Part 6831

<blockquote>These troops came to the army harassed with a long and wearisome <b>march</b>. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Hence: Measured and regular advance or movement, like that of soldiers moving in order; stately or deliberate walk; steady onward movement.</def>

<blockquote>With solemn <b>march</b> Goes slow and stately by them. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>This happens merely because men will not bide their time, but will insist on precipitating the <b>march</b> of affairs. <i>Buckle.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>The distance passed over in marching; <as>as, an hour's <ex>march</ex>; a <ex>march</ex> of twenty miles.</as></def>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>A piece of music designed or fitted to accompany and guide the movement of troops; a piece of music in the march form.</def>

<blockquote>The drums presently striking up a <b>march</b>. <i>Knolles.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>To make a march</col>, <fld>(Card Playing)</fld>, <cd>to take all the tricks of a hand, in the game of euchre.</cd></cs>

<h1>Macher</h1> <Xpage=894>

<hw>Mach"er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who marches.</def>

<h1>Marcher</h1> <Xpage=894>

<hw>March"er</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[See 2d <er>March</er>.]</ety> <def>The lord or officer who defended the marches or borders of a territory.</def>

<h1>Marchet, Merchet</h1> <Xpage=894>

<hw><hw>Mar"chet</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Mer"chet</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>marcheta</ets>; of uncertain origin.]</ety> <def>In old English and in Scots law, a fine paid to the lord of the soil by a tenant upon the marriage of one the tenant's daughters.</def>

<h1>Marching</h1> <Xpage=894>

<hw>March"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a. & n.</tt><def>,fr. <er>March</er>, <tt>v.</tt></def>

<cs><col>Marching money</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>the additional pay of officer or soldier when his regiment is marching.</cd> -- <col>In marching order</col> <fld>(Mil.)</fld>, <cd>equipped for a march.</cd> -- <col>Marching regiment</col>. <fld>(Mil.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>A regiment in active service</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <cd>In England, a regiment liable to be ordered into other quarters, at home or abroad; a regiment of the line.</cd></cs>

<h1>Marchion-ess</h1> <Xpage=894>

<hw>Mar"chion-ess</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[LL. <ets>marchionissa</ets>, fr. <ets>marchio</ets> a marquis. See <ets>Marquis</ets>.]</ety> <def>The wife or the widow of a marquis; a woman who has the rank and dignity of a marquis.</def>

<i>Spelman.</i>

<h1>March-mad</h1> <Xpage=894>

<hw>March"-mad`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Extremely rash; foolhardy. See under <er>March</er>, the month.</def>

<i>Sir W. Scott.</i>

<h1>Marchman</h1> <Xpage=894>

<hw>March"man</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A person living in the marches between England and Scotland or Wales.</def>

<h1>Marchpane</h1> <Xpage=894>

<hw>March"pane`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. It. <ets>marzapane</ets>,Sp. <ets>pan</ets>,. <ets>massepain</ets>, prob. fr. L. <ets>maza</ets> frumenty (Gr. <grk>ma^za</grk>) + L. <ets>panis</ets> bread; but perh. the first part of the word is from the name of the inventor.]</ety> <def>A kind of sweet bread or biscuit; a cake of pounded almonds and sugar.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark><-- = <altname>marzipan</altname> -->

<i>Shak.</i>