Section M, N, and O

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The
doctrines of Macedonius.

Ma"cer (?), n. [F. massier. See
Mace staff.] A mace bearer; an officer of a court.
P. Plowman.

Mac"er*ate (?), v. t. [imp. &
p. p. Macerated (?); p. pr. & vb.
n. Macerating.] [L. maceratus, p. p. of
macerare to make soft, weaken, enervate; cf. Gr. &?; to
knead.] 1. To make lean; to cause to waste
away. [Obs. or R.] Harvey.

2. To subdue the appetites of by poor and
scanty diet; to mortify. Baker.

3. To soften by steeping in a liquid, with or
without heat; to wear away or separate the parts of by steeping; as,
to macerate animal or vegetable fiber.

Mac"er*a`ter (?), n. One who, or
that which, macerates; an apparatus for converting paper or fibrous
matter into pulp.

Mac`er*a"tion (?), n. [L.
maceratio: cf. F. macération.] The act or
process of macerating.

{ ||Ma*chæ"ro*dus
(m&adot;*kē"r&osl;*dŭs), ||Ma*chai"ro*dus
(m&adot;*kī"r&osl;*dŭs), } n.
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