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Able to see objects at a great distance; hence, having great foresight; sagacious; farseeing.

The state or condition of being long-sighted; hence, sagacity; shrewdness.

armpits, to the bottom of the weist, or to the skirt; -- said of garments; as, a long-waisted coat.

Deficient in animation and courage; dejected; depressed; not sprightly. -- Low"-spir`it*ed*ness, n.

Having one's thoughts directed toward mean or insignificant subjects.

Crescent-shaped; as, a lunate leaf; a lunate beak; a lunated cross. Gray.

Resembling a small crescent. Gray.

Frightened into madness; raving. [Obs.]

Lyre-shaped, or spatulate and oblong, with small lobes toward the base; as, a lyrate leaf.

Having machicolations. "Machicolated turrets." C. Kingsley.

Having spots or blotches; maculate.

Malcontent. -- Mal`con*tent"ed*ly, adv. -- Mal`con*tent"ed*ness, n.

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

See Mammillated.

Having small nipples, or small protuberances like nipples or mammæ.

Provided with mandibles adapted for biting, as many insects.

Same as Marginate, a.

Having a husband; married. [Obs.]

Variegated like marble; covered or overlaid with marble. [R.]

Furnished with a mast or masts; -- chiefly in composition; as, a three-masted schooner.