*mastic*

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

a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia. -- An`to*no*mas"tic*al*ly adv. [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. [ F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to chew, because of its being used in the East for chewing. ] [ Written also mastich. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (Pistacia Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; -- called also, mastic tree. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica. --
Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle) with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree. --
West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree (Bursera gummifera) full of gum resin in every part. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Capable of being masticated. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Sp. mastigador. See Masticate. ] (Man.) A part of a bridle, the slavering bit. [ Written also mastigador. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Masticated p. pr. & vb. n. Masticating ] [ L. masticatus, p. p. of masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See Mastic. ] To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who masticates. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. masticatio: cf. F. mastication. ] The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mastication is a necessary preparation of solid aliment, without which there can be no good digestion. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. One who masticates. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless people; also, a machine for cutting leather, India rubber, or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in some processes of manufacture. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. masticatoire. ] Chewing; adapted to perform the office of chewing food. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. -ries (Med.) A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Mastic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A white, amorphous, tenacious substance resembling caoutchouc, and obtained as an insoluble residue of mastic. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) Massicot. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;, from &unr_; to name, 'o`noma name. ] (Law) Applied to a signature when the body of the instrument is in another's handwriting. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ NL., fr. Gr. &unr_; (sc.&unr_;), fr. &unr_;. See Onomastic. ] A collection of names and terms; a dictionary; specif., a collection of Greek names, with explanatory notes, made by Julius Pollux about a. d. 180. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. &unr_;. See Para-, and Acme. ] (Med.) Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a distemper. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon words. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To chew or masticate again; to chew over and over, as the cud. [ 1913 Webster ]