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<h1>Mellate</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Mel"late</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets>, honey. Cf. <er>Mellitate</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>A mellitate.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Mellay</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Mel"lay</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A m\'88l\'82e; a conflict.</def>

<i>Tennyson.</i>

<h1>Mellic</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Mel"lic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <fld>(Chem.)</fld> <def>See <er>Mellitic</er>.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Melliferous</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Mel*lif"er*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mellifer</ets>; <ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets>, honey + <ets>ferre</ets> to bear.]</ety> <def>Producing honey.</def>

<h1>Mellific</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Mel*lif"ic</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets>, honey + <ets>-ficare</ets> (in comp.) to make. See <er>-fy</er>.]</ety> <def>Producing honey.</def>

<h1>Mellification</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Mel`li*fi*ca"tion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mellificare</ets> to make honey: cf. F. <ets>mellification</ets>. See <er>Mellific</er>.]</ety> <def>The making or production of honey.</def>

<h1>Mellifluence</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Mel*lif"lu*ence</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A flow of sweetness, or a sweet, smooth flow.</def>

<h1>Mellifluent</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Mel*lif"lu*ent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mellifluens</ets>. See <er>Mellifluous</er>.]</ety> <def>Flowing as with honey; smooth; mellifluous.</def>

<h1>Mellifluently</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Mel*lif"lu*ent*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a mellifluent manner.</def>

<h1>Mellifluous</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Mel*lif"lu*ous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mellifluus</ets>; <ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets>, honey (akin to Gr. <?/, Goth. <ets>milip</ets>) + <ets>fluere</ets> to flow. See <er>Mildew</er>, <er>Fluent</er>, and cf. <er>Marmalade</er>.]</ety> <def>Flowing as with honey; smooth; flowing sweetly or smoothly; <as>as, a <ex>mellifluous</ex> voice</as>.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mel*lif"lu*ous*ly</wf>, <tt>adv.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Melligenous</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Mel*lig"e*nous</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis + -genous</ets>.]</ety> <def>Having the qualities of honey.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<h1>Melligo</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Mel*li"go</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L.]</ety> <def>Honeydew.</def>

<h1>Melliloquent</h1> <Xpage=910>

<hw>Mel*lil"o*quent</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mel</ets>, <ets>mellis</ets> honey + <ets>loquens</ets> speaking, p. pr. of <ets>loqui</ets> to speak.]</ety> <def>Speaking sweetly or harmoniously.</def>

<h1>Melliphagan</h1> <Xpage=910>