Webster's Dictionary 1913

5887

Musci

‖Mus″ci (?), n. pl. [L. muscus moss.] (Bot.) An order or subclass of cryptogamous plants; the mosses. See Moss, and Cryptogamia.

5888

Muscicapine

Mus‐cic″a‐pine (?), a. [L. musca a fly + capere to catch.] (Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the Muscicapidæ, a family of birds that includes the true flycatchers.

5889

Muscid

Mus″cid (?), n. Any fly of the genus Musca, or family Muscidæ.

5890

Musciform

Mus″ci‐form (?), a. [Musca + -form.] (Zoöl.) Having the form or structure of flies of the genus Musca, or family Muscidæ.

5891

Musciform (2)

Mus″ci‐form, a. [Muscus + -form.] (Bot.) Having the appearance or form of a moss.

5892

Muscle

Mus″cle (?), n. [F., fr. L. musculus a muscle, a little mouse, dim. of mus a mouse. See Mouse, and cf. sense 3 (below).] 1. (Anat.) (a) An organ which, by its contraction, produ...

5893

Muscle reading

Mus″cle read′ing. The art of making discriminations between objects of choice, of discovering the whereabouts of hidden objects, etc., by inference from the involuntary movement...

5894

Muscled

Mus″cled (?), a. Furnished with muscles; having muscles; as, things well muscled.

5895

Muscling

Mus″cling (?), n.(Fine Arts) Exhibition or representation of the muscles.A good piece, the painters say, must have good muscling, as well as coloring and drapery. Shaftesbury.

5896

Muscogees

Mus‐co″gees (?), n. pl. See Muskogees.

5897

Muscoid

Mus″coid (?), a. [Muscus + -oid: cf. F. muscoide.] (Bot.) Mosslike; resembling moss.

5898

Muscoid (2)

Mus″coid, n.(Bot.) A term formerly applied to any mosslike flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system.

5899

Muscology

Mus‐col″o‐gy (?), n. [Muscus + -logy.] Bryology.

5900

Muscosity

Mus‐cos″i‐ty (?), n. [L. muscosus mossy, fr. muscus moss.] Mossiness. Jonhson.

5901

Muscovado

Mus′co‐va″do (?), a. [Corrupted fr. Sp. mascabado; cf. Pg. mascavado, F. moscouade, n., formerly also mascovade, It. mascavato.] Pertaining to, or of the nature of, unrefined or...

5902

Muscovado (2)

Mus′co‐va″do, n. Unrefined or raw sugar.

5903

Muscovite

Mus″co‐vite (?), n. [See Muscovy glass.] 1. A native or inhabitant of Muscovy or ancient Russia; hence, a Russian.2. (Min.) Common potash mica. See Mica.

5904

Muscovy duck

Mus″co‐vy duck′ (?). [A corruption of musk duck.] (Zoöl.) A duck (Cairina moschata), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry yards. Called also musk duck. It is nat...

5905

Muscovy glass

Mus″co‐vy glass′ (?). [From Muscovy, the old name of Russia: cf. F. verre de Moscovie.] Mica; muscovite. See Mica.

5906

Muscular

Mus″cu‐lar (?), a. [Cf. F. musculaire. See Muscle.] 1. Of or pertaining to a muscle, or to a system of muscles; consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as, muscular...

5907

Muscularity

Mus′cu‐lar″i‐ty (?), n. The state or quality of being muscular. Grew.

5908

Muscularize

Mus″cu‐lar‐ize (?), v. t. To make muscular. Lowell.

5909

Muscularly

Mus″cu‐lar‐ly, adv. In a muscular manner.

5910

Musculation

Mus′cu‐la″tion (?), n.(Anat.) The muscular system of an animal, or of any of its parts.

5911

Musculature

Mus″cu‐la‐ture (?), n. [Cf. F. musculature.] (Anat.) Musculation.

5912

Muscule

Mus″cule (?), n. [L. musculus: cf. F. muscule.] (Mil.) A long movable shed used by besiegers in ancient times in attacking the walls of a fortified town.

5913

Musculin

Mus″cu‐lin (?), n. [L. musculus a muscle.] (Physiol. Chem.) See Syntonin.