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   Mace , n. [Jav. & Malay. mās, fr. Skr. māsha a bean.] A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains.
   S. W. Williams.
   
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   Mace , n. [F. macis, L. macis, macir, Gr. ; cf. Skr. makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.] (Bot.) A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.
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   ☞ Red mace is the aril of Myristica tingens, and white mace that of Myristica Otoba, -- East Indian trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree.
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   Mace, n. [OF. mace, F. masse, from (assumed) L. matea, of which the dim. mateola a kind of mallet or beetle, is found.]
   A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor.
   Chaucer.
   
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   Death with his mace petrific . . . smote.
   Milton.
   
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   Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. “Swayed the royal mace.” 
   Wordsworth.
   
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   An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority; a macebearer.
   Macaulay.
   
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   A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
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   (Billiards) A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.
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   Mace , prop. n. [Trademark.] A chemical preparation containing tear gas in a solvent, packaged in the form of a spray, and used to temporarily incapacitate people, such as rioters or criminals, by causing intense eye and skin irritation; also called chemical mace. It is designed to be a non-lethal weapon for defending against violent people.
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