Pronunciations
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/mɔːs/
Pronunciation notes
- UK
Noun
A clasp or fastening used to fasten a cope in the front, usually decorative.
- Examples
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The morse bore a seraph's head in gold-thread raised work.
Noun
Synonym of walrus.
Usage- Obsolete
- Examples
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The morse is said to roar or bellow loudly, but the animal we slew made no outcry, [...]
More examples (1)
Then we passed through a great deale of small ice, and sawe, upon some peices, two morses, and upon some, one; and also diuers seales, layeing upon peices of ice.