mace
Speech parts
1. mace - Noun
2. mace - Verb
3. Mace - Proper noun
Meaning
A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains.
A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.
A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor.
A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority.
An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority.
A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.
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We aren't going to let any mace stop us. We are masters in our nonviolent movement in disarming police forces; they don't know what to do.
The mace prodded Will in the back again. That little habit was starting to annoy him and he was tempted to take the weapon from the sergeant major and do a little prodding of his own.
It is a lie if we tell ourselves that the police can protect us everywhere, at all times. Firearms restrictions are bad enough, but now a woman can't even carry Mace in her purse?
Take away that fool's bauble, the mace.
A nation needs clear rules on what happens in the case of a disputed succession. Surely there's a Queen's Bedchamber Mace or someone who knows.
It'd be impossible to capture the feel of 'All Quiet on the Western Front' in a novel starring Mace Windu; 'All Quiet' is a tragic coming-of-age story.