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enstone. Édition de luxe (. Etym: [F.] (Printing) A sumptuous edition as regards paper, illustrations, binding, etc.

Lechery; lust. [Obs.] Shak. Luxury is in wine and drunkenness. Chaucer.

walls. Also, the construction of such defenses, in general, when of this character. See Illusts. of Battlement and Castle.

med by violent or uncontrollable desire, passion, or appetite; as, to be mad with terror, lust, or hatred; mad against political reform. It is the land of graven images, and they are mad upon their idols. Jer. 1. 88. And being exceedingly mad against them, I persecuted them even unto strange cities. Acts xxvi. 11.…

sive division of Anthozoa, including most of the species that produce stony corals. See Illust. of Anthozoa. -- Mad`re*po*ra"ri*an, a. & n.

iron (Fe3O4) occurring in isometric crystals, also massive, of a black color and metallic luster. It is readily attracted by a magnet and sometimes possesses polarity, being then called loadstone. It is an important iron ore. Called also magnetic iron.

Grand; splendid; illustrious; magnificent. [Obs.] 1 Chron. xxii. 5. "Thy magnific deeds." Milton. -- Mag*nif"ic*al*ly, adv. [Obs.]

clams and other bivalves. They have a large posterior sucker, like that of a leech. See Illust. of Bdellomorpha.

It is attached to the tympanic membrane by a long process, the handle or manubrium. See Illust. of Far.

altese cat (Zoöl.), a mouse-colored variety of the domestic cat. -- Maltese cross. See Illust. 5, of Cross. -- Maltese dog (Zoöl.), a breed of small terriers, having long silky white hair. The breed originated in Malta.

ns of insects, crustaceaus, and related animals, whether adapted for biting or not. See Illust. of Diptera.

de of, or about, the neck of some quadrupedal animals, as the horse, the lion, etc. See Illust. of Horse.

ic or other spring so as to set in motion an index; a pressure gauge. See Pressure, and Illust. of Air pump.

s Mantispa, and allied genera. The larvæ feed on plant lice. Also used adjectively. See Illust. under Neuroptera.

r membrane of the body of a mollusk. It usually forms a cavity inclosing the gills. See Illusts. of Buccinum, and Byssus.

The proboscis of a jellyfish; -- called also hypostoma. See Illust. of Hydromedusa.

e omasum; the psalterium. So called from the numerous folds in its mucous membrane. See Illust of Ruminant.

, etc., with reddish smooth bark, ovate or oval coriaceous evergreen leaves, and bearing clusters of red berries, which are said to be a favorite food of the grizzly bear.

A mineral related to the micas, but low in silica and yielding brittle folia with pearly luster.

flowers; -- called also bog asphodel. -- Marsh cinquefoil (Bot.), a plant (Potentilla palustris) having purple flowers, and found growing in marshy places; marsh five- finger. -- Marsh elder. (Bot.) (a) The guelder-rose or cranberry tree (Viburnum Opulus). (b) In the United States, a composite shrub growing in salt…