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<i>Selden. Shak. </i>

<h1>Mammetry</h1> <Xpage=888>

<hw>Mam"met*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Mawmetry</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Mammifer</h1> <Xpage=888>

<hw>Mam"mi*fer</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL. See <er>Mammiferous</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A mammal. See <er>Mammalia</er>.</def>

<h1>Mammiferous</h1> <Xpage=888>

<hw>Mam*mif"er*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Mamma</ets> breast + <ets>-ferous</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mammif\'8are</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having breasts; of, pertaining to, or derived from, the Mammalia.</def>

<h1>Mammiform</h1> <Xpage=888>

<hw>Mam"mi*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Mamma</ets> breast + <ets>-form</ets>: cf. F. <ets>mammiforme</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a mamma (breast) or mamm\'91.</def>

<h1>Mammilla</h1> <Xpage=888>

<hw>Mam*mil"la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Mammil\'91</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[L., dim. of <ets>mamma</ets> a breast.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The nipple.</def>

<h1>Mammillary</h1> <Xpage=888>

<hw>Mam"mil*la*ry</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>mammilaire</ets>. See <er>Mammilla</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to the mammilla, or nipple, or to the breast; resembling a mammilla; mammilloid.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>Composed of convex convex concretions, somewhat resembling the breasts in form; studded with small mammiform protuberances.</def>

<h1>Mammillate, Mammillated</h1> <Xpage=888>

<hw><hw>Mam"mil*late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Mam"mil*la`ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[See <er>Mammilla</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or mamm\'91.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Bounded like a nipple; -- said of the apex of some shells.</def>

<h1>Mammilliform</h1> <Xpage=888>

<hw>Mam*mil"li*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Mammil<?/<?/</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the form of a mammilla.</def>

<h1>Mammilloid</h1> <Xpage=888>

<hw>Mam"mil*loid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Mammilla</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Like a mammilla or nipple; mammilliform.</def>

<h1>Mammock</h1> <Xpage=888>

<hw>Mam"mock</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Ir. & Gael. <ets>mam</ets> a round hill + <ets>-ock</ets>.]</ety> <def>A shapeless piece; a fragment.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Mammock</h1> <Xpage=888>

<hw>Mam"mock</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To tear to pieces.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Mammodis</h1> <Xpage=888>

<hw>Mam"mo*dis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>mamoudis</ets>, fr. Hind. <ets>mahm&umac;d\'c6</ets> a muslin.]</ety> <def>Coarse plain India muslins.</def>

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