mace2 (mas)

[ And wyte the wel that the Notemuge bereth the Maces . For righte as the Note of the Haselle hath an Husk withouten, that the Note is closed in til it be ripe, and after falleth out, righte so it is of the Notemuge and of the Maces . Mandeville , Travels, p. 187. Oil of mace. Same as nutmeg - butter or oil of nutmegs . See IMG:content-0019.png:[blocks in formation] formed. Hall i well . [Prov. Eng.] macer (ma'sér), n . [ macel .] Amace-bearer; specifically, in Scotland, one of a cla of officers who attend the courts of se ion, teinds, justiciary, and ex- judges, make arrests when required, etc. chequer, to keep order, call the rolls, serve the macerate (mas'e-rat), v . t .; pret. and pp. macer- ated , ppr. macerating . [L. macer at us , pp. of machecolet, v . t . [ME. match eco len , magecollen , ges, the shafts of which are chickened and ensiform to a varying degree. M. deliciosa is an example.