'Mace' definitions:
Definition of 'Mace'
(from WordNet)
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
noun
A ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
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\, 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. [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'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- armory,
- badge,
- badge of office,
- badges,
- bastinado,
- bat,
- baton,
- battering ram,
- billy,
- billy club,
- blackjack,
- blazonry,
- bludgeon,
- brassard,
- button,
- caduceus,
- cane,
- cap and gown,
- chain,
- chain of office,
- cheat,
- class ring,
- club,
- cockade,
- collar,
- con man,
- crook,
- crosier,
- cross,
- cross-staff,
- cudgel,
- decoration,
- diddler,
- dress,
- eagle,
- emblems,
- ensigns,
- fasces,
- ferule,
- figurehead,
- fleur-de-lis,
- flimflammer,
- gavel,
- gyp,
- hammer and sickle,
- heraldry,
- insignia,
- knobkerrie,
- lapel pin,
- life preserver,
- livery,
- mantle,
- markings,
- medal,
- morning star,
- mortarboard,
- mountebank,
- nightstick,
- old school tie,
- paddle,
- pin,
- portfolio,
- quarterstaff,
- ram,
- regalia,
- ring,
- rod,
- rod of office,
- rose,
- sandbag,
- scepter,
- school ring,
- shamrock,
- sharpie,
- shillelagh,
- sigillography,
- skull and crossbones,
- sphragistics,
- spontoon,
- staff,
- stave,
- stick,
- swastika,
- tartan,
- thistle,
- tie,
- truncheon,
- uniform,
- verge,
- wand,
- wand of office,
- war club