Messuage

mes's wej, n. (Law.) A dwelling-house, pa with the adjacent buildings and lands appropriated zenith Met. to the See use Meet. of the household". cirthe Metacarpus, met-a-kar'pus, n. (Anat.) The part of me rid the hand between wrist and fingers. See Skeleculmiton. — Mefagrarn'matism, -ma-tizm, n. Transposition of the letters of a name into such a connection as to expre some perfect sense applicable to the person named; anagrammatism. — Met' al, mefal or met'l, n. An elementary substance having a peculiar I luster, insoluble in water, a good conductor of heat I and electricity, and usually solid at ordinary temperatures the; effective power of guns carried by a ve el of war; a metallic alloy or compound, such as bra , bronze, steel, etc. pi. In Eng., the rails of a railroad.— Metallic, me-tal'lik, a. Pert, to, consisting of, resembling, or of the nature of, metals. — — Met'allize, v. t. [-LizED(-lizd),-LiziNG.] To form into metal; to give its proper metallic properties to. — Metalliferous, -er-us, a. Producing metals.— Met'alloid, -loid, n. (Chem.) An inflammable, nonwear. metallic body, such as sulphur, phosphorus-, etc.; the well metallic base of a fixed alkali, or alkaline earth. — or a. Like metal; pert, to the metalloids.— Met'allur'gy, -ler'jY, n. The art of working metals; esp. the any operation of obtaining metals from their ores. — in- Met'allur'gist, n. One skilled in, etc. — Met' tie, merit -tl, n. Element; material; disposition: character; courage; temper; temperament susceptible of high excitement; ardor. [Same word a6 metal, used in allusion to the temper of the metal of a swoidwhich blade.]— Met'tled, -tld, a. Having mettle; high-spirited; full of fire. — Met'tlesome, -sum, a. Full of havspirit; easily excited; fiery. — Met'am or'phos is, the -m6r'fo-sis, n.; pi. -ses, -sez. Change of form, shape, with a or structure; transformation; change in the form or function of a living body, by a normal proce of fare; Snd, eve, term; In, ice; 5dd, tone, 6r { 247 METE growth. — Met'am or'phose, -fos, n. Same as Metamorphosis. — V. t. [METAMORPHOSED (-iOSt), -PHOSijtg.] To transform, transmute. — Mefaphor, -afer, n. (Rhet.) A short similitude; a word suggesting similitude without a formal expre ion of comparison. — Metaphor 'ic, -fQrlk, -ical, a. Pert, to, or comprising, a metaphor; figurative; tropical. — Metaphysics, -fizlks, n. Science of being; science of mind or intelligence, as disting. from science of matter; scientific knowledge of mental phenomena; mental philosophy; psycho log3r; philosophy; science of the supernatural. — Metatar's us, n. (Anat.) The middle of the foot, or part between ankle and toes. See Skeleton. — Metath'esis, metath'e-sis, n.; pi. -SES, -sez. (Gram.) Transposition; a figure by which the letters or syllables of a word are transposed. (Chem.) Interchange of 2 elements in a reaction.— Metathetlcal, a. Taking place by metathesis. — Metemp's ycho'sis, -si-ko's is, n. The pa ing of the soul of a man after death into some other animal body; transmigration. — Meleor, -teor, n. Any transitory phenomenon or appearance in the atmosphere, as clouds, rain, hail, snow, etc.; esp. a transient fiery or luminous body seen in the atmosphere; aerolite; shooting star. — Me'teorlc, -te-orlk, a. Pert, to, of the nature of, or consisting of, meteors; proceeding from a meteor transiently brilliant; influenced by the weather. — Meleorite, -It, Me'teor'olite, -o-lit, n. A meteoric stone; aerolite. — Me'teorol'ogy, -o-jT, n. Science of the atmosphere and its phenomena, esp. in relation to the weather. — Meth'od, n. An orderly procedure or proce ; regular manner of doinjr anything; orderly arrangement, elucidation, development, or cla ification. (Nat. Hist.) Arrangement of natural objects according to their common characteristics. — Methodic, -ical, me-thodlk-al, a. Characterized by method; systematic; arranged in convenient order. —Methodically, adv. — Meth'odist, n. A strict adherent to method, esp. one of an ancient school of physicians. (Theot) One of a sect of Christians, founded by John Wesley, so called from the exact regularity of their lives at Oxford university. A person of strict piety; one who lives in the exact observance of religious duties. — Meth'odism, n. Doctrines and worship of the Methodists. — Methodistlc, a. Resembling, or partaking of the strictne of, Methodists. ists. — Meth'odize, v. t. [-ized (-izd), -izixg.] To Ill ■lllllllllll M^IMIIM I ^ reduce to method, arrange conveniently.—. 259