Vocabulary : Mauvaniline to Maw

Mauvaniline : See Mauve aniline, under Mauve.
Mauve : A color of a delicate purple, violet, or lilac.
Mauveine : An artificial organic base, obtained by oxidizing a mixture of aniline and toluidine, and valuable for the dyestuffs it forms.
Mauvine : Mauve-colored.
Maverick : In the southwestern part of the united States, a bullock or heifer that has not been branded, and is unclaimed or wild; -- said to be from Maverick, the name of a cattle owner in Texas who neglected to brand his cattle. ;; To take a maverick.

Maverick brand : A brand originated by a dishonest cattleman, who, without owning any stock, gradually accumulates a herd by finding mavericks.
Mavis : The European throstle or song thrush (Turdus musicus).
Mavourneen : My darling; -- an Irish term of endearment for a girl or woman.
Mavournin : Alt. of Mavourneen
Maw : A gull. ;; A stomach; the receptacle into which food is taken by swallowing; in birds, the craw; -- now used only of the lower animals, exept humorously or in contempt. ;; Appetite; inclination. ;; An old game at cards.

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