Methysis, meth′i-sis, n. (path.) drunkenness.—adj. Methys′tic, intoxicating. [Gr.]
Metic, met′ik, n. an immigrant, a resident alien. [Gr. meta, over, oikos, a house.]
Meticulous, mē-tik′ū-lus, adj. (arch.) timid, over careful.—adv. Metic′ulously. [L. metus, fear.]
Métier, met′yār, n. one's calling or business. [Fr.]
Metif, mē′tif, n. the offspring of a white and a quadroon.—n. Mē′tis, a half-breed of French and Indian parentage in Canada. [Cf. Mastiff.]
Metis, mē′tis, n. a Greek personification of prudence.
Metonic, me-ton′ik, adj. pertaining to the lunar cycle of nineteen years, after which the new and full moon happen again on the same day of the year as at its beginning. [From Meton, c. 430.]
Metonymy, me-ton′i-mi, n. (rhet.) a trope in which the name of one thing is put for that of another related to it, the effect for the cause, &c., as 'the heart' for 'the affections,' 'the bottle' for 'drink,' &c.—adjs. Metonym′ic, -al, used by way of metonymy.—adv. Metonym′ically. [L.,—Gr. metōnymia—meta, expressing change, onoma, a name.]
Metope, met′o-pē, n. (archit.) the space between the triglyphs in the frieze of the Doric order, generally ornamented with carved work: the face, forehead, frontal surface generally.—adj. Metop′ic.—ns. Met′opism, the condition of having a persistent metopic or frontal suture. [Gr.,—meta, between, and opē, the hole in the frieze receiving one of the beam-ends.]
Metoposcopy, met-ō-pos′kō-pi, n. the study of character from the physiognomy.—adjs. Metoposcop′ic, -al.—n. Metopos′copist.