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{ Maccaboy (?), Maccoboy (?), } n. [From a district in the Island of Martinique where it is made: cf. F. macouba.] A kind of snuff.
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maccaroni wheat n. A type of wheat (Triticum durum) with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in South Russia, North Africa, and North central North America.
Syn. -- durum, durum wheat, hard wheat, Triticum durum, Triticum turgidum.
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Macco (?), n. A gambling game in vogue in the eighteenth century. Thackeray.
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Mace (mās), n. [Jav. & Malay. mās, fr. Skr. māsha a bean.] A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains. S. W. Williams.
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Mace (?), n. [F. macis, L. macis, macir, Gr. �; cf. Skr. makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.] (Bot.) A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See .
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☞ Red mace is the aril of Myristica tingens, and white mace that of Myristica Otoba, -- East Indian trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree.
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Mace, n. [OF. mace, F. masse, from (assumed) L. matea, of which the dim. mateola a kind of mallet or beetle, is found.] 1. A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor. Chaucer.
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Death with his mace petrific . . . smote. Milton.
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2. Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. “Swayed the royal mace.” Wordsworth.
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3. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority; a macebearer. Macaulay.
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4. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
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5. (Billiards) A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.
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Mace (?), prop. n. [Trademark.] A chemical preparation containing tear gas in a solvent, packaged in the form of a spray, and used to temporarily incapacitate people, such as rioters or criminals, by causing intense eye and skin irritation; also called chemical mace. It is designed to be a non-lethal weapon for defending against violent people.
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macebearer, mace bearer n. an official who carries the mace of office before persons in authority.
Syn. -- mace, macer.
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Macédoine (?), n. [F., apparently the same word as Macédoine Macedonia.] A kind of mixed dish, as of cooked vegetables with white sauce, sweet jelly with whole fruit, mixed diced fruits or vegetables etc.; served hot or cold; Also, (fig.), a medley.
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Macedon, Macedonia prop. n. the ancient kingdom of Phillip II and Alexander the Great in the Southeastern Balkans that is now part of Greece, Bulgaria and the former Yugoslavia.
Syn. -- Macedonia.
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Macedonian (?), a. [L. Macedonius, Gr. �.] (Geog.) Belonging, or relating, to Macedonia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Macedonia.
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Macedonian, n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a certain religious sect, followers of Macedonius, Bishop of Constantinople, in the fourth century, who held that the Holy Ghost was a creature, like the angels, and a servant of the Father and the Son.
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Macedonianism (?), n. The doctrines of Macedonius.
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Macer (?), n. [F. massier. See staff.] A mace bearer; an officer of a court. P. Plowman.
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Macerate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Macerated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Macerating.] [L. maceratus, p. p. of macerare to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. � to knead.] 1. To make lean; to cause to waste away. [Obs. or R.] Harvey.
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2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify. Baker.
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3. To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber.
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Macerater (?), n. One who, or that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp.
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Maceration (?), n. [L. maceratio: cf. F. macération.] The act or process of macerating.
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macerative (?), a. Accompanied by or characterized by maceration.
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Machaeranthera n. A genus of wildflowers of Western North America.
Syn. -- genus Machaeranthera.
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{ Machærodus (mȧkēr�dŭs), Machairodus (mȧkīr�dŭs), } n. [NL., fr. Gr. machaira dagger + 'odoys tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats, and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and strength; -- hence called saber-toothed tigers.
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Machete (mȧshĕt�; Sp. mȧchāt�), n. [Sp.] 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. J. Stevens.
Syn. -- matchet.
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Machiavelian, Machiavellian (?), a. [From Machiavel (also called Machiavelli), an Italian writer, secretary and historiographer to the republic of Florence.] Of or pertaining to Machiavelli, or to his supposed principles for conduct of government, as enunciated in his tract The Prince; politically cunning; characterized by duplicity, political expediency, unscrupulous cunning, or bad faith; crafty.
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Machiavelian, Machiavellian, n. One who adopts the principles of Machiavelli; a cunning and unprincipled politician.
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{ Machiavelism (?), Machiavellianism (?), } n. [Cf. F. machiavélisme; It. machiavellismo.] The supposed principles of Machiavelli, or practice in conformity to them; political artifice, intended to favor arbitrary power.
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Machicolated (?), a. [LL. machicolatus, p. p. of machicolare, machicollare. See .] Having machicolations. “Machicolated turrets.” C. Kingsley.
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Machicolation (?), n. [Cf. LL. machicolamentum, machacolladura, F. mâchicolis, mâchecoulis; perh. fr. F. mèche match, combustible matter + OF. coulis, couleis, flowing, fr. OF. & F. couler to flow. Cf. for making fire, and .]
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1. (Mil. Arch.) An opening between the corbels which support a projecting parapet, or in the floor of a gallery or the roof of a portal, for shooting or dropping missiles upon assailants attacking the base of the walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. See Illusts. of and .
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2. The act of discharging missiles or pouring burning or melted substances upon assailants through such apertures.
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Machicoulis (?), n. [F. mâchicoulis.] (Mil. Arch.) Same as .
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machilid (?), n. A wingless insect living in dark moist places, as under tree trunks; they make erratic leaps when disturbed; called also jumping bristletail.
Syn. -- jumping bristletail.
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Machilidae (?), prop. n. A natural family of insects including the jumping bristletails.
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Machinal (?), a. [L. machinalis: cf. F. machinal.] Of or pertaining to machines.
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Machinate (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Machinated (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Machinating (?).] [L. machinatus, p. p. of machinari to devise, plot. See .] To plan; to contrive; esp., to form a scheme with the purpose of doing harm; to contrive artfully; to plot. “How long will you machinate!” Sandys.
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Machinate (?), v. t. To contrive, as a plot; to plot; as, to machinate evil.
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Machination (?), n. [L. machinatio: cf. F. machination.] 1. The act of machinating. Shak.
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2. That which is devised; a device; a hostile or treacherous scheme; an artful design or plot.
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Devilish machinations come to naught. Milton.
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His ingenious machinations had failed. Macaulay.
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Machinator (?), n. [L.] One who machinates, or forms a scheme with evil designs; a plotter or artful schemer. Glanvill. Sir W. Scott.
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Machine (mȧshēn), n. [F., fr. L. machina machine, engine, device, trick, Gr. mhchanh, from mh^chos means, expedient. Cf. .] 1. 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.
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☞ The term machine is most commonly applied to such pieces of mechanism as are used in the industrial arts, for mechanically shaping, dressing, and combining materials for various purposes, as in the manufacture of cloth, etc. Where the effect is chemical, or other than mechanical, the contrivance is usually denominated an apparatus or device, not a machine; as, a bleaching apparatus. Many large, powerful, or specially important pieces of mechanism are called engines; as, a steam engine, fire engine, graduating engine, etc. Although there is no well-settled distinction between the terms engine and machine among practical men, there is a tendency to restrict the application of the former to contrivances in which the operating part is not distinct from the motor.
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2. Any mechanical contrivance, as the wooden horse with which the Greeks entered Troy; a coach; a bicycle. Dryden. Southey. Thackeray.
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3. A person who acts mechanically or at the will of another.
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4. A combination of persons acting together for a common purpose, with the agencies which they use; as, the social machine.
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The whole machine of government ought not to bear upon the people with a weight so heavy and oppressive. Landor.
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5. A political organization arranged and controlled by one or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends; the Tammany machine. [Political Cant]
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6. Supernatural agency in a poem, or a superhuman being introduced to perform some exploit. Addison.
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Coloq. Elementary machine , a name sometimes given to one of the simple mechanical powers. See under . -- Coloq. Infernal machine . See under . -- Coloq. Machine gun .See under -- Coloq. Machine screw , a screw or bolt adapted for screwing into metal, in distinction from one which is designed especially to be screwed into wood. -- Coloq. Machine shop , a workshop where machines are made, or where metal is shaped by cutting, filing, turning, etc. -- Coloq. Machine tool , a machine for cutting or shaping wood, metal, etc., by means of a tool; especially, a machine, as a lathe, planer, drilling machine, etc., designed for a more or less general use in a machine shop, in distinction from a machine for producing a special article as in manufacturing. -- Coloq. Machine twist , silken thread especially adapted for use in a sewing machine. -- Coloq. Machine work , work done by a machine, in contradistinction to that done by hand labor.
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Machine, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Machined (mȧshēnd); p. pr. & vb. n. Machining.] To subject to the action of machinery; to make, cut, shape, or modify with a machine; to effect by aid of machinery; to print with a printing machine.
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machine bolt n. A threaded hexagonal or square-headed bolt with a nut; it is tightened with a wrench and used to connect metal parts.
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machine code n. (Computers) Same as .
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machine-controlled machine-driven adj. same as .
Syn. -- automated.
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machine gun n. A fully automatic rapid-firing rifle, which continues to fire bullets repeatedly as long as the trigger is depressed; lighter versions may be carried in the hands, and heavier versions may be mounted on a tripod, vehicle, or other mount. The lighweight versions are sometimes called a submachine gun.
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machine gunner n. A soldier who operates a machine gun.
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machine language n. (Computers) a set of instructions{3} in a binary form that can be executed directly by the CPU of a computer without translation by a computer program.
Syn. -- machine code, binary code.
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machinelike, machine-like adj. behaving in an unthinking manner, like the functioning of a machine; as, machine-like fools.
Syn. -- automatic, automaton-like, automatonlike, machinelike, robotlike.
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machine-made adj. made by a machine. Contrasted with handmade.
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machine-oriented language n. A programming language designed for use on a specific class of computers.
Syn. -- computer language, computer-oriented language, machine language.
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machine pistol n. A fully automatic pistol; a small submachine gun.
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Machiner (mȧshēnẽr), n. One who or operates a machine; a machinist{2}. [R.]
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machine-readable (?), a. (Computers) Readable by a machine; especially, available on a data-storage medium in a binary format that can be rapidly converted by standard input devices into data in a computer memory; as, the CIDE dictionary is a machine-readable dictionary.
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Machinery (mȧshēnẽr�), n. [From : cf. F. machinerie.] 1. Machines, in general, or collectively.
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2. The working parts of a machine, engine, or instrument; as, the machinery of a watch.
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3. The supernatural means by which the action of a poetic or fictitious work is carried on and brought to a catastrophe; in an extended sense, the contrivances by which the crises and conclusion of a fictitious narrative, in prose or verse, are effected.
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The machinery, madam, is a term invented by the critics, to signify that part which the deities, angels, or demons, are made to act in a poem. Pope.
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4. The means and appliances by which anything is kept in action or a desired result is obtained; a complex system of parts adapted to a purpose.
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An indispensable part of the machinery of state. Macaulay.
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The delicate inflexional machinery of the Aryan languages. I. Taylor (The Alphabet).
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machine screw n. A type of screw used either with a nut or with a tapped hole; it has a slotted head which can be driven by a screwdriver.
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machine shop n. A small business or a room within a business establishment where metal is cut and shaped etc., by machine tools.
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machine tool n. A power-driven machine for cutting or shaping or finishing metals or other materials.
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machine translation n. (Computers) The translation of human language from one language to another by a computer; -- a branch of artificial intelligence.
Syn. -- computer translation, automatic translation.
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Machining, a. Of or pertaining to the machinery of a poem; acting or used as a machine. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Machinist, n. [Cf. F. machiniste.] 1. A constructor of machines and engines; one versed in the principles of machines.
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2. One skilled in the use of machine tools.
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3. A person employed to shift scenery in a theater.
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machismo n. 1. A strong, and by some considered exaggerated, sense of manly pride, associated with an attitude that the proper expression of masculinity includes virility, courage, and an entitlement to dominate, especially over women.
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2. An exaggerated sense of power entitling one to dominate others; as, the civilian authorities occasionally need to rein in the military's machismo.
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machmeter n. an instrument for measuring the speed of an aircraft relative to the speed of sound.
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mach number n. (aeronautics) The ratio of the speed of a moving body to the speed of sound.
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Macho (?), n. [Sp.] (Zoöl.) The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil Mexicanus).
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macho (?), a. [Sp.] Manly, especially with an assertive and domineering manner toward women.
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MACHO (mäk�), n. [acronym from Massive Astrophysical Compact Halo Object.] A form of dark matter in distant outer space unobservable except by its gravitational effect, and believed to be at least part of the “missing matter” which is unobservable as ordinary stars, but helps keep galaxies from flying apart; MACHOS are massive but compact objects such as neutron stars or brown dwarfs, which can be detected (with difficulty) by their effect in bending light from distant light sources, such as other galaxies. This can occur if by rare chance a MACHO passes in front of a more distant visible object, and the light from that object becomes temporarily amplified by the MACHO acting as a gravitational lens. Some MACHOs have been discovered in the halo of dark matter that surrounds our milky way. It is, however, questionable whether the amount of such matter is sufficient to explain the ability of galaxies to stay together in spite of rotation rates that would cause them to fly apart if the only matter present was that observable as visible stars.
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Macilency (?), n. [See .] Leanness. [Obs.] Sandys.
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Macilent (?), a. [L. macilentus, fr. macies leanness, macere to be lean.] Lean; thin. [Obs.] Bailey.
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Macintosh (?), n. 1. Same as .
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2. [Trademark.] (Computers) A brand of personal computer featuring an integrated system in which the hardware and system-operating software were designed by or under the control of a single company, the Apple Computer Corporation; among personal computers, distinguished from the IBM-compatible or Intel-based series of computers.
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mack n. A ; -- a shortened form.
Syn. -- macintosh, mackintosh, mac.
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Mackenzie peop. n. a Canadian river; flows into the Beaufort Sea.
Syn. -- Mackenzie River.
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Mackerel (?), n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau, fr. D. makelaar mediator, agent, fr. makelen to act as agent.] A pimp; also, a bawd. [Obs.] Halliwell.
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Mackerel (?), n. [OF. maquerel, F. maquereau (LL. macarellus), prob. for maclereau, fr. L. macula a spot, in allusion to the markings on the fish. See armor.] (Zoöl.) Any species of the genus Scomber of the family Scombridae, and of several related genera. They are finely formed and very active oceanic fishes. Most of them are highly prized for food.
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☞ The common mackerel (Scomber scombrus), which inhabits both sides of the North Atlantic, is one of the most important food fishes. It is mottled with green and blue. The Spanish mackerel (Scomberomorus maculatus), of the American coast, is covered with bright yellow circular spots.
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Coloq. Bull mackerel , Coloq. Chub mackerel . (Zoöl.) See under . -- Coloq. Frigate mackerel . See under . -- Coloq. Horse mackerel . See under . -- Coloq. Mackerel bird (Zoöl.), the wryneck; -- so called because it arrives in England at the time when mackerel are in season. -- Coloq. Mackerel cock (Zoöl.), the Manx shearwater; -- so called because it precedes the appearance of the mackerel on the east coast of Ireland. -- Coloq. Mackerel guide . (Zoöl.) See (a). -- Coloq. Mackerel gull (Zoöl.) any one of several species of gull which feed upon or follow mackerel, as the kittiwake. -- Coloq. Mackerel midge (Zoöl.), a very small oceanic gadoid fish of the North Atlantic. It is about an inch and a half long and has four barbels on the upper jaw. It is now considered the young of the genus Onos, or Motella. -- Coloq. Mackerel plow , an instrument for creasing the sides of lean mackerel to improve their appearance. Knight. -- Coloq. Mackerel shark (Zoöl.), the porbeagle. -- Coloq. Mackerel sky , or Coloq. Mackerel-back sky , a sky flecked with small white clouds; a cirro-cumulus. See .
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Mackerel sky and mare's-tails
Make tall ships carry low sails. Old Rhyme.
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mackerel scad, mackerel shad n. (Zool.) A small silvery fish (Decapterus macarellus) found from Nova Scotia to Brazil.
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mackerel sky n. A sky filled with rows of cirrocumulus or small altocumulus clouds.
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{ Mackinaw blanket (?), Mackinaw. }[From Mackinac, the State of Michigan, where blankets and other stores were distributed to the Indians.] 1. A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States. [wns=2]
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2. a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design. [wns=4]
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Mackinaw, Mackinaw boat. A flat-bottomed boat with a pointed prow and square stern, using oars or sails or both, used esp. on the upper Great Lakes and their tributaries.
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Mackinaw, Mackinaw coat. A short, heavy, double-breasted plaid coat, the design of which is large and striking. [Local, U. S.]
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Mackinaw trout. The namaycush.
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Mackintosh (?), n. A waterproof outer garment; -- so called from the name of the inventor.
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Mackle (?), n. [See .] Same as .
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Mackle, v. t. & i. To blur, or be blurred, in printing, as if there were a double impression.
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Macle (?), n. [L. macula a spot: cf. F. macle. Cf. , .] (Min.) (a) Chiastolite; -- so called from the tessellated appearance of a cross section. See . (b) A crystal having a similar tessellated appearance. (c) A twin crystal.
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Macleaya (?), prop. n. (Bot.) A genus of East Asian perennial herbs including the plume poppy.
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Macled (?), a. 1. (Min.) (a) Marked like macle (chiastolite). (b) Having a twin structure. See , a.
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2. See .
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Maclura (?), prop. n. (Bot.) A genus of plants including the yellowwood trees and shrubs.
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Maclurea (?), n. [NL. Named from William Maclure, the geologist.] (Paleon.) A genus of spiral gastropod shells, often of large size, characteristic of the lower Silurian rocks.
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Maclurin (?), n. (Chem.) See .
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macon, maconnais (?), n. A fine Burgundy wine usually white and dry, produced in the area around Macon, a city in France.
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Macoun (mȧk�n), prop. n. A juicy, late-ripening apple similar to a McIntosh.
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Macowanites (?), prop. n. A stout-stemmed genus of fungi belonging to the family Secotiaceae having fruiting bodies that never expand completely.
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Macowanites americanus (?), prop. n. A small fungus with a fragile cap that cracks to expose the white context and a white stalk that is practically enclosed by the cap.
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Macrame (?), n. 1. the art of tying knots in patterns.
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2. a coarse lace, made by weaving and knotting cords; .
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Macrame lace (?). A coarse lace made of twine, used especially in decorating furniture.
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{ Macrencephalic (?), Macrencephalous (?), } a. [Macro + encephalic, encephalous.] Of or pertaining to macrencephaly; having a large brain.
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macrencephaly (?), n. The condition of having an abnormally large braincase.
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macro n. [shortened form of macroinstruction] 1. a single computer instruction which symbolizes, and is converted at the time of program execution or by a compiler into, a series of instructions in the same computer language.
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2. A keystroke (or combination of keystrokes) which symbolizes and is replaced by a series of keystrokes; -- a convenient feature of some advanced programs, such as word processors or database programs, which allows a user to rapidly execute any series of operations which may be performed multiple times. Such macros may typically be defined by the program user, without rewriting or recompiling the program.
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macro a. very large in scale or scope or capability; as, macroeconomics.
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Macro- (?) pref. [Gr. makros, adj.] A combining form signifying long, large, great; as macrodiagonal, macrospore, macromolecule, macrocosm.
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Macrobiotic (?), a. [Gr. � long-lived; makros long + bios life: cf. F. macrobiotique.] 1. Long-lived. Dunglison.
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2. Of or pertaining to macrobiotics.
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3. Of or pertaining to macrobiotic food; serving macrobiotic food.
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macrobiotic diet n. A diet consisting chiefly of beans and whole grains.
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Macrobiotics (?), n. 1. (Physiol.) The art of prolonging life.
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2. Specifically: A philosophy or attitude that health and long life are promoted by adhering to a diet consisting mostly of whole grains, with some vegetables, beans, fruit, and moderate amounts of seafood. However, the absence of essential nutrients such as fat makes such a diet of questionable value if strictly adhered to.
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macrocephalic (?), macrocephalous (?), a. [Macro + Gr. kefalh the head.] 1. Of or pertaining to macrocephaly; having an unusually large head.
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2. (Bot.) Having the cotyledons of a dicotyledonous embryo confluent, and forming a large mass compared with the rest of the body. Henslow.
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macrocephaly n. THe condition of having an unusually large head; it differs from hydrocephalus because there is no increase intracranial pressure and the overgrowth is symmetrical.
Syn. -- megacephaly, megalocephaly.
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Macrocheira peop. n. A genus of giant crabs of Japan.
Syn. -- genus Macrocheira.
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Macro-chemistry (?), n. [Macro- + chemistry.] (Chem.) The science which treats of the chemical properties, actions or relations of substances in quantity; -- distinguished from micro-chemistry.
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Macrochires (?), n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. makros long + � hand.] (Zoöl.) A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called from the length of the distal part of the wing.
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Macroclemys n. A genus of alligator snapping turtles.
Syn. -- genus Macroclemys.
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Macrocosm (?), n. [Macro- + Gr. � the world: cf. F. macrocosme.] The great world; that part of the universe which is exterior to man; -- contrasted with microcosm, or man. See .
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Macrocosmic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the macrocosm. Tylor.
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Macrocystis (?), n. [NL. See , and .] (Bot.) An immensely long blackish seaweed of the Pacific (Macrocystis pyrifera), having numerous almond-shaped air vessels.
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macro lens n. a camera lens designed to focus at short distances so as to achieve photographic magnifications of objects larger than with standard lenses.
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macrocyte n. An abnormally large red blood cell, associated with pernicious anemia.
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macrocytosis n. An abnormal physiological condition characterized by the presence of macrocytes in the blood.
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