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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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Mōult, v. & n. p. 862See MOLT.Moun, v. i. p. 862To be able; as an auxiliary, may; must. [Obs.] See MOWE. Moun ye drynke the cuppe whiche I schal drynke? thei seyn to him, we moun. Wycliffe, Luke xiii.Mounch, v. t. p. 862To munch. See MUNCH. [Obs.]Mound, n. p. 862An artificial hill or elevation of earth; a raised bank; an embankment thrown up for defense; a bulwark; a rampart; also, a natural elevation appearing as if thrown up artificially; a regular and…Mound, n. p. 862(Her.) A ball or globe forming part of the regalia of an emperor or other sovereign. It is encircled with bands, enriched with precious stones, and surmounted with a cross;—called also globe.Mound, v. t. p. 862To fortify with a mound.Mount, n. p. 862A mass of earth, or earth and rock, rising considerably above the common surface of the surrounding land; a mountain; a high hill;—used always instead of mountain, when put before a proper name; as…Mount, v. i. p. 862To rise on high; to go up; to be upraised or uplifted; to tower aloft; to ascend;—often with up. “Though Babylon should mount up to heaven.” Jer. ii. 53. The fire of trees and houses mounts on high.…Mount, v. t. p. 863To get upon; to ascend; to climb. Shall we mount again the rural throne? Dryden. 2. To place one's self on, as a horse or other animal, or any thing that one bestrides or sits upon; to bestride. 3.…Mount'a-ble, a. p. 863Capable of being ascended or mounted.Mount'ain, n. p. 863A large mass of earth and rock, rising above the common level of the earth or adjacent land; an elevation or protuberance on the earth’s surface; a high hill; a great eminence; a mount. 2. That which…Mount'ain, a. p. 863Pertaining to a mountain; found on mountains; growing or dwelling on a mountain; as, mountain air; mountain pines; mountain goats. 2. Of mountain size; like a mountain; vast. “The high, the mountain…Mount'ain-dew, n. p. 863Genuine Scotch whisky;—so called as being often secretly distilled in the mountains of Scotland.Mount-ain-eer’, n. p. 863An inhabitant of a mountain. 2. A rustic; a freebooter; a savage.Mount'ain-er, n. p. 863A mountaineer. [Obs.]Mount'ain-ĕt, n. p. 863A small mountain; a hillock. [Obs.] Sidney.Mount'ain-oŭs, a. p. 863Full of mountains; as, the mountainous country of the Swiss. 2. Large as a mountain; huge; as, a mountainous heap. Prior. 3. Inhabiting mountains. [Obs.] Bacon.Mount'ain-oŭs-ness, n. p. 863The state of being mountainous.Mount'ançe, n. p. 863Amount; sum; quantity. [Obs.]Mount'ant, a. p. 863Rising on high. [Obs.] Shak.Mount'e-bank, n. p. 863One who mounts a bench or stage in the market or other public place, boasts of his skill in curing diseases, and vends medicines which he pretends are infallible remedies; a quack-doctor. Such is the…Mount'e-bank, v. t. p. 863To cheat by boasting and false pretenses; to gull. [Rare.] Shak.Mount'e-bank-er-y, n. p. 863Quackery; boastful and vain pretenses.Mount'e-bank-ĭsm, n. p. 863The principles or practice of a mountebank; mountebankery.Mount'e-näunçe, n. p. 863Amount; distance. [Obs.] Spenser.Mount'er, n. p. 863One who mounts or ascends. 2. An animal mounted; a monture. [Obs.]Mount'ing, n. p. 863The act of preparing for use, or embellishing. 2. That by which any thing is prepared for use, or set off to advantage; equipment; embellishment; as, the mounting of a sword or diamond.Mount'ing-ly, adv. p. 863By rising or ascending.Mount'let, n. p. 863A small or low mountain. “Snowy mountlets.” P. Fletcher.Mount'y, n. p. 863The rise of a hawk. [Obs.] Sidney.Mōurn, v. i. p. 863To express grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be sorrowful; to lament. Abraham came to mourn for Sarah, and to weep for her. Gen. xxiii. 2. 2. To wear the customary habit of sorrow. We mourn in black…Mōurn, v. t. p. 863To grieve for; to lament; to deplore; to bewail. “As if he mourned his rival’s ill success.” Addison. 2. To utter in a sorrowful manner. The love-lorn nightingale Nightly to thee her sad song…Mōurne, n. p. 863The round end of a staff; the part of a lance to which the steel is fixed, or the ferrule. [Obs.] Sidney.Mōurn'er, n. p. 863One who mourns or is grieved at any loss or misfortune. His mourners were two hosts, his friends and foes. Byron. 2. One who follows a funeral in the habit of mourning.Mōurn'ful, a. p. 863Full of sorrow; expressing, or intended to express, sorrow; as, a mournful bell; mournful music. No funeral rites, nor man in mournful weeds. Shak. The mournful fair . . . Shall visit her…Mōurn'ful-ly, adv. p. 863In a manner expressive of sorrow; with sorrow.Mōurn'ful-ness, n. p. 863The condition of being mournful; sorrow; grief. 2. Appearance or expression of grief.Mōurn'ing, n. p. 863The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow. 2. The dress or customary habit worn by mourners. And e'en the pavements were with mourning hid. Dryden.Mōurn'ing, p. a. p. 863Grieving; sorrowing; lamenting. 2. Employed to express sorrow or grief; worn or used as appropriate to the condition of one bereaved or sorrowing; as, mourning garments; mourning ring; mourning pin…Mōurn'ing-dȯve, n. p. 863A species of dove found in the United States (the Columba Carolinensis); — so name from its plaintive note; — called also the Carolina turtle-dove. Peabody.Mōurn'ing-ly, adv. p. 863With the appearance of sorrow; sorrowfully.Mouse, n. p. 863(Zoöl.) A small rodent quadruped (the Mus musculus), inhabiting houses. The name is also applied to many other allied species, as the field-mouse, meadow-mouse, rock-mouse, and the like. 2. (Naut.) A…Mouse, v. i. p. 863To watch for and catch mice. 2. To watch for or pursue any thing in a sly or insidious manner; to pry about, on the lookout for something.Mouse, v. t. p. 863To tear, as a cat devours a mouse. To mouse a hook (Naut.), to fasten a small line across the upper part, to prevent unhooking.Mouse'-ēar, n. p. 863(Bot.) A plant of the genus Hieracium; also, a plant of the genus Myosotis;—called likewise mouse-ear scorpion-grass. They are so named from the shape and velvety surface of their leaves. Mouse-ear…Mouse'-hawk, n. p. 863A hawk that devours mice.Mouse'-hōle, n. p. 863A hole which mice enter or pass; a very small hole or entrance. He can creep in at a mouse-hole. Stillingfleet.Mouse'-hŭnt, n. p. 863A hunting for mice. 2. A mouser; one that hunts mice.Mous'er, n. p. 863One that mouses, or catches mice.Mouse'-tāil, n. p. 863(Bot.) An annual plant, of the genus Myosurus, whose seeds are attached to a long, slender receptacle resembling the tail of a mouse.Mouse'-trăp, n. p. 863A trap for catching mice. Prior.Mouse'-trăp, v. t. p. 863To catch, like a mouse, in a trap. “The poor mouse-trapped guilty gentleman.” J. Webster.Mous'ing, n. p. 863The act of watching for, or catching, mice. 2. (Naut.) A mouse. See MOUSE, No. 2.Mousseline, n. p. 863Muslin. Mousseline de laine, a woolen fabric of very light texture; muslin de laine. See MUSLIN. [Written also mouslin de laine.]Mous-tăçhe', n. p. 863See MUSTACHE.Mouth, n. p. 863The opening in the face or fore part of the head through which food is received and the voice uttered; the aperture between the lips; also, the cavity within the lips, containing the jaw, teeth, and…Mouth, v. t. p. 863To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth; to chew; to devour. Dryden. Now he feasts, mouthing the flesh of men. Shak. 2. To utter with a voice affectedly big or swelling; to speak in…Mouth, v. i. p. 864To speak with a full, round, or loud, affected voice; to vociferate; to rant. I'll bellow out for Rome, and for my country, And mouth at Cæsar, till I shake the senate. Addison.Mouthed, a. p. 864Furnished with a mouth;— used chiefly in composition; as, foul-mouthed.Mouth'er, n. p. 864One who mouths; an affected speaker.