mazurka, mazourka

[Pol.] 1. A Polish dance of lively grotesque character, the music of which is in or time with a peculiar rhythm. It is generally performed by four or eight pairs of dancers, is popular in Germany as well as in Poland. The mazurka, like the waltz, has been treated in a cla ical manner, notably by Chopin. 2. The music written for such a dance. māz-ỹ. a. [Eng. maz (e); -y.] Having the character or qualities of a maze; involved, winding, perplexing, intricate. "Then out again he flies, to wing his mazy round." Thomson: Castle of Indolence, 64. malt and a piece of toast dipped in yeast, and suffering the whole to ferment. 2. A drink composed of syrup with sarsaparilla, or other flavoring matter, and water, and sometimes impregnated with carbonic acid gas. mead (2), *mede (2) .s . [A. S. méd , from máwan =to mow, and thus allied to math (q. v.). Cf. Ger. mahda mowing; M. H. Ger. mát a mowing, a crop, a mead, mate , matte =a meadow; Swi matt meadow, in compound place names, as Zermatt , .] The same as MEADOW... Seldom used except in poetry. "From mead to mead with gentle wing to stray." Thomson: Castle of Indolence, i. 9.