Mace

  • 41Mace — /mays/, Trademark. a nonlethal spray containing purified tear gas and chemical solvents that temporarily incapacitate a person mainly by causing eye and skin irritations: used esp. as a means of subduing rioters. Also called Chemical Mace. /mays/ …

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  • 42Mace — This interesting and uncommon name is of early medieval English origin, deriving directly from the medieval given name Mace, Masse . The personal name is thought to be originally of ancient Germanic derivation, from the Olde English pre 7th… …

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  • 43mace — 1. noun /meɪs/ a) A heavy fighting club. <! examples of which are known from having a wooden, metal reinforced or metal shaft and an iron or steel head ........ needs additions and refining , 1786: The Mace is an ancient weapon, formerly much… …

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  • 44mace — {{11}}mace (n.1) heavy metal weapon, often with a spiked head, late 13c., from O.Fr. mace a club, scepter (Mod.Fr. masse), from V.L. *mattea (Cf. It. mazza, Sp. maza mace ), from L. mateola (in L.L. also matteola) a kind of mallet. The Latin word …

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  • 45mačè — éta tudi máče ta s (ȅ ẹ; á) ekspr. mlada mačka, mucka: mačka z mačeti; otrok se je igral kot mače // mačka: mače je prijazno drgnilo hrbet ob njegov gleženj ● ekspr. tole mače bom že ukrotil, je rekel dekle …

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  • 46Mace — 1. n. 1 a staff of office, esp. the symbol of the Speaker s authority in the House of Commons. 2 hist. a heavy club usu. having a metal head and spikes. 3 a stick used in the game of bagatelle. 4 = mace bearer. Phrases and idioms: mace bearer an… …

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  • 47mace — 1. n. 1 a staff of office, esp. the symbol of the Speaker s authority in the House of Commons. 2 hist. a heavy club usu. having a metal head and spikes. 3 a stick used in the game of bagatelle. 4 = mace bearer. Phrases and idioms: mace bearer an… …

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  • 48mace — mace1 /mays/, n. 1. a clublike armor breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages. 2. a ceremonial staff carried before or by certain officials as a symbol of office. 3. macebearer. 4.… …

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  • 49mace — [[t]me͟ɪs[/t]] maces 1) N COUNT A mace is an ornamental stick carried by an official or placed somewhere as a symbol of authority. 2) N UNCOUNT Mace is a spice, usually in the form of a powder, made from the shell of nutmegs. 3) N UNCOUNT Mace is …

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  • 50mace — UK [meɪs] / US noun Word forms mace : singular mace plural maces 1) a) [countable] a decorated stick carried by an official on special occasions b) a weapon used in the Middle Ages consisting of a stick with a round top part covered with sharp… …

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