MPage 372
- English Word Mother-of-pearl Definition The hard pearly internal layer of several kinds of shells, esp. of pearl oysters, river mussels, and the abalone shells; nacre. See Pearl.
- English Word Mother-of-thyme Definition An aromatic plant (Thymus Serphyllum); -- called also wild thyme.
- English Word Mothered Definition of Mother
- English Word Mothered Definition Thick, like mother; viscid.
- English Word Motherhood Definition The state of being a mother; the character or office of a mother.
- English Word Mothering Definition of Mother
- English Word Mothering Definition A rural custom in England, of visiting one's parents on Midlent Sunday, -- supposed to have been originally visiting the mother church to make offerings at the high altar.
- English Word Motherland Definition The country of one's ancestors; -- same as fatherland.
- English Word Motherless Definition Destitute of a mother; having lost a mother; as, motherless children.
- English Word Motherliness Definition The state or quality of being motherly.
- English Word Motherly Definition Of or pertaining to a mother; like, or suitable for, a mother; tender; maternal; as, motherly authority, love, or care.
- English Word Motherly Definition In a manner of a mother.
- English Word Motherwort Definition A labiate herb (Leonurus Cardiaca), of a bitter taste, used popularly in medicine; lion's tail.
- English Word Motherwort Definition The mugwort. See Mugwort.
- English Word Mothery Definition Consisting of, containing, or resembling, mother (in vinegar).
- English Word Moths Definition of Moth
- English Word Mothy Definition Infested with moths; moth-eaten.
- English Word Motif Definition Motive.
- English Word Motific Definition Producing motion.
- English Word Motile Definition Having powers of self-motion, though unconscious; as, the motile spores of certain seaweeds.