Defn: To daub; to make dirty; to soil; to defile.Thou … doest thy mind in dirty pleasures moil. Spenser.
MOIL Moil, v. i. Etym: [From Moil to daub; prob. from the idea of struggling through the wet.]
Defn: To soil one's self with severe labor; to work with painfuleffort; to labor; to toil; to drudge.Moil not too much under ground. Bacon.Now he must moil and drudge for one he loathes. Dryden.
MOILMoil, n.
Defn: A spot; a defilement.The moil of death upon them. Mrs. Browning.
MOILEMoile, n. Etym: [F. mule a slipper.]
Defn: A kind of high shoe anciently worn. [Written also moyle.]
MOINEAUMoi"neau, n. Etym: [F.] (Fort.)
Defn: A small flat bastion, raised in the middle of an overlong curtain.
MOIRAMoi"ra, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Greek Myth.)
Defn: The deity who assigns to every man his lot.
MOIREMoire, n. Etym: [F. Cf. Mohair.]
1. Originally, a fine textile fabric made of the hair of an Asiatic goat; afterwards, any textile fabric to which a watered appearance is given in the process of calendering.
2. A watered, clouded, or frosted appearance produced upon either textile fabrics or metallic surfaces. Moire antique, a superior kind of thick moire.
MOIRE METALLIQUEMoi`ré" mé`tal`lique". Etym: [F.]
Defn: A crystalline or frosted appearance produced by some acids on tin plate; also, the tin plate thus treated.
MOIST Moist, a. Etym: [OE. moiste, OF. moiste, F. moite, fr. L. muccidus, for mucidus, moldy, musty. Cf. Mucus, Mucid.]
1. Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist atmosphere or air. "Moist eyes." Shak.
2. Fresh, or new. [Obs.] "Shoes full moist and new." "A draught of moist and corny ale." Chaucer.
MOISTMoist, v. t.
Defn: To moisten. [Obs.] Shak.
MOISTENMois"ten, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moistened; p. pr. & vb. n. Moistening.]
1. To make damp; to wet in a small degree. A pipe a little moistened on the inside. Bacon.
2. To soften by making moist; to make tender. It moistened not his executioner's heart with any pity. Fuller.
MOISTENERMois"ten*er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, moistens. Johnson.
MOISTFULMoist"ful, a.
Defn: Full of moisture. [R.]
MOISTLESSMoist"less, a.
Defn: Without moisture; dry. [R.]
MOISTNESSMoist"ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being moist.
MOISTUREMois"ture, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. moistour, F. moiteur.]
1. A moderate degree of wetness. Bacon.
2. That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity. All my body's moisture Scarce serves to quench my furnace-burning heat. Shak.
MOISTURELESSMois"ture*less, a.
Defn: Without moisture.
MOISTYMoist"y, a.
Defn: Moist. [Obs.]
MOITHERMoi"ther, v. t. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain.]
Defn: To perplex; to confuse. [Prov. Eng.] Lamb.
MOITHERMoi"ther, v. i.
Defn: To toil; to labor. [Prov. Eng.]
MOJARRAMo*jar"ra, n. [Sp.]
Defn: Any of certain basslike marine fishes (mostly of tropical seas, and having a deep, compressed body, protracile mouth, and large silvery scales) constituting the family Gerridæ, as Gerres plumieri, found from Florida to Brazil and used as food. Also, any of numerous other fishes of similar appearance but belonging to other families.
MOKADOURMok"a*dour, n. Etym: [Sp. mocador handkerchief.]
Defn: A handkerchief. [Obs.]
MOKEMoke, n.
Defn: A donkey. [Cant] Thackeray.
MOKEMoke, n.
Defn: A mesh of a net, or of anything resembling a net. Halliwell.
MOKYMo"ky, a. Etym: [Cf. Icel. mökkvi cloud, mist, mökkr a dense cloud,W. mwg smoke, and E. muggy, muck.]
Defn: Misty; dark; murky; muggy. [Obs.]
MOLAMo"la, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Sunfish, 1.
MOLARMo"lar, a. Etym: [L. moles mass.] (Mech.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a mass of matter; — said of the properties or motions of masses, as distinguished from those of molecules or atoms. Carpenter.
MOLAR Mo"lar, a. Etym: [L. molaris, fr. mola mill, fr. molere to grind in a mill. See Mill the machine.]
Defn: Having power to grind; grinding; as, the molar teeth; also, of or pertaining to the molar teeth. Bacon.
MOLARMo"lar, n. (Anat.)
Defn: Any one of the teeth back of the incisors and canines. The molar which replace the deciduous or milk teeth are designated as premolars, and those which are not preceded by deciduous teeth are sometimes called true molars. See Tooth.
MOLARYMo"la*ry, a.
Defn: Same as 2d Molar.
MOLASSE Mo*lasse", n. Etym: [F. molasse, prob. fr. mollasse flabby, flimsy, fr. L. mollis soft.] (Geol.)
Defn: A soft Tertiary sandstone; — applied to a rock occurring inSwitzerland. See Chart of Geology.
MOLASSESMo*las"ses, n. Etym: [F. mélasse, cf. Sp. melaza, Pg. melaço, fr. L.mellaceus honeylike, honey-sweet, mel, mellis, honey. SeeMellifluous, and cf. Melasses.]
Defn: The thick, brown or dark colored, viscid, uncrystallizable sirup which drains from sugar, in the process of manufacture; any thick, viscid, sweet sirup made from vegetable juice or sap, as of the sorghum or maple. See Treacle.
MOLDMold, n. Etym: [See Mo a spot.]
Defn: A spot; a blemish; a mole. [Obs.] Spenser.
MOLD; MOULD Mold, Mould, n. Etym: [OE. molde, AS. molde; akin to D. mul, G. mull, mulm, OHG. molt, molta, Icel. mold, Dan. muld, Sw. mull, Goth. mulda, and E. meal flour. See Meal, and cf. Mole an animal, Mull, v.] [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, mould; but as the u has not been inserted in the other words of this class, as bold, gold, old, cold, etc., it seems desirable to complete the analogy by dropping it from this word, thus spelling it as Spenser, South, and many others did. The omission of the u is now very common in America.]
1. Crumbling, soft, friable earth; esp., earth containing the remains or constituents of organic matter, and suited to the growth of plants; soil.
2. Earthy material; the matter of which anything is formed; composingsubstance; material.The etherial mold, Incapable of stain. Milton.Nature formed me of her softest mold. Addison.
MOLD; MOULDMold, Mould, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Molded or Moulded; p. pr. & vb. n.Molding or Moulding.]
Defn: To cover with mold or soil. [R.]
MOLD; MOULD Mold, Mould, n. Etym: [From the p.p. of OE. moulen to become moldy, to rot, prob. fr. Icel. mygla to grow musty, mugga mugginess; cf. Sw. mögla to grow moldy. See Muggy, and cf. Moldy.] (Bot.)
Defn: A growth of minute fungi of various kinds, esp. those of the great groups Hyphomycetes, and Physomycetes, forming on damp or decaying organic matter.
Note: The common blue mold of cheese, the brick-red cheese mold, and the scarlet or orange strata which grow on tubers or roots stored up for use, when commencing to decay, are familiar examples. M. J. Berkley.
MOLD; MOULDMold, Mould, v. t.
Defn: To cause to become moldy; to cause mold to grow upon.
MOLD; MOULDMold, Mould, v. i.
Defn: To become moldy; to be covered or filled, in whole or in part, with a mold.
MOLD; MOULDMold, Mould, n. Etym: [OE. molde, OF. mole, F. moule, fr. L. modulus.See Model.] [For spelling, see 2d Mold, above.]
1. The matrix, or cavity, in which anything is shaped, and from which it takes its form; also, the body or mass containing the cavity; as, a sand mold; a jelly mold. Milton.
2. That on which, or in accordance with which, anything is modeled or formed; anything which serves to regulate the size, form, etc., as the pattern or templet used by a shipbuilder, carpenter, or mason. The glass of fashion and the mold of form. Shak.
3. Cast; form; shape; character. Crowned with an architrave of antique mold. Pope.
4. (Arch.)
Defn: A group of moldings; as, the arch mold of a porch or doorway; the pier mold of a Gothic pier, meaning the whole profile, section, or combination of parts.
5. (Anat.)
Defn: A fontanel.
6. (Paper Making)
Defn: A frame with a wire cloth bottom, on which the pump is drained to form a sheet, in making paper by hand.
MOLD; MOULD Mold, Mould, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. mouler, OF. moler, moller. See Mold the matrix.]
1. To form into a particular shape; to shape; to model; to fashion. He forgeth and moldeth metals. Sir M. Hale. Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mold me man Milton.
2. To ornament by molding or carving the material of; as, a molded window jamb.
3. To knead; as, to mold dough or bread.
4. (Founding)
Defn: To form a mold of, as in sand, in which a casting may be made.
MOLDABLE; MOULDABLEMold"a*ble, Mould"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being molded or formed.
MOLDBOARD; MOULDBOARDMold"board`, Mould"board`, n.
1. A curved plate of iron (originally of wood) back of the share of a plow, which turns over the earth in plowing.
2. (Founding)
Defn: A follow board.
MOLDER; MOULDERMold"er, Mould"er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, molds or forms into shape; specifically(Founding), one skilled in the art of making molds for castings.
MOLDER; MOULDER Mold"er, Mould"er, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Moldered or Mouldered; p. pr. & vb. n. Moldering or Mouldering.] Etym: [From Mold fine soft earth: cf. Prov. G. multern.]
Defn: To crumble into small particles; to turn to dust by natural decay; to lose form, or waste away, by a gradual separation of the component particles, without the presence of water; to crumble away. The moldering of earth in frosts and sun. Bacon. When statues molder, and when arches fall. Prior. If he had sat still, the enemy's army would have moldered to nothing. Clarendon.
MOLDER; MOULDERMold"er, Mould"er, v. t.
Defn: To turn to dust; to cause to crumble; to cause to waste away.[Time's] gradual touch Has moldered into beauty many a tower. Mason.
MOLDERY; MOULDERYMold"er*y, Mould"er*y, a.
Defn: Covered or filled with mold; consisting of, or resembling, mold.
MOLDINESS; MOULDINESSMold"i*ness, Mould"i*ness, n. Etym: [From Moldy.]
Defn: The state of being moldy.
MOLDING; MOULDINGMold"ing, Mould"ing, n.
1. The act or process of shaping in or on a mold, or of making molds; the art or occupation of a molder.
2. Anything cast in a mold, or which appears to be so, as grooved or ornamental bars of wood or metal.
3. (Arch.)
Defn: A plane, or curved, narrow surface, either sunk or projecting, used for decoration by means of the lights and shades upon its surface. Moldings vary greatly in pattern, and are generally used in groups, the different members of each group projecting or retreating, one beyond another. See Cable, n., 3, and Crenelated molding, under Crenelate, v. t.
MOLDING; MOULDINGMold"ing, Mould"ing, p.a.
Defn: Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern. Molding, or Moulding, board. (a) See Follow board, under Follow, v. t. (b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped. — Molding, or Moulding, machine. (a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. (b) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings. — Molding, or Moulding, mill, a mill for shaping timber. — Molding, or Moulding, sand (Founding), a kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds.
MOLDWARP; MOULDWARPMold"warp, Mould"warp, n. Etym: [OE. moldwerp: AS. molde soil +weorpan to throw up; cf. OD. molworp, G. maulwurf, Icel. moldvarpa,Dan. muldvarp. See Mold soil, Warp, and cf. Mole the animal.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Mole the animal. Spenser.
MOLDY; MOULDYMold"y, Mould"y, a. [Compar. Moldier or Mouldier; superl. Moldiest orMouldiest.] Etym: [From Mold the growth of fungi.]
Defn: Overgrown with, or containing, mold; as, moldy cheese or bread.
MOLE Mole, n. Etym: [AS. mal; akin to OHG. meil, Goth. mail Cf. Mail a spot.]
1. A spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or disfigures. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
2. A spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human body; esp., a spot which is dark-colored, from which commonly issue one or more hairs.
MOLEMole, n. Etym: [L. mola.]
Defn: A mass of fleshy or other more or less solid matter generated in the uterus.
MOLEMole, n. Etym: [F. môle, L. moles. Cf. Demolish, Emolument, Molest.]
Defn: A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones, etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line or an arc of a circle before a port which it serves to defend from the violence of the waves, thus protecting ships in a harbor; also, sometimes, the harbor itself. Brande & C.
MOLE Mole, n. Etym: [OE. molle, either shortened fr. moldwerp, or from the root of E. mold soil: cf. D. mol, OD. molworp. See Moldwarp.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any insectivore of the family Talpidæ. They have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very large and strong fore feet.
Note: The common European mole, or moldwarp (Talpa Europæa), is noted for its extensive burrows. The common American mole, or shrew mole (Scalops aquaticus), and star-nosed mole (Condylura cristata) have similar habits.
Note: In the Scriptures, the name is applied to two unindentified animals, perhaps the chameleon and mole rat.
2. A plow of peculiar construction, for forming underground drains. [U.S.] Duck mole. See under Duck. — Golden mole. See Chrysochlore. — Mole cricket (Zoöl.), an orthopterous insect of the genus Gryllotalpa, which excavates subterranean galleries, and throws up mounds of earth resembling those of the mole. It is said to do damage by injuring the roots of plants. The common European species (Gryllotalpa vulgaris), and the American (G. borealis), are the best known. — Mole rat (Zoöl.), any one of several species of Old World rodents of the genera Spalax, Georychus, and several allied genera. They are molelike in appearance and habits, and their eyes are small or rudimentary. — Mole shrew (Zoöl.), any one of several species of short-tailed American shrews of the genus Blarina, esp. B. brevicauda. — Water mole, the duck mole.
MOLEMole, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moled; p. pr. & vb. n. Moling.]
1. To form holes in, as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; as, to mole the earth.
2. To clear of molehills. [Prov. Eng.] Pegge.
MOLEBUTMole"but, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The sunfish (Orthagoriscus, or Mola). [Written also molebat.]
MOLECASTMole"cast`, n.
Defn: A little elevation of earth made by a mole; a molehill.Mortimer.
MOLECHMo"lech, n. Etym: [Heb. molek king.] (Script.)
Defn: The fire god of the Ammonites, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Moloch. Lev. xviii. 21.
MOLECULARMo*lec"u*lar, a. Etym: [Cf. F. moléculare. See Molecule.] (Phys. &Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, connected with, produced by, or consisting of, molecules; as, molecular forces; molecular groups of atoms, etc. Molecular attraction (Phys.), attraction acting between the molecules of bodies, and at insensible distances. — Molecular weight (Chem.), the weight of a molecule of any gas or vapor as compared with the hydrogen atom as a standard; the sum of the atomic weights of the constituents of a molecule; thus, the molecular weight of water (H2O) is 18.
MOLECULARITYMo*lec`u*lar"i*ty, n. (Phys. & Chem.)
Defn: The state of consisting of molecules; the state or quality of being molecular.
MOLECULARLYMo*lec"u*lar*ly, adv. (Phys. & Chem.)
Defn: With molecules; in the manner of molecules. W. R. Grove.
MOLECULE Mol"e*cule, n. Etym: [Dim. fr. L. moles a mass: cf. F. molécule. See 3d Mole.]
1. One of the very small invisible particles of which all matter is supposed to consist.
2. (Physics)
Defn: The smallest part of any substance which possesses the characteristic properties and qualities of that substance, and which can exist alone in a free state.
3. (Chem.)
Defn: A group of atoms so united and combined by chemical affinity that they form a complete, integrated whole, being the smallest portion of any particular compound that can exist in a free state; as, a molecule of water consists of two atoms of hydrogen and one of oxygen. Cf. Atom.
MOLE-EYEDMole"-eyed`, a.
Defn: Having eyes like those of the mole; having imperfect sight.
MOLEHILLMole"hill`, n.
Defn: A little hillock of earth thrown up by moles working underground; hence, a very small hill, or an insignificant obstacle ordifficulty.Having leapt over such mountains, lie down before a molehill. South.
MOLENDINACEOUS; MOLENDINARIOUS Mo*len`di*na"ceous, Mo*len`di*na"ri*ous, a. Etym: [L. molendinarius, fr. molendinum a mill, fr. molere to grind.] (Bot.)
Defn: Resembling the sails of a windmill.
MOLESKINMole"skin`, n.
Defn: Any fabric having a thick soft shag, like the fur of a mole; esp., a kind of strong twilled fustian.
MOLESTMo*lest", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Molested; p. pr. & vb. n. Molesting.]Etym: [F. molester, L. molestare, fr. molestus troublesome, fr. molesa heavy mass, load, burden. See 3d Mole.]
Defn: To trouble; to disturb; to render uneasy; to interfere with; tovex.They have molested the church with needless opposition. Hooker.
Syn.— To trouble; disturb; incommode; inconvenience; annoy; vex; tease.
MOLESTMo*lest", n.
Defn: Molestation. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MOLESTATIONMol`es*ta"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. molestation.]
Defn: The act of molesting, or the state of being molested; disturbance; annoyance.
MOLESTERMo*lest"er, n.
Defn: One who molests.
MOLESTFULMo*lest"ful, a.
Defn: Troublesome; vexatious. [R.]
MOLESTIE; MOLESTYMo*les"tie, Mo*les"ty, n. Etym: [L. molestia.]
Defn: Molestation. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MOLEWARPMole"warp`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Moldwarp.
MOLIMINOUS Mo*lim"i*nous, a. Etym: [L. molimen a great exertion; moles a heavy mass.]
Defn: Of great bulk or consequence; very important. [Obs.] Dr. H.More.
MOLINEMo"line, n. Etym: [L. molina mill, fr. molere to grind. See Mill.]
Defn: The crossed iron that supports the upper millstone by resting on the spindle; a millrind. Cross moline (Her.), a cross each arm of which is divided at the end into two rounded branches or divisions.
MOLINISMMo"lin*ism, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: The doctrines of the Molinists, somewhat resembling the tenets of the Arminians.
MOLINISTMo"lin*ist, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: A follower of the opinions of Molina, a Spanish Jesuit (in respect to grace); an opposer of the Jansenists.
MOLLMoll, a. Etym: [G., fr. L. mollis soft, tender, elegiac. Cf. Molle.](Mus.)
Defn: Minor; in the minor mode; as, A moll, that is, A minor.
MOLLAHMol"lah, n. Etym: [Ar. maula, commonly mollain Turkey.]
Defn: One of the higher order of Turkish judges; also, a Turkish title of respect for a religious and learned man. [Written also moolah.]
MOLLEMol"le, a. Etym: [See Moll.] (Mus.)
Defn: Lower by a semitone; flat; as, E molle, that is, E flat.
MOLLEBARTMol"le*bart, n.
Defn: An agricultural implement used in Flanders, consisting of a kind of large shovel drawn by a horse and guided by a man. [Written also mollebært and mouldebært.] Simmonds.
MOLLEMOKEMol"le*moke`, n. Etym: [Sw. mallemucke the stormy petrel.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of several species of large pelagic petrels and fulmars, as Fulmarus glacialis, of the North Atlantic, and several species of Æstrelata, of the Southern Ocean. See Fulmar. [Written also mollymawk, malmock, mollemock, mallemocke, etc.]
MOLLIENT Mol"lient, a. Etym: [L. molliens, p.p. of mollire to soften, fr. mollis soft.]
Defn: Serving to soften; assuaging; emollient.
MOLLIENTLYMol"lient*ly, adv.
Defn: Assuagingly.
MOLLIFIABLEMol"li*fi`a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being mollified.
MOLLIFICATIONMol`li*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [LL. mollificatio; cf. F. mollification.]
Defn: The act of mollifying, or the state of being mollified; a softening. Chaucer.
MOLLIFIERMol"li*fi`er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, mollifies. Bacon.
MOLLIFYMol"li*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mollified; p. pr. & vb. n.Mollifying.] Etym: [F. mollifier, L. mollificare; mollis soft + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See Enmollient, Moil, v. t., and -fy.]
1. To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground. With sweet science mollified their stubborn hearts. Spenser.
2. To assuage, as pain or irritation, to appease, as excited feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm.
MOLLINETMol"li*net, n. Etym: [Cf. Moline.]
Defn: A little mill.
MOLLIPILOSEMol`li*pi*lose", a. Etym: [L. mollis soft + pilosus hairy.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having soft hairs; downy.
MOLLITIESMol*li"ti*es, n. Etym: [L., softness.] (Med.)
Defn: Unnatural softness of any organ or part. Dunglison.
MOLLITUDEMol"li*tude, n. Etym: [L. mollitudo, fr. mollis soft.]
Defn: Softness; effeminacy; weakness. [R.]
MOLLUSCMol"lusc, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Mollusk.
MOLLUSCAMol*lus"ca, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Mollusk.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the grand divisions of the animal kingdom, including the classes Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, PteropodaScaphopoda, and Lamellibranchiata, or Conchifera. These animals have an unsegmented bilateral body, with most of the organs and parts paired, but not repeated longitudinally. Most of them develop a mantle, which incloses either a branchial or a pulmonary cavity. They are generally more or less covered and protected by a calcareous shell, which may be univalve, bivalve, or multivalve.
Note: Formerly the Brachiopoda, Bryzoa, and Tunicata were united with the Lamellibranchiata in an artificial group called Acephala, which was also included under Mollusca. See Molluscoudea.
MOLLUSCANMol*lus"can, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to mollusks.— n.
Defn: A mollusk; one of the Mollusca.
MOLLUSCOIDMol*lus"coid, a. Etym: [Mollusca + -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Resembling the true mollusks; belonging to the Molluscoidea.— n.
Defn: One of the Molluscoidea.
MOLLUSCOIDALMol`lus*coid"al, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Molluscoid.
MOLLUSCOIDEAMol`lus*coi"de*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Mollusk, and -oid.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of Invertebrata which includes the classesBrachiopoda and Bryozoa; — called also Anthoid Mollusca.
Note: Originally the Tunicata were included under Molluscoidea, from which they are known to differ widely in structure and embryology. Molluscoidea were formerly considered a subdivision of Mollusca, but they are now known to have more relationship with Annelida than with Mollusca.
MOLLUSCOUSMol*lus"cous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Molluscan.
MOLLUSCUMMol*lus"cum, n. Etym: [NL. See Mollusk.] (Med.)
Defn: A cutaneous disease characterized by numerous tumors, of various forms, filled with a thick matter; — so called from the resemblance of the tumors to some molluscous animals. Dunglison.
MOLLUSK Mol"lusk, n. Etym: [F. mollusque, L. mollusca a kind of soft nut with a thin shell, fr. molluscus soft, mollis soft. See Mollify.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Mollusca. [Written also mollusc.]
MOLLYMol"ly, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Mollemoke.
MOLLYMol"ly, n.
Defn: A pet or colloquial name for Mary. Molly cottontail. (Zoöl.) See Cottontail. — Molly Maguire (ma*gwir"); pl. Molly Maguires (-gwirz). (a) A member of a secret association formed among the tenantry in Ireland about 1843, principally for the purpose of intimidating law officers and preventing the service of legal writs. Its members disguised themselves in the dress of women. (b) A member of a similar association of Irishmen organized in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania, about 1854, for the purpose of intimidating employers and officers of the law, and for avenging themselves by murder on persons obnoxious to them. The society was broken up by criminal prosecutions in 1876.
MOLLY-MAWKMol"ly-mawk`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Mollemoke.
MOLOCHMo"loch, n. Etym: [Heb. molek king.]
1. (Script.)
Defn: The fire god of the Ammonites in Canaan, to whom human sacrifices were offered; Molech. Also applied figuratively.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A spiny Australian lizard (Moloch horridus). The horns on the head and numerous spines on the body give it a most formidable appearance.
MOLOKANE; MOLOKANYMol`o*ka"ne, Mol`o*ka"ny, n. pl. [Russ. molokane.]
Defn: See Raskolnik.
MOLOSSEMo*losse", n.
Defn: See Molossus.
MOLOSSESMo*los"ses, n.
Defn: Molasses. [Obs.]
MOLOSSINEMo*los"sine, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A bat of the genus Molossus, as the monk bat.
MOLOSSUSMo*los"sus, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Gr. & Lat. Pros.)
Defn: A foot of three long syllables. [Written also molosse.]
MOLTMolt, obs.imp.
Defn: of Melt. Chaucer. Spenser.
MOLT; MOULT Molt, Moult, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Molted or Moulted; p. pr. & vb. n. Molting or Moulting.] Etym: [OE. mouten, L. mutare. See Mew to molt, and cf. Mute, v. t.] [The prevalent spelling is, perhaps, moult; but as the u has not been inserted in the otherwords of this class, as, bolt, colt, dolt, etc., it is desirable to complete the analogy by the spelling molt.]
Defn: To shed or cast the hair, feathers, skin, horns, or the like, as an animal or a bird. Bacon.
MOLT; MOULTMolt, Moult, v. t.
Defn: To cast, as the hair, skin, feathers, or the like; to shed.
MOLT; MOULTMolt, Moult, n.
Defn: The act or process of changing the feathers, hair, skin, etc.; molting.
MOLTABLEMolt"a*ble, a.
Defn: Capable of assuming a molten state; meltable; fusible. [Obs.]
MOLTENMol"ten, a. Etym: [See Melt.]
1. Melted; being in a state of fusion, esp. when the liquid state is produced by a high degree of heat; as, molten iron.
2. Made by melting and casting the substance or metal of which the thing is formed; as, a molten image.
MOLTOMol"to, adv. Etym: [It.] (Mus.)
Defn: Much; very; as, molto adagio, very slow.
MOLYMo"ly, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. A fabulous herb of occult power, having a black root and white blossoms, said by Homer to have been given by Hermes to Ulysses to counteract the spells of Circe. Milton.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A kind of garlic (Allium Moly) with large yellow flowers; — called also golden garlic.
MOLYBDATEMo*lyb"date, n. (Chem.)
Defn: A salt of molybdic acid.
MOLYBDENAMol`yb*de"na, n. Etym: [L. molybdaena galena, Gr. (Min.)
Defn: See Molybdenite.
MOLYBDENITEMo*lyb"de*nite, n. Etym: [Cf. F. molybdénite. See Molybdena.] (Min.)
Defn: A mineral occurring in soft, lead-gray, foliated masses or scales, resembling graphite; sulphide of molybdenum.
MOLYBDENOUSMo*lyb"de*nous, a. (Chem.)
Defn: See Molybdous.
MOLYBDENUMMol`yb*de"num, n. Etym: [NL.: cf. F. molybdène. See Molybdena.](Chem.)
Defn: A rare element of the chromium group, occurring in nature in the minerals molybdenite and wulfenite, and when reduced obtained as a hard, silver-white, difficulty fusible metal. Symbol Mo. Atomic weight 95.9.
MOLYBDICMo*lyb"dic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. molybdique. See molybdena.] (Chem.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence, as contrasted with molybdous compounds; as, molybdic oxide.
MOLYBDITEMo*lyb"dite, n. (Min.)
Defn: Molybdic ocher.
MOLYBDOUSMo*lyb"dous, a. Etym: [See Molybdena.]
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which molybdenum has a lower valence as contrasted with molybdic compounds.
MOMEMome, n. Etym: [Cf. Mumm, Momus.]
Defn: A dull, silent person; a blockhead. [Obs.] Spenser.
MOMENTMo"ment, n. Etym: [F. moment, L. momentum, for movimentum movement,motion, moment, fr. movere to move. See Move, and cf. Momentum,Movement.]
1. A minute portion of time; a point of time; an instant; as, at thet very moment. In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye. 1 Cor. xv. 52.
2. Impulsive power; force; momentum. The moments or quantities of motion in bodies. Berkley. Touch, with lightest moment of impulse, His free will. Milton.
3. Importance, as in influence or effect; consequence; weight or value; consideration. Matters of great moment. Shak. It is an abstruse speculation, but also of far less moment and consequence of us than the others. Bentley.
4. An essential element; a deciding point, fact, or consideration; an essential or influential circumstance.
5. (Math.)
Defn: An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement. [Obs.]
6. (Mech.)
Defn: Tendency, or measure of tendency, to produce motion, esp. motion about a fixed point or axis. Moment of a couple (Mech.), the product of either of its forces into the perpendicular distance between them. — Moment of a force. (Mech.) (a) With respect to a point, the product of the intensity of the force into the perpendicular distance from the point to the line of direction of the force. (b) With respect to a line, the product of that component of the force which is perpendicular to the plane passing through the line and the point of application of the force, into the shortest distance between the line and this point. (c) With respect to a plane that is parallel to the force, the product of the force into the perpendicular distance of its point of application from the plane. — Moment of inertia, of a rotating body, the sum of the mass of each particle of matter of the body into the square of its distance from the axis of rotation; — called also moment of rotation and moment of the mass. — Statical moment, the product of a force into its leverage; the same as moment of a force with respect to a point, line, etc. — Virtual moment. See under Virtual.
Syn. — Instant; twinkling; consequence; weight; force; value; consideration; signification; avail.
MOMENTALMo*men"tal, a. Etym: [Cf. OF. momental.] [Obs.]
1. Lasting but a moment; brief. Not one momental minute doth she swerve. Breton.
2. Important; momentous.
3. (Mech.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to moment or momentum.
MOMENTALLYMo*men"tal*ly, adv.
Defn: For a moment. [Obs.]
MOMENTANEOUS; MOMENTANY Mo`men*ta"ne*ous, Mo"men*ta*ny, a. Etym: [L. momentaneus: cf. F. momentané.]
Defn: Momentary. [Obs.] Hooker. "Momentany as a sound." Shak.
MOMENTARILYMo"men*ta*ri*ly, adv.
Defn: Every moment; from moment to moment. Shenstone.
MOMENTARINESSMo"men*ta*ri*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being momentary; shortness of duration.
MOMENTARYMo"men*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. momentarius. See Moment.]
Defn: Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time; as, a momentary pang. This momentary joy breeds months of pain. Shak.
MOMENTLYMo"ment*ly, adv.
1. For a moment.
2. In a moment; every moment; momentarily.
MOMENTOUSMo*men"tous, a. Etym: [Cf. L. momentosus rapid, momentary.]
Defn: Of moment or consequence; very important; weighty; as, amomentous decision; momentous affairs.— Mo*men"tous*ly, adv.— Mo*men"tous*ness, n.
MOMENTUMMo*men"tum, n.; pl. L. Momenta, F. Momentums. Etym: [L. See Moment.]
1. (Mech.)
Defn: The quantity of motion in a moving body, being always proportioned to the quantity of matter multiplied into the velocity; impetus.
2. Essential element, or constituent element. I shall state the several momenta of the distinction in separate propositions. Sir W. Hamilton.
MOMIER Mom"i*er, n. Etym: [F. mômier, fr. OF. momer, mommer, to mumm, to mask one's self.]
Defn: A name given in contempt to strict Calvinists in Switzerland, France, and some parts of Germany, in the early part of the 19th century.
MOMMERYMom"mer*y, n.
Defn: See Mummery. Rowe.
MOMOTMo"mot, n. Etym: [Momot and motmot, the native American name.](Zoöl.)
Defn: See Motmot.
MOMUSMo"mus, n. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Myth.)
Defn: The god of mockery and censure.
MON-Mon-.
Defn: Same as Mono-.
MONAMo"na, n. Etym: [CF. Sp. & Pg. mona, fem. of mono a monkey, ape.](Zoöl.)
Defn: A small, handsome, long-tailed West American monkey (Cercopithecus mona). The body is dark olive, with a spot of white on the haunches.
MONACHALMon"a*chal, a. Etym: [L. monachus a monk: cf. F. monacal. See Monk.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to monks or a monastic life; monastic.
MONACHISMMon"a*chism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. monachisme.]
Defn: The system and influences of a monastic life; monasticism.
MONACIDMon*ac"id, a. Etym: [Mon- + acid.] (Chem.)
Defn: Having one hydrogen atom replaceable by a negative or acid atom or radical; capable of neutralizing a monobasic acid; — said of bases, and of certain metals.
MONADMon"ad, n. Etym: [L. monas, -adis, a unit, Gr.
1. An ultimate atom, or simple, unextended point; something ultimate and indivisible.
2. (Philos. of Leibnitz)
Defn: The elementary and indestructible units which were conceived of as endowed with the power to produce all the changes they undergo, and thus determine all physical and spiritual phenomena.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the smallest flangellate Infusoria; esp., the species of the genus Monas, and allied genera.
4. (Biol.)
Defn: A simple, minute organism; a primary cell, germ, or plastid.
5. (Chem.)
Defn: An atom or radical whose valence is one, or which can combine with, be replaced by, or exchanged for, one atom of hydrogen. Monad deme (Biol.), in tectology, a unit of the first order of individuality.
MONADARIAMon`a*da"ri*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Monad.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The Infusoria.
MONADELPHIAMon`a*del"phi*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A Linnæan class of plants having the stamens united into a tube, or ring, by the filaments, as in the Mallow family.
MONADELPHIAN; MONADELPHOUSMon`a*del"phi*an, Mon`a*del"phous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monadelphie.](Bot.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monadelphia; having the stamens united in one body by the filaments.
MONADIC; MONADICALMo*nad"ic, Mo*nad"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or like, a monad, in any of its senses. SeeMonad, n. Dr. H. More.
MONADIFORMMo*nad"i*form, a. Etym: [Monad + -form.] (Biol.)
Defn: Having the form of a monad; resembling a monad in having one or more filaments of vibratile protoplasm; as, monadiform young.
MONADOLOGYMon`ad*ol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Monad + -logy.] (Philos.)
Defn: The doctrine or theory of monads.
MONALMo*nal", n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any Asiatic pheasant of the genus Lophophorus, as the Impeyan pheasant.
MONAMIDEMon*am"ide, n. Etym: [Mon- + amide.] (Chem.)
Defn: An amido compound with only one amido group.
MONAMINEMon*am"ine, n. Etym: [Mon- + amine.] (Chem.)
Defn: A basic compound containing one amido group; as, methyl amine is a monamine.
MONANDERMo*nan"der, n. (Bot.)
Defn: One of the Monandria.
MONANDRIAMo*nan"dri*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A Linnæan class of plants embracing those having but a single stamen.
MONANDRIANMo*nan"dri*an, a.; (Bot.)
Defn: Same as Monandrous.
MONANDRICMo*nan"dric, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to monandry; practicing monandry as a system of marriage.
MONANDROUSMo*nan"drous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the monandria; having but one stamen.
MONANDRYMo*nan"dry, n. Etym: [See Monandria.]
Defn: The possession by a woman of only one husband at the same time; — contrasted with polyandry.
MONANTHOUSMo*nan"thous, a. Etym: [Mon- + Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Having but one flower; one-flowered. Gray.
MONARCHMon"arch, n. Etym: [F. monarque, L. monarcha, fr. Gr. Archi-.]
1. A sole or supreme ruler; a sovereign; the highest ruler; an emperor, king, queen, prince, or chief. He who reigns Monarch in heaven, … upheld by old repute. Milton.
2. One superior to all others of the same kind; as, an oak is called the monarch of the forest.
3. A patron deity or presiding genius. Come, thou, monarch of the vine, Plumpy Bacchus. Shak.
4. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A very large red and black butterfly (Danais Plexippus); — called also milkweed butterfly.
MONARCHMon"arch, a.
Defn: Superior to others; preëminent; supreme; ruling. "Monarch savage." Pope.
MONARCHALMo*nar"chal, a.
Defn: Pertaining to a monarch; suiting a monarch; sovoreign; regal;imperial.Satan, whom now transcendent glory raised Above his fellows, withmonarchal pride. Milton.
MONARCHESSMon"arch*ess, n.
Defn: A female monarch. [Obs.]
MONARCHIALMo*nar"chi*al, a.
Defn: Monarchic. Burke.
MONARCHIANMo*nar"chi*an, n. (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: One of a sect in the early Christian church which rejected the doctrine of the Trinity; — called also patripassian.
MONARCHIC; MONARCHICALMo*nar"chic, Mo*nar"chic*al, a. Etym: [F. monarchique, Gr.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a monarch, or to monarchy. Burke.— Mo*nar"chic*al*ly, adv.
MONARCHISMMon"arch*ism, n.
Defn: The principles of, or preference for, monarchy.
MONARCHISTMon"arch*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. monarchiste.]
Defn: An advocate of, or believer in, monarchy.
MONARCHIZEMon"arch*ize, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Monarchized; p. pr. & vb. n.Monarchizing.]
Defn: To play the sovereign; to act the monarch. [R.] Shak.
MONARCHIZEMon"arch*ize, v. t.
Defn: To rule; to govern. [R.]
MONARCHIZERMon"arch*i`zer, n.
Defn: One who monarchizes; also, a monarchist.
MONARCHOMo*nar"cho, n.
Defn: The nickname of a crackbrained Italian who fancied himself an emperor. [Obs.] Shak.
MONARCHYMon"arch*y, n.; pl. Monarchies. Etym: [F. monarchie, L. monarchia,Gr. Monarch.]
1. A state or government in which the supreme power is lodged in the hands of a monarch.
2. A system of government in which the chief ruler is a monarch. In those days he had affected zeal for monarchy. Macaulay.
3. The territory ruled over by a monarch; a kingdom. What scourage for perjury Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence. Shak. Fifth monarchy, a universal monarchy, supposed to be the subject of prophecy in Daniel ii.; the four preceding monarchies being Assyrian, Persian, Grecian, and Roman. See Fifth Monarchy men, under Fifth.
MONASMo"nas, n. Etym: [NL. See Monad.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of minute flagellate Infusoria of which there are many species, both free and attached. See Illust. under Monad.
MONASTERIALMon`as*te"ri*al, a. Etym: [L. monasterials, fr. monasterium.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to monastery, or to monastic life.— Mon`as*te"ri*al*ly, adv.
MONASTERYMon"as*te*ry, n.; pl. Monasteries. Etym: [L. monasterium, Gr.Minister.]
Defn: A house of religious retirement, or of secusion from ordinary temporal concerns, especially for monks; — more rarely applied to such a house for females.
Syn.— Convent; abbey; priory. See Cloister.
MONASTICMo*nas"tic, n.
Defn: A monk.
MONASTIC; MONASTICALMo*nas"tic, Mo*nas"tic*al, a. Etym: [Gr. monastique. See Monastery.]
1. Of or pertaining to monasteries, or to their occupants, rules, etc., as, monastic institutions or rules.
2. Secluded from temporal concerns and devoted to religion; recluse. "A life monastic." Denham.
MONASTICALLYMo*nas"tic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a monastic manner.
MONASTICISMMo*nas"ti*cism, n.
Defn: The monastic life, system, or condition. Milman.
MONASTICONMo*nas"ti*con, n. Etym: [NL. See Monastic.]
Defn: A book giving an account of monasteries.
MONATOMIC Mon`a*tom"ic, adv. Etym: [Mon- + atomic.] (Chem.) (a) Consisting of, or containing, one atom; as, the molecule of mercury is monatomic. (b) Having the equivalence or replacing power of an atom of hydrogen; univalent; as, the methyl radical is monatomic.
MONAXIALMo*nax"i*al, a. Etym: [Mon- + axial.] (Biol.)
Defn: Having only one axis; developing along a single line or plane; as, monaxial development.
MONAZITEMon"a*zite, n. Etym: [From Gr. (Min.)
Defn: A mineral occurring usually in small isolated crystals, — phosphate of the cerium metals.
MONDAY Mon"day, n. Etym: [OE. moneday, monenday, AS. monandæg, i.e., day of the moon, day sacred to the moon; akin to D. maandag, G. montag, OHG. manatag, Icel. manadagr, Dan. mandag, Sw. måndag. See Moon, and Day.]
Defn: The second day of the week; the day following Sunday.
MONDEMonde, n. Etym: [F. See Mundane.]
Defn: The world; a globe as an ensign of royalty. [R.] A. Drummond.Le beau monde Etym: [F.], fashionable society. See Beau monde.— Demi monde. See Demimonde.
MONEMone, n.
Defn: The moon. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MONEMone, n.
Defn: A moan. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MONECIAN; MONECIOUSMo*ne"cian, Mo*ne"cious, a. (Bot.)
Defn: See Monoecian, and Monoecious.
MONEMBRYONYMon*em"bry*o*ny, n. Etym: [See Mono-, and Embryo.] (Bot.)
Defn: The condition of an ovule having but a single embryo.— Mon*em`bry*on"ic, a.
MONERMo"ner, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Monera.
MONERAMo*ne"ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The lowest division of rhizopods, including those which resemble the amoebas, but are destitute of a nucleus.
MONERALMo*ne"ral, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monera.
MONERANMo*ne"ran, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monera.— n.
Defn: One of the Monera.
MONERONMo*ne"ron, n.; pl. L. Monera; E. Monerons. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Monera.
MONERULAMo*ner"u*la, n. Etym: [NL., dim. of moner. See Monera.] (Biol.)
Defn: A germ in that stage of development in which its form is simply that of a non-nucleated mass of protoplasm. It precedes the one- celled germ. So called from its likeness to a moner. Haeckel.
MONESIAMo*ne"sia, n. (Pharm.)
Defn: The bark, or a vegetable extract brought in solid cakes fromSouth America and believed to be derived from the bark, of the treeChrysophyllum glycyphloeum. It is used as an alterative andastringent.
MONESINMo*ne"sin, n.
Defn: The acrid principle of Monesia, sometimes used as a medicine.
MONESTMo*nest", v. t. Etym: [See Admonish.]
Defn: To warn; to admonish; to advise. [Obs.] Wyclif (2 Cor. v. 20).
MONETARYMon"e*ta*ry, a. Etym: [L. monetarius belonging to a mint. See Money.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to money, or consisting of money; pecuniary. "The monetary relations of Europe." E. Everett. Monetary unit, the standard of a national currency, as the dollar in the United States, the pound in England, the franc in France, the mark in Germany.
MONETHMon"eth, n.
Defn: A month. [Obs.] Chaucer.
MONETIZATIONMon`e*ti*za"tion, n.
Defn: The act or process of converting into money, or of adopting as money; as, the monetization of silver.
MONETIZEMon"e*tize, v. t.
Defn: To convert into money; to adopt as current money; as, to monetize silver.
MONEYMon"ey, n.; pl. Moneys. Etym: [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F. monnaie,fr. L. moneta. See Mint place where coin is made, Mind, and cf.Moidore, Monetary.]
1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial transactions between citizens and with government; also, any number of such pieces; coin. To prevent such abuses, … it has been found necessary … to affix a public stamp upon certain quantities of such particular metals, as were in those countries commonly made use of to purchase goods. Hence the origin of coined money, and of those public offices called mints. A. Smith.
2. Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit, etc., which is payable in standard coined money and is lawfully current in lieu of it; in a comprehensive sense, any currency usually and lawfully employed in buying and selling.
Note: Whatever, among barbarous nations, is used as a medium of effecting exchanges of property, and in the terms of which values are reckoned, as sheep, wampum, copper rings, quills of salt or of gold dust, shovel blades, etc., is, in common language, called their money.
3. In general, wealth; property; as, he has much money in land, or in stocks; to make, or lose, money. The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. 1 Tim vi. 10 (Rev. Ver. ). Money bill (Legislation), a bill for raising revenue. — Money broker, a broker who deals in different kinds of money; one who buys and sells bills of exchange; — called also money changer. — Money cowrie (Zoöl.), any one of several species of Cypræa (esp. C. moneta) formerly much used as money by savage tribes. See Cowrie. — Money of account, a denomination of value used in keeping accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an equivalent coin; e.g., the mill is a money of account in the United States, but not a coin. — Money order, an order for the payment of money; specifically, a government order for the payment of money, issued at one post office as payable at another; — called also postal money order. — Money scrivener, a person who produces the loan of money to others. [Eng.] — Money spider, Money spinner (Zoöl.), a small spider; — so called as being popularly supposed to indicate that the person upon whom it crawls will be fortunate in money matters. — Money's worth, a fair or full equivalent for the money which is paid. — A piece of money, a single coin. — Ready money, money held ready for payment, or actually paid, at the time of a transaction; cash. — To make money, to gain or acquire money or property; to make a profit in dealings.
MONEYMon"ey, v. t.
Defn: To supply with money. [Obs.]
MONEYAGEMon"ey*age, n. Etym: [Cf. F. monnayage coinage.]
1. A tax paid to the first two Norman kings of England to prevent them from debashing the coin. Hume.
2. Mintage; coinage. [Obs.]
MONEYEDMon"eyed, adv.
1. Supplied with money; having money; wealthy; as, moneyey men. Bacon.
2. Converted into money; coined. If exportation will not balance importation, away must your silver go again, whether moneyed or not moneyed. Locke.
3. Consisting in, or composed of, money. A. Hamilton.
MONEYER Mon"ey*er, n. Etym: [From Money; cf. OF. monoier, F. monnoayeur, L. monetarius a master of the mint. Cf. Monetary.]
1. A person who deals in money; banker or broker. [Obs. or R.]
2. An authorized coiner of money. Sir M. Hale. The Company of Moneyers, the officials who formerly coined the money of Great Britain, and who claimed certain prescriptive rights and privileges.
MONEYLESSMon"ey*less, a.
Defn: Destitute of money; penniless; impecunious. Swift.
MONEY-MAKERMon"ey-mak`er, n.
1. One who coins or prints money; also, a counterfeiter of money. [R.]
2. One who accumulates money or wealth; specifically, one who makes money-getting his governing motive.
MONEY-MAKINGMon"ey-mak`ing, n.
Defn: The act or process of making money; the acquisition and accumulation of wealth. Obstinacy in money-making. Milman.
MONEY-MAKINGMon"ey-mak`ing, a.
1. Affording profitable returns; lucrative; as, a money-making business.
2. Sussessful in gaining money, and devoted to that aim; as, a money- making man.
MONEYWORTMon"ey*wort`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A trailing plant (Lysimachia Nummularia), with rounded opposite leaves and solitary yellow flowers in their axils.
MONGCORNMong"corn`, n.
Defn: See Mangcorn.
MONGER Mon"ger, n. Etym: [AS. mangere, fr. mangian to trade; akin to Icel. manga to trade, mangari a trader, OHG. mangari, mengari; cf. L. mango a dealer in slaves.]
1. A trader; a dealer; — now used chiefly in composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger.
2. A small merchant vessel. [Obs.] Blount.
MONGERMon"ger, v. t.
Defn: To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; — used chiefly of discreditable traffic.
MONGOLMon"gol, n.
Defn: One of the Mongols.— a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols.
MONGOLIANMon*go"li*an, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Mongolia or the Mongols.— n.
Defn: One of the Mongols.
MONGOLICMon*gol"ic, a.
Defn: See Mongolian.
MONGOLOIDMon"go*loid, a. Etym: [Mongol + -oid.]
Defn: Resembling a Mongol or the Mongols; having race characteristics, such as color, hair, and features, like those of the Mongols. Huxley.
MONGOLS; MONGOLIANSMon"gols, Mon*go"li*ans, n. pl. (Ethnol.)
Defn: One of the great races of man, including the greater part of the inhabitants of China, Japan, and the interior of Asia, with branches in Northern Europe and other parts of the world. By some American Indians are considered a branch of the Mongols. In a more restricted sense, the inhabitants of Mongolia and adjacent countries, including the Burats and the Kalmuks.
MONGOOSE; MONGOOSMon"goose, Mon"goos, n. (Zoöl.)