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Meaning and definition for "mace" word
[noun] spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
[noun] an official who carries a mace of office
[noun] (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
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\Mace\, n. [F. macis, L. macis, macir, Gr. ?; cf. Skr. makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.] (Bot.) A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See {Nutmeg}. Note: Red mace is the aril of {Myristica tingens}, and white mace that of {M. Otoba}, -- East Indian trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree.
\Mace\, n. [OF. mace, F. masse, from (assumed) L. matea, of which the dim. mateola a kind of mallet or beetle, is found.] 1. A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor. --Chaucer. Death with his mace petrific . . . smote. --Milton. 2. Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. ``Swayed the royal mace.'' --Wordsworth. 3. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority. --Macaulay. 4. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple. 5. (Billiards) A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand. {Mace bearer}, an officer who carries a mace before person in authority.
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Chemical Mace, macebearer, macer
See also: functionary | liquid | nutmeg | official | spice | staff |
Related terms: bastinado, baton, battering ram, brassard, button, chain of office, class ring, cockade, figurehead, flimflammer, heraldry, markings, medal, pin, ring, shamrock, skull and crossbones, stick, swastika, tie, truncheon, wand of office
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Let's analyse "mace" as pure text. This string has Four letters in One syllable and Two vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ECAM. Average typing speed for these characters is 1090 milliseconds. [info]
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Numerology Hearts desire number calculated from vowels:
mace: 1 + 5 = 6, reduced: 6 . and the final result is Six. |
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