meurtri, -e, part., bruised, black and blue, contused. Il est tout — de coups; he is covered with bruises.

meurtri-er, -ère, n. and adj., assassin, murderer; murderess; murdering, murderous, deadly; bloody; killing, homicidal.

meurtrière, n.f., (fort.) loophole.

meurtrir, v.a., to bruise, to contuse, to make black and blue; (fig.) to supple (leather); to soften (colors).

meurtrissure, n.f., bruise, contusion.

meute, n.f., pack (of hounds). Chef de —; whipper-in, leader of the band.

mévendre, v.a., to undersell.

mévente, n.f., ☉underselling; (com.) not selling, lack of sale.

mézair, n.m. V. mésair.

mézéréon, n.m., (bot.) mezereon.