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n. [ AS. must, fr. L. mustum (sc. vinum), from mustus young, new, fresh. Cf. Mustard. ] 1. The expressed juice of the grape, or other fruit, before fermentation. “These men ben full of must.” Wyclif (Acts ii. 13.). [ 1913 Webster ]

No fermenting must fills . . . the deep vats. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Cf. Musty. ] Mustiness. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. & i. To make musty; to become musty. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. moustac. ] (Zool.) A small tufted monkey. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.; pl. Mustaches [ Written also moustache. ] [ F. moustache, It. mostaccio visage, mostacchio mustache, fr. Gr. my`stax upper lip and the beard upon it; cf. ma`stax mouth: cf. Sp. mostacho. ] 1. That part of the beard which grows on the upper lip; hair left growing above the mouth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) A West African monkey (Cercopithecus cephus). It has yellow whiskers, and a triangular blue mark on the nose. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) Any conspicuous stripe of color on the side of the head, beneath the eye of a bird. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A stain or discoloration on the upper lip of a person; as, wearing a milk mustache. [ informal ] [ PJC ]

n.; pl. Mustachios A mustache. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a mustache or mustachios.
Syn. -- mustached. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Turk. & Ar. musta&hsdot_;fi&zsdot_; who trusts to another's keeping, a soldier of a garrison. ] See Army organization, above. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A close-grained, heavy wood of a brownish color, brought from Brazil, and used in turning, for making the handles of tools, and the like. [ Written also mostahiba. ] MaElrath. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Sp. musteño belonging to the graziers, strayed, wild. ] (Zool.) The half-wild horse of the plains in Mexico, California, etc. It is small, hardy, and easily sustained. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mustard grape (Bot.), a species of grape (Vitis candicans), native in Arkansas and Texas. The berries are small, light-colored, with an acid skin and a sweet pulp. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. moustarde, F. moutarde, fr. L. mustum must, -- mustard was prepared for use by being mixed with must. See Must, n. ] 1. (Bot.) The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica (formerly Sinapis), as white mustard (Brassica alba), black mustard (Brassica Nigra), wild mustard or charlock (Brassica Sinapistrum). [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ There are also many herbs of the same family which are called mustard, and have more or less of the flavor of the true mustard; as, bowyer's mustard (Lepidium ruderale); hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale); Mithridate mustard (Thlaspi arvense); tower mustard (Arabis perfoliata); treacle mustard (Erysimum cheiranthoides). [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large doses is emetic. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mustard oil (Chem.), a substance obtained from mustard, as a transparent, volatile and intensely pungent oil. The name is also extended to a number of analogous compounds produced either naturally or artificially. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. See Mestee. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. The type genus of the family Mustelidae: minks and weasels.
Syn. -- genus Mustela. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. A member of the Mustelidae, fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals.
Syn. -- musteline mammal, musteline. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

prop. n. A natural family of fissiped fur-bearing carnivorous mammals including the weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; and martens.
Syn. -- family Mustelidae. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. [ L. mustelinus, fr. mustela weasel. ] (Zool.) Like or pertaining to the family Mustelidae, or the weasels and martens. [ 1913 Webster ]

prop. n. A genus of sharks including certain of the smooth dogfishes.
Syn. -- genus Mustelus. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ OE. moustre, OF. mostre, moustre, F. montre, LL. monstra. See Muster, v. t. ] 1. Something shown for imitation; a pattern. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A show; a display. [ Obs. ] Piers Plowman. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. An assembling or review of troops, as for parade, verification of numbers, inspection, exercise, or introduction into service. [ 1913 Webster ]

The hurried muster of the soldiers of liberty. Hawthorne. [ 1913 Webster ]

See how in warlike muster they appear,
In rhombs, and wedges, and half-moons, and wings. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. The sum total of an army when assembled for review and inspection; the whole number of effective men in an army. [ 1913 Webster ]

And the muster was thirty thousands of men. Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

Ye publish the musters of your own bands, and proclaim them to amount of thousands. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. Any assemblage or display; a gathering. [ 1913 Webster ]

Of the temporal grandees of the realm, mentof their wives and daughters, the muster was great and splendid. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

Muster book, a book in which military forces are registered. --
Muster file, a muster roll. --
Muster master (Mil.), one who takes an account of troops, and of their equipment; a mustering officer; an inspector. [ Eng. ] --
Muster roll (Mil.), a list or register of all the men in a company, troop, or regiment, present or accounted for on the day of muster. --
To pass muster, to pass through a muster or inspection without censure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Such excuses will not pass muster with God. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mustered p. pr. & vb. n. Mustering. ] [ OE. mustren, prop., to show, OF. mostrer, mustrer, moustrer, monstrer, F. montrer, fr. L. monstrare to show. See Monster. ] 1. To collect and display; to assemble, as troops for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: To summon together; to enroll in service; to get together. “Mustering all its force.” Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

All the gay feathers he could muster. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

To muster troops into service (Mil.), to inspect and enter troops on the muster roll of the army. --
To muster troops out of service (Mil.), to register them for final payment and discharge. --
To muster up, to gather up; to succeed in obtaining; to obtain with some effort or difficulty. [ 1913 Webster ]

One of those who can muster up sufficient sprightliness to engage in a game of forfeits. Hazlitt. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be gathered together for parade, inspection, exercise, or the like; to come together as parts of a force or body; as, his supporters mustered in force. “The mustering squadron.” Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Hind. mast intoxicated, ruttish, fr. Skr. matta, p.p. of mad to rejoice, intoxicate. ] (Zool.) Being in a condition of dangerous frenzy, usually connected with sexual excitement; -- said of adult male elephants which become so at irregular intervals, typicaly due to increased testosterone levels. -- n. (a) The condition of frenzy. (b) An elephant in must. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

a. In a musty state. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The quality or state of being musty. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Mustier superl. Mustiest. ] [ From L. mustum must; or perh. fr. E. moist. Cf. Must, n., Moist. ] 1. Having the rank, pungent, offensive odor and taste which substances of organic origin acquire during warm, moist weather; foul or sour and fetid; moldy; as, musty corn; musty books. Harvey. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Spoiled by age; rank; stale. [ 1913 Webster ]

The proverb is somewhat musty. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Dull; heavy; spiritless. “That he may not grow musty and unfit for conversation.” Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]