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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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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.Mär'ta-gŏn, n. p. 815(Bot.) A kind of lily; Lilium martagon.Mär'tel, v. t. p. 815To strike. [Obs.] Spenser.Mär'tel-de-fer, n. p. 815A hammer and pick conjoined, used by horse-soldiers in the middle ages to break and destroy armor.Mar-tél'lo Tow'er p. 815(Fort.) A building of masonry, generally circular, usually erected on the sea-coast, with a gun on the summit mounted on a traversing platform, so as to be fired in any direction. Scott. ☞ The…Mär'ten, n. p. 815See MARTIN.Mär'ten, n. p. 815(Zoöl.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Mustela, allied to the weasel. Its fur is used in making hats and muffs. The common European pine marten is the Mustela Martes. The American, found both in…Mär'tern, n. p. 815The same as MARTEN. [Obs.]Mär'-tĕxt, n. p. 815A blundering or ignorant preacher.Mär'tial, a. p. 815Pertaining to war; suited to war; military; as, martial music; a martial appearance. See his thousands, in what martial equipage They issue forth. Milton. 2. Given to war; warlike; brave; as, a…Mär'tial-ism, n. p. 815Bravery; martial exercises. [Obs.] Prince.Mār'tial-ist, n. p. 815A warrior; a soldier; a fighter. [Obs.] Fuller. W. Scott.Mär'tial-ize, v. t. p. 815To render warlike; as, to martialize a people.Mär'tial-ly, adv. p. 815In a martial manner.Mär'tial-ness, n. p. 815The quality of being warlike.Mär'tin, n. p. 815(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Hirundo, or swallow kind, which forms its nest about buildings. The bank-martin is the Hirundo riparia; the house-martin the H. urbica.Măr'tin-ēt/, n. p. 815(Mil.) A strict disciplinarian; one who lays stress on a rigid adherence to the details of discipline, or to forms and fixed methods.Mär'ti-nēt’, n. p. 815(Naut.) A small line fastened to the leech of a sail, to bring it close to the yard when the sail is furled. [Written also martnet.]Mär'tin-gal or Mär'tin-gale, n. p. 815(Man.) A strap fastened to a horse’s girth, passing between his fore legs, and ending in two rings, through which the reins pass. It is intended to hold down the head of the horse, and prevent him…Mär'tin-mas, n. p. 815(Eccl.) The feast of St. Martin, the eleventh of November.Märt'let, n. p. 815A kind of swallow; a martin. 2. (Her.) A martin, or other little bird, represented without feet, as a mark of distinction for younger sons, to remind them that they must rise by the wings of virtue…Märt'ly, a. p. 815Like, or pertaining to, a mart. [Rare.]Märt'net, n. p. 815(Naut.) See MARTINET.Märt'-town, n. p. 815Same as MARKET-TOWN. [Obs.]Mär'tyr, n. p. 815One who, by his death, bears witness to the truth of the gospel; as, Stephen was the first Christian martyr. To be a martyr, signifies only to witness the truth of Christ. South. 2. Hence, one who…Mär'tyr, v. t. p. 815To put to death for adhering to what one believes to be the truth; to sacrifice on account of faith or profession. 2. To murder; to destroy. [Obs.] Chaucer. 3. To persecute as a martyr; to torment…Mär'tyr-dōm, n. p. 815The condition of a martyr; the death of a martyr; the suffering of death on account of adherence to the Christian faith, or any cause. He intends to crown their innocence with the glory of martyrdom.…Mär'tyr-i-zā'tion, n. p. 815The act of martyrizing, or the state of being martyrized; torture. B. Jonson.Mär'tyr-īze, v. t. p. 815To offer as a martyr; to cause to suffer martyrdom. [Rare.] “Martyrized society.” E. B. Browning.Măr'tyr-ly, adv. p. 815In the manner of a martyr.