A black, fibrous substance resembling horsehair, obtained from the leafstalks of two palms, Metroxylon sagu, and Arenga pinnata (syn. Arenga saccharifera, of the Indian islands, and used for making cordage.
gutium
maught
midgut
midgut
noun
(biology, anatomy, embryology) The central loop of the alimentary canal of an embryo between the foregut and the hindgut, in humans and some other animals.
(biology, anatomy, medicine) The developed counterpart in the adult: the intermediate part of the alimentary canal, which in humans runs from the second half of the duodenum through the proximal two-thirds of the transverse colon.
mought
mought
verb
(auxiliary, obsolete) past participle of may.
(obsolete outside dialects) Alternative form of might
mugget
mugget
noun
The small entrails of a calf or hog.
muguet
mugwet
mutage
mutage
noun
A process for arresting the fermentation of the must of grapes.
muting
muting
noun
The dung of birds.
The process by which something is muted or silenced.
verb
present participle of mute
nutmeg
nutmeg
noun
(countable) A whole nutmeg seed.
(soccer, field hockey or ice hockey, basketball) The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent.
(uncountable) The powdered seed, ready for use.
A grey-brown colour.
A small moth, Hadula trifolii, feeding on plants and native to the Northern Hemisphere.
An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds.
verb
(soccer, transitive) To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent).
(transitive) To flavour with nutmeg.
tangum
tangum
noun
A kind of piebald horse from Tibet.
targum
targum
noun
(Judaism) An Aramaic translation of the Tanakh written or compiled between the Second Temple period and the early Middle Ages.
tergum
tergum
noun
(entomology) The upper or dorsal surface of an articulated animal such as an arthropod.