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macacus noun A genus of monkeys, found in Asia and the East Indies. They have short tails and prominent eyebrows.
macaque noun Any one of several species of short-tailed monkeys of the genus Macacus; as, M. maurus, the moor macaque of the East Indies.
macauco noun Any one of several species of small lemurs, as Lemur murinus, which resembles a rat in size.
machete noun A large heavy knife resembling a broadsword, often two or three feet in length, — used by the inhabitants of Spanish America as a hatchet to cut their way through thickets, and for various other purposes.
machine noun In general, any combination of bodies so connected that their relative motions are constrained, and by means of which force and motion may be transmitted and modified, as a screw and its nut, or a lever arranged to turn about a fulcrum or a pulley about its pivot, etc.; especially, a construction, more or less complex, consisting of a combination of moving parts, or simple mechanical elements, as wheels, levers, cams, etc., with their supports and connecting framework, calculated to constitute a prime mover, or to receive force and motion from a prime mover or from another machine, and transmit, modify, and apply them to the production of some desired mechanical effect or work, as weaving by a loom, or the excitation of electricity by an electrical machine., Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle., A person who acts mechanically or at will of another., A combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social machine., A political organization arranged and controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends., Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit., To subject to the action of machinery; to effect by aid of machinery; to print with a printing machine.
macrura noun pl. A subdivision of decapod Crustacea, having the abdomen largely developed. It includes the lobster, prawn, shrimp, and many similar forms. Cf. Decapoda.
maculae plural of Macula
madding present participle & vb. noun of Mad, Affected with madness; raging; furious.
maddish adjective Somewhat mad.
madeira noun A rich wine made on the Island of Madeira.
madjoun noun An intoxicating confection from the hemp plant; — used by the Turks and Hindoos.
madness adjective The condition of being mad; insanity; lunacy., Frenzy; ungovernable rage; extreme folly.
madonna noun My lady; — a term of address in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of Madame, but for which Signora is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into English., A picture of the Virgin Mary (usually with the babe).
madoqua noun A small Abyssinian antelope (Neotragus Saltiana), about the size of a hare.
madrier noun A thick plank, used for several mechanical purposes, A plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is applied to anything intended to be broken down., A plank or beam used for supporting the earth in mines or fortifications.
madrina noun An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.
madro–a noun A small evergreen tree or shrub (Arbutus Menziesii), of California, having a smooth bark, thick shining leaves, and edible red berries, which are often called madro–a apples.
madwort noun A genus of cruciferous plants (Alyssum) with white or yellow flowers and rounded pods. A. maritimum is the commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered annual.
magbote noun Compensation for the injury done by slaying a kinsman., See Maegbote.
maestro noun A master in any art, especially in music; a composer.
maffler noun A stammerer.
magdala adjective Designating an orange-red dyestuff obtained from naphthylamine, and called magdala red, naphthalene red, etc.
magenta noun An aniline dye obtained as an amorphous substance having a green bronze surface color, which dissolves to a shade of red; also, the color; — so called from Magenta, in Italy, in allusion to the battle fought there about the time the dye was discovered. Called also fuchsine, roseine, etc.
maggoty adjective Infested with maggots., Full of whims; capricious.
magical adjective Pertaining to the hidden wisdom supposed to be possessed by the Magi; relating to the occult powers of nature, and the producing of effects by their agency., Performed by, or proceeding from, occult and superhuman agencies; done by, or seemingly done by, enchantment or sorcery. Hence: Seemingly requiring more than human power; imposing or startling in performance; producing effects which seem supernatural or very extraordinary; having extraordinary properties; as, a magic lantern; a magic square or circle.
magilph noun See Megilp.
magnate A person of rank; a noble or grandee; a person of influence or distinction in any sphere., One of the nobility, or certain high officers of state belonging to the noble estate in the national representation of Hungary, and formerly of Poland.
magnify verb t. To make great, or greater; to increase the dimensions of; to amplify; to enlarge, either in fact or in appearance; as, the microscope magnifies the object by a thousand diameters., To increase the importance of; to augment the esteem or respect in which one is held., To praise highly; to land; to extol., To exaggerate; as, to magnify a loss or a difficulty., To have the power of causing objects to appear larger than they really are; to increase the apparent dimensions of objects; as, some lenses magnify but little., To have effect; to be of importance or significance.
maguari noun A South American stork (Euxenara maguari), having a forked tail.
mahaled noun A cherry tree (Prunus Mahaleb) of Southern Europe. The wood is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for pipe stems, the flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from the fruit a violet dye and a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser) are prepared.
maharif noun An African antelope (Hippotragus Bakeri). Its face is striped with black and white.
mahonia noun The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage.
mahound noun A contemptuous name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a devil.
mahrati noun The language of the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the Deccan and Concan.
maikong noun A South American wild dog (Canis cancrivorus); the crab-eating dog.
mailing present participle & vb. noun of Mail, A farm.
maiming present participle & vb. noun of Maim
mainpin noun A kingbolt.
maintop noun The platform about the head of the mainmast in square-rigged vessels.
maister noun Master., Principal; chief.
maistre noun Alt. of Maistry
maistry noun Mastery; superiority; art. See Mastery.
maithes noun Same as Maghet.
majesty noun The dignity and authority of sovereign power; quality or state which inspires awe or reverence; grandeur; exalted dignity, whether proceeding from rank, character, or bearing; imposing loftiness; stateliness; — usually applied to the rank and dignity of sovereigns., Hence, used with the possessive pronoun, the title of an emperor, king or queen; — in this sense taking a plural; as, their majesties attended the concert., Dignity; elevation of manner or style.
majorat adjective The right of succession to property according to age; — so termed in some of the countries of continental Europe., Property, landed or funded, so attached to a title of honor as to descend with it.
makable adjective Capable of being made.
makaron noun See Macaroon, 2.
make-up noun The way in which the parts of anything are put together; often, the way in which an actor is dressed, painted, etc., in personating a character.
malabar noun A region in the western part of the Peninsula of India, between the mountains and the sea.
malacca noun A town and district upon the seacoast of the Malay Peninsula.
malaise noun An indefinite feeling of uneasiness, or of being sick or ill at ease.
malambo noun A yellowish aromatic bark, used in medicine and perfumery, said to be from the South American shrub Croton Malambo.
malamic adjective Of or pertaining an acid intermediate between malic acid and malamide, and known only by its salts.
malaria noun Air infected with some noxious substance capable of engendering disease; esp., an unhealthy exhalation from certain soils, as marshy or wet lands, producing fevers; miasma., A morbid condition produced by exhalations from decaying vegetable matter in contact with moisture, giving rise to fever and ague and many other symptoms characterized by their tendency to recur at definite and usually uniform intervals.
malayan adjective Of or pertaining to the Malays or their country., The Malay language.
maleate noun A salt of maleic acid.
malefic adjective Doing mischief; causing harm or evil; nefarious; hurtful.
malicho noun Mischief.
malison noun Malediction; curse; execration.
malling present participle & vb. noun of Mall
mallard adjective A drake; the male of Anas boschas., A large wild duck (Anas boschas) inhabiting both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also greenhead.
malleal adjective Pertaining to the malleus.
malleus noun The outermost of the three small auditory bones, ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See Illust. of Far., One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See Mastax., A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell.
mallows noun A genus of plants (Malva) having mucilaginous qualities. See Malvaceous.
malmsey noun A kind of sweet wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc.
malodor noun An Offensive to the sense of smell; ill-smelling.
malonic adjective Pertaining to, or designating, an acid produced artifically as a white crystalline substance, CH2.(CO2H)2, and so called because obtained by the oxidation of malic acid.
malonyl noun A hydrocarbon radical, CH2.(CO)2, from malonic acid.
malting present participle & vb. noun of Malt, The process of making, or of becoming malt.
maltese adjective Of or pertaining to Malta or to its inhabitants., A native or inhabitant of Malta; the people of Malta.
maltine noun The fermentative principle of malt; malt diastase; also, a name given to various medicinal preparations made from or containing malt.
maltmen plural of Maltman
maltman noun A man whose occupation is to make malt.
maltose noun A crystalline sugar formed from starch by the action of distance of malt, and the amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancreatic juice. It resembles dextrose, but rotates the plane of polarized light further to the right and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power.
mamelon noun A rounded hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance.
mammals plural of Mammal
mammary adjective Of or pertaining to the mammae or breasts; as, the mammary arteries and veins.
mammock noun A shapeless piece; a fragment., To tear to pieces.
mammose adjective Having the form of the breast; breast-shaped.
mammoth noun An extinct, hairy, maned elephant (Elephas primigenius), of enormous size, remains of which are found in the northern parts of both continents. The last of the race, in Europe, were coeval with prehistoric man., Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a mammoth ox.
mammies plural of Mammy
manning present participle & vb. noun of Man
manable adjective Marriageable.
manacle noun A handcuff; a shackle for the hand or wrist; — usually in the plural., To put handcuffs or other fastening upon, for confining the hands; to shackle; to confine; to restrain from the use of the limbs or natural powers.
managed imp. & past participle of Manage
manager noun One who manages; a conductor or director; as, the manager of a theater., A person who conducts business or household affairs with economy and frugality; a good economist., A contriver; an intriguer.
manakin noun Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra, Manacus, and other genera of the family Pipridae. They are mostly natives of Central and South America. some are bright-colored, and others have the wings and tail curiously ornamented. The name is sometimes applied to related birds of other families., A dwarf. See Manikin.
manatee noun Any species of Trichechus, a genus of sirenians; — called alsosea cow.
manbote noun A sum paid to a lord as a pecuniary compensation for killing his man (that is, his vassal, servant, or tenant).
manchet noun Fine white bread; a loaf of fine bread.
mandate noun An official or authoritative command; an order or injunction; a commission; a judicial precept., A rescript of the pope, commanding an ordinary collator to put the person therein named in possession of the first vacant benefice in his collation., A contract by which one employs another to manage any business for him. By the Roman law, it must have been gratuitous.
mandioc noun Alt. of Mandioca
mandore noun A kind of four-stringed lute.
mandrel noun A bar of metal inserted in the work to shape it, or to hold it, as in a lathe, during the process of manufacture; an arbor., The live spindle of a turning lathe; the revolving arbor of a circular saw. It is usually driven by a pulley.
mangily adverb In a mangy manner; scabbily.
mangled imp. & past participle of Mangle
mangler noun One who mangles or tears in cutting; one who mutilates any work in doing it., One who smooths with a mangle.
mangoes plural of Mango
manhead noun Manhood.
manhole noun A hole through which a man may descend or creep into a drain, sewer, steam boiler, parts of machinery, etc., for cleaning or repairing.
manhood noun The state of being man as a human being, or man as distinguished from a child or a woman., Manly quality; courage; bravery; resolution.
manihoc noun Alt. of Manihot
manihot noun See Manioc.
manikin noun A little man; a dwarf; a pygmy; a manakin., A model of the human body, made of papier-mache or other material, commonly in detachable pieces, for exhibiting the different parts and organs, their relative position, etc.
manilla adjective Of or pertaining to Manila or Manilla, the capital of the Philippine Islands; made in, or exported from, that city., A ring worn upon the arm or leg as an ornament, especially among the tribes of Africa., A piece of copper of the shape of a horseshoe, used as money by certain tribes of the west coast of Africa., Same as Manila.
manilio noun See Manilla, 1.
manille noun See 1st Manilla, 1.
maniple adjective A handful., A division of the Roman army numbering sixty men exclusive of officers, any small body of soldiers; a company., Originally, a napkin; later, an ornamental band or scarf worn upon the left arm as a part of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in the English Church service.
manitou noun Alt. of Manitu
mankind noun The human race; man, taken collectively., Men, as distinguished from women; the male portion of human race., Human feelings; humanity., Manlike; not womanly; masculine; bold; cruel.
manless adjective Destitute of men., Unmanly; inhuman.
manlike adjective Like man, or like a man, in form or nature; having the qualities of a man, esp. the nobler qualities; manly.
manling noun A little man.
mannide noun A white amorphous or crystalline substance, obtained by dehydration of mannite, and distinct from, but convertible into, mannitan.
mannish adjective Resembling a human being in form or nature; human., Resembling, suitable to, or characteristic of, a man, manlike, masculine., Fond of men; — said of a woman.
mannite noun A white crystalline substance of a sweet taste obtained from a so-called manna, the dried sap of the flowering ash (Fraxinus ornus); — called also mannitol, and hydroxy hexane. Cf. Dulcite., A sweet white efflorescence from dried fronds of kelp, especially from those of the Laminaria saccharina, or devil’s apron.
manrent noun Homage or service rendered to a superior, as to a lord; vassalage.
manrope noun One of the side ropes to the gangway of a ship.
mansion noun A dwelling place, — whether a part or whole of a house or other shelter., The house of the lord of a manor; a manor house; hence: Any house of considerable size or pretension., A twelfth part of the heavens; a house. See 1st House, 8., The place in the heavens occupied each day by the moon in its monthly revolution., To dwell; to reside.
manteau noun A woman’s cloak or mantle., A gown worn by women.
mantled imp. & past participle of Mantle
mantlet noun See Mantelet.
mantrap noun A trap for catching trespassers., A dangerous place, as an open hatch, into which one may fall.
mantuan adjective Of or pertaining to Mantua., A native or inhabitant of Mantua.
manuary adjective Manual., An artificer.
manumit verb t. To release from slavery; to liberate from personal bondage or servitude; to free, as a slave.
manured imp. & past participle of Manure
manurer noun One who manures land.
mapping present participle & vb. noun of Map
maplike adjective Having or consisting of lines resembling a map; as, the maplike figures in which certain lichens grow.
mappery noun The making, or study, of maps.
marring present participle & vb. noun of Mar
marabou noun A large stork of the genus Leptoptilos (formerly Ciconia), esp. the African species (L. crumenifer), which furnishes plumes worn as ornaments. The Asiatic species (L. dubius, or L. argala) is the adjutant. See Adjutant., One having five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe.
maracan noun A macaw.
maranta noun A genus of endogenous plants found in tropical America, and some species also in India. They have tuberous roots containing a large amount of starch, and from one species (Maranta arundinacea) arrowroot is obtained. Many kinds are cultivated for ornament.
marbled imp. & past participle of Marble, Made of, or faced with, marble., Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble., Varied with irregular markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and streaks.
marbler noun One who works upon marble or other stone., One who colors or stains in imitation of marble.
marcato adjective In a marked emphatic manner; — used adverbially as a direction.
marched imp. & past participle of March
marcher noun The lord or officer who defended the marches or borders of a territory.
marchet noun Alt. of Merchet
marcian adjective Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold.
margent noun A margin; border; brink; edge., To enter or note down upon the margin of a page; to margin.
margosa noun A large tree of genus Melia (M. Azadirachta) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes from its trunk. The M. Azedarach is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where it is known as Pride of India, Pride of China, or bead tree. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic.
marimba noun A musical istrument of percussion, consisting of bars yielding musical tones when struck.
marined adjective Having the lower part of the body like a fish.
mariner noun One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor.
mariput noun A species of civet; the zoril.
marital verb Of or pertaining to a husband; as, marital rights, duties, authority.
marking present participle & vb. noun of Mark, The act of one who, or that which, marks; the mark or marks made; arrangement or disposition of marks or coloring; as, the marking of a bird’s plumage.
markman noun A marksman.
marling present participle & vb. noun of Marl
marline verb A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting., To wind marline around; as, to marline a rope.
marlite noun A variety of marl.
marlpit noun Apit where marl is dug.
marmose noun A species of small opossum (Didelphus murina) ranging from Mexico to Brazil.
marplot noun One who, by his officious /nterference, mars or frustrates a design or plot.
marquee noun A large field tent; esp., one adapted to the use of an officer of high rank.
marquis noun A nobleman in England, France, and Germany, of a rank next below that of duke. Originally, the marquis was an officer whose duty was to guard the marches or frontiers of the kingdom. The office has ceased, and the name is now a mere title conferred by patent.
marrier noun One who marries.
marroon noun & adjective Same as 1st Maroon.
marrowy adjective Full of marrow; pithy.
married imp. & past participle of Marry
marsala noun A kind of wine exported from Marsala in Sicily.
marshal noun Originally, an officer who had the care of horses; a groom., An officer of high rank, charged with the arrangement of ceremonies, the conduct of operations, or the like, One who goes before a prince to declare his coming and provide entertainment; a harbinger; a pursuivant., One who regulates rank and order at a feast or any other assembly, directs the order of procession, and the like., The chief officer of arms, whose duty it was, in ancient times, to regulate combats in the lists., The highest military officer., A ministerial officer, appointed for each judicial district of the United States, to execute the process of the courts of the United States, and perform various duties, similar to those of a sheriff. The name is also sometimes applied to certain police officers of a city., To dispose in order; to arrange in a suitable manner; as, to marshal troops or an army., To direct, guide, or lead., To dispose in due order, as the different quarterings on an escutcheon, or the different crests when several belong to an achievement.
martern noun Same as Marten.
martial adjective Of, pertaining to, or suited for, war; military; as, martial music; a martial appearance., Practiced in, or inclined to, war; warlike; brave., Belonging to war, or to an army and navy; — opposed to civil; as, martial law; a court-martial., Pertaining to, or resembling, the god, or the planet, Mars., Pertaining to, or containing, iron; chalybeate; as, martial preparations.
martite noun Iron sesquioxide in isometric form, probably a pseudomorph after magnetite.
martlet noun The European house martin., A bird without beak or feet; — generally assumed to represent a martin. As a mark of cadency it denotes the fourth son.
mascled adjective Composed of, or covered with, lozenge-shaped scales; having lozenge-shaped divisions.
maselyn noun A drinking cup. See 1st Maslin, 2.
mashing present participle & vb. noun of Mash
mashlin noun See Maslin.
masking present participle & vb. noun of Mask
maskery noun The dress or disguise of a maske/; masquerade.
maslach noun An excitant containing opium, much used by the Turks.
masonic adjective Of or pertaining to Freemasons or to their craft or mysteries.
masonry noun The art or occupation of a mason., The work or performance of a mason; as, good or bad masonry; skillful masonry., That which is built by a mason; anything constructed of the materials used by masons, such as stone, brick, tiles, or the like. Dry masonry is applied to structures made without mortar., The craft, institution, or mysteries of Freemasons; freemasonry.
masoret noun A Masorite.
massing present participle & vb. noun of Mass
massage noun A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or remedial measure.
masseur noun f. Alt. of Masseuse
massive adjective Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy., In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form; as, a mineral occurs massive.
massora noun Same as Masora.
masting present participle & vb. noun of Mast, The act or process of putting a mast or masts into a vessel; also, the scientific principles which determine the position of masts, and the mechanical methods of placing them.
mastery noun The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority., Superiority in war or competition; victory; triumph; preeminence., Contest for superiority., A masterly operation; a feat., Specifically, the philosopher’s stone., The act process of mastering; the state of having mastered.
mastful adjective Abounding in mast; producing mast in abundance; as, the mastful forest; a mastful chestnut.
mastich noun See Mastic.
mastiff noun A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There are various strains, differing in form and color, and characteristic of different countries.
mastlin noun See Maslin.
mastoid adjective Resembling the nipple or the breast; — applied specifically to a process of the temporal bone behind the ear., Pertaining to, or in the region of, the mastoid process; mastoidal.
matting present participle & vb. noun of Mat, The act of interweaving or tangling together so as to make a mat; the process of becoming matted., Mats, in general, or collectively; mat work; a matlike fabric, for use in covering floors, packing articles, and the like; a kind of carpeting made of straw, etc., Materials for mats., An ornamental border. See 3d Mat, 4., A dull, lusterless surface in certain of the arts, as gilding, metal work, glassmaking, etc.
matador noun The killer; the man appointed to kill the bull in bullfights., In the game of quadrille or omber, the three principal trumps, the ace of spades being the first, the ace of clubs the third, and the second being the deuce of a black trump or the seven of a red one.
matanza noun A place where animals are slaughtered for their hides and tallow.
matched imp. & past participle of Match
matcher noun One who, or that which, matches; a matching machine. See under 3d Match.
matinal adjective Relating to the morning, or to matins; matutinal.
matinee noun A reception, or a musical or dramatic entertainment, held in the daytime. See SoirEe.
matrass noun A round-bottomed glass flask having a long neck; a bolthead.
matress noun See Matress.
matrice noun See Matrix.
matross noun Formerly, in the British service, a gunner or a gunner’s mate; one of the soldiers in a train of artillery, who assisted the gunners in loading, firing, and sponging the guns.
mattery adjective Generating or containing pus; purulent., Full of substance or matter; important.
mattock noun An implement for digging and grubbing. The head has two long steel blades, one like an adz and the other like a narrow ax or the point of a pickax.
matured imp. & past participle of Mature
maturer noun One who brings to maturity.
matweed noun A name of several maritime grasses, as the sea sand-reed (Ammophila arundinacea) which is used in Holland to bind the sand of the seacoast dikes (see Beach grass, under Beach); also, the Lygeum Spartum, a Mediterranean grass of similar habit.
matzoth noun A cake of unleavened bread eaten by the Jews at the feast of the Passover.
maucaco noun A lemur; — applied to several species, as the White-fronted, the ruffed, and the ring-tailed lemurs.
maudlin adjective Tearful; easily moved to tears; exciting to tears; excessively sentimental; weak and silly., Drunk, or somewhat drunk; fuddled; given to drunkenness., Alt. of Maudeline
mauling present participle & vb. noun of Maul, A severe beating with a stick, cudgel, or the fist.
maunder verb i. To beg., To mutter; to mumble; to grumble; to speak indistinctly or disconnectedly; to talk incoherently., To utter in a grumbling manner; to mutter., A beggar.
maurist noun A member of the Congregation of Saint Maur, an offshoot of the Benedictines, originating in France in the early part of the seventeenth century. The Maurists have been distinguished for their interest in literature.
mauther noun A girl; esp., a great, awkward girl; a wench.
mauvine adjective Mauve-colored.
mawkish adjective Apt to cause satiety or loathing; nauseous; disgusting., Easily disgusted; squeamish; sentimentally fastidious.
mawmish adjective Nauseous.
mawseed noun The seed of the opium poppy.
mawworm noun Any intestinal worm found in the stomach, esp. the common round worm (Ascaris lumbricoides), and allied species., One of the larvae of botflies of horses; a bot.
maxilla noun The bone of either the upper or the under jaw., The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the mandible., One of the lower or outer jaws of arthropods.
maximum noun The greatest quantity or value attainable in a given case; or, the greatest value attained by a quantity which first increases and then begins to decrease; the highest point or degree; — opposed to minimum., Greatest in quantity or highest in degree attainable or attained; as, a maximum consumption of fuel; maximum pressure; maximum heat.
maybird noun The whimbrel; — called also May fowl, May curlew, and May whaap., The knot., The bobolink.
maybush noun The hawthorn.
mayduke noun A large dark-red cherry of excellent quality.
mayfish noun A common American minnow (Fundulus majalis). See Minnow.
mayoral noun The conductir of a mule team; also, a head shepherd.
maypole noun A tall pole erected in an open place and wreathed with flowers, about which the rustic May-day sports were had.
mayweed noun A composite plant (Anthemis Cotula), having a strong odor; dog’s fennel. It is a native of Europe, now common by the roadsides in the United States., The feverfew.
mazdean adjective Of or pertaining to Ahura-Mazda, or Ormuzd, the beneficent deity in the Zoroastrian dualistic system; hence, Zoroastrian.
mazeful adjective Mazy.
mazurka noun A Polish dance, or the music which accompanies it, usually in 3-4 or 3-8 measure, with a strong accent on the second beat.