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Martyrology

A history or account of martyrs; a register of martyrs.

marvel-of-Peru marvel of Peru

A common garden plant (Mirabilis jalapa or Mirabilis uniflora) of North America having fragrant red or purple or yellow or white flowers that open in late afternoon; called also four-o'clock. See four-o'clock.

Marvelous

Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.

Marvelously

In a marvelous manner; wonderfully; strangely.

Marvelousness

The quality or state of being marvelous; wonderfulness; strangeness.

Marver

A stone, or cast-iron plate, or former, on which hot glass is rolled to give it shape.

Marxism

A system of economic and political thought, originated by Karl Marx, and elaborated by others. It holds that the state has been the a device for suppression of the masses, allowing exploitation by a dominant (capitalistic) class; that historical change occurs through class struggle; and that the capitalist system will inevitably wither away to be superseded by a classless society.

Marxist

Of or pertaining to Marx or Marxism.

Mary-bud

The marigold; a blossom of the marigold.

Marysole

A large British fluke, or flounder (Rhombus megastoma); -- called also carter, and whiff.

marzipan

A confection made of almonds and sugar mixed into a paste and molded into shapes. Same as marchpane.

Mascagnite Mascagnin

Native sulphate of ammonia, found in volcanic districts; -- so named from Mascagni, who discovered it.

mascara

A cosmetic used to darken and thicken the eye lashes, usually applied with a small brush.

Mascled

Composed of, or covered with, lozenge-shaped scales; having lozenge-shaped divisions.

Mascotte Mascot

A person who is supposed to bring good luck to the household to which he or she belongs.

Masculinity

The state or quality of being masculine; masculineness.

mase

To emit coherent microwave radiation, as in a maser{2}.

Maselyn

A drinking cup. See 1st Maslin, 2.

Mash

To convert into a mash; to reduce to a soft pulpy state by beating or pressure; to bruise; to crush; as, to mash apples in a mill, or potatoes with a pestle. to convert, as malt, or malt and meal, into the mash which makes wort.

MASH MASH

An abbreviation for Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, consisting of the equipment and personnel required to perform emergency operations on injured soldiers, located in tents near the front lines of combat; as, he worked in the 25th MASH.

mashed potatoes

Potatoes which have been boiled and mashed to a pulpy consistency, usu. with sparing addition of milk, salt, butter, or other flavoring. It is a popular accompaniment to a meat course [U.S., 1900's], providing bulk and calories to a meal.

Masher

One who, or that which, mashes; also (Brewing), a machine for making mash.

Mashy

Produced by crushing or bruising; resembling, or consisting of, a mash.

Mashy Mashie

A golf club like the iron, but with a shorter head, slightly more lofted, used chiefly for short approaches.

masjid

A Muslim place of worship; a mosque.

Mask

To take part as a masker in a masquerade.

Masked

Wearing a mask or masks; characterized by masks; concealed; hidden.

Maskery

The dress or disguise of a masker; masquerade.

Maslach

An excitant containing opium, much used by the Turks.

Maslin

Composed of different sorts; as, maslin bread, which is made of rye mixed with a little wheat.

Mason

To build stonework or brickwork about, under, in, over, etc.; to construct by masons; -- with a prepositional suffix; as, to mason up a well or terrace; to mason in a kettle or boiler.

Masonic

Of or pertaining to Freemasons or to their craft or mysteries.

Masonry

The art or occupation of a mason.

Masora

A Jewish critical work on the text of the Hebrew Scriptures, composed by several learned rabbis of the school of Tiberias, in the eighth and ninth centuries.

Masorite

One of the writers of the Masora.

Masquerader

One who masquerades; a person wearing a mask; one disguised.

Mass

To form or collect into a mass; to form into a collective body; to bring together into masses; to assemble.

mass spectrometer

An analytical instrument which determines the mass of molecules of a substance or fragments of its molecules. It functions by injecting ionized moecules or molecular gragments into a vacuum chamber subjected to a strong magnetic field, in which charged particles move in a curved trajectory.

mass-produced

Produced in large quantity, often by automated or assembly-line techniques.

Massacre

To kill in considerable numbers where much resistance can not be made; to kill with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to the usages of nations; to butcher; to slaughter; -- limited to the killing of human beings.

Massage

To treat by means of massage; to rub or knead; as, to massage a patient with ointment.

Massagist

One who practices massage; a masseur or masseuse.

Massasauga

The black rattlesnake (Crotalus tergemina, or Caudisona tergemina), found in the Mississippi Valley.

Masser

A priest who celebrates Mass.

Masseter

The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication.

Masseur

A man who practices massage.

massicot

Lead monoxide (also called Lead protoxide), PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form of which is called litharge; lead ocher. It is used as a pigment. It is also called lead oxide yellow, as opposed to red lead, which is lead tetroxide Pb3O4.

massif

A block of the earth's crust bounded by faults and shifted to form peaks of a mountain range.

massiness

The state or quality of being massy; ponderousness.

massive

Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy.

Massiveness

The state or quality of being massive; massiness.

Massy

Compacted into, or consisting of, a mass; having bulk and weight or substance; ponderous; bulky and heavy; weighty; heavy; as, a massy shield; a massy rock.

Mast

To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship.

Mastabah Mastaba

In Muslim countries, a fixed seat, common in dwellings and in public places.

Mastax

The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food. The lore of a bird.

Masted

Furnished with a mast or masts; -- chiefly in composition; as, a three-masted schooner.

Master

To be skillful; to excel.

master-at-arms

The senior petty officer of a ship, responsible for discipline aboard the ship.

Masterful

Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious; arbitrary.

Masterhood

The state of being a master; hence, disposition to command or hector.

Masterless

Destitute of a master or owner; ungoverned or ungovernable.

Masterliness

The quality or state of being masterly; ability to control wisely or skillfully.

Masterpiece

Anything done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital performance; a chef-d'oeuvre; a supreme achievement.

Mastersinger

One of a class of poets which flourished in Nuremberg and some other cities of Germany in the 15th and 16th centuries. They bound themselves to observe certain arbitrary laws of rhythm.

Masterwort

A tall and coarse European umbelliferous plant (Peucedanum Ostruthium, formerly Imperatoria). The Astrantia major, a European umbelliferous plant with a showy colored involucre. Improperly, the cow parsnip (Heracleum lanatum).

Mastful

Abounding in mast; producing mast in abundance; as, the mastful forest; a mastful chestnut.

Masthead

To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment.

Masthouse

A building in which vessels' masts are shaped, fitted, etc.

Masticate

To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.

Mastication

The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.

Masticatory

A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva.

Masticin

A white, amorphous, tenacious substance resembling caoutchouc, and obtained as an insoluble residue of mastic.

Mastiff

A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There are various strains, differing in form and color, and characteristic of different countries.

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