Webster's Dictionary 1913

2971

Mew (4)

Mew, n. [OE. mue, F. mue change of feathers, scales, skin, the time or place when the change occurs, fr. muer to molt, mew, L. mutare to change. See 2d Mew.]1. A cage for hawks ...

2972

Mew (5)

Mew, v. t. [From Mew a cage.] To shut up; to inclose; to confine, as in a cage or other inclosure.More pity that the eagle should be mewed. Shak.Close mewed in their sedans, for...

2973

Mew (6)

Mew, v. i. [Of imitative origin; cf. G. miauen.] To cry as a cat. [Written also meaw, meow.] Shak.

2974

Mew (7)

Mew, n. The common cry of a cat. Shak.

2975

Mewl

Mewl (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Mewled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mewling.] [Cf. F. miauler to mew, E. mew to cry as a cat. Cf. Miaul.] To cry, as a young child; to squall. [Written also ...

2976

Mewler

Mewl″er (?), n. One that mewls.

2977

Mews

Mews (?), n. sing. & pl. [Prop. pl. of mew. See Mew a cage.] An alley where there are stables; a narrow passage; a confined place.Mr. Turveydrop's great room... was built out in...

2978

Mexal

‖Mex‐al″ (?), Mex″i‐cal (#), n. [Sp. mexcal.] See Mescal.

2979

Mexican

Mex″i‐can (?), a. Of or pertaining to Mexico or its people. — n. A native or inhabitant of Mexico.Mexican poppy(Bot.), a tropical American herb of the Poppy family (Argemone Mex...

2980

Mexicanize

Mex″i‐can‐ize (?), v. t. To cause to be like the Mexicans, or their country, esp. in respect of frequent revolutions of government.

2981

Mexicanize (2)

Mex″i‐can‐ize, v. i. To become like the Mexicans, or their country or government.

2982

Meyne

Meyn″e (mĕn″ē̍), n. Same as Meine.

2983

Mezcal

Mez‐cal″ (?), n. Same as Mescal.

2984

Mezereon

Me‐ze″re‐on (?), n. [F. mézéréon, Per. māzriyūn.] (Bot.) A small European shrub (Daphne Mezereum), whose acrid bark is used in medicine.

2985

Mezquita

‖Mez‐qui″ta (?), n. A mosque.

2986

Mezuzoth

Mez″u‐zoth (?), n. [Heb. mĕzūzōth, pl. of mĕzūzāh doorpost.] A piece of parchment bearing the Decalogue and attached to the doorpost; — in use among orthodox Hebrews.

2987

Mezza majolica

‖Mez″za ma‐jol″i‐ca (?). [It. See Mezzo; Majolica.] (Ceramics) Italian pottery of the epoch and general character of majolica, but less brilliantly decorated, esp. such pottery ...

2988

Mezza voce

‖Mez″za vo″ce (?). [It., fr. mezzo, fem. mezza middle, half + voce voice, L. vox.] (Mus.) With a medium fullness of sound.

2989

Mezzanine

Mez″za‐nine (?), n. [F. mezzanine, It. mezzanino, fr. mezzano middle, fr. mezzo middle, half. See Mezzo.] (Arch.) (a) Same as Entresol. (b) A partial story which is not on the s...

2990

Mezzanine (2)

Mez″za‐nine (?), n. 1. A flooring laid over a floor to bring it up to some height or level.2. Also mezzanine floor. (Theat.) A floor under the stage, from which various contriva...

2991

Mezzo

‖Mez″zo (?), a. [It., from L. medius middle, half. See Mid, a.] (Mus.) Mean; not extreme.

2992

Mezzo-relievo

Mez″zo–re‐lie″vo (?), n. Mezzo-rilievo.

2993

Mezzo-rilievo

‖Mez″zo–ri‐lie″vo (?), n. (a) A middle degree of relief in figures, between high and low relief. (b) Sculpture in this kind of relief. See under Alto-rilievo.

2994

Mezzo-soprano

Mez″zo–so‐pra″no (?), a.(Mus.) Having a medium compass between the soprano and contralto; — said of the voice of a female singer. — n. (a) A mezzo-soprano voice. (b) A person ha...

2995

Mezzotint

Mez″zo‐tint (?), n. [Cf. F. mezzo-tinto.] A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing upon a surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness in places by s...

2996

Mezzotint (2)

Mez″zo‐tint, v. t. To engrave in mezzotint.

2997

Mezzotinter

Mez″zo‐tint′er (?), n. One who engraves in mezzotint.