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Matting
- verb - a covering of coarse fabric (usually of straw or hemp)
- change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes"
- mounting consisting of a border or background for a picture
- twist together or entwine into a confusing mass; "The child entangled the cord"
Mattins
- unknown - Same as matins
- This service (like Evensong) was created by Thomas Cranmer from the sevenfold monastic cycle of prayer. Although less common these days, it still takes place in many British Cathedrals before or after the Eucharist on a Sunday morning.
Mauling
- verb - injure badly by beating
- split (wood) with a maul and wedges
Mauriac
- noun - French novelist who wrote about the conflict between desire and religious belief (1885-1970)
Maurice
- unknown - Male Christian name
Maurist
- - A member of the Congregation of Saint Maur, an offshoot of the Benedictines, originating in France in the early part of the seventeenth century. The Maurists have been distinguished for their interest in literature.
Mawkish
- adjective - effusively or insincerely emotional; "a bathetic novel"; "maudlin expressions of sympathy"; "mushy effusiveness"; "a schmaltzy song"; "sentimental soap operas"; "slushy poetry"
Maxzide
- noun - trade name for an antihypertensive drug containing hydrochlorothiazide and another diuretic