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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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Mürk'-il-y, adv. p. 868Darkly; gloomily.Mûrk'y, a. p. 868Dark; obscure; gloomy. A murky storm deep lowering o'er our heads. Addison.Mûr'mur, n. p. 868A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water. Deepens the murmur of the falling floods, And breathes a browner horror on the woods. Pope. 2. A complaint half suppressed, or…Mûr'mur, v. i. p. 868To make a low, continued noise, like the hum of bees, a stream of water, rolling waves, or the wind in a forest. “The murmuring surge.” Shak. 2. To utter complaints in a low, half-articulated voice…Mûr'mur-ā'tion, n. p. 868Act of murmuring; murmur.Mûr'mur-er, n. p. 868One who murmurs.Mûr'mur-ing-ly, adv. p. 868With a low sound; with complaints.Mûr'mur-oûs, a. p. 868Attended with murmurs; exciting murmur or complaint; murmuring.Mūr'ni-val, n. p. 868Four cards of a sort, as four aces, four kings, and the like;—a term used in the game of gleek. [Obs.] Nares.Mūrr, n. p. 868A catarrh. [Obs.] Gascoigne.Mūr'rain, n. p. 868An infectious and fatal disease among cattle.Mür'rain, a. p. 868Having, or afflicted with, murrain.Mūr're, n. p. 868A bird; the auk. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Mūr'rey, n. p. 868Of a dark-red color. [Obs.] Bacon. Boyle.Mūr'rhīne (-rīn) or Mār'rhīne (-rīn), a. p. 868Pertaining to, or made of, a kind of stone called murrha by the ancients;—said of certain vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious in Rome as wine-cups, said to be made of variegated…Mūr'ri-on, n. p. 868A helmet; a morion. See MORION.Mūrth, n. p. 868Plenty; abundance. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.]Mûr'ther, n. & v. p. 868Murder. [Obs.] See MURDER.Mūr'ză, n. p. 868The hereditary nobility among the Tartars. ☞ This word must not be confounded with the Persian Mirza, though it is of the same origin.Mūs, n. p. 868(Zoöl.) A genus of small rodent quadrupeds, including the mouse and rat.Mū'să, n. p. 868(Bot.) A genus of tropical plants, including the banana and plantain. Baird.Mu-sā'ceoŭs, a. p. 868(Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, plants of an order of which the genus Musa is the type.Mū'sal, a. p. 868Pertaining to the Muses, or to poetry. [Rare.]Mū'sar, n. p. 868An itinerant musician who played on the musette, formerly very common in Europe. See MUSETTE.Mū'sard, n. p. 868A dreamer; one who is apt to be absent in mind. [Obs.] Chaucer.Mūs'ca, n. p. 868(Entom.) A genus of dipterous insects including the common house-fly. 2. (Astron.) A small constellation situated between the Southern Cross and the pole.Mūs'ca-del or Mūs'ca-dine, n. p. 868A rich, spicy grape; also, the wine made from it. 2. A fragrant and delicious pear.Mūs'cal-lōnge, n. p. 868See MUSKALLONGE.Mūs'car-dīne, n. p. 868A disease which is very destructive to silk-worms, attended by the development of a fungus (Botrytis bassiana), and which sometimes extends to other insects; also, the fungus itself.Mūs-cā'ri, n. p. 868(Bot.) A genus of plants including the grape-hyacinth.Mus-cār'i-fōrm, a. p. 868Having the form of a brush.Mūs'cat or Mūs'ca-tel, n. p. 868The same as MUSCADEL.Muschel-kalk, n. p. 868(Geol.) A kind of shell limestone, whose strata belong to the new red sandstone formation. Mantell.Mūs'ci, n. pl. p. 868(Bot.) An order of cryptogamous plants; the mosses.Mŭs'çle, n. p. 868(Anat.) An organ of motion in animal bodies. ☞ Muscles are of two kinds, the voluntary and the involuntary. The former are composed of bundles of parallel, delicate fibers, cylindrical, of a natural…Mŭs'çled, a. p. 869Furnished with muscles.Mŭs'çling, n. p. 869(Fine Arts.) Exhibition or representation of the muscles. [Rare.] A good piece, the painters say, must have good muscling, as well as coloring and drapery. Shaftesbury.Mŭs'coid, a. p. 869(Bot.) Moss-like; resembling moss.Mūs'coid, n. p. 869(Bot.) A moss-like, flowerless plant, with a distinct stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular system.Mus-cōl'o-gy, n. p. 869(Bot.) That part of botany which treats of the mosses. Gray.Mus-cōs'i-ty, n. p. 869Mossiness.Mūs'co-vā'do, a. p. 869Pertaining to or characterizing unrefined or raw sugar, obtained from the juice of the sugar-cane by evaporation and draining off the molasses. It is blended with certain impurities which render it…Müs'eo-vā'do, n. p. 869Unrefined or raw sugar.Mŭs'co-vīte, n. p. 869(Geog.) A native or inhabitant of ancient Russia. 2. (Min.) Mica. See MICA.Mŭs'co-vy Dŭck p. 869(Ornith.) A species of duck (Anas moschata of Linnæus), larger than the common duck, often raised in poultry-yards;—sometimes called musk-duck.Mŭs'co-vy Glass p. 869Mica; muscovite. See MICA.Mŭs'cu-lar, a. p. 869Pertaining to a muscle, or to a system or the strength of muscles. “Great muscular strength, accompanied by much awkwardness.” Macaulay. 2. Consisting of, or constituting, a muscle or muscles; as…Mŭs'cu-lār'i-ty, n. p. 869The state of being muscular.Mŭs'eu-lar-ly, adv. p. 869In a muscular manner.Mŭs'eu-line, n. p. 869(Physiol.) An immediate principle of animal muscle, differing from fibrine.Mūs'cu-līte, n. p. 869(Palæon.) A petrified muscle or shell.Müs'cu-lös'i-ty, n. p. 869The quality of being musculous; that which is musculous; muscularity. [Obs.]Mŭs'cu-lōŭs, a. p. 869Muscular. [Obsolescent.]Mūse, v. i. p. 869To think closely; to study in silence. He mused upon some dangerous plot. Sidney. 2. To be absent-minded; to be so occupied in study or contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things…Mūse, v. t. p. 869To think on; to meditate on.Mūse, n. p. 869Deep thought; close attention or contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing scenes; hence, sometimes, absence of mind. He was filled With admiration and deep muse to hear Of things so high…Mūse, n. p. 869(Myth.) One of the nine fabled goddesses who preside over literary, artistic, and scientific matters and labors; a genius of art, literature, or music;—used most frequently in the plural. Granville…Mūse, n. p. 869A gap in a hedge, fence, wall, or the like, through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset. Find a hare without a muse. Old Prov. A crew of gallants watch the wild muse of a boar. Chapman.Mūse'ful, a. p. 869Thinking deeply or closely; thoughtfully silent. “Museful mopings.” Dryden.Mūse'ful-ly, adv. p. 869Thoughtfully.