*marquer*, to score, mark down.

*massue*, f., club.

*mât*, m., mast. le grand ——, the main-mast.

*matelas*, m., mattress.

*matelot*, m., sailor (before the mast).

*matière*, f., matter.
en —— de, in regard to.

*matin*, m., morning.
le ——, in the morning.

*maudit*, cursed.

*mauvais*, bad, poor.

*meilleur*, better; le ——, best.