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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-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.Mo-rŏx'ite, n. p. 859(Min.) A variety of native phosphate of lime, of a greenish-blue color.Mo-rŏx'y-late, n. p. 859(Chem.) A salt formed by the union of moroxylic acid and a base.Mōr'ox-y̆l'ic, a. p. 859(Chem.) Pertaining to, or obtained from, the mulberry; as, moroxylic acid, a vegetable acid obtained from a saline exudation from the Morus alba, or white mulberry.Môr'pheüs or Môr'phe-üs, n. p. 859(Myth.) The god of dreams.Môr'phew, n. p. 859A leprous eruption. [Obs.] Drayton.Mōr'phew, v. t. p. 859To cover with a morphew. Hall.Môr'phi-ă or Môr'phi-nă, n. p. 859Môr'phine p. 859A vegetable alkaloid extracted from opium, of which it constitutes one of the narcotic principles. Its salts are much used in medicine as an anodyne.Môr'pho-lŏg'ic or Môr'pho-lŏg'ic-al, a. p. 859Pertaining to, or according to the principles of, morphology.Mōr'pho-lŏg'ic-al-ly, adv. p. 859With reference to the facts or principles of morphology.Mor-phŏl'o-ǧist, n. p. 859One who is versed in, or writes upon, morphology.Mor-phŏl'o-gy, n. p. 859The science which describes the ideal forms of the parts or organs in the structure of plants and animals, treating of their varieties, homologies, and metamorphoses.Môr'pi-on, n. p. 860An insect of the louse kind. Hæmatopinus.Mor-pāgḵ'ec, n. p. 860An elegantly decorated pleasure-boat, used upon the Ganges, moved by numerous paddles.Mōr'rhy-ā, n. p. 860(Ichth.) A genus of fishes, including the common cod.Mōr'rīce, n. p. 860A kind of dance; also, a game; the same as MORRIS.Mōr'ri-mal, n. p. 860See MORMAL.Mōr'ri-mal, a. p. 860Grievous; afflictive; dangerous. [Obs.] “Morrimal ulcers.” Holland.Mōr'ris, n. p. 860A dance in imitation of the Moors, as sarabands, chacons, &c., usually performed with castanets or rattles held in the hands, by a single person, in connection with entertainments like puppet-shows…Mōr'ris, n. p. 860(Ichth.) A fish of the genus Leptocephalus, resembling the eel, but having a very slender body, compressed so far as to be thin and flat, like tape.Mōr'ris-dānçe, n. p. 860The same as MORRIS, q. v.Mōr’ris-dān’çer, n. p. 860One who dances a morris-dance. Sir W. Temple.Mōr'ris-pīke, n. p. 860A Moorish pike. [Obs.] Shak.Mōr'rōw, n. p. 860Morning. [Rare.] But by the cause that they shulden rise Early a-morwe for to seen the sight. Chaucer. 2. The next following day; the day subsequent to any day specified. But if the sacrifice of his…Mōrse, n. p. 860(Zoöl.) The sea-horse, or walrus. See WALRUS.Mōrse, n. p. 860A clasp or fastening for garments in front, usually made of the precious metals. Fairholt.Mōr'sel, n. p. 860A bite; a mouthful; a bit of food. Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a new labor to a tired digestion. South. 2. Hence, a small quantity of any thing; a little piece; a fragment.Mōr'si-tā'tion, n. p. 860The act of biting or gnawing; morsure. [Obs.]