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mastic
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Mastic
(gcide) | Mastic \Mas"tic\, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.
? to chew, because of its being used in the East for
chewing.] [Written also mastich.]
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1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia
(Pistacia Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and
coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable
resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
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2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by
incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent
tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and
an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
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3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
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Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.
Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle)
with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree.
West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree ({Bursera
gummifera}) full of gum resin in every part.
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mastic
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n 1: an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in
varnishes
2: a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler
3: an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is
cultivated for its resin [syn: mastic, mastic tree,
lentisk, Pistacia lentiscus] |
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bitumastic
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mastic
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masticate
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masticating
(encz) | masticating,žvýkání n: Zdeněk Brož |
mastication
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onomastic
(encz) | onomastic, adj: |
onomasticon
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onomastics
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Animastic
(gcide) | Animastic \An`i*mas"tic\, a. [L. anima breath, life.]
Pertaining to mind or spirit; spiritual.
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Psychology. [Obs.]
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Antonomastic
(gcide) | Antonomastic \An`to*no*mas"tic\, a.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia. --
An`to*no*mas"tic*al*ly, adv.
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Antonomastically
(gcide) | Antonomastic \An`to*no*mas"tic\, a.
Pertaining to, or characterized by, antonomasia. --
An`to*no*mas"tic*al*ly, adv.
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Barbary mastic
(gcide) | Mastic \Mas"tic\, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.
? to chew, because of its being used in the East for
chewing.] [Written also mastich.]
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1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia
(Pistacia Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and
coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable
resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
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2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by
incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent
tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and
an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
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3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
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Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.
Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle)
with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree.
West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree ({Bursera
gummifera}) full of gum resin in every part.
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Docimastic
(gcide) | Docimastic \Doc`i*mas"tic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. docimastique.]
Proving by experiments or tests.
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Docimastic art, metallurgy, or the art of assaying metals;
the art of separating metals from foreign matters, and
determining the nature and quantity of metallic substances
contained in any ore or mineral.
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Docimastic art
(gcide) | Docimastic \Doc`i*mas"tic\, a. [Gr. ?: cf. F. docimastique.]
Proving by experiments or tests.
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Docimastic art, metallurgy, or the art of assaying metals;
the art of separating metals from foreign matters, and
determining the nature and quantity of metallic substances
contained in any ore or mineral.
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Dokimastic
(gcide) | Dokimastic \Dok`i*mas"tic\, a.
Docimastic.
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Limosa haemastica
(gcide) | Godwit \God"wit\ (g[o^]d"w[i^]t), n. [Prob. from AS. g[=o]d good
+ wiht creature, wight.] (Zool.)
One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the
genus Limosa, and family Tringid[ae]. The European
black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa), the American marbled
godwit (Limosa fedoa), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa
h[ae]mastica}), and others, are valued as game birds. Called
also godwin.
[1913 Webster]Spot \Spot\ (sp[o^]t), n. [Cf. Scot. & D. spat, Dan. spette, Sw.
spott spittle, slaver; from the root of E. spit. See Spit
to eject from the mouth, and cf. Spatter.]
1. A mark on a substance or body made by foreign matter; a
blot; a place discolored.
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Out, damned spot! Out, I say! --Shak.
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2. A stain on character or reputation; something that soils
purity; disgrace; reproach; fault; blemish.
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Yet Chloe, sure, was formed without a spot. --Pope.
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3. A small part of a different color from the main part, or
from the ground upon which it is; as, the spots of a
leopard; the spots on a playing card.
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4. A small extent of space; a place; any particular place.
"Fixed to one spot." --Otway.
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That spot to which I point is Paradise. --Milton.
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"A jolly place," said he, "in times of old!
But something ails it now: the spot is cursed."
--Wordsworth.
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5. (Zool.) A variety of the common domestic pigeon, so called
from a spot on its head just above its beak.
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6. (Zool.)
(a) A sciaenoid food fish (Liostomus xanthurus) of the
Atlantic coast of the United States. It has a black
spot behind the shoulders and fifteen oblique dark
bars on the sides. Called also goody, Lafayette,
masooka, and old wife.
(b) The southern redfish, or red horse, which has a spot
on each side at the base of the tail. See Redfish.
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7. pl. Commodities, as merchandise and cotton, sold for
immediate delivery. [Broker's Cant]
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Crescent spot (Zool.), any butterfly of the family
Melitaeidae having crescent-shaped white spots along the
margins of the red or brown wings.
Spot lens (Microscopy), a condensing lens in which the
light is confined to an annular pencil by means of a
small, round diaphragm (the spot), and used in dark-field
illumination; -- called also spotted lens.
Spot rump (Zool.), the Hudsonian godwit ({Limosa
haemastica}).
Spots on the sun. (Astron.) See Sun spot, ander Sun.
On the spot, or Upon the spot, immediately; before
moving; without changing place; as, he made his decision
on the spot.
It was determined upon the spot. --Swift.
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Syn: Stain; flaw; speck; blot; disgrace; reproach; fault;
blemish; place; site; locality.
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mastic tree
(gcide) | Mastic \Mas"tic\, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.
? to chew, because of its being used in the East for
chewing.] [Written also mastich.]
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1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia
(Pistacia Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and
coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable
resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
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2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by
incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent
tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and
an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
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3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
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Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.
Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle)
with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree.
West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree ({Bursera
gummifera}) full of gum resin in every part.
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Masticable
(gcide) | Masticable \Mas"ti*ca*ble\, a.
Capable of being masticated.
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Masticador
(gcide) | Masticador \Mas`ti*ca"dor\, n. [Cf. Sp. mastigador. See
Masticate.] (Man.)
A part of a bridle, the slavering bit. [Written also
mastigador.]
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Masticate
(gcide) | Masticate \Mas"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masticated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Masticating.] [L. masticatus, p. p. of
masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See Mastic.]
To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for
swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
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Masticated
(gcide) | Masticate \Mas"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masticated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Masticating.] [L. masticatus, p. p. of
masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See Mastic.]
To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for
swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
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Masticater
(gcide) | Masticater \Mas"ti*ca`ter\, n.
One who masticates.
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Masticating
(gcide) | Masticate \Mas"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Masticated; p.
pr. & vb. n. Masticating.] [L. masticatus, p. p. of
masticare to chew, prob. fr. mastiche mastic. See Mastic.]
To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for
swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
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Mastication
(gcide) | Mastication \Mas`ti*ca"tion\, n. [L. masticatio: cf. F.
mastication.]
The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.
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Mastication is a necessary preparation of solid
aliment, without which there can be no good digestion.
--Arbuthnot.
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Masticator
(gcide) | Masticator \Mas"ti*ca`tor\, n.
1. One who masticates.
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2. A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless
people; also, a machine for cutting leather, India rubber,
or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in some
processes of manufacture.
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Masticatory
(gcide) | Masticatory \Mas"ti*ca*to*ry\, a. [Cf. F. masticatoire.]
Chewing; adapted to perform the office of chewing food.
[1913 Webster]Masticatory \Mas"ti*ca*to*ry\, n.; pl. -ries. (Med.)
A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva. --Bacon.
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mastich
(gcide) | Mastic \Mas"tic\, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.
? to chew, because of its being used in the East for
chewing.] [Written also mastich.]
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1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia
(Pistacia Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and
coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable
resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
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2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by
incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent
tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and
an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
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3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
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Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.
Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle)
with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree.
West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree ({Bursera
gummifera}) full of gum resin in every part.
[1913 Webster]Mastich \Mas"tich\, n.
See Mastic.
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Mastich
(gcide) | Mastic \Mas"tic\, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.
? to chew, because of its being used in the East for
chewing.] [Written also mastich.]
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1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia
(Pistacia Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and
coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable
resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
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2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by
incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent
tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and
an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
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3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
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Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.
Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle)
with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree.
West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree ({Bursera
gummifera}) full of gum resin in every part.
[1913 Webster]Mastich \Mas"tich\, n.
See Mastic.
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Masticin
(gcide) | Masticin \Mas"ti*cin\, n. (Chem.)
A white, amorphous, tenacious substance resembling
caoutchouc, and obtained as an insoluble residue of mastic.
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Masticophis flagelliformis
(gcide) | Coachwhip snake \Coach"whip` snake"\ (Zool.)
A large, slender, harmless snake of the southern United
States (Masticophis flagelliformis).
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Note: Its long and tapering tail has the scales so arranged
and colored as to give it a braided appearance, whence
the name.
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Masticophis flavigularis
(gcide) | Prairie \Prai"rie\, n. [F., an extensive meadow, OF. praerie,
LL. prataria, fr. L. pratum a meadow.]
1. An extensive tract of level or rolling land, destitute of
trees, covered with coarse grass, and usually
characterized by a deep, fertile soil. They abound
throughout the Mississippi valley, between the Alleghanies
and the Rocky mountains.
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From the forests and the prairies,
From the great lakes of the northland. --Longfellow.
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2. A meadow or tract of grass; especially, a so called
natural meadow.
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Prairie chicken (Zool.), any American grouse of the genus
Tympanuchus, especially Tympanuchus Americanus
(formerly Tympanuchus cupido), which inhabits the
prairies of the central United States. Applied also to the
sharp-tailed grouse.
Prairie clover (Bot.), any plant of the leguminous genus
Petalostemon, having small rosy or white flowers in
dense terminal heads or spikes. Several species occur in
the prairies of the United States.
Prairie dock (Bot.), a coarse composite plant ({Silphium
terebinthaceum}) with large rough leaves and yellow
flowers, found in the Western prairies.
Prairie dog (Zool.), a small American rodent ({Cynomys
Ludovicianus}) allied to the marmots. It inhabits the
plains west of the Mississippi. The prairie dogs burrow in
the ground in large warrens, and have a sharp bark like
that of a dog. Called also prairie marmot.
Prairie grouse. Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie hare (Zool.), a large long-eared Western hare
(Lepus campestris). See Jack rabbit, under 2d Jack.
Prairie hawk, Prairie falcon (Zool.), a falcon of Western
North America (Falco Mexicanus). The upper parts are
brown. The tail has transverse bands of white; the under
parts, longitudinal streaks and spots of brown.
Prairie hen. (Zool.) Same as Prairie chicken, above.
Prairie itch (Med.), an affection of the skin attended with
intense itching, which is observed in the Northern and
Western United States; -- also called swamp itch,
winter itch.
Prairie marmot. (Zool.) Same as Prairie dog, above.
Prairie mole (Zool.), a large American mole ({Scalops
argentatus}), native of the Western prairies.
Prairie pigeon, Prairie plover, or Prairie snipe
(Zool.), the upland plover. See Plover, n., 2.
Prairie rattlesnake (Zool.), the massasauga.
Prairie snake (Zool.), a large harmless American snake
(Masticophis flavigularis). It is pale yellow, tinged
with brown above.
Prairie squirrel (Zool.), any American ground squirrel of
the genus Spermophilus, inhabiting prairies; -- called
also gopher.
Prairie turnip (Bot.), the edible turnip-shaped farinaceous
root of a leguminous plant (Psoralea esculenta) of the
Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also
pomme blanche, and pomme de prairie.
Prairie warbler (Zool.), a bright-colored American warbler
(Dendroica discolor). The back is olive yellow, with a
group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and
the parts around the eyes are bright yellow; the sides of
the throat and spots along the sides, black; three outer
tail feathers partly white.
Prairie wolf. (Zool.) See Coyote.
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Masticot
(gcide) | Masticot \Mas"ti*cot\, n. (Chem.)
Massicot. [Obs.]
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Onomastic
(gcide) | Onomastic \On`o*mas"tic\, a. [Gr. ?, from ? to name, 'o`noma
name.] (Law)
Applied to a signature when the body of the instrument is in
another's handwriting. --Burrill.
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Onomasticon
(gcide) | Onomasticon \On`o*mas"ti*con\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? (sc.?), fr. ?.
See Onomastic.]
A collection of names and terms; a dictionary; specif., a
collection of Greek names, with explanatory notes, made by
Julius Pollux about a. d. 180.
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Paracmastic
(gcide) | Paracmastic \Par`ac*mas"tic\, a. [Gr. ?. See Para-, and
Acme.] (Med.)
Gradually decreasing; past the acme, or crisis, as a
distemper. --Dunglison.
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Paronomastic
(gcide) | Paronomastic \Par`o*no*mas"tic\, Paronomastical
\Par`o*no*mas"tic*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon
words.
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Paronomastical
(gcide) | Paronomastic \Par`o*no*mas"tic\, Paronomastical
\Par`o*no*mas"tic*al\, a.
Of or pertaining to paronomasia; consisting in a play upon
words.
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Peruvian mastic tree
(gcide) | Mastic \Mas"tic\, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.
? to chew, because of its being used in the East for
chewing.] [Written also mastich.]
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1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia
(Pistacia Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and
coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable
resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
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2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by
incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent
tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and
an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
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3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
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Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.
Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle)
with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree.
West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree ({Bursera
gummifera}) full of gum resin in every part.
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Remasticate
(gcide) | Remasticate \Re*mas"ti*cate\ (r?-m?s"t?-k?t), v. t.
To chew or masticate again; to chew over and over, as the
cud.
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Remastication
(gcide) | Remastication \Re*mas`ti*ca"tion\ (-k?"sh?n), n.
The act of masticating or chewing again or repeatedly.
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West Indian mastic
(gcide) | Mastic \Mas"tic\, n. [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. ?, fr.
? to chew, because of its being used in the East for
chewing.] [Written also mastich.]
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1. (Bot.) A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia
(Pistacia Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and
coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable
resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
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2. A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by
incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent
tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and
an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
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3. A kind of cement composed of burnt clay, litharge, and
linseed oil, used for plastering walls, etc.
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Barbary mastic (Bot.), the Pistachia Atlantica.
Peruvian mastic tree (Bot.), a small tree (Schinus Molle)
with peppery red berries; -- called also pepper tree.
West Indian mastic (Bot.), a lofty tree ({Bursera
gummifera}) full of gum resin in every part.
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bitumastic
(wn) | bitumastic
n 1: a protective coating of asphalt and filter used on
structural metals that are exposed to weathering |
genus masticophis
(wn) | genus Masticophis
n 1: whip snakes [syn: Masticophis, genus Masticophis] |
limosa haemastica
(wn) | Limosa haemastica
n 1: New World godwit [syn: Hudsonian godwit, {Limosa
haemastica}] |
mastic
(wn) | mastic
n 1: an aromatic exudate from the mastic tree; used chiefly in
varnishes
2: a pasty cement used as an adhesive or filler
3: an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is
cultivated for its resin [syn: mastic, mastic tree,
lentisk, Pistacia lentiscus] |
mastic tree
(wn) | mastic tree
n 1: an evergreen shrub of the Mediterranean region that is
cultivated for its resin [syn: mastic, mastic tree,
lentisk, Pistacia lentiscus] |
masticate
(wn) | masticate
v 1: grind and knead; "masticate rubber"
2: chew (food); to bite and grind with the teeth; "He jawed his
bubble gum"; "Chew your food and don't swallow it!"; "The
cows were masticating the grass" [syn: chew, masticate,
manducate, jaw] |
mastication
(wn) | mastication
n 1: biting and grinding food in your mouth so it becomes soft
enough to swallow [syn: chew, chewing, mastication,
manduction] |
masticophis
(wn) | Masticophis
n 1: whip snakes [syn: Masticophis, genus Masticophis] |
masticophis bilineatus
(wn) | Masticophis bilineatus
n 1: both terrestrial and arboreal snake of United States
southwest [syn: Sonoran whipsnake, {Masticophis
bilineatus}] |
masticophis flagellum
(wn) | Masticophis flagellum
n 1: a whipsnake of southern United States and Mexico; tail
resembles a braided whip [syn: coachwhip, {coachwhip
snake}, Masticophis flagellum] |
masticophis lateralis
(wn) | Masticophis lateralis
n 1: a whipsnake of scrublands and rocky hillsides [syn:
California whipsnake, striped racer, {Masticophis
lateralis}] |
onomastic
(wn) | onomastic
adj 1: of or related to onomastics; "he published a collection
of his onomastic essays" |
onomasticon
(wn) | onomasticon
n 1: a list of proper nouns naming persons or places |
onomastics
(wn) | onomastics
n 1: the branch of lexicology that studies the forms and origins
of proper names |
peruvian mastic tree
(wn) | Peruvian mastic tree
n 1: small Peruvian evergreen with broad rounded head and
slender pendant branches with attractive clusters of
greenish flowers followed by clusters of rose-pink fruits
[syn: pepper tree, molle, Peruvian mastic tree,
Schinus molle] |
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