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An adult male servant; also, a vassal; a subject. Like master, like man. Old Proverb. The vassal, or tenant, kneeling, ungirt, uncovered, and holding up his hands between those of his lord, professed that he did become his man from that day forth, of life, limb, and earthly honor. Blackstone.

To masticate; to chew; to eat. [R.] Jer. Taylor.

ure of different sorts of grain, as wheat and rye. [Written also meslin, mislin, maselyn, mastlin.]

The large muscle which raises the under jaw, and assists in mastication.

mate, second mate, third mate, etc. In the navy, a subordinate officer or assistant; as, master's mate; surgeon's mate.

A French mastiff.

One versed in mazology or mastology.

Same as Mastology.

A gelatinous compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by artists as a vehicle for colors. [Written also magilp, and magilph.]

See Mastersinger.

usually followed by with before the harm threatened; as, to menace a country with war. My master . . . did menace me with death. Shak.

ue or train of servants; performing servile office; serving. Two menial dogs before their master pressed. Dryden.

To obey; as, to mind parents; the dog minds his master.

A woman well skilled in anything, or having the mastery over it. A letter desires all young wives to make themselves mistresses of Wingate's Arithmetic. Addison.

A kind of cement made of mastic, amber, etc., used as a mordant for gold leaf.

The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel; also, the spanker.

nce of its gaping corolla. Gray. -- Monkey gaff (Naut.), a light gaff attached to the topmast for the better display of signals at sea. -- Monkey jacket, a short closely fitting jacket, worn by sailors. -- Monkey rail (Naut.), a second and lighter rail raised about six inches above the quarter rail of a ship. -- Mo…

The customary abbreviation of Mister in writing and printing. See Master, 4.

a book in which military forces are registred. -- Muster file, a muster roll. -- 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 f…

A rope or chain fitted around the masthead to hold hanging blocks for jibs and stays.