MAESTRICHT MONITOR
Maes"tricht mon"i*tor. Etym: [So called from Maestricht, a town in
Holland.] (Paleon.)
Defn: The Mosasaurus Hofmanni. See Mosasaurus.
MAESTRO
Ma*es"tro, n. Etym: [It., fr. L. magister. See Master.]
Defn: A master in any art, especially in music; a composer.
MAFFIA; MAFIA
Maf"fi*a, Ma"fi*a, n. [It. maffia.]
Defn: A secret society which organized in Sicily as a political organization, but is now widespread among Italians, and is used to further or protect private interests, reputedly by illegal methods.
MAFFIOSO; MAFIOSO
Maf`fi*o"so, Ma`fi*o"so, n.; pl. -si (#). [It. maffioso.]
Defn: A member of the maffia.
MAFFLE Maf"fle, v. i. Etym: [Akin to OD. maffelen to stammer. Cf. Muffle to mumble.]
Defn: To stammer. [Obs.]