MUSCOVADOMus`co*va"do, n.
Defn: Unrefined or raw sugar.
MUSCOVITEMus"co*vite, n. Etym: [See Muscovy glass.]
1. A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian.
2. (Min.)
Defn: Common potash mica. See Mica.
MUSCOVY DUCKMus"co*vy duck`. Etym: [A corruption of musk duck.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is native of tropical America, from Mexico to Southern Brazil.
MUSCOVY GLASS Mus"co*vy glass`. Etym: [From Muscovy, the old name of Russia: cf. F. verre de Moscovie.]
Defn: Mica; muscovite. See Mica.
MUSCULARMus"cu*lar, a. Etym: [Cf. F. musculaire. See Muscle.]
1. Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular fiber. Great muscular strength, accompanied by much awkwardness. Macaulay.
2. Performed by, or dependent on, a muscle or the muscles. "The muscular motion." Arbuthnot.
3. Well furnished with muscles; having well-developed muscles; brawny; hence, strong; powerful; vigorous; as, a muscular body or arm. Muscular Christian, one who believes in a part of religious duty to maintain a healthful and vigorous physical state. T. Hughes. — Muscular CHristianity. (a) The practice and opinion of those Christians who believe that it is a part of religious duty to maintain a vigorous condition of the body, and who therefore approve of athletic sports and exercises as conductive to good health, good morals, and right feelings in religious matters. T. Hughes. (b) An active, robust, and cheerful Christian life, as opposed to a meditative and gloomy one. C. Kingsley. — Muscular excitability (Physiol.), that property in virtue of which a muscle shortens, when it is stimulated; irritability. — Muscular sense (Physiol.), muscular sensibility; the sense by which we obtain knowledge of the condition of our muscles and to what extent they are contracted, also of the position of the various parts of our bodies and the resistance offering by external objects.
MUSCULARITYMus`cu*lar"i*ty, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being muscular. Grew.
MUSCULARIZEMus"cu*lar*ize, v. t.
Defn: To make muscular. Lowell.
MUSCULARLYMus"cu*lar*ly, adv.
Defn: In a muscular manner.
MUSCULATIONMus`cu*la"tion, n. (Anat.)
Defn: The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts.
MUSCULATUREMus"cu*la*ture, n. Etym: [Cf. F. musculature.] (Anat.)
Defn: Musculation.
MUSCULEMus"cule, n. Etym: [L. musculus: cf. F. muscule.] (Mil.)
Defn: A long movable shed used by besiegers in ancient times in attacking the walls of a fortified town.
MUSCULINMus"cu*lin, n. Etym: [L. musculus a muscle.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: See Syntonin.
MUSCULOCUTANEOUSMus`cu*lo*cu*ta"ne*ous, a. Etym: [L. musculus + E. cutaneous.](Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining both to muscles and skin; as, the musculocutaneous nerve.
MUSCULOPHRENICMus`cu*lo*phren"ic, a. Etym: [L. musculus muscle + E. phrenic.](Anat.)
Defn: Pertaining to the muscles and the diaphragm; as, the musculophrenic artery.
MUSCULOSITYMus`cu*los"i*ty, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being musculous; muscularity. [Obs.]
MUSCULOSPIRALMus`cu*lo*spi"ral, a. Etym: [L. musculus muscle + E. spiral.] (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the muscles, and taking a spiral course; — applied esp. to a large nerve of the arm.
MUSCULOUSMus"cu*lous, a. Etym: [L. musculosus: cf. F. musculeux.]
Defn: Muscular. [Obs.] Jonhson.
MUSEMuse, n. Etym: [From F. musse. See Muset.]
Defn: A gap or hole in a hedge, hence, wall, or the like, through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset. Find a hare without a muse. Old Prov.
MUSEMuse, n. Etym: [F. Muse, L. Musa, Gr. Mosaic, n., Music.]
1. (Class. Myth.)
Defn: One of the nine goddesses who presided over song and the different kinds of poetry, and also the arts and sciences; — often used in the plural. Granville commands; your aid, O Muses, bring: What Muse for Granville can refuse to sing Pope.
Note: The names of the Muses were Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe,Melpomene, Polymnia or Polyhymnia, Terpsichore, Thalia, and Urania.
2. A particular power and practice of poetry. Shak.
3. A poet; a bard. [R.] Milton.
MUSE Muse, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mused; p. pr. & vb. n. Musing.] Etym: [F. muser to loiter or trifle, orig., to stand with open mouth, fr. LL. musus, morsus, muzzle, snout, fr. L. morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite. See Morsel, and cf. Amuse, Muzzle, n.]
1. To think closely; to study in silence; to meditate. "Thereon mused he." Chaucer. He mused upon some dangerous plot. Sir P. Sidney.
2. To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in study or contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things present; to be in a brown study. Daniel.
3. To wonder. [Obs.] Spenser. B. Jonson.
Syn.— To consider; meditate; ruminate. See Ponder.
MUSEMuse, v. t.
1. To think on; to meditate on. Come, then, expressive Silence, muse his praise. Thomson.
2. To wonder at. [Obs.] Shak.
MUSEMuse, n.
1. Contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing scenes; absorbing thought; hence, absence of mind; a brown study. Milton.
2. Wonder, or admiration. [Obs.] Spenser.
MUSEFULMuse"ful, a.
Defn: Meditative; thoughtfully silent. "Museful mopings." Dryden.— Muse"ful*ly, adv.
MUSELESSMuse"less, a.
Defn: Unregardful of the Muses; disregarding the power of poetry; unpoetical. Milton.
MUSERMus"er, n.
Defn: One who muses.
MUSET Mu"set, n. Etym: [OF. mussette, dim. of musse, muce, a hiding place, fr. F. musser, OF. mucier, muchier, to conceal, hide. Cf. Micher.]
Defn: A small hole or gap through which a wild animal passes; a muse.Shak.
MUSETTEMu*sette", n. Etym: [F., dim. of OF. muse.]
1. A small bagpipe formerly in use, having a soft and sweet tone.
2. An air adapted to this instrument; also, a kind of rustic dance.
MUSEUM Mu*se"um, n. Etym: [L., a temple of the Muses, hence, a place of study, fr. Gr.
Defn: A repository or a collection of natural, scientific, or literary curiosities, or of works of art. Museum beetle, Museum pest. (Zoöl.) See Anthrenus.
MUSH Mush, n. Etym: [Cf. Gael. mus, muss, pap, porridge, any thick preparation of fruit, OHG. muos; akin to AS. & OS. mos food, and prob, to E. meat. See Meat.]
Defn: Meal (esp. Indian meal) boiled in water; hasty pudding; supawn.[U.S.]
MUSHMush, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. moucheter to cut with small cuts.]
Defn: To notch, cut, or indent, as cloth, with a stamp.
MUSHROOM Mush"room, n. Etym: [OE. muscheron, OF. mouscheron, F. mousseron; perhaps fr. mousse moss, of German origin. See Moss.]
1. (Bot.) (a) An edible fungus (Agaricus campestris), having a white stalk which bears a convex or oven flattish expanded portion called the pileus. This is whitish and silky or somewhat scaly above, and bears on the under side radiating gills which are at first flesh-colored, but gradually become brown. The plant grows in rich pastures and is proverbial for rapidity of growth and shortness of duration. It has a pleasant smell, and is largely used as food. It is also cultivated from spawn. (b) Any large fungus, especially one of the genus Agaricus; a toadstool. Several species are edible; but many are very poisonous.
2. One who rises suddenly from a low condition in life; an upstart. Bacon.
MUSHROOMMush"room, a.
1. Of or pertaining to mushrooms; as, mushroom catchup.
2. Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and shortness of duration; short-lived; ephemerial; as, mushroom cities. Mushroom anchor, an anchor shaped like a mushroom, capable of grasping the ground in whatever way it falls. — Mushroom coral (Zoöl.), any coral of the genus Fungia. See Fungia. — Mushroom spawn (Bot.), the mycelium, or primary filamentous growth, of the mushroom; also, cakes of earth and manure containing this growth, which are used for propagation of the mushroom.
MUSHROOM-HEADEDMush"room-head`ed, a. (Bot.)
Defn: Having a cylindrical body with a convex head of larger diameter; having a head like that of a mushroom.
MUSHYMush"y, a.
Defn: Soft like mush; figuratively, good-naturedly weak and effusive;weakly sentimental.She 's not mushy, but her heart is tender. G. Eliot.
MUSICMu"sic, n. Etym: [F. musique, fr. L. musica, Gr.
1. The science and the art of tones, or musical sounds, i.e., sounds of higher or lower pitch, begotten of uniform and synchronous vibrations, as of a string at various degrees of tension; the science of harmonical tones which treats of the principles of harmony, or the properties, dependences, and relations of tones to each other; the art of combining tones in a manner to please the ear.
Note: Not all sounds are tones. Sounds may be unmusical and yet please the ear. Music deals with tones, and with no other sounds. See Tone.
2. (a) Melody; a rhythmical and otherwise agreeable succession of tones. (b) Harmony; an accordant combination of simultaneous tones.
3. The written and printed notation of a musical composition; the score.
4. Love of music; capacity of enjoying music. The man that hath ni music in himself Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds, Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils. Shak.
5. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A more or less musical sound made by many of the lower animals. See Stridulation. Magic music, a game in which a person is guided in finding a hidden article, or in doing a specific art required, by music which is made more loud or rapid as he approaches success, and slower as he recedes. Tennyson. — Music box. See Musical box, under Musical. — Music hall, a place for public musical entertainments. — Music loft, a gallery for musicians, as in a dancing room or a church. — Music of the spheres, the harmony supposed to be produced by the accordant movement of the celestial spheres. — Music paper, paper ruled with the musical staff, for the use of composers and copyists. — Music pen, a pen for ruling at one time the five lines of the musical staff. — Music shell (Zoöl.), a handsomely colored marine gastropod shell (Voluta musica) found in the East Indies; — so called because the color markings often resemble printed music. Sometimes applied to other shells similarly marked. — To face the music, to meet any disagreeable necessity without flinching. [Colloq. or Slang]
MUSICALMu"sic*al, a. Etym: [Cf. F. musical.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to music; having the qualities of music; or the power of producing music; devoted to music; melodious; harmonious; as, musical proportion; a musical voice; musical instruments; a musical sentence; musical persons. Musical, or Music, box, a box or case containing apparatus moved by clockwork so as to play certain tunes automatically. — Musical fish (Zoöl.), any fish which utters sounds under water, as the drumfish, grunt, gizzard shad, etc. — Musical glasses, glass goblets or bowls so tuned and arranged that when struck, or rubbed, they produce musical notes. CF. Harmonica, 1.
MUSICALMu"sic*al, n.
1. Music. [Obs.] To fetch home May with their musical. Spenser.
2. A social entertainment of which music is the leading feature; a musical party. [Colloq.]
MUSICALEMu`si`cale", n. Etym: [F. Cf. Soirée musicale.]
Defn: A social musical party. [Colloq.]
MUSICALLYMu"sic*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a musical manner.
MUSICALNESSMu"sic*al*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being musical.
MUSIC DRAMAMu"sic dra`ma.
Defn: An opera in which the text and action are not interrupted by set arias, duets, etc., the music being determined throughout by dramatic appropriateness; musical drama of this character, in general. It involves the use of a kind of melodious declamation, the development of leitmotif, great orchestral elaboration, and a fusion of poetry, music, action, and scene into an organic whole. The term is applied esp. to the later works of Wagner: "Tristan und Isolde," "Die Meistersinger," "Rheingold," "Walküre," "Siegfried," "Götterdämmerung," and "Parsifal."
MUSIC HALLMusic hall.
Defn: A place for public musical entertainments; specif. (Eng.), esp. a public hall for vaudeville performances, in which smoking and drinking are usually allowed in the auditorium.
MUSICIANMu*si"cian, n. Etym: [F. musicien.]
Defn: One skilled in the art or science of music; esp., a skilled singer, or performer on a musical instrument.
MUSICOMANIAMu`si*co*ma"ni*a, n. Etym: [Music + mania: cf. F. musicomanie.](Med.)
Defn: A kind of monomania in which the passion for music becomes so strong as to derange the intellectual faculties. Dunglison.
MUSIMONMus"i*mon, n. Etym: [See Musmon.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Mouflon.
MUSINGLYMus"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a musing manner.
MUSITMu"sit, n.
Defn: See Muset.
MUSKMusk, n. Etym: [F. musc, L. muscus, Per. musk, fr. Skr. mushkatesticle, orig., a little mouse. See Mouse, and cd. Abelmosk,Muscadel, Muscovy duck, Nutmeg.]
1. A substance of a reddish brown color, and when fresh of the consistence of honey, obtained from a bag being behind the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and enduring odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term is also applied to secretions of various other animals, having a similar odor.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The musk deer. See Musk deer (below).
3. The perfume emitted by musk, or any perfume somewhat similar.
4. (Bot.) (a) The musk plant (Mimulus moschatus). (b) A plant of the genus Erodium (E. moschatum); — called also musky heron's-bill. (c) A plant of the genus Muscari; grape hyacinth. Musk beaver (Zoöl.), muskrat (1). — Musk beetle (Zoöl.), a European longicorn beetle (Aromia moschata), having an agreeable odor resembling that of attar of roses. — Musk cat. See Bondar. — Musk cattle (Zoöl.), musk oxen. See Musk ox (below). — Musk deer (Zoöl.), a small hornless deer (Moschus moschiferus), which inhabits the elevated parts of Central Asia. The upper canine teeth of the male are developed into sharp tusks, curved downward. The male has scent bags on the belly, from which the musk of commerce is derived. The deer is yellow or red-brown above, whitish below. The pygmy musk deer are chevrotains, as the kanchil and napu. — Musk duck. (Zoöl.) (a) The Muscovy duck. (b) An Australian duck (Biziura lobata). — Musk lorikeet (Zoöl.), the Pacific lorikeet (Glossopsitta australis) of Australia. — Musk mallow (Bot.), a name of two malvaceous plants: (a) A species of mallow (Malva moschata), the foliage of which has a faint musky smell. (b) An Asiatic shrub. See Abelmosk. — Musk orchis (Bot.), a European plant of the Orchis family (Herminium Minorchis); — so called from its peculiar scent. — Musk ox (Zoöl.), an Arctic hollow-horned ruminant (Ovibos moschatus), now existing only in America, but found fossil in Europe and Asia. It is covered with a thick coat of fine yellowish wool, and with long dark hair, which is abundant and shaggy on the neck and shoulders. The full-grown male weighs over four hundred pounds. — Musk parakeet. (Zoöl.) Same as Musk lorikeet (above). — Musk pear (Bot.), a fragrant kind of pear much resembling the Seckel pear. — Musk plant (Bot.), the Mimulus moschatus, a plant found in Western North America, often cultivated, and having a strong musky odor. — Musk root (Bot.), the name of several roots with a strong odor, as that of the nard (Nardostachys Jatamansi) and of a species of Angelica. — Musk rose (Bot.), a species of rose (Rosa moschata), having peculiarly fragrant white blossoms. — Musk seed (Bot.), the seed of a plant of the Mallow family (Hibiscus moschatus), used in perfumery and in flavoring. See Abelmosk. — Musk sheep (Zoöl.), the musk ox. — Musk shrew (Zoöl.), a shrew (Sorex murinus), found in India. It has a powerful odor of musk. Called also sondeli, and mondjourou. — Musk thistle (Bot.), a species of thistle (Carduus nutans), having fine large flowers, and leaves smelling strongly of musk. — Musk tortoise, Musk turtle (Zoöl.), a small American fresh-water tortoise (Armochelys, or Ozotheca, odorata), which has a distinct odor of musk; — called also stinkpot.
MUSKMusk, v. t.
Defn: To perfume with musk.
MUSKADELMus"ka*del`, n.
Defn: See Muscadel.
MUSKATMus"kat, n.
Defn: See Muscat.
MUSKELLUNGEMus"kel*lunge, n. Etym: [From the Amer. Indian name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A large American pike (Esox nobilitor) found in the Great Lakes, and other Northern lakes, and in the St. Lawrence River. It is valued as a food fish. [Written also maskallonge, maskinonge, muskallonge, muskellonge, and muskelunjeh.]
MUSKET Mus"ket, n. Etym: [F. mousquet, It. moschetto, formerly, a kind of hawk; cf. OF. mousket, moschet, a kind of hawk falcon, F. mouchet, prop., a little fly (the hawk prob. being named from its size), fr. L. musca a fly. Cf. Mosquito.] [Sometimes written also musquet.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The male of the sparrow hawk.
2. A species of firearm formerly carried by the infantry of an army. It was originally fired by means of a match, or matchlock, for which several mechanical appliances (including the flintlock, and finally the percussion lock) were successively substituted. This arm has been generally superseded by the rifle.
MUSKETEERMus`ket*eer", n. Etym: [F. mousquetaire; cf. It. moschettiere.]
Defn: A soldier armed with a musket.
MUSKETOMus*ke"to, n.
Defn: See Mosquito.
MUSKETOONMus`ket*oon", n. Etym: [F. mousqueton; cf. It. moschettone.]
1. A short musket.
2. One who is armed with such a musket.
MUSKETRYMus"ket*ry, n. Etym: [F. mousqueterie; cf. It. moschetteria.]
1. Muskets, collectively.
2. The fire of muskets. Motley.
MUSKINESSMusk"i*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being musky; the scent of musk.
MUSKMELONMusk"mel`on, n. Etym: [Musk + melon.] (Bot.)
Defn: The fruit of a cucubritaceous plant (Cicumis Melo), having a peculiar aromatic flavor, and cultivated in many varieties, the principal sorts being the cantaloupe, of oval form and yellowish flesh, and the smaller nutmeg melon with greenish flesh. See Illust. of Melon.
MUSKOGEESMus*ko"gees, n. pl.; sing. Muskogee (. (Ethnol.)
Defn: A powerful tribe of North American Indians that formerly occupied the region of Georgia, Florida, and Alabama. They constituted a large part of the Creek confederacy. [Written also Muscogees.]
MUSKRATMusk"rat`, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A North American aquatic fur-bearing rodent (Fiber zibethicus). It resembles a rat in color and having a long scaly tail, but the tail is compressed, the bind feet are webbed, and the ears are concealed in the fur. It has scent glands which secrete a substance having a strong odor of musk. Called also musquash, musk beaver, and ondatra.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The musk shrew.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The desman.
MUSKWOOD Musk"wood`, n. Etym: [So called from its fragrance.] (Bot.) (a) The wood of a West Indian tree of the Mahogany family (Moschoxylum Swartzii). (b) The wood of an Australian tree (Eurybia argophylla).
MUSKYMusk"y, a.
Defn: Having an odor of musk, or somewhat the like. Milton.
MUSLIMMus"lim, n.
Defn: See Moslem.
MUSLIN Mus"lin, n. Etym: [F. mousseline; cf. It. mussolino, mussolo, Sp. muselina; all from Mussoul a city of Mesopotamia, Ar. Mausil, Syr. Mauzol, Muzol, Mosul, where it was first manufactured. Cf. Mull a kind of cloth.]
Defn: A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; as, shirting and sheeting muslins. Muslin cambric. See Cambric. — Muslin delaine, a light woolen fabric for women's dresses. See Delaine. [Written also mousseline de laine.]
MUSLINETMus`lin*et", n. Etym: [F. mousselinette.]
Defn: A sort of coarse or light cotton cloth.
MUSMONMus"mon, n. Etym: [L. musmo, musimo, a Sardinian animal; cf. Gr.(Zoöl.)
Defn: See Mouflon.
MUSOMANIAMu`so*ma"ni*a, n.
Defn: See Musicomania.
MUSQUASHMus"quash, n. Etym: [American Indian name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Muskrat. Musquash root (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant(Cicuta maculata), having a poisonous root. See Water hemlock.
MUSQUAWMus"quaw, n. Etym: [American Indian name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The American black bear. See Bear.
MUSQUETMus"quet, n.
Defn: See Musket.
MUSQUITOMus*qui"to, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Mosquito.
MUSROLE; MUSROL Mus"role, Mus"rol, n. Etym: [F. muserolle, fr. muserau a muzzle, OF. musel. See Muzzle.]
Defn: The nose band of a horse's bridle.
MUSS Muss, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. mousche a fly, also, the play called muss, fr. L. musca a fly.]
Defn: A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle. Shak.
MUSSMuss, n.
Defn: A state of confusion or disorder; — prob. variant of mess, but influenced by muss, a scramble. [Colloq. U.S.]
MUSSMuss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mussed; p. pr. & vb. n. Mussing.]
Defn: To disarrange, as clothing; to rumple. [Colloq. U.S.]
MUSSMuss, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. mus a mouse. See Mouse.]
Defn: A term of endearment. [Obs.] See Mouse. B. Jonson.
MUSSELMus"sel, n. Etym: [See Muscle, 3.]
1. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the genusMytilus, and related genera, of the family Mytidæ. The common mussel(Mytilus edulis; see Illust. under Byssus), and the larger, or horse,mussel (Modiola modiolus), inhabiting the shores both of Europe andAmerica, are edible. The former is extensively used as food inEurope.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any one of numerous species of Unio, and related fresh-water genera; — called also river mussel. See Naiad, and Unio. Mussel digger (Zoöl.), the grayback whale. See Gray whale, under Gray.
MUSSITATION Mus`si*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. mussitatio suppression of the voice, fr. mussitare to be silent, to murmur.]
Defn: A speaking in a low tone; mumbling. [Obs.]
MUSSITEMus"site, n. (Min.)
Defn: A variety of pyroxene, from the Mussa Alp in Piedmont; diopside.
MUSSULMAN Mus"sul*man, n.; pl. Mussulmans. Etym: [Ar. muslimin, pl. of muslim: cf. F. & Sp. musulman. See Moslem.]
Defn: A Mohammedan; a Moslem.
MUSSULMANICMus`sul*man"ic, a.
Defn: Of, pertaining to, or like, the Mussulmans, or their customs:Mohammedan.
MUSSULMANISHMus"sul*man*ish, a.
Defn: Mohammedan.
MUSSULMANISMMus"sul*man*ism, n.
Defn: Mohammedanism.
MUSSULMANLYMus"sul*man*ly, adv.
Defn: In the manner of Moslems.
MUSSYMuss"y, a. Etym: [From 2d Muss.]
Defn: Disarranged; rumpled. [Colloq. U.S.]
MUST Must, v. i. or auxiliary. Etym: [OE. moste, a pret. generally meaning, could, was free to, pres. mot, moot, AS. moste, pret. mot, pres.; akin to D. moetan to be obliged, OS. motan to be free, to be obliged, OHG. muozan, G. müssen to be obliged, Sw. måste must, Goth. gamotan to have place, have room, to able; of unknown origin.]
1. To be obliged; to be necessitated; — expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man must eat for nourishment; we must submit to the laws.
2. To be morally required; to be necessary or essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result; as, he must reconsider the matter; he must have been insane. Likewise must the deacons be grave. 1 Tim. iii. 8. Morover, he [a bishop] must have a good report of them which are without. 1 Tim. iii. 7.
Note: The principal verb, if easy supplied by the mind, was formerly often omitted when must was used; as, I must away. "I must to Coventry." Shak.
MUST Must, n. Etym: [AS. must, fr. L. mustum (sc. vinum), from mustus young, new, fresh. Cf. Mustard.]
1. The expressed juice of the grape, or other fruit, before fermentation. "These men ben full of must." Wyclif (Acts ii. 13. ). No fermenting must fills … the deep vats. Longfellow.
2. Etym: [Cf. Musty.]
Defn: Mustiness.
MUSTMust, v. t. & i.
Defn: To make musty; to become musty.
MUSTACMus"tac, n. Etym: [F. moustac.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small tufted monkey.
MUSTACHE Mus*tache", n.; pl. Mustaches (. [Written also moustache.] Etym: [F. moustache, It. mostaccio visage, mostacchio mustache, fr. Gr. mostacho.]
1. That part of the beard which grows on the upper lip; hair left growing above the mouth.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A West African monkey (Cercopithecus cephus). It has yellow whiskers, and a triangular blue mark on the nose.
3. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any conspicuous stripe of color on the side of the head, beneath the eye of a bird.
MUSTACHOMus*ta"cho, n.; pl. Mustachios (.
Defn: A mustache. Longfellow.
MUSTACHOEDMus*ta"choed, a.
Defn: Having mustachios.
MUSTAHFIZ Mus`tah"fiz`, n. [Turk. & Ar. mustahsfizs who trusts to another's keeping, a soldier of a garrison.]
Defn: See Army organization, above.
MUSTAIBAMus`ta*i"ba, n.
Defn: A close-grained, neavy wood of a brownish color, brought from Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of tools, and the like. [Written also mostahiba.] MaElrath.
MUSTANG Mus"tang, n. Etym: [Sp. musteño belonging to the graziers, strayed, wild.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: The half-wild horse of the plains in Mexico, California, etc. It is small, hardy, and easily sustained. Mustard grape (Bot.), a species of grape (Vitis candicans), native in Arkansas and Texas. The berries are small, light-colored, with an acid skin and a sweet pulp.
MUSTARD Mus"tard, n. Etym: [OF. moustarde, F. moutarde, fr. L. mustum must, - - mustard was prepared for use by being mixed with must. See Must, n.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica (formerly Sinapis), as white mustard (B. alba), black mustard (B. Nigra), wild mustard or charlock (B. Sinapistrum).
Note: There are also many herbs of the same family which are called mustard, and have more or less of the flavor of the true mustard; as, bowyer's mustard (Lepidium ruderale); hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale); Mithridate mustard (Thlaspi arvense); tower mustard (Arabis perfoliata); treacle mustard (Erysimum cheiranthoides).
2. A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large doses is emetic. Mustard oil (Chem.), a substance obtained from mustard, as a transparent, volatile and intensely pungent oil. The name is also extended to a number of analogous compounds produced either naturally or artificially.
MUSTEEMus*tee", n.
Defn: See Mestee.
MUSTELINEMus"te*line, a. Etym: [L. mustelinus, fr. mustela weasel.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Like or pertaining to the family Mustelidæ, or the weasels and martens.
MUSTER Mus"ter, n. Etym: [OE. moustre, OF. mostre, moustre, F. montre, LL. monstra. See Muster, v. t.]
1. Something shown for imitation; a pattern. [Obs.]
2. A show; a display. [Obs.] Piers Plowman.
3. An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service. The hurried muster of the soldiers of liberty. Hawthorne. See how in warlike muster they appear, In rhombs, and wedges, and half-moons, and wings. Milton.
4. The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army. And the muster was thirty thousands of men. Wyclif. Ye publish the musters of your own bands, and proclaim them to amount of thousands. Hooker.
5. Any assemblage or display; a gathering. Of the temporal grandees of the realm, mentof their wives and daughters, the muster was great and splendid. Macaulay. Muster book, a book in which military forces are registred. — Muster file, a muster roll. — Muster master (Mil.), one who takes an account of troops, and of their equipment; a mustering officer; an inspector. [Eng.] — Muster roll (Mil.), a list or register of all the men in a company, troop, or regiment, present or accounted for on the day of muster. — To pass muster, to pass through a muster or inspection without censure. Such excuses will not pass muster with God. South.
MUSTERMus"ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mustered; p. pr. & vb. n. Mustering.]Etym: [OE. mustren, prop., to show, OF. mostrer, mustrer, moustrer,monstrer, F. montrer, fr. L. monstrare to show. See Monster.]
1. To collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like. Spenser.
2. Hence: To summon together; to enroll in service; to get together. "Mustering all its force." Cowper. All the gay feathers he could muster. L'Estrange. To muster troops into service (Mil.), to inspect and enter troops on the muster roll of the army. — To muster troops out of service (Mil.), to register them for final payment and discharge. — To muster up, to gather up; to succeed in obtaining; to obtain with some effort or difficulty. One of those who can muster up sufficient sprightliness to engage in a game of forfeits. Hazlitt.
MUSTERMus"ter, v. i.
Defn: To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like; to come together as parts of a force or body; as, his supporters mustered in force. "The mustering squadron." Byron.
MUSTILYMus"ti*ly, a.
Defn: In a musty state.
MUSTINESSMus"ti*ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being musty.
MUSTY Mus"ty, a. [Compar. Mustier; superl. Mustiest.] Etym: [From L. mustum must; or perh. fr. E. moist. Cf. Must, n., Moist.]
1. Having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy; as, musty corn; musty books. Harvey.
2. Spoiled by age; rank; stale. The proverb is somewhat musty. Shak.
3. Dull; heavy; spiritless. "That he may not grow musty and unfit for conversation." Addison.
MUTABILITYMu`ta*bil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. mutabilitas: cf. F. mutabilité.]
Defn: The quality of being mutable, or subject to change or alteration, either in form, state, or essential character; susceptibility of change; changeableness; inconstancy; variation. Plato confessed that the heavens and the frame of the world are corporeal, and therefore subject to mutability. Stillingfleet.
MUTABLEMu"ta*ble, a. Etym: [L. mutabilis, fr. mutare to change. See Move.]
1. Capable of alteration; subject to change; changeable in form, qualities, or nature. Things of the most accidental and mutable nature. South.
2. Changeable; inconstant; unsettled; unstable; fickle. "Most mutable wishes." Byron.
Syn. — Changeable; alterable; unstable; unsteady; unsettled; wavering; inconstant; variable; fickle.
MUTABLENESSMu"ta*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being mutable.
MUTABLYMu"ta*bly, adv.
Defn: Changeably.
MUTACISMMu"ta*cism, n.
Defn: See Mytacism.
MUTAGEMu"tage, n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A process for checking the fermentation of the must of grapes.
MUTANDUMMu*tan"dum, n.; pl. Mutanda. Etym: [L., fr. mutare to change.]
Defn: A thing which is to be changed; something which must be altered; — used chiefly in the plural.
MUTATION Mu*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. mutatio, fr. mutare to change: cf. F. mutation. See Mutable.]
Defn: Change; alteration, either in form or qualities. The vicissitude or mutations in the superior globe are no fit matter for this present argument. Bacon.
MUTCHMutch, n. Etym: [Cf. D. mutse a cap, G. mütze. Cf. Amice a cape.]
Defn: The close linen or muslin cap of an old woman. [Prov. Eng. &Scot.]
MUTCHKINMutch"kin, n.
Defn: A liquid measure equal to four gills, or an imperial pint.[Scot.]
MUTEMute, v. t. Etym: [L. mutare to change. See Molt.]
Defn: To cast off; to molt.Have I muted all my feathers Beau. & Fl.
MUTE Mute, v. t. & i. Etym: [F. mutir, émeutir, OF. esmeltir, fr. OD. smelten, prop., to melt. See Smelt.]
Defn: To eject the contents of the bowels; — said of birds. B.Jonson.
MUTEMute, n.
Defn: The dung of birds. Hudibras.
MUTEMute, a. Etym: [L. mutus; cf. Gr. m bound, m dumb: cf. OE. muet, fr.F. muet, a dim. of OF. mu, L. mutus.]
1. Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent. All the heavenly choir stood mute, And silence was in heaven. Milton.
Note: In law a prisoner is said to stand mute, when, upon being arranged, he makes no answer, or does not plead directly, or will not put himself on trial.
2. Incapable of speaking; dumb. Dryden.
3. Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; — said of certain letters. See 5th Mute, 2.
4. Not giving a ringing sound when struck; — said of a metal. Mute swan (Zoöl.), a European wild white swan (Cygnus gibbus), which produces no loud notes.
Syn. — Silent; dumb; speechless. — Mute, Silent, Dumb. One is silent who does not speak; one is dumb who can not, for want of the proper organs; as, a dumb beast, etc.; and hence, figuratively, we speak of a person as struck dumb with astonishment, etc. One is mute who is held back from speaking by some special cause; as, he was mute through fear; mute astonishment, etc. Such is the case with most of those who never speak from childhood; they are not ordinarily dumb, but mute because they are deaf, and therefore never learn to talk; and hence their more appropriate name is deaf-mutes. They spake not a word; But, like dumb statues, or breathing stones, Gazed each on other. Shak. All sat mute, Pondering the danger with deep thoughts. Milton.
MUTEMute, n.
1. One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause. Specifically: (a) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute. (b) A person employed by undertakers at a funeral. (c) A person whose part in a play does not require him to speak. (d) Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is selected for his place because he can not speak.
2. (Phon.)
Defn: A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, p, b, d, k, t.
3. (Mus.)
Defn: A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone.
MUTE-HILLMute"-hill`, n.
Defn: See Moot-hill. [Scot.]
MUTELYMute"ly, adv.
Defn: Without uttering words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently.
MUTENESSMute"ness, n.
Defn: The quality or state of being mute; speechlessness.
MUTESSARIF Mu*tes`sa*rif", n. [Turk. & Ar. muteçarif freely disposing of anything, master.]
Defn: In Turkey, an administrative authority of any of certain sanjaks. They are appointed directly by the Sultan.
MUTESSARIFAT Mu*tes`sa*ri*fat", n. [Turk. & Ar. muteçarifah office of a mutessarif.]
Defn: In Turkey, a sanjak whose head is a mutessarif.
MUTIC; MUTICOUSMu"tic, Mu"ti*cous, a. Etym: [L. muticus, for mutilus. See Mutilate.](Bot. & Zoöl.)
Defn: Without a point or pointed process; blunt.
MUTILATE Mu"ti*late, a. Etym: [L. mutilatus, p.p. of mutilare to mutilate, fr. mutilus maimed; cf. Gr. Mutton.]
1. Deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated. Sir T. Browne.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Having finlike appendages or flukes instead of legs, as a cetacean.
MUTILATEMu"ti*late, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A cetacean, or a sirenian.
MUTILATEMu"ti*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mutilated; p. pr. & vb. n.Mutilating.]
1. To cut off or remove a limb or essential part of; to maim; to cripple; to hack; as, to mutilate the body, a statue, etc.
2. To destroy or remove a material part of, so as to render imperfect; as, to mutilate the orations of Cicero. Among the mutilated poets of antiquity, there is none whose fragments are so beautiful as those of Sappho. Addison. Mutilated gear, Mutilated wheel (Mach.), a gear wheel from a portion of whose periphery the cogs are omitted. It is used for giving intermittent movements.
MUTILATIONMu`ti*la"tion, n. Etym: [L. mutilatio: cf. F. mutilation.]
Defn: The act of mutilating, or the state of being mutilated; deprivation of a limb or of an essential part.
MUTILATORMu"ti*la"tor, n. Etym: [Cf. F. mutilateur.]
Defn: One who mutilates.
MUTILOUSMu"ti*lous, a. Etym: [L. mutilus. See Mutilate.]
Defn: Mutilated; defective; imperfect. [Obs.]
MUTINEMu"tine, n. Etym: [F. mutin.]
Defn: A mutineer. [Obs.]
MUTINEMu"tine, v. i. Etym: [F. mutiner.]
Defn: To mutiny. [Obs.]
MUTINEERMu"ti*neer`, n. Etym: [See Mutiny.]
Defn: One guilty of mutiny.
MUTINGMut"ing, n.
Defn: Dung of birds.
MUTINOUSMu"ti*nous, a. Etym: [See Mutiny.]
Defn: Disposed to mutiny; in a state of mutiny; characterized bymutiny; seditious; insubordinate.The city was becoming mutinous. Macaulay.— Mu"ti*nous*ly, adv.— Mu"ti*nous*ness, n.
MUTINY Mu"ti*ny, n.; pl. Mutinies. Etym: [From mutine to mutiny, fr. F. se mutiner, fr. F. mutin stubborn, mutinous, fr. OF. meute riot, LL. movita, fr. movitus, for L. motus, p.p. of movere to move. See Move.]
1. Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination. In every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader. Macaulay.
2. Violent commotion; tumult; strife. [Obs.] o raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves. Shak. Mutiny act (Law), an English statute reënacted annually to punish mutiny and desertion. Wharton.
Syn.— See Insurrection.
MUTINYMu"ti*ny, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Mutinied; p. pr. & vb. n. Mutinying.]
1. To rise against, or refuse to obey, lawful authority in military or naval service; to excite, or to be guilty of, mutiny or mutinous conduct; to revolt against one's superior officer, or any rightful authority.
2. To fall into strifle; to quarrel. [Obs.] Shak.
MUTISMMut"ism, n.
Defn: The condition, state, or habit of being mute, or without speech. Max Müller.
MUTOSCOPEMu"to*scope, n. [L. mutare to change + -scope.]
Defn: A simple form of moving-picture machine in which the series of views, exhibiting the successive phases of a scene, are printed on paper and mounted around the periphery of a wheel. The rotation of the wheel brings them rapidly into sight, one after another, and the blended effect gives a semblance of motion.
MUTTERMut"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Muttered; p. pr. & vb. n. Muttering.]Etym: [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. L. muttire, mutire.]
1. To utter words indistinctly or with a low voice and lips partly closed; esp., to utter indistinct complains or angry expressions; to grumble; to growl. Wizards that peep, and that mutter. Is. viii. 19. Meantime your filthy foreigner will stare, And mutter to himself. Dryden.
2. To sound with a low, rumbling noise. Thick lightings flash, the muttering thunder rolls. Pope.
MUTTERMut"ter, v. t.
Defn: To utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low voice; as, to mutter threats. Shak.
MUTTERMut"ter, n.
Defn: Repressing or obscure utterance.
MUTTERERMut"ter*er, n.
Defn: One who mutters.
MUTTERINGLYMut"ter*ing*ly, adv.
Defn: With a low voice and indistinct articulation; in a muttering manner.
MUTTONMut"ton, n. Etym: [OE. motoun, OF. moton, molton, a sheep, wether, F.mouton, LL. multo, by transposition of l fr. L. mutilus mutilated.See Mutilate.]
1. A sheep. [Obs.] Chapman. Not so much ground as will feed a mutton. Sir H. Sidney. Muttons, beeves, and porkers are good old words for the living quadrupeds. Hallam.
2. The flesh of a sheep. The fat of roasted mutton or beef. Swift.
3. A loose woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] Mutton bird (Zoöl.), the Australian short-tailed petrel (Nectris brevicaudus). — Mutton chop, a rib of mutton for broiling, with the end of the bone at the smaller part chopped off. — Mutton fish (Zoöl.), the American eelpout. See Eelpout. — Mutton fist, a big brawny fist or hand. [Colloq.] Dryden. — Mutton monger, a pimp [Low & Obs.] Chapman. — To return to one's muttons. Etym: [A translation of a phrase from a farce by De Brueys, revenons à nos moutons let us return to our sheep.] To return to one's topic, subject of discussion, etc. [Humorous] I willingly return to my muttons. H. R. Haweis.
MUTTONYMut"ton*y, a.
Defn: Like mutton; having a flavor of mutton.
MUTUAL Mu"tu*al, a. Etym: [F. mutuel, L. mutuus, orig., exchanged, borrowed, lent; akin to mutare to change. See Mutable.]
1. Reciprocally acting or related; reciprocally receiving and giving; reciprocally given and received; reciprocal; interchanged; as, a mutual love, advantage, assistance, aversion, etc. Conspiracy and mutual promise. Sir T. More. Happy in our mutual help, And mutual love. Milton. A certain shyness on such subjects, which was mutual between the sisters. G. Eliot.
2. Possessed, experienced, or done by two or more persons or things at the same time; common; joint; as, mutual happiness; a mutual effort. Burke. A vast accession of misery and woe from the mutual weeping, and wailing, and gnashing of teeth. Bentley.
Note: This use of mutual as synonymous with common is inconsistent with the idea of interchange, or reciprocal relation, which properly belongs to it; but the word has been so used by many writers of high authority. The present tendency is toward a careful discrimination. Mutual, as Johnson will tell us, means something reciprocal, a giving and taking. How could people have mutual ancestors P. Harrison. Mutual insurance, agreement among a number of persons to insure each other against loss, as by fire, death, or accident. — Mutual insurance company, one which does a business of insurance on the mutual principle, the policy holders sharing losses and profits pro rata.
Syn.— Reciprocal; interchanged; common.
MUTUALISMMu"tu*al*ism, n. (Ethics)
Defn: The doctrine of mutual dependence as the condition of individual and social welfare. F. Harrison. H. Spencer. Mallock.
MUTUALITYMu`tu*al"i*ty, n. Etym: [Cf. F. mutualité.]
1. The quality of correlation; reciprocation; interchange; interaction; interdependence.
2. (Law)
Defn: Reciprocity of consideration. Wharton.
MUTUALLYMu"tu*al*ly, adv.
Defn: In a mutual manner.
MUTUARYMu"tu*a*ry, n. Etym: [L. mutuarius mutual.See Mutuation.] (Law)
Defn: One who borrows personal chattels which are to be consumed by him, and which he is to return or repay in kind. Bouvier.
MUTUATION Mu`tu*a"tion, n. Etym: [L. mutuatio, fr. mutuare, mutuari, to borrow, fr. mutuus. See Mutual.]
Defn: The act of borrowing or exchanging. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
MUTULEMu"tule, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. mutulus.] (Arch.)
Defn: A projecting block worked under the corona of the Doric corice, in the same situation as the modillion of the Corinthian and Composite orders. See Illust. of Gutta. Oxf. Gloss.
MUXMux, n. Etym: [Cf. Mixen.]
Defn: Dirt; filth; muck. [Prov. Eng.] ose.
MUXMux, v. t.
Defn: To mix in an unitidy and offensive way; to make a mess of.[Prov. Eng.; Colloq. U.S.]
MUXYMux"y, a.
Defn: Soft; sticky, and dirty. [Prov. Eng.] See Mucky.
MUZARAB Muz"a*rab, n. Etym: [Sp. mozarabe, fr. Ar. mosta'rib, a name applied to strange tribes living among the Arabs.] (Eccl. Hist.)
Defn: One of a denomination of Christians formerly living under the government of the Moors in Spain, and having a liturgy and ritual of their own. [Written also Mozarab, Mostarab.] Brande & C.
MUZARABICMuz`a*rab"ic, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Muzarabs; as, the Muzarabic liturgy.[Written also Mozarabic.]
MUZZINESSMuz"zi*ness, n.
Defn: The state or quality of being muzzy.
MUZZLEMuz"zle, n. Etym: [OE. mosel, OF. musel, F. museau muzzle or snout,LL. musellus, fr. musus, morsus. See Muse, v. i., and cf. Morsel.]
1. The projecting mouth and nose of a quadruped, as of a horse; a snout.
2. The mouth of a thing; the end for entrance or discharge; as, the muzzle of a gun.
3. A fastening or covering (as a band or cage) for the mouth of an animal, to prevent eating or vicious biting. With golden muzzles all their mouths were bound Dryden. Muzzle sight. (Gun.) See Dispart, n., 2.
MUZZLEMuz"zle, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Muzzled; p. pr. & vb. n. Muzzling.]Etym: [F. museler.]
1. To bind the mouth of; to fasten the mouth of, so as to prevent biting or eating; hence, figuratively, to bind; to sheathe; to restrain from speech or action. "My dagger muzzled." Shak. Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn. Deut. xxv. 4.
2. To fondle with the closed mouth. [Obs.] L'Estrange.
MUZZLEMuz"zle, v. i.
Defn: To bring the mouth or muzzle near.The bear muzzles and smels to him. L'Estrange.
MUZZLE-LOADERMuz"zle-load`er, n.
Defn: A firearm which receives its charge through the muzzle, as distinguished from one which is loaded at the breech.
MUZZLE-LOADINGMuz"zle-load`ing, a.
Defn: Receiving its charge through the muzzle; as, a muzzle-loading rifle.
MUZZYMuz"zy, a. Etym: [Cf. F. muse.]
Defn: Absent-minded; dazed; muddled; stupid.The whole company stared at me with a whimsical, muzzy look, like menwhose senses were a little obfuscated by beer rather then wine. W.Irving.
MY My, a. & poss. pron. Etym: [OE. mi, fr. min. See Mine, and cf., for loss of n, A, a., An, a.]
Defn: Of or belonging to me; — used always attributively; as, my body; my book; — mine is used in the predicate; as, the book is mine. See Mine.
MYAMy"a, n. Etym: [L. mya a kind of mussel.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of bivalve mollusks, including the common long, or soft-shelled, clam.
MYALGIAMy*al"gi*a, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Med.)
Defn: Pain in the muscles; muscular rheumatism or neuralgia.
MYALL WOODMy*all" wood`. (Bot.)
Defn: A durable, fragrant, and dark-colored Australian wood, used by the natives for spears. It is obtained from the small tree Acacia homolophylla.
MYARIAMy*a"ri*a, n. pl. Etym: [NL.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A division of bivalve mollusks of which the common clam (Mya) is the type.
MYCELIUMMy*ce"li*um, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. my`khs a mushroom.] (Bot.)
Defn: The white threads or filamentous growth from which a mushroom or fungus is developed; the so-called mushroom spawn. — My*ce"li*al, a.
MYCELOIDMyc"e*loid, a. Etym: [Mycelium + -oid.] (Bot.)
Defn: Resembling mycelium.
MYCETES My*ce"tes, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. mykhth`s a bellower, fr. myka^sqai to bellow.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A genus of South American monkeys, including the howlers. SeeHowler, 2, and Illust.
MYCETOIDMyc"e*toid, Etym: [Gr. my`khs, -htos, a fungus + -oid.] (Bot.)
Defn: Resembling a fungus.
MYCETOZOAMy*ce`to*zo"a, n. pl. [NL.; Gr. , , fungus + pl. of an animal.](Zoöl.)
Defn: The Myxomycetes; — so called by those who regard them as a class of animals. — My*ce`to*zo"an (#), a.
MYCODERMAMy`co*der"ma, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. my`khs a fungus + de`rma skin.]
1. (Biol.)
Defn: One of the forms in which bacteria group themselves; a more or less thick layer of motionless but living bacteria, formed by the bacteria uniting on the surface of the fluid in which they are developed. This production differs from the zoöloea stage of bacteria by not having the intermediary mucous substance.
2. A genus of microörganisms of which the acetic ferment (Mycoderma aceti), which converts alcoholic fluids into vinegar, is a representative. Cf. Mother.
MYCOLOGIC; MYCOLOGICALMy`co*log"ic, My`co*log"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or relating to mycology, or the fungi.
MYCOLOGISTMy*col"o*gist, n.
Defn: One who is versed in, or who studies, mycology.
MYCOLOGYMy*col"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. my`khs fungus + -logy.]
Defn: That branch of botanical science which relates to the musgrooms and other fungi.
MYCOMELICMy`co*mel"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (spirious) mucus) + (Chem.)
Defn: Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid of the alloxan group, obtained as a honey-yellow powder. Its solutions have a gelatinous consistency.
MYCOPROTEINMy`co*pro"te*in, n. Etym: [Gr. (spirious) mucus) + E. protein.](Biol.)
Defn: The protoplasmic matter of which bacteria are composed.
MYCOSEMy"cose, n. Etym: [Gr. (Chem.)
Defn: A variety of sugar, isomeric with sucrose and obtained from certain lichens and fungi. Called also trehalose. [Written also mykose.]
MYCOTHRIXMyc"o*thrix, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (spurious) mucus) + (Biol.)
Defn: The chain of micrococci formed by the division of the micrococci in multiplication.
MYDALEINEMy*da"le*ine, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A toxic alkaloid (ptomaine) obtained from putrid flesh and from herring brines. As a poison it is said to execute profuse diarrhoea, vomiting, and intestinal inflammation. Brieger.
MYDATOXINMyd`a*tox"in, n. Etym: [Gr. toxic + in.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A poisonous amido acid, C6H13NO2, separated by Brieger from decaying horseflesh. In physiological action, it is similar to curare.
MYDAUSMyd"a*us, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The teledu.
MYDRIASISMy*dri"a*sis, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Physiol. & Med.)
Defn: A long-continued or excessive dilatation of the pupil of the eye.
MYDRIATICMyd`ri*at"ic, a.
Defn: Causing dilatation of the pupil.— n.
Defn: A mydriatic medicine or agent, as belladonna.
MYELENCEPHALAMy`e*len*ceph"a*la, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Myelencephalon.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Same as Vertebrata.
MYELENCEPHALICMy`e*len`ce*phal"ic, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the myelencephalon; cerebro-spinal.
MYELENCEPHALON My`e*len*ceph"a*lon, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. encephalon.] (Anat.) (a) The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; the neuron. Sometimes abbreviated to myelencephal. (b) The metencephalon. Huxley.
MYELENCEPHALOUSMy`e*len*ceph"a*lous, a. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the Myelencephala.
MYELIN My"e*lin, n. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol. Chem.) (a) A soft white substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some fat. (b) One of a group of phosphorized principles occurring in nerve tissue, both in the brain and nerve fibers.
MYELITISMy`e*li"tis, n. Etym: [NL., from Gr. -itis.] (Med.)
Defn: Inflammation of the spinal marrow or its membranes.
MYELOCOELEMy"e*lo*coele`, n. Etym: [Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: The central canal of the spinal cord.
MYELOGENICMy`e*lo*gen"ic, a. Etym: [Gr. (Physiol.)
Defn: Derived from, or pertaining to, the bone marrow.
MYELOIDMy"e*loid, a. Etym: [Gr. -oid.]
Defn: Resembling marrow in appearance or consistency; as, a myeloid tumor.
MYELOIDINMy`e*loid"in, n. Etym: [Myelin + -oid + -in.] (Physiol. Chem.)
Defn: A substance, present in the protoplasm of the retinal epithelium cells, and resembling, if not identical with, the substance (myelin) forming the medullary sheaths of nerve fibers.
MYELONMy"e*lon, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Defn: The spinal cord. (Sometimes abbrev. to myel.)
MYELONALMy"e*lo`nal, a. (Anat.)
Defn: Of or pertaining to the myelon; as, the myelonal, or spinal, nerves.
MYELONEURAMy`e*lo*neu"ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The Vertebrata.