Difference between revisions of "Mace"
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== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_140891" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_140891" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. </p> <p> '''(3):''' ''' (''' n.) A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg. </p> <p> '''(4):''' ''' (''' n.) A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple. </p> <p> '''(5):''' ''' (''' n.) A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand. </p> <p> '''(6):''' ''' (''' n.) A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains. </p> <p> '''(7):''' ''' (''' 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. </p> | ||
== Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42166" /> == | == Holman Bible Dictionary <ref name="term_42166" /> == | ||
Latest revision as of 09:57, 13 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(1): ( n.) An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.
(2): ( n.) A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority.
(3): ( n.) A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.
(4): ( n.) A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
(5): ( n.) A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.
(6): ( n.) A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains.
(7): ( 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.
