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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 âMayflowerâ 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 âMisfortune will never Leave Me till I Leave Itâ 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 Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. 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E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 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 âMayflowerâ 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 âMisfortune will never Leave Me till I Leave Itâ 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 Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related Content Allusions Foreign Words and Phrases Latin and Greek Word Elements Names: Their Origins and Meanings Old Testament Names Mythology Ancient Greek Literature & Mythology The Bible (King James version) The Koran (translation by J. M. Rodwell) Shakespeare's Plays Tales from Shakespeare (Charles and Mary Lamb) Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language