Matchbook A matchbook is a small cardboard container that holds a quantity of matches inside and has a coarse striking surface on the exterior. A flap on the front is lifted to access the matches, which are attached to the interior base in a comb-like pattern and must be torn away before use. Matchbooks are often covered with Advertisement logos or various artistic decorations, and they have served as collector's items and free souvenirs.
	Matchless Matchless is one of the oldest marques of United Kingdom motorcycles with the first models manufactured at the start of the 20th century. Matchless branded motorcycles produced in Plumstead, London from 1899 to 1966 when the name was dropped by its owners. A wide range of models were produced under the Matchless name ranging from small two strokes to 750 cc Four-stroke cycle twins.
	Matchlock The Matchlock was the first mechanism or "lock" invented to facilitate the firing of a hand-held firearm. A further development of flash pan technology, the classic European matchlock gun held a burning slow match in a clamp at the end of a small curved lever known as the serpentine.
	Matchmakers Matchmakers are an elongate confectionery product made by Nestl. Thin, twig-like and brittle, they were first launched in 1968 by Rowntree's and were just one third of the length they are now. For many years they were available in either mint, coffee or Orange flavour.
	Mater Mater is a fictional, anthropomorphic tow truck from the Disney/Pixar animated film Cars. He is voiced by Larry the Cable Guy.
	Materiel Materiel is a term used in English to refer to the equipment and supply in military and Business supply chain management. In a military context, materiel relates to the specific needs of an army to complete a specific Military operation.
	Mathematician A mathematician is a person whose primary area of study and research is the field of mathematics. People who apply mathematics to other fields, but do not contribute directly to mathematics, are generally not considered mathematicians.
	Mathematics Mathematics is the discipline that deals with concepts such as quantity, structure, space and change. It evolved, through the use of abstraction and logic reasoning, from counting, calculation, measurement and the study of the shapes and motion s of physical objects.
	Matilija poppy The Matilija poppy or tree poppy is a poppy of Southern California and Northern Mexico, belonging to the poppy family. They are perennial subshrub with a woody stem. They may grow to a height of 2.5 meters and a width of 1 m, with the flowers up to 13 cm across. The silvery green Leaf are deeply cut, with a small fringe of hairs at the margin.
	Matinee idol Matine Idol is a term used mainly to describe film or theatre stars who are adored to the point of adulation by their fans. The term almost exclusively refers to male actors. Invariably the adulation was fixated on the actor's looks rather than performance. It differs from 'sex symbol' in that it suggests the star's popularity came from matine performances rather than 'big picture' evenings, and hence a less discriminating, immature audience.
	Mating In biology, mating is the pairing of opposite-sex or hermaphrodite internal fertilization animals for copulation and insemination and, in social animals, also to raise their offspring. In some birds, for example, it includes nest-building and nutritioning offspring.
	Matriculation Matriculation refers to the formal process of entering a university, or of becoming eligible to enter by acquiring the required prior qualifications. In the English universities of University of Oxford, University of Cambridge and University of Durham, the term is used for the ceremony at which new students are entered into the register of the university, at which point they become members of the university.
	Matrix multiplication This article gives an overview of the various ways to multiply matrix.
	Matterhorn The Matterhorn is perhaps the most familiar mountain in the European Alps. On the border between Switzerland and Italy, its graceful pyramid towers over the Swiss town of Zermatt and the Italian town Cervinia in the Val Tournanche.
	Matthew Arnold Matthew Arnold was an England poet and cultural critic, who worked as an inspector of schools. He was the son of Thomas Arnold, the famed headmaster of Rugby School who was celebrated in the novel Tom Brown's Schooldays.
	Matthew Flinders Captain Matthew Flinders. Royal Navy was one of the most accomplished navigators and chartmakers of his age. In a career that spanned just over twenty years, he sailed with Captain William Bligh, circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent, survived shipwreck and disaster only to be imprisoned as a spy, identified and corrected the effect of iron components and equipment on board wooden ships upon compass readings, and wrote the seminal work on Australian exploration A Voyage To
	Matthiola Matthiola or stock is a genus of flowering plant. It is named after Pietro Andrea Mattioli. A cool season annual. Flowers are singles or doubles in a wide array of colors and are very sweet smelling. Often used in bouquets of cut flowers. Selected species
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	Mattress A mattress is a piece of bedding on which to sleep or lie. In the United States it is typically constructed of multiple layers of foams, natural and/or synthetic fibers, and springs. A mattress can be used alone, on the floor, but is usually placed atop some platform so as to be higher off the ground.
	Matzah balls Matzah balls, also known as knaydlach in Yiddish, are a traditional Ashkenazi dumpling made from matzah meal, a flour-like product produced by grinding matzah. Matzah balls combine matzah meal with eggs, fat and seasonings, usually salt and pepper. Seltzer water and sauted onions may also be employed.
	Matzo Matzo is a Jewish cuisine item made of plain flour and water, which is not allowed to ferment or rise before it is baked. The result is a flat, crispy, cracker-like bread. Matzo is the traditional substitute for bread during Passover. According to the Torah, when the Israelites were leaving Ancient Egypt, they had no time to wait until their bread rose, so they baked it before it had a chance to rise, and the result was matzo .
	Maud Gonne Maud Gonne MacBride was an England-born Ireland revolutionary, feminism and actress, best remembered for her turbulent relationship with William Butler Yeats. Of Anglo-Irish stock and birth, she was won over to Irish nationalism by the plight of evicted people in the Land Wars.
	Maui The island of Maui is the second-largest of the Hawaiian Islands at 727 square miles. Maui is part of the Hawaii and is the largest island in Maui County, Hawaii; the other islands comprising the county being Lanai, Kahoolawe, and Molokai.
	Maulstick A maulstick, or mahlstick, is a stick with a soft leather or padded head, used by painters to support the hand that holds the brush. The word is an adaptation of the Dutch maalstok, i.e. the "painter's stick", from malen, "to paint".
	Mauna Kea Mauna Kea is a dormant volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, one of five volcanic peaks that together form the Hawaii. It is the tallest mountain in the world when measured from base to peak, its base being some 19,678 feet under the surface of the Pacific Ocean, which would bring its total height to 33,474 feet.
	Mauna Loa Mauna Loa is an active shield volcano in the Hawaiian Islands, one of five volcanoes that form the Hawaii. It is Earth's largest mountain, with a volume estimated at approximately 18,000 cubic miles, although its peak is about 36 metre lower than that of its neighbor, Mauna Kea.
	Maundy money Maundy Money is a special United Kingdom coinage given to deserving poor people in a religious ceremony performed by Anglicans on Maundy Thursday, the Thursday before Easter.
	Maundy Thursday In the Christianity calendar, Maundy Thursday, also called Holy Thursday or Great Thursday is the feast or holy day on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles. In the Eastern Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodoxy Orthodox Christianity churches, this day is generally called "Great Thursday"; in the Roman Catholic Church it is generally called "Holy Thursday"; in Anglicanism and Protestantism
	Maurice Barrymore Herbert Arthur Chamberlayne Blyth was the patriarch of the Barrymore family. He was educated at Harrow School, England and studied Law at Oxford University. On March 21, 1872 he won the middleweight boxing championship of England. His father expected him to become a barrister, but Herbert fell in with a group of actors, which scandalized the elder Blyth.
	Maurice Chevalier Maurice Chevalier was a France actor and popular entertainer. Chevalier's signature songs included "Louise", "Mimi", and "Valentine." His trademark was a casual straw hat, which he always wore on stage with his tuxedo.
	Maurice de Vlaminck Maurice de Vlaminck was a France painter, Printmaking and author. Vlaminck was born in Paris to Bohemianism musician parents. He, too, would become a talented musician, sometimes earning a living with his violin. He was a professional cyclist until his athletic career was cut short when he contracted Typhoid fever in 1896.
	Maurice Ravel Joseph-Maurice Ravel was a France composer and pianist, known especially for the subtlety, richness, and poignancy of his music and generally considered to be one of the major composers of the 20th century. His piano, chamber music, and orchestral works have become staples in the repertoire.
	Maurice Utrillo Maurice Utrillo, born Maurice Valadon, was a France painter who specialized in cityscapes. He is one of the most forged painters in history, yet his early works may fetch auction prices close to US$1 million. Born on Christmas in the Montmartre quarter of Paris, France, Utrillo is one of the few famous painters of Montmartre who was actually born there.
	Mauritania Mauritania , officially the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, is a country in northwest Africa. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the west, by Senegal on the south-west, by Mali on the east and south-east, by Algeria on the north-east, and by Moroccan-annexation territory of Western Sahara on the north-west.
	Mauritius Mauritius
	Mauser Mauser is the common name of a Germany arms manufacturer, maker of a line of bolt-action rifles from the 1870s to present. Their designs were built for the German armed forces, and have been exported and licenced to a number of countries in later 19th and early 20th century, as well as being popular civilian firearm.
	Mausoleum A mausoleum is a large and impressive tomb, usually constructed for a deceased leader. Mausoleum can also refer to a building which contains a number of crypts for entombment of deceased individuals. Modern mausolea will often have columbarium niches for cremated remains in addition to traditional mausoleum crypts.
	Max Beerbohm Sir Henry Maximilian Beerbohm was an English Parody and Caricature. He was born in London, England, the younger half-brother of actor and producer Herbert Beerbohm Tree. He was educated at Charterhouse School and Merton College, Oxford.
	Max Born Max Born was a mathematician and physicist. He won the 1954 Nobel Prize in Physics.
	Max Bruch Max Christian Friedrich Bruch was a Germany composer and Conducting who wrote over 200 works, including a violin concerto which is a staple of the violin repertoire. He received his early musical training in Cologne under the composer and pianist Ferdinand Hiller, to whom Robert Schumann dedicated his piano concerto.
	Max Ernst Max Ernst was a German dadaist and surrealist artist.
	Max Planck Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck was a Germany physicist. He is considered to be the founder of Quantum mechanics, and therefore regarded as one of the most important physicists of the twentieth century.
	Max Weber Maximilian Weber was a Germany political economy and sociology who is considered one of the founders of the modern study of sociology and public administration. He began his career at the University of Berlin, and later worked at Albert-Ludwigs-Universitt, University of Heidelberg, University of Vienna and University of Munich.
	Maxfield Parrish Maxfield Parrish was an United States painting and illustration. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he began drawing for his own amusement as a child. His given name was Frederick Parrish but he later adopted the maiden name of his maternal grandmother, Maxfield, as his middle name.
	Maxillaria Maxillaria Ruiz & Pav.(1794) is a large genus of orchids, belonging to the orchid family. The type species is Maxillaria ramosa Ruiz & Pavon 1794. This is a diverse genus, with very different morphology forms. Their characteristics can very widely. Several species form a Cryptic species complex.
	Maxim gun The Maxim gun was the first self-powered machine gun, invented by the American-born Briton Sir Hiram Maxim in 1883. The mechanism of the Maxim gun used the energy from the recoil force to eject each spent cartridge and insert the next one. This made it vastly more efficient and less manpower-demanding than previous machine guns, like the Gatling gun and Gardner gun, which were built on an entirely different principle, using crank handles and a multibarreled approach.
	Maximian Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius, known in English as Maximian, was Roman Emperor from March 1, 286 to 305.
	Maxis company_name = Maxis Software | company_logo = | company_type = Private company | foundation = 1987 | location = Emeryville, California, United States | key_people = Will Wright, Jeff Braun | industry = Computer and video games |
	May May is the fifth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. May begins with the sun in the sign of Taurus and ends in the sign of Gemini . Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation of Aries and ends in the constellation of Taurus .
	May Day The term May Day can refer to any of several traditional secular, Christian, or Paganism holidays celebrated either on 1 May itself or another day at the beginning of May and having as a common element the commemoration of the height of spring or the coming of summer. The earliest May Day celebrations appeared in pre-Christian Europe, as in the Celtic nations celebration of Beltane, and the Walpurgis Night of the Germanic countries.
	May Queen May Queen is a term which has two distinct but related meanings.
	Maya The word Maya or maya can refer to:
	Maya Lin Maya Ying Lin is a Chinese American artist and architect, niece of Lin Huiyin. Her best known work is the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. She was born in Athens, Ohio and studied at Yale University. In 1981, at age 21 and while still an undergraduate, she won a public design competition for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.
	Mayan languages The Mayan languages constitute a language family spoken in Mesoamerica from southeastern Mexico to northern Central America and as far south as Honduras. Their common ancestor, known as Proto-Mayan, historical linguistics with a time depth of at least 5000 years, and many Mayan languages are still spoken as a primary or secondary language by more than 4 million Maya peoples.
	Mayflower The Mayflower was the ship that transported the Pilgrims from Plymouth, England, to Plymouth Colony, Massachusetts, in what would become the United States, in 1620. It left Plymouth on September 6 and dropped anchor near Cape Cod on November 11 .
	Mayfly The mayflies belong to the order Ephemeroptera. They have been placed into an ancient group of insects termed the Paleoptera They are aquatic insects where the immature stage occurs in fresh water. The adults are short-lived, maybe as little as a few hours to a day or two, depending on the species.
	Mayonnaise Mayonnaise is a stable emulsion of vegetable oil and egg yolk, flavored with vinegar or lemon juice and frequently Culinary mustard . Other seasonings call for other names . Mayonnaise is one of the Sauce#Sauces in French cuisine of classic French cuisine, so it is the base for many other chilled sauces and salad dressings.
	Mayor A mayor is the modern title of the highest ranking municipal officer. In many systems, the mayor is an elected politician who serves as chief executive and/or ceremonial official of many types of municipality. Worldwide, there is a wide variance in local laws and customs regarding the powers and responsibilities of a mayor, as well as the means by which a mayor is elected or otherwise mandated.
	Maypole The maypole is a tall wooden pole, sometimes erected with several long coloured ribbons suspended from the top, festooned with flowers, draped in greenery and strapped with large circular wreaths, depending on local and regional variances. What is often thought of as the "traditional" English/British maypole is a relatively recent development of the tradition and is probably derived from the picturesque, Italianate dances performed in mid-19th century theatricals.
	Mayweed Matricaria is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. Some of the species have the common name of "mayweed," but this name also relates to plants not in this genus. Most are very common in the temperate regions of Europe, Asia, and America as well as in North Africa, and South Africa and some are naturalised in Australia.
	Mazatlán Mazatln [masa'tlan] is a city in the Mexico States of Mexico of Sinaloa; the surrounding municipio for which the city serves as the municipal seat, is also called Mazatln. It is located at , on the Pacific Ocean coast, just across from the southernmost tip of the Baja California peninsula.
	Maze A maze is a tour puzzle in the form of a complex branching passage through which the solver must find a route. This is different from a labyrinth, which has an unambiguous through-route and is not designed to be difficult to navigate . The pathways and walls in a maze or labyrinth are fixed .
	MB MB, Mb, mB or mb may mean: * Mb * Megabit or mebibit; the preferred symbols are Mb and Mibit, respectively * Megabyte or mebibyte; the preferred symbols are MB and MiB, respectively MB may mean: * Bachelor of Medicine, an academic degree
	Mbabane Mbabane, with an estimated population of 70,000 , is the capital of Swaziland. It is located on the Mbabane River and its tributary the Polinjane River in the Mdimba Mountains at 2619' South, 318' East . The town grew after the nation's administrative centre moved from Manzini in 1902.
	Mbeya Mbeya is a city located in southwest Tanzania, Africa. Mbeya's urban population was 280,000 in 2005. Mbeya is the capital of the surrounding rural Mbeya Region. Mbeya is the first large urban settlement encountered when travelling overland from the neighbouring nation of Zambia.
	McCarthy McCarthy is a common Personal name that originated in Ireland. The origin of the name begins with Carthach an Eganachta king who died in 1045. His son used the appellation Muireadhach mac Carthaigh, a common practice. Muireadhach died in 1092.
	McCarthyism McCarthyism is the term describing a period of intense anti-Communist suspicion in the United States that lasted roughly from the late 1940s to the mid to late 1950s. The term derives from U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy, a Republican Party of Wisconsin. The period of McCarthyism is also referred to as the Second Red Scare, and coincided with increased fears of Communism influence on American institutions, espionage by Soviet Union agents, heightened tension from the Soviet
	MD MD' or md' may stand for: * Air Madagascar * Main Deck in Magic: The Gathering cards * Managing Director * Maryland * McDonnell Douglas aircraft * McDonald's Corporation, chain of fast food restaurants * Doctor of Medicine, from the Latin Medicin Doctor
	Mead Mead is a fermentation alcoholic beverage made of honey, water, and yeast. Meadhing is the practice of brewing honey. Mead is also known as "honey wine," although this is inaccurate. Mead is a separate and distinct family of alcoholic beverages, completely apart from beer, wine, liqueur, and distilled beverages.
	Meade Meade is a company based in Irvine, California, that produces telescopes, binoculars, spotting scopes, microscopes, Charge-coupled device cameras and accessories for their products. Their most popular line of telescopes include the LX200 series of "GO-TO" ranging from eight to sixteen inch diameter Schmidt-Cassegrain telescopes, the modified Ritchey-Chrtien RCX400 series 10 to 16-inch diameter introduced in 2005, as well as smaller Maksutov telescope