... definitions, appendices of proper names, P. Austin Nuttall James Wood. [ 480 ] | [ 431 ] Mayor , ma ' - ur ,. MATADORE to cover or lay with mats ; to twist together ( L. matta ) . Matadore , mat ' - a - dore , s . the man who kills a bull ...

Comprising the Etymology, Definition, and Pronunciation of All Known Words ... ( meaning not known . ) A genus of plants , consisting of tall trees ... Mat - grass , the plant Nardus stricta ; -v . a . to cover with mats ; to ...

Comprising 120,000 Words and Phrases, with Translations, Pronunciations, Definitions ... Mat , ( mat ) n . 1. A texture of sedge , rushes , straw , or other ... mat grass ,席草,藺; a thrashing- mat ,打稻簟; fine bamboo mats ,簟; fine ...

... def . ) + ite2 . ] . A sulphobismutite of silver ( AgBiS2 ) , occurring in ... mat- ing ; conscious and intentional sexual selection . - Assor- tative ... mat - grass , n . 3. In Australia , Manisuris com- pressa , a grass with ...

An Exhaustive Dictionary of the English Language, Practical and Comprehensive; Giving the Fullest Definition ... mat - grass , s . [ MAT - WEED . ] mat - weed , mat - grass , s . Botany : It lives on fish and small water - birds ...

... mat - like aggrega- tion of tufts from basal branches . Compare * mat - plant . Pound and Clements . - Abdominal mat . See abdominal.- Chafing - mat ( naut . ) , a mat- like binding wound around a hawser or rope , or laid under the end ...

... matgrass ( Nardus stricta ) . s . mean . See MEAN , n . , 3 c . s . money , small change . Obs . or R. s . - mouthed black bass . See BLACK BASS.-B. octave . Music . See 5th PITCH , 12. Illust . . people . a The common people . Obs ...

... Dictionary, with the Addition of Many Thousand Words and Phrases from the Other Standard Dictionaries and ... MATGRASS of the soldiers , as to cheerfulness , courage , and devotion to their cause . Thus it is said , " Though ...