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Mace (club) — A mace is a simple weapon that uses a heavy head on the end of a handle to deliver powerful blows. A development of the club, a mace differs from a hammer in that the head of a mace is radially symmetric so that a blow can be delivered equally… … Wikipedia
Mace and Nightshade — are cartoon characters in the C.O.P.S. (Central Organization of Police Specialists) series licensed by Hasbro which ran from 1988 1989.Mace and Nightshade s ProfileMace (renamed as Titan in Brazilian version), a hardened COP, and Nightshade, a… … Wikipedia
Mace — • A short, richly ornamented staff Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Mace Mace † Catho … Catholic encyclopedia
Mace — can refer to: *Mace (club), a weapon with a heavy head on a solid shaft used to bludgeon opponents *Mace (company), a construction firm in the UK *Mace (measurement), an English term for a traditional Chinese measurement of weight *Mace (spice),… … Wikipedia
mace — Ⅰ. mace [1] ► NOUN 1) historical a heavy club with a spiked metal head. 2) a staff of office, especially the symbol of the Speaker s authority in the House of Commons. 3) (Mace) trademark an irritant chemical used in an aerosol to disable… … English terms dictionary
mace — mace1 [mās] n. [ME < OFr masse < VL * mattea, a club < L * matea < IE base * mat , a hoe, club > MATTOCK] 1. a) a heavy medieval war club, often with a spiked, metal head b) any similar weapon 2. a) a … English World dictionary
mace — mace1 /mays/, n. 1. a clublike armor breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages. 2. a ceremonial staff carried before or by certain officials as a symbol of office. 3. macebearer. 4.… … Universalium
mace — 1. noun /meɪs/ a) A heavy fighting club. <! examples of which are known from having a wooden, metal reinforced or metal shaft and an iron or steel head ........ needs additions and refining , 1786: The Mace is an ancient weapon, formerly much… … Wiktionary
mace — {{11}}mace (n.1) heavy metal weapon, often with a spiked head, late 13c., from O.Fr. mace a club, scepter (Mod.Fr. masse), from V.L. *mattea (Cf. It. mazza, Sp. maza mace ), from L. mateola (in L.L. also matteola) a kind of mallet. The Latin word … Etymology dictionary
Mace — 1. n. 1 a staff of office, esp. the symbol of the Speaker s authority in the House of Commons. 2 hist. a heavy club usu. having a metal head and spikes. 3 a stick used in the game of bagatelle. 4 = mace bearer. Phrases and idioms: mace bearer an… … Useful english dictionary
