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M O

l\I

3 )

l\I O N

t.IOr-rIL:\ , one of the Com"ra·in.tnd. in the I"Ji.n o·

CC.ln

tim:alcd

~(,I..,c~n

l\-lddilt!"rcu and

the

cootinent

of Afrie", E . long. 43°

30',

S. lal.

12°.

t.IOIDORE, a PnnuRuelegold coin, value

I/.

7S. Seding.

]lI O ll~TY,

the

h.lf

of 3ny thing.

]\JOLA, in Ceogrorhy. a InlVn of I.. ly, feven miles ean

of the

cily

of BArri, in the kinedom

Naplcs.

MOLA.

iclllhyolotY.

Scc

TE TRODON .

!vIOLARES,

IlFNTFS MOLAR ES,

in anatomy.

the

la'ge !eelb called In Englilh gri oders. S.e A 'ATO'

MV.

p. 16 5.

M OLDAVI .'\, a pro. ince of European T urky, f"para.

ted f,om Poland by the river Neifler.

MOLE, in zoology. Se< T dlpa .

:M OLE C1t.l (;K ET.

Sce

GR\' LL U S.

:"1 a

F. ,

in midv.·¡rC'ry. a mOlfs of

Oenl y

matter

of a

fphc.

rical figure,

gcneratcd

lhe

uterus, or womb. and

fomctimcIi mifl ..kcn for a cluld. See

~IIO WIf' EI\Y .

h1oLE. in

gcogrAphy,

a river in

Suny,

fa callcd from

irs ruaning.

tOf

pan

courre.

undcr ground.

f.tloLE. is

aHu

a mafTive

wOlk

lugc

nones ¡aid in the

fea by means of

cofferd~m,;

eXlending before a port,

eilher toJefend the harbonr from (he impetllofity c..f ¡he

wavcs, or

prc1'cnt Ihe

p,lrr~ge

of Chips without )eave.

J\ e TlnN or MOLESTATIO N, in Seo.. Iaw. Se<

LAW,

Tilo

xxx.

19.

1.IOLLUC;O, in botany. a genu. of the tri.ndri. t,igyni.

claCs. The

c~lix

confilh of fi , e leaves; the corolla is

wanting

"oí! ,he capfu le. has ,hree cells and Ihrec valves.

There are five fpecies, none of Ihem nalÍve5 of Brilain.

M OLLOSSES, in commerce, Ih< thick fluid

lO'"''

remaíning after Ihe fugar is

mOlde,

refembling Cyrup.

In Holland mololfes are much ufed in Ihe manufae·

ture of tobacco, and by Ihe poo, people (or f.gar.

brandy

alfo diClilled from them, bU I il i. f"d la be

unwholefome.

MOLOSSUS, in Greek and L ..in poelry, a fool com o

po(ed of th,ee long () lIables, as

¡fr/dianl .

lI10 LVCCA· ISLANOS ,

C.ve

in. nds in Ihe Indian oee.n ,

,":,t

hrgen of which i, rcarce Ihirty miles rOlUld ; (hey

are calJed Bachian,

~hchian,

I\lOlyr, Ternale,

~nd

Ty.

dor; {hey produce f.ago, or"nges, lemoos, and fome o·

,her (ruilS; hUI what is pc.culiar ro IheCe illAnd9, is

theí r producingcloves. They"re Cubjrtl

Ihe DUICh,

and are fi tuated in

1'25

of ca ll. longitude, and betwcen

so'

Coulh, and 2

north lalilude.

t.lOLVCCELLA, in bo..ny,

genl" of the didyn.mia

gymnofperm.. claf•. The "Ii"

bell.flMped , and lar·

gcr Ihao Ihe corolla. 1 ·here. are. three fpccies, oone of

them natives of Brilain.

MOLWITZ, • lown of Silero• . in the kingdom of

130-

h,mi. : E long.

, 6°

45' ,

N . 1.1.

50° 26'.

MOLYRDIA, .in natu,.1 hifiory, the

n.me

of a genu.

of cryllals , of a cubic (o, m, o, compofeJ o( fix fid e.,

righl .ngles , Iike a dye.

MOMHAZA, or

~ I O"BASA

. •" ifllnd .nd city on the

ean coan of Africa, oppnfite to tht'

cOllnuy

u( Mom–

baza, in Zanp,utbar : E. lonJ:.

48°,

N . Ltt.

4°.

l\10MENT,

in Ihe doll rine of time,

¡n(hlnt, or lhe

mon minute "nd indi. ifiblc pan of uuralion.

MOMENTU!\'i,

in mecnanics,

ficnifi~s

lhe fame with

impc(u" or the quanlity of motian in a muvil1g bodYj

VOL . I1L N °, 79.

which is always c:qual

tlle

qu~nli r y

m~ttcr

mul–

tiplice! into the velo.:iIY;

or,

wl1ich

the ["me (hin!!,

it may be confidcred 41.5 a rellan le ultder lhe qUf\nw y

nlAncr and velocit}'.

M OMORDICA, in botany, a genu, of the mona::i.1

fyncenefi" c1Jfs. Th(ca)¡x of lhe male and (ema.!e COI\'

fill.s of five regmcou ; the corolh of Ihe maJe has

(j){

fegmenu; "nd the filam e-nrs are lhree. T he: corolJ

ot lhe fem ale conlias of (¡ve

rc~me-Ilts

; aDo it has lhlce

lIyli. Thcre are e;gh l fpccie., nonc o( Ihcm

nath'c~

of Britain.

M ONA, an ilbnd in Ih e Ballic. foulh \VeO

Ihe

ifl.nJ

of Ze:al:nd

Cubjell la Dcnmalk

:' 1:.

long. I

0',

1,1. 55

20.

MONAOELPHI A, in bo..ny.

S:r

flOTA" V, .p.

635.

MONAG H:\N, a cou"IY of 1r, l.n,[, in Ihe province of

V ltler, bounded by T)'ronc, on the nonh: by Ar·

nMEh,

Ihe taft

by Caven

3nJ

Lotlth,

on the routh;

and by lhe counly of

F4r01~nagh,

on Ihe wcH .

lIIONANDRIA, in botany. Sce fiOTAWV. p. 635'

MONARCHY, • gove rnmenl in ",hieh the fupreme

power is vcfled in a fingle perron .

See

Gov

R. '"

M E NT .

l\IONARD,{,

in bOlany, a genus of lhe dl¡ndria

0100'"

gynia clafs. The eoroll.

uoequ. I, Ibe fuperío, Iir

¡nvo/ving a liDear fihmcn t.

has four fe:eds. T here

are fi 'fe fpccies, none of ,bcm natives of Brit;¡¡i n.

lI10NASTERY, a conveOl, o, houfe buíll (or Ihe re·

ception and enleruift rucnt of monLs, rnendicant friars,

or nuns, whclhcr il be aD abbe:y, priory,

&c.

Monaflerics are gO'fcrned byddferent rules, according

lhe differenl regulalions prefcribed by their (ound ·

ers. The fi ra regular and perfetl

monaneri~s

were

founded by S.. Pochomiu" in Egypl : blll SI. U.r. l

i, generally confidered a!l Ihe grcal father and p"triarch

of lhe Eallero monk,

fince

lhe fourt h century he

prefcribe:d rules for lhe go. ernment of Ihe monafieries,

which Ihe Anachorcn and CoeDobi tu, and lhe o·

lher ancienl falhers of the deCeru, Cubrnitted . In like

manner

Sto

RenedkC't was tlyled Ihe patriarch of Ihe

, .y

ellern monks. He appeared in ltaly towards Ihe

1 .. •

ter end o( Ihe' r.flh ecotury, and publilhed hi. rule,

which was uoíverfally receiveJ throughout Ihe

wdl.

S.. Augullin b:ing renl into E ngland by SI Gregnry

the: pC' pe

in Ihe year

596,

to convert lhe Enghfi1. hc¡

al Ihe: fame. time introd uced Ihe monafiic Hate: iDlo lhlS

kingdom; which made Cuch progrcr, here, Ihal willlí"

Ihe fpace of two hundrcd ycars. Ihere werc thirty kings

and queens who preferred lhe religious habit

dlelr

crowns, and founclcd fl.ucly mon3ftcries , where Ihcy

cnded thcír da)'s in Cnliluue .Ind re:lilcOlcnr.

lI10NASTI C, fontLthing beloncing

monk.. .See

M o" <.

~I ONCON,

• IIVO of Spain. in the provinec of

rr.gnn ,

fofty miles nonh·can of S.¡"goW .. .

t>ION D!'\

Ihe (cconrl d.y of the wcek, (o "lIed

.1$

bcing :.Inciently facred to thc moon , 9

OIooll. c!a y.

MON

VGI. a cOlln"y In UICfoulll

,, (rica, filu JlCt.I

be t\\'een AngoL .. and Z.tngucb,H.

l'o10NEY,

apiecc of ml P er. cOOlOlon l)' mrt :d,

tI')

\\hid,

pul>lic jtUthorilY ha, anixcd a ce:rtain vJlue anJ wcit hl

fe;: r,c as a medium in COOlOle:rce.

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