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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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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.Mar-rōon’, n. & a. p. 814The same as MAROON.Mär'rot, n. p. 814(Ornith.) A large aquatic bird of the genus Alca; the auk.Mär'rōw, n. p. 814(Anat.) A soft, oleaginous substance contained in the cavities of animal bones; medulla. 2. The essence; the best part. It takes from our achievements The pith and marrow of our attribute. Shak. 3.…Măr'rōw, v. t. p. 814To fill with marrow or with fat; to glut.Mär'rōw-bōne, n. p. 814A bone containing marrow, or boiled for its marrow. 2. (pl.) [Supposed to be a burlesque corruption of Mary-bone, in allusion to the genuflections made to the Virgin Mary.] The bone of the knee; the…Mär'rōw-fāt, n. p. 814A rich but late variety of pea.Măr'rōw-ish, a. p. 814Of the nature of marrow.Mär'rōw-less, a. p. 814Destitute of marrow.Mār'rōw-pud'ding, n. p. 814A pudding made with the marrow of beef, or of a variety of squash called vegetable marrow.Mār'rōw-squash, n. p. 814A variety of squash having a soft texture and fine grain, resembling marrow; — called also vegetable marrow.Mär'rōw-y, a. p. 814Full of marrow; pithy.Mar-ru'bi-ūm, n. p. 814(Bot.) A genus of bitter, aromatic plants, sometimes used in medicine; hoarhound.Măr'ry, v. t. p. 814To unite in wedlock or matrimony; to join for life, as a man and woman; to constitute man and wife according to the laws or customs of a nation. Tell him he shall marry the couple himself. Gray. 2.…Măr'ry, v. i. p. 814To enter into the conjugal or connubial state; to unite as husband and wife; to take a husband or a wife. I will, therefore, that the younger women marry. 1 Tim. v. 14.Mār'ry, interj. p. 814Indeed! in truth!—a term of asseveration said to have been derived from the practice of swearing by the Virgin Mary. [Obs.]Märs, n. p. 814(Myth.) The son of Jupiter and Juno, and the god of war. 2. (Astron.) One of the planets of the solar system, the fourth in order from the sun, or the next beyond the earth, having a diameter of…Mär'sa-la, n. p. 814A kind of light French wine.Märs-dē'ni-ȧ, n. p. 814(Bot.) A genus of fragrant plants, one species of which (M. tinctoria) affords indigo of excellent quality.Marseillais or Marseillaise, n. m. p. 814Marseillaise (mär'sāl-yāz'), n. f. (Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Marseilles.Marseillais or Marseillaise, a. m. p. 814Marseillaise (mär'sāl-yāz'), a. f. (Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Marseilles, or its inhabitants. Marseillaise hymn, or the Marseillaise, the national anthem of France, popularly so called. It was…Märsh, n. p. 814A tract of low land, usually or occasionally covered with water; a fen; a swamp; a morass.Mär'shal, n. p. 814Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a groom. [Obs.] 2. An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like; as, specifically…Mär'shal, v. t. p. 814To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to marshal troops or an army. And marshaling the heroes of his name As, in their order, next to light they came. Dryden. 2. To lead, as a…Mär'shal-er, n. p. 815One who marshals.Măr'shal-ing, n. p. 815Act of arranging in due order. 2. (Her.) An arrangement in a shield which exhibits the alliances of a family. Marshaling of assets, the arranging or ranking of assets in due order of administration.Mär'shal-sēa, n. p. 815The prison in Southwark, belonging to the marshal of the king's household. [Eng.] Court of marshalsea, a court formerly held before the steward and marshal of the king's house to administer justice…Mär'shal-ship, n. p. 815The office of a marshal.Märsh'-çinque'foil, n. p. 815(Bot.) A plant of the genus Potentilla, P. palustris (Comarum palustre of Linnæus), having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places; marsh-five-finger. Gray.Märsh'-ëld'er, n. p. 815(Bot.) The gelder-rose, a species of Viburnum.Märsh'-five'-fin'ger, n. p. 815See MARSH-CINQUEFOIL.Märsh'-hăr'ri-er, n. p. 815(Ornith.) A bird of prey, of the family Falconidæ and the genus Circus, found in most of the countries of Europe, and not uncommon in the British Isles; the duck-hawk. See DUCK-HAWK.Märsh'-măl'lōw, n. p. 815(Bot.) A plant of the genus Althæa (A. officinalis), common in marshes near the sea-shore.Märsh'-măr/i-gōld, n. p. 815See MARIGOLD.Märsh'-pĕn'ny-wort, n. p. 815(Bot.) A plant of several species of the genus Hydrocotyle, especially H. vulgaris. It is a low, smooth, creeping perennial, with slender stems, small white flowers, and round or kidney-shaped leaves…Märsh'-rŏck'et, n. p. 815(Bot.) A species of water-cress.Märsh'-rōse/ma-ry, n. p. 815(Bot.) A plant of the genus Statice (S. limonium), the root of which is powerfully astringent, and is sometimes used in medicine.Marsh'-săm'phire, n. p. 815(Bot.) A plant of the genus Salicornia (S. herbacea), found along sea-coasts; glass-wort; salt-wort. See GLASS-WORT.Märsh'-trē'foil, n. p. 815(Bot.) A plant; buckbean. See BUCKBEAN.Märsh'y, a. p. 815Resembling a marsh; wet; boggy; fenny. 2. Pertaining to, or produced in, marshes; as, a marshy weed. Dryden.Mar-sū'pi-al, a. p. 815(Zoöl.) (a.) Having a pouch for carrying the immature young; pertaining to the group of quadrupeds characterized by a pouch or marsupium. (b.) Pertaining to the pouch of the marsupials; as, the…Mar-sū'pi-al, n. p. 815(Zoöl.) One of the marsupial animals.Mar-sū′/pĭ-ā′/li-an or Mar-sū′/pĭ-an, n. p. 815The same as MARSUPIAL.Mar-sū'pi-ate, a. p. 815Related to the marsupial animals; furnished with a pouch for the young, as some crustacea, as well as the marsupials.Mar-sü'pi-ŭm, n. p. 815The same as MARSUPIUM.Mär'su-pite, n. p. 815(Palæon.) A fossil resembling a purse, the remains of a molluscous animal.Mar-sŭ'pi-ŭm, n. p. 815(Zoöl.) The pouch in which marsupial animals carry their young. 2. (Med.) A sack or bag with which any part is fomented. Dunglison. ☞ The term is also applied to a muscle in the eye of a hawk, the…Märt, n. p. 815A place of sale or traffic; a market. Where has commerce such a mart As London? Cooper. 2. Bargain; purchase and sale. [Obs.] Shak. 3. Dealing; coping; contest. [Obs.] These fools thus under foot I…Märt, v. t. p. 815To buy and sell; to traffic in. [Obs.] To sell and mart your offices for gold To undeservers. Shak.Märt, v. i. p. 815To trade dishonorably. [Obs.] Shak.