mopIshness

[Eng. mopish; -ne .] The quality of being mopish. Mõp-lạhs, s . pl . [Native name given to the sect or tribe in Malabar.] (See extract.) "The Moplah fanatics, mentioned in the Indian telegram published in the Times of to-day, are Mu ulmans of Arab origin, and have proved themselves troublesome fanatics for centuries. They were always hostile to the Portuguese, and have on several occasions proved themselves inimical to the English. The rising has probably still resides. He claims descent from Ali and Fatima, occured at Paniany, where the high priest of the Moplahs The Moplahs are consequently a sect of Shiahs."- London Times. mop'-pět, s. [Eng. mop (1), s.; dim in. suff. -et.] 1. A rag-doll or puppet made of rags. 2. A fond term for a girl. "A globe in one hand, and a scepter in t'other? A very pretty moppet!" Dryden: Spanish Friar, i. 1. 3. A woolly variety of dog. 4. A grimace. mop-se-a, s. [Lat. Mopsus, the name of a shep herd mentioned in the fifth eclogue of Virgil.] Gorgon ide. The sclerobasis consists of alternate Zool .: A deep-sea genus of Alcyonaria, family calcareous and horny segments, from the latter of which the branching takes place. Fo il in the Eocene. mop-sey, s. [Eng. mop (1), s.; -sey.] 1. The same as MOPPET (q. v.). 2. An untidy woman.