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<hw>Mer"ry*make`</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To make merry; to be jolly; to feast.</def> <altsp>[Written also <asp>merrimake</asp>.]</altsp>

<h1>Merrymaker</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mer"ry*mak`er</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>One who makes merriment or indulges in conviviality; a jovial comrade.</def>

<h1>Merrymaking</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mer"ry*mak`ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Making or producing mirth; convivial; jolly.</def>

<h1>Merrymaking</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mer"ry*mak`ing</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The act of making merry; conviviality; merriment; jollity.</def>

<i>Wordsworth.</i>

<h1>Merrymeeting</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mer"ry*meet`ing</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A meeting for mirth.</def>

<h1>Merrythought</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mer"ry*thought`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The forked bone of a fowl's breast; -- called also <altname>wishbone</altname>. See <er>Furculum</er>.</def>

<note>&hand; It is a sportive custom for two persons to break this bone by pulling the ends apart to see who will get the longer piece, the securing of which is regarded as a lucky omen, signifying that the person holding it will obtain the gratification of some secret wish.</note>

<h1>Mersion</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mer"sion</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>mersio</ets>. See <er>Merge</er>.]</ety> <def>Immersion</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Barrow.</i>

<h1>Merulidan</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Me*ru"li*dan</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>merula</ets>, <ets>merulus</ets>, blackbird. See <er>Merle</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>A bird of the Thrush family.</def>

<h1>Merus</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Me"rus</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL.]</ety> <fld>(Arch.)</fld> <def>See <er>Meros</er>.</def>

<h1>Mervaille</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mer"vaille`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Marvel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<h1>Mes-</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Mes-</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>. <def>See <er>Meso-</er>.</def>

<h1>Mesa</h1> <Xpage=915>

<hw>Me"sa</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt><?/.</tt> <ety>[Sp.]</ety> <def>A high tableland; a plateau on a hill.</def> <mark>[Southwestern U.S.]</mark>

<i>Bartlett.</i>