MOR 
MOR 
MOS 
M5R8 (mora), as, a. 1. same as Moror. 
2 Kiev. Hence, Cxi. in Cic. Ep. Moretur. 
MOROCHITeS (unc.), ®, m. a kind of 
precious stone of leek-green color. Plin. 
37, 63. Ed. Hard. Bat other Edd. read 
meroctes. 
M5R5LSG0S (pwpoXdyog), a, um, adj. 
3 talking foolishly, silly, a fool in speech. 
Plant. Morologus So. Id. Sermonibus 
morologis uti, idle, silly, impertinent. 
M5R5R (mora), aris, atus sum, dep. 1 . to 
delay, tarry, stay, linger, loiter, Starpiffu), 
iirzX'n- Cic- Brutum morari. Id. Hem 
cui bellum moremur inferre, hesitate, 
scrapie. Liv. Nlhilne ego quidem mo¬ 
ror, quo minus decemviratu abeam. 
Virg. Non multa moratus, h. e. without 
delaying long. Id. Nec plura moratus, 
k. e. without, tarrying any longer. Hence, 
Id. Quid moror ? Terent. Quid multis 
moror? or, Cic. Ne multis morer, h. 
in short, to he brief, not to be tedious, to 
cut the matter short — Hence, to stay, 
abide, sojourn, live, oe at a place. Cic. 
Brandish. Id. in provincia. Id. Hie 
morari non potes. Id. Pestem in re- 
publica morari. Horat. Rosa quo loco- 
rum sera moretur. — Senec. cum aliquo, 
h. e. to live, have intercourse with. - 
IT Also, transitively, to detain, retard, 
hinder, impede, delay, stop, prevent, check, 
cause to wait. Cic. aliquem. Ovid. iter. 
Cces. impetum hostium. Horat. redi- 
tus. Hence, Nihil moror aliquem, h. e. 
I do not detain a person, 1 let him go, 
permit him to go, dismiss him, he may go. 
Thus the consul, when he dismissed 
the senate, used to say. Capitol. Nihil 
amplius vos moramur, h. e. yon may now 
go home, or, I will not detain you any 
longer. Hence, figitr. I let a person 
alone, let him off from a charge. Liv. 
Sempronium nihil moror, h. e. as for 
me, he may go home, I put a stop to my 
accusation against him. Id. Cum se ni¬ 
hil morari magistrum equitum pronunti- 
asset, h. e. that he granted him his par¬ 
don. So, also, Id. Negavit, se Grac- 
clmm morari. Also, with an infi.net. 
following. Cic. inferre bellum. Also, 
with quo minus following, jLiv. Nihil 
moror, quo minus decemviratu abeam, 
h. e. I will lay down or resign immediate¬ 
ly. Id. Non moror, quo minus redeant, 
ft. e. I have no objection. Id. Moratus 
nemo sit, quo minus abeant.-It Al¬ 
so, to care for, same as euro. Liv. Nul- 
lo morante. Hence, Nihil moror, / do 
not care for , do not value or regard , do 
not want. Horat. vina. Id. officium. 
Plaut. Imperil, vehicula, pallas, pur- 
puram nihil moror. So, also, Virg. 
Wee dona moror. Also, I will not.. 
Plaut. barbarico ritu esse. Id. Alieno 
uh nihil moror. Terent. Eun. 1, 2,104. 
Ann! moror, li. e. no, no more, or, that 
ana nothing else. Also, I have no ob¬ 
jection, am not against it, do not stand in 
W< PL am not displeased. Anton. ap. 
Y c - Nihil moror eos salvos esse. So, 
also, Terent. Non moror.-- IT Also, 
a Jir. the attention of, delight, amuse. 
P°P u,um - Id. aures. 
9 Ipupis), aris, dep. 1 . to be a fool. 
^ er • 33. (But in this passage it 
ir/Mfao- 30 / mean > to live, from mSror.) 
j V“ us )> at * v - peevishly, mo 
r "eely Sv S k6\w s . Cic -IT Also, scru- 
;»d« «!,/, carefully, fastidiously. Plin. 
MomJL n ° n o moro3e eli git- Tertull. 
MoRr^rm'-o Su . ctlln - Morosissime. 
frctfahir^ atis ’ f- Peevishness, 
CoZ 1 cT aom r s i> m ° r ° sene ° s > 
nicpiv 7 Ltc * - - " Also, excessive 
excJ^ ed ^ ntry -‘ Sueton, nimia, h. e 
form ]ritl? l n Cty \ B malim g every thing con 
MOROSfit C TUleS of grammar. ° 
please, peiS^fr’ U "V ati j' to 
captiolj 2?’ fre^fd, testy, fretful, 
iCssoXo’r ese, capricious, Svgdpearos, 
-1 ,r°i\ C 'e- homo. Horat. canities 
— ir at — homo. Horat. canities. 
iious s„; over-nice, particular, fasti- 
curam -!ltr ., Moro31 °r c 'rca corporis 
stubborn „) ,. °> of inanimate things, 
Plin. Cu„re - 0ni,L '"orbSs! 
i"” with aim? n natu moros a, h. e. grow- 
TT A,so - nations, 
M 0 RPHETT« -.Martial, prurigo. 
. s n o/Somnn. ofQevs)’ and eos, m. a 
- ’ and 
a g°d of dreams. Ovid. 
1 POfpvbs), i, m. a species of 
eagle (probably Falco Ntevius, L.). 
Plin. 10, 3. 
MORS (contracted from pbpog), tis, f. 
death, Sdvarog. Cic. Mortem sibi con- 
sciscere, h. e. to destroy one's self. Id. 
obire, h. e. to die. Id. occumbere, li. e. 
to go to, submit to. Also, Virg. morti. 
So, also, Cic. Mortem oppetere, h. e. 
to die. Sulpic. in Cic. Ep. afferre ali- 
cui, h. e. to kill any one. So, also, Cic. 
inferre or offerre, or, Plaut. Aliquem 
dare ad mortem, or, Horat. morti, or, 
Sulpic. in Cic. Ep. Morte afficere, h. c. 
to kill. Cic. Vadem ad mortem dare, 
li. e. to give bail, &c. Id. Morti esse, or, 
Ovid. Mortem facere, h. c. to occasion. 
Tibull. Consumi morte, or, Ovid, fungi, 
h. e. to die. Sulpic. in Cic. Ep. Vitam 
cum morte commutare. Cic. Morte 
multare, h. e. to punish with death. Virg. 
In morte, h. e. in death, or after death. 
Id. Honor mortis, li. e. burial. — The 
Romans, in speaking of the punish¬ 
ment of death, did not always mean 
natural death, but frequently also civil 
death, h. e. deminutio capitis, for in¬ 
stance, when a person loses his free¬ 
dom, and is sold as a slave. So, per¬ 
haps, Liv. 1, 44. — Mors sua, natural 
death. Senec. Bella res est, mori sua 
morte, h. e. to die a natural death. — The 
plural mortes is often used when several 
persons are spoken of. Cic. Mortes im- 
peratori®. Plin. Ep. Mortes meorum. 
Stat. Perdere mortes, h. c. to occasion in 
vain, or, to suffer in vain, die needlessly, 
throw away his life. — Figur. of things, 
decay. Plin. memori®. — Also, Death, 
as a goddess. Virg. -IT Also, figur. 
of an old man with one foot in the 
grave, death. Plaut. Quamquam odio- 
sum est, mortem amplexari. -IT Al¬ 
so, a dead body, corpse. Cic. Mortem 
ejus lacerari. Plin. hominis.-IT Al¬ 
so, blood. Virg. Ensem multa morte 
recepit.-- IT Also, that which brings or 
occasions death, as arrows, &c. Sil. Per 
pectora s®vas exceptat mortes. Stat. 
Motu Spartanus acuto mille cavet tap- 
sas circutn cava tempora mortes. Lu¬ 
can. Inde cadunt mortes, h. e. mortifer® 
sagitt®._ 
MoRSICaTIM (morsico), adv. by biting; 
3 by biting the lips together, oJa|. Varr. 
MoRSIC5 (frequentat. of mordeo), as, a. 
3 1. to bite. Hence, to press the lips together 
like persons kissing each other. Apul. 
Ore improbo compulsat et morsicat. Id. 
Morsicantes oculi, h. e. ogling, amor¬ 
ous eyes. 
MoRS1 uNCtfL a (dimin. of morsus), ®, f. 
3 a biting. Apul. -11 Also, a kissing. 
Plaut. S 
MoRSU.VI (mordeo), i, n. a lit, morsel, 
3 small piece, part of a whole. Catull. 
MoRSOS, a, um. See Mordeo. 
MoRSOS (rnordeo), us, m. a bite, hiring, 
6r\ypa, di/fif. Cic. avium. Id. ser- 
pentis, A. e. sting. Sil. Morsu petere, 
h. e. to bite, as a dog. -T Also, an 
eating, when done by biting or with the 
teeth. Virg. mensarum. -IT Also, 
a biting, sharpness or pungency of taste, 
acridness. Martial, aceti. — Also, of a 
nettle, a stinging. Plin. Urtica morsu 
carens vocatur laraium.-II Also, a 
corroding, consuming, as of rust on a 
sword. Lucan. - IT Also, figur. a 
biting, as of envy. Horat. Non istic 
obliquo oculo mea carmina quisquam 
limal, non odio obscuro morsuque ve- 
nenat, h. c. malicious attack. Sil. Mor¬ 
sus fam® depellere, h. e. attacks of cal¬ 
umny. - IT Also, mortification, grief, 
vexation, pain. Ovid, curarum. Cic. 
’ libertatis intermiss®. Id. ASgritudo 
quasi morsum aliquem doloris efficit, 
li. e. bite, sting. - IT Also, tooth or 
teeth. Virg. Vertere morsus in Cere- 
rem, li. e. to eat. Plin. Morsu tollere. 
— Hence, figur. a tooth or any thing re¬ 
sembling it. Virg. ancor®. — Also", the 
thing or place, in which a buckle, javelin, 
knife, &c. sticlcs. Sil. Qua fibula mor¬ 
sus loric® crebro laxata resolverat ictu. 
Virg. Morsus roboris discludere, h. e. 
the cleft of the tree in which the javelin of 
JEnras had lodged. 
M5RTX. (popry), ®, f. one of the Parc®. 
3 CreselL ap. Gell. 
MqRTaLIS (mors), e, adj. mortal, sub- 
o.a a 
ject to death, S vyrig. Cic. animal. — 
Hence, figur. perishable, coming to cn 
end, not lasting. Cic. inimiciti®, h. e. 
short. -If Also, mortal , human , earth¬ 
ly. Virg. mucro, li. e. made by mortal or 
human hands. Id. vulnqs, h. e. injliclcd 
by a mortal. Cic. conditio vit®. Liv. 
opera. Ovid. acta. Virg. Nec inor- 
tale sonans, h. c. her voice did not sound 
like a human voice. Plin. Mortajius. 
Virg. Mortalia, h. e. human things _ 
Hence, Lucret. Mortalis, A. c. a mortal; 
a man, human being. Cic. Mortales 
(.generallyjoined with multi, onmes,cunc- 
ti ), mortals, mortal men, mankind, men, 
oi ^vrjToi. —-—IT Also, mortal, bringing 
deathCyprian, crimen. 
MoRTaLITaS (mortalis), atis, f. mor 
tality, subjection to death , the state of a 
being subject to death, to Svyrdo. Tacit. 
Mortalitatem explere, h. e. to die. — 
Hence, perishableness, want of durable¬ 
ness. Plin. Tofus ®dificiis inutilis est- 
inortalitate molliti®, A. e. pcrishahlcncss. 
Cic. Quasi non omne, quod ortum sit, 
rnortalitas consequatur. - H Also, 
mortals, mankind, man. Plin. and Curt. 
-- 11 Also, death. Pandect. 
MoRTaLITCR (Id.), adv. mortally. Jlxf , 
3 gust in. 
MORTaRIOLUM (dimin.. of mortarium), 
3 i, n. a small mortar. JEm. Mac. 
MoRTaRKUM (for moretarium, from mo- 
2 return), ii, n. a mortar, oXuoj. Cato 
and Colum. -U Also, a place or ves¬ 
sel in which mortar is mixed. Vitruv. _ 
IT Also, mortar. Vitruv. -IT Also, a 
hollow resembling amortar, dug round a 
tree. Pallad. 
MoRTICiNOS (mors), a, um, adj. dead, 
2 carrion, SvynpaZog. Varr. ovis. Id. 
volucres aut pisces. Also, that is of 
cattle which died naturally, carrion. Varr. 
In sacris ne morticinum quid adsit.- 
IT Also, a term of reproach among vulgar 
people, carrion. Plaut. Non hercle, si 
os perciderim tibi, metuam, morticine. 
• —— TT Also, figur. dead. Senec. caro. 
Plin. clavus, A. e. a corn on the feet. 
-II Prud. Urnas reorum morticinas, 
h. e. sepulcra reorum. 
MoRTIFkR, and MoRTlFCROS (mors 
& fero), a, um, adj. causing death, 
deadly, mortal, Savaryrfidpog. Cic. and 
Virg. 
MoRTIFKRe (mortifer), adv. mortally. 
2 Plin. Ep. 
MORTIFERUS. See Mortifer. 
MoRTIFICaTIB (inortifico), onis, f. a 
3 killing, death. Tertull. 
MoRTIFICB (mortificus), as, a. 1. to kill, 
3 destroy. Tertull. 
MoRTIFICOS (mors & facio), a, um, adj. 
3 deadly,pausing death. Tertull. 
MoRTuaLTS (mortuus), e, adj. relating 
3 to the dead or to corpses. — Mortualia, 
sc. carmina, h. e. a funeral song sung by 
women, called pr®fic®. Plaut. H®c sunt 
non nug® ; non enim mortualia. — 
Mortualia, sc. vestimenta, A. e. mourn¬ 
ing-clothes, mourning weeds. Naiv. 
MoRTuaRKctS (Id.), a, uin, same as Mor- 
3 tualis. Cato ap. Gell. glossarium, h. e. 
a dictionary containing words without 
meaning, of men who “are intent upon 
words only, and not upon things. 
MORTOoSOS (Id.), a, um, adj. deathlike. 
3 Cxi. Aurel. 
MoRTOdS, a, um. See Morior. 
MOROLX (dimin. of mora), ®, f. a short 
3 delay. Augustin. 
MoRuLOS (dimin. of morus), a, um, adj. 
3 somewhat black, blackish, dark-colored, 
pavnbg. Plaut. 
MoRUM. See Morus, a, um. 
MoRiTS (pwpog), a, um, adj. foolish, silly. 
3 Plaut. — Also, as a subst. a fool. Plaut. 
Morus sum. 
MoR 'S (pavpdg), a, um, adj. dark-colored, 
black. — Hence, Ovid. Morum, sc. po- 
mum, A. e. a mulberry, popov, pcopov. 
Ovid. Also, a blackberry, brambleberry, 
■ pbpa, ffariva. — Morus, i, f. sc. arbor, 
a mulberry-tree, popca. Ovid. 
MoS (unc.), moris, in. the will of a per. 
son, one's humor; self-will, wilfulness, 
caprice. Terent. Alieno more, or ex mora 
alius vivere. Plaut. Obediens fuit mo¬ 
ri patris. Prop. Nonne fuit meliui 
domin® pervincere mores, A. e. caprice 
Cic. Morem alicui gerere, A. e. to ha 
