Syn.
— Insanity; distraction; derangement; craziness; lunacy; mania;
frenzy; franticness; rage; aberration; alienation; monomania. See
Insanity.
MADONNA
Ma*don"na, n. Etym: [It. madonna my lady. See Dame, Donna, and cf.
Madame, Monkey.]
1. My lady; — a term of address in Italian formerly used as the equivalent of Madame, but for which Signora is now substituted. Sometimes introduced into English. Shak.
2. [pl. Madonnas (naz).]
Defn: A picture of the Virgin Mary (usually with the babe). The Italian painters are noted for drawing the Madonnas by their own wives or mistresses. Rymer.
MADOQUA
Ma"do*qua, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: A small Abyssinian antelope (Neotragus Saltiana), about the size of a hare.
MADRAGUE
Ma`drague", n. Etym: [R.]
Defn: A large fish pound used for the capture of the tunny in the
Mediterranean; also applied to the seines used for the same purpose.
MADRAS
Ma*dras", n. [So named after Madras, a city and presidency of India.]