Part 6891

<h1>Matweed</h1> <Xpage=903>

<hw>Mat"weed`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A name of several maritime grasses, as the sea sand-reed (<spn>Ammophila arundinacea</spn>) which is used in Holland to bind the sand of the seacoast dikes (see <cref>Beach grass</cref>, under <er>Beach</er>); also, the <spn>Lygeum Spartum</spn>, a Mediterranean grass of similar habit.</def>

<h1>Maty</h1> <Xpage=903>

<hw>Mat"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Etymology uncertain.]</ety> <def>A native house servant in India.</def>

<i>Balfour (Cyc. of India).</i>

<h1>Matzoth</h1> <Xpage=903>

<hw>Matz"oth</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Heb. <ets>matsts&omac;th</ets>, pl. of <ets>matsts\'beh</ets> unleavened.]</ety> <def>A cake of unleavened bread eaten by the Jews at the feast of the Passover.</def><-- this is pl. form. sing. is matzo or matzoh. Other plurals matzos and matzohs -->

<h1>Maucaco</h1> <Xpage=903>

<hw>Mau*ca"co</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From the native name.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A lemur; -- applied to several species, as the White-fronted, the ruffed, and the ring-tailed lemurs.</def>

<h1>Maud</h1> <Xpage=903>

<hw>Maud</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A gray plaid; -- used by shepherds in Scotland.</def>

<h1>Maudle</h1> <Xpage=903>

<hw>Mau"dle</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <def>To throw onto confusion or disorder; to render maudlin.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Maudlin</h1> <Xpage=903>

<hw>Maud"lin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <ets>Maudlin</ets>, a contr. of <ets>Magdalen</ets>, OE. <ets>Maudeleyne</ets>, who is drawn by painters with eyes swelled and red with weeping.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Tearful; easily moved to tears; exciting to tears; excessively sentimental; weak and silly.</def> "<i>Maudlin</i> eyes." <i>Dryden</i>. "<i>Maudlin</i> eloquence." <i>Roscommon</i>. "A <i>maudlin</i> poetess." <i>Pope</i>. "<i>Maudlin</i> crowd." <i>Southey</i>.

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Drunk, or somewhat drunk; fuddled; given to drunkenness.</def>

<blockquote><b>Maudlin</b> Clarence in his malmsey butt. <i>Byron.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Maudlin, Maudeline</h1> <Xpage=903>

<hw><hw>Maud"lin</hw>, <hw>Maude"line</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>,<hw> <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>An aromatic composite herb, the costmary; also, the South European <i>Achillea Ageratum</i>, a kind of yarrow.</def>

<h1>Muadlinism</h1> <Xpage=903>

<hw>Muad"lin*ism</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A maudlin state.</def>

<i>Dickens.</i>

<h1>Maudlinwort</h1> <Xpage=903>

<hw>Maud"lin*wort`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The oxeye daisy.</def>

<h1>Mauger, Maugre</h1> <Xpage=903>

<hw><hw>Mau"ger</hw>, <hw>Mau"gre</hw><hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>prep.</tt> <ety>[OF. <ets>maugr\'82</ets>, <ets>malgr\'82</ets>, F. <ets>malgr\'82</ets>. See <er>Mal-</er>, <er>Malice</er>, and <er>Agree</er>.]</ety> <def>In spite of; in opposition to; notwithstanding.</def>

<blockquote>A man must needs love <b>maugre</b> his heed. <i>Chaucer.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>This <b>mauger</b> all the world will I keep safe. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>