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Mace
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains. S. W. Williams.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor. Chaucer. Death with his mace petrific . . . smote. Milton.
2. Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. "Swayed the royal mace." Wordsworth.
3. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority. Macaulay.
4. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
5. A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand. Mace bearer, an officer who carries a mace before person in authority.