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M, the thirteenth letter of the English alphabet, is a vocal consonant, and from the manner of its formation, is called the labio- nasal consonant. See Guide to Pronunciation, §§ 178-180, 242.

A finical person; a fop; -- applied especially to English fops of about 1775. Goldsmith.

A French title of courtesy given to a girl or an unmarried lady, equivalent to the English Miss. Goldsmith.

equivalent of Madame, but for which Signora is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into English. Shak.

The great Charter, so called, obtained by the English barons from King John, A. D. 1215. This name is also given to the charter granted to the people of England in the ninth year of Henry III., and confirmed by Edward I.

A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V. [Obs.] [Written also maile, and maille.]

f variously estimated values. The silver mancus was equal to about one shilling of modern English money.

One who maneuvers. This charming widow Beaumont is a nanoeuvrer. We can't well make an English word of it. Miss Edgeworth.

rt of the vestments of a priest in the Roman Catholic Church. It is sometimes worn in the English Church service.

anure to; to enrich, as land, by the application of a fertilizing substance. The blood of English shall manure the ground. Shak.

at last, With wind, and cloud, and changing skies. Bryant. As mad as a March Hare, an old English Saying derived from the fact that March is the rutting time of hares, when they are excitable and violent. Wright.

In old English and in Scots law, a fine paid to the lord of the soil by a tenant upon the marriage of one the tenant's daughters.

The English equivalent of the German title of nobility, markgraf; a marquis.

r one's wares; there is no market for woolen cloths in that region; India is a market for English goods. There is a third thing to be considered: how a market can be created for produce, or how production can be limited to the capacities of the market. J. S. Mill.

The name for the doctrine of the unreality of matter, called, in English, idealism; hence, nothingness; vanity; illusion.

A measure of length, equal to 39.37 English inches, the standard of linear measure in the metric system of weights and measures. It was intended to be, and is very nearly, the ten millionth part of the distance from the equator to the north pole, as ascertained by actual measurement of an arc of a meridian. See Metric…

In the English naval service, the second rank attained by a combatant officer after a term of service as naval cadet. Having served three and a half years in this rank, and passed an examination, he is eligible to promotion to the rank of lieutenant.

Lit., my lady; hence (as used on the Continent), an English noblewoman or gentlewoman.

A milled sixpence; -- the sixpence being one of the first English coins milled (1561).

ning the thousandth part of a liter. It is a cubic centimeter, and is equal to .061 of an English cubic inch, or to .0338 of an American fluid ounce.