mauvaise sujet (mô ve sü zhe´), a worthless fellow.

mauvais quart d’heure (mô ve kȧr dōr´), a bad quarter of an hour; an uncomfortable time; a disagreeable experience.

mauvais ton (mô ve tôN´), vulgarity.

mayonnaise sauce (mā-yō-nāz´).—A sauce of egg yolk and oil worked together, less properly with vinegar.

médecin, guéris-toi-toi-même (mād sâN´, gā rē twȧtwȧ mem´), physician, heal thyself.

mélange (mā lä Nzh), a mixture.—A light entertainment of a mixed character.

mêlée (me lā´), a disorderly fight.

ménage (mā nȧzh´), household.

menu (me nü´), bill of fare.

meringue (mā-raNg´).—Icing of white of egg and sugar thoroughly beaten together, sometimes with starch added. Pure meringues are called baisers (bā-zā´) or Spanish foam.