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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Ma-cru'roüs, a. p. 798See MACROUROUS.Măc-tā'tion, n. p. 798The act of killing a victim for sacrifice. [Obs.]Măc'ū-lā, n. p. 798A spot, as on the skin, or on the surface of the sun, or other luminous orb.Măc'ū-lāte, v. t. p. 798To spot; to stain; to blur.Măc'ū-late, a. p. 798Marked with spots; blotched; hence, defiled; impure. Most maculate thoughts, master, are masked under such colors. Shak.Măc'ū-lā'tion, n. p. 798The act of spotting; a spot; a blemish; a stain. Shak.Măc'ū·la·tūre, n. p. 798Blotting-paper. [Obs.]Măc'ule, v. t. p. 798To maculate; to blur; especially (Print.), to blur or double an impression from type. Savage.Măc'ūle, n. p. 798A spot. [Obs.] 2. (Print.) A blur causing a part of the impression to appear double; a mackle.Măc'ū-lōse', a. p. 798Of, or pertaining to, spots upon a surface; covered with spots; spotted; maculate.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…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.Mād, v. i. p. 798To be mad, furious, or wild. “Far from the madding crowd’s ignoble strife.” Gray. “Madding wheels of artillery.” Everett.Mād, n. p. 798An earth-worm. [Written also made.]Mād'am, n. p. 798The same as MADAME.Madame, n. p. 798My lady; gentlewoman;—a complimentary or courteous form of address to a lady, especially an elderly or married lady.Mād'-āp'ple, n. p. 798(Bot.) A tropical plant, or its fruit, of the genus Solanum (S. melongena); egg-plant.Mād'a-rō'sis, n. p. 798(Med.) Loss of hair; especially, loss of the eyelashes. Dunglison.Măd'brāin, a. p. 798Disordered in mind; hot-headed; rash. Shak.Măd'-brāin, n. p. 798A rash or hot-headed person.Mād’cāp, n. p. 798A person of wild behavior; a violent, rash, hot-headed person.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.Mād'den, v. i. p. 798To become mad; to act as if mad. They rave, recite, and madden round the land. Pope.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…Māde, n. p. 798See MAD.Mād'e-cāss or Mād'e-cā'see, n. p. 798(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Madagascar, or Madecassee.Mād'e-cās'sēe, a. p. 798(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Madagascar or its inhabitants.Mād'e-gās'sy, n. & a. p. 798The same as MADECASSEE.Mād'e-fāc'tiōn or Mād'e-fī-cā'tiōn, n. p. 798The act of madefying, or making wet. [Obs.]Mād'e-fy, v. t. p. 798To make wet or moist; to moisten. [Rare.]Ma-dēi'rā, n. p. 798A rich wine made on the Isle of Madeira.Madeira nut p. 798a species of walnut with a thin shell, from the Island of Madeira.Mademoiselle, n. p. 798Young woman; miss; girl;—used especially in address. In old French usage, mademoiselle was a title distinctively applied to the eldest daughter of the king's brother: also, a title formerly given to…Măd'ge or Măd'ge-how'let, n. p. 798An owl. I'll sit in a barn with Madge-howlet, and catch mice first. B. Jonson.Mād'-house, n. p. 798A house where insane persons are confined for cure or for restraint; an insane asylum; a bedlam.Mā'di·a, n. p. 798(Bot.) A genus of composite plants, of which one species, M. sativa, is cultivated for the oil yielded from its seeds by pressure. This oil is sometimes used instead of olive-oil for the table.Măd'id, a. p. 799Wet; moist. [Rare.] His large deep-blue eye, madid and yet piercing, showed that the secretions of his brain were apportioned, half to voluptuousness, half to common sense. B. Disraeli.Mād'joun, n. p. 799A preparation from the hemp plant, used as an intoxicating drug by the Turks, Hindoos, and others. [Written also majoun.]Mād'ly, adv. p. 799In a mad manner; without reason or understanding; rashly; wildly. 2. With extreme folly.Mād'man, n. p. 799A man who is mad, disordered in intellect, or infatuated; a lunatic; a crazy person. When a man mistakes his thoughts for persons and things, he is mad. A madman is properly so defined. Coleridge.Mād'ness, n. p. 799The condition of being mad; disorder of intellect; distraction; infatuation with excitement or passion. 2. Wildness of passion; fury; rage; as, the madness of despair. Syn. — Insanity; distraction…Ma-dōn'na, n. p. 799Madam; my lady; a term of address; — the Italian equivalent of madame. 2. A picture of the Virgin Mary, to whom the title Our Lady especially belongs.Mād're-pō'ral, a. p. 799Of, pertaining to, or resembling, the madrepores. Dana.Mād're-pōre, n. p. 799(Min.) (a.) A coral of the genus Madrepora, the species of which usually branch like trees and shrubs, and have the surface covered with small prominences, each containing a cell. (b.) In a popular…Mād're-po-ri'te, n. p. 799Fossil coral, or limestone composed of fossil coral.Mād'rid-lē'ni-an, n. p. 799(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Madrid in Spain.Mād'rid-lē'ni-an, a. p. 799(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Madrid or its inhabitants.Ma-driēr', or Mād'ri-er, n. p. 799A thick plank, used for several mechanical purposes; especially, to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is applied to any thing intended to be broken down; a plank used for supporting the…Mād'rī-gal, n. p. 799A little amorous poem, sometimes called a pastoral poem, not confined to the scrupulous regularity of a sonnet, or the subtlety of the epigram, but containing some tender and delicate, though simple…Mād'ri-gal-er, n. p. 799One who composes madrigals.Măd'-wort, n. p. 799(Bot.) A plant of the genus Alyssum (A. maritimum).Mæg′bōte or Māg′bōte, n. p. 799(Anglo-Saxon Law.) A recompense or satisfaction for the slaying or murder of a kinsman. [Obs.] Spelman.Mäel'strom, n. p. 799(Geog.) A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway.Mäj'es-tō'so, a. p. 799(Mus.) Majestic; — a direction to perform a passage or piece of music in a dignified and majestic manner.Mä-ēs'tro, n. p. 799A master in any art, especially in music; a composer.Māf'fle, v. i. p. 799To stammer. [Obs.] Barret.Māf'ler, n. p. 799A stammerer. [Obs.]Māg'a-zīne', n. p. 799A receptacle in which any thing is stored or deposited; a warehouse; especially, a storehouse for military stores, as ammunition, arms, provisions, &c. 2. The building or room in which the supply of…Māg/a-zīne', v. t. p. 799To store up or accumulate for future use; as, paper which has been exposed to the sun for a time retains or magazines the sun's influence, so that it may be used in the dark for making photographs.Măg'a-zīn'er, n. p. 799One who writes for a magazine. [Rare.] Goldsmith.