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Frenzy; ungovernable rage; extreme folly.

d in soul or in sentiment; raised above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and courageous spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a magnanimous conqueror. Be magnanimous in the enterprise. Shak. To give a kingdom hath been thought Greater and nobler done, and to law down Far more magnanimousan to assume. Milton.…

gland States. Maine law, any law prohibiting the manufacture and sale of intoxicating beverages, esp. one resembling that enacted in the State of Maine.

A large species of American grass of the genus Zea (Z. Mays), widely cultivated as a forage and food plant; Indian corn. Also, its seed, growing on cobs, and used as food for men animals. Maize eater (Zoöl.), a South American bird of the genus Pseudoleistes, allied to the troupials. -- Maize yellow, a delicate pale ye…

Suitable to the male sex; characteristic or suggestive of a male; masculine; as, male courage.

Having the spirit of a male; vigorous; courageous. [R.] B. Jonson.

Showing manliness, or manly spirit; hence, brave, courageous, resolute, noble. " Manful hardiness." Chaucer. -- Man"ful*ly, adv. -- Man"ful*ness, n.

Manly quality; courage; bravery; resolution. I am ashamed That thou hast power to shake my manhood thus. Shak.

Having qualities becoming to a man; not childish or womanish; manlike, esp. brave, courageous, resolute, noble. Let's briefly put on manly readiness. Shak. Serene and manly, hardened to sustain The load of life. Dryden.

Under the influence of Mars; courageous; bold. [Obs.] Chaucer.

sed literally and figuratively; as, this monument marks the spot where Wolfe died; his courage and energy marked him for a leader.

become inactive masses. Sir I. Newton. A deep mass of continual sea is slower stirred To rage. Savile.

A breed of large dogs noted for strength and courage. There are various strains, differing in form and color, and characteristic of different countries. Mastiff bat (Zoöl.) , any bat of the genus Molossus; so called because the face somewhat resembles that of a mastiff.

affron. (Bot.) See under Saffron. -- Meadow sage. (Bot.) See under Sage. -- Meadow saxifrage (Bot.), an umbelliferous plant of Europe (Silaus pratensis), somewhat resembling fennel. -- Meadow snipe (Zoöl.), the common or jack snipe.

Average; having an intermediate value between two extremes, or between the several successive values of a variable quantity during one cycle of variation; as, mean distance; mean motion; mean solar day. Mean distance (of a planet from the sun) (Astron.), the average of the distances throughout one revolution of the pla…

Of or pertaining to a mean or average; mean; as, medial alligation.

An average. [R.] A medium of six years of war, and six years of peace. Burke.

The Muse of tragedy.

of these germ cells in pairs, according to the law of probability, are therefore on an average in the following proportions:

Courage; spirit; mettle. See Mettle. Shak.