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See Mechitarist.

Pertaining to, or designating, an acid called also inactive tartaric acid.

Of or pertaining to the metatarsus. -- n.

Metatarsus.

That part of the skeleton of the hind or lower limb between the tarsus and phalanges; metatarse. It consists, in the human foot, of five bones. See Illustration in Appendix.

Military. [Obs.] Bacon.

In a military manner.

A military state or condition; reliance on military force in administering government; a military system.

A military man. [Obs.] Shak.

ms, or to war; belonging to, engaged in, or appropriate to, the affairs of war; as, a military parade; military discipline; military bravery; military conduct; military renown. Nor do I, as an enemy to peace, Troop in the throngs of military men. Shak.

Pertaining to, or consisting of, minutes. [Obs.] Fuller.

Every moment; from moment to moment. Shenstone.

The state or quality of being momentary; shortness of duration.

Done in a moment; continuing only a moment; lasting a very short time; as, a momentary pang. This momentary joy breeds months of pain. Shak.

Of or pertaining to money, or consisting of money; pecuniary. "The monetary relations of Europe." E. Everett. Monetary unit, the standard of a national currency, as the dollar in the United States, the pound in England, the franc in France, the mark in Germany.

ven higher; - - so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described. Mortar bed (Mil.), a framework of wood and iron, suitably hollowed out to receive the breech and trunnions of a mortar. -- Mortar boat or vessel (Naut.), a boat strongly built and adapted to carrying a mortar or mortars for bombardi…

Imposing a pecuniary penalty; consisting of, or paid as, a fine. Fines, or some known mulctuary punishments. Sir W. Temple.

Having many articulations or joints.

name of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica (formerly Sinapis), as white mustard (B. alba), black mustard (B. Nigra), wild mustard or charlock (B. Sinapistrum).

f things, especially as applied to the actings or choices of the will; -- opposed to libertarian.