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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. Malt'man, n.p. 805A man whose occupation is to make malt.
  2. Mal-trēat, v. t.p. 805To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly, rudely, or with unkindness. [Written also maltreat.]
  3. Mal-trēat'ment, n.p. 805Ill treatment; ill usage; abuse.
  4. Malt'ster, n.p. 805A maltman.
  5. Malt'worm, n.p. 805A tippler. [Obs.] Shak.
  6. Mā'lum, n.p. 805An evil. Malum in se (Law), a thing that is in itself evil.—Malum prohibitum, a prohibited wrong; an act wrong because forbidden by law. Bouvier.
  7. Mäl'va, n.p. 805(Bot.) A genus of plants including many species, and found in almost all parts of the world; mallows.
  8. Mal-vā'ceoŭs, a.p. 805(Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, mallows;—a term designating a group of plants of which mallows is the type.
  9. Māl'vaise or Māl'va-sy, n.p. 805See MALVESIE.
  10. Măl/ver-sā'tion, n.p. 805Evil conduct; improper or wicked behavior; mean artifices or fraudulent tricks; corruption or extortion in office.
  11. Māl've-sie, n.p. 805Malmsey wine. See MALMSEY. [Written also Malvaise and Malvasy.] Halliwell.
  12. Mām, n.p. 805Mamma.
  13. Mām'a-lūke or Mām'e-lūke, n.p. 805One of the former mounted soldiery of Egypt, formed of Circassian slaves of the sultan; later, the actual or virtual masters of the country until their destruction by Mohammed Ali in 1811.
  14. Măm'e-lon, n.p. 805A rounded hillock; a hemispherical elevation. West. Rev.
  15. Mam-mä', n.p. 805Mother;—a word of tenderness and familiarity, used chiefly by young children. “Tell tales to papa and mamma.” Swift.
  16. Măm'mā, n.p. 805(Anat.) The organ of female mammals in which milk is secreted; breast; teat; udder.
  17. Măm'mal, n.p. 805(Zoöl.) An animal of the highest class of vertebrates (see ANIMAL KINGDOM), characterized by the female suckling its young. ☞ While far the larger part of mammals are strictly viviparous, one of the…
  18. Mam-mā'li-ȧ, n. pl.p. 806A class of animals, comprehending the mammals.
  19. Mam-mā'li-an, a.p. 806Pertaining to the mammalia.
  20. Mām'ma-līf'er-ōŭs, a.p. 806(Geol.) Containing mammiferous remains; — said of certain strata.
  21. Mam-māl'o-ǧist, n.p. 806One who treats of mammiferous animals, or mammalia.
  22. Mam-māl'o-gy, n.p. 806The science which relates to mammiferous animals, or mammals. See MAMMAL.
  23. Mām'ma-ry, a.p. 806(Anat.) Pertaining to the breasts or paps; as, the mammary arteries and veins.
  24. Mam-mee', n.p. 806(Bot.) A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus Mammea, which includes but a single species (M. Americana); also, its fruit. The latter is large, covered with a thick, tough rind, and…
  25. Mām'mer, v. i.p. 806To hesitate. [Obs.] Grafton.
  26. Mām'met, n.p. 806A puppet; a figure dressed. (Obs.)
  27. Mām'met-ry, n.p. 806Mohammedism. [Obs.]
  28. Mām'mi-fer, n.p. 806(Zoöl.) An animal which has breasts for nourishing its young; a mammal. See MAMMAL.
  29. Mam-mif'er-ŏus, a.p. 806Having breasts, and nourishing the young by the milk secreted by them.
  30. Mām'mi-fōrm, a.p. 806Having the shape or form of paps.
  31. Mām'mil-la-ry, a.p. 806Pertaining to the paps; resembling a pap. 2. (Min.) Composed of convex concretions, somewhat resembling the breasts in form; studded with small mammiform protuberances.
  32. Mām'mil-lā'ted, a.p. 806Having small nipples, or little globes like nipples. 2. (Conch.) Rounded like a nipple; — said of the apex of some shells.
  33. Mām'mil-loid, a.p. 806Shaped like a pap or nipple. R. Owen.
  34. Mām'mock, n.p. 806A shapeless piece. [Obs.] W. Scott.
  35. Mām'mock, v. t.p. 806To tear to pieces. [Obs.] Milton.
  36. Mām'mo-dis, n.p. 806Coarse, plain India muslins.
  37. Mām'mon, n.p. 806Riches; wealth; also, the god of riches. Ye can not serve God and Mammon. Matt. vi. 24.
  38. Mām'mon-ish, a.p. 806Devoted to the pursuit of wealth; actuated or prompted by a spirit of mammonism or money-getting. Carlyle.
  39. Mām'mon-ism, n.p. 806Devotion to the pursuit of wealth. Carlyle.
  40. Mām'mon-ist, n.p. 806A person devoted to the acquisition of wealth; one whose affections are placed supremely on riches; a worldling.
  41. Mām'mon-īte, n.p. 806One devoted to the acquisition of wealth; a mammonist.
  42. Mām'mon-i-zā'tion, n.p. 806The act or process of making mammonish; the state of being under the influence, or actuated by the spirit, of mammonism.
  43. Mam-mōse', a.p. 806(Bot.) Having the form of the breast; breast-shaped.
  44. Mām'moth, n.p. 806(Zool.) An extinct elephant, of which there are several species. The term is usually applied to the Elephant-primigenius, remains of which have been found on both continents. ☞ In the year 1799, one…
  45. Mām'moth, a.p. 806Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a mammoth ox.
  46. Mam'mo-thrept, n.p. 806A child brought up by its grandmother; hence, a spoiled child. [Obs. and rare.] O, you are a mere mammothrept in judgment. B. Jonson.
  47. Măm'my, n.p. 806Mother; mamma. [Colloq.]
  48. Măn, n.p. 806An individual of the human race; a human being; a person. “In matters of equity between men and men.” Wolfe. A man, in an instant, may discover the assertion to be impossible. More. 2. Especially, an…
  49. Măn, v. t.p. 806To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like. See how the surly Warwick mans the walls! Shak. They man their boats…
  50. Măn'a-cle, n.p. 806An instrument of iron for fastening the hands; handcuff; shackle;—generally in the pl.
  51. Măn'a-cle, v. t.p. 806To put handcuffs or other fastening upon, for confining the hands; to shackle; to confine; to restrain from the use of the limbs or natural powers. Is it thus you use this monarch, to manacle him…
  52. Măn'age, v. t.p. 806To have under control and direction; to conduct; to guide; to administer; to treat; to handle. Long tubes are cumbersome, and scarce to be easily managed. Newton. What wars I manage, and what wreaths…
  53. Mān'age, v. i.p. 806To direct or conduct affairs; to carry on concerns or business; to administer. Leave them to manage for thee. Dryden.
  54. Măn'age, n.p. 806Conduct; administration: management; discipline; treatment; as, the manage of the state or kingdom. [Obs.] Shak. Quicksilver will not endure the manage of the fire. Bacon. 2. (Pron. mā-nāzh'.)…
  55. Mān'ağe-a-bil'i-ty, n.p. 806State of being manageable.
  56. Mān'age-a-ble, a.p. 806Capable of being managed; admitting or suffering management; governable; tractable; controllable; as, a manageable horse. 2. Easily made subservient to one's views or designs. Syn.—Governable…
  57. Mān'age-a-ble-ness, n.p. 806The quality of being manageable; tractableness.
  58. Mān'ağe-a-bly, adv.p. 806In a manageable manner.
  59. Mān'age-less, a.p. 806Incapable of being managed; unmanageable.
  60. Mān'ağe-ment, n.p. 806The act of managing; the manner of treating, directing, carrying on, or using for a purpose; conduct; administration; as, the management of a family or of a farm; the management of state affairs. All…