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MACES
Noun
maces
plural of mace
Verb
maces
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of mace
Anagrams
• Emacs, SECAM, SMEAC, acmes, cames, eMacs, emacs
Source: Wiktionary
MACE
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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