Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: machinery – magician
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machinery, n. [Fr.]
Technology; mechanistic invention; mere human engineering; [fig.] mortality.
mad (-der, -dest), adj. [OE gemad, insane.] (webplay: break, delirium).
- Strange; exotic; outlandish; primitive; adventurous; [fig.] pungent; fragrant.
- Idealistic; surreal; unrealistic; impossible; illogical; irrational.
- Distracted; frenzied; crazy with jealousy.
- Wild; tumultuous; stormy; untamed; furious.
- Ecstatic; rapturous; jubilant; exhilarated.
- Frantic; inflamed; delirious; frustrated.
mad (madder), adv. [see mad, adj.]
Briskly; actively; wildly; with spirit; without inhibition.
madam, n. [Ofr ma, my + dame, lady.]
Lady; dame; gentlewoman; socially-accepted appellation for a female; title for a woman showing respect, refinement, or elevated social standing.
madness, n. [see mad, adj.]
- State of higher consciousness yielding a heightened or keener sense of reality.
- State of disordered intellect proceeding from frustrated desire or unnatural circumstances.
- Rejection of wisdom and caution, in favor of the pursuit of passion or frivolity.
madonna (-s), n. [Sp. madona, It. madonna, my lady.]
- Inanimate religious icon representing the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ. Believe to serve as intermediary between humanity and Jesus Christ.
- Physical shrine symbolizing salvation, healing, and mercy.
- [Fig.] mountains, the merciful saviors of the church of nature.
maelstrom, n. [EMD 'whirlpool' < malen, to grind.]
- Famous whirlpool; cyclone in the Arctic Ocean on the west coast of Norway; sea vortex that destroys all vessels within a long radius.
- Whirlwind; tornado.
magic (-al), adj. [see magic, n.]
- Enchanting; charming; fascinating.
- [Fig.] heart.
- Nature magic; natural causes; surprising effects.
- Celestial; heavenly.
- Brilliant; wonderful; exquisite.
magic, n. [OFr < late L.] (webplay: passive).
- Secret operations of natural causes.
- Sorcery; witchcraft.
magician (-s, -'s), n. [Fr. < L.]
Sorcerer or sorceress; one that practices black art.