moreen 
It is used fur petticoats, bathing-dresses, etc., 
and tho heavier qualities for curtains. 
The gaudy Imff -coloured trumpery marrrn which Mrs. 
I'roudio had deemed good enough for her husband's own 
room. Tritllvpi-, Iturehe.ster lowers, v. 
morees, . [Origin obscure.] English cotton 
cloths made for exportat ion, as to Africa. />/. 
' 
more-handt, /> [ME. more hand, more-lmnil : 
< mure 1 + Iniiiil."] More. 
To make the qucn that watj BO jonge, 
What iiwre hond mogte he a-cheue? 
Alliterative Poem* (ed. Morris), i. 474. 
more-hough (mor'hok), n. Same as blend-water. 
moreish (mor'ish), a. Same as morisk. 
morel 1 (mor'el or mo-rel'), a. and n. [I. a. < OF. 
morel, moi'cait, dark-colored, blaekisli(*oreZ, mo- 
reau, n., a dark horse), F. moreau, black, = It. 
morcllo, dark-colored, blackish, tawny, murrey, 
< ML. morellus, maurellun, dark, blackish, appar. 
dim. of L. Maurus, a blackamoor, Moor (see 
l/oor*),but perhaps equiv. to L. morulus, black- 
ish, 'black and blue,' dira.,< morum, a mulberry : 
see more*. Hence the surname Morell, Mor- 
rell, Morrill. II. n. In def. 2, < It. morello, dark- 
colored: see the adj. In def. 3, also morclle, 
formerly morrell, < ME. "morclk, morcole, < F. 
morelle = Pr. morella = Pg. morilka = It. morel- 
la, nightshade ; prop. fern, of the adj. : see I.] 
1. a. Dark-colored; blackish. 
II. . If. A dark-colored horse ; hence, any 
horse. 
Have gode, now, my gode morel, 
On many a gtour thou hast served me wel. 
MS. Aihmole S3, t. 49. (Halliwell.) 
2. A kind of cherry. See morello. 
Morel Is a Mack cherry, flt for the conservatory before 
It be thorough ripe, but It is bitter eaten raw. Mortimer. 
3. Garden nightshade, Solatium nigrum, See 
nightshade. Also morclle. 
Thon seest no wheat helleborus can bring, 
Nor barley from the madding morrell spring. 
Sylvester, tr. of Du Bartas. (tfaret.) 
morel 2 (mor'el ormo-rel'),. [AlsomorM; =D. 
morilje, moritte; < F. morille, dial, merouille, me- 
ronle, a mushroom, < OHG. morhela, MHG. mor- 
Jiel, morchel, G. morchel (> Dan. morkel = Sw. 
murJcla), a mushroom, dim. of OHG. moralia, 
morhd, etc., a root, carrot: see more 2 .] An ed- 
ibje mushroom; specifically, Morchella esculen- 
ta, which grows abundantly in Europe, particu- 
larly in England, as well as in many parts of the 
United States. It is much used to flavor gravies, and 
is also dressed fresh in various ways ; it is sometimes em- 
ployed Instead of the common mushroom, Agaricw cam- 
pentrix, to make catchup. 
Spungy morels In strong ragouts are found, 
And in the soup the slimy snail is drowned. 
Gay, Trivia, ill. 203. 
morelandt, An obsolete form of moorland. 
Morelia(mo-re'li-6),. [NL. (J. E. Gray,1831).] 
1 . An Australian" genus of pythons or rock- 
snakes, of the family Fythonidte, having the ros- 
tral plate and several of the labials pitted. They 
grow to a large size, some being 10 feet long. M. tpilotes 
is known as the diamond-make, and M. variegata as the 
carpet-stiake. 
2. [/. o.] A python of the genus Morelia. 
morelle (mo-rel'), . Same as moren, 3. 
morello (mo-rel'6). n. [< It. morello, dark-col- 
ored: see morel 1 .'] A kind of cherry with a 
dark-red skin, becoming nearly black if allowed 
to hang long. The flesh is deep purplish-red, tender, 
juicy, and acid. It is a standard cherry, much used in 
cooking and preserved in brandy. Also mariUon. 
more majorum (mo're ma-jo'rum). [L.: more, 
abl. of man, manner (see moral) ; majorum, gen. 
of majores, ancestors, pi. of major, compar. of 
magnug, great: see major.] After the manner 
of (our) ancestors. 
morendo (mo-ren'do). [It., ppr. of morire, < 
L. mori, die : see wort 1 .] In music, dying away ; 
diminuendo at the end of a cadence. 
morenesst (mor'nes), . [< more 1 + -nc.ts.] 
Greatness ; superiority. 
MorenfM of Christ's vicars Is not measured by worldly 
mareness. Wyd<f, Letter, in Lewis's Life, p. 284. 
moreover (mor-6'ver), a<1i\ [< more 1 + ore/-.] 
Beyond what has been said; further; besides; 
also ; likewise. 
The English Consull of Aleppo is absolute of himselfe, 
. . . expert in their language, . . . being moreover of such 
a spirit as not to be danted. Sandys, Travailes, p. 66, 
more-pork (mor'pork'), n. [An imitative 
name.] 1. In Tasmania, a kind of goatsucker, 
PodargHx oirii-ri. 
Somewhere, apparently at an immense distance, a man- 
pork was chanting his monotonous cry. 
U. Kingsley, Geoffry Hauilyn, xxxi. 
3859 
2. In Now Zealand, a kind of owl, 
>iiirir-.:i'/innliii i . II. \ncton. 
MoresCOt (mo-rcs'ko). ii. [< It. Moresco, Moor- 
ish: SIT Mnn-xque, Morisco?] An obsolete form 
of Mor< XI/IH-. 
The said mamedlne Is of sillier, hailing the llorenea 
stampe on t>oth aides. HaHvyt'i Yoyayen, II. 272. 
Moreskt, ". and M. An obsolete form of Sfo- 
ri'xi/iti'. 
Moresque (mo-rsk'), a. and n. [Formerly also 
Murnd- (also ' Mnn-xi-n. Mnrixco, Morisk); < F. 
morcsque, formerly also morisqut, < It. moresco 
= 8p. Pg. morinco, < ML. 3/orixcus, Moorisli : 
see Munrisli'-. IT. .\lnrisrii X. Sp.) ami ninfri- 1 
(< F.).] I. a. Moorish; of Moorish design, or 
of design imitating Moorish work. Moresque 
dancet. Same as marrit-dancc. 
II. n. A style of decoration by means of flat 
patterns, interfacings, simple scrolls, and the 
tike, and usually in crude color or in slight re- 
lief on metal-work, founded upon Moorish deco- 
ration. Also spelled Afauresguc. 
Moreton Bay chestnut. See bean-tree and 
chestnut. 
Moreton Bay fig. A fig-tree, Pious macrophylta, 
of eastern Australia. 
Moreton Bay pine. Same as hoop-pine. 
moreynet, " An obsolete form of murrain. 
morfewt, See morphew. 
morfondt, v. i. and t. [Also morfoundre; < OF. 
morfondre, take cold, become chilled ; prob. < 
morve, mucus, rheum, also glanders, + fondre, 
pour: see found 3 .] To take cold; have a cold 
in the head ; also, to affect with cold : said of 
horses. 
InGalycetheryuersbetroublousandcoolde,andbycanse 
of the snowes that dyscende downe frome the mountaynes, 
wherby they and theyr horses, after theyr trauayle all 
the daye In the hote sone, shall be morfoundred or they 
be ware. Berners, tr. of Frolssart's Chron., II. Ixxx. 
I morfonde as a horse dothe that wexeth styff e by taking 
of a sodayne colde. Je me morfons. Palarave. 
morfondt, n. [Also morfound, morefound; < 
morfond, v.~\ A disease in a horse occasioned 
by its taking cold. Halliwell. 
Of the Sturdy, Turning-evlll or More-found. 
Treatiie on Duetutt of Cattle. (Naret.) 
morfrey (m6r'fri), n. [A corruption of hermaph- 
rodite.} A kind of cart. See the quotation. 
[Prov. Eng.] 
A cart that may also be used as a waggon is. It seems, 
known locally as a hermaphrodite, but the word has In 
popular use become morfrey. 
AUimceum, Feb. 4, 1888, p. 145. 
morgaget, and . An obsolete spelling of 
mortgage. 
morganatic (m6r-ga-nat'ik), a. [= F. morga- 
natique = Sp. morgdndtico = Pg. It. morganatico 
(cf. I). G. morganatisck = Sw. Dan. morgana- 
<tA'),< ML. morganaticus (also morganieus) (with 
accom. L. term, -aticus, -icus), of the morning; 
fern, morganatica (also morganica), equiv. to 
morgangifa, < OHG. morgangeba, MHG. morgrn- 
gdbe, G. morgengabe = D. MLG. morgengave = 
Sw. morgongafva = Dan . morgengave = AS. mor- 
gengifu, a morning-gift, < morgen, morn, + 
gifu, gift, < gifan, give: see morn, morrow, and 
gift. Cf. morning-gift.] An epithet noting a 
marriage of a man of high rank to a woman 
of lower station which is contracted with a 
stipulation that neither she nor the issue, if 
any, shall claim his rank or property in conse- 
quence; pertaining to a marriage of a woman 
of high rank to a man of lower station : hence 
applied also to a wife or a husband who has 
agreed to such a marriage contract. Such unions 
are also called left-handed marriages, because at the nup- 
tial ceremony the left hand is often given. 
morganatical (mor-ga-nat'i-kal), a. [< mor- 
ganatic + -a'.] Same as morganatic. 
morganatically (m6r-ga-nat'i-kal-i), adv. In 
the manner of a morganatic marriage. 
morganizet (m6r'gan-iz), v. t. [< Morgan (see 
def. ) + -ire.] To assassinate secretly, in order 
to prevent or punish disclosures, as the Free- 
masons were said to have done in the case of 
William Morgan in 1826. 
morgay (m6r'ga), n. [< W. morgi, dogfish, lit. 
' sea-dog,' < mor, sea (see merei), + ci, dog (see 
liuioid).] The small spotted dogfish or bounce, 
a kind of shark, Xci/lliiini canicuia. It Is regarded 
as a pest by fishermen, whose bait it takes. When proper- 
ly cooked, its flesh is not unpalatable. [Prov. Eng. ) 
morgeline (m6r'gel-in), n. [< F. morsgeUne, L. 
niorxiis !/<illinir, henbit (Prior).] A plant, Ve- 
ronica IK lli I ifnUa. 
morgen (mor'gcn), n. [< D. morgen = MLG. 
ninrgen = OHG. morgaii. morgon, MHG. G. mor- 
i/i'ii, a measure of surface.] A measure of sur- 
morigerous 
face, now or formerly in use in (ionnnny :IIM! 
elsewhere in Knrope. it hai varied considerably In 
extent. The Berlin morgen ii equal to about 0.0.11 acre. 
It Ii said to have been 2.0076 acre* in Amsterdam. The 
word was fraiuently used In old conveyances of property 
along the Hudson river In the United States. 
Two moryrnt of arable land opnotlte stony-point. ( Note 
:i. Four acres. | A.J. Weite, Hist. Troy, p. 11. 
Seven morgetir of land were equal to fifteen acres. 
MunttU, Annals of Albany, X. 170. 
morgivet, n. [< AS. morgengifu: see nwrga- 
nntic, inorning-</ift.] Same as morning-gift. 
morglayt Cmo'r'Kla), n. [Same as claymore, the 
i-leiiientH being inverted.] 1. Same as clay- 
more. 
They can Inform you of a kind of men 
That first undid the profit of those trade* 
By bringing up the form of carrying 
Their tnorylaH* In their hand*. 
Beau, and Ft., Uoneit Man's Fortune, L 1. 
2. [cap.] The name given to the famous sword 
of Sir Bevis of Arthurian legend. 
And how fair Joslan gave him Anindel his (teed, 
And Marylay his good sword. Drayton, 1'olyolblon, Ii. 
morgue 1 (m6rg), n. [< F. morgue, a haughty 
demeanor, haughtiness, arrogance, conceit, for- 
merly a sad or severe countenance, a solemn 
or sour visage, < OF. morguer, look at solemnly 
or sourly, F. brave, defy; origin obscure.] 
Haughty demeanor; hauteur. [Rare.] 
The absence In htm (Gladstone] of aristocratical cxcln- 
Biveness Is one of the causes of his popularity. But not 
only Is he free from morgite, he has also that rarest and 
crowning charm In a man who has triumphed as he ha*, 
been praised a* he has : he is genuinely modest. 
M. Arnold, Nineteenth Century, XIX. 662. 
morgue 2 (morg), M. [< F. morgue, a morgue, 
a transferred use of OF. morgue, "in the cnas- 
telet of Paris, a certain chair wherein a new- 
come prisoner is set, and must continue some 
hours, without stirring either head or hand, 
that the keepers ordinary servants may the 
bettor take notice of his face and favour" 
(Cotgrave); < morguer, look at solemnly or 
sourly: see morgue^.] A place where the 
bodies of persons found dead are exposed, that 
they may oe claimed by their friends ; a dead- 
house. 
moria (mo'ri-a), M. [NL., < Or. fiupla, folly, < 
fioptie, > L. morus, foolish.] In med., foolish- 
ness; fatuity. Dunglison. 
Morian (mo'ri-an), n. [Also Miirrian; < OF. 
Aforien, Moryenjalso Moriaine, F. dial. Maurien, 
Moriane, Mouriane, a Moor, < ML. Morus, a Moor 
(cf. Mauritania, Mauritania): see J/~oor*.] A 
Moor; a blackamoor. [Archaic.] 
A falre pearle in a Murrian* care cannot make him 
white. l-jiln, Euphues and his England, p. 315. 
The Mmnm' land [authorized version, "Ethiopia," 
translating CtuA] shall soon stretch out her hands to God. 
Book of Common Prayer, Psalter, Ps. Ixvill. 31. 
moribund (mor'i-bund), a. and . [= F. mori- 
bond = Sp. Pg. moribundo = It. moribondo, < L. 
moribundus, dying, < mori, die: see morfl, mor- 
tal.] I. a. In a dying state. 
The patient was comatose and moribund. 
Copland, Diet. Pract Medicine, art. Apoplexy. (Latham.) 
He seems at least to have tacitly acknowledged that his 
sanguinary adventure in statesmanship was moribund. 
The Century, XXXVIII. 848. 
H. n. A dying person. Wright. 
moricet, An obsolete form of morris*. 
morigeratet (mo-rij'e-rat), r. t. [< L. morige- 
ratus, pp. of morigerari (> It. morigcrare = Sp. 
Pg. morigerar), comply with, < morigerus, com- 
plying: see morigerous.] To obey; comply. 
Cocker am. 
morigeratet (mo-rij'e-rat), a. [< L. morigrra- 
<.<;. see morigcrate, f.] Obedient. 
Than the armies that wente fro Rome were as well dis- 
ciplined and morigerate as the schooles of the philoso- 
phiers that were In Greece. UMrn Bake, II. 
morigerationt (mo-rij-e-ra'sl>on), . [< OF. 
morigertition = Sp. morig<-rticin = Pg. morige- 
rac,So, < L. morigeratio(n-), compliance, < mo- 
rigerari, comply with: see morigerate.'] Obe- 
dience; compliance; obsequiousness. 
Not that I can tax or condemn the morigeratum or ap- 
plication of learned men to men of fortune. 
Bacon, Advancement of Learning. I. 
That fond mongeration to the mistaken custom* of the 
age. Evelyn, To Hon. Robert Boyle. 
Courteslc and Mnrigeralim will galne mightily upon 
them [the Spaniard*]. Homll, Forreine Travel], p. . 
morigerpust (mo-rij'e-rus), a. [< L. morigrrut, 
complying, obsequious, < mos (mor-), custom, 
manner, + gerere, carry.] Obedient; compli- 
ant; obsequious. 
But they would honour his wife as the prlncesse of the 
world, and be morijerous to him as the commander of 
their soules. J'atient Cruel, p. & (HaUitrtU.) 
