Definition of Machae. Meaning of Machae. Synonyms of Machae

Here you will find one or more explanations in English for the word Machae. Also in the bottom left of the page several parts of wikipedia pages related to the word Machae and, of course, Machae synonyms and on the right images related to the word Machae.

Definition of Machae

No result for Machae. Showing similar results...

Machaerium Schomburgkii
Tiger Ti"ger, n. [OE. tigre, F. tigre, L. tigris, Gr. ti`gris; probably of Persian origin; cf. Zend tighra pointed, tighri an arrow, Per. t[=i]r; perhaps akin to E. stick, v.t.; -- probably so named from its quickness.] 1. A very large and powerful carnivore (Felis tigris) native of Southern Asia and the East Indies. Its back and sides are tawny or rufous yellow, transversely striped with black, the tail is ringed with black, the throat and belly are nearly white. When full grown, it equals or exceeds the lion in size and strength. Called also royal tiger, and Bengal tiger. 2. Fig.: A ferocious, bloodthirsty person. As for heinous tiger, Tamora. --Shak. 3. A servant in livery, who rides with his master or mistress. --Dickens. 4. A kind of growl or screech, after cheering; as, three cheers and a tiger. [Colloq. U. S.] 5. A pneumatic box or pan used in refining sugar. American tiger. (Zo["o]l.) (a) The puma. (b) The jaguar. Clouded tiger (Zo["o]l.), a handsome striped and spotted carnivore (Felis macrocelis or F. marmorata) native of the East Indies and Southern Asia. Its body is about three and a half feet long, and its tail about three feet long. Its ground color is brownish gray, and the dark markings are irregular stripes, spots, and rings, but there are always two dark bands on the face, one extending back from the eye, and one from the angle of the mouth. Called also tortoise-shell tiger. Mexican tiger (Zo["o]l.), the jaguar. Tiger beetle (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of active carnivorous beetles of the family Cicindelid[ae]. They usually inhabit dry or sandy places, and fly rapidly. Tiger bittern. (Zo["o]l.) See Sun bittern, under Sun. Tiger cat (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of wild cats of moderate size with dark transverse bars or stripes somewhat resembling those of the tiger. Tiger flower (Bot.), an iridaceous plant of the genus Tigridia (as T. conchiflora, T. grandiflora, etc.) having showy flowers, spotted or streaked somewhat like the skin of a tiger. Tiger grass (Bot.), a low East Indian fan palm (Cham[ae]rops Ritchieana). It is used in many ways by the natives. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). Tiger lily. (Bot.) See under Lily. Tiger moth (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of moths of the family Arctiad[ae] which are striped or barred with black and white or with other conspicuous colors. The larv[ae] are called woolly bears. Tiger shark (Zo["o]l.), a voracious shark (Galeocerdo maculatus or tigrinus) more or less barred or spotted with yellow. It is found in both the Atlantic and Indian Ocean. Called also zebra shark. Tiger shell (Zo["o]l.), a large and conspicuously spotted cowrie (Cypr[ae]a tigris); -- so called from its fancied resemblance to a tiger in color and markings. Called also tiger cowrie. Tiger wolf (Zo["o]l.), the spotted hyena (Hy[ae]na crocuta). Tiger wood, the variegated heartwood of a tree (Mach[ae]rium Schomburgkii) found in Guiana.
Machaerodus
Machaerodus Ma*ch[ae]"ro*dus, Machairodus Ma*chai"ro*dus, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? dagger + ? tooth.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct mammals allied to the cats, and having in the upper jaw canine teeth of remarkable size and strength; -- hence called saber-toothed tigers.

Meaning of Machae from wikipedia

- Navan Fort (Old Irish: Emain Macha Old Irish pronunciation: [ˈeṽənʲ ˈṽaxə]; Modern Irish: Eamhain Mhacha Irish pronunciation: [ˌəunʲ ˈwaxə]) is an ancient...
- In Gr**** mythology, the Machae or Machai (/ˈmækiː/; Ancient Gr****: Μάχαι Mákhai, "battles"; singular: Μάχη Mákhē) were the daemons (spirits) of battle...
- the three morrígna" (the plural of Morrígan), and says the term Mesrad Machae, "the mast of Macha", refers to "the heads of men that have been slaughtered"...
- and siblings to other vicious personifications like the Hysminai, the Machae, and the Phonoi. This name is also used for all of Eris' children collectively...
- primary purpose, however, is to provide an etiology for the place-name Emain Machae. See Irish mythology in po****r culture In 1973, the Irish Celtic rock band...
- lacking Armagh Priory of Culdees Culdees founded before 779 Ard-macha Altum Machae; Emain-Macha; Druim Saillech Armagh Temple-na-Ferta ?Abbey Gaelic nuns founded...
- Echtrae Fiamain Echtrae Con Roi Echtrae Chonaill Echtrae Chonchobair Echtrae Machae ingine Aeda Ruaid Echtrae Nechtain maic Alfroinn Echtrae Ailchm d maic Amalgaid...
- f 20a46 ff (Trinity College Dublin). Variant of § 30 as found in Echtra Machae. In his youth, Cú Chulainn is so beautiful that the Ulstermen become worried...
- stanzas, the deserted sites of Tara, Crúachan (also Crúachu) and Emain Machae are interpreted as the former sites of fortresses in which powerful rulers...
- hurricane was beginning to move in a more northeasterly direction. The bark Machae was dismasted on September 14. The cyclone weakened to a tropical storm...