Moray Mor"ay noun (Zoology) A muræna.

Morbid Mor"bid adjective [ Latin morbidus , from morbus disease; probably akin to mori to die: confer French morbide , Italian morbido . See Mortal .] 1. Not sound and healthful; induced by a diseased or abnormal condition; diseased; sickly; as, morbid humors; a morbid constitution; a morbid state of the juices of a plant. "Her sick and morbid heart." Hawthorne.

2. Of or pertaining to disease or diseased parts; as, morbid anatomy.

Syn. -- Diseased; sickly; sick. -- Morbid , Diseased . Morbid is sometimes used interchangeably with diseased , but is commonly applied, in a somewhat technical sense, to cases of a prolonged nature; as, a morbid condition of the nervous system; a morbid sensibility, etc.

Morbidezza Mor`bi·dez"za noun [ Italian , softness, delicacy. See Morbid .] 1. (Fine Arts) Delicacy or softness in the representation of flesh.

2. (Mus.) A term used as a direction in execution, signifying, with extreme delicacy. Ludden.

Morbidity Mor·bid"i·ty noun 1. The quality or state of being morbid.

2. Morbid quality; disease; sickness. C. Kingsley.

3. Amount of disease; sick rate.

Morbidly Mor"bid·ly adverb In a morbid manner.

Morbidness Mor"bid·ness noun The quality or state of being morbid; morbidity.

Morbific, Morbifical Mor·bif"ic, Mor·bif"ic·al adjective [ Latin morbus disease + -ficare (in comp.) to make: confer French morbifique . See -fy .] Causing disease; generating a sickly state; as, a morbific matter.

Morbillous Mor·bil"lous adjective [ Late Latin morbilli measles, dim. of Latin morbus disease: confer French morbilleux .] Pertaining to the measles; partaking of the nature of measels, or resembling the eruptions of that disease; measly.

Morbose Mor·bose" adjective [ Latin morbosus , from morbus disease.] Proceeding from disease; morbid; unhealthy.

Morbose tumors and excrescences of plants.

Ray.

Morbosity Mor·bos"i·ty noun [ Latin morbositas .] A diseased state; unhealthiness. [ R.] Sir T. Browne.

Morceau Mor`ceau" noun [ French] A bit; a morsel.

Mordacious Mor·da"cious adjective [ Latin mordax , -acis , from mordere , morsum , to bite. See Morsel .] Biting; given to biting; hence, figuratively, sarcastic; severe; scathing. -- Mor*da"cious*ly , adverb

Mordacity Mor·dac"i·ty noun [ Latin mordacitas : confer French mordacité . See Mordacious .] The quality of being mordacious; biting severity, or sarcastic quality. Bacon.

Mordant Mor"dant adjective [ French, present participle of mordere to bite; Latin mordere . See Morsel .] 1. Biting; caustic; sarcastic; keen; severe.

2. (Dyeing & Calico Printing) Serving to fix colors.

Mordant Mor"dant noun [ French, originally, biting.] 1. Any corroding substance used in etching.

2. (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, and thus gives fixity to, or bites in , the dyes.

3. (Gilding) Any sticky matter by which the gold leaf is made to adhere.

Mordant Mor"dant transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Mordanted ; present participle & verbal noun Mordanting .] To subject to the action of, or imbue with, a mordant; as, to mordant goods for dyeing.

Mordantly Mor"dant·ly adverb In the manner of a mordant.

Mordente Mor·den"te noun [ Italian ] (Mus.) An embellishment resembling a trill.

Mordicancy Mor"di·can·cy noun A biting quality; corrosiveness. [ R.] Evelyn.

Mordicant Mor"di·cant adjective [ Latin mordicans , present participle of mordicare to bite, from mordere : confer French mordicant .] Biting; acrid; as, the mordicant quality of a body. [ R.] Boyle.

Mordication Mor`di·ca"tion noun [ Latin mordicatio .] The act of biting or corroding; corrosion. [ R.] Bacon.

Mordicative Mor"di·ca·tive adjective [ Latin mordicativus .] Biting; corrosive. [ R.] Holland.

More More (mōr) noun [ Anglo-Saxon mōr . See Moor a waste.] A hill. [ Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

More More noun [ Anglo-Saxon more , moru ; akin to German möhre carrot, Old High German moraha , morha .] A root. [ Obsolete] Chaucer.

More More adjective , compar. [ Positive wanting ; superl. Most (mōst).] [ Middle English more , mare , and (orig. neut. and adverb ) mo , ma , Anglo-Saxon māra , and (as neut. and adverb ) mā ; akin to Dutch meer , Old Saxon mēr , German mehr , Old High German mēro , mēr , Icelandic meiri , meirr , Danish meere , meer , Swedish mera , mer , Goth. maiza , adjective , mais , adverb , and perhaps to Latin major greater, compar. of magnus great, and magis , adverb , more. √103. Confer Most , uch , Major .] 1. Greater; superior; increased ; as: (a) Greater in quality, amount, degree, quality, and the like; with the singular.

He gat more money.

Chaucer.

If we procure not to ourselves more woe.

Milton.

» More , in this sense, was formerly used in connection with some other qualifying word, -- a , the , this , their , etc., -- which now requires the substitution of greater , further , or the like, for more .

Whilst sisters nine, which dwell on Parnasse height,
Do make them music for their more delight.

Spenser.

The more part knew not wherefore they were come together.

Acts xix. 32.

Wrong not that wrong with a more contempt.

Shak.

(b) Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; -- with the plural.

The people of the children of Israel are more and mighter than we.

Ex. i. 9.

2. Additional; other; as, he wept because there were no more worlds to conquer.

With open arms received one poet more .

Pope.

More More noun 1. A greater quantity, amount, or number; that which exceeds or surpasses in any way what it is compared with.

And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more , some less.

Ex. xvi. 17.

2. That which is in addition; something other and further; an additional or greater amount.

They that would have more and more can never have enough.

L'Estrange.

O! That pang where more than madness lies.

Byron.

Any more . (a) Anything or something additional or further; as, I do not need any more . (b) Adverbially: Further; beyond a certain time; as, do not think any more about it. -- No more , not anything more; nothing in addition. -- The more and less , the high and low. [ Obsolete] Shak. "All cried, both less and more ." Chaucer.

More More adverb 1. In a greater quantity; in or to a greater extent or degree. (a) With a verb or participle.

Admiring more
The riches of Heaven's pavement.

Milton.

(b) With an adjective or adverb (instead of the suffix -er ) to form the comparative degree; as, more durable; more active; more sweetly.

Happy here, and more happy hereafter.

Bacon.

» Double comparatives were common among writers of the Elizabeth period, and for some time later; as, more brighter; more dearer.

The duke of Milan
And his more braver daughter.

Shak.

2. In addition; further; besides; again.

Yet once more , O ye laurels, and once more ,
Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere,
I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude.

Milton.

More and more , with continual increase. "Amon trespassed more and more ." 2 Chron. xxxiii. 23. - - The more , to a greater degree; by an added quantity; for a reason already specified. -- The more -- the more , by how much more -- by so much more. " The more he praised it in himself, the more he seems to suspect that in very deed it was not in him." Milton. -- To be no more , to have ceased to be; as, Cassius is no more ; Troy is no more .

Those oracles which set the world in flames,
Nor ceased to burn till kingdoms were no more .

Byron.

More More transitive verb To make more; to increase. [ Obsolete] Gower.

Moreen Mo·reen" noun [ Confer Mohair .] A thick woolen fabric, watered or with embossed figures; -- used in upholstery, for curtains, etc.

Morel Mor"el noun [ See Moril .] (Botany) An edible fungus ( Morchella esculenta ), the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium. It is used as food, and for flavoring sauces. [ Written also moril .]

Morel Mor"el noun [ See Morelle .] (Botany) 1. Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries. [ Written also morelle .]

2. A kind of cherry. See Morello .

Great morel , the deadly nightshade. -- Petty morel , the black nightshade. See Nightshade .

Moreland More"land noun Moorland.

Morelle Mo·relle" noun [ French, orig. fem. of moreau black, Old French morel , from Late Latin morellus . Confer Morello , Murrey .] (Botany) Nightshade. See 2d Morel .

Morello Mo·rel"lo noun [ Confer Italian morello blackish, Old French morel . Confer Morelle .] (Botany) A kind of nearly black cherry with dark red flesh and juice, -- used chiefly for preserving.

Morendo Mo·ren"do adjective & noun [ Italian ] (Mus.) Dying; a gradual decrescendo at the end of a strain or cadence.

Moreness More"ness noun Greatness. [ Obsolete] Wyclif.

Moreover More·o"ver adverb [ More + over .] Beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise.

Moreover , he hath left you all his walks.

Shak.

Syn. -- Besides , Moreover . Of the two words, moreover is the stronger and is properly used in solemn discourse, or when what is added is important to be considered. See Besides .

Morepork More"pork` noun [ So named from its cry.] (Zoology) The Australian crested goatsucker ( Ægotheles Novæ-Hollandiæ ). Also applied to other allied birds, as Podargus Cuveiri .

Mores Mo"res (mō"rēz) noun plural ; sing. Mos (mōs). [ Latin ] Customs; habits; esp., customs conformity to which is more or less obligatory; customary law.

Moresk Mo·resk" adjective & noun Moresque. [ Obsolete]

Moresque Mo·resque" adjective [ French, from Italian moresco , or Spanish morisco . See Morris .] Of or pertaining to, or in the manner or style of, the Moors; Moorish. -- noun The Moresque style of architecture or decoration. See Moorish architecture , under Moorish . [ Written also mauresque .]

Morgan Mor"gan noun (Zoology) One of a celebrated breed of American trotting horses; -- so called from the name of the stud from which the breed originated in Vermont.

Morganatic Mor`ga·nat"ic adjective [ Late Latin matrimonium ad morganaticam , from morganatica a morning gift, a kind of dowry paid on the morning before or after the marriage, from Old High German morgan morning, in morgangeba morning gift, German morgengabe . See Morn .] Pertaining to, in the manner of, or designating, a kind of marriage, called also left-handed marriage , between a man of superior rank and a woman of inferior, in which it is stipulated that neither the latter nor her children shall enjoy the rank or inherit the possessions of her husband. Brande & C. -- Mor`ga*nat"ic*al*ly adverb

Morgay Mor"gay noun [ W. morgi dogfish, shark; mor sea + ci dog.] (Zoology) The European small-spotted dogfish, or houndfish. See the Note under Houndfish .

Morglay Mor"glay noun [ Confer Claymore .] A sword. [ Obsolete] Beau. & Fl.

Morgue Morgue noun [ French] A place where the bodies of persons found dead are exposed, that they may be identified, or claimed by their friends; a deadhouse.

Moria Mo"ri·a noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... folly.] Idiocy; imbecility; fatuity; foolishness.

Morian Mo"ri·an noun (Ethnol.) A Moor. [ Obsolete]

In vain the Turks and Morians armed be.

Fairfax.

Moribund Mor"i·bund adjective [ Latin moribundus , from moriri to die. See Mortal .] In a dying state; dying; at the point of death.

The patient was comatose and moribund .

Copland.

Moribund Mor"i·bund noun A dying person. [ R.]

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