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(Med.) A basic sulphate of iron; -- so named from Monsel, a Frenchman. [ 1913 Webster ]

[ See Monsel's salt. ] (Med.) An aqueous solution of Monsel's salt, having valuable styptic properties. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Messieurs [ F., fr. mon my + Sieur, abbrev. of seigneur lord. See Monseigneur. ] 1. The common title of civility in France in speaking to, or of, a man; Mr. or Sir. [ Represented by the abbreviation M. or Mons. in the singular, and by MM. or Messrs. in the plural. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The oldest brother of the king of France. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A Frenchman. [ Contemptuous ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Monsignors [ It., my lord. Cf. Monseigneur. ] My lord; -- an ecclesiastical dignity bestowed by the pope, entitling the bearer to social and domestic rank at the papal court. (Abbrev. Mgr.) [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Malay mūsim, fr. Ar. mausim a time, season: cf. F. monson, mousson, Sr. monzon, Pg. monção, It. monsone. ] A wind blowing part of the year from one direction, alternating with a wind from the opposite direction; -- a term applied particularly to periodical winds of the Indian Ocean, which blow from the southwest from the latter part of May to the middle of September, and from the northeast from about the middle of October to the middle of December. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A heavy rainfall in India associated with the southwest monsoon{ 1 }. [ PJC ]

3. The season in which the monsoon{ 2 } occurs. [ PJC ]

n. [ OE. monstre, F. monstre, fr. L. monstrum, orig., a divine omen, indicating misfortune; akin of monstrare to show, point out, indicate, and monere to warn. See Monition, and cf. Demonstrate, Muster. ] 1. Something of unnatural size, shape, or quality; a prodigy; an enormity; a marvel. [ 1913 Webster ]

A monster or marvel. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Specifically , an animal or plant departing greatly from the usual type, as by having too many limbs. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Any thing or person of unnatural or excessive ugliness, deformity, wickedness, or cruelty. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Monstrous in size. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Enormous or very powerful; as, he drove a monster Harley. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

v. t. To make monstrous. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]