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Mace

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Noun

1. chemical mace, mace

(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

2. mace, macebearer, macer

an official who carries a mace of office

3. mace

spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed

4. mace

a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Mace

see synonyms of mace
noun
1. 
a club, usually having a spiked metal head, used esp in the Middle Ages
2. 
a ceremonial staff of office carried by certain officials
3. 
an early form of billiard cue
noun
a spice made from the dried aril round the nutmeg seed
noun
1. trademark
a liquid causing tears and nausea, used as a spray for riot control, etc
verb
2. (tr; sometimes not capital)
to use Mace on

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Mace

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trademark
1. 
a chemical compound, prepared for use in aerosol containers, that has the combined effect of a tear gas and a nerve gas, temporarily stunning its victims
: in full Chemical Mace
noun
2.  [often m-]
such a compound, or a container of it
verb transitiveWord forms: Maced or ˈMacing [often m-]
3. 
to spray with Mace
noun
1. 
a. 
a heavy medieval war club, often with a spiked, metal head
b. 
any similar weapon
2. 
a. 
a staff used as a symbol of authority by certain officials
b. 
macebearer
noun
a spice, usually ground, made from the dried outer covering of the nutmeg

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Mace

see synonyms of mace
n.
1. A ceremonial staff borne or displayed as the symbol of authority of a legislative body.
2. A macebearer.
3. A heavy medieval war club with a spiked or flanged metal head, used to crush armor.
n.
A thin fleshy red covering that surrounds the kernel of the nutmeg, dried and used as a spice.
A trademark for an aerosol used to immobilize an attacker temporarily. This trademark often occurs in print as a verb and noun.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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