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`meropia | mesmerize
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`n. Abbr. Miles. Plural of
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`(me-r0/pé-2) n. Partial blindness. —meero/pic (-r6/-
`ton (mér’a-plangk/tan) n. Any of various organ-
`d part of theirlife cycle, usually the larval or egg stages, as
`er/oeplanketon/ic (-tén/ik) adj.
`Havinga specified kind or numberofparts: isomerous.
`atin -merus, from Greek -meros, from meros, part. See
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`;
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`giean (mér’a-vin/jé-an, -jan) A Frankish ruling dynas-
`751) founded by Merovech(fl. fifth century) and brought
`yy Clovis I. —Mer’oevin/giean adj.
`| (mér/o-é') See Meroé.
`ite (mér’a-z0/it) 1. A protozoan cell that arises from the
`of a parent sporozoan and mayentereither the asexual or
`
`Island (mér/it) A city of east-central Florida on Merritt
`een the mainland and Cape Canaveral. Population:32,886.
`(mér/é) adj. -rieer, -rieest 1. Full of high-spirited gaiety;
`irked by or offering fun and gaiety; festive: a merry evening.
`Delightful; entertaining. 4. Brisk: a merry pace. [Middle Eng-
`om Old English mirige, pleasant. See mregh-u- in Appendix
`iely adv. —mer/rieness n.
`nedrew (mér/é-an/droo) n. A clown; a buffoon. [MERRY
`
`meseclun (més/klon) n. A mixture of youngleafy greens, often in-
`cluding younglettuces, used as salad. [Provencal mesclom, mesclumo,
`mixture, from Vulgar Latin *misculdre, to mix thoroughly. See MEDDLE,]
`Mesedames (ma-dim’, -dim’)
`n. Abbr. Mmes.
`1. Plural of
`Madam (sense 1). 2. Plural of Madame.
`Mesedeemoieselles (mad’mwi-zél’)
`Mademoiselle.
`meeseems(mé-sémz/) intr.v. Past tense -seemed Archaic It seems
`to me. [Middle English me semeth : me, to me; see ME + semeth, third
`personsing. present tense of semen, to seem; see SEEM.]
`meseenecepheaelon (méz’én-séf/a-lén’, més’-) n. The midbrain.
`—mes’eneceephal/ic (-sa-fal/ik) adj.
`meseenechyme(méz/an-kim’, més/-) n. Thepart of the embryon-
`ic mesoderm,consisting of loosely packed, unspecialized cells set in a ge-
`latinous ground substance, from which connectivetissue, bone,cartilage,
`andthecirculatory and lymphatic systems develop. [MES(O)— -+ -ENCHY-
`mérfik), David 1912-2000. American theatrical producer
`MA.] —meseen/chyemal, mes’enechym/aetous(-ki/mo-tas) adj.
`successful Broadway productions include Becket (1960) and
`meseenetereietis (méz-én’ta-ri/tis, més-) 1. Inflammation of the
`: B. James 1926-1995. American poetwhose works in-
`mesentery.
`meseenetereon (méz-én/ta-r6n’, més-) n. See midgut (sense 1).
`Comedies (1976), which wonaPulitzer Prize.
`—meseen’tereon/ic adj.
`nack River (mér/a-mak’)Ariver rising in south-central
`meseeneterey (méz/an-tér’é, més/-) 1., pl. -ies Any of several folds
`ire and flowing about 177 km (110 mi) south into north-
`of the peritoneum that connect the intestines to the dorsal abdominal
`etts then northeast to the Atlantic Ocean.It was long used
`wall, especially such a fold that envelops the jejunum andileum.[Middle
`of powerfortextile mills.
`English mesenterie, from Medieval Latin mesenterium, from Greek me-
`ent (mér/i-mont) 7. High-spirited fun and enjoyment; hi-
`senterion : meso-, meso- + enterion, diminutive of enteron, entrails; see
`en in Appendix I.] —mes’eneter/ic adj.
`mesh (mésh) n. 1a. Any of the open spaces in a net or network; an
`interstice. b. The cords, threads, or wires surrounding these spaces.
`Often used in the plural. 2. An openwork fabric or structure; a net or
`network: a screen madeof wire mesh. 3. Something thatsnaresor entraps.
`Often used in the plural: “Arabia had become entangled in the meshes of
`. .. politics” (W. Montgomery Watt). 4a. The engagementof gearteeth.
`b. Thestate of being so engaged: gear teeth in mesh. “ v. meshed,
`mesheing, meshees —+tr. 1. To catch in orasif in a net; ensnare. 2.
`To cause (gear teeth) to become engaged. 3. To cause to work closely
`together; coordinate. —intr. 1. To becomeentangled. 2. To become en-
`gaged or interlocked: gears that are not meshing properly. 3a. To fit to-
`gether effectively; be coordinated. b. To accord with another or each
`other; harmonize. [Middle English mesch, probably from Middle Dutch
`maesche.] —mesh/y adj.
`Meeshach(mé/shach) In the Bible, a young man who with Abednego
`and Shadrach emerged unharmed fromthefiery furnace of Babylon.
`Meeshed (mé-shéd’) See Mashhad.
`adj. Slang Crazy;
`meeshuega also meeshugega (ma-shdog/a)
`senseless. [Yiddish meshuge, from Hebrew masugga,, participle of Sugga’,
`thought(mér/é-thét’) n. Chiefly British A wishbone.
`to be mad. See §g‘ in Appendix II.]
`widow 1.Ashort strapless corset with half cups for the
`meeshuegaasor misheeegaas or misheeegoss (mish’a-giis’) n.
`id long garters. [Originally a trademark.]
`Slang Crazy orsenseless activity or behavior; craziness. [Yiddish meshe-
`(mfir’zé) A river of northwest England flowing about 113
`gas, from Hebrew masuggd. See MESHUGA.]
`generally westwardto the Irish Sea at Liverpool.Its large es-
`meeshugegeeneh (mo-shdog/a-na) or meeshugegeener(-nar)
`avigable for oceangoingvessels.
`adj. Crazy; senseless. “ n. One whois crazy. [Yiddish meshugener, me-
`(mér-sén’) A city of southern Turkey on the Mediterranean
`shugene, masculine and feminine sing. of meshuge. See MESHUGA.]
`uthwest of Adana.It is a rail terminus and major port. Pop-
`meshework(mésh/wirk’) 1. Meshed material; network.
`meesieal (mézé-al, -zhal) adj. 1. Of, in, near, or toward the middle.
`elate (mor-thi/a-lat’) A trademark used for thimerosal.
`2. Dentistry Situated toward the middle of the front of the jaw along the
`(mar/tn), Robert King Born 1910. American sociologist
`curve of the dental arch. —me/siealely adv.
`osed that deviant behavior results when a society offers no ac-
`meseic (méz/ik, més’-, mé/zik, -sik) adj. Ecology Of, characterizedby,
`meansof achieving acceptable goals.
`or adapted to a moderately moist habitat.
`Thomas 1915-1968. American Trappist monk and writer
`meesiteyelene (ma-sit/l-én’) 1. A hydrocarbon, C,H;(CH;)3, oc-
`n contemporaryspiritual andsecularlife, including The Seven
`curring in petroleum andcoal tar or synthesized from acetone and used
`Mountain (1948) and No ManIs an Island (1955).
`as a solvent. [MESITYL (OXIDE) + —ENE.]
`ef. Variant of meso-.
`meseietyl oxide (més/i-til) 1. An oily liquid, (CH;),C:CHCOCH;,
`(mafsa) n. A broad, flat-topped elevation with one or more
`obtained from acetones and used as a solvent andin lacquers, paints, and
`ides, common in the southwest United States. [Spanish,table,
`varnishes. [Greek mesités, mediator (from its use as an intermediate in
`om, Old Spanish, table, from Latin ménsa.]
`organic synthesis) (from mesos, middle; see MESO-) + —YL.]
`(masa) A city of south-central Arizona east of Phoenix.It is a
`Mesemer(méz/mar, més/-), Franz or Friedrich Anton 1734-1815.
`Sort. Population: 288,091.
`Austrian physician who soughtto treat disease through animal magnet-
`I Range (me-sa’bé)Aseries of low hills in northeast Min-
`ism, an early therapeutic application of hypnotism.
`ak iron ore deposits were discovered here in 1887.
`mesemereism (méz/ma-riz’am, més/-) n. 1. A strong or spellbind-
`4 teance (ma-zal/é-ans, ma’za-lyans’) n. A marriage with a
`ing appeal; fascination. 2. Hypnotic inductionbelieved to involve animal
`Inferior social position. [French : més-, bad (from Old French
`magnetism.
`3. Hypnotism.
`[After Franz MESMER.] —mesemer/ic
`MIS-') + alliance, alliance (from Old French aliance; see ALLI-
`(-mér’ik) adj. —mesemer/iecalely adv. —mes/mereist n.
`— oiboy
`apat
`arch(méztark’, més/-, mé/zark’, -sirk’) adj. Ecology Originat-
`apay ouout
`Word History When the membersof an audience sit mesmerized by
`An0 a moist habitat. Used of a sere.
`[MES(O)— + Greek
`arcare 00 took
`a speaker, their reactions do not take the form of dancing, sleeping, or
`|
`afather ooboot
`falling into convulsions. But if Franz Anton Mesmerwere addressing the
`i al(més-kav) also mezecal(méz-kal/) n. 1. See peyote(sense
`|
`é pet
`bcut
`ies
`audience, such behavior could be expected. Mesmer, a visionary 18th-
`|
`ébe
`‘ir urge
`a aa liquordistilled from the fermentedjuice of certain
`century physician, believed cures could be effected by having patients do
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`tpit 7) thithin=4 7
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`B. A food prepared by cookingthefleshy leaf base and
`things suchassit with their feet in a fountain of magnetized water while
` ththis
`ipie
`a agaves. 3. See maguey(sense 1). [American Spanish,
`holding cables attached to magnetized trees. Mesmer then cameto be-
`hw which
`irpier
`Dake mexcalli, mescalliquor : met], magueyplant + perhapsixca,
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`lieve that magnetic powersresided in himself, and duringhighly fashion-
`|
`6pot
`zh vision
`able curative sessions in Paris he caused his patients to have reactions
`2 about, item
`6 toe
`The fresh or dried buttonlike tubercles of peyote,
`ranging from sleeping or dancing to convulsions. These reactions were
`épaw
`regionalism
`Blesro certain Native American peoples. Also called peyote.
`actually brought about by hypnotic powers that Mesmer was unaware he
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`bells (mér/é-bélz’) pl.n. (used with a sing. or pl. verb) See
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`jo-round (mér/é-go-round’) n. 1. A revolving circular
`fitted with seats, often in the form of animals, ridden for
`nt, 2. A piece of playground equipmentconsisting of a small
`itform that revolves when pushed or pedaled. 3. A busy
`whirl: a merry-go-roundof parties.
`makeing (mér/é-ma’king) n. 1. Participation in festive ac-
`a. A festivity; a revelry. b. Festive activities. —mer/ryemak’-
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