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Masting
- - The act or process of putting a mast or masts into a vessel; also, the scientific principles which determine the position of masts, and the mechanical methods of placing them.
Matrons
- noun - a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
- a wardress in a prison
- a woman in charge of nursing in a medical institution
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
Mayenne
- noun - a department of northwestern France in the Pays de la Loire region
Mazzini
- noun - Italian nationalist whose writings spurred the movement for a unified and independent Italy (1805-1872)
Na-Dene
- noun - a family of North American Indian languages
Nabbing
- verb - seize suddenly
- tag the base runner to get him out
- take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"