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Macrocystis
An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific (), having numerous almond-shaped air vessels.
Macropod
Any one of a group of maioid crabs remarkable for the length of their legs; -- called also .
mag
Shortened form of , the periodic paperback publication.
Magnetically
By or as by, magnetism.
Magnetizable
Capable of being magnetized.
Mahovo
A device for saving power in stopping and starting a railroad car, by means of a heavy fly wheel.
main file
A file that is used as the authority in a given job and that is relatively permanent.
majority leader
The leader of the majority party in a legislature. Compare .
Malacissant
Softening; relaxing.
Malacopoda
A class of air-breathing ; -- called also , and .
malar
The cheek bone, which forms a part of the lower edge of the orbit; that arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek; also called the .
malthusian theory
Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence; Malthusianism. See .
Mandibular
Of or pertaining to a mandible; like a mandible.
Manifestible
Manifestable.
man of action
A person who prefers to act rather than contemplate and gets things accomplished quickly an efficiently.
marinara
An Italian sauce containing tomatoes, garlic, herbs, and spices.
Marine
A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the navy.
Masser
A priest who celebrates Mass.
Matchmaking
The act or process of making matches for kindling or burning.
matrass
A round-bottomed glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead.
Mazard
A kind of small black cherry.
Meanness
The condition, or quality, of being mean; want of excellence; poorness; lowness; baseness; sordidness; stinginess.
Meeting
A coming together; an assembling; .
Megaweber
A million webers.
meloid
A beetle belongoing to the family .
Melolonthidae
A natural subfamily of beetles, considered a separate family in some classification systems.
Menagogue
Emmenagogue.
Mender
One who mends or repairs.
Mercator's chart
See under , and see , under .
Meringue
A delicate pastry made of powdered sugar and the whites of eggs whipped up, -- with jam or cream added.
Mesocarp
The middle layer of a pericarp which consists of three distinct or dissimilar layers.
Metathorax
The last or posterior segment of the thorax in insects. See of .
Mtayer
One who cultivates land for a share (usually one half) of its yield, receiving stock, tools, and seed from the landlord.
Meticulous
Timid; fearful.
Metrification
Composition in metrical form; versification.
Mew
To cry as a cat.
Mezzo-relievo
Mezzo-rilievo.
Mezzotint
A manner of engraving on copper or steel by drawing upon a surface previously roughened, and then removing the roughness in places by scraping, burnishing, etc., so as to produce the requisite light and shade. Also, an engraving so produced.
Micher
One who skulks, or keeps out of sight; hence, a truant; an idler; a thief, etc.
Middlemost
Being in the middle, or nearest the middle; midmost.
Middlings
A combination of the coarser parts of ground wheat the finest bran, separated from the fine flour and coarse bran in bolting; -- formerly regarded as valuable only for feed; but now, after separation of the bran, used for making the best quality of flour. contain a large proportion of gluten.
midiron
a long iron{5} with a nearly vertical face.
mid-off
the fielding position in cricket closest to the bowler on the off side.
Milksop
A piece of bread sopped in milk; figuratively, an effeminate or weak-minded person.
Millionairess
A woman who is a millionaire, or the wife of a millionaire.
Miltwaste
A small European fern () formerly used in medicine.
mimeo
to make copies of using a mimeograph.
Misanthropy
Hatred of, or dislike to, mankind; -- opposed to .
Misbecoming
Unbecoming.
Miscount
To count erroneously.
Mishmash
A hodgepodge or hotchpotch; a confused jumble.
Missourian
A resident of Missouri.
Mistradition
A wrong tradition.
Misurato
Measured; -- a direction to perform a passage in strict or measured time.
Moat
To surround with a moat.
Mockage
Mockery.
Moderato
With a moderate degree of quickness; moderately.
Moelline
An unguent for the hair.
Mommery
See .
Monociliated
Having but one cilium.
moot
See 1st .
Mop
An implement for washing floors, or the like, made of a piece of cloth, or a collection of thrums, or coarse yarn, fastened to a handle.
morals
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong.
Moravian
Of or pertaining to Moravia, or to the United Brethren. See ,
Moselle
A light wine, usually white, produced in the vicinity of the river Moselle.
Muciparous
Secreting, or producing, mucus or mucin.
Mucksy
Somewhat mucky; soft, sticky, and dirty; muxy.
Muddlehead
A stupid person; a blunderer.
Mushroom
Of or pertaining to mushrooms; .
Muslinet
A sort of coarse or light cotton cloth.
Myrtus
The type genus of the .