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n.
Massicot.
pl.
of Masticatory
n.
A substance to be chewed to increase the saliva.
n.
A fatty, solid substance, produced by bees, and employed by them in the construction of their comb; -- usually called beeswax. It is first excreted, from a row of pouches along their sides, in the form of scales, which, being masticated and mixed with saliva, become whitened and tenacious. Its natural color is pale or dull yellow.
n.
A resin exuding from the mastic tree, and obtained by incision. The best is in yellowish white, semitransparent tears, of a faint smell, and is used as an astringent and an aromatic, also as an ingredient in varnishes.
n.
One of the hard, bony appendages which are borne on the jaws, or on other bones in the walls of the mouth or pharynx of most vertebrates, and which usually aid in the prehension and mastication of food.
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One who masticates.
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A white, amorphous, tenacious substance resembling caoutchouc, and obtained as an insoluble residue of mastic.
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A machine for cutting meat into fine pieces for toothless people; also, a machine for cutting leather, India rubber, or similar tough substances, into fine pieces, in some processes of manufacture.
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A low shrubby tree of the genus Pistacia (P. Lentiscus), growing upon the islands and coasts of the Mediterranean, and producing a valuable resin; -- called also, mastic tree.
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A gelatinous compound of linseed oil and mastic varnish, used by artists as a vehicle for colors.
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One who masticates.
a.
Capable of being masticated.
imp. & p. p.
of Masticate
n.
A part of a bridle, the slavering bit.
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The act or operation of masticating; chewing, as of food.
v. t.
To grind or crush with, or as with, the teeth and prepare for swallowing and digestion; to chew; as, to masticate food.
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See Mastic.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Masticate
a.
Chewing; adapted to perform the office o/ chewing food.
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