Part 7036

<h1>Midnight</h1> <Xpage=922>

<hw>Mid"night`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>midniht</ets>.]</ety> <def>The middle of the night; twelve o'clock at night.</def>

<blockquote>The iron tongue of <b>midnight</b> hath told twelve. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Midnight</h1> <Xpage=922>

<hw>Mid"night`</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Being in, or characteristic of, the middle of the night; <as>as, <ex>midnight</ex> studies; <ex>midnight</ex> gloom.</as></def> "<i>Midnight</i> shout and revelry."

<i>Milton.</i>

<h1>Midrash</h1> <Xpage=922>

<hw>Mid*rash"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Midrashim</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, <plw>Midrashoth</plw> <tt>(#)</tt></plu>. <ety>[Heb., explanation.]</ety> <def>A talmudic exposition of the Hebrew law, or of some part of it.</def>

<h1>Midrib</h1> <Xpage=922>

<hw>Mid"rib`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <fld>(Bot.)</fld> <def>A continuation of the petiole, extending from the base to the apex of the lamina of a leaf.</def>

<h1>Midriff</h1> <Xpage=922>

<hw>Mid"riff</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[AS. <ets>midhrif</ets>; <ets>midd</ets> mid, middle + <ets>hrif</ets> bowels, womb; akin to OFries. <ets>midref</ets> midriff, <ets>rif</ets>, <ets>ref</ets>, belly, OHG. <ets>href</ets> body, and to L. <ets>corpus</ets> body. See <er>Corpse</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>See <er>Diaphragm</er>, <tt>n.</tt>, 2.</def>

<blockquote>Smote him into the <b>midriff</b> with a stone. <i>Milton.</i></blockquote>

<-- no pos in original. Should be n. --> <h1>Mid sea, &or; Mid-sea</h1> <Xpage=922>

<hw><hw>Mid" sea"</hw>, &or; <hw>Mid"-sea"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt><hw>. <def>The middle part of the sea or ocean.</def>

<i>Milton.</i>

<cs><col>The Mid-sea</col>, <cd>the Mediterranean Sea. <mark>[Obs.]</mark></cd></cs>

<h1>Midship</h1> <Xpage=922>

<hw>Mid"ship`</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Of or pertaining to, or being in, the middle of a ship.</def>

<cs><col>Midship beam</col> <fld>(Naut.)</fld>, <cd>the beam or timber upon which the broadest part of a vessel is formed.</cd> -- <col>Midship bend</col>, <cd>the broadest frame in a vessel. <i>Weale</i>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Midshipman</h1> <Xpage=922>

<hw>Mid"ship`man</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Midshipmen</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>.</plu>

<p><b>1.</b> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>Formerly, a kind of naval cadet, in a ship of war, whose business was to carry orders, messages, reports, etc., between the officers of the quarter-deck and those of the forecastle, and render other services as required.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>In the English naval service, the second rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval cadet. Having served three and a half years in this rank, and passed an examination, he is eligible to promotion to the rank of lieutenant.</def> <sd>(c)</sd> <def>In the United States navy, the lowest grade of officers in line of promotion, being graduates of the Naval Academy awaiting promotion to the rank of ensign.</def>

<p><b>2.</b> <fld>(Zo\'94l.)</fld> <def>An American marine fish of the genus <spn>Porichthys</spn>, allied to the toadfish.</def>

<cs><col>Cadet midshipman</col>, <cd>formerly a title distinguishing a cadet line officer from a cadet engineer at the U. S. Naval Academy. See under <er>Cadet</er>.</cd> -- <col>Cadet midshipman</col>, <cd>formerly, a naval cadet who had served his time, passed his examinations, and was awaiting promotion; -- now called, in the United States, <i>midshipman<i>; in England, <i>sublieutenant<i>.</cd></cs>

<h1>Midships</h1> <Xpage=922>

<hw>Mid"ships`</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <ety>[For <ets>amidships</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Naut.)</fld> <def>In the middle of a ship; -- properly <i>amidships</i>.</def>

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