Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Moggan

Mog″gan (?), n. A closely fitting knit sleeve; also, a legging of knitted material.

4322

Mogul

Mo‐gul″ (?), n. 1. A person of the Mongolian race.2. (Railroad) A heavy locomotive for freight traffic, having three pairs of connected driving wheels and a two-wheeled truck.Gr...

4323

Mogul (2)

Mo‐gul″, n. A great personage; magnate; autocrat.

4324

Moha

Mo″ha (?), n.(Bot.) A kind of millet (Setaria Italica); German millet.

4325

Mohair

Mo″hair′ (?), n. [F. moire, perh. from Ar. mukhayyar a kind of coarse camelot or haircloth; but prob. fr. L. marmoreus of marble, resembling marble. Cf. Moire, Marble.] The long...

4326

Mohammedan

Mo‐ham″med‐an (?), a. [From Mohammed, fr. Ar. muhámmad praiseworthy, highly praised.] Of or pertaining to Mohammed, or the religion and institutions founded by Mohammed. [Writte...

4327

Mohammedan (2)

Mo‐ham″med‐an, n. A follower of Mohammed, the founder of Islamism; one who professes Mohammedanism or Islamism.

4328

Mohammedan calendar

Mo‐ham″med‐an cal″en‐dar. A lunar calendar reckoning from the year of the hegira, 622 a. d. Thirty of its years constitute a cycle, of which the 2d, 5th, 7th, 10th, 13th, 16th, ...

4329

Mohammedan Era

Mohammedan Era. The era in use in Mohammedan countries. See Mohammedan year, below.

4330

Mohammedan year

Mohammedan year. The year used by Mohammedans, consisting of twelve lunar months without intercalation, so that they retrograde through all the seasons in about 32½ years. The M...

4331

Mohammedanism

{ Mo‐ham″med‐an‐ism, Mo‐ham″med‐ism } (?), n. The religion, or doctrines and precepts, of Mohammed, contained in the Koran; Islamism.

4332

Mohammedanize

{ Mo‐ham″med‐an‐ize, Mo‐ham″med‐ize } (?), v. t. To make conformable to the principles, or customs and rites, of Mohammedanism. [Written also Mahometanize.]

4333

Mohawk

Mo″hawk (?), n. 1. (Ethnol.) One of a tribe of Indians who formed part of the Five Nations. They formerly inhabited the valley of the Mohawk River.2. One of certain ruffians who...

4334

Mohicans

Mo‐hi″cans (?), n. pl.; sing. Mohican (�). (Ethnol.) A tribe of Lenni-Lenape Indians who formerly inhabited Western Connecticut and Eastern New York. [Written also Mohegans.]

4335

Moho

‖Mo″ho (?), n.(Zoöl.) A gallinule (Notornis Mantelli) formerly inhabiting New Zealand, but now supposed to be extinct. It was incapable of flight. See Notornis.

4336

Mohock

Mo″hock (?), n. See Mohawk.

4337

Moholi

‖Mo‐ho″li (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Maholi.

4338

Mohr

Mohr (?), n.(Zoöl.) A West African gazelle (Gazella mohr), having horns on which are eleven or twelve very prominent rings. It is one of the species which produce bezoar. [Writt...

4339

Mohur

Mo″hur (?), n. [Hind., fr. Per. muhur, muhr, a gold coin, a seal, seal ring.] A British Indian gold coin, of the value of fifteen silver rupees, or $7.21. Malcom.

4340

Mohurrum

{ ‖Mo‐hur″rum (?), ‖Mu‐har″ram (?) }, n. [Ar. muharram, prop., sacred, forbidden, n., the first month of the Mohammedan lunar year.] 1. The first month of the Mohammedan year. W...

4341

Moider

Moi″der (?), v. i. To toil.

4342

Moidore

Moi″dore (?), n. [Pg. moeda d'ouro, lit., coin of gold. Cf. Money, and Aureate.] A gold coin of Portugal, valued at about 27s. sterling.

4343

Moiety

Moi″e‐ty (moi″ē̍‐ty̆), n.; pl.Moieties (–tĭz). [F. moitié, L. medietas, fr. medius middle, half. See Mid, a., and cf. Mediate, Mediety.] 1. One of two equal parts; a half; as, a...

4344

Moil

Moil (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Moiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Moiling.] [OE. moillen to wet, OF. moillier, muillier, F. mouller, fr. (assumed) LL. molliare, fr. L. mollis soft. See Mo...

4345

Moil (2)

Moil, v. i. [From Moil to daub; prob. from the idea of struggling through the wet.] To soil one's self with severe labor; to work with painful effort; to labor; to toil; to drud...

4346

Moil (3)

Moil, n. A spot; a defilement.The moil of death upon them. Mrs. Browning.

4347

Moile

Moile (?), n. [F. mule a slipper.] A kind of high shoe anciently worn. [Written also moyle.]