English Dictionary: mailboat | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mail \Mail\, n. [OE. male bag, OF. male, F. malle bag, trunk, mail, OHG. malaha, malha, wallet; akin to D. maal, male; cf. Gael. & Ir. mala, Gr. [?] hide, skin.] 1. A bag; a wallet. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. The bag or bags with the letters, papers, papers, or other matter contained therein, conveyed under public authority from one post office to another; the whole system of appliances used by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail matter. There is a mail come in to-day, with letters dated Hague. --Tatler. 3. That which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office. 4. A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried. [Obs.] --Sir W. Scott. {Mail bag}, a bag in which mailed matter is conveyed under public authority. {Mail boat}, a boat that carries the mail. {Mail catcher}, an iron rod, or other contrivance, attached to a railroad car for catching a mail bag while the train is in motion. {Mail guard}, an officer whose duty it is to guard the public mails. [Eng.] {Mail train}, a railroad train carrying the mail. | |
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Meal \Meal\, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G. mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mj[94]l, SW. mj[94]l, Dan. meel, also to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan, Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my`lh mill, and E. mill. [root]108. Cf. {Mill}, {Mold} soil, {Mole} an animal, {Immolate}, {Molar}.] 1. Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse. 2. Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but not granulated. {Meal beetle} (Zo[94]l.), the adult of the meal worm. See {Meal worm}, below. {Meal moth} (Zo[94]l.), a lepidopterous insect ({Asopia farinalis}), the larv[91] of which feed upon meal, flour, etc. {Meal worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a beetle ({Tenebrio molitor}) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and is very injurious to flour and meal. | |
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Milleped \Mil"le*ped\ (m[icr]l"l[esl]*p[ecr]d[icr]), n. [L. millepeda; mille a thousand + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. mille-pieds.] (Zo[94]l.) A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the galleyworm. [Written also {millipede} and {milliped}.] | |
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Milleped \Mil"le*ped\ (m[icr]l"l[esl]*p[ecr]d[icr]), n. [L. millepeda; mille a thousand + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. mille-pieds.] (Zo[94]l.) A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the galleyworm. [Written also {millipede} and {milliped}.] | |
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Milliped \Mil"li*ped\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The same {Milleped}. | |
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Milleped \Mil"le*ped\ (m[icr]l"l[esl]*p[ecr]d[icr]), n. [L. millepeda; mille a thousand + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. mille-pieds.] (Zo[94]l.) A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the galleyworm. [Written also {millipede} and {milliped}.] | |
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Milliped \Mil"li*ped\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The same {Milleped}. | |
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Milleped \Mil"le*ped\ (m[icr]l"l[esl]*p[ecr]d[icr]), n. [L. millepeda; mille a thousand + pes, pedis, foot: cf. F. mille-pieds.] (Zo[94]l.) A myriapod with many legs, esp. a chilognath, as the galleyworm. [Written also {millipede} and {milliped}.] | |
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Molebut \Mole"but\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The sunfish ({Orthagoriscus}, or {Mola}). [Written also {molebat}.] | |
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Molebut \Mole"but\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The sunfish ({Orthagoriscus}, or {Mola}). [Written also {molebat}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mollify \Mol"li*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mollified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mollifying}.] [F. mollifier, L. mollificare; mollis soft + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Enmollient}, {Moil}, v. t., and {-fy}.] 1. To soften; to make tender; to reduce the hardness, harshness, or asperity of; to qualify; as, to mollify the ground. With sweet science mollified their stubborn hearts. --Spenser. 2. To assuage, as pain or irritation, to appease, as excited feeling or passion; to pacify; to calm. | |
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Molybdate \Mo*lyb"date\, n. (Chem.) A salt of molybdic acid. | |
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Molybdena \Mol`yb*de"na\, n. [L. molybdaena galena, Gr. [?], fr. [?] lead.] (Min.) See {Molybdenite}. | |
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Molybdenite \Mo*lyb"de*nite\, n. [Cf. F. molybd[82]nite. See {Molybdena}.] (Min.) A mineral occurring in soft, lead-gray, foliated masses or scales, resembling graphite; sulphide of molybdenum. | |
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Molybdenous \Mo*lyb"de*nous\, a. (Chem.) See {Molybdous}. | |
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Molybdenum \Mol`yb*de"num\, n. [NL.: cf. F. molybd[8a]ne. See {Molybdena}.] (Chem.) A rare element of the chromium group, occurring in nature in the minerals molybdenite and wulfenite, and when reduced obtained as a hard, silver-white, difficulty fusible metal. Symbol Mo. Atomic weight 95.9. | |
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Molybdic \Mo*lyb"dic\, a. [Cf. F. molybdique. See {molybdena}.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which the element has a higher valence, as contrasted with molybdous compounds; as, molybdic oxide. | |
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Molybdite \Mo*lyb"dite\, n. (Min.) Molybdic ocher. | |
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Molybdous \Mo*lyb"dous\, a. [See {Molybdena}.] Of, pertaining to, or containing, molybdenum; specif., designating those compounds in which molybdenum has a lower valence as contrasted with molybdic compounds. | |
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Ray \Ray\, n. [F. raie, L. raia. Cf. {Roach}.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any one of numerous elasmobranch fishes of the order Rai[91], including the skates, torpedoes, sawfishes, etc. (b) In a restricted sense, any of the broad, flat, narrow-tailed species, as the skates and sting rays. See {Skate}. {Bishop ray}, a yellow-spotted, long-tailed eagle ray ({Stoasodon n[85]rinari}) of the Southern United States and the West Indies. {Butterfly ray}, a short-tailed American sting ray ({Pteroplatea Maclura}), having very broad pectoral fins. {Devil ray}. See {Sea Devil}. {Eagle ray}, any large ray of the family {Myliobatid[91]}, or {[92]tobatid[91]}. The common European species ({Myliobatis aquila}) is called also {whip ray}, and {miller}. {Electric ray}, or {Cramp ray}, a torpedo. {Starry ray}, a common European skate ({Raia radiata}). {Sting ray}, any one of numerous species of rays of the family {Trygonid[91]} having one or more large, sharp, barbed dorsal spines on the whiplike tail. Called also {stingaree}. | |
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Batfish \Bat"fish`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A name given to several species of fishes: (a) The Malthe vespertilio of the Atlantic coast. (b) The flying gurnard of the Atlantic ({Cephalacanthus spinarella}). (c) The California batfish or sting ray ({Myliobatis Californicus}.) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Melbeta, NE (village, FIPS 31570) Location: 41.78202 N, 103.51679 W Population (1990): 116 (61 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Milpitas, CA (city, FIPS 47766) Location: 37.43460 N, 121.89195 W Population (1990): 50686 (14465 housing units) Area: 35.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95035 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
mail path {source route} | |
From The Elements (22Oct97) [elements]: | |
molybdenum Symbol: Mo Atomic number: 42 Atomic weight: 95.94 Silvery-white, hard metallic transition element. It is chemically unreactive and is not affected by most acids. It oxidizes at high temperatures. There are seven natural isotopes, and four radioisotopes, Mo-93 being the most stable with a half-life of 3500 years. Molybdenum is used in almost all high-strength steels, it has nuclear applications, and is a catalyst in petroleum refining. Discovered in 1778 by Carl Welhelm Scheele of Sweden. Impure metal was prepared in 1782 by Peter Jacob Hjelm. The name comes from the Greek word molybdos which means lead. Trace amounts of molybdenum are required for all known forms of life. All molybdenum compounds should be considered highly toxic, and will also cause severe birth defects. |