*mace*

‖n. pl. [ NL. ] (Zool.) An order of marine Crustacea, mostly of small size. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a genus comprising vectors of important diseases of man and animals.
Syn. -- genus Dermacentor. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ See Diatomous. ] consisting of or containing diatoms or their fossils; as, diatomaceous earth (used as a component of dynamite). [ PJC ]

(Geol.), a deposit of fine, usually white, siliceous material, composed mainly of the shells of the microscopic plants called diatoms; also called infusorial earth, kieselguhr, and diatomite. It is used in polishing powder, and in the manufacture of dynamite. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

v. t. & i. [ L. emaceratus emaciated; e + macerare to make soft. ] To make lean or to become lean; to emaciate. [ Obs. ] Bullokar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Emaciation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Zool.) Having the structure of a filoplume. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to gems or to gemmæ; of the nature of, or resembling, gems or gemmæ. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. glumancé. See Glume. ] Having glumes; consisting of glumes. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., prob. of Teutonic origin; cf. AS. grīma mask, specter, Icel. grīma mask, hood, perh. akin to E. grin. ] A distortion of the countenance, whether habitual, from affectation, or momentary and occasional, to express some feeling, as contempt, disapprobation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face. [ 1913 Webster ]

Moving his face into such a hideous grimace, that every feature of it appeared under a different distortion. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ “Half the French words used affectedly by Melantha in Dryden's ‘Marriage a-la-Mode, ’ as innovations in our language, are now in common use: chagrin, double-entendre, éclaircissement, embarras, équivoque, foible, grimace, naïvete, ridicule. All these words, which she learns by heart to use occasionally, are now in common use.” I. Disraeli. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To make grimaces; to distort one's face; to make faces. H. Martineau. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Distorted; crabbed. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. limax, limacis, slug, snail: cf. F. limacé. ] (Zool.) Pertaining to, or like, Limax, or the slugs. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Jav. & Malay. mās, fr. Skr. māsha a bean. ] A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains. S. W. Williams. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. macis, L. macis, macir, Gr. &unr_;; cf. Skr. makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango. ] (Bot.) A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Red mace is the aril of Myristica tingens, and white mace that of Myristica Otoba, -- East Indian trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. mace, F. masse, from (assumed) L. matea, of which the dim. mateola a kind of mallet or beetle, is found. ] 1. A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Death with his mace petrific . . . smote. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. “Swayed the royal mace.” Wordsworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority; a macebearer. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. (Billiards) A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. [ Trademark. ] A chemical preparation containing tear gas in a solvent, packaged in the form of a spray, and used to temporarily incapacitate people, such as rioters or criminals, by causing intense eye and skin irritation; also called chemical mace. It is designed to be a non-lethal weapon for defending against violent people. [ PJC ]

n. an official who carries the mace of office before persons in authority.
Syn. -- mace, macer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

‖n. [ F., apparently the same word as Macédoine Macedonia. ] A kind of mixed dish, as of cooked vegetables with white sauce, sweet jelly with whole fruit, mixed diced fruits or vegetables etc.; served hot or cold; Also, (fig.), a medley. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

prop. n. 1. The ancient kingdom of Phillip II and Alexander the Great in the Southeastern Balkans that is now part of Greece, Bulgaria and the independent republic of Macedonia that was part of the former Yugoslavia.
Syn. -- Macedonia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. The modern republic of Macedonia, population 2, 033, 964, which was formerly one of the constituent republics of Yugoslavia. It became independent on November 17, 1991, after a referendum held on September 9, 1991. Its capital city is Skopje. The currency is the Denar. The ethnic composition is approximately 65% Macedonians, 21.73% Albanians, 3.79 Turks, 2.56% Romanians, 2.10% Serbs, and 0.38% Vlachs. Its language is Macedonian, which uses the Cyrillic alphabet. Its second largest city is Bitola (pop. 84, 002).
At independence in 1991 a new Constitution was adopted, which proclaimed the Republic of Macedonia a sovereign and independent state. On april 8, 1993, the Republic of Macedonia became a member of the United Nations Organization. Due to the pressure of Greece, which was concerned about possible claims on part of its territory, it was admitted under the name of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.
The Republic of Macedonia is situated in the center of the the Balkan Peninsula and has a unique strategic position at the junction of the main routes which have for millenia linked the West to the Orient. It covers an area of 25, 713 square killometres and borders with Bulgaria to the east, Greece to the south, Albania to the west and Serbia to the north. With the 1913 treaty of Bucharest, the territory of Macedonia, mainly populated with macedonians, was divided between Greece, Serbia and Bulgaria. Vardar Macedonia (the territory of today's Republic of Macedonia) became part of the newly established Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes - later known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia - which existed until 1941. The larger part of Macedonia, geographically known as Aegean Macedonia, covering an area of 34, 356 sqare kilometres, was incorporated into Greece. The territory of Pirin Macedonia (6, 798 sqare kilometres) was assigned to Bulgaria.
In World War II Macedonians started to struggle against the fascist occupiers on October 11, 1941. The First Session of ASNOM (The Anti-Fascist Assembly of the National Liberation of Macedonia) was held on August 2, 1944. It finally crowned the process of the historical establishment of the Macedonian state and was the basis for its soveregnity, and integrity. Macedonia (Socialistic Republic of Macedonia) became part of Tito's Yugoslavia and remained part until independence in 1991. Goce Vasilevski [ PJC ]

3. A region in northern Greece with its capital at Thessalonica. [ PJC ]

a. [ L. Macedonius, Gr. &unr_;. ] (Geog.) Belonging, or relating, to Macedonia. -- n. A native or inhabitant of Macedonia. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of a certain religious sect, followers of Macedonius, Bishop of Constantinople, in the fourth century, who held that the Holy Ghost was a creature, like the angels, and a servant of the Father and the Son. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrines of Macedonius. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. massier. See Mace staff. ] A mace bearer; an officer of a court. P. Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Macerated p. pr. & vb. n. Macerating. ] [ L. maceratus, p. p. of macerare to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. &unr_; to knead. ] 1. To make lean; to cause to waste away. [ Obs. or R. ] Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and scanty diet; to mortify. Baker. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who, or that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. maceratio: cf. F. macération. ] The act or process of macerating. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Accompanied by or characterized by maceration. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Bot.) Belonging to the order of which Melastoma is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. mh`nh the moon + spe`rma seed. ] (Bot.) Pertaining to a natural order (Menispermaceae) of climbing plants of which moonseed (Menispermum) is the type. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A natural family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales.
Syn. -- Palmae, family Palmae, family Palmaceae, Arecaceae, family Arecaceae, palm family. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. (Bot.) Of or pertaining to palms; of the nature of, or resembling, palms. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ L. pharmaceuticus, Gr. farmakeytiko`s, fr. farmakey`ein: cf. F. pharmaceutique. See Pharmacy. ] Of or pertaining to the knowledge or art of pharmacy, or to the art of preparing medicines according to the rules or formulas of pharmacy; as, pharmaceutical preparations. -- Phar`ma*ceu"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

Pharmaceutical chemistry, that department of chemistry which ascertains or regulates the composition of medicinal substances. [1913 Webster]

n. The science of preparing medicines. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in pharmacy; a pharmacist; a druggist. See the Note under Apothecary. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ponum a fruit, LL., an apple: cf. LL. pomagium, pomacium. ] The substance of apples, or of similar fruit, crushed by grinding. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_; a cover + &unr_; a prickle + -oid. ] (Zool.) Pertaining to the Pomacentridæ, a family of bright-colored tropical fishes having spiny opercula; -- often called coral fishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ LL. ponum an apple. ] 1. (Bot.) (a) Like an apple or pear; producing pomes. (b) Of or pertaining to a suborder (Pomeæ) of rosaceous plants, which includes the true thorn trees, the quinces, service berries, medlars, and loquats, as well as the apples, pears, crabs, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Like pomace. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Pomace. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) The cat-tail. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. sperma sperm + cetus, gen. ceti, any large sea animal, a whale, Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;. See Sperm, Cetaceous. ] A white waxy substance obtained from cavities in the head of the sperm whale, and used making candles, oilments, cosmetics, etc. It consists essentially of ethereal salts of palmitic acid with ethal and other hydrocarbon bases. The substance of spermaceti after the removal of certain impurities is sometimes called cetin. [ 1913 Webster ]

Spermaceti whale (Zool.), the sperm whale. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Squamose. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Somewhat glumaceous. [ 1913 Webster ]