Webster's Dictionary 1913

2647

Mesprise

Mes‐prise″ (?), n. [OF. mespris, F. mépris. See Misprize.] 1. Contempt; scorn.2. [Perh. for F. méprise mistake. Cf. Misprision.] Misadventure; ill-success. Spenser.

2648

Mesquite

{ Mes‐qui″te (mĕs‐kē″tā̍), Mes‐quit″ (mĕs‐kēt″) }, n. [Sp. mezquite; said to be a Mexican Indian word.] (Bot.) A name for two trees of the southwestern part of North America, th...

2649

Mesquite bean

Mes‐qui″te bean. The pod or seed of the mesquite.

2650

Mess

Mess (?), n. Mass; church service. Chaucer.

2651

Mess (2)

Mess (?), n. [OE. mes, OF. mets, LL. missum, p. p. of mittere to put, place (e. g., on the table), L. mittere to send. See Mission, and cf. Mass religious service.] 1. A quantit...

2652

Mess (3)

Mess (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p.Messed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Messing.] To take meals with a mess; to belong to a mess; to eat (with others); as, I mess with the wardroom officers. Ma...

2653

Mess (4)

Mess, v. t. To supply with a mess.

2654

Mess (5)

Mess, v. t. To make a mess of; to disorder or muddle; to muss; to jumble; to disturb.It was n't right either to be messing another man's sleep. Scribner's Mag.

2655

Mess beef

Mess beef. Barreled salt beef, packed with about 80 pounds chuck and rump, two flanks, and the rest plates.

2656

Message

Mes″sage (?; 48), n. [F., fr. LL. missaticum, fr. L. mittere, missum, to send. See Mission, and cf. Messenger.] 1. Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent fr...

2657

Message (2)

Mes″sage, v. t. To bear as a message.

2658

Message (3)

Mes″sage, n. [OE., fr. OF. message, fr. LL. missaticus. See 1st Message.] A messenger. Chaucer.

2659

Message stick

Mes″sage stick. A stick, carved with lines and dots, used, esp. by Australian aborigines, to convey information.

2660

Messager

Mes″sa‐ger (?), n. A messenger.

2661

Messenger

Mes″sen‐ger (?), n. [OE. messager, OF. messagier, F. messager. See Message.] 1. One who bears a message; the bearer of a verbal or written communication, notice, or invitation, ...

2662

Messet

Mes″set (?), n. A dog.

2663

Messiad

Mes‐si″ad (?), n. A German epic poem on the Messiah, by Klopstock.

2664

Messiah

Mes‐si″ah (?), n. [Heb. māshīakh anointed, fr. māshakh to anoint. Cf. Messias.] The expected king and deliverer of the Hebrews; the Savior; Christ.And told them the Messiah now ...

2665

Messiahship

Mes‐si″ah‐ship, n. The state or office of the Messiah.

2666

Messianic

Mes′si‐an″ic (?), a. Of or relating to the Messiah; as, the Messianic office or character.

2667

Messias

Mes‐si″as (?), n. [LL., fr. Gr. �. See Messiah.] The Messiah.I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ. John iv. 25.

2668

Messidor

‖Mes′si′dor″ (F.?; E.?), n. [F., fr. L. messis harvest.] The tenth month of the French republican calendar dating from September 22, 1792. It began June 19, and ended July 18. S...

2669

Messieurs

Mes″sieurs (?; F.?; 277), n. pl. [F.; pl. of monsieur.] Sirs; gentlemen; — abbreviated to Messrs., which is used as the plural of Mr.

2670

Messinese

Mes′si‐nese″ (? or?), a. Of or pertaining to Messina, or its inhabitans.

2671

Messmate

Mess″mate′ (?), n. An associate in a mess.

2672

Messuage

Mes″suage (?; 48), n. [Cf. OF. mesuage, masnage, LL. messuagium, mansionaticum, fr. L. mansio, -onis, a staying, remaining, dwelling, fr. manere, mansum, to stay, remain, E. man...

2673

Mest

Mest (?), a. Most. Chaucer.