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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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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.]Môr'sūre, n. p. 860The act of biting.Mŏrt, n. p. 860A note or tune sounded at the death of game. The sportsman then sounded a treble mort. W. Scott.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.…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…Môr'tal, n. p. 860A being subject to death; a human being; man. “Warn poor mortals left behind.” Tickell.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…Môr'tal-ize, v. t. p. 860To make mortal. [Rare.]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…Môr'tal-ness, n. p. 860The state of being mortal; mortality.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…Môr'tar, n. p. 860A mixture of lime and sand with water, used as a cement for uniting stones and bricks in walls.Mort d'ăn'ses-tor p. 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.Môr'ter, n. p. 860A chamber-lamp or light. [Obs.] Chaucer.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…Mōrt'gāge, v. t. p. 860(Law.) To grant or convey, as property, for the security of a debt, or other engagement, upon a condition that if the debt or engagement shall be discharged according to the contract, the conveyance…Mōrt'gāge-deed, n. p. 860(Law.) A deed given by way of mortgage.Mōrt-gā-gee', n. p. 860(Law.) The person to whom property is mortgaged, or to whom a mortgage is made or given.Mōrt'gāge-ōr', n. p. 860[From mort-Môrt'ga-ger p. 860gage. Mortgagor is an orthography that should have no countenance. If accented on the last syllable, the spelling should be mortgagoor.] (Law.) The person who conveys property as security for debt…