Mussitation
(Mus`si*ta"tion) n. [L. mussitatio suppression of the voice, fr. mussitare to be silent, to
murmur.] A speaking in a low tone; mumbling. [Obs.]
Mussite
(Mus"site) n. (Min.) A variety of pyroxene, from the Mussa Alp in Piedmont; diopside.
Mussulman
(Mus"sul*man), n.; pl. Mussulmans [Ar. muslimin, pl. of muslim: cf. F. & Sp. musulman.
See Moslem.] A Mohammedan; a Moslem.
Mussulmanic
(Mus`sul*man"ic) a. Of, pertaining to, or like, the Mussulmans, or their customs: Mohammedan.
Mussulmanish
(Mus"sul*man*ish) a. Mohammedan.
Mussulmanism
(Mus"sul*man*ism) n. Mohammedanism.
Mussulmanly
(Mus"sul*man*ly), adv. In the manner of Moslems.
Mussy
(Muss"y) a. [From 2d Muss.] Disarranged; rumpled. [Colloq. U.S.]
Must
(Must) v. i. or auxiliary. [OE. moste, a pret. generally meaning, could, was free to, pres. mot,
moot, AS. moste, pret. mot, pres.; akin to D. moetan to be obliged, OS. motan to be free, to be obliged,
OHG. muozan, G. müssen to be obliged, Sw. måste must, Goth. gamotan to have place, have room,
to able; of unknown origin.]
1. To be obliged; to be necessitated; - - expressing either physical or moral necessity; as, a man must
eat for nourishment; we must submit to the laws.
2. To be morally required; to be necessary or essential to a certain quality, character, end, or result; as,
he must reconsider the matter; he must have been insane.
Likewise must the deacons be grave.
1 Tim. iii. 8.
Morover, he [a bishop] must have a good report of them which are without.
1 Tim. iii. 7. The principal verb, if easily supplied by the mind, was formerly often omitted when must was used; as, I
must away. "I must to Coventry." Shak.
Must
(Must), n. [AS. must, fr. L. mustum from mustus young, new, fresh. Cf. Mustard.]
1. The expressed juice of the grape, or other fruit, before fermentation. "These men ben full of must."
Wyclif
No fermenting must fills . . . the deep vats.
Longfellow. 2. [Cf. Musty.] Mustiness.
Must
(Must), v. t. & i. To make musty; to become musty.
Mustac
(Mus"tac) n. [F. moustac.] (Zoöl.) A small tufted monkey.
Mustache
(Mus*tache") n.; pl. Mustaches [Written also moustache.] [F. moustache, It. mostaccio
visage, mostacchio mustache, fr. Gr. my`stax upper lip and the beard upon it; cf. ma`stax mouth: cf.
Sp. mostacho.]
1. That part of the beard which grows on the upper lip; hair left growing above the mouth.
2. (Zoöl.) A West African monkey It has yellow whiskers, and a triangular blue mark on the nose.
