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Magnitude
() That which has one or more of the three dimensions, length, breadth, and thickness.
Magnitude
() Anything of which greater or less can be predicated, as time, weight, force, and the like.
Magnitude
() Greatness; grandeur.
Magnitude
() Greatness, in reference to influence or effect; importance; as, an affair of magnitude.
Magnolia
() A genus of American and Asiatic trees, with aromatic bark and large sweet-scented whitish or reddish flowers.
Magnoliaceous
() Pertaining to a natural order (Magnoliaceae) of trees of which the magnolia, the tulip tree, and the star anise are examples.
Magnum
() A large wine bottle.
Magnum
() A bone of the carpus at the base of the third metacarpal bone.
Magot
() The Barbary ape.
Magot-pie
() A magpie.
Magpie
() Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.
Maguari
() A South American stork (Euxenara maguari), having a forked tail.
Maguey
() The century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave.
Magyar
() One of the dominant people of Hungary, allied to the Finns; a Hungarian.
Magyar
() The language of the Magyars.
Maha
() A kind of baboon; the wanderoo.
Mahabarata
() Alt. of Mahabharatam
Mahabharatam
() A celebrated epic poem of the Hindoos. It is of great length, and is chiefly devoted to the history of a civil war between two dynasties of ancient India.
Mahaled
() A cherry tree (Prunus Mahaleb) of Southern Europe. The wood is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for pipe stems, the flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from the fruit a violet dye and a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser) are prepared.
Maharajah
() A sovereign prince in India; -- a title given also to other persons of high rank.
Maharif
() An African antelope (Hippotragus Bakeri). Its face is striped with black and white.
Maharmah
() A muslin wrapper for the head and the lower part of the face, worn by Turkish and Armenian women when they go abroad.
Mahdi
() Among Mohammedans, the last imam or leader of the faithful. The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe that he is yet to appear.
Mahl-stick
() See Maul-stick.
Mahoe
() A name given to several malvaceous trees (species of Hibiscus, Ochroma, etc.), and to their strong fibrous inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage.
Mahogany
() A large tree of the genus Swietenia (S. Mahogoni), found in tropical America.
Mahogany
() The wood of the Swietenia Mahogoni. It is of a reddish brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the manufacture of furniture.
Mahogany
() A table made of mahogany wood.
Maholi
() A South African lemur (Galago maholi), having very large ears.
Mahomedan
() Alt. of Mahometan
Mahometan
() See Mohammedan.
Mahometanism
() See Mohammedanism.
Mahometanized
() of Mahometanize
Mahometanizing
() of Mahometanize
Mahometanize
() To convert to the religion of Mohammed; to Mohammedanize.
Mahometism
() See Mohammedanism.
Mahometist
() A Mohammedan.
Mahometry
() Mohammedanism.
Mahone
() A large Turkish ship.
Mahonia
() The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage.
Mahon stock
() An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers (Malcolmia maritima). It is called in England Virginia stock, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean.
Mahoohoo
() The African white two-horned rhinoceros (Atelodus simus).
Mahori
() One of the dark race inhabiting principally the islands of Eastern Polynesia. Also used adjectively.
Mahound
() A contemptuous name for Mohammed; hence, an evil spirit; a devil.
Mahout
() The keeper and driver of an elephant.
Mahovo
() A device for saving power in stopping and starting a railroad car, by means of a heavy fly wheel.
Mahrati
() The language of the Mahrattas; the language spoken in the Deccan and Concan.
Mahratta
() One of a numerous people inhabiting the southwestern part of India. Also, the language of the Mahrattas; Mahrati. It is closely allied to Sanskrit.
Mahratta
() Of or pertaining to the Mahrattas.
Mahumetan
() Alt. of Mahumetanism