Must, v. t. & i. To make musty; to become musty.
Mus"tac (?), n. [F. moustac.] (Zoöl.) A small tufted monkey.
Mus*tache" (ms*tsh"; 277), n.; pl. Mustaches (&?;). [Written also
moustache.] [F. moustache, It. mostaccio visage, mostacchio mustache,
fr. Gr. my`stax upper lip and the beard upon it; cf. ma`stax mouth: cf.
Sp. mostacho.] 1. That part of the beard which grows on the upper lip;
hair left growing above the mouth.
2. (Zoöl.) A West African monkey (Cercopithecus cephus). It has yellow
whiskers, and a triangular blue mark on the nose.
3. (Zoöl.) Any conspicuous stripe of color on the side of the head,
beneath the eye of a bird.
Mus*ta"cho (?), n.; pl. Mustachios (&?;). A mustache. Longfellow.
Mus*ta"choed (?), a. Having mustachios.
Mus`ta*i"ba (?), n. A close- grained, heavy wood of a brownish color,
brought from Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of
tools, and the like. [Written also mostahiba.] MaElrath.
Mus"tang (?), n. [Sp. musteño belonging to the graziers, strayed,
wild.] (Zoöl.) The half-wild horse of the plains in Mexico, California,
etc. It is small, hardy, and easily sustained.
Mustard grape (Bot.), a species of grape (Vitis candicans), native in
Arkansas and Texas. The berries are small, light-colored, with an acid
skin and a sweet pulp.
Mus"tard (?), n. [OF. moustarde, F. moutarde, fr. L. mustum must, --
mustard was prepared for use by being mixed with must. See Must, n.] 1.
(Bot.) The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
(formerly Sinapis), as white mustard (B. alba), black mustard (B.
Nigra), wild mustard or charlock (B. Sinapistrum).
There are also many herbs of the same family which are called mustard,
and have more or less of the flavor of the true mustard; as, bowyer's
mustard (Lepidium ruderale); hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale);
Mithridate mustard (Thlaspi arvense); tower mustard (Arabis
perfoliata); treacle mustard (Erysimum cheiranthoides).
2. A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white mustard,
used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken internally it is stimulant
and diuretic, and in large doses is emetic.
Mustard oil (Chem.), a substance obtained from mustard, as a
transparent, volatile and intensely pungent oil. The name is also
extended to a number of analogous compounds produced either naturally
or artificially.
Mus*tee" (?), n. See Mestee.
Mus"te*line (?), a. [L. mustelinus, fr. mustela weasel.] (Zoöl.) Like
or pertaining to the family Mustelidæ, or the weasels and martens.
Mus"ter (?), n. [OE. moustre, OF. mostre, moustre, F. montre, LL.
monstra. See Muster, v. t.] 1. Something shown for imitation; a
pattern. [Obs.]