Part 6866

<hw>Mas"sage</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or remedial measure.</def>

<h1>Massasauga</h1> <Xpage=899>

<hw>Mas`sa*sau"ga</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>The black rattlesnake (<spn>Crotalus, &or; Caudisona, tergemina</spn>), found in the Mississippi Valley.</def>

<h1>Mass\'82, &or; Mass\'82 shot</h1> <Xpage=899>

<hw><hw>Mass\'82</hw>, &or; <hw>Mass\'82 shot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Billiards)</fld> <def>A stroke made with the cue held vertically.</def>

<h1>Masser</h1> <Xpage=899>

<hw>Mass"er</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A priest who celebrates Mass.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Bale.</i>

<h1>Masseter</h1> <Xpage=899>

<hw>Mas"se*ter</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. Gr. <?/ a chewer, <?/ a muscle of the lower jaw used in chewing, from <?/ to chew: cf. F. <ets>mass\'82ter</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication.</def>

<h1>Masseteric</h1> <Xpage=899>

<hw>Mas`se*ter"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the masseter.</def>

<h1>Masseterine</h1> <Xpage=899>

<hw>Mas"se*ter`ine</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Masseteric.</def>

<h1>Masseur, n. m., Masseuse</h1> <Xpage=899>

<hw><hw>Mas`seur"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. m.</tt>, <hw>Mas`seuse"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. f.</tt>,} </mhw><ety>[F., or formed in imitation of French. See <er>Massage</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>One who performs massage.</def>

<h1>Massicot</h1> <Xpage=899>

<hw>Mas"si*cot</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>massicot</ets>; E. <ets>masticot</ets> is a corruption.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>Lead protoxide, <chform>PbO</chform>, obtained as a yellow amorphous powder, the fused and crystalline form of which is called <altname>litharge</altname>; lead ocher. It is used as a pigment.</def><-- now pref. Lead monoxide; also, lead oxide yellow, as opposed to red lead, which is lead tetroxide Pb3O4 -->

<note>&hand; <i>Massicot</i> is sometimes used by painters, and also as a drier in the composition of ointments and plasters.</note>

<h1>Massiness</h1> <Xpage=899>

<hw>Mass"i*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Massy</er>.]</ety> <def>The state or quality of being massy; ponderousness.</def>

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<h1>Massive</h1> <Xpage=900>

<hw>Mass"ive</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>massif</ets>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Forming, or consisting of, a large mass; compacted; weighty; heavy; massy.</def> "<i>Massive</i> armor."

<i>Dr. H. More.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>In mass; not necessarily without a crystalline structure, but having no regular form; <as>as, a mineral occurs <ex>massive</ex></as>.</def>

<cs><col>Massive rock</col> <fld>(Geol.)</fld>, <cd>a compact crystalline rock not distinctly schistone, as granite; also, with some authors, an eruptive rock.</cd></cs>