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Mains \Mains\, n. [Scot. See {Manse}.] The farm attached to a mansion house. [Scot.] | |
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Mammy \Mam"my\, n.; pl. {Mammies}. A child's name for mamma, mother. | |
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Mammock \Mam"mock\, n. [Ir. & Gael. mam a round hill + -ock.] A shapeless piece; a fragment. [Obs.] | |
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Mammock \Mam"mock\, v. t. To tear to pieces. [Obs.] --Milton. | |
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Mammose \Mam*mose"\, a. [L. mammosus having large breasts, mamma breast.] (Bot.) Having the form of the breast; breast-shaped. | |
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Manace \Man"ace\, n. & v. Same as {Menace}. [Obs.] | |
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Manage \Man"age\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Managed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Managing}.] [From {Manage}, n.] 1. To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle. Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily managed. --Sir I. Newton. What wars Imanage, and what wreaths I gain. --Prior. 2. Hence: Esp., to guide by careful or delicate treatment; to wield with address; to make subservient by artful conduct; to bring around cunningly to one's plans. It was so much his interest to manage his Protestant subjects. --Addison. It was not her humor to manage those over whom she had gained an ascendant. --Bp. Hurd. 3. To train in the manege, as a horse; to exercise in graceful or artful action. 4. To treat with care; to husband. --Dryden. 5. To bring about; to contrive. --Shak. Syn: To direct; govern; control; wield; order; contrive; concert; conduct; transact. | |
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Manage \Man"age\, n. [F. man[8a]ge, It. maneggio, fr. maneggiare to manage, fr. L. manushand. Perhaps somewhat influenced by F. m[82]nage housekeeping, OF. mesnage, akin to E. mansion. See {Manual}, and cf. {Manege}.] The handling or government of anything, but esp. of a horse; management; administration. See {Manege}. [Obs.] Young men, in the conduct and manage of actions, embrace more than they can hold. --Bacon. Down, down I come; like glistering Pha[89]thon Wanting the manage of unruly jades. --Shak. The unlucky manage of this fatal brawl. --Shak. Note: This word, in its limited sense of management of a horse, has been displaced by manege; in its more general meaning, by management. | |
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Manage \Man"age\, v. i. To direct affairs; to carry on business or affairs; to administer. Leave them to manage for thee. --Dryden. | |
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Manca \Man"ca\, n. [LL.] See {Mancus}. | |
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Manche \Manche\, n. [Also {maunch}.] [F. manche, fr. L. manica. See {Manacle}.] A sleeve. [Obs.] | |
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Manchu \Man*chu"\, a. [Written also Manchoo, Mantchoo, etc.] Of or pertaining to Manchuria or its inhabitants. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Manchuria; also, the language spoken by the Manchus. | |
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-mancy \-man`cy\ [Gr. [?] divination: cf. F. -mancie.] A combining form denoting divination; as, aleuromancy, chiromancy, necromancy, etc. | |
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Manege \Ma*nege"\ (?; 277), n. [F. man[8a]ge. See {Manage}, n.] 1. Art of horsemanship, or of training horses. 2. A school for teaching horsemanship, and for training horses. --Chesterfield. | |
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Mange \Mange\, n. [See {Mangy}.] (Vet.) The scab or itch in cattle, dogs, and other beasts. {Mange insect} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small parasitic mites, which burrow in the skin of cattle. horses, dogs, and other animals, causing the mange. The mange insect of the horse ({Psoroptes, [or] Dermatodectes, equi}), and that of cattle ({Symbiotes, [or] Dermatophagys, bovis}) are the most important species. See {Acarina}. | |
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Mango \Man"go\, n.; pl. {Mangoes}. [Pg. manga, fr. Tamil m[be]nk[be]y.] 1. The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market. 2. A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled. {Mango bird} (Zo[94]l.), an oriole ({Oriolus kundoo}), native of India. {Mango fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Ganges ({Polynemus risua}), highly esteemed for food. It has several long, slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and May, whence the name. {Mango tree} (Bot.), an East Indian tree of the genus {Mangifera} ({M. Indica}), related to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces the mango of commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical America. | |
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Kusimanse \Ku`si*man"se\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous animal ({Crossarchus obscurus}) of tropical Africa. It its allied to the civets. Called also {kusimansel}, and {mangue}. | |
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Mangy \Man"gy\, a. [Compar. {Mangier}; superl. {Mangiest}.] [F. mang[82], p. p. of manger to eat. See {Manger}.] Infected with the mange; scabby. | |
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Maniac \Ma"ni*ac\, a. [F. maniaque. See {Mania}.] Raving with madness; raging with disordered intellect; affected with mania; mad. | |
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Maniac \Ma"ni*ac\, n. A raving lunatic; a madman. | |
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Manic \Man"ic\, a. [Gr. [?] mad, frenzied.] (Med.) Of or pert. to, or characterized by, mania, or excitement. | |
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Manich91an \Man`i*ch[91]"an\, Manichean \Man`i*che"an\, Manichee \Man"i*chee\, n. [LL. Manichaeus: cf. F. manich[82]en.] A believer in the doctrines of Manes, a Persian of the third century A. D., who taught a dualism in which Light is regarded as the source of Good, and Darkness as the source of Evil. The Manich[91]ans stand as representatives of dualism pushed to its utmost development. --Tylor. | |
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Manihoc \Man"i*hoc\, Manihot \Man"i*hot\, n. See {Manioc}. | |
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Manioc \Ma"ni*oc\, n. [Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz.] (Bot.) The tropical plants ({Manihot utilissima}, and {M. Aipi}), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava. [Written also {mandioc}, {manihoc}, {manihot}.] | |
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Manihoc \Man"i*hoc\, Manihot \Man"i*hot\, n. See {Manioc}. | |
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Manioc \Ma"ni*oc\, n. [Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz.] (Bot.) The tropical plants ({Manihot utilissima}, and {M. Aipi}), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava. [Written also {mandioc}, {manihoc}, {manihot}.] | |
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Cassava \Cas"sa*va\, n. [F. cassave, Sp. cazabe, fr. kasabi, in the language of Hayti.] 1. (Bot.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus {Manihot}, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also {manioc}. Note: There are two species, bitter and sweet, from which the cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies, tropical America, and Africa. The bitter ({Manihot utilissima}) is the more important; this has a poisonous sap, but by grating, pressing, and baking the root the poisonous qualities are removed. The sweet ({M. Aipi}) is used as a table vegetable. 2. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca. | |
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Manioc \Ma"ni*oc\, n. [Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz.] (Bot.) The tropical plants ({Manihot utilissima}, and {M. Aipi}), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava. [Written also {mandioc}, {manihoc}, {manihot}.] | |
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Cassava \Cas"sa*va\, n. [F. cassave, Sp. cazabe, fr. kasabi, in the language of Hayti.] 1. (Bot.) A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus {Manihot}, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; -- called also {manioc}. Note: There are two species, bitter and sweet, from which the cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies, tropical America, and Africa. The bitter ({Manihot utilissima}) is the more important; this has a poisonous sap, but by grating, pressing, and baking the root the poisonous qualities are removed. The sweet ({M. Aipi}) is used as a table vegetable. 2. A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca. | |
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Manioc \Ma"ni*oc\, n. [Pg. mandioca, fr. Braz.] (Bot.) The tropical plants ({Manihot utilissima}, and {M. Aipi}), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava. [Written also {mandioc}, {manihoc}, {manihot}.] | |
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Manks \Manks\, a. Of or pertaining to the language or people of the of Man. -- n. The language spoken in the Isle of Man. See {Manx}. | |
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Mannish \Man"nish\, a. [Man + -ish: cf. AS. mennisc, menisc.] 1. Resembling a human being in form or nature; human. --Chaucer. But yet it was a figure Most like to mannish creature. --Gower. 2. Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man, manlike, masculine. --Chaucer. A woman impudent and mannish grown. --Shak. 3. Fond of men; -- said of a woman. [Obs.] --Chaucer. -- {Man"nish*ly},adv. -- {Man"nish*ness}, n. | |
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Manse \Manse\, n. [LL. mansa, mansus, mansum, a farm, fr. L. manere, mansum, to stay, dwell. See {Mansion}, {Manor}.] 1. A dwelling house, generally with land attached. 2. The parsonage; a clergyman's house. [Scot.] {Capital manse}, the manor house, or lord's court. | |
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d8Manus \[d8]Ma"nus\, n.; pl. {Manus}. [L., the hand.] (Anat.) The distal segment of the fore limb, including the carpus and fore foot or hand. | |
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Manx \Manx\, a. Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the Manx language. {Manx cat} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of domestic cats having a rudimentary tail, containing only about three vertebrae. {Manx shearwater} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic bird ({Puffinus anglorum}, or {P. puffinus}), called also {Manx petrel}, {Manx puffin}. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man. | |
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Manx \Manx\, n. The language of the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect of the Celtic. | |
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Manyways \Ma"ny*ways`\, Manywise \Ma"ny*wise`\, adv. In many different ways; variously. | |
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Manyways \Ma"ny*ways`\, Manywise \Ma"ny*wise`\, adv. In many different ways; variously. | |
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Munch \Munch\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Munched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Munching}.] [Prob. akin to mumble: cf. also F. manger to eat (cf. {Mange}), and m[83]cher to cher (cf. {Masticate}). See {Mumble}.] To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls. [Formerly written also {maunch} and {mounch}.] I could munch your good dry oats. --Shak. | |
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Maunch \Maunch\, v. t. To munch. [Obs.] | |
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Maunch \Maunch\, n. See {Manche}. | |
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Manche \Manche\, n. [Also {maunch}.] [F. manche, fr. L. manica. See {Manacle}.] A sleeve. [Obs.] | |
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Munch \Munch\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Munched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Munching}.] [Prob. akin to mumble: cf. also F. manger to eat (cf. {Mange}), and m[83]cher to cher (cf. {Masticate}). See {Mumble}.] To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls. [Formerly written also {maunch} and {mounch}.] I could munch your good dry oats. --Shak. | |
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Maunch \Maunch\, v. t. To munch. [Obs.] | |
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Maunch \Maunch\, n. See {Manche}. | |
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Manche \Manche\, n. [Also {maunch}.] [F. manche, fr. L. manica. See {Manacle}.] A sleeve. [Obs.] | |
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Munch \Munch\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Munched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Munching}.] [Prob. akin to mumble: cf. also F. manger to eat (cf. {Mange}), and m[83]cher to cher (cf. {Masticate}). See {Mumble}.] To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls. [Formerly written also {maunch} and {mounch}.] I could munch your good dry oats. --Shak. | |
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Maunch \Maunch\, v. t. To munch. [Obs.] | |
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Maunch \Maunch\, n. See {Manche}. | |
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Manche \Manche\, n. [Also {maunch}.] [F. manche, fr. L. manica. See {Manacle}.] A sleeve. [Obs.] | |
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Maungy \Maun"gy\, a. Mangy. [Obs.] --Skelton. | |
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Mawmish \Maw"mish\, a. [Prov. E. maum soft, mellow, rotten; cf. OD. molm rotten wood, G. mulm.] Nauseous. [Obs.] --L' Estrange. | |
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Maying \May"ing\, n. The celebrating of May Day. [bd]He met her once a-Maying.[b8] --Milton. | |
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Mayonnaise \Ma`yon`naise"\, n. [F.] A sauce compounded of raw yolks of eggs beaten up with olive oil to the consistency of a sirup, and seasoned with vinegar, pepper, salt, etc.; -- used in dressing salads, fish, etc. Also, a dish dressed with this sauce. | |
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Meanness \Mean"ness\, n. 1. The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess. This figure is of a later date, by the meanness of the workmanship. --Addison. 2. A mean act; as, to be guilty of meanness. --Goldsmith. | |
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Menace \Men"ace\, v. i. To act in threatening manner; to wear a threatening aspect. Who ever knew the heavens menace so? --Shak. | |
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Menace \Men"ace\, n. [F., fr. L. minaciae threats, menaces, fr. minax, -acis, projecting, threatening, minae projecting points or pinnacles, threats. Cf. {Amenable}, {Demean}, {Imminent}, {Minatory}.] The show of an intention to inflict evil; a threat or threatening; indication of a probable evil or catastrophe to come. His (the pope's) commands, his rebukes, his menaces. --Milman. The dark menace of the distant war. --Dryden. | |
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Menace \Men"ace\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Menaced} ([be]st); p. pr. & vb. n. {Menacing}.] [OF. menacier, F. menacer. See {Menace}, n.] 1. To express or show an intention to inflict, or to hold out a prospect of inflicting, evil or injury upon; to threaten; -- usually followed by with before the harm threatened; as, to menace a country with war. My master . . . did menace me with death. --Shak. 2. To threaten, as an evil to be inflicted. By oath he menaced Revenge upon the cardinal. --Shak. | |
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Menge \Menge\, v. i. [imp. {Mente}, {Meinte}; p. p. {Ment}, {Meint}.] [See {Mingle}.] To mix. [Obs.] --Spenser. | |
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Meniscus \Me*nis"cus\, n.; pl. L. {Menisci} (-s[c6]), E. {Meniscuses}. [NL., from Gr. [?], dim. of mh`nh the moon.] 1. A crescent. 2. (Opt.) A lens convex on one side and concave on the other. 3. (Anat.) An interarticular synovial cartilage or membrane; esp., one of the intervertebral synovial disks in some parts of the vertebral column of birds. {Converging meniscus}, {Diverging meniscus}. See {Lens}. | |
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Mense \Mense\, n. [OE. menske, AS. mennisc human, man. See {Man}.] Manliness; dignity; comeliness; civility. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] -- {Mense"ful}, a. -- {Mense"less}, a. | |
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Mense \Mense\, v. t. To grace. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] | |
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Menuse \Me"nuse\, v. i. See {Amenuse}. [Obs.] | |
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Mew \Mew\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mewed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mewing}.] [OE. muen, F. muer, fr. L. mutare to change, fr. movere to move. See {Move}, and cf. {Mew} a cage, {Molt}.] To shed or cast; to change; to molt; as, the hawk mewed his feathers. Nine times the moon had mewed her horns. --Dryden. | |
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Miamis \Mi*a"mis\, n. pl.; sing. {Miami}. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians that formerly occupied the country between the Wabash and Maumee rivers. | |
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Mimic \Mim"ic\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mimicked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mimicking}.] 1. To imitate or ape for sport; to ridicule by imitation. The walk, the words, the gesture, could supply, The habit mimic, and the mien belie. --Dryden. 2. (Biol.) To assume a resemblance to (some other organism of a totally different nature, or some surrounding object), as a means of protection or advantage. Syn: To ape; imitate; counterfeit; mock. | |
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Mimic \Mim"ic\, n. One who imitates or mimics, especially one who does so for sport; a copyist; a buffoon. --Burke. | |
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Mimic \Mim"ic\, Mimical \Mim"ic*al\, a. [L. mimicus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] mime: cf. F. mimique. See {Mime}.] 1. Imitative; mimetic. Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes To imitate her. --Milton. Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical. --W. Wotton. 2. Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures. [bd]Mimic hootings.[b8] --Wordsworth. 3. (Min.) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry. Note: Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and is less dignified than imitative. {Mimic beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a beetle that feigns death when disturbed, esp. the species of {Hister} and allied genera. | |
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d8Mina \[d8]Mi"na\, n.; pl. L. {Min[91]}, E. {Minas}. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] An ancient weight or denomination of money, of varying value. The Attic mina was valued at a hundred drachmas. | |
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Mince \Mince\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Minced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Minging}.] [AS. minsian to grow less, dwindle, fr. min small; akin to G. minder less, Goth. minniza less, mins less, adv., L. minor, adj. (cf. {Minor}); or more likely fr. F. mincer to mince, prob. from (assumed) LL. minutiare. [?][?][?][?]. See {Minish}.] 1. To cut into very small pieces; to chop fine; to hash; as, to mince meat. --Bacon. 2. To suppress or weaken the force of; to extenuate; to palliate; to tell by degrees, instead of directly and frankly; to clip, as words or expressions; to utter half and keep back half of. I know no ways to mince it in love, but directly to say -- [bd]I love you.[b8] --Shak. Siren, now mince the sin, And mollify damnation with a phrase. --Dryden. If, to mince his meaning, I had either omitted some part of what he said, or taken from the strength of his expression, I certainly had wronged him. --Dryden. 3. To affect; to make a parade of. [R.] --Shak. | |
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Mince \Mince\, v. i. 1. To walk with short steps; to walk in a prim, affected manner. The daughters of Zion are haughty, and walk with stretched forth necks and wanton eyes, . . . mincing as they go. --Is. iii. 16. I 'll . . . turn two mincing steps Into a manly stride. --Shak. 2. To act or talk with affected nicety; to affect delicacy in manner. | |
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Mince \Mince\, n. A short, precise step; an affected manner. | |
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Minge \Minge\, n. [Prob. corrupt. fr. midge.] (Zo[94]l.) A small biting fly; a midge. [Local, U. S.] | |
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Minge \Minge\, v. t. [AS. myngian; akin to E. mind.] To mingle; to mix. [Obs.] | |
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Minious \Min"ious\, a. [L. minium red lead.] Of the color of red or vermilion. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. | |
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Minish \Min"ish\, v. t. [OE. menusen, F. menuiser to make small, cut small, fr. (assumed) LL. minutiare, for minutare, fr. L. minutus small. See {Minute}, a., and cf. {Diminish}, {Minge}.] To diminish; to lessen. The living of poor men thereby minished. --Latimer. | |
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Mink \Mink\, n. [Cf. 2d {Minx}.] (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous mammal of the genus {Putorius}, allied to the weasel. The European mink is {Putorius lutreola}. The common American mink ({P. vison}) varies from yellowish brown to black. Its fur is highly valued. Called also {minx}, {nurik}, and {vison}. | |
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Minos \Mi"nos\, n. [Gr. [?].] (Class. Myth.) A king and lawgiver of Crete, fabled to be the son of Jupiter and Europa. After death he was made a judge in the Lower Regions. | |
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Minus \Mi"nus\, a. [L. See {Minor}, and cf. {Mis-} pref. from the French.] (Math.) Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minus quantity. {Minus sign} (Math.), the sign [-] denoting minus, or less, prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be subtracted. See {Negative sign}, under {Negative}. | |
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Negative \Neg"a*tive\, a. [F. n[82]gatif, L. negativus, fr. negare to deny. See {Negation}.] 1. Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a negative answer; a negative opinion; -- opposed to {affirmative}. If thou wilt confess, Or else be impudently negative. --Shak. Denying me any power of a negative voice. --Eikon Basilike. Something between an affirmative bow and a negative shake. --Dickens. 2. Not positive; without affirmative statement or demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of something; privative; as, a negative argument; a negative morality; negative criticism. There in another way of denying Christ, . . . which is negative, when we do not acknowledge and confess him. --South. 3. (Logic) Asserting absence of connection between a subject and a predicate; as, a negative proposition. 4. (Photog.) Of or pertaining to a picture upon glass or other material, in which the lights and shades of the original, and the relations of right and left, are reversed. 5. (Chem.) Metalloidal; nonmetallic; -- contracted with positive or basic; as, the nitro group is negative. Note: This word, derived from electro-negative, is now commonly used in a more general sense, when acidiferous is the intended signification. {Negative crystal}. (a) A cavity in a mineral mass, having the form of a crystal. (b) A crystal which has the power of negative double refraction. See {refraction}. {negative electricity} (Elec.), the kind of electricity which is developed upon resin or ebonite when rubbed, or which appears at that pole of a voltaic battery which is connected with the plate most attacked by the exciting liquid; -- formerly called {resinous electricity}. Opposed to {positive electricity}. Formerly, according to Franklin's theory of a single electric fluid, negative electricity was supposed to be electricity in a degree below saturation, or the natural amount for a given body. see {Electricity}. {Negative eyepiece}. (Opt.) see under {Eyepiece}. {Negative quantity} (Alg.), a quantity preceded by the negative sign, or which stands in the relation indicated by this sign to some other quantity. See {Negative sign} (below). {Negative rotation}, right-handed rotation. See {Right-handed}, 3. {Negative sign}, the sign -, or {minus} (opposed in signification to +, or {plus}), indicating that the quantity to which it is prefixed is to be subtracted from the preceding quantity, or is to be reckoned from zero or cipher in the opposite direction to that of quanties having the sign plus either expressed or understood; thus, in a - b, b is to be substracted from a, or regarded as opposite to it in value; and -10[f8] on a thermometer means 10[f8] below the zero of the scale. | |
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Minus \Mi"nus\, a. [L. See {Minor}, and cf. {Mis-} pref. from the French.] (Math.) Less; requiring to be subtracted; negative; as, a minus quantity. {Minus sign} (Math.), the sign [-] denoting minus, or less, prefixed to negative quantities, or quantities to be subtracted. See {Negative sign}, under {Negative}. | |
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Negative \Neg"a*tive\, a. [F. n[82]gatif, L. negativus, fr. negare to deny. See {Negation}.] 1. Denying; implying, containing, or asserting denial, negation or refusal; returning the answer no to an inquiry or request; refusing assent; as, a negative answer; a negative opinion; -- opposed to {affirmative}. If thou wilt confess, Or else be impudently negative. --Shak. Denying me any power of a negative voice. --Eikon Basilike. Something between an affirmative bow and a negative shake. --Dickens. 2. Not positive; without affirmative statement or demonstration; indirect; consisting in the absence of something; privative; as, a negative argument; a negative morality; negative criticism. There in another way of denying Christ, . . . which is negative, when we do not acknowledge and confess him. --South. 3. (Logic) Asserting absence of connection between a subject and a predicate; as, a negative proposition. 4. (Photog.) Of or pertaining to a picture upon glass or other material, in which the lights and shades of the original, and the relations of right and left, are reversed. 5. (Chem.) Metalloidal; nonmetallic; -- contracted with positive or basic; as, the nitro group is negative. Note: This word, derived from electro-negative, is now commonly used in a more general sense, when acidiferous is the intended signification. {Negative crystal}. (a) A cavity in a mineral mass, having the form of a crystal. (b) A crystal which has the power of negative double refraction. See {refraction}. {negative electricity} (Elec.), the kind of electricity which is developed upon resin or ebonite when rubbed, or which appears at that pole of a voltaic battery which is connected with the plate most attacked by the exciting liquid; -- formerly called {resinous electricity}. Opposed to {positive electricity}. Formerly, according to Franklin's theory of a single electric fluid, negative electricity was supposed to be electricity in a degree below saturation, or the natural amount for a given body. see {Electricity}. {Negative eyepiece}. (Opt.) see under {Eyepiece}. {Negative quantity} (Alg.), a quantity preceded by the negative sign, or which stands in the relation indicated by this sign to some other quantity. See {Negative sign} (below). {Negative rotation}, right-handed rotation. See {Right-handed}, 3. {Negative sign}, the sign -, or {minus} (opposed in signification to +, or {plus}), indicating that the quantity to which it is prefixed is to be subtracted from the preceding quantity, or is to be reckoned from zero or cipher in the opposite direction to that of quanties having the sign plus either expressed or understood; thus, in a - b, b is to be substracted from a, or regarded as opposite to it in value; and -10[f8] on a thermometer means 10[f8] below the zero of the scale. | |
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Mink \Mink\, n. [Cf. 2d {Minx}.] (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous mammal of the genus {Putorius}, allied to the weasel. The European mink is {Putorius lutreola}. The common American mink ({P. vison}) varies from yellowish brown to black. Its fur is highly valued. Called also {minx}, {nurik}, and {vison}. | |
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Minx \Minx\, n. [Prob. of Low German origin; cf. LG. minsk wench, jade, hussy, D. mensch; prop. the same word as D. & G. mensch man, human being, OHG. mennisco, AS. mennisc, fr. man. See {Man}.] 1. A pert or a wanton girl. --Shak. 2. A she puppy; a pet dog. [Obs.] --Udall. | |
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Minx \Minx\, n. [See {Mink}.] (Zo[94]l.) The mink; -- called also {minx otter}. [Obs.] | |
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Mink \Mink\, n. [Cf. 2d {Minx}.] (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous mammal of the genus {Putorius}, allied to the weasel. The European mink is {Putorius lutreola}. The common American mink ({P. vison}) varies from yellowish brown to black. Its fur is highly valued. Called also {minx}, {nurik}, and {vison}. | |
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Minx \Minx\, n. [Prob. of Low German origin; cf. LG. minsk wench, jade, hussy, D. mensch; prop. the same word as D. & G. mensch man, human being, OHG. mennisco, AS. mennisc, fr. man. See {Man}.] 1. A pert or a wanton girl. --Shak. 2. A she puppy; a pet dog. [Obs.] --Udall. | |
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Minx \Minx\, n. [See {Mink}.] (Zo[94]l.) The mink; -- called also {minx otter}. [Obs.] | |
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Monesia \Mo*ne"sia\, n. (Pharm.) The bark, or a vegetable extract brought in solid cakes from South America and believed to be derived from the bark, of the tree {Chrysophyllum glycyphl[d2]um}. It is used as an alterative and astringent. | |
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Moneyage \Mon"ey*age\, n. [Cf. F. monnayage coinage.] 1. A tax paid to the first two Norman kings of England to prevent them from debashing the coin. --Hume. 2. Mintage; coinage. [Obs.] | |
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Money \Mon"ey\, n.; pl. {Moneys}. [OE. moneie, OF. moneie, F. monnaie, fr. L. moneta. See {Mint} place where coin is made, {Mind}, and cf. {Moidore}, {Monetary}.] 1. A piece of metal, as gold, silver, copper, etc., coined, or stamped, and issued by the sovereign authority as a medium of exchange in financial transactions between citizens and with government; also, any number of such pieces; coin. To prevent such abuses, . . . it has been found necessary . . . to affix a public stamp upon certain quantities of such particular metals, as were in those countries commonly made use of to purchase goods. Hence the origin of coined money, and of those public offices called mints. --A. Smith. 2. Any written or stamped promise, certificate, or order, as a government note, a bank note, a certificate of deposit, etc., which is payable in standard coined money and is lawfully current in lieu of it; in a comprehensive sense, any currency usually and lawfully employed in buying and selling. Note: Whatever, among barbarous nations, is used as a medium of effecting exchanges of property, and in the terms of which values are reckoned, as sheep, wampum, copper rings, quills of salt or of gold dust, shovel blades, etc., is, in common language, called their money. 3. In general, wealth; property; as, he has much money in land, or in stocks; to make, or lose, money. The love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. --1 Tim vi. 10 (Rev. Ver. ). | |
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Monish \Mon"ish\, v. t. [OE. monesten. See {Admonish}, {Monition}.] To admonish; to warn. See {Admonish}. [Archaic] --Ascham. | |
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Monk \Monk\, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] alone. Cf. {Monachism}.] 1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty. [bd]A monk out of his cloister.[b8] --Chaucer. Monks in some respects agree with regulars, as in the substantial vows of religion; but in other respects monks and regulars differ; for that regulars, vows excepted, are not tied up to so strict a rule of life as monks are. --Ayliffe. 2. (Print.) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed. It is distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink. 3. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine. 4. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A South American monkey ({Pithecia monachus}); also applied to other species, as {Cebus xanthocephalus}. (b) The European bullfinch. {Monk bat} (Zo[94]l.), a South American and West Indian bat ({Molossus nasutus}); -- so called because the males live in communities by themselves. {Monk bird}(Zo[94]l.), the friar bird. {Monk seal} (Zo[94]l.), a species of seal ({Monachus albiventer}) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic. {Monk's rhubarb} (Bot.), a kind of dock; -- also called {patience} ({Rumex Patientia}). | |
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Monkey \Mon"key\, n.; pl. {Monkeys}. [Cf. OIt. monicchio, It. monnino, dim. of monna an ape, also dame, mistress, contr. fr. madonna. See {Madonna}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs. (b) Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs. (c) Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons. Note: The monkeys are often divided into three groups: ({a}) {Catarrhines}, or {Simid[91]}. These have an oblong head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have no tail, as the apes. All these are natives of the Old World. ({b}) {Platyrhines}, or {Cebid[91]}. These have a round head, with a broad nasal septum, so that the nostrils are wide apart and directed downward. The tail is often prehensile, and the thumb is short and not opposable. These are natives of the New World. ({c}) {Strepsorhines}, or {Lemuroidea}. These have a pointed head with curved nostrils. They are natives of Southern Asia, Africa, and Madagascar. 2. A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child. This is the monkey's own giving out; she is persuaded I will marry her. --Shak. 3. The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging. 4. A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. {Monkey boat}. (Naut.) (a) A small boat used in docks. (b) A half-decked boat used on the River Thames. {Monkey block} (Naut.), a small single block strapped with a swivel. --R. H. Dana, Jr. {Monkey flower} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Mimulus}; -- so called from the appearance of its gaping corolla. --Gray. {Monkey gaff} (Naut.), a light gaff attached to the topmast for the better display of signals at sea. {Monkey jacket}, a short closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors. {Monkey rail} (Naut.), a second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship. {Monkey shine}, monkey trick. [Slang, U.S.] {Monkey trick}, a mischievous prank. --Saintsbury. {Monkey wheel}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}. {Monkey wrench}, a wrench or spanner having a movable jaw. | |
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Monkey \Mon"key\, v. t. & i. To act or treat as a monkey does; to ape; to act in a grotesque or meddlesome manner. {To monkey with}, to handle in a meddlesome manner. [Colloq.] | |
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Moo \Moo\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mooed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mooing}.] [Of imitative origin.] To make the noise of a cow; to low; -- child's word. | |
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Moong \Moong\, n. (Bot.) Same as {Mung}. | |
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Moonish \Moon"ish\ (m[oomac]n"[icr]sh), a. Like the moon; variable. Being but a moonish youth. --Shak. | |
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Munch \Munch\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Munched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Munching}.] [Prob. akin to mumble: cf. also F. manger to eat (cf. {Mange}), and m[83]cher to cher (cf. {Masticate}). See {Mumble}.] To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls. [Formerly written also {maunch} and {mounch}.] I could munch your good dry oats. --Shak. | |
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Mounch \Mounch\ (mounch), v. t. To munch. [Obs.] | |
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Munch \Munch\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Munched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Munching}.] [Prob. akin to mumble: cf. also F. manger to eat (cf. {Mange}), and m[83]cher to cher (cf. {Masticate}). See {Mumble}.] To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls. [Formerly written also {maunch} and {mounch}.] I could munch your good dry oats. --Shak. | |
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Mounch \Mounch\ (mounch), v. t. To munch. [Obs.] | |
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Mow \Mow\, v. t. [imp. {Mowed}; p. p. {Mowed} or {Mown}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mowing}.] [OE. mowen, mawen, AS. m[be]wan; akin to D. maaijen, G. m[84]hen, OHG. m[be]jan, Dan. meie, L. metere to reap, mow, Gr. [?]. Cf. {Math}, {Mead} a meadow, {Meadow}.] 1. To cut down, as grass, with a scythe or machine. 2. To cut the grass from; as, to mow a meadow. 3. To cut down; to cause to fall in rows or masses, as in mowing grass; -- with down; as, a discharge of grapeshot mows down whole ranks of men. | |
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Mowing \Mow"ing\, n. 1. The act of one who, or the operation of that which, mows. 2. Land from which grass is cut; meadow land. {Mowing machine}, an agricultural machine armed with knives or blades for cutting standing grass, etc. It is drawn by a horse or horses, or propelled by steam. | |
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Mummy \Mum"my\, n.; pl. {Mummies}. [F. momie; cf. Sp. & Pg. momia, It. mummia; all fr. Per. m[?]miy[be], fr. m[?]m wax.] 1. A dead body embalmed and dried after the manner of the ancient Egyptians; also, a body preserved, by any means, in a dry state, from the process of putrefaction. --Bacon. 2. Dried flesh of a mummy. [Obs.] --Sir. J. Hill. 3. A gummy liquor that exudes from embalmed flesh when heated; -- formerly supposed to have magical and medicinal properties. [Obs.] --Shak. --Sir T. Herbert. 4. A brown color obtained from bitumen. See {Mummy brown} (below). 5. (Gardening) A sort of wax used in grafting, etc. 6. One whose affections and energies are withered. {Mummy brown}, a brown color, nearly intermediate in tint between burnt umber and raw umber. A pigment of this color is prepared from bitumen, etc., obtained from Egyptian tombs. {Mummy wheat} (Bot.), wheat found in the ancient mummy cases of Egypt. No botanist now believes that genuine mummy wheat has been made to germinate in modern times. {To beat to a mummy}, to beat to a senseless mass; to beat soundly. | |
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Munch \Munch\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Munched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Munching}.] [Prob. akin to mumble: cf. also F. manger to eat (cf. {Mange}), and m[83]cher to cher (cf. {Masticate}). See {Mumble}.] To chew with a grinding, crunching sound, as a beast chews provender; to chew deliberately or in large mouthfuls. [Formerly written also {maunch} and {mounch}.] I could munch your good dry oats. --Shak. | |
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Mung \Mung\, n. [Hind. m[?]ng.] (Bot.) Green gram, a kind of pulse ({Phaseolus Mungo}), grown for food in British India. --Balfour (Cyc. of India). | |
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Munga \Mun"ga\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Bonnet monkey}, under {Bonnet}. | |
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Mungo \Mun"go\, n. A fibrous material obtained by deviling rags or the remnants of woolen goods. Note: Mungo properly signifies the disintegrated rags of woolen cloth, as distinguished from those of worsted, which form shoddy. The distinction is very commonly disregarded. --Beck (Draper's Dict. ). | |
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Mungo \Mun"go\, n. A material of short fiber and inferior quality obtained by deviling woolen rags or the remnants of woolen goods, specif. those of felted, milled, or hard-spun woolen cloth, as distinguished from {shoddy}, or the deviled product of loose-textured woolen goods or worsted, -- a distinction often disregarded. | |
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Manassa, CO (town, FIPS 48060) Location: 37.17294 N, 105.93603 W Population (1990): 988 (356 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Mango, FL (CDP, FIPS 42850) Location: 27.99086 N, 82.30755 W Population (1990): 8700 (3415 housing units) Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) | |
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Menahga, MN (city, FIPS 41660) Location: 46.74880 N, 95.10208 W Population (1990): 1076 (506 housing units) Area: 9.6 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 56464 | |
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Menasha, WI (city, FIPS 50825) Location: 44.21165 N, 88.43673 W Population (1990): 14711 (6168 housing units) Area: 11.9 sq km (land), 3.7 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 54952 | |
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Mims, FL (CDP, FIPS 45775) Location: 28.68457 N, 80.84625 W Population (1990): 9412 (3780 housing units) Area: 51.5 sq km (land), 15.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 32754 | |
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Minco, OK (city, FIPS 48750) Location: 35.31550 N, 97.95122 W Population (1990): 1411 (673 housing units) Area: 31.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73059 | |
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Mingo, IA (city, FIPS 52815) Location: 41.76740 N, 93.28433 W Population (1990): 252 (109 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50168 Mingo, WV Zip code(s): 26294 | |
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Minneiska, MN (city, FIPS 43036) Location: 44.19480 N, 91.87154 W Population (1990): 127 (56 housing units) Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 1.2 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Minocqua, WI Zip code(s): 54548 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Minooka, IL (village, FIPS 49607) Location: 41.44910 N, 88.25771 W Population (1990): 2561 (821 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60447 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Monaca, PA (borough, FIPS 50320) Location: 40.68335 N, 80.27324 W Population (1990): 6739 (2772 housing units) Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 1.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 15061 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Monico, WI Zip code(s): 54501 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Monsey, NY (CDP, FIPS 48010) Location: 41.11807 N, 74.06773 W Population (1990): 13986 (2916 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 10952 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Moonachie, NJ (borough, FIPS 47700) Location: 40.84241 N, 74.05925 W Population (1990): 2817 (1117 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 07074 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Muncie, IL (village, FIPS 51336) Location: 40.11590 N, 87.84254 W Population (1990): 182 (77 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Muncie, IN (city, FIPS 51876) Location: 40.19745 N, 85.39064 W Population (1990): 71035 (29828 housing units) Area: 59.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47302, 47303, 47304, 47305 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Muncy, PA (borough, FIPS 52264) Location: 41.20193 N, 76.78587 W Population (1990): 2702 (1150 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 17756 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Munich, ND (city, FIPS 55020) Location: 48.66908 N, 98.83224 W Population (1990): 310 (135 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
munch vt. [often confused with {mung}, q.v.] To transform information in a serial fashion, often requiring large amounts of computation. To trace down a data structure. Related to {crunch} and nearly synonymous with {grovel}, but connotes less pain. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
mung /muhng/ vt. [in 1960 at MIT, `Mash Until No Good'; sometime after that the derivation from the {{recursive acronym}} `Mung Until No Good' became standard; but see {munge}] 1. To make changes to a file, esp. large-scale and irrevocable changes. See {BLT}. 2. To destroy, usually accidentally, occasionally maliciously. The system only mungs things maliciously; this is a consequence of {Finagle's Law}. See {scribble}, {mangle}, {trash}, {nuke}. Reports from {Usenet} suggest that the pronunciation /muhnj/ is now usual in speech, but the spelling `mung' is still common in program comments (compare the widespread confusion over the proper spelling of {kluge}). 3. The kind of beans the sprouts of which are used in Chinese food. (That's their real name! Mung beans! Really!) Like many early hacker terms, this one seems to have originated at {TMRC}; it was already in use there in 1958. Peter Samson (compiler of the original TMRC lexicon) thinks it may originally have been onomatopoeic for the sound of a relay spring (contact) being twanged. However, it is known that during the World Wars, `mung' was U.S. army slang for the ersatz creamed chipped beef better known as `SOS', and it seems quite likely that the word in fact goes back to Scots-dialect {munge}. | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
munge /muhnj/ vt. 1. [derogatory] To imperfectly transform information. 2. A comprehensive rewrite of a routine, data structure or the whole program. 3. To modify data in some way the speaker doesn't need to go into right now or cannot describe succinctly (compare {mumble}). 4. To add {spamblock} to an email address. This term is often confused with {mung}, which probably was derived from it. However, it also appears the word `munge' was in common use in Scotland in the 1940s, and in Yorkshire in the 1950s, as a verb, meaning to munch up into a masticated mess, and as a noun, meaning the result of munging something up (the parallel with the {kluge}/{kludge} pair is amusing). | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
mango A manager. Compare {mangler}. See also {devo} and {doco}. (1995-03-21) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Memex which he invented in the 1930s. {Fantastic article (http://jefferson.village.virginia.edu/elab/hfl0051.html)}. (2000-01-09) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MEMS {microelectromechanical system} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MIMIC NIH in 1967 for solving engineering problems such as differential equations that would otherwise have been done on an {analog computer}. ["MIMIC, An Alternative Programming Language for Industrial Dynamics, N.D. Peterson, Socio-Econ Plan Sci. 6, Pergamon 1972]. (1995-01-19) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MINIX very similar to {UNIX}. MINIX was written for educational purposes by Prof. {Andrew S. Tanenbaum} of {Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam}. MINIX has been written from scratch and contains no AT&T code -- neither in the {kernel}, the {compiler}, the utilities, nor the libraries. Although copyrighted by Prentice-Hall, all {sources}, {binaries} and {documentation} can be obtained via {Internet} for educational or research purposes. Current versions as of 1996-11-15: MINIX 2.0 - {Intel} {CPU}s from {Intel 8088} to {Pentium} MINIX 1.5 - {Intel}, {Macintosh} ({MacMinix}), {Amiga}, {Atari ST}, {Sun} {SPARC}. {Home (http://www.cs.vu.nl/~ast/minix.html)}. (1997-06-16) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
minus - Common: dash; {ITU-T}: hyphen; {ITU-T}: minus. Rare: {INTERCAL}: worm; option; dak; bithorpe. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
munch To transform information in a serial fashion, often requiring large amounts of computation. To trace down a data structure. Related to {crunch} and nearly synonymous with {grovel}, but connotes less pain. Often confused with {mung}. [{Jargon File}] (1995-01-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
mung /muhng/ (MIT, 1960) Mash Until No Good. Sometime after that the derivation from the {recursive acronym} "Mung Until No Good" became standard. 1. To make changes to a file, especially large-scale and irrevocable changes. See {BLT}. 2. To destroy, usually accidentally, occasionally maliciously. The system only mungs things maliciously; this is a consequence of {Finagle's Law}. See {scribble}, {mangle}, {trash}, {nuke}. Reports from {Usenet} suggest that the pronunciation /muhnj/ is now usual in speech, but the spelling "mung" is still common in program comments (compare the widespread confusion over the proper spelling of {kluge}). 3. The kind of beans of which the sprouts are used in Chinese food. (That's their real name! Mung beans! Really!) Like many early hacker terms, this one seems to have originated at {TMRC}; it was already in use there in 1958. Peter Samson (compiler of the original TMRC lexicon) thinks it may originally have been onomatopoeic for the sound of a relay spring (contact) being twanged. However, it is known that during the World Wars, "mung" was army slang for the ersatz creamed chipped beef better known as "SOS". [{Jargon File}] (1994-12-02) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
munge /muhnj/ 1. A derogatory term meaning to imperfectly transform information. 2. A comprehensive rewrite of a routine, data structure or the whole program. This term is often confused with {mung} and may derive from it, or possibly vice-versa. One correspondent believes it derives from the french "mange" /monzh/, eat. [{Jargon File}] (2002-04-15) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Manasseh who makes to forget. "God hath made me forget" (Heb. nashshani), Gen. 41:51. (1.) The elder of the two sons of Joseph. He and his brother Ephraim were afterwards adopted by Jacob as his own sons (48:1). There is an account of his marriage to a Syrian (1 Chr. 7:14); and the only thing afterwards recorded of him is, that his grandchildren were "brought up upon Joseph's knees" (Gen. 50:23; R.V., "born upon Joseph's knees") i.e., were from their birth adopted by Joseph as his own children. The tribe of Manasseh was associated with that of Ephraim and Benjamin during the wanderings in the wilderness. They encamped on the west side of the tabernacle. According to the census taken at Sinai, this tribe then numbered 32,200 (Num. 1:10, 35; 2:20, 21). Forty years afterwards its numbers had increased to 52,700 (26:34, 37), and it was at this time the most distinguished of all the tribes. The half of this tribe, along with Reuben and Gad, had their territory assigned them by Moses on the east of the Jordan (Josh. 13:7-14); but it was left for Joshua to define the limits of each tribe. This territory on the east of Jordan was more valuable and of larger extent than all that was allotted to the nine and a half tribes in the land of Palestine. It is sometimes called "the land of Gilead," and is also spoken of as "on the other side of Jordan." The portion given to the half tribe of Manasseh was the largest on the east of Jordan. It embraced the whole of Bashan. It was bounded on the south by Mahanaim, and extended north to the foot of Lebanon. Argob, with its sixty cities, that "ocean of basaltic rocks and boulders tossed about in the wildest confusion," lay in the midst of this territory. The whole "land of Gilead" having been conquered, the two and a half tribes left their wives and families in the fortified cities there, and accompanied the other tribes across the Jordan, and took part with them in the wars of conquest. The allotment of the land having been completed, Joshua dismissed the two and a half tribes, commending them for their heroic service (Josh. 22:1-34). Thus dismissed, they returned over Jordan to their own inheritance. (See {ED}.) On the west of Jordan the other half of the tribe of Manasseh was associated with Ephraim, and they had their portion in the very centre of Palestine, an area of about 1,300 square miles, the most valuable part of the whole country, abounding in springs of water. Manasseh's portion was immediately to the north of that of Ephraim (Josh. 16). Thus the western Manasseh defended the passes of Esdraelon as the eastern kept the passes of the Hauran. (2.) The only son and successor of Hezekiah on the throne of Judah. He was twelve years old when he began to reign (2 Kings 21:1), and he reigned fifty-five years (B.C. 698-643). Though he reigned so long, yet comparatively little is known of this king. His reign was a continuation of that of Ahaz, both in religion and national polity. He early fell under the influence of the heathen court circle, and his reign was characterized by a sad relapse into idolatry with all its vices, showing that the reformation under his father had been to a large extent only superficial (Isa. 7:10; 2 Kings 21:10-15). A systematic and persistent attempt was made, and all too successfully, to banish the worship of Jehovah out of the land. Amid this wide-spread idolatry there were not wanting, however, faithful prophets (Isaiah, Micah) who lifted up their voice in reproof and in warning. But their fidelity only aroused bitter hatred, and a period of cruel persecution against all the friends of the old religion began. "The days of Alva in Holland, of Charles IX. in France, or of the Covenanters under Charles II. in Scotland, were anticipated in the Jewish capital. The streets were red with blood." There is an old Jewish tradition that Isaiah was put to death at this time (2 Kings 21:16; 24:3, 4; Jer. 2:30), having been sawn asunder in the trunk of a tree. Psalms 49, 73, 77, 140, and 141 seem to express the feelings of the pious amid the fiery trials of this great persecution. Manasseh has been called the "Nero of Palestine." Esarhaddon, Sennacherib's successor on the Assyrian throne, who had his residence in Babylon for thirteen years (the only Assyrian monarch who ever reigned in Babylon), took Manasseh prisoner (B.C. 681) to Babylon. Such captive kings were usually treated with great cruelty. They were brought before the conqueror with a hook or ring passed through their lips or their jaws, having a cord attached to it, by which they were led. This is referred to in 2 Chr. 33:11, where the Authorized Version reads that Esarhaddon "took Manasseh among the thorns;" while the Revised Version renders the words, "took Manasseh in chains;" or literally, as in the margin, "with hooks." (Comp. 2 Kings 19:28.) The severity of Manasseh's imprisonment brought him to repentance. God heard his cry, and he was restored to his kingdom (2 Chr. 33:11-13). He abandoned his idolatrous ways, and enjoined the people to worship Jehovah; but there was no thorough reformation. After a lengthened reign extending through fifty-five years, the longest in the history of Judah, he died, and was buried in the garden of Uzza, the "garden of his own house" (2 Kings 21:17, 18; 2 Chr. 33:20), and not in the city of David, among his ancestors. He was succeeded by his son Amon. In Judg. 18:30 the correct reading is "Moses," and not "Manasseh." The name "Manasseh" is supposed to have been introduced by some transcriber to avoid the scandal of naming the grandson of Moses the great lawgiver as the founder of an idolatrous religion. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Mowing (Heb. gez), rendered in Ps. 72:6 "mown grass." The expression "king's mowings" (Amos 7:1) refers to some royal right of early pasturage, the first crop of grass for the cavalry (comp. 1 Kings 18:5). | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Manasseh, forgetfulness; he that is forgotten | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Monaco Monaco:Geography Location: Western Europe, bordering the Mediterranean Sea, on the southern coast of France, near the border with Italy Map references: Europe Area: total area: 1.9 sq km land area: 1.9 sq km comparative area: about three times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Land boundaries: total 4.4 km, France 4.4 km Coastline: 4.1 km Maritime claims: territorial sea: 12 nm International disputes: none Climate: Mediterranean with mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers Terrain: hilly, rugged, rocky Natural resources: none Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100% Irrigated land: NA sq km Environment: current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Dumping, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Whaling; signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea Note: second smallest independent state in world (after Holy See); almost entirely urban Monaco:People Population: 31,515 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 17% (female 2,691; male 2,740) 15-64 years: 63% (female 10,233; male 9,645) 65 years and over: 20% (female 3,939; male 2,267) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 0.7% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 10.66 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 12.12 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: 8.44 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 7 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 77.9 years male: 74.18 years female: 81.8 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 1.7 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Monacan(s) or Monegasque(s) adjective: Monacan or Monegasque Ethnic divisions: French 47%, Monegasque 16%, Italian 16%, other 21% Religions: Roman Catholic 95% Languages: French (official), English, Italian, Monegasque Literacy: NA% Labor force: NA Monaco:Government Names: conventional long form: Principality of Monaco conventional short form: Monaco local long form: Principaute de Monaco local short form: Monaco Digraph: MN Type: constitutional monarchy Capital: Monaco Administrative divisions: 4 quarters (quartiers, singular - quartier); Fontvieille, La Condamine, Monaco-Ville, Monte-Carlo Independence: 1419 (rule by the House of Grimaldi) National holiday: National Day, 19 November Constitution: 17 December 1962 Legal system: based on French law; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: 25 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: Prince RAINIER III (since NA November 1949); Heir Apparent Prince ALBERT Alexandre Louis Pierre (born 14 March 1958) head of government: Minister of State Paul DIJOUD (since NA) cabinet: Council of Government; under the authority of the Prince Legislative branch: unicameral National Council (Conseil National): elections last held 24 and 31 January 1993 (next to be held NA); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (18 total) Campora List 15, Medecin List 2, independent 1 Judicial branch: Supreme Tribunal (Tribunal Supreme) Political parties and leaders: National and Democratic Union (UND); Campora List, Anne-Marie CAMPORA; Medecin List, Jean-Louis MEDECIN Member of: ACCT, ECE, IAEA, ICAO, ICRM, IFRCS, IMO, INMARSAT, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, OSCE, UN, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO Diplomatic representation in US: honorary consulate(s) general: Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, San Juan (Puerto Rico) honorary consulate(s): Dallas, Palm Beach, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC US diplomatic representation: no mission in Monaco, but the US Consul General in Marseille, France, is accredited to Monaco Flag: two equal horizontal bands of red (top) and white; similar to the flag of Indonesia which is longer and the flag of Poland which is white (top) and red Economy Overview: Monaco, situated on the French Mediterranean coast, is a popular resort, attracting tourists to its casino and pleasant climate. The Principality has successfully sought to diversify into services and small, high-value-added, nonpolluting industries. The state has no income tax and low business taxes and thrives as a tax haven both for individuals who have established residence and for foreign companies that have set up businesses and offices. About 50% of Monaco's annual revenue comes from value-added taxes on hotels, banks, and the industrial sector; about 25% of revenue comes from tourism. Living standards are high, that is, roughly comparable to those in prosperous French metropolitan suburbs. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $558 million (1993 est.) National product real growth rate: NA% National product per capita: $18,000 (1993 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): NA% Unemployment rate: NEGL% Budget: revenues: $424 million expenditures: $376 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1991 est.) Exports: $NA; full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monacan trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France Imports: $NA; full customs integration with France, which collects and rebates Monacan trade duties; also participates in EU market system through customs union with France External debt: $NA Industrial production: growth rate NA% Electricity: capacity: 10,000 kW standby; power imported from France production: NA kWh consumption per capita: NA kWh (1993) Agriculture: none Economic aid: $NA Currency: 1 French franc (F) = 100 centimes Exchange rates: French francs (F) per US$1 - 5.9243 (January 1995), 5.520 (1994), 5.6632 (1993), 5.2938 (1992), 5.6421 (1991), 5.4453 (1990) Fiscal year: calendar year Monaco:Transportation Railroads: total: 1.7 km standard gauge: 1.7 km 1.435-m gauge Highways: none; city streets Ports: Monaco Merchant marine: none Airports: linked to airport in Nice, France, by helicopter service Monaco:Communications Telephone system: 38,200 telephones; automatic telephone system local: NA intercity: NA international: no satellite links; served by cable into the French communications system Radio: broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 4, shortwave 0 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 5 televisions: NA Monaco:Defense Forces Note: defense is the responsibility of France |