musenna

See mesenna. museographer (mu-zē-og'ra-fèr), n. ograph - y +-er1.] Same as museographist. museographist (mu-ze-og'ra-fist), n. [ Most of the naturalists and museographists have included shells in their works. Mendes da Costa , Elements of Conchology, p. 57. museography (mū-zē-og'ra-fi), n. [ μουσεῖ ον, a museum, + -γραφία , γράφειν , write.] The Eng.] -6. The best kind of iron ore. Halli- well . - Mush muddle, pot-pie. [Cape Cod.] mush2 (mush), v . t . [Perhaps a var. of mesh1 , v .] To nick or notch (dre -fabrics) round the edges with a stamp, for ornament. mushed (musht), a. [ mushed . Science, VI. 82. mushroom (mush'röm), n. and a. [Also dial. or obs. mushrome , mushrump, musher on ; muscheron , mou e , mo : see mo l .] I. n. 1. A cryptogamic plant of the cla Fun- gi : applied in a general sense to almost any of the larger, conspicuous fungi, such as toad- stools, puffballs, Hydnei , etc., but more partic- ularly to the agaricoid fungi and especially to the edible forms. The species most usually cultivated is the Agaric us campestris, edible agaric or mushroom. Mushrooms are found in all parts of the world, and are usually of very rapid growth. In some localities they form a staple article of food. In Tierra del Fuego the natives live largely upon Cytharia Darwin i i , and in Australia many species of Boletus are used as food by the natives. Many mushrooms are poisonous, and the selection of those suit- able for cooking should be intrusted to competent judges. See cut under Agaric us . muse-rid (mūz'rid), a . Ridden by a Muse or the Muses; po e ed by poetical enthusiasm. [Rare.] No meagre, Muse - rid mope, adust and thin, In a dun night-gown of his own loose skin. Pope , Dunciad, ii. 37. muset (mū'set), n. [Also musit ; dim. of muse3 .] Same as muse3 , 1. The many musets through the which he [the hare] goes Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes. Shak., Venus and Adonis, 1. 683. musette (mū-zet'), n. [F., dim. of OF. muse , a pipe, a bagpipe, = It. mus a, musette was ex- tended to the dance for which they were used. mesh2 , var. of mash1 , a mixture: see mash1 . Not mus , pap.] 1. Anything mashed. Halli- well. [Prov. Eng.] -2. Meal boiled in water or milk until it forms a thick, soft ma : as, oatmeal mush; mush and milk; specifically, such a preparation made from Indian corn; hasty-pudding. In thickne like a cane, it Nature roul'd Close up in leaves, to keep it from the cold; Which being ground and boyl'd, Mush they make. Hardie , Last Voyage to Bermuda (1671). ( Bartlett .) Ev'n in thy native regions, how I blush To hear the Penn sylvan i ans call thee Mush ! Hither the Emperour Claudius repaired, in hope to re- cover his health through the temperature of the air,. but contrarily here met with the mushromes that poysoned him. Sandys , Travailes, p. 236. Hence-2. An upstart; one who rises rapidly from a low condition in life. But cannot brook a night-grown mushrump- Such a one as my lord of Cornwall is- Should bear us down of the nobility. 3. A small mushroom-shaped protuberance that sometimes forms on the end of the negative carbon in arc-lamps.-Cup-mushroom, a common name for certain discomycetous fungi, particularly of the genus Peziza . See Discomycetes and Peziza . - Devil's mush- room, a name given to many poisonous fungi resembling edible mushrooms. [Colloq.]-Fairy-ring mushroom. See champignon and Marasmius . - St. George's mush- room, a species of mushroom, Agaric us gambosus , which appears in May and June, growing in rings. The name is also given to A. arvensis. II. a. 1. Of or pertaining to mushrooms; made of mushrooms: as, mushroom sauce. - 2. Resembling mushrooms in rapidity of growth and in unsubstantiality; ephemeral; upstart: Mushroom anchor, catchup, coral, etc. See the nouns. - Mushroom head, the nose-plate on the inner part of the breech-plug of a breech-loading cannon. See nose- plate , and second cut under fermeture . mushroom (mush'röm), v . t. [ mushroomed into rank. Richardson , Clari a Harlowe, I. 297. ( Davies .) mushroom-hitches (mush'röm-hich"ez), n . pl . Inequalities in the floor of a coal-mine, occa- sioned by the projection of basaltic or other stony substances. Hall i well . [Prov. Eng.] mushroom-spawn (mush'röm-spân), n. substance in which the reproductive mycelium washable material made in India, having a glo y silk finish and a cotton back. It is used for wearing-apparel, and is very durable. mushrump (mush'rump), n. An obsolete or dialectal form of mushroom . mushy (mush'i), a. [ mushy and unthinking doubt of its morality and expediency. The Nation , Feb. 3, 1870, p. 67. sike = D. muziek , muzijk = MLG. MHG. mu- seke = G. Dan. Sw. musik , mu- sique = Sp. músic a = Pg. It. music a , music, music a = Ar. mūsīqa = Turk. Hind. musiqi , μουσική (sc. τέχνη ), any art over which the Muses presided, esp. lyric poetry set to melody, music; fem. of μουσικός , of the Muses (ὁ μουσι- κός , a votary of the Muses, a poet, musician, man of letters), μοῦσα , a muse: see Muse2 .] 1. Any pleasing succe ion of sounds or of combinations of sounds; melody or harmony: as, the music of the winds, or of the sea. For the armony And sweet accord was so good musike That the uoice to angels most was like. In sweet music is such art, Killing care and grief of heart Fall asleep, or hearing die. The bird doth not betray the secret springs Whence note on note her music sweetly pours. Degrees in music are not conferred by the University of London. Grove's Dict. Music , I. 452. 3. A composition made up of tones artistically and scientifically disposed, or such compositions collectively: as, a piece of music. Music is clas- sified and named with respect to its origin or general style as barbarous, popular, national, artistic, sacred, sec- Not for the doctrine, but the music there. Pope , E ay on Criticism, 1. 344. 5. The art of producing melody or harmony by means of the voice or of instruments. 6. The written or printed score of a compos i- tion; also, such scores collectively: as, a book of music ; music for the piano or the flute.-7. A company of performers of music; a band; an orchestra. Enter music . Page. The music is come, sir. Fal . Let them play. IMG:content-1125.png:[blocks in formation] 8. Pleasurable emotion, such as is produced by melodious and harmonious sounds; unds; also, the source, cause, or occasion of such emotion. Such Musicke is wise words, with time concented. Spenser, F. Q., IV. ii. 2. The graces and the loves which make The music of the march of life. music dynamics.-Florid, Greg or i an, janizary music. See the qualifying words. - Magic music, a game in which some article is hidden, to be sought for by one of the company, who is partly guided by the music of some instrument which is played fast as he approaches the place of concealment and more slowly as he wanders from it. A pleasant game, she thought; she liked it more Than magic music , forfeits, all the rest. 3908 We shut our hearts up nowadays, Like some old music - box that plays Unfashionable airs. 2. A barrel-organ. musive Aminadab that grinds the music - box. Goldsmith, She Stoops to Conquer, i. 1. Martial music. See martial. - Measurable, measured, mensurable music. See mensurable, 2.-Mili tary music. See military. - Music of the future, a phrase first used by Richard Wagner to expre an elaborate combination of poetic, musical, dramatic, and scenic art into extended works, but often used in a narrower sense as descriptive of a musical style similar to that of Wagner. Music of the spheres. See harmony of the spheres, under harmony . - Music trade-mark. See trade -mark. Organic music. See organic. - Program music, mu sic intended to convey to the hearer, by means of instru gestion of definite objects, scenes, or events. The term is often very vaguely used. - To face the music. See facel. Turkish music. Same as janizary music.