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Social class which is a sub-division of the greater middle class
the world, the lower middle class is a subdivision of the greater middle class. Universally, the term refers to the group of middle class households or
Lower_middle_class
Social class in the United States
upper middle class (~15-20% of all households) consisting of highly educated, salaried professionals and managers, and the lower middle class (~33% of
American_middle_class
Social class
the upper-middle class is the social group constituted by higher status members of the middle class, in contrast to the lower middle class. The definition
Upper_middle_class
Social structure of British society
administrative and professional", with "lower middle class". In the nineteenth century, the middle and lower middle classes were able to live in suburbs due
Social class in the United Kingdom
Social_class_in_the_United_Kingdom
Class of people in the middle of a societal hierarchy
The middle class refers to a class of people in the middle of a social hierarchy, often defined by occupation, income, education, or social status. The
Middle_class
Topics referred to by the same term
working class American lower class, more specifically, the lower class in the United States Lower middle class, a sub-division of the middle class, just
Lower_class
Hierarchical stratification of societies
most common ones being: the working class, the middle class and the upper class. Membership of a social class is commonly considered dependent on education
Social_class
Grouping Americans by some measure of social status
such as high upper class, upper class, upper middle class, middle class, lower middle class, working class, and lower class, while others disagree with the
Social class in the United States
Social_class_in_the_United_States
upper middle class and lower middle and it can contain a very large number of individuals with vastly different professions and ways of living. Middle class
Middle_class_in_Colombia
Social class in the United States
lower middle class, which refers to the group at the opposite end of the middle class scale. There is considerable debate as to how the upper middle class
Upper middle class in the United States
Upper_middle_class_in_the_United_States
Social class in the United States
Black middle class varies by definition, the Black middle class is typically divided into a lower-middle class, core middle class, and an upper-middle class
African-American_middle_class
American television sitcom (2009–2018)
The series, set in the fictional town of Orson, Indiana, follows a lower middle class family living and facing the day-to-day struggles of home life, work
The_Middle_(TV_series)
Hungarian political party
The National Party of the Lower-Middle Class (Hungarian: Kispolgárok Országos Pártja, KPOP) was a political party in Hungary during the 1920s. The party
National Party of the Lower-Middle Class
National_Party_of_the_Lower-Middle_Class
classes in Iran. Upper class (4.30%) Upper middle-class (19.0%) Lower middle-class (15.0%) Working class (45.0%) Lower class (16.7%) Social classes in
Social_class_in_Iran
Economic and social class in the United States
roughly the same percentages as the lower middle class. According to the class model by Dennis Gilbert, the working class comprises those between the 25th
Working class in the United States
Working_class_in_the_United_States
Conservative middle classes in England
The phrase "Middle England" is a socio-political term which generally refers to middle class or lower middle class people in England who hold traditional
Middle_England
Social class
social class of business owners, merchants and wealthy people, in general, which emerged in the Late Middle Ages, originally as a "middle class" between
Bourgeoisie
Model to classify people in society
social classes. It posits the existence of six distinct classes: a capitalist class, an upper middle class, a lower middle class, a working class, a working-poor
Gilbert_model
1892 comic novel by George and Weeden Grossmith
helped to establish a genre of humorous popular fiction based on lower or lower-middle class aspirations, and was the forerunner of numerous fictitious diary
The_Diary_of_a_Nobody
1998 American film
follows a teenage girl (Lyonne) struggling to grow up in 1976 in a lower-middle-class nomadic Jewish family that relocates every few months. In 1976, 14-year-old
Slums_of_Beverly_Hills
Social class and literary trope
wealth out of various circumstances. The term can extend down to the lower-middle class. Spinsters from wealthy families were likely to fall into genteel
Genteel_poverty
First Lady of Venezuela from 2013 to 2026
intervention, resulting in his de facto removal from power. Born into a lower middle-class family in Tinaquillo, Flores graduated from the Universidad Santa
Cilia_Flores
Social class in the United States
the lower class are those at or near the lower end of the socioeconomic hierarchy. As with all social classes in the United States, the lower class is
American_lower_class
1931 novel by R. C. Sherriff
September is R. C. Sherriff's first novel. It follows an ordinary lower middle class English family on their annual holiday from London to the seaside
The_Fortnight_in_September
Pakistani actor
and short films, including World Ka Centre (2002), a portrayal of lower middle-class life in Lahore and young men intending to move to the United States
Faisal_Rehman
1952 novel by Harold Robbins
Harold Robbins that looks at the effect of the Great Depression on a lower-middle class Jewish family. Written in 1952, it is set in the period up to 1944
A_Stone_for_Danny_Fisher
Roman urban house of upper classes
columns, as well as expensive paintings and frescoes. Many poor and lower-middle-class Romans lived in crowded, dirty and mostly rundown rental apartments
Domus
Fictional character in British sitcom
trappings of her lower-class status and relations, only to be brought low and her pretensions to middle-class status ridiculed. For the show's middle- and upper-middle-class
Hyacinth_Bucket
1977 play by Mike Leigh
comedy of manners, and a satire on the aspirations and tastes of the new middle class that emerged in Britain in the 1970s. The play developed in lengthy improvisations
Abigail's_Party
Group or class of persons enjoying superior status
has shown that social class continues to hold sway in determining who joins this elite group, with those from the upper-middle class tending to dominate
Elite
Non-standard language usage
upper-middle class speakers. Labov suggested that these lower-middle class speakers were attempting to emulate the pronunciation of upper-middle class speakers
Hypercorrection
The petite bourgeoisie: An educated or skilled middle class. They are composed of store owners, lower ranked civil servants, professors, and skilled artisans
Social_class_in_France
1931 novel by Munshi Premchand
Through this novel, he tries to show "the falling moral values among lower middle class Indian youth in the era of British India", and to what depths a person
Gaban_(novel)
1941 novel by James M. Cain
the Great Depression, Mildred Pierce follows the trajectory of a lower-middle class divorcee with two children in her tragic struggle to achieve financial
Mildred_Pierce
Pakistani television director
who has worked in a number of genres, often exploring themes of the lower-middle class, disability, and marginalized communities with social commentary.
Mazhar_Moin
Second-hand products market in Karachi
known as a marketplace of second-hand goods and is popular among lower-middle class of Karachi. It is also sometimes called black market because of smuggled
Jackson_Market
2008 Indian film
The film is about the life of four unemployed educated youths from lower-middle-class families of Tinsukia, Assam who are entangled by their own misfortunes
Mon_Jaai
1977 single by Billy Joel
the opening track. The song critiques the ambitions of working- and lower-middle-class New Yorkers who strive for material success as evidence of social
Movin'_Out_(Anthony's_Song)
1969 Indian film produced by Raj Khosla
Raj Khosla. The story is based on the trials and tribulations of a lower-middle-class family. It places emphasis on respect for elders, the paramount status
Do_Raaste
Position within social structure
admiration, resources, influence, and freedom; conversely, those with lower status experience poorer outcomes across all of those metrics. Importantly
Social_status
American singer
Artie Kaplan. Kornfeld was born on September 9, 1942 into a Jewish lower-middle-class family in Brooklyn, New York, United States. In his early teens, when
Artie_Kornfeld
Fictional character
speech. Mama is an exaggerated version of a prototypical middle twentieth century lower middle class grandmother in the United States South. The character
Thelma_Harper
Singaporeans and Hongkongers in the middle of the social hierarchy
class is an informal term used in Hong Kong and Singapore to refer to the lower middle class. Generally, the sandwich class consists of lower-middle-class
Sandwich_class
German film genre
type of German film that offers an intimate, cinematic portrait of lower middle class life. The name derives from a theater, the Kammerspiele, opened in
Kammerspielfilm
Colombia's elite, middle, and lower class is directly related to racial concepts. In effect, darker skin (Afro and Native) is associated with lower social status;
Social_class_in_Colombia
Hindi language word
social conditions in India have led to a shortage of work for educated lower middle-class young men. The rise of this archetype in Indian cinema in the 1990s
Tapori_(word)
Neighborhood in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Bento Ribeiro is a middle- and lower-middle-class neighborhood in the North Zone of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is a suburban area in the vicinity of Marechal
Bento_Ribeiro,_Rio_de_Janeiro
Lack of confidence about one's way of speaking
a sign of the linguistic insecurity of the lower middle class. Explanations for why the lower middle class exhibits that tendency have yet to be fully
Linguistic_insecurity
British television period drama series (1970–1972)
directors during the series. The series examined the lives of the lower middle-class Ashton family of the city of Liverpool and their experiences from
A_Family_at_War
occupied by the upper middle class, but with the passage of time and the growth of the city, they are now occupied by the lower middle class. District 1 is also
Municipal districts of San Salvador
Municipal_districts_of_San_Salvador
Thus, people in lower or upper classes can also possess middle-class values, they are not exclusive to people who are actually middle-class. Contemporary
Middle-class_values
Class and caste systems in Sri Lanka
mainly for the Middle classes. The middle-class university students do travel abroad on university scholarships. The lower middle class in Sri Lanka consists
Social_class_in_Sri_Lanka
Fictional character
stereotype, a member of the Principality of Bulgaria's newly formed lower middle-class. The archetype of the fictional character was inspired by Ganyo Somov
Bay_Ganyo
Socio-political term for middle class Australian people
The term "Middle Australian" is a socio-political term which generally refers to middle class or lower-middle class Australian people who hold traditional
Middle_Australia
German journalist, novelist and poet
society meeting and sometimes clashing, his main characters range from lower-middle class to Prussian nobility. Fontane is known as a writer of realism, not
Theodor_Fontane
1921 novel by Booth Tarkington
of a wealthy young man named Arthur Russell. The story is set in a lower-middle-class household in an unnamed town in the Midwest shortly after World War
Alice_Adams_(novel)
1888 novel by Benito Pérez Galdós
writer Benito Pérez Galdós, released in 1888. It tells a story about a lower-middle class family of Madrid in the 19th century. The main character is Ramón
Miau
British fascist and white supremacist political party
its heyday most of its support came from white British working-class and lower middle-class communities in northern England and east London. The NF has generated
National_Front_(UK)
working-class and lower-middle-class Jewish community. Jewish immigrants had begun to settle in Boyle Heights around 1900. It was known as the Lower East
Jewish-American_working_class
1924 film directed by F. W. Murnau
"chamber-drama" genre, which follows the style of short, sparse plays of lower middle-class life that emphasized the psychology of the characters rather than
The_Last_Laugh_(1924_film)
Maoist term
role in their lives. In the countryside, the members of the classes of Poor and Lower-middle peasants were the majority. They belonged to the Five Red Categories
Poor and lower-middle peasants
Poor_and_lower-middle_peasants
Indian television series
during their childhood. While, Anisa, is a happy-go-lucky girl from a lower middle class Muslim family living in Lucknow with her parents, who are neighbors
Chand Ke Paar Chalo (TV series)
Chand_Ke_Paar_Chalo_(TV_series)
Indian actor
roles. Pandiarajan was born to Sulochana in Saidapet, Chennai in a lower-middle-class family. He has two sisters, Maheshwari and Geetha. In 1986, he married
Pandiarajan
1995 historical novel by Christopher Paul Curtis
Watsons, a lower middle class African-American family living in Flint, Michigan in the early 1960s from the perspective of Kenny Watson, the middle child of
The Watsons Go to Birmingham – 1963
The_Watsons_Go_to_Birmingham_–_1963
German politician and theorist (1850–1932)
development of social democracy and democratic socialism. Born into a lower-middle-class Jewish family in Berlin, Bernstein became active in socialist politics
Eduard_Bernstein
Japanese film genre
bourgeois film" or "lower middle class film", is a genre of Japanese realist films which focus on the everyday lives of ordinary or middle class people. An alternate
Shoshimin-eiga
Bengali writer and academic (1894–1970)
essayist, prominent critic, dramatist and biographer. He was born into a lower-middle-class family, in larger Faridpur (present) Rajbari, Pangsha. His father's
Kazi_Abdul_Wadud
Indian Tamil writer
believed movies ware just a means to lift him from the lower middle-class to the upper middle-class. "For a writer of novels, cinema dialogues come easily
Balakumaran
White-collar worker who conducts general office tasks
considered lower middle class with some secretaries being located in that part of the socio-economic strata where the working and middle classes overlap
Clerk
Dialect of English spoken in London
mainly spoken in London, particularly by Londoners from working-class and lower-middle-class families. The term Cockney is also used as a demonym for a person
Cockney
Iranian conservative activist
activist. Son of Sheikh Gholamhosein Mojtahed-e Tabrizi, he had a lower-middle-class bazaari background and was a minor attendant in a small hardware store
Mohammad-Mehdi_Abdekhodaei
1976 essay on American culture by Tom Wolfe
the socioeconomic class he calls the "proletariat", in parallel with the concurrent appearance of an American "lower middle class". He cites the economic
The "Me" Decade and the Third Great Awakening
The_"Me"_Decade_and_the_Third_Great_Awakening
American actress (1959–2014)
Ichaso's El Super, a "moving and melancholy comedy about a family of lower middle class Cuban refugees attempting to adjust to life in Spanish Harlem". She
Elizabeth_Peña
Canadian-American television producer, writer, and actor
for creating the Fox sitcom Malcolm in the Middle (2000-2006). Boomer was born into a lower middle class family in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Linwood_Boomer
1981 Indian film
heroine and her husband. Radha (Radhika) is a typical girl from a lower-middle-class family. She falls deeply in love with the new tenant upstairs, Palghat
Radha_Kalyanam_(1981_film)
Broadway play by Woody Allen. Semi-autobiographical, it focuses on a lower middle class family living in Canarsie, Brooklyn, New York City, in 1945. Matriarch
The_Floating_Light_Bulb
Historical period in Britain from 1901 to 1910
Conservative support weakened among the top tier of the working-class and lower middle-class, and there was dissatisfaction among intellectuals. The 1906
Edwardian_era
Schooling in-between primary and secondary schools
Middle school, also known as intermediate school, senior public school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school, is an
Middle_school
District in Illinois, United States
of middle class, working class, and low-income African American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican residents; some small communities of blue-collar, lower middle
West_Side,_Chicago
Indian television series
Partition, a generation ago. In many ways the Dhillon family is a typical lower-middle-class Indian family. At the head of the family is retired school master
Sawaare_Sabke_Sapne..._Preeto
Czechoslovak state from 1918 to 1938
It rejected class struggle and promoted nationalism. Led by Václav Klofáč, its membership derived primarily from the lower middle class, civil servants
First_Czechoslovak_Republic
Italian actor, theatre director, and playwright
and Carlo Vanzina, in which he is often typecast as a stereotypical lower middle-class Neapolitan man. For his performance as corrupt politician Paolo Cirino
Carlo_Buccirosso
2009 Pakistani TV series or programme
Shaikh in lead roles. The series revolves around the journey of four lower middle-class women and their aspirations. The drama is considered one of the boldest
Bol_Meri_Machli
Neighborhood in west Trinidad and Tobago
capital of Trinidad and Tobago. This suburb consists of mainly lower middle class to upper-class families and is generally known throughout the country for
Westmoorings
Neighbourhood in Mumbai Suburban, Maharashtra, India
extensively developed and has turned into one of the many crowded lower middle class building communities. Dev Shetty was the first colony formed in Amrut
Amrut_Nagar
City in Central London, England
adjacent Palace of Westminster, is in the Bayeux Tapestry. Some of the lower parts of the monastic dormitory, an extension of the south transept, survive
Westminster
1974 film by Martin Davidson and Stephen F. Verona
culture in the 1970s. Set in 1958, the coming of age story follows four lower middle-class Brooklyn teenagers known as The Lords of Flatbush. The Lords chase
The_Lords_of_Flatbush
Australian writer, producer, director and actor
films are preoccupied with violence bubbling to the surface in a lower-middle-class society repressed by Christian and materialist values. He has a decided
Phillip_Avalon
Lowest position in a class hierarchy
the middle and upper classes from the inner city (first the well-known "white flight" and later the less-studied departure of the black middle class), which
Underclass
carried out by upper working and lower middle-class members rather than by their lower working-class and upper middle-class counterparts. Fielding noted that
Support base of the National Front (UK)
Support_base_of_the_National_Front_(UK)
Dialect spoken in the Great Lakes region
the 1930s or possibly earlier. A 1969 study first formally showed lower-middle-class women leading the regional population in the first two stages (raising
Inland Northern American English
Inland_Northern_American_English
1st episode of the 7th series of Play for Today
tells the story of a young Jewish boy, Eliott Green (Steyn), in a lower-middle class family living in suburban north east London of the 1970s, and the
Bar_Mitzvah_Boy
Education out of traditional schooling systems, aiming at transforming society
refers to the 'popular classes', which include peasants, the unemployed, the working class and sometimes the lower middle class. The designation of 'popular'
Popular_education
English playwright
English playwright whose plays explored class, gender and the domestic and professional lives of the lower middle classes. Baker was born in London on 20 August
Elizabeth_Baker_(playwright)
US family income
claim the lower middle class ranges from $35,000 to $75,000; $16,000 to $30,000 for the working class and less than $2,000 for the lower class. List of
Household income in the United States
Household_income_in_the_United_States
Stimulus increases inflation and/or lowers interest rates, which helps debtors (mainly the middle and lower classes) while hurting creditors (mainly the
Income inequality in the United States
Income_inequality_in_the_United_States
Hungarian banker
first billionaire. Sándor Csányi was born on the 20 March 1953 in a lower middle-class agricultural family in Jászárokszállás. His father, József Csányi
Sándor_Csányi_(banker)
1992 novel by Sonallah Ibrahim
modern Egyptian life". It is about the life of Zaat, a woman from a lower middle class background. Zaat chronicles her relationships, the surrounding political
Zaat_(novel)
Indian film actor
the 62nd National Film Awards. Sharma was born and brought up in a lower-middle-class family in Hisar in the state of Haryana. Since childhood, he was interested
Yashpal_Sharma_(actor)
1972 Indian film
punish the society at large, he is executed instead. It is about a lower-middle-class family, as they struggle with rainfall while their stay in a cottage
Calcutta_71
LOWER MIDDLE-CLASS
LOWER MIDDLE-CLASS
Surname or Lastname
English
English : unexplained. Compare Aduddell.Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Dittel, from a pet form of a personal name formed with Diet (Germanic theud ‘people’, ‘race’), for example Dietrich.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English flo(u)r ‘flower’, ‘blossom’ (Old French flur, from Latin flos, genitive floris). This was a conventional term of endearment in medieval romantic poetry, and as early as the 13th century it is also regularly found as a female personal name.English : metonymic occupational name for a miller or flour merchant, or perhaps a nickname for a pasty-faced person, from Middle English flo(u)r ‘flour’. This is in origin the same word as in 1, with the transferred sense ‘flower, pick of the meal’. Although the two words are now felt to be accidental homophones, they were not distinguished in spelling before the 18th century.English : occupational name for an arrowsmith, from an agent derivative of Middle English flŠ‘arrow’ (Old English flÄ).Welsh : Anglicized form of the Welsh personal name Llywarch, of unexplained origin.Translation of French Lafleur.
Surname or Lastname
English (of Norman origin)
English (of Norman origin) : occupational name denoting a servant who carried the ewer to guests at table so that they could wash their hands, Anglo-Norman French and Middle English ewerer (related to ewere ‘jug’), with the French definite article l’.Cornish : variant of Flower 4.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew
Woman from Magdala; Form of Madeline; Maiden; Young; Unmarried Woman; High Tower
Surname or Lastname
English (East Anglia, chiefly Norfolk)
English (East Anglia, chiefly Norfolk) : occupational name for someone who mowed pasture lands to provide hay, from an agent derivative of Middle English mow(en) ‘mow’ (Old English mÄwen).Welsh : nickname from mawr ‘big’ (see Moore 6).German (Möwer) : nickname from an agent derivative of Middle High German mÅven ‘to torment, trouble, or burden’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from Low 3 and 4.English : topographic name rom the plural of Middle English lowe ‘mound’, ‘hill’ (see Low 1).
Surname or Lastname
English
English : either an occupational name for a carter, from an agent derivative of Middle English lode ‘to load’, or a topographic name from a derivative of Middle English lode ‘path’, ‘road’, ‘watercourse’.German : occupational name for a weaver of woolen cloth (loden), Middle High German lodære.North German : nickname for a good-for-nothing, from Middle Low German lod(d)er.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Lower.
Surname or Lastname
Scottish
Scottish : occupational name for a bow maker, Older Scots bowar, equivalent to English Bowyer.English and Scottish : from Middle English bur, bour ‘bower’, ‘cottage’, ‘inner room’ (Old English būr), hence a topographic name for someone who lived in a small cottage, an occupational name for a house servant who attended his master in his private quarters (see Bowerman), or a habitational name from any of various places, for example in Essex, named Bower or Bowers from this word.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Luker.Belgian (van Loker) : habitational name from Loker in West Flanders.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived near a tower, usually a defensive fortification or watchtower, from Middle English, Old French tūr (Latin turris).English : occupational name for someone who dressed white leather, cured with alum rather than tanned with bark, from an agent derivative of Middle English taw(en) (Old English tawian ‘to prepare, make ready’).English : Americanized spelling of German Tauer.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : nickname from Middle English lovere ‘lover’, ‘sweetheart’.
Girl/Female
French English
Flower.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Riddle.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English blÅwere ‘one who blows’. The name was applied chiefly to someone who operated a bellows, either as a blacksmith’s assistant or to provide wind for a church organ. In other cases it was applied to someone who blew a horn, i.e. a huntsman or a player of the musical instrument.Welsh : Anglicized form of Welsh ab Llywarch ‘son of Llywarch’. Compare Flower.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a nailer, from an agent derivative of Old French clou ‘nail’. Compare Cloutier.Americanized spelling of German Klauer (or the variant Clauer) or of Glauer, a nickname from Middle High German glau, glou ‘intelligent’, ‘circumspect’.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a baker, doghere, from an agent derivative of Middle English dogh ‘dough’.Probably an Americanized spelling of German Dauer.
Female
English
English name derived from the vocabulary word, "flower," from Proto-Indo-European *bhlo-, FLOWER means "to blossom, flourish."
Girl/Female
Australian, Christian, French, Latin, Portuguese
Blooming; Flower; Form of Florence
Female
English
Pet form of French Madeline, MADDIE means "of Magdala."
LOWER MIDDLE-CLASS
LOWER MIDDLE-CLASS
Girl/Female
Tamil
One that delights
Boy/Male
Indian, Tamil
Happiest Person
Boy/Male
Hindu
One of the kauravas
Female
Native American
Native American Miwok name TOLINKA means "flapping ear of a coyote."
Male
Greek
(Κλήμεντος) Greek form of Latin Clementius, KLEMENTOS means "gentle and merciful."
Boy/Male
Tamil
Clear, Straight
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Torbett.
Boy/Male
Indian, Telugu
Sweet Voice
Male
Irish
Said to be a corrupted form of Irish Gaelic Muircheartach, BRIARTACH means "skilled seaman."Â
Girl/Female
Indian
One
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a.
To reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret.
v. t.
To perforate so as to make like a riddle; to make many holes in; as, a house riddled with shot.
a.
To depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun; to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes.
imp. & p. p.
of Piddle
v. t.
To mix; to mingle.
a.
To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag.
imp. & p. p.
of Fiddle
a.
To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors.
v. t.
To separate, as grain from the chaff, with a riddle; to pass through a riddle; as, riddle wheat; to riddle coal or gravel.
v. t.
To play (a tune) on a fiddle.
imp. & p. p.
of Riddle
v. i.
To play on a fiddle.
imp. & p. p.
of Meddle
a.
The middle part of the day; noon.
a.
Equally distant from the extreme either of a number of things or of one thing; mean; medial; as, the middle house in a row; a middle rank or station in life; flowers of middle summer; men of middle age.
a.
To bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride.
imp. & p. p.
of Muddle
n.
A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with fiddle-shaped leaves; -- called also fiddle dock.
n.
One of a middle or intermediate class in some schools and seminaries.