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mace
A stone or metal head on a wooden
shaft. Where the use is thought to be ceremonial multiple index with ceremonial
object.
CL armour and weapons
BT percussive weaponUF macehead
USE mace
CL tools and equipment
BT cutting equipment
mail armour
Armour made up of interlaced
metal rings.
CL armour and weapons
BT armour <by construction>UF chain mail
CL tools and equipment
BT striking equipment
mammal remains
Use for the remains of any
part of a mammal, except for humans.
CL ecofacts
BT animal remains
manacle
A shackle for the hand.
CL punishment and restraint
BT shackle
mandolin
A stringed instrument with a very
rounded body.
CL music
BT plucked string instrument
<manicure implement>
An item used as part of
a manicure.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT personal grooming and hygiene item
NT manicure set
NT nail cleaner
NT nail clipper
NT nail file
manicure set
An associated group of
manicure implements.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT manicure implementUF toilet set
CL dress and personal accessories
BT cloak
CLASS - MANUFACTURE AND PROCESSING
Objects
used in, or which are created as part of, a manufacturing or production process,
including the by-products of such processes. This does not include finished
items, these will appear in other appropriate classes.
NT bar iron
NT by product
NT flan
NT key blank
NT mood
NT pattern
NT prototype
NT roughout
NT template
NT trial piece
manufacturing debris
The remains of a
manufacturing process.
CL manufacture and processing
BT by product
NT casting waste
NT glass working debris
NT metal working debris
manuscript
A document or book written by
hand.
CL written communications
BT written item
marble
A small ball, usually of glass or
porcelain, used in games.
CL sports and games
<marking equipment>
Equipment used to create
a mark, image or character in an object.
CL tools and equipment
NT branding iron
NT burin
NT engraving tool
NT etching tool
NT graver
NT leather stamp
NT marking tool
NT punch
NT scriber
NT seal matrix
marking tool
A tool used to impart an
image, impression or mark onto a surface.
CL tools and equipment
BT marking equipment
NT embossing stamp
marlin spike
A spike for separating the
strands of a rope.
CL tools and equipment
BT piercing equipment
marriage bowl
A bowl used in the marriage
ceremony.
CL container
BT religious or ritual containerCL religion or ritual
BT marriage object
<marriage object>
Objects concerned with
marriage and weddings.
CL religion or ritual
NT bridal headdress
NT dowry box
NT marriage bowl
NT marriage ring
marriage ring
A ring used in the marriage
ceremony.
CL religion or ritual
BT marriage objectUF wedding ring
masher
A hand held device for mashing food,
usually with a flat holed base attached to a handle.
CL food preparation and consumption
BT food preparation equipment
mask
An object worn, or carried, to cover
the face.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing accessory
matchlock musket
A musket fired by a piece
of burning match being held in the lock which, when the trigger was pulled,
would contact with powder in the pan to set off the charge.
CL armour and weapons
BT musket
mattock
A tool used for digging where the
blade is at right angles to the handle.
CL tools and equipment
BT striking equipment
mattress
A bag or case stuffed or padded,
designed to be slept on.
CL furnishings and furniture
BT bedding
maul
A massive hammer of wood, stone or
iron.
CL tools and equipment
BT striking equipment
mazer
A drinking bowl, often wooden.
CL container
BT drinking vesselCL food preparation and consumption
BT drinking vessel
CLASS - MEASUREMENT
Objects used to measure
time, distance, weight, number or natural forces.
RT currency
NT abacus
NT alidade
NT altimeter
NT astronomical instrument
NT balance
NT barometer
NT boundary marker
NT clinometer
NT cloth measure
NT compass
NT cross staff
NT gauge
NT geometry instrument
NT jetton
NT level
NT lug (pole)
NT measuring vessel
NT microscope
NT milestone
NT pendulum
NT rule
NT sounding lead
NT surveying staff
NT tally
NT thermometer
NT time measuring instrument
NT weather vane
NT weight
measuring rod
A measuring rule not
graduated in feet.
CL measurement
BT rule
measuring vessel
A container which holds a
set quantity of a substance, can be graduated to show quantities.
CL container
BT container <by function>
NT bushel
NT grain measure
NT liquid measure
NT peck
NT powder measureCL measurement
NT bushel
NT grain measure
NT liquid measure
NT peck
NT powder measure
medal
A piece of metal, usually in the form
of a disc, struck or cast with an inscription or device to commemorate an event,
or awarded as a mark of distinction.
CL signs or symbols
BT personal symbol
CL signs or symbols
BT personal symbol
USE winged axehead
<medical container>
A container used to hold,
store, examine or create medicinal substances such as ointments, medicines,
drugs, pills, tablets etc.
RT scientific and industrial container
CL container
BT container <by function>
NT apothecary jar
NT bleeding cup
NT drug bottle
NT medicine bottle
NT ointment jar
NT pill box
NT unguent pot
NT urinal (medical)CL medicine and pharmacy
NT apothecary jar
NT bleeding cup
NT drug bottle
NT medicine bottle
NT ointment jar
NT pill box
NT unguent bottle
NT urinal (medical)
medical implement
an instrument or tool
used for medical purposes.
CL medicine and pharmacy
NT cosmetic spoon
NT cupping vessel
NT fleam
NT surgical instrument
NT syringe
medical plate
A vessel used for medical
purposes.
CL medicine and pharmacy
CLASS - MEDICINE AND PHARMACY
Objects used
for the preparation of medicines or the diagnosis and treatment of ill health or
disease.
NT apothecary ladle
NT bandage
NT capsule
NT catheter
NT circumcision equipment
NT crutch
NT dental implement
NT eye bath
NT lens
NT medical container
NT medical implement
NT medical plate
medicine bottle
A bottle used for the
storage of medicine.
CL container
BT medical containerCL medicine and pharmacy
BT medical container
melon bead
A melon shaped bead.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT bead
USE brass
USE effigy
USE commemorative stone
USE plaque
USE hoard
metal working debris
The debris resulting
from metal working processes.
CL manufacture and processing
BT manufacturing debris
mether
A square, wooden drinking vessel.
CL container
BT drinking vesselCL food preparation and consumption
BT drinking vessel
microburin
A by-product of the production
of microliths.
CL manufacture and processing
BT tool by product
microdenticulate
A small flake or blade
with a series of notches along the edge.
CL tools and equipment
BT denticulate
microlith
A very small flint or other stone
tool.
CL tools and equipment
microscope
An instrument using lenses to
magnify the object being viewed.
CL measurement
milestone
An object used to mark each mile
and to indicate distances to locations.
CL measurement
USE helmet
<military equipment>
Use for items of
personal equipment used in a military context, eg AMMUNITION POUCH, PRIMING
FLASK.
military standard
A flag or military
symbolic representation on a pole.
CL signs or symbols
milk bottle
A bottle for the storage and
transportation of milk.
CL container
BT bottle
milk churn
A large container for milk.
CL container
BT food and liquid storage container
USE milking vessel
USE milking vessel
USE milking vessel
USE milking vessel
milking vessel
A container to receive milk
during the milking process.
CL container
BT food gathering and preparation containerCL agriculture and subsistence
UF milking can
UF milking jug
UF milking pail
UF milking pot
millstone
A large stone used to grind grain
or similar.
CL agriculture and subsistence
BT grinding equipmentCL tools and equipment
BT grinding equipmentUF grinder
millstone roughout
An partly-worked
millstone that is still to be finished.
CL manufacture and processing
BT roughout
miniature object
A deliberate miniaturised
replica of an object.
CL unassigned
mirror
A polished reflective surface.
RT hand mirror
RT mirror caseCL furnishings and furniture
BT furniture
mirror case
A case which holds and protects
a mirror.
RT hand mirror
RT mirrorCL container
BT container <by function>
misericord (dagger)
A form of dagger.
CL armour and weapons
BT dagger
misericord (seat)
A projection on the
under side of a hinged choir stall seat providing support during long periods of
standing.
RT seat
CL furnishings and furniture
BT furniture
moccasin
A shoe of soft leather.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT footwear
model
Use specific form where known.
CL unassigned
USE grain measure
mollusca remains
Use for the remains of any
part of a mollusc. Use more specific term if known.
CL ecofacts
BT animal remains
NT oyster shell
money box
A lockable box for holding money
and valuables.
CL container
BT secure storage container
monstrance
A vessel to contain the wafers
used in the Eucharist.
CL container
BT religious or ritual containerCL religion or ritual
USE brass
USE cross
mood
A blank for a knife that has not been
hammered out.
CL manufacture and processing
moondial
A dial for showing the hours of
the night by the moon.
CL measurement
BT time measuring instrument
CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing fastening
mortar (vessel)
A mixing or grinding
vessel.
RT cosmetic mortar
RT pestleCL container
BT food gathering and preparation containerCL food preparation and consumption
BT food preparation container
mortar (weapon)
A gun designed to fire
shells, etc at a high angle.
CL armour and weapons
BT firearm
mortarium
A Roman mixing vessel with a
gritted inner surface.
CL container
BT food gathering and preparation containerCL food preparation and consumption
BT food preparation container
mosaic
A floor composed of small cubes
(tesserae) of variously coloured materials (eg tile, stone, marble). In the
Roman period, mosaics often depict a religious theme or symbol.
RT tessera
CL architecture
USE trial piece
mould
A pattern used to create a consistent
shape for an object, often hollow and reusable.
CL tools and equipment
BT moulding equipment
NT axe mould
NT bullet mould
NT coin mould
NT ingot mould
NT pargetting mould
moulding
An ornamental decoration which
projects from the surface it is part of.
CL architecture
BT architectural elementUF cyma
UF epicranitis
UF sima
moulding chisel
A specially designed chisel
for producing ornamental mouldings.
CL tools and equipment
BT chisel
<moulding equipment>
Equipment used to create
objects through the use of a pattern or matrix which shapes the object.
CL tools and equipment
NT cast
NT coin die
NT die stamp
NT last
NT mould
USE wind instrument
muff
A cylinder of fur or cloth into which
the hands are placed to keep warm.
CL dress and personal accessories
BT clothing accessory
mug
A drinking vessel with a handle.
CL container
BT drinking vesselCL food preparation and consumption
BT drinking vessel
muller
A flat based stone used in
conjunction with a grinding stone
CL tools and equipment
BT grinding equipmentUF grinder
USE wall painting
CLASS - MUSIC
Instruments and their
component parts used to produce music or audible signals of all forms.
NT musical instrument
NT musical instrument component
musical box
A musical instrument with a
toothed cylinder.
CL music
BT musical instrument <by string>
musical instrument
Use more specific term
where available.
RT musical instrument case
RT musical instrument componentCL music
NT musical instrument <by sound production>
musical instrument case
A case for the
transportation and protection of musical instruments.
RT musical instrument
CL container
BT container <by function>
<musical instrument component>
Part of a
musical instrument.
RT musical instrument
CL music
NT beater (music)
NT bow (music)
NT bridge (music)
NT drumstick
NT key (music)
NT pedal (music)
NT plectrum
NT soundboard
NT soundbox
NT stop (music)
NT tuning peg
NT valve (music)
NT windchest
<musical instrument <by air>>
A
musical instrument producing sound by air vibrating.
CL music
BT musical instrument <by sound production>
NT bullroarer
NT buzzer
NT wind instrument
<musical instrument <by membrane>>
A
musical instrument producing sound from a membrane.
CL music
BT musical instrument <by sound production>
NT drum
NT rommelpot
NT tambourine
<musical instrument <by sound production>>
Musical
instruments by how the sound is produced by the instrument.
CL music
BT musical instrument
NT musical instrument <by air>
NT musical instrument <by membrane>
NT musical instrument <by string>
NT musical instrument <integral>
<musical instrument <by string>>
A
musical instrument producing sound by the use of strings.
CL music
BT musical instrument <by sound production>
NT hurdy gurdy
NT keyboard instrument
NT musical box
NT psaltery
NT string instrument
<musical instrument <integral>>
A
musical instrument producing sound from its own body.
CL music
BT musical instrument <by sound production>
NT bell
NT clappers
NT crotal
NT cymbal
NT gong
NT jews harp
NT ratchet rattle
NT rattle
NT scraper (musical)
NT triangle
musket
A heavy, smooth bore, long barrelled
weapon, fired from the shoulder.
CL armour and weapons
BT longarm
NT flintlock musket
NT matchlock musket
NT snaphance musket
NT wheellock musket
musket ball
A metal sphere, usually lead,
fired from a musket. Often bound into a cartridge.
RT bullet mould
RT cartridgeCL armour and weapons
BT ammunitionUF ball
muzzle
A strap or series of straps and or
bars worn over the mouth of an animal to prevent it biting.
CL animal equipment
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