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An American Dictionary of the English Language
Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)
Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Mär'ket-bell, n. p. 813The bell that gives notice of the time or day of market.Mär'ket-crŏss, n. p. 813A cross set up where a market is held.Mär'ket-er, n. p. 813One who brings any thing to market for sale; one who attends a market. A few marketers were returning from the town into the country. H. B. Hackett.Mār'ket-ing, n. p. 813The act of purchasing in market. 2. Articles in market; supplies.Mär'ket-stēad, n. p. 813A market-place. [Obs.]Mär'ket-town, n. p. 813A town that has the privilege of a stated public market.Märk'ing, n. p. 813A stamp or character made upon any thing; a mark. Marking-ink, indelible ink; — so called from being used to mark clothes. — Marking-nut, the cashew-nut, the juice of which affords an indelible ink…Märk'man, n. p. 813A marksman. [Obs.] “A right good markman.” Shak.Märks’man, n. p. 813One who is skillful to hit a mark; one who shoots well. 2. One who, not able to write, makes his mark instead of his name.Märks'man-ship, n. p. 813The skill of a marksman.Märl, n. p. 813A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and silicious sand, in very variable proportions. Marls are designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy, according to the preponderance…Märl, v. t. p. 813To overspread or manure with marl. 2. (Naut.) To wind or twist a small line or rope round another. Dana.Märl-ā'ceoŭs, a. p. 813Resembling marl; partaking of the qualities of marl.Märled, a. p. 813Variegated; spotted. [Scot.] “Marled seas and a thousand isles.” Hogg.Mär′line, n. p. 813(Naut.) A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, and either tarred or white, used for winding round ropes and cables, to prevent their being fretted by the blocks, &c.Mär'līne, v. t. p. 813(Naut.) To wind marline around; as, to marline a rope.Mär’line-spike, n. p. 813(Naut.) An iron tool, tapering to a point, used to separate the strands of a rope, in splicing.Märl'ite, n. p. 813(Min.) A variety of marl.Mar-lit'ic, a. p. 813Partaking of the qualities of marlite.Märl'-pĭt, n. p. 813A pit where marl is dug.Märl'stōne, n. p. 813(Geol.) A sandy, calcareous stratum, containing, or impregnated with, iron, and lying between the upper and lower lias clays.Märl'y, a. p. 813Consisting or partaking of marl; resembling marl; abounding with marl.Mär'ma-lāde, n. p. 813A preserve or confection made of the pulp of any of the firmer fruits, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, &c., boiled with sugar, and usually evaporated so as to take form in a mold. ☞ A confection…Mär'ma-lēt', n. p. 813The same as MARMALADE. [Obs.]Mär'ma-tīte, n. p. 813(Min.) A black mineral, consisting of the sulphurets of zinc and iron; black blende. Dana.Mär'mo-līte, n. p. 813(Min.) A variety of serpentine, usually of a pale-green color, capable of being split into thin, brittle laminae. Dana.Mär'mo-rā'ceoŭs, a. p. 813Pertaining to, or like, marble.Mär'mo-rate or Mär'mo-rā'ted, a. p. 813Variegated like marble; covered with marble. [Rare.]Mär'mo-rā'tion, n. p. 813A covering or incrusting with marble. [Rare.]Măr'mo-rā'tum, n. p. 813(Arch.) A cement formed of pounded marble and lime, well beaten and mixed. Gwilt.Mar-mō're-al or Mar-mō're-an, a. p. 813Pertaining to, or resembling, marble; made of marble.Mär'mōse, n. p. 814(Zoöl.) A species of opossum; Didelphis murinus. See DIDELPHYS.Mār'mo-sĕt', n. p. 814(Zoöl.) A small monkey, having soft fur, hooked claws, a long, thick tail, and much resembling a squirrel. A well-known species is the tufted marmoset (Jacchus [or Hopale] pencillatus). They are…Mār'mot, n. p. 814(Zoöl.) A rodent, of the genus Arctomys (A. Alpinus), of Europe. It is about the size of the rabbit, and inhabits the higher region of the Alps and Pyrenees. The name is also given to other species…Mär'mo-zēt', n. p. 814See MARMOSET.Ma-rōne', n. p. 814One of a class of impure colors, composed of black and any other denomination of pigments in which red predominates. Weale.Mär'o-nīte, n. p. 814(Eccl. Hist.) One of a body of nominal Christians, who speak the Arabic language, and reside on Mount Lebanon. They take their name from one Maron, of the sixth century, and were charged with the…Ma-rōon', n. p. 814A fugitive slave living on the mountains in the West Indies and in Guiana.Ma-rōon’, v. t. p. 814To put ashore on a desolate isle, as a sailor, under pretense of his having committed some great crime. Marooning party, a social party, differing from a picnic only as being a party of pleasure to…Ma-rōon',, a. p. 814Brownish-crimson; of a claret color. Maroon lake, a lake prepared from madder, and distinguished for its transparency and the depth and durability of its color.Ma-rōon', n. p. 814A brownish-crimson or claret color.Mär'plŏt, n. p. 814One who, by his officious interference, mars or defeats a design or plot.Märque, n. p. 814(Law.) A license to pass the limits of a jurisdiction, or the boundary of a country, for the purpose of making reprisals. 2. A ship commissioned for making reprisals. Letters of marque, letters of…Mar-quee', n. p. 814A large field-tent. [Written also markee.]Mär'quess, n. p. 814A marquis. ☞ Till of late, marquis was the usual spelling, but it is now to a great extent superseded by marquess, except in the foreign title. Smart.Mär'quet-ry, n. p. 814Inlaid work; work inlaid with different pieces of divers colored fine wood, shells, ivory, and the like.Mär'quis, n. p. 814A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has…Mär'quis, n. p. 814A marchioness. [Obs.] Shak.Mär'qui-sate, n. p. 814The seigniory, dignity, or lordship of a marquis.Mär'quis-dōm, n. p. 814A marquisate. [Obs.] “Nobles of the marquisdom of Saluce.” Holinshed.Marquise, n. p. 814The wife of a marquis.Măr′ram, n. p. 814(Bot.) A grass found on sandy beaches; Psamma arenaria. Eng. Cyc.Mär'rer, n. p. 814One who mars, hurts, or impairs.Mār'ri-a-ble, a. p. 814Marriageable. [Rare.] Coleridge.Mär'riage, n. p. 814The act of marrying, or the state of being married; union of man and woman as husband and wife; wedlock; matrimony. Marriage is honorable in all, and the bed undefiled. Heb. xiii. 4. 2. A feast made…Măr′riage-a-ble, a. p. 814Of an age suitable for marriage; fit to be married. 2. Capable of union. Milton.Mär'riage-a-ble-ness, n. p. 814State of being marriageable. Ash.Mär'ried, a. p. 814Formed by marriage; conjugal; connubial; as, the married state.Măr'ri-er, n. p. 814One who marries.Mar-roon', n. p. 814A large chestnut. [Obs.] Holland. 2. A chestnut color.