Mew, mū, n. a sea-fowl: a gull. [A.S. mǽw; Dut. meeuw, Ice. mâr, Ger. möwe; all imit.]
Mew, mū, v.i. to cry as a cat.—n. the cry of a cat.
Mew, mū, v.t. to change, as the covering or dress: to shed or cast: to confine, as in a cage.—v.i. to change: to cast the feathers: to moult.—n. a place for confining: a cage for hawks while mewing: generally in pl. a stable, because the royal stables were built where the king's falcons were kept. [O. Fr. mue, a changing, esp. of the coat or skin—muer, to mew—L. mutāre, to change.]
Mewl, mūl, v.i. (Shak.) to cry as an infant. [Imit.]
Mexican, meks′i-kan, n. a native or inhabitant of Mexico.—adj. pertaining to Mexico or Mexicans.
Mezereon, me-zē′re-on, n. a deciduous shrub with pink flowers, and having an extremely acrid bark used in medicine. [Fr.,—Pers.]
Mezzanine, mez′a-nīn, n. (archit.) a low story introduced between two higher ones: a small window used to light such apartments. [Fr.,—It. mezzanino—mezzo—L. medius, middle.]
Mezzo-rilievo, med′zo-rē-lyā′vō, n. a degree of relief in figures, half-way between high and low relief. [It.]
Mezzo-soprano, med′zo-so-prä′nō, n. a quality of voice between soprano and alto: low soprano.
Mezzotint, mez′ō-tint, or med′zō-tint, n. a method of copperplate engraving, producing an even gradation of tones, resembling those of a photograph: an impression from a plate so produced.—Also Mezzotint′o. [It.,—mezzo, middle, half, tinto, tint—L. tingĕre, tinctum, to dye.]