n. [ F. Cf. Prov. G. mur stones broken off, It. mora a heap of stones, hillock, G. mürbe soft, broken up, OHG. muruwi, AS. mearu tender, Gr. &unr_; to cause to wither, Skr. mlā to relax. ] (Geol.) An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and deposited by a glacier. Lyell. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ If the moraine is at the extremity of the glacier it is a terminal moraine; if at the side, a lateral moraine; if parallel to the side on the central portion of the glacier, a medial moraine. See Illust. of Glacier. In the last case it is formed by the union of the lateral moraines of the branches of the glacier. A ground moraine is one beneath the mass of ice. [ 1913 Webster ]

Morainic

a. Of or pertaining to a moranie. [ 1913 Webster ]

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碛

[碛 / 磧, qì, ㄑㄧˋ]moraine; rocks in shallow water#32451[Add to Longdo]

冰碛

[冰碛 / 冰磧, bīng qì, ㄅㄧㄥㄑㄧˋ]moraine; rock debris from glacier[Add to Longdo]

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モレーン

[more-n](n) moraine[Add to Longdo]

慌てる乞食は貰いが少ない

[あわてるこじきはもらいがすくない, awaterukojikihamoraigasukunai](exp) (id) slow and steady wins the race; there is luck in the last helping[Add to Longdo]

旋頭歌

[せどうか;せんどうか, sedouka ; sendouka](n) traditional Japanese poem with six verses in a 5-7-7-5-7-7 moraic pattern[Add to Longdo]

堆石

[たいせき, taiseki](n) (terminal) moraine[Add to Longdo]

弔い

[とむらい;とぶらい;ともらい, tomurai ; toburai ; tomorai](n) funeral; burial; condolence[Add to Longdo]

仏足石歌体

[ぶっそくせきかたい, bussokusekikatai](n) form of poetry found on the stone Buddha Foot monument at Yakushi Temple in Nara (following a 5-7-5-7-7-7 moraic pattern)[Add to Longdo]

物貰い

[ものもらい, monomorai](n) (1) (uk) beggar; (2) (col) (See 麦粒腫) sty (on the eyelid)[Add to Longdo]

片歌

[かたうた, katauta](n) ancient Japanese poetry form with three verses in a 5-7-7 moraic pattern[Add to Longdo]

貰い子

[もらいご, moraigo](n) adopted child; foster child[Add to Longdo]

貰い手

[もらいて, moraite](n) receiver; recipient[Add to Longdo]

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