Chapter 947

Mar , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Marred (m\'84rd) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Marring .] [OE. marren , merren , AS. merran , myrran (in comp.), to obstruct, impede, dissipate; akin to OS. merrian , OHG. marrjan , merran ; cf. D. marren , meeren , to moor a ship, Icel. merja to bruise, crush, and Goth. marzjan to offend. Cf. Moor , v. ] 1. To make defective; to do injury to, esp. by cutting off or defacing a part; to impair; to disfigure; to deface.

I pray you mar no more trees with wiring love songs in their barks. Shak.

But mirth is marred , and the good cheer is lost. Dryden.

Ire, envy, and despair Which marred all his borrowed visage. Milton.

2. To spoil; to ruin. "It makes us, or it mars us." "Striving to mend, to mar the subject."

Shak.

Mar <Xpage=894>

Mar , n. A mark or blemish made by bruising, scratching, or the like; a disfigurement.

Mara <Xpage=894>

Ma"ra (?) , n. [Skr. m\'bera .] (Hind. Myth.) The principal or ruling evil spirit.

E. Arnold.

Mara <Xpage=894>

Ma"ra , n. [Icel. mara nightmare, an ogress. See Nightmare .] (Norse Myth.) A female demon who torments people in sleep by crouching on their chests or stomachs, or by causing terrifying visions.

Mara <Xpage=894>

Ma"ra , n. (Zo\'94l.) The Patagonian cavy ( Dolichotis Patagonicus .)

Marabou <Xpage=894>

Mar`a*bou" (?) , n. [F.] 1. (Zo\'94l.) A large stork of the genus Leptoptilos (formerly Ciconia ), esp. the African species ( L. crumenifer ), which furnishes plumes worn as ornaments. The Asiatic species ( L. dubius , or L. argala ) is the adjutant. See Adjutant . [Written also marabu .]

2. One having five eighths negro blood; the offspring of a mulatto and a griffe. [Louisiana]

Bartlett.

Marabout <Xpage=894>

Marabout" (?) , n. [F., from Pg. marabuto , Ar. mor\'bebit . Cf. Maravedi .] A Mohammedan saint; especially, one who claims to work cures supernaturally.

Maracan <Xpage=894>

Mar"a*can (?) , n. [Braz. maracan\'a0 .] (Zo\'94l.) A macaw.

Marai <Xpage=894>

Ma*rai" (?) , n. A sacred inclosure or temple; -- so called by the islanders of the Pacific Ocean.

Maranatha <Xpage=894>

Mar`a*nath"a (?) , n. [Aramaic m\'beran ath\'be .] "Our Lord cometh;" -- an expression used by St. Paul at the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much as to say, "May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes." See Anathema maranatha , under Anathema .

Maranta <Xpage=894>

Ma*ran"ta (?) , n. [NL.] (Bot.) A genus of endogenous plants found in tropical America, and some species also in India. They have tuberous roots containing a large amount of starch, and from one species ( Maranta arundinacea ) arrowroot is obtained. Many kinds are cultivated for ornament.

Maraschino <Xpage=894>

Ma`ra*schi"no (?) , n. [It., fr. marasca , amarasca , a sour cherry, L. amarus bitter.] A liqueur distilled from fermented cherry juice, and flavored with the pit of a variety of cherry which grows in Dalmatia.

<-- Maraschino cherry -- a cherry which is colored a deep red and sweetened by cooking in colored syrup, and flavored with maraschino. Used as a garnish in deserts and cocktails. -->

Marasmus <Xpage=894>

Ma*ras"mus (?) , n. [NL., fr. Gr. <?/ , fr. <?/, to quench, as fire; pass., to die away.] (Med.) A wasting of flesh without fever or apparent disease; a kind of consumption; atrophy; phthisis.

Pining atrophy, Marasmus , and wide-wasting pestilence. Milton.

Marasmus senilis [L.] , progressive atrophy of the aged.

Maraud <Xpage=894>

Ma*raud" (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Marauded ; p. pr. & vb. n. Marauding .] [F. marauder , fr. maraud vagabond, OF. marault ; of uncertain origin, perh. for malault , fr. (assumed) LL. malaldus ; fr. L. malus bad, ill + a suffix of German origin (cf. Herald ). Cf. Malice .] To rove in quest of plunder; to make an excursion for booty; to plunder. " Marauding hosts."

Milman.

Maraud <Xpage=894>

Ma*raud" , n. An excursion for plundering.

Marauder <Xpage=894>

Ma*raud`er (?) , n. [From Maraud , v. : cf. F. maraudeur .] A rover in quest of booty or plunder; a plunderer; one who pillages.

De Quincey.

Maravedi <Xpage=894>

Mar`a*ve"di (?) , n. [Sp. maraved\'a1 ; -- so called from the Mor\'bebit\'c6n (lit., the steadfast), an Arabian dynasty which reigned in Africa and Spain. Cf. Marabout .] (Numis.) A small copper coin of Spain, equal to three mils American money, less than a farthing sterling. Also, an ancient Spanish gold coin.

Marble <Xpage=894>

Mar"ble (?) , n. [OE. marbel , marbre , F. marbre , L. marmor , fr. Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ to sparkle, flash. Cf. Marmoreal .] 1. A massive, compact limestone; a variety of calcite, capable of being polished and used for architectural and ornamental purposes. The color varies from white to black, being sometimes yellow, red, and green, and frequently beautifully veined or clouded. The name is also given to other rocks of like use and appearance, as serpentine or verd antique marble, and less properly to polished porphyry, granite, etc.

&hand; Breccia marble consists of limestone fragments cemented together. -- Ruin marble , when polished, shows forms resembling ruins, due to disseminated iron oxide. -- Shell marble contains fossil shells. -- Statuary marble is a pure, white, fine-grained kind, including Parian (from Paros) and Carrara marble. If coarsely granular it is called saccharoidal .

2. A thing made of, or resembling, marble, as a work of art, or record, in marble; or, in the plural, a collection of such works; as, the Arundel or Arundelian marbles ; the Elgin marbles .

3. A little ball of marble, or of some other hard substance, used as a plaything by children; or, in the plural, a child's game played with marbles.

&hand; Marble is also much used in self-explaining compounds; when used figuratively in compounds it commonly means, hard, cold, destitute of compassion or feeling; as, marble- breasted, marble- faced, marble- hearted.

Marble <Xpage=894>

Mar"ble , a. 1. Made of, or resembling, marble; as, a marble mantel; marble paper.

2. Cold; hard; unfeeling; as, a marble breast or heart .

Marble <Xpage=894>

Mar"ble , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Marbled (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Marbling (?) .] [Cf. F. marbrer . See Marble , n. ] To stain or vein like marble; to variegate in color; as, to marble the edges of a book, or the surface of paper .

Marbled <Xpage=894>

Mar"bled (?) , a. 1. Made of, or faced with, marble. [Obs.] "The marbled mansion."

Shak.

2. Made to resemble marble; veined or spotted like marble. " Marbled paper."

Boyle.

3. (zo\'94l.) Varied with irregular markings, or witch a confused blending of irregular spots and streaks.

Marble-edged <Xpage=894>

Mar"ble-edged` (?) , a. Having the edge veined or spotted with different colors like marble, as a book.

Marbleize <Xpage=894>

Mar"ble*ize (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Marbleized (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Marbleizing (?) .] To stain or grain in imitation of marble; to cover with a surface resembling marble; as, to marbleize slate, wood, or iron .

Marbler <Xpage=894>

Mar"bler (<?/) , n. 1. One who works upon marble or other stone. [R.]

Fuller.

2. One who colors or stains in imitation of marble.

Marbling <Xpage=894>

Mar"bling (?) , n. 1. The art or practice of variegating in color, in imitation of marble.

2. An intermixture of fat and lean in meat, giving it a marbled appearance.

3. pl. (Zo\'94l.) Distinct markings resembling the variegations of marble, as on birds and insects.

Marbly <Xpage=894>

Mar"bly , a. Containing, or resembling, marble.

Marbrinus <Xpage=894>

Mar*bri"nus (?) , n. [LL., fr. OF. & F. marble marble. See Marble .] A cloth woven so as to imitate the appearance of marble; -- much used in the 15th and 16th centuries.

Beck (Draper's Dict.).

Marc <Xpage=894>

Marc (?) , n. [F.] The refuse matter which remains after the pressure of fruit, particularly of grapes.

Marc <Xpage=894>

Marc , n. [AS. marc ; akin to G. mark , Icel. m\'94rk , perh. akin to E. mark a sign. &rot;106, 273.] [Written also mark .] 1. A weight of various commodities, esp. of gold and silver, used in different European countries. In France and Holland it was equal to eight ounces.

2. A coin formerly current in England and Scotland, equal to thirteen shillings and four pence.

3. A German coin and money of account. See Mark .

Marcantant <Xpage=894>

Mar"can*tant (?) , n. [It. mercatante . See Merchant .] A merchant. [Obs.]

Shak.

Marcasite <Xpage=894>

Mar"ca*site (?) , n. [F. marcassite ; cf. It. marcassita , Sp. marquesita , Pg. marquezita ; all fr. Ar. marqash\'c6tha .] (Min.) A sulphide of iron resembling pyrite or common iron pyrites in composition, but differing in form; white iron pyrites.

Golden marcasite , tin. [Obs.]

Marcasitic, Marcasitical <Xpage=894>

Mar`ca*sit"ic (?) , Mar`ca*sit"ic*al (?) , a. Containing, or having the nature of, marcasite.

Marcassin <Xpage=894>

Mar*cas"sin (?) , n. [F.] (Her.) A young wild boar.

Marcato <Xpage=894>

Mar*ca"to (?) , a. [It.] (Mus.) In a marked emphatic manner; -- used adverbially as a direction.

Marceline <Xpage=894>

Mar"cel*ine (?) , n. [F., fr. L. marcidus withered, fr. marcere to wither, shrivel.] A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc., in ladies' dresses.

Marcescent <Xpage=894>

Mar*ces"cent (?) , a. [L. marcescens , p. pr. of marcescere to wither, decay, fr. marcere to wither, droop: cf. F. marcescent .] (Bot.) Withering without<?/ falling off; fading; decaying.

Marcescible <Xpage=894>

Mar*ces"ci*ble (?) , a. [Cf. F. marcescible .] Li<?/ble to wither or decay.

March <Xpage=894>

March (?) , n. [L. Martius mensis Mars'month fr. Martius belonging to Mars , the god of war: cf. F. mars . Cf. Martial .] The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

The stormy March is come at last, With wind, and cloud, and changing skies. Bryant.

As mad as a March Hare , an old English Saying derived from the fact that March is the rutting time of hares, when they are excitable and violent.

Wright.

March <Xpage=894>

March , n. [OE. marche , F. marche ; of German origin; cf. OHG. marcha , G. mark , akin to OS. marka , AS. mearc , Goth. marka , L. margo edge, border, margin, and possibly to E. mark a sign. <?/106. Cf. Margin , Margrave , Marque , Marquis .] A territorial border or frontier; a region adjacent to a boundary line; a confine; -- used chiefly in the plural, and in English history applied especially to the border land on the frontiers between England and Scotland, and England and Wales.

Geneva is situated in the marches of several dominions -- France, Savoy, and Switzerland. Fuller.

Lords of waste marches , kings of desolate isles. Tennyson.

March <Xpage=894>

March , v. i. [Cf. OF. marchir . See 2d March .] To border; to be contiguous; to lie side by side. [Obs.]

That was in a strange land Which marcheth upon Chimerie. Gower.

To march with , to have the same boundary for a greater or less distance; -- said of an estate.

March <Xpage=894>

March , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Marched (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Marching .] [F. marcher , in OF. also, to tread, prob. fr. L. marcus hammer. Cf. Mortar .] 1. To move with regular steps, as a soldier; to walk in a grave, deliberate, or stately manner; to advance steadily.

Shak.

2. To proceed by walking in a body or in military order; as, the German army marched into France .

March <Xpage=894>

March , v. t. TO cause to move with regular steps in the manner of a soldier; to cause to move in military array, or in a body, as troops; to cause to advance in a steady, regular, or stately manner; to cause to go by peremptory command, or by force.

March them again in fair array. Prior.

March <Xpage=894>

March , n. [F. marche .] 1. The act of marching; a movement of soldiers from one stopping place to another; military progress; advance of troops.

These troops came to the army harassed with a long and wearisome march . Bacon.

2. Hence: Measured and regular advance or movement, like that of soldiers moving in order; stately or deliberate walk; steady onward movement.

With solemn march Goes slow and stately by them. Shak.

This happens merely because men will not bide their time, but will insist on precipitating the march of affairs. Buckle.

3. The distance passed over in marching; as, an hour's march ; a march of twenty miles.

4. A piece of music designed or fitted to accompany and guide the movement of troops; a piece of music in the march form.

The drums presently striking up a march . Knolles.

To make a march , (Card Playing) , to take all the tricks of a hand, in the game of euchre.

Macher <Xpage=894>

Mach"er (?) , n. One who marches.

Marcher <Xpage=894>

March"er , n. [See 2d March .] The lord or officer who defended the marches or borders of a territory.

Marchet, Merchet <Xpage=894>

Mar"chet (?) , Mer"chet (?) , n. [LL. marcheta ; of uncertain origin.] In old English and in Scots law, a fine paid to the lord of the soil by a tenant upon the marriage of one the tenant's daughters.

Marching <Xpage=894>

March"ing (?) , a. & n. ,fr. March , v.

Marching money (Mil.) , the additional pay of officer or soldier when his regiment is marching. -- In marching order (Mil.) , equipped for a march. -- Marching regiment . (Mil.) (a) A regiment in active service . (b) In England, a regiment liable to be ordered into other quarters, at home or abroad; a regiment of the line.

Marchion-ess <Xpage=894>

Mar"chion-ess (?) , n. [LL. marchionissa , fr. marchio a marquis. See Marquis .] The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis.

Spelman.

March-mad <Xpage=894>

March"-mad` (?) , a. Extremely rash; foolhardy. See under March , the month.

Sir W. Scott.

Marchman <Xpage=894>

March"man (?) , n. A person living in the marches between England and Scotland or Wales.

Marchpane <Xpage=894>

March"pane` (?) , n. [Cf. It. marzapane ,Sp. pan ,. massepain , prob. fr. L. maza frumenty (Gr. ma^za ) + L. panis bread; but perh. the first part of the word is from the name of the inventor.] A kind of sweet bread or biscuit; a cake of pounded almonds and sugar. [Obs.] <-- = marzipan -->

Shak.

March-ward <Xpage=894>

March"-ward` (?) , n. A warden of the marches; a marcher.

Marcian <Xpage=894>

Mar"cian (?) , a. Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Marcid <Xpage=894>

Mar"cid (?) , a. [L. marcidus , fr. marcere to wither, pine.] 1. Pining; lean; withered.

Dryden.

2. Characterized by emaciation, as a fever.

Harvey.

Mar-cidi-ty <Xpage=894>

Mar-cid"i-ty (?) , n. [LL. marciditas .] The state or quality of being withered or lean. [R.]

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Marcionite <Xpage=895>

Mar"cion*ite (?) , n. (Eccl. Hist) A follower of Marcion , a Gnostic of the second century, who adopted the Oriental notion of the two conflicting principles, and imagined that between them there existed a third power, neither wholly good nor evil, the Creator of the world and of man, and the God of the Jewish dispensation.

Brande & C.

Marcobrunner <Xpage=895>

Mar`co*brun"ner (?) , n. [G. Marcobrunner .] A celebrated Rhine wine.

Marcor <Xpage=895>

Mar"cor (?) , n. [L., fr. marcere to wither.] A wasting away of flesh; decay. [Obs.]

Sir T. Browne.

Marcosian <Xpage=895>

Mar*co"sian (?) , n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a Gnostic sect of the second century, so called from Marcus , an Egyptian, who was reputed to be a margician.

Mardi gras <Xpage=895>

Mar"di` gras" (?) , n. [F., literally, fat Tuesday.] The last day of Carnival; Shrove Tuesday; -- in some cities a great day of carnival and merrymaking.

Mare <Xpage=895>

Mare (?) , n. [OE. mere , AS. mere , myre , fem of AS. mearh horse, akin to D. merrie mare, G. m\'84hre , OHG. marah horse, meriha mare, Icel. marr horse, OCelt. marka (Pausan. 19, 19,4), Ir. marc , W. march . Cf. Marshal .] The female of the horse and other equine quadrupeds.

Mare <Xpage=895>

Mare , n. [AS. mara incubus; akin to OHG. & Icel. mara ; cf. Pol. mora , Bohem. m<?/ra .] (Med.) Sighing, suffocative panting, intercepted utterance, with a sense of pressure across the chest, occurring during sleep; the incubus; -- obsolete, except in the compound nightmare .

I will ride thee o' nights like the mare . Shak.

Marechal Niel <Xpage=895>

Mare"chal Niel" (?) . [F.] A kind of large yellow rose. [Written also Marshal Niel .]

Mareis <Xpage=895>

Mar"eis (?) , n. A Marsh. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Marena <Xpage=895>

Ma*re"na (?) , n. [NL. Salmo maraena , G. mar\'84ne , mor\'84ne ; -- so called from Lake Morin , in the March of Brandenburg, in Prussia.] (Zo\'94l.) A European whitefish of the genus Coregonus .

Mareschal <Xpage=895>