*mast*

a. [ L. anima breath, life. ] Pertaining to mind or spirit; spiritual. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Psychology. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia. -- An`to*no*mas"tic*al*ly adv. [1913 Webster]

One who has charge of the baggage at a railway station or upon a line of public travel. [ U.S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a man who trains ballet dancers. [ PJC ]

n. The conductor of a musical band. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The proprietor or manager of a barge, or one of the crew of a barge. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Berg + master: cf. G. Bergmeister. ] Formerly, a local judge among miners; now, an officer of the barmote. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who keeps bees. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To master thoroughly. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Barmaster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Pref. bi- + Gr. &unr_; breast. ] (Anat.) The condition of having two mammæ or teats. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Burgomaster. ] The mayor, governor, or bailiff of a borough. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Burgomaster. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A burgomaster. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mining) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workmen; -- called also bailiff, and barmaster. [ Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ D. burgemeester; burg borough + meester master; akin to G. burgemeister, bürgermeister. See 1st Borough, and Master. ] 1. A chief magistrate of a municipal town in Holland, Flanders, and Germany, corresponding to mayor in England and the United States; a burghmaster. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) An aquatic bird, the glaucous gull (Larus glaucus), common in arctic regions. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the musical director of a choir.
Syn. -- precentor, cantor. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Christmas + tide time. ] The season of Christmas. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who breeds gamecocks. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One skilled in his craft or trade; one of superior cunning. [ 1913 Webster ]

In cunning persuasion his craftsmaster. Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., from Gr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;, fr. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_;&unr_; to hang. ] 1. (Anat.) A thin muscle which serves to draw up the testicle. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The apex of the last abdominal segment of an insect. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the cremaster; as, the cremasteric artery. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Dismasted; p. pr. & vb. n. Dismasting. ] [ Pref. dis- + mast: cf. F. démâter. ] To deprive of a mast of masts; to break and carry away the masts from; as, a storm dismasted the ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of dismasting; the state of being dismasted. [ R. ] Marshall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;: cf. F. docimastique. ] Proving by experiments or tests. [ 1913 Webster ]

Docimastic art, metallurgy, or the art of assaying metals; the art of separating metals from foreign matters, and determining the nature and quantity of metallic substances contained in any ore or mineral. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Docimastic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who teaches drill, especially in the way of gymnastics. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) The mast nearest the bow. [ 1913 Webster ]

Foremast hand or
Foremast man (Naut.), a common sailor; also, a man stationed to attend to the gear of the foremast. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) The mast erected at the head of the foremast, and at the head of which stands the fore-topgallant mast; the mast next above the foremast. See Ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Same as Hemastatics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A point some distance below the top of a mast or staff; as, a flag a half-mast (a token of mourning, etc.). [ 1913 Webster ]

An officer charged with the duty of executing the regulations respecting the use of a harbor.

{ } a. & n. Same as Hemostatic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Physiol.) Laws relating to the equilibrium of the blood in the blood vessels. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A teacher in charge of a school boardinghouse. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A manufacturer of iron, or large dealer therein. Bp. Hurd. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (a) A temporary mast, in place of one that has been carried away, or broken. (b) (Med.) An apparatus to support the trunk and head in spinal disease. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. a worker in charge of a lock (on a canal).
Syn. -- lockman, lockkeeper. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. (Naut.) The principal mast in a ship or other vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. the mast next above the mainmast. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Masted; p. pr. & vb. n. Masting. ] To furnish with a mast or masts; to put the masts of in position; as, to mast a ship. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. maest, fem.; akin to G. mast, and E. meat. See Meat. ] The fruit of the oak and beech, or other forest trees; nuts; acorns. [ 1913 Webster ]

Oak mast, and beech, . . . they eat. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

Swine under an oak filling themselves with the mast. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. maest, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw. mast, Icel. mastr, and perh. to L. malus. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Naut.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a hollow pillar of iron or steel. [ 1913 Webster ]

The tallest pine
Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast
Of some great ammiral. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The most common general names of masts are foremast, mainmast, and mizzenmast, each of which may be made of separate spars. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Aeronautics) A spar or strut to which tie wires or guys are attached for stiffening purposes. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Afore the mast,
Before the mast. See under Afore, and Before. --
Mast coat. See under Coat. --
Mast hoop, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in making a made mast. See Made. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ n. Also }. [ Ar. maçtabah a large stone bench. ] 1. In Muslim countries, a fixed seat, common in dwellings and in public places. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. (Egyptology) A type of tomb, of the time of the Memphite dynasties, comprising an oblong structure with sloping sides (sometimes containing a decorated chamber, sometimes of solid masonry), and connected with a mummy chamber in the rock beneath. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; mouth, jaws. ] (Zool.) (a) The pharynx of a rotifer. It usually contains four horny pieces. The two central ones form the incus, against which the mallei, or lateral ones, work so as to crush the food. (b) The lore of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Furnished with a mast or masts; -- chiefly in composition; as, a three-masted schooner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. maître, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me`gas. Cf. Maestro, Magister, Magistrate, Magnitude, Major, Mister, Mistress, Mickle. ] 1. A male person having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; -- formerly used with much more extensive application than now. (a) The employer of a servant. (b) The owner of a slave. (c) The person to whom an apprentice is articled. (d) A sovereign, prince, or feudal noble; a chief, or one exercising similar authority. (e) The head of a household. (f) The male head of a school or college. (g) A male teacher. (h) The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or sharing a feast. (i) The owner of a docile brute, -- especially a dog or horse. (j) The controller of a familiar spirit or other supernatural being. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one's time. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Master of a hundred thousand drachms. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

We are masters of the sea. Jowett (Thucyd.). [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art. [ 1913 Webster ]

Great masters of ridicule. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

No care is taken to improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be masters of it. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced except when given to boys; -- sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where there are little masters and misses in a house, they are impediments to the diversions of the servants. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. (Naut.) The commander of a merchant vessel; -- usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies. [ 1913 Webster ]

Little masters, certain German engravers of the 16th century, so called from the extreme smallness of their prints. --
Master in chancery, an officer of courts of equity, who acts as an assistant to the chancellor or judge, by inquiring into various matters referred to him, and reporting thereon to the court. --
Master of arts, one who takes the second degree at a university; also, the degree or title itself, indicated by the abbreviation M. A., or A. M. --
Master of the horse, the third great officer in the British court, having the management of the royal stables, etc. In ceremonial cavalcades he rides next to the sovereign. --
Master of the rolls, in England, an officer who has charge of the rolls and patents that pass the great seal, and of the records of the chancery, and acts as assistant judge of the court. Bouvier. Wharton. --
Past master, (a) one who has held the office of master in a lodge of Freemasons or in a society similarly organized. (b) a person who is unusually expert, skilled, or experienced in some art, technique, or profession; -- usually used with at or of. --
The old masters, distinguished painters who preceded modern painters; especially, the celebrated painters of the 16th and 17th centuries. --
To be master of one's self, to have entire self-control; not to be governed by passion. --
To be one's own master, to be at liberty to act as one chooses without dictation from anybody. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Master, signifying chief, principal, masterly, superior, thoroughly skilled, etc., is often used adjectively or in compounds; as, master builder or master-builder, master chord or master-chord, master mason or master-mason, master workman or master-workman, master mechanic, master mind, master spirit, master passion, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Throughout the city by the master gate. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Master joint (Geol.), a quarryman's term for the more prominent and extended joints traversing a rock mass. --
Master key, a key adapted to open several locks differing somewhat from each other; figuratively, a rule or principle of general application in solving difficulties. --
Master lode (Mining), the principal vein of ore. --
Master mariner, an experienced and skilled seaman who is certified to be competent to command a merchant vessel. --
Master sinew (Far.), a large sinew that surrounds the hough of a horse, and divides it from the bone by a hollow place, where the windgalls are usually seated. --
Master singer. See Mastersinger. --
Master stroke, a capital performance; a masterly achievement; a consummate action; as, a master stroke of policy. --
Master tap (Mech.), a tap for forming the thread in a screw cutting die. --
Master touch. (a) The touch or skill of a master. Pope. (b) Some part of a performance which exhibits very skillful work or treatment. “Some master touches of this admirable piece.” Tatler. --
Master work, the most important work accomplished by a skilled person, as in architecture, literature, etc.; also, a work which shows the skill of a master; a masterpiece. --
Master workman, a man specially skilled in any art, handicraft, or trade, or who is an overseer, foreman, or employer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Naut.) A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master. [ 1913 Webster ]