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An American Dictionary of the English Language
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Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865
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Mo-reen', n. p. 859¹ A stout woolen stuff, used for curtains, &c.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…Mōre'-land, n. p. 859See MOOR-LAND.Mo-rĕlle', n. p. 859(Bot.) A plant of the genus Solanum (S. nigrum); garden nightshade. [Written also morel.]Mo-rël'lo, n. p. 859A variety of juicy cherry of an acid taste.Mōre'ness, n. p. 859Greatness. [Obs.] Wycliffe.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…Mo-rēsk', a. p. 859The same as MORESQUE. [Obs.]Mo-rĕsque', a. p. 859Done after the manner of the Moors;—the same as ARABESQUE.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…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…Môr'ga-nāt'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 859In the manner of a morganatic marriage.Mōr'gāy, n. p. 859(Ichth.) A species of shark (Scyllium canicula), called also the small-spotted dogfish, or bounce.Mōr'glay, n. p. 859A sword. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.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.Mōr'ĭ-a, n. p. 859Idiocy; imbecility; fatuity. [Obs.]Mŏr'i-bund, a. p. 859At the point of death; dying.Mōr'i-bund, n. p. 859A dying person. [Rare.]Mōr'īçe, n. p. 859See MORISCO.Mo-rĭg'er-āte, v. i. p. 859To obey. [Obs.]Mo-rĭg'er-ā'tion, n. p. 859Obsequiousness; obedience. [Obs.] “That fond morigeration to the mistaken customs of the age.” Evelyn.Mo-rĭg'er-oŭs, a. p. 859Obedient; obsequious. [Rare.] “A morigerous patient.” Braithwait.Mōr'il, n. p. 859A mushroom of the size of a walnut, abounding with little holes. See MOREL.Mo-rĭl'lĭ-fōrm, a. p. 859Having the form of, or resembling, the moril.Mo-ril'lon, n. p. 859(Ornith.) A species of duck, of the genus Clangula (C. vulgaris); the golden-eye.Mōrī-mēl', n. p. 859(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Charadrius (C. morinellus); the dotterel.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.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.Mo-rīs'eo, a. p. 859The same as MORESQUE.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.Mōr'kin, n. p. 859A beast that has died by sickness or mischance. [Obs.] “Some sorry morkin that untimely dies.” Hall.Mōr'-land, n. p. 859Moor-land. [Obs.] See MOOR-LAND.Môr'ling, n. p. 859Wool plucked from a dead sheep; mortling. Ainsworth.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.Mōr'mal, a. p. 859Grievous; dangerous. [Obs.]Môr'mo, n. p. 859A bugbear; false terror. [Obs.] Johnson.Mōr'mon, n. p. 859(Ornith.) A genus of short-winged, web-footed birds, the singular beak of which gives the head the appearance of a grotesque mask. Brande.Mŏr'mon, n. p. 859(Eccl.) One of a sect in the United States, followers of one Joseph Smith, who claimed to work miracles, and to have found an addition to the Bible, engraved on golden plates, called the Book of…Mōr'mon-ism, n. p. 859The doctrine of the Mormons.Môr'mon-ite, n. p. 859A Mormon or adherent of Mormonism.Mōr'my-rēs, n. p. 859(Ichth.) A Linnæan genus of malacopterygious fishes, resembling the pike, found only in the rivers of Africa. Brande.Mōrn, n. p. 859The first part of the day; the morning;—used chiefly in poetry. “And blooming Peace shall ever bless thy morn.” Prior. From morn To noon he fell, from noon to dewy eve. Milton. 2. The following day…Morné, n. p. 859The head of the lance used in tilting or other peaceful encounters. It was curved so that an adversary might be unhorsed, but not wounded, by a stroke. Fairholt. 2. (Her.) A rampant lion depicted in…Mōrn'ing, n. p. 859The first or early part of the day, variously understood as the earliest hours of light, the time from midnight to noon, from rising till dinner, &c. 2. The first or early part. In the morning of…Mōrn'ing, a. p. 859Pertaining to the first part or early part of the day; being in the early part of the day; as, morning dew; morning light; morning service. She looks as clear As morning roses newly washed with dew.…Mōrn'ing-glō'ry, n. p. 859(Bot.) A climbing plant of the genus Ipomæa, having handsome, funnel-shaped flowers, usually purple or white, sometimes pink or pale blue. Gray.Mōrn'ing-gown, n. p. 859A gown worn in the morning, before one is formally dressed.Mōrn'ing-stār, n. p. 859The planet Venus, when it precedes the sun in rising, and shines in the morning. 2. An implement of ancient warfare, consisting of a staff from which was suspended by a chain a ball covered with…Mō'ro, n. p. 859(Med.) A small abscess or tumor having a resemblance to a mulberry. Dunglison.Mo-rōc'ean, a. p. 859(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Morocco, or its inhabitants.Mo-rō'cēo, n. p. 859A fine kind of leather, prepared commonly from goatskin (though an inferior kind is made of sheepskin), and tanned with sumach; — said to be so called because first prepared by the Moors.Mo-rōl'o-gy, n. p. 859Foolish talk; nonsense; folly. [Obs.]Mo-rōne', n. p. 859A deep crimson color. See MAROON.Mo-rōse′, a. p. 859Of a sour temper; sullen and austere; severe. Some have deserved censure for a morose and affected taciturnity; others have made speeches, though they had nothing to say. Watts. Syn. — Sullen; gruff…Mo-rōse'ly, adv. p. 859Sourly; with sullen austerity.Mo-rōse'ness, n. p. 859Sourness of temper; sullenness. Learn good humor, never to oppose without just reason; abate some degrees of pride and moroseness. Watts. ☞ Moroseness is not precisely peevishness or fretfulness…Mō-rō'sis, n. p. 859(Med.) Idiocy; fatuity; stupidity; dullness; stupor.Mo-rōs'i-ty, n. p. 859Moroseness. [Obs.] Shak.Mō'ro-sōph, n. p. 859A philosophical or learned fool. [Obs.]Mo-rō'soūs, a. p. 859Same as MOROSE. [Obs.] Selden.