v. t.
n. [ F. More, Maure, L. Maurus a Moor, a Mauritanian, an inhabitant of Mauritania, Gr.
n. [ OE. mor, AS. mōr moor, morass; akin to D. moer moor, G. moor, and prob. to Goth. marei sea, E. mere. See Mere a lake. ]
In her girlish age she kept sheep on the moor. Carew. [ 1913 Webster ]
Moor buzzard (Zool.),
Moor coal (Geol.),
Moor cock (Zool.),
Moor coot. (Zool.)
Moor game. (Zool.)
Moor grass (Bot.),
Moor hawk (Zool.),
Moor hen. (Zool.)
Moor monkey (Zool.),
Moor titling (Zool.),
v. i. To cast anchor; to become fast. [ 1913 Webster ]
On oozy ground his galleys moor. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A place for mooring. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Bot.) A fresh-water alga (Cladophora Aegagropila) which forms a globular mass. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. See Moorpan. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A female Moor; a Moorish woman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) The moorfowl.