act. Man' age ment, n. conduct; administration; dealing. Man' ci pate, v. to enslave, Man' date, n. a command. Mēs, n. ghost; shade. Man' ful ly, ad. boldly; stoutly. Man' ger, n. a long wooden trough for animals to eat out of Man' gle, v. to lacerate; to cut or tear in pieces. Man' gy, a. infected with the mange; scabby. Man' hood n. courage; bravery; virility. Ma'ni ac, a. affected with madness. n. a mad per son. Man' i fest, a. plain ; evident; clear. v. to shew plainly. Man i fes ta' tion, n. dis covery; publication. Man i fes' to, n. a public protestation. Man' i fold, a. many in number; divers. Man kind', n. the human race. Ma nau vre, n. skilful management. Man' or, n. a lord's jurisdiction. Man' sion, n. a dwelling house; an abode. Man' tel, n. raised work over a chimney. Man' tle, n. a cloak. v.to cloak or cover; to ferment; to froth. Man' tua ma ker, n. one who makes gowns. Man' u al, a. performed by the hand. n. a small book of prayer. Man u facture, n. any thing made by art. V. to make by art. Man u fac' tur er, n. an artificer; a workman. Man u mis' sion, n. the act of freeing slaves. Man u mit', v. to release from slavery. Ma nure, v to enrich. n. soil for land. Man' u script, n. a written book; not printed. Map, n. a geographical picture; a delineation of countries, &c. Mar a na tha, n. a form of anathematizing or cursing among the jews. Mar' ble, n. a stone cap able of a fine polish. a. made of or like marble. Mar' ca site, n. a hard, bright fossil. Marchion ess, n. the wife of a marquis. Mare' schal, n. a chief commander of an my, ar an edge; a Mar' gin, n. border. Margin al, a. placed in the margin. Ma-rine', (ma reen',) a. belonging to the sea. n. a sea soldier ; sea affairs. Mar'i ner, n. a seaman; a sailor. Mar' i time, a. performed on the sea; relating to to the sea; belonging to the sea. Marl, n. a sort of fat clay, much used for manure. Mar' ma lade, n. quin Mar' ma let, ces boiled with sugar. Mar' quis, n. a title next to a duke. Marriage, n. the act of uniting a man and wo man for life. Marshal, n. the chief of ficer of arms. v. to arrange to range in order. Marsh' y, a. boggy; wet; swampy; fenny. Mart, n. a place of publick traffick. Mar' ten, n. a large kind of weazel; a swallow. Mar' tial, a. warlike; val iant; brave. Mar' tin gal, n. a leathern thong, fastening the girth to the bridle, pas | sing between the forelegs. Mar' tyr, n. one who dies for the truth. Marꞌ tyr dom, n. the death of a martyr. Mar vel, n wonder. v. to wonder at. Mar' vel lous, a. astonish male ; ing; strange. Mas' cu line, a. like a man; manly. Mas que rade, n. an assembly of maskers, or people masked. Mas' sa cre, n. butchery; slaughter; murder. v. to butcher indiscriminately. Mas' sive, a. weighty; Mas' sy, bulky. Mas' ter ly, a. skilful; artful; imperious. Mas' te ry, n. dominion; superiority; skill. Mas ti ca' tion, n. the act of chewing. Match' less, a. having no equal. Ma te ri al, a. important; essential; consisting of matter. Ma te ri alsó, n. what any thing is made of. Ma ter nal, a. motherly; fond; kind. Math e mat' ics, n. that science which contem plates whatever is capable of being numbered or measured. Math e ma ti" cian, n. one skilled in mathematics. Mat' ri cide, n. the mur. der of a mother. Mat ri mo`ni al, a. pertain ing to marriage. Mat ri mo nỹ, n. mar riage; wedlock. Mat' ron, n. a prudent motherly woman. Mattress, n. a quilted bed. Ma ture, a. ripe; perfect; well disposed. Ma tu` ri tỷ, n ripeness ; completion Mau so le' um, n. a pomp ous funeral monument. Max' im, n. a general principle; an axiom. May' or, n. the chief magistrate of a corporation. Maze, n. a labyrinth; confusion of thought. Mead' ow, n. pasture or bay land. run Mea 3ger, a lean; poor in flesh; hungry. Me an' der, v. to winding; to be intricate. n a serpentine winding. Measure ment n. the Mech" an ism, n. artificial construction. Me' di ate, v. to interpose an equal friend to both parties. Me di a' tion, n. interposi tion; agency. Me di" cin al, a. physical. Med' i ca ment, n. any thing used in healing. Medicine, n. a remedy in physic. Me di oc' ri ty, n. a middle state; small de gree. Med' i tate, v. to contemplate; to plan; to scheme. Med i ter ra' ne an, an encircled with land. Me' di um, n. a mean or middle state Med' ley, n. a mixture; a mingled mass. Meekness, n. gentleness. Mel' an 'chol y. n. sadness: pensiveness. gloomy; dismal. Me' li o rate, v. to make better; to improve. Me lo' di ous, a harmo nious; full of melody. Mel' o dy, n. music ; harmony of sound. Mem' brane, n. a web of many fibres. act of measuring; men-Me men' to, n suration Me 'chan' ic, n. an artificer; a manufacturer. memorial. a hint ; a Me moir', n an account of any thing; hint: gar. Me ni al, n. a servant. Men' stru al, a. monthly. Men su ra' tion, n. the art of measuring; result of measuring Men' tal, a. intellectual; in the mind. Mer can tile, a trading ; commercial. Mer ce na ry, n. a hire ling. a. venal; selfish. Mer chan dise, n. com merce; trade; wares. Mer chant, n. & trader. Mer' ci ful, a. compas sionate; tender; kind. Mer ci less, a void of mercy; pitiless. Mer cu ry, n. quicksil ver; sprightliness. Mer' cy, n. clemency; pardon; mildness. Me rid' i an, n. mid day; a line from north to south which the sun crosses at noon. Mer it, n. desert; due; reward. v. to deserve. Mer i tori ous, a. deserving of reward. Message, n. an errand ; advice sent. Mes' sen ger, n. one who carries a message. Mes si ab, n. the Saviour of the world; Christ. Mes' suage, n. a dwelling house and ground. Met' al, n. a hard body, malleable and capable of fusion. Me tal' lic, a. pertaining to metal. Met' al line, a. impregna ted with metal. Met a morphose, v. to change the form of any thing Met' a phor, n. a simile comprised in a word; a word applied in a sense different from its real meaning. Met a phor' ic al, a. figur ative. Met a phys' ics, n. the science of immaterial beings. Me' te or, n. a body in the air or sky, of a lumin Mil' dew, n. a disease in plants; spots in linen. Mild' ness, n. gentleness; clemency., Mil' i tant, a. fighting; engaged in warfare. Mili ta ry, a. warlike; suiting a soldier. Mil' i tate, V. to differ from; to oppose. Mi li tia, n. inhabitants enrolled for national defence. Mil ky-way', n the galaxy; a broad white track in the heavens caused by the light of an infinity of fixed stars. Mil len ni um, n. the space of 1000 years, during which some imag ine Christ will reign on earth after the resurrection. Mim' ic, v. to imitate lu dicrously. n. a buffoon; one who imitates servilely. Mince,. v. to cut very small; to palliate. Mind, n. intelligent faculty; opinion. v. to mark; to attend. Mine, n. a place where minerals are dug. v. to sap or ruin by mines. Min' e ral, n. matter dug out of mines. Min e ral' o gy, . the |