Mo*resque" (?), 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.]
Mor`ga*nat"ic (?), a. [LL. matrimonium ad morganaticam, fr. morganatica
a morning gift, a kind of dowry paid on the morning before or after the
marriage, fr. OHG. morgan morning, in morgangeba morning gift, G.
morgengabe. See Morn.] Pertaining to, in the manner of, or designating,
a kind of marriage, called also left-handed marriage, between a man of
superior rank and a woman of inferior, in which it is stipulated that
neither the latter nor her children shall enjoy the rank or inherit the
possessions of her husband. Brande & C. -- Mor`ga*nat"ic*al*ly (#),
adv.
Mor"gay (?), n. [W. morgi dogfish, shark; mor sea + ci dog.] (Zoöl.)
The European small-spotted dogfish, or houndfish. See the Note under
Houndfish.
Mor"glay (?), n. [Cf. Claymore.] A sword. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Morgue (?), n. [F.] A place where the bodies of persons found dead are
exposed, that they may be identified, or claimed by their friends; a
deadhouse.
||Mo"ri*a (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. &?; folly.] Idiocy; imbecility;
||fatuity; foolishness.