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Marble \Mar"ble\, a. 1. Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper. 2. Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart. | |
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Marble \Mar"ble\, n. [OE. marbel, marbre, F. marbre, L. marmor, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to sparkle, flash. Cf. {Marmoreal}.] 1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd antique marble, and less properly to polished porphyry, granite, etc. Note: {Breccia marble} consists of limestone fragments cemented together. {Ruin marble}, when polished, shows forms resembling ruins, due to disseminated iron oxide. {Shell marble} contains fossil shells. {Statuary marble} is a pure, white, fine-grained kind, including Parian (from Paros) and Carrara marble. If coarsely granular it is called saccharoidal. 2. A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection of such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian marbles; the Elgin marbles. 3. A little ball of marble, or of some other hard substance, used as a plaything by children; or, in the plural, a child's game played with marbles. Note: Marble is also much used in self-explaining compounds; when used figuratively in compounds it commonly means, hard, cold, destitute of compassion or feeling; as, marble-breasted, marble-faced, marble-hearted. | |
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Marble \Mar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marbling}.] [Cf. F. marbrer. See {Marble}, n.] To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper. | |
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Limestone \Lime"stone`\ (l[imac]m"st[omac]n`), n. A rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime. It sometimes contains also magnesium carbonate, and is then called magnesian or {dolomitic limestone}. Crystalline limestone is called {marble}. | |
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Marble \Mar"ble\, a. 1. Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper. 2. Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart. | |
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Marble \Mar"ble\, n. [OE. marbel, marbre, F. marbre, L. marmor, fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to sparkle, flash. Cf. {Marmoreal}.] 1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd antique marble, and less properly to polished porphyry, granite, etc. Note: {Breccia marble} consists of limestone fragments cemented together. {Ruin marble}, when polished, shows forms resembling ruins, due to disseminated iron oxide. {Shell marble} contains fossil shells. {Statuary marble} is a pure, white, fine-grained kind, including Parian (from Paros) and Carrara marble. If coarsely granular it is called saccharoidal. 2. A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection of such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian marbles; the Elgin marbles. 3. A little ball of marble, or of some other hard substance, used as a plaything by children; or, in the plural, a child's game played with marbles. Note: Marble is also much used in self-explaining compounds; when used figuratively in compounds it commonly means, hard, cold, destitute of compassion or feeling; as, marble-breasted, marble-faced, marble-hearted. | |
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Marble \Mar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marbling}.] [Cf. F. marbrer. See {Marble}, n.] To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper. | |
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Limestone \Lime"stone`\ (l[imac]m"st[omac]n`), n. A rock consisting chiefly of calcium carbonate or carbonate of lime. It sometimes contains also magnesium carbonate, and is then called magnesian or {dolomitic limestone}. Crystalline limestone is called {marble}. | |
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Marble \Mar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marbling}.] [Cf. F. marbrer. See {Marble}, n.] To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper. | |
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Marbled \Mar"bled\, a. 1. Made of, or faced with, marble. [Obs.] [bd]The {marbled} mansion.[b8] --Shak. 2. Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble. [bd]Marbled paper.[b8] --Boyle. 3. (zo[94]l.) Varied with irregular markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and streaks. | |
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Seal \Seal\ (s[emac]l), n. [OE. sele, AS. seolh; akin to OHG. selah, Dan. s[91]l, Sw. sj[84]l, Icel. selr.] (Zo[94]l.) Any aquatic carnivorous mammal of the families {Phocid[91]} and {Otariid[91]}. Note: Seals inhabit seacoasts, and are found principally in the higher latitudes of both hemispheres. There are numerous species, bearing such popular names as {sea lion}, {sea leopard}, {sea bear}, or {ursine seal}, {fur seal}, and {sea elephant}. The bearded seal ({Erignathus barbatus}), the hooded seal ({Cystophora crustata}), and the ringed seal ({Phoca f[d2]tida}), are northern species. See also {Eared seal}, {Harp seal}, and {Fur seal}, under {Eared}, {Harp}, {Monk}, and {Fur}. Seals are much hunted for their skins and fur, and also for their oil, which in some species is very abundant. {Harbor seal} (Zo[94]l.), the common seal ({Phoca vitulina}). It inhabits both the North Atlantic and the North Pacific Ocean, and often ascends rivers; -- called also {marbled seal}, {native seal}, {river seal}, {bay seal}, {land seal}, {sea calf}, {sea cat}, {sea dog}, {dotard}, {ranger}, {selchie}, {tangfish}. | |
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Marble-edged \Mar"ble-edged`\, a. Having the edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble, as a book. | |
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Marbleize \Mar"ble*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marbleized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marbleizing}.] To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or iron. | |
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Marbleize \Mar"ble*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marbleized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marbleizing}.] To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or iron. | |
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Marbleize \Mar"ble*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marbleized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marbleizing}.] To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or iron. | |
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Marbler \Mar"bler\, n. 1. One who works upon marble or other stone. [R.] --Fuller. 2. One who colors or stains in imitation of marble. | |
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Marbling \Mar"bling\, n. 1. The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble. 2. An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance. 3. pl. (Zo[94]l.) Distinct markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and insects. | |
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Marble \Mar"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marbling}.] [Cf. F. marbrer. See {Marble}, n.] To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper. | |
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Marbly \Mar"bly\, a. Containing, or resembling, marble. | |
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Marplot \Mar"plot`\, n. One who, by his officious [?]nterference, mars or frustrates a design or plot. | |
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Marriable \Mar"ri*a*ble\, a. [Cf. F. mariable.] Marriageable. [R.] --Coleridge. | |
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Marvel \Mar"vel\, n. [OE. mervaile, F. merveille, fr. L. mirabilia wonderful things, pl., fr. mirabilis wonderful, fr. mirari to wonder or marvel at. See {Admire}, {Smile}, and cf. {Miracle}.] 1. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle. I will do marvels such as have not been done. --Ex. xxxiv. 10. Nature's sweet marvel undefiled. --Emerson. 2. Wonder. [R.] [bd]Use lessens marvel.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. {Marvel of Peru}. (Bot.) See {Four-o'clock}. | |
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Marvel \Mar"vel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Marveled}or {Marvelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marveling} or {Marvelling}.] [OE. merveilen, OF. merveillier.] To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder. Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. --1 john iii. 13. | |
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Marvel \Mar"vel\, v. t. 1. To marvel at. [Obs.] --Wyclif. 2. To cause to marvel, or be surprised; -- used impersonally. [Obs.] But much now me marveleth. --Rich. the Redeless. | |
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Marvel \Mar"vel\, n. [OE. mervaile, F. merveille, fr. L. mirabilia wonderful things, pl., fr. mirabilis wonderful, fr. mirari to wonder or marvel at. See {Admire}, {Smile}, and cf. {Miracle}.] 1. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle. I will do marvels such as have not been done. --Ex. xxxiv. 10. Nature's sweet marvel undefiled. --Emerson. 2. Wonder. [R.] [bd]Use lessens marvel.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. {Marvel of Peru}. (Bot.) See {Four-o'clock}. | |
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Four-o'clock \Four"-o'clock`\, n. 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Mirabilis}. There are about half a dozen species, natives of the warmer parts of America. The common four-o'clock is {M. Jalapa}. Its flowers are white, yellow, and red, and open toward sunset, or earlier in cloudy weather; hence the name. It is also called {marvel of Peru}, and {afternoon lady}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The friar bird; -- so called from its cry, which resembles these words. | |
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Marvel \Mar"vel\, n. [OE. mervaile, F. merveille, fr. L. mirabilia wonderful things, pl., fr. mirabilis wonderful, fr. mirari to wonder or marvel at. See {Admire}, {Smile}, and cf. {Miracle}.] 1. That which causes wonder; a prodigy; a miracle. I will do marvels such as have not been done. --Ex. xxxiv. 10. Nature's sweet marvel undefiled. --Emerson. 2. Wonder. [R.] [bd]Use lessens marvel.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. {Marvel of Peru}. (Bot.) See {Four-o'clock}. | |
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Four-o'clock \Four"-o'clock`\, n. 1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Mirabilis}. There are about half a dozen species, natives of the warmer parts of America. The common four-o'clock is {M. Jalapa}. Its flowers are white, yellow, and red, and open toward sunset, or earlier in cloudy weather; hence the name. It is also called {marvel of Peru}, and {afternoon lady}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The friar bird; -- so called from its cry, which resembles these words. | |
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Marvel \Mar"vel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Marveled}or {Marvelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marveling} or {Marvelling}.] [OE. merveilen, OF. merveillier.] To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder. Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. --1 john iii. 13. | |
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Marvel \Mar"vel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Marveled}or {Marvelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marveling} or {Marvelling}.] [OE. merveilen, OF. merveillier.] To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder. Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. --1 john iii. 13. | |
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Marvel \Mar"vel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Marveled}or {Marvelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marveling} or {Marvelling}.] [OE. merveilen, OF. merveillier.] To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder. Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. --1 john iii. 13. | |
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Marvel \Mar"vel\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Marveled}or {Marvelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marveling} or {Marvelling}.] [OE. merveilen, OF. merveillier.] To be struck with surprise, astonishment, or wonder; to wonder. Marvel not, my brethren, if the world hate you. --1 john iii. 13. | |
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Marvelous \Mar"vel*ous\, a. [OE. merveillous, OF. merveillos, F. Merveilleux. See {Marvel}, n.] [Written also {marvellous}.] 1. Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful. This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. --Ps. cxiii. 23. 2. Partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural power; incredible. The marvelous fable includes whatever is supernatural, and especially the machines of the gods. --Pope. {The marvelous}, that which exceeds natural power, or is preternatural; that which is wonderful; -- opposed to {the probable}. Syn: Wonderful; astonishing; surprising; strange; improbable; incredible. Usage: {Marvelous}, {Wonderful}. We speak of a thing as wonderful when it awakens our surprise and admiration; as marvelous when it is so much out of the ordinary course of things as to seem nearly or quite incredible. | |
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Marvelous \Mar"vel*ous\, a. [OE. merveillous, OF. merveillos, F. Merveilleux. See {Marvel}, n.] [Written also {marvellous}.] 1. Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful. This is the Lord's doing; it is marvelous in our eyes. --Ps. cxiii. 23. 2. Partaking of the character of miracle, or supernatural power; incredible. The marvelous fable includes whatever is supernatural, and especially the machines of the gods. --Pope. {The marvelous}, that which exceeds natural power, or is preternatural; that which is wonderful; -- opposed to {the probable}. Syn: Wonderful; astonishing; surprising; strange; improbable; incredible. Usage: {Marvelous}, {Wonderful}. We speak of a thing as wonderful when it awakens our surprise and admiration; as marvelous when it is so much out of the ordinary course of things as to seem nearly or quite incredible. | |
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Marvelously \Mar"vel*ous*ly\, adv. In a marvelous manner; wonderfully; strangely. | |
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Marvelousness \Mar"vel*ous*ness\, n. The quality or state of being marvelous; wonderfulness; strangeness. | |
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Meroblast \Mer"o*blast\, n. [Gr. [?] part + -blast.] (Biol.) An ovum, as that of a mammal, only partially composed of germinal matter, that is, consisting of both a germinal portion and an albuminous or nutritive one; -- opposed to {holoblast}. | |
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Meroblastic \Mer`o*blas"tic\, a. (Biol.) Consisting only in part of germinal matter; characterized by partial segmentation only; as, meroblastic ova, in which a portion of the yolk only undergoes fission; meroblastic segmentation; -- opposed to holoblastic. | |
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Mervaille \Mer"vaille`\, n. Marvel. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Mirabilary \Mi*rab"i*la*ry\, n.; pl. {Mirabilaries}. One who, or a work which, narrates wonderful things; one who writes of wonders. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
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Mirabilary \Mi*rab"i*la*ry\, n.; pl. {Mirabilaries}. One who, or a work which, narrates wonderful things; one who writes of wonders. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
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Jalap \Jal"ap\, n. [F., fr. Sp. jalapa; -- so called from Jalapa, a town in Mexico, whence it was first obtained.] (Med.) The tubers of the Mexican plant {Ipom[d2]a purga} (or {Exogonium purga}), a climber much like the morning-glory. The abstract, extract, and powder, prepared from the tubers, are well known purgative medicines. Other species of Ipom[d2]a yield several inferior kinds of jalap, as the {I. Orizabensis}, and {I. tuberosa}. {False jalap}, the root of {Mirabilis Jalapa}, four-o'clock, or marvel of Peru. | |
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Mirabilite \Mi*rab"i*lite\, n. (Min.) Native sodium sulphate; Glauber's salt. | |
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Mirable \Mi"ra*ble\, a. [L. mirabilis, fr. mirari to wonder: cf. OF. mirable. See {Marvel}.] Wonderful; admirable. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Moor \Moor\, n. [OE. mor, AS. m[d3]r moor, morass; akin to D. moer moor, G. moor, and prob. to Goth. marei sea, E. mere. See {Mere} a lake.] 1. An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. In her girlish age she kept sheep on the moor. --Carew. 2. A game preserve consisting of moorland. {Moor buzzard} (Zo[94]l.), the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.] {Moor coal} (Geol.), a friable variety of lignite. {Moor cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of the moor fowl or red grouse of Europe. {Moor coot}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gallinule}. {Moor fowl}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European ptarmigan, or red grouse ({Lagopus Scoticus}). (b) The European heath grouse. See under {Heath}. {Moor game}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Moor fowl} (above). {Moor grass} (Bot.), a tufted perennial grass ({Sesleria c[91]rulea}), found in mountain pastures of Europe. {Moor hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the marsh harrier. {Moor hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The female of the moor fowl. (b) A gallinule, esp. the European species. See {Gallinule}. (c) An Australian rail ({Tribonyx ventralis}). {Moor monkey} (Zo[94]l.), the black macaque of Borneo ({Macacus maurus}). {Moor titling} (Zo[94]l.), the European stonechat ({Pratinocola rubicola}). | |
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Heath \Heath\, n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h[?][?]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei[?]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. haipi field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh[?]tra field. [root]20.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A low shrub ({Erica, [or] Calluna, vulgaris}), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It is also called {heather}, and {ling}. (b) Also, any species of the genus {Erica}, of which several are European, and many more are South African, some of great beauty. See Illust. of {Heather}. 2. A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage. Their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. --Milton {Heath cock} (Zo[94]l.), the blackcock. See {Heath grouse} (below). {Heath grass} (Bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus {Triodia} ({T. decumbens}), growing on dry heaths. {Heath grouse}, [or] {Heath game} (Zo[94]l.), a European grouse ({Tetrao tetrix}), which inhabits heats; -- called also {black game}, {black grouse}, {heath poult}, {heath fowl}, {moor fowl}. The male is called, {heath cock}, and {blackcock}; the female, {heath hen}, and {gray hen}. {Heath hen}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Heath grouse} (above). {Heath pea} (bot.), a species of bitter vetch ({Lathyris macrorhizus}), the tubers of which are eaten, and in Scotland are used to flavor whisky. {Heath throstle} (Zo[94]l.), a European thrush which frequents heaths; the ring ouzel. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moor \Moor\, n. [OE. mor, AS. m[d3]r moor, morass; akin to D. moer moor, G. moor, and prob. to Goth. marei sea, E. mere. See {Mere} a lake.] 1. An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath. In her girlish age she kept sheep on the moor. --Carew. 2. A game preserve consisting of moorland. {Moor buzzard} (Zo[94]l.), the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.] {Moor coal} (Geol.), a friable variety of lignite. {Moor cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of the moor fowl or red grouse of Europe. {Moor coot}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gallinule}. {Moor fowl}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The European ptarmigan, or red grouse ({Lagopus Scoticus}). (b) The European heath grouse. See under {Heath}. {Moor game}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Moor fowl} (above). {Moor grass} (Bot.), a tufted perennial grass ({Sesleria c[91]rulea}), found in mountain pastures of Europe. {Moor hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the marsh harrier. {Moor hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The female of the moor fowl. (b) A gallinule, esp. the European species. See {Gallinule}. (c) An Australian rail ({Tribonyx ventralis}). {Moor monkey} (Zo[94]l.), the black macaque of Borneo ({Macacus maurus}). {Moor titling} (Zo[94]l.), the European stonechat ({Pratinocola rubicola}). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Heath \Heath\, n. [OE. heth waste land, the plant heath, AS. h[?][?]; akin to D. & G. heide, Icel. hei[?]r waste land, Dan. hede, Sw. hed, Goth. haipi field, L. bucetum a cow pasture; cf. W. coed a wood, Skr. ksh[?]tra field. [root]20.] 1. (Bot.) (a) A low shrub ({Erica, [or] Calluna, vulgaris}), with minute evergreen leaves, and handsome clusters of pink flowers. It is used in Great Britain for brooms, thatch, beds for the poor, and for heating ovens. It is also called {heather}, and {ling}. (b) Also, any species of the genus {Erica}, of which several are European, and many more are South African, some of great beauty. See Illust. of {Heather}. 2. A place overgrown with heath; any cheerless tract of country overgrown with shrubs or coarse herbage. Their stately growth, though bare, Stands on the blasted heath. --Milton {Heath cock} (Zo[94]l.), the blackcock. See {Heath grouse} (below). {Heath grass} (Bot.), a kind of perennial grass, of the genus {Triodia} ({T. decumbens}), growing on dry heaths. {Heath grouse}, [or] {Heath game} (Zo[94]l.), a European grouse ({Tetrao tetrix}), which inhabits heats; -- called also {black game}, {black grouse}, {heath poult}, {heath fowl}, {moor fowl}. The male is called, {heath cock}, and {blackcock}; the female, {heath hen}, and {gray hen}. {Heath hen}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Heath grouse} (above). {Heath pea} (bot.), a species of bitter vetch ({Lathyris macrorhizus}), the tubers of which are eaten, and in Scotland are used to flavor whisky. {Heath throstle} (Zo[94]l.), a European thrush which frequents heaths; the ring ouzel. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moorball \Moor"ball`\, n. (Bot.) A fresh-water alga ({Cladophora [92]gagropila}) which forms a globular mass. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Morbillous \Mor*bil"lous\, a. [LL. morbilli measles, dim. of L. morbus disease: cf. F. morbilleux.] Pertaining to the measles; partaking of the nature of measels, or resembling the eruptions of that disease; measly. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Morioplasty \Mo"ri*o*plas`ty\, n. [Gr. [?] piece (dim. of [?] a part + -plasty.] (Surg.) The restoration of lost parts of the body. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Morphologic \Mor`pho*log"ic\, Morphological \Mor`pho*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. morphologique.] (Biol.) Of, pertaining to, or according to, the principles of morphology. -- {Mor`pho*log"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Morphologic \Mor`pho*log"ic\, Morphological \Mor`pho*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. morphologique.] (Biol.) Of, pertaining to, or according to, the principles of morphology. -- {Mor`pho*log"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Morphologic \Mor`pho*log"ic\, Morphological \Mor`pho*log"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. morphologique.] (Biol.) Of, pertaining to, or according to, the principles of morphology. -- {Mor`pho*log"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Morphologist \Mor*phol"o*gist\, n. (Biol.) One who is versed in the science of morphology. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Morphology \Mor*phol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?] form + -logy: cf. F. morphologie.] (Biol.) That branch of biology which deals with the structure of animals and plants, treating of the forms of organs and describing their varieties, homologies, and metamorphoses. See {Tectology}, and {Promorphology}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Myriophyllous \Myr`i*oph"yl*lous\, a. [Gr. [?] numberless + [?] leaf.] (Bot.) Having an indefinitely great or countless number of leaves. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Milfoil \Mil"foil\, n. [F. mille-feuille, L. millefolium; mille thousand + folium leaf. See {Foil} a leaf.] (Bot.) A common composite herb ({Achillea Millefolium}) with white flowers and finely dissected leaves; yarrow. {Water milfoil} (Bot.), an aquatic herb with dissected leaves ({Myriophyllum}). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Myrobalan \My*rob"a*lan\, Myrobolan \My*rob"o*lan\, n. [L. myrobalanum the fruit of a palm tree from which a balsam was made, Gr. [?]; [?] any sweet juice distilling from plants, any prepared unguent or sweet oil + [?] an acorn or any similar fruit: cf. F. myrobolan.] A dried astringent fruit much resembling a prune. It contains tannin, and was formerly used in medicine, but is now chiefly used in tanning and dyeing. Myrobolans are produced by various species of {Terminalia} of the East Indies, and of {Spondias} of South America. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Myrobalan \My*rob"a*lan\, Myrobolan \My*rob"o*lan\, n. [L. myrobalanum the fruit of a palm tree from which a balsam was made, Gr. [?]; [?] any sweet juice distilling from plants, any prepared unguent or sweet oil + [?] an acorn or any similar fruit: cf. F. myrobolan.] A dried astringent fruit much resembling a prune. It contains tannin, and was formerly used in medicine, but is now chiefly used in tanning and dyeing. Myrobolans are produced by various species of {Terminalia} of the East Indies, and of {Spondias} of South America. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Myropolist \My*rop"o*list\, n. [Gr. [?]; [?] unguent + [?] to sell.] One who sells unguents or perfumery. [Obs.] --Jonhson. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Marble, CO (town, FIPS 48555) Location: 39.07143 N, 107.18843 W Population (1990): 64 (70 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81623 Marble, MN (city, FIPS 40418) Location: 47.32858 N, 93.29341 W Population (1990): 618 (287 housing units) Area: 11.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Marble, NC Zip code(s): 28905 Marble, PA Zip code(s): 16334 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Marble Canyon, AZ Zip code(s): 86036 | |
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Marble City, OK (town, FIPS 46450) Location: 35.58310 N, 94.81716 W Population (1990): 232 (77 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Marble Cliff, OH (village, FIPS 47474) Location: 39.98515 N, 83.06050 W Population (1990): 633 (306 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Marble Falls, TX (city, FIPS 46584) Location: 30.57973 N, 98.27209 W Population (1990): 4007 (1840 housing units) Area: 13.9 sq km (land), 1.4 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Marble Hill, GA Zip code(s): 30148 Marble Hill, MO (city, FIPS 45848) Location: 37.30229 N, 89.98043 W Population (1990): 1447 (654 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Marble Rock, IA (city, FIPS 49305) Location: 42.96472 N, 92.86759 W Population (1990): 361 (154 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50653 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Marblehead, MA (CDP, FIPS 38435) Location: 42.49402 N, 70.83614 W Population (1990): 19971 (8736 housing units) Area: 11.7 sq km (land), 39.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 01945 Marblehead, OH (village, FIPS 47502) Location: 41.53177 N, 82.72154 W Population (1990): 745 (431 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Marbleton, WY (town, FIPS 50415) Location: 42.55746 N, 110.09938 W Population (1990): 634 (283 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 83113 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Maribel, WI (village, FIPS 49250) Location: 44.27940 N, 87.80205 W Population (1990): 372 (131 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54227 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Marvel Cave Park, MO Zip code(s): 65616 | |
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Marvell, AR (city, FIPS 44420) Location: 34.55599 N, 90.91451 W Population (1990): 1545 (627 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72366 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Maryville, IL (village, FIPS 47397) Location: 38.72637 N, 89.96475 W Population (1990): 2576 (1048 housing units) Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Maryville, MO (city, FIPS 46640) Location: 40.34334 N, 94.87100 W Population (1990): 10663 (3790 housing units) Area: 11.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64468 Maryville, TN (city, FIPS 46380) Location: 35.74745 N, 83.97305 W Population (1990): 19208 (8280 housing units) Area: 34.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37801, 37804 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Merrifield, MN Zip code(s): 56465 Merrifield, VA (CDP, FIPS 51192) Location: 38.87303 N, 77.24329 W Population (1990): 8399 (3679 housing units) Area: 7.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Merryville, LA (town, FIPS 50010) Location: 30.75354 N, 93.53257 W Population (1990): 1235 (515 housing units) Area: 17.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Moorefield, AR (town, FIPS 46730) Location: 35.76812 N, 91.57096 W Population (1990): 160 (64 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Moorefield, KY Zip code(s): 40350 Moorefield, NE (village, FIPS 32760) Location: 40.68974 N, 100.39990 W Population (1990): 52 (22 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 69039 Moorefield, OH Zip code(s): 43907 Moorefield, WV (town, FIPS 55588) Location: 39.06289 N, 78.96617 W Population (1990): 2148 (1021 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mooreville, MS Zip code(s): 38857 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Moreauville, LA (village, FIPS 51970) Location: 31.03328 N, 91.98042 W Population (1990): 919 (380 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71355 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morrowville, KS (city, FIPS 48450) Location: 39.84487 N, 97.17204 W Population (1990): 173 (94 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 66958 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Murrayville, GA Zip code(s): 30564 Murrayville, IL (village, FIPS 51479) Location: 39.58233 N, 90.25093 W Population (1990): 673 (259 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
marbles pl.n. [from mainstream "lost all his/her marbles"] The minimum needed to build your way further up some hierarchy of tools or abstractions. After a bad system crash, you need to determine if the machine has enough marbles to come up on its own, or enough marbles to allow a rebuild from backups, or if you need to rebuild from scratch. "This compiler doesn't even have enough marbles to compile {hello world}." | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
marbles needed to build your way further up some hierarchy of tools or abstractions. After a bad system {crash}, you need to determine if the machine has enough marbles to come up on its own, or enough marbles to allow a rebuild from {backups}, or if you need to rebuild from scratch. "This {compiler} doesn't even have enough marbles to compile {hello, world}." [{Jargon File}] (1998-05-21) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Marble as a mineral, consists of carbonate of lime, its texture varying from the highly crystalline to the compact. In Esther 1:6 there are four Hebrew words which are rendered marble:, (1.) Shesh, "pillars of marble." But this word probably designates dark-blue limestone rather than marble. (2.) Dar, some regard as Parian marble. It is here rendered "white marble." But nothing is certainly known of it. (3.) Bahat, "red marble," probably the verd-antique or half-porphyry of Egypt. (4.) Sohareth, "black marble," probably some spotted variety of marble. "The marble pillars and tesserae of various colours of the palace at Susa came doubtless from Persia itself, where marble of various colours is found, especially in the province of Hamadan Susiana." The marble of Solomon's architectural works may have been limestone from near Jerusalem, or from Lebanon, or possibly white marble from Arabia. Herod employed Parian marble in the temple, and marble columns still exist in great abundance at Jerusalem. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Merib-baal contender with Baal, (1 Chr. 8:34; 9:40), elsewhere called Mephibosheth (2 Sam. 4:4), the son of Jonathan. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Meribbaal, he that resists Baal; rebellion |