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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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Mĕs'o-lōbe, n. p. 832(Anat.) A white, medullary band, connecting the two hemispheres of the brain with each other.Mĕs'o-lŏg'a-rĭthm, n. p. 832A logarithm of the cosine or cotangent. [Obs.] Kepler. Hutton.Me-sōm'e-las, n. p. 832A precious stone with a black vein parting every color in the midst. [Obs.]Mēs'o-phloē'um, n. p. 832(Bot.) The middle bark of a tree. Gray.Mĕs'o-phȳl'ium, n. p. 832(Bot.) The parenchyma of a leaf between the skin of the two surfaces. Gray.Mĕs'o-spĕrm, n. p. 832(Bot.) A membrane of a seed; — synonymous with secundine, the second membrane from the surface.Mĕs'o-thō'rax, n. p. 832(Entom.) The middle segment of the thorax in insects. Brande.Mĕs'o-tȳpe, n. p. 832(Min.) A zeolitic mineral, occurring in slender crystals, and delicate, radiated concretions, and consisting of the hydrated silicate either of alumina and soda, in which case it is called also soda…Mĕs'o-zō'ic, a. p. 832(Geol.) Belonging, or relating to, the secondary age, or the era between the palæozoic and cænozoic.Mĕs'pĭ-lŭs, n. p. 832(Bot.) A genus of trees, including the medlar.Mes-prîse', n. p. 832Contempt. 2. Misadventure; ill-success. Spenser.Mes-quĭ'te or Mes-quĭte', n. p. 832(Bot.) (a.) A shrub or small tree growing in Texas and Mexico, not unlike a mimosa, bearing large, edible pods (Algarobia glandulosa of Gray). (b.) A rich native grass in Western Texas (a species of…Mĕss, n. p. 832A dish, or a quantity of food prepared or set on a table at one time; provision of food for a person or party for one meal; as, a mess of pottage. At their savory dinner set Of herbs and other…Mĕss, v. i. p. 832To eat; to feed. 2. To associate at the same table; to eat in company.Mĕss, v. t. p. 832To supply with a mess.Mĕs'sage, n. p. 832Any notice, word, or communication, written or verbal, sent from one person to another. The welcome message made, was soon received. Dryden. 2. Hence, specifically, an official address or…Mĕs'sa-ger, n. p. 832A messenger. [Obs.] Gower.Mē'sel, n. p. 832An outcast; a leper. [Obs.] See MEASLE. Wright.Mē'sel-ry, n. p. 832Leprosy. [Obs.] Chaucer.Mēs'sen-ger, n. p. 832One who bears a message or an errand; the bearer of a verbal or written communication, notice, or invitation, from one person to another, or to a public body; an office servant. 2. One who, or that…Mĕs'set, n. p. 832A dog; a cur. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. “Dame Julia's messet.” Hall.Mes-sī'ah, n. p. 832A German epic poem by Klopstock, the subject of which is the sufferings and triumph of the Messiah. Brande.Mes-sī'ah, n. p. 832Christ, the anointed; the Savior of the world. At thy nativity a glorious choir Of angels in the fields of Bethlehem sung, To shepherds watching at their folds by night, And told them the Messiah now…Mes-sī'ah-shĭp, n. p. 832The character, state, or office of the Savior. “Josephus, . . . whose prejudices were against the Messiahship and religion of Jesus.” Buckminster.Mēs'si-ān'ic, a. p. 832Relating to the Messiah; as, the Messianic office or character.Mes-sī'as, n. p. 832The Messiah. I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ. John iv. 25.Mēs'si-dôr', n. p. 832The tenth month of the French republican calendar, dating from September 22, 1792. It commenced June 19, and ended July 18. See VENDEMIAIRE.Mēs'sieurs, n. pl. p. 832Sirs; gentlemen; — abbreviated to Messrs., and used as the plural of Mr.Mēs'si-nēse', n., sing. & pl. p. 832(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of Messina; in the plural, the people of Messina.Mēs'si-nēse', a. p. 832(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Messina, or its inhabitants.Mēs's'māte, n. p. 832An associate in eating; one who eats ordinarily at the same table.Mē'ssuage, n. p. 832(Law.) A dwelling-house, with the adjacent buildings and curtilage, and the adjoining lands appropriated to the use of the household. Cowell. Bouvier. They wedded her to sixty thousand pounds, To…Mes-tee', n. p. 832The offspring of a white person and a quadroon;—so called in the West Indies. [Written also mustee.]Mes-tĭ'no or Mes-tĭ'zo, n. p. 832The child of a Spaniard or creole and a native Indian;—so called in Spanish America.Me-sŷm'ni-cūm, n. p. 832(Anc. Poet.) A repetition at the end of a stanza.Mĕt, imp. & p. p. p. 832of meet; also, obsolete imp. of mete, to measure. Then Hector, Priam's martial son, stepped forth and met the ground. Chapman.Mēt'ō p. 832A prefix in words of Greek origin, signifying beyond, over, after, behind, with, between, reversely.Me-tăb'a-sis, n. p. 832(Rhet.) A passing from one thing to another; transition. 2. (Med.) The same as METABOLA.Me-tāb'o-lā, n. p. 832(Med.) A change of remedy, air, time, or disease. [Obs.]Mēt'a-bōl'i-an, n. p. 832(Entom.) An insect which undergoes a metamorphosis.Mĕt'a-bŏl'ic, a. p. 832Pertaining to metamorphosis; pertaining to, or involving, change.Mēt'a-cār'pāl, a. p. 832Belonging to the metacarpus.Mēt'a-cār'pus, n. p. 832(Anat.) The part of the hand between the wrist and the fingers.Mēt'a-cēn'ter, n. p. 832(Hydrostatics.) The point of intersection of the vertical line passing through the center of gravity of a floating body when in its position of equilibrium, and a vertical line through the center of…Me-tăc'e-tōne, n. p. 832(Chem.) A colorless liquid of an agreeable odor, obtained, mixed with acetone, when a mixture of one part of sugar and eight parts of finely powdered quicklime is distilled. It is composed of carbon…Me-tāch'ro-nĭsm, n. p. 832An error committed in chronology by placing an event after its real time.Mēt'a-cĭsm, n. p. 832A defect in pronouncing the letter m, or a too frequent use or repetition of it.Mĕt'a-găl'late, n. p. 832(Chem.) A salt formed by the union of metagallic acid with a base.Mĕt'a-gāl'lic, a. p. 832(Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from gallic acid; as, metagallic acid.Mēt'age, n. p. 832Measurement of coal. 2. Charge for, or price of, measuring.Mĕt'a-gĕn'e-sĭs, n. p. 832(Physiol.) The production of sexual individuals by non-sexual means, either directly or through intervening sexless generations; alternation of generation; polymorphism. ☞ During the non-sexual…Mĕt'a-gĕ-nĕt'ic, a. p. 832Pertaining to metagenesis.Mĕt'a-gĕn'ic, a. p. 832Pertaining to metagenesis, or the production of changes in a species after its first origin, as it goes on to a more perfect state. R. Owen.Mĕt'a-grām'ma-tĭsm, n. p. 832The transposition of the letters of a name into such a connection as to express some perfect sense applicable to the person named; anagrammatism.Mēt'al, n. p. 832A substance having a peculiar luster, called the metallic, whether in the mass or in powder, insoluble in water, a good conductor of heat and electricity, and usually solid at ordinary temperatures.…Mĕt'al, v. t. p. 833To cover with broken stone, as roads, and the like.Me-tāl'de-hȳde, n. p. 833(Chem.) A substance crystallizing in long, four-sided prisms, resulting from the partial decomposition of aldehyde when kept in a close vessel at the ordinary temperature.Mĕt'al'ed, a. p. 833Having spirit or mettle; mettled.Mēt'a-lĕp'sis, n. p. 833(Rhet.) The continuation of a trope in one word through a succession of significations, or the union of two or more tropes of a different kind in one word, so that several gradations or intervening…Mēt'a-lĕp'sy, n. p. 833(Chem.) Change or variation in a series of compounds under a type, by substitutions of different elements or substances for an equivalent in the type, as when a substance contains hydrogen, and, when…