Definition of mace

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Mace (n.) A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.

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Pomaceous :: Pomaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to a suborder (Pomeae) of rosaceous plants, which includes the true thorn trees, the quinces, service berries, medlars, and loquats, as well as the apples, pears, crabs, etc..
Melastomaceous :: Melastomaceous (a.) Belonging to the order of which Melastoma is the type.
Arillus :: Arillus (n.) A exterior covering, forming a false coat or appendage to a seed, as the loose, transparent bag inclosing the seed or the white water lily. The mace of the nutmeg is also an aril..
Mop :: Mop (n.) A made-up face; a grimace.
Mace :: Mace (n.) A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority..
Squamata :: Squamaceous (a.) Squamose.
Diatom :: Diatom (n.) One of the Diatomaceae, a family of minute unicellular Algae having a siliceous covering of great delicacy, each individual multiplying by spontaneous division. By some authors diatoms are called Bacillariae, but this word is not in general use..
Sperm Whale :: Sperm whale () A very large toothed whale (Physeter macrocephalus), having a head of enormous size. The upper jaw is destitute of teeth. In the upper part of the head, above the skull, there is a large cavity, or case, filled with oil and spermaceti. This whale sometimes grows to the length of more than eighty feet. It is found in the warmer parts of all the oceans. Called also cachalot, and spermaceti whale..
Methal :: Methal (n.) A white waxy substance, found in small quantities in spermaceti as an ethereal salt of several fatty acids, and regarded as an alcohol of the methane series..
Philippic :: Philippic (n.) Any one of the series of famous orations of Demosthenes, the Grecian orator, denouncing Philip, king of Macedon..
Thessalonian :: Thessalonian (a.) Of or pertaining to Thessalonica, a city of Macedonia..
Palmaceous :: Palmaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to palms; of the nature of, or resembling, palms..
Filoplumaceous :: Filoplumaceous (a.) Having the structure of a filoplume.
Deergrass :: Deergrass (n.) An American genus (Rhexia) of perennial herbs, with opposite leaves, and showy flowers (usually bright purple), with four petals and eight stamens, -- the only genus of the order Melastomaceae inhabiting a temperate clime..
Pharmaceutics :: Pharmaceutics (n.) The science of preparing medicines.
Pharmacy :: Pharmacy (n.) The art or practice of preparing and preserving drugs, and of compounding and dispensing medicines according to prescriptions of physicians; the occupation of an apothecary or a pharmaceutical chemist..
Steep :: Steep (v. t.) To soak in a liquid; to macerate; to extract the essence of by soaking; as, to soften seed by steeping it in water. Often used figuratively..
Pummace :: Pummace (n.) Same as Pomace.
Mace :: Mace (n.) A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
Subgovernor :: Subglumaceous (a.) Somewhat glumaceous.
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