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akes a general assimilating (especially a corrupting) change in the mass. Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Luke xii. 1.

The act of making light, or causing to ferment, by means of leaven.

Containing leaven. Milton.

One who leaves, or withdraws.

pl. of Leaf.

pl. of Loaf.

Of or pertaining to Machiavel, or to his supposed principles; politically cunning; characterized by duplicity or bad faith; crafty.

The supposed principles of Machiavel, or practice in conformity to them; political artifice, intended to favor arbitrary power.

A small copper coin of Spain, equal to three mils American money, less than a farthing sterling. Also, an ancient Spanish gold coin.

Originally, a lord or keeper of the borders or marches in Germany.

ullock or heifer that has not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild; -- said to be from Maverick, the name of a cattle owner in Texas who naglected to brand his cattle.

honest cattleman, who, without owning any stock, gradually accumulates a herd by finding mavericks. [Western U. S.]

The midst or middle of heaven or the sky.

Misadventure. [Obs.]

To behave ill; to conduct one's self improperly; -- often used with a reciprocal pronoun.

Guilty of ill behavior; illbred; rude. "A misbehaved and sullen wench." Shak.

The navel. [Obs.] hak.

The central part or point of anything; the middle. Within the navel of this hideous wood, Immured in cypress shades, a sorcerer dwells. Milton.

in which the fruit incloses a small secondary fruit, the rind showing on the exterior a navel-like pit or depression at the apex. There are several varieties; they are usually seedless, or nearly so, and are much grown in California.

The umbilical cord.