mace 
With these (heads] home befuro us, instead nf mate*, 
will we ri'le thlniitfh the sin , ! 
Shak., 2 Hen. VI., Iv. 7. 114. 
3. A light stick with a flat head formerly used 
in playing billiards to push tho cue-ball when 
out of 'reach fort hi' proper stroke with the cue: 
superseded liy the bridge, or rest for the cue. 
4. A curriers' mallet with a knobbed face, made 
by tho insertion of pins with em-thaped heads, 
used in leather-dressing to soften and supple 
tanned hides and enable them to absorb the 
oil, etc. 5f. A bulrush or cattail. 
Mace, or cattcs taylu, Marteau, ou planto semblable aux 
masaea ii> hcdeanx. Ilaret, Alvearle, 157S. 
Crowned mace, a ceremonial mace surmounted by a 
crown, symlMiliziiiK the royal power as delegated in part 
to a mayor or other officer of a corporation. Great mace, 
the largest of several maces in the possession of a corpora- 
tion or community. It is usually surmounted by a crown, 
which Is often lacking ill the smaller maces. Sergeant's 
mace, an official mace, usually small, used as a badge of 
office, warrant for arrest, etc. Many such maces remain 
from the middle ages, the sixteenth century, etc. They 
are often of silver, or silver-gilt, with one end broad and 
forming a sort of crown, although not usually modeled 
like a royal crown. See crowned mate. 
mace- (mas), . [< ME. mace, also maces (sing. ), 
< OF. (and f. ) mads = Sp. mdcis = Pg. mads = 
It. mace (ML. macia), mace, prob. < L. macir, < 
Gr. ptiKip, an East Indian spice. Cf. L. macein, 
mads (Plautus), supposed to mean ' mace.'] A 
spice consisting of the dried arillode (false aril ) 
or covering of the seed of the nutmeg, Myristieti 
fragrans, which is a fleshy net-like envelop 
somewhat resembling the husk of a filbert. When 
fresh it is of a beautiful crimson hue. It is extremely 
fragrant and aromatic, and is used chiefly in cooking or 
in pickles. Mace is similar to nutmeg in its pharmaco- 
dynamic properties. See cut under ariUode. 
And wytethe wel that the Notemuge bereth the Macet. 
For righte as the Note of the Haselle hath an Husk with- 
outen, that the Note is closed in til it be ripe, and after 
fallcth out, righte so it is of the Notemuge and of the 
Maces. Mtmdevitte, Travels, p. 187. 
Oilofmace. StuneAanutincff-buUeroroUofnutmega, See 
nutmeg. 
mace^(mas), . [Formerly also mess; < Malay 
was.] 1. A small gold coin of Atchiu in Su- 
matra, weighing 9 grains, and worth about 26 
cents. 
Of these [cash], 1500 make a Mow, which is their other 
sort of Coin, and is a small thin piece of Hold, stampt with 
Malayan Letters on each side. 
Dumpier, Voyages, II. 1. 132. 
2. The tenth part of a Chinese tael or ounce : 
as a money of account it is equal to 58 grains 
of pure silver. See tael, Hang, and candareen. 
mace-ale (mas'al), 11. A drink consisting of ale 
sweetened and spiced, especially with mace. 
\ares. 
mace-bearer (mas'baVer), n. A person who 
carries a mace of office before a public func- 
tionary whose badge of office it is ; a macer. 
mace-cup (mas'kup), n. A drinking-cup form- 
ing the large ornamental top of a ceremonial 
mace when the crown, if there is one, is re- 
moved. The cup is used to drink from, some- 
times after removing the staff of the mace. 
Macedonian (mas-e-do'ni-an), a. and n. [< L. 
Macedonian, < Gr. Maxtddwof, of Macedonia, a 
Macedonian (also a man's name), < ManeSoi; a 
Macedonian, Maufdovia, Macedonia.] I, a. Be- 
longing or relating to Macedonia. 
II. . 1. A native or an inhabitant of ancient 
Macedonia, north of Greece. The Macedonians, 
thf conquerors of Greece and of many other countries, were 
not Hellenes or genuine Greeks, although they used the 
Greek language. 
2. A follower of Macedonius, Bishop of Con- 
stantinople in the fourth century, who denied 
the distinct existence and Godhead of the Holy 
Spirit, which he conceived to be a creature or 
merely a divine energy diffused through the uni- 
^ BIBB. .Members of this sect were also known as Mara- 
t/innian* and Pnrumatomachi. The Semi-Arians were 
I'tti'ii called by this name, and the name of Semi-Arlans 
was also given to the Macedonians In the proper sense. 
Macedonianism (mas-e-do'ui-an-izm), n. [< 
M<iccil<iniiiii, Ii, + -win.} The doctrines pecu- 
liar to Macedonius, Bishop of Constantinople 
in the fourth century; the denial of the divin- 
ity of the Holy Spirit. The second ecumenical 
council (see ( : <>nxt<intinopolitan) was summoned 
mainly to combat this heresy. See Macedonian, 
a.. -. 
Macellodon tmfi-sel'o-don), n. [NL., < Gr. /"i- 
M >./., a pickax, -I- uSoi'f (bAovr-) = E. tooth.} A 
,'enns of lacortiliaus described by Owen (1854) 
from remains found in the I'urbeck be.ls. of Ju- 
rassic ape, and regarded as one of the earliest 
forms of true Lua rtilin. Also Mnci'lloiliin. 
Mace Monday (mas mun'da). The lirsl Mon- 
day after St. Anne's day: so railed in some 
3559 
[i];r-es on account of a ceremony then per- 
formed, llnlliirrll. [Prov. Eng.] 
macer (ma'ser), . [< MK. MOCMV, < mate, > 
mace; seciac<;l.] A mace-bearer ; specifically, 
in Scotland, one of a class of officers who attend 
the courts of session, teinds, justiciary, and ex- 
chequer, to keep order, call the rolls, serve the 
judges, make arrests when required, etc. 
macerate (mas'e-rat), v. 1. ; pret. and pp. macer- 
ntnl, ppr. i/Hii-initiiKj. [< L. maceratus, pp. of 
wiii-crarc (> It. macerare = Pg. Sp. Pr. man nn- 
= F. macerer), make soft or tender, soften by 
steeping, weaken, harass; prob. akin to Kuss. 
n/iifliiti, steep, Gr. /taoortv, knead. Cf. ias 2 , 
macaroni, macaroon, ult. from the same root.] 
1. To steep or soak almost to solution ; soften 
and separate the parts of by steeping in a fluid, 
usually without heat, or by the digestive pro- 
cess: as, to macerate a plant for the extraction 
of its medicinal properties; food is macerated 
in the stomach. 2. To make lean; cause to 
grow lean or to waste away. 
Recurrent pains of the stomach, megrims, and other 
recurrent headaches macerate the parts and render the 
looks of patients consumptive and pining. 
Harvey, Consumptions. 
What is the difference In happiness of him who is macer- 
ated by abstinence and his who is surfeited with excess? 
SUele, Spectator, No. 282. 
3t. To harass or mortify ; worry; annoy. 
Now the place [Paradise] cannot be found In earth, hut 
Is become a common place in mens braines, to macerate 
and vexe them in the curious search hereof. 
Purchat, Pilgrimage, p. 18. 
They are neither troubled in conscience nor macerated 
with cares. Burton, Anat. of Mel., p. 110. 
maceration (mas-e-ra'shon), ii. [= F. macera- 
tion = Sp. maceradon = Pg. maceractto = It. 
iacera:ione, < L. maccratio(n-), < macerare, 
steep, macerate: see macerate.} 1. The act, 
process, or operation of softening and almost 
dissolving by steeping in a fluid. See macer- 
ate, 1. 2. The act or process of macerating or 
making lean or thin ; the state of being macer- 
ated; leanness. 
The faith itself . . . retaineth the use of fastings, ab- 
stinences, and other mactratinns and humiliations of the 
body, as things real, and not figurative. 
Bacon, Advancement of Learning, II. 1S5. 
For atx>ut two centuries the hideous maceration of the 
lMly was regarded as the highest proof of excellence. 
Leclnt, European Morals, III. 114. 
macerator (mas'e-ra-tor), n. [< macerate + 
-i>r. ] Any suitable vessel in which substances 
are macerated. 
mace-reed (mas'red), . Same as reed-mace. 
macest, . A Middle English form (singular) of 
IMMM*. 
macfarlanite (mak-far'lan-it), n. [Named af- 
ter T. Macfarlane.} A silver ore found in the 
mines of Silver Islet, Lake Superior. It contains 
chiefly silver and arsenic, with some cobalt, nickel, etc., 
but it is not a homogeneous mineral. 
macgilpt, An obsolete form of magilp. 
Macnaerium ^ma-ke'ri-um), n. [NL. (Persoon, 
1807), < Gr. /jaxdtpa, a sword, saber.] 1. In hot., 
a South American genus of leguminous plants 
belonging to the suborder Pajnlionacea 1 , the 
tribe Daloergiea; and the subtribe Pterocarpea-: 
probably so named from the shape of the fruit. 
It is characterized by versatile anthers, opening longitudi- 
nally; a calyx obtuse below; and a legume, with one seed 
at the base, the upper part tapering into a reticulated wing 
which Is terminated by the style. They are erect trees or 
shrubs, or sometimes tall climbers, with unequally pinnate 
leaves, and usually small white or purple flowers fascicled 
in the axils or in terminal panicles. About HO species have 
been described, some of which are supposed to yield a por- 
tion of the rosewood of commerce. Jf. Schomburykii, a 
species of British Guiana, produces the beautiful streaked 
itaka- or tiger-wood. See itaka-wood. 
2. In e <oi., a genus of dipterous insects. Hul- 
iilny. 1831. 3. In ichth., same as Congregating, 
to which the name was changed in consequence 
of its preoccupation in entomology. Richtinl- 
HOH, 1*411. 
machasrodont (ma-ke'ro-dont), a. [< Gr. pa- 
Xaipa, a sword, saber, + ciSovf (O&IT-) = E. tooth.} 
Saber-toothed; having teeth of the pattern of 
those of the genus MacJiwrodus. 
Machaerodontinae (ma-ke'ro-don-ti'ne), w. i>l. 
[NL., < MacltimMltm (-odont-) + -iixr.} A sub- 
family of Feluhr, including fossil forms from 
Miocene and later formations, having the upper 
canine teeth enormously developed, falcate and 
trenchant, and the lower canines correspond- 
ingly reduced ; the saber-toothed tigers. 
Machaerodus (ma-ke'ro-dus), n. [NL., < Gr. 
i;<; t<"/"'. a sword, saber, + oSoi'f = E. tooth.] 
The typical genus of Machferodontina: Also 
Miicliiiirixlit*. Kiniji, 1833. See cut under gulii-r- 
Umthed. 
machicolation 
Machaeroptenis (mak-e-ro|,'te-rns), H. [NL.. 
< Gr./'" i"'/. :i suord, salier, + --I/XT, a wing.] 
A singular nenus of South American manikins, 
of the fami ly I'ijiriilir. It Is characterized by an ab- 
normal structure and disposition of the secondary renil- 
ges, the shafts of which are thickened and eiiHifonn to 
a varying degree. M. deliciom is an example. 
Machairodus (uia-ki'ro-dus), w. s. .\/<icha;- 
I'lHl/lx. 
machecolet, '' ' [ME. matchecolen, magecollen, 
< OF. macheciillii, n/iK-hrcouler, inachicolate : 
see machicolate.] To inachicolate. 
Wel matchecald al aboute. 
Morte d' Arthur, I. 199. (llalliireU.) 
macheronit, ". An obsolete spelling of maca- 
ruiii. 
machete (ma-cha'ta), w. [Sp., a chopping- 
knife.acutlas.] 1. A heavy knife or cutlas used 
among Spanish colonists and in Spanish-Ameri- 
can countries, botli as a tool and as a weapon. 
He ... cut his way through a Ungled forest by the use 
of the Cuban machete. Set. Amer., N. S., LVI. 891. 
2. A fish of the family Congrogadid<e, the 
Congrogadus (or M<ii-/iirriiu>i) xiibducetui. 
Formerly also matchet, nifttrhettr. 
Machetes (ma-ke'tez), n. [NL., < Gr. /jaxyrfc, 
a fighter, < /laxectiai, fight.] A genus of Scolo- 
padda; named by Cuvier in 1817. M. pnynax is 
the ruff, which in the breeding season has the face papil- 
lose and the neck befrilled with an enormous ruffle of 
feathers. The female is known as the rceoe. An older 
name of the genus is PaeanceUa (Leach, 1816); the oldest 
is Philomachwi (Moehring, 1752X See ruf. 
Machiavellian (tnak'i-a-vel'i-an), a. and n. 
[Also Machiarelian. Macchiacelian, Macchiarel- 
lian; < Machiarel, Macliiarelli (see def . ), + -tan.} 
1. a. Of or pertaining to Niccolo Machiavelli 
(also called in English Machiavel) (1469- 1527), 
an illustrious Italian patriot and writer, secre- 
tary of state and many times ambassador of the 
republic of Florence; conforming to the prin- 
ciples imputed to Machiavelli (see II.); hence, 
destitute of political morality; cunning in po- 
litical management; habitually using duplicity 
and bad faith; astutely crafty. 
II. 11. One who adopts the principles ex- 
pounded by Machiavelli in his work entitled 
"The Prince," a treatise on government in 
which political morality is disregarded and ty- 
rannical methods of rule are inculcated. 
Machiavellianism (mak*i-a-veri-an-izm), . 
The principles or system of statesmanship of 
Machiavelli ; the political doctrines attributed 
to Machiavelli namely, the pursuit of success 
at any price, and the systematic subordination 
of right to expediency (see Machiavellian, n.) ; 
the theory that all means may be justifiably 
employed, however unlawful and treacherous 
in themselves, for the establishment and main- 
tenance of the authority of the ruler over his 
subjects; political cunning and unscrupulous 
artifice. 
Machiavellic(mak'i-a-verik),a. [< Machiavel 
(It. Macliifirrlli) + -ic.] Same as Machiavellian. 
Machiavellism (mak'i-a-vel'izm), . [Also 
Machiatclism ; =F. Machiarelisme ; &sMachiavel 
(It. Machiavelli) (see Machiavellian) + -is-iii.] 
Same as Machiavellianism. 
Machiavellizet,". i- [Erroneously Machevalizc 
(Minsheu); = F. Machiavelizcr (Cotgrave); as 
Machiavel (It. Machiarelli) + -ize.] To practise 
Machiavellianism. Cotgrave. 
inachicolate (ma-chik'o-lat), v. t.; pret. and 
pp. machicolated', ppr. machicolating. [< ML. 
machicolatus, pp. of 'machicolare, mactiicollare, 
< OF. machecolltr, machccouler, machicoller, etc., 
furnish with a projecting gallery, < machecolie, 
niachicolic. mitschccoulis, a projecting gallery: 
sec iiKichii-oHlin.} To form with machicolations. 
machicolation (ma-chik-6-la'shon), ii. [< ML. 
*ni<i<-liiciil(itio(n-), '< *machiciilan; machicollare, 
machicolate: see machicolate.} I. In mi'difml 
arch., an opening in the vault of a portal or 
passage, or m the floor of a projecting gallery, 
made for the purpose of hurling missiles, or 
pouring down molten lead, hot pitch, etc., upon 
an enemy essaying to enter or mine, in the gal- 
lery type machicolations are formed by setting out the par- 
apet or breastwork, B. supported on corbels ; beyond the 
face of the wall, G, spaces between the corbels are left open, 
and constitute the machicolations. (See cut on following 
page.) Machicolations of permanent construction in stone 
were not introduced until toward the end of the twelfth 
century ; but In the hoarding of wood with which walls 
and towers were crowned in tiim- of need from the earliest 
period of the middle ages, their use was constant. 
2. The act of hurling missiles or of pouring 
burning liquids upon an enemy through aper- 
tures such as those described above. 3. By 
extension, a madiicolated psmipet or gallery, 
or a projection supported on corbels, in imita- 
