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n. [ OF. amorette, F. amourette, dim. of amour. ] 1. An amorous girl or woman; a wanton. [ Obs. ] J. Warton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A love knot, love token, or love song. (pl.) Love glances or love tricks. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

3. A petty love affair or amour. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An amoret. [ Obs. ] Rom. of R. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Clad with armor. [ 1913 Webster ]

. (Nav.) A man-of-war carrying a large coal supply, and more or less protected from the enemy's shot by iron or steel armor. There is no distinct and accepted classification distinguishing armored and protected cruisers from each other, except that the first have more or heavier armor than the second. [ Archaic ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

. (Mil.) a division of a land army which is equipped with armored vehicles such as tanks or armored personnel carriers. [ PJC. ]

n. [ OE. armurer, armerer, fr. F. armurter, fr. armure armor. ] 1. One who makes or repairs armor or arms. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Formerly, one who had care of the arms and armor of a knight, and who dressed him in armor. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. One who has the care of arms and armor, cleans or repairs them, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } (Zool.) A common bird (Icterus galbula) of eastern and central America and Canada, named after Lord Baltimore, because its colors (black and orange red) are like those of his coat of arms; -- called also golden robin. It winters in the American tropics. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who clamors. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Gael. claidheamhmor a broadsword; Gael. claidheamh sword + mor great, large. Cf. Glaymore. ] A large two-handed sword used formerly by the Scottish Highlanders. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Mil.) an antipersonnel land mine designed to produce a high-velocity spray of steel fragments in a relatively narrow fan-shaped cone, directed toward the enemy. They are usually detonated by an electrical remote control. [ PJC ]

adv. During eternity; always; forever; for an indefinite period; at all times; -- often used substantively with for. [ 1913 Webster ]

Seek the Lord . . . Seek his face evermore. Ps. cv. 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

And, behold, I am alive for evermore. Rev. i. 18. [ 1913 Webster ]

Which flow from the presence of God for evermore. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

I evermore did love you, Hermia. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ Obs. ] See Furthermore. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. or conj. Moreover; besides; in addition to what has been said. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A claymore. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a cheerful spirit and demeanor; cheerful; good-tempered. See Good-natured. [ wns=2 ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Disposed to please. [ wns=1 ]
Syn. -- amiable, agreeable, good-humored, likable, likeable. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

adv. With a cheerful spirit; in a cheerful or good-tempered manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) A European weed (Hypochaeris radicata) widely naturalized in North America having yellow flower heads and leaves resembling a cat's ears.
Syn. -- cat's-ear, cat's ear, California dandelion, capeweed, Hypochaeris radicata. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. Sp. jaquima headstall of a halter. ] A halter consisting of a long leather or rope strap and headstall, -- used for leading or tieing a pack animal. [ Western U. S. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See 1st Hock. ] A Rhenish wine. [ Obs. ] See Hock. Hudibras. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. ill-natured; having a sour, disagreeable, or surly disposition. Opposite of good-natured.
Syn. -- crusty, curmudgeonly, gruff. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

{ } a. [ L. marmoreus, fr. marmor marble: cf. F. marmoréen. See Marble. ] Pertaining to, or resembling, marble; made of marble. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. matamore, from Ar. ma&tsdot_;mōra. ] A subterranean repository for wheat. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. mōr. See Moor a waste. ] A hill. [ Prov. Eng. ] Halliwell. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ AS. more, moru; akin to G. möhre carrot, OHG. moraha, morha. ] A root. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

a., compar. [ Positive wanting; superl. Most ] [ OE. more, mare, and (orig. neut. and adv.) mo, ma, AS. māra, and (as neut. and adv.) mā; akin to D. meer, OS. mēr, G. mehr, OHG. mēro, mēr, Icel. meiri, meirr, Dan. meere, meer, Sw. mera, mer, Goth. maiza, a., mais, adv., and perh. to L. major greater, compar. of magnus great, and magis, adv., more. √103. Cf. Most, uch, Major. ] 1. Greater; superior; increased; as: (a) Greater in quality, amount, degree, quality, and the like; with the singular. [ 1913 Webster ]

He gat more money. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

If we procure not to ourselves more woe. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ More, in this sense, was formerly used in connection with some other qualifying word, -- a, the, this, their, etc., -- which now requires the substitution of greater, further, or the like, for more. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whilst sisters nine, which dwell on Parnasse height,
Do make them music for their more delight. Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

The more part knew not wherefore they were come together. Acts xix. 32. [ 1913 Webster ]

Wrong not that wrong with a more contempt. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

(b) Greater in number; exceeding in numbers; -- with the plural. [ 1913 Webster ]

The people of the children of Israel are more and mightier than we. Ex. i. 9. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Additional; other; as, he wept because there were no more worlds to conquer. [ 1913 Webster ]

With open arms received one poet more. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A greater quantity, amount, or number; that which exceeds or surpasses in any way what it is compared with. [ 1913 Webster ]

And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less. Ex. xvi. 17. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is in addition; something other and further; an additional or greater amount. [ 1913 Webster ]

They that would have more and more can never have enough. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

O! That pang where more than madness lies. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

Any more. (a) Anything or something additional or further; as, I do not need any more. (b) Adverbially: Further; beyond a certain time; as, do not think any more about it. --
No more, not anything more; nothing in addition. --
The more and less, the high and low. [ Obs. ] Shak. “All cried, both less and more.” Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. 1. In a greater quantity; in or to a greater extent or degree. (a) With a verb or participle. [ 1913 Webster ]

Admiring more
The riches of Heaven's pavement. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

(b) With an adjective or adverb (instead of the suffix -er) to form the comparative degree; as, more durable; more active; more sweetly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Happy here, and more happy hereafter. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ Double comparatives were common among writers of the Elizabeth period, and for some time later; as, more brighter; more dearer. [ 1913 Webster ] The duke of Milan
And his more braver daughter. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. In addition; further; besides; again. [ 1913 Webster ]

Yet once more, O ye laurels, and once more,
Ye myrtles brown, with ivy never sere,
I come to pluck your berries harsh and crude. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

More and more, with continual increase. “Amon trespassed more and more.” 2 Chron. xxxiii. 23. --
The more, to a greater degree; by an added quantity; for a reason already specified. --
The more -- the more, by how much more -- by so much more. “The more he praised it in himself, the more he seems to suspect that in very deed it was not in him.” Milton. --
To be no more, to have ceased to be; as, Cassius is no more; Troy is no more. [ 1913 Webster ] Those oracles which set the world in flames,
Nor ceased to burn till kingdoms were no more. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make more; to increase. [ Obs. ] Gower. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Mohair. ] A thick woolen fabric, watered or with embossed figures; -- used in upholstery, for curtains, etc. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See moril. ] (Bot.) An edible fungus (Morchella esculenta), the upper part of which is covered with a reticulated and pitted hymenium. It is used as food, and for flavoring sauces. [ Written also moril. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See morelle. ] (Bot.) 1. Nightshade; -- so called from its blackish purple berries. [ Written also morelle. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A kind of cherry. See Morello. [ 1913 Webster ]

Great morel, the deadly nightshade. --
Petty morel, the black nightshade. See Nightshade. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Moorland. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F., orig. fem. of moreau black, OF. morel, fr. LL. morellus. Cf. Morello, Murrey. ] (Bot.) Nightshade. See 2d Morel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. It. morello blackish, OF. morel. Cf. Morelle. ] (Bot.) A kind of nearly black cherry with dark red flesh and juice, -- used chiefly for preserving. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖a. & n. [ It. ] (Mus.) Dying; a gradual decrescendo at the end of a strain or cadence. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Greatness. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ More + over. ] Beyond what has been said; further; besides; in addition; furthermore; also; likewise. [ 1913 Webster ]

Moreover, he hath left you all his walks. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Besides, Moreover. Of the two words, moreover is the stronger and is properly used in solemn discourse, or when what is added is important to be considered. See Besides. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ So named from its cry. ] (Zool.) The Australian crested goatsucker (Aegotheles Novae-Hollandiae). Also applied to other allied birds, as Podargus Cuveiri. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. pl.; sing. Mos /sing>. [ L. ] Customs; habits; esp., moral customs conformity to which is more or less obligatory; customary law. [ singular is rarely used ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ]

a. & n. Moresque. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ F., fr. It. moresco, or Sp. morisco. See Morris. ] Of or pertaining to, or in the manner or style of, the Moors; Moorish. -- n. The Moresque style of architecture or decoration. See Moorish architecture, under Moorish. [ Written also mauresque. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ OE. na the more. ] Not the more; never the more. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Lower, nether. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Never again; at no time hereafter. Testament of Love. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ]

Where springtime of the Hesperides
Begins, but endeth nevermore. Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. Beyond; moreover. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A teller of news; especially, one who spreads false reports. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. [ Cf. Sachem. ] The head of a tribe among the American Indians; a chief; -- generally used as synonymous with sachem, but some writters distinguished between them, making the sachem a chief of the first rank, and a sagamore one of the second rank. “Be it sagamore, sachem, or powwow.” Longfellow. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A juice used in medicine. [ Obs. ] Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Bot.) See Sycamore. [ 1913 Webster ]