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<h1>Maggiore</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Mag`gio"re</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[It., from L. <ets>major</ets>, compar. of <ets>magnus</ets> great. See <er>Major</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Mus.)</fld> <def>Greater, in respect to scales, intervals, etc., when used in opposition to <i>minor</i>; major.</def>

<i>Moore (Encyc. of Music).</i>

<h1>Maggot</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Mag"got</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[W. <ets>macai</ets>, pl. <ets>maceiod</ets>, <ets>magiod</ets>, a worn or grub; cf. <ets>magu</ets> to bread.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The footless larva of any fly. See <er>Larval</er>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A whim; an odd fancy.</def>

<i>Hudibras. Tennyson.</i>

<h1>Maggotiness</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Mag"got*i*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>State of being maggoty.</def>

<h1>Maggotish</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Mag"got*ish</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Full of whims or fancies; maggoty.</def>

<h1>Maggot-pie</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Mag"got-pie`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A magpie.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Maggoty</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Mag"got*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Infested with maggots.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Full of whims; capricious.</def>

<i>Norris.</i>

<h1>Maghet</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Ma"ghet</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. Fl. <ets>maghet</ets> maid.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name for daisies and camomiles of several kinds.</def>

<h1>Magi</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Ma"gi</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <ety>[L., pl. of <ets>Magus</ets>, Gr. <?/; of Per. origin. Cf. <er>Mage</er>, <er>Magic</er>.]</ety> <def>A caste of priests, philosophers, and magicians, among the ancient Persians; hence, any holy men or sages of the East.</def>

<blockquote>The inspired <b>Magi</b> from the Orient came. <i>Sandys.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Magian</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Ma"gi*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to the Magi.</def>

<h1>Magian</h1> <Xpage=881>

<hw>Ma"gi*an</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One of the Magi, or priests of the Zoroastrian religion in Persia; an adherent of the Zoroastrian religion.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Ma"gi*an*ism</wf> <tt>(#)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Magic</h1> <Xpage=881>