English Dictionary: Mangostanfrucht | by the DICT Development Group |
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Sea elephant \Sea" el"e*phant\ (Zo[94]l.) A very large seal ({Macrorhinus proboscideus}) of the Antarctic seas, much hunted for its oil. It sometimes attains a length of thirty feet, and is remarkable for the prolongation of the nose of the adult male into an erectile elastic proboscis, about a foot in length. Another species of smaller size ({M. angustirostris}) occurs on the coast of Lower California, but is now nearly extinct. | |
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Main-gauche \Main`-gauche"\ (m[acr]N`g[omac]sh"), n. [F., the left hand.] (Ancient Armor) The dagger held in the left hand, while the rapier is held in the right; -- used to parry thrusts of the adversary's rapier. | |
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Vesuvine \Ve*su"vine\, n. A trade name for a brown dyestuff obtained from certain basic azo compounds of benzene; -- called also {Bismarck brown}, {Manchester brown}, etc. | |
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Mancus \Man"cus\, n. [AS.] An old Anglo Saxon coin both of gold and silver, and of variously estimated values. The silver mancus was equal to about one shilling of modern English money. | |
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Mangy \Man"gy\, a. [Compar. {Mangier}; superl. {Mangiest}.] [F. mang[82], p. p. of manger to eat. See {Manger}.] Infected with the mange; scabby. | |
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Mango \Man"go\, n.; pl. {Mangoes}. [Pg. manga, fr. Tamil m[be]nk[be]y.] 1. The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market. 2. A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled. {Mango bird} (Zo[94]l.), an oriole ({Oriolus kundoo}), native of India. {Mango fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Ganges ({Polynemus risua}), highly esteemed for food. It has several long, slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and May, whence the name. {Mango tree} (Bot.), an East Indian tree of the genus {Mangifera} ({M. Indica}), related to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces the mango of commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical America. | |
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Mangosteen \Man"go*steen\, Mangostan \Man"go*stan\, n. [Malay mangusta, mangis.] (Bot.) A tree of the East Indies of the genus {Garcinia} ({G. Mangostana}). The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food. | |
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Mangosteen \Man"go*steen\, Mangostan \Man"go*stan\, n. [Malay mangusta, mangis.] (Bot.) A tree of the East Indies of the genus {Garcinia} ({G. Mangostana}). The tree grows to the height of eighteen feet, and bears fruit also called mangosteen, of the size of a small apple, the pulp of which is very delicious food. | |
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Manich91ism \Man"i*ch[91]*ism\, Manicheism \Man"i*che*ism\, n. [Cf. F. manich[82]isme.] The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the Manich[91]ans. | |
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Manich91ism \Man"i*ch[91]*ism\, Manicheism \Man"i*che*ism\, n. [Cf. F. manich[82]isme.] The doctrines taught, or system of principles maintained, by the Manich[91]ans. | |
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Manicheist \Man"i*che*ist\, n. [Cf. F. manich[82]iste.] Manich[91]an. | |
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Sugar \Sug"ar\, n. [OE. sugre, F. sucre (cf. It. zucchero, Sp. az[a3]car), fr. Ar. sukkar, assukkar, fr. Skr. [87]arkar[be] sugar, gravel; cf. Per. shakar. Cf. {Saccharine}, {Sucrose}.] 1. A sweet white (or brownish yellow) crystalline substance, of a sandy or granular consistency, obtained by crystallizing the evaporated juice of certain plants, as the sugar cane, sorghum, beet root, sugar maple, etc. It is used for seasoning and preserving many kinds of food and drink. Ordinary sugar is essentially sucrose. See the Note below. Note: The term sugar includes several commercial grades, as the white or refined, granulated, loaf or lump, and the raw brown or muscovado. In a more general sense, it includes several distinct chemical compounds, as the glucoses, or grape sugars (including glucose proper, dextrose, and levulose), and the sucroses, or true sugars (as cane sugar). All sugars are carbohydrates. See {Carbohydrate}. The glucoses, or grape sugars, are ketone alcohols of the formula {C6H12O6}, and they turn the plane of polarization to the right or the left. They are produced from the amyloses and sucroses, as by the action of heat and acids of ferments, and are themselves decomposed by fermentation into alcohol and carbon dioxide. The only sugar (called acrose) as yet produced artificially belongs to this class. The sucroses, or cane sugars, are doubled glucose anhydrides of the formula {C12H22O11}. They are usually not fermentable as such (cf. {Sucrose}), and they act on polarized light. 2. By extension, anything resembling sugar in taste or appearance; as, sugar of lead (lead acetate), a poisonous white crystalline substance having a sweet taste. 3. Compliment or flattery used to disguise or render acceptable something obnoxious; honeyed or soothing words. [Colloq.] {Acorn sugar}. See {Quercite}. {Cane sugar}, sugar made from the sugar cane; sucrose, or an isomeric sugar. See {Sucrose}. {Diabetes}, [or] {Diabetic}, {sugar} (Med. Chem.), a variety of sugar (probably grape sugar or dextrose) excreted in the urine in diabetes mellitus. {Fruit sugar}. See under {Fruit}, and {Fructose}. {Grape sugar}, a sirupy or white crystalline sugar (dextrose or glucose) found as a characteristic ingredient of ripe grapes, and also produced from many other sources. See {Dextrose}, and {Glucose}. {Invert sugar}. See under {Invert}. {Malt sugar}, a variety of sugar isomeric with sucrose, found in malt. See {Maltose}. {Manna sugar}, a substance found in manna, resembling, but distinct from, the sugars. See {Mannite}. {Milk sugar}, a variety of sugar characteristic of fresh milk, and isomeric with sucrose. See {Lactose}. {Muscle sugar}, a sweet white crystalline substance isomeric with, and formerly regarded to, the glucoses. It is found in the tissue of muscle, the heart, liver, etc. Called also {heart sugar}. See {Inosite}. {Pine sugar}. See {Pinite}. {Starch sugar} (Com. Chem.), a variety of dextrose made by the action of heat and acids on starch from corn, potatoes, etc.; -- called also {potato sugar}, {corn sugar}, and, inaccurately, {invert sugar}. See {Dextrose}, and {Glucose}. {Sugar barek}, one who refines sugar. {Sugar beet} (Bot.), a variety of beet ({Beta vulgaris}) with very large white roots, extensively grown, esp. in Europe, for the sugar obtained from them. {Sugar berry} (Bot.), the hackberry. {Sugar bird} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small South American singing birds of the genera {C[d2]reba}, {Dacnis}, and allied genera belonging to the family {C[d2]rebid[91]}. They are allied to the honey eaters. {Sugar bush}. See {Sugar orchard}. {Sugar camp}, a place in or near a sugar orchard, where maple sugar is made. {Sugar candian}, sugar candy. [Obs.] {Sugar candy}, sugar clarified and concreted or crystallized; candy made from sugar. {Sugar cane} (Bot.), a tall perennial grass ({Saccharum officinarium}), with thick short-jointed stems. It has been cultivated for ages as the principal source of sugar. {Sugar loaf}. (a) A loaf or mass of refined sugar, usually in the form of a truncated cone. (b) A hat shaped like a sugar loaf. Why, do not or know you, grannam, and that sugar loaf? --J. Webster. {Sugar maple} (Bot.), the rock maple ({Acer saccharinum}). See {Maple}. {Sugar mill}, a machine for pressing out the juice of the sugar cane, usually consisting of three or more rollers, between which the cane is passed. {Sugar mite}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A small mite ({Tyroglyphus sacchari}), often found in great numbers in unrefined sugar. (b) The lepisma. {Sugar of lead}. See {Sugar}, 2, above. {Sugar of milk}. See under {Milk}. {Sugar orchard}, a collection of maple trees selected and preserved for purpose of obtaining sugar from them; -- called also, sometimes, {sugar bush}. [U.S.] --Bartlett. {Sugar pine} (Bot.), an immense coniferous tree ({Pinus Lambertiana}) of California and Oregon, furnishing a soft and easily worked timber. The resinous exudation from the stumps, etc., has a sweetish taste, and has been used as a substitute for sugar. {Sugar squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), an Australian flying phalanger ({Belideus sciureus}), having a long bushy tail and a large parachute. It resembles a flying squirrel. See Illust. under {Phlanger}. {Sugar tongs}, small tongs, as of silver, used at table for taking lumps of sugar from a sugar bowl. {Sugar tree}. (Bot.) See {Sugar maple}, above. | |
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Menagogue \Men"a*gogue\, n. [F. m[82]nagogue, fr. Gr. [?] month + [?] leading.] (Med.) Emmenagogue. | |
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Meniscus \Me*nis"cus\, n.; pl. L. {Menisci} (-s[c6]), E. {Meniscuses}. [NL., from Gr. [?], dim. of mh`nh the moon.] 1. A crescent. 2. (Opt.) A lens convex on one side and concave on the other. 3. (Anat.) An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane; esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some parts of the vertebral column of birds. {Converging meniscus}, {Diverging meniscus}. See {Lens}. | |
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Meniscus \Me*nis"cus\, n.; pl. L. {Menisci} (-s[c6]), E. {Meniscuses}. [NL., from Gr. [?], dim. of mh`nh the moon.] 1. A crescent. 2. (Opt.) A lens convex on one side and concave on the other. 3. (Anat.) An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane; esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some parts of the vertebral column of birds. {Converging meniscus}, {Diverging meniscus}. See {Lens}. | |
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d8Mimosa \[d8]Mi*mo"sa\ (?; 277), n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] imitator. Cf. {Mime}.] (Bot.) A genus of leguminous plants, containing many species, and including the sensitive plants ({Mimosa sensitiva}, and {M. pudica}). Note: The term mimosa is also applied in commerce to several kinds bark imported from Australia, and used in tanning; -- called also {wattle bark}. --Tomlinson. | |
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Minaceous \Min`*a"ceous\, a. Of the color of minium or red lead; miniate. | |
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Minacious \Mi*na"cious\, a. [L. minax, -acis. See {Menace}.] Threatening; menacing. [R.] | |
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Minus \Mi"nus\, a. [L. See {Minor}, and cf. {Mis-} pref. from the French.] (Math.) Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minus quantity. {Minus sign} (Math.), the sign [-] denoting minus, or less, prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be subtracted. See {Negative sign}, under {Negative}. | |
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Monachism \Mon"a*chism\, n. [Cf. F. monachisme.] The system and influences of a monastic life; monasticism. | |
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Monk \Monk\, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] alone. Cf. {Monachism}.] 1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty. [bd]A monk out of his cloister.[b8] --Chaucer. Monks in some respects agree with regulars, as in the substantial vows of religion; but in other respects monks and regulars differ; for that regulars, vows excepted, are not tied up to so strict a rule of life as monks are. --Ayliffe. 2. (Print.) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed. It is distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink. 3. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine. 4. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A South American monkey ({Pithecia monachus}); also applied to other species, as {Cebus xanthocephalus}. (b) The European bullfinch. {Monk bat} (Zo[94]l.), a South American and West Indian bat ({Molossus nasutus}); -- so called because the males live in communities by themselves. {Monk bird}(Zo[94]l.), the friar bird. {Monk seal} (Zo[94]l.), a species of seal ({Monachus albiventer}) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic. {Monk's rhubarb} (Bot.), a kind of dock; -- also called {patience} ({Rumex Patientia}). | |
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Monecian \Mo*ne"cian\, Monecious \Mo*ne"cious\, a. (Bot.) See {Mon[d2]cian}, and {Mon[d2]cious}. | |
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Mongoose \Mon"goose\, Mongoos \Mon"goos\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A species of ichneumon ({Herpestes griseus}), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose ({Crossarchus fasciatus}). [Written also {mungoose}, {mungoos}, {mungous}.] | |
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Mongoose \Mon"goose\, Mongoos \Mon"goos\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A species of ichneumon ({Herpestes griseus}), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose ({Crossarchus fasciatus}). [Written also {mungoose}, {mungoos}, {mungous}.] | |
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Mongoose \Mon"goose\, n.; pl. {Mongooses}. [Tamil manegos.] A Madagascan lemur ({Lemur mongos}). | |
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Mongoose \Mon"goose\, n.; pl. {Mongooses}. [Tamil manegos.] A Madagascan lemur ({Lemur mongos}). | |
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Monkey \Mon"key\, n.; pl. {Monkeys}. [Cf. OIt. monicchio, It. monnino, dim. of monna an ape, also dame, mistress, contr. fr. madonna. See {Madonna}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs. (b) Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs. (c) Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons. Note: The monkeys are often divided into three groups: ({a}) {Catarrhines}, or {Simid[91]}. These have an oblong head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have no tail, as the apes. All these are natives of the Old World. ({b}) {Platyrhines}, or {Cebid[91]}. These have a round head, with a broad nasal septum, so that the nostrils are wide apart and directed downward. The tail is often prehensile, and the thumb is short and not opposable. These are natives of the New World. ({c}) {Strepsorhines}, or {Lemuroidea}. These have a pointed head with curved nostrils. They are natives of Southern Asia, Africa, and Madagascar. 2. A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child. This is the monkey's own giving out; she is persuaded I will marry her. --Shak. 3. The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging. 4. A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. {Monkey boat}. (Naut.) (a) A small boat used in docks. (b) A half-decked boat used on the River Thames. {Monkey block} (Naut.), a small single block strapped with a swivel. --R. H. Dana, Jr. {Monkey flower} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Mimulus}; -- so called from the appearance of its gaping corolla. --Gray. {Monkey gaff} (Naut.), a light gaff attached to the topmast for the better display of signals at sea. {Monkey jacket}, a short closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors. {Monkey rail} (Naut.), a second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship. {Monkey shine}, monkey trick. [Slang, U.S.] {Monkey trick}, a mischievous prank. --Saintsbury. {Monkey wheel}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}. {Monkey wrench}, a wrench or spanner having a movable jaw. | |
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Monkey \Mon"key\, n.; pl. {Monkeys}. [Cf. OIt. monicchio, It. monnino, dim. of monna an ape, also dame, mistress, contr. fr. madonna. See {Madonna}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs. (b) Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs. (c) Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons. Note: The monkeys are often divided into three groups: ({a}) {Catarrhines}, or {Simid[91]}. These have an oblong head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have no tail, as the apes. All these are natives of the Old World. ({b}) {Platyrhines}, or {Cebid[91]}. These have a round head, with a broad nasal septum, so that the nostrils are wide apart and directed downward. The tail is often prehensile, and the thumb is short and not opposable. These are natives of the New World. ({c}) {Strepsorhines}, or {Lemuroidea}. These have a pointed head with curved nostrils. They are natives of Southern Asia, Africa, and Madagascar. 2. A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child. This is the monkey's own giving out; she is persuaded I will marry her. --Shak. 3. The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging. 4. A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. {Monkey boat}. (Naut.) (a) A small boat used in docks. (b) A half-decked boat used on the River Thames. {Monkey block} (Naut.), a small single block strapped with a swivel. --R. H. Dana, Jr. {Monkey flower} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Mimulus}; -- so called from the appearance of its gaping corolla. --Gray. {Monkey gaff} (Naut.), a light gaff attached to the topmast for the better display of signals at sea. {Monkey jacket}, a short closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors. {Monkey rail} (Naut.), a second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship. {Monkey shine}, monkey trick. [Slang, U.S.] {Monkey trick}, a mischievous prank. --Saintsbury. {Monkey wheel}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}. {Monkey wrench}, a wrench or spanner having a movable jaw. | |
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Monkey \Mon"key\, n.; pl. {Monkeys}. [Cf. OIt. monicchio, It. monnino, dim. of monna an ape, also dame, mistress, contr. fr. madonna. See {Madonna}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs. (b) Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs. (c) Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons. Note: The monkeys are often divided into three groups: ({a}) {Catarrhines}, or {Simid[91]}. These have an oblong head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have no tail, as the apes. All these are natives of the Old World. ({b}) {Platyrhines}, or {Cebid[91]}. These have a round head, with a broad nasal septum, so that the nostrils are wide apart and directed downward. The tail is often prehensile, and the thumb is short and not opposable. These are natives of the New World. ({c}) {Strepsorhines}, or {Lemuroidea}. These have a pointed head with curved nostrils. They are natives of Southern Asia, Africa, and Madagascar. 2. A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child. This is the monkey's own giving out; she is persuaded I will marry her. --Shak. 3. The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging. 4. A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. {Monkey boat}. (Naut.) (a) A small boat used in docks. (b) A half-decked boat used on the River Thames. {Monkey block} (Naut.), a small single block strapped with a swivel. --R. H. Dana, Jr. {Monkey flower} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Mimulus}; -- so called from the appearance of its gaping corolla. --Gray. {Monkey gaff} (Naut.), a light gaff attached to the topmast for the better display of signals at sea. {Monkey jacket}, a short closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors. {Monkey rail} (Naut.), a second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship. {Monkey shine}, monkey trick. [Slang, U.S.] {Monkey trick}, a mischievous prank. --Saintsbury. {Monkey wheel}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}. {Monkey wrench}, a wrench or spanner having a movable jaw. | |
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Monkey-cup \Mon"key-cup`\, n. (Bot.) See {Nepenthes}. | |
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Monkey \Mon"key\, n.; pl. {Monkeys}. [Cf. OIt. monicchio, It. monnino, dim. of monna an ape, also dame, mistress, contr. fr. madonna. See {Madonna}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs. (b) Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs. (c) Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons. Note: The monkeys are often divided into three groups: ({a}) {Catarrhines}, or {Simid[91]}. These have an oblong head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have no tail, as the apes. All these are natives of the Old World. ({b}) {Platyrhines}, or {Cebid[91]}. These have a round head, with a broad nasal septum, so that the nostrils are wide apart and directed downward. The tail is often prehensile, and the thumb is short and not opposable. These are natives of the New World. ({c}) {Strepsorhines}, or {Lemuroidea}. These have a pointed head with curved nostrils. They are natives of Southern Asia, Africa, and Madagascar. 2. A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child. This is the monkey's own giving out; she is persuaded I will marry her. --Shak. 3. The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging. 4. A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. {Monkey boat}. (Naut.) (a) A small boat used in docks. (b) A half-decked boat used on the River Thames. {Monkey block} (Naut.), a small single block strapped with a swivel. --R. H. Dana, Jr. {Monkey flower} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Mimulus}; -- so called from the appearance of its gaping corolla. --Gray. {Monkey gaff} (Naut.), a light gaff attached to the topmast for the better display of signals at sea. {Monkey jacket}, a short closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors. {Monkey rail} (Naut.), a second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship. {Monkey shine}, monkey trick. [Slang, U.S.] {Monkey trick}, a mischievous prank. --Saintsbury. {Monkey wheel}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}. {Monkey wrench}, a wrench or spanner having a movable jaw. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monkey's puzzle \Mon"key's puz"zle\ (Bot.) A lofty coniferous Chilian tree ({Araucaria imbricata}), the branches of which are so crowded and intertwisted [bd]as to puzzle a monkey to climb.[b8] The edible nuts are over an inch long, and are called pi[a4]on by the Chilians. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monkish \Monk"ish\, a. Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as, monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude. -- {Monk"ish*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monkish \Monk"ish\, a. Like a monk, or pertaining to monks; monastic; as, monkish manners; monkish dress; monkish solitude. -- {Monk"ish*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monocystic \Mon`o*cys"tic\, a. [See {Mono-}, and {Cyst}.] (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to a division ({Monocystidea}) of Gregarinida, in which the body consists of one sac. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monocystic \Mon`o*cys"tic\, a. [See {Mono-}, and {Cyst}.] (Zo[94]l.) Of or pertaining to a division ({Monocystidea}) of Gregarinida, in which the body consists of one sac. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monogastric \Mon`o*gas"tric\, a. [Mono- + Gr. [?] belly.] Having but a single stomach. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monoicous \Mo*noi"cous\, a. (Bot.) Mon[d2]cious. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monoousian \Mon`o*ou"si*an\, Monoousious \Mon`o*ou"si*ous\, a. [Mono- + Gr. [?] being, substance, essence.] (Theil.) Having but one and the same nature or essence. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monosaccharide \Mon`o*sac"cha*ride\, n. Also -rid \-rid\ . [Mono- + saccharide.] (Chem.) A simple sugar; any of a number of sugars (including the trioses, tetroses, pentoses, hexoses, etc.), not decomposable into simpler sugars by hydrolysis. Specif., as used by some, a hexose. The monosaccharides are all open-chain compounds containing hydroxyl groups and either an aldehyde group or a ketone group. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Monozoa \[d8]Mon`o*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?] single + [?] an animal.] (Zo[94]l.) A division of Radiolaria; -- called also {Monocyttaria}. -- {Mon`o*zo"ic}, a. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Monsignore \[d8]Mon`si*gno"re\, n.; pl. {Monsignors}. [It., my lord. Cf. {Monseigneur}.] My lord; -- an ecclesiastical dignity bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and domestic rank at the papal court. (Abbrev. Mgr.) | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Age \Age\ ([amac]j), n. [OF. aage, eage, F. [83]ge, fr. L. aetas through a supposed LL. aetaticum. L. aetas is contracted fr. aevitas, fr. aevum lifetime, age; akin to E. aye ever. Cf. {Each}.] 1. The whole duration of a being, whether animal, vegetable, or other kind; lifetime. Mine age is as nothing before thee. --Ps. xxxix. 5. 2. That part of the duration of a being or a thing which is between its beginning and any given time; as, what is the present age of a man, or of the earth? 3. The latter part of life; an advanced period of life; seniority; state of being old. Nor wrong mine age with this indignity. --Shak. 4. One of the stages of life; as, the age of infancy, of youth, etc. --Shak. 5. Mature age; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities; as, to come of age; he (or she) is of age. --Abbott. Note: In the United States, both males and females are of age when twenty-one years old. 6. The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested; as, the age of consent; the age of discretion. --Abbott. 7. A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others; as, the golden age, the age of Pericles. [bd]The spirit of the age.[b8] --Prescott. Truth, in some age or other, will find her witness. --Milton. Note: Archeological ages are designated as three: The Stone age (the early and the later stone age, called paleolithic and neolithic), the Bronze age, and the Iron age. During the Age of Stone man is supposed to have employed stone for weapons and implements. See {Augustan}, {Brazen}, {Golden}, {Heroic}, {Middle}. 8. A great period in the history of the Earth. Note: The geologic ages are as follows: 1. The Arch[91]an, including the time when was no life and the time of the earliest and simplest forms of life. 2. The age of Invertebrates, or the Silurian, when the life on the globe consisted distinctively of invertebrates. 3. The age of Fishes, or the Devonian, when fishes were the dominant race. 4. The age of Coal Plants, or Acrogens, or the Carboniferous age. 5. The Mesozoic or Secondary age, or age of Reptiles, when reptiles prevailed in great numbers and of vast size. 6. The Tertiary age, or age of Mammals, when the mammalia, or quadrupeds, abounded, and were the dominant race. 7. The Quaternary age, or age of Man, or the modern era. --Dana. 9. A century; the period of one hundred years. Fleury . . . apologizes for these five ages. --Hallam. 10. The people who live at a particular period; hence, a generation. [bd]Ages yet unborn.[b8] --Pope. The way which the age follows. --J. H. Newman. Lo! where the stage, the poor, degraded stage, Holds its warped mirror to a gaping age. --C. Sprague. 11. A long time. [Colloq.] [bd]He made minutes an age.[b8] --Tennyson. {Age of a tide}, the time from the origin of a tide in the South Pacific Ocean to its arrival at a given place. {Moon's age}, the time that has elapsed since the last preceding conjunction of the sun and moon. Note: Age is used to form the first part of many compounds; as, agelasting, age-adorning, age-worn, age-enfeebled, agelong. Syn: Time; period; generation; date; era; epoch. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mummichog \Mum"mi*chog\, n. [Amer. Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus {Fundulus}, and of allied genera; the killifishes; -- called also {minnow}. [Written also {mummychog}, {mummachog}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Minnow \Min"now\, n. [OE. menow, cf. AS. myne; also OE. menuse, OF. menuise small fish; akin to E. minish, minute.] [Written also {minow}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish ({Phoxinus l[91]vis}, formerly {Leuciscus phoxinus}); sometimes applied also to the young of larger kinds; -- called also {minim} and {minny}. The name is also applied to several allied American species, of the genera {Phoxinus}, {Notropis}, or {Minnilus}, and {Rhinichthys}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any of numerous small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus {Fundulus}, and related genera. They live both in fresh and in salt water. Called also {killifish}, {minny}, and {mummichog}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mummichog \Mum"mi*chog\, n. [Amer. Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus {Fundulus}, and of allied genera; the killifishes; -- called also {minnow}. [Written also {mummychog}, {mummachog}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Minnow \Min"now\, n. [OE. menow, cf. AS. myne; also OE. menuse, OF. menuise small fish; akin to E. minish, minute.] [Written also {minow}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A small European fresh-water cyprinoid fish ({Phoxinus l[91]vis}, formerly {Leuciscus phoxinus}); sometimes applied also to the young of larger kinds; -- called also {minim} and {minny}. The name is also applied to several allied American species, of the genera {Phoxinus}, {Notropis}, or {Minnilus}, and {Rhinichthys}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any of numerous small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus {Fundulus}, and related genera. They live both in fresh and in salt water. Called also {killifish}, {minny}, and {mummichog}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mummichog \Mum"mi*chog\, n. [Amer. Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus {Fundulus}, and of allied genera; the killifishes; -- called also {minnow}. [Written also {mummychog}, {mummachog}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mummichog \Mum"mi*chog\, n. [Amer. Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus {Fundulus}, and of allied genera; the killifishes; -- called also {minnow}. [Written also {mummychog}, {mummachog}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mummychog \Mum"my*chog\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mummichog}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mummichog \Mum"mi*chog\, n. [Amer. Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of small American cyprinodont fishes of the genus {Fundulus}, and of allied genera; the killifishes; -- called also {minnow}. [Written also {mummychog}, {mummachog}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mummychog \Mum"my*chog\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mummichog}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Munchausenism \Mun*chau"sen*ism\, n. [So called in allusion to Baron Munchausen's extravagant tales of travel.] An extravagant fiction embodying an account of some marvelous exploit or adventure. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mongoose \Mon"goose\, Mongoos \Mon"goos\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A species of ichneumon ({Herpestes griseus}), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose ({Crossarchus fasciatus}). [Written also {mungoose}, {mungoos}, {mungous}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mungoose \Mun"goose\, Mungoos \Mun"goos\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mongoose}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mongoose \Mon"goose\, Mongoos \Mon"goos\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A species of ichneumon ({Herpestes griseus}), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose ({Crossarchus fasciatus}). [Written also {mungoose}, {mungoos}, {mungous}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mungoose \Mun"goose\, Mungoos \Mun"goos\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mongoose}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mongoose \Mon"goose\, Mongoos \Mon"goos\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A species of ichneumon ({Herpestes griseus}), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose ({Crossarchus fasciatus}). [Written also {mungoose}, {mungoos}, {mungous}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mungoose \Mun"goose\, Mungoos \Mun"goos\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mongoose}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mongoose \Mon"goose\, Mongoos \Mon"goos\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A species of ichneumon ({Herpestes griseus}), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose ({Crossarchus fasciatus}). [Written also {mungoose}, {mungoos}, {mungous}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mungoose \Mun"goose\, Mungoos \Mun"goos\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Mongoose}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mongoose \Mon"goose\, Mongoos \Mon"goos\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A species of ichneumon ({Herpestes griseus}), native of India. Applied also to other allied species, as the African banded mongoose ({Crossarchus fasciatus}). [Written also {mungoose}, {mungoos}, {mungous}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Munjistin \Mun"jis*tin\, n. (Chem.) An orange-red coloring substance resembling alizarin, found in the root of an East Indian species of madder ({Rubia munjista}). | |
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Manassas, GA (city, FIPS 49504) Location: 32.16390 N, 82.02150 W Population (1990): 123 (52 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30438 Manassas, VA (city, FIPS 683) Location: 38.74740 N, 77.48537 W Population (1990): 27957 (10232 housing units) Area: 25.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Manassas, VA (city, FIPS 48952) Location: 38.74740 N, 77.48537 W Population (1990): 27957 (10232 housing units) Area: 25.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 22110 | |
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Manassas Park, VA (city, FIPS 685) Location: 38.77327 N, 77.45206 W Population (1990): 6734 (2252 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Manassas Park, VA (city, FIPS 48968) Location: 38.77327 N, 77.45206 W Population (1990): 6734 (2252 housing units) Area: 4.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 22111 | |
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Manchaca, TX Zip code(s): 78652 | |
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Manchester, CA Zip code(s): 95459 Manchester, CT Zip code(s): 06040 Manchester, GA (city, FIPS 49532) Location: 32.85460 N, 84.61653 W Population (1990): 4104 (1768 housing units) Area: 14.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31816 Manchester, IA (city, FIPS 48810) Location: 42.48517 N, 91.45581 W Population (1990): 5137 (2102 housing units) Area: 10.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52057 Manchester, IL (village, FIPS 46331) Location: 39.54222 N, 90.33037 W Population (1990): 347 (148 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Manchester, KS (city, FIPS 44225) Location: 39.09165 N, 97.32043 W Population (1990): 80 (42 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67463 Manchester, KY (city, FIPS 49656) Location: 37.15250 N, 83.76806 W Population (1990): 1634 (752 housing units) Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Manchester, MA Zip code(s): 01944 Manchester, MD (town, FIPS 49950) Location: 39.65849 N, 76.89075 W Population (1990): 2810 (1039 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 21102 Manchester, ME Zip code(s): 04351 Manchester, MI (village, FIPS 50660) Location: 42.14895 N, 84.03549 W Population (1990): 1753 (675 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 48158 Manchester, MN (city, FIPS 39716) Location: 43.72495 N, 93.45064 W Population (1990): 69 (33 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56064 Manchester, MO (city, FIPS 45668) Location: 38.59255 N, 90.51482 W Population (1990): 6542 (2329 housing units) Area: 5.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63011 Manchester, NH (city, FIPS 45140) Location: 42.98360 N, 71.44490 W Population (1990): 99567 (44361 housing units) Area: 85.5 sq km (land), 4.9 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 03101, 03102, 03103, 03104, 03109 Manchester, NY (village, FIPS 44853) Location: 42.96861 N, 77.23163 W Population (1990): 1598 (708 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 14504 Manchester, OH (village, FIPS 47012) Location: 38.69140 N, 83.60521 W Population (1990): 2223 (1024 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45144 Manchester, OK (town, FIPS 46000) Location: 36.99443 N, 98.03504 W Population (1990): 106 (57 housing units) Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73758 Manchester, PA (borough, FIPS 46864) Location: 40.06127 N, 76.72033 W Population (1990): 1830 (772 housing units) Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17345 Manchester, TN (city, FIPS 45500) Location: 35.46859 N, 86.08078 W Population (1990): 7709 (3330 housing units) Area: 28.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37355 Manchester, VT (village, FIPS 42700) Location: 43.16200 N, 73.07200 W Population (1990): 561 (487 housing units) Area: 9.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Manchester, WA (CDP, FIPS 42450) Location: 47.55213 N, 122.54173 W Population (1990): 4031 (1488 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 7.9 sq km (water) | |
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Manchester Cente, VT Zip code(s): 05255 | |
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Manchester Center, VT (CDP, FIPS 42925) Location: 43.17781 N, 73.04352 W Population (1990): 1574 (959 housing units) Area: 9.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Mancos, CO (town, FIPS 48115) Location: 37.34647 N, 108.29337 W Population (1990): 842 (395 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81328 | |
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Mingo County, WV (county, FIPS 59) Location: 37.72849 N, 82.13577 W Population (1990): 33739 (13087 housing units) Area: 1094.6 sq km (land), 2.7 sq km (water) | |
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
monkey, scratch n. See {scratch monkey}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
munchkin /muhnch'kin/ n. [from the squeaky-voiced little people in L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz"] A teenage-or-younger micro enthusiast hacking BASIC or something else equally constricted. A term of mild derision -- munchkins are annoying but some grow up to be hackers after passing through a {larval stage}. The term {urchin} is also used. See also {wannabee}, {bitty box}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Manchester Autocode ["The Programming Strategy Used with the Manchester University Mark I Computer", R.A. Brooker, Proc IEE 103B Suppl:151-157, 1956]. (2000-10-02) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Manchester encoding enables the receiver to easily synchronise with the sender. A simple way of signalling bits might be to transmit a high voltage for some period for a 1-bit and a low voltage for a 0 bit: Bits Sent: 1 1 0 0 Signal: High ___________ Low |___________ Time: -> . . . . . However, when several identical bits are sent in succession, this provides no information to the receiver about when each bit starts and stops. Manchester encoding splits each bit period into two, and ensures that there is always a transition between the signal levels in the middle of each bit. This allows the receiver to synchronise with the sender. In normal Manchester encoding, a 1-bit is transmitted with a high voltage in the first period, and a low voltage in the second, and vice verse for the 0 bit: Bits Sent: 1 1 0 0 Signal: High __ __ __ __ Low |__| |_____| |__| Time: -> . ' . ' . ' . ' . In Differential Manchester encoding, a 1-bit is indicated by making the first half of the signal equal to the last half of the previous bit's signal and a 0-bit is indicated by making the first half of the signal opposite to the last half of the previous bit's signal. That is, a zero bit is indicated by a transition at the beginning of the bit. Like normal Manchester encoding, there is always a transition in the middle of the transmission of the bit. Differential Manchester Encoding Bits Sent: 1 1 0 0 Signal: High ____ __ __ __ Low |_____| |__| |__| Time: -> . ' . ' . ' . ' . With each bit period half as long, twice as much {bandwidth} is required when using either of the Manchester encoding schemes. (1995-11-23) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
monkey, scratch {scratch monkey} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
monkey sort {bogo-sort} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
munchkin /muhnch'kin/ [Squeaky-voiced little people in L. Frank Baum's "The Wizard of Oz"] A teenage-or-younger micro enthusiast hacking BASIC or something else equally constricted. A term of mild derision - munchkins are annoying but some grow up to be hackers after passing through a {larval stage}. The term {urchin} is also used. See also {wannabee}, {bitty box}. [{Jargon File}] |