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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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Mŭs'sul-man-ly, adv. p. 870In the manner of Mussulmans.Mŭst, v. i. p. 870or auxiliary. [O. Eng. moste, most, O. Sax. mōste, O. Sax. & Goth. mōtan, D. moeten, moest, moet, Sw. måste, Dan. maa, maatte, Icel. má, mátti, mega, O. H. Ger. muozan, N. H. Ger. müssen. It has no…Mŭst, n. p. 870Wine pressed from the grape, but not fermented.Mŭst, n. p. 870Mouldiness; sourness; fustiness.Mūst, v. t. p. 870To make moldy and sour.Mūst, v. i. p. 870To grow moldy and sour; to become fetid.Mūs'taē, n. p. 870(Zoöl.) A small, tufted monkey.Mus-tā'che', n. p. 870That part of the beard which grows on the upper lip; hair left to grow above the mouth.Mus-tā'chĭo, n. p. 870Same as MUSTACHE.Mus-tā'chīōed, a. p. 870Having mustachios.Mūs'ta-ĭ'bā, n. p. 870A close, sound, heavy wood brought from Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of tools, and the like. [Written also mostaliba.] Simmonds.Mūs'tang, n. p. 870The wild horse of the prairies in Mexico, California, &c. It is small, hardy, and easily sustained.Mŭs'tard, n. p. 870(Bot.) A plant of the genus Sinapis, and its seed, which has a pungent taste. It is used externally in cataplasms, and internally as a diuretic and irritant. A condiment is prepared from the…Mus-tee', n. p. 870The child of a white person and a quadroon. [Written also mestee, q. v.]Mūs'te-līne, a. p. 870Pertaining to, or resembling, the weasel, or animals of the weasel family, constituting the genus Mustela of Linnæus; as, a musteline color.Mŭs'ter, v. t. p. 870To collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like. 2. Hence, generally, to gather for use or exhibition; to get together; to have at disposal. “All the gay…Mŭs'ter, v. i. p. 870To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like; to come together as parts of a force or body. “The mustering squadron.” Byron.Mŭs'ter, n. p. 870An assembling of troops for review and inspection, for parade, exercise, or the like. 2. Hence, assemblage and display; collected show; gathering. So many choice qualities should meet in the English…Mŭs'ter-bŏŏk, n. p. 870A book in which military forces are registered.Mŭs'ter-file, n. p. 870A muster-roll.Mŭs'ter-mās'ter, n. p. 870(Mil.) One who takes an account of troops, and of their arms and other military apparatus. ☞ This title is not known in the United States army. The person who performs these duties is called a…Mŭs'ter-rōll, n. p. 870(Mil.) A roll or register of the men in each company, troop, or regiment.Mŭst'i-ly, adv. p. 870Moldily; sourly.Mŭst'i-ness, n. p. 870The quality of being musty or sour; moldiness; damp foulness.Mŭst'y, a. p. 870Moldy; sour; foul and fetid; as, a musty cask; musty corn or straw; musty books. 2. Spoiled by age; stale. The proverb is somewhat musty. Shak. 3. Dull; heavy; spiritless. “That he may not grow musty…Mū'ta-bil'i-ty, n. p. 870Quality of being subject to change or alteration, either in form, state, or essential qualities; susceptibility of change; changeableness; inconstancy. Plato confesses that the heavens and the frame…Mū'ta-ble, a. p. 870Capable of alteration; subject to change; changeable in form, qualities, or nature. “Things of the most accidental and mutable nature.” South. 2. Susceptible of change; inconstant; unsettled…Mū'ta-ble-ness, n. p. 870The quality of being mutable.Mū'ta-bly, adv. p. 870Changeably.Mū'tage, n. p. 870A process for checking the fermentation of the must of grapes.Mū-tān'dum, n. p. 870A thing which is to be changed; something which must be altered;—used chiefly in the pl.Mu-tā'tion, n. p. 870The act or process of changing. 2. Change; alteration, either in form or qualities. The vicissitude or mutations in the superior globe are no fit matter for this present argument. Bacon.Mūte, a. p. 870Restrained from speaking; kept in silence; uttering no sound; silent. All the heavenly choir stood mute. Milton. 2. Incapable of speaking; dumb. To the mute My speech is lost; my reason to the brute.…Mūte, n. p. 870One who is silent or speechless, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or duty, and the like;—specifically, (a.) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to…Mūte, v. i. p. 870To eject the contents of the bowels, as birds.Mūte, v. t. p. 870To cast off; to molt. “Have I muted all my feathers?” Beau. & Fl.Mūte, n. p. 870The dung of birds. Hudibras.Mūte'-hill, n. p. 870See MOOT-HILL.Mūte'ly, adv. p. 870Without uttering words or sounds.Mūte'ness, n. p. 870Forbearance of speaking; silence.Mū'ti-cōus, a. p. 870(Bot.) Without a point or beard.Mū'ti-lāte, v. t. p. 870To cut off a limb or essential part of; to maim; to cripple; to hack; as, to mutilate the body or the person; to mutilate a statue. 2. To retrench, destroy, or remove a material part of, so as to…Mū'ti-late, a. p. 870(Bot.) Deprived of, or losing, an important part; mutilated.Mī'ti-late, n. p. 871(Zoöl.) A mammal having fin-like appendages in the place of feet, and of aquatic habits. See MAMMAL. Dana.Mū'ti-lā'tion, n. p. 871The act of mutilating, or the state of being mutilated; deprivation of a limb or of an essential part.Mū'ti-lā'tor, n. p. 871One who mutilates.Mū'ti-loūs, a. p. 871Mutilated; defective; imperfect. [Obs.]Mū'tine, n. p. 871A mutineer. [Obs.]Mū'tine, v. i. p. 871To mutiny. [Obs.]Mū'ti-neer', n. p. 871One guilty of mutiny; a person in military or naval service, who rises in opposition to the authority of the officers, who openly resists the government of the army or navy, or attempts to destroy…Mū'ting, n. p. 871Dung of birds.Mū'ti-nous, a. p. 871Disposed to mutiny, or resist the authority of laws and regulations, especially in an army or navy, or openly resisting such authority; turbulent. 2. Seditious. See MUTINY. The city was becoming…Mū'ti-noŏs-ly, adv. p. 871In a mutinous manner.Mū'ti-noŭs-ness, n. p. 871The quality or state of being mutinous; seditiousness.Mū'ti-ny, n. p. 871Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military or naval authority; open and violent resistance to the authority of officers; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline…Mū'ti-ny, v. i. p. 871To rise against lawful authority in military and naval service; to excite, or to be guilty of, mutiny or mutinous conduct; to revolt against one's superior officer, or rightful authority.Mū'tism, n. p. 871The condition, or the habit, of being mute; the state of being without speech. According to them, man must have lived for a time in a state of mutism, his only means of communication consisting in…Mŭt'ter, v. i. p. 871To utter words with a low voice and compressed lips, with sullenness or in complaint; to grumble; to murmur. Meantime your filthy foreigner will stare, And mutter to himself. Dryden. 2. To sound with…Mŭt'ter, v. t. p. 871To utter with imperfect articulations, or with a low, murmuring voice.Mŭt'ter, n. p. 871Repressed or obscure utterance.