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Main \Main\, a. [From {Main} strength, possibly influenced by OF. maine, magne, great, L. magnus. Cf. {Magnate}.] 1. Very or extremely strong. [Obs.] That current with main fury ran. --Daniel. 2. Vast; huge. [Obs.] [bd]The main abyss.[b8] --Milton. 3. Unqualified; absolute; entire; sheer. [Obs.] [bd]It's a man untruth.[b8] --Sir W. Scott. 4. Principal; chief; first in size, rank, importance, etc. Our main interest is to be happy as we can. --Tillotson. 5. Important; necessary. [Obs.] That which thou aright Believest so main to our success, I bring. --Milton. {By main force}, by mere force or sheer force; by violent effort; as, to subdue insurrection by main force. That Maine which by main force Warwick did win. --Shak. {By main strength}, by sheer strength; as, to lift a heavy weight by main strength. {Main beam} (Steam Engine), working beam. {Main boom} (Naut.), the boom which extends the foot of the mainsail in a fore and aft vessel. {Main brace}. (a) (Mech.) The brace which resists the chief strain. Cf. {Counter brace}. (b) (Naut.) The brace attached to the main yard. {Main center} (Steam Engine), a shaft upon which a working beam or side lever swings. {Main chance}. See under {Chance}. {Main couple} (Arch.), the principal truss in a roof. {Main deck} (Naut.), the deck next below the spar deck; the principal deck. {Main keel} (Naut.), the principal or true keel of a vessel, as distinguished from the false keel. Syn: Principal; chief; leading; cardinal; capital. | |
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Mainspring \Main"spring`\, n. The principal or most important spring in a piece of mechanism, especially the moving spring of a watch or clock or the spring in a gunlock which impels the hammer. Hence: The chief or most powerful motive; the efficient cause of action. | |
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Mamgabey \Mam"ga*bey\, n. [So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several African monkeys of the genus {Cercocebus}, as the sooty mangabey ({C. fuliginosus}), which is sooty black. [Also written {mangaby}.] | |
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Manageability \Man`age*a*bil"i*ty\, n. The state or quality of being manageable; manageableness. | |
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Manageable \Man"age*a*ble\, a. Such as can be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable; subservient; as, a manageable horse. Syn: Governable; tractable; controllable; docile. -- {Man"age*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Man"age*a*bly}, adv. | |
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Manageable \Man"age*a*ble\, a. Such as can be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable; subservient; as, a manageable horse. Syn: Governable; tractable; controllable; docile. -- {Man"age*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Man"age*a*bly}, adv. | |
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Manageable \Man"age*a*ble\, a. Such as can be managed or used; suffering control; governable; tractable; subservient; as, a manageable horse. Syn: Governable; tractable; controllable; docile. -- {Man"age*a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Man"age*a*bly}, adv. | |
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Mancipate \Man"ci*pate\, v. t. [L. mancipatus, p. p. of mancipare to sell. Cf. {Emancipate}.] To enslave; to bind; to restrict. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale. | |
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Mancipation \Man`ci*pa"tion\, n. [L. mancipatio a transfer.] Slavery; involuntary servitude. [Obs.] --Johnson. | |
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Manciple \Man"ci*ple\, n. [From OF. mancipe slave, servant (with l inserted, as in participle), fr. L. mancipium. See {Mancipate}.] A steward; a purveyor, particularly of a college or Inn of Court. --Chaucer. | |
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Mamgabey \Mam"ga*bey\, n. [So called by Buffon from Mangaby, in Madagascar, where he erroneously supposed them be native.] (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several African monkeys of the genus {Cercocebus}, as the sooty mangabey ({C. fuliginosus}), which is sooty black. [Also written {mangaby}.] | |
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Mango \Man"go\, n.; pl. {Mangoes}. [Pg. manga, fr. Tamil m[be]nk[be]y.] 1. The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market. 2. A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled. {Mango bird} (Zo[94]l.), an oriole ({Oriolus kundoo}), native of India. {Mango fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Ganges ({Polynemus risua}), highly esteemed for food. It has several long, slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and May, whence the name. {Mango tree} (Bot.), an East Indian tree of the genus {Mangifera} ({M. Indica}), related to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces the mango of commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical America. | |
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Mango \Man"go\, n.; pl. {Mangoes}. [Pg. manga, fr. Tamil m[be]nk[be]y.] 1. The fruit of the mango tree. It is rather larger than an apple, and of an ovoid shape. Some varieties are fleshy and luscious, and others tough and tasting of turpentine. The green fruit is pickled for market. 2. A green muskmelon stuffed and pickled. {Mango bird} (Zo[94]l.), an oriole ({Oriolus kundoo}), native of India. {Mango fish} (Zo[94]l.), a fish of the Ganges ({Polynemus risua}), highly esteemed for food. It has several long, slender filaments below the pectoral fins. It appears about the same time with the mango fruit, in April and May, whence the name. {Mango tree} (Bot.), an East Indian tree of the genus {Mangifera} ({M. Indica}), related to the cashew and the sumac. It grows to a large size, and produces the mango of commerce. It is now cultivated in tropical America. | |
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Manh8as process \Man`h[8a]s" proc"ess\ (Copper Metal.) A process by which copper matte is treated by passing through it a blast of air, to oxidize and remove sulphur. It is analogous in apparatus to the Bessemer process for decarbonizing cast iron. So called from Pierre Manh[8a]s, a French metallurgist, who invented it. | |
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Manoscope \Man"o*scope\, n. [Gr. [?] thin, rare + -scope.] Same as {Manometer}. | |
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Manoscopy \Ma*nos"co*py\, n. The science of the determination of the density of vapors and gases. | |
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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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Puffin \Puf"fin\ (p[ucr]f"f[icr]n), n. [Akin to puff.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) An arctic sea bird {Fratercula arctica}) allied to the auks, and having a short, thick, swollen beak, whence the name; -- called also {bottle nose}, {cockandy}, {coulterneb}, {marrot}, {mormon}, {pope}, and {sea parrot}. Note: The name is also applied to other related species, as the horned puffin ({F. corniculata}), the tufted puffin ({Lunda cirrhata}), and the razorbill. {Manx puffin}, the Manx shearwater. See under {Manx}. 2. (Bot.) The puffball. 3. A sort of apple. [Obs.] --Rider's Dict. (1640). | |
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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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6. Beauty, physical, intellectual, or moral; loveliness; commonly, easy elegance of manners; perfection of form. Grace in women gains the affections sooner, and secures them longer, than any thing else. --Hazlitt. I shall answer and thank you again For the gift and the grace of the gift. --Longfellow. 7. pl. (Myth.) Graceful and beautiful females, sister goddesses, represented by ancient writers as the attendants sometimes of Apollo but oftener of Venus. They were commonly mentioned as three in number; namely, Aglaia, Euphrosyne, and Thalia, and were regarded as the inspirers of the qualities which give attractiveness to wisdom, love, and social intercourse. The Graces love to weave the rose. --Moore. The Loves delighted, and the Graces played. --Prior. 8. The title of a duke, a duchess, or an archbishop, and formerly of the king of England. How fares your Grace ! --Shak. 9. (Commonly pl.) Thanks. [Obs.] Yielding graces and thankings to their lord Melibeus. --Chaucer. 10. A petition for grace; a blessing asked, or thanks rendered, before or after a meal. 11. pl. (Mus.) Ornamental notes or short passages, either introduced by the performer, or indicated by the composer, in which case the notation signs are called grace notes, appeggiaturas, turns, etc. 12. (Eng. Universities) An act, vote, or decree of the government of the institution; a degree or privilege conferred by such vote or decree. --Walton. 13. pl. A play designed to promote or display grace of motion. It consists in throwing a small hoop from one player to another, by means of two sticks in the hands of each. Called also {grace hoop} or {hoops}. {Act of grace}. See under {Act}. {Day of grace} (Theol.), the time of probation, when the offer of divine forgiveness is made and may be accepted. That day of grace fleets fast away. --I. Watts. {Days of grace} (Com.), the days immediately following the day when a bill or note becomes due, which days are allowed to the debtor or payer to make payment in. In Great Britain and the United States, the days of grace are three, but in some countries more, the usages of merchants being different. {Good graces}, favor; friendship. {Grace cup}. (a) A cup or vessel in which a health is drunk after grace. (b) A health drunk after grace has been said. The grace cup follows to his sovereign's health. --Hing. {Grace drink}, a drink taken on rising from the table; a grace cup. To [Queen Margaret, of Scotland] . . . we owe the custom of the grace drink, she having established it as a rule at her table, that whosoever staid till grace was said was rewarded with a bumper. --Encyc. Brit. {Grace hoop}, a hoop used in playing graces. See {Grace}, n., 13. {Grace note} (Mus.), an appoggiatura. See {Appoggiatura}, and def. 11 above. {Grace stroke}, a finishing stoke or touch; a coup de grace. {Means of grace}, means of securing knowledge of God, or favor with God, as the preaching of the gospel, etc. {To do grace}, to reflect credit upon. Content to do the profession some grace. --Shak. {To say grace}, to render thanks before or after a meal. {With a good grace}, in a fit and proper manner grace fully; graciously. {With a bad grace}, in a forced, reluctant, or perfunctory manner; ungraciously. What might have been done with a good grace would at least be done with a bad grace. --Macaulay. Syn: Elegance; comeliness; charm; favor; kindness; mercy. Usage: {Grace}, {Mercy}. These words, though often interchanged, have each a distinctive and peculiar meaning. Grace, in the strict sense of the term, is spontaneous favor to the guilty or undeserving; mercy is kindness or compassion to the suffering or condemned. It was the grace of God that opened a way for the exercise of mercy toward men. See {Elegance}. | |
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Mean-spirited \Mean"-spir`it*ed\, a. Of a mean spirit; base; groveling. -- {Mean"-spir`it*ed*ness}, n. | |
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Mean-spirited \Mean"-spir`it*ed\, a. Of a mean spirit; base; groveling. -- {Mean"-spir`it*ed*ness}, n. | |
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Menispermaceous \Men`i*sper*ma"ceous\, a. [Gr. mh`nh the moon + spe`rma seed.] (Bot.) Pertaining to a natural order ({Menispermace[ae]}) of climbing plants of which moonseed ({Menispermum}) is the type. | |
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Menispermaceous \Men`i*sper*ma"ceous\, a. [Gr. mh`nh the moon + spe`rma seed.] (Bot.) Pertaining to a natural order ({Menispermace[ae]}) of climbing plants of which moonseed ({Menispermum}) is the type. | |
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Menispermic \Men`i*sper"mic\, a. Pertaining to, or obtained from, moonseed ({Menispermum}), or other plants of the same family, as the {Anamirta Cocculus}. | |
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Menispermine \Men`i*sper"mine\, n. [Cf. F. m[82]nispermine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid distinct from picrotoxin and obtained from the cocculus indicus (the fruit of {Anamirta Cocculus}, formerly {Menispermum Cocculus}) as a white, crystalline, tasteless powder; -- called also {menispermina}. | |
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Menispermine \Men`i*sper"mine\, n. [Cf. F. m[82]nispermine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid distinct from picrotoxin and obtained from the cocculus indicus (the fruit of {Anamirta Cocculus}, formerly {Menispermum Cocculus}) as a white, crystalline, tasteless powder; -- called also {menispermina}. | |
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Menispermaceous \Men`i*sper*ma"ceous\, a. [Gr. mh`nh the moon + spe`rma seed.] (Bot.) Pertaining to a natural order ({Menispermace[ae]}) of climbing plants of which moonseed ({Menispermum}) is the type. | |
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Menispermic \Men`i*sper"mic\, a. Pertaining to, or obtained from, moonseed ({Menispermum}), or other plants of the same family, as the {Anamirta Cocculus}. | |
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Menispermine \Men`i*sper"mine\, n. [Cf. F. m[82]nispermine.] (Chem.) An alkaloid distinct from picrotoxin and obtained from the cocculus indicus (the fruit of {Anamirta Cocculus}, formerly {Menispermum Cocculus}) as a white, crystalline, tasteless powder; -- called also {menispermina}. | |
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Mense \Mense\, n. [OE. menske, AS. mennisc human, man. See {Man}.] Manliness; dignity; comeliness; civility. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] -- {Mense"ful}, a. -- {Mense"less}, a. | |
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Mimic \Mim"ic\, Mimical \Mim"ic*al\, a. [L. mimicus, Gr. [?], fr. [?] mime: cf. F. mimique. See {Mime}.] 1. Imitative; mimetic. Oft, in her absence, mimic fancy wakes To imitate her. --Milton. Man is, of all creatures, the most mimical. --W. Wotton. 2. Consisting of, or formed by, imitation; imitated; as, mimic gestures. [bd]Mimic hootings.[b8] --Wordsworth. 3. (Min.) Imitative; characterized by resemblance to other forms; -- applied to crystals which by twinning resemble simple forms of a higher grade of symmetry. Note: Mimic often implies something droll or ludicrous, and is less dignified than imitative. {Mimic beetle} (Zo[94]l.), a beetle that feigns death when disturbed, esp. the species of {Hister} and allied genera. | |
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Sensitive \Sen"si*tive\, a. [F. sensitif. See {Sense}.] 1. Having sense of feeling; possessing or exhibiting the capacity of receiving impressions from external objects; as, a sensitive soul. 2. Having quick and acute sensibility, either to the action of external objects, or to impressions upon the mind and feelings; highly susceptible; easily and acutely affected. She was too sensitive to abuse and calumny. --Macaulay. 3. (a) (Mech.) Having a capacity of being easily affected or moved; as, a sensitive thermometer; sensitive scales. (b) (Chem. & Photog.) Readily affected or changed by certain appropriate agents; as, silver chloride or bromide, when in contact with certain organic substances, is extremely sensitive to actinic rays. 4. Serving to affect the sense; sensible. [R.] A sensitive love of some sensitive objects. --Hammond. 5. Of or pertaining to sensation; depending on sensation; as, sensitive motions; sensitive muscular motions excited by irritation. --E. Darwin. {Sensitive fern} (Bot.), an American fern ({Onoclea sensibilis}), the leaves of which, when plucked, show a slight tendency to fold together. {Sensitive flame} (Physics), a gas flame so arranged that under a suitable adjustment of pressure it is exceedingly sensitive to sounds, being caused to roar, flare, or become suddenly shortened or extinguished, by slight sounds of the proper pitch. {Sensitive joint vetch} (Bot.), an annual leguminous herb ({[92]schynomene hispida}), with sensitive foliage. {Sensitive paper}, paper prepared for photographic purpose by being rendered sensitive to the effect of light. {Sensitive plant}. (Bot.) (a) A leguminous plant ({Mimosa pudica}, or {M. sensitiva}, and other allied species), the leaves of which close at the slightest touch. (b) Any plant showing motions after irritation, as the sensitive brier ({Schrankia}) of the Southern States, two common American species of Cassia ({C. nictitans}, and {C. Cham[91]crista}), a kind of sorrel ({Oxalis sensitiva}), etc. | |
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Mocking \Mock"ing\, a. Imitating, esp. in derision, or so as to cause derision; mimicking; derisive. {Mocking bird} (Zo[94]l.), a North American singing bird ({Mimus polyglottos}), remarkable for its exact imitations of the notes of other birds. Its back is gray; the tail and wings are blackish, with a white patch on each wing; the outer tail feathers are partly white. The name is also applied to other species of the same genus, found in Mexico, Central America, and the West Indies. {Mocking thrush} (Zo[94]l.), any species of the genus {Harporhynchus}, as the brown thrush ({H. rufus}). {Mocking wren} (Zo[94]l.), any American wren of the genus {Thryothorus}, esp. {T. Ludovicianus}. | |
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Chicle \Chic"le\, n., Chicle gum \Chicle gum\ [Amer. Sp. chicle.] A gumlike substance obtained from the bully tree ({Mimusops globosa}) and sometimes also from the naseberry or sapodilla ({Sapota zapotilla}). It is more plastic than caoutchouc and more elastic than gutta-percha, as an adulterant of which it is used in England. It is used largely in the United States in making chewing gum. | |
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Gutta-percha \Gut"ta-per`cha\, n. [Malay gutah gum + pertja the tree from which is it procured.] A concrete juice produced by various trees found in the Malayan archipelago, especially by the {Isonandra, [or] Dichopsis, Gutta}. It becomes soft, and unpressible at the tamperature of boiling water, and, on cooling, retains its new shape. It dissolves in oils and ethers, but not in water. In many of its properties it resembles caoutchouc, and it is extensively used for many economical purposes. The {Mimusops globosa} of Guiana also yields this material. | |
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Mince pie \Mince" pie`\ A pie made of mince-meat. | |
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Balata \Bal"a*ta\, n. [Sp., prob. fr. native name.] 1. A West Indian sapotaceous tree ({Bumelia retusa}). 2. The bully tree ({Minusops globosa}); also, its milky juice ({); also, its milky juice (}), which when dried constitutes an elastic gum called {chicle}, or {chicle gum}. | |
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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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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}). | |
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}). | |
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]: | |
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]: | |
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]: | |
Monkey-bread \Mon"key-bread`\, n. (Bot.) The fruit of the {Adansonia digitata}; also, the tree. See {Adansonia}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monkey-pot \Mon"key-pot`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) The fruit of two South American trees ({Lecythis Ollaria}, and {L. Zabucajo}), which have for their fruit large, pot-shaped, woody capsules containing delicious nuts, and opening almost explosively by a circular lid at the top. Vases and pots are made of this capsule. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monkfish \Monk"fish\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The angel fish ({Squatina}). (b) The angler ({Lophius}). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Angler \An"gler\, n. 1. One who angles. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A fish ({Lophius piscatorius}), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also {fishing frog}, {frogfish}, {toadfish}, {goosefish}, {allmouth}, {monkfish}, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monkfish \Monk"fish\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The angel fish ({Squatina}). (b) The angler ({Lophius}). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Angler \An"gler\, n. 1. One who angles. 2. (Zo[94]l.) A fish ({Lophius piscatorius}), of Europe and America, having a large, broad, and depressed head, with the mouth very large. Peculiar appendages on the head are said to be used to entice fishes within reach. Called also {fishing frog}, {frogfish}, {toadfish}, {goosefish}, {allmouth}, {monkfish}, etc. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monkflower \Monk"flow`er\, n. (Bot.) A name of certain curious orchids which bear three kinds of flowers formerly referred to three genera, but now ascertained to be sexually different forms of the same genus ({Catasetum tridentatum}, etc.). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monocephalous \Mon`o*ceph"a*lous\, a. [Mono- + Gr. kefalh` head.] (Bot.) Having a solitary head; -- said of unbranched composite plants. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monosepalous \Mon`o*sep"al*ous\, a. [Mono- + sepal: cf. F. monos[82]pale.] (Bot.) Having only one sepal, or the calyx in one piece or composed of the sepals united into one piece; gamosepalous. Note: The most recent writers restrict this term to flowers having a solarity sepal, and use gamosepalous for a calyx formed by several sepals combined into one piece. Cf. {Monopetalous}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monosperm \Mon"o*sperm\, n. (Bot.) A monospermous plant. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monospermal \Mon`o*sper"mal\, Monospermous \Mon`o*sper"mous\, a. [Mono- + Gr. spe`rma seed: cf. F. monosperme.] (Bot.) Having only one seed. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monospermal \Mon`o*sper"mal\, Monospermous \Mon`o*sper"mous\, a. [Mono- + Gr. spe`rma seed: cf. F. monosperme.] (Bot.) Having only one seed. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Monospherical \Mon`o*spher"ic*al\, a. [Mono- + spherical.] Consisting of one sphere only. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
{Law of Charles} (Physics), the law that the volume of a given mass of gas increases or decreases, by a definite fraction of its value for a given rise or fall of temperature; -- sometimes less correctly styled {Gay Lussac's law}, or {Dalton's law}. {Law of nations}. See {International law}, under {International}. {Law of nature}. (a) A broad generalization expressive of the constant action, or effect, of natural conditions; as, death is a law of nature; self-defense is a law of nature. See {Law}, 4. (b) A term denoting the standard, or system, of morality deducible from a study of the nature and natural relations of human beings independent of supernatural revelation or of municipal and social usages. {Law of the land}, due process of law; the general law of the land. {Laws of honor}. See under {Honor}. {Laws of motion} (Physics), three laws defined by Sir Isaac Newton: (1) Every body perseveres in its state of rest or of moving uniformly in a straight line, except so far as it is made to change that state by external force. (2) Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force, and takes place in the direction in which the force is impressed. (3) Reaction is always equal and opposite to action, that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon each other are always equal and in opposite directions. {Marine law}, or {Maritime law}, the law of the sea; a branch of the law merchant relating to the affairs of the sea, such as seamen, ships, shipping, navigation, and the like. --Bouvier. {Mariotte's law}. See {Boyle's law} (above). {Martial law}.See under {Martial}. {Military law}, a branch of the general municipal law, consisting of rules ordained for the government of the military force of a state in peace and war, and administered in courts martial. --Kent. Warren's Blackstone. {Moral law},the law of duty as regards what is right and wrong in the sight of God; specifically, the ten commandments given by Moses. See {Law}, 2. {Mosaic}, [or] {Ceremonial}, {law}. (Script.) See {Law}, 3. {Municipal}, [or] {Positive}, {law}, a rule prescribed by the supreme power of a state, declaring some right, enforcing some duty, or prohibiting some act; -- distinguished from international and constitutional law. See {Law}, 1. {Periodic law}. (Chem.) See under {Periodic}. {Roman law}, the system of principles and laws found in the codes and treatises of the lawmakers and jurists of ancient Rome, and incorporated more or less into the laws of the several European countries and colonies founded by them. See {Civil law} (above). {Statute law}, the law as stated in statutes or positive enactments of the legislative body. {Sumptuary law}. See under {Sumptuary}. {To go to law}, to seek a settlement of any matter by bringing it before the courts of law; to sue or prosecute some one. {To} {take, [or] have}, {the law of}, to bring the law to bear upon; as, to take the law of one's neighbor. --Addison. {Wager of law}. See under {Wager}. Syn: Justice; equity. Usage: {Law}, {Statute}, {Common law}, {Regulation}, {Edict}, {Decree}. Law is generic, and, when used with reference to, or in connection with, the other words here considered, denotes whatever is commanded by one who has a right to require obedience. A statute is a particular law drawn out in form, and distinctly enacted and proclaimed. Common law is a rule of action founded on long usage and the decisions of courts of justice. A regulation is a limited and often, temporary law, intended to secure some particular end or object. An edict is a command or law issued by a sovereign, and is peculiar to a despotic government. A decree is a permanent order either of a court or of the executive government. See {Justice}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Municipal \Mu*nic"i*pal\, a. [L. municipalis, fr. municipium a town, particularly in Italy, which possessed the right of Roman citizenship, but was governed by its own laws, a free town, fr. municeps an inhabitant of a free town, a free citizen; munia official duties, functions + capere to take: cf. F. municipal. Cf. {Immunity}, and {Capacoius}.] 1. Of or pertaining to a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government; as, municipal rights; municipal officers. 2. Of or pertaining to a state, kingdom, or nation. Municipal law is properly defined to be a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme power in a state. --Blackstone. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Municipalism \Mu*nic"i*pal*ism\, n. Municipal condition. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Municipality \Mu*nic`i*pal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Municipalities}. [Cf. F. municipalit[82].] A municipal district; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Municipality \Mu*nic`i*pal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Municipalities}. [Cf. F. municipalit[82].] A municipal district; a borough, city, or incorporated town or village. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Municipalize \Mu*nic"i*pal*ize\, v. t. [Municipal + -ize.] To bring under municipal oversight or control; as, a municipalized industry. London people are now determined to centralize and to municipalize such services. --The Century. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Municipally \Mu*nic"i*pal*ly\, adv. In a municipal relation or condition. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mainesburg, PA Zip code(s): 16932 | |
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Mannsville, NY (village, FIPS 45073) Location: 43.71522 N, 76.06664 W Population (1990): 444 (152 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 13661 Mannsville, OK (town, FIPS 46300) Location: 34.18743 N, 96.87996 W Population (1990): 396 (195 housing units) Area: 2.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73447 | |
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Mansfield, AR (city, FIPS 43880) Location: 35.05907 N, 94.24674 W Population (1990): 1018 (471 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72944 Mansfield, GA (town, FIPS 49616) Location: 33.51799 N, 83.73518 W Population (1990): 341 (142 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30255 Mansfield, IL (village, FIPS 46487) Location: 40.21200 N, 88.50903 W Population (1990): 929 (371 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 61854 Mansfield, LA (city, FIPS 48365) Location: 32.03381 N, 93.70236 W Population (1990): 5389 (2276 housing units) Area: 8.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 71052 Mansfield, MA Zip code(s): 02048 Mansfield, MO (city, FIPS 45740) Location: 37.10974 N, 92.58090 W Population (1990): 1429 (634 housing units) Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65704 Mansfield, OH (city, FIPS 47138) Location: 40.76284 N, 82.52689 W Population (1990): 50627 (21909 housing units) Area: 72.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 44902, 44903, 44906, 44907 Mansfield, PA (borough, FIPS 47080) Location: 41.80569 N, 77.07872 W Population (1990): 3538 (976 housing units) Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 16933 Mansfield, SD Zip code(s): 57460 Mansfield, TN Zip code(s): 38236 Mansfield, TX (city, FIPS 46452) Location: 32.56711 N, 97.11737 W Population (1990): 15607 (5517 housing units) Area: 100.3 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76063 Mansfield, WA (town, FIPS 42800) Location: 47.81151 N, 119.63699 W Population (1990): 311 (170 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 98830 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mansfield Center, CT Zip code(s): 06250 Mansfield Center, MA (CDP, FIPS 38230) Location: 42.02370 N, 71.21866 W Population (1990): 7170 (3078 housing units) Area: 7.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Meansville, GA (city, FIPS 50596) Location: 33.04990 N, 84.30979 W Population (1990): 250 (90 housing units) Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 30256 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Miami Springs, FL (city, FIPS 45200) Location: 25.81935 N, 80.28950 W Population (1990): 13268 (5342 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 33166 | |
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Miamisburg, OH (city, FIPS 49434) Location: 39.63555 N, 84.27455 W Population (1990): 17834 (6844 housing units) Area: 24.5 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45342 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mimosa Park, LA (CDP, FIPS 50850) Location: 29.89822 N, 90.34732 W Population (1990): 4516 (1591 housing units) Area: 6.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Minnehaha Spring, WV Zip code(s): 24954 | |
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Moenkopi, AZ (CDP, FIPS 47330) Location: 36.11091 N, 111.22218 W Population (1990): 924 (254 housing units) Area: 5.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Mongaup Valley, NY Zip code(s): 12762 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Muncy Valley, PA Zip code(s): 17758 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Municipality of Monroeville, PA (borough, FIPS 52330) Location: 40.42600 N, 79.76095 W Population (1990): 29169 (12644 housing units) Area: 51.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Municipality of Murrysville, PA (borough, FIPS 52332) Location: 40.44152 N, 79.65587 W Population (1990): 17240 (6217 housing units) Area: 95.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Munnsville, NY (village, FIPS 49220) Location: 42.97712 N, 75.58756 W Population (1990): 438 (174 housing units) Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 13409 | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Munsey Park, NY (village, FIPS 49231) Location: 40.79937 N, 73.68013 W Population (1990): 2692 (837 housing units) Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
monkey up vt. To hack together hardware for a particular task, especially a one-shot job. Connotes an extremely {crufty} and consciously temporary solution. Compare {hack up}, {kluge up}, {cruft together}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
monkey up To hack together hardware for a particular task, especially a one-shot job. Connotes an extremely crufty and consciously temporary solution. Compare {hack up}, {kluge up}. |