Index of English words, starting with "ma"

(1) - Macartney (n.) A fire-backed pheasant. See Fireback.

(1) - Macaw (n.) Any parrot of the genus Sittace, or Macrocercus. About eighteen species are known, all of them American. They are large and have a very long tail, a strong hooked bill, and a naked space around the eyes. The voice is harsh, and the colors are brilliant and strongly contrasted.

(1) - Maccaboy (n.) Alt. of Maccoboy

(1) - Mace (n.) A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.
(2) - Mace (n.) A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
(3) - Mace (n.) An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.
(4) - Mace (n.) A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority.
(5) - Mace (n.) 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.
(6) - Mace (n.) A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.
(7) - Mace (n.) A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains.