Part 6836

<h1>Marginella</h1> <Xpage=895>

<hw>Mar`gi*nel"la</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., dim. of L. <ets>margo</ets>, <ets>marginis</ets>, a margin.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A genus of small, polished, marine univalve shells, native of all warm seas.</def>

<h1>Marginicidal</h1> <Xpage=895>

<hw>Mar"gin*i*ci`dal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>margo</ets>, <ets>-ginis</ets>, margin + <ets>caedere</ets> to cut.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>Dehiscent by the separation of united carpels; -- said of fruits.</def>

<h1>Margosa</h1> <Xpage=895>

<hw>Mar*go"sa</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Pg. <ets>amargoso</ets> bitter.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A large tree of genus <spn>Melia</spn> (<spn>M. Azadirachta</spn>) found in India. Its bark is bitter, and used as a tonic. A valuable oil is expressed from its seeds, and a tenacious gum exudes from its trunk. The <spn>M. Azedarach</spn> is a much more showy tree, and is cultivated in the Southern United States, where it is known as <i>Pride of India</i>, <i>Pride of China</i>, or <i>bead tree</i>. Various parts of the tree are considered anthelmintic.</def>

<blockquote>The <b>margosa</b> oil . . . is a most valuable balsam for wounds, having a peculiar smell which prevents the attacks of flies. <i>Sir S. Baker.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Margravate, Margraviate</h1> <Xpage=895>

<hw><hw>Mar"gra*vate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Mar*gra"vi*ate</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>margraviat</ets>.]</ety> <def>The territory or jurisdiction of a margrave.</def>

<h1>Margrave</h1> <Xpage=895>

<hw>Mar"grave</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[G. <ets>markgraf</ets>, prop., lord chief justice of the march; <ets>mark</ets> bound, border, march + <ets>graf</ets> earl, count, lord chief justice; cf. Goth. <ets>gagr\'89fts</ets> decree: cf. D. <ets>markgraaf</ets>, F. <ets>margrave</ets>. See <er>March</er> border, and cf. <er>Landgrave</er>, <er>Graff</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>The English equivalent of the German title of nobility, <i>markgraf</i>; a marquis.</def>

<h1>Margravine</h1> <Xpage=895>

<hw>Mar"gra*vine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[G. <ets>markgr\'84fin</ets>: cf. F. <ets>margrafine</ets>.]</ety> <def>The wife of a margrave.</def>

<h1>Marguerite</h1> <Xpage=895>

<hw>Mar"gue*rite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F., a pearl, a daisy. See <er>Margarite</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The daisy (<spn>Bellis perennis</spn>). The name is often applied also to the ox-eye daisy and to the China aster.</def>

<i>Longfellow.</i>

<h1>Marian</h1> <Xpage=895>

<hw>Ma"ri*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Pertaining to the Virgin Mary, or sometimes to Mary, Queen of England, daughter of Henry VIII.</def>

<blockquote>Of all the <b>Marian</b> martyrs, Mr. Philpot was the best-born gentleman. <i>Fuller.</i></blockquote>

<cs><col>Maid Marian</col>. <cd>See <er>Maidmarian</er> in the Vocabulary.</cd></cs> <-- 2. a prominent character in the legend of Robin Hood -->

<h1>Marie</h1> <Xpage=895>

<hw>Mar"ie</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>interj.</tt> <def>Marry.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Mariet</h1> <Xpage=895>

<hw>Mar"i*et</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>mariette</ets>, prop. dim. of <ets>Marie</ets> Mary.]</ety> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A kind of bellflower, <spn>Companula Trachelium</spn>, once called <spn>Viola Mariana</spn>; but it is not a violet.</def>

<h1>Marigenous</h1> <Xpage=895>

<hw>Ma*rig"e*nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mare</ets> the sea + <ets>-genous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Produced in or by the sea.</def>