Vocabulary : Ma to Mabby

Ma : A child's word for mother. ;; In Oriental countries, a respectful form of address given to a woman; mother. ;; But; -- used in cautionary phrases; as, "Vivace, ma non troppo presto" (i. e., lively, but not too quick).
Maa : The common European gull (Larus canus); -- called also mar. See New, a gull.
Maad : Made.
Maalin : The sparrow hawk. ;; The kestrel.
Ma'am : Madam; my lady; -- a colloquial contraction of madam often used in direct address, and sometimes as an appellation.

Maara shell : A large, pearly, spiral, marine shell (Turbo margaritaceus), from the Pacific Islands. It is used as an ornament.
Maasha : An East Indian coin, of about one tenth of the weight of a rupee.
Maat : Dejected; sorrowful; downcast.
Mabble : To wrap up.
Mabby : A spirituous liquor or drink distilled from potatoes; -- used in the Barbadoes.

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