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MACE
mace
(noun) a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
mace
(noun) spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
macebearer, mace, macer
(noun) an official who carries a mace of office
Mace, Chemical Mace
(noun) (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
mace (plural maces)
A heavy fighting club.
An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.
A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
(archaic) A billiard cue.
Verb
mace (third-person singular simple present maces, present participle macing, simple past and past participle maced)
To hit someone or something with a mace.
Etymology 2
Noun
mace (plural maces)
An old money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael.
An old weight of 57.98 grains.
Etymology 3
Noun
mace
A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.
Etymology 4
Noun
mace (plural maces)
Tear gas or pepper spray, especially for personal use.
Verb
mace (third-person singular simple present maces, present participle macing, simple past and past participle maced)
To spray in defense or attack with mace (pepper spray or tear gas) using a hand-held device.
(informal) To spray a similar noxious chemical in defense or attack using an available hand-held device such as an aerosol spray can.
Anagrams
• ACME, Acme, ECMA, EMAC, acme, came, eMac
Proper noun
Mace
Alternative letter-case form of mace (tear gas or pepper spray)
Anagrams
• ACME, Acme, ECMA, EMAC, acme, came, eMac
Source: Wiktionary
Mace, n. Etym: [Jav. & Malay. mas, fr. Skr. masha a bean.]
Definition: A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains. S. W. Williams.
Mace, n. Etym: [F. macis, L. macis, macir, Gr. makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.] (Bot.)
Definition: A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.
Note: Red mace is the aril of Myristica tingens, and white mace that of M. Otoba, -- East Indian trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree.
Mace, n. Etym: [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. Death with his mace petrific . . . smote. Milton.
2. Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. "Swayed the royal mace." Wordsworth.
3. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority. Macaulay.
4. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
5. (Billiards)
Definition: A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand. Mace bearer, an officer who carries a mace before person in authority.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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