Millinet, a coarse kind of stiff muslin, formerly used for the foundation or basis of bonnets, &c.
Mineralogy, a science which treats of the inorganic natural substances found upon or in the earth, such as earths, salts, metals, &c., and which are called by the general name of minerals.
Minutiæ, the smallest particulars.
Monasticism, monastic life; religiously recluse life, in a monastery, or house of religious retirement.
Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley, one of the most celebrated among the female literary characters of England. She was daughter of Evelyn, Duke of Kingston, and was born about 1690, at Thoresby, in England. She displayed uncommon abilities, at a very early age, and was educated by the best masters in the English, Latin, Greek, and French, languages. She accompanied her husband (Edward Wortley Montagu) on an embassy to Constantinople, and her correspondence with her friends was published and much admired. She introduced the practice of inoculation for the smallpox into England, which proved of great benefit to millions. She died at the age of seventy-two, A. D. 1762.
Moral Philosophy, the science which treats of the motives and rules of human actions, and of the ends to which they ought to be directed.
Moreen, a kind of woollen stuff used for curtains, covers of cushions, bed hangings, &c.
Mucous, having the nature of mucus, a glutinous, sticky, thready, transparent fluid, of a salt savor, produced by different membranes of the body, and serving to protect the membranes and other internal parts against the action of the air, food, &c. The fluid of the mouth and nose is mucus.
Mucous membrane, that membrane which lines the mouth, nose, intestines, and other open cavities of the body.
Muriatic acid, an acid, composed of chlorine and hydrogen, called, also, hydrochloric acid, and spirit of salt.