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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. 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…
  2. 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…
  3. 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.…
  4. 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.
  5. Mōrn'ing-gown, n.p. 859A gown worn in the morning, before one is formally dressed.
  6. 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…
  7. Mō'ro, n.p. 859(Med.) A small abscess or tumor having a resemblance to a mulberry. Dunglison.
  8. Mo-rōc'ean, a.p. 859(Geog.) Of, or pertaining to, Morocco, or its inhabitants.
  9. 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.
  10. Mo-rōl'o-gy, n.p. 859Foolish talk; nonsense; folly. [Obs.]
  11. Mo-rōne', n.p. 859A deep crimson color. See MAROON.
  12. 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…
  13. Mo-rōse'ly, adv.p. 859Sourly; with sullen austerity.
  14. 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…
  15. Mō-rō'sis, n.p. 859(Med.) Idiocy; fatuity; stupidity; dullness; stupor.
  16. Mo-rōs'i-ty, n.p. 859Moroseness. [Obs.] Shak.
  17. Mō'ro-sōph, n.p. 859A philosophical or learned fool. [Obs.]
  18. Mo-rō'soūs, a.p. 859Same as MOROSE. [Obs.] Selden.
  19. Mo-rŏx'ite, n.p. 859(Min.) A variety of native phosphate of lime, of a greenish-blue color.
  20. Mo-rŏx'y-late, n.p. 859(Chem.) A salt formed by the union of moroxylic acid and a base.
  21. 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.
  22. Môr'pheüs or Môr'phe-üs, n.p. 859(Myth.) The god of dreams.
  23. Môr'phew, n.p. 859A leprous eruption. [Obs.] Drayton.
  24. Mōr'phew, v. t.p. 859To cover with a morphew. Hall.
  25. Môr'phi-ă or Môr'phi-nă, n.p. 859
  26. Môr'phinep. 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.
  27. Môr'pho-lŏg'ic or Môr'pho-lŏg'ic-al, a.p. 859Pertaining to, or according to the principles of, morphology.
  28. Mōr'pho-lŏg'ic-al-ly, adv.p. 859With reference to the facts or principles of morphology.
  29. Mor-phŏl'o-ǧist, n.p. 859One who is versed in, or writes upon, morphology.
  30. 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.
  31. Môr'pi-on, n.p. 860An insect of the louse kind. Hæmatopinus.
  32. Mor-pāgḵ'ec, n.p. 860An elegantly decorated pleasure-boat, used upon the Ganges, moved by numerous paddles.
  33. Mōr'rhy-ā, n.p. 860(Ichth.) A genus of fishes, including the common cod.
  34. Mōr'rīce, n.p. 860A kind of dance; also, a game; the same as MORRIS.
  35. Mōr'ri-mal, n.p. 860See MORMAL.
  36. Mōr'ri-mal, a.p. 860Grievous; afflictive; dangerous. [Obs.] “Morrimal ulcers.” Holland.
  37. 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…
  38. 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.
  39. Mōr'ris-dānçe, n.p. 860The same as MORRIS, q. v.
  40. Mōr’ris-dān’çer, n.p. 860One who dances a morris-dance. Sir W. Temple.
  41. Mōr'ris-pīke, n.p. 860A Moorish pike. [Obs.] Shak.
  42. 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…
  43. Mōrse, n.p. 860(Zoöl.) The sea-horse, or walrus. See WALRUS.
  44. Mōrse, n.p. 860A clasp or fastening for garments in front, usually made of the precious metals. Fairholt.
  45. 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.
  46. Mōr'si-tā'tion, n.p. 860The act of biting or gnawing; morsure. [Obs.]
  47. Môr'sūre, n.p. 860The act of biting.
  48. Mŏrt, n.p. 860A note or tune sounded at the death of game. The sportsman then sounded a treble mort. W. Scott.
  49. Mōrt, n.p. 860A great quantity; a large amount. [Prov. Eng.] There was a mort of merry-making. Dickens. 2. A woman. [Cant.] “Male gypsies all, not a mort among them.” B. Jonson. 3. A salmon in his third year.…
  50. Mōr'tal, a.p. 860Subject to death; destined to die; as, man is mortal. 2. Destructive to life; causing or occasioning death; terminating life; exposing to or deserving death; as, a mortal wound or injury; a mortal…
  51. Môr'tal, n.p. 860A being subject to death; a human being; man. “Warn poor mortals left behind.” Tickell.
  52. Mor-tal'i-ty, n.p. 860The condition or quality of being mortal; subjection to death or to the necessity of dying. When I saw her die, I then did think on your mortality. Carew. 2. Death; destruction. Gladly would I meet…
  53. Môr'tal-ize, v. t.p. 860To make mortal. [Rare.]
  54. Môr'tal-ly, adv.p. 860In a mortal manner; deadlily; irrecoverably; as, mortally wounded. 2. In the highest possible degree; inveterately; desperately. Adrian mortally envied poets, painters, and artificers, in works…
  55. Môr'tal-ness, n.p. 860The state of being mortal; mortality.
  56. Môr'tar, n.p. 860A wide-mouthed vessel, in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or bruised with a pestle. 2. (Mil.) A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, &c., at…
  57. Môr'tar, n.p. 860A mixture of lime and sand with water, used as a cement for uniting stones and bricks in walls.
  58. Mort d'ăn'ses-torp. 860(Law.) A writ of assize, by which a demandant recovers possession of an estate from which he has been ousted, on the death of his ancestor. Blackstone.
  59. Môr'ter, n.p. 860A chamber-lamp or light. [Obs.] Chaucer.
  60. Mŏrt'gāge, n.p. 860(Law.) A conveyance of property, upon condition, as security for the payment of a debt or the performance of a duty, and to become void upon payment or performance. ☞ It was called a mortgage (or…