Lễ 559.–Fate, får, fảil, fất ;--mẻ, mét,pine ;—pin, the fens, without web feet. MOORISH, moor'ish. a. Fenny, marshy, watery. MOORLAND, mỏôrlând. s. Marsh, fen, watery ground. MOORSTONE, môôr stone. s. A species of gra the common order of nature; something hor || MOORHEN, môôr'hên. s. A fowl that feeds in rible for deformity, wickedness, or mischief. To MONSTER, mon'står. v. a. To put out of the common order of things. Not used MONSTROSITY, mou-stros'sè-tè. s. The state of being monstrous, or out of the common or der of the universe. MONSTROUS, môn'strus. a. Deviating from the stated order of nature; strange, wonderful; irregular, enormous, shocking, hateful. MONSTROUS, môn'stras. ad. Exceedingly, very much. MONSTROUSLY, môn'stras-lè. ad. In a man- MONSTROUSNESS, môn'strås-nês. s. Enor- MONTH'S MIND, manth's-mind'. s. Longing MONTHLY, månth'le. a. Continuing a month; MOON-CALF, mỏðn kảf. s. A monster, a false MOONFERN, môôn'fêrn. s. A plant. inoon. Moonfish is so call- MOONLESS, môôn'lês. a. Not enlightened by the moon. MOONLIGHT, môôn'llte. s. The light afforded|| by the moon. MOONLIGHT, inôôn'llte. a. illumined by the moon. MOONSHINE, môôn'shine. s. The lustre of the inoon. MOONSHINE, môôn'shine. by the moon, } a. iluminated MOONSTRUCK, môôn'strük. a. Lunatick, af- MOONY, mỗẫn nè. a. nite. MOORY, môôr'è. a. 306, 311. Marshy, fenny. MOCSF, moose, s. 306. A large American deer To MOOT, môỏt. v. a. 306. To plead a mock cause, to state a point of law by way of exercise, as was commonly done in the inns of court at appointed times. MOOT CASE or POINT, môôt'kåse. s. A point or case unsettled and disputable. MOOTED, mõõted. a. Plucked up by the root. MOOTER, Inôôt'tår. s. 98. A disputer of moot points. MOP, môp. s. Pieces of cloth, or locks of wool, To MOP, môp. v. a. To rub with a mop. To MOPÉ, mòpe. v. n. To be stupid, to drowse, To MOPE, mope. v. a To make spiritless, to MOPE-EYED, mope'ide. a. 271. Blind of one s. 99, 270. A puppet made of rags as a mop; a fondling name for a girl. MOPUS, mo'půs. s. A drone, a dreamer. MORAL, mor'rål. a. 88, 168. Relating to the practice of men towards each other, as it may be virtuous or criminal, good or bad; reasoning or instructing with regard to vice and vir tue; popular, such as is known in the general business of life. MORAL, môr'rál. s. Morality, practice or doc trine of the duties of life; the doctrine inculcated by a fiction, the accommodation of a fable to form the morals. To MORAL, môr'rål. v a. To moralize, to make moral reflections. Not used. MORALIST, môr'rål-list. s. One who teaches the duties of life. MORALITY, mỏ-rål ́lè-tè s. The doctrine of the duties of life, ethicks; the form of an action which makes it the subject of reward or punish To MORALIZE, môr'râl-ize. v. a. To apply to moral purposes; to explain in a moral sense. To MORALIZE, môr'râl-ize. v. 1. To speak or write on moral subjects. MORALIZER, môr'râl-i-zůr. s. 98. He who MORALLY, môr'rål-é. ad. In the ethical sense, MORBIDNESS, môr'bid-nês. s. State of being MORBIFICAL, mòr-bif'fè-kål. ? a. Lunated, having a cre- MORBIFICKmör-bif'flk 509. $ scent for the standard resembling the moon. MOOR, m3ôr. s 311. A marsh, a fen, a bog, a tract of low and watery ground; a negro, a black-a moor. To MOOR, mỏör v. a. 311. To fasten by anchors or otherwise. To MOOR, möðr. v. n. To be fixed, to be sta-MORDACITY, môr-dâs'sè-tè. s. Biting quality. tioned. MORDICANT, mor'dè-känt. a. Biting, acrid MOORCOCK, môôr'kóh. s. The male of the || MORDICATION, mår-dè-kh ́shẳn, s The act of c01eding or biting ly, destructive. —nd, mỏve, når, nôt;—tùbe, tåb, båll ;—öîl ;—påånd ;—thin, THIS. MORE, more. a. In greater number, in greater|| MORTIFEROUS, môr-tîf'fêr-ås. a. Fatal, deadquantity, in greater degree; greater. MORE, more. ad. To a greater degree; the particle that forms the comparati e degree, as, more happy; again, a second time, as, once more; no more, have done; no more, no longer existing. MORE, more. s. A great quantity, a greater degree; greater thing, other thing. MOŘEL, mò-rêl'. s. A plant; a kind of cherry. MORELAND, mòre'lând. s. A mountainous or hilly country. MOREOVER, more-d'vår. ad. Beyond what has been mentioned. MORIGEROUS, mô-rîd'jêr-ûs. a. · Obedient, obsequious. MORION, mo'rè-ûn. s. 166. A helmet, armour for the head, a casque. MORISCO, mỏ-ris'kỏ. s. A dancer of the morris or moorish dance. MORN, mårn. s. The first part of the day, the morning. MORNING, mỏr'ning. s. The first part of the day, from the first appearance of light to the end of the first fourth part of the sun's daily course. MORTIFICATION, môr-tè-fè-kå’shån. s. The tise, to join with a mortise. MORTUARY, môr'tshú-âr-rẻ. s. A gift left by a man at his death to his parish church, for the recompense of his personal tythes and offerings not duly paid. MOSAICK, mỏ-zak. a. 509. An imitation of painting composed of precious stones or glass joined and cemented together. Artist's Manual. pla-MOSCHETO, môs-kè'tò. s. A kind of gnat exceedingly troublesome in some part of the West Indies and America. MORNING-GOWN, môr-ning-goin'. s. A loose MOROSELY, mỏ-rose'lè. ad. Sourly, peevishly. MOROSITY, mò-rôs'sè-tè. s. Moroseness, sourness, peevishness. MORPHEW, mor'fù. s. A scurf on the face. MORRIS-DANCER, môr'ris-dân-sûr. S. One MORSE, morse. s. A sea horse. MORTAL, môr'tål. a. 88. Subject to death,|| doomed sometime to die; deadly, destructive, procuring death; human, belonging to man; extreme, violent: in this sense a low expres sion. MORTAL, mor'tâl. s. Man, human being. MORTALITY, môr-tâl'lè-tẻ. s. Subjection to death, state of being subject to death; death; power of destruction; frequency of death; hu man nature. MORTALLY, mor'tâl-è. ad. Irrecoverably, to death, extremely, to extremity. MOSQUE, môsk. s. A Mahometan temple. To MOSS, mos. v. a. To cover with moss. covered or overgrown with moss. MÖST, most. ad. The particle noting the super- The greatest number; the greatest value; the greatest degree; the greatest quantity. MOSTICK, môs'tik. s. A painter's staff. Not used. MOTATION, mỏ-tả chân. s. Act of moving. MOTE, mote. For Might. Obsoleie. MOTHER, můrн'år. s. 165, 469. A woman that MOTHER, můтí'âг. ą. 165. Had at a birth, na tive. cretion. MORTAR, mår'tår. s. 88, 418. A strong vessel in which materials are broken by being pound-To MOTHER, måтH'ûr . n. To gather coned with a pestle; a short wide cannon, out of which bombs are thrown. MORTAR, mår'tôi. s. Cement made of lime and sand with water, and used to join stones or bricks. MORTGAGE, môr'gådje. s. 90, 472. A dead MORTGAGEE, mỏr-gå-jèè'. s. He that takes MOTHER-OF-PEARL, måTн'ůr-ôv-pẻrì, s. A kind of coarse pearl, the shell in which pearls are generated. MOTHERHOOD, műтH'år-håd. s. The office, MOTHERLY, måтH'år-lè a. Belonging to a MOTIONLESS, mo'shan-lês. a. Wanting motion, being without motion. decay; from whence to moulder, to waste away: mould, or earth; that to which decay reduces bodies: and a mould, a form to cast metals in. A diversity of pronunciation has endeavoured to distinguish the first of these senses from the rest by sounding it so as to rhyme with howl'd; but these distinctions of sound under the same spelling ought to be as much as possible avoided. For the reasons, see BOWL. MOTIVE, mo'tiv. a. 157. Causing motion, hav-T MOULD, mold. v. n. To contract concreted ing movement; having the power to move; having power to change place. MOTIVE, mo'tiv. s. That which deterraines the choice, that which incites to action. MOTLEY, mót'lẻ. a. Mingled of various colours. MOTOR, mö'tôr. s. 166. A mover. MOTORY, mờtur-rẻ. a. 512. Giving motion. For the last o, see DOMESTICK. MOTTO, một′tỏ. 's. A sentence added to a device, or prefixed to any thing written. To MÓVE, môôv. v. a. 164. To put out of one place into another, to put in motion; to give an impulse to; to propose, to recommend; to persuade; to prevail on the mind; to affect, to touch pathetically, to stir passion; to make angry; to conduct regularly in motion. To MOVE, môôv. v. n.164. To go from one place to another; to walk, to bear the body; to go forward. MOVEABLE, môôv'å-bl. a. 405. Capable of being moved, not fixed, portable; changing the time of year. It may be observed, that the mute e is preserved in this word and its relatives because the preceding o has not its general sound.-See Rhyming Dictionary, Orthographical Aphorism 10. MOVEABLES, môov'å-blz. s. Goods, furniture, distinguished from real or immoveable possessions. MOVEABLENESS, mööv'å-bl-nes. s. Mobility, possibility to be moved. MOVEABLY, môôv'â-blé. ad. So as it may be moved. MOVELESS, môôv'lês. a. Unmoved, not to be put out of the place. MOVEMENT, môóv'mênt. s. Manner of moving; motion. MOVENT, mở vent. a Moving. || matter, to gather mould. To MOULD, mold. v. a. To cover with mould. moulded. dust, to perish in dust. To turn to dust The state of be MOULDING, molding. s. Ornainental cavities To MOULT, mòlt. v. n. 318. To shed or change the feathers, to lose the feathers. To MOUNCH, můnsh. v. a. 314. To eat. Obsolete. MOUND, môẳånd. s. 313. Any thing raised to fortify or defend. MOUNT, mount. s. 313. A mountain, a hill; an artificial hill raised in a garden, or other place ; a part of a fan. To MOUNT, mount. v. n. To rise on high; to tower, to be built up to great elevation; to get on horseback. For Amount; to attain in va lue. To MOUNT, môůst. v. a. To raise aloft, to lift on high; to ascend, to climb; to place on horseback; to embellish with ornaments, as, to mount a gun, to put the parts of a fan toge. ther. To mount guard, to do duty and watch at any particular post. To mount a cannon; to set a piece on its wooden frame for the more easy carriage and management in firing it. MOVER, moo'vir. s. 98. The person or thing|MOUNTAIN, môån'tin. s. 208. A large hill, a that gives motion; something that moves; a proposer. MOVING, mỏ¿v'ing. part. a. Pathetick, touching, adapted to affect the passions. MOVINGLY, môỏvîng-lè. a. Pathetically, so as to seize the passions. MOULD, mold. s. 318. A kind of concretion on the top or outside of things kept motionless and damp; earth, soil, ground in which any thing grows, matter of which any thing is made; the matrix in which any thing is cast, in which any thing receives its form; cast, form. There is an incorrect pronunciation of this and similar words, chiefly among the vulgar, which is sounding the word as if it were written mo-oold. This sound is often heard among incorrect speakers, where there is no diphthong, as in cold, bold, sold, &c. pronounced cooold, bo-oold, so-oold, &c. while the true pronunciation of these words has nothing of the u or oo in it, but is exactly like foal'd sol'd, cajol'd,|| &c. the preterits of the verbs to foal, to sole, and to cajole, &c. For there is no middle sound between owl and hole; and the words in question must either rhyme with howl'd or foal'd; but the last is clearly the true pronunciation. This word, before Dr. Johnson wrote his Dictionary, was frequently written mold, which was perfectly agreeable to its Saxon derivation, and was less liable to mispronunciation than the present spelling. The word has three significations; Mould, concretions occasioned by vast protuberance of the earth MOUNTAIN, moůn'tîn. a. Found on the moun tains. MOUNTAINEER, möün-tin-nèèr'. s. An inhabitant of the mountains; a savage, a freebooter, a rustick. MOUNTAINOUS, môůn'tin-nås. a Hilly, full of mountains; large as mountains, huge, bulky; inhabiting mountains. MOUNTAINOUSNESS, möûn'tin-nûs-nês. State of being full of mountains. MOUNTANT, môån'tånt. a. Rising on high. MOUNTEBANK, moůn'tè-bank. s. A doctor that mounts a beach in the market, and boasts his infallible remedies and cures; any boastful and false pretender; one who performs low tricks for the amusement of the vulgar. To MOUNTEBANK, moun'tè-bank. v. a. To cheat by false boasts and pretences. MOUNTER, moůnt'år. s. 98. One that mounts. MOUNTY, moun'tè. s. The rise of a hawk. To MOURN, mórne. v. n. 318. To grieve, to be sorrowful; to wear the habit of sorrow; to preserve appearance of grief. To MOURN, mòrne. v. a. To grieve for, to be ment, to utter in a sorrowfui manner MOURNE, mòrne. s. The round end of a staff; the part of a lance to which the steel part is fixed, or where it is taken off. MOURNER, mòrn'år. s. 98. One that mourns, one that grieves; one who follows a funeral in black. —nd, môve, når, nôt ;—tùbe, tåb, båll ;-ôîl ;-pound ;-thin, THIS MOURNFUL, mòrn'ful. a. Having the appear- || MUCILAGINOUS, må-sè-låd'jin-us. a. Shmy ance of sorrow; causing sorrow; sorrowful, viscous, soft with some degree of tenacity. feeling sorrow, betokening sorrow, expressive || MUCK, måk. s. Dung for manure of grounds any thing low, mean, and filthy. To run muck, signifies, to run madly and attack all that we meet. of grief. MOURNFULLY, mòrn'fül-lè. ad. Sorrowfully, with sorrow. To MUCK, måk. v. a. To manure with muck to dung. MOURNFULNESS, mòrn'fül-nës. s. Sorrow, grief; show of grief, appearance of sorrow. MỘT KING, morning. s. Lamentation, sor-MUCKINDER, måk ́în-dår. s. A handkerchief row; the dress of sorrow. Not used, except in the Provinces. MOURNINGLY, mòrn'ing-lè. ad. With the ap-MUCKHILL, mak'hil. s. 406. A dunghill. pearance of sorrowing. MOUSE, môùse. s. Plur. Mice. The smallest of all beasts, a little animal haunting houses and corn-fields. To MOUSE, môûze. v. n. 313, 437. To catch mice. MOUSE-HOLE, möůse'hole. s. Small hole. An herb. in which mice are taken. MOUTH, mouth. s. 467. The aperture in the head of any animal at which the food is received; the opening, that at which any thing enters, the entrance; the instrument of speaking; a speaker, the principal orator, in burlesque language cry, voice. Distortion of the mouth; wry face. Down in the mouth; dejected, cloudy. MUCKINESS, muk'kè-nês s. Nastiness; filth. The vowel u, in the first syllable of this and similar words, forms a remarkable exception to the shortening power of the antepenultimate and secondary accent; any other vowel but u unless followed by a diphthong, would have been short. This arises from no regard to the Latin quantity in the word Muculentus, for the u in Culinary and Mutilate, &c. is long in English, though short in the Latin Culinarius, Mutilo, &c. So that the long u in this and similar words is an idiom of our own pronunciation 508, 511, 530. To MOUTH, mỏůтн. v. n. 467. To speak big, to speak in a strong and loud voice, to vocife-MUCUS, mů'kas. s. The viscous substance dis rate. To MOUTH, mỏůтí. v. а. Тo utter with a voice affectedly big; to chew, to eat; to seize in the mouth; to form by the mouth. MOUTHED, môåтí'd. a. 359. Furnished with a mouth. MOUTH-FRIEND, mouth'frênd. s. One who professes friendship without intending it. MOUTHFUL, môåth'fål. s. What the mouth contains at once; any proverbially small quantity. MOUTH-HONOUR, mouth'ôn-når. s. Civility 8. | outwardly expressed without sincerity. MOUTHLESS, mouth'lês. a. Without a mouth. MOW, môå. s. 323. A loft or chamber where any hay or corn is laid up. To MOW, mò. v. a. 324. To cut with a scythe; To MOWBURN, moù'bårn. v. n. To ferment MOXA, môk'så. s. 92. An Indian moss, used in the cure of the gout by burning it on the part aggrieved. charged at the nose; any viscous matter. MUD, måd. s. The slime at the bottom of still water: earth well moistened with water. To MUD, måd. v. a. To bury in the slime or mud; to make turbid, to pollute with dirt. MUDDILY, mûd'dè-lè. ad. ́ Turbidly, with foul mixture. MUDDINESS, mûd'dè-nês. 8. Turbidness, foul- MUDDY, mad'dè. a. Turbid, foul with mud; To make muddy, ta MUDSUCKER, måd'sûk-kår. s. A sea fowl. MUDWALL, müd'wål. s. A wall built without mortar. MUDWALLED, måd’wài u. a. 339. Having a .mudwall. To MUE, mù. v. a. To moult, to change feathers. MUFF, môf. s A soft cover for the hands in winter. To MUFFLE, måf'f. v. a. 405. To cover from the weather; to blindfold; to conceal, to involve. MUFFLER, måf'fl-år. s. A cover for the face; a part of a woman's dress by which the face is covered. MOYLE, moil. s. 329. A mule, an animal ge. nerated between the horse and the ass. Not used. MUCH, mâtsh. a. 352. Large in quantity, long|MUFTI, můf'tè. s. The high priest of the Ma in time, many in number. MUCH, mâtsh. ad. 352. In a great degree, by far; often or long; nearly. MUCH, mutsh. s. A great deal, multitude in number, abundance in quantity; more than enough, a heavy service or burden: any assignable quantity or degree; an uncommon thing, something strange. To make much of; to treat with regard, to fondle. MUCH AT ONE, mutsh-át-wan' ad. Of equal value, of equal influence. MUCHWHAT, mûtsh'hwôt. ad. Nearly. Little used. MUCID, mu'sid. a. Slimy, musty. MUCIDNESS, ma'sid-nês. s. Sliminess, mustiness. MUCILAGE, mů'sè-lådje. s. 90. hometans. MUG, mág. s. A cup to drink out of. a. 383 Moist, damp. It is highly probable that this word is a cor ruption of Murky, which Johnson and other writers explain by dark, cloudy, &c.; but Skin ner tells us it is used in Lincolnshire to signify darkness, accompanied by heat; and as this temperament of the weather is commonly accompanied by moisture, the word is generally used to signify a dark, close, warm, and moist state of the air. As this word is not very legitimately derived, it is seldom heard among the learned and polite; but as it affords us a new complex idea, and is in much use among the middle ranks of life, it seems not unworthy of being adopted. 559. Fate, får, fåll, fát;-mè, mêt;-plné, pin ;MUGHOUSE, mug'house. s. An alehouse, a low || MULTIPLICITY, mål-té-plis'è-tè. 8. house of entertainment. MUGIENT, můjè-ént. a. Bellowing. MULATTO, mű-låt'tò. s. One begot between a white and a black. ML BERRY, můl'bêr rẻ. s. A tree, and its fruit. MULCT, måikt. s. A fine, a penalty; a pecuniary penalty. To MULCT, målkt. v. a. To punish with fine or forfeiture. MULE, mule. s. An animal generated between a he-ass and a mare, or between a horse and a she-ass. MULETEER, mů-let-tèèr'. S. Mule-driver, MULIEBRITY, mù-lẻ-3bbrẻ-tẻ. fo MULL, måll. v. a. To soften, as wine when MULLAR, mål'lûr. s. 88. A stone held in the|| MULLEIN, mål'lin. s. A plant. MÜLSE, målse. s. Wine boiled and mingled with MULTANGULAR, målt-âng'gu-lår. a. Many- ad. More than one of the same kind; state of being many. MULTIPLICIOUS, mål-tè-plish'as. a. Manifold. Obsolete. MULTIPLIER, mål'tè-pli-år. s. 98. One who To MULTIPLY, mål'tè-pll. v.a. To increase in To MULTIPLY, mål'tè-pll. v. n. MULTIPRESENCE, mûl-tè-prêz'ênse. s. The SENCE. The MULTISILIQUOUS, mûl-tè-s}l'lè-kwûs. a. MULTIVAGOUS, mûl-tîv'vâ-gås. } a. That wanders or strays much abroad. MULTIVIOUS, mûl-tiv'vè-ûs. a. Having many ways, manifold. MULTOCULAR, målt-ôk'kù-lår. a. Having more eyes than two. MUM, mům. interject. A word denoting prohibition to speak; silence, hush. MUM, mům. S. Ale brewed with wheat. ||To MUMBLE, måm'bl. v. n. 405. To speak inwardly, to grumble, to mutter; to speak indistinctly; to chew, to bite softly. To MUMBLE, mum'bl. v. a. To utter with a low inarticulate voice; to mouth gently; to slubber over, to suppress, to utter imperfectly MUMBLER, måm'bl år 8. 98. One that speaks inarticulately, a mutterer. MULTANGULARNESS, mûlt-âng'gù-lâr-nés. S. MULTILOQUOUS, mål-til'lò-kwås. a. 518. Verý talkative. MULTINOMINAL, mål-tè-nôm'mè-nâl. a. Having many names. MULTIPĂROUS, mål-tip'pâ-rås. a. 518. Bringing many at a birth. MULTIPEDE, můl'tè-pẻd. s. An insect with s. The MULTIPLIABLE, mål'tè-pll-å-bl. a. Capable MUMBLINGLY, mâm'bl-ing-lè. ad. With inar ticulate utterance. MUMM, mům. v. a. To mask, to frolick in MUMMY, mum'mè. s. A dead body preserved a disease. MUNDATION, mân-da'shun. s. The act of cleansing. MUNDATORY, mân'dâ-tûr-rè. a. Having the power to cleanse. For the o, see DOMESTICK. 512. MUNDICK, mûn'dik. s. A kind of marcasite found in tin mines. MUNDIFICATION, mân-dé-fè-kå'shůn. s. The act of cleaning. MUNDIFICATIVE, mån-dif'fè-ku-tiv. a. See JUSTIFICATIVE. Cleansing, having the power to cleanse. To MUNDIFY, mûn'dè-fl. v. a. 183. To cleanse. to make clean. |