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<p><b>3.</b> <def>Extreme evilness of nature or influence; perniciousness; heinousness; <as>as, the <ex>malignity</ex> of fraud</as>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<syn>Syn. -- See <er>Malice</er>.</syn>

<h1>Malignly</h1> <Xpage=887>

<hw>Ma*lign"ly</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a malign manner; with malignity.</def>

<h1>Malinger</h1> <Xpage=887>

<hw>Ma*lin"ger</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>MAlingered</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Malingering</er>.]</wordforms> <def>To act the part of a malingerer; to feign illness or inability.</def>

<h1>Malingerer</h1> <Xpage=887>

<hw>Ma*lin"ger*er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>malingre</ets> sickly, weakly, prob. from <ets>mal</ets> ill + OF. <ets>heingre</ets>, <ets>haingre</ets>, thin, lean, infirm, fr. L. <ets>aeger</ets>.]</ety> <def>In the army, a soldier who feigns himself sick, or who induces or protracts an illness, in order to avoid doing his duty; hence, in general, one who shirks his duty by pretending illness or inability.</def>

<h1>Malingery</h1> <Xpage=887>

<hw>Ma*lin"ger*y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The spirit or practices of a malingerer; malingering.</def>

<h1>Malison</h1> <Xpage=887>

<hw>Mal"i*son</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>maleicon</ets>, L. <ets>maledictio</ets>. See <er>Malediction</er>, and cf. <er>Benison</er>.]</ety> <def>Malediction; curse; execration.</def> <mark>[Poetic]</mark>

<blockquote>God's <b>malison</b> on his head who this gainsays. <i>Sir W. Scott.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Malkin</h1> <Xpage=887>

<hw>Mal"kin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Dim. of <ets>Maud</ets>, the proper name. Cf. <er>Grimalkin</er>.]</ety> <altsp>[Written also <asp>maukin</asp>.]</altsp> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Originally, a kitchenmaid; a slattern.</def>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A mop made of clouts, used by the kitchen servant.</def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A scarecrow.</def><mark>[Prov. Eng.]</mark>

<p><b>4.</b> <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <def>A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.</def>

<h1>Mall</h1> <Xpage=887>

<hw>Mall</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <altsp>[Written also <asp>maul</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[OE. <ets>malle</ets>, F. <ets>mail</ets>, L. <ets>malleus</ets>. Cf. <er>Malleus</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul.</def>

<i>Addison.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A heavy blow.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Spenser.</i>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>An old game played with <i>malls</i> or mallets and balls. See <er>Pall-mall</er>.</def>

<i>Cotton.</i>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A place where the game of <i>mall</i> was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk.</def>

<blockquote>Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and planted with elms; and these convenient and frequented walks obtained the name of the City <b>Mall</b>. <i>Southey.</i></blockquote>