MACE, in the Materia Medica, the second coat or covering of the kernel of the nutmeg, is a thin, membranaceous substance, of a yellowish colour; being met with in flakes of an inch or more in length, which are divided into a multitude of ramifications. It is of an extremely fragrant, aromatic, and agreeable flavour; and of a pleasant, but acrid oleaginous taste. See MATERIA MEDICA Index.