Webster's Dictionary 1913

5833

Murine

Mu″rine (?), a. [L. murinus, from mus, muris, mouse: cf. F. murin.] (Zoöl.) Pertaining to a family of rodents (Muridæ), of which the mouse is the type.

5834

Murine (2)

Mu″rine, n.(Zoöl.) One of a tribe of rodents, of which the mouse is the type.

5835

Muringer

Mu″rin‐ger (?), n. See Murenger. Jacob.

5836

Murk

Murk (?), a. [See Murky.] Dark; murky.He can not see through the mantle murk. J. R. Drake.

5837

Murk (2)

Murk, n. Darkness; mirk. Shak.

5838

Murk (3)

Murk, n. The refuse of fruit, after the juice has been expressed; marc.

5839

Murkily

Murk″i‐ly (?), adv. Darkly; gloomily.

5840

Murkiness

Murk″i‐ness, n. The state of being murky.

5841

Murky

Murk″y (?), a. [Compar.Murkier (?); superl.Murkiest.] [OE. mirke, merke, AS. myrce, mirce; akin to Icel. myrkr, Dan. & Sw. mörk.] Dark; obscure; gloomy. “The murkiest den.” Shak...

5842

Murlins

Mur″lins (?), n.(Bot.) A seaweed. See Baddrelocks.

5843

Murmur

Mur″mur (?), n. [F. murmure: cf. L. murmur. CF. Murmur, v. i.] 1. A low, confused, and indistinct sound, like that of running water.2. A complaint half suppressed, or uttered in...

5844

Murmur (2)

Mur″mur, v. i. [imp. & p. p.Murmured (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Murmuring.] [F. murmurer, L. murmurare, murmurari, fr. murmur murmur; cf. Gr.� to roar and boil, said of water, Skr. mar...

5845

Murmur (3)

Mur″mur, v. t. To utter or give forth in low or indistinct words or sounds; as, to murmur tales. Shak.The people murmured such things concerning him. John vii. 32.

5846

Murmuration

Mur′mur‐a″tion (?), n. [L. murmuratio.] The act of murmuring; a murmur. Skelton.

5847

Murmurer

Mur″mur‐er (?), n. One who murmurs.

5848

Murmuring

Mur″mur‐ing, a. & n. Uttering murmurs; making low sounds; complaining. — Mur″mur‐ing‐ly, adv.

5849

Murmurous

Mur″mur‐ous (?), a. [Cf. L. murmuriosus, OF. murmuros.] Attended with murmurs; exciting murmurs or complaint; murmuring.The lime, a summer home of murmurous wings. Tennyson.

5850

Murnival

Mur″ni‐val (?), n. [Perh. fr. F. mornifle a game at cards.] In the game of gleek, four cards of the same value, as four aces or four kings; hence, four of anything. [Written als...

5851

Murphy

Mur″phy (?), n. A potato. Thackeray.

5852

Murr

Murr (?), n. [Prob. abbrev. from murrain.] A catarrh. Gascoigne.

5853

Murrain

Mur″rain (?), n. [OE. moreine, OF. morine, fr. OF. morir, murir, 8die, L. mori, moriri.] (Far.) An infectious and fatal disease among cattle. Bacon.A murrain on you, may you be ...

5854

Murrain (2)

Mur″rain, a. Having, or afflicted with, murrain.

5855

Murrayin

Mur″ray‐in (?), n.(Chem.) A glucoside found in the flowers of a plant (Murraya exotica) of South Asia, and extracted as a white amorphous slightly bitter substance.

5856

Murre

Murre (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of several species of sea birds of the genus Uria, or Catarractes; a guillemot.☞ The murres are allied to the auks, and are abundant on the northern...

5857

Murrelet

Murre″let (?), n. [Murre + -let.] (Zoöl.) One of several species of sea birds of the genera Synthliboramphus and Brachyramphus, inhabiting the North Pacific. They are closely re...

5858

Murrey

Mur″rey (?), n. [OF. morée a dark red color, mor blackish brown, fr. L. morum mulberry, blackberry, or fr. Maurus a Moor. Cf. Mulberry, Moor, Morelle.] A dark red color. — a. Of...

5859

Murrhine

Mur″rhine (?), a. [L. murrhinus, fr. murrha: cf. F. murrhin.] Made of the stone or material called by the Romans murrha; — applied to certain costly vases of great beauty and de...