单词 | mace |
释义 | mace1[ meys ] / meɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR mace ON THESAURUS.COM nouna clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages. a ceremonial staff carried before or by certain officials as a symbol of office. macebearer. Billiards. a light stick with a flat head, formerly used at times instead of a cue. Origin of mace11250–1300; Middle English <Old French (compare French masse) large mallet <Vulgar Latin *mattea; akin to Latin matteola kind of mallet; compare Sanskrit matya harrow Words nearby maceMacDiarmid, Macdonald, Macdonnell Ranges, Macdonough, MacDowell, mace, macebearer, Maced., macédoine, Macedon, Macedonia Definition for mace (2 of 3)mace2 [ meys ] / meɪs / nouna spice ground from the layer between a nutmeg shell and its outer husk, resembling nutmeg in flavor. Origin of mace21350–1400; Middle English, back formation from macis (taken as plural) <Middle French <Latin maccis a spice Definition for mace (3 of 3)Mace [ meys ] / meɪs / Trademark.Also called Chemical Mace. a nonlethal spray containing purified tear gas and chemical solvents that temporarily incapacitate a person mainly by causing eye and skin irritations: used especially as a means of subduing rioters. verb (used with object), Maced, Mac·ing.(sometimes lowercase) to attack with Mace spray. Origin of Mace1965–70; probably from mace1 (in the sense “clublike weapon”) Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for maceBritish Dictionary definitions for mace (1 of 3)mace1 / (meɪs) / nouna club, usually having a spiked metal head, used esp in the Middle Ages a ceremonial staff of office carried by certain officials See macebearer an early form of billiard cue Word Origin for maceC13: from Old French, probably from Vulgar Latin mattea (unattested); apparently related to Latin mateola mallet British Dictionary definitions for mace (2 of 3)mace2 / (meɪs) / nouna spice made from the dried aril round the nutmeg seed Word Origin for maceC14: formed as a singular from Old French macis (wrongly assumed to be plural), from Latin macir an oriental spice British Dictionary definitions for mace (3 of 3)Mace / (meɪs) US / nountrademark a liquid causing tears and nausea, used as a spray for riot control, etc verb(tr; sometimes not capital) to use Mace on Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for maceMace An alternate trademark for Chemical Mace, an aerosol used to immobilize an attacker temporarily. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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