MALLEOLUS, ma-l[=e]'[=o]-lus, _n._ a bony protuberance on either side of
the ankle.--_adj._ MAL'L[=E]OLAR. [L.]
MALLET, mal'et, _n._ a small wooden hammer: the long-handled hammer for
driving the balls in croquet. [Fr. _maillet_, dim. of _mail_, a mall.]
MALLOW, mal'[=o], _n._ any plant of genus _Malva_--from its emollient
properties or its soft downy leaves. [A.S. _malwe_--L. _malva_; Gr.
_malach[=e]_--_malassein_, to make soft.]
MALM, MAUM, mäm, _n._ calcareous loam, earth specially good for brick.
[A.S. _mealm_, sand.]
MALMSEY, mäm'ze, _n._ a sort of grape: a strong and sweet wine, first made
in Greece, but now also in the Canary Islands and the Azores. [O. Fr.
_malvoisie_, from _Malvasia_ in the Morea.]
MALODOUR, mal-[=o]'dor, _n._ an offensive odour.--_adj._
MAL[=O]'DOROUS.--_n._ MAL[=O]'DOROUSNESS.
MALPIGHIAN, mal-pig'i-an, _adj._ applied in anatomy to several structures
in the kidney and spleen investigated by Marcello _Malpighi_ (1628-94).
MALPOSITION, mal-p[=o]-zish'un, _n._ a wrong position, misplacement.
MALPRACTICE, mal-prak'tis, _n._ evil practice or conduct: practice contrary
to established rules.--_n._ MALPRACTIT'IONER, a physician guilty of
malpractice.
MALPRESENTATION, mal-pr[=e]-zen-t[=a]'shun, _n._ abnormal presentation in
childbirth.
MALSTICK. See MAHL-STICK.
MALT, mawlt, _n._ barley or other grain steeped in water, allowed to
sprout, and dried in a kiln, used in brewing ale, &c.--_v.t._ to make into
malt.--_v.i._ to become malt: (_hum._) to drink malt liquor.--_adj._
containing or made with malt.--_ns._ MALT'-DUST, grain-sprouts produced and
'screened off' in malt-making; MALT'-FLOOR, a perforated floor in the
chamber of a malt-kiln, through which heat rises; MALT'-HORSE, a heavy
horse, such as used by brewers--hence (_Shak._) used in reproach for a
dull, stupid person; MALT'ING; MALT'-KILN; MALT'-MILL, a mill for grinding
malt; MALT'OSE, a hard, white, crystalline sugar, formed by the action of
malt or diastase on starch; MALT'STER, MALT'MAN, one whose trade or
occupation it is to make malt (_-ster_ was up to the end of the 13th
century a feminine affix); MALT'WORM (_Shak._), a lover of malted liquors,
a tippler.--_adj._ MALT'Y.--MALT LIQUOR, a liquor, as beer, ale, or porter,
formed from malt; MALT TEA, the liquid infusion of the mash in brewing.
[A.S. _mealt_, pa.t. of _meltan_, to soften; cf. Ger. _malz_.]
MALTALENT, mal'tal-ent, _n._ (_Spens._) bad inclination, ill-humour.
MALTESE, mal-t[=e]z', _n._ a native, or the natives, of _Malta_: the
dialect, a corrupt Arabic mixed with Italian.--_adj._ belonging to Malta,
or to its inhabitants.--MALTESE CROSS (see CROSS); MALTESE DOG, a very
small spaniel with long silky hair.
MALTHA, mal'tha, _n._ a thick mineral pitch: any similar preparation used
by the ancients as a cement, stucco, or mortar. [L.]
MALTHUSIAN, mal-th[=u]'zhan, _adj._ relating to _Malthus_ or to the
principles he taught regarding the necessity of preventing population from
increasing faster than the means of living.--_n._ a disciple of Thomas
Robert _Malthus_ (1766-1834).
MALTREAT, mal-tr[=e]t', _v.t._ to abuse: to use roughly or unkindly.--_n._
MALTREAT'MENT. [Fr. _maltraiter_--L. _male_, ill, TRACT[=A]RE, to treat.]
MALVACEOUS, mal-v[=a]'shus, _adj._ (_bot._) pertaining to plants of the
mallow family.
MALVERSATION, mal-v[.e]r-s[=a]'shun, _n._ evil conduct: misbehaviour in
office: corruption: extortion. [Fr.--L. _male_, badly, _vers[=a]ri_,
_-[=a]tus_, to occupy one's self.]
MALVOISIE, mal'vwä-z[=e], _n._ Same as MALMSEY.
MAMBRINO, mam-br[=e]'no, _n._ a medieval iron hat, from its likeness to the
barber's basin in _Don Quixote_.
MAMELUKE, mam'e-l[=oo]k, _n._ one of a force of light horse in Egypt formed
of Circassian slaves--dispersed in 1811. [Fr.,--Ar. _mamlûk_, a purchased
slave--_malaka_, to possess.]
MAMMA, MAMA, mam-mä', _n._ mother--used chiefly by young children.--_n._
MAMM'Y, mother. [_Mama_, a repetition of _ma_, the first syllable a child
naturally utters.]
MAMMALIA, mam-m[=a]'li-a, _n.pl._ (_zool._) the whole class of animals that
suckle their young.--_ns._ MAM'ELON, a small hillock with a rounded top;
MAM'MA, the mammary gland:--_pl._ MAM'MÆ; MAM'MAL, (_zool._), one of the
mammalia:--_pl._ MAMMALS (mam'alz).--_adjs._ MAMM[=A]'LIAN; MAMMALIF'EROUS
(_geol._), bearing mammals; MAMMALOG'ICAL.--_ns._ MAMMAL'OGIST; MAMMAL'OGY,
the scientific knowledge of mammals.--_adjs._ MAM'MARY, relating to the
mammæ or breasts; MAM'MATE, having breasts.--_n._ MAM'MIFER, an animal
having mammæ.--_adjs._ MAMMIF'EROUS, having mammaæ; MAM'MIFORM, having the
form of a breast or pap--also MAMMIL'IFORM.--_n._ MAMMIL'LA, the nipple of
the mammary gland:--_pl._ MAMMIL'LÆ.--_adjs._ MAM'MILLARY, pertaining to,
or resembling, the breasts: studded with rounded projections; MAM'MILLATE,
having a mammilla; MAM'MILLATED, having small nipples, or little globes
like nipples: nipple-shaped.--_n._ MAMMILL[=A]'TION--_adj._ MAMMOSE'
(_bot._), breast-shaped. [L.]
MAMMEE, mam-m[=e]', _n._ a highly esteemed fruit of the West Indies and
tropical America, having a sweet taste and aromatic odour: the tree
producing the fruit, the _Mammea_. [Haitian.]
MAMMER, mam'[.e]r, _v.i._ (_Shak._) to hesitate, to stand muttering and in
doubt. [Prob. imit.]
MAMMET, mam'et, _n._ (_Shak._) a puppet, a figure dressed up. [Cf.
_mawmet_, an idol.]
MAMMOCK, mam'uk, _n._ a shapeless piece.--_v.t._ (_Shak._) to tear to
pieces, to mangle.
MAMMON, mam'un, _n._ riches: the god of riches.--_adj._ MAMM'ONISH, devoted
to money-getting.--_ns._ MAMM'ONISM, devotion to gain; MAMM'ONIST,
MAMM'ONITE, a person devoted to riches: a worldling.--_adj._ MAMMONIST'IC.
[Low L. _mammona_--Gr. _mam[=o]nas_--Syriac _mamônâ_, riches.]
MAMMOTH, mam'uth, _n._ an extinct species of elephant.--_adj._ resembling
the mammoth in size: very large. [Russ. _mamant[)u]_--Tartar _mamma_, the
earth.]
MAN, man, _n._ a human being: mankind: a grown-up male: a male attendant:
one possessing a distinctively masculine character: a husband: a piece used
in playing chess or draughts: a ship, as in man-of-war: a word of familiar
address:--_pl._ MEN.--_v.t._ to supply with men: to strengthen or
fortify:--_pr.p._ man'ning; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ manned.--_ns._
MAN'-AT-ARMS, a soldier; MAN-CHILD, a male child: a boy; MAN'DOM (_rare_),
humanity, men collectively; MAN'-EAT'ER, a cannibal: a tiger; MAN'-EN'GINE,
an elevator for raising and lowering men in some deep mines.--_adj._
MAN'FUL, having the qualities of a man: full of manliness: bold:
courageous: noble-minded.--_adv._ MAN'FULLY.--_ns._ MAN'FULNESS; MAN'-HOLE,
a hole in a drain, cesspool, &c., large enough to admit a man, for the
purpose of cleaning or repairing it; MAN'HOOD, state of being a man: manly
quality: human nature; MAN'KIND, the kind or race of man: the mass of human
beings.--_adj._ MAN'-LIKE, having the appearance, characteristics, or
qualities of a man.--_n._ MAN'LINESS.--_adj._ MAN'LY, becoming a man:
brave: dignified: noble: pertaining to manhood: not childish or
womanish.--_n._ MAN'-MILL'INER, a man engaged in millinery--often in
contempt.--_adjs._ MAN'-MIND'ED (_Tenn._), having the mind or qualities of
a man; MAN'NISH, like a man: masculine: bold.--_ns._ MAN'-OF-WAR, a
war-ship: (_B._) a soldier; MAN'-OF-WAR'S-MAN, a man who serves on board a
war-ship; MAN'-QUELL'ER (_Shak._), a man-killer, a murderer; MAN'SLAUGHTER,
the slaying of a man: (_law_) the killing of any one unlawfully, but
without malice or forethought; MAN'SLAYER, one who kills a man;
MAN'STEALER, one who steals human beings, esp. to make slaves of them;
MAN'TRAP, a trap or machine for catching people who trespass.--MAN ABOUT
TOWN, a fashionable idler, dangling about clubs, theatres, &c.; MAN ALIVE!
an exclamation of surprise; MAN FRIDAY, a servile attendant, factotum--from
Robinson Crusoe's man; MAN IN THE MOON, a fancied semblance of a man
walking in the moon, with a bush near, and his dog behind him; MAN OF
BUSINESS, an agent or a lawyer; MAN OF (HIS) HANDS, a handy, clever fellow;
MAN OF LETTERS, a scholar and writer; MAN OF SIN, the devil: Antichrist;
MAN OF STRAW, a person put in the front of some business, but who is not
really responsible; MAN OF THE WORLD, a person well accustomed to the ways
and dealings of men. [A.S. _mann_; Ger. _mann_, Dut. _man_, L.
_mas_--_mans_, a male, Sans. _manu_, a man.]
MANACLE, man'a-kl, _n._ a handcuff.--_v.t._ to put manacles on: to restrain
the use of the limbs or any of the natural powers. [Through O. Fr., from L.
_manicula_, dim. of _manica_, sleeve--_manus_, hand.]
MANAGE, man'[=a]j, _v.t._ to guide by use of the hands: to have under
command or control: to bring round to one's plans: to conduct with great
carefulness: to wield: to handle: to contrive: to train by exercise, as a
horse.--_v.i._ to conduct affairs.--_n._ MANAGEABIL'ITY, the quality of
being manageable.--_adj._ MAN'AGEABLE, that can be managed:
governable.--_n._ MAN'AGEABLENESS.--_adv._ MAN'AGEABLY.--_ns._ MAN'AGEMENT,
art or act of managing: manner of directing or of using anything:
administration: skilful treatment: a body of managers; MAN'AGER, one who
manages: a person who controls a business or other concern.--_adj._
MANAG[=E]'RIAL, of or pertaining to a manager, or to management. [Fr.
_manége_, the managing of a horse--It. _maneggio_--L. _manus_, the hand.]
MANAKIN, man'a-kin, _n._ a small tropical American piproid bird: a variant
form of _manikin_.
MANATEE, man-a-t[=e]', _n._ an aquatic animal--also called the _Sea-cow_ or
_Dugong_ (q.v.).