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■ noun
1》 historical a heavy club with a metal head and spikes.
2》 a staff of office, especially that which lies on the table in the House of Commons when the Speaker is in the chair.
Origin
ME: from OFr. masse 'large hammer'.
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■ noun the reddish fleshy outer covering of the nutmeg, dried as a spice.
Origin
ME macis (taken as plural), via OFr. from L. macir .