Webster's Dictionary 1913

2944

Metromaniac

Met′ro‐ma″ni‐ac (?), n. One who has metromania.

2945

Metrometer

Me‐trom″e‐ter (?), n. [Gr. � womb + -meter.] (Med.) An instrument for measuring the size of the womb. Knight.

2946

Metronome

Met″ro‐nome (?), n. [Gr. � measure + � distribute, assign: cf. F. métronome, It. metronomo.] An instrument consisting of a short pendulum with a sliding weight. It is set in mot...

2947

Metronomy

Me‐tron″o‐my (?), n. [See Metronome.] Measurement of time by an instrument.

2948

Metronymic

Met′ro‐nym″ic (?), a. Derived from the name of one's mother, or other female ancestor; as, a metronymic name or appellation. — n. A metronymic appellation.

2949

Metropole

Met″ro‐pole (?), n. [Cf. F. métropole. See Metropolis.] A metropolis. Holinshed.

2950

Metropolis

Me‐trop″o‐lis (?), n. [L. metropolis, Gr. �, prop., the mother city (in relation to colonies); � mother + � city. See Mother, and Police.]1. The mother city; the chief city of a...

2951

Metropolitan

Met′ro‐pol″i‐tan (?; 277), a. [L. metropolitanus: cf. F. métropolitain.]1. Of or pertaining to the capital or principal city of a country; as, metropolitan luxury.2. (Eccl.) Of,...

2952

Metropolitan (2)

Met′ro‐pol″i‐tan, n. [LL. metropolitanus.] 1. The superior or presiding bishop of a country or province.2. (Lat. Church.) An archbishop.3. (Gr. Church) A bishop whose see is a c...

2953

Metropolitanate

Met′ro‐pol″i‐tan‐ate (?), n. The see of a metropolitan bishop. Milman.

2954

Metropolite

Me‐trop″o‐lite (?), n. [L. metropolita, Gr. �.] A metropolitan. Barrow.

2955

Metropolitical

Met′ro‐po‐lit″ic‐al (?), a. Of or pertaining to a metropolis; being a metropolis; metropolitan; as, the metropolitical chair. Bp. Hall.

2956

Metrorrhagia

‖Met′ror‐rha″gi‐a (?), n.(Med.) Profuse bleeding from the womb, esp. such as does not occur at the menstrual period.

2957

Metroscope

Met″ro‐scope (?), n. [Gr. � womb + -scope.] A modification of the stethoscope, for directly auscultating the uterus from the vagina.

2958

Metrosideros

‖Met′ro‐si‐de″ros (?), n.(Bot.) A myrtaceous genus of trees or shrubs, found in Australia and the South Sea Islands, and having very hard wood. Metrosideros vera is the true iro...

2959

Metrotome

Met″ro‐tome (?), n. [See Metrotomy.] (Surg.) An instrument for cutting or scarifying the uterus or the neck of the uterus.

2960

Metrotomy

Me‐trot″o‐my (?), n. [Gr. � womb + τέμνειν to cut: cf. F. métrotomie.] (Surg.) The operation of cutting into the uterus; hysterotomy; the Cæsarean section.

2961

Mette

Mette (?), obs.imp. of Mete, to dream. Chaucer.

2962

Mettle

Met″tle (?), n. [E. metal, used in a tropical sense in allusion to the temper of the metal of a sword blade. See Metal.] Substance or quality of temperament; spirit, esp. as reg...

2963

Mettled

Met″tled (?), a. Having mettle; high-spirited; ardent; full of fire. Addison.

2964

Mettlesome

Met″tle‐some (?), a. Full of spirit; possessing constitutional ardor; fiery; as, a mettlesome horse.— Met″tle‐some‐ly, adv. — Met″tle‐some‐ness, n.

2965

Meum

‖Me″um (?), n. [L., neut. of meus mine.] Lit., mine; that which is mine; — used in the phrase meum et tuum, or meum and tuum; as, to confound meum and tuum, to fail to distingui...

2966

Meute

Meute (?), n. A cage for hawks; a mew. See 4th Mew, 1. Milman.

2967

Meve

Meve (?), v. t. & i. To move. Chaucer.

2968

Mew

Mew (?), n. [AS. m�w, akin to D. meeuw, G. möwe, OHG. m�h, Icel. mār.] (Zoöl.) A gull, esp. the common British species (Larus canus); called also sea mew, maa, mar, mow, and cobb.

2969

Mew (2)

Mew, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mewed; p. pr. & vb. n.Mewing.] [OE. muen, F. muer, fr. L. mutare to change, fr. movere to move. See Move, and cf. Mew a cage, Molt.] To shed or cast; to ...

2970

Mew (3)

Mew, v. i. To cast the feathers; to molt; hence, to change; to put on a new appearance.Now everything doth mew,And shifts his rustic winter robe. Turbervile.