dried outer covering of nutmeg

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• mace — mace1 [mās] n. [ME < OFr masse < VL * mattea, a club < L * matea < IE base * mat , a hoe, club > MATTOCK] 1. a) a heavy medieval war club, often with a spiked, metal head b) any similar weapon 2. a) a …   English World dictionary

• Mace — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• mace — 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… …   Useful english dictionary

• tree — treelike, adj. /tree/, n., v., treed, treeing. n. 1. a plant having a permanently woody main stem or trunk, ordinarily growing to a considerable height, and usually developing branches at some distance from the ground. 2. any of various shrubs,… …   Universalium

• Tree — /tree/, n. Sir Herbert Beerbohm /bear bohm/, (Herbert Beerbohm), 1853 1917, English actor and theater manager; brother of Max Beerbohm. * * * I Woody perennial plant. Most trees have a single self supporting trunk containing woody tissues, and in …   Universalium

• mace — 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.… …   Universalium

• mace — mace1 noun 1》 historical a heavy club with a metal head and spikes. 2》 a staff of office, especially that which lies on the table in the House of Commons when the Speaker is in the chair. Origin ME: from OFr. masse large hammer . mace2 noun the… …   English new terms dictionary

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