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Mace, n.5|meɪs|
In full, Chemical Mace. The proprietary name of a chemical preparation used as a disabling weapon by being sprayed at a person's face; also attrib. Hence (usu. with small initial) as v. trans., to attack with this liquid.
1966Official Gaz. (U.S. Patent Office) 22 Nov. TM 174, SN 233,338. General Ordnance Equipment Corp., Pittsburgh. Pa. Filed Nov. 26, 1965. Chemical Mace. The word ‘Chemical’ is disclaimed apart from its use with the mark. For Non-Explosive Defensive Weapons in the Nature of Tear Gas Packaged in Aerosol Containers. 1966Law & Order June 50/3 The development..of the Chemical Mace, a liquid, long range, selective, tear gas projector is an event of considerable importance to law enforcement. 1967N.Y. Times 3 Aug. 17/2 The gas is called Mace and it comes in a small black aerosol container like a hair spray can. 1968Listener 9 May 595/3 A new anti-riot chemical called Mace. Sprayed like tear gas it turns the victim temporarily blind. 1968Sun (Baltimore) 18 Sept. A.14/6 Scores of innocent adult bystanders..were clubbed, maced, arrested. 1969E. Ambler Intercom Conspiracy (1970) vii. 143 The stuff was..some kind of chemical Mace or nerve gas. 1970W. Wager Sledgehammer (1971) xvi. 103 Williston raised the can of Mace, aimed for his enemy's eyes and nose. 1971Harper's Mag. Sept. 63 He responded to foul and abusive language by Macing an old woman's hot dog. 1972J. Rossiter Rope for General Dietz i. 16 The two pen-shaped aerosols of Mace chemical gas I invariably carried. 1973Black Panther 25 Aug. 2/2 They feel that because they are in power they can call ten or 20 pigs for just one man, mace him, beat him up and call him profane names. |