Chapter 1015

Mussel digger (Zo\'94l.) , the grayback whale. See Gray whale , under Gray .

Mussitation <Xpage=957>

Mus`si*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. mussitatio suppression of the voice, fr. mussitare to be silent, to murmur.] A speaking in a low tone; mumbling. [Obs.]

Mussite <Xpage=957>

Mus"site (?) , n. (Min.) A variety of pyroxene, from the Mussa Alp in Piedmont; diopside.

Mussulman <Xpage=957>

Mus"sul*man , n. ; pl. Mussulmans (#) . [Ar. muslim\'c6n , pl. of muslim : cf. F. & Sp. musulman . See Moslem .] A Mohammedan; a Moslem.

Mussulmanic <Xpage=957>

Mus`sul*man"ic (?) , a. Of, pertaining to, or like, the Mussulmans, or their customs: Mohammedan.

Mussulmanish <Xpage=957>

Mus"sul*man*ish (?) , a. Mohammedan.

Mussulmanism <Xpage=957>

Mus"sul*man*ism (?) , n. Mohammedanism.

Mussulmanly <Xpage=957>

Mus"sul*man*ly , adv. In the manner of Moslems.

Mussy <Xpage=957>

Muss"y (?) , a. [From 2d Muss .] Disarranged; rumpled. [Colloq. U.S.]

Must <Xpage=957>

Must (?) , v. i. &or; auxiliary . [OE. moste , a pret. generally meaning, could, was free to, pres. mot , moot , AS. m\'d3ste , pret. m\'d3t , pres.; akin to D. moetan to be obliged, OS. m\'d3tan to be free, to be obliged, OHG. muozan , G. m\'81ssen to be obliged, Sw. m\'86ste must, Goth. gam\'d3tan to have place, have room, to able; of unknown origin.] 1. To be obliged; to be necessitated; -- expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man must eat for nourishment; we must submit to the laws.

2. To be morally required; to be necessary or essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result; as, he must reconsider the matter; he must have been insane.

Likewise must the deacons be grave. 1 Tim. iii. 8.

Morover, he [a bishop] must have a good report of them which are without. 1 Tim. iii. 7.

&hand; The principal verb, if easy supplied by the mind, was formerly often omitted when must was used; as, I must away. "I must to Coventry." Shak .

Must <Xpage=957>

Must , n. [AS. must , fr. L. mustum (sc. vinum ), from mustus young, new, fresh. Cf. Mustard .] 1. The expressed juice of the grape, or other fruit, before fermentation. "These men ben full of must ."

Wyclif (Acts ii. 13. ).

No fermenting must fills ... the deep vats. Longfellow.

2. [Cf. Musty .] Mustiness.

Must <Xpage=957>

Must , v. t. & i. To make musty; to become musty.

Mustac <Xpage=957>

Mus"tac (?) , n. [F. moustac .] (Zo\'94l.) A small tufted monkey.

Mustache <Xpage=957>

Mus*tache" (?) , n. ; pl. Mustaches (<?/) . [Written also moustache .] [F. moustache , It. mostaccio visage, mostacchio mustache, fr. Gr. <?/ upper lip and the beard upon it; cf. <?/ mouth: cf. Sp. mostacho .] 1. That part of the beard which grows on the upper lip; hair left growing above the mouth.

2. (Zo\'94l.) A West African monkey ( Cercopithecus cephus ). It has yellow whiskers, and a triangular blue mark on the nose.

3. (Zo\'94l.) Any conspicuous stripe of color on the side of the head, beneath the eye of a bird.

Mustacho <Xpage=957>

Mus*ta"cho (?) , n. ; pl. Mustachios (<?/) . A mustache.

Longfellow.

Mustachoed <Xpage=957>

Mus*ta"choed (?) , a. Having mustachios.

Mustaiba <Xpage=957>

Mus`ta*i"ba (?) , n. A close-grained, neavy wood of a brownish color, brought from Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of tools, and the like. [Written also mostahiba .]

MaElrath.

Mustang <Xpage=957>

Mus"tang (?) , n. [Sp. muste\'a4o belonging to the graziers, strayed, wild.] (Zo\'94l.) The half-wild horse of the plains in Mexico, California, etc. It is small, hardy, and easily sustained.

Mustard grape (Bot.) , a species of grape ( Vitis candicans ), native in Arkansas and Texas. The berries are small, light-colored, with an acid skin and a sweet pulp.

Mustard <Xpage=957>

Mus"tard (?) , n. [OF. moustarde , F. moutarde , fr. L. mustum must, -- mustard was prepared for use by being mixed with must . See Must , n. ] 1. (Bot.) The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica (formerly Sinapis ), as white mustard ( B. alba ), black mustard ( B. Nigra ), wild mustard or charlock ( B. Sinapistrum ).

&hand; There are also many herbs of the same family which are called mustard , and have more or less of the flavor of the true mustard; as, bowyer's mustard ( Lepidium ruderale ); hedge mustard ( Sisymbrium officinale ); Mithridate mustard ( Thlaspi arvense ); tower mustard ( Arabis perfoliata ); treacle mustard ( Erysimum cheiranthoides ).

2. A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large doses is emetic.

Mustard oil (Chem.) , a substance obtained from mustard, as a transparent, volatile and intensely pungent oil. The name is also extended to a number of analogous compounds produced either naturally or artificially.

Mustee <Xpage=957>

Mus*tee" (?) , n. See Mestee .

Musteline <Xpage=957>

Mus"te*line (?) , a. [L. mustelinus , fr. mustela weasel.] (Zo\'94l.) Like or pertaining to the family Mustelid\'91 , or the weasels and martens.

Muster <Xpage=957>

Mus"ter (?) , n. [OE. moustre , OF. mostre , moustre , F. montre , LL. monstra . See Muster , v. t. ] 1. Something shown for imitation; a pattern. [Obs.]

2. A show; a display. [Obs.]

Piers Plowman.

3. An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service.

The hurried muster of the soldiers of liberty. Hawthorne.

See how in warlike muster they appear, In rhombs, and wedges, and half-moons, and wings. Milton.

4. The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army.

And the muster was thirty thousands of men. Wyclif.

Ye publish the musters of your own bands, and proclaim them to amount of thousands. Hooker.

5. Any assemblage or display; a gathering.

Of the temporal grandees of the realm, mentof their wives and daughters, the muster was great and splendid. Macaulay.

Muster book , a book in which military forces are registred. -- Muster file , a muster roll. -- Muster master (Mil.) , one who takes an account of troops, and of their equipment; a mustering officer; an inspector. [Eng.] -- Muster roll (Mil.) , a list or register of all the men in a company, troop, or regiment, present or accounted for on the day of muster. -- To pass muster , to pass through a muster or inspection without censure.

Such excuses will not pass muster with God. South.

Muster <Xpage=957>

Mus"ter , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mustered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mustering .] [OE. mustren , prop., to show, OF. mostrer , mustrer , moustrer , monstrer , F. montrer , fr. L. monstrare to show. See Monster .] 1. To collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like.

Spenser.

2. Hence: To summon together; to enroll in service; to get together. "Mustering all its force ."

Cowper.

All the gay feathers he could muster . L'Estrange.

To muster troops into service (Mil.) , to inspect and enter troops on the muster roll of the army. -- To muster troops out of service (Mil.) , to register them for final payment and discharge. -- To muster up , to gather up; to succeed in obtaining; to obtain with some effort or difficulty.

One of those who can muster up sufficient sprightliness to engage in a game of forfeits. Hazlitt.

Muster <Xpage=957>

Mus"ter , v. i. To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like; to come together as parts of a force or body; as, his supporters mustered in force . "The mustering squadron."

Byron.

Mustily <Xpage=957>

Mus"ti*ly (?) , a. In a musty state.

Mustiness <Xpage=957>

Mus"ti*ness , n. The quality or state of being musty.

Musty <Xpage=957>

Mus"ty (?) , a. [ Compar. Mustier (?) ; superl. Mustiest .] [From L. mustum must; or perh. fr. E. moist . Cf. Must , n. , Moist .] 1. Having the rank, pungent, offencive odor and taste which substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy; as, musty corn; musty books.

Harvey.

2. Spoiled by age; rank; stale.

The proverb is somewhat musty . Shak.

3. Dull; heavy; spiritless. "That he may not grow musty and unfit for conversation."

Addison.

Mutability <Xpage=957>

Mu`ta*bil"i*ty (?) , n. [L. mutabilitas : cf. F. mutabilit\'82 .] The quality of being mutable, or subject to change or alteration, either in form, state, or essential character; susceptibility of change; changeableness; inconstancy; variation.

Plato confessed that the heavens and the frame of the world are corporeal, and therefore subject to mutability . Stillingfleet.

Mutable <Xpage=957>

Mu"ta*ble (?) , a. [L. mutabilis , fr. mutare to change. See Move .] 1. Capable of alteration; subject to change; changeable in form, qualities, or nature.

Things of the most accidental and mutable nature. South.

2. Changeable; inconstant; unsettled; unstable; fickle. "Most mutable wishes."

Byron.

Syn. -- Changeable; alterable; unstable; unsteady; unsettled; wavering; inconstant; variable; fickle.

Mutableness <Xpage=957>

Mu"ta*ble*ness , n. The quality of being mutable.

Mutably <Xpage=957>

Mu"ta*bly , adv. Changeably.

Mutacism <Xpage=957>

Mu"ta*cism (?) , n. See Mytacism .

Mutage <Xpage=957>

Mu"tage (?) , n. [F.] A process for checking the fermentation of the must of grapes.

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Mutandum <Xpage=958>

Mu*tan"dum (?) , n. ; pl. Mutanda (#) . [L., fr. mutare to change.] A thing which is to be changed; something which must be altered; -- used chiefly in the plural.

Mutation <Xpage=958>

Mu*ta"tion (?) , n. [L. mutatio , fr. mutare to change: cf. F. mutation . See Mutable .] Change; alteration, either in form or qualities.

The vicissitude or mutations in the superior globe are no fit matter for this present argument. Bacon.

Mutch <Xpage=958>

Mutch (?) , n. [Cf. D. mutse a cap, G. m\'81tze . Cf. Amice a cape.] The close linen or muslin cap of an old woman. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Muchkin <Xpage=958>

Much"kin (?) , n. A liquid measure equal to four gills, or an imperial pint. [Scot.]

Mute <Xpage=958>

Mute (?) , v. t. [L. mutare to change. See Molt .] To cast off; to molt.

Have I muted all my feathers? Beau. & Fl.

Mute <Xpage=958>

Mute , v. t. & i. [F. mutir , \'82meutir , OF. esmeltir , fr. OD. smelten , prop., to melt. See Smelt .] To eject the contents of the bowels; -- said of birds.

B. Jonson.

Mute <Xpage=958>

Mute , n. The dung of birds.

Hudibras.

Mute <Xpage=958>

Mute , a. [L. mutus ; cf. Gr. <?/ to shut, Skr. m<?/ta bound, m<?/ka dumb: cf. OE. muet , fr. F. muet , a dim. of OF. mu , L. mutus .] 1. Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.

All the heavenly choir stood mute , And silence was in heaven. Milton.

&hand; In law a prisoner is said to stand mute , when, upon being arranged, he makes no answer, or does not plead directly, or will not put himself on trial.

2. Incapable of speaking; dumb.

Dryden.

3. Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th Mute , 2.

4. Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a metal.

Mute swan (Zo\'94l.) , a European wild white swan ( Cygnus gibbus ), which produces no loud notes. <-- in distinction from the Trumpeter swan -->

Syn. -- Silent; dumb; speechless. -- Mute , Silent , Dumb . One is silent who does not speak; one is dumb who can not, for want of the proper organs; as, a dumb beast, etc.; and hence, figuratively, we speak of a person as struck dumb with astonishment, etc. One is mute who is held back from speaking by some special cause; as, he was mute through fear; mute astonishment, etc. Such is the case with most of those who never speak from childhood; they are not ordinarily dumb , but mute because they are deaf, and therefore never learn to talk; and hence their more appropriate name is deaf-mutes .

They spake not a word; But, like dumb statues, or breathing stones, Gazed each on other. Shak.

All sat mute , Pondering the danger with deep thoughts. Milton.

Mute <Xpage=958>

Mute , n. 1. One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause. Specifically: (a) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute. (b) A person employed by undertakers at a funeral. (c) A person whose part in a play does not require him to speak. (d) Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is selected for his place because he can not speak.

2. (Phon.) A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, p , b , d , k , t .

3. (Mus.) A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone.

Mute-hill <Xpage=958>

Mute"-hill` (?) , n. See Moot-hill . [Scot.]

Mutely <Xpage=958>

Mute"ly , adv. Without uttering words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently.

Muteness <Xpage=958>

Mute"ness , n. The quality or state of being mute; speechlessness.

Mutic, Muticous <Xpage=958>

Mu"tic (?) , Mu"ti*cous (?) , a. [L. muticus , for mutilus . See Mutilate .] (Bot. & Zo\'94l.) Without a point or pointed process; blunt.

Mutilate <Xpage=958>

Mu"ti*late (?) , a. [L. mutilatus , p.p. of mutilare to mutilate, fr. mutilus maimed; cf. Gr. <?/, <?/. Cf. Mutton .] 1. Deprived of, or having lost, an important part; mutilated.

Sir T. Browne.

2. (Zo\'94l.) Having finlike appendages or flukes instead of legs, as a cetacean.

Mutilate <Xpage=958>

Mu"ti*late , n. (Zo\'94l.) A cetacean, or a sirenian.

Mutilate <Xpage=958>

Mu"ti*late (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mutilated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mutilating (?) .] 1. To cut off or remove a limb or essential part of; to maim; to cripple; to hack; as, to mutilate the body, a statue, etc.

2. To destroy or remove a material part of, so as to render imperfect; as, to mutilate the orations of Cicero .

Among the mutilated poets of antiquity, there is none whose fragments are so beautiful as those of Sappho. Addison.

Mutilated gear , Mutilated wheel (Mach.) , a gear wheel from a portion of whose periphery the cogs are omitted. It is used for giving intermittent movements.

Mutilation <Xpage=958>

Mu`ti*la"tion (?) , n. [L. mutilatio : cf. F. mutilation .] The act of mutilating, or the state of being mutilated; deprivation of a limb or of an essential part.

Mutilator <Xpage=958>

Mu"ti*la"tor (?) , n. [Cf. F. mutilateur .] One who mutilates.

Mutilous <Xpage=958>

Mu"ti*lous (?) , a. [L. mutilus . See Mutilate .] Mutilated; defective; imperfect. [Obs.]

Mutine <Xpage=958>

Mu"tine (?) , n. [F. mutin .] A mutineer. [Obs.]

Mutine <Xpage=958>

Mu"tine , v. i. [F. mutiner .] To mutiny. [Obs.]

Mutineer <Xpage=958>

Mu"ti*neer` (?) , n. [See Mutiny .] One guilty of mutiny.

Muting <Xpage=958>

Mut"ing (?) , n. Dung of birds.

Mutinous <Xpage=958>

Mu"ti*nous (?) , a. [See Mutiny .] Disposed to mutiny; in a state of mutiny; characterized by mutiny; seditious; insubordinate.

The city was becoming mutinous . Macaulay.

-- Mu"ti*nous*ly , adv. -- Mu"ti*nous*ness , n.

Mutiny <Xpage=958>

Mu"ti*ny (?) , n. ; pl. Mutinies (#) . [From mutine to mutiny, fr. F. se mutiner , fr. F. mutin stubborn, mutinous, fr. OF. meute riot, LL. movita , fr. movitus , for L. motus , p.p. of movere to move. See Move .] 1. Insurrection against constituted authority, particularly military or naval authority; concerted revolt against the rules of discipline or the lawful commands of a superior officer; hence, generally, forcible resistance to rightful authority; insubordination.

In every mutiny against the discipline of the college, he was the ringleader. Macaulay.

2. Violent commotion; tumult; strife. [Obs.]

o raise a mutiny betwixt yourselves. Shak.

Mutiny act (Law) , an English statute re\'89nacted annually to punish mutiny and desertion.

Wharton.

Syn. -- See Insurrection .

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