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morsure

UK/ˈmɔːʒə/US/ˈmɔɹʒɚ/

morsure noun: the act of biting.

Noun

morsure (countable and uncountable, plural morsures)

  1. (rare) The act of biting.
    • all invention is formed by the morsure of two or more of these animals, upon certain capillary nerves, which proceed from thence, whereof three branches spread into the tongue, and two into the right hand.1710, Jonathan Swift, A Discourse concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit

Forms of morsure

pluralmorsures

Origin of morsure

Inherited from Middle English morsure, from Middle French or Anglo-Norman morsure, from Early Medieval Latin morsūra, from mordēre, morsum (“to bite”) + -ūra (“ure”).

Questions about morsure

What does morsure mean?
Morsure means the act of biting.
What part of speech is morsure?
Morsure is a noun.
How do you pronounce morsure?
Morsure is pronounced /ˈmɔːʒə/ (UK).
What is the plural of morsure?
The plural of morsure is morsures.

Words near morsure in the dictionary

  1. Morshyn
  2. morsicatio
  3. morsing
  4. morsings
  5. morsitation
  6. morsure
  7. morsures
  8. morsuximide
  9. mort
  10. mort bell
  11. mort bells

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