{ or }, n. [ Zend Ahuramazda. ] (Zoroastrianism) The supreme deity, the embodiment of the principle of good, creator of the world, source of light, and guardian of mankind. He is the opponent of Ahriman, the spirit of evil, both being sprung from Eternity, or, according to another version, Ahriman being the offspring of a moment of doubt on the part of Ormazd. Ormazd is attended by angels and archangels. He is represented as a bearded man inclosed in a winged circle, a conception probably derived from the Assyrian representations of Ashur. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Amazed p. pr. & vb. n. Amazing. ] [ Pref. a- + maze. ] 1. To bewilder; to stupefy; to bring into a maze. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A labyrinth to amaze his foes. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To confound, as by fear, wonder, extreme surprise; to overwhelm with wonder; to astound; to astonish greatly. “Amazing Europe with her wit.” Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

And all the people were amazed, and said, Is not this the son of David? Matt. xii. 23. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To astonish; astound; confound; bewilder; perplex; surprise. -- Amaze, Astonish. Amazement includes the notion of bewilderment of difficulty accompanied by surprise. It expresses a state in which one does not know what to do, or to say, or to think. Hence we are amazed at what we can not in the least account for. Astonishment also implies surprise. It expresses a state in which one is stunned by the vastness or greatness of something, or struck with some degree of horror, as when one is overpowered by the &unr_;normity of an act, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be astounded. [ Archaic ] B. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. Bewilderment, arising from fear, surprise, or wonder; amazement. [ Chiefly poetic ] [ 1913 Webster ]

The wild, bewildered
Of one to stone converted by amaze. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In amazement; with confusion or astonishment. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being amazed, or confounded with fear, surprise, or wonder. Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Full of amazement. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The condition of being amazed; bewilderment [ Obs. ]; overwhelming wonder, as from surprise, sudden fear, horror, or admiration. [ 1913 Webster ]

His words impression left
Of much amazement. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Frenzy; madness. [ Obs. ] Webster (1661). [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Causing amazement; very wonderful; as, amazing grace. -- A*maz"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;. ] 1. One of a fabulous race of female warriors in Scythia; hence, a female warrior. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A tall, strong, masculine woman; a virago. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Zool.) A name numerous species of South American parrots of the genus Chrysotis [ 1913 Webster ]

Amazon ant (Zool.), a species of ant (Polyergus rufescens), of Europe and America. They seize by conquest the larvæ and nymphs of other species and make slaves of them in their own nests. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Pertaining to or resembling an Amazon; of masculine manners; warlike. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Of or pertaining to the river Amazon in South America, or to its valley. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. [ Named from the river Amazon. ] (Min.) A variety of feldspar, having a verdigris-green color. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ OE. bimasen; pref. be- + masen to maze. ] To bewilder. [ 1913 Webster ]

Intellects bemazed in endless doubt. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. a drug derived from phenothiazine and used as a sedative and tranquilizer. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

{ } n. (Zool.) A goatlike antelope (Haplocerus montanus) which inhabits the Rocky Mountains, frequenting the highest parts; -- called also mountain goat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. merise a wild cherry. ] (Bot.) A kind of small black cherry. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Prob. fr. mazer, the head being compared to a large goblet. ] The jaw; the head or skull. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t., To knock on the head. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Of or pertaining to Cardinal Mazarin, prime minister of France, 1643-1661. [ 1913 Webster ]

Mazarine Bible, the first Bible, and perhaps the first complete book, printed with movable metal types; -- printed by Gutenberg at Mentz, 1450-55; -- so called because a copy was found in the Mazarine Library, at Paris, about 1760. --
Mazarine blue, a deep blue color, named in honor of Cardinal Mazarin. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Mazarine blue. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Cookery) A forcemeat entrée. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

a. Of or pertaining to Ahura-Mazda, or Ormuzd, the beneficent deity in the Zoroastrian dualistic system; hence, Zoroastrian. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The Zoroastrian religion. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. mase; cf. OE. masen to confuse, puzzle, Norweg. masast to fall into a slumber, masa to be continually busy, prate, chatter, Icel. masa to chatter, dial. Sw. masa to bask, be slow, work slowly and lazily, mas slow, lazy. ] 1. A wild fancy; a confused notion. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Confusion of thought; perplexity; uncertainty; state of bewilderment. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A confusing and baffling network, as of paths or passages; an intricacy; a labyrinth. “Quaint mazes on the wanton green.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Or down the tempting maze of Shawford brook. Wordaworth. [ 1913 Webster ]

The ways of Heaven are dark and intricate,
Puzzled with mazes, and perplexed with error. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A complex and confusing system or set of rules that causes bwilderment; as, a maze of environemntal regulations. [ PJC ]

Syn. -- Labyrinth; intricacy. See Labyrinth. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mazed p. pr. & vb. n. Mazing. ] To perplex greatly; to bewilder; to astonish and confuse; to amaze. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To be bewildered. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The condition of being mazed; confusion; astonishment. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Mazy. [ Obs. ] Sir P. Sidney. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. maser, akin to OD. maser an excrescence on a maple tree, OHG. masar, G. maser spot, Icel. mösurr maple. ] A large drinking bowl; -- originally made of maple. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Their brimful mazers to the feasting bring. Drayton. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a mazy manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

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

a. Of or pertaining to mazology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One versed in mazology or mastology. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. mazo`s the breast + -logy. ] Same as Mastology. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } n. A Polish dance, or the music which accompanies it, usually in 3-4 or 3-8 measure, with a strong accent on the second beat. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ From Maze. ] Perplexed with turns and windings; winding; intricate; confusing; perplexing; embarrassing; as, mazy error. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

To range amid the mazy thicket. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

To run the ring, and trace the mazy round. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A maze or labyrinth. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gr. &unr_; smell, odor + &unr_; broth: cf. F. osmazôme. ] (Old Chem.) A substance formerly supposed to give to soup and broth their characteristic odor, and probably consisting of one or several of the class of nitrogenous substances which are called extractives. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. estramaçon, It. stramazzone. ] A direct descending blow with the edge of a sword. [ Obs. ] B. Jonson. [ 1913 Webster ]