MARKMark, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marked; p. pr. & vb. n. Marking.] Etym:[OE. marken, merken, AS. mearcian, from mearc. See Mark the sign.]
1. To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing.
2. To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; — used literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him for a leader.
3. To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or any evidence of action; as, a pencil marks paper; his hobnails marked the floor.
4. To keep account of; to enumerate and register; as, to mark the points in a game of billiards or cards.
5. To notice or observe; to give attention to; to take note of; to remark; to heed; to regard. "Mark the perfect man." Ps. xxxvii. 37. To mark out. (a) To designate, as by a mark; to select; as, the ringleaders were marked out for punishment. (b) To obliterate or cancel with a mark; as, to mark out an item in an account. — To mark time (Mil.), to keep the time of a marching step by moving the legs alternately without advancing.
Syn. — To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed; show; evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote; characterize; stamp; imprint; impress; brand.
MARKMark, v. i.
Defn: To take particular notice; to observe critically; to note; toremark.Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh maschief. 1 Kings xx.7.
MARKABLEMark"a*ble, a.
Defn: Remarkable. [Obs.] Sandys.
MARKEDMarked, a.
Defn: Designated or distinguished by, or as by, a mark; hence; noticeable; conspicuous; as, a marked card; a marked coin; a marked instance. — Mark"ed*ly, adv. J. S. Mill. A marked man, a man who is noted by a community, or by a part of it, as, for excellence or depravity; — usually with an unfavorable suggestion.
MARKEEMar*kee", n.
Defn: See Marquee.
MARKERMark"er, n.
Defn: One who or that which marks. Specifically: (a) One who keeps account of a game played, as of billiards. (b) A counter used in card playing and other games. (c) (Mil.) The soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling column, or marks the direction of an alignment. (d) An attachment to a sewing machine for marking a line on the fabric by creasing it.
MARKET Mar"ket, n. Etym: [Akin to D. markt, OHG. markat, merkat, G. markt; all fr.L. mercatus trade, market place, fr. mercari, p. p. mercatus, to trade, traffic, merx, mercis, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to merere to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F. marché. See Merit, and cf. Merchant, Mart.]
1. A meeting together of people, at a stated time and place, for the purpose of traffic (as in cattle, provisions, wares, etc.) by private purchase and sale, and not by auction; as, a market is held in the town every week. He is wit's peddler; and retails his wares At wakes, and wassails, meetings, markets, fairs. Shak. Three women and a goose make a market. Old Saying.
2. 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. There is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool. John v. 2.
3. An opportunity for selling anything; demand, as shown by price offered or obtainable; a town, region, or country, where the demand exists; as, to find a market for one's wares; there is no market for woolen cloths in that region; India is a market for English goods. There is a third thing to be considered: how a market can be created for produce, or how production can be limited to the capacities of the market. J. S. Mill.
4. Exchange, or purchase and sale; traffic; as, a dull market; a slow market.
5. The price for which a thing is sold in a market; market price. Hence: Value; worth. What is a man If his chief good and market of his time Be but to sleep and feed Shak.
6. (Eng. Law)
Defn: The privelege granted to a town of having a public market.
Note: Market is often used adjectively, or in forming compounds of obvious meaning; as, market basket, market day, market folk, market house, marketman, market place, market price, market rate, market wagon, market woman, and the like. Market beater, a swaggering bully; a noisy braggart. [Obs.] Chaucer. — Market bell, a bell rung to give notice that buying and selling in a market may begin. [Eng.] Shak. — Market cross, a cross set up where a market is held. Shak. — Market garden, a garden in which vegetables are raised for market. — Market gardening, the raising of vegetables for market. — Market place, an open square or place in a town where markets or public sales are held. — Market town, a town that has the privilege of a stated public market.
MARKETMar"ket, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Marketed; p. pr. & vb. n. Marketing.]
Defn: To deal in a market; to buy or sell; to make bargains for provisions or goods.
MARKETMar"ket, v. t.
Defn: To expose for sale in a market; to traffic in; to sell in a market, and in an extended sense, to sell in any manner; as, most of the farmes have marketed their crops. Industrious merchants meet, and market there The world's collected wealth. Southey.
MARKETABLEMar"ket*a*ble, a.
1. Fit to be offered for sale in a market; such as may be justly and lawfully sold; as, dacayemarketable.
2. Current in market; as, marketable value.
3. Wanted by purchasers; salable; as, furs are not marketable in that country.
MARKETABLENESSMar"ket*a*ble*ness, n.
Defn: Quality of being marketable.
MARKETERMar"ket*er, n.
Defn: One who attends a market to buy or sell; one who carries goods to market.
MARKETINGMar"ket*ing, n.
1. The act of selling or of purchasing in, or as in, a market.
2. Articles in, or from, a market; supplies.
MARKETSTEADMar"ket*stead, n. Etym: [Market + stead a place.]
Defn: A market place. [Obs.] Drayton.
MARKHOORMark"hoor`, n. Etym: [Per. mar-kh snake eater.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large wild goat (Capra megaceros), having huge flattened spiral horns. It inhabits the mountains of Northern India and Cashmere.
MARKINGMark"ing, n.
Defn: The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or disposition of marks or coloring; as, the marking of a bird's plumage. Marking ink, indelible ink, because used in marking linen. — Marking nut (Bot.), the nut of the Semecarpus Anacardium, 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.
MARKISMar"kis, n.
Defn: A marquis. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MARKISESSEMar"kis*esse, n.
Defn: A marchioness. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MARKMANMark"man, n.
Defn: A marksman. [Obs.] Shak.
MARKSMANMarks"man, n.; pl. Marksmen. Etym: [Earlier markman; mark + man.]
1. One skillful to hit a mark with a missile; one who shoots well.
2. (Law)
Defn: One who makes his mark, instead of writing his name, in signing documents. Burrill.
MARKSMANSHIPMarks"man*ship, n.
Defn: Skill of a marksman.
MARLMarl, v. t. Etym: [See Marline.] (Naut.)
Defn: To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding. Marling spike. (Naut.) See under Marline.
MARL Marl, n. Etym: [OF. marle, F. marne, LL. margila, dim. of L. marga marl. Originally a Celtic word, according to Pliny, xvii. 7: "Quod genus terræ Galli et Britanni margam vocant." sq. root274.]
Defn: 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 Greensand.
MARLMarl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marled; p. pr. & vb. n. Marling.] Etym:[Cf. F. marner. See Marl, n.]
Defn: To overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field.
MARLACEOUSMar*la"ceous, a.
Defn: Resembling marl; partaking of the qualities of marl.
MARLINMar"lin, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The American great marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa). Applied also to the red-breasted godwit (Limosa hæmatica). Hook-billed marlin, a curlew.
MARLINEMar"line, n. Etym: [LG. marlien, marling, or D. marling, marlijn, fr.D. marren to tie, prob. akin to E. moor, v., and lijn line: cf.F.merlin. See Moor, v., Line.] (Naut.)
Defn: A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting. Marline spike, Marling spike (Naut.), 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 Fid. [Written also marlin spike] — Marline-spike bird. Etym: [The name alludes to the long middle tail feathers.] (Zoöl.) (a) A tropic bird. (b) A jager, or skua gull.
MARLINEMar"line, v. t. Etym: [F. merliner.] (Naut.)
Defn: To wind marline around; as, to marline a rope.
MARLITEMarl"ite, n. Etym: [Cf. F. marlite. See Marl, n.] (Min.)
Defn: A variety of marl.
MARLITICMar*lit"ic, a.
Defn: Partaking of the qualites of marlite.
MARLPITMarl"pit`, n.
Defn: Apit where marl is dug.
MARLSTONEMarl"stone`, n. (Geol.)
Defn: A sandy calcareous straum, containing, or impregnated with, iron, and lying between the upper and lower Lias of England.
MARLYMarl"y, a. [Compar. Marlier; superl. Marliest.]
Defn: Consisting or partaking of marl; resembling marl; abounding with marl.
MARMALADE Mar"ma*lade, n. Etym: [F. marmelade, Pg. marmelada, fr. marmélo a quince, fr. L. melimelum honey apple, Gr. Mellifluous, Melon.]
Defn: 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. Marmalade tree (Bot.), a sapotaceous tree (Lucuma mammosa) 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 marmalade, or natural marmalade, from its consistency and flavor.
MARMALETMar"ma*let`, n.
Defn: See Marmalade. [Obs.]
MARMATITEMar"ma*tite, n. Etym: [Cf. F. marmatite.] (Min.)
Defn: A ferruginous variety of shalerite or zinc blende, nearly black in color.
MARMOLITEMar"mo*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. -lite.] (Min.)
Defn: A thin, laminated variety of serpentine, usually of a pale green color.
MARMORACEOUSMar`mo*ra"ceous, a. Etym: [L. marmor marble. See Marble.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or like, marble.
MARMORATE; MARMORATED Mar"mo*rate, Mar"mo*ra`ted, a. Etym: [L. marmoratus, p. p. of marmorate to overlay with marble, fr. marmor marble.]
Defn: Variegated like marble; covered or overlaid with marble. [R.]
MARMORATIONMar`mo*ra"tion, n. Etym: [L. marmoratio.]
Defn: A covering or incrusting with marble; a casing of marble; a variegating so as to resemble marble. [R.]
MARMORATUM OPUSMar`mo*ra`tum o"pus. Etym: [L. See Marmorate, and Opus.] (Arch.)
Defn: A kind of hard finish for plasterwork, made of plaster of Paris and marble dust, and capable of taking a high polish.
MARMOREAL; MARMOREAN Mar*mo"re*al, Mar*mo"re*an, a. Etym: [L. marmoreus, fr. marmor marble: cf. F. marmoréen. See Marble.]
Defn: Pertaining to, or resembling, marble; made of marble.
MARMOROSISMar`mo*ro"sis, n. Etym: [NL.] (Geol.)
Defn: The metamorphism of limestone, that is, its conversion into marble. Geikie.
MARMOSEMar"mose`, n. Etym: [F.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A species of small opossum (Didelphus murina) ranging fromMexico to Brazil.
MARMOSET Mar"mo*set`, n. Etym: [F. marmouset a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. marmoretum, fr. L. marmor marble. Perhaps confused with marmot. See Marble.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera Hapale and Midas, family Hapalidæ. They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are often kept as pets. Called also squirrel monkey.
MARMOT Mar"mot, n. Etym: [It. marmotta, marmotto, prob. fr. L. mus montanus, or mus montis, lit., mountain mouse or rat. See Mountain, and Mouse.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any rodent of the genus Arctomys. The common European marmot (A. marmotta) 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 (A. monax) is the woodchuck.
2. Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the genus Spermophilus; also, the prairie dog. Marmot squirrel (Zoöl.), a ground squirrel or spermophile. — Prairie marmot. See Prairie dog.
MARMOTTES OILMar"mottes oil`
Defn: . A fine oil obtained from the kernel of Prunus brigantiaca. It is used instead of olive or almond oil. De Colange.
MARMOZETMar"mo*zet`, n.
Defn: See Marmoset.
MARONEMa*rone", n.
Defn: See Maroon, the color.
MARONITEMar"o*nite, n.; pl. Maronites (. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: 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 Maron of the 6th century.
MAROONMa*roon", n. [Written also marroon.] Etym: [F. marron, abbrev. fr.Sp. cimarron wild, unruly, from cima the summit of a mountain; hence,negro cimarron a runaway negro that lives in the mountains.]
Defn: In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.
MAROONMa*roon", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marooned; p. pr. & vb. n. Marooning.]Etym: [See Maroon a fugitive slave.]
Defn: To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate. Marooning party, a social excursion party that sojourns several days on the shore or in some retired place; a prolonged picnic. [Southern U. S.] Bartlett.
MAROONMa*roon", a. Etym: [F. marron chestnut-colored, fr. marron a largeFrench chestnut, It. marrone; cf. LGr. Marron.]
Defn: Having the color called maroon. See 4th Maroon. Maroon lake, lake prepared from madder, and distinguished for its transparency and the depth and durability of its color.
MAROONMa*roon", n.
1. A brownish or dull red of any description, esp. of a scarlet cast rather than approaching crimson or purple.
2. An explosive shell. See Marron, 3.
MARPLOTMar"plot`, n.
Defn: One who, by his officious
MARQUE Marque, n. Etym: [F. marque, in lettre de marque 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; marque here prob. meaning, border, boundary (the letter of marque being a permission to go beyond the border), and of German origin. See March border.] (Law)
Defn: A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals. Letters of marque, Letters of marque and reprisal, 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 letter of marque.
MARQUEE Mar*quee", n. Etym: [F. marquise, misunderstood as a plural; prob. orig., tent of the marchioness. See Marquis.]
Defn: A large field tent; esp., one adapted to the use of an officer of high rank. [Written also markee.]
MARQUESSMar"quess, n. Etym: [Cf. Sp. marques. See Marquis.]
Defn: A marquis. Lady marquess, a marchioness. [Obs.] Shak.
MARQUETRY Mar"quet*ry, n. Etym: [F. marqueterie, from marqueter to checker, inlay, fr. marque mark, sign; of German origin. See Mark a sign.]
Defn: Inlaid work; work inlaid with pieces of wood, shells, ivory, and the like, of several colors.
MARQUISMar"quis, n. Etym: [F. marquis, OF. markis, marchis, LL. marchensis;of German origin; cf. G. mark bound, border, march, OHG. marcha. SeeMarch border, and cf. Marchioness, Marquee, Marquess.]
Defn: 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.
MARQUISATEMar"quis*ate, n. Etym: [Cf. F. marquisat.]
Defn: The seigniory, dignity, or lordship of a marquis; the territory governed by a marquis.
MARQUISDOMMar"quis*dom, n.
Defn: A marquisate. [Obs.] "Nobles of the marquisdom of Saluce."Holinshed.
MARQUISEMar`quise", n. Etym: [F. See Marquis, and cf. Marquee.]
Defn: The wife of a marquis; a marchioness.
MARQUISSHIPMar"quis*ship, n.
Defn: A marquisate.
MARRAMMar"ram, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A coarse grass found on sandy beaches (Ammophila arundinacea).See Beach grass, under Beach.
MARRERMar"rer, n.
Defn: One who mars or injures.
MARRIABLEMar"ri*a*ble, a. Etym: [Cf. F. mariable.]
Defn: Marriageable. [R.] Coleridge.
MARRIAGEMar"riage, n. Etym: [OE. mariage, F. mariage. See Marry, v. t.]
1. 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. Marriage is honorable in all. Heb. xiii. 4.
2. The marriage vow or contract. [Obs.] Chaucer.
3. A feast made on the occasion of a marriage. The kingdom of heaven is like unto a certain king which made a marriage for his son. Matt. xxii. 2.
4. Any intimate or close union. Marriage brokage. (a) The business of bringing about marriages. (b) The payment made or demanded for the procurement of a marriage. — Marriage favors, knots of white ribbons, or bunches of white flowers, worn at weddings. — Marriage settlement (Law), a settlement of property in view, and in consideration, of marriage.
Syn. — Matrimony; wedlock; wedding; nuptials. — Marriage, Matrimony, Wedlock. Marriage is properly the act which unites the two parties, and matrimony the state into which they enter. Marriage is, however, often used for the state as well as the act. Wedlock is the old Anglo-Saxon term for matrimony.
MARRIAGEABILITYMar`riage*a*bil"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being marriageable.
MARRIAGEABLEMar"riage*a*ble, a.
Defn: Fit for, or capable of, marriage; of an age at which marriageis allowable.— Mar"riage*a*ble*ness, n.
MARRIEDMar"ried, a.
1. Being in the state of matrimony; wedded; as, a married man or woman.
2. Of or pertaining to marriage; connubial; as, the married state.
MARRIERMar"ri*er, n.
Defn: One who marries.
MARRONMar*ron", n. Etym: [See Maroon, a.]
1. A large chestnut. [Obs.] Holland.
2. A chestnut color; maroon.
3. (Pyrotechny & Mil.)
Defn: 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. [Written also maroon.]
MARROONMar*roon", n. & a.
Defn: Same as 1st Maroon.
MARROT Mar"rot, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The razor-billed auk. See Auk. (b) The common guillemot. (c) The puffin. [Prov. Eng.] [Written also marrott, and morrot.]
MARROWMar"row, n. Etym: [OE. marou, mary, maruh, AS. mearg, mearh; akin toOS. marg, D. merg, G. Mark, OHG. marg, marag, Icel. mergr, Sw. merg,Dan. marv, Skr. majjan; cf. Skr. majj to sink, L. mergere. sq.root274 Cf. Merge.]
1. (Anat.)
Defn: 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.
2. The essence; the best part. It takes from our achievements . . . The pith and marrow of our attribute. Shak.
3. Etym: [OE. maru, maro; — perh. a different word; cf. Gael. maraon together.]
Defn: One of a pair; a match; a companion; an intimate associate. [Scot.] Chopping and changing I can not commend, With thief or his marrow, for fear of ill end. Tusser. Marrow squash (Bot.), a name given to several varieties of squash, esp. to the Boston marrow, an ovoid fruit, pointed at both ends, and with reddish yellow flesh, and to the vegetable marrow, a variety of an ovoid form, and having a soft texture and fine grain resembling marrow. — Spinal marrow. (Anat.) See Spinal cord, under Spinal.
MARROWMar"row, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marrowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Marrowing.]
Defn: To fill with, or as with, marrow of fat; to glut.
MARROWBONEMar"row*bone`, n.
Defn: A bone containing marrow; pl. ludicrously, knee bones or knees; as, to get down on one's marrowbones, i. e., to kneel.
MARROWFATMar"row*fat, n.
Defn: A rich but late variety of pea.
MARROWISHMar"row*ish, a.
Defn: Of the nature of, or like, marrow.
MARROWLESSMar"row*less, a.
Defn: Destitute of marrow.
MARROWYMar"row*y, a.
Defn: Full of marrow; pithy.
MARRUBIUMMar*ru"bi*um, n. Etym: [L.] (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of bitter aromatic plants, sometimes used in medicine; hoarhound.
MARRYMar"ry, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Married; p. pr. & vb. n. Marrying.] Etym:[OE. marien, F. marier, L. maritare, fr. maritus husband, fr. mas,maris, a male. See Male, and cf. Maritral.]
1. 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. Tell him that he shall marry the couple himself. Gay.
2. 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. A woman who had been married to her twenty-fifth husband, and being now a widow, was prohibited to marry. Evelyn.
3. To dispose of in wedlock; to give away as wife. Mæcenas took the liberty to tell him [Augustus] that he must either marry his daughter [Julia] to Agrippa, or take away his life. Bacon.
4. To take for husband or wife. See the Note below.
Note: We say, a man is married to or marries a woman; or, a woman is married to or marries a man. Both of these uses are equally well authorized; but given in marriage is said only of the woman. They got him [the Duke of Monmouth] . . . to declare in writing, that the last king [Charles II.] told him he was never married to his mother. Bp. Lloyd.
5. Figuratively, to unite in the closest and most endearing relation. Turn, O backsliding children, saith the Lord; for I am married unto you. Jer. iii. 14. To marry ropes. (Naut.) (a) To place two ropes along side of each other so that they may be grasped and hauled on at the same time. (b) To join two ropes end to end so that both will pass through a block. Ham. Nav. Encyc.
MARRYMar"ry, v. i.
Defn: To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to take ahusband or a wife.I will, therefore, that the younger women marry. 1 Tim. v. 14.Marrrying man, a man disposed to marry. [Colloq.]
MARRYMar"ry, interj.
Defn: Indeed ! in truth ! — a term of asseveration said to have been derived from the practice of swearing by the Virgin Mary. [Obs.] Shak.
MARSMars, n. Etym: [L. Mars, gen. Martis, archaic Mavors, gen. Mavortis.]
1. (Rom. Myth.)
Defn: The god of war and husbandry.
2. (Astron.)
Defn: 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.
3. (Alchemy)
Defn: The metallic element iron, the symbol of which was the same as that of the planet Mars. [Archaic] Chaucer. Mars brown, a bright, somewhat yellowish, brown.
MARSALAMar*sa"la, n. Etym: [It., fr. Marsala, in Sicyly.]
Defn: A kind of wine exported from Marsala in Sicily.
MARSDENIAMars*de"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL. From W. Marsden, an English author.](Bot.)
Defn: A genus of plants of the Milkweed family, mostly woody climbers with fragrant flowers, several species of which furnish valuable fiber, and one species (Marsdenia tinctoria) affords indigo.
MARSEILLAIS; MARSEILLAISEMar`sei`llais", a. m. Mar`sei`llaise", a. f.Etym: [F.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Marseilles, in France, or to its inhabitants. Marseillaise hymn, or The Marseillaise, 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.
MARSEILLAIS; MARSEILLAISEMar`sei`llais", n. m. Mar`sei`llaise", n. f.Etym: [F.]
Defn: A native or inhabitant of Marseilles.
MARSEILLESMar*seilles", n.
Defn: 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 Marseilles, France.
MARSH Marsh, n. Etym: [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See Mere pool, and cf. Marish, Morass.]
Defn: A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also marish.] Marsh asphodel (Bot.), a plant (Nartheeium ossifragum) with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white flowers; — called also bog asphodel. — Marsh cinquefoil (Bot.), a plant (Potentilla palustris) having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places; marsh five- finger. — Marsh elder. (Bot.) (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree (Viburnum Opulus). (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt marshes (Iva frutescens). — Marsh five-finger. (Bot.) See Marsh cinquefoil (above). — Marsh gas. (Chem.) See under Gas. — Marsh grass (Bot.), a genus (Spartina) of coarse grasses growing in marshes; — called also cord grass. The tall S. cynosuroides is not good for hay unless cut very young. The low S. juncea is a common component of salt hay. — Marsh harrier (Zoöl.), a European hawk or harrier (Circus æruginosus); — called also marsh hawk, moor hawk, moor buzzard, puttock. — Marsh hawk. (Zoöl.) (a) A hawk or harrier (Circus cyaneus), native of both America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above, with a white rump. Called also hen harrier, and mouse hawk. (b) The marsh harrier. — Marsh hen (Zoöl.), a rail; esp., Rallus elegans of fresh-water marshes, and R. longirostris of salt-water marshes. — Marsh mallow (Bot.), a plant of the genus Althæa ( A. officinalis) common in marshes near the seashore, and whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent. — Marsh marigold. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary. — Marsh pennywort (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous genus Hydrocotyle; low herbs with roundish leaves, growing in wet places; - - called also water pennywort. — Marsh quail (Zoöl.), the meadow lark. — Marsh rosemary (Bot.), a plant of the genus Statice (S. Limonium), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also sea lavender. — Marsh samphire (Bot.), a plant (Salicornia herbacea) found along seacoasts. See Glasswort. — Marsh St. John's-wort (Bot.), an American herb (Elodes Virginica) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored flowers. — Marsh tea. (Bot.). Same as Labrador tea. — Marsh trefoil. (Bot.) Same as Buckbean. — Marsh wren (Zoöl.), any species of small American wrens of the genus Cistothorus, and allied genera. They chiefly inhabit salt marshes.
MARSHAL Mar"shal, n. Etym: [OE. mareschal, OF. mareschal, F. maréchal, LL. mariscalcus, from OHG. marah-scalc (G. marschall); marah horse + scalc servant (akin to AS. scealc, Goth. skalks). F. maréchal signifies, a marshal, and a farrier. See Mare horse, and cf. Seneschal.]
1. Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a groom. [Obs.]
2. An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like; as, specifically: (a) One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant. (b) One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of procession, and the like. (c) The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists. Johnson. (d) (France) The highest military officer. In other countries of Europe a marshal is a military officer of high rank, and called field marshal. (e) (Am. Law) 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. Earl marshal of England, 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. Brande & C. — Earl marshal of Scotland, 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. — Knight marshal, or Marshal of the King's house, 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. — Marshal of the Queen's Bench, formerly the title of the officer who had the custody of the Queen's bench prison in Southwark. Mozley & W.
MARSHAL Mar"shal, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marshaled or Marshalled; p. pr. & vb. n. Marshaling or Marshalling.]
1. To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to marshal troops or an army. And marshaling the heroes of his name As, in their order, next to light they came. Dryden.
2. To direct, guide, or lead. Thou marshalest me the way that I was going. Shak.
3. (Her.)
Defn: To dispose in due order, as the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when several belong to an achievement.
MARSHALERMar"shal*er, n. Etym: [Written also marshaller.]
Defn: One who marshals.
MARSHALINGMar"shal*ing, n. Etym: [Written also marshalling.]
1. The act of arranging in due order.
2. (Her.)
Defn: The arrangement of an escutcheon to exhibit the alliances of the owner. Marshaling of assets (Law), the arranging or ranking of assets in due order of administration.
MARSHALSEAMar"shal*sea, n. Etym: [Marshal + OE. se a seat. See See a seat.]
Defn: The court or seat of a marshal; hence, the prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king's household. [Eng.] Court of Marshalsea, a court formerly held before the steward and marshal of the king's house to administer justice between the king's domestic servants. Blackstone.
MARSHALSHIPMar"shal*ship, n.
Defn: The office of a marshal.
MARSHBANKER; MARSEBANKERMarsh"bank`er, Marse"bank`er, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The menhaden.
MARSHINESSMarsh"i*ness, n.
Defn: The state or condition of being marshy.
MARSH MARIGOLDMarsh mar"i*gold
Defn: . (Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus Caltha (C. palustris),growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow flowers. In theUnited States it is used as a pot herb under the name of cowslip. SeeCowslip.
MARSHYMarsh"y, a. Etym: [E. Marsh.]
1. Resembling a marsh; wet; boggy; fenny.
2. Pertaining to, or produced in, marshes; as, a marshy weed. Dryden.
MARSIPOBRANCHMar"si*po*branch`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Marsipobranchia.
MARSIPOBRANCHIAMar"si*po*bran"chi*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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 Cyclostoma, and Lamprey. Called also Marsipobranchiata, and Marsipobranchii.
MARSUPIALMar*su"pi*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. marsupial.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; of or pertaining to the Marsupialia.
2. (Anat. & Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a marsupium; as, the marsupial bones.Marsupial frog. (Zoöl.) See Nototrema.
MARSUPIALMar*su"pi*al, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Marsupialia.
MARSUPIALIA Mar*su`pi*a"li*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. marsupium a pouch, bag, purse, Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: 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 Marsupiata.
MARSUPIALIAN; MARSUPIANMar*su`pi*a"li*an, Mar*su"pi*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Marsupialia.
MARSUPIATEMar*su"pi*ate, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Related to or resembling the marsupials; furnished with a pouch for the young, as the marsupials, and also some fishes and Crustacea.
MARSUPIONMar*su"pi*on, n. Etym: [NL.]
Defn: Same as Marsupium.
MARSUPITEMar"su*pite, n. Etym: [See Marsupial.] (Paleon.)
Defn: A fossil crinoid of the genus Marsupites, resembling a purse in form.
MARSUPIUM Mar*su"pi*um, n.; pl. Marsupia. Etym: [L., a pouch], (Anat. & Zoöl.) (a) 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. (b) The pecten in the eye of birds and reptiles. See Pecten.
MARTMart, n. Etym: [Contr. fr. market.]
1. A market. Where has commerce such a mart . . . as London Cowper.
2. A bargain. [Obs.] Shak.
MARTMart, v. t.
Defn: To buy or sell in, or as in, a mart. [Obs.]To sell and mart your officer for gold To undeservers. Shak.
MARTMart, v. t.
Defn: To traffic. [Obs.] Shak.
MARTMart, n. Etym: [See Mars.]
1. The god Mars. [Obs.]
2. Battle; contest. [Obs.] Fairfax.
MARTAGONMar"ta*gon, n. Etym: [Cf. F. & Sp. martagon, It. martagone.] (Bot.)
Defn: A lily (Lilium Martagon) with purplish red flowers, found inEurope and Asia.
MARTEL Mar"tel, v. i. Etym: [F. marteler, fr. martel, marteau, hammer, a dim. fr. L. martulus, marculus, dim. of marcus hammer. Cf. March to step.]
Defn: To make a blow with, or as with, a hammer. [Obs.] Spenser.
MARTEL DE FERMar`tel` de fer". Etym: [OF., hammer of iron.]
Defn: A weapon resembling a hammer, often having one side of the head pointed; — used by horsemen in the Middle Ages to break armor. Fairholt.
MARTELINEMar"te*line, n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A small hammer used by marble workers and sculptors.
MARTELLO TOWER Mar*tel"lo tow`er. Etym: [It. martello 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 Martel.] (Fort.)
Defn: 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.
Note: The English borrowed the name of the tower from Corsica in 1794.
MARTENMar"ten, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A bird. See Martin.
MARTEN Mar"ten, n. Etym: [From older martern, marter, martre, F. martre, marte, LL. martures (pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS. mear, meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. mör. Cf. Foumart.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of the genus Mustela, closely allied to the sable. Among the more important species are the European beech, or stone, marten (Mustela foina); the pine marten (M. martes); and the American marten, or sable (M. Americana), which some zoölogists consider only a variety of the Russian sable.
2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
MARTERNMar"tern, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Marten. [Obs.]
MAR-TEXTMar"-text`, n.
Defn: A blundering preacher.
MARTIAL Mar"tial, a. Etym: [F., fr. L. martialis of or belonging to Mars, the god of war. Cf. March the month.]
1. Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as, martial music; a martial appearance. "Martial equipage." Milton.
2. Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave. But peaceful kings, o'er martial people set, Each other's poise and counterbalance are. Dryden.
3. Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; — opposed to civil; as, martial law; a court-martial.
4. Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet, Mars. Sir T. Browne.
5. (Old Chem. & Old Med.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; as, martial preparations. [Archaic] Martial flowers (Med.), a reddish crystalline salt of iron; the ammonio-chloride of iron. [Obs.] — Martial law, 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 military law, the latter being the code of rules for the regulation of the army and navy alone, either in peace or in war.
Syn. — Martial, Warlike. Martial refers more to war in action, its array, its attendants, etc.; as, martial music, a martial appearance, a martial array, courts-martial, etc. Warlike describes the feeling or temper which leads to war, and the adjuncts of war; as, a warlike nation, warlike indication, etc. The two words are often used without discrimination.
MARTIALISMMar"tial*ism, n.
Defn: The quality of being warlike; exercises suitable for war.[Obs.]
MARTIALISTMar"tial*ist, n.
Defn: A warrior. [Obs.] Fuller.
MARTIALIZEMar"tial*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Martialized; p. pr. & vb. n.Martializing.]
Defn: To render warlike; as, to martialize a people.
MARTIALLYMar"tial*ly, adv.
Defn: In a martial manner.
MARTIALNESSMar"tial*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being martial.
MARTIANMar"tian, a. [L. Martius.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Mars, the Roman god of war, or to the planet bearing his name; martial.
MARTIANMar"tian, n.
Defn: An inhabitant of the planet Mars. Du Maurier.
MARTINMar"tin, n. (Stone Working) Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Defn: A perforated stone-faced runner for grinding.
MARTINMar"tin, n. Etym: [F. martin, from the proper name Martin. Cf.Martlet.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows. [Written also marten.]
Note: The American purple martin, or bee martin (Progne subis, or purpurea), and the European house, or window, martin (Hirundo, or Chelidon, urbica), are the best known species. Bank martin. (a) The bank swallow. See under Bank. (b) The fairy martin. See under Fairy. — Bee martin. (a) The purple martin. (b) The kingbird. — Sand martin, the bank swallow.
MARTINETMar"ti*net`, n. Etym: [So called from an officer of that name in theFrench army under Louis XIV. Cf. Martin the bird, Martlet.]
Defn: 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. [Hence, the word is commonly employed in a depreciatory sense.]
MARTINETMar"ti*net`, n. Etym: [F.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The martin.
MARTINETAMar`ti*ne"ta, n. Etym: [Cf. Sp. martinete.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A species of tinamou (Calopezus elegans), having a long slender crest.
MARTINETISMMar"ti*net`ism, n.
Defn: The principles or practices of a martinet; rigid adherence to discipline, etc.
MARTINGALE; MARTINGAL Mar"tin*gale, Mar"tin*gal, n. Etym: [F. martingale; cf. It. martingala a sort of hose, martingale, Sp. martingala a greave, cuish, martingale, Sp. almártaga a kind of bridle.]
1. 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.
2. (Naut.)
Defn: 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.
3. (Gambling)
Defn: 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 martingale of a harness. [Cant] Thackeray.
MARTINMASMar"tin*mas, n. Etym: [St. Martin + mass religious service.] (Eccl.)
Defn: The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November; — often called martlemans. Martinmas summer, a period of calm, warm weather often experienced about the time of Martinmas; Indian summer. Percy Smith.
MARTITE Mar"tite, n. Etym: [L. Mars, Martis, the god Mars, the alchemical name of iron.] (Min.)
Defn: Iron sesquioxide in isometric form, probably a pseudomorph after magnetite.
MARTLEMASMar"tle*mas, n.
Defn: See Martinmas. [Obs.]
MARTLETMart"let, n. Etym: [F. martinet. See Martin the bird, and cf.Martinet a disciplinarian.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The European house martin.
2. Etym: [Cf. F. merlette.] (Her.)
Defn: A bird without beak or feet; — generally assumed to represent a martin. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth son.
MARTYR Mar"tyr, n. Etym: [AS., from L. martyr, Gr. ma`rtyr, ma`rtys, prop., a witness; cf. Skr. smrs to remember, E. memory.]
1. One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; one who is put to death for his religion; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr. Chaucer. To be a martyr, 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 South.
2. 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. Then if thou fall'st, O Cromwell, Thou fall'st a blessed martyr ! Shak.
MARTYRMar"tyr, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Martyred; p. pr. & vb. n. Martyring.]
1. To put to death for adhering to some belief, esp. Christianity; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession. Bp. Pearson.
2. To persecute; to torment; to torture. Chaucer.The lovely Amoret, whose gentle heart Thou martyrest with sorrow andwith smart. Spenser.Racked with sciatics, martyred with the stone. Pope.
MARTYRDOMMar"tyr*dom, n. Etym: [Martyr + -dom.]
1. 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. Bacon. I came from martyrdom unto this peace. Longfellow.
2. Affliction; torment; torture. Chaucer.
MARTYRIZATIONMar`tyr*i*za"tion, n.
Defn: Act of martyrizing, or state of being martyrized; torture. B.Jonson.
MARTYRIZEMar"tyr*ize, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. martyriser, LL. martyrizare.]
Defn: To make a martyr of. Spenser.
MARTYRLYMar"tyr*ly, adv.
Defn: In the manner of a martyr.
MARTYROLOGEMar"tyr*o*loge, n. Etym: [LL. martyrologium: cf. F. martyrologe.]
Defn: A martyrology. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
MARTYROLOGIC; MARTYROLOGICALMar`tyr*o*log"ic, Mar`tyr*o*log"ic*al, a.
Defn: Pertaining to martyrology or martyrs; registering, or registered in, a catalogue of martyrs.
MARTYROLOGISTMar`tyr*ol"o*gist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. martyrologiste.]
Defn: A writer of martyrology; an historian of martyrs. T. Warton.
MARTYROLOGYMar`tyr*ol"o*gy, n.; pl. -gies. Etym: [Martyr + -logy.]
Defn: A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs. Bp.Stillingfleet.
MARTYRSHIPMar"tyr*ship, n.
Defn: Martyrdom. [R.] Fuller.
MARVEL Mar"vel, n. Etym: [OE. mervaile, F. merveille, fr. L. mirabilia wonderful things, pl., fr. mirabilis wonderful, fr. mirari to wonder or marvel at. See Admire, Smile, and cf. Miracle.]
1. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle. I will do marvels such as have not been done. Ex. xxxiv. 10. Nature's sweet marvel undefiled. Emerson.
2. Wonder. [R.] "Use lessens marvel." Sir W. Scott. Marvel of Peru. (Bot.) See Four-o'clock.
MARVELMar"vel, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Marveled or Marvelled; p. pr. & vb. n.Marveling or Marvelling.] Etym: [OE. merveilen, OF. merveillier.]
Defn: To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder.Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. 1 john iii. 13.
MARVELMar"vel, v. t.
1. To marvel at. [Obs.] Wyclif.
2. To cause to marvel, or be surprised; — used impersonally. [Obs.] But much now me marveleth. Rich. the Redeless.
MARVELOUSMar"vel*ous, a. Etym: [OE. merveillous, OF. merveillos, F.Merveilleux. See Marvel, n.] [Written also marvellous.]
1. Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful. This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. Ps. cxiii. 23.
2. Partaking of the character of miracle, or superna The marvelous fable includes whatever is supernatural, and especially the machines of the gods. Pope. The marvelous, that which exceeds natural power, or is preternatural; that which is wonderful; — opposed to the probable.
Syn. — Wonderful; astonishing; surprising; strange; improbable; incredible. — Marvelous, Wonderful. We speak of a thing as wonderful when it awakens our surprise and admiration; as marvelous when it is so much out of the ordinary course of things as to seem nearly or quite incredible.
MARVELOUSLYMar"vel*ous*ly, adv.
Defn: In a marvelous manner; wonderfully; strangely.
MARVELOUSNESSMar"vel*ous*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being marvelous; wonderfulness; strangeness.
MARVERMar"ver, n. Etym: [Prob. corrupt. fr. OE. or F. marbre marble.](Glass Marking)
Defn: A stone, or cast-iron plate, or former, on which hot glass is rolled to give it shape.
MARYMar"y, n.
Defn: Marrow. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MARYMa"ry, interj.
Defn: See Marry. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MARY-BUDMa"ry-bud`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The marigold; a blossom of the marigold. Shak.
MARYOLATRYMa`ry*ol"a*try, n.
Defn: Mariolatry.
MARYSOLEMa"ry*sole, n. Etym: [Mary, the proper name + sole the fish.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large British fluke, or flounder (Rhombus megastoma); — called also carter, and whiff. marchpane.
MASCAGNIN; MASCAGNITEMas*ca"gnin, Mas*ca"gnite, n. Etym: [Cf. F. mascagnin.] (Min.)
Defn: Native sulphate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts; — so named from Mascagni, who discovered it.
MASCLE Mas"cle, n. Etym: [OF. mascle, F. macle, L. macula spot, mesh of a net, LL. macula, macla, mascla a scale of a coat of mail. See Mail armor.] (Her.)
Defn: A lozenge voided.
MASCLEDMas"cled, a.
Defn: Composed of, or covered with, lozenge-shaped scales; having lozenge-shaped divisions. Mascled armor, armor composed of small lozenge-shaped scales of metal fastened on a foundation of leather or quilted cloth.
MASCOT; MASCOTTE Mas"cot, Mas"cotte, n. Etym: [Through French fr. Pr. mascot a little sorcerer or magician, mascotto witchcraft, sorcery.]
Defn: A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which he or she belongs; anything that brings good luck.
MASCULATEMas"cu*late, v. t. Etym: [L. masculus male, masculine.]
Defn: To make strong. [Obs.] Cockeram.
MASCULINE Mas"cu*line, a. Etym: [L. masculinus, fr. masculus male, manly, dim. of mas a male: cf. F. masculin. See Male masculine.]
1. Of the male sex; not female. Thy masculine children, that is to say, thy sons. Chaucer.
2. Having the qualities of a man; suitable to, or characteristic of, a man; virile; not feminine or effeminate; strong; robust. That lady, after her husband's death, held the reins with a masculine energy. Hallam.
3. Belonging to males; appropriated to, or used by, males. [R.] "A masculine church." Fuller.
4. (Gram.)
Defn: Having the inflections of, or construed with, words pertainingespecially to male beings, as distinguished from feminine and neuter.See Gender.— Mas"cu*line*ly, adv.— Mas"cu*line*ness, n.
MASCULINITYMas`cu*lin"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being masculine; masculineness.
MASEMase, n. & v.
Defn: See Maze. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MASELYNMas"e*lyn, n.
Defn: A drinking cup. See 1st Maslin, 2. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MASERMa"ser, n.
Defn: Same as Mazer.
MASHMash, n.
Defn: A mesh. [Obs.]
MASH Mash, n. Etym: [Akin to G. meisch, maisch, meische, maische, mash, wash, and prob. to AS. miscian to mix. See Mix.]
1. 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 (Brewing), 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.
2. A mixture of meal or bran and water fed to animals.
3. A mess; trouble. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl. Mash tun, a large tub used in making mash and wort.
MASHMash, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mashed; p. pr. & vb. n. Mashing.] Etym:[Akin to G. meischen, maischen, to mash, mix, and prob. to mischen,E. mix. See 2d Mash.]
Defn: To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. Specifically (Brewing), to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which makes wort. Mashing tub, a tub for making the mash in breweries and distilleries; — called also mash tun, and mash vat.
MASHERMash"er, n.
1. One who, or that which, mashes; also (Brewing), a machine for making mash.
2. A charmer of women. [Slang] London Punch.
MASHIE; MASHYMash"ie, Mash"y, n.; pl. Mashies (#). [Etym. uncert.]
Defn: A golf club like the iron, but with a shorter head, slightly more lofted, used chiefly for short approaches.
MASHLINMash"lin, n.
Defn: See Maslin.
MASHYMash"y, a.
Defn: Produced by crushing or bruising; resembling, or consisting of, a mash.
MASK Mask, n. Etym: [F. masque, LL. masca, mascha, mascus; cf. Sp. & Pg. máscara, It. maschera; all fr. Ar. maskharat buffoon, fool, pleasantry, anything ridiculous or mirthful, fr. sakhira to ridicule, to laugh at. Cf. Masque, Masquerade.]
1. A cover, or partial cover, for the face, used for disguise or protection; as, a dancer's mask; a fencer's mask; a ball player's mask.
2. That which disguises; a pretext or subterfuge.
3. A festive entertainment of dancing or other diversions, where all wear masks; a masquerade; hence, a revel; a frolic; a delusive show. Bacon. This thought might lead me through the world's vain mask. Milton.
4. A dramatic performance, formerly in vogue, in which the actors wore masks and represented mythical or allegorical characters.
5. (Arch.)
Defn: A grotesque head or face, used to adorn keystones and other prominent parts, to spout water in fountains, and the like; — called also mascaron.
6. (Fort.) (a) In a permanent fortification, a redoubt which protects the caponiere. (b) A screen for a battery.
7. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The lower lip of the larva of a dragon fly, modified so as to form a prehensile organ. Mask house, a house for masquerades. [Obs.]
MASKMask, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masked; p. pr. & vb. n. Masking.]
1. To cover, as the face, by way of concealment or defense against injury; to conceal with a mask or visor. They must all be masked and vizarded. Shak.
2. To disguise; to cover; to hide. Masking the business from the common eye. Shak.
3. (Mil.) (a) To conceal; also, to intervene in the line of. (b) To cover or keep in check; as, to mask a body of troops or a fortess by a superior force, while some hostile evolution is being carried out.
MASKMask, v. i.
1. To take part as a masker in a masquerade. Cavendish.
2. To wear a mask; to be disguised in any way. Shak.
MASKEDMasked, a.
1. Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; cincealed; hidden.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Same as Personate.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having the anterior part of the head differing decidedly in color from the rest of the plumage; — said of birds. Masked ball, a ball in which the dancers wear masks. — Masked battery (Mil.), a battery so placed as not to be seen by an enemy until it opens fire. H. L. Scott. — Masked crab (Zoöl.), a European crab (Corystes cassivelaunus) with markings on the carapace somewhat resembling a human face. — Masked pig (Zoöl.), a Japanese domestic hog (Sus pliciceps). Its face is deeply furrowed.