mace vs nutmeg

mace

noun
  • A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg. 

  • A heavy fighting club. 

  • 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. 

  • A ceremonial form of this weapon. 

  • An officer who carries a mace as a token of authority. 

  • An old money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael. 

  • An old weight of 57.98 grains. 

  • A knobbed mallet used by curriers make leather supple when dressing it. 

  • Tear gas or pepper spray, especially for personal use. 

verb
  • 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. 

  • To hit someone or something with a mace. 

nutmeg

noun
  • A whole nutmeg seed. 

  • A grey-brown colour. 

  • The powdered seed, ready for use. 

  • The playing of the ball between the legs of an opponent. 

  • An evergreen tree (Myristica fragrans) cultivated in the East Indies for its spicy seeds. 

  • A small moth, Hadula trifolii, feeding on plants and native to the Northern Hemisphere. 

verb
  • To flavour with nutmeg. 

  • To play the ball between the legs of (an opponent). 

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