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Mainswear \Main"swear`\, v. i. [AS. m[be]nswerian to forswear; m[be]n sin, crime + swerian to swear.] To swear falsely. [Obs.] --Blount. | |
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Manager \Man"a*ger\, n. 1. One who manages; a conductor or director; as, the manager of a theater. A skillful manager of the rabble. --South. 2. A person who conducts business or household affairs with economy and frugality; a good economist. A prince of great aspiring thoughts; in the main, a manager of his treasure. --Sir W. Temple. 3. A contriver; an intriguer. --Shak. | |
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Managerial \Man`a*ge"ri*al\, a. Of or pertaining to management or a manager; as, managerial qualities. [bd]Managerial responsibility.[b8] --C. Bront[82]. | |
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Managership \Man"a*ger*ship\, n. The office or position of a manager. | |
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Managery \Man"age*ry\, n. [Cf. OF. menagerie, mesnagerie. See {Manage}, n., and cf. {Menagerie}.] 1. Management; manner of using; conduct; direction. 2. Husbandry; economy; frugality. --Bp. Burnet. | |
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Mangcorn \Mang"corn`\, n. [OE. mengen to mix. See {Mingle}, and {Corn}.] A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain. [Prov Eng.] | |
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Manger \Man"ger\, n. [F. mangeoire, fr. manger to eat, fr. L. manducare, fr. mandere to chew. Cf. {Mandible}, {Manducate}.] 1. A trough or open box in which fodder is placed for horses or cattle to eat. 2. (Naut.) The fore part of the deck, having a bulkhead athwart ships high enough to prevent water which enters the hawse holes from running over it. | |
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Mangy \Man"gy\, a. [Compar. {Mangier}; superl. {Mangiest}.] [F. mang[82], p. p. of manger to eat. See {Manger}.] Infected with the mange; scabby. | |
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Mangrove \Man"grove\, n. [Malay manggi-manggi.] 1. (Bot.) The name of one or two trees of the genus {Rhizophora} ({R. Mangle}, and {R. mucronata}, the last doubtfully distinct) inhabiting muddy shores of tropical regions, where they spread by emitting a[89]rial roots, which fasten in the saline mire and eventually become new stems. The seeds also send down a strong root while yet attached to the parent plant. Note: The fruit has a ruddy brown shell, and a delicate white pulp which is sweet and eatable. The bark is astringent, and is used for tanning leather. The black and the white mangrove ({Avicennia nitida} and {A. tomentosa}) have much the same habit. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The mango fish. | |
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Sea apple \Sea" ap"ple\ (Bot.) The fruit of a West Indian palm ({Manicaria Plukenetii}), often found floating in the sea. --A. Grisebach. | |
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Manichord \Man"i*chord\, Manichordon \Man`i*chor"don\, [L. monochordon, Gr. [?]; -- so called because it orig. had only one string. See {Monochord}.] (Mus.) The clavichord or clarichord; -- called also {dumb spinet}. | |
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Clarichord \Clar"i*chord\, n. [F. clatocorde, fr.L. clarus clear + chorda string. See {Chord}.] A musical instrument, formerly in use, in form of a spinet; -- called also {manichord} and {clavichord}. | |
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Manichord \Man"i*chord\, Manichordon \Man`i*chor"don\, [L. monochordon, Gr. [?]; -- so called because it orig. had only one string. See {Monochord}.] (Mus.) The clavichord or clarichord; -- called also {dumb spinet}. | |
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Clarichord \Clar"i*chord\, n. [F. clatocorde, fr.L. clarus clear + chorda string. See {Chord}.] A musical instrument, formerly in use, in form of a spinet; -- called also {manichord} and {clavichord}. | |
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Manichord \Man"i*chord\, Manichordon \Man`i*chor"don\, [L. monochordon, Gr. [?]; -- so called because it orig. had only one string. See {Monochord}.] (Mus.) The clavichord or clarichord; -- called also {dumb spinet}. | |
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Manicure \Man"i*cure\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Manicured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Manicuring}.] To care for (the hands and nails); to care for the hands and nails of; to do manicure work. | |
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Manicure \Man"i*cure\, n. The care of the hands and nails. | |
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Manicure \Man"i*cure\, n. [F., fr. L. manus hand + curare to cure.] A person who makes a business of taking care of people's hands, especially their nails. | |
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Manicure \Man"i*cure\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Manicured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Manicuring}.] To care for (the hands and nails); to care for the hands and nails of; to do manicure work. | |
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Manicure \Man"i*cure\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Manicured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Manicuring}.] To care for (the hands and nails); to care for the hands and nails of; to do manicure work. | |
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Manna croup \Man"na croup`\ [Manna + Russ. & Pol. krupa groats, grits.] 1. The portions of hard wheat kernels not ground into flour by the millstones: a kind of semolina prepared in Russia and used for puddings, soups, etc. -- called also {manna groats}. 2. The husked grains of manna grass. | |
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Manna \Man"na\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], Heb. m[be]n; cf. Ar. mann, properly, gift (of heaven).] 1. (Script.) The food supplied to the Israelites in their journey through the wilderness of Arabia; hence, divinely supplied food. --Ex. xvi. 15. 2. (Bot.) A name given to lichens of the genus {Lecanora}, sometimes blown into heaps in the deserts of Arabia and Africa, and gathered and used as food. 3. (Bot. & Med.) A sweetish exudation in the form of pale yellow friable flakes, coming from several trees and shrubs and used in medicine as a gentle laxative, as the secretion of {Fraxinus Ornus}, and {F. rotundifolia}, the manna ashes of Southern Europe. Note: {Persian manna} is the secretion of the camel's thorn (see {Camel's thorn}, under {Camel}); {Tamarisk manna}, that of the {Tamarisk mannifera}, a shrub of Western Asia; {Australian, manna}, that of certain species of eucalyptus; {Brian[87]on manna}, that of the European larch. {Manna grass} (Bot.), a name of several tall slender grasses of the genus {Glyceria}. they have long loose panicles, and grow in moist places. {Nerved manna grass} is {Glyceria nervata}, and {Floating manna grass} is {G. flu}. {Manna insect} (Zo[94]l), a scale insect ({Gossyparia mannipara}), which causes the exudation of manna from the Tamarisk tree in Arabia. | |
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Manna croup \Man"na croup`\ [Manna + Russ. & Pol. krupa groats, grits.] 1. The portions of hard wheat kernels not ground into flour by the millstones: a kind of semolina prepared in Russia and used for puddings, soups, etc. -- called also {manna groats}. 2. The husked grains of manna grass. | |
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Manograph \Man"o*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] thin, rare + -graph: cf. F. manographe.] (Engin.) An optical device for making an indicator diagram for high-speed engines. It consists of a light-tight box or camera having at one end a small convex mirror which reflects a beam of light on to the ground glass or photographic plate at the other end. The mirror is pivoted so that it can be moved in one direction by a small plunger operated by an elastic metal diaphragm which closes a tube connected with the engine cylinder. It is also moved at right angles to this direction by a reducing motion, called a reproducer, so as to copy accurately on a smaller scale the motion of the engine piston. The resultant of these two movements imparts to the reflected beam of light a motion similar to that of the pencil of the ordinary indicator, and this can be traced on the sheet of ground glass, or photographed. | |
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Mansard roof \Man"sard roof"\ [So called from its inventor, Fran[cced]ois Mansard, or Mansart, a distinguished French architect, who died in 1666.] (Arch.) A hipped curb roof; that is, a roof having on all sides two slopes, the lower one being steeper than the upper one. | |
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Manservant \Man"serv`ant\, n. A male servant. | |
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Manswear \Man"swear`\, v. i. To swear falsely. Same as {Mainswear}. | |
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Manuscript \Man"u*script\, a. [L. manu scriptus. See {Manual}, and {Scribe}.] Written with or by the hand; not printed; as, a manuscript volume. | |
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Manuscript \Man"u*script\, n. [LL. manuscriptum, lit., something written with the hand. See {Manuscript}, a.] 1. A literary or musical composition written with the hand, as distinguished from a printed copy. 2. Writing, as opposed to print; as, the book exists only in manuscript. --Craik. Note: The word is often abbreviated to MS., plural MSS. | |
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Manuscriptal \Man"u*script`al\, a. Manuscript. [Obs.] | |
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Manx \Manx\, a. Of or pertaining to the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the Manx language. {Manx cat} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of domestic cats having a rudimentary tail, containing only about three vertebrae. {Manx shearwater} (Zo[94]l.), an oceanic bird ({Puffinus anglorum}, or {P. puffinus}), called also {Manx petrel}, {Manx puffin}. It was formerly abundant in the Isle of Man. | |
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Johnson grass \John"son grass`\ [Named after W. Johnson of Alabama, who planted it about 1840-1845.] (Bot.) A tall perennial grass ({Sorghum Halepense}), valuable in the Southern and Western States for pasture and hay. The rootstocks are large and juicy and are eagerly sought by swine. Called also {Cuba grass}, {Means grass}, {Evergreen millet}, and {Arabian millet}. | |
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Mean \Mean\, a. [OE. mene, OF. meiien, F. moyen, fr. L. medianus that is in the middle, fr. medius; akin to E. mid. See {Mid}.] 1. Occupying a middle position; middle; being about midway between extremes. Being of middle age and a mean stature. --Sir. P. Sidney. 2. Intermediate in excellence of any kind. According to the fittest style of lofty, mean, or lowly. --Milton. 3. (Math.) Average; having an intermediate value between two extremes, or between the several successive values of a variable quantity during one cycle of variation; as, mean distance; mean motion; mean solar day. {Mean distance} (of a planet from the sun) (Astron.), the average of the distances throughout one revolution of the planet, equivalent to the semi-major axis of the orbit. {Mean error} (Math. Phys.), the average error of a number of observations found by taking the mean value of the positive and negative errors without regard to sign. {Mean-square error}, [or] {Error of the mean square} (Math. Phys.), the error the square of which is the mean of the squares of all the errors; -- called also, especially by European writers, {mean error}. {Mean line}. (Crystallog.) Same as {Bisectrix}. {Mean noon}, noon as determined by mean time. {Mean proportional} (between two numbers) (Math.), the square root of their product. {Mean sun}, a fictitious sun supposed to move uniformly in the equator so as to be on the meridian each day at mean noon. {Mean time}, time as measured by an equable motion, as of a perfect clock, or as reckoned on the supposition that all the days of the year are of a mean or uniform length, in contradistinction from apparent time, or that actually indicated by the sun, and from sidereal time, or that measured by the stars. | |
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Menacer \Men"a*cer\, n. One who menaces. | |
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Menagerie \Men*ag"er*ie\, n. [F. m[82]nagerie, fr. m[82]nager to keep house, m[82]nage household. See {Menial}, {Mansion}.] 1. A piace where animals are kept and trained. 2. A collection of wild or exotic animals, kept for exhibition. | |
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Mensurability \Men`su*ra*bil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. mensurabilit[82].] The quality of being mensurable. | |
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Mensurable \Men"su*ra*ble\, a. [L. mensurabilis, fr. mensurare to measure, fr. mensura measure: cf. F. mensurable. See {Measurable}, {Measure}.] Capable of being measured; measurable. | |
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Mensurableness \Men"su*ra*ble*ness\, n. The quality or state of being mensurable; measurableness. | |
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Mensural \Men"su*ral\, a. [L. mensuralis.] Of or pertaining to measure. | |
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Mensurate \Men"su*rate\, v. t. [L. mensuratus, p. p. of mensurare. See {Measure}, v.] To measure. [Obs.] | |
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Mensuration \Men`su*ra"tion\, n. [L. mensuratio : cf. F. mensuration.] 1. The act, process, or art, of measuring. 2. That branch of applied geometry which gives rules for finding the length of lines, the areas of surfaces, or the volumes of solids, from certain simple data of lines and angles. | |
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Mimeograph \Mim"e*o*graph\, n. [Gr. [?] to imitate + -graph.] An autographic stencil copying device invented by Edison. | |
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Mimicker \Mim"ick*er\, n. 1. One who mimics; a mimic. 2. (Zo[94]l.) An animal which imitates something else, in form or habits. | |
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Mimicry \Mim"ic*ry\, n. 1. The act or practice of one who mimics; ludicrous imitation for sport or ridicule. 2. (Biol.) Protective resemblance; the resemblance which certain animals and plants exhibit to other animals and plants or to the natural objects among which they live, -- a characteristic which serves as their chief means of protection against enemies; imitation; mimesis; mimetism. | |
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Mimographer \Mi*mog"ra*pher\, n. [L. mimographus, Gr. [?]; [?] a mime + [?] to write: cf. F. mimographe.] A writer of mimes. --Sir T. Herbert. | |
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Mincer \Min"cer\, n. One who minces. | |
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{Money bill} (Legislation), a bill for raising revenue. {Money broker}, a broker who deals in different kinds of money; one who buys and sells bills of exchange; -- called also {money changer}. {Money cowrie} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of {Cypr[91]a} (esp. {C. moneta}) formerly much used as money by savage tribes. See {Cowrie}. {Money of account}, a denomination of value used in keeping accounts, for which there may, or may not, be an equivalent coin; e. g., the mill is a money of account in the United States, but not a coin. {Money order}, an order for the payment of money; specifically, a government order for the payment of money, issued at one post office as payable at another; -- called also {postal money order}. | |
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{Money scrivener}, a person who produces the loan of money to others. [Eng.] {Money spider}, {Money spinner} (Zo[94]l.), a small spider; -- so called as being popularly supposed to indicate that the person upon whom it crawls will be fortunate in money matters. {Money's worth}, a fair or full equivalent for the money which is paid. {A piece of money}, a single coin. {Ready money}, money held ready for payment, or actually paid, at the time of a transaction; cash. {To make money}, to gain or acquire money or property; to make a profit in dealings. | |
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{Money scrivener}, a person who produces the loan of money to others. [Eng.] {Money spider}, {Money spinner} (Zo[94]l.), a small spider; -- so called as being popularly supposed to indicate that the person upon whom it crawls will be fortunate in money matters. {Money's worth}, a fair or full equivalent for the money which is paid. {A piece of money}, a single coin. {Ready money}, money held ready for payment, or actually paid, at the time of a transaction; cash. {To make money}, to gain or acquire money or property; to make a profit in dealings. | |
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Mongcorn \Mong"corn`\, n. See {Mangcorn}. | |
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Monger \Mon"ger\, n. [AS. mangere, fr. mangian to trade; akin to Icel. manga to trade, mangari a trader, OHG. mangari, mengari; cf. L. mango a dealer in slaves.] 1. A trader; a dealer; -- now used chiefly in composition; as, fishmonger, ironmonger, newsmonger. 2. A small merchant vessel. [Obs.] --Blount. | |
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Monger \Mon"ger\, v. t. To deal in; to make merchandise of; to traffic in; -- used chiefly of discreditable traffic. | |
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Mongrel \Mon"grel\, n. [Prob. shortened fr. mongrel, and akin to AS. mengan to mix, and E. mingle. See {Mingle}.] The progeny resulting from a cross between two breeds, as of domestic animals; anything of mixed breed. --Drayton. | |
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Mongrel \Mon"grel\, a. 1. (Zo[94]l.) Not of a pure breed. 2. Of mixed kinds; as, mongrel language. | |
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Tullibee \Tul"li*bee\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A whitefish ({Coregonus tullibee}) found in the Great Lakes of North America; -- called also {mongrel whitefish}. | |
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Mongrelize \Mon"grel*ize\, v. t. & i. To cause to be mongrel; to cross breeds, so as to produce mongrels. | |
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Monisher \Mon"ish*er\, n. One who monishes; an admonisher. [Archaic] | |
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Monkery \Monk"er*y\, n.; pl. {Monkeries}. 1. The life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; -- now usually applied by way of reproach. Miters, and wretched dead medi[91]val monkeries. --Carlyle. 2. A collective body of monks. [Obs.] Though he have a whole monkery to sing for him. --Latimer. | |
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Monkery \Monk"er*y\, n.; pl. {Monkeries}. 1. The life of monks; monastic life; monastic usage or customs; -- now usually applied by way of reproach. Miters, and wretched dead medi[91]val monkeries. --Carlyle. 2. A collective body of monks. [Obs.] Though he have a whole monkery to sing for him. --Latimer. | |
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Monkey \Mon"key\, n.; pl. {Monkeys}. [Cf. OIt. monicchio, It. monnino, dim. of monna an ape, also dame, mistress, contr. fr. madonna. See {Madonna}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs. (b) Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs. (c) Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons. Note: The monkeys are often divided into three groups: ({a}) {Catarrhines}, or {Simid[91]}. These have an oblong head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have no tail, as the apes. All these are natives of the Old World. ({b}) {Platyrhines}, or {Cebid[91]}. These have a round head, with a broad nasal septum, so that the nostrils are wide apart and directed downward. The tail is often prehensile, and the thumb is short and not opposable. These are natives of the New World. ({c}) {Strepsorhines}, or {Lemuroidea}. These have a pointed head with curved nostrils. They are natives of Southern Asia, Africa, and Madagascar. 2. A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child. This is the monkey's own giving out; she is persuaded I will marry her. --Shak. 3. The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging. 4. A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. {Monkey boat}. (Naut.) (a) A small boat used in docks. (b) A half-decked boat used on the River Thames. {Monkey block} (Naut.), a small single block strapped with a swivel. --R. H. Dana, Jr. {Monkey flower} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Mimulus}; -- so called from the appearance of its gaping corolla. --Gray. {Monkey gaff} (Naut.), a light gaff attached to the topmast for the better display of signals at sea. {Monkey jacket}, a short closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors. {Monkey rail} (Naut.), a second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship. {Monkey shine}, monkey trick. [Slang, U.S.] {Monkey trick}, a mischievous prank. --Saintsbury. {Monkey wheel}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}. {Monkey wrench}, a wrench or spanner having a movable jaw. | |
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Wrench \Wrench\ (r[ecr]nch), n. [OE. wrench deceit, AS. wrenc deceit, a twisting; akin to G. rank intrigue, crookedness, renken to bend, twist, and E. wring. [root]144. See {Wring}, and cf. {Ranch}, v. t.] 1. Trick; deceit; fraud; stratagem. [Obs.] His wily wrenches thou ne mayst not flee. --Chaucer. 2. A violent twist, or a pull with twisting. He wringeth them such a wrench. --Skelton. The injurious effect upon biographic literature of all such wrenches to the truth, is diffused everywhere. --De Quincey. 3. A sprain; an injury by twisting, as in a joint. 4. Means; contrivance. [Obs.] --Bacon. 5. An instrument, often a simple bar or lever with jaws or an angular orifice either at the end or between the ends, for exerting a twisting strain, as in turning bolts, nuts, screw taps, etc.; a screw key. Many wrenches have adjustable jaws for grasping nuts, etc., of different sizes. 6. (Mech.) The system made up of a force and a couple of forces in a plane perpendicular to that force. Any number of forces acting at any points upon a rigid body may be compounded so as to be equivalent to a wrench. {Carriage wrench}, a wrench adapted for removing or tightening the nuts that confine the wheels on the axles, or for turning the other nuts or bolts of a carriage or wagon. {Monkey wrench}. See under {Monkey}. {Wrench hammer}, a wrench with the end shaped so as to admit of being used as a hammer. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monkey \Mon"key\, n.; pl. {Monkeys}. [Cf. OIt. monicchio, It. monnino, dim. of monna an ape, also dame, mistress, contr. fr. madonna. See {Madonna}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) (a) In the most general sense, any one of the Quadrumana, including apes, baboons, and lemurs. (b) Any species of Quadrumana, except the lemurs. (c) Any one of numerous species of Quadrumana (esp. such as have a long tail and prehensile feet) exclusive of apes and baboons. Note: The monkeys are often divided into three groups: ({a}) {Catarrhines}, or {Simid[91]}. These have an oblong head, with the oblique flat nostrils near together. Some have no tail, as the apes. All these are natives of the Old World. ({b}) {Platyrhines}, or {Cebid[91]}. These have a round head, with a broad nasal septum, so that the nostrils are wide apart and directed downward. The tail is often prehensile, and the thumb is short and not opposable. These are natives of the New World. ({c}) {Strepsorhines}, or {Lemuroidea}. These have a pointed head with curved nostrils. They are natives of Southern Asia, Africa, and Madagascar. 2. A term of disapproval, ridicule, or contempt, as for a mischievous child. This is the monkey's own giving out; she is persuaded I will marry her. --Shak. 3. The weight or hammer of a pile driver, that is, a very heavy mass of iron, which, being raised on high, falls on the head of the pile, and drives it into the earth; the falling weight of a drop hammer used in forging. 4. A small trading vessel of the sixteenth century. {Monkey boat}. (Naut.) (a) A small boat used in docks. (b) A half-decked boat used on the River Thames. {Monkey block} (Naut.), a small single block strapped with a swivel. --R. H. Dana, Jr. {Monkey flower} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Mimulus}; -- so called from the appearance of its gaping corolla. --Gray. {Monkey gaff} (Naut.), a light gaff attached to the topmast for the better display of signals at sea. {Monkey jacket}, a short closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors. {Monkey rail} (Naut.), a second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship. {Monkey shine}, monkey trick. [Slang, U.S.] {Monkey trick}, a mischievous prank. --Saintsbury. {Monkey wheel}. See {Gin block}, under 5th {Gin}. {Monkey wrench}, a wrench or spanner having a movable jaw. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monk \Monk\, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] alone. Cf. {Monachism}.] 1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting a monastery, and bound by vows to a life of chastity, obedience, and poverty. [bd]A monk out of his cloister.[b8] --Chaucer. Monks in some respects agree with regulars, as in the substantial vows of religion; but in other respects monks and regulars differ; for that regulars, vows excepted, are not tied up to so strict a rule of life as monks are. --Ayliffe. 2. (Print.) A blotch or spot of ink on a printed page, caused by the ink not being properly distributed. It is distinguished from a friar, or white spot caused by a deficiency of ink. 3. A piece of tinder made of agaric, used in firing the powder hose or train of a mine. 4. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A South American monkey ({Pithecia monachus}); also applied to other species, as {Cebus xanthocephalus}. (b) The European bullfinch. {Monk bat} (Zo[94]l.), a South American and West Indian bat ({Molossus nasutus}); -- so called because the males live in communities by themselves. {Monk bird}(Zo[94]l.), the friar bird. {Monk seal} (Zo[94]l.), a species of seal ({Monachus albiventer}) inhabiting the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, and the adjacent parts of the Atlantic. {Monk's rhubarb} (Bot.), a kind of dock; -- also called {patience} ({Rumex Patientia}). | |
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Rhubarb \Rhu"barb\, n. [F. rhubarbe, OF. rubarbe, rheubarbe, reubarbare, reobarbe, LL. rheubarbarum for rheum barbarum, Gr. [?][?][?] (and [?][?]) rhubarb, from the river Rha (the Volga) on whose banks it grew. Originally, therefore, it was the barbarian plant from the Rha. Cf. {Barbarous}, {Rhaponticine}.] 1. (Bot.) The name of several large perennial herbs of the genus {Rheum} and order {Polygonace[91]}. 2. The large and fleshy leafstalks of {Rheum Rhaponticum} and other species of the same genus. They are pleasantly acid, and are used in cookery. Called also {pieplant}. 3. (Med.) The root of several species of {Rheum}, used much as a cathartic medicine. {Monk's rhubarb}. (Bot.) See under {Monk}. {Turkey rhubarb} (Med.), the roots of {Rheum Emodi}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monocarbonic \Mon`o*car*bon"ic\, a. [Mono- + carbonic.] (Chem.) Containing one carboxyl group; as, acetic acid is a monocarbonic acid. | |
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Monocardian \Mon`o*car"di*an\, a. [Mono- + Gr. [?] heart.] (Zo[94]l.) Having a single heart, as fishes and amphibians. -- n. An animal having a single heart. | |
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Monocarp \Mon"o*carp\, n. (Bot.) A monocarpic plant. | |
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Monocarpellary \Mon`o*car"pel*la*ry\, a. [Mono- + carpellary.] (Bot.) Consisting of a single carpel, as the fruit of the pea, cherry, and almond. | |
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Monocarpic \Mon`o*car"pic\, Monocarpous \Mon`o*car"pous\, a. [Mono- + Gr. [?] fruit: cf. F. monocarpe.] (Bot.) Bearing fruit but once, and dying after fructification, as beans, maize, mustard, etc. Note: Annual and biennual herbs are monocarpic, so also some plants of longer duration, as the century plant. | |
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Monocarpic \Mon`o*car"pic\, Monocarpous \Mon`o*car"pous\, a. [Mono- + Gr. [?] fruit: cf. F. monocarpe.] (Bot.) Bearing fruit but once, and dying after fructification, as beans, maize, mustard, etc. Note: Annual and biennual herbs are monocarpic, so also some plants of longer duration, as the century plant. | |
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Monochord \Mon"o*chord\, n. [L. monochordon, Gr. [?], fr. [?] with but one string; [?] only, single + [?] string: cf. F. monocorde. See {Chord}, and cf. {Mainchord}.] (Mus.) An instrument for experimenting upon the mathematical relations of musical sounds. It consists of a single string stretched between two bridges, one or both of which are movable, and which stand upon a graduated rule for the purpose of readily changing and measuring the length of the part of the string between them. | |
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Monochromatic \Mon`o*chro*mat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. monochromatique. See {Monochrome}.] Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only. {Monochromatic lamp} (Opt.),a lamp whose flame yields rays of some one homogenous light. It is of great importance in optical experiments. | |
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Monochromatic \Mon`o*chro*mat"ic\, a. [Cf. F. monochromatique. See {Monochrome}.] Consisting of one color, or presenting rays of light of one color only. {Monochromatic lamp} (Opt.),a lamp whose flame yields rays of some one homogenous light. It is of great importance in optical experiments. | |
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Monochrome \Mon"o*chrome\, n. [Gr. [?] of one color; [?] single + [?] color: cf. F. monochrome.] A painting or drawing in a single color; a picture made with a single color. | |
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Monochromic \Mon`o*chro"mic\, a. Made, or done, with a single color; as, a monochromic picture. | |
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Monochromy \Mon"o*chro`my\, n. The art of painting or drawing in monochrome. | |
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Monochronic \Mon`o*chron"ic\, a. [Mono- + Gr. [?] time.] Existing at the same time; contemporaneous. | |
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Monocracy \Mo*noc"ra*cy\, n. [Mono- + -cracy, as in democracy.] Government by a single person; undivided rule. --Sydney Smith. | |
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Monocrat \Mon"o*crat\, n. [Cf. Gr. [?] ruling alone.] One who governs alone. | |
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Monocrotic \Mon`o*crot"ic\, a. (Physiol.) Of, pertaining to, or showing, monocrotism; as, a monocrotic pulse; a pulse of the monocrotic type. | |
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Monocrotism \Mo*noc"ro*tism\, n. [Gr. mo`nos alone + [?] a beating.] (Physiol.) That condition of the pulse in which the pulse curve or sphygmogram shows but a single crest, the dicrotic elevation entirely disappearing. | |
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Monogram \Mon"o*gram\, n. [L. monogramma; Gr. [?] single + [?] letter, fr. [?] to write: cf. F. monogramme. See {Graphic}.] 1. A character or cipher composed of two or more letters interwoven or combined so as to represent a name, or a part of it (usually the initials). Monograms are often used on seals, ornamental pins, rings, buttons, and by painters, engravers, etc., to distinguish their works. Monogram. Note: The monogram above, combining the letters of the name {Karolvs}, was used by Charlemagne. 2. A picture in lines; a sketch. [R.] 3. An arbitrary sign for a word. [R.] | |
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XP \XP\ [Belongs here in appearance only.] The first two letters of the Greek word XRISTOS, Christ; -- an abbreviation used with the letters separate or, oftener, in a monogram, often inclosed in a circle, as a symbol or emblem of Christ. It use as an emblem was introduced by Constantine the Great, whence it is known as the {Constantinian symbol}, or {monogram}. See {Labarum}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monogram \Mon"o*gram\, n. [L. monogramma; Gr. [?] single + [?] letter, fr. [?] to write: cf. F. monogramme. See {Graphic}.] 1. A character or cipher composed of two or more letters interwoven or combined so as to represent a name, or a part of it (usually the initials). Monograms are often used on seals, ornamental pins, rings, buttons, and by painters, engravers, etc., to distinguish their works. Monogram. Note: The monogram above, combining the letters of the name {Karolvs}, was used by Charlemagne. 2. A picture in lines; a sketch. [R.] 3. An arbitrary sign for a word. [R.] | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
XP \XP\ [Belongs here in appearance only.] The first two letters of the Greek word XRISTOS, Christ; -- an abbreviation used with the letters separate or, oftener, in a monogram, often inclosed in a circle, as a symbol or emblem of Christ. It use as an emblem was introduced by Constantine the Great, whence it is known as the {Constantinian symbol}, or {monogram}. See {Labarum}. | |
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Monogrammal \Mon"o*gram`mal\, a. See {Monogrammic}. | |
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Monogrammatic \Mon`o*gram*mat"ic\, a. Monogrammic. | |
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Monogrammic \Mon`o*gram"mic\, a. Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a monogram. | |
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Monogrammous \Mon"o*gram`mous\, a. Monogrammic. | |
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Monograph \Mon"o*graph\, n. [Mono- + -graph.] A written account or description of a single thing, or class of things; a special treatise on a particular subject of limited range. | |
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Monographer \Mo*nog"ra*pher\, n. A writer of a monograph. | |
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Monographic \Mon`o*graph"ic\, Monographical \Mon`o*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. monographique.] Of or pertaining to a monograph, or to a monography; as, a monographic writing; a monographic picture. -- {Mon`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Monographic \Mon`o*graph"ic\, Monographical \Mon`o*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. monographique.] Of or pertaining to a monograph, or to a monography; as, a monographic writing; a monographic picture. -- {Mon`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Monographic \Mon`o*graph"ic\, Monographical \Mon`o*graph"ic*al\, a. [Cf. F. monographique.] Of or pertaining to a monograph, or to a monography; as, a monographic writing; a monographic picture. -- {Mon`o*graph"ic*al*ly}, adv. | |
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Monographist \Mo*nog"ra*phist\, n. One who writes a monograph. | |
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Monographous \Mo*nog"ra*phous\, a. Monographic. [Obs.] | |
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Monography \Mo*nog"ra*phy\, n. [Mono- + -graphy: cf. F. monographie.] 1. Representation by lines without color; an outline drawing. 2. A monograph. [Obs.] | |
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Muncher \Munch"er\, n. One who munches. | |
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Mungcorn \Mung"corn`\, n. Same as {Mangcorn}. | |
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Mungrel \Mun"grel\, n. & a. See {Mongrel}. | |
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Mynchery \Myn"cher*y\, n. A nunnery; -- a term still applied to the ruins of certain nunneries in England. | |
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Mansura, LA (town, FIPS 48400) Location: 31.05803 N, 92.05082 W Population (1990): 1601 (631 housing units) Area: 4.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71350 | |
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Miami Gardens-Utopia-Carver, FL (CDP, FIPS 45080) Location: 25.98585 N, 80.19692 W Population (1990): 7448 (2545 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Miami Shores, FL (village, FIPS 45175) Location: 25.86640 N, 80.17863 W Population (1990): 10084 (3918 housing units) Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 3.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 33138 | |
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Moncks Corner, SC (town, FIPS 47275) Location: 33.19536 N, 79.99904 W Population (1990): 5607 (2170 housing units) Area: 10.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Moncure, NC Zip code(s): 27559 | |
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Monserrate, PR (comunidad, FIPS 53979) Location: 18.43915 N, 66.35677 W Population (1990): 2647 (854 housing units) Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
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Munger, MI Zip code(s): 48747 | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
monochrome and white (or sometimes green or orange) {monitor} as distinct from a color monitor. Normally, each {pixel} on the display will correspond to a single bit of {display memory} and will therefore be one of two intensities. A {grey-scale} display requires several bits per {pixel} but might still be called monochrome. Compare: {bitonal}. (1994-11-24) | |
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: | |
Manger (Luke 2:7, 12, 16), the name (Gr. phatne, rendered "stall" in Luke 13:15) given to the place where the infant Redeemer was laid. It seems to have been a stall or crib for feeding cattle. Stables and mangers in our modern sense were in ancient times unknown in the East. The word here properly denotes "the ledge or projection in the end of the room used as a stall on which the hay or other food of the animals of travellers was placed." (See {INN}.) |