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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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Me-găp'hy-tōn, n. p. 825(Paleon.) An extinct genus of plants, of large size, found fossil.Mĕg'a-pōde, n. p. 825(Ornith.) A genus of gallinaceous birds found in Australia and the large islands of the East, some species of which are remarkable for raising very large mounds of leaves and decaying substances to…Me-gäp'o-lis, n. p. 826A great or chief city; a metropolis. [Obs.]Me-gā'ri-an or Me-gār'ic, a. p. 826Belonging, or pertaining, to Megara, a city of ancient Greece. Megarìan or Megaric school, a school of philosophy established at Megara, after the death of Socrates, by his disciples, and remarkable…Mĕg'a-scōpe, n. p. 826A modification of the solar microscope for viewing bodies of considerable dimensions. [Obs.]Me-gāss' or Me-gāssé', n. p. 826See BAGASSE.Mēg'as-thēne, n. p. 826(Zoöl.) One of a group of mammals having a typically large size. See MAMMALS.Mēg'as-thēn'ic, a. p. 826(Zoöl.) Having a typically large size; belonging to the megasthenes.Mēg'a-stōme, n. p. 826(Zoöl.) One of a family of univalve shells, including those which are not symmetrical, and which have a very large aperture or mouth. Brande.Mĕg'a-thē'ri-ŭm, n. p. 826(Paleon.) An extinct and gigantic mammiferous quadruped allied to the anteaters and sloths. Its remains are found in South America. Megatherium Cuvieri.Me-gāth'e-roid, n. p. 826(Paleon.) One of a family of extinct mammals found fossil in some parts of America. The family includes the megatherium, the megalonyx, &c.Mē’gĭlp or Mē’gĭlph, n. p. 826(Paint.) See MAGILP.Mē'grim, n. p. 826A vehement pain confined to one side of the head, sometimes to the forehead. 2. A fancy; a whim; a freak; a humor. These are his megrims, firks, and melancholies. Ford.Meĭ-bō'mi-an, a. p. 826Pertaining to, or discovered by, H. Meibomius. Meibomian glands (Anat.), minute glands, situated in the edge of the eyelids. They secrete a wax which keeps the moisture of the eye from flowing down…Mēine, v. t. p. 826To mingle. [Obs.]Mēin'e or Mēin'y, n. p. 826A retinue or family of servants; domestics. [Obs.] They summoned up their meiny; straight took horse, Commanded me to follow and attend. Shak.Mei'o-nīte, n. p. 826(Min.) A mineral chiefly consisting of the silicate of alumina and lime, found on Monte Somma, near Naples. Dana.Mei-ō'sis, n. p. 826(Rhet.) Diminution; a rhetorical figure, a species of hyperbole, representing a thing as being less than it really is.Mei'well, n. p. 826A small species of codfish.Mĕk'hi-tar-ist, n. p. 826(Eccl. Hist.) One of a congregation of Armenian monks, who reside on the Island of San Lazaro, in Venice. They publish works on theology, and also works on general literature and science.Me-lā'dā, n. p. 826A mixture of sugar and molasses; crude sugar as it comes from the pans without being drained.Mēl'āin, n. p. 826The dark coloring matter of the liquid of the cuttle-fish.Mē'lam, n. p. 826(Chem.) A white, insoluble powder, discovered by Liebig. It is prepared by fusing sulphocyanide of ammonia, or a mixture of two parts of sal ammoniac and one part of sulphocyanide of potassium.Mĕl'a-mīne, n. p. 826(Chem.) A base obtained from melam when decomposed by means of alkalies or dilute acids. Wright.Mĕl'am-pōde, n. p. 826The black hellebore. [Obs.] Spenser.Me-lăn'a-gōgue, n. p. 826(Med.) A medicine supposed to expel black bile or choler. [Obs.]Mēl'an-chōl'i-an, n. p. 826A person affected with melancholy; a melancholic. [Obs.]Mēl'an-chōl'ic, a. p. 826Given to melancholy; depressed; melancholy; dejected; mournful; unhappy. Just as the melancholic eye Sees fleets and armies in the sky. Prior.Mĕl'an-chōl'ie, n. p. 826One affected with a gloomy state of mind. Spenser. 2. A gloomy state of mind. Clarendon.Mēl'an-chōl'i-ly, adv. p. 826In a melancholy manner; dejectedly.Mēl'an-chōl'i-ness, n. p. 826The state of being melancholy; disposition to indulge gloominess of mind.Mēl'an-chōl'i-ōūs, n. p. 826Melancholy. [Rare.] “A lengthened, melancholicous squeal.” H. Miller.Mēl'an-chōl'ist, n. p. 826One affected with melancholy or dejection. [Obs.] Glanville.Mĕl'an-cho-līze, v. i. p. 826To become gloomy or dejected in mind. [Obs.] We shall be apt to melancholize and dote on our mischances. Barrow.Mēl'an-cho-līze, v. t. p. 826To make melancholy. [Obs.]Mĕl'an-chōl'y, n. p. 826A gloomy state of mind, often a gloomy state that is of some continuance, or habitual; depression of spirits induced by grief; dejection of spirits. 2. Hence, gloom of mind; great and continued…Mĕl'an-chŏl'y, a. p. 826Depressed in spirits; dejected; gloomy; dismal. 2. Producing great evil and grief; causing dejection; calamitous; afflictive. 3. Grave looking; somber. [Obs.] “A pretty, melancholy seat, well wooded…Mélange, n. p. 826A mixture; a medley.Me-lā'ni-an, n. p. 826(Zoöl.) One of a family of gastropodous mollusks, having a turret-shaped shell, with, in most species, a pointed spire.Me-lān'ic, n. p. 826The same as MELANOTIC.Mĕl'a-nĭsm, n. p. 826An excess of coloration of the skin or its appendages in men or in animals. 2. (Med.) A disease; black jaundice.Mēl'a-nīte, n. p. 826(Min.) A black variety of garnet.Mēl'an-īt'ic, a. p. 826Pertaining to melanite.Mĕl'an-ŏch'rō-īte, n. p. 826(Min.) A mineral of a red, or brownish, or yellowish red color, consisting of the protoxide of lead and chromic acid. Dana.Mēl'an-ōk'ō-mōŭs, a. p. 826Having very dark or black hair; black-haired. Pritchard.Mĕl'a-nō'mā, n. p. 826Melanosis.Mēl'an-ōp'sis, n. p. 826(Zoöl.) A genus of gasteropods, belonging to the family of the melanians.Mēl'a-nō'sis, n. p. 826(Med.) A morbid deposit of black matter, usually of a malignant character, in the organs of the body.Me-lān'o-spĕrm, n. p. 826(Bot.) An alga, of an olive-brown color.Mĕl/a-nŏt'ic, a. p. 826(Med.) Pertaining to, or of the character of, melanosis.Me-lān'o-tȳpe, n. p. 826A daguerreotype process, in which the picture is taken on an iron plate coated with collodion.Me-lăn′ter-īte, n. p. 826(Min.) A mineral of a green color and vitreous luster; native sulphate of iron.Mēl'an-thā'ce-æ, n. pl. p. 826(Bot.) An order of liliaceous plants, having flowers in some species resembling crocuses, in others, lilies, the roots being bulbs, corms, or fasciculated. Most of the plants of the order are…Mĕl'an-thā'çeōus, a. p. 826(Bot.) Belonging, or relating, to the Melanthaceae.Mĕl'a-nūre or Mĕl'a-nū'rus, n. p. 826(Ichth.) A small fish of the Mediterranean, a species of Sparus, or gilt-head.Mēl'a-phȳre, n. p. 826(Min.) A kind of rock, of very compact texture and reddish-brown or black color, composed of pyroxene with labradorite or oligoclase. Dana.Mēl'as, n. p. 826(Med.) A disease of the skin, characterized by livid or black spots.Me-lā'sma, n. p. 826(Med.) A black spot or ecchymosis on the lower extremities, especially on those of old people. Dunglison.Me-lās'ses, n. p. 826See MOLASSES. ☞ This is unquestionably the most correct mode of spelling the word, while molasses is more commonly used.Me-lās'sic, a. p. 826(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, molasses.