MIRE, m[=i]r, _n._ deep mud.--_v.t._ to plunge and fix in mire: to soil
with mud.--_v.i._ to sink in mud.--_n._ M[=I]'RINESS.--_adj._ M[=I]'RY,
consisting of mire: covered with mire. [Ice. _mýri_, marsh.]
MIRK, m[.e]rk, _adj._ dark.--_adj._ MIRK'SOME, murky.
MIRROR, mir'ur, _n._ a looking-glass: a reflecting surface, usually made of
glass lined at the back with a brilliant metal: a pattern.--_v.t._ to
reflect as in a mirror:--_pr.p._ mirr'oring; _pa.p._ mirr'ored.--_n._
MAG'IC-MIRR'OR, a mirror in which, by means of divination, a person sees
scenes in his future life: a Japanese convex mirror, engraved on the back,
by which bright light reflected from the polished surface on to a screen
gives bright-lined images corresponding to the figures on the back. [O. Fr.
_mireor_, _miroir_--L. _mir[=a]ri_, _-[=a]tus_, to wonder at.]
MIRTH, m[.e]rth, _n._ merriness: pleasure: delight: noisy gaiety: jollity:
laughter.--_adj._ MIRTH'FUL, full of mirth: causing mirth: merry:
jovial.--_adv._ MIRTH'FULLY.--_n._ MIRTH'FULNESS.--_adj._ MIRTH'LESS,
joyless: cheerless.--_n._ MIRTH'LESSNESS, absence of mirth. [A.S.
_myrgð_--_merg_, merry.]
MIRZA, mir'za, _n._ a Persian title, equivalent to 'Prince' when following
the surname--a common title of respect, like 'Mr,' when preceding it.
MISACCEPTATION, mis-ak-sep-t[=a]'shun, _n._ the act of accepting or
understanding in a wrong sense.
MISADVENTURE, mis-ad-vent'[=u]r, _n._ an unfortunate adventure: ill-luck:
disaster.--_adjs._ MISADVENT'URED (_Shak._), unfortunate; MISADVENT'UROUS.
MISADVERTENCE, mis-ad-vert'ens, _n._ want of proper care or attention:
inadvertence.
MISADVISE, mis-ad-v[=i]z', _v.t._ to give bad advice to: to
deceive.--_adj._ MISADVISED', ill-advised, ill-directed.--_adv._
MISADV[=I]'SEDLY.--_n._ MISADV[=I]'SEDNESS.
MISAIMED, mis-[=a]md', _adj._ not rightly aimed.
MISALLEGE, mis-al-lej', _v.t._ to allege wrongly.
MISALLIANCE, mis-al-l[=i]'ans, _n._ a bad alliance, esp. marriage with one
of a lower rank--the Fr. _Mésalliance_.--_adj._ MISALLIED'.
MISALLOTMENT, mis-al-lot'ment, _n._ a wrong allotment.
MISANTHROPE, mis'an-thr[=o]p, _n._ a hater of mankind: one who distrusts
every one else--also MISAN'THROPIST.--_adjs._ MISANTHROP'IC, -AL, hating or
distrusting mankind.--_adv._ MISANTHROP'ICALLY.--_ns._ MISAN'THROPOS
(_Shak._), a misanthrope; MISAN'THROPY, hatred or distrust of mankind.
[Fr.,--Gr. _misanthr[=o]pos_--_misein_, to hate, _anthr[=o]pos_, a man.]
MISAPPLY, mis-ap-pl[=i]', _v.t._ to apply wrongly: to use for a wrong
purpose.--_n._ MISAPPLIC[=A]'TION.
MISAPPRECIATED, mis-ap-pr[=e]'shi-[=a]t-ed, _adj._ not rightly or fully
appreciated.--_n._ MISAPPRECI[=A]'TION.--_adj._ MISAPPR[=E]'CI[=A]TIVE.
MISAPPREHEND, mis-ap-pre-hend', _v.t._ to apprehend wrongly: to take or
understand in a wrong sense.--_n._ MISAPPREHEN'SION.--_adv._
MISAPPREHEN'SIVELY, by or with misapprehension or mistake.
MISAPPROPRIATE, mis-ap-pr[=o]'pri-[=a]t, _v.t._ to put to a wrong
use.--_n._ MISAPPROPRI[=A]'TION.
MISARRANGE, mis-ar-r[=a]nj', _v.t._ to arrange wrongly: to put in wrong
order.--_n._ MISARRANGE'MENT.
MISARRAY, mis-ar-r[=a]', _n._ want of proper order.
MISASSIGN, mis-as-s[=i]n', _v.t._ to assign wrongly.
MISBECOME, mis-be-kum', _v.t._ not to suit or befit: to be
unfitting.--_adj._ MISBECOM'ING, unbecoming.--_n._ an impropriety.--_n._
MISBECOM'INGNESS.
MISBEGOT, MISBEGOTTEN, mis-be-got', -got'n, _p.adj._ (_Shak._) unlawfully
begotten: shapeless.
MISBEHAVE, mis-be-h[=a]v', _v.i._ to behave ill or improperly.--_adj._
MISBEHAVED' (_Shak._), badly behaved: ill-bred.--_n._ MISBEHAV'IOUR.
MISBELIEVE, mis-be-l[=e]v', _v.t._ to believe wrongly or falsely.--_ns._
MISBELIEF', belief in false doctrine; MISBELIEV'ER.--_adj._ MISBELIEV'ING.
MISBESEEM, mis-be-s[=e]m', _v.t._ to suit ill.
MISBESTOW, mis-be-st[=o]', _v.t._ to bestow improperly, or on the wrong
person.--_n._ MISBESTOW'AL.
MISBORN, mis'bawrn, _adj._ (_Spens._) born to evil or misfortune--_n._
MISBIRTH', an abortion.
MISCALCULATE, mis-kal'k[=u]-l[=a]t, _v.t._ to calculate wrongly.--_n._
MISCALCUL[=A]'TION.
MISCALL, mis-kawl', _v.t._ to call by a wrong name: to abuse or revile.
MISCARRIAGE, mis-kar'ij, _n._ the act of miscarrying: failure: ill-conduct:
the act of bringing forth young prematurely.--_v.i._ MISCARR'Y, to be
unsuccessful: to fail of the intended effect: to bring forth, as young,
before the proper time.
MISCAST, mis-kast', _v.t._ and _v.i._ to cast erroneously.
MISCEGENATION, mis-s[=e]-jen-[=a]'shun, _n._ a mixture of races. [L.
_misc[=e]re_, to mix, _genus_, race.]
MISCELLANEOUS, mis-sel-l[=a]n'i-us, _adj._ mixed or mingled: consisting of
several kinds.--_adj._ MISCELLAN[=A]'RIAN.--_n._ a writer of
miscellanies.--_adv._ MISCELLAN'EOUSLY.--_ns._ MISCELLAN'EOUSNESS;
MIS'CELL[=A]NIST, a writer of miscellanies; MIS'CELLANY, a mixture of
various kinds: a collection of writings on different subjects--also _n.pl._
MISCELL[=A]'NEA. [L. _miscellaneus_--_misc[=e]re_, to mix.]
MISCHALLENGE, mis-chal'enj, _n._ a false challenge.
MISCHANCE, mis-chans', _n._ ill-luck: mishap, misfortune: calamity.--_v.i._
to chance wrongly, come to ill-luck.--_adj._ MISCHAN'CY (_Scot._), unlucky.
MISCHARGE, mis-chärj', _v.t._ to charge wrongly: to make an error in an
account.--_n._ a mistake in charging, as in an account.
MISCHIEF, mis'chif, _n._ an ill consequence: evil: injury: damage, hurt:
(_coll._) the devil, as in 'What the mischief,' &c.--_n._ MIS'CHIEF-MAK'ER,
one who incites to mischief.--_adjs._ MIS'CHIEF-MAK'ING, causing mischief;
MIS'CHIEVOUS, causing mischief: injurious: prone to mischief.--_adv._
MIS'CHIEVOUSLY.--_n._ MIS'CHIEVOUSNESS.--PLAY THE MISCHIEF WITH, to disturb
anything greatly. [O. Fr. _meschef_, from _mes-_, ill, _chef_--L. _caput_,
the head.]
MISCIBLE, mis'si-bl, _adj._ that may be mixed.--_n._ MISCIBIL'ITY.
[Fr.,--L. _misc[=e]re_, to mix.]
MISCOLLOCATION, mis-kol-lo-k[=a]'shun, _n._ wrong collocation.
MISCOLOUR, mis-kul'ur, _v.t._ to misrepresent.
MISCOMPREHEND, mis-kom-pre-hend', _v.t._ to misunderstand.--_n._
MISCOMPREHEN'SION.
MISCOMPUTATION, mis-kom-p[=u]-t[=a]'shun, _n._ wrong computation: false
reckoning.
MISCONCEIT, mis-kon-s[=e]t', _n._ (_Spens._) misconception.--_v.i._ to form
a wrong opinion about.
MISCONCEIVE, mis-kon-s[=e]v', _v.t._ to conceive wrongly: to
mistake.--_v.i._ to have a wrong conception of anything.--_n._
MISCONCEP'TION.
MISCONDUCT, mis-kon'dukt, _n._ bad conduct: wrong management.--_v.t._
MISCONDUCT', to conduct badly.
MISCONJECTURE, mis-kon-jek't[=u]r, _n._ a wrong conjecture or
guess.--_v.t._ or _v.i._ to guess or conjecture wrongly.
MISCONSTRUCT, mis-kon-strukt', _v.t._ to construct wrongly: to construe or
interpret erroneously.--_n._ MISCONSTRUC'TION, a mistaking of the true
meaning.
MISCONSTRUE, mis-kon'str[=oo], _v.t._ to construe or to interpret wrongly.
MISCONTENT, mis-kon-tent', _adj._ not content--also MISCONTENT'ED.--_n._
MISCONTENT'MENT.
MISCOPY, mis-kop'i, _v.t._ to copy wrongly or imperfectly.--_n._ an error
in copying.
MISCOUNSEL, mis-kown'sel, _v.t._ (_Spens._) to counsel or advise wrongly.
MISCOUNT, mis-kownt', _v.t._ to count wrongly: to misjudge.--_n._ a wrong
counting.
MISCREANT, mis'kr[=e]-ant, _n._ a vile wretch, a detestable scoundrel: a
misbeliever, an infidel.--_adj._ unbelieving.--_n._ MIS'CREANCE (_Spens._),
unbelief, belief in a false religion. [O. Fr. _mescreant_--_mes-_, L.
_credens_, _-entis_, pr.p. of _cred[)e]re_, to believe.]
MISCREATE, -D, mis-kr[=e]-[=a]t', -ed, _adj._ wrongly created: deformed:
(_Shak._) illegitimate.--_n._ MISCRE[=A]'TION.--_adj._ MISCRE[=A]'TIVE,
inclining towards wrong creation.
MISCREDIT, mis-kr[=e]d'it, _v.t._ to disbelieve.
MISCREED, mis-kr[=e]d', _n._ a false creed.
MISCUE, mis-k[=u]', _n._ at billiards, a stroke spoiled by the slipping off
of the cue.
MISDATE, mis-d[=a]t', _n._ a wrong date.--_v.t._ to date wrongly or
erroneously.
MISDEAL, mis-d[=e]l', _n._ a wrong deal, as at cards.--_v.t._ to deal
wrongly: to divide improperly.--_v.i._ to make a wrong distribution.
MISDECISION, mis-de-sizh'un, _n._ act of deciding wrongly: a wrong
decision.
MISDEED, mis-d[=e]d', _n._ a bad deed: fault: crime.
MISDEEM, mis-d[=e]m', _v.t._ to deem or think wrongly: to make a mistake in
judging.
MISDEMEAN, mis-de-m[=e]n', _v.t._ to behave ill (with one's self).--_v.i._
to misbehave.--_ns._ MISDEMEAN'ANT, one who commits a misdemeanour or petty
crime; MISDEMEAN'OUR, bad conduct: a legal offence of less gravity than a
felony.
MISDESCRIBE, mis-des-kr[=i]b', _v.t._ to describe falsely.--_n._
MISDESCRIP'TION.
MISDESERT, mis-de-z[.e]rt', _n._ (_Spens._) ill-desert.
MISDEVOTION, mis-de-v[=o]'shun, _n._ ill-directed devotion.
MISDIET, mis-d[=i]'et, _n._ (_Spens._) improper diet or food.
MISDIGHT, mis-d[=i]t, _adj._ (_Spens._) badly dressed.
MISDIRECT, mis-di-rekt', _v.t._ to direct wrongly.--_n._ MISDIREC'TION, act
of directing wrongly, or state of being wrongly directed.
MISDISTINGUISH, mis-dis-ting'gwish, _v.t._ to make wrong distinctions
concerning.
MISDIVIDE, mis-di-v[=i]d', _v.t._ to divide wrongly.--_n._ MISDIVI'SION,
wrong or unfair division.
MISDO, mis-d[=oo]', _v.t._ to do wrongly.--_v.i._ to act amiss, err--_ns._
MISDO'ER; MISDO'ING.
MISDOUBT, mis-dowt', _v.t._ to have a doubt or suspicion regarding: to
suspect.--_n._ suspicion: hesitation.--_adj._ MISDOUBT'FUL (_Spens._),
misgiving.
MISDRAW, mis-draw', _v.t._ to draw or draft badly.--_v.i._ to fall
apart.--_n._ MISDRAW'ING.
MISDREAD, mis-dred', _n._ (_Shak._) dread of evil to come.--_v.t._ to
regard with dread.
MISE, m[=i]z, _n._ expenditure, outlay: a gift of money to a superior,
prince, &c.: in a writ of right, a traverse by which both parties put the
cause directly upon the question as to which had the better right: the
adjustment of a dispute by arbitration and compromise, as the 'Mise of
Lewes' in 1264. [Fr.,--L. _mitt[)e]re_, _missum_.]
MISEDUCATION, mis-ed-[=u]-k[=a]'shun, _n._ improper or imperfect education.
MISEMPLOY, mis-em-ploi', _v.t._ to employ wrongly or amiss: to
misuse.--_n._ MISEMPLOY'MENT, ill-employment: improper application: misuse.
MISENTRY, mis-en'tri, _n._ a wrong entry, as in an account.--_v.t._
MISEN'TER, to make such.
MISER, m[=i]'z[.e]r, _n._ a miserable person: an extremely covetous person:
a niggard: one whose chief pleasure is in hoarding wealth.--_adj._ like a
miser.--_adj._ M[=I]'SERLY, excessively covetous: sordid: niggardly. [L.
_miser_, wretched.]
MISER, m[=i]z'[.e]r, _n._ a tubular well boring-bit, with valved opening
for the earth passing up.
MISERABLE, miz'[.e]r-a-bl, _adj._ wretched, exceedingly unhappy: causing
misery: very poor or mean: worthless: despicable: barren.--_n._
MIS'ERABLENESS.--_adv._ MIS'ERABLY. [Fr.,--L. _miserabilis_--_miser_.]
MISEREATUR, miz-[.e]r-[=e]-[=a]'tur, _n._ the first part of the absolution
service in the R.C. liturgy, beginning 'Misereatur vestri omnipotens Deus.'
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MISERERE, miz-e-r[=e]'re, _n._ the name by which in Catholic usage the
penitential 50th Psalm of the Vulgate (51st in A.V.) is commonly known,
from its commencement, 'Miserere mei, Domine:' a musical composition
adapted to this psalm: a hinged folding-seat in a church stall, which, when
turned up, shows a bracket on which a person who is standing can lean. [L.,
2d pers. sing, imperf. of _miser[=e]ri_, to have mercy, to pity--_miser_,
wretched.]
MISERICORDE, miz-e-ri-kord', _n._ mercy, forgiveness, pity: a folding-seat:
a narrow-bladed dagger for putting a wounded foe out of pain by the
_coup-de-grâce_. [Fr.,--L.,--_misericors_, _-dis_, tender-hearted.]
MISERY, miz'[.e]r-i, _n._ wretchedness: great unhappiness: extreme pain of
body or of mind: a cause of pain or sorrow: (_Shak._) avarice. [O. Fr.,--L.
_miseria_.]
MISESTEEM, mis-es-t[=e]m', _n._ want of esteem: disregard:
disrespect.--_v.t._ MISES'TIM[=A]TE, to estimate wrongly.
MISEXPRESSION, mis-eks-presh'un, _n._ a wrong expression.
MISFAITH, mis'f[=a]th, _n._ (_Tenn._) distrust.
MISFALL, mis'-fawl', _v.t._ (_obs._) to befall unluckily.
MISFARE, mis-f[=a]r', _n._ (_Spens._) ill fare: misfortune.--_v.i._ to fare
or succeed ill.
MISFEASANCE, mis-f[=e]z'ans, _n._ (_law_) a wrong done, as distinguished
from _Nonfeasance_, which means a mere omission: the doing of a lawful act
in a wrongful manner, as distinguished from _Malfeasance_, which means the
doing of an act which is positively unlawful.--_ns._ MISFEAS'ANT,
MISFEAS'OR, one who commits a misfeasance. [O. Fr., _mes-_, wrong,
_faisance_--_faire_--L. _fac[)e]re_, to do.]
MISFEIGN, mis-f[=a]n', _v.i._ to feign with bad design.
MISFIT, mis-fit', _n._ a bad fit, of clothes, &c.--_v.t._ to make of a
wrong size: to supply with something that does not fit.
MISFORM, mis-form', _v.t._ to form or shape badly or improperly.--_n._
MISFORM[=A]'TION.
MISFORTUNE, mis-for't[=u]n, _n._ ill-fortune: an evil accident: calamity:
(_coll._) a euphemism for a lapse from virtue resulting in the birth of a
natural child.--_adj._ MISFOR'TUNED. (_Milt._), unfortunate.
MISGET, mis-get', _v.t._ (_Spens._) to procure unlawfully.--_adj._
MISGOT'TEN, wrongly obtained.
MISGIVE, mis-giv', _v.t._ to fill with doubt: to destroy
confidence.--_v.i._ to fail, as the heart: to give way to doubt.--_n._
MISGIV'ING, mistrust.
MISGO, mis-g[=o]', _v.i._ to go astray or amiss.
MISGOVERN, mis-guv'[.e]rn, _v.t._ to govern badly: to use power
unjustly.--_ns._ MISGOV'ERNANCE (_Spens._), ill government: irregularity;
MISGOV'ERNMENT.
MISGRAFF, mis-graf', MISGRAFT, mis-graft', _v.t._ (_Shak._) to graft
wrongly or on a wrong stock.
MISGROWTH, mis-gr[=o]th', _n._ an irregular growth, an excrescence.
MISGUIDE, mis-g[=i]d', _v.t._ to guide wrongly: to lead into error.--_ns._
MISGUID'ANCE, MISGUIDE' (_obs._).
MISHALLOWED, mis-hal'[=o]d, _adj._ devoted to evil ends.
MISHANDLE, mis-han'dl, _v.t._ to maltreat.
MISHANTER, MISCHANTER, mi-shan't[.e]r, _n._ (_Scot._) an unlucky chance,
misfortune.
MISHAP, mis-hap', _n._ ill chance: accident: misfortune.--_v.i._ MISHAP'PEN
(_Spens._), to happen ill.
MISHEAR, mis-h[=e]r', _v.t._ to hear incorrectly.--_v.i._ to mistake in
hearing.
MISHMASH, mish'mash, _n._ a hotch-potch, medley.
MISHMEE, mish'm[=e], _n._ the bitter tonic root of a Chinese species of
gold-thread.
MISHNAH, MISHNA, mish'na, _n._ a great collection of _halachoth_,
comprising the body of the 'Oral Law,' or the juridico-political, civil,
and religious code of the Jews; it forms one of the divisions of the
Talmud--the 'Gemara,' or commentary on the Mishna, being the other; and it
was finally redacted at Tiberias in 220 A.D.:--_pl._ MISH'NOTH.--_adjs._
MISHN[=A]'IC, MISH'NIC. [Heb.,--_sh[=a]n[=a]h_, to repeat.]
MISIMPROVE, mis-im-pr[=oo]v', _v.t._ to apply to a bad purpose: to
misuse.--_n._ MISIMPROVE'MENT.
MISINCLINE, mis-in-kl[=i]n', _v.t._ to cause to incline wrongly.
MISINFER, mis-in-f[.e]r', _v.t._ to infer wrongly.--_v.i._ to draw a wrong
inference.
MISINFORM, mis-in-form', _v.t._ to tell incorrectly.--_ns._ MISINFORM'ANT;
MISINFORM[=A]'TION; MISINFORM'ER.
MISINSTRUCT, mis-in'strukt', _v.t._ to instruct improperly.--_n._
MISINSTRUC'TION, wrong instruction.
MISINTELLIGENCE, mis-in-tel'e-jens, _n._ wrong or false information.
MISINTEND, mis-in-tend', _v.t._ to misdirect.
MISINTERPRET, mis-in-t[.e]r'pret, _v.t._ to interpret wrongly: to explain
wrongly.--_ns._ MISINTERPRET[=A]'TION; MISINTER'PRETER.
MISJOIN, mis-join', _v.t._ to join improperly or unfitly.--_n._ MISJOIN'DER
(_law_), an incorrect union of parties or of causes of actions in a suit.
MISJUDGE, mis-juj', _v.t._ and _v.i._ to judge wrongly.--_n._ MISJUDG'MENT.
MISKEN, mis-ken', _v.t._ (_Scot._) to be, or to appear, ignorant of.
MISKNOW, mis-n[=o]', _v.t._ to misapprehend.--_n._ MISKNOWL'EDGE.
MISLABEL, mis-l[=a]'bel, _v.t._ to mark with a wrong descriptive label, &c.
MISLAY, mis-l[=a]', _v.t._ to lay in a wrong place or in one not
remembered: to lose:--_pa.p._ mislaid'.
MISLE, miz'l. See MIZZLE.
MISLEAD, mis-l[=e]d', _v.t._ to guide into error: to cause to
mistake:--_pa.p._ misled'.--_n._ MISLEAD'ER.--_adj._ MISLEAD'ING,
deceptive.--_adv._ MISLEAD'INGLY.
MISLEARED, mis-l[=e]rd', _adj._ (_Scot._) mistaught: wrongly informed,
imposed upon.
MISLETOE. See MISTLETOE.
MISLIGHT, mis-l[=i]t', _v.t._ to lead astray by a light.
MISLIKE, mis-l[=i]k', _v.t._ to dislike: to disapprove of.--_n._ dislike:
disapprobation.--_n._ MISLIKE'NESS, a misleading resemblance.
MISLIPPEN, mis-lip'n, _v.t._ (_Scot._) to disappoint, deceive: to neglect
to pay attention to anything.
MISLIVE, mis-liv', _v.i._ to live a bad life.
MISLUCK, mis-luk', _v.i._ to meet with bad luck, to fail.--_n._ ill-luck.
MISMANAGE, mis-man'[=a]j, _v.t._ to conduct badly: to conduct
carelessly.--_n._ MISMAN'AGEMENT.
MISMANNERS, mis-man'[.e]rz, _n.pl._ bad manners.
MISMATCH, mis-mach', _v.t._ to match unsuitably.--_n._ MISMATCH'MENT.
MISMATED, mis-m[=a]t'ed, _adj._ (_Tenn._) ill-matched.
MISMEASURE, mis-mezh'[=u]r, _v.t._ to measure wrongly.--_n._
MISMEAS'UREMENT.
MISNAME, mis-n[=a]m', _v.t._ to call by the wrong name.
MISNOMER, misn[=o]'m[.e]r, _n._ a misnaming: a wrong name. [O. Fr., from
Fr. _mes-_ and _nommer_--L. _nomin[=a]re_, to name.]
MISOBSERVE, mis-ob-z[.e]rv', _v.t._ and _v.i._ to observe incorrectly.
MISOCAPNIC, mis-o-kap'nik, _adj._ hating smoke, esp. that of tobacco.
MISOCLERE, mis'o-kl[=e]r, _adj._ (_Fuller_) hating the clergy. [Gr.
_misein_, to hate, _kl[=e]ros_, clergy.]
MISOGAMIST, mis-og'a-mist, _n._ a hater of marriage.--_n._ MISOG'AMY. [Gr.
_misein_, to hate, _gamos_, marriage.]
MISOGYNIST, mis-oj'i-nist, _n._ a woman-hater.--_adjs._ MISOGYNIST'ICAL,
MISOG'YNOUS.--_n._ MISOG'YNY. [Gr. _misein_, to hate, _gyn[=e]_, a woman.]
MISOLOGY, mi-sol'o-ji, _n._ hatred of reason.--_n._ MISOL'OGIST. [Gr.,
_misein_, to hate, _logos_, reason.]
MISOTHEISM, mis'o-th[=e]-izm, _n._ hatred of God. [Gr. _misein_, to hate,
_theos_, God.]
MISPAINT, mis-p[=a]nt', _v.t._ to paint in false colours.
MISPERSUASION, mis-p[.e]r-sw[=a]'zhun, _n._ a wrong persuasion or notion: a
false opinion.
MISPLACE, mis-pl[=a]s', _v.t._ to put in a wrong place: to set on an
improper object.--_n._ MISPLACE'MENT.
MISPLAY, mis-pl[=a]', _n._ a wrong play.
MISPLEAD, mis-pl[=e]d', _v.i._ to plead wrongly.--_n._ MISPLEAD'ING, an
error in pleading.
MISPLEASE, mis-pl[=e]z', _v.t._ to displease.
MISPOINT, mis-point', _v.t._ to punctuate wrongly.
MISPOLICY, mis-pol'i-si, _n._ bad policy.
MISPRACTICE, mis-prak'tis, _n._ misconduct.
MISPRAISE, mis-pr[=a]z', _v.t._ to praise falsely.
MISPRINT, mis-print', _v.t._ to print wrong.--_n._ a mistake in printing.
MISPRISE, mis-pr[=i]z', _v.t._ to slight, undervalue. [O. Fr
_mespriser_--pfx. _mes-_, amiss, Low L. _preti[=a]re_--L. _pretium_,
price.]
MISPRISION, mis-prizh'un, _n._ mistake: (_law_) criminal oversight or
neglect in respect to the crime of another: any serious offence, failure of
duty--_positive_ or _negative_, according as it is maladministration or
mere neglect.--MISPRISION OF HERESY, TREASON, &c., knowledge of and failure
to give information about heresy, treason, &c. [O. Fr., _mes-_, ill, Low L.
_prension-em_--L. _prehend[)e]re_, to take.]
MISPRIZE, mis-pr[=i]z', _v.t._ (_Shak._) to mistake.
MISPRONOUNCE, mis-pro-nowns', _v.t._ to pronounce incorrectly.--_n._
MISPRONUNCI[=A]'TION, wrong or improper pronunciation.
MISPROUD, mis-prowd', _adj._ unduly proud.
MISPUNCTUATE, mis-pungk't[=u]-[=a]t, _v.t._ and _v.i._ to punctuate
wrongly.--_n._ MISPUNCTU[=A]'TION.
MISPURSUIT, mis-pur-s[=u]t', _n._ a mistaken pursuit.
MISQUALIFY, mis-kwol'i-f[=i], _v.t._ to characterise erroneously.
MISQUOTE, mis-kw[=o]t', _v.t._ to quote wrongly.--_n._ MISQUOT[=A]'TION, a
wrong quotation.
MISREAD, mis-r[=e]d', _v.t._ to read wrongly: to misinterpret.--_n._
MISREAD'ING, an erroneous reading.
MISRECKON, mis,-rek'n, _v.t._ to reckon or compute wrongly.--_n._
MISRECK'ONING.
MISREGARD, mis-re-gärd', _n._ (_Spens._) misconstruction.
MISRELATE, mis-re-l[=a]t', _v.t._ to relate incorrectly.--_n._
MISREL[=A]'TION.
MISREMEMBER, mis-re-mem'b[.e]r, _v.t._ to mistake in remembering.--_v.i._
to fail to remember correctly.
MISREPORT, mis-re-p[=o]rt', _v.t._ to give an incorrect report or account
of.--_n._ a false report.
MISREPRESENT, mis-rep-re-zent', _v.t._ to represent incorrectly: to act
unfaithfully on behalf of.--_v.i._ to give a false impression.--_n._
MISREPRESENT[=A]'TION.
MISRESEMBLANCE, mis-re-zem'blans, _n._ an imperfect resemblance.
MISRULE, mis-r[=oo]l', _n._ wrong or unjust rule: disorder: tumult.--_v.t._
and _v.i_. to govern badly.--ABBOT, or LORD, OF MISRULE, or UNREASON,
ancient titles for the leader of the Christmas revels.
MISS, mis, _n._ a title of address of an unmarried female: a young woman or
girl: (_obs._) a kept mistress:--_pl._ MISS'ES--either the 'Miss Hepburns'
or the 'Misses Hepburn' may be said, but the latter is preferable.--_n._
MISS'-NAN'CY, a very effeminate young man. [Contr. of _mistress_.]
MISS, mis, _v.t._ to fail to hit, reach, find, or keep: to omit: to fail to
have: to discover the absence of: to feel the want of: to fail to observe:
to leave out.--_v.i._ to fail to hit or obtain: to go wrong.--_n._ a
failure to hit the mark: loss.--MISS FIRE, to fail to go off or explode
from some cause; MISS ONE'S TIP (_slang_), to fail in one's plan or
attempt; MISS STAYS (_naut._), to fail in going about from one tack to
another. [A.S. _missan_; Dut. _missen_, to miss.]
MISSAL, mis'al, _n._ the book which contains the complete service for mass
throughout the year. [Low L. _missale_, from _missa_, mass.]
MISSAY, mis-s[=a]', _v.i._ to say or speak incorrectly or falsely.--_v.t._
to utter amiss: to slander.
MISSEE, mis-s[=e]', _v.t._ and _v.i._ to see falsely or erroneously, to
take a distorted view.
MISSEEM, mis-s[=e]m', _v.i._ (_Spens._) to seem or appear falsely, to
misbecome.--_p.adj._ MISSEEM'ING, unbecoming.--_n._ false appearance.
MISSEL, mis'l, _n._ the largest of the European thrushes--supposed to be
fond of the berries of the mistletoe.--Also MISS'EL-BIRD, MISS'EL-THRUSH.
MISSELTOE. See MISTLETOE.
MISSEL-TREE, mis'l-tr[=e], _n._ a tree of the Melastoma family in British
Guiana.
MISSET, mis-set', _v.t._ to set or place wrongly or unfitly.--_p.adj._
(_Scot._) out of humour.
MISSHAPE, mis-sh[=a]p', _v.t._ to shape ill: to deform.--_n._
deformity.--_p.adj._ MISSHAP'EN, ill-shaped.--_n._ MISSHAP'ENNESS.
MISSHEATHED, mis-sh[=e]thd', _adj._ (_Shak._) wrongly sheathed.
MISSILE, mis'il, _adj._ that may be thrown from the hand or from any
instrument.--_n._ a weapon thrown by the hand. [L.
_missilis_--_mitt[)e]re_, _missum_, to throw.]
MISSING, mis'ing, _adj._ absent from the place where it was expected to be
found: lost: wanting.--_adv._ MISS'INGLY (_Shak._), with a sense of
loss.--MISSING LINK (see LINK). [See MISS (_v._).]
MISSION, mish'un, _n._ a sending of any agent, delegate, or messenger: the
purpose for which one is sent: the sending out persons to spread a
religion: a series of special religious services conducted by a
_missioner_: any particular field of missionary enterprise: persons sent on
a mission: an embassy: a station or association of missionaries: duty on
which one is sent: purpose of life.--_v.t._ (_rare_) to commission.--_n._
MISS'IONARY, one sent upon a mission to spread the knowledge of
religion.--_adj._ pertaining to missions.--_ns._ MISS'IONARY-BISH'OP, one
having jurisdiction in a heathen country, or in districts not yet formed
into dioceses; MISS'IONER, one who conducts a series of special mission
services; MISS'ION-SCHOOL, a school for religious, and sometimes also
secular, instruction for the poor, kept up by charity: a school conducted
by a missionary abroad. [Fr.,--L. _mission-em_--_mitt[)e]re_, to send.]
MISSIS, mis'iz, _n._ a colloquial form of mistress: a wife.
MISSISH, mis'ish, _adj._ prim, affected.--_n._ MISS'ISHNESS.--_adj._
MISS'Y, namby-pamby, sentimental.--_n._ a diminutive of miss. [_Miss_.]
MISSIVE, mis'iv, _adj._ that may be sent: intended to be thrown or
hurled.--_n._ that which is sent, as a letter: (_Shak._) messenger: (_pl._,
_Scots law_) letters sent between two parties in which one makes an offer
and the other accepts it. [Fr.,--L. _missus_.]
MISSPEAK, mis-sp[=e]k', _v.t._ to utter wrongly.--_v.i._ to mistake or err
in speaking.
MISSPELL, mis-spel', _v.t._ to spell wrongly.--_n._ MISSPELL'ING, a wrong
spelling.
MISSPEND, mis-spend', _v.t._ to spend ill: to waste or squander:--_pa.t._
and _pa.p._ misspent'.
MISSTATE, mis-st[=a]t', _v.t._ to state wrongly or falsely.--_n._
MISSTATE'MENT.
MISSTEP, mis-step', _v.i._ to make a false step; to make a mistake.--_n._ a
mistake in conduct, &c.
MISSUIT, mis-s[=u]t', _v.t._ to be unbecoming to.
MISSUMMATION, mis-su-m[=a]'shun, _n._ wrong addition.
MISSY. See MISSISH.
MIST, mist, _n._ watery vapour seen in the atmosphere: rain in very fine
drops: anything that dims or darkens the sight or the judgment.--_n._
MIST'FLOW'ER, a North American plant of the Aster family, with clusters of
blue or violet flowers.--_adj._ MIST'FUL, misty.--_adv._ MIST'ILY.--_n._
MIST'INESS.--_adj._ MIST'Y, full of mist: dim: obscure, not
perspicuous.--SCOTCH MIST, a very wetting rain. [A.S. _mist_, darkness;
Ice. _mistr_, _mist_, Dut. _mist_.]
MISTAKE, mis-t[=a]k', _v.t._ to understand wrongly: to take one thing or
person for another.--_v.i._ to err in opinion or judgment.--_n._ a taking
or understanding wrongly: an error.--_adjs._ MISTAK'ABLE; MISTAK'EN,
understood wrongly: guilty of a mistake: erroneous: incorrect.--_adv._
MISTAK'ENLY.--_n._ MISTAK'ING (_Shak._), a mistake.--AND NO MISTAKE
(_coll._), without any manner of doubt: without fail; BE MISTAKEN, to make
or have made a mistake: to be misunderstood. [M. E. _mistaken_--Ice.
_mistaka_, to take wrongly--_mis-_, wrongly, _taka_, to take.]
MISTEACH, mis-t[=e]ch', _v.t._ to teach wrongly.
MISTELL, mis-tel', _v.t._ to tell wrongly.
MISTEMPER, mis-tem'p[.e]r, _v.t._ to temper ill: to disorder.--_adj._
MISTEM'PERED (_Shak._), angry.
MISTER, mis't[.e]r, _n._ (_Spens._) manner, kind: (_Scot._)
necessity.--_v.i._ (_Spens._) to need, require: to be poor: to be
necessary. [O. Fr. _mestier_ (Fr. _métier_), trade--L. _ministerium_,
service.]
MISTER, mis't[.e]r, _n._ sir: a title of address to a man, written MR. [A
corr. of _master_, through the influence of _mistress_.]
MISTERM, mis-t[.e]rm', _v.t._ to term or name wrongly.
MISTERY, mis't[.e]r-i, _n._ (_Shak._) an art or trade--often spelt
_mystery_. [_Mister_, trade.]
MISTHINK, mis-thingk', _v.t._ (_Shak._) to think ill of.--_v.i._ to think
wrongly.--_n._ MISTHOUGHT', a wrong notion.
MISTICO, mis'ti-k[=o], _n._ a small Mediterranean coaster, between a xebec
and a felucca. [Sp.,--Ar.]
MISTIGRIS, mis'ti-gris, _n._ a variation of poker in which a joker is used,
to which the player holding it gives what value he chooses--also the joker
when so used.
MISTIME, mis-t[=i]m', _v.t._ to time wrongly.--_adj._ MISTIMED',
unseasonable.
MISTITLE, mis-t[=i]'tl, _v.t._ to call by a wrong title.
MISTLE. Same as MIZZLE.
MISTLETOE, miz'l-t[=o], _n._ a parasitic evergreen plant, with white
viscous berries, found in southern England and elsewhere growing on the
apple, apricot, &c. (very rarely on the oak). [A.S. _mistel-tán_ (Ice.
_mistel-teinn_)--_mistel_, mistletoe, A.S. _tán_, twig; _mistel_ is a dim.
of _mist_.]
MISTRADITION, mis-tra-dish'un, _n._ a false tradition.
MISTRAIN, mis-tr[=a]n', _v.t._ to train amiss.
MISTRAL, mis'träl, _n._ a violent north-west wind which at certain seasons
prevails on the south coast of France. [Fr. _mistral_, lit. a master
(wind)--L. _magister_, master.]
MISTRANSLATE, mis-trans-l[=a]t', _v.t._ to translate incorrectly.--_n._
MISTRANSL[=A]'TION.
MISTREADING, mis-tred'ing, _n._ (_Shak._) a wrong treading or going, a
false step.
MISTREAT, mis-tr[=e]t', _v.t._ to treat ill: to abuse.--_n._ MISTREAT'MENT,
ill-treatment: abuse.
MISTRESS, mis'tres, _n._ (_fem._ of _Master_) a woman having power or
ownership: the female head of a family, school, &c.: a woman well skilled
in anything: a woman loved and courted: a concubine: (_fem._ of _Mister_) a
form of address once applied to any woman or girl, now given to a married
woman (usually written _Mrs_ and pronounced mis'ez): (_Shak._) the small
ball at bowls, now called the Jack, at which the players aim.--_v.t._ to
play the mistress. [O. Fr. _maistresse_ (Fr. _maîtresse_).]
MISTRIAL, mis-tr[=i]'al, _n._ a trial void because of error, as by
disqualification of a juror, &c.: a trial in which the jury fail to agree.
MISTRUST, mis-trust', _n._ want of trust or confidence.--_v.t._ to regard
with suspicion: to doubt.--_adj._ MISTRUST'FUL, full of mistrust.--_adv._
MISTRUST'FULLY.--_n._ MISTRUST'FULNESS.--_adv._ MISTRUST'INGLY, with
mistrust: without confidence.--_adj._ MISTRUST'LESS, without mistrust or
suspicion.
MISTRYST, mis-tr[=i]st', _v.t._ (_Scot._) to disappoint by not keeping an
engagement: to deceive.
MISTUNE, mis-t[=u]n', _v.t._ to tune wrongly or falsely: to put out of
tune.
MISUNDERSTAND, mis-un-d[.e]r-stand', _v.t._ to take in a wrong sense.--_n._
MISUNDERSTAND'ING, a mistake as to meaning: a slight disagreement.
MISUSE, mis-[=u]s', _n._ improper use: application to a bad
purpose.--_v.t._ MISUSE (mis-[=u]z'), to use for a wrong purpose or in a
wrong way: to treat ill: to abuse.--_n._ MISUS'AGE, ill-usage: abuse.
MISVENTURE, mis-ven't[=u]r, _n._ a misadventure.--_adj._ MISVEN'TUROUS.
MISWEEN, mis-w[=e]n', _v.i._ to judge wrongly.
MISWEND, mis-wend', _v.i._ to wander.
MISWORSHIP, mis-wur'ship, _v.t._ to worship wrongly.--_n._ worship of a
wrong object.
MISWRITE, mis-r[=i]t', _v.t._ to write incorrectly.
MISWROUGHT, mis-rawt', _adj._ badly wrought.
MITE, m[=i]t, _n._ an acaridan arachnid, esp. one of the smaller forms, as
the cheese-mite, &c. [A.S. _míte_.]
MITE, m[=i]t, _n._ the minutest or smallest of coins, about one-fourth of a
farthing: anything very small, even a person: a very little quantity. [Old
Dut. _mijt_.]
MITHRAS, mith'ras, _n._ a Perso-Iranian divinity of light, worshipped with
elaborate secret rites and mysteries, popular at Rome in the early
Empire--representations of Mithras as a beautiful youth in Phrygian dress
sacrificing a bull being common in Roman art--also MITH'RA.--_n._
MITHRÆ'UM, a grotto sacred to Mithras.--_adj._ MITHR[=A]'IC.--_ns._
MITHR[=A]'ICISM, MITH'RAISM.--_v.i._ MITH'RAISE.--_n._ MITH'RAIST.
[L.,--Gr.,--Old Pers. _Mitra_.]
MITHRIDATE, mith'ri-d[=a]t, _n._ an antidote to poison, _Mithridates_, king
of Pontus (b.c. 120-63), having made himself proof against poisons.--_adj._
MITHRIDAT'IC.
MITIGATE, mit'i-g[=a]t, _v.t._ to make more easily borne: to lessen the
severity of: to temper: to reduce in amount (as evil).--_adjs._ MIT'IGABLE,
that can be mitigated; MIT'IGANT, mitigating.--_n._ MITIG[=A]'TION, act of
mitigating: alleviation: abatement.--_adjs._ MIT'IGATIVE, MIT'IGATORY,
tending to mitigate: soothing.--_n._ MIT'IGATOR, one who mitigates. [L.
_mitig[=a]re_, _-atum_--_mitis_, mild.]
MITRAILLEUSE, m[=e]-tra-lyez', _n._ a breech-loading machine-gun,
discharging a stream of bullets with great rapidity--first brought into use
by the French in 1870-71.--_n._ MITRAILLE (m[=e]-traly'),
grapeshot.--_v.t._ to fire mitraille at--_n._ MITRAILLEUR
(m[=e]-tra-ly[.e]r'), a man in charge of a mitrailleuse. [Fr. _mitrailler_,
to fire with grapeshot--_mitraille_, grapeshot.]
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MITRE, m[=i]'t[.e]r, _n._ a head-dress worn by archbishops and bishops, and
sometimes by abbots: (_fig._) episcopal dignity: (_archit._) a junction of
two pieces, as of moulding, at an angle of 45°: a cap or cowl for a chimney
or ventilator-pipe: a gusset in sewing, &c.--_v.t._ to adorn with a mitre:
to unite at an angle of 45°.--_adjs._ M[=I]'TRAL, MIT'RIFORM, having the
form of a mitre: (_bot._) conical, and somewhat dilated at the base.--_ns._
M[=I]'TRE-JOINT, a joint between two pieces, each cut at an angle of 45°;
M[=I]'TRE-WHEEL, a bevel-wheel having its face inclined 45° to its axis.
[Fr.,--L. _mitra_--Gr. _mitra_, belt, fillet.]
MITT, mit, short for _mitten_.
MITTEN., mit'n, _n._ a kind of glove for winter use, without a separate
cover for each finger: a glove for the hand and wrist, but not the
fingers.--_v.t._ to put mittens on.--GET THE MITTEN, to be rejected as a
lover. [O. Fr. _mitaine_, perh. from Middle High Ger. _mittemo_, 'half
glove;' but perh. Celtic, cf. Gael. and Ir. _mutan_, a muff.]
MITTIMUS, mit'i-mus, _n._ (_law_) a warrant granted for sending to prison a
person charged with a crime: a writ by which a record is transferred out of
one court to another: a formal dismissal from a situation. [L., 'we
send'--_mitt[)e]re_, to send.]
MITY, m[=i]t'i, _adj._ full of mites or insects.
MIURUS, m[=i]-[=u]'rus, _n._ a dactylic hexameter with short penultimate
syllable. [Gr. _meiouros_, curtailed, _mei[=o]n_, less, _oura_, a tail.]
MIX, miks, _v.t._ to unite two or more things into one mass: to mingle: to
associate.--_v.i._ to become mixed: to be joined: to associate.--_n._ a
jumble, a mess.--_adjs._ MIX'ABLE, MIX'IBLE; MIXED, mingled: promiscuous:
confused.--_adv._ MIX'EDLY.--_n._ MIX'ER.--_adjs._ MIX'O-BARBAR'IC, not
purely barbarous; MIX'TIFORM, of a mixed character; MIXTIL[=I]'NEAL,
consisting of a mixture of lines, right, curved, &c.--_ns._ MIX'TION, a
mixture of amber, mastic, and asphaltum used as a mordant for fixing
gold-leaf to distemper pictures or to wood; MIX'T[=U]RE, act of mixing or
state of being mixed: a mass or compound formed by mixing: (_chem._) a
composition in which the ingredients retain their properties--opp. to
_Combination_: a compound-stop in organ-building: a preparation in which an
insoluble compound is suspended in an aqueous solution: a cloth of
variegated colouring.--_adj._ MIX'TY-MAX'TY (_Scot._), mixed confusedly
together.--MIX UP, to confuse.--MIXED CHALICE, the chalice prepared for the
eucharist, containing wine mixed with water; MIXED MARRIAGE, one in which
the contracting persons are of different religions. [A.S. _miscan_; Ger.
_mischen_.]
MIXEN, miks'n, _n._ (_Tenn._) a dunghill. [A.S. _mixen_--_mix_, _meox_,
dung.]
MIZMAZE, miz'm[=a]z, _n._ a labyrinth: bewilderment.
MIZZEN, MIZEN, miz'n, _n._ in a three-masted vessel, the hindmost of the
fore-and-aft sails: the spanker or driver.--_adj._ belonging to the mizzen:
nearest the stern.--_n._ MIZZ'EN-MAST, the mast that bears the mizzen. [Fr.
_misaine_--It. _mezzana_--Low L. _medianus_--L. _medius_, the middle.]
MIZZLE, miz'l, _v.i._ to rain in small drops.--_n._ fine rain.--_n._
MIZZ'LING, a thick mist.--_adj._ MIZZ'LY, misty. [For _mist-le_, freq. from
_mist_.]
MIZZLE, miz'l, _v.i._ to yield: (_slang_) to decamp.--_v.t._ to muddle,
confuse.
MJOLNIR, my[=o]l'nir, _n._ Thor's terrible hammer.
MNEMONIC, -AL, n[=e]-mon'ik, -al, _adj._ assisting the memory.--_ns._
MNEMON'ICS, the art of assisting the memory: a mode of recalling to the
mind any fact or number, or a series of disconnected terms or figures;
MNEMOS'YNE, goddess of memory, mother of the Muses.--_adj._ MNEMOTECH'NIC,
mnemonic.--_n._ MNEMOTECH'NICS, mnemonics. [Gr.
_mn[=e]monikos_--_mn[=e]m[=o]n_, mindful--_mnasthai_, to remember.]
MO, m[=o], _adj._ and _adv._ (_obs._) more.--Also MOE. [A.S. _má_, more,
connected with _mára_.]
MOA, m[=o]'a, _n._ an extinct large wingless ostrich-like bird of New
Zealand.
MOABITE, m[=o]'a-b[=i]t, _n._ one of the ancient people of _Moab_, living
to the east of the lower part of Jordan and the Dead Sea.--_adj._ of or
pertaining to Moab.--_n._ M[=O]'ABITE-STONE, slab of black, basalt found in
1868 among the ruins of Dhibân (_Dibon_) in Moab, bearing an inscription of
34 lines in Hebrew-Phoenician letters, about the revolt of Mesha, king of
Moab, against the king of Israel (2 Kings, iii.)
MOAN, m[=o]n, _v.i._ to make a low sound of grief or pain: to lament
audibly.--_v.t._ to lament.--_n._ a low sound of grief or pain: audible
expression of pain.--_adj._ MOAN'FUL, expressing sorrow:
lamentable.--_adv._ MOAN'FULLY, with lamentation. [A.S. _m['æ]nan_.]
MOAT, m[=o]t, _n._ a deep trench round a castle or fortified place,
sometimes filled with water: (_obs._) a hill or mound.--_v.t._ to surround
with a moat.--_adj._ MOAT'ED. [O. Fr, _mote_, a mound, trench.]
MOB, mob, _n._ the mobile or fickle common people: the vulgar: the rabble:
a disorderly crowd, a riotous assembly: a large herd or flock.--_v.t._ to
attack in a disorderly crowd:--_pr.p._ mob'bing; _pa.p._ mobbed.--_adj._
MOB'BISH.--_ns._ MOB'-LAW, lynch-law; MOBOC'RACY, rule or ascendency
exercised by the mob; MOB'OCRAT, a demagogue.--_adj._ MOBOCRAT'IC.--_n._
MOBS'MAN, a well-dressed thief or swindler--usually _Swell-mobsman_.
[Contr. for L. _mobile_ (_vulgus_), the fickle (multitude); _mov[=e]re_ to
move.]
MOB, mob, or MOB'-CAP, _n._ a cap with puffy crown, a broad band, and
frills--_v.t._ to cover, as the face, by a cap or hood. [Old Dut. _mop_;
mod. Dut. _mopmuts_, a woman's nightcap; cf. Scotch _Mutch_.]
MOBBY, mob'i, _n._ the juice of apples or peaches from which brandy is to
be distilled.
MOBILE, m[=o]'bil, or mob'il, _adj._ that can be moved or excited.--_n._
MOBILIS[=A]'TION.--_v.t._ M[=O]'BILISE, to put in readiness for service in
war: to call into active service, as troops.--_n._ MOBIL'ITY, quality of
being mobile: (_slang_) the mob.--CRÉDIT MOBILIER, the system in banking of
advancing money to the owners of movable property--as opposed to CREDIT
FONCIER, on the security of real or immovable property. [Fr.
_mobiliser_--L. _mobilis_.]
MOBLE, mob'l, _v.t._ (_Shak._) to muffle or cover the head, as in a mob or
hood. [Freq. of _mob_, a cap.]
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MOCCASIN, mok'a-sin, _n._ a shoe of deerskin or other soft leather, worn by
the North American Indians: a venomous North American serpent.--Also
MOC'ASSIN. [Algonkin _mawcahsun_.]
MOCHA, m[=o]'ka, _n._ a very fine kind of coffee produced in Arabia, and
brought from _Mocha_, the port of Yemen.
MOCHE, m[=o]sh, _n._ an imported package of spun silk.
MOCK, mok, _v.t._ to laugh at: to make sport of: to mimic in ridicule: to
disappoint the hopes of: to deceive: to set at nought, defy.--_n._
ridicule, a sneer: a bringing into ridicule.--_adj._ imitating reality, but
not real: false.--_adj._ MOCK'ABLE, exposed to, or deserving,
derision.--_ns._ MOCK'ER; MOCK'ERY, MOCK'ING, derision: ridicule: subject
of laughter or sport: fruitless labour: vain imitation: false show.--_adj._
MOCK'-HER[=O]'IC, mocking the heroic style, or the actions or characters of
heroes.--_n._ MOCK'ING-BIRD, a bird of North America, of the thrush family,
which mocks or imitates the notes of birds and other sounds.--_adv._
MOCK'INGLY.--_n._ MOCK'-OR'ANGE, an ornamental shrub of the saxifrage
family--also _Syringa_. MOCK SUN (see PARHELION); MOCK TURTLE SOUP, a dish
made of calf's head, veal, &c., seasoned in imitation of turtle soup. [O.
Fr. _moquer_; from a Teut. root seen in Ger. _mucken_, to mutter; prob.
imit.]
MOCUDDUM, mo-kud'um, _n._ a chief: a head-man. [Hind. from Ar., _mukaddam_,
a head-man.]
MOD, mod, _n._ an assembly, meeting, of a similar nature to the Welsh
Eisteddfod. [Gael.]
MODE, m[=o]d, _n._ manner of acting, doing, or existing: rule: custom:
form: that which exists only as a quality of substance: a form of the verb,
same as _mood_: in lace-making, a small decorative piece inserted in a
pattern: the openwork between the solid parts of a pattern: a woman's
mantle with a hood: (_mus._) the method of dividing the octave for melodic
purposes according to the position of its steps and half-steps.--_adj._
M[=O]'DAL, relating to mode or form without reference to substance:
consisting of mode only: (_logic_) indicating some mode of
expression.--_ns._ M[=O]'DALISM, the doctrine first set forth by Sabellius
that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are not three distinct
personalities, but only three different modes of manifestation;
M[=O]'DALIST, one who holds this theory.--_adj._ MODALIST'IC.--_n._
MODAL'ITY, mode in its logical sense: (_law_) the quality of being limited
by a condition.--_adv._ M[=O]'DALLY.--GREEK MODES, consisting each of two
tetra-chords and one whole step; GREGORIAN, MEDIEVAL, or ECCLESIASTICAL
MODES, derived from the above by Ambrose, Gregory the Great, &c., each of
the seven natural sounds of the diatonic scale forming the keynote or
_final_ of a mode, which embraced that note and the seven above it. To each
of these seven modes is attached another, in which the melody, while having
the same final or keynote, instead of ascending to the octave above, ranges
from the fourth below it to the fifth above. The former are called the
_authentic modes_, the latter _plagal_; MAJOR MODE, a modern mode,
consisting of two steps, a half-step, three steps, and a half-step; MINOR
MODE, a modern mode, consisting of a step, a half-step, two steps, a
half-step, and two steps. [Fr.,--L. _modus_.]
MODEL, mod'el, _n._ something to show the mode or way: something to be
copied: a pattern: a mould: an imitation of something on a smaller scale: a
living person from whom an artist works: something worthy of
imitation.--_adj._ serving as a model: fit for a model.--_v.t._ to form
after a model: to shape: to make a model or copy of: to form in some soft
material.--_v.i._ to practise modelling:--_pr.p._ mod'elling; _pa.p._
mod'elled.--_ns._ MOD'ELLER; MOD'ELLING, the act or art of making a model
of something, a branch of sculpture. [Fr.,--L. _modulus_, dim. of _modus_,
a measure.]
MODENA, mod'e-na, _n._ a shade of crimson.
MODERATE, mod'[.e]r-[=a]t, _v.t._ to keep within measure or bounds: to
regulate: to reduce in intensity: to make temperate or reasonable: to
pacify: to decide as a moderator.--_v.i._ to become less violent or
intense: to preside or act as a moderator.--_adj._ kept within measure or
bounds: not excessive or extreme: temperate: of middle rate.--_n._ one of a
party in Scottish Church history dominant in the 18th century, lax in
doctrine and discipline, but intolerant of Evangelicanism and popular
rights--it caused the secessions of 1733 and 1761, and its final resultant
was the Disruption of 1843.--_adv._ MOD'ERATELY.--_ns._ MOD'ERATENESS;
MODER[=A]'TION, act of moderating: state of being moderated or moderate:
freedom from excess: calmness of mind; MOD'ERATISM, moderate opinions in
religion or politics.--_adv._ MODERÄ'TO (_mus._), with moderate
quickness.--_ns._ MOD'ER[=A]TOR, one who, or that which, moderates or
restrains: a president or chairman, esp. in Presbyterian Church courts: an
officer at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge who superintends the
examination for degrees: a kind of lamp in which the flow of the oil to the
wick is regulated:--_fem._ MOD'ERATRIX; MOD'ERATORSHIP. [L. _moder[=a]ri_,
_-[=a]tus_--_modus_, a measure.]
MODERN, mod'[.e]rn, _adj._ limited to the present or recent time: not
ancient: (_Shak._) commonplace.--_n._ one who lives in modern times:
(_pl._) the nations of the present day, distinguished from the Greeks and
Romans--the ancients.--_n._ MODERNIS[=A]'TION.--_v.t._ MOD'ERNISE, to adapt
to the present time.--_ns._ MOD'ERNISER; MOD'ERNISM, modern practice or
character: something of modern origin; MOD'ERNIST, an admirer of modern
ideas or habits.--_adv._ MOD'ERNLY.--_ns._ MOD'ERNNESS, MOD'ERNITY, state
or quality of being modern. [Fr.,--L. _modernus_--_modo_; just now, orig.
abl. of _modus_.]
MODEST, mod'est, _adj._ restrained by a sense of propriety: not forward:
decent: chaste: pure and delicate, as thoughts or language: not excessive
or extreme: moderate.--_adv._ MOD'ESTLY.--_n._ MOD'ESTY, humility: purity
of thought and manners: becoming behaviour: chastity, purity: moderation.
[Fr.,--L. _modestus_--_modus_; a measure.]
MODICUM, mod'i-kum, _n._ a small quantity: something of a moderate size:
anything very small. [L. neut. of _modicus_, moderate--_modus_.]
MODIFY, mod'i-f[=i], _v.t._ to set bounds to: to moderate: to change the
form or quality of: to alter slightly: to vary.--_adj._
MODIF[=I]'ABLE.--_n._ MODIFIC[=A]'TION, act of modifying or state of being
modified: result of alteration or change: changed shape or
condition.--_adjs._ MOD'IFIC[=A]TIVE, MOD'IFIC[=A]TORY, tending to modify:
causing change of form or condition.--_n._ MOD'IF[=I]ER. [Fr.
_modifier_--L. _modific[=a]re_, _-[=a]tum_--_modus_, a measure,
_fac[)e]re_, to make.]
MODILLION, mod-il'yun, _n._ (_archit._) an ornamental bracket used in the
cornices of the Corinthian and composite styles. [Fr.,--L.
_modulus_--_modus_, a measure.]
MODIOLUS, mo-d[=i]'o-lus, _n._ the central stem round which wind the
passages of the cochlea of the internal ear.--_adjs._ MOD[=I]'OLAR,
MOD[=I]'OLIFORM.
MODISH, m[=o]'dish, _adj._ according to the fashion.--_adv._
M[=O]'DISHLY.--_ns._ M[=O]'DISHNESS; M[=O]'DIST, one who follows the
fashion; MODISTE (m[=o]-d[=e]st'), a fashionable dressmaker.
MODIUS, m[=o]'di-us, _n._ a Roman dry measure=2 gal.: a cylindrical
head-dress:--_pl._ M[=O]'DII (-[=i]). [L.]
MODULATE, mod'[=u]-l[=a]t, _v.t._ to measure, to regulate: to vary the tone
of voice so as to give expression: (_mus._) to change the key or
mode.--_v.i._ to pass from one key into another.--_adj._ MOD'ULAR, of or
pertaining to mode or modulation, or to a module.--_ns._ MODUL[=A]'TION,
the act of modulating: state of being modulated: (_mus._) the changing of
the keynote and of the original scale by the introduction of a new sharp or
flat; MOD'UL[=A]TOR, one who, or that which, modulates: a chart in the
Tonic Sol-fa musical notation on which the modulations or changes from one
scale to another are shown by the relative position of the notes; MOD'ULE,
a small measure or quantity: (_archit._) a measure such as the diameter of
the shaft for regulating the proportions of the other parts of columns:
(_Shak._) a model, image; MOD'ULUS (_math._), a constant multiplier in a
function of a variable, by which the function is adapted to a particular
base:--_pl._ MODULI (mod'[=u]-l[=i]). [L. _modul[=a]ri_,
_-[=a]tus_--_modulus_, dim. of _modus_, a measure.]
MODUS, m[=o]'dus, _n._ the way or style of expressing anything: a fixed
payment instead of tithes: (_law_) a departure from, or a modification of,
some general rule or form:--_pl._ M[=O]'D[=I]. [L. _modus_, manner.]
MODWALL, mod'wal, _n._ (_prov._) the bee-eater.
MOE, m[=o], _adj._ and _adv._ (_Shak._). See MO.
MOE, m[=o], _n._ (_Shak._) a wry mouth, grimace.--_v.i._ to make
grimaces.--Better MOW (_q.v._).
MOELLON, m[=o]'el-lon, _n._ rubble-stone with mortar, used as a filling in
mason-work. [Fr.,--_moelle_, marrow--L. _medulla_, marrow--_medius_,
middle.]
MOEROLOGY, m[=e]-rol'o-ji, _n._ the practice of professional mourning. [Gr.
_moira_, fate, _legein_, to speak.]
MOESO-GOTHIC, m[=e]-s[=o]-goth'ik, _adj._ relating to the Goths who settled
in _Moesia_, or to their language.
MOFETTE, m[=o]-fet', _n._ a noxious gas escaping from the earth. [L.
_mephitis_.]
MOFF, mof, _n._ a thin silk fabric.
MOFFLE, mof'l, _v.i._ (_prov._) to do anything clumsily.
MOFUSSIL, m[=o]-fus'il, _n._ the country districts and stations in India,
as distinguished from the towns and official residencies: rural:
provincial. [Hind. _mufassal_, the country--Ar. _fasala_, separate.]
MOG, mog, _v.i._ (_prov._) to move away.
MOGUL, m[=o]-gul', _n._ a Mongol or Mongolian, esp. one of the followers of
Baber, the conqueror of India (1483-1530): a name applied to the best
quality of playing-cards.--_adj._ pertaining to the Mogul Empire,
architecture, &c.--_adj._, the title by which Europeans knew the Emperors
of Delhi. [Pers., properly 'a _Mongol_.']
MOHAIR, m[=o]'h[=a]r, _n._ the fine silken hair of the Angora goat of Asia
Minor: cloth made of mohair. [O. Fr. _mouaire_ (Fr. _moire_)--Ar.
_mukhayyar_.]
MOHAMMEDAN, mo-ham'ed-an, _adj._ pertaining to Mohammed or to his
religion.--_n._ a follower of Mohammed: one who professes
Mohammedanism--also MAHOM'ETAN, MAHOM'EDAN.--_v.t._ MOHAMM'EDANISE, to
convert to, or made conformable to, MOHAMMEDANISM.--_ns._ MOHAMM'EDANISM,
MOHAMM'EDISM, the religion of Mohammed, contained in the Koran.
[_Mohammed_, the great prophet of Arabia (570-632); lit. 'praised.']
MOHARRAM, mo-har'am, _n._ the first month of the Mohammedan year: the great
fast held during the first ten days of this month.--Also MUHARR'AM.
MOHAWK, m[=o]'hawk, _n._ the name of a tribe of North American Indians of
the Huron-Iroquois family--hence one of a set of London street-ruffians
about the beginning of the 18th century.--Also M[=O]'HOCK.
MOHICAN, m[=o]-h[=e]'kan, _adj._ and _n._ relating to the _Mohicans_, a
tribe of North American Indians of the Algonkin stock.
MOHR, m[=o]r, _n._ a small African gazelle.
MOHUR, m[=o]'hur, _n._ in British India, a gold coin=from twelve to fifteen
rupees, or 30s. [Pers.]
MOIDER, moi'd[.e]r, _v.t._ to confuse: to spend.--_v.i._ to work hard.
MOIDORE, moi'd[=o]r, _n._ a disused gold coin of Portugal worth 27s. [Port.
_moeda d'ouro_--L. _moneta de auro_, money of gold.]
MOIETY, moi'e-ti, _n._ half: one of two equal parts: a small share.
[Fr.,--L.,--_medius_, middle.]
MOIL, moil, _v.t._ to daub with dirt.--_v.i._ to toil or labour: to
drudge.--_n._ a spot: a defilement. [O. Fr. _moiler_ (Fr. _mouiller_), to
wet--L. _mollis_, soft.]
MOINEAU, moi'n[=o], _n._ a small flat bastion to protect a fortification
while being erected. [Fr.]
MOIRÆ, moi'r[=e], _n.pl._ the Fates, the Parcæ of the Romans--Clotho, the
spinner of the thread of human life; Lach[)e]sis, who assigns to man his
fate; and Atr[)o]pos, or the fate that cannot be avoided.
MOIRE, mwor, _n._ watered silk: a watered appearance on metals or textile
fabrics.--MOIRE ANTIQUE, silk watered so as to resemble the stuffs worn in
ancient times. [Fr.; see MOHAIR.]
MOIST, moist, _adj._ damp: humid: juicy: containing water or other
liquid.--_vs.t._ MOIST'EN, MOIST (_obs._), to make moist: to wet slightly;
MOIST'IFY, to make moist.--_ns._ MOIST'NESS; MOIST'URE, moistness: that
which makes slightly wet: a small quantity of any liquid. [O. Fr. _moiste_
(Fr. _moite_)--L. _musteus_,--_mustum_, juice of grapes, new wine.]
MOKE, m[=o]k, _n._ (_slang_) a donkey: a stupid fellow: a variety performer
on several instruments: a negro.
MOLAR, m[=o]'lar, _adj._ grinding, as a mill: used for grinding.--_n._ a
grinding tooth: a back tooth. [L. _molaris_--_mola_, a mill--_mol[)e]re_,
to grind.]
MOLAR, m[=o]'lar, _adj._ of or pertaining to a mass: acting on or by means
of whole masses. [L. _moles_, a mass.]
MOLASSES, mo-las'ez, _n.sing._ a kind of syrup that drains from sugar
during the process of manufacture: treacle. [Port. _melaço_ (Fr.
_mélasse_)--L. _mell-aceus_, honey-like--_mel_, _mellis_, honey.]
MOLD. See MOULD.
MOLE, m[=o]l, _n._ a permanent dark-brown mark on the human skin, often
hairy--a pigmentary _Nævus_ (q.v.). [A.S. _mál_; Ger. _maal_, L.
_mac-ula_.]
MOLE, m[=o]l, _n._ a small animal, with very small eyes and soft fur, which
burrows in the ground and casts up little heaps of mould.--_v.t._ to burrow
or form holes in.--_ns._ MOLE'CAST; MOLE'-CATCH'ER, one whose business it
is to catch moles; MOLE'-CRICK'ET, a burrowing insect like a cricket, with
forelegs like those of a mole.--_adj._ MOLE'-EYED, having eyes like those
of a mole: seeing imperfectly.--_ns._ MOLE'HILL, a little hill or heap of
earth cast up by a mole; MOLE'RAT, a rat-like animal, which burrows like a
mole; MOLE'SKIN, the skin of a mole: a superior kind of fustian,
double-twilled, cropped before dyeing; MOLE'-SPADE, a small spade used by
mole-catchers; MOLE'-TRACK, the track made by a mole burrowing.--MAKE A
MOUNTAIN OF A MOLEHILL, to magnify a trifling matter. [For
_mold-warp_--A.S. _molde_, _mould_, _weorpan_, to warp.]
MOLE, m[=o]l, _n._ a breakwater: any massive building: an ancient Roman
mausoleum. [Fr.,--L. _moles_.]
MOLECULE, mol'e-k[=u]l, _n._ one of the minute particles of which matter is
composed: the smallest mass of any substance which retains the properties
of that substance.--_adj._ MOLEC'ULAR, belonging to, or consisting of,
molecules.--_n._ MOLECULAR'ITY.--MOLECULAR ATTRACTION, attraction acting on
the atoms or molecules of a body, as distinguished from attraction of
gravitation. [Fr.,--L. _moles_, a mass.]
MOLENDINACEOUS, m[=o]-len-di-n[=a]'shi-us, _adj._ like a windmill.--_adj._
MOLEN'DINARY, relating to a mill. [Low L. _molendinum_, a mill--L.
_mol[)e]re_, to grind.]
MOLEST, m[=o]-lest', _v.t._ to trouble.--_ns._ MOLEST[=A]'TION, state of
being molested: annoyance; MOLEST'ER.--_adj._ MOLEST'FUL. [Fr.
_molester_--L. _molest[=a]re_--_molestus_--moles, mass, difficulty.]
MOLIMEN, m[=o]-l[=i]'men, _n._ great effort, esp. of any periodic effort to
discharge a natural function.--_adj._ MOLIM'INOUS. [L.,--_mol[=i]ri_, to
toil--_moles_.]
MOLINE, m[=o]'lin, _n._ and _adj._ the crossed iron in the upper millstone
for receiving the spindle in the lower stone, a millstone rynd: (_her._) a
moline cross. [L. _mola_, a mill.]
MOLINISM, m[=o]'li-nizm, _n._ the doctrine of the Spanish Jesuit Luis
_Molina_ (1535-1600), that predestination is consequent on God's
fore-knowledge of the free determination of man's will, that God gives to
all men sufficient grace whereby to live virtuously and merit happiness,
its efficaciousness depending on the voluntary co-operation of the will
with it.--_n._ M[=O]'LINIST, one who holds the foregoing views.
MOLINIST, m[=o]'li-nist, _n._ a Quietist, or follower of Miguel de
_Molinos_ (1640-97). [See QUIETISM.]
MOLL, mol, _n._ a familiar form of Mary: a concubine.
MOLLAH, MOLLA, mol'a, _n._ a Mohammedan title of respect for a learned or
religious person: a judge of Moslem law. [Turk. and Pers., from Ar.
_maul[=a]_.]
MOLLIE, mol'i, _n._ a meeting and carousal on board one ship of the sailors
belonging to several whaling-ships ice-bound in company--an abbreviation of
_Mallemaroking_, [_Mallemuck_, the fulmar petrel.]
MOLLIFY, mol'i-f[=i], _v.t._ to make soft or tender: to assuage: to calm or
pacify:--_pa.p._ moll'ified.--_adjs._ MOLL'IENT, serving to soften:
assuaging; MOLL'IFIABLE.--_ns._ MOLLIFIC[=A]'TION, act of mollifying: state
of being mollified: mitigation; MOLL'IFIER; MOLL'INE, a base for ointments
used in skin diseases, a soft soap mixed with excess of fat and
glycerine.--_adj._ MOLLIP[=I]'LOSE, having soft plumage.--_n._
MOLLIPILOS'ITY, fleecines, fluffiness.--_adj._ MOLLIT'IOUS,
luxurious.--_n._ MOLL'ITUDE. [Fr.,--L. _mollific[=a]re_--_mollis_, soft,
_fac[)e]re_, to make.]
MOLLUSC, MOLLUSK, mol'usk, _n._ one of the _Mollusca_, a large division of
invertebrate animals--bivalves or Lamellibranchs, snails or Gasteropods,
and cuttlefish or Cephalopods:--_pl._ MOLL'USCS, MOLL'USKS, or
MOLLUS'CA.--_n._ MOLLUS'CAN, a mollusc.--_adjs._ MOLLUS'CAN, MOLLUS'COID,
MOLLUS'COUS. [Fr.,--L. _molluscus_, softish--_mollis_, soft.]
MOLLY, mol'i, _n._ dim. of Mary: the wagtail bird.--_n._ MOLL'YCODDLE, an
effeminate fellow.--MOLLY MAGUIRE, one of the Ribbonmen of Ireland (1843),
who perpetrated outrages by night in women's dress: one of a secret society
which terrorised the coal regions of Pennsylvania (1867-77).
MOLOCH, m[=o]'lok, _n._ a Phoenician god to which human sacrifices were
offered: an exceedingly spiny Australian lizard--also M[=O]'LECH.--_v.t._
M[=O]'LOCHISE, to sacrifice as to Moloch.
MOLOSSUS, mo-los'us, _n._ a metrical foot of three long syllables:--_pl._
MOLOSS'[=I]. [L.--Gr.]
MOLTEN, m[=o]lt'n, _adj._ melted: made of melted metal.--_adv._ MOLT'ENLY.
[Old pa.p. of _melt_.]