Part 6929

<hw>Me*dul"la*ted</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Furnished with a medulla or marrow, or with a medullary sheath; <as>as, a <ex>medullated</ex> nerve fiber</as>.</def>

<h1>Medullin</h1> <Xpage=908>

<hw>Me*dul"lin</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[Cf. F. <ets>m\'82dulline</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Bot. Chem.)</fld> <def>A variety of lignin or cellulose found in the medulla, or pith, of certain plants. Cf. <er>Lignin</er>, and <er>Cellulose</er>.</def>

<h1>Medusa</h1> <Xpage=908>

<hw>Me*du"sa</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L., fr. Gr. <?/.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Class. Myth.)</fld> <def>The Gorgon; or one of the Gorgons whose hair was changed into serpents, after which all who looked upon her were turned into stone.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <plu>[<it>pl.</it> <plw>Medusae</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.]</plu> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Any free swimming acaleph; a jellyfish.</def>

<note>&hand; The larger <i>medus\'91</i> belong to the Discophora, and are sometimes called <stype>covered-eyed medus\'91</stype>; others, known as <stype>naked-eyed medus\'91</stype>, belong to the Hydroidea, and are usually developed by budding from hidroids. See <er>Discophora</er>, <er>Hydroidea</er>, and <er>Hydromedusa</er>.</note>

<cs><col>Medusa bud</col> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld>, <cd>one of the buds of a hydroid, destined to develop into a gonophore or medusa. See <er>Athecata</er>, and <er>Gonotheca</er>.</cd> -- <col>Medusa's head</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <cd>An astrophyton</cd>. <sd>(b)</sd> <fld>(Astron.)</fld> <cd>A cluster of stars in the constellation Perseus. It contains the bright star Algol.</cd></cs>

<h1>Medusian</h1> <Xpage=908>

<hw>Me*du"si*an</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A medusa.</def>

<h1>Medusiform</h1> <Xpage=908>

<hw>Me*du"si*form</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Medusa</ets> + <ets>-form</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Resembling a medusa in shape or structure.</def>

<h1>Medusoid</h1> <Xpage=908>

<hw>Me*du"soid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Medusa</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>Like a medusa; having the fundamental structure of a medusa, but without a locomotive disk; -- said of the sessile gonophores of hydroids.</def> -- <def2><tt>n.</tt> <def>A sessile gonophore. See <i>Illust</i>. under <er>Gonosome</er>.</def></def2>

<h1>Meech</h1> <Xpage=908>

<hw>Meech</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>See <er>Mich</er>.</def> <mark>[Obs. or Colloq.]</mark>

<h1>Meed</h1> <Xpage=908>

<hw>Meed</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>mede</ets>, AS. <ets>m&emac;d</ets>, <ets>meord</ets>; akin to OS. <ets>m<?/da</ets>, OHG. <ets>miata</ets>, <ets>mieta</ets>, G. <ets>miethe</ets> hire, Goth. <ets>mizd&omac;</ets> reward, Bohem. & Russ. <ets>mzda</ets>, Gr. <grk>mistho`s</grk>, Skr. <ets>m&imac;dha</ets>. &root;276.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>That which is bestowed or rendered in consideration of merit; reward; recompense.</def>

<blockquote>A rosy garland was the victor's <b>meed</b>. <i>Spenser.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Merit or desert; worth.</def>

<blockquote>My <b>meed</b> hath got me fame. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>A gift; also, a bride.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Meed</h1> <Xpage=908>

<hw>Meed</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To reward; to repay.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Waytt.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To deserve; to merit.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Heywood.</i>