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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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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.Mouth'-friĕnd, n. p. 864One who professes friendship without entertaining it; a pretended friend.Mouth'ful, n. p. 864As much as the mouth contains at once. 2. Hence, a small quantity or amount; a morsel.Mouth'-glāss, n. p. 864A small hand-mirror for inspecting the teeth, gums, &c. Simmonds.Mouth'-hŏn'or, n. p. 864Civility expressed without sincerity.Mouth'less, a. p. 864Destitute of a mouth.Mouth'-māde, a. p. 864Expressed without sincerity.Mouth'-pièce, n. p. 864The piece of a musical wind instrument to which the mouth is applied. 2. One who delivers the opinions of others.Mov'a-ble, a. p. 864Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed. 2. Changing from one time to another; as, movable…Mōv'a-ble, n. p. 864An article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed or real; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture. “A palace furnished with the most rich and princely movables.”…Mōv'a·ble·ness, n. p. 864The state or quality of being movable; mobility; susceptibility of motion.Mŏv'a-bly, adv. p. 864In a movable manner or condition.Mōve, v. t. p. 864To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to alter the position of; to set in motion; to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a vessel; the cartman moves goods; the horse moves a cart or…Mǫve, v. i. p. 864To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place to another, whether by vital or mechanical force; as, a ship moves rapidly. The foundations also of the hills moved and were…Mōve, n. p. 864The act of moving; a movement. 2. Specifically, the act of moving one of the pieces used in playing a game, as chess, from one position to another, in the progress of the game.Mōve'less, a. p. 864Without motion; unmoved; motionless; fixed. “Moveless as a tower.” Pope.Mōve'ment, n. p. 864The act of moving; change of place or posture; transference, by any means, from one situation to another; natural or appropriate motion; as, the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering; the…Mō'vent, a. p. 864Moving; not quiescent. [Obs.] Grew.Mō'vent, n. p. 864That which moves any thing; a moving or impelling agent. [Rare.] Glenville.Mōv'er, n. p. 864A person or thing that moves, stirs, or changes place. 2. A person or thing that moves or imparts motion, or causes change of place; a motor. 3. Specifically, a proposer; one who offers a…Mōv'ing, p. a. p. 864Changing place or posture; causing motion or action. 2. Exciting the passions or affections; touching; pathetic; affecting; adapted to excite or affect the passions; as, a moving address or…Mōv'ing-ly, adv. p. 864In a manner to excite the passions or affect sensibility; pathetically. His air, his voice, his looks, and honest soul, Speak all so movingly in his behalf. Addison.Mōv'ing-ness, n. p. 864The power of affecting, as the passions.Mow, n. p. 864A heap, mass, or pile of hay or sheaves of grain deposited in a barn. 2. The place in a barn where hay or grain in the sheaf is stowed.Mōw, v. t. p. 864To lay, as hay or sheaves of grain, in a heap or mass in a barn; to pile and stow away.Mōw, v. t. p. 864To cut down with a scythe, as grass. 2. To cut the grass from; as, to mow a meadow. 3. To cut down with speed; to cut down indiscriminately, or in great numbers or quantity; to sweep away; as, a…Mōw, v. i. p. 864To cut grass; to use the scythe. 2. To perform the business of mowing; to cut and make grass into hay.Mow, n. p. 864A wry face. “Makes mock and mow.” Browning.Mōw, v. i. p. 864To make mouths. [Obs.] “Nodding, becking, and moving.” Tyndale.Mōw'būrn, v. i. p. 864To heat and ferment in the mow, as hay when housed too green.Mōwe, v. i. p. 864To be able; to have sufficient power. [Obs.] Chaucer.Mowe, n. p. 864A wry face. See MOW.Mowe, v. i. p. 864To make mouths. [Obs.] See MOW.Mōw'er, n. p. 864One who mows; a man dexterous in the use of the scythe.Mōw'ing, n. p. 864The act of cutting with a scythe. 2. Land from which grass is cut.Mōw'yer, n. p. 864One who mows; a mower. [Obs.]Mōx'ā, n. p. 864A woolly, soft substance prepared from the young leaves of Artemisia Chinensis, and plants of other species, and burnt on the skin to produce an ulcer; hence, any substance used in a like manner. 2.…Mōx'i-bŭs'tion, n. p. 864(Med.) The mode or process of cauterization by means of a moxa. Dunglison.Mōy'a, n. p. 864Mud poured out from volcanoes during eruptions;—so called in South America.Moyle, n. p. 864See MOIL and MOILE.Mr. p. 864An abbreviation of mister. See MISTER.M'-rōof, n. p. 864(Arch.) A kind of roof formed by the junction of two common roofs with a valley between them, so that the front view resembles the letter M. [See Illust. of Roof.] Gwilt.