messe

[From the proper name Michael; Fr. Michel, from Heb. Mikhael =Who is like unto God? Eng.mas,-me e: A. S. me e ma (q.v.).] 1. The feast of St. Michael the Archangel, which is celebrated on September 29th. 2. Autumn. Michael mas-daisy, s. Botany and Horticulture: Ger. michel ; O. H. Ger. mikil ; Gr. megalos =great.] Much, great. [MUCH.] "It cost Watt Tinlinn mickle toil To drive him but a Scottish mile." Scott: Lay of the Last Minstrel , iv. 12. mi-co-ni-a, s. [Named after Dr. D. Micon, a Spanish physician and botanist.] Bot .: The typical genus of the sub-tribe Miconese. The fruit of Miconia long i folia is used in tropical America for dyeing black, and that of M. tinct or i a for dyeing yellow.