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Mail \Mail\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mailed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mailing}.] To deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by mail; to post; as, to mail a letter. [U. S.] Note: In the United States to mail and to post are both in common use; as, to mail or post a letter. In England post is the commoner usage. | |
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Mail \Mail\, v. t. 1. To arm with mail. 2. To pinion. [Obs.] | |
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Mail \Mail\, n. [OE. male bag, OF. male, F. malle bag, trunk, mail, OHG. malaha, malha, wallet; akin to D. maal, male; cf. Gael. & Ir. mala, Gr. [?] hide, skin.] 1. A bag; a wallet. [Obs.] --Chaucer. 2. The bag or bags with the letters, papers, papers, or other matter contained therein, conveyed under public authority from one post office to another; the whole system of appliances used by government in the conveyance and delivery of mail matter. There is a mail come in to-day, with letters dated Hague. --Tatler. 3. That which comes in the mail; letters, etc., received through the post office. 4. A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried. [Obs.] --Sir W. Scott. {Mail bag}, a bag in which mailed matter is conveyed under public authority. {Mail boat}, a boat that carries the mail. {Mail catcher}, an iron rod, or other contrivance, attached to a railroad car for catching a mail bag while the train is in motion. {Mail guard}, an officer whose duty it is to guard the public mails. [Eng.] {Mail train}, a railroad train carrying the mail. | |
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Mail \Mail\, n. A spot. [Obs.] | |
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Mail \Mail\, n. [F. maille, OF. also maaille, LL. medalia. See {Medal}.] 1. A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V. [Obs.] [Written also {maile}, and {maille}.] 2. Rent; tribute. [Obs., except in certain compounds and phrases, as blackmail, mails and duties, etc.] {Mail and duties} (Scots Law), the rents of an estate, in whatever form paid. | |
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Mail \Mail\, n. [OE. maile, maille, F. maille a ring of mail, mesh, network, a coat of mail, fr. L. macula spot, a mesh of a net. Cf. {Macle}, {Macula}, {Mascle}.] 1. A flexible fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was used especially for defensive armor. --Chaucer. {Chain mail}, {Coat of mail}. See under {Chain}, and {Coat}. 2. Hence generally, armor, or any defensive covering. 3. (Naut.) A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage. 4. (Zo[94]l.) Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc. We . . . strip the lobster of his scarlet mail. --Gay. | |
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Mail \Mail\, n. [F. maille, OF. also maaille, LL. medalia. See {Medal}.] 1. A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V. [Obs.] [Written also {maile}, and {maille}.] 2. Rent; tribute. [Obs., except in certain compounds and phrases, as blackmail, mails and duties, etc.] {Mail and duties} (Scots Law), the rents of an estate, in whatever form paid. | |
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Mail \Mail\, n. [F. maille, OF. also maaille, LL. medalia. See {Medal}.] 1. A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V. [Obs.] [Written also {maile}, and {maille}.] 2. Rent; tribute. [Obs., except in certain compounds and phrases, as blackmail, mails and duties, etc.] {Mail and duties} (Scots Law), the rents of an estate, in whatever form paid. | |
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Mal- \Mal-\ A prefix in composition denoting ill,or evil, F. male, adv., fr. malus, bad, ill. In some words it has the form male-, as in malediction, malevolent. See {Malice}. Note: The formmale- is chiefly used in cases where the c, either alone or with other letters, is pronounced as a separate syllable, as in malediction, malefactor, maleficent, etc. Where this is not the case, as in malfeasance or male-feasance, malformation or male-formation, etc., as also where the word to which it is prefixed commences with a vowel, as in maladministration, etc., the form malis to be preferred, and is the one commonly employed. | |
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d8Malum \[d8]Ma"lum\, n.; pl. {Mala}. [L.] An evil. See {Mala}. | |
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Malay \Ma*lay"\, n. One of a race of a brown or copper complexion in the Malay Peninsula and the western islands of the Indian Archipelago. | |
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Malay \Ma*lay"\, Malayan \Ma*lay"an\, a. Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country. -- n. The Malay language. {Malay apple} (Bot.), a myrtaceous tree ({Eugenia Malaccensis}) common in India; also, its applelike fruit. | |
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Male \Male\, n. 1. An animal of the male sex. 2. (Bot.) A plant bearing only staminate flowers. | |
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Male- \Male-\ See {Mal-}. | |
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Male \Male\, a. [L. malus. See {Malice}.] Evil; wicked; bad. [Obs.] --Marston. | |
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Male \Male\, n. Same as {Mail}, a bag. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Male \Male\, a. [F. m[83]le, OF. masle, mascle, fr. L. masculus male, masculine, dim. of mas a male; possibly akin to E. man. Cf. {Masculine}, {Marry}, v. t.] 1. Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female; as, male organs. 2. (Bot.) Capable of producing fertilization, but not of bearing fruit; -- said of stamens and antheridia, and of the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them. 3. Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, male courage. 4. Consisting of males; as, a male choir. 5. (Mech.) Adapted for entering another corresponding piece (the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as, a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a male screw, etc. {Male berry} (Bot.), a kind of coffee. See {Pea berry}. {Male fern} (Bot.), a fern of the genus {Aspidium} ({A. Filixmas}), used in medicine as an anthelmintic, esp. against the tapeworm. {Aspidium marginale} in America, and {A. athamanticum} in South Africa, are used as good substitutes for the male fern in medical practice. See {Female fern}, under {Female}. {Male rhyme}, a rhyme in which only the last syllables agree, as laid, afraid, dismayed. See {Female rhyme}, under {Female}. {Male screw} (Mech.), a screw having threads upon its exterior which enter the grooves upon the inside of a corresponding nut or female screw. {Male thread}, the thread of a male screw. | |
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Male \Male\, n. 1. An animal of the male sex. 2. (Bot.) A plant bearing only staminate flowers. | |
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Male- \Male-\ See {Mal-}. | |
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Male \Male\, a. [L. malus. See {Malice}.] Evil; wicked; bad. [Obs.] --Marston. | |
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Male \Male\, n. Same as {Mail}, a bag. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Male \Male\, a. [F. m[83]le, OF. masle, mascle, fr. L. masculus male, masculine, dim. of mas a male; possibly akin to E. man. Cf. {Masculine}, {Marry}, v. t.] 1. Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female; as, male organs. 2. (Bot.) Capable of producing fertilization, but not of bearing fruit; -- said of stamens and antheridia, and of the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them. 3. Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, male courage. 4. Consisting of males; as, a male choir. 5. (Mech.) Adapted for entering another corresponding piece (the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as, a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a male screw, etc. {Male berry} (Bot.), a kind of coffee. See {Pea berry}. {Male fern} (Bot.), a fern of the genus {Aspidium} ({A. Filixmas}), used in medicine as an anthelmintic, esp. against the tapeworm. {Aspidium marginale} in America, and {A. athamanticum} in South Africa, are used as good substitutes for the male fern in medical practice. See {Female fern}, under {Female}. {Male rhyme}, a rhyme in which only the last syllables agree, as laid, afraid, dismayed. See {Female rhyme}, under {Female}. {Male screw} (Mech.), a screw having threads upon its exterior which enter the grooves upon the inside of a corresponding nut or female screw. {Male thread}, the thread of a male screw. | |
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Male \Male\, n. 1. An animal of the male sex. 2. (Bot.) A plant bearing only staminate flowers. | |
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Male- \Male-\ See {Mal-}. | |
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Male \Male\, a. [L. malus. See {Malice}.] Evil; wicked; bad. [Obs.] --Marston. | |
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Male \Male\, n. Same as {Mail}, a bag. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Male \Male\, a. [F. m[83]le, OF. masle, mascle, fr. L. masculus male, masculine, dim. of mas a male; possibly akin to E. man. Cf. {Masculine}, {Marry}, v. t.] 1. Of or pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, or (in a wider sense) to the sex that produces spermatozoa, by which the ova are fertilized; not female; as, male organs. 2. (Bot.) Capable of producing fertilization, but not of bearing fruit; -- said of stamens and antheridia, and of the plants, or parts of plants, which bear them. 3. Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, male courage. 4. Consisting of males; as, a male choir. 5. (Mech.) Adapted for entering another corresponding piece (the female piece) which is hollow and which it fits; as, a male gauge, for gauging the size or shape of a hole; a male screw, etc. {Male berry} (Bot.), a kind of coffee. See {Pea berry}. {Male fern} (Bot.), a fern of the genus {Aspidium} ({A. Filixmas}), used in medicine as an anthelmintic, esp. against the tapeworm. {Aspidium marginale} in America, and {A. athamanticum} in South Africa, are used as good substitutes for the male fern in medical practice. See {Female fern}, under {Female}. {Male rhyme}, a rhyme in which only the last syllables agree, as laid, afraid, dismayed. See {Female rhyme}, under {Female}. {Male screw} (Mech.), a screw having threads upon its exterior which enter the grooves upon the inside of a corresponding nut or female screw. {Male thread}, the thread of a male screw. | |
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Maleo \Ma"le*o\, n. [From its native name.] (Zo[94]l.) A bird of Celebes ({megacephalon maleo}), allied to the brush turkey. It makes mounds in which to lay its eggs. | |
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Maul \Maul\, n. [See {Mall} a hammer.] A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. [Written also {mall}.] | |
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Mall \Mall\ (m[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Malled} (m[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Malling}.] [Cf. OF. mailler. See {Mall} beetle, and cf. {Malleate}.] To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul. | |
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Mall \Mall\ (m[acr]l), n. [LL. mallum a public assembly; cf. OHG. mahal assembly, transaction; akin to AS. m[91][edh]el, me[edh]el, assembly, m[aemac]lan to speak, Goth. ma[thorn]l market place.] Formerly, among Teutonic nations, a meeting of the notables of a state for the transaction of public business, such meeting being a modification of the ancient popular assembly. Hence: (a) A court of justice. (b) A place where justice is administered. (c) A place where public meetings are held. Councils, which had been as frequent as diets or malls, ceased. --Milman. | |
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Mall \Mall\ (m[add]l; 277), n. [Written also {maul}.] [OE. malle, F. mail, L. malleus. Cf. {Malleus}.] 1. A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul. --Addison. 2. A heavy blow. [Obs.] --Spenser. 3. An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See {Pall-mall}. --Cotton. 4. A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk. Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and planted with elms; and these convenient and frequented walks obtained the name of the City Mall. --Southey. | |
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Maul \Maul\, n. [See {Mall} a hammer.] A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. [Written also {mall}.] | |
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Mall \Mall\ (m[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Malled} (m[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. {Malling}.] [Cf. OF. mailler. See {Mall} beetle, and cf. {Malleate}.] To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul. | |
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Mall \Mall\ (m[acr]l), n. [LL. mallum a public assembly; cf. OHG. mahal assembly, transaction; akin to AS. m[91][edh]el, me[edh]el, assembly, m[aemac]lan to speak, Goth. ma[thorn]l market place.] Formerly, among Teutonic nations, a meeting of the notables of a state for the transaction of public business, such meeting being a modification of the ancient popular assembly. Hence: (a) A court of justice. (b) A place where justice is administered. (c) A place where public meetings are held. Councils, which had been as frequent as diets or malls, ceased. --Milman. | |
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Mall \Mall\ (m[add]l; 277), n. [Written also {maul}.] [OE. malle, F. mail, L. malleus. Cf. {Malleus}.] 1. A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul. --Addison. 2. A heavy blow. [Obs.] --Spenser. 3. An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See {Pall-mall}. --Cotton. 4. A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk. Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and planted with elms; and these convenient and frequented walks obtained the name of the City Mall. --Southey. | |
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Mallee \Mal"lee\, n. [Native name.] 1. (Bot.) A dwarf Australian eucalypt with a number of thin stems springing from a thickened stock. The most common species are {Eucalyptus dumosa} and {E. Gracilis}. 2. Scrub or thicket formed by the mallee. [Australia] | |
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d8Malleus \[d8]Mal"le*us\, n.; pl. {Mallei}. [L., hammer. See {Mall} a beetle.] 1. (Anat.) The outermost of the three small auditory bones, ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See Illust. of {Far}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See {Mastax}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell. | |
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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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Maul \Maul\, n. [See {Mall} a hammer.] A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. [Written also {mall}.] | |
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Maul \Maul\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mauled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mauling}.] 1. To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner. Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and maul. --Pope. 2. To injure greatly; to do much harm to. It mauls not only the person misrepreseted, but him also to whom he is misrepresented. --South. | |
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Mall \Mall\ (m[add]l; 277), n. [Written also {maul}.] [OE. malle, F. mail, L. malleus. Cf. {Malleus}.] 1. A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul. --Addison. 2. A heavy blow. [Obs.] --Spenser. 3. An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See {Pall-mall}. --Cotton. 4. A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk. Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and planted with elms; and these convenient and frequented walks obtained the name of the City Mall. --Southey. | |
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Maul \Maul\, n. [See {Mall} a hammer.] A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. [Written also {mall}.] | |
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Maul \Maul\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mauled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mauling}.] 1. To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner. Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and maul. --Pope. 2. To injure greatly; to do much harm to. It mauls not only the person misrepreseted, but him also to whom he is misrepresented. --South. | |
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Mall \Mall\ (m[add]l; 277), n. [Written also {maul}.] [OE. malle, F. mail, L. malleus. Cf. {Malleus}.] 1. A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul. --Addison. 2. A heavy blow. [Obs.] --Spenser. 3. An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See {Pall-mall}. --Cotton. 4. A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk. Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and planted with elms; and these convenient and frequented walks obtained the name of the City Mall. --Southey. | |
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Maule \Maule\, n. (Bot.) The common mallow. | |
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Meal \Meal\, n. [OE. mel; akin to E. meal a part, and to D. maal time, meal, G. mal time, mahl meal, Icel. m[be]l measure, time, meal, Goth. m[emac]l time, and to E. measure. See {Measure}.] The portion of food taken at a particular time for the satisfaction of appetite; the quantity usually taken at one time with the purpose of satisfying hunger; a repast; the act or time of eating a meal; as, the traveler has not eaten a good meal for a week; there was silence during the meal. What strange fish Hath made his meal on thee ? --Shak. | |
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Meal \Meal\, n. [OE. mele, AS. melu, melo; akin to D. meel, G. mehl, OHG. melo, Icel. mj[94]l, SW. mj[94]l, Dan. meel, also to D. malen to grind, G. mahlen, OHG., OS., & Goth. malan, Icel. mala, W. malu, L. molere, Gr. my`lh mill, and E. mill. [root]108. Cf. {Mill}, {Mold} soil, {Mole} an animal, {Immolate}, {Molar}.] 1. Grain (esp. maize, rye, or oats) that is coarsely ground and unbolted; also, a kind of flour made from beans, pease, etc.; sometimes, any flour, esp. if coarse. 2. Any substance that is coarsely pulverized like meal, but not granulated. {Meal beetle} (Zo[94]l.), the adult of the meal worm. See {Meal worm}, below. {Meal moth} (Zo[94]l.), a lepidopterous insect ({Asopia farinalis}), the larv[91] of which feed upon meal, flour, etc. {Meal worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of a beetle ({Tenebrio molitor}) which infests granaries, bakehouses, etc., and is very injurious to flour and meal. | |
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Meal \Meal\ (m[emac]l), n. [OE. mele, AS. m[aemac]l part, portion, portion of time; akin to E. meal a repast. Cf. {Piecemeal}.] A part; a fragment; a portion. [Obs.] | |
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Meal \Meal\, v. t. 1. To sprinkle with, or as with, meal. --Shak. 2. To pulverize; as, mealed powder. | |
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Mealy \Meal"y\, a. [Compar. {Mealier}; superl. {Mealiest}.] 1. Having the qualities of meal; resembling meal; soft, dry, and friable; easily reduced to a condition resembling meal; as, a mealy potato. 2. Overspread with something that resembles meal; as, the mealy wings of an insect. --Shak. {Mealy bug} (Zo[94]l.), a scale insect ({Coccus adonidum}, and related species), covered with a white powderlike substance. It is a common pest in hothouses. | |
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Mewl \Mewl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mewled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mewling}.] [Cf. F. miauler to mew, E. mew to cry as a cat. Cf. {Miaul}.] To cry, as a young child; to squall. [Written also {meawl}.] --Shak. | |
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Meawl \Meawl\, v. i. See {Mewl}, and {Miaul}. | |
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Mewl \Mewl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mewled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mewling}.] [Cf. F. miauler to mew, E. mew to cry as a cat. Cf. {Miaul}.] To cry, as a young child; to squall. [Written also {meawl}.] --Shak. | |
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Meawl \Meawl\, v. i. See {Mewl}, and {Miaul}. | |
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Mell \Mell\, v. i. & t. [F. m[88]ler, OF. meller, mester. See {Meddle}.] To mix; to meddle. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Mell \Mell\, n. [See {Mellifluous}.] Honey. [Obs.] --Warner. | |
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Mell \Mell\, n. A mill. [Obs.] --Chaucer. | |
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Mellay \Mel"lay\, n. A m[88]l[82]e; a conflict. --Tennyson. | |
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Mellow \Mel"low\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mellowed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mellowing}.] To make mellow. --Shak. If the Weather prove frosty to mellow it [the ground], they do not plow it again till April. --Mortimer. The fervor of early feeling is tempered and mellowed by the ripeness of age. --J. C. Shairp. | |
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Mellow \Mel"low\, v. i. To become mellow; as, ripe fruit soon mellows. [bd]Prosperity begins to mellow.[b8] --Shak. | |
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Mellow \Mel"low\, a. [Compar. {Mellower}; superl. {Mellowest}.] [OE. melwe; cf. AS. mearu soft, D. murw, Prov. G. mollig soft, D. malsch, and E. meal flour.] 1. Soft or tender by reason of ripeness; having a tender pulp; as, a mellow apple. 2. Hence: (a) Easily worked or penetrated; not hard or rigid; as, a mellow soil. [bd]Mellow glebe.[b8] --Drayton (b) Not coarse, rough, or harsh; subdued; soft; rich; delicate; -- said of sound, color, flavor, style, etc. [bd]The mellow horn.[b8] --Wordsworth. [bd]The mellow-tasted Burgundy.[b8] --Thomson. The tender flush whose mellow stain imbues Heaven with all freaks of light. --Percival. 3. Well matured; softened by years; genial; jovial. May health return to mellow age. --Wordsworth. As merry and mellow an old bachelor as ever followed a hound. --W. Irving. 4. Warmed by liquor; slightly intoxicated. --Addison. | |
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Mellowy \Mel"low*y\, a. Soft; unctuous. --Drayton. | |
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Mewl \Mewl\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mewled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mewling}.] [Cf. F. miauler to mew, E. mew to cry as a cat. Cf. {Miaul}.] To cry, as a young child; to squall. [Written also {meawl}.] --Shak. | |
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Miaul \Mi*aul"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Miauled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Miauling}.] [Cf. F. miauler, of imitative origin, and E. mew. Cf. {Mewl}.] To cry as a cat; to mew; to caterwaul. --Sir W. Scott. | |
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Miaul \Mi*aul"\, n. The crying of a cat. | |
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Mile \Mile\, n. [AS. m[c6]l, fr. L. millia, milia; pl. of mille a thousand, i. e., milia passuum a thousand paces. Cf. {Mill} the tenth of a cent, {Million}.] A certain measure of distance, being equivalent in England and the United States to 320 poles or rods, or 5,280 feet. Note: The distance called a mile varies greatly in different countries. Its length in yards is, in Norway, 12,182; in Brunswick, 11,816; in Sweden, 11,660; in Hungary, 9,139; in Switzerland, 8,548; in Austria, 8,297; in Prussia, 8,238; in Poland, 8,100; in Italy, 2,025; in England and the United States, 1,760; in Spain, 1,552; in the Netherlands, 1,094. {Geographical}, [or] {Nautical mile}, one sixtieth of a degree of a great circle of the earth, or 6080.27 feet. {Mile run}. Same as {Train mile}. See under {Train}. {Roman mile}, a thousand paces, equal to 1,614 yards English measure. {Statute mile}, a mile conforming to statute, that is, in England and the United States, a mile of 5,280 feet, as distinguished from any other mile. | |
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Lapidary \Lap"i*da*ry\, n.; pl. {Lapidaries}. [L. lapidarius, fr. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.] 1. An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones. 2. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work. {Lapidary's lathe}, {mill}, {or wheel}, a machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and polishing. | |
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Mill \Mill\, v. i. (Zo[94]l.) To swim under water; -- said of air-breathing creatures. | |
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Mill \Mill\ (m[icr]l), n. [L. mille a thousand. Cf. {Mile}.] A money of account of the United States, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar. | |
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Mill \Mill\, n. [OE. mille, melle, mulle, milne, AS. myln, mylen; akin to D. molen, G. m[81]hle, OHG. mul[c6], mul[c6]n, Icel. mylna; all prob. from L. molina, fr. mola millstone; prop., that which grinds, akin to molere to grind, Goth. malan, G. mahlen, and to E. meal. [root]108. See Meal flour, and cf. {Moline}.] 1. A machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough, or intented surfaces; as, a gristmill, a coffee mill; a bone mill. 2. A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; as, a cider mill; a cane mill. 3. A machine for grinding and polishing; as, a lapidary mill. 4. A common name for various machines which produce a manufactured product, or change the form of a raw material by the continuous repetition of some simple action; as, a sawmill; a stamping mill, etc. 5. A building or collection of buildings with machinery by which the processes of manufacturing are carried on; as, a cotton mill; a powder mill; a rolling mill. 6. (Die Sinking) A hardened steel roller having a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, as copper. 7. (Mining) (a) An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained. (b) A passage underground through which ore is shot. 8. A milling cutter. See Illust. under {Milling}. 9. A pugilistic. [Cant] --R. D. Blackmore. {Edge mill}, {Flint mill}, etc. See under {Edge}, {Flint}, etc. {Mill bar} (Iron Works), a rough bar rolled or drawn directly from a bloom or puddle bar for conversion into merchant iron in the mill. {Mill cinder}, slag from a puddling furnace. {Mill head}, the head of water employed to turn the wheel of a mill. {Mill pick}, a pick for dressing millstones. {Mill pond}, a pond that supplies the water for a mill. {Mill race}, the canal in which water is conveyed to a mill wheel, or the current of water which drives the wheel. {Mill tail}, the water which flows from a mill wheel after turning it, or the channel in which the water flows. {Mill tooth}, a grinder or molar tooth. {Mill wheel}, the water wheel that drives the machinery of a mill. {Roller mill}, a mill in which flour or meal is made by crushing grain between rollers. {Stamp mill} (Mining), a mill in which ore is crushed by stamps. {To go through the mill}, to experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state. | |
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Mill \Mill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Milled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Milling}.] [See {Mill}, n., and cf. {Muller}.] 1. To reduce to fine particles, or to small pieces, in a mill; to grind; to comminute. 2. To shape, finish, or transform by passing through a machine; specifically, to shape or dress, as metal, by means of a rotary cutter. 3. To make a raised border around the edges of, or to cut fine grooves or indentations across the edges of, as of a coin, or a screw head; also, to stamp in a coining press; to coin. 4. To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth. 5. To beat with the fists. [Cant] --Thackeray. 6. To roll into bars, as steel. {To mill chocolate}, to make it frothy, as by churning. | |
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Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p.a. Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {board}. (a) See {Follow board}, under {Follow}, v. t. (b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {machine}. (a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. ( b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {mill}, a mill for shaping timber. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {sand} (Founding), a kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds. | |
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Mill \Mill\, v. t. 1. (Mining) To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom. 2. To cause to mill, or circle round, as cattle. | |
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Mill \Mill\, v. i. 1. To undergo hulling, as maize. 2. To move in a circle, as cattle upon a plain. The deer and the pig and the nilghar were milling round and round in a circle of eight or ten miles radius. --Kipling. 3. To swim suddenly in a new direction; -- said of whales. 4. To take part in a mill; to box. [Cant] | |
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Mill \Mill\, n. 1. Short for {Treadmill}. 2. The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, as a coin or screw. | |
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Lapidary \Lap"i*da*ry\, n.; pl. {Lapidaries}. [L. lapidarius, fr. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.] 1. An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones. 2. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work. {Lapidary's lathe}, {mill}, {or wheel}, a machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and polishing. | |
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Mill \Mill\, v. i. (Zo[94]l.) To swim under water; -- said of air-breathing creatures. | |
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Mill \Mill\ (m[icr]l), n. [L. mille a thousand. Cf. {Mile}.] A money of account of the United States, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar. | |
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Mill \Mill\, n. [OE. mille, melle, mulle, milne, AS. myln, mylen; akin to D. molen, G. m[81]hle, OHG. mul[c6], mul[c6]n, Icel. mylna; all prob. from L. molina, fr. mola millstone; prop., that which grinds, akin to molere to grind, Goth. malan, G. mahlen, and to E. meal. [root]108. See Meal flour, and cf. {Moline}.] 1. A machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough, or intented surfaces; as, a gristmill, a coffee mill; a bone mill. 2. A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; as, a cider mill; a cane mill. 3. A machine for grinding and polishing; as, a lapidary mill. 4. A common name for various machines which produce a manufactured product, or change the form of a raw material by the continuous repetition of some simple action; as, a sawmill; a stamping mill, etc. 5. A building or collection of buildings with machinery by which the processes of manufacturing are carried on; as, a cotton mill; a powder mill; a rolling mill. 6. (Die Sinking) A hardened steel roller having a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, as copper. 7. (Mining) (a) An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained. (b) A passage underground through which ore is shot. 8. A milling cutter. See Illust. under {Milling}. 9. A pugilistic. [Cant] --R. D. Blackmore. {Edge mill}, {Flint mill}, etc. See under {Edge}, {Flint}, etc. {Mill bar} (Iron Works), a rough bar rolled or drawn directly from a bloom or puddle bar for conversion into merchant iron in the mill. {Mill cinder}, slag from a puddling furnace. {Mill head}, the head of water employed to turn the wheel of a mill. {Mill pick}, a pick for dressing millstones. {Mill pond}, a pond that supplies the water for a mill. {Mill race}, the canal in which water is conveyed to a mill wheel, or the current of water which drives the wheel. {Mill tail}, the water which flows from a mill wheel after turning it, or the channel in which the water flows. {Mill tooth}, a grinder or molar tooth. {Mill wheel}, the water wheel that drives the machinery of a mill. {Roller mill}, a mill in which flour or meal is made by crushing grain between rollers. {Stamp mill} (Mining), a mill in which ore is crushed by stamps. {To go through the mill}, to experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state. | |
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Mill \Mill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Milled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Milling}.] [See {Mill}, n., and cf. {Muller}.] 1. To reduce to fine particles, or to small pieces, in a mill; to grind; to comminute. 2. To shape, finish, or transform by passing through a machine; specifically, to shape or dress, as metal, by means of a rotary cutter. 3. To make a raised border around the edges of, or to cut fine grooves or indentations across the edges of, as of a coin, or a screw head; also, to stamp in a coining press; to coin. 4. To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth. 5. To beat with the fists. [Cant] --Thackeray. 6. To roll into bars, as steel. {To mill chocolate}, to make it frothy, as by churning. | |
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Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p.a. Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {board}. (a) See {Follow board}, under {Follow}, v. t. (b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {machine}. (a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. ( b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {mill}, a mill for shaping timber. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {sand} (Founding), a kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds. | |
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Mill \Mill\, v. t. 1. (Mining) To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom. 2. To cause to mill, or circle round, as cattle. | |
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Mill \Mill\, v. i. 1. To undergo hulling, as maize. 2. To move in a circle, as cattle upon a plain. The deer and the pig and the nilghar were milling round and round in a circle of eight or ten miles radius. --Kipling. 3. To swim suddenly in a new direction; -- said of whales. 4. To take part in a mill; to box. [Cant] | |
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Mill \Mill\, n. 1. Short for {Treadmill}. 2. The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, as a coin or screw. | |
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Lapidary \Lap"i*da*ry\, n.; pl. {Lapidaries}. [L. lapidarius, fr. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.] 1. An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones. 2. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work. {Lapidary's lathe}, {mill}, {or wheel}, a machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and polishing. | |
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Mill \Mill\, v. i. (Zo[94]l.) To swim under water; -- said of air-breathing creatures. | |
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Mill \Mill\ (m[icr]l), n. [L. mille a thousand. Cf. {Mile}.] A money of account of the United States, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar. | |
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Mill \Mill\, n. [OE. mille, melle, mulle, milne, AS. myln, mylen; akin to D. molen, G. m[81]hle, OHG. mul[c6], mul[c6]n, Icel. mylna; all prob. from L. molina, fr. mola millstone; prop., that which grinds, akin to molere to grind, Goth. malan, G. mahlen, and to E. meal. [root]108. See Meal flour, and cf. {Moline}.] 1. A machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough, or intented surfaces; as, a gristmill, a coffee mill; a bone mill. 2. A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; as, a cider mill; a cane mill. 3. A machine for grinding and polishing; as, a lapidary mill. 4. A common name for various machines which produce a manufactured product, or change the form of a raw material by the continuous repetition of some simple action; as, a sawmill; a stamping mill, etc. 5. A building or collection of buildings with machinery by which the processes of manufacturing are carried on; as, a cotton mill; a powder mill; a rolling mill. 6. (Die Sinking) A hardened steel roller having a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, as copper. 7. (Mining) (a) An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained. (b) A passage underground through which ore is shot. 8. A milling cutter. See Illust. under {Milling}. 9. A pugilistic. [Cant] --R. D. Blackmore. {Edge mill}, {Flint mill}, etc. See under {Edge}, {Flint}, etc. {Mill bar} (Iron Works), a rough bar rolled or drawn directly from a bloom or puddle bar for conversion into merchant iron in the mill. {Mill cinder}, slag from a puddling furnace. {Mill head}, the head of water employed to turn the wheel of a mill. {Mill pick}, a pick for dressing millstones. {Mill pond}, a pond that supplies the water for a mill. {Mill race}, the canal in which water is conveyed to a mill wheel, or the current of water which drives the wheel. {Mill tail}, the water which flows from a mill wheel after turning it, or the channel in which the water flows. {Mill tooth}, a grinder or molar tooth. {Mill wheel}, the water wheel that drives the machinery of a mill. {Roller mill}, a mill in which flour or meal is made by crushing grain between rollers. {Stamp mill} (Mining), a mill in which ore is crushed by stamps. {To go through the mill}, to experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state. | |
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Mill \Mill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Milled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Milling}.] [See {Mill}, n., and cf. {Muller}.] 1. To reduce to fine particles, or to small pieces, in a mill; to grind; to comminute. 2. To shape, finish, or transform by passing through a machine; specifically, to shape or dress, as metal, by means of a rotary cutter. 3. To make a raised border around the edges of, or to cut fine grooves or indentations across the edges of, as of a coin, or a screw head; also, to stamp in a coining press; to coin. 4. To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth. 5. To beat with the fists. [Cant] --Thackeray. 6. To roll into bars, as steel. {To mill chocolate}, to make it frothy, as by churning. | |
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Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p.a. Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {board}. (a) See {Follow board}, under {Follow}, v. t. (b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {machine}. (a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. ( b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {mill}, a mill for shaping timber. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {sand} (Founding), a kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds. | |
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Mill \Mill\, v. t. 1. (Mining) To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom. 2. To cause to mill, or circle round, as cattle. | |
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Mill \Mill\, v. i. 1. To undergo hulling, as maize. 2. To move in a circle, as cattle upon a plain. The deer and the pig and the nilghar were milling round and round in a circle of eight or ten miles radius. --Kipling. 3. To swim suddenly in a new direction; -- said of whales. 4. To take part in a mill; to box. [Cant] | |
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Mill \Mill\, n. 1. Short for {Treadmill}. 2. The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, as a coin or screw. | |
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Lapidary \Lap"i*da*ry\, n.; pl. {Lapidaries}. [L. lapidarius, fr. lapidarius pertaining to stone: cf. F. lapidaire.] 1. An artificer who cuts, polishes, and engraves precious stones; hence, a dealer in precious stones. 2. A virtuoso skilled in gems or precious stones; a connoisseur of lapidary work. {Lapidary's lathe}, {mill}, {or wheel}, a machine consisting essentially of a revolving lap on a vertical spindle, used by a lapidary for grinding and polishing. | |
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Mill \Mill\, v. i. (Zo[94]l.) To swim under water; -- said of air-breathing creatures. | |
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Mill \Mill\ (m[icr]l), n. [L. mille a thousand. Cf. {Mile}.] A money of account of the United States, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar. | |
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Mill \Mill\, n. [OE. mille, melle, mulle, milne, AS. myln, mylen; akin to D. molen, G. m[81]hle, OHG. mul[c6], mul[c6]n, Icel. mylna; all prob. from L. molina, fr. mola millstone; prop., that which grinds, akin to molere to grind, Goth. malan, G. mahlen, and to E. meal. [root]108. See Meal flour, and cf. {Moline}.] 1. A machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough, or intented surfaces; as, a gristmill, a coffee mill; a bone mill. 2. A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; as, a cider mill; a cane mill. 3. A machine for grinding and polishing; as, a lapidary mill. 4. A common name for various machines which produce a manufactured product, or change the form of a raw material by the continuous repetition of some simple action; as, a sawmill; a stamping mill, etc. 5. A building or collection of buildings with machinery by which the processes of manufacturing are carried on; as, a cotton mill; a powder mill; a rolling mill. 6. (Die Sinking) A hardened steel roller having a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, as copper. 7. (Mining) (a) An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained. (b) A passage underground through which ore is shot. 8. A milling cutter. See Illust. under {Milling}. 9. A pugilistic. [Cant] --R. D. Blackmore. {Edge mill}, {Flint mill}, etc. See under {Edge}, {Flint}, etc. {Mill bar} (Iron Works), a rough bar rolled or drawn directly from a bloom or puddle bar for conversion into merchant iron in the mill. {Mill cinder}, slag from a puddling furnace. {Mill head}, the head of water employed to turn the wheel of a mill. {Mill pick}, a pick for dressing millstones. {Mill pond}, a pond that supplies the water for a mill. {Mill race}, the canal in which water is conveyed to a mill wheel, or the current of water which drives the wheel. {Mill tail}, the water which flows from a mill wheel after turning it, or the channel in which the water flows. {Mill tooth}, a grinder or molar tooth. {Mill wheel}, the water wheel that drives the machinery of a mill. {Roller mill}, a mill in which flour or meal is made by crushing grain between rollers. {Stamp mill} (Mining), a mill in which ore is crushed by stamps. {To go through the mill}, to experience the suffering or discipline necessary to bring one to a certain degree of knowledge or skill, or to a certain mental state. | |
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Mill \Mill\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Milled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Milling}.] [See {Mill}, n., and cf. {Muller}.] 1. To reduce to fine particles, or to small pieces, in a mill; to grind; to comminute. 2. To shape, finish, or transform by passing through a machine; specifically, to shape or dress, as metal, by means of a rotary cutter. 3. To make a raised border around the edges of, or to cut fine grooves or indentations across the edges of, as of a coin, or a screw head; also, to stamp in a coining press; to coin. 4. To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth. 5. To beat with the fists. [Cant] --Thackeray. 6. To roll into bars, as steel. {To mill chocolate}, to make it frothy, as by churning. | |
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Molding \Mold"ing\, Moulding \Mould"ing\, p.a. Used in making a mold or moldings; used in shaping anything according to a pattern. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {board}. (a) See {Follow board}, under {Follow}, v. t. (b) A board on which bread or pastry is kneaded and shaped. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {machine}. (a) (Woodworking) A planing machine for making moldings. ( b ) (Founding) A machine to assist in making molds for castings. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {mill}, a mill for shaping timber. {Molding, [or] Moulding}, {sand} (Founding), a kind of sand containing clay, used in making molds. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mill \Mill\, v. t. 1. (Mining) To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom. 2. To cause to mill, or circle round, as cattle. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mill \Mill\, v. i. 1. To undergo hulling, as maize. 2. To move in a circle, as cattle upon a plain. The deer and the pig and the nilghar were milling round and round in a circle of eight or ten miles radius. --Kipling. 3. To swim suddenly in a new direction; -- said of whales. 4. To take part in a mill; to box. [Cant] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mill \Mill\, n. 1. Short for {Treadmill}. 2. The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, as a coin or screw. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Milli- \Mil"li-\ [From L. mille a thousand.] (Metric System, Elec., Mech., etc.) A prefix denoting a thousandth part of; as, millimeter, milligram, milliamp[8a]re. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Maholi \[d8]Ma*ho"li\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A South African lemur ({Galago maholi}), having very large ears. [Written also {moholi}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moil \Moil\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moiled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Moiling}.] [OE. moillen to wet, OF. moillier, muillier, F. mouller, fr. (assumed) LL. molliare, fr. L. mollis soft. See {Mollify}.] To daub; to make dirty; to soil; to defile. Thou . . . doest thy mind in dirty pleasures moil. --Spenser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moil \Moil\, v. i. [From {Moil} to daub; prob. from the idea of struggling through the wet.] To soil one's self with severe labor; to work with painful effort; to labor; to toil; to drudge. Moil not too much under ground. --Bacon. Now he must moil and drudge for one he loathes. --Dryden. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moil \Moil\, n. A spot; a defilement. The moil of death upon them. --Mrs. Browning. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moile \Moile\, n. [F. mule a slipper.] A kind of high shoe anciently worn. [Written also {moyle}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mola \Mo"la\, n. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sunfish}, 1. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Molebut \Mole"but\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The sunfish ({Orthagoriscus}, or {Mola}). [Written also {molebat}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mole \Mole\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Moled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Moling}.] 1. To form holes in, as a mole; to burrow; to excavate; as, to mole the earth. 2. To clear of molehills. [Prov. Eng.] --Pegge. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mole \Mole\, n. [OE. molle, either shortened fr. moldwerp, or from the root of E. mold soil: cf. D. mol, OD. molworp. See {Moldwarp}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any insectivore of the family {Talpid[91]}. They have minute eyes and ears, soft fur, and very large and strong fore feet. Note: The common European mole, or moldwarp ({Talpa Europ[91]a}), is noted for its extensive burrows. The common American mole, or shrew mole ({Scalops aquaticus}), and star-nosed mole ({Condylura cristata}) have similar habits. Note: In the Scriptures, the name is applied to two unindentified animals, perhaps the chameleon and mole rat. 2. A plow of peculiar construction, for forming underground drains. [U.S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mole \Mole\, n. [AS. m[be]l; akin to OHG. meil, Goth. mail Cf. {Mail} a spot.] 1. A spot; a stain; a mark which discolors or disfigures. [Obs.] --Piers Plowman. 2. A spot, mark, or small permanent protuberance on the human body; esp., a spot which is dark-colored, from which commonly issue one or more hairs. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mole \Mole\, n. [L. mola.] A mass of fleshy or other more or less solid matter generated in the uterus. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mole \Mole\, n. [F. m[93]le, L. moles. Cf. {Demolish}, {Emolument}, {Molest}.] A mound or massive work formed of masonry or large stones, etc., laid in the sea, often extended either in a right line or an arc of a circle before a port which it serves to defend from the violence of the waves, thus protecting ships in a harbor; also, sometimes, the harbor itself. --Brande & C. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Tautog \Tau*tog"\, n. [The pl. of taut, the American Indian name, translated by Roger Williams sheep's heads, and written by him tauta[a3]og.] (Zo[94]l.) An edible labroid fish ({Haitula onitis}, or {Tautoga onitis}) of the Atlantic coast of the United States. When adult it is nearly black, more or less irregularly barred, with greenish gray. Called also {blackfish}, {oyster fish}, {salt-water chub}, and {moll}. [Written also {tautaug}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Molle \Mol"le\, a. [See {Moll}.] (Mus.) Lower by a semitone; flat; as, E molle, that is, E flat. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Molly \Mol"ly\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Mollemoke}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Molly \Mol"ly\, n. A pet or colloquial name for Mary. {Molly cottontail}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cottontail}. {Molly Maguire} (m[adot]*gw[imac]r"); pl. {Molly Maguires} (-gw[imac]rz). (a) A member of a secret association formed among the tenantry in Ireland about 1843, principally for the purpose of intimidating law officers and preventing the service of legal writs. Its members disguised themselves in the dress of women. (b) A member of a similar association of Irishmen organized in the anthracite coal region of Pennsylvania, about 1854, for the purpose of intimidating employers and officers of the law, and for avenging themselves by murder on persons obnoxious to them. The society was broken up by criminal prosecutions in 1876. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moly \Mo"ly\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?].] 1. A fabulous herb of occult power, having a black root and white blossoms, said by Homer to have been given by Hermes to Ulysses to counteract the spells of Circe. --Milton. 2. (Bot.) A kind of garlic ({Allium Moly}) with large yellow flowers; -- called also {golden garlic}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Mollah \[d8]Mol"lah\, n. [Ar. maul[be], commonly moll[be]in Turkey.] One of the higher order of Turkish judges; also, a Turkish title of respect for a religious and learned man. [Written also {moolah}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moolah \Moo"lah\, Moollah \Mool"lah\, n. See {Mollah}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
d8Mollah \[d8]Mol"lah\, n. [Ar. maul[be], commonly moll[be]in Turkey.] One of the higher order of Turkish judges; also, a Turkish title of respect for a religious and learned man. [Written also {moolah}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moolah \Moo"lah\, Moollah \Mool"lah\, n. See {Mollah}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moolah \Moo"lah\, Moollah \Mool"lah\, n. See {Mollah}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mulley \Mul"ley\, Moolley \Mool"ley\, a. Destitute of horns, although belonging to a species of animals most of which have horns; hornless; polled; as, mulley cattle; a mulley (or moolley) cow. [U. S.] [Written also {muley}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mulley \Mul"ley\, Moolley \Mool"ley\, n. [CF. Gael. maolag a hornless cow, maol bald, hornless, blunt.] 1. A mulley or polled animal. [U. S.] 2. A cow. [Prov. Eng.; U.S., a child's word.] Leave milking and dry up old mulley, thy cow. --Tusser. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moolley \Mool"ley\, n. Same as {Mulley}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moule \Moule\ (m[omac]l), v. i. [OE. moulen. See {Mold}.] To contract mold; to grow moldy; to mold. [Obs.] Let us not moulen thus in idleness. --Chaucer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moile \Moile\, n. [F. mule a slipper.] A kind of high shoe anciently worn. [Written also {moyle}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moyle \Moyle\, n. & v. See {Moil}, and {Moile}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moile \Moile\, n. [F. mule a slipper.] A kind of high shoe anciently worn. [Written also {moyle}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Moyle \Moyle\, n. & v. See {Moil}, and {Moile}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mule \Mule\ (m[umac]l), n. [F., a she-mule, L. mula, fem. of mulus; cf. Gr. my`klos, mychlo`s. Cf. AS. m[umac]l, fr. L. mulus. Cf. {Mulatto}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A hybrid animal; specifically, one generated between an ass and a mare, sometimes a horse and a she-ass. See {Hinny}. Note: Mules are much used as draught animals. They are hardy, and proverbial for stubbornness. 2. (Bot.) A plant or vegetable produced by impregnating the pistil of one species with the pollen or fecundating dust of another; -- called also {hybrid}. 3. A very stubborn person. 4. A machine, used in factories, for spinning cotton, wool, etc., into yarn or thread and winding it into cops; -- called also {jenny} and {mule-jenny}. {Mule armadillo} (Zo[94]l.), a long-eared armadillo (Tatusia hybrida), native of Buenos Aires; -- called also {mulita}. See Illust. under {Armadillo}. {Mule deer} (Zo[94]l.), a large deer ({Cervus, [or] Cariacus, macrotis}) of the Western United States. The name refers to its long ears. {Mule pulley} (Mach.), an idle pulley for guiding a belt which transmits motion between shafts that are not parallel. {Mule twist}, cotton yarn in cops, as spun on a mule; -- in distinction from yarn spun on a throstle frame. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Muley \Mu"ley\, n. (Sawmills) A stiff, long saw, guided at the ends but not stretched in a gate. {Muley axle} (Railroad), a car axle without collars at the outer ends of the journals. --Forney. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Muley \Mul"ey\, n. See {Mulley}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mulley \Mul"ley\, Moolley \Mool"ley\, a. Destitute of horns, although belonging to a species of animals most of which have horns; hornless; polled; as, mulley cattle; a mulley (or moolley) cow. [U. S.] [Written also {muley}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Muley \Mu"ley\, n. (Sawmills) A stiff, long saw, guided at the ends but not stretched in a gate. {Muley axle} (Railroad), a car axle without collars at the outer ends of the journals. --Forney. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Muley \Mul"ey\, n. See {Mulley}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mulley \Mul"ley\, Moolley \Mool"ley\, a. Destitute of horns, although belonging to a species of animals most of which have horns; hornless; polled; as, mulley cattle; a mulley (or moolley) cow. [U. S.] [Written also {muley}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mull \Mull\ (m[ucr]l), n. [Perh. contr. fr. mossul. See {Muslin}.] A thin, soft kind of muslin. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mull \Mull\, n. [Icel. m[umac]li a snout, muzzle, projecting crag; or cf. Ir. & Gael. meall a heap of earth, a mound, a hill or eminence, W. moel. Cf. {Mouth}.] 1. A promontory; as, the Mull of Cantyre. [Scot.] 2. A snuffbox made of the small end of a horn. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mull \Mull\, n. [Prob. akin to mold. [fb]108. See {Mold}.] Dirt; rubbish. [Obs.] --Gower. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mull \Mull\, v. t. [OE. mullen. See 2d {Muller}.] To powder; to pulverize. [Prov. Eng.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mull \Mull\, v. i. To work (over) mentally; to cogitate; to ruminate; -- usually with over; as, to mull over a thought or a problem. [Colloq. U.S.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mull \Mull\, n. An inferior kind of madder prepared from the smaller roots or the peelings and refuse of the larger. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mull \Mull\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mulled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mulling}.] [From mulled, for mold, taken as a p. p.; OE. mold-ale funeral ale or banquet. See {Mold} soil.] 1. To heat, sweeten, and enrich with spices; as, to mull wine. New cider, mulled with ginger warm. --Gay. 2. To dispirit or deaden; to dull or blunt. --Shak. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mullah \Mul"lah\, n. See {Mollah}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mulley \Mul"ley\, Moolley \Mool"ley\, a. Destitute of horns, although belonging to a species of animals most of which have horns; hornless; polled; as, mulley cattle; a mulley (or moolley) cow. [U. S.] [Written also {muley}.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Mulley \Mul"ley\, Moolley \Mool"ley\, n. [CF. Gael. maolag a hornless cow, maol bald, hornless, blunt.] 1. A mulley or polled animal. [U. S.] 2. A cow. [Prov. Eng.; U.S., a child's word.] Leave milking and dry up old mulley, thy cow. --Tusser. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Maalaea, HI (CDP, FIPS 46400) Location: 20.79997 N, 156.49440 W Population (1990): 443 (527 housing units) Area: 12.3 sq km (land), 7.5 sq km (water) | |
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Maili, HI (CDP, FIPS 47300) Location: 21.41873 N, 158.18042 W Population (1990): 6059 (1490 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 2.8 sq km (water) | |
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Mallie, KY Zip code(s): 41836 | |
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Malo, WA Zip code(s): 99150 | |
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Maloy, IA (city, FIPS 48675) Location: 40.67420 N, 94.41124 W Population (1990): 36 (16 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50852 | |
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Mayhill, NM Zip code(s): 88339 | |
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Meally, KY Zip code(s): 41234 | |
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Milo, IA (city, FIPS 52455) Location: 41.28929 N, 93.43846 W Population (1990): 864 (322 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50166 Milo, ME (CDP, FIPS 45985) Location: 45.24174 N, 68.97605 W Population (1990): 2129 (984 housing units) Area: 20.1 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water) Milo, MO (town, FIPS 48476) Location: 37.75515 N, 94.30525 W Population (1990): 76 (37 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 64767 Milo, OK Zip code(s): 73401 | |
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Mohall, ND (city, FIPS 53780) Location: 48.76600 N, 101.51063 W Population (1990): 931 (427 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Mylo, ND (city, FIPS 55220) Location: 48.63587 N, 99.61786 W Population (1990): 20 (13 housing units) Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58353 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
mail 2. The {Berkeley Unix} program for composing and reading {electronic mail}. It normally uses {sendmail} to handle delivery. {Unix manual page}: mail(1) (1997-12-03) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MAL {Micro Assembly Language} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MALI A hardware memory device for {logic programming} computers with {real time} {garbage collection}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
mall featuring commercial products and services, usually served by one particualr {Internet} {access provider}. (1995-04-10) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Mel {The story of Mel} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
mil with US armed forces. (1999-01-26) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
mill {Arithmetic and Logic Unit} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
milli- {prefix} | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ML 1. robots. 2. Meta Language. R. Milner 1973. A {strict} {higher-order} {functional language}. It was the first language to include {polymorphic} typing which was statically-checked. It also had {garbage collection} and a formal {semantics}. It began as the {metalanguage} for the Edinburgh {LCF} proof assistant. (LCF="Logic for Computable Functions") People soon noticed that ML could be a useful general programming language and stand-alone versions were implemented. {Standard ML} (SML) is a descendant of these (and related languages such as {Hope}). The "metalanguage" aspect has long since disappeared from the language itself (although there are some systems that still use it that way). The historical name is now so inappropriate that asking what ML stands for is like asking what {C} or {Unix} stands for. It doesn't stand for anything; it just is. LCF ML was implemented in {Stanford LISP}. Cardelli (1981) implemented ML in {Pascal} using the {Functional Abstract Machine} (FAM). It has been significantly redesigned to produce {Standard ML} and {Lazy ML}. ["A Metalanguage for Interactive Proof in LCF", M.J.C. Gordon et al, 5th POPL, ACM 1978]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ml (1999-01-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ML 1. robots. 2. Meta Language. R. Milner 1973. A {strict} {higher-order} {functional language}. It was the first language to include {polymorphic} typing which was statically-checked. It also had {garbage collection} and a formal {semantics}. It began as the {metalanguage} for the Edinburgh {LCF} proof assistant. (LCF="Logic for Computable Functions") People soon noticed that ML could be a useful general programming language and stand-alone versions were implemented. {Standard ML} (SML) is a descendant of these (and related languages such as {Hope}). The "metalanguage" aspect has long since disappeared from the language itself (although there are some systems that still use it that way). The historical name is now so inappropriate that asking what ML stands for is like asking what {C} or {Unix} stands for. It doesn't stand for anything; it just is. LCF ML was implemented in {Stanford LISP}. Cardelli (1981) implemented ML in {Pascal} using the {Functional Abstract Machine} (FAM). It has been significantly redesigned to produce {Standard ML} and {Lazy ML}. ["A Metalanguage for Interactive Proof in LCF", M.J.C. Gordon et al, 5th POPL, ACM 1978]. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ml (1999-01-27) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ML-2000 An extension and redesign of {Standard ML}. Under development. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
ML/I Early macro translating system. P.J. Brown, CACM 10(10):618-623, (Oct 1967). | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MLL Medium-Level Language. Sometimes used half-jokingly to describe {C}, alluding to its "structured-assembler" image. (1994-12-07) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
MML Human-Machine Language. A language from {ITU-T} for telecommunications applications. It has a complex {natural-language} syntax. [CCITT Recommendations Z.311-Z.318, Z-341, Nov 1984]. (1995-01-31) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
mu-law The North America {standard} for {nonuniform quantising logarithmic compression}. [Equation?] (1995-02-21) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
Mule can handle not only {ASCII} characters (7 bit) and {ISO Latin 1} characters (8 bit), but also {16-bit characters} like Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. Mule can have a mixture of languages in a single buffer. Mule runs under the {X window system}, or on a {Hangul terminal}, {mterm} or {exterm}. Latest version: 2.3. {Home (ftp://etlport.etl.go.jp/pub/mule)}. (1996-01-28) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Mahlah disease, one of the five daughters of Zelophehad (Num. 27:1-11) who had their father's inheritance, the law of inheritance having been altered in their favour. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Mahol dance, the father of four sons (1 Kings 4:31) who were inferior in wisdom only to Solomon. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Maul an old name for a mallet, the rendering of the Hebrew mephits (Prov. 25:18), properly a war-club. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Melea fulness, the son of Menan and father of Eliakim, in the genealogy of our Lord (Luke 3:31). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Milaiai eloquent, a Levitical musician (Neh. 12:36) who took part in the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Mile (from Lat. mille, "a thousand;" Matt. 5:41), a Roman measure of 1,000 paces of 5 feet each. Thus the Roman mile has 1618 yards, being 142 yards shorter than the English mile. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Mill for grinding corn, mentioned as used in the time of Abraham (Gen. 18:6). That used by the Hebrews consisted of two circular stones, each 2 feet in diameter and half a foot thick, the lower of which was called the "nether millstone" (Job 41:24) and the upper the "rider." The upper stone was turned round by a stick fixed in it as a handle. There were then no public mills, and thus each family required to be provided with a hand-mill. The corn was ground daily, generally by the women of the house (Isa. 47:1, 2; Matt. 24:41). It was with the upper stone of a hand-mill that "a certain woman" at Thebez broke Abimelech's skull (Judg. 9:53, "a piece of a millstone;" literally, "a millstone rider", i.e., the "runner," the stone which revolves. Comp. 2 Sam. 11:21). Millstones could not be pledged (Deut. 24:6), as they were necessary in every family. | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Millo (Heb. always with the article, "the" Millo). (1.) Probably the Canaanite name of some fortification, consisting of walls filled in with earth and stones, which protected Jerusalem on the north as its outermost defence. It is always rendered Akra i.e., "the citadel", in the LXX. It was already existing when David conquered Jerusalem (2 Sam. 5:9). He extended it to the right and left, thus completing the defence of the city. It was rebuilt by Solomon (1 Kings 9:15, 24; 11:27) and repaired by Hezekiah (2 Chr. 32:5). (2.) In Judg. 9:6, 20 it is the name of a rampart in Shechem, probably the "tower of Shechem" (9:46, 49). | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Mole Heb. tinshameth (Lev. 11:30), probably signifies some species of lizard (rendered in R.V., "chameleon"). In Lev. 11:18, Deut. 14:16, it is rendered, in Authorized Version, "swan" (R.V., "horned owl"). The Heb. holed (Lev. 11:29), rendered "weasel," was probably the mole-rat. The true mole (Talpa Europoea) is not found in Palestine. The mole-rat (Spalax typhlus) "is twice the size of our mole, with no external eyes, and with only faint traces within of the rudimentary organ; no apparent ears, but, like the mole, with great internal organs of hearing; a strong, bare snout, and with large gnawing teeth; its colour a pale slate; its feet short, and provided with strong nails; its tail only rudimentary." In Isa. 2:20, this word is the rendering of two words _haphar peroth_, which are rendered by Gesenius "into the digging of rats", i.e., rats' holes. But these two Hebrew words ought probably to be combined into one (lahporperoth) and translated "to the moles", i.e., the rat-moles. This animal "lives in underground communities, making large subterranean chambers for its young and for storehouses, with many runs connected with them, and is decidedly partial to the loose debris among ruins and stone-heaps, where it can form its chambers with least trouble." | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Mule (Heb. pered), so called from the quick step of the animal or its power of carrying loads. It is not probable that the Hebrews bred mules, as this was strictly forbidden in the law (Lev. 19:19), although their use was not forbidden. We find them in common use even by kings and nobles (2 Sam. 18:9; 1 Kings 1:33; 2 Kings 5:17; Ps. 32:9). They are not mentioned, however, till the time of David, for the word rendered "mules" (R.V. correctly, "hot springs") in Gen. 36:24 (yemim) properly denotes the warm springs of Callirhoe, on the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. In David's reign they became very common (2 Sam. 13:29; 1 Kings 10:25). Mules are not mentioned in the New Testament. Perhaps they had by that time ceased to be used in Palestine. | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Mahalah, Mahalath, sickness; a company of dancers; a harp | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Mahali, infirmity; a harp; pardon | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Mahlah, Mahli, Mahlon, same as Mahali | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Melea, supplying; supplied | |
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: | |
Millo, fullness | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Malawi Malawi:Geography Location: Southern Africa, east of Zambia Map references: Africa Area: total area: 118,480 sq km land area: 94,080 sq km comparative area: slightly larger than Pennsylvania Land boundaries: total 2,881 km, Mozambique 1,569 km, Tanzania 475 km, Zambia 837 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: none; landlocked International disputes: dispute with Tanzania over the boundary in Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi) Climate: tropical; rainy season (November to May); dry season (May to November) Terrain: narrow elongated plateau with rolling plains, rounded hills, some mountains Natural resources: limestone, unexploited deposits of uranium, coal, and bauxite Land use: arable land: 25% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 20% forest and woodland: 50% other: 5% Irrigated land: 200 sq km (1989 est.) Environment: current issues: deforestation; land degradation; water pollution from agricultural runoff, sewage, industrial wastes; siltation of spawning grounds endangers fish population natural hazards: NA international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection; signed, but not ratified - Law of the Sea Note: landlocked Malawi:People Population: 9,808,384 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 48% (female 2,361,309; male 2,384,679) 15-64 years: 49% (female 2,479,108; male 2,335,729) 65 years and over: 3% (female 139,632; male 107,927) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 2.63% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 49.81 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 23.53 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: NA migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) note: the return of refugees to Mozambique is much reduced compared with 1994 Infant mortality rate: 140.2 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 39.01 years male: 38.28 years female: 39.76 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 7.36 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Malawian(s) adjective: Malawian Ethnic divisions: Chewa, Nyanja, Tumbuko, Yao, Lomwe, Sena, Tonga, Ngoni, Ngonde, Asian, European Religions: Protestant 55%, Roman Catholic 20%, Muslim 20%, traditional indigenous beliefs Languages: English (official), Chichewa (official), other languages important regionally Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1987) total population: 48% male: 65% female: 34% Labor force: 428,000 wage earners by occupation: agriculture 43%, manufacturing 16%, personal services 15%, commerce 9%, construction 7%, miscellaneous services 4%, other permanently employed 6% (1986) Malawi:Government Names: conventional long form: Republic of Malawi conventional short form: Malawi former: Nyasaland Digraph: MI Type: multiparty democracy following a referendum on 14 June 1993; formerly a one-party republic Capital: Lilongwe Administrative divisions: 24 districts; Blantyre, Chikwawa, Chiradzulu, Chitipa, Dedza, Dowa, Karonga, Kasungu, Lilongwe, Machinga (Kasupe), Mangochi, Mchinji, Mulanje, Mwanza, Mzimba, Ntcheu, Nkhata Bay, Nkhotakota, Nsanje, Ntchisi, Rumphi, Salima, Thyolo, Zomba Independence: 6 July 1964 (from UK) National holiday: Independence Day, 6 July (1964) Constitution: 6 July 1966; republished as amended January 1974 Legal system: based on English common law and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in the Supreme Court of Appeal; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state and head of government: President Bakili MULUZI (since 21 May 1994), leader of the United Democratic Front cabinet: Cabinet; named by the president Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly: elections last held 17 May 1994 (next to be held 1999); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (177 total) UDF 84, AFORD 33, MCP 55, others 5 Judicial branch: High Court, Supreme Court of Appeal Political parties and leaders: ruling party: United Democratic Front (UDF), Bakili MULUZI opposition groups: Malawi Congress Party (MCP), Gwanda CHAKUAMBA Phiri, secretary general (top party position); Alliance for Democracy (AFORD), Chakufwa CHIHANA; Socialist League of Malawi (Lesoma), Kapote MWAKUSULA, secretary general; Malawi Democratic Union (MDU), Harry BWANAUSI; Congress for the Second Republic (CSR), Kanyama CHIUME; Malawi Socialist Labor Party (MSLP), Stanford SAMBANEMANJA Member of: ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAU, SADC, UN, UNAMIR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'Affaires ad interim Patrick NYASULU (since 14 October 1994) chancery: 2408 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 797-1007 US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Peter R. CHAVEAS embassy: address NA, in new capital city development area in Lilongwe mailing address: P. O. Box 30016, Lilongwe 3, Malawi telephone: [265] 783 166 FAX: [265] 780 471 Flag: three equal horizontal bands of black (top), red, and green with a radiant, rising, red sun centered in the black band; similar to the flag of Afghanistan, which is longer and has the national coat of arms superimposed on the hoist side of the black and red bands Economy Overview: Landlocked Malawi ranks among the world's least developed countries. The economy is predominately agricultural, with about 90% of the population living in rural areas. Agriculture accounts for 40% of GDP and 90% of export revenues. After two years of weak performance, economic growth improved significantly in 1988-91 as a result of good weather and a broadly based economic adjustment effort by the government. Drought cut overall output sharply in 1992, but the lost ground was recovered in 1993. The economy depends on substantial inflows of economic assistance from the IMF, the World Bank, and individual donor nations. The new government faces strong challenges, e.g., to spur exports, to improve educational and health facilities, and to deal with environmental problems of deforestation and erosion. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $7.3 billion (1994 est.) National product real growth rate: 9.3% (1994 est.) National product per capita: $750 (1994 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 30% (1994 est.) Unemployment rate: NA% Budget: revenues: $416 million expenditures: $498 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1992 est.) Exports: $311 million (f.o.b., 1993 est.) commodities: tobacco, tea, sugar, coffee, peanuts, wood products partners: US, UK, Zambia, South Africa, Germany Imports: $308 million (c.i.f., 1993 est.) commodities: food, petroleum products, semimanufactures, consumer goods, transportation equipment partners: South Africa, Japan, US, UK, Zimbabwe External debt: $1.8 billion (December 1993 est.) Industrial production: growth rate 3.5% accounts for about 15% of GDP (1992 est.) Electricity: capacity: 190,000 kW production: 820 million kWh consumption per capita: 77 kWh (1993) Industries: agricultural processing (tea, tobacco, sugar), sawmilling, cement, consumer goods Agriculture: accounts for 40% of GDP; cash crops - tobacco, sugarcane, cotton, tea, and corn; subsistence crops - potatoes, cassava, sorghum, pulses; livestock - cattle, goats Economic aid: recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $215 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $2.15 billion Currency: 1 Malawian kwacha (MK) = 100 tambala Exchange rates: Malawian kwacha (MK) per US$1 - 7.8358 (August 1994), 4.4028 (1993), 3.6033 (1992), 2.8033 (1991), 2.7289 (1990), 2.7595 (1989) Fiscal year: 1 April - 31 March Malawi:Transportation Railroads: total: 789 km narrow gauge: 789 km 1.067-m gauge Highways: total: 13,135 km paved: 2,364 km unpaved: gravel, crushed stone, stabilized earth 251 km; earth, improved earth 10,520 km Inland waterways: Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi); Shire River, 144 km Ports: Chipoka, Monkey Bay, Nkhata Bay, Nkotakota Airports: total: 47 with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1 with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 4 with paved runways under 914 m: 25 with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 1 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 15 Malawi:Communications Telephone system: 42,250 telephones local: NA intercity: fair system of open-wire lines, radio relay links, and radio communications stations international: 2 INTELSAT (1 Indian Ocean and 1 Atlantic Ocean ) earth stations Radio: broadcast stations: AM 10, FM 17, shortwave 0 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 0 televisions: NA Malawi:Defense Forces Branches: Army (includes Air Wing and Naval Detachment), Police (includes paramilitary Mobile Force Unit), paramilitary Malawi Young Pioneers Manpower availability: males age 15-49 2,069,302; males fit for military service 1,056,372 (1995 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $13 million, 0.7% of GDP (FY93/94) | |
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]: | |
Mali Mali:Geography Location: Western Africa, southwest of Algeria Map references: Africa Area: total area: 1.24 million sq km land area: 1.22 million sq km comparative area: slightly less than twice the size of Texas Land boundaries: total 7,243 km, Algeria 1,376 km, Burkina 1,000 km, Guinea 858 km, Cote d'Ivoire 532 km, Mauritania 2,237 km, Niger 821 km, Senegal 419 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: none; landlocked International disputes: the disputed international boundary between Burkina and Mali was submitted to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in October 1983 and the ICJ issued its final ruling in December 1986, which both sides agreed to accept; Burkina and Mali are proceeding with boundary demarcation, including the tripoint with Niger Climate: subtropical to arid; hot and dry February to June; rainy, humid, and mild June to November; cool and dry November to February Terrain: mostly flat to rolling northern plains covered by sand; savanna in south, rugged hills in northeast Natural resources: gold, phosphates, kaolin, salt, limestone, uranium, bauxite, iron ore, manganese, tin, and copper deposits are known but not exploited Land use: arable land: 2% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 25% forest and woodland: 7% other: 66% Irrigated land: 50 sq km (1989 est.) Environment: current issues: deforestation; soil erosion; desertification; inadequate supplies of potable water; poaching natural hazards: hot, dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts international agreements: party to - Climate Change, Desertification, Endangered Species, Law of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Wetlands; signed, but not ratified - Biodiversity, Nuclear Test Ban Note: landlocked Mali:People Population: 9,375,132 (July 1995 est.) Age structure: 0-14 years: 48% (female 2,240,565; male 2,242,373) 15-64 years: 49% (female 2,416,952; male 2,165,043) 65 years and over: 3% (female 162,234; male 147,965) (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 2.89% (1995 est.) Birth rate: 51.88 births/1,000 population (1995 est.) Death rate: 19.93 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.) Net migration rate: -3 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.) Infant mortality rate: 104.5 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.) Life expectancy at birth: total population: 46.37 years male: 44.7 years female: 48.09 years (1995 est.) Total fertility rate: 7.33 children born/woman (1995 est.) Nationality: noun: Malian(s) adjective: Malian Ethnic divisions: Mande 50% (Bambara, Malinke, Sarakole), Peul 17%, Voltaic 12%, Songhai 6%, Tuareg and Moor 10%, other 5% Religions: Muslim 90%, indigenous beliefs 9%, Christian 1% Languages: French (official), Bambara 80%, numerous African languages Literacy: age 6 and over can read and write (1988) total population: 19% male: 27% female: 12% Labor force: 2.666 million (1986 est.) by occupation: agriculture 80%, services 19%, industry and commerce 1% (1981) Mali:Government Names: conventional long form: Republic of Mali conventional short form: Mali local long form: Republique de Mali local short form: Mali former: French Sudan Digraph: ML Type: republic Capital: Bamako Administrative divisions: 8 regions (regions, singular - region); Gao, Kayes, Kidal, Koulikoro, Mopti, Segou, Sikasso, Tombouctou Independence: 22 September 1960 (from France) National holiday: Anniversary of the Proclamation of the Republic, 22 September (1960) Constitution: adopted 12 January 1992 Legal system: based on French civil law system and customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Constitutional Court (which was formally established on 9 March 1994); has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal Executive branch: chief of state: President Alpha Oumar KONARE (since 8 June 1992); election last held in April 1992 (next to be held April 1997); Alpha KONARE was elected in runoff race against Montaga TALL head of government: Prime Minister Ibrahima Boubacar KEITA (since March 1994) cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the prime minister Legislative branch: unicameral National Assembly: elections last held on 8 March 1992 (next to be held February 1997); results - percent of vote by party NA; seats - (116 total) Adema 76, CNID 9, US/RAD 8, Popular Movement for the Development of the Republic of West Africa 6, RDP 4, UDD 4, RDT 3, UFDP 3, PDP 2, UMDD 1 Judicial branch: Supreme Court (Cour Supreme) Political parties and leaders: Association for Democracy (Adema), Ibrahim Baubacar KEITA; National Congress for Democratic Initiative (CNID), Mountaga TALL; Sudanese Union/African Democratic Rally (US/RDA), Mamadou Madeira KEITA; Popular Movement for the Development of the Republic of West Africa; Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP), Almamy SYLLA; Union for Democracy and Development (UDD), Moussa Balla COULIBALY; Rally for Democracy and Labor (RDT); Union of Democratic Forces for Progress (UFDP), Dembo DIALLO; Party for Democracy and Progress (PDP), Idrissa TRAORE; Malian Union for Democracy and Development (UMDD) Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, CCC, CEAO, ECA, ECOWAS, FAO, FZ, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IDB, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ITU, NAM, OAU, OIC, UN, UNAMIR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WADB, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Ambassador Ibrahim Siragatou CISSE chancery: 2130 R Street NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 332-2249, 939-8950 US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: (vacant) (Ambassador William H. DAMERON III retired March 1995) embassy: Rue Rochester NY and Rue Mohamed V, Bamako mailing address: B. P. 34, Bamako telephone: [223] 22 54 70 FAX: [223] 22 37 12 Flag: three equal vertical bands of green (hoist side), yellow, and red; uses the popular pan-African colors of Ethiopia Economy Overview: Mali is among the poorest countries in the world, with 65% of its land area desert or semidesert. Economic activity is largely confined to the riverine area irrigated by the Niger. About 10% of the population is nomadic and some 80% of the labor force is engaged in agriculture and fishing. Industrial activity is concentrated on processing farm commodities. The economy is beginning to turn around after contracting through 1992-93, largely because of enhanced exports and import substitute production in the wake of the 50% devaluation of January 1994. Post-devaluation inflation appears to have peaked at 35% in 1994 and the government appears to be keeping on track with its IMF structural adjustment program. National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $5.4 billion (1994 est.) National product real growth rate: 2.4% (1994 est.) National product per capita: $600 (1994 est.) Inflation rate (consumer prices): 35% (1994 est.) Unemployment rate: NA% Budget: revenues: $376 million expenditures: $697 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1992 est.) Exports: $415 million (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: cotton, livestock, gold partners: mostly franc zone and Western Europe Imports: $842 million (f.o.b., 1993) commodities: machinery and equipment, foodstuffs, construction materials, petroleum, textiles partners: mostly franc zone and Western Europe External debt: $2.6 billion (1991 est.) Industrial production: growth rate -1.4% (1992 est.); accounts for 13.0% of GDP Electricity: capacity: 90,000 kW production: 310 million kWh consumption per capita: 33 kWh (1993) Industries: minor local consumer goods production and food processing, construction, phosphate and gold mining Agriculture: accounts for 50% of GDP; mostly subsistence farming; cotton and livestock products account for over 70% of exports; other crops - millet, rice, corn, vegetables, peanuts; livestock - cattle, sheep, goats Economic aid: recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $349 million; Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral commitments (1970-89), $3.02 billion; OPEC bilateral aid (1979-89), $92 million; Communist countries (1970-89), $190 million Currency: 1 CFA franc (CFAF) = 100 centimes Exchange rates: Communaute Financiere Africaine francs (CFAF) per US$1 - 529.43 (January 1995), 555.20 (1994), 283.16 (1993), 264.69 (1992), 282.11 (1991), 272.26 (1990) note: beginning 12 January 1994, the CFA franc was devalued to CFAF 100 per French franc from CFAF 50 at which it had been fixed since 1948 Fiscal year: calendar year Mali:Transportation Railroads: total: 642 km; note - linked to Senegal's rail system through Kayes narrow gauge: 642 km 1.000-m gauge Highways: total: 15,700 km paved: 1,670 km unpaved: gravel, improved earth 3,670 km; unimproved earth 10,360 km Inland waterways: 1,815 km navigable Ports: Koulikoro Airports: total: 33 with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 4 with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1 with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 2 with paved runways under 914 m: 10 with unpaved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1 with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 3 with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 12 Mali:Communications Telephone system: 11,000 telephones; domestic system poor but improving; provides only minimal service local: NA intercity: microwave radio relay, wire, and radio communications stations; expansion of microwave radio relay in progress international: 2 INTELSAT (1 Atlantic Ocean and 1 Indian Ocean) earth stations Radio: broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 2, shortwave 0 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 2 televisions: NA Mali:Defense Forces Branches: Army, Air Force, Gendarmerie, Republican Guard, National Guard, National Police (Surete Nationale) Manpower availability: males age 15-49 1,861,977; males fit for military service 1,062,916 (1995 est.) Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $66 million, 2.2% of GDP (1994) |