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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.
(See MAUTHE.) Montargis, Dog of. Aubry's dog. (See above.) Roderick the Goth's dog. Theron.
A rude or ill-mannered jest; a jest in bad taste. Maverick. See BRAND.
The mouth.
The mouth; "hold your MAW," cease talking.
A filthy composition, sufficient to provoke vomiting.
A hand. Tip us your mawley; shake hands. with me. Fam the mawley; shake hands.
Money.
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.
Gin.
Gin; MAX upon tick, gin obtained upon credit.
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.
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.
should do something since it's inevitable or just as good as another option
May bees don't fly all the year long; an answer to any one who prefaces a proposition with, It may be.
Success in love. June Agate . . Health and long life. July Cornelian Content.
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.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
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.
is likely or probable
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.
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.
So called from Me"doc, a district of France, whence the cherries first came to us.
(Henry) London Labour and the London Poor, 4 vols. 1851-61.
See GARRATT. Mayor of the Bull-ring (Old Dublin).
The platform beneath the stage in large theatres. Probably corruption of Italian, MEZZANINO.
money
A rapper.
Testicles.
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
A source of financial support or benefit
A pretended conspiracy against Protestants, fabricated by Thomas Dangerfield (c.
Over-modest or backward in speech.
Soft-spoken, plausible, deceitful. A specious liar is said to be MEALY-MOUTHED.
To be serious and determined in one's intentions or actions
A fast car.
A tendency to be unkind or cruel
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
intend to do something
A term of contempt among negroes, in the old slavery days, for white men without landed property. A white man in the Southern States had no locus standi unless he possessed property, and the blackest of niggers would have felt insulted at any "poor white trash" claiming to be "a man and brother."
By the 1934 revision of the Unemployment Act, the claimant for insurance benefit was called upon to undergo an inquisition, known as the Means Test, and furnish information as to the total amount of money coming into the household from any source whatsoever, thus laying before the officials the private affairs of every member of his family.
intended or expected to happen or be done
Mean, miserable-looking, "seedy;" "what a MEASLEY-looking man!" i.e., what a wretched, unhappy fellow.
The plot of Shake- speare's play (acted 1604, first printed 1623) is founded on Whetstone's Promos and Cassandra (1582), which was taken from the 85th tale in Cinthio's Hecatommithi (1565). Promos is called by Shakespeare, "Lord Angelo"; and Cassandra is "Isabella." Her brother, called by Shakespeare "Claudio," is named Andrugjo in the story.
To engage in a competition or comparison to determine superiority
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
Meet the required standards or expectations
the basic or fundamental parts of something
A place where people are treated as commodities
Having a healthy or normal weight
Substantial or meaningful content
A place where people go to show off their bodies
The penis.
The penis.
Sweating due to eating too much rich or spicy food
A stomach.
The first declaration of independence in the U.S.A., made at Mecklenberg, N. Carolina, on May 20th, 1775.
A U.S.A. medal awarded by Congress to soldiers, sailors, and marines who have shown conspicuous gallantry in the face of the enemy and have risked their lives beyond any call that duty may have made upon their services.