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“or 167, n3t 163—tube 171, t&h 172, bull 17
ftl OUNlN G .g TAR) mor-nlng-star', s. Theplanet Venus , when she shines in the morning."MOROSE, mu-rose', a. 427. Sour of temper,*J>fcevj s [, t ^ u j|en.
*OUOSELY, mo-rose / i&, ad. Sourly,^P^evishiv.
^ORosENESS, mo-rose'nis, s. Sourness,TVrrf ev ' s ^ ,ness ‘
iY *UROSITY, mo-rfts'sc-te, s. Moroseness,.sourness, peevishness.
oORpHEW, moi-'fu, s. A scurf on the^ORRIS-DANCE, m3r'ris-danse, s. A
oauce in which bells are gingled, or staves orfjords clashed, which was learned from the"lours.—Nine Men’s Morris, a kind of play,. Vv ith nine holes in the ground.™ORRIS-DANCER,inor'ris-diln-sur, s. Onedances the Moorish dance.
BORROW, rnoi'ro, s. 327. The day after
1 ’c present day.-—To-morrow, on the day afterCurrent day.
T-lyRSE, morse, s. A sea-horse.
°IORv;el, mor'sil, s. 09. A piece (it for the,‘"until, a mouthful ; a small quantity.‘PltSURE, mSr'sliure, s. 452. The act ofjh'Iinrr.
9Rr, mort, s. A tune sounded at the. cath of the game.
^RTAE, mor'tal, a. 88. Subject to death,*°onied sometime to file ; deadly, destructive,procuring death ; luiraan^ belonging to man ;e *trchi<*, violent; in this sense a low ex-^Pressinn.
MORTAL, mor'tal, s. Man, human being.‘’RjRTALITY, mov-tal'le-te, s. Subjectionl » death, state of being subject to death;death ; power of destruction'; frequency ofyrT^th ; l.uman nature.
MORTALLY, mor'tiil-e, ud. Irrecoverably,{,.9 death ; extremely, to extremity.
“RTAR, mor'tur, s. 88, 418. A stronge 8sel in which materials are broken by beingP° l mded with a pestle; a short wide cannon,wh ’ch bombs are thrown.
•J^AU, mor'tur, s. Cement made oflime11< J sand with water, and used to join stones
0r bucks.
ui \ Tg AGE, mor'gadje.s. 90,472. A deadto®. £ e > a thing put into the hands of a credi-fo ’ l '>e state of being pledged.p . MORTGAGE, mor'gadje, ®. a. To
P»t to pledge.
t a i. GAGEE, mor-gi-jee', s. He that
• \ e s o r
receives a mortgage.
gi v J^^AGER, mor-ga-jur', s. 98. He thatM()n^^ !Tlor tg a ge.
^ dt?aHi . EROUS, mor-tirfer-us, a. Fatal,( ^ es tnictive. ,
The ■ tl?IC ATION, mor-te-fo-kiVshun, .s.
Of corrupting or losing the vitalb„ dv 1? 8 » ? an grene; the act of subduing theatio,!^ hardships and macerations ; humili-^tr 0u ^,j^ u bjectio n of the passions; vexation,
v RalQ iT n^ Y ’ e. «• To destroy
® ss enti 1 ' tips ’ to destroy active powers, or*'«nt ■ , c l u alities ; to subdue inordinate pas-Pliano to .'“"cerate or harass the body to com-to v ex w, th the mind ; to humble, to depress
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MOT
»—oU299—pound 313 —thin 106, this 109.
To MORTIFY, mor'ti-fl, »■ To gangreire,
to corrupt ; tr» be subdued, to die away.
MORTISE, mor'lis, s. 240, 441. A hole cutinto wood that another piece may be putinto it.—-See Advertisement.
To MORTISE, mor'tis, t\ a. To cut with amorlise, to join with a mortise.
MORTMAIN, mort'mane, s. Such a stateof possession as makes it unalienable.
MORTUARY, mor'tshu-ar-re, .s. A gift left
by a man at his death to his parish church,for the recompense of his personal tithes andofferings not duly'paid.
MOSAICK, mo-zaik, a. 509. Mosaick is akind of painting in small pebbles, cockles,-and shells of sundry colours.
MOSCHETTO, mfts-ko'to,' s. A kind of
gnat exceedingly troublesome in some parts ofthe West Indies .
MOSQUE, mftsk, s. A Mahometan temple.
MOSS, mds, s. A plant.
To MOSS, rata, v. a. To cover with moss.
MOSSINESS, mfts'se-nes, s. The state of
being covered or overgrown with moss.
MOSSY, mfts'se, a. Overgrown with moss.
MOST, most, a. The superlative of Mine.Consisting of the greatest number, consistingof the greatest quantit}'.
MOST, mftst, ad. The particle noting thesuperlative degree; as, the most incentive, inthe greatest degree.
MOST, most, s. The greatest number; thegreatest value ; the greatest degree ; thegreatest quantity.
MOSTICK, mfts'tlk, s. A painter’s staff.
Mostly, mftst'ie,™/. For the greatest part.
MOSTWHAT, m&st'hwftt, s. For the mostpart. Not used
MOTATION, mo-ta'shun, s. Act of moving
MOTE, mote, s. A small particle of mattei,any thing proverbially little. '
MOTE, mftte, for Might. Obsolete.
MOTH , mft£/t, s. 467. A small winged in-sect that eats cloths and hangings.
MOTHER, murH'ftr, s. 165, 469. A womanthat has borne a child, correlative to son ordaughter; that which has produced any thing;that which has preceded in time, as, a Motherchurch to chapels ; hysterical passion ; a fa-miliar term of audress to an old woman.—*Mother-in-law, a husband’s or wife’s mother;a thick substance concreting in liquors, thelees or scum concreted.
MOTHER, muTH'fir, a. 165. Had at a birth,native.
To MOTHER, muTH'ur, v. n. To gatherconcretion. ,
MOTHER-OF-PEARL, muTH'ur-ftv-p^rl,s. A kind of coarse pearl, the shell in whichpearls are generated.
MOTHERHOOD, muTH'ur-hud, *. Theoffice, state, or character of a mother.
MOTHERLESS, muTH'ur-les, u. Destituteof a mother. .
MOTHERLY, muTii'ur-le, a. Belonging toa mother, suitable to a mother^
MOTHERWORT, muTH'ur-tvurt, j. A plant.
MOTHERY, mSTH'ui -e, a. 557. Concreted,full of concretions dreggy, feculent; used ofliituors.
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