Mas"sage (?), n. [F.] A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially
when performed as a hygienic or remedial measure.
Mas`sa*sau"ga (?), n. (Zoöl.) The black rattlesnake (Crotalus, or
Caudisona, tergemina), found in the Mississippi Valley.
{ Massé, or Massé shot (?) }, n. (Billiards) A stroke made with the cue
held vertically.
Mass"er, n. A priest who celebrates Mass. [R.] Bale.
Mas"se*ter (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; a chewer, &?; a muscle of the
lower jaw used in chewing, from &?; to chew: cf. F. masséter.] (Anat.)
The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in
mastication.
Mas`se*ter"ic (?), a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the masseter.
Mas"se*ter`ine (?), a. (Anat.) Masseteric.
{ ||Mas`seur" (?), n. m., ||Mas`seuse" (?), n. f.,} [F., or formed in
imitation of French. See Massage.] (Med.) One who performs massage.
Mas"si*cot (?), n. [F. massicot; E. masticot is a corruption.] (Chem.)
Lead protoxide, PbO, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused
and crystalline form of which is called litharge; lead ocher. It is
used as a pigment.
Massicot is sometimes used by painters, and also as a drier in the
composition of ointments and plasters.
Mass"i*ness (?), n. [From Massy.] The state or quality of being massy;
ponderousness.
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Mass"ive (?), a. [F. massif.] 1. Forming, or consisting of, a large
mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy. "Massive armor." Dr. H. More.
2. (Min.) In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, but
having no regular form; as, a mineral occurs massive.
Massive rock (Geol.), a compact crystalline rock not distinctly
schistose, as granite; also, with some authors, an eruptive rock.
Mass"ive*ly, adv. In a heavy mass.
Mass"ive*ness, n. The state or quality of being massive; massiness.
Mas*soo"la boat`. See Masoola boat.
Mas*so"ra (?), n. Same as Masora.
Mas"so*ret (?), n. Same as Masorite.
Mass"y (?), a. [Compar. Massier (?); superl. Massiest.] Compacted into,
or consisting of, a mass; having bulk and weight or substance;
ponderous; bulky and heavy; weighty; heavy; as, a massy shield; a massy
rock.
Your swords are now too massy for your strengths, And will not be
uplifted.
Shak.
Yawning rocks in massy fragments fly.
Pope.
Mast (mst), n. [AS. mæst, fem.; akin to G. mast, and E. meat. See
Meat.] The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts;
acorns.
Oak mast, and beech, . . . they eat.
Chapman.
Swine under an oak filling themselves with the mast.
South.
Mast, n. [AS. mæst, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. mast, Icel.
mastr, and perh. to L. malus.]
1. (Naut.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set
upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc.
A mast may also consist of several pieces of timber united by iron
bands, or of a hollow pillar of iron or steel.
The tallest pine Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast Of some
great ammiral.
Milton.
The most common general names of masts are foremast, mainmast, and
mizzenmast, each of which may be made of separate spars.