Dictionary
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Măn/ū mĭs'sion, n. p. 810The act of manumitting, or of liberating a slave from bondage, and giving him freedom.Mān'ū-mīt', v. t. p. 810To release from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a slave.Mān'ū-mō'tive, a. p. 810Movable by hand.Mān'ū-mō'tor, n. p. 810A small wheel-carriage, so constructed that a person sitting in it may move it in any direction; a carriage for exercise.Ma-nūr'a-ble, a. p. 810Capable of being manured, or of being cultivated.Ma-nūr'aġe, n. p. 810Cultivation. [Obs.] Warner.Ma-nūr'ançe, n. p. 810Cultivation. [Obs.] Spenser.Ma-nūre', v. t. p. 810To cultivate by manual labor; to till; hence, to develop by culture. [Obs.] Nor could they have slid into those brutish immoralities of life had they duly manured those first practical notions and…Ma-nūre', n. p. 810Any matter which makes land productive; a fertilizing substance, as the contents of stables and barn yards, marl, ashes, decaying animal or vegetable substances, and the like.Ma-nūre'ment, n. p. 810Cultivation; improvement. [Obs.] Wharton.Ma-nū'rer, n. p. 810One who manures land.Ma-nū'ri-al, a. p. 810Relating to manures. [Rare]. “The manurial value.” S. W. Johnson.Ma-nūr'ing, n. p. 810A dressing or spread of manure on land. Milford.Măn'ū-scrīpt, a. p. 810Written with the hand; not printed.Măn'ū-script, n. p. 810A book or paper written with the hand; a written, as distinguished from a printed, document.Măn'ū-script'al, a. p. 811Pertaining to, or contained in, manuscript; manuscript. [Obs.]Mānŭ-tēn'en-cy, n. p. 811Maintenance. [Obs.] Abp. Sancroft.Măn'-wor'thy, a. p. 811Becoming a man. “Where it is in advance to a better and more man-worthy order of things.” Coleridge.Mănx, n. p. 811The language of the inhabitants of the Isle of Man, a dialect of the Celtic. [Written also Manks.]Mănx, a. p. 811Of, or pertaining to, the Isle of Man, or its inhabitants; as, the Manx language. [Written also Manks.]Ma'ny, a. p. 811Comprising, or consisting of, a great number of individuals; not few; numerous. Thou shalt be a father of many nations. Gen. xvii. 4. Not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many…Ma'ny, n. p. 811A numerous company; a multitude; a great number; a crowd;— chiefly in the phrases a great many, a good many, signifying many parts or repetitions, various or diversified forms. “O thou fond many.”…Ma'ny, n. p. 811A retinue of servants; household. [Obs.] Chaucer.Ma'ny-wāys or Ma'ny-wīse, adv. p. 811In many different ways; variously.Māp, n. p. 811A representation of the surface of the earth, or of any part of it, drawn on paper or other material, and usually upon a plane surface; a geographical delineation; a chart; especially applied to…Māp, v. t. p. 811To draw or delineate, as the figure of any portion of land; hence, figuratively, to delineate or picture vividly; to describe well. I am near to the place where they should meet if Pisanio have…Mā'ple or Mā'ple-tree, n. p. 811(Bot.) A tree of the genus Acer, of several species. A. saccharinum is the rock-maple, or sugar-maple, from the sap of which sugar is made, in the United States, in great quantities, by evaporation…Māp'-mount/er, n. p. 811One who backs maps with canvas, varnishes and fixes them on rollers, and the like. Simmonds.Māp'per-y, n. p. 811The art of planning and designing maps. [Obs.] Shak.Mār, v. t. p. 811To injure by cutting off a part, or by wounding and making defective; to do injury to; to damage; to hurt; to harm; to impair; to spoil. Brewers mar their malt with water. Shak. I pray you mar no…Mār, n. p. 811A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like; an injury. 2. A small lake. See MERE.Mär'a-bou',, n. p. 811(Ornith.) A kind of stork of two species which produce delicate white feathers much used as ornaments by ladies. Simmonia.Mār'a-bōut', n. p. 811A Moorish saint, or combatant against the Infidels.Mār'a-can, n. p. 811(Ornith.) A species of parrot in Brazil.Mār'a-cōck, n. p. 811(Bot.) A plant of the genus Passiflora.Ma-rāi', n. p. 811A sacred inclosure or temple among the islanders of the Pacific Ocean.Mār’a-nāth’ā or Mār-a-nā’thā, n. p. 811The Lord comes, or has come; a word used by the apostle Paul in expressing a curse. This word was used in anathenating persons for great crimes; as much as to say, “May the Lord come quickly to take…Ma-răn’tă, n. p. 811(Bot.) A genus of plants found in tropical America, and some species also in India. They have tuberous roots containing a large amount of starch, and from one species (M. arundinacea) arrow-root is…Mār'as-chī'no, n. p. 811A delicate spirit distilled from cherries.Ma-rā'smus, n. p. 811(Med.) A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis. Pining atrophy, Marasmus, and wide-wasting pestilence. Shak. Marasmus senilis (Med.)…Ma-raud', v. i. p. 811To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to plunder.Ma-raud', n. p. 811An excursion for plundering.Ma-raud’er, n. p. 811A rover in quest of booty or plunder; a plunderer. The pirates had been a troublesome enemy, because, as flying marauders, lurking, and watching their opportunities, they could seldom be brought to…Mār'/a-vē'di, n. p. 811(Numis.) A small copper coin of Spain, equal to three mills American money, less than a farthing sterling.Mār'ble, n. p. 811Any species of calcareous stone or mineral, of a compact texture, and of a beautiful appearance, susceptible of a good polish; any firm limestone, fitted, either when polished or otherwise, for…Mär'ble, v. t. p. 811To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; to cloud; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper.Mär'ble-ēdged, a. p. 811Having the edges covered with different colors, arranged in various peculiar patterns.Mär'ble-ize, v. t. p. 811To stain or paint in imitation of marble.Măr'ble-pā'per, n. p. 811Paper the surface of which is covered with colors in imitation of variegated marble.Mär'bler, n. p. 811One who works upon marble or other stone. [Rare.] Fuller. 2. One who paints or stains in imitation of marble.Mär'bling, n. p. 811The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble. 2. An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance.Mär'bly, adv. p. 811In the manner of marble.Märe, n. p. 811The refuse matter which remains after the pressure of fruit, particularly of grapes.Märe, n. p. 811A weight of several different commodities, especially of gold and silver, used in different European countries. In France and Holland it was equal to eight ounces. 2. A money of account, equal in…Mär'ea-sīte, n. p. 811(Min.) A variety of iron pyrites, often containing a small proportion of arsenic; white iron pyrites.Mär'ca-sit'ic or Mär'ca-sit'ic-al, a. p. 811Pertaining to, or containing, marcasite; of the nature of marcasite.Mar-căs'sin, n. p. 811(Her.) A young wild boar.Mär'çel-ïne, n. p. 811A thin silk tissue used for linings, &c., in ladies' dresses. Simmons.Mar-çĕs'çent, a. p. 811(Bot.) Withering without falling off; fading; decaying.Mar-çĕs'çi-ble, a. p. 811Liable to wither or decay.