6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Mace  \Mace\,  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. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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}. 
 
  Note:  Red  mace  is  the  aril  of  {Myristica  tingens},  and  white 
  mace  that  of  {M.  Otoba},  --  East  Indian  trees  of  the 
  same  genus  with  the  nutmeg  tree. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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. 
 
  Death  with  his  mace  petrific  .  .  .  smote.  --Milton. 
 
  2.  Hence:  A  staff  borne  by  or  carried  before  a  magistrate 
  as  an  ensign  of  his  authority.  ``Swayed  the  royal  mace.'' 
  --Wordsworth. 
 
  3.  An  officer  who  carries  a  mace  as  an  emblem  of  authority. 
  --Macaulay. 
 
  4.  A  knobbed  mallet  used  by  curriers  in  dressing  leather  to 
  make  it  supple. 
 
  5.  (Billiards)  A  rod  for  playing  billiards,  having  one  end 
  suited  to  resting  on  the  table  and  pushed  with  one  hand. 
 
  {Mace  bearer},  an  officer  who  carries  a  mace  before  person  in 
  authority. 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  mace 
  n  1:  an  official  who  carries  a  mace  of  office  [syn:  {macebearer}, 
  {macer}] 
  2:  spice  made  from  the  dried  fleshy  covering  of  the  nutmeg  seed 
  3:  a  ceremonial  staff  carried  as  a  symbol  of  office  or 
  authority 
 
  From  The  Free  On-line  Dictionary  of  Computing  (13  Mar  01)  [foldoc]: 
 
  MACE 
 
  A  concurrent  {object-oriented}  language. 
 
 
 
  From  THE  DEVIL'S  DICTIONARY  ((C)1911  Released  April  15  1993)  [devils]: 
 
  MACE,  n.  A  staff  of  office  signifying  authority.  Its  form  that  of  a 
  heavy  club,  indicates  its  original  purpose  and  use  in  dissuading  from 
  dissent. 
 
 

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