Webster's Dictionary 1913

5050

Morgay

Mor″gay (?), n. [W. morgi dogfish, shark; mor sea + ci dog.] (Zoöl.) The European small-spotted dogfish, or houndfish. See the Note under Houndfish.

5051

Morglay

Mor″glay (?), n. [Cf. Claymore.] A sword. Beau. & Fl.

5052

Morgue

Morgue (?), n. A place where the bodies of persons found dead are exposed, that they may be identified, or claimed by their friends; a deadhouse.

5053

Moria

‖Mo″ri‐a (?), n. Idiocy; imbecility; fatuity; foolishness.

5054

Morian

Mo″ri‐an (?), n.(Ethnol.) A Moor.In vain the Turks and Morians armed be. Fairfax.

5055

Moribund

Mor″i‐bund (?), a. [L. moribundus, from moriri to die. See Mortal.] In a dying state; dying; at the point of death.The patient was comatose and moribund. Copland.

5056

Moribund (2)

Mor″i‐bund (?), n. A dying person.

5057

Moric

Mo″ric (?), a. Pertaining to, or derived from, fustic (see Morin); as, moric acid.

5058

Morice

Mor″ice (?), n. See Morisco.

5059

Morigerate

Mo‐rig″er‐ate (?), a. [L. morigeratus, p. p. of morigerari to comply with. See Morigerous.] Obedient.

5060

Morigeration

Mo‐rig′er‐a″tion (?), n. [L. morigeratio.] Obsequiousness; obedience. Evelyn.

5061

Morigerous

Mo‐rig″er‐ous (?), a. [L. morigerus; mos, moris, custom, manner + gerere to bear, conduct.] Obedient; obsequious. Brathwait.

5062

Moril

Mor″il (?), n. [F. morille; cf. OHG. morhila, G. morchel, OHG. morha carrot. See More a root.] (Bot.) An edible fungus. Same as 1st Morel.

5063

Morin

Mo″rin (?), n.(Chem.) A yellow crystalline substance of acid properties extracted from fustic (Maclura tinctoria, formerly called Morus tinctoria); — called also moric acid.

5064

Morinda

Mo‐rin″da (?), n.(Bot.) A genus of rubiaceous trees and shrubs, mostly East Indian, many species of which yield valuable red and yellow dyes. The wood is hard and beautiful, and...

5065

Morindin

Mo‐rin″din (?), n.(Chem.) A yellow dyestuff extracted from the root bark of an East Indian plant (Morinda citrifolia).

5066

Morinel

Mor″i‐nel′ (?), n. [Cf. F. morinelle.] (Zoöl.) The dotterel.

5067

Moringa

Mo‐rin″ga (?), n. [Malayam murunggi.] (Bot.) A genus of trees of Southern India and Northern Africa. One species (Moringa pterygosperma) is the horse-radish tree, and its seeds,...

5068

Moringic

Mo‐rin″gic (?), a.(Chem.) Designating an organic acid obtained from oil of ben. See Moringa.

5069

Morintannic

Mo′rin‐tan″nic (?), a. [NL. Morus fustic + E. tannic.] (Chem.) Pertaining to, or designating, a variety of tannic acid extracted from fustic (Maclura, formerly Morus, tinctoria)...

5070

Morion

Mo″ri‐on (?), n. [F. morion, Sp. morrion; cf. Sp. morra the upper part of the head, morro anything that is round.] A kind of open helmet, without visor or beaver, and somewhat r...

5071

Morion (2)

Mo″ri‐on, n.(Min.) A dark variety of smoky quartz.

5072

Morioplasty

Mo″ri‐o‐plas′ty (?), n. [Gr. � piece (dim. of � a part + -plasty.] (Surg.) The restoration of lost parts of the body.

5073

Morisco

Mo‐ris″co (mō̍‐rĭs″kō̍), a. [Sp. See Morris the dance.] Moresque.

5074

Morisco (2)

Mo‐ris″co, n. [Sp. morisco Moorish.] A thing of Moorish origin; as: (a) The Moorish language. (b) A Moorish dance, now called morris dance. Marston. (c) One who dances the Moori...

5075

Morisk

Mo″risk (?), n. Same as Morisco.

5076

Morkin

Mor″kin (?), n. [Akin to Sw. murken putrefied, Icel. morkinn putrid.] A beast that has died of disease or by mischance. Bp. Hall.