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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′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…Mŏn/ū-mĕn't/al, a. p. 856Of, pertaining to, inscribed upon, or suitable for, a monument; as, a monumental inscription. 2. Serving as a monument; memorial; preserving memory. “Of pine or monumental oak.” Milton. “A work…Mōn'ū-mĕnt'al-ly, adv. p. 856By way of memorial. 2. By means of monuments.Mōō, v. i. p. 856To make the noise of a cow; to low;—a child's word.Mōod, n. p. 856Manner; style; mode; logical form; musical style; grammatical form; manner of action or being. See MODE, the more proper word.Mōod, n. p. 856Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; humor; disposition; as, a melancholy mood; an angry mood; a suppliant mood. With pity calmed, down fell his angry mood.…Mōod'-i-ly, adv. p. 857In a moody manner.Mood'i-ness, n. p. 857The quality of being moody; hence, anger; peevishness.Mōo'dir, n. p. 857The governor of a city, or a large surrounding territory.Mōōd'y, a. p. 857Indulging moods, or varying and capricious frames of mind; humorsome. 2. Hence, out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful;—also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy. “Every peevish, moody malcontent.”…Mōo'lah or Mōo'l'ah, n. p. 857See MOLLAH.Mōon, n. p. 857The heavenly orb which revolves round the earth; the satellite of the earth; a secondary planet, whose light, borrowed from the sun, is reflected to the earth, and serves to dispel the darkness of…Mōon, v. t. p. 857To shine upon;—said of the moon; also, to expose to the rays of the moon. If they would have it to be exceeding white indeed, they seethe it yet once more, after it hath been thus sunned and mooned.…Mōon, v. i. p. 857To act as if moon-struck; to wander or gaze idly about. Elsley was mooning down the river by himself. C. Kingsley.Mōon'beam, n. p. 857A ray of light from the moon.Mōon'-blind, a. p. 857Dim-sighted; purblind.Mōon'-cälf, n. p. 857A monster; false conception. 2. A mole, or mass of fleshy matter, generated in the uterus. 3. A dolt; a stupid fellow.Mōon'-dī'al, n. p. 857A dial employed to indicate time by moonlight.Mōon'-cŭl'mi-nā'ting, a. p. 857Culminating, or coming to the meridian, at or about the same time with the moon;—said of a star, and particularly of certain stars selected beforehand, and published in an ephemeris (as the Nautical…Mōon'er, n. p. 857One who gazes idly about, as if moon-struck. [Rare.] Dickens.Mōon'et, n. p. 857A little moon. [Rare.]Mōon'-eye, n. p. 857An eye affected by the moon; also, a disease in the eye of a horse.Mōon'-eyed, a. p. 857Having eyes affected by the moon. 2. Dim-eyed; purblind.Mōon'-fish, n. p. 857A fish whose tail fin is shaped like a half moon.Mōōn'-flow'er, n. p. 857Great white ox-eye; the Chrysanthemum leucanthemum.Mōong, n. p. 857(Bot.) A plant of the genus Phaseolus, a variety of pulse cultivated in India. Simmonds.Mōon'ish, a. p. 857Like the moon; variable.Mōon'-less, a. p. 857Not favored with moonlight.Moon'-light, n. p. 857The light afforded by the moon.Mo͞on'light, a. p. 857Illuminated by the moon; occurring during or by moonlight; as, moonlight revels. Shak.Mo͞on'ling, n. p. 857A simpleton; a lunatic. [Obs.]Mo͞on'-lȯved, a. p. 857Loved when the moon shines. Milton.Mo͞on'-măd'ness, n. p. 857Lunacy.Mōon'-rāk'er, n. p. 857(Naut.) Same as Moon-sail.