex> and unquarded, Satan passed.</q>
<qau>Milton</qau>

<note>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 <xex>open</xex>.

<q>His ears are <qex>open</qex> unto their cry.</q>
<qau>Ps. xxxiv. 15.</qau>
</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like;
not private; public; unrestricted in use; <as>as, an
<ex>open</ex> library, museum, court, or other assembly</as>;
liable to the approach, trespass, or attack of any one;
unprotected; exposed.</def>

<q>If Demetrius . . . have a matter against any man, the law is
<qex>open</qex> and there are deputies.</q>
<qau>Acts xix. 33.</qau>

<q>The service that I truly did his life,
Hath left me <qex>open</qex> to all injuries.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to
view; accessible; <as>as, an <ex>open</ex> tract; the
<ex>open</ex> sea.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Not drawn together, closed, or contracted;
extended; expanded; <as>as, an <ex>open</ex> hand; <ex>open</ex>
arms; an <ex>open</ex> flower; an <ex>open</ex>
prospect.</as></def>

<q>Each, with <qex>open</qex> arms, embraced her chosen
knight.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> Hence: <sd>(a)</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>.</def>

<q>With aspect <qex>open</qex>, shall erect his head.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<q>The Moor is of a free and <qex>open</qex> nature.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>The French are always <qex>open</qex>, familiar, and
talkative.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Not concealed or secret; not hidden or
disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent;
<as>as, <ex>open</ex> schemes or plans; <ex>open</ex> shame or
guilt</as></def>.

<q>His thefts are too <qex>open</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>That I may find him, and with secret gaze
Or <qex>open</qex> admiration him behold.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>6.</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>as,
an <ex>open</ex> season; an <ex>open</ex> winter.</as></def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>Not settled or adjusted; not decided or
determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; <as>as,
an <ex>open</ex> account; an <ex>open</ex> question; to keep an
offer or opportunity <ex>open</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>8.</sn> <def>Free; disengaged; unappropriated; <as>as, to
keep a day <ex>open</ex> for any purpose; to be <ex>open</ex> for
an engagement.</as></def>

<sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Phon.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Uttered with a
relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; -- said of
vowels; <as>as, the <it>\'84</it>n f\'84r is <ex>open</ex> as
compared with the <it>\'be</it> in s\'bey</as>.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage
simply narrowed without closure, as in uttering
<xex>s</xex>.</def>

<sn>10.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>Produced by an open string;
<as>as, an <ex>open</ex> tone</as>.</def>

<cs><col>The open air</col>, <cd>the air out of doors.</cd> --
<col>Open chain</col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Closed
chain</cref>, under <er>Chain</er>.</cd> -- <col>Open
circuit</col> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>, <cd>a conducting circuit which
is incomplete, or interrupted at some point; -- opposed to an
uninterrupted, or <ant>closed circuit</ant>.</cd> -- <col>Open
communion</col>, <cd>communion in the Lord's supper not
restricted to persons who have been baptized by immersion. Cf.
<cref>Close communion</cref>, under <er>Close</er>,
<pos>a.</pos></cd> -- <col>Open diapason</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>,
<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>Open
flank</col> <fld>(Fort.)</fld>, <cd>the part of the flank covered
by the orillon.</cd> -- <col>Open-front furnace</col>
<fld>(Metal.)</fld>, <cd>a blast furnace having a
forehearth.</cd> -- <col>Open harmony</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>,
<cd>harmony the tones of which are widely dispersed, or separated
by wide intervals.</cd> -- <col>Open hawse</col>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>a hawse in which the cables are parallel
or slightly divergent. Cf. <cref>Foul hawse</cref>, under
<er>Hawse</er>.</cd> -- <col>Open hearth</col>
<fld>(Metal.)</fld>, <cd>the shallow hearth of a reverberatory
furnace.</cd> -- <col>Open-hearth furnace</col>, <cd>a
reverberatory furnace; esp., a kind of reverberatory furnace in
which the fuel is gas, used in manufacturing steel.</cd> --
<col>Open-hearth process</col> <fld>(Steel Manuf.)</fld>, <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
<altname>Siemens-Martin process</altname>, from the
inventors.</cd> -- <col>Open-hearth steel</col>, <cd>steel made
by an open-hearth process; -- also called <altname>Siemens-Martin
steel</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Open newel</col>.
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Hollow newel</cref>, under
<er>Hollow</er>.</cd> -- <col>Open pipe</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>,
<cd>a pipe open at the top. It has a pitch about an octave higher
than a <xex>closed pipe<xex> of the same length.</cd> --
<col>Open-timber roof</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <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> -- <mcol><col>Open vowel</col>
<or/ <col>consonant</col></mcol>. <cd>See <er>Open</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>, 9.</cd></cs>

<note><hand/ <xex>Open</xex> is used in many compounds, most of
which are self-explaining; as, <xex>open</xex>-breasted,
<xex>open</xex>-minded.</note>

<syn>Syn. -- Unclosed; uncovered; unprotected; exposed; plain;
apparent; obvious; evident; public; unreserved; frank; sincere;
undissembling; artless. See <er>Candid</er>, and
<er>Ingenuous</er>.</syn>

<hw>O"pen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Open or
unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions;
open ocean; open water.</def> \'bdTo sail into the
<xex>open</xex>.\'b8

<au>Jowett (Thucyd. ).</au>

<q>Then we got into the <qex>open</qex>.</q>
<qau>W. Black.</qau>

<cs><col>In open</col>, <cd>in full view; without concealment;
openly. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs><-- = in the open -->

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>O"penm</hw> <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Opened</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Opening</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>openian</ets>. See
<er>Open</er>,a.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>as, to <ex>open</ex> a door;
to <ex>open</ex> a box; to <ex>open</ex> a room; to <ex>open</ex>
a letter.</as></def>

<q>And all the windows of my heart
I <qex>open</qex> to the day.</q>
<qau>Whittier.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To spread; to expand; <as>as, to <ex>open</ex>
the hand</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to
explain.</def>

<q>The king <qex>opened</qex> himself to some of his council,
that he was sorry for the earl's death.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>Unto thee have I <qex>opened</qex> my cause.</q>
<qau>Jer. xx. 12.</qau>

<q>While he <qex>opened</qex> to us the Scriptures.</q>
<qau>Luke xxiv. 32.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To make known; to discover; also, to render
available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc.</def>

<q>The English did adventure far for to <qex>open</qex> the North
parts of America.</q>
<qau>Abp. Abbot.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To enter upon; to begin; <as>as, to
<ex>open</ex> a discussion; to <ex>open</ex> fire upon an enemy;
to <ex>open</ex> trade, or correspondence; to <ex>open</ex> a
case in court, or a meeting.</as></def>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>To loosen or make less compact; <as>as, to
<ex>open</ex> matted cotton by separating the fibers</as>.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>To open one's mouth</col>, <col>to
speak</col></mcol>.<cd></cd> -- <col>To open up</col>, <cd>to lay
open; to discover; to disclose.</cd></cs>

<q>Poetry that had <qex>opened up</qex> so many delightful views
into the character and condition of our \'bdbold peasantry, their
country's pride.\'b8</q>
<qau>Prof. Wilson.</qau>

<hw>O"pen</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To unclose; to
form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted.</def>

<q>The earth <qex>opened</qex> and swallowed up Dathan, and
covered the company of Abiram.</q>
<qau>Ps. cvi. 17.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed;
<as>as, the harbor <ex>opened</ex> to our view</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To begin; to commence; <as>as, the stock
<ex>opened</ex> at par; the battery <ex>opened</ex> upon the
enemy.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Sporting)</fld> <def>To bark on scent or view
of the game.</def>

<hw>O"pen-air`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Taking place
in the open air; outdoor; <as>as, an <ex>open-air</ex> game or
meeting</as>.</def>

<hw>O"pen*bill`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird of the genus
<spn>Anastomus</spn>, 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
<altname>open-beak</altname>. See <xex>Illust</xex>.
<sd>(m)</sd>, under <er>Beak</er>.</def>

<hw>O"pen*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who, or
that which, opens.</def> \'bdTrue <xex>opener</xex> of my
eyes.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O"pen-eyed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>With eyes
widely open; watchful; vigilant.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"pen-hand`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Generous;
liberal; munificent.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>O"pen-hand`ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<au>J. S. Mill.</au>

<hw>O"pen-head`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Bareheaded.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O"pen-heart`ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Candid;
frank; generous.</def> <au>Dryden</au>. --
<wordforms><wf>O"pen-heart`ed*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>O"pen-heart`ed*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<au>Walton.</au>

<hw>O"pen*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or
process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance;
<as>as, the <ex>opening</ex> of a speech</as>.</def>

<q>The <qex>opening</qex> of your glory was like that of
light.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a
gap; cleft, or hole.</def>

<q>We saw him at the <qex>opening</qex> of his tent.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; <as>as,
an <ex>opening</ex> for business</as>.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<au>Dickens.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in
the midst of a forest; <as>as, oak <ex>openings</ex></as>.</def>
<mark>[U.S.]</mark>

<au>Cooper.</au>

<hw>O"pen*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>openlice</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an open manner;
publicly; not in private; without secrecy.</def>

<q>How grossly and <qex>openly</qex> do many of us contradict the
precepts of the gospel by our ungodliness!</q>
<qau>Tillotson.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Without reserve or disguise; plainly;
evidently.</def>

<q>My love . . . shall show itself more <qex>openly</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>O"pen-mouthed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
the mouth open; gaping; hence, greedy; clamorous.</def>

<au>L'Estrange.</au>

<hw>O"pen*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being open.</def>

<hw>O"pen*work`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <def>A quarry; an open cut.</def>

<au>Raymond.</au>

<-- p. 1005 -->

<hw>Op"er*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr.
<ets>opera</ets> work, composition, opposed to an improvisation,
fr. L. <ets>opera</ets> pains work, fr. <ets>opus</ets>,
<ets>operis</ets>, work, labor: cf. F. <ets>op\'82ra</ets>. See
<er>Operate</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The score of a musical drama, either written or
in print; a play set to music.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The house where operas are exhibited.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>\'d8Op\'82ra bouffe</col> <ety>[F.
<ets>op\'82ra</ets> opera + <ets>bouffe</ets> comic,
It.<ets>buffo</ets>]</ety>, <col>\'d8Opera buffa</col>
<ety>[It.]</ety></mcol>, <cd>light, farcical, burlesque
opera.</cd> -- <col>Opera box</col>, <cd>a partially inclosed
portion of the auditorium of an opera house for the use of a
small private party.</cd> -- <col>\'d8Op\'82ra comique</col>
<ety>[F.]</ety>, <cd>comic or humorous opera.</cd> -- <col>Opera
flannel</col>, <cd>a light flannel, highly finished.
<au>Knight</au>.</cd> -- <col>Opera girl</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>,
<cd>an East Indian plant (<spn>Mantisia saltatoria</spn>) 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 <altname>dancing
girls</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Opera glass</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>Opera hat</col>, <cd>a gentleman's
folding hat.</cd> -- <col>Opera house</col>, <cd>specifically, a
theater devoted to the performance of operas.</cd> --
<col>\'d8Opera seria</col> <ety>[It.]</ety>, <cd>serious or
tragic opera; grand opera.</cd></cs>

<hw>Op"er*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Practicable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Op`er*am"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opus</ets>, <ets>operis</ets>, pl. <ets>opera</ets> work +
<ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<au>Ure.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Op"er*ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Op"er*an*cy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of operating or
working; operation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Op"er*and</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From neuter
of L. <ets>operandus</ets>, gerundive of <ets>operari</ets>. See
<er>Operate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The symbol,
quantity, or thing upon which a mathematical operation is
performed; -- called also <altname>faciend</altname>.</def>

<hw>Op"er*ant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>operans</ets>, p.pr. of <ets>operari</ets>. See
<er>Operate</er>.]</ety> <def>Operative.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
<au>Shak.</au> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An operative person or
thing.</def></def2> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Coleridge.</au>

<hw>Op"er*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Operated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Operating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>operatus</ets>,
p.p. of <ets>operari</ets> to work, fr. <ets>opus</ets>,
<ets>operis</ets>, work, labor; akin to Skr. <ets>apas</ets>, and
also to G. <ets>\'81ben</ets> to exercise, OHG. <ets>uoben</ets>,
Icel. <ets><?/fa</ets>. Cf. <er>Inure</er>, <er>Maneuver</er>,
<er>Ure</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To perform a work or labor;
to exert power or strengh, physical or mechanical; to act.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To produce an appropriate physical effect; to
issue in the result designed by nature; especially
<fld>(Med.)</fld>, to take appropriate effect on the human
system.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert
moral power or influence.</def>

<q>The virtues of private persons <qex>operate</qex> but on a
few.</q>
<qau>Atterbury.</qau>

<q>A plain, convincing reason <qex>operates</qex> on the mind
both of a learned and ignorant hearer as long as they live.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <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>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view
to speculative profits.</def> <mark>[Brokers' Cant]</mark>

<hw>Op"er*ate</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To produce,
as an effect; to cause.</def>

<q>The same cause would <qex>operate</qex> a diminution of the
value of stock.</q>
<qau>A. Hamilton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To put into, or to continue in, operation or
activity; to work; <as>as, to <ex>operate</ex> a
machine</as>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Op`er**at"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Op`er*at"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to the opera or to operas; characteristic
of, or resembling, the opera.</def>

<hw>Op`er*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>operatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>op\'82ration</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of operating; agency; the
exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.</def>

<q>The pain and sickness caused by manna are the effects of its
<qex>operation</qex> on the stomach.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<q>Speculative painting, without the assistance of manual
<qex>operation</qex>, can never attain to perfection.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The method of working; mode of action.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is operated or accomplished; an
effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; <as>as,
military or naval <ex>operations</ex></as></def>.</q>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Effect produced; influence.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The bards . . . had great <qex>operation</qex> on the
vulgar.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Something to be done; some
transformation to be made upon quantities, the transformation
being indicated either by rules or symbols.</def>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Calculus of operations</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Calculus</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Op"er*a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.L.
<ets>operativus</ets>, F. <ets>op\'82ratif</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Having the power of acting; hence, exerting
force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects;
<as>as, an <ex>operative</ex> motive</as>.</def>

<q>It holds in all <qex>operative</qex> principles.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Producing the appropriate or designed effect;
efficacious; <as>as, an <ex>operative</ex> dose, rule, or
penalty</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>Based upon, or consisting of,
an operation or operations; <as>as, <ex>operative</ex>
surgery</as>.</def>

<hw>Op"er*a*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A skilled worker; an
artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or
manufactory.</def>

<hw>Op"er*a*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an operative
manner.</def>

<hw>Op"er*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, operates or produces an
effect.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>One who performs some act
upon the human body by means of the hand, or with
instruments.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A dealer in stocks or any commodity for
speculative purposes; a speculator.</def> <mark>[Brokers'
Cant]</mark>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>The symbol that expresses the
operation to be performed; -- called also
<altname>facient</altname>.</def>

<hw>Op"er*a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
laboratory.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O"per*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.F.
<ets>opercule</ets>. See <er>Operculum</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Any one of the bony plates which support
the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An operculum.</def>

<hw>O*per"cu*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See
<er>Operculum</er>.</def>

<hw>O*par"cu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or like, an operculum.</def>

<hw>O*per"cu*lar</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The
principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>O*per"cu*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>O*per"cu*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>operculatus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>operculare</ets> to
furnish with a lid, fr. <ets>operculum</ets> lid.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Closed by a lid or cover, as
the capsules of the mosses.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having an operculum, or an
apparatus for protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of
fishes.</def>

<hw>O*per`cu*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Operculum</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Bearing an operculum.</def>

<hw>O*per"cu*li*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>operculum</ets> a cover + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>operculiforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a lid or
cover.</def>

<hw>O*per`cu*lig`e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Operculum</ets> + <ets>-genous</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Producing an operculum; -- said of the
foot, or part of the foot, of certain mollusks.</def>

<hw>O*per"cu*lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. L.
<plw>Opercula</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Operculums</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., a cover or lid, fr.
<ets>operire</ets> to cover.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The lid of a pitcherform leaf.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>The lid of the urnlike capsule of mosses.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any lidlike or
operculiform process or part; <as>as, the <ex>opercula</ex> of a
dental follicle</as>.</def> <sd>(b)</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>(c)</sd> <def>The principal opercular bone in
the upper and posterior part of the gill cover.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The lid
closing the aperture of various species of shells, as the common
whelk. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Gastropoda</er>.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any lid-shaped structure closing the aperture
of a tube or shell.</def>

<hw>Op`er*et"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., dim.
of <ets>opera</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A short,
light, musical drama.</def>

<hw>Op"er*ose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>operosus</ets>, fr. <ets>opera</ets> pains, labor,
<ets>opus</ets>, <ets>operis</ets>, work, labor.]</ety>
<def>Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious;
wearisome.</def> \'bd<xex>Operose</xex> proceeding.\'b8 
<au>Burke</au>.  \'bdA very <xex>operose</xex> calculation.\'b8
<au>De Quincey</au>. -- <wordforms><wf>Op"er*ose`ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Op"er*ose`ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Op`er*os"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>operositas</ets>.]</ety> <def>Laboriousness.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Op"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Operose.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Holder</au>. --
<wordforms><wf>Op"er*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms>

<hw>Op`er*ta"ne*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opertaneus</ets>; <ets>operire</ets> to hide.]</ety>
<def>Concealed; private.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Ope"tide`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ope</ets> + <ets>tide</ets>.]</ety> <def>Open time; --
applied to different things</def>: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The early
spring, or the time when flowers begin opening.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark> <au>Nares</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The time
between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday wherein marriages were
formerly solemnized publicly in churches. <mark>[Eng.]</mark>
</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The time after harvest when the common
fields are open to all kinds of stock.</def>
<mark>[Prov.Eng.]</mark> <au>Halliwell</au>. <altsp>[Written also
<asp>opentide</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>O*phel"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a substance (called
<xex>ophelic acid</xex>) extracted from a plant
(<spn>Ophelia</spn>) of the Gentian family as a bitter yellowish
sirup, used in India as a febrifuge and tonic.</def>

<hw>Oph"i*cleide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ophicl\'82ide</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ a serpent + <?/, gen. <?/,
a key. So named because it was in effect the serpent, an old
musical instrument, with keys added.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>
<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>

<au>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</au>

<hw>\'d8O*phid"i*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, dim. of <?/ a snake.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The order of reptiles which includes
the serpents.</def>

<note><hand/ The most important divisions are: the
<stype>Solenoglypha</stype>, having erectile perforated fangs, as
the rattlesnake; the <stype>Proteroglypha</stype>, or elapine
serpents, having permanently erect fang, as the cobra; the
<stype>Asinea</stype>, or colubrine serpents, which are destitute
of fangs; and the <stype>Opoterodonta</stype>, or
<stype>Epanodonta</stype>, blindworms, in which the mouth is not
dilatable.</note>

<hw>O*phid"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>ophidien</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the
Ophidia; a snake or serpent.</def>

<hw>O*phid"i*an</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>ophidien</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or
pertaining to the Ophidia; belonging to serpents.</def>

<hw>O*phid"i*oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ophidion</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
<spn>Ophidiid\'91</spn>, a family of fishes which includes many
slender species.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
<spn>Ophidiid\'91</spn>.</def></def2>

<hw>\'d8O*phid"i*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Ophidia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/
little snake, fr. <?/ a serpent.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The typical genus of ophidioid fishes. <altsp>[Written also
<asp>Ophidium</asp>.]</altsp> See <xex>Illust</xex>. under
<er>Ophidioid</er>.</def>

<hw>O*phid"i*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Ophidian.</def>

<hw>O`phi*ol"a*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
serpent + <?/ worship.]</ety> <def>The worship of serpents.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>O`phi*o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>O`phi*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to ophiology.</def>

<hw>O`phi*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
versed in the natural history of serpents.</def>

<hw>O`phi*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
a serpent + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf.F. <ets>ophioloqie</ets>.]</ety>
<def>That part of natural history which treats of the ophidians,
or serpents.</def>

<hw>O"phi*o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
a serpent + <ets>-mancy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ophiomantie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by serpents, as by
their manner of eating, or by their coils.</def>

<hw>\'d8O`phi*o*mor"pha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Ophiomorphous</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of tailless amphibians having
a slender, wormlike body with regular annulations, and usually
with minute scales imbedded in the skin. The limbs are
rudimentary or wanting. It includes the c\'91cilians. Called also
<altname><spn>Gymnophiona</spn></altname> and
<altname><spn>Ophidobatrachia</spn></altname>.</def>

<hw>O`phi*o*mor"phite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ a serpent + <?/ form.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An
ammonite.</def>

<hw>O`phi*o*mor"phous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ a serpent + <ets>-morphous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form
of a serpent.</def>

<hw>O`phi*oph"a*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ a serpent + <?/ to eat: cf. F. <ets>ophiophage</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Feeding on serpents; -- said of
certain birds and reptiles.</def>

<hw>\'d8O`phi*oph"a*gus</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Ophiophagous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus
of venomous East Indian snakes, which feed on other snakes.
<xex>Ophiophagus elaps</xex> is said to be the largest and most
deadly of poisonous snakes.</def>

<hw>O"phite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr.
<?/ a serpent.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to a serpent.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O"phite</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>ophites</ets>, Gr.
<?/ (sc. <?/), a kind of marble spotted like a serpent: cf. F.
<ets>ophite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <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> --
<wordforms><wf>O*phi"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O"phite</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>Ophitae</ets>, pl.
See <er>Ophite</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.Hist.)</fld>
<def>A mamber of a Gnostic serpent-worshiping sect of the second
century.</def>

<hw>\'d8O`phi*u"chus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.,
fr. Gr. <?/, lit., holding a serpent; <?/ a serpent + <?/ to
hold.]</ety> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>A constellation in the
Northern Hemisphere, delineated as a man holding a serpent in his
hands; -- called also <altname>Serpentarius</altname>.</def>

<hw>\'d8O`phi*u"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from Gr. <?/ snake + <?/ a tail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A genus of ophiurioid starfishes.</def>

<hw>O`phi*u"ran</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Ophiurioidea.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Ophiurioidea.</def></def2>

<hw>O`phi*u"rid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Ophiurioid</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8O`phi*u"ri*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Ophiurioidea</er>.</def>

<hw>O`phi*u"ri*oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Ophiurioidea.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Ophiurioidea.</def></def2> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>ophiuroid</asp>.]</altsp>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8O`phi*u`ri*oi"de*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8O`phi*u*roi"de*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.
pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ serpent + <?/ tail + <?/
form.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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 <altname>Ophiuroida</altname> and
<altname>Ophiuridea</altname>. See <xex>Illust</xex>. under
<er>Brittle star</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Oph"ry*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/, <?/, the brow.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The
supraorbital point.</def>

<hw>Oph*thal"mi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ophthalmie</ets>, L. <ets>ophthalmia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/, fr.
<?/ the eye, akin to E. <ets>optic</ets>. See
<er>Optic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An inflammation of
the membranes or coats of the eye or of the eyeball.</def>

<hw>Oph*thal"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/:
cf. F. <ets>ophthalmique</ets>. See <er>Ophthalmia</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or in the region of,
the eye; ocular; <as>as the <ex>ophthalmic</ex>, or orbitonasal,
nerve, a division of the trigeminal, which gives branches to the
lachrymal gland, eyelids, nose, and forehead</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Ophthalmic region</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the
space around the eyes.</cd></cs>

<hw>Oph*thal"mite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
the eye.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An eyestalk; the organ
which bears the compound eyes of decapod Crustacea.</def>

<hw>Oph*thal`mo*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to ophthalmology.</def>

<hw>Oph`thal*mol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
skilled in ophthalmology; an oculist.</def>

<hw>Oph`thal*mol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ the eye + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ophthalmologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats
of the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye.</def>

<hw>Oph`thal*mom"e*ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ eye +
<ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Oph*thal"mo*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
Gr. <?/ the eye + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>
<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> --
<wordforms><wf>Oph*thal`mo*scop"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Oph`thal*mos"co*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>ophthalmoscopie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A branch
of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a person's temper
and character from the appearance of the eyes.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Examination of the eye with the
ophthalmoscope.</def>

<-- p. 1006 -->

<hw>Oph*thal"my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Ophthalmia</er>.</def>

<hw>O`pi*an"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Opium</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to,
or designating, an organic acid obtained by the oxidation of
narcotine.</def>

<hw>O"pi*a*nine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An alkaloid found in small quantity in
opium. It is identical with narcotine.</def>

<hw>O"pi*a*nyl</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Opianic</ets> +
<ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Meconin</er>.</def>

<hw>O"pi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Opium</er>: cf.F. <ets>opiat</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence
than sirup, prepared with opium.</def>

<au>Parr.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any medicine that contains opium, and has the
quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Anything which induces rest or inaction; that
which quiets uneasiness.</def>

<q>They chose atheism as an <qex>opiate</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bentley.</qau>

<hw>O"pi*ate</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See <er>Opium</er>.]</ety>
<def>Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne;
causing rest, dullness, or inaction; <as>as, the <ex>opiate</ex>
rod of Hermes</as>.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O"pi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To subject
to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Fenton.</au>

<hw>O"pi*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Mixed with opiates.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Under the influence of opiates.</def>

<hw>O"pie</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opium.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>O*pif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opifer</ets>; <ets>ops</ets>, <ets>opis</ets>, help +
<ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Bringing help.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Op"i*fice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opificium</ets>, fr. <ets>opifex</ets> workman. See
<er>Office</er>.]</ety> <def>Workmanship.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bailey.</au>

<hw>O*pif"i*cer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
artificer; a workman.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThe almighty
<xex>opificer</xex>.\'b8

<au>Bentley.</au>

<hw>O*pin"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opinabilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being opined or
thought.</def>

<au>Holland.</au>

<hw>Op`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opinatio</ets>. See <er>Opine</er>,]</ety> <def>The act of
thinking; a supposition.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O*pin"a*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Obstinate
in holding opinions; opinionated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>O*pin"a*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms>

<au>Burton. Sir T. More.</au>

<hw>Op"i*na`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>One fond of his own opinious; one who holds an
opinion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Glanvill.</au>

<hw>O*pine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Opined</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Opining</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[L. <ets>opinari</ets>, p.p. <ets>opinatus</ets>; akin to
<ets>opinus</ets> (in comp.) thinking, and perh. to E.
<ets>apt</ets>: cf. F. <ets>opiner</ets>.]</ety> <def>To have an
opinion; to judge; to think; to suppose.</def>

<au>South.</au>

<hw>O*pin"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
opines.</def>

<au>Jer. Taylor.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>O`pin*ias"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>O`pin*ia"tre</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>opiniastre</ets>, F. <ets>opini\'83tre</ets>. See
<er>Opinion</er>.]</ety> <def>Opinionated.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au>

<hw>O`pin*ias"trous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Opiniaster</er>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark>.</def>

<hw>O*pin"late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To hold
or maintain persistently.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Barrow.</au>

<hw>O*pin"ia*ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Opinionated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O*pin"ia*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Opinionative.</def> <au>Glanvill</au>. --
<wordforms><wf>O*pin"ia*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>O*pin"ia*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<mhw>{ <hw>O`pin*ia"tor</hw>, <hw>O`pin*ia"tre</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is opinionated.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>South. Barrow.</au>

<hw>O`pin*ia"tre</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Opiniaster</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Locke.</au>

<hw>O`pin*iat"re*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>opini\'83tret\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Obstinacy in
opinious.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>opiniatry</asp>.]</altsp> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O*pin"i*cus</hw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>An imaginary animal borne as a charge,
having wings, an eagle's head, and a short tail; -- sometimes
represented without wings</def>.

<hw>O*pin"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Opinion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Jer. Taylor.</au>

<hw>O*pin"ion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from L.
<ets>opinio</ets>. See <er>Opine</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q><qex>Opinion</qex> 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.</q>
<qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau>

<q>I can not put off my <qex>opinion</qex> so easily.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms
of persons or things; estimation.</def>

<q>I have bought golden <qex>opinions</qex> from all sorts of
people.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Friendship . . . gives a man a peculiar right and claim to the
good <qex>opinion</qex> of his friend.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<q>However, I have no <qex>opinion</qex> of those things.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Favorable estimation; hence, consideration;
reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Thou hast redeemed thy lost <qex>opinion</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>This gained Agricola much <qex>opinion</qex>, who . . . had
made such early progress into laborious . . . enterprises.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or
impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Law.)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>To be of opinion</col>, <cd>to think; to judge.</cd> --
<col>To hold opinion with</col>, <cd>to agree with.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <xex>Shak<xex>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Sentiment; notion; persuasion; idea; view;
estimation. See <er>Sentiment</er>.</syn>

<hw>O*pin"ion</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To opine.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O*pin"ion*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being,
or capable of being, a matter of opinion; that can be thought;
not positively settled; <as>as, an <ex>opinionable</ex>
doctrine</as>.</def>

<au>C. J. Ellicott.</au>

<hw>O*pin"ion*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Opinionated.</def>

<hw>O*pin"ion*a`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Stiff
in opinion; firmly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion or to
preconceived notions; obstinate in opinion.</def>

<au>Sir W. Scott.</au>

<hw>O*pin"ion*ate*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Conceitedly.</def>

<au>Feltham.</au>

<hw>O*pin"ion*a*tist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
opinionist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O*pin"ion*a*tive</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Unduly
attached to one's own opinions; opinionated.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of the nature of an opinion; conjectured.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThings both <xex>opinionative</xex> and
practical.\'b8 <au>Bunyan</au>. --
<wordforms><wf>O*pin"ion*a*tive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>O*pin"ion*a*tive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O*pin"ion*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
opinionated person; one given to conjecture.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>South.</au>

<hw>O*pin"ioned</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Opinionated; conceited.</def>

<q>His <qex>opinioned</qex> zeal which he thought judicious.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>O*pin"ion*ist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>opinioniste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One fond of his own notions,
or unduly attached to his own opinions.</def>

<au>Glanvill.</au>

<hw>O*pip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opiparus</ets>, fr. <ets>ops</ets>, <ets>opis</ets>, riches
+ <ets>parare</ets> to provide.]</ety> <def>Sumptuous.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <wordforms><wf>O*pip"a*rous*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms>

<au>E. Waterhouse.</au>

<hw>Op`i*som"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
backwards + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An instrument with a
revolving wheel for measuring a curved line, as on a map.</def>

<hw>\'d8O*pis"thi*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ hinder.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The middle of
the posterior, or dorsal, margin of the great foramen of the
skull.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8O*pis`tho*bran"chi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>O*pis`tho*bran`chi*a"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.
pl.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ behind + <?/ gills.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of gastropod Mollusca, in
which the breathing organs are usually situated behind the heart.
It includes the tectibranchs and nudibranchs.</def>

<hw>O*pis`tho*bran"chi*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Opisthobranchiata.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Opisthobranchiata.</def></def2>

<mhw>{ <hw>O*pis`tho*c\'d2"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>O*pis`tho*c\'d2"lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Gr. <?/ behind + <?/ hollow,]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>Concave behind; -- applied especially to vertebr\'91 in
which the anterior end of the centrum is convex and the posterior
concave.</def>

<hw>O*pis"tho*dome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opisthodomus</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ behind + <grk>do`mos</grk>
house: cf. F. <ets>opisthodome</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>\'d8O*pis`tho*glyph"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ behind + <?/ to carve.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of serpents which have some
of the posterior maxillary teeth grooved for fangs.</def>

<hw>Op`is*thog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ behind + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A writing upon the
back of anything, as upon the back of a leaf or sheet already
written upon on one side.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Scudamore.</au>

<hw>\'d8Op`is*tho"mi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ behind + <?/ the shoulder.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of eellike fishes having the
scapular arch attached to the vertebr\'91, but not connected with
the skull.</def>

<hw>O*pis`tho*pul"mo*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos><ety>[Gr. <?/ behind + E.
<ets>pulmonate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having
the pulmonary sac situated posteriorly; -- said of certain
air-breathing Mollusca.</def>

<hw>Op`is*thot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
behind + <?/, <?/, ear.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The
inferior and posterior of the three elements forming the periotic
bone.</def>

<hw>\'d8Op`is*thot"o*nos</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ backwards + <?/ a stretching.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent
backwards and stiffened.</def>

<hw>O*pit`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opitulatio</ets>, fr. <ets>opitulari</ets> to bring
help.]</ety> <def>The act of helping or aiding; help.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bailey.</au>

<hw>O"pi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr.
<?/ poppy juice, dim. of <?/ vegetable juice.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The inspissated juice of the <spn>Papaver
somniferum</spn>, or white poppy.</def>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<cs><col>Opium joint</col>, <cd>a low resort of opium smokers.
<mark>[Slang]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>O"ple tree`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>opulus</ets> a
kind of maple tree.]</ety> <def>The witch-hazel.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Ainsworth.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Op`o*bal"sam</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8Op`o*bal"sa*mum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>opobalsamum</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ vegetable juice +
<?/ balsam.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The old name of the
aromatic resinous juice of the <spn>Balsamodendron
opobalsamum</spn>, now commonly called <altname>balm of
Gilead</altname>. See under <er>Balm</er>.</def>

<hw>Op`o*del"doc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called
by Paracelsus. The first syllable may be fr. Gr. <?/ vegetable
juice.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of plaster, said to have been invented by
Mindererus, -- used for external injuries.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A saponaceous, camphorated liniment; a solution
of soap in alcohol, with the addition of camphor and essential
oils; soap liniment.</def>

<hw>O*pop"a*nax</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
Gr. <?/; <?/ vegetable juice + <?/, <?/. a kind of plant: cf. F.
<ets>opopanax</ets>.]</ety> <def>The inspissated juice of an
umbelliferous plant (the <spn>Opoponax Chironum</spn>), 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>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>O*pos"sum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Of N.
American Indian origin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any
American marsupial of the genera <spn>Didelphys</spn> and
<spn>Chironectes</spn>. The common species of the United States
is <spn>Didelphys Virginiana</spn>.</def><-- called also possum
-->

<note><hand/ Several related species are found in South America.
The water opossum of Brazil (<spn>Chironectes variegatus</spn>),
which has the hind feet, webbed, is provided with a marsupial
pouch and with cheek pouches. It is called also
<altname>yapock</altname>.</note>

<cs><col>Opossum mouse</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See
<cref>Flying mouse</cref>, under <er>Flying</er>.</cd> --
<col>Opossum shrimp</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any
schizopod crustacean of the genus <spn>Mysis</spn> and allied
genera. See <er>Schizopoda</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Op"pi*dan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oppidanus</ets>, fr. <ets>oppidum</ets> town.]</ety> <def>Of
or pertaining to a town.</def>

<au>Howell.</au>

<hw>Op"pi*dan</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An inhabitant
of a town.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A student of Eton College, England, who is not a
King's scholar, and who boards in a private family.</def>

<hw>Op*pig"ner*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oppigneratus</ets>, p.p. of <ets>oppignerare</ets> to pawn.
See <er>Ob-</er>, and <er>Pignerate</er>.]</ety> <def>To pledge;
to pawn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Op"pi*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Oppilated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Oppilating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>oppilatus</ets>, p.p. of
<ets>oppilare</ets> to stop up; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>)
+ <ets>pilare</ets> to ram down, to thrust.]</ety> <def>To crowd
together; to fill with obstructions; to block up.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Cockeram.</au>

<hw>Op`pi*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oppilatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>opilation</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act of filling or crowding together; a stopping by
redundant matter; obstruction, particularly in the lower
intestines.</def>

<au>Jer. Taylor.</au>

<hw>Op`pi*la*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>opilatif</ets>. See <er>Oppilate</er>.]</ety>
<def>Obstructive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sherwood.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Op*plete"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Op*plet"ed</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>oppletus</ets>,
p.p. of <ets>opplere</ets> to fill up; <ets>ob</ets> (see
<er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>plere</ets> to fill.]</ety> <def>Filled;
crowded.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Op*ple"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
filling up, or the state of being filled up; fullness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Op*pone"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opponere</ets>. See <er>Opponent</er>.]</ety> <def>To
oppose.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Op*po"nen*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
opening an academical disputation; the proposition of objections
to a tenet, as an exercise for a degree.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<au>Todd.</au>

<hw>Op*po"nent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opponens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p.pr. of
<ets>opponere</ets> to set or place against, to oppose;
<ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>ponere</ets> to place.
See <er>Position</er>.]</ety> <def>Situated in front; opposite;
hence, opposing; adverse; antagonistic.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>Op*po"nent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
opposes; an adversary; an antagonist; a foe.</def>

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<sn>2.</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
<xex>respondent</xex>, or <xex>defendant</xex>, who maintains
it.</def>

<q>How becomingly does Philopolis exercise his office, and
seasonably commit the <qex>opponent</qex> with the respondent,
like a long-practiced moderator!</q>
<qau>Dr. H. More.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Antagonist; opposer; foe. See
<er>Adversary</er>.</syn>

<hw>Op`por*tune"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>opporiun</ets>, L. <ets>opportunus</ets>, lit., at or before
the port; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + a derivative of
<ets>portus</ets> port, harbor. See <er>Port</er> harbor.]</ety>
<def>Convenient; ready; hence, seasonable; timely.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<q>This is most <qex>opportune</qex> to our need.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Op`por*tune"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Op`por*tune"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Op`por*tune"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To suit.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Dr. Clerke(1637).</au>

<hw>Op`por*tun"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>opportunisme</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art or practice of
taking advantage of opportunities or circumstances, or of seeking
immediate advantage with little regard for ultimate
consequences.</def> <mark>[Recent]</mark>

<hw>Op`por*tun"ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>opportuniste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One who advocates or
practices opportunism.</def> <mark>[Recent]</mark>

<hw>Op`por*tu"ni*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Opportunities</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[F.
<ets>opportunit\'82</ets>, L. <ets>opportunitas</ets>. See
<er>Opportune</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Fit or convenient
time; a time or place favorable for executing a purpose; a
suitable combination of conditions; suitable occasion;
chance.</def>

<q>A wise man will make more <qex>opportunities</qex> than he
finds.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Convenience of situation; fitness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Hull, a town of great strength and <qex>opportunity</qex>,
both to sea and land affairs.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Importunity; earnestness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Jer. Taylor.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Occasion; convenience; occurrence.</syn> <usage> --
<er>Opportunity</er>, <er>Occasion</er>. An <xex>occasion</xex>
is that which falls in our way, or presents itself in the course
of events; an <xex>opportunity</xex> is a convenience or fitness
of time, place, etc., for the doing of a thing. Hence,
<xex>occasions</xex> often make <xex>opportunities</xex>. The
<xex>occasion</xex> of sickness may give <xex>opportunity</xex>
for reflection.</usage>

<hw>Op*pos`a*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
condition or quality of being opposable.</def>

<q>In no savage have I ever seen the slightest approach to
<qex>opposability</qex> of the great toe, which is the essential
distinguishing feature of apes.</q>
<qau>A. R. Wallace.</qau>

<hw>Op*pos"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Capable of being opposed or resisted.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Capable of being placed opposite something else;
<as>as, the thumb is <ex>opposable</ex> to the
forefinger</as>.</def>

<hw>Op*pos"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Opposition.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Herbert.</au>

<hw>Op*pose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Opposed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Opposing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>opposer</ets>. See
<er>Ob-</er>, <er>Pose</er>, and cf.2d <er>Appose</er>,
<er>Puzzle</er>, <pos>n.</pos> Cf.L. <ets>opponere</ets>,
<ets>oppositum</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To place in front
of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.</def>

<q>Her grace sat down . . . 
In a rich chair of state; <qex>opposing</qex> freely
The beauty of her person to the people.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To put in opposition, with a view to
counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer
antagonistically.</def>

<q>I may . . . <qex>oppose</qex> my single opinion to his.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by
arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to
withstand; <as>as, to <ex>oppose</ex> the king in battle; to
<ex>oppose</ex> a bill in Congress.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To compete with; to strive against; <as>as, to
<ex>oppose</ex> a rival for a prize</as>.</def>

<q>I am . . . too weak
To <qex>oppose</qex> your cunning.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To combat; withstand; contradict; deny; gainsay;
oppugn; contravene; check; obstruct.</syn>

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<hw>Op*pose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To be set opposite.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To act adversely or in opposition; -- with
<xex>against</xex> or <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, a servant
<ex>opposed</ex> against the act</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To make objection or opposition in
controversy.</def>

<hw>Op*pose"less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Not to be effectually
opposed; irresistible.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdYour great
<xex>opposeless</xex> wills.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Op*pos"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
opposes; an opponent; an antagonist; an adversary.</def>

<hw>Op"po*site</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>oppositus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>opponere</ets>. See
<er>Opponent</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Placed over against;
standing or situated over against or in front; facing; -- often
with <xex>to</xex>; <as>as, a house <ex>opposite</ex> to the
Exchange</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Applied to the other of two things which are
entirely different; other; <as>as, the <ex>opposite</ex> sex; the
<ex>opposite</ex> extreme.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary;
repugnant; antagonistic.</def>

<q>Novels, by which the reader is misled into another sort of
pieasure <qex>opposite</qex> to that which is designed in an epic
poem.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<q>Particles of speech have divers, and sometimes almost
<qex>opposite</qex>, significations.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>Placed
directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which
stands before a petal.</def>

<hw>Op"po*site</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One who
opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The <qex>opposites</qex> of this day's strife.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is opposed or contrary; <as>as,
sweetness and its <ex>opposite</ex></as>.</def>

<q>The virtuous man meets with more <qex>opposites</qex> and
opponents than any other.</q>
<qau>Landor.</qau>

<hw>Op"po*site*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In a situation to
face each other; in an opposite manner or direction;
adversely.</def>

<q>Winds from all quarters <qex>oppositely</qex> blow.</q>
<qau>May.</qau>

<hw>Op"po*site*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state
of being opposite.</def>

<hw>Op*pos`i*ti*fo"li*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[See <er>Opposite</er>, <er>Folious</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Placed at the same node with a leaf, but
separated from it by the whole diameter of the stem; <as>as, an
<ex>oppositifolious</ex> peduncle</as>.</def>

<hw>Op`po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
L. <ets>oppositio</ets>. See <er>Opposite</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of opposing; an attempt to check,
restrain, or defeat; resistance.</def>

<q>The counterpoise of so great an <qex>opposition</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Virtue which breaks through all <qex>opposition</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being placed over against;
situation so as to front something else.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest,
or purpose; antipathy.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>4.</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>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <def>The situation of a heavenly
body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens
directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or
satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun
180<deg/; -- signified by the symbol <?/; <as>as, <?/ <Jupiter/
<Sun/, opposition of Jupiter to the sun</as>.</def>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Logic)</fld> <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>

<hw>Op`po*si"tion*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who belongs to
the opposition party.</def>

<au>Praed.</au>

<hw>Op*pos`i*ti*pet"al*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[See <er>Opposite</er>, and <er>Petal</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Placed in front of a petal.</def>

<hw>Op*pos`i*ti*sep"al*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[See <er>Opposite</er>, and <er>Sepal</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Placed in front of a sepal.</def>

<hw>Op*pos`i*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>oppositif</ets>. See <er>Opposite</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable
of being put in opposition.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Op*press"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Oppressed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Oppressing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>oppresser</ets>,
LL. <ets>oppressare</ets>, fr. L. <ets>oppressus</ets>, p. p. of
<ets>opprimere</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) +
<ets>premere</ets> to press. See <er>Press</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload;
hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.</def>

<au>Wyclif.</au>

<q>For thee, <qex>oppress\'8ad</qex> king, am I cast down.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Behold the kings of the earth; how they <qex>oppress</qex>
Thy chosen !</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To ravish; to violate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To put down; to crush out; to suppress.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The mutiny he there hastes to <qex>oppress</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To produce a sensation of weight in (some part
of the body); <as>as, my lungs are <ex>oppressed</ex> by the damp
air; excess of food <ex>oppresses</ex> the stomach</as></def>.

<hw>Op*pres"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
L. <ets>oppressio</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of oppressing, or state of being
oppressed.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice;
cruelty; severity; tyranny.</def> \'bdThe multitude of
<xex>oppressions</xex>.\'b8

<au>Job xxxv. 9.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body
or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; <as>as, an
<ex>oppression</ex> of spirits; an <ex>oppression</ex> of the
lungs.</as></def>

<q>There gentlee Sleep
First found me, and with soft <qex>oppression</qex> seized
My drowsed sense.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Ravishment; rape.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Op*press"ive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>oppressif</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe,
rigorous, or harsh; <as>as, <ex>oppressive</ex> taxes;
<ex>oppressive</ex> exactions of service; an <ex>oppressive</ex>
game law.</as></def>

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Using oppression; tyrannical; <as>as,
<ex>oppressive</ex> authority or commands</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; <as>as,
<ex>oppressive</ex> grief or woe</as>.</def>

<q>To ease the soul of one <qex>oppressive</qex> weight.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Op*press"ive*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Op*press"ive*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Op*press"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others;
one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable
severity.</def>

<q>The orphan pines while the <qex>oppressor</qex> feeds.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>To relieve the oppressed and to punish the
<qex>oppressor</qex>.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<hw>Op*pres"sure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Oppression.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Op*pro"bri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opprobriosus</ets>, fr. <ets>opprobrium</ets>. See
<er>Opprobrium</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Expressive of
opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful; scurrilous; <as>as,
<ex>opprobrious</ex> language</as>.</def>

<q>They . . . vindicate themselves in terms no less
<qex>opprobrious</qex> than those by which they are attacked.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Infamous; despised; rendered hateful; <as>as, an
<ex>opprobrious</ex> name</as>.</def>

<q>This dark, <qex>opprobrious</qex> den of shame.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Op*pro"bri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Op*pro"bri*ous*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Op*pro"bri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) + <ets>probrum</ets> reproach,
disgrace.]</ety> <def>Disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with
contempt; abusive language.</def>

<q>Being both dramatic author and dramatic performer, he found
himself heir to a twofold <qex>opprobrium</qex>.</q>
<qau>De Quincey.</qau>

<hw>Op*pro"bry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Opprobrium.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Op*pugn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Oppugned</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Oppugning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>oppugner</ets>,
L. <ets>oppugnare</ets>; <ets>ob</ets> (see <er>Ob-</er>) +
<ets>pugnare</ets> to fight. See <er>Impugn</er>.]</ety> <def>To
fight against; to attack; to be in conflict with; to oppose; to
resist.</def>

<q>They said the manner of their impeachment they could not but
conceive did <qex>oppugn</qex> the rights of Parliament.</q>
<qau>Clarendon.</qau>

<hw>Op*pug"nan*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Oppugnant</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of oppugning; opposition;
resistance.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Op*pug"nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oppugnans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>oppugnare</ets>. See
<er>Oppugn</er>.]</ety> <def>Tending to awaken hostility;
hostile; opposing; warring.</def> \'bd<xex>Oppugnant</xex>
forces.\'b8 <au>I. Taylor</au>. -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An
opponent.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Coleridge</au>.</def2>

<hw>Op`pug*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oppugnatio</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>oppugnation</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Opposition.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Op*pugn"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
opposes or attacks; that which opposes.</def>

<au>Selden.</au>

<hw>Op*sim"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/.]</ety> <def>Education late in life.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Hales.</au>

<hw>Op`si*om"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
sight + <ets>-meter</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>opsiom\'8atre</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<au>Brande & C.</au>

<hw>Op`so*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opsonatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>A catering; a buying of
provisions.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bailey.</au>

<hw>Op"ta*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>optabilis</ets>.]</ety> <def>That may be chosen;
desirable.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Cockeram.</au>

<hw>Op"tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>optatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>optare</ets>.]</ety> <def>To
choose; to wish for; to desire.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Cotgrave.</au>

<hw>Op*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>optatio</ets>. See <er>Option</er>.]</ety> <def>The act of
optating; a wish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Op"ta*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>optativus</ets>: cf. F. <ets>optatif</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Expressing desire or wish.</def>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<cs><col>Optative mood</col> <fld>(Gram.)</fld>, <cd>that mood or
form of a verb, as in Greek, Sanskrit, etc., in which a wish or
desire is expressed.</cd></cs>

<hw>Op"ta*tive</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>optatif</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Something to be desired.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gram.)</fld> <def>The optative mood; also, a
verb in the optative mood.</def>

<hw>Op"ta*tive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an optative
manner; with the expression of desire.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>God blesseth man imperatively, and man blesseth God
<qex>optatively</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bp. Hall.</qau>

<hw>Op"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Optic</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The organ
of sight; an eye.</def>

<q>The difference is as great between
The <qex>optics</qex> seeing, as the object seen.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An eyeglass.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Herbert.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Op"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Op"tic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>optique</ets>,
Gr. <?/; akin to <?/ sight, <?/ I have seen, <?/ I shall see, and
to <?/ the two eyes, <?/ face, L. <ets>oculus</ets> eye. See
<er>Ocular</er>, <er>Eye</er>, and cf. <er>Canopy</er>,
<er>Ophthalmia</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to
vision or sight.</def>

<q>The moon, whose orb
Through <qex>optic</qex> glass the Tuscan artist views.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; <as>as, the
<ex>optic</ex> nerves (the first pair of cranial nerves) which
are distributed to the retina</as>. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Brain</er>, and <er>Eye</er>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Relating to the science of optics; <as>as,
<ex>optical</ex> works</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Optic angle</col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>the angle
included between the optic axes of the two eyes when directed to
the same point; -- sometimes called <altname>binocular
parallax</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Optic axis</col>.
<fld>(Opt.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</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>Optical
circle</col> <fld>(Opt.)</fld>, <cd>a graduated circle used for
the measurement of angles in optical experiments.</cd> --
<col>Optical square</col>, <cd>a surveyor's instrument with
reflectors for laying off right angles.</cd></cs>

<hw>Op"tic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By optics or sight;
with reference to optics.</def>

<-- def. of Optically active needs rewriting -->
<cs><mcol><col>Optically active</col>, <col>Optically
inactive</col></mcol> <fld>(Chem. Physics)</fld>, <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> -- <mcol><col>Optically positive</col>,
<col>Optically negative</col></mcol>. <cd>See under
<er>Refraction</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Op*ti"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>opticien</ets>. See <er>Optic</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>One skilled in optics.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>A. Smith.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who deals in optical glasses and
instruments.</def>

<hw>Op"tics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. 
<ets>optique</ets>, L. <ets>optice</ets>, Gr. <?/ (sc. <?/). See
<er>Optic</er>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Op"ti*graph</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Optic</ets> + <ets>-graph</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>opticographe</ets>. See <er>Optic</er>, <pos>a.</pos>
]</ety> <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>

<hw>Op"ti*ma*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>optimatie</ets>. See <er>Optimate</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Government by the nobility.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Howell.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Collectively, the nobility.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Op"ti*mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>optimas</ets>, <ets>-atis</ets>, adj., <ets>optimates</ets>,
n. pl., the adherents of the best men, the aristocrats, fr.
<ets>optimus</ets> the best.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to the
nobility or aristocracy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>A nobleman or aristocrat; a chief man in
a state or city.</def></def2> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Chapman.</au>

<hw>\'d8Op`ti*ma"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[L. See <er>Optimate</er>.]</ety> <def>The nobility or
aristocracy of ancient Rome, as opposed to the
<xex>populares</xex>.</def>

<hw>Op"ti*me</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., adv. fr.
<ets>optimus</ets> the best.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Op"ti*mism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>optimus</ets> the best; akin to <ets>optio</ets> choice: cf.
F. <ets>optimisme</ets>. See <er>Option</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A disposition to take the most hopeful view; --
opposed to <xex>pessimism</xex>.</def>

<hw>Op"ti*mist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>optimiste</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>One who holds the opinion
that all events are ordered for the best.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who looks on the bright side of things, or
takes hopeful views; -- opposed to <xex>pessimist</xex>.</def>

<hw>Op`ti*mist"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to optimism; tending,
or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the
best.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hopeful; sanguine; <as>as, an
<ex>optimistic</ex> view</as>.</def>

<hw>Op*tim"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>optimitas</ets>, fr. <ets>optimus</ets> the best.]</ety>
<def>The state of being best.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bailey.</au>

<hw>Op"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>optio</ets>; akin to <ets>optare</ets> to choose, wish,
<ets>optimus</ets> best, and perh. to E. <ets>apt</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>option</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The power of choosing; the right of choice or
election; an alternative.</def>

<q>There is an <qex>option</qex> left to the United States of
America, whether they will be respectable and prosperous, or
contemptible and miserable, as a nation.</q>
<qau>Washington.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The exercise of the power of choice;
choice.</def>

<q>Transplantation must proceed from the <qex>option</qex> of the
people, else it sounds like an exile.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A wishing; a wish.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Ch. of Eng.)</fld> <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>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Stock Exchange)</fld> <def>A stipulated
privilege, given to a party in a time contract, of demanding its
fulfillment on any day within a specified limit.</def>

<cs><col>Buyer's option</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>Seller's option</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>Local
option</col>. <cd>See under <er>Local</er>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Choice; preference; selection.</syn> <usage> --
<er>Option</er>, <er>Choice</er>. <xex>Choice</xex> is an act of
choosing; <xex>option</xex> often means liberty to choose, and
implies freedom from constraint in the act of choosing.</usage>

<hw>Op"tion*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Involving an
option; depending on the exercise of an option; left to one's
discretion or choice; not compulsory; <as>as, <ex>optional</ex>
studies; it is <ex>optional</ex> with you to go or
stay.</as></def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Elective</er>, <pos>n.</pos></def></def2>

<q>If to the former the movement was not <qex>optional</qex>, it
was the same that the latter chose when it was
<qex>optional</qex>.</q>
<qau>Palfrey.</qau>

<q>Original writs are either <qex>optional</qex> or
peremptory.</q>
<qau>Blackstone.</qau>

<hw>Op"tion*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an optional
manner.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Op"to*c\'d2le</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8Op`to*c\'d2"li*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. <ets>optocoelia</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ optic + <?/ a
hollow.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The cavity of one of the
optic lobes of the brain in many animals.</def>

<au>B. G. Wilder.</au>

<hw>Op"to*gram</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Opt</ets>ic + <ets>-gram</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>optogramme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>An image
of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical
action of light on the visual purple. See
<er>Optography</er>.</def>

<hw>Op*tog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Opt</ets>ic + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <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 <cref>Visual
purple</cref>, under <er>Visual</er>.</def>

<hw>Op*tom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Opt</ets>ic + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>An instrument for measuring the
distance of distinct vision, mainly for the selection of
eveglasses.</def>

<hw>Op"u*lence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opulentia</ets>: cf. F. <ets>opulence</ets>. See
<er>Opulent</er>.]</ety> <def>Wealth; riches; affluence.</def>

<au>Swift</au>

<hw>Op"u*len*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Opulence</er>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Op"u*lent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opulens</ets>, <ets>opulentus</ets>, fr. <ets>ops</ets>,
<ets>opis</ets>, power, wealth, riches, perh. akin to E.
<ets>apt</ets>: cf. F. <ets>opulent</ets>.  Cf. <er>Copious</er>,
<er>Couple</er>, <er>Office</er>.]</ety> <def>Having a large
estate or property; wealthy; rich; affluent; <as>as, an
<ex>opulent</ex> city; an <ex>opulent</ex> citizen</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Op"u*lent*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<q>I will piece
Her <qex>opulent</qex> throne with kingdoms.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>\'d8O*pun"ti*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of cactaceous
plants; the prickly pear, or Indian fig.</def>

<hw>\'d8O"pus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Opera</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. See
<er>Opera</er>.]</ety> <def>A work; specif. <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, a
musical composition.</def>

<note><hand/ Each composition, or set of pieces, as the composer
may choose, is called an <xex>opus</xex>, and they are numbered
in the order of their issue. (Often abbrev. to
<abbr>op.</abbr>)</note>

<-- p. 1008 -->

<cs><col>Opus incertum</col>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<cd>See under <er>Incertum</er>.</cd></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>O*pus"cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>O*pus"cule</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>opusculum</ets>, dim. of <ets>opus</ets> work: cf. F.
<ets>opuscule</ets>.]</ety> <def>A small or petty work.</def>

<hw>\'d8O*pus"cu*lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Opuscula</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>An
opuscule.</def>

<au>Smart.</au>

<hw>O"pye</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Opium.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>O*quas"sa</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small, handsome trout
(<spn>Salvelinus oquassa</spn>), found in some of the lakes in
Maine; -- called also <altname>blueback trout</altname>.</def>

<hw>-or</hw>. <ety>[L. <ets>-or</ets>: cf. OF. <ets>-or</ets>,
<ets>-ur</ets>, <ets>-our</ets>, F. <ets>-eur</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A noun suffix denoting an <xex>act</xex>; a
<xex>state</xex> or <xex>quality</xex>; as in err<xex>or</xex>,
ferv<xex>or</xex>, pall<xex>or</xex>, cand<xex>or</xex>,
etc.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A noun suffix denoting an <xex>agent</xex> or
<xex>doer</xex>; as in audit<xex>or</xex>, one who hears;
don<xex>or</xex>, one who gives; oblig<xex>or</xex>,
elevat<xex>or</xex>. It is correlative to <xex>-ee</xex>. In
general <xex>-or</xex> is appended to words of Latin, and
<xex>-er</xex> to those of English, origin. See
<er>-er</er>.</def>

<hw>Or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>or</ets>, <ets>outher</ets>, <ets>other</ets>,
<ets>auther</ets>, either, or, AS. <ets>\'bew<?/er</ets>, contr.
from <ets>\'behw\'91<?/er</ets>; <ets>\'be</ets> aye +
<ets>hw\'91<?/er</ets> whether. See <er>Aye</er>, and
<er>Whether</er>, and cf. <er>Either</er>.]</ety> <def>A particle
that marks an alternative; <as>as, you may read <ex>or</ex> may
write, -- that is, you may do one of the things at your pleasure,
but not both</as>. It corresponds to <xex>either</xex>. You may
ride <xex>either</xex> to London <xex>or</xex> to Windsor. It
often connects a series of words or propositions, presenting a
choice of either; <as>as, he may study law, <ex>or</ex> medicine,
<ex>or</ex> divinity, <ex>or</ex> he may enter into
trade</as>.</def>

<q>If man's convenience, health,
<qex>Or</qex> safety interfere, his rights and claims
Are paramount.</q>
<qau>Cowper.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Or</xex> may be used to join as alternatives
terms expressing unlike things or ideas (as, is the orange sour
<xex>or</xex> sweet?), or different terms expressing the same
thing or idea; as, this is a sphere, <xex>or</xex> globe.</note>

<note><hand/ <xex>Or</xex> sometimes begins a sentence. In this
case it expresses an alternative or subjoins a clause differing
from the foregoing. \'bd<xex>Or</xex> what man is there of you,
who, if his son shall ask him for a loaf, will give him a
stone?\'b8  <au>Matt. vii. 9 (Rev. Ver. ).</au>

   <xex>Or</xex> for <xex>either</xex> is archaic or poetic.

<q>Maugre thine heed, thou must for indigence
<qex>Or</qex> steal, <qex>or</qex> beg, <qex>or</qex> borrow thy
dispence.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>
</note>

<hw>Or</hw>, <pos>prep. & adv.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets><?/r</ets>
ere, before. <root/204. See <er>Ere</er>, <pos>prep. &
adv.</pos>]</ety> <def>Ere; before; sooner than.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>But natheless, while I have time and space,
<qex>Or</qex> that I forther in this tale pace.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<cs><mcol><col>Or ever</col>, <col>Or ere</col></mcol>. <cd>See
under <er>Ever</er>, and <er>Ere</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Or</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L. <ets>aurum</ets>
gold. Cf. <er>Aureate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>Yellow
or gold color, -- represented in drawing or engraving by small
dots.</def>

<hw>O"ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. See 2d
<er>Ore</er>.]</ety> <def>A money of account among the
Anglo-Saxons, valued, in the Domesday Book, at twenty pence
sterling.</def>

<hw>\'d8O`ra*bas"su</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A South American monkey of the genus
<spn>Callithrix</spn>, esp.</def>

<au>C. Moloch.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Or"ach</hw>, <hw>Or"ache</hw>}</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>arroche</ets>, corrupted fr. L.
<ets>atriplex</ets>, Gr. <?/. Cf. <er>Arrach</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus (<spn>Atriplex</spn>) of herbs or
low shrubs of the Goosefoot family, most of them with a mealy
surface.</def>

<cs><col>Garden orache</col>, <cd>a plant (<spn>Atriplex
hortensis</spn>), often used as a pot herb; -- also called
<altname>mountain spinach</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Or"a*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>oraculum</ets>, fr. <ets>orare</ets> to speak, utter, pray,
fr. <ets>os</ets>, <ets>oris</ets>, mouth. See
<er>Oral</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<q>Whatso'er she saith, for <qex>oracles</qex> must stand.</q>
<qau>Drayton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: The deity who was supposed to give the
answer; also, the place where it was given.</def>

<q>The <qex>oracles</qex> are dumb;
No voice or hideous hum
Runs through the arched roof in words deceiving.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The communications, revelations, or messages
delivered by God to the prophets; also, the entire sacred
Scriptures -- usually in the plural.</def>

<q>The first principles of the <qex>oracles</qex> of God.</q>
<qau>Heb. v. 12.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Jewish Antiq.)</fld> <def>The sanctuary, or
Most Holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.</def>

<au>1 Kings vi. 19.</au>

<q>Siloa's brook, that flow'd
Fast by the <qex>oracle</qex> of God.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>One who communicates a divine command; an angel;
a prophet.</def>

<q>God hath now sent his living <qex>oracle</qex>
Into the world to teach his final will.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Any person reputed uncommonly wise; one whose
decisions are regarded as of great authority; <as>as, a literary
<ex>oracle</ex></as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Oracles</xex> of mode.\'b8

<au>Tennyson.</au>

<q>The country rectors . . . thought him an <qex>oracle</qex> on
points of learning.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>A wise sentence or decision of great
authority.</def>

<hw>Or"a*cle</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Oracled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Oracling</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To
utter oracles.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O*rac"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oracularius</ets>. See <er>Oracle</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an oracle; uttering oracles;
forecasting the future; <as>as, an <ex>oracular</ex>
tongue</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Resembling an oracle in some way, as in
solemnity, wisdom, authority, obscurity, ambiguity,
dogmatism.</def>

<q>They have something venerable and <qex>oracular</qex> in that
unadorned gravity and shortness in the expression.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>O*rac"u*lar*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>O*rac"u*lar*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O*rac"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Oracular;
of the nature of an oracle.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>
\'bdEquivocations, or <xex>oraculous</xex> speeches.\'b8
<au>Bacon</au>. \'bdThe <xex>oraculous</xex> seer.\'b8
<au>Pope</au>. -- <wordforms><wf>O*rac"u*lous*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>O*rac"u*lous*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O*ra"gious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>orageux</ets>.]</ety> <def>Stormy.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Or"ai*son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Orison</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>os</ets>, <ets>oris</ets>, the mouth, akin to Skr.
<ets>\'bes</ets>. Cf. <er>Adore</er>, <er>Orison</er>,
<er>Usher</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Uttered by the mouth, or
in words; spoken, not written; verbal; <as>as, <ex>oral</ex>
traditions; <ex>oral</ex> testimony; <ex>oral</ex>
law.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the mouth; surrounding or
lining the mouth; <as>as, <ex>oral</ex> cilia or
cirri</as>.</def>

<hw>O"ral*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>In an oral
manner.</def>

<au>Tillotson.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>By, with, or in, the mouth; <as>as, to receive
the sacrament <ex>orally</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Usher.</au>

<hw>O*rang"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Orang-outang</er>.</def>

<hw>Or"ange</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.; cf. It.
<ets>arancia</ets>, <ets>arancio</ets>, LL. <ets>arangia</ets>,
Sp. <ets>naranjia</ets>, Pg. <ets>laranja</ets>; all fr. Ar.
<ets>n\'beranj</ets>, Per. <ets>n\'beranj</ets>,
<ets>n\'berang</ets>; cf. Skr. <ets>n\'beranga</ets> orange tree.
The <ets>o-</ets> in F. <ets>orange</ets> is due to confusion
with <ets>or</ets> gold, L. <ets>aurum</ets>, because the orange
resembles gold in color.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The fruit of a tree of the genus
<spn>Citrus</spn> (<spn>C. Aurantium</spn>). 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>

<note><hand/ There are numerous varieties of oranges; as, the
<stype>bitter orange</stype>, which is supposed to be the
original stock; the <stype>navel orange</stype>, which has the
rudiment of a second orange imbedded in the top of the fruit; the
<stype>blood orange</stype>, with a reddish juice; and the
<stype>horned orange</stype>, in which the carpels are partly
separated.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The tree that bears oranges;
the orange tree.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The color of an orange; reddish yellow.</def>

<cs><col>Mandarin orange</col>. <cd>See <er>Mandarin</er>.</cd>
-- <col>Mock orange</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>any species of
shrubs of the genus <spn>Philadelphus</spn>, which have whitish
and often fragrant blossoms.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Native
orange</col>, <or/ <col>Orange thorn</col></mcol>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an Australian shrub (<spn>Citriobatus
parviflorus</spn>); also, its edible yellow berries.</cd> --
<col>Orange bird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a tanager of
Jamaica (<spn>Tanagra zena</spn>); -- so called from its bright
orange breast.</cd> -- <col>Orange cowry</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a large, handsome cowry
(<spn>Cypr\'91a aurantia</spn>), highly valued by collectors of
shells on account of its rarity.</cd> -- <col>Orange grass</col>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>an inconspicuous annual American plant
(<spn>Hypericum Sarothra</spn>), having minute, deep yellow
flowers.</cd> -- <col>Orange oil</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>an
oily, terpenelike substance obtained from orange rind, and
distinct from neroli oil, which is obtained from the
flowers.</cd> -- <col>Orange pekoe</col>, <cd>a kind of black
tea.</cd> -- <col>Orange pippin</col>, <cd>an orange-colored
apple with acid flavor.</cd> -- <col>Quito orange</col>, <cd>the
orangelike fruit of a shrubby species of nightshade (<spn>Solanum
Quitoense</spn>), native in Quito.</cd> -- <col>Orange
scale</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>any species of scale
insects which infests orange trees; especially, the purple scale
(<spn>Mytilaspis citricola</spn>), the long scale (<spn>M.
Gloveri</spn>), and the red scale (<spn>Aspidiotus
Aurantii</spn>).</cd></cs>

<hw>Or"ange</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an
orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; <as>as, an
<ex>orange ribbon</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Or`ange*ade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>orange</ets>.]</ety> <def>A drink made of orange juice and
water, corresponding to <xex>lemonade</xex>; orange
sherbet.</def>

<hw>Or`an*geat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>orange</ets>.]</ety> <def>Candied orange peel; also,
orangeade.</def>

<hw>Or"ange*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Attachment
to the principles of the society of Orangemen; the tenets or
practices of the Orangemen.</def>

<hw>Or"ange*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>-men</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <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>

<hw>Or"ange*root`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An American ranunculaceous plant
(<spn>Hidrastis Canadensis</spn>), having a yellow tuberous root;
-- also called <altname>yellowroot</altname>, <altname>golden
seal</altname>, etc.</def>

<hw>Or"an*ger*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>orangerie</ets>, fr. <ets>orange</ets>. See
<er>Orange</er>.]</ety> <def>A place for raising oranges; a
plantation of orange trees.</def>

<hw>Or"ange*taw`ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos>
<def>Deep orange-yellow; dark yellow.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Or"an*gite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>An
orange-yellow variety of the mineral thorite, found in
Norway.</def>

<hw>O*rang"-ou*tang`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Malayan <ets><?/rang <?/tan</ets>, i. e., man of the woods;
<ets><?/rang</ets> man + <ets><?/tan</ets> a forest, wood, wild,
savage.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An arboreal anthropoid
ape (<spn>Simia satyrus</spn>), which inhabits Borneo and
Sumatra. Often called simply <altname>orang</altname>.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>orang-outan</asp>,
<asp>orang-utan</asp>, <asp>ourang-utang</asp>, and
<asp>oran-utan</asp>.]</altsp>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<hw>O*ra"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>orarius</ets>, fr. <ets>ora</ets> coast.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to a coast.</def>

<hw>O*ra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><ety>[L.
<ets>oratio</ets>, fr. <ets>orare</ets> to speak, utter, pray.
See <er>Oral</er>, <er>Orison</er>.]</ety> <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>as,
Webster's <ex>oration</ex> at Bunker Hill</as>.</def>

<q>The lord archbishop . . . made a long <qex>oration</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Address; speech. See <er>Harangue</er>.</syn>

<hw>O*ra"tion</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To deliver an
oration.</def>

<au>Donne.</au>

<hw>Or"a*tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
<ets>orare</ets> to speak, utter. See <er>Oration</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<q>I am no <qex>orator</qex>, as Brutus is.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Some <qex>orator</qex> renowned
In Athens or free Rome.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>In equity
proceedings, one who prays for relief; a petitioner.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A plaintiff, or complainant, in a bill in
chancery.</def>

<au>Burrill.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eng. Universities)</fld> <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 <altname>public orator</altname>.</def>

<hw>Or`a*to"ri*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Oratorical.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> <au>Swift</au>. 
--<wordforms><wf>Or`a*to"ri*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Or`a*to"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Oratorical.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>R. North.</au>

<hw>Or`a*to"ri*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>oratorien</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>See
<cref>Fathers of the Oratory</cref>, under
<er>Oratory</er>.</def>

<hw>Or`a*tor"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to an orator or to oratory; characterized by oratory;
rhetorical; becoming to an orator; <as>as, an <ex>oratorical</ex>
triumph; an <ex>oratorical</ex> essay.</as></def> --
<wordforms><wf>Or`a*tor"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Or`a*to"ri*o</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It., fr.
L. <ets>oratorius</ets> belonging to praying. See
<er>Orator</er>, and cf. <er>Oratory</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ There are instances of secular and mythological
subjects treated in the form of the oratorios, and called
oratorios by their composers; as Haydn's \'bdSeasons,\'b8
Handel's \'bdSemele,\'b8 etc.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Performance or rendering of such a
composition.</def>

<hw>Or`a*to"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>oratorius</ets>.]</ety> <def>Oratorical.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Jer. Taylor</au>. --
<wordforms><wf>Or`a*to"ri*ous*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms>

<hw>Or"a*tor*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To play
the orator.</def> <mark>[Jocose or derisive]</mark>

<au>Dickens.</au>

<hw>Or"a*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Oratories</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[OE.
<ets>oratorie</ets>, fr. L. <ets>oratorium</ets>, fr.
<ets>oratorius</ets> of praying, of an orator: cf. F.
<ets>oratoire</ets>. See <er>Orator</er>, <er>Oral</er>, and cf.
<er>Oratorio</er>.]</ety> <def>A place of orisons, or prayer;
especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private
devotions.</def>

<q>An <qex>oratory</qex> [temple] . . . in worship of Dian.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>Do not omit thy prayers for want of a good <qex>oratory</qex>,
or place to pray in.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<cs><col>Fathers of the Oratory</col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>,
<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 <altname>oratorians</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Or"a*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>oratoria</ets>
(sc. <ets>ars</ets>) the oratorical art.]</ety> <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> \'bdThe <xex>oratory</xex> of Greece and
Rome.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<q>When a world of men
Could not prevail with all their <qex>oratory</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Or"a*tress</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A woman who
makes public addresses.</def>

<au>Warner.</au>

<hw>Or"a*trix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>A woman plaintiff, or complainant, in equity pleading.</def>

<au>Burrill.</au>

<hw>Orb</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF. <ets>orb</ets>
blind, fr. L. <ets>orbus</ets> destitute.]</ety>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A blank window or panel</def>.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Oxf. Gloss.</au>

<hw>Orb</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>orbe</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>orbis</ets> circle, orb. Cf. <er>Orbit</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of
the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star.</def>

<q>In the small <qex>orb</qex> of one particular tear.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Whether the prime <qex>orb</qex>,
Incredible how swift, had thither rolled.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A circle; esp., a circle, or nearly circular
orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an
orbit.</def>

<q>The schoolmen were like astronomers, which did feign
eccentrics, and epicycles, and such engines of
<qex>orbs</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>You seem to me as Dian in her <qex>orb</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>In <qex>orbs</qex>
Of circuit inexpressible they stood,
<qex>Orb</qex> within <qex>orb</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A period of time marked off by the revolution of
a heavenly body.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>The eye, as luminous and spherical.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<q>A drop serene hath quenched their <qex>orbs</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>A revolving circular body; a wheel.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<q>The <qex>orbs</qex>
Of his fierce chariot rolled.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>A sphere of action.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Wordsworth.</au>

<q>But in our <qex>orbs</qex> we'll live so round and safe.</q>
<qau>Shak</qau>

<sn>8.</sn> <def>Same as <er>Mound</er>, a ball or globe. See lst
<er>Mound</er>.</def>

<-- p. 1009 -->

<sn>9.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A body of soldiers drawn up in
a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- Globe; ball; sphere. See <er>Globe</er>.</syn>

<hw>Orb</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <er>Orbed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Orbing</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To form
into an orb or circle.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<au>Milton. Lowell.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To encircle; to surround; to inclose.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<q>The wheels were <qex>orbed</qex> with gold.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<hw>Orb</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To become round like an
orb.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<q>And <qex>orb</qex> into the perfect star.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<hw>Or"bate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>orbatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>orbare</ets> to bereave, fr.
<ets>orbus</ets> bereaved of parents or children. See
<er>Orphan</er>.]</ety> <def>Bereaved; fatherless;
childless.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Or*ba"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>orbatio</ets>.]</ety> <def>The state of being orbate, or
deprived of parents or children; privation, in general;
bereavement.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Orbed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having the form
of an orb; round.</def>

<q>The <qex>orb\'8ad</qex> eyelids are let down.</q>
<qau>Trench.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Or"bic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Or"bic*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>orbicus</ets>,
or <ets>orbitus</ets>, fr. <ets>orbis</ets> orb.]</ety>
<def>Spherical; orbicular; orblike; circular.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Or"bi*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>orbiculus</ets>, dim. of <ets>orbis</ets> orb.]</ety> <def>A
small orb, or sphere.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>G. Fletcher.</au>

<hw>\'d8Or*bic"u*la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Orbicle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Discina</er>.</def>

<hw>Or*bic"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>orbicularis</ets>, fr. <ets>orbiculus</ets>, dim. of
<ets>orbis</ets> orb: cf. F. <ets>orbiculaire</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Resembling or having the form of an orb; spherical;
circular; orbiculate.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Or*bic"u*lar*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Or*bic"u*lar*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<q><qex>Orbicular</qex> as the disk of a planet.</q>
<qau>De Quincey.</qau>

<hw>Or*bic"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That
which is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical section of
which is oval, and the horizontal section circular.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Or*bic"u*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Or*bic"u*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[L. <ets>orbiculatus</ets>. See <er>Orbicular</er>.]</ety>
<def>Made, or being, in the form of an orb; having a circular, or
nearly circular, or a spheroidal, outline.</def>

<cs><col>Orbiculate leaf</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a leaf
whose outline is nearly circular.</cd></cs>

<hw>Or*bic`u*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of being orbiculate; orbicularness.</def>

<au>Dr. H. More.</au>

<hw>Or"bit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>orbita</ets> a track or rut made by a wheel, course,
circuit, fr. <ets>orbis</ets> a circle: cf. F. <ets>orbite</ets>.
See 2d <er>Orb</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Astron.)</fld>
<def>The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical
revolution around another body; <as>as, the <ex>orbit</ex> of
Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An orb or ball.</def> <mark>[Rare &
Improper]</mark>

<q>Roll the lucid <qex>orbit</qex> of an eye.</q>
<qau>Young.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The cavity or socket of the
skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The skin which surrounds
the eye of a bird.</def>

<hw>Or"bit*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to an orbit.</def> \'bd<xex>Orbital</xex>
revolution.\'b8

<au>J. D. Forbes.</au>

<cs><col>Orbital index</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>Or"bit*ar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>orbitaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>Orbital.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Or"bit*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Situated
around the orbit; <as>as, the <ex>orbitary</ex> feathers of a
bird</as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Or`bi*te"l\'91</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>orbis</ets> an orb + <ets>tela</ets> a
web.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of spiders,
including those that make geometrical webs, as the garden spider,
or Epeira.</def>

<hw>\'d8Or`bi*to*li"tes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Orbit</er>, and <er>-lite</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of living Foraminifera,
forming broad, thin, circular disks, containing numerous small
chambers.</def>

<hw>Or`bi*to*na"sal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Orbit</ets> + <ets>nasal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the orbit and the
nose; <as>as, the <ex>orbitonasal</ex>, or ophthalmic,
nerve</as>.</def>

<hw>Or`bi*to*sphe"noid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Orbit</ets> + <ets>sphenoid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone and
the orbit, or to the orbitosphenoid bone.</def> --
<def2><pos>n.</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></def2>

<hw>Or`bi*to*sphe*noid"al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the orbitosphenoid
bone; orbitosphenoid.</def>

<hw>Or*bit"u*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Orbital.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Or"bi*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Or"bi*ty</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>orbitudo</ets>,
<ets>orbitas</ets>, fr. <ets>orbus</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>orbit\'82</ets>. See <er>Orbate</er>.]</ety>
<def>Orbation.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>\'d8Or`bu*li"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
dim. of L. <ets>orbis</ets> orb.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A genus of minute living Foraminifera having a globular
shell.</def>

<hw>Orb"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From 2d
<er>Orb</er>.]</ety> <def>Orblike; having the course of an orb;
revolving.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Orby</xex>
hours.\'b8

<au>Chapman.</au>

<hw>Orc</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>orca</ets>: cf. F. <ets>orque</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The grampus.</def> <altsp>[Written
also <asp>ork</asp> and <asp>orch</asp>.]</altsp>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Or*ca"di*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Orcades</ets> the Orkney Islands.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to the Orkney Islands.</def>

<hw>Or"ce*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>Or"chal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Archil</er>.</def>

<hw>Or"cha*net</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>orcan\'8ate</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Alkanet</er>, 2.</def>

<au>Ainsworth.</au>

<hw>Or"chard</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>ortgeard</ets>, <ets>wyrtgeard</ets>, lit., wortyard, i. e.,
a yard for herbs; <ets>wyrt</ets> herb + <ets>geard</ets> yard.
See <er>Wort</er>, <er>Yard</er> inclosure.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A garden.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</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>

<cs><col>Orchard grass</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a tall coarse
grass (<spn>Dactylis glomerata</spn>), introduced into the United
States from Europe. It grows usually in shady places, and is of
value for forage and hay.</cd> -- <col>Orchard house</col>
<fld>(Hort.)</fld>, <cd>a glazed structure in which fruit trees
are reared in pots.</cd> -- <col>Orchard oriole</col>
<fld>(Zool.)</fld>, <cd>a bright-colored American oriole
(<spn>Icterus spurius</spn>), which frequents orchards. It is
smaller and darker thah the Baltimore oriole.</cd></cs>

<hw>Or"chard*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The cultivation of orchards.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Orchards, in general.</def>

<hw>Or"chard*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who cultivates an
orchard.</def>

<hw>Or"chel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Archil.</def>

<hw>Or`che*sog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ dance + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A treatise upon
dancing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Or"ches*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Orchestra</er>.</def>

<hw>Or*ches"tian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From Gr.
<?/ a dancer. See <er>Orchestra</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any species of amphipod crustacean of
the genus <spn>Orchestia</spn>, or family
<spn>Orchestid\'91</spn>. See <cref>Beach flea</cref>, under
<er>Beach</er>.</def>

<hw>Or"ches*tra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>orchestra</ets>, Gr. <?/, orig., the place for the chorus of
dancers, from <?/ to dance: cf. F. <ets>orchestre</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The place in any public hall appropriated to a
band of instrumental musicians.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Loosely: A band
of instrumental musicians performing in a theater, concert hall,
or other place of public amusement.</def> <sd>(b)</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>(c)</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>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The instruments employed by a
full band, collectively; <as>as, an <ex>orchestra</ex> of forty
stringed instruments, with proper complement of wind
instruments</as>.</def>

<hw>Or"ches*tral</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to an orchestra; suitable for, or performed in or by,
an orchestra.</def>

<hw>Or`ches*tra"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>The arrangement of music for an orchestra;
orchestral treatment of a composition; -- called also
<altname>instrumentation</altname>.</def>

<hw>Or"ches*tre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<def>See <er>Orchestra</er>.</def>

<hw>Or*ches"tric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Orchestral.</def>

<hw>Or*ches"tri*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A large
music box imitating a variety of orchestral instruments.</def>

<hw>Or"chid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Orchis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the
order <spn>Orchidace\'91</spn>.  See <er>Orchidaceous</er>.</def>

<hw>Or`chi*da"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural
order (<spn>Orchidace\'91</spn>) 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 <xex>lip</xex>) 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>

<note><hand/ Over three hundred genera are recognized.</note>

<hw>Or*chid"e*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Orchidaceous.</def>

<hw>Or*chid"e*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Orchidaceous</er>.</def>

<hw>Or`chid*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
versed in orchidology.</def>

<hw>Or`chid*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ the orchis + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The branch of
botany which treats of orchids.</def>

<hw>Or"chil</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Archil</er>.</def>

<hw>Or*chil"la weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>The lichen from which archil is obtained. See
<er>Archil</er>.</def>

<hw>Or"chis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Orchises</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/ a
testicle, the orchis; -- so called from its tubers.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <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
<er>Orchidaceous</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Any plant of the same family
with the orchis; an orchid.</def>

<note><hand/ The common names, such as <xex>bee orchis</xex>,
<xex>fly orchis</xex>, <xex>butterfly orchis</xex>, etc., allude
to the peculiar form of the flower.</note>

<hw>\'d8Or*chi"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ a testicle + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the testicles.</def>

<hw>Or*chot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
testicle + <?/ to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The
operation of cutting out or removing a testicle by the knife;
castration.</def>

<hw>Or"cin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Etymology
uncertain: cf. F. <ets>orcine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A colorless crystalline substance,
<chform>C6H3.CH3.(OH)2</chform>, which is obtained from certain
lichens (<spn>Roccella</spn>, <spn>Lecanora</spn>, etc.), also
from extract of aloes, and artificially from certain derivatives
of toluene.  It changes readily into orcein.</def>

<hw>Ord</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets>ord</ets>
point.]</ety> <def>An edge or point; also, a beginning.</def>
<mark>[ Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<cs><col>Ord and end</col>, <cd>the beginning and end. Cf.
<cref>Odds and ends</cref>, under <er>Odds</er>. <mark>[Obs. or
Prov. Eng.]</mark></cd></cs>

<au>Chaucer. Halliwell.</au>

<hw>Or*dain"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ordained</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Ordaining</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>ordeinen</ets>,
OF. <ets>ordener</ets>, F. <ets>ordonner</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>ordinare</ets>, from <ets>ordo</ets>, <ets>ordinis</ets>,
order.  See <er>Order</er>, and cf. <er>Ordinance</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To set in order; to arrange according to rule;
to regulate; to set; to establish.</def> \'bdBattle well
<xex>ordained</xex>.\'b8

<au>Spenser.</au>

<q>The stake that shall be <qex>ordained</qex> on either
side.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To regulate, or establish, by appointment,
decree, or law; to constitute; to decree; to appoint; to
institute.</def>

<q>Jeroboam <qex>ordained</qex> a feast in the eighth month.</q>
<qau>1 Kings xii. 32.</qau>

<q>And doth the power that man adores <qex>ordain</qex>
Their doom ?</q>
<qau>Byron.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To set apart for an office; to appoint.</def>

<q>Being <qex>ordained</qex> his special governor.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <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>

<q>Meletius was <qex>ordained</qex> by Arian bishops.</q>
<qau>Bp. Stillingfleet.</qau>

<hw>Or*dain"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable
of being ordained; worthy to be ordained or appointed.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Or*dain"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
ordains.</def>

<hw>Or*dain"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Ordination.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Burke.</au>

<hw>Or"dal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ordeal.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Or*da"li*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>orda<?/ium</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to trial by
ordeal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Or"de*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>ord\'bel</ets>, <ets>ord<?/l</ets>, a judgment; akin to D.
<ets>oordeel</ets>, G. <ets>urteil</ets>, <ets>urtheil</ets>;
orig., what is dealt out, the prefix <ets>or-</ets> being akin to
<ets>\'be-</ets> compounded with verbs, G. <ets>er-</ets>,
<ets>ur-</ets>, Goth. <ets>us-</ets>, orig. meaning, out. See
<er>Deal</er>, <pos>v.</pos> & <pos>n.</pos>, and cf.
<er>Arise</er>, <er>Ort</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<note><hand/ In England <xex>ordeal by fire</xex> and <xex>ordeal
by water</xex> 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, <xex>to go through fire and water</xex>,
denoting severe trial or danger, is derived from the ordeal. See
<cref>Wager of battle</cref>, under <er>Wager</er>.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Any severe trial, or test; a painful
experience.</def>

<cs><col>Ordeal bean</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See
<cref>Calabar bean</cref>, under <er>Calabar</er>.</cd> --
<col>Ordeal root</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>the root of a
species of <spn>Strychnos</spn> growing in West Africa, used,
like the ordeal bean, in trials for witchcraft.</cd> --
<col>Ordeal tree</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a poisonous tree of
Madagascar (<spn>Tanghinia, <or/ Cerbera, venenata</spn>).
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></cs>

<hw>Or"de*al</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to trial
by ordeal.</def>

<hw>Or"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>ordre</ets>, F. <ets>ordre</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ordo</ets>,
<ets>ordinis</ets>. Cf. <er>Ordain</er>, <er>Ordinal</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Regular arrangement; any methodical or
established succession or harmonious relation; method;
system</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of material things, like the
books in a library</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Of intellectual
notions or ideas, like the topics of a discource</def>.
<sd>(c)</sd> <def>Of periods of time or occurrences, and the
like.</def>

<q>The side chambers were . . . thirty in <qex>order</qex>.</q>
<qau>Ezek. xli. 6.</qau>

<q>Bright-harnessed angels sit in <qex>order</qex>
serviceable.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>Good <qex>order</qex> is the foundation of all good
things.</q>
<qau>Burke.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Right arrangement; a normal, correct, or fit
condition; <as>as, the house is in <ex>order</ex>; the machinery
is out of <ex>order</ex>.</as></def>

<au>Locke.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The customary mode of procedure; established
system, as in the conduct of debates or the transaction of
business; usage; custom; fashion.</def>

<au>Dantiel.</au>

<q>And, pregnant with his grander thought,
Brought the old <qex>order</qex> into doubt.</q>
<qau>Emerson.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from
disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet; <as>as, to
preserve <ex>order</ex> in a community or an assembly</as>.</def>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>That which prescribes a method of procedure; a
rule or regulation made by competent authority; <as>as, the rules
and <ex>orders</ex> of the senate</as>.</def>

<q>The church hath authority to establish that for an
<qex>order</qex> at one time which at another time it may
abolish.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>A command; a mandate; a precept; a
direction.</def>

<q>Upon this new fright, an <qex>order</qex> was made by both
houses for disarming all the papists in England.</q>
<qau>Clarendon.</qau>

<sn>7.</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>as, <ex>orders</ex> for blankets are
large</as>.</def>

<q>In those days were pit <qex>orders</qex> -- beshrew the
uncomfortable manager who abolished them.</q>
<qau>Lamb.</qau>

<sn>8.</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>as, the higher or lower
<ex>orders</ex> of society; talent of a high
<ex>order</ex>.</as></def>

<q>They are in equal <qex>order</qex> to their several ends.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<q>Various <qex>orders</qex> various ensigns bear.</q>
<qau>Granville.</qau>

<q>Which, to his <qex>order</qex> of mind, must have seemed
little short of crime.</q>
<qau>Hawthorne.</qau>

<-- p. 1010 -->

<sn>9.</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>as, the <ex>Order</ex> of the Bath; the Franciscan
<ex>order</ex>.</as></def>

<q>Find a barefoot brother out,
One of our <qex>order</qex>, to associate me.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>The venerable <qex>order</qex> of the Knights Templars.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<sn>10.</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>as, to take <ex>orders</ex>, or to take
<ex>holy orders</ex>, that is, to enter some grade of the
ministry</as>.</def>

<sn>11.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ The Greeks used three different orders, easy to
distinguish, <xex>Doric</xex>, <xex>Ionic</xex>, and
<xex>Corinthian</xex>. The Romans added the <xex>Tuscan</xex>,
and changed the Doric so that it is hardly recognizable, and also
used a modified Corinthian called <xex>Composite</xex>. The
Renaissance writers on architecture recognized five orders as
orthodox or <xex>classical</xex>, -- <xex>Doric</xex> (the Roman
sort), <xex>Ionic</xex>, <xex>Tuscan</xex>,
<xex>Corinthian</xex>, and <xex>Composite</xex>. See
<xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Capital</er>.</note>

<sn>12.</sn> <fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>An assemblage of genera
having certain important characters in common; <as>as, the
Carnivora and Insectivora are <ex>orders</ex> of
Mammalia</as>.</def>

<note><hand/ The Linn\'91an <xex>artificial orders</xex> of
plants rested mainly on identity in the numer of pistils, or
agreement in some one character. <xex>Natural orders</xex> 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.</note>

<sn>13.</sn> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <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>

<sn>14.</sn> <fld>(Math.)</fld> <def>Rank; degree; thus, the
<xex>order</xex> of a curve or surface is the same as the degree
of its equation.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Artificial order</col> <or/
<col>system</col></mcol>. <cd>See <cref>Artificial
classification</cref>, under <er>Artificial</er>, and Note to
def. 12 above.</cd> -- <col>Close order</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>,
<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 <ant>open order</ant>.</cd> -- <mcol><col>The four
Orders</col>, <col>The Orders four</col></mcol>, <cd>the four
orders of mendicant friars. See <er>Friar</er>. 
<au>Chaucer</au>.</cd> -- <col>General orders</col>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>orders issued which concern the whole
command, or the troops generally, in distinction from
<xex>special orders<xex>.</cd> -- <col>Holy orders</col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <cd>The different grades of the
Christian ministry; ordination to the ministry</cd>. See def. 10
above. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <cd>A sacrament for
the purpose of conferring a special grace on those ordained.</cd>
-- <col>In order to</col>, <cd>for the purpose of; to the end; as
means to.</cd>

<q>The best knowledge is that which is of greatest use <qex>in
order to</qex> our eternal happiness.</q>
<qau>Tillotson.</qau>

-- <col>Minor orders</col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>, <cd>orders
beneath the diaconate in sacramental dignity, as acolyte,
exorcist, reader, doorkeeper.</cd> -- <col>Money order</col>. See
under <er>Money</er>. -- <col>Natural order</col>.
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>See def.</cd> 12, Note. -- <col>Order
book</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A merchant's book in which orders
are entered.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <cd>A book kept
at headquarters, in which all orders are recorded for the
information of officers and men</cd>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>A book in
the House of Commons in which proposed orders must be
entered</cd>. <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <col>Order in Council</col>,
<cd>a royal order issed with and by the advice of the Privy
Council.</cd> <mark>[Great Britain]</mark> -- <col>Order of
battle</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>the particular disposition
given to the troops of an army on the field of battle.</cd> --
<col>Order of the day</col>, <cd>in legislative bodies, the
special business appointed for a specified day.</cd> --
<col>Order of a differential equation</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>,
<cd>the greatest index of differentiation in the equation.</cd>
-- <col>Sailing orders</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the final
instructions given to the commander of a ship of war before a
cruise.</cd> -- <col>Sealed orders</col>, <cd>orders sealed, and
not to be opended until a certain time, or arrival at a certain
place, as after a ship is at sea.</cd> -- <col>Standing
order</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A continuing regulation for the
conduct of parliamentary business.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld> <cd>An order not subject to change by an
officer temporarily in command</cd>. -- <col>To give order</col>,
<cd>to give command or directions.</cd> <au>Shak</au>. -- <col>To
take order for</col>, <cd>to take charge of; to make arrangements
concerning.</cd>

<q>Whiles I <qex>take order for</qex> mine own affairs.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>
</cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Arrangement; management. See
<er>Direction</er>.</syn>

<hw>Or"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ordered</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Ordering</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From <er>Order</er>,
<pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<q>To him that <qex>ordereth</qex> his conversation aright.</q>
<qau>Ps. 1. 23.</qau>

<q>Warriors old with <qex>ordered</qex> spear and shield.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To give an order to; to command; <as>as, to
<ex>order</ex> troops to advance</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To give an order for; to secure by an order;
<as>as, to <ex>order</ex> a carriage; to <ex>order</ex>
groceries.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>To admit to holy orders; to
ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.</def>

<q>These <qex>ordered</qex> folk be especially titled to God.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>Persons presented to be <qex>ordered</qex> deacons.</q>
<qau>Bk. of Com. Prayer.</qau>

<cs><col>Order arms</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>Or"der</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To give orders; to issue
commands.</def>

<hw>Or"der*a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable of
being ordered; tractable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>Being very <qex>orderable</qex> in all his sickness.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<hw>Or"der*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who puts in order, arranges, methodizes, or
regulates.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who gives orders.</def>

<hw>Or"der*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Disposition;
distribution; management.</def>

<au>South.</au>

<hw>Or"der*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being without order or
regularity; disorderly; out of rule.</def>

<hw>Or"der*li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state or quality of being orderly.</def>

<hw>Or"der*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Conformed to
order; in order; regular; <as>as, an <ex>orderly</ex> course or
plan</as>.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence,
obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; <as>as, <ex>orderly</ex>
children; an <ex>orderly</ex> community.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Performed in good or established order;
well-regulated.</def> \'bdAn <xex>orderly</xex> . . . march.\'b8

<au>Clarendon.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Being on duty; keeping order; conveying
orders.</def> \'bdAids-de-camp and <xex>orderly</xex> men.\'b8

<au>Sir W. Scott.</au>

<cs><col>Orderly book</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>a book for
every company, in which the general and regimental orders are
recorded.</cd> -- <col>Orderly officer</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. <au>Farrow</au>.</cd> -- <col>Orderly room</col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The court of the commanding officer, where
charges against the men of the regiment are tried</cd>.
<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The office of the commanding officer, usually in
the barracks, whence orders emanate</cd>. <au>Farrow</au>.</cd>
-- <col>Orderly sergeant</col>, <cd>the first sergeant of a
company.</cd></cs>

<hw>Or"der*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>According
to due order; regularly; methodically; duly.</def>

<q>You are blunt; go to it <qex>orderly</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Or"der*ly</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Orderlies</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A
noncommissioned officer or soldier who attends a superior officer
to carry his orders, or to render other service.</def>

<q><qex>Orderlies</qex> were appointed to watch the palace.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A street sweeper.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<au>Mayhew.</au>

<hw>Or`di*na*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Capability of being ordained or appointed.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Bull.</au>

<hw>Or"di*na*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Ordinate</er>, <er>Ordain</er>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being
ordained or appointed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Or"di*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ordinalis</ets>, fr. <ets>ordo</ets>, <ets>ordinis</ets>,
order. See <er>Order</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Indicating
order or succession; <as>as, the <ex>ordinal</ex> numbers, first,
second, third, etc</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to an order.</def>

<hw>Or"di*nal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A word or
number denoting order or succession.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Ch. of Eng.)</fld> <def>The book of forms for
making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and
deacons.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>A book containing the
rubrics of the Mass.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>ordinale</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Or"di*nal*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
or quality of being ordinal.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Latham.</au>

<hw>Or"di*nance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>ordenance</ets>, OF. <ets>ordenance</ets>, F.
<ets>ordonnance</ets>. See <er>Ordain</er>, and cf.
<er>Ordnance</er>, <er>Ordonnance</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Orderly arrangement; preparation;
provision.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<q>They had made their <qex>ordinance</qex>
Of victual, and of other purveyance.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>as, a municipal
<ex>ordinance</ex></as>.</def>

<q>Thou wilt die by God's just <qex>ordinance</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>By custom and the <qex>ordinance</qex> of times.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Walking in all the commandments and <qex>ordinances</qex> of
the Lord blameless.</q>
<qau>Luke i. 6.</qau>

<note><hand/ Acts of Parliament are sometimes called
<xex>ordinances</xex>; also, certain colonial laws and certain
acts of Congress under Confederation; as, the
<xex>ordinance</xex> of 1787 for the government of the territory
of the United States northwest of the Ohio River; the colonial
<xex>ordinance</xex> of 1641, or 1647. This word is often used in
Scripture in the sense of a law or statute of sovereign power.
<au>Ex. xv. 25</au>. <au>Num. x. 8</au>. <au>Ezra iii. 10</au>.
Its most frequent application now in the United States is to laws
and regulations of municipal corporations. <au>Wharton (Law
Dict.)</au>.</note>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>An established rite or
ceremony.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Rank; order; station.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>5.</sn> <ety>[See <er>Ordnance</er>.]</ety> <def>Ordnance;
cannon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Or"di*nand`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ordinandus</ets>, gerundive of <ets>ordinare</ets>. See
<er>Ordain</er>.]</ety> <def>One about to be ordained.</def>

<hw>Or"di*nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ordinans</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>ordinare</ets>. See
<er>Ordain</er>.]</ety> <def>Ordaining; decreeing.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Or"di*nant</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who ordains.</def>

<au>F. G. Lee.</au>

<hw>Or"di*na*ri*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>According to established rules or settled method; as a rule;
commonly; usually; in most cases; <as>as, a winter more than
<ex>ordinarily</ex> severe</as>.</def>

<q>Those who <qex>ordinarily</qex> pride themselves not a little
upon their penetration.</q>
<qau>I. Taylor.</qau>

<hw>Or"di*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ordinarius</ets>, fr. <ets>ordo</ets>, <ets>ordinis</ets>,
order: cf. F. <ets>ordinaire</ets>. See <er>Order</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>According to established order; methodical;
settled; regular.</def> \'bdThe <xex>ordinary</xex> forms of
law.\'b8

<au>Addison.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Common; customary; usual.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Method is not less reguisite in <qex>ordinary</qex>
conversation that in writing.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>as, men of <ex>ordinary</ex> judgment; an <ex>ordinary</ex>
book.</as></def>

<q>An <qex>ordinary</qex> lad would have acquired little or no
useful knowledge in such a way.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<cs><col>Ordinary seaman</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>one not
expert or fully skilled, and hence ranking below an <xex>able
seaman<xex>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Normal; common; usual; customary.</syn> <usage> See
<er>Normal</er>. -- <er>Ordinary</er>, <er>Common</er>. A thing
is <xex>common</xex> in which many persons share or partake; as,
a <xex>common</xex> practice. A thing is <xex>ordinary</xex> when
it is apt to come round in the regular common order or succession
of events.</usage>

<hw>Or"di*na*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Ordinaries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Roman Law)</fld>
<def>An officer who has original jurisdiction in his own right,
and not by deputation.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Eng. Law)</fld>
<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>(c)</sd> <fld>(Am. Law)</fld> <def>A judicial officer, having
generally the powers of a judge of probate or a surrogate.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The mass; the common run.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>I see no more in you than in the <qex>ordinary</qex>
Of nature's salework.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>That which is so common, or continued, as to be
considered a settled establishment or institution.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>Spain had no other wars save those which were grown into an
<qex>ordinary</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Anything which is in ordinary or common
use.</def>

<q>Water buckets, wagons, cart wheels, plow socks, and other
<qex>ordinaries</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>A dining room or eating house where a meal is
prepared for all comers, at a fixed price for the meal, in
distinction from one where each dish is separately charged; a
table d'h\'93te; hence, also, the meal furnished at such a dining
room.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>All the odd words they have picked up in a coffeehouse, or a
gaming <qex>ordinary</qex>, are produced as flowers of style.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<q>He exacted a tribute for licenses to hawkers and peddlers and
to <qex>ordinaries</qex>.</q>
<qau>Bancroft.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A charge or bearing of simple
form, one of nine or ten which are in constant use. The
<xex>bend</xex>, <xex>chevron</xex>, <xex>chief</xex>,
<xex>cross</xex>, <xex>fesse</xex>, <xex>pale</xex>, and
<xex>saltire</xex> are uniformly admitted as ordinaries. Some
authorities include <xex>bar</xex>, <xex>bend sinister</xex>,
<xex>pile</xex>, and others. See <er>Subordinary</er>.</def>

<cs><col>In ordinary</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>In actual and
constant service; statedly attending and serving; <as>as, a
physician or chaplain <ex>in ordinary<ex>. An ambassador <ex>in
ordinary<ex> is one constantly resident at a foreign
court</as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <cd>Out of
commission and laid up; -- said of a naval vessel.</cd> --
<col>Ordinary of the Mass</col> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld>, <cd>the
part of the Mass which is the same every day; -- called also the
<altname>canon of the Mass</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Or"di*na*ry*ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state of being an ordinary.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Or"di*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ordinatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ordinare</ets>. See
<er>Ordain</er>.]</ety> <def>Well-ordered; orderly; regular;
methodical.</def> \'bdA life blissful and
<xex>ordinate</xex>.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<cs><col>Ordinate figure</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a figure
whose sides and angles are equal; a regular figure.</cd></cs>

<hw>Or"di*nate</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The
distance of any point in a curve or a straight line, measured on
a line called the <xex>axis of ordinates</xex> or on a line
parallel to it, from another line called the <xex>axis of
abscissas</xex>, on which the corresponding abscissa of the point
is measured.</def>

<note><hand/ The ordinate and abscissa, taken together, are
called <xex>co\'94rdinates</xex>, and define the position of the
point with reference to the two axes named, the intersection of
which is called the <xex>origin of co\'94rdinates</xex>. See
<er>Coordinate</er>.</note><-- in a typical two-dimensional plot,
viewed on a plane graph in its normal orientation with
perpendicular axes, the ordinate is the vertical axis; when the
axes are labeled as x and y, it is the y-axis -->

<hw>Or"di*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
appoint, to regulate; to harmonize.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Or"di*nate*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
ordinate manner; orderly.</def>

<au>Chaucer. Skelton.</au>

<hw>Or`di*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ordinatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ordination</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting
apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc.</def>

<q>The holy and wise <qex>ordination</qex> of God.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<q>Virtue and vice have a natural <qex>ordination</qex> to the
happiness and misery of life respectively.</q>
<qau>Norris.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The act of setting apart to
an office in the Christian ministry; the conferring of holy
orders.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Disposition; arrangement; order.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<cs><col>Angle of ordination</col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the
angle between the axes of co\'94rdinates.</cd></cs>

<hw>Or"di*na*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ordinativus</ets>.]</ety> <def>Tending to ordain; directing;
giving order.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Gauden.</au>

<hw>Or"di*na`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.]</ety>
<def>One who ordains or establishes; a director.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>T. Adams.</au>

<hw>Ord"nance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From OE.
<ets>ordenance</ets>, referring orig. to the bore or size of the
cannon. See <er>Ordinance</er>.]</ety> <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>

<q>All the battlements their <qex>ordnance</qex> fire.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Then you may hear afar off the awful roar of his [Rufus
Choate's] rifled <qex>ordnance</qex>.</q>
<qau>E. Ererett.</qau>

<cs><col>Ordnance survey</col>, <cd>the official survey of Great
Britain and Ireland, conducted by the ordnance
department.</cd></cs>

<hw>Or"don*nance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Ordinance</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Fine Arts)</fld> <def>The
disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one
another and the whole.</def>

<q>Their dramatic <qex>ordonnance</qex> of the parts.</q>
<qau>Coleridge.</qau>

<hw>Or"don*nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., p. pr.
of <ets>ordonner</ets>. See <er>Ordinant</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to ordonnance.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Or*do"vi*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & n.</pos>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>Ordovician.</def>

<hw>Or`do*vi"cian</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From L.
<ets>Ordovices</ets>, a Celtic people in Wales.]</ety>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <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> --
<def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The Ordovician formation.</def></def2>

<hw>Or"dure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ordure</ets>, OF. <ets>ord</ets> filthy, foul, fr. L.
<ets>horridus</ets> horrid. See <er>Horrid</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Dung; excrement; f\'91ces.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Defect; imperfection; fault.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holland.</au>

<hw>Or"dur*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to ordure; filthy.</def>

<au>Drayton.</au>

<hw>Ore</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>\'ber</ets>.]</ety> <def>Honor; grace; favor; mercy;
clemency; happy augry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Ore</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS. <ets><?/ra</ets>; cf.
<ets>\'ber</ets> brass, bronze, akin to <er>OHG</er>.
<ets><?/r</ets>, G. <ets>ehern</ets> brazen, Icel. <ets>eir</ets>
brass, Goth. <ets>ais</ets>, L. <ets>aes</ets>, Skr.
<ets>ayas</ets> iron. <?/210. Cf. <er>Ora</er>,
<er>Era</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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 <xex>mineralizers</xex>).</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mining)</fld> <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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Metal; <as>as, the liquid
<ex>ore</ex></as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<cs><col>Ore hearth</col>, <cd>a low furnace in which rich lead
ore is reduced; -- also called <altname>Scotch
hearth</altname>.</cd>

<au>Raymond.</au>
</cs>

<hw>O"re*ad</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Oreas</ets>, <ets>-adis</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/, fr. <?/
mountain: cf. F. <ets>or\'82ade</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Class.
Myth.)</fld> <def>One of the nymphs of mountains and
grottoes.</def>

<q>Like a wood nymph light,
<qex>Oread</qex> or Dryad.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>\'d8O*re"a*des</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of
butterflies which includes the satyrs. See <er>Satyr</er>,
2.</def>

<hw>O*rec"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr.
<?/, yearning after, from <?/ to reach after.]</ety>
<fld>(Philos.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the desires; hence,
impelling to gratification; appetitive.</def>

<-- p. 1011 -->

<hw>Or"e*gon grape`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An
evergreen species of barberry (<spn>Berberis Aquifolium</spn>),
of Oregon and California; also, its roundish, blue-black
berries.</def>

<hw>O"re*ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Oroide</er>.</def>

<hw>O"re*o*don</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
<?/, mountain + <?/, <?/, tooth.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon)</fld>
<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>

<hw>O"re*o*dont</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>Resembling, or allied to, the genus
Oreodon.</def>

<hw>O`re*o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to oreography.</def>

<hw>O`re*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/, <?/, mountain + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science
of mountains; orography.</def>

<hw>O`re*os"e*lin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline substance which is
obtained indirectly from the root of an umbelliferous plant
(<spn>Imperatoria Oreoselinum</spn>), and yields resorcin on
decomposition.</def>

<hw>\'d8O`re*o*so"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/, <?/, mountain + <?/ body.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of small oceanic fishes,
remarkable for the large conical tubercles which cover the under
surface.</def>

<hw>Ore"weed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Oarweed</er>.</def>

<hw>Ore"wood`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Oarweed</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Orf</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Or"fe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
}</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bright-colored
domesticated variety of the id. See <er>Id</er>.</def>

<hw>Orf"gild`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>orf</ets>, <ets>yrfe</ets>, cattle, property +
<ets>gild</ets>, <ets>gield</ets>, money, fine.]</ety> <fld>(O.
Eng. Law)</fld> <def>Restitution for cattle; a penalty for taking
away cattle.</def>

<au>Cowell.</au>

<hw>Or"fray</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>orfraie</ets>. Cf. <er>Osprey</er>,
<er>Ossifrage</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The
osprey.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holland.</au>

<hw>Or"frays</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>orfrais</ets>, F. <ets>orfroi</ets>; F. <ets>or</ets> gold +
<ets>fraise</ets>, <ets>frise</ets>, fringe, ruff. See
<er>Fraise</er>, and cf. <er>Auriphrygiate</er>.]</ety> <def>See
<er>Orphrey</er>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <xex>Rom</xex>. <xex>of
R</xex>.</def>

<hw>Or"gal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Argol</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Or"gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>organum</ets>, Gr. <?/; akin to <?/ work, and E.
<ets>work</ets>: cf. F. <ets>organe</ets>. See <er>Work</er>, and
cf. <er>Orgue</er>, <er>Orgy</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>An instrument or medium by which some important
action is performed, or an important end accomplished; <as>as,
legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers, etc., are
<ex>organs</ex> of government</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A natural part or structure
in an animal or a plant, capable of performing some special
action (termed its <xex>function</xex>), which is essential to
the life or well-being of the whole; <as>as, the heart, lungs,
etc</as>., are <xex>organs</xex> of animals; the root, stem,
foliage, etc., are <xex>organs</xex> of plants.</def>

<note><hand/ 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 <xex>system</xex>. See <er>System</er>.</note>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A component part performing an essential office
in the working of any complex machine; <as>as, the cylinder,
valves, crank, etc</as>., are <xex>organs</xex> of the steam
engine.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A medium of communication between one person or
body and another; <as>as, the secretary of state is the
<ex>organ</ex> of communication between the government and a
foreign power; a newspaper is the <ex>organ</ex> of its editor,
or of a party, sect, etc.</as></def>

<sn>5.</sn> <ety>[Cf. AS. <ets>organ</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>organum</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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>

<q>The deep, majestic, solemn <qex>organs</qex> blow.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<note><hand/ Chaucer used the form <xex>orgon</xex> as a plural.

<q>The merry <qex>orgon</qex> . . . that in the church goon
[go].</q>
</note>

<cs><mcol><col>Barrel organ</col>, <col>Choir organ</col>,
<col>Great organ</col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See under
<er>Barrel</er>, <er>Choir</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col>Cabinet
organ</col> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>an organ of small size, as for
a chapel or for domestic use; a reed organ.</cd> -- <col>Organ
bird</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a Tasmanian crow shrike
(<spn>Gymnorhina organicum</spn>). It utters discordant notes
like those of a hand organ out of tune.</cd> -- <col>Organ
fish</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the drumfish.</cd> --
<col>Organ gun</col>. <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <cd>Same as
<er>Orgue</er> <sd>(b)</sd>.</cd> -- <col>Organ harmonium</col>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>an harmonium of large capacity and
power.</cd> -- <col>Organ of Gorti</col> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>,
<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 <er>Ear</er>.</cd> --
<col>Organ pipe</col>. <cd>See <er>Pipe</er>, <pos>n.</pos>,
1.</cd> -- <col>Organ-pipe coral</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<cd>See <er>Tubipora</er>.</cd> -- <col>Organ point</col>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld>, <cd>a passage in which the tonic or dominant
is sustained continuously by one part, while the other parts
move.</cd></cs>

<hw>Or"gan</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To supply with an organ or
organs; to fit with organs; to organize.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Thou art elemented and <qex>organed</qex> for other
apprehensions.</q>
<qau>Bp. Mannyngham.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Or"gan*die</hw>, <hw>Or"gan*dy</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>organdi</ets>.]</ety>
<def>A kind of transparent light muslin.</def>

<hw>Or*gan"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>organicus</ets>, Gr. <?/: cf. F.
<ets>organique</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to an organ or its functions, or to objects
composed of organs; consisting of organs, or containing them;
<as>as, the <ex>organic</ex> structure of animals and
plants</as>; exhibiting characters peculiar to living organisms;
<as>as, <ex>organic</ex> bodies, <ex>organic</ex> life,
<ex>organic</ex> remains</as></as>.  Cf.
<er>Inorganic</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Produced by the organs; <as>as, <ex>organic</ex>
pleasure</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or
of art to a certain destined function or end.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>Those <qex>organic</qex> arts which enable men to discourse
and write perspicuously.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>4.</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>as, an <ex>organic</ex> government;
his love of truth was not inculcated, but
<ex>organic</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>5.</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 <ant>inorganic</ant>.</def>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<cs><col>Organic analysis</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <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 <xex>ultimate analysis<xex>, in
distinction from <xex>proximate analysis<xex>.</cd> --
<col>Organic chemistry</col>. <cd>See under
<er>Chemistry</er>.</cd> -- <col>Organic compounds</col>.
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See <cref>Carbon compounds</cref>, under
<er>Carbon</er>.</cd> -- <col>Organic description of a
curve</col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the description of a curve on
a plane by means of instruments. <au>Brande & C.</au></cd> --
<col>Organic disease</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <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
<xex>functional disease<xex>.</cd> -- <col>Organic
electricity</col>. <cd>See under <er>Electricity</er>.</cd> --
<mcol><col>Organic</col> <col>law <or/ laws</col></mcol>, <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>Organic stricture</col>
<fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a contraction of one of the natural
passages of the body produced by structural changes in its walls,
as distinguished from a <xex>spasmodic stricture<xex>, which is
due to muscular contraction.</cd></cs>

<hw>Or*gan"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Organic.</def>

<q>The <qex>organical</qex> structure of human bodies, whereby
they live and move.</q>
<qau>Bentley.</qau>

<hw>Or*gan"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an organic
manner; by means of organs or with reference to organic
functions; hence, fundamentally.</def>

<au>Gladstone.</au>

<hw>Or*gan"ic*al*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or
state of being organic.</def>

<hw>Or*gan"i*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The doctrine of the localization of
disease, or which refers it always to a material lesion of an
organ.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Or`gan*if"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Organ</ets> + L. <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to
make. See <er>fy</er>.]</ety> <def>Making an organic or organized
structure; producing an organism; acting through, or resulting
from, organs.</def>

<au>Prof. Park.</au>

<hw>Or"gan*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>organisme</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Organic structure; organization.</def> \'bdThe
advantageous <xex>organism</xex> of the eye.\'b8

<au>Grew.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ Some of the lower forms of life are so simple in
structure as to be without organs, but are still called
<xex>organisms</xex>, since they have different parts analogous
in functions to the organs of higher plants and animals.</note>

<hw>Or"gan*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>organiste</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld>
<def>One who plays on the organ.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(R. C. Ch.)</fld> <def>One of the priests who
organized or sung in parts.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Or`ga*nis"ta</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.,
an organis.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of several
South American wrens, noted for the sweetness of their
song.</def>

<hw>Or*gan"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Organism.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Or`gan*i`za*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Quality of being organizable; capability of being
organized.</def>

<hw>Or"gan*i`za*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable
of being organized; esp. <fld>(Biol.)</fld>, capable of being
formed into living tissue; <as>as, <ex>organizable</ex>
matter</as>.</def>

<hw>Or`gan*i*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>organisation</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a
systematic way for use or action; <as>as, the
<ex>organization</ex> of an army, or of a deliberative
body</as>.</def> \'bdThe first <xex>organization</xex> of the
general government.\'b8

<au>Pickering.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being organized; also, the
relations included in such a state or condition.</def>

<q>What is <qex>organization</qex> but the connection of parts in
and for a whole, so that each part is, at once, end and
means?</q>
<qau>Coleridge.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>That wich is organized; an organized existence;
an organism; specif. <fld>(Biol.)</fld>, an arrangement of parts
for the performance of the functions necessary to life.</def>

<q>The cell may be regarded as the most simple, the most common,
and the earliest form of <qex>organization</qex>.</q>
<qau>McKendrick.</qau>

<hw>Or"gan*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Organized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Organizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>organiser</ets>, Gr.
<?/. See <er>Organ</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to
endow with capacity for the functions of life; <as>as, an
<ex>organized</ex> being; <ex>organized</ex> matter</as>; -- in
this sense used chiefly in the past participle.</def>

<q>These nobler faculties of the mind, matter
<qex>organized</qex> could never produce.</q>
<qau>Ray.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>This original and supreme will <qex>organizes</qex> the
government.</q>
<qau>Cranch.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>To sing in parts; <as>as, to
<ex>organize</ex> an anthem</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Busby.</au>

<hw>Or"gan*i`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
organizes.</def>

<hw>Or"gan*ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large kind of sea fish; the
orgeis.</def>

<hw>Or"ga*no-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[See <er>Organ</er>.]</ety>
<def>A combining form denoting <xex>relation to</xex>, or
<xex>connection with</xex>, <xex>an organ</xex> or
<xex>organs</xex>.</def>

<hw>Or*gan"o*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Organo-</ets> + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Or`ga*no*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Organo-</ets> + <ets>genesis</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The origin and development of
organs in animals and plants.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The germ history of the
organs and systems of organs, -- a branch of morphogeny.</def>

<au>Haeckel.</au>

<hw>Or`ga*no*gen"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to organogenesis.</def>

<hw>Or`ga*nog"e*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Organogenesis.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Or`ga*no*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Or`ga*no*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>organographique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to organography.</def>

<hw>Or`ga*nog"ra*phist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
versed in organography.</def>

<hw>Or`ga*nog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Organo-</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>organographie</ets>.]</ety> <def>A description of the organs
of animals or plants.</def>

<hw>Or`ga*no*lep"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>organoleptique</ets>, fr. Gr. <?/ an organ + <?/ to lay hold
of.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Or`ga*no*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of
or relating to organology.</def>

<hw>Or`ga*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Organ</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>organologie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The science of
organs or of anything considered as an organic structure.</def>

<q>The science of style, as an organ of thought, of style in
relation to the ideas and feelings, might be called the
<qex>organology</qex> of style.</q>
<qau>De Quincey.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That branch of biology which treats, in
particular, of the organs of animals and plants. See
<er>Morphology</er>.</def>

<hw>Or`ga*no*me*tal"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Metalorganic.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Or"ga*non</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>\'d8Or"ga*num</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. <ets>organon</ets>, L. <ets>organum</ets>. See
<er>Organ</er>.]</ety> <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 (\'bdNovum <xex>Organon</xex>\'b8) of
part of his treatise on philosophical method.</def>

<au>Sir. W. Hamilton.</au>

<hw>Or`ga*non"y*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Organo-</ets> + Gr.<?/, for <?/, a name.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The designation or nomenclature of
organs.</def>

<au>B. G. Wilder.</au>

<hw>Or`ga*noph"y*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Organo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ clan.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>The tribal history of organs, -- a branch
of morphophyly.</def>

<au>Haeckel.</au>

<hw>Or`ga*no*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Organo-</ets> + <ets>-plastic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having the property of producing the
tissues or organs of animals and plants; <as>as, the
<ex>organoplastic</ex> cells</as>.</def>

<hw>Or`ga*nos"co*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Organo-</ets> + <ets>-scopy</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Phrenology.</def>

<au>Fleming.</au>

<hw>Or`ga*no*troph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Organo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to nourish.]</ety>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Relating to the creation, organization,
and nutrition of living organs or parts.</def>

<hw>Or"gan*ule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of
<ets>organ</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>One of the
essential cells or elements of an organ. See <cref>Sense
organule</cref>, under <er>Sense</er>.</def>

<au>Huxley.</au>

<hw>Or"ga*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>Organe</ets>, from the Latin. See <er>Origan</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>See <er>Origan</er>.</def>

<hw>Or"gan*zine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>organsin</ets>; cf. Sp. <ets>organsino</ets>, It.
<ets>organzino</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Or"gasm</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>orgasme</ets>; cf. Gr. <?/ a kneading, softening, prob.
confused with <?/ to swell, espicially with lust; to feel an
ardent desire.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Or"geat</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr.
<ets>orge</ets> barley, L. <ets>hordeum</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Or"ge*is</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Organling</er>.</def>

<hw>Or`gi*as"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.
See <er>Orgy</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or of the nature
of, orgies.</def>

<au>Elton.</au>

<hw>Or"gies</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing.
<singw>Orgy</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>. <note>[The singular is
rarely used.]</note> <ety>[F. <ets>orgie</ets>,
<ets>orgies</ets>, L. <ets>orgia</ets>, pl., Gr. <?/; akin to <?/
work. See <er>Organ</er>, and <er>Work</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>

<q>As when, with crowned cups, unto the Elian god,
Those priests high <qex>orgies</qex> held.</q>
<qau>Drayton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Drunken revelry; a carouse.</def>

<au>B. Jonson. Tennyson.</au>

<hw>Or"gil*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>orguillous</ets>, F. <ets>orgueilleux</ets>, fr. OF.
<ets>orgoil</ets> pride, F. <ets>orgueil</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Proud; haughty.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Orgue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>organum</ets> organ, Gr. <?/. See <er>Organ</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</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>(b)</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>

<hw>Or"gu*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Orgillous</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Or"gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Orgies</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>A frantic revel;
drunken revelry. See <er>Orgies</er></def>

<hw>\'d8Or*gy"i*a</hw> <pr>(?, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr.
<?/ the length of the outstretched arms. So named because, when
at rest, it stretches forward its fore legs like arms.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>. <def>A genus of bombycid moths whose
caterpillars (esp. those of <spn>Orgyia leucostigma</spn>) are
often very injurious to fruit trees and shade trees. The female
is wingless. Called also <altname>vaporer moth</altname>.</def>

<-- p. 1012 -->

<hw>Or"i*calche</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <def>See <er>Orichalch</er>.</def>

<q>Costly <qex>oricalche</qex> from strange Ph\'d2nice.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<hw>Or`i*chal"ce*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to, or resembling, orichalch; having a color or
luster like that of brass.</def>

<au>Maunder.</au>

<hw>Or"i*chalch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>orichalcum</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ mountain + <?/ brass: cf. F.
<ets>orichalque</ets>.]</ety> <def>A metallic substance,
resembling gold in color, but inferior in value; a mixed metal of
the ancients, resembling brass; -- called also
<altname>aurichalcum</altname>, <altname>orichalcum</altname>,
etc.</def>

<hw>O"ri*el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>oriol</ets> gallery, corridor, LL. <ets>oriolum</ets>
portico, hall, prob. fr. L. <ets>aureolus</ets> gilded, applied
to an apartment decorated with gilding. See
<er>Oriole</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Formerly written also
<asp>oriol</asp>, <asp>oryal</asp>, <asp>oryall</asp>.]</altsp>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A gallery for minstrels.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>W. Hamper.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A small apartment next a hall, where certain
persons were accustomed to dine; a sort of recess.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Cowell.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A bay window. See <er>Bay
window</er>.</def>

<q>The beams that thro' the <qex>oriel</qex> shine
Make prisms in every carven glass.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<hw>O"ri*en*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Orient</er>.]</ety> <def>Brightness or strength of
color.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>E. Waterhouse.</au>

<hw>O"ri*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>oriens</ets>, <ets>-entis</ets>, p. pr. of <ets>oriri</ets>
to rise. See <er>Origin</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Rising, as
the sun.</def>

<q>Moon, that now meet'st the <qex>orient</qex> sun.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Eastern; oriental.</def> \'bdThe
<xex>orient</xex> part.\'b8

<au>Hakluyt.</au>

<sn>3.</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> \'bdPearls round and
<xex>orient</xex>.\'b8 <au>Jer. Taylor</au>.
\'bd<xex>Orient</xex> gems.\'b8 <au>Wordsworth</au>. 
\'bd<xex>Orient</xex> liquor in a crystal glass.\'b8
<au>Milton</au>.

<hw>O"ri*ent</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The part of the
horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the
east.</def>

<q>[Morn] came furrowing all the <qex>orient</qex> into gold.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The countries of Asia or the East.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Best built city throughout the <qex>Orient</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir T. Herbert.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A pearl of great luster.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Carlyle.</au>

<hw>O"ri*ent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>orienter</ets>. Cf. <er>Orientate</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To define the position of, in relation to the
orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to
first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.</def>

<hw>O`ri*en"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>orientalis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>oriental</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of
or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the
East or Orientalism; -- opposed to <xex>occidental</xex>; <as>as,
<ex>Oriental</ex> countries</as>.</def>

<q>The sun's ascendant and <qex>oriental</qex> radiations.</q>
<qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau>

<hw>O`ri*en"tal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A native or
inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an
Asiatic.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <pluf>pl.</pluf> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>Eastern
Christians of the Greek rite.</def>

<hw>O`ri*en"tal*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>orientalisme</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc.,
peculiar to Oriental people.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history,
literature, etc.</def>

<au>London Quart. Rev.</au>

<hw>O`ri*en"tal*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>orientaliste</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the world;
an Oriental.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One versed in Eastern languages, literature,
etc.; <as>as, the Paris Congress of
<ex>Orientalists</ex></as>.</def>

<au>Sir J. Shore.</au>

<hw>O`ri*en*tal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being oriental or eastern.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>O`ri*en"tal*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Orientalized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Orientalizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>to render Oriental; to cause to
conform to Oriental manners or conditions.</def>

<hw>O"ri*en*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Orientated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Orientating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From
<er>Orient</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To place or turn toward the east; to cause to
assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>A crystal is <qex>orientated</qex> when placed in its proper
position so as to exhibit its symmetry.</q>
<qau>E. S. Dana.</qau>

<hw>O"ri*en*tate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To move or turn
toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the
east.</def>

<hw>O`ri*en*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>orientation</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of orientating; determination
of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking
bearings.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An aspect or fronting to the east; especially
<fld>(Arch.)</fld>, 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>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Fig.: A return to first principles; an orderly
arrangement.</def>

<q>The task of <qex>orientation</qex> undertaken in this
chapter.</q>
<qau>L. F. Ward.</qau>

<hw>O"ri*ent*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being orient or bright; splendor.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Or"i*fice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., from L.
<ets>orificium</ets>; <ets>os</ets>, <ets>oris</ets>, a mouth +
<ets>facere</ets> to make. See <er>Oral</er>, and
<er>Fact</er>.]</ety> <def>A mouth or aperture, as of a tube,
pipe, etc.; an opening; <as>as, the <ex>orifice</ex> of an artery
or vein; the <ex>orifice</ex> of a wound.</as></def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Etna was bored through the top with a monstrous
<qex>orifice</qex>.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Or"i*flamb</hw>, <hw>Or"i*flamme</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>oriflamme</ets>, OF.
<ets>oriflambe</ets>, LL. <ets>auriflamma</ets>; L.
<ets>aurum</ets> gold + <ets>flamma</ets> flame; cf. L.
<ets>flammula</ets> a little banner. So called because it was a
flag of red silk, split into many points, and borne on a gilded
lance.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The ancient royal standard of
France.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A standard or ensign, in battle.</def> \'bdA
handkerchief like an <xex>oriflamb</xex>.\'b8

<au>Longfellow.</au>

<q>And be your <qex>oriflamme</qex> to-day the helmet of
Navarre.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Or"i*gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>\'d8O*rig"a*num</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L. <ets>origanum</ets>,
Gr. <?/, <?/, prob. fr. <?/ mountain + <?/ brightness, beauty.
Cf. <er>Organy</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of
aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet marjoram (<spn>O.
Marjorana</spn>) and the wild marjoram (<spn>O.
vulgare</spn>).</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Or"i*gen*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Eccl.
Hist.)</fld> <def>The opinions of <xex>Origen</xex> 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>

<hw>Or"i*gen*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A follower of Origen of
Alexandria.</def>

<hw>Or"i*gin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>origine</ets>, L. <ets>origo</ets>, <ets>-iginis</ets>, fr.
<ets>oriri</ets> to rise, become visible; akin to Gr. <?/ to stir
up, rouse, Skr. <ets>r</ets>, and perh. to E.
<ets>run</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The first existence or beginning of anything;
the birth.</def>

<q>This mixed system of opinion and sentiment had its
<qex>origin</qex> in the ancient chivalry.</q>
<qau>Burke.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That from which anything primarily proceeds; the
fountain; the spring; the cause; the occasion.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The point of attachment or
end of a muscle which is fixed during contraction; -- in
contradistinction to <xex>insertion</xex>.</def>

<cs><col>Origin of co\'94rdinate axes</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>,
<cd>the point where the axes intersect. See Note under
<er>Ordinate</er>.</cd></cs>

<syn>Syn. -- Commencement; rise; source; spring; fountain;
derivation; cause; root; foundation.</syn> <usage> --
<er>Origin</er>, <er>Source</er>. <xex>Origin</xex> denotes the
rise or commencement of a thing; <xex>source</xex> presents
itself under the image of a fountain flowing forth in a
continuous stream of influences. The <xex>origin</xex> of moral
evil has been much disputed, but no one can doubt that it is the
<xex>source</xex> of most of the calamities of our race.</usage>

<q>I think he would have set out just as he did, with the
<qex>origin</qex> of ideas -- the proper starting point of a
grammarian, who is to treat of their signs.</q>
<qau>Tooke.</qau>

<q>Famous Greece,
That <qex>source</qex> of art and cultivated thought
Which they to Rome, and Romans hither, brought.</q>
<qau>Waller.</qau>

<hw>O*rig"i*na*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable
of being originated.</def>

<hw>O*rig"i*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>original</ets>, L. <ets>originalis</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding
all others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; <as>as,
the <ex>original</ex> state of man; the <ex>original</ex> laws of
a country; the <ex>original</ex> inventor of a
process.</as></def>

<q>His form had yet not lost
All her <qex>original</qex> brightness.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>
<-- #sic. "her" refers to form, apparently considered feminine in
gender. -->

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Not copied, imitated, or translated; new; fresh;
genuine; <as>as, an <ex>original</ex> thought; an
<ex>original</ex> process; the <ex>original</ex> text of
Scripture.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Having the power to suggest new thoughts or
combinations of thought; inventive; <as>as, an <ex>original</ex>
genius</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Before unused or unknown; new; <as>as, a book
full of <ex>original</ex> matter</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Original sin</col> <fld>(Theol.)</fld>, <cd>the first
sin of Adam, as related to its consequences to his descendants of
the human race; -- called also <altname>total
depravity</altname>. See <er>Calvinism</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>O*rig"i*nal</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>original</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Origin; commencement; source.</def>

<q>It hath it <qex>original</qex> from much grief.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>And spangled heavens, a shining frame,
Their great <qex>Original</qex> proclaim.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>The Scriptures may be now read in their own
<qex>original</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An original thinker or writer; an
originator.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>Men who are bad at copying, yet are good
<qex>originals</qex>.</q>
<qau>C. G. Leland.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>A person of marked eccentricity.</def>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l. & Bot.)</fld> <def>The natural or wild
species from which a domesticated or cultivated variety has been
derived; <as>as, the wolf is thought by some to be the
<ex>original</ex> of the dog, the blackthorn the
<ex>original</ex> of the plum</as>.</def>

<hw>O*rig"i*nal*ist</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is
original.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>O*rig`i*nal"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>originalit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>The quality or state of
being original.</def>

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<hw>O*rig"i*nal*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>In the original time, or in an original manner; primarily;
from the beginning or origin; not by derivation, or
imitation.</def>

<q>God is <qex>originally</qex> holy in himself.</q>
<qau>Bp. Pearson.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>At first; at the origin; at the time of
formation or costruction; <as>as, a book <ex>originally</ex>
written by another hand</as>.</def> \'bd<xex>Originally</xex> a
half length [portrait].\'b8

<au>Walpole.</au>

<hw>O*rig"i*nal*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality of being original; originality.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>O*rig"i*nant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Originating; original.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>An absolutely <qex>originant</qex> act of self will.</q>
<qau>Prof. Shedd.</qau>

<hw>O*rig"i*na*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>originarius</ets>: cf. F. <ets>originaire</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Causing existence; productive.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>The production of animals, in the <qex>originary</qex> way,
requires a certain degree of warmth.</q>
<qau>Cheyne.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Primitive; primary; original.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>The grand <qex>originary</qex> right of all rights.</q>
<qau>Hickok.</qau>

<hw>O*rig"i*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Originated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Originating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[From
<er>Origin</er>.]</ety> <def>To give an origin or beginning to;
to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new.</def>

<q>A decomposition of the whole civill and political mass, for
the purpose of <qex>originating</qex> a new civil order.</q>
<qau>Burke.</qau>

<hw>O*rig"i*nate</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To take first
existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act;
<as>as, the scheme <ex>originated</ex> with the governor and
council</as>.</def>

<hw>O*rig`i*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>originatio</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or process of bringing or coming into
existence; first production.</def> \'bdThe <xex>origination</xex>
of the universe.\'b8

<au>Keill.</au>

<q>What comes from spirit is a spontaneous
<qex>origination</qex>.</q>
<qau>Hickok.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Mode of production, or bringing into
being.</def>

<q>This eruca is propagated by animal parents, to wit,
butterflies, after the common <qex>origination</qex> of all
caterpillars.</q>
<qau>Ray.</qau>

<hw>O*rig"i*na*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
power, or tending, to originate, or bring into existence;
originating.</def> <au>H. Bushnell</au>. --
<wordforms><wf>O*rig"i*na*tive*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O*rig"i*na`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
originates.</def>

<hw>O*ril"lon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., lit., a
little ear, from <ets>oreille</ets> an ear, fr. L.
<ets>oricula</ets>, <ets>auricula</ets>, dim. of <ets>auris</ets>
an ear. See <er>Ear</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Fort.)</fld> <def>A
semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the
purpose of covering the retired flank, -- found in old
fortresses.</def>

<hw>O"ri*ol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Oriel</er>.</def>

<hw>O"ri*ole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>oriol</ets>, <ets>oriouz</ets>, <ets>orieus</ets>, F.
<ets>loriot</ets> (for <ets>l'oriol</ets>), fr. L.
<ets>aureolus</ets> golden, dim. of <ets>aureus</ets> golden, fr.
<ets>aurum</ets> gold. Cf. <er>Aureole</er>, <er>Oriel</er>,
<er>Loriot</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>
Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of the
family <spn>Oriolid\'91</spn>. They are usually conspicuously
colored with yellow and black. The European or golden oriole
(<spn>Oriolus galbula</spn>, or <spn>O. oriolus</spn>) has a very
musical flutelike note. </def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In America, any
one of several species of the genus <spn>Icterus</spn>, belonging
to the family <spn>Icterid\'91</spn>. See <er>Baltimore
oriole</er>, and <cref>Orchard oriole</cref>, under
<er>Orchard</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Crested oriole</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Cassican</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>O*ri"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr.
<?/, orig., a celebrated hunter in the oldest Greek mythology,
after whom this constellation was named.]</ety>
<fld>(Astron.)</fld> <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>

<q>The flaming glories of <qex>Orion's</qex> belt.</q>
<qau>E. Everett.</qau>

<hw>O*ris"ka*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Oriskany</ets>, in New York.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>
<def>Designating, or pertaining to, certain beds, chiefly
limestone, characteristic of the latest period of the Silurian
age.</def>

<cs><col>Oriskany period</col>, <cd>a subdivision of the American
Paleozoic system intermediate or translational in character
between the Silurian and Devonian ages. See <xex>Chart<xex> of
<er>Geology</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>O*ris`mo*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Nat. Hist.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to
orismology.</def>

<hw>O`ris*mol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
a marking out by boundaries, the definition of a word +
<ets>-logy</ets>. See <er>Horizon</er>.]</ety> <def>That
departament of natural history which treats of technical
terms.</def>

<hw>Or"i*son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>orison</ets>, <ets>oreson</ets>, <ets>oreison</ets>, F.
<ets>oraison</ets>, fr. L. <ets>oratio</ets> speech, prayer. See
<er>Oration</er>.]</ety> <def>A prayer; a supplication.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<au>Chaucer. Shak.</au>

<q>Lowly they bowed, adoring, and began
Their <qex>orisons</qex>, each morning duly paid.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Or"i*sont</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Horizon.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Ork</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Orc</er>.</def>

<hw>Ork"ney*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the Orkney islands.</def> \'bd<xex>Orkneyan</xex>
skerries.\'b8

<au>Longfellow.</au>

<hw>Orle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>orle</ets> an orle, a fillet, fr. LL. <ets>orla</ets>
border, dim. of L. <ets>ora</ets> border, margin.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>A bearing, in the form of a
fillet, round the shield, within, but at some distance from, the
border.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Her.)</fld> <def>The wreath, or chaplet,
surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the
crest.</def>

<cs><col>In orle</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></cs>

<hw>Or"le*ans</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[So called
from the city of <ets>Orl\'82ans</ets>, in France.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for
wearing apparel.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A variety of the plum. See under
<er>Plum</er>.</def> <mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Or"lo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Sp.]</ety>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>A wind instrument of music in use among
the Spaniards.</def>

<hw>Or"lop</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>overloop</ets> the upper deck, lit., a running over or
overflowing, fr. <ets>overloopen</ets> to run over. See
<er>Over</er>, and <er>Leap</er>, and cf.
<er>Overloop</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Or"mer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>An abalone.</def>

<-- p. 1013 -->

<hw>Or`mo*lu"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>or
moulu</ets>; <ets>or</ets> gold (L. <ets>aurum</ets>) +
<ets>moulu</ets>, p. p. of <ets>moudre</ets> to grind, to mill,
L. <ets>molere</ets>. See <er>Aureate</er>, and
<er>Mill</er>.]</ety> <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 <altname>mosaic gold</altname>.</def>

<cs><col>Ormolu varnish</col>, <cd>a varnish applied to metals,
as brass, to give the appearance of gold.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Or"muzd</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Zend
<ets>Ahuramazda</ets>.]</ety> <def>The good principle, or being,
of the ancient Persian religion. See <er>Ahriman</er>.</def>

<hw>Orn</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To ornament; to
adorn.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Joye.</au>

<hw>Or"na*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>ornement</ets>, F. <ets>ornement</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>ornamentum</ets>, fr. <ets>ornare</ets> to adorn.]</ety>
<def>That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or
beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment.</def>

<q>The <qex>ornament</qex> of a meek and quiet spirit.</q>
<qau>1 Pet. iii. 4.</qau>

<q>Like that long-buried body of the king
Found lying with his urns and <qex>ornaments</qex>.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<hw>Or"na*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ornamented</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Ornamenting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To
adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify; <as>as, to
<ex>ornament</ex> a room, or a city</as>.</def>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Adorn</er>.</syn>

<hw>Or`na*men"tal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F. 
<ets>ornemental</ets>.]</ety> <def>Serving to ornament;
characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing.</def>

<q>Some think it most <qex>ornamental</qex> to wear their
bracelets on their wrists; others, about their ankles.</q>
<qau>Sir T. Browne.</qau>

<hw>Or`na*men"tal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By way of
ornament.</def>

<hw>Or`na*men*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of
being ornamented.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which ornaments; ornament.</def>

<au>C. Kingsley.</au>

<hw>Or"na*ment*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
ornaments; a decorator.</def>

<hw>Or*nate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ornatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ornare</ets> to adorn.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Adorned; decorated; beautiful.</def> \'bdSo
bedecked, <xex>ornate</xex>, and gay.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Finely finished, as a style of
composition.</def>

<q>A graceful and <qex>ornate</qex> rhetoric.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Or*nate"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To adorn; to
honor.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>They may <qex>ornate</qex> and sanctify the name of God.</q>
<qau>Latimer.</qau>

<hw>Or*nate"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ornate
manner.</def>

<au>Sir T. More.</au>

<hw>Or*nate"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality of being
ornate.</def>

<hw>Or"na*ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ornatura</ets>.]</ety> <def>Decoration; ornamentation.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Holinshed.</au>

<hw>Or*nith"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
<?/, a bird.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to birds; <as>as,
<ex>ornithic</ex> fossils</as>.</def>

<au>Owen.</au>

<hw>Or`nith*ich"nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ornitho-</ets> + Gr. <?/ track.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>The footmark of a bird occurring in
strata of stone.</def>

<au>Hitchcock.</au>

<hw>Or`nith*ich*nol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ornitho-</ets> + <ets>ichnology</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>The branch of science which treats of
ornithichnites.</def>

<au>Hitchcock.</au>

<hw>Ornitho-</hw>. <ety>[Cf. <er>Ern</er>.]</ety> <def>A
combining form fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a bird.</def>

<hw>\'d8Or*ni`tho*del"phi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ + <?/ the womb.]</ety> <def>Same as
<er>Monotremata</er>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Or`ni*tho*del"phid</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Or`ni*thoid*ich"nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ornitho-</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets> + Gr. <?/ footstep,
track.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil track resembling
that of a bird.</def>

<au>Hitchcock.</au>

<hw>Or*nith"o*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ornitho-</ets> + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The fossil remains of a
bird.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A stone of various colors bearing
the figures of birds.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Or`ni*tho*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Or`ni*tho*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ornithologique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to ornithology.</def>

<hw>Or`ni*thol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>ornithologiste</ets>.]</ety> <def>One skilled in
ornithology; a student of ornithology; one who describes
birds.</def>

<hw>Or`ni*thol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ornitho-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ornithologie</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>That branch of
zo\'94logy which treats of the natural history of birds and their
classification.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A treatise or book on this science.</def>

<hw>Or*nith"o*man`cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/; <?/, <?/, a bird + <?/ divination: cf. F.
<ets>ornithomancie</ets>.]</ety> <def>Divination by means of
birds, their flight, etc.</def>

<q><qex>Ornithomancy</qex> grew into an elaborate science.</q>
<qau>De Quincey.</qau>

<hw>\'d8Or*ni"thon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr.
Gr. <?/, fr. <?/, <?/, a bird.]</ety> <def>An aviary; a poultry
house.</def>

<au>Weale.</au>

<hw>\'d8Or*ni`tho*pap"pi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., from Gr. <?/ a bird + <?/ an ancestor.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extinct order of birds. It includes
only the Arch\'91opteryx.</def>

<hw>\'d8Or`ni*thop"o*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Ornitho-</er>, and <er>-poda</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <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
<xex>Illust</xex>. in Appendix.</def>

<hw>\'d8Or`ni*tho*rhyn"chus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a bird + <?/ snout, beak.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <cref>Duck mole</cref>, under
<er>Duck</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Or*ni`tho*sau"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Ornitho-</er>, and <er>Sauria</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An order of extinct flying reptiles; --
called also <altname><spn>Pterosauria</spn></altname>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Or*ni`tho*scel"i*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, a bird + <?/ a leg.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A group of extinct Reptilia,
intermediate in structure (especially with regard to the pelvis)
between reptiles and birds.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Or`ni*tho*scel"i*dan</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Or`ni*thos"co*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ornitho-</ets> + <ets>-scopy</ets>: cf. Gr. <?/
divination from birds.]</ety> <def>Observation of birds and their
habits.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>De Quincey.</au>

<hw>Or`ni*tho*tom"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of
or pertaining to ornithotomy.</def>

<hw>Or`ni*thot"o*mist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who is skilled in ornithotomy.</def>

<hw>Or`ni*thot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/, <?/, a bird + <?/ to cut.]</ety> <def>The anatomy or
dissection of birds.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Or`o*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Or`o*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to orography.</def>

<hw>O*rog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
mountain + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>That branch of science
which treats of mountains and mountain systems; orology; <as>as,
the <ex>orography</ex> of Western Europe</as>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Or`o*hip"pus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ mountain (referring to the Rocky Mountain region) +
<?/ horse.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A genus of American
Eocene mammals allied to the horse, but having four toes in front
and three behind.</def>

<hw>O"roide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>or</ets> gold (L. <ets>aurum</ets>) + Gr. <?/ form.]</ety>
<def>An alloy, chiefly of copper and zinc or tin, resembling gold
in color and brilliancy.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>oreide</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Or`o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>orologique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
orology.</def>

<hw>O*rol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One versed
in orology.</def>

<hw>O*rol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
mountain + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>orologie</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The science or description of mountains.</def>

<hw>O"ro*tund`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>os</ets>, <ets>oris</ets>, the mouth + <ets>rotundus</ets>
round, smooth.]</ety> <def>Characterized by fullness, clearness,
strength, and smoothness; ringing and musical; -- said of the
voice or manner of utterance.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<def>The orotund voice or utterance</def></def2>

<au>Rush.</au>

<hw>O`ro*tun"di*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
orotund mode of intonation.</def>

<hw>Or"pha*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Orpheline</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Or"phan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>orphanus</ets>, Gr. <?/, akin to L. <ets>orbus</ets>. Cf.
<er>Orb</er> a blank window.]</ety> <def>A child bereaved of both
father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one
parent living.</def>

<cs><col>Orphans' court</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <cd>a court in
some of the States of the Union, having jurisdiction over the
estates and persons of orphans or other wards.</cd></cs>

<au>Bouvier.</au>

<hw>Or"phan</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bereaved of parents, or
(sometimes) of one parent.</def>

<hw>Or"phan</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Orphaned</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Orphaning</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To cause to become
an orphan; to deprive of parents.</def>

<au>Young.</au>

<hw>Or"phan*age</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans,
collectively.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An institution or asylum for the care of
orphans.</def>

<hw>Or"phan*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Orphanhood.</def>

<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au>

<hw>Or"phan*et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A little
orphan.</def>

<au>Drayton.</au>

<hw>Or"phan*hood</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
or condition of being an orphan; orphanage.</def>

<hw>Or"phan*ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Orphanhood.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Or`phan*ot"ro*phism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
care and support of orphans.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Cotton Mather (1711).</au>

<hw>Or`phan*ot"ro*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>orphanotrophium</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ an orphan + <?/ to feed,
bring up.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A hospital for orphans.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>A. Chalmers.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The act of supporting orphans.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Or*pha"ri*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An old instrument of the lute or cittern
kind.</def> <altsp>[Spelt also <asp>orpheoreon</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Or*phe"an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Orph</ets><?/<ets>us</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to Orpheus, the mythic poet and musician; <as>as,
<ex>Orphean</ex> strains</as>.</def>

<au>Cowper.</au>

<hw>Or"phe*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>orphelin</ets>. See <er>Orphan</er>.]</ety> <def>An
orphan.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Udcll.</au>

<hw>Or"phe*us</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Orpheus</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Gr. Myth.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>Or"phic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Orphicus</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to Orpheus;
Orphean; <as>as, <ex>Orphic</ex> hymns</as>.</def>

<hw>Or"phrey</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Orfrays</er>.]</ety> <def>A band of rich embroidery, wholly
or in part of gold, affixed to vestments, especially those of
ecclesiastics.</def>

<au>Pugin.</au>

<hw>Or"pi*ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. L.
<ets>auripigmentum</ets>; <ets>aurum</ets> gold +
<ets>pigmentum</ets> pigment. Cf. <er>Aureate</er>,
<er>Pigment</er>, <er>Orpin</er>, <er>Orpine</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Arsenic sesquisulphide, produced
artificially as an amorphous lemonyellow powder, and occurring
naturally as a yellow crystalline mineral; -- formerly called
<xex>auripigment</xex>. It is used in king's yellow, in white
Indian fire, and in certain technical processes, as indigo
printing.</def>

<q>Our <qex>orpiment</qex> and sublimed mercurie.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<cs><col>Red orpiment</col>, <cd>realgar; the red sulphide of
arsenic.</cd> -- <col>Yellow orpiment</col>, <cd>king's
yellow.</cd></cs>

<hw>Or"pin</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., orpiment, also, the
plant orpine. See <er>Orpiment</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity, approaching also
to red.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The orpine.</def>

<hw>Or"pine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>orpin</ets> the genus of plants which includes orpine; -- so
called from the yellow blossoms of a common species (<ets>Sedum
acre</ets>).  See <er>Orpiment</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A low plant with fleshy leaves (<spn>Sedum telephium</spn>),
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 <altname>stonecrop</altname>, and
<altname>live-forever</altname>.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>orpin</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Or"rach</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Orach</er>.</def>

<hw>Or"re*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Orreries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[So named in honor
of the Earl of <ets>Orrery</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Or"ris</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. corrupted
from It. <ets>ireos</ets> iris. See <er>Iris</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A plant of the genus <spn>Iris</spn>
(<spn>I. Florentina</spn>); a kind of flower-de-luce. Its
rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets.</def>

<cs><col>Orris pea</col> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>an issue pea made
from orris root.</cd> -- <col>Orris root</col>, <cd>the fragrant
rootstock of the orris.</cd></cs>

<hw>Or"ris</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<ety>[Contr. from <ets>orfrays</ets>, or from
<ets>arras</ets>.]</ety> <def>A sort of gold or silver
lace.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<sn>2.</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>

<mhw>{ <hw>Orse"dew</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Or"se*due</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Leaf metal of bronze;
Dutch metal. See under <er>Dutch</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Or`seille"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F.]</ety> <def>See <er>Archil</er>.</def>

<hw>Or*sel"lic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From F.
<ets>orseille</ets> archil. See <er>Archil</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid
found in certain lichens, and called also <xex>lecanoric
acid</xex>.</def> <altsp>[Formerly written also
<asp>orseillic</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Or`sel*lin"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Ort</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Orts</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Akin to LG.
<ets>ort</ets>, <ets>ortels</ets>, remnants of food, refuse,
OFries. <ets>ort</ets>, OD. <ets>oorete</ets>,
<ets>ooraete</ets>; prob. from the same prefix as in E.
<ets>or</ets>deal + a word akin to <ets>eat</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
morsel left at a meal; a fragment; refuse; -- commonly used in
the plural.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<q>Let him have time a beggar's <qex>orts</qex> to crave.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Or`ta*lid"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous small two-winged
flies of the family <spn>Ortalid\'91</spn>. The larv\'91 of many
of these flies live in fruit; those of others produce galls on
various plants.</def>

<hw>Or"thid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A brachiopod shell of the genus
Orthis, and allied genera, of the family
<spn>Orthid\'91</spn>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Or"this</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/ straight.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An extinct
genus of Brachiopoda, abundant in the Paleozoic rocks.</def>

<hw>Or"thite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
straight.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A variety of allanite
occurring in slender prismatic crystals.</def>

<hw>Or"tho-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ straight; akin to
Skr. <ets><?/rdhva</ets> upright, <ets>vrdh</ets> to grow, to
cause to grow.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A combining form signifying <xex>straight</xex>,
<xex>right</xex>, <xex>upright</xex>, <xex>correct</xex>,
<xex>regular</xex>; <as>as, <ex>ortho</ex>dromy,
<ex>ortho</ex>diagonal, <ex>ortho</ex>dox,
<ex>ortho</ex>graphic</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A combining form (also used
adjectively)</def>, designating: <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Inorganic
Chem.)</fld> <def>The one of several acids of the same element
(as the phosphoric acids), which actually occurs with <xex>the
greatest number of hydroxyl groups</xex>; <as>as,
<ex>ortho</ex>phosphoric acid</as>. Cf. <er>Normal</er>.</def> 
<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Organic Chem.)</fld> <def><xex>Connection
with</xex>, or <xex>affinity to</xex>, one variety of isomerism,
characteristic of the benzene compounds; -- contrasted with
<contr>meta-</contr> or <contr>para-</contr>; <as>as, the
<ex>ortho</ex> position</as>; hence, designating any substance
showing such isomerism; <as>as, an <ex>ortho</ex>
compound</as>.</def>

<note><hand/ In the graphic representation of the benzene nucleus
(see <cref>Benzene nucleus</cref>, under <er>Benzene</er>),
provisionally adopted, any substance exhibiting double
substitution in adjacent and contiguous carbon atoms, as 1 & 2, 3
& 4, 4 & 5, etc., is designated by <xex>ortho-</xex>; as,
<xex>ortho</xex>xylene; any substance exhibiting substitution of
two carbon atoms with one intervening, as 1 & 3, 2 & 4, 3 & 5, 4
& 6, etc., by <xex>meta-</xex>; as, resorcin or
<xex>meta</xex>xylene; any substance exhibiting substitution in
opposite parts, as 1 & 4, 2 & 5, 3 & 6, by <xex>para-</xex>; as,
hydroquinone or <xex>para</xex>xylene.</note>

<hw>Or`tho*car*bon"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + <ets>carbonic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Designating a complex ether,
<chform>C.(OC2H5)4</chform>, 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,
<chform>C.(OH)4</chform>.</def>

<hw>Or`tho*cen"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + <ets>center</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Geom.)</fld> <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>

<hw>\'d8Or*thoc"e*ras</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ straight + <?/ a horn.]</ety> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld>
<def>An extinct genus of Paleozoic Cephalopoda, having a long,
straight, conical shell. The interior is divided into numerous
chambers by transverse septa.</def>

<hw>Or`tho*cer"a*tite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, a horn.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An orthoceras; also, any fossil shell
allied to Orthoceras.</def>

<hw>Or"tho*clase</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to break.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Common or potash feldspar crystallizing in
the monoclinic system and having two cleavages at right angles to
each other. See <er>Feldspar</er>.</def>

<hw>Or`tho*clas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Breaking in directions at right
angles to each other; -- said of the monoclinic feldspars.</def>

<hw>Or`tho*di*ag"o*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + <ets>diagonal</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>The diagonal or lateral axis in a
monoclinic crystal which is at right angles with the vertical
axis.</def>

<hw>Or"tho*dome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + <ets>dome</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>See the Note under <er>Dome</er>,
4.</def>

<hw>Or"tho*dox</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>orthodoxus</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ right, true + <?/ opinion,
<?/ to think, seem; cf. F. <ets>orthodoxe</ets>. See
<er>Ortho-</er>, <er>Dogma</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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 <ant>heretical</ant> and
<ant>heterodox</ant>; <as>as, an <ex>orthodox</ex>
Christian</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>According or congruous with the doctrines of
Scripture, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, or the
like; <as>as, an <ex>orthodox</ex> opinion, book, etc</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Approved; conventional.</def>

<q>He saluted me on both cheeks in the <qex>orthodox</qex>
manner.</q>
<qau>H. R. Haweis.</qau>

<note><hand/ The term <xex>orthodox</xex> differs in its use
among the various Christian communions. The Greek Church styles
itself the \'bdHoly <xex>Orthodox</xex> Apostolic Church,\'b8
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 <xex>orthodox</xex> 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 <xex>Orthodox</xex>. The name
is also applied to the conservative, in distinction from the
\'bdliberal\'b8, or Hicksite, body in the Society of
Friends.</note>

<au>Schaff-Herzog Encyc.</au>

<-- p. 1014 -->

<hw>Or"tho*dox`al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Or`tho*dox*al"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Orthodoxness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Or"tho*dox`al*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Orthodoxly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Milton</au>

<hw>Or`tho*dox*as"tic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Orthodox.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Or`tho*dox"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox.</def>

<hw>Or"tho*dox`ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
orthodox manner; with soundness of faith.</def>

<au>Sir W. Hamilton.</au>

<hw>Or"tho*dox`ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state
of being orthodox; orthodoxy.</def>

<au>Waterland.</au>

<hw>Or"tho*dox`y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/:
cf. F. <ets>orthodoxie</ets>. See <er>Orthodox</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines
taught in the Scriptures, or in some established standard of
faith; -- opposed to <xex>heterodoxy</xex> or to
<xex>heresy</xex>.</def>

<q>Basil himself bears full and clear testimony to Gregory's
<qex>orthodoxy</qex>.</q>
<qau>Waterland.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; --
said of moral doctrines and beliefs; <as>as, the
<ex>orthodoxy</ex> of a creed</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>By extension, said of any correct doctrine or
belief.</def>

<hw>Or`tho*drom"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to run.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to orthodromy.</def>

<hw>Or`tho*drom"ics</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Or"tho*drom`y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>orthodromie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The act or art of sailing on
a great circle.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Or`tho*\'89p"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Or`tho*\'89p"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Of or pertaining to ortho\'89py, or correct
pronunciation.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Or`tho*\'89p"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Or"tho*\'89*pist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who is skilled in ortho\'89py.</def>

<hw>Or"tho*\'89*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/; <?/ right + <?/ a word: cf. F. <ets>ortho\'82pie</ets>. See
<er>Ortho-</er>, and <er>Epic</er>.]</ety> <def>The art of
uttering words corectly; a correct pronunciation of words; also,
mode of pronunciation.</def>

<hw>Or*thog"a*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + Gr. <?/ marriage.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Direct fertilization in plants, as when
the pollen fertilizing the ovules comes from the stamens of the
same blossom; -- opposed to <xex>heterogamy</xex>.</def>

<hw>Or`thog*nath"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Orthognathous.</def>

<hw>Or*thog"na*thism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The quality or state of being
orthognathous.</def>

<au>Huxley.</au>

<hw>Or*thog"na*thous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + Gr. <?/ the jaw.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Having the front of the head, or the
skull, nearly perpendicular, not retreating backwards above the
jaws; -- opposed to <ant>prognathous</ant>. See <cref>Gnathic
index</cref>, under <er>Gnathic</er>.</def>

<hw>Or"tho*gon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + Gr. <?/ angle: cf. F.
<ets>orthogone</ets>, a.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A
rectangular figure.</def>

<hw>Or*thog"o*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>orthogonal</ets>.]</ety> <def>Right-angled; rectangular;
<as>as, an <ex>orthogonal</ex> intersection of one curve with
another</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Orthogonal projection</col>.  <cd>See under
<er>Orthographic</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Or*thog"o*nal*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Perpendicularly;
at right angles; <as>as, a curve cuts a set of curves
<ex>orthogonally</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Or*thog"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
versed in orthography; one who spells words correctly.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Or`tho*graph"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Or`tho*graph"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>orthographique</ets>, L.
<ets>orthographus</ets>, Gr. <?/.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to orthography, or right
spelling; also, correct in spelling; <as>as,
<ex>orthographical</ex> rules; the letter was
<ex>orthographic</ex>.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to right
lines or angles.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Orthographic</col> <or/ <col>Orthogonal</col>,
<col>projection</col></mcol>, <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></cs>

<hw>Or`tho*graph"ic*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
orthographical manner</def>: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>according to the
rules of proper spelling</def>; <sd>(b)</sd> <def>according to
orthographic projection.</def>

<hw>Or*thog"ra*phist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who spells words correctly; an orthographer.</def>

<hw>Or*thog"ra*phize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
spell correctly or according to usage; to correct in regard to
spelling.</def>

<q><qex>In the</qex> coalesced into <qex>ith</qex>, which modern
reaction has <qex>orthographized</qex> to <qex>i' th'</qex>.</q>
<qau>Earle.</qau>

<hw>Or*thog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>ortographie</ets>, OF. <ets>orthographie</ets>, L.
<ets>orthographia</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ writing correctly; <?/
right + <?/ to write. See <er>Ortho-</er>, and
<er>Graphic</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</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>as, his
<ex>orthography</ex> is vicious</as>.</def>

<q>When spelling no longer follows the pronunciation, but is
hardened into <qex>orthography</qex>.</q>
<qau>Earle.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The part of grammar which treats of the letters,
and of the art of spelling words correctly.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A drawing in correct projection, especially an
elevation or a vertical section.</def>

<hw>Or*thol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ right + <?/ speech, description: cf. F.
<ets>orthologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The right description of
things.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Fotherby.</au>

<hw>Or`tho*met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Orthometry</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Having
the axes at right angles to one another; -- said of crystals or
crystalline forms.</def>

<hw>Or*thom"e*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + <ets>-metry</ets>.]</ety> <def>The art
or practice of constructing verses correctly; the laws of correct
versification.</def>

<hw>Or`tho*mor"phic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + <ets>morphic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>Having the right form.</def>

<cs><col>Orthomorphic projection</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></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>Or`tho*ped"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Or`tho*ped"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <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>as,
<ex>orthopedic</ex> surgery; an <ex>orthopedic</ex>
hospital.</as></def>

<hw>Or*thop"e*dist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>One who prevents, cures, or remedies
deformities, esp. in children.</def>

<hw>Or*thop"e*dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + Gr. <?/, <?/, a child.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The art or practice of curing the
deformities of children, or, by extension, any deformities of the
human body.</def>

<hw>Or*thoph"o*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + Gr. <?/ voice.]</ety> <def>The art of
correct articulation; voice training.</def>

<hw>Or`tho*pin"a*coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + <ets>pinacoid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>A name given to the two planes in
the monoclinic system which are parallel to the vertical and
orthodiagonal axes.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Or`thop*n<?/"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Or*thop"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>orthopnoea</ets>, Gr. <?/; <?/ straight, right + <?/ to
breathe: cf. F. <ets>orthopn\'82e</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Specifically, a morbid condition in which respiration can be
performed only in an erect posture; by extension, any difficulty
of breathing.</def>

<hw>\'d8Or*thop"o*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Ortho-</er>, and <er>-poda</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Or"tho*prax`y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
straight + <?/ a doing.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The
treatment of deformities in the human body by mechanical
appliances.</def>

<hw>\'d8Or*thop"te*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ straight + <?/ feather, wing.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of mandibulate insects
including grasshoppers, locusts, cockroaches, etc. See
<xex>Illust</xex>. under <er>Insect</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<hw>Or*thop"ter*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Orthoptera.</def>

<hw>Or*thop"ter*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Orthoptera.</def>

<hw>Or`tho*rhom"bic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + <ets>rhombic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Noting the system of
crystallization which has three unequal axes at right angles to
each other; trimetric. See <er>Crystallization</er>.</def>

<hw>Or"tho*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physyol.)</fld> <def>An instrument designed to show the
condition of the superficial portions of the eye.</def>

<hw>Or`tho*scop"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Opt.)</fld> <def>Giving an image in correct or normal
proportions; giving a flat field of view; <as>as, an
<ex>orthoscopic</ex> eyepiece</as>.</def>

<hw>Or`tho*si*lic"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + <ets>silicic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Designating the form of silicic acid
having the normal or highest number of hydroxyl groups.</def>

<hw>Or`tho*sper"mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + Gr. <?/ seed.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Having the seeds straight, as in the fruits of some
umbelliferous plants; -- opposed to
<xex>c\'d2lospermous</xex>.</def>

<au>Darwin.</au>

<hw>Or"tho*stade</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ straight + <?/ to place.]</ety> <fld>(Anc. Costume)</fld>
<def>A chiton, or loose, ungirded tunic, falling in straight
folds.</def>

<hw>Or*thos"ti*chy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Orthostichies</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>.
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + Gr. <?/ row.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A longitudinal rank, or row, of leaves along a stem.</def>

<hw>Or`tho*tom"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to cleave.]</ety>
<fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>Cutting at right angles.</def>

<cs><col>Orthotomic circle</col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>that
circle which cuts three given circles at right angles.</cd></cs>

<hw>Or*thot"o*mous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Crystallog.)</fld> <def>Having two cleavages at right
angles with one another.</def>

<hw>Or*thot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>The property of cutting at right
angles.</def>

<hw>Or"tho*tone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + Gr. <?/ tone, accent.]</ety> <fld>(Gr.
Gram.)</fld> <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>

<mhw>{ <hw>Or*thot"ro*pal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Or*thot"ro*pous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to turn: cf. F.
<ets>orthotrope</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the
axis of an ovule or seed straight from the hilum and chalaza to
the orifice or the micropyle; atropous.</def>

<note><hand/ This word has also been used (but improperly) to
describe any embryo whose radicle points towards, or is next to,
the hilum.</note>

<hw>Or`tho*trop"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Orthotropal</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the
longer axis vertical; -- said of erect stems.</def>

<au>Encyc. Brit.</au>

<hw>Or`tho*xy"lene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ortho-</ets> + <ets>xylene</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>That variety of xylene in which the two
methyl groups are in the <xex>ortho</xex> position; a colorless,
liquid, combustible hydrocarbon resembling benzene.</def>

<hw>Or"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ortivus</ets>, fr. <ets>oriri</ets>, <ets>ortus</ets>, to
rise: cf. F. <ets>ortive</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or relating to the
time or act of rising; eastern; <as>as, the <ex>ortive</ex>
amplitude of a planet</as>.</def>

<hw>Or"to*lan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F., fr. It.
<ets>ortolano</ets> ortolan, gardener, fr. L.
<ets>hortulanus</ets> gardener, fr. <ets>hortulus</ets>, dim. of
<ets>hortus</ets> garden. So called because it frequents the
hedges of gardens. See <er>Yard</er> an inclosure, and cf.
<er>Hortulan</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>A European singing bird (<spn>Emberiza hortulana</spn>),
about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed
delicious food when fattened. Called also
<altname>bunting</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In England,
the wheatear (<spn>Saxicola \'d2nanthe</spn>).</def> <sd>(c)</sd>
<def>In America, the sora, or Carolina rail (<spn>Porzana
Carolina</spn>). See <er>Sora</er>.</def>

<hw>Or"ty*gan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
<?/, a quail.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of several
species of East Indian birds of the genera <spn>Ortygis</spn> and
<spn>Hemipodius</spn>.  They resemble quails, but lack the hind
toe. See <er>Turnix</er>.</def>

<hw>Or"val</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>orvale</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of sage
(<spn>Salvia Horminum</spn>).</def>

<hw>\'d8Or`vet"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The blindworm.</def>

<hw>Or`vi*e"tan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>orvi\'82tan</ets>: cf. It. <ets>orvietano</ets>. So called
because invented at <ets>Orvieto</ets>, in Italy.]</ety> <def>A
kind of antidote for poisons; a counter poison formerly in
vogue.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>-o*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>-orius</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>-oire</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An adjective suffix
meaning <xex>of</xex> or <xex>pertaining to</xex>, <xex>serving
for</xex>; as in audit<xex>ory</xex>, pertaining to or serving
for hearing; prohibit<xex>ory</xex>, amendat<xex>ory</xex>,
etc.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[L. <ets>-orium</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>-oire</ets>.]</ety> <def>A noun suffix denoting <xex>that
which pertains to</xex>, or <xex>serves for</xex>; as in
ambulat<xex>ory</xex>, that which serves for walking;
consist<xex>ory</xex>, fact<xex>ory</xex>, etc.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>O"ry*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>O"ry*all</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Oriel</er>.</def>

<hw>Or"yc*tere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
digger: cf. F. <ets>oryct\'8are</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The aard-vark.</def>

<hw>O*ryc"ter*ope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
digger + <?/ foot.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Oryctere</er>.</def>

<hw>Or`yc*tog"no*sy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ dug (<?/ to dig) + <?/ knowledge.]</ety>
<def>Mineralogy.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> --
<wordforms><wf>Or`yc*tog*nos"tic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
-- <wf>Or`yc*tog*nos"tic*al</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> -- <wf>Or`yc*tog*nos"tic*al*ly</wf>
<pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <mark>[Obs.]</mark></wordforms>

<hw>Or`yc*tog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/ dug + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Description of
fossils.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Or`yc*to*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>oryctologique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to
oryctology.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Or`yc*tol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
versed in oryctology.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Or`yc*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
dug + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F. <ets>oryctologie</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>An old name for paleontology.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An old name for mineralogy and geology.</def>

<hw>O"ryx</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., from Gr.
<?/ a kind of gazelle or antelope.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A genus of African antelopes which includes the gemsbok, the
leucoryx, the bisa antelope (<spn>O. beisa</spn>), and the
beatrix antelope (<spn>O. beatrix</spn>) of Arabia.</def>

<hw>\'d8O*ry"za</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., rice,
Gr. <?/ See <er>Rice</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus
of grasses including the rice plant; rice.</def>

<hw>\'d8Os</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Ossa</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A
bone.</def>

<hw>\'d8Os</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Ora</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A mouth; an opening; an
entrance.</def>

<hw>Os</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Osar</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Sw. <ets>\'86s</ets> ridge, chain of
hills, pl. <ets>\'86sar</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <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 <er>Eschar</er>.</def>

<hw>O"sage or"ange</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An
ornamental tree of the genus <spn>Maclura</spn> (<spn>M.
aurantiaca</spn>), closely allied to the mulberry
(<spn>Morus</spn>); 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 <er>Bois d'arc</er>.</def>

<hw>O*sa"ges</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing.
<singw>Osage</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>A
tribe of southern Sioux Indians, now living in the Indian
Territory.</def>

<hw>O*san"ne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Hosanna.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>O"sar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>
<def>See 3d <er>Os</er>.</def>

<hw>Os"can</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining
to the Osci, a primitive people of Campania, a province of
ancient Italy.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>The language of
the Osci.</def></def2>

<hw>Os"cil*lan*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state
of oscillating; a seesaw kind of motion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Os`cil*la"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. L. <ets>oscillare</ets> to swing.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of dark green, or purplish black,
filamentous, fresh-water alg\'91, the threads of which have an
automatic swaying or crawling motion. Called also
<altname>Oscillatoria</altname>.</def>

<hw>Os"cil*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Oscillated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Oscillating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>oscillare</ets> to
swing, fr. <ets>oscillum</ets> 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 <ets>os</ets> mouth. See <er>Oral</er>,
and cf. <er>Osculate</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a
pendulum; to swing; to sway.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<q>The amount of superior families <qex>oscillates</qex> rather
than changes, that is, it fluctuates within fixed limits.</q>
<qau>Dc Quincey.</qau>

<-- p. 1015 -->

<hw>Os"cil*la`ting</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That
oscillates; vibrating; swinging.</def>

<cs><col>Oscillating engine</col>, <cd>a steam engine whose
cylinder oscillates on trunnions instead of being permanently
fixed in a perpendicular or other direction.</cd></cs>

<au>Weale.</au>

<hw>Os`cil*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oscillatio</ets> a swinging.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving
backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fluctuation; variation; change back and
forth.</def>

<q>His mind oscillated, undoubtedly; but the extreme points of
the <qex>oscillation</qex> were not very remote.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<cs><mcol><col>Axis of oscillation</col>, <col>Center of
oscillation</col></mcol>. <cd>See under <er>Axis</er>, and
<er>Center</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Os"cil*la*tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Tending
to oscillate; vibratory.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>I. Taylor.</au>

<hw>\'d8Os`cil*la*to"ri*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Oscillatory</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Oscillaria</er>.</def>

<hw>Os"cil*la*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>oscillatoire</ets>. See <er>Oscillate</er>.]</ety>
<def>Moving, or characterized by motion, backward and forward
like a pendulum; swinging; oscillating; vibratory; <as>as,
<ex>oscillatory</ex> motion</as>.</def>

<hw>Os"cine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Relating to the Oscines.</def>

<hw>\'d8Os"ci*nes</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oscen</ets>, <ets>-inis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Singing birds; a group of the Passeres, having numerous
syringeal muscles, conferring musical ability.</def>

<hw>Os*cin"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the Oscines, or singing
birds.</def>

<hw>Os*cin"i*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Any one of numerous species of dipterous files of the family
<spn>Oscinid\'91</spn>.</def>

<note><hand/ Some, whose larv\'91 live in the stalks, are very
destructive to barley, wheat, and rye; others, as the barley fly
(<spn>Oscinis frit</spn>), destroy the heads of grain.</note>

<hw>Os"ci*nine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the Oscines.</def>

<hw>Os"ci*tan*cy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Oscitant</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of gaping or yawning.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Drowsiness; dullness; sluggishness.</def>

<au>Hallam.</au>

<q>It might proceed from the <qex>oscitancy</qex> of
transcribers.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<hw>Os"ci*tant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oscitans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>oscitare</ets>: cf. F. <ets>oscitant</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Yawning; gaping.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Sleepy; drowsy; dull; sluggish; careless.</def>

<q>He must not be <qex>oscitant</qex>, but intent on his
charge.</q>
<qau>Barrow.</qau>

<hw>Os"ci*tant*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an oscitant
manner.</def>

<hw>Os"ci*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oscitare</ets>; <ets>os</ets> the mouth + <ets>citare</ets>,
v. intens. fr. <ets>ciere</ets> to move.]</ety> <def>To gape; to
yawn.</def>

<hw>Os`ci*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oscitatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>oscitation</ets>.]</ety>
<def>The act of yawning or gaping.</def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<hw>Os"cu*lant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>osculans</ets>, <ets>-antis</ets>, p. pr. of
<ets>osculari</ets> to kiss. See <er>Osculate</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Kissing; hence, meeting; clinging.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Adhering closely;
embracing; -- applied to certain creeping animals, as
caterpillars.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <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>as, the
genera by which two families approximate are called
<ex>osculant</ex> genera</as>.</def>

<hw>Os"cu*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Osculated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Osculating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>osculatus</ets>,
p. p. of <ets>osculari</ets> to kiss, fr. <ets>osculum</ets> a
little mouth, a kiss, dim. of <ets>os</ets> mouth. See
<er>Oral</er>, and cf. <er>Oscillate</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To kiss.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>To touch closely, so as to
have a common curvature at the point of contact. See
<er>Osculation</er>, 2.</def>

<hw>Os"cu*late</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To kiss
one another; to kiss.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>To touch closely.  See
<er>Osculation</er>, 2.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>To have characters in common
with two genera or families, so as to form a connecting link
between them; to interosculate. See <er>Osculant</er>.</def>

<hw>Os`cu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>osculatio</ets> a kissing: cf. F.
<ets>osculation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
kissing; a kiss.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <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>

<au>Brande & C.</au>

<hw>Os"cu*la*to*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing.</def> \'bdThe
<xex>osculatory</xex> ceremony.\'b8

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or having the
properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation; <as>as, a
circle may be <ex>osculatory</ex> with a curve, at a given
point</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Osculatory circle</col>. <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <cd>See
<cref>Osculating circle of a curve</cref>, under
<er>Circle</er>.</cd> -- <col>Osculatory plane</col> (to a curve
of double curvature), <cd>a plane which passes through three
successive points of the curve.</cd> -- <col>Osculatory
sphere</col><cd> (to a line of double curvature), a sphere
passing through four consecutive points of the curve.</cd></cs>

<hw>Os"cu*la*to*ry</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[LL.
<ets>osculatorium</ets>. See <er>Osculate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(R.
C. Ch.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Pax</er>, 2.</def>

<hw>Os`cu*la"trix</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Osculatrixes</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.]</ety>
<fld>(Geom.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Os"cule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>oscule</ets>. See <er>Osculum</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the excurrent apertures of
sponges.</def>

<hw>\'d8Os"cu*lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Oscula</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., a little
mouth.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Oscule</er>.</def>

<hw>-ose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[L. <ets>-osus</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>-ose</ets>. Cf. <er>-ous</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A suffix denoting <xex>full of</xex>,
<xex>containing</xex>, <xex>having the qualities of</xex>,
<xex>like</xex>; as in verb<xex>ose</xex>, full of words;
pil<xex>ose</xex>, hairy; glob<xex>ose</xex>, like a globe.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A suffix indicating that the
substance to the name of wich it is affixed is <xex>a member of
the carbohydrate group</xex>; as in cellul<xex>ose</xex>,
sucr<xex>ose</xex>, dextr<xex>ose</xex>, etc.</def>

<hw>O"sier</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>osier</ets>: cf. <er>Prov</er>. F. <ets>oisis</ets>, Armor.
<ets>ozil</ets>, <ets>aozil</ets>, Gr. <?/, <?/, <?/, L.
<ets>vitex</ets>, and E. <ets>withy</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A kind of willow (<spn>Salix
viminalis</spn>) 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>(b)</sd> <def>One of the long, pliable twigs
of this plant, or of other somilar plants.</def>

<q>The rank of <qex>osiers</qex> by the murmuring stream.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<cs><mcol><col>Osier bed</col>, <or/ <col>Osier
holt</col></mcol>, <cd>a place where willows are grown for basket
making.</cd> <mark>[Eng.]</mark> -- <col>Red osier</col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A kind of willow with reddish twigs (<spn>Salix
rubra</spn>).</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>An American shrub
(<spn>Cornus stolonifera</spn>) which has slender red branches;
-- also called <altname>osier cornel</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>O"sier</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Made of osiers; composed of,
or containing, osiers.</def> \'bdThis <xex>osier cage of
ours.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"siered</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered or
adorned with osiers; <as>as, <ex>osiered</ex> banks</as>.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<au>Collins.</au>

<hw>O"sier*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An osier
bed.</def>

<hw>O*si"ris</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., fr. Gr.
<?/; of Egyptian origin.]</ety> <fld>(Myth.)</fld> <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
<xex>Apis</xex>. Cf. <er>Serapis</er>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>O*sir"i*an</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Os"man*li</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Osmanlis</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[So called from
<ets>Osman</ets>. See <er>Ottoman</er>.]</ety> <def>A Turkish
official; one of the dominant tribe of Turks; loosely, any
Turk.</def>

<hw>Os"mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A salt of osmic acid.</def> <altsp>[Formerly written also
<asp>osmiate</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>\'d8Os`ma*te"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. 
<plw>Osmateria</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/
smell.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of a pair of scent
organs which the larv\'91 of certain butterflies emit from the
first body segment, either above or below.</def>

<hw>Os"ma*zome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
smell, odor + <?/ broth: cf. F. <ets>osmaz\'93me</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Old Chem.)</fld> <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 <xex>extractives</xex>.</def>

<hw>Os`mi*am"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of osmiamic acid.</def>

<hw>Os`mi*am"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osmi</ets>um + <ets>am</ets>ido.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of, pertaining to, or designating, a
nitrogenous acid of osmium, <chform>H2N2Os2O5</chform>, forming a
well-known series of yellow salts.</def>

<hw>Os"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<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>as,
<ex>osmic</ex> oxide</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Osmic acid</col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<cd>Osmic tetroxide</cd>. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> <sd>(b)</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
<xex>osmites<xex>.</cd> -- <col>Osmic tetroxide</col>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <cd>a white volatile crystalline substance,
<chform>OsO4</chform>, 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 <altname>osmic acid</altname>.</cd></cs>

<hw>\'d8Os`mi*dro"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from Gr. <?/ smell + <?/ to sweat.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>The secretion of fetid sweat.</def>

<hw>Os"mi*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Denoting those compounds of osmium in which the element has
a valence relatively lower than in the <xex>osmic</xex>
compounds; <as>as, <ex>osmious</ex> chloride</as>.</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>osmous</asp>.]</altsp>

<cs><col>Osmious acid</col><cd> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, an acid
derived from osmium, analogous to sulphurous acid, and forming
unstable salts. It is a brown amorphous substance.</cd></cs>

<hw>Os"mite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A salt of osmious acid.</def>

<hw>Os"mi*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
smell, odor, akin to <?/ to smell. So named in allusion to the
strong chlorinelike odor of osmic tetroxide. See
<er>Odor</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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 <er>Os</er>. Atomic weight 191.1.  Specific gravity
22.477.</def>

<hw>Os*mom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
impulse + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An
instrument for measuring the amount of osmotic action in
different liquids.</def>

<hw>Os*mom"e*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>The study of osmose by means of the
osmometer.</def>

<hw>Os"mose</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
equiv. to <?/ impulse, fr. <?/ to push.]</ety> <fld>(Chemical
Physics)</fld> <sd>(a)</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 <xex>endosmose</xex>, and the opposite, slower current,
<xex>exosmose</xex>. 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>(b)</sd> <def>The action
produced by this tendency.</def><-- preferred term = osmosis,
endosmosis -->

<cs><mcol><col>Electric osmose</col>, <or/ <col>Electric
endosmose</col></mcol> <fld>(Elec.)</fld>, <cd>the transportation
of a liquid through a porous septum by the action of an electric
current.</cd></cs>

<hw>Os*mo"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.]</ety>
<def>Osmose.</def>

<hw>Os*mot"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining
to, or having the property of, osmose; <as>as, <ex>osmotic</ex>
force</as>.</def>

<hw>Os"mund</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A fern of the genus <spn>Osmunda</spn>, or flowering fern.
The most remarkable species is the <stype>osmund royal</stype>,
or <stype>royal fern</stype> (<spn>Osmunda regalis</spn>), 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><-- used as a substrate for growing orchids -->

<hw>Os"na*burg</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A species of
coarse linen, originally made in <xex>Osnaburg</xex>,
Germany.</def>

<hw>O"so-ber`ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The small, blueblack, drupelike fruit of
the <spn>Nuttallia cerasiformis</spn>, a shrub of Oregon and
California, belonging to the Cherry tribe of
<spn>Rosace\'91</spn>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Os*phra"di*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Osphradia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/
strong scent, fr. <?/ to smell.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>The olfactory organ of some Mollusca. It is connected with
the organ of respiration.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Os"prey</hw>, <hw>Os"pray</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Through OF. fr. L. <ets>ossifraga</ets>
(orig., the bone breaker); prob. influenced by
<ets>oripelargus</ets> (mountain stork, a kind of eagle, Gr.
<?/); cf. OF. <ets>orpres</ets>, and F. <ets>orfraie</ets>. See
<er>Ossifrage</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The
fishhawk.</def>

<hw>Oss</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Osse</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>To prophesy; to
presage.</def> <mark>[R. & Obs.]</mark>

<au>R. Edgeworth.</au>

<hw>Osse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/.]</ety>
<def>A prophetic or ominous utterance.</def> <mark>[R. &
Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holland.</au>

<hw>Os"se*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fish having a bony skeleton; a
teleost.</def>

<hw>Os"se*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>os</ets> bone.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <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 <altname>ostein</altname>. Chemically it is
the same as <xex>collagen</xex>.</def>

<hw>Os"se*let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>A little bone.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The internal bone, or
shell, of a cuttlefish.</def>

<hw>Os"se*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>osseus</ets>, from <ets>os</ets>, <ets>ossis</ets> bone;
akin to Gr. <?/, Skr. <ets>asthi</ets>. Cf.
<er>Oyster</er>.]</ety> <def>Composed of bone; resembling bone;
capable of forming bone; bony; ossific.</def>

<hw>Os"se*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Russ,
<ets>osetr'</ets> sturgeon.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
species of sturgeon.</def>

<hw>Os`si*an"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to, or characteristic of, <xex>Ossian</xex>, a
legendary Erse or Celtic bard.</def>

<q>The compositions might be fairly classed as
<qex>Ossianic</qex>.</q>
<qau>G. Eliot.</qau>

<hw>Os"si*cle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ossiculum</ets>, dim. of <ets>os</ets>, <ets>ossis</ets>, a
bone.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A little bone; <as>as, the auditory
<ex>ossicles</ex> in the tympanum of the ear</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of numerous small
calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain
echinoderms, as the starfishes.</def>

<hw>Os*sic"u*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
small bones.</def>

<hw>\'d8Os*sic"u*lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Ossicula</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., a little
bone.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Ossicle</er>.</def>

<hw>Os*sif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>os</ets>, <ets>ossis</ets>, a bone + <ets>-ferous</ets>: cf.
F. <ets>ossif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <def>Containing or yielding
bone.</def>

<hw>Os*sif"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>os</ets>, <ets>ossis</ets>, bone + <ets>facere</ets> to
make: cf. F. <ets>ossifique</ets>. See <er>Fact</er>.]</ety>
<def>Capable of producing bone; having the power to change
cartilage or other tissue into bone.</def>

<hw>Os`si*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>ossification</ets>. See <er>Ossify</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ Besides the <xex>natural ossification</xex> of
growing tissue, there is the so-called <xex>accidental
ossification</xex> which sometimes follows certain abnormal
conditions, as in the ossification of an artery.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being changed into a bony
substance; also, a mass or point of ossified tissue.</def>

<hw>Os"si*fied</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Changed to
bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of
mineral matter of any kind; -- said of tissues.</def>

<hw>Os"si*frage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ossifraga</ets>, <ets>ossifragus</ets>, osprey, fr.
<ets>ossifragus</ets> bone breaking; <ets>os</ets>,
<ets>ossis</ets>, a bone + <ets>frangere</ets>,
<ets>fractum</ets>, to break. See <er>Osseous</er>,
<er>Break</er>, and cf. <er>Osprey</er>,
<er>Ossifragous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>The lammergeir.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The young of the sea
eagle or bald eagle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Os*sif"ra*gous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ossifragus</ets>. See <er>Ossifrage</er>.]</ety>
<def>Serving to break bones; bone-breaking.</def>

<hw>Os"si*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ossified</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Ossifying</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[L. <ets>os</ets>,
<ets>ossis</ets>, bone + <ets>-fy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ossifier</ets>. See <er>Osseous</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>To form into bone; to change from a
soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime
salts.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To harden; <as>as, to <ex>ossify</ex> the
heart</as>.</def>

<au>Ruskin.</au>

<hw>Os"si*fy</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>To
become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony
tissue.</def>

<hw>Os"si*fy`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Changing into bone; becoming bone;
<as>as, the <ex>ossifying</ex> process</as>.</def>

<hw>Os*siv"o*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>os</ets>, <ets>ossis</ets>, bone + <ets>vorare</ets> to
devour: cf. F. <ets>ossivore</ets>.]</ety> <def>Feeding on bones;
eating bones; <as>as, <ex>ossivorous</ex> quadrupeds</as>.</def>

<au>Derham.</au>

<hw>Os"spring*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
osprey.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>\'d8Os`su*a"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <def>A charnel house; an ossuary.</def>

<au>Walpole.</au>

<hw>Os"su*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>-ries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.
<ets>ossuarium</ets>, fr. <ets>ossuarius</ets> of or bones, fr.
<ets>os</ets>, <ets>ossis</ets>, bone: cf. F.
<ets>ossuaire</ets>.]</ety> <def>A place where the bones of the
dead are deposited; a charnel house.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Ost</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Oast</er>.</def>

<hw>Os"te*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/ a
bone.]</ety> <def>Osseous.</def>

<hw>Os"te*in</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
bone.]</ety> <def>Ossein.</def>

<hw>\'d8Os`te*i"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Osteo-</er>, and <er>-itis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Inflammation of bone.</def>

<hw>Os"tel*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Hosteler</er>.</def>

<au>Wyclif.</au>

<hw>Os*tend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ostendere</ets> to show.]</ety> <def>To exhibit; to
manifest.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Mercy to mean offenders we'll <qex>ostend</qex>.</q>
<qau>J. Webster.</qau>

<hw>Os*ten`si*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being ostensible.</def>

<hw>Os*ten"si*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From L.
<ets>ostensus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ostendere</ets> to show,
prop., to stretch out before; fr. prefix <ets>obs-</ets> (old
form of <ets>ob-</ets>) + <ets>tendere</ets> to stretch. See
<er>Tend</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be
shown.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Walpole.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Shown; exhibited; declared; avowed; professed;
apparent; -- often used as opposed to <xex>real</xex> or
<xex>actual</xex>; <as>as, an <ex>ostensible</ex> reason, motive,
or aim</as>.</def>

<au>D. Ramsay.</au>

<-- p. 1016 -->

<hw>Os*ten"si*bly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently.</def>

<au>Walsh.</au>

<q><qex>Ostensibly</qex>, we were intended to prevent
filibustering into Texas, but really as a menace to Mexico.</q>
<qau>U. S. Grant.</qau>

<hw>Os*ten"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ostensio</ets> a showing: cf. F. <ets>ostension</ets>. See
<er>Ostend</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Eccl.)</fld> <def>The showing of
the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the
adoration of the communicants.</def>

<hw>Os*ten"sive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Showing;
exhibiting.</def>

<cs><col>Ostensive demonstration</col> <fld>(Math.)</fld>, <cd>a
direct or positive demonstration, as opposed to the
<xex>apagogical<xex> or <xex>indirect<xex> method.</cd></cs>

<hw>Os*ten"sive*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an ostensive
manner.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Os`ten*so"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Os*ten"so*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu>pl. L. <plw>-soria</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>-sories</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL. <ets>ostensorium</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ostensoir</ets>. See <er>Ostensible</er>.]</ety> <fld>(R. C.
Ch.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Monstrance</er>.</def>

<hw>Os"tent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ostentus</ets>, <ets>ostentum</ets>, fr.
<ets>ostendere</ets> (p. p. <ets>ostensus</ets> and
<ets>ostentus</ets>) to show. See <er>Ostensible</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Appearance; air; mien.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Manifestation; token; portent.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<q>We asked of God that some <qex>ostent</qex> might clear
Our cloudy business, who gave us sign.</q>
<qau>Chapman.</qau>

<hw>Os"ten*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ostentatus</ets>, p. p. of <ets>ostentare</ets>, v. intens.
fr. <ets>ostendere</ets>. See <er>Ostent</er>.]</ety> <def>To
make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit
boastingly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Jer. Taylor.</au>

<hw>Os`ten*ta"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ostentatio</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ostentation</ets>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious
display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a
detractive sense.</def> \'bdMuch <xex>ostentation</xex> vain of
fleshly arm.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<q>He knew that good and bountiful minds were sometimes inclined
to <qex>ostentation</qex>.</q>
<qau>Atterbury.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A show or spectacle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Parade; pageantry; show; pomp; pompousness;
vaunting; boasting. See <er>Parade</er>.</syn>

<hw>Os`ten*ta"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Fond
of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious;
boastful.</def>

<q>Far from being <qex>ostentatious</qex> of the good you do.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<q>The <qex>ostentatious</qex> professions of many years.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Os`ten*ta"tious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Os`ten*ta"tious*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Os"ten*ta`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[L.]</ety> <def>One fond of display; a boaster.</def>

<au>Sherwood.</au>

<hw>Os*ten"tive</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Ostentatious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Os*ten"tous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Ostentatious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Feltham.</au>

<hw>Os"te*o-</hw>. <def>A combining form of Gr. <?/ <xex>a
bone</xex>.</def>

<hw>Os"te*o*blast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> + <ets>-blast</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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>

<hw>\'d8Os`te*o*cla"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL. See <er>Osteoclast</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld>
<def>The operation of breaking a bone in order to correct
deformity.</def>

<hw>Os"te*o*clast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to break.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>A myeloplax.</def>

<note><hand/ 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.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An instrument for performing osteoclasis.</def>

<hw>Os`te*o*col"la</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ glue.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>A kind of glue obtained from bones.</def>

<au>Ure.</au>

<sn>2.</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>

<hw>\'d8Os`te*o*com"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
L. <plw>Osteocommata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E.
<plw>Osteocommas</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL. See
<er>Osteo-</er>, and <er>Comma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>A metamere of the vertebrate skeleton; an osteomere; a
vertebra.</def>

<au>Owen.</au>

<hw>Os"te*o*cope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/;
<?/ a bone + <?/ a striking, pain: cf. F.
<ets>ost\'82ocope</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pain in
the bones; a violent fixed pain in any part of a bone.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Os`te*o*cop"ic</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>a.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Os`te*o*cra"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> + <ets>cranium</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The bony cranium, as distinguished from
the cartilaginous cranium.</def>

<hw>Os`te*o*den"tine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> + <ets>denite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>A hard substance, somewhat like bone,
which is sometimes deposited within the pulp cavity of
teeth.</def>

<hw>Os"te*o*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> + <ets>-gen</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The soft tissue, or substance, which,
in developing bone, ultimately undergoes ossification.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Os`te*o*gen"e*sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Os`te*og"e*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> + <ets>genesis</ets>, or the root of Gr.
<?/ to be born: cf. F. <ets>ost\'82og\'82nie</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>The formation or growth of bone.</def>

<hw>Os`te*o*ge*net"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Connected with osteogenesis, or the
formation of bone; producing bone; <as>as, <ex>osteogenetic</ex>
tissue; the <ex>osteogenetic</ex> layer of the
periosteum.</as></def>

<hw>Os`te*o*gen"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Osteogenetic.</def>

<hw>Os`te*og"ra*pher</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
osteologist.</def>

<hw>Os`te*og"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The
description of bones; osteology.</def>

<hw>Os"te*oid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>: cf. Gr. <?/.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Resembling bone; bonelike.</def>

<hw>Os"te*o*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A massive impure apatite, or calcium
phosphate.</def>

<hw>Os`te*ol"o*ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
versed in osteology; an osteologist.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Os`te*o*log"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Os`te*o*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. F. <ets>ost\'82ologique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or
pertaining to osteology.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>Os`te*o*log"ic*al*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Os`te*ol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
is skilled in osteology; an osteologer.</def>

<hw>Os`te*ol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ost\'82ologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats of
the bones of the vertebrate skeleton.</def>

<hw>\'d8Os`te*o"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Osteomata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL. See
<er>Osteo-</er>, and <er>-oma</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>A tumor composed mainly of bone; a tumor of a bone.</def>

<hw>\'d8Os`te*o*ma*la"ci*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ bone + <?/ softness.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A disease of the bones, in which they lose
their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted.
Also called <altname>malacia</altname>.</def>

<hw>Os"te*o*man`ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> Gr. <?/ divination.]</ety>
<def>Divination by means of bones.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Os"te*o*mere</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> + <ets>-mere</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>An osteocomma.</def>

<au>Owen.</au>

<hw>Os"te*o*phone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
bone + <?/ voice.]</ety> <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>

<hw>Os"te*o*plast</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to form.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>An osteoblast.</def>

<hw>Os`te*o*plas"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> + <ets>-plastic</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Producing bone; <as>as,
<ex>osteoplastic</ex> cells</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
replacement of bone; <as>as, an <ex>osteoplastic</ex>
operation</as>.</def>

<hw>Os"te*o*plas`ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> + <ets>-plasty</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>An operation or process by which the total
or partial loss of a bone is remedied.</def>

<au>Dunglison.</au>

<hw>Os`te*op`ter*yg"i*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> Gr. <?/ a fin.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Having bones in the fins, as certain
fishes.</def>

<hw>\'d8Os`te*o*sar*co"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>;
<plu>pl. <plw>Osteosarcomata</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.
See <er>Osteo-</er>, and <er>sarcoma</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A tumor having the structure of a sacroma
in which there is a deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with
bone.</def>

<hw>Os"te*o*tome</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Osteo-</ets> + Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Surg.)</fld>
<def>Strong nippers or a chisel for dividing bone.</def>

<hw>Os`te*ot"o*mist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
skilled in osteotomy.</def>

<hw>Os`te*ot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The dissection or anatomy of bones; osteology.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The operation of dividing a
bone or of cutting a piece out of it, -- done to remedy
deformity, etc.</def>

<hw>\'d8Os`te*o*zo"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a bone + <?/ an animal.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Vertebrata</er>.</def>

<hw>Os"ti*a*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>-ries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L. <ets>ostium</ets>
door, entrance. See <er>Usher</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The
mouth of a river; an estuary.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who keeps the door, especially the door of a
church; a porter.</def>

<au>N. Bacon.</au>

<hw>Os"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From North
American Indian <ets>oshtegwon</ets> a head.]</ety>
<def>Pertaining to, or applied to, the language of the
Tuscaroras, Iroquois, Wyandots, Winnebagoes, and a part of the
Sioux Indians.</def>

<au>Schoolcraft.</au>

<hw>Os"ti*ole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ostiolum</ets> a little door, dim. of <ets>ostium</ets> a
door: cf. F. <ets>ostiole</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The exterior opening of a stomate. See
<er>Stomate</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any small
orifice.</def>

<hw>\'d8Os*ti"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Osteitis</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Os"ti*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Ostia</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L.]</ety>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>An opening; a passage.</def>

<hw>Ost"ler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Hostler</er>.</def>

<hw>Ost"ler*ess</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A female ostler.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Tennyson.</au>

<hw>Ost"ler*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Hostelry</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ost"men</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing.
<singw>Ostman</singw></sing>. <ety>[See <er>East</er>, and
<er>Man</er>.]</ety> <def>East men; Danish settlers in Ireland,
formerly so called.</def>

<au>Lyttelton.</au>

<hw>\'d8Os*to"sis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
from Gr. <?/ a bone.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Bone
formation; ossification. See <er>Ectostosis</er>, and
<er>Endostosis</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Os*tra"ce*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ shell of a testacean.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A division of bivalve mollusks
including the oysters and allied shells.</def>

<hw>Os*tra"cean</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ostrea</ets> an oyster. See <er>Oyster</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of a family of bivalves, of
which the oyster is the type.</def>

<hw>\'d8Os*tra"ci*on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/ small shell.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A
genus of plectognath fishes having the body covered with solid,
immovable, bony plates. It includes the trunkfishes.</def>

<hw>Os*tra"ci*ont</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A fish of the genus Ostracion and
allied genera.</def>

<hw>Os"tra*cism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
fr. <?/ to ostracize. See <er>Ostracize</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Gr. Antiq.)</fld> <def>Banishment by popular vote, -- a
means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent
and influence gave umbrage.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Banishment; exclusion; <as>as, social
<ex>ostracism</ex></as>.</def>

<q>Public envy is as an <qex>ostracism</qex>, that eclipseth men
when they grow too great.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>Sentenced to a perpetual <qex>ostracism</qex> from the . . .
confidence, and honors, and emoluments of his country.</q>
<qau>A. Hamilton.</qau>

<hw>Os"tra*cite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil oyster.</def>

<hw>Os"tra*cize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ostracized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Ostracizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ a tile, a
tablet used in voting, a shell; cf. <?/ oyster, <?/ bone. Cf.
<er>Osseous</er>, <er>Oyster</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Gr.
Antiq.)</fld> <def>To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular
vote, as at Athens.</def>

<au>Grote.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To banish from society; to put under the ban; to
cast out from social, political, or private favor; <as>as, he was
<ex>ostracized</ex> by his former friends</as>.</def>

<au>Marvell.</au>

<hw>\'d8Os*trac"o*da</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Ostracoidea.</def>

<hw>\'d8Os`tra*coder"mi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ shell of a testacean + <?/ skin.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A suborder of fishes of which
Ostracion is the type.</def>

<hw>Os"tra*coid</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the
Ostracoidea.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>One of the
Ostracoidea.</def></def2>

<hw>\'d8Os`tra*coi"de*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ shell of a testacean +
<ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An order of
Entomostraca possessing hard bivalve shells. They are of small
size, and swim freely about.</def> <altsp>[Written also
<asp>Ostracoda</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>\'d8Os"tre*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., an
oyster.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of bivalve
Mollusca which includes the true oysters.</def>

<hw>Os`tre*a"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ostrea</ets> an oyster. See <er>Oyster</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to an oyster, or to a
shell; shelly.</def>

<q>The crustaceous or <qex>ostreaceous</qex> body.</q>
<qau>Cudworth.</qau>

<hw>Os"tre*a*cul`ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
artificial cultivation of oysters.</def>

<hw>Os`tre*oph"a*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[Gr.<?/ an oyster + <?/ to eat.]</ety> <def>One who feeds on
oysters.</def>

<hw>Os"trich</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>ostriche</ets>, <ets>ostrice</ets>, OF. <ets>ostruche</ets>,
<ets>ostruce</ets>, F. <ets>autruche</ets>, L. <ets>avis
struthio</ets>; <ets>avis</ets> bird + <ets>struthio</ets>
ostrich, fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ bird, sparrow. Cf. <er>Aviary</er>,
<er>Struthious</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Formerly written also
<asp>estrich</asp>.]</altsp> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A large
bird of the genus <spn>Struthio</spn>, of which <spn>Struthio
camelus</spn> 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>

<note><hand/ The South African ostrich (<spn>Struthio
australis</spn>) 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.</note>

<cs><col>Ostrich farm</col>, <cd>a farm on which ostriches are
bred for the sake of their feathers, oil, eggs, etc.</cd> --
<col>Ostrich farming</col>, <cd>the occupation of breeding
ostriches for the sake of their feathers, etc.</cd> --
<col>Ostrich fern</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>a kind of fern
(<spn>Onoclea Struthiopteris</spn>), the tall fronds of which
grow in a circle from the rootstock. It is found in alluvial soil
in Europe and North America.</cd></cs>

<hw>Os*trif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ostrifer</ets>; <ets>ostrea</ets> oyster +
<ets>ferre</ets>.]</ety> <def>Producing oysters; containing
oysters.</def>

<hw>Os"tro*goth</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>Ostrogothi</ets>, pl. See <er>East</er>, and
<er>Goth</er>.]</ety> <def>One of the Eastern Goths. See
<er>Goth</er>.</def>

<hw>Os`tro*goth"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the Ostrogoths.</def>

<hw>Os*we"go tea"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An
American aromatic herb (<spn>Monarda didyma</spn>), with showy,
bright red, labiate flowers.</def>

<hw>Ot`a*cous"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oto-</ets> + <ets>acoustic</ets><it>:</it> cf. F.
<ets>otacoustique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Assisting the sense of
hearing; <as>as, an <ex>otacoustic</ex> instrument</as>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ot`a*cous"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Ot`a*cous"ti*con</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>An instrument to facilitate hearing, as an ear
trumpet.</def>

<hw>O`ta*hei"te ap"ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[So named from
<ets>Otaheite</ets>, or Tahiti, one of the Society
Islands.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The fruit of
a Polynesian anacardiaceous tree (<spn>Spondias dulcis</spn>),
also called <altname>vi-apple</altname>. 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>(b)</sd> <def>A West
Indian name for a myrtaceous tree (<spn>Jambosa
Malaccensis</spn>) which bears crimson berries.</def>

<hw>\'d8O*tal"gi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/; <?/, <?/, the ear + <?/ pain: cf. F.
<ets>otalgie</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Pain in the
ear; earache.</def>

<hw>O*tal"gic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>Of or pertaining to otalgia.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos>
<def>A remedy for otalgia.</def></def2>

<hw>O*tal"gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Pain in the
ear; otalgia.</def>

<hw>O"ta*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Otaries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[Gr. <?/ large-eared,
fr. <?/, <?/, ear: cf. F. <ets>otarie</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any eared seal.</def>

<hw>O"the*o*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
to push + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physics)</fld> <def>An
instrument for exhibiting the repulsive action produced by light
or heat in an exhausted vessel; a modification of the
radoimeter.</def>

<au>W. Crookes.</au>

<hw>Oth"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>conj.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Or</er>.]</ety> <def>Either; -- used with <xex>other</xex> or
<xex>or</xex> for its correlative (as <xex>either</xex> . . .
<xex>or</xex> are now used).</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q><qex>Other</qex> of chalk, <qex>other</qex> of glass.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Oth"er</hw>, <pos>pron. & a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets><?/er</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>\'be<?/ar</ets>,
<ets><?/ar</ets>, D. & G. <ets>ander</ets>, OHG.
<ets>andar</ets>, Icel. <ets>annarr</ets>, Sw. <ets>annan</ets>,
Dan. <ets>anden</ets>, Goth. <ets>an<?/ar</ets>, Skr.
<ets>antara</ets>: cf. L. <ets>alter</ets>; all orig.
comparatives: cf. Skr. <ets>anya</ets> other. <root/180. Cf.
<er>Alter</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Formerly <asp>other</asp> was used
both as singular and plural.]</altsp>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Different from that which, or the one who, has
been specified; not the same; not identical; additional; second
of two.</def>

<q>Each of them made <qex>other</qex> for to win.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<q>Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the
<qex>other</qex> also.</q>
<qau>Matt. v. 39.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Not this, but the contrary; opposite; <as>as,
the <ex>other</ex> side of a river</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Alternate; second; -- used esp. in connection
with <xex>every</xex>; <as>as, every <ex>other</ex> day, that is,
each alternate day, every second day</as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Left, as opposed to right.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>A distaff in her <qex>other</qex> hand she had.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Other</xex> is a correlative adjective, or
adjective pronoun, often in contrast with <xex>one</xex>,
<xex>some</xex>, <xex>that</xex>, <xex>this</xex>, etc.

<q>The <qex>one</qex> shall be taken, and the <qex>other</qex>
left.</q>
<qau>Matt. xxiv. 4<?/</qau>

<q>And <qex>some</qex> fell among thorns . . . but
<qex>other</qex> fell into good ground.</q>
<qau>Matt. xiii. 7, 8.</qau>

<-- p. 1017 -->

   It is also used, by ellipsis, with a noun, expressed or
understood.

<q>To write <qex>this</qex>, or to design the
<qex>other</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

   It is written with the indefinite article as one word,
<xex>another</xex>; is used with <xex>each</xex>, indicating a
reciprocal action or relation; and is employed absolutely, or
eliptically for <xex>other thing</xex>, or <xex>other
person</xex>, in which case it may have a plural.

<q>The fool and the brutish person perish, and leave their wealth
to <qex>others</qex>.</q>
<qau>Ps. xlix. 10.</qau>

<q>If he is trimming, <qex>others</qex> are true.</q>
<qau>Thackeray.</qau>

   <xex>Other</xex> is sometimes followed by <xex>but</xex>,
<xex>beside</xex>, or <xex>besides</xex>; but oftener by
<xex>than</xex>.

<q>No <qex>other but</qex> such a one as he.</q>
<qau>Coleridge.</qau>

<q><qex>Other</qex> lords <qex>beside</qex> thee have had
dominion over us.</q>
<qau>Is. xxvi. 13.</qau>

<q>For <qex>other</qex> foundation can no man lay <qex>than</qex>
that is laid.</q>
<qau>1 Cor. iii. 11.</qau>

<q>The whole seven years of . . . ignominy had been little
<qex>other than</qex> a preparation for this very hour.</q>
<qau>Hawthorne.</qau>
</note>

<cs><col>Other some</col>, <cd>some others.</cd> <mark>[Obs. or
Prov. Eng.]</mark> -- <col>The other day</col>, <cd>at a certain
time past, not distant, but indefinite; not long ago; recently;
rarely, the third day past.</cd>

<q>Bind my hair up: as't was yesterday?
No, nor <qex>t' other day</qex>.</q>
<qau>B. Jonson.</qau>
</cs>

<hw>Oth"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Otherwise.</def> \'bdIt shall none <xex>other</xex> be.\'b8
<au>Chaucer</au>. \'bdIf you think <xex>other</xex>.\'b8
<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Oth"er*gates`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Other</ets> + <ets>gate</ets> way. See
<er>wards</er>.]</ety> <def>In another manner.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>He would have tickled you <qex>othergates</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<mhw>{ <hw>Oth"er*guise`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Oth"er*guess`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> }</mhw>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos>
<ety>[A corruption of <ets>othergates</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of
another kind or sort; in another way.</def>
\'bd<xex>Otherguess</xex> arguments.\'b8

<au>Berkeley.</au>

<hw>Oth"er*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality or state of
being other or different; alterity; oppositeness.</def>

<hw>Oth"er*ways`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>See
<er>Otherwise</er>.</def>

<au>Tyndale.</au>

<hw>Oth"er*where`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In or
to some other place, or places; elsewhere.</def>

<au>Milton. Tennyson.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Oth"er*while`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Oth"er*whiles`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>At another time, or other times; sometimes;
<?/ccasionally.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<q>Weighing <qex>otherwhiles</qex> ten pounds and more.</q>
<qau>Holland.</qau>

<hw>Oth"er*wise`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Other</ets> + <ets>wise</ets> manner.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>In a different manner; in another way, or in
other ways; differently; contrarily.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Thy father was a worthy prince,
And merited, alas! a better fate;
But Heaven thought <qex>otherwise</qex>.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>In other respects.</def>

<q>It is said, truly, that the best men <qex>otherwise</qex> are
not always the best in regard of society.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>In different circumstances; under other
conditions; <as>as, I am engaged, <ex>otherwise</ex> I would
accept</as>.</def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Otherwise</xex>, like <xex>so</xex> and
<xex>thus</xex>, may be used as a substitute for the opposite of
a previous adjective, noun, etc.</note>

<q>Let no man think me a fool; if <qex>otherwise</qex>, yet as a
fool receive me.</q>
<qau>2 Cor. xi. 16.</qau>

<q>Her eyebrows . . . rather full than <qex>otherwise</qex>.</q>
<qau>Fielding.</qau>

<hw>Oth"man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Ottoman</er>.</def>

<hw>O"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/, fr.
<?/, <?/, the ear: cf. F. <ets>otique</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of,
pertaining to, or in the region of, the ear; auricular;
auditory.</def>

<hw>O"ti*ose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>otiosus</ets>, fr. <ets>otium</ets> ease.]</ety> <def>Being
at leisure or ease; unemployed; indolent; idle.</def>
\'bd<xex>Otiose</xex> assent.\'b8

<au>Paley.</au>

<q>The true keeping of the Sabbath was not that <qex>otiose</qex>
and un<?/rofitable cessation from even good deeds which they
would enforce.</q>
<qau>Alford.</qau>

<hw>O`ti*os"ity</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>otiositas</ets>.]</ety> <def>Leisure; indolence; idleness;
ease.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Thackeray.</au>

<hw>\'d8O"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a kind
of bustard, Gr. <?/.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of
birds including the bustards.</def>

<hw>\'d8O*ti"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr.
Gr. <?/, <?/, the ear + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the ear.</def>

<hw>O"to-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[Gr. <?/, <?/, the ear.]</ety>
<def>A combining form denoting <xex>relation to</xex>, or
<xex>situation near</xex> or <xex>in</xex>, <xex>the
ear</xex>.</def>

<hw>O*to"ba fat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
colorless buttery substance obtained from the fruit of
<spn>Myristica otoba</spn>, a species of nutmeg tree.</def>

<hw>O*toc"o*nite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oto-</ets> + Gr. <?/ dust.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A mass of otoliths.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An
otolith.</def>

<hw>O"to*crane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oto-</ets> + Gr. <?/ skull.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>The cavity in the skull in which the parts of the internal
ear are lodged.</def>

<hw>O`to*cra"ni*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the otocrane.</def>

<hw>O"to*cyst</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oto-</ets> + <ets>cyst</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l. &
Anat.)</fld> <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>

<hw>O*tog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oto-</ets> + <ets>-graphy</ets>.]</ety> <def>A
description of the ear.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>O"to*lith</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>O"to*lite</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Oto-</ets> +
<ets>-lith</ets>, <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<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 <xex>ear sand</xex> and
<xex>otoconite</xex>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>O`to*lith"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>O`to*lit"ic</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or
pertaining to otoliths.</def>

<hw>O`to*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining tootology.</def>

<hw>O*tol"o*gist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
skilled in otology; an aurist.</def>

<hw>O*tol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oto-</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The branch
of science which treats of the ear and its diseases.</def>

<hw>O*top"a*thy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oto-</ets> + Gr. <?/ to suffer.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A diseased condition of the ear.</def>

<hw>\'d8O`tor*rh<?/"a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/, <?/, the ear + <?/ to flow.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld>
<def>A flow or running from the ear, esp. a purulent
discharge.</def>

<hw>O"to*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oto-</ets> + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety> <def>An
instrument for examining the condition of the ear.</def>

<hw>O`to*scope"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the otoscope or to otoscopy.</def>

<hw>O*tos"co*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>The examination of the ear; the art of
using the otoscope.</def>

<hw>O*tos"te*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oto-</ets> + Gr. <?/ a bone.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld>
<def>An auditory ossicle.</def>

<au>R. Owen.</au>

<hw>\'d8O`to*zo"um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/, a fabled giant + <?/ an animal.]</ety>
<fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>An extinct genus of huge vertebrates,
probably dinosaurs, known only from four-toed tracks in Triassic
sandstones.</def>

<hw>Ot"tar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Attar</er>.</def>

<hw>Ot"ta*was</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>; <sing>sing. 
<singw>Ottawa</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>. <fld>(Ethnol.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>Ot"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>oter</ets>, AS. <ets>Otor</ets>; akin to D. & G.
<ets>otter</ets>, Icel. <ets>otr</ets>, Dan. <ets>odder</ets>,
Sw. <ets>utter</ets>, Lith. <ets>udra</ets>, Russ,
<ets>vuidra</ets>, Gr. <?/ water serpent, hydra, Skr.
<ets>udra</ets> otter, and also to E. <ets>water</ets>. <?/137,
215. See <er>Water</er>, and cf. <er>Hydra</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any carnivorous animal of
the genus <spn>Lutra</spn>, 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 <spn>Lutra
vulgaris</spn>; the American otter is <spn>L. Canadensis</spn>;
other species inhabit South America and Asia.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The larva of the ghost
moth. It is very injurious to hop vines.</def>

<cs><mcol><col>Otter hound</col>, <col>Otter dog</col></mcol>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a small breed of hounds, used in
England for hunting otters.</cd> -- <col>Otter sheep</col>.
<cd>See <cref>Ancon sheep</cref>, under <er>Ancon</er>.</cd> --
<col>Otter shell</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>very large
bivalve mollusk (<spn>Schizoth\'91rus Nuttallii</spn>) found on
the northwest coast of America. It is excellent food, and is
extensively used by the Indians.</cd> -- <col>Sea otter</col>.
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See in the Vocabulary.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ot"ter</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A corruption of
<er>Annotto</er>.</def>

<hw>Ot"to</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Attar</er>.</def>

<hw>Ot"to*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ottoman</ets>: cf. It. <ets>ottomano</ets>,
<ets>ottomanno</ets>; -- from <ets>Othoman</ets>,
<ets>Othman</ets>, or <ets>Osman</ets>, the name of a sultan who
assumed the government of Turkey about the year 1300. Cf.
<er>Osmanli</er>, <er>Ottoman</er> a stuffed seat.]</ety> <def>Of
or pertaining to the Turks; <as>as, the <ex>Ottoman</ex> power or
empire</as>.</def>

<hw>Ot"to*man</hw>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Ottomans</plw>
<pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A Turk.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <ety>[F. <ets>ottomane</ets>, from <ets>ottoman</ets>
Turkish.]</ety> <def>A stuffed seat without a back, originally
used in Turkey.</def>

<hw>Ot"to*mite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
Ottoman.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Ot"trel*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<ets>Ottrez</ets>, on the borders of Luxembourg.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A micaceous mineral occurring in small
scales. It is characteristic of certain crystalline
schists.</def>

<hw>\'d8Oua*ka"ri</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From the
native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any South American
monkey of the genus <spn>Brachyurus</spn>, especially <spn>B.
ouakari</spn>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ouan`der*oo"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The wanderoo.</def>

<hw>Oua`rine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A Brazilian monkey of the genus
Mycetes.</def>
<-- #sic. Why is genus name not italicised? -->

<hw>\'d8Ou`bli`ette"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.,
fr. <ets>oublier</ets> to forget, fr. (assumed) LL.
<ets>oblitare</ets>, L. <ets>oblivisci</ets>, p. p.
<ets>oblitus</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<q>Sudden in the sun
An <qex>oubliette</qex> winks. Where is he? Gone.</q>
<qau>Mrs. Browning.</qau>

<hw>Ouch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>ouch</ets>, <ets>nouche</ets> (<ets>a nouch</ets> being
taken for <ets>an ouch</ets>: cf. <er>Adder</er>), fr. OF.
<ets>nusche</ets>, <ets>nosche</ets>, <ets>nousche</ets>, buckle,
clasp, LL. <ets>nusca</ets>, fr. OHG. <ets>nusca</ets>,
<ets>nuscha</ets>.]</ety> <def>A socket or bezel holding a
precious stone; hence, a jewel or ornament worn on the
person.</def>

<q>A precious stone in a rich <qex>ouche</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir T. Elyot.</qau>

<q>Your brooches, pearls, and <qex>ouches</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Ough"ne</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Own.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Ought</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & adv.</pos> <def>See
<er>Aught</er>.</def>

<hw>Ought</hw>, <pos>imp., p. p., or auxiliary</pos>. <ety>[Orig.
the preterit of the verb <ets>to owe</ets>. OE.
<ets>oughte</ets>, <ets>aughte</ets>, <ets>ahte</ets>, AS.
<ets>\'behte</ets>. <root/110. See <er>Owe</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>Was or were under obligation to pay; owed.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>This due obedience which they <qex>ought</qex> to the
king.</q>
<qau>Tyndale.</qau>

<q>The love and duty I long have <qex>ought</qex> you.</q>
<qau>Spelman.</qau>

<q>[He] said . . . you <qex>ought</qex> him a thousand pound.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Owned; possessed.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The knight the which that castle <qex>ought</qex>.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To be bound in duty or by moral
obligation.</def>

<q>We then that are strong <qex>ought</qex> to bear the
infirmities of the weak.</q>
<qau>Rom. xv. 1.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to
behoove; -- in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or
without a subject expressed.</def> \'bdWell <xex>ought</xex> us
work.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>To speak of this as it <qex>ought</qex>, would ask a
volume.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q><qex>Ought</qex> not Christ to have suffered these things?</q>
<qau>Luke xxiv. 26.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Ought</xex> 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.</note>

<syn>Syn. -- <er>Ought</er>, <er>Should</er>.</syn> <usage> Both
words imply obligation, but <xex>ought</xex> is the stronger.
<xex>Should</xex> may imply merely an obligation of propriety,
expendiency, etc.; <xex>ought</xex> denotes an obligation of
duty.</usage>

<hw>Ought"ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of
being as a thing ought to be; rightness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>N. W. Taylor.</au>

<hw>Ough"where`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>\'behw\'91r</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anywhere; somewhere. See
<er>Owher</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ouis"ti*ti</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Wistit</er>.</def>

<hw>Oul</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An awl.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Oul</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An owl.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Ou"la*chan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Eulachon</er>.</def>

<hw>Ounce</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>once</ets>, fr. L. <ets>uncia</ets> a twelfth, the twelfth
part of a pound or of a foot: cf. Gr. <?/ bulk, mass, atom. Cf.
2d <er>Inch</er>, <er>Oke</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A weight,
the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437<?/
grains.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Troy Weight)</fld> <def>The twelfth part of a
troy pound.</def>

<note><hand/ 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.</note> <altsp>[<it>Troy ounce</it> is
sometimes written as one word, <asp>troyounce</asp>.]</altsp>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Fig.: A small portion; a bit.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>By <qex>ounces</qex> hung his locks that he had.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<cs><col>Fluid ounce</col>. <cd>See under <er>Fluid</er>,
<pos>n.</pos></cd></cs>

<hw>Ounce</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>once</ets>; cf. It.
<ets>lonza</ets>, Sp. <ets>onza</ets>; prob. for
<ets>lonce</ets>, taken as <ets>l'once</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>lynx</ets>, Gr. <?/, or an (assumed) fem. adj.
<ets>lyncea</ets>, from <ets>lynx</ets>. Cf.
<er>Lynx</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A feline
quadruped (<spn>Felis irbis, <or/ uncia</spn>) 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
<xex>ounce</xex> 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
<altname>once</altname>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ound"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Oun"dy</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F. <ets>ond\'82</ets>,
<ets>-\'82e</ets>, fr. <ets>onde</ets>, L. <ets>unda</ets>, a
wave.]</ety> <def>Wavy; waving<?/ curly.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Owndie</xex> hair.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Ound"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>vb. n.</pos>
<def>Waving.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q><qex>Ounding</qex>, paling, winding, or bending . . . of
cloth.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Ouphe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Auf</er>.]</ety> <def>A fairy; a goblin; an elf.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdLike urchins, <xex>ouphes</xex>, and
fairies.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Ouph"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Elfish.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Our</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>possessive pron.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets><?/re</ets> our, of us; akin to <ets><?/s</ets> us, to us,
and to G. <ets>unser</ets> our, of us, Goth. <ets>unsara</ets>.
<root/186 See <er>Us</er>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to us;
belonging to us; <as>as, <ex>our</ex> country; <ex>our</ex>
rights; <ex>our</ex> troops; <ex>our</ex> endeavors. See
<er>I</er>.</as></def>

<q>The Lord is <qex>our</qex> defense.</q>
<qau>Ps. lxxxix. 18.</qau>

<note><hand/ When the noun is not expressed, <xex>ours</xex> is
used in the same way as <xex>hers</xex> for <xex>her</xex>,
<xex>yours</xex> for <xex>your</xex>, etc.; as, whose house is
that? It is <xex>ours</xex>.</note>

<q>Our wills are <qex>ours</qex>, we known not how.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<hw>-our</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[OF. <ets>-our</ets>.]</ety>
<def>See <er>-or</er>.</def>

<hw>Ou*rang"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The orang-outang.</def>

<hw>Ou*rang"-ou*tang`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>See <er>Orang-outang</er>.</def>

<hw>Ou`ra*nog"ra*phist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Uranographist</er>.</def>

<hw>Ou`ra*nog"ra*phy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Uranography</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ou"re*bi</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A small, graceful, and swift African
antelope, allied to the klipspringer.</def>

<hw>Ou*ret"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/,
from <?/ urine. Cf. <er>Uretic</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Uric.</def>

<hw>Ou*rol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Urology</er>.</def>

<hw>Ou*ros"co*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
urine + <ets>-scopy</ets>.]</ety> <def>Ourology.</def>

<hw>Ours</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>possessive pron.</pos> <def>See
Note under <er>Our</er>.</def>

<hw>Our*selves"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>pron.</pos><def>;
<xex>sing</xex>. <er>Ourself</er> (<?/). An emphasized form of
the pronoun of the first person plural; -- used as a subject,
usually with <xex>we</xex>; also, alone in the predicate, in the
nominative or the objective case.</def>

<q>We <qex>ourselves</qex> might distinctly number in words a
great deal further then we usually do.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<q>Safe in <qex>ourselves</qex>, while on <qex>ourselves</qex> we
stand.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<note><hand/ The form <xex>ourself</xex> is usec only in the
regal or formal style after <xex>we</xex> or <xex>us</xex>,
denoting a single person.</note>

<q>Unless we would denude <qex>ourself</qex> of all force.</q>
<qau>Clarendon.</qau>

<hw>-ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <ety>[OF. <ets>-ous</ets>,
<ets>us</ets>, <ets>-os</ets>, F. <ets>-eux</ets>, fr. L.
<ets>-osus</ets>, and <ets>-us</ets>. Cf. <er>-ose</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>An adjective suffix meaning <xex>full of</xex>,
<xex>abounding in</xex>, <xex>having</xex>, <xex>possessing the
qualities of</xex>, <xex>like</xex>; as in graci<xex>ous</xex>,
abounding in grace; ardu<xex>ous</xex>, full of ardor;
bulb<xex>ous</xex>, having bulbs, bulblike; riot<xex>ous</xex>,
poison<xex>ous</xex>, pite<xex>ous</xex>, joy<xex>ous</xex>,
etc.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A suffix denoting that the
element indicated by the name bearing it, has a valence
<xex>lower</xex> than that denoted by the termination
<xex>-ic</xex>; <as>as, nitr<ex>ous</ex>, sulphur<ex>ous</ex>,
etc</as>., as contrasted with nitr<xex>ic</xex>,
sulphur<xex>ic</xex>, etc.</def>

<-- p. 1018 -->

<hw>Ouse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See
<er>Ooze</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ou"sel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>osel</ets>, AS. <ets><?/sle</ets>; akin to G.
<ets>amsel</ets>, OHG. <ets>amsala</ets>, and perh. to L.
<ets>merula</ets> blackbird. Cf. <er>Merle</er>,
<er>Amsel</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of several
species of European thrushes, especially the blackbird
(<spn>Merula merula</spn>, or <spn>Turdus merula</spn>), and the
mountain or ring ousel (<spn>Turdus torquatus</spn>).</def>
<altsp>[Written also <asp>ouzel</asp>.]</altsp>

<cs><col>Rock ousel</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the ring
ousel.</cd> -- <col>Water ousel</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>,
<cd>the European dipper (<spn>Cinclus aquaticus</spn>), and the
American dipper (<spn>C. Mexicanus</spn>).</cd></cs>

<hw>Oust</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Oast</er>.</def>

<hw>Oust</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Ousted</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Ousting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OF. <ets>oster</ets>, F.
<ets>\'93ter</ets>, prob. fr. L. <ets>obstare</ets> to oppose,
hence, to forbid, take away. See <er>Obstacle</er>, and cf.
<er>Ouster</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To take away; to
remove.</def>

<q>Multiplication of actions upon the case were rare, formerly,
and thereby wager of law <qex>ousted</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir M. Hale.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To eject; to turn out.</def>

<au>Blackstone.</au>

<q>From mine own earldom foully <qex>ousted</qex> me.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<hw>Oust"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Prob. fr. the
OF. infin. <ets>oster</ets>, used substantively. See
<er>Oust</er>.]</ety> <def>A putting out of possession;
dispossession; ejection; disseizin.</def>

<q><qex>Ouster</qex> of the freehold is effected by abatement,
intrusion, disseizin, discontinuance, or deforcement.</q>
<qau>Blackstone.</qau>

<cs><col>Ouster le main</col>. <ety>[<ets>Ouster<ets> + F.
<ets>la main<ets> the hand, L. <ets>manus<ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <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></cs>

<au>Blackstone.</au>

<hw>Out</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>out</ets>, <ets>ut</ets>, <ets>oute</ets>, <ets>ute</ets>,
AS. <ets><?/t</ets>, and <ets><?/te</ets>, <ets><?/tan</ets>, fr.
<ets><?/t</ets>; akin to D. <ets>uit</ets>, OS. <ets><?/t</ets>,
G. <ets>aus</ets>, OHG. <ets>-<?/z</ets>, Icel. <ets><?/t</ets>,
Sw. <ets>ut</ets>, Dan. <ets>ud</ets>, Goth. <ets>ut</ets>, Skr.
<ets>ud</ets>. <?/198. Cf. <er>About</er>, <er>But</er>,
<ets>prep</ets>., <er>Carouse</er>, <er>Utter</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>In its original and strict sense,
<xex>out</xex> 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 <xex>in</xex> or
<xex>into</xex>. The something may be expressed after
<xex>of</xex>, <xex>from</xex>, etc. (see <cref>Out of</cref>,
below); or, if not expressed, it is implied; <as>as, he is
<ex>out</ex>; or, he is <ex>out of</ex> the house, office,
business, etc.; he came <ex>out</ex>; or, he came <ex>out
from</ex> the ship, meeting, sect, party, etc.</as></def>
<xex>Out</xex> is used in a variety of applications, as: --

<sn>1.</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>as, the proprietor is <ex>out</ex>, his team was taken
<ex>out</ex></as>.</def> \'bdMy shoulder blade is
<xex>out</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>He hath been <qex>out</qex> (of the country) nine years.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>as, the sun shines
<ex>out</ex>; he laughed <ex>out</ex>, to be <ex>out</ex> at the
elbows; the secret has leaked <ex>out</ex>, or is <ex>out</ex>;
the disease broke <ex>out</ex> on his face; the book is
<ex>out</ex>.</as></def>

<q>Leaves are <qex>out</qex> and perfect in a month.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q>She has not been <qex>out</qex> [in general society] very
long.</q>
<qau>H. James.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>as, the fuel, or the
fire, has burned <ex>out</ex></as>.</def> \'bdHear me
<xex>out</xex>.\'b8

<au>Dryden.</au>

<q>Deceitiful men shall not live <qex>out</qex> half their
days.</q>
<qau>Ps. iv. 23.</qau>

<q>When the butt is <qex>out</qex>, we will drink water.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>4.</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>as, the
Democrats went <ex>out</ex> and the Whigs came in; he put his
money <ex>out</ex> at interest.</as></def> \'bdLand that is
<xex>out</xex> at rack rent.\'b8 <au>Locke</au>. \'bdHe was
<xex>out</xex> fifty pounds.\'b8 <au>Bp. Fell</au>.

<q>I have forgot my part, and I am <qex>out</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>5.</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> \'bdLancelot
and I are <xex>out</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Wicked men are strangely <qex>out</qex> in the calculating of
their own interest.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<q>Very seldom <qex>out</qex>, in these his guesses.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>6.</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>

<note><hand/ <xex>Out</xex> is largely used in composition as a
prefix, with the same significations that it has as a separate
word; as <xex>out</xex>bound, <xex>out</xex>break,
<xex>out</xex>building, <xex>out</xex>come, <xex>out</xex>do,
<xex>out</xex>door, <xex>out</xex>field. See also the first Note
under <er>Over</er>, <pos>adv.</pos></note>

<cs><col>Day in, day out</col>, <cd>from the beginning to the
limit of each of several days; day by day; every day.</cd> --
<col>Out and out</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <pos>adv.</pos>
<cd>Completely; wholly; openly.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <pos>adj.</pos>
<cd>Without any reservation or disguise; absolute; <as>as, an
<ex>out and out</ex> villain</as></cd>. <altsp>[As an
<asp>adj</asp>. written also <asp>out-and-out</asp>.]</altsp> --
<col>Out at</col>, <col>Out in</col>, <col>Out on</col></mcol>,
<cd>etc., elliptical phrases, that to which <xex>out<xex> refers
as a source, origin, etc., being omitted; <as>as, <ex>out<ex> (of
the house and) <ex>at<ex> the barn; <ex>out<ex> (of the house,
road, fields, etc., and) <ex>in<ex> the woods</as>.</cd>

<q>Three fishers went sailing <qex>out into</qex> the west,
<qex>Out into</qex> the west, as the sun went down.</q>
<qau>C. Kingsley.</qau>

<note>In these lines after <xex>out</xex> may be understood,
\'bdof the harbor,\'b8 \'bdfrom the shore,\'b8 \'bdof sight,\'b8
or some similar phrase. The complete construction is seen in the
saying: \'bd<xex>Out</xex> of the frying pan <xex>into</xex> the
fire.\'b8</note> -- <col>Out from</col>, <cd>a construction
similar to <xex>out of</xex> (below). See <er>Of</er> and
<er>From</er>.</cd>

    <col>Out of</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, <xex>from the interior of<xex>;
<xex>beyond the limit<xex>: <xex>from<xex>; hence,
<xex>origin<xex>, <xex>source<xex>, <xex>motive<xex>,
<xex>departure<xex>, <xex>separation<xex>, <xex>loss<xex>, etc.;
-- opposed to <xex>in<xex> or <xex>into<xex>; 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, <xex>out of<xex> breath; <xex>out of<xex>
countenance.</cd></cs>

<cs><col>Out of cess</col>, <cd>beyond measure, excessively.
<au>Shak</au>.</cd> -- <col>Out of character</col>,
<cd>unbecoming; improper.</cd> -- <col>Out of conceit with</col>,
<cd>not pleased with. See under <er>Conceit</er>.</cd> --
<col>Out of date</col>, <cd>not timely; unfashionable;
antiquated.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Out of door</col>, <col>Out of
doors</col></mcol>, <cd>beyond the doors; from the house; in, or
into, the open air; hence, figuratively, shut out; dismissed. See
under <er>Door</er>, also, <er>Out-of-door</er>,
<er>Outdoor</er>, <er>Outdoors</er>, in the Vocabulary. \'bdHe 's
quality, and the question's <xex>out of door<xex>,\'b8
<au>Dryden</au>.</cd> -- <col>Out of favor</col>, <cd>disliked;
under displeasure.</cd> -- <col>Out of frame</col>, <cd>not in
correct order or condition; irregular; disarranged.
<xex>Latimer<xex>.</cd> -- <col>Out of hand</col>,
<cd>immediately; without delay or preparation. \'bdAnanias . . .
fell down and died <xex>out of hand<xex>.\'b8
<au>Latimer</au>.</cd><-- most often seen in "dismiss out of
hand" --> -- <col>Out of harm's way</col>, <cd>beyond the danger
limit; in a safe place.</cd> -- <col>Out of joint</col>, <cd>not
in proper connection or adjustment; unhinged; disordered. \'bdThe
time is <xex>out of joint<xex>.\'b8 <au>Shak</au>.</cd> --
<col>Out of mind</col>, <cd>not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond
the limit of memory; <as>as, time <ex>out of mind<ex></as>.</cd>
-- <col>Out of one's head</col>, <cd>beyond commanding one's
mental powers; in a wandering state mentally; delirious.</cd>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col>Out of one's time</col>,
<cd>beyond one's period of minority or apprenticeship.</cd> --
<col>Out of order</col>, <cd>not in proper order; disarranged; in
confusion.</cd> -- <col>Out of place</col>, <cd>not in the usual
or proper place; hence, not proper or becoming.</cd> -- <col>Out
of pocket</col>, <cd>in a condition of having expended or lost
more money than one has received.</cd> -- <col>Out of
print</col>, <cd>not in market, the edition printed being
exhausted; -- said of books, pamphlets, etc.</cd> -- <col>Out of
the question</col>, <cd>beyond the limits or range of
consideration; impossible to be favorably considered.</cd> --
<col>Out of reach</col>, <cd>beyond one's reach;
inaccessible.</cd> -- <col>Out of season</col>, <cd>not in a
proper season or time; untimely; inopportune.</cd> -- <col>Out of
sorts</col>, <cd>wanting certain things; unsatisfied; unwell;
unhappy; cross. See under <er>Sort</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> --
<col>Out of temper</col>, <cd>not in good temper; irritated;
angry.</cd> -- <col>Out of time</col>, <cd>not in proper time;
too soon, or too late.</cd> -- <col>Out of time</col>, <cd>not in
harmony; discordant; hence, not in an agreeing temper;
fretful.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Out of twist</col>,
<col>winding</col>, <or/ <col>wind</col></mcol>, <cd>not in
warped condition; perfectly plain and smooth; -- said of
surfaces.</cd> -- <col>Out of use</col>, <cd>not in use;
unfashionable; obsolete.</cd> -- <col>Out of the way</col>.
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>On one side; hard to reach or find;
secluded</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Improper; unusual; wrong.</cd> --
<col>Out of the woods</col>, <cd>not in a place, or state, of
obscurity or doubt; free from difficulty or perils; safe.</cd>
<mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col>Out to out</col></mcol>, <cd>from
one extreme limit to another, including the whole length,
breadth, or thickness; -- applied to measurements.</cd> --
<col>Out West</col>, in or towards, the West; specifically, in
some Western State or Territory. <mark>[U. S.]</mark> -- <col>To
come out</col>, <col>To cut out</col>, <col>To fall
out</col></mcol>, <cd>etc. See under <er>Come</er>, <er>Cut</er>,
<er>Fall</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col>To put out of the way</col>,
<cd>to kill; to destroy.</cd> -- <col>Week in, week out</col>.
<cd>See <cref>Day in, day out</cref> (above).</cd></cs>

<hw>Out</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>One
who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office;
-- generally in the plural.</def>

<sn>2.</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 <xex>ins and outs</xex>; <as>as, the <ex>ins
and outs</ex> of a question</as>. See under <er>In</er>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>A word or words omitted by
the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.</def>

<cs><col>To make an out</col> <fld>(Print.)</fld>, <cd>to omit
something, in setting or correcting type, which was in the
copy.</cd></cs>

<hw>Out</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to be
out; to eject; to expel.</def>

<q>A king <qex>outed</qex> from his country.</q>
<qau>Selden.</qau>

<q>The French have been <qex>outed</qex> of their holds.</q>
<qau>Heylin.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To come out with; to make known.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To give out; to dispose of; to sell.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Out</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To come or go out; to get out
or away; to become public.</def> \'bdTruth will
<xex>out</xex>.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out</hw>, <pos>interj.</pos> <def>Expressing impatience,
anger, a desire to be rid of; -- with the force of command; go
out; begone; away; off.</def>

<q><qex>Out</qex>, idle words, servants to shallow fools !</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<cs><mcol><col>Out upon</col> <or/ <col>on!</col></mcol>
<cd>equivalent to \'bdshame upon!\'b8 \'bdaway with!\'b8 <as>as,
<ex>out upon<ex> you!</as></cd></cs>

<hw>Out*act"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To do or
beyond; to exceed in acting.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>He has made me heir to treasures
Would make me <qex>outact</qex> a real window's whining.</q>
<qau>Otway.</qau>

<hw>Ou"ta*gam`ies</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>;
<sing>sing. <singw>Outagamie</singw> <pr>(<?/)</pr></sing>.
<fld>(Ethnol.)</fld> <def>See lst <er>Fox</er>, 7.</def>

<hw>Out*ar"gue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass or conquer in argument.</def>

<hw>Out*bab"ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To utter
foolishly or excessively; to surpass in babbling.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Out*bal"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
outweight; to exceed in weight or effect.</def>

<q>Let dull Ajax bear away my right
When all his days <qex>outbalance</qex> this one night.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Out*bar"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bar
out.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Out*beg"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surpass
in begging.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Out*bid"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Outbid</er> or <er>Outbade</er>
(<?/); <pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Outbid</er> or <er>Outbidden</er>
(<?/); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Outbidding</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To exceed or surpass in
bidding.</def>

<q>Prevent the greedy, and <qex>outbid</qex> the bold.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<hw>Out*bid"der</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
outbids.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Out*bleat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass in bleating.</def>

<hw>Out"blown`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Inflated
with wind.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Out*blush"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in blushing; to surpass in rosy color.</def>

<au>T. Shipman.</au>

<hw>Out"board`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <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 <xex>inboard</xex>; <as>as,
<ex>outboard</ex> rigging; swing the davits
<ex>outboard</ex>.</as></def>

<hw>Out"born`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Foreign; not
native.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Out"bound`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Outward
bound.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Out"bounds`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>The
farthest or exterior bounds; extreme limits; boundaries.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Out*bow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To excel in
bowing.</def>

<au>Young.</au>

<hw>Out"bowed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Convex;
curved outward.</def> \'bdThe convex or <xex>outbowed</xex> side
of a vessel.\'b8

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Out*brag"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surpass
in bragging; hence, to make appear inferior.</def>

<q>Whose bare <qex>outbragg'd</qex> the web it seemed to
wear.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Out*brave"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To excel in bravery o<?/ in insolence; to defy with superior
courage or audacity</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To excel in magnificence or comeliness.</def>

<q>The basest weed <qex>outbraves</qex> his dignity.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Out*bray"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To exceed in braying.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To emit with great noise.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fairfax.</au>

<hw>Out*bra"zen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bear
down with a brazen face; to surpass in impudence.</def>

<au>T. Brown.</au>

<hw>Out"break`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bursting
forth; eruption; insurrection.</def> \'bdMobs and
<xex>outbreaks</xex>.\'b8

<au>J. H. Newman.</au>

<q>The flash and <qex>outbreak</qex> of a fiery mind.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Out"break`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
breaking out.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which bursts forth.</def>

<hw>Out*breast"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass in singing. See <er>Breast</er>, <pos>n.</pos>, 6.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Out*breathe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To breathe forth.</def> \'bd<xex>Outbreathed</xex> life.\'b8

<au>Spenser.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to be out of breath; to exhaust.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out*breathe"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To issue, as breath;
to be breathed out; to exhale.</def>

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>Out*bribe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass in bribing.</def>

<hw>Out*bring"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bring
or bear out.</def>

<hw>Out*bud"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To
sprout.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Out*build"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Outbuilt</er>
<pr>(?)</pr> or <er>Outbuilded</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Outbuilding</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To exceed in building, or
in durability of building.</def>

<hw>Out"build`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
building separate from, and subordinate to, the main house; an
outhouse.</def>

<hw>Out*burn"</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
exceed in burning.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To burn entirely; to be consumed.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out"burst`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A bursting
forth.</def>

<hw>Out*cant"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surpass
in canting.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>Out"cast`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. Sw.
<ets>utkasta</ets> to cast out.]</ety> <def>Cast out;
degraded.</def> \'bd<xex>Outcast</xex>, rejected.\'b8

<au>Longfellow.</au>

<hw>Out"cast`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</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>

<q>The Lord . . . gathereth together the <qex>outcasts</qex> of
Israel.</q>
<qau>Ps. cxlvii. 2.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A quarrel; a contention.</def>
<mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<au>Jamieson.</au>

<hw>Out"cast`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is cast
out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Out*cept"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos>
<def>Except.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Out*cheat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in cheating.</def>

<hw>Out*climb"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To climb
bevond; to surpass in climbing.</def>

<au>Davenant.</au>

<hw>Out"come</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which
comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result;
consequence; upshot.</def> \'bdThe logical
<xex>outcome</xex>.\'b8

<au>H. Spenser.</au>

<q>All true literature, all genuine poetry, is the direct
<qex>outcome</qex>, the condensed essence, of actual life and
thougth.</q>
<qau>J. C. Shairp.</qau>

<hw>Out*com"pass</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
exceed the compass or limits of.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>Out"court`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An outer or
exterior court.</def>

<q>The skirts and <qex>outcourts</qex> of heaven.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<hw>Out*craft"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
exceed in cunning.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out"cri`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
cries out or proclaims; a herald or crier.</def>

<hw>Out"crop`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The coming out of a stratum to the surface of
the ground.</def> <au>Lyell</au>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>That part of
inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset.</def>

<hw>Out*crop"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>To come out to the surface of the ground;
-- said of strata.</def>

<hw>Out"cry`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or
detestation; clamor.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Sale at public auction.</def>

<au>Massinger. Thackeray.</au>

<hw>Out*dare"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surpass
in daring; to overcome by courage; to brave.</def>

<au>Shak. R. Browning.</au>

<hw>Out*dat"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being out of
date; antiquated.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Hammond.</au>

<hw>Out*daz"zle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass in dazzing.</def>

<hw>Out*do"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Outdid</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p.
p.</pos> <er>Outdone</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Outdoing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To go beyond in
performance; to excel; to surpass.</def>

<q>An imposture <qex>outdoes</qex> the original.</q>
<qau>L' Estrange.</qau>

<q>I grieve to be <qex>outdone</qex> by Gay.</q>
<qau>Swift.</qau>

<hw>Out"door`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[For <ets>out
of door</ets>.]</ety> <def>Being, or done, in the open air; being
or done outside of certain buildings, as poorhouses, hospitals,
etc.; <as>as, <ex>outdoor</ex> exercise; <ex>outdoor</ex> relief;
<ex>outdoor</ex> patients.</as></def>

<hw>Out"doors`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Abread;
out of the house; out of doors.</def>

<hw>Out*draw"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To draw
out; to extract.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdHe must the teeth
<xex>outdraw</xex>.\'b8

<au>Gower.</au>

<hw>Out*dream"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pass,
or escape, while dreaming.</def> \'bdTo <xex>oultdream</xex>
dangers.\'b8

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>Out*drink"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in drinking.</def>

<hw>Out*dure"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
outlast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Out*dwell"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dwell
or stay beyond.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> \'bdHe
<xex>outdwells</xex> his hour.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out"dwell`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
holds land in a parish, but lives elsewhere.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Out"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Compar.</pos> of <er>Out</er>.]</wordforms>
<ety>[AS. <ets><?/tor</ets>, compar. of <ets><?/t</ets>, adv.,
out. See <er>Out</er>, <er>Utter</er>, <pos>a.</pos>]</ety>
<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
<xex>inner</xex>; <as>as, the <ex>outer</ex> wall; the
<ex>outer</ex> court or gate; the <ex>outer</ex> stump in
cricket; the <ex>outer</ex> world.</as></def>

<cs><col>Outer bar</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></cs>

<hw>Out"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The part of a
target which is beyond the circles surrounding the
bull's-eye.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A shot which strikes the
outer of a target.</def>

<hw>Out"er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Out</er>,
<pos>v.</pos>]</ety> <def>One who puts out, ousts, or expels;
also, an ouster; dispossession.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Out"er*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Utterly;
entirely.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Toward the outside.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Grew.</au>

<hw>Out"er*most`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Uttermost</er>, <er>Utmost</er>, and cf.
<er>Outmost</er>.]</ety> <def>Being on the extreme external part;
farthest outward; <as>as, the <ex>outermost</ex> row</as>.</def>

<au>Boyle.</au>

<-- p. 1019 -->

<hw>Out*face"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Outfaced</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Outfacing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <def>To face or look (one) out of
countenance; to resist or bear down by bold looks or effrontery;
to brave.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Having <qex>outfaced</qex> all the world.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<hw>Out"fall`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A quarrel; a falling out.</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Out*fang"thef</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets><?/t-fangen-<?/e\'a2f</ets>. See <er>Out</er>,
<er>Fang</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos>, and <er>Thief</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Anglo-Saxon & O. Eng. Law)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A thief
from without or abroad, taken within a lord's fee or
liberty.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The privilege of trying such a
thief.</def>

<au>Burrill.</au>

<hw>Out*fawn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in fawning.</def>

<hw>Out*feast"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in feasting.</def>

<hw>Out*feat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surpass
in feats.</def>

<hw>Out"field`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Arable land which has been or is being exhausted. See
<er>Infield</er>, 1.</def> <mark>[Scot.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A field beyond, or separated from, the inclosed
land about the homestead; an uninclosed or unexplored tract. Also
used figuratively.</def>

<q>The great <qex>outfield</qex> of thought or fact.</q>
<qau>Trench.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>The part of the field
beyond the diamond, or infield. It is occupied by the
fielders.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Cricket)</fld> <def>The part of the field
farthest from the batsman.</def>

<hw>Out"fit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Out"fit`ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
furnishes outfits for a voyage, a journey, or a business.</def>

<hw>Out*flank"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>To go beyond, or be superior to, on the
flank; to pass around or turn the flank or flanks of.</def>

<hw>Out*flat"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
exceed in flattering.</def>

<hw>Out"fling`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A gibe; a contemptuous
remark.</def>

<hw>Out"flow`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A flowing
out; efflux.</def>

<hw>Out*flow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To flow
out.</def>

<au>Campbell.</au>

<hw>Out*fly"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Outflew</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Outflown</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; p. pr. & vb. n.
<er>Outflying</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To surpass in flying; to
fly beyond or faster than.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>Winged with fear <qex>outflies</qex> the wind.</q>
<qau>Waller.</qau>

<hw>Out*fool"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed in
folly.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Young.</au>

<hw>Out"form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>External
appearance.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Out*frown"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To frown
down; to overbear by frowning.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out"gate`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
outlet.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Out*gaze"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To gaze
beyond; to exceed in sharpness or persistence of seeing or of
looking; hence, to stare out of countenance.</def>

<hw>Out*gen"er*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Outgeneraled</er>
<pr>(?)</pr> or <er>Outgeneralled</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Outgeneraling</er> or
<er>Outgeneralling</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To exceed in
generalship; to gain advantage over by superior military skill or
executive ability; to outmaneuver.</def>

<au>Chesterfield.</au>

<hw>Out*give"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surpass
in giving.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Out*go"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Outwent</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Outgone</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Outgoing</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To go beyond; to exceed in swiftness; to
surpass; to outdo.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To circumvent; to overreach.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Denham.</au>

<hw>Out"go`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Outgoes</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>That which goes
out, or is paid out; outlay; expenditure; -- the opposite of
<ant>income</ant>.</def>

<au>Lowell.</au>

<hw>Out"go`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who goes
out or departs.</def>

<hw>Out"go`ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act or
the state of going out.</def>

<q>The <qex>outgoings</qex> of the morning and evening.</q>
<qau>Ps. lxv. 8.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which goes out; outgo; outlay.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The extreme limit; the place of ending.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The <qex>outgoings</qex> of the border were at the north bay
of the salt sea, at the south end of Jordan.</q>
<qau>Josh. xviii. 19.</qau>

<hw>Out"go`ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Going out; departing;
<as>as, the <ex>outgoing</ex> administration; an
<ex>outgoing</ex> steamer.</as></def>

<hw>Out"ground`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Ground
situated at a distance from the house; outlying land.</def>

<hw>Out*grow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Outgrew</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Outgrown</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Outgrowing</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To surpass in growing; to grow more than.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To grow out of or away from; to grow too large,
or too aged, for; <as>as, to <ex>outgrow</ex> clothing; to
<ex>outgrow</ex> usefulness; to <ex>outgrow</ex> an
infirmity.</as></def>

<hw>Out"growth`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which
grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an
offshoot; hence, a result or consequence.</def>

<hw>Out"guard`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>Out"gush`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A pouring
out; an outburst.</def>

<q>A passionate <qex>outgush</qex> of emotion.</q>
<qau>Thackeray.</qau>

<hw>Out*gush"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To gush
out; to flow forth.</def>

<hw>Out"haul`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>
<def>A rope used for hauling out a sail upon a spar; -- opposite
of <xex>inhaul</xex>.</def>

<hw>Out*hess"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. LL.
<ets>uthesium</ets>, <ets>hutesium</ets>, <ets>huesium</ets>, OF.
<ets>hueis</ets>, and E. <ets>hue</ets>, in <ets>hue and
cry</ets>.]</ety> <def>Outcry; alarm.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Outh"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>conj.</pos> <def>Other.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Out-Her"od</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass (Herod) in violence or wickedness; to exceed in any
vicious or offensive particular.</def> \'bdIt
<xex>out-Herods</xex> Herod.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q><qex>Out-Heroding</qex> the preposterous fashions of the
times.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<hw>Out*hire"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To hire
out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Out"house`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A small
house or building at a little distance from the main house; an
outbuilding.</def>

<hw>Out"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of going
out; an airing; an excursion; <as>as, a summer
<ex>outing</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A feast given by an apprentice when he is out of
his time.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<au>Halliwell.</au>

<hw>Out*jest"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surpass
in jesting; to drive out, or away, by jesting.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out"jet`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which
jets out or projects from anything.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>H. Miller.</au>

<hw>Out*jug"gle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass in juggling.</def>

<hw>Out"keep`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Surv.)</fld> <def>An attachment to a surveyor's compass for
keeping tally in chaining.</def>

<hw>Out*knave"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass in knavery.</def>

<hw>Out*la"bor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass in laboring.</def>

<hw>Out"land</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Out</ets> + <ets>land.</ets> See
<er>Outlandish</er>.]</ety> <def>Foreign; outlandish.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Strutt.</au>

<hw>Out"land*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
foreigner.</def>

<au>Wood.</au>

<hw>Out*land"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets><?/tlendisc</ets> foreign. See <er>Out</er>, <er>Land</er>,
and <er>-ish</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Foreign; not
native.</def>

<q>Him did <qex>outlandish</qex> women cause to sin.</q>
<qau>Neh. xiii. 26.</qau>

<q>Its barley water and its <qex>outlandish</qex> wines.</q>
<qau>G. W. Cable.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: Not according with usage; strange; rude;
barbarous; uncouth; clownish; <as>as, an <ex>outlandish</ex>
dress, behavior, or speech</as>.</def>

<q>Something <qex>outlandish</qex>, unearthy, or at variance with
ordinary fashion.</q>
<qau>Hawthorne.</qau>

--<wordforms><wf>Out*land"ish*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Out*land"ish*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Out*last"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in duration; to survive; to endure longer than.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Out*laugh"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To surpass or outdo in laughing.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To laugh (one) out of a purpose, principle,
etc.; to discourage or discomfit by laughing; to laugh
down.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>His apprehensions of being <qex>outlaughed</qex> will force
him to continue in a restless obscurity.</q>
<qau>Franklin.</qau>

<hw>Out"law`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets><?/tlaga</ets>, <ets><?/tlah</ets>. See <er>Out</er>, and
<er>Law</er>.]</ety> <def>A person excluded from the benefit of
the law, or deprived of its protection.</def>

<au>Blackstone.</au>

<hw>Out"law`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Outlawed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Outlawing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets><?/tlagian</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To deprive of the benefit and protection of law;
to declare to be an outlaw; to proscribe.</def>

<au>Blackstone.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To remove from legal jurisdiction or
enforcement; <as>as, to <ex>outlaw</ex> a debt or claim</as>; to
deprive of legal force.</def> \'bdLaws <xex>outlawed</xex> by
necessity.\'b8

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Out"law`ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Outlawries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu>

<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The state of being an outlaw.</def>

<hw>Out*lay"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To lay out;
to spread out; to display.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Drayton.</au>

<hw>Out"lay`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A
laying out or expending.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which is expended; expenditure.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An outlying haunt.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>Out*leap"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surpass
in leaping.</def>

<hw>Out"leap`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
sally.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Locke.</au>

<hw>Out*learn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To excel or surpass in learing.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To learn out [<it>i. e.</it>, completely,
utterly]; to exhaust knowledge of.</def>

<q>Naught, according to his mind,
He could <qex>outlearn</qex>.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<q>Men and gods have not <qex>outlearned</qex> it [love].</q>
<qau>Emerson.</qau>

<hw>Out"let`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The place or
opening by which anything is let out; a passage out; an exit; a
vent.</def>

<q>Receiving all, and having no <qex>outlet</qex>.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<hw>Out*let"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To let out;
to emit.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Daniel.</au>

<hw>Out*lie"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in lying.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>Out"li`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One who does not live where his office, or business, or
estate, is.</def>

<au>Bentley.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which lies, or is, away from the main
body.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>A part of a rock or stratum
lying without, or beyond, the main body, from which it has been
separated by denudation.</def>

<hw>Out"limb`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n</pos><def>, An extreme
member or part of a thing; a limb.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Out"line`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The line which marks the outer limits of an
object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.</def>
<sd>(b)</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>(c)</sd> <def>A sketch composed of such lines; the
delineation of a figure without shading.</def>

<q>Painters, by their <qex>outlines</qex>, colors, lights, and
shadows, represent the same in their pictures.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or
general indication of a plan, system, course of thought, etc.;
<as>as, the <ex>outline</ex> of a speech</as>.</def>

<q>But that larger grief . . .
Is given in <qex>outline</qex> and no more.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- Sketch; draught; delineation. See
<er>Sketch</er>.</syn>

<hw>Out"line`</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Outlined</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Outlining</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
draw the outline of.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an
outline; <as>as, to <ex>outline</ex> an argument or a
campaign</as>.</def>

<hw>Out*lin"e*ar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to an outline; being in, or forming, an outline.</def>

<au>Trench.</au>

<hw>Out*live"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Outlived</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Outliving</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To live beyond, or longer
than; to survive.</def>

<q>They live too long who happiness <qex>outlive</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>Out*liv"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
outlives.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Out*look"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To face down; to outstare.</def>

<q>To <qex>outlook</qex> conquest, and to win renown.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To inspect throughly; to select.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Cotton.</au>

<hw>Out"look`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>The act of
looking out; watch.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who looks out; also, the place from which
one looks out; a watchower.</def>

<au>Lyon Playfair.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The view obtained by one looking out; scope of
vision; prospect; sight; appearance.</def>

<q>Applause
Which owes to man's short <qex>outlook</qex> all its charms.</q>
<qau>Young.</qau>

<hw>Out"loose`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A loosing
from; an escape; an outlet; an evasion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>That \'bdwhereas\'b8 gives me an <qex>outloose</qex>.</q>
<qau>Selden.</qau>

<hw>Out"lope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
excursion.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Florio.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Out*lus"ter</hw>, <hw>Out*lus"tre</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To excel in brightness or
luster.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out"ly`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</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>

<mhw>{ <hw>Out`ma*neu"ver</hw>, <hw>Out`ma*n\'d2u"vre</hw> 
}</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surpass, or get an
advantage of, in maneuvering; to outgeneral.</def>

<hw>Out*man"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To excel
in mantling; hence, to excel in splendor, as of dress.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>And with poetic trappings grace thy prose,
Till it <qex>outmantle</qex> all the pride of verse.</q>
<qau>Cowper.</qau>

<hw>Out*march"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass in marching; to march faster than, or so as to leave
behind.</def>

<hw>Out*meas"ure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
exceed in measure or extent; to measure more than.</def>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>Out"most`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>outemest</ets>, <ets>utmest</ets>, AS. <ets><?/temest</ets>,
a superl. fr. <ets><?/te</ets> out. See <er>Out</er>,
<er>Utmost</er>, and cf. <er>Outermost</er>.]</ety> <def>Farthest
from the middle or interior; farthest outward; outermost.</def>

<hw>Out*mount"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mount
above.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Out*name"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To exceed in naming or describing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To exceed in name, fame, or degree.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>And found out one to <qex>outname</qex> thy other faults.</q>
<qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau>

<hw>Out"ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The state of being out or beyond; separateness.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Metaph.)</fld> <def>The state or quality of
being distanguishable from the perceiving mind, by being in
space, and possessing marerial quality; externality;
objectivity.</def>

<q>The <qex>outness</qex> of the objects of sense.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Hamiltom.</qau>

<hw>Out*noise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in noise; to surpass in noisiness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Out*num"ber</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
exceed in number.</def>

<hw>Out`-of-door"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being out
of the house; being, or done, in the open air; outdoor; <as>as,
<ex>out-of-door</ex> exercise</as>. See <cref>Out of door</cref>,
under <er>Out</er>, <pos>adv.</pos></def>

<q>Amongst <qex>out-of-door</qex> delights.</q>
<qau>G. Eliot.</qau>

<hw>Out`-of-the-way"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See under
<er>Out</er>, <pos>adv.</pos></def>

<hw>Out*pace"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Outpass</er>.]</ety> <def>To outgo; to move faster than; to
leave behind.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Lamb.</au>

<hw>Out*par"a*mour</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
exceed in the number of mistresses.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out"par`ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A parish
lying without the walls of, or in a remote part of, a town.</def>

<au>Graunt.</au>

<hw>Out"part`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An outlying
part.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Ayliffe.</au>

<hw>Out*pass"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Outpace</er>.]</ety> <def>To pass beyond; to exceed in
progress.</def>

<hw>Out*pas"sion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
exceed in passion.</def>

<hw>Out"-pa`tient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A patient
who is outside a hospital, but receives medical aid from
it.</def>

<hw>Out*peer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
excel.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out*play"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To excel
or defeat in a game; to play better than; <as>as, to be
<ex>outplayed</ex> in tennis or ball</as>.</def>

<hw>Out*poise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
outweigh.</def>

<au>Howell.</au>

<hw>Out"port`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A harbor or
port at some distance from the chief town or seat of trade.</def>

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<hw>Out"post`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</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>(b)</sd> <def>The troops placed at such a
station.</def>

<hw>Out*pour"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pour
out.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Out"pour`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A flowing out; a free
discharge.</def>

<hw>Out*pow"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To excel
in power; to overpover.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Out*pray"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
or excel in prayer.</def>

<hw>Out*preach"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass in preaching.</def>

<q>And for a villain's quick conversion
A pillory can <qex>outpreach</qex> a parson.</q>
<qau>Trumbull.</qau>

<hw>Out*prize"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To prize
beyong value, or in excess; to exceed in value.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out"put`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>That which is thrown out
as products of the metabolic activity of the body; the egesta
other than the f\'91ces. See <er>Income</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ The output consists of: (<it>a</it>) 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. (<it>b</it>) Perspiration,
consisting chiefly of water and salts. (<it>c</it>) The urine,
which is assumed to contain all the nitrogen truly excreted by
the body, besides a large quantity of saline matters and water.
<au>Foster</au>.</note>

<hw>Out*quench"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
quench entirely; to extinguish.</def> \'bdThe candlelight
<xex>outquenched</xex>.\'b8

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Out*rage"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Out</ets> + <ets>rage</ets>.]</ety> <def>To rage in
excess of.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Young.</au>

<hw>Out"rage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>outrage</ets>; OF. <ets>outre</ets>, <ets>oltre</ets>,
beyond (F. <ets>outre</ets>, L. <ets>ultra</ets>) +
<ets>-age</ets>, as, in <ets>courage</ets>, <ets>voyage</ets>.
See <er>Ulterior</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</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>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>He wrought great <qex>outrages</qex>, wasting all the
country.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Excess; luxury.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Affront; insult; abuse. See <er>Affront</er>.</syn>

<hw>Out"rage</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Outragen</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Outraging</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[F. <ets>outrager</ets>. See
<er>Outrage</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage;
to treat with violence or excessive abuse.</def>

<q>Base and insolent minds <qex>outrage</qex> men when they have
hope of doing it without a return.</q>
<qau>Atterbury.</qau>

<q>This interview <qex>outrages</qex> all decency.</q>
<qau>Broome.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent
assault upon (a female).</def>

<hw>Out"rage</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To be guilty of an
outrage; to act outrageously.</def>

<hw>Out*ra"geous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>outrageus</ets>, F. <ets>outrageux</ets>. See
<er>Outrage</er>, <pos>n.</pos>]</ety> <def>Of the nature of an
outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason, or decency;
involving or doing an outrage; furious; violent; atrocious.</def>
\'bd<xex>Outrageous</xex> weeping.\'b8 <au>Chaucer</au>. \'bdThe
most <xex>outrageous</xex> villainies.\'b8 <au>Sir P.
Sidney</au>. \'bdThe vile, <xex>outrageous</xex> crimes.\'b8
<au>Shak.</au> \'bd<xex>Outrageous</xex> panegyric.\'b8
<au>Dryden</au>.

<-- p. 1020 -->

<syn>Syn. -- Violent; furious; exorbitant; excessive; atrocious;
monstrous; wanton; nefarious; heinous.</syn>

-- <wordforms><wf>Out*ra"geous*ly</wf> <pr>(#)</pr>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>Out*ra"geous*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>\'d8Ou`trance"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F. See
<er>Outr\'90</er>.]</ety> <def>The utmost or last
extremity.</def>

<cs><col>\'d8Combat \'85 outrance</col>, <cd>a fight to the end,
or to the death.</cd></cs>

<hw>Out*rank"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in rank; hence, to take precedence of.</def>

<hw>Out*ray"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
outshine.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Skelton.</au>

<hw>Out*ray"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To spread out in
array.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>And now they <qex>outray</qex> to your fleet.</q>
<qau>Chapman.</qau>

<hw>Out*raye"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>See
<er>Outrage</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>This warn I you, that ye not suddenly
Out of yourself for no woe should <qex>outraye</qex>.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>Out*raze"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
obliterate.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sandys.</au>

<hw>\'d8Ou`tr\'82"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F., p.
p. of <ets>outrer</ets> to exaggerate, fr. L. <ets>ultra</ets>
beyond. See <er>Outrage</er>.]</ety> <def>Being out of the common
course or limits; extravagant; bizarre.</def>

<hw>Out*reach"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To reach
beyond.</def>

<hw>Out*rea"son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To excel
or surpass in reasoning; to reason better than.</def>

<au>South.</au>

<hw>Out*reck"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
exceed in reckoning or computation.</def>

<au>Bp. Pearson.</au>

<hw>\'d8Ou`tre*cui`dance"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[F., fr. <ets>outre</ets> beyond + <ets>cuider</ets> to
think, L. <ets>cogitare</ets>.]</ety> <def>Excessive
presumption.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Out*rede"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surpass
in giving rede, or counsel. <mark>[Obs.]</mark> See
<er>Atrede</er>.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Out*reign"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To go
beyond in reigning; to reign through the whole of, or longer
than.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Out*ride"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surpass
in speed of riding; to ride beyond or faster than.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out"ride`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>A riding out;
an excursion.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A place for riding out.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Out"rid`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A summoner whose office is to cite men before the
sheriff.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>One who rides out on horseback.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A servant on horseback attending a
carriage.</def>

<hw>Out"rig`ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A projecting
support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a boat.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def>A boat thus equipped.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A
projecting contrivance at the side of a boat to prevent
upsetting, as projecting spars with a log at the end.</def>

<hw>Out"right`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Immediately; without delay; at once; <as>as, he was killed
<ex>outright</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Completely; utterly.</def>

<au>Cardinal Manning.</au>

<hw>Out*ring"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To excel
in volume of ringing sound; to ring louder than.</def>

<hw>Out*ri"val</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass in a rivalry.</def>

<hw>Out*rive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To river;
to sever.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fairfax.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Out"road`</hw>, <hw>Out"rode`</hw>  }</mhw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An excursion.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Outrodes</xex> by the ways of
Judea.\'b8

<au>Macc. xv. 41 (Geneva Bible).</au>

<hw>Out*roar"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in roaring.</def>

<hw>Out`ro*mance"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
exceed in romantic character.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Out"room`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An outer
room.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Out*root"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
eradicate; to extirpate.</def>

<hw>Out*run"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Outran</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p.
p.</pos> <er>Outrun</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Outrunning</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To exceed, or leave
behind, in running; to run faster than; to outstrip; to go
beyond.</def>

<q>Your zeal <qex>outruns</qex> my wishes.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<q>The other disciple did <qex>outrun</qex> Peter, and came first
to the sepulcher.</q>
<qau>Jhon xx. 4.</qau>

<hw>Out*run"ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
offshoot; a branch.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdSome
<xex>outrunner</xex> of the river.\'b8

<au>Lauson.</au>

<hw>Out*rush"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To rush
out; to issue, or ru<?/ out, forcibly.</def>

<au>Garth.</au>

<hw>Out*sail"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To excel,
or to leave behind, in sailing; to sail faster than.</def>

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>Out*scent"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in odor.</def>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>Out*scold"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in scolding.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out*scorn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
confront, or subdue, with greater scorn.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out"scour`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That
which is scoured out o<?/ washed out.</def>

<au>Buckland.</au>

<hw>Out*scout"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
overpower by disdain; to outface.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Marston.</au>

<hw>Out*see"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To see
beyond; to excel in cer<?/ainty of seeing; to surpass in
foresight.</def>

<hw>Out*sell"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To exceed in amount of sales; to sell more than.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To exceed in the price of selling; to fetch more
than; to exceed in value.</def>

<au>Fuller. Shak.</au>

<hw>Out"sen`try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A sentry who guards the entrance or
approach to a place; an outguard.</def>

<hw>Out"set`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A setting out,
starting, or beginning.</def> \'bdThe <xex>outset</xex> of a
political journey.\'b8

<au>Burke.</au>

<q>Giving a proper direction to this <qex>outset</qex> of
life.</q>
<qau>J. Hawes.</qau>

<hw>Out"set`tler</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
settles at a distance, or away, from others.</def>

<hw>Out*shine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To shine
forth.</def> \'bdBright, <xex>outshining</xex> beams.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out*shine"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To excel in
splendor.</def>

<q>A throne of royal state, which far
<qex>Outshone</qex> the wealth of Ormus and of Ind.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>Out*shoot"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
or excel in shooting; to shoot beyond.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<q>Men are resolved never to <qex>outshoot</qex> their
forefathers' mark.</q>
<qau>Norris.</qau>

<hw>Out*shut"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To shut
out.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Donne.</au>

<hw>Out"side`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</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>

<q>There may be great need of an <qex>outside</qex> where there
is little or nothing within.</q>
<qau>South.</qau>

<q>Created beings see nothing but our <qex>outside</qex>.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>The part or space which lies without an
inclosure; the outer side, as of a door, walk, or boundary.</def>

<q>I threw open the door of my chamber, and found the family
standing on the <qex>outside</qex>.</q>
<qau>Spectator.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>The furthest limit, as to number, quantity,
extent, etc.; the utmost; <as>as, it may last a week at the
<ex>outside</ex></as>.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>One who, or that which, is without; hence, an
<xex>outside</xex> passenger, as distinguished from one who is
<xex>inside</xex>. See <er>Inside</er>, <pos>n.</pos> 3.</def>
<mark>[Colloq. Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Out"side`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Of or pertaining to the outside; external; exterior;
superficial.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to
extent, quantity, etc.; <as>as, an <ex>outside</ex>
estimate</as>.</def> <mark>[Colloq.]</mark>

<cs><col>Outside finish</col> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>Out"side`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>or
<xex>prep</xex>. On or to the outside (of); without; on the
exterior; <as>as, to ride <ex>outside</ex> the coach; he stayed
<ex>outside</ex>.</as></def>

<hw>Out`sid"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>One not belonging to the concern, institution, party, etc.,
spoken of; one disconnected in interest or feeling.</def>
<mark>[Recent]</mark>

<au>A. Trollope.</au>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A horse which is not a favorite in the
betting.</def> <mark>[Cant]</mark>

<hw>Out*sing"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surpass
in singing.</def>

<hw>Out*sit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To remain
sitting, or in session, longer than, or beyond the time of; to
outstay.</def>

<hw>Out"skirt`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A part
remote from the center; outer edge; border; -- usually in the
plural; <as>as, the <ex>outskirts</ex> of a town</as>.</def>

<au>Wordsworth.</au>

<q>The <qex>outskirts</qex> of his march of mystery.</q>
<qau>Keble.</qau>

<hw>Out*sleep"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in sleeping.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out*slide"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To slide
outward, onward, or forward; to advance by sliding.</def>
<mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<q>At last our grating keels <qex>outslide</qex>.</q>
<qau>Whittier.</qau>

<hw>Out*soar"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To soar
beyond or above.</def>

<hw>Out"sole`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The outside
sole of a boot or shoe.</def>

<hw>Out*sound"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass in sounding.</def>

<hw>Out*span"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>uitspannen</ets>.]</ety> <def>To unyoke or disengage, as
oxen from a wagon.</def> <mark>[S. Africa]</mark>

<hw>Out*spar"kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
exceed in sparkling.</def>

<hw>Out*speak"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To exceed in speaking.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To speak openly or boldly.</def>

<au>T. Campbell.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To express more than.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out*speed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To excel
in speed.</def>

<q><qex>Outspeed</qex> the realized miracles of steam.</q>
<qau>Talfourd.</qau>

<hw>Out"spend`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Outlay;
expenditure.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>A mere <qex>outspend</qex> of savageness.</q>
<qau>I. Taylor.</qau>

<hw>Out*spin"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To spin
out; to finish.</def>

<hw>Out*spo"ken</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Speaking,
or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; <as>as, an
<ex>outspoken</ex> man; an <ex>outspoken</ex> rebuke.</as></def>
-- <wordforms><wf>Out*spo"ken*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>Out*sport"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in sporting.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdNot to
<xex>outsport</xex> discretion.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out*spread"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
spread out; to expand; -- usually as a <pos>past part. <or/
adj.</pos></def>

<hw>Out*spring"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To
spring out; to issue.</def>

<hw>Out*stand"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To stand
out, or project, from a surface or mass; hence, to remain
standing out.</def>

<hw>Out*stand"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To resist
effectually; to withstand; to sustain without yielding.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Woodward.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To stay beyond.</def> \'bdI have
<xex>outstood</xex> my time.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out*stand"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>That stands out;
undischarged; uncollected; not paid; <as>as, <ex>outstanding</ex>
obligations</as>.</def>

<q>Revenues . . . as well <qex>outstanding</qex> as
collected.</q>
<qau>A. Hamilton.</qau>

<hw>Out*stare"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To excel
or overcome in staring; to face down.</def>

<q>I would <qex>outstare</qex> the sternest eyes that look.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Out*start"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To start
out or up.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Out*stay"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To stay
beyond or longer than.</def>

<q>She concluded to <qex>outstay</qex> him.</q>
<qau>Mad. D' Arblay.</qau>

<hw>Out*step"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in stepping.</def>

<hw>Out*storm"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in storming.</def>

<q>Insults the tempest and <qex>outstorms</qex> the skies.</q>
<qau>J. Barlow.</qau>

<hw>Out"street`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A street
remote from the center of a town.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>Out*stretch"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
stretch out.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>Out*stride"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass in striding.</def>

<hw>Out*strike"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
strike out; to strike faster than.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out*strip"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Outstripped</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Outstripping</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To go faster than; to
outrun; to advance beyond; to leave behing.</def>

<q>Appetites which . . . had <qex>outstripped</qex> the
hours.</q>
<qau>Southey.</qau>

<q>He still <qex>outstript</qex> me in the race.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<hw>Out*suf"fer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
exceed in suffering.</def>

<hw>Out*swear"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in swearing.</def>

<hw>Out*sweet"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass in sweetness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out*swell"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To exceed in swelling.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To swell beyond; to overflow.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Hewyt.</au>

<hw>Out*take"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos>
<def>Except.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>R. of Brunne.</au>

<hw>Out*tak"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. p.</pos> <def>or
<xex>prep</xex>. Excepted; save.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Wyclif. Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Out*talk"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
overpower by talking; to exceed in talking; to talk down.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out*tell"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surpass
in telling, counting, or reckoning.</def> \'bdI have
<xex>outtold</xex> the clock.\'b8

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>Out"term`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An external
or superficial thing; outward manner; superficial remark,
etc.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Not to bear cold forms, nor men's <qex>outterms</qex>.</q>
<qau>B. Jonson.</qau>

<hw>Out*throw"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To throw out.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To excel in throwing, as in ball playing.</def>

<hw>Out*toil"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in toiling.</def>

<hw>Out*tongue"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
silence by talk, clamor, or noise.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out*top"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
overtop.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Out*trav"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
exceed in speed o<?/ distance traveled.</def>

<au>Mad. D' Arblay.</au>

<hw>Out*twine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
disentangle.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Out*val"ue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in value.</def>

<au>Boyle.</au>

<hw>Out*ven"om</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in venom.</def>

<hw>Out*vie"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in vying.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>Out*vil"lain</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
exceed in villainy.</def>

<hw>Out*voice"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in noise.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Out*vote"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in the number of votes given; to defeat by votes.</def>

<au>South.</au>

<hw>Out*walk"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To excel
in walking; to leave behind in walking.</def>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Out"wall`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The exterior
wall; the outside surface, or appearance.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Out"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Out"wards</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets><?/teweard</ets>. See <er>Out</er>, and <er>-ward</er>,
<er>-wards</er>.]</ety> <def>From the interior part; in a
direction from the interior toward the exterior; out; to the
outside; beyond; off; away; <as>as, a ship bound
<ex>outward</ex></as>.</def>

<q>The wrong side may be turned <qex>outward</qex>.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Light falling on them is not reflected
<qex>outwards</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir I. Newton.</qau>

<cs><col>Outward bound</col>, <cd>bound in an outward direction
or to foreign parts; -- said especially of vessels, and opposed
to <xex>homeward bound<xex>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Out"ward</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Formmg the
superficial part; external; exterior; -- opposed to
<xex>inward</xex>; <as>as, an <ex>outward</ex> garment or
layer</as>.</def>

<q>Though our <qex>outward</qex> man perish, yet the inward man
is renewed day by day.</q>
<qau>Cor. iv. 16.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what
is external; manifest; public.</def> \'bdSins
<xex>outward</xex>.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>An <qex>outward</qex> honor for an in ward toil.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Foreign; not civil or intestine; <as>as, an
<ex>outward</ex> war</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Hayward.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Tending to the exterior or outside.</def>

<q>The fire will force its <qex>outward</qex> way.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

-- <wordforms><wf>Out"ward*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>Out"ward*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<cs><col>Outward stroke</col>. <fld>(Steam Engine)</fld> <cd>See
under <er>Stroke</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Out"ward</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>External form;
exterior.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>So fair an <qex>outward</qex> and such stuff within.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>Out"wards</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>See
<er>Outward</er>, <pos>adv.</pos></def>

<hw>Out*watch"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in watching.</def>

<hw>Out"way`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A way out;
exit.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>In divers streets and <qex>outways</qex> multiplied.</q>
<qau>P. Fletcher.</qau>

<hw>Out*wear"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To wear out; to consume or destroy by wearing.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To last longer than; to outlast; <as>as, this
cloth will <ex>outwear</ex> the other</as>.</def> \'bdIf I the
night <xex>outwear</xex>.\'b8

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>Out*wea"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To weary
out.</def>

<au>Cowley.</au>

<hw>Out*weed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To weed
out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Out*weep"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in weeping.</def>

<hw>Out*weigh"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in weight or value.</def>

<hw>Out*well"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To pour
out.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Out*well"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To issue forth.</def>

<au>Thomson.</au>

<hw>Out*went"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <def><pos>imp.</pos> of
<er>Outgo</er>.</def>

<hw>Out*whore"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in lewdness.</def>

<hw>Out*win"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To win a
way out of.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Out*wind"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
extricate by winding; to unloose.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Spenser. Dr. H. More.</au>

<hw>Out*wing"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass, exceed, or outstrip in flying.</def>

<au>Garth.</au>

<hw>Out*wit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To surpass
in wisdom, esp. in cunning; to defeat or overreach by superior
craft.</def>

<q>They did so much <qex>outwit</qex> and outwealth us !</q>
<qau>Gauden.</qau>

<hw>Out"wit</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The faculty of
acquiring wesdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so
acquired; -- opposed to <xex>inwit</xex>.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Piers Plowman.</au>

<hw>Out*woe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in woe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Out*work"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in working; to work more or faster than.</def>

<hw>Out"work`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Fort.)</fld>
<def>A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work,
as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc.</def>

<au>Wilhelm.</au>

<hw>Out*worth"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in worth.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Out*wrest"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
extort; to draw from or forth by violence.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>Out*write"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
or excel in writing.</def>

<hw>Out*za"ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To exceed
in buffoonery.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>Ou*va"ro*vite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Named
from the Russian Count <ets>Uvaroff</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Chrome garnet.</def>

<hw>Ouze</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. & v.</pos> <def>See
<er>Ooze</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ou"zel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Ousel</er>.</def>

<q>The mellow <qex>ouzel</qex> fluted in the elm.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<hw>\'d8O"va</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <def>See
<er>Ovum</er>.</def>

<hw>O"val</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ovale</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ovum</ets> egg. Cf. <er>Egg</er>,
<er>Ovum</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Of or pertaining to eggs;
done in the egg, or inception; <as>as, <ex>oval</ex>
conceptions</as>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</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>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Broadly elliptical.</def>

<cs><col>Oval chuck</col> <fld>(Mech.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>O"val</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A body or figure in the shape
of an egg, or popularly, of an ellipse.</def>

<cs><col>Cassinian oval</col> <fld>(Geom.)</fld>, <cd>the locus
of a point the product of whose distances from two fixed points
is constant; -- so called from <xex>Cassini<xex>, 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></cs>

<-- Illustr. of Cassinian Oval -->

<-- p. 1021 -->

<mhw>{ <hw>O`val*bu"min</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>O`val*bu"men</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ovum</ets> +
<ets>albumin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>The
albumin from white of eggs; egg albumin; -- in distinction from
<xex>serum albumin</xex>. See <er>Albumin</er>.</def>

<hw>O*val"i*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oval</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <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>

<hw>O"val*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an oval
form.</def>

<hw>O"vant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ovans</ets> triumphant, p. pr. of <ets>ovare</ets> to
exult.]</ety> <def>Exultant.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holland.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>O*va"ri*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>O*va"ri*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or pertaining to an
ovary.</def>

<hw>O*va"ri*ole</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>One of the tubes of which the ovaries
of most insects are composed.</def>

<hw>O*va`ri*ot"o*mist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
who performs, or is skilled in, ovariotomy.</def>

<hw>O*va`ri*ot"o*my</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ovarium</ets> + Gr. <?/ to cut.]</ety>
<fld>(Surg.)</fld> <def>The operation of removing one or both of
the ovaries; o\'94phorectomy.</def>

<hw>O*va"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Consisting
of eggs; <as>as, <ex>ovarious</ex> food</as>.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Thomson.</au>

<hw>\'d8O`va*ri"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Ovarium</er>, and <er>-itis</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the ovaries.</def>

<hw>\'d8O*va"ri*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. L.
<plw>Ovaria</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Ovariums</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.]</ety> <def>An ovary. See
<er>Ovary</er>.</def>

<hw>O"va*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Ovaries</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL.
<ets>ovarium</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ovum</ets> egg: cf. F.
<ets>ovaire</ets>. See <er>Oval</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>That part of the pistil which contains the
seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See
<xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Flower</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l. & Anat.)</fld> <def>The essential
female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See
<xex>Illust</xex>. of <er>Discophora</er>.</def>

<hw>O"vate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ovatus</ets>, from <ets>ovum</ets> egg. See
<er>Oval</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity
broadest.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Having the shape of an egg, or
of the longitudinal sectior of an egg, with the broader end
basal.</def>

<au>Gray.</au>

<hw>O"vate-a*cu"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having an ovate form, but narrowed at the end into a slender
point.</def>

<hw>O"vate-cyl`in*dra"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having a form intermediate between ovate and
cylindraceous.</def>

<hw>O"va*ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Ovate.</def>

<hw>O"vate-lan"ce*o*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having a form intermediate between ovate and
lanceolate.</def>

<hw>O"vate-ob"long</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Oblong.
with one end narrower than the other; ovato-oblong.</def>

<hw>O"vate-ro*tund"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having a form intermediate between that of an egg and a
sphere; roundly ovate.</def>

<hw>O"vate-su"bu*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Having an ovate form, but with a subulate tip or
extremity.</def>

<hw>O*va"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ovatio</ets>, fr. <ets>ovare</ets> to exult, rejoice,
triumph in an ovation; cf. Gr. <?/ to shout: cf. F.
<ets>ovation</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Rom. Antiq.)</fld>
<def>A lesser kind of triumph allowed to a commander for an easy,
bloodless victory, or a victory over slaves.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: An expression of popular homage; the
tribute of the multitude to a public favorite.</def>

<q>To rain an April of <qex>ovation</qex> round
Their statues.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<hw>O*va"to-a*cu"mi*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Same as <er>Ovate-acuminate</er>.</def>

<hw>O*va"to-cyl`in*dra"ceous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Same as <er>Ovate-cylindraceous</er>.</def>

<hw>O*va"to-ob"long</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Same as
<er>Ovate-oblong</er>.</def>

<hw>O*va"to-ro*tund"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Same as <er>Ovate-rotundate</er>.</def>

<hw>Ov"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>ofen</ets>; akin to D. <ets>oven</ets>, OHG.
<ets>ofan</ets>, <ets>ovan</ets>, G. <ets>ofen</ets>, Icel.
<ets>ofn</ets>, Dan. <ets>ovn</ets>, Sw. <ets>ugn</ets>, Goth.
<ets>a\'a3hns</ets>, Gr. <?/, Skr. <ets>ukh\'be</ets> pot.]</ety>
<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>

<hw>Ov"en*bird`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Any species of the genus
<spn>Furnarius</spn>, allied to the creepers. They inhabit South
America and the West Indies, and construct curious oven-shaped
nests.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In the United States, <spn>Seiurus
aurocapillus</spn>; -- called also <altname>golden-crowned
thrush</altname>.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>In England, sometimes
applied to the willow warbler, and to the long-tailed
titmouse.</def>

<hw>O"ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>prep.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>ofer</ets>; akin to D. <ets>over</ets>, G.
<ets>\'81ber</ets>, OHG. <ets>ubir</ets>, <ets>ubar</ets>, Dan.
<ets>over</ets>, Sw. <ets>\'94fver</ets>, Icel. <ets>yfir</ets>,
Goth. <ets>ufar</ets>, L. <ets>super</ets>, Gr. <?/, Skr.
<ets>upari</ets>. <?/199. Cf. <er>Above</er>, <er>Eaves</er>,
<er>Hyper-</er>, <er>Orlop</er>, <er>Super-</er>,
<er>Sovereign</er>, <er>Up</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Above,
or higher than, in place or position, with the idea of covering;
-- opposed to <ant>under</ant>; <as>as, clouds are <ex>over</ex>
our heads; the smoke rises <ex>over</ex> the city.</as></def>

<q>The mercy seat that is <qex>over</qex> the testimony.</q>
<qau>Ex. xxx. 6.</qau>

<q><qex>Over</qex> them gleamed far off the crimson banners of
morning.</q>
<qau>Longfellow.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>as, a dog leaps <ex>over</ex> a stream or a
table</as>.</def>

<q>Certain lakes . . . poison birds which fly <qex>over</qex>
them.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Upon the surface of, or the whole surface of;
hither and thither upon; throughout the whole extent of; <as>as,
to wander <ex>over</ex> the earth; to walk <ex>over</ex> a field,
or <ex>over</ex> a city.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>Above; -- implying superiority in excellence,
dignity, condition, or value; <as>as, the advantages which the
Christian world has <ex>over</ex> the heathen</as>.</def>

<au>Swift.</au>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Above in authority or station; -- implying
government, direction, care, attention, guard, responsibility,
etc.; -- opposed to <ant>under</ant>.</def>

<q>Thou shalt be <qex>over</qex> my house.</q>
<qau>Gen. xli. 40.</qau>

<q>I will make thee rules <qex>over</qex> many things.</q>
<qau>Matt. xxv. 23.</qau>

<q>Dost thou not watch <qex>over</qex> my sin ?</q>
<qau>Job xiv. 16.</qau>

<q>His tender mercies are <qex>over</qex> all his works.</q>
<qau>Ps. cxlv. 9.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>Across or during the time of; from beginning to
end of; <as>as, to keep anything <ex>over</ex> night; to keep
corn <ex>over</ex> winter.</as></def>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>Above the perpendicular height or length of,
with an idea of measurement; <as>as, the water, or the depth of
water, was <ex>over</ex> his head, <ex>over</ex> his
shoes</as>.</def>

<sn>8.</sn> <def>Beyond; in excess of; in addition to; more than;
<as>as, it cost <ex>over</ex> five dollars</as>.</def>
\'bd<xex>Over</xex> all this.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>9.</sn> <def>Above, implying superiority after a contest; in
spite of; notwithstanding; <as>as, he triumphed <ex>over</ex>
difficulties; the bill was passed <ex>over</ex> the
veto.</as></def>

<note><hand/ <xex>Over</xex>, in poetry, is often contracted into
<xex>o'er</xex>.</note>

<note><hand/ <xex>Over his signature</xex> (or <xex>name</xex>)
is a substitute for the idiomatic English form, <xex>under his
signature</xex> (<xex>name</xex>, <xex>hand and seal</xex>,
etc.), the reference in the latter form being to the
<xex>authority under which</xex> the writing is made, executed,
or published, and not the <xex>place</xex> of the autograph,
etc.</note>

<cs><col>Over all</col> <fld>(Her.)</fld>, <cd>placed over or
upon other bearings, and therefore hinding them in part; -- said
of a charge.</cd> -- <col>Over head and ears</col>, <cd>beyond
one's depth; completely; wholly; hopelessly; <as>as, <ex>over
head and ears</ex> in debt</as>.</cd> <-- = head over heels
--><mark>[Colloq.]</mark> -- <col>Over the left</col></mcol>.
<cd>See under <er>Left</er>.</cd> -- <col>To run over</col>
<fld>(Mach.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>O"ver</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>From one side to another; from side to side; across;
crosswise; <as>as, a board, or a tree, a foot <ex>over</ex>,
<it>i. e.</it>, a foot in diameter</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</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>as, to sail <ex>over</ex> to England; to hand
<ex>over</ex> the money; to go <ex>over</ex> to the
enemy.</as></def> \'bdWe will pass <xex>over</xex> to Gibeah.\'b8
<au>Judges xix. 12</au>. <def>Also, with verbs of being: At, or
on, the opposite side; <as>as, the boat is
<ex>over</ex></as></def>.

<sn>3.</sn> <def>From beginning to end; throughout the course,
extent, or expanse of anything; <as>as, to look <ex>over</ex>
accounts, or a stock of goods; a dress covered <ex>over</ex> with
jewels.</as></def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>From inside to outside, above or across the
brim.</def>

<q>Good measure, pressed down . . . and running
<qex>over</qex>.</q>
<qau>Luke vi. 38.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <def>Beyond a limit; hence, in excessive degree or
quantity; superfluously; with repetition; <as>as, to do the whole
work <ex>over</ex></as>.</def> \'bdSo <xex>over</xex>
violent.\'b8

<au>Dryden.</au>

<q>He that gathered much had nothing <qex>over</qex>.</q>
<qau>Ex. xvi. 18.</qau>

<sn>6.</sn> <def>In a manner to bring the under side to or
towards the top; <as>as, to turn (one's self) <ex>over</ex>; to
roll a stone <ex>over</ex>; to turn <ex>over</ex> the leaves; to
tip <ex>over</ex> a cart.</as></def>

<sn>7.</sn> <def>At an end; beyond the limit of continuance;
completed; finished.</def> \'bdTheir distress was
<xex>over</xex>.\'b8 <au>Macaulay</au>. \'bdThe feast was
<xex>over</xex>.\'b8 <au>Sir W. Scott</au>.

<note><hand/ <xex>Over</xex>, <xex>out</xex>, <xex>off</xex>, 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, <xex>here</xex>, <xex>there</xex>,
<xex>everywhere</xex>, <xex>nowhere</xex>; as, the games were
<xex>over</xex>; the play is <xex>over</xex>; the master was
<xex>out</xex>; his hat is <xex>off</xex>.</note>

<note><hand/ <xex>Over</xex> is much used in composition, with
the same significations that it has as a separate word; as in
<xex>over</xex>cast, <xex>over</xex>flow, to cast or flow so as
to spread over or cover; <xex>over</xex>hang, to hang above;
<xex>over</xex>turn, to turn so as to bring the underside towards
the top; <xex>over</xex>act, <xex>over</xex>reach, to act or
reach beyond, implying excess or superiority.</note>

<cs><col>All over</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>Over the whole; upon
all parts; completely; <as>as, he is spatterd with mud <ex>all
over<ex></as>.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>Wholly over; at an end;
<as>as, it is <ex>all over<ex> with him</as>.</cd> -- <col>Over
again</col>, <cd>once more; with repetition; afresh; anew.
<au>Dryden</au>.</cd> -- <col>Over against</col>, <cd>opposite;
in front. <au>Addison</au>.</cd> -- <col>Over and above</col>,
<cd>in a manner, or degree, beyond what is supposed, defined, or
usual; besides; in addition; <as>as, not <ex>over and above<ex>
well</as>.</cd> \'bdHe . . . gained, <xex>over and above<xex>,
the good will of all people.\'b8 <au>L' Estrange</au>. --
<col>Over and over</col>, <cd>repeatedly; again and again.</cd>
-- <col>To boil over</col>. <cd>See under <er>Boil</er>, <pos>v.
i.</pos></cd> -- <mcol><col>To come it over</col>, <col>To do
over</col>, <col>To give over</col>, etc.</mcol> <cd>See under
<er>Come</er>, <er>Do</er>, <er>Give</er>, etc.</cd> -- <col>To
throw over</col>, <cd>to abandon; to betray. Cf. <cref>To throw
overboard</cref>, under <er>Overboard</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>O"ver</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Upper; covering; higher;
superior; also, excessive; too much or too great; -- chiefly used
in composition; <as>as, <ex>over</ex>shoes, <ex>over</ex>coat,
<ex>over</ex>-garment, <ex>over</ex>lord, <ex>over</ex>work,
<ex>over</ex>haste</as>.</def>

<hw>O"ver</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Cricket)</fld> <def>A certain
number of balls (usually four) delivered successively from behind
ine wicket, after which the ball is bowled from behing the other
wicket as many times, the fielders changing places.</def>

<hw>O`ver*a*bound"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be
exceedingly plenty or superabundant.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>O`ver*act"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting;
<as>as, he <ex>overacted</ex> his part</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To act upon, or influence, unduly.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The hope of inheritance <qex>overacts</qex> them.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>O`ver*act"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To act
more than is necessary; to go to excess in action.</def>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>O"ver*ac"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Per<?/ormance to excess; exaggerated or excessive
action.</def>

<hw>O`ver*af*fect"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
affect or care for unduly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O`ver*ag"i*tate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
agitate or discuss beyond what is expedient.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>O"ver*all</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<def>Everywhere.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>O"ver*alls</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A kind of loose trousers worn over others to protect them
from soiling.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Waterproof leggings.</def>

<au>R. D. Blackmore.</au>

<hw>O"ver*anx*i"e*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
state of being overanxious; excessive anxiety.</def>

<hw>O"ver*anx"ious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Anxious
in an excessive or needless degree.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>O"ver*anx"ious*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O`ver*arch"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
make or place an arch over; to hang over like an arch.</def>
\'bdBrown with <xex>o'erarching</xex> shades.\'b8

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>O"ver-arm`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Cricket,
etc.)</fld> <def>Done (as bowling or pitching) with the arm
raised above the shoulder. See <er>Overhard</er>.</def> \'bdAn
<xex>over-arm</xex> with a round-arm bowler.\'b8

<au>R. A. Proctor.</au>

<hw>O`ver*awe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overawed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overawing</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To awe exceedingly; to
subjugate or restrain by awe or great fear.</def>

<q>The king was present in person to overlook the magistrates,
and <qex>overawe</qex> these subjects with the terror of his
sword.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<hw>O"ver*aw"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Awful, or
reverential, in an excessive degree.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O`ver*bal"ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To exceed equality with; to outweigh.</def>

<au>Locke.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to lose balance or equilibrium.</def>

<hw>O"ver*bal`ance</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Excess
of weight or value; something more than an equivalent; <as>as, an
<ex>overbalance</ex> of exports</as>.</def>

<au>J. Edwards.</au>

<hw>O"ver*bar"ren</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Excessively barren.</def>

<hw>O"ver*bat"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Over</ets> + <ets>battle</ets>, a.]</ety>
<def>Excessively fertile; bearing rank or noxious growths.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd<xex>Overbattle</xex> grounds.\'b8

<au>Hooker.</au>

<hw>O`ver*bear"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To bear down or carry down, as by excess of weight, power,
force, etc.; to overcome; to suppress.</def>

<q>The point of reputation, when the news first came of the
battle lost, did <qex>overbear</qex> the reason of war.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<q><qex>Overborne</qex> with weight the Cyprians fell.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<q>They are not so ready to <qex>overbear</qex> the adversary who
goes out of his own country to meet them.</q>
<qau>Jowett (Thucyd. )</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To domineer over; to overcome by
insolence.</def>

<hw>O`ver*bear"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To bear fruit or
offspring to excess; to be too prolific.</def>

<hw>O`ver*bear"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Overpowering; subduing; repressing.</def>

<au>I. Watts.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Aggressively haughty; arrogant; domineering;
tyrannical; dictatorial; insolent.</def>

--<wordforms><wf>O`ver*bear"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>O`ver*bear"ing*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O`ver*bend"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bend
to excess.</def>

<hw>O`ver*bend"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To bend over.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>O`ver*bid"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bid or
offer beyond, or in excess of.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>O`ver*bide"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
outlive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>O`ver*blow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To blow over, or be subdued.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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
<xex>overblowing</xex>.</def>

<hw>O`ver*blow"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To blow away; to
dissipate by wind, or as by wind.</def>

<q>When this cloud of sorrow's <qex>overblown</qex>.</q>
<qau>Waller.</qau>

<hw>O"ver*board`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Over the
side of a ship; hence, from on board of a ship, into the water;
<as>as, to fall <ex>overboard</ex></as>.</def>

<cs><col>To throw overboard</col>, <cd>to discard; to abandon, as
a dependent or friend.</cd></cs>

<hw>O`ver*boil"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To boil
over or unduly.</def>

<q>Nor is discontent to keep the mind
Deep in its fountain, lest it <qex>overboil</qex>
In the hot throng.</q>
<qau>Byron.</qau>

<hw>O`ver*bold"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Excessively
or presumptuously bold; impudent.</def> <au>Shak.</au> --
<wordforms><wf>O"ver*bold"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O"ver*book"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Excessively bookish.</def>

<hw>O"ver*boun"te*ous</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Bounteous to
excess.</def>

<hw>O`ver*bow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bend
or bow over; to bend in a contrary direction.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>O`ver*breed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
breed to excess.</def>

<hw>O`ver*brim"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To flow
over the brim; to be so full as to overflow.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>O`ver*brow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To hang
over like a brow; to impend over.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<au>Longfellow.</au>

<q>Did with a huge projection <qex>overbrow</qex>
Large space beneath.</q>
<qau>Wordsworth.</qau>

<hw>O`ver*build"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To build over.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To build too much; to build beyond the
demand.</def>

<hw>O`ver*built"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having too
many buildings; <as>as, an <ex>overbuilt</ex> part of a
town</as>.</def>

<hw>O`ver*bulk"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
oppress by bulk; to overtower.</def> <mark>[Obs. & R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*bur"den</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
load with too great weight or too much care, etc.</def>

<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au>

<hw>O"ver*bur`den</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The waste which
overlies good stone in a quarry.</def>

<au>Raymond.</au>

<hw>O"ver*bur"den*some</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
burdensome.</def>

<hw>O`ver*burn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
burn too much; to be overzealous.</def>

<hw>O"ver-bus"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too busy;
officious.</def>

<hw>O`ver*buy"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To buy too much.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To buy at too dear a rate.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>O`ver*can"o*py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
cover as with a canopy.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*ca"pa*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
capable.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q><qex>Overcapable</qex> of such pleasing errors.</q>
<qau>Hooker.</qau>

<hw>O"ver*care"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Excessive
care.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<-- p. 1022 -->

<hw>O"ver*care"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
careful.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ver*cark"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
anxious; too full of care.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>O`ver*car"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
carry too far; to carry beyond the proper point.</def>

<au>Hayward.</au>

<hw>O`ver*cast"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.</def>

<q>Those clouds that <qex>overcast</qex> your morn shall fly.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To compute or rate too high.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Sewing)</fld> <def>To take long, loose stitches
over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling.</def>

<hw>O`ver*catch"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
overtake.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O"ver*cau"tious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
cautious; cautious or prudent to excess.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>O"ver*cau"tious*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>O"ver*cau"tiou*ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O"ver*change`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Too much
or too frequent change; fickleness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>O`ver*charge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Supercharge</er>, <er>Surcharge</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to
oppress; to cloy.</def>

<au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To fill too full; to crowd.</def>

<q>Our language is <qex>overcharged</qex> with consonants.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To charge excessively; to charge beyond a fair
rate or price.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To exaggerate; <as>as, to <ex>overcharge</ex> a
description</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Overcharged mine</col>. <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <cd>See
<cref>Globe of compression</cref>, under
<er>Globe</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>O`ver*charge"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To make excessive
charges.</def>

<hw>O"ver*charge`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Supercargo</er>, <er>Supercharge</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>An excessive load or burden.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An excessive charge in an account.</def>

<hw>O`ver*climb"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
climb over.</def>

<au>Surrey.</au>

<hw>O`ver*cloud"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
cover or overspread with clouds; to becloud; to overcast.</def>

<hw>O`ver*cloy"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To fill
beyond satiety.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ver*coat`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Surcoat</er>.]</ety> <def>A coat worn over the other
clothing; a greatcoat; a topcoat.</def>

<hw>O"ver*cold"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Cold to
excess.</def>

<au>Wiseman.</au>

<hw>O`ver*col"or</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
color too highly.</def>

<hw>O`ver*come"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Overcame</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Overcome</er>; <pos>p. pr & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overcoming</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS. <ets>ofercuman</ets>.
See <er>Over</er>, <er>Come</er>, and cf.
<er>Supervene</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer;
to subdue; <as>as, to <ex>overcome</ex> enemies in
battle</as>.</def>

<q>This wretched woman <qex>overcome</qex>
Of anguish, rather than of crime, hath been.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To overflow; to surcharge.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>J. Philips.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To come or pass over; to spreads over.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>And <qex>overcome</qex> us like a summer's cloud.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To conquer; subdue; vanquish; overpower; overthrow;
overturn; defeat; crush; overbear; overwhelm; prostrate; beat;
surmount. See <er>Conquer</er>.</syn>

<hw>O`ver*come"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To gain the
superiority; to be victorious.</def>

<au>Rev. iii. 21.</au>

<hw>O`ver*com"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
overcomes.</def>

<hw>O`ver*com"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Conquering; subduing.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>O`ver*com"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O"ver*con"fi*dence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Excessive confidence; too great reliance or trust.</def>

<hw>O"ver*con"fi*dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Confident to excess.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>O"ver*con"fi*dent*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O"ver*cost"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
costly.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O`ver*count"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To rate
too high; to outnumber.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*cov"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
cover up.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ver*cred"u*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
credulous.</def>

<hw>O`ver*crow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To crow,
exult, or boast, over; to overpower.</def>

<au>Spenser. Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*crowd"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
crowd too much.</def>

<hw>O"ver*cun"ning</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Exceedingly or excessively cunning.</def>

<hw>O"ver*cu"ri*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
curious.</def>

<hw>O`ver*dare"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.</def>

<hw>O`ver*date"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To date
later than the true or proper period.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O"ver*deal`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
excess.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The <qex>overdeal</qex> in the price will be double.</q>
<qau>Holland.</qau>

<hw>O"ver*del"i*cate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
delicate.</def>

<hw>O"ver*de*light"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Delighted beyond measure.</def>

<hw>O"ver*dight"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Covered
over.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>O`ver*do"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Overdid</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Overdone</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Overdoing</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to
exaggerate; to carry too far.</def>

<q>Anything so <qex>overdone</qex> is from the purpose of
playing.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust;
<as>as, to <ex>overdo</ex> one's strength</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To surpass; to excel.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Tennyson.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To cook too much; <as>as, to <ex>overdo</ex> the
meat</as>.</def>

<hw>O`ver*do"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To labor too hard; to
do too much.</def>

<hw>O`ver*do"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
overdoes.</def>

<hw>O`ver*dose"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dose
to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.</def>

<hw>O"ver*dose`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Too great a dose; an
excessive dose.</def>

<hw>O`ver*draw"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Overdrew</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Overdrawn</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Overdrawing</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To exaggerate; to overdo.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Banking)</fld> <def>To make drafts upon or
against, in excess of the proper amount or limit.</def>

<hw>O`ver*dress"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>O`ver*drink"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
drink to excess.</def>

<hw>O`ver*dtive"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.</def>

<hw>O`ver*drown"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wet
or drench to excess.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>W. Browne.</au>

<hw>O`ver*dry"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dry
too much.</def>

<au>Burton.</au>

<hw>O"ver*due"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Due and more
than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival or payment,
etc.; <as>as, an <ex>overdue</ex> vessel; an <ex>overdue</ex>
note.</as></def>

<hw>O`ver*dye"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To dye
with excess of color; to put one color over (another).</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*ea"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too eager;
too impatient.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>O`ver*ea"ger*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>O"ver*ea"ger*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O`ver*ear"nest</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
earnest.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>O"ver*ear"nest*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>O"ver*ear"nest*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O`ver*eat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To gnaw all over, or on all sides.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To eat to excess; -- often with a
reflexive.</def>

<hw>O"ver*el"e*gant</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
elegant.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>O`ver*emp"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make
too empty; to exhaust.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Carew.</au>

<hw>O"ver*est</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>Superl.</pos> of <er>Over</er>.]</wordforms>
<def>Uppermost; outermost.</def>

<q>Full threadbare was his <qex>overeste</qex> courtepy.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>
<-- sic -->

<hw>O`ver*es"ti*mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
estimate too highly; to overvalue.</def>

<hw>O`ver*es"ti*mate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
estimate that is too high; <as>as, an <ex>overestimate</ex> of
the vote</as>.</def>

<hw>O`ver*ex*cite"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
excite too much.</def>

<hw>O"ver*ex*cite"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Excess of excitement; the state of being overexcited.</def>

<hw>O`ver*ex*ert"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
exert too much.</def>

<hw>O"ver*ex*er"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Excessive exertion.</def>

<hw>O"ver*ex"qui*site</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
exquisite; too exact or nice; too careful.</def>

<hw>O`ver*eye"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To superintend; to oversee; to inspect.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To see; to observe.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ver*fall`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A cataract; a waterfall.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>A turbulent surface of water,
caused by strong currents setting over submerged ridges; also, a
dangerous submerged ridge or shoal.</def>

<hw>O"ver*fa*tigue"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Excessive fatigue.</def>

<hw>O`ver*fa*tigue"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To fatigue to
excess; to tire out.</def>

<hw>O`ver*feed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overfed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overfeeding</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To feed to excess; to
surfeit.</def>

<hw>O"ver*fierce"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Excessively fierce.</def>

<hw>o`ver*fill"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To fill
to excess; to surcharge.</def>

<hw>O`ver*fish"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To fish
to excess.</def>

<hw>O`ver*float"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
overflow.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>O`ver*flour"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>To make excessive display or flourish of.</def>

<au>Collier.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To embellish with outward ornaments or
flourishes; to varnish over.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*flow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overflowed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overflowing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>oferfl<?/wan</ets>. See <er>Over</er>, and
<er>Flow</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To flow over; to cover
woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to
inundate; to overwhelm.</def>

<q>The northern nations <qex>overflowed</qex> all
Christendom.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To flow over the brim of; to fill more than
full.</def>

<hw>O`ver*flow"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To run
over the bounds.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To be superabundant; to abound.</def>

<au>Rogers.</au>

<hw>O"ver*flow`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an
inundation.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a
superabundance.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>An outlet for the escape of surplus
liquid.</def>

<cs><col>Overflow meeting</col>, <cd>a meeting constituted of the
surplus or overflow of another audience.</cd></cs>

<hw>O`ver*flow"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
overflow; that which overflows; exuberance; copiousness.</def>

<q>He was ready to bestow the <qex>overflowings</qex> of his full
mind on anybody who would start a subject.</q>
<qau>Macaulay.</qau>

<hw>O`ver*flow"ing*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In great
abundance; exuberantly.</def>

<au>Boyle.</au>

<hw>O`ver*flush"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
flush to excess.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>O`ver*flut"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
flutter over.</def>

<hw>O"ver*flux`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Overflow;
exuberance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>O`ver*fly"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Overflew</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Overflown</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Overflying</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To cross or
pass over by flight.</def>

<au>Byron.</au>

<hw>O"ver*fond"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr><def>, <?/ Fond to excess.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

-- <wordforms><wf>O"ver*fond"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>O"ver*fond"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O"ver*force`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Excessive
force; violence.</def>

<hw>O"ver*for"ward</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Forward
to excess; too forward.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>O"ver*for"ward*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O"ver*free"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Free to
excess; too liberal; too familiar.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>O"ver*free"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O`ver*freight"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overfreighted</er>
(<er>Overfraught</er> <pr>(?)</pr>, <mark>obs.</mark>); <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Overfreighting</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To
put too much freight in or upon; to load too full, or too
heavily; to overload.</def>

<hw>O"ver*fre"quent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
frequent.</def>

<hw>O`ver*frieze"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
cover with a frieze, or as with a frieze.</def>

<au>E. Hall.</au>

<hw>O`ver*front"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
confront; to oppose; to withstand.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O"ver*fruit"ful</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
fruitful.</def>

<hw>O"ver*full"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>oferfull</ets>.]</ety> <def>Too full; filled to overflowing;
excessively full; surfeited.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ver*full"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
excessively or abnormally full, so as to cause overflow,
distention, or congestion; excess of fullness; surfeit.</def>

<hw>O"ver-gar`ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An outer
garment.</def>

<hw>O`ver*gar"ri*son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
garrison to excess.</def>

<hw>O`ver*gaze"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To gaze;
to overlook.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark> \'bdEarth's
<xex>o'ergazing</xex> mountains.\'b8

<au>Byron.</au>

<hw>O`ver*get"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To reach; to overtake; to pass.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To get beyond; to get over or recover
from.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>O`ver*gild"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>ofergyldan</ets>.]</ety> <def>To gild over; to
varnish.</def>

<hw>O`ver*gird"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To gird
too closely.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>O`ver*give"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give
over; to surrender; to yield.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>O"ver*glad"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Excessively
or unduly glad.</def>

<hw>O`ver*glance"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
glance over.</def>

<hw>O`ver*glide"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
glide over.</def>

<au>Wyatt.</au>

<hw>O`ver*gloom"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<q><qex>Overgloomed</qex> by memories of sorrow.</q>
<qau>De Quincey.</qau>

<hw>O`ver*go"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Overwent</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Overgone</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Overgoing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>oferg\'ben</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To travel over.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To exceed; to surpass.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To cover.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chapman.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To oppress; to weigh down.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*gorge"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
gorge to excess.</def>

<hw>O`ver*grace"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
grace or honor exceedingly or beyond desert.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<hw>O"ver*grassed"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Overstocked, or overgrown, or covered, with grass.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>O`ver*great"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
great.</def>

<hw>O"ver*great"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Excessive
greatness.</def>

<hw>O"ver*greed"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Excessively greedy.</def>

<hw>O"ver*gross"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
gross.</def>

<hw>O"ver*ground"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Situated
over or above ground; <as>as, the <ex>overground</ex> portion of
a plant</as>.</def>

<hw>O`ver*grow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Overgrew</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Overgrown</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Overgrowing</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage,
esp. that which is rank.</def>

<q>The green . . . is rough and <qex>overgrown</qex>.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Scott.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to
overcome; to oppress.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>
<au>Mortimer</au>. \'bd<xex>O'ergrown</xex> with labor.\'b8

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<mark>[Usually in the past participle.]</mark>

<hw>O`ver*grow"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To grow beyond the
fit or natural size; <as>as, a huge, <ex>overgrown</ex>
ox</as>.</def>

<au>L'Estrange.</au>

<hw>O"ver*growth`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Excessive
growth.</def>

<hw>O`ver*hall"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Overhaul</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O`ver*hale"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Overhaul</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O"ver*hand`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The upper
hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.</def>

<q>He had gotten thereby a great <qex>overhand</qex> on me.</q>
<qau>Sir T. More.</qau>

<hw>O"ver*hand`</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<fld>(Sewing)</fld> <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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Baseball, Cricket, etc.)</fld> <def>Done (as
pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the
arm above, or higher than, the shoulder.</def>

<cs><col>Overhand knot</col>. <cd>See <xex>Illustration<xex> of
<er>Knot</er>.</cd></cs>

<hw>O"ver*hand`</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an overhand manner
or style.</def>

<hw>O`ver*han"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
handle, or use, too much; to mention too often.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*hang"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overhung</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overhanging</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To impend or
hang over.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Beau. & Fl.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To hang over; to jut or project over.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>O`ver*hang"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To jut over.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O`ver*hang`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Arch.)</fld>
<sn>1.</sn> <def>In a general sense, that which just out or
projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection;
<as>as, the <ex>overhang</ex> is five feet</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</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>as, the <ex>overhang</ex> of a roof, of the
eaves, etc</as>.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>The portion of the bow or
stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water
line.</def>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mach.)</fld> <def>The projection of a part
beyond another part that is directly below it, or beyond a part
by which it is supported; <as>as, the <ex>overhang</ex> of a
shaft; <it>i. e.</it>, its projection beyond its
bearing.</as></def>

<hw>O"ver*hap"py</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Exceedingly happy.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*hard"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
harden too much; to make too hard.</def>

<au>Boyle.</au>

<hw>O"ver*har"dy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too hardy;
overbold.</def>

<hw>O"ver*haste`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Too great
haste.</def>

<hw>O"ver*has"ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too hasty;
precipitate; rash.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>O"ver*has"ti*ly</wf>
<pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>O`ver*has"ti*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O`ver*haul"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overhauled</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; p. pr. & vb. n. <er>Overhauling</er>.]</wordforms>
<sn>1.</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>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To gain upon in a chase; to
overtake.</def>

<cs><col>To overhaul a tackle</col>, <cd>to pull on the leading
parts so as to separate the blocks.</cd> -- <col>To overhaul
running rigging</col>, <cd>to keep it clear, and see that no
hitch occurs.</cd></cs>

<mhw>{ <hw>O"ver*haul`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>O`ver*haul"ing</hw>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>A strict
examination with a view to correction or repairs.</def>

<hw>O`ver*head"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Aloft;
above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or
upon the floor above; in the zenith.</def>

<q>While <qex>overhead</qex> the moon
Sits arbitress.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<note>Also used adjectively; as, an <xex>overhead</xex> crane,
gear, etc.</note>

<cs><col>Overhead engine</col>, <cd>a vertical steam engine in
which the cylinder stands above the crank.</cd> -- <col>Overhead
work</col>, <cd>a general term in manufactories for
countershafting and gearing, when overhead.</cd></cs>

<hw>O`ver*hear"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overheard</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overhearing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>oferhi\'82ran</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To hear more of (anything) than was intended to
be heard; to hear by accident or artifice.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To hear again.</def>

<au>ShaK.</au>

<hw>O`ver*heat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Superheat</er>.]</ety> <def>To heat to excess; to
superheat.</def>

<au>Cowper.</au>

<hw>O"ver*heav`y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Excessively heavy.</def>

<hw>O`ver*hele"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>oferhelian</ets>.]</ety> <def>To hele or cover over.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>O`ver*hent"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Hent</er>.]</ety> <def>To overtake.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>So forth he went and soon them <qex>overhent</qex>.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<hw>O"ver*high"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>oferhe\'a0h</ets>.]</ety> <def>Too high.</def>

<hw>O"ver*high"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Too highly; too
greatly.</def>

<hw>O`ver*hip"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overhipped</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overhipping</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[<ets>Over</ets> + a word
akin to E. <ets>hop</ets> to skip.]</ety> <def>To pass over by,
or as by a hop; to skip over; hence, to overpass.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdWhen the time is <xex>overhipt</xex>.\'b8

<au>Holland.</au>

<-- p. 1023 -->

<hw>O`ver*hold"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To hold
or value too highly; to estimate at too dear a rate.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ver*hung"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Covered over; ornamented with hangings.</def>

<au>Carlyle.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Suspended from above or from the top.</def>

<cs><col>Overhung door</col>, <cd>a sliding door, suspended door,
suspended from the top, as upon rollers.</cd></cs>

<hw>O`ver*in"flu*ence</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
influence in an excessive degree; to have undue influence
over.</def>

<hw>O`ver*in*form"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
inform, fill, or animate, excessively.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>O"ver*is"sue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
excessive issue; an issue, as of notes or bonds, exceeding the
limit of capital, credit, or authority.</def>

<q>An <qex>overissue</qex> of government paper.</q>
<qau>Brougham.</qau>

<hw>O`ver*is"sue</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To issue in
excess.</def>

<hw>O`ver*jeal"ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Over</ets> + <ets>jealous.</ets>  Cf.
<er>Overzealous</er>.]</ety> <def>Excessively jealous; too
jealous.</def>

<hw>O`ver*joy"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make
excessively joyful; to gratify extremely.</def>

<hw>O"ver*joy`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Excessive
joy; transport.</def>

<hw>O`ver*jump"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To jump
over; hence, to omit; to ignore.</def>

<au>Marston.</au>

<hw>O"ver*king`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A king who
has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes.</def>

<au>J. R. Green.</au>

<hw>O"ver*know"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
knowing or too cunning.</def>

<hw>O`ver*la"bor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overlabored</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overlaboring</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To cause to labor excessively; to
overwork.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To labor upon excessively; to refine
unduly.</def>

<hw>O`ver*lade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Overladed</er>; <pos>p. p.</pos>
<er>Overladen</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overlading</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Overload</er>.]</ety> <def>To load with too great a cargo; to
overburden; to overload.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>O"ver*land`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Being, or
accomplished, over the land, instead of by sea; <as>as, an
<ex>overland</ex> journey</as>.</def>

<hw>O"ver*land`</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>By, upon, or across,
land.</def>

<hw>O"ver*land`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
travels over lands or countries; one who travels overland.</def>

<hw>O"ver*lan"guaged</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Employing too many words; diffuse.</def>

<au>Lowell.</au>

<hw>O`ver*lap"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
lap over; to lap.</def>

<hw>O"ver*lap`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The lapping of one thing over another; <as>as, an
<ex>overlap</ex> of six inches; an <ex>overlap</ex> of a slate on
a roof.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <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>

<hw>O"ver*large"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too large;
too great.</def>

<hw>O"ver*large"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Excess of size or
bulk.</def>

<hw>O`ver*lash"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
Prov. E. <ets>lash</ets> extravagant, <ets>lashing</ets>
lavish.]</ety> <def>To drive on rashly; to go to excess; hence,
to exaggerate; to boast.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Barrow.</au>

<hw>O`ver*lash"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Excess;
exaggeration.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O"ver*late"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too late;
exceedingly late.</def>

<hw>O`ver*lave"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To lave
or bathe over.</def>

<hw>O"ver*lav"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lavish to
excess.</def>

<hw>O`ver*lay"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overlaid</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overlaying</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To lay, or
spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm;
to press excessively upon.</def>

<q>When any country is <qex>overlaid</qex> by the multitude which
live upon it.</q>
<qau>Sir W. Raleigh.</qau>

<q>As when a cloud his beams doth <qex>overlay</qex>.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<q>Framed of cedar <qex>overlaid</qex> with gold.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<q>And <qex>overlay</qex>
With this portentous bridge the dark abyss.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To smother with a close covering, or by lying
upon.</def>

<q>This woman's child died in the night; because she
<qex>overlaid</qex> it.</q>
<qau>1 Kings iii. 19.</qau>

<q>A heap of ashes that <qex>o'erlays</qex> your fire.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Printing)</fld> <def>To put an overlay
on.</def>

<hw>O"ver*lay`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>A covering.</def>

<au>Sir W. Scott.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Printing)</fld> <def>A piece of paper pasted
upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it
stronger at a particular place.</def>

<hw>O"ver*lay"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
overlays; that with which anything is overlaid.</def>

<hw>O"ver*lay"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A superficial
covering; a coating.</def>

<hw>O`ver*lead"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
domineer over; to affront; to treat with indignity.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>O`ver*leap"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>oferhle\'a0pan</ets>. See <er>Over</er>, and
<er>Leap</er>.]</ety> <def>To leap over or across; hence, to
omit; to ignore.</def> \'bdLet me <xex>o'erleap</xex> that
custom.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ver*learn"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
learned.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>O"ver*learn"ed</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>O"ver*learn"ed*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O"ver*leath`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Upper
leather.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*leav"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
leaven too much; hence, to change excessively; to spoil.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O"ver*lib"er*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
liberal.</def>

<hw>O"ver*lib"er*al*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
overliberal manner.</def>

<hw>O`ver*lick"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To lick
over.</def>

<hw>O`ver*lie"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Overlay</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Overlain</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Overlying</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To lie over or
upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; <as>as, to
<ex>overlie</ex> an infant</as>.</def>

<au>Quain.</au>

<q>A woman by negligence <qex>overlieth</qex> her child in her
sleeping.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<hw>O"ver*light`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Too strong
a light.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>O"ver*light"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too light or frivolous;
giddy.</def>

<hw>O"ver*li*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being overly; carelessness.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>O"ver*lin"ger</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
cause to linger; to detain too long.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>O"ver*lip`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>oferlibban</ets>.]</ety> <def>The upper lip.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>O`ver*live"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
outlive.</def>

<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au>

<q>The culture of Northumbria <qex>overlived</qex> the term of
its political supermacy.</q>
<qau>Earle.</qau>

<hw>O`ver*live"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To live
too long, too luxuriously, or too actively.</def>
<au>Milton</au>. \'bd<xex>Overlived</xex> in this close London
life.\'b8

<au>Mrs. Browning.</au>

<hw>O"ver*liv"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A
survivor.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>O`ver*load"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overloaded</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Overloading</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Overlade</er>.]</ety> <def>To load or fill to excess; to load
too heavily.</def>

<hw>O"ver*load`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load.</def>

<hw>O"ver*log"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Excessively logical; adhering too closely to the forms or
rules of logic.</def>

<hw>O"ver*long"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos> <def>Too
long.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*look"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overlooked</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overlooking</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</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>as, to <ex>overlook</ex> a valley from a hill</as>.</def>
\'bdThe pile <xex>o'erlooked</xex> the town.\'b8

<au>Dryden.</au>

<q>[Titan] with burning eye did hotly <qex>overlook</qex>
them.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes,
to observe secretly; <as>as, to <ex>overlook</ex> a gang of
laborers; to <ex>overlook</ex> one who is writing a
letter.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully
or repeatedly.</def> \'bd<xex>Overlook</xex> this pedigree.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>The time and care that are required
To <qex>overlook</qex> and file and polish well.</q>
<qau>Roscommon.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by
looking upon; to fascinate.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov.
Eng.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<q>If you trouble me I will <qex>overlook</qex> you, and then
your pigs will die.</q>
<qau>C. Kingsley.</qau>

<sn>5.</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>

<q>The times of ignorance therefore God
<qex>overlooked</qex>.</q>
<qau>Acts xvii. 30 (Rev. Ver. )</qau>

<q>They <qex>overlook</qex> truth in the judgments they pass.</q>
<qau>Atterbury.</qau>

<q>The pardoning and <qex>overlooking</qex> of faults.</q>
<qau>Addison.</qau>

<hw>O"ver*look"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
overlooks.</def>

<hw>O"ver*loop`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Orlop</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O"ver*lord`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who is
lord over another or others; a superior lord; a master.</def>

<au>Freeman.</au>

<hw>O"ver*lord"ship</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Lordship or supremacy of a person or a people over
others.</def>

<au>J. R. Green.</au>

<hw>O"ver*loud"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too loud;
noisy.</def>

<hw>O`ver*love"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To love
to excess.</def>

<hw>O"ver*lus"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Excessively luscious.</def>

<hw>O"ver*lust"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too lusty,
or lively.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ver*ly</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Careless;
negligent; inattentive; superfical; not thorough.</def>
<mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Excessive; too much.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Coleridge.</au>

<hw>O"ver*ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an overly
manner.</def> <mark>[Archaic]</mark>

<hw>O`ver*ly"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Lying over
or upon something; <as>as, <ex>overlying</ex> rocks</as>.</def>

<hw>O`ver*mag"ni*fy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
magnify too much.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>O"ver*mal"a*pert</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Excessively malapert or impudent.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Prynne.</au>

<hw>O"ver*man`ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an
excessive manner; excessively.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Wiclif.</au>

<hw>O`ver*march"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
march too far, or too much; to exhaust by marching.</def>

<au>Baker.</au>

<hw>O`ver*mast"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To furnish (a vessel) with too long or
too heavy a mast or masts.</def>

<hw>O`ver*mas"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern.</def>

<hw>O`ver*match"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to
vanquish.</def>

<au>Drayton.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To marry (one) to a superior.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Burton.</au>

<hw>O"ver*match`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one
of the opponents is overmatched.</def>

<au>Milton. D. Webster.</au>

<hw>O`ver*meas"ure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
measure or estimate too largely.</def>

<hw>O"ver*meas`ure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Excessive measure; the excess beyond true or proper measure;
surplus.</def>

<hw>O`ver*med"dle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
meddle unduly.</def>

<hw>O`ver*med"dling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Excessive interference.</def> \'bdJustly shent for their
<xex>overmeddling</xex>.\'b8

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>O"ver*mel"low</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
mellow; overripe.</def>

<hw>O"ver*mer"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Excessive
merit.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>O"ver*mic"kle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a. & adv.</pos>
<def>Overmuch.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark>

<hw>O`ver*mix"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To mix
with too much.</def>

<hw>O"ver*mod"est</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Modest to
excess; bashful.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>O"ver*mod"est*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O"ver*moist"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Excessively moist.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>O"ver*mois"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Excess
of moisture.</def>

<hw>O"ver*more"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Beyond;
moreover.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O"ver*mor"row</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The day
after or following to-morrow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Bible (1551).</au>

<hw>O"ver*most`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Over the
rest in authority; above all others; highest.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Fabyan.</au>

<hw>O`ver*mount"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Surmount</er>.]</ety> <def>To mount over; to go higher than;
to rise above.</def>

<hw>O"ver*much"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
much.</def> -- <def2><pos>adv.</pos> <def>In too great a degree;
too much.</def></def2> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An excess; a
surplus.</def></def2>

<hw>O`ver*much"ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
quality or state of being in excess; superabundance.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>O`ver*mul"ti*ply</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<def>To multiply or increase too much; to repeat too often.</def>

<hw>O`ver*mul"ti*tude</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
outnumber.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O`ver*name"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To name
over or in a series; to recount.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ver*neat"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Excessively
neat.</def>

<au>Spectator.</au>

<hw>O"ver*nice"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Excessively
nice; fastidious.</def> <au>Bp. Hall</au>. --
<wordforms><wf>O"ver*nice"ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos> --
<wf>O"ver*nice"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O"ver*night`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The fore
part of the night last past; the previous evening.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ver*night"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In the fore part of
the night last past; in the evening before; also, during the
night; <as>as, the candle will not last
<ex>overnight</ex></as>.</def>

<q>I had been telling her all that happened
<qex>overnight</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dickens.</qau>

<hw>O`ver*noise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
overpower by noise.</def>

<hw>O"ver*nu"mer*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Excessively numerous; too many.</def>

<hw>O`ver*of"fice</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
domineer over by virtue of office.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ver*of*fi"cious</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
busy; too ready to intermeddle; too officious.</def>

<au>Collier.</au>

<hw>O`ver*paint"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
color or describe too strongly.</def>

<au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au>

<hw>O`ver*pam"per</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
pamper excessively; to feed or dress too much.</def>

<au>Dryton.</au>

<hw>O`ver*part"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give
too important or difficult a part to.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>B. Jonson.</au>

<hw>O`ver*pass"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overpassed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overpassing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Surpass</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To go over or beyond; to cross; <as>as, to
<ex>overpass</ex> a river; to <ex>overpass</ex>
limits.</as></def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To pass over; to omit; to overlook; to
disregard.</def>

<q>All the beauties of the East
He slightly viewed and slightly <qex>overpassed</qex>.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To surpass; to excel.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>R. Browning.</au>

<hw>O`ver*pass"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To pass over, away,
or off.</def>

<hw>O"ver*pas"sion*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Passionate to excess.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>O"ver*pas"sion*ate*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O"ver*pa"tient</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Patient
to excess.</def>

<hw>O`ver*pay"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overpaid</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overpaying</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To pay too much to; to
reward too highly.</def>

<hw>O`ver*peer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To peer
over; to rise above.</def>

<hw>O`ver*peo"ple</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
people too densely.</def>

<hw>O`ver*perch"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
perch upon; to fly over.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*per*suade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
persuade or influence against one's inclination or
judgment.</def>

<au>Pope.</au>

<hw>O`ver*pes"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
pester exceedingly or excessively.</def>

<au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au>

<hw>O`ver*pic"ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass nature in the picture or representation of.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bd<xex>O'erpicturing</xex> that Venus.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*please"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
please excessively.</def>

<hw>O"ver*plus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Over</ets> + L. <ets>plus</ets> more. See
<er>Plus</er>, and cf. <er>Surplus</er>.]</ety> <def>That which
remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity proposed;
surplus.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

\'bdThe <xex>overplus</xex> of a great fortune.\'b8
<au>Addison</au>.

<hw>O`ver*ply"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To ply to
excess; to exert with too much vigor; to overwork.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O`ver*poise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
outweigh; to overbalance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Sir T. Browne.</au>

<hw>O"ver*poise`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Preponderant weight; a
counterbalance.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Mrs. Browning.</au>

<hw>O`ver*pol"ish</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
polish too much.</def>

<hw>O"ver*pon"der*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
heavy.</def>

<hw>O`ver*post"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To post
over; to pass over swiftly, as by post.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ver*po"tent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
potent or powerful.</def>

<hw>O`ver*pow"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overpowered</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overpowering</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To excel or exceed in
power; to cause to yield; to vanquish; to subdue; <as>as, the
light <ex>overpowers</ex> the eyes</as>.</def> \'bdAnd
<xex>overpower'd</xex> that gallant few.\'b8

<au>Wordsworth.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- To overbear; overcome; vanquish; defeat; crush;
overwhelm; overthrow; rout; conquer; subdue.</syn>

<hw>O"ver*pow`er</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A dominating
power.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>O`ver*pow"er*ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Excelling in power;
too powerful; irresistible.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>O`ver*pow"er*ing*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O`ver*praise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Overprize</er>, <er>Superpraise</er>.]</ety> <def>To praise
excessively or unduly.</def>

<hw>O`ver*prais"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of praising
unduly; excessive praise.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O`ver*press"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to
overwhelm.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To overcome by importunity.</def>

<au>Johnson.</au>

<hw>O"ver*pres"sure</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Excessive pressure or urging.</def>

<au>London Athen\'91um.</au>

<hw>O`ver*prize"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Overpraise</er>.]</ety> <def>Toprize excessively; to
overvalue.</def>

<au>Sir H. Wotton.</au>

<hw>O"ver*pro*duc"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Excessive production; supply beyond the demand.</def>

<au>J. S. Mill.</au>

<hw>O"ver*prompt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
prompt; too ready or eager; precipitate.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>O`ver*prompt"ness</wf>, <pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O"ver*proof"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</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>

<hw>O`ver*pro*por"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<def>To make of too great proportion.</def>

<hw>O"ver*proud"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Exceedingly or unduly proud.</def> \'bd<xex>Overproud</xex>
of his victory.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O"ver*prov"i*dent</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
provident.</def>

<hw>O`ver*pro*voke"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
provoke excessively.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>O`ver*quell"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
quell or subdue completely.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>O"ver*qui"et*ness</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Too
much quietness.</def>

<au>Sir. T. Browne.</au>

<hw>O`ver*rake"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overraked</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overraking</er>.]</wordforms> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <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>

<hw>O"ver*rank"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too rank or
luxuriant.</def>

<hw>O`ver*rate"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overrated</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Overrating</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To rate
or value too highly.</def>

<hw>O"ver*rate`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An excessive rate.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Massinger.</au>

<hw>O`ver*reach"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overreached</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>, (<er>Overraught</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>,
<mark>obs.</mark>); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overreaching</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To reach above or beyond in any direction.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or
cunning; to outwit; to cheat.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*reach"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To reach
too far</def>; as: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To strike the toe of the
hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of
horses</def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>To sail on one
tack farther than is necessary.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cheat by cunning or deception.</def>

<-- p. 1024 -->

<hw>O"ver*reach`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act of
striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot;
-- said of horses.</def>

<hw>O`ver*reach"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
overreaches; one who cheats; a cheat.</def>

<hw>O`ver*read"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To read
over, or peruse.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ver*read"y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
ready.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>O"ver*read"*i*ly</wf>
<pr>(#)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>O"ver*read"i*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O`ver*reck"on</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
reckon too highly.</def>

<hw>O`ver*red"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To smear
with red.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O`ver*re*fine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
refine too much.</def>

<hw>O"ver*re*fine"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Excessive refinement.</def>

<hw>O`ver*rent"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To rent
for too much.</def>

<hw>O"ver*rich"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Exccessively rich.</def>

<hw>O`ver*ride"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Overrode</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Overridden</er> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<er>Overrode</er>, <er>Overrid</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Overriding</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>offer\'c6dan</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To ride over or
across; to ride upon; to trample down.</def>

<q>The carter <qex>overridden</qex> with [<it>i. e.</it>, by] his
cart.</q>
<qau>Chaucer.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul;
<as>as, one low <ex>overrides</ex> another; to <ex>override</ex>
a veto.</as></def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To ride beyond; to pass; to outride.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>I <qex>overrode</qex> him on the way.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond
its strength.</def>

<hw>O"ver*rigged"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having
too much rigging.</def>

<hw>O"ver*right"eous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Excessively righteous; -- usually implying hypocrisy.</def>

<hw>O"ver*rig"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too rigid;
too severe.</def>

<hw>O"ver*rig"or*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
rigorous; harsh.</def>

<hw>O"ver*ripe"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Matured to
excess.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O`ver*rip"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make
too ripe.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*roast"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
roast too much.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*rule"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overruled</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overruling</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rule over;
to govern or determine by superior authority.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To rule or determine in a contrary way; to
decide against; to abrogate or alter; <as>as, God
<ex>overrules</ex> the purposes of men; the chairman
<ex>overruled</ex> the point of order.</as></def>

<q>His passion and animosity <qex>overruled</qex> his
conscience.</q>
<qau>Clarendon.</qau>

<q>These [difficulties] I had habitually
<qex>overruled</qex>.</q>
<qau>F. W. Newman.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>To supersede, reject, annul, or
rule against; <as>as, the plea, or the decision, was
<ex>overruled</ex> by the court</as>.</def>

<hw>O`ver*rule"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be superior or
supreme in rulling or controlling; <as>as, God rules and
<ex>overrules</ex></as>.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*rul"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who,
or that which, controls, governs, or determines.</def>

<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au>

<hw>O`ver*rul"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Exerting controlling
power; <as>as, an <ex>overruling</ex> Providence</as>.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>O`ver*rul"ing*ly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O`ver*run"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Overran</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Overrun</er>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overrunning</er>. ]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To run over;
to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take
possession of; <as>as, the vine <ex>overran</ex> its trellis; the
farm is <ex>overrun</ex> with witch grass.</as></def>

<q>Those barbarous nations that <qex>overran</qex> the world.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To exceed in distance or speed of running; to go
beyond or pass in running.</def>

<q>Ahimaaz run by the way of the plain, and <qex>overran</qex>
Cushi.</q>
<qau>2 Sam. xviii. 23.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To go beyond; to extend in part beyond; <as>as,
one line <ex>overruns</ex> another in length</as>.</def>

<note><hand/ In machinery, a sliding piece is said to
<xex>overrun</xex> its bearing when its forward end goes beyond
it.</note>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To abuse or oppress, as if by treading
upon.</def>

<q>None of them the feeble <qex>overran</qex>.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>5.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To carry over,
or back, as type, from one line or page into the next after, or
next before.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To extend the contents of (a
line, column, or page) into the next line, column, or page.</def>

<hw>O`ver*run"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To run,
pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be beyond, or in
excess.</def>

<q>Despised and trodden down of all that <qex>overran</qex>.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Print.)</fld> <def>To extend beyond its due or
desired length; <as>as, a line, or advertisement,
<ex>overruns</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>O`ver*run"ner</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One that
overruns.</def>

<au>Lovelace.</au>

<hw>O`ver*sat"u*rate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<ety>[Cf. <er>Supersaturate</er>.]</ety> <def>To saturate to
excess.</def>

<hw>O`ver*say"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To say
over; to repeat.</def>

<au>Ford.</au>

<hw>O`ver*scent"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Scented excessively.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Covered or concealed by a different odor.</def>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>O`ver*scru`pu*los"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Overscrupulousness.</def>

<hw>O`ver*scru"pu*lous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Scrupulous to excess.</def>

<hw>O`ver*scru"pu*lous*ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The quality
or state of being overscrupulous; excess of scrupulousness.</def>

<hw>O"ver*sea"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Beyond the
sea; foreign.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>O"ver*sea"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>O"ver*seas"</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Over the sea;
abroad.</def>

<au>Milton. Tennyson.</au>

<hw>O`ver*search"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
search all over.</def>

<hw>O`ver*sea"son</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
season too highly.</def>

<hw>O`ver*see"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Oversaw</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Overseen</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Overseeing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>ofers\'82on</ets> to survey, to despise. See <er>Over</er>,
and <er>See</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to
look or see after; to overlook.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To omit or neglect seeing.</def>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>O`ver*see"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To see too or too
much; hence, to be deceived.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>The most expert gamesters may sometimes
<qex>oversee</qex>.</q>
<qau>Fuller.</qau>

<q>Your partiality to me is much <qex>overseen</qex>, if you
think me fit to correct your Latin.</q>
<qau>Walpole.</qau>

<hw>O`ver*seer"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; <as>as, an
<ex>overseer</ex> of a mill; specifically, one or certain public
officers; <as>as, an <ex>overseer</ex> of the poor</as>; an
<ex>overseer</ex> of highways.</as></def>

<hw>O`ver*seer"ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The office of an
overseer.</def>

<hw>O`ver*sell`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Oversold</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Overselling</er>.
]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To sell for a higher price than;
to exceed in selling price.</def>

<q>One whose beauty
Would <qex>oversell</qex> all Italy.</q>
<qau>Beau. & Fl.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To sell beyond means of delivery.</def>
<mark>[Brokers'Cant]</mark>

<cs><col>Oversold market</col> <fld>(Brokers' Cant)</fld>, <cd>a
market in which stocks or commodities have been sold
\'bdshort\'b8 to such an extent that it is difficult to obtain
them for delivery.</cd></cs>

<hw>O`ver*set"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overset</er>; <pos>p. pr.
& vb. n.</pos> <er>Oversetting</er>. ]</wordforms> <sn>1.</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>as, to <ex>overset</ex> a chair, a coach, a ship, or a
building</as>.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; to
overthrow; <as>as, to <ex>overset</ex> a government or a
plot</as>.</def>

<au>Addison.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To fill too full.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Howell.</au>

<hw>O`ver*set"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To turn, or to be
turned, over; to be upset.</def>

<au>Mortimer.</au>

<hw>O"ver*set`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; <as>as, the
<ex>overset</ex> of a carriage</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An excess; superfluity.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdThis <xex>overset</xex> of wealth and
pomp. \'b8

<au>Bp. Burnel.</au>

<hw>O`ver*shade`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>ofersceadwian</ets>. See <er>Over</er>, and <er>Shade</er>,
and cf. <er>Overshadow</er>.]</ety> <def>To cover with shade; to
render dark or gloomy; to overshadow.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*shad"ow</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos>
<er>Overshadowed</er><pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overshadowing</er>. ]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Overshade</er>. ]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To throw a shadow,
or shade, over; to darken; to obscure.</def>

<q>There was a cloud that <qex>overshadowed</qex> them.</q>
<qau>Mark ix. 7.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Fig.: To cover with a superior influence.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O"ver*shad"ow*er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One
that throws a shade, or shadow, over anything.</def>

<au>Bacon.</au>

<hw>O"ver*shad"ow*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Overshadowing.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>O`ver*shake"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>O`ver*shine"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To shine over or upon; to illumine.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To excel in shining; to outshine.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ver*shoe`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>O`ver*shoot"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overshot</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overshooting</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To shoot
over or beyond.</def> \'bdNot to <xex>overshoot</xex> his
game.\'b8

<au>South.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.</def>

<au>Hartle.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To exceed; <as>as, to <ex>overshoot</ex> the
truth</as>.</def>

<au>Cowper.</au>

<cs><col>To overshoot one's self</col>, <cd>to venture too far;
to assert too much.</cd></cs>

<hw>O`ver*shoot"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To fly beyond the
mark.</def>

<au>Collier.</au>

<hw>O"ver*shot`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>From
<er>Overshoot</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></def>

<cs><col>Overshot wheel</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></cs>

<hw>O"ver*sight`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>An overlooking; an omission; an error.</def>

<au>Hooker.</au>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Escape from an overlooked peril.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark> \'bdHis fool-happy <xex>oversight</xex>.\'b8

<au>Spenser.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- Superintendence; supervision; inspection;
overlooking; inadvertence; neglect; mistake; error;
omission.</syn>

<hw>O`ver*size"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
surpass in size.</def>

<hw>O`ver*size"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover with viscid
matter.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q><qex>O'ersized</qex> with coagulate gore.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>O`ver*skip"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To skip
or leap over; to treat with indifference.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ver*skirt`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An upper
skirt, shorter than the dress, and usually draped.</def>

<hw>O"ver*slaugh`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>overslag</ets>.]</ety> <def>A bar in a river; <as>as, the
<ex>overslaugh</ex> in the Hudson River</as>.</def> <mark>[Local,
U. S.]</mark>

<au>Bartlett.</au>

<hw>O`ver*slaugh"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[D.
<ets>overslaan</ets>.]</ety> <def>To hinder or stop, as by an
overslaugh or an impediment; <as>as, to <ex>overslaugh</ex> a
bill in a legislative body; to <ex>overslaugh</ex> a military
officer, that is, to hinder his promotion or
employment.</as></def> <mark>[Local Cant, U. S.]</mark>

<hw>O`ver*sleep"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
sleep beyond; <as>as, to <ex>oversleep</ex> one's self or one's
usual hour of rising</as>.</def>

<hw>O`ver*sleep"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To sleep too
long.</def>

<hw>O`ver*slide"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
slide over or by.</def>

<hw>O`ver*slip"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To slip
or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to
neglect; <as>as, to <ex>overslip</ex> time or
opportunity</as>.</def>

<hw>O"ver*slop`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>oferslop</ets>.]</ety> <def>An outer garment, or slop.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>O`ver*slow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
render slow; to check; to curb.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Hammond.</au>

<hw>O"ver*slow"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too slow.</def>

<hw>O"vers*man</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Oversmen</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>An overseer; a superintendent.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Scots Law)</fld> <def>An umpire; a third
arbiter, appointed when two arbiters, previously selected,
disagree.</def>

<hw>O`ver*snow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cover
with snow, or as with snow.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<au>Shak. Dryden.</au>

<hw>O"ver*soon"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Too
soon.</def>

<au>Sir P. Sidney.</au>

<hw>O`ver*sor"row</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
grieve or afflict to excess.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O"ver*soul`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The
all-containing soul.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>That unity, that <qex>oversout</qex>, within which every man's
particular being is contained and made one with all other.</q>
<qau>Emerson.</qau>

<hw>O`ver*sow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>ofersawan</ets>.]</ety> <def>To sow where something has
already been sown.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>His enemy came and <qex>oversowed</qex> cockle among the
wheat.</q>
<qau>Matt. x<?/ii. 25. (Douay Version).</qau>

<hw>O`ver*span"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To reach
or extend over.</def>

<hw>O`ver*speak"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos>
<ety>[AS. <ets>ofersprecan</ets>.]</ety> <def>To exceed in
speaking; to speak too much; to use too many words.</def>

<hw>O`ver*spin"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To spin
out to too great length; to protract unduly.</def>

<au>W. Cartwright.</au>

<hw>O`ver*spread"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overspread</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Overspreading</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>oferspr<?/dan</ets>.]</ety> <def>To spread over; to cover;
<as>as, the deluge <ex>overspread</ex> the earth</as>.</def>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<q>Those nations of the North
Which <qex>overspread</qex> the world.</q>
<qau>Drayton.</qau>

<hw>O`ver*spread"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be spread or
scattered over.</def>

<hw>O`ver*spring"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
spring or leap over.</def>

<hw>O`ver*stand"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</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>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>What madman would <qex>o'erstand</qex> his market twice ?</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<hw>O`ver*stare"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
outstare.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*stare"</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To stare
wildly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Ascham.</au>

<hw>O`ver*state"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overstated</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Overstating</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To
state in too strong terms; to exaggerate.</def>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>O"ver*state"ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
exaggerated statement or account.</def>

<hw>O`ver*stay"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overstayed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr> or <er>Overstaid</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Overstaying</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To stay
beyond the time or the limits of; <as>as, to <ex>overstay</ex>
the appointed time</as>.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>O`ver*step"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overstepped</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overstepping</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[AS.
<ets>ofersteppan</ets>.]</ety> <def>To step over or beyond; to
transgress.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ver*stock`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Stock in
excess.</def>

<au>Tatler.</au>

<hw>O`ver*stock"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. &
p. p.</pos> <er>Overstocked</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb.
n.</pos> <er>Overstocking</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To fill too
full; to supply in excess; <as>as, to <ex>overstock</ex> a market
with goods, or a farm with cattle</as>.</def>

<hw>O`ver*store"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
overstock.</def>

<au>Sir. M. Hale.</au>

<hw>O`ver-sto`ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>The clearstory, or upper story, of a
building.</def>

<hw>O`ver*strain"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overstrained</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overstraining</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To strain one's self to
excess.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>O`ver*strain"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To stretch or
strain too much; as to <xex>overstrain</xex> one's nerves.</def>

<au>Ayliffe.</au>

<hw>O`ver*strait"ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Too
straitly or strictly.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Sir W. Raleigh.</au>

<hw>O`ver*straw"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
overstrew.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*strew"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
strew or scatter over.</def>

<hw>O"ver*strict"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Excessively strict.</def>

<hw>O`ver*stride"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
stride over or beyond.</def>

<hw>O`ver*strike"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
strike beyond.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O`ver*strow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Overstrew</er>.</def>

<hw>O"ver*stu"di*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
studious.</def>

<hw>O"ver*sub"tile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Excessively subtile.</def>

<hw>O"ver*sum`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A sum or
quantity over; surplus.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holinshed.</au>

<hw>O`ver*sup*ply"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
supply in excess.</def>

<hw>O"ver*sup*ply`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An excessive
supply.</def>

<q>A general <qex>oversupply</qex> or excess of all
commodities.</q>
<qau>J. S. Mill.</qau>

<hw>O"ver*sure"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Excessively
sure.</def>

<hw>O`ver*sway"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To bear
sway over.</def>

<hw>O`ver*swell"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To
swell or rise above; to overflow.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"vert</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>overt</ets>, F. <ets>ouvert</ets>, p. p. of OF.
<ets>ovrir</ets>, F. <ets>ouvrir</ets>, to open, of uncertain
origin; cf. It. <ets>aprire</ets>, OIt. also <ets>oprire</ets>,
L. <ets>aperire</ets> to open, <ets>operire</ets> to cover,
<ets>deoperire</ets> to uncover. Perch. from L.
<ets>aperire</ets> influenced by F. <ets>couvrir</ets> to cover.
Cf. <er>Aperient</er>, <er>Cover</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>Open to view; public; apparent; manifest.</def>

<q><qex>Overt</qex> and apparent virtues bring forth praise.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Not covert; open; public;
manifest; <as>as, an <ex>overt</ex> act of treason</as>.</def>

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<q>No person shall be convicted of treason unless on the
testimony of two witnesses to the same <qex>overt</qex> act, or
on confession in open court.</q>

<au>Constitution of the U. S.</au>

<note><hand/ In criminal law, an <xex>overt</xex> 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 <xex>overt</xex> is an open market; a pound
<xex>overt</xex> is an open, uncovered pound.</note>

<hw>O`ver*take"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Overtook</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Overtaken</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Overtaking</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress,
or motion; to catch up with.</def>

<q>Follow after the men; and when thou dost <qex>overtake</qex>
them, say . . . Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good.</q>
<qau>Gen. xliv. 4.</qau>

<q>He had him <qex>overtaken</qex> in his flight.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To come upon from behind; to discover; to
surprise; to capture; to overcome.</def>

<q>If a man be <qex>overtaken</qex> in a fault.</q>
<qau>Gal. vi. 1</qau>

<q>I shall see
The winged vengeance <qex>overtake</qex> such children.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, figuratively, in the past participle
(<xex>overtaken</xex>), drunken.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Holland.</au>

<hw>O`ver*talk"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To talk
to excess.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O`ver*task"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To task
too heavily.</def>

<hw>O`ver*tax"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To tax or
to task too heavily.</def>

<hw>O`ver*te"di*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
tedious.</def>

<hw>O`ver*tempt"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
tempt exceedingly, or beyond the power of resistance.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O`ver*throw"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp.</pos> <er>Overthrew</er> <pr>(?)</pr>;
<pos>p. p.</pos> <er>Overthrown</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. &
vb. n.</pos> <er>Overthrowing</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</sn> <def>To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn
upside down.</def>

<q>His wife <qex>overthrew</qex> the table.</q>
<qau>Jer. Taylor.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to
defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy.</def>

<q>When the walls of Thebes he <qex>overthrew</qex>.</q>
<qau>Dryden.</qau>

<q>[Gloucester] that seeks to <qex>overthrow</qex> religion.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<syn>Syn. -- To demolish; overturn; prostrate; destroy; ruin;
subvert; overcome; conquer; defeat; discomfit; vanquish; beat;
rout.</syn>

<hw>O"ver*throw`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow;
ruin.</def>

<q>Your sudden <qex>overthrow</qex> much rueth me.</q>
<qau>Spenser.</qau>

<-- p. 1025 -->

<sn>2.</sn> <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Baseball)</fld> <def>The act of
throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Cricket)</fld> <def>A faulty return of the
ball by a fielder, so that striker makes an additional run.</def>

<hw>O"ver*thwart"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Having a transverse position; placed or situated across;
hence, opposite.</def> \'bdOur <xex>overthwart</xex>
neighbors.\'b8

<au>Dryden.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse;
adverse; opposing.</def> \'bd<xex>Overthwart</xex> humor.\'b8

<au>Clarendon.</au>

<hw>O"ver*thwart"</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Across; crosswise;
transversely.</def> \'bdY'clenched <xex>overthwart</xex> and
endelong.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>O"ver*thwart"</hw>, <pos>prep.</pos> <def>Across; from alde
to side of.</def> \'bdHuge trees <xex>overthwart</xex> one
another.\'b8

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O"ver*thwart`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>That which is
overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Surrey.</au>

<hw><?/`ver*thwart"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To cross; to
oppose.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>O`ver*thwart"ly</hw>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>In an overthwart
manner;across; also, perversely.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Peacham.</au>

<hw>O"ver*thwart"ness</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being
overthwart; perverseness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Lord Herbert.</au>

<hw>O`ver*<?/<?/t"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
tilt over; to overturn.</def>

<hw>O"ver*time`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Time
beyond, or in excess of, a limit; esp., extra working time.</def>

<hw>O`ver*tire"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To tire
to excess; to exhaust.</def>

<hw>O`ver*tire"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To become too
tired.</def>

<au>Br. Hall.</au>

<hw>O`ver*ti"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To give
too high a title to.</def>

<hw>O"vert*ly</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <def>Publicly;
openly.</def>

<hw>O`ver*toil"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
overwork.</def>

<hw>O`ver*toil"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To weary excessively;
to exhaust.</def>

<q>Then dozed a while herself, but <qex>overtoiled</qex>
By that day's grief and travel.</q>
<qau>Tennyson.</qau>

<hw>O"ver*tone`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[A
translation of G. <ets>oberton</ets>.  See
<er>Over</er>,<er>Tone</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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 \'bdpartial\'b8 tone; a harmonic.
See <er>Harmonic</er>, and <er>Tone</er>.</def>

<au>Tyndall.</au>

<hw>O`ver*top"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overtopped</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overtopping</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To rise above
the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above.</def> \'bdTo
<xex><?/ 'ertop</xex> old Pelion.\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To go beyond; to transcend; to transgress.</def>

<q>If kings presume to <qex>overtop</qex> the law by which they
reign, . . . they are by law to be reduced into order.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To make of less importance, or throw into the
background, by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure.</def>

<au>Becon.</au>

<hw>O`ver*tow"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
tower over or above.</def>

<hw>O`ver*tow"er</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To soar too
high.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>O`ver*trade"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. 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>

<hw>O`ver*trad"ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act
or practice of buying goods beyond the means of payment; a
glutting of the market.</def>

<hw>O`ver*tread"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>oferiredan</ets>.]</ety> <def>To tread over or upon.</def>

<hw>O`ver*trip"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To trip
over nimbly.</def>

<hw>O`ver*trou"bled</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Excessively troubled.</def>

<hw>O`ver*trow"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To be
too trustful or confident; to trust too much.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Wyclif <?/</au>

<hw>O"ver*trust`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Excessive
confidence.</def>

<hw>O`ver*trust"</hw>, <pos>v. t. & i.</pos> <def>To trust too
much.</def>

<au>Bp. Hall.</au>

<hw>O"ver*ture</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <ety>[OF. <ets>overture</ets>,
F. <ets>ouverture</ets>, fr. OF. <ets>ovrir</ets>, F.
<ets>ouvrir</ets>. See <er>Overt</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An
opening or aperture; a recess; a recess; a chamber.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> <au>Spenser</au>. \'bdThe cave's inmost
<xex>overture</xex>.\'b8

<au>Chapman.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Disclosure; discovery; revelation.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>It was he
That made the <qex>overture</qex> of thy treasons to us.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>A proposal; an offer; a proposition formally
submitted for consideration, acceptance, or rejection.</def>
\'bdThe great <xex>overture</xex> of the gospel.\'b8

<au>Barrow.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <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 <stype>concert overture</stype>.</def>

<hw>O"ver*ture</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To make an overture
to; <as>as, to <ex>overture</ex> a religious body on some
subject</as>.</def>

<hw>O`ver*turn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overturned</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overturning</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To turn or
throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; <as>as,
to <ex>overturn</ex> a carriage or a building</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.</def>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To overpower; to conquer.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<syn>Syn. -- To demolish; overthrow. See <er>Demolish</er>.</syn>

<hw>O"ver*turn`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The act off overturning,
or the state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow; <as>as,
an <ex>overturn</ex> of parties</as>.</def>

<hw>O`ver*turn"a*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Capable of being, or liable to be, overturned or
subverted.</def>

<hw>O`ver*turn"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
overturns.</def>

<au>South.</au>

<hw>O`ver*vail"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>See
<er>Overveil</er>.</def>

<hw>O"ver*val`u*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Excessive valuation; overestimate.</def>

<hw>O`ver*val"ue</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overvalued</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overvaluing</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To value
excessively; to rate at too high a price.</def> \'bdTo
<xex>overvalue</xex> human power.\'b8

<au>Holyday.</au>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To exceed in value.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>H. Brooke.</au>

<hw>O`ver*veil"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To veil
or cover.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O"ver*view`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Survey</er>.]</ety> <def>An inspection or overlooking.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*vote"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
outvote; to outnumber in votes given.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Eikon Basilike.</au>

<hw>O`ver*walk"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To walk
over or upon.</def>

<hw>O`ver*war"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
defeat.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Warner.</au>

<hw>O"ver*wa"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too wary;
too cautious.</def>

<hw>O`ver*wash"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
overflow.</def>

<au>Holinshed.</au>

<hw>O`ver*wast"ed</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Wasted or
worn out; <?/onsumed; spent</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Drayton.</au>

<hw>O"ver*watch"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To watch too much.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To weary or exhaust by watching.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>O`ver*wax"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <def>To wax or
grow too rapindly or too much.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>R. of Gloucester.</au>

<hw>O"ver*weak"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too weak;
too feeble.</def>

<hw>O`ver*wear"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wear
too much; to wear out.</def>

<au>Drayton.</au>

<hw>O"ver*wea"ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To weary
too much; to tire out.</def>

<au>Dryden.</au>

<hw>O`ver*weath"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
expose too long to the influence of the weather.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*ween"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>oferw<?/nian</ets>. See <er>Over</er>, and
<er>Ween</er>.]</ety> <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>

<q>They that <qex>overween</qex>,
And at thy growing virtues fret their spleen.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<hw>O`ver*ween"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who
overweens.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<q>The conceits of warmed or <qex>overweening</qex> brain.</q>
<qau>Locke.</qau>

<hw>O`ver*ween"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Unduly confident;
arrogant; presumptuous; conceited.</def> --
<wordforms><wf>O`ver*ween"ingly</wf>, <pos>adv.</pos>
<au>Milton</au>. -- <wf>O`ver*ween"ing*ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<q>Here's an <qex>overweening</qex> rogue.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<hw>O`ver*ween"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Conceit;
arrogance.</def>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O`ver*weigh"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
exceed in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down.</def>

<au>Drayton. Hooker.</au>

<hw>O"ver*weight`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>Weight over and above what is required by law or
custom.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Superabundance of weight; preponderance.</def>

<hw>O"ver*weight"</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Overweighing;
excessive.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdOf no
<xex>overweight</xex> worth.\'b8

<au>Fuller.</au>

<hw>O`ver*well"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
overflow.</def>

<au>R. D. Blackmore.</au>

<hw>O"ver*wet</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Excessive
wetness.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Another ill accident is, <qex>overwet</qex> at sowing
time.</q>
<qau>Bacon.</qau>

<hw>O`ver*whelm"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overwhelmed</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Overwhelming</er>.]</wordforms>

<sn>1.</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>

<q>The sea <qex>overwhelmed</qex> their enemies.</q>
<qau>Ps. lxxviii. 53.</qau>

<q>Fearfulness and trembling are come upon me, and horror hath
<qex>overwhelmed</qex> me.</q>
<qau>Ps. lv. 5.</qau>

<q>Foul deeds will rise,
Though all the earth <qex>o'erwhelm</qex> them.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<q>Gaza yet stands; but all her sons are fallen,
All in a moment <qex>overwhelmed</qex> and fallen.</q>
<qau>Milton.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To project or impend over threateningly.</def>

<q>His louering brows <qex>o'erwhelming</qex> his fair sight.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To cause to surround, to cover.</def>

<au>Papin.</au>

<hw>O"ver*whelm`</hw><def>, n. The act of overwhelming.</def>
<mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>O`ver*whelm"ing</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Overpowering;
irresistible.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>O`ver*whelm"ing*ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O`ver*wind"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To wind
too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a
drum.</def>

<hw>O`ver*wing"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
outflank.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Milton.</au>

<hw>O"ver*wise"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too wise;
affectedly wise.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>O`ver*wise"ly</wf>,
<pos>adv.</pos> -- <wf>O`ver*wise"ness</wf>,
<pos>n.</pos></wordforms>

<hw>O`ver*wit"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
outwit.</def>

<au>Swift.</au>

<hw>O`ver*word"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To say
in too many words; to express verbosely.</def>

<au>Hales.</au>

<hw>O`ver*work"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Overworked</er>
<pr>(?)</pr> or <er>Overwrought</er> <pr>(<?/)</pr>; <pos>p. pr.
& vb. n.</pos> <er>Overworking</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or
too long; to tire excessively; <as>as, to <ex>overwork</ex> a
horse</as>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To fill too full of work; to crowd with
labor.</def>

<q>My days with toil are <qex>overwrought</qex>.</q>
<qau>Longfellow.</qau>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>To decorate all over.</def>

<hw>O`ver*work"</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To work too much, or
beyond one's strength.</def>

<hw>O"ver*work`</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Work in excess of the
usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive
labor.</def>

<hw>O`ver*worn"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos>
<mord>from <er>Overwear</er>, <pos>v. t.</pos></mord>  <def>Worn
out or subdued by toil; worn out so as to be trite.</def>

<hw>O`ver*wrest"</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
wrest or force from the natural or proper position.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>O`ver*wres"tle</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To
subdue by wrestling.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Spenser.</au>

<hw>O`ver*wrought</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>p. p. & a.</pos>
<mord>from <er>Overwork</er></mord>. <def>Wrought upon
excessively; overworked; overexcited.</def>

<hw>O"ver*zeal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Excess of
zeal.</def>

<au>Fairfax.</au>

<hw>O"ver*zeal"ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Too
zealous.</def>

<hw>O`vi*cap"sule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ov</ets>um +  <ets>capsule</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Anat)</fld> <def>The outer layer of a Graafian
follicle.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>O\'94theca</er>.</def>

<hw>O"vi*cell`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ovum</ets> + <ets>cell</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l)</fld> <def>One of the dilatations of the body wall
of Bryozoa in which the ova sometimes undegro the first stages of
their development. See <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Chilostoma</er>.</def>

<hw>O*vio"u*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ov</ets>um an egg.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Of or
pertaining to an egg.</def>

<hw>O"vi*cyst</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ov</ets>um + <ets>cyst</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The pouch in which incubation takes
place in some Tunicata.</def>

<hw>O*vid"i*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the Latin poet Ovid; resembling the style of
Ovid.</def>

<hw>O`vi*du"cal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to oviducts; <as>as,
<ex>oviducal</ex> glands</as>.</def>

<hw>O"vi*duct</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ov</ets>um + <ets>duct</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>oviducte</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <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 <altname>Fallopian
tubes</altname>.</def>

<hw>O*vif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ov</ets>um + <ets>-ferous</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ovif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<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>

<hw>O"vi*form</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ov</ets>um + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>oviforme</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Having the
form or figure of an egg; egg-shaped; <as>as, an <ex>oviform</ex>
leaf</as>.</def>

<hw>O*vig"er*ons</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ov</ets>um + <ets>-gerous</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ovigere</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Bearing eggs;
oviferous.</def>

<hw>O"vile</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>See
<er>Ovine</er>.</def>

<hw>O"vine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ovinus</ets>, fr. <ets>ovis</ets> sheep: cf. F.
<ets>ovine</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to sheep;
consisting of sheep.</def>

<hw>\'d8O*vip"a*ra</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos> <ety>[NL.
See <er>Oviparous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An
artifical division of vertebrates, including those that lay eggs;
-opposed to <xex>Vivipara</xex>.</def>

<hw>O`vi*par"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Oviparous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Generatuon by
means of ova. See <er>Generation</er>.</def>

<hw>O*vip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oviparus</ets>; <ets>ovum</ets> egg + <ets>parere</ets> to
bring forth: cf. F. <ets>ovipare</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol.)</fld> <def>Producing young from rggs; <as>as, an
<ex>oviparous</ex> animal, in which the egg is generally
separated from the animal, and hatched after exclusion</as>; --
opposed to <contr>viviparous</contr>.</def>

<hw>O`vi*pos"it</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. i.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Oviposited</er>; <pos>p.
pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Ovipositing</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See
<er>Ovum</er>, and <er>Posit</er>.]</ety> <def>To lay or deposit
eggs; -- said esp. of insects.</def>

<hw>O`vi*pos"it</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <def>To deposit or lay (an
egg).</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>O`vi*pos"it*ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>O`vi*po*si"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos>
<def>The depositing of eggs, esp. by insects.</def>

<hw>O`vi*pos"i*tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>ovum an egg + positor</ets> a placer, fr. <ets>ponere</ets>
to place.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The organ with which
many insects and some other animals deposit their eggs. Some
ichneumon files have a long ovipositor fitted to pierce the eggs
or larv\'91 of other insects, in order to lay their own eggs
within the same.</def>

<hw>O"vi*sac</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ov</ets>um + <ets>sac</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>A Graafian follicle; any sac containing an ovum
or ova.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The inner layer of the fibrous
wall of a Graafian follicle.</def>

<hw>O"vist</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Ovulist</er>.</def>

<hw>\'d8O`vo*coc"cus</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Ovococci</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[<ets>Ov</ets>um +
Gr. <?/ grain, seed.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>A germinal
vesicle.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>O"void</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>O*void"al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ov</ets>um +
<ets>-oid</ets>: cf. F. <ets>ovo\'8bde</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Resembling an egg in shape; egg-shaped; ovate; <as>as, an
<ex>ovoidal</ex> apple</as>.</def>

<hw>O"void</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A solid
resembling an egg in shape.</def>

<hw>O"vo*lo</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[It.
<ets>ovolo</ets>, <ets>uovolo</ets>, fr. L. <ets>ovum</ets> an
egg. Cf. <er>Ovule</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>A round,
convex molding. See <xex>Illust.</xex> of <er>Column</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ In Roman work it is usually a quarter circle in
section; in Greek work it is flatter, and is equivalent to the
echinus; that is, it has in section the elastic curve of the
shell of the sea urchin. In medi\'91val architecture it is not
distinguishable from the multitude of convex moldings, of all
sections, which are used.</note>

<hw>O*vol"o*gy</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ov</ets>um + <ets>-logy</ets>. Cf. F.
<ets>ovologie</ets>.]</ety> <def>That branch of natural history
which treats of the origin and functions of eggs.</def>

<hw>O`vo*plas"ma</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ov</ets>um + <ets>plasma</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Boil.)</fld> <def>Yolk; egg yolk.</def>

<au>Haeckel.</au>

<hw>O`vo*test"tis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. See
<er>Ovum</er>, and <er>Testis</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>An organ which produces both ova and spermatozoids; an
hermaphrodite gland.</def>

<hw>O*vo*vi*vip"a*rous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ov</ets>um + <ets>viviparous</ets>: cf. F.
<ets>ovovivipare</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Oviparous,
but hatching the egg while it is within the body, as some fishes
and reptiles.</def>

<hw>O"vu*lar</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Relating or belonging to an ovule; <as>as, an
<ex>ovular</ex> growth</as>.</def>

<hw>O"vu*la*ry</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to ovules.</def>

<hw>O"vu*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>Containing an ovule or ovules.</def>

<hw>O`vu*la"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Phisiol.)</fld> <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>

<hw>O"vule</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of L.
<ets>ovum</ets> an egg: cf. F. <ets>ovule</ets>. Cf.
<er>Ovolo</er>, <er>Ovulum</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</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 <xex>hilum</xex>,
the coatings are united with the nucleus at the
<xex>chalaza</xex>, and their minute orifice is the
<xex>foramen</xex>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An ovum.</def>

<hw>O`vu*lif"er*ous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ovule</ets> + <ets>-ferous</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(biol.)</fld> <def>Producing ovules.</def>

<hw>O"vu*list</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Biol.)</fld>
<def>A believer in the theory (called <xex>encasement
theory</xex>), 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 <altname>ovist</altname>.</def>

<hw>O"vu*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ov</ets>um + <ets>-lite</ets>.]</ety> <def>A fossil
egg.</def>

<hw>\'d8O"vu*lum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Ovula</plw> <pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[NL. See
<er>Ovule</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <def>An ovule.</def>

<hw>\'d8O"vum</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. L.
<plw>Ova</plw> <pr>(#)</pr>, E. <plw>Ovums</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[L., an egg. See <er>Oval</er>.]</ety>
<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Biol.)</fld> <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 <xex>Illust</xex>. of
<er>Mycropyle</er>.</def>

<note><hand/ 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
<xex>zona pellucida</xex>; the cell contents, the
<xex>vitellus</xex>; the nucleus, the <xex>germinal
vesicle</xex>; and the nucleolus, the <xex>germinal spot</xex>.
The diameter of the ripe ovum in man and the domestic animals
varies between 1-200 and 1-120 of an inch.</note>

<-- p. 1026 -->

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>One of the series of
egg-shaped ornaments into which the ovolo is often carved.</def>

<au>Gwilt.</au>

<hw>Owch</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>See
<er>Ouch</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Speser.</au>

<hw>Owe</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp.
& p. p.</pos> <er>Owed</er> <pr>(?)</pr>, (<er>Ought</er>
<pr>(<?/)</pr> <mark>obs.</mark>); <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Owing</er> <pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE.
<ets>owen</ets>, <ets>awen</ets>,<ets>aghen</ets>, to have, own,
have (to do), hence, owe, AS. <ets>\'began</ets> to have; akin to
G. <ets>eigen</ets>, a., own, Icel. <ets>eiga</ets> to have, Dan.
<ets>eie</ets>, Sw. <ets>\'84ga</ets>, Goth. <ets>\'a0igan</ets>,
Skr. <?/. <?/<?/<?/<?/. Cf. <er>Ought</er>, <pos>v.</pos>, 2d
<er>Own</er>, <er>Fraught</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To
possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<q>Thou dost here usurp
The name thou <qex>ow'st</qex> not.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</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>as, he <ex>owed</ex> his wealth
to his father; he <ex>owed</ex> his victoty to his
lieutenants</as></def>.</q>

<au>Milton.</au>

<q>O deem thy fall not <qex>owed</qex> to man's decree.</q>
<qau>Pope.</qau>

<sn>3.</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>as, the
subject <ex>owes</ex> allegiance; the fortunate <ex>owe</ex>
assistance to the unfortunate.</as></def>

<q>The one <qex>ought</qex> five hundred pence, and the other
fifty.</q>
<qau>Bible (1551).</qau>

<q>A son <qex>owes</qex> help and honor to his father.</q>
<qau>Holyday.</qau>

<note><hand/ <xex>Owe</xex> was sometimes followed by an
objective clause introduced by the infinitive. \'bdYe
<xex>owen</xex> to incline and bow your heart.\'b8</note>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<sn>4.</sn> <def>To have an obligation to (some one) on account
of something done or received; to be indebted to; <as>as, to
<ex>iwe</ex> the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for
services</as>.</def>

<hw>Ow"el</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>oel</ets>, <ets>owel</ets>, <ets>iwel</ets>,<ets>ivel</ets>,
F. <ets>\'82gal</ets>, fr. L. <ets>aequalis</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Equal.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Burrill.</au>

<hw>Ow"el*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>oelt\'82</ets>, <ets>ivelt\'82</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>Equality; -- sometimes written
<asp>ovelty</asp> and <asp>ovealty</asp>.</def>

<au>Burrill.</au>

<hw>Ow"en</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos><ety>[See
<er>Own</er>.]</ety> <def>Own.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Ow"en*ite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A follower of
Robert <xex>Owen</xex>, 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>

<hw>O"wher</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>adv.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>\'behw\'91r</ets>.]</ety> <def>Anywhere.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark> \'bdIf he found <xex>owher</xex> a good
fellow.\'b8

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Ow`ing</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>P. p. & a.</pos> <ety>[Used in
a passive sense for <ets>owed</ets> (AS. <ets>\'begen</ets>. See
<er>Own</er>).]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>Had or held under
obligation of paying; due.</def>

<q>There is more <qex>owing</qex> her than is paid.</q>
<qau>Shak.</qau>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Had or experienced as a consequence, result,
issue, etc.; ascribable; -- with <xex>to</xex>; <as>as,
misfortunes are often <ex>owing</ex> to vices; his failure was
<ex>owing</ex> to speculations.</as></def>

<hw>Owl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets><?/le</ets>; akin to D. <ets>uil</ets>, OHG.
<ets><?/wila</ets>, G. <ets>eule</ets>, Icel. <ets>ugla</ets>,
<er>Sw</er>. <ets>ugla</ets>, Dan. <ets>ugle</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any cpecies of raptorial
birds of the family <spn>Strigid\'91</spn>. They have large eyes
and ears, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye.
They are mostly nocturnal in their habits.</def>

<note><hand/ Some species have erectile tufts of feathers on the
head. The feathers are soft and somewhat downy. The species are
numerous. See <cref>Barn owl</cref>, <cref>Burrowing owl</cref>,
<cref>Eared owl</cref>, <cref>Hawk owl</cref>, <cref>Horned
owl</cref>, <cref>Screech owl</cref>, <cref>Snowy owl</cref>,
under <er>Barn</er>\'3c <er>Burrowing</er>, etc.</note>

<note><hand/ 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.

<au>Am. Cyc.</au></note>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A variety of the domestic
pigeon.</def>

<cs><col>Owl monkey</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of
several species of South American nocturnal monkeys of the genus
<spn>Nyctipithecus</spn>. They have very large eyes. Called also
<altname>durukuli</altname>.</cd> -- <col>Owl moth</col>
<pr>(<?/)</pr> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a very large moth
(<spn>Erebus strix</spn>). The expanse of its wings is over ten
inches.</cd> -- <col>Owl parrot</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>,
<cd>the kakapo.</cd> -- <col>Sea owl</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>,
<cd>the lumpfish.</cd> -- <col>Owl train</col>, <cd>a cant name
for certain railway trains whose run is in the
nighttime.</cd></cs>

<hw>Owl</hw>, <pos>v. i.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Owled</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Owling</er>.]</wordforms> <sn>1.</sn> <def>To pry about; to
prowl.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>To carry wool or sheep out of England.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<note><hand/ This was formerly illegal, and was done chiefly by
night.</note>

<sn>3.</sn> <def>Hence, to carry on any contraband trade.</def>
<mark>[Eng.]</mark>

<hw>Owl"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Owl</er>, <pos>v. i.</pos>]</ety> <def>One who owls; esp.,
one who conveys contraband goods. See <er>Owling</er>,
<pos>n.</pos></def> <mark>[Obs. or Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<au>T. Brown.</au>

<hw>Owl"er*y</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl.
<plw>Owleries</plw> <pr>(<?/)</pr>.</plu> <def>An abode or a
haunt of owls.</def>

<hw>Owl"et</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Dim. of
<ets>owl</ets>. Cf. <er>Howlet</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<def>A small owl; especially, the European species (<spn>Athene
noctua</spn>), and the California flammulated owlet
(<spn>Megascops flammeolus</spn>).</def>

<cs><col>Owlet moth</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any noctuid
moth.</cd></cs>

<hw>Owl"-eyed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having eyes
like an owl's.</def>

<hw>Owl"ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From <er>Owl</er>, <pos>v.
i.</pos>]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>The offense of
transporting wool or sheep out of England contrary to the statute
formerly existing.</def>

<au>Blackstone.</au>

<hw>Owl"ish</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Resembling, or
characteristic of, an owl.</def>

<hw>Owl"ism</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Affected
wisdom; pompous dellness.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Owl"light`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Glimmering
or imperfect <?/ight.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<au>Bp. Warburton.</au>

<hw>Own</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <ety>[OE.
<ets>unnen</ets> to grant, permit, be pleased with, AS.
<ets>unnan</ets> to grant; akin to OS. <ets>giunnan</ets>, G.
<ets>g\'94nnen</ets>, Icel. <ets>unna</ets>; of uncertain origin.
This word has been confused with <ets>own</ets> to
possess.]</ety> <def>To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be
true; to confess; to recognize in a particular character; <as>as,
we <ex>own</ex> that we have forfeited your love</as>.</def>

<q>The wakeful bloodhound rose, and shook his hide <?/
But his sagacious eye an inmate <qex>owns</qex>.</q>
<qau>Keats.</qau>

<hw>Own</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[OE. <ets>owen</ets>,
<ets>awen</ets>, <ets>auen</ets>, <ets>aughen</ets>, AS.
<ets>\'begen</ets>, p. p. of <ets>\'began</ets> to possess; akin
to OS. <ets><emac/gan</ets>, G. & D. <ets>eigen</ets>, Icel.
<ets>eiginn</ets>, Sw. & Dan. <ets>egen</ets>. <root/110.  See
<er>Owe</er>.]</ety> <def>Belonging to; belonging exclusively or
especially to; peculiar; -- most frequently following a
possessive pronoun, as <xex>my</xex>, <xex>our</xex>,
<xex>thy</xex>, <xex>your</xex>, <xex>his</xex>, <xex>her</xex>,
<xex>its</xex>, <xex>their</xex>, in order to emphasize or
intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive
ownership; <as>as, my <ex>own</ex> father; my <ex>own</ex>
composition; my <ex>own</ex> idea; at my <ex>own</ex>
price.</as></def> \'bdNo man was his <xex>own</xex> [<it>i.
e.</it>, no man was master of himself, or in possession of his
senses].\'b8

<au>Shak.</au>

<cs><col>To hold one's own</col>, <cd>to keep or maintain one's
possessions; to yield nothing; esp., to suffer no loss or
disadvantage in a contest.</cd></cs>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Own</hw>, <pos>v. t.</pos> <wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p.
p.</pos> <er>Owned</er> <pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Owning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>ohnien</ets>,
<ets>ahnien</ets>, AS. <ets>\'begnian</ets>, fr.
<ets>\'begen</ets> own, <pos>a.</pos> See <er>Own</er>,
<pos>a.</pos>]</ety> <def>To hold as property; to have a legal or
rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to
possess; <as>as, to <ex>own</ex> a house</as>.</def>

<hw>Own"er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>One who owns; a
rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title,
whether he is the possessor or not.</def>

<au>Shak.</au>

<hw>Own"er*less</hw>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Without an owner.</def>

<hw>Own"er*ship</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>The state of being an
owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or
just claim or title; proprietorship.</def>

<hw>Owre</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<?/<ets>r</ets>; akin to G. <ets>auer</ets>ochs, OHG.
<ets><?/r</ets>, <ets><?/r</ets>ohso, Icel.
<ets><?/rr</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The
aurohs.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<mhw>{ <hw>Owse</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ow"ser</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
}</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <def>Tanner's ooze. See <er>Ooze</er>,
3.</def>

<hw>Ox</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>; <plu>pl. <plw>Oxen</plw>
<pr>(#)</pr></plu>. <ety>[AS. <ets>oxa</ets>; akin to D.
<ets>os</ets>. G. <ets>ochs</ets>, <ets>ochse</ets>, OHG.
<ets>ohso</ets>, Icel. <ets>oxi</ets>, Sw. & Dan. <ets>oxe</ets>,
Goth. <ets>a\'a3hsa</ets>, Skr. <ets>ukshan</ets> ox, bull; cf.
Skr. <ets>uksh</ets> to sprinkle. <?/<?/<?/ Cf. <er>Humid</er>,
<er>Aurochs</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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>

<q>All sheep and <qex>oxen</qex>, yea, and the beasts of the
field.</q>
<qau>Ps. viii. 7.</qau>

<note><hand/ The castrated male is called a <xex>steer</xex>
until it attains its full growth, and then, an <xex>ox</xex>; but
if castrated somewhat late in life, it is called a
<xex>stag</xex>. The male, not castrated, is called a
<xex>bull</xex>. These distinctions are well established in
regard to domestic animals of this genus.  When wild animals of
this kind are spoken of, <xex>ox</xex> is often applied both to
the male and the female. The name <xex>ox</xex> is never applied
to the individual <xex>cow</xex>, or female, of the domestic
kind. <xex>Oxen</xex> may comprehend both the male and the
female.</note>

<cs><col>Grunting ox</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the
yak.</cd> -- <col>Indian ox</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the
zebu.</cd> -- <col>Javan ox</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>the
banteng.</cd> -- <col>Musk ox</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>
<cd>See under <er>Musk</er>.</cd> -- <col>Ox bile</col>. <cd>See
<cref>Ox gall</cref>, below.</cd> -- <col>Ox gall</col>, <cd>the
fresh gall of the domestic ox; -- used in the arts and in
medicine.</cd> -- <col>Ox pith</col>, <cd>ox marrow.
<mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd> <au>Marston.</au> -- <col>Ox ray</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a very large ray (<spn>Dicerobatis
Giorn\'91</spn>) 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 <altname>sea devil</altname>.</cd> -- <col>To
have the black ox tread on one's foot</col>, <cd>to be
unfortunate; to know what sorrow is (because black oxen were
sacrificed to Pluto). <au>Leigh Hunt.</au></cd></cs>

<hw>Ox`ac"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Oxyacid</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox"a*lan</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Alloxan</er>, by transposition of letters.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A complex nitrogenous substance
<chform>C3N3H5O3</chform> obtained from alloxan (or when urea is
fused with ethyl oxamate), as a stable white crystalline powder;
-- called also <altname>oxaluramide</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ox`a*lan"tin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Alloxantin</er>, by transposition of letters.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline nitrogenous substance
(<chform>C6H4N4O5</chform>)  obtained by the reduction of
parabanic acid; -- called also <altname>leucoturic
acid</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ox"a*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>oxalate</ets>. See <er>Oxalic</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of oxalic acid.</def>

<hw>Ox*al"de*hyde</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxa</ets>lic + <ets>aldehyde</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Glyoxal</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox`al*eth"yl*ine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxal</ets>ic + <ets>ethyl</ets> +
<ets>-ine</ets>.]</ety> <def>A poisonous nitrogenous base
(<chform>C6H10N2</chform>) 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>

<hw>Ox*al"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[From
<er>Oxalis</er>: cf. F. <ets>oxalique</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<cs><col>Oxalic acid</col> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>Ox"a*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gly<ets>oxal
+ -ine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See
<er>Glyoxaline</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox"a*lis</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L., a kind of
sorrel, Gr.<?/<?/<?/, fr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ sharp,pungent,
acid.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of plants,mostly
herbs, with acid-tasting trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves;
-- called also <altname>wood sorrel</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ox"a*lite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Min.)</fld>
<def>A yellow mineral consisting of oxalate of iron.</def>

<hw>Ox`a*lur*am"ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxaluric</ets> + <ets>amide</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Oxalan</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox`a*lur"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of oxaluric acid.</def>

<hw>Ox`a*lur"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxal</ets>yl + <ets>urea</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Ox"a*lyl</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxal</ets>ic + <ets>-yl</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A hydrocarbon radical
(<chform>C2O2</chform>) regarded as a residue of oxalic acid and
occurring in derivatives of it.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>An old
name for <altname>carbonyl</altname></def>. <sd>(c)</sd> <def>An
old name for <altname>carboxyl</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ox*am"ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A salt of oxamic acid.</def>

<hw>Ox`a*meth"ane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxam</ets>ic + <ets>eth</ets>yl.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Ethyl oxamate, obtained as a white scaly
crystalline powder.</def>

<hw>Ox`a*meth"yl*ane</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxam</ets>ic + <ets>methyl</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Methyl oxamate, obtained as a pearly
white crystalline substance.</def>

<hw>Ox*am"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ox</ets>alic + <ets>am</ets>ido]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, an acid
<chform>NH2.C2O2.HO</chform> obtained as a fine crystalline
powder, intermediate between oxalic acid and oxamide. Its
ammonium salt is obtained by boiling oxamide with ammonia.</def>

<hw>Ox*am"ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n</pos>,
<ety>[<ets>Ox</ets>alic + <ets>amide</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline neutral substance
(<chform>C2O2(NH2)2)</chform> obtained by treating ethyl oxalate
with ammonia. It is the acid amide of oxalic acid.  Formerly
called also <altname>oxalamide</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ox*am"i*dine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ox</ets>ygen + <ets>amido</ets> +
<ets>-ine</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>One of a series
of bases containing the amido and the isonitroso groups united to
the same carbon atom.</def>

<hw>Ox`a*nill*am"ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxanil</ets>ic + <ets>amide</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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 <altname>phenyl oxamide</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ox*an"i*late</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of oxanilic acid.</def>

<hw>Ox`an*il"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ox</ets>alic + <ets>anil</ets>ine.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>Ox*an"i*lide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ox</ets>alic +  <ets>anil</ets>ine +
am<ets>ide</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>a white
crystalline substance, resembling oxanilamide, obtained by
heating aniline oxalate, and regarded as a double anilide of
oxalic acid; -- called also <altname>diphenyl
oxamide</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ox"bane`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A poisonous bulbous plant (<spn>Buphane toxicaria</spn>) of
the Cape of Good Hope.</def>

<hw>Ox"bird`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def> The dunlin.</def>
<sd>(b)</sd> <def> The sanderling.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>An
African weaver bird (<spn>Textor alector</spn>).</def>

<hw>Ox"bit`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The cow blackbird.</def> <mark>[Local,
U. S.]</mark>

<hw>Ox"bow`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</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>

<hw>Ox"eye`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ox</ets>
+ <ets>eye</ets>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <def>The oxeye daisy. See under
<er>Daisy</er>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The corn camomile
(<spn>Anthemis arvensis</spn>)</def>.  <sd>(c)</sd> <def>A genus
of composite plants (<spn>Buphthalmum</spn>) with large yellow
flowers.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def> A titmouse,
especially the great titmouse (<spn>Parus major</spn>) and the
blue titmouse (<spn>P. c\'d2ruleus</spn>).</def> <mark>[Prov.
Eng.]</mark> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The dunlin.</def> <sd>(c)</sd>
<def>A fish; the bogue, or box.</def>

<cs><col>Creeping oxeye</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <cd>a West Indian
composite plant (<spn>Wedelia carnosa</spn>).</cd> --
<col>Seaside oxeye</col> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>, <cd>a West Indian
composite shrub (<spn>Borrichia arborescens</spn>).</cd></cs>

<hw>Ox"*eyed`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having large,
full eyes, like those of an ox.</def>

<au>Burton.</au>

<hw>Ox"fly`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The gadfly of cattle.</def>

<hw>Ox"ford</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
pertaining to the city or university of Oxford, England.</def>

<cs><col>Oxford movement</col>. <cd>See
<er>Tractarianism</er>.</cd> -- <col>Oxford School</col>, <cd>a
name given to those members of the Church of England who adopted
the theology of the so-called Oxford \'bdTracts for the
Times,\'b8 issued the period 1833 -- 1841. <au>Shipley</au>.</cd>
-- <col>Oxford tie</col>, <cd>a kind of shoe, laced on the
instep, and usually covering the foot nearly to the
ankle.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ox"gang`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Ox</ets>
+ <ets>gang</ets>, n., 1.]</ety> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld>
<def>See <er>Bovate</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox"goad`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A goad for
driving oxen.</def>

<hw>Ox"head`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
<er>Hogshead</er>.]</ety> <def>Literally, the head of an ox
(emblem of cuckoldom); hence, a dolt; a blockhead.</def>

<q>Dost make a mummer of me, <qex>oxhead</qex>?</q>
<qau>Marston.</qau>

<hw>Ox"heal`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>Same as <er>Bear's-foot</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox"heart`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A large
heart-shaped cherry, either black, red, or white.</def>

<hw>Ox"hide`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>The skin of an ox, or leather made from it.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(O. Eng. Law)</fld> <def>A measure of land. See
3d <er>Hide</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Oxide</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox`i*da*bil"i*ty</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf.
F. <ets>oxydabilit\'82</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capability of being
converted into an oxide.</def>

<hw>Ox"i*da*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>oxydable</ets>.]</ety> <def>Capable of being converted into
an oxide.</def>

<hw>Ox"i*date</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Oxidated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Oxidating</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. f. <ets>oxyder</ets>.
See <er>Oxide</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To
oxidize.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<hw>Ox`i*da"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>oxidation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The act or
process of oxidizing, or the state or result of being
oxidized.</def>

<hw>Ox"i*da`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn>
<def>An oxidizer.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>A contrivance for causing a current of air to
impinge on the flame of the Argand lamp; -- called also
<altname>oxygenator</altname>.</def>

<-- p. 1027 -->

<hw>Ox"ide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>ox</ets>yg\'8ane oxigen + ac<ets>ide</ets> acid: cf. F.
<ets>oxyde</ets>. The French word was correctly spelt
<ets>oxide</ets>, 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
<ets><upsilon/</ets> of Gr. <grk>'oxy`s</grk>, from which it was
supposed to be directly derived.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A
binary compound of oxygen with an atom or radical, or a compound
which is regarded as binary; <as>as, iron <ex>oxide</ex>, ethyl
<ex>oxide</ex>, nitrogen <ex>oxide</ex>, etc</as>.</def>

<note><hand/ In the chemical nomenclature adopted by Guyton de
Morveau, Lavoisier,and their associates, the term
<xex>oxides</xex> was made to include all compounds of
<xex>oxygen</xex> which had no acid (F. <xex>acide</xex>)
properties, as contrasted with the acid, all of which were at
that time supposed to contain oxygen. The orthography
<xex>oxyde</xex>, <xex>oxyd</xex>, etc., was afterwards
introduced in ignorance or disregard of the true etymology, but
these forms are now obsolete in English. The spelling
<xex>oxid</xex> is not common.</note>

<hw>Ox"i*di`za*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Capable
of being oxidized.</def>

<hw>Ox"i*dize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Oxidized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Oxidizing</er>.]</wordforms> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To
combine with oxygen, or subject to the action of oxygen, or of an
oxidizing agent.</def> Specifically: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>To combine
with oxygen or with more oxygen; to add oxygen to; <as>as, to
<ex>oxidize</ex> nitrous acid so as to form nitric
acid</as></def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To remove hydrogen from
(anything), as by the action of oxygen; <as>as, to
<ex>oxidize</ex> alcohol so as to form aldehyde</as></def>.
<sd>(c)</sd> <def>To subject to the action of oxygen or of an
oxidizing agent, so as to bring to a higher grade, as an
<xex>-ous</xex> compound to an <xex>-ic</xex> compound; <as>as,
to <ex>oxidize</ex> mercurous chloride to <xex>mercuric</xex>
chloride</as>.</def>

<note><hand/ In certain cases <xex>to oxidize</xex> is identical
with <xex>to acidify</xex>; 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.</note>

<hw>Ox"i*dize`ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Oxidation.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Ox"i*di`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An agent employed in oxidation, or which
facilitates or brings about combination with oxygen; <as>as,
nitric acid, chlorine, bromine, etc., are strong
<ex>oxidizers</ex>.</as></def>

<hw>Ox*id"u*la`ted</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Existing in the state of a protoxide; --
said of an oxide.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Ox"ime</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>One of a series of isonitroso derivatives obtained by the
action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes or ketones.</def>

<hw>Ox*in"dol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ox</ets>ygen + <ets>indol</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A white crystalline nitrogenous substance
(<chform>C8H7NO</chform>) of the indol group, obtained by the
reduction of dioxindol. It is a so-called <xex>lactam</xex>
compound.</def>

<hw>Ox`i*od"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ox</ets>y- (<sd>a</sd>) + <ets>iodic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, certain
compounds of iodine and oxygen.</def>

<hw>Ox"like</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Characteristic
of, or like, an ox.</def>

<hw>Ox"lip`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets>oxanslyppe</ets>. See <er>Ox</er>, and
<er>Cowslip</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The great cowslip
(<spn>Primula veris</spn>, var. <spn>elatior</spn>).</def>

<hw>Ox"o*nate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>A salt of oxonic acid.</def>

<hw>Ox*o"ni*an</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Of or
relating to the city or the university of Oxford, England.</def>

<au>Macaulay.</au>

<hw>Ox*o"ni*an</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A student or graduate of
Oxford University, in England.</def>

<hw>Ox*on"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Prob.
gly<ets>ox</ets>alic + carb<ets>onic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, a complex
nitrogenous acid (<chform>C4H5N3O4</chform>) 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>

<hw>Ox"peck`er</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An African bird of the genus
<spn>Buphaga</spn>; the beefeater.</def>

<hw>Ox"shoe`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>A shoe for
oxen, consisting of a flat piece of iron nailed to the
hoof.</def>

<hw>Ox"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[AS.
<ets><omac/hsta</ets>.]</ety> <def>The armpit; also, the
arm.</def> <mark>[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]</mark>

<hw>Ox"tongue`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<def>A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness
of their leaves; as, <spn>Anchusa officinalis</spn>, a kind of
bugloss, and <spn>Helminthia echioides</spn>, both European
herbs.</def>

<hw>Ox"y-</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A prefix,
also used adjectively</def>, designating: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A
compound containing <xex>oxygen</xex></def>. <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A
compound containing the <xex>hydroxyl group</xex>, more properly
designated by <xex>hydroxy-</xex>. See <er>Hydroxy-</er>.</def>

<cs><col>Oxy acid</col>. <cd>See <er>Oxyacid</er>
(below).</cd></cs>

<hw>Ox`y*a*ce"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> (<ets>b</ets>) + <ets>acetic</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Hydroxyacetic; designating an acid called also <xex>glycolic
acid</xex>.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*ac"id</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> <sd>(a)</sd> + <ets>acid</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An acid containing oxygen, as chloric
acid or sulphuric acid; -- contrasted with the
<xex>hydracids</xex>, which contain no oxygen, as hydrochloric
acid. See <er>Acid</er>, and <er>Hydroxy-</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*am*mo"ni*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> <sd>(b)</sd> + <ets>ammonia</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Same as <er>Hydroxylamine</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*ben"zene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> <sd>(b)</sd> + <ets>benzene</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Hydroxy benzene. Same as
<er>Phenol</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*ben*zo"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> <sd>(b)</sd> + <ets>benzoic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Hydroxybenzoic; pertaining to, or
designating, any one of several hydroxyl derivatives of benzonic
acid, of which the commonest is salicylic acid.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*bro"mic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> <sd>(a)</sd> + <ets>bromic</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, certain
compounds of oxygen and bromine.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*bu*tyr"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> <sd>(b)</sd> + <ets>butyric</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Hydroxybutyric; designating any one of a
group of metameric acids (<chform>C3H6.OH.CO2H</chform>).</def>

<hw>Ox`y*cal"ci*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> <sd>(a)</sd> + <ets>calcium</ets>.]</ety>
<def>Of or pertaining to oxygen and calcium; <as>as, the
<ex>oxycalcium</ex> light</as>. See <er>Drummond
light</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*ca*pro"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Leucic</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*chlo"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> <sd>(a)</sd> + <ets>chloric</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Of, pertaining to, or
designating in general, certain compounds containing oxygen and
chlorine.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Formerly designating an acid
now called <altname>perchloric acid</altname>. See
<er>Perchloric</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*chlo"ride</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> <sd>(a)</sd> + <ets>chloride</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A ternary compound of oxygen and
chlorine; <as>as, plumbic <ex>oxychloride</ex></as>.</def>

<hw>Ox"y*crate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/;<?/<?/<?/<?/ acid + <?/<?/<?/<?/ to mix: cf. F.
<ets>oxycrat</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(med.)</fld> <def>A Mixture of
water and vinegar.</def>

<au>Wiseman.</au>

<hw>Ox`y*cy"mene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> <sd>(b)</sd> + <ets>cymene</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Hydroxy cymene. Same as
<er>Carvacrol</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox"y*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[F.
<ets>oxyg\'8ane</ets>, from Gr. <?/<?/<?/<?/ sharp, acid + root
of <?/<?/<?/<?/ to be born. So called because originally supposed
to be an essential part of every <ets>acid</ets>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<note><hand/ 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 <xex>oxidation</xex>, of which <xex>combustion</xex>
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.

    This element (called <xex>dephlogisticated air</xex> by
Priestley) was named <xex>oxygen</xex> 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 <xex>hydrochloric</xex>,
<xex>hydrobromic</xex>, <xex>hydric sulphide</xex>, etc.), but
these do contain elements analogous to oxygen in property and
action. Moreover, the fact that most elements approach the nearer
to <xex>acid</xex> qualities in proportion as they are combined
with more oxygen, shows the great accuracy and breadth of
Lavoisier's conception of its nature.</note>

<sn>2.</sn> <def>Chlorine used in bleaching.</def>
<mark>[Manufacturing name]</mark>

<hw>Ox"y*gen*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Oxygenated</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Oxygenating</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>oxyg\'82ner</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To unite,
or cause to combine, with oxygen; to treat with oxygen; to
oxidize; <as>as, <ex>oxygenated</ex> water (hydrogen
dioxide)</as>.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*gen*a"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Cf. F.
<ets>oxyg\'82nation</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The act
or process of combining or of treating with oxygen;
oxidation.</def>

<hw>Ox"y*gen*a`tor</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>An
oxidizer.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*gen"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, containing, or resembling,
oxygen; producing oxygen.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ox`y*ge"ni*um</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The technical name of
oxygen.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<hw>Ox"y*gen*i"za*ble</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Oxidizable.</def>

<hw>Ox"y*gen*ize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Oxygenized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p pr. & vb. n.</pos> <er>Oxygenizing</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>.]</wordforms> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>To
oxidize.</def>

<hw>Ox"y*gen*ize`ment</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<def>Oxidation.</def>

<hw>Ox*yg"e*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<def>Oxygenic.</def>

<hw>Ox"y*gon</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/<?/<?/<?/ sharp + <?/<?/<?/ an angle: cf.F.
<ets>oxygone</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Geom.)</fld> <def>A triangle
having three acute angles.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ox*yg"o*nal</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ox`y*go"ni*al</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>a.</pos> <def>Having acute
angles.</def>

<au>Barlow.</au>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ox`Y*h\'91m`a*cy"a*nin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>,
<hw>Ox`y*h\'91m`o*cy"a*nin</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw>
<pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> <sd>(a)</sd> +
<ets>h\'91macyanin</ets>, <ets>h\'91mocyanin</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>See
<er>H\'91macyanin</er>.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>Ox`y*h\'91m`o*glo"bin</hw>,
<hw>Ox`y*hem`o*glo"bin</hw>  }</mhw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> <sd>(a)</sd> + <ets>h\'91moglobin</ets>,
<ets>hemoglobin</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld>
<def>See <er>Hemoglobin</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*hy"dro*gen</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> <sd>(a)</sd> + <ets>hydrogen</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen
and hydrogen; <as>as, <ex>oxyhydrogen</ex> gas</as>.</def>

<cs><col>Oxyhydrogen blowpipe</col>. <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <cd>See
<er>Blowpipe</er>.</cd> -- <col>Oxyhydrogen microscope</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></cs>

<hw>Ox"y*mel</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[L.
<ets>oxymeli</ets>, Gr. <?/<?/<?/; <?/<?/<?/<?/ acid + <?/<?/<?/
honey.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A mixture of honey, water,
vinegar, and spice, boiled to a sirup.</def>

<au>Sir T. Elyot.</au>

<hw>Ox`y*meth"yl*ene</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets>
<sd>(a)</sd> + <ets>methylene</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Formic aldehyde, regarded as a methylene derivative.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ox`y*mo"ron</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL.,
fr. Gr. <?/<?/<?/, fr. <?/<?/<?/ pointedly foolish; <?/<?/<?/
sharp + <?/<?/<?/ foolish.]</ety> <fld>(Rhet.)</fld> <def>A
figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added
to a word; e. g., <xex>cruel kindness</xex>; <xex>laborious
idleness</xex>.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*mu"ri*ate</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <fld>(Old
Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of the supposed oxymuriatic acid; a
chloride.</def>

<cs><col>Oxymuriate of lime</col>, <cd>chloride of
lime.</cd></cs>

<hw>Ox`y*mu`ri*at"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> <sd>(a)</sd> + <ets>muriatic</ets>:  cf. F.
<ets>oxymuriatique</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and muriatic acid,
that is, hydrochloric acid.</def> <mark>[Archaic.]</mark>

<cs><col>Oxymuriatic acid</col>, <cd>chlorine, formerly so called
on the supposition that it was a compound of oxygen and muriatic
acid. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<hw>Ox`y*neu"rine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Betaine</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox*yn"tic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/<?/<?/<?/ to make acid.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>
<def>Acid; producing acid; -applied especially to certain glands
and cells in the stomach.</def>

<mhw>{ <hw>\'d8Ox`y*o"pi*a</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <hw>Ox"y*o`py</hw>
<pr>(?)</pr>, }</mhw> <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL. <ets>oxyopia</ets>,
from Gr. <?/<?/<?/ sharp + <?/<?/<?/ sight.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Excessive acuteness of sight.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*phe"nic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> (<ets>b</ets>) + <ets>phenol</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or designating, the phenol
formerly called <xex>oxyphenic acid</xex>, and now
<xex>oxyphenol</xex> and <xex>pyrocatechin</xex>. See
<er>Pyrocatechin</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*phe"nol</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A phenol, <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/, produced by
the distillation of catechin; called also <altname>oxyphenic
acid</altname>, and now <altname>pyrocatechin</altname>.</def>

<hw>Ox*yph"o*ny</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/<?/<?/ sharp + <?/<?/<?/<?/ voice.]</ety> <def>Acuteness or
shrillness of voice.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*quin"o*line</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> <sd>(b)</sd> + <ets>quinoline</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Hydroxy quinoline; a phenol derivative of
quinoline, -- called also <altname>carbostyril</altname>.</def>

<hw>\'d8Ox`y*rhyn"cha</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n. pl.</pos>
<ety>[NL., fr. Gr.<?/<?/<?/<?/ sharp + <?/<?/<?/<?/<?/<?/
snout.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The maioid crabs.</def>

<hw>Ox*yr"rho*dine</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/<?/<?/ (sc. <?/<?/<?/); <grk>'oxy`s</grk> acid + <?/<?/<?/<?/
made of roses, <?/<?/<?/<?/ rose.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A
mixture of two parts of the oil of roses with one of the vinegar
of roses.</def>

<au>Floyer.</au>

<hw>Ox"y*salt</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> <sd>(a)</sd> + <ets>salt</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A salt of an oxyacid, as a
sulphate.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*sul"phide</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A ternary compound of oxygen and
sulphur.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*sul"phu*ret</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An oxysulphide.</def>
<mark>[Obsolescent]</mark>

<hw>Ox`y*toc"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/<?/<?/<?/ sharp, quick + <?/<?/<?/<?/ birth.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Promoting uterine contractions, or
parturition.</def> -- <def2><pos>n.</pos> <def>An oxytocic
medicine or agent.</def></def2>

<hw>Ox`y*tol"u*ene</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Oxy-</ets> <sd>(a)</sd> + <ets>toluene</ets>.]</ety>
<def>One of three hydroxy derivatives of toluene, called the
<xex>cresols</xex>. See <er>Cresol</er>.</def>

<hw>Ox"y*tone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <ety>[Gr.
<?/<?/<?/; <?/<?/<?/ sharp + <?/<?/<?/ tone.]</ety> <def>Having
an acute sound; <fld>(Gr. Gram.)</fld>, having an acute accent on
the last syllable.</def>

<hw>Ox"y*tone</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <sn>1.</sn> <def>An acute
sound.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Gr. Gram.)</fld> <def>A word having the acute
accent on the last syllable.</def>

<hw>Ox`y*ton"ic*al</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Gr.
Gram.)</fld> <def>Oxytone.</def>

<hw>O"yer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Anglo F., a
hearing, from OF. <ets>o\'8br</ets>, F. <ets>ou\'8br</ets>, to
hear, L. <ets>audire</ets>. See <er>Audible</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Law)</fld> <def>A hearing or an inspection, as of a deed,
bond, etc., <as>as when a defendant in court prays <ex>oyer</ex>
of a writing</as>.</def>

<au>Blackstone.</au>

<cs><col>Oyer and terminer</col> <fld>(Law)</fld>, <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></cs>

<hw>O"yez`</hw> <pr>(<omac/y<ecr/s; 277)</pr>, <pos>interj.</pos>
<ety>[Anglo-F. <ets>oyez</ets> hear ye. See <er>Oyer</er>.]</ety>
<def>Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure
silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three
times.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>oyes</asp>.]</altsp>

<hw>Oy"let</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[See
<er>Eyelet</er>.]</ety> <sn>1.</sn> <def>See
<er>Eyelet</er>.</def>

<sn>2.</sn> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>Same as
<er>Oillet</er>.</def>

<hw>Oy"noun</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos><def>Onion.</def>
<mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<au>Chaucer.</au>

<hw>Oys"ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[OF.
<ets>oistre</ets>, F. <ets>hu\'8ctre</ets>, L. <ets>ostrea</ets>,
<ets>ostreum</ets>,Gr. <?/<?/<?/; prob. akin to <?/<?/<?/ bone,
the oyster being so named from its shell. Cf. <er>Osseous</er>,
<er>Ostracize</er>.]</ety>

<sn>1.</sn> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <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
(<spn>Ostrea edulis</spn>), and the American oyster (<spn>Ostrea
Virginiana</spn>), are the most important species.</def>

<sn>2.</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>

<cs><col>Fresh-water oyster</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any
species of the genus <spn>Etheria</spn>, 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>Oyster bed</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 lst <er>Scalp</er>, <pos>n.</pos></cd> -- <col>Oyster
catcher</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any one of several
species of wading birds of the genus <spn>H\'91matopus</spn>,
which frequent seashores and feed upon shellfish. The European
species (<spn>H. ostralegus</spn>), the common American species
(<spn>H. palliatus</spn>), and the California, or black, oyster
catcher (<spn>H. Bachmani</spn>) are the best known.</cd> --
<col>Oyster crab</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>a small crab
(<spn>Pinnotheres ostreum</spn>) which lives as a commensal in
the gill cavity of the oyster.</cd> -- <col>Oyster dredge</col>,
<cd>a rake or small dragnet of bringing up oyster from the bottom
of the sea.</cd> -- <col>Oyster fish</col>. (<spn>Zo\'94l</spn>.)
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>The tautog.</cd> <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>The
toadfish.</cd> -- <col>Oyster plant</col>. <fld>(Bot.)</fld>
<sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A plant of the genus <spn>Tragopogon</spn>
(<spn>T. porrifolius</spn>), the root of which, when cooked,
somewhat resembles the oyster in taste; salsify;</cd> -- called
also <altname>vegetable oyster</altname>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>A
plant found on the seacoast of Northern Europe, America and Asia
(<spn>Mertensia maritima</spn>), the fresh leaves of which have a
strong flavor of oysters.</cd> -- <col>Oyster plover</col>.
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>Same as <cref>Oyster catcher</cref>,
above.</cd> -- <col>Oyster shell</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>,
<cd>the shell of an oyster.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Oyster
wench</col>, <col>Oyster wife</col>, <col>Oyster
women</col></mcol>, <cd>a women who deals in oysters.</cd> --
<col>Pearl oyster</col>. <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>See under
<er>Pearl</er>.</cd> -- <col>Thorny oyster</col>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>any spiny marine shell of the genus
<spn>Spondylus</spn>.</cd></cs>

<hw>Oys"ter<?/green`</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A green membranous seaweed
(<spn>Ulva</spn>) often found growing on oysters but common on
stones, piles, etc.</def>

<hw>Oys"ter*ing</hw>, <pos>n.</pos> <def>Gathering, or dredging
for, oysters.</def>

<hw>Oys"ter*ling</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A young oyster.</def>

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<hw>O*zo"na</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[NL., fr. L.
<ets>ozaena</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to smell.]</ety>
<fld>(Med.)</fld> <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>

<hw>O`zo*ce"rite</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
to smell + <?/ wax.]</ety> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A waxlike
mineral resin; -- sometimes called <altname>native
paraffin</altname>, and <altname>mineral wax</altname>.</def>

<hw>O`zo*na"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The act of treating with ozone; also, the
act of converting into, or producing, ozone; ozonization.</def>

<hw>O"zone</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos> <ety>[Gr. <?/
smelling, p. pr. of <?/ to smell. See <er>Odor</er>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <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>

<hw>O*zon"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <fld>(Chem.)</fld>
<def>Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, ozone.</def>

<hw>O*zo`ni*fi*ca"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ozone</ets> + L. <ets>-ficare</ets> to make. See
<er>fy</er>. ]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The act or process
of producing, or of subjecting to the action of, ozone.</def>

<hw>O`zo*ni*za"tion</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Ozonation.</def>

<hw>O"zo*nize</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>v. t.</pos>
<wordforms>[<pos>imp. & p. p.</pos> <er>Ozonized</er>
<pr>(?)</pr>; <pos>p. pr. & vb. n.</pos>
<er>Ozonizing</er>.]</wordforms> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd>
<def>To convert into ozone, as oxygen.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>To
treat with ozone.</def>

<hw>O"zo*ni`zer</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An apparatus or agent for the production
or application of ozone.</def>

<hw>O`zo*nom"e*ter</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ozone</ets> + <ets>-meter</ets>.]</ety> <def>An
instrument for ascertaining the amount of ozone in the
atmosphere, or in any gaseous mixture.</def>

<au>Faraday.</au>

<hw>O`zo*no*met"ric</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Pertaining to, or used for, the
determination of the amount of ozone; of or relating to
ozonometry.</def>

<hw>O`zo*nom"e*try</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>The measurement or determination of the
quantity of ozone.</def>

<hw>O*zo"no*scope</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>n.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ozone</ets> + <ets>-scope</ets>.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>An apparatus employed to indicate the
presence, or the amount, of ozone.</def>

<hw>O*zo`no*scop"ic</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos>
<ety>[<ets>Ozone</ets> + Gr. <?/ to view.]</ety>
<fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Serving to indicate the presence or the
amount of ozone.</def>

<hw>O"zo*nous</hw> <pr>(?)</pr>, <pos>a.</pos> <def>Pertaining to
or containing, ozone.</def>

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