Defn: The religion of Mohammed; also, idolatry. See Mawmet. [Obs.]
Chaucer.
MAWMISH Maw"mish, a. Etym: [Prov. E. maum soft, mellow, rotten; cf. OD. molm rotten wood, G. mulm.]
Defn: Nauseous. [Obs.] L' Estrange.
MAWSEED
Maw"seed`, n. Etym: [Cf. G. magsamen.] (Bot.)
Defn: The seed of the opium poppy.
MAWWORM Maw"worm`, n. Etym: [Maw the belly + worm.] (Zoöl.) (a) Any intestinal worm found in the stomach, esp. the common round worm (Ascaris lumbricoides), and allied species. (b) One of the larvæ of botflies of horses; a bot.
MAXILLA
Max*il"la, n.; pl. Maxillæ. Etym: [L., dim. of mala jaw, jawbone.]
1. (Anat.) (a) The bone of either the upper or the under jaw. (b) The bone, or principal bone, of the upper jaw, the bone of the lower jaw being the mandible. [Now commonly used in this restricted sense.]
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the lower or outer jaws of arthropods.