mazer-tree 
mazer-tree nnii'/i'T-tro), . The oomxuon IM- 
plcnl'l in-ill Ili-itnin. .!<< i-i-iinii><-slrr. Also/nawr- 
!><<: 
mazer-WOOd (mil' /!- wild), . 1. Sumc us 
w/K.-ri-, 1. 2. Gutta-percha. Bee the quota- 
tion. 
In tin- Musi-inn Tradeacantlannm . . . the following 
3671 
(rf) Before the Impersonal Terns think and teem, where me 
is conventionally written with the verb as one word, a* me- 
think* (preterit methmioht), maermt (preterit meteemtd). 
They talk'd, 
Meteem'd, of what they knew not. 
Tennyion, Lancelot and Elaine. 
(t) In uch expressions as me rather were, me timer were, 
etc. See ham and lief. 
entry occurs: . . . "The plyable mazer wntid, being mO^t. [ME., an abbr. form of mini, < AS. man, 
1,1,11,, or of the pi. men, < AS. men, used indefi- 
nitely: << num.] One: they: used indefi- 
nitely. 
Thenne hadde Fortune folwynge hure two falre maldenes, 
Conciipiscentia-carnls me calde the eldere mayde. 
Piert Plowman (C), xli. 174. 
it; and curiously enough one of the vernacular names of _, _ . -.KK.-oiriaHnn /..\ n \lftheu1iat Fnim-n- 
the tree yielding gutta percha is "mazer wood tree." M. E. An abbreviation ( () of Hethodixt Lp<s 
Encyc. Brit., XI. 888. pal; (b) of Mining Engineer: as, John Smith, 
M. E. ; (e) of Middle Englixh : used (as ME.) in 
the etymologies of this work. 
meach, meaching. See miene 1 , miching. 
meacockt (me'kok), n. and a. [Also 
. 
wanned, will work to any form." This museum became 
tin- nurli-us of the Ashmoleau Museum at Oxford. 'I In- 
wiinl ' inii/cr," variously spelt, often occurs In early Eng- 
lish poetry, and Is specially mentioned In old catalogues 
and wills. It Is by no means impossible Unit mazer cups 
may have lie made of gutta percha, as Its lightness. 
strength, and non-liability U> fracture would recommend 
mazily (ma'zi-li), adv. In a mazy manner; by 
winding and turning; with confusion or per- 
plexity. 
The brooks of Eden mazily murmuring. 
Ti 111111*111, Experiments In Quantity, Milton. 
niaziness (ma'zi-nes), n. The state of being 
mazy or mazed ; perplexity or perplexingness. 
mazological (maz-o-loj'i-kal), . [< mazolog-y 
+ -if-al.] Miistological; mammalogical. 
"st (ma-zol'o-jist), n. [< mazology + 
meadow-land 
ognized formative -die. But p<sildy the root 
mted-, 'mod- (the formative being -w), may be 
cognate with L. metere, reap, mow, which may 
contain an extended form of the root of mow: 
see rooir 1 .] 1. A low, level tract of land under 
grass, and generally mown annually or oftener 
for hay ; also, a piece of grass-land in general, 
whether used for the raising of hay or as pas- 
t ure-land. Meadows are often on the banks of a river or 
lake, but so far above the surface as to be dry enough t" 
produce grass and heritage of a superior quality. In some 
parts of the United States, as New England, land so situ- 
ated Is called meadow or ineaduw-laml without reference 
to its use, and In other parts, especially In the West, bot- 
tom or bottom-land. 
Made hem alle to assemble InthcDukeslondelnagrete 
llli vpou a rlvere. Merlin (E. E. T. 8.\ I 70. 
This golden meadow, lying ready still 
Then to be inow'd when their occasions will. 
mecocke; supposed to stand for "meekock, < meek 
+ dim. -ock; but this is doubtful.] I. n. A 
timorous, cowardly fellow. 
A meacock Is he who dreadth to see bloud shed. 
Mir. far Magi., p. 418. 
n. 
mazologis'. , .... 
-*(.] A mastologist or mammalogist. 
mazology (ma-zol'o-ji), n. [< Gr. //a{6f, breast, 
4- -Aayia, < tiyttv, speak : see -ology.] Mam- 
malogy; mastology; therology. 
mazurka (ma-ziir'ka), . [Also as F. MMwriha; 
< Pol. mazurka, a dance, < Mazur, a native of 
Mazovia, Poland.] 1. A lively Polish dance, 
properly for four or eight pairs of dancers, 
originally performed with a singing accom- mead 1 (med), it. 
pauiment. The steps and figures are various, and may 
be Improvised. The more modern mazurka is a polka with 
two sliding steps instead of one ; the music Is in triple time. 
2. Music for such a dance or in its rhythm, 
which is triple and moderately rapid, with a ca- 
pricious accent on the second beat of the mea- 
sure. Older mazurkas usually have a drone bass. The 
prominence of the mazurka form is mainly due to the pre- 
dilection shown for It In the works of Chopin. 
mazy (ma'zi), a. [< maze + -1/1.] Having the 
character of a maze; perplexing from turns 
and windings; winding; intricate. 
Then out again he files, to wing his mazy round. 
Thornton, Castle of It ' ' 
Mazy herring. See herrimj. Mazy pack, a parish fool 
UallueeU. [Prov. Eng.] 
mazzard, " See mazard. 
M. 0. An abbreviation of Member of Congress. 
M. D. An abbreviation (a) of the Latin Medici- 
na; Doctor, Doctorof Medicine (see doctor, 2) ; (b) 
in musical notation, of mono destra (Italian) or 
iai droite (French), ' right hand,' indicating 
a passage to be performed by the right hand. 
me 1 (me), pron. [Early mod. E. also mer; 
< ME. me, < AS. dat. me, me = OS. mi = 
OFries. mi = D. mi; = MLG. mer = OHG. MHG. 
G. mir = Icel. mer = Goth. mis; AS. ace. me, 
Daniel, Panegyrlck to the King's Majesty. 
2. A feeding-ground of fish, as cod. Report of 
U. S. Fish Commission, 1877, p. 541. 3. An ice- 
field or floe on which seals herd Floating mea- 
dow, Hat meadow-land adjoining a river or other source 
of water-supply, by means of which it can be flooded at 
pleasure. Salt meadow, low ground subject to occa- 
sional overflow by extraordinary tides, and producing 
I shall be compted a Mecocke, a milksop. cc^ gras tlt can be used for liay called ^ . 
Lyly, Euphues, p. 109. meadow-beauty (med o-bu'ti), n. A plant of 
Fools and meacockt, the genus Khexia, chiefly R. Virginica. It is 
a low herb with showy purple flowers. AJso 
called deer-grass. 
meadow-bird (med'6-berd), . The bobolink, 
Dolichonyx oryzivorus : so called from its usual 
breeding-place. See cut under bobolink. [Lo- 
cal, U. SJ 
meadow-bright (med'6-brit), . The marsh- 
. [Prov. Eng.] 
To endure what you think fit to put upon 'em. 
Fletcher, WUdgoose Chase, v. 2. 
a. Tame; timorous; cowardly. 
Tis a world to see 
How tame, when men and women are alone, 
A meacock wretch can make the curstest shrew. 
Shale., T. of the 8., 1L L 815. 
[Early mod. E. also meath ; 
f t ft . _. __J__ /-VTT* 
< ME. mede, methe, < AS. medu, meodu = OFries. m eadow-brdwn (med r 6-broun), n. One of va- 
D. MLG. mede = C IG. me<, mi to, MHG. rious butterflies of the subfamily SatyricUe, as 
Hipparchiajanira. Also called satyr. Theeyed 
meadow-brown of the eastern United States is 
Satyrodcs Etirydice. 
mete, met, G. meth, met = Icel. mjddhr = Sw. 
Dan. mjiid = Goth. *midm (not recorded), mead, 
a drink made from honey ; a common Indo-Eur. oulyTm , vg ^ uryuKC . 
word, = W. medd (> ult. E. metheghn) = IT. meadow-campion (med'6-kam'pi-on), n. See 
1 meadh, mead, = OBulg. mttML honey, wine, = .,,<, 
Buss, medu, honey, = Lith. midus, mead, medus. meadow-clapper (med'6-klap'er), n. The salt- 
honey, = Lett, meddus, honey, = Gr. fit Ov, mead wa t er marsh-hen. 
(> ult. E. amethyst), = Zend madhu (= Pers. meadow-clover (med'6-klo"ver), n. Bee clover. 
mat), wine, = Skt. madhu, honey, sugar, < meadow-crake (med'6-krak), n. The corn- 
madhu, adj., sweet.] 1. A strong liquor made erake or i au d. ra il ( Crex pratensis. 
. ( 
idolence. by mixing honey with water and flavoring it. meadow-cress (med'6-kres), n. 
irlsh fool, yeast or some similar ferment being added, and nowel . t Cardaminc pratenxis. 
The cuckoo- 
The corn- 
their 
the whole allowed to ferment. It was a favorite meadow-drake (med'6-drak), n. 
beverage in the middle ages, and is made according to "*" , ,. ,.../.,.,.,, rp rO v En<r I 
dillcr -nt m-ipeii in .lilli-rent purNof Engtuddcmtotlu ' ''*' ' 
present day. When carefully made it will keep for a long meadower (med o-er), n. One who w 
time, and improve with age. meadow-lands to increase or preserve 
And being now in hand, to write thy glorious praise, verdure. 
Fill me a bowl of meath, my working spirit to raise. meadow-fern (med'6-fern), II. See feni 1 . 
brayton, Polyolbion, Iv. 112. mea d w-fescue (med'6-fes'ku), n. See Feslucii. 
Are got Into the yellow starch, and chimneysweepers meadOW-fOZtail (med'6-foks'tal), ,,. See fox- 
To their tobacco, and strong waters, Hum, tail. _ 
Meath, and Obarni. B. Jorunn, Devil Is an Ass, 1. 1. meadow-gallmule (med'o-gal'i-nul), . Same 
My friend, wandering from house to house, at last dis- as meadow-crake. 
covered an old man, who brought him a bowl of mead in meadoW-gOWan (med'6-gou'an), M. See goican. 
me, older (in poet, use) mcc, ONorth. men = exchange for a cigar. B. Taylor, Northern Travel, p. 851. meadow-grass (med'6-gras'), . A general 
2. A sweet drink charged with carbonic gas, name for grasses of the genus Poa /chiefly, ho w- 
and flavored with some syrup, as sarsapanlla. 
[U. S.] 
( )S. (HI, mil; = OFries. mi = D. mij =r MLG. i 
= OHG. mih, MHG. G. micft = Icel. mik = Sw. 
Dan. mig = Goth, -mik; = Ir. Gael, mi = W. mi 
ever, the larger and more useful species. See 
,~. ~.j snear-grOSS. The most Important is P. pralentit, the 
= Corn, me =Bret. mc = L. gen. met. dat, mtln, mea ^2 (med), n. [< ME. mde, < AS. maid, a common meadow-grass of England, the June-grass, Ken 
/~i_ r. ...~r. ^^4. ..^t .,; AAA ., tucky blue-grass, etc., of the United States. This is the 
smooth-stalked meadow-grass, as contrasted with P. tri- 
riali*, the rough or rough-stalked meadow-grass. The 
fowl meadow-grass or fowl grass is P. teroKna; but the 
name Is also applied to the similar-appearing Olyccria 
nermta.'SMM or tall meadow-grass, Olyceria arun- 
Lefpfowe it ef te, and pfa'yne if efte dou'ne lowe. jfSSE^ii tmvA'^-hon^ t The, Ampricn 
Palladia*, dusbondrie (E. E. T. 8.\ p. 18a meadow-hen (med o-hen)^n^ ^e An 
i gathering Narcissus flowers in the meadt of co t' TU ' vv_i:i, 
Bacon, Physical Fables, xi. meadowink (med o-wingk), n. The bobolink. 
Downward sloped Coues. 
Tlie path through yellow meadt. meadow-land (med o-land), w. [< Mj!/. *med- 
Lowell, Parting of the Ways, tctland (t), < AS. mSdwcland, also meedland, < 
ace. me = Gr. gen. uov, e/tov, dat. fioi, e/ioi, ace. 
fit, ifii = Skt.. gen. dat. mahyam, me, ace. mam, 
md, me ; a pronominal base associated in use 
with that of the pronoun /: sec / 2 . Hence 
mine 1 . Cf . myself.] A pronoun of the first per- 
son, used only in the oblique cases (accusative 
and dative, classed together as objective), and 
supplying these cases of the pronoun /. 
"Me, me." he cry'd, "turn all your swords alone 
On me! the fact contest, the fault my own." 
Dnjden, jftield, Ix. 
The dative occurs (o) To express the Indirect object : 
as, give me a drink ; bring me that book. 
What me bltide other bifalle 
Ihc schal the foreward holden alle. 
mead, meadow: see meadow, the more orig. 
form. Mead? and meadow are related as /ease 1 
and leasow, shade and shadow.} Same as mea- 
dow: now chiefly used in poetry. 
And If thi mede is drossy, barayne, olde, 
nieader (me'dfcr), n. [< ME. (not found), < 
AS. ma-there, a mower, < mirth, a mowing: see 
. math.} A mower. Halliwell. [Prov. Eng.] 
Kuv BomV. EJ 8.) ; p. . meadow (med , 6)j . t< ME . ^ me(ielce . 
Pay me that thou owest. Mat xvlll. 28. metllce> < Ag- mS $ (nom> and acc . sing ;.) ; p) . 
iini-ilii-ii, ma-ilii, medica (the nom. sing, mcedire, 
1., and mcedica, m., being rare and uncertain; 
stem m&dic- or mn'rftr-) = OFries. mede = D. 
mat, a meadow, = MLG. mede, mode = OHG. 
(b) To express the indirect object In mere reference or 
mention that is. to bring into the predicate, as an appa- 
rent indirect object, the actual subject (the ethical dative): 
ii form of expression adding a certain life or vivacity to col- 
loquial speech, and therefore a favorite use in Shaksperc 
and other Elizabethan dramatists. 
Comes mee a page of Amphialus, who with humble smil- 
ing reverence delivered a letter unto him from Cllnlas. 
3fr ;. BUMK \n-ailla. III. 
Hi- plucked me ope his doublet and offered them his 
throat to cut. Shale., J. C., I. 2. 267. 
I remember me, I'm marry'd and can't be my own Man 
;1 .v:dn. (,//-, re, Way i>f the World. II. 8. 
(c) In such expressions as iroe if me, well it me, leeze me 
(lief is me). 
Woe it me, that I sojourn in Mcsech ! Ps. cxx. 5. 
mata ("matta), in comp. mato-screch, a grass- 
hopper, MHG. mate, matte, G. matte, also matt 
the formative -d (-th) from this verb is ia(/i 
(AS. mieth = OHG. mad, MHG. mat, G. nuihri, 
etc.), a different won!, and the AS. word in its 
orig. form (stem mSdic-) can hardly be so 
formed from iiii'iirnu, mow, there being no rec- 
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Meadow-lark (SlurtitHa maf*a . 
