Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Maidservant

Maid″serv′ant (?), n. A female servant.

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Maieutic

{ Ma‐ieu″tic (mā̍‐ū″tĭk), Ma‐ieu″tic‐al (–tĭ‐kal), } a. [Gr. μαιευτικόσ, fr. μαι̑α midwife.] 1. Serving to assist childbirth. Cudworth.2. Fig.: Aiding, or tending to, the defini...

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Maieutics

Ma‐ieu″tics (?), n. The art of giving birth (i.e., clearness and conviction) to ideas, which are conceived as struggling for birth. Payne.

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Maiger

Mai″ger (?), n.(Zoöl.) The meagre.

383

Maigre

Mai″gre (?), a. [F. See Meager.] Belonging to a fast day or fast; as, a maigre day. Walpole.Maigre food(R. C. Ch.), food allowed to be eaten on fast days.

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Maihem

Mai″hem (mā″hĕm), n. See Maim, and Mayhem.

385

Maikel

‖Mai‐kel″ (mäĭ‐kā̍l″), n.(Zoöl.) A South American carnivore of the genus Conepatus, allied to the skunk, but larger, and having a longer snout. The tail is not bushy.

386

Maikong

‖Mai‐kong″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A South American wild dog (Canis cancrivorus); the crab-eating dog.

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Mail

Mail (māl), n. A spot.

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Mail (2)

Mail, n. [F. maille, OF. also maaille, LL. medalia. See Medal.] 1. A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V. [Written also maile, ...

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Mail (3)

Mail, n. [OE. maile, maille, F. maille a ring of mail, mesh, network, a coat of mail, fr. L. macula spot, a mesh of a net. Cf. Macle, Macula, Mascle.] 1. A flexible fabric made ...

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Mail (4)

Mail, v. t. 1. To arm with mail.2. To pinion.

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Mail (5)

Mail, n. [OE. male bag, OF. male, F. malle bag, trunk, mail, OHG. malaha, malha, wallet; akin to D. maal, male; cf. Gael. & Ir. mala, Gr. μολγόσ hide, skin.] 1. A bag; a wallet....

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Mail (6)

Mail, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mailed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mailing.] To deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by m...

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Mail-shell

Mail″–shell′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) A chiton.

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Mailable

Mail″a‐ble (?), a. Admissible lawfully into the mail.

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Mailclad

Mail″clad′ (?), a. Protected by a coat of mail; clad in armor. Sir W. Scott.

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Mailed

Mailed (?), a.(Zoöl.) Protected by an external coat, or covering, of scales or plates.

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Mailed (2)

Mailed, a. [See 1st Mail.] Spotted; speckled.

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Mailing

Mail″ing (?), n. [Scot., fr. mail tribute, rent. See 2d Mail.] A farm. Sir W. Scott.

399

Maim

Maim (mām), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Maimed (māmd);p. pr. & vb. n.Maiming.] [OE. maimen, OF. mahaignier, mehaignier, meshaignier, cf. It. magagnare, LL. mahemiare, mahennare; perh. of...

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Maim (2)

Maim, n. [Written in law language maihem, and mayhem.] [OF. mehaing. See Maim, v.] 1. The privation of the use of a limb or member of the body, by which one is rendered less abl...

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Maimedly

Maim″ed‐ly (?), adv. In a maimed manner.

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Maimedness

Maim″ed‐ness, n. State of being maimed. Bolton.

403

Main

Main (?), n. [F. main hand, L. manus. See Manual.] 1. A hand or match at dice. Prior.Thackeray.2. A stake played for at dice. Shak.3. The largest throw in a match at dice; a thr...

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Main (2)

Main, n. [AS. mægen strength, power, force; akin to OHG. magan, Icel. megin, and to E. may, v. �. See May, v.] 1. Strength; force; might; violent effort.There were in this battl...

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Main (3)

Main (?), a. [From Main strength, possibly influenced by OF. maine, magne, great, L. magnus. Cf. Magnate.] 1. Very or extremely strong.That current with main fury ran. Daniel.2....