Webster's Dictionary 1913

5023

Mordantly

Mor″dant‐ly, adv. In the manner of a mordant.

5024

Mordente

‖Mor‐den″te (?), n.(Mus.) An embellishment resembling a trill.

5025

Mordicancy

Mor″di‐can‐cy (?), n. A biting quality; corrosiveness. Evelyn.

5026

Mordicant

Mor″di‐cant (?), a. [L. mordicans, p. pr. of mordicare to bite, fr. mordere: cf. F. mordicant.] Biting; acrid; as, the mordicant quality of a body. Boyle.

5027

Mordication

Mor′di‐ca″tion (?), n. [L. mordicatio.] The act of biting or corroding; corrosion. Bacon.

5028

Mordicative

Mor″di‐ca‐tive (?), a. [L. mordicativus.] Biting; corrosive. Holland.

5029

More

More (mōr), n. [AS. mōr. See Moor a waste.] A hill. Halliwell.

5030

More (2)

More, n. [AS. more, moru; akin to G. möhre carrot, OHG. moraha, morha.] A root. Chaucer.

5031

More (3)

More, a., compar. [Positive wanting; superl.Most (mōst).] [OE. more, mare, and (orig. neut. and adv.) mo, ma, AS. māra, and (as neut. and adv.) mā; akin to D. meer, OS. mēr, G. ...

5032

More (4)

More, n. 1. A greater quantity, amount, or number; that which exceeds or surpasses in any way what it is compared with.And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more...

5033

More (5)

More, adv. 1. In a greater quantity; in or to a greater extent or degree. (a) With a verb or participle.Admiring moreThe riches of Heaven's pavement. Milton.(b) With an adjectiv...

5034

More (6)

More, v. t. To make more; to increase. Gower.

5035

Moreen

Mo‐reen″ (mō̍‐rēn″), n. [Cf. Mohair.] A thick woolen fabric, watered or with embossed figures; — used in upholstery, for curtains, etc.

5036

Morel

Mor″el (mŏr″ĕl), n. [See Moril.] (Bot.) An edible fungus (Morchella esculenta), the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium. It is used as food, an...

5037

Morel (2)

Mor″el, n. [See Morelle.] (Bot.) 1. Nightshade; — so called from its blackish purple berries. [Written also morelle.]2. A kind of cherry. See Morello.Great morel, the deadly nig...

5038

Moreland

More″land (mŏr″lănd), n. Moorland.

5039

Morelle

Mo‐relle″ (?), n. [F., orig. fem. of moreau black, OF. morel, fr. LL. morellus. Cf. Morello, Murrey.] (Bot.) Nightshade. See 2d Morel.

5040

Morello

Mo‐rel″lo (?), n. [Cf. It. morello blackish, OF. morel. Cf. Morelle.] (Bot.) A kind of nearly black cherry with dark red flesh and juice, — used chiefly for preserving.

5041

Morendo

‖Mo‐ren″do (?), a. & n.(Mus.) Dying; a gradual decrescendo at the end of a strain or cadence.

5042

Moreness

More″ness (?), n. Greatness. Wyclif.

5043

Moreover

More‐o″ver (?), adv. [More + over.] Beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise.Moreover, he hath left you all his walks. Shak.Syn. — B...

5044

Morepork

More″pork′ (?), n.(Zoöl.) The Australian crested goatsucker (Ægotheles Novæ-Hollandiæ). Also applied to other allied birds, as Podargus Cuveiri.

5045

Mores

‖Mo″res (mō″rēz), n. pl.; sing.Mos (mōs). Customs; habits; esp., customs conformity to which is more or less obligatory; customary law.

5046

Moresk

Mo‐resk″ (?), a. & n. Moresque.

5047

Moresque

Mo‐resque″ (?), a. [F., fr. It. moresco, or Sp. morisco. See Morris.] Of or pertaining to, or in the manner or style of, the Moors; Moorish. — n. The Moresque style of architect...

5048

Morgan

Mor″gan (?), n.(Zoöl.) One of a celebrated breed of American trotting horses; — so called from the name of the stud from which the breed originated in Vermont.

5049

Morganatic

Mor′ga‐nat″ic (?), a. [LL. matrimonium ad morganaticam, fr. morganatica a morning gift, a kind of dowry paid on the morning before or after the marriage, fr. OHG. morgan morning...