Defn: Abounding in mast; producing mast in abundance; as, the mastful forest; a mastful chestnut. Dryden.
MASTHEAD
Mast"head`, n. (Naut.)
Defn: The top or head of a mast; the part of a mast above the hounds.
MASTHEAD
Mast"head", v. t. (Naut.)
Defn: To cause to go to the masthead as a punishment. Marryat.
MASTHOUSE
Mast"house`, n.
Defn: A building in which vessels' masts are shaped, fitted, etc.
MASTIC Mas"tic, n. Etym: [F., fr. L. mastiche, mastichum, Gr. [Written also mastich.]
1. (Bot.)
Defn: A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; — called also, mastic tree.