Definitions
formed of separate units gathered into a mass or whole
Word origin
In late Middle English (circa 1400) as masse in the sense of "lump, quantity of matter", from Anglo-Norman masse, in Old French attested from the 11th century, via late Latin massa (“lump, dough”), from Ancient Greek μᾶζα (mâza, “barley-cake, lump (of dough)”). The Greek noun may be derived from the verb μάσσω (mássō, “to knead”), ultimately from a Proto-Indo-European *maǵ- (“to oil, knead”), although this is uncertain. Doublet of masa.
Used in a sentence
“And if it were not for theſe Principles the Bodies of the Earth, Planets, Comets, Sun, and all things in them would grow cold and freeze, and become inactive Maſſes ; […].”
“[…] and because a deep mass of continual sea is slower stirred to rage.”
“Right in the midst the Goddesse selfe did stand / Upon an altar of some costly masse […].”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Clustered amount”4 letters
02“Large amount or lump”4 letters
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