Meretricáre,to play the whore, Mercato, s. m. market, or to follow the trade of a market-place.--Mercato, a bargain.- -Mercato, rate, Meretrice, s. f. a whore, a price.-A buon mercato, cheap. strumpet. Mercato, provisions.-Mer- Meretriciaménte, adv. whorcáto, adj. merchandized, trad-ingly, after the manner of a ed, dealed.

Mérito, s. m. desert, merit.
Merito, reward, recompence.
-Mérito, interest, profit.
Merito, fruit.-Venire a méri
to, to bear fruit.
Meritório, adj. meritorious,
deserving.

extreme poverty. Meschino, adj. miserable, poor, wretched.

Mescha, s. f. a Turkish temple, mosque.

Messa, bud, burgeon, sprout
or shoot.-Messa, stock, that
every man puts in, to any
venture or company.
Messaggería, s. f. embassage.
Obs.

Messaggiéra, s. f. a messenger.
Messaggiére, Messaggiéro, s.
m. messenger.
Messaggio, s. m. a messenger.
-Messaggio, message, errand.
Messále, s. m. missal, book
containing the ceremonies of
the mass, mass-book.
Messe, s. f. harvest, harvest-
time.
Messerático, s. m. mastership,
the title of a master.

-Méstruo, adj. menstrual, menstruous.-Sangue mestruo, the flowers of women. Méstura, s. f. a mixture, mingling, or mixing. Obs. Meta, s. f. the half or moiety. -La metà della notte, the midnight Meta, bound, limit, butt, boundary. Metacismo, s. m. metacismus, a fault or error in grammar, and it is when the letter M is too often used in the dis

course.

Messióne, s. f. mission or send-
ing.-Messione, a remittance.
mis-Messiticcio, s. m. the bud of
any plant, the new sprout in
trees, and in all plants.
Messo, s. m. a messenger, an
ambassador.Messo, a mes- Metadella, s. f. a kind of mea-
sage, an errand.-Messo, a
sure so called.
serjeant or beadle, a mace-Metafísica, s. f. metaphysics,
bearer.-Messo, a service, a the science of immaterial
course at table.-Messo, adj. bodies.
put.-Messo in ore, wrought Metafisicále, adj. metaphy
ingold.—Messoarete, wrought Metafísico,
sical, be-
in net-work.
longing to metaphysics.
Mestáre, to mix, to mingle, to Metafora, s. f. metaphor, a fl-
blend, to stir.
gure in rhetoric.
Mestáto, adj. mixed, mingled. Metaforicaménte, adv. meta-
Mestatújo, s. m. an instrument phorically.
to mix with.
Metafórico, adj. metaphorical,
figurative.

Mesciánza, s. f. adversity,
fortune. Obs.
Mesciróba, s. f. an ewer. Obs.
Mescitóre, he that mixes.
Mesciúto, adj. mixed.
Mescolamento, s. m. a mixture,
a mingling or mixing.
Mescolante, adj. mingling,
mixing, that mixes together.
Mescolanza, s. f. medley, mix-
ture.-Me colánza, a salad of
divers herbs put together.
Mescoláre, to mingle or mix
together, to blend.-Mesco-
larsi, to lie with a woman-
Mescolarsi, to meddle or inter-
meddle, to be meddling.
Mescolata, s. f. v. Mescola-Mestatóre, he that mingles.

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-Metter in uno, to anger one, to make him angry, or provoke him.-Mettere alla vela, to set sail.Mettere amore, to settle one's love or affection upon a thing-Metter all

Métrico, adj. metrical, of mani, to set by the ears.-

me re.

Metro, s. m. metre, measure
of verses.

Metrópoli, s. f. metropolis, a
mother city.
Metropolitano, adj. metropo-
litan, belonging to a metro-
polis.Chiesa metropolitana,
metropolitan church-Un
metropolitáno, a metropolitan.
Mettere, to pat, to lay, to set,
to place, to situate.-Melter
nell' animo, to put in mind.-
Mettere alla pruova, to put to
a trial.-Metter nella via, to
put in the way.-Mettersi in
cammino, to set out, to depart
or go away.-Méttere, to pro-
pose, to present.Mettere
compassione, to move, to touch,
to cause a concern.-Mittersi
a fare una cosa, to begin to do
a thing.--Si mise a piangere,
she began to cry.-Méttere, to
bud, to burgeon, to bloom,
to sprout.-Mettere, to depo-
sit, to trust.-Mettere in av-
ventura, to hazard, to venture,
to expose, to bring into dan-
ger.-Mettersi in cuore, delibe-
rarsi, to resolve, to make a
resolution.Metter nel capo,
o nel cuore, to put into one's
head. Metler in novelle, to
joke, to laugh at.-Metter in
faccende, to employ.-Metter
in assetto, to settle, to prepare,
to make or get ready-Met-
tere in abbandono, to forsake,
to leave at random.-Mettere
in voce, to seek, to inquire, to
look for.-Metter la tavola, to
Jay the cloth.-Metler tavola,
to feast.-Mettere strida, to
cry, to squeak.-Metter guai,
to cry, to weep.-Metter ra-
gione, to calculate, to make
up the accounts.-Metter
mente, to mind, to consider.

Metter bene, to be good, or advantageops.-Mettere ajuoco, to set on fire.-Mettere consiglio, to ponder, to consider. Mettersi per servidore, to go to service.-Metter nece, to snow.

-Metter vento, to be windy. Il vento s'è messo, the wind begins to blow-Mettere, to put the male to the female.

an intercessor, a pimp. Mezzano, adj. middle.-Mezzana via, the middle wayMezzano, middle, mean, indifferent, so so.

Mezzáre, to grow flaggy. Mezzaruóla, s. f. a measure of liquids, so called. Mezzatóre, a mediator. Mezzédima, s. f. the middle of the week. Obs. Mezzétta, s. f. a small sort of wine measure. Mezzina, s. f. a pitcher, a waa ter-pot.

Mézzo, s. m. the middle.-Nel mezzo del camunino, half a way. -Non v'è mezzo, there is no medium.--Mezzo, interval, space of time.--in questo mez20, in the mean while, during this.--Produrre in mezzo, to allege, to produce.-Star di mezzo, to stand neuter.-Mez

20,

Mettere addosso, to lay upon, to lay to one's charge.-Meltere ad oro, to set in gold.—— Mettere a fil di spada, to put to the sword.-Mettere all'incánto, to expose to sale by auction.- Mettere a partite, to bring in question.--Mettere saccho, to pillage.Metter paura, to frighten.--Metter) boltegn, to set up a shop.---| Mettere insieme soldati, to raise or levy soldiers or troops.-Metter sotto, to put the horses to the coach.-Meltere innanzi, to set forth.-Metter indugio, to delay.-Metter in fondo, to sink, to suppress.- Mettere in half, moiety.-Torre a mezluce, to publish.-Mettere in zo, to take any thing in comrotta, to defeat.-Mettere sodo, mon, to go half with one.to establish.-Metter in scritto, Mezzo, alinost.-lo sono mezzo to set down in writing-Mct- briaco, I am almost drunk.— ter legge, to impose a law. Senza mezzo, presently, immeMeiter le mani addosso, to seize, diately.Marla pel mezzo, to to take hold.-Metter scála, to renounce all honesty, to grow cast anchor near the shore. impudent.-Mezzo, a mediaMetter piede a terra, to land.— tor, an intercessor.Mezzo, Metter sotto sopra, to turn top adj. half, middle.- Metza sy-turvy.- -Mettersi a correre, nette, midnight.- -Mezzo di, to begin to run.--Mettérsi noon. Un uomo di mezza età, alla strada, to go upon the a man neither young nor old, highway.-Mettersi a ridere, of a middle age-Mezzo certo fall a laughing.-Mettersi a chio, half a circle.—Mezzo cotavola, to sit down at table.-lore, a weak colour. Meltérsi in coll ra, to fall into a passion-Mettersi in mare, to go to sea. Mettilóro, a gilder. Mettitore, he that puts. Mettitúra, a position, a setting or putting.

Meu, s. m. a kind of herb like
dill.

Mezzajuólo, a partner.
Mezzalána, s. f. cioth made of
wool and thread.
Mezzána, s. f. a kind of
bricks.-Mexxána, the middle
string of a lute.-Mezzana,
the mizzen.

Mezzanaménte, adv. indiffer

ent, so so.
Mezzanézza, c. Mezzanità.
Obs.

Mezzanità, s. f. mediocrity,
competence.---Mezzanità, in-
tercession, mediation.
Mezzáno, a mediator, a ma-
nager between two parties,

Mezzodi, o Mezzodie, s. m.
the southern part of the
world; also noon, noon day.
Mezzogiorno, s. m. the same-
as Mezzodì.
Mezzográppolo, s. m. a kind
of grape so called. Mezzo-
gráppolo, a kind of thin wine.
Mezzolána, s. f. mediocrity.
Obs.

Mezzolanaménte, adv. indif-
ferently, so so. Obs.
Mezzolanità, s. f. mediocrity,
competence. Obs.
Mezzoláno, adj. indifferent,
so so. Obs.
Mezzorilievo, s. m. bas relief.
Mezzúle, s. f. the middle board
of a cask.

Mi, a particle of the pronoun
Me, denotes the third and
fourth cases Me.-Mi piace,
it pleases me.-Mi, sometimes
is a repletive, and not ex-
pressed in English.-—Io mị

MIG

son giovinetta, I am young.Io mi credo, 1 believe. Miagolamento, s. m. mewling. Miagoláre, v. Miagulare, to

mew.

MIL

MIN

Migliajo, s. m. a thousand.-Milízia, adj. war, the art of
Migliajo, mile. Not used.-
A migliaja, by thousands.
Miglialsóle, s. m. a plant so

called.

Migliarina, s. f. a kind of

Mica, a repletive particle, not,
not at all.-Non vorrei mica voi bird.
credeste, I would not have
you believe.
Micánte, adj. shining.
Micca, s. m. pottage, broth,

soup.

Migliaróla, s. f. shot, hail-shot.
Miglio, s. m. a mile, pl. Mig-
lia, s. f.--Miglio, millet,
birse.

Miglioraménto, s. m. bettering, Miccia, s. f. match or rope, amendment.--Miglioramento, that serves to fire cannon and the best, the choicest. match-locks. Miccia, a she-Miglioranza, s. f. excellency, preeminence, advantage, pre

ass.

Micciánza, s. f. misfortune. rogative.
Obs.

Miccichino, s. m. a little bit.
Micciére, s. m. he that rides

on an ass.

Miglioráre, to better, to mend,
to grow better.-Migliorare,
to grow better in health, to
get strength.
Migliorato,adj.bettered, grown

better.

man.

war.-
r.-Milizia, militia, trained
bands.-Milizia, the tempo-
rary life, the course of one's
life.-Milizia, soldiery, sol-
diers.

Millánta, thousands and thou-
sands.
Millantáre, to amplify, to ex-
aggerate, to aggravate
thing.

Millantéria, s. f. a boasting, Millánto, s. m. glorying, bragging, ostentation. Mille, thousand.-A mille, a mille, adv. by thousands.Star in sul mille, to lord it, to carry it like a lord, to take state upon one's self. Millenário, adj. thousandth. Millésimo, -La millesima parte, the thousandth part. -Millésimo, s. m. the space of a thousand years. wo-Milúogo, s. m. a middle place. Obs.

Mignoláre, to blossom as the
olive tree.

Mígnolo, s. m. the little finger
or the little toe.-Mignólo,
s. m. the blossom of olive

Miccinino, dim. of Miccíno.
Miccíno, adj. little. -Parlare a
muccino, to speak softly, slow-Migliore, adj. better, best.—
ly, and with affectation. H migliore, s. m. the best.
Miccio. s. m. an ass.
Migna, s. f. a great many
Micida, s. f. a murderer or olive blossoms.
slaver. Obs.
Mignátta, s. f. a leech.
Micidiale, adj. murdering. Mignélla, s. f. a niggard, or
Micídio, s. m. murder.
covetous stingy man or
Mício, s. m. a he-cat.
Micolino, s. m. a little bit.
Microcosmo, s. m. microcosm,
a little world, the body of
man, so called.-Microcosmo-
grafia, s. f. microcosmogra-
phy, a description of the
little world, viz. man.
Microscópio, s. m. microscope,
an optical instrument which
magnifies the object.
Midolla, s. f. crum.-Midél- to another.
Midóllo, s. m. la, pith in Mila, pl. of Mille, thousands.
plants.-Midolla, marrow in -Due mila, two thousand.
bones. Miullo, the best.-Milensággine, s. f. blockish-
Per venire al midollo, to come ness, heaviness, dulness,
to the purpose.
Midollonáccio, s. m. a sot, a
fool, a blockhead, a logger-
head.

Milza, s. f. the spleen.-Stiracchiar le milze, to sweat and work hard.

Milzo, adj. not hard, flabby. Mímico, adj. mimic, full of jests, jovial, mimical, buffoonlike.

Mimo, s. m. a mimic, a buf-
foon.

Mina, s. f. half a bushel.-
Mina, a mine, a hole dug to
be filled with gunpowder,
in order to blow it up.-
Mina, a mine, ground dug
for finding metals.
Minaccévole, adj. threatening,
menacing, swaggering.
Minaccevolmente, adv. in 2
threatening manner.
Minaccia, s. f. threat, threaten-

Minchionatúra, s. f. banter, raillery. Minchionería, s. f. foolishness, silly thing, foolish trick. Minchióne, s. m. a dunce, a blockhead, a fool, a logger-Minoránza, s. m. minoration, head. littleness.Minoranza, dimiMinciábbio, s. m. the part of the human body under the navel. Obs.