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Meaning:

Noun:

  • A ceremonial form of this weapon.
  • A common name for some types of tear gas and pepper spray.
  • A long baton used by some drum majors to keep time and lead a marching band. If this baton is referred to as a mace, by convention it has a ceremonial often decorative head, which, if of metal, usually is hollow and sometimes intricately worked.
  • A spice obtained from the outer layer of the kernel of the fruit of the nutmeg.
  • Weapon A heavy fighting club.

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Proper noun:

  • A brand of tear gas.

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Verb:

  • informal To spray a similar noxious chemical in defense or attack using an available hand-held device such as an aerosol spray can.
  • To hit someone or something with a mace.
  • To spray in defense or attack with mace (pepper spray, or, formerly, tear gas) using a hand-held device.

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