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381 masterpiece<br />

poor ~ is not liable for costs: in<br />

forma<br />

power will prove a ~: αρχή άνδρα<br />

(arkhè <strong>and</strong>rà)<br />

remember thou art a ~: te hominem<br />

resourceful ~: homme<br />

saintly ~: varón<br />

skilled ~ trusted in his art: cuilibet<br />

solitary ~: uomo solitario<br />

straw ~: homme<br />

suit manner to the ~: ut homo<br />

to become a ~ is an art: Mensch<br />

upright ~ doesn't repent: probum<br />

upright ~ firm of purpose: iustum<br />

wise <strong>and</strong> prudent ~: prud'homme<br />

wise ~ talks little: vir<br />

worthy ~: honnête<br />

wounded ~: blessé<br />

young ~: Jüngling<br />

m<strong>and</strong>ate: m<strong>and</strong>at<br />

mane: crinière<br />

manger: crèche<br />

mania: cacoëthes<br />

manner<br />

after the ~: à la<br />

aristocratic ~: bel air<br />

contrary to ~s: contra bonos<br />

delightful ~s: dolce<br />

evil ~: maio modo<br />

good ~s: bienséance; savoir-vivre<br />

ingratiating ~: prévenance<br />

in like ~: similiter<br />

in lively ~: vivace; vivo<br />

in playful ~: scherz<strong>and</strong>o<br />

~ <strong>and</strong> form: modo et<br />

~ of living: modus<br />

~ of our ancestors: <strong>more</strong><br />

~ of speaking: façon<br />

~ of working: modus<br />

melodious ~: arioso<br />

singing ~: cant<strong>and</strong>o<br />

manuscript: H<strong>and</strong>schrift; litterae<br />

scriptae<br />

map: carte<br />

marble<br />

black ~: nero-antico<br />

yellow ~: giallo<br />

march<br />

forced ~: Schnellzug<br />

funeral ~: Totenmarsch<br />

stolen ~es: verdeckte<br />

marchioness: marchesa<br />

mark: Zeichen<br />

shoots wide of the ~ : longe aberrat<br />

marked: marcato<br />

marked, strongly: martellato<br />

market: chauk<br />

marquis: marchese<br />

marriage: manage; nuptiae<br />

early ~ long love: frühe<br />

~ bond: a vinculo<br />

~ broker: schatchen; shadchen<br />

~ certificate: extrait<br />

~ is an evil that most men welcome:<br />

γάμος (gamos)<br />

~ is the road to repentance: γαμ€ΐν<br />

(gamein)<br />

~ of conscience: mariage<br />

~ of convenience: convenance;<br />

mariage<br />

~ with one of lesser st<strong>and</strong>ing:<br />

mésalliance<br />

morganatic ~: mariage<br />

what God hath joined together: o<br />

ovv o (ho oun ho)<br />

marrow: amourette; moelle<br />

marry <strong>and</strong> be tamed: casarás<br />

Mars, Field of: Campus; champ de<br />

marsh: vlei<br />

martial: marziale<br />

marvelous: ορνίθων (ornithön)<br />

marvelously: à merveille<br />

Mary holding Christ: Pietà<br />

masonry: pisé<br />

Mass: Missa<br />

High ~: gr<strong>and</strong>-messe; Hochamt;<br />

Missa<br />

Low ~: Missa<br />

sung ~: Missa<br />

mass<br />

~es: hoi polloi (οι πολλοί)<br />

rude <strong>and</strong> formless ~: rudis<br />

massacre: pogrom<br />

master: balabos; bwana; dueño; magister;<br />

maître; padrone; sahib; tuan<br />

dancing ~: maître<br />

great ~: bara<br />

like ~ like man: tal padrone; tel<br />

maître<br />

~ has said so: magister<br />

~ of ceremonies: magister<br />

~ of himself: compos sui<br />

~ of the games: magister<br />

not pledged to any ~: nullius<br />

addictus<br />

school—: caji<br />

masterpiece: capo; chef-d'oeuvre;<br />

magnum opus

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