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to be remembered; illustrious; celebrated; remarkable; famous. — MemCrably, adv. — Memorandum, re.; E. pi. -DUMS,-dumz, L. pi. -da, -da. A record of something which it is desired to remember. (Laic.) A brief note in writing of some transaction, or outline of an intended instrument. — Memo'' rial, -rY-al, a. Preservative of, or contained in, memory. — n. Anything intended to preserve the memory of a person, occurrence, etc.; a record; a written representation of facts or addre of solicitation or complaint made to a legislative or other body. (Diplomacy.) A species of informal state paper, much used in negotiation.— Memo'rialist, re. One who writes or presents a memorial.— MemoCialize, v. t. [-ized (-Izd), -izing.] To present a memorial to, petition by memorial. — MemCrize, v. t. [-rized (-rlzd), -rizing.] To cause to be remembered; esp., to record; to commit to memory, learn by heart. Men. See Man. Menace, menses, v. t. [-aced (-est), -acing.J To threaten; to inspire with apprehension. — n. Show of a disposition or intention to inflict an evil; a threat or threatening. Menage, men-azh'', re. Housekeeping; household affairs and administration; domestic economy; training of animals, as of horses; a collection of animals for exhibition; a menagerie. — MenagCrie, menazhC-rY, n. A place where animals are kept and trained: esp., a collection of wild or exotic animals, kept for exhibition. Mend, mend, v. t. To repair (anything that is torn, sun, cube, full; moon, fot>t; cow, oil; MERCtfRY broken, decayed, etc.); to alter for the better, set right, quicken, hasten; to help, further, improve, reform. — v. i. To grow better, become improved. Mendacious, men-da's hus, a. Given to deception; lying; false. — Mendac'ity, -das'Y-tY, n. Quality of being mendacious; disposition to deceive; habit of lying; a falsehood; lie. Mendicant, men'dl-kant, a. Begging; poor; practicing beggary. — n. One who, etc.; a beggar; esp., one of the begging fraternity of the Rom. Cath. church. — Men'dicancy, -kan-sY, n. Beggary. — Mendicity, -dis'Y-tY, n. State of begging; life of a beggar. Menhaden, men-ha'den, n. A salt-water fish used for making oil, mackerel bait, and manure; the mo bunker. Menial, me'nY-al, a. Belonging to a retinue of servants; performing servile office; pert, to servants; low; mean. — n. A domestic servant; a person of servile disposition._ Meninges, me-nin/'jez, n. pi. (Anat.) The 3 membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord.— Meningitis, n. Inflammation of one or all of the meninges. Meniscus, me-nis^kus, n.; pi. -cuses. A lens convex on one side and concave on the other, having the concavity le than the convexity. See Lens. Meniver, men'T-ver, n. A small white animal of Ru ia, or its fine fur; the Siberian squirrel. Men no nite, men'non-it, n. One of a Christian sect in Ru ia and Germany, founded by Simon Menno, who hold that the New Test, is the only rule of faith, that there is no original sin, that infants should not be baptized, and that oaths and physical force are unlawful. Mensal, men's al, a. Occurring once in a month; monthly. — MenCes, -sez, re. pi. (Med.) The catamenial or menstrual discharges, a periodic flow of blood from the uterus. — Men's trual, -stroo-al, a. Recurring once a month; monthly; pert, to the menses; pert, to a menstruum. (Astron.) Making a complete cycle of changes in a month. Mensurable, men's hoo-ra-bl, a. Capable of being measured; measurable.— Men sur a Cion, n. Act, proce , or art of measuring; that branch of applied geometry which gives rules for finding the dimension of objects from measurement of lines and angles. Mental, men'tal, a. Pert, to the mind; intellectual. — Men'tally, adv. In the mind; intellectually; in idea. — Men'tion, -shun, n. A brief notice; a cursory speaking of anything. — v. t. [mentioned (-shund), -tioning.] To direct attention to by a simple reference; to name. Mentor, men'tor, re. A wise and faithful counselor or monitor. Mephistophelian, mefis-to-feTY-an, a. Pert, to, or like, the devil Me phis top heles; fiendish; crafty. Mephitis, me-fi'tis, Meph'itism, mefY-tizm, n. Foul or noxious exhalations from decomposing substances, etc. — Mephific, -ical, -fit'ik-al, a. Offensive to the smell; poisonous; pestilential; destructive to life. Merchant, mSr'chant, n. One who traffics or carries on trade, esp. on a large scale; a trafficker; trader.— a. Pert, to, or employed in, trade or merchandise. — Merchantable, a. Fit for market; such as is usually sold in market, or will bring the ordinary price. — Merchantman, n.; pi. -men. A trading ve el; a ve el for transporting goods.— Merchandise, -chandiz, n. Act or Dusine of trading; whatever is usually bought or sold in trade; wares; goods; commodities.— v. i. [merchandized (-dizd), -dizing.] To trade; carry on commerce. — Mercantile, -kantil, a. Pert, to merchants, or their busine ; commercial. — Mercenary, -se-na-rT, a. Acting for reward; serving for pay; hired; moved by considerations of profit; hireling; venal; sordid; selfish, — n. One who is hired; a hireling; esp. a soldier hired into foreign service. — M6rCer, n. One who deals in silks and woolen cloths, etc. Merciful, Mercile , etc. See under Mercy. Mercury, mer'ku-rY, n. (Bom. Myth.) The son of Jupiter and Maia, me enger and interpreter of the gods, and god of eloquence, commerce, and gain. ( Chem.) A very heavy, expansible metal, white like silver, liquid at common temperatures; quicksilver: linger or ink, then, boNbON, chair, get. it acts as a poison, and its compounds are used medicine. {Med.) A salt or preparation of mercury, used as a remedial agent, as calomel, blue-pill, (Asiron.) The planet of the solar system, nearest sun. A newsboy; me enger; newspaper. (Bot.) plant, whose leaves are used for spinach, in Europe; in Amer., certain climbing plants, some of which poisonous to the skin, esp. the poison ivy. — Mercu'rial, -rf-al, a. Having the qualities fabled to belong to Mercury; active; sprightly; full of fire or gay; fickle; changeable; pert, to Mercury, as god trade; money-making; pert, to, containing, or sisting of, mercury. — Mercu'rialize, v. t. (-izd), -izing.] (Med.) To affect with mercury. (Plwtog.) To expose to the vapor of mercury. 258