moderately mod'-or-ate-ly, adv. [Eng. moderate; ly.] In a moderate manner, degree, extent, or amount; not excessively. "Therefore, love moderately: long love doth so." Shakesp.: Romeo and Juliet, ii. 1. mod -ĕr-ate-ness, s. [English moderate; -ness.] The quality or state of being moderate; moderation, temperateness; a middle state between ex tremes. mod-er-a'-tion, s. [French, from Lat. moderationem, accus. of moderatio, from moderatus, pa. par. of moderor to moderate (q. v.); Ital. modera zione; Sp. moderacion.] 1. The act of moderating, tempering, restraining, or repressing. 2. The quality or state of being moderate; a medium state between extremes; freedom from excess; temperateness, temperance, self-restraint. "Let your moderation be known unto all men."-Philip pians iv. 5. *3. Equanimity, calmness of mind. "Equally inured By moderation either state to bear, Prosperous or adverse."-Milton: P. L., xi. 363. 4. Frugality, economy. 5. The act of presiding over, as a moderator. 6. (Pl.) At Oxford University: The first public examination for degrees. (Generally contracted to Mods.) Moderation in a call: The act of moderating in a call. [MODERATE, v. ¶] mŏd'-er-at-işm, s. [Eng. moderat(e); -ism.] 1. Ord. Lang.: Moderation in opinions or doctrines. 2. Eccles. The principles of the party in the Church of Scotland known as Moderates. mŏ-dě-ra'-tō, adv. [Ital.] Music: In moderate time; neither too quickly nor too slowly. mod -ĕr-a-tõr, s. [Lat., from moderatus, pa. par. of moderor to moderate (q. v.).] I. Ordinary Language: "Alas! that were no modern consequence." "Shall he among the ancients rise to fame, 1. Deviation from the ancient and classical man- with abominable curtailings and quaint modernisms." *2. Modern character; modern method or way of mod ́-ĕrn-ist, 8. [Eng. modern; -ist.] A sup mod-ern-i-ză-tion, s. [English moderniz(e); make modern; to give a modern cast, character, or "No unsuccessful modernizer of the Latin satirists."— 1. One who or that which moderates, calms, re- Wakefield: Memoirs, p. 75. strains, or represses. *2. A judge. "Let Moses be the moderator and judge of this dispute."-Raleigh: Hist. World, bk. i., ch. x., § 2. 3. One who presides at a meeting or disputation; specif., the presiding officer at meetings or courts of the Presbyterian Church. "The President, whom all addressed by his venerable title of moderator,"-Brit. Quar. Review, 1857, p. 443. This sense was borrowed from the French Huguenots. 4. A moderator-lamp (q. v.). II. Technically: 1. Optics: A device, known as Rainey's, consist ing of an opal glass or ground glass to moderate and diffuse the light passing from a lamp to an object on the stand of the microscope. 2. Universities: (1) At Oxford: An examiner for moderations (q. v.). (2) At Cambridge: A public officer appointed to superintend the examinations for degrees and honors; so called because formerly they presided in the exercises publicly prescribed in the schoc's between undergraduate candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Arts. (3) At Dublin: The candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Arts who pass out first and second in honors, the first being called the Senior and the second the Junior moderator. 3. Presbyterianism: One who moderates in a call. [MODERATE, v. ¶] moderator-lamp, s. A lamp for burning oil, paraffine, &c., in which the oil is forced through a tube up to the wick by a piston pressing on its surface, to which a downward impulse is communicated by a spiral spring situated between it and the top of the barrel or body of the lamp. The flow of the oil is moderated, or made uniform, by an arrangement inside the tube. mod-ĕr-a-tor-ship, s. [Eng. moderator; -ship.] The office, position, or rank of a moderator." mod-er-a-tress, mod-er-a-trix, s. [English moderator; -ess; Lat. moderatrix.] A woman who moderates or governs. "The debate was closed, and referred to Mrs. Shirley as moderatria."-Richardson: Sir C. Grandison, vi. 387. modern, a. & s. [Fr. moderne, from Lat. modernus of the present mode or fashion, modern; from modus a measure; cf. modo just now; Ital. & Sp. moderno.] A. As adjective: 1. Belonging or pertaining to the present time or time not long passed; late, recent, not ancient; not remote in point of time. "For faults which modern times not strange have fate, făt, färe, modern-ly, adv. [English modern; -ly.] In modern times. mod -ern-ness, s. [Eng. modern; -ness.] The quality or state of being modern; recentness, novelty. mod-ěst, a. [Fr. modeste, from Lat. modestus- by a sense of propriety; not forward or boastful; "Is she not a modest young lady?" 2. Indicative of or characterized by modesty in 4. Moderate in amount; not excessive; medium. *mod -ěst-less, a. [Eng. modest; -less.] Want- "How faithless and how modestless." "Know then, and modestly let fall your eyes.' "She modestly prepares to let them know." 1. The quality or state of being modest; a sense of propriety; freedom from arrogance, boldness, or presumption; unobtrusiveness, bashfulness, diffidence; bashful reserve. modillion 2. Moderation; freedom from excess, extravagance, or exaggeration. 3. Chastity; purity of manners; decency; freedom from lewdness or unchastity. "Her sad eyes, still fast'ned on the ground, Are governed with goodly modesty." Spenser: Epithalamion. *modesty-bit, 8. The same as MODESTY-PIECE (q. v.). *modesty-piece, s. A part of a woman's dress (q. v.). moderate, from modus measure.] A small portion mod-I-fi-a-bil-1-ty, s. [Eng. modifiable; ity.] The quality or state of being modifiable; suscepti bility or capability of modification. "Plasticity of thought, and modifiability of opinion."Grant Allen: Fortnightly Review, Jan., 1882, p. 85. ble of being modified or diversified by various forms mod -I-fi-a-ble, a. [Eng. modify; -able.] Capaand differences; susceptible of or liable to modification. "It appears to me more difficult to conceive a distinct, visible image in the uniform, invariable essence of God, than in variously modifiable matter."-Locke: Eram. of Malebranche. mod-I-fic-a-bil'-I-ty, s. [English modificable; ity.] Modifiability; capability of being modified. mod -I-fic-a-ble, a. [MODIFICATE.] Capable of being modified; modifiable. *mod -if-i-cāte, v. t. [Lat. modificatus, pa. par. of modifico to modify, to qualify, from modus= measure, and facio-to make.] To qualify. "The modificated eternity of his mediatorship."-Pearson: On the Creed, art. 6. mod-I-fi-ca-tion, s. [Fr., from Lat. modifica tionem, acc. of modificatio, from modificatus, pa. par. of modifico to modify, to qualify: modus= measure, and facio to make; Sp. modificacion; Ital. modificazione.] I. Ordinary Language: 1. The act of modifying or of giving a new form, appearance, or character to; the state of being modified; change, alteration. modifications into anything. 2. A change; an alteration made; as, to introduce 3. A particular form or manner of being; a mode. "Neither matter, nor any modification of matter."Clarke: Lett. to Mr. Dodswell. II. Scots Law: A decree of the teind court award. ing a suitable stipend to the minister of a parish. mod -I-fi-cat-ive, s. [Eng. modificat(e); -ive.] That which modifies, or tends to modify or qualify. -Fuller: Worthies; England, vol. i., ch. xxi. "The aforesaid modificatives [almost and very nigh]," mod -I-fl-cat-or-, a. [Eng, modificat(e); -ory.] Modifying or tending to modify or qualify. "We are bound to account for the modificatory letters." Max Müller: Selected Essays, L. 91. mod -I-fi-er, s. [Eng. modify; -er.] One who or that which modifies. "Sovereign maker and modifier of the universe."Hume: Nat. Hist. of Religion, § 7. mod -I-fy, *mod-i-fie, v. t. & i. [Fr. modifier, from Lat. modifico, from modus measure, and facio to make; Sp. modificar; Ital. modificare.] A. Transitive: 1. To change or alter the external qualities or accidents of any thing; to vary, to alter; to give a new form, character, force, or appearance to. 2. To qualify, to moderate; to reduce in degree or quality. "The modified submission which they had consented to make."-Macaulay: Hist. Eng., ch. viii. B. Intrans.: To extenuate, to qualify. ter."-L Estrange. mo-dil-lion (li as y), *mo-diglion (diglion as dil-yun), *mo-dil-lon, s. [Fr. modillon, from Lat. modulus, dimin. of modus=a measure; Ital. modiglione.] Architecture: 1. An ornamental console beneath the corona in some orders. "True modesty proceeds from a just discernment of marîne; gō, pot, modiola 2. One of the large flowers in a soffit or coved ceiling. "Architrave, frieze, cornice, triglyphs, metopes, modiglions, and the rest, have each a use, or appearance of use, in giving firmness and union to the building."-G. Berkeley: Alciphron, Dial. iii., § 9. mo-di-đ-lạ, a. [Mod. Lat., from Lat. modiolus, dimin. of modius=the Roman corn measure, a peck.] 1. Bot.: A genus of Malvaceae, tribe Malve. 2. Zool.: Horse-mussel; a genus of Mytilidae; it is distinguished from the edible mussel by its habit of burrowing. It is found from low water to a depth of 100 fathoms. The shell is oblong and inflated, but the umbones are not situated at the extremities, as they are in Mytilus (q. v.). Seventy species are known, from tropical seas. 3. Palæont.: One hundred and fifty fossil species mŏ-dî -ð-lạr, a. [Lat. modiolus; Eng. adj. suff. -ar.] Shaped like a bushel measure. have been described from the Lias onward. mo-di-ŏl ́-I-form, a. [Lat. modiolus (q. v.), and forma form.] Bot.: Shaped like the nave of a wheel; hollow, round, depressed, with a very narrow orifice, as the fruit of Gualtheria. Called also nave-shaped. mo-di-ŏl-õp'-sis, s. [Mod. Lat. modiol(a), and Gr. opsis outward appearance, look.] Paleont.: A Silurian genus of Mytilida (q. v.). Shell inequivalve, very inequilateral, the beaks anterior, the surface smooth, or marked by fine concentric lines of growth. The shell is thin; the posterior end considerably broader than the anterior. Hinge edentulous; a ligamental groove, beginning in front of the beak, extends to the posterior extremity. mo-di-o-lus, s. [Latin, dimin. of modius=a measure.] Anat.: The central column or axis around which the cochlea of the ear winds. mōd -Ish, a. [Eng. mode (1); -ish.] In accordance with the mode or fashion; fashionable. mōd -ish-ly, adv. [English modish; -ly.] In a modish or fashionable manner. "Young children should not be much perplexed about putting off their hats, and making legs modishly."— Locke: On Education. mōd'-Ish-něss, s. [Eng. modish; -ness.] The quality or state of being modish; affectation of the mode or fashion. mod -Ist, subst. [Eng. mod(e) (1); -ist.] A follower of the mode or fashion. mo-diste, s. [Fr.] A woman who makes and deals in articles of ladies' dress; a milliner, a dress maker. mo-di-ús, s. [Lat.] Rom. Antiq.: A dry measure, containing onethird of the amphora, or nearly two English gallons. mod -u-lar, a. [Eng. modul(e); -ar.] Pertain ing to modulation, or to a module or modulus. modular-proportion, s. Arch.: That which is regulated by a module. modular-ratio, s. Math.: A term applied to that ratio or number whose logarithm is called the modulus (q. v.). This ratio is that of 1 to 0367879441171, &c. mod -u-lāte, v. t. [Lat. modulatus, pa. par. of modulor to measure according to a standard; modulus a standard, dimin. of modus a measure; Fr. moduler; Sp. modular; Ital. modulare.] A. Transitive: I. Ordinary Language: 1. To proportion, to adjust, to adapt, as to a standard. 2. To regulate. "May the nightly power Which whispers on my slumbers, cease to breathe Her modulating impulse through my soul." Thompson: Sickness, v. 3. To vary or inflect the sound of, so as to give expression to that which is uttered; to vary in tone. "In all vocal music [the tongue] helpeth the windpipe to modulate the sounds."-Grew: Cosmo. Sacra, bk. i., ch. ▼., § 16. II. Music: To change the key of; to transpose from one key to another. B. Intransitive: Music: To pass from one key to another, or from the major into the minor mode. mod-u-la-tion, s. [Fr., from Lat. modulationem, accus. of modulatio, from modulatus, pa. par. of modulor=to measure, to modulate (q. v.); Sp. modulacion; Ital. modulazione.] I. Ordinary Language: 1. The act or process of modulating, adjusting, or adapting. "The poets of Elizabeth had attained an art of modulation which was afterward neglected and forgotten."Johnson Lives of the Poets; Waller. 2741 2. The act of varying or inflecting the sound of, so "For the various modulations of the voice, the upper II. Technically: ... moha 2. Music: (2) One of the three divisions of mensurable music. Modus major was the division of a maxim (notula maxima) into longs; modus minor the di vision of a long into breves. The modus major was perfect when the maxim contained three longs, imperfect when it contained two. The modus minor was perfect when the long contained three breves imperfect when it contained two. modus operandi, phr. The plan or method of 1. Arch. The proportion of the different parts of working or operating. (1) Movement or graduation of sound. Chromatic, and (3) Enharmonic. The first of these 1. Ord. Lang.: One who or that which modulates. module, s. [Fr., from Latin modulus a standard; dimin. of modus a measure.] *I. Ordinary Language: 1. A little measure; a small quantity. 2. A model, a pattern, a mold, a counterfeit. "Shall we have this dialogue between the fool and the soldier? Come, bring forth this counterfeit module."— Shakesp.: All's Well that Ends Well, iv. 3. II. Arch. A measure of proportion by which the parts of an order or of a building are regulated in classical architecture; considered generally as the diameter or semi-diameter of the lower end of the shaft of the column; in other words, semi-diameter of the column, or thirty minutes. *mŏd'-ule, v. t. [Fr. moduler.] [MODULE, 8.] 1. To model, to shape. "O would I could my father's cunning use! And souls into well moduled clay infuse." Sandys: Ovid; Metamorphoses, i. 2. To modulate, to regulate, to adapt, to adjust. "That charmer of the night That moduleth her tunes so admirably rare." Drayton: Polyolbion, s. 13. *mod -u-lět, s. [A dimin. from module (q. v.).] A little model or pattern. "The little world's admired modulet." Sylvester: Seventh Day, First Week, 747. *mod -u-līze, v. t. [Eng. model; -ize.] To model. "To his inward sight did modulize His Tabernacle's admirable form." Sylvester: The Law, 1,115. mod -u-lus, s. [Lat., dimin. of modus a measure.] Math. & Physics: A term denoting some constant multiplier, coefficient, or parameter involved in a given function of a variable quantity, by means of which the function is accommodated to a particular system or base. (1) Modulus of a system of logarithms: A number by which all the logarithms in one system of notation must be multiplied to adapt them to the same number in another system. (2) Modulus of elasticity: The measure of the elastic form of any substance, expressed by the ratio of a pressure on a given unit of the substance to the accompanying compression. Or an expression of the force which would be necessary to elongate a prismatic body of a transverse section equal to a given unit, or to compress it within the limits of its elasticity. (3) Modulus of a machine: A formula expressing the work which a given machine can perform under the conditions involved in its construction. (4) Modulus of rupture: The measure of the force necessary to break a given substance. (Rankine.) mo-dum-īte, s. [Named after Modum, Norway; suff. -ite (Min.).] Min.: The same as SKUTTERUDITE (q. v.). (1) The arrangement or expression of the terms of a covenant or contract. (2) A modification; a variation or departure from a general form or rule in the way of either restriction or enlargement, as in an agreement between parties, the will of a donor, &c. (3) An abbreviation of modus decimandi, a peculiar custom by which lands became exempted from payment of tithes on paying some composition or equivalent. "One terrible circumstance of this bill is turning the tithe of flax and hemp into what the lawyers call a modus, or a certain sum in lieu of a tenth part of the product."Swift. boll, boy; pout, jowl; cat, çell, chorus, çhin, bench; shun; -tion, -şion moeh-rin'-gi-a, moh-rin'-ġi-a (o as ę), subst. [Named by Linnæus after Paul Henry Gerard Moebring, a physician, author of Hortus Proprius, A. D. 1736.] Bot.: Formerly regarded as a genus of Caryophyllaceae, tribe Alsinem. Now the species Moehringia trinervis is called Arenaria trinervis. mō -ěl-lon, s. [Fr.] Build.: Rubble stone filled in between the facing walls of a structure, or between the spandrels of a bridge. It consists of clean, broken stone, and where it holds an important position, as in the hardening becomes equal to a solid mass of stone. latter-mentioned case, it is laid in mortar, and by moĕn'-chi-a, s. [Named after Conrad Moench, professor of botany at Marburg.] Botany: *1. A genus of Caryophyllaceae, sub-order Alsinaces. It has four sepals and petals, and four or eight stamens, while Cerastium has five sepals, five petals, and ten stamens. (Hooker & Arnott.) 2. A sub-genus or section of Cerastium. The sepals are acuminate, longer than the entire petals. (Sir Joseph Hooker.) Mo-sō-, pref. [Lat. Masicus of or belonging to Masia or Mysia, a region of ancient Europe, bounded on the north by the Danube, on the east by the Euxine, and on the west by Pannonia.] (See etym.) Moso-goth, a. [GOтH.] Moso-gothic, a. & s. [GOTHIC.] moff, s. [Native name.] A silk stuff manufactured in Caucasia. mō-fùs -sil, mōf-fus-sil, s. [Hind. mufassal= the country, as distinguished from the town.] An three capitals, Calcutta, Bombay, and Madras. Anglo-Indian term for any part of India, except the mo-gar, s. [Native West Indian.] The dried stick of the sugar-cane. "The stick or body of the cane after pressure was dried, and, under the name of mogars, was used to feed the fires."-London Morning Chronicle. mog'-ĕr-a, s. [Etym. doubtful; perhaps from Gr. mogeros=wretched, distressed; or a corruption of the native name. Zool.: A genus of Talpida, established by Pomel for the Woogura Mole, Talpa woogura, from Japan. It resembles the European mole in form and habits, but the fur is of a dingy tawny hue, the nose prolonged, and it has two incisors less in the lower jaw than T. europæа. mog'-gan, s. [Gael. & Ir. mogan.] A stocking without the foot, worn over a boot. (Scotch.) Mŏ-grå -bi an a. & s. [Arab. & Turk. moghreb =the west, Nortwest Africa.] A. As adj.: Of or pertaining to North or Northwest Africa. B. As subst.: A native or inhabitant of North or Northwest Africa. Mō-gŭl', s. [Pers. Moghól a Mongolian.] A Mongolian. The Great Mogul: The popular name for the sovereign of the empire which was founded in Hindustan by the Mongols under Babir in 1525, and lasted till 1806. Mō-gun-tine, a. [Lat. Moguntia, Moguntiacum, the ancient name of the town.] Of or pertaining to Mentz, in Germany. mō -ha, s. [Fr. moha; remoter etym. doubtful.] Bot.: Setaria italica. expect, shus. sin, aş; -sious Xenophon, exist. ph = f. bel, del. -ble, -dle, &c. = mohair mō-häir, *mo-haire, s. [O. Fr. mouaire (Fr. moire), mohère, mouhaire, from Arab. mukhayyar.] 1. The hair of the Angora goat. 2. A fabric made from the fine, white, silky hair of the Angora goat and allied species. Sometimes called camlet. The hair is said to be produced in perfect quality in no place excepting Angora in Asia Minor, and has long been a valuable article of export from that place. 3. A wool and cotton fabric made in imitation of the above, in mixed colors or plain. mohair-shell, s. Zool. A species of Voluta, with a finely reticulated surface like mohair. Mo-hăm mě dan, †Ma-hom ́-ě-tan, *Mu ham ma-dan, a. & s. [Arab. Muhammad.] A. As adj. Of or belonging to Mohammed or his system of belief or polity. B. As subst.: A follower of Mohammed. Mohammedan - architecture, s. The style of architecture adopted by Mohammedan nations, as the Moors of Spain, the Arabs, &c. It was gradually developed out of the forms which were found ready to hand in the various countries over which they spread, and which belonged for the most part to early Christian art of the later Roman period, together with an admixture of Asiatic elements. In the earliest times Christian churches were utilized for the practice of the new religion; afterward mosques were erected. [MosQUE.] In accordance with the Oriental manner of life, this style is internal rather than external, especially in palaces and dwelling-houses. While the tasteless exterior of the buildings only displays to the eye high walls which are irregularly pierced by small windows, and those few in number, everything in the interior is richly decorated. The richest ornamentation is lavished on the most essential part of these buildings, namely, on the porticoes which surround the open court. There are no fixed orders or proportions for the pillars-sometimes they are squat and heavy; at others slender and graceful, especially in the later period. Three different forms of arches are found, besides the circular arch, which is of rare occurrence. In Egypt and Sicily the pointed arch, resembling that afterward adopted in the Gothic style, was used; in Persia and India the keel-arch (the ends of the curves are bent slightly upward like the keel of a vessel); and in Spain the horseshoe arch, which consists of a larger segment of a circle than a semicircle. The walls over these arches, as all flat surfaces, were covered with embellishments in the shape of arabesques consisting of flat relief in stucco, or painted in brilliant colors. They are formed of the most multifarious entwinings of straight or curved lines or belts. Domes are introduced freely, and are, for the most part, flat or plain externally, or ornamented with stripes like a gourd. Dwelling-houses are tasteless externally, but the interiors display wealth and luxury. Overhanging balconies are used in the upper stories, and the windows are small and elevated. The Arabian system of ornamentation is not so pure as the Moorish, and the Turkish style kept more closely to the Byzantine. The finest specimen of Mohammedan architecture and ornamentation is the Alhambra, at Granada. Mŏ-hăm -mě-dan-işm, Ma-hom'-et-an-işm, Mu năm-mạ dạn lạm, 8. [Arab. Muhammad; Eng. suff. -an-ism. Mohammed is from the Arabic root hamd the Praised.] 2742 son of Abu Sofian, an old enemy of the prophet, -ize.] 1. Of things: To render conformable to Mohammedan law or usage. 2. Of persons: To convert to or coerce into Mohammedanism. 8. Mồ hăm-měd-Ifm, Mạ hòm -ět-Işm, Mũ- Mō hâwk, Mō-hock, s. [North American In- 1. The name of a tribe of North-American Indians. mō-hōe, mo-hâut, s. [The West Indian name.] moisten among which figure paddy birds, pilgrim fool and pilgrim idiot, tiger, king chafing-dish, king blanket, king tent-peg, dig and bury, tatterdamalion or king clout. mổi -dễr, v. i. & t. [MOITHER.] A. Intrans.: To work or labor hard; to toil. B. Trans.: To spend in toil or hard work. moi-döre, subst. [Port. moeda d'ouro, moeda de ouro, from Lat. moneta-money; de=of, and aurum gold.] A Portuguese gold coin, worth 4.000 reis, or about $5.31. m 61 - ẹ - tỷ dle course, a medietas a mid Moidore. & 1. A half; the half part or share; one of two equal parts. *2. A portion; a part in general. whereof this pamphlet, without beginning, is but a super"The love I dedicate to your lordship is without end: fluous moiety."-Shakesp.: Rape of Lucrece. (Dedic.) moil, *moile, *moyle, v. t. & i. [0. Fr. moiller, moiler, moillier (Fr. mouiller)=to wet, to moisten. from Low Lat. *mollio-to soften, from Lat. mollis =soft.] *A. Transitive: 1. To moisten, to wet, to sprinkle. 2. To daub, to soil, to foul, to make dirty. *3. To weary; to wear out. "No more tug one another thus nor moyle yourselves. Chapman: Homer's Iliad, xxiii. B. Intransitive: *1. To wallow. 2. To labor, to toil, to work hard. *moile (1), s. [Etym. doubtful.] A dish of marrow and grated bread. *moile (2), s. [Fr. mule; Ital. mula a slipper, from Lat. mulleus (calceus) = a red (slipper), from mullus a red mullet.] A kind of high shoe formerly worn by high personages. moileş, s. [Etym. doubtful.] The metallic oxide adhering to the glass which is knocked from the end of the blow-pipe. moì'-neau (eau as ō), s. [Fr.] Fort.: A small, flat bastion raised in front of an intended fortification, to defend it against attack by small-arms. Watered or clouded silk. The silk is damped. Bot.: A genus of ferns, order Polypodiace. The Min.: The same as LÖLLINGITE and LEUCOPYRITE mohs-ite, s. [Named after the German miner- Min.: A variety of menaccanite occurring in thin 1. The first month of the Mohammedan year. Fabric: A heavy, watered silk. moiré-métallique, s. Tin plate acted on by an line texture of the tin. *moi-son, s. [Fr. moisson, from Lat. messionem, accus. of messio a reaping, from messus, pa. par. of meto-to reap.] Harvest, growth. moist, *moiste, a. [O. Fr. moiste (Fr. moite)= moist, liquid, wet, from Lat. mustus=of or pertain ing to new wine, or musteus=new, fresh, from mustum=new wine, neut. sing. of mustus young. fresh, new,] *1. New, fresh. 2. Moderately wet, damp, not dry, humid. "The moist-star, *moist, *moiste, v. t. [MOIST, a.] To moisten, Compar. Religions; The religion founded by Mo- mohurrum-fakir, s. Fakirs or religious mendicants, dressed up in peculiar ways to take part in the Mohurrum. Jaffur Shurreef enumerates fortyseven kinds of them, all with distinctive names, moisten (t silent), v. t. & i. [Eng. moist; -en.] 1. To make moist, damp, or humid; to damp. "The moistened eye, the trembling lip, |