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e trees in Florida. -- Lubber's hole (Naut.), a hole in the floor of the "top," next the mast, through which sailors may go aloft without going over the rim by the futtock shrouds. It is considered by seamen as only fit to be used by lubbers. Totten. -- Lubber's line, point, or mark, a line or point in the compass ca…

animal whose fur was formerly much in req [Written also lusern and luzern.] The polecat, mastern, and the richskinned lucern I know to chase. Beau. & Fl.

A small vessel having two or three masts, and a running bowsprit, and carrying lugsails. See Illustration in Appendix. Totten.

A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail. Totten.

Artificially produced; pieced together; formed by filling in; as, made ground; a made mast, in distinction from one consisting of a single spar. Made up. (a) Complete; perfect. "A made up villain." Shak. (b) Falsely devised; fabricated; as, a made up story. (c) Artificial; as, a made up figure or complexion.…

The masterwort (Peucedanum Ostruthium).

A master in any art, especially in music; a composer.

to produce effects by the assistance of supernatural beings, or departed spirits, or by a mastery of secret forces in nature attained by a study of occult science, including enchantment, conjuration, witchcraft, sorcery, necromancy, incantation, etc. An appearance made by some magic. Chaucer. Celestial magic, a suppose…

Master; sir; -- a title of the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a license from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.

Of or pertaining to a master or magistrate, or one in authority; having the manner of a magister; official; commanding; authoritative. Hence: Overbearing; dictatorial; dogmatic. When magisterial duties from his home Her father called. Glover. We are not magisterial in opinions, nor, dictator-like, obtrude our notions o…

Mastery; powerful medical influence; renowned efficacy; a sovereign remedy. [Obs.] Holland.

Pertaining to a master; magisterial; authoritative; dogmatic.

The yard on which the mainsail is extended, supported by the mainmast.

The stay extending from the foot of the foremast to the maintop.

The platform about the head of the mainmast in square-rigged vessels.

Master. [Obs.] Chaucer. Spenser.

Mastery; superiority; art. See Mastery. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A man who has authority to act, within certain limits, as master of the house; a steward; also, a chief minister or officer.

One of the hard lateral pieces of the mastax of Rotifera. See Mastax.

Mastology. See Mammalogy.