Part 6899

<h1>Maybe</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>May"be</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Possibility; uncertainty.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<blockquote>What they offer is mere <b>maybe</b> and shift. <i>Creech.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Maybird</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>May"bird`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>The whimbrel; -- called also <altname>May fowl</altname>, <altname>May curlew</altname>, and <altname>May whaap</altname>.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>The knot.</def> <mark>[Southern U. S.]</mark> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>The bobolink.</def>

<h1>Maybloom</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>May"bloom`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The hawthorn.</def>

<h1>Maybush</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>May"bush`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>The hawthorn.</def>

<h1>Mayduke</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>May"duke`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Corrupt. of <ets>M\'82doc</ets>, a province in France, where it is supposed to have originated.]</ety> <def>A large dark-red cherry of excellent quality.</def>

<h1>Mayfish</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>May"fish`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A common American minnow (<spn>Fundulus majalis</spn>). See <er>Minnow</er>.</def>

<h1>Mayflower</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>May"flow`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>In England, the hawthorn; in New England, the trailing arbutus (see <er>Arbutus</er>); also, the blossom of these plants.</def>

<h1>Mayhap</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>May"hap</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>Perhaps; peradventure.</def> <mark>[Prov. or Dialectic]</mark>

<h1>Mayhem</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>May"hem</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[The same as <ets>maim</ets>. See <er>Maim</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Law)</fld> <def>The maiming of a person by depriving him of the use of any of his members which are necessary for defense or protection. See <er>Maim</er>.</def>

<h1>Maying</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>May"ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The celebrating of May Day.</def> "He met her once a-<i>Maying</i>."

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Mayonnaise</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>Ma`yon`naise"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F.]</ety> <def>A sauce compounded of raw yolks of eggs beaten up with olive oil to the consistency of a sirup, and seasoned with vinegar, pepper, salt, etc.; -- used in dressing salads, fish, etc. Also, a dish dressed with this sauce.</def>

<h1>Mayor</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>May"or</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>maire</ets>, F. <ets>maire</ets>, fr. L. <ets>major</ets> greater, higher, nobler, compar. of <ets>magnus</ets> great; cf. Sp. <ets>mayor</ets>. See <er>Major</er>, and cf. <er>Merino</er>.]</ety> <def>The chief magistrate of a city or borough; the chief officer of a municipal corporation. In some American cities there is a city court of which the major is chief judge.</def>

<h1>Mayoral</h1> <Xpage=904>

<hw>May"or*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp., fr. <ets>mayor</ets> greater, L. <ets>major</ets>.]</ety> <def>The conductir of a mule team; also, a head shepherd.</def>