Madrepore

mad're-por, n. A reef-building polyp, or liant, the white, stony, tree-shaped coral formed by aggremayor.] gation of its cells. [F.; ma.drepora, madre, air mother, and prob. Gr. poros, light and friable stone, trate, a stalactite; mother-s-stone, cf. madre perl a, public am, fame, far, pa or opera, fare Snd, eve, MAGISTERIAL e r-o f-pearl; not but confused with ma-drer' or mad'rTn. A thick plank or timused for several me or military puresp. for supporting earth in mines. [F., fr. materia, stuff, materials, mad'ri-gal, n. A amorous poem, or poem, containing tender and delicate, simple though Madrepore, An elaborate vocal composition in 5 or 6 madrigale, for rnandrigale, prop, ashepsong, fr. L., and Gr. mandra, a flock, Skr. mandura, a stable, prob. mand, to me'nad, n. (Rom. Hist.) A Bacchante a or votary of Bacchus. A woman wild with [L. Msenas, Gr. main as, -ados, fr. mainesto rave.] See under Majesty. See under Master. mag'a-zen', n. A warehouse or storehouse a storehouse for military stores; building or in which powder is kept in a fortification or cartridge chamber of a repeating rifle; a pam periodically published, containing mis cell ane compositions. [OF. magazin, fr. Ar. makhzan, granary, khazana, to lay up.] mag'da-len, n. A reformed prostitute. Mary Magdalene, the repentant sinner forgiven Christ.] ma-jen'ta, n. A red or crimson dye or color aniline. [Fr. the battle of Magenta, in fought about the time the color was intromag'got, n. The larval form of a fly; a grub; [W7 macai, a maggot, magiaid, worms, grubs, breeding, f magu, Corn, and Armor, mag a, feed, nourish; perh. L. magnus, Gr. megas, — Mag'goty, -got-Y, a. Full of or infested maggots; full of whims; capricious. ma'ji, n. Priests of the Persians; wise men of East. [L. Gr. magoi, of magos, a Magian, of a tribe in Media, hence an enchanter, wizard; Zend maz, Gr. megas, L. magnus, great.] a. Pert, to, etc. —re. A Zoroaspriest. — Ma'gianism, -izm, n. The philosophy of the Magi. — Mag'ic, maj'ik, n. The art, science, or practice of working won by aid of supernatural beings, departed spirits,or powers of nature; sorcery; witchcraft; nec roc on jurat i on; enchantment. — Mag'ic, -ical, Relating to, performed by, or proceeding from, hence, imposing or startling in performance. magu/ue, L. magic us, Gr. magikos, magical.] — circle. A series of concentric circles contain the numbers 12 to 75 in eight radii, and having properties to the magic square. — M. lantern. optical instrument consisting of a case contain a lamp, whose light, pa ing through lenses, exon a screen the magnified image of" objects in the focus of the outer lens. — M. square. of numbers in a regular prog res disposed in parallel and equal 2 7 6 in the form of a square, that each taken vertically, horizontally, or di- 9 5 shall give the same sum, same or a harmonical series, accord- 4 8 as the series taken in an arithmetigeometrical, or harmonical progres- -Mag'CA — Mag'ically, adv. — Magi'cian, & 1 uare n. One skilled in magic; an enchanter; sor» or sorcere . [F. magicien.] ma-gilp', -gilph, -gilf, n. (Paint.) A gel at compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, by artists as a vehicle for colors. maj-is-te'ri-al, a. Pert, or appropriate to or magistrate; authoritative; commanding; haughty; despotic: dogmatical. [L.mag a master; L. magnus, Gr. megas, Skr. mogreat, E. much, may, master, majesty, major, - Mag'iste'rially, -rT-al-lT, adv. With the of a master. — Mag'iste'rialne , n. — Magis- -trat, n. A person clothed with power as a civil officer, executive or judicial. [F. mag is term in, ice Odd, tone, 6r