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irearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor. Chaucer. Death with his mace petrific . . . smote. Milton.

A kind of mixed dish, as of cooked vegetables with white sauce, sweet jelly with whole fruit, etc. Also, fig., a medley.

Belonging, or relating, to Macedonia. -- n.

The doctrines of Macedonius.

A mace bearer; an officer of a court. P. Plowman.

a liquid, with or without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as, to macerate animal or vegetable fiber.

One who, or that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous matter into pulp.

The act or process of macerating.

A foot of three syllables, the middle one short and the others long, as in cast. Andrews.

An order of marine Crustacea, mostly of small size.

To make lean or to become lean; to emaciate. [Obs.] Bullokar.

Emaciation. [Obs.]

Having the structure of a filoplume.

Of or pertaining to gems or to gemmæ; of the nature of, or resembling, gems or gemmæ.

Having glumes; consisting of glumes.

ation, complacency, etc.; a smirk; a made-up face. Moving his face into such a hideons grimace, that every feature of it appeared under a different distortion. Addison.

Distorted; crabbed.

Pertaining to, or like, Limax, or the slugs.

Belonging to the order of which Melastoma is the type.

Pertaining to a natural order (Menispermaceæ) of climbing plants of which moonseed (Menispermum) is the type.