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[NL.,
fr. Gr. ma`chaira dagger + 'odoy`s tooth.]
(Paleon.) A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats,
and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and
strength; -- hence called saber-toothed tigers.

||Ma*che"te (m&adot;*chā"t&asl;),
n. [Sp.] A large heavy knife resembling a
broadsword, often two or three feet in length, -- used by the
inhabitants of Spanish America as a hatchet to cut their way through
thickets, and for various other purposes. J.
Stevens.

Mach`i*a*vel"ian (?), a. [From
Machiavel, an Italian writer, secretary and historiographer to
the republic of Florence.] Of or pertaining to Machiavel, or to
his supposed principles; politically cunning; characterized by
duplicity or bad faith; crafty.

Mach`i*a*vel"ian, n. One who
adopts the principles of Machiavel; a cunning and unprincipled
politician.

{ Mach"i*a*vel*ism (?), Mach`i*a*vel"ian*ism
(?), } n. [Cf. F. machiavélisme; It.
machiavellismo.] The supposed principles of Machiavel, or
practice in conformity to them; political artifice, intended to favor
arbitrary power.

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