Hypertext Webster Gateway: "mace"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mace \Mace\, n. [Jav. & Malay. m[=a]s, fr. Skr. m[=a]sha a
bean.]
A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael;
also, a weight of 57.98 grains. --S. W. Williams.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mace \Mace\, n. [F. macis, L. macis, macir, Gr. ?; cf. Skr.
makaranda the nectar or honey of a flower, a fragrant mango.]
(Bot.)
A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See
{Nutmeg}.
Note: Red mace is the aril of {Myristica tingens}, and white
mace that of {M. Otoba}, -- East Indian trees of the
same genus with the nutmeg tree.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mace \Mace\, n. [OF. mace, F. masse, from (assumed) L. matea, of
which the dim. mateola a kind of mallet or beetle, is found.]
1. A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as
weapon in war before the general use of firearms,
especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor.
--Chaucer.
Death with his mace petrific . . . smote. --Milton.
2. Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate
as an ensign of his authority. ``Swayed the royal mace.''
--Wordsworth.
3. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.
--Macaulay.
4. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to
make it supple.
5. (Billiards) A rod for playing billiards, having one end
suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.
{Mace bearer}, an officer who carries a mace before person in
authority.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Mace
n 1: (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
immobilization [syn: {Mace}, {Chemical Mace}]
2: an official who carries a mace of office [syn: {macebearer},
{macer}]
3: spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
4: a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or
authority
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