Part 6914

<h1>Meawl</h1> <Xpage=906>

<hw>Meawl</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>See <er>Mewl</er>, and <er>Miaul</er>.</def>

<h1>Meazel</h1> <Xpage=906>

<hw>Mea"zel</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>See 1st <er>Measle</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Meazling</h1> <Xpage=906>

<hw>Meaz"ling</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Falling in small drops; mistling; mizzing.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Arbuthnot.</i>

<h1>Mebles</h1> <Xpage=906>

<hw>Me"bles</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n. pl.</tt> <def>See <er>Moebles</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Mecate</h1> <Xpage=906>

<hw>Me*ca"te</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A rope of hair or of maguey fiber, for tying horses, etc.</def> <mark>[Southwestern U. S.]</mark>

<h1>Meccawee</h1> <Xpage=906>

<hw>Mec`ca*wee"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to Mecca, in Arabia.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A native or inhabitant of Mecca.</def></def2>

<h1>Mechanic</h1> <Xpage=906>

<hw>Me*chan"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82canique</ets> mechanics. See <er>Mechanic</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>The art of the application of the laws of motion or force to construction.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A mechanician; an artisan; an artificer; one who practices any mechanic art; one skilled or employed in shaping and uniting materials, as wood, metal, etc., into any kind of structure, machine, or other object, requiring the use of tools, or instruments.</def>

<blockquote>An art quite lost with our <b>mechanics</b>. <i>Sir T. Browne.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Mechanic</h1> <Xpage=906>

<hw>Me*chan"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[F. <ets>m\'82canique</ets>, L. <ets>mechanicus</ets>, Gr. <?/, fr. <?/ a machine. See <er>Machine</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Having to do woth the application of the laws of motion in the art of constructing or making things; of or pertaining to mechanics; mechanical; <as>as, the <ex>mechanic</ex> arts</as>.</def> "These <i>mechanic</i> philosophers."

<i>Ray.</i>

<blockquote><b>Mechanic</b> slaves, With greasy aprons, rules, and hammers. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Of or pertaining to a mechanic or artificer, or to the class of artisans; hence, rude; common; vulgar.</def>

<blockquote>To make a god, a hero, or a king Descend to a <b>mechanic</b> dialect. <i>Roscommon.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Sometimes he ply'd the strong, <b>mechanic</b> tool. <i>Thomson.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Base.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Whitlock.</i>

<h1>Mechanical</h1> <Xpage=906>

<hw>Me*chan"ic*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Mechanic</er>, <tt>a.</tt>]</ety>