moya 
to the dark carbonaceous mud poured out from the volcanic MSS. 
vents near Quito. These flows are also called mud-lam, iw-f 
and by the Italians lava d'acqua or lava di fango. The 
term inaya is used chiefly by writers on South American 
geology. 
moyennet (moi-en'), [OF., fern, of moicn, 
miiyeii, middle, mean: see mean 8 .] A size of 
cannon formerly in use, about 10 feet long. 
moyleH, and n. An obsolete form of moil 1 . 
moyle^t, See moift. 
moyleret, A Middle English form of mutter^. 
moyret, An obsolete form of moire. 
moystt, and v. An obsolete form of moist. 
moysturet, . An obsolete form of moisture. 
moyther (moi'THer), i: A variant of moither, for 
moider. 
Mozambican (mo-zam-be'kan), a. [< NL. Mo- 
zambica (< Mozambique: see def.) + -aw.] Of 
or pertaining to Mozambique, a Portuguese pos- mucate (mu'kat), n. 
An abbreviation of m&IHUOripts. 
n abbreviation of mount. 
,,n.pl. In a saw, teeth placed 
o, so as to resemble the letter M. 
muablef (mu'a-bl), . [< ME. muable, < OF. 
muable, < L. mntabilis, changeable: see mutable 
and mue, ei8.] Mutable ; changing ; change- 
able. 
Alle the progression of muable nature. 
Chaucer, Boethius, iv. prose 6. 
mubble-fubblest (mub'l-fub"lz), n. pi. [Also 
in uble-fublc ; a slang term.] A causeless de- 
pression of spirits; the blue-devils. [Old 
slang.] 
Melancholy is the creast of courtiers armes, and now 
every base companion, being in his mublefubles, says he 
is melancholy. Lyly, Mydas, v. 2. (Nares.) 
[< muc(ic) + -atei.] A 
, 
session on the east coast of Africa Mozambi- salt formed by the union of mucic acid with a 
can suhregion, in zoogeog., a subdivision of the Ethiopian ^ase 
region, south of the Libyan subregion, and extending per- An obgolete f orm of muse s. 
Mozambique '- 
n. 
. 
muce&n, mucedine (mu'se-din) . [< LL ,- 
' 
Mniarah ?mo~7flr'ab') 11 ' K SD Mozdrabe < cedo(mueedin-), mucus: see mucedinous.'] 1. A 
1 f^Jj^^ ) LH^SA^v^ **# f th t e / am *Vr d ;Tr 2 -otb!eTn 
Arab: see Arab.] One of those Christians in genous constituent of wheat gluten, solubl. 
Spain who lived among and measurably assimi- alcohol. 
lated themselves to the Moslems, but continued Mucedmese (mu-se-dm e-e), n. pi. [NL., < LL 
in the exercise of their^own religion. >cedo (mucedin-}, mucus : see mucedtnous.-} 
Same as 
caying animal or vegetable substances, and 
MozarablC (mo-zar a-blk), a. \\ MOZarao -r to their decay. They appear as a downy coating composed 
-ic.] Of or pertaining to the Mozarabs: as, of minute thread-like white or colored bodies. 
Mozarabic Church, architecture, liturgy, etc. mucedlnOUS (mu-sed'i-nus), a. [< LL. mueedo 
Mozarabic liturgy, Mozarabic mass, the ancient (mucedin-), mucus (<li. mucus, mucus), + -ous.] 
national liturgy of the Spanish church. In its present j n J Q J nav i ng the character of mold or mildew ; 
form, which shows some assimilation to the Roman mass, V , . 
this liturgy was restored and revised by Cardinal Ximenes resembling mold. 
in A. D. 1500, and is still in use in the chapel of a college much (much), a. and n. [< ML. muche, moche, 
at Toledo founded by him, and in a few other chapels or myche, miche, abbr. from muchel, mochel, mychel, 
' michel, assibilated form of mukel, mikel (> E. 
mickle, mucTcle), < AS. micel, mycel, great, much: 
see mickle.~] I. a.; compar. more, superl. most. 
If. Great in size; big; large. 
And Antor, that hadde this childe norisshed till he was 
churches. The Roman liturgy was made compulsory in 
Spain, with the exception of a few churches, about A. D. 
1100, and in the thirteenth and succeeding centuries the 
national liturgy had fallen into almost entire disuse. The 
inappropriate epithet Mozarabic that is, 'Arabizing' 
mapi._ _,_._. 
may have been given to this liturgy from its longer reten- 
tion in that part of Spain which was held by the Moors, 
or may have been meant as an unfavorable reflection upon 
it by the friends of the Roman rite. Apart from obvious 
Roman insertions, this liturgy is found to agree with 
canons of early Spanish councils, especially that of Toledo 
in A. D. 633, and with an account of the Spanish liturgy 
given by St. Isidore of Seville at about the same date. 
The Mozarabic liturgy closely resembles the Gallican litur- 
gies, belongs with them to the Ephesine, Gallican, or His- 
pano-Gallican group of liturgies, and, as the only full and 
complete extant member of that group, serves as its type 
and representative. Among the marked peculiarities of 
this liturgy are (1) the nature, arrangement, and un- 
equaled variability of its parts ; (2) its Oriental affinities, 
such as remains of the epiclesis, proclamations by the 
deacon, the position of the pax, the presence of the 
Han eta Sanctis, etc. ; (3) the elaborate ritual of the fraction ; 
and (4) the use of a peculiar nomenclature for the parts, 
considerably different even from that of the Gallican uses, 
as, for instance, ojficium for introit, sacrificium for offer- 
tory anthem, Ulation lor preface, etc. See Ephesian, Gal- 
lican, liturgy. Mozarabic office, the office for the ca- 
nonical hours according to the ancient Spanish rite, as 
given in the breviary published by Ximenes in A. D. 1502. 
Mozarabic rite, the Mozarabic office and liturgy. 
Mozartean (mo-zar'te-an), a. [< Mozart (see 
def.) + -e-an.~\ Of or pertaining to Wolfgang 
Amadeus Mozart (1756-91), an Austrian musi- 
cal composer, or resembling his style. 
mozetta (mo-tset'ta), n. [< It. mozzetta,<. mozzo, 
cut short.] ' A short ecclesiastical vestment or 
cape which covers the shoulders and can be 
buttoned over the breast, and to which a hood is 
attached. It is worn by the pope, cardinals, bishops, 
abbots, and some other prelates who are especially privi- 
leged by custom or papal authority. It is, however, a dis- 
tinctive mark of a bishop. 
mozing (mo'zing), . [Verbal n. of *moze; ori- 
gin obscure.] The operation of gigging. See 
M. P. An abbreviation of Member of Parliament. 
Mr, An abbreviation of Master or Mister. 
M-roof (em'rof), n. A kind of roof formed by 
the junction of two simple pitched roofs with 
a valley between them, so that in transverse 
section it resembles the letter M. 
Mrs. An abbreviation of Mistress or Missis. 
MS. An abbreviation oi- manuscript. 
M. S. In music, an abbreviation of mono sinis- 
trn, 'the left, hand,' noting a note or passage 
to be played with the left hand. 
a moche man of xv yere of age, he hadde hym trewly nor- 
isshed, so that he was laire and moche. 
Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 97. 
2. Great in quantity or extent ; abundant. 
In that Lond is tulle mocheUe waste. 
MandevUle, Travels, p. 198. 
If thou well observe 
The rule ol Not too much, by temperance taught, 
In what thou eat'st and drink'st, . . . 
So mayst thou live. Milton, P. L., xi. 531. 
My much business hath made me too olt iorget Mondays 
and Fridays. Winthrop, Hist. New England, I. 453. 
When many skin-nerves are warmed, or much retinal 
surface illuminated, our feeling is larger than when a lesser 
nervous surface is excited. W. James, Mind, XII. 8. 
[In this sense much is sometimes used ironically, imply- 
ing little or none. 
How say you now? Isitnotpasttwo o'clock ? and here 
much Orlando ! Shak., As you Like it, iv. 3. 2. 
Much wench ! or much son ! 
B. Jonson, Every Man in his Humour, iv. 4.] 
3t. Many in number. 
Edom came out against him with much people. 
Num. xx. 20. 
4t. High in position, rank, or social station ; 
important. 
He ne lafte not lor reyn ne thonder 
In sikncsse nor in meschief to visite 
The f erreste in his parisshe, moche and lite. 
Chaucer, Gen. Prol. to C. T., L 494. 
Much of a muchness. See muchness. Too much for 
one, more than a match lor one : as, he was too much for 
me. [Colloq.] 
II. n. 1. A large quantity ; a great deal. 
And over al this yet seyde he muchil more. 
Chaucer, Knight's Tale, 1. 1992. 
Unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much 
required. Luke xii. 48. 
They have much of the poetry of Maecenas, but little of 
his liberality. Dryden. 
The parents seldom devote much of their time or atten- 
tion to the education of their children. 
E. W. Lane, Modern Egyptians, I. 63. 
2. A great, uncommon, or serious thing; some- 
thing strange, wonderful, or considerable. 
It was . . . much that one that was so great a lover of 
peace should be so happie in warre. 
Bacon, Hist. Hen. VII., p. 234. 
This gracious act the ladies all approve, 
Who thought it much a man should die for love, 
And with their mistress join'd in close debate. Dryden. 
To make much of. Seemafrei. 
much (much), adr. [< ME. muche, moclie, myche, 
miche, abbr. form of muchel, mochel, etc., assib- 
ilated form of mukel, mikel, < AS. micel, micle, 
niiclitm, adv., prop. ace. sing., and dat. sing, 
and pi., of micel, adj.: see much, a.'] 1. In a great 
much-what 
degree ; to a great amount or extent ; greatly ; 
far. 
Soche on niyght moche helpe us to be-gile his pepill, like 
as the pvophetes be-giled us. Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 2. 
Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted much in David. 
1 Sam. xix. 2. 
Upon their plaines is a short wodde like heath, in some 
countries like gaile, full of berries, farre much better than 
any grasse. Capt. John Smith, True Travels, I. 39. 
They do not much heed what you say. 
Burton, Anat. of Mel., p. 239. 
There seemed to be a combination among all that knew 
her to treat her with a dignity much beyond her rank. 
Swift, Death ol Stella. 
Read mnch, but do not read many things. 
J. F. Clarice, Self-Culture, p. 317. 
2f. Very. 
And he hadde take the semblaunce of a moche olde man. 
Merlin (E. E. T. S.), i. 91. 
It [jEsop's Fables] is a moche pleasant lesson. 
Sir T. Elyot, The Governour, i. 10. 
This figure hath three principall partes in his nature 
and vse much considerable. 
Pvtlenham, Arte of Eng. Poesie, p. 81. 
Thus far my charity this path has try'd 
(A much unskilful, but well-meaning guide). 
Dryden, Religio Laici, 1. 225. 
In this sense much was formerly often used ironically, im- 
plying denial. 
With two points on your shoulder? much ! 
Shak., 2 Hen. IV., ii. 4. 143. 
To charge me bring my grain unto the markets, 
Ay much ! when I have neither barn nor garner. 
B. Jonson, Every Man out of his Humour, i. 1. 
In present use, much or very much corresponds, before a 
comparative or a superlative with the, to very before a posi- 
tive : thus, very great, but much or very much greater, 
much or very much the greatest. 
Thou art much mightier than we. Gen. xxvi. 16. 
To strength and counsel join'd 
Think nothing hard, much less to be despair'd. 
Milton, P. L., Vl. 495. 
3. Nearly: usually emphasizing the sense of 
mdeflniteness. 
I heare sale, you haue a sonne, moch of his age. 
Ascham, The Scholeraaster, p. 20. 
Much like a press of people at a door. 
Shak., Lucrece, 1. 1301. 
Men's thoughts are much according to their inclination. 
Bacon, Custom and Education. 
All left the world much as they lound it. 
Sir W. Temple. 
(The adverb much is very often prefixed to participial 
forms, etc., to make compound adjectives: as, much- 
abused, mA-enduring, mucA-debated.] Much about. 
See about. Much about it, nearly equal; about what it 
isorwas. [Colloq.J Much at one, nearly of equal value, 
effect, or influence. 
The prayers are vain as curses, much at one 
In a slave's mouth. Dryden. 
Not SO much as, not even. 
Our Men entered the Town, and lound it emptied both 
ol Money and Goods ; there was not so much as a Meal of 
Victuals left for them. Dampier, Voyages, 1. 144. 
much (much), v. t. [< much, a. Cf. ME. muche- 
len, < AS. micelian, become great: see mickle, 
t>.] 1. To make much ; increase. 2. To make 
much of; coax; stroke gently. Salliwell. 
[Prov. Eng. and U. S.] 
muchelt, muchellt, <*> "> and adv. Same as 
much. 
muchelhedet, >< [ME.,< muchel + -hede, -head.] 
Greatness; size. 
Of fairuesse and of muchelhede, 
Bute thu ert a man and heo a maide. 
King Horn (E. E. T. S.), p. 52. 
mucherus, Same as mochras. 
muchetert, muchitert, Same as muckender. 
muchly (much'li), adv. Greatly; much. [Ob- 
solete or slang.] 
Went gravelie dight to entertaine the dame 
They muchlie lov'd, and honour'd in her name. 
MS. Bibl. Reg., 17 B. xv. (BalliweU.) 
muchness (nmch'nes), n. The state of being 
much ; large quantity. 
We have relations of muchness and littleness between 
times, numbers, intensities, and qualities, as well as spaces. 
IF. James, Mind, XII. 15. 
Much of a muchness, nearly of like account ; ol about 
the same importance or value ; much the same : a trivial 
colloquial expression. 
Oh! child, men 's men ; gentle or simple, they're much 
of a muchness. George Eliot, Daniel Deronda, xxxl. 
much-whatt (much'hwot), adv. Nearly; al- 
most. 
This shews man's power and its way of operation to be 
much-what the same in the material and intellectual world. 
Locke, Human Understanding, II. xii. 1. (Nares.) 
much-whatt (much'hwot), n. [< ME. *mucli- 
hwat, much-quat; < much + what.] Nearly 
everything; everything. 
Thus thay meled of much-ytiat til myd-morn paste. 
Sir Oaieayne and the Green Knight (E. E. T. S.), 1. 1280. 
