"We"re going to play elephants and circuses," - said a little boy at kindergarten, "Do you want to join in?"
"I"d love to," - replied the teacher. "What do you want me to do?"
"You can be the lady that feeds us peanuts!"
n. Propr. Thick brown spread made from yeast and vegetable extract. [french, = cooking-pot]
MARQUEE
n. Large tent for social functions etc. [french marquise]
MARQUIS
n. (pl. -quises) foreign nobleman ranking between duke and count. [french: related to *march2]
MARRIED
—adj. - united in marriage.
- of marriage (married name; married life). —n. (usu. In pl.) Married person (young marrieds).
MARSALA
n. A dark sweet fortified dessert wine. [marsala in sicily]
MARSHAL
of the royal air force n. Highest rank in the raf.
- —n. - (marshal) high-ranking officer of state or in the armed forces (earl marshal; field marshal).
- officer arranging ceremonies, controlling racecourses, crowds, etc. —v. (-ll-) 1 arrange (soldiers, one's thoughts, etc.) In due order.
MARTIAL
adj. - of warfare.
- warlike. [latin martialis of mars]
- arts n.pl. Oriental fighting sports such as judo and karate.
- law n. Military government with ordinary law suspended.
MARTIAN
—adj. Of the planet mars. —n. Hypothetical inhabitant of mars. [latin]
MARTINI
n. (pl. -s) 1 propr. Type of vermouth.
- cocktail of gin and french vermouth. [martini and rossi, name of a firm selling vermouth]
MARXISM
n. Political and economic theories of marx, predicting the overthrow of capitalism and common ownership of the means of production in a classless society. marxist n. & adj.
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