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[ IMG:content-0616.png:[blocks in formation] Merlin (E. E. T. S.), ii. 232. Bring him back again to me, If it lie in your might. Robin Hood and the Beggar (Child's Ballads, V. 194). To the measure of his might Each fashions his desires. Words worth, Rob Roy's Grave. 2. Power of control or compulsion; ability to wield or direct force; commanding strength: as, the might of empire. He her unwares attacht, and captive held by might . Spenser, F. Q., IV. ix. 6. Cleopatra... submits her to thy might . Shak ., A. and C., iii. 12. 17. 3. Physical force; material energy. Whirlpools and storms with circling arms invest, With all the might of gravitation blest. Pope , Dunciad, ii. 318. With might and main, with the utmost strength or bodily exertion. Toward Wircestre he com with myght and mayn. Rob . of Brunne , p. 56. With might and main they chased the murderous Fox. Dryden, Cock and Fox, 1. 749. might2. Preterit of may1 . mightful (mit'fül), a. [ myghtful , miht- ful, miztful , etc. (= G. machtroll ); might1 + -ful.] Mighty; powerful. Thou mightefull maker that markid vs and made vs. York Plays , p. 3. My lords, you know, as know the mightful gods. Shak., Tit. And., iv. 4. 5. mightfulne t (mīt'fül-nes), n. [ME. myghtfulnes; mightful +-ne .] The quality of being mighty; strength; power. mightily (mi'ti-li), adv. [ME. myghtely, mizt ili, Myne enemyes myztili me a ay. Hymns to Virgin , etc. (E. E. T. S.), p. 70. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Baby- lon the great is fallen. Rev. xviii. 2. And do as adversaries do in law, Strive mightily , but eat and drink as friends. Sharink of the 2. 279. 2. Greatly; in or to a great degree; very much. [Now only colloq.] 3758 might le (mit'les), a. [=D. magteloos, machte loos = MLG. machtelōs, machtlōs = MHG. maht lōs, G. machtlos = Icel. mättlau = Sw.magtlös =Dan. magteslös; migration pretty, gracefully pleasing: see minion1.] 1. A well-known plant, Reseda odorata, native in northern Africa. Its racemes of small greenish-white flowers with prominent brown anthers are not showy, but the plant is a universal favorite in gardens on account of its fragrance. In ordinary culture it is an annual, but it is naturally shrubby, and by proper care can be made to thrive for several years in the form of tree-mignonette. The perfume is best extracted by enfleurage. mattuligr); might + -ly1.] Mighty. He shuld gretter lorde be; More pusaunt, ful myghtly , and ryght gret Then any of hys kynred in contre. Rom . of Partenay (E. E. T. S.), 1. 212. mighty (mi'ti), a. [ mazty , etc., mihtig , mæhtig, meahtig (=OS. mahtig = OFries. mechtich , machtich = D. mag tig , machtig = MLG. mechtich = OHG. mahtig, mahtic, MHG. mehtic, G. mächtig = Icel. mat tigr , contr. mattkar, mattkan, mattkir = Sw. mägtig = Dan. mægtig = Goth. mahteigs ), powerful, po ible, miht , meaht , might see might1 , n.] 1. Po e ed of or endowed with might; having much ability, strength, or power; eminently strong, powerful, or great: as, a mighty conqueror; a mighty intellect; a man mighty in argument. The mightie King of Macedoyne moste was a douted Of any wight in the worlde. A lisa under of Macedoine (E. E. T. S.), 1. 400. And I will bring you out from the people... with a mighty hand, and with a stretched out arm. Ezek. xx. 34. A certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures. Acts xviii. 24. He stood, and questioned thus his mighty mind. Pope , Iliad, xxii. 137. No mightier armament had ever appeared in the British Channel. Macaulay , Hist. Eng., xviii. 2. Marked by or manifesting might; very great, important, or momentous; of uncommon force, consequence, size, number, etc. Hire myghty tre es of hire sonny he heres, Unbroiden, hangen al aboute hire eeres. Chaucer, Troilus, iv. 816. If the mighty works which have been done in thee had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day. Mat, xi. 23. There arose a mighty famine in that land. Luke xv. 14. We were encounter'd by a mighty rock. Shak ., C. of E., i. 1. 102. The greatest News about the Town is of a mighty Prize that was taken lately by Peter Van Heyn. Howell , Letters, I. vi. 22. Stand farther off yet, And mingle not with my authority; I am too mighty for your company. Fletcher ( and another ?), Prophete , v. 2. Job and his three Friends.. had a mighty sense of God and Providence and the Duties of Religion upon their Stilling fleet , Sermons, II. ix. minds. And from his blazon'd baldric slung A mighty silver bugle hung. Tennyson, Lady of Shalott, iii. High and mighty. See high. = Syn. 1. Sturdy, robust, pui ant, valiant.-2. Vast, enormous, immense, huge, stupendous, monstrous; violent, vehement, impetuous. ' mighty (mī'ti), adv. [ A lacquer'd Cabinet, some China-ware, You have 'em mighty cheap at Pekin Fair. Prior, Daphne and Apollo. There is a probability of succeeding about that fellow that is mighty provoking. Sheridan, The Rivals, iv. 3.