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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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Mōn'o-the-līt'ic, a. p. 855Of, or pertaining to, the Monothelites, or their doctrine.Mō-nōt'o-cō, n. p. 855(Bot.) A genus of shrubs or trees;—so called because the fruit contains but one seed.Mo-nŏt'o-mous, a. p. 855(Min.) Having its cleavage distinct only in a single direction.Mōn'o-tōne, n. p. 855(Mus.) A single, unvaried tone or sound. 2. (Rhet.) The utterance of successive syllables on one unvaried key or line of pitch.Mōn'o-tōn'ic or Mōn'o-tōn'ic-al, a. p. 855Pertaining to, or uttered in, a monotone; monotonous.Mo-nŏt'o-noŭs, a. p. 855Uttered in one unvarying tone or key; hence, continued with dull uniformity.Mo-nŏt'o-noŭs-ly, adv. p. 856With one uniform tone.Mo-nōt'o-noŭs-ness, n. p. 856The quality of being monotonous; monotony.Mo-nŏt'/o-ny, n. p. 856A frequent recurrence of the same tone or sound, producing a dull uniformity; absence of variety, as in speaking or singing. 2. An irksome sameness, or want of variety; tedious recurrence of the same…Mōn'o-trēm'a-toŭs, a. p. 856Or, resembling, or relating to, the monotremes.Mōn'o-trēme, n. p. 856(Zoöl.) An animal having only one external opening for the feces and urine, as the duckbill of Australia, &c. Dana.Mōn'o-trīg'lyph, n. p. 856(Arch.) A kind of intercolumniation in which only one triglyph and two metopes are introduced.Mōn'o-trō'pĕ, n. p. 856(Bot.) A genus of plants, including the Indian pipe and pine-sap. Gray.Mōn'o-type or Mōn'o-typ'ie, a. p. 856Containing but one representative; as, a monotypic genus, which contains but one species. Dana.Mo-nŏx'y-lŏn, n. p. 856A canoe or boat made from one piece of timber.Monseigneur, n. p. 856My lord; your grace or highness;—a title of a person of high birth or rank; as, Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the Chancellor. It was given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the French…Monsieur, n. p. 856Sir, or mister;—a title of civility to persons addressed in speech or writing. It is used specifically of the princes of the French blood-royal. 2. In general, a Frenchman;—so called in contempt or…Mŏn'rad-īte, n. p. 856(Min.) A mineral of a pale-yellowish color and vitreous luster, consisting of the hydrous silicate of magnesia and iron;—so called from M. Monrad. Dana.Mon-sōōn’, n. p. 856A wind blowing half the year in one direction, and the other half in the opposite;—a term applied particularly to certain winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the south-west from April to…Mōn'ster, n. p. 856A thing to be gazed at, or calculated to excite attention and wonder, by differing from the ordinary type; something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy; an enormity; a marvel. The…Mōn'ster, v. t. p. 856To make monstrous. [Obs.] Shak.Mōn’strance, n. p. 856(Rom. Cath. Church.) A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated wafer or host is held up to view before the congregation.Mon-strā'tion, n. p. 856The act of demonstrating; proof. [Obs.] “A certain monstration.” Grafton.Mon-strōs'i-ty, n. p. 856The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature. We often read of monstrous births; but we see a greater monstrosity in education, when a father begets a son and trains him up into…Mōn'stroŭs, a. p. 856Having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from the natural form; out of the common course of nature; abnormal; as, a monstrous birth or production. He, therefore, that refuses to do good…Mŏn'strōus, adv. p. 856Exceedingly; very much; as, monstrous hard; monstrous thick. [Colloq.] “And will be monstrous witty on the poor.” Dryden.Mŏn'stroŭs-ly, adv. p. 856In a monstrous manner; out of the common order of nature; shockingly; terribly; hideously; horribly; as, a man monstrous-ly wicked. 2. To a great degree; enormously; extravagantly. “Monstrously in…Mŏn'stroŭs-ness, n. p. 856The state of being monstrous. 2. Irregular nature or behavior; enormity.Mon-tā'nic, a. p. 856Pertaining to mountains; consisting in mountains.Mōn’ta-nĭsm, n. p. 856The tenets of the Montanists.Mōnʹta-nist, n. p. 856(Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Montanus, a Phrygian bishop and enthusiast of the second century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for…Mŏn’ta-nĭst’ic or Mŏn’ta-nĭst’ic-al, a. p. 856Pertaining to the heresy of Montanus.Mŏn′ta-nīze, v. i. p. 856To follow the opinions of Montanus.Mōn′tant, n. p. 856A term in fencing. Shak. 2. (Arch.) An upright piece in any frame-work.Mont, n. p. 856Mountain.Mont de Piété p. 856One of certain pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the fifteenth century, the object of which was to lend money to necessitous persons at a low rate of interest;—called also mount…Mōn'tē, n. p. 856A favorite game of chance among the Spaniards, played either with dice on a board or a table marked with lines for the purpose, or with cards.Mŏn’tem, n. p. 856A custom among the scholars at Eton school, England, of going every third year, on Whit Tuesday, to a hillock (Lat. ad montem, whence the name), and exacting money from all passers by, to support at…Mon-tē'ro, n. p. 856A horseman's cap. Bacon.Mon-tēth' or Mōnʹteth, n. p. 856A vessel in which glasses are washed; — so called from the name of the inventor. New things produce new words, and thus Monteth Has by one vessel saved his name from death. King.Monteur, n. p. 856A French workman who arranges artificial flowers into wreaths, trimmings, &c. Simmonds.Mōn-te-zū'mĭ, n. p. 856(Bot.) A genus of showy plants.Mont-gol'fi-er, n. p. 856A balloon which is made to ascend by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire; a fire-balloon; — so called from two brothers, Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier, of France, who first constructed and sent up…Mōnth, n. p. 856One of the twelve portions into which the year is divided; the twelfth part of a year, corresponding nearly to the length of a synodic revolution of the moon; whence the name. ☞ In popular usage…Mônth'ling, n. p. 856That which is a month old, or which lives for a month. [R.] Wordsworth.Mŏnth'ly, a. p. 856Continued a month, or performed in a month; as, the monthly revolution of the moon. 2. Done or happening once a month, or every month; as, a monthly visit.Mōnth'ly, n. p. 856A publication which appears regularly once a month.Mōnth'ly, adv. p. 856Once a month; in every month; as, the moon changes monthly. 2. As if under the influence of the moon; in the manner of a lunatic. [Obs.] Middleton.Mōnth’s’-mĭnd, n. p. 856A celebration formerly made in remembrance of dead persons, a month after their decease. [Obs.] Keeping his month’s-mind and his obsequies With solemn intercession for his soul. Old Play. 2. Eager…Mōn'ti-ă, n. p. 856(Bot.) A genus of aquatic plants found in Europe; water chickweed.Mŏn′ti-cle, n. p. 856A little mount; a hillock; a small elevation or prominence. [Written also monticule.]Mon-tic'û-late, a. p. 856Furnished with monticles or little elevations.Mōn’ti-cūle, n. p. 856See MONTICLE.Mon-tĭg'e-noŭs, a. p. 856Produced on a mountain.Mont-mär'trite, n. p. 856A mineral of a yellowish color, found at Montmartre, near Paris. It is soft, but resists the weather. It is a compound of the sulphate and carbonate of lime. Ore.Montoir, n. p. 856A stone used for aiding to mount a horse; a horse-block.Mōn’ton, n. p. 856(Mining.) A heap of ore; a mass undergoing the process of amalgamation. Simmonds.Mon-trôss', n. p. 856See MATROSS.Mŏnt'ure, n. p. 856That on which one is mounted; hence, a saddle-horse. [Obs.] Spenser.Mōn'ū-ment, n. p. 856Any thing intended to remind or give notice; something which remains, or stands, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial; a remembrance; a record. “To leave a monument of revenge.” Milton. Of…