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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Ma·chīn'er-y, n.p. 798Machines in general, or collectively; as, machinery of war. 2. The working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument arranged and constructed so as to apply and regulate force; as, the machinery of a…
  2. Ma·chīne'-shŏp, n.p. 798A manufactory in which materials, especially metals, are dressed, and machinery is made.
  3. Ma-chīne'-tool, n.p. 798A complex machine for shaping materials; strictly, an adjustable machine with an automatic feed, for shaping metals by cutting;—called also engine-tool. [Eng.]
  4. Ma·chīn'ing, a.p. 798Pertaining to the machinery of a poem. [Obs.] Dryden.
  5. Ma·chīn’ist, n.p. 798A constructor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.
  6. Macigno (mā-chēn'yo), n.p. 798(Min.) A kind of silicious sandstone found in Italy. There are two varieties, one of a grayish-yellow color, the other of a bluish-gray color. Dana.
  7. Măç'i-len-cy, n.p. 798Leanness. [Obs.] Bailey.
  8. Măç'i-lent, a.p. 798Having little flesh; lean; thin. [Obs.] Bailey.
  9. Măck'er-el, n.p. 798(Ichth.) A marine fish of the genus Scomber (S. vulgaris or scomber), spotted with blue, and largely used for food. It is found in the North Atlantic. Mackerel-gale, either a gale that ripples the…
  10. Măck'er-el, n.p. 798A pander or pimp; also, a bawd. [Obs.] Halliwell.
  11. Măck'in-tōsh, n.p. 798A water-proof outer garment; — so called from the name of the inventor.
  12. Măck'le, n.p. 798Same as MACULE, q. v.
  13. Măck'le, v. t.p. 798To sell to shopkeepers;—said only of weavers' goods. 2. To contrive. Wright.
  14. Māc'le, n.p. 798(Min.) (a.) A variety of chiastolite, the crystals of which present a tessellated appearance when cut transversely. (b.) A similar tessellated appearance in other crystals. Dana.
  15. Mac-lū'rite, n.p. 798(Min.) Same as CHONDRODITE, q. v.
  16. Mā'cro-bī-ōt'ic, a.p. 798Long-lived. Dunglison.
  17. Măc'ro-cĕph'a-lōus, a.p. 798Having a large head. 2. (Bot.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body. Henslow.
  18. Măc'ro-cōsm or Mă'cro-cōsm, n.p. 798The great world; the universe, or the visible system of worlds; — opposed to microcosm, or the little world constituted by man.
  19. Mā'cro-dāc'tyl, n.p. 798(Ornith.) One of a tribe of wading birds, having very long toes.
  20. Māe'ro-dac·tyl'ic or Māe'ro-dac'tyl·ous, a.p. 798(Ornith.) Having long toes;—applied to a tribe of wading birds, including the rails, water-hens, and the like.
  21. Māc'ro-dī-ăg'o-nal, n.p. 798(Crystallog.) The longer of two or more diagonals, as of a rhombic prism.
  22. Măc'ro-dōme, n.p. 798(Crystallog.) A dome parallel to the longer lateral axis in the trimetric system. Dana.
  23. Ma-crŏl′-o-gy, n.p. 798Long and tedious talk; prolonged discourse without matter; superfluity of words.
  24. Ma-cròm'e-ter, n.p. 798An instrument for measuring inaccessible objects by means of two reflectors on a common sextant.
  25. Mā'cron, n.p. 798(Pron.) A short, straight, horizontal mark [−], placed over vowels to denote that they are to be pronounced with a long sound; as ā, in dāme; ē, in sēam; ī, in dīme; ō, in dōme.
  26. Ma·crōph'yl-lous or Măc'ro-phyl'lous, a.p. 798(Bot.) Having long leaves.
  27. Măc'ro-pŏd, n.p. 798[Gr. μακρός, long, large, and πούς, ποδός, foot. (Zoöl.) One of a tribe of short-tailed decapodous crustaceans remarkable for the enormous length of their feet; the sea-spider or spider-crab. Baird.
  28. Ma-crōp'o-dal, a.p. 798Having long or large feet. 2. (Bot.) Having an unusual protuberance of the radicle, as wheat. Henslow.
  29. Măc'ro·pō'di·an, n.p. 798(Zoöl.) Same as MACROPOD.
  30. Măc'ro-pūs, n.p. 798(Zoöl.) A genus of marsupial animals; the kangaroo.
  31. Mäc'ro-tōne, n.p. 798(Pron.) The same as MACRON.
  32. Ma-crōt'y-poüs, a.p. 798(Min.) Having a long form.
  33. Ma-crou'ral, a.p. 798The same as MACROUROUS.
  34. Ma·crou'ran, n.p. 798(Zoöl.) A decapod crustacean having a long tail, as the lobster, shrimp, and the like. See CRUSTACEA. [Written also macruran.]
  35. Ma-crou'roûs, a.p. 798Of, or belonging to, the macrourans; having a long tail. [Written also macrurous.]
  36. Ma-cru'ran, n.p. 798See MACROURAN.
  37. Ma-cru'roüs, a.p. 798See MACROUROUS.
  38. Măc-tā'tion, n.p. 798The act of killing a victim for sacrifice. [Obs.]
  39. Măc'ū-lā, n.p. 798A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun, or other luminous orb.
  40. Măc'ū-lāte, v. t.p. 798To spot; to stain; to blur.
  41. Măc'ū-late, a.p. 798Marked with spots; blotched; hence, defiled; impure. Most maculate thoughts, master, are masked under such colors. Shak.
  42. Măc'ū-lā'tion, n.p. 798The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish; a stain. Shak.
  43. Măc'ū·la·tūre, n.p. 798Blotting-paper. [Obs.]
  44. Măc'ule, v. t.p. 798To maculate; to blur; especially (Print.), to blur or double an impression from type. Savage.
  45. Măc'ūle, n.p. 798A spot. [Obs.] 2. (Print.) A blur causing a part of the impression to appear double; a mackle.
  46. Măc'ū-lōse', a.p. 798Of, or pertaining to, spots upon a surface; covered with spots; spotted; maculate.
  47. Mād, a.p. 798Disordered in intellect; distracted; crazy; insane. I have heard my grandsire say, full oft, Extremity of griefs would make men mad. Shak. 2. Thrown off one's balance; infatuated, or made beside…
  48. Mād, v. t.p. 798To make mad, furious, or angry. Had I but seen thy picture in this plight, It would have maddened me. Shak.
  49. Mād, v. i.p. 798To be mad, furious, or wild. “Far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife.” Gray. “Madding wheels of artillery.” Everett.
  50. Mād, n.p. 798An earth-worm. [Written also made.]
  51. Mād'am, n.p. 798The same as MADAME.
  52. Madame, n.p. 798My lady; gentlewoman;—a complimentary or courteous form of address to a lady, especially an elderly or married lady.
  53. Mād'-āp'ple, n.p. 798(Bot.) A tropical plant, or its fruit, of the genus Solanum (S. melongena); egg-plant.
  54. Mād'a-rō'sis, n.p. 798(Med.) Loss of hair; especially, loss of the eyelashes. Dunglison.
  55. Măd'brāin, a.p. 798Disordered in mind; hot-headed; rash. Shak.
  56. Măd'-brāin, n.p. 798A rash or hot-headed person.
  57. Mād’cāp, n.p. 798A person of wild behavior; a violent, rash, hot-headed person.
  58. Mād'den, v. t.p. 798To make mad; to drive to madness: to craze; to excite violently with passion; to make very angry; to enrage.
  59. Mād'den, v. i.p. 798To become mad; to act as if mad. They rave, recite, and madden round the land. Pope.
  60. Mād'der, n.p. 798(Bot.) A plant of the genus Rubia (R. tinctorum). The root is much used in dyeing red, and formerly also in medicine. It is cultivated in France and Holland. ☞ Madder is sometimes used in forming…