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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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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.Māl'vaise or Māl'va-sy, n. p. 805See MALVESIE.Măl/ver-sā'tion, n. p. 805Evil conduct; improper or wicked behavior; mean artifices or fraudulent tricks; corruption or extortion in office.Māl've-sie, n. p. 805Malmsey wine. See MALMSEY. [Written also Malvaise and Malvasy.] Halliwell.Mām, n. p. 805Mamma.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.Măm'e-lon, n. p. 805A rounded hillock; a hemispherical elevation. West. Rev.Mam-mä', n. p. 805Mother;—a word of tenderness and familiarity, used chiefly by young children. “Tell tales to papa and mamma.” Swift.Măm'mā, n. p. 805(Anat.) The organ of female mammals in which milk is secreted; breast; teat; udder.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…Mam-mā'li-ȧ, n. pl. p. 806A class of animals, comprehending the mammals.Mam-mā'li-an, a. p. 806Pertaining to the mammalia.Mām'ma-līf'er-ōŭs, a. p. 806(Geol.) Containing mammiferous remains; — said of certain strata.Mam-māl'o-ǧist, n. p. 806One who treats of mammiferous animals, or mammalia.Mam-māl'o-gy, n. p. 806The science which relates to mammiferous animals, or mammals. See MAMMAL.Mām'ma-ry, a. p. 806(Anat.) Pertaining to the breasts or paps; as, the mammary arteries and veins.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…Mām'mer, v. i. p. 806To hesitate. [Obs.] Grafton.Mām'met, n. p. 806A puppet; a figure dressed. (Obs.)Mām'met-ry, n. p. 806Mohammedism. [Obs.]Mām'mi-fer, n. p. 806(Zoöl.) An animal which has breasts for nourishing its young; a mammal. See MAMMAL.Mam-mif'er-ŏus, a. p. 806Having breasts, and nourishing the young by the milk secreted by them.Mām'mi-fōrm, a. p. 806Having the shape or form of paps.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.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.Mām'mil-loid, a. p. 806Shaped like a pap or nipple. R. Owen.Mām'mock, n. p. 806A shapeless piece. [Obs.] W. Scott.Mām'mock, v. t. p. 806To tear to pieces. [Obs.] Milton.Mām'mo-dis, n. p. 806Coarse, plain India muslins.Mām'mon, n. p. 806Riches; wealth; also, the god of riches. Ye can not serve God and Mammon. Matt. vi. 24.Mām'mon-ish, a. p. 806Devoted to the pursuit of wealth; actuated or prompted by a spirit of mammonism or money-getting. Carlyle.Mām'mon-ism, n. p. 806Devotion to the pursuit of wealth. Carlyle.Mām'mon-ist, n. p. 806A person devoted to the acquisition of wealth; one whose affections are placed supremely on riches; a worldling.Mām'mon-īte, n. p. 806One devoted to the acquisition of wealth; a mammonist.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.Mam-mōse', a. p. 806(Bot.) Having the form of the breast; breast-shaped.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…Mām'moth, a. p. 806Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a mammoth ox.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.Măm'my, n. p. 806Mother; mamma. [Colloq.]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…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…Măn'a-cle, n. p. 806An instrument of iron for fastening the hands; handcuff; shackle;—generally in the pl.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…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…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.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'.)…Mān'ağe-a-bil'i-ty, n. p. 806State of being manageable.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…Mān'age-a-ble-ness, n. p. 806The quality of being manageable; tractableness.Mān'ağe-a-bly, adv. p. 806In a manageable manner.Mān'age-less, a. p. 806Incapable of being managed; unmanageable.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…Măn'a-ger, n. p. 806One who manages; a conductor or director; one who uses address in bringing about his purposes; as, the manager of a theater; the manager of a lottery, of a ball, &c. “A skillful manager of the…Mān'a-gē'ri-al, a. p. 806Of, or pertaining to, management or a manager; as, managerial qualities.Mān'age-ry, n. p. 806Management; conduct; direction; administration. 2. Husbandry; economy; frugality. Their unseasonable management, in that particular, drew upon them an expense of many millions. Burnet. 3. Moral…Mān'a-kīn, n. p. 806(Ornith.) A small South American bird of brilliant colors. The Pipra aureola, red, black, and yellow, and the Phoenicircus carnifex, of the brightest red, are valued species. One species is found in…Mān'-āpe, n. p. 806(Zoöl.) An animal of the highest division of apes, as the orang-outang, gibbon, gorilla, and chimpanzee.Mān-a-tee' or Mān-a-ti' or Mān'a-tīn, n. p. 806See MANATES.Ma-nā'tion, n. p. 806The act of issuing or flowing out. [Obs.]