macroon´.—A macaroon.
mademoiselle (mȧd mwȧ zel´), title given to a young unmarried lady.
madère (mä-dâr´).—Madeira wine.
maestro di color che sanno (It.) (mä es´trō dē kō lor´ kā sän´no), master of those that know. (Applied by Dante to Aristotle.)
ma foi (mȧ fwȧ´), upon my faith; upon my word.
maigre (mē´gr).—Lean meat; also, any food other than meat. Also, a kind of fish. Maigre soups are those without meat, such as those used in Lent.
maintien le droit (mâN tēâN le drwä´), maintain the right.
maison d’arrêt (mā zôN dȧ ret´), house of custody; prison.
maison de campagne (mā zôN de käN pȧn´y), a country house.
maison de force (mā zôN d fôrs´), house of correction; bridewell.