Defn: That which is thrown into a scale to make weight; something of little account added to supply a deficiency or fill a gap.
MAKI
Ma"ki, n. Etym: [F., from native name.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: A lemur. See Lemur.
MAKING
Mak"ing, n.
1. The act of one who makes; workmanship; fabrication; construction; as, this is cloth of your own making; the making of peace or war was in his power.
2. Composition, or structure.
3. a poem.[Obs.] Sir J. Davies.
4. That which establishes or places in a desirable state or condition; the material of which something may be made; as, early misfortune was the making of him.
5. External appearance; from. [Obs.] Shak.
MAKING-IRON
Mak"ing-i`ron, n.