Moguntine (moguntin)

[L. Moguntia, also Mogontiacum, Magontiacum, Magontiacus, the ancient name of the city now called in G. Mainz, sometimes Mentz, in F. Mayence.] Of or pertaining to Mainz, a city at the junction of the Rhine and the Main. moha (mō ha), n . The gra Setaria Italic a , or Italian millet. mohair (mō'har), n. and a. [Formerly also mockaire ; mouhaire , mouaire , mohere , F. moire (> E. moire , G. mohr, moire = Pr. moira = Sp. moare , muér , mué = Pg. morim = It. moer- cies; or, in a district, the rural localities as dis-ro), mohair; cf. It. mocajardo, haircloth; prob. tinguished from a station or official residency; the country as distinguished from towns. A whiff of freshne and fragrance from the mofu il will be as the mangoes and the dorians. J. W. Palmer, The New and the Old, p. 303. moglt, v. i. See mug2. mog2 (mog), v. i.; pret. and pp. mogged , ppr. mogging. [Origin obscure.] To move away. Hall i well . [Prov. Eng.] Mogadore gum. Same as Barbary gum (which see, under gum2 ). Mogdad coffee. See coffee. moggan (mog'an), n. [Gael. and Ir. mog an.] A footle stocking. [Scotch.] mogilalia (moj-i-la li-a), n. [NL., Moghrab, Mograb (see Relating to Mog II. n . An inhabitant of Mograb. My proper name is only known to my brethren. The men beyond our tents call me Hayraddin Maugrabin - that is, Hayraddin the African Moor. Scott , Quentin Durward, xvi. Mogul (mō-gul'), n. and a. [= F. Sp. Pg. Mogol = Ar. Moghul = Pers. Moghol, Mughal = Turk. Mughul, Cloth of Wooll, Karsies, Mockaires , Chamlets, and all sortes of Silke. Hakluyt's Voyages , II. 273. She,. when she sees her friend in deep despair, Observes how much a chintz exceeds mohair ! Pope, Moral E ays, ii. 170. IMG:content-0823.jpg:[blocks in formation] II. a . Made of mohair: as, a mohair cloak. Mohair braid, worsted braid used for binding garments. – Mohair luster, a black dre -goods of cotton and mohair. It has some resemblance to alpaca.