la-tü'ri-ty, n. fat'u-ti-nal,

Convent=

aud lin, a. d áu gre, (inâ âu kịu, n. a iul, n. a hea iul, v. a. to läund, [män 1 hand-bask Täund, v.n. laun'der, [n S. P. J.] v. Mäun der-er, aun-dy-Thur the Thursda fâu-so-le an, Mâu-sọ lẽ um, F. Ja. Wb.; a magnificen Mauvaise honte Ma'vis, n. a th Maw, n. the s Mawk'ish, a. Mawk ish-něs

Mawk'y, a. n

Maw-worm,

Max-illar, or

măx il-lar,

Max'il-la-ry, a

Min v

Max'im, n. an

Min

Mari-mum,

Mon

tainable in a

May, (mā) au

Mink

Mook

permitted;
May, (mā) n.
May, v. n. to
May-day, (m
May'-flow-er,
May-game, 1
May 'hem, n.
May ing, n. 1
Mayor, [ma
må ur, P.]
May'or-al-ty.
May or-ess, 7
May -põle, n
Măz'ard, n.
Maze, n. al

Māze, v. a.
Maze, v. n.
Ma/zed-ness
Ma-zol'o-gy
treats of 1
Ma'zy, a. p

a, e, i, o, u,

Mo k
Monk 1

Monk
Mio

monk.

religiously recluse; pertain-
ing to monks or nuns.
d. in a monastic manner.
mmonastic life.

s. the 2d day of the week.
metal coined for traffic;
-notes exchangeable for coin.
(manʼnẹ-bág) n. a large purse.
a moneychanger.
C. & a broker in money.
in nid) 4. rich in money.
wanting money; pennyless.

money for others.

| Mo-noplo-lize, v. a. to engross so as to have the sole power of vending any commodity. Mo-nop'o-liz-er, n. a monopolist.

Mo-noplo-ly, n. an exclusive privilege of selling.
Mon'op-tote, [mon'op-tot, S. J. E. F. Ja.; mon'-
op-tôt, or mo-nop'tot, W. P.] n. a noun used
only in one oblique case.

Mon-o-spër'mous, a. having only one seed.
Mono-stich, n. a composition of one verse.
Mon-o-strophic, a. having only one strophe.
Mon-o-syl-lab'i-cal, a. of one syllable.
Mon-o-syl/la-ble, n. a word of only one syllable.
Mono-the-ism, n. a belief in only one God.
Mon'o-tone, n. uniformity of sound.
Mon-o-ton'i-cal, a. having an unvaried sound.
Mo-not'o-nous, a. wanting variety in cadence.
Mo-not o-ny, n. uniformity of sound or tone.
Monsieur, (mô-sęu) [mo su, F.; mos ser, Wb.]
n. [Fr.] sir: the title of the French king's
oldest brother.

Mon-sôôn', n. a periodical trade-wind.
Mon'ster, n. something unnatural or horrible.
Mon-stros'i-ty, n. state of being monstrous.
Monstrous, a. unnatural; strange; shocking.
Monstrous-ly, ad. shockingly; horribly.
Mon'strous-ness, n. monstrosity.

Mon-teth', n. a vessel to wash glasses in.
Month, (munth) n. one of the 12 divisions of
the year; the space
of four weeks.
Monthly, a. happening every month.
Monthly, ad. once in a month.

Mon'u-ment, n. a memorial; a tomb; a pillar.
Mon-u-mental, a. memorial; sepulchral.
Mon-u-mental-ly, ad. in memorial

Môôd, n. temper; disposition; form; mode.

aer, (man'ne-skriv-ner) a. one Môôd'j-ly, ad. sadly; pensively.
(man-niz-würth) n. something Môôd'y, a. out of humor; peevish; sad; pen-

full value.

Zer). a dealer; a seller. Zrel) 4. of a mixed breed. thing of a mixed breed. ce Admonisher.

Bish'un).

[tion.

a hint; admoni

dmonitory; instructive. one who admonishes or warns. relating to a monitor.

Môôd'i-ness, n. peevishness; vexation. [sive
Môôn, n. the luminary of the night; a month.
Môôn-beam, n. a ray of lunar light.

Môôn—ctlf, (môn-kaf) n. a monster ; a dolt.
Môôn'-eyed, (môn'-id) a. dim-eyed; purblind.
Môôn'ish, a. like the moon; variable.
Môôn'less, a. not enlightened by the moon.
Môôn light, (môn'lit) n. the light of the moon.
Môôn light, a. illuminated by the moon.
Môôn shine, n. the lustre of the moon.

giving admonition or instruction. Môôn'shin-y, a. illuminated by the moon.

a female monitor.

one

Living in a monastery.

an ape; a baboon.

1. the life and state of monks.

nk)

ming ko)
(mungk had)

n. state of a monk.

4. monastic pertaining to monks. ord, an instrument of one string.

Môôn stone, n. a kind of stone.

Môôn struck, a. affected by the moon.
Môôn'y, a. lunated; having a crescent.
Môôr, n. a marsh; a fen; a bog; an African.
Môôr, v. a. & n. to fasten by anchors; to be
Môôr cock, n. the male of the moorhen. [fixed.
Môôr game, n. red game; grouse.

Môôr hěn, n. a fowl that feeds in the fens.
Môôr'ings, n. pl. anchors, chains, and bridles,
for securing a ship.

Monicas, or Monoc-lous, a. one-eyed.
Nino dist, a writer of monodies.
Moody, s. a poem sung by one person only. Môôr'ish, a. fenny; marshy; denoting Moors.
Mo-nogist, x. a disa llower of second mar- Môôr land, n. a marsh; a fen; watery ground.
Mondon, the sea-unicorn.
Mon's gram, na cipher; a character com- Môôse, n. the largest American deer.
My-nogy, 2. marriage of one wife only.

Môôr'stone, n. a species of granite.
Môôr'y, a. marshy; fenny; watery.

Môôt, v. a. to discuss; to plead in a mock cause,
or for exercise.

Môôt, v. n. to argue upon a supposed cause.

ption drawn in lines Môôt, a. disputable; unsettled; as, a moot case.

Pounded of several letters.
Min' graph, s. an

single combat.

Mön ome, n. a quantity having but one name.
Mo-nomachy, n. a duel a
Mo-nopathy, n. solitary suffering.
My-nopolist, A. one

,, 1, 8, 6, 9, long;

no

monopolizes.

Môôt er, n. a disputer of moot points.

Môôting, n. exercise of pleading a mock cause.
Mop, n. a utensil for cleaning floors, &c.
Mop, v. a. to rub with a mop.

Mope, v. n. to be stupid or dull; to drowse.
Mope, n. a drone; a stupid, spiritless person.

I, o, u, J, short; a, e, i, o, u, y, obscure.-fare, fär, fast, fall; hêir, her;

Mōpe-eyed, (mōp'-id) a. short-sighted.
Mo'pish, a. spiritless; inattentive; dejected.
Mo'pish-ness, n. dejection; inactivity.
Mop pet, or Mop/sey, n. a puppet; a doll; a girl.
Moral, a. relating to rational beings, and their Mörti-fy, v. n. to gangrene; to be subdued.
duties to each other, as right or wrong; re- Mörtise, n. a cut in wood for a tenon.
lating to morality; obligatory in its nature; Mortise, v. a. to cut or make a nortise in.
subject to a moral law; accountable; volun-Mört/main, n. an unalienable estate. [church.
tary; probable; virtuous; just; honest. Mört u-a-ry, n. a burial-place; a gift left to a
Moral, n. the instruction of a fable, &c. * Mör tu-a-ry, a. belonging to sepulture.
Mar al-ist, n. a teacher of morals; a moral man. Alo-să ic, or Mo-să i-cal, a. noting painting in
Mo-rali-ty, n. doctrine of human duty; ethics. small pebbles, cockles, &c.; relating to Moses.
Mor-al-i-zation, n. moral refection. [sense. Mo-saic-work, 2. an imitation of a painting in
Moral-ize, v. a. to apply or explain in a moral pebbles, marbles, tiles, or shells
Mór al-ize, v. n. to discourse on moral subjects.
Moral-iz-er, . one who moralizes.

P.; măt run-al, Wb. Ash, Scott] a. suitable to Me, pr. the objective case of I.

a metron.

Măt'ron-ly, or Ma'tron-ly, a. motherly.
Ma-tross', n. a sort of soldiers in artillery.
Matter, n. body; substance extended; subject;
affair; business; importance; pus.
Mat/ter, v. n. to be of importance; to import.
Mat'tock, n. a tool of husbandry; a pickaxe.
Mat'tress, [mat/tres, S. W. P. J. E. F.Ja. Wb.;
often in America, mat-trăs'] n. a kind of quilt
made to lie upon.

Mǎt'u-rate, (măt'yu-rāt) v. a. to ripen.
Măt-u-ra tion, n. the state of growing ripe.
Măt'u-ra-tive, [mǎch'u-ra-tiv, W. J.; ma-tūra-
tiv, S. P.] a. ripening; conducive to ripeness.
Ma-ture', a. ripe; complete; well digested.
Ma-ture', v.a. to ripen; to advance to ripeness.
Ma-tūre, v. n. to become ripe or perfect.
Ma-turely, ad. ripely; completely; early.
Ma-tu ri-ty, n. ripeness; completion.
Matu-ti-nal, a. relating to the morning.
Maud lin, a. drunk; fuddled.-n. a plant.
Mâu gre, (mâwer) ad. in spite of.
Mâu kin, n. a drag to sweep an oven.
Mâul, n. a heavy hammer. See Mall.
Mâul, v. a. to beat harshly; to bruise.
*Mäund, [mänd, W. Ja. ; mâwnd, P. E. J.]

a hand-basket.

*Mäund, v. n. to mutter; to mumble.
*Mäun'der, [män'der, W. F. Ja.; mâwn'der,
S. P. J. v. n. to murmur; to beg.
*Mäun der-er, n. a murmurer; a grumbler.
Maun-dy-Thurs/day, (mâun'de-thürz'de) n.
the Thursday before Good Friday.
Mâu-so-le an, a. relating to a mausoleum.
Mâu-so-le/um, [mâw-so-lc/ụm, S. W. P. J. E.
F. Ja. Wb.; mâw-so/le-um, Barclay.] n. [L.]
a magnificent tomb, or funeral monument.
Mauvaise honte, (mo-vaz hont) [Fr.] false mod-
Malvis, n. a thrush, or bird like a thrush. [esty.
Mâw, n. the stomach of animals.

Mâwk'ish, a. apt to give satiety or loathing.
Mâwk ish-ness, n. aptness to cause loathing.
Mâwk'y, a. maggotty; full of maggots.
Mâw-worm, n. a worm in the stomach.
Max-illar, or Max'il-lar, [max-illar, S. W. Ja.;
măx'il-lar, P. Wb.] a. maxillary.
Măx'il-la-ry, a. belonging to the jawbone.
Măx'im, n. an axiom; a general principle.
Maxi-mum, n. [L.] the greatest quantity at
tainable in a given case: opposed to minimum.
Māy, (mā) auxiliary verb [imp. t. might] to be
permitted; to be possible.

Mead, n. a drink made of water and honey.
Mead, (med) n. grass land, annually
Meadow, (med/dō) mown for hay.
Mea/gre, or Mea/ger, (me ger) a. lean; thin.
Mea/gre-ly, (me ger-le) ad. poorly; thinly.
Mea/gre-ness, (me ger-nes) n. leanness.
Meal, n. a repast; the edible part of corn.
Meal'măn, n. one that deals in meal.
Meal'y, a. of the taste or softness of meal.
Meally-möûthed, (mele-möûthd) a. bashful or
soft of speech.

Mean, a. wanting dignity; of low rank; base;
contemptible; low; vile; middle; moderate
Mean, n. a medium; measure; interval; in-
come. In the sense of instrument, it is used
in the plural form, with an adjective or verb
singular; as, by this means.

Mean, v. n. to have in mind; to purpose.
Mean, v. a. to purpose; to intend; to design.
Me-ǎn'der, n. a maze; a labyrinth; a winding
Me-an'der, v. n. to run with a winding course.
Me-ǎn'drous, a. winding; flexuous.

Mean'ing, n. purpose; intention; the sense.
Mean'ly, ad. moderately; basely; poorly.
Mean'ness, n. want of excellence; baseness.
n. Měant, (měnt) imp. t. & pp. from Mean.
Meanwhile, ad. in the intervening time.
Mear, (mēr) n. a measure of ground.
Mease, n. a mease of herrings is five hundred.
Mea'şleş, (me/zlz) n. a kind of eruptive fever.,
Mea'sly, (me/zle) a. infected with measles.
Meaş'u-ra-ble, (mězh'u-ra-bl) a. that may be
measured; moderate; in small quantity.
Meaş'y-ra-ble-ness, (mězh'y-ra-bl-nes) n. the
quality of admitting to be measured.
Meaş u-ra-bly, (mězh'u-ra-ble) ad. moderately.
Measure, (mězh'ur) n. that by which any thing
is measured; proportion; degree; quantity;
musical time; moderation; limit; metre.
Meaş'ure, (mězh'ur) v.a. to compute by rule;
to adjust; to proportion; to mark out; to allot.
Measure-less, (mězh'ur-lés) a. immeasurable.
Measure-ment, (mězh'ur-měnt) n. mensuration.
Measur-er, (mězh'ur-er) n. one that measures.
Meat, n. flesh to be eaten; food in general.
Me-chan'ic, n. a manufacturer; an artificer.
Me-chan'ic, a. relating to mechanism or
Me chan'i-cal, mechanics; servile.
Me-chan'i-cal-ly, ad. according to mechanism.
Me-chan'i-cal-ness, n. mechanism.
Měch-a-nician, (měk-a-nĭsh'ạn) n. a mechan-
Me-chan'ics, n. a science which treats of motion.
Měch'an-işm, n. the construction of a machine.
Měch'an-ist, n. a maker of machines.
Měch lin, n. a kind of lace made at Mechlin.
Me-chola-can, n. a purgative root.
[py.
Me-co'ni-um, n. the expressed juice of the pop-
Měd'al, n. an ancient coin; a piece stamped in
honor of some person or event.
Me-dǎl'lic, a. pertaining to medals.
Me-dăl lion, (mẹ-dăl'yụn) n. a large medal.
Měd'al-list,
Měd'al-ist,
n. a man skilled in medals.
Měd'dle, v. n. to have to do; to interpose.
Měd'dler, n. one who meddles; a busy-body.
Měd'dle-some, a. intermeddling.
Měd'dle-some-ness, n. officiousness.
Měd'dling, n. officious interposition.
Měd-i-æ/val, a. relating to the middle ages.
Me'di-al, a. mean; noting an average.
Me'di-äte, v.n. to interpose as a friend between
two parties; to intercede.

Māy, (mā) n. the fifth month of the year.
May, v. n. to gather flowers on May morning.
May-day, (ma/-dā) n. the first day of May.
May-flow-er, n. a flower that blossoms in May.
May-game, n. a diversion; a sport; a play.
May 'hem, n. act of maiming: an old law term.
May'ing, n. the gathering of flowers in May.
Maylor, [malur, W. J. F. Ja. Wb.; mar, S.;
ma'ur, P.] n. the chief magistrate of a city.
May'or-al-ty, n. the office of a mayor.
Maylor-ess, n. the wife of a mayor.
May-pole, n. pole to be danced round in May.
Măz'ard, n. a jaw; a sort of cherry.
Maze, n. a labyrinth; uncertainty; perplexity.
Maze, v. a. to bewilder; to confuse."
Māze, v. n. to be bewildered; to be confounded.
Ma/zed-ness, n. confusion; astonishment.
Ma-zol'o-gy, n. a branch of zoology, which
treats of mammiferous animals.
Ma'zy, a. perplexed with windings; confused.

[ist.

H

Me'di-āte, v. a. to effect by mediation.
Me'di-ate, a. interposed; intervening; middle.
Me'di-ate-ly, ad. by a secondary cause.
Me-di-a'tion, n. interposition; intercession.
Me-di-a tor, n. one that interposes between two
parties; an intercessor; the Redeemer.
Mē-di-a-to'ri-al, a. belonging to a mediator.
Me-di-a tor-ship, n. the office of a mediator.
Me-dj-a'trix, n. a female mediator.
Měd'i-ca-ble, a. that may be healed.
Měd'i-cal, a. relating to the art of healing.
Měd i-cal-ly, ad. physically; medicinally.
Měd'i-ca-měnt, [měd'e-ka-měnt, S. P. J. Ja.
Wb.; měd'e-ka-ment, or me-dik'a-ment, Wb.
F.] n. any thing used in healing.
Měd-i-ca-mental, a. relating to medicaments.
Měd'i-cāte, v. a. to tincture with medicine.
Měd-j-ca/tion, n. the act of medicating.
Me-diç'i-na-ble, a. having the power of physic.
*Me-diç'i-nal, [me-dis e-nal, P. F. Wb.; me-
dis'e-nal, or med-e-si nal, S. W.J. Ja.] a. hav-
ing the power of healing; belonging to physic.
*Me-diç'i-nal-ly, ad. in a medicinal manner.
*Měd'i-cine, [měd de-sin, W. P. J. E. F. Ja.;
měd'sin, S. Elphinston.] n. physic; a remedy.
*Měd'i-cine, v. a. to restore or cure by medicine.
Me-die-ty, n. the middle state or part; half.
Me-di-o'cre, or Me-dio-cre, [me-de-ōkr', Ja.
Maunder; me-dio-kur, Todd.] a. of moder-
ate degree; middling.

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Měl'an-chŏl-jst, n. a melancholy person. [ness.
Měl'an-chol-y, n. gloomy state of mind; sad-
Měl'an-chol-y, a. gloomy; dismal; dejected.
Me-lange', (me-länj') n. [Fr.] a mixture.
Měl'i-lot, n. a plant; a species of trifolium.
*Me/lip-rate, (mēl'yo-rāt) [mē lẹ-o-rāt, W. P
J. Ja.; mělyo-rat, S. E. F.] v. a. to better;
to improve.
[ment.
*Mel-io-ra'tion, (mel-yo-ra/shun) n. improve-
Mel-lifer-ous, a. productive of honey.
Měl-li-fi-ca'tion, n. production of honey.
Mel-liflu-ence, n. a flow of sweetness.
Mel-liflu-ent, Mel-liflu-ous, a. sweetly flowing
Měl'low, (měl lo) a. soft; fully ripe; drunk.
Měl low, (mello) v. a. to ripen; to soften.
Měl low, v. n. to grow mature; to ripen.
Měl low-ness, n. maturity; ripeness; softness
Měl low-y, (měl lo-e) a. soft; unctuous.
*Mẹ-lō'di-oùs, [me-ló'dẹ-ŭs, P. J. Ja. ; mẹ-lō'-
dyus, S. E. F.; me-lo de-ŭs, or me-lō'je-ŭs,
W. a. musical; harmonious.
*Me-lo/dj-ous-ly, ad. musically; harmoniously
*Me-lō'di-ous-ness, n. sweetness of sound.
Měl-o-dra-mătic, a. relating to a melodrame.
Měl'o-drame, n. a dramatic performance, in
which songs are intermixed.
Mělo-dy, n. music; sweetness of sound.
Měl'on, n. a well known plant and its fruit.
Melt, v. a. to dissolve; to make liquid; to soften.
Mělt, v. n. to become liquid; to be softened.
Mělter, n. one that melts metals.
Melting, n. the act of softening; inteneration.
Měm ber, n. a limb; a part; a clause; one of
a community.

Měm bered, (měm berd) a. having limbs.
Měm/ber-ship, n. state of a member; union.
Mem-bra-na/ceous, (mem-bra-na/shus), Mẹm-
bra/ne-ous, Měm bra-nous, a. consisting of
membranes.

Měm'brāne, n. a web of several sorts of fibres.
Me-měn to, n. a memorial; a notice; a hint.
Me-měn'to mō'ri, [L.] remember death.
Me-möir', (me-möir', or men/wâr) [mẹ-möîr',.or
měm war, W. P. F. Ja.; me-moir', or mē1-
mwâr, S.; měm/wâr, J.] n. an account of
transactions familiarly written; a written
account.

Měm-g-ra-bil'i-q, [L.] things to be remembered.
Měm'o-ra-ble, a. worthy of memory; illustrious.
Měm'o-ra-bly, ad. in a manner worthy of mem-

ory.

Me-dio-crist, [me-di'o-krist, Todd, Maunder;
me'de-o-krist, Wb.] u. one of middling abilities.
Me-di-oc'ri-ty, [me-de-ok're-te, P. J. F. Ja.;
me-deăh re-te, or me-je ok re-te, W.; mẹ
jõk re-te, S.] n. moderate degree; middle rate.
Měd'i-tate, v. a. to plan; to scheme; to think on.
Medi-tate, v. n. to think; to contemplate.
Měd-j-ta/tion, n. deep thought; contemplation.
Měd'i-ta-tive, a. given to meditation; reflecting.
Měd-i-ter-ra ne-an, a. encircled with land;
Med-i-ter-ra ne-ous, remote from the sea.
Medi-um, [me de-um, P. J. Ja. ; me dyum, S.
E. F.; me de-um, or melje-um, W.] n. [pl.
mediums, or media] space or substance passed
through; the mean or middle state; means.
Měd'lar, n. a tree, and the fruit of the tree.
Měd'ley, (mědle) n. a mixture; mingled mass.
Mědley, (med le) a. mingled; confused.
Me-dullar, a. the saine as medullary.
Méd'ul-la-ry, [měd'ul-la-rẹ, W. Ja. Wb.; mẹ-
dulla-re, S. P.] a. pertaining to the marrow.
Me-dullin, n. the pith of the sunflower. | Měm-o̟-răn'dụm, n. [L.] [pl. memoranda and
Meēd, n. a reward; recompense; present; a memorandums] a note to help the memory.
gift: now rarely used ercept by poets.
Meek, a. mild; not proud; soft; gentle;
Meek en, (me kn) v. a. to make meek.
Meekly, ad. mildly; gently; humbly.
Meek'ness, n. gentleness; mildness.
Mēēr, n. a lake. See Mere.
Meet, a. fit; proper; qualified; seemly.
Meet, v. a. [imp. t. & pp. met] to come together;
to join; to encounter; to find.
Meet, v. n. to encounter; to assemble.
Meet er, n. one that accosts another.
Meeting, n. an assembly; interview; a conflux.
Meeting-höûse, n. a house of public worship.
Meetly, ad. fitly; properly; suitably.
Meetness, n. fitness; propriety.
Měgia-cosm, n. the great world.
Megrim, n. a disorder of the head.
Mei-osis, n. diminution; a rhetorical figure.
Měl'an-ghol-ic, a. dejected; gloomy; dismal.
Měl'an-chōl-j-ness, . state of being melancholy.

[ble. Měm'o-ra-tive, a. tending to preserve memory.
hum-Me-mo ri-al, a. preserving memory.

[al.

Me-mo'ri-al, n. a monument; hint; an address.
Me-mo'ri-al-ist, n. one who presents a memori-
Měm'o-rīze, v. a. to record; to register.
Měm'o-ry, n. the faculty of retaining or recol-
lecting things past; retention; reminiscence.
Měn, n. the plural of man.

Menace, v. a. to threaten; to threat.-n. threat.
Měn'a-cer, n. one who threatens..
Men'a-cing, n. a threat.
[animals.
Me-nage, (me-näzh') n. [Fr.] a collection of
Men-ag-e-rie', or Men-age-ry, [mẹn-äzh-er-e',
W. Ja.; me-na/zhe-re, P.; me-nazh'e̟-rë, E.]
2. a collection of, or place for, animals.
Men'a-gogue, (měn'a-gog) n. a medicine.
Mend, v. a. to repair; to correct; to improve.
Měnd, v. n., to grow better; to improve.
Měnda-ble, a. capable of being mended.
Men-dā 'cious, (mẹn-dā'shus) a. false; lying.

Měn di-cant, a. begging.-n. a beggar.
Men-diç'i-ty, n. the life or state of a beggar.
Meni-al, a. belonging to servants; low; servile.
Me'ni-al, n. a domestic servant. [brain.
Me-nin ges, n. pl. membranes enveloping the
Me-nis/cus, n. a lens concave on one side and
convex on the other.

Me-noi'o-gy, n. a register of months.
Men'sal, a. belonging to the table.
Men'stru-al, a. monthly; lasting a month.
Men'stru-ous, a. having the catamenia.
Men stru-um, n. a dissolvent; a dissolving fluid.
*Mens u-ra-bili-ty, n. the being mensurable.
*Mens/u-ra-ble, (mens yu-ra-bl) [men'shu-ra-
bi, S. W. P. J. F.; men'su-ra-bl, Ja.] a. that
may be measured.

*Mens/u-ral, a. relating to measure.
*Mens/u-rate, v. a. to measure.

*Mens-u-rā tion, n. the act or art of measuring.
Mental, a. intellectual; relating to the mind.
Mentally, ad. intellectually; in the mind.
Mention, n. a recital, oral or written; a hint.
Mention, v. a. to name; to state; to express.
Me-phitic, or Me-phiti-cal, a. foul; noxious.
tier can-tante, [mer kan-tant, W. P; měr kan-
tan-ta, Ja.] n. [it.] a foreign trader; a mer-
chant.

Merican-tile, [mër kan-til, W. J. F. Ja. Wb.;
měr kan-til, S. E.] a. trading; commercial.
Mär ce-na-ri-ness, n. venality; respect to hire.
Mer ce-na-ry, a. venal; hired; sold for money.
Mer ce-na-ry, a. a hireling; one serving for pay.
Mercer, n. one who sells silks.

Mercer-ship, n. the business of a mercer.
Mer/cer-y, n. the trade of mercers; traffic.
Merchan-dişe, n. commerce; trade; wares.
Merchan-dise, v. n. to trade; to traffic.
Merchant, n. a trader or dealer by wholesale.
Merchant-a-ble, a. fit to be bought and sold.
Merchant-like, a. like a merchant.
Merchant-man, n. a ship of trade.

Mer ci-ful, a. compassionate; tender; kind.
Mer ci-fûl-ly, ad. tenderly; with pity.
Mer/ci-fûl-ness, n. tenderness; pity.
Mer ci-less, a. void of mercy; pitiless; cruel.
Merci less-ly, ad. in a manner void of pity.
Merci-less-ness, n. want of pity.
Mer-cu ri-al, a. containing mercury; active.
Mer-cu/ri-al, n. a preparation of mercury.
Mer/cu-ry, n. an ancient heathen deity; a
et; quicksilver; a plant.

*Me-rid/i-o-nǎl-ly, ad. according to the meridian.
Merit, n. desert; due reward; claim; right.
Merit, v. a. to deserve; to have a right to; to
Mer-i-to'ri-ous, a. deserving of reward. [earn
Mer-j-to'ri-ous-ly, ad. in a deserving manner.
Mer-i-tō'ri oŭs-ness, n. state of deserving well.
Merle, (merl) n. a blackbird.
Merlin, n. a kind of hawk.

Merlon, n. part of a parapet in a fortification
Mermaid, n. a sea woman; an animal fabled
to have a woman's head and a fish's tail
Mer/man, n. a sea man; the male of the mermaid.
Merri-ly, ad. gayly; cheerfully; with mirth.
Měr ri-mént, n. mirth; gayety; cheerfulness.
Merri-ness, n. mirth; merry disposition.
Merry, a. gay; jovial; cheerful; laughing.
Mer'ry-an drew, (mer re-ăn dry) n. a buffoon.
Merry-making, n. a festival; a jovial meeting.
Merry-meet-ing, n. a meeting for mirth.
Merry-thought, (měr re-thawt) n. the forked
breast-bone of fowls.

Mer'sion, n. the act of sinking or dipping.
Měs-e-raic, a. belonging to the mesentery.
Me-seems, impersonal verb, it seems to me.
Meş-en-tér ic, a. relating to the mesentery.
Měs/en-ter-y, n. a membrane in the intestines.
Mesh, n. space between the threads of a net.
Mesh, v. a. to catch in a net; to ensnare.
Meshly, a. reticulated; like network.
Meslin, n. a mixture of different kinds of grain.
Mesne, (men) a. middle; intermediate.
Me-som/e-las,[mes o me lại, rsh ; mẹ sẽ mẹ-lắc,

Ju.; me-some-las, Wb.] n. a precious stone.
Měss, n. a dish; a portion of food; an ordinary.
Mess, v. n. to eat; to feed together.
Mes/sage, n. an errand; notice or advice sent

in the United States, a communication of a
president or a governor to the legislature.
Mes/sen-ger, n. one who carries a message.
Mes-si'ah, n. Christ; the Savior of the world.
Mes-si'ah-ship, n. the office of Messiah.
Messieurs, (měsh'urz) [měs'sūrz, S.; měsh'-
shôrz, or mesh-shôrz, W.; měs sērz, P.;
mesh-shôrz', J.; mes sērz', E.; měsh'urz,
F.; mesh'sherz, Ja.] n. [Fr.] sirs; gentlemen.
Měss/mate, n. one who eats at the same table.
Mes/suage, (měs/swaj) n. a dwelling-house.
Met, imp. t. & pp. from Miert.

Me-tab a-sis, n. in rhetoric, transition.

Me-táb o-la, n. a change of time, air, or disease
Mět-a-car pal, a. relating to the metacarpus.
Mět-a-car pus, n. a bone of the arm.
plan-Me-tach'ro-nism, n. a date too late in time.
Me tage, n. measurement of coals, or the price
Mět-a-grăm/ma-tişm, n. transposition of letters
Mět al, (mět tl, or met al) [mět ti, S. W. P. E.

Mer cu-ry, v. a. to wash with mercury.
Mercy, n. tenderness; clemency; mildness.
Mer/cy-seat, n. the propitiatory of the Jews.
More, a. this or that only; absolute.
Mere, n. a pool; a lake; a boundary; a ridge.
Merely, ad. simply; only; solely; absolutely.
Měr-e-tricious, (mer-re-trish'us) a. lewd; false.
Měr-e-tricious-ness, n. false allurement.
Merge, v. a. to immerse; to plunge.
Merge, v. n. to be swallowed, lost, or sunk.
*Me-ridi-an, [me-ride-an, P. J. Ja.; me-rid-
yan, E. F.; me-rid'e-an, or me-rid je-an, W.;
me-ridzh'un, S.] n. noon; mid-day; the line
drawn from north to south, which the sun
crosses at noon; the highest point.
*Me-rid'i-an, a. relating to mid-day or the high-
est point.

*Me-ridi-o-nal, a. southern; southerly.
*Me-rid-i-on-ǎlj-ty, n. position in the south.

Wb.; mět al, F. Ja.: mět tul, J.] n. a firm,
heavy, and hard substance, shining, opaque,
and fusible by heat.

Mět-a-lěpisis, n. a continuation of a trope.
Mět-a-lep/ti-cal-ly, ad. by transposition.
Me-tallic, a. relating to or containing metal.
Mět-al-lifer-ous, a. producing metals.
Metal-line, [metal-lin, W. J. Wb.; mět'al-
lín, E. F.; me-tallin, S. Ash; me-tǎl'lin, or
mět al-lin, Ja.] a. impregnated with metal;
consisting of metal.

Mět al-list, n. a worker in metals.
Mět-al-log/ra-phy, n. description of metals.
*Metal-lür-gist, n. a worker in metals.
*Metal-lür-gy, [mět al-lür-ję, W. P. E. F. Ash,
Nares, Wb.; me-tăl lur-je, J. Ja. Johnson;
mět-al-ür'ję, S.] n. the art of working metals.