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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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Mĕd'i-ca-mĕnt'al, a. p. 824Relating to healing applications; having the qualities of medicaments.Mēd'i-ca-mēn'tal-ly, adv. p. 824After the manner of healing applications.Mĕd'i-cāst'er, n. p. 824A quack. [Rare.]Mĕd'i-cāte, v. t. p. 824To tincture or impregnate with healing substances, or with any thing medicinal. 2. To treat with medicine; to heal; to cure.Mĕd'i-cā'tion, n. p. 824The act or process of medicating, or of impregnating with medicinal substances; the infusion of medicinal virtues. 2. The use or application of medicine.Mēd'i-cā'tive, a. p. 824Tending to cure; curing.Mēd'i-cē'an, a. p. 824Belonging, or relating, to the Medici, a celebrated Italian family, as, the Medicean Venus.Me-dĭc'i-na-ble, a. p. 824Having the properties of medicine; medicinal. [Rare.] Bacon. Wotton.Me-dĭc'i-nal, a. p. 824Having the property of healing or of mitigating disease; adapted to the cure or alleviation of bodily disorders; as, medicinal plants; medicinal springs. Drop tears as fast as the Arabian trees Their…Me-dĭc'i-nal-ly, adv. p. 824In a medicinal manner; with medicinal qualities. 2. With a view to healing.Mēd'i-cīne, n. p. 824Any substance administered in the treatment of disease; remedial agent; remedy; physic. By medicine life may be prolonged. Shak. 2. That branch of science which relates to the prevention, cure, or…Mēd'i-cīne, v. t. p. 824To affect or operate on as medicine; to remedy; to cure. [Rare.] Shak. No progressive knowledge will ever medicine that dread misgiving of a mysterious and pathless power given to words of a certain…Mēd'i-co-lē'gal, a. p. 824Pertaining to law as affected by medical facts. Dunglison.Mēd'ies, n. sing. p. 824The science of medicine. [Obs.] [See Note under MATHEMATICS.]Mē-dī'e-tas Līn'guæ p. 824(Law.) A jury consisting one half of natives and the other half of foreigners, impaneled for the trial of a foreigner.Me-dī'e-ty, n. p. 824The middle state or part; half; moiety. [Obs.] Browne.Mē'di-ē'val, a. p. 824Of, or relating to, the middle ages. See MEDIÆVAL.Mē'di-ē'val-ism, n. p. 824See MEDIÆVALISM.Mē'di-ē'val-ist, n. p. 824See MEDIÆVALIST.Mē'din, n. p. 824Me-dī'no p. 824The fortieth part of a piaster; a para. [Egypt.] McCulloch.Mē'di-ō'cral, a. p. 824Middling; ordinary; as, mediocral intellect. [Rare.] Addison.Mē'di-ō'cre, a. p. 824Of a middle quality; of but a moderate or low degree of excellence; indifferent; ordinary; commonplace. “A very mediocre poet.” Pope.Mē'di-ō'cre, n. p. 824A person of but a moderate or low degree of intellectual power; one of indifferent talents or ordinary abilities.Mē'di-ō'crist, n. p. 824A person of middling abilities. [Rare.] Swift.Mē'di-ōc're-ty, n. p. 824The quality of being mediocre or mediocral; a middle state or degree; a moderate degree or rate. Men of age seldom drive business home to the full period, but content themselves with a mediocrity of…Mēd′i-tance, n. p. 824Meditation. [Obs.] Your first thought is more Than others' labored meditance. Bean. & Fl.Mĕd'i-tāte, v. i. p. 824To dwell on any thing in thought; to contemplate; to study deliberately and continuously; to turn or revolve any subject in the mind; to reflect; to ruminate; to muse; to cogitate. His delight is in…Mĕd'i-tāte, v. t. p. 824To plan by revolving in the mind; to contrive; to intend. Some affirmed that I meditated a war. King Charles. I meditate to pass the remainder of life in a state of undisturbed repose. Washington.…Mĕd/i-tā'tion, n. p. 824The act of meditating; close or continued thought; the turning or revolving of a subject in the mind; serious contemplation; reflection; musing. Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my…Mēd'i-tā'tist, n. p. 824One who is given to meditation; a thoughtful person.Mēd'i-tā'tive, a. p. 824Addicted to meditation; as, a man of meditative mind. 2. Expressing, devoted to, or appropriate to, meditation or design; as, a meditative mood.Mēd'i-tā'tive-ly, adv. p. 824In a meditative manner.Mēd'i-tā'tive-ness, n. p. 824State of being meditative.Mēd'i-ter-rāne', a. p. 824Mediterranean. [Obs.]Mēd'i-ter-rā'ne-an or Mēd'i-ter-rā'ne-ōŭs, a. p. 824Inclosed, or nearly inclosed, with land; as, the Mediterranean Sea, between Europe and Africa. 2. Inland; remote from the ocean or sea; as, mediterraneous mountains. 3. (Geog.) Pertaining to, or…Mē'di-ŭm, n. p. 825That which lies in the middle, or between other things; intervening body or quantity; hence, specifically, (a.) Middle place or degree; mean. The just medium of this case lies between pride and…Mē'di-ǚs, n. p. 825The middle long finger of the hand.Mēd'lar, n. p. 825A tree of the genus Mespilus (M. Germanica); also, the fruit of the tree. The fruit is eaten only when in a state of decay, and the peculiar flavor is highly esteemed by some.Mĕd'le, v. t. p. 825To mix; to mingle; to meddle. [Written also medly.] [Obs.]Mĕd'ley, n. p. 825A mixture; a mingled and confused mass of ingredients; a jumble; a hodge-podge; — used often or commonly with some degree of contempt. This medley of philosophy and war. Addison. Love is a medley of…Mĕd'ley, a. p. 825Mingled; confused. [Obs.] Dryden.Mĕd'ly, v. t. p. 825See MEDLE.Me-dŏc', n. p. 825A superior French wine, from Medoc, in the department of Gironde. Simmonds.Me-dri'sā, n. p. 825A Mohammedan high school for the instruction of youth.Me-dūl'la, n. p. 825Marrow; pith; hence, essence. [Obs.] Milton. 2. (Anat.) A fatty substance contained in the cavities of bones; marrow. 3. (Bot.) A soft, cellular tissue, occupying the center of the stem or branch of…Me-dŭl'lar or Mĕd'ul-la-ry, a. p. 825Pertaining to marrow; consisting of marrow; resembling marrow; as, medullary substance. 2. (Bot.) Filled with spongy pith; pithy. Medullary rays (Bot.), the rays of cellular tissue seen in a…Me-dŭl'līne, n. p. 825A form of lignine derived from the pith of certain plants, as the sunflower, lilac, &c.Me-dū'să, n. p. 825(Myth.) A personage who was fabled to possess the power of turning all who looked upon her into stone. 2. (pl. MEDUSÆ.) (Zoöl.) An animal of one of the divisions of radiates; — called also…Mē-dū'si-an, n. p. 825(Zoöl.) One of the medusæ; a medusa.Meech, v. i. p. 825To lie hid; to conceal one's self; to skulk; hence, to be servilely humble or mean; to cower. See MICHE.Meech'ing, p. pr. & a. p. 825Skulking; cowering; servilely humble; mean. See MICHING.Meed, n. p. 825That which is bestowed or rendered in consideration of merit; reward; recompense. Thanks to men Of noble minds is honorable meed. Shak. Peace to the perished! may the warrior’s meed And tears of…Meed, v. t. p. 825To deserve or be worthy of; to merit. [Obs.] And yet thy body meeds a better grave. Heywood.Meed'ful-ly, adv. p. 825According to desert or merit; suitably. [Obs.] A wight, without needful compulsion, ought meedfully to be rewarded. Chaucer.Meek, a. p. 825Mild of temper; not easily provoked or irritated; given to forbearance under injuries; soft; gentle; yielding. Now the man Moses was very meek, above all men. Num. xii. 3. 2. Specifically, submissive…Meek or Meek'en (mēk'n), v. t. p. 825To make meek; to soften; to render mild. [Obs.] “To nurture him, to humble, to meek, and to teach him God's ways.” Tyndale.Meek'ly, adv. p. 825In a meek manner; mildly; gently; submissively; humbly. And this misseeming discord meekly lay aside. Spencer.Meek'ness, n. p. 825The quality of being meek; forbearance under injuries and provocations; softness of temper; mildness; gentleness. Meekness is a grace which Jesus alone inculcated, and which no ancient philosopher…Meer, a. p. 825Simple; unmixed. See MERE.