MARIOLATRY
Ma`ri*ol"a*try, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: The worship of the Virgin Mary.
MARIONETTE
Mar`i*o*nette", n. Etym: [F. marionette, prop. a dim. of Marie Mary.]
1. A puppet moved by strings, as in a puppet show.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The buffel duck.
MARIOTTE'S LAW
Ma`ri*otte's law`. (Physics.)
Defn: See Boyle's law, under Law.
MARIPOSA LILY Ma`ri*po"sa lil`y. Etym: [Sp. mariposa a butterfly + E. lily. So called from the gay apperance of the blossoms.] (Bot.)
Defn: One of a genus (Calochortus) of tuliplike bulbous herbs with large, and often gaycolored, blossoms. Called also butterfly lily. Most of them are natives of California.