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2. Human life; the life of a mortal being.
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There 's nothing serious in mortality. Shak.
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3. Those who are, or that which is, mortal; the human race; humanity; human nature.
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Take these tears, mortality's relief. Pope.
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4. Death; destruction. Shak.
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5. The whole sum or number of deaths in a given time or a given community; also, the proportion of deaths to population, or to a specific number of the population; death rate; as, a time of great, or low, mortality; the mortality among the settlers was alarming.
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Coloq. Bill of mortality . See under . -- Coloq. Law of mortality , a mathematical relation between the numbers living at different ages, so that from a given large number of persons alive at one age, it can be computed what number are likely to survive a given number of years. -- Coloq. Table of mortality , a table exhibiting the average relative number of persons who survive, or who have died, at the end of each year of life, out of a given number supposed to have been born at the same time.
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Mortalize (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mortalized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mortalizing (?).] To make mortal. [R.]
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Mortally, adv. 1. In a mortal manner; so as to cause death; as, mortally wounded.
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2. In the manner of a mortal or of mortal beings.
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I was mortally brought forth. Shak.
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3. In an extreme degree; to the point of dying or causing death; desperately; as, mortally jealous.
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Adrian mortally envied poets, painters, and artificers, in works wherein he had a vein to excel. Bacon.
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Mortalness, n. Quality of being mortal; mortality.
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Mortar (?), n. [OE. morter, AS. mortēre, L. mortarium: cf. F. mortier mortar. Cf. sense 2 (below), also 2d , , .] 1. A strong vessel, commonly in form of an inverted bell, in which substances are pounded or rubbed with a pestle.
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2. [F. mortier, fr. L. mortarium mortar (for trituarating).] (Mil.) A short piece of ordnance, used for throwing bombs, carcasses, shells, etc., at high angles of elevation, as 45°, and even higher; -- so named from its resemblance in shape to the utensil above described.
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Coloq. Mortar bed (Mil.), a framework of wood and iron, suitably hollowed out to receive the breech and trunnions of a mortar. -- Coloq. Mortar boat or Coloq. Mortar vessel (Naut.), a boat strongly built and adapted to carrying a mortar or mortars for bombarding; a bomb ketch. -- Coloq. Mortar piece , a mortar. [Obs.] Shak.
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Mortar, n. [OE. mortier, F. mortier, L. mortarium mortar, a large basin or trough in which mortar is made, a mortar (in sense 1, above). See 1st .] (Arch.) A building material made by mixing lime, cement, or plaster of Paris, with sand, water, and sometimes other materials; -- used in masonry for joining stones, bricks, etc., also for plastering, and in other ways.
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Coloq. Mortar bed , a shallow box or receptacle in which mortar is mixed.
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Mortar, v. t. To plaster or make fast with mortar.
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Mortar (?), n. [F. mortier. See a vessel.] A chamber lamp or light. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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mortarboard, mortar board n. 1. A small square board with a handle beneath, for holding mortar; a hawk; used by masons to hold or carry mortar.
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2. An academic cap topped by broad, projecting, stiff and flat square top, with a tassel attached to the top and hanging down. It was once worn by students in some colleges, but is now worn usually only at graduation ceremonies.
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Mortgage (môrg�j; 48), n. [F. mort-gage; mort dead (L. mortuus) + gage pledge. See , and .] 1. (Law) A conveyance of property, upon condition, as security for the payment of a debt or the preformance of a duty, and to become void upon payment or performance according to the stipulated terms; also, the written instrument by which the conveyance is made.
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☞ It was called a mortgage (or dead pledge) because, whatever profit it might yield, it did not thereby redeem itself, but became lost or dead to the mortgager upon breach of the condition. But in equity a right of redemption is an inseparable incident of a mortgage until the mortgager is debarred by his own laches, or by judicial decree. Cowell. Kent.
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2. State of being pledged; as, lands given in mortgage.
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Coloq. Chattel mortgage . See under . -- Coloq. To foreclose a mortgage . See under . -- Coloq. Mortgage deed (Law), a deed given by way of mortgage.
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Mortgage, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mortgaged (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mortgaging (?).] 1. (Law) To grant or convey, as property, for the security of a debt, or other engagement, upon a condition that if the debt or engagement shall be discharged according to the contract, the conveyance shall be void, otherwise to become absolute, subject, however, to the right of redemption.
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2. Hence: To pledge, either literally or figuratively; to make subject to a claim or obligation.
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Mortgaging their lives to covetise. Spenser.
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I myself an mortgaged to thy will. Shak.
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mortgaged adj. burdened with legal or financial obligations; as, His house was mortgaged to the hilt.
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Mortgagee (?), n. (Law) The person to whom property is mortgaged, or to whom a mortgage is made or given.
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{ Mortgageor, Mortgagor } (?), n. (Law) One who gives a mortgage.
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☞ The letter e is required analogically after the second g in order to soften it; but the spelling mortgagor is in fact the prevailing form. When the word is contradistinguished from mortgagee it is accented on the last syllable (-jôr).
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Mortgager (?), n. (Law) One who gives a mortgage.
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Mortiferous (?), a. [L. mortifier; mors, mortis, death + ferre to bring: cf. F. mortifère.] Bringing or producing death; deadly; destructive; as, a mortiferous herb. Gov. of Tongue.
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Mortification (?), n. [F., fr. L. mortificatio a killing. See .] 1. The act of mortifying, or the condition of being mortified; especially: (a) (Med.) The death of one part of an animal body, while the rest continues to live; loss of vitality in some part of a living animal; gangrene. Dunglison. (b) (Alchem. & Old Chem.) Destruction of active qualities; neutralization. [Obs.] Bacon. (c) Subjection of the passions and appetites, by penance, abstinence, or painful severities inflicted on the body.
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The mortification of our lusts has something in it that is troublesome, yet nothing that is unreasonable. Tillotson.
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2. Deep humiliation or shame, from a loss of pride; painful embarassment, usually arising from exposure of a mistake; chagrin; vexation.
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3. That which mortifies; the cause of humiliation, chagrin, or vexation.
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It is one of the vexatious mortifications of a studious man to have his thoughts discovered by a tedious visit. L'Estrange.
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4. (Scots Law) A gift to some charitable or religious institution; -- nearly synonymous with mortmain.
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Syn. -- Chagrin; vexation; shame. See .
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Mortified (?), imp. & p. p. of .
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mortified (?), a. Deeply embarrased; painfully humiliated.
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Mortifiedness (?), n. The state of being mortified; humiliation; subjection of the passions. [R.]
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Mortifier (?), n. One who, or that which, mortifies.
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Mortify (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mortified (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mortifying (?).] [OE. mortifien, F. mortifier, fr. L. mortificare; L. mors, mortis, death + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See , and .] 1. To destroy the organic texture and vital functions of; to produce gangrene in.
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2. To destroy the active powers or essential qualities of; to change by chemical action. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Quicksilver is mortified with turpentine. Bacon.
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He mortified pearls in vinegar. Hakewill.
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3. To deaden by religious or other discipline, as the carnal affections, bodily appetites, or worldly desires; to bring into subjection; to abase; to humble; as, to mortify the flesh.
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With fasting mortified, worn out with tears. Harte.
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Mortify thy learned lust. Prior.
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Mortify, therefore, your members which are upon the earth. Col. iii. 5.
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4. To affect with vexation, chagrin; to depress.
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The news of the fatal battle of Worcester, which exceedingly mortified our expectations. Evelyn.
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How often is the ambitious man mortified with the very praises he receives, if they do not rise so high as he thinks they ought! Addison.
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5. To humiliate deeply, especially by injuring the pride of; to embarrass painfully; to humble; as, the team was mortified to lose by 45 to 0.
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Mortify, v. i. 1. To lose vitality and organic structure, as flesh of a living body; to gangrene.
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2. To practice penance from religious motives; to deaden desires by religious discipline.
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This makes him . . . give alms of all that he hath, watch, fast, and mortify. Law.
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3. To be subdued; to decay, as appetites, desires, etc.
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Mortifying (?), a. 1. Tending to mortify; affected by, or having symptoms of, mortification; as, a mortifying wound; mortifying flesh.
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2. Subduing the appetites, desires, etc.; as, mortifying penances.
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3. Tending to humble or abase; humiliating; as, a mortifying repulse.
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Mortifyingly, adv. In a mortifying manner.
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Mortise (?), n. [F. mortaise; cf. Sp. mortaja, Ar. murtazz fixed, or W. mortais, Ir. mortis, moirtis, Gael. moirteis.] A cavity cut into a piece of timber, or other material, to receive something (as the end of another piece) made to fit it, and called a tenon.
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Coloq. Mortise and tenon (Carp.), made with a mortise and tenon; joined or united by means of a mortise and tenon; -- used adjectively. -- Coloq. Mortise joint , a joint made by a mortise and tenon. -- Coloq. Mortise lock . See under . -- Coloq. Mortise wheel , a cast-iron wheel, with wooden clogs inserted in mortises on its face or edge; -- also called mortise gear, and core gear.
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Mortise, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mortised (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Mortising.] 1. To cut or make a mortise in.
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2. To join or fasten by a tenon and mortise; as, to mortise a beam into a post, or a joist into a girder.
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Mortling (?), n. [See .] 1. An animal, as a sheep, dead of disease or privation; a morling. [Eng.]
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2. Wool plucked from a dead sheep; morling.
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Mortmain (?), n. [F. mort, morte, dead + main hand; F. main-morte. See , and .] (Law) Possession of lands or tenements in, or conveyance to, dead hands, or hands that cannot alienate.
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☞ The term was originally applied to conveyance of land made to ecclesiastical bodies; afterward to conveyance made to any corporate body. Burrill.
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Mortmal (?), n. See . [Obs.] B. Jonson.
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Mortpay (?), n. [F. mort dead + E. pay.] Dead pay; the crime of taking pay for the service of dead soldiers, or for services not actually rendered by soldiers. [Obs.] Bacon.
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{ Mortress (?), Mortrew (?), } n. [See .] A dish of meats and other ingredients, cooked together; an ollapodrida. Chaucer. Bacon.
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Mortuary (?), n.; pl. Mortuaries (#). [LL. mortuarium. See , a.] 1. A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by, and due to, the minister of a parish on the death of a parishioner. It seems to have been originally a voluntary bequest or donation, intended to make amends for any failure in the payment of tithes of which the deceased had been guilty.
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2. A burial place; a place for the dead.
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3. A place for the reception of the dead before burial; a deadhouse; a morgue.
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4. A .
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Mortuary (?), a. [L. mortuarius, fr. mortuus dead: cf. F. mortuaire. See .] Of or pertaining to the dead; as, mortuary monuments.
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Coloq. Mortuary urn , an urn for holding the ashes of a dead person after cremation.
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Morula (?), n.; pl. Morulæ (#). [NL., dim. of L. morum a mulberry.] (Biol.) The sphere or globular mass of cells (blastomeres), formed by the clevage of the ovum or egg in the first stages of its development; -- called also mulberry mass, segmentation sphere, and blastosphere. See .
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Morulation (?), n. (Biol.) The process of cleavage, or segmentation, of the ovum, by which a morula is formed.
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Morus (?), n. [L., mulberry tree. See .] (Bot.) A genus of trees, some species of which produce edible fruit; the mulberry. See .
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☞ Coloq. Morus alba is the white mulberry, a native of India or China, the leaves of which are extensively used for feeding silkworms, for which it furnishes the chief food. -- Coloq. Morus multicaulis , the many-stemmed or Chinese mulberry, is only a form of white mulberry, preferred on account of its more abundant leaves. -- Coloq. Morus nigra , the black mulberry, produces a dark-colored fruit, of an agreeable flavor.
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Morwe (?), n. See . [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Morwening (?), n. Morning. [Obs.]
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Mos (?), n., sing. of . [Rare]
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Mosaic (?), n. [F. mosaïque; cf. Pr. mozaic, musec, Sp. & Pg. mosaico, It. mosaico, musaico, LGr. �, �, L. musivum; all fr. Gr. � belonging to the Muses. See the goddess.] 1. (Fine Arts) A surface decoration made by inlaying in patterns small pieces of variously colored glass, stone, or other material; -- called also mosaic work.
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2. A picture or design made in mosaic; an article decorated in mosaic.
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3. Something resembling a mosaic{1}; something made up of different pieces, fitted together by design to form a unified composition.
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Coloq. aerial mosaic An aerial photograph of a large area, made by carefully fitting together aerial photographs of smaller areas so that the edges match in location, and the whole provides a continuous image of the larger area. Called also Coloq. mosaic map and photomosaic. -- Coloq. mosaic virus A type of plant virus that causes green and yellow mottling of leaves of a plant. A much-studied type is the tobacco mosaic virus, affecting the tobacco plant.
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Mosaic, a. Of or pertaining to the style of work called mosaic; formed by uniting pieces of different colors; variegated; tessellated; also, composed of various materials or ingredients.
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A very beautiful mosaic pavement. Addison.
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Coloq. Florentine mosaic . See under . -- Coloq. Mosaic gold . (a) See . (b) Stannic sulphide, SnS2, obtained as a yellow scaly crystalline powder, and used as a pigment in bronzing and gilding wood and metal work. It was called by the alchemists aurum musivum, or aurum mosaicum. Called also bronze powder. -- Coloq. Mosaic work . See , n.
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Mosaic, prop. a. [From Moses.] Of or pertaining to Moses, the leader of the Israelites, or established through his agency; as, the Mosaic law, rites, or institutions.
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Mosaical (?), a. Mosaic (in either sense). “A mosaical floor.” Sir P. Sidney.
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Mosaically, adv. In the manner of a mosaic.
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Mosaism (?), n. Attachment to the system or doctrines of Moses; that which is peculiar to the Mosaic system or doctrines.
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{ Mosasaur (?), Mosasaurian (?), } n. (Paleon.) One of an extinct order of reptiles, including Mosasaurus and allied genera. See .
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Mosasauria (?), n. pl. [NL. See .] (Paleon.) An order of large, extinct, marine reptiles, found in the Cretaceous rocks, especially in America. They were serpentlike in form and in having loosely articulated and dilatable jaws, with large recurved teeth, but they had paddlelike feet. Some of them were over fifty feet long. They are, essentially, fossil sea serpents with paddles. Called also Pythonomarpha, and Mosasauria.
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Mosasaurus (?), n. [NL., fr. L. Mosa the River Meuse (on which Meastricht is situated) + Gr. � a lizard.] (Paleon.) A genus of extinct marine reptiles allied to the lizards, but having the body much elongated, and the limbs in the form of paddles. The first known species, nearly fifty feet in length, was discovered in Cretaceous beds near Maestricht, in the Netherlands. [Written also Mososaurus.]
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Moschatel (?), n. [Gr. � musk: cf. F. moscatelline. See , .] (Bot.) A plant of the genus Adoxa (Adoxa moschatellina), the flowers of which are pale green, and have a faint musky smell. It is found in woods in all parts of Europe, and is called also hollow root and musk crowfoot. Loudon.
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Moschine (?), a. Of or pertaining to Moschus, a genus including the musk deer.
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Mosel (?), n. & v. See . [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Moselle (?), n. A light wine, usually white, produced in the vicinity of the river Moselle.
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Moses (?), n. A large flatboat, used in the West Indies for taking freight from shore to ship.
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Mosey (?), v. i. [Perh. fr. .] To go, or move (in a certain manner); -- usually with out, off, along, etc. [Colloq.] E. N. Wescott.
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Mosk (?), n. See .
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Moslem (mŏzlĕm), n.; pl. Moslems (mŏzlĕmz), or collectively Moslem. [Ar. muslim a true believer in the Mohammedan faith, fr. salama to submit to God, to resign one's self to the divine will. Cf. , .] An adherent of Islam; a Mussulman; an orthodox Mohammedan. [Written also muslim.] “Heaps of slaughtered Moslem.” Macaulay.
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They piled the ground with Moslem slain. Halleck.
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