Webster's Dictionary 1913

1702

Mawkin

Maw″kin (?), n. See Malkin, and Maukin.

1703

Mawkingly

Mawk″ing‐ly (?), adv. Slatternly.

1704

Mawkish

Mawk″ish, a. [Orig., maggoty. See Mawk.] 1. Apt to cause satiety or loathing; nauseous; disgusting.So sweetly mawkish', and so smoothly dull. Pope.2. Easily disgusted; squeamish...

1705

Mawkishly

Mawk″ish‐ly, adv. In a mawkish way.

1706

Mawkishness

Mawk″ish‐ness, n. The quality or state of being mawkish. J. H. Newman.

1707

Mawks

Mawks (?), n. A slattern; a mawk.

1708

Mawky

Mawk″y (?), a. Maggoty.

1709

Mawmet

Maw″met (?), n. [Contr. fr. Mahomet.] A puppet; a doll; originally, an idol, because in the Middle Ages it was generally believed that the Mohammedans worshiped images represent...

1710

Mawmetry

Maw″met‐ry (?), n. The religion of Mohammed; also, idolatry. See Mawmet. Chaucer.

1711

Mawmish

Maw″mish (?), a. [Prov. E. maum soft, mellow, rotten; cf. OD. molm rotten wood, G. mulm.] Nauseous. L' Estrange.

1712

Mawseed

Maw″seed′ (?), n. [Cf. G. magsamen.] (Bot.) The seed of the opium poppy.

1713

Mawworm

Maw″worm′ (?), n. [Maw the belly + worm.] (Zoöl.) (a) Any intestinal worm found in the stomach, esp. the common round worm (Ascaris lumbricoides), and allied species. (b) One of...

1714

Maxilla

‖Max‐il″la (?), n.; pl.Maxillæ (#). [L., dim. of mala jaw, jawbone.] 1. (Anat.) (a) The bone of either the upper or the under jaw. (b) The bone, or principal bone, of the upper ...

1715

Maxillar

{ Max″il‐lar (?), Max″il‐la‐ry (?), } a. [L. maxillaris, fr. maxilla jawbone, jaw: cf. F. maxillaire.] 1. (Anat.) Pertaining to either the upper or the lower jaw, but now usuall...

1716

Maxilliform

Max‐il″li‐form (?), a. [Maxilla + -form: cf. F. maxilliforme.] Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.

1717

Maxilliped

Max‐il″li‐ped (?), n. [Maxilla + L. pes, pedis, foot.] (Zoöl.) One of the mouth appendages of Crustacea, situated next behind the maxillæ. Crabs have three pairs, but many of th...

1718

Maxillo-mandibular

Max‐il′lo–man‐dib″u‐lar (?), a. [Maxilla + mandibular.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the maxilla and mandible; as, the maxillo-mandibular nerve.

1719

Maxillo-palatine

Max‐il′lo–pal″a‐tine (?), a. [Maxilla + palatine.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the maxillary and palatine regions of the skull; as, the maxillo-palatine process of the maxilla. Also u...

1720

Maxilloturbinal

Max‐il′lo‐tur′bi‐nal (?), a. [Maxilla + turbinal.] (Anat.) Pertaining to the maxillary and turbinal regions of the skull. — n. The maxillo-turbinal, or inferior turbinate, bone.

1721

Maxim

Max″im (?), n. [F. maxime, L. maxima (sc. sententia), the greatest sentence, proposition, or axiom, i.e., of the greatest weight or authority, fem. fr. maximus greatest, superl....

1722

Maxim gun

Max″im gun′ (?). A kind of machine gun; — named after its inventor, Hiram S. Maxim.

1723

Maximilian

Max′i‐mil″ian (?), n. A gold coin of Bavaria, of the value of about 13s. 6d. sterling, or about three dollars and a quarter.

1724

Maximization

Max′i‐mi‐za″tion (?), n. The act or process of increasing to the highest degree. Bentham.

1725

Maximize

Max″i‐mize (?), v. t. [L. maximus greatest.] To increase to the highest degree. Bentham.

1726

Maximum

Max″i‐mum (?), n.; pl.Maxima (#). [L., neut. from maximus the greatest. See Maxim.] The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by...

1727

Maximum (2)

Max″i‐mum, a. Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat.

1728

May

May (mā), v. [imp.Might (mīt)] [AS. pres. mæg I am able, pret. meahte, mihte; akin to D. mogen, G. mögen, OHG. mugan, magan, Icel. mega, Goth. magan, Russ. moche. √103. Cf. Dism...