mussacus 
mussacus (niiis'ii-kiis), . |See ww/xft.] it. 
'I'hc muskrat or musquash. I'll/it. .Inlin Smith. 
2. [<<//).] Tin' ^'eiius which I lie rauskmt repre- 
sents: same as fiber or Ondatra. Oken, 1816. 
Mussaenda (mu-seu'dii), . [XL. (Linnaeus, 
17-~>:i), from a native name in Ceylon.] A ge- 
nus of shrubs and trees of the order Hiiliiirmi , 
ly|>i- of the tribe Mu.wmli-ii; and known by its 
(lowers in terminal corymbs with one of the five 
calyx-lolies enlarged and colored white or pur- 
ple. About 40>pedt>x are fniind, natives of tropical Asia 
anil Africa and of the 1'ucilic islands. They have opposite 
or whorleil leaves anil abumlaiit salver-shaped yellowish 
flowers of singular beauty, with the corolla tul f:u ]im 
longed beyond the haiulsome calyx. Home species are 
locally rsti-riiii-il for tonic and febrifugal properties, etc. 
Tin- U'st-kitown greenhouse species is M. frondosa. 
Mussaendeae (mu-sen'de-e), n.]>l. [NL. (Ben- 
thaiu and Hooker, 1873), < Musgcenda + -e<c.] A 
tribe of dicotyledonous plants of the order Itn- 
biacece, typified by the genus Must>amda, and 
known by its valvate corolla and berries with 
many minute seeds. About 35 genera are 
known, all tropical, and mostly trees or shrubs. 
mussal, mussaul (mu-.sal'), . [< Hind, ma- 
ska' I, maxhiil, maxiil, < Ar. masha'l, a torch.] 
In India, a torch, usually made of rags wrapped 
around a rod and fed with oil. Yule and llitr- 
,!/. 
mussalchee (mu-sal'che), . [Also musalehee, 
iiiitxxaiili-hee; < Hind, tttashiilehi, less prop. ma- 
xiui!,-lii, a torch-bearer, among Europeans also 
a scullion, < maslt'al, less prop, mashdl, masdl, 
a torch. < Ar. mixh'al, a torch.] In India, a 
household servant who has charge of torches 
and lamps; a torch-bearer; a scullion. 
Others were musalchees, or torch- bearers, who ran by the 
side of the palkees, throwing a light on the path of the 
iH-atvr* frnm flambeaux. 
W. It. Russell, Diary In India, II. 83. 
Mussarabian (mus-a-ra'bi-an), a. A variant 
of Mo;arnbj<i>i. 
mussaul, . See mussal. 
mussel, muscle'- 3 (mus'l), . [Early mod. E. 
also miiskle; < ME. muscle, muskle, muskylle, 
inoxklc, < AS. mitxle, mueile = D. mossel = 
MLG. mussel = OHG. mutteulu, MHG. mux- 
cliclc. iiiiixclnl, G. McAeJ = Sw. m.ts/ = Dan. 
IIIH.ililtt/ V. Illllllll! = Sp. IlllixCUlO = Pg. mitit- 
fiil/i = It. iiiitm'iilo, < L. musculus, a small fish, 
a sea-mussel, same word as musculus, a lit- 
tle mouse, also a muscle: see munch*.'] Any 
one of many bivalve mollusks of various gen- 
era and species, (a) Any species of the family Myti- 
lidoe, especially of the genera MytiluA and Modiola, of a 
triangular form and blackish or dark color, with two ad- 
ductor muscles and a large byssus or beard. They are 
chiefly marine, and abound on most sea-coasts. Thecom- 
mnn mussel is ili/tilu* eitnlix. Horse-mussels are species 
of Modiola. Date-fthetts or baring mussels are species of 
Lithwtomus which excavate the hardest rocks, (6) Any 
species of the family UnimMan, more fully called fresh- 
water mussels. The species are very numerous and belong 
to several different genera. See cats under Latnelli- 
branchiatti and date-xhfll. 
When cockle shells turn siller bells, 
And mussels grow on every tree, 
When frost and snaw shall warm us a', 
Then shall my love prove true to me. 
Waly, Waly, but Love be Bonny (Child's Ballads, IV. 182). 
mussel-band (mus'1-band), w. An ironstone in 
which the remains of lamelli branch shells are 
abundant. Also called mussel-bind. [Local, 
Bug.] 
mussel-bed (mus'1-bed), . A bed or repository 
of mussels. 
mussel-bind (mus'1-bind), n. See mussel-band. 
mussel-digger (raus'l-dig'er), . The Califor- 
nia gray whale, Rltachianectcsglaticus: go called 
from the fact that it descends to soft bottoms 
in search of food, or for other purposes, and 
returns to the surface with its head besmeared 
with the dark ooze from the depths. C. M. 
Sen HI mini. 
mussel-duck (mus'1-duk), n. The American 
scaup-duck. See scaup. G. TrumbuU. 
mussel-eater (mus'l-e'ter), . The buffalo 
piTrh, .liiloiliitotits (jruiiniens, of the Mississippi 
valley. 
musseled (mus'ld), a. [< mttssel + -Off 2 .] Poi- 
soned by eating mussels. 
One uttri-tril with siidi phenomena [symptoms of urti- 
caria| is said, occasionally, to be miateled. 
ItunHlinn, Med. Diet, (under Mytilus Edulis). 
mussel-pecker (mus'l-pek'er), n. The Euro- 
pean oyster -catcher, Ha'niatopiui oaMlnjitx. 
[Loi-;il. British.] 
mussel-shell (mus'1-shel), n. A mussel, or its 
shell. 
mussiness (mus'i-nes), n. The state of being 
mussy, rumpled, or disheveled. 
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A general appearance of uiiurinnw, characteristic of the 
man. K. V. Indrprndtnt, March 26, lxt. 
mUSSitatet, ' < [< L. muxxitatua, pp. of miif- 
xitnn- (> OF. mii.ii/ir = Sp. musitar), freq. of 
mussare, murmur (see muse*): an imitative 
word, like murmurim; murmur: see murmur.] 
To mutter. Minxlicu ; Haiti u. 
mussitationt (mus-i-ta'shon), . [< F. ntuxxi- 
Inlinn = It. MHKitaziiim; niiixxitnzione, < LL. 
iiiiixsittitin(H-). a murmuring, < L. unixxiiiirr, pp. 
uiiixxitatiix, murmur: see mussitate.] A mum- 
bling or muttering. 
mussite (inns'it), . [So i called from the MUKSII 
Alp in the Ala valley, in Piedmont.] A va- 
riety of pyroxene of a greenish-white color. 
Also called alalite and, more commonly, diop- 
side. 
mussuck, mussuk (inus'uk), . [E. Ind.] A 
large water-bag of skin or leather used by a 
Hindu bheesty or water-carrier. It is usually 
the whole skin of a goat or sheep tanned and 
dressed. 
Mussulman (mus'ul-man), n. and a. [Also 
MIISII/IIIIIII, MinHilitiiin ; = F. Sp. niuxiilnifiii, niitx- 
gulmano = Pg. nmsulmSo, miisulinaiio = It. 
musulmano = G. muselmann = Sw. mime/mati, 
inusiilman = Dan. musulmnn, miisclmand; ML. 
musulman, < Turk, musulman, < Pers. miunilman, 
mussalman, a Moslem, < muslim, < Ar. niuxliiii, 
moslim, Moslem : see J/oxfrm.] I. n.; pi. .)/.<- 
milmans (-manz). A Mohammedan, or follower 
of Mohammed ; a true believer, in the Moham- 
medan sense ; a Moslem. 
Now, my brave Miuvntlnmitx. 
You that are lords o' the sea, and scorn us Christians, 
Which of your mangy lives is worth this hurt here? 
Beau, and Fl., Knight of Malta, II. 1. 
II. a. Of or pertaining to Moslems, or to 
their faith or customs. 
Our Laura's Turk still kept his eyes upon her, 
Less in the Mwawlman than Christian way. 
Byron, Beppo, st. 81. 
Mussulmanic (mus-ul-man'ik), a. [< Mussul- 
man + -tc.] Pertaining to or resembling Mus- 
sulmans or their customs. Wright. 
Mussulmanish (mus'ul-man-ish), n. [< Mussul- 
man + -i'x/(i.] Mohammedan. 
They proclaimed them enemies to the 
faith. Sir T. Herbert, Travels In Africa. (Latham.) 
Mussulmanism (mus'ul-man-izm), n. [< Mus- 
sulman + -ism.'} The religious system of the 
Mussulmans; Mohammedanism. 
Mussulmanliket(mus'ul-man-lik), a. Moslem. 
Our subiecta may with all securltle most safely and 
freely trauell by Sea and land into all and singular parts 
of ya\uMumlmaiiKte Empire. Hakluyt's Voyages, II. 159. 
Mussulmanly (mus'ul-man-li), adv. [< Muxsul- 
ntan + -ly' i .'} In the manner of Mussulmans. 
Wright. 
Mussulwoman (mus ' 1 -wum ' an), . ; pi. Mus- 
sulwomen (-wim'en). [< Mussulman) + wo- 
man.'] A Mohammedan woman. [Burlesque.] 
The poor dear Mutmltcmnen whom I mention. 
Byron, Beppo, it. 77. 
mussy (mus'i), a. [< muss 1 + -yi.] Disor- 
dered; rumpled; tousled. 
Tho' his head is buried in such a musty lot of hair. 
Headiny (Fenn.) Morning Herald, AprU 4, 1884. 
must 1 (must), v. i., without inflection and now 
used both as present and as preterit. [< ME. 
mostt (pi. mosten, moste), < AS. moste (pi. mostoii), 
pret. of nidtan, pres. pret. mot, may : see mo/e 2 .] 
To be obliged; be necessarily compelled; be 
bound or required by physical or moral neces- 
sity, or by express command or prohibition, or 
by the imperative requirements of safety or in- 
terest; be necessary or inevitable as a condi- 
tion or conclusion: as, a man must eat to live; 
we must obey the laws; you must not delay. 
Like other auxiliaries, must was formerly used without a 
following verb(#o, get, and the like) : as, we must to horse. 
wherfor they muftten, of necessitee, 
As for that night departen compignye. 
Chaucer, Nun's Priest's Tale, 1. 172. 
He moste passe be the Desertes of Arabaye; be the 
whlche Desertes Moyses ladde the Peple of Israel. 
Mandemlle, Travels, p. 57. 
Likewise tnitut the deacons be grave. 1 Tim. III. 8. 
Out of the world he must who once comes In. 
Ucrrick, None Free from Fault. 
Faith is not built on disquisitions vain : 
The things we must believe are few and plain. 
Dryden. Religio Lalcl, I. 482. 
The navigation of the Mississippi we must have. 
Jtfmnn. 
Popularly, what everybody says must be true, what 
everybody does must be right. 
E. B. Tylor, Prim. Culture, I. 12. 
mustachial 
Well must ye, an elliptical phrase for wishing good luck 
In any mil'. Iliil/iirrU. |l'rov. llnir. | 
must- (must), n. [Also formerly sometimes 
iinixto (< It.); < MK. must, most, <. AS. max! = 
D. most = OHG. MHG. G. most = Icel. Sw. 
in//-/ = Dan. iiKiat = OF. moust, F. moiit = 8p. 
Pg. It. mosto, < L. Hiii.ihuii, now wine, prop, 
neut. (sc. viiium) of mustus, new, fresh, whence 
also ult. E. moist. Hence musty, iinixtunl.] 
1. Now wine; the unfermented juice as pressed 
from the grape. 
Butt thel are drounken, all thes menge, 
Of ninxtf or wyne, I wolle warande. 
York Plays, p. 470. 
They are all wine* ; but even as men are of a sundry and 
divers nature, so are they likewise of divers sorts ; for new 
wine, called muste, is hard to digest. 
Heufenuto, 1'nssvngers' Dialogues (1612). (Karri.) 
Ami In the vats of Luna 
This year the must shall foam 
Round the white feet of laughing girls, 
Whose sires have marched to Rome. 
Macaulay, Iloratlns, st. 8. 
2t. The stage or condition of newness : said of 
wine. 
The draughts of consulary date were but crude unto 
these, and Oplmlan wine but In the must unto them. 
Sir T. Browne, Urn-burial, III. 
3. The pulp of potatoes prepared for fermenta- 
tion. 
must 3 (must), n. [Prob. < Skt. matta, pp. of 
/ mad, be excited or in a rage.] A condi- 
tion of strong nervous excitement or frenzy to 
which elephants are subject, the paroxysms 
being marked by dangerous irascibility. 
must* (must), f. [< musty, fl.] I. intrans. To 
grow stale and moldy ; contract a sour or musty 
smell. 
II. trail . To make stale and moldy; make 
musty or sour. 
Others are made of stone and lime ; but they are subject 
to give and be moist, which will must com. 
Mortimer, Husbandry. 
must 4 (must), M. [< mi/*H, c.] Moldormoldi- 
ness; fustiness. 
A smell as of unwholesome sheep, blending with the 
smell of iinut and dust. Dickens, Bleak House, xxxix. 
mustache, moustache (mus-tash'), //. [Also 
mustaehio, and formerly mustacho, mostacho, and 
in various perverted forms, musehacho, mul- 
chato, etc., after Sp. or It. ; < P. moustache = 
Sp. mostacho, < It. mostacchio, niustacchio, mos- 
taccio, a face, snout, = Albanian mustukes, < 
Gr. /il'oraf, also /'iroraf, m., the upper Up, mus- 
tache, a dial. (Doric and Laconian) form of 
ftdoTai;, f., the mouth, jaws, < uaaaaiai, chew : 
see mastax.] 1. The beard worn on the upper 
lip of men ; the unshaven hair of the upper lip : 
frequently used in the plural, as if the nair on 
each side of the lip were to be regarded as a 
mustache. 
This was the auncient manner of Spaynyardes . . . to 
rntt of all theyr beardes close, save only theyrntuwAaencm, 
which they weare long. 
Spenser, State of Ireland (Globe ed.), p. 635. 
Will you have your mtutachoes sharpe at the ends, like 
shoemakers aules ; or hanging downe to your mouth like 
goates flakes? Lyly, Midas, 1IL -I. 
2t. A long ringlet hanging beside the face, a 
part of a woman's head-dress in the seventeenth 
century. 3. In zool. : (a) Hairs or bristles 
like a mustache; whiskers; rictal vibrissw; 
mystaces. (b) A mystacine, malar, or maxil- 
lary stripe of color in a bird's plumage Mus- 
tache monkey, the CercopUhenu cephus, of western 
Africa. Mustache tern, Sterna leueoparia. OU mug- 
tacne Itr. F. rieUte moustache], an old soldier. 
Do you think, O blue-eyed banditti. 
Because you have scaled the wall. 
Such an old mustache as I am 
Is not a match for you all? 
LongfeUmr, Children's Hour. 
It was, . . . perhaps, no very poor tribute to the stout 
old moustache I Marshal Soult 1 of the Republic and the Em- 
pire to say that at a London pageant his war-worn face 
drew attention away from Prince Esterhazy's diamonds. 
J. McCarthy, Hist. Own Times, I. 
mustache-cup (mus-tash'kup), M. A cup for 
drinking, made with a fixed cover over a part 
of its top, through which a small opening is 
made, allowing one to drink without dipping 
liis mustache into the liquid. 
mustached, moustached (mus-tashf), a. [< 
mustache + -erf2.] Wearing a mustache. Also 
mustachioed. 
The gallant young Indian dandies at home on furlough 
immense dandies these, chained and moustached. 
Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Ix. 
mustachial, moustachial (raus-tash/i-al), . 
[< mustache + -in/.] Resembling a mustache: 
applied (by erroneous use) to a patch of con- 
spicuous color on the lower mandible of a wood- 
