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The chattering, or garrulous, honey eater of Australia (Myzantha garrula). Miner's elbow (Med.), a swelling on the black of the elbow due to inflammation of the bursa over the olecranon; -- so called because of frequent occurrence in miners. -- Miner's inch, in hydraulic mining, the amount of water flowing under a giv…

Lettering in red; rubric distinction. [Obs.]

The act of ministering; service; ministry. "The days of his ministration." Luke i. 23.

Serving to aid; ministering.

The act of ministering; ministration; service. "With tender ministry." Thomson.

misconception; mistake. [Archaic] Fuller. The misprision of this passage has aided in fostering the delusive notion. Hare.

An ingredient entering into a mixed mass; an additional ingredient. Cicero doubts whether it were possible for a community to exist that had not a prevailing mixture of piety in its constitution. Addison.

etimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways. Mortar bed, a shallow box or receptacle in which mortar is mixed. -- Mortar board. (a) A small square board with a handle beneath, for holding mortar; a hawk. (b) A cap with a broad, projecting, square…

The act of uttering the sound of a mouillé letter.

Of or pertaining to a city or a corporation having the right of administering local government; as, municipal rights; municipal officers.

A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in a low, muttering voice. Chaucer. Some discontents there are, some idle murmurs. Dryden.

Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining. -- Mur"mur*ing*ly, adv.

-- Muster master (Mil.), one who takes an account of troops, and of their equipment; a mustering officer; an inspector. [Eng.] -- Muster roll (Mil.), a list or register of all the men in a company, troop, or regiment, present or accounted for on the day of muster. -- To pass muster, to pass through a muster or inspect…

Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent. All the heavenly choir stood mute, And silence was in heaven. Milton.

Without uttering words or sounds; in a mute manner; silently.

To sound with a low, rumbling noise. Thick lightings flash, the muttering thunder rolls. Pope.

substance constituting the medullary sheats of nerve fibers, and composed mainly of cholesterin, lecithin, cerebrin, albumin, and some fat.

he description of muscles, including the study of muscular contraction by the aid of registering apparatus, as by some form of myograph; myology.

An instrument for measuring or registering the amount of cloudiness.

Finicky or pottering work; specif. (Fine Arts),