The soft, green, rounded hills, with their flowing outlines,
overlapping and melting into each other.
J. C. Shairp.
5. To disappear by being dispersed or dissipated; as, the fog melts
away. Shak.
Melt"a*ble (?), a. Capable of being melted.
Melt"er (-r), n. One who, or that which, melts.
Melt"ing, n. Liquefaction; the act of causing (something) to melt, or
the process of becoming melted.
Melting point (Chem.), the degree of temperature at which a solid
substance melts or fuses; as, the melting point of ice is 0° Centigrade
or 32° Fahr., that of urea is 132° Centigrade. -- Melting pot, a vessel
in which anything is melted; a crucible.
Melt"ing a. Causing to melt; becoming melted; -- used literally or
figuratively; as, a melting heat; a melting appeal; a melting mood. --
Melt"ing*ly, adv.
Mel"ton (?), n. [Etymol. uncertain.] A kind of stout woolen cloth with
unfinished face and without raised nap. A commoner variety has a cotton
warp.
Mem"ber (?), v. t. [See Remember.] To remember; to cause to remember;
to mention. [Obs.]
Mem"ber, n. [OE. membre, F. membre, fr. L. membrum; cf. Goth. mimz
flesh, Skr. mamsa.]
1. (Anat.) A part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office;
an organ; a limb.
We have many members in one body, and all members have not the same
office.
Rom. xii. 4.
2. Hence, a part of a whole; an independent constituent of a body; as:
(a) A part of a discourse or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part
of a verse. (b) (Math.) Either of the two parts of an algebraic
equation, connected by the sign of equality. (c) (Engin.) Any essential
part, as a post, tie rod, strut, etc., of a framed structure, as a
bridge truss. (d) (Arch.) Any part of a building, whether
constructional, as a pier, column, lintel, or the like, or decorative,
as a molding, or group of moldings. (e) One of the persons composing a
society, community, or the like; an individual forming part of an
association; as, a member of the society of Friends.
Compression member, Tension member (Engin.), a member, as a rod, brace,
etc., which is subjected to compression or tension, respectively.
Mem"bered (?), a. 1. Having limbs; -- chiefly used in composition.
2. (Her.) Having legs of a different tincture from that of the body; --
said of a bird in heraldic representations.
Mem"ber*ship, n. 1. The state of being a member.