Mace

[meɪs]

Definition

(noun.) a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority.

(noun.) spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed.

(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.

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Definition

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

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

(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.

(n.) A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority.

(n.) An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.

(n.) A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.

(n.) A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.

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Definition

n. a kind of spice: the second coat of the nutmeg.

n. a staff used as a mark of authority: a light flat-headed stick in use at billiards before the introduction of the bridge or cue-rest: formerly a weapon of war consisting of a staff headed with a heavy spiked ball of iron: a mallet used by a currier in dressing leather.—n. Mace′-bear′er one who carries the mace in a procession or before men in authority—also Mac′er.

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