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Definition of Mace

1. Noun. (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization.

2. Noun. An official who carries a mace of office.

3. Noun. Spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed.

4. Noun. A ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority.

Definition of Mace

1. n. A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains.

2. n. A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.

3. n. A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor.

Definition of Mace

1. to attack with a clublike weapon [v MACED, MACING, MACES]

Medical Definition of Mace

1. A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg. Red mace is the aril of Myristica tingens, and white mace that of M. Otoba, East Indian trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree. Origin: F. Macis, L. Macis, macir, Gr.; cf. Skr. Makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mace

macaws Macbeth maccabaw maccabaws maccabees maccaboy maccaboys macchia Macchiavello's stain macchie

maccoboy maccoboys MacConkey agar MacDowell mace (current term) mace (current term) macebearer maced macedoine macedoines

Macedon Macedonia macedonian Macedonian Macedonian War macer macerate macerate macerated macerater

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