'Mace' definitions:

Definition of 'Mace'

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noun
(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]
noun
An official who carries a mace of office [syn: macebearer, mace, macer]
noun
Spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
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A ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority

Definition of 'Mace'

From: GCIDE
  • Mace \Mace\, prop. n. [Trademark.] A chemical preparation containing tear gas in a solvent, packaged in the form of a spray, and used to temporarily incapacitate people, such as rioters or criminals, by causing intense eye and skin irritation; also called chemical mace. It is designed to be a non-lethal weapon for defending against violent people. [PJC] macebearer

Definition of 'Mace'

From: GCIDE
  • Mace \Mace\ (m[=a]s), 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mace'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Death with his mace petrific . . . smote. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. "Swayed the royal mace." --Wordsworth. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority; a macebearer. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. (Billiards) A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Mace'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • Note: Red mace is the aril of Myristica tingens, and white mace that of Myristica Otoba, -- East Indian trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'mace'

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