n. [ F. morse, Russ. morj'; perh. akin to E. mere lake; cf. Russ. more sea. ] (Zool.) The walrus. See Walrus. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. morsus a biting, a clasp, fr. mordere to bite. ] A clasp for fastening garments in front. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ]
same as Morse code. [ 1913 Webster ]
(Teleg.) a telegraphic code, in which dots, dashes, and spaces represent letters, numbers, and other elements of text. The original code was invented by
The present International Morse Code is given in the table below. There are no spaces in the
Alphabet
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A .- H .... O --- V ...-
B -... I .. P .--. W .--
C _._. J .--- Q --.- X -..-
D -.. K -.- R .-. Y -.--
E . L .-.. S ... Z --..
F ..-. M -- T -
G --. N -. U ..-
Numerals
1 .---- 4 ....- 7 --...
2 ..--- 5 ..... 8 ---..
3 ...-- 6 -.... 9 ----.
0 -----
Punctuation
. (Period) .-.-.- , (Comma) --..--
? (Question Mark) ..--.. ; (Semicolon) -.-.-. : (Colon) ---... ' (apostrophe) .----. - (hyphen) -....- / (forward slash) -..-. ( (left parenthesis) -.--. ) (right parenthesis) -.--.- ----------------------------------------------------------------
Alphabet
A .- H .... O . . V ...-
B - . . . I .. P ..... W .--
C .. . J -.-. Q ..-. X .-..
D -.. K -.- R . .. Y .. ..
E . L — S ... Z ... .
F .-. M -- T -- & . ...
G --. N -. U ..-
Numerals
1 .--. 4 . . . .- 7 --..
2 ..-.. 5 --- 8 - . . . .
3 . . . -. 6 . . . . . . 9 -..-
0 ---- Period ..--.. Comma .-.-
n. [ OF. morsel, F. morceau, LL. morsellus, a dim. fr. L. morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite; prob. akin to E. smart. See Smart, and cf. Morceau, Mordant, Muse, v., Muzzle, n. ]
Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a new labor to a tired digestion. South. [ 1913 Webster ]