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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
: M
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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M
M. B. Waistcoat
M.D
M.P
MS.
Mab
MacAlpin
MacFarlane's Geese
MacFlecknoe
MacGirdie's Mare
MacGregor
MacIntyre
MacIvor
MacPherson
MacTab
MacTurk
Macaber
Macadamise
Macaire
Macamut
Macare
Macaroni
Macaronic Latin
Macaronic Verse
Macbeth
Macbriar
Maccabzaeus
Macdonald
Macduff
Macheath
Machiavelli
Machiavellism
Mackintosh
Macklin
Macmillanites
Macsycophant
Mace
Macedon is not Worthy of Thee
Macedonian
Macedonian Madman
Macedonians
Macedonicus
Mackerel Sky
Macon
Macreons
Macrocosm
Mad as a March Hare
Mad Cavalier
Mad Parliament
Mad Poet
Mad as a Hatter
Madame
Mademoiselle
Madge
Madge Wildfire
Madman
Madness
Madoc
Madonna
Mador
Madras System of Education
Mæander
Mæcenas
Maelstrom
Mæonides
Mæviad
Mag
Mag'a
Magalona
Magazine
Magdalene
Magdeburg Centuries
Magellan
Magenta
Maggot
Magi
Magic Garters
Magic Rings
Magic Wand
Magician
Magliabecchi
Magna Charta
Magnalia Christi
Magnanimous
Magnano
Magnet
Magnetic Mountain
Magneuse
Magnificat
Magnificent
Magnifique ... Guerre
Magnolia
Magnum Opus
Magnum of Port
Magnus Apollo
Mago the Carthaginian
Magophonia
Magot
Magpie
Magricio
Maguelone
Magus
Mah-abadean Dynasty
Mahabharata
Mahadi
Mahatmas
Mahdi
Mahmoud of Ghizni
Mahmut
Mahomet
Mahoun'
Mahound
Mahu
Maid Marian
Maid of Athens
Maid of Norway
Maid of Orleans
Maid of Perth
Maid of Saragossa
Maiden
Maiden Town
Maiden of the Mist
Maidenhair
Main-brace
Main Chance
Mainote
Maintain
Maitland Club
Maize
Majesty
Majolica Ware
Majority
Make
Make a hand of
Make a Hit
Make a Virtue of Necessity
Make away with
Make Bricks without Straw
Make Eyes at
Make Mountains of Molehills
Make one's Bread
Make the Door
Make the Ice
Make-wage
Make-weight
Makeshift
Malabar
Malagigi
Malagrowther
Malakoff
Malambruno
Malaprop
Malbecco
Malbrouk
Malcolm
Maldine
Male
Male Sapphires
Male suada Fames
Malebolge
Malecasta
Maleger
Malengin
Malepardus
Malherbe's Canons of French Poetry
Maliom
Malkin
Mall
Mall Supper
Mallows
Malmesbury
Malmesbury Monastery
Malmsey Wine
Malt
Malt ... Meal
Maltese Cross
Malthusian
Malthusian Doctrine
Malum
Malum in Se
Malum Prohibitum
Malvolio
Mamamouchi
Mambrino's Helmet
Mamelon
Mamelukes
Mamma, Mother
Mammet
Mammon
Mammon of Unrighteousness
Mammon's Cave
Mammoth Cave
Man
Man Friday
Man-jack
Man ... Monkey
Man-Mountain
Man Proposes
Man Threefold
Man in Black
Man in the Iron Mask
Man in the Moon
Man of Belial
Man of Blood
Man of Blood and Iron
Man of Brass
Man of December
Man of Destiny
Man of Feeling
Man of Letters
Man of Remnants
Man of Ross
Man of Salt
Man of Sedan
Man of Silence
Man of Sin
Man of Straw
Man of the Hill
Man of the Sea
Man of the Third Republic
Man of the World
Man of Three Letters
Man-of-War
Man of Wax
Man of Whipcord
Manche
Manchester
Manchester Poet
Manciple
Mandamus
Mandana
Mandarin'
Mandeville
Mandousians
Mandrabul
Mandrake
Mandricardo
Manduce
Manes
Manfred
Manger
Manheim
Mani
Mani, Manes
Manichæ'ans
Manitou
Manlian Orders
Manly
Manna
Manna of St. Nicholas of Bari
Mannering Colonel
Mannington
Manningtree
Mano'a
Manon Lescaut
Manor
Mansard Roof
Mansfield
Mansion
Mantaccini
Mantalini
Mantel-piece
Mantible
Mantiger
Mantle of Fidelity
Mantra
Mantuan Swain, Swan
Manucodiata
Manumit
Manure
Many
Many a Mickle makes a Muckle
Many Men, Many Minds
Maori
Mara
Marabou Feathers
Marabout
Marabuts
Maranatha
Maravedi
Marbles
Marcassin
Marcella
Marcellina
Marcellus
March
March Dust
March Hare
Marches
Marchaundes Tale
Marching Watch
Marchington
Marchioness
Marchpane
Marcionites
Marck
Marcley Hill
Marcos de Obregon
Marcosians
Mardi Gras
Mardle
Mardonius
Mare
Mare's Nest
Mareotic Luxury
Marfisa
Marforio
Margan Monastery
Margaret
Margarine Substitute
Margate
Margherit'a di Valois
Margin
Margites
Marguerite des Marguerites
Margutte
Mari'a
Maria Theresa
Mariamites
Marian'a
Marigold
Marina
Marinda
Marine
Marines
Mariner's Compass
Marino Faliero
Mariotte's Law
Maritornes
Marivaudage
Marjoram
Mark
Mark Banco
Mark Tapley
Mark Time!
Mark of the Beast
Mark's Eve
Marks in Grammar and Printing
Marks of Gold and Silver
Market-penny
Markham
Marl
Marlborough
Marlborough Dog
Marlow
Marmion
Marmo Lunense
Maro
Maron
Maronites
Maroon
Marozia
Marphisa
Marplot
Marque
Marriage Knot
Marriage Plates
Marriages
Marriages are Made in Heaven
Marriages of Men of Genius
Married Women
Marrow
Marrow-bones
Marrow Controversy
Marrow-men
Marry!
Marry Come Up!
Mar's Year
Mars
Marseillaise
Marseilles' Good Bishop
Marsh
Marshal
Marsham
Marsiglio
Marsyas
Martano
Marteau des Heretiques
Martel
Martello Towers
Martext
Martha
Martial
Martian Laws
Martin
Martin Drunk
Martin of Bullions
Martin's Running Footman
Martin's Summer
Martine
Martinet
Martinmas
Martyr
Marvedie
Marvellous
Mary
Marys
Mary Anne
Mary Magdalene
Mary Queen of Scots
Marybuds
Marygold
Maryland
Marylebone
Mas
Masaniello
Masche-croute
Mascotte
Masdeu
Masetto
Mashackering and Misguggling
Masher
Mask a Fleet
Mason and Dixon's Line
Mass
Massachusetts
Massacre of the Innocents
Massacre of the Innocents
Massamore
Mast
Master Humphrey
Master Leonard
Master Magrath
Master of Sentences
Master of the Mint
Master of the Rolls
Mastic
Matadore
Matamoras
Matamore
Mate
Materialism
Matfellon
Mathew
Mathisen
Mathurin
Matilda
Matriculate
Matter-of-fact
Matter's afoot
Matterhorn
Matthew
Matthew Bramble
Matthew Parker's Bible
Matthews' Bible
Matthias
Maudlin
Maugis
Maugis d'Aygremont
Maugrabin
Maugys
Maul
Maul of Monks
Maunciples Tale
Maunds
Maundrel
Maundy Thursday
Mauri-gasima
Mauritania
Mausoleum
Maut gets abune the Meal
Mauthe Dog
Mauvais Ton
Mauvaise Honto
Mauvaise Plaisanterie
Mavournin
Mawther
Mawworm
Max
Max O'Rell
Maximum
Maximus
May
May-day
May-duke Cherries
May Meetings
May Molloch
May-pole, May-queen
May-pole
Mayeux
“Mayflower”
Mayonnaise
Mayor
Mayor of Garratt
Mayor of the Bull-ring
Mayors of the Palace
Mazarinades
Mazarine Bible
Mazeppa
Mazer
Mazikeen
Mazzini-ism
Meal or Malt
Meal-tub Plot
Meals
Mealy-mouthed
Meander
Measure
Measure Strength
Measure Swords
Measure for Measure
Measure One's Length on the Ground
Measure Other People's Corn
Meat, Bread
Mec
Mecca's Three Idols
Meche
Medamothi
Medard
Mede'a
Medea's Kettle
Medham
Mediaeval
Median Apples
Median Stone
Medicine
Medicinal Days
Medicinal Hours
Medina
Mediterranean
Medium
Medora
Medoro
Medusa
Meerschaum
Meg
Meg Dods
Meg Merrilies
Megarian School
Megarians
Megatherium
Megrims
Meigle
Meiny
Meissonier-like Exactness
Meistersingers
Mejnoun and Leilah
Melampode
Melancholy
Melancholy Jacques
Melanchthon
Melantius
Melanuros
Melchior, Kaspar, and Balthazar
Melchisedeoians
Meleager
Melesigenes
Meletians
Meliadus
Melibeus
Meliboean; Dye
Melicertes
Melior
Melisendra
Melissa
Mell Supper
Mellifluous Doctor
Melon
Melons
Melpomene
Melrose Abbey
Melusina
Melusines
Melyhalt
Memento Mori
Memnon
Memorable
Memory
Men in Buckram
Men of Kent
Men of Lawn
Men are but Children of a Larger Growth
Menah
Menalcas
Menam
Menamber
Mendicants
Mendoza
Menechmians
Menecrates
Manevia
Meng-tse
Menie
Menippos
Mennonites
Menstruum
Mental Hallucinations
Mentor
Menu
Meo Perieulo
Mephibosheth
Mephistopheles, Mephistophilis, Mephostophilus
Mercador Amante
Mercator's Projection
Merchant of Venice
Mercia
Mercurial
Mercurial Finger
Mercuriale
Mercury
Mercury Fig
Mercutio
Mercy
Meredith
Meridian
Merino Sheep
Merioneth
Merlan
Merlin
Merlin Chair
Merlo
Mermaids
Mermaid's Glove
Mermaids' Purses
Morope
Merops' Son
Merovingian Dynasty
Merrie England
Merrow
Merry
Merry Andrew
Merry Dancers
Merry Dun of Dover
Merry Men
Merry Men of Mey
Merry Monarch
Merry-thought
Merry as a Cricket
Merse
Mersenne
Merton
Merton College
Meru
Merveilleuse
Mesmerism
Mesopotamia
Mess
Messalina
Messalina of Germany
Metalogicus
Metals
Metamorphic Rocks
Metamorphic Words
Metaphysics
Metastasio
Metathesis
Methodical
Methodists
Methuen Treaty
Metonic Cycle
Metra
Metropolitan
Mettre de la Paille dans ses Souliers
Meum and Tuum
Mews
Mexitli
Mezentius
Mezzo Relievo
Mezzo Tinto
Mezzoramia
Micah Rood's Apples
Micawber
Micawberism
Michael
Michael Angelo
Michaelmas Day
Michal
Michel
Miching Malicho
Michon
Mickleton Jury
Microcosm
Mid-Lent Sunday
Midas
Midas-eared
Midden
Middle Ages
Middlesex
Midgard
Midgard Sormen
Midi
Midlothian
Midnight Oil
Midrashim
Midsummer Ale
Midsummer Madness
Midsummer Men
Midsummer-Moon Madness
Midsummer Night's Dream
Midwife
Miggs
Mignon
Mikado
Mike
Milan Decree
Milan Steel
Milanese
Mildendo
Mildew
Milesian Fables
Milesian Story
Milesians
Milk
Milk and Honey
Milk and Water
Milk of Human Kindness
Milksop
Milky Way
Mill
Mills of God grind slowly
Millennium
Miller
Miller's Eye
Miller's Thumb
Milliner
Millstone
Millstono used for a Ferry
Millstones
Millstones of Montisci
Millwood
Milo
Milton
Mimer
Mimer's Well
Mimosa
Mince
Mince Pies
Mince the Matter
Mincemeat
Minch-house
Mincing Lane
Mincio
Mind your Eye
Mind your Own Business
Minden Boys
Minerva
Minerva Press
Miniature
Minie Rifle
Minims
Minister
Minna Troil
Minnehaha
Minnesingers
Minories
Minos
Minotaur
Minotti
Minstrel
Mint
Minuit
Minute
Minute Gun
Miolnier
Mirabel
Miracles
Miramolin
Miramont
Miranda
Mirror of Human Salvation
Mirror of King Ryence
Mirror of Knighthood
Mirrors
Mirza
Miscreant
Mise-money
Misers
Miserere
“Misfortune will never Leave Me till I Leave It”
Mishna
Misnomers
Misprision
Miss, Mistress, Mrs
Miss is as Good as a Mile
Missing Link
Mississippi Bubble
Mistletoe
Mistletoe Bough
Mistress Roper
Mistress of the Night
Mistress of the World
Mita
Mitaine
Mite
Mithra
Mithridate
Mitre
Mitre Tavern
Mitten
Mittimus
Mitton
Mixon
Mizentop, maintop, foretop
Mjolnir
Mnemosyne
Moabite Stone
Moakkibat
Moat
Mob
Mob-cap
Mobilise
Mock-beggar Hall
Mockery
Modality
Modish
Modo
Modred
Mods
Modus Operandi
Modus Vivendi
Mofussil
Mogul Cards
Mohadi
Mohair
Mohakabad'
Mohocks
Mohun
Mohyronus
Moire Antique
Mokanna
Molière
Molinism
Moll
Moll Cutpurse
Moll Flanders
Moll Thomson's Mark
Molly
Molly Coddle
Molly Maguires
Molly Mog
Molmutius
Moloch
Moly
Mome
Momiers
Mommur
Momus
Momus's Lattice
Monaciello
Monarchians
Monarchy
Monday Pops
Money
Money makes the Mare to go
Monimia
Monism
Monitor
Monk
Monk Lewis
Monk listening to a Bird
Monk of Westminster
Monkey
Monkey Board
Monkey Boat
Monkey Jacket
Monkey-puzzle
Monkey Spoons
Monkey with a Long Tail
Monkey's Allowance
Monkey's Money
Monkir
Monmouth
Monmouth Cap
Monmouth Street
Monnaie de Basoche
Mononia
Monophagous
Monophysites
Monothelism
Monroe Doctrine
Monsieur
Monsieur de Paris
Monsoon
Monster
Monsters
Mont
Mont de Piete
Mont St. Michel
Montagnards
Montague
Montanists
Montanto
Monteer Cap
Monteith'
Montem
Montero-cap
Montesinos
Montezuma's Realm
Montezuma's Watch
Montfaucon Watch
Montgomery
Month of Sundays
Month's Mind
Months
Monthawi
Montjoie
Montrognon
Montserrat
Monumental City
Monumental Effigies
Monumental Figures
Monumental Inscriptions
Moohel
Moon
Moon-calf
Moon-drop
Moon-maker
Moon-rakers
Moon's Men
Moonlight Flitting
Moonstone
Moor-slayer
Moors
Moore
Moot Point
Moots
Mop
Mora-stone
Moral
Moralist
Moran's Collar
Morasteen
Morat
Moratorium
Moravians
Morbleu!
More
More Kicks than Hapence
More Last Words
More of More Hall
More the Merrier
More one has, the More he Desires
Moreno
Morestone
Morgan le Fay
Morgan le Fay, Morgaine la Fee
Morganatic Marriage
Morgane
Morgans
Morgante
Morgante Maggiore
Morgiana
Morglay
Morgue
Morgue la Faye
Moribund
Morisonianism
Morley
Morma
Mormon
Mormon Creed
Mormonism
Morning
Morning Star of the Reformation
Morocco
Morocco Men
Moros
Morpheus
Morrel
Morrice
Morris Dance
Morse Alphabet
Mort-safe
Mortal
Mortar-board
Mortars
Morte d'Arthur
Mortgage
Morther
Mortimer
Mortlake Tapestry
Mortstone
Morven
Mosaic Work
Moscow
Mosen
Moses' Horns
Moses' Rod
Moses Slow of Speech
Moses Primrose
Moslem
Mosse
Mosstrooper
Mote and Beam
Moth
Mother
Mother Ann
Mother Bunch
Mother Carey's Chickens
Mother Country
Mother Douglas
Mother Earth
Mother Goose
Mother Hubbard
Mother Huddle's Oven
Mother Shipton
Mother-sick
Mother-wit
Mother of Believers
Mother of Books
Mother of Cities
Mother of Pearl
Mother of the Gracchi
Mother's Apron String's
Mothering Sunday
Motion
Motley
Motu Proprio
Mouch
Mouchard
Moulds
Mound
Mount Zion
Mountain
Mountain Ash
Mountain-dew
Mountains of Mole-hills
Mountebank
Mourning
Mournival
Mouse
Mouse, Mousie
Mouse Tower
Moussa
Moussali
Mouth
Mouth Waters
Moutons
Movable
Moving the Adjournment of the House
Moving the Previous Question
Moving the World
Mow
Mowis
Mozaide
Much
Much Ado about Nothing
Muciana Cautio
Mucklebackit
Mucklewrath
Mud-honey
Mudarra
Muff
Muffins and Crumpets
Muffied Cats catch no Mice
Mufti
Mug-house
Mugello
Muggins
Muggletonian
Mugwump
Mugwump Press
Mulatto
Mulberry
Mulciber
Mule
Mull
Mulla Awbeg
Mulmutine Laws
Mulready Envelope
Multipliers
Multitudes
Multum in Parvo
Mum
Mumbo Jumbo
Mumchance
Mummy
Mummy Wheat
Mumpers
Mumping Day
Munchausen
Mundane Egg
Mundilfori
Mundungus
Munera
Munkar
Munnin
Muntabur
Murad
Muscadins of Paris
Muscular Christianity
Muses
Museum
Mushroom
Music
Music
Music of the Spheres
Musical Notation
Musical Small-coal Man
Musicians
Musidora
Musits
Musket
Muslin
Musnud
Muspel
Muspelheim
Mustard
Musulman
Mutantur
Mute as a Fish
Mutes at Funerals
Mutton
Mutton-eating King
Mutton-fist
Muttons
Mutual Friends
Muzzle
My Eye
Mynheer Closh
Mynian Sails
Myrmidons of the Law
Myron
Myrra
Myrrophores
Myrtle
Mysteries of Woods and Rivers
Mystery
Mysteries
Mysterious Three
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