Maharao Rajah
The native ruler of Bundi, India. MaharawaL The native rulers of Banswara, Dungarpur, Jaisalmer, and Partabgarh, India.
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mahcheen
A merchant. Chinese pronunciation of the English word.—Anglo-Chinese.
mahogany
"to have one’s feet under another man’s MAHOGANY," to sit at his table, be supported on other than one’s own resources; "amputate your MAHOGANY," i.e., go away, elaboration of "cut your stick."
mahogany flat
A bedbug.
maholla
A greeting.
mahometan gruel
Coffee: because formerly used chiefly by the Turks.
Maid of Athens
The girl immortalized by Byron, was Theresa Macri.
Maid of Norway
Margaret (1283-90), daughter of Eric II and Margaret of Norway. On the death of Alexander III of Scotland (1285), her maternal grandfather, she was acknowledged Queen of Scotland, and was betrothed to Edward, son of Edward I of England, but she died on her passage to Scotland.
Maid of Saragossa
Augustina Zaragoza, distinguished for her heroism when Saragossa was besieged in 1808 and 1809, and celebrated by Byron in his Childe Harold (I, liv-lvi).
Maiden Assize
One in which there is no person to be brought to trial.
maiden over
A cricket term for an over in which no runs are made.
maiden sessions
A sessions where none of the prisoners are capitally convicted.
Maiden Town
A town never taken by the enemy (cp. MAIDEN ASSIZE above). Also, specifically, Edinburgh, from tradition that the maiden daughters of a Pictish king were sent there for protection during an intestine war.
To post a letter; "this screeve is mailed by a sure hand."
mail it in
to do something with minimal effort
Mail Order
The carrying on of business by post, that is of receiving orders and cash by post and sending on the goods purchased by the customer also by post, grew to enormous dimensions in U.S.A. where, in great agricul- tural areas, it was the only method whereby people could obtain other than the mere necessaries of life.
Maillard and Mile Aubray
The procession was attended by the municipal officers and national guards, while troops of ballet girls carried "torches of truth"; and many apostate clergy stripped themselves of their canonicals, and, wearing red nightcaps, joined in this blas- phemous mockery. So did Julien of Toulouse, a Calvinistic minister. Such Feasts of Reason were held in various towns of France for several years after.
main character
The most important or central person in a story
main event
The most important or exciting part of a series of events
main man
A person's closest friend or most important associate
Main Street
The typical or average part of a community
Main Street
The principal thoroughfare in many of the smaller towns and cities of U.S.A. The novel of this name, by Sinclair Lewis (1920) epitomized the social and cultural life of these towns, and gave the phrase a signifi- cance of its own.
main-toby
The highway, or the main road. See TOBY.
Maitland Club
A club of literary antiquaries, instituted at Glasgow in 1828. It published or reprinted a number of works of Scottish historical and literary interest.
Majolica Ware
A pottery originally made in the island of Majorca or Majolica. See FAIENCE.
make
Any one is said to be "on the MAKE" who asks too high a price for his goods, or endeavours in any way to overreach.
make a better door than a window
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make a big thing out of
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make a break for it
To suddenly try to escape or run away quickly
make a career of
To devote one's life to a particular activity or profession
make a case
To present evidence or arguments to support a claim
make a case for
To present arguments or evidence in support of something
make a clean breast
Confess everything honestly
make a difference
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make a fist of
to completely fail at something
make a go of
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make a grab
To suddenly try to take or seize something
make a leg
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make a light
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make a meal of
To make something more difficult or complicated than necessary
make a mistake
to do something wrong or incorrect
make a mockery of
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make a monkey out of
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make a move
Take action or make a decision
make a name for oneself
Become famous or well-known for something
make a night of it
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make a noise in the world
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make a pig of oneself
To eat excessively or behave greedily
make a pig's ear of
To completely mess something up
make a point
To emphasize or prove something important
make a poor fist of
To do something poorly or ineffectively
make a run for it
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make a scene
To cause a public disturbance or commotion
make a show of oneself
To behave in a way that attracts unwanted attention
make a silk purse of a sow's ear
To create something valuable from something of poor quality
make a spectacle of oneself
To behave in a way that attracts unwanted attention
make a splash
To attract attention or cause a sensation
make a statement
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make a stick for one's own back
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
make a Virginia fence
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.