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2. Specifically: (a) A character or device put on an article of merchandise by the maker to show by whom it was made; a trade-mark. (b) A character (usually a cross) made as a substitute for a signature by one who can not write.
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The mark of the artisan is found upon the most ancient fabrics that have come to light. Knight.
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3. A fixed object serving for guidance, as of a ship, a traveler, a surveyor, etc.; as, a seamark, a landmark.
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4. A trace, dot, line, imprint, or discoloration, although not regarded as a token or sign; a scratch, scar, stain, etc.; as, this pencil makes a fine mark.
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I have some marks of yours upon my pate. Shak.
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5. An evidence of presence, agency, or influence; a significative token; a symptom; a trace; specifically, a permanent impression of one's activity or character.
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The confusion of tongues was a mark of separation. Bacon.
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6. That toward which a missile is directed; a thing aimed at; what one seeks to hit or reach.
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France was a fairer mark to shoot at than Ireland. Davies.
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Whate'er the motive, pleasure is the mark. Young.
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7. Attention, regard, or respect.
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As much in mock as mark. Shak.
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8. Limit or standard of action or fact; as, to be within the mark; to come up to the mark.
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9. Badge or sign of honor, rank, or official station.
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In the official marks invested, you
Anon do meet the Senate. Shak.
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10. Preëminence; high position; as, patricians of mark; a fellow of no mark.
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11. (Logic) A characteristic or essential attribute; a differential.
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12. A number or other character used in registering; as, examination marks; a mark for tardiness.
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13. Image; likeness; hence, those formed in one's image; children; descendants. [Obs.] “All the mark of Adam.” Chaucer.
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14. (Naut.) One of the bits of leather or colored bunting which are placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. The unmarked fathoms are called “deeps.”
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Coloq. A man of mark , a conspicuous or eminent man. -- Coloq. To make one's mark . (a) To sign, as a letter or other writing, by making a cross or other mark. (b) To make a distinct or lasting impression on the public mind, or on affairs; to gain distinction.
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Syn. -- Impress; impression; stamp; print; trace; vestige; track; characteristic; evidence; proof; token; badge; indication; symptom.
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Mark (märk), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marked (märkt); p. pr. & vb. n. Marking.] [OE. marken, merken, AS. mearcian, from mearc. See the sign.] 1. To put a mark upon; to affix a significant mark to; to make recognizable by a mark; as, to mark a box or bale of merchandise; to mark clothing.
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2. To be a mark upon; to designate; to indicate; -- used literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him for a leader.
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3. To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or any evidence of action; as, a pencil marks paper; his hobnails marked the floor.
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4. To keep account of; to enumerate and register; as, to mark the points in a game of billiards or cards.
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5. To notice or observe; to give attention to; to take note of; to remark; to heed; to regard; as, mark my words. “Mark the perfect man.” Ps. xxxvii. 37.
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Coloq. To mark out . (a) To designate, as by a mark; to select; as, the ringleaders were marked out for punishment. (b) To obliterate or cancel with a mark; as, to mark out an item in an account. -- Coloq. To mark time (Mil.), to keep the time of a marching step by moving the legs alternately without advancing.
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Syn. -- To note; remark; notice; observe; regard; heed; show; evince; indicate; point out; betoken; denote; characterize; stamp; imprint; impress; brand.
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Mark, v. i. To take particular notice; to observe critically; to note; to remark.
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Mark, I pray you, and see how this man seeketh mischief. 1 Kings xx. 7.
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Markable (?), a. Remarkable. [Obs.] Sandys.
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Marked (märkt), a. Designated or distinguished by, or as by, a mark; hence; noticeable; conspicuous; as, a marked card; a marked coin; a marked instance. -- Markedly (#), adv. J. S. Mill.
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Coloq. A marked man , a man who is noted by a community, or by a part of it, as, for excellence or depravity; -- usually with an unfavorable suggestion.
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Markee (märkē), n. See .
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Marker (?), n. One who or that which marks. Specifically: (a) One who keeps account of a game played, as of billiards. (b) A counter used in card playing and other games. (c) (Mil.) The soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling column, or marks the direction of an alignment. (d) An attachment to a sewing machine for marking a line on the fabric by creasing it.
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Market (?), n. [Akin to D. markt, OHG. markāt, merkāt, G. markt; all fr.L. mercatus trade, market place, fr. mercari, p. p. mercatus, to trade, traffic, merx, mercis, ware, merchandise, prob. akin to merere to deserve, gain, acquire: cf. F. marché. See , and cf. , .] 1. A meeting together of people, at a stated time and place, for the purpose of buying and selling (as cattle, provisions, wares, etc.) by private purchase and sale, and not by auction; as, a market is held in the town every week; a farmers' market.
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He is wit's peddler; and retails his wares
At wakes, and wassails, meetings, markets, fairs. Shak.
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Three women and a goose make a market. Old Saying.
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2. A public place (as an open space in a town) or a large building, where a market is held; a market place or market house; esp., a place where provisions are sold.
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There is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool. John v. 2.
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3. An opportunity for selling or buying anything; demand, as shown by price offered or obtainable; as, to find a market for one's wares; there is no market for woolen cloths in that region; India is a market for English goods; there are none for sale on the market; the best price on the market.
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There is a third thing to be considered: how a market can be created for produce, or how production can be limited to the capacities of the market. J. S. Mill.
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4. Exchange, or purchase and sale; traffic; as, a dull market; a slow market.
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5. The price for which a thing is sold in a market; market price. Hence: Value; worth.
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What is a man
If his chief good and market of his time
Be but to sleep and feed? Shak.
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6. (Eng. Law) The privelege granted to a town of having a public market.
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7. A specified group of potential buyers, or a region in which goods may be sold; a town, region, or country, where the demand exists; as, the under-30 market; the New Jersey market.
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☞ Market is often used adjectively, or in forming compounds of obvious meaning; as, market basket, market day, market folk, market house, marketman, market place, market price, market rate, market wagon, market woman, and the like.
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Coloq. Market beater , a swaggering bully; a noisy braggart. [Obs.] Chaucer. -- Coloq. Market bell , a bell rung to give notice that buying and selling in a market may begin. [Eng.] Shak. -- Coloq. Market cross , a cross set up where a market is held. Shak. -- Coloq. Market garden , a garden in which vegetables are raised for market. -- Coloq. Market gardening , the raising of vegetables for market. -- Coloq. Market place , an open square or place in a town where markets or public sales are held. -- Coloq. Market town , a town that has the privilege of a stated public market.
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Market (?), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Marketed; p. pr. & vb. n. Marketing.] To deal in a market; to buy or sell; to make bargains for provisions or goods.
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Market, v. t. To expose for sale in a market; to traffic in; to sell in a market, and in an extended sense, to sell in any manner; as, most of the farmes have marketed their crops.
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Industrious merchants meet, and market there
The world's collected wealth. Southey.
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Marketable (?), a. 1. Fit to be offered for sale in a market; such as may be justly and lawfully sold; as, dacayed provisions are not marketable.
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2. Current in market; as, marketable value.
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3. Wanted by purchasers; salable; as, furs are not marketable in that country.
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Marketableness, n. Quality of being marketable.
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Marketer (?), n. One who attends a market to buy or sell; one who carries goods to market.
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marketplace n. 1. an area in a town where a public market is set up; a market place; a {2}.
Syn. -- mart.
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2. The commercial activity whereby good and services are exchanged; as, without competition there would be no market.
Syn. -- market.
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3. The mechanism by which one finds a person to whom to sell or from whom to buy goods; the opportunity to buy and sell; a {3}; as, to put one's goods on the market.
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Marketing, n. 1. The act of selling or of purchasing in, or as in, a market.
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2. Articles in, or from, a market; supplies.
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3. The activities required by a producer to sell his products, including advertising, storing, taking orders, and distribution to vendors or individuals.
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Marketstead (?), n. [Market + stead a place.] A market place. [Obs.] Drayton.
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Markhoor, markhor (?), n. [Per. mār-khōr snake eater.] (Zoöl.) A large wild goat (Capra falconeri syn. Capra megaceros), having huge flattened spiral horns. It inhabits the mountains of Northern India and Cashmere.
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Marking (?), n. 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.
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Coloq. Marking ink , indelible ink, because used in marking linen. -- Coloq. Marking nut (Bot.), the nut of the Semecarpus Anacardium, an East Indian tree. The shell of the nut yields a blackish resinous juice used for marking cotton cloth, and an oil prepared from it is used for rheumatism.
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Markis (?), n. A marquis. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Markisesse (?), n. A marchioness. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Markman (?), n. A marksman. [Obs.] Shak.
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Markov chain (?), n. [after A. A. Markov, Russian mathematician, b. 1856, d. 1922.] (Statistics) A random process (Markov process) in which the probabilities of discrete states in a series depend only on the properties of the immediately preceding state or the next preceeding state, independent of the path by which the preceding state was reached. It differs from the more general Markov process in that the states of a Markov chain are discrete rather than continuous. Certain physical processes, such as diffusion of a molecule in a fluid, are modelled as a Markov chain. See also . [Also spelled Markoff chain.]
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Markov process (?), n. [after A. A. Markov, Russian mathematician, b. 1856, d. 1922.] (Statistics) a random process in which the probabilities of states in a series depend only on the properties of the immediately preceding state or the next preceeding state, independent of the path by which the preceding state was reached. It is distinguished from a Markov chain in that the states of a Markov process may be continuous as well as discrete. [Also spelled Markoff process.]
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Marksman (?), n.; pl. Marksmen (#). [Earlier markman; mark + man.] 1. One skillful to hit a mark with a missile; one who shoots well. especially with a pistol or rifle.
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2. (Law) One who makes his mark, instead of writing his name, in signing documents. Burrill.
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Marksmanship, n. Skill of a marksman.
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markup n. 1. (Commerce) The amount added to the cost to determine the asking price.
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2. (printing) Instructions for the typesetter that are written on the copy (e.g. underlining words that are to be set in italics).
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3. (Legislation) Changes in proposed legislation drafted in conference, as contrasted with changes resulting from the amendment process.
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markweed n. A climbing plant (Toxicodendron radicans) common in eastern and central U. S. with ternate leaves and greenish flowers followed by white berries. It yields an irritating oil that causes a rash on contact; commonly called poison ivy.
Syn. -- poison ivy, poison mercury, poison oak, Toxicodendron radicans, Rhus radicans.
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Marl (?), v. t. [See .] (Naut.) To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a pecular hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
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Coloq. Marling spike . (Naut.) See under .
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Marl, n. [OF. marle, F. marne, LL. margila, dim. of L. marga marl. Originally a Celtic word, according to Pliny, xvii. 7: “Quod genus terræ Galli et Britanni margam vocant.” √274.] A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy. See .
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Marl, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Marling.] [Cf. F. marner. See , n.] To overspread or manure with marl; as, to marl a field.
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Marlaceous (?), a. Resembling marl; partaking of the qualities of marl.
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Marlin (?), n. (Zoöl.) The American great marbled godwit (Limosa fedoa). Applied also to the red-breasted godwit (Limosa hæmatica).
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2. [from marlin spike, the shape of its bill.] Any of several marine billfishes of the genera Makaira and Tetrapturus, popular as game in sport fishing.
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Coloq. Hook-billed marlin , a curlew.
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Marline (?), n. [LG. marlien, marling, or D. marling, marlijn, fr. D. marren to tie, prob. akin to E. moor, v., and lijn line: cf.F. merlin. See , v., .] (Naut.) A small line composed of two strands a little twisted, used for winding around ropes and cables, to prevent their being weakened by fretting.
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Coloq. Marline spike , Coloq. Marling spike (Naut.), an iron tool tapering to a point, used to separate the strands of a rope in splicing and in marling. It has an eye in the thick end to which a lanyard is attached. See . [Written also marlin spike] -- Coloq. Marline-spike bird . [The name alludes to the long middle tail feathers.] (Zoöl.) (a) A tropic bird. (b) A jager, or skua gull.
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Marline (?), v. t. [F. merliner.] (Naut.) To wind marline around; as, to marline a rope.
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Marlite (?), n. [Cf. F. marlite. See , n.] (Min.) A variety of marl.
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Marlitic (?), a. Partaking of the qualites of marlite.
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Marlpit (?), n. Apit where marl is dug.
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Marlstone (?), n. (Geol.) A sandy calcareous straum, containing, or impregnated with, iron, and lying between the upper and lower Lias of England.
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Marly (?), a. [Compar. Marlier (?); superl. Marliest.] Consisting or partaking of marl; resembling marl; abounding with marl.
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Marmalade (märmȧlād), n. [F. marmelade, Pg. marmelada, fr. marmélo a quince, fr. L. melimelum honey apple, Gr. melimhlon a sweet apple, an apple grafted on a quince; meli honey + mh^lon apple. Cf. , .] A preserve or confection made of the pulp of fruit, as the quince, pear, apple, orange, etc., boiled with sugar, and brought to a jamlike consistency.
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Coloq. Marmalade tree (Bot.), a sapotaceous tree (Lucuma mammosa) of the West Indies and Tropical America. It has large obovate leaves and an egg-shaped fruit from three to five inches long, containing a pleasant-flavored pulp and a single large seed. The fruit is called marmalade, or natural marmalade, from its consistency and flavor. [ Webster]

Marmalet (?), n. See . [Obs.]
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Marmatite (?), n. [Cf. F. marmatite.] (Min.) A ferruginous variety of shalerite or zinc blende, nearly black in color.
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Marmolite (märm�līt), n. [Gr. maramairein to sparkle + -lite.] (Min.) A thin, laminated variety of serpentine, usually of a pale green color.
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Marmoraceous (?), a. [L. marmor marble. See .] Pertaining to, or like, marble.
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{ Marmorate (?), Marmorated (?), } a. [L. marmoratus, p. p. of marmorate to overlay with marble, fr. marmor marble.] Variegated like marble; covered or overlaid with marble. [R.]
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Marmoration (?), n. [L. marmoratio.] A covering or incrusting with marble; a casing of marble; a variegating so as to resemble marble. [R.]
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Marmoratum opus (?). [L. See , and .] (Arch.) A kind of hard finish for plasterwork, made of plaster of Paris and marble dust, and capable of taking a high polish.
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{ Marmoreal (märmōr��l), Marmorean (märmōr��n), } a. [L. marmoreus, fr. marmor marble: cf. F. marmoréen. See .] Pertaining to, or resembling, marble; made of marble.
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Marmorosis (märm�rōsĭs), n. [NL.] (Geol.) The metamorphism of limestone, that is, its conversion into marble. Geikie.
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Marmose (märmōs), n. [F.] (Zoöl.) A species of small opossum (Didelphys murina) ranging from Mexico to Brazil.
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Marmoset (märm�zĕt; 277), n. [F. marmouset a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. marmoretum, fr. L. marmor marble. Perhaps confused with marmot. See .] (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera Hapale and Midas, family Hapalidæ. They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are often kept as pets. Called also squirrel monkey.
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marmot (märmŏt; 277), n. [It. marmotta, marmotto, prob. fr. L. mus montanus, or mus montis, lit., mountain mouse or rat. See , and .] 1. (Zoöl.) Any rodent of the genus Marmota (formerly Arctomys) of the subfamily Sciurinae. The common European marmot (Marmota marmotta) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European species. The common American species (Marmota monax) is the woodchuck (also called groundhog), but the name marmot is usually used only for the western variety.
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2. Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the genus Spermophilus; also, the prairie dog.
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Coloq. Marmot squirrel (Zoöl.), a ground squirrel or spermophile. -- Coloq. Prairie marmot . See .
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Marmottes oil (?). A fine oil obtained from the kernel of Prunus brigantiaca. It is used instead of olive or almond oil. De Colange.
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Marmozet (?), n. See .
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Maroc prop. n. Morocco, a country in Northwestern Africa.
Syn. -- Morocco, Marruecos.
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Maroc prop. a. Of or pertaining to Morocco; as, Maroc mosques cannot be entered by women without a head covering.
Syn. -- Moroccan.
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marocain n. A dress crepe; similar to Canton crepe.
Syn. -- crepe marocain.
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Marone (?), n. See , the color.
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Maronite (?), n.; pl. Maronites (�). (Eccl. Hist.) One of a body of nominal Christians, who speak the Arabic language, and reside on Mount Lebanon and in different parts of Syria. They take their name from one Maron of the 6th century.
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Maroon (?), n. [Written also marroon.] [F. marron, abbrev. fr. Sp. cimarron wild, unruly, from cima the summit of a mountain; hence, negro cimarron a runaway negro that lives in the mountains.] In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.
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Maroon, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Marooned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Marooning.] [See a fugitive slave.] To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.
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Coloq. Marooning party , a social excursion party that sojourns several days on the shore or in some retired place; a prolonged picnic. [Southern U. S.] Bartlett.
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