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Definition of Malax
1. v. t. To soften by kneading or stirring with some thinner substance.
Definition of Malax
1. Verb. To malaxate. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Malax
1. to soften by kneading [v -ED, -ING, -ES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Malax
Literary usage of Malax
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1890)
"Wurman, Surgery,. 9. malaxage (mal'ak-säj), n. [< malax + -«</<.] The operation
of kneading and working the unbaked clay of which pottery is to be made. ..."
2. Practical observations on the venereal disease, and on the use of mercury by Abraham Colles (1837)
"He hears a cry of distress and thinks he recognizes the voice of malax!. The scene
opens, and she is discovered dressed as a victim, and the magician and ..."
3. Baptist Missionary Magazine by American Baptist Foreign Mission Society (1902)
"malax and Bergo, each one having its own chapel, those of malax and Bergo being
erected during the past year. The congregation of the church at Petalax are ..."
4. Medical Lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science; Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1874)
"Ma'late of I'ron. A preparation made from the fiction of acidulous ripe apples
on pure iron filings. malax'at* ... malax'ia Ventric'uli, ..."
5. A new dictionary of the English language by Charles Richardson (1839)
"See 'J'o malax. MALADY, s. Illness ; disease, sickness. ... Ov«r- malax, «.
To blend or beat together, as eggs ; also, to soften, work, or knead unto a ..."
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