Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A sclerite in the mouth-parts of certain Myriapoda, the third joint of the mandible, supporting the sclerites which homologize with the galea and lacinia of an insect's maxilla.
- noun Plural of
malum .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural Evils; wrongs; offenses against right and law.
- noun plural (Law) offenses which are such from their own nature, at common law, irrespective of statute.
- noun plural (Law) offenses prohibited by statute, as distinguished from
mala in se , which are offenses at common law.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
bead or a set of beads commonly used byHindus andBuddhists for keeping count while reciting,chanting , or mentally repeating amantra or the name or names of adeity . - noun A single
lobe of aninsect 'smaxilla . - noun The
grinding surface of aninsect 'smandible . - noun Plural form of
malum .
Etymologies
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from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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Non tuus leuis in mala deditus uir adultera, probra turpia persequens,
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There's a reason the Sichuan-style broth is called mala, meaning "numb and spicy."
Hot, and in more ways than one Uncle Liu's showcases popular pots 2010
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This particular hot pot stock is also called mala hot pot from what I heard but I am not sure yet until I make it!
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The rosary is called mala and consists of one hundred and eight beads.
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The couples merely exchanged garlands along with a symbolic sanjha mala, which is a larger garland that covers both the bride and the groom.
The Times of India 2010
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Many of the two dozen in attendance grasped a strand of 13 holy beads, called mala beads, which Symons passed out as a holiday gift for her students.
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Many of the two dozen in attendance grasped a strand of 13 holy beads, called mala beads, which Symons passed out as a holiday gift for her students.
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The mala is the most treasured tool of many Vajrayana Buddhists, and it is very carefully guarded and maintained.
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Chinese: The Chinese Buddhists and Taoists use a 108 bead mala, which is called su-chu, and has three dividing beads, so the mala is divided into three parts of 36 each.
The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public 2008
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Also the "mala" beads representing the entwining snakes fall into the same category of iconic license.
Archive 2008-10-01 Jan 2008
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