Defn: A tool somewhat like a chisel with a groove in it, used by calkers of ships to finish the seams after the oakum has been driven in.
MAKING-UP
Mak"ing-up`, n.
1. The act of bringing spirits to a certain degree of strength, called proof.
2. The act of becoming reconciled or friendly.
MAL-
Mal-
Defn: . A prefix in composition denoting ill,or evil, F. male, adv., fr. malus, bad, ill. In some words it has the form male-, as in malediction, malevolent. See Malice.
Note: The formmale- is chiefly used in cases where the c, either alone or with other letters, is pronounced as a separate syllable, as in malediction, malefactor, maleficent, etc. Where this is not the case, as in malfeasance or male-feasance, malformation or male- formation, etc., as also where the word to which it is prefixed commences with a vowel, as in maladministration, etc., the form malis to be preferred, and is the one commonly employed.
MALA
Ma"la, n.; pl. of Malum. Etym: [L.]
Defn: Evils; wrongs; offenses against right and law. Mala in se Etym:
[L.] (Law), offenses which are such from their own nature, at common
law, irrespective of statute.
— Mala prohibita Etym: [L.] (Law), offenses prohibited by statute,
as distinguished from mala in se, which are offenses at common law.
MALABAR
Mal"a*bar`, n.