Chapter 941

Malt , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Malted : p. pr. & vb. n. Malting .] To make into malt; as, to malt barley .

Malt <Xpage=888>

Malt , v. i. To become malt; also, to make grain into malt.

Mortimer.

Maltalent <Xpage=888>

Mal"ta*lent (?) , n. [F. See Malice , and Talent .] Ill will; malice. [Obs.]

Rom. of R. Spenser.

Maltese <Xpage=888>

Mal*tese" (?) , a. Of or pertaining to Malta or to its inhabitants. -- n. sing. & pl. A native or inhabitant of Malta; the people of Malta.

Maltese cat (Zo\'94l.) , a mouse-colored variety of the domestic cat. -- Maltese cross . See Illust . 5, of Cross . -- Maltese dog (Zo\'94l.) , a breed of small terriers, having long silky white hair. The breed originated in Malta.

Maltha <Xpage=888>

Mal"tha (?) , n. [L., fr. Gr. <?/.] 1. A variety of bitumen, viscid and tenacious, like pitch, unctuous to the touch, and exhaling a bituminous odor.

2. Mortar. [Obs.]

Holland.

Malthusian <Xpage=888>

Mal*thu"sian (?) , a. Of or pertaining to the political economist, the Rev. T. R. Malthus , or conforming to his views; as, Malthusian theories .

&hand; Malthus held that population tends to increase faster than its means of subsistence can be made to do, and hence that the lower classes must necessarily suffer more or less from lack of food, unless an increase of population be checked by prudential restraint or otherwise.

Mathusian <Xpage=888>

Ma*thu"sian , n. A follower of Malthus.

Malthusianism <Xpage=888>

Mal*thu"sian*ism (?) , n. The system of Malthusian doctrines relating to population.

Maltin, Maltine <Xpage=888>

Malt"in (?) , Malt"ine (?) , n. (Physiol. Chem.) The fermentative principle of malt; malt diastase; also, a name given to various medicinal preparations made from or containing malt.

Malting <Xpage=888>

Malt"ing (?) , n. The process of making, or of becoming malt.

Maltman <Xpage=888>

Malt"man (?) , n. ; pl. Maltmen (<?/) . A man whose occupation is to make malt.

Maltonic <Xpage=888>

Mal*ton"ic (?) , a. (Chem.) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, maltose; specif., designating an acid called also gluconic or dextronic acid. See Gluconic .

Maltose <Xpage=888>

Malt"ose` (?) , n. [From Malt .] (Physiol. Chem.) A crystalline sugar formed from starch by the action of distance of malt, and the amylolytic ferment of saliva and pancreatic juice. It resembles dextrose, but rotates the plane of polarized light further to the right and possesses a lower cupric oxide reducing power.

Maltreat <Xpage=888>

Mal*treat" (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Maltreated ; p. pr. & vb. n. Maltreating .] [ Mal- + treat : cf. F. maltraiter .] To treat ill; to abuse; to treat roughly.

Maltreament <Xpage=888>

Mal*trea"ment (?) , n. ; [Cf. F. maltraitement .] Ill treatment; ill usage; abuse.

Maltster <Xpage=888>

Malt"ster (?) , n. A maltman.

Swift.

Maltworm <Xpage=888>

Malt"worm` (?) , n. A tippler. [R.]

Shak.

Malty <Xpage=888>

Malt"y (?) , a. Consisting, or like, malt.

Dickens.

Malum <Xpage=888>

Ma"lum (?) , n. ; pl. Mala (#) . [L.] An evil. See Mala .

Malvaceous <Xpage=888>

Mal*va"ceous (?) , a. [L. malvaceus , from malva mallows. See Mallow .] (Bot.) Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants ( Malvace\'91 ), of which the mallow is the type. The cotton plant, hollyhock, and abutilon are of this order, and the baobab and the silk-cotton trees are now referred to it.

Malversation <Xpage=888>

Mal`ver*sa"tion (?) , n. [F., fr. malverser to be corrupt in office, fr. L. male ill + versari to move about, to occupy one's self, vertere to turn. See Malice , and Verse .] Evil conduct; fraudulent practices; misbehavior, corruption, or extortion in office.

Malvesie <Xpage=888>

Mal"ve*sie (?) , n. Malmsey wine. See Malmsey . " A jub of malvesye ."

Chaucer.

Man <Xpage=888>

Man (?) , n. [Abbrev. fr. mamma .] Mamma.

Mama <Xpage=888>

Ma*ma" (?) , n. See Mamma .

Mamaluke <Xpage=888>

Mam"a*luke (?) , n. Same as Mameluke .

Mamelon <Xpage=888>

Mam"e*lon (?) , n. [F.] A rounded hillock; a rounded elevation or protuberance.

Westmin. Rev.

Mameluco <Xpage=888>

Mam`e*lu"co (?) , n. [Pg.] A child born of a white father and Indian mother. [S. Amer.]

Mameluke <Xpage=888>

Mam"e*luke (?) , n. [F. mamelouk , cf. Sp. mameluco , It. mammalucco ; all fr. Ar. maml<?/k a purchased slave or captive; lit., possessed or in one's power, p. p. of malaka to possesses.] One of a body of mounted soldiers recruited from slaves converted to Mohammedanism, who, during several centuries, had more or less control of the government of Egypt, until exterminated or dispersed by Mehemet Ali in 1811.

Mamillated <Xpage=888>

Mam"il*la`ted (?) , a. See Mammillated .

Mamma <Xpage=888>

Mam*ma" (?) , n. [Reduplicated from the infantine word ma , influenced in spelling by L. mamma .] Mother; -- word of tenderness and familiarity. [Written also mama .]

Tell tales papa and mamma . Swift.

Mamma <Xpage=888>

Mam"ma (?) , n. ; pl. Mamm\'91 (#) . [L. mamma breast.] (Anat.) A glandular organ for secreting milk, characteristic of all mammals, but usually rudimentary in the male; a mammary gland; a breast; under; bag.

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Mam"mal (?) , n. ; pl. Mammals (#) . [L. mammalis belonging to the breast, fr. mamma the breast or pap: cf. F. mammal .] (Zo\'94l.) One of the Mammalia.

Age of mammals . See under Age , n. , 8.

Mammalia <Xpage=888>

Mam*ma"li*a (?) , n. pl. [NL., from L. mammalis . See Mammal .] (Zo\'94l.) The highest class of Vertebrata. The young are nourished for a time by milk, or an analogous fluid, secreted by the mammary glands of the mother.

&hand; Mammalia are divided into threes subclasses; --

I. Placentalia . This subclass embraces all the higher orders, including man. In these the fetus is attached to the uterus by a placenta.

II. Marsupialia . In these no placenta is formed, and the young, which are born at an early state of development, are carried for a time attached to the teats, and usually protected by a marsupial pouch. The opossum, kangaroo, wombat, and koala are examples.

III. Monotremata . In this group, which includes the genera Echidna and Ornithorhynchus , the female lays large eggs resembling those of a bird or lizard, and the young, which are hatched like those of birds, are nourished by a watery secretion from the imperfectly developed mamm\'91.

Mammalian <Xpage=888>

Mam*ma"li*an (?) , a. Of or pertaining to the Mammalia or mammals.

Mammaliferous <Xpage=888>

Mam`ma*lif"er*ous (?) , a. [ Mammal + -ferous .] (Geol.) Containing mammalian remains; -- said of certain strata.

Mammalogical <Xpage=888>

Mam`ma*log"ic*al (?) , a. Of or pertaining to mammalogy.

Mammalogist <Xpage=888>

Mam*mal"o*gist (?) , n. [Cf. F. mammalogiste .] One versed in mammalogy.

Mammalogy <Xpage=888>

Mam*mal"o*gy (?) , n. [ Mamma breast + -logy : cf. f. mammalogie .] The science which relates to mammals or the Mammalia. See Mammalia .

Mammary <Xpage=888>

Mam"ma*ry (?) , a. [Cf. F. mammaire .] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the mamm\'91 or breasts; as, the mammary arteries and veins .

Mammee <Xpage=888>

Mam*mee" (?) , n. [Haytian mamey .] (Bot.) A fruit tree of tropical America, belonging to the genus Mammea ( M. Americana ); also, its fruit. The latter is large, covered with a thick, tough ring, and contains a bright yellow pulp of a pleasant taste and fragrant scent. It is often called mammee apple .

Mammer <Xpage=888>

Mam"mer (?) , v. i. [Cf. G. memme coward, poltroon.] To hesitate; to mutter doubtfully. [Obs.]

Mammet <Xpage=888>

Mam"met (?) , n. [See Mawmet .] An idol; a puppet; a doll. [Obs.]

Selden. Shak.

Mammetry <Xpage=888>

Mam"met*ry (?) , n. See Mawmetry . [Obs.]

Mammifer <Xpage=888>

Mam"mi*fer (?) , n. [NL. See Mammiferous .] (Zo\'94l.) A mammal. See Mammalia .

Mammiferous <Xpage=888>

Mam*mif"er*ous (?) , a. [ Mamma breast + -ferous : cf. F. mammif\'8are .] Having breasts; of, pertaining to, or derived from, the Mammalia.

Mammiform <Xpage=888>

Mam"mi*form (?) , a. [ Mamma breast + -form : cf. F. mammiforme .] Having the form of a mamma (breast) or mamm\'91.

Mammilla <Xpage=888>

Mam*mil"la (?) , n. ; pl. Mammil\'91 (#) . [L., dim. of mamma a breast.] (Anat.) The nipple.

Mammillary <Xpage=888>

Mam"mil*la*ry (?) , a. [Cf. F. mammilaire . See Mammilla .] 1. Of or pertaining to the mammilla, or nipple, or to the breast; resembling a mammilla; mammilloid.

2. (Min.) Composed of convex convex concretions, somewhat resembling the breasts in form; studded with small mammiform protuberances.

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Mam"mil*late (?) , Mam"mil*la`ted (?) , a. [See Mammilla .] 1. Having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or mamm\'91.

2. (Zo\'94l.) Bounded like a nipple; -- said of the apex of some shells.

Mammilliform <Xpage=888>

Mam*mil"li*form (?) , a. [ Mammil<?/<?/ + -form .] Having the form of a mammilla.

Mammilloid <Xpage=888>

Mam"mil*loid (?) , a. [ Mammilla + -oid .] Like a mammilla or nipple; mammilliform.

Mammock <Xpage=888>

Mam"mock (?) , n. [Ir. & Gael. mam a round hill + -ock .] A shapeless piece; a fragment. [Obs.]

Mammock <Xpage=888>

Mam"mock , v. t. To tear to pieces. [Obs.]

Milton.

Mammodis <Xpage=888>

Mam"mo*dis (?) , n. [F. mamoudis , fr. Hind. mahm&umac;d\'c6 a muslin.] Coarse plain India muslins.

Mammology <Xpage=888>

Mam*mol"o*gy (?) , n. [ Mamma + -logy .] Mastology. See Mammalogy .

Mammon <Xpage=888>

Mam"mon (?) , n. [L. mammona , Gr. <?/ riches, Syr. mam<?/n\'be ; cf. Heb. matm<?/n a hiding place, subterranean storehouse, treasury, fr. t\'beman to hide.] Riches; wealth; the god of riches; riches, personified.

Ye can not serve God and Mammon . Matt. vi. 24.

Mammonish <Xpage=888>

Mam"mon*ish , a. Actuated or prompted by a devotion to money getting or the service of Mammon.

Carlyle.

Mammonism <Xpage=888>

Mam"mon*ism (?) , n. Devotion to the pursuit of wealth; worldliness.

Carlyle.

Mammonist <Xpage=888>

Mam"mon*ist , n. A mammonite.

Mammonite <Xpage=888>

Mam"mon*ite (?) , n. One devoted to the acquisition of wealth or the service of Mammon.

C. Kingsley.

Mammonization <Xpage=888>

Mam`mon*i*za"tion (?) , n. The process of making mammonish; the state of being under the influence of mammonism.

Mammonize <Xpage=888>

Mam"mon*ize (?) , v. t. To make mammonish.

Mammose <Xpage=888>

Mam*mose" (?) , a. [L. mammosus having large breasts, mamma breast.] (Bot.) Having the form of the breast; breast-shaped.

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Mammoth <Xpage=889>

Mam"moth (?) , n. [Russ. m\'83mont , m\'a0mant , fr. Tartar mamma the earth. Certain Tartar races, the Tungooses and Yakoots, believed that the mammoth worked its way in the earth like a mole.] (Zo\'94l.) An extinct, hairy, maned elephant ( Elephas primigenius ), of enormous size, remains of which are found in the northern parts of both continents. The last of the race, in Europe, were coeval with prehistoric man.

&hand; Several specimens have been found in Siberia preserved entire, with the flesh and hair remaining. They were imbedded in the ice cliffs at a remote period, and became exposed by the melting of the ice.

Mammoth <Xpage=889>

Mam"moth (?) , a. Resembling the mammoth in size; very large; gigantic; as, a mammoth ox .

Mammothrept <Xpage=889>

Mam"mo*thrept (?) , n. [Gr. <?/; <?/ grandmother + <?/ to nourish.] A child brought up by its grandmother; a spoiled child. [R.]

O, you are a more mammothrept in judgment. B. Jonson.

Mammy <Xpage=889>

Mam"my (?) , n. ; pl. Mammies (<?/) . A child's name for mamma , mother.

Mamzer <Xpage=889>

Mam"zer (?) , n. [Heb. m\'a0mz<?/r .] A person born of relations between whom marriage was forbidden by the Mosaic law; a bastard. Deut. xxiii. 2 (Douay version) .

Man <Xpage=889>

Man (?) , n. ; pl. Men (#) . [AS. mann , man , monn , mon ; akin to OS., D., & OHG. man , G. mann , Icel. ma&edh;r , for mannr , Dan. Mand , Sw. man , Goth. manna , Skr. manu , manus , and perh. to Skr. man to think, and E. mind . &root;104. Cf. Minx a pert girl.] 1. A human being; -- opposed to beast .

These men went about wide, and man found they none, But fair country, and wild beast many [a] one. R. of Glouc.

The king is but a man , as I am; the violet smells to him as it doth to me. Shak.

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2. Especially: An adult male person; a grown-up male person, as distinguished from a woman or a child.

When I became a man , I put away childish things. I Cor. xiii. 11.

Ceneus, a woman once, and once a man . Dryden.

3. The human race; mankind.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion. Gen. i. 26.

The proper study of mankind is man . Pope.

4. The male portion of the human race.

Woman has, in general, much stronger propensity than man to the discharge of parental duties. Cowper.

5. One possessing in a high degree the distinctive qualities of manhood; one having manly excellence of any kind.

Shak.

This was the noblest Roman of them all . . . the elements So mixed in him that Nature might stand up And say to all the world "This was a man ! Shak.

6. An adult male servant; also, a vassal; a subject.

Like master, like man . Old Proverb.

The vassal, or tenant, kneeling, ungirt, uncovered, and holding up his hands between those of his lord, professed that he did become his man from that day forth, of life, limb, and earthly honor. Blackstone.

7. A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience, or haste; as, Come, man , we 've no time to lose !

8. A married man; a husband; -- correlative to wife .

I pronounce that they are man and wife. Book of Com. Prayer.

every wife ought to answer for her man . Addison.

9. One, or any one, indefinitely; -- a modified survival of the Saxon use of man , or mon , as an indefinite pronoun.

A man can not make him laugh. Shak.

A man would expect to find some antiquities; but all they have to show of this nature is an old rostrum of a Roman ship. Addison.

10. One of the piece with which certain games, as chess or draughts, are played.

&hand; Man is often used as a prefix in composition, or as a separate adjective, its sense being usually self-explaining; as, man child, man eater or man eater, man- eating, man hater or man hater, man- hating, man hunter, man- hunting, man killer, man- killing, man midwife, man pleaser, man servant, man- shaped, man slayer, man stealer, man-stealing , man thief, man worship, etc.

Man is also used as a suffix to denote a person of the male sex having a business which pertains to the thing spoken of in the qualifying part of the compound; ash man , butter man , laundry man , lumber man , milk man , fire man , show man , water man , wood man . Where the combination is not familiar, or where some specific meaning of the compound is to be avoided, man is used as a separate substantive in the foregoing sense; as, apple man , cloth man , coal man , hardware man , wood man (as distinguished from wood man ).

Man ape (Zo\'94l.) , a anthropoid ape, as the gorilla. -- Man at arms , a designation of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries for a soldier fully armed. -- Man engine , a mechanical lift for raising or lowering people through considerable distances; specifically (Mining) , a contrivance by which miners ascend or descend in a shaft. It consists of a series of landings in the shaft and an equal number of shelves on a vertical rod which has an up and down motion equal to the distance between the successive landings. A man steps from a landing to a shelf and is lifted or lowered to the next landing, upon which he them steps, and so on, traveling by successive stages. -- Man Friday , a person wholly subservient to the will of another, like Robinson Crusoe's servant Friday. -- Man of straw , a puppet; one who is controlled by others; also, one who is not responsible pecuniarily. -- Man-of-the earth (Bot.) , a twining plant ( Ipom\'d2a pandurata ) with leaves and flowers much like those of the morning-glory, but having an immense tuberous farinaceous root. -- Man of war . (a) A warrior; a soldier . Shak . (b) (Naut.) See in the Vocabulary. -- To be one's own man , to have command of one's self; not to be subject to another.

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Man (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Manned (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Manning .] 1. To supply with men; to furnish with a sufficient force or complement of men, as for management, service, defense, or the like; to guard; as, to man a ship, boat, or fort .

See how the surly Warwick mans the wall ! Shak.