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Mus"cling (?), n. (Fine Arts)
Exhibition or representation of the muscles. [R.]

A good piece, the painters say, must have good
muscling, as well as coloring and drapery.

Mus*co"gees (?), n. pl. See
Muskogees.

Mus"coid (?), a. [Muscus + -
oid: cf. F. muscoide.] (Bot.) Mosslike;
resembling moss.

Mus"coid, n. (Bot.) A term
formerly applied to any mosslike flowerless plant, with a distinct
stem, and often with leaves, but without any vascular
system.

Mus*col"o*gy (?), n. [Muscus +
-logy.] Bryology.

Mus*cos"i*ty (?), n. [L.
muscosus mossy, fr. muscus moss.] Mossiness.
Jonhson.

Mus`co*va"do (?), a. [Corrupted fr. Sp.
mascabado; cf. Pg. mascavado, F.


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