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2. Monks, regarded collectively.
Longfellow.

Monk"ing, a. Monkish. [R.]
Coleridge.

Monk"ish, a. Like a monk, or
pertaining to monks; monastic; as, monkish manners;
monkish dress; monkish solitude. --
Monk"ish*ness, n.

Monk"ly, a. Like, or suitable to,
a monk. [R.]

Monks"hood` (?), n. (Bot.)
A plant of the genus Aconitum; aconite. See
Aconite.

Monk's" seam` (?). (Naut.) An extra middle
seam made at the junction of two breadths of canvas, ordinarily
joined by only two rows of stitches.

{ Mon"o- (?), Mon- (?) }. [Gr. &?;.] A
prefix signifying one, single, alone; as,
monocarp, monopoly; (Chem.) indicating that a
compound contains one atom, radical, or group of
that to the name of which it is united; as, monoxide,
monosulphide, monatomic, etc.


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