Maudlin
(Maud"lin, Maude"line) n. (Bot.) An aromatic composite herb, the costmary; also, the South
European Achillea Ageratum, a kind of yarrow.
Maudlinism
(Maud"lin*ism) n. A maudlin state. Dickens.
Maudlinwort
(Maud"lin*wort`) n. (Bot.) The oxeye daisy.
Mauger
(Mau"ger, Mau"gre) prep. [OF. maugré, malgré, F. malgré. See Mal-, Malice, and Agree.] In
spite of; in opposition to; notwithstanding.
A man must needs love maugre his heed.
Chaucer.
This mauger all the world will I keep safe.
Shak. Maugre
(Mau"gre), v. t. To defy. [Obs.] J. Webster.
Maukin
(Mau"kin) n.
1. See Malkin.
2. (Zoöl.) A hare. [Scot.]
Maul
(Maul) n. [See Mall a hammer.] A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. [Written also mall.]
Maul
(Maul), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mauled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mauling.]
1. To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner.
Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and maul.
Pope. 2. To injure greatly; to do much harm to.
It mauls not only the person misrepreseted, but him also to whom he is misrepresented.
South. Maule
(Maule) n. (Bot.) The common mallow.
Mauling
(Maul"ing) n. A severe beating with a stick, cudgel, or the fist.
Maul-stick
(Maul"-stick`) n. [G. malerstock; maler a painter + stock stick.] A stick used by painters as
a rest for the hand while working. [Written also mahl-stick.]
Maumet
(Mau"met) n. See Mawmet. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Maunch
(Maunch) v. t. To munch. [Obs.]
Maunch
(Maunch) n. See Manche.
Maund
(Maund) n. [AS. mand, mond.] A hand basket. [Obs.] Herrick.
Maund
(Maund), n. [Hind, & Per. man.] An East Indian weight, varying in different localities from 25
to about 82 pounds avoirdupois.
Maund
(Maund Maund"er) v. i. [Cf. F. mendier to beg, E. mendicant.]
1. To beg. [Obs.] B. Jonson. Beau. & Fl.
