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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Môr'bid-ness, n.p. 858A state of being diseased, sickly, or unsound.
  2. Mor-bif'ic or Mor-bif'ic-al, a.p. 858Causing disease; generating a sickly state; as, morbific matter.
  3. Mor-bil'ious, a.p. 858Pertaining to the measles; partaking of the nature of measles, or resembling the eruptions of that disease; measly.
  4. Mor-bōse', a.p. 858Proceeding from disease; unsound; unhealthy; as, a morbose tumor or excrescence in plants.
  5. Mor-bōs'i-ty, n.p. 858A diseased state. [Obs.] Browne.
  6. Mor-ceau', n.p. 858A bit; a morsel.
  7. Mor-chĕl'lă, n.p. 858(Bot.) A genus of edible fungi or mushrooms; the morel. See MUSHROOM.
  8. Mor-dā'cious, a.p. 858Biting; given to biting. 2. Sarcastic; severe; scathing.
  9. Mor-dā'cious-ly, adv.p. 858In a biting manner; sarcastically.
  10. Mor-dăc'i-ty, n.p. 858The quality of being mordacious; biting or sarcastic quality.
  11. Môr'dant, a.p. 858Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe. 2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing.) Serving to fix colors.
  12. Môr'dant, n.p. 858(Dyeing & Calico Printing.) Any substance, as alum or copperas, which, having a twofold attraction for organic fibers and coloring matter, serves as a bond of union between them, and thus gives…
  13. Mōr'dant, v. t.p. 858To subject to the action of a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing.
  14. Môr'dant-ly, adv.p. 858In the manner of a mordant.
  15. Mor-dĕl'lă, n.p. 858(En-tom.) A Linnæan genus of coleopterous insects, remarkable for their agility and their tenacious and painful bite. Brande.
  16. Mor-dēn'le, n.p. 858(Mus.) An embellishment resembling a trill.
  17. Môr'di-can-cy, n.p. 858A biting quality; corrosiveness. [Obs.] Evelyn.
  18. Môr'di-cant, a.p. 858Biting; acrid; as, the mordicant quality of a body. [Obs.] Boyle.
  19. Môr’di-cā’tion, n.p. 858The act of biting or corroding; corrosion. [Rare.] Another cause is the mordication of the orifices, especially of the mesentery veins. Bacon.
  20. Môr'di-cā'tive, a.p. 858Mordicant; biting; as, a mordicative medicine. [Obs.] Holland.
  21. Mōre, n.p. 858Greater quantity, amount, or number; that which exceeds or surpasses in any way what it is compared with. And the children of Israel gathered some more, some less. Ex. XVI. 17. 2. That which is in…
  22. Mōre, a.p. 858comp. [positive wanting; superl. MOST.] [A-S. mōra, mēra, O. Fries. mar, O. Sax. mer, D. meer, Icel. meiri, Dan. meer, meere, Sw. mer, mera, O. H. Ger. mēr, mēro, M. H. Ger. mēr, mēre, N. H. Ger.…
  23. Mōre, adv.p. 859In a greater quantity, extent, or degree; rather;—used with an adjective to form the comparative degree; as, more wise; more durable. 2. In addition; further; besides; again. And he staid yet other…
  24. Mōre, n.p. 859A hill. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
  25. Mōre, n.p. 859A root. [Obs.] Spenser.}
  26. Mōre, v. t.p. 859To make more. [Obs.] Gower.
  27. Mo-reen', n.p. 859¹ A stout woolen stuff, used for curtains, &c.
  28. Mōr'el, n.p. 859An edible mushroom (Morchella esculenta), largely used in Europe, and said to be most commonly found where fires have been built. Loudon. 2. A kind of cherry; morello. 3. The garden nightshade. See…
  29. Mōre'-land, n.p. 859See MOOR-LAND.
  30. Mo-rĕlle', n.p. 859(Bot.) A plant of the genus Solanum (S. nigrum); garden nightshade. [Written also morel.]
  31. Mo-rël'lo, n.p. 859A variety of juicy cherry of an acid taste.
  32. Mōre'ness, n.p. 859Greatness. [Obs.] Wycliffe.
  33. Mōre-ō'ver, adv.p. 859Beyond what has been said; further; besides; also; likewise. Moreover he hath left you all his walks. Shak. Syn.—Besides.—MOREOVER, BESIDES. Besides denotes simply that a connection exists between…
  34. Mo-rēsk', a.p. 859The same as MORESQUE. [Obs.]
  35. Mo-rĕsque', a.p. 859Done after the manner of the Moors;—the same as ARABESQUE.
  36. Mo-rēsque', n.p. 859A species of ornamentation used to enrich flat surfaces by the Moors, either painted, inlaid in mosaic, or carved in low relief, consisting of a fanciful and ideal mixture of fruits, flowers…
  37. Môr'ga-nāt'ic, a.p. 859Pertaining to, or in the manner of, a kind of marriage, called also left-handed marriage, between a man of superior and a woman of inferior rank, in which it is stipulated that neither the latter nor…
  38. Môr'ga-nāt'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 859In the manner of a morganatic marriage.
  39. Mōr'gāy, n.p. 859(Ichth.) A species of shark (Scyllium canicula), called also the small-spotted dogfish, or bounce.
  40. Mōr'glay, n.p. 859A sword. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
  41. Morgue, n.p. 859A place, in many towns in France, where the bodies of persons found dead are exposed, that they may be claimed by their friends.
  42. Mōr'ĭ-a, n.p. 859Idiocy; imbecility; fatuity. [Obs.]
  43. Mŏr'i-bund, a.p. 859At the point of death; dying.
  44. Mōr'i-bund, n.p. 859A dying person. [Rare.]
  45. Mōr'īçe, n.p. 859See MORISCO.
  46. Mo-rĭg'er-āte, v. i.p. 859To obey. [Obs.]
  47. Mo-rĭg'er-ā'tion, n.p. 859Obsequiousness; obedience. [Obs.] “That fond morigeration to the mistaken customs of the age.” Evelyn.
  48. Mo-rĭg'er-oŭs, a.p. 859Obedient; obsequious. [Rare.] “A morigerous patient.” Braithwait.
  49. Mōr'il, n.p. 859A mushroom of the size of a walnut, abounding with little holes. See MOREL.
  50. Mo-rĭl'lĭ-fōrm, a.p. 859Having the form of, or resembling, the moril.
  51. Mo-ril'lon, n.p. 859(Ornith.) A species of duck, of the genus Clangula (C. vulgaris); the golden-eye.
  52. Mōrī-mēl', n.p. 859(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Charadrius (C. morinellus); the dotterel.
  53. Mo-rĭn'gā, n.p. 859(Bot.) A strong-scented tree which yields the ben-nut. It is a native of Arabia and the East Indies. See BEN.
  54. Mōr'i-on, n.p. 859A kind of open helmet, without visor or beaver, and somewhat resembling a hat. “A battered morion on his brow.” W. Scott.
  55. Mo-rīs'eo, a.p. 859The same as MORESQUE.
  56. Mo-ris'co or Mō'risk, n.p. 859A thing of Moorish origin; as, (a.) The Moorish language. (b.) A Moorish dance, now called morris-dance. Marston. (c.) One who dances the Moorish dance. Shak.
  57. Mōr'kin, n.p. 859A beast that has died by sickness or mischance. [Obs.] “Some sorry morkin that untimely dies.” Hall.
  58. Mōr'-land, n.p. 859Moor-land. [Obs.] See MOOR-LAND.
  59. Môr'ling, n.p. 859Wool plucked from a dead sheep; mortling. Ainsworth.
  60. Môr'mal, n.p. 859A bad sore; a gangrene. [Obs.] [Written also morm'mal.] “To cure kibes, or the mormal of the skin.” B. Jonson.