Defn: A native or inhabitant of Mantua.
MANUMa"nu, n. Etym: [Skr.] (Hind. Myth.)
Defn: One of a series of progenitors of human beings, and authors of human wisdom.
MANUAL Man"u*al, a. Etym: [OE. manuel, F. manuel, L. manualis, fr. manus hand; prob. akin to AS. mund hand, protection, OHG. munt, G. mündel a ward, vormund guardian, Icel. mund hand. Cf. Emancipate, Legerdemain, Maintain, Manage, Manner, Manur, Mound a hill.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to the hand; done or made by the hand; as, manual labor; the king's sign manual. "Manual and ocular examination." Tatham. Manual alphabet. See Dactylology. — Manual exercise (Mil.) the exercise by which soldiers are taught the use of their muskets and other arms. — Seal manual, the impression of a seal worn on the hand as a ring. — Sign manual. See under Sign.
MANUALMan"u*al, n. Etym: [Cf. F. manuel, LL. manuale. See Manual, a.]
1. 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. This manual of laws, styled the Confessor's Laws. Sir M. Hale.
2. (Mus.)
Defn: A keyboard of an organ or harmonium for the fingers, as distinguished from the pedals; a clavier, or set of keys. Moore (Encyc. of Music).
3. (Mil.)
Defn: A prescribed exercise in the systematic handing of a weapon; as, the manual of arms; the manual of the sword; the manual of the piece (cannon, mortar, etc.).
MANUALISTMan"u*al*ist, n.
Defn: One who works wi
MANUALLYMan"u*al*ly, adv.
Defn: By hand.
MANUARYMan"u*a*ry, a. Etym: [L. manuarius, fr. manus hand.]
Defn: Manual.— n.
Defn: An artificer. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
MANUBIAL Ma*nu"bi*al, a. Etym: [L. manubialis, fr. manubiae money obtained from the sale of booty, booty.]
Defn: Belonging to spoils; taken in war. [Obs.] Bailey.
MANUBRIALMa*nu"bri*al, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a manubrium; shaped like a manubrium; handlelike.
MANUBRIUM Ma*nu"bri*um, n.; pl. L. Manubria, E. Manubriums. Etym: [L., handle, fr. manus hand.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: A handlelike process or part; esp., the anterior segment of the sternum, or presternum, and the handlelike process of the malleus.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The proboscis of a jellyfish; — called also hypostoma. SeeIllust. of Hydromedusa.
MANUCODEMan"u*code, n. Etym: [Javanese manukdewata the bird of the gods: cf.F. manucode.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any bird of the genus Manucodia, of Australia and New Guinea.They are related to the bird of paradise.
MANUDUCENTMan`u*du"cent, n.
Defn: One who leads by the hand; a manuductor. [Obs.]
MANUDUCTION Man`u*duc"tion, n. Etym: [L. manus hand + ductio a leading, ducere to lead: cf. F. manuduction.]
Defn: Guidance by the hand. [Obs.] Glanvill. South.
MANUDUCTOR Man`u*duc"tor, n. Etym: [L. manus the hand + ductor a leader, ducere to lead: cf. F. manuducteur.] (Mus.)
Defn: 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. Moore (Encyc. of Music.)
MANUFACTORY Man`u*fac"to*ry, n.; pl. -ries. Etym: [Cf. L. factorium an oil press, prop., place where something is made. See Manufacture.]
1. Manufacture. [Obs.]
2. A building or place where anything is manufactured; a factory.
MANUFACTORYMan`u*fac"to*ry, a.
Defn: Pertaining to manufacturing.
MANUFACTURALMan`u*fac"tur*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to manufactures. [R.]
MANUFACTURE Man`u*fac"ture, n. Etym: [L. manus the hand + factura a making, fr. facere to make: cf. F. manufacture. See Manual, and Fact.]
1. The operation of making wares or any products by hand, by machinery, or by other agency.
2. Anything made from raw materials by the hand, by machinery, or by art, as cloths, iron utensils, shoes, machinery, saddlery, etc.
MANUFACTUREMan`u*fac"ture, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manufactured; p. pr. & vb. n.Manufacturing.] Etym: [Cf. F. manufacturer.]
1. To make (wares or other products) by hand, by machinery, or by other agency; as, to manufacture cloth, nails, glass, etc.
2. To work, as raw or partly wrought materials, into suitable forms for use; as, to manufacture wool, cotton, silk, or iron.
MANUFACTUREMan`u*fac"ture, v. i.
Defn: To be employed in manufacturing something.
MANUFACTURERMan`u*fac"tur*er, n.
Defn: One who manufactures.
MANUFACTURINGMan`u*fac"tur*ing, a.
1. Employed, or chiefly employed, in manufacture; as, a manufacturing community; a manufacturing town.
2. Pertaining to manufacture; as, manufacturing projects.
MANULMa"nul, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A wild cat (Felis manul), having long, soft, light-colored fur.It is found in the mountains of Central Asia, and dwells among rocks.
MANUMISEMan"u*mise`, v. t. Etym: [See Manumit.]
Defn: To manumit. [Obs.] Dryden.
MANUMISSIONMan`u*mis"sion, n. Etym: [L. manumissio: cf. F. manumission. SeeManumit.]
Defn: The act of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from bondage."Given to slaves at their manumission." Arbuthnot.
MANUMITMan`u*mit", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manumitted; p. pr. & vb. n.Manumitting.] Etym: [L. manumittere, manumissum; manus the hand +mittere to send, to send off. See Manual, and Missile.]
Defn: To release from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a slave. "Manumitted slaves." Hume.
MANUMOTIVEMan"u*mo`tive, a. Etym: [L. manus the hand + E. motive.]
Defn: Movable by hand. [R.]
MANUMOTORMan"u*mo`tor, n. Etym: [L. manus the hand + E. motor.]
Defn: A small wheel carriage, so constructed that a person sitting in it may move it.
MANURABLEMa*nur"a*ble (, a.
1. Capable of cultivation. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
2. Capable of receiving a fertilizing substance.
MANURAGEMa*nur"age, n.
Defn: Cultivation. [Obs.] Warner.
MANURANCEMa*nur"ance, n.
Defn: Cultivation. [Obs.] Spenser.
MANUREMa*nure", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Manured; p. pr. & vb. n. Manuring.]Etym: [Contr, from OF. manuvrer, manovrer, to work with the hand, tocultivate by manual labor, F. man. See Manual, Ure, Opera, and cf.Inure.]
1. To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture. [Obs.] To whom we gave the strand for to manure. Surrey. Manure thyself then; to thyself be improved; And with vain, outward things be no more moved. Donne.
2. To apply manure to; to enrich, as land, by the application of a fertilizing substance. The blood of English shall manure the ground. Shak.
MANUREMa*nure", n.
Defn: Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing substance, as the contents of stables and barnyards, dung, decaying animal or vegetable substances, etc. Dryden.
MANUREMENTMa*nure"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. manouvrement.]
Defn: Cultivation. [Obs.] W. Wotton.
MANURERMa*nur"er, n.
Defn: One who manures land.
MANURIALMa*nu"ri*al, a.
Defn: Relating to manures.
MANURINGMa*nur"ing, n.
Defn: The act of process of applying manure; also, the manure applied.
MANUSMa"nus, n.; pl. Manus. Etym: [L., the hand.] (Anat.)
Defn: The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand.
MANUSCRIPTMan"u*script, a. Etym: [L. manu scriptus. See Manual, and Scribe.]
Defn: Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume.
MANUSCRIPT Man"u*script, n. Etym: [LL. manuscriptum, lit., something written with the hand. See Manuscript, a.]
1. A literary or musical composition written with the hand, as distinguished from a printed copy.
2. Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript. Craik.
Note: The word is often abbreviated to MS., plural MSS.
MANUSCRIPTALMan"u*script`al, a.
Defn: Manuscript. [Obs.]
MANUTENENCYMan`u*ten"en*cy, n. Etym: [L. manus hand + tenere to hold.]
Defn: Maintenance. [Obs.] Abp. Sancroft.
MANWAYMan"way`, n.
Defn: A small passageway, as in a mine, that a man may pass through.Raymond.
MANXManx, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the Manx language. Manx cat (Zoöl.), a breed of domestic cats having a rudimentary tail, containing only about three vertebrae. — Manx shearwater (Zoöl.), an oceanic bird (Puffinus anglorum, or P. puffinus), called also Manx petrel, Manx puffin. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man.
MANXManx, n.
Defn: The language of the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect of the Celtic.
MANYMa"ny, n. Etym: [See Meine, Mansion.]
Defn: A retinue of servants; a household. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MANYMa"ny, a. or pron.
Note: [It has no variation to express degrees of comparison; more and most, which are used for the comparative and superlative degrees, are from a different root.] Etym: [OE. mani, moni, AS. manig, mænig, monig; akin to D. menig, OS. & OHG. manag, G. manch, Dan. mange, Sw. månge, Goth. manags, OSlav. mnog', Russ. mnogii; cf. Icel. margr, Prov. E. mort. sq. root103.]
Defn: Consisting of a great number; numerous; not few.Thou shalt be a father of many nations. Gen. xvii. 4.Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble,are called. 1 Cor. i. 26.
Note: Many is freely prefixed to participles, forming compounds which need no special explanation; as, many-angled, many-celled, many-eyed, many-footed, many-handed, many-leaved, many-lettered, many-named, many-peopled, many-petaled, many-seeded, many-syllabled (polysyllabic), many-tongued, many-voiced, many-wived, and the like. Comparison is often expressed by many with as or so. "As many as were willing hearted . . . brought bracelets." Exod. xxxv. 22. "So many laws argue so many sins." Milton. Many stands with a singular substantive with a or an. Many a, a large number taken distributively; each one of many. "For thy sake have I shed many a tear." Shak. "Full many a gem of purest ray serene." Gray. — Many one, many a one; many persons. BK. of Com. Prayer. — The many, the majority; — opposed to the few. See Many, n. — Too many, too numerous; hence, too powerful; as, they are too many for us. L'Estrange.
Syn. — Numerous; multiplied; frequent; manifold; various; divers; sundry.
MANY Ma"ny, n. Etym: [AS. menigeo, menigo, menio, multitude; akin to G. menge, OHG. managi, menigi, Goth. managei. See Many, a.]
1. The populace; the common people; the majority of people, or of a community. After him the rascal many ran. Spenser.
2. A large or considerable number.A many of our bodies shall no doubt Find native graves. Shak.Seeing a great many in rich gowns. Addison.It will be concluded by manythat he lived like an honest man.Fielding.
Note: In this sense, many is connected immediately with another substantive (without of) to show of what the many consists; as, a good many [of] people think so. He is liable to a great many inconveniences. Tillotson.
MANY-MINDEDMa"ny-mind`ed, a.
Defn: Having many faculties; versatile; many-sided.
MANYPLIESMa"ny*plies, n. Etym: [Many, adj. + plies, pl. of ply a fold.](Anat.)
Defn: 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 Illust of Ruminant.
MANY-SIDEDMa"ny-sid`ed, a.
1. Having many sides; — said of figures. Hence, presenting many questions or subjects for consideration; as, a many-sided topic.
2. Interested in, and having an aptitude for, many unlike pursuits or objects of attention; versatile. — Ma"ny-sid`ed*ness, n.
MANYWAYS; MANYWISEMa"ny*ways`, Ma"ny*wise`, adv.
Defn: In many different ways; variously.
MANZANILLAMan`za*nil"la, n. (Olive Trade)
Defn: A kind of small roundish olive with a small freestone pit, a fine skin, and a peculiar bitterish flavor. Manzanillas are commonly pitted and stuffed with Spanish pimientos.
MANZANITAMan`za*ni"ta, n. Etym: [Sp., dim. of munzana an apple.] (Bot.)
Defn: A name given to several species of Arctostaphylos, but mostly to A. glauca and A. pungens, 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.
MAORIMa"o*ri, n.; pl. Maoris (. (Ethnol.)
Defn: One of the aboriginal inhabitants of New Zealand; also, the original language of New Zealand. — a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Maoris or to their language.
MAPMap, n. Etym: [From F. mappe, in mappemonde map of the world, fr. L.mappa napkin, signal cloth; — a Punic word. Cf. Apron, Napkin,Nappe.]
1. 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.
Note: There are five principal kinds of projection used in making maps: the orthographic, the stereographic, the globuar, the conical, and the cylindrical, or Mercator's projection. See Projection.
2. Anything which represents graphically a succession of events, states, or acts; as, an historical map. Thus is his cheek the map of days outworn. Shak. Map lichen (Bot.), a lichen (Lecidea geographica.) growing on stones in curious maplike figures. Dr. Prior.
MAPMap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Mapping.]
Defn: To represent by a map; — often with out; as, to survey and map, or map out, a county. Hence, figuratively: To represent or indicate systematically and clearly; to sketch; to plan; as, to map, or map out, a journey; to map out business. I am near to the place where they should meet, if Pisanio have mapped it truly. Shak.
MAPACHMa*pach", n. Etym: [Mexican.]
Defn: The raccoon.
MAPLE Ma"ple, n. Etym: [AS. mapolder, mapulder, mapol; akin to Icel. möpurr; cf. OHG. mazzaltra, mazzoltra, G. massholder.] (Bot.)
Defn: A tree of the genus Acer, including about fifty species. A. saccharinum 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 A. rubrum; the silver maple, A. dasycarpum, having fruit wooly when young; the striped maple, A. Pennsylvanium, called also moosewood. The common maple of Europe is A. campestre, the sycamore maple is A. Pseudo-platanus, and the Norway maple is A. platanoides.
Note: Maple is much used adjectively, or as the first part of a compound; as, maple tree, maple leaf, etc. Bird's-eye maple, Curled maple, varieties of the wood of the rock maple, in which a beautiful lustrous grain is produced by the sinuous course of the fibers. — Maple honey, Maple molasses, or Maple sirup, maple sap boiled to the consistency of molasses. — Maple sugar, sugar obtained from the sap of the sugar maple by evaporation.
MAPLIKEMap"like`, a.
Defn: Having or consisting of lines resembling a map; as, the maplike figures in which certain lichens grow.
MAPPERYMap"per*y, n. Etym: [From Map.]
Defn: The making, or study, of maps. [Obs.] Shak.
MAQUIMa"qui, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A Chilian shrub (Aristotelia Maqui). Its bark furnishes strings for musical instruments, and a medicinal wine is made from its berries.
MARMar, n.
Defn: A small lake. See Mere. [Prov. Eng.]
MAR Mar, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marred (märd); p. pr. & vb. n. Marring.] Etym: [OE. marren, merren, AS. merran, myrran (in comp.), to obstruct, impede, dissipate; akin to OS. merrian, OHG. marrjan, merran; cf. D. marren, meeren, to moor a ship, Icel. merja to bruise, crush, and Goth. marzjan to offend. Cf. Moor, v.]
1. To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface. I pray you mar no more trees with wiring love songs in their barks. Shak. But mirth is marred, and the good cheer is lost. Dryden. Ire, envy, and despair Which marred all his borrowed visage. Milton.
2. To spoil; to ruin. "It makes us, or it mars us." "Striving to mend, to mar the subject." Shak.
MARMar, n.
Defn: A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement.
MARAMa"ra, n. Etym: [Skr. mara.] (Hind. Myth.)
Defn: The principal or ruling evil spirit. E. Arnold.
MARAMa"ra, n. Etym: [Icel. mara nightmare, an ogress. See Nightmare.](Norse Myth.)
Defn: A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.
MARAMa"ra, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The Patagonian cavy (Dolichotis Patagonicus.)
MARABOUMar`a*bou", n. Etym: [F.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large stork of the genus Leptoptilos (formerly Ciconia), esp. the African species (L. crumenifer), which furnishes plumes worn as ornaments. The Asiatic species (L. dubius, or L. argala) is the adjutant. See Adjutant. [Written also marabu.]
2. One having five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe. [Louisiana] Bartlett.
MARABOUTMarabout", n. Etym: [F., from Pg. marabuto, Ar. morabit. Cf.Maravedi.]
Defn: A Mohammedan saint; especially, one who claims to work cures supernaturally.
MARACANMar"a*can, n. Etym: [Braz. maracaná.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A macaw.
MARAIMa*rai", n.
Defn: A sacred inclosure or temple; — so called by the islanders of the Pacific Ocean.
MARANATHAMar`a*nath"a, n. Etym: [Aramaic maran atha.]
Defn: "Our Lord cometh;" — an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, "May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes." See Anathema maranatha, under Anathema.
MARANTAMa*ran"ta, n. Etym: [NL.] (Bot.)
Defn: 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 (Maranta arundinacea) arrowroot is obtained. Many kinds are cultivated for ornament.
MARASCHINOMa`ra*schi"no, n. Etym: [It., fr. marasca, amarasca, a sour cherry,L. amarus bitter.]
Defn: A liqueur distilled from fermented cherry juice, and flavored with the pit of a variety of cherry which grows in Dalmatia.
MARASMUSMa*ras"mus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind ofconsumption; atrophy; phthisis.Pining atrophy, Marasmus, and wide-wasting pestilence. Milton.Marasmus senilis Etym: [L.], progressive atrophy of the aged.
MARATHI; MAHRATTAMa*ra"thi, Mah*rat"ta, n.
Defn: A Sanskritic language of western India, prob. descended from the Maharastri Prakrit, spoken by the Marathas and neighboring peoples. It has an abundant literature dating from the 13th century. It has a book alphabet nearly the same as Devanagari and a cursive script translation between the Devanagari and the Gujarati.
MARAUD Ma*raud", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Marauded; p. pr. & vb. n. Marauding.] Etym: [F. marauder, fr. maraud vagabond, OF. marault; of uncertain origin, perh. for malault, fr. (assumed) LL. malaldus; fr. L. malus bad, ill + a suffix of German origin (cf. Herald). Cf. Malice.]
Defn: To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to plunder. "Marauding hosts." Milman.
MARAUDMa*raud", n.
Defn: An excursion for plundering.
MARAUDERMa*raud`er, n. Etym: [From Maraud, v.: cf. F. maraudeur.]
Defn: A rover in quest of booty or plunder; a plunderer; one who pillages. De Quincey.
MARAVEDIMar`a*ve"di, n. Etym: [Sp. maravedí; — so called from the Morabitin(lit., the steadfast), an Arabian dynasty which reigned in Africa andSpain. Cf. Marabout.] (Numis.)
Defn: A small copper coin of Spain, equal to three mils American money, less than a farthing sterling. Also, an ancient Spanish gold coin.
MARBLEMar"ble, n. Etym: [OE. marbel, marbre, F. marbre, L. marmor, fr. Gr.Marmoreal.]
1. 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.
Note: Breccia marble consists of limestone fragments cementedtogether.— Ruin marble, when polished, shows forms resembling ruins, due todisseminated iron oxide.— Shell marble contains fossil shells.— Statuary marble is a pure, white, fine-grained kind, includingParian (from Paros) and Carrara marble. If coarsely granular it iscalled saccharoidal.
2. A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection of such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian marbles; the Elgin marbles.
3. 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.
Note: Marble is also much used in self-explaining compounds; when used figuratively in compounds it commonly means, hard, cold, destitute of compassion or feeling; as, marble-breasted, marble- faced, marble-hearted.
MARBLEMar"ble, a.
1. Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper.
2. Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart.
MARBLEMar"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Marbling.]Etym: [Cf. F. marbrer. See Marble, n.]
Defn: To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper.
MARBLEDMar"bled, a.
1. Made of, or faced with, marble. [Obs.] "The marbled mansion." Shak.
2. Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble. "Marbled paper." Boyle.
3. (zoöl.)
Defn: Varied with irregular markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and streaks.
MARBLE-EDGEDMar"ble-edged`, a.
Defn: Having the edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble, as a book.
MARBLEIZEMar"ble*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marbleized; p. pr. & vb. n.Marbleizing.]
Defn: To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or iron.
MARBLERMar"bler (, n.
1. One who works upon marble or other stone. [R.] Fuller.
2. One who colors or stains in imitation of marble.
MARBLINGMar"bling, n.
1. The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble.
2. An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance.
3. pl. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Distinct markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and insects.
MARBLYMar"bly, a.
Defn: Containing, or resembling, marble.
MARBRINUSMar*bri"nus, n. Etym: [LL., fr. OF. & F. marble marble. See Marble.]
Defn: A cloth woven so as to imitate the appearance of marble; — much used in the 15th and 16th centuries. Beck (Draper's Dict.).
MARCMarc, n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: The refuse matter which remains after the pressure of fruit, particularly of grapes.
MARCMarc, n. Etym: [AS. marc; akin to G. mark, Icel. mörk, perh. akin toE. mark a sign. 106, 273.] [Written also mark.]
1. 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.
2. A coin formerly current in England and Scotland, equal to thirteen shillings and four pence.
3. A German coin and money of account. See Mark.
MARCANTANTMar"can*tant, n. Etym: [It. mercatante. See Merchant.]
Defn: A merchant. [Obs.] Shak.
MARCASITE Mar"ca*site, n. Etym: [F. marcassite; cf. It. marcassita, Sp. marquesita, Pg. marquezita; all fr. Ar. marqashitha.] (Min.)
Defn: A sulphide of iron resembling pyrite or common iron pyrites in composition, but differing in form; white iron pyrites. Golden marcasite, tin. [Obs.]
MARCASITIC; MARCASITICALMar`ca*sit"ic, Mar`ca*sit"ic*al, a.
Defn: Containing, or having the nature of, marcasite.
MARCASSINMar*cas"sin, n. Etym: [F.] (Her.)
Defn: A young wild boar.
MARCATOMar*ca"to, a. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Defn: In a marked emphatic manner; — used adverbially as a direction.
MARCELINE Mar"cel*ine, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. marcidus withered, fr. marcere to wither, shrivel.]
Defn: A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc., in ladies' dresses.
MARCESCENTMar*ces"cent, a. Etym: [L. marcescens, p. pr. of marcescere towither, decay, fr. marcere to wither, droop: cf. F. marcescent.](Bot.)
Defn: Withering without
MARCESCIBLEMar*ces"ci*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. marcescible.]
Defn: Li
MARCH March, n. Etym: [L. Martius mensis Mars'month fr. Martius belonging to Mars, the god of war: cf. F. mars. Cf. Martial.]
Defn: The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days. The stormy March is come at last, With wind, and cloud, and changing skies. Bryant. As mad as a March Hare, an old English Saying derived from the fact that March is the rutting time of hares, when they are excitable and violent. Wright.
MARCH March, n. Etym: [OE. marche, F. marche; of German origin; cf. OHG. marcha, G. mark, akin to OS. marka, AS. mearc, Goth. marka, L. margo edge, border, margin, and possibly to E. mark a sign. Margin, Margrave, Marque, Marquis.]
Defn: 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. Geneva is situated in the marches of several dominions — France, Savoy, and Switzerland. Fuller. Lords of waste marches, kings of desolate isles. Tennyson.
MARCHMarch, v. i. Etym: [Cf. OF. marchir. See 2d March.]
Defn: To border; to be contiguous; to lie side by side. [Obs.]That was in a strange land Which marcheth upon Chimerie. Gower.To march with, to have the same boundary for a greater or lessdistance; — said of an estate.
MARCHMarch, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Marched; p. pr. & vb. n. Marching.] Etym:[F. marcher, in OF. also, to tread, prob. fr. L. marcus hammer. Cf.Mortar.]
1. To move with regular steps, as a soldier; to walk in a grave, deliberate, or stately manner; to advance steadily. Shak.
2. To proceed by walking in a body or in military order; as, the German army marched into France.
MARCHMarch, v. t.
Defn: 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. March them again in fair array. Prior.
MARCHMarch, n. Etym: [F. marche.]
1. The act of marching; a movement of soldiers from one stopping place to another; military progress; advance of troops. These troops came to the army harassed with a long and wearisome march. Bacon.
2. Hence: Measured and regular advance or movement, like that of soldiers moving in order; stately or deliberate walk; steady onward movement. With solemn march Goes slow and stately by them. Shak. This happens merely because men will not bide their time, but will insist on precipitating the march of affairs. Buckle.
3. The distance passed over in marching; as, an hour's march; a march of twenty miles.
4. A piece of music designed or fitted to accompany and guide the movement of troops; a piece of music in the march form. The drums presently striking up a march. Knolles. To make a march, (Card Playing), to take all the tricks of a hand, in the game of euchre.
MARCHERMarch"er, n.
Defn: One who marches.
MARCHERMarch"er, n. Etym: [See 2d March.]
Defn: The lord or officer who defended the marches or borders of a territory.
MARCHET; MERCHETMar"chet, Mer"chet, n. Etym: [LL. marcheta; of uncertain origin.]
Defn: 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.
MARCHINGMarch"ing, a. & n.
Defn: ,fr. March, v. Marching money (Mil.), the additional pay of officer or soldier when his regiment is marching. — In marching order (Mil.), equipped for a march. — Marching regiment. (Mil.) (a) A regiment in active service. (b) In England, a regiment liable to be ordered into other quarters, at home or abroad; a regiment of the line.
MARCHIONESSMar"chio*ness, n. Etym: [LL. marchionissa, fr. marchio a marquis. SeeMarquis.]
Defn: The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis. Spelman.
MARCH-MADMarch"-mad`, a.
Defn: Extremely rash; foolhardy. See under March, the month. Sir W.Scott.
MARCHMANMarch"man, n.
Defn: A person living in the marches between England and Scotland orWales.
MARCHPANE March"pane`, n. Etym: [Cf. It. marzapane,Sp. pan,. massepain, prob. fr. L. maza frumenty (Gr. ma^za) + L. panis bread; but perh. the first part of the word is from the name of the inventor.]
Defn: A kind of sweet bread or biscuit; a cake of pounded almonds and sugar. [Obs.]marzipan Shak.
MARCH-WARDMarch"-ward`, n.
Defn: A warden of the marches; a marcher.
MARCIANMar"cian, a.
Defn: Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MARCIDMar"cid, a. Etym: [L. marcidus, fr. marcere to wither, pine.]
1. Pining; lean; withered. Dryden.
2. Characterized by emaciation, as a fever. Harvey.
MARCIDITYMar"cid"ity, n. Etym: [LL. marciditas.]
Defn: The state or quality of being withered or lean. [R.]
MARCIONITEMar"cion*ite, n. (Eccl. Hist)
Defn: A follower of Marcion, 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. Brande & C.
MARCOBRUNNERMar`co*brun"ner, n. Etym: [G. Marcobrunner.]
Defn: A celebrated Rhine wine.
MARCONIMar*co"ni, a. [After Guglielmo Marconi (b. 1874), Italian inventor.]
Defn: Designating, or pert. to, Marconi's system of wireless telegraphy; as, Marconi aërial, coherer, station, system, etc.
MARCONIGRAMMar*co"ni*gram, n. [Marconi + -gram.]
Defn: A Marconi wireless message.
MARCONIGRAPHMar*co"ni*graph, n. [Marconi + -graph.]
Defn: The apparatus used in Marconi wireless telegraphy.
MARCONI'S LAWMar*co"ni's law. (Wireless Teleg.)
Defn: The law that the maximum good signaling distance varies directly as the square of the height of the transmitting antenna.
MARCONISMMar*co"nism, n.
Defn: The theory or practice of Marconi's wireless telegraph system.
MARCONI SYSTEMMar*co"ni system. (Elec.)
Defn: A system or wireless telegraphy developed by G. Marconi, an Italian physicist, in which Hertzian waves are used in transmission and a coherer is used as the receiving instrument.
MARCORMar"cor, n. Etym: [L., fr. marcere to wither.]
Defn: A wasting away of flesh; decay. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
MARCOSIANMar*co"sian, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: One of a Gnostic sect of the second century, so called fromMarcus, an Egyptian, who was reputed to be a margician.
MARDI GRASMar"di` gras", n. Etym: [F., literally, fat Tuesday.]
Defn: The last day of Carnival; Shrove Tuesday; — in some cities a great day of carnival and merrymaking.
MARE Mare, n. Etym: [OE. mere, AS. mere, myre, fem of AS. mearh horse, akin to D. merrie mare, G. mähre, OHG. marah horse, meriha mare, Icel. marr horse, OCelt. marka (Pausan. 19, 19,4), Ir. marc, W. march. Cf. Marshal.]
Defn: The female of the horse and other equine quadrupeds.
MARE Mare, n. Etym: [AS. mara incubus; akin to OHG. & Icel. mara; cf. Pol. mora, Bohem. m.] (Med.)
Defn: Sighing, suffocative panting, intercepted utterance, with a sense of pressure across the chest, occurring during sleep; the incubus; — obsolete, except in the compound nightmare. I will ride thee o' nights like the mare. Shak.
MARECHAL NIELMare"chal Niel". Etym: [F.]
Defn: A kind of large yellow rose. [Written also Marshal Niel.]
MARE CLAUSUMMa"re clau"sum. [L.] (Internat. Law)
Defn: Lit., closed sea; hence, a body of water within the separate jurisdiction of the nation; — opposed to open sea, the water open to all nations and over which no single nation has special control.
MAREISMar"eis, n.
Defn: A Marsh. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MARENAMa*re"na, n. Etym: [NL. Salmo maraena, G. maräne, moräne; — socalled from Lake Morin, in the March of Brandenburg, in Prussia.](Zoöl.)
Defn: A European whitefish of the genus Coregonus.
MARESCHALMare"schal, n. Etym: [OF. mareschal, F. maréchal. See Marshal.]
Defn: A military officer of high rank; a marshal. [Obs.]
MARE'S-NESTMare's"-nest`, n.
Defn: A supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grosaly absurd.
MARE'S-TAILMare's"-tail`, n.
1. A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See Cloud. Mackerel sky and mare's-tails Make tall ships carry low sails. Old Rhyme.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: An aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris (H.vulgaris), having narrow leaves in whorls.
MARGARATEMar"ga*rate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. margarate.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A compound of the so-called margaric acid with a base.
MARGARICMar*gar"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. margarique. See Margarite.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly. Margaric acid. (a) (Physiol. Chem.) 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. (b) (Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, C17H34O2 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.
MARGARINMar"ga*rin, n. Etym: [Cf. F. margarine. See Margarite.] (Physiol.Chem.)
Defn: 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.
MARGARINEMar"ga*rine, n. [F.]
1. Artificial butter; oleomargarine.
The word margarine shall mean all substances, whether compounds orotherwise, prepared in imitation of butter, and whether mixed withbutter or not.Margarine Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 29).
2. Margarin.
MARGARITACEOUSMar`ga*ri*ta"ceous, a.
Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.
MARGARITEMar"ga*rite, n. Etym: [L. margarita, Gr. marguerite.]
1. A pearl. [Obs.] Peacham.
2. (Min.)
Defn: A mineral related to the micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly luster.
MARGARITICMar`ga*rit"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. margaritique.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: Margaric.
MARGARITIFEROUS Mar`ga*ri*tif"er*ous, a. Etym: [L. margaritifer; margarita pearl + ferre to bear: cf. F. margaritifère.]
Defn: Producing pearls.
MARGARODITEMar*gar"o*dite, n. Etym: [Gr. (Min.)
Defn: A hidrous potash mica related to muscovite.
MARGARONEMar"ga*rone, n. Etym: [Margaric + -one.] (Chem.)
Defn: The ketone of margaric acid.
MARGAROUSMar"ga*rous, a. (Chem.)
Defn: Margaric; — formerly designating a supposed acid. [Obs.]
MARGARYIZE; MARGARY'S FLUIDMar"ga*ry*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. -ized; p. pr. & vb. n. -izing.][(J. J. Lloyd) Margary, inventor of the process + -ize.]
Defn: To impregnate (wood) with a preservative solution of copper sulphate (often called Mar"ga*ry's flu"id [-riz]).
MARGATE FISHMar"gate fish". (Zoöl.)
Defn: A sparoid fish (Diabasis aurolineatus) of the Gulf of Mexico, esteemed as a food fish; — called also red-mouth grunt.
MARGAYMar"gay, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An American wild cat (Felis tigrina), ranging from Mexico toBrazil. It is spotted with black. Called also long-tailed cat.
MARGEMarge, n. Etym: [F. marge. See Margin.]
Defn: Border; margin; edge; verge. [Poetic] Tennyson.Along the river's stony marge. Wordsworth.
MARGENTMar"gent, n. Etym: [OE. See Margin.]
Defn: A margin; border; brink; edge. [Obs.]The beached margent of the sea. Shak.
MARGENTMar"gent, v. t.
Defn: To enter or note down upon the margin of a page; to margin.[Obs.] Mir. for Mag.
MARGIN Mar"gin, n. Etym: [OE. margine, margent, L. margo, ginis. Cf. March a border, Marge.]
1. A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake.
2. Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing.
3. (Com.)
Defn: The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article.
4. Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty.
5. (Brokerage)
Defn: 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. N. Biddle. Margin draft (Masonry), a smooth cut margin on the face of hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the joints. — Margin of a course (Arch.), that part of a course, as of slates or shingles, which is not covered by the course immediately above it. See 2d Gauge.
Syn.— Border; brink; verge; brim; rim.
MARGINMar"gin, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Margined; p. pr. & vb. n. Marginging.]
1. To furnish with a margin.
2. To enter in the margin of a page.
MARGINALMar"gin*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. marginal.]
1. Of or pertaining to a margin.
2. Written or printed in the margin; as, a marginal note or gloss.
MARGINALIAMar`gi*na"li*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL.]
Defn: Marginal notes.
MARGINALLYMar"gin*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In the margin of a book.
MARGINATEMar"gin*ate, a. Etym: [L. marginatus, p. p. of marginare to margin.See Margin, n.]
Defn: Having a margin distinct in appearance or structure.
MARGINATEMar"gin*ate, v. t.
Defn: To furnish with a distinct margin; to margin. [R.] Cockeram.
MARGINATEDMar"gin*a`ted, a.
Defn: Same as Marginate, a.
MARGINEDMar"gined, a.
1. Having a margin. Hawthorne.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Bordered with a distinct line of color.
MARGINELLAMar`gi*nel"la, n. Etym: [NL., dim. of L. margo, marginis, a margin.](Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of small, polished, marine univalve shells, native of all warm seas.
MARGINICIDAL Mar"gin*i*ci`dal, a. Etym: [L. margo, -ginis, margin + caedere to cut.] (Bot.)
Defn: Dehiscent by the separation of united carpels; — said of fruits.
MARGOSAMar*go"sa, n. Etym: [Pg. amargoso bitter.] (Bot.)
Defn: A large tree of genus Melia (M. Azadirachta) found in India.Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressedfrom its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes from its trunk. The M.Azedarach is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in theSouthern United States, where it is known as Pride of India, Pride ofChina, or bead tree. Various parts of the tree are consideredanthelmintic.The margosa oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for wounds, having apeculiar smell which prevents the attacks of flies. Sir S. Baker.
MARGRAVATE; MARGRAVIATEMar"gra*vate, Mar*gra"vi*ate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. margraviat.]
Defn: The territory or jurisdiction of a margrave.
MARGRAVE Mar"grave, n. Etym: [G. markgraf, prop., lord chief justice of the march; mark bound, border, march + graf earl, count, lord chief justice; cf. Goth. gagrëfts decree: cf. D. markgraaf, F. margrave. See March border, and cf. Landgrave, Graff.]
1. Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany.
2. The English equivalent of the German title of nobility, markgraf; a marquis.
MARGRAVINEMar"gra*vine, n. Etym: [G. markgräfin: cf. F. margrafine.]
Defn: The wife of a margrave.
MARGUERITEMar"gue*rite, n. Etym: [F., a pearl, a daisy. See Margarite.] (Bot.)
Defn: The daisy (Bellis perennis). The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and to the China aster. Longfellow.
MARIANMa"ri*an, a.
Defn: Pertaining to the Virgin Mary, or sometimes to Mary, Queen ofEngland, daughter of Henry VIII.Of all the Marian martyrs, Mr. Philpot was the best-born gentleman.Fuller.Maid Marian. See Maidmarian in the Vocabulary.
MARIEMar"ie, interj.
Defn: Marry. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MARIETMar"i*et, n. Etym: [F. mariette, prop. dim. of Marie Mary.] (Bot.)
Defn: A kind of bellflower, Companula Trachelium, once called ViolaMariana; but it is not a violet.
MARIGENOUSMa*rig"e*nous, a. Etym: [L. mare the sea + -genous.]
Defn: Produced in or by the sea.
MARIGOLDMar"i*gold, n. Etym: [Mary + gold.] (Bot.)
Defn: A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the Calendula officinalis (see Calendula), and the cultivated species of Tagetes.
Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different genera bearing this name; as, the African or French marigold of the genus Tagetes, of which several species and many varieties are found in gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and Mexico: bur marigold, of the genus Bidens; corn marigold, of the genus Chrysanthemum (C. segetum, a pest in the cornfields of Italy); fig marigold, of the genus Mesembryanthemum; marsh marigold, of the genus Caltha (C. palustris), commonly known in America as the cowslip. See Marsh Marigold. Marigold window. (Arch.) See Rose window, under Rose.
MARIKINAMar`i*ki"na, n. Etym: [From the native name: cf. Pg. mariquinha.](Zoöl)
Defn: A small marmoset (Midas rosalia); the silky tamarin.
MARIMBAMa*rim"ba, n. Etym: [Pg.]
Defn: A musical istrument of percussion, consisting of bars yielding musical tones when struck. Knight.
MARIMONDAMar`i*mon"da, n. Etym: [Sp.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth) of Central and SouthAmerica.
MARINADE Mar`i*nade", n. Etym: [F.: cf. It. marinato marinade, F. mariner to preserve food for use at sea. See Marinate.] (Cookery)
Defn: A brine or pickle containing wine and spices, for enriching the flavor of meat and fish.
MARINATEMar"i*nate, v. t. Etym: [See Marine, and cf. Marinade.]
Defn: To salt or pickle, as fish, and then preserve in oil or vinegar; to prepare by the use of marinade.
MARINEMa*rine", a. Etym: [L. marinus, fr. mare the sea: cf. F. marin. SeeMere a pool.]
1. Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine.
2. (Geol.)
Defn: Formed by the action of the currents or waves of the sea; as,marine deposits. Marine acid (Chem.), hydrochloric acid. [Obs.] —Marine barometer. See under Barometer.— Marine corps, a corps formed of the officers, noncommissionedofficers, privates, and musicants of marines.— Marine engine (Mech.), a steam engine for propelling a vessel.— Marine glue. See under Glue.— Marine insurance, insurance against the perils of the sea,including also risks of fire, piracy, and barratry.— Marine interest, interest at any rate agreed on for money lentupon respondentia and bottomry bonds.— Marine law. See under Law.— Marine league, three geographical miles.— Marine metal, an alloy of lead, antimony, and mercury, made forsheathing ships. Mc Elrath.— Marine soap, cocoanut oil soap; — so called because, being quitesoluble in salt water, it is much used on shipboard.— Marine store, a store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are boughtand sold; a junk shop. [Eng.]
MARINE Ma*rine", n. Etym: [F. marin a sea solider, marine naval economy, a marine picture, fr. L. marinus. See Marine, a.]
1. A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the navy.
2. The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile marine.
3. A picture representing some marine subject. Tell that to the marines, an expression of disbelief, the marines being regarded by sailors as credulous. [Colloq.]
MARINEDMa*rined", a. Etym: [Cf. F. mariné.] (Her.)
Defn: Having the lower part of the body like a fish. Crabb.
MARINERMar"i*ner, n. Etym: [F. marinier, LL. marinarius. See Marine.]
Defn: One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor. Chaucer. Mariner's compass. See under Compass.
MARINERSHIPMar"i*ner*ship, n.
Defn: Seamanship. [Obs.] Udalt.
MARINISMMa*ri"nism, n.
Defn: A bombastic literary style marked by the use of metaphors and antitheses characteristic of the Italian poet Giambattista Marini (1569-1625). — Ma*ri"nist (#), n.
MARINORAMAMar`i*no*ra"ma, n. Etym: [NL., from L. marinus marine + Gr.
Defn: A representation of a sea view.
MARIOLATERMa`ri*ol"a*ter, n. Etym: [See Mariolatry.]
Defn: One who worships the Virgin Mary.
MARIOLATRYMa`ri*ol"a*try, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: The worship of the Virgin Mary.
MARIONETTEMar`i*o*nette", n. Etym: [F. marionette, prop. a dim. of Marie Mary.]
1. A puppet moved by strings, as in a puppet show.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The buffel duck.
MARIOTTE'S LAWMa`ri*otte's law`. (Physics.)
Defn: See Boyle's law, under Law.
MARIPOSA LILY Ma`ri*po"sa lil`y. Etym: [Sp. mariposa a butterfly + E. lily. So called from the gay apperance of the blossoms.] (Bot.)
Defn: One of a genus (Calochortus) of tuliplike bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also butterfly lily. Most of them are natives of California.
MARIPUTMar"i*put, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A species of civet; the zoril.
MARISHMar"ish, n. Etym: [Cf. F. marais, LL. marascus. See Marsh.]
Defn: Low, wet ground; a marsh; a fen; a bog; a moor. [Archaic]Milton. Tennyson.
MARISHMar"ish, a.
1. Moory; fenny; boggy. [Archaic]
2. Growing in marshes. "Marish flowers." Tennyson.
MARITAL Mar"i*tal, a. Etym: [F., fr. L. maritalis, fr. maritus belonging to marriage, n., a husband. See Marry, v.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a husband; as, marital rights, duties, authority. "Marital affection." Ayliffe.
MARITATEDMar"i*ta`ted, a. Etym: [L. maritatus married.]
Defn: Having a husband; married. [Obs.]
MARITIMAL; MARITIMALEMa*rit"i*mal, Ma*rit"i*male, a.
Defn: See Maritime. [Obs.]
MARITIME Mar"i*time, a. Etym: [L. maritimus, fr. mare the sea: cf. F. maritime. See Mere a pool.]
1. Bordering on, or situated near, the ocean; connected with the sea by site, interest, or power; having shipping and commerce or a navy; as, maritime states. "A maritime town." Addison.
2. Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine; pertaining to navigation and naval affairs, or to shipping and commerce by sea. "Maritime service." Sir H. Wotton. Maritime law. See Law. — Maritime loan, a loan secured by bottomry or respodentia bonds. — Martime nations, nations having seaports, and using the sea more or less for war or commerce.
MARJORAMMar"jo*ram, n. Etym: [OE. majoran, F. marjolaine, LL. marjoraca, fr.L. amaracus, amaracum, Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of mintlike plants (Origanum) comprising about twenty- five species. The sweet marjoram (O. Majorana) is pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram of Europe and America is O. vulgare, far less fragrant than the other.
MARKMark, n.
Defn: A license of reprisals. See Marque.
MARKMark, n. Etym: [See 2d Marc.]
1. An old weight and coin. See Marc. "Lend me a mark." Chaucer.
2. 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.
MARK Mark, n. Etym: [OE. marke, merke, AS. mearc; akin to D. merk, MHG. marc, G. marke, Icel. mark, Dan. mærke; cf. Lith. margas party- colored. sq. root106, 273. Cf. Remark.]
1. 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. The Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. Gen. iv. 15.
2. Specifically: (a) A character or device put on an article of merchandise by the maker to show by whom it was made; a trade-mark. (b) A character (usually a cross) made as a substitute for a signature by one who can not write. The mark of the artisan is found upon the most ancient fabrics that have come to light. Knight.
3. A fixed object serving for guidance, as of a ship, a traveler, a surveyor, etc.; as, a seamark, a landmark.
4. A trace, dot, line, imprint, or discoloration, although not regarded as a token or sign; a scratch, scar, stain, etc.; as, this pencil makes a fine mark. I have some marks of yours upon my pate. Shak.
5. An evidence of presence, agency, or influence; a significative token; a symptom; a trace; specifically, a permanent impression of one's activity or character. The confusion of tongues was a mark of separation. Bacon.
6. That toward which a missile is directed; a thing aimed at; what one seeks to hit or reach. France was a fairer mark to shoot at than Ireland. Davies. Whate'er the motive, pleasure is the mark. Young.
7. Attention, regard, or respect. As much in mock as mark. Shak.
8. Limit or standard of action or fact; as, to be within the mark; to come up to the mark.
9. Badge or sign of honor, rank, or official station. In the official marks invested, you Anon do meet the Senate. Shak.
10. Preëminence; high position; as, particians of mark; a fellow of no mark.
11. (Logic)
Defn: A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
12. A number or other character used in registring; as, examination marks; a mark for tardiness.
13. Image; likeness; hence, those formed in one's image; children; descendants. [Obs.] "All the mark of Adam." Chaucer.
14. (Naut.)
Defn: One of the bits of leather or colored bunting which are placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps." A man of mark, a conspicuous or eminent man. — To make one's mark. (a) To sign, as a letter or other writing, by making a cross or other mark. (b) To make a distinct or lasting impression on the public mind, or on affairs; to gain distinction.
Syn. — Impress; impression; stamp; print; trace; vestige; track; characteristic; evidence; proof; token; badge; indication; symptom.