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Webster 1913 Edition
Mandarin
Manˊda-rin′
,Noun.
[Pg.
mandarim
, from Malay mantrī
minister of state, prop. a Hind. word, fr. Skr. mantrin
a counselor, manira
a counsel, man
to think.] 1.
A Chinese public officer or nobleman; a civil or military official in China and Annam.
7.
(Bot.)
A small flattish reddish-orange loose-skinned orange, with an easily separable rind. It is thought to be of Chinese origin, and is counted a distinct species (
Citrus reticulata
formerly Citrus nobilis
); called also mandarin orange
and tangerine
. Mandarin language
, the spoken or colloquial language of educated people in China.
– Mandarin yellow
(Chem.)
, an artificial aniline dyestuff used for coloring silk and wool, and regarded as a complex derivative of quinoline.
Webster 1828 Edition
Mandarin
MANDARIN
,Noun.