MAGNITUDE
MAG'NITUDE, noun [Latin magnitudo.] Extent of dimensions or parts; bulk; size; applied to things that have length, breadth or thickness.1. Greatness; grandeur.With plain heroic ...
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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MAGNOLIA
MAGNO'LIA, noun The laurel-leafed tulip tree, of several species.
MAGPIE
MAG'PIE, noun [Latin pica, with mag.] A chattering bird of the genus Corvus.
MAGUEY
MAG'UEY, adjective A species of aloe in Mexico, which furnished the natives with timber for their buildings. Its leaves were used for covering the roofs of their houses, and for...
MAHOGANY
MAHOG'ANY, noun A tree of the genus Swietenia, growing in the tropical climates of America. The wood is of a reddish or brown color, very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish....
MAHOMETAN
MAHOM'ETANMA'HOUND, noun Formerly a contemptuous name for Mohammed and the devil, etc.
MAID
MAID, noun A species of skate fish.
MAID-SERVANT
MA'ID-SERVANT, noun A female servant.
MAIDEN
MA'IDEN, noun1. An unmarried woman, or a young unmarried woman; a virgin.2. A female servant.3. It is used in composition, to express the feminine gender, as in maid-servant.MA'...
MAIDENHAIR
MA'IDENHAIR, noun A plant of the genus Adiantum.
MAIDENHOOD
MA'IDENHOOD, noun1. The state of being a maid or virgin; virginity.The modest lore of maidenhood2. Newness; freshness; uncontaminated state.
MAIDENLIKE
MA'IDENLIKE, adjective Like a maid; modest.
MAIDENLINESS
MA'IDENLINESS, noun The behavior that becomes a maid; modesty; gentleness.
MAIDENLIP
MA'IDENLIP, noun A plant.
MAIDENLY
MA'IDENLY, adjective Like a maid; gentle; modest; reserved.MA'IDENLY, adverb In a maidenlike manner.
MAIDHOOD
MA'IDHOOD, noun Virginity.
MAIDMARIAN
MAIDMAR'IAN, noun A dance; so called from a buffoon dressed like a man.
MAIDPALE
MA'IDPALE, adjective Pale, like a sick girl.
MAIL, noun [Latin macula.]1. A coat of steel net-work, formerly worn for defending the body against swords, poniards, etc. The mail was of two sorts, chain and plate mail; the f...
MAIL-COACH
MA'IL-COACH, noun A coach that conveys the public mails.
MAILED
MA'ILED, participle passive Covered with a mail or with armor; inclosed and directed, as letters in a bundle.1.adjective Spotted; speckled.
MAILING
MA'ILING, participle present tense Investing with a coat of mail; inclosing in a wrapper and directing to a post office.
MAIM
MAIM, verb transitive1. To deprive of the use of a limb, so as to render a person less able to defend himself in fighting, or to annoy his adversary.2. To deprive of a necessary...
MAIMED
MA'IMED, participle passive Crippled; disabled in limbs; lame.
MAIMEDNESS
MA'IMEDNESS, noun A state of being maimed.
MAIMING
MA'IMING, participle present tense Disabling by depriving of the use of a limb; crippling; rendering lame or defective.
MAIN
MAIN, adjective [Latin magnus.]1. Principal; chief; that which has most power in producing an effect, or which is mostly regarded in prospect; as the main branch or tributary st...