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   mail pouch
         n 1: pouch used in the shipment of mail [syn: {mailbag}, {mail
               pouch}]

English Dictionary: Malvastrum	by the DICT Development Group
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mailbag n pouch used in the shipment of mail [syn: mailbag, {mail pouch}] letter carrier's shoulder bag; "in Britain they call a mailbag a postbag" Synonym(s): mailbag, postbag
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mailbox n a private box for delivery of mail [syn: mailbox, {letter box}] public box for deposit of mail Synonym(s): postbox, mailbox, letter box
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malabsorption n abnormal absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract
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malabsorption syndrome n a pattern of symptoms including loss of appetite and bloating and weight loss and muscle pain and steatorrhea; associated with celiac disease and sprue and cystic fibrosis
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male hypogonadism n the state of being a eunuch (either because of lacking testicles or because they failed to develop) Synonym(s): male hypogonadism, eunuchoidism
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male offspring n a child who is male Synonym(s): male offspring, man-child Antonym(s): female offspring
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malefactor n someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime Synonym(s): criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor
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malefic adj having or exerting a malignant influence; "malevolent stars"; "a malefic force" Synonym(s): malefic, malevolent, malign, evil
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maleficence n doing or causing evil Antonym(s): beneficence the quality or nature of being harmful or evil Synonym(s): maleficence, mischief, balefulness Antonym(s): beneficence
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maleficent adj harmful or evil in intent or effect Antonym(s): beneficent
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Malevich n Russian abstract painter (1878-1935) [syn: Malevich, Kazimir Malevich, Kazimir Severinovich Malevich]
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malfeasance n wrongful conduct by a public official
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malfeasant n one guilty of malfeasance
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Mallophaga n biting lice Synonym(s): Mallophaga, order Mallophaga
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Malpighi n Italian anatomist who was the first to use a microscope to study anatomy and was among the first to recognize cells in animals (1628-1694) Synonym(s): Malpighi, Marcello Malpighi
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Malpighia n type genus of the Malpighiaceae [syn: Malpighia, {genus Malpighia}]
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Malpighia glabra n tropical American shrub bearing edible acid red fruit resembling cherries Synonym(s): barbados cherry, acerola, Surinam cherry, West Indian cherry, Malpighia glabra
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Malpighia obovata n Cuban timber tree with hard wood very resistant to moisture Synonym(s): jiqui, Malpighia obovata
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Malpighiaceae n tropical shrubs or trees [syn: Malpighiaceae, {family Malpighiaceae}]
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malpighian body n the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron Synonym(s): malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle
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malpighian corpuscle n the capsule that contains Bowman's capsule and a glomerulus at the expanded end of a nephron Synonym(s): malpighian body, malpighian corpuscle, renal corpuscle
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malpighian layer n the innermost layer of the epidermis [syn: {stratum germinativum}, stratum basale, malpighian layer, rete Malpighii]
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malposed adj characterized by malposition; "crooked malposed teeth"
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malposed tooth n a tooth that has grown in a faulty position
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malposition n faulty position Synonym(s): malposition, misplacement
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Malva sylvestris n erect or decumbent Old World perennial with axillary clusters of rosy-purple flowers; introduced in United States Synonym(s): tall mallow, high mallow, cheese, cheeseflower, Malva sylvestris
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Malvaceae n herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra Synonym(s): Malvaceae, family Malvaceae, mallow family
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malvasia n used to make malmsey wine
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Malvastrum n genus of mallows characterized by red and yellow flowers often placed in other genera Synonym(s): Malvastrum, genus Malvastrum
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Malvastrum coccineum n false mallow of western United States having racemose red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Malvastrum Synonym(s): prairie mallow, red false mallow, Sphaeralcea coccinea, Malvastrum coccineum
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mealy bug n scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees Synonym(s): mealybug, mealy bug
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mealybug n scalelike plant-eating insect coated with a powdery waxy secretion; destructive especially of fruit trees Synonym(s): mealybug, mealy bug
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Meliphagidae n honey eaters Synonym(s): Meliphagidae, family Meliphagidae
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Melophagus n an arthropod genus of wingless flies including the sheep ked Synonym(s): Melophagus, genus Melophagus
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Melophagus Ovinus n wingless fly that is an external parasite on sheep and cattle Synonym(s): sheep ked, sheep-tick, sheep tick, Melophagus Ovinus
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Melopsittacus n a genus of Psittacidae [syn: Melopsittacus, {genus Melopsittacus}]
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Melopsittacus undulatus n small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors Synonym(s): budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie, grass parakeet, lovebird, shell parakeet, Melopsittacus undulatus
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milepost n stone post at side of a road to show distances [syn: milestone, milepost]
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Milvus n a genus including the common European kits [syn: Milvus, genus-Milvus]
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Milvus migrans n dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion [syn: {black kite}, Milvus migrans]
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mollification n a state of being appeased or ameliorated or tempered the act of appeasing someone or causing someone to be more favorably inclined; "a wonderful skill in the pacification of crying infants"; "his unsuccessful mollification of the mob" Synonym(s): pacification, mollification
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d8Triton \[d8]Tri"ton\, n. [L., fr. Gr.[?].] (Gr. Myth.) A fabled sea demigod, the son of Neptune and Amphitrite, and the trumpeter of Neptune. He is represented by poets and painters as having the upper part of his body like that of a man, and the lower part like that of a fish. He often has a trumpet made of a shell. Have sight of Proteus rising from the sea, Or hear old Triton blow his wreathed horn. --Wordsworth. 2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to {Triton} and allied genera, having a stout spiral shell, often handsomely colored and ornamented with prominent varices. Some of the species are among the largest of all gastropods. Called also {trumpet shell}, and {sea trumpet}. 3. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of aquatic salamanders. The common European species are {Hemisalamandra cristata}, {Molge palmata}, and {M. alpestris}, a red-bellied species common in Switzerland. The most common species of the United States is {Diemyctylus viridescens}. See Illust. under {Salamander}.
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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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Malefaction \Mal`e*fac"tion\, n. [See {Malefactor}.] A crime; an offense; an evil deed. [R.] --Shak.
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Malefactor \Mal`e*fac"tor\, n. [L., fr. malefacere to do evil; male ill, evil + facere to do. See {Malice}, and {Fact}.] 1. An evil doer; one who commits a crime; one subject to public prosecution and punishment; a criminal. 2. One who does wrong by injuring another, although not a criminal. [Obs.] --H. Brooke. Fuller. Syn: Evil doer; criminal; culprit; felon; convict.
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Malefactress \Mal`e*fac"tress\, n. A female malefactor. --Hawthorne.
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Malefeasance \Male*fea"sance\, n. See {Malfeasance}.
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Malfeasance \Mal*fea"sance\, n. [F. malfaisance, fr. malfaisant injurious, doing ill; mal ill, evil + faisant doing, p. pr. of faire to do. See {Malice}, {Feasible}, and cf. {Maleficence}.] (Law) The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed. [Written also {malefeasance}.]
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Malefeasance \Male*fea"sance\, n. See {Malfeasance}.
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Malfeasance \Mal*fea"sance\, n. [F. malfaisance, fr. malfaisant injurious, doing ill; mal ill, evil + faisant doing, p. pr. of faire to do. See {Malice}, {Feasible}, and cf. {Maleficence}.] (Law) The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed. [Written also {malefeasance}.]
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Malefic \Ma*lef"ic\, a. [L. maleficus: cf. F. mal[82]fique. See {Malefaction}.] Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful. [R.] --Chaucer.
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Malefice \Mal"e*fice\, n. [L. maleficium: cf. F. mal[82]fice. See {Malefactor}.] An evil deed; artifice; enchantment. [Obs.]
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Maleficence \Malef"icence\, n. [L. maleficentia. Cf. {Malfeasance}.] Evil doing, esp. to others.
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Maleficent \Malef"icent\, a. [See {Malefic}.] Doing evil to others; harmful; mischievous.
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Maleficial \Mal`e*fi"cial\, a. Injurious. --Fuller.
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Maleficiate \Mal`efi"ciate\, v. t. [LL. maleficiatus, p. p. of maleficiare to bewitch, fr. L. maleficium. See {Malefice}.] To bewitch; to harm. [Obs.] --Burton.
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Maleficiation \Mal`efi`cia"tion\, n. A bewitching. [Obs.]
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Maleficience \Mal`e*fi"cience\, n. [See {Maleficence}.] The doing of evil, harm, or mischief.
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Maleficient \Mal`e*fi"cient\, a. [See {Maleficent}.] Doing evil, harm, or mischief.
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Malfeasance \Mal*fea"sance\, n. [F. malfaisance, fr. malfaisant injurious, doing ill; mal ill, evil + faisant doing, p. pr. of faire to do. See {Malice}, {Feasible}, and cf. {Maleficence}.] (Law) The doing of an act which a person ought not to do; evil conduct; an illegal deed. [Written also {malefeasance}.]
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Malobservation \Malob`serva"tion\, n. [Mal- + observation.] Erroneous observation. --J. S Mill.
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Malpais \Mal"pais`\, n. [Cf. Sp. mal, malo, bad, and pa[a1]s country.] (Geol.) The rough surface of a congealed lava stream. [Southwestern U. S.]
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Barbados \Barba"dos\ [or] Barbadoes \Barba"does\, n. A West Indian island, giving its name to a disease, to a cherry, etc. {Barbados cherry} (Bot.), a genus of trees of the West Indies ({Malpighia}) with an agreeably acid fruit resembling a cherry. {Barbados leg} (Med.), a species of elephantiasis incident to hot climates. {Barbados nuts}, the seeds of the {Jatropha curcas}, a plant growing in South America and elsewhere. The seeds and their acrid oil are used in medicine as a purgative. See {Physic nut}.
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d8Malpighia \[d8]Malpi"ghia\, n. [NL. See {Malpighian}.] (Bot.) A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of {Malpighia urens} are eaten under the name of Barbadoes cherries.
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Malpighiaceous \Malpi`ghia"ceous\, a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of tropical trees and shrubs ({Malpighiace[91]}), some of them climbing plants, and their stems forming many of the curious lianes of South American forests.
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Malpighiaceous \Malpi`ghia"ceous\, a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of tropical trees and shrubs ({Malpighiace[91]}), some of them climbing plants, and their stems forming many of the curious lianes of South American forests.
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Malpighian \Malpi"ghian\, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century. {Malhighian} {capsules [or] corpuscles}, the globular dilatations, containing the glomeruli or Malpighian tufts, at the extremities of the urinary tubules of the kidney. {Malpighian corpuscles of the spleen}, masses of adenoid tissue connected with branches of the splenic artery.
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Malpighian \Malpi"ghian\, a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century. {Malhighian} {capsules [or] corpuscles}, the globular dilatations, containing the glomeruli or Malpighian tufts, at the extremities of the urinary tubules of the kidney. {Malpighian corpuscles of the spleen}, masses of adenoid tissue connected with branches of the splenic artery.
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Malposition \Mal`po*si"tion\, n. [Mal- + position.] A wrong position.
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Malvaceous \Mal*va"ceous\, a. [L. malvaceus, from malva mallows. See {Mallow}.] (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants ({Malvace[91]}), of which the mallow is the type. The cotton plant, hollyhock, and abutilon are of this order, and the baobab and the silk-cotton trees are now referred to it.
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Malvaceous \Mal*va"ceous\, a. [L. malvaceus, from malva mallows. See {Mallow}.] (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants ({Malvace[91]}), of which the mallow is the type. The cotton plant, hollyhock, and abutilon are of this order, and the baobab and the silk-cotton trees are now referred to it.
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Malvesie \Mal"ve*sie\, n. Malmsey wine. See {Malmsey}. [bd] A jub of malvesye.[b8] --Chaucer.
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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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Meliphagan \Meliph"agan\, a. [Gr. me`li honey + [?] to eat.] (Zo[94]l.) Belonging to the genus {Meliphaga}.
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Meliphagan \Meliph"agan\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any bird of the genus {Meliphaga} and allied genera; a honey eater; -- called also {meliphagidan}.
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Meliphagan \Meliph"agan\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any bird of the genus {Meliphaga} and allied genera; a honey eater; -- called also {meliphagidan}.
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Meliphagous \Meliph"agous\, a. [See {Meliphagan}.] (Zool.) Eating, or feeding upon, honey.
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Mellific \Mel*lif"ic\, a. [L. mel, mellis, honey + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {-fy}.] Producing honey.
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Mellification \Mel`lifica"tion\, n. [L. mellificare to make honey: cf. F. mellification. See {Mellific}.] The making or production of honey.
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Melliphagan \Melliph"agan\, n. See {Meliphagan}.
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Melliphagous \Melliph"agous\, a. See {Meliphagous}.
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Sheep \Sheep\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. shep, scheep, AS. sc[?]p, sce[a0]p; akin to OFries. sk[?]p, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf, OHG. sc[be]f, Skr. ch[be]ga. [root]295. Cf. {Sheepherd}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the genus {Ovis}, native of the higher mountains of both hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia. Note: The domestic sheep ({Ovis aries}) varies much in size, in the length and texture of its wool, the form and size of its horns, the length of its tail, etc. It was domesticated in prehistoric ages, and many distinct breeds have been produced; as the merinos, celebrated for their fine wool; the Cretan sheep, noted for their long horns; the fat-tailed, or Turkish, sheep, remarkable for the size and fatness of the tail, which often has to be supported on trucks; the Southdowns, in which the horns are lacking; and an Asiatic breed which always has four horns. 2. A weak, bashful, silly fellow. --Ainsworth. 3. pl. Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd. {Rocky mountain sheep}.(Zo[94]l.) See {Bighorn}. {Maned sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aoudad}. {Sheep bot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the sheep botfly. See {Estrus}. {Sheep dog} (Zo[94]l.), a shepherd dog, or collie. {Sheep laurel} (Bot.), a small North American shrub ({Kalmia angustifolia}) with deep rose-colored flowers in corymbs. {Sheep pest} (Bot.), an Australian plant ({Ac[91]na ovina}) related to the burnet. The fruit is covered with barbed spines, by which it adheres to the wool of sheep. {Sheep run}, an extensive tract of country where sheep range and graze. {Sheep's beard} (Bot.), a cichoraceous herb ({Urospermum Dalechampii}) of Southern Europe; -- so called from the conspicuous pappus of the achenes. {Sheep's bit} (Bot.), a European herb ({Jasione montana}) having much the appearance of scabious. {Sheep pox} (Med.), a contagious disease of sheep, characterixed by the development of vesicles or pocks upon the skin. {Sheep scabious}. (Bot.) Same as {Sheep's bit}. {Sheep shears}, shears in which the blades form the two ends of a steel bow, by the elasticity of which they open as often as pressed together by the hand in cutting; -- so called because used to cut off the wool of sheep. {Sheep sorrel}. (Bot.), a prerennial herb ({Rumex Acetosella}) growing naturally on poor, dry, gravelly soil. Its leaves have a pleasant acid taste like sorrel. {Sheep's-wool} (Zo[94]l.), the highest grade of Florida commercial sponges ({Spongia equina}, variety {gossypina}). {Sheep tick} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless parasitic insect ({Melophagus ovinus}) belonging to the Diptera. It fixes its proboscis in the skin of the sheep and sucks the blood, leaving a swelling. Called also {sheep pest}, and {sheep louse}. {Sheep walk}, a pasture for sheep; a sheep run. {Wild sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Argali}, {Mouflon}, and {O[94]rial}.
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Milepost \Mile"post`\, n. A post, or one of a series of posts, set up to indicate spaces of a mile each or the distance in miles from a given place.
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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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Caracara \Ca`ra*ca"ra\ (k[aum]`r[adot]k[aum]"r[adot]), n. (Zo[94]l.) A south American bird of several species and genera, resembling both the eagles and the vultures. The caracaras act as scavengers, and are also called {carrion buzzards}. Note: The black caracara is {Ibycter ater}; the chimango is {Milvago chimango}; the Brazilian is {Polyborus Braziliensis}.
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Chimango \Chi*man"go\ [Native name] (Zo[94]l.) A south American carrion buzzard ({Milvago chimango}). See {Caracara}.
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Pariah \Pa"ri*ah\, n. [From Tamil paraiyan, pl. paraiyar, one of the low caste, fr. parai a large drum, because they beat the drums at certain festivals.] 1. One of an aboriginal people of Southern India, regarded by the four castes of the Hindoos as of very low grade. They are usually the serfs of the Sudra agriculturalists. See {Caste}. --Balfour (Cyc. of India). 2. An outcast; one despised by society. {Pariah dog} (Zo[94]l.), a mongrel race of half-wild dogs which act as scavengers in Oriental cities. {Pariah kite} (Zo[94]l.), a species of kite ({Milvus govinda}) which acts as a scavenger in India.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kite \Kite\, n. [OE. kyte, AS. c[?]ta; cf. W. cud, cut.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) Any raptorial bird of the subfamily {Milvin[91]}, of which many species are known. They have long wings, adapted for soaring, and usually a forked tail. Note: The European species are {Milvus ictinus} and {M. govinda}; the sacred or Brahmany kite of India is {Haliastur Indus}; the American fork-tailed kite is the {Nauclerus furcatus}. 2. Fig. : One who is rapacious. Detested kite, thou liest. --Shak. 3. A light frame of wood or other material covered with paper or cloth, for flying in the air at the end of a string. 4. (Naut.) A lofty sail, carried only when the wind is light. 5. (Geom.) A quadrilateral, one of whose diagonals is an axis of symmetry. --Henrici. 6. Fictitious commercial paper used for raising money or to sustain credit, as a check which represents no deposit in bank, or a bill of exchange not sanctioned by sale of goods; an accommodation check or bill. [Cant] 7. (Zo[94]l.) The brill. [Prov. Eng. ] {Flying kites}. (Naut.) See under {Flying}. {Kite falcon} (Zo[94]l.), an African falcon of the genus {Avicida}, having some resemblance to a kite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Glede \Glede\ (gl[emac]d), n. [AS. glida, akin to Icel. gle[edh]a, Sw. glada. Cf. {Glide}, v. i.] (Zo[94]l.) The common European kite ({Milvus ictinus}). This name is also sometimes applied to the buzzard. [Written also {glead}, {gled}, {gleed}, {glade}, and {glide}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mollification \Mol`lifica"tion\, n. [LL. mollificatio; cf. F. mollification.] The act of mollifying, or the state of being mollified; a softening. --Chaucer.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
mailbox 1. A file belonging to a particular user on a particular computer in which received {electronic mail} messages are stored ready for the user to read them. A mailbox may be just an {electronic mail address} to which messages are sent and may not actually correspond to a file if the messages are processed automatically, e.g. a {mail server} or {mailing list}. 2. A destination for interprocess messages in a {message passing} system. A mailbox is a {message} queue, usually stored in the memory of the processor on which the receiving process is running. {Primitives} are provided for sending a message to a named mailbox and for reading messages from a mailbox. (1994-10-20)