Chapter 998

Mon"o*type (?) , Mon`o*typ"ic (?) , a. [ Mono- + -type : cf. F. monotype .] (Biol.) Having but one type; containing but one representative; as, a monotypic genus, which contains but one species .

Monovalent <Xpage=941>

Mo*nov"a*lent (?) , a. [ Mono- + L. valens , p. pr. See Valence .] (Chem.) Having a valence of one; univalent. See Univalent .

Monoxide <Xpage=941>

Mo*nox"ide (?) , n. [ Mon- + oxide .] (Chem.) An oxide containing one atom of oxygen in each molecule; as, barium monoxide .

Monoxylon <Xpage=941>

Mo*nox"y*lon (?) , n. [NL., from Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ made from one piece of wood; <?/ alone + <?/ wood.] A canoe or boat made from one piece of timber.

Monoxylous <Xpage=941>

Mo*nox"y*lous (?) , a. [See Monoxylon .] Made of one piece of wood.

Monozoa <Xpage=941>

Mon`o*zo"a (?) , n. pl. [NL., from Gr. <?/ single + <?/ an animal.] (Zo\'94l.) A division of Radiolaria; -- called also Monocyttaria . -- Mon`o*zo"ic (#) , a.

Monroe doctrine <Xpage=941>

Mon*roe" doc"trine . See under Doctrine .

Monseigneur <Xpage=941>

Mon`sei`gneur" (?) , n. ; pl. Messeigneurs (#) . [F., fr. mon my + seigneur lord, L. senior older. See Senior , and cf. Monsieur .] My lord; -- a title in France of a person of high birth or rank; as, Monseigneur the Prince, or Monseigneur the Archibishop . It was given, specifically, to the dauphin, before the Revolution of 1789. (Abbrev. Mgr. )

Monsel's salt <Xpage=941>

Mon"sel's salt` (?) . (Med.) A basic sulphate of iron; -- so named from Monsel , a Frenchman.

Monsel's solution <Xpage=941>

Mon"sel's so*lu"tion (?) . [See Monsel's salt .] (Med.) An aqueous solution of Monsel's salt, having valuable styptic properties.

Monsieur <Xpage=941>

Mon*sieur" (?) , n. ; pl. Messieurs (#) . [F., fr. mon my + Sieur , abbrev. of seigneur lord. See Monseigneur .] 1. The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir. [Represented by the abbreviation M. or Mons. in the singular, and by MM. or Messrs. in the plural.]

2. The oldest brother of the king of France.

3. A Frenchman. [Contemptuous]

Shak.

Monsignore <Xpage=941>

Mon`si*gno"re (?) , n. ; pl. Monsignors (#) . [It., my lord. Cf. Monseigneur .] My lord; -- an ecclesiastical dignity bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and domestic rank at the papal court. (Abbrev. Mgr. )

Monsoon <Xpage=941>

Mon*soon" (?) , n. [Malay m&umac;sim , fr. Ar. mausim a time, season: cf. F. monson , mousson , Sr. monzon , Pg. mon\'87\'eeo , It. monsone .] A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; -- a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December. <-- 2. a heavy rainfall in India associated with the southwest monsoon. 3. the season in which the monsoon[2] occurs -->

Monster <Xpage=941>

Mon"ster (?) , n. [OE. monstre , F. monstre , fr. L. monstrum , orig., a divine omen, indicating misfortune; akin of monstrare to show, point out, indicate, and monere to warn. See Monition , and cf. Demonstrate , Muster .] 1. Something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy; an enormity; a marvel.

A monster or marvel. Chaucer.

2. Specifically , an animal or plant departing greatly from the usual type, as by having too many limbs.

3. Any thing or person of unnatural or excessive ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty.

Monster <Xpage=941>

Mon"ster , a. Monstrous in size.

Pope.

Monster <Xpage=941>

Mon"ster , v. t. To make monstrous. [Obs.]

Shak.

Monstrance <Xpage=941>

Mon"strance (?) , n. [LL. monstrantia , fr. L. monstrare to show: cf. OF. monstrance . See Monster .] (R. C. Ch.) A transparent pyx, in which the consecrated host is exposed to view.

Monstration <Xpage=941>

Mon*stra"tion (?) , n. [L. monstratio .] The act of demonstrating; proof. [Obs.]

A certain monstration . Grafton.

Monstrosity <Xpage=941>

Mon*stros"i*ty (?) , n. ; pl. Monstrosities (#) . [Cf. F. monstruosit\'82 . See Monstrous .] The state of being monstrous, or out of the common order of nature; that which is monstrous; a monster.

South.

A monstrosity never changes the name or affects the immutability of a species. Adanson (Trans. ).

Monstrous <Xpage=941>

Mon"strous (?) , a. [OE. monstruous , F. monstrueux , fr. L. monstruosus , fr. monstrum . See Monster .] 1. Marvelous; strange. [Obs.]

2. Having the qualities of a monster; deviating greatly from the natural form or character; abnormal; as, a monstrous birth .

Locke.

He, therefore, that refuses to do good to them whom he is bound to love ... is unnatural and monstrous in his affections. Jer. Taylor.

3. Extraordinary in a way to excite wonder, dislike, apprehension, etc.; -- said of size, appearance, color, sound, etc.; as, a monstrous height; a monstrous ox; a monstrous story.

4. Extraordinary on account of ugliness, viciousness, or wickedness; hateful; horrible; dreadful.

So bad a death argues a monstrous life. Shak.

5. Abounding in monsters. [R.]

Where thou, perhaps, under the whelming tide Visitest the bottom of the monstrous world. Milton.

Monstrous <Xpage=941>

Mon"strous , adv. Exceedingly; very; very much. "A monstrous thick oil on the top."

Bacon.

And will be monstrous witty on the poor. Dryden.

Monstrously <Xpage=941>

Mon"strous*ly , adv. In a monstrous manner; unnaturally; extraordinarily; as, monstrously wicked . "Who with his wife is monstrously in love."

Dryden.

Monstrousness <Xpage=941>

Mon"strous*ness , n. The state or quality of being monstrous, unusual, extraordinary.

Shak.

Monstruosity <Xpage=941>

Mon`stru*os"i*ty (?) , n. Monstrosity. [Obs.]

Shak.

Monstruous <Xpage=941>

Mon"stru*ous (?) , a. Monstrous. [Obs.]

Mont <Xpage=941>

Mont (?) , n. [F. See Mount , n. ] Mountain.

Montaigne <Xpage=941>

Mon"taigne (?) , n. A mountain. [Obs.]

Montanic <Xpage=941>

Mon*tan"ic (?) , a. [L. montanus , fr. mons , montis , mountain. See Mount , n. ] Of or pertaining to mountains; consisting of mountains.

Montanist <Xpage=941>

Mon"ta*nist (?) , n. (Eccl. Hist.) A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying and guiding men in the Christian life. -- Mon`ta*nis"tic (#) , Mon`ta*nis"tic*al (#) , a.

Montant <Xpage=941>

Mon"tant (?) , n. [F.,prop., mounting, fr. monter to mount, fr. L. mons , montis , mountain. See Mount .] 1. (Fencing) An upward thrust or blow.

Shak.

2. (Arch.) An upright piece in any framework; a mullion or muntin; a stile. [R.] See Stile .

Mont de pi\'82t\'82 <Xpage=941>

Mont" de pi`\'82`t\'82" (?) . [F., fr. It. monte di piet\'85 mount of piety.] One of certain public pawnbroking establishments which originated in Italy in the 15th century, the object of which was to lend money at a low rate of interest to poor people in need; -- called also mount of piety . The institution has been adopted in other countries, as in Spain and France. See Lombard-house .

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Monte <Xpage=942>

Mon"te (?) , n. [Sp., lit., mountain, hence, the stock of cards remaining after laying out a certain number, fr. L. mons , montis , mountain.] A favorite gambling game among Spaniards, played with dice or cards.

Monte-acid <Xpage=942>

Monte`-ac"id (?) , n. [F. monter to raise + acide acid.] (Chem.) An acid elevator, as a tube through which acid is forced to some height in a sulphuric acid manufactory.

Monteith <Xpage=942>

Mon*teith" (?) , n. See Monteth .

Montem <Xpage=942>

Mon"tem (?) , n. [L. ad montem to the hillock. See Mount , n. ] A custom, formerly practiced by the scholars at Eton school, England, of giing every third year, on Whittuesday, to a hillock near the Bath road, and exacting money from all passers-by, to support at the university the senior scholar of the school.

Montero <Xpage=942>

Mon*te"ro (?) , n. [Sp. montera a hunting cap, fr. montero a huntsman, monte a mountain, forest, L. mons , montis , mountain. See Mount , n. ] An ancient kind of cap worn by horsemen or huntsmen.

Bacon.

Monteth, Monteith <Xpage=942>

Mon*teth" (?) , Mon*teith" (?) , n. A vessel in which glasses are washed; -- so called from the name of the inventor.

New things produce new words, and thus Monteth Has by one vessel saved his name from death. King.

Montgolfier <Xpage=942>

Mont`gol"fier (?) , n. A balloon which ascends by the buoyancy of air heated by a fire; a fire balloon; -- so called from two brothers, Stephen and Joseph Montgolfier , of France, who first constructed and sent up a fire balloon.

Month <Xpage=942>

Month (?) , n. [OE. month , moneth , AS. m\'d3n<?/ , m\'d3na<?/ ; akin to m\'d3na moon, and to D. maand month, G. monat , OHG. m\'ben\'d3d , Icel. m\'benu<?/r , m\'bena<?/r , Goth. m\'c7n\'d3<?/s . \'fb272. See Moon .] One of the twelve portions into which the year is divided; the twelfth part of a year, corresponding nearly to the length of a synodic revolution of the moon, -- whence the name. In popular use, a period of four weeks is often called a month .

&hand; In the common law, a month is a lunar month, or twenty-eight days, unless otherwise expressed. Blackstone . In the United States the rule of the common law is generally cahanged, and a month is declared to mean a calendar month. Cooley's Blackstone .

A month mind . (a) A strong or abnormal desire . [Obs.] Shak . (b) A celebration made in remembrance of a deceased person a month after death. Strype . -- Calendar months , the months as adjusted in the common or Gregorian calendar; April, June, September, and November, containing 30 days, and the rest 31, except February, which, in common years, has 28, and in leap years 29. -- Lunar month , the period of one revolution of the moon, particularly a synodical revolution; but several kinds are distinguished, as the synodical month , or period from one new moon to the next, in mean length 29 d. 12 h. 44 m. 2.87 s.; the nodical month , or time of revolution from one node to the same again, in length 27 d. 5 h. 5 m. 36 s.; the sidereal , or time of revolution from a star to the same again, equal to 27 d. 7 h. 43 m. 11.5 s.; the anomalistic , or time of revolution from perigee to perigee again, in length 27 d. 13 h. 18 m. 37.4 s.; and the tropical , or time of passing from any point of the ecliptic to the same again, equal to 27 d. 7 h. 43 m. 4.7 s. -- Solar month , the time in which the sun passes through one sign of the zodiac, in mean length 30 d. 10 h. 29 m. 4.1 s.

Monthling <Xpage=942>

Month"ling (?) , n. That which is a month old, or which lives for a month. [R.]

Wordsworth.

Monthly <Xpage=942>

Month"ly , a. 1. Continued a month, or a performed in a month; as, the monthly revolution of the moon .

2. Done, happening, payable, published, etc., once a month, or every month; as, a monthly visit; monthly charges; a monthly installment; a monthly magazine.

Monthly nurse , a nurse who serves for a month or some short time, esp. one which attends women after childbirth.

Monthly <Xpage=942>

Month"ly , n. ; pl. Monthlies (<?/) . A publication which appears regularly once a month.

Monthly <Xpage=942>

Month"ly , adv. 1. Once a month; in every month; as, the moon changes monthly .

Shak.

2. As if under the influence of the moon; in the manner of a lunatic. [Obs.]

Middleton.

Monticle <Xpage=942>

Mon"ti*cle (?) , n. [L. monticulus , dim. of mons , montis , mountain: cf. F. monticule . See Mount , n. ] A little mount; a hillock; a small elevation or prominence. [Written also monticule .]

Monticulate <Xpage=942>

Mon*tic"u*late (?) , a. Furnished with monticles or little elevations.

Monticule <Xpage=942>

Mon"ti*cule (?) , n. See Monticle .

Monticulous <Xpage=942>

Mon*tic"u*lous (?) , a. Monticulate.

Montiform <Xpage=942>

Mon"ti*form (?) , a. [L. mons , montis , mountain + -form .] Resembling a mountain in form.

Montigenous <Xpage=942>

Mon*tig"e*nous (?) , a. [L. montigena ; mons , montis , mountain + the root of gignere to beget.] Produced on a mountain.

Montoir <Xpage=942>

Mon`toir" (?) , n. [F., fr. monter to mount. See Montant .] A stone used in mounting a horse; a horse block.

Monton <Xpage=942>

Mon"ton (?) , n. [Sp.] (Mining) A heap of ore; a mass undergoing the process of amalgamation.

Montross <Xpage=942>

Mon*tross" (?) , n. See Matross . [Obs.]

Montrue <Xpage=942>

Mon"true (?) , n. [F., fr. monter to mount. See Montoir .] That on which anything is mounted; a setting; hence, a saddle horse. [Obs.]

Spenser.

Monument <Xpage=942>

Mon"u*ment (?) , n. [F., fr. L. monumentum , fr. monere to remind, admonish. See Monition , and cf. Moniment .] 1. Something which stands, or remains, to keep in remembrance what is past; a memorial.

Of ancient British art A pleasing monument . Philips.

Our bruised arms hung up for monuments . Shak.

2. A building, pillar, stone, or the like, erected to preserve the remembrance of a person, event, action, etc.; as, the Washington monument ; the Bunker Hill monument . Also, a tomb, with memorial inscriptions.

On your family's old monument Hang mournful epitaphs, and do all rites That appertain unto a burial. Shak.

3. A stone or other permanent object, serving to indicate a limit or to mark a boundary.

4. A saying, deed, or example, worthy of record.

Acts and Monuments of these latter and perilous days. Foxe.

Syn. -- Memorial; remembrance; tomb; cenotaph.

Monumental <Xpage=942>

Mon`u*men"tal (?) , a. [L. monumentalis : cf. F. monumental .] 1. Of, pertaining to, or suitable for, a monument; as, a monumental inscription .

2. Serving as a monument; memorial; preserving memory. "Of pine, or monumental oak."

Milton.

A work outlasting monumental brass. Pope.

Monumentally <Xpage=942>

Mon`u*men"tal*ly , adv. 1. By way of memorial.

2. By means of monuments.

Monureid <Xpage=942>

Mon*u"re*id (?) , n. [ Mon- + ureid .] (Chem.) Any one of a series of complex nitrogenous substances regarded as derived from one molecule of urea; as, alloxan is a monureid . [Written also monureide .]

Moo <Xpage=942>

Moo (?) , a. , adv., & n. See Mo . [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Moo <Xpage=942>

Moo (?) , v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Mooed (?) ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mooing .] [Of imitative origin.] To make the noise of a cow; to low; -- child's word.

Moo <Xpage=942>

Moo , n. The lowing of a cow.

Mood <Xpage=942>

Mood (?) , n. [The same word as mode , perh. influenced by mood temper. See Mode .] 1. Manner; style; mode; logical form; musical style; manner of action or being. See Mode which is the preferable form).

2. (Gram.) Manner of conceiving and expressing action or being, as positive, possible, hypothetical, etc., without regard to other accidents, such as time, person, number, etc.; as, the indicative mood ; the infinitive mood ; the subjunctive mood . Same as Mode .

Mood <Xpage=942>

Mood , n. [OE. mood , mod , AS. m\'d3d mind, feeling, heart, courage; akin to OS. & OFries. m\'d3d , D. moed , OHG. muot , G. muth , mut , courage, Dan. & Sw. mod , Icel. m\'d3<?/r wrath, Goth. m\'d3ds .] Temper of mind; temporary state of the mind in regard to passion or feeling; humor; as, a melancholy mood ; a suppliant mood .

Till at the last aslaked was mood . Chaucer.

Fortune is merry, And in this mood will give us anything. Shak.

The desperate recklessness of her mood . Hawthorne.

Mooder <Xpage=942>

Moo"der (?) , n. Mother. [Obs.]

Chaucer.

Moodily <Xpage=942>

Mood"i*ly (?) , adv. In a moody manner.

Moodiness <Xpage=942>

Mood"i*ness , n. The quality or state of being moody; specifically, liability to strange or violent moods.

Moodir <Xpage=942>

Moo"dir (?) , n. [Ar. mud\'c6r .] The governor of a province in Egypt, etc. [Written also mudir .]

Moodish <Xpage=942>

Mood"ish (?) , a. Moody. [Obs.]

Moodishly <Xpage=942>

Mood"ish*ly , adv. Moodily. [Obs.]

Moody <Xpage=942>

Mood"y (?) , a. [ Compar. Moodier (?) ; superl. Moodiest .] [AS. m\'d3dig courageous.] 1. Subject to varying moods, especially to states of mind which are unamiable or depressed.

2. Hence: Out of humor; peevish; angry; fretful; also, abstracted and pensive; sad; gloomy; melancholy. "Every peevish, moody malcontent."

Rowe.