Masterliness
Mas″ter‐li‐ness (?), n. The quality or state of being masterly; ability to control wisely or skillfully.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.
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Masterly
Mas″ter‐ly, a. 1. Suitable to, or characteristic of, a master; indicating thorough knowledge or superior skill and power; showing a master's hand; as, a masterly design; a maste...
Masterly (2)
Mas″ter‐ly, adv. With the skill of a master.Thou dost speak masterly. Shak.
Masterous
Mas″ter‐ous (?), a. Masterly. Milton.
Masterpiece
Mas″ter‐piece′ (?), n. Anything done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital performance; a chef-d'œuvre; a supreme achievement.The top and masterpiece of art. South.Dissimu...
Mastership
Mas″ter‐ship, n. 1. The state or office of a master.2. Mastery; dominion; superior skill; superiority.Where noble youths for mastership should strive. Driden.3. Chief work; mast...
Mastersinger
Mas″ter‐sing′er (?), n. [A translation of G. meistersänger.] One of a class of poets which flourished in Nuremberg and some other cities of Germany in the 15th and 16th centurie...
Masterwort
Mas″ter‐wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) (a) A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria). (b) The Astrantia major, a European umbelliferous p...
Mastery
Mas″ter‐y (?), n.; pl.Masteries (#). [OF. maistrie.]1. The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority.If divided by mountains, they will fight ...
Mastful
Mast″ful (?), a. [See 1st Mast.] Abounding in mast; producing mast in abundance; as, the mastful forest; a mastful chestnut. Dryden.
Masthead
Mast″head′ (?), n.(Naut.) The top or head of a mast; the part of a mast above the hounds.
Masthead (2)
Mast″head″, v. t.(Naut.) To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment. Marryat.
Masthouse
Mast″house′ (?), n. A building in which vessels' masts are shaped, fitted, etc.
Mastic
Mas″tic (?), n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. �, fr. � to chew, because of its being used in the East for chewing.] [Written also mastich.]1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of...
Masticable
Mas″ti‐ca‐ble (?), a. Capable of being masticated.
Masticador
Mas′ti‐ca″dor (?), n. [Cf. Sp. mastigador. See Masticate.] (Man.) A part of a bridle, the slavering bit. [Written also mastigador.]
Masticate
Mas″ti‐cate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Masticated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Masticating (?).] [L. masticatus, p. p. of masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See Mastic.] To grind...
Masticater
Mas″ti‐ca′ter (?), n. One who masticates.
Mastication
Mas′ti‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. masticatio: cf. F. mastication.] The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.Mastication is a necessary preparation of solid aliment, wit...
Masticator
Mas″ti‐ca′tor (?), n. 1. One who masticates.2. A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless people; also, a machine for cutting leather, India rubber, or similar to...
Masticatory
Mas″ti‐ca‐to‐ry (?), a. [Cf. F. masticatoire.] Chewing; adapted to perform the office of chewing food.
Masticatory (2)
Mas″ti‐ca‐to‐ry, n.; pl.-ries (�). (Med.) A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva. Bacon.
Mastich
Mas″tich (?), n. See Mastic.
Masticin
Mas″ti‐cin (?), n.(Chem.) A white, amorphous, tenacious substance resembling caoutchouc, and obtained as an insoluble residue of mastic.
Masticot
Mas″ti‐cot (?), n.(Chem.) Massicot.
Mastiff
Mas″tiff (?), n.; pl.Mastiffs (�). [Mastives is irregular and unusual.] [Prob. fr. Prov. E. masty, adj., large, n., a great dog, prob. fr. mast fruit, and hence, lit., fattened ...
Mastigopod
Mas″ti‐go‐pod (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of the Mastigopoda.