Part 6845

<h1>Marmoreal, Marmorean</h1> <Xpage=896>

<hw><hw>Mar*mo"re*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <hw>Mar*mo"re*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>marmoreus</ets>, fr. <ets>marmor</ets> marble: cf. F. <ets>marmor\'82en</ets>. See <er>Marble</er>.]</ety> <def>Pertaining to, or resembling, marble; made of marble.</def>

<h1>Marmorosis</h1> <Xpage=896>

<hw>Mar`mo*ro"sis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Geol.)</fld> <def>The metamorphism of limestone, that is, its conversion into marble.</def>

<i>Geikie.</i>

<h1>Marmose</h1> <Xpage=896>

<hw>Mar"mose`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A species of small opossum (<spn>Didelphus murina</spn>) ranging from Mexico to Brazil.</def>

<h1>Marmoset</h1> <Xpage=896>

<hw>Mar"mo*set`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>marmouset</ets> a grotesque figure, an ugly little boy, prob. fr. LL. <ets>marmoretum</ets>, fr. L. <ets>marmor</ets> marble. Perhaps confused with <ets>marmot</ets>. See <er>Marble</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any one of numerous species of small South American monkeys of the genera <spn>Hapale</spn> and <spn>Midas</spn>, family <spn>Hapalid\'91</spn>. They have long soft fur, and a hairy, nonprehensile tail. They are often kept as pets. Called also <altname>squirrel monkey</altname>.</def>

<h1>Marmot</h1> <Xpage=896>

<hw>Mar"mot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[It. <ets>marmotta</ets>, <ets>marmotto</ets>, prob. fr. L. <ets>mus montanus</ets>, or <ets>mus montis</ets>, lit., mountain mouse or rat. See <er>Mountain</er>, and <er>Mouse</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any rodent of the genus <spn>Arctomys</spn>. The common European marmot (<spn>A. marmotta</spn>) is about the size of a rabbit, and inhabits the higher regions of the Alps and Pyrenees. The bobac is another European species. The common American species (<spn>A. monax</spn>) is the woodchuck.</def><-- related to the woodchuck, (groundhog) but usually used only for the western variety -->

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Any one of several species of ground squirrels or gophers of the genus <spn>Spermophilus</spn>; also, the prairie dog.</def>

<cs><col>Marmot squirrel</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>a ground squirrel or spermophile.</cd> -- <col>Prairie marmot</col>. <cd>See <er>Prairie dog</er>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Marmottes oil</h1> <Xpage=896>

<hw>Mar"mottes oil`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><def>. A fine oil obtained from the kernel of <spn>Prunus brigantiaca</spn>. It is used instead of olive or almond oil.</def>

<i>De Colange.</i>

<h1>Marmozet</h1> <Xpage=896>

<hw>Mar"mo*zet`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Marmoset</er>.</def>

<h1>Marone</h1> <Xpage=896>

<hw>Ma*rone"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See <er>Maroon</er>, the color.</def>

<h1>Maronite</h1> <Xpage=896>

<hw>Mar"o*nite</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Maronites</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu> <fld>(Eccl. Hist.)</fld> <def>One of a body of nominal Christians, who speak the Arabic language, and reside on Mount Lebanon and in different parts of Syria. They take their name from one <i>Maron</i> of the 6th century.</def>

<h1>Maroon</h1> <Xpage=896>

<hw>Ma*roon"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <altsp>[Written also <asp>marroon</asp>.]</altsp> <ety>[F. <ets>marron</ets>, abbrev. fr. Sp. <ets>cimarron</ets> wild, unruly, from <ets>cima</ets> the summit of a mountain; hence, <ets>negro cimarron</ets> a runaway negro that lives in the mountains.]</ety> <def>In the West Indies and Guiana, a fugitive slave, or a free negro, living in the mountains.</def>

<h1>Maroon</h1> <Xpage=896>

<hw>Ma*roon"</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Marooned</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Marooning</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[See <er>Maroon</er> a fugitive slave.]</ety> <def>To put (a person) ashore on a desolate island or coast and leave him to his fate.</def>

<cs><col>Marooning party</col>, <cd>a social excursion party that sojourns several days on the shore or in some retired place; a prolonged picnic. <mark>[Southern U. S.]</mark></cd></cs>

<i>Bartlett.</i>