Almah :: Almah (n.) Same as Alme.

Bramah Press :: Bramah press () A hydrostatic press of immense power, invented by Joseph Bramah of London. See under Hydrostatic..

Maha :: Maha (n.) A kind of baboon; the wanderoo.

Mahabarata :: Mahabarata (n.) Alt. of Mahabharata.

Mahabharatam :: Mahabharatam (n.) A celebrated epic poem of the Hindoos. It is of great length, and is chiefly devoted to the history of a civil war between two dynasties of ancient India..

Mahaled :: Mahaled (n.) A cherry tree (Prunus Mahaleb) of Southern Europe. The wood is prized by cabinetmakers, the twigs are used for pipe stems, the flowers and leaves yield a perfume, and from the fruit a violet dye and a fermented liquor (like kirschwasser) are prepared..

Maharajah :: Maharajah (n.) A sovereign prince in India; -- a title given also to other persons of high rank.

Maharif :: Maharif (n.) An African antelope (Hippotragus Bakeri). Its face is striped with black and white.

Maharmah :: Maharmah (n.) A muslin wrapper for the head and the lower part of the face, worn by Turkish and Armenian women when they go abroad..

Mahdi :: Mahdi (n.) Among Mohammedans, the last imam or leader of the faithful. The Sunni, the largest sect of the Mohammedans, believe that he is yet to appear..

Mahl-stick :: Mahl-stick (n.) See Maul-stick.

Mahoe :: Mahoe (n.) A name given to several malvaceous trees (species of Hibiscus, Ochroma, etc.), and to their strong fibrous inner bark, which is used for strings and cordage..

Mahogany :: Mahogany (n.) A large tree of the genus Swietenia (S. Mahogoni), found in tropical America..

Mahogany :: Mahogany (n.) The wood of the Swietenia Mahogoni. It is of a reddish brown color, beautifully veined, very hard, and susceptible of a fine polish. It is used in the manufacture of furniture..

Mahogany :: Mahogany (n.) A table made of mahogany wood.

Maholi :: Maholi (n.) A South African lemur (Galago maholi), having very large ears..

Mahomedan :: Mahomedan (n.) Alt. of Mahometa.

Mahometan :: Mahometan (n.) See Mohammedan.

Mahometanism :: Mahometanism (n.) See Mohammedanism.

Mahometanize :: Mahometanize (v. t.) To convert to the religion of Mohammed; to Mohammedanize.

Mahometanized :: Mahometanized (imp. & p. p.) of Mahometaniz.

Mahometanizing :: Mahometanizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mahometaniz.

Mahometism :: Mahometism (n.) See Mohammedanism.

Mahometist :: Mahometist (n.) A Mohammedan.

Mahometry :: Mahometry (n.) Mohammedanism.

Mahon Stock :: Mahon stock () An annual cruciferous plant with reddish purple or white flowers (Malcolmia maritima). It is called in England Virginia stock, but the plant comes from the Mediterranean..

Mahone :: Mahone (n.) A large Turkish ship.

Mahonia :: Mahonia (n.) The Oregon grape, a species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), often cultivated for its hollylike foliage..

Mahoohoo :: Mahoohoo (n.) The African white two-horned rhinoceros (Atelodus simus).

Mahori :: Mahori (n.) One of the dark race inhabiting principally the islands of Eastern Polynesia. Also used adjectively.

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