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The Meaning of mace
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(n.) A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains.
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(n.) A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.
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(n.) 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.
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(n.) A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority.
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(n.) An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.
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(n.) A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
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(n.) A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.
Synonyms
Mace
,
Chemical Mace
,
macebearer
,
macer
Homophones
mais
Rhymes
ace
,
aerospace
,
airspace
,
anyplace
,
apace
,
arianespace
,
base
,
bass
,
birthplace
,
boldface
,
bookcase
,
brace
,
briefcase
,
caisse
,
case
,
cayce
,
chace
,
chase
,
commonplace
,
crace
,
cyberspace
,
dace
,
database
,
debase
,
deface
,
degrace
,
diabase
,
diastase
,
disgrace
,
displace
,
efface
,
embrace
,
encase
,
erase
,
everyplace
,
face
,
fireplace
,
footrace
,
frace
,
glace
,
grace
,
heyse
,
incase
,
interface
,
interlace
,
lace
,
lactase
,
lambastes
,
left-brace
,
lovelace
,
mais
,
marketplace
,
misplace
,
nace
,
orthoclase
,
outpace
,
pace
,
place
,
plagioclase
,
polymerase
,
race
,
replace
,
retrace
,
right-brace
,
scarface
,
shoelace
,
showcase
,
showplace
,
someplace
,
space
,
staircase
,
steeplechase
,
streptokinase
,
suitcase
,
thrace
,
trace
,
typeface
,
vase
,
wace
,
wheelbase
,
workplace