Mozing, mō′zing, n. the raising of nap on cloth, as in a gig-mill.
M roof. See under letter M.
Mucedinous, mū-sed′i-nus, adj. like mould or mildew.
Much, much, adj. great in size, quantity, or extent: long in duration.—adv. to a great degree: by far: often or long: almost.—n. a great quantity: a strange thing.—adj. Much′el (Spens.), much.—n. Much′ness, state of being much.—Much about it, something like what it usually is; Much of a muchness=just about the same value or amount.—Make much of (see Make); Not so much as, not even; Too much for, more than a match for. [M. E. muche, moche, muchel, mochel—A.S. mic-el; cf. Ice. mjök.]
Mucic, mū′sik, adj. derived from gums.—n. Mū′cate, a salt of mucic acid and a base.
Mucid, mū′sid, adj. slimy, mouldy—also Mū′cidous.—ns. Mū′cidness, Mū′cor.
Muck, muk, n. dung: a mass of decayed vegetable matter: anything low and filthy.—v.t. to manure with muck.—v.i. Muck′er, to make a muddle of anything, to fail.—n. a heavy fall in the mire: a coarse, dirty fellow.—ns. Muck′-heap, a dung-hill; Muck′iness; Muck′-rake, a rake for scraping filth; Muck′-sweat, profuse sweat; Muck′-worm, a worm that lives in muck: one who acquires money by mean devices: a miser.—adj. Muck′y, nasty, filthy. [Scand., Ice. myki, Dan. mög, dung.]
Muck, mistaken form of amuck.
Mucker, muk′ėr, n. a canting person, a hypocrite, esp. a follower of the sect of J. W. Ebel of Königsberg, suspected of dirty practices. [Ger.]
Muckle, a Scotch form of mickle.