Webster's Dictionary 1913

3538

Miracle (2)

Mir″a‐cle, v. t. To make wonderful. Shak.

3539

Miraculize

Mi‐rac″u‐lize (?), v. t. To cause to seem to be a miracle. Shaftesbury.

3540

Miraculous

Mi‐rac″u‐lous (?), a. [F. miraculeux. See Miracle.]1. Of the nature of a miracle; performed by supernatural power; effected by the direct agency of almighty power, and not by na...

3541

Mirador

Mir′a‐dor″ (?), n. [Sp., fr. mirar to behold, view. See Mirror.] (Arch.) Same as Belvedere.

3542

Mirage

Mi′rage″ (?), n. [F., fr. mirer to look at carefully, to aim, se mirer to look at one's self in a glass, to reflect, to be reflected, LL. mirare to look at. See Mirror.] An opti...

3543

Mirbane

Mir″bane (?), n. See Nitrobenzene.

3544

Mire

Mire (mīr), n. [AS. mīre, mȳre; akin to D. mier, Icel. maurr, Dan. myre, Sw. myra; cf. also Ir. moirbh, Gr. μύρμηξ.] An ant. See Pismire.

3545

Mire (2)

Mire, n. [OE. mire, myre; akin to Icel. mȳrr swamp, Sw. myra marshy ground, and perh. to E. moss.] Deep mud; wet, spongy earth. Chaucer.He his rider from the lofty steedWould ha...

3546

Mire (3)

Mire, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mired (mīrd); p. pr. & vb. n.Miring.]1. To cause or permit to stick fast in mire; to plunge or fix in mud; as, to mire a horse or wagon.2. To soil with ...

3547

Mire (4)

Mire, v. i. To stick in mire. Shak.

3548

Mirific

{ Mi‐rif″ic (?), Mi‐rif″ic‐al (?), } a. [L. mirificus; mirus wonderful + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See -fy.] Working wonders; wonderful.

3549

Mirificent

Mi‐rif″i‐cent (?), a. Wonderful.

3550

Miriness

Mir″i‐ness (?), n. The quality of being miry.

3551

Mirk

Mirk (?), a. [See Murky.] Dark; gloomy; murky. Spenser. Mrs. Browning.

3552

Mirk (2)

Mirk, n. Darkness; gloom; murk. “In mirk and mire.” Longfellow.

3553

Mirksome

Mirk″some (?), a. Dark; gloomy; murky. Spenser. — Mirk″some‐ness, n.

3554

Mirky

Mirk″y (?), a. Dark; gloomy. See Murky.

3555

Mirliton

Mir″li‐ton (?), n. A kind of musical toy into which one sings, hums, or speaks, producing a coarse, reedy sound.Trilby singing “Ben Bolt” into a mirliton was a thing to be remem...

3556

Mirror

Mir″ror (?), n. [OE. mirour, F. miroir, OF. also mireor, fr. (assumed) LL. miratorium, fr. mirare to look at, L. mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Miracle, Mirador.]1. A loo...

3557

Mirror (2)

Mir″ror (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mirrored (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mirroring.] To reflect, as in a mirror.

3558

Mirrorscope

Mir″ror‐scope (?), n. [Mirror + -scope.] See Projector, below.

3559

Mirth

Mirth (?), n. [OE. mirthe, murthe, merthe, AS. myrð, myrgð, merhð, mirhð. See Merry.]1. Merriment; gayety accompanied with laughter; jollity.Then will I cause to cease... from t...

3560

Mirthful

Mirth″ful (?), a. 1. Full of mirth or merriment; merry; as, mirthful children.2. Indicating or inspiring mirth; as, a mirthful face.Mirthful, comic shows. Shak.— Mirth″ful‐ly, a...

3561

Mirthless

Mirth″less, a. Without mirth. — Mirth″less‐ness, n.

3562

Miry

Mir″y (?), a. [From 2d Mire.] Abounding with deep mud; full of mire; muddy; as, a miry road.

3563

Miryachit

Mir″ya‐chit′ (?), n. [Written also myriachit.] [Yakoot merjäk epileptic, fr. imerek jerk, rage.] (Med.) A nervous disease in which the patient involuntarily imitates the words o...

3564

Mirza

Mir″za (?), n. [Per. mīrzā, abbrev. fr. mīrzādeh son of the prince; mīr prince (Ar. amīr, emīr) + zādeh son.] The common title of honor in Persia, prefixed to the surname of an ...