Defn: A species of ichneumon (Herpestes griseus), native of India.Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose(Crossarchus fasciatus). [Written also mungoose, mungoos, mungous.]
MONGREL Mon"grel, n. Etym: [Prob. shortened fr. mongrel, and akin to AS. mengan to mix, and E. mingle. See Mingle.]
Defn: The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed. Drayton.
MONGRELMon"grel, a.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Not of a pure breed.
2. Of mixed kinds; as, mongrel language.
MONGRELIZEMon"grel*ize, v. t. & i.
Defn: To cause to be mongrel; to cross breeds, so as to produce mongrels.
'MONGST'Mongst, prep.
Defn: See Amongst.
MONIEDMon"ied, a.
Defn: See Moneyed.
MONIFIERMo*nif"i*er, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. monile necklace + ferre to bear.](Paleon.)
Defn: A fossil fish.
MONILIALES Mo*nil`i*a"les, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. monile necklace, — because the conidia are produced in chains.] (Bot.)
Defn: The largest of the three orders into which the Fungi Imperfecti are divided, including various forms.
MONILIFORM Mo*nil"i*form, a. Etym: [L. monile necklace + -form: cf. F. moniliforme.] (Biol.)
Defn: Joined or constricted, at regular intervals, so as to resemble a string of beads; as, a moniliform root; a moniliform antenna. See Illust. of Antenna.
MONIMENTMon"i*ment, n. Etym: [L. monimentum, monumentum. See Monument.]
Defn: Something to preserve memory; a reminder; a monument; hence, a mark; an image; a superscription; a record. [Obs.] Spenser.
MONISHMon"ish, v. t. Etym: [OE. monesten. See Admonish, Monition.]
Defn: To admonish; to warn. See Admonish. [Archaic] Ascham.
MONISHERMon"ish*er, n.
Defn: One who monishes; an admonisher. [Archaic]
MONISHMENTMon"ish*ment, n.
Defn: Admonition. [Archaic]
MONISMMon"ism, n. Etym: [From Gr.
1. (Metaph.)
Defn: That doctrine which refers all phenomena to a single ultimate constituent or agent; — the opposite of dualism.
Note: The doctrine has been held in three generic forms: matter and its phenomena have been explained as a modification of mind, involving an idealistic monism; or mind has been explained by and resolved into matter, giving a materialistic monism; or, thirdly, matter, mind, and their phenomena have been held to be manifestations or modifications of some one substance, like the substance of Spinoza, or a supposed unknown something of some evolutionists, which is capable of an objective and subjective aspect.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: See Monogenesis, 1.
MONISTMon"ist, n.
Defn: A believer in monism.
MONISTICMo*nis"tic, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or involving, monism.
MONITIONMo*ni"tion, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. monitio, from monere to warn, bringto mind; akin to E. mind. See Mind, and cf. Admonish, Money,Monster.]
1. Instruction or advice given by way of caution; an admonition; a warning; a caution. Sage monitions from his friends. Swift.
2. Information; indication; notice; advice. We have no visible monition of … other periods, such as we have of the day by successive light and darkness. Holder.
3. (Admiralty Practice)
Defn: A process in the nature of a summons to appear and answer.
4. (Eccl. Law)
Defn: An order monishing a party complained against to obey under pain of the law. Shipley.
MONITIVEMon"i*tive, a.
Defn: Conveying admonition; admonitory. Barrow.
MONITORMon"i*tor, n. Etym: [L., fr. monere. See Monition, and cf. Mentor.]
1. One who admonishes; one who warns of faults, informs of duty, or gives advice and instruction by way of reproof or caution. You need not be a monitor to the king. Bacon.
2. Hence, specifically, a pupil selected to look to the school in the absence of the instructor, to notice the absence or faults of the scholars, or to instruct a division or class.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any large Old World lizard of the genus Varanus; esp., the Egyptian species (V. Niloticus), which is useful because it devours the eggs and young of the crocodile. It is sometimes five or six feet long.
4. Etym: [So called from the name given by Captain Ericson, its designer, to the first ship of the kind.]
Defn: An ironclad war vessel, very low in the water, and having one or more heavily-armored revolving turrets, carrying heavy guns.
5. (Mach.)
Defn: A tool holder, as for a lathe, shaped like a low turret, and capable of being revolved on a vertical pivot so as to bring successively the several tools in holds into proper position for cutting. Monitor top, the raised central portion, or clearstory, of a car roof, having low windows along its sides.
MONITORIALMon`i*to"ri*al, a.
1. Of or pertaining to a monitor or monitors.
2. Done or performed by a monitor; as, monitorial work; conducted or taught by monitors; as, a monitorial school; monitorial instruction.
MONITORIALLYMon`i*to"ri*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a monitorial manner.
MONITOR NOZZLEMonitor nozzle.
Defn: A nozzle capable of turning completely round in a horizontal plane and having a limited play in a vertical plane, used in hydraulic mining, fire-extinguishing apparatus, etc.
MONITORSHIPMon"i*tor*ship, n.
Defn: The post or office of a monitor.
MONITORYMon"i*to*ry, a. Etym: [L. monitorius.]
Defn: Giving admonition; instructing by way of caution; warning. Losses, miscarriages, and disappointments, are monitory and instructive. L'Estrange.
MONITORYMon"i*to*ry, n.
Defn: Admonition; warning; especially, a monition proceeding from an ecclesiastical court, but not addressed to any one person.
MONITRESS; MONITRIXMon"i*tress, Mon"i*trix, n.
Defn: A female monitor.
MONKMonk, n. Etym: [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. Monachism.]
1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty. "A monk out of his cloister." Chaucer. Monks in some respects agree with regulars, as in the substantial vows of religion; but in other respects monks and regulars differ; for that regulars, vows excepted, are not tied up to so strict a rule of life as monks are. Ayliffe.
2. (Print.)
Defn: A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed. It is distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink.
3. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine.
4. (Zoöl.) (a) A South American monkey (Pithecia monachus); also applied to other species, as Cebus xanthocephalus. (b) The European bullfinch. Monk bat (Zoöl.), a South American and West Indian bat (Molossus nasutus); — so called because the males live in communities by themselves. — Monk bird(Zoöl.), the friar bird. — Monk seal (Zoöl.), a species of seal (Monachus albiventer) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic. — Monk's rhubarb (Bot.), a kind of dock; — also called patience (Rumex Patientia).
MONKERYMonk"er*y, n.; pl. Monkeries (.
1. The life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; — now usually applied by way of reproach. Miters, and wretched dead mediæval monkeries. Carlyle.
2. A collective body of monks. [Obs.] Though he have a whole monkery to sing for him. Latimer.
MONKEYMon"key, n.; pl. Monkeys. Etym: [Cf. OIt. monicchio, It. monnino,dim. of monna an ape, also dame, mistress, contr. fr. madonna. SeeMadonna.]
1. (Zoöl.) (a) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs. (b) Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs. (c) Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons.
Note: The monkeys are often divided into three groups: (a) Catarrhines, or Simidæ. These have an oblong head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have no tail, as the apes. All these are natives of the Old World. (b) Platyrhines, or Cebidæ. These have a round head, with a broad nasal septum, so that the nostrils are wide apart and directed downward. The tail is often prehensile, and the thumb is short and not opposable. These are natives of the New World. (c) Strepsorhines, or Lemuroidea. These have a pointed head with curved nostrils. They are natives of Southern Asia, Africa, and Madagascar.
2. A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for mischievous child. This is the monkey's own giving out; she is persuaded I will marry her. Shak.
3. The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging.
4. A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. Monkey boat.(Naut.) (a) A small boat used in docks. (b) A half-decked boat usedon the River Thames.— Monkey block (Naut.), a small single block strapped with aswivel. R. H. Dana, Jr.— Monkey flower (Bot.), a plant of the genus Mimulus; — so calledfrom the appearance of its gaping corolla. Gray.— Monkey gaff (Naut.), a light gaff attached to the topmast for thebetter display of signals at sea.— Monkey jacket, a short closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors.— Monkey rail (Naut.), a second and lighter rail raised about sixinches above the quarter rail of a ship.— Monkey shine, monkey trick. [Slang, U.S.] — Monkey trick, amischievous prank. Saintsbury.— Monkey wheel. See Gin block, under 5th Gin.— Monkey wrench, a wrench or spanner having a movable jaw.
MONKEYMon"key, v. t. & i.
Defn: To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner. To monkey with, to handle in a meddlesome manner. [Colloq.]
MONKEY-BREADMon"key-bread`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: The fruit of the Adansonia digitata; also, the tree. SeeAdansonia.
MONKEY-CUPMon"key-cup`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: See Nepenthes.
MONKEY-POTMon"key-pot`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The fruit of two South American trees (Lecythis Ollaria, and L. Zabucajo), which have for their fruit large, pot-shaped, woody capsules containing delicious nuts, and opening almost explosively by a circular lid at the top. Vases and pots are made of this capsule.
MONKEY'S PUZZLEMon"key's puz"zle. (Bot.)
Defn: A lofty coniferous Chilian tree (Araucaria imbricata), the branches of which are so crowded and intertwisted "as to puzzle a monkey to climb." The edible nuts are over an inch long, and are called piñon by the Chilians.
MONKEYTAILMon"key*tail`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: A short, round iron bar or lever used in naval gunnery. Totten.
MONKFISH Monk"fish, n. (Zoöl.) (a) The angel fish (Squatina). (b) The angler (Lophius).
MONKFLOWERMonk"flow`er, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A name of certain curious orchids which bear three kinds of flowers formerly referred to three genera, but now ascertained to be sexually different forms of the same genus (Catasetum tridentatum, etc.).
MONKHOODMonk"hood, n. Etym: [Monk + -hood.]
1. The character or condition of a monk. Atterbury.
2. Monks, regarded collectively. Longfellow.
MONKINGMonk"ing, a.
Defn: Monkish. [R.] Coleridge.
MONKISHMonk"ish, a.
Defn: Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as, monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude. — Monk"ish*ness, n.
MONKLYMonk"ly, a.
Defn: Like, or suitable to, a monk. [R.]
MONKSHOODMonks"hood`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite. See Aconite.
MONK'S SEAMMonk's" seam`. (Naut.)
Defn: An extra middle seam made at the junction of two breadths of canvas, ordinarily joined by only two rows of stitches.
MONO-; MON-Mon"o-, Mon-. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A prefix signifying one, single, alone; as, monocarp, monopoly; (Chem.) indicating that a compound contains one atom, radical, or group of that to the name of which it is united; as, monoxide, monosulphide, monatomic, etc.
MONOMo"no, n. Etym: [Sp.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The black howler of Central America (Mycetes villosus).
MONOBASICMon`o*ba"sic, a. Etym: [Mono- + basic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Capable of being neutralized by a univalent base or basic radical; having but one acid hydrogen atom to be replaced; — said of acids; as, acetic, nitric, and hydrochloric acids are monobasic.
MONOCARBONICMon`o*car*bon"ic, a. Etym: [Mono- + carbonic.] (Chem.)
Defn: Containing one carboxyl group; as, acetic acid is a monocarbonic acid.
MONOCARDIANMon`o*car"di*an, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having a single heart, as fishes and amphibians.— n.
Defn: An animal having a single heart.
MONOCARPMon"o*carp, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A monocarpic plant.
MONOCARPELLARYMon`o*car"pel*la*ry, a. Etym: [Mono- + carpellary.] (Bot.)
Defn: Consisting of a single carpel, as the fruit of the pea, cherry, and almond.
MONOCARPIC; MONOCARPOUSMon`o*car"pic, Mon`o*car"pous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. monocarpe.](Bot.)
Defn: Bearing fruit but once, and dying after fructification, as beans, maize, mustard, etc.
Note: Annual and biennual herbs are monocarpic, so also some plants of longer duration, as the century plant.
MONOCEPHALOUSMon`o*ceph"a*lous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: Having a solitary head; — said of unbranched composite plants.
MONOCEROSMo*noc"e*ros, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr.
1. A one-horned creature; a unicorn; a sea monster with one horn. Mighty monoceroses with immeasured tails. Spenser.
2. (Astron.)
Defn: The Unicorn, a constellation situated to the east Orion.
MONOCHLAMYDEOUSMon`o*chla*myd"e*ous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. monochlamydé.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having a single floral envelope, that is, a calyx without a corolla, or, possibly, in rare cases, a corolla without a calyx.
MONOCHORD Mon"o*chord, n. Etym: [L. monochordon, Gr. monocorde. See Chord, and cf. Mainchord.] (Mus.)
Defn: An instrument for experimenting upon the mathematical relations of musical sounds. It consists of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which are movable, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of readily changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them.
MONOCHROMATICMon`o*chro*mat"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monochromatique. See Monochrome.]
Defn: Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only. Monochromatic lamp (Opt.),a lamp whose flame yields rays of some one homogenous light. It is of great importance in optical experiments.
MONOCHROMEMon"o*chrome, n. Etym: [Gr. monochrome.]
Defn: A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with a single color.
MONOCHROMICMon`o*chro"mic, a.
Defn: Made, or done, with a single color; as, a monochromic picture.
MONOCHROMYMon"o*chro`my, n.
Defn: The art of painting or drawing in monochrome.
MONOCHRONICMon`o*chron"ic, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr.
Defn: Existing at the same time; contemporaneous.
MONOCILIATEDMon`o*cil"i*a`ted, a. Etym: [Mono- + ciliated.] (Biol.)
Defn: Having but one cilium.
MONOCLEMon"o*cle, n. Etym: [F. See Monocular.]
Defn: An eyeglass for one eye. Simmonds.
MONOCLINALMon`o*cli"nal, a. Etym: [See Monoclinic.] (Geol.)
Defn: Having one oblique inclination; — applied to strata that dip in only one direction from the axis of elevation.
MONOCLINEMon"o*cline, n. (Geol.)
Defn: A monoclinal fold.
MONOCLINICMon`o*clin"ic, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Crystallog.)
Defn: Having one oblique intersection; — said of that system of crystallization in which the vertical axis is inclined to one, but at right angles to the other, lateral axis. See Crystallization.
MONOCLINOUSMo*noc"li*nous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. monocline.] (Bot.)
Defn: Hermaphrodite, or having both stamens and pistils in every flower.
MONOCONDYLAMon`o*con"dy*la, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Mono-, and Condyle.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A group of vertebrates, including the birds and reptiles, or those that have only one occipital condyle; the Sauropsida.
MONOCOTYLMon"o*co*tyl, n. (Bot.)
Defn: Any monocotyledonous plant.
MONOCOTYLEMon"o*co*tyle, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monocotyle.] (Bot.)
Defn: Monocotyledonous.
MONOCOTYLEDON Mon`o*cot`y*le"don, n. Etym: [Mono- + cotyledon: cf. F. monocotylédone.] (Bot.)
Defn: A plant with only one cotyledon, or seed lobe.
Note: The plural, monocotyledons, is used as the name of a large class of plants, and is generally understood to be equivalent to the term endogens.
MONOCOTYLEDONOUSMon`o*cot`y*le"don*ous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monocotylédoné.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having only one cotyledon, seed lobe, or seminal leaf. Lindley.
MONOCRACYMo*noc"ra*cy, n. Etym: [Mono- + -cracy, as in democracy.]
Defn: Government by a single person; undivided rule. Sydney Smith.
MONOCRATMon"o*crat, n. Etym: [Cf. Gr.
Defn: One who governs alone.
MONOCROTICMon`o*crot"ic, a. (Physiol.)
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or showing, monocrotism; as, a monocrotic pulse; a pulse of the monocrotic type.
MONOCROTISMMo*noc"ro*tism, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol.)
Defn: That condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve or sphygmogram shows but a single crest, the dicrotic elevation entirely disappearing.
MONOCULAR Mo*noc"u*lar, a. Etym: [L. monoculus; Gr. oculus eye: cf. F. monoculaire.]
1. Having only one eye; with one eye only; as, monocular vision.
2. Adapted to be used with only one eye at a time; as, a monocular microscope.
MONOCULEMon"o*cule, n. Etym: [See Monocular.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small crustacean with one median eye.
MONOCULOUSMo*noc"u*lous, a.
Defn: Monocular. Glanvill.
MONOCYSTICMon`o*cys"tic, a. Etym: [See Mono-, and Cyst.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a division (Monocystidea) of Gregarinida, in which the body consists of one sac.
MONODACTYLOUSMon`o*dac"tyl*ous, a. Etym: [Gr. monodactyle.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having but one finger or claw.
MONODELPH; MONODELPHIANMon"o*delph, Mon`o*del"phi*an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Monodelphia.
MONODELPHIAMon`o*del"phi*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The group that includes all ordinary or placental mammals; thePlacentalia. See Mammalia.
MONODELPHIC; MONODELPHOUSMon`o*del"phic, Mon`o*del"phous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monodelphia.
MONODIC; MONODICALMo*nod"ic, Mo*nod"ic*al, a. Etym: [Gr.
1. Belonging to a monody.
2. (Mus.) (a) For one voice; monophonic. (b) Homophonic; — applied to music in which the melody is confined to one part, instead of being shared by all the parts as in the style called polyphonic.
MONODIMETRICMon`o*di*met"ric, a. Etym: [Mono- + dimetric.] (Crystallog.)
Defn: Dimetric.
MONODISTMon"o*dist, n.
Defn: A writer of a monody.
MONODRAMA; MONODRAMEMon"o*dra`ma, Mon"o*drame, n. Etym: [Mono- + Gr.
Defn: A drama acted, or intended to be acted, by a single person.
MONODRAMATICMon`o*dra*mat"ic, a.
Defn: Pertaining to a monodrama.
MONODYMon"o*dy, n.; pl. Monodies. Etym: [L. monodia, Gr. monodie. See Ode.]
Defn: A species of poem of a mournful character, in which a single mourner expresses lamentation; a song for one voice.
MONODYNAMICMon`o*dy*nam"ic, a. Etym: [Mono- + dynamic.]
Defn: Possessing but one capacity or power. "Monodynamic men." DeQuincey.
MONODYNAMISMMon`o*dy"na*mism, n.
Defn: The theory that the various forms of activity in nature are manifestations of the same force. G. H. Lewes.
MONOECIAMo*noe"ci*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A Linnæan class of plants, whose stamens and pistils are in distinct flowers in the same plant.
MONOECIANMo*noe"cian, a.
1. (Bot.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monoecia; monoecious. — n.
Defn: One of the Monoecia.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A monoecious animal, as certain mollusks.
MONOECIOUSMo*noe"cious, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Having the sexes united in one individual, as when male and female flowers grow upon the same individual plant; hermaphrodite; — opposed to Ant: dioecious.
MONOECISMMo*noe"cism, n. (Biol.)
Defn: The state or condition of being monoecious.
MONOGAMMon"o*gam, n. (Bot.)
Defn: One of the Monogamia.
MONOGAMIAMon`o*ga"mi*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Monogamous.] (Bot.)
Defn: A Linnæan order of plants, having solitary flowers with united anthers, as in the genus Lobelia.
MONOGAMIAN; MONOGAMICMon`o*ga"mi*an, Mon`o*gam"ic, a. Etym: [See Monogamous.]
1. Pertaining to, or involving, monogamy.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monogamia; having a simple flower with united anthers.
MONOGAMISTMo*nog"a*mist, n.
Defn: One who practices or upholds monogamy. Goldsmith.
MONOGAMOUSMo*nog"a*mous, a. Etym: [L. monogamus having but one wife, Gr.
1. Upholding, or practicing, monogamy.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: Same as Monogamian.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Mating with but one of the opposite sex; — said of birds and mammals.
MONOGAMYMo*nog"a*my, n. Etym: [L. monogamia, Gr. monogamie.]
1. Single marriage; marriage with but one person, husband or wife, at the same time; — opposed to polygamy. Also, one marriage only during life; — opposed to deuterogamy.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: State of being paired with a single mate.
MONOGASTRICMon`o*gas"tric, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr.
Defn: Having but a single stomach.
MONOGENESISMon`o*gen"e*sis, n. Etym: [Mono- + genesis.]
1. Oneness of origin; esp. (Biol.), development of all beings in the universe from a single cell; — opposed to polygenesis. Called also monism. Dana. Haeckel.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: That form of reproduction which requires but one parent, as in reproduction by fission or in the formation of buds, etc., which drop off and form new individuals; asexual reproduction. Haeckel.
3. (Biol.)
Defn: The direct development of an embryo, without metamorphosis, into an organism similar to the parent organism; — opposed to metagenesis. E. van Beneden.
MONOGENETICMon`o*ge*net"ic, a. Etym: [See Monogenesis.]
1. (Geol.)
Defn: One in genesis; resulting from one process of formation; — used of a mountain range. Dana.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: Relating to, or involving, monogenesis; as, the monogenetic school of physiologists, who admit but one cell as the source of all beings.
MONOGENICMon`o*gen"ic, a.
1. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to monogenesis.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Producing only one kind of germs, or young; developing only in one way.
MONOGENISMMo*nog"e*nism, n. (Anthropol.)
Defn: The theory or doctrine that the human races have a common origin, or constitute a single species.
MONOGENISTMo*nog"e*nist, n. (Anthropol.)
Defn: One who maintains that the human races are all of one species; — opposed to polygenist.
MONOGENISTICMon`o*ge*nis"tic, a.
Defn: Monogenic.
MONOGENOUSMo*nog"e*nous, a. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to monogenesis; as, monogenous, or asexual, reproduction.
MONOGENYMo*nog"e*ny, n.
1. Monogenesis.
2. (Anthropol.)
Defn: The doctrine that the members of the human race have all a common origin.
MONOGONEUTICMon`o*go*neu"tic, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having but one brood in a season.
MONOGRAMMon"o*gram, n. Etym: [L. monogramma; Gr. monogramme. See Graphic.]
1. A character or cipher composed of two or more letters interwoven or combined so as to represent a name, or a part of it (usually the initials). Monograms are often used on seals, ornamental pins, rings, buttons, and by painters, engravers, etc., to distinguish their works. Monogram.
Note: The monogram above, combining the letters of the name Karolvs, was used by Charlemagne.
2. A picture in lines; a sketch. [R.]
3. An arbitrary sign for a word. [R.]
MONOGRAMMALMon"o*gram`mal, a.
Defn: See Monogrammic.
MONOGRAMMATICMon`o*gram*mat"ic, a.
Defn: Monogrammic.
MONOGRAMMICMon`o*gram"mic, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a monogram.
MONOGRAMMOUSMon"o*gram`mous, a.
Defn: Monogrammic.
MONOGRAPHMon"o*graph, n. Etym: [Mono- + -graph.]
Defn: A written account or description of a single thing, or class of things; a special treatise on a particular subject of limited range.
MONOGRAPHERMo*nog"ra*pher, n.
Defn: A writer of a monograph.
MONOGRAPHIC; MONOGRAPHICALMon`o*graph"ic, Mon`o*graph"ic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monographique.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to a monograph, or to a monography; as, a monographic writing; a monographic picture. — Mon`o*graph"ic*al*ly, adv.
MONOGRAPHISTMo*nog"ra*phist, n.
Defn: One who writes a monograph.
MONOGRAPHOUSMo*nog"ra*phous, a.
Defn: Monographic. [Obs.]
MONOGRAPHYMo*nog"ra*phy, n. Etym: [Mono- + -graphy: cf. F. monographie.]
1. Representation by lines without color; an outline drawing.
2. A monograph. [Obs.]
MONOGYNMon"o*gyn, n. (Bot.)
Defn: One of the Monogynia.
MONOGYNIAMon`o*gyn"i*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A Linnæan order of plants, including those which have only one style or stigma.
MONOGYNIANMon`o*gyn"i*an, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Pertaining to the Monogynia; monogynous.— n.
Defn: One of the Monogynia.
MONOGYNOUSMo*nog"y*nous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monogyne.] (Bot.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to Monogynia; having only one style or stigma.
MONOGYNYMo*nog"y*ny, n. Etym: [See Monogynia.]
1. Marriage with the one woman only.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: The state or condition of being monogynous.
MONOHEMEROUSMon`o*hem"er*ous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Lasting but one day.
MONOICOUSMo*noi"cous, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Monoecious.
MONOLATRYMo*nol"a*try, n. Etym: [Mono- + Gr.
Defn: Worship of a single deity.
MONOLITH Mon"o*lith, n. Etym: [F. monolithe, L. monolithus consisting of a single stone, Gr.
Defn: A single stone, especially one of large size, shaped into a pillar, statue, or monument.
MONOLITHALMon"o*lith`al, a.
Defn: Monolithic.
MONOLITHICMon`o*lith"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a monolith; consisting of a single stone.
MONOLOGISTMo*nol"o*gist, n. Etym: [See Monologue.]
Defn: One who soliloquizes; esp., one who monopolizes conversation in company. De Quincey.
MONOLOGUEMon"o*logue, n. Etym: [F. monologue, Gr. Legend.]
1. A speech uttered by a person alone; soliloquy; also, talk or discourse in company, in the strain of a soliloquy; as, an account in monologue. Dryden.
2. A dramatic composition for a single performer.
MONOLOGYMo*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: The habit of soliloquizing, or of monopolizing conversation. It was not by an insolent usurpation that Coleridge persisted in monology through his whole life. De Quincey.
MONOMACHIA; MONOMACHYMon`o*ma"chi*a, Mo*nom"a*chy, n. Etym: [L. monomachia, Gr.
Defn: A duel; single combat. "The duello or monomachia." Sir W.Scott.
MONOMACHISTMo*nom"a*chist, n.
Defn: One who fights in single combat; a duelist.
MONOMANEMon"o*mane, n.
Defn: A monomaniac. [R.]
MONOMANIAMon`o*ma"ni*a, n. Etym: [Mono- + mania.]
Defn: Derangement of the mind in regard of a single subject only; also, such a concentration of interest upon one particular subject or train of ideas to show mental derangement.
Syn.— Insanity; madness; alienation; aberration; derangement; mania.See Insanity.
MONOMANIACMon`oma"ni*ac, n.
Defn: A person affected by monomania.
MONOMANIAC; MONOMANIACALMon`oma"ni*ac, Mon`oma"ni*a*cal, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monomaniaque.]
Defn: Affected with monomania, or partial derangement of intellect; caused by, or resulting from, monomania; as, a monomaniacal delusion.
MONOMEMon"ome, n. Etym: [F., fr. Gr. -nome as in binome. See Binomial.](Math.)
Defn: A monomial.
MONOMEROUSMo*nom"er*ous, a. Etym: [Gr.
1. (Bot.)
Defn: Composed of solitary parts, as a flower with one sepal, one petal, one stamen, and one pistil.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having but one joint; — said of the foot of certain insects.
MONOMETALLICMon`o*me*tal"lic, a.
Defn: Consisting of one metal; of or pertaining to monometallism.
MONOMETALLISMMon`o*met"al*lism, n. Etym: [Mono- + metal.]
Defn: The legalized use of one metal only, as gold, or silver, in the standard currency of a country, or as a standard of money values. See Bimetallism.
MONOMETALLISTMon`o*met"al*list, n.
Defn: One who believes in monometallism as opposed to bimetallism, etc.
MONOMETERMo*nom"e*ter, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A rhythmic series, consisting of a single meter.
MONOMETRICMon`o*met"ric, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monométrique.] (Crystallog.)
Defn: Same as Isometric.
MONOMIALMo*no"mi*al, n. Etym: [See Monome, Binomial.] (Alg.)
Defn: A single algebraic expression; that is, an expression unconnected with any other by the sign of addition, substraction, equality, or inequality.
MONOMIALMo*no"mi*al, a. (Alg.)
Defn: Consisting of but a single term or expression.
MONOMORPHIC; MONOMORPHOUSMon`o*mor"phic, Mon`o*mor"phous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: Having but a single form; retaining the same form throughout the various stages of development; of the same or of an essentially similar type of structure; — opposed to dimorphic, trimorphic, and polymorphic.
MONOMPHALUSMo*nom"pha*lus, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
Defn: A form of double monster, in which two individuals are united by a common umbilicus.
MONOMYA; MONOMYARIAMo*no"my*a, Mon`o*my*a"ri*a, n.pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: An order of lamellibranchs having but one muscle for closing the shell, as the oyster.
MONOMYARIAN; MONOMYARYMon`o*my"a*ri*an, Mon`o*my"a*ry, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monomya.— n.
Defn: One of the Monomya.
MONONOMIALMon`o*no"mi*al, n. & a.
Defn: Monomyal.
MONOOUSIAN; MONOOUSIOUSMon`o*ou"si*an, Mon`o*ou"si*ous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Theil.)
Defn: Having but one and the same nature or essence.
MONOPATHYMo*nop"a*thy, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: Suffering or sensibility in a single organ or function.— Mon`o*path"ic, a.
MONOPERSONALMon`o*per"son*al, a. Etym: [Mono- + personal.]
Defn: Having but one person, or form of existence.
MONOPETALOUSMon`o*pet"al*ous, a. Etym: [Mono- + petal: cf. F. monopétale.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having only one petal, or the corolla in one piece, or composed of petals cohering so as to form a tube or bowl; gamopetalous.
Note: The most recent authors restrict this form to flowers having a solitary petal, as in species of Amorpha, and use gamopetalous for a corolla of several petals combined into one piece. See Illust. of Gamopetalous.
MONOPHANOUSMo*noph"a*nous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr.
Defn: Having one the same appearance; having a mutual resemblance.
MONOPHONICMon`o*phon"ic, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Mus.)
Defn: Single-voiced; having but one part; as, a monophonic composition; — opposed to Ant: polyphonic.
MONOPHTHONGMon"oph*thong, n. Etym: [Gr.
1. A single uncompounded vowel sound.
2. A combination of two written vowels pronounced as one; a digraph.
MONOPHTHONGALMon`oph*thon"gal, a.
Defn: Consisting of, or pertaining to, a monophthong.
MONOPHYLETICMon`o*phy*let"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Biol.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to a single family or stock, or to development from a single common parent form; — opposed to polyphyletic; as, monophyletic origin.
MONOPHYLLOUSMo*noph"yl*lous, a. Etym: [Gr. monophylle.] (Bot.)
Defn: One-leaved; composed of a single leaf; as, a monophyllous involucre or calyx.
MONOPHYODONTMon`o*phy"o*dont, a. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: Having but one set of teeth; — opposed to diphyodont.
MONOPHYSITEMo*noph"y*site, n. Etym: [Gr. monophysite.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: One of a sect, in the ancient church, who maintained that the human and divine in Jesus Christ constituted but one composite nature. Also used adjectively.
MONOPHYSITICALMon`o*phy*sit"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Monophysites, or their doctrines.
MONOPLASTMon"o*plast, n. Etym: [Mono- + -plast.] (Biol.)
Defn: A monoplastic element.
MONOPLASTICMon`o*plas"tic, a. Etym: [Mono- + -plastic.] (Biol.)
Defn: That has one form, or retains its primary form, as, a monoplastic element.
MONOPLEGIAMon`ople"gi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Paralysis affecting a single limb.
MONOPNEUMONAMon`op*neu"mo*na, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Mono-, and Pneumonia.](Zoöl.)
Defn: A suborder of Dipnoi, including the Ceratodus. [Written also monopneumonia.]
MONOPODEMon"o*pode, n.
1. One of a fabulous tribe or race of Ethiopians having but one leg and foot. Sir J. Mandeville. Lowell.
2. (Bot.)
Defn: A monopodium.
MONOPODIALMon`o*po"di*al, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Having a monopodium or a single and continuous axis, as a birchen twig or a cornstalk.
MONOPODIUMMon`o*po"di*um, n.; pl. L. Monopodia, E. -ums. Etym: [L. SeeMonopody.] (Bot.)
Defn: A single and continuous vegetable axis; — opposed to sympodium.
MONOPODYMo*nop"o*dy, n. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Pros.)
Defn: A measure of but a single foot.
MONOPOLERMo*nop"o*ler, n.
Defn: A monopolist. [Obs.]
MONOPOLISTMo*nop"o*list, n.
Defn: One who monopolizes; one who has a monopoly; one who favors monopoly.
MONOPOLISTICMo*nop`o*lis"tic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a monopolist. North Am. Rev.
MONOPOLITEMo*nop"o*lite, n.
Defn: A monopolist. Sylvester.
MONOPOLIZEMo*nop"o*lize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Monopolized; p. pr. & vb. n.Monopolizing.] Etym: [From Monopoly.]
Defn: To acquire a monopoly of; to have or get the exclusive privilege or means of dealing in, or the exclusive possession of; to engross the whole of; as, to monopolize the coffee trade; to monopolize land.
MONOPOLIZERMo*nop"o*li`zer, n.
Defn: One who monopolizes.
MONOPOLYMo*nop"o*ly, n.; pl. Monopolies. Etym: [L. monopolium, Gr.
1. The exclusive power, or privilege of selling a commodity; the exclusive power, right, or privilege of dealing in some article, or of trading in some market; sole command of the traffic in anything, however obtained; as, the proprietor of a patented article is given a monopoly of its sale for a limited time; chartered trading companies have sometimes had a monopoly of trade with remote regions; a combination of traders may get a monopoly of a particular product. Raleigh held a monopoly of cards, Essex a monopoly of sweet wines. Macaulay.
2. Exclusive possession; as, a monopoly of land. If I had a monopoly out, they would have part on 't. Shak.
3. The commodity or other material thing to which the monopoly relates; as, tobacco is a monopoly in France. [Colloq.]
MONOPOLYLOGUE Mon`o*pol"y*logue, n. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. poly`s many + lo`gos speech.]
Defn: An exhibition in which an actor sustains many characters.
MONOPSYCHISMMon`o*psy"chism, n. Etym: [Mono- + Gr.
Defn: The doctrine that there is but one immortal soul or intellect with which all men are endowed.
MONOPTERALMo*nop"ter*al, a. Etym: [Gr. monoptère.] (Arch.)
Defn: Round and without a cella; consisting of a single ring of columns supporting a roof; — said esp. of a temple.
MONOPTERONMo*nop"ter*on, n.; pl. Monoptera. Etym: [NL. See Monopteral.] (Arch.)
Defn: A circular temple consisting of a roof supported on columns, without a cella.
MONOPTOTEMon"op*tote, n. Etym: [L. monoptotum, Gr. mo`nos single + (Gram.)
1. A noun having only one case. Andrews.
2. A noun having only one ending for the oblique cases.
MONOPYRENOUSMon`o*py*re"nous, a. Etym: [Mono- + pyrene.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having but a single stone or kernel.
MONORGANICMon`or*gan"ic, a. Etym: [Mon- + organic.] (Biol. & Med.)
Defn: Belonging to, or affecting, a single organ, or set of organs.
MONORHINAMon`o*rhi"na, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The Marsipobranchiata.
MONORHYMEMon"o*rhyme, n. Etym: [Mono- + rhyme: cf. F. monorime.]
Defn: A composition in verse, in which all the lines end with the same rhyme.
MONOSACCHARIDE; MONOSACCHARIDMon`o*sac"cha*ride, n. Also -rid . [Mono- + saccharide.] (Chem.)
Defn: A simple sugar; any of a number of sugars (including the trioses, tetroses, pentoses, hexoses, etc.), not decomposable into simpler sugars by hydrolysis. Specif., as used by some, a hexose. The monosaccharides are all open-chain compounds containing hydroxyl groups and either an aldehyde group or a ketone group.
MONOSEPALOUSMon`o*sep"al*ous, a. Etym: [Mono- + sepal: cf. F. monosépale.] (Bot.)
Defn: Having only one sepal, or the calyx in one piece or composed of the sepals united into one piece; gamosepalous.
Note: The most recent writers restrict this term to flowers having a solarity sepal, and use gamosepalous for a calyx formed by several sepals combined into one piece. Cf. Monopetalous.
MONOSPERMMon"o*sperm, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A monospermous plant.
MONOSPERMAL; MONOSPERMOUSMon`o*sper"mal, Mon`o*sper"mous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. monosperme.](Bot.)
Defn: Having only one seed.
MONOSPHERICALMon`o*spher"ic*al, a. Etym: [Mono- + spherical.]
Defn: Consisting of one sphere only.
MONOSTICHMon"o*stich, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: A composition consisting of one verse only.
MONOSTICHOUSMo*nos"ti*chous, a. Etym: [See Monostich.] (Bot.)
Defn: Arranged in a single row on one side of an axis, as the flowers in grasses of the tribe Chloridæ.
MONOSTROPHEMo*nos"tro*phe, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
Defn: A metrical composition consisting of a single strophe.
MONOSTROPHICMon`o*stroph"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Pros.)
Defn: Having one strophe only; not varied in measure; written in unvaried measure. Milton.
MONOSULPHIDEMon`o*sul"phide, n. Etym: [Mono- + sulphide.] (Chem.)
Defn: A sulphide containing one atom of sulphur, and analogous to a monoxide; — contrasted with a Ant: polysulphide; as, galena is a monosulphide.
MONOSULPHURETMon`o*sul"phu*ret, n. Etym: [Mono- + sulphuret.] (Chem.)
Defn: See Monosulphide.
MONOSYLLABICMon`o*syl*lab"ic, a. Etym: [Cf. F. monosyllabique.]
Defn: Being a monosyllable, or composed of monosyllables; as, a monosyllabic word; a monosyllabic language. — Mon`o*syl*lab"ic*al*ly, adv.
MONOSYLLABISMMon`o*syl"la*bism, n.
Defn: The state of consisting of monosyllables, or having a monosyllabic form; frequent occurrence of monosyllables.
MONOSYLLABLE Mon"o*syl`la*ble, n. Etym: [L. monosyllabus of one syllable, Gr. monosyllabe. See Mono-, Syllable.]
Defn: A word of one syllable.
MONOSYLLABLEDMon"o*syl`la*bled, a.
Defn: Formed into, or consisting of, monosyllables. Cleveland.
MONOSYMMETRIC; MONOSYMMETRICAL Mon`o*sym*met"ric, Mon`o*sym*met"ric*al, a. Etym: [Mono- + symmetric, -ical.] (Crystallog.)
Defn: Same as Monoclinic.
MONOTESSARONMon`o*tes"sa*ron, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr.
Defn: A single narrative framed from the statements of the four evangelists; a gospel harmony. [R.]
MONOTHALAMAMon`o*thal"a*ma, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of Foraminifera including those that have only one chamber.
MONOTHALAMANMon`o*thal"a*man, n. Etym: [See Monothalamous.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A foraminifer having but one chamber.
MONOTHALAMOUSMon`o*thal"a*mous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. monothalame.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One-chambered.
MONOTHALMICMon`o*thal"mic, a. Etym: [See Monothalamous.] (Bot.)
Defn: Formed from one pistil; — said of fruits. R. Brown.
MONOTHECALMon`o*the"cal, a. Etym: [Mono- + Br. (Bot.)
Defn: Having a single loculament.
MONOTHEISMMon"o*the*ism, n. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. monothéisme.]
Defn: The doctrine or belief that there is but one God.
MONOTHEISTMon"o*the*ist, n. Etym: [Cf. F. monothéiste.]
Defn: One who believes that there is but one God.
MONOTHEISTICMon`o*the*is"tic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to monotheism.
MONOTHELISM; MONOTHELITISM Mo*noth"e*lism, Mo*noth"e*li*tism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. monothélisme, monothélitisme.]
Defn: The doctrine of the Monothelites.
MONOTHELITEMo*noth"e*lite, n. Etym: [Gr. monothélite.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: One of an ancient sect who held that Christ had but one will as he had but one nature. Cf. Monophysite. Gibbon.
MONOTHELITICMon`o*the*lit"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monothelites, or their doctrine.
MONOTOCOUSMo*not"o*cous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr.
1. (Bot.)
Defn: Bearing fruit but once; monocarpic.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Uniparous; laying a single egg.
MONOTOMOUSMo*not"o*mous, a. Etym: [Mono- + Gr. (Min.)
Defn: Having a distinct cleavage in a single direction only.
MONOTONEMon"o*tone, n. Etym: [See Monotonous, Monotony.]
1. (Mus.)
Defn: A single unvaried tone or sound.
2. (Rhet.)
Defn: The utterance of successive syllables, words, or sentences, on one unvaried key or line of pitch.
MONOTONIC; MONOTONICALMon`o*ton"ic, Mon`o*ton"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or uttered in, a monotone; monotonous."Monotonical declamation." Chesterfield.
MONOTONISTMo*not"o*nist, n.
Defn: One who talks in the same strain or on the same subject until weariness is produced. Richardson.
MONOTONOUSMo*not"o*nous, a. Etym: [Gr. Tone.]
Defn: Uttered in one unvarying tone; continued with dull uniformity;characterized by monotony; without change or variety; wearisome.— Mo*not"o*nous*ly, adv.— Mo*not"o*nous*ness, n.
MONOTONYMo*not"o*ny, n. Etym: [Gr. monotonie. See Monotonius.]
1. A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing.
2. Any irksome sameness, or want of variety. At sea, everything that breaks the monotony of the surrounding expanse attracts attention. W. Irving.
MONOTREMATAMon`o*trem"a*ta, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A subclass of Mammalia, having a cloaca in which the ducts ofthe urinary, genital, and alimentary systems terminate, as in birds.The female lays eggs like a bird. See Duck mole, under Duck, andEchidna.
MONOTREMATOUSMon`o*trem"a*tous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Monotremata.
MONOTREMEMon"o*treme, n. Etym: [Cf. F. monotrème.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Monotremata.
MONOTRIGLYPHMon`o*tri"glyph, n. Etym: [Mono- + triglyph: cf. F. monotriglyphe.](Arch.)
Defn: A kind of intercolumniation in an entablature, in which only one triglyph and two metopes are introduced.
MONOTROPAMo*not"ro*pa, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Bot.)
Defn: A genus of parasitic or saprophytic plants including the Indian pipe and pine sap. The name alludes to the dropping end of the stem.
MONOTYPE; MONOTYPICMon"o*type, Mon`o*typ"ic, a. Etym: [Mono- + -type: cf. F. monotype.](Biol.)
Defn: Having but one type; containing but one representative; as, a monotypic genus, which contains but one species.
MONOVALENTMo*nov"a*lent, a. Etym: [Mono- + L. valens, p. pr. See Valence.](Chem.)
Defn: Having a valence of one; univalent. See Univalent.
MONOXIDEMo*nox"ide, n. Etym: [Mon- + oxide.] (Chem.)
Defn: An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in each molecule; as, barium monoxide.
MONOXYLONMo*nox"y*lon, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr.
Defn: A canoe or boat made from one piece of timber.
MONOXYLOUSMo*nox"y*lous, a. Etym: [See Monoxylon.]
Defn: Made of one piece of wood.
MONOZOAMon`o*zo"a, n. pl. Etym: [NL., from Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of Radiolaria; — called also Monocyttaria.— Mon`o*zo"ic, a.
MONROE DOCTRINEMon*roe" doc"trine.
Defn: See under Doctrine.
MONSEIGNEUR Mon`sei`gneur", n.; pl. Messeigneurs. Etym: [F., fr. mon my + seigneur lord, L. senior older. See Senior, and cf. Monsieur.]
Defn: My lord; — a title in France of a person of high birth or rank; as, Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the Archibishop. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. Mgr.)
MONSEL'S SALTMon"sel's salt`. (Med.)
Defn: A basic sulphate of iron; — so named from Monsel, a Frenchman.
MONSEL'S SOLUTIONMon"sel's so*lu"tion. Etym: [See Monsel's salt.] (Med.)
Defn: An aqueous solution of Monsel's salt, having valuable styptic properties.
MONSIEUR Mon*sieur", n.; pl. Messieurs. Etym: [F., fr. mon my + Sieur, abbrev. of seigneur lord. See Monseigneur.]
1. The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir. [Represented by the abbreviation M. or Mons. in the singular, and by MM. or Messrs. in the plural.]
2. The oldest brother of the king of France.
3. A Frenchman. [Contemptuous] Shak.
MONSIGNOREMon`si*gno"re, n.; pl. Monsignors. Etym: [It., my lord. Cf.Monseigneur.]
Defn: My lord; — an ecclesiastical dignity bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and domestic rank at the papal court. (Abbrev. Mgr.)
MONSOONMon*soon", n. Etym: [Malay musim, fr. Ar. mausim a time, season: cf.F. monson, mousson, Sr. monzon, Pg. monç\'eeo, It. monsone.]
Defn: A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; — a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December.
MONSTER Mon"ster, n. Etym: [OE. monstre, F. monstre, fr. L. monstrum, orig., a divine omen, indicating misfortune; akin of monstrare to show, point out, indicate, and monere to warn. See Monition, and cf. Demonstrate, Muster.]
1. Something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy; an enormity; a marvel. A monster or marvel. Chaucer.
2. Specifically , an animal or plant departing greatly from the usual type, as by having too many limbs.
3. Any thing or person of unnatural or excessive ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty.