Musk"wood` (?), n. [So called from its fragrance.] (Bot.) (a) The wood
of a West Indian tree of the Mahogany family (Moschoxylum Swartzii).
(b) The wood of an Australian tree (Eurybia argophylla).
Musk"y (?), a. Having an odor of musk, or somewhat the like. Milton.
Mus"lim (?), n. See Moslem.
Mus"lin (?), n. [F. mousseline; cf. It. mussolino, mussolo, Sp.
muselina; all from Mussoul a city of Mesopotamia, Ar. Mausil, Syr.
Mauzol, Muzol, Mosul, where it was first manufactured. Cf. Mull a kind
of cloth.] A thin cotton, white, dyed, or printed. The name is also
applied to coarser and heavier cotton goods; as, shirting and sheeting
muslins.
Muslin cambric. See Cambric. -- Muslin delaine, a light woolen fabric
for women's dresses. See Delaine. [Written also mousseline de laine.]
Mus`lin*et" (?), n. [F. mousselinette.] A sort of coarse or light
cotton cloth.
Mus"mon (?), n. [L. musmo, musimo, a Sardinian animal; cf. Gr.
moy`smwn.] (Zoöl.) See Mouflon.
Mu`so*ma"ni*a (?), n. See Musicomania.
Mus"quash (?), n. [American Indian name.] (Zoöl.) See Muskrat.
Musquash root (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant (Cicuta maculata), having
a poisonous root. See Water hemlock.
||Mus"quaw (?), n. [American Indian name.] (Zoöl.) The American black
||bear. See Bear.
Mus"quet (?), n. See Musket.
Mus*qui"to (?), n. (Zoöl.) See Mosquito.
{ Mus"role, Mus"rol } (?), n. [F. muserolle, fr. muserau a muzzle, OF.
musel. See Muzzle.] The nose band of a horse's bridle.
Muss (?), n. [Cf. OF. mousche a fly, also, the play called muss, fr. L.
musca a fly.] A scramble, as when small objects are thrown down, to be
taken by those who can seize them; a confused struggle. Shak.
Muss, n. A state of confusion or disorder; -- prob. variant of mess,
but influenced by muss, a scramble. [Colloq. U.S.]
Muss, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mussed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mussing.] To
disarrange, as clothing; to rumple. [Colloq. U.S.]
Muss, n. [Cf. OE. mus a mouse. See Mouse.] A term of endearment. [Obs.]
See Mouse. B. Jonson.
Mus"sel (?), n. [See Muscle, 3.] 1. (Zoöl.) Any one of many species of
marine bivalve shells of the genus Mytilus, and related genera, of the
family Mytidæ. The common mussel (Mytilus edulis; see Illust. under
Byssus), and the larger, or horse, mussel (Modiola modiolus),
inhabiting the shores both of Europe and America, are edible. The
former is extensively used as food in Europe.
2. (Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of Unio, and related fresh-water
genera; -- called also river mussel. See Naiad, and Unio.
Mussel digger (Zoöl.), the grayback whale. See Gray whale, under Gray.
Mus`si*ta"tion (?), n. [L. mussitatio suppression of the voice, fr.
mussitare to be silent, to murmur.] A speaking in a low tone; mumbling.
[Obs.]
Mus"site (?), n. (Min.) A variety of pyroxene, from the Mussa Alp in
Piedmont; diopside.
Mus"sul*man, n.; pl. Mussulmans (#). [Ar. muslimn, pl. of muslim: cf.
F. & Sp. musulman. See Moslem.] A Mohammedan; a Moslem.
Mus`sul*man"ic (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or like, the Mussulmans, or
their customs: Mohammedan.
Mus"sul*man*ish (?), a. Mohammedan.
Mus"sul*man*ism (?), n. Mohammedanism.
Mus"sul*man*ly, adv. In the manner of Moslems.