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Marcionite (märshŭnīt), n. (Eccl. Hist) A follower of Marcion, a Gnostic of the second century, who adopted the Oriental notion of the two conflicting principles, and imagined that between them there existed a third power, neither wholly good nor evil, the Creator of the world and of man, and the God of the Jewish dispensation. Brande & C.
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Marcobrunner (?), n. [G. Marcobrunner.] A celebrated Rhine wine.
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Marconi (?), prop. a. [After Guglielmo Marconi (b. 1874), Italian inventor.] Designating, or pert. to, Marconi's system of wireless telegraphy; as, Marconi aërial, coherer, station, system, etc. [archaic]
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Marconigram (?), n. [Marconi + -gram.] same as ; a wireless message.
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Marconigraph (?), n. [Marconi + -graph.] The apparatus used in Marconi wireless telegraphy.
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marconi rig n. (Naut.) A rig of triangular sails for a yacht.
Syn. -- Bermuda rig, Bermudan rig, Bermudian rig.
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Marconi's law (?) prop. n. (Wireless Teleg.) The law that the maximum good signaling distance varies directly as the square of the height of the transmitting antenna.
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Marconism (?), n. The theory or practice of Marconi's wireless telegraph system. [archaic]
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Marconi system (?). (Elec.) A system or wireless telegraphy developed by G. Marconi, an Italian physicist, in which Hertzian waves are used in transmission and a coherer is used as the receiving instrument.
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marco polo sheep, marco polo's sheep n. An Asiatic wild sheep (Ovis poli) with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali: Ovis ammon poli.
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Marcor (?), n. [L., fr. marcere to wither.] A wasting away of flesh; decay. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
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Marcosian (?), n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a Gnostic sect of the second century, so called from Marcus, an Egyptian, who was reputed to be a margician.
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Mardi gras (?), n. [F., literally, fat Tuesday.] 1. The last day of Carnival; the Tuesday before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent and fasting); Shrove Tuesday; -- in some cities a great day of carnival and merrymaking; in the United States it is especially associated with New Orleans.
Syn. -- pancake day.
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2. The series of festival events celebrated on {1}.
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Mare (mâr), n. [OE. mere, AS. mere, myre, fem of AS. mearh horse, akin to D. merrie mare, G. mähre, OHG. marah horse, meriha mare, Icel. marr horse, OCelt. marka (Pausan. 19, 19,4), Ir. marc, W. march. Cf. .] The female of the horse and other equine quadrupeds.
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Mare, n. [AS. mara incubus; akin to OHG. & Icel. mara; cf. Pol. mora, Bohem. můra.] (Med.) Sighing, suffocative panting, intercepted utterance, with a sense of pressure across the chest, occurring during sleep; the incubus; -- obsolete, except in the compound nightmare.
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I will ride thee o' nights like the mare. Shak.
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Marechal Niel (?). [F.] A kind of large yellow rose. [Written also Marshal Niel.]
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Mare clausum (?). [L.] (Internat. Law) Lit., closed sea; hence, a body of water within the separate jurisdiction of the nation; -- opposed to open sea (mare liberum), the water open to all nations and over which no single nation has special control.
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Mareis (?), n. A Marsh. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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mare liberum n. [L., free sea.] A navigable body of water to which all nations have equal access; the opposite of mare clausum.
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Marena (?), n. [NL. Salmo maraena, G. maräne, moräne; -- so called from Lake Morin, in the March of Brandenburg, in Prussia.] (Zoöl.) A European whitefish of the genus Coregonus.
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mare nostrum n. [L. our sea.] The term used by the ancient Romans to refer to the Mediterranean Sea.
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Mareschal (?), n. [OF. mareschal, F. maréchal. See .] A military officer of high rank; a marshal. [Obs.]
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mare's-nest (?), n. A supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grossly absurd.
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2. A confused multitude of things.
Syn. -- clutter, jumble, muddle, welter, smother.
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Mare's-tail (?), n. 1. A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See .
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Mackerel sky and mare's-tails
Make tall ships carry low sails. Old Rhyme.
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2. (Bot.) An aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris (Hippuris vulgaris), having narrow leaves in whorls.
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Margarate (?), n. [Cf. F. margarate.] (Physiol. Chem.) A compound of the so-called margaric acid with a base.
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Margaric (?), a. [Cf. F. margarique. See .] Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.
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Coloq. Margaric acid . (a) (Physiol. Chem.) A fatty body, crystallizing in pearly scales, and obtained by digesting saponified fats (soaps) with an acid. It was formerly supposed to be an individual fatty acid, but is now known to be simply an intimate mixture of stearic and palmitic acids. (b) (Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, C17H34O2 of the fatty acid series, intermediate between palmitic and stearic acids, and obtained from the wax of certain lichens, from cetyl cyanide, and other sources. Called also heptadecanoic acid.
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Margarin (?), n. [Cf. F. margarine. See .] (Physiol. Chem.) A fatty substance, extracted from animal fats and certain vegetable oils, formerly supposed to be a definite compound of glycerin and margaric acid, but now known to be simply a mixture or combination of tristearin and tripalmitin.
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Margarine (märjŭrĭn; märjŭrēn), n. [F.; see .] 1. A processed food product used as an inexpensive substitute for butter, made primarily from refined vegetable oils, sometimes including animal fats, and churned with skim milk to form a semisolid emulsion; also called oleomargarine; artificial butter.
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The word margarine shall mean all substances, whether compounds or otherwise, prepared in imitation of butter, and whether mixed with butter or not. Margarine Act, 1887 (50 & 51 Vict. c. 29).
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2. Margarin.
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Margaritaceous (?), a. Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.
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Margarite (?), n. [L. margarita, Gr. � a pearl; cf. F. marguerite.] 1. A pearl. [Obs.] Peacham.
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2. (Min.) A mineral related to the micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly luster.
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Margaritic (?), a. [Cf. F. margaritique.] (Physiol. Chem.) Margaric.
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Margaritiferous (?), a. [L. margaritifer; margarita pearl + ferre to bear: cf. F. margaritifère.] Producing pearls.
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Margarodite (?), n. [Gr. � pearl-like.] (Min.) A hidrous potash mica related to muscovite.
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Margarone (?), n. [Margaric + -one.] (Chem.) The ketone of margaric acid.
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Margarous (?), a. (Chem.) Margaric; -- formerly designating a supposed acid. [Obs.]
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Margaryize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. -ized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. -izing (?).] [(J. J. Lloyd) Margary, inventor of the process + -ize.] To impregnate (wood) with a preservative solution of copper sulphate (often called Margary's fluid (-rĭz)).
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Margate fish (?). (Zoöl.) A sparoid fish (Diabasis aurolineatus) of the Gulf of Mexico, esteemed as a food fish; -- called also red-mouth grunt.
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Margay, margay cat (?), n. (Zoöl.) A small American wild cat (Felis wiedi syn. Felis tigrina), ranging from Mexico to Brazil. It is spotted with black. Called also long-tailed cat.
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Marge (?), n. [F. marge. See .] Border; margin; edge; verge. [Poetic] Tennyson.
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Along the river's stony marge. Wordsworth.
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Margent (?), n. [OE. See .] A margin; border; brink; edge. [Obs.]
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The beached margent of the sea. Shak.
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Margent, v. t. To enter or note down upon the margin of a page; to margin. [Obs.] Mir. for Mag.
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Margin (?), n. [OE. margine, margent, L. margo, ginis. Cf. a border, .] 1. A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake.
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2. Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing.
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3. (Com.) The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article.
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4. Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty.
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5. (Brokerage) Collateral security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, wheat, etc. It is usually less than the full value of the security purchased, in which case it may be qualified by the portion of the full value required to be deposited; as, to buy stocks on 50% margin. N. Biddle.
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Coloq. Margin draft (Masonry), a smooth cut margin on the face of hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the joints. -- Coloq. Margin of a course (Arch.), that part of a course, as of slates or shingles, which is not covered by the course immediately above it. See 2d .
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Syn. -- Border; brink; verge; brim; rim.
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Margin (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Margined (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Marginging.] 1. To furnish with a margin.
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2. To enter in the margin of a page.
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margin account n. (Finance) An account with a securities brokerage in which the broker extends credit.
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Marginal (?), a. [Cf. F. marginal.] 1. Of or pertaining to a margin.
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2. Written or printed in the margin; as, a marginal note or gloss.
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3. At the lower limit; barely sufficient; as, of marginal utility.
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marginal cost, marginal cost of production n. (Economics) The increase in total cost of production as a result of producing one more unit of output; since certain ovrhead costs are fixed, the marginal cost is almost aways less than the total per-unit cost of production averaged over all units produced.
Syn. -- incremental cost, differential cost.
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Marginalia (?), n. pl. [NL.] Marginal notes.
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marginality n. the property of being marginal or on the fringes.
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Marginally, adv. 1. In the margin of a book.
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2. In a {3} manner; barely sufficiently; almost not; as, marginally useful.
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Marginate (?), a. [L. marginatus, p. p. of marginare to margin. See , n.] Having a margin distinct in appearance or structure.
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Marginate (?), v. t. To furnish with a distinct margin; to margin. [R.] Cockeram.
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Marginated (?), a. Same as , a.
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Margined (?), a. 1. Having a margin. Hawthorne.
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2. (Zoöl.) Bordered with a distinct line of color.
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margin call n. (Stock market) A demand by a broker that a customer deposit enough to bring his margin up to the minimum requirement; -- caused by the decline in market prices of a security or commodity purchased on margin{5}.
Syn. -- call.
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Marginella (?), prop. n. [NL., dim. of L. margo, marginis, a margin.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small, polished, marine univalve shells, native of all warm seas.
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Marginicidal (?), a. [L. margo, -ginis, margin + caedere to cut.] (Bot.) Dehiscent by the separation of united carpels; -- said of fruits.
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Margosa (?), n. [Pg. amargoso bitter.] (Bot.) A large tree of the genus Melia (Melia 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 Melia 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.
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The margosa oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the attacks of flies. Sir S. Baker.
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{ Margravate (?), Margraviate (?), } n. [Cf. F. margraviat.] The territory or jurisdiction of a margrave.
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Margrave (?), n. [G. markgraf, prop., lord chief justice of the march; mark bound, border, march + graf earl, count, lord chief justice; cf. Goth. gagrëfts decree: cf. D. markgraaf, F. margrave. See border, and cf. , .] 1. Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany.
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2. The English equivalent of the German title of nobility, markgraf; a marquis.
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Margravine (?), n. [G. markgräfin: cf. F. margrafine.] The wife of a margrave.
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Marguerite (?), n. [F., a pearl, a daisy. See .] (Bot.) The daisy (Bellis perennis). The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and to the China aster. Longfellow.
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maria n. pl. 1. (Astron.) Plural form of mare, a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon.
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2. (Bot.) A valuable timber tree of Panama.
Syn. -- Calophyllum longifolium.
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Marian (?), a. Pertaining to the Virgin Mary, or sometimes to Mary, Queen of England, daughter of Henry VIII.
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Of all the Marian martyrs, Mr. Philpot was the best-born gentleman. Fuller.
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Coloq. Maid Marian . (a) See in the Vocabulary. (a) A prominent character in the legend of Robin Hood.
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Marie (?), interj. Marry. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Mariet (?), n. [F. mariette, prop. dim. of Marie Mary.] (Bot.) A kind of bellflower, Companula Trachelium, once called Viola Mariana; but it is not a violet.
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Marigenous (?), a. [L. mare the sea + -genous.] Produced in or by the sea.
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Marigold (?), n. [Mary + gold.] (Bot.) A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the Calendula officinalis (see ), and the cultivated species of Tagetes.
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☞ There are several yellow-flowered plants of different genera bearing this name; as, the African marigold or French marigold of the genus Tagetes, of which several species and many varieties are found in gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and Mexico: bur marigold, of the genus Bidens; corn marigold, of the genus Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum segetum, a pest in the cornfields of Italy); fig marigold, of the genus Mesembryanthemum; marsh marigold, of the genus Caltha (Caltha palustris), commonly known in America as the cowslip. See .
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Coloq. Marigold window . (Arch.) See Rose window, under .
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marijuana n. 1. A strong-smelling Asian plant (Cannabis sativa), also called hemp, from which a number of euphorogenic and halucinogenic drugs are prepared. The euphoric effect is predominently due to tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). [Also spelled marihuana.]
Syn. -- cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, Cannabis sativa.
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2. The dried leaves or the female flowers of the hemp plant, which is smoked or chewed to obtain a euphoric effect. The flowers usually have a higher concentration of the active ingredient, tetrahydrocannabinol.
Syn. -- cannabis, ganja, pot, grass, marihuana, dope, weed, gage, sess, sens, smoke, skunk, Mary Jane.
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Marikina (?), n. [From the native name: cf. Pg. mariquinha.] (Zoöl) A small marmoset (Midas rosalia); the silky tamarin.
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Marimba (?), n. [Pg.] A musical istrument of percussion, consisting of bars yielding musical tones when struck. Knight.
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Marimonda (?), n. [Sp.] (Zoöl.) A spider monkey (Ateles belzebuth) of Central and South America.
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Marinade (?), n. [F.: cf. It. marinato marinade, F. mariner to preserve food for use at sea. See .] (Cookery) A brine or pickle containing wine or vinegar, with opil, herbs, and spices, for enriching the flavor of meat and fish, which are steeped in it prior to cooking.
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marinara n. An Italian sauce containing tomatoes, garlic, herbs, and spices.
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marinara a. Served in marinara sauce; -- used postpositionally, as veal marinara.
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Marinate (?), v. t. [See , and cf. .] To salt or pickle, as fish, and then preserve in oil or vinegar; to prepare (food) by the use of marinade.
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Marine (?), a. [L. marinus, fr. mare the sea: cf. F. marin. See a pool.] 1. Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine.
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2. (Geol.) Formed by the action of the currents or waves of the sea; as, marine deposits.
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Coloq. Marine acid (Chem.), hydrochloric acid. [Obs.] -- Coloq. Marine barometer . See under . -- Coloq. Marine corps , a corps formed of the officers, noncommissioned officers, privates, and musicants of marines. -- Coloq. Marine engine (Mech.), a steam engine for propelling a vessel. -- Coloq. Marine glue . See under . -- Coloq. Marine insurance , insurance against the perils of the sea, including also risks of fire, piracy, and barratry. -- Coloq. Marine interest , interest at any rate agreed on for money lent upon respondentia and bottomry bonds. -- Coloq. Marine law . See under . -- Coloq. Marine league , three geographical miles. -- Coloq. Marine metal , an alloy of lead, antimony, and mercury, made for sheathing ships. Mc Elrath. -- Coloq. Marine soap , cocoanut oil soap; -- so called because, being quite soluble in salt water, it is much used on shipboard. -- Coloq. Marine store , a store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are bought and sold; a junk shop. [Eng.]
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Marine, n. [F. marin a sea solider, marine naval economy, a marine picture, fr. L. marinus. See , a.] 1. A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the navy.
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2. Specifically: A member of the United States Marine Corps, or a similar foreign military force.
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3. The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile marine.
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4. A picture representing some marine subject.
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Coloq. Tell that to the marines , an expression of disbelief, the marines being regarded by sailors as credulous. [Colloq.]
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Marined (?), a. [Cf. F. mariné.] (Her.) Having the lower part of the body like a fish. Crabb.
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marine mine (?), n. (Mil.) A military explosive device designed to be placed on or under the surface of a body of water, and to explode when ships pass nearby or come in contact with it. Its function is to destroy enemy ships or deny hostile naval forces access to certain areas of the sea, usually near the shoreline. Also called underwater mine and floating mine, and previously referred to as a torpedo (See {2} (a)).
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Mariner (?), n. [F. marinier, LL. marinarius. See .] One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor. Chaucer.
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Coloq. Mariner's compass . See under .
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Marinership, n. Seamanship. [Obs.] Udalt.
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Marinism (?), n. A bombastic literary style marked by the use of metaphors and antitheses characteristic of the Italian poet Giambattista Marini (1569-1625). -- Marinist (#), n.
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Marinorama (?), n. [NL., from L. marinus marine + Gr. � view.] A representation of a sea view.
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Mariolater (?), n. [See .] One who worships the Virgin Mary.
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Mariolatry (?), n. [Gr. � Mary + � worship.] The worship of the Virgin Mary.
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Marionette (?), n. [F. marionette, prop. a dim. of Marie Mary.] 1. A puppet moved by strings, as in a puppet show.
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2. (Zoöl.) The buffel duck.
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Mariotte's law (?). (Physics.) See Boyle's law, under .
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Mariposa lily (?). [Sp. mariposa a butterfly + E. lily. So called from the gay appearance of the blossoms.] (Bot.) One of a genus (Calochortus) of tuliplike bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also butterfly lily. Most of them are natives of California.
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Mariput (mărĭpŭt), n. (Zoöl.) A species of civet; the zoril.
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Marish (mărĭsh), n. [Cf. F. marais, LL. marascus. See .] Low, wet ground; a marsh; a fen; a bog; a moor. [Archaic] Milton. Tennyson.
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Marish, a. 1. Moory; fenny; boggy. [Archaic]
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2. Growing in marshes. “Marish flowers.” Tennyson.
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Marital (mărĭt�l), a. [F., fr. L. maritalis, fr. maritus belonging to marriage, n., a husband. See , v.] 1. Of or pertaining to a husband; as, marital rights, duties, authority. [archaic] “Marital affection.” Ayliffe.
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2. Of or pertaining to marriage; matrimonial.
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Maritated (mărĭtātĕd), a. [L. maritatus married.] Having a husband; married. [Obs.]
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{ Maritimal, Maritimale } (mȧrĭtĭm�l), a. See . [Obs.]
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Maritime (mărĭtīm, formerly mărĭtĭm; 277), a. [L. maritimus, fr. mare the sea: cf. F. maritime. See a pool.] 1. Bordering on, or situated near, the ocean; connected with the sea by site, interest, or power; having shipping and commerce or a navy; as, maritime states. “A maritime town.” Addison.
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2. Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine; pertaining to navigation and naval affairs, or to shipping and commerce by sea. “Maritime service.” Sir H. Wotton.
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Coloq. Maritime law . See . -- Coloq. Maritime loan , a loan secured by bottomry or respodentia bonds. -- Coloq. Martime nations , nations having seaports, and using the sea more or less for war or commerce.
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Maritime provinces, Maritimes prop. n. The Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.
Syn. -- Maritime Provinces.
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Marjoram (märj�r�m), n. [OE. majoran, F. marjolaine, LL. marjoraca, fr. L. amaracus, amaracum, Gr. 'amarakos, 'amarakon.] (Bot.) A genus of mintlike plants (Origanum) comprising about twenty-five species. The sweet marjoram (Origanum Majorana) is pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram of Europe and America is Origanum vulgare, far less fragrant than the other.
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Mark (märk), n. A license of reprisals. See .
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Mark, n. [See 2d .] 1. An old weight and coin. See . “Lend me a mark.” Chaucer.
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2. The unit of monetary account of the German Empire, equal to 23.8 cents of United States money ( ); the equivalent of one hundred pfennigs. Also, a silver coin of this value. The unit was retained by subsequent German states up to the time of the Federal Republic of Germany. In 1995, the value was approximately 65 cents American. In 1999 it began to be superseded by the Euro as a unit of currency in Germany and throughout much of the European union.
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Mark, n. [OE. marke, merke, AS. mearc; akin to D. merk, MHG. marc, G. marke, Icel. mark, Dan. mærke; cf. Lith. margas party-colored. √106, 273. Cf. .] 1. A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some information or intimation; a token; a trace.
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The Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. Gen. iv. 15.
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