Chapter Macklin to Magellan of M by Brewer's Phrase & Fable

Mæonides (4 syl.) or Mæonian Poet. Homer, either because he was the son of Mæon, or because he was born in Mæonia (Asia Minor). (See Homer .)

Mæviad A merciless satire by Gifford on the Della Cruscan school of poetry. Published 1796. The word is in Virgil's Eclogue, iii. 90. (See Baviad .)

Mag What a mag you are! jabberer, hence to chatter like a magpie. Mag is a contraction of magpie. The French have a famous word, “caguet-bon-bec.” We call a prating man or woman “a mag.” (See Magpie .)
   Not a mag to bless myself with - not a halfpenny.

Mag'a Blackwood's Magazine. A mere contraction of the word magazine.

Magalona (See Maguelone .)

Magazine (3 syl.). A place for stores. (Arabic, makhzan, gazana, a place where articles are preserved.)

Magdalene (3 syl.). An asylum for the reclaiming of prostitutes; so called from Mary Magdalene or Mary of Magdala, “out of whom Jesus cast seven devils.” A great profligate till she met with the Lord and Saviour.

Magdeburg Centuries The first great work of Protestant divines on the history of the Christian Church. It was begun at Magdeburg by Matthias Flacius, in 1552; and, as each century occupies a volume, the thirteen volumes complete the history to 1300.

Magellan Straits of Magellan. So called after Magellan or Magalhaens, the Portuguese navigator, who discovered them in 1520.