The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
Chapter 948
Mare"schal (?) , n. [OF. mareschal , F. mar\'82chal . See Marshal .] A military officer of high rank; a marshal. [Obs.]
Mare's-nest <Xpage=895>
Mare's"-nest` (?) , n. A supposed discovery which turns out to be a hoax; something grosaly absurd.
Mare's-tail <Xpage=895>
Mare's"-tail` (?) , n. 1. A long streaky cloud, spreading out like a horse's tail, and believed to indicate rain; a cirrus cloud. See Cloud .
Mackerel sky and mare's-tails Make tall ships carry low sails. Old Rhyme.
2. (Bot.) An aquatic plant of the genus Hippuris ( H.vulgaris ), having narrow leaves in whorls.
Margarate <Xpage=895>
Mar"ga*rate (?) , n. [Cf. F. margarate .] (Physiol. Chem.) A compound of the so-called margaric acid with a base.
Margaric <Xpage=895>
Mar*gar"ic (?) , a. [Cf. F. margarique . See Margarite .] Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.
Margaric acid . (a) (Physiol. Chem.) A fatty body, crystallizing in pearly scales, and obtained by digesting saponified fats (soaps) with an acid. It was formerly supposed to be an individual fatty acid, but is now known to be simply an intimate mixture of stearic and palmitic acids. (b) (Chem.) A white, crystalline substance, C17H34O2 of the fatty acid series, intermediate between palmitic and stearic acids, and obtained from the wax of certain lichens, from cetyl cyanide, and other sources.
Margarin <Xpage=895>
Mar"ga*rin (?) , n. [Cf. F. margarine . See Margarite .] (Physiol. Chem.) A fatty substance, extracted from animal fats and certain vegetable oils, formerly supposed to be a definite compound of glycerin and margaric acid, but now known to be simply a mixture or combination of tristearin and teipalmitin.
Marasritaceous <Xpage=895>
Mar`as*ri*ta"ceous (?) , a. Pertaining to, or resembling, pearl; pearly.
Margarite <Xpage=895>
Mar"ga*rite (?) , n. [L. margarita , Gr. <?/ a pearl; cf. F. marguerite .] 1. A pearl. [Obs.]
Peacham.
2. (Min.) A mineral related to the micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly luster.
Margaritic <Xpage=895>
Mar`ga*rit"ic (?) , a. [Cf. F. margaritique .] (Physiol. Chem.) Margaric.
Margaritiferous <Xpage=895>
Mar`ga*ri*tif"er*ous (?) , a. [L. margaritifer ; margarita pearl + ferre to bear: cf. F. margaritif\'8are .] Producing pearls.
Margarodite <Xpage=895>
Mar*gar"o*dite (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ pearl-like.] (Min.) A hidrous potash mica related to muscovite.
Margarone <Xpage=895>
Mar"ga*rone (?) , n. [ Margar ic + -one .] (Chem.) The ketone of margaric acid.
Margarous <Xpage=895>
Mar"ga*rous (?) , a. (Chem.) Margaric; -- formerly designating a supposed acid. [Obs.]
Margate fish <Xpage=895>
Mar"gate fish" (?) . (Zo\'94l.) A sparoid fish ( Diabasis aurolineatus ) of the Gulf of Mexico, esteemed as a food fish; -- called also red-mouth grunt .
Margay <Xpage=895>
Mar"gay (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) An American wild cat ( Felis tigrina ), ranging from Mexico to Brazil. It is spotted with black. Called also long-tailed cat .
Marge <Xpage=895>
Marge (?) , n. [F. marge . See Margin .] Border; margin; edge; verge. [Poetic]
Tennyson.
Along the river's stony marge . Wordsworth.
Margent <Xpage=895>
Mar"gent (?) , n. [OE. See Margin .] A margin; border; brink; edge. [Obs.]
The beached margent of the sea. Shak.
Margent <Xpage=895>
Mar"gent , v. t. To enter or note down upon the margin of a page; to margin. [Obs.]
Mir. for Mag.
Margin <Xpage=895>
Mar"gin (?) , n. [OE. margine , margent , L. margo , ginis . Cf. March a border, Marge .] 1. A border; edge; brink; verge; as, the margin of a river or lake .
2. Specifically: The part of a page at the edge left uncovered in writing or printing.
3. (Com.) The difference between the cost and the selling price of an article.
4. Something allowed, or reserved, for that which can not be foreseen or known with certainty.
5. (Brokerage) Collateral security deposited with a broker to secure him from loss on contracts entered into by him on behalf of his principial, as in the speculative buying and selling of stocks, wheat, etc.
N. Biddle.
Margin draft (Masonry) , a smooth cut margin on the face of hammer-dressed ashlar, adjacent to the joints. -- Margin of a course (Arch.) , that part of a course, as of slates or shingles, which is not covered by the course immediately above it. See 2d Gauge .
Syn. -- Border; brink; verge; brim; rim.
Margin <Xpage=895>
Mar"gin (?) , v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Margined (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Marginging .] 1. To furnish with a margin.
2. To enter in the margin of a page.
Marginal <Xpage=895>
Mar"gin*al (?) , a. [Cf. F. marginal .] 1. Of or pertaining to a margin.
2. Written or printed in the margin; as, a marginal note or gloss .
Marginalia <Xpage=895>
Mar`gi*na"li*a (?) , n. pl. [NL.] Marginal notes.
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Mar"gin*al*ly , adv. In the margin of a book.
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Mar"gin*ate (?) , a. [L. marginatus , p. p. of marginare to margin. See Margin , n. ] Having a margin distinct in appearance or structure.
Marginate <Xpage=895>
Mar"gin*ate (?) , v. t. To furnish with a distinct margin; to margin. [R.]
Cockeram.
Marginated <Xpage=895>
Mar"gin*a`ted (?) , a. Same as Marginate , a.
Margined <Xpage=895>
Mar"gined (?) , a. 1. Having a margin.
Hawthorne.
2. (Zo\'94l.) Bordered with a distinct line of color.
Marginella <Xpage=895>
Mar`gi*nel"la (?) , n. [NL., dim. of L. margo , marginis , a margin.] (Zo\'94l.) A genus of small, polished, marine univalve shells, native of all warm seas.
Marginicidal <Xpage=895>
Mar"gin*i*ci`dal (?) , a. [L. margo , -ginis , margin + caedere to cut.] (Bot.) Dehiscent by the separation of united carpels; -- said of fruits.
Margosa <Xpage=895>
Mar*go"sa (?) , n. [Pg. amargoso bitter.] (Bot.) A large tree of genus Melia ( M. Azadirachta ) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes from its trunk. The M. Azedarach is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where it is known as Pride of India , Pride of China , or bead tree . Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic.
The margosa oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the attacks of flies. Sir S. Baker.
Margravate, Margraviate <Xpage=895>
Mar"gra*vate (?) , Mar*gra"vi*ate (?) , n. [Cf. F. margraviat .] The territory or jurisdiction of a margrave.
Margrave <Xpage=895>
Mar"grave (?) , n. [G. markgraf , prop., lord chief justice of the march; mark bound, border, march + graf earl, count, lord chief justice; cf. Goth. gagr\'89fts decree: cf. D. markgraaf , F. margrave . See March border, and cf. Landgrave , Graff .] 1. Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany.
2. The English equivalent of the German title of nobility, markgraf ; a marquis.
Margravine <Xpage=895>
Mar"gra*vine (?) , n. [G. markgr\'84fin : cf. F. margrafine .] The wife of a margrave.
Marguerite <Xpage=895>
Mar"gue*rite (?) , n. [F., a pearl, a daisy. See Margarite .] (Bot.) The daisy ( Bellis perennis ). The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and to the China aster.
Longfellow.
Marian <Xpage=895>
Ma"ri*an (?) , a. Pertaining to the Virgin Mary, or sometimes to Mary, Queen of England, daughter of Henry VIII.
Of all the Marian martyrs, Mr. Philpot was the best-born gentleman. Fuller.
Maid Marian . See Maidmarian in the Vocabulary. <-- 2. a prominent character in the legend of Robin Hood -->
Marie <Xpage=895>
Mar"ie (?) , interj. Marry. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
Mariet <Xpage=895>
Mar"i*et (?) , n. [F. mariette , prop. dim. of Marie Mary.] (Bot.) A kind of bellflower, Companula Trachelium , once called Viola Mariana ; but it is not a violet.
Marigenous <Xpage=895>
Ma*rig"e*nous (?) , a. [L. mare the sea + -genous .] Produced in or by the sea.
Marigold <Xpage=895>
Mar"i*gold (?) , n. [ Mary + gold .] (Bot.) A name for several plants with golden yellow blossoms, especially the Calendula officinalis (see Calendula ), and the cultivated species of Tagetes .
&hand; There are several yellow-flowered plants of different genera bearing this name; as, the African ∨ French marigold of the genus Tagetes , of which several species and many varieties are found in gardens. They are mostly strong-smelling herbs from South America and Mexico: bur marigold , of the genus Bidens ; corn marigold , of the genus Chrysanthemum ( C. segetum , a pest in the cornfields of Italy); fig marigold , of the genus Mesembryanthemum ; marsh marigold , of the genus Caltha ( C. palustris ), commonly known in America as the cowslip . See Marsh Marigold .
Marigold window . (Arch.) See Rose window , under Rose .
Marikina <Xpage=895>
Mar`i*ki"na (?) , n. [From the native name: cf. Pg. mariquinha .] (Zo\'94l) A small marmoset ( Midas rosalia ); the silky tamarin.
Marimba <Xpage=895>
Ma*rim"ba (?) , n. [Pg.] A musical istrument of percussion, consisting of bars yielding musical tones when struck.
Knight.
Marimonda <Xpage=895>
Mar`i*mon"da (?) , n. [Sp.] (Zo\'94l.) A spider monkey ( Ateles belzebuth ) of Central and South America.
Marinade <Xpage=895>
Mar`i*nade" (?) , n. [F.: cf. It. marinato marinade, F. mariner to preserve food for use at sea. See Marinate .] (Cookery) A brine or pickle containing wine and spices, for enriching the flavor of meat and fish.
Marinate <Xpage=895>
Mar"i*nate (?) , v. t. [See Marine , and cf. Marinade .] To salt or pickle, as fish, and then preserve in oil or vinegar; to prepare by the use of marinade.
Marine <Xpage=895>
Ma*rine" (?) , a. [L. marinus , fr. mare the sea: cf. F. marin . See Mere a pool.] 1. Of or pertaining to the sea; having to do with the ocean, or with navigation or naval affairs; nautical; as, marine productions or bodies; marine shells; a marine engine.
2. (Geol.) Formed by the action of the currents or waves of the sea; as, marine deposits .
Marine acid (Chem.) , hydrochloric acid. [Obs.] -- Marine barometer . See under Barometer . -- Marine corps , a corps formed of the officers, noncommissioned officers, privates, and musicants of marines. <-- officially part of the navy, but now considered one of the four branches of the armed forces in the US --> -- Marine engine (Mech.) , a steam engine for propelling a vessel. -- Marine glue . See under Glue . -- Marine insurance , insurance against the perils of the sea, including also risks of fire, piracy, and barratry. -- Marine interest , interest at any rate agreed on for money lent upon respondentia and bottomry bonds. -- Marine law . See under Law . -- Marine league , three geographical miles. -- Marine metal , an alloy of lead, antimony, and mercury, made for sheathing ships. Mc Elrath . -- Marine soap , cocoanut oil soap; -- so called because, being quite soluble in salt water, it is much used on shipboard. -- Marine store , a store where old canvas, ropes, etc., are bought and sold; a junk shop. [Eng.]
Marine <Xpage=895>
Ma*rine" , n. [F. marin a sea solider, marine naval economy, a marine picture, fr. L. marinus . See Marine , a. ] 1. A solider serving on shipboard; a sea soldier; one of a body of troops trained to do duty in the navy. <-- a member of the marine corps -->
2. The sum of naval affairs; naval economy; the department of navigation and sea forces; the collective shipping of a country; as, the mercantile marine .
3. A picture representing some marine subject.
Tell that to the marines , an expression of disbelief, the marines being regarded by sailors as credulous. [Colloq.]
Marined <Xpage=895>
Ma*rined" (?) , a. [Cf. F. marin\'82 .] (Her.) Having the lower part of the body like a fish.
Crabb.
Mariner <Xpage=895>
Mar"i*ner (?) , n. [F. marinier , LL. marinarius . See Marine .] One whose occupation is to assist in navigating ships; a seaman or sailor.
Chaucer.
Mariner's compass . See under Compass .
Marinership <Xpage=895>
Mar"i*ner*ship , n. Seamanship. [Obs.]
Udalt.
Marinorama <Xpage=895>
Mar`i*no*ra"ma (?) , n. [NL., from L. marinus marine + Gr. <?/ view.] A representation of a sea view.
Mariolater <Xpage=895>
Ma`ri*ol"a*ter (?) , n. [See Mariolatry .] One who worships the Virgin Mary.
Mariolatry <Xpage=895>
Ma`ri*ol"a*try (?) , n. [Gr. <?/ Mary + <?/ worship.] The worship of the Virgin Mary.
Marionette <Xpage=895>
Mar`i*o*nette" (?) , n. [F. marionette , prop. a dim. of Marie Mary.] 1. A puppet moved by strings, as in a puppet show.
2. (Zo\'94l.) The buffel duck.
Mariotte's law <Xpage=895>
Ma`ri*otte's law` (?) . (Physics.) See Boyle's law , under Law .
Mariposa lily <Xpage=895>
Ma`ri*po"sa lil`y (?) . [Sp. mariposa a butterfly + E. lily . So called from the gay apperance of the blossoms.] (Bot.) One of a genus ( Calochortus ) of tuliplike bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also butterfly lily . Most of them are natives of California.
Mariput <Xpage=895>
Mar"i*put (?) , n. (Zo\'94l.) A species of civet; the zoril.
Marish <Xpage=895>
Mar"ish (?) , n. [Cf. F. marais , LL. marascus . See Marsh .] Low, wet ground; a marsh; a fen; a bog; a moor. [Archaic]
Milton. Tennyson.
Marish <Xpage=895>
Mar"ish , a. 1. Moory; fenny; boggy. [Archaic]
2. Growing in marshes. " Marish flowers."
Tennyson.
Marital <Xpage=895>
Mar"i*tal (?) , a. [F., fr. L. maritalis , fr. maritus belonging to marriage, n. , a husband. See Marry , v. ] Of or pertaining to a husband; as, marital rights, duties, authority . " Marital affection."
Ayliffe.
Maritated <Xpage=895>
Mar"i*ta`ted (?) , a. [L. maritatus married.] Having a husband; married. [Obs.]
Maritimal, Maritimale <Xpage=895>
Ma*rit"i*mal , Ma*rit"i*male (?) , a. See Maritime . [Obs.]
Maritime <Xpage=895>
Mar"i*time (?) , a. [L. maritimus , fr. mare the sea: cf. F. maritime . See Mere a pool.] 1. Bordering on, or situated near, the ocean; connected with the sea by site, interest, or power; having shipping and commerce or a navy; as, maritime states . "A maritime town."
Addison.
2. Of or pertaining to the ocean; marine; pertaining to navigation and naval affairs, or to shipping and commerce by sea. " Maritime service."
Sir H. Wotton.
Maritime law . See Law . -- Maritime loan , a loan secured by bottomry or respodentia bonds. -- Martime nations , nations having seaports, and using the sea more or less for war or commerce.
Marjoram <Xpage=895>
Mar"jo*ram (?) , n. [OE. majoran , F. marjolaine , LL. marjoraca , fr. L. amaracus , amaracum , Gr. <?/, <?/.] (Bot.) A genus of mintlike plants ( Origanum ) comprising about twenty-five species. The sweet marjoram ( O. Majorana ) is pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery. The wild marjoram of Europe and America is O. vulgare , far less fragrant than the other.
Mark <Xpage=895>
Mark (?) , n. A license of reprisals. See Marque .
Mark <Xpage=895>
Mark , n. [See 2d Marc .] 1. An old weight and coin. See Marc . "Lend me a mark ."
Chaucer.
2. The unit of monetary account of the German Empire, equal to 23.8 cents of United States money; the equivalent of one hundred pfennigs. Also, a silver coin of this value. <-- in 1995, approx. 65 cents American -->
Mark <Xpage=895>
Mark , n. [OE. marke , merke , AS. mearc ; akin to D. merk , MHG. marc , G. marke , Icel. mark , Dan. m\'91rke ; cf. Lith. margas party-colored. &root;106, 273. Cf. Remark .] 1. A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything; esp., a line, point, stamp, figure, or the like, drawn or impressed, so as to attract the attention and convey some information or intimation; a token; a trace.
The Lord set a mark upon Cain, lest any finding him should kill him. Gen. iv. 15.
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2. Specifically: (a) A character or device put on an article of merchandise by the maker to show by whom it was made; a trade-mark. (b) A character (usually a cross) made as a substitute for a signature by one who can not write.
The mark of the artisan is found upon the most ancient fabrics that have come to light. Knight.
3. A fixed object serving for guidance, as of a ship, a traveler, a surveyor, etc.; as, a sea mark , a land mark .
4. A trace, dot, line, imprint, or discoloration, although not regarded as a token or sign; a scratch, scar, stain, etc.; as, this pencil makes a fine mark .
I have some marks of yours upon my pate. Shak.