GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English
last match results
Found 4 definitions
-
Mace (mās), 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.
[1913 Webster]
-
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.
[1913 Webster]
☞ 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.
[1913 Webster]
-
Mace, n. [OF. mace, F. masse, from (assumed) L. matea, of which the dim. mateola a kind of mallet or beetle, is found.]
1. 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.
[1913 Webster]
Death with his mace petrific . . . smote. Milton.
[1913 Webster]
2. Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. “Swayed the royal mace.” Wordsworth.
[1913 Webster]
3. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority; a macebearer. Macaulay.
[1913 Webster]
4. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
[1913 Webster]
5. (Billiards) A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.
[1913 Webster]
-
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.
[PJC]