Chapter Mosen to Motion of M by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

Mother of Cities [Amu-al-Bulud ]. Balkh is so called.

Mother of Pearl The inner iridescent layers of the shells of many bivalve molluses, especially that of the pearl oyster.

Mother of the Gracchi A hard, strong-minded, rigid woman, without one soft point or effeminate weakness. Always in the right, and maintaining her right with the fortitude of a martyr.

Mother's Apron Strings (See Tied ...)

Mothering Sunday is Sunday in Mid-Lent, a great holiday, when the Pope blesses the golden rose, and children go home to their mothers to feast on “mothering cakes.” It is said that the day received its appellation from the ancient custom of visiting their “mother church,” and making offerings on the altar on that day. Used by school-children it means a holiday, when they went home to spend the day with their mother or parents.

Motion The laws of motion, according to Galileo and Newton.
   (1) If no force acts on a body in motion, it will continue to move uniformly in a straight line.
   (2) If force acts on a body, it will produce a change of motion proportionate to the force, and in the same direction (as that in which the force acts).
   (3) When one body exerts force on another, that other body reacts on it with equal force.