Part 6931

<hw>Meer"schaum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[G., lit., sea foam; <ets>meer</ets> sea + <ets>schaum</ets> foam; but it perh. is a corruption of the Tartaric name <ets>myrsen</ets>. Cf. <er>Mere</er> a lake, and <er>Scum</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <fld>(Min.)</fld> <def>A fine white claylike mineral, soft, and light enough when in dry masses to float in water. It is a hydrous silicate of magnesia, and is obtained chiefly in Asia Minor. It is manufacturd into tobacco pipes, cigar holders, etc. Also called <altname>sepiolite</altname>.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>A tobacco pipe made of this mineral.</def>

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<hw>Meet</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <wordforms>[<tt>imp. & p. p.</tt> <er>Met</er> <tt>(?)</tt>; <tt>p. pr. & vb. n.</tt> <er>Meeting</er>.]</wordforms> <ety>[OE. <ets>meten</ets>, AS. <ets>m<?/tan</ets>, fr. <ets>m<?/t</ets>, <ets>gem<?/t</ets>, a meeting; akin to OS. <ets>m<?/tian</ets> to meet, Icel. <ets>m\'91ta</ets>, Goth. <ets>gam<?/tjan</ets>. See <er>Moot</er>, <tt>v. t.</tt>]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To join, or come in contact with; esp., to come in contact with by approach from an opposite direction; to come upon or against, front to front, as distinguished from contact by following and overtaking.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To come in collision with; to confront in conflict; to encounter hostilely; <as>as, they <ex>met</ex> the enemy and defeated them; the ship <ex>met</ex> opposing winds and currents.</as></def>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To come into the presence of without contact; to come close to; to intercept; to come within the perception, influence, or recognition of; <as>as, to <ex>meet</ex> a train at a junction; to <ex>meet</ex> carriages or persons in the street; to <ex>meet</ex> friends at a party; sweet sounds <ex>met</ex> the ear.</as></def>

<blockquote>His daughter came out to <b>meet</b> him. <i>Judg. xi. 34.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To perceive; to come to a knowledge of; to have personal acquaintance with; to experience; to suffer; <as>as, the eye <ex>met</ex> a horrid sight; he <ex>met</ex> his fate.</as></def>

<blockquote>Of vice or virtue, whether blest or curst, Which <b>meets</b> contempt, or which compassion first. <i>Pope.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>To come up to; to be even with; to equal; to match; to satisfy; to ansver; <as>as, to <ex>meet</ex> one's expectations; the supply <ex>meets</ex> the demand.</as></def>

<cs><col>To meet half way</col>, <cd>literally, to go half the distance between in order to meet (one); hence, figuratively, to yield or concede half of the difference in order to effect a compromise or reconciliation with.</cd></cs>

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<hw>Meet</hw>, <tt>v. t.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>To come together by mutual approach; esp., to come in contact, or into proximity, by approach from opposite directions; to join; to come face to face; to come in close relationship; <as>as, we <ex>met</ex> in the street; two lines <ex>meet</ex> so as to form an angle.</as></def>

<blockquote>O, when <b>meet</b> now Such pairs in love and mutual honor joined ! <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict.</def>

<blockquote>Weapons more violent, when next we <b>meet</b>, May serve to better us and worse our foes. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>To assemble together; to congregate; <as>as, Congress <ex>meets</ex> on the first Monday of December</as>.</def>

<blockquote>They . . . appointed a day to <b>meet</b> together. <i>2. Macc. xiv. 21.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>To come together by mutual concessions; hence, to agree; to harmonize; to unite.</def>

<cs><col>To meet with</col>. <sd>(a)</sd> <cd>To light upon; to find; to come to; -- often with the sense of unexpectedness.</cd>

<blockquote>We <b>met with</b> many things worthy of observation. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<sd>(b)</sd> <cd>To join; to unite in company.</cd> <i>Shak</i>. <sd>(c)</sd> <cd>To suffer unexpectedly; <as>as, to <ex>meet with</ex> a fall; to <ex>meet with</ex> a loss</as>.</cd> <sd>(d)</sd> <cd>To encounter; to be subjected to.</cd>

<blockquote>Prepare <b>to meet with</b> more than brutal fury From the fierce prince. <i>Rowe.</i></blockquote>

<sd>(e)</sd> <cd>To obviate.</cd> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Bacon.</i> </cs>

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<hw>Meet</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An assembling together; esp., the assembling of huntsmen for the hunt; also, the persons who so assemble, and the place of meeting.</def>

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