Webster's Dictionary 1913

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Morphosis

‖Mor‐pho″sis (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. μόρφωσισ form, fr. μορφή form.] (Biol.) The order or mode of development of an organ or part.

5132

Morphotic

Mor‐phot″ic (?), a.(Physiol.) Connected with, or becoming an integral part of, a living unit or of the morphological framework; as, morphotic, or tissue, proteids. Foster.

5133

Morpion

Mor″pi‐on (?), n. [F., fr. mordre to bite + L. pedis louse.] (Zoöl.) A louse. Hudibras.

5134

Morrice

Mor″rice (?), n. Same as 1st Morris.

5135

Morrice (2)

Mor″rice, a. Dancing the morrice; dancing.In shoals and bands, a morrice train. Wordsworth.

5136

Morricer

Mor″ri‐cer (?), n. A morris dancer.

5137

Morrimal

Mor″ri‐mal (?), n. & a. See Mormal.

5138

Morris

Mor″ris (?), n. [Sp. morisco Moorish, fr. Moro a Moor: cf. F. moresque, It. moresca.] 1. A Moorish dance, usually performed by a single dancer, who accompanies the dance with ca...

5139

Morris (2)

Mor″ris (?), n.(Zoöl.) A marine fish having a very slender, flat, transparent body. It is now generally believed to be the young of the conger eel or some allied fish.

5140

Morris-chair

Mor″ris–chair′ (?), n. [Prob. fr. the proper name Morris.] A kind of easy-chair with a back which may be lowered or raised.

5141

Morris-pike

Mor″ris–pike′ (?), n. A Moorish pike.

5142

Morro

‖Mor″ro (?), n. A round hill or point of land; hence, Morro castle, a castle on a hill.

5143

Morrot

Mor″rot (?), n.(Zoöl.) See Marrot.

5144

Morrow

Mor″row (?), n. [OE. morwe, morwen, AS. morgen. See Morn.] 1. Morning. “White as morrow's milk.” Bp. Hall.We loved he by the morwe a sop in wine. Chaucer.2. The next following d...

5145

Morse

Morse (?), n. [F. morse, Russ. morj'; perh. akin to E. mere lake; cf. Russ. more sea.] (Zoöl.) The walrus. See Walrus.

5146

Morse (2)

Morse, n. [L. morsus a biting, a clasp, fr. mordere to bite.] A clasp for fastening garments in front. Fairholt.

5147

Morse alphabet

Morse″ al″pha‐bet (?). A telegraphic alphabet in very general use, inventing by Samuel F.B.Morse, the inventor of Morse's telegraph. The letters are represented by dots and dash...

5148

Morse code

Morse″ code″ (?). (Teleg.) The telegraphic code, consisting of dots, dashes, and spaces, invented by Samuel B. Morse. The Alphabetic code which is in use in North America is giv...

5149

Morsel

Mor″sel (?), n. [OF. morsel, F. morceau, LL. morsellus, a dim. fr. L. morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite; prob. akin to E. smart. See Smart, and cf. Morceau, Mordant, Mu...

5150

Morsing horn

Mor″sing horn′ (?). A horn or flask for holding powder, as for priming. Sir W. Scott.

5151

Morsitation

Mor′si‐ta″tion (?), n. The act of biting or gnawing.

5152

Morsure

Mor″sure (?), n. [F., fr. L. mordere, morsum, to bite.] The act of biting. Swift.

5153

Mort

Mort (?), n. [Cf. Icel. margt, neut. of margr many.] A great quantity or number.There was a mort of merrymaking. Dickens.

5154

Mort (2)

Mort, n. A woman; a female.Male gypsies all, not a mort among them. B. Jonson.

5155

Mort (3)

Mort, n.(Zoöl.) A salmon in its third year.

5156

Mort (4)

Mort, n. [F., death, fr. L. mors, mortis.] 1. Death; esp., the death of game in the chase.2. A note or series of notes sounded on a horn at the death of game.The sportsman then ...

5157

Mort (5)

Mort (?), n. [F. mort dummy, lit., dead.] A variety of dummy whist for three players; also, the exposed or dummy hand in this game.