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Goosander \Goos"an`der\, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. {Merganser}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of merganser ({M. merganser}) of Northern Europe and America; -- called also {merganser}, {dundiver}, {sawbill}, {sawneb}, {shelduck}, and {sheldrake}. See {Merganser}. | |
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Maracan \Mar"a*can\, n. [Braz. maracan[a0].] (Zo[94]l.) A macaw. | |
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Fairy \Fair"y\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to fairies. 2. Given by fairies; as, fairy money. --Dryden. {Fairy bird} (Zo[94]l.), the Euoropean little tern ({Sterna minuta}); -- called also {sea swallow}, and {hooded tern}. {Fairy bluebird}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Bluebird}. {Fairy martin} (Zo[94]l.), a European swallow ({Hirrundo ariel}) that builds flask-shaped nests of mud on overhanging cliffs. {Fairy} {rings [or] circles}, the circles formed in grassy lawns by certain fungi (as {Marasmius Oreades}), formerly supposed to be caused by fairies in their midnight dances. {Fairy shrimp} (Zo[94]l.), a European fresh-water phyllopod crustacean ({Chirocephalus diaphanus}); -- so called from its delicate colors, transparency, and graceful motions. The name is sometimes applied to similar American species. {Fairy stone} (Paleon.), an echinite. | |
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Champignon \Cham*pi"gnon\, n. [F., a mushroom, ultimately fr. L. campus field. See {Camp}.] (Bot.) An edible species of mushroom ({Agaricus campestris}). {Fairy ring champignon}, the {Marasmius oreades}, which has a strong flavor but is edible. | |
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Fairy \Fair"y\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to fairies. 2. Given by fairies; as, fairy money. --Dryden. {Fairy bird} (Zo[94]l.), the Euoropean little tern ({Sterna minuta}); -- called also {sea swallow}, and {hooded tern}. {Fairy bluebird}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Bluebird}. {Fairy martin} (Zo[94]l.), a European swallow ({Hirrundo ariel}) that builds flask-shaped nests of mud on overhanging cliffs. {Fairy} {rings [or] circles}, the circles formed in grassy lawns by certain fungi (as {Marasmius Oreades}), formerly supposed to be caused by fairies in their midnight dances. {Fairy shrimp} (Zo[94]l.), a European fresh-water phyllopod crustacean ({Chirocephalus diaphanus}); -- so called from its delicate colors, transparency, and graceful motions. The name is sometimes applied to similar American species. {Fairy stone} (Paleon.), an echinite. | |
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Champignon \Cham*pi"gnon\, n. [F., a mushroom, ultimately fr. L. campus field. See {Camp}.] (Bot.) An edible species of mushroom ({Agaricus campestris}). {Fairy ring champignon}, the {Marasmius oreades}, which has a strong flavor but is edible. | |
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Marasmus \Ma*ras"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?], to quench, as fire; pass., to die away.] (Med.) A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis. Pining atrophy, Marasmus, and wide-wasting pestilence. --Milton. {Marasmus senilis} [L.], progressive atrophy of the aged. | |
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Marasmus \Ma*ras"mus\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?], to quench, as fire; pass., to die away.] (Med.) A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis. Pining atrophy, Marasmus, and wide-wasting pestilence. --Milton. {Marasmus senilis} [L.], progressive atrophy of the aged. | |
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Marcantant \Mar"can*tant\, n. [It. mercatante. See {Merchant}.] A merchant. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Liverwort \Liv"er*wort`\, n. (Bot.) 1. A ranunculaceous plant ({Anemone Hepatica}) with pretty white or bluish flowers and a three-lobed leaf; -- called also {squirrel cups}. 2. A flowerless plant ({Marchantia polymorpha}), having an irregularly lobed, spreading, and forking frond. Note: From this plant many others of the same order ({Hepatic[91]}) have been vaguely called liverworts, esp. those of the tribe {Marchantiace[91]}. See Illust. of {Hepatica}. | |
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{Ground furze} (Bot.), a low slightly thorny, leguminous shrub ({Ononis arvensis}) of Europe and Central Asia,; -- called also {rest-harrow}. {Ground game}, hares, rabbits, etc., as distinguished from winged game. {Ground hele} (Bot.), a perennial herb ({Veronica officinalis}) with small blue flowers, common in Europe and America, formerly thought to have curative properties. {Ground of the heavens} (Astron.), the surface of any part of the celestial sphere upon which the stars may be regarded as projected. {Ground hemlock} (Bot.), the yew ({Taxus baccata} var. Canadensisi) of eastern North America, distinguished from that of Europe by its low, straggling stems. {Ground hog}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The woodchuck or American marmot ({Arctomys monax}). See {Woodchuck}. (b) The aardvark. {Ground hold} (Naut.), ground tackle. [Obs.] --Spenser. {Ground ice}, ice formed at the bottom of a body of water before it forms on the surface. {Ground ivy}. (Bot.) A trailing plant; alehoof. See {Gill}. {Ground joist}, a joist for a basement or ground floor; a. sleeper. {Ground lark} (Zo[94]l.), the European pipit. See {Pipit}. {Ground laurel} (Bot.). See {Trailing arbutus}, under {Arbutus}. {Ground line} (Descriptive Geom.), the line of intersection of the horizontal and vertical planes of projection. {Ground liverwort} (Bot.), a flowerless plant with a broad flat forking thallus and the fruit raised on peduncled and radiated receptacles ({Marchantia polymorpha}). {Ground mail}, in Scotland, the fee paid for interment in a churchyard. {Ground mass} (Geol.), the fine-grained or glassy base of a rock, in which distinct crystals of its constituents are embedded. {Ground parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), one of several Australian parrakeets, of the genera {Callipsittacus} and {Geopsittacus}, which live mainly upon the ground. {Ground pearl} (Zo[94]l.), an insect of the family {Coccid[91]} ({Margarodes formicarum}), found in ants' nests in the Bahamas, and having a shelly covering. They are strung like beads, and made into necklaces by the natives. {Ground pig} (Zo[94]l.), a large, burrowing, African rodent ({Aulacodus Swinderianus}) about two feet long, allied to the porcupines but with harsh, bristly hair, and no spines; -- called also {ground rat}. {Ground pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of pigeons which live largely upon the ground, as the tooth-billed pigeon ({Didunculus strigirostris}), of the Samoan Islands, and the crowned pigeon, or goura. See {Goura}, and {Ground dove} (above). {Ground pine}. (Bot.) (a) A blue-flowered herb of the genus {Ajuga} ({A. Cham[91]pitys}), formerly included in the genus {Teucrium} or germander, and named from its resinous smell. --Sir J. Hill. (b) A long, creeping, evergreen plant of the genus {Lycopodium} ({L. clavatum}); -- called also {club moss}. (c) A tree-shaped evergreen plant about eight inches in height, of the same genus ({L. dendroideum}) found in moist, dark woods in the northern part of the United States. --Gray. {Ground plan} (Arch.), a plan of the ground floor of any building, or of any floor, as distinguished from an elevation or perpendicular section. {Ground plane}, the horizontal plane of projection in perspective drawing. {Ground plate}. (a) (Arch.) One of the chief pieces of framing of a building; a timber laid horizontally on or near the ground to support the uprights; a ground sill or groundsel. (b) (Railroads) A bed plate for sleepers or ties; a mudsill. (c) (Teleg.) A metallic plate buried in the earth to conduct the electric current thereto. Connection to the pipes of a gas or water main is usual in cities. --Knight. {Ground plot}, the ground upon which any structure is erected; hence, any basis or foundation; also, a ground plan. {Ground plum} (Bot.), a leguminous plant ({Astragalus caryocarpus}) occurring from the Saskatchewan to Texas, and having a succulent plum-shaped pod. {Ground rat}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground pig} (above). {Ground rent}, rent paid for the privilege of building on another man's land. {Ground robin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Chewink}. {Ground room}, a room on the ground floor; a lower room. --Tatler. {Ground sea}, the West Indian name for a swell of the ocean, which occurs in calm weather and without obvious cause, breaking on the shore in heavy roaring billows; -- called also {rollers}, and in Jamaica, {the North sea}. {Ground sill}. See {Ground plate} (a) (above). {Ground snake} (Zo[94]l.), a small burrowing American snake ({Celuta am[d2]na}). It is salmon colored, and has a blunt tail. {Ground squirrel}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) One of numerous species of burrowing rodents of the genera {Tamias} and {Spermophilus}, having cheek pouches. The former genus includes the Eastern striped squirrel or chipmunk and some allied Western species; the latter includes the prairie squirrel or striped gopher, the gray gopher, and many allied Western species. See {Chipmunk}, and {Gopher}. (b) Any species of the African genus {Xerus}, allied to {Tamias}. {Ground story}. Same as {Ground floor} (above). {Ground substance} (Anat.), the intercellular substance, or matrix, of tissues. {Ground swell}. (a) (Bot.) The plant groundsel. [Obs.] --Holland. (b) A broad, deep swell or undulation of the ocean, caused by a long continued gale, and felt even at a remote distance after the gale has ceased. {Ground table}. (Arch.) See Earth table, under Earth. {Ground tackle} (Naut.), the tackle necessary to secure a vessel at anchor. --Totten. {Ground thrush} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of bright-colored Oriental birds of the family {Pittid[91]}. See {Pitta}. {Ground tier}. (a) The lowest tier of water casks in a vessel's hold. --Totten. (b) The lowest line of articles of any kind stowed in a vessel's hold. (c) The lowest range of boxes in a theater. {Ground timbers} (Shipbuilding) the timbers which lie on the keel and are bolted to the keelson; floor timbers. --Knight. {Ground tit}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ground wren} (below). {Ground wheel}, that wheel of a harvester, mowing machine, etc., which, rolling on the ground, drives the mechanism. {Ground wren} (Zo[94]l.), a small California bird ({Cham[91]a fasciata}) allied to the wrens and titmice. It inhabits the arid plains. Called also {ground tit}, and {wren tit}. {To bite the ground}, {To break ground}. See under {Bite}, {Break}. {To come to the ground}, {To fall to the ground}, to come to nothing; to fail; to miscarry. {To gain ground}. (a) To advance; to proceed forward in conflict; as, an army in battle gains ground. (b) To obtain an advantage; to have some success; as, the army gains ground on the enemy. (c) To gain credit; to become more prosperous or influential. {To get, [or] To gather}, {ground}, to gain ground. [R.] [bd]Evening mist . . . gathers ground fast.[b8] --Milton. There is no way for duty to prevail, and get ground of them, but by bidding higher. --South. {To give ground}, to recede; to yield advantage. These nine . . . began to give me ground. --Shak. {To lose ground}, to retire; to retreat; to withdraw from the position taken; hence, to lose advantage; to lose credit or reputation; to decline. {To stand one's ground}, to stand firm; to resist attack or encroachment. --Atterbury. {To take the ground} to touch bottom or become stranded; -- said of a ship. | |
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March \March\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Marched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marching}.] [F. marcher, in OF. also, to tread, prob. fr. L. marcus hammer. Cf. {Mortar}.] 1. To move with regular steps, as a soldier; to walk in a grave, deliberate, or stately manner; to advance steadily. --Shak. 2. To proceed by walking in a body or in military order; as, the German army {marched} into France. | |
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Marching \March"ing\, a. & n., fr. {March}, v. {Marching money} (Mil.), the additional pay of officer or soldier when his regiment is marching. {In marching order} (Mil.), equipped for a march. {Marching regiment}. (Mil.) (a) A regiment in active service. (b) In England, a regiment liable to be ordered into other quarters, at home or abroad; a regiment of the line. | |
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Marching \March"ing\, a. & n., fr. {March}, v. {Marching money} (Mil.), the additional pay of officer or soldier when his regiment is marching. {In marching order} (Mil.), equipped for a march. {Marching regiment}. (Mil.) (a) A regiment in active service. (b) In England, a regiment liable to be ordered into other quarters, at home or abroad; a regiment of the line. | |
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Marching \March"ing\, a. & n., fr. {March}, v. {Marching money} (Mil.), the additional pay of officer or soldier when his regiment is marching. {In marching order} (Mil.), equipped for a march. {Marching regiment}. (Mil.) (a) A regiment in active service. (b) In England, a regiment liable to be ordered into other quarters, at home or abroad; a regiment of the line. | |
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Marchioness \Mar"chion*ess\, n. [LL. marchionissa, fr. marchio a marquis. See Marquis.] The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis. --Spelman. | |
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March-mad \March"-mad`\, a. Extremely rash; foolhardy. See under {March}, the month. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Marchman \March"man\, n. A person living in the marches between England and Scotland or Wales. | |
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Marcian \Mar"cian\, a. Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Marcionite \Mar"cion*ite\, n. (Eccl. Hist) A follower of Marcion, a Gnostic of the second century, who adopted the Oriental notion of the two conflicting principles, and imagined that between them there existed a third power, neither wholly good nor evil, the Creator of the world and of man, and the God of the Jewish dispensation. --Brande & C. | |
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Marconi \Mar*co"ni\, a. [After Guglielmo Marconi (b. 1874), Italian inventor.] Designating, or pert. to, Marconi's system of wireless telegraphy; as, Marconi a[89]rial, coherer, station, system, etc. | |
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Marconi system \Mar*co"ni system\ (Elec.) A system or wireless telegraphy developed by G. Marconi, an Italian physicist, in which Hertzian waves are used in transmission and a coherer is used as the receiving instrument. | |
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Marconigram \Mar*co"ni*gram\, n. [Marconi + -gram.] A Marconi wireless message. | |
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Marconigraph \Mar*co"ni*graph\, n. [Marconi + -graph.] The apparatus used in Marconi wireless telegraphy. | |
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Marconi's law \Mar*co"ni's law\ (Wireless Teleg.) The law that the maximum good signaling distance varies directly as the square of the height of the transmitting antenna. | |
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Marconism \Mar*co"nism\, n. The theory or practice of Marconi's wireless telegraph system. | |
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Mare's-nest \Mare's"-nest`\, n. A supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grosaly absurd. | |
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Margent \Mar"gent\, n. [OE. See {Margin}.] A margin; border; brink; edge. [Obs.] The beached margent of the sea. --Shak. | |
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Margent \Mar"gent\, v. t. To enter or note down upon the margin of a page; to margin. [Obs.] --Mir. for Mag. | |
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Margin \Mar"gin\, n. [OE. margine, margent, L. margo, ginis. Cf. {March} a border, {Marge}.] 1. A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake. 2. Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing. 3. (Com.) The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article. 4. Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty. 5. (Brokerage) Collateral security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, wheat, etc. --N. Biddle. {Margin draft} (Masonry), a smooth cut margin on the face of hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the joints. {Margin of a course} (Arch.), that part of a course, as of slates or shingles, which is not covered by the course immediately above it. See 2d {Gauge}. Syn: Border; brink; verge; brim; rim. | |
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Margin \Mar"gin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Margined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marginging}.] 1. To furnish with a margin. 2. To enter in the margin of a page. | |
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Margin \Mar"gin\, n. [OE. margine, margent, L. margo, ginis. Cf. {March} a border, {Marge}.] 1. A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake. 2. Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing. 3. (Com.) The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article. 4. Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty. 5. (Brokerage) Collateral security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, wheat, etc. --N. Biddle. {Margin draft} (Masonry), a smooth cut margin on the face of hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the joints. {Margin of a course} (Arch.), that part of a course, as of slates or shingles, which is not covered by the course immediately above it. See 2d {Gauge}. Syn: Border; brink; verge; brim; rim. | |
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Margin \Mar"gin\, n. [OE. margine, margent, L. margo, ginis. Cf. {March} a border, {Marge}.] 1. A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake. 2. Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing. 3. (Com.) The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article. 4. Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty. 5. (Brokerage) Collateral security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, wheat, etc. --N. Biddle. {Margin draft} (Masonry), a smooth cut margin on the face of hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the joints. {Margin of a course} (Arch.), that part of a course, as of slates or shingles, which is not covered by the course immediately above it. See 2d {Gauge}. Syn: Border; brink; verge; brim; rim. | |
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Marginal \Mar"gin*al\, a. [Cf. F. marginal.] 1. Of or pertaining to a margin. 2. Written or printed in the margin; as, a marginal note or gloss. | |
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Marginally \Mar"gin*al*ly\, adv. In the margin of a book. | |
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Marginate \Mar"gin*ate\, a. [L. marginatus, p. p. of marginare to margin. See {Margin}, n.] Having a margin distinct in appearance or structure. | |
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Marginate \Mar"gin*ate\, v. t. To furnish with a distinct margin; to margin. [R.] --Cockeram. | |
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Marginated \Mar"gin*a`ted\, a. Same as {Marginate}, a. | |
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Margined \Mar"gined\, a. 1. Having a margin. --Hawthorne. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Bordered with a distinct line of color. | |
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Margin \Mar"gin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Margined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marginging}.] 1. To furnish with a margin. 2. To enter in the margin of a page. | |
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Margin \Mar"gin\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Margined}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marginging}.] 1. To furnish with a margin. 2. To enter in the margin of a page. | |
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Marginicidal \Mar"gin*i*ci`dal\, a. [L. margo, -ginis, margin + caedere to cut.] (Bot.) Dehiscent by the separation of united carpels; -- said of fruits. | |
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Marigenous \Ma*rig"e*nous\, a. [L. mare the sea + -genous.] Produced in or by the sea. | |
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Marikina \Mar`i*ki"na\, n. [From the native name: cf. Pg. mariquinha.] (Zo[94]l) A small marmoset ({Midas rosalia}); the silky tamarin. | |
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Mark \Mark\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marking}.] [OE. marken, merken, AS. mearcian, from mearc. See {Mark} the sign.] 1. To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing. 2. To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; -- used literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him for a leader. 3. To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or any evidence of action; as, a pencil marks paper; his hobnails marked the floor. 4. To keep account of; to enumerate and register; as, to mark the points in a game of billiards or cards. 5. To notice or observe; to give attention to; to take note of; to remark; to heed; to regard. [bd]Mark the perfect man.[b8] --Ps. xxxvii. 37. {To mark out}. (a) To designate, as by a mark; to select; as, the ringleaders were marked out for punishment. (b) To obliterate or cancel with a mark; as, to mark out an item in an account. {To mark time} (Mil.), to keep the time of a marching step by moving the legs alternately without advancing. Syn: To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed; show; evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote; characterize; stamp; imprint; impress; brand. | |
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Marking \Mark"ing\, n. The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or disposition of marks or coloring; as, the marking of a bird's plumage. {Marking ink}, indelible ink, because used in marking linen. {Marking nut} (Bot.), the nut of the {Semecarpus Anacardium}, an East Indian tree. The shell of the nut yields a blackish resinous juice used for marking cotton cloth, and an oil prepared from it is used for rheumatism. | |
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Marking \Mark"ing\, n. The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or disposition of marks or coloring; as, the marking of a bird's plumage. {Marking ink}, indelible ink, because used in marking linen. {Marking nut} (Bot.), the nut of the {Semecarpus Anacardium}, an East Indian tree. The shell of the nut yields a blackish resinous juice used for marking cotton cloth, and an oil prepared from it is used for rheumatism. | |
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Marking \Mark"ing\, n. The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or disposition of marks or coloring; as, the marking of a bird's plumage. {Marking ink}, indelible ink, because used in marking linen. {Marking nut} (Bot.), the nut of the {Semecarpus Anacardium}, an East Indian tree. The shell of the nut yields a blackish resinous juice used for marking cotton cloth, and an oil prepared from it is used for rheumatism. | |
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Markman \Mark"man\, n. A marksman. [Obs.] --Shak. | |
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Marksman \Marks"man\, n.; pl. {Marksmen}. [Earlier markman; mark + man.] 1. One skillful to hit a mark with a missile; one who shoots well. | |
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Marksmanship \Marks"man*ship\, n. Skill of a marksman. | |
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Marksman \Marks"man\, n.; pl. {Marksmen}. [Earlier markman; mark + man.] 1. One skillful to hit a mark with a missile; one who shoots well. | |
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Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.] A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also {marish}.] {Marsh asphodel} (Bot.), a plant ({Nartheeium ossifragum}) with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white flowers; -- called also {bog asphodel}. {Marsh cinquefoil} (Bot.), a plant ({Potentilla palustris}) having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places; marsh five-finger. {Marsh elder}. (Bot.) (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree ({Viburnum Opulus}). (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt marshes ({Iva frutescens}). {Marsh five-finger}. (Bot.) See {Marsh cinquefoil} (above). {Marsh gas}. (Chem.) See under {Gas}. {Marsh grass} (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina}) of coarse grasses growing in marshes; -- called also {cord grass}. The tall {S. cynosuroides} is not good for hay unless cut very young. The low {S. juncea} is a common component of salt hay. {Marsh harrier} (Zo[94]l.), a European hawk or harrier ({Circus [91]ruginosus}); -- called also {marsh hawk}, {moor hawk}, {moor buzzard}, {puttock}. {Marsh hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A hawk or harrier ({Circus cyaneus}), native of both America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above, with a white rump. Called also {hen harrier}, and {mouse hawk}. (b) The marsh harrier. {Marsh hen} (Zo[94]l.), a rail; esp., {Rallus elegans} of fresh-water marshes, and {R. longirostris} of salt-water marshes. {Marsh mallow} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alth[91]a} ( {A. officinalis}) common in marshes near the seashore, and whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent. {Marsh marigold}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary. {Marsh pennywort} (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous genus {Hydrocotyle}; low herbs with roundish leaves, growing in wet places; -- called also {water pennywort}. {Marsh quail} (Zo[94]l.), the meadow lark. {Marsh rosemary} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Statice} ({S. Limonium}), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also {sea lavender}. {Marsh samphire} (Bot.), a plant ({Salicornia herbacea}) found along seacoasts. See {Glasswort}. {Marsh St. John's-wort} (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored flowers. {Marsh tea}. (Bot.). Same as {Labrador tea}. {Marsh trefoil}. (Bot.) Same as {Buckbean}. {Marsh wren} (Zo[94]l.), any species of small American wrens of the genus {Cistothorus}, and allied genera. They chiefly inhabit salt marshes. | |
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Mallow \Mal"low\, Mallows \Mal"lows\, n. [OE. malwe, AS. mealwe, fr. L. malva, akin to Gr. mala`chh; cf. mala`ssein to soften, malako`s soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. {Mauve}, {Malachite}.] (Bot.) A genus of plants ({Malva}) having mucilaginous qualities. See {Malvaceous}. Note: The flowers of the common mallow ({M. sylvestris}) are used in medicine. The dwarf mallow ({M. rotundifolia}) is a common weed, and its flattened, dick-shaped fruits are called cheeses by children. Tree mallow ({M. Mauritiana} and {Lavatera arborea}), musk mallow ({M. moschata}), rose mallow or hollyhock, and curled mallow ({M. crispa}), are less commonly seen. {Indian mallow}. See {Abutilon}. {Jew's mallow}, a plant ({Corchorus olitorius}) used as a pot herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria. {Marsh mallow}. See under {Marsh}. | |
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Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.] A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also {marish}.] {Marsh asphodel} (Bot.), a plant ({Nartheeium ossifragum}) with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white flowers; -- called also {bog asphodel}. {Marsh cinquefoil} (Bot.), a plant ({Potentilla palustris}) having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places; marsh five-finger. {Marsh elder}. (Bot.) (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree ({Viburnum Opulus}). (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt marshes ({Iva frutescens}). {Marsh five-finger}. (Bot.) See {Marsh cinquefoil} (above). {Marsh gas}. (Chem.) See under {Gas}. {Marsh grass} (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina}) of coarse grasses growing in marshes; -- called also {cord grass}. The tall {S. cynosuroides} is not good for hay unless cut very young. The low {S. juncea} is a common component of salt hay. {Marsh harrier} (Zo[94]l.), a European hawk or harrier ({Circus [91]ruginosus}); -- called also {marsh hawk}, {moor hawk}, {moor buzzard}, {puttock}. {Marsh hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A hawk or harrier ({Circus cyaneus}), native of both America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above, with a white rump. Called also {hen harrier}, and {mouse hawk}. (b) The marsh harrier. {Marsh hen} (Zo[94]l.), a rail; esp., {Rallus elegans} of fresh-water marshes, and {R. longirostris} of salt-water marshes. {Marsh mallow} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alth[91]a} ( {A. officinalis}) common in marshes near the seashore, and whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent. {Marsh marigold}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary. {Marsh pennywort} (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous genus {Hydrocotyle}; low herbs with roundish leaves, growing in wet places; -- called also {water pennywort}. {Marsh quail} (Zo[94]l.), the meadow lark. {Marsh rosemary} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Statice} ({S. Limonium}), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also {sea lavender}. {Marsh samphire} (Bot.), a plant ({Salicornia herbacea}) found along seacoasts. See {Glasswort}. {Marsh St. John's-wort} (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored flowers. {Marsh tea}. (Bot.). Same as {Labrador tea}. {Marsh trefoil}. (Bot.) Same as {Buckbean}. {Marsh wren} (Zo[94]l.), any species of small American wrens of the genus {Cistothorus}, and allied genera. They chiefly inhabit salt marshes. | |
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Marigold \Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.) A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the {Calendula officinalis} (see {Calendula}), and the cultivated species of {Tagetes}. Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different genera bearing this name; as, the {African [or] French marigold} of the genus {Tagetes}, of which several species and many varieties are found in gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and Mexico: {bur marigold}, of the genus {Bidens}; {corn marigold}, of the genus {Chrysanthemum} ({C. segetum}, a pest in the cornfields of Italy); {fig marigold}, of the genus {Mesembryanthemum}; {marsh marigold}, of the genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}), commonly known in America as the cowslip. See {Marsh Marigold}. {Marigold window}. (Arch.) See {Rose window}, under {Rose}. | |
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Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.] A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also {marish}.] {Marsh asphodel} (Bot.), a plant ({Nartheeium ossifragum}) with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white flowers; -- called also {bog asphodel}. {Marsh cinquefoil} (Bot.), a plant ({Potentilla palustris}) having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places; marsh five-finger. {Marsh elder}. (Bot.) (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree ({Viburnum Opulus}). (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt marshes ({Iva frutescens}). {Marsh five-finger}. (Bot.) See {Marsh cinquefoil} (above). {Marsh gas}. (Chem.) See under {Gas}. {Marsh grass} (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina}) of coarse grasses growing in marshes; -- called also {cord grass}. The tall {S. cynosuroides} is not good for hay unless cut very young. The low {S. juncea} is a common component of salt hay. {Marsh harrier} (Zo[94]l.), a European hawk or harrier ({Circus [91]ruginosus}); -- called also {marsh hawk}, {moor hawk}, {moor buzzard}, {puttock}. {Marsh hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A hawk or harrier ({Circus cyaneus}), native of both America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above, with a white rump. Called also {hen harrier}, and {mouse hawk}. (b) The marsh harrier. {Marsh hen} (Zo[94]l.), a rail; esp., {Rallus elegans} of fresh-water marshes, and {R. longirostris} of salt-water marshes. {Marsh mallow} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alth[91]a} ( {A. officinalis}) common in marshes near the seashore, and whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent. {Marsh marigold}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary. {Marsh pennywort} (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous genus {Hydrocotyle}; low herbs with roundish leaves, growing in wet places; -- called also {water pennywort}. {Marsh quail} (Zo[94]l.), the meadow lark. {Marsh rosemary} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Statice} ({S. Limonium}), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also {sea lavender}. {Marsh samphire} (Bot.), a plant ({Salicornia herbacea}) found along seacoasts. See {Glasswort}. {Marsh St. John's-wort} (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored flowers. {Marsh tea}. (Bot.). Same as {Labrador tea}. {Marsh trefoil}. (Bot.) Same as {Buckbean}. {Marsh wren} (Zo[94]l.), any species of small American wrens of the genus {Cistothorus}, and allied genera. They chiefly inhabit salt marshes. | |
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Marsh marigold \Marsh mar"i*gold\ (Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}), growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow flowers. In the United States it is used as a pot herb under the name of {cowslip}. See {Cowslip}. | |
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Marigold \Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.) A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the {Calendula officinalis} (see {Calendula}), and the cultivated species of {Tagetes}. Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different genera bearing this name; as, the {African [or] French marigold} of the genus {Tagetes}, of which several species and many varieties are found in gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and Mexico: {bur marigold}, of the genus {Bidens}; {corn marigold}, of the genus {Chrysanthemum} ({C. segetum}, a pest in the cornfields of Italy); {fig marigold}, of the genus {Mesembryanthemum}; {marsh marigold}, of the genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}), commonly known in America as the cowslip. See {Marsh Marigold}. {Marigold window}. (Arch.) See {Rose window}, under {Rose}. | |
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Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.] A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also {marish}.] {Marsh asphodel} (Bot.), a plant ({Nartheeium ossifragum}) with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white flowers; -- called also {bog asphodel}. {Marsh cinquefoil} (Bot.), a plant ({Potentilla palustris}) having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places; marsh five-finger. {Marsh elder}. (Bot.) (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree ({Viburnum Opulus}). (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt marshes ({Iva frutescens}). {Marsh five-finger}. (Bot.) See {Marsh cinquefoil} (above). {Marsh gas}. (Chem.) See under {Gas}. {Marsh grass} (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina}) of coarse grasses growing in marshes; -- called also {cord grass}. The tall {S. cynosuroides} is not good for hay unless cut very young. The low {S. juncea} is a common component of salt hay. {Marsh harrier} (Zo[94]l.), a European hawk or harrier ({Circus [91]ruginosus}); -- called also {marsh hawk}, {moor hawk}, {moor buzzard}, {puttock}. {Marsh hawk}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A hawk or harrier ({Circus cyaneus}), native of both America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above, with a white rump. Called also {hen harrier}, and {mouse hawk}. (b) The marsh harrier. {Marsh hen} (Zo[94]l.), a rail; esp., {Rallus elegans} of fresh-water marshes, and {R. longirostris} of salt-water marshes. {Marsh mallow} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alth[91]a} ( {A. officinalis}) common in marshes near the seashore, and whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent. {Marsh marigold}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary. {Marsh pennywort} (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous genus {Hydrocotyle}; low herbs with roundish leaves, growing in wet places; -- called also {water pennywort}. {Marsh quail} (Zo[94]l.), the meadow lark. {Marsh rosemary} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Statice} ({S. Limonium}), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also {sea lavender}. {Marsh samphire} (Bot.), a plant ({Salicornia herbacea}) found along seacoasts. See {Glasswort}. {Marsh St. John's-wort} (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored flowers. {Marsh tea}. (Bot.). Same as {Labrador tea}. {Marsh trefoil}. (Bot.) Same as {Buckbean}. {Marsh wren} (Zo[94]l.), any species of small American wrens of the genus {Cistothorus}, and allied genera. They chiefly inhabit salt marshes. | |
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Marsh marigold \Marsh mar"i*gold\ (Bot.) A perennial plant of the genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}), growing in wet places and bearing bright yellow flowers. In the United States it is used as a pot herb under the name of {cowslip}. See {Cowslip}. | |
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Marshiness \Marsh"i*ness\, n. The state or condition of being marshy. | |
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Meerschaum \Meer"schaum\, n. [G., lit., sea foam; meer sea + schaum foam; but it perh. is a corruption of the Tartaric name myrsen. Cf. {Mere} a lake, and {Scum}.] 1. (Min.) A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called {sepiolite}. 2. A tobacco pipe made of this mineral. | |
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Mercantile \Mer"can*tile\ (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It. mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to traffic. See {Merchant}.] Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial. The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile, partly military. --Arbuthnot. {Mercantile agency}, an agency for procuring information of the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them. {Mercantile marine}, the persons and vessels employed in commerce, taken collectively. {Mercantile paper}, the notes or acceptances given by merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment; drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned. --McElrath. Syn: {Mercantile}, {Commercial}. Usage: Commercial is the wider term, being sometimes used to embrace mercantile. In their stricter use, commercial relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and other business connected with the commerce of a country (whether external or internal), that is, the exchange of commodities; while mercantile applies to the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to market. As the two employments are to some extent intermingled, the two words are often interchanged. | |
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Mercantile \Mer"can*tile\ (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It. mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to traffic. See {Merchant}.] Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial. The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile, partly military. --Arbuthnot. {Mercantile agency}, an agency for procuring information of the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them. {Mercantile marine}, the persons and vessels employed in commerce, taken collectively. {Mercantile paper}, the notes or acceptances given by merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment; drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned. --McElrath. Syn: {Mercantile}, {Commercial}. Usage: Commercial is the wider term, being sometimes used to embrace mercantile. In their stricter use, commercial relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and other business connected with the commerce of a country (whether external or internal), that is, the exchange of commodities; while mercantile applies to the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to market. As the two employments are to some extent intermingled, the two words are often interchanged. | |
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Mercantile \Mer"can*tile\ (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It. mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to traffic. See {Merchant}.] Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial. The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile, partly military. --Arbuthnot. {Mercantile agency}, an agency for procuring information of the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them. {Mercantile marine}, the persons and vessels employed in commerce, taken collectively. {Mercantile paper}, the notes or acceptances given by merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment; drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned. --McElrath. Syn: {Mercantile}, {Commercial}. Usage: Commercial is the wider term, being sometimes used to embrace mercantile. In their stricter use, commercial relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and other business connected with the commerce of a country (whether external or internal), that is, the exchange of commodities; while mercantile applies to the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to market. As the two employments are to some extent intermingled, the two words are often interchanged. | |
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Mercantile \Mer"can*tile\ (?; 277), a. [F. mercantile, It. mercantile, fr. L. mercans, -antis, p. pr. of mercari to traffic. See {Merchant}.] Of or pertaining to merchants, or the business of merchants; having to do with trade, or the buying and selling of commodities; commercial. The expedition of the Argonauts was partly mercantile, partly military. --Arbuthnot. {Mercantile agency}, an agency for procuring information of the standing and credit of merchants in different parts of the country, for the use of dealers who sell to them. {Mercantile marine}, the persons and vessels employed in commerce, taken collectively. {Mercantile paper}, the notes or acceptances given by merchants for goods bought, or received on consignment; drafts on merchants for goods sold or consigned. --McElrath. Syn: {Mercantile}, {Commercial}. Usage: Commercial is the wider term, being sometimes used to embrace mercantile. In their stricter use, commercial relates to the shipping, freighting, forwarding, and other business connected with the commerce of a country (whether external or internal), that is, the exchange of commodities; while mercantile applies to the sale of merchandise and goods when brought to market. As the two employments are to some extent intermingled, the two words are often interchanged. | |
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Mercenarian \Mer`ce*na"ri*an\ (-an), n. A mercenary. [Obs.] | |
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Mercenary \Mer"ce*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Mercenaries}. One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service. --Milman. | |
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Mercenarily \Mer"ce*na`ri*ly\, adv. In a mercenary manner. | |
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Mercenariness \Mer"ce*na*ri*ness\, n. The quality or state of being mercenary; venality. --Boyle. | |
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Mercenary \Mer"ce*na*ry\, a. [OE. mercenarie, F. mercenaire, fr. L. mercenarius, fr. merces wages, reward. See {Mercy}.] 1. Acting for reward; serving for pay; paid; hired; hireling; venal; as, mercenary soldiers. 2. Hence: Moved by considerations of pay or profit; greedy of gain; sordid; selfish. --Shak. For God forbid I should my papers blot With mercenary lines, with servile pen. --Daniel. Syn: See {Venal}. | |
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Mercenary \Mer"ce*na*ry\, n.; pl. {Mercenaries}. One who is hired; a hireling; especially, a soldier hired into foreign service. --Milman. | |
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Merchand \Mer"chand\, v. i. [F. marchander. See {Merchant}.] To traffic. [Obs.] --Bacon. | |
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Merchandisable \Mer"chan*di`sa*ble\, a. Such as can be used or transferred as merchandise. | |
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Merchandise \Mer"chan*dise\, n. [F. marchandise, OF. marcheandise.] 1. The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods; commodities. --Spenser. 2. The act or business of trading; trade; traffic. | |
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Merchandise \Mer"chan*dise\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Merchandised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Merchandising}.] To trade; to carry on commerce. --Bacon. | |
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Merchandise \Mer"chan*dise\, v. t. To make merchandise of; to buy and sell. [bd]Love is merchandised.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Merchandise \Mer"chan*dise\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Merchandised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Merchandising}.] To trade; to carry on commerce. --Bacon. | |
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Merchandiser \Mer"chan*di`ser\, n. A trader. --Bunyan. | |
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Merchandise \Mer"chan*dise\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Merchandised}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Merchandising}.] To trade; to carry on commerce. --Bacon. | |
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Merchandry \Mer"chand*ry\, n. [See {Merchant}.] Trade; commerce. [Obs.] --Bp. Sanderson. | |
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Merchant \Mer"chant\, v. i. To be a merchant; to trade. [Obs.] | |
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Merchant \Mer"chant\, n. [OE. marchant, OF. marcheant, F. marchand, fr. LL. mercatans, -antis, p. pr. of mercatare to negotiate, L. mercari to traffic, fr. merx, mercis, wares. See {Market}, {Merit}, and cf. {Commerce}.] 1. One who traffics on a large scale, especially with foreign countries; a trafficker; a trader. Others, like merchants, venture trade abroad. --Shak. 2. A trading vessel; a merchantman. [Obs.] --Shak. 3. One who keeps a store or shop for the sale of goods; a shopkeeper. [U. S. & Scot.] | |
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Merchant \Mer"chant\, a. Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the merchant service. {Merchant bar}, {Merchant iron} [or] {steel}, certain common sizes of wrought iron and steel bars. {Merchant service}, the mercantile marine of a country. --Am. Cyc. {Merchant ship}, a ship employed in commerce. {Merchant tailor}, a tailor who keeps and sells materials for the garments which he makes. | |
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Merchant \Mer"chant\, a. Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the merchant service. {Merchant bar}, {Merchant iron} [or] {steel}, certain common sizes of wrought iron and steel bars. {Merchant service}, the mercantile marine of a country. --Am. Cyc. {Merchant ship}, a ship employed in commerce. {Merchant tailor}, a tailor who keeps and sells materials for the garments which he makes. | |
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Merchant \Mer"chant\, a. Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the merchant service. {Merchant bar}, {Merchant iron} [or] {steel}, certain common sizes of wrought iron and steel bars. {Merchant service}, the mercantile marine of a country. --Am. Cyc. {Merchant ship}, a ship employed in commerce. {Merchant tailor}, a tailor who keeps and sells materials for the garments which he makes. | |
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Merchant \Mer"chant\, a. Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the merchant service. {Merchant bar}, {Merchant iron} [or] {steel}, certain common sizes of wrought iron and steel bars. {Merchant service}, the mercantile marine of a country. --Am. Cyc. {Merchant ship}, a ship employed in commerce. {Merchant tailor}, a tailor who keeps and sells materials for the garments which he makes. | |
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Merchant \Mer"chant\, a. Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the merchant service. {Merchant bar}, {Merchant iron} [or] {steel}, certain common sizes of wrought iron and steel bars. {Merchant service}, the mercantile marine of a country. --Am. Cyc. {Merchant ship}, a ship employed in commerce. {Merchant tailor}, a tailor who keeps and sells materials for the garments which he makes. | |
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Merchant \Mer"chant\, a. Of, pertaining to, or employed in, trade or merchandise; as, the merchant service. {Merchant bar}, {Merchant iron} [or] {steel}, certain common sizes of wrought iron and steel bars. {Merchant service}, the mercantile marine of a country. --Am. Cyc. {Merchant ship}, a ship employed in commerce. {Merchant tailor}, a tailor who keeps and sells materials for the garments which he makes. | |
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Merchantable \Mer"chant*a*ble\, a. Fit for market; such as is usually sold in market, or such as will bring the ordinary price; as, merchantable wheat; sometimes, a technical designation for a particular kind or class. | |
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Merchantly \Mer"chant*ly\, a. Merchantlike; suitable to the character or business of a merchant. [Obs.] --Gauden. | |
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Merchantman \Mer"chant*man\, n.; pl. {Merchantmen}. 1. A merchant. [Obs.] --Matt. xiii. 45. 2. A trading vessel; a ship employed in the transportation of goods, as, distinguished from a man-of-war. | |
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Merchantman \Mer"chant*man\, n.; pl. {Merchantmen}. 1. A merchant. [Obs.] --Matt. xiii. 45. 2. A trading vessel; a ship employed in the transportation of goods, as, distinguished from a man-of-war. | |
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Merchantry \Mer"chant*ry\, n. 1. The body of merchants taken collectively; as, the merchantry of a country. 2. The business of a merchant; merchandise. --Walpole. | |
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Meresman \Meres"man\, n. An officer who ascertains meres or boundaries. [Eng.] | |
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Merganser \Mer*gan"ser\, n. [Sp. merg[a0]nsar, fr. mergo a diver (L. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive) + [a0]nsar goose, L. anser.] (Zo[94]l.) Any bird of the genus {Merganser}, and allied genera. They are allied to the ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill. Note: The red-breasted merganser ({Merganser serrator}) inhabits both hemispheres. It is called also {sawbill}, {harle}, and {sheldrake}. The American merganser ({M. Americanus}.) and the hooded merganser ({Lophodytes cucullatus}) are well-known species. {White merganser}, the smew or white nun. | |
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Goosander \Goos"an`der\, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. {Merganser}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of merganser ({M. merganser}) of Northern Europe and America; -- called also {merganser}, {dundiver}, {sawbill}, {sawneb}, {shelduck}, and {sheldrake}. See {Merganser}. | |
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Merganser \Mer*gan"ser\, n. [Sp. merg[a0]nsar, fr. mergo a diver (L. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive) + [a0]nsar goose, L. anser.] (Zo[94]l.) Any bird of the genus {Merganser}, and allied genera. They are allied to the ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill. Note: The red-breasted merganser ({Merganser serrator}) inhabits both hemispheres. It is called also {sawbill}, {harle}, and {sheldrake}. The American merganser ({M. Americanus}.) and the hooded merganser ({Lophodytes cucullatus}) are well-known species. {White merganser}, the smew or white nun. | |
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Goosander \Goos"an`der\, n. [OE. gossander, a tautological word formed fr. goose + gander. Cf. {Merganser}.] (Zo[94]l.) A species of merganser ({M. merganser}) of Northern Europe and America; -- called also {merganser}, {dundiver}, {sawbill}, {sawneb}, {shelduck}, and {sheldrake}. See {Merganser}. | |
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Merganser \Mer*gan"ser\, n. [Sp. merg[a0]nsar, fr. mergo a diver (L. mergus, fr. mergere to dip, dive) + [a0]nsar goose, L. anser.] (Zo[94]l.) Any bird of the genus {Merganser}, and allied genera. They are allied to the ducks, but have a sharply serrated bill. Note: The red-breasted merganser ({Merganser serrator}) inhabits both hemispheres. It is called also {sawbill}, {harle}, and {sheldrake}. The American merganser ({M. Americanus}.) and the hooded merganser ({Lophodytes cucullatus}) are well-known species. {White merganser}, the smew or white nun. | |
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Earlduck \Earl"duck`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The red-breasted merganser ({Merganser serrator}). | |
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Merge \Merge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Merged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Merging}.] [L. mergere, mersum. Cf. {Emerge}, {Immerse}, {Marrow}.] To cause to be swallowed up; to immerse; to sink; to absorb. To merge all natural . . . sentiment in inordinate vanity. --Burke. Whig and Tory were merged and swallowed up in the transcendent duties of patriots. --De Quincey. | |
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Merismatic \Mer`is*mat"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] division, fr. [?] part.] (Biol.) Dividing into cells or segments; characterized by separation into two or more parts or sections by the formation of internal partitions; as, merismatic growth, where one cell divides into many. | |
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Merkin \Mer"kin\, n. Originally, a wig; afterwards, a mop for cleaning cannon. | |
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Merosome \Mer"o*some\, n. [Gr. [?] part + -some body.] (Zo[94]l.) One of the serial segments, or metameres, of which the bodies of vertebrate and articulate animals are composed. | |
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Mersion \Mer"sion\, n. [L. mersio. See {Merge}.] Immersion. [R.] --Barrow. | |
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Mirksome \Mirk"some\, a. Dark; gloomy; murky. [Archaic] --Spenser. -- {Mirk"some*ness}, n. [Archaic] | |
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Mirksome \Mirk"some\, a. Dark; gloomy; murky. [Archaic] --Spenser. -- {Mirk"some*ness}, n. [Archaic] | |
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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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Morgan \Mor"gan\, n. (Zo[94]l.) One of a celebrated breed of American trotting horses; -- so called from the name of the stud from which the breed originated in Vermont. | |
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Morganatic \Mor`ga*nat"ic\, a. [LL. matrimonium ad morganaticam, fr. morganatica a morning gift, a kind of dowry paid on the morning before or after the marriage, fr. OHG. morgan morning, in morgangeba morning gift, G. morgengabe. See {Morn}.] Pertaining to, in the manner of, or designating, a kind of marriage, called also {left-handed marriage}, between a man of superior rank and a woman of inferior, in which it is stipulated that neither the latter nor her children shall enjoy the rank or inherit the possessions of her husband. --Brande & C. -- {Mor`ga*nat"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Morganatic \Mor`ga*nat"ic\, a. [LL. matrimonium ad morganaticam, fr. morganatica a morning gift, a kind of dowry paid on the morning before or after the marriage, fr. OHG. morgan morning, in morgangeba morning gift, G. morgengabe. See {Morn}.] Pertaining to, in the manner of, or designating, a kind of marriage, called also {left-handed marriage}, between a man of superior rank and a woman of inferior, in which it is stipulated that neither the latter nor her children shall enjoy the rank or inherit the possessions of her husband. --Brande & C. -- {Mor`ga*nat"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Evangelical \E`van*gel"ic*al\, a. 1. Contained in, or relating to, the four Gospels; as, the evangelical history. 2. Belonging to, agreeable or consonant to, or contained in, the gospel, or the truth taught in the New Testament; as, evangelical religion. 3. Earnest for the truth taught in the gospel; strict in interpreting Christian doctrine; pre[89]minetly orthodox; -- technically applied to that party in the Church of England, and in the Protestant Episcopal Church, which holds the doctrine of [bd]Justification by Faith alone[b8]; the Low Church party. The term is also applied to other religion bodies not regarded as orthodox. {Evangelical Alliance}, an alliance for mutual strengthening and common work, comprising Christians of different denominations and countries, organized in Liverpool, England, in 1845. {Evangelical Church}. (a) The Protestant Church in Germany. (b) A church founded by a fusion of Lutherans and Calvinists in Germany in 1817. {Evangelical Union}, a religion sect founded in Scotland in 1843 by the Rev. James Morison; -- called also {Morisonians}. | |
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Morkin \Mor"kin\, n. [Akin to Sw. murken putrefied, Icel. morkinn putrid.] A beast that has died of disease or by mischance. [Obs.] --Bp. Hall. | |
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Moroccan \Mo*roc"can\, a. Of or pertaining to Morocco, or its inhabitants. | |
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Moroseness \Mo*rose"ness\, n. Sourness of temper; sulenness. Learn good humor, never to oppose without just reason; abate some degrees of pride and moroseness. --I. Watts. Note: Moroseness is not precisely peevishness or fretfulness, though often accompained with it. It denotes more of silence and severity, or ill-humor, than the irritability or irritation which characterizes peevishness. | |
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Morsing horn \Mor"sing horn`\ A horn or flask for holding powder, as for priming. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott. | |
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d8Morus \[d8]Mo"rus\, n. [L., mulberry tree. See {Mulberry}.] (Bot.) A genus of trees, some species of which produce edible fruit; the mulberry. See {Mulberry}. Note: {Morus alba} is the white mulberry, a native of India or China, the leaves of which are extensively used for feeding silkworms, for which it furnishes the chief food. {Morus multicaulis}, the many-stemmed or Chinese mulberry, is only a form of white mulberry, preferred on account of its more abundant leaves. {Morus nigra}, the black mulberry, produces a dark-colored fruit, of an agreeable flavor. | |
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d8Morus \[d8]Mo"rus\, n. [L., mulberry tree. See {Mulberry}.] (Bot.) A genus of trees, some species of which produce edible fruit; the mulberry. See {Mulberry}. Note: {Morus alba} is the white mulberry, a native of India or China, the leaves of which are extensively used for feeding silkworms, for which it furnishes the chief food. {Morus multicaulis}, the many-stemmed or Chinese mulberry, is only a form of white mulberry, preferred on account of its more abundant leaves. {Morus nigra}, the black mulberry, produces a dark-colored fruit, of an agreeable flavor. | |
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Murexan \Mu*rex"an\, n. [From {Murexide}.] (Chem.) A complex nitrogenous substance obtained from murexide, alloxantin, and other ureids, as a white, or yellowish, crystalline which turns red on exposure to the air; -- called also {uramil}, {dialuramide}, and formerly {purpuric acid}. | |
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Calicoback \Cal"i*co*back`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The calico bass. (b) An hemipterous insect ({Murgantia histrionica}) which injures the cabbage and other garden plants; -- called also {calico bug} and {harlequin cabbage bug}. | |
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Murkiness \Murk"i*ness\, n. The state of being murky. | |
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Myriacanthous \Myr`i*a*can"thous\, a. [Gr. [?] numberless + [?] a spine.] (Zo[94]l.) Having numerous spines, as certain fishes. | |
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Myricin \Myr"i*cin\, n. [Cf. F. myricine. Prob. so called from a fancied resemblance to the wax of the bayberry (Myrica).] (Chem.) A silky, crystalline, waxy substance, forming the less soluble part of beeswax, and regarded as a palmitate of a higher alcohol of the paraffin series; -- called also {myricyl alcohol}. | |
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Myrosin \Myr"o*sin\, n. (Chem.) A ferment, resembling diastase, found in mustard seeds. | |
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Moore County, NC (county, FIPS 125) Location: 35.30888 N, 79.48495 W Population (1990): 59013 (27358 housing units) Area: 1809.8 sq km (land), 19.5 sq km (water) Moore County, TN (county, FIPS 127) Location: 35.28422 N, 86.35741 W Population (1990): 4721 (1912 housing units) Area: 334.6 sq km (land), 3.1 sq km (water) Moore County, TX (county, FIPS 341) Location: 35.83587 N, 101.89008 W Population (1990): 17865 (6837 housing units) Area: 2330.3 sq km (land), 25.8 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Moores Mill, AL (CDP, FIPS 51216) Location: 34.85189 N, 86.52576 W Population (1990): 3362 (1237 housing units) Area: 34.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mora County, NM (county, FIPS 33) Location: 36.01803 N, 104.93978 W Population (1990): 4264 (2486 housing units) Area: 5001.9 sq km (land), 6.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morgan, GA (city, FIPS 52696) Location: 31.53744 N, 84.59937 W Population (1990): 252 (114 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31766 Morgan, MN (city, FIPS 44116) Location: 44.41574 N, 94.92463 W Population (1990): 965 (424 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56266 Morgan, PA Zip code(s): 15064 Morgan, TX (city, FIPS 49356) Location: 32.01572 N, 97.60573 W Population (1990): 451 (202 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76671 Morgan, UT (city, FIPS 52020) Location: 41.04259 N, 111.68266 W Population (1990): 2023 (625 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 84050 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morgan City, LA (city, FIPS 52040) Location: 29.70170 N, 91.19188 W Population (1990): 14531 (5838 housing units) Area: 15.2 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70380 Morgan City, MS (town, FIPS 48800) Location: 33.37885 N, 90.34733 W Population (1990): 139 (53 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morgan County, AL (county, FIPS 103) Location: 34.45330 N, 86.85730 W Population (1990): 100043 (40419 housing units) Area: 1508.0 sq km (land), 43.6 sq km (water) Morgan County, CO (county, FIPS 87) Location: 40.26339 N, 103.80728 W Population (1990): 21939 (9230 housing units) Area: 3329.3 sq km (land), 22.0 sq km (water) Morgan County, GA (county, FIPS 211) Location: 33.59284 N, 83.49307 W Population (1990): 12883 (4814 housing units) Area: 905.6 sq km (land), 12.8 sq km (water) Morgan County, IL (county, FIPS 137) Location: 39.71455 N, 90.19812 W Population (1990): 36397 (14724 housing units) Area: 1473.2 sq km (land), 9.0 sq km (water) Morgan County, IN (county, FIPS 109) Location: 39.48185 N, 86.44729 W Population (1990): 55920 (20500 housing units) Area: 1052.8 sq km (land), 7.6 sq km (water) Morgan County, KY (county, FIPS 175) Location: 37.92293 N, 83.25888 W Population (1990): 11648 (4562 housing units) Area: 987.6 sq km (land), 6.3 sq km (water) Morgan County, MO (county, FIPS 141) Location: 38.42557 N, 92.88576 W Population (1990): 15574 (12642 housing units) Area: 1547.5 sq km (land), 42.6 sq km (water) Morgan County, OH (county, FIPS 115) Location: 39.61296 N, 81.85080 W Population (1990): 14194 (6681 housing units) Area: 1081.8 sq km (land), 10.8 sq km (water) Morgan County, TN (county, FIPS 129) Location: 36.13109 N, 84.64167 W Population (1990): 17300 (6378 housing units) Area: 1352.2 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water) Morgan County, UT (county, FIPS 29) Location: 41.08132 N, 111.57914 W Population (1990): 5528 (1681 housing units) Area: 1577.6 sq km (land), 4.3 sq km (water) Morgan County, WV (county, FIPS 65) Location: 39.56187 N, 78.26077 W Population (1990): 12128 (6757 housing units) Area: 593.2 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morgan Ctr, VT Zip code(s): 05853 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morgan Hill, CA (city, FIPS 49278) Location: 37.13055 N, 121.63964 W Population (1990): 23928 (8157 housing units) Area: 27.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95037 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morganfield, KY (city, FIPS 53472) Location: 37.68424 N, 87.90688 W Population (1990): 3776 (1539 housing units) Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morgan's Point, TX (city, FIPS 49380) Location: 29.67607 N, 95.00524 W Population (1990): 341 (130 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morgan's Point Resort, TX (city, FIPS 49392) Location: 31.15557 N, 97.45417 W Population (1990): 1766 (778 housing units) Area: 7.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morganton, GA (town, FIPS 52724) Location: 34.87494 N, 84.24398 W Population (1990): 295 (130 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30560 Morganton, NC (city, FIPS 44400) Location: 35.74160 N, 81.69842 W Population (1990): 15085 (6558 housing units) Area: 43.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28655 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morgantown, IN (town, FIPS 51102) Location: 39.37387 N, 86.25929 W Population (1990): 978 (380 housing units) Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46160 Morgantown, KY (city, FIPS 53490) Location: 37.21802 N, 86.70185 W Population (1990): 2284 (970 housing units) Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Morgantown, PA Zip code(s): 19543 Morgantown, WV (city, FIPS 55756) Location: 39.63565 N, 79.94977 W Population (1990): 25879 (10422 housing units) Area: 20.0 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morganville, KS (city, FIPS 48225) Location: 39.46619 N, 97.20307 W Population (1990): 181 (88 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67468 Morganville, NJ Zip code(s): 07751 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morganza, LA (village, FIPS 52075) Location: 30.73662 N, 91.59069 W Population (1990): 759 (337 housing units) Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 70759 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Moriah Center, NY Zip code(s): 12961 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morris County, KS (county, FIPS 127) Location: 38.68662 N, 96.64349 W Population (1990): 6198 (3149 housing units) Area: 1806.4 sq km (land), 14.1 sq km (water) Morris County, NJ (county, FIPS 27) Location: 40.86520 N, 74.54688 W Population (1990): 421353 (155745 housing units) Area: 1214.9 sq km (land), 31.8 sq km (water) Morris County, TX (county, FIPS 343) Location: 33.11794 N, 94.73115 W Population (1990): 13200 (5800 housing units) Area: 659.2 sq km (land), 10.7 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morrison, CO (town, FIPS 52075) Location: 39.65451 N, 105.18238 W Population (1990): 465 (147 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 80465 Morrison, IA (city, FIPS 54165) Location: 42.34339 N, 92.67293 W Population (1990): 113 (44 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Morrison, IL (city, FIPS 50530) Location: 41.80845 N, 89.96542 W Population (1990): 4363 (1859 housing units) Area: 5.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61270 Morrison, MO (city, FIPS 50060) Location: 38.67065 N, 91.63282 W Population (1990): 160 (78 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65061 Morrison, OK (town, FIPS 49450) Location: 36.29465 N, 97.01159 W Population (1990): 640 (267 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73061 Morrison, TN (town, FIPS 50220) Location: 35.60238 N, 85.91855 W Population (1990): 570 (251 housing units) Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 37357 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morrison Bluff, AR (town, FIPS 47030) Location: 35.38219 N, 93.52743 W Population (1990): 84 (33 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morrison County, MN (county, FIPS 97) Location: 46.01195 N, 94.26757 W Population (1990): 29604 (12434 housing units) Area: 2912.6 sq km (land), 74.6 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morrisonville, IL (village, FIPS 50543) Location: 39.42122 N, 89.45780 W Population (1990): 1113 (476 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62546 Morrisonville, NY (CDP, FIPS 48538) Location: 44.69068 N, 73.55119 W Population (1990): 1742 (660 housing units) Area: 6.7 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 12962 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Morrow County, OH (county, FIPS 117) Location: 40.52591 N, 82.79793 W Population (1990): 27749 (10312 housing units) Area: 1050.4 sq km (land), 4.7 sq km (water) Morrow County, OR (county, FIPS 49) Location: 45.42167 N, 119.56655 W Population (1990): 7625 (3412 housing units) Area: 5265.1 sq km (land), 41.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mower County, MN (county, FIPS 99) Location: 43.67181 N, 92.75089 W Population (1990): 37385 (15831 housing units) Area: 1842.9 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Murray County, GA (county, FIPS 213) Location: 34.78193 N, 84.74823 W Population (1990): 26147 (10207 housing units) Area: 892.1 sq km (land), 6.4 sq km (water) Murray County, MN (county, FIPS 101) Location: 44.01982 N, 95.76128 W Population (1990): 9660 (4611 housing units) Area: 1824.6 sq km (land), 39.1 sq km (water) Murray County, OK (county, FIPS 99) Location: 34.48617 N, 97.07262 W Population (1990): 12042 (5742 housing units) Area: 1083.5 sq km (land), 17.2 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
marginal adj. [common] 1. [techspeak] An extremely small change. "A marginal increase in {core} can decrease {GC} time drastically." In everyday terms, this means that it is a lot easier to clean off your desk if you have a spare place to put some of the junk while you sort through it. 2. Of little merit. "This proposed new feature seems rather marginal to me." 3. Of extremely small probability of {win}ning. "The power supply was rather marginal anyway; no wonder it fried." | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
Marginal Hacks n. Margaret Jacks Hall, a building into which the Stanford AI Lab was moved near the beginning of the 1980s (from the {D. C. Power Lab}). | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
marginally adv. Slightly. "The ravs here are only marginally better than at Small Eating Place." See {epsilon}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Marc Andreessen Corporation} in April 1994 with {Dr. James H. Clark}. Andreessen has been a director since September 1994. As an undergraduate at the {University of Illinois} in Champaign, Andreessen created the {Mosaic} {web browser} prototype with a team of students and staff at the university's {National Center for Supercomputing Applications} (NCSA). With a friendly, {point-and-click} method for {navigating} the {Internet} and free distribution to network users, NCSA Mosaic gained an estimated two million users worldwide in just over one year. Andreessen earned his bachelor of science degree in computer science at the University of Illinois in 1993. {Home (http://www.netscape.com/columns/techvision/index.html)}. (1999-04-12) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
marginal can decrease {GC} time drastically." In everyday terms, this means that it is a lot easier to clean off your desk if you have a spare place to put some of the junk while you sort through it. 2. Of extremely small merit. "This proposed new feature seems rather marginal to me." 3. Of extremely small probability of {win}ning. "The power supply was rather marginal anyway; no wonder it fried." [{Jargon File}] (1994-10-21) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Marginal Hacks {Stanford AI Lab} was moved near the beginning of the 1980s (from the {D.C. Power Lab}). [{Jargon File}] (1998-05-21) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Merchant The Hebrew word so rendered is from a root meaning "to travel about," "to migrate," and hence "a traveller." In the East, in ancient times, merchants travelled about with their merchandise from place to place (Gen. 37:25; Job 6:18), and carried on their trade mainly by bartering (Gen. 37:28; 39:1). After the Hebrews became settled in Palestine they began to engage in commercial pursuits, which gradually expanded (49:13; Deut. 33:18; Judg. 5:17), till in the time of Solomon they are found in the chief marts of the world (1 Kings 9:26; 10:11, 26, 28; 22:48; 2 Chr. 1:16; 9:10, 21). After Solomon's time their trade with foreign nations began to decline. After the Exile it again expanded into wider foreign relations, because now the Jews were scattered in many lands. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Marsena, bitterness of a bramble |