Mass

mas, n. A body or lump of solid matter; a body of fluid matter a quantity collected; heap; a emblage bulk magnitude size chief component portion; principal part; main body. (Physics.) The quantity of matter which a body contains, irrespective of its bulk or volume. — v. To form into a ma , or a collective body to a emble. [ME. and F. ma e, L. ma a, fr. Gr. rnaza, a barley-cake, magma, any kneaded ma , f ma e in, to knead, whence L. mncerare, to macerate, q. v.] — The— ma es. The people in general the populace. Ma '-meet'ing, n. A popular a embly on some public busine . — Ma ive, -iv, a. Forming, or consisting of, a large ma compacted weighty heavy. (Min.) Having a crystalline structure, but not a regular form. [F. ma if.] — Ma lvene , n. State or quality of being ma ive. — Ma 'y, a. [-IER, -iest.] Compacted into, consisting of, a ma ; solid; bulky and heavy. — Ma 'ine , n.