Webster's Dictionary 1913

1081

Marble-edged

Mar″ble–edged′ (?), a. Having the edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble, as a book.

1082

Marbled

Mar″bled (?), a. 1. Made of, or faced with, marble. “The marbled mansion.” Shak.2. Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble. “Marbled paper.” Boyle.3. (zoöl.) Vari...

1083

Marbleize

Mar″ble‐ize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Marbleized (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Marbleizing (?).] To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to ...

1084

Marbler

Mar″bler (�), n. 1. One who works upon marble or other stone. Fuller.2. One who colors or stains in imitation of marble.

1085

Marbling

Mar″bling (?), n. 1. The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble.2. An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance.3. pl.(Zoöl.)...

1086

Marbly

Mar″bly, a. Containing, or resembling, marble.

1087

Marbrinus

‖Mar‐bri″nus (?), n. [LL., fr. OF. & F. marble marble. See Marble.] A cloth woven so as to imitate the appearance of marble; — much used in the 15th and 16th centuries. Beck (Dr...

1088

Marc

Marc (?), n. The refuse matter which remains after the pressure of fruit, particularly of grapes.

1089

Marc (2)

Marc, n. [AS. marc; akin to G. mark, Icel. mörk, perh. akin to E. mark a sign. √106, 273.] [Written also mark.] 1. A weight of various commodities, esp. of gold and silver, used...

1090

Marcantant

Mar″can‐tant (?), n. [It. mercatante. See Merchant.] A merchant. Shak.

1091

Marcasite

Mar″ca‐site (?), n. [F. marcassite; cf. It. marcassita, Sp. marquesita, Pg. marquezita; all fr. Ar. marqashītha.] (Min.) A sulphide of iron resembling pyrite or common iron pyri...

1092

Marcasitic

{ Mar′ca‐sit″ic (?), Mar′ca‐sit″ic‐al (?), } a. Containing, or having the nature of, marcasite.

1093

Marcassin

Mar‐cas″sin (?), n.(Her.) A young wild boar.

1094

Marcato

‖Mar‐ca″to (?), a.(Mus.) In a marked emphatic manner; — used adverbially as a direction.

1095

Marceline

Mar″cel‐ine (?), n. [F., fr. L. marcidus withered, fr. marcere to wither, shrivel.] A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc., in ladies' dresses.

1096

Marcescent

Mar‐ces″cent (?), a. [L. marcescens, p. pr. of marcescere to wither, decay, fr. marcere to wither, droop: cf. F. marcescent.] (Bot.) Withering without falling off; fading; decay...

1097

Marcescible

Mar‐ces″ci‐ble (?), a. [Cf. F. marcescible.] Liable to wither or decay.

1098

March

March (?), n. [L. Martius mensis Mars'month fr. Martius belonging to Mars, the god of war: cf. F. mars. Cf. Martial.] The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days.The...

1099

March (2)

March, n. [OE. marche, F. marche; of German origin; cf. OHG. marcha, G. mark, akin to OS. marka, AS. mearc, Goth. marka, L. margo edge, border, margin, and possibly to E. mark a...

1100

March (3)

March, v. i. [Cf. OF. marchir. See 2d March.] To border; to be contiguous; to lie side by side.That was in a strange landWhich marcheth upon Chimerie. Gower.To march with, to ha...

1101

March (4)

March, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Marched (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Marching.] [F. marcher, in OF. also, to tread, prob. fr. L. marcus hammer. Cf. Mortar.] 1. To move with regular steps, as a...

1102

March (5)

March, v. t. To cause to move with regular steps in the manner of a soldier; to cause to move in military array, or in a body, as troops; to cause to advance in a steady, regula...

1103

March (6)

March, n. [F. marche.] 1. The act of marching; a movement of soldiers from one stopping place to another; military progress; advance of troops.These troops came to the army hara...

1104

March-mad

March″–mad′ (?), a. Extremely rash; foolhardy. See under March, the month. Sir W. Scott.

1105

March-ward

March″–ward′ (?), n. A warden of the marches; a marcher.

1106

Marcher

March″er (?), n. One who marches.

1107

Marcher (2)

March″er, n. [See 2d March.] The lord or officer who defended the marches or borders of a territory.