mater
Mother.
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mater em
In 1625 a stone was found near Siganfu with a cross on it, and containing a list of the Materenes of India and China.
material evidence
That which Is essential in order to carry proof.
matey
A labourer in one of Her Majesty’s dockyards. Common elaboration of the word MATE.
matha
head
mathematics substituted for them
Chiron, who at death was converted into the Sadler's Wells (near Islington, London) There constellation.
matrimonial peace-maker
The sugar-stick, or arbor vitae.
matter at hand
The current situation or problem that needs attention
matter of course
Something that is expected or routine
matter of life and death
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
matter of time
inevitable or likely to happen soon
Matthew and St
Thomas, the apostles; also of St. Longinus, St. George, St. Adalbert, St. Barbara, St. Michael, and several others.
Matthew Arnold
"Culture," he said, "is the passion for sweetness and light, and (what is more) the passion for making them prevail" {Preface to Literature and Dogma). The phrase was used by Swift (Battle of the Books, 1697) in an imaginary fable by ^Esop as to the merits of the bee (the ancients) and the spider (the moderns).
Matthew's Bible
A pronouncedly Protes- tant version published in 1537 as having been "truly and purely translated into English by Thomas Matthew," which was a pseudonym, adopted for purposes of safety, of John Rogers, an assistant of Tyndale.
maudlin
Magdalen College, Oxford. This is the old English pronunciation of the word.
maudlin drunk
Crying drunk: perhaps from Mary Magdalene, called Maudlin, who is always painted in tears.
maugre his beard
In spite of him. "'Tis merry in hall when beards wag all" — i.e. when feasting goes on.
mauled
Extremely drunk, or soundly beaten.
mauley
The fist.
mauley
A fist, that with which one strikes as with a mall.—Pugilistic.
mauma
mother
maund
To beg; "MAUNDERING on the fly," begging of people in the streets.—Old Cant. MAUNG, to beg, is a term in use amongst the gipsies, and may also be found in the Hindoo vocabulary. MAUND, however, is pure Anglo-Saxon, from MAND, a basket. Compare BEG, which is derived from BAG—a curious parallel.
maunding
Asking or begging. CANT:
Maundy Money
The weight of a new penny is one-third of an ounce avoirdupois, and it is legal tender up to twelve pence.
Maundy Thursday
The day before Good Friday is so called from the first words of the antiphpn for that day being Mandatum novum do vobis, a new commandment I give unto you (St. John xiii, 34), with which the ceremony of the washing of the feet begins. This is still carried out in R.C. cathedral churches and monasteries.
mauthe dog
(See MAUTHE.) Montargis, Dog of. Aubry's dog. (See above.) Roderick the Goth's dog. Theron.
mauvaise plaisanterie
A rude or ill-mannered jest; a jest in bad taste. Maverick. See BRAND.
maw
The mouth.
maw
The mouth; "hold your MAW," cease talking.
maw-wallop
A filthy composition, sufficient to provoke vomiting.
mawley
A hand. Tip us your mawley; shake hands. with me. Fam the mawley; shake hands.
mawpuses
Money.
mawworm
A hypocrite of the most unpleasant kind. From Bickerstaff’s play of The Hypocrite. Originally a MAWWORM was a worm in the stomach, the thread worm.
max
Gin.
max
Gin; MAX upon tick, gin obtained upon credit.
Maximum and Minimum
The greatest and the least amount; as, the maximum profits or exports and the minimum profits or exports; the maximum and minimum price of corn during the year. The terms are also employed in mathematics, etc.
Maximus Tyrius
Herodian describes one in Syria, and the famous "black stone" (see HAJAR AL-ASWAD), set in the Kaaba of the Moslems, is a similar meteorite.
may as well
should do something since it's inevitable or just as good as another option
may bees
May bees don't fly all the year long; an answer to any one who prefaces a proposition with, It may be.
May Emerald
Success in love. June Agate . . Health and long life. July Cornelian Content.
May meetings
The annual gatherings, usually held in London in May and June, of religious and charitable societies, to hear the annual reports and appeals for continued or increased support, etc.
may the Force be with you
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
may the Force be without you
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
may the Force not be with you
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
May unlucky for weddings
This is a Roman superstition, and is referred to by Ovid. In this month were held the festivals of Bona Dea (the goddess of chastity), and the feasts of the dead called Lemuralia.
may well
is likely or probable
May-day dances at Rome
At daybreak lads and lasses went out to gather "May" and other flowers for themselves and their elders; and the day was spent in dances and festivities.
Maya Civilization
The Mayas were an American Indian race who possessed an ad- vanced civilization at the time of the Spanish conquest of Central America. The oldest dated monument approximates to A.D.
Mayduke Cherries
So called from Me"doc, a district of France, whence the cherries first came to us.
mayhew’s
(Henry) London Labour and the London Poor, 4 vols. 1851-61.
Mayor of Garratt
See GARRATT. Mayor of the Bull-ring (Old Dublin).
mazarine
The platform beneath the stage in large theatres. Probably corruption of Italian, MEZZANINO.
mazoola
money
MC
A rapper.
McNuggets
Testicles.
me three
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
meal ticket
A source of financial support or benefit
Meal-tub Plot
A pretended conspiracy against Protestants, fabricated by Thomas Dangerfield (c.
mealy-mouthed
Over-modest or backward in speech.
mealy-mouthed
Soft-spoken, plausible, deceitful. A specious liar is said to be MEALY-MOUTHED.
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