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MACE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authorityplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("mace" is a kind of...):

staff (a rod carried as a symbol)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seedplay

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("mace" is a kind of...):

spice (any of a variety of pungent aromatic vegetable substances used for flavoring food)

Meronyms (substance of "mace"):

nutmeg (hard aromatic seed of the nutmeg tree used as spice when grated or ground)

Sense 3

Meaning:

An official who carries a mace of officeplay

Synonyms:

mace; macebearer; macer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("mace" is a kind of...):

functionary; official (a worker who holds or is invested with an office)

Sense 4

Meaning:

(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 immobilizationplay

Synonyms:

Chemical Mace; Mace

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("Mace" is a kind of...):

chloroacetophenone; CN gas (a tear gas that is weaker than CS gas but lasts longer)

Domain usage:

trademark (a formally registered symbol identifying the manufacturer or distributor of a product)

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