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[Music
+ mania: cf. F. musicomanie.] (Med.) A kind
of monomania in which the passion for music becomes so strong as to
derange the intellectual faculties. Dunglison.

Mus"i*mon (?), n. [See Musmon.]
(Zoöl.) See Mouflon.

Mus"ing*ly (?), adv. In a musing
manner.

Mu"sit (?), n. See
Muset.

Musk (?), n. [F. musc, L.
muscus, Per. musk, fr. Skr. mushka testicle,
orig., a little mouse. See Mouse, and cd. Abelmosk,
Muscadel, Muscovy duck, Nutmeg.]
1. A substance of a reddish brown color, and
when fresh of the consistence of honey, obtained from a bag being
behind the navel of the male musk deer. It has a slightly bitter
taste, but is specially remarkable for its powerful and enduring
odor. It is used in medicine as a stimulant antispasmodic. The term
is also applied to secretions of various other animals, having a
similar odor.

2. (Zoöl.

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