‖n. [ NL., from L. mirus wonderful. ] (Astron.) A remarkable variable star in the constellation Cetus (
n.;
adv. [ Latin. ] Remarkably; strange to say; marvelous to relate. [ PJC ]
‖prop. n. [ L., wonderful. ] (Bot.) A genus of plants. See Four-o'clock. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Min.) Native sodium sulphate; Glauber's salt. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. mirabilis, fr. mirari to wonder: cf. OF. mirable. See Marvel. ] Wonderful; admirable. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To make wonderful. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F., fr. L. miraculum, fr. mirari to wonder. See Marvel, and cf. Mirror. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
That miracle and queen of genus. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
They considered not the miracle of the loaves. Mark vi. 52. [ 1913 Webster ]
When said was all this miracle. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
Miracle monger,
Miracle play,
v. t. To cause to seem to be a miracle. [ R. ] Shaftesbury. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. miraculeux. See Miracle. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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