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Traditional English :: mace(1)
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macelation.html - n. 1 a staff of office, esp. the symbol of the Speaker's authority in the House of Commons. 2 hist. a heavy club usu. having a metal head and spikes. 3 a stick used in the game of bagatelle. 4 = mace-bearer. mace-bearer an official who carries a mace on ceremonial occasions. [ME f. OF mace, masse f. Rmc mattea (unrecorded) club] |
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Traditional English :: mace(2)
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macelation.html - n. the dried outer covering of the nutmeg, used as a spice. [ME macis (taken as pl.) f. OF macis f. L macir a red spicy bark] |
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Traditional English :: macer
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macelation.html - n. a mace-bearer, esp. Sc. an official keeping order in a lawcourt. [ME f. OF massier f. masse: see MACE(1) )] |
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Traditional English :: macerate
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macelation.html - v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become soft by soaking. 2 intr. waste away by fasting. maceration n. macerator n. [L macerare macerat-] |
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English Idioms :: mackerel
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macelation.html - See: HOLY CATS or HOLY MACKEREL. |
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Traditional English :: Mac
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macelation.html - n. colloq. 1 a Scotsman. 2 US man (esp. as a form of address). [Mac- as a patronymic prefix in many Scottish and Irish surnames] |
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