Morosely Mo·rose"ly adverb Sourly; with sullen austerity.

Moroseness Mo·rose"ness noun Sourness of temper; sulenness.

Learn good humor, never to oppose without just reason; abate some degrees of pride and moroseness .

I. Watts.

» Moroseness is not precisely peevishness or fretfulness , though often accompanied with it. It denotes more of silence and severity, or ill-humor, than the irritability or irritation which characterizes peevishness .

Morosis Mo·ro"sis (mo*rō"sĭs) noun [ New Latin , from Greek mw`rwsis , from mw^ros silly, foolish.] (Medicine) Idiocy; fatuity; stupidity.

Morosity Mo·ros"i·ty noun [ Latin morositas : confer French morosité .] Moroseness. [ R.] Jer. Taylor.

Morosoph Mo"ro·soph noun [ Greek mo^ros foolish + sofo`s wise.] A philosophical or learned fool. [ Obsolete]

Morosous Mo·ro"sous adjective Morose. [ Obsolete] Sheldon.

Moroxite Mo·rox"ite noun [ Confer Greek ..., ..., a sort of pipe clay.] (Min.) A variety of apatite of a greenish blue color.

Moroxylate Mo·rox"y·late noun (Chemistry) A morate.

Moroxylic Mor`ox·yl"ic adjective [ Latin morus a mulberry tree + Greek ... wood.] (Chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the mulberry; moric.

Morphean Mor"phe·an adjective Of or relating to Morpheus, to dreams, or to sleep. Keats.

Morpheus Mor"pheus (môr"fūs or môr"fe*ŭs) noun [ Latin , from Greek Morfey`s prop., the fashioner or molder, because of the shapes he calls up before the sleeper, from morfh` form, shape.] (Class. Myth.) The god of dreams.

Morphew Mor"phew noun [ French morpheé , Late Latin morphea ; confer Italian morfea .] A scurfy eruption. [ Obsolete] Drayton.

Morphew Mor"phew transitive verb To cover with a morphew. [ Obsolete]

Morphia Mor"phi·a noun [ New Latin ] (Chemistry) Morphine.

Morphine Mor"phine noun [ From Morpheus: confer French morphine .] (Chemistry) A bitter white crystalline alkaloid found in opium, possessing strong narcotic properties, and much used as an anodyne; -- called also morphia , and morphina .

Morphinism Mor"phin·ism noun (Medicine) A morbid condition produced by the excessive or prolonged use of morphine.

Morpho Mor"pho noun [ New Latin , from Greek ..., an epithet of Venus.] (Zoology) Any one of numerous species of large, handsome, tropical American butterflies, of the genus Morpho . They are noted for the very brilliant metallic luster and bright colors (often blue) of the upper surface of the wings. The lower surface is usually brown or gray, with eyelike spots.

Morphogeny Mor·phog"e·ny noun [ form + root of ... to be born.] (Biol.) History of the evolution of forms; that part of ontogeny that deals with the germ history of forms; -- distinguished from physiogeny . Haeckel.

Morphologic, Morphological Mor`pho·log"ic, Mor`pho·log"ic·al adjective [ Confer French morphologique .] (Biol.) Of, pertaining to, or according to, the principles of morphology. -- Mor`pho*log"ic*al*ly , adverb

Morphologist Mor·phol"o·gist noun (Biol.) One who is versed in the science of morphology.

Morphology Mor·phol"o·gy noun [ Greek ... form + -logy : confer French morphologie .] (Biol.) That branch of biology which deals with the structure of animals and plants, treating of the forms of organs and describing their varieties, homologies, and metamorphoses. See Tectology , and Promorphology .

Morphon Mor"phon noun [ Greek ..., present participle of ... to form.] (Biol.) A morphological individual, characterized by definiteness of form, in distinction from bion , a physiological individual. See Tectology . Haeckel.

» Of morphons there are six orders or categories: 1. Plastids or elementary organisms. 2. Organs, homoplastic or heteroplastic. 3. Antimeres (opposite or symmetrical or homotypic parts). 4. Metameres (successive or homodynamous parts). 5. Personæ (shoots or buds of plants, individuals in the narrowest sense among the higher animals). 6. Corms (stocks or colonies). For orders 2, 3, and 4 the term idorgan has been recently substituted. See Idorgan .

Morphonomy Mor·phon"o·my noun [ Greek ... form + ... a law.] (Biol.) The laws of organic formation.

Morphophyly Mor"pho·phy`ly noun [ Greek ... form + ... a clan.] (Biol.) The tribal history of forms; that part of phylogeny which treats of the tribal history of forms, in distinction from the tribal history of functions. Haeckel.

Morphosis Mor·pho"sis noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... form, from ... form.] (Biol.) The order or mode of development of an organ or part.

Morphotic Mor·phot"ic adjective [ Greek ... fit for forming.] (Physiol.) Connected with, or becoming an integral part of, a living unit or of the morphological framework; as, morphotic , or tissue, proteids. Foster.

Morpion Mor"pi·on noun [ French, from mordre to bite + Latin pedis louse.] (Zoology) A louse. Hudibras.

Morrice Mor"rice noun Same as 1st Morris .

Morrice Mor"rice adjective Dancing the morrice; dancing.

In shoals and bands, a morrice train.

Wordsworth.

Morricer Mor"ri·cer noun A morris dancer. [ Obsolete]

Morrimal Mor"ri·mal noun & adjective See Mormal .

Morris Mor"ris noun [ Spanish morisco Moorish, from Moro a Moor: confer French moresque , Italian moresca .] 1. A Moorish dance, usually performed by a single dancer, who accompanies the dance with castanets.

2. A dance formerly common in England, often performed in pagenats, processions, and May games. The dancers, grotesquely dressed and ornamented, took the parts of Robin Hood, Maidmarian, and other fictitious characters.

3. An old game played with counters, or men, which are placed at the angles of a figure drawn on a board or on the ground; also, the board or ground on which the game is played.

The nine-men's morris is filled up with mud.

Shak.

» The figure consists of three concentric squares, with lines from the angles of the outer one to those of the inner, and from the middle of each side of the outer square to that of the inner. The game is played by two persons with nine or twelve pieces each (hence called nine-men's morris or twelve-men's morris ). The pieces are placed alternately, and each player endeavors to prevent his opponent from making a straight row of three. Should either succeed in making a row, he may take up one of his opponent's pieces, and he who takes off all of his opponent's pieces wins the game.

Morris Mor"ris noun [ So called from its discoverer.] (Zoology) A marine fish having a very slender, flat, transparent body. It is now generally believed to be the young of the conger eel or some allied fish.

Morris-chair Mor"ris-chair` noun [ Prob. from the proper name Morris .] A kind of easy-chair with a back which may be lowered or raised.

Morris-pike Mor"ris-pike` noun A Moorish pike. [ Obsolete]

Morro Mor"ro noun [ Spanish , any spherical object.] A round hill or point of land; hence, Morro castle , a castle on a hill.

Morrot Mor"rot noun (Zoology) See Marrot .

Morrow Mor"row noun [ Middle English morwe , morwen , Anglo-Saxon morgen . See Morn .] 1. Morning. [ Obsolete] "White as morrow's milk." Bp. Hall.

We loved he by the morwe a sop in wine.

Chaucer.

2. The next following day; the day subsequent to any day specified or understood. Lev. vii. 16.

Till this stormy night is gone,
And the eternal morrow dawn.

Crashaw.

3. The day following the present; to- morrow.

Good morrow , good morning; -- a form of salutation. -- To morrow . See To- morrow in the Vocabulary.

Morse Morse noun [ French morse , Russian morj' ; perhaps akin to English mere lake; confer Russian more sea.] (Zoology) The walrus. See Walrus .

Morse Morse noun [ Latin morsus a biting, a clasp, from mordere to bite.] A clasp for fastening garments in front. Fairholt.

Morse alphabet Morse" al"pha·bet A telegraphic alphabet in very general use, inventing by Samuel F.B.Morse, the inventor of Morse's telegraph. The letters are represented by dots and dashes impressed or printed on paper, as, .- (A), - . . . (B), -.. (D), . (E), .. (O), . . . (R), -- (T), etc., or by sounds, flashes of light, etc., with greater or less intervals between them.

Morse code Morse" code" (Teleg.) The telegraphic code, consisting of dots, dashes, and spaces, invented by Samuel B. Morse . The Alphabetic code which is in use in North America is given below. In length, or duration, one dash is theoretically equal to three dots; the space between the elements of a letter is equal to one dot; the interval in spaced letters, as O . ., is equal to three dots. There are no spaces in any letter composed wholly or in part of dashes.

Alphabet

 A .- H .... O . . V ...-
 B - . . . I .. P ..... W .--
 C .. . J -.-. Q ..-. X .-..
 D -.. K -.- R . .. Y .. ..
 E . L — S ... Z ... .
 F .-. M -- T -- & . ...
 G --. N -. U ..-
  Numerals 
 1 .--. 4 . . . .- 7 --..
 2 ..-.. 5 --- 8 - . . . .
 3 . . . -. 6 . . . . . . 9 -..-
 0 ---- Period ..--.. Comma .-.-
 The International (Morse) code used elsewhere is the same as the above with the following exceptions.
 C -.-. L .-.. Q --.- Y -.--
 F ..-. O --- R .-. Z --..
 J .--- P .--. X -..- 

The Morse code is used chiefly with the electric telegraph, but is also employed in signalling with flags, lights, etc.

Morsel Mor"sel noun [ Old French morsel , French morceau , Late Latin morsellus , a dim. from Latin morsus a biting, bite, from mordere to bite; probably akin to English smart . See Smart , and confer Morceau , Mordant , Muse , v. , Muzzle , noun ] 1. A little bite or bit of food. Chaucer.

Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a new labor to a tired digestion.

South.

2. A small quantity; a little piece; a fragment.

Morsing horn Mor"sing horn` A horn or flask for holding powder, as for priming. [ Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Morsitation Mor`si·ta"tion noun The act of biting or gnawing. [ Obsolete]

Morsure Mor"sure noun [ French, from Latin mordere , morsum , to bite.] The act of biting. Swift.

Mort Mort noun [ Confer Icelandic margt , neut. of margr many.] A great quantity or number. [ Prov. Eng.]

There was a mort of merrymaking.

Dickens.

Mort Mort noun [ Etym. uncert.] A woman; a female. [ Cant]

Male gypsies all, not a mort among them.

B. Jonson.

Mort Mort noun [ Etymol. uncertain.] (Zoology) A salmon in its third year. [ Prov. Eng.]

Mort Mort noun [ French, death, from Latin mors , mortis .] 1. Death; esp., the death of game in the chase.

2. A note or series of notes sounded on a horn at the death of game.

The sportsman then sounded a treble mort .

Sir W. Scott.

3. The skin of a sheep or lamb that has died of disease. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Mort cloth , the pall spread over a coffin; black cloth indicative or mourning; funeral hangings. Carlyle. -- Mort stone , a large stone by the wayside on which the bearers rest a coffin. [ Eng.] H. Taylor.

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