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2. A powder or a paste made from the seeds of
black or white mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken
internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large doses is
emetic.

Mustard oil (Chem.), a substance
obtained from mustard, as a transparent, volatile and intensely
pungent oil. The name is also extended to a number of analogous
compounds produced either naturally or artificially.

Mus*tee" (?), n. See
Mestee.

Mus"te*line (?), a. [L.
mustelinus, fr. mustela weasel.] (Zoöl.)
Like or pertaining to the family Mustelidæ, or the
weasels and martens.

Mus"ter (?), n. [OE. moustre,
OF. mostre, moustre, F. montre, LL.
monstra. See Muster, v. t.]
1. Something shown for imitation; a
pattern. [Obs.]

2. A show; a display. [Obs.] Piers
Plowman.

3. An assembling or review of troops, as for
parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or
introduction into service.


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