English Dictionary: matzo | by the DICT Development Group |
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Maddish \Mad"dish\, a. Somewhat mad. --Beau. & Fl. | |
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Madge \Madge\, n. [Cf. OF. & Prov. F. machette.] (Zo[94]l.) (a) The barn owl. (b) The magpie. | |
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Madhouse \Mad"house`\, n. A house where insane persons are confined; an insane asylum; a bedlam. | |
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Maieutic \Ma*ieu"tic\, Maieutical \Ma*ieu"tic*al\, a. [Gr. [?], fr. [?] midwife.] 1. Serving to assist childbirth. --Cudworth. 2. Fig. : Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or language. --Payne. | |
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Maieutics \Ma*ieu"tics\, n. The art of giving birth (i. e., clearness and conviction) to ideas, which are conceived as struggling for birth. --Payne. | |
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Maithes \Mai"thes\, n. (Bot.) Same as {Maghet}. | |
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Mataco \Mat"a*co\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The three-banded armadillo ({Tolypeutis tricinctus}). See Illust. under {Loricata}. | |
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Consolation game \Con`so*la"tion game\, match \match\, pot \pot\, race \race\, etc. A game, match, etc., open only to losers in early stages of contests. | |
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Match \Match\, n. [OE. macche, F. m[8a]che, F. m[8a]che, fr. L. myxa a lamp nozzle, Gr. [?] mucus, nostril, a lamp nozzle. Cf. {Mucus}.] Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of wood dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium. {Match box}, a box for holding matches. {Match tub}, a tub with a perforated cover for holding slow matches for firing cannon, esp. on board ship. The tub contains a little water in the bottom, for extinguishing sparks from the lighted matches. {Quick match}, threads of cotton or cotton wick soaked in a solution of gunpowder mixed with gum arabic and boiling water and afterwards strewed over with mealed powder. It burns at the rate of one yard in thirteen seconds, and is used as priming for heavy mortars, fireworks, etc. {Slow match}, slightly twisted hempen rope soaked in a solution of limewater and saltpeter or washed in a lye of water and wood ashes. It burns at the rate of four or five inches an hour, and is used for firing cannon, fireworks, etc. | |
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Match \Match\, n. [OE. macche, AS. gem[91]cca; akin to gemaca, and to OS. gimako, OHG. gimah fitting, suitable, convenient, Icel. mark suitable, maki mate, Sw. make, Dan. mage; all from the root of E. make, v. See {Make} mate, and {Make}, v., and cf. {Mate} an associate.] 1. A person or thing equal or similar to another; one able to mate or cope with another; an equal; a mate. Government . . . makes an innocent man, though of the lowest rank, a match for the mightiest of his fellow subjects. --Addison. 2. A bringing together of two parties suited to one another, as for a union, a trial of skill or force, a contest, or the like; as, specifically: (a) A contest to try strength or skill, or to determine superiority; an emulous struggle. [bd]Many a warlike match.[b8] --Drayton. A solemn match was made; he lost the prize. --Dryden. (b) A matrimonial union; a marriage. 3. An agreement, compact, etc. [bd]Thy hand upon that match.[b8] --Shak. Love doth seldom suffer itself to be confined by other matches than those of its own making. --Boyle. 4. A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage. [bd]She . . . was looked upon as the richest match of the West.[b8] --Clarendon. 5. Equality of conditions in contest or competition. It were no match, your nail against his horn. --Shak. 6. Suitable combination or bringing together; that which corresponds or harmonizes with something else; as, the carpet and curtains are a match. 7. (Founding) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mold. {Match boarding} (Carp.), boards fitted together with tongue and groove, or prepared to be so fitted. {Match game}, a game arranged as a test of superiority. {Match plane} (Carp.), either of the two planes used to shape the edges of boards which are joined by grooving and tonguing. {Match plate} (Founding), a board or plate on the opposite sides of which the halves of a pattern are fastened, to facilitate molding. --Knight. {Match wheel} (Mach.), a cogwheel of suitable pitch to work with another wheel; specifically, one of a pair of cogwheels of equal size. | |
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Match \Match\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Matching}.] 1. To be a mate or match for; to be able to complete with; to rival successfully; to equal. No settled senses of the world can match The pleasure of that madness. --Shak. 2. To furnish with its match; to bring a match, or equal, against; to show an equal competitor to; to set something in competition with, or in opposition to, as equal. No history or antiquity can matchis policies and his conduct. --South. 3. To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against. Eternal might To match with their inventions they presumed So easy, and of his thunder made a scorn. --Milton. 4. To make or procure the equal of, or that which is exactly similar to, or corresponds with; as, to match a vase or a horse; to match cloth. [bd]Matching of patterns and colors.[b8] --Swift. 5. To make equal, proportionate, or suitable; to adapt, fit, or suit (one thing to another). Let poets match their subject to their strength. --Roscommon. 6. To marry; to give in marriage. A senator of Rome survived, Would not have matched his daughter with a king. --Addison. 7. To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and a groove, at the edges; as, to match boards. {Matching machine}, a planing machine for forming a tongue or a groove on the edge of a board. | |
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Match \Match\, v. i. 1. To be united in marriage; to mate. I hold it a sin to match in my kindred. --Shak. Let tigers match with hinds, and wolves with sheep. --Dryden. 2. To be of equal, or similar, size, figure, color, or quality; to tally; to suit; to correspond; as, these vases match. | |
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Consolation game \Con`so*la"tion game\, match \match\, pot \pot\, race \race\, etc. A game, match, etc., open only to losers in early stages of contests. | |
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Match \Match\, n. [OE. macche, F. m[8a]che, F. m[8a]che, fr. L. myxa a lamp nozzle, Gr. [?] mucus, nostril, a lamp nozzle. Cf. {Mucus}.] Anything used for catching and retaining or communicating fire, made of some substance which takes fire readily, or remains burning some time; esp., a small strip or splint of wood dipped at one end in a substance which can be easily ignited by friction, as a preparation of phosphorus or chlorate of potassium. {Match box}, a box for holding matches. {Match tub}, a tub with a perforated cover for holding slow matches for firing cannon, esp. on board ship. The tub contains a little water in the bottom, for extinguishing sparks from the lighted matches. {Quick match}, threads of cotton or cotton wick soaked in a solution of gunpowder mixed with gum arabic and boiling water and afterwards strewed over with mealed powder. It burns at the rate of one yard in thirteen seconds, and is used as priming for heavy mortars, fireworks, etc. {Slow match}, slightly twisted hempen rope soaked in a solution of limewater and saltpeter or washed in a lye of water and wood ashes. It burns at the rate of four or five inches an hour, and is used for firing cannon, fireworks, etc. | |
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Match \Match\, n. [OE. macche, AS. gem[91]cca; akin to gemaca, and to OS. gimako, OHG. gimah fitting, suitable, convenient, Icel. mark suitable, maki mate, Sw. make, Dan. mage; all from the root of E. make, v. See {Make} mate, and {Make}, v., and cf. {Mate} an associate.] 1. A person or thing equal or similar to another; one able to mate or cope with another; an equal; a mate. Government . . . makes an innocent man, though of the lowest rank, a match for the mightiest of his fellow subjects. --Addison. 2. A bringing together of two parties suited to one another, as for a union, a trial of skill or force, a contest, or the like; as, specifically: (a) A contest to try strength or skill, or to determine superiority; an emulous struggle. [bd]Many a warlike match.[b8] --Drayton. A solemn match was made; he lost the prize. --Dryden. (b) A matrimonial union; a marriage. 3. An agreement, compact, etc. [bd]Thy hand upon that match.[b8] --Shak. Love doth seldom suffer itself to be confined by other matches than those of its own making. --Boyle. 4. A candidate for matrimony; one to be gained in marriage. [bd]She . . . was looked upon as the richest match of the West.[b8] --Clarendon. 5. Equality of conditions in contest or competition. It were no match, your nail against his horn. --Shak. 6. Suitable combination or bringing together; that which corresponds or harmonizes with something else; as, the carpet and curtains are a match. 7. (Founding) A perforated board, block of plaster, hardened sand, etc., in which a pattern is partly imbedded when a mold is made, for giving shape to the surfaces of separation between the parts of the mold. {Match boarding} (Carp.), boards fitted together with tongue and groove, or prepared to be so fitted. {Match game}, a game arranged as a test of superiority. {Match plane} (Carp.), either of the two planes used to shape the edges of boards which are joined by grooving and tonguing. {Match plate} (Founding), a board or plate on the opposite sides of which the halves of a pattern are fastened, to facilitate molding. --Knight. {Match wheel} (Mach.), a cogwheel of suitable pitch to work with another wheel; specifically, one of a pair of cogwheels of equal size. | |
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Match \Match\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Matching}.] 1. To be a mate or match for; to be able to complete with; to rival successfully; to equal. No settled senses of the world can match The pleasure of that madness. --Shak. 2. To furnish with its match; to bring a match, or equal, against; to show an equal competitor to; to set something in competition with, or in opposition to, as equal. No history or antiquity can matchis policies and his conduct. --South. 3. To oppose as equal; to contend successfully against. Eternal might To match with their inventions they presumed So easy, and of his thunder made a scorn. --Milton. 4. To make or procure the equal of, or that which is exactly similar to, or corresponds with; as, to match a vase or a horse; to match cloth. [bd]Matching of patterns and colors.[b8] --Swift. 5. To make equal, proportionate, or suitable; to adapt, fit, or suit (one thing to another). Let poets match their subject to their strength. --Roscommon. 6. To marry; to give in marriage. A senator of Rome survived, Would not have matched his daughter with a king. --Addison. 7. To fit together, or make suitable for fitting together; specifically, to furnish with a tongue and a groove, at the edges; as, to match boards. {Matching machine}, a planing machine for forming a tongue or a groove on the edge of a board. | |
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Match \Match\, v. i. 1. To be united in marriage; to mate. I hold it a sin to match in my kindred. --Shak. Let tigers match with hinds, and wolves with sheep. --Dryden. 2. To be of equal, or similar, size, figure, color, or quality; to tally; to suit; to correspond; as, these vases match. | |
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Mathes \Math"es\, n. [Perh. corrupted fr. L. anthemis camomile, Gr. [?] .] (Bot.) The mayweed. Cf. {Maghet}. | |
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Matico \Ma*ti"co\, n. (Bot.) A Peruvian plant ({Piper, [or] Artanthe, elongatum}), allied to the pepper, the leaves of which are used as a styptic and astringent. | |
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Mattock \Mat"tock\, n. [AS. mattuc; cf. W. matog.] An implement for digging and grubbing. The head has two long steel blades, one like an adz and the other like a narrow ax or the point of a pickax. 'T is you must dig with mattock and with spade. --Shak. | |
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Mattowacca \Mat`to*wac"ca\, n. [Indian name.] (Zo[94]l.) An American clupeoid fish ({Clupea mediocris}), similar to the shad in habits and appearance, but smaller and less esteemed for food; -- called also {hickory shad}, {tailor shad}, {fall herring}, and {shad herring}. | |
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Mayduke \May"duke`\, n. [Corrupt. of M[82]doc, a province in France, where it is supposed to have originated.] A large dark-red cherry of excellent quality. | |
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Mediacy \Me"di*a*cy\, n. The state or quality of being mediate. --Sir W. Hamilton. | |
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Medic \Med"ic\, n. [L. medica, Gr. [?] (sc. [?]) a kind of clover introduced from Media, from [?] Median.] (Bot.) A leguminous plant of the genus {Medicago}. The black medic is the {Medicago lupulina}; the purple medic, or lucern, is {M. sativa}. | |
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Medic \Med"ic\, a. [L. medicus.] Medical. [R.] | |
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Medics \Med"ics\, n. Science of medicine. [Obs.] | |
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d8Medusa \[d8]Me*du"sa\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] 1. (Class. Myth.) The Gorgon; or one of the Gorgons whose hair was changed into serpents, after which all who looked upon her were turned into stone. 2. [pl. {Medusae}.] (Zo[94]l.) Any free swimming acaleph; a jellyfish. Note: The larger medus[91] belong to the Discophora, and are sometimes called {covered-eyed medus[91]}; others, known as {naked-eyed medus[91]}, belong to the Hydroidea, and are usually developed by budding from hidroids. See {Discophora}, {Hydroidea}, and {Hydromedusa}. {Medusa bud} (Zo[94]l.), one of the buds of a hydroid, destined to develop into a gonophore or medusa. See {Athecata}, and {Gonotheca}. {Medusa's head}. (a) (Zo[94]l.) An astrophyton. (b) (Astron.) A cluster of stars in the constellation Perseus. It contains the bright star Algol. | |
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Metage \Met"age\ (?; 48), n. [From {Mete}, v.] 1. Measurement, especially of coal. --De Foe. 2. Charge for, or price of, measuring. --Simmonds. | |
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Metic \Met"ic\ (? [or] ?; 277), n. [Gr. [?], prop., changing one's abode; [?], indicating change + [?] house, abode: cf. L. metoecus, F. m[82]t[8a]que.] (Gr. Antiq.) A sojourner; an immigrant; an alien resident in a Grecian city, but not a citizen. --Mitford. The whole force of Athens, metics as well as citizens, and all the strangers who were then in the city. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). | |
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Metoche \Met"o*che\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?] a sharing, fr. [?] to share in; [?] with + [?] to have.] (Arch.) (a) The space between two dentils. (b) The space between two triglyphs. | |
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Mid sea \Mid" sea"\, [or] Mid-sea \Mid"-sea"\ The middle part of the sea or ocean. --Milton. {The Mid-sea}, the Mediterranean Sea. [Obs.] | |
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Midas \Mi"das\, n. [So called from L. Midas, a man fabled to have had ass's ears.] (Zo[94]l.) A genus of longeared South American monkeys, including numerous species of marmosets. See {Marmoset}. | |
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Middy \Mid"dy\, n.; pl. {Middies}. A colloquial abbreviation of {midshipman}. | |
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Midge \Midge\, n. [OE. migge, AS. mycge; akin to OS. muggia, D. mug, G. m[81]cke, OHG. mucca, Icel. m[?], Sw. mygga, mygg, Dan. myg; perh. named from its buzzing; cf. Gr. [?] to low, bellow.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the {Chironomus}, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their larv[91] are usually aquatic. 2. A very small fly, abundant in many parts of the United States and Canada, noted for the irritating quality of its bite. Note: The name is also applied to various other small flies. See {Wheat midge}, under {Wheat}. | |
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Sand \Sand\, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. [?].] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when wet. That finer matter, called sand, is no other than very small pebbles. --Woodward. 2. A single particle of such stone. [R.] --Shak. 3. The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life. The sands are numbered that make up my life. --Shak. 4. pl. Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed by the ebb of the tide. [bd]The Libyan sands.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The sands o' Dee.[b8] --C. Kingsley. 5. Courage; pluck; grit. [Slang] {Sand badger} (Zo[94]l.), the Japanese badger ({Meles ankuma}). {Sand bag}. (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, for ballast, etc. (b) A long bag filled with sand, used as a club by assassins. {Sand ball}, soap mixed with sand, made into a ball for use at the toilet. {Sand bath}. (a) (Chem.) A vessel of hot sand in a laboratory, in which vessels that are to be heated are partially immersed. (b) A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand. {Sand bed}, a thick layer of sand, whether deposited naturally or artificially; specifically, a thick layer of sand into which molten metal is run in casting, or from a reducing furnace. {Sand birds} (Zo[94]l.), a collective name for numerous species of limicoline birds, such as the sandpipers, plovers, tattlers, and many others; -- called also {shore birds}. {Sand blast}, a process of engraving and cutting glass and other hard substances by driving sand against them by a steam jet or otherwise; also, the apparatus used in the process. {Sand box}. (a) A box with a perforated top or cover, for sprinkling paper with sand. (b) A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs on the rails in front of the driving wheel, to prevent slipping. {Sand-box tree} (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Hura crepitans}). Its fruit is a depressed many-celled woody capsule which, when completely dry, bursts with a loud report and scatters the seeds. See Illust. of {Regma}. {Sand bug} (Zo[94]l.), an American anomuran crustacean ({Hippa talpoidea}) which burrows in sandy seabeaches. It is often used as bait by fishermen. See Illust. under {Anomura}. {Sand canal} (Zo[94]l.), a tubular vessel having a calcareous coating, and connecting the oral ambulacral ring with the madreporic tubercle. It appears to be excretory in function. {Sand cock} (Zo[94]l.), the redshank. [Prov. Eng.] {Sand collar}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Sand saucer}, below. {Sand crab}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The lady crab. (b) A land crab, or ocypodian. {Sand crack} (Far.), a crack extending downward from the coronet, in the wall of a horse's hoof, which often causes lameness. {Sand cricket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large terrestrial crickets of the genus {Stenophelmatus} and allied genera, native of the sandy plains of the Western United States. {Sand cusk} (Zo[94]l.), any ophidioid fish. See {Illust.} under {Ophidioid}. {Sand dab} (Zo[94]l.), a small American flounder ({Limanda ferruginea}); -- called also {rusty dab}. The name is also applied locally to other allied species. {Sand darter} (Zo[94]l.), a small etheostomoid fish of the Ohio valley ({Ammocrypta pellucida}). {Sand dollar} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small flat circular sea urchins, which live on sandy bottoms, especially {Echinarachnius parma} of the American coast. {Sand drift}, drifting sand; also, a mound or bank of drifted sand. {Sand eel}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A lant, or launce. (b) A slender Pacific Ocean fish of the genus {Gonorhynchus}, having barbels about the mouth. {Sand flag}, sandstone which splits up into flagstones. {Sand flea}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any species of flea which inhabits, or breeds in, sandy places, especially the common dog flea. (b) The chigoe. (c) Any leaping amphipod crustacean; a beach flea, or orchestian. See {Beach flea}, under {Beach}. {Sand flood}, a vast body of sand borne along by the wind. --James Bruce. {Sand fluke}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The sandnecker. (b) The European smooth dab ({Pleuronectes microcephalus}); -- called also {kitt}, {marysole}, {smear dab}, {town dab}. {Sand fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small dipterous flies of the genus {Simulium}, abounding on sandy shores, especially {Simulium nocivum} of the United States. They are very troublesome on account of their biting habits. Called also {no-see-um}, {punky}, and {midge}. {Sand gall}. (Geol.) See {Sand pipe}, below. {Sand grass} (Bot.), any species of grass which grows in sand; especially, a tufted grass ({Triplasis purpurea}) with numerous bearded joints, and acid awl-shaped leaves, growing on the Atlantic coast. | |
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Midge \Midge\, n. [OE. migge, AS. mycge; akin to OS. muggia, D. mug, G. m[81]cke, OHG. mucca, Icel. m[?], Sw. mygga, mygg, Dan. myg; perh. named from its buzzing; cf. Gr. [?] to low, bellow.] (Zo[94]l.) 1. Any one of many small, delicate, long-legged flies of the {Chironomus}, and allied genera, which do not bite. Their larv[91] are usually aquatic. 2. A very small fly, abundant in many parts of the United States and Canada, noted for the irritating quality of its bite. Note: The name is also applied to various other small flies. See {Wheat midge}, under {Wheat}. | |
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Sand \Sand\, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant, Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. [?].] 1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose grains, which are not coherent when wet. That finer matter, called sand, is no other than very small pebbles. --Woodward. 2. A single particle of such stone. [R.] --Shak. 3. The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of time; the term or extent of one's life. The sands are numbered that make up my life. --Shak. 4. pl. Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed by the ebb of the tide. [bd]The Libyan sands.[b8] --Milton. [bd]The sands o' Dee.[b8] --C. Kingsley. 5. Courage; pluck; grit. [Slang] {Sand badger} (Zo[94]l.), the Japanese badger ({Meles ankuma}). {Sand bag}. (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various purposes, as in fortification, for ballast, etc. (b) A long bag filled with sand, used as a club by assassins. {Sand ball}, soap mixed with sand, made into a ball for use at the toilet. {Sand bath}. (a) (Chem.) A vessel of hot sand in a laboratory, in which vessels that are to be heated are partially immersed. (b) A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand. {Sand bed}, a thick layer of sand, whether deposited naturally or artificially; specifically, a thick layer of sand into which molten metal is run in casting, or from a reducing furnace. {Sand birds} (Zo[94]l.), a collective name for numerous species of limicoline birds, such as the sandpipers, plovers, tattlers, and many others; -- called also {shore birds}. {Sand blast}, a process of engraving and cutting glass and other hard substances by driving sand against them by a steam jet or otherwise; also, the apparatus used in the process. {Sand box}. (a) A box with a perforated top or cover, for sprinkling paper with sand. (b) A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs on the rails in front of the driving wheel, to prevent slipping. {Sand-box tree} (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Hura crepitans}). Its fruit is a depressed many-celled woody capsule which, when completely dry, bursts with a loud report and scatters the seeds. See Illust. of {Regma}. {Sand bug} (Zo[94]l.), an American anomuran crustacean ({Hippa talpoidea}) which burrows in sandy seabeaches. It is often used as bait by fishermen. See Illust. under {Anomura}. {Sand canal} (Zo[94]l.), a tubular vessel having a calcareous coating, and connecting the oral ambulacral ring with the madreporic tubercle. It appears to be excretory in function. {Sand cock} (Zo[94]l.), the redshank. [Prov. Eng.] {Sand collar}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Sand saucer}, below. {Sand crab}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The lady crab. (b) A land crab, or ocypodian. {Sand crack} (Far.), a crack extending downward from the coronet, in the wall of a horse's hoof, which often causes lameness. {Sand cricket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of large terrestrial crickets of the genus {Stenophelmatus} and allied genera, native of the sandy plains of the Western United States. {Sand cusk} (Zo[94]l.), any ophidioid fish. See {Illust.} under {Ophidioid}. {Sand dab} (Zo[94]l.), a small American flounder ({Limanda ferruginea}); -- called also {rusty dab}. The name is also applied locally to other allied species. {Sand darter} (Zo[94]l.), a small etheostomoid fish of the Ohio valley ({Ammocrypta pellucida}). {Sand dollar} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small flat circular sea urchins, which live on sandy bottoms, especially {Echinarachnius parma} of the American coast. {Sand drift}, drifting sand; also, a mound or bank of drifted sand. {Sand eel}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A lant, or launce. (b) A slender Pacific Ocean fish of the genus {Gonorhynchus}, having barbels about the mouth. {Sand flag}, sandstone which splits up into flagstones. {Sand flea}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any species of flea which inhabits, or breeds in, sandy places, especially the common dog flea. (b) The chigoe. (c) Any leaping amphipod crustacean; a beach flea, or orchestian. See {Beach flea}, under {Beach}. {Sand flood}, a vast body of sand borne along by the wind. --James Bruce. {Sand fluke}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The sandnecker. (b) The European smooth dab ({Pleuronectes microcephalus}); -- called also {kitt}, {marysole}, {smear dab}, {town dab}. {Sand fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small dipterous flies of the genus {Simulium}, abounding on sandy shores, especially {Simulium nocivum} of the United States. They are very troublesome on account of their biting habits. Called also {no-see-um}, {punky}, and {midge}. {Sand gall}. (Geol.) See {Sand pipe}, below. {Sand grass} (Bot.), any species of grass which grows in sand; especially, a tufted grass ({Triplasis purpurea}) with numerous bearded joints, and acid awl-shaped leaves, growing on the Atlantic coast. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mid sea \Mid" sea"\, [or] Mid-sea \Mid"-sea"\ The middle part of the sea or ocean. --Milton. {The Mid-sea}, the Mediterranean Sea. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Midweek \Mid"week`\, n. The middle of the week. Also used adjectively. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mithic \Mith"ic\, a. See {Mythic}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mitis metal \Mitis metal\ The malleable iron produced by mitis casting; -- called also simply {mitis}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Modish \Mod"ish\, a. According to the mode, or customary manner; conformed to the fashion; fashionable; hence, conventional; as, a modish dress; a modish feast. --Dryden. [bd]Modish forms of address.[b8] --Barrow. -- {Mod"ish*ly}, adv. -- {Mod"ish*ness}, n. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Modocs \Mo"docs\, n. pl.; sing. {Modoc}. (Ethnol.) A tribe of warlike Indians formerly inhabiting Northern California. They are nearly extinct. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Modocs \Mo"docs\, n. pl.; sing. {Modoc}. (Ethnol.) A tribe of warlike Indians formerly inhabiting Northern California. They are nearly extinct. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moderation \Mod`er*a"tion\, n. [L. moderatio: cf. F. mod[82]ration.] 1. The act of moderating, or of imposing due restraint. 2. The state or quality of being mmoderate. In moderation placing all my glory, While Tories call me Whig, and Whigs a Tory. --Pope. 3. Calmness of mind; equanimity; as, to bear adversity with moderation. The calm and judicious moderation of Orange. --Motley. 4. pl. The first public examinations for degrees at the University of Oxford; -- usually contracted to {mods}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moiety \Moi"e*ty\, n.; pl. {Moieties}. [F. moiti[82], L. medietas, fr. medius middle, half. See {Mid}, a., and cf. {Mediate}, {Mediety}.] 1. One of two equal parts; a half; as, a moiety of an estate, of goods, or of profits; the moiety of a jury, or of a nation. --Shak. The more beautiful moiety of his majesty's subject. --Addison. 2. An indefinite part; a small part. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moodish \Mood"ish\, a. Moody. [Obs.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moot-hall \Moot"-hall`\, Moot-house \Moot"-house`\, n. [AS. m[d3]th[?]s.] A hall for public meetings; a hall of judgment. [Obs.] [bd]The moot-hall of Herod.[b8] --Wyclif. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moth \Moth\, n.; pl. {Moths} (m[ocr]thz). [OE. mothe, AS. mo[edh][edh]e; akin to D. mot, G. motte, Icel. motti, and prob. to E. mad an earthworm. Cf. {Mad}, n., {Mawk}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these terms under {Clothes}, {Grain}, etc. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larv[91] of several species of beetles of the genera {Dermestes} and {Anthrenus}. Carpet moths are often the larv[91] of Anthrenus. See {Carpet beetle}, under {Carpet}, {Dermestes}, {Anthrenus}. 4. Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. {Moth blight} (Zo[94]l.), any plant louse of the genus {Aleurodes}, and related genera. They are injurious to various plants. {Moth gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a dipterous insect of the genus {Bychoda}, having fringed wings. {Moth hunter} (Zo[94]l.), the goatsucker. {Moth miller} (Zo[94]l.), a clothes moth. See {Miller}, 3, (a) . {Moth mullein} (Bot.), a common herb of the genus {Verbascum} ({V. Blattaria}), having large wheel-shaped yellow or whitish flowers. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Motto \Mot"to\, n.; pl. {Mottoes}. [It. motto a word, a saying, L. muttum a mutter, a grunt, cf. muttire, mutire, to mutter, mumble; prob. of imitative origin. Cf. {Mot} a word.] 1. (Her.) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievment. 2. A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim. It was the motto of a bishop eminent for his piety and good works, . . . [bd]Serve God, and be cheerful.[b8] --Addison. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mouth \Mouth\ (mouth), n.; pl. {Mouths} (mou[th]z). [OE. mouth, mu[thorn], AS. m[umac][edh]; akin to D. mond, OS. m[umac][edh], G. mund, Icel. mu[edh]r, munnr, Sw. mun, Dan. mund, Goth. mun[thorn]s, and possibly L. mentum chin; or cf. D. muil mouth, muzzle, G. maul, OHG. m[umac]la, Icel. m[umac]li, and Skr. mukha mouth.] 1. The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and teeth, between the lips and the pharynx; the buccal cavity. 2. Hence: An opening affording entrance or exit; orifice; aperture; as: (a) The opening of a vessel by which it is filled or emptied, charged or discharged; as, the mouth of a jar or pitcher; the mouth of the lacteal vessels, etc. (b) The opening or entrance of any cavity, as a cave, pit, well, or den. (c) The opening of a piece of ordnance, through which it is discharged. (d) The opening through which the waters of a river or any stream are discharged. (e) The entrance into a harbor. 3. (Saddlery) The crosspiece of a bridle bit, which enters the mouth of an animal. 4. A principal speaker; one who utters the common opinion; a mouthpiece. Every coffeehouse has some particular statesman belonging to it, who is the mouth of the street where he lives. --Addison. 5. Cry; voice. [Obs.] --Dryden. 6. Speech; language; testimony. That in the mouth of two or three witnesses every word may be established. --Matt. xviii. 16. 7. A wry face; a grimace; a mow. Counterfeit sad looks, Make mouths upon me when I turn my back. --Shak. {Down in the mouth}, chapfallen; of dejected countenance; depressed; discouraged. [Obs. or Colloq.] {Mouth friend}, one who professes friendship insincerely. --Shak. {Mouth glass}, a small mirror for inspecting the mouth or teeth. {Mouth honor}, honor given in words, but not felt. --Shak. {Mouth organ}. (Mus.) (a) Pan's pipes. See {Pandean}. (b) An harmonicon. {Mouth pipe}, an organ pipe with a lip or plate to cut the escaping air and make a sound. {To stop the mouth}, to silence or be silent; to put to shame; to confound. The mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped. --Ps. lxiii. 11. Whose mouths must be stopped. --Titus i. 11. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mud \Mud\, n. [Akin to LG. mudde, D. modder, G. moder mold, OSw. modd mud, Sw. modder mother, Dan. mudder mud. Cf. {Mother} a scum on liquors.] Earth and water mixed so as to be soft and adhesive. {Mud bass} (Zo[94]l.), a fresh-water fish ({Acantharchum pomotis}) of the Eastern United States. It produces a deep grunting note. {Mud bath}, an immersion of the body, or some part of it, in mud charged with medicinal agents, as a remedy for disease. {Mud boat}, a large flatboat used in deredging. {Mud cat}. See {Catfish}. {Mud crab} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several American marine crabs of the genus {Panopeus}. {Mud dab} (Zo[94]l.), the winter flounder. See {Flounder}, and {Dab}. {Mud dauber} (Zo[94]l.), a mud wasp. {Mud devil} (Zo[94]l.), the fellbender. {Mud drum} (Steam Boilers), a drum beneath a boiler, into which sediment and mud in the water can settle for removal. {Mud eel} (Zo[94]l.), a long, slender, aquatic amphibian ({Siren lacertina}), found in the Southern United States. It has persistent external gills and only the anterior pair of legs. See {Siren}. {Mud frog} (Zo[94]l.), a European frog ({Pelobates fuscus}). {Mud hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American coot ({Fulica Americana}). (b) The clapper rail. {Mud lark}, a person who cleans sewers, or delves in mud. [Slang] {Mud minnow} (Zo[94]l.), any small American fresh-water fish of the genus {Umbra}, as {U. limi}. The genus is allied to the pickerels. {Mud plug}, a plug for stopping the mudhole of a boiler. {Mud puppy} (Zo[94]l.), the menobranchus. {Mud scow}, a heavy scow, used in dredging; a mud boat. [U.S.] {Mud turtle}, {Mud tortoise} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of fresh-water tortoises of the United States. {Mud wasp} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of hymenopterous insects belonging to {Pep[91]us}, and allied genera, which construct groups of mud cells, attached, side by side, to stones or to the woodwork of buildings, etc. The female places an egg in each cell, together with spiders or other insects, paralyzed by a sting, to serve as food for the larva. Called also {mud dauber}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mutage \Mu"tage\, n. [F.] A process for checking the fermentation of the must of grapes. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mutch \Mutch\, n. [Cf. D. mutse a cap, G. m[81]tze. Cf. {Amice} a cape.] The close linen or muslin cap of an old woman. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mutic \Mu"tic\, Muticous \Mu"ti*cous\, a. [L. muticus, for mutilus. See {Mutilate}.] (Bot. & Zo[94]l.) Without a point or pointed process; blunt. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Myotic \My*ot"ic\, a. [See {Myosis}.] (Med.) Producing myosis, or contraction of the pupil of the eye, as opium, calabar bean, etc. -- n. A myotic agent. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mythic \Myth"ic\, Mythical \Myth"ic*al\, a. [L. mythicus, Gr. [?]. See {Myth}.] Of or relating to myths; described in a myth; of the nature of a myth; fabulous; imaginary; fanciful. -- {Myth"ic*al*ly}, adv. The mythic turf where danced the nymphs. --Mrs. Browning. Hengist and Horsa, Vortigern and Rowena, Arthur and Mordred, are mythical persons, whose very existence may be questioned. --Macaulay. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Madawaska, ME (CDP, FIPS 42485) Location: 47.34303 N, 68.33388 W Population (1990): 3653 (1622 housing units) Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04756 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Maddock, ND (city, FIPS 49620) Location: 47.96217 N, 99.52905 W Population (1990): 559 (298 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Maddox, MD Zip code(s): 20621 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mathews, AL Zip code(s): 36052 Mathews, LA (CDP, FIPS 49170) Location: 29.68724 N, 90.56142 W Population (1990): 3009 (1038 housing units) Area: 13.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70375 Mathews, VA Zip code(s): 23109 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mathias, WV Zip code(s): 26812 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mathis, TX (city, FIPS 47040) Location: 28.09337 N, 97.82452 W Population (1990): 5423 (1673 housing units) Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 78368 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Matoaka, WV (town, FIPS 52420) Location: 37.41862 N, 81.24221 W Population (1990): 366 (193 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Matthews, GA Zip code(s): 30818 Matthews, IN (town, FIPS 47592) Location: 40.38731 N, 85.49817 W Population (1990): 571 (243 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Matthews, MO (city, FIPS 46730) Location: 36.75930 N, 89.58362 W Population (1990): 614 (262 housing units) Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63867 Matthews, NC (town, FIPS 41960) Location: 35.12201 N, 80.71319 W Population (1990): 13651 (5330 housing units) Area: 31.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Meadows, TX (city, FIPS 47335) Location: 29.65146 N, 95.58629 W Population (1990): 4606 (1496 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Medusa, NY Zip code(s): 12120 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Metz, MO (town, FIPS 47612) Location: 37.99621 N, 94.44211 W Population (1990): 91 (45 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Metz, WV Zip code(s): 26585 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Modoc, IL Zip code(s): 62261 Modoc, IN (town, FIPS 50058) Location: 40.04472 N, 85.12618 W Population (1990): 218 (92 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47358 Modoc, KS Zip code(s): 67863 Modoc, SC Zip code(s): 29838 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Moodus, CT (CDP, FIPS 49110) Location: 41.50400 N, 72.45012 W Population (1990): 1170 (535 housing units) Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 06469 | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
MOTAS /moh-tahz/ n. [Usenet: Member Of The Appropriate Sex, after {MOTOS} and {MOTSS}] A potential or (less often) actual sex partner. See also {SO}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
MOTOS /moh-tohs/ n. [acronym from the 1970 U.S. census forms via Usenet: Member Of The Opposite Sex] A potential or (less often) actual sex partner. See {MOTAS}, {MOTSS}, {SO}. Less common than MOTSS or {MOTAS}, which has largely displaced it. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
MOTSS /mots/ or /M-O-T-S-S/ n. [from the 1970 U.S. census forms via Usenet] Member Of The Same Sex, esp. one considered as a possible sexual partner. The gay-issues newsgroup on Usenet is called soc.motss. See {MOTOS} and {MOTAS}, which derive from it. See also {SO}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MIDAS A digital simulation language. [Sammet 1969, p.627]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Midas A {Motif}-based toolkit for interactive data analysis by T. Johnson, SLAC. The basis for the {Midas-WWW} {browser}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MIDAS A digital simulation language. [Sammet 1969, p.627]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Midas A {Motif}-based toolkit for interactive data analysis by T. Johnson, SLAC. The basis for the {Midas-WWW} {browser}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Midas-WWW the {Midas} toolkit. (1998-08-09) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MITS {Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
mtc A {Modula-2} to {C} translator. {(ftp://rusmv1.rus.uni-stuttgart.de/soft/Unixtools/compilerbau/mtc.tar.Z)}. (1991/10/25) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MTOS 1. for use in {embedded systems}. It is developed and marketed by {Industrial Programming, Inc.}. 2. (1997-06-03) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MTS 1. {Message Transport System}. 2. (1999-03-29) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
mutex {threads} to synchronise access to a shared resource. A mutex has two states: locked and unlocked. Once a mutex has been locked by a thread, other threads attempting to lock it will block. When the locking thread unlocks (releases) the mutex, one of the blocked threads will acquire (lock) it and proceed. If multiple threads or tasks are blocked on a locked mutex object, the one to take it and proceed when it becomes available is determined by some type of scheduling algorithm. For example, in a priority based system, the highest priority blocked task will acquire the mutex and proceed. Another common set-up is put blocked tasks on a first-in-first-out queue. See also: {priority inversion} (2002-03-14) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MuTeX {(ftp://nic.stolaf.edu/pub/mutex/MuTeX.tar.Z)}. (1995-02-06) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
mutex {threads} to synchronise access to a shared resource. A mutex has two states: locked and unlocked. Once a mutex has been locked by a thread, other threads attempting to lock it will block. When the locking thread unlocks (releases) the mutex, one of the blocked threads will acquire (lock) it and proceed. If multiple threads or tasks are blocked on a locked mutex object, the one to take it and proceed when it becomes available is determined by some type of scheduling algorithm. For example, in a priority based system, the highest priority blocked task will acquire the mutex and proceed. Another common set-up is put blocked tasks on a first-in-first-out queue. See also: {priority inversion} (2002-03-14) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MuTeX {(ftp://nic.stolaf.edu/pub/mutex/MuTeX.tar.Z)}. (1995-02-06) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Matthias gift of God. Acts 1:23. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Mattock (1.) Heb. ma'eder, an instrument for dressing or pruning a vineyard (Isa. 7:25); a weeding-hoe. (2.) Heb. mahareshah (1 Sam. 13:1), perhaps the ploughshare or coulter. (3.) Heb. herebh, marg. of text (2 Chr. 34:6). Authorized Version, "with their mattocks," marg. "mauls." The Revised Version renders "in their ruins," marg. "with their axes." The Hebrew text is probably corrupt. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Mithcah sweetness, one of the stations of the Israelites in the wilderness (Num. 33:28, 29). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Matthias, Mattithiah, same as Mattathias | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Mithcah, sweetness; pleasantness |