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||Mar*ca"to (?), a. [It.] (Mus.)
In a marked emphatic manner; -- used adverbially as a
direction.

Mar"cel*ine (?), n. [F., fr. L.
marcidus withered, fr. marcere to wither, shrivel.]
A thin silk fabric used for linings, etc., in ladies'
dresses.

Mar*ces"cent (?), a. [L.
marcescens, p. pr. of marcescere to wither, decay, fr.
marcere to wither, droop: cf. F. marcescent.]
(Bot.) Withering without falling off; fading;
decaying.

Mar*ces"ci*ble (?), a. [Cf. F.
marcescible.] Liable to wither or decay.

March (?), n. [L. Martius mensis
Mars'month fr. Martius belonging to Mars, the god of
war: cf. F. mars. Cf. Martial.] The third month
of the year, containing thirty-one days.

The stormy March is come at last,

With wind, and cloud, and changing skies.

As mad as a March Hare, an old English
Saying derived from the fact that March is the rutting time of hares,
when they are excitable and violent.


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