English Dictionary: Macrodactylus subspinosus | by the DICT Development Group |
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Magnolia \Mag*no"li*a\, n. [NL. Named after Pierre Magnol, professor of botany at Montpellier, France, in the 17th century.] (Bot.) A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers. Note: {Magnolia grandiflora} has coriaceous shining leaves and very fragrant blossoms. It is common from North Carolina to Florida and Texas, and is one of the most magnificent trees of the American forest. The sweet bay ({M. glauca})is a small tree found sparingly as far north as Cape Ann. Other American species are {M. Umbrella}, {M. macrophylla}, {M. Fraseri}, {M. acuminata}, and {M. cordata}. {M. conspicua} and {M. purpurea} are cultivated shrubs or trees from Eastern Asia. {M. Campbellii}, of India, has rose-colored or crimson flowers. {Magnolia warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a beautiful North American wood warbler ({Dendroica maculosa}). The rump and under parts are bright yellow; the breast and belly are spotted with black; the under tail coverts are white; the crown is ash. | |
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Macartney \Ma*cart"ney\, n. [From Lord Macartney.] (Zo[94]l.) A fire-backed pheasant. See {Fireback}. | |
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Macerate \Mac"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Macerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Macerating}.] [L. maceratus, p. p. of macerare to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. [?] to knead.] 1. To make lean; to cause to waste away. [Obs. or R.] --Harvey. 2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify. --Baker. 3. To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber. | |
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Macerate \Mac"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Macerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Macerating}.] [L. maceratus, p. p. of macerare to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. [?] to knead.] 1. To make lean; to cause to waste away. [Obs. or R.] --Harvey. 2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify. --Baker. 3. To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber. | |
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Macerater \Mac"er*a`ter\, n. One who, or that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp. | |
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Macerate \Mac"er*ate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Macerated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Macerating}.] [L. maceratus, p. p. of macerare to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. [?] to knead.] 1. To make lean; to cause to waste away. [Obs. or R.] --Harvey. 2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify. --Baker. 3. To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber. | |
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Maceration \Mac`er*a"tion\, n. [L. maceratio: cf. F. mac[82]ration.] The act or process of macerating. | |
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Macrodactyl \Mac`ro*dac"tyl\, n. [Gr. [?] long-fingered; [?] long + [?] finger: cf. F. macrodactyle.] (Zo[94]l.) One of a group of wading birds ({Macrodactyli}) having very long toes. [Written also {macrodactyle}.] | |
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Macrodactyl \Mac`ro*dac"tyl\, n. [Gr. [?] long-fingered; [?] long + [?] finger: cf. F. macrodactyle.] (Zo[94]l.) One of a group of wading birds ({Macrodactyli}) having very long toes. [Written also {macrodactyle}.] | |
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Macrodactyl \Mac`ro*dac"tyl\, n. [Gr. [?] long-fingered; [?] long + [?] finger: cf. F. macrodactyle.] (Zo[94]l.) One of a group of wading birds ({Macrodactyli}) having very long toes. [Written also {macrodactyle}.] | |
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Macrodactylic \Mac`ro*dac*tyl"ic\, Macrodactylous \Mac`ro*dac"tyl*ous\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having long toes. | |
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Macrodactylic \Mac`ro*dac*tyl"ic\, Macrodactylous \Mac`ro*dac"tyl*ous\, a. (Zo[94]l.) Having long toes. | |
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Rose \Rose\, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. [?], Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.] 1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of which there are many species, mostly found in the morthern hemispere Note: Roses are shrubs with pinnate leaves and usually prickly stems. The flowers are large, and in the wild state have five petals of a color varying from deep pink to white, or sometimes yellow. By cultivation and hybridizing the number of petals is greatly increased and the natural perfume enhanced. In this way many distinct classes of roses have been formed, as the Banksia, Baurbon, Boursalt, China, Noisette, hybrid perpetual, etc., with multitudes of varieties in nearly every class. 2. A knot of ribbon formed like a rose; a rose knot; a rosette, esp. one worn on a shoe. --Sha. 3. (Arch.) A rose window. See {Rose window}, below. 4. A perforated nozzle, as of a pipe, spout, etc., for delivering water in fine jets; a rosehead; also, a strainer at the foot of a pump. 5. (Med.) The erysipelas. --Dunglison. 6. The card of the mariner's compass; also, a circular card with radiating lines, used in other instruments. 7. The color of a rose; rose-red; pink. 8. A diamond. See {Rose diamond}, below. {Cabbage rose}, {China rose}, etc. See under {Cabbage}, {China}, etc. {Corn rose} (Bot.) See {Corn poppy}, under {Corn}. {Infantile rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. {Jamaica rose}. (Bot.) See under {Jamaica}. {Rose acacia} (Bot.), a low American leguminous shrub ({Robinia hispida}) with handsome clusters of rose-colored blossoms. {Rose aniline}. (Chem.) Same as {Rosaniline}. {Rose apple} (Bot.), the fruit of the tropical myrtaceous tree {Eugenia Jambos}. It is an edible berry an inch or more in diameter, and is said to have a very strong roselike perfume. {Rose beetle}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small yellowish or buff longlegged beetle ({Macrodactylus subspinosus}), which eats the leaves of various plants, and is often very injurious to rosebushes, apple trees, grapevines, etc. Called also {rose bug}, and {rose chafer}. (b) The European chafer. {Rose bug}. (Zo[94]l.) same as {Rose beetle}, {Rose chafer}. {Rose burner}, a kind of gas-burner producing a rose-shaped flame. {Rose camphor} (Chem.), a solid odorless substance which separates from rose oil. {Rose campion}. (Bot.) See under {Campion}. {Rose catarrh} (Med.), rose cold. {Rose chafer}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A common European beetle ({Cetonia aurata}) which is often very injurious to rosebushes; -- called also {rose beetle}, and {rose fly}. (b) The rose beetle (a) . {Rose cold} (Med.), a variety of hay fever, sometimes attributed to the inhalation of the effluvia of roses. See {Hay fever}, under {Hay}. {Rose color}, the color of a rose; pink; hence, a beautiful hue or appearance; fancied beauty, attractiveness, or promise. | |
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Macrodiagonal \Mac`ro*di*ag"o*nal\, n. [Macro- + diagonal.] (Crystallog.) The longer of two diagonals, as of a rhombic prism. See {Crystallization}. | |
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Macrodome \Mac"ro*dome\, n. [Macro- + dome.] (Crystallog.) A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis of an orthorhombic crystal. See {Dome}, n., 4. | |
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Macrodont \Mac"ro*dont\, a. [Macro- + Gr. [?], [?], a tooth.] (Zo[94]l.) Having large teeth. -- n. A macrodont animal. | |
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Macrotone \Mac"ro*tone\, n. [Gr. [?] stretched out. See {Macro-}, and {Tone}.] (Pron.) Same as {Macron}. | |
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Macrotous \Ma*cro"tous\, a. [Macro- + Gr. o"y^s, gen. 'wto`s, the ear.] (Zo[94]l.) Large-eared. | |
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Major \Ma"jor\, [L. major, compar. of magnus great: cf. F. majeur. Cf. {Master}, {Mayor}, {Magnitude}, {More}, a.] 1. Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory. 2. Of greater dignity; more important. --Shak. 3. Of full legal age. [Obs.] 4. (Mus.) Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone. {Major axis} (Geom.), the greater axis. See {Focus}, n., 2. {Major key} (Mus.), a key in which one and two, two and three, four and five, five and six and seven, make major seconds, and three and four, and seven and eight, make minor seconds. {Major offense} (Law), an offense of a greater degree which contains a lesser offense, as murder and robbery include assault. {Major premise} (Logic), that premise of a syllogism which contains the major term. {Major scale} (Mus.), the natural diatonic scale, which has semitones between the third and fourth, and seventh and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees; the scale of the major mode, of which the third is major. See {Scale}, and {Diatonic}. {Major second} (Mus.), a second between whose tones is a difference in pitch of a step. {Major sixth} (Mus.), a sixth of four steps and a half step. In major keys the third and sixth from the key tone are major. Major keys and intervals, as distinguished from minors, are more cheerful. {Major term} (Logic), that term of a syllogism which forms the predicate of the conclusion. {Major third} (Mus.), a third of two steps. | |
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Third \Third\, n. 1. The quotient of a unit divided by three; one of three equal parts into which anything is divided. 2. The sixtieth part of a second of time. 3. (Mus.) The third tone of the scale; the mediant. 4. pl. (Law) The third part of the estate of a deceased husband, which, by some local laws, the widow is entitled to enjoy during her life. {Major third} (Mus.), an interval of two tones. {Minor third} (Mus.), an interval of a tone and a half. | |
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Major \Ma"jor\, [L. major, compar. of magnus great: cf. F. majeur. Cf. {Master}, {Mayor}, {Magnitude}, {More}, a.] 1. Greater in number, quantity, or extent; as, the major part of the assembly; the major part of the revenue; the major part of the territory. 2. Of greater dignity; more important. --Shak. 3. Of full legal age. [Obs.] 4. (Mus.) Greater by a semitone, either in interval or in difference of pitch from another tone. {Major axis} (Geom.), the greater axis. See {Focus}, n., 2. {Major key} (Mus.), a key in which one and two, two and three, four and five, five and six and seven, make major seconds, and three and four, and seven and eight, make minor seconds. {Major offense} (Law), an offense of a greater degree which contains a lesser offense, as murder and robbery include assault. {Major premise} (Logic), that premise of a syllogism which contains the major term. {Major scale} (Mus.), the natural diatonic scale, which has semitones between the third and fourth, and seventh and fourth, and seventh and eighth degrees; the scale of the major mode, of which the third is major. See {Scale}, and {Diatonic}. {Major second} (Mus.), a second between whose tones is a difference in pitch of a step. {Major sixth} (Mus.), a sixth of four steps and a half step. In major keys the third and sixth from the key tone are major. Major keys and intervals, as distinguished from minors, are more cheerful. {Major term} (Logic), that term of a syllogism which forms the predicate of the conclusion. {Major third} (Mus.), a third of two steps. | |
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Majorate \Ma"jor*ate\, n. The office or rank of a major. | |
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Majorate \Ma"jor*ate\, v. t. [LL. majorare to augment. See {Major}, a.] To augment; to increase. [Obs.] --Howell. | |
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Majoration \Ma`jor*a"tion\, n. Increase; enlargement. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
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Major-domo \Ma`jor-do"mo\, n. [Sp. mayordomo, or It. maggiordomo; both fr. LL. majordomus; L. major greater + domus house.] A man who has authority to act, within certain limits, as master of the house; a steward; also, a chief minister or officer. | |
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Majority \Ma*jor"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Majorities}. [F. majorit[82]. See {Major}.] 1. The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority. Specifically: (a) The military rank of a major. (b) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs. 2. The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast. 3. [Cf. L. majores.] Ancestors; ancestry. [Obs.] 4. The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially, the number by which the votes for a successful candidate exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected by a majority of five hundred votes. See {Plurality}. {To go over to, [or] To join}, {the majority}, to die. | |
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Majority \Ma*jor"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Majorities}. [F. majorit[82]. See {Major}.] 1. The quality or condition of being major or greater; superiority. Specifically: (a) The military rank of a major. (b) The condition of being of full age, or authorized by law to manage one's own affairs. 2. The greater number; more than half; as, a majority of mankind; a majority of the votes cast. 3. [Cf. L. majores.] Ancestors; ancestry. [Obs.] 4. The amount or number by which one aggregate exceeds all other aggregates with which it is contrasted; especially, the number by which the votes for a successful candidate exceed those for all other candidates; as, he is elected by a majority of five hundred votes. See {Plurality}. {To go over to, [or] To join}, {the majority}, to die. | |
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Masoret \Mas"o*ret\, n. A Masorite. [Written also {Masorete}, and {Massorete}.] | |
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Masoret \Mas"o*ret\, n. A Masorite. [Written also {Masorete}, and {Massorete}.] | |
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Masoretic \Mas`o*ret"ic\, Masoretical \Mas`o*ret"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. massor[82]tique.] Of or relating to the Masora, or to its authors. {Masoretic points and accents}, the vowel points and accents of the Hebrew text of the Bible, of which the first mention is in the Masora. | |
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Masoretic \Mas`o*ret"ic\, Masoretical \Mas`o*ret"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. massor[82]tique.] Of or relating to the Masora, or to its authors. {Masoretic points and accents}, the vowel points and accents of the Hebrew text of the Bible, of which the first mention is in the Masora. | |
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Masoretic \Mas`o*ret"ic\, Masoretical \Mas`o*ret"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. massor[82]tique.] Of or relating to the Masora, or to its authors. {Masoretic points and accents}, the vowel points and accents of the Hebrew text of the Bible, of which the first mention is in the Masora. | |
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Masorite \Mas"o*rite\, n. One of the writers of the Masora. | |
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Masquerade \Mas`quer*ade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Masqueraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Masquerading}.] 1. To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade. 2. To frolic or disport in disquise; to make a pretentious show of being what one is not. A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into the woods, masquerading up and down in a lion's skin. --L'Estrange. | |
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Masquerade \Mas`quer*ade"\, n. [F. mascarade, fr. Sp. mascarada, or It. mascherata. See {Mask}.] 1. An assembly of persons wearing masks, and amusing themselves with dancing, conversation, or other diversions. In courtly balls and midnight masquerades. --Pope. 2. A dramatic performance by actors in masks; a mask. See 1st {Mask}, 4. [Obs.] 3. Acting or living under false pretenses; concealment of something by a false or unreal show; pretentious show; disguise. That masquerade of misrepresentation which invariably accompanied the political eloquence of Rome. --De Quincey. 4. A Spanish diversion on horseback. | |
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Masquerade \Mas`quer*ade"\, v. t. To conceal with masks; to disguise. [bd]To masquerade vice.[b8] --Killingbeck. | |
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Masquerade \Mas`quer*ade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Masqueraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Masquerading}.] 1. To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade. 2. To frolic or disport in disquise; to make a pretentious show of being what one is not. A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into the woods, masquerading up and down in a lion's skin. --L'Estrange. | |
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Masquerader \Mas`quer*ad"er\, n. One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask; one disguised. | |
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Masquerade \Mas`quer*ade"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Masqueraded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Masquerading}.] 1. To assemble in masks; to take part in a masquerade. 2. To frolic or disport in disquise; to make a pretentious show of being what one is not. A freak took an ass in the head, and he goes into the woods, masquerading up and down in a lion's skin. --L'Estrange. | |
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Massoret \Mas"so*ret\, n. Same as {Masorite}. | |
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Masoret \Mas"o*ret\, n. A Masorite. [Written also {Masorete}, and {Massorete}.] | |
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Mazard \Maz"ard\, v. t., To knock on the head. [Obs.] | |
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Mazard \Maz"ard\, n. [Cf. F. merise a wild cherry.] (Bot.) A kind of small black cherry. | |
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Mazard \Maz"ard\, n. [Prob. fr. mazer, the head being compared to a large goblet.] The jaw; the head or skull. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Measure \Meas"ure\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Measured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Measuring}.] [F. mesurer, L. mensurare. See {Measure}, n.] 1. To ascertain by use of a measuring instrument; to compute or ascertain the extent, quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by a certain rule or standard; to take the dimensions of; hence, to estimate; to judge of; to value; to appraise. Great are thy works, Jehovah, infinite Thy power! what thought can measure thee? --Milton. 2. To serve as the measure of; as, the thermometer measures changes of temperature. 3. To pass throught or over in journeying, as if laying off and determining the distance. A true devoted pilgrim is not weary To measure kingdoms with his feeble steps. --Shak. 4. To adjust by a rule or standard. To secure a contented spirit, measure your desires by your fortunes, not your fortunes by your desires. --Jer. Taylor. 5. To allot or distribute by measure; to set off or apart by measure; -- often with out or off. With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. --Matt. vii. 2. That portion of eternity which is called time, measured out by the sun. --Addison. {To measure swords with one}, to try another's skill in the use of the sword; hence, figuratively, to match one's abilities against an antagonist's. | |
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Measured \Meas"ured\, a. Regulated or determined by a standard; hence, equal; uniform; graduated; limited; moderated; as, he walked with measured steps; he expressed himself in no measured terms. -- {Meas"ured*ly}, adv. | |
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Measured \Meas"ured\, a. Regulated or determined by a standard; hence, equal; uniform; graduated; limited; moderated; as, he walked with measured steps; he expressed himself in no measured terms. -- {Meas"ured*ly}, adv. | |
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Elf \Elf\ ([ecr]lf), n.; pl. {Elves} ([ecr]lvz). [AS. [91]lf, ylf; akin to MHG. alp, G. alp nightmare, incubus, Icel. [amac]lfr elf, Sw. alf, elfva; cf. Skr. [rsdot]bhu skillful, artful, rabh to grasp. Cf. {Auf}, {Oaf}.] 1. An imaginary supernatural being, commonly a little sprite, much like a fairy; a mythological diminutive spirit, supposed to haunt hills and wild places, and generally represented as delighting in mischievous tricks. Every elf, and fairy sprite, Hop as light as bird from brier. --Shak. 2. A very diminutive person; a dwarf. {Elf arrow}, a flint arrowhead; -- so called by the English rural folk who often find these objects of prehistoric make in the fields and formerly attributed them to fairies; -- called also {elf bolt}, {elf dart}, and {elf shot}. {Elf child}, a child supposed to be left by elves, in room of one they had stolen. See {Changeling}. {Elf fire}, the ignis fatuus. --Brewer. {Elf owl} (Zo[94]l.), a small owl ({Micrathene Whitneyi}) of Southern California and Arizona. | |
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Microdont \Mic"ro*dont\, a. [Micr- + Gr. [?], [?], a tooth.] (Anat.) Having small teeth. | |
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Microtasimeter \Mi`cro*ta*sim"e*ter\, n. [Micro- + tasimeter.] (Physics) A tasimeter, especially when arranged for measuring very small extensions. See {Tasimeter}. | |
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Microtome \Mi"cro*tome\, n. [Micro- + Gr. te`mnein to cut.] An instrument for making very thin sections for microscopical examination. | |
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Microtomic \Mi`cro*tom"ic\, Microtomical \Mi`cro*tom"ic*al\, a. Of or pert. to the microtome or microtomy; cutting thin slices. | |
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Microtomic \Mi`cro*tom"ic\, Microtomical \Mi`cro*tom"ic*al\, a. Of or pert. to the microtome or microtomy; cutting thin slices. | |
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Microtomist \Mi*crot"o*mist\, n. One who is skilled in or practices microtomy. | |
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Microtomy \Mi*crot"o*my\, n. The art of using the microtome; investigation carried on with the microtome. | |
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Migrate \Mi"grate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Migrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Migrating}.] [L. migratus, p. p. of migrare to migrate, transfer.] 1. To remove from one country or region to another, with a view to residence; to change one's place of residence; to remove; as, the Moors who migrated from Africa into Spain; to migrate to the West. 2. To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds. | |
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Migrate \Mi"grate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Migrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Migrating}.] [L. migratus, p. p. of migrare to migrate, transfer.] 1. To remove from one country or region to another, with a view to residence; to change one's place of residence; to remove; as, the Moors who migrated from Africa into Spain; to migrate to the West. 2. To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds. | |
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Migrate \Mi"grate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Migrated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Migrating}.] [L. migratus, p. p. of migrare to migrate, transfer.] 1. To remove from one country or region to another, with a view to residence; to change one's place of residence; to remove; as, the Moors who migrated from Africa into Spain; to migrate to the West. 2. To pass periodically from one region or climate to another for feeding or breeding; -- said of certain birds, fishes, and quadrupeds. | |
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Migration \Mi*gra"tion\, n. [L. migratio: cf. F. migration.] The act of migrating. | |
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Migratory \Mi"gra*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. migratoire.] 1. Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another; as, migratory birds. 2. Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, migratory habits; a migratory life. {Migratory locust} (Zo[94]l.) See {Locust}. {Migratory thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the American robin. See {Robin}. | |
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Migratory \Mi"gra*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. migratoire.] 1. Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another; as, migratory birds. 2. Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, migratory habits; a migratory life. {Migratory locust} (Zo[94]l.) See {Locust}. {Migratory thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the American robin. See {Robin}. | |
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Migratory \Mi"gra*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. migratoire.] 1. Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another; as, migratory birds. 2. Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, migratory habits; a migratory life. {Migratory locust} (Zo[94]l.) See {Locust}. {Migratory thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the American robin. See {Robin}. | |
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Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.; akin to AS. hr[?][?] glory, fame, Goth. hr[?]peigs victorius) + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}), having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}. (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}. (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as, the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}). (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins. See {Indian robin}, below. {Beach robin} (Zo[94]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See {Knot}. {Blue-throated robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bluethroat}. {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird. {Golden robin} (Zo[94]l.), the Baltimore oriole. {Ground robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink. {Indian robin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and {Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some white on the wings. {Magrie robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white. {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}. {Robin accentor} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the European robin. {Robin redbreast}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European robin. (b) The American robin. (c) The American bluebird. {Robin snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher. (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot. {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}. {Sea robin}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European gurnard. (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.] {Water robin} (Zo[94]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla fuliginosa}), native of India. | |
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Migratory \Mi"gra*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. migratoire.] 1. Removing regularly or occasionally from one region or climate to another; as, migratory birds. 2. Hence, roving; wandering; nomad; as, migratory habits; a migratory life. {Migratory locust} (Zo[94]l.) See {Locust}. {Migratory thrush} (Zo[94]l.), the American robin. See {Robin}. | |
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Robin \Rob"in\, n. [Properly a pet name for Robert, originally meaning, famebright; F., fron OHG. Roudperht; ruod (in comp.; akin to AS. hr[?][?] glory, fame, Goth. hr[?]peigs victorius) + beraht bright. See {Bright}, {Hob} a clown.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small European singing bird ({Erythacus rubecula}), having a reddish breast; -- called also {robin redbreast}, {robinet}, and {ruddock}. (b) An American singing bird ({Merula migratoria}), having the breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head and tail blackish. Called also {robin redbreast}, and {migratory thrush}. (c) Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the genera {Petroica}, {Melanadrays}, and allied genera; as, the scarlet-breasted robin ({Petroica mullticolor}). (d) Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins. See {Indian robin}, below. {Beach robin} (Zo[94]l.), the robin snipe, or knot. See {Knot}. {Blue-throated robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bluethroat}. {Canada robin} (Zo[94]l.), the cedar bird. {Golden robin} (Zo[94]l.), the Baltimore oriole. {Ground robin} (Zo[94]l.), the chewink. {Indian robin} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of Asiatic saxoline birds of the genera {Thamnobia} and {Pratincola}. They are mostly black, usually with some white on the wings. {Magrie robin} (Zo[94]l.), an Asiatic singing bird ({Corsycus saularis}), having the back, head, neck, and breast black glossed with blue, the wings black, and the belly white. {Ragged robin}. (Bot.) See under {Ragged}. {Robin accentor} (Zo[94]l.), a small Asiatic singing bird ({Accentor rubeculoides}), somewhat resembling the European robin. {Robin redbreast}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European robin. (b) The American robin. (c) The American bluebird. {Robin snipe}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The red-breasted snipe, or dowitcher. (b) The red-breasted sandpiper, or knot. {Robin's plantain}. (Bot.) See under {Plantain}. {Sea robin}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of several species of American gurnards of the genus {Prionotus}. They are excellent food fishes. Called also {wingfish}. The name is also applied to a European gurnard. (b) The red-breasted merganser, or sheldrake. [Local, U.S.] {Water robin} (Zo[94]l.), a redstart ({Ruticulla fuliginosa}), native of India. | |
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Miscarry \Mis*car"ry\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Miscarried}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Miscarrying}.] 1. To carry, or go, wrong; to fail of reaching a destination, or fail of the intended effect; to be unsuccessful; to suffer defeat. My ships have all miscarried. --Shak. The cardinal's letters to the pope miscarried. --Shak. 2. To bring forth young before the proper time. | |
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Miscreate \Mis`cre*ate"\, a. Miscreated; illegitimate; forged; as, miscreate titles. [Obs. or Poet.] --Shak. | |
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Miscreate \Mis`cre*ate"\, v. t. To create badly or amiss. | |
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Miscreated \Mis`cre*at"ed\, a. Formed unnaturally or illegitimately; deformed. --Spenser. Milton. | |
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Miscreative \Mis`cre*a"tive\, a. Creating amiss. [R.] | |
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Miscredent \Mis*cre"dent\, n. [Pref. mis- + credent. Cf. {Miscreant}.] A miscreant, or believer in a false religious doctrine. [Obs.] --Holinshed. | |
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Miscredulity \Mis`cre*du"li*ty\, n. Wrong credulity or belief; misbelief. --Bp. Hall. | |
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Miseration \Mis`er*a"tion\, n. Commiseration. [Obs.] | |
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Misgrowth \Mis*growth"\, n. Bad growth; an unnatural or abnormal growth. | |
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Misorder \Mis*or"der\, v. t. To order ill; to manage erroneously; to conduct badly. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Misorder \Mis*or"der\, n. Irregularity; disorder. [Obs.] --Camden. | |
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Misorderly \Mis*or"der*ly\, a. Irregular; disorderly. [Obs.] | |
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Misordination \Mis*or`di*na"tion\, n. Wrong ordination. | |
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Misrate \Mis*rate"\, v. t. To rate erroneously. | |
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Misread \Mis*read"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misread}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misreading}.] To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading. | |
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Misread \Mis*read"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Misread}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Misreading}.] To read amiss; to misunderstand in reading. | |
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Misword \Mis*word"\, v. t. To word wrongly; as, to misword a message, or a sentence. | |
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Misword \Mis*word"\, n. A word wrongly spoken; a cross word. [Obs.] --Sylvester. Breton. | |
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Miswrite \Mis*write"\, v. t. To write incorrectly. | |
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Moose \Moose\, n. [A native name; Knisteneaux mouswah; Algonquin monse. Mackenzie.] (Zo[94]l.) A large cervine mammal ({Alces machlis}, or {A. Americanus}), native of the Northern United States and Canada. The adult male is about as large as a horse, and has very large, palmate antlers. It closely resembles the European elk, and by many zo[94]logists is considered the same species. See {Elk}. {Moose bird} (Zo[94]l.), the Canada jayor whisky jack. See {Whisky jack}. {Moose deer}. Same as {Moose}. {Moose yard} (Zo[94]l.), a locality where moose, in winter, herd together in a forest to feed and for mutual protection. | |
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Muggard \Mug"gard\, a. [Cf. G. mucker a sulky person, muckish sullen, peevish, mucken to mutter, grumble.] Sullen; displeased. [Obs.] | |
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Mugwort \Mug"wort`\, n. [AS. mucgwyrt. Cf. {Midge}.] (Bot.) A somewhat aromatic composite weed ({Artemisia vulgaris}), at one time used medicinally; -- called also {motherwort}. | |
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Black \Black\, a. [OE. blak, AS. bl[91]c; akin to Icel. blakkr dark, swarthy, Sw. bl[84]ck ink, Dan. bl[91]k, OHG. blach, LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not akin to AS. bl[be]c, E. bleak pallid. [?]98.] 1. Destitute of light, or incapable of reflecting it; of the color of soot or coal; of the darkest or a very dark color, the opposite of white; characterized by such a color; as, black cloth; black hair or eyes. O night, with hue so black! --Shak. 2. In a less literal sense: Enveloped or shrouded in darkness; very dark or gloomy; as, a black night; the heavens black with clouds. I spy a black, suspicious, threatening cloud. --Shak. 3. Fig.: Dismal, gloomy, or forbidding, like darkness; destitute of moral light or goodness; atrociously wicked; cruel; mournful; calamitous; horrible. [bd]This day's black fate.[b8] [bd]Black villainy.[b8] [bd]Arise, black vengeance.[b8] [bd]Black day.[b8] [bd]Black despair.[b8] --Shak. 4. Expressing menace, or discontent; threatening; sullen; foreboding; as, to regard one with black looks. Note: Black is often used in self-explaining compound words; as, black-eyed, black-faced, black-haired, black-visaged. {Black act}, the English statute 9 George I, which makes it a felony to appear armed in any park or warren, etc., or to hunt or steal deer, etc., with the face blackened or disguised. Subsequent acts inflicting heavy penalties for malicious injuries to cattle and machinery have been called black acts. {Black angel} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the West Indies and Florida ({Holacanthus tricolor}), with the head and tail yellow, and the middle of the body black. {Black antimony} (Chem.), the black sulphide of antimony, {Sb2S3}, used in pyrotechnics, etc. {Black bear} (Zo[94]l.), the common American bear ({Ursus Americanus}). {Black beast}. See {B[88]te noire}. {Black beetle} (Zo[94]l.), the common large cockroach ({Blatta orientalis}). {Black and blue}, the dark color of a bruise in the flesh, which is accompanied with a mixture of blue. [bd]To pinch the slatterns black and blue.[b8] --Hudibras. {Black bonnet} (Zo[94]l.), the black-headed bunting ({Embriza Sch[d2]niclus}) of Europe. {Black canker}, a disease in turnips and other crops, produced by a species of caterpillar. {Black cat} (Zo[94]l.), the fisher, a quadruped of North America allied to the sable, but larger. See {Fisher}. {Black cattle}, any bovine cattle reared for slaughter, in distinction from dairy cattle. [Eng.] {Black cherry}. See under {Cherry}. {Black cockatoo} (Zo[94]l.), the palm cockatoo. See {Cockatoo}. {Black copper}. Same as {Melaconite}. {Black currant}. (Bot.) See {Currant}. {Black diamond}. (Min.) See {Carbonado}. {Black draught} (Med.), a cathartic medicine, composed of senna and magnesia. {Black drop} (Med.), vinegar of opium; a narcotic preparation consisting essentially of a solution of opium in vinegar. {Black earth}, mold; earth of a dark color. --Woodward. {Black flag}, the flag of a pirate, often bearing in white a skull and crossbones; a signal of defiance. {Black flea} (Zo[94]l.), a flea beetle ({Haltica nemorum}) injurious to turnips. {Black flux}, a mixture of carbonate of potash and charcoal, obtained by deflagrating tartar with half its weight of niter. --Brande & C. {Black fly}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) In the United States, a small, venomous, two-winged fly of the genus {Simulium} of several species, exceedingly abundant and troublesome in the northern forests. The larv[91] are aquatic. (b) A black plant louse, as the bean aphis ({A. fab[91]}). {Black Forest} [a translation of G. Schwarzwald], a forest in Baden and W[81]rtemburg, in Germany; a part of the ancient Hercynian forest. {Black game}, or {Black grouse}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Blackcock}, {Grouse}, and {Heath grouse}. {Black grass} (Bot.), a grasslike rush of the species {Juncus Gerardi}, growing on salt marshes, and making good hay. {Black gum} (Bot.), an American tree, the tupelo or pepperidge. See {Tupelo}. {Black Hamburg (grape)} (Bot.), a sweet and juicy variety of dark purple or [bd]black[b8] grape. {Black horse} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Mississippi valley ({Cycleptus elongatus}), of the sucker family; the Missouri sucker. {Black lemur} (Zo[94]l.), the {Lemurniger} of Madagascar; the {acoumbo} of the natives. {Black list}, a list of persons who are for some reason thought deserving of censure or punishment; -- esp. a list of persons stigmatized as insolvent or untrustworthy, made for the protection of tradesmen or employers. See {Blacklist}, v. t. {Black manganese} (Chem.), the black oxide of manganese, {MnO2}. {Black Maria}, the close wagon in which prisoners are carried to or from jail. {Black martin} (Zo[94]l.), the chimney swift. See {Swift}. {Black moss} (Bot.), the common so-called long moss of the southern United States. See {Tillandsia}. {Black oak}. See under {Oak}. {Black ocher}. See {Wad}. {Black pigment}, a very fine, light carbonaceous substance, or lampblack, prepared chiefly for the manufacture of printers' ink. It is obtained by burning common coal tar. {Black plate}, sheet iron before it is tinned. --Knight. {Black quarter}, malignant anthrax with engorgement of a shoulder or quarter, etc., as of an ox. {Black rat} (Zo[94]l.), one of the species of rats ({Mus rattus}), commonly infesting houses. {Black rent}. See {Blackmail}, n., 3. {Black rust}, a disease of wheat, in which a black, moist matter is deposited in the fissures of the grain. {Black sheep}, one in a family or company who is unlike the rest, and makes trouble. {Black silver}. (Min.) See under {Silver}. {Black and tan}, black mixed or spotted with tan color or reddish brown; -- used in describing certain breeds of dogs. {Black tea}. See under {Tea}. {Black tin} (Mining), tin ore (cassiterite), when dressed, stamped and washed, ready for smelting. It is in the form of a black powder, like fine sand. --Knight. {Black walnut}. See under {Walnut}. {Black warrior} (Zo[94]l.), an American hawk ({Buteo Harlani}). Syn: Dark; murky; pitchy; inky; somber; dusky; gloomy; swart; Cimmerian; ebon; atrocious. | |
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Musard \Mu"sard\, n. [F., fr. muser to loiter, trifle. See {Muse}, v. i.] A dreamer; an absent-minded person. [Obs.] --Rom. of R. | |
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Muscardin \Mus"car*din\, n. [F., fr. muscadin a musk-scented lozenge, fr. muscade nutmeg, fr. L. muscus musk. See {Muscadel}.] (Zo[94]l.) The common European dormouse; -- so named from its odor. [Written also {muscadine}.] | |
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Muscardine \Mus`car*dine"\, n. [F.] A disease which is very destructive to silkworms, and which sometimes extends to other insects. It is attended by the development of a fungus (provisionally called {Botrytis bassiana}). Also, the fungus itself. | |
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Musk \Musk\, n. [F. musc, L. muscus, Per. musk, fr. Skr. mushka testicle, 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. (Zo[94]l.) 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} (Zo[94]l.), muskrat (1). {Musk beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a European longicorn beetle ({Aromia moschata}), having an agreeable odor resembling that of attar of roses. {Musk cat}. See {Bondar}. {Musk cattle} (Zo[94]l.), musk oxen. See {Musk ox} (below). {Musk deer} (Zo[94]l.), 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}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The Muscovy duck. (b) An Australian duck ({Biziura lobata}). {Musk lorikeet} (Zo[94]l.), 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} (Zo[94]l.), 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}. (Zo[94]l.) 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} (Zo[94]l.), the musk ox. {Musk shrew} (Zo[94]l.), 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} (Zo[94]l.), a small American fresh-water tortoise ({Armochelys, [or] Ozotheca, odorata}), which has a distinct odor of musk; -- called also {stinkpot}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Muskrat \Musk"rat`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) 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}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Desman \Des"man\ (d[ecr]s"m[ait]n), n. [Cf. Sw. desman musk.] (Zo[94]l.) An amphibious, insectivorous mammal found in Russia ({Myogale moschata}). It is allied to the moles, but is called {muskrat} by some English writers. [Written also {d[91]sman}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Muskrat \Musk"rat`\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) 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}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Desman \Des"man\ (d[ecr]s"m[ait]n), n. [Cf. Sw. desman musk.] (Zo[94]l.) An amphibious, insectivorous mammal found in Russia ({Myogale moschata}). It is allied to the moles, but is called {muskrat} by some English writers. [Written also {d[91]sman}.] | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
MacArthur, WV (CDP, FIPS 49564) Location: 37.75704 N, 81.20949 W Population (1990): 1595 (709 housing units) Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Macarthur, PA Zip code(s): 15001 | |
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MacArthur, WV (CDP, FIPS 49564) Location: 37.75704 N, 81.20949 W Population (1990): 1595 (709 housing units) Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Macarthur, PA Zip code(s): 15001 | |
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Mc Cordsville, IN Zip code(s): 46055 | |
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Mc Grady, NC Zip code(s): 28649 | |
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Mc Grath, AK Zip code(s): 99627 Mc Grath, MN Zip code(s): 56350 | |
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McArthur, OH (village, FIPS 45696) Location: 39.24701 N, 82.47842 W Population (1990): 1541 (703 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Mcarthur, CA Zip code(s): 96056 | |
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McArthur, OH (village, FIPS 45696) Location: 39.24701 N, 82.47842 W Population (1990): 1541 (703 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Mcarthur, CA Zip code(s): 96056 | |
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McCarthy, AK (CDP, FIPS 45790) Location: 61.42321 N, 142.89803 W Population (1990): 25 (66 housing units) Area: 262.6 sq km (land), 3.5 sq km (water) | |
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McChord AFB, WA (CDP, FIPS 41155) Location: 47.13377 N, 122.49653 W Population (1990): 4538 (984 housing units) Area: 15.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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McCord, OK (CDP, FIPS 44925) Location: 36.67869 N, 97.03690 W Population (1990): 2170 (1023 housing units) Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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McCordsville, IN (town, FIPS 45648) Location: 39.90814 N, 85.93121 W Population (1990): 684 (252 housing units) Area: 8.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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McCurtain, OK (town, FIPS 44950) Location: 35.15063 N, 94.96729 W Population (1990): 465 (249 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Mccurtain, OK Zip code(s): 74944 | |
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McCurtain, OK (town, FIPS 44950) Location: 35.15063 N, 94.96729 W Population (1990): 465 (249 housing units) Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Mccurtain, OK Zip code(s): 74944 | |
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McCurtain County, OK (county, FIPS 89) Location: 34.11323 N, 94.76633 W Population (1990): 33433 (13828 housing units) Area: 4797.7 sq km (land), 127.1 sq km (water) | |
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McGrath, AK (city, FIPS 46010) Location: 62.95432 N, 155.57575 W Population (1990): 528 (207 housing units) Area: 97.3 sq km (land), 12.0 sq km (water) McGrath, MN (city, FIPS 38996) Location: 46.24290 N, 93.27438 W Population (1990): 62 (39 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Mooseheart, IL Zip code(s): 60539 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
macrotape /mak'roh-tayp/ n. An industry-standard reel of tape. Originally, as opposed to a DEC microtape; nowadays, as opposed to modern QIC and DDS tapes. Syn. {round tape}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
MicroDroid n. [Usenet] A Microsoft employee, esp. one who posts to various operating-system advocacy newsgroups. MicroDroids post follow-ups to any messages critical of Microsoft's operating systems, and often end up sounding like visiting Mormon missionaries. See also {astroturfing}; compare {microserf}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
miswart /mis-wort/ n. [from {wart} by analogy with {misbug}] A {feature} that superficially appears to be a {wart} but has been determined to be the {Right Thing}. For example, in some versions of the {EMACS} text editor, the `transpose characters' command exchanges the character under the cursor with the one before it on the screen, _except_ when the cursor is at the end of a line, in which case the two characters before the cursor are exchanged. While this behavior is perhaps surprising, and certainly inconsistent, it has been found through extensive experimentation to be what most users want. This feature is a miswart. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
macrotape {magnetic tape}, as opposed to a {microtape}. See also {round tape}. [{Jargon File}] (1994-10-20) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Magritte A {constraint} language for interactive graphical layout by J. Gosling. It solves constraints using algebraic transformations. ["Algebraic Constraints", J. Gosling, PhD Thesis, TR CS-83-132, CMU, May 1983]. (1994-10-20) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
major delivery E.g, the ninth major release of a piece of software might be called MD9. The {release} notation would be "v9.0". (1996-08-04) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Majordomo processor written in {Perl} which runs under {Unix}. Majordomo is a "groupware" project which evolved from code by Brent Chapman John Rouillard maintainer is Chan Wilson A majordomo is a person who speaks, makes arrangements, or takes charge for another; from Latin "major domus" - "master of the house". {Home (http://www.greatcircle.com/majordomo/)}. (2001-04-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Mask Read-Only Memory are determined by one of the masks used to manufacture the {integrated circuit}. MROM can give high storage density (bits per millimeter squared) making it a cheap solution for high volume applications. [Other ROM types?] (1995-04-22) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
masquerading 1. 2. and {gateway} machines from the outside world by rewriting the "From" address and other {headers} as the message leaves the organisation. This is good practise because external users do not need to know about internal changes in message routing. The external mail gateway needs to know how to route incoming replies back to the original sender. (1998-03-03) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MegaHertz (MHz) Millions of cycles per second. The unit of frequency used to measure the {clock rate} of modern digital logic, including {microprocessor}s. (1994-10-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MicroDroid [{Usenet}] A {Microsoft} employee, especially one who posts to various operating-system advocacy newsgroups. MicroDroids post follow-ups to any messages critical of {Microsoft}'s operating systems, and often end up sounding like visiting Mormon missionaries. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
microtape a {DECtape}, as opposed to a {macrotape}. Apparently the term "microtape" was actually the official term used within DEC for these tapes until someone coined the word "DECtape", which, of course, sounded sexier to the {marketroid}s. Another version of the story holds that someone discovered a conflict with another company's "microtape" trademark. [{Jargon File}] (1995-03-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
miswart /mis-wort/ [By analogy with {misbug}] A {feature} that superficially appears to be a {wart} but has been determined to be the {Right Thing}. For example, in some versions of the {Emacs} text editor, the "transpose characters" command exchanges the character under the cursor with the one before it on the screen, *except* when the cursor is at the end of a line, in which case the two characters before the cursor are exchanged. While this behaviour is perhaps surprising, and certainly inconsistent, it has been found through extensive experimentation to be what most users want. This feature is a miswart. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MS Word {Microsoft Word} | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Mazzaroth prognostications, found only Job 38:32, probably meaning "the twelve signs" (of the zodiac), as in the margin (comp. 2 Kings 23:5). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Moseroth bonds, one of the stations in the wilderness (Num. 33:30, 31), probably the same as Mosera. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Mazzaroth, the twelve signs of the zodiac | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Mecherath, selling; knowledge | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Mishraites, spread abroad |