--nỏ, mỏve, nor, nôt ;...tube, tub, bill ;−îl ;—pound ;—thin, THIS. MONDAY, mån'dè. s. 223. The second day of the week.

MONEY, mûn'nè. s. 165. Metal coined for the purposes of commerce.

MONEYBAG, mân'nè-båg. s. A large purse. MONEYCHANGER, mûn'nè-tshan-jar. s. A broker in money.

MONEYED, mån'nid. a. 283. Rich in money: often used in opposition to those who are possessed of lands.

MONEYLESS, mân'nè-lês. a. Wanting money, pennyless.

MONEY MATTER, mån'né-mất-tår. s. Account of debtor and creditor.

MONEYSCRIVENER, mån'nè-skriv-når. s. One who raises money for others.

MONEYWORT, mûn'nè-wårt. s. A plant.
MONEY SWORTH, mån'néz-würth. s. Some-
thing valuable.

MONGER, mång'går. s. 381. A dealer, a seller,
as, a Fishmonger.
MONGREL, mảng gril. a.

breed.

99. Of a mixed

MONOCHORD, môn'no-kỏrd. s. An instrument of one string.

MONOCULAR, mỏ-nok'ku-lår.

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MONOCULOUS, mỏ-nôk'ků-lås. s.One eyed.
MONODY, môn'no-dè. s. A poem sung by one
person, not in dialogue.

MONOGAMIST, mò-nôg'gå-mist. s. One who
disallows second marriages.
MONOGAMY, mò-nôg'gâ-mè. s. 518. Marriage
of one wife.

MONOGRAM, mônn-grầm. s. A cypher, a
character compounded of several letters.
MONOLOGUE, môn'nd-lôg. s. 338. A scene in
which a person of the drama speaks by himself;
a soliloquy.

Why Mr. Sheridan should pronounce Dialogue with the last syllable like log, Prologue with the same syllable like lug, and Monologue rhyming with vogue, I cannot conceive. The final syllable of all words of this termination, when unaccented, are, in my opinion, uniformly like that in Dialogue. Mr. Scott has marked it in the same manner as I have done; Mr. Barclay has followed Mr. Sheridan.

MONOME, môn nome. s. In algebra, a quantity that has but one denomination or name. MONOMACHY, mò-nômô-hè. S. A duel; single combat.

words, than the accentuation of this, and those of a similar form. The only words of this termination we have in Johnson's Dictionary, are Logomachy, Monom ichy, Sciogomachy, and Theomachy. The two first of which he accents on the first syl lable, and the two last on the second. Mr. Sheridan has but two of them, Logomuchy and Sciomach; the first of which he accents on the first syllable, and the last on the second. Mr. Scott has none of them. Dr. Ash has them all, and accents Logomachy, Monomachy and Theomachy, on the first syllable; and Sciomach", on the second. Bailey accents Monomach and Sciomachy on the first syllable, and Logomachy and Themachy on the third. W. Johnston has only Logomachy, which he accents on the second syllable. Mr. Perry has only Theomach, which he accents on the second likewise. Entick has them all, and accents them on the first; and Dr. Kenrick accents them all on the second syllable.

An

This confusion among our orthocpists plainly shows the little attention which is paid to analogy; for this would have informed them, that these words are under the same predicament as those ending in graph 1, logy, &c, and therefore ought all to have the penultimate accent. obscure idea of this induced them to accent some of these words one way, and some another; but nothing can be more evident than the necessity of accenting all of them uniformly on the same syllable. See Principles, No. 513, 518, &c.

As to Dr. Johnson's observation, which is repeated by Mr. Kenrick and Mr. Nares, that Sciomachy ought to be written Skiamachy, I have only to observe at present, that writing a instead of o is more agreeable to etymology; but changing c into k, either in writing or pronouncing, is an irregularity of the most pernicious kind, as it has a tendency to overturn the most settled rules of the language.-See SCEPTICK, and Principles, No. 350.

MONOPETALOUS, môn-nò-pêt'tâl-las. a. It is
used for such flowers as are formed out of one
leaf, howsoever they may be seemingly cut into
small ones.

MONOPOLIST, mò-nôp pò-list. s. One who by
engrossing or patent obtains the sole power or
privilege of vending any commodity.
To MONOPOLIZE, mo-nop'pò-lize. v. a. To
have the sole power or privilege of vending any
commodity.

MONOPTOTE, môn'nop-tôte, or mo-nop'tote. s.
Is a noun used only in some one oblique case.

The second pronunciation, which is Dr.
Johnson's, Dr. Ash's, Mr. Barclay's, and
Entick's, is the most usual; but the first,
which is Mr. Sheridan's, is more agreeable to
analogy; for the word is derived from monop-
toton, which we pronounce with two accents,
one on the first, and another on the third
when we shorten the word by anglicising it, we
generally place the accent on the syllable we
accented in the original.-See HETEROCLITE.
MONOSTICH, mó-nôs'tik. s. 509. A composi-
tion of one verse.

and

a.

MONOSTROPHIC, môn-d-strôfîk. a. Written
in unvaried metre. Mason.
MONOSYLLABICAL, môn-no-sîl-lâb ́è-kâl.
Consisting of monosyllables.
MONOSYLLABLE, môn'no-sil-lå-bl. s.
of only one syllable.
MONOTONICAL, môn-d-tôn'è-kâl. a. Spoken
with monotony.

Mason.

A word

MONOTONOUS, mò-nôt'ò-nús. a. Having a

sameness of sound. MONOTONY, mô-nôt'tó-nè. s. 518. Uniformity of sound, want of variety in cadence. a||MONSOON, môn sơn. s. Monsoons are shifting trade winds in the East-Indian ocean,which blow periodically. MONSTER, mon står. s. 93. Something out of

Nothing cau more show the uncertainty of our orthoepists in the pronunciation of unusual

559-Fate, får, fåll, fåt;-mè, mêt,-pine ;-pỉn,

-nỏ, môve, når, nôt;-tåbe, tab, båll ;-dil ;-pound;--thin, THIS.

lv, destructive.

The

MORE, more. a. In greater number, in greater|| MORTIFEROUS, môr-tif'fêr-ås. a. Fatal, dead quantity, in greater degree; greater. MORE, more. ad. To a greater degree; the particle that forms the comparative degree, as, more happy; again, a second time, as, once more; no more, have done; no more, no longer existing.

MORE, more. s. A great quantity, a greater degree; greater thing, other thing.

MOREL, mo-rẻl'. s. A plant; a kind of cherry. MORELAND, mòre'lând. s. A mountainous or hilly country.

MOREOVER, mòre-d'vår. ad. Beyond what has been mentioned.

MORIGEROUS, mò-rỉd'jêr-ås. a. Obedient, obsequious.

MORION, mo'rè-ån. s. 166.

A helmet, armour

for the head, a casque. MORISCO, mô-risko. s. A dancer of the morris or moorish dance.

MORN, môrn. s. The first part of the day, the morning.

MORNING, mor'ning. s. The first part of the day, from the first appearance of light to the end of the first fourth part of the sun's daily

course.

MORNING-GOWN, mỏr-ning-gon'. s. A loose gown worn before one is formally dressed. MORNING STAR, mòr-ning-star. s. The plaBet Venus, when she shines in the morning. MOROSE, mò-ròse'. a. 427. Sour of temper, peevish, sullen.

MOROSELY, mò-rose'lè. ad. Sourly, peevishly. MOROSENESS, mò-rose'nês. s. Sourness, peevishness.

MOROSITY, mò-rôs'sè-tè. s. Moroseness, sourness, peevishness.

MORPHEW, mòr'få. s. A scurf on the face.
MORRIS-DANCE, môr'ris-dânse. s. A dance in
which bells are gingled, or staves or swords
clashed, which was learned from the Moors.
Nine men's Morris, a kind of play, with nine
holes in the ground.

MORRIS-DANCER, môr'ris-dân-sår. s. One
who dances the Moorish dance.
MORROW, môr'rò. s. 327. The day after the
present day; to-morrow, on the day after this
current day.

MORSE, morse. s. A sea horse.
MORSEL, môr'sil. s. 99. A piece fit for the
mouth, a mouthful; a small quantity.
MORSURE, môr'shåre. s. 452. The act of biting.
MORT, mort. s. A tune sounded at the death
of the game.

MORTAL, môr'tål. a. 88. Subject to death,
doomed sometime to die; deadly, destructive,
procuring death; human, belonging to man;
extreme, violent: in this sense a low expres-
sion.

MORTAL, mor'tål. s. Man, human being.
MORTALITY, môr-tâl'lè-tè. s. Subjection to
death, state of being subject to death; death;|
power of destruction; frequency of death; hu-
man nature.

MORTALLY, môr'tâl-è. ad. Irrecoverably, to
death, extremely, to extremity.
MORTAR, mor'tår. s. 88, 418. A strong vessel
in which materials are broken by being pound-
ed with a pestle; a short wide cannon, out of
which bombs are thrown.

MORTAR, môr'tår. s. Cement made of lime and
sand with water, and used to join stones or
bricks.

MORTGAGE, môr'gådje. s. 90, 472. A dead
pledge, a thing put into the hands of a credi-
tor; the state of being pledged.
To MORTGAGE, mor'gadje. v. a. To pledge, to
put to pledge.

MORTGAGEE, mòr-gå-jèè'. s. He that takes
or receives a mortgage.
MORTGAGER, môr gå-jår. s. 98. He that gives
a mortgage.

MORTIFICATION, môr-tè-fè-ka'shôn. s.
state of corrupting or losing the vital qualities,
gangrene; the act of subduing the body by
hardships and macerations; bumiliation, sub-
jection of the passions; vexation, trouble.
To MORTIFY, mỏr'tè-fi. v. a. To destroy vital
qualities; to destroy active powers, or essen-
tial qualities; to subdue inordinate passions;
to macerate or harass the body to compliance
with the mind; to humble, to depress, to vex.
To MORTIFY, môr'tè-fi. v. n. To gangrene, to
corrupt; to be subdued, to die away.

MORTISE, mor'tis. s. 420, 441. A hole cut into
wood that another piece may be put into it.--
See ADVERTISEMENT.

To MORTISE, mor'tis. v. a. To cut with a mor-
tise, to join with a mortise.
MORTMAIN, mort'måne. s. Such a state of pos-
session as makes it unalienable.
MORTUARY, môr'tshů-âr-rè. s. A gift left by a
man at his death to his parish church, for the
recompense of his personal tythes and offerings
not duly paid.

MOSAICK, mỏ-zá ́ìk. a. 509. An imitation of
painting composed of precious stones or glass
joined and cemented together. Artist's Manual.
MOSCHETO, môs-kè'tò. s. A kind of gnat ex-

ceedingly troublesome in some part of the
West Indies and America.
MOSQUE, mosk. s. A Mahometan temple.
MOSS, mos. s. A plant.
To MOSS, mos. v. a.

To cover with moss.
MOSSINESS, môs'sè-nês. s. The state of being
covered or overgrown with moss.
MOSSY, mos'sè. a. Overgrown with moss.
MOST, most. a. The superlative of More. Con-
sisting of the greatest number, consisting of the
greatest quantity.

MÖST, most. ad. The particle noting the super-
lative degree; as, the most incentive, in the
greatest degree.
MOST, most. s.

The greatest number; the greatest value; the greatest degree; the greatest quantity.

MOSTICK, mos'tik. s. A painter's staff.
MOSTLY, most'lè. ad. For the greatest part.
MOSTWHAT, most'hwôt. s. For the most part.
Not used.

MOTATION, mò-tà'shån. s. Act of moving.
MOTE, mote. s. A small particle of matter, any
thing proverbially little.

MOTE, mote. For Might. Obsolete.
MOTH, moth. s, 467. A small winged insect that
eats cloths and hangings.

MOTHER, můтH ́år. s. 165, 469. A woman that
has borne a child, correlative to son or daugh-
ter; that which has produced any thing; that
which has preceded in time, as, a Mother
church to chapels; hysterical passion; a fami-
liar term of address to an old woman. Mother-
in-law; a husband's or wife's mother: a thick
substance concreting in liquors, the lees or scum
concreted.

MOTHER, måтн'år. a. 165. Had at a birth, native.

To MOTHER, måтн'år. v. n. To gather con-
cretion.

MOTHER-OF-PEARL, måтH'år-ôv-perl. s. A
kind of coarse pearl, the shell in which pearls
are generated.
MOTHERHOOD, måтn'ûr-hůd. s. The office,
state, or character of a mother.
MOTHERLESS, måтH'år-lês. a.

mother.

Destitute of a

MOTHERLY, måтн'år-lè. a. Belonging to a mother, suitable to a mother. MOTHERWORT, måTH'ar-wart. s. A plant. MOTHERY, måтн'or-è. a. 557. Concreted, ful of concretions, dreggy, feculent; used of quors.

559.—Fåte, får, fåll, fât ;—mẻ, mēt;—pine, pîn ;—

MOTHMULLEIN, môth-mål'lin. s. A plant.
MOTHWORT, moth wart. s. An herb."
MOTHY, moth ́è. a. Full of moths.
MOTION, mo'shûn. s. The act of changing place;
manner of moving the body; port, gait; change
of posture; action, tendency of the mind.
thought, proposal made; impulse communica-

ted.

MOTIONLESS, mo'shûn-lês. a. Wanting motion, being without motion.

decay; from whence to moulder, to waste
away: mould, or earth; that to which decay
reduces bodies: and a mould, a form to cast
metals in. A diversity of pronunciation has
endeavoured to distinguish the first of these
senses from the rest by sounding it so as to
rhyme with howl'd; but these distinctions of
sound under the same spelling ought to be as
much as possible avoided. For the reasons, sec
BOWL.
To contract concreted

MOTIVE, motiv. a. 157. Causing motion, hav-To MOULD, mòld. v. n.
ing movement; having the power to move; hav-
ing power to change place.

MOTIVE, mo'tiv. s. That which determines the
choice, that which incites to action.
MOTLEY, môt lè. a. Mingled of various colours.
MOTOR, mo'tôr. s. 166. A mover.
MOTORY, mô tảr-rẻ. a. 512. Giving motion.

For the last o, see DOMESTICK. MOTTO, một th.s. A sentence added to a device, or prefixed to any thing written. To MOVE, moov. v. a. 164. To put out of one place into another, to put in motion; to give an impulse to; to propose, to recommend; to per-|| suade; to prevail on the mind; to affect, to touch pathetically, to stir passion; to make an- || gry; to conduct regularly in motion.

To MOVE, moov. v. n.164. To go from one place|| to another; to walk, to bear the body; to go forward.

MOVEABLE, môôv'å-bl. a. 405. Capable of being moved, not fixed, portable; changing the time of year.

It may be observed, that the mute e is preserved in this word and its relatives because the preceding o has not its general sound.-See Rhyming Dictionary, Orthographical Aphorism 10. MOVEABLES, moov'å-blz. s. Goods, furniture. distinguished from real or immoveable possessions.

MOVEABLENESS, môôv'â-bl-nês. s. Mobility, possibility to be moved.

MOVEABLY, môôv ́å-blè. ad. So as it may be moved.

MOVELESS, môôv'lês. a. Unmoved, not to be put out of the place.

MOVEMENT, môỏv'ment. s. Manner of mov-
ing; motion.

MOVENT, mo'vent. a. Moving.
MOVER, moo'vår. s. 98. The person or thing||
that gives motion; something that moves; a

proposer.

MOVING, mooving. part. a. Pathetick, touch-
ing, adapted to affect the passions.
MOVINGLY, môỏvîng-lẻ. a. Pathetically, so as
to seize the passions.
MOULD, mold. s. 318. A kind of concretion on ||
the top or outside of things kept motionless and
damp; earth, soil, ground in which any thing
grows, matter of which any thing is made; the||
matrix in which any thing is cast, in which any
thing receives its form; cast, form.

There is an incorrect pronunciation of this
and similar words, chiefly among the vulgar,
which is sounding the word as if it were writ-
ten mo-oold. This sound is often heard among
incorrect speakers, where there is no diph-
thong, as in cold, bold, sold, &c. pronounced co-
oold, bo-oold, so-oold, &c. while the true pronun-
ciation of these words has nothing of the u or||
oo in it, but is exactly like foal'd sol'd, cajol'd.||
&c. the preterits of the verbs to foal, to sole, and
to cajole, &c. For there is no middle sound be-
tween owl and hole; and the words in question
must either rhyme with howl'd or foul'd; but the
last is clearly the true pronunciation.
This word, before Dr. Johnson wrote his Diction-
ary, was frequently written mold, which was
perfectly agreeable to its Saxon derivation.
and was less liable to mispronunciation than
the present spelling. The word has three sig-
nifications; Menid, concretions occasioned by

matter, to gather mould.

To MOULD, mold. v. a. To cover with mould.
To MOULD, mold. v. a. To form, to shape, to
model; to knead, as, to mould bread.
MOULDABLE, mòld'å-bl. a. What may be
moulded.

MOULDER, mold år. s. 98. He who moulds.
To MOULDER, mòl'dår. v. n. To be turned to

dust, to perish in dust.
To MOULDER, mòl'dår. v. a.
MOULDINESS, mol dè-nês. s.
ing mouldy.

To turn to dust.
The state of be-

MOULDING, molding. s. Ornamental cavities
in wood or stone.
MOULDWARP, mold’wåṛp. s. A mole, a small
animal that throws up the earth.

MOULDY, mol'dè. a. Overgrown with concre-
tions.

To MOULT, môlt. v. n. 318. To shed or change the feathers, to lose the feathers.

To MOUNCH, månsh. v. a. 314. To eat. Obsolete. MOUND, mound. s. 313. Any thing raised to fortify or defend.

MOUNT, môùnt. s. 313. A mountain, a hill; an artificial hill raised in a garden, or other place; a part of a fan.

To MOUNT, mount. v. n. To rise on high; to
tower, to be built up to great elevation; to get
on horseback. For Amount; to attain in va-
lue.

To MOUNT, môånt. v. a. To raise aloft, to lift
on high; to ascend, to climb; to place on
horseback; to embellish with ornaments, as, to
mount a gun, to put the parts of a fan toge
ther. To mount guard; to do duty and watch
at any particular post. To mount a cannon; to
set a piece on its wooden frame for the more
easy carriage and management in firing it.
MOUNTAIN, moun'tin. s. 208. A large hill, a
vast protuberance of the earth.
MOUNTAIN, môûn'tin. a. Found on the moun-
tains.

MOUNTAINEER, mỏån-tin-nèèr'. s. An in-
habitant of the mountains; a savage, a free-
booter, a rustick.

MOUNTAINOUS, môûn'tin-nås. a. Hilly, full
of mountains; large as mountains, huge,
bulky; inhabiting mountains.
MOUNTAINOUSNESS, mỏùn'tỉn-nus-nês. S.
State of being full of mountains.
MOUNTANT, moun'tânt. a. Rising on high.
MOUNTEBANK, môûn'tè-bảnk.
S. A doctor
that mounts a bench in the market, and boasts
his infallible remedies and cures; any boastful
and false pretender; one who performs low
tricks for the amusement of the vulgar.
To MOUNTEBANK, moûn'tè-bánk.

v. a. To

cheat by false boasts and pretences.
MOUNTER, môûnt'år. s. 98. One that mounts.
MOUNTY, môůn'tè. s. The rise of a hawk.
To MOURN, mòrne. v. n. 318. To grieve, to be
sorrowful; to wear the habit of sorrow; to pre-
serve appearance of grief.

To MOURN, mòrne. v. a. To grieve for, to la-
ment, to utter in a sorrowful manner.
MOURNE, mòrne. s. The round end of a staff;
the part of a lance to which the steel part is
fixed, or where it is taken off.

MOURNER, mòrn'ûr. s. 98. One that mouras,
one that grieves; one who follows a funeral in
black.

-no, move, når, nôt ;-tùbe, tåb, båll ;-ỗil ;-pôûnd ;-thin, THIS. MOURNFUL, mòrn'fül. a. Having the appear- || MUCILAGINOUS, mù-se-låd'jîn-us. a. Slimy, ance of sorrow; causing sorrow; sorrowful, viscous, soft with some degree of tenacity.

feeling sorrow, betokening sorrow, expressive || MUCK, mâk. s. Dung for manure of grounds;

of grief.

MOURNFULLY, mòrn'fûl-lè. ad. Sorrowfully, with sorrow.

any thing low, mean, and filthy. To run a muck, signifies, to run madly and attack all that we meet.

To MUCK, måk. v. a. To manure with muck, to dung.

MOURNFULNESS, mòrn'fål-nês. s. Sorrow, grief; show of grief, appearance of sorrow. MOURNING, morning. s. Lamentation, sor-MUCKINDER, måk'n-dur. s. A handkerchief. row; the dress of sorrow. Not used, except in the Provinces.

MOURNINGLY, morning-lé. ad. With the ap-MUCKHILL, mok'hl, s. 406. A dunghill.

pearance of sorrowing.

MOUSE, mouse. s. Plur. Mice. The smallest of all beasts, a little animal haunting houses and corn-fields.

To MOUSE, mỏůze. v. n. 313, 437. To catch
mice.

MOUSE-HOLE, moùse'hòle. s. Small hole.
MOUSER, môûz'ûr. s. 98, 437. One that hunts
mice.
MOUSETAIL, môåse'tåle. s. An herb.
MOUSE-TRAP, môûse'tråp. s. A snare or gin
in which mice are taken.
MOUTH, mouth. s. 467. The aperture in the
head of any animal at which the food is re-
ceived; the opening, that at which any thing
enters, the entrance; the instrument of speak-
ing; a speaker, the principal orator, in bur-
lesque language; cry, voice. Distortion of the
mouth; wry face. Down in the mouth; deject-
ed, cloudy.

To MOUTH, mỗůтн. v. n. 467. To speak big,
to speak in a strong and loud voice, to vocife-

rate.

MUCKINESS, måk’kè-nês. s. Nastiness; filth.
MUCKLE, måk'kl. a. 403. Much. Obsolete.
MUCKSWEAT, mûk ́swet. s. Profuse sweat.
MUCKWORM, mak'worm. s. A worm that lives
in dung; a miser, a curmudgeon.
MUCKY, mak'ké. a. Nasty, filthy.
MUCOUS, m'kas, a. 314. Slimy, viscous.
MUCOUSNESS, makus-nês. s Slime, viscosity.
MUCULENT, muku-lent. a. Viscous, slimy.

The vowel u, in the first syllable of this and similar words, forms a remarkable exception to the shortening power of the antepenultimate and secondary accent; any other vowel but u, unless followed by a diphthong, would have been short. This arises from no regard to the Latin quantity in the word Muculentus, for the u in Culinary and Mutilate, &c. is long in English, though short in the Latin Culinarins, Mutilo, &c. So that the long « in this and similar words is an idiom of our own pronunciation 508, 511, 530.

MUCUS, mů'kås. s. The viscous substance discharged at the nose; any viscous matter.

water; earth well moistened with water. To MUD, måd. v. a. To bury in the slime" or mud; to make turbid, to pollute with dirt. MUDDILY, mûd ́dè-lè. ad. ́ Turbidly, with foul mixture.

To MOUTH, Mỏдтí. v. a. To utter with a voiceMUD, måd. s. The slime at the bottom of still affectedly big; to chew, to eat; to seize in the mouth; to form by the mouth. MOUTHED, mỏůтí'd. a. 359. Furnished with a mouth. MOUTH-FRIEND, mouth'frend. s. One who professes friendship without intending it. MOUTHFUL, mỗûth'fùl. s. What the mouth contains at once; any proverbially small quantity.

MOUTH-HONOUR, môåth'ôn-når. s. Civility
outwardly expressed without sincerity.
MOUTHLESS, mỏûth'lês. a. Without a mouth.
MOW, môů. s. 323. A loft or chamber where any
hay or corn is laid up.

To MOW, mỏ. v. a. 324. To cut with a scythe;
to cut down with speed and violence.
To MOW, mỏů. v. a. To put in a mow.
MOW, mou. s. 323. Wry mouth, distorted face.
Obsolete.

To MOWBURN, mỏů'bårn. v. n. To ferment
and heat in the mow for want of being dry.
MOWER, mo'ûr. s. 98. One who cuts with a
scythe.

MOXA, môk'sâ. s. 92. An Indian moss, used in the cure of the gout by burning it on the part aggrieved.

MOYLE, môił. s. 329. A mule, an animal ge-
nerated between the horse and the ass. Not used.
MUCH, matsh. a. 352. Large in quantity, long
in time, many in number.

MUCH, mûtsh. ad. 352. In a great degree, by
far; often or long; nearly.
MUCH, mutsh. s. A great deal, multitude in
number, abundance in quantity; more than
enough, a heavy service or burden: any assign-
able quantity or degree; an uncommon thing,
something strange. To make much of; to treat
with regard, to fondle.

MUCH AT ONE, mâtsh-ât-wån' ad. Of equal
value, of equal influence.

MUCHWHAT, måtsh'hwôt. ad. Nearly. Little used.

MUCID, ma'sid. a. Slimy, musty.

MUCIDNESS, mu'sid-nes.s. Sliminess, mustiness. MUCILAGE, mù'sè-ladje. s. 90. A slimy or viscous mass; a body with moisture sufficient to hold it together.

MUDDINESS, mûd'dè-nês. s. Turbidness, foul-
ness caused by mud, dregs, or sediment.
To MUDDLE, måd'dl. v. a. 405. To make tur-
bid, to foul; to make half drunk, to cloud or
stupify.

MUDDY, mid'dè. a. Turbid, foul with mud;
impure, dark; cloudy, dull.

To MUDDY, mûd'dè. v. a. To make muddy, to
cloud, to disturb.

MUDSUCKER, måd'såk-kår. s.
A sea fowl.
MUDWALL, måd'wål. s. A wall built without

mortar.

|| MUDWALLED, mûd'wål'd. a. 339. Having a mudwall.

To MUE, mů. v. a. To moult, to change feathers. MUFF, måf. s. A soft cover for the hands in winter.

To MUFFLE, môf'fl. v. a. 405. To cover from the weather; to blindfold; to conceal, to involve.

MUFFLER, måf'fl-år. s. A cover for the face; a part of a woman's dress by which the face is covered.

MUFTI, måf'tè. s. The high priest of the Ma
hometans.

MUG, mug. s. A cup to drink out of.
MUGGY, môg'gè,
MUGGISH, ggish. a. 383. Moist, damp.

It is highly probable that this word is a corruption of Marku, which Johnson and other writers explain by dark, cloudy, &c.; but Skinner tells us it is used in Lincolnshire to signify darkness, accompanied by heat; and as this temperament of the weather is commonly accompanied by moisture, the word is generally used to signify a dark, close, warm, and moist state of the air. As this word is not very legitimately derived, it is seldom heard among the learned and polite; but as it affords us a new complex idea, and is in much use among the middle ranks of life, it seems not unworthy of being adopted.