Mace

Word MACE
Character 4
Hyphenation mace
Pronunciations /meɪs/

Definitions and meanings of "Mace"

What do we mean by mace?

A ceremonial staff borne or displayed as the symbol of authority of a legislative body. noun

A macebearer. noun

A heavy medieval war club with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush armor. noun

A thin fleshy red covering that surrounds the kernel of the nutmeg, dried and used as a spice. noun

A weapon for striking, consisting of a heavy head, commonly of metal, with a handle or staff, usually of such length as to be conveniently wielded with one hand; by extension, any similar weapon. noun

A scepter; a staff of office having somewhat the form of the weapon of war defined above. noun

A light stick with a flat head formerly used in playing billiards to push the cue-ball when out of reach for the proper stroke with the cue: superseded by the bridge, or rest for the cue. noun

A curriers' mallet with a knobbed face, made by the insertion of pins with egg-shaped heads, used in leather-dressing to soften and supple tanned hides and enable them to absorb the oil, etc. noun

A bulrush or cattail. noun

A spice consisting of the dried arillode (false aril) or covering of the seed of the nutmeg, Myristica fragrans, which is a fleshy net-like envelop somewhat resembling the husk of a filbert. noun

A small gold coin of Atchin in Sumatra, weighing 9 grains, and worth about 26 cents. noun

The tenth part of a Chinese tael or ounce: as a money of account it is equal to 58 grains of pure silver. See tael, liang, and candareen. noun

To swindle.

Swindling; a swindler; a swindling loan-office. noun

A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See nutmeg. noun

A chemical preparation containing tear gas in a solvent, packaged in the form of a spray, and used to temporarily incapacitate people, such as rioters or criminals, by causing intense eye and skin irritation; also called chemical mace. It is designed to be a non-lethal weapon for defending against violent people. proper noun

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. noun

A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. noun

An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority; a macebearer. noun

A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple. noun

A heavy fighting club.

A ceremonial form of this weapon.

A long baton used by some drum majors to keep time and lead a marching band. If this baton is referred to as a mace, by convention it has a ceremonial often decorative head, which, if of metal, usually is hollow and sometimes intricately worked.

An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.

A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.

A billiard cue.

A heavy spiked metal club used for breaking heads, a suitable substitute for the pepper spray. Urban Dictionary

A substance which is sprayed at the intruder to burn his/her eyes Urban Dictionary

A metal pole with a blunt end used for smashing stuff Urban Dictionary

A guy with a really huge cock Urban Dictionary

A nice emo who is about 5 feet tall lover of mcr, avid shoe wearer single,loyal,emo or scene preference,loves dark clothes hoodies with "hide from society strings" are good,thinks 25 is much funnier than 24 and is loving caring helping has no heart or soul, is low maintenance Seeing as I'm a ramen lover. Likes sour and Mexican candy often seen blaring "King for a day" and crying at "SING" by mcr ......is also as danserous as the weapon. Urban Dictionary

To always tell the truth; to expose the truth; to bang a horse Urban Dictionary

To "mace" someone is to take them for a ride, or to steal something off them. Taken from the famous pugilist Jem Mace, a bareknuckle champion so respected that he never had to pay for anything, just taking what he wanted. Urban Dictionary

The mad song by Monstrum Sepsis Urban Dictionary

Macee is the kind of girl with lots of friends and a slight attitude. She’s sassy but sweet. Macee is smart. Macee tends to like boys around her age and her height. Many people adore and love her. Macee is not afraid to be herself. And although she can get annoyed quickly and she’s SUPER loud she is the kind of friend you want in your life. Macee is extremely talented and is always trying new things to expand her experience even if she isn’t good at her new “hobby”. If you meet a Macee NEVER let her go. Because she is the best listener, and will always be there when you need her Urban Dictionary

Pepper-sprayed. Attacked with Mace spray. Mace is the commercial name of a "self-defence" (or rather attack) spray, used here as a verb. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Mace

The word "mace" in example sentences

The fruit of the nutmeg is undoubtedly swallowed whole by the bird, and to the powers of deglutition is left the separation of the nutritive portion which we know as mace, from the hard and indigestible nut which is voided in flight. ❋ Unknown (2003)

ROBERTS: Now, we mentioned the word mace in the lead-in to this. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Eastern mace is well known to English collectors, it is always of metal, and mostly of steel, with a short handle like our facetiously called life-preterver ❋ Unknown (2006)

Once in the chair, the mace is laid on the table, the Speaker reads the prayers, rather lengthy ones, for the Queen and the royal family and for divine guidance for those assembled there in their legislative capacities. ❋ Unknown (1958)

The mace is the sign of the dignity and the lawfulness of Parliament. ❋ Henrietta Elizabeth (1920)

The team occupying top spot is awarded the ICC Test Championship mace, which is transferred whenever a country is deposed as No. 1, but the rankings have been criticized for taking too long to reflect changes in the global balance of power and for being too opaque. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Seeing a man get his face smashed in by a mace is a normal rite of passage for a teenage boy. ❋ Unknown (2009)

This is about somebody being inappropriately attacked with mace, which is illegal. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Then there was a steel axe, or hammer, called a mace-of-arms, and which hung to the saddle-bow. ❋ Unknown (2008)

EDIT: If you mean the Thanagar origin as presented on the Justice League cartoon, you'll notice they just skipped right over a lot of the logic problems I just laid out by omitting those points entirely: no liaison with local police, the mace was a high-tech weapon, etc. ❋ Unknown (2008)

House, called the mace upon the table — which is a sign that the ❋ Unknown (2007)

I think the mace is a good idea, as is leaving your office door open when this weirdo comes in. ❋ Angry Professor (2006)

But… Ill have to say that mace, which is an irritant and simply hurts A LOT is quite different from a gun that shoots a lead projectile at a very high speed. ❋ Unknown (2005)

The aril is the spice called mace, and the seed inside the shell is the nutmeg. The aril is removed from the shell and dried separately. ❋ Harold McGee (2004)

The nutmeg is inclosed in four different covers; the first, a thick fleshy coat, (like our walnut,) which opens of itself when ripe; under this lies a thin reddish network, of an agreeable smell and aromatic taste, called mace; this wraps up the shell, which opens as the fruit grows. ❋ Anonymous (N/A)

This mace, which is the only surviving example of a London sergeant's mace, was found in a house in Westgate Street, belonging to a Mr Ingram. ❋ Unknown (N/A)

The Speaker's symbol of authority is the mace, which is carried before him when he formally enters or leaves the House and lies on the table before him when he is in the chair. ❋ Frederic Austin Ogg (1914)

Then there was a steel axe, or hammer, called a mace-of-arms, and which hung to the saddle-bow; the reins were secured by chain-work, and the front-stall of the bridle was ❋ Unknown (1894)

So I [pulled out] my mace....he's in [hospital] [right now]. ❋ Caxwl (2004)

"dont [forget] your mace when its [past] [11]" ❋ Pootytang (2003)

❋ The Wraith (2003)

[What a] [huge] mace you [got] there ❋ Jack Dallan (2003)

[Wow] mace is a [wonderful] [weirdo]!!! ❋ Mace911 (2017)

[you suck], [sorry], it's the maceI know you did it! i just [mace'd]! I really want to mace ❋ Swizzzzy Fo Shizzzy (2003)

"That little [college boy] had his hat [maced] [off him]!" ❋ Bullhammer (2003)

[Do you] [see] what [I see]? ❋ Anonymous (2003)

Macee is [sweet]. ❋ Gabi409 (2018)

"I got [maced] for no reason, I couln't see and breath". "Pulling each other's hair and [macing] constitute [typical woman] fight moves". ❋ Murkymo (2017)

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