Marattia salicina
         n 1: large Australasian evergreen fern with an edible rhizome
               sometimes used as a vegetable by indigenous people [syn:
               {potato fern}, {Marattia salicina}]

English Dictionary: Meryta sinclairii	by the DICT Development Group
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Marattiaceae n constituting the order Marattiales: chiefly tropical eusporangiate ferns with gigantic fronds Synonym(s): Marattiaceae, family Marattiaceae
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Mardi Gras n the last day before Lent [syn: Mardi Gras, {Shrove Tuesday}, pancake day] a carnival held in some countries on Shrove Tuesday (the last day before Lent) but especially in New Orleans Synonym(s): Mardi Gras, Fat Tuesday
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Marduk n the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu [syn: Marduk, Merodach, Baal Merodach, Bel-Merodach]
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Marie Tussaud n French modeler (resident in England after 1802) who made wax death masks of prominent victims of the French Revolution and toured Britain with her wax models; in 1835 she opened a permanent waxworks exhibition in London (1761-1850) Synonym(s): Tussaud, Marie Tussaud, Madame Tussaud, Marie Grosholtz
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Mariotte's law n the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume Synonym(s): Boyle's law, Mariotte's law
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mariticide n the murder of a husband by his wife
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married couple n two people who are married to each other; "his second marriage was happier than the first"; "a married couple without love" Synonym(s): marriage, married couple, man and wife
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martagon n lily with small dull purple flowers of northwestern Europe and northwestern Asia Synonym(s): Turk's-cap, martagon, Lilium martagon
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Martes n martens Synonym(s): Martes, genus Martes
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Martes americana n valued for its fur [syn: American marten, {American sable}, Martes americana]
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Martes foina n Eurasian marten having a brown coat with pale breast and throat Synonym(s): stone marten, beech marten, Martes foina
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Martes martes n dark brown marten of northern Eurasian coniferous forests Synonym(s): pine marten, Martes martes
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Martes pennanti n large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal Synonym(s): fisher, pekan, fisher cat, black cat, Martes pennanti
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Martes zibellina n marten of northern Asian forests having luxuriant dark brown fur Synonym(s): sable, Martes zibellina
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Martha Graham n United States dancer and choreographer whose work was noted for its austerity and technical rigor (1893-1991) Synonym(s): Graham, Martha Graham
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Martha Jane Burk n United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) Synonym(s): Burk, Martha Jane Burk, Burke, Martha Jane Burke, Calamity Jane
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Martha Jane Burke n United States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903) Synonym(s): Burk, Martha Jane Burk, Burke, Martha Jane Burke, Calamity Jane
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Martha's Vineyard n an island summer resort off of Cape Cod
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Mary Douglas Leakey n English paleontologist (the wife of Louis Leakey) who discovered the Zinjanthropus skull that was 1,750,000 years old (1913-1996) Synonym(s): Leakey, Mary Leakey, Mary Douglas Leakey
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Mauritius n a parliamentary state on the island of Mauritius [syn: Mauritius, Republic of Mauritius] an island in the southwestern Indian Ocean
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merit system n the system of employing and promoting civil servants on the basis of ability Antonym(s): spoils system
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meritocracy n a form of social system in which power goes to those with superior intellects the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth
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meritocratic adj relating to or characteristic of a meritocracy; "meritocratic society"
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Merodach n the chief Babylonian god; his consort was Sarpanitu [syn: Marduk, Merodach, Baal Merodach, Bel-Merodach]
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Meryta sinclairii n small roundheaded New Zealand tree having large resinous leaves and panicles of green-white flowers Synonym(s): puka, Meryta sinclairii
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mordacious adj capable of wounding; "a barbed compliment"; "a biting aphorism"; "pungent satire" Synonym(s): barbed, biting, nipping, pungent, mordacious biting or given to biting; "they deliberately gave me a skittish and mordacious mount"
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mordaciously adv in a mordacious manner; "she taunted him mordaciously"
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mordacity n a disposition to biting
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Mordecai Richler n Canadian novelist (born in 1931) [syn: Richler, {Mordecai Richler}]
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mortgage n a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan v put up as security or collateral
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mortgage application n an application for a mortgage loan
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mortgage deed n deed embodying a mortgage
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mortgage holder n the person who accepts a mortgage; "the bank became our mortgagee when it accepted our mortgage on our new home" Synonym(s): mortgagee, mortgage holder
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mortgage loan n a loan on real estate that is usually secured by a mortgage Synonym(s): real estate loan, mortgage loan
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mortgage-backed security n a security created when a group of mortgages are gathered together and bonds are sold to other institutions or the public; investors receive a portion of the interest payments on the mortgages as well as the principal payments; usually guaranteed by the government
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mortgaged adj burdened with legal or financial obligations; "his house, his business, indeed, his whole life was heavily mortgaged"
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mortgagee n the person who accepts a mortgage; "the bank became our mortgagee when it accepted our mortgage on our new home" Synonym(s): mortgagee, mortgage holder
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mortgager n the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid; "we became mortgagors when the bank accepted our mortgage and loaned us the money to buy our new home" Synonym(s): mortgagor, mortgager
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mortgagor n the person who gives a mortgage in return for money to be repaid; "we became mortgagors when the bank accepted our mortgage and loaned us the money to buy our new home" Synonym(s): mortgagor, mortgager
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mortice n a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint Synonym(s): mortise, mortice v cut a hole for a tenon in Synonym(s): mortise, mortice join by a tenon and mortise Synonym(s): mortice, mortise
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mortician n one whose business is the management of funerals [syn: mortician, undertaker, funeral undertaker, funeral director]
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mortise n a square hole made to receive a tenon and so to form a joint Synonym(s): mortise, mortice v cut a hole for a tenon in Synonym(s): mortise, mortice join by a tenon and mortise Synonym(s): mortice, mortise
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mortise joint n a gliding joint between the distal ends of the tibia and fibula and the proximal end of the talus Synonym(s): ankle, ankle joint, mortise joint, articulatio talocruralis a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other Synonym(s): mortise joint, mortise-and-tenon joint
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mortise-and-tenon joint n a joint made by inserting tenon on one piece into mortise holes in the other Synonym(s): mortise joint, mortise-and- tenon joint
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Murdoch n United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931) [syn: Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch, Keith Rupert Murdoch] British writer (born in Ireland) known primarily for her novels (1919-1999) Synonym(s): Murdoch, Iris Murdoch, Dame Jean Iris Murdoch
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muriatic acid n a former name for hydrochloric acid
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Myrtaceae n trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil [syn: Myrtaceae, family Myrtaceae, myrtle family]
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myrtaceous tree n trees and shrubs
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Myrtus n type genus of the Myrtaceae Synonym(s): Myrtus, genus Myrtus
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Myrtus communis n European shrub with white or rosy flowers followed by black berries Synonym(s): common myrtle, Myrtus communis
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Gray \Gray\, a. [Compar. {Grayer}; superl. {Grayest}.] [OE.       gray, grey, AS. gr[aemac]g, gr[emac]g; akin to D. graauw,       OHG. gr[amac]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[aring], Icel.       gr[amac]r.] [Written also {grey}.]       1. White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt,             or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark             mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.                         These gray and dun colors may be also produced by                      mixing whites and blacks.                  --Sir I.                                                                               Newton.          2. Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.          3. Old; mature; as, gray experience. Ames.          {Gray antimony} (Min.), stibnite.          {Gray buck} (Zo[94]l.), the chickara.          {Gray cobalt} (Min.), smaltite.          {Gray copper} (Min.), tetrahedrite.          {Gray duck} (Zo[94]l.), the gadwall; also applied to the             female mallard.          {Gray falcon} (Zo[94]l.) the peregrine falcon.          {Gray Friar}. See {Franciscan}, and {Friar}.          {Gray hen} (Zo[94]l.), the female of the blackcock or black             grouse. See {Heath grouse}.          {Gray mill or millet} (Bot.), a name of several plants of the             genus {Lithospermum}; gromwell.          {Gray mullet} (Zo[94]l.) any one of the numerous species of             the genus {Mugil}, or family {Mugilid[ae]}, found both in             the Old World and America; as the European species ({M.             capito}, and {M. auratus}), the American striped mullet             ({M. albula}), and the white or silver mullet ({M.             Braziliensis}). See {Mullet}.          {Gray owl} (Zo[94]l.), the European tawny or brown owl             ({Syrnium aluco}). The great gray owl ({Ulula cinerea})             inhabits arctic America.          {Gray parrot} (Zo[94]l.), a parrot ({Psittacus erithacus}),             very commonly domesticated, and noted for its aptness in             learning to talk.          {Gray pike}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sauger}.          {Gray snapper} (Zo[94]l.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer.             See {Snapper}.          {Gray snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the dowitcher in winter plumage.          {Gray whale} (Zo[94]l.), a rather large and swift California             whale ({Rhachianectes glaucus}), formerly taken in large             numbers in the bays; -- called also {grayback},             {devilfish}, and {hardhead}.
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Marten \Mar"ten\, n. [From older martern, marter, martre, F.       martre, marte, LL. martures (pl.), fr. L. martes; akin to AS.       mear[?], meard, G. marder, OHG. mardar, Icel. m[94]r[?]r. Cf.       {Foumart}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several fur-bearing carnivores of             the genus {Mustela}, closely allied to the sable. Among             the more important species are the European beech, or             stone, marten ({Mustela foina}); the pine marten ({M.             martes}); and the American marten, or sable ({M.             Americana}), which some zo[94]logists consider only a             variety of the Russian sable.          2. The fur of the marten, used for hats, muffs, etc.
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Law \Law\ (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root       of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[94]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov;       cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or       fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See       {Lie} to be prostrate.]       1. In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by             an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling             regulation; the mode or order according to which an agent             or a power acts.          Note: A law may be universal or particular, written or                unwritten, published or secret. From the nature of the                highest laws a degree of permanency or stability is                always implied; but the power which makes a law, or a                superior power, may annul or change it.                            These are the statutes and judgments and law,                         which the Lord made.                     --Lev. xxvi.                                                                               46.                            The law of thy God, and the law of the King.                                                                               --Ezra vii.                                                                               26.                            As if they would confine the Interminable . . .                         Who made our laws to bind us, not himself.                                                                               --Milton.                            His mind his kingdom, and his will his law.                                                                               --Cowper.          2. In morals: The will of God as the rule for the disposition             and conduct of all responsible beings toward him and             toward each other; a rule of living, conformable to             righteousness; the rule of action as obligatory on the             conscience or moral nature.          3. The Jewish or Mosaic code, and that part of Scripture             where it is written, in distinction from the gospel;             hence, also, the Old Testament.                         What things soever the law saith, it saith to them                      who are under the law . . . But now the                      righteousness of God without the law is manifested,                      being witnessed by the law and the prophets. --Rom.                                                                               iii. 19, 21.          4. In human government:             (a) An organic rule, as a constitution or charter,                   establishing and defining the conditions of the                   existence of a state or other organized community.             (b) Any edict, decree, order, ordinance, statute,                   resolution, judicial, decision, usage, etc., or                   recognized, and enforced, by the controlling                   authority.          5. In philosophy and physics: A rule of being, operation, or             change, so certain and constant that it is conceived of as             imposed by the will of God or by some controlling             authority; as, the law of gravitation; the laws of motion;             the law heredity; the laws of thought; the laws of cause             and effect; law of self-preservation.          6. In matematics: The rule according to which anything, as             the change of value of a variable, or the value of the             terms of a series, proceeds; mode or order of sequence.          7. In arts, works, games, etc.: The rules of construction, or             of procedure, conforming to the conditions of success; a             principle, maxim; or usage; as, the laws of poetry, of             architecture, of courtesy, or of whist.          8. Collectively, the whole body of rules relating to one             subject, or emanating from one source; -- including             usually the writings pertaining to them, and judicial             proceedings under them; as, divine law; English law; Roman             law; the law of real property; insurance law.          9. Legal science; jurisprudence; the principles of equity;             applied justice.                         Reason is the life of the law; nay, the common law                      itself is nothing else but reason.      --Coke.                         Law is beneficence acting by rule.      --Burke.                         And sovereign Law, that state's collected will O'er                      thrones and globes elate, Sits empress, crowning                      good, repressing ill.                        --Sir W.                                                                               Jones.          10. Trial by the laws of the land; judicial remedy;             litigation; as, to go law.                         When every case in law is right.      --Shak.                         He found law dear and left it cheap. --Brougham.          11. An oath, as in the presence of a court. [Obs.] See {Wager             of law}, under {Wager}.          {Avogadro's law} (Chem.), a fundamental conception, according             to which, under similar conditions of temperature and             pressure, all gases and vapors contain in the same volume             the same number of ultimate molecules; -- so named after             Avogadro, an Italian scientist. Sometimes called             {Amp[8a]re's law}.          {Bode's law} (Astron.), an approximative empirical expression             of the distances of the planets from the sun, as follows:             -- Mer. Ven. Earth. Mars. Aste. Jup. Sat. Uran. Nep. 4 4 4             4 4 4 4 4 4 0 3 6 12 24 48 96 192 384 -- -- -- -- -- -- --             --- --- 4 7 10 16 28 52 100 196 388 5.9 7.3 10 15.2 27.4             52 95.4 192 300 where each distance (line third) is the             sum of 4 and a multiple of 3 by the series 0, 1, 2, 4, 8,             etc., the true distances being given in the lower line.          {Boyle's law} (Physics), an expression of the fact, that when             an elastic fluid is subjected to compression, and kept at             a constant temperature, the product of the pressure and             volume is a constant quantity, i. e., the volume is             inversely proportioned to the pressure; -- known also as             {Mariotte's law}, and the {law of Boyle and Mariotte}.          {Brehon laws}. See under {Brehon}.          {Canon law}, the body of ecclesiastical law adopted in the             Christian Church, certain portions of which (for example,             the law of marriage as existing before the Council of             Tent) were brought to America by the English colonists as             part of the common law of the land. --Wharton.          {Civil law}, a term used by writers to designate Roman law,             with modifications thereof which have been made in the             different countries into which that law has been             introduced. The civil law, instead of the common law,             prevails in the State of Louisiana. --Wharton.          {Commercial law}. See {Law merchant} (below).          {Common law}. See under {Common}.          {Criminal law}, that branch of jurisprudence which relates to             crimes.          {Ecclesiastical law}. See under {Ecclesiastical}.          {Grimm's law} (Philol.), a statement (propounded by the             German philologist Jacob Grimm) of certain regular changes             which the primitive Indo-European mute consonants,             so-called (most plainly seen in Sanskrit and, with some             changes, in Greek and Latin), have undergone in the             Teutonic languages. Examples: Skr. bh[be]tr, L. frater, E.             brother, G. bruder; L. tres, E. three, G. drei, Skr. go,             E. cow, G. kuh; Skr. dh[be] to put, Gr. ti-qe`-nai, E. do,             OHG, tuon, G. thun.          {Kepler's laws} (Astron.), three important laws or             expressions of the order of the planetary motions,             discovered by John Kepler. They are these: (1) The orbit             of a planet with respect to the sun is an ellipse, the sun             being in one of the foci. (2) The areas swept over by a             vector drawn from the sun to a planet are proportioned to             the times of describing them. (3) The squares of the times             of revolution of two planets are in the ratio of the cubes             of their mean distances.          {Law binding}, a plain style of leather binding, used for law             books; -- called also {law calf}.          {Law book}, a book containing, or treating of, laws.          {Law calf}. See {Law binding} (above).          {Law day}.             (a) Formerly, a day of holding court, esp. a court-leet.             (b) The day named in a mortgage for the payment of the                   money to secure which it was given. [U. S.]          {Law French}, the dialect of Norman, which was used in             judicial proceedings and law books in England from the             days of William the Conqueror to the thirty-sixth year of             Edward III.          {Law language}, the language used in legal writings and             forms.          {Law Latin}. See under {Latin}.          {Law lords}, peers in the British Parliament who have held             high judicial office, or have been noted in the legal             profession.          {Law merchant}, or {Commercial law}, a system of rules by             which trade and commerce are regulated; -- deduced from             the custom of merchants, and regulated by judicial             decisions, as also by enactments of legislatures.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Law of Charles} (Physics), the law that the volume of a             given mass of gas increases or decreases, by a definite             fraction of its value for a given rise or fall of             temperature; -- sometimes less correctly styled {Gay             Lussac's law}, or {Dalton's law}.          {Law of nations}. See {International law}, under             {International}.          {Law of nature}.             (a) A broad generalization expressive of the constant                   action, or effect, of natural conditions; as, death                   is a law of nature; self-defense is a law of nature.                   See {Law}, 4.             (b) A term denoting the standard, or system, of morality                   deducible from a study of the nature and natural                   relations of human beings independent of supernatural                   revelation or of municipal and social usages.          {Law of the land}, due process of law; the general law of the             land.          {Laws of honor}. See under {Honor}.          {Laws of motion} (Physics), three laws defined by Sir Isaac             Newton: (1) Every body perseveres in its state of rest or             of moving uniformly in a straight line, except so far as             it is made to change that state by external force. (2)             Change of motion is proportional to the impressed force,             and takes place in the direction in which the force is             impressed. (3) Reaction is always equal and opposite to             action, that is to say, the actions of two bodies upon             each other are always equal and in opposite directions.          {Marine law}, or {Maritime law}, the law of the sea; a branch             of the law merchant relating to the affairs of the sea,             such as seamen, ships, shipping, navigation, and the like.             --Bouvier.          {Mariotte's law}. See {Boyle's law} (above).          {Martial law}.See under {Martial}.          {Military law}, a branch of the general municipal law,             consisting of rules ordained for the government of the             military force of a state in peace and war, and             administered in courts martial. --Kent. Warren's             Blackstone.          {Moral law},the law of duty as regards what is right and             wrong in the sight of God; specifically, the ten             commandments given by Moses. See {Law}, 2.          {Mosaic}, [or] {Ceremonial}, {law}. (Script.) See {Law}, 3.                      {Municipal}, [or] {Positive}, {law}, a rule prescribed by the             supreme power of a state, declaring some right, enforcing             some duty, or prohibiting some act; -- distinguished from             international and constitutional law. See {Law}, 1.          {Periodic law}. (Chem.) See under {Periodic}.          {Roman law}, the system of principles and laws found in the             codes and treatises of the lawmakers and jurists of             ancient Rome, and incorporated more or less into the laws             of the several European countries and colonies founded by             them. See {Civil law} (above).          {Statute law}, the law as stated in statutes or positive             enactments of the legislative body.          {Sumptuary law}. See under {Sumptuary}.          {To go to law}, to seek a settlement of any matter by             bringing it before the courts of law; to sue or prosecute             some one.          {To} {take, [or] have}, {the law of}, to bring the law to             bear upon; as, to take the law of one's neighbor.             --Addison.          {Wager of law}. See under {Wager}.          Syn: Justice; equity.          Usage: {Law}, {Statute}, {Common law}, {Regulation}, {Edict},                   {Decree}. Law is generic, and, when used with                   reference to, or in connection with, the other words                   here considered, denotes whatever is commanded by one                   who has a right to require obedience. A statute is a                   particular law drawn out in form, and distinctly                   enacted and proclaimed. Common law is a rule of action                   founded on long usage and the decisions of courts of                   justice. A regulation is a limited and often,                   temporary law, intended to secure some particular end                   or object. An edict is a command or law issued by a                   sovereign, and is peculiar to a despotic government. A                   decree is a permanent order either of a court or of                   the executive government. See {Justice}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mariotte's law \Ma`ri*otte's law`\ (Physics.)       See {Boyle's law}, under {Law}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Martagon \Mar"ta*gon\, n. [Cf. F. & Sp. martagon, It.       martagone.] (Bot.)       A lily ({Lilium Martagon}) with purplish red flowers, found       in Europe and Asia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mar-text \Mar"-text`\, n.       A blundering preacher.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wishbone \Wish"bone`\, n.       The forked bone in front of the breastbone in birds; --       called also {merrythought}, and {wishing bone}. See       {Merrythought}, and {Furculum}.
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Merrythought \Mer"ry*thought`\, n.       The forked bone of a fowl's breast; -- called also       {wishbone}. See {Furculum}.          Note: It is a sportive custom for two persons to break this                bone by pulling the ends apart to see who will get the                longer piece, the securing of which is regarded as a                lucky omen, signifying that the person holding it will                obtain the gratification of some secret wish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wishbone \Wish"bone`\, n.       The forked bone in front of the breastbone in birds; --       called also {merrythought}, and {wishing bone}. See       {Merrythought}, and {Furculum}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Merrythought \Mer"ry*thought`\, n.       The forked bone of a fowl's breast; -- called also       {wishbone}. See {Furculum}.          Note: It is a sportive custom for two persons to break this                bone by pulling the ends apart to see who will get the                longer piece, the securing of which is regarded as a                lucky omen, signifying that the person holding it will                obtain the gratification of some secret wish.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mordacious \Mor*da"cious\, a. [L. mordax, -acis, fr. mordere,       morsum, to bite. See {Morsel}.]       Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic;       severe; scathing. -- {Mor*da"cious*ly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mordacious \Mor*da"cious\, a. [L. mordax, -acis, fr. mordere,       morsum, to bite. See {Morsel}.]       Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic;       severe; scathing. -- {Mor*da"cious*ly}, adv.
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Mordacity \Mor*dac"i*ty\, n. [L. mordacitas: cf. F.       mordacit[82]. See {Mordacious}.]       The quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or       sarcastic quality. --Bacon.
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Mordicancy \Mor"di*can*cy\, n.       A biting quality; corrosiveness. [R.] --Evelyn.
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Mordicant \Mor"di*cant\, a. [L. mordicans, p. pr. of mordicare       to bite, fr. mordere: cf. F. mordicant.]       Biting; acrid; as, the mordicant quality of a body. [R.]       --Boyle.
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Mordication \Mor`di*ca"tion\, n. [L. mordicatio.]       The act of biting or corroding; corrosion. [R.] --Bacon.
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Mordicative \Mor"di*ca*tive\, a. [L. mordicativus.]       Biting; corrosive. [R.] --Holland.
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Mort \Mort\, n. [F., death, fr. L. mors, mortis.]       1. Death; esp., the death of game in the chase.          2. A note or series of notes sounded on a horn at the death             of game.                         The sportsman then sounded a treble mort. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          3. The skin of a sheep or lamb that has died of disease.             [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]          {Mort cloth}, the pall spread over a coffin; black cloth             indicative or mourning; funeral hangings. --Carlyle.          {Mort stone}, a large stone by the wayside on which the             bearers rest a coffin. [Eng.] --H. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mort \Mort\, n. [F., death, fr. L. mors, mortis.]       1. Death; esp., the death of game in the chase.          2. A note or series of notes sounded on a horn at the death             of game.                         The sportsman then sounded a treble mort. --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.          3. The skin of a sheep or lamb that has died of disease.             [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]          {Mort cloth}, the pall spread over a coffin; black cloth             indicative or mourning; funeral hangings. --Carlyle.          {Mort stone}, a large stone by the wayside on which the             bearers rest a coffin. [Eng.] --H. Taylor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortgage \Mort"gage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortgaged}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Mortgaging}.]       1. (Law) To grant or convey, as property, for the security of             a debt, or other engagement, upon a condition that if the             debt or engagement shall be discharged according to the             contract, the conveyance shall be void, otherwise to             become absolute, subject, however, to the right of             redemption.          2. Hence: To pledge, either literally or figuratively; to             make subject to a claim or obligation.                         Mortgaging their lives to covetise.   --Spenser.                         I myself an mortgaged to thy will.      --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortgage \Mort"gage\, n. [F. mort-gage; mort dead (L. mortuus) +       gage pledge. See {Mortal}, and {Gage}.]       1. (Law) A conveyance of property, upon condition, as             security for the payment of a debt or the preformance of a             duty, and to become void upon payment or performance             according to the stipulated terms; also, the written             instrument by which the conveyance is made.          Note: It was called a mortgage (or dead pledge) because,                whatever profit it might yield, it did not thereby                redeem itself, but became lost or dead to the mortgager                upon breach of the condition. But in equity a right of                redemption is an inseparable incident of a mortgage                until the mortgager is debarred by his own laches, or                by judicial decree. --Cowell. Kent.          2. State of being pledged; as, lands given in mortgage.          {Chattel mortgage}. See under {Chattel}.          {To foreclose a mortgage}. See under {Foreclose}.          {Mortgage deed} (Law), a deed given by way of mortgage.
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Record \Re*cord"\ (r?*k?rd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recorded}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Recording}.] [OE. recorden to repeat, remind,       F. recorder, fr. L. recordari to remember; pref. re- re- +       cor, cordis, the heart or mind. See {Cordial}, {Heart}.]       1. To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.             [Obs.] [bd]I it you record.[b8] --Chaucer.          2. To repeat; to recite; to sing or play. [Obs.]                         They longed to see the day, to hear the lark Record                      her hymns, and chant her carols blest. --Fairfax.          3. To preserve the memory of, by committing to writing, to             printing, to inscription, or the like; to make note of; to             write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose             of preserving authentic evidence of; to register; to             enroll; as, to record the proceedings of a court; to             record historical events.                         Those things that are recorded of him . . . are                      written in the chronicles of the kings. --1 Esd. i.                                                                               42.          {To record a deed}, {mortgage}, {lease}, etc., to have a copy             of the same entered in the records of the office             designated by law, for the information of the public.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortgage \Mort"gage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortgaged}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Mortgaging}.]       1. (Law) To grant or convey, as property, for the security of             a debt, or other engagement, upon a condition that if the             debt or engagement shall be discharged according to the             contract, the conveyance shall be void, otherwise to             become absolute, subject, however, to the right of             redemption.          2. Hence: To pledge, either literally or figuratively; to             make subject to a claim or obligation.                         Mortgaging their lives to covetise.   --Spenser.                         I myself an mortgaged to thy will.      --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortgage \Mort"gage\, n. [F. mort-gage; mort dead (L. mortuus) +       gage pledge. See {Mortal}, and {Gage}.]       1. (Law) A conveyance of property, upon condition, as             security for the payment of a debt or the preformance of a             duty, and to become void upon payment or performance             according to the stipulated terms; also, the written             instrument by which the conveyance is made.          Note: It was called a mortgage (or dead pledge) because,                whatever profit it might yield, it did not thereby                redeem itself, but became lost or dead to the mortgager                upon breach of the condition. But in equity a right of                redemption is an inseparable incident of a mortgage                until the mortgager is debarred by his own laches, or                by judicial decree. --Cowell. Kent.          2. State of being pledged; as, lands given in mortgage.          {Chattel mortgage}. See under {Chattel}.          {To foreclose a mortgage}. See under {Foreclose}.          {Mortgage deed} (Law), a deed given by way of mortgage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Record \Re*cord"\ (r?*k?rd"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Recorded}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Recording}.] [OE. recorden to repeat, remind,       F. recorder, fr. L. recordari to remember; pref. re- re- +       cor, cordis, the heart or mind. See {Cordial}, {Heart}.]       1. To recall to mind; to recollect; to remember; to meditate.             [Obs.] [bd]I it you record.[b8] --Chaucer.          2. To repeat; to recite; to sing or play. [Obs.]                         They longed to see the day, to hear the lark Record                      her hymns, and chant her carols blest. --Fairfax.          3. To preserve the memory of, by committing to writing, to             printing, to inscription, or the like; to make note of; to             write or enter in a book or on parchment, for the purpose             of preserving authentic evidence of; to register; to             enroll; as, to record the proceedings of a court; to             record historical events.                         Those things that are recorded of him . . . are                      written in the chronicles of the kings. --1 Esd. i.                                                                               42.          {To record a deed}, {mortgage}, {lease}, etc., to have a copy             of the same entered in the records of the office             designated by law, for the information of the public.
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Debenture \De*ben"ture\, n.       Any of various instruments issued, esp. by corporations, as       evidences of debt. Such instruments (often called          {debenture bonds}) are generally, through not necessarily,             under seal, and are usually secured by a mortgage or other             charge upon property; they may be registered or             unregistered. A debenture secured by a mortgage on             specific property is called a          {mortgage debenture}; one secured by a floating charge (which             see), a          {floating debenture}; one not secured by any charge          {a naked debenture}. In general the term debenture in British             usage designates any security issued by companies other             than their shares, including, therefore, what are in the             United States commonly called {bonds}. When used in the             United States debenture generally designates an instrument             secured by a floating charge junior to other charges             secured by fixed mortgages, or, specif., one of a series             of securities secured by a group of securities held in             trust for the benefit of the debenture holders.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortgage \Mort"gage\, n. [F. mort-gage; mort dead (L. mortuus) +       gage pledge. See {Mortal}, and {Gage}.]       1. (Law) A conveyance of property, upon condition, as             security for the payment of a debt or the preformance of a             duty, and to become void upon payment or performance             according to the stipulated terms; also, the written             instrument by which the conveyance is made.          Note: It was called a mortgage (or dead pledge) because,                whatever profit it might yield, it did not thereby                redeem itself, but became lost or dead to the mortgager                upon breach of the condition. But in equity a right of                redemption is an inseparable incident of a mortgage                until the mortgager is debarred by his own laches, or                by judicial decree. --Cowell. Kent.          2. State of being pledged; as, lands given in mortgage.          {Chattel mortgage}. See under {Chattel}.          {To foreclose a mortgage}. See under {Foreclose}.          {Mortgage deed} (Law), a deed given by way of mortgage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortgage \Mort"gage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortgaged}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Mortgaging}.]       1. (Law) To grant or convey, as property, for the security of             a debt, or other engagement, upon a condition that if the             debt or engagement shall be discharged according to the             contract, the conveyance shall be void, otherwise to             become absolute, subject, however, to the right of             redemption.          2. Hence: To pledge, either literally or figuratively; to             make subject to a claim or obligation.                         Mortgaging their lives to covetise.   --Spenser.                         I myself an mortgaged to thy will.      --Shak.
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Mortgagee \Mort`ga*gee"\, n. (Law)       The person to whom property is mortgaged, or to whom a       mortgage is made or given.
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Mortgageor \Mort"gage*or\, Mortgagor \Mort"ga*gor\, n. (Law)       One who gives a mortgage.          Note: The letter e is required analogically after the second                g in order to soften it; but the spelling mortgagor is                in fact the prevailing form. When the word is                contradistinguished from mortgagee it is accented on                the last syllable ([?]).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortgager \Mort"ga*ger\, n. (Law)       gives a mortgage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortgage \Mort"gage\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortgaged}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Mortgaging}.]       1. (Law) To grant or convey, as property, for the security of             a debt, or other engagement, upon a condition that if the             debt or engagement shall be discharged according to the             contract, the conveyance shall be void, otherwise to             become absolute, subject, however, to the right of             redemption.          2. Hence: To pledge, either literally or figuratively; to             make subject to a claim or obligation.                         Mortgaging their lives to covetise.   --Spenser.                         I myself an mortgaged to thy will.      --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortgageor \Mort"gage*or\, Mortgagor \Mort"ga*gor\, n. (Law)       One who gives a mortgage.          Note: The letter e is required analogically after the second                g in order to soften it; but the spelling mortgagor is                in fact the prevailing form. When the word is                contradistinguished from mortgagee it is accented on                the last syllable ([?]).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortise \Mor"tise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortised}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Mortising}.]       1. To cut or make a mortisein.          2. To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a             beam into a post, or a joist into a girder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortise \Mor"tise\, n. [F. mortaise; cf. Sp. mortaja, Ar.       murtazz fixed, or W. mortais, Ir. mortis, moirtis, Gael.       moirteis.]       A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to       receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit       it, and called a tenon.          {Mortise and tenon} (Carp.), made with a mortise and tenon;             joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; -- used             adjectively.          {Mortise joint}, a joint made by a mortise and tenon.          {Mortise lock}. See under {Lock}.          {Mortise wheel}, a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs             inserted in mortises on its face or edge; -- also called             {mortise gear}, and {core gear}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortise \Mor"tise\, n. [F. mortaise; cf. Sp. mortaja, Ar.       murtazz fixed, or W. mortais, Ir. mortis, moirtis, Gael.       moirteis.]       A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to       receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit       it, and called a tenon.          {Mortise and tenon} (Carp.), made with a mortise and tenon;             joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; -- used             adjectively.          {Mortise joint}, a joint made by a mortise and tenon.          {Mortise lock}. See under {Lock}.          {Mortise wheel}, a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs             inserted in mortises on its face or edge; -- also called             {mortise gear}, and {core gear}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortise \Mor"tise\, n. [F. mortaise; cf. Sp. mortaja, Ar.       murtazz fixed, or W. mortais, Ir. mortis, moirtis, Gael.       moirteis.]       A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to       receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit       it, and called a tenon.          {Mortise and tenon} (Carp.), made with a mortise and tenon;             joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; -- used             adjectively.          {Mortise joint}, a joint made by a mortise and tenon.          {Mortise lock}. See under {Lock}.          {Mortise wheel}, a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs             inserted in mortises on its face or edge; -- also called             {mortise gear}, and {core gear}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortise \Mor"tise\, n. [F. mortaise; cf. Sp. mortaja, Ar.       murtazz fixed, or W. mortais, Ir. mortis, moirtis, Gael.       moirteis.]       A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to       receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit       it, and called a tenon.          {Mortise and tenon} (Carp.), made with a mortise and tenon;             joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; -- used             adjectively.          {Mortise joint}, a joint made by a mortise and tenon.          {Mortise lock}. See under {Lock}.          {Mortise wheel}, a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs             inserted in mortises on its face or edge; -- also called             {mortise gear}, and {core gear}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lock \Lock\, n. [AS. loc inclosure, an inclosed place, the       fastening of a door, fr. l[umac]can to lock, fasten; akin to       OS. l[umac]kan (in comp.), D. luiken, OHG. l[umac]hhan, Icel.       l[?]ka, Goth. l[umac]kan (in comp.); cf. Skr. ruj to break.       Cf. {Locket}.]       1. Anything that fastens; specifically, a fastening, as for a             door, a lid, a trunk, a drawer, and the like, in which a             bolt is moved by a key so as to hold or to release the             thing fastened.          2. A fastening together or interlacing; a closing of one             thing upon another; a state of being fixed or immovable.                         Albemarle Street closed by a lock of carriages. --De                                                                               Quincey.          3. A place from which egress is prevented, as by a lock.             --Dryden.          4. The barrier or works which confine the water of a stream             or canal.          5. An inclosure in a canal with gates at each end, used in             raising or lowering boats as they pass from one level to             another; -- called also {lift lock}.          6. That part or apparatus of a firearm by which the charge is             exploded; as, a matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock,             etc.          7. A device for keeping a wheel from turning.          8. A grapple in wrestling. --Milton.          {Detector lock}, a lock containing a contrivance for showing             whether it as has been tampered with.          {Lock bay} (Canals), the body of water in a lock chamber.          {Lock chamber}, the inclosed space between the gates of a             canal lock.          {Lock nut}. See {Check nut}, under {Check}.          {Lock plate}, a plate to which the mechanism of a gunlock is             attached.          {Lock rail} (Arch.), in ordinary paneled doors, the rail             nearest the lock.          {Lock rand} (Masonry), a range of bond stone. --Knight.          {Mortise lock}, a door lock inserted in a mortise.          {Rim lock}, a lock fastened to the face of a door, thus             differing from a {mortise lock}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortise \Mor"tise\, n. [F. mortaise; cf. Sp. mortaja, Ar.       murtazz fixed, or W. mortais, Ir. mortis, moirtis, Gael.       moirteis.]       A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to       receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit       it, and called a tenon.          {Mortise and tenon} (Carp.), made with a mortise and tenon;             joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; -- used             adjectively.          {Mortise joint}, a joint made by a mortise and tenon.          {Mortise lock}. See under {Lock}.          {Mortise wheel}, a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs             inserted in mortises on its face or edge; -- also called             {mortise gear}, and {core gear}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortise \Mor"tise\, n. [F. mortaise; cf. Sp. mortaja, Ar.       murtazz fixed, or W. mortais, Ir. mortis, moirtis, Gael.       moirteis.]       A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to       receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit       it, and called a tenon.          {Mortise and tenon} (Carp.), made with a mortise and tenon;             joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; -- used             adjectively.          {Mortise joint}, a joint made by a mortise and tenon.          {Mortise lock}. See under {Lock}.          {Mortise wheel}, a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs             inserted in mortises on its face or edge; -- also called             {mortise gear}, and {core gear}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortise \Mor"tise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortised}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Mortising}.]       1. To cut or make a mortisein.          2. To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a             beam into a post, or a joist into a girder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mortise \Mor"tise\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mortised}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Mortising}.]       1. To cut or make a mortisein.          2. To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a             beam into a post, or a joist into a girder.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muriatic \Mu`ri*at"ic\, a. [L. muriaticus pickled, from muria       brine: cf. F. muriatique.] (Chem.)       Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sea salt, or from       chlorine, one of the constituents of sea salt; hydrochloric.          {Muriatic acid}, hydrochloric acid, {HCl}; -- formerly called             also {marine acid}, and {spirit of salt}. See             {hydrochloric}, and the Note under {Muriate}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muriatic \Mu`ri*at"ic\, a. [L. muriaticus pickled, from muria       brine: cf. F. muriatique.] (Chem.)       Of, pertaining to, or obtained from, sea salt, or from       chlorine, one of the constituents of sea salt; hydrochloric.          {Muriatic acid}, hydrochloric acid, {HCl}; -- formerly called             also {marine acid}, and {spirit of salt}. See             {hydrochloric}, and the Note under {Muriate}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hydrochloric \Hy`dro*chlo"ric\, a. [Hydro-, 2 + chloric: cf. F.       hydrochlorique.] (Chem.)       Pertaining to, or compounded of, chlorine and hydrogen gas;       as, hydrochloric acid; chlorhydric.          {Hydrochloric acid} (Chem.), hydrogen chloride; a colorless,             corrosive gas, {HCl}, of pungent, suffocating odor. It is             made in great quantities in the soda process, by the             action of sulphuric acid on common salt. It has a great             affinity for water, and the commercial article is a strong             solution of the gas in water. It is a typical acid, and is             an indispensable agent in commercial and general chemical             work. Called also {muriatic, [and] chlorhydric, acid}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Myrtaceous \Myr*ta"ceous\, a. [L. myrtaceus.] (Bot.)       Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a large and important       natural order of trees and shrubs ({Myrtace[91]}), of which       the myrtle is the type. It includes the genera {Eucalyptus},       {Pimenta}, {Lechythis}, and about seventy more.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Myrcia \[d8]Myr"ci*a\, n. [NL.] (Bot.)       A large genus of tropical American trees and shrubs, nearly       related to the true myrtles ({Myrtus}), from which they       differ in having very few seeds in each berry.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Myrtle \Myr"tle\ (m[etil]r"t'l), n. [F. myrtil bilberry, prop.,       a little myrtle, from myrte myrtle, L. myrtus, murtus, Gr.       my`rtos; cf. Per. m[umac]rd.] (Bot.)       A species of the genus {Myrtus}, especially {Myrtus       communis}. The common myrtle has a shrubby, upright stem,       eight or ten feet high. Its branches form a close, full head,       thickly covered with ovate or lanceolate evergreen leaves. It       has solitary axillary white or rosy flowers, followed by       black several-seeded berries. The ancients considered it       sacred to Venus. The flowers, leaves, and berries are used       variously in perfumery and as a condiment, and the       beautifully mottled wood is used in turning.          Note: The name is also popularly but wrongly applied in                America to two creeping plants, the blue-flowered                periwinkle and the yellow-flowered moneywort. In the                West Indies several myrtaceous shrubs are called                myrtle.          {Bog myrtle}, the sweet gale.          {Crape myrtle}. See under {Crape}.          {Myrtle warbler} (Zo[94]l.), a North American wood warbler             ({Dendroica coronata}); -- called also {myrtle bird},             {yellow-rumped warbler}, and {yellow-crowned warbler}.          {Myrtle wax}. (Bot.) See {Bayberry tallow}, under {Bayberry}.                      {Sand myrtle}, a low, branching evergreen shrub ({Leiophyllum             buxifolium}), growing in New Jersey and southward.          {Wax myrtle} ({Myrica cerifera}). See {Bayberry}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Marriottsville, MD       Zip code(s): 21104
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Marthasville, MO (city, FIPS 46424)       Location: 38.62841 N, 91.05333 W       Population (1990): 674 (259 housing units)       Area: 1.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Meredosia, IL (village, FIPS 48424)       Location: 39.83152 N, 90.55833 W       Population (1990): 1134 (484 housing units)       Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
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Merritt Island, FL (CDP, FIPS 44275)       Location: 28.31065 N, 80.66458 W       Population (1990): 32886 (14424 housing units)       Area: 45.7 sq km (land), 76.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 32952, 32953
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Merrittstown, PA       Zip code(s): 15463
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Mertzon, TX (city, FIPS 47832)       Location: 31.26232 N, 100.82036 W       Population (1990): 778 (361 housing units)       Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 76941
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Mertztown, PA       Zip code(s): 19539
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Morehead City, NC (town, FIPS 44320)       Location: 34.72468 N, 76.73199 W       Population (1990): 6046 (3206 housing units)       Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 1.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 28557
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Murdock, KS       Zip code(s): 67111    Murdock, MN (city, FIPS 44818)       Location: 45.22366 N, 95.39412 W       Population (1990): 282 (132 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 56271    Murdock, NE (village, FIPS 33320)       Location: 40.92602 N, 96.28029 W       Population (1990): 267 (115 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68407
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Murtaugh, ID (city, FIPS 55900)       Location: 42.49191 N, 114.16021 W       Population (1990): 134 (47 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 83344
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
MRDS          {Multics Relational Data Store}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Merodach       death; slaughter, the name of a Babylonian god, probably the       planet Mars (Jer. 50:2), or it may be another name of Bel, the       guardian divinity of Babylon. This name frequently occurs as a       surname to the kings of Assyria and Babylon.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Merodach-baladan       Merodach has given a son, (Isa. 39:1), "the hereditary chief of       the Chaldeans, a small tribe at that time settled in the marshes       at the mouth of the Euphrates, but in consequence of his       conquest of Babylon afterwards, they became the dominant caste       in Babylonia itself." One bearing this name sent ambassadors to       Hezekiah (B.C. 721). He is also called Berodach-baladan (2 Kings       20:12; 2 Chr. 20:31). (See {HEZEKIAH}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Mordecai       the son of Jair, of the tribe of Benjamin. It has been alleged       that he was carried into captivity with Jeconiah, and hence that       he must have been at least one hundred and twenty-nine years old       in the twelfth year of Ahasuerus (Xerxes). But the words of       Esther do not necessarily lead to this conclusion. It was       probably Kish of whom it is said (ver. 6) that he "had been       carried away with the captivity."                He resided at Susa, the metropolis of Persia. He adopted his       cousin Hadassah (Esther), an orphan child, whom he tenderly       brought up as his own daughter. When she was brought into the       king's harem and made queen in the room of the deposed queen       Vashti, he was promoted to some office in the court of       Ahasuerus, and was one of those who "sat in the king's gate"       (Esther 2:21). While holding this office, he discovered a plot       of the eunuchs to put the king to death, which, by his       vigilance, was defeated. His services to the king in this matter       were duly recorded in the royal chronicles.                Haman (q.v.) the Agagite had been raised to the highest       position at court. Mordecai refused to bow down before him; and       Haman, being stung to the quick by the conduct of Mordecai,       resolved to accomplish his death in a wholesale destruction of       the Jewish exiles throughout the Persian empire (Esther 3:8-15).       Tidings of this cruel scheme soon reached the ears of Mordecai,       who communicated with Queen Esther regarding it, and by her wise       and bold intervention the scheme was frustrated. The Jews were       delivered from destruction, Mordecai was raised to a high rank,       and Haman was executed on the gallows he had by anticipation       erected for Mordecai (6:2-7:10). In memory of the signal       deliverance thus wrought for them, the Jews to this day       celebrate the feast (9:26-32) of Purim (q.v.).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Merodach, bitter contrition
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Merodach-baladan, bitter contrition, without judgment
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Mordecai, contrition; bitter; bruising
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Mauritius       Mauritius:Geography       Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of    Madagascar       Map references: World       Area:    total area: 1,860 sq km    land area: 1,850 sq km    comparative area: slightly less than 10.5 times the size of    Washington, DC    note: includes Agalega Islands, Cargados Carajos Shoals (Saint    Brandon), and Rodrigues       Land boundaries: 0 km       Coastline: 177 km       Maritime claims:    continental shelf: 200 nm or to the edge of the continental margin    exclusive economic zone: 200 nm    territorial sea: 12 nm       International disputes: claims UK-administered Chagos Archipelago,    which includes the island of Diego Garcia in UK-administered British    Indian Ocean Territory; claims French-administered Tromelin Island       Climate: tropical, modified by southeast trade winds; warm, dry winter    (May to November); hot, wet, humid summer (November to May)       Terrain: small coastal plain rising to discontinuous mountains    encircling central plateau       Natural resources: arable land, fish       Land use:    arable land: 54%    permanent crops: 4%    meadows and pastures: 4%    forest and woodland: 31%    other: 7%       Irrigated land: 170 sq km (1989 est.)       Environment:    current issues: water pollution    natural hazards: cyclones (November to April); almost completely    surrounded by reefs that may pose maritime hazards    international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change,    Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law    of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer    Protection       Mauritius:People       Population: 1,127,068 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 28% (female 152,892; male 158,891)    15-64 years: 66% (female 376,049; male 372,910)    65 years and over: 6% (female 39,088; male 27,238) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 0.89% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 18.91 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 6.38 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: -3.64 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 17.8 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 70.84 years    male: 66.9 years    female: 74.95 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 2.2 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Mauritian(s)    adjective: Mauritian       Ethnic divisions: Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%,    Franco-Mauritian 2%       Religions: Hindu 52%, Christian 28.3% (Roman Catholic 26%, Protestant    2.3%), Muslim 16.6%, other 3.1%       Languages: English (official), Creole, French, Hindi, Urdu, Hakka,    Bojpoori       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1990)    total population: 80%    male: 85%    female: 75%       Labor force: 335,000    by occupation: government services 29%, agriculture and fishing 27%,    manufacturing 22%, other 22%       Mauritius:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of Mauritius    conventional short form: Mauritius       Digraph: MP       Type: parliamentary democracy       Capital: Port Louis       Administrative divisions: 9 districts and 3 dependencies*; Agalega    Islands*, Black River, Cargados Carajos*, Flacq, Grand Port, Moka,    Pamplemousses, Plaines Wilhems, Port Louis, Riviere du Rempart,    Rodrigues*, Savanne       Independence: 12 March 1968 (from UK)       National holiday: Independence Day, 12 March (1968)       Constitution: 12 March 1968; amended 12 March 1992       Legal system: based on French civil law system with elements of    English common law in certain areas       Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: President Cassam UTEEM (since 1 July 1992); Vice    President Rabindranath GHURBURRON (since 1 July 1992)    head of government: Prime Minister Sir Anerood JUGNAUTH (since 12 June    1982); Deputy Prime Minister Prem NABABSING (since 26 September 1990)    cabinet: Council of Ministers; appointed by the president on    recommendation of the prime minister       Legislative branch: unicameral    Legislative Assembly: elections last held on 15 September 1991 (next    to be held by 15 September 1996); results - MSM/MMM 53%, MLP/PMSD 38%;    seats - (66 total) MSM/MMM alliance 59 (MSM 29, MMM 26, OPR 2, MTD 2),    MLP/PMSD 4 (MLP 3, PMSD 1); note - the Supreme Court denied the    assignment of 3 seats to the MSM       Judicial branch: Supreme Court       Political parties and leaders:    government coalition: Militant Socialist Movement (MSM), A. JUGNAUTH;    Mauritian Militant Resurgence (RMM), Prem NABABSING (less 10    legislators under the leadership of Paul BERENGER, now voting with the    opposition); Mauritian Social Democratic Party (PMSD), X. DUVAL;    Organization of the People of Rodrigues (OPR), Louis Serge CLAIR;    Democratic Labor Movement (MTD), Anil BAICHOO    opposition: Mauritian Labor Party (MLP), Navin RAMGOOLMAN;    MMM-Berenger Faction, Paul BERENGER; Socialist Workers Front, Sylvio    MICHEL       Other political or pressure groups: various labor unions       Member of: ACCT, ACP, AfDB, C, CCC, ECA, FAO, G-77, GATT, IAEA, IBRD,    ICAO, ICFTU, ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INMARSAT,    INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC, ISO (correspondent), ITU, NAM, OAU, PCA, UN,    UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO, UPU, WCL, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Anund Priyay NEEWOOR    chancery: Suite 441, 4301 Connecticut Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008    telephone: [1] (202) 244-1491, 1492    FAX: [1] (202) 966-0983       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: Ambassador Leslie M. ALEXANDER    embassy: 4th Floor, Rogers House, John Kennedy Street, Port Louis    mailing address: use embassy street address    telephone: [230] 208-9763 through 9767    FAX: [230] 208-9534       Flag: four equal horizontal bands of red (top), blue, yellow, and    green       Economy       Overview: Since independence in 1968, Mauritius has developed from a    low income, agriculturally based economy to middle income diversified    economy with growing industrial and tourist sectors. For most of the    period annual growth has been of the order of 5% to 6%. This    remarkable achievement has been reflected in increased life    expectancy, lowered infant mortality, and a much improved    infrastructure. Sugarcane is grown on about 90% of the cultivated land    area and accounts for 40% of export earnings. The government's    development strategy centers on industrialization (with a view to    modernization and to exports), agricultural diversification, and    tourism. Economic performance in 1991-93 continued strong with solid    real growth and low unemployment.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $9.3 billion (1993    est.)       National product real growth rate: 4.7% (1993 est.)       National product per capita: $8,600 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 9.4% (1993 est.)       Unemployment rate: 2.4% (1991 est.)       Budget:    revenues: $653 million    expenditures: $567 million, including capital expenditures of $143    million (FY92/93 est.)       Exports: $1.32 billion (f.o.b., 1993 est.)    commodities: textiles 44%, sugar 40%, light manufactures 10%    partners: EC and US have preferential treatment, EC 77%, US 15%       Imports: $1.7 billion (f.o.b., 1993 est.)    commodities: manufactured goods 50%, capital equipment 17%, foodstuffs    13%, petroleum products 8%, chemicals 7%    partners: EC, US, South Africa, Japan       External debt: $996.8 million (1993 est.)       Industrial production: growth rate 5.8% (1992); accounts for 25% of    GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 340,000 kW    production: 920 million kWh    consumption per capita: 777 kWh (1993)       Industries: food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, wearing    apparel, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical    machinery, tourism       Agriculture: accounts for 10% of GDP; about 90% of cultivated land in    sugarcane; other products - tea, corn, potatoes, bananas, pulses,    cattle, goats, fish; net food importer, especially rice and fish       Illicit drugs: illicit producer of cannabis for the international drug    trade; heroin consumption and transshipment are growing problems       Economic aid:    recipient: US commitments, including Ex-Im (FY70-89), $76 million;    Western (non-US) countries (1970-89), $709 million; Communist    countries (1970-89), $54 million       Currency: 1 Mauritian rupee (MauR) = 100 cents       Exchange rates: Mauritian rupees (MauRs) per US$1 - 17.755 (January    1995), 17.960 (1994), 17.648 (1993), 15.563 (1992), 15.652 (1991),    14.839 (1990)       Fiscal year: 1 July - 30 June       Mauritius:Transportation       Railroads: 0 km       Highways:    total: 1,800 km    paved: 1,640 km    unpaved: earth 160 km       Ports: Port Louis       Merchant marine:    total: 16 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 191,703 GRT/297,347 DWT    ships by type: bulk 5, cargo 8, liquefied gas tanker 1, oil tanker 1,    passenger-cargo 1       Airports:    total: 5    with paved runways 2,438 to 3,047 m: 1    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1    with paved runways under 914 m: 2    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1       Mauritius:Communications       Telephone system: over 48,000 telephones; small system with good    service    local: NA    intercity: utilizes primarily microwave radio relay    international: 1 INTELSAT (Indian Ocean) earth station; new microwave    link to Reunion; high-frequency radio links to several countries       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 2, FM 0, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 4    televisions: NA       Mauritius:Defense Forces       Branches: National Police Force (includes the paramilitary Special    Mobile Force or SMF, Special Support Units or SSU, and National Coast    Guard)       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 321,947; males fit for military    service 163,904 (1995 est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $11.2 million, 0.4%    of GDP (FY92/93)