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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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Mōd/ū-lā'tion, n. p. 850The act of modulating; or the state of being modulated; as, the modulation of the voice. 2. Sound modulated; melody. 3. (Mus.) The manner of ascertaining and managing the modes; or, more generally…Mŏd'ū-lā'tor, n. p. 850One who, or that which, modulates.Mŏd'ŭle, n. p. 850A model or representation. 2. (Arch.) The size of some one part, as the diameter or semi-diameter of the base of a shaft, taken as a unit of measure by which the proportions of the other parts of the…Mōd'ūle, v. t. p. 850To model; to shape; to modulate. [Obs.]Mōd'ŭ-lŭs, n. p. 850(Mech. & Physics.) A quantity or co-efficient, which expresses the measure of some specified force, property, or quality, as of elasticity, strength, efficiency, &c. Modulus of a machine, a formula…Mō'dus, n. p. 850(O. Law.) The arrangement or mode of expressing the terms of a contract or conveyance. 2. A qualification involving the idea of variation or departure from some general rule or form, in the way of…Modus operandi p. 850manner of operating.Mŭd'wall, n. p. 850(Cf. MUDWALL, 2.) A kind of bird that destroys bees.Mōe, n. p. 850A distorted mouth; a mow. See Mow. Shak.Mōe, v. i. p. 850To make a distortion of the face in ridicule; to mow. Shak.Mōe, a. or adv. p. 850More; mo. [Obs.] “If he that rhymeth now may scribble moe?” Byron.Mō'el-līne, n. p. 850An unguent for the hair.Mō'el-lon, n. p. 850Rough stone used in building; rubble-stone.Mœ'so-Gŏth'ic, a. p. 850Belonging to the Mœso-Goths, a branch of the Goths who settled in Mœsia.Mœ'so-Gŏth'ic, n. p. 850The language of the Mœso-Goths.Mŏff, n. p. 850A silk stuff made in Caucasia. Simmonds.Mŏg'gans, n. pl. p. 850A kind of long, close-fitting, knit sleeves, worn by women, and resembling stockings without feet. [Scot.]Mo-grā'bi-an, n. p. 850A soldier of a branch of the Turkish infantry composed of the peasants of the northern part of Africa, who sought to better their condition by entering foreign service. Brande.Mo-gŭl', n. p. 850A person of Mongolian race. Great Mogul, the emperor of Delhi; the sovereign of the empire founded in Hindostan by the Mongols under Babir in the sixteenth century.Mo-gŭn'tīne, a. p. 850Of, or pertaining to, Mentz, in Germany.Mō'hȧ, n. p. 850(Bot.) A plant of the genus Setaria (S. Germanica); German millet.Mō'hâir, n. p. 850The long, silky hair or wool of the Angora goat, of Asia Minor; also, a fabric made from this material. Simmonds. Mohair yarn, yarn made from the hair or wool of the Angora goat.Mō'hâir-shĕll, n. p. 850(Conch.) A peculiar species of Voluta, of a closely and finely reticulated texture, resembling on the surface mohair, or a close web of the silk-worm.Mo-hăm'med-an, a. p. 850Pertaining to Mohammed or Mahomet; of the religion founded by Mohammed.Mo-hăm'med-an, n. p. 850A follower of Mohammed, the founder of Islamism; one who professes Mohammedanism or Islamism. [Written also Mahometan and Mahomedan.]Mo-hăm'med-an-ĭsm or Mo-hăm'med-ĭsm, n. p. 850The religion, or doctrines and precepts, of Mohammed, contained in the Koran; Islamism.Mo-hăm'med-an-īze or Mo-hăm'med-īze, v. t. p. 850To make conformable to the principles, or modes and rites, of Mohammed. [Written also Mahometanize.]Mō'hawk or Mō'hock, n. p. 850One of certain ruffians who infested the streets of London in the time of Addison, and took the name from the tribe of Mohawk Indians of North America.Mo-hō'li, n. p. 850(Zoöl.) A quadrumanous animal of the lemur kind, and of the genus Galago; G. mo-holi.Mōhr, n. p. 850(Zoöl.) A species of antelope or gazelle of the genus Gazella (G. mohr), found in Africa, having horns on which are eleven or twelve very prominent rings. It is much sought after by the Arabs, on…Mōhs'īte, n. p. 850(Min.) Native titanate of iron; ilmenite. Dana.Mō'hur, n. p. 850A British-Indian gold coin, of the value of fifteen rupees, or about $7.50. Malcom.Mo-hŭr'rum, n. p. 850A Mohammedan festival in memory of Hossein and Houssein, nephews of the Prophet. It is celebrated by the Sheah sect in Hindostan with great pomp and splendor. Malcom.Moi'der, v. t. p. 850To distract or bewilder. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Moi'der, v. i. p. 850To labor very hard; to toil. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.Moi'dōre, n. p. 850A gold coin of Portugal, valued at £1 7s. sterling, or about $6.00.Moi'e-ty, n. p. 851One of two equal parts; the half; as, a moiety of an estate, of goods, or of profits; the moiety of a jury, or of a nation.Moil, v. t. p. 851To daub; to make dirty; to soil; to defile. At first happy news came, in gay letters moiled With my kisses. E. B. Browning.Moil, v. i. p. 851To soil one's self with severe labor; to work with painful effort; to labor; to toil; to drudge. Now he must moil and drudge for one he loathes. Dryden.Moil, n. p. 851A spot; a defilement. “The moil of death upon them.” Browning.Moil, n. p. 851A mule. [Obs.] [Written also moyle.]Moile, n. p. 851A kind of high shoe anciently worn. “Moiles of velvet, to save thy shoes of leather.” Heywood.Moi'neau, n. p. 851(Fort.) A small, flat bastion, raised in front of an intended fortification, to defend it against attacks from small arms.Moire, n. p. 851A clouded, mottled, or watered appearance produced upon either metallic or textile fabrics. Moire antique (mwor an-teek') a superior style of the effect called calendering, produced on silk goods…Moist, a. p. 851Moderately wet; damp; humid; not dry; as, a moist atmosphere or air. “Exhalation dusk and moist.” Milton.Moist, v. t. p. 851To moisten. [Obs.] Shak.Moist'en, v. t. p. 851To make damp; to wet in a small degree. “A pipe a little moistened on the inside.” Bacon. 2. To soften. It moistened not his executioner's heart with any pity. Fuller.Moist'en-er, n. p. 851One who, or that which, moistens.Moist'ful, a. p. 851Full of moisture. [Obs.] Drayton.Moist'less, a. p. 851Without moisture; dry.Moist'ness, n. p. 851The state or quality of being moist; moisture.Moist'ure, n. p. 851A moderate degree of wetness. Set such plants as require much moisture on sandy, dry grounds. Bacon. 2. That which moistens or makes damp or wet; exuding fluid; liquid in small quantity. All my…Moist'ure-less, a. p. 851Without moisture.Moist’y, a. p. 851Drizzling. [Obs.]Mōk'-a-dōur, n. p. 851A handkerchief. [Obs.]Mōke, n. p. 851A mesh of a net, or of any thing resembling a net. Halliwell.Mō'cky, a. p. 851Misty; dark; murky. [Obs.]Mō'lar, n. p. 851A grinding tooth; a tooth of the jaw which is not canine nor incisor. True molar, a grinding tooth in the adult which is not preceded by a deciduous tooth. R. Owen.Mō'lar or Mō'la-ry, a. p. 851Having power to grind; grinding; as, the molar teeth. Molar glands (Anat.), two small glands situated in the substance of the cheek, whose excretory ducts open into the mouth opposite the last molar…Mo-låsse', n. p. 851(Geol.) A soft tertiary sandstone;—applied to a rock occurring in Switzerland. Dana.