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- English Word Magnum Definition A bone of the carpus at the base of the third metacarpal bone.
- English Word Magot Definition The Barbary ape.
- English Word Magot-pie Definition A magpie.
- English Word Magpie Definition Any one of numerous species of the genus Pica and related genera, allied to the jays, but having a long graduated tail.
- English Word Maguari Definition A South American stork (Euxenara maguari), having a forked tail.
- English Word Maguey Definition The century plant, a species of Agave (A. Americana). See Agave.
- English Word Magyar Definition The language of the Magyars.
- English Word Magyar Definition One of the dominant people of Hungary, allied to the Finns; a Hungarian.
- English Word Maha Definition A kind of baboon; the wanderoo.
- English Word Mahabarata Definition Alt. of Mahabharatam
- English Word Mahabharatam Definition A celebrated epic poem of the Hindoos. It is of great length, and is chiefly devoted to the history of a civil war between two dynasties of ancient India.
- English Word Mahaled Definition A cherry tree (Prunus Mahaleb) of Southern Europe. The wood is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for pipe stems, the flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from the fruit a violet dye and a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser) are prepared.
- English Word Maharajah Definition A sovereign prince in India; -- a title given also to other persons of high rank.
- English Word Maharif Definition An African antelope (Hippotragus Bakeri). Its face is striped with black and white.
- English Word Maharmah Definition A muslin wrapper for the head and the lower part of the face, worn by Turkish and Armenian women when they go abroad.
- English Word Mahdi Definition Among Mohammedans, the last imam or leader of the faithful. The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe that he is yet to appear.
- English Word Mahl-stick Definition See Maul-stick.
- English Word Mahoe Definition A name given to several malvaceous trees (species of Hibiscus, Ochroma, etc.), and to their strong fibrous inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage.
- English Word Mahogany Definition A large tree of the genus Swietenia (S. Mahogoni), found in tropical America.
- English Word Mahogany Definition The wood of the Swietenia Mahogoni. It is of a reddish brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the manufacture of furniture.
- English Word Mahogany Definition A table made of mahogany wood.
- English Word Maholi Definition A South African lemur (Galago maholi), having very large ears.
- English Word Mahomedan Definition Alt. of Mahometan
- English Word Mahometan Definition See Mohammedan.
- English Word Mahometanism Definition See Mohammedanism.
- English Word Mahometanize Definition To convert to the religion of Mohammed; to Mohammedanize.
- English Word Mahometanized Definition of Mahometanize
- English Word Mahometanizing Definition of Mahometanize
- English Word Mahometism Definition See Mohammedanism.
- English Word Mahometist Definition A Mohammedan.