Mace

  • 61mace — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A weapon or symbol of authority] Syn. staff, baton, scepter, verge; see club 3 , stick . 2. [A compound] Syn. Chemical Mace (trademark), fear gas, nerve gas; see gas 3 , weapon 1 …

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  • 62mace — noun 1 (U) powder made from the dried shell of a nutmeg, used to give food a special taste 2 (C) a heavy ball with sharp points on a short metal stick, used in the past as a weapon 3 (C) a decorated stick that is carried by an official in some… …

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  • 63Mace — A short hand held weapon much like a club but having an end that was either ball shaped or flanged. This end was often made of steel. another of the human race’s oldest weapons, directly tracable back to the stone topped club. The Medieval mace… …

    Medieval glossary

  • 64mace — noun the thug wielded a mace Syn: club, cudgel, stick, staff, shillelagh, bludgeon, truncheon, nightstick, billy club, blackjack …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 65mace — I n 1. club, cudgel, bludgeon, bastinado, blackjack, Chiefly Irish Eng. shillelagh, Obs. truncheon; bat, flail, billy, billy club. 2. scepter, staff of office, rod of authority, verge, fasces, warder, Class. Myth. caduceus; staff, rod, baton,… …

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  • 66Mace — [[t]meɪs[/t]] v. Maced, Mac•ing 1) trm chem. trm a chemical spray that causes severe eye and skin irritation: used to incapacitate rioters, assailants, etc 2) (sometimes l.c.) to spray with Mace …

    From formal English to slang

  • 67Mace — /meɪs/ (say mays) (sometimes lower case) –noun Also, Mace gas. 1. a nonlethal chemical preparation based on tear gas, designed to be sprayed on people so as to cause temporary extreme irritation to the eyes and skin, thus making them incapable of …

  • 68mace — kvapusis muskatmedis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Muskatmedinių šeimos maistinis, prieskoninis, vaisinis, vaistinis augalas (Myristica fragrans), paplitęs Indonezijoje, Molukų salose, kitur – auginamas. Naudojamas maisto priedams… …

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  • 69mace —    a traditional Chinese unit for weighing precious metals, especially silver. In the European colonial period, the mace was considered equal to 0.1 tael or liang; this would be 2/15 ounce or about 3.78 grams …

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  • 70Mace Windu — Personaje de Star Wars Interpretado por Samuel L. Jackson Información Raza Humano Sexo …

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