Marcus Aurelius |
a Stoic philosopher who was emperor of Rome in 161-180 A.D. (b.121--d.180 A.D.). |
Mardi Gras |
the day before the beginning of Lent, celebrated by some Christians with elaborate merrymaking; Shrove Tuesday. |
mare1 |
a mature female horse or horselike animal. |
mare2 |
a large flat dark area on the moon or Mars. |
mare's-nest |
something thought to be an incredible discovery that turns out to have been a hoax or delusion. [2 definitions] |
mare's-tail |
a narrow, filmy, sweeping band of cirrus cloud that resembles a horse's tail blowing in the breeze. [2 definitions] |
margarine |
a butter substitute made of hydrogenated vegetable oils, milk, coloring agents, and other ingredients; oleo. |
margarita |
a cocktail made of tequila and lemon or lime juice and usu. served in a glass whose rim is coated with salt. |
margarite |
a mineral related to mica that has a pearly sheen. |
margay |
a spotted cat of Central and South America that resembles an ocelot. |
margin |
an edge and the border area near it. [9 definitions] |
marginal |
of, concerning, near, or forming a margin. [4 definitions] |
marginalia |
notes in the margin or margins of a book or other printed matter. |
marginalize |
to exclude or treat as being of no importance, esp. so as to divert attention from. |
marginate |
having a margin or distinct border. [2 definitions] |
margrave |
the military governor of a medieval German border province. |
margravine |
a margrave's wife or widow. |
marguerite |
a plant that is cultivated for its daisylike, yellow-centered, pink, yellow, and white flowers. |
maria |
pl. of mare2. |
mariachi |
a street band in Mexico, its members often playing dance music and wearing traditional costumes. [3 definitions] |
Maria Montessori |
Italian-born U.S. psychiatrist and educator who founded an educational method for young children that emphasizes self-directed, independent learning and nurture of the whole personality (b.1870--d.1952). |