mace Význam & definícia

Význam mace v slovenčine

• 0 a spice made from the dried shell of nutmeg:

  • Heat the milk with the peppercorns, mace and vegetables until almost boiling.

• 1 a decorated rod that is carried by or put in front of particular public officials as a symbol of their authority:

  • Everybody stands as the ceremonial silver mace is carried in and laid down in front of the president.

• 2 a heavy stick with pointed metal parts on the top, used in the past as a weapon:

  • The basic weapons in use to the end of the twelfth century were the spear, the mace, the bow, the sword, and the dagger.

• 3 a brand name for a type of chemical in a container that, when sprayed (= forced out in small drops) into a person's face, causes pain in the eyes and tears to be produced:

  • When the clerk confronted the man, he sprayed her with mace.

  • Mace is sometimes carried for self-defence.

• 4 to use Mace (= a chemical in a special container that is sprayed into someone's face) on someone:

  • The police maced Williams twice before he was subdued.

  • He was allegedly maced and hit with a golf club by two men.

• 5 a brand name for a type of chemical in a container that, when sprayed (= forced out in small drops) into a person's face, causes pain in the eyes and tears to be produced

• 6 a brand name for a chemical in a container which, when sprayed into a person’s face, causes the eyes to sting and become full of tears