mace

Meanings

Plural: maces

Noun

(trademark) a liquid that temporarily disables a person; prepared as an aerosol and sprayed in the face, it irritates the eyes and causes dizziness and immobilization
an official who carries a mace of office
spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or authority
A heavy fighting club.
A ceremonial form of this weapon.
A long baton used by some drum majors to keep time and lead a marching band. If this baton is referred to as a mace, by convention it has a ceremonial often decorative head, which, if of metal, usually is hollow and sometimes intricately worked.
An officer who carries a mace as a token of authority.
A knobbed mallet used by curriers to make leather supple when dressing it.
A billiard cue.
A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.
Tear gas or pepper spray, especially for personal use.
An old money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael.
An old weight of 57.98 grains, approximately 3.8 grams.

Verb

To hit someone or something with a mace.
To spray in defense or attack with mace (pepper spray or tear gas) using a hand-held device.
To spray a similar noxious chemical in defense or attack using an available hand-held device such as an aerosol spray can.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English mace, borrowed from Old French mace, mache, from Vulgar Latin *mattia, *mattea, matia, (compare Italian mazza, Spanish maza), probably from Proto-West Germanic *mattjō (“cutting tool, hoe”).

Synonyms

chee, Chemical Mace, macebearer, macer, tsien

Scrabble Score: 8

mace is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
mace is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
mace is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 10

mace is a valid Words With Friends word