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[F., fr. ma my (L. mea)
+ dame dame. See Dame, and cf. Madonna.] My
lady; -- a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in
France, given to all married women. Chaucer.

Mad"-ap`ple (?), n. (Bot.)
See Eggplant.

Mad"brain` (?), a. Hot-headed;
rash. Shak. -- n. A rash or hot-
headed person.

Mad"brained` (?), a. Disordered in
mind; hot-headed. Shak.

Mad"cap` (?), a. 1.
Inclined to wild sports; delighting in rash, absurd, or
dangerous amusements. "The merry madcap lord."
Shak.

2. Wild; reckless. "Madcap
follies" Beau. & Fl.

Mad"cap`, n. A person of wild
behavior; an excitable, rash, violent person. Shak.

Mad"den (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Maddened (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Maddening.] To make mad; to drive to madness; to craze;
to excite violently with passion; to make very angry; to
enrage.

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