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141. masticot n.

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Protoxide of lead, used as a yellow pigment.

142. melliflūe adj.

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Sweet.

143. mesan n.

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(a) The sail set amidships in a fore-and-aft direction; mesan seil; (b) mesan mast, the third and aftermost mast of a ship; mesan yerde, the yard, consisting probably of two pieces lashed together, on…

144. minerāl n.

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(a) Something that is neither animal nor vegetable, a mineral; (b) the ore of a metal; (c) alch. one of the three varieties of philosophers' stone; (d) minerals, the De Mineralibus of Albertus Magnus…

145. mī̆rā̆cleǒur n.

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One who performs miracles.

146. missī̆ve adj. & n.

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(a) In phrases: lettres missive(s, lettre missive, missive lettres, official letter(s sent by the king or some other authority conveying a command or commission; (b) ?as noun: a commandment.

147. molet n.(2)

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An apothecary's tool for mixing ingredients, a pestle.

148. mollifīen v.

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(a) To soften; make (sth.) soft; make (a bone or sinew) supple or pliant; render (metal) malleable or workable; (b) ppl. mollifiing, of humors, moistness, medicines: softening, mollifying; (c) fig. to…

149. mǒndiā̆l adj.

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Worldly; godes mondial, earthly goods.

150. monstruọ̄sitẹ̄ n.

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Abnormality, deformity.

151. morphēa n.

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(a) A skin disease characterized by leprous or scurfy eruptions, morphea; a leprous or scurfy eruption; (b) as adj.; (c) blak morphea, a morphea arising from the humor melancholy and characterized by…

152. mortagōn n.

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The martagon or turk's-cap lily (Lilium martagon); ?also, the common purslane (Portulaca oleracea) [quot.: ?c1450 (Add)].

153. mortificātī̆f adj.

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Deadly, poisonous; caustic; ?anesthetic.

154. mǒselen v.

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(a) To muzzle (a dog or cat); fig. close up (hell's jaws), free the redeemed from the power of death; (b) to veil, conceal, or mask (the face); (c) ppl. moseling, burrowing with the snout; (d) ppl.

155. motọ̄ner n.

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(a) ?A shepherd, ?a dealer in mutton, ?a dealer in sheep; (b) ?a sheep-thief; a marauder, rioter.

156. mǒunteinǒus adj.

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Mountainous.

157. muscadel(le n.

Additional spellings: muscadelle
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A sweet wine made from muscat grapes.

158. neiger adj.

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Black.

159. ō̆dō̆raunt adj.

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Fragrant.

160. oilet n.

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A small opening in a wall or window, usually for observation or the discharge of missiles.