Webster's Dictionary 1913

1648

Maturity

Ma‐tu″ri‐ty (?), n. [L. maturitas: cf. F. maturité.]1. The state or quality of being mature; ripeness; full development; as, the maturity of corn or of grass; maturity of judgme...

1649

Matutinal

Mat′u‐ti″nal (?), a. [L. matutinalis, matutinus: cf. F. matutinal. See Matin.] Of or pertaining to the morning; early.

1650

Matutinary

Ma‐tu″ti‐na‐ry (?), a. Matutinal.

1651

Matutine

Mat″u‐tine (?), a. Matutinal.

1652

Matweed

Mat″weed′ (?), n.(Bot.) A name of several maritime grasses, as the sea sand-reed (Ammophila arundinacea) which is used in Holland to bind the sand of the seacoast dikes (see Bea...

1653

Maty

Mat″y (?), n. A native house servant in India. Balfour (Cyc. of India).

1654

Matzoth

‖Matz″oth (?), n. [Heb. matstsōth, pl. of matstsāh unleavened.] A cake of unleavened bread eaten by the Jews at the feast of the Passover.

1655

Maucaco

‖Mau‐ca″co (?), n.(Zoöl.) A lemur; — applied to several species, as the White-fronted, the ruffed, and the ring-tailed lemurs.

1656

Maud

Maud (?), n. A gray plaid; — used by shepherds in Scotland.

1657

Maudle

Mau″dle (?), v. t. To throw onto confusion or disorder; to render maudlin.

1658

Maudlin

Maud″lin (?), a. [From Maudlin, a contr. of Magdalen, OE. Maudeleyne, who is drawn by painters with eyes swelled and red with weeping.] 1. Tearful; easily moved to tears; exciti...

1659

Maudlin (2)

{ Maud″lin, Maude″line (?), } n.(Bot.) An aromatic composite herb, the costmary; also, the South European Achillea Ageratum, a kind of yarrow.

1660

Maudlinism

Maud″lin‐ism (?), n. A maudlin state. Dickens.

1661

Maudlinwort

Maud″lin‐wort′ (?), n.(Bot.) The oxeye daisy.

1662

Mauger

{ Mau″ger, Mau″gre } (ma̤″gẽr), prep. [OF. maugré, malgré, F. malgré. See Mal-, Malice, and Agree.] In spite of; in opposition to; notwithstanding.A man must needs love maugre h...

1663

Maugre (2)

Mau″gre, v. t. To defy. J. Webster.

1664

Maukin

Mau″kin (?), n. 1. See Malkin.2. (Zoöl.) A hare.

1665

Maul

Maul (?), n. [See Mall a hammer.] A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. [Written also mall.]

1666

Maul (2)

Maul, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Mauled (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Mauling.] 1. To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner.Meek modern faith to murder, hack, ...

1667

Maul-stick

Maul″–stick′ (?), n. [G. malerstock; maler a painter + stock stick.] A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working. [Written also mahl-stick.]

1668

Maule

Maule (?), n.(Bot.) The common mallow.

1669

Mauling

Maul″ing (?), n. A severe beating with a stick, cudgel, or the fist.

1670

Maumet

Mau″met (?), n. See Mawmet. Chaucer.

1671

Maunch

Maunch (?), v. t. To munch.

1672

Maunch (2)

Maunch (?), n. See Manche.

1673

Maund

Maund (?), n. [AS. mand, mond.] A hand basket. Herrick.

1674

Maund (2)

Maund, n. [Hind, & Per. man.] An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from 25 to about 82 pounds avoirdupois.