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Mace and Chemical Mace noun, US trademark a type of tear gas, used eg in a spray against an attacker, rioter, etc. verb (usually mace) (maced, macing) to spray, attack or disable someone with Mace.
ETYMOLOGY: 1960s.
mace1 noun 1 a a ceremonial staff carried by some public officials (eg the Speaker of the House of Commons) as a symbol of authority; b someone who carries a mace in a ceremonial procession. Also called macebearer. 2 historical a heavy club, usually with a spiked metal head, used as a weapon in medieval times.
ETYMOLOGY: 13c in sense 2: French meaning 'a large hammer'.
mace2 noun a spice made from the layer around the nutmeg seed, dried and ground up.
ETYMOLOGY: 14c: French, from Latin maciv a red spicy bark.
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