Mace (proper noun) /meɪs/
1
Alternative letter-case form of mace (tear gas or pepper spray)
2
An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Indiana, United States.
mace (noun) /meɪs/
1
A heavy fighting club.
2
A ceremonial form of this weapon.
3
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.
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An officer who carries a mace as a token of authority.
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A knobbed mallet used by curriers make leather supple when dressing it.
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A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.
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Tear gas or pepper spray, especially for personal use.
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An old money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael.
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An old weight of 57.98 grains.
mace (verb) /meɪs/
1
To hit someone or something with a mace.
2
To spray in defense or attack with mace (pepper spray or tear gas) using a hand-held device.
3
(informal) To spray a similar noxious chemical in defense or attack using an available hand-held device such as an aerosol spray can.