Webster's Dictionary 1913

1891

Medal (2)

Med″al, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Medaled (?), or Medalled; p. pr. & vb. n.Medaling or Medalling.] To honor or reward with a medal. “Medaled by the king.” Thackeray.

1892

Medal play

Med″al play′. (Golf) Play in which the score is reckoned by counting the number of strokes.

1893

Medalet

Med″al‐et (?), n. A small medal.

1894

Medalist

Med″al‐ist, n. [Cf. F. médailliste, It. medaglista.] [Written also medallist.]1. A person that is skilled or curious in medals; a collector of medals. Addison.2. A designer of m...

1895

Medallic

Me‐dal″lic (?), a. Of or pertaining to a medal, or to medals. “Our medallic history.” Walpole.

1896

Medallion

Me‐dal″lion (?), n. [F. médaillion, It. medaglione, augm. of medaglia. See Medal.]1. A large medal or memorial coin.2. A circular or oval (or, sometimes, square) tablet bearing ...

1897

Medalurgy

Med″al‐ur′gy (?), n. [Medal + the root of Gr. � work.] The art of making and striking medals and coins. [Written also medallurgy.]

1898

Meddle

Med″dle′ (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Meddled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Meddling (?).] [OE. medlen to mix, OF. medler, mesler, F. mêler, LL. misculare, a dim. fr. L. miscere to mix. √271. ...

1899

Meddle (2)

Med″dle, v. t. To mix; to mingle. Chaucer.“Wine meddled with gall.” Wyclif (Matt. xxvii. 34).

1900

Meddler

Med″dler (?), n. One who meddles; one who interferes or busies himself with things in which he has no concern; an officious person; a busybody.

1901

Meddlesome

Med″dle‐some (?), a. Given to meddling; apt to interpose in the affairs of others; officiously intrusive. — Med″dle‐some‐ness, n.

1902

Meddling

Med″dling (?), a. Meddlesome. Macaulay.

1903

Meddlingly

Med″dling‐ly, adv. In a meddling manner.

1904

Mede

Mede (?), n. A native or inhabitant of Media in Asia.

1905

Mede (2)

Mede, n. See 1st & 2d Mead, and Meed.

1906

Media

‖Me″di‐a (?), n., pl. of Medium.

1907

Media (2)

‖Me″di‐a, n.; pl.Mediæ (–ē). [NL., fr. L. medius middle.] (Phonetics) One of the sonant mutes β, δ, γ (b, d, g), in Greek, or of their equivalents in other languages, so named a...

1908

Mediacy

Me″di‐a‐cy (?), n. The state or quality of being mediate. Sir W. Hamilton.

1909

Mediæval

Me′di‐æ″val (?), a. [L. medius middle + aevum age. See Middle, and Age.] Of or relating to the Middle Ages; as, mediæval architecture. [Written also medieval.]

1910

Mediævalism

Me′di‐æ″val‐ism (?), n. The method or spirit of the Middle Ages; devotion to the institutions and practices of the Middle Ages; a survival from the Middle Ages. [Written also me...

1911

Mediævalist

Me′di‐æ″val‐ist, n. One who has a taste for, or is versed in, the history of the Middle Ages; one in sympathy with the spirit or forms of the Middle Ages. [Written also medieval...

1912

Mediævally

Me′di‐æ″val‐ly, adv. In the manner of the Middle Ages; in accordance with mediævalism.

1913

Mediævals

Me′di‐æ″vals (?), n. pl. The people who lived in the Middle Ages. Ruskin.

1914

Medial

Me″di‐al (?), a. [L. medialis, fr. medius middle: cf. F. médial. See Middle.] Of or pertaining to a mean or average; mean; as, medial alligation.

1915

Medial (2)

Me″di‐al, n.(Phonetics) See 2d Media.

1916

Medialuna

‖Me″di‐a‐lu″na (?), n. [Sp. media luna half-moon.] (Zoöl.) See Half-moon.

1917

Median

Me″di‐an (?), a. [L. medianus, fr. medius middle. See Medial.] 1. Being in the middle; running through the middle; as, a median groove.2. (Zoöl.) Situated in the middle; lying i...