Thesaurus: mace

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1. n. A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains.
2. n. A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.
3. n. A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor.
4. n. A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority.
5. n. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.
6. n. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
7. n. A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.
8. n. (trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
9. n. an official who carries a mace of office
10. n. spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
11. n. a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
12. A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains. S. W. Williams. A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg. Note: Red mace is the aril of Myristica tingens, and white mace that of M. Otoba, -- East Indian trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree. 1. A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor. Chaucer. Death with his mace petrific . . . smote. Milton. 2. Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. "Swayed the royal mace." Wordsworth. 3. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority. Macaulay. 4. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple. 5. (Billiards) A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand. Mace bearer, an officer who carries a mace before person in authority.