Mace (m s) A trademark used for an aerosol used to immobilize an attacker temporarily. This trademark often occurs in print in uppercase or lowercase as a verb and a noun: "shouted at police after he was Maced when he rushed the fence" (David Shepardson). |
| mace 1 (ms) n. 1. A ceremonial staff borne or displayed as the symbol of authority of a legislative body. 2. A macebearer. 3. A heavy medieval war club with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush armor. [Middle English, from Old French masse, from Vulgar Latin *mattea.] |
| mace 2 (ms) n. An aromatic spice made from the dried, waxy, scarlet or yellowish covering that partly encloses the kernel of the nutmeg. [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin macis, alteration of Latin macir, fragrant ailanthus resin, from Greek makir.] |
Mace [meɪs] US
n
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms))™ a liquid causing tears and nausea, used as a spray for riot control, etc.
vb
(Chemistry / Elements & Compounds) (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) (tr; sometimes not capital) to use Mace on
mace1
n
1. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) a club, usually having a spiked metal head, used esp in the Middle Ages
2. a ceremonial staff of office carried by certain officials
3. See macebearer
4. (Group Games / Billiards & Snooker) an early form of billiard cue
[from Old French, probably from Vulgar Latin mattea (unattested); apparently related to Latin mateola mallet]
mace2
n
(Cookery) a spice made from the dried aril round the nutmeg seed
[formed as a singular from Old French macis (wrongly assumed to be plural), from Latin macir an oriental spice]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  Mace - (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilizationchloroacetophenone, CN gas - a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer trademark - a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product |
| 2. | mace - an official who carries a mace of office functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office | |
| 3. | mace - spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed spice - any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food nutmeg - hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground | |
| 4. |  mace - a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authoritystaff - a rod carried as a symbol |
mace
Translations
mace1 [meɪs] n (weapon, ceremonial) → mazza
mace1 [meɪs] n (weapon, ceremonial) → mazza
mace2 [meɪs] n (spice) → macis m or f
mace2 [meɪs] n (spice) → macis m or f
mace1 [meɪs] n (weapon, ceremonial) → mazza
mace2 [meɪs] n (spice) → macis m or f
mace2 [meɪs] n (spice) → macis m or f
n mace [meis]
1 a metal or metal-headed war club, often with spikes. knots قَضيب مُسَنَّن боздуган palcát krigskølle der Streitkolben αγκαθωτό ρόπαλο maza sõjanui گرز nuija massue אַלָה गदा buzdovan buzogány gada stríðskylfa, gaddakylfa mazza つちほこ 철퇴(쇠갈고리가 달린 중세 때의 무기) kuoka, vėzdas vāle; milna besi berkepala pacak strijdknots stridsklubbe maczuga maça buzdugan булава palcát buzdovan buzdovan []klubba กระบองโลหะมีเดือยแหลม gürz, topuz 釘頭，錘頭 булава دھات کے سرے والا موٹا ڈنڈا ، جریب cái chùy 钉头，锤头
2 an ornamental rod used as a mark of authority on ceremonial occasions. septer صَوْلَجان жезъл žezlo scepter; stav der Amtsstab σκήπτρο cetro ametikepp نوعی پوست جوز sauva masse שַׁרבִיט राजदण्ड, जावित्री žezlo jogar tampuk veldissproti mazza ほこ形職杖 직장(職杖) lazda zizlis cokmar staf septer, stav buława ceptro sceptru жезл žezlo žezlo žezlo spira, stav คทา tören asası 權杖 жезл برطانوی دارالعوام میں اسپیکر کے عہدے کی علامت gậy chỉ huy 权杖
mace2
n mace [meis]
a type of spice obtained from the same fruit as nutmeg. foelie نَوع مِن التَّوابِل مِن قِشْرَة جَوْز الطّيب индийско орехче muškátový květ muskatblomme die Muskatblüte μοσχοκάρυδο macis muskaat جوز muskotti macis תַבלִין מִקלִיפַּת אֱגוֹז מוסקָט एक प्रकार का मसाला muškat, cvijet oraška (začin) szerecsendió bunga pala múskathÿði macis メース 육두구 가루 muskato riešuto milteliai muskatrieksta miza (garšviela) selaput biji pala foelie muskatblomme gałka muszkatałowa noz-moscada nucşoară мускат muškátový kvet muškatov cvet cvet oraščića muskotblomma ดอกจันทน์เทศ besbase 豆寇香料 мускатний горіх جائفل کا سوکھا چھلکا vỏ nhục đậu khấu dùng làm hương liệu 豆寇香料
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