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Mouth (mou�), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mouthed (mou�d); p. pr. & vb. n. Mouthing.] 1. To take into the mouth; to seize or grind with the mouth or teeth; to chew; to devour. Dryden.
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2. To utter with a voice affectedly big or swelling; to speak in a strained or unnaturally sonorous manner; as, mouthing platitudes. “Mouthing big phrases.” Hare.
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Mouthing out his hollow oes and aes. Tennyson.
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3. To form or cleanse with the mouth; to lick, as a bear her cub. Sir T. Browne.
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4. To make mouths at. [R.] R. Blair.
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Mouth, v. i. 1. To speak with a full, round, or loud, affected voice; to vociferate; to rant.
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I'll bellow out for Rome, and for my country,
And mouth at Cæsar, till I shake the senate. Addison.
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2. To put mouth to mouth; to kiss. [R.] Shak.
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3. To make grimaces, esp. in ridicule or contempt.
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Well I know, when I am gone,
How she mouths behind my back. Tennyson.
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Mouthed (?), a. 1. Furnished with a mouth.
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2. Having a mouth of a particular kind; using the mouth, speech, or voice in a particular way; -- used only in composition; as, wide-mouthed; hard-mouthed; foul-mouthed; mealy-mouthed.
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Mouther (?), n. One who mouths; an affected speaker.
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Mouth-footed (?), a. (Zoöl.) Having the basal joints of the legs converted into jaws.
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Mouthful (?), n.; pl. Mouthfuls (�). 1. As much as is usually put into the mouth at one time.
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2. Hence, a small quantity.
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3. A statement that has a profound truth in it; as, you said a mouthful! [informal]
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Mouthless, a. [AS. mūðleás.] Destitute of a mouth.
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Mouth-made (?), a. Spoken without sincerity; not heartfelt. “Mouth-made vows.” Shak.
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Mouthpiece (?), n. 1. The part of a musical or other instrument to which the mouth is applied in using it; as, the mouthpiece of a bugle, or of a tobacco pipe.
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2. An appendage to an inlet or outlet opening of a pipe or vessel, to direct or facilitate the inflow or outflow of a fluid.
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3. One who delivers the opinion of others or of another; a spokesman; as, the mouthpiece of his party.
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Egmont was imprudent enough to make himself the mouthpiece of their remonstrance. Motley.
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4. Hence: A person's lawyer. [slang] This is a term that was used sometimes in old movies. When a tough bad guy was arrested he might say “I ain't sayin' nothin' without my mouthpiece!”
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mouthwash n. a medicated solution used for gargling and rinsing the mouth.
Syn. -- gargle.
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mouton n. meat from a mature sheep.
Syn. -- mutton.
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Movability (?), n. Movableness.
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Movable (?), a. [Cf. OF. movable. See .] 1. Capable of being moved, lifted, carried, drawn, turned, or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of motion; not fixed or stationary; as, a movable steam engine. [Also spelled moveable.]
Syn. -- transferable, transferrable, transportable.
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2. Changing from one time to another; as, movable feasts, i. e., church festivals, the date of which varies from year to year.
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Coloq. Movable letter (Heb. Gram.), a letter that is pronounced, as opposed to one that is quiescent. -- Coloq. Movable feast (Ecclesiastical), a holy day that changes date, depending on the lunar cycle. An example of such a day is Easter.
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Movable, n.; pl. Movables (�). 1. An article of wares or goods; a commodity; a piece of property not fixed, or not a part of real estate; generally, in the plural, goods; wares; furniture. [Also spelled moveable.]
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Furnished with the most rich and princely movables. Evelyn.
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2. (Rom. Law) Property not attached to the soil.
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☞ The word is not convertible with personal property, since rents and similar incidents of the soil which are personal property by our law are immovables by the Roman law. Wharton.
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Movableness, n. The quality or state of being movable; mobility; susceptibility of motion.
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Movably, adv. In a movable manner or condition.
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Move (m�v), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Moved (m�vd); p. pr. & vb. n. Moving.] [OE. moven, OF. moveir, F. mouvoir, L. movere; cf. Gr. 'ameibein to change, exchange, go in or out, quit, Skr. mīv, p. p. mūta, to move, push. Cf. , to molt, , , .] 1. To cause to change place or posture in any manner; to set in motion; to carry, convey, draw, or push from one place to another; to impel; to stir; as, the wind moves a vessel; the horse moves a carriage.
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2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To transfer (a piece or man) from one space or position to another on a playing board, according to the rules of the game; as, to move a king.
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3. To excite to action by the presentation of motives; to rouse by representation, persuasion, or appeal; to influence.
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Minds desirous of revenge were not moved with gold. Knolles.
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No female arts his mind could move. Dryden.
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4. To arouse the feelings or passions of; especially, to excite to tenderness or compassion; to touch pathetically; to excite, as an emotion. Shak.
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When he saw the multitudes, he was moved with compassion on them. Matt. ix. 36.
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[The use of images] in orations and poetry is to move pity or terror. Felton.
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5. To propose; to recommend; specifically, to propose formally for consideration and determination, in a deliberative assembly; to submit, as a resolution to be adopted; as, to move to adjourn.
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Let me but move one question to your daughter. Shak.
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They are to be blamed alike who move and who decline war upon particular respects. Hayward.
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6. To apply to, as for aid. [Obs.] Shak.
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Syn. -- To stir; agitate; trouble; affect; persuade; influence; actuate; impel; rouse; prompt; instigate; incite; induce; incline; propose; offer.
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Move, v. i. 1. To change place or posture; to stir; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another; as, a ship moves rapidly.
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The foundations also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he was wroth. Ps. xviii. 7.
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On the green bank I sat and listened long, . . .
Nor till her lay was ended could I move. Dryden.
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2. To act; to take action; to stir; to begin to act; as, to move in a matter.
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3. To change residence; to remove, as from one house, town, or state, to another.
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4. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) To change the place of a piece in accordance with the rules of the game.
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Move (?), n. 1. The act of moving; a movement.
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2. (Chess, Checkers, etc.) The act of moving one of the pieces, from one position to another, in the progress of the game; also, the opportunity or obligation to so move a piece; one's turn; as, you can only borrow from the bank in Monopoly when it's your move.
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3. An act for the attainment of an object; a step in the execution of a plan or purpose.
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Coloq. To make a move . (a) To take some action toward a goal, usually one involving interaction with other people. (b) To move a piece, as in a game. -- Coloq. To be on the move , to bustle or stir about. [Colloq.]
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moveable adj. movable.
Syn. -- , transferable, transferrable, transportable.
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moved pred. adj. affected emotionally. Opposite of unmoved. Also See , .
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Moveless, a. Motionless; fixed. “Moveless as a tower.” Pope.
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Movement (?), n. [F. mouvement. See , and cf. .] 1. The act of moving in space; change of place or posture; motion; as, the movement of an army in marching or maneuvering; the movement of a wheel or a machine.
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2. Manner or style of moving; as, a slow, or quick, or sudden, movement.
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3. Transference, by any means, from one situation to another; a change of situation; progress toward a goal; advancement; as, after months of fruitless discussion there was finally some movement toward an agreement.
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4. Motion of the mind or feelings; emotion.
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5. (Mus.) (a) The rhythmical progression, pace, and tempo of a piece. “Any change of time is a change of movement.” Busby. (b) One of the several strains or pieces, each complete in itself, with its own time and rhythm, which make up a larger work; as, the several movements of a suite or a symphony.
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6. (Mech.) A system of mechanism for transmitting motion of a definite character, or for transforming motion; as, the wheelwork of a watch; as, a seventeen jewel movement.
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7. A more or less organized effort by many people to achieve some goal, especially a social or artistic goal; as, the women's liberation movement; the progressive movement in architecture.
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Coloq. Febrile movement (Med.), an elevation of the body temperature; a fever. -- Coloq. Movement cure . (Med.) See . -- Coloq. Movement of the bowels , an evacuation or stool; a passage or discharge.
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Syn. -- Motion. -- , . Motion expresses a general idea of not being at rest; movement is oftener used to express a definite, regulated motion, esp. a progress.
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Movent (?), a. [L. movens, p. pr. of movere. See .] Moving. [R.] Grew.
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Movent, n. That which moves anything. [R.]
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Mover (?), n. 1. A person or thing that moves, stirs, or changes place.
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2. A person or thing that imparts motion, or causes change of place; a motor.
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3. One who, or that which, excites, instigates, or causes movement, change, etc.; as, movers of sedition.
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These most poisonous compounds,
Which are the movers of a languishing death. Shak.
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4. A proposer; one who offers a proposition, or recommends anything for consideration or adoption; as, the mover of a resolution in a legislative body.
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Movie (?), n. 1. A motion picture.
Syn. -- film, picture, moving picture, motion picture, picture show, flick.
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2. A motion picture show; the event of showing a motion picture. In the pl., the event of showing a motion picture at a movie theater; as, to go to the movies; to spend an evening at the movies.
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3. pl. The motion picture industry or medium, generally.
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Moving, a. 1. Changing place or posture; causing motion or action; as, a moving car, or power.
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2. Exciting movement of the mind or feelings; adapted to move the sympathies, passions, or affections; touching; pathetic; as, a moving appeal.
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I sang an old moving story. Coleridge.
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Coloq. Moving force (Mech.), a force that accelerates, retards, or deflects the motion of a body. -- Coloq. Moving plant (Bot.), a leguminous plant (Desmodium gyrans); -- so called because its leaflets have a distinct automatic motion.
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Moving, n. The act of changing place or posture; esp., the act of changing one's dwelling place or place of business.
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Coloq. Moving day , a day when one moves; esp., a day when a large number of tenants change their dwelling place.
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Movingly, adv. In a moving manner. Addison.
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Movingness, n. The power of moving.
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Moving picture. same as .
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Mow (?), n. [Written also moe and mowe.] [F. moue pouting, a wry face; cf. OD. mouwe the protruded lip.] A wry face. “Make mows at him.” Shak.
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Mow, v. i. To make mouths.
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Nodding, becking, and mowing. Tyndale.
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Mow, n. (Zoöl.) Same as , a gull.
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Mow, v. [pres. sing. Mow, pl. Mowe, Mowen, Moun.] [AS. magan. See , v.] May; can. “Thou mow now escapen.” [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Our walles mowe not make hem resistence. Chaucer.
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Mow (mō), v. t. [imp. Mowed (mōd); p. p. Mowed or Mown (mōn); p. pr. & vb. n. Mowing.] [OE. mowen, mawen, AS. māwan; akin to D. maaijen, G. mähen, OHG. mājan, Dan. meie, L. metere to reap, mow, Gr. 'ama^n. Cf. , a meadow, .] 1. To cut down, as grass, with a scythe or machine.
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2. To cut the grass from; as, to mow a meadow.
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3. To cut down; to cause to fall in rows or masses, as in mowing grass; -- with down; as, a discharge of grapeshot mows down whole ranks of men.
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Mow, v. i. To cut grass, etc., with a scythe, or with a machine; to cut grass for hay.
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Mow (mou), n. [OE. mowe, AS. mūga.] 1. A heap or mass of hay or of sheaves of grain stowed in a barn.
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2. The place in a barn where hay or grain in the sheaf is stowed.
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Mow (mou), v. t. To lay, as hay or sheaves of grain, in a heap or mass in a barn; to pile and stow away.
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Mowburn (moubûrn), v. i. To heat and ferment in the mow, as hay when housed too green.
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Mowe (mou), v. See 4th . [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Mowe, n. & v. See 1st & 2d . [Obs.]
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Mower (mōẽr), n. One who, or that which, mows; a mowing machine; as, a lawn mower.
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Mowing, n. 1. The act of one who, or the operation of that which, mows.
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2. Land from which grass is cut; meadow land.
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Coloq. Mowing machine , an agricultural machine armed with knives or blades for cutting standing grass, etc. It may be drawn by a horse or horses, or propelled by a powered engine.
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Mown (?), p. p. & a. Cut down by mowing, as grass; deprived of grass by mowing; as, a mown field.
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Mowyer (?), n. A mower. [Obs.]
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Moxa (?), n. [A corruption of Japan. mogusa (pronounced mongsa), an escharotic made from the plant yomigi: cf. F. moxa.] 1. (Med.) A soft woolly mass prepared from the young leaves of Artemisia Chinensis, and used as a cautery by burning it on the skin; hence, any substance used in a like manner, as cotton impregnated with niter, amadou.
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2. (Bot.) A plant from which this substance is obtained, esp. Artemisia Chinensis, and Artemisia moxa.
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Moxie (?), n. [fr. Moxie, a trade name for a beverage.] 1. energy; pep.
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2. courage, determination.
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3. Know-how, expertise. MW10.
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Moya (?), n. Mud poured out from volcanoes during eruptions; -- so called in South America.
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Moyle (?), n. & v. See , and .
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{ Mozarab (?), Mozarabic (?) }. Same as , .
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{ Mozetta (?), Mozzetta (?), } n. [It. mozzetta: cf. F. mosette. Cf. a hood or cape.] (Eccl.) A cape, with a small hood; -- worn by the pope and other dignitaries of the Roman Catholic Church.
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Mr.. (�). The customary abbreviation of Mister in writing and printing. See , 4.
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Mrs. (�). The customary abbreviation of Mistress or Missess when used as a title of courtesy, in writing and printing; as, Mrs. Clinton is commonly called by her full name, Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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msasa n. (Bot.) Amall shrubby African tree (Brachystegia speciformis) having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers.
Syn. -- Brachystegia speciformis.
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MSB n. See . [abbr.]
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MSG n. See .
Syn. -- monosodium glutamate.
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MST n. Mountain Standard Time, the time of the 105th meridian, used in the mountain states of the U.S. [abbr.]
Syn. -- Mountain Time, Mountain Standard Time.
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MT n. A metric ton, a unit of weight equivalent to 1000 kilograms. [abbr.]
Syn. -- metric ton, tonne, t.
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mu n. (mū) The 12th letter of the Greek alphabet ( μ, Μ).
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mu'adhdhin n. Same as .
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muazzin n. Same as .
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Mucamide (?), n. [Mucic + amide.] (Chem.) The acid amide of mucic acid, obtained as a white crystalline substance.
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Mucate (?), n. (Chem.) A salt of mucic acid.
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Muce (?), n. See , and .
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Mucedin (?), n. [From .] (Bot. Chem.) A yellowish white, amorphous, nitrogenous substance found in wheat, rye, etc., and resembling gluten; -- formerly called also mucin.
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Much (mŭch), a. [Compar. & superl. wanting, but supplied by More (mōr), and Most (mōst), from another root.] [OE. moche, muche, miche, prob. the same as mochel, muchel, michel, mikel, fr. AS. micel, mycel; cf. Gr. megas, fem. megalh, great, and Icel. mjök, adv., much. √103. See .] 1. Great in quantity; long in duration; as, much rain has fallen; much time.
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Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in. Deut. xxviii. 38.
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2. Many in number. [Archaic]
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Edom came out against him with much people. Num. xx. 20.
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3. High in rank or position. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Much, n. 1. A great quantity; a great deal; also, an indefinite quantity; as, you have as much as I.
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He that gathered much had nothing over. Ex. xvi. 18.
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☞ Muchin this sense can be regarded as an adjective qualifying a word unexpressed, and may, therefore, be modified by as, so, too, very.
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2. A thing uncommon, wonderful, or noticeable; something considerable.
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And [he] thought not much to clothe his enemies. Milton.
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Coloq. To make much of , to treat as something of especial value or worth.
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Much, adv. [Cf. Icel. mjök. See , a.] To a great degree or extent; greatly; abundantly; far; nearly. “Much suffering heroes.” Pope.
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Thou art much mightier than we. Gen. xxvi. 16.
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Excellent speech becometh not a fool, much less do lying lips a prince. Prov. xvii. 7.
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Henceforth I fly not death, nor would prolong
Life much. Milton.
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All left the world much as they found it. Sir W. Temple.
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Muchel (?), a. [√103. See .] Much. [Obs.]
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Muchness, n. Greatness; extent. [Obs. or Colloq.]
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The quantity and muchness of time which it filcheth. W. Whately.
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Coloq. Much of a muchness , much the same. [Colloq.] “Men's men; gentle or simple, they're much of a muchness.” G. Eliot.
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Muchwhat (?), adv. Nearly; almost; much. [Obs.] “Muchwhat after the same manner.” Glanvill.
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Mucic (?), a. [L. mucus mucus: cf. F. mucique.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or derived from, gums and micilaginous substances; specif., denoting an acid obtained by the oxidation of gums, dulcite, etc., as a white crystalline substance isomeric with saccharic acid.
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Mucid (?), a. [L. mucidus, fr. L. mucus mucus. See , and cf. .] Musty; moldy; slimy; mucous. -- Mucidness, n.
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Mucific (?), a. [Mucus + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make. See .] 1. (Med.) Inducing or stimulating the secretion of mucus; blennogenous.
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2. (Physiol.) Secreting mucus.
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Muciform (?), a. [Mucus + -form.] (Physiol.) Resembling mucus; having the character or appearance of mucus.
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Mucigen (?), n. [Mucin + -gen.] (Physiol.) A substance which is formed in mucous epithelial cells, and gives rise to mucin.
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Mucigenous (?), a. (Physiol.) Connected with the formation of mucin; resembling mucin.
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The mucigenous basis is manufactured at the expense of the ordinary protoplasm of the cell. Foster.
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Mucilage (?), n. [F., from L. mucilago a musty juice, fr. mucus mucus, slime. See .] 1. (Bot. Chem.) A gummy or gelatinous substance produced in certain plants by the action of water on the cell wall, as in the seeds of quinces, of flax, etc.
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2. An aqueous solution of gum, or of substances allied to it; a glue; a liquid adhesive; as, medicinal mucilage; mucilage for fastening envelopes.
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Mucilaginous (?), a. [Cf. F. mucilagineux. See .] 1. Partaking of the nature of, or resembling, mucilage; moist, soft, and viscid; slimy; ropy; as, a mucilaginous liquid.
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2. Of, pertaining to, or secreting, mucilage; as, the mucilaginous glands.
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3. Soluble in water, but not in alcohol; yielding mucilage; as, mucilaginous gums or plants. -- Mucilaginousness, n.
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