Defn: A native or inhabitant of Madagascar, or Madecassee; the language of the natives of Madagascar. See Malagasy.
MADECASSEE
Mad`e*cas"see, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to Madagascar or its inhabitants.
MADEFACTION; MADEFICATION Mad`e*fac"tion, Mad`e*fi*ca"tion, n. Etym: [L. madefacere to make wet; madere to be wet + facere to make: cf. F. madéfaction.]
Defn: The act of madefying, or making wet; the state of that which is made wet. [R.] Bacon.
MADEFY
Mad"e*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Madefied; p. pr. & vb. n. Madefying.]
Etym: [Cf. F. madéfier, L. madefacere. See Madefaction.]
Defn: To make wet or moist. [R.]
MADEGASSY
Mad`e*gas"sy, n. & a.
Defn: See Madecassee.
MADEIRA
Ma*dei"ra, n. Etym: [Pg., the Island Madeira, properly, wood, fr. L.
materia stuff, wood. The island was so called because well wooded.
See Matter.]