Must, must, n. wine pressed from the grape, but not fermented: potato-pulp prepared for fermentation. [A.S. must—L. mustus, new, fresh.]
Must, must, n. an occasional state of dangerous frenzy in adult male elephants.
Mustache. Same as Moustache.
Mustang, mus′tang, n. the wild horse of the American prairies: (U.S.) a naval officer from the merchant service in the Civil War.
Mustard, mus′tard, n. a plant of the genus Brassica, formerly classed as Sinapis, having a pungent taste: the seed thereof ground and used as a seasoning for meat, as a plaster, &c.—French mustard, mustard prepared for table by adding salt, sugar, vinegar, &c.; Wild mustard, the charlock. [O. Fr. mostarde (Fr. moutarde)—L. mustum, must.]
Mustela, mus-tē′la, n. the typical genus of Mustelidæ, the martens and sables.—adj. Mus′teline, like a marten or weasel: tawny in colour.—n. a musteline mammal.—adj. Mus′teloid, like a weasel. [L.]
Muster, mus′tėr, v.t. to assemble, as troops for duty or inspection: to gather, summon (with up).—v.i. to be gathered together, as troops.—n. an assembling of troops: a register of troops mustered: assemblage: collected show.—ns. Mus′ter-book (Shak.), a book in which military forces are registered; Mus′ter-file (Shak.), a muster-roll; Mus′ter-mas′ter, the master of the muster, or who takes an account of troops, their arms, &c.; Mus′ter-roll, a register of the officers and men in each company, troop, or regiment present at the time of muster.—Pass muster, to pass inspection uncensured. [O. Fr. mostre, monstre—L. monstrum—monēre, to warn.]
Musty, must′i, adj. mouldy: spoiled by damp: sour: foul.—adv. Must′ily.—n. Must′iness. [Doublet of moisty—L. musteus, new.]
Mutable, mū′ta-bl, adj. that may be changed: subject to change: inconstant.—ns. Mutabil′ity, Mū′tableness, state or quality of being mutable.—adv. Mū′tably.—n. Mutan′dum, something to be altered:—pl. Mutan′da.—v.t. Mū′tate, to change a vowel-sound by the influence of a vowel in the following syllable.—n. Mutā′tion, act or process of changing a vowel through the influence of one in the next syllable—the German umlaut: change: succession.—adjs. Mū′tative, Mū′tātory, changing, mutable. [Fr.,—L. mutabilis—mutāre, -ātum, to change—movēre, motum, to move.]
Mutage, mū′tāj, n. a process for arresting fermentation in the must of grapes. [Fr.]