English Dictionary: marmalade tree | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Law of Charles} (Physics), the law that the volume of a given mass of gas increases or decreases, by a definite fraction of its value for a given rise or fall of temperature; -- sometimes less correctly styled {Gay Lussac's law}, or {Dalton's law}. {Law of nations}. See {International law}, under {International}. {Law of nature}. (a) A broad generalization expressive of the constant action, or effect, of natural conditions; as, death is a law of nature; self-defense is a law of nature. See {Law}, 4. (b) A term denoting the standard, or system, of morality deducible from a study of the nature and natural relations of human beings independent of supernatural revelation or of municipal and social usages. {Law of the land}, due process of law; the general law of the land. {Laws of honor}. See under {Honor}. {Laws of motion} (Physics), three laws defined by Sir Isaac Newton: (1) Every body perseveres in its state of rest or of moving uniformly in a straight line, except so far as it is made to change that state by external force. (2) Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force, and takes place in the direction in which the force is impressed. (3) Reaction is always equal and opposite to action, that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal and in opposite directions. {Marine law}, or {Maritime law}, the law of the sea; a branch of the law merchant relating to the affairs of the sea, such as seamen, ships, shipping, navigation, and the like. --Bouvier. {Mariotte's law}. See {Boyle's law} (above). {Martial law}.See under {Martial}. {Military law}, a branch of the general municipal law, consisting of rules ordained for the government of the military force of a state in peace and war, and administered in courts martial. --Kent. Warren's Blackstone. {Moral law},the law of duty as regards what is right and wrong in the sight of God; specifically, the ten commandments given by Moses. See {Law}, 2. {Mosaic}, [or] {Ceremonial}, {law}. (Script.) See {Law}, 3. {Municipal}, [or] {Positive}, {law}, a rule prescribed by the supreme power of a state, declaring some right, enforcing some duty, or prohibiting some act; -- distinguished from international and constitutional law. See {Law}, 1. {Periodic law}. (Chem.) See under {Periodic}. {Roman law}, the system of principles and laws found in the codes and treatises of the lawmakers and jurists of ancient Rome, and incorporated more or less into the laws of the several European countries and colonies founded by them. See {Civil law} (above). {Statute law}, the law as stated in statutes or positive enactments of the legislative body. {Sumptuary law}. See under {Sumptuary}. {To go to law}, to seek a settlement of any matter by bringing it before the courts of law; to sue or prosecute some one. {To} {take, [or] have}, {the law of}, to bring the law to bear upon; as, to take the law of one's neighbor. --Addison. {Wager of law}. See under {Wager}. Syn: Justice; equity. Usage: {Law}, {Statute}, {Common law}, {Regulation}, {Edict}, {Decree}. Law is generic, and, when used with reference to, or in connection with, the other words here considered, denotes whatever is commanded by one who has a right to require obedience. A statute is a particular law drawn out in form, and distinctly enacted and proclaimed. Common law is a rule of action founded on long usage and the decisions of courts of justice. A regulation is a limited and often, temporary law, intended to secure some particular end or object. An edict is a command or law issued by a sovereign, and is peculiar to a despotic government. A decree is a permanent order either of a court or of the executive government. See {Justice}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Marine engine} (Mech.), a steam engine for propelling a vessel. {Marine glue}. See under {Glue}. {Marine insurance}, insurance against the perils of the sea, including also risks of fire, piracy, and barratry. {Marine interest}, interest at any rate agreed on for money lent upon respondentia and bottomry bonds. {Marine law}. See under {Law}. {Marine league}, three geographical miles. {Marine metal}, an alloy of lead, antimony, and mercury, made for sheathing ships. --Mc Elrath. {Marine soap}, cocoanut oil soap; -- so called because, being quite soluble in salt water, it is much used on shipboard. {Marine store}, a store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are bought and sold; a junk shop. [Eng.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Marine engine} (Mech.), a steam engine for propelling a vessel. {Marine glue}. See under {Glue}. {Marine insurance}, insurance against the perils of the sea, including also risks of fire, piracy, and barratry. {Marine interest}, interest at any rate agreed on for money lent upon respondentia and bottomry bonds. {Marine law}. See under {Law}. {Marine league}, three geographical miles. {Marine metal}, an alloy of lead, antimony, and mercury, made for sheathing ships. --Mc Elrath. {Marine soap}, cocoanut oil soap; -- so called because, being quite soluble in salt water, it is much used on shipboard. {Marine store}, a store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are bought and sold; a junk shop. [Eng.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Marmalade \Mar"ma*lade\, n. [F. marmelade, Pg. marmelada, fr. marm[82]lo a quince, fr. L. melimelum honey apple, Gr. [?] a sweet apple, an apple grafted on a quince; [?] honey + [?] apple. Cf. {Mellifluous}, {Melon}.] A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistence. {Marmalade tree} (Bot.), a sapotaceous tree ({Lucuma mammosa}) of the West Indies and Tropical America. It has large obovate leaves and an egg-shaped fruit from three to five inches long, containing a pleasant-flavored pulp and a single large seed. The fruit is called marmalade, or natural marmalade, from its consistency and flavor. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Marmalade \Mar"ma*lade\, n. [F. marmelade, Pg. marmelada, fr. marm[82]lo a quince, fr. L. melimelum honey apple, Gr. [?] a sweet apple, an apple grafted on a quince; [?] honey + [?] apple. Cf. {Mellifluous}, {Melon}.] A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistence. {Marmalade tree} (Bot.), a sapotaceous tree ({Lucuma mammosa}) of the West Indies and Tropical America. It has large obovate leaves and an egg-shaped fruit from three to five inches long, containing a pleasant-flavored pulp and a single large seed. The fruit is called marmalade, or natural marmalade, from its consistency and flavor. | |
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Marmalet \Mar"ma*let`\, n. See {Marmalade}. [Obs.] | |
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Marmolite \Mar"mo*lite\, n. [Gr. [?] to sparcle + -lite.] (Min.) A thin, laminated variety of serpentine, usually of a pale green color. | |
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Maroon \Ma*roon"\, a. [F. marron chestnut-colored, fr. marron a large French chestnut, It. marrone; cf. LGr. [?]. Cf. {Marron}.] Having the color called maroon. See 4th {Maroon}. {Maroon lake}, lake prepared from madder, and distinguished for its transparency and the depth and durability of its color. | |
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Eelpout \Eel"pout`\, n. [AS. [?]lepute.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) A European fish ({Zoarces viviparus}), remarkable for producing living young; -- called also {greenbone}, {guffer}, {bard}, and {Maroona eel}. Also, an American species ({Z. anguillaris}), -- called also {mutton fish}, and, erroneously, {congo eel}, {ling}, and {lamper eel}. Both are edible, but of little value. (b) A fresh-water fish, the burbot. | |
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Morinel \Mor"i*nel`\, n. [Cf. F. morinelle.] (Zo[94]l.) The dotterel. | |
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Mormal \Mor"mal\, n. [F. mort-mai a deadly evil. Nares.] A bad sore; a gangrene; a cancer. [Obs.] [Written also {morrimal} and {mortmal}.] --Chaucer. | |
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Mormal \Mor"mal\, n. [F. mort-mai a deadly evil. Nares.] A bad sore; a gangrene; a cancer. [Obs.] [Written also {morrimal} and {mortmal}.] --Chaucer. | |
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Morrimal \Mor"ri*mal\, n. & a. See {Mormal}. | |
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Mormal \Mor"mal\, n. [F. mort-mai a deadly evil. Nares.] A bad sore; a gangrene; a cancer. [Obs.] [Written also {morrimal} and {mortmal}.] --Chaucer. | |
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Morrimal \Mor"ri*mal\, n. & a. See {Mormal}. | |
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d8Mur91na \[d8]Mu*r[91]"na\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of large eels of the family {Mir[91]nid[91]}. They differ from the common eel in lacking pectoral fins and in having the dorsal and anal fins continuous. The murry ({Mur[91]na Helen[91]}) of Southern Europe was the mur[91]na of the Romans. It is highly valued as a food fish. | |
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Ant-lion \Ant"-li`on\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A neuropterous insect, the larva of which makes in the sand a pitfall to capture ants, etc. The common American species is {Myrmeleon obsoletus}, the European is {M. formicarius}. | |
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Marineland, FL (town, FIPS 43250) Location: 29.66399 N, 81.21332 W Population (1990): 21 (16 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Maryneal, TX Zip code(s): 79535 |