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   Madame Curie
         n 1: 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) [syn: {Curie}, {Marie Curie}, {Madame
               Curie}, {Marya Sklodowska}]

English Dictionary: meeting	by the DICT Development Group
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mademoiselle n small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico Synonym(s): silver perch, mademoiselle, Bairdiella chrysoura
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madness n obsolete terms for legal insanity [syn: lunacy, madness, insaneness] an acute viral disease of the nervous system of warm-blooded animals (usually transmitted by the bite of a rabid animal); rabies is fatal if the virus reaches the brain Synonym(s): rabies, hydrophobia, lyssa, madness a feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage" Synonym(s): fury, rage, madness the quality of being rash and foolish; "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness" Synonym(s): folly, foolishness, craziness, madness unrestrained excitement or enthusiasm; "poetry is a sort of divine madness" Synonym(s): madness, rabidity, rabidness
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Mahatma Gandhi n political and spiritual leader during India's struggle with Great Britain for home rule; an advocate of passive resistance (1869-1948) Synonym(s): Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
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mating n the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes; "the casual couplings of adolescents"; "the mating of some species occurs only in the spring" Synonym(s): coupling, mating, pairing, conjugation, union, sexual union
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matins n the first canonical hour; at daybreak [syn: matins, morning prayer]
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matting n a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp) mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture Synonym(s): mat, matting
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meadow mouse n widely distributed in grasslands of northern United States and Canada Synonym(s): meadow vole, meadow mouse, Microtus pennsylvaticus
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meadow mushroom n common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil; the cultivated mushroom of commerce Synonym(s): meadow mushroom, field mushroom, Agaricus campestris
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medium steel n steel with 0.15-0.3% carbon
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medium-size adj intermediate in size [syn: medium-sized, medium-size, moderate-sized, moderate-size]
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medium-sized adj intermediate in size [syn: medium-sized, medium-size, moderate-sized, moderate-size]
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meeting n a formally arranged gathering; "next year the meeting will be in Chicago"; "the meeting elected a chairperson" Synonym(s): meeting, group meeting a small informal social gathering; "there was an informal meeting in my living room" Synonym(s): meeting, get together a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway" Synonym(s): meeting, encounter the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day" Synonym(s): meeting, coming together the act of joining together as one; "the merging of the two groups occurred quickly"; "there was no meeting of minds" Synonym(s): merging, meeting, coming together a place where things merge or flow together (especially rivers); "Pittsburgh is located at the confluence of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers" Synonym(s): confluence, meeting
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meeting house n columbine of eastern North America having long-spurred red flowers Synonym(s): meeting house, honeysuckle, Aquilegia canadensis
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meeting of minds n a state of cooperation [syn: concurrence, {meeting of minds}]
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meeting place n a public facility to meet for open discussion [syn: forum, assembly, meeting place]
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meetinghouse n a building for religious assembly (especially Nonconformists, e.g., Quakers) Synonym(s): conventicle, meetinghouse
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metencephalon n the part of the hindbrain that develops into the pons and the cerebellum
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methane series n a series of non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons with the general formula CnH(2n+2) Synonym(s): methane series, alkane series, alkane, paraffin series, paraffin
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methanogen n archaebacteria found in anaerobic environments such as animal intestinal tracts or sediments or sewage and capable of producing methane; a source of natural gas
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midmost adv the middle or central part or point; "in the midst of the forest"; "could he walk out in the midst of his piece?" Synonym(s): midmost, in the midst adj being in the exact middle Synonym(s): middlemost, midmost
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midnight n 12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night; "young children should not be allowed to stay up until midnight"
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midnight sun n the sun visible at midnight (inside the Arctic or Antarctic Circles)
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mitomycin n a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug Synonym(s): mitomycin, Mutamycin
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moodiness n a sullen gloomy feeling having temperamental and changeable moods
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motion sickness n the state of being dizzy or nauseated because of the motions that occur while traveling in or on a moving vehicle Synonym(s): motion sickness, kinetosis
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motion study n an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort Synonym(s): time and motion study, time-and-motion study, time-motion study, motion study, time study, work study
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Mt. McKinley n a mountain in south central Alaska; the highest peak in North America (20,300 feet high) Synonym(s): McKinley, Mount McKinley, Mt. McKinley, Denali
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muddiness n the wetness of ground that is covered or soaked with water; "the baseball game was canceled because of the wateriness of the outfield"; "the water's muddiness made it undrinkable"; "the sloppiness of a rainy November day" Synonym(s): wateriness, muddiness, sloppiness a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior; "a confusion of impressions" Synonym(s): confusion, mental confusion, confusedness, muddiness, disarray the quality of being cloudy Synonym(s): cloudiness, murkiness, muddiness
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Mutamycin n a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug Synonym(s): mitomycin, Mutamycin
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muteness n the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak; "her muteness was a consequence of her deafness" Synonym(s): mutism, muteness a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising" Synonym(s): muteness, silence
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mutinous adj disposed to or in a state of mutiny; "the men became mutinous and insubordinate" consisting of or characterized by or inciting to mutiny; "mutinous acts"; "mutinous thoughts"; "a mutinous speech"
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Mutinus n a genus of fungi belonging to the family Phallaceae [syn: Mutinus, genus Mutinus]
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Mutinus caninus n a stinkhorn having a stalk without a cap; the slimy gleba is simply plastered on its surface near the apex where winged insects can find it Synonym(s): dog stinkhorn, Mutinus caninus
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mutton chop n chop cut from a mature sheep facial hair that has grown down the side of a man's face in front of the ears (especially when the rest of the beard is shaved off) Synonym(s): sideburn, burnside, mutton chop, side-whiskers
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mutton quad n a quad with a square body; "since `em quad' is hard to distinguish from `en quad', printers sometimes called it a `mutton quad'" Synonym(s): em, em quad, mutton quad
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mutton snapper n similar to and often marketed as `red snapper'; [syn: mutton snapper, muttonfish, Lutjanus analis]
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myotonia congenita n a mild, rare, congenital form of myotonia characterized by muscle stiffness Synonym(s): myotonia congenita, Thomsen's disease
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myotonic adj of or relating to or caused by myotonia
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myotonic dystrophy n a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and legs and hips; the onset can be any time from birth to middle age and the progression is slow; inheritance is autosomal dominant Synonym(s): myotonic muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy, myotonia atrophica, Steinert's disease
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myotonic muscular dystrophy n a severe form of muscular dystrophy marked by generalized weakness and muscular wasting that affects the face and feet and hands and neck; difficult speech and difficulty with the hands that spreads to the arms and shoulders and legs and hips; the onset can be any time from birth to middle age and the progression is slow; inheritance is autosomal dominant Synonym(s): myotonic muscular dystrophy, myotonic dystrophy, myotonia atrophica, Steinert's disease
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Venus \Ve"nus\, n. [L. Venus, -eris, the goddess of love, the planet Venus.] 1. (Class. Myth.) The goddess of beauty and love, that is, beauty or love deified. 2. (Anat.) One of the planets, the second in order from the sun, its orbit lying between that of Mercury and that of the Earth, at a mean distance from the sun of about 67,000,000 miles. Its diameter is 7,700 miles, and its sidereal period 224.7 days. As the morning star, it was called by the ancients {Lucifer}; as the evening star, {Hesperus}. 3. (Alchem.) The metal copper; -- probably so designated from the ancient use of the metal in making mirrors, a mirror being still the astronomical symbol of the planet Venus. [Archaic] 4. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve shells of the genus {Venus} or family {Venerid[91]}. Many of these shells are large, and ornamented with beautiful frills; others are smooth, glossy, and handsomely colored. Some of the larger species, as the round clam, or quahog, are valued for food. {Venus's basin} (Bot.), the wild teasel; -- so called because the connate leaf bases form a kind of receptacle for water, which was formerly gathered for use in the toilet. Also called {Venus's bath}. {Venus's basket} (Zo[94]l.), an elegant, cornucopia-shaped, hexactinellid sponge ({Euplectella speciosa}) native of the East Indies. It consists of glassy, transparent, siliceous fibers interwoven and soldered together so as to form a firm network, and has long, slender, divergent anchoring fibers at the base by means of which it stands erect in the soft mud at the bottom of the sea. Called also {Venus's flower basket}, and {Venus's purse}. {Venus's comb}. (a) (Bot.) Same as {Lady's comb}. (b) (Zo[94]l.) A species of {Murex} ({M. tenuispinus}). It has a long, tubular canal, with a row of long, slender spines along both of its borders, and rows of similar spines covering the body of the shell. Called also {Venus's shell}. {Venus's fan} (Zo[94]l.), a common reticulated, fanshaped gorgonia ({Gorgonia flabellum}) native of Florida and the West Indies. When fresh the color is purple or yellow, or a mixture of the two. {Venus's flytrap}. (Bot.) See {Flytrap}, 2. {Venus's girdle} (Zo[94]l.), a long, flat, ribbonlike, very delicate, transparent and iridescent ctenophore ({Cestum Veneris}) which swims in the open sea. Its form is due to the enormous development of two spheromeres. See Illust. in Appendix. {Venus's hair} (Bot.), a delicate and graceful fern ({Adiantum Capillus-Veneris}) having a slender, black and shining stem and branches. {Venus's hair stone} (Min.), quartz penetrated by acicular crystals of rutile. {Venus's looking-glass} (Bot.), an annual plant of the genus {Specularia} allied to the bellflower; -- also called {lady's looking-glass}. {Venus's navelwort} (Bot.), any one of several species of {Omphalodes}, low boraginaceous herbs with small blue or white flowers. {Venus's pride} (Bot.), an old name for Quaker ladies. See under {Quaker}. {Venus's purse}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Venus's basket}, above. {Venus's shell}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) Any species of Cypr[91]a; a cowrie. (b) Same as {Venus's comb}, above. (c) Same as {Venus}, 4. {Venus's slipper}. (a) (Bot.) Any plant of the genus {Cypripedium}. See {Lady's slipper}. (b) (Zo[94]l.) Any heteropod shell of the genus {Carinaria}. See {Carinaria}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Madam \Mad"am\, n.; pl. {Madams}, or {Mesdames}. [See {Madame}.] A gentlewoman; -- an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; -- much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mad \Mad\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Madded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Madding}.] To make mad or furious; to madden. Had I but seen thy picture in this plight, It would have madded me. --Shak.
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Madding \Mad"ding\, a. Affected with madness; raging; furious. -- {Mad"ding*ly}, adv. [Archaic] Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. --Gray. The madding wheels Of brazen chariots raged. --Milton.
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Madding \Mad"ding\, a. Affected with madness; raging; furious. -- {Mad"ding*ly}, adv. [Archaic] Far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife. --Gray. The madding wheels Of brazen chariots raged. --Milton.
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Madness \Mad"ness\, n. [From {Mad}, a.] 1. The condition of being mad; insanity; lunacy. 2. Frenzy; ungovernable rage; extreme folly. Syn: Insanity; distraction; derangement; craziness; lunacy; mania; frenzy; franticness; rage; aberration; alienation; monomania. See {Insanity}.
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Mahatma \Mahat"ma\, n. [Skr. mah[be]tman, lit., great-souled, wise.] (Theosophy) One of a class of sages, or [bd]adepts,[b8] reputed to have knowledge and powers of a higher order than those of ordinary men. -- {Mahat"ma*ism}, n.
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Maiden \Maid"en\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence. [bd]Amid the maiden throng.[b8] --Addison. Have you no modesty, no maiden shame ? --Shak. 2. Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt. [bd]A surprising old maiden lady.[b8] --Thackeray. 3. Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused. [bd]Maiden flowers.[b8] --Shak. Full bravely hast thou fleshed Thy maiden sword. --Shak. 4. Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated. -- T. Warton. Macaulay. {Maiden assize} (Eng. Law), an assize which there is no criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted with blood. It was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to present the judge with a pair of white gloves. --Smart. {Maiden name}, the surname of a woman before her marriage. {Maiden pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}. {Maiden plum} (Bot.), a West Indian tree ({Comocladia integrifolia}) with purplish drupes. The sap of the tree is glutinous, and gives a persistent black stain. {Maiden speech}, the first speech made by a person, esp. by a new member in a public body. {Maiden tower}, the tower most capable of resisting an enemy.
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Maidenhair \Maid"en*hair`\, n. (Bot.) A fern of the genus {Adiantum} ({A. pedatum}), having very slender graceful stalks. It is common in the United States, and is sometimes used in medicine. The name is also applied to other species of the same genus, as to the Venus-hair. {Maiden grass}, the smaller quaking grass. {Maiden tree}. See {Ginkgo}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Maiden \Maid"en\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to a maiden, or to maidens; suitable to, or characteristic of, a virgin; as, maiden innocence. [bd]Amid the maiden throng.[b8] --Addison. Have you no modesty, no maiden shame ? --Shak. 2. Never having been married; not having had sexual intercourse; virgin; -- said usually of the woman, but sometimes of the man; as, a maiden aunt. [bd]A surprising old maiden lady.[b8] --Thackeray. 3. Fresh; innocent; unpolluted; pure; hitherto unused. [bd]Maiden flowers.[b8] --Shak. Full bravely hast thou fleshed Thy maiden sword. --Shak. 4. Used of a fortress, signifying that it has never been captured, or violated. -- T. Warton. Macaulay. {Maiden assize} (Eng. Law), an assize which there is no criminal prosecution; an assize which is unpolluted with blood. It was usual, at such an assize, for the sheriff to present the judge with a pair of white gloves. --Smart. {Maiden name}, the surname of a woman before her marriage. {Maiden pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}. {Maiden plum} (Bot.), a West Indian tree ({Comocladia integrifolia}) with purplish drupes. The sap of the tree is glutinous, and gives a persistent black stain. {Maiden speech}, the first speech made by a person, esp. by a new member in a public body. {Maiden tower}, the tower most capable of resisting an enemy.
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Maidenship \Maid"en*ship\, n. Maidenhood. [Obs.] --Fuller.
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Matanza \Ma*tan"za\, n. [Sp., slaughter, fr. matar to kill.] A place where animals are slaughtered for their hides and tallow. [Western U. S.]
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Mate \Mate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mating}.] 1. To match; to marry. If she be mated with an equal husband. --Shak. 2. To match one's self against; to oppose as equal; to compete with. There is no passion in the mind of man so weak but it mates and masters the fear of death. --Bacon. I, . . . in the way of loyalty and truth, . . . Dare mate a sounder man than Surrey can be. --Shak.
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Matting \Mat"ting\, n. [From {Mat}, v. t. & i.] 1. The act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make a mat; the process of becoming matted. 2. Mats, in general, or collectively; mat work; a matlike fabric, for use in covering floors, packing articles, and the like; a kind of carpeting made of straw, etc. 3. Materials for mats. 4. An ornamental border. See 3d {Mat}, 4.
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Matting \Mat"ting\, n. [See {Matte}.] A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.
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Mat \Mat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Matted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Matting}.] 1. To cover or lay with mats. --Evelyn. 2. To twist, twine, or felt together; to interweave into, or like, a mat; to entangle. And o'er his eyebrows hung his matted hair. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vole \Vole\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to {Arvicola} and allied genera of the subfamily {Arvicolin[91]}. They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail. Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ({Arvicola amphibius}) is a common large aquatic species. The short-tailed field vole ({A. agrestis}) of Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern field vole ({A. arvalis}), and the Siberian root vole ({A. [d2]conomus}), are important European species. The common species of the Eastern United States ({A. riparius}) (called also {meadow mouse}) and the prairie mouse ({A. austerus}) are abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other species are found in Canada.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meadow \Mead"ow\, a. Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. [bd]Fat meadow ground.[b8] --Milton. Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see the particular word in the Vocabulary. {Meadow beauty}. (Bot.) Same as {Deergrass}. {Meadow foxtail} (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass ({Alopecurus pratensis}) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes. {Meadow grass} (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the genus {Poa}, common in meadows, and of great value for nay and for pasture. See {Grass}. {Meadow hay}, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.] {Meadow hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American bittern. See {Stake-driver}. (b) The American coot ({Fulica}). (c) The clapper rail. {Meadow lark} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Sturnella}, a genus of American birds allied to the starlings. The common species ({S. magna}) has a yellow breast with a black crescent. {Meadow mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any mouse of the genus {Arvicola}, as the common American species {A. riparia}; -- called also {field mouse}, and {field vole}. {Meadow mussel} (Zo[94]l.), an American ribbed mussel ({Modiola plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes. {Meadow ore} (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite. {Meadow parsnip}. (Bot.) See under {Parsnip}. {Meadow pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}. {Meadow pipit} (Zo[94]l.), a small singing bird of the genus {Anthus}, as {A. pratensis}, of Europe. {Meadow rue} (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus {Thalictrum}, having compound leaves and numerous white flowers. There are many species. {Meadow saffron}. (Bot.) See under {Saffron}. {Meadow sage}. (Bot.) See under {Sage}. {Meadow saxifrage} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe ({Silaus pratensis}), somewhat resembling fennel. {Meadow snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the common or jack snipe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Campagnol \[d8]Cam`pa`gnol"\, n. [F., fr. campagne field.] (Zo[94]l.) A mouse ({Arvicala agrestis}), called also {meadow mouse}, which often does great damage in fields and gardens, by feeding on roots and seeds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vole \Vole\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to {Arvicola} and allied genera of the subfamily {Arvicolin[91]}. They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail. Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ({Arvicola amphibius}) is a common large aquatic species. The short-tailed field vole ({A. agrestis}) of Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern field vole ({A. arvalis}), and the Siberian root vole ({A. [d2]conomus}), are important European species. The common species of the Eastern United States ({A. riparius}) (called also {meadow mouse}) and the prairie mouse ({A. austerus}) are abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other species are found in Canada.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meadow \Mead"ow\, a. Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. [bd]Fat meadow ground.[b8] --Milton. Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see the particular word in the Vocabulary. {Meadow beauty}. (Bot.) Same as {Deergrass}. {Meadow foxtail} (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass ({Alopecurus pratensis}) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes. {Meadow grass} (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the genus {Poa}, common in meadows, and of great value for nay and for pasture. See {Grass}. {Meadow hay}, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.] {Meadow hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American bittern. See {Stake-driver}. (b) The American coot ({Fulica}). (c) The clapper rail. {Meadow lark} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Sturnella}, a genus of American birds allied to the starlings. The common species ({S. magna}) has a yellow breast with a black crescent. {Meadow mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any mouse of the genus {Arvicola}, as the common American species {A. riparia}; -- called also {field mouse}, and {field vole}. {Meadow mussel} (Zo[94]l.), an American ribbed mussel ({Modiola plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes. {Meadow ore} (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite. {Meadow parsnip}. (Bot.) See under {Parsnip}. {Meadow pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}. {Meadow pipit} (Zo[94]l.), a small singing bird of the genus {Anthus}, as {A. pratensis}, of Europe. {Meadow rue} (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus {Thalictrum}, having compound leaves and numerous white flowers. There are many species. {Meadow saffron}. (Bot.) See under {Saffron}. {Meadow sage}. (Bot.) See under {Sage}. {Meadow saxifrage} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe ({Silaus pratensis}), somewhat resembling fennel. {Meadow snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the common or jack snipe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Campagnol \[d8]Cam`pa`gnol"\, n. [F., fr. campagne field.] (Zo[94]l.) A mouse ({Arvicala agrestis}), called also {meadow mouse}, which often does great damage in fields and gardens, by feeding on roots and seeds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Vole \Vole\, n. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of micelike rodents belonging to {Arvicola} and allied genera of the subfamily {Arvicolin[91]}. They have a thick head, short ears, and a short hairy tail. Note: The water vole, or water rat, of Europe ({Arvicola amphibius}) is a common large aquatic species. The short-tailed field vole ({A. agrestis}) of Northern and Central Europe, and Asia, the Southern field vole ({A. arvalis}), and the Siberian root vole ({A. [d2]conomus}), are important European species. The common species of the Eastern United States ({A. riparius}) (called also {meadow mouse}) and the prairie mouse ({A. austerus}) are abundant, and often injurious to vegetation. Other species are found in Canada.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meadow \Mead"ow\, a. Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. [bd]Fat meadow ground.[b8] --Milton. Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see the particular word in the Vocabulary. {Meadow beauty}. (Bot.) Same as {Deergrass}. {Meadow foxtail} (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass ({Alopecurus pratensis}) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes. {Meadow grass} (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the genus {Poa}, common in meadows, and of great value for nay and for pasture. See {Grass}. {Meadow hay}, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.] {Meadow hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American bittern. See {Stake-driver}. (b) The American coot ({Fulica}). (c) The clapper rail. {Meadow lark} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Sturnella}, a genus of American birds allied to the starlings. The common species ({S. magna}) has a yellow breast with a black crescent. {Meadow mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any mouse of the genus {Arvicola}, as the common American species {A. riparia}; -- called also {field mouse}, and {field vole}. {Meadow mussel} (Zo[94]l.), an American ribbed mussel ({Modiola plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes. {Meadow ore} (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite. {Meadow parsnip}. (Bot.) See under {Parsnip}. {Meadow pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}. {Meadow pipit} (Zo[94]l.), a small singing bird of the genus {Anthus}, as {A. pratensis}, of Europe. {Meadow rue} (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus {Thalictrum}, having compound leaves and numerous white flowers. There are many species. {Meadow saffron}. (Bot.) See under {Saffron}. {Meadow sage}. (Bot.) See under {Sage}. {Meadow saxifrage} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe ({Silaus pratensis}), somewhat resembling fennel. {Meadow snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the common or jack snipe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Campagnol \[d8]Cam`pa`gnol"\, n. [F., fr. campagne field.] (Zo[94]l.) A mouse ({Arvicala agrestis}), called also {meadow mouse}, which often does great damage in fields and gardens, by feeding on roots and seeds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meadow \Mead"ow\, a. Of or pertaining to a meadow; of the nature of a meadow; produced, growing, or living in, a meadow. [bd]Fat meadow ground.[b8] --Milton. Note: For many names of plants compounded with meadow, see the particular word in the Vocabulary. {Meadow beauty}. (Bot.) Same as {Deergrass}. {Meadow foxtail} (Bot.), a valuable pasture grass ({Alopecurus pratensis}) resembling timothy, but with softer spikes. {Meadow grass} (Bot.), a name given to several grasses of the genus {Poa}, common in meadows, and of great value for nay and for pasture. See {Grass}. {Meadow hay}, a coarse grass, or true sedge, growing in uncultivated swamp or river meadow; -- used as fodder or bedding for cattle, packing for ice, etc. [Local, U. S.] {Meadow hen}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The American bittern. See {Stake-driver}. (b) The American coot ({Fulica}). (c) The clapper rail. {Meadow lark} (Zo[94]l.), any species of {Sturnella}, a genus of American birds allied to the starlings. The common species ({S. magna}) has a yellow breast with a black crescent. {Meadow mouse} (Zo[94]l.), any mouse of the genus {Arvicola}, as the common American species {A. riparia}; -- called also {field mouse}, and {field vole}. {Meadow mussel} (Zo[94]l.), an American ribbed mussel ({Modiola plicatula}), very abundant in salt marshes. {Meadow ore} (Min.), bog-iron ore, a kind of limonite. {Meadow parsnip}. (Bot.) See under {Parsnip}. {Meadow pink}. (Bot.) See under {Pink}. {Meadow pipit} (Zo[94]l.), a small singing bird of the genus {Anthus}, as {A. pratensis}, of Europe. {Meadow rue} (Bot.), a delicate early plant, of the genus {Thalictrum}, having compound leaves and numerous white flowers. There are many species. {Meadow saffron}. (Bot.) See under {Saffron}. {Meadow sage}. (Bot.) See under {Sage}. {Meadow saxifrage} (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe ({Silaus pratensis}), somewhat resembling fennel. {Meadow snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the common or jack snipe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meatiness \Meat"i*ness\, n. Quality of being meaty.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Medium \Me"di*um\, n.; pl. L. {Media}, {E}. {Mediums}. [L. medium the middle, fr. medius middle. See {Mid}, and cf. {Medius}.] 1. That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity. Hence, specifically: (a) Middle place or degree; mean. The just medium . . . lies between pride and abjection. --L'Estrange. (b) (Math.) See {Mean}. (c) (Logic) The mean or middle term of a syllogism; that by which the extremes are brought into connection. 2. A substance through which an effect is transmitted from one thing to another; as, air is the common medium of sound. Hence: The condition upon which any event or action occurs; necessary means of motion or action; that through or by which anything is accomplished, conveyed, or carried on; specifically, in animal magnetism, spiritualism, etc., a person through whom the action of another being is said to be manifested and transmitted. Whether any other liquors, being made mediums, cause a diversity of sound from water, it may be tried. --Bacon. I must bring together All these extremes; and must remove all mediums. --Denham. 3. An average. [R.] A medium of six years of war, and six years of peace. --Burke. 4. A trade name for printing and writing paper of certain sizes. See {Paper}. 5. (Paint.) The liquid vehicle with which dry colors are ground and prepared for application. {Circulating medium}, a current medium of exchange, whether coin, bank notes, or government notes. {Ethereal medium} (Physics), the ether. {Medium of exchange}, that which is used for effecting an exchange of commodities -- money or current representatives of money.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Medium-sized \Me"di*um-sized`\, a. Having a medium size; as, a medium-sized man.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meet \Meet\ (m[emac]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Met} (m[ecr]t); p. pr. & vb. n. {Meeting}.] [OE. meten, AS. m[emac]tan, fr. m[omac]t, gem[omac]t, a meeting; akin to OS. m[omac]tian to meet, Icel. m[91]ta, Goth. gam[omac]tjan. See {Moot}, v. t.] 1. To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact by following and overtaking. 2. To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; as, they met the enemy and defeated them; the ship met opposing winds and currents. 3. To come into the presence of without contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of; as, to meet a train at a junction; to meet carriages or persons in the street; to meet friends at a party; sweet sounds met the ear. His daughter came out to meet him. --Judg. xi. 34. 4. To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; as, the eye met a horrid sight; he met his fate. Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst, Which meets contempt, or which compassion first. --Pope. 5. To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to satisfy; to ansver; as, to meet one's expectations; the supply meets the demand. {To meet half way}, literally, to go half the distance between in order to meet (one); hence, figuratively, to yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect a compromise or reconciliation with.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meeting \Meet"ing\, n. 1. A coming together; an assembling; as, the meeting of Congress. 2. A junction, crossing, or union; as, the meeting of the roads or of two rivers. 3. A congregation; a collection of people; a convention; as, a large meeting; an harmonius meeting. 4. An assembly for worship; as, to attend meeting on Sunday; -- in England, applied distinctively and disparagingly to the worshiping assemblies of Dissenters. Syn: Conference; assembly; company; convention; congregation; junction; confluence; union.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meetinghouse \Meet"ing*house`\, n. A house used as a place of worship; a church; -- in England, applied only to a house so used by Dissenters.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meetness \Meet"ness\, n. Fitness; suitableness; propriety.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Metencephalon \Met`enceph"alon\, n. [Met- + encephalon.] (Anat.) The posterior part of the brain, including the medulla; the afterbrain. Sometimes abbreviated to meten.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Meth91moglobin \Met`h[91]moglo"bin\ (? [or] ?), n. [Pref. met- + h[ae]moglobin.] (Physiol. Chem.) A stable crystalline compound obtained by the decomposition of hemoglobin. It is found in old blood stains.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Methane \Meth"ane\, n. [See {Methal}.] (Chem.) A light, colorless, gaseous, inflammable hydrocarbon, {CH4}; marsh gas. See {Marsh gas}, under {Gas}. {Methane series} (Chem.), a series of saturated hydrocarbons, of which methane is the first member and type, and (because of their general chemical inertness and indifference) called also the {paraffin (little affinity) series}. The lightest members are gases, as methane, ethane; intermediate members are liquids, as hexane, heptane, etc. (found in benzine, kerosene, etc.); while the highest members are white, waxy, or fatty solids, as paraffin proper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Methinks \Me*thinks"\, v. impers. [imp. {Methought}.] [AS. [thorn]yncan to seem, m[emac] [thorn]ynce[edh], m[emac] [thorn][umac]hte, OE. me thinketh, me thoughte; akin to G. d[81]nken to seem, denken to think, and E. think. See {Me}, and {Think}.] It seems to me; I think. See {Me}. [R., except in poetry.] In all ages poets have been had in special reputation, and, methinks, not without great cause. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Methionic \Meth`i*on"ic\, a. [Methyl + thionic.] (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or designating, a sulphonic (thionic) acid derivative of methane, obtained as a stable white crystalline substance, {CH2.(SO3H)2}, which forms well defined salts.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mete \Mete\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Meted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Meting}.] [AS. metan; akin to D. meten, G. messen, OHG. mezzan, Icel. meta, Sw. m[84]ta, Goth. mitan, L. modus measure, moderation, modius a corn measure, Gr. [?] to rule, [?] a corn measure, and ultimately from the same root as E. measure, L. metiri to measure; cf. Skr. m[be] to measure. [root]99. Cf. {Measure}, {Meet}, a., {Mode}.] To find the quantity, dimensions, or capacity of, by any rule or standard; to measure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Metonic \Me*ton"ic\, a. [Cf. F. m[82]tonique.] Pertaining to, or discovered by, Meton, the Athenian. {Metonic} {cycle [or] year}. (Astron.) See under {Cycle}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Cycle of indiction}, a period of 15 years, employed in Roman and ecclesiastical chronology, not founded on any astronomical period, but having reference to certain judicial acts which took place at stated epochs under the Greek emperors. {Cycle of the moon}, or {Metonic cycle}, a period of 19 years, after the lapse of which the new and full moon returns to the same day of the year; -- so called from Meton, who first proposed it. {Cycle of the sun}, {Solar cycle}, a period of 28 years, at the end of which time the days of the month return to the same days of the week. The dominical or Sunday letter follows the same order; hence the solar cycle is also called the {cycle of the Sunday letter}. In the Gregorian calendar the solar cycle is in general interrupted at the end of the century.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midden crow \Mid"den crow"\ (Zo[94]l.) The common European crow. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midden \Mid"den\, n. [Also {midding}.] [Cf. Dan. m[94]gdynge, E. muck, and dung.] 1. A dunghill. [Prov. Eng.] 2. An accumulation of refuse about a dwelling place; especially, an accumulation of shells or of cinders, bones, and other refuse on the supposed site of the dwelling places of prehistoric tribes, -- as on the shores of the Baltic Sea and in many other places. See {Kitchen middens}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midding \Mid"ding\, n. Same as {Midden}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midden \Mid"den\, n. [Also {midding}.] [Cf. Dan. m[94]gdynge, E. muck, and dung.] 1. A dunghill. [Prov. Eng.] 2. An accumulation of refuse about a dwelling place; especially, an accumulation of shells or of cinders, bones, and other refuse on the supposed site of the dwelling places of prehistoric tribes, -- as on the shores of the Baltic Sea and in many other places. See {Kitchen middens}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midding \Mid"ding\, n. Same as {Midden}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mid \Mid\ (m[icr]d), a. [Compar. wanting; superl. {Midmost}.] [AS. midd; akin to OS. middi, D. mid (in comp.), OHG. mitti, Icel. mi[edh]r, Goth. midjis, L. medius, Gr. me`sos, Skr. madhya. [root]271. Cf. {Amid}, {Middle}, {Midst}, {Mean}, {Mediate}, {Meridian}, {Mizzen}, {Moiety}.] 1. Denoting the middle part; as, in mid ocean. No more the mounting larks, while Daphne sings, Shall list'ning in mid air suspend their wings. --Pope. 2. Occupying a middle position; middle; as, the mid finger; the mid hour of night. 3. (Phon.) Made with a somewhat elevated position of some certain part of the tongue, in relation to the palate; midway between the high and the low; -- said of certain vowel sounds; as, [be] ([be]le), [ecr] ([ecr]ll), [omac] ([omac]ld). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 10, 11. Note: Mid is much used as a prefix, or combining form, denoting the middle or middle part of a thing; as, mid-air, mid-channel, mid-age, midday, midland, etc. Also, specifically, in geometry, to denote a circle inscribed in a triangle (a midcircle), or relation to such a circle; as, mid-center, midradius.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midmost \Mid"most`\, a. [OE. middemiste. Cf. {Foremost}.] Middle; middlemost. Ere night's midmost, stillest hour was past. --Byron.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midnight \Mid"night`\, n. [AS. midniht.] The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night. The iron tongue of midnight hath told twelve. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midnight \Mid"night`\, a. Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night; as, midnight studies; midnight gloom. [bd]Midnight shout and revelry.[b8] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Midnight sun \Mid"night` sun\ The sun shining at midnight in the arctic or antarctic summer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Miting \Mit"ing\, n. [From {Mite}.] A little one; -- used as a term of endearment. [Obs.] --Skelton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Modenese \Mod`e*nese"\, a. Of or pertaining to Modena or its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant of Modena; the people of Modena.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moodiness \Mood"i*ness\, n. The quality or state of being moody; specifically, liability to strange or violent moods.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Moot \Moot\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mooted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mooting}.] [OE. moten, motien, AS. m[d3]tan to meet or assemble for conversation, to discuss, dispute, fr. m[d3]t, gem[d3]t, a meeting, an assembly; akin to Icel. m[d3]t, MHG. muoz. Cf. {Meet} to come together.] 1. To argue for and against; to debate; to discuss; to propose for discussion. A problem which hardly has been mentioned, much less mooted, in this country. --Sir W. Hamilton. 2. Specifically: To discuss by way of exercise; to argue for practice; to propound and discuss in a mock court. First a case is appointed to be mooted by certain young men, containing some doubtful controversy. --Sir T. Elyot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Motionist \Mo"tion*ist\, n. A mover. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mouth \Mouth\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Mouthed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mouthing}.] 1. To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour. --Dryden. 2. To utter with a voice affectedly big or swelling; to speak in a strained or unnaturally sonorous manner. [bd]Mouthing big phrases.[b8] --Hare. Mouthing out his hollow oes and aes. --Tennyson. 3. To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear her cub. --Sir T. Browne. 4. To make mouths at. [R.] --R. Blair.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muddiness \Mud"di*ness\, n. 1. The condition or quality of being muddy; turbidness; foulness caused by mud, dirt, or sediment; as, the muddiness of a stream. 2. Obscurity or confusion, as in treatment of a subject; intellectual dullness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muddy \Mud"dy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Muddied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Muddying}.] 1. To soil with mud; to dirty; to render turbid. 2. Fig.: To cloud; to make dull or heavy. --Grew.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muteness \Mute"ness\, n. The quality or state of being mute; speechlessness.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Muting \Mut"ing\, n. Dung of birds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mutiny \Mu"ti*ny\, n.; pl. {Mutinies}. [From mutine to mutiny, fr. F. se mutiner, fr. F. mutin stubborn, mutinous, fr. OF. meute riot, LL. movita, fr. movitus, for L. motus, p. p. of movere to move. See {Move}.] 1. Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination. In every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader. --Macaulay. 2. Violent commotion; tumult; strife. [Obs.] o raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves. --Shak. {Mutiny act} (Law), an English statute re[89]nacted annually to punish mutiny and desertion. --Wharton. Syn: See {Insurrection}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mutinous \Mu"tinous\, a. [See {Mutiny}.] Disposed to mutiny; in a state of mutiny; characterized by mutiny; seditious; insubordinate. The city was becoming mutinous. --Macaulay. -- {Mu"tinously}, adv. -- {Mu"tinous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mutinous \Mu"tinous\, a. [See {Mutiny}.] Disposed to mutiny; in a state of mutiny; characterized by mutiny; seditious; insubordinate. The city was becoming mutinous. --Macaulay. -- {Mu"tinously}, adv. -- {Mu"tinous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mutinous \Mu"tinous\, a. [See {Mutiny}.] Disposed to mutiny; in a state of mutiny; characterized by mutiny; seditious; insubordinate. The city was becoming mutinous. --Macaulay. -- {Mu"tinously}, adv. -- {Mu"tinous*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mutiny \Mu"ti*ny\, n.; pl. {Mutinies}. [From mutine to mutiny, fr. F. se mutiner, fr. F. mutin stubborn, mutinous, fr. OF. meute riot, LL. movita, fr. movitus, for L. motus, p. p. of movere to move. See {Move}.] 1. Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination. In every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader. --Macaulay. 2. Violent commotion; tumult; strife. [Obs.] o raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves. --Shak. {Mutiny act} (Law), an English statute re[89]nacted annually to punish mutiny and desertion. --Wharton. Syn: See {Insurrection}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Mutton \Mut"ton\, n. [OE. motoun, OF. moton, molton, a sheep, wether, F. mouton, LL. multo, by transposition of l fr. L. mutilus mutilated. See {Mutilate}.] 1. A sheep. [Obs.] --Chapman. Not so much ground as will feed a mutton. --Sir H. Sidney. Muttons, beeves, and porkers are good old words for the living quadrupeds. --Hallam. 2. The flesh of a sheep. The fat of roasted mutton or beef. --Swift. 3. A loose woman; a prostitute. [Obs.] {Mutton bird} (Zo[94]l.), the Australian short-tailed petrel ({Nectris brevicaudus}). {Mutton chop}, a rib of mutton for broiling, with the end of the bone at the smaller part chopped off. {Mutton fish} (Zo[94]l.), the American eelpout. See {Eelpout}. {Mutton fist}, a big brawny fist or hand. [Colloq.] --Dryden. {Mutton monger}, a pimp. [Low & Obs.] --Chapman. {To return to one's muttons}. [A translation of a phrase from a farce by De Brueys, revenons [85] nos moutons let us return to our sheep.] To return to one's topic, subject of discussion, etc. [Humorous] I willingly return to my muttons. --H. R. Haweis.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Myotomic \My`o*tom"ic\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to a myotome or myotomes.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Matanuska-Susitna, AK (Borough, FIPS 170) Location: 62.39532 N, 149.57533 W Population (1990): 39683 (20953 housing units) Area: 63956.5 sq km (land), 1395.4 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Matinecock, NY (village, FIPS 46107) Location: 40.86437 N, 73.58404 W Population (1990): 872 (318 housing units) Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Mattawamkeag, ME Zip code(s): 04459
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Medina County, OH (county, FIPS 103) Location: 41.11783 N, 81.90140 W Population (1990): 122354 (43330 housing units) Area: 1091.8 sq km (land), 4.1 sq km (water) Medina County, TX (county, FIPS 325) Location: 29.35381 N, 99.11019 W Population (1990): 27312 (10860 housing units) Area: 3439.2 sq km (land), 17.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Medomak, ME Zip code(s): 04551
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Medium Access Control {Media Access Control}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Met-English A {Fortran}-like language designed at {Metropolitan Life} in the early 1960s. It had support for variable-length bit fields. Most MetLife {DP} in the 1960s and 1970s was in Met-English. It was originally developed for {Honeywell} machines, but many programs still run under {IBM} {MVS} via a Honeywell {emulator}. (1995-02-15)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Motion JPEG {Moving JPEG}
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Madness This word is used in its proper sense in Deut. 28:34, John 10:20, 1 Cor. 14:23. It also denotes a reckless state of mind arising from various causes, as over-study (Eccl. 1:17; 2:12), blind rage (Luke 6:11), or a depraved temper (Eccl. 7:25; 9:3; 2 Pet. 2:16). David feigned madness (1 Sam. 21:13) at Gath because he "was sore afraid of Achish."
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Matthanias, same as Mattaniah