Metal, s. A hard compact body, malleable and capable of fusion. The metals are six in number; first, gold; second, silver; third, copper; fourth, tin; fifth, iron; and sixth, lead.
Metallic, a. Partaking of metal, containing metal, consisting of metal.
Metalline, a. Impregnated with metal; consisting of metal.
Mettle, s. Spirit, sprightliness, courage.
Mettlesome, a. Sprightly, lively, brisk.
Mew, s. A cage, an enclosure, a place where a thing is confined; cry of a cat; a sea fowl; the place where a hawk changes her feathers.
The mew is the place where hawks are put to moult. They are sometimes kept loose in a room; but it is, in my opinion, much better to mew them on perches or on blocks.
Hawks must be fed very high, and kept very quiet when they mew; they are also kept unhooded, and frequently bathed.—Sebright.
Midge, s. A small fly, a gnat. The artificial midge is very serviceable in evening fishing.
Midriff, s. The diaphragm.