| 单词 | mace |
| 释义 | mace 1. n. 1. a staff of office, esp. the symbol of the Speaker's authority in the House of Commons. 2. hist. a heavy club usu. having a metal head and spikes. 3. a stick used in the game of bagatelle. 4. = mace-bearer. Phrases and idioms mace-bearer an official who carries a mace on ceremonial occasions. Etymology: ME f. OF mace, masse f. Rmc mattea (unrecorded) club 2. n. the dried outer covering of the nutmeg, used as a spice. Etymology: ME macis (taken as pl.) f. OF macis f. L macir a red spicy bark |
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