marcel
         n 1: a hairdo characterized by deep regular waves that are made
               by a heated curling iron
         v 1: make a marcel in a woman's hair

English Dictionary: Mark Clark	by the DICT Development Group
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Marcel Duchamp n French artist who immigrated to the United States; a leader in the dada movement in New York City; was first to exhibit commonplace objects as art (1887-1968) Synonym(s): Duchamp, Marcel Duchamp
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Marcel Lajos Breuer n United States architect (born in Hungary) who was associated with the Bauhaus in the 1920's (1902-1981) Synonym(s): Breuer, Marcel Lajos Breuer
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Marcel Marceau n French mime famous for his sad-faced clown (born in 1923) Synonym(s): Marceau, Marcel Marceau
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Marcel Proust n French novelist (1871-1922) [syn: Proust, {Marcel Proust}]
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Marcello 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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marchland n district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area; "the Welsh marches between England and Wales" Synonym(s): borderland, border district, march, marchland
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mare clausum n (closed sea) a navigable body of water under the jurisdiction of a single nation
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Maria Callas n Greek coloratura soprano (born in the United States) known for her dramatic intensity in operatic roles (1923-1977) Synonym(s): Callas, Maria Callas, Maria Meneghini Callas
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marigold n any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers
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Mark Clark n United States general who was Allied commander in Africa and Italy in World War II and was commander of the United Nations forces in Korea (1896-1984) Synonym(s): Clark, Mark Clark, Mark Wayne Clark
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marriage licence n a license authorizing two people to marry [syn: {marriage license}, marriage licence, wedding license, wedding licence]
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marriage license n a license authorizing two people to marry [syn: {marriage license}, marriage licence, wedding license, wedding licence]
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Marsala n dark sweet or semisweet dessert wine from Sicily
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Marseillaise n the French national anthem
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Marseille n a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean Synonym(s): Marseille, Marseilles strong cotton fabric with a raised pattern; used for bedspreads
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Marseilles n a port city in southeastern France on the Mediterranean Synonym(s): Marseille, Marseilles
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Marseilles fever n a disease (common in India and around the Mediterranean area) caused by a rickettsia that is transmitted to humans by a reddish brown tick (ixodid) that lives on dogs and other mammals Synonym(s): Marseilles fever, Kenya fever, Indian tick fever, boutonneuse fever
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marsh elder n any of various coarse shrubby plants of the genus Iva with small greenish flowers; common in moist areas (as coastal salt marshes) of eastern and central North America Synonym(s): marsh elder, iva
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marshal n a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law Synonym(s): marshal, marshall (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank Synonym(s): marshal, marshall v place in proper rank; "marshal the troops" arrange in logical order; "marshal facts or arguments" make ready for action or use; "marshal resources" Synonym(s): mobilize, mobilise, marshal, summon lead ceremoniously, as in a procession
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Marshal Saxe n a French marshal who distinguished himself in the War of the Austrian Succession (1696-1750) Synonym(s): Saxe, Hermann Maurice Saxe, comte de Saxe, Marshal Saxe
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Marshal Tito n Yugoslav statesman who led the resistance to German occupation during World War II and established a communist state after the war (1892-1980) Synonym(s): Tito, Marshal Tito, Josip Broz
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Marshall n United States actor (1914-1998) [syn: Marshall, {E. G. Marshall}] United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959) Synonym(s): Marshall, George Marshall, George Catlett Marshall United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835) Synonym(s): Marshall, John Marshall (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank Synonym(s): marshal, marshall a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law Synonym(s): marshal, marshall
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Marshall Islands n a republic (under United States protection) on the Marshall Islands Synonym(s): Marshall Islands, Republic of the Marshall Islands a group of coral islands in eastern Micronesia
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Marshall McLuhan n Canadian writer noted for his analyses of the mass media (1911-1980) Synonym(s): McLuhan, Marshall McLuhan, Herbert Marshall McLuhan
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Marshall Plan n a United States program of economic aid for the reconstruction of Europe (1948-1952); named after George Marshall Synonym(s): Marshall Plan, European Recovery Program
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marshalling yard n a railway yard in which trains are assembled and goods are loaded
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Marshals n the United States' oldest federal law enforcement agency is responsible today for protecting the Federal Judiciary and transporting federal prisoners and protecting federal witnesses and managing assets seized from criminals and generally ensuring the effective operation of the federal judicial system Synonym(s): United States Marshals Service, US Marshals Service, Marshals
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marshalship n the post of marshall
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marshland n low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water; "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England" Synonym(s): marsh, marshland, fen, fenland
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Marsilea n clover ferns Synonym(s): Marsilea, genus Marsilea
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Marsilea drummondii n Australian clover fern [syn: nardoo, nardo, {common nardoo}, Marsilea drummondii]
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Marsilea quadrifolia n water fern of Europe and Asia and the eastern United States distinguished by four leaflets resembling clover leaves Synonym(s): water clover, Marsilea quadrifolia
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Marsileaceae n clover ferns Synonym(s): Marsileaceae, family Marsileaceae
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Mary Shelley n English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851) Synonym(s): Shelley, Mary Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Mary Godwin Wollstonecraft Shelley
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Marya Sklodowska n French chemist (born in Poland) who won two Nobel prizes; one (with her husband and Henri Becquerel) for research on radioactivity and another for her discovery of radium and polonium (1867-1934) Synonym(s): Curie, Marie Curie, Madame Curie, Marya Sklodowska
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Maurice Wilkins n English biochemist who helped discover the structure of DNA (1916-2004) Synonym(s): Wilkins, Maurice Wilkins, Maurice Hugh Frederick Wilkins
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Mercalli scale n a scale formerly used to describe the magnitude of an earthquake; an earthquake detected only by seismographs is a I and an earthquake that destroys all buildings is a XII
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merciless adj having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating" Synonym(s): merciless, unmerciful Antonym(s): merciful
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mercilessly adv without pity; in a merciless manner; "he was mercilessly trounced by his opponent in the House" Synonym(s): mercilessly, pitilessly, unmercifully, remorselessly
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mercilessness n feelings of extreme heartlessness [syn: cruelty, mercilessness, pitilessness, ruthlessness] inhumaneness evidenced by an unwillingness to be kind or forgiving Synonym(s): mercilessness, unmercifulness Antonym(s): mercifulness, mercy
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miracle n any amazing or wonderful occurrence a marvellous event manifesting a supernatural act of a divine agent
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miracle man n a person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles [syn: miracle man, miracle worker]
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miracle play n a medieval play representing episodes from the life of a saint or martyr
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miracle worker n a person who claims or is alleged to perform miracles [syn: miracle man, miracle worker]
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miracle-worship n the worship of miracles [syn: thaumatolatry, {miracle- worship}]
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miraculous adj being or having the character of a miracle [syn: marvelous, marvellous, miraculous] peculiarly fortunate or appropriate; as if by divine intervention; "a heaven-sent rain saved the crops"; "a providential recovery" Synonym(s): heaven-sent, providential, miraculous
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miraculous food n (Old Testament) food that God gave the Israelites during the Exodus Synonym(s): miraculous food, manna, manna from heaven
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miraculously adv in a miraculous manner; "my hand grasped the gun that was, miraculously, lying on the ground beside my finger tips"
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mirasol n annual sunflower grown for silage and for its seeds which are a source of oil; common throughout United States and much of North America Synonym(s): common sunflower, mirasol, Helianthus annuus
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Morchella n genus of edible fungi: morel [syn: Morchella, {genus Morchella}]
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Morchella angusticeps n a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is grey when young and black in old age Synonym(s): black morel, Morchella conica, conic morel, Morchella angusticeps, narrowhead morel
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Morchella conica n a morel whose pitted fertile body is attached to the stalk with little free skirt around it; the fertile body is grey when young and black in old age Synonym(s): black morel, Morchella conica, conic morel, Morchella angusticeps, narrowhead morel
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Morchella crassipes n a delicious morel with a conic fertile portion having deep and irregular pits Synonym(s): Morchella crassipes, thick- footed morel
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Morchella esculenta n an edible and choice morel with a globular to elongate head with an irregular pattern of pits and ridges Synonym(s): common morel, Morchella esculenta, sponge mushroom, sponge morel
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Morchella semilibera n a morel with the ridged and pitted fertile portion attached to the stipe for about half its length Synonym(s): Morchella semilibera, half-free morel, cow's head
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Morchellaceae n a family of edible fungi including the true morels [syn: Morchellaceae, family Morchellaceae]
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Moro Islamic Liberation Front n a terrorist group in the southern Philippines formed in 1977 to establish an independent Islamic state for the Moros; have clashed with troops at United States bases
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morosely adv in a morose manner; "he fell morosely on the bed"
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morsel n a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he needed" a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" Synonym(s): morsel, bit, bite
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Morus alba n Asiatic mulberry with white to pale red fruit; leaves used to feed silkworms Synonym(s): white mulberry, Morus alba
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murkily adv unclearly; opaquely; "murkily expressed ideas" with a dim light; "a dimly lit room" Synonym(s): dimly, murkily
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Murray Gell-Mann n United States physicist noted for his studies of subatomic particles (born in 1929) Synonym(s): Gell-Mann, Murray Gell- Mann
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Myricales n coextensive with the family Myricaceae [syn: Myricales, order Myricales]
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Myroxylon n a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers Synonym(s): Myroxylon, genus Myroxylon
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Myroxylon balsamum n medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork Synonym(s): tolu tree, tolu balsam tree, Myroxylon balsamum, Myroxylon toluiferum
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Myroxylon balsamum pereirae n tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam Synonym(s): Peruvian balsam, Myroxylon pereirae, Myroxylon balsamum pereirae
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Myroxylon pereirae n tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam Synonym(s): Peruvian balsam, Myroxylon pereirae, Myroxylon balsamum pereirae
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Myroxylon toluiferum n medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork Synonym(s): tolu tree, tolu balsam tree, Myroxylon balsamum, Myroxylon toluiferum
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tamarin \Tam"a*rin\, n. [From the native name in Cayenne.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of several species of small squirrel-like South       American monkeys of the genus {Midas}, especially {M.       ursulus}.
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Maara shell \Ma"a*ra shell`\ (Zo[94]l.)       A large, pearly, spiral, marine shell ({Turbo       margaritaceus}), from the Pacific Islands. It is used as an       ornament.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marceline \Mar"cel*ine\, n. [F., fr. L. marcidus withered, fr.       marcere to wither, shrivel.]       A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc., in ladies'       dresses.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marechal Niel \Mare"chal Niel"\ [F.]       A kind of large yellow rose. [Written also {Marshal Niel}.]
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Noisette \Noi*sette"\, n. (Bot.)       A hybrid rose produced in 1817, by a French gardener,       Noisette, of Charleston, South Carolina, from the China rose       and the musk rose. It has given rise to many fine varieties,       as the {Lamarque}, the {Marechal (or Marshal) Niel}, and the       {Cloth of gold}. Most roses of this class have clustered       flowers and are of vigorous growth. --P. Henderson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mareschal \Mare"schal\, n. [OF. mareschal, F. mar[82]chal. See       {Marshal}.]       A military officer of high rank; a marshal. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marigold \Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.)       A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms,       especially the {Calendula officinalis} (see {Calendula}), and       the cultivated species of {Tagetes}.          Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different                genera bearing this name; as, the {African [or] French                marigold} of the genus {Tagetes}, of which several                species and many varieties are found in gardens. They                are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and                Mexico: {bur marigold}, of the genus {Bidens}; {corn                marigold}, of the genus {Chrysanthemum} ({C. segetum},                a pest in the cornfields of Italy); {fig marigold}, of                the genus {Mesembryanthemum}; {marsh marigold}, of the                genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}), commonly known in                America as the cowslip. See {Marsh Marigold}.          {Marigold window}. (Arch.) See {Rose window}, under {Rose}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kinglet \King"let\, n.       1. A little king; a weak or insignificant king. --Carlyle.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of small singing             birds of the genus {Regulus} and family {Sylviid[91]}.          Note: The golden-crowned kinglet ({Regulus satrapa}), and the                rubycrowned kinglet ({R. calendula}), are the most                common American species. The common English kinglet                ({R. cristatus}) is also called {golden-crested wren},                {moonie}, and {marigold finch}. The kinglets are often                popularly called {wrens}, both in America and England.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marigold \Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.)       A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms,       especially the {Calendula officinalis} (see {Calendula}), and       the cultivated species of {Tagetes}.          Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different                genera bearing this name; as, the {African [or] French                marigold} of the genus {Tagetes}, of which several                species and many varieties are found in gardens. They                are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and                Mexico: {bur marigold}, of the genus {Bidens}; {corn                marigold}, of the genus {Chrysanthemum} ({C. segetum},                a pest in the cornfields of Italy); {fig marigold}, of                the genus {Mesembryanthemum}; {marsh marigold}, of the                genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}), commonly known in                America as the cowslip. See {Marsh Marigold}.          {Marigold window}. (Arch.) See {Rose window}, under {Rose}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Rose de Pompadour}, {Rose du Barry}, names succesively given             to a delicate rose color used on S[8a]vres porcelain.          {Rose diamond}, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the             other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges             which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.             {Brilliant}, n.          {Rose ear}. See under {Ear}.          {Rose elder} (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.          {Rose engine}, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,             by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with             a variety of curved lines. --Craig.          {Rose family} (Bot.) the {Rosece[91]}. See {Rosaceous}.          {Rose fever} (Med.), rose cold.          {Rose fly} (Zo[94]l.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.          {Rose gall} (Zo[94]l.), any gall found on rosebushes. See             {Bedeguar}.          {Rose knot}, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to             resemble a rose; a rosette.          {Rose lake}, {Rose madder}, a rich tint prepared from lac and             madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.          {Rose mallow}. (Bot.)             (a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus                   {Hibiscus}, with large rose-colored flowers.             (b) the hollyhock.          {Rose nail}, a nail with a convex, faceted head.          {Rose noble}, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the             figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward             III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.          {Rose of China}. (Bot.) See {China rose}             (b), under {China}.          {Rose of Jericho} (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant             ({Anastatica Hierochuntica}) which rolls up when dry, and             expands again when moistened; -- called also {resurrection             plant}.          {Rose of Sharon} (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub             ({Hibiscus Syriacus}). In the Bible the name is used for             some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or             possibly the great lotus flower.          {Rose oil} (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from             various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief             part of attar of roses.          {Rose pink}, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk             or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,             the color of the pigment.          {Rose quartz} (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.                      {Rose rash}. (Med.) Same as {Roseola}.          {Rose slug} (Zo[94]l.), the small green larva of a black             sawfly ({Selandria ros[91]}). These larv[91] feed in             groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and             are often abundant and very destructive.          {Rose window} (Arch.), a circular window filled with             ornamental tracery. Called also {Catherine wheel}, and             {marigold window}. Cf. {wheel window}, under {Wheel}.          {Summer rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. See {Roseola}.          {Under the rose} [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;             privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the             rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and             hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there             said was to be divulged.          {Wars of the Roses} (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of             York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the             House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marigold \Mar"i*gold\, n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.)       A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms,       especially the {Calendula officinalis} (see {Calendula}), and       the cultivated species of {Tagetes}.          Note: There are several yellow-flowered plants of different                genera bearing this name; as, the {African [or] French                marigold} of the genus {Tagetes}, of which several                species and many varieties are found in gardens. They                are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and                Mexico: {bur marigold}, of the genus {Bidens}; {corn                marigold}, of the genus {Chrysanthemum} ({C. segetum},                a pest in the cornfields of Italy); {fig marigold}, of                the genus {Mesembryanthemum}; {marsh marigold}, of the                genus {Caltha} ({C. palustris}), commonly known in                America as the cowslip. See {Marsh Marigold}.          {Marigold window}. (Arch.) See {Rose window}, under {Rose}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Rose de Pompadour}, {Rose du Barry}, names succesively given             to a delicate rose color used on S[8a]vres porcelain.          {Rose diamond}, a diamond, one side of which is flat, and the             other cut into twenty-four triangular facets in two ranges             which form a convex face pointed at the top. Cf.             {Brilliant}, n.          {Rose ear}. See under {Ear}.          {Rose elder} (Bot.), the Guelder-rose.          {Rose engine}, a machine, or an appendage to a turning lathe,             by which a surface or wood, metal, etc., is engraved with             a variety of curved lines. --Craig.          {Rose family} (Bot.) the {Rosece[91]}. See {Rosaceous}.          {Rose fever} (Med.), rose cold.          {Rose fly} (Zo[94]l.), a rose betle, or rose chafer.          {Rose gall} (Zo[94]l.), any gall found on rosebushes. See             {Bedeguar}.          {Rose knot}, a ribbon, or other pliade band plaited so as to             resemble a rose; a rosette.          {Rose lake}, {Rose madder}, a rich tint prepared from lac and             madder precipitated on an earthy basis. --Fairholt.          {Rose mallow}. (Bot.)             (a) A name of several malvaceous plants of the genus                   {Hibiscus}, with large rose-colored flowers.             (b) the hollyhock.          {Rose nail}, a nail with a convex, faceted head.          {Rose noble}, an ancient English gold coin, stamped with the             figure of a rose, first struck in the reign of Edward             III., and current at 6s. 8d. --Sir W. Scott.          {Rose of China}. (Bot.) See {China rose}             (b), under {China}.          {Rose of Jericho} (Bot.), a Syrian cruciferous plant             ({Anastatica Hierochuntica}) which rolls up when dry, and             expands again when moistened; -- called also {resurrection             plant}.          {Rose of Sharon} (Bot.), an ornamental malvaceous shrub             ({Hibiscus Syriacus}). In the Bible the name is used for             some flower not yet identified, perhaps a Narcissus, or             possibly the great lotus flower.          {Rose oil} (Chem.), the yellow essential oil extracted from             various species of rose blossoms, and forming the chief             part of attar of roses.          {Rose pink}, a pigment of a rose color, made by dyeing chalk             or whiting with a decoction of Brazil wood and alum; also,             the color of the pigment.          {Rose quartz} (Min.), a variety of quartz which is rose-red.                      {Rose rash}. (Med.) Same as {Roseola}.          {Rose slug} (Zo[94]l.), the small green larva of a black             sawfly ({Selandria ros[91]}). These larv[91] feed in             groups on the parenchyma of the leaves of rosebushes, and             are often abundant and very destructive.          {Rose window} (Arch.), a circular window filled with             ornamental tracery. Called also {Catherine wheel}, and             {marigold window}. Cf. {wheel window}, under {Wheel}.          {Summer rose} (Med.), a variety of roseola. See {Roseola}.          {Under the rose} [a translation of L. sub rosa], in secret;             privately; in a manner that forbids disclosure; -- the             rose being among the ancients the symbol of secrecy, and             hung up at entertainments as a token that nothing there             said was to be divulged.          {Wars of the Roses} (Eng. Hist.), feuds between the Houses of             York and Lancaster, the white rose being the badge of the             House of York, and the red rose of the House of Lancaster.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marsala \Mar*sa"la\, n. [It., fr. Marsala, in Sicyly.]       A kind of wine exported from Marsala in Sicily.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Marseillais \[d8]Mar`sei`llais"\, a. m. d8Marseillaise    \[d8]Mar`sei`llaise"\, a. f.[F.]       Of or pertaining to Marseilles, in France, or to its       inhabitants.          {Marseillaise hymn}, [or] {The Marseillaise}, the national             anthem of France, popularly so called. It was composed in             1792, by Rouget de l'Isle, an officer then stationed at             Strasburg. In Paris it was sung for the first time by the             band of men who came from Marseilles to aid in the             revolution of August 10, 1792; whence the name.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marseilles \Mar*seilles"\, n.       A general term for certain kinds of fabrics, which are formed       of two series of threads interlacing each other, thus forming       double cloth, quilted in the loom; -- so named because first       made in Marseilles, France.
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Soap \Soap\, n. [OE. sope, AS. s[be]pe; akin to D. zeep, G.       seife, OHG. seifa, Icel. s[be]pa, Sw. s[?]pa, Dan. s[?]be,       and perhaps to AS. s[c6]pan to drip, MHG. s[c6]fen, and L.       sebum tallow. Cf. {Saponaceous}.]       A substance which dissolves in water, thus forming a lather,       and is used as a cleansing agent. Soap is produced by       combining fats or oils with alkalies or alkaline earths,       usually by boiling, and consists of salts of sodium,       potassium, etc., with the fatty acids (oleic, stearic,       palmitic, etc.). See the Note below, and cf.       {Saponification}. By extension, any compound of similar       composition or properties, whether used as a cleaning agent       or not.          Note: In general, soaps are of two classes, hard and soft.                Calcium, magnesium, lead, etc., form soaps, but they                are insoluble and useless.                            The purifying action of soap depends upon the                         fact that it is decomposed by a large quantity of                         water into free alkali and an insoluble acid                         salt. The first of these takes away the fatty                         dirt on washing, and the latter forms the soap                         lather which envelops the greasy matter and thus                         tends to remove it.                        --Roscoe &                                                                               Schorlemmer.          {Castile soap}, a fine-grained hard soap, white or mottled,             made of olive oil and soda; -- called also {Marseilles,             [or] Venetian, soap}.          {Hard soap}, any one of a great variety of soaps, of             different ingredients and color, which are hard and             compact. All solid soaps are of this class.          {Lead soap}, an insoluble, white, pliable soap made by             saponifying an oil (olive oil) with lead oxide; -- used             externally in medicine. Called also {lead plaster},             {diachylon}, etc.          {Marine soap}. See under {Marine}.          {Pills of soap} (Med.), pills containing soap and opium.          {Potash soap}, any soap made with potash, esp. the soft             soaps, and a hard soap made from potash and castor oil.          {Pumice soap}, any hard soap charged with a gritty powder, as             silica, alumina, powdered pumice, etc., which assists             mechanically in the removal of dirt.          {Resin soap}, a yellow soap containing resin, -- used in             bleaching.          {Silicated soap}, a cheap soap containing water glass (sodium             silicate).          {Soap bark}. (Bot.) See {Quillaia bark}.          {Soap bubble}, a hollow iridescent globe, formed by blowing a             film of soap suds from a pipe; figuratively, something             attractive, but extremely unsubstantial.                         This soap bubble of the metaphysicians. --J. C.                                                                               Shairp.          {Soap cerate}, a cerate formed of soap, olive oil, white wax,             and the subacetate of lead, sometimes used as an             application to allay inflammation.          {Soap fat}, the refuse fat of kitchens, slaughter houses,             etc., used in making soap.          {Soap liniment} (Med.), a liniment containing soap, camphor,             and alcohol.          {Soap nut}, the hard kernel or seed of the fruit of the             soapberry tree, -- used for making beads, buttons, etc.          {Soap plant} (Bot.), one of several plants used in the place             of soap, as the {Chlorogalum pomeridianum}, a California             plant, the bulb of which, when stripped of its husk and             rubbed on wet clothes, makes a thick lather, and smells             not unlike new brown soap. It is called also {soap apple},             {soap bulb}, and {soap weed}.          {Soap tree}. (Bot.) Same as {Soapberry tree}.          {Soda soap}, a soap containing a sodium salt. The soda soaps             are all hard soaps.          {Soft soap}, a soap of a gray or brownish yellow color, and             of a slimy, jellylike consistence, made from potash or the             lye from wood ashes. It is strongly alkaline and often             contains glycerin, and is used in scouring wood, in             cleansing linen, in dyehouses, etc. Figuratively,             flattery; wheedling; blarney. [Colloq.]          {Toilet soap}, hard soap for the toilet, usually colored and             perfumed.
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Marsh \Marsh\, n. [OE. mersch, AS. mersc, fr. mere lake. See       {Mere} pool, and cf. {Marish}, {Morass}.]       A tract of soft wet land, commonly covered partially or       wholly with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass. [Written also       {marish}.]          {Marsh asphodel} (Bot.), a plant ({Nartheeium ossifragum})             with linear equitant leaves, and a raceme of small white             flowers; -- called also {bog asphodel}.          {Marsh cinquefoil} (Bot.), a plant ({Potentilla palustris})             having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places;             marsh five-finger.          {Marsh elder}. (Bot.)       (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree ({Viburnum Opulus}).       (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt             marshes ({Iva frutescens}).          {Marsh five-finger}. (Bot.) See {Marsh cinquefoil} (above).                      {Marsh gas}. (Chem.) See under {Gas}.          {Marsh grass} (Bot.), a genus ({Spartina}) of coarse grasses             growing in marshes; -- called also {cord grass}. The tall             {S. cynosuroides} is not good for hay unless cut very             young. The low {S. juncea} is a common component of salt             hay.          {Marsh harrier} (Zo[94]l.), a European hawk or harrier             ({Circus [91]ruginosus}); -- called also {marsh hawk},             {moor hawk}, {moor buzzard}, {puttock}.          {Marsh hawk}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A hawk or harrier ({Circus cyaneus}), native of both             America and Europe. The adults are bluish slate above,             with a white rump. Called also {hen harrier}, and {mouse             hawk}.       (b) The marsh harrier.          {Marsh hen} (Zo[94]l.), a rail; esp., {Rallus elegans} of             fresh-water marshes, and {R. longirostris} of salt-water             marshes.          {Marsh mallow} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Alth[91]a} ( {A.             officinalis}) common in marshes near the seashore, and             whose root is much used in medicine as a demulcent.          {Marsh marigold}. (Bot.) See in the Vocabulary.          {Marsh pennywort} (Bot.), any plant of the umbelliferous             genus {Hydrocotyle}; low herbs with roundish leaves,             growing in wet places; -- called also {water pennywort}.                      {Marsh quail} (Zo[94]l.), the meadow lark.          {Marsh rosemary} (Bot.), a plant of the genus {Statice} ({S.             Limonium}), common in salt marshes. Its root is powerfully             astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine. Called also             {sea lavender}.          {Marsh samphire} (Bot.), a plant ({Salicornia herbacea})             found along seacoasts. See {Glasswort}.          {Marsh St. John's-wort} (Bot.), an American herb ({Elodes             Virginica}) with small opposite leaves and flesh-colored             flowers.          {Marsh tea}. (Bot.). Same as {Labrador tea}.          {Marsh trefoil}. (Bot.) Same as {Buckbean}.          {Marsh wren} (Zo[94]l.), any species of small American wrens             of the genus {Cistothorus}, and allied genera. They             chiefly inhabit salt marshes.
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Elder \El"der\, n. [OE. ellern, eller, AS. ellen, cf. LG.       elloorn; perh. akin to OHG. holantar, holuntar, G. holunder;       or perh. to E. alder, n.] (Bot.)       A genus of shrubs ({Sambucus}) having broad umbels of white       flowers, and small black or red berries.          Note: The common North American species is {Sambucus                Canadensis}; the common European species ({S. nigra})                forms a small tree. The red-berried elder is {S.                pubens}. The berries are diaphoretic and aperient.          {Box elder}. See under 1st {Box}.          {Dwarf elder}. See {Danewort}.          {Elder tree}. (Bot.) Same as {Elder}. --Shak.          {Marsh elder}, the cranberry tree {Viburnum Opulus}).
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Marshal \Mar"shal\, n. [OE. mareschal, OF. mareschal, F.       mar[82]chal, LL. mariscalcus, from OHG. marah-scalc (G.       marschall); marah horse + scalc servant (akin to AS. scealc,       Goth. skalks). F. mar[82]chal signifies, a marshal, and a       farrier. See {Mare} horse, and cf. {Seneschal}.]       1. Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a             groom. [Obs.]          2. An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of             ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like; as,             specifically:             (a) One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and                   provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant.             (b) One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any                   other assembly, directs the order of procession, and                   the like.             (c) The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in                   ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists.                   --Johnson.             (d) (France) The highest military officer. In other                   countries of Europe a marshal is a military officer of                   high rank, and called {field marshal}.             (e) (Am. Law) A ministerial officer, appointed for each                   judicial district of the United States, to execute the                   process of the courts of the United States, and                   perform various duties, similar to those of a sheriff.                   The name is also sometimes applied to certain police                   officers of a city.          {Earl marshal of England}, the eighth officer of state; an             honorary title, and personal, until made hereditary in the             family of the Duke of Norfolk. During a vacancy in the             office of high constable, the earl marshal has             jurisdiction in the court of chivalry. --Brande & C.          {Earl marshal of Scotland}, an officer who had command of the             cavalry under the constable. This office was held by the             family of Keith, but forfeited by rebellion in 1715.          {Knight marshal}, [or] {Marshal of the King's house},             formerly, in England, the marshal of the king's house, who             was authorized to hear and determine all pleas of the             Crown, to punish faults committed within the verge, etc.             His court was called the Court of Marshalsea.          {Marshal of the Queen's Bench}, formerly the title of the             officer who had the custody of the Queen's bench prison in             Southwark. --Mozley & W.
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Marshal \Mar"shal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marshaled}or       {Marshalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marshaling} or {Marshalling}.]       1. To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as,             to marshal troops or an army.                         And marshaling the heroes of his name As, in their                      order, next to light they came.         --Dryden.          2. To direct, guide, or lead.                         Thou marshalest me the way that I was going. --Shak.          3. (Her.) To dispose in due order, as the different             quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when             several belong to an achievement.
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Marechal Niel \Mare"chal Niel"\ [F.]       A kind of large yellow rose. [Written also {Marshal Niel}.]
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Marshal \Mar"shal\, n. [OE. mareschal, OF. mareschal, F.       mar[82]chal, LL. mariscalcus, from OHG. marah-scalc (G.       marschall); marah horse + scalc servant (akin to AS. scealc,       Goth. skalks). F. mar[82]chal signifies, a marshal, and a       farrier. See {Mare} horse, and cf. {Seneschal}.]       1. Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a             groom. [Obs.]          2. An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of             ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like; as,             specifically:             (a) One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and                   provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant.             (b) One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any                   other assembly, directs the order of procession, and                   the like.             (c) The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in                   ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists.                   --Johnson.             (d) (France) The highest military officer. In other                   countries of Europe a marshal is a military officer of                   high rank, and called {field marshal}.             (e) (Am. Law) A ministerial officer, appointed for each                   judicial district of the United States, to execute the                   process of the courts of the United States, and                   perform various duties, similar to those of a sheriff.                   The name is also sometimes applied to certain police                   officers of a city.          {Earl marshal of England}, the eighth officer of state; an             honorary title, and personal, until made hereditary in the             family of the Duke of Norfolk. During a vacancy in the             office of high constable, the earl marshal has             jurisdiction in the court of chivalry. --Brande & C.          {Earl marshal of Scotland}, an officer who had command of the             cavalry under the constable. This office was held by the             family of Keith, but forfeited by rebellion in 1715.          {Knight marshal}, [or] {Marshal of the King's house},             formerly, in England, the marshal of the king's house, who             was authorized to hear and determine all pleas of the             Crown, to punish faults committed within the verge, etc.             His court was called the Court of Marshalsea.          {Marshal of the Queen's Bench}, formerly the title of the             officer who had the custody of the Queen's bench prison in             Southwark. --Mozley & W.
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Marshal \Mar"shal\, n. [OE. mareschal, OF. mareschal, F.       mar[82]chal, LL. mariscalcus, from OHG. marah-scalc (G.       marschall); marah horse + scalc servant (akin to AS. scealc,       Goth. skalks). F. mar[82]chal signifies, a marshal, and a       farrier. See {Mare} horse, and cf. {Seneschal}.]       1. Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a             groom. [Obs.]          2. An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of             ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like; as,             specifically:             (a) One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and                   provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant.             (b) One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any                   other assembly, directs the order of procession, and                   the like.             (c) The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in                   ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists.                   --Johnson.             (d) (France) The highest military officer. In other                   countries of Europe a marshal is a military officer of                   high rank, and called {field marshal}.             (e) (Am. Law) A ministerial officer, appointed for each                   judicial district of the United States, to execute the                   process of the courts of the United States, and                   perform various duties, similar to those of a sheriff.                   The name is also sometimes applied to certain police                   officers of a city.          {Earl marshal of England}, the eighth officer of state; an             honorary title, and personal, until made hereditary in the             family of the Duke of Norfolk. During a vacancy in the             office of high constable, the earl marshal has             jurisdiction in the court of chivalry. --Brande & C.          {Earl marshal of Scotland}, an officer who had command of the             cavalry under the constable. This office was held by the             family of Keith, but forfeited by rebellion in 1715.          {Knight marshal}, [or] {Marshal of the King's house},             formerly, in England, the marshal of the king's house, who             was authorized to hear and determine all pleas of the             Crown, to punish faults committed within the verge, etc.             His court was called the Court of Marshalsea.          {Marshal of the Queen's Bench}, formerly the title of the             officer who had the custody of the Queen's bench prison in             Southwark. --Mozley & W.
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Marshal \Mar"shal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marshaled}or       {Marshalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marshaling} or {Marshalling}.]       1. To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as,             to marshal troops or an army.                         And marshaling the heroes of his name As, in their                      order, next to light they came.         --Dryden.          2. To direct, guide, or lead.                         Thou marshalest me the way that I was going. --Shak.          3. (Her.) To dispose in due order, as the different             quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when             several belong to an achievement.
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Marshaler \Mar"shal*er\, n. [Written also marshaller.]       One who marshals.
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Marshaling \Mar"shal*ing\, n. [Written also marshalling.]       1. The act of arranging in due order.          2. (Her.) The arrangement of an escutcheon to exhibit the             alliances of the owner.          {Marshaling of assets} (Law), the arranging or ranking of             assets in due order of administration.
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Marshal \Mar"shal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marshaled}or       {Marshalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marshaling} or {Marshalling}.]       1. To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as,             to marshal troops or an army.                         And marshaling the heroes of his name As, in their                      order, next to light they came.         --Dryden.          2. To direct, guide, or lead.                         Thou marshalest me the way that I was going. --Shak.          3. (Her.) To dispose in due order, as the different             quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when             several belong to an achievement.
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Marshaling \Mar"shal*ing\, n. [Written also marshalling.]       1. The act of arranging in due order.          2. (Her.) The arrangement of an escutcheon to exhibit the             alliances of the owner.          {Marshaling of assets} (Law), the arranging or ranking of             assets in due order of administration.
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Marshal \Mar"shal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marshaled}or       {Marshalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marshaling} or {Marshalling}.]       1. To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as,             to marshal troops or an army.                         And marshaling the heroes of his name As, in their                      order, next to light they came.         --Dryden.          2. To direct, guide, or lead.                         Thou marshalest me the way that I was going. --Shak.          3. (Her.) To dispose in due order, as the different             quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when             several belong to an achievement.
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Marshal \Mar"shal\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Marshaled}or       {Marshalled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Marshaling} or {Marshalling}.]       1. To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as,             to marshal troops or an army.                         And marshaling the heroes of his name As, in their                      order, next to light they came.         --Dryden.          2. To direct, guide, or lead.                         Thou marshalest me the way that I was going. --Shak.          3. (Her.) To dispose in due order, as the different             quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when             several belong to an achievement.
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Marshalsea \Mar"shal*sea\, n. [Marshal + OE. se a seat. See       {See} a seat.]       The court or seat of a marshal; hence, the prison in       Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king's household.       [Eng.]          {Court of Marshalsea}, a court formerly held before the             steward and marshal of the king's house to administer             justice between the king's domestic servants.             --Blackstone.
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Marshalship \Mar"shal*ship\, n.       The office of a marshal.
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d8Nardoo \[d8]Nar*doo"\, n. (Bot.)       An Australian name for {Marsilea Drummondii}, a four-leaved       cryptogamous plant, sometimes used for food.
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Sand \Sand\, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant,       Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. [?].]       1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not             reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose             grains, which are not coherent when wet.                         That finer matter, called sand, is no other than                      very small pebbles.                           --Woodward.          2. A single particle of such stone. [R.] --Shak.          3. The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of             time; the term or extent of one's life.                         The sands are numbered that make up my life. --Shak.          4. pl. Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of             Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed             by the ebb of the tide. [bd]The Libyan sands.[b8]             --Milton. [bd]The sands o' Dee.[b8] --C. Kingsley.          5. Courage; pluck; grit. [Slang]          {Sand badger} (Zo[94]l.), the Japanese badger ({Meles             ankuma}).          {Sand bag}.             (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various                   purposes, as in fortification, for ballast, etc.             (b) A long bag filled with sand, used as a club by                   assassins.          {Sand ball}, soap mixed with sand, made into a ball for use             at the toilet.          {Sand bath}.             (a) (Chem.) A vessel of hot sand in a laboratory, in which                   vessels that are to be heated are partially immersed.             (b) A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand.          {Sand bed}, a thick layer of sand, whether deposited             naturally or artificially; specifically, a thick layer of             sand into which molten metal is run in casting, or from a             reducing furnace.          {Sand birds} (Zo[94]l.), a collective name for numerous             species of limicoline birds, such as the sandpipers,             plovers, tattlers, and many others; -- called also {shore             birds}.          {Sand blast}, a process of engraving and cutting glass and             other hard substances by driving sand against them by a             steam jet or otherwise; also, the apparatus used in the             process.          {Sand box}.             (a) A box with a perforated top or cover, for sprinkling                   paper with sand.             (b) A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs on                   the rails in front of the driving wheel, to prevent                   slipping.          {Sand-box tree} (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Hura             crepitans}). Its fruit is a depressed many-celled woody             capsule which, when completely dry, bursts with a loud             report and scatters the seeds. See Illust. of {Regma}.          {Sand bug} (Zo[94]l.), an American anomuran crustacean             ({Hippa talpoidea}) which burrows in sandy seabeaches. It             is often used as bait by fishermen. See Illust. under             {Anomura}.          {Sand canal} (Zo[94]l.), a tubular vessel having a calcareous             coating, and connecting the oral ambulacral ring with the             madreporic tubercle. It appears to be excretory in             function.          {Sand cock} (Zo[94]l.), the redshank. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sand collar}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Sand saucer}, below.          {Sand crab}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The lady crab.             (b) A land crab, or ocypodian.          {Sand crack} (Far.), a crack extending downward from the             coronet, in the wall of a horse's hoof, which often causes             lameness.          {Sand cricket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large terrestrial crickets of the genus {Stenophelmatus}             and allied genera, native of the sandy plains of the             Western United States.          {Sand cusk} (Zo[94]l.), any ophidioid fish. See {Illust.}             under {Ophidioid}.          {Sand dab} (Zo[94]l.), a small American flounder ({Limanda             ferruginea}); -- called also {rusty dab}. The name is also             applied locally to other allied species.          {Sand darter} (Zo[94]l.), a small etheostomoid fish of the             Ohio valley ({Ammocrypta pellucida}).          {Sand dollar} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             flat circular sea urchins, which live on sandy bottoms,             especially {Echinarachnius parma} of the American coast.                      {Sand drift}, drifting sand; also, a mound or bank of drifted             sand.          {Sand eel}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A lant, or launce.             (b) A slender Pacific Ocean fish of the genus                   {Gonorhynchus}, having barbels about the mouth.          {Sand flag}, sandstone which splits up into flagstones.          {Sand flea}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any species of flea which inhabits, or breeds in,                   sandy places, especially the common dog flea.             (b) The chigoe.             (c) Any leaping amphipod crustacean; a beach flea, or                   orchestian. See {Beach flea}, under {Beach}.          {Sand flood}, a vast body of sand borne along by the wind.             --James Bruce.          {Sand fluke}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The sandnecker.             (b) The European smooth dab ({Pleuronectes                   microcephalus}); -- called also {kitt}, {marysole},                   {smear dab}, {town dab}.          {Sand fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             dipterous flies of the genus {Simulium}, abounding on             sandy shores, especially {Simulium nocivum} of the United             States. They are very troublesome on account of their             biting habits. Called also {no-see-um}, {punky}, and             {midge}.          {Sand gall}. (Geol.) See {Sand pipe}, below.          {Sand grass} (Bot.), any species of grass which grows in             sand; especially, a tufted grass ({Triplasis purpurea})             with numerous bearded joints, and acid awl-shaped leaves,             growing on the Atlantic coast.
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Marysole \Ma"ry*sole\, n. [Mary, the proper name + sole the       fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       A large British fluke, or flounder ({Rhombus megastoma}); --       called also {carter}, and {whiff}.
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Sand \Sand\, n. [AS. sand; akin to D. zand, G. sand, OHG. sant,       Icel. sandr, Dan. & Sw. sand, Gr. [?].]       1. Fine particles of stone, esp. of siliceous stone, but not             reduced to dust; comminuted stone in the form of loose             grains, which are not coherent when wet.                         That finer matter, called sand, is no other than                      very small pebbles.                           --Woodward.          2. A single particle of such stone. [R.] --Shak.          3. The sand in the hourglass; hence, a moment or interval of             time; the term or extent of one's life.                         The sands are numbered that make up my life. --Shak.          4. pl. Tracts of land consisting of sand, like the deserts of             Arabia and Africa; also, extensive tracts of sand exposed             by the ebb of the tide. [bd]The Libyan sands.[b8]             --Milton. [bd]The sands o' Dee.[b8] --C. Kingsley.          5. Courage; pluck; grit. [Slang]          {Sand badger} (Zo[94]l.), the Japanese badger ({Meles             ankuma}).          {Sand bag}.             (a) A bag filled with sand or earth, used for various                   purposes, as in fortification, for ballast, etc.             (b) A long bag filled with sand, used as a club by                   assassins.          {Sand ball}, soap mixed with sand, made into a ball for use             at the toilet.          {Sand bath}.             (a) (Chem.) A vessel of hot sand in a laboratory, in which                   vessels that are to be heated are partially immersed.             (b) A bath in which the body is immersed in hot sand.          {Sand bed}, a thick layer of sand, whether deposited             naturally or artificially; specifically, a thick layer of             sand into which molten metal is run in casting, or from a             reducing furnace.          {Sand birds} (Zo[94]l.), a collective name for numerous             species of limicoline birds, such as the sandpipers,             plovers, tattlers, and many others; -- called also {shore             birds}.          {Sand blast}, a process of engraving and cutting glass and             other hard substances by driving sand against them by a             steam jet or otherwise; also, the apparatus used in the             process.          {Sand box}.             (a) A box with a perforated top or cover, for sprinkling                   paper with sand.             (b) A box carried on locomotives, from which sand runs on                   the rails in front of the driving wheel, to prevent                   slipping.          {Sand-box tree} (Bot.), a tropical American tree ({Hura             crepitans}). Its fruit is a depressed many-celled woody             capsule which, when completely dry, bursts with a loud             report and scatters the seeds. See Illust. of {Regma}.          {Sand bug} (Zo[94]l.), an American anomuran crustacean             ({Hippa talpoidea}) which burrows in sandy seabeaches. It             is often used as bait by fishermen. See Illust. under             {Anomura}.          {Sand canal} (Zo[94]l.), a tubular vessel having a calcareous             coating, and connecting the oral ambulacral ring with the             madreporic tubercle. It appears to be excretory in             function.          {Sand cock} (Zo[94]l.), the redshank. [Prov. Eng.]          {Sand collar}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Sand saucer}, below.          {Sand crab}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The lady crab.             (b) A land crab, or ocypodian.          {Sand crack} (Far.), a crack extending downward from the             coronet, in the wall of a horse's hoof, which often causes             lameness.          {Sand cricket} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             large terrestrial crickets of the genus {Stenophelmatus}             and allied genera, native of the sandy plains of the             Western United States.          {Sand cusk} (Zo[94]l.), any ophidioid fish. See {Illust.}             under {Ophidioid}.          {Sand dab} (Zo[94]l.), a small American flounder ({Limanda             ferruginea}); -- called also {rusty dab}. The name is also             applied locally to other allied species.          {Sand darter} (Zo[94]l.), a small etheostomoid fish of the             Ohio valley ({Ammocrypta pellucida}).          {Sand dollar} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             flat circular sea urchins, which live on sandy bottoms,             especially {Echinarachnius parma} of the American coast.                      {Sand drift}, drifting sand; also, a mound or bank of drifted             sand.          {Sand eel}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A lant, or launce.             (b) A slender Pacific Ocean fish of the genus                   {Gonorhynchus}, having barbels about the mouth.          {Sand flag}, sandstone which splits up into flagstones.          {Sand flea}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any species of flea which inhabits, or breeds in,                   sandy places, especially the common dog flea.             (b) The chigoe.             (c) Any leaping amphipod crustacean; a beach flea, or                   orchestian. See {Beach flea}, under {Beach}.          {Sand flood}, a vast body of sand borne along by the wind.             --James Bruce.          {Sand fluke}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The sandnecker.             (b) The European smooth dab ({Pleuronectes                   microcephalus}); -- called also {kitt}, {marysole},                   {smear dab}, {town dab}.          {Sand fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of small             dipterous flies of the genus {Simulium}, abounding on             sandy shores, especially {Simulium nocivum} of the United             States. They are very troublesome on account of their             biting habits. Called also {no-see-um}, {punky}, and             {midge}.          {Sand gall}. (Geol.) See {Sand pipe}, below.          {Sand grass} (Bot.), any species of grass which grows in             sand; especially, a tufted grass ({Triplasis purpurea})             with numerous bearded joints, and acid awl-shaped leaves,             growing on the Atlantic coast.
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Marysole \Ma"ry*sole\, n. [Mary, the proper name + sole the       fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       A large British fluke, or flounder ({Rhombus megastoma}); --       called also {carter}, and {whiff}.
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Merciless \Mer"ci*less\, a.       Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate       beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless       tyrant; merciless waves.                   The foe is merciless, and will not pity. --Shak.          Syn: Cruel; unmerciful; remorseless; ruthless; pitiless;                barbarous; savage. -- {Mer"ci*less*ly}, adv. --                {Mer"ci*less*ness}, n.
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Merciless \Mer"ci*less\, a.       Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate       beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless       tyrant; merciless waves.                   The foe is merciless, and will not pity. --Shak.          Syn: Cruel; unmerciful; remorseless; ruthless; pitiless;                barbarous; savage. -- {Mer"ci*less*ly}, adv. --                {Mer"ci*less*ness}, n.
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Merciless \Mer"ci*less\, a.       Destitute of mercy; cruel; unsparing; -- said of animate       beings, and also, figuratively, of things; as, a merciless       tyrant; merciless waves.                   The foe is merciless, and will not pity. --Shak.          Syn: Cruel; unmerciful; remorseless; ruthless; pitiless;                barbarous; savage. -- {Mer"ci*less*ly}, adv. --                {Mer"ci*less*ness}, n.
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Rotche \Rotche\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A very small arctic sea bird ({Mergulus alle}, or {Alle       alle}) common on both coasts of the Atlantic in winter; --       called also {little auk}, {dovekie}, {rotch}, {rotchie}, and       {sea dove}.
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Dove \Dove\, n. [OE. dove, duve, douve, AS. d[?]fe; akin to OS.       d[?]ba, D. duif, OHG. t[?]ba, G. taube, Icel. d[?]fa, Sw.       dufva, Dan. due, Goth. d[?]b[?]; perh. from the root of E.       dive.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A pigeon of the genus {Columba} and various             related genera. The species are numerous.          Note: The domestic dove, including the varieties called                {fantails}, {tumblers}, {carrier pigeons}, etc., was                derived from the {rock pigeon} ({Columba livia}) of                Europe and Asia; the {turtledove} of Europe, celebrated                for its sweet, plaintive note, is {C. turtur} or                {Turtur vulgaris}; the {ringdove}, the largest of                European species, is {C. palumbus}; the {Carolina                dove}, or {Mourning dove}, is {Zenaidura macroura}; the                {sea dove} is the little auk ({Mergulus alle} or {Alle                alle}). See {Turtledove}, {Ground dove}, and {Rock                pigeon}. The dove is a symbol of innocence, gentleness,                and affection; also, in art and in the Scriptures, the                typical symbol of the Holy Ghost.
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Merocele \Me"ro*cele\, n. [Gr. [?] thigh + [?] tumor.] (Med.)       Hernia in the thigh; femoral hernia .
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Miracle \Mir"a*cle\, v. t.       To make wonderful. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Miracle \Mir"a*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to       wonder. See {Marvel}, and cf. {Mirror}.]       1. A wonder or wonderful thing.                         That miracle and queen of genus.         --Shak.          2. Specifically: An event or effect contrary to the             established constitution and course of things, or a             deviation from the known laws of nature; a supernatural             event, or one transcending the ordinary laws by which the             universe is governed.                         They considered not the miracle of the loaves.                                                                               --Mark vi. 52.          3. A miracle play.          4. A story or legend abounding in miracles. [Obs.]                         When said was all this miracle.         --Chaucer.          {Miracle monger}, an impostor who pretends to work miracles.                      {Miracle play}, one of the old dramatic entertainments             founded on legends of saints and martyrs or (see 2d             {Mystery}, 2) on events related in the Bible.
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Miracle \Mir"a*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to       wonder. See {Marvel}, and cf. {Mirror}.]       1. A wonder or wonderful thing.                         That miracle and queen of genus.         --Shak.          2. Specifically: An event or effect contrary to the             established constitution and course of things, or a             deviation from the known laws of nature; a supernatural             event, or one transcending the ordinary laws by which the             universe is governed.                         They considered not the miracle of the loaves.                                                                               --Mark vi. 52.          3. A miracle play.          4. A story or legend abounding in miracles. [Obs.]                         When said was all this miracle.         --Chaucer.          {Miracle monger}, an impostor who pretends to work miracles.                      {Miracle play}, one of the old dramatic entertainments             founded on legends of saints and martyrs or (see 2d             {Mystery}, 2) on events related in the Bible.
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Miracle \Mir"a*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to       wonder. See {Marvel}, and cf. {Mirror}.]       1. A wonder or wonderful thing.                         That miracle and queen of genus.         --Shak.          2. Specifically: An event or effect contrary to the             established constitution and course of things, or a             deviation from the known laws of nature; a supernatural             event, or one transcending the ordinary laws by which the             universe is governed.                         They considered not the miracle of the loaves.                                                                               --Mark vi. 52.          3. A miracle play.          4. A story or legend abounding in miracles. [Obs.]                         When said was all this miracle.         --Chaucer.          {Miracle monger}, an impostor who pretends to work miracles.                      {Miracle play}, one of the old dramatic entertainments             founded on legends of saints and martyrs or (see 2d             {Mystery}, 2) on events related in the Bible.
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Miraculize \Mi*rac"u*lize\, v. t.       To cause to seem to be a miracle. [R.] --Shaftesbury.
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Miraculous \Mi*rac"u*lous\, a. [F. miraculeux. See {Miracle}.]       1. Of the nature of a miracle; performed by supernatural             power; effected by the direct agency of almighty power,             and not by natural causes.          2. Supernatural; wonderful.          3. Wonder-working. [bd]The miraculous harp.[b8] --Shak. --             {Mi*rac"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Mi*rac"u*lous*ness}, n.
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Miraculous \Mi*rac"u*lous\, a. [F. miraculeux. See {Miracle}.]       1. Of the nature of a miracle; performed by supernatural             power; effected by the direct agency of almighty power,             and not by natural causes.          2. Supernatural; wonderful.          3. Wonder-working. [bd]The miraculous harp.[b8] --Shak. --             {Mi*rac"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Mi*rac"u*lous*ness}, n.
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Miraculous \Mi*rac"u*lous\, a. [F. miraculeux. See {Miracle}.]       1. Of the nature of a miracle; performed by supernatural             power; effected by the direct agency of almighty power,             and not by natural causes.          2. Supernatural; wonderful.          3. Wonder-working. [bd]The miraculous harp.[b8] --Shak. --             {Mi*rac"u*lous*ly}, adv. -- {Mi*rac"u*lous*ness}, n.
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Moor \Moor\, n. [OE. mor, AS. m[d3]r moor, morass; akin to D.       moer moor, G. moor, and prob. to Goth. marei sea, E. mere.       See {Mere} a lake.]       1. An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and             having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and             abounding in peat; a heath.                         In her girlish age she kept sheep on the moor.                                                                               --Carew.          2. A game preserve consisting of moorland.          {Moor buzzard} (Zo[94]l.), the marsh harrier. [Prov. Eng.]          {Moor coal} (Geol.), a friable variety of lignite.          {Moor cock} (Zo[94]l.), the male of the moor fowl or red             grouse of Europe.          {Moor coot}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Gallinule}.          {Moor fowl}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The European ptarmigan, or red grouse ({Lagopus                   Scoticus}).             (b) The European heath grouse. See under {Heath}.          {Moor game}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Moor fowl} (above).          {Moor grass} (Bot.), a tufted perennial grass ({Sesleria             c[91]rulea}), found in mountain pastures of Europe.          {Moor hawk} (Zo[94]l.), the marsh harrier.          {Moor hen}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The female of the moor fowl.             (b) A gallinule, esp. the European species. See                   {Gallinule}.             (c) An Australian rail ({Tribonyx ventralis}).          {Moor monkey} (Zo[94]l.), the black macaque of Borneo             ({Macacus maurus}).          {Moor titling} (Zo[94]l.), the European stonechat             ({Pratinocola rubicola}).
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Morel \Mor"el\, n. [See {Moril}.] (Bot.)       An edible fungus ({Morchella esculenta}), the upper part of       which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium. It       is used as food, and for flavoring sauces. [Written also       {moril}.]
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Seldem \Sel"dem\, adv. [Usually, Compar. {More seldom}; superl.       {Most seldom}; but sometimes also, {Seldomer}, {Seldomest}.]       [AS. seldan, seldon, seldum, fr. seld rare; akin to OFries.       sielden, D. zelden, G. selten, OHG. seltan, Icel. sjaldan,       Dan. sielden, Sw. s[84]llan, Goth. sildaleiks marvelous.]       Rarely; not often; not frequently.                   Wisdom and youth are seldom joined in one. --Hooker.
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Morglay \Mor"glay\, n. [Cf. {Claymore}.]       A sword. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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Morosely \Mo*rose"ly\, adv.       Sourly; with sullen austerity.
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Moroxylate \Mo*rox"y*late\, n. (Chem.)       A morate.
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Moroxylic \Mor`ox*yl"ic\, a. [L. morus a mulberry tree + Gr. [?]       wood.] (Chem.)       Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the mulberry; moric.
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Morse alphabet \Morse" al"pha*bet\       A telegraphic alphabet in very general use, inventing by       Samuel F.B.Morse, the inventor of Morse's telegraph. The       letters are represented by dots and dashes impressed or       printed on paper, as, .- (A), - . . . (B), -.. (D), . (E), ..       (O), . . . (R), -- (T), etc., or by sounds, flashes of light,       etc., with greater or less intervals between them.
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Morsel \Mor"sel\, n. [OF. morsel, F. morceau, LL. morsellus, a       dim. fr. L. morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite; prob.       akin to E. smart. See {Smart}, and cf. {Morceau}, {Mordant},       {Muse}, v., {Muzzle}, n.]       1. A little bite or bit of food. --Chaucer.                         Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a new                      labor to a tired digestion.               --South.          2. A small quantity; a little piece; a fragment.
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d8Morus \[d8]Mo"rus\, n. [L., mulberry tree. See {Mulberry}.]       (Bot.)       A genus of trees, some species of which produce edible fruit;       the mulberry. See {Mulberry}.          Note:          {Morus alba} is the white mulberry, a native of India or             China, the leaves of which are extensively used for             feeding silkworms, for which it furnishes the chief food.                      {Morus multicaulis}, the many-stemmed or Chinese mulberry, is             only a form of white mulberry, preferred on account of its             more abundant leaves.          {Morus nigra}, the black mulberry, produces a dark-colored             fruit, of an agreeable flavor.
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Muriculate \Mu*ric"u*late\, a.       Minutely muricate.
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Murkily \Murk"i*ly\, adv.       Darkly; gloomily.
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Myricyl \Myr"i*cyl\, n. [Myricin + -yl.] (Chem.)       A hypothetical radical regarded as the essential residue of       myricin; -- called also {melissyl}.
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Myricin \Myr"i*cin\, n. [Cf. F. myricine. Prob. so called from a       fancied resemblance to the wax of the bayberry (Myrica).]       (Chem.)       A silky, crystalline, waxy substance, forming the less       soluble part of beeswax, and regarded as a palmitate of a       higher alcohol of the paraffin series; -- called also       {myricyl alcohol}.
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Balsam \Bal"sam\, n. [L. balsamum the balsam tree or its resin,       Gr. [?]. See {Balm}, n.]       1. A resin containing more or less of an essential or             volatile oil.          Note: The balsams are aromatic resinous substances, flowing                spontaneously or by incision from certain plants. A                great variety of substances pass under this name, but                the term is now usually restricted to resins which, in                addition to a volatile oil, contain benzoic and                cinnamic acid. Among the true balsams are the balm of                Gilead, and the balsams of copaiba, Peru, and Tolu.                There are also many pharmaceutical preparations and                resinous substances, possessed of a balsamic smell, to                which the name balsam has been given.          2. (Bot.)             (a) A species of tree ({Abies balsamea}).             (b) An annual garden plant ({Impatiens balsamina}) with                   beautiful flowers; balsamine.          3. Anything that heals, soothes, or restores.                         Was not the people's blessing a balsam to thy blood?                                                                               --Tennyson.          {Balsam apple} (Bot.), an East Indian plant ({Momordica             balsamina}), of the gourd family, with red or             orange-yellow cucumber-shaped fruit of the size of a             walnut, used as a vulnerary, and in liniments and             poultices.          {Balsam fir} (Bot.), the American coniferous tree, {Abies             balsamea}, from which the useful Canada balsam is derived.                      {Balsam of copaiba}. See {Copaiba}.          {Balsam of Mecca}, balm of Gilead.          {Balsam of Peru}, a reddish brown, syrupy balsam, obtained             from a Central American tree ({Myroxylon Pereir[91]} and             used as a stomachic and expectorant, and in the treatment             of ulcers, etc. It was long supposed to be a product of             Peru.          {Balsam of Tolu}, a reddish or yellowish brown semisolid or             solid balsam, obtained from a South American tree             ({Myroxylon toluiferum}). It is highly fragrant, and is             used as a stomachic and expectorant.          {Balsam tree}, any tree from which balsam is obtained, esp.             the {Abies balsamea}.          {Canada balsam}, {Balsam of fir}, Canada turpentine, a             yellowish, viscid liquid, which, by time and exposure,             becomes a transparent solid mass. It is obtained from the             balm of Gilead (or balsam) fir ({Abies balsamea}) by             breaking the vesicles upon the trunk and branches. See             {Balm}.
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Tolu \To*lu"\, n.       A fragrant balsam said to have been first brought from       Santiago de Tolu, in New Granada. See {Balsam of Tolu}, under       {Balsam}.          {Tolu tree} (Bot.), a large tree ({Myroxylon toluiferum}),             the wood of which is red in the center, and has an             aromatic rose odor. It affords the balsam called tolu.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Balsam \Bal"sam\, n. [L. balsamum the balsam tree or its resin,       Gr. [?]. See {Balm}, n.]       1. A resin containing more or less of an essential or             volatile oil.          Note: The balsams are aromatic resinous substances, flowing                spontaneously or by incision from certain plants. A                great variety of substances pass under this name, but                the term is now usually restricted to resins which, in                addition to a volatile oil, contain benzoic and                cinnamic acid. Among the true balsams are the balm of                Gilead, and the balsams of copaiba, Peru, and Tolu.                There are also many pharmaceutical preparations and                resinous substances, possessed of a balsamic smell, to                which the name balsam has been given.          2. (Bot.)             (a) A species of tree ({Abies balsamea}).             (b) An annual garden plant ({Impatiens balsamina}) with                   beautiful flowers; balsamine.          3. Anything that heals, soothes, or restores.                         Was not the people's blessing a balsam to thy blood?                                                                               --Tennyson.          {Balsam apple} (Bot.), an East Indian plant ({Momordica             balsamina}), of the gourd family, with red or             orange-yellow cucumber-shaped fruit of the size of a             walnut, used as a vulnerary, and in liniments and             poultices.          {Balsam fir} (Bot.), the American coniferous tree, {Abies             balsamea}, from which the useful Canada balsam is derived.                      {Balsam of copaiba}. See {Copaiba}.          {Balsam of Mecca}, balm of Gilead.          {Balsam of Peru}, a reddish brown, syrupy balsam, obtained             from a Central American tree ({Myroxylon Pereir[91]} and             used as a stomachic and expectorant, and in the treatment             of ulcers, etc. It was long supposed to be a product of             Peru.          {Balsam of Tolu}, a reddish or yellowish brown semisolid or             solid balsam, obtained from a South American tree             ({Myroxylon toluiferum}). It is highly fragrant, and is             used as a stomachic and expectorant.          {Balsam tree}, any tree from which balsam is obtained, esp.             the {Abies balsamea}.          {Canada balsam}, {Balsam of fir}, Canada turpentine, a             yellowish, viscid liquid, which, by time and exposure,             becomes a transparent solid mass. It is obtained from the             balm of Gilead (or balsam) fir ({Abies balsamea}) by             breaking the vesicles upon the trunk and branches. See             {Balm}.
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Marseilles, IL (city, FIPS 47150)       Location: 41.32777 N, 88.68784 W       Population (1990): 4811 (1991 housing units)       Area: 10.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 61341    Marseilles, OH (village, FIPS 47992)       Location: 40.70115 N, 83.39275 W       Population (1990): 130 (57 housing units)       Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Marshall, AK (city, FIPS 47000)       Location: 61.87534 N, 162.06010 W       Population (1990): 273 (83 housing units)       Area: 11.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 99585    Marshall, AR (city, FIPS 44300)       Location: 35.90987 N, 92.63621 W       Population (1990): 1318 (639 housing units)       Area: 5.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 72650    Marshall, CA       Zip code(s): 94940    Marshall, IL (city, FIPS 47163)       Location: 39.39618 N, 87.69025 W       Population (1990): 3555 (1610 housing units)       Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 62441    Marshall, IN (town, FIPS 47322)       Location: 39.84696 N, 87.18578 W       Population (1990): 379 (157 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 47859    Marshall, MI (city, FIPS 51940)       Location: 42.26169 N, 84.95835 W       Population (1990): 6891 (2894 housing units)       Area: 14.6 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 49068    Marshall, MN (city, FIPS 40688)       Location: 44.45069 N, 95.78952 W       Population (1990): 12023 (4692 housing units)       Area: 19.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56258    Marshall, MO (city, FIPS 46316)       Location: 39.11495 N, 93.20217 W       Population (1990): 12711 (5162 housing units)       Area: 24.8 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)    Marshall, NC (town, FIPS 41580)       Location: 35.79674 N, 82.68403 W       Population (1990): 809 (387 housing units)       Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.7 sq km (water)    Marshall, OK (town, FIPS 46650)       Location: 36.15541 N, 97.62479 W       Population (1990): 288 (191 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 73056    Marshall, TX (city, FIPS 46776)       Location: 32.53600 N, 94.35076 W       Population (1990): 23682 (9683 housing units)       Area: 62.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 75670    Marshall, VA       Zip code(s): 22115    Marshall, WI (village, FIPS 49575)       Location: 43.17254 N, 89.06406 W       Population (1990): 2329 (928 housing units)       Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 53559
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Marshall County, AL (county, FIPS 95)       Location: 34.36516 N, 86.31306 W       Population (1990): 70832 (30225 housing units)       Area: 1468.8 sq km (land), 145.3 sq km (water)    Marshall County, IA (county, FIPS 127)       Location: 42.03347 N, 93.00175 W       Population (1990): 38276 (15862 housing units)       Area: 1482.4 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)    Marshall County, IL (county, FIPS 123)       Location: 41.03112 N, 89.34230 W       Population (1990): 12846 (5317 housing units)       Area: 1000.0 sq km (land), 32.2 sq km (water)    Marshall County, IN (county, FIPS 99)       Location: 41.33134 N, 86.26259 W       Population (1990): 42182 (16820 housing units)       Area: 1150.7 sq km (land), 14.6 sq km (water)    Marshall County, KS (county, FIPS 117)       Location: 39.77853 N, 96.52917 W       Population (1990): 11705 (5269 housing units)       Area: 2337.8 sq km (land), 4.6 sq km (water)    Marshall County, KY (county, FIPS 157)       Location: 36.88068 N, 88.33522 W       Population (1990): 27205 (12528 housing units)       Area: 789.7 sq km (land), 91.7 sq km (water)    Marshall County, MN (county, FIPS 89)       Location: 48.35407 N, 96.37716 W       Population (1990): 10993 (5049 housing units)       Area: 4590.2 sq km (land), 105.0 sq km (water)    Marshall County, MS (county, FIPS 93)       Location: 34.77007 N, 89.50947 W       Population (1990): 30361 (10984 housing units)       Area: 1829.6 sq km (land), 9.0 sq km (water)    Marshall County, OK (county, FIPS 95)       Location: 34.02533 N, 96.76948 W       Population (1990): 10829 (7389 housing units)       Area: 961.2 sq km (land), 144.6 sq km (water)    Marshall County, SD (county, FIPS 91)       Location: 45.76275 N, 97.60154 W       Population (1990): 4844 (2640 housing units)       Area: 2172.7 sq km (land), 121.2 sq km (water)    Marshall County, TN (county, FIPS 117)       Location: 35.46711 N, 86.76687 W       Population (1990): 21539 (8909 housing units)       Area: 972.3 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)    Marshall County, WV (county, FIPS 51)       Location: 39.87241 N, 80.67175 W       Population (1990): 37356 (15630 housing units)       Area: 795.2 sq km (land), 13.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Marshall Creek, TX (town, FIPS 46782)       Location: 33.01760 N, 97.20833 W       Population (1990): 315 (128 housing units)       Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Marshallberg, NC       Zip code(s): 28553
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Marshallton, DE       Zip code(s): 19808    Marshallton, PA (CDP, FIPS 47736)       Location: 40.78554 N, 76.53465 W       Population (1990): 1482 (767 housing units)       Area: 2.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Marshalltown, IA (city, FIPS 49755)       Location: 42.03545 N, 92.91183 W       Population (1990): 25178 (10630 housing units)       Area: 39.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 50158
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Marshallville, GA (city, FIPS 49924)       Location: 32.45718 N, 83.94109 W       Population (1990): 1457 (528 housing units)       Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 31057    Marshallville, OH (village, FIPS 48048)       Location: 40.90035 N, 81.73329 W       Population (1990): 758 (271 housing units)       Area: 1.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 44645
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Marsland, NE (village, FIPS 30800)       Location: 42.44457 N, 103.30091 W       Population (1990): 10 (8 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 69354
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Merigold, MS (town, FIPS 46720)       Location: 33.83907 N, 90.72691 W       Population (1990): 572 (233 housing units)       Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 38759
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Merkel, TX (town, FIPS 47796)       Location: 32.46834 N, 100.01283 W       Population (1990): 2469 (1178 housing units)       Area: 4.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 79536
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Meyers Lake, OH (village, FIPS 49294)       Location: 40.81385 N, 81.41816 W       Population (1990): 493 (292 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Moores Hill, IN (town, FIPS 50958)       Location: 39.11339 N, 85.08904 W       Population (1990): 649 (237 housing units)       Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 47032
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Moore's Law /morz law/ prov.   The observation that the logic    density of silicon integrated circuits has closely followed the    curve (bits per square inch)   = 2^(t - 1962) where t is time in    years; that is, the amount of information storable on a given amount    of silicon has roughly doubled every year since the technology was    invented.   This relation, first uttered in 1964 by semiconductor    engineer Gordon Moore (who co-founded Intel four years later) held    until the late 1970s, at which point the doubling period slowed to    18 months.   The doubling period remained at that value through time    of writing (late 1999).   Moore's Law is apparently self-fulfilling.    The implication is that somebody, somewhere is going to be able to    build a better chip then you if you rest on your laurels, so you'd    better start pushing hard on the problem. See also {Parkinson's Law    of Data}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Marseille Prolog          One of the two main dialects of {Prolog}, the other       being {Edinburgh Prolog}.   The difference is largely {syntax}.       The original Marseille Interpreter (1973) was written in       {Fortran}.          [Developed by?]          (1998-03-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
marshaling          Alternative US spelling of "{marshalling}".          (1998-03-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
marshalling          (US -ll- or -l-) The process of packing one       or more items of data into a message {buffer}, prior to       transmitting that message buffer over a communication channel.       The packing process not only collects together values which       may be stored in non-consecutive memory locations but also       converts data of different types into a standard       representation agreed with the recipient of the message.          (2000-06-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Miracula          An implementation of a subset of {Miranda} by Stefan Kahrs       , LFCS, no modules or files.   Can be       interactively switched between {eager} and {lazy} evaluation.       Portable source in C from the author.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Moore's Law          /morz law/ The observation, made in 1965 by       {Intel} co-founder {Gordon Moore} while preparing a speech,       that each new memory {integrated circuit} contained roughly       twice as much capacity as its predecessor, and each chip was       released within 18-24 months of the previous chip.   If this       trend continued, he reasoned, computing power would rise       exponentially with time.          Moore's observation still holds in 1997 and is the basis for       many performance forecasts.   In 24 years the number of       {transistors} on processor chips has increased by a factor of       almost 2400, from 2300 on the {Intel 4004} in 1971 to 5.5       million on the {Pentium Pro} in 1995 (doubling roughly every       two years).             Date         Chip      Transistors   MIPS clock/MHz          -----------------------------------------------          Nov 1971   4004            2300   0.06 0.108          Apr 1974   8080            6000   0.64 2          Jun 1978   8086            29000   0.75 10          Feb 1982   80286         134000   2.66 12          Oct 1985   386DX         275000   5   16          Apr 1989   80486         1200000   20   25          Mar 1993   Pentium      3100000 112   66          Nov 1995   Pentium Pro   5500000 428      200          -----------------------------------------------          Moore's Law has been (mis)interpreted to mean many things over       the years.   In particular, {microprocessor} performance has       increased faster than the number of transistors per chip.   The       number of {MIPS} has, on average, doubled every 1.8 years for       the past 25 years, or every 1.6 years for the last 10 years.       While more recent processors have had wider {data paths},       which would correspond to an increase in transistor count,       their performance has also increased due to increased {clock       rates}.          Chip density in transistors per unit area has increased less       quickly - a factor of only 146 between the 4004 (12 mm^2) and       the Pentium Pro (196 mm^2) (doubling every 3.3 years).       {Feature size} has decreased from 10 to 0.35 microns which       would give over 800 times as many transistors per unit.       However, the automatic layout required to cope with the       increased complexity is less efficient than the hand layout       used for early processors.          {(http://www.intel.com/intel/museum/25anniv/html/hof/moore.htm)}.          {Intel Microprocessor Quick Reference Guide       (http://www.intel.com/pressroom/no_frame/quickref.htm)}.          {"Birth of a Chip", Linley Gwennap, Byte, Dec 1996       (http://www.byte.com/art/9612/sec6/art2.htm)}.   See also March       1997 "inbox".          {Chronology of Events in the History of Microcomputers       (http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/comphist.htm)}, Ken       Polsson.          See also {Parkinson's Law of Data}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1997-03-04)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Maher-shalal-hash-baz       plunder speedeth; spoil hasteth, (Isa. 8:1-3; comp. Zeph. 1:14),       a name Isaiah was commanded first to write in large characters       on a tablet, and afterwards to give as a symbolical name to a       son that was to be born to him (Isa. 8:1, 3), as denoting the       sudden attack on Damascus and Syria by the Assyrian army.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mars Hill       the Areopagus or rocky hill in Athens, north-west of the       Acropolis, where the Athenian supreme tribunal and court of       morals was held. From some part of this hill Paul delivered the       address recorded in Acts 17:22-31. (See {AREOPAGUS}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Miracle       an event in the external world brought about by the immediate       agency or the simple volition of God, operating without the use       of means capable of being discerned by the senses, and designed       to authenticate the divine commission of a religious teacher and       the truth of his message (John 2:18; Matt. 12:38). It is an       occurrence at once above nature and above man. It shows the       intervention of a power that is not limited by the laws either       of matter or of mind, a power interrupting the fixed laws which       govern their movements, a supernatural power.                "The suspension or violation of the laws of nature involved in       miracles is nothing more than is constantly taking place around       us. One force counteracts another: vital force keeps the       chemical laws of matter in abeyance; and muscular force can       control the action of physical force. When a man raises a weight       from the ground, the law of gravity is neither suspended nor       violated, but counteracted by a stronger force. The same is true       as to the walking of Christ on the water and the swimming of       iron at the command of the prophet. The simple and grand truth       that the universe is not under the exclusive control of physical       forces, but that everywhere and always there is above, separate       from and superior to all else, an infinite personal will, not       superseding, but directing and controlling all physical causes,       acting with or without them." God ordinarily effects his purpose       through the agency of second causes; but he has the power also       of effecting his purpose immediately and without the       intervention of second causes, i.e., of invading the fixed       order, and thus of working miracles. Thus we affirm the       possibility of miracles, the possibility of a higher hand       intervening to control or reverse nature's ordinary movements.                In the New Testament these four Greek words are principally       used to designate miracles: (1.) Semeion, a "sign", i.e., an       evidence of a divine commission; an attestation of a divine       message (Matt. 12:38, 39; 16:1, 4; Mark 8:11; Luke 11:16; 23:8;       John 2:11, 18, 23; Acts 6:8, etc.); a token of the presence and       working of God; the seal of a higher power.                (2.) Terata, "wonders;" wonder-causing events; portents;       producing astonishment in the beholder (Acts 2:19).                (3.) Dunameis, "might works;" works of superhuman power (Acts       2:22; Rom. 15:19; 2 Thess. 2:9); of a new and higher power.                (4.) Erga, "works;" the works of Him who is "wonderful in       working" (John 5:20, 36).                Miracles are seals of a divine mission. The sacred writers       appealed to them as proofs that they were messengers of God. Our       Lord also appealed to miracles as a conclusive proof of his       divine mission (John 5:20, 36; 10:25, 38). Thus, being out of       the common course of nature and beyond the power of man, they       are fitted to convey the impression of the presence and power of       God. Where miracles are there certainly God is. The man,       therefore, who works a miracle affords thereby clear proof that       he comes with the authority of God; they are his credentials       that he is God's messenger. The teacher points to these       credentials, and they are a proof that he speaks with the       authority of God. He boldly says, "God bears me witness, both       with signs and wonders, and with divers miracles."                The credibility of miracles is established by the evidence of       the senses on the part of those who are witnesses of them, and       to all others by the testimony of such witnesses. The witnesses       were competent, and their testimony is trustworthy. Unbelievers,       following Hume, deny that any testimony can prove a miracle,       because they say miracles are impossible. We have shown that       miracles are possible, and surely they can be borne witness to.       Surely they are credible when we have abundant and trustworthy       evidence of their occurrence. They are credible just as any       facts of history well authenticated are credible. Miracles, it       is said, are contrary to experience. Of course they are contrary       to our experience, but that does not prove that they were       contrary to the experience of those who witnessed them. We       believe a thousand facts, both of history and of science, that       are contrary to our experience, but we believe them on the       ground of competent testimony. An atheist or a pantheist must,       as a matter of course, deny the possibility of miracles; but to       one who believes in a personal God, who in his wisdom may see       fit to interfere with the ordinary processes of nature, miracles       are not impossible, nor are they incredible. (See LIST OF       MIRACLES, Appendix.)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Maher-shalal-hash-baz, making speed to the spoil; he hastens to the prey
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Marshall Islands       Marshall Islands:Geography       Location: Oceania, group of atolls and reefs in the North Pacific    Ocean, about one-half of the way from Hawaii to Papua New Guinea       Map references: Oceania       Area:    total area: 181.3 sq km    land area: 181.3 sq km    comparative area: slightly larger than Washington, DC    note: includes the atolls of Bikini, Eniwetak, and Kwajalein       Land boundaries: 0 km       Coastline: 370.4 km       Maritime claims:    contiguous zone: 24 nm    exclusive economic zone: 200 nm    territorial sea: 12 nm       International disputes: claims US territory of Wake Island       Climate: wet season May to November; hot and humid; islands border    typhoon belt       Terrain: low coral limestone and sand islands       Natural resources: phosphate deposits, marine products, deep seabed    minerals       Land use:    arable land: 0%    permanent crops: 60%    meadows and pastures: 0%    forest and woodland: 0%    other: 40%       Irrigated land: NA sq km       Environment:    current issues: inadequate supplies of potable water    natural hazards: occasional typhoons    international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law    of the Sea, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution       Note: two archipelagic island chains of 30 atolls and 1,152 islands;    Bikini and Eniwetak are former US nuclear test sites; Kwajalein, the    famous World War II battleground, is now used as a US missile test    range       Marshall Islands:People       Population: 56,157 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 51% (female 13,950; male 14,547)    15-64 years: 47% (female 12,801; male 13,470)    65 years and over: 2% (female 740; male 649) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 3.86% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 46.03 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 7.48 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 48 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 63.49 years    male: 61.94 years    female: 65.11 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 6.89 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Marshallese (singular and plural)    adjective: Marshallese       Ethnic divisions: Micronesian       Religions: Christian (mostly Protestant)       Languages: English (universally spoken and is the official language),    two major Marshallese dialects from the Malayo-Polynesian family,    Japanese       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1980)    total population: 93%    male: 100%    female: 88%       Labor force: 4,800 (1986)    by occupation: NA       Marshall Islands:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of the Marshall Islands    conventional short form: Marshall Islands    former: Marshall Islands District (Trust Territory of the Pacific    Islands)       Digraph: RM       Type: constitutional government in free association with the US; the    Compact of Free Association entered into force 21 October 1986       Capital: Majuro       Administrative divisions: none       Independence: 21 October 1986 (from the US-administered UN    trusteeship)       National holiday: Proclamation of the Republic of the Marshall    Islands, 1 May (1979)       Constitution: 1 May 1979       Legal system: based on adapted Trust Territory laws, acts of the    legislature, municipal, common, and customary laws       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state and head of government: President Amata KABUA (since    1979); election last held 6 January 1992 (next to be held NA); results    - President Amata KABUA was reelected    cabinet: Cabinet; president selects from the parliament       Legislative branch: unicameral    Parliament (Nitijela): elections last held 18 November 1991 (next to    be held November 1995); results - percent of vote NA; seats - (33    total) independents 33       Judicial branch: Supreme Court       Political parties and leaders: no formal parties; President KABUA is    chief political (and traditional) leader       Member of: AsDB, ESCAP, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, IDA, IFC, IMF, INTELSAT    (nonsignatory user), INTERPOL, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF, UN, UNCTAD, WHO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Wilfred I. KENDALL    chancery: 2433 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008    telephone: [1] (202) 234-5414    FAX: [1] (202) 232-3236    consulate(s) general: Honolulu and Los Angeles       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador David C. FIELDS    embassy: address NA, Majuro    mailing address: P. O. Box 1379, Majuro, Republic of the Marshall    Islands 96960-1379    telephone: [692] 247-4011    FAX: [692] 247-4012       Flag: blue with two stripes radiating from the lower hoist-side corner    - orange (top) and white; there is a white star with four large rays    and 20 small rays on the hoist side above the two stripes       Economy       Overview: Agriculture and tourism are the mainstays of the economy.    Agricultural production is concentrated on small farms, and the most    important commercial crops are coconuts, tomatoes, melons, and    breadfruit. A few cattle ranches supply the domestic meat market.    Small-scale industry is limited to handicrafts, fish processing, and    copra. The tourist industry is the primary source of foreign exchange    and employs about 10% of the labor force. The islands have few natural    resources, and imports far exceed exports. The US Government provides    about 70% of the budget.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $75 million (1992    est.)       National product real growth rate: 6% (1992)       National product per capita: $1,500 (1992 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 7% (1992 est.)       Unemployment rate: 16% (1991 est.)       Budget:    revenues: $106 million    expenditures: $128.7 million, including capital expenditures of $NA    (1993)       Exports: $3.9 million (f.o.b., 1992 est.)    commodities: coconut oil, fish, live animals, trichus shells    partners: US, Japan, Australia       Imports: $62.9 million (c.i.f., 1992 est.)    commodities: foodstuffs, machinery and equipment, beverages and    tobacco, fuels    partners: US, Japan, Australia       External debt: $NA       Industrial production: growth rate NA%       Electricity:    capacity: 42,000 kW    production: 80 million kWh    consumption per capita: 1,840 kWh (1990)       Industries: copra, fish, tourism; craft items from shell, wood, and    pearls; offshore banking (embryonic)       Agriculture: coconuts, cacao, taro, breadfruit, fruits, pigs, chickens       Economic aid:    recipient: under the terms of the Compact of Free Association, the US    is to provide approximately $40 million in aid annually       Currency: 1 United States dollar (US$) = 100 cents       Exchange rates: US currency is used       Fiscal year: 1 October - 30 September       Marshall Islands:Transportation       Railroads: 0 km       Highways:    total: NA    note: paved roads on major islands (Majuro, Kwajalein), otherwise    stone-, coral-, or laterite-surfaced roads and tracks       Ports: Majuro       Merchant marine:    total: 37 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 2,205,275 GRT/4,263,247    DWT    ships by type: bulk carrier 23, cargo 1, combination ore/oil 1, oil    tanker 12       Airports:    total: 16    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 3    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1    with paved runways under 914 m: 5    with unpaved runways 1,524 to 2,438 m: 1    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 6       Marshall Islands:Communications       Telephone system: 570 telephones (Majuro) and 186 telephones (Ebeye);    telex services    local: NA    intercity: islands interconnected by shortwave radio (used mostly for    government purposes)    international: 2 INTELSAT (Pacific Ocean) earth stations; US    Government satellite communications system on Kwajalein       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 1, FM 2, shortwave 1    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 1    televisions: NA       Marshall Islands:Defense Forces       Branches: no regular military forces; Police       Note: defense is the responsibility of the US