Chapter 940

Ma*li"cious (?) , a. [Of. malicius , F. malicieux , fr. L. malitiosus . See Malice .] 1. Indulging or exercising malice; harboring ill will or enmity.

I grant him bloody, . . . Sudden, malicious , smacking of every sin That has a name. Shak.

2. Proceeding from hatred or ill will; dictated by malice; as, a malicious report; malicious mischief.

3. (Law) With wicked or mischievous intentions or motives; wrongful and done intentionally without just cause or excuse; as, a malicious act .

Malicious abandonment , the desertion of a wife or husband without just cause. Burrill . -- Malicious mischief (Law) , malicious injury to the property of another; -- an offense at common law. Wharton . -- Malicious prosecution ∨ arrest (Law) , a wanton prosecution or arrest, by regular process in a civil or criminal proceeding, without probable cause. Bouvier .

Syn. -- Ill-disposed; evil-minded; mischievous; envious; malevolent; invidious; spiteful; bitter; malignant; rancorous; malign.

-- Ma*li"cious*ly , adv. -- Ma*li"cious*ness , n.

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Ma*lign" (?) , a. [L. malignus , for maligenus , i. e., of a bad kind or nature; malus bad + the root of genus birth, race, kind: cf. F. malin , masc., maligne , fem. See Malice , Gender , and cf. Benign , Malignant .] 1. Having an evil disposition toward others; harboring violent enmity; malevolent; malicious; spiteful; -- opposed to benign .

Witchcraft may be by operation of malign spirits. Bacon.

2. Unfavorable; unpropitious; pernicious; tending to injure; as, a malign aspect of planets .

3. Malignant; as, a malign ulcer . [R.]

Bacon.

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Ma*lign" , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Maligned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Maligning .] [Cf. L. malignare . See Malign , a. ] To treat with malice; to show hatred toward; to abuse; to wrong; to injure . [Obs.]

The people practice what mischiefs and villainies they will against private men, whom they malign by stealing their goods, or murdering them. Spenser.

2. To speak great evil of; to traduce; to defame; to slander; to vilify; to asperse.

To be envied and shot at; to be maligned standing, and to be despised falling. South.

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Ma*lign" , v. i. To entertain malice. [Obs.]

Malignance, Malignancy <Xpage=887>

Ma*lig"nance (?) , Ma*lig"nan*cy , n. [See Malignant .] 1. The state or quality of being malignant; extreme malevolence; bitter enmity; malice; as, malignancy of heart .

2. Unfavorableness; evil nature.

The malignancy of my fate might perhaps distemner yours. Shak.

3. (Med.) Virulence; tendency to a fatal issue; as, the malignancy of an ulcer or of a fever .

4. The state of being a malignant.

Syn. -- Malice; malevolence; malignity. See Malice .

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Ma*lig"nant (?) , a. [L. malignans , -antis , p. pr. of malignare , malignari , to do or make maliciously. See Malign , and cf. Benignant .] 1. Disposed to do harm, inflict suffering, or cause distress; actuated by extreme malevolence or enmity; virulently inimical; bent on evil; malicious.

A malignant and a turbaned Turk. Shak.

2. Characterized or caused by evil intentions; pernicious. " Malignant care."

Macaulay.

Some malignant power upon my life. Shak.

Something deleterious and malignant as his touch. Hawthorne.

3. (Med.) Tending to produce death; threatening a fatal issue; virulent; as, malignant diphtheria .

Malignant pustule (Med.) , a very contagious disease, transmitted to man from animals, characterized by the formation, at the point of reception of the virus, of a vesicle or pustule which first enlarges and then breaks down into an unhealthy ulcer. It is marked by profound exhaustion and usually fatal. Called also charbon , and sometimes, improperly, anthrax .

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Ma*lig"nant (?) , n. 1. A man of extrems enmity or evil intentions.

Hooker.

2. (Eng. Hist.) One of the adherents of Charles L. or Charles LL.; -- so called by the opposite party.

Malignantly <Xpage=887>

Ma*lig"nant*ly , adv. In a malignant manner.

Maligner <Xpage=887>

Ma*lign"er (?) , n. One who maligns.

Malignify <Xpage=887>

Ma*lig"ni*fy (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Malignified (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Malignifying (?) .] [L. malignus malign + -fy .] To make malign or malignant. [R.] "A strong faith malignified ."

Southey.

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Ma*lig"ni*ty (?) , n. [F. malignit\'82 , L. malignitas .] 1. The state or quality of being malignant; disposition to do evil; virulent enmity; malignancy; malice; spite.

2. Virulence; deadly quality.

His physicians discerned an invincible malignity in his disease. Hayward.

3. Extreme evilness of nature or influence; perniciousness; heinousness; as, the malignity of fraud . [R.]

Syn. -- See Malice .

Malignly <Xpage=887>

Ma*lign"ly (?) , adv. In a malign manner; with malignity.

Malinger <Xpage=887>

Ma*lin"ger (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. MAlingered (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Malingering .] To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability.

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Ma*lin"ger*er (?) , n. [F. malingre sickly, weakly, prob. from mal ill + OF. heingre , haingre , thin, lean, infirm, fr. L. aeger .] In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, or who induces or protracts an illness, in order to avoid doing his duty; hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by pretending illness or inability.

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Ma*lin"ger*y (?) , n. The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.

Malison <Xpage=887>

Mal"i*son (?) , n. [OF. maleicon , L. maledictio . See Malediction , and cf. Benison .] Malediction; curse; execration. [Poetic]

God's malison on his head who this gainsays. Sir W. Scott.

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Mal"kin (?) , n. [Dim. of Maud , the proper name. Cf. Grimalkin .] [Written also maukin .] 1. Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern.

Chaucer.

2. A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant.

3. A scarecrow. [Prov. Eng.]

4. (Mil.) A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.

Mall <Xpage=887>

Mall (?) , n. [Written also maul .] [OE. malle , F. mail , L. malleus . Cf. Malleus .] 1. A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul.

Addison.

2. A heavy blow. [Obs.]

Spenser.

3. An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See Pall-mall .

Cotton.

4. A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk.

Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and planted with elms; and these convenient and frequented walks obtained the name of the City Mall . Southey.

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Mall (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Malled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Malling .] [Cf. OF. mailler . See Mall beetle, and cf. Malleate .] To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul.

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Mall (?) , n. [LL. mallum a public assembly; cf. OHG. mahal assembly, transaction; akin to AS. m\'91<?/el , me<?/el , assembly, m<?/lan to speak, Goth. mapl market place.] Formerly, among Teutonic nations, a meeting of the notables of a state for the transaction of public business, such meeting being a modification of the ancient popular assembly . Hence: (a) A court of justice . (b) A place where justice is administered . (c) A place where public meetings are held.

Councils, which had been as frequent as diets or malls , ceased. Milman.

<-- 2. See MW10] (a) A public access area containing a promenade for pedestrians. (b) The paved or grassy strip between two roadways. (c) A shopping area with multiple shops and a concourse for predominantly or exclusively pedestrian use; inn cities the concourse is usually a city street which may be temporarily or permamently closed to motor vehicles; in suburban areas, a mall is often located on a convenient highway, may be large, contained in one building or multiple buildings connected by (usually covered) walkways. -->

Mallard <Xpage=887>

Mal"lard (?) , n. [F. malari ,fr. m\'83le male + -art =-ard . See Male , a. , and -ard .] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A drake; the male of Anas boschas .

2. (Zo\'94l.) A large wild duck ( Anas boschas ) inhabiting both America and Europe. The domestic duck has descended from this species. Called also greenhead .

Malleability <Xpage=887>

Mal"le*a*bil"i*ty (?) , n. [CF. F. mall\'82abilit\'82 .] The quality or state of being malleable; -- opposed to friability and brittleness .

Locke.

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Mal"le*a*ble (?) , a. [F. mall\'82able , fr. LL. malleare to hammer. See Malleate .] Capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers; -- applied to metals.

Malleable iron , iron that is capable of extension or of being shaped under the hammer; decarbonized cast iron. See under Iron . -- Malleable iron castings , articles cast from pig iron and made malleable by heating then for several days in the presence of some substance, as hematite, which deprives the cast iron of some of its carbon.

Malleableize <Xpage=887>

Mal"le*a*ble*ize (?) , v. t. To make malleable.

Malleableness <Xpage=887>

Mal"le*a*ble*ness , n. Quality of being malleable.

Malleal <Xpage=887>

Mal"le*al (?) , a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the malleus.

Malleate <Xpage=887>

Mal"le*ate (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Malleated (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Malleating (?) .] [L. malleatus hammered, fr. malleus a hammer. See Mall , v. t. ] To hammer; to beat into a plate or leaf.

Malleation <Xpage=887>

Mal`le*a"tion (?) , n. [LL. malleatio : cf. OF. mall\'82ation .] The act or process of beating into a plate, sheet, or leaf, as a metal; extension by beating.

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Mallecho <Xpage=888>

Mal"le*cho (?) , n. Same as Malicho .

Mallee bird <Xpage=888>

Mal*lee" bird` (?) . (Zo\'94l.) [From native name.] The leipoa. See Leipoa .

Mallemock, Mallemoke <Xpage=888>

Mal"le*mock (?) , Mal"le*moke (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) See Mollemoke .

Mallenders <Xpage=888>

Mal"len*ders (?) , n. pl. (Far.) Same as Malanders .

Malleolar <Xpage=888>

Mal*le"o*lar (?) , a. [See Malleolus .] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the malleolus; in the region of the malleoli of the ankle joint.

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Mal*le"*o*lus (?) , n. ; pl. Malleoli (#) . [L., dim. of malleus hammer.] 1. (Anat.) A projection at the distal end of each bone of the leg at the ankle joint. The malleolus of the tibia is the internal projection, that of the fibula the external.

2. " A layer, " a shoot partly buried in the ground, and there cut halfway through.

Mallet <Xpage=888>

Mal"let (?) , n. [F. maillet , dim. of mail . See Mall a beetle.] A small maul with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, -- used in playing croquet.

Malleus <Xpage=888>

Mal"le*us (?) , n. ; pl. Mallei (#) . [L., hammer. See Mall a beetle.] 1. (Anat.) The outermost of the three small auditory bones, ossicles; the hammer. It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See Illust . of Far .

2. (Zo\'94l.) One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See Mastax .

3. (Zo\'94l.) A genus of bivalve shells; the hammer shell.

Mallophaga <Xpage=888>

Mal*loph"a*ga (?) , n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a lock of wool + <?/ to eat.] (Zo\'94l.) An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also bird lice . See Bird louse , under Bird .

Mallotus <Xpage=888>

Mal*lo"tus (?) , n. [NL., fr Gr. <?/ fleecy.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of small Arctic fishes. One American species, the capelin ( Mallotus villosus ), is extensively used as bait for cod.

Mallow, Mallows <Xpage=888>

Mal"low (?) , Mal"lows (?) , n. [OE. malwe , AS. mealwe , fr. L. malva , akin to Gr. mala`chh ; cf. mala`ssein to soften, malako`s soft. Named either from its softening or relaxing properties, or from its soft downy leaves. Cf. Mauve , Malachite .] (Bot.) A genus of plants ( Malva ) having mucilaginous qualities. See Malvaceous .

&hand; The flowers of the common mallow ( M. sylvestris ) are used in medicine. The dwarf mallow ( M. rotundifolia ) is a common weed, and its flattened, dick-shaped fruits are called cheeses by children. Tree mallow ( M. Mauritiana and Lavatera arborea ), musk mallow ( M. moschata ), rose mallow or hollyhock, and curled mallow ( M. crispa ), are less commonly seen.

Indian mallow . See Abutilon . -- Jew's mallow , a plant ( Corchorus olitorius ) used as a pot herb by the Jews of Egypt and Syria. -- Marsh mallow . See under Marsh .

Mallowwort <Xpage=888>

Mal"low*wort` (?) , n. (Bot.) Any plant of the order Malvace\'91 .

Malm, Malmbrick <Xpage=888>

Malm (?) , Malm"brick` (?) , n. [Cf. AS. mealm sand.] A kind of brick of a light brown or yellowish color, made of sand, clay, and chalk.

Malma <Xpage=888>

Mal"ma (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A spotted trout ( Salvelinus malma ), inhabiting Northern America, west of the Rocky Mountains; -- called also Dolly Varden trout , bull trout , red-spotted trout , and golet .

<-- Insert: Illustr. of Malma (Salvelinus malma) -->

Malmag <Xpage=888>

Mal"mag (?) , n. [F., from native name in Madagascar.] (Zo\'94l.) The tarsius, or spectral lemur.

Malmsey <Xpage=888>

Malm"sey (?) , n. [OE. malvesie , F. malvoisie , It. malvasia , malavagia , fr. Malvasia , or Napoli di Malvasia , in the Morea.] A kind of sweet wine from Crete, the Canary Islands, etc.

Shak.

Malnutrition <Xpage=888>

Mal`nu*tri"tion (?) , n. [ Mal- + nutrition .] (Physiol.) Faulty or imperfect nutrition.

Malobservation <Xpage=888>

Mal*ob`ser*va"tion (?) , n. [ Mal- + observation .] Erroneous observation.

J. S Mill.

Malodor <Xpage=888>

Mal*o"dor (?) , n. An Offensive to the sense of smell; ill-smelling. -- Mal*o"dor*ous*ness . n.

Carlyle.

Malonate <Xpage=888>

Mal"o*nate (?) , a. (Chem.) At salt of malonic acid.

Malonic <Xpage=888>

Ma*lon"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, an acid produced artifically as a white crystalline substance, CH2.(CO2H)2 , and so called because obtained by the oxidation of malic acid. <-- (Org. Chem.) a dicarboxylic acid -->

Malonyl <Xpage=888>

Mal"o*nyl (?) , n. [ Malonic + -yl .] (Chem.) A hydrocarbon radical, CH2.(CO)2 , from malonic acid. <-- divalent, a diacyl radical -->

Malpighia <Xpage=888>

Mal*pi"ghi*a (?) , n. [NL. See Malpighian .] (Bot.) A genus of tropical American shrubs with opposite leaves and small white or reddish flowers. The drupes of Malpighia urens are eaten under the name of Barbadoes cherries .

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Mal*pi`ghi*a"ceous (?) , a. (Bot.) Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of tropical trees and shrubs ( Malpighiace\'91 ), some of them climbing plants, and their stems forming many of the curious lianes of South American forests.

Malpighian <Xpage=888>

Mal*pi"ghi*an (?) , a. (Anat.) Of, pertaining to, or discovered by, Marcello Malpighi, an Italian anatomist of the 17th century.

Malhighian capsules &or; corpuscles , the globular dilatations, containing the glomeruli or Malpighian tufts, at the extremities of the urinary tubules of the kidney. Malpighian corpuscles of the spleen , masses of adenoid tissue connected with branches of the splenic artery.

Malposition <Xpage=888>

Mal`po*si"tion (?) , n. [ Mal- + position .] A wrong position.

Malpractice <Xpage=888>

Mal*prac"tice (?) , n. [ Mal- + practice .] Evil practice; illegal or immoral conduct; practice contrary to established rules; specifically, the treatment of a case by a surgeon or physician in a manner which is contrary to accepted rules and productive of unfavorable results. [Written also malepractice .]

Malt <Xpage=888>

Malt (?) , n. [AS. mealt ; akin to D. mout , G. malz , Icel., Sw., & Dan. malt , and E. melt . &root;108. See Melt .] Barley or other grain, steeped in water and dried in a kiln, thus forcing germination until the saccharine principle has been evolved. It is used in brewing and in the distillation of whisky.

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Malt , a. Relating to, containing, or made with, malt.

Malt liquor , an alcoholic liquor, as beer, ale, porter, etc., prepared by fermenting an infusion of malt. -- Malt dust , fine particles of malt, or of the grain used in making malt; -used as a fertilizer. " Malt dust consists chiefly of the infant radicle separated from the grain." Sir H. Davy . -- Malt floor , a floor for drying malt. -- Malt house , &or; Malthouse , a house in which malt is made. -- Malt kiln , a heated chamber for drying malt.

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