Part 6734

<cs><col>Madreporic plate</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a perforated plate in echinoderms, through which water is admitted to the ambulacral tubes; -- called also <altname>madreporic tubercule</altname>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Madreporiform</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Mad`re*po"ri*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Madrepore</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling a madreporian coral in form or structure.</def>

<h1>Madreporite</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Mad"re*po*rite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>madr\'82porite</ets>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Paleon.)</fld> <def>A fossil coral.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The madreporic plate of echinoderms.</def>

<h1>Madrier</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Ma*drier"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., from Sp. <ets>madero</ets>, or Pg. <ets>madeiro</ets>, fr. Sp. <ets>madera</ets> wood for building, timber, Pg. <ets>madeira</ets>, L. <ets>materia</ets> stuff, materials, lumber. See <er>Matter</er>.]</ety> <def>A thick plank, used for several mechanical purposes</def>; especially: <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A plank to receive the mouth of a petard, with which it is applied to anything intended to be broken down.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>A plank or beam used for supporting the earth in mines or fortifications.</def>

<h1>Madrigal</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Mad"ri*gal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. <ets>madrigale</ets>, OIt. <ets>madriale</ets>, <ets>mandriale</ets> (cf. LL. <ets>matriale</ets>); of uncertain origin, possibly fr. It <ets>mandra</ets> flock, L. <ets>mandra</ets> stall, herd of cattle, Gr. <?/ fold, stable; hence, <ets>madrigal</ets>, originally, a pastoral song.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A little amorous poem, sometimes called a <altname>pastoral poem</altname>, containing some tender and delicate, though simple, thought.</def>

<blockquote>Whose artful strains have oft delayed The huddling brook to hear his <b>madrigal</b>. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>An unaccompanied polyphonic song, in four, five, or more parts, set to secular words, but full of counterpoint and imitation, and adhering to the old church modes. Unlike the freer glee, it is best sung with several voices on a part. See <er>Glee</er>.</def>

<h1>Madrigaler</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Mad"ri*gal*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A madrigalist.</def>

<h1>Madrigalist</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Mad"ri*gal*ist</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A composer of madrigals.</def>

<h1>Madrilenian</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Mad`ri*le"ni*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Sp. <ets>Madrileno</ets>.]</ety> <def>Of or pertaining to Madrid in Spain, or to its inhabitants.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A native or inhabitant of Madrid.</def></def2>

<h1>Madrina</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Ma*dri"na</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp., prop., a godmother.]</ety> <def>An animal (usually an old mare), wearing a bell and acting as the leader of a troop of pack mules.</def> <mark>[S. America]</mark>

<h1>Madro\'a4a</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Ma*dro"\'a4a</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp. <ets>madro\'a4o</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A small evergreen tree or shrub (<spn>Arbutus Menziesii</spn>), of California, having a smooth bark, thick shining leaves, and edible red berries, which are often called <i>madro\'a4a apples</i>.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>madro\'a4o</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Madwort</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Mad"wort`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A genus of cruciferous plants (<spn>Alyssum</spn>) with white or yellow flowers and rounded pods. <spn>A. maritimum</spn> is the commonly cultivated sweet alyssum, a fragrant white-flowered annual.</def>

<h1>M\'91gbote, Magbote</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw><hw>M\'91g"bote`</hw>, <hw>Mag"bote`</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>m\'d6g</ets> kinsman + <ets>b\'d3t</ets> compensation.]</ety> <fld>(Anglo-Saxon Law)</fld> <def>Compensation for the injury done by slaying a kinsman.</def>

<i>Spelman.</i>

<h1>Maelstrom</h1> <Xpage=881>