‖n.[ Ar. mahled. ] (Bot.) 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. malus. See Malice. ] Evil; wicked; bad. [ Obs. ] Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
a. [ F. mâle, OF. masle, mascle, fr. L. masculus male, masculine, dim. of mas a male; possibly akin to E. man. Cf. Masculine, Marry, v. t. ]
Male fern (Bot.),
Male rhyme,
Male screw (Mech.),
Male thread,
n. Same as Mail, a bag. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
See Mal-. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Maladministration. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A salt of maleic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The body of an adult human male; -- a term used especially in art;
n. The philosophical system of
a. [ L. malus. See Malice. ] Evil; wicked; bad. [ Obs. ] Marston. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
a. [ F. mâle, OF. masle, mascle, fr. L. masculus male, masculine, dim. of mas a male; possibly akin to E. man. Cf. Masculine, Marry, v. t. ]
Male fern (Bot.),
Male rhyme,
Male screw (Mech.),
Male thread,
n. Same as Mail, a bag. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
See Mal-. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Maladministration. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A salt of maleic acid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The body of an adult human male; -- a term used especially in art;
n. The philosophical system of