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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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Māl'a-cōs'te-on, n. p. 803(Med.) A peculiar disease of the bones, in consequence of which they become softened and capable of being bent without breaking.Māl'a-cŏs'to-moŭs, a. p. 803Having soft jaws without teeth, as a fish.Măl'a-cŏs'tra-cān, n. p. 803(Zoöl.) A crustacean belonging to the division Malacostraca in Cuvier's system, which included all crustaceans except the entomostracans. The term is sometimes applied to crustaceans in general. Dana.Māl'a-cŏs'tra-cŏl'o-gy, n. p. 803(Zoöl.) That branch of zoölogical science which relates to the crustaceans;—called also crustaceology.Māl'a-cŏs'tra-cōŭs, a. p. 803(Zool.) Belonging to a section of crustaceous animals called Malacostraca. They have solid teguments, and ten or fourteen feet.Măl'ad-jŭst'ment, n. p. 803An evil or wrong adjustment.Măl’ad-mīn’is-trā’tion, n. p. 803Faulty administration; bad management of business, especially that which is intrusted to one’s direction or control. [Written also maladministration.]Mäl-a-droit', a. p. 803Of a quality opposed to adroitness; clumsy; awkward; unskillful.Māl-a-droit'ly, adv. p. 803In a maladroit manner; awkwardly; unskillfully.Māl-a-droit'ness, n. p. 803The quality of being maladroit; awkwardness; ungracefulness.Māl'a-dy, n. p. 803Any sickness or disease of the human body; any distemper, disorder, or indisposition, proceeding from impaired, defective, or morbid organic functions; especially, a lingering or deep-seated disorder…Măl'a-gā, n. p. 803A species of wine imported from Malaga, in Spain.Măl'an-ders, n. pl. p. 803A scurfy eruption on the inside of the hock, or at the bend of the knee of the fore leg of a horse. See SALLENDERS. [Written also mal-lenders.]Māl'a-pērt, a. p. 803Inappropriate through pertness or impudence; without respect or decency; saucy; bold; forward. Are you growing malapert? Dryden.Măl'a-pĕrt, n. p. 804A pert, saucy person.Măl'a-pĕrt'ly, adv. p. 804In a malapert manner; saucily; with impudence.Măl'a-pĕrt'ness, n. p. 804The quality of being malapert; sauciness; impudent pertness.Măl-ăp’ro-pōs’, adv. p. 804Unseasonably; unsuitably.Mal-ăp'te-rŭ'rus, n. p. 804(Ichth.) A genus of small malacopterygious fishes, possessing a high degree of electrical power. M. electricus is found in the Nile. Baird. Malapterurus Electricus.Mā'lar, n. p. 804(Anat.) The bone which in man forms the prominence of the cheek. See SKULL.Mā'lar, a. p. 804Pertaining to the cheek, or to the malar bone.Ma-lā'ri-ā, n. p. 804Bad air; air tainted by deleterious emanation from animal or vegetable matter; especially, noxious exhalations of marshy districts, capable of causing fever or other disease; miasma.Ma-lā'ri-al or Ma-lā'ri-ous, a. p. 804Pertaining to, or infected by, malaria.Mā'late, n. p. 804(Chem.) A salt formed by the union of malic acid with a base.Mā'lax or Ma-lāx'āte, v. t. p. 804To soften; to knead to softness. [Obs.]Māl'ax-ā'tion, n. p. 804The act of malaxating, or moistening and softening. 2. The forming of ingredients into a mass for pills or plasters.Ma-lāy', n. p. 804(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Malay or Malacca, and the adjacent islands.Ma-lāy', a. p. 804(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Malay or Malacca.Ma-lāy'an, a. p. 804(Geog.) Belonging to Malacca.Māl-cōn'for-mā'tion, n. p. 804Imperfect or disproportionate formation; ill form; disproportion of parts. [Written also maleconformation.]Măl'con-tēnt', n. p. 804One who is discontented; especially, a discontented subject of government; one who expresses his discontent by words or overt acts.Māl'con-tēnt' or Māl'con-tēnt'ed, a. p. 804Discontented; uneasy; dissatisfied with the government. “The famous malcontent earl of Leicester.” Milner.Māl'con-tēnt'ed-ly, adv. p. 804In a malcontented manner; with discontent.Măl'con-tĕnt'ed-ness, n. p. 804The quality of being malcontented; discontentedness; dissatisfaction.Mal-dā'ni-an, n. p. 804(Zoöl.) One of a tribe of sedentary annelids; — so called by Lamarck.Māle p. 804prefix. See MAL.Māle, a. p. 804Pertaining to the sex that begets or procreates young, as distinguished from the female, which conceives and gives birth; masculine; as, a male child; a male beast, fish, or fowl. 2. (Bot.) Having…Māle, n. p. 804An animal of the male sex; a he. 2. (Bot.) A plant which bears only staminate flowers.Māle, a. p. 804Evil; wicked; bad. [Obs.] Marston.Măl'e/ăd-mîn'is-trā'tion, n. p. 804Maladministration. [See Note under MAL.]Māle-cōn'for-mā'tion, n. p. 804Malconformation. [See Note under MAL.]Māle'con-tent' or Māle'con-tent'ed, a. p. 804The same as MALCONTENT, MALCONTENTED. [See Note under MAL.]Māle-con-tĕnt'ed-ly, adv. p. 804Malcontentedly. [See Note under MAL.]Măl'e-dĭ'cen-cy, n. p. 804The quality or practice of being maledicent; evil speaking; reproachful language. [Obs.] Atterbury.Măl'e-dī'cent, a. p. 804Speaking reproachfully; slanderous. [Obs.]Măl'e-dĭct'ed, a. p. 804Addressed with maledictions; cursed. [Obs.]Măl/e-dĭc'tion, n. p. 804Denunciation of evil; a cursing; imprecation; curse or execration. Syn. — Cursing; curse; execration; imprecation; denunciation; anathema. — MALEDICTION, CURSE, IMPRECATION, EXECRATION. Malediction…Māl'e-făc'tion, n. p. 804A criminal deed; an offense against the laws; a crime. [Rare.] Shak.Măl'e-fāc'tor, n. p. 804One who commits a crime; one guilty of violating the laws in such a manner as to subject him to public prosecution and punishment, particularly to capital punishment; a criminal. Syn.—Evil-doer…Māle-fēa'sance, n. p. 804The same as MALFEASANCE. [See Note under MAL.]Māle'-fĕrn, n. p. 804(Bot.) A fern of the genus Aspidium (A. Felix-mas), used in medicine as an anthelmintic.Ma-lĕf'ic, a. p. 804Doing mischief; hurtful; injurious. [Obs.]Măl'e-fĭce, n. p. 804An evil deed; artifice; enchantment. [Obs.]Ma-lef'i-gence, n. p. 804The quality of being maleficent; evil-doing; unlawful magic.Ma-lē'fi-cent, a. p. 804Doing evil; harmful; mischievous.Măl/e-fĭ'ci-āte, v. t. p. 804To bewitch. [Obs.] Burton.Măl'e-fĭ'ci-ā'tion, n. p. 804A bewitching. [Obs.]Māl'e-fī'cience, n. p. 804The doing of evil, harm, or mischief.Māl'e-fī'cient, a. p. 804Doing evil, harm, or mischief.Măl-e-for-mā'tion, n. p. 804Malformation. [See Note under MAL.]