Webster's Dictionary 1828

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MOURN

MOURN, verb intransitive [Latin maereo.]1. To express grief or sorrow; to grieve; to be sorrowful. Mourning may be expressed by weeping or audible sounds, or by sobs, sighs or i...

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MOURNE

MOURNE, noun morn. The round end of a staff; the part of a lance to which the steel is fixed, or the ferrel. [Not used.]

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MOURNER

MOURNER, noun One that mourns or is grieved at any loss or misfortune.1. One that follows a funeral in the habit of mourning.2. Something used at funerals.The mourner eugh and b...

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MOURNFUL

MOURNFUL, adjective Intended to express sorrow, or exhibiting the appearance of grief, as a mournful bell; mournful music.No funeral rites nor man in mournful weeds.1. Causing s...

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MOURNFULLY

MOURNFULLY, adverb In a manner expressive of sorrow; with sorrow. Malachi 3:14.

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MOURNFULNESS

MOURNFULNESS, noun Sorrow; grief; state of mourning.1. Appearance or expression of grief.

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MOURNING

MOURNING, participle present tense Grieving; lamenting; sorrowing; wearing the appearance of sorrow.MOURNING, noun The act of sorrowing or expressing grief; lamentation; sorrow....

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MOURNING-DOVE

MOURNING-DOVE, noun A species of dove found in the U. States, the Columba Caroliniensis.

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MOURNINGLY

MOURNINGLY, adverb With the appearance of sorrow.

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MOUSE

MOUSE, nounplural mice. [Latin mus; The Latin mus forms muris in the genitive, and the root is not obvious.]1. A small animal of the genus Mus, inhabiting houses. The name is al...

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MOUSE-EAR

MOUSE-EAR, noun mouse'-ear. A plant of the genus Hieracium; also, a plant of the genus Myosotis, called likewise mouse-ear scorpion grass. The mouse-ear chickweed is of the genu...

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MOUSE-HOLE

MOUSE-HOLE, noun mous'hole. A hole where mice enter or pass; a very small hole or entrance.He can creep in at a mouse-hole

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MOUSE-HUNT

MOUSE-HUNT, noun mous'hunt. A hunting for mice.1. A mouser; one that hunts mice.

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MOUSE-TAIL

MOUSE-TAIL, noun mous'-tail. A plant of the genus Myosurus.

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MOUSE-TRAP

MOUSE-TRAP, noun mous'trap. A trap for catching mice.

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MOUSER

MOUSER, noun mouz'er. One that catches mice. The cat is a good mouser

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MOUTH

MOUTH, noun1. The aperture in the head of an animal, between the lips, by which he utters his voice and receives food. In a more general sense, the mouth consists of the lips, t...

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MOUTHED

MOUTH'ED, pp. Uttered with a full, swelling, affected voice.1. Taken into the mouth; chewed.2.adjective Furnished with a mouth; used chiefly in composition; as well-mouthed; fou...

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MOUTHFRIEND

MOUTH'FRIEND, noun One who professes friendship without entertaining it; a pretended friend.

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MOUTHFUL

MOUTH'FUL, noun As much as the mouth contains at once.1. A quantity proverbially small; a small quantity.

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MOUTHHONOR

MOUTH'HONOR, noun Civility expressed without sincerity.

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MOUTHING

MOUTH'ING, participle present tense Uttering with an affected swelling voice.

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MOUTHLESS

MOUTH'LESS, adjective Destitute of a mouth.

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MOUTHMADE

MOUTH'MADE, adjective Expressed without sincerity; hypocritical.

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MOUTHPIECE

MOUTH'PIECE, noun The piece of a musical wind instrument to which the mouth is applied.

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MOVABLE

MOVABLE, adjective [from move.] That may be moved; that can or may be lifted, carried, drawn, turned or conveyed, or in any way made to change place or posture; susceptible of m...

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MOVABLENESS

MOVABLENESS, noun The state or quality of being movable; mobility; susceptibility of motion.