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Mace (disambiguation)
The word mace has a number of uses:
- A mace is a weapon with a heavy head on a solid shaft used to bludgeon opponents. Today ceremonial maces still survive as symbols of authority.
- Mace (spray) is a brand of tear gas, often used by police.
- Mace (spice) is a cooking spice obtained from the arillus (a layer surrounding the seed kernel) of the nutmeg fruit Myristica fragrans Houtt.
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