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MOR'TIFY, v.t. [L. mors, death, and facio, to make.] 1. To destroy the organic t...
MOR'TIFYING, ppr. Changing from soundness to gangrene or sphacelus. 1. Subduing;...
MORTISE, n. mor'tis. A cut or hollow place made in timber by the augur and chise...
MOR'TISED, pp. Having a mortise; joined by a mortise and tenon.
MOR'TISING, ppr. Making a mortise; uniting by a mortise and tenon.
MORT'LING, n. Wool plucked from a dead sheep.
MORT'MAIN, n. In law, possession of lands or tenements in dead hands, or hands t...
MORT'PAY, n. Dead pay; payment not made. [Not used.]
MOR'TRESS, n. [from mortar.] A dish of meat of various kinds beaten together. [N...
MOR'TUARY, n. 1. A sort of ecclesiastical heriot, a customary gift claimed by an...
MOSA'IC, a. s as z. [L. musivum.] 1. Mosaic work is an assemblage of little piec...
MOS'CHATEL, n. [L. muscus, musk.] A plant of the genus Adoxa, hollow root or ing...
MOSK, n. A Mohammedan temple or place of religious worship. Mosks are square bui...
MOSS, n. [L. muscus.] The mosses are one of the seven families or classes into w...
MOSS-GROWN, a. Overgrown with moss; as moss-grown towers.
MOSS'ED, pp. Overgrown with moss.