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mort1 definition

mort (môrt)

noun

  1. Obsolete death
  2. a note sounded on a hunting horn when the quarry is killed

Etymology: OFr < L mors, death: see mortal

mort2 definition

mort (môrt)

noun

Dialectal a great quantity or number

Etymology: ? altered (infl. by mort) < dial. merth, excess < ON mergth, a multitude; akin to margr, much

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mort Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • petit: The French have an expression for feelings such as these, le petit mort, the little death.

Modifies a noun

  • cloth: Hearse and mort cloth hire also brought in money but both of these could be supplied by independent societies, for a fee.

Noun used with modifier

  • sont: William: Je vais donner à mes soldats seulement le terrain des hommes qui sont morts au combat.
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