Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Dictionary: MEL'AN-ITE – MEL'LITE
a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | i | j | k | l | m | n | o | p | q | r | s | t | u | v | w | x | y | z |
1234567891011121314151617181920
2122232425262728293031323334353637383940
4142434445464748495051525354555657585960
6162636465666768697071727374757677787980
81828384858687888990919293949596979899100
101102103104105106107108109110111112113114115116117118119120
121122123124125126127128129130131132133134135136137138139140
141142143144145146147148149150151152153154155
MEL'AN-ITE, n. [Gr. μελαν, black.]
A mineral, a variety of garnet, of a velvet black or grayish black, occurring always in crystals of a dodecahedral form. – Cleaveland. Ure. Melanite is perfectly opake. It is found among volcanic substances. – Dict. Nat. Hist.
MEL-AN-IT'IC, a.
Pertaining to melanite.
MEL'AN-TER-I, n. [Gr. μελαν, black.]
Salt of iron, or iron in a saline state, mixed with inflammable matter. Fourcroy.
MEL'A-NURE, or MEL-A-NU'RUS, n.
A small fish of the Mediterranean. – Dict. Nat. Hist.
ME-LASS'ES, n. [sing. It. melassa; Sp. melaza; Fr. melasse; Port. melaço; from μελι, honey; or μελας, black.]
The sirup which drains from Muscovado sugar when cooling; treacle. Nicholson. The melasses strains through the spungy stalk and drops into the cistern. Edwards, W. Indies.
ME-LEE', n. [melài; Fr.]
A mixture; a fight or scuffle.
ME-LIC'ER-OUS, a. [Gr. μελικηρις.]
Noting a tumor inclosed in a cyst, consisting of matter like honey. – Hosack.
MEL'I-LOT, n. [Fr.]
A plant of the genus Trifolium.
MEL'IOR-ATE, v.i.
To grow better.
MEL'IOR-ATE, v.t. [Fr. ameliorer; Sp. mejorar; It. migliorare; from L. melior, better; W. mall, gain, profit; Ir. meall, good.]
To make better; to improve; as, to meliorate fruit by grafting, or soil by cultivation. Civilization has done much, but Christianity more, to meliorate the condition of men in a society. Nature by art we nobly meliorate. – Denham.
MEL'IOR-A-TED, pp.
Made better; improved.
MEL'IOR-A-TING, ppr.
Improving; advancing in good qualities. The pure and benign light of revelation has had a meliorating influence on mankind. Washington's Circular, June 18, 1783.
MEL-IOR-A'TION, n.
The act or operation of making better; improvement.
MEL-IOR'I-TY, n.
The state of being better. [Not in us.] – Bacon.
MELL, n. [L. mel.]
Honey. [Not English.]
MELL, v.i. [Fr. mêler.]
To mix; to meddle. [Not in use.] Spenser.
MEL'LATE, n. [L. mel, honey, Gr. μελι, W. mel.]
A combination of the mellitic acid with a base.
MEL-LIF'ER-OUS, a. [L. mel, honey, and fero, to produce.]
Producing honey.
MEL-LIF-I-CA'TION, n. [L. mellifico.]
The making or production of honey.
MEL-LIF'LU-ENCE, n. [L. mel, honey, and fluo, to flow.]
A flow of sweetness, or a sweet smooth flow. Watts.
MEL-LIF'LU-ENT, or MEL-LIF'LU-OUS, a.
Flowing with honey; smooth; sweetly flowing; as, a mellifluous voice.
MEL-LIF'LU-ENT-LY, or MEL-LIF'LU-OUS-LY, adv.
Smoothly; flowingly.
MEL-LIG'E-NOUS, a. [Gr. μελ, honey, and γενος, kind.]
Having the qualities of honey.
MEL'LIT, n.
In farriery, a dry scab on the heel of a horse's fore foot, cured by a mixture of honey and vinegar.
MEL'LITE, n. [L. mel.]
Honey-stone; a mineral of a honey color, found only in very minute regular crystals. Cleaveland.