MOR 
MOR 
• MOR 
r 
rnora est, ft. c. it shall be done immediately. 
Ovid. Nulla inora est dicere, li. e. I will 
say it immediately. Terent. Nec mora ulla 
est, quin — ducam, h. e. I shall immediate¬ 
ly. Cic. Moram mihi nullam fore, ft. e. 
that Imust, vat delay. Plant. Est mora,ft. c. 
that detains too long, causes too much delay, 
is too tiresome. So, also, Longa mora est, 
with an infinit. following. Ovid. Longa 
mora est, referre cuncta nomina. Cic. 
Sine mora, or, Virg. Haud mora, or, 
Propert. Nulla mora, ft. e. without delay, 
presently, immediately, instantly. Plm. 
Ep. Inte' moras, ft. e. meanwhile, in the 
mean time Sucton. Inter aliquas mo- 
ras. — Hence, a pause or stop in speak- 
incr. Cic. Or. 16. — Also, a space of 
time, or, time of some duration. Cic. 
Dolor finitus est mora, ft. e. by time, or 
lemrth of time — Also, a stay at a play. 
Liv. segnis. Ovid. Placid* morse. 
Also, any thing which retards or hinders, 
a hinderance, impediment, obstruction, bar¬ 
rier, encumbrance. Liv. Est mora resti- 
tuendse Capu®. — Also, difficulty. Jve- 
pos. Nulla mora est. (See above.)- 
IT Also, same as the Greek popg. or 
poipa, a part or division of the. Lacedie- 
■monian army, consisting of three, five, 
or seven hundred men. Cic. and Jvepos. 
M5RACIUS (mora), a, um, adj. hard. 
3 7'itinn. ap. Fcst. nuces. . 
MoRaLIS (mores), e, adj. of or pertaining 
1 to manners or morals, moral, ethic, ysi- 
k<S ; . Cic. Philosophi® pars moralis. 
MORaLITaS (moralis), atis, f. condition 
3 of or reference to manners or morals , mo¬ 
rality. Macrob . . . 
M8R aMeNTUM (merer), l, n. that by 
3 which a person is detained, a delay, hinder¬ 
ance. Apul. 
MBRaTe (moratus), adv. slowly. Senec. 
2 Moratius. , , , • r 
MURaTIM (Id.), adv. slowly, leisurely. 
3 Solin. , , 
MORaTIS (moror), onis, f. a delay, tarry- 
2 in <r. Vitruv. 
M8RAT5R (Id.), oris, m. a delayer, loiter¬ 
er; of soldiers who keep in the rear ot 
an armv- Liv. — Hence, a kind of poor 
advocates that only delay and protract 
business. Liv. 
MoRaTORIOS (morator), a, um, adj. de- 
3 laying, dilatory. Pandect. -li Also, 
causing delay. Cod. Just. 
M&RaTOS, a, um, particip. from moror 
See Moror. , , 
MoRaTOS (mores), a, um, adj. endued 
with morals good or bad, eiSiapevos. Lie. 
bene, ft. e. possessed of good morals. 
Plant. Mulier male morata, ft. e. a woman 
of a bad disposition. -IT Also, adapted 
to the manners or the character of persons. 
Cic. poema, ft. e. in which the manners 
or morals arc well described. Horat. ta¬ 
bula recte morata, ft. e. in which the man¬ 
ners of each character are justly express- 
el l % _IT Also, constituted., circumstanced. 
Quid. Venter male moratus. Colum. 
Discipline bene morata. 
MoRBIDOS (morbus), a, um, adj. diseased, 
2 liable to disease, voonp 6 S- Plm- -II Al- 
so, causing disease , unwholesome. Lm- 
MORBIFER, or MORBIFEROS (morbus 
3& fero), a, um, adj. bringing disease, 
morbific, uoooiroilis. Paulin. Jvolan. 
MORBoNIX (morbus), -e, f. Suet. Abire 
morboniam, to go hang, « Kopauas. 
MoRBoSCS (Id.), a, um, adj. liable to dis- 
3 ease, full of diseases, sickly, voaiodns. 
(ja+o — Figur. sick, sick with desire , 
given to, intent upon, greedy after. Pc- 
tron. in aves. - Also, of lewd per¬ 
sons, lewd, debauched, radiKo;. LatuLl. 
Morbosus. Priap. Morbosior. 
MORBUS (perhaps from popes), m - a 
disease, distemper, disorder, malady, sick¬ 
ness, of the body, v6oos. Nep. Morbum 
nancisci, or, Plin. contrahere, ft. e. to 
catch. So, also, Cic. In morbum inci- 
dere, or cadere, or delabi, ft. e. to fall 
into. Also, Cces. Implican morbo, or, 
jVcp. in morbum, ft. e. to catch, fall into. 
Cic. In morbo esse, or. morbo labo- 
rare, or, morbo affectum esse, or, JVep. 
conflictari, ft. e. to be ill. Id. Mor- 
bo perire, or, rnori. Cic. Morbum de- 
nellere. Id. Ex morbo convalescere, or 
evadere, ft. e. to recover, return to a state 
of health. Cels. Morbus major, or comi- 
tialis, or, Apul. caducus, ft. e. the falling 
sickness, epilepsy, iepa v6c oj. Cels, re- 
gius, or arquatus, A. e. the jaundice. - 
IT Also, a disease of the mind, fault, vice, 
vehement desire. Cic. and Horat. Also, 
affliction, grief, sorrow. Plant. IT Al¬ 
so, a disease in trees, plants, &c. Pun. 
MoRDaCITaS (mordax). atis, f. a biting 
2 or sting in a- quality, mordacity. _ Plm. ur- 
ticarum. — Also, a sharp, biting flavor. 
Pallad. , 
MORDaCITER (Id.), adv. sharply, bitler- 
3 ly, satirically. Ovid. Lima mordacius 
uti. Macrob. Ait mimus ille mordaci- 
ter, &c. 
MoRDaX (mordeo), acis, biting, given 
2 to bite, snappish, SaxvcoSig, Spktikus. 
Plaul. Mordax canis. - If Also, 
st.inrrinw, pricking, biting, pungent. Ovid. 
rubf. ~Id. urtica. Plm. Mordacissima 
marga. Id. Arista mordacior hordeo. 
- IT Also, sharp, cutting. Horat 
Mordaci ferro icta pinus. — — If Also, 
corrosive. Ovid, pumex. Plin. Pulvis 
leniter mordax. - IT Also, ^ sharp, 
tart, biting, sour, bitter. Plin. Succus 
croci. Pcrs. acetum. Ovid. fel. - 
IT Also, clasping. Sidon. fibula. 
IT Figur. satirical, virulent. Ovid, car¬ 
men. Horat. Cynicus. - IT Also, 
gnawing, sad, anxious. Horat. solici- 
tudines. 
MoRDES (perhaps from u6pov row), es, 
momordi, morsum, a. 2. to bite with 
one’s teeth, Sa/aico. Cic. Canes mordere 
possunt. Martial. Mordente molesto 
pulice, ft. e. biting, stinging. Ovid, rem, 
ft. e. to bite any thing, or into any thing. 
Enn. ap. Gell. aliquem. Cic. Frenum 
mordere, A. e. to show courage. (See 
Frenum.) Virg. terrain, ft. e. to bite the 
around, of persons slain and touching 
the ground with their faces. So, also, 
Ovid, arenas. - IT Also, to chew. 
Ovid, pabula. — Hence, to eat. Juve¬ 
nal. ostrea. - Also, to spend, consume. 
Labor. De integro patrimonio meo cen 
turn millia numum momordi.- " Al 
so, to catch, snap, or clasp, like a buckle, 
clasp, hook. Ovid. Fibula mordet ves- 
tem. Plin. Vomer mordet terram. So, 
also, of a missile by which a person is 
struck. Cels. Locus (corporis), qui mu- 
cronem (teli) momordit. Id. Id, quod 
a lino mordetur, A. e. where the thread 
enters. — Hence, to take fast hold of. 
Stat. Arbor humuni mordet. Senec. 
Hoc morde, ft. c. mark that well, impress 
it on your memory, ruminate upon it. — 
Also, of a river flowing through a coun 
try and gnawing it, as it were. Horat. 
Rura, quae Liris quieta mordet aqua. — 
Also, of beat, cold, air, to attack, injure. 
Horat. Frigora parum cautos mordent, 
ft. e. attacks. Id. Q.uia olearn moinor- 
derit sestus.-IT Also, to bite at, ex¬ 
press resentment, satirize, censure, attack 
with words. Terent. aliquem clancu- 
lum. Ovid, aliquem dictis Juvenal. 
Jocus mordens, ft. e. a biting joke, sharp, 
satirical saying. -IT Also, to grieve, 
afflict, mortify, vex, annoy, hurt. Horat. 
aliquem opprobriis. Terent. Par pro 
pari referto, quod earn mordeat. Cic. 
Valde me memorderunt epistol® tu*. 
Id. Scribis, morderi te interdum, quod 
non simul sis, ft. e. that it grieves you , 
that you are uneasy. Id. Morderi con- 
scientia, ft. e. to feel the stings of con¬ 
science. -IT Also, of kharp, pungent 
food, &c. to bite, sting. Plm. Radix 
gustu acri mordet. Id. oculos. —Hence 
to corrode. Plin. Succid® lan* pluri 
ma pnestant remedia, prout qu*que 
mulceri morderique opus sit, ft. e. ac¬ 
cordingly as there is need of lenitives or 
corrosives. — Also, to sting, inflict sensi¬ 
ble pain. Plin. Urtica foliis non mor- 
dentibus. . 
MORDeX (mordeo), Icis, m. a biter, a 
3 tooth. Plata, and Apul. 
MoRDICXTrS (mordico), onis, f. a gnaw- 
3 inn. Ccel. Aurelian. ventris. 
MoRDTCITdS (mordicus), adv. same as 
3 Mordicus. Apul. 
M6RDIC5 (mordex), as, a. 1. to bile, 
3 sting. Ccel. Aurel. 
MORDICUS (Id.), adverb, with the teeth, 
by biting with the teeth, djdj. Cic. Au- 
riculam auferre, ft. e. to bite off. 
Plin. Cauda mordicus apprehensa. 
543 
Plaut. Mordicus arripere. Sueton. Palu 
damentum mordicus trahens-IT Fig 
ur. tooth and nail, keenly. Cic. Perspi- 
cuitatem, quam mordicus tenere debe. 
mus, ft. e. to observe unvariably. 
MORE (moms), adv. foolishly, pwpwj. 
3 Plaut. 
MORES. See Mos. 
MOReTaRIOS (moretum), a, um, adj. 
3 relating to moretum. Apic. 
MORETUM (unc.), ti, n. a kind of salad, 
3 made of garlic, parsley, vinegar, oil, &c. 
rpiii.ua. Ovid. 
MURlBuNDOS (morior), a, uni, adj. like 
or ready to die, dying, expiring, diroStifio- 
kwv. Cic. — Figur. Ovid, anima. Ca- 
tall, sedes, ft. e. unwholesome, deadly. 
-IT Also, mortal. Virg. membra. 
MoRIGERaTIS (morigeror), onis, f. com- 
3 pliance. Afran. 
M6RIGER8 (mos & gero), as, n. 1. same 
3 as Morigeror. Plaut. sibi, ft. e. to grati¬ 
fy one’s desire. 
MORIGEROR (Id.), aris, atus sum, dep. 
1. to humor, comply with, endeavor te 
please, gratify, xaptfopai. Terent. ali- 
cui. Cic. voluptati aurium. Plaut. 
servituti, ft. c. to accommodate one’s self 
to, submit to. Sueton. ore alicujus, ft. e. 
fellare. 
MoRIGERCS (Id.), a, um, adj. obedient, 
3 compliant, gratifying, condescending, ob¬ 
sequious, evirsiSrjs- Plant. Morigerus 
patri. -- Also, de re venerea. Plaut. — 
Lucret. Morigeris modis, A. e. morem 
gerendo. 
MOR INI, orum, a people of France, near 
the channel. Cces. 
M5RI5 (pw pds), onis, m. a fool, pwpiav. 
2 Martial. 
MORI5, or MORION, onis, f. a precious 
stone, a kind of dark-brown rock-crystal. 
Plin. 37, 63. 
MORION (pw piov), ii, n. a plant of tlie 
genus stryebnus, or night-sliade. Plm. 
21 J05. -IT Also, the white male plant 
of mandrake. Plin. 25, 94. 
MORIOR (mors), eris, mortuus sum, dep. 
3. to die, expire, Svy <rxw. Cic. desule- 
rio, ft. e. of desire. Pollio in Cic. Ep. 
ex vulnere. Liv. ferro. JVep. morbo. 
Horat. frigore. Virg. Virgo jussamori, 
ft. e. interfecta. Cic. Voces monentes, 
ft. e. of a person dying. So, also, Oma. 
artus. Cic. Moriar si or ni, ft. e. nmyi 
die, &c. may I perish, &c. Id. in studio 
dimetiendi coeli, ft. e. to spend lus whole 
life in, &c.- IT Figur. to die, perish, 
be effaced, pass away, vanish, W ® 
strenoifi. Cic. Memoria beneficiorum 
moriatur. Id. sermo. Id. lacerti. 
I-Tence, of comets when they begin to 
disappear. Claudian. Donee in exi- 
guum moriens vanesceret ! ? nen V 
Also of plants, trees, &c. to die, wither- 
Plin! ° Rut am et hederas illico mon. 
Ovid. Segetes moriuntur m herbis. 
So, also, of the limbs and fle *' ° f , 
body. Cels. Id, quod supra vine um 
est, moritur. — Also, of word d 
into disuse. Quintil. - 
Vi > r r g t ® Ur i’n /l temo C meo morientur, h.e. 
with love, be mad with Urn. p 
complexa "“and^ OM Moriri, 
amore mon. - Plauti m nMi a , 
for mon.—- II rartiup jj or . 
um, dead ’.\f v£U l\ s * e tsif dmd. Cic. 
tuus concidit. — Al o, Mortuus, 
Mortuus concidisti. -- Al o, ^ Jortuum 
a dead person, a corps ■ ^ tu j s e .x- 
inferre in domum. Id. A.m°r 
citare, ft. «• t0 * {X mortnos. 
Id. Amandare abquem mf w 
kill. 
to a deaf man, talk 
breath to no purpose,g* ^ ^ 
cayed, deprived of its J” A C ; c . leges, 
flores, ft. e- dead, witiarea. ^ plausug , 
ft. e. antiquated, obsolete. ^ mare, 
1 4. to desire to die. Cic. ^ of 
MoRMyR (poppvpo;), > 
sea-fish. Ovid. 
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