n. [ Norw., a whirlpool. ] 1. A celebrated whirlpool on the coast of Norway. Hence: any large or powerful whirlpool.
Syn. -- whirlpool, vortex. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Also (Fig.) An uncontrollable agitated or confusedly disordered state or situation; as, a maelstrom of vice. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Maenad

‖n. [ L. Maenas, -adis, Gr. &unr_;, &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to rave. ] 1. A Bacchante; a priestess or votary of Bacchus. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A frantic or frenzied woman. [ 1913 Webster ]

Maennerchor

‖n.; G. pl. Männerchöre /plu>. [ G.; männer, pl. of mann man + chor chorus. ] A German men's chorus or singing club. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

Maestoso

‖a. & adv. [ It. ] (Mus.) Majestic or majestically; -- a direction to perform a passage or piece of music in a dignified manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

Maestricht monitor

[ So called from Maestricht, a town in Holland. ] (Paleon.) The Mosasaurus Hofmanni. See Mosasaurus. [ 1913 Webster ]

Maestro

‖n. [ It., fr. L. magister. See Master. ] A master in any art, especially in music; a composer or orchestra conductor. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

Mae West

prop. n. [ after Mae West (1892-1980) an actress with a well-developed bosom. ] An inflatable life jacket, originally used as a personal flotation device by aviators downed at sea.
Syn. -- air jacket. [ WordNet 1.6 ]

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前桥

[前桥 / 前橋, Qián qiáo] Maebashi (surname or place name)

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前もって

[まえもって, maemotte] TH: ล่วงหน้า

前もって

[まえもって, maemotte] EN: beforehand

前もって

[まえもって, maemotte] TH: (ทำ)ไว้ก่อน

前もって

[まえもって, maemotte] EN: previously

前書き

[まえがき, maegaki] TH: บทนำในบทความ หนังสือ เอกสาร

前書き

[まえがき, maegaki] EN: preface

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前

[まえ, mae] (n-pref) (1) (See 前・まえ) the last (i.e. immediately preceding) (e.g. "the last mayor"); previous; one-time; former; (2) (before the name of an era) pre- (e.g. "premodern"); (adj-no, n) (3) before; earlier; (P) #147

前

[まえ, mae] (n-adv, n-t, suf) (1) (See 前・ぜん) ago; before (some event); previously; (minutes) to (the hour); (2) in front (of); before (e.g. the house); (3) head (of a line); front (e.g. of a bus); fore part; (4) in the presence of; (5) (See 人前・にんまえ) helping; portion; (6) privates; private parts; (P) #147

名前(P);名まえ

[なまえ, namae] (n) (1) (See 名字, 姓・せい・1) name; full name; (2) given name; first name; (P) #336

前後

[まえしりえ, maeshirie] (n) (1) front and rear; front and back; before and behind; (2) before and after; (3) order; context; (4) consequences; (n, vs) (5) inversion; reversion; getting out of order; (6) co-occurring; (n-suf, n) (7) around; about; approximately; nearly; (P) #1822

前後

[まえしりえ, maeshirie] (n) (arch) front and rear; front and back; before and behind #1822

駅前

[えきまえ, ekimae] (n) in front of station; (P) #3106

前方

[まえかた, maekata] (n, adj-no) forward; frontward; (P) #6126

前方

[まえかた, maekata] (adv, n) previously; some time ago #6126

前日

[ぜんじつ(P);まえび, zenjitsu (P); maebi] (n-adv, n-t) (esp. 〜の前日) previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day; (P) #6318

お前(P);御前(P)

[おまえ(P);おまい;おめえ, omae (P); omai ; omee] (pn, adj-no) (1) (fam) (male) you (formerly honorific, now sometimes derog. term referring to an equal or inferior); (2) (おまえ only) presence (of a god, nobleman, etc.); (P) #7190

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まえがき

[まえがき, maegaki] preface

カスタマエンジニア

[かすたまえんじにあ, kasutamaenjinia] customer engineer (CE)

印字前行送り

[いんじまえおくり, injimaeokuri] before space

自前

[じまえ, jimae] custom (a-no), at one's own expense

小文字名前開始文字

[こもじなまえかいしもじ, komojinamaekaishimoji] lower-case name start characters

小文字名前文字