[meys] 
| 1. | a clublike armor-breaking weapon of war, often with a flanged or spiked metal head, used chiefly in the Middle Ages. |
| 2. | a ceremonial staff carried before or by certain officials as a symbol of office. |
| 3. | macebearer. |
| 4. | Billiards. a light stick with a flat head, formerly used at times instead of a cue. |
[meys] | a spice ground from the layer between a nutmeg shell and its outer husk, resembling nutmeg in flavor. |
[meys] | a nonlethal spray containing purified tear gas and chemical solvents that temporarily incapacitate a person mainly by causing eye and skin irritations: used esp. as a means of subduing rioters. |
[meys] | (sometimes lowercase) to attack with Mace spray. |
| mace 1 (mās) n.
[Middle English, from Old French masse, from Vulgar Latin *mattea.] |
| mace 2 (mās) n. An aromatic spice made from the dried, waxy, scarlet or yellowish covering that partly encloses the kernel of the nutmeg. [Middle English, from Old French, from Medieval Latin macis, alteration of Latin macir, fragrant ailanthus resin, from Greek makir.] |
| Mace (mās) A trademark used for an aerosol used to immobilize an attacker temporarily. This trademark often occurs in print in uppercase or lowercase as a verb and a noun: "shouted at police after he was Maced when he rushed the fence" (David Shepardson). |
Mace or MACE (mās)
An alternate trademark used for Chemical Mace, an aerosol used to immobilize an attacker temporarily.
MACE
A concurrent object-oriented language.
mace
spice consisting of the dried aril, or lacy covering, of the nutmeg fruit of Myristica fragrans, a tropical evergreen tree. Mace has a slightly warm taste and a fragrance similar to that of nutmeg. It is used to flavour bakery, meat, and fish dishes; to flavour sauces and vegetables; and in preserving and pickling
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