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manifold adj/vb 1. many and of several different types
multiply;
[Cambridge English Dictionary]
mare n an adult, female horse;
[CED]
marrow n 1. soft tissue containing a lot of fat in the centre of a bone
2. squash vegetable;
[CED]
mattock n iron agricultural tool, similar to a pickaxe;
[CED]
maw n any bird of the family Laridae; gull, seagull
[OE mæw]
meadow-month n the seventh month of the year (so called because the meadows were in bloom and the cattle were in pasture); July
[Anglo-Saxon, from Mæd-Mōnath]
meanwealth n a form of government by all the citizens, a republic; republic, folkdom
[OE gemæne "common, general, shared by all" + wealth. Calque of rēs publica, substitute for "commonwealth", since "common" is a Latinate word]
mellow adj smooth, soft or developed; not too sharp, bright, new or rough;
[CED]
mere n a large body of inland water; lake
[dialectual, from OE mere]
mething n adjudication;
[OE mæðung]
mettle n ability and determination when competing or doing something difficult;
[CED]
mickleborough n metropolis;
[mickle = much, great ~ still used in Scots dialect]
mightworks n factory-like industrial installation that produces electricity for consumption; power plant
[neologism, from might 'strength, power' + works 'place of production, workshop']
milch adj applied transfig. to the eyes when weeping, milched eyed; lachrymatory, weepy
[from OE mielch: milk]
milksop n a weak, easily frightened or ineffectual person;
[OED]
mindsee vb create by imagination in the mind; imagine
[compound mind + see]
mire vb risk;
[OE mære 'limit, border']
mirk n dark;
[from Norse mørket and Danish mørke]
mistletoe n an evergreen plant with small white fruits and pale yellow flowers which grows on trees, often used as a Christmas decoration;
[CED]
munding n security;
[OE mund 'hand palm (of the hand as a measure) trust security protection guardianship']
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