{ ‖ } [ From the first words of the Roman Catholic prayer to the Virgin Mary; L. ave hail, Maria Mary. ] 1. A salutation and prayer to the Virgin Mary, as mother of God; -- used in the Roman Catholic church. [ 1913 Webster ]

To number Ave Maries on his beads. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A particular time (as in Italy, at the ringing of the bells about half an hour after sunset, and also at early dawn), when the people repeat the Ave Maria. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ave Maria ! blessed be the hour ! Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

a paddy wagon.
Syn. -- patrol wagon, paddy wagon. [ PJC ]

n. [ Cf. F. grammairien. ] 1. One versed in grammar, or the construction of languages; a philologist. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ “The term was used by the classic ancients as a term of honorable distinction for all who were considered learned in any art or faculty whatever.” Brande & C. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. One who writes on, or teaches, grammar. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The principles, practices, or peculiarities of grammarians. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A person dwelling in, or having charge of, an infirmary, esp. in a monastic institution. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Maid + Marian, relating to Mary, or the Virgin Mary. ] 1. The lady of the May games; one of the characters in a morris dance; a May queen. Afterward, a grotesque character personated in sports and buffoonery by a man in woman's clothes. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of dance. Sir W. Temple. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. 1. (Astron.) Plural form of mare, a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Bot.) A valuable timber tree of Panama.
Syn. -- Calophyllum longifolium. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Pertaining to the Virgin Mary, or sometimes to Mary, Queen of England, daughter of Henry VIII. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of all the Marian martyrs, Mr. Philpot was the best-born gentleman. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ]

Maid Marian. (a) See Maidmarian in the Vocabulary. (a) A prominent character in the legend of Robin Hood. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Neo- + grammarian; a translation of G. junggrammatiker. ] One of a group of philologists who apply phonetic laws more widely and strictly than was formerly done, and who maintain that these laws admit of no real exceptions. -- Ne`o*gram*mat"ic*al a. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

‖n. pl. [ NL., from Gr. fy^shma a blowing. ] (Zool.) A group of simple marine organisms, usually classed as the lowest of the sponges. They have inflated hollow bodies. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL. See Stigma. ] (Paleon.) The fossil root stem of a coal plant of the genus Sigillaria. [ 1913 Webster ]