MOROSENESS
MORO'SENESS, noun Sourness of temper; sullenness. moroseness is not precisely peevishness or fretfulness, though often accompanied with it. It denotes more of silence and severi...
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MOROSITY
MOROS'ITY, noun Moroseness. [Not used.]
MOROXYLIC
MOROX'YLIC, adjectivemoroxylic acid is obtained from a saline exsudation from the morrus alba or white mulberry.
MORPHEW
MOR'PHEW, noun A scurf on the face.MOR'PHEW, verb transitive To cover with scurf.
MORPHIA
MOR'PHIA, noun A vegetable alkali extracted from opium, of which it constitutes the narcotic principle.
MORRICE
MOR'RICEMOR'RISMOR'RIS-DANCE, noun A moorish dance; a dance in imitation of the Moors, as sarabands, chacons, etc. usually performed with castanets, tambours, etc. by young men ...
MORRIS
MOR'RIS
MORRIS-DANCE
MOR'RIS-DANCE, n. A moorish dance; a dance in imitation of the Moors, as sarabands, chacons, &c. usually performed with castanets, tambours, &c. by young men in their shirts, wi...
MORRIS-DANCER
MOR'RIS-DANCER, noun One who dances a morris-dance.
MORRIS-PIKE
MOR'RIS-PIKE, noun A moorish pike.
MORROW
MOR'ROW, noun1. The day next after the present.Till this stormy night is gone,And th' eternal morrow dawn.This word is often preceded by on or to.The Lord did that thing on the ...
MORSE
MORSE, noun mors. In zoology, the sea-horse, or walrus, an animal of the genus Trichechus, which sometimes grows to the length of 18 feet. This animal has a round head, small mo...
MORSEL
MOR'SEL, noun [from Latin morsus, a bite, form mordeo.]1. A bite; a mouthful; a small piece of food.Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a new labor to a tired digestion.2...
MORSURE
MOR'SURE, noun The act of biting.
MORT
MORT, noun A tune sounded at the death of game.1. A salmon in his third year.
MORTAL
MOR'TAL, adjective [Latin mortalis, from mors, death, or morior, to die, that is, to fall.]1. Subject to death; destined to die. Man is mortal2. Deadly; destructive to life; cau...
MORTALITY
MORTAL'ITY, noun [Latin mortalitas.] Subjection to death or the necessity of dying.When I saw her die,I then did think on your mortality1. Death.Gladly would I meetMortality, my...
MORTALIZE
MOR'TALIZE, verb transitive To make mortal.
MORTALLY
MOR'TALLY, adverb Irrecoverably; in a manner that must cause death; as mortally wounded.1. Extremely.Adrian mortally envied poets, painters and artificers, in works wherein he h...
MORTAR
MOR'TAR, noun [Latin mortarium.]1. A vessel of wood or metal in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or bruised with a pestle.2. A short piece of ordnance, ...
MORTER
MOR'TER, noun A lamp or light.
MORTGAGE
MORTGAGE, noun mor'gage.1. Literally, a dead pledge; the grant of an estate in fee as security for the payment of money, and on the condition that if the money shall be paid acc...
MORTGAGED
MORTGAGED, participle passive mor'gaged. Conveyed in fee as security for the payment of money.
MORTGAGEE
MORTGAGEE, noun morgagee'. The person to whom an estate is mortgaged.
MORTGAGER
MORTGAGER, noun mor'gager. [from mortgage. Mortgagor is an orthography that should have no countenance.]The person who grants an estate as security for a debt, as above specified.
MORTIFEROUS
MORTIF'EROUS, adjective [Latin mortifer; mors, death, and fero, to bring.]Bringing or producing death; deadly; fatal; destructive.
MORTIFICATION
MORTIFICA'TION, noun [See Mortify.]1. In medicine and surgery, the death and consequent putrefaction of one part of any animal body, while the rest is alive; or the loss of heat...