Webster's Dictionary 1913

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M

M (ĕm). 1. M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the labio-nasal consonant. See Guide to Pronun...

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M (2)

M, n. 1. (Print.) A quadrat, the face or top of which is a perfect square; also, the size of such a square in any given size of type, used as the unit of measurement for that ty...

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M'-Naught

M'–Naught″ (mak‐na̤t″), v. t.(Steam Engines) To increase the power of (a single-cylinder beam engine) by adding a small high-pressure cylinder with a piston acting on the beam b...

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Ma

Ma (mä), n. [Cf. Mamma.] 1. A child's word for mother.2. In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother. Balfour (Cyc. of India).

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Ma (2)

‖Ma, conj.(Mus.) But; — used in cautionary phrases; as, “Vivace, ma non troppo presto” (i.e., lively, but not too quick). Moore (Encyc. of Music).

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Ma'am

Ma'am (?), n. Madam; my lady; — a colloquial contraction of madam often used in direct address, and sometimes as an appellation.

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Maa

Maa (?), n. [See New a gull.] (Zoöl.) The common European gull (Larus canus); — called also mar. See New, a gull.

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Maad

Maad (?), obs.p. p. of Make. Made. Chaucer.

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Maalin

Maa″lin (?), n.(Zoöl.) (a) The sparrow hawk. (b) The kestrel.

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Maara shell

Ma″a‐ra shell′ (?). (Zoöl.) A large, pearly, spiral, marine shell (Turbo margaritaceus), from the Pacific Islands. It is used as an ornament.

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Maasha

‖Ma‐ash″a (?), n. An East Indian coin, of about one tenth of the weight of a rupee.

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Maat

Maat (?), a. [See Mate, a.] Dejected; sorrowful; downcast. “So piteous and so maat.” Chaucer.

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Mab

Mab (măb), n. [Cf. W. mad a male child, a boy.]1. A slattern.2. The name of a female fairy, esp. the queen of the fairies; and hence, sometimes, any fairy. Shak.

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Mabble

Mab″ble (?), v. t. To wrap up.

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Mabby

Mab″by (?), n. A spirituous liquor or drink distilled from potatoes; — used in the Barbadoes.

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Mabolo

‖Ma‐bo″lo (?), n.(Bot.) A kind of persimmon tree (Diospyros discolor) from the Philippine Islands, now introduced into the East and West Indies. It bears an edible fruit as larg...

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Mac

Mac (?). A prefix, in names of Scotch origin, signifying son.

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Macaco

‖Ma‐ca″co (?), n. [Cf. Pg. macaco.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of lemurs, as the ruffed lemur (Lemur macaco), and the ring-tailed lemur (L. catta).

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Macacus

‖Ma‐ca″cus (?), n. [NL., a word of African origin. Cf. Macaco, Macaque.] (Zoöl.) A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies. They have short tails and prominent eyebr...

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Macadam road

Mac‐ad″am road′ (?). [See Macadamize.] A macadamized road.

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Macadamization

Mac‐ad′am‐i‐za″tion (?), n. The process or act of macadamizing.

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Macadamize

Mac‐ad″am‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Macadamized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Macadamizing.] [From John Loudon McAdam, who introduced the process into Great Britain in 1816.] To cover, ...

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Macao

Ma‐ca″o (?), n.(Zoöl.) A macaw.

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Macaque

‖Ma′caque″ (?), n. [F. See Macacus.] (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus Macacus; as, M. maurus, the moor macaque of the East Indies.

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Macaranga gum

Mac′a‐ran″ga gum′ (?). A gum of a crimson color, obtained from a tree (Macaranga Indica) that grows in the East Indies. It is used in taking impressions of coins, medallions, et...

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Macarize

Mac″a‐rize, v. t. To congratulate. Whately.

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Macaroni

Mac′a‐ro″ni (?), n.; pl.Macaronis (#), or Macaronies. [Prov. It. macaroni, It. maccheroni, fr. Gr. � happiness, later, a funeral feast, fr. � blessed, happy. Prob. so called bec...