<B>Marianism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the worship of the Virgin Mary. <DD><B> 2. </B>the theory or belief concerning this worship. <BR> <I>Ex. The differences between Protestants and Roman Catholics are normally defined in terms of doctrine--papal infallibility, Marianism, the nature of the church (Time).</I> </DL>
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<B>Marianne, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the republic of France personified as a woman in flowing robes and wearing a liberty cap. </DL>
<A NAME="marianology">
<B>Marianology, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the body of knowledge and opinion relating to the Virgin Mary; Mariology. </DL>
<A NAME="mariatheresadollar">
<B>Maria Theresa dollar</B> or <B>thaler, =Levant dollar.</B></DL>
<A NAME="maricomplaisant">
<B>mari complaisant,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (French.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a husband who puts up with an unfaithful wife; cuckold. <DD><B> 2. </B>(literally) complaisant husband. </DL>
<A NAME="maricopa">
<B>Maricopa, </B>noun, pl. <B>-pa</B> or <B>-pas.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a member of a North American Indian tribe inhabiting the Gila River valley in Arizona. <DD><B> 2. </B>the Hokan language of this tribe. </DL>
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<B>mariculture, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the cultivation of marine plants and animals for food and raw materials; sea farming; marine farming. <BR> <I>Ex. If we are very optimistic and assume for a moment that the yield of the traditional fishery will not change, mariculture could perhaps lead to an increment in the crop produced from the sea from the present 1% to 1.1% (Pieter Korringa).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="mariculturist">
<B>mariculturist, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who engages in mariculture. </DL>
<A NAME="marielito">
<B>marielito, </B>noun, pl. <B>-tos.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of the refugees from Cuba who arrived in Miami by boat in 1980. <BR> <I>Ex. The Cuban response to the black marielitos was intense (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
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<B>marigold, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a plant with yellow, orange, brownish, or red flowers. It belongs to the composite family. <DD><B> 2. </B>any calendula, especially the pot marigold. <DD><B> 3. </B>the flower of any of these plants. </DL>
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<B>marijuana</B> or <B>marihuana, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the hemp plant; Indian hemp; cannabis. <DD><B> 2. </B>a drug made from its dried leaves and flowers, smoked in cigarettes to produce a narcotic-like effect; hashish. </DL>
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<B>marimba, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a musical instrument somewhat like a xylophone. It consists of small bars of hard wood that produce different sounds when they are struck with mallets. </DL>
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<B>marina, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a dock where moorings and supplies are available, having a service station for small boats. It frequently has other facilities such as sleeping accommodations, restaurants, stores, and amusements. </DL>
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<B>marinade, </B>noun, verb, <B>-naded,</B> <B>-nading.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a spiced vinegar, wine, or oil used to pickle meat or fish. <DD><B> 2. </B>meat or fish pickled in this. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>=marinate.</B> </DL>
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<B>marinara, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sauce flavored with tomatoes and garlic, used in Italian cuisine. <BR> <I>Ex. The spaghetti, a great specialty, is presented with the usual sauces--mushroom, meat, marinara, tomato (New York Times).</I> </DL>
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<B>marinate, </B>verb, <B>-nated,</B> <B>-nating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to soak (food) in brine or marinade. <DD><B> 2. </B>to soak in oil and vinegar. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative:) <BR> <I>Ex. Our faculty have to learn to write English, a rare skill among people who have been marinated in academic jargon (John Fischer).</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to be or become marinated. <BR> <I>Ex. The meat marinated in the brine for two days. (Figurative.) During the 1968 campaign it was said by Republicans that R.M.N. had somehow, during his eight long years in political exile, marinated from an "old" Nixon into a "new" Nixon (Time).</I> noun <B>marination.</B> </DL>
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<B>marine, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of the sea; found in the sea; produced by the sea. <BR> <I>Ex. Seals and whales are marine animals.</I> (SYN) pelagic, oceanic. <DD><B> 2. </B>of shipping; maritime. <BR> <I>Ex. marine law.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>of the navy; naval. <BR> <I>Ex. marine power.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>for use at sea or on a ship. <BR> <I>Ex. marine supplies, a marine engine.</I> <DD><B> 5a. </B>of or having to do with ships, sailors, or other aspects of the sea. <BR> <I>Ex. marine lore.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>of or having to do with navigation at sea. <BR> <I>Ex. a marine compass.</I> <DD><B> 6a. </B>of or having to do with a marine or marines. <DD><B> b. </B>serving or trained to serve as a marine. <DD><B> 7. </B><B>=underwater.</B> <BR> <I>Ex. marine salvage.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>shipping; fleet. <BR> <I>Ex. our merchant marine.</I> <DD><B> 2a. </B>a soldier formerly serving only at sea, now also serving on land and in the air. <DD><B> b. </B>Also, <B>Marine.</B> a person serving in the Marine Corps. <DD><B> 3. </B>a picture of the sea, seashore, or ships at sea; seascape. <BR> <I>Ex. His first solo show in five years comprises portraits, landscapes, and marines (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>the government department of naval affairs in France and some other European countries. </DL>
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<B>marines,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the Marine Corps. <BR><I>expr. <B>tell that to the marines,</B> </I>(Informal.) an expression of contemptuous disbelief, originally implying an amount of credulity on the part of marines that would not be found in sailors. <BR> <I>Ex. Tell that to the marines--the sailors won't believe it (Scott).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="marinebiologist">
<B>marine biologist,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a person who studies marine biology. </DL>
<A NAME="marinebiology">
<B>marine biology,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a branch of biology dealing with the living organisms of the sea. </DL>
<A NAME="marineblue">
<B>marine blue,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a navy blue that is somewhat purple or green in hue. </DL>
<A NAME="marinecorps">
<B>Marine Corps,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a separate branch of the Armed Forces of the United States. Its members are trained especially for landing operations. The Marine Corps has its own air, sea, and land units and is independently responsible to the Secretary of the Navy. </DL>
<A NAME="marineengineering">
<B>marine engineering,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a branch of engineering that deals with the design of ships and submarines and their propulsion system. </DL>
<A NAME="marinefarming">
<B>marine farming,</B> <B>=mariculture.</B></DL>
<A NAME="marineglue">
<B>marine glue,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a glue used in ship carpentry, consisting of rubber, shellac, and pitch. </DL>
<A NAME="marineiguana">
<B>marine iguana,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an iguana of the Galapagos Islands that feeds on seaweed in the surf. </DL>
<A NAME="marineinsurance">
<B>marine insurance,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> insurance against damage to goods in transit and their means of transportation, especially in regard to shipwrecks or disasters at sea. </DL>
<A NAME="marineleague">
<B>marine league,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a measure of nautical distance equal to three nautical miles. </DL>
<A NAME="marineleg">
<B>marine leg,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a device consisting of a chute containing electrically operated buckets that convey grain between the hold of a ship and the cupola of a grain elevator. </DL>
<A NAME="mariner">
<B>mariner, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who navigates or assists in navigating a ship; sailor; seaman. <BR> <I>Ex. ... as reassuring a beacon as a lighthouse to a lost mariner (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Law.) any person employed on a ship. </DL>
<A NAME="marinerscompass">
<B>mariner's compass,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a sensitive, accurate compass on a ship or boat, supported in a box or bowl on gimbals, placed for the helmsman to steer by. </DL>
<A NAME="marinescience">
<B>marine science,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the sciences dealing with the sea and its environment, including marine biology, oceanography, and similar specializations. </DL>
<A NAME="marinesonoprobe">
<B>marine sonoprobe,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an instrument used in the exploration for oil to analyze offshore subsurface formations by means of reflected sound waves. </DL>
<A NAME="mariolater">
<B>Mariolater, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a worshiper of the Virgin Mary. </DL>
<A NAME="mariolatrous">
<B>Mariolatrous, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> characterized by Mariolatry. </DL>
<A NAME="mariolatry">
<B>Mariolatry, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> worship of the Virgin Mary. </DL>
<A NAME="mariological">
<B>Mariological, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with Mariology. </DL>
<A NAME="mariology">
<B>Mariology, </B>noun. <B>=Marianology.</B></DL>
<A NAME="marionbeautyivy">
<B>Marion beauty ivy,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a variety of ivy with trailing stems and lush green leaves, often kept as a house plant. </DL>
<A NAME="marionette">
<B>marionette, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a doll or puppet moved by strings or by the hands, often on a little stage. </DL>
<A NAME="mariotteslaw">
<B>Mariotte's law, =Boyle's law </B>(in continental Europe).</DL>
<A NAME="mariposa">
<B>mariposa</B> or <B>Mariposa lily</B> or <B>tulip,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of a genus of plants of the lily family with tuliplike yellow, white, blue, or lilac flowers, growing in the western United States and in Mexico. <DD><B> 2. </B>the flower. </DL>
<A NAME="marisat">
<B>Marisat, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of United States communications satellites positioned over the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans to transmit maritime weather conditions. </DL>
<A NAME="marish">
<B>marish, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Archaic.) <DD><I>noun </I> a marsh. <DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>marshy. <DD><B> 2. </B>such as is found in marshes. <BR> <I>Ex. a matted, marish vegetation (Robert Louis Stevenson).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="marist">
<B>Marist, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a member of a Roman Catholic missionary and teaching order, founded in 1816, devoted to the Virgin Mary. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or belonging to the Marists. </DL>
<A NAME="marital">
<B>marital, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with marriage. <BR> <I>Ex. A man and woman take marital vows when they marry.</I> (SYN) matrimonial, connubial. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Archaic.) of a husband. adv. <B>maritally.</B> </DL>
