Mochado, Mokkado, O. E. (1) A silk stuff, commonly called “mock velvet,” much used in the 16th and 17th centuries. (Fairholt.) (2) A woollen stuff of the same kind. (Halliwell.) It was probably a mixture of silk and wool. (Planché.)
Modena Pottery. The antique pottery of Modena is referred to by Pliny and Livy, but there is no exact record or marked example of wares produced there during the Renaissance. The manufacture flourishes now at Sassuolo, a town ten miles south of Modena.
Modesty Bit or Piece, O. E. “A narrow lace which runs along the upper part of the stays, before, being a part of the tucker, is called the modesty piece.” (Guardian.) “Modesty bits—out of fashion” is an announcement in the London Chronicle, vol. xi. 1762.
Fig. 465. Modillion.
Modillions, Arch. Small brackets under the coronæ of cornices; when square they are called Mutules. In the Corinthian order they have carved leaves spread under them. Fig. [465] is taken from the temple of Mars the Avenger, at Rome.
Modius, R. (modus, a measure or standard). The largest Roman measure of capacity.
Module, Arch. A measure adopted by architects to determine by the column the proportions of the different parts of a work of architecture. It is usually the diameter or the semi-diameter of the shaft of the column.
Mœnia, R. A term synonymous with Murus (q.v.); but more comprehensive, in that it implies not merely the idea of walls, but also of the buildings attached to them.
“Mœnia lata videt, triplici circumdata muro.” (Virgil.)