mace
[noun]
Synonyms: cudgel, bat, baton, billy, billy club, bludgeon, club, knobkerrie, nightstick, shillelagh
[noun]
Synonyms: swindler, cheat, chiaus, con man, diddler, flimflammer, grifter, gyp, mountebank, sharpie
[verb]
Synonyms: cheat, beat, bilk, chisel, cozen, diddle, do, duff, gyp, overreach

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

Mace noun [uncountable] trademark
a chemical which makes your eyes and skin sting painfully. Police officers sometimes carry Mace in cans to defend themselves.

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

mace /meɪs/ noun
[Sense 1: Date: 1200-1300; Language: French; Origin: macis, from Latin macir, from Greek]
[Sense 2-3: Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: Vulgar Latin mattia]

1. [uncountable] a spice made from the dried shell of a nutmeg

2. [countable] a heavy ball with sharp points on a short metal stick, used in the past as a weapon

3. [countable] a decorated stick that is carried by an official in some ceremonies as a sign of power ⇒ sceptre

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲