Webster's Dictionary 1828

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MUNS

MUNS, noun The mouth. [Vulgar.]

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MURAGE

MU'RAGE, noun [Latin murus, a wall.] Money paid for keeping walls in repair. Termes de la ley.

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MURAL

MU'RAL, adjective [Latin muralis, from murus, a wall.]1. Pertaining to a wall.--Soon repaired her mural breach.2. Resembling a wall; perpendicular or steep; as a mural precipice...

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MURDER

MUR'DER, noun [Latin mors.]1. The act of unlawfully killing a human being with premeditated malice, by a person of sound mind. To constitute murder in law, the person killing an...

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MURDERED

MUR'DERED, participle passive Slain with malice prepense.

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MURDERER

MUR'DERER, noun A person who in possession of his reason, unlawfully kills a human being with premeditated malice.1. A small piece of ordnance.

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MURDERESS

MUR'DERESS, noun A female who commits murder.

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MURDERING

MUR'DERING, participle present tense Killing a human being with malice premeditated.

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MURDEROUS

MUR'DEROUS, adjective Guilty of murder; as the murderous king.1. Consisting in murder; done with murder; bloody; cruel; as murderous rapine.2. Bloody; sanguinary; committing mur...

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MURDEROUSLY

MUR'DEROUSLY, adverb In a murderous or cruel manner.

2630

MURE

MURE, noun [Latin murus.] A wall. [Not used.]MURE, verb transitive To inclose in walls; to wall.[But immure is chiefly used.]

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MURIACITE

MU'RIACITE, noun [See Muriate.] A stone composed of salt, sand and gypsum.

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MURIATE

MU'RIATE, noun [Latin muria, muries, salt water, brine; amarus, bitter; Heb. to be bitter.] A salt formed by muriatic acid combined with a base.

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MURIATED

MU'RIATED, adjective Combined with muriatic acid.1. Put in brine.

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MURIATIC

MURIAT'IC, adjective Having the nature of brine or salt water; pertaining to sea salt. The muriatic acid is the acid of marine salt.

2635

MURIATIFEROUS

MURIATIF'EROUS, adjective Producing muriatic substances or salt.

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MURICALCITE

MURICAL'CITE, noun Rhomb-spar.

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MURICATED

MU'RICATED, adjective [Latin muricatus, from murex, the point of a rock.]1. Formed with sharp points; full of sharp points or prickles.2. In botany, having the surface covered w...

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MURICITE

MU'RICITE, noun Fossil remains of the murex, a genus of shells.

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MURINE

MU'RINE, adjective [Latin murinus, from mus, muris, a mouse.]Pertaining to a mouse or to mice.

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MURK

MURK, noun Darkness. [Little used.]

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MURKY

MURK'Y, adjective Dark; obscure; gloomy.A murky storm deep lowering o'er our heads.

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MURMUR

MUR'MUR, noun [Latin See the Verb.] A low sound continued or continually repeated, as that of a stream running in a stony channel, or that of flame.Black melancholy sits,Deepens...

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MURMURER

MUR'MURER, noun One who murmurs; one who complains sullenly; a grumbler.

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MURMURING

MUR'MURING, participle present tense Uttering complaints in a low voice or sullen manner; grumbling; complaining.

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MURMURINGLY

MUR'MURINGLY, adverb With a low sound; with complaints.

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MURMUROUS

MUR'MUROUS, adjective Exciting murmur or complaint.