Webster's Dictionary 1913

5428

Mow (2)

Mow, v. i. To make mouths.Nodding, becking, and mowing. Tyndale.

5429

Mow (3)

Mow, n.(Zoöl.) Same as Mew, a gull.

5430

Mow (4)

Mow, v. [pres. sing.Mow, pl.Mowe, Mowen, Moun.] [AS. magan. See May, v.] May; can. “Thou mow now escapen.” Chaucer.Our walles mowe not make hem resistence. Chaucer.

5431

Mow (5)

Mow (mō), v. t. [imp.Mowed (mōd); p. p.Mowed or Mown (mōn); p. pr. & vb. n.Mowing.] [OE. mowen, mawen, AS. māwan; akin to D. maaijen, G. mähen, OHG. mājan, Dan. meie, L. metere ...

5432

Mow (6)

Mow, v. i. To cut grass, etc., with a scythe, or with a machine; to cut grass for hay.

5433

Mow (7)

Mow (?), n. [OE. mowe, AS. m�ga.] 1. A heap or mass of hay or of sheaves of grain stowed in a barn.2. The place in a barn where hay or grain in the sheaf is stowed.

5434

Mow (8)

Mow (?), v. t. To lay, as hay or sheaves of grain, in a heap or mass in a barn; to pile and stow away.

5435

Mowburn

Mow″burn′ (?), v. i. To heat and ferment in the mow, as hay when housed too green.

5436

Mowe

Mowe (?), v. See 4th Mow. Chaucer.

5437

Mowe (2)

Mowe, n. & v. See 1st & 2d Mow.

5438

Mower

Mow″er (?), n. One who, or that which, mows; a mowing machine; as, a lawn mower.

5439

Mowing

Mow″ing, n. 1. The act of one who, or the operation of that which, mows.2. Land from which grass is cut; meadow land.Mowing machine, an agricultural machine armed with knives or...

5440

Mown

Mown (?), p. p. & a. Cut down by mowing, as grass; deprived of grass by mowing; as, a mown field.

5441

Mowyer

Mow″yer (?), n. A mower.

5442

Moxa

Mox″a (?), n. [A corruption of Japan. mogusa (pronounced mongsa), an escharotic made from the plant yomigi: cf. F. moxa.] 1. (Med.) A soft woolly mass prepared from the young le...

5443

Moxie

Mox″ie (?), n. 1. energy; pep.2. courage, determination.3. Know-how, expertise. MW10.

5444

Moya

‖Moy″a (?), n. Mud poured out from volcanoes during eruptions; — so called in South America.

5445

Moyle

Moyle (?), n. & v. See Moil, and Moile.

5446

Mozarab

{ Moz″a‐rab (?), Moz′a‐rab″ic (?) }. Same as Muzarab, Muzarabic.

5447

Mozetta

{ Mo‐zet″ta (?), Moz‐zet″ta (?), } n. [It. mozzetta: cf. F. mosette. Cf. Amice a hood or cape.] (Eccl.) A cape, with a small hood; — worn by the pope and other dignitaries of th...

5448

Mr.

Mr.. (�). The customary abbreviation of Mister in writing and printing. See Master, 4.

5449

Mrs.

Mrs. (�). The customary abbreviation of Mistress when used as a title of courtesy, in writing and printing.

5450

Mucamide

Mu‐cam″ide (?), n. [Mucic + amide.] (Chem.) The acid amide of mucic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.

5451

Mucate

Mu″cate (?), n.(Chem.) A salt of mucic acid.

5452

Muce

Muce (?), n. See Muse, and Muset.

5453

Mucedin

Mu‐ce″din (?), n. [From Mucus.] (Bot. Chem.) A yellowish white, amorphous, nitrogenous substance found in wheat, rye, etc., and resembling gluten; — formerly called also mucin.

5454

Much

Much (mŭch), a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but supplied by More (mōr), and Most (mōst), from another root.] [OE. moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as mochel, muchel, michel, ...