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Webster’s Dictionary (1828)

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6,573 words match “TAN”

METROPOLITANATE n.

The see of a metropolitan bishop. Milman.

MILITANCY n. 2 definitions

The state of being militant; warfare.

Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier. -- Mil"i*tant*ly, adv. At which command the powers militant... Moved on in silence. Milton. Church militant, the Christian church on earth, which is supposed to be engaged in a constant warfare against its enemies, and is thus distinguished from the church…

Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannin or tannic acid found in Acacia, Mimosa, etc.

MISUNDERSTAND v.

To misconceive; to mistake; to miscomprehend; to take in a wrong sense.

MISUNDERSTANDER n.

One who misunderstands. Sir T. More.

MISUNDERSTANDING n. 2 definitions

Disagreement; difference of opinion; dissension; quarrel. "Misunderstandings among friends." Swift.

MOMENTANEOUS; MOMENTANY a.

Momentary. [Obs.] Hooker. "Momentany as a sound." Shak.

Of or pertaining to mountains; consisting of mountains.

A follower of Mintanus, a Phrygian enthusiast of the second century, who claimed that the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete, dwelt in him, and employed him as an instrument for purifying and guiding men in the Christian life. -- Mon`ta*nis"tic, Mon`ta*nis"tic*al, a.

MONTANT n. 2 definitions

An upward thrust or blow. Shak.

Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannic acid extracted from fustic (Maclura, formerly Morus, tinctoria) as a yellow crystalline substance; -- called also maclurin.

Amount; sum; quantity; extent. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Raised; high. [Obs.]

The Chinese tree peony (Pæonia Mountan), a shrub with large flowers of various colors.

Having many angles. -- Mul*tan"gu*lar*ly, adv. -- Mul*tan"gu*lar*ness, n.

Many-minded; many-sided. The multanimous nature of the poet. J. R. Lowell.

MUSCULOCUTANEOUS a.

Pertaining both to muscles and skin; as, the musculocutaneous nerve.

The half-wild horse of the plains in Mexico, California, etc. It is small, hardy, and easily sustained. Mustard grape (Bot.), a species of grape (Vitis candicans), native in Arkansas and Texas. The berries are small, light-colored, with an acid skin and a sweet pulp.

A thing which is to be changed; something which must be altered; -- used chiefly in the plural.