mauve, n.f., mallow; (orni.) sea-gull, sea-mew.

mauviette, n.f., lark; field-lark; lath (thin person); poor stick.

mauvis, n.m., (orni.) mavis, redwing, throstle.

maxillaire, adj., pertaining to the jaw, maxillary.

maxime, n.f., maxim. Tenir pour — de; to hold it as a maxim to.

maximum, n.m. (—s), (math.) (maxima), highest, height, maximum; acme; (com.) the highest price.

mayonnaise, n.f., (cook.) mayonnaise.

mazagran, n.m., coffee in a glass (named after the once famous Café Mazagran).

mazette, n.f., tit, poor hack (sorry horse); milksop, poor creature; dull-head, duffer (at games). —! (int.) zounds! you don’t say so!

md., (ab. of Marchand) shopkeeper.