Monetary, mun′e-tar-i,adj.relating to money or moneyed affairs: consisting of money.—n.Monetisā′tion.—v.t.Mon′etise, to give the character of money to, to coin as money.—Monetary unit, the unit of currency—the pound sterling.
Money, mun′i,n.coin: pieces of stamped metal used in commerce: any currency used as the equivalent of money: wealth:—pl.Mon′eys.—ns.Mon′ey-bill, a bill introduced into parliament or congress for raising revenue or otherwise dealing with money;Mon′ey-brok′er,Mon′ey-chang′er,Mon′ey-scriv′ener, a broker who deals in money or exchanges.—adj.Mon′eyed, having money: rich in money: consisting in money.—ns.Mon′eyer,Mon′ier, one who coins money: a master of a mint.—adj.Mon′eyless, having no money.—ns.Mon′ey-mak′er, a coiner of counterfeit money;Mon′ey-mak′ing, act of gaining wealth.—adj.lucrative, profitable.—ns.Mon′ey-mar′ket, the market or field for the investment of money;Mon′ey-or′der, an order for money deposited at one post-office, and payable at another;Mon′ey-spī′der, or-spin′ner, a small spider of familyAttidæ, supposed to bring luck;Mon′ey's-worth, something as good as money: full value;Mon′ey-tak′er, one who receives payments of money, esp. at an entrance-door.—Hard money, coin;Pot of money, a large amount of money;Ready money, money paid for a thing at the time at which it is bought: money ready for immediate payment. [O. Fr.moneie(Fr.monnaie)—L.moneta, a mint,Monetabeing a surname of Juno, in whose temple at Rome money was coined.]
Monger, mung′gėr,n.a trader: a dealer, chiefly in composition, sometimes depreciatory.—v.t.to trade in. [A.S.mangere—mang, a mixture.]
Mongol, mong′gol,n.andadj.one of an Asiatic people belonging to the Ural-Altaic branch of the human family, mainly inhabitingMongolia.—adjs.Mongō′lian,Mongol′ic.
Mongoose, mong′gōōs,n.a common ichneumon of India, often domesticated to destroy snakes.—AlsoMung′oose.[Marathimangus.]
Mongrel, mung′grel,adj.of a mixed breed, impure.—n.an animal, esp. a dog, of a mixed breed.—v.t.Mong′relise.—n.Mong′relism. [A double dim. from A.S.mang, mixture.]
Monied, mun′id,adj.moneyed.
Moniliform, mō-nil′i-form,adj.like a string of beads. [L.monile, a necklace,forma, form.]
Moniment, mon′i-ment,n.(Spens.) a monument, memorial: superscription, image. [L.monimentum,monumentum, monument.]
Moniplies, mon′i-plīz. SeeManiplies.
Monism, mon′izm,n.a philosophical theory that all being may ultimately be referred to one category; thusIdealism,Pantheism,Materialismare monisms—as opposed to the Dualism of matter and spirit.—n.Mon′ist.—adjs.Mon′istic,-al. [Gr.monos, alone, and-ism.]
Monition, mon-ish′un,n.a reminding or admonishing: warning: notice: (law) a summons to appear and answer.—adj.Mon′itive, conveying admonition.—n.Mon′itor, one who admonishes: an adviser: an instructor: a senior pupil who assists a schoolmaster: an ironclad steamship armed with heavy guns in revolving turrets: a raised part of a roof, with openings for light and ventilation: a kind of lizard:—fem.Mon′itress,Mon′itrix.—adj.Monitō′rial, relating to a monitor: performed or taught by a monitor.—adv.Monitō′rially.—n.Mon′itorship.—adj.Mon′itory, giving admonition or warning. [L.,—monēre,-itum, to remind.]
Monk, mungk,n.formerly, one who retired alone to the desert to lead a religious life: one of a religious community living in a monastery: an inky blotch in print: a fuse for firing mines.—ns.Monk′ery, the life of monks: monasticism;Monk′-fish, the angel-fish;Monk′hood, the state or character of a monk.—adj.Monk′ish, pertaining to a monk: like a monk: monastic.—ns.Monk's′-hood, the aconite, a poisonous plant with a flower like a monk's hood;Monk's′-seam(naut.), a strong seam formed by laying the selvage-edges of two pieces of canvas over each other and stitching on each side and down the middle—alsoMiddle-stitching. [A.S.munec—L.monachus—Gr.monachos—monos, alone.]
Monkey, mungk′i,n.a quadrumanous mammal of the order Primates—the term is loose, and may be conveniently restricted only to all the Primates exclusive of the Anthropoid Apes, thus including thePlatyrrhini, or New-World monkeys, and theCatarrhiini, or Old-World monkeys: an ape: a name of contempt, esp. for a mischievous person, also of playful endearment: a heavy weight for driving piles: a large hammer for driving bolts: in betting slang, a sum of 500 pounds, or dollars in U.S.: a fluid consisting of chlor-hydric acid and zinc—generally calledspirits of salt—used in the process of soldering:—pl.Monk′eys.—v.i.to meddle with anything.—v.t.to imitate as a monkey does.—ns.Monk′ey-bag, a small money-bag, hung round the sailor's neck;Monk′ey-block, a small swivel-block used in guiding running rigging;Monk′ey-board, the omnibus conductor's foot-board;Monk′ey-boat, a narrow, half-decked river-boat;Monk′ey-bread, the baobab-tree or its fruit;Monk′ey-en′gine, a kind of pile-driver having a ram or monkey working in a wooden frame;Monk′ey-flow′er, a flower of themimuluskind;Monk′ey-gaff, a small gaff above the spanker-gaff for the flag;Monk′ey-grass, a coarse fibre yielded by the leaf-stalks ofAttalea funifera, used for brooms, street sweeping-machine brushes, &c.;Monk′ey-hamm′er, a drop-press with a ram, which is raised and let drop freely;Monk′eyism, the qualities of the monkey;Monk′ey-jack′et, a close-fitting jacket, generally made of some stout, coarse material;Monk′ey-pot, the seed-vessel of several species ofLecythis, having a round lid;Monk′ey-pump, a straw let through a gimlet-hole into a cask for the purpose of sucking the liquor;Monk′ey-puzz′le, the Chili pine,Araucaria imbricata;Monk′ey-rail, a light rail above the quarter-rail;Monk′ey-shine(U.S.), a piece of tomfoolery;Monk′ey-tail, a short lever for training carronades: a piece of knotted rope by which to attach a hook, to save the hand from jamming;Monk′ey-wheel, a tackle-block over which runs a hoisting-rope;Monk′ey-wrench, a screw-key having a movable jaw.—Have, orGet,one's monkey up, to be angry;Suck the monkey, to drink liquor from a cask through an inserted tube: to drink from a coco-nut, filled surreptitiously with rum, &c. [Old It.monicchio, dim. of Old It.monna, nickname for an old woman, an ape, contr. of It.madonna, mistress.]
Monobasic, mon-ō-bā′sik,adj.having one base, of an acid combining with a univalent basic radical to form a neutral salt.
Monoblastic, mon-ō-blas′tik,adj.pertaining to that condition of the metazoic embryo in which a single germinal layer is alone represented.
Monoblepsis, mon-ō-blep′sis,n.a condition of vision more distinct when one eye only is used. [Gr.monos, single,blepsis, sight.]
Monocarbonate, mon-ō-kar′bō-nāt,n.a carbonate in which both hydrogen atoms of the acid are replaced by basic elements.
Monocardian, mon-ō-kär′di-an,adj.having a single heart, as fishes and reptiles. [Gr.monos, single,kardia, the heart.]
Monocarpous, mon-ō-kärp′us,adj.bearing fruit only once, as wheat, and all annual plants.—n.Mon′ocarp. [Gr.monos, single,karpos, fruit.]
Monocentric, mon-ō-sen′trik,adj.having a single centre only: unipolar.
Monocephalous, mon-ō-sef′al-us,adj.having but one head or capitulum.
Monoceros, mō-nos′ėr-os,n.a one-horned animal: the unicorn: (Spens.) perhaps the sword-fish.—adj.Monoc′erous. [Gr.monos, single,keras, a horn.]
Monochlamydeous, mon-ō-kla-mid′ē-us,adj.(bot.) having a single instead of a double perianth. [Gr.monos, single,chlamys, a cloak.]
Monochord, mon′ō-kord,n.a musical instrument of one chord or string.
Monochromatic, mon-ō-kro-mat′ik,adj.of one colour only—alsoMonochrō′ic.—ns.Mon′ochrome, a painting in one colour only;Mon′ochromy, this art.
Monochronic, mon-ō-kron′ik,adj.contemporaneous.—adj.Monoch′ronous, monosemic.
Monocle, mon′o-kl,n.a one-eyed animal: a single eyeglass.
Monoclinal, mon′ō-klī-nal,adj.(geol.) dipping in one direction.
Monoclinic, mon′ō-klin-ik,adj.(mineral) crystallising in three unequal axes, two intersecting each other at an oblique angle, and at right angles to the third.—AlsoMon′oclīnate. [Gr.monos, single,klinein, to incline.]
Monoclinous, mon′ō-klī-nus,adj.(bot.) hermaphrodite.
Mono-compound, mon′ō-kom′pownd,n.(chem.) a compound containing one atom of any particular element.
Monocotyledon, mon-ō-kot-i-lē′don,n.a plant with only one cotyledon.—adj.Monocotylē′donous.
Monocracy, mon-ok′ra-si,n.rule or government by a single person.—n.Mon′ocrat. [Gr.monos, single,kratos, strength.]
Monocular, mon-ok′ū-lar,adj.with one eye only: fitted only for one eye at a time.—AlsoMonoc′ulous.
Monodactylous, mon-ō-dak′ti-lus,adj.having only one toe or finger.
Monodelphia, mon-ō-del′fi-a,n.pl.one of the three primary divisions of mammals, the placental mammals.—adj.Monodel′phian.
Monodon, mon′ō-don,n.a genus of delphinoid odontocete cetaceans, containing only the narwhal.
Monodrama, mon′ō-drä-ma,n.a dramatic piece for a single performer.—adj.Monodramat′ic.
Monody, mon′ō-di,n.a mournful ode or poem in which a single mourner bewails: a song for one voice: monotonous sound.—adjs.Monod′ic,-al.—n.Mon′odist, one who writes monodies.
Monœcious, mon-ē′shus,adj.having the stamens and pistils in separate flowers on the same individual plant.—n.pl.Monœ′cia, the 21st class of plants of Linnæus. [Gr.monos, single,oikos, a house.]
Monogamy, mon-og′a-mi,n.marriage to one wife only: the state of such marriage.—adjs.Monogam′ic,Monog′amous.—n.Monog′amist. [Gr.monos, one,gamos, marriage.]
Monogenesis, mon-ō-jen′e-sis,n.development of the ovum from a parent like itself.—adj.Monogenet′ic.—ns.Monog′enism, the descent of the whole human family from a single pair—alsoMonog′eny;Monog′enist, one who maintains this.—adjs.Monogenist′ic;Monog′enous, generating by fission, gemmation, &c.: pertaining to monogenism: (math.) having a single differential coefficient considered as a rule of generation.
Monogony, mō-nog′o-ni,n.a sexual reproduction.
Monogram, mon′ō-gram,n.a figure consisting of several letters interwoven or written into one.—adj.Monogrammat′ic. [Gr.monos, alone,gramma, a letter.]
Monograph, mon′ō-graf,n.a treatise written on one particular subject or any branch of it.—v.t.to write a monograph upon.—ns.Monog′rapher,Monog′raphist, a writer of monographs.—adjs.Monograph′ic,-al, pertaining to a monograph: drawn in lines without colours.—n.Monog′raphy, a representation by one means only, as lines: an outline drawing. [Gr.monos, alone,graphein, to write.]
Monogynia, mon-ō-jin′i-a,n.an order of plants which have only one pistil or female organ.—n.Mon′ogyn, a plant of this kind.—adjs.Monogyn′ian,Monog′ynous(bot.), having only one pistil or female organ.—n.Monog′yny, a mating with only one female. [Gr.monos, alone,gynē, a female.]
Monohydric, mon-ō-hī′drik,adj.containing one atom of hydrogen.
Monoid, mon′oid,adj.andn.(pros.) containing but one kind of foot.
Monolatry, mō-nol′a-tri,n.the actual worship of but one divinity, not necessarily a disbelief in others.
Monolith, mon′ō-lith,n.a pillar, or column, of a single stone.—adjs.Monolith′al,Monolith′ic. [Gr.monos, alone,lithos, a stone.]
Monologue, mon′ō-log,n.a speech uttered by one person: soliloquy: a poem, &c. for a single performer.—v.i.Monol′ogise, to indulge in this.—ns.Monol′ogist, one who talks in monologue;Monol′ogy, the habit of doing so. [Fr.,—Gr.monos, alone,logos, speech.]
Monomachy, mō-nom′a-ki,n.a single combat: a duel.—AlsoMonomā′chia. [Gr.monos, alone,machē, a fight.]
Monomania, mon-ō-mā′ni-a,n.madness confined to one subject, or to one faculty of the mind: an unreasonable interest in any particular thing.—n.Monomā′niac, one affected with monomania.—adjs.Monomā′niac,-al, affected with monomania. [Gr.monos, alone,mania, madness.]
Monomerous, mō-nom′e-rus,adj.having the tarsi single-jointed: (bot.) having but one member in each cycle. [Gr.monos, single,meros, part.]
Monometallic, mon-ō-me-tal′ik,adj.consisting of but one metal.—ns.Monomet′allism, the use of but one metal as a standard of value;Monomet′allist, one who upholds this theory.
Monometer, mō-nom′e-tėr,adj.andn.(pros.) consisting of one measure.—adjs.Monomet′ric,-al.
Monomial, mon-ō′mi-al,n.an algebraic expression of one term only: a series of factors of single terms—alsoMon′ome.—adj.Monō′mial. [Gr.monos, alone, L.nomen, name.]
Monomorphic, mon-ō-mor′fik,adj.of the same type of structure, or morphological character.—adj.Monomor′phous. [Gr.monos, single,morphē, form.]
Monomyarian, mon-ō-mī-ā′ri-an,adj.having but one adductor muscle, as an oyster. [Gr.monos, single,mys, muscle.]
Mononym, mon′ō-nim,n.a name consisting of a single term.—adj.Mononym′ic.
Monoöusious, mon-ō-ōō′si-us,adj.having the same substance. [Gr.monos, single,ousia, essence.]
Monopathy, mō-nop′a-thi,n.(pathol.) a disease affecting only one organ or function.—adj.Monopath′ic. [Gr.monos, single,pathos, suffering.]
Monopetalous, mon-ō-pet′a-lus,adj.(bot.) having only one petal, or denoting a corolla, the petals of which so cohere as to form a tube.
Monophobia, mon-ō-fō′bi-a,n.morbid dread of being left alone. [Gr.monos, single,phobia, fear.]
Monophonous, mon-of′o-nus,adj.producing one sound at one time. [Gr.monos, single,phōnē, voice.]
Monophote, mon′ō-fōt,n.an electric arc-lamp regulator working in single series. [Gr.monos, single,phōs,phōtos, light.]
Monophthong, mon′of-thong,n.a simple vowel-sound.—adj.Mon′ophthongal.
Monophyletic, mon-ō-fi-let′ik,adj.pertaining to a single phylum:—opp. toPolyphyletic.
Monophyllous, mon-ō-fil′us,adj.having a leaf of but one piece. [Gr.monos, alone,phyllon, a leaf.]
Monophyodont, mon-ō-fī′ō-dont,adj.having only one set of teeth.—n.such an animal.
Monophysite, mō-nof′i-sīt,n.one who holds that Christ had but one composite nature, instead of the orthodox doctrine that He united two complete natures without confusion or mutation in one person.—adj.Monophysit′ical.—n.Monophysit′ism. [Gr.monos, alone,physis, nature.]
Monoplast, mon′ō-plast,n.an organism consisting of a single cell. [Gr.monos, single,plastos, formed—plassein, to form.]
Monoplegia, mon-ō-plē′ji-a,n.paralysis limited to a single part. [Gr.monos, single,plēgē, stroke.]
Monopnoa, mo-nop′nō-a,n.pl.a class of reptiles breathing in one way only. [Gr.monos, single,pnoos, breathing—pnein, to breathe.]
Monopode, mon′ō-pōd,adj.andn.having but one foot.—adj.Monopod′ic—n.Mon′opody.
Monopolise, mon-op′o-līz,v.t.to obtain possession of anything so as to be the only seller or sharer of it: in engross the whole of.—ns.Monop′oliser,Monop′olist.—adj.Monopolis′tic.—n.Monop′oly, the sole power of dealing in anything: exclusive command or possession: (law) a grant from the crown to an individual for the sole right to deal in anything. [L.monopolium—Gr.monos, alone,pōlein, to sell.]
Monopteron, mō-nop′te-ron,n.a kind of temple or portico of columns grouped in a circle, and supporting a cupola. [Gr.monos, single,pteron, a wing.]
Monoptote, mon′op-tōt,n.a noun, &c., having but one case-form. [Gr.monos, alone,ptōsis, case.]
Monorchid, mo-nork′id,adj.having only one testicle.—n.Monorch′ism.
Monorganic, mon-or-gan′ik,adj.of one organ.
Monorhine, mon′ō-rin,adj.having but one nasal passage.—AlsoMon′orhīnal. [Gr.monos, single,hris,hrinos, the nose.]
Monorhyme, mon′ō-rīm,n.a poem in which all the lines end with the same rhyme.
Monosemic, mon-ō-sē′mik,adj.(pros.) consisting in, or equal to, a single semeion (mora or unit of time).
Monosepalous, mon-ō-sep′a-lus,adj.(bot.) having the sepals all united: having a calyx of one piece.
Monospermous, mon-ō-spėrm′us,adj.(bot.) having one seed only.—n.Mon′osperm. [Gr.monos, alone,sperma, seed.]
Monosporous, mon′ō-spōr-us,adj.of a single spore.
Monostich, mon′ō-stik,n.a poem complete in one verse.—adj.Monos′tichous. [Gr.monos, alone,stichos, verse.]
Monostrophic, mon-ō-strof′ik,adj.having but one strophe: not varied in measure.—n.Monos′trophe. [Gr.monos, alone,strophē, a strophe.]
Monostyle, mon′ō-stīl,adj.(archit.) consisting of a single shaft. [Gr.monos, alone,stylos, a pillar.]
Monosy, mon′ō-si,n.(bot.) an abnormal condition in which organs usually entire or united are found disunited. [Gr.monōsis—monos, single.]
Monosyllable, mon-ō-sil′la-bl,n.a word of one syllable.—adj.Monosyllab′ic, consisting of one syllable, or of words of one syllable.—n.Monosyl′labism, an exclusive use of monosyllables, as in Chinese.
Monosymmetric, mon-ō-sim-et′rik,adj.having only one plane of symmetry in crystallisation.—adj.Monosymmet′rical(bot.), of flowers capable of being bisected into similar halves in only one plane.
Monotessaron, mon-ō-tes′a-ron,n.a harmony of the four gospels.
Monothalamous, mon-ō-thal′a-mus,adj.(bot.) single-chambered: with but one cavity. [Gr.monos, single,thalamos, a chamber.]
Monotheism, mon′ō-thē-izm,n.the belief in only one God.—n.Mon′otheist, one who believes that there is but one God.—adj.Monotheist′ic. [Gr.monos, alone,theos, God.]
Monothelite, mon-oth′e-līt,n.one who holds that Christ had but one will and one operation or energy, as He had but one nature.—ns.Monoth′elism,Monothelit′ism. [Gr.monos, alone,thelētēs, one who wills—thelein, to will.]
Monothetic, mon-ō-thet′ik,adj.assuming a single essential element. [Gr.monos, single,thetos, verbal adj. oftithenai, to put.]
Monotint, mon′ō-tint,n.drawing or painting in a single tint.
Monotocous, mō-not′o-kus,adj.having one only at a birth. [Gr.monos, single,tiktein, to bear.]
Monotone, mon′ō-tōn,n.a single, unvaried tone or sound: a succession of sounds having the same pitch: a piece of writing in one strain throughout.—v.t.andv.i.to intone, chant.—adjs.Monoton′ic,Monot′onous, uttered in one unvaried tone: marked by dull uniformity.—adv.Monot′onously.—n.Monot′ony, dull uniformity of tone or sound: want of modulation in speaking or reading: (fig.) irksome sameness or want of variety. [Gr.monos, alone,tonos, a tone.]
Monotremata, mon-ō-trem′a-ta,n.pl.the lowest order of Mammalia, having a single opening for the genital and digestive organs.—adj.Monotrem′atous—alsoMon′otreme.—n.Mon′otreme, a member of the Monotremata. [Gr.monos, alone,trēma, a hole.]
Monotype, mon′ō-tīp,n.andadj.having only one type or representative: a print transferred from a painting on a metal plate.—adj.Monotyp′ic.
Monoxide, mo-nok′sīd,n.an oxide containing a single oxygen atom in combination with two univalent atoms or one bivalent atom.
Monoxylon, mon-oks′i-lon,n.a canoe made from one log.—adj.Monox′ylous, formed of a single piece of wood. [Gr.monos, single,xylon, wood.]
Monroeism, mon-rō′izm,n.more generallyMonroe Doctrine, the principle of the non-intervention of Europe in matters relating to the American continent—from PresidentMonroe'sMessage in Dec. 1823.
Monseigneur, mon-sā-nyer′,n.my lord: a title in France given to a person of high birth or rank, esp. to bishops, &c. (writtenMgr.):—pl.Messeigneurs(me-sā-nyer′).The corresponding Italian title isMonsignor(mon-sē′nyor),conferred on prelates and on the dignitaries of the papal household—alsoMonsi′gnore. [Fr., from L.meus, my,senior, older.]
Monsieur, mŏ-sye′,n.sir: a title of courtesy in France=Mrin English (writtenM.orMons.): the eldest brother of the king of France: a Frenchman generally—usuallymounseer: a French gentleman:—pl.Messieurs(me-sye′).—Monsieur de Paris, the public executioner. [Fr.,—L.meus, my,senior.]
Monsoon, mon-sōōn′,n.a periodical wind of the Indian Ocean, which blows from the S.W. from April to October, and from the N.E. the rest of the year: similar winds elsewhere, returning periodically with the seasons.—adj.Monsoon′al[It.monsone—Malaymūsim—Ar.mawsim, a time, a season.]
Monster, mon′stėr,n.anything out of the usual course of nature: a prodigy, or fabulous animal: anything unusually large: anything horrible from ugliness or wickedness.—adj.unusually large, huge.—n.Monstros′ity, an unnatural production.—adj.Mon′strous, out of the common course of nature: enormous: wonderful: horrible.—adv.Mon′strously.—n.Mon′strousness, state or quality of being monstrous.—Gila monster, a large poisonous lizard of Arizona, &c., having tubercular scales. [Fr.,—L.monstrum, an omen, a monster—monēre, to warn.]
Monstrance.
Monstrance, mon′strans,n.the utensil employed in R.C. churches for presenting the consecrated host for the adoration of the people, consisting of a stand and a repository or case with small semicircular holder (lunula).—AlsoOstensory. [Fr.,—L.monstrāre, to show,monstrum, an omen.]
Montagnard, mong-ta-nyar′,n.one of the 'Mountain' or the extreme democratic wing of the French Legislative Assembly (1st Oct. 1791-21st Sept. 1792), so called because sitting on the topmost benches.
Montanic, mon-tan′ik,adj.pertaining to mountains: consisting in mountains. [L.montanus—mons,montis, a mountain.]
Montanism, mon′tan-izm,n.a heresy which grew up in the Christian Church in the second half of the 2d century, founded by the prophet and 'Paraclete,'Montanusof Phrygia—an ascetic reaction in favour of the old discipline and severity.—n.Mon′tanist, a supporter of Montanism.—adj.Montanist′ic.
Montant, mont′ant,adj.rising: (her.) increasing.—n.an upright rail or stile, as in a door, &c.: (Shak.) a contraction ofmontanto, a term in fencing, apparently for an upward blow: a two-handed sword. [Fr.,—monter, to mount—L.mons,montis, a mountain.]
Mont-de-piété, mong′-de-pē-ā-tā′, the ItalianMonte di pietà,n.a pawnbroking shop set up by public authority. [Fr. and It., 'fund, bank, of piety.']
Monte, mon′te,n.a shrubby tract, a forest: a Spanish-American gambling game, played with a pack of forty cards.—Three-card monte, a Mexican gambling game, played with three cards, one usually a court-card. [Sp., 'a hill'—L.mons,montis, a mountain.]
Monteith, mon-tēth′,n.a large 18th-century punch-bowl, usually of silver, fluted and scalloped: a cotton handkerchief with white spots on a coloured ground.
Montem, mon′tem,n.a former custom of Eton boys to go every third Whit-Tuesday to a hillock on the Bath road and exact 'salt-money' from passers-by, for the university expenses of the senior scholar or school captain.
Montonegrine, mon-te-neg′rin,adj.andn.relating toMontenegro, or a native thereof: a close-fitting outer garment for women, braided and embroidered.
Montepulciano, mon-te-pul-chä′nō,n.a fine wine produced aroundMontepulciano, in central Italy.
Montero, mon-tā′ro,n.a huntsman: a horseman's cap. [Sp.montero, a huntsman—monte—L.mons,montis, a mountain.]
Montgolfier, mont-gol′fi-ėr,n.a balloon made by the brothersMontgolfier, Joseph Michel (1740-1810) and Jacques Etienne (1745-99), of Annonay, in 1783.
Month, munth,n.the period from new moon to new moon—alunation,lunar, orsynodicmonth (=29.5306 days): one of the twelve divisions of the year—acalendarmonth: one-twelfth part of a tropical year, the time the sun takes to pass through 30°—asolarmonth=30.4368 days.—n.Month′ling, that which is a month old or which lasts a month.—adj.Month′ly, performed in a month: happening or published once a month.—n.a monthly publication: (pl.) the menses.—adv.once a month: in every month.—Month of Sundays, a period that seems very long;Month's mind(seeMind).—Sidereal, or Stellar, month, the time in which the moon passes round the ecliptic to the same star=27.3217 days;Tropical, orPeriodic, month, from the moon's passing the equinox till she again reaches it=27.3216 days. [A.S.mónð—móna, the moon.]
Monticulus, mon-tik′ū-lus,n.a little elevation—alsoMon′ticleandMon′ticule.—adjs.Montic′ulate,Montic′ulous, having small projections.
Montoir, mon-twar′,n.a stone or block used in mounting a horse. [Fr.,monter, to mount.]
Monton, mon′ton,n.a Mexican unit of weight for ore, varying from 1800 to 3200 Spanish pounds.
Montre, mon′tėr,n.a flue-stop the pipes of which show from without, usually the open diapason of the great organ: an opening in a kiln wall.
Monture, mon′tūr,n.a mounting, setting, frame. [Fr.]
Monument, mon′ū-ment,n.anything that preserves the memory of a person or an event, a building, pillar, tomb, &c.: a record or enduring example of anything: any distinctive mark.—v.t.to raise a monument in memory of.—adj.Monument′al, of or relating to a monument or tomb: memorial: impressive: amazing.—adv.Monument′ally. [Fr.,—L.monumentum—monēre, to remind.]
Moo, mōō,v.i.to low like a cow. [Imit.]
Mood, mōōd,n.fashion, manner: (gram.) a. form of the verb to express the mode or manner of an action or of a state of being: (logic) the form of the syllogism as determined by the quantity and quality of its three constituent propositions: (mus.) the arrangement of the intervals in the scale, as major and minor (seeMode). [Mode.]
Mood, mōōd,n.disposition of mind: temporary state of the mind: anger, heat of temper.—adv.Mood′ily.—n.Mood′iness, gloominess, peevishness.—adjs.Mood′y, indulging in moods: out of humour: angry: sad: gloomy;Mood′y-mad(Shak.), mad with anger. [A.S.mód, mind; cf. Ger.muth, courage.]
Mooktar, mōōk′tar,n.a native lawyer in India. [Ar.mukhtār, chosen.]
Mool. A Scotch form ofmould.
Moola(h).SeeMolla(h).
Moon, mōōn,n.the secondary planet or satellite which revolves round the earth monthly, shining with reflected light: a satellite revolving about any other planet; a month: anything in the shape of a moon or crescent: (fort.) a crescent-shaped outwork.—v.t.to adorn with moons or crescents.—v.i.to wander about or gaze vacantly at anything.—n.Moon′beam, a beam of light from the moon.—adj.Moon′-blind, dim-sighted, purblind.—ns.Moon′calf, a monster, a deformed creature: a dolt.—n.pl.Moon′-culminā′tions, times of culmination of the limb of the moon with certain neighbouring stars, formerly used in determining longitude.—adj.Mooned, of or like the moon: having the figure of the moon marked upon it.—ns.Moon′er, one who moons about;Moon′eye, a disease affecting horses' eyes: a name of several American fishes;Moon′face, a full, round face—a point of beauty in the East.—adj.Moon′faced.—ns.Moon′-fish, a name applied to various fishes;Moon′-flower, the ox-eye daisy;Moon′-glade, the track of moonlight on water.—adj.Moon′ish, like the moon: variable: inconstant.—n.Moon′-knife, a crescent-shaped knife used by leather-workers in shaving off the fleshy parts of skins.—adj.Moon′less, destitute of moonlight.—n.Moon′light, the light of the moon—sunlight reflected from the moon's surface.—adj.lighted by the moon: occurring during moonlight.—ns.Moon′lighter, one of a band of cowardly ruffians in Ireland who committed agrarian outrages by night about 1880: a moonshiner;Moon′lighting.—adjs.Moon′lit, lit or illumined by the moon;Moon′-loved, loved by the moon.—ns.Moon′-mad′ness, lunacy, supposed to be caused by sleeping in full moonlight;Moon′-rak′er, a silly person;Moon′-rak′ing, the following of crazy fancies;Moon′-sail, a small sail, sometimes carried above the sky-scraper;Moon′-set, the setting of the moon;Moon′shine, the shining of the moon: (fig.) show without reality: poached eggs with sauce: a month: (U.S.) smuggled spirits;Moon′shiner, a smuggler or illicit distiller of spirits.—adj.Moon′shiny, lighted by the moon: visionary, unreal.—n.Moon′-stone, a variety of feldspar presenting a pearly reflection from within.—adj.Moon′struck, affected by the moon, lunatic, crazed.—n.Moon′wort, any fern of the genusBotrychium.—adj.Moon′y, relating to, or like, the moon or a crescent, bearing a crescent: round, as a shield: like moonlight, lighted by the moon: silly: sickly: tipsy.—n.a noodle.—Moonlight flitting, a removal of one's furniture, &c., during night, to prevent it being seized for rent or debt. [A.S.móna; cf. Ger.mond, L.mensis, Gr.mēnē.]
Moonshee, mōōn′shē,n.in India, a secretary, interpreter, teacher of languages. [Ar.munshi.]
Moop, mōōp,v.i.(Scot.) to nibble, browse.
Moor, mōōr,n.a large tract of untilled ground, often covered with heath, and having a poor, peaty soil: a heath.—ns.Moor′cock,Moor′fowl, the red grouse or heathcock found in moors;Moor′hen, the female moor-fowl: the water-hen;Moor′-ill(Scot.), a kind of disease among cattle—alsoRed-water.—adjs.Moor′ish,Moor′y, resembling a moor: sterile: marshy: boggy.—n.Moor′land, a tract of moor. [A.S.mór; Ice.mór, peat.]
Moor, mōōr,v.t.to fasten a ship by cable and anchor: to fix firmly.—v.i.to be fastened by cables or chains.—ns.Moor′age, a place for mooring;Moor′ing, act of mooring: that which serves to moor or confine a ship: inpl.the place or condition of a ship thus moored. [Prob. Dut.marren, to tie, allied to A.S.merran(in compoundámierran), Old High Ger.marrjan, to hinder.]
Moor, mōōr,n.a member of the dark mixed Mauretanian and Arab race inhabiting Morocco and the Barbary coast: one of the Arab and Berber conquerors and occupants of Spain from 711 to 1492—same asAraborSaracen: a dark-coloured person generally, a negro.—n.Moor′ery, a quarter inhabited byMoors.—adj.Moor′ish. [Fr.more,maure—L.maurus—Gr.mauros, black.]
Moorva, mōōr′va,n.an East Indian silky fibre for cordage.—AlsoMarool,Bowstring-hemp.
Moose, mōōs,n.the largest deer of America, resembling the European elk. [Algonkinmusu.]
Moot, mōōt,v.t.to propose for discussion: to discuss: argue for practice.—adj.discussed or debated.—n.in early English history, the meeting of the assembled freemen, or their representatives, to regulate the affairs of the village or tun, the hundred, or the kingdom—village-ortown-moot,hundred-moot, folk-moot.—adj.Moot′able, that can be mooted or debated.—ns.Moot′-case,Moot′-point, a case, point, or question to be mooted or debated: an unsettled question;Moot′-court,-hall, a meeting or court for arguing supposed cases;Moot′-hill, a hill of meeting on which the moot was held. [A.S.mótian—mót,gemót, an assembly, akin tométan, to meet.]
Mop, mop,n.a bunch of rags, &c., fixed, on a handle for washing floors, windows, or the like: anything at all like a mop: (prov.) a hiring-fair.—v.t.to rub or wipe with a mop:—pr.p.mop′ping;pa.t.andpa.p.mopped.—adj.Mop′-head′ed, having a shaggy, unkempt head of hair. [O. Fr.mappe—L.mappa, a napkin.]
Mop, mop,n.a grimace.—v.i.to make such.
Mope, mōp,v.i.to be silent and dispirited: to be dull or stupid.—v.t.to make spiritless.—n.a listless person, a drone—alsoMop′us.—adv.Mop′ingly.—adj.Mop′ish, dull: spiritless.—adv.Mop′ishly, in a mopish manner.—n.Mop′ishness. [Dut.moppen, to pout, sulk; Ger.muffen.]
Moppet, mop′et,n.a doll of rags: a young girl—alsoMop′sy, an untidy woman.—adj.Mop′sical, short-sighted: stupid.
Moppy, mop′i,adj.(slang) tipsy.
Mops, mops,n.a pug-dog.
Mopstick, mop′stik,n.in an old pianoforte movement, a rod which raises the damper as the key is depressed.—AlsoMap′stick.
Mopus, mop′us,n.(slang) money.
Moquette, mō-ket′,n.a material for carpets, with a loose velvety pile—the back thick canvas, &c. [Fr.]
Mora, mō′ra,n.(law) delay, esp. unjustifiable. [L.]
Mora, mō′ra,n.an ancient game played from China to Peru, the aim being to guess the number of fingers held out by a player. [It.]
Moraine, mo-rān′,n.a continuous line of rocks and gravel along the edges of glaciers.—adj.Morain′ic. [Fr.—Ger. (Bavarian)mur.]
Moral, mor′al,adj.of or belonging to the manners or conduct of men: conformed to right, ethical, virtuous: capable of knowing right and wrong: subject to the moral law: instructing with regard to morals: supported by evidence of reason or probability—opp. toDemonstrative: belonging to the mind, or to the will: (Shak.) moralising.—n.inpl.manners: the doctrine or practice of the duties of life: moral philosophy or ethics: conduct, esp. sexual conduct: insing.the practical lesson given by anything: an emblem or allegory: (slang) a certainty, an exact counterpart.—v.i.to moralise.—ns.Mor′aler(Shak.), a moraliser;Moralisā′tion, act of moralising, explanation in a moral sense.—v.t.Mor′alise, to apply to a moral purpose: to explain in a moral sense.—v.i.to speak or write on moral subjects: to make moral reflections.—ns.Mor′aliser;Mor′alism, a moral maxim; moral counsel: morality as distinct from religion;Mor′alist, one who teaches morals, or who practises moral duties: a merely moral as distinguished from a religious man: one who prides himself on his morality.—adj.Moralist′ic.—n.Moral′ity, quality of being moral: that in an action which renders it right or wrong: the practice of moral duties apart from religion: virtue: the doctrine which treats of actions as being right or wrong: ethics: a kind of drama which grew out of mysteries and miracle-plays, and continued in fashion till Elizabeth's time, in which allegorical representations of the virtues and vices were introduced asdramatis personæ.—adv.Mor′ally, in a moral manner: uprightly: to all intents and purposes, practically.—Moral agent, one who acts under a knowledge of right and wrong;Moral certainty, a likelihood so great as to be safely acted on, although not capable of being certainly proved;Moral defeat(seeMoral victory);Moral faculty(seeMoral sense);Moral law, a law or rules for life and conduct, founded on what is right and wrong: the law of conscience;Moral philosophy, the science which treats of the qualities of actions as being right or wrong, and the duty of mankind with regard to such actions;Moral sense, that power of the mind which knows or judges actions to be right or wrong, and determines conduct accordingly;Moral theology, ethics treated with reference to a divine source;Moral victory, a defeat in appearance, but in some important sense a real victory. [Fr.,—L.moralis—mos,moris, custom.]
Morale, mo-räl′,n.the state of a person's morals: mental state as regards spirit and confidence, esp. of a body of soldiers, &c. [Fr.]
Morass, mo-ras′,n.a tract of soft, wet ground: a marsh.—adj.Morass′y.—Morass ore, bog-iron ore. [Dut.moeras, a marsh.]
Morat, mō′rat,n.a drink made of honey and mulberry juice. [It.morato—moro—L.morum.]
Moratorium, mo-ra-tō′ri-um,n.an emergency act allowing a government bank to suspend payments in specie for a given time.
Moravian, mo-rā′vi-an,adj.pertaining toMoraviaor the Moravians.—n.one of a Christian denomination entitledUnitas FratrumofUnited Brethren, a small body of Protestants of extraordinary missionary energy, founded in the 15th century.—n.Morā′vianism, the doctrines of the Moravians.
Moray, mō′rā,n.an apodal eel-like fish of the Muræna family.—AlsoMa′ray,Mu′ray,Mur′ry.
Morbid, mor′bid,adj.diseased, sickly: not healthful.—n.Morbid′ity, the quality of being morbid: disease: the ratio of sickness in a community.—adv.Mor′bidly.—n.Morbidness, sickliness.—adjs.Morbif′eral,Morbif′erous;Morbif′ic, causing disease.—n.Morbil′lī, measles.—adjs.Morbil′liform, like measles;Morbil′lous, pertaining to measles;Morbose′, proceeding from disease: morbid: not healthy.—n.Mor′bus, disease. [Fr.,—L.morbidus—morbus, disease.]
Morbidezza, mor-bi-det′za,n.that quality of flesh-painting which gives the impression of life. [It.]
Morceau, mor′sō,n.a small bit: a dainty morsel:—pl.Mor′ceaux(-sōz). [Fr.]
Mordacious, mor-dā′shus,adj.given to biting: biting: (fig.) sarcastic: severe.—adv.Mordā′ciously.—n.Mordac′ity, quality of being mordacious: biting severity.—adj.Mor′dant, biting, sarcastic, severe: serving to fix colours.—n.any substance, as alum, used to give permanency or brilliancy to dyes: a glutinous size as a ground for gilding, matter to make gold-leaf adhere: any corrosive liquid by which the biting in etching is effected.—v.t.to treat with a mordant.—adv.Mor′dantly.—ns.Mor′dicancy,Mordicā′tion. [Fr.,—L.mordax,mordacis—mordēre, to bite.]
Mordent, mor′dent,n.a kind of trill in music, or the character indicating it. [It.mordente.]
More, mōr,adj.(serves ascomp.ofManyandMuch) additional: other besides: greater (so inB.).—adv.to a greater degree: again: longer.—n.a greater thing: something further or in addition:—superl.Most(mōst).—adj.Mō′rish. insufficient: such that one wants more.—More and more, continually increasing;More by token, in proof of this, besides;More or less, about: in round numbers.—Any more, something additional: further;Be no more, to have died;No more, nothing in addition. [Including both M.E.mo, more in number—A.S.má, more in number, and M. E.more, larger—A.S.mára, greater.]
More, mōr,n.(Spens.) a root. [A.S.moru,more, a carrot; Ger.möhre.]
More, mō′re,adv.after the manner of. [L., abl. ofmos, a custom.]
Moreen, mo-rēn′,n.a stout woollen or cotton and woollen stuff, used for petticoats, curtains, &c. [Fr.moire, mohair.]
Morel, mor′el, or mō-rel′,n.any edible mushroom of the genusMorchella. [Fr.morille; prob. Old High Ger.morhela(Ger.morchel), a mushroom.]
Morello, mō-rel′o,n.a dark-red variety of cherry, much used in cooking and for cherry brandy.—AlsoMor′el, orMorel′. [It.,—Low L.morellus, blackish—L.maurus, a blackamoor, or perh. formorulus, blackish—morum, a mulberry.]
Moreover, mōr-ō′vėr,adv.more over or beyond what has been said: further: besides: also.
Moresque, mo-resk′,adj.done after the manner of the Moors.—n.a kind of ornamentation, same as arabesque—(obs.)Mores′co. [Fr.,—It.moresco.]
Morgana(Fata). SeeFata.
Morganatic, mor-gan-at′ik,adj.noting a marriage of a man with a woman of inferior rank, in which neither the latter nor her children enjoy the rank or inherit the possessions of her husband, though the children are legitimate—alsoLeft-handed marriage.—adv.Morganat′ically. [Low L.morganatica, a gift from a bridegroom to his bride—Teut.; cf. Ger.morgengabe, A.S.morgengifu, a morning gift.]
Morgay, mor′gā,n.the small spotted dogfish or bounce.
Morglay, mor′glā,n.a claymore—esp. that of the Arthurian hero Sir Bevis.
Morgue, morg,n.a place where bodies found dead are laid out for identification. [Fr.]
Morgue, morg,n.hauteur. [Fr.]
Morian, mō′ri-an,n.a Moor—alsoMur′rian(Pr. Bk.)
Moribund, mo′ri-bund,adj.about to die: in a dying state. [L.moribundus—mori, to die.]