Magpie

mag'pl, n. a chattering bird, of a genus allied to the crow, with pied or coloured feathers. [Mag, a familiar contr. of Margaret Robin- Redbreast, Jenny-Wren}, ana Pie, from L. pica a magpie, from ptngo, pictum, to paint! Mahogany, ma-hog'a-ni n. a tree of tropical America its wood, of great value for making furniture. Mahogon the native South Ante* rican name.] Mahomedan, Mahometan. See Mohammedan. Maid, mad, Malden, ni/id'n, n an unmarried woman, esp a young one a virgin a female servant [A S. nueden, nurgden— nicetr or merge, a ‘may,’ a maid—root mag. See May, v.i. to be able Maiden, m.1d'n, «. a maid in Scotland, a machine like the guillotine, formerly used for a like purpose iidj. pertaining to a vngin or young woman consisting of maidens: {fig. unpolluted fresh* new: unused first. Maidenhair, muln-har, «. a name £iven to a from the fine hairlike stalks of Us fionds. Maidenhood, mjd n-huod. Maidenhead, iri.U'nhed, «. the stale of being a maid virginity: purity: freshne . Maidenly, nuid'n-li, adj maidenlike becoming a maiden gentle modest — Maid'onllneea. Mall, lin'd, u. detensive armour for the body formed of steel rings or nelvvoi k armour geumatly. v tot lathe m mail [b'r. maille [h maglia) -L. mat. ala, a spot or a mesh Mail, mal, n a bag for the conveyance of letters. the contents of such a bag: the person or the carriage by which the mail is conveyed. [Fr made, a tiunk, a tnniJ—O. Gcr. malaha a sack, akin to Gael mala, a sack.] Maim, mam, n a bruise' an injury: a lamene : the depiiv.ttion of.uiy e ential part. v.i. to bruise 10 disfigure: to injure: to lame or cripple: to render defeuivc 0 Fr. meluiing a bruise or defei of uncertain origin Maimedne , mum'cd-nes, the slate of being maimed or injuied. — Main, man, n might: strength [A.S. vtoegen mag, root of May, to able.] Mam, man. adj. chief, principal first in importance leading n. the chief or principal part the ocean or mam sea a continent or a larger island as compared with a smaller, - adv. Main'ly, chiefly, principally fO Fr. mainc or viagnc, great —rnagnus, great Main deck, man'dek, n the principal deck of a ship. So in other compounds, Main'mast, Main' sail, Main's pring, Maln's tay, Maln'top, Main'yard. Mainland, man'Iand, «. the principal or larger land as opposed to a smaller portion. Maintain, rne»-tan\ v.t. to keep in any state to keep po e ion of: to carry on to keep up to support to make good to support by argument to affirm to defend. v.i. to affirm, as a position to a ert. [Fr matntenir—'L. manv tenire, to hold in the haud—manus, a hand, and teneo, to hold ] [ported or defended.