Search the Dictionary

The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See Pearl.

An aromatic plant (Thymus Serphyllum); -- called also wild thyme.

Thick, like mother; viscid. They oint their naked limbs with mothered oil. Dryden.

The state of being a mother; the character or office of a mother.

isiting one's parents on Midlent Sunday, -- supposed to have been originally visiting the mother church to make offerings at the high altar.

The country of one's ancestors; -- same as fatherland.

Destitute of a mother; having lost a mother; as, motherless children.

The state or quality of being motherly.

Of or pertaining to a mother; like, or suitable for, a mother; tender; maternal; as, motherly authority, love, or care. Hooker.

A labiate herb (Leonurus Cardiaca), of a bitter taste, used popularly in medicine; lion's tail.

Consisting of, containing, or resembling, mother (in vinegar).

Infested with moths; moth-eaten. "An old mothy saddle." Shak.

Motive.

Producing motion. [R.]

Having powers of self-motion, though unconscious; as, the motile spores of certain seaweeds.

Capability of motion; contractility.

The act, process, or state of changing place or position; movement; the passing of a body from one place or position to another, whether voluntary or involuntary; -- opposed to rest. Speaking or mute, all comeliness and grace attends thee, and each word, each motion, forms. Milton.

A moving picture.

One who makes a motion; a mover. Udall.

A mover. [Obs.]