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 mace /ˈmes/
 釘頭錘,權標,權杖,執權標者

 Mace /ˈmes/ 商標

 Mace n.  A money of account in China equal to one tenth of a tael; also, a weight of 57.98 grains.

 Mace n.  Bot. A kind of spice; the aril which partly covers nutmegs. See Nutmeg.
 Note: ☞ Red mace is the aril of Myristica tingens, and white mace that of Myristica Otoba, -- East Indian trees of the same genus with the nutmeg tree.

 Mace, n.
 1. A heavy staff or club of metal; a spiked club; -- used as weapon in war before the general use of firearms, especially in the Middle Ages, for breaking metal armor.
    Death with his mace petrific . . . smote.   --Milton.
 2. Hence: A staff borne by, or carried before, a magistrate as an ensign of his authority. “Swayed the royal mace.”
 3. An officer who carries a mace as an emblem of authority; a macebearer.
 4. A knobbed mallet used by curriers in dressing leather to make it supple.
 5. Billiards A rod for playing billiards, having one end suited to resting on the table and pushed with one hand.
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 Mace
      n 1: (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 [syn: Chemical Mace]
      2: an official who carries a mace of office [syn: macebearer,
          macer]
      3: spice made from the dried fleshy covering of the nutmeg seed
      4: a ceremonial staff carried as a symbol of office or
         authority