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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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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.Mrs. p. 864An abbreviation of mistress, but pronounced mĭs'sĭs. See MISTRESS.Mū'cate, n. p. 864(Chem.) A salt formed by the combination of mucic acid with a base.Mūçe, n. p. 864See MUSE and MUSET.Mŭch, a. p. 864Mūch, n. p. 864A great quantity; a great deal. He that gathered much had nothing over. Ex. xvi. 18. 2. A thing uncommon, wonderful, or noticeable; something considerable. He thought it not much to clothe his…Mŭch, adv. p. 864To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; — qualifying adjectives and adverbs almost exclusively in the comparative degree; as, much more, much stronger, much faster. Whether out of pity…Mūch, v. t. p. 864To make much of. [Prov. Eng.]Mūch'el, a. p. 864Much; abundant. [Obs.] “With muchel smart.” Spenser.Mŭch'ness, n. p. 864Quantity. [Rare.] It is still used in the vulgar phrase much of a muchness, that is, much of the same kind. Smart.Mūch'what, adv. p. 864Nearly; almost. [Obs.] Locke.Mū'cie, a. p. 864(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, certain gums; — said of an acid obtained from gums by the action of nitric acid. Ure.Mū'cid, a. p. 864Musty; moldy; slimy.Mū'cid-ness, n. p. 864Mustiness; sliminess.Mu-ci'fic, a. p. 864(Med.) Forming or generating mucus.Mū'ci-fōrm, a. p. 864(Med.) Resembling mucus; having the character or appearance of mucus. Dunglison.Mū'ci-la-ge, n. p. 864(Chem.) One of the proximate elements of vegetables. The same substance is a gum when solid, and a mucilage when in solution. Both the ingredients improve one another; for the mucilage adds to the…Mū'ci-lāg'i-noŭs, a. p. 864Partaking of the nature of mucilage; moist, soft, and lubricous; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous gum. 2. Pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the mucilaginous glands. 3. Soluble in water, but…Mū'ci-lāg'i-noŭs-ness, n. p. 864The state of being mucilaginous; sliminess.Mū'cine, n. p. 864(Chem.) An albuminoid compound forming the chief constituent of mucus.Mu-cĭp'a-rous, a. p. 864Secreting or producing mucus.Mu-ci-vō-re, n. pl. p. 864See MUCIVORE.Mū'ci-vōre, n. p. 864(Entom.) One of a family of dipterous insects, including those which feed upon the mucus or juices of plants, and the like. Brande.Mūck, n. p. 864Dung in a moist state. 2. A mass of decaying vegetable matter. With fattening muck besmear the roots. Philips. 3. Something mean, vile, or filthy. 4. Money. [Old Cant.] “The fatal muck we quarreled…Mŭck, v. t. p. 864To manure with muck.Mück, a. p. 864Like muck; mucky; damp; moist. [Rare.]Mück'en-der, n. p. 864A handkerchief. [Obs.]Mŭck'er, v. t. p. 865To scrape together, as money, by mean labor or shifts. [Obs.]Mŭck'er-er, n. p. 865A miser; a niggard. [Obs.]Mŭck'-fork, n. p. 865A dung fork.Mŭck'-hēap, n. p. 865A heap or hill of muck.Mück'-hill, n. p. 865A heap or hill of muck.Mück'i-ness, n. p. 865The quality of being mucky.Mŭck'le, a. p. 865Much. [Obs.]Mück'-míd'den, n. p. 865A muck-heap; a dunghill.Mück'-räke, n. p. 865A rake for turning and collecting muck. Bunyan.Mŭck'-swĕat, n. p. 865Profuse sweat.Mŭck'-worm, n. p. 865A worm that lives in muck. 2. One who scrapes together money by mean labor and devices; a miser. Bunyan.Mŭck'y, a. p. 865Filthy; nasty. [Obs.] “Mucky money and false felicity.” Latimer.Mū'co-cēle, n. p. 865(Med.) (a.) An enlargement or protrusion of the mucous membrane of the lachrymal passages. (b.) Dropsy of the lachrymal sac. Dunglison.Mū'co-pū'ru-lent, a. p. 865(Med.) Having the character or appearance of both mucus and pus. Dunglison.Mū'cor, n. p. 865Mold.Mu-cōs'i-ty, n. p. 865State of being slimy. 2. A fluid resembling, or containing, mucus.Mu-cō'so-săc'cha-rine, a. p. 865Partak-Mū'cōus, a. p. 865Pertaining to, or resembling, mucus; slimy, ropy, and lubricious; as, a mucous substance. 2. Secreting a slimy substance; as, the mucous membrane. Mucous membrane (Anat.), the membrane lining all the…Mü'coüs-ness, n. p. 865The state of being mucous.Mū'cro-nate or Mū'cro-nā'ted, a. p. 865(Bot. & Zool.) Terminating abruptly, or in short, spinous processes.Mū'cro-nate-ly, adv. p. 865In a mucronate manner.Mu-crōn'ū-late, a. p. 865(Bot.) Delicately tapering to an abrupt point. Henslow.