Mow

mo, v.*. limp, mowed; p. p. mowed (mod) or mown (mon); mowing.] To cut down with a scythe, as gra ; to cut the gra from; to cut down indiscriminately, or in great numbers or quantity. — v. To cut gra , perform the busine of mowing. [AS. maw an, OHG. majan, man rt. Gr. aman, L. me~ — tere, to reap, E. mead, aftermath, perh. moth.] Mow'er, Mow, mow, A wry face. — v. To make mouths, grimace, pout. [F. moue, fr. OD. mou we, the protruded underlip; mock.] Moxa, moks'a, A substance burnt on the skin as a remedy or counter-irritant. [Corrupt.fr. Japan. mogusa (pron. mongs a), an escharotic made from the plant yomogi; F. moxa.] Mr. Abbr. of mister, q. v. —Mrs. Abbr. of mistre , but pron. mis's is. See Mistre .