Defn: To be mad; to go mad; to rave. See Madding. [Archaic] Chaucer.
Festus said with great voice, Paul thou maddest. Wyclif (Acts).
MAD
Mad, n. Etym: [AS. ma; akin to D. & G. made, Goth. mapa, and prob. to
E. moth.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: An earthworm. [Written also made.]
MADAM
Mad"am, n.; pl. Madams, or Mesdames. Etym: [See Madame.]
Defn: A gentlewoman; — an appellation or courteous form of address given to a lady, especially an elderly or a married lady; — much used in the address, at the beginning of a letter, to a woman. The corresponding word in addressing a man is Sir.
MADAME Ma`dame", n.; pl. Mesdames. Etym: [F., fr. ma my (L. mea) + dame dame. See Dame, and cf. Madonna.]
Defn: My lady; — a French title formerly given to ladies of quality; now, in France, given to all married women. Chaucer.
MAD-APPLE
Mad"-ap`ple, n. (Bot.)
Defn: See Eggplant.
MADBRAIN
Mad"brain`, a.