Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Maguari

‖Ma′gua‐ri″ (?), n. [From native name: cf. Pg. magoari.] (Zoöl.) A South American stork (Euxenara maguari), having a forked tail.

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Maguey

Mag″uey (?), n. [Sp. maguey, Mexican maguei and metl.] (Bot.) The century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave.

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Magyar

Mag″yar (măg″yär; Hung. mŏd″yŏr), n. 1. (Ethnol.) One of the dominant people of Hungary, allied to the Finns; a Hungarian.2. The language of the Magyars.

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Maha

‖Ma″ha (?), n.(Zoöl.) A kind of baboon; the wanderoo.

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Mahabarata

{ ‖Ma‐ha‐ba″ra‐ta (?), ‖Ma‐ha‐bha″ra‐tam (?), } n. [Skr. mahābhārata.] A celebrated epic poem of the Hindus. It is of great length, and is chiefly devoted to the history of a ci...

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Mahaled

‖Ma‐ha″led (?), n. [Ar. mahled.] (Bot.) A cherry tree (Prunus Mahaleb) of Southern Europe. The wood is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for pipe stems, the flowers an...

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Maharajah

‖Ma‐ha‐ra″jah (?), n. [Skr. mahārāja; mahat great + rāja king.] A sovereign prince in India; — a title given also to other persons of high rank.

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Maharif

‖Ma′ha‐rif″ (?), n.(Zoöl.) An African antelope (Hippotragus Bakeri). Its face is striped with black and white.

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Maharmah

‖Ma‐har″mah (?), n. A muslin wrapper for the head and the lower part of the face, worn by Turkish and Armenian women when they go abroad.

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Mahatma

Ma‐hat″ma (?), n. [Skr. mahātman, lit., great-souled, wise.] (Theosophy) One of a class of sages, or “adepts,” reputed to have knowledge and powers of a higher order than those ...

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Mahdi

Mah″di (?), n. Among Mohammedans, the last imam or leader of the faithful. The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe that he is yet to appear.☞ The title has been ...

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Mahdiism

Mah″di‐ism (?), n. See Mahdism.

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Mahdism

Mah″dism (?), n. Belief in the coming of the Mahdi; fanatical devotion to the cause of the Mahdi or a pretender to that title. — Mah″dist (#), n.Mahdism has proved the most sham...

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Mahl-stick

Mahl″–stick′ (?), n. See Maul-stick.

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Mahoe

Ma″hoe (?), n.(Bot.) A name given to several malvaceous trees (species of Hibiscus, Ochroma, etc.), and to their strong fibrous inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage.

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Mahogany

Ma‐hog″a‐ny (?), n. 1. (Bot.) A large tree of the genus Swietenia (S. Mahogoni), found in tropical America.☞ Several other trees, with wood more or less like mahogany, are calle...

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Maholi

‖Ma‐ho″li (?), n.(Zoöl.) A South African lemur (Galago maholi), having very large ears. [Written also moholi.]

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Mahomedan

{ Ma‐hom″ed‐an (?), Ma‐hom″et‐an (?), } n. See Mohammedan.

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Mahometanism

Ma‐hom″et‐an‐ism (?), n. See Mohammedanism.

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Mahometanize

Ma‐hom″et‐an‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mahometanized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mahometanizing (?).] To convert to the religion of Mohammed; to Mohammedanize.

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Mahometism

Ma‐hom″et‐ism (?), n. See Mohammedanism.

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Mahometist

Ma‐hom″et‐ist, n. A Mohammedan.

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Mahometry

Ma‐hom″et‐ry (?), n. Mohammedanism.

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Mahon stock

Ma‐hon″ stock′ (?). (Bot.) An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers (Malcolmia maritima). It is called in England Virginia stock, but the plant comes fro...

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Mahone

Ma‐hone″ (?), n. A large Turkish ship. Crabb.

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Mahonia

Ma‐ho″ni‐a (?), n. [Named after Bernard McMahon.] (Bot.) The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage.

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Mahoohoo

‖Ma‐hoo″hoo (?), n.(Zoöl.) The African white two-horned rhinoceros (Atelodus simus).