MOREEN, mo-r[=e]n', _n._ a stout woollen or cotton and woollen stuff, used
for petticoats, curtains, &c. [Fr. _moire_, mohair.]
MOREL, mor'el, or m[=o]-rel', _n._ any edible mushroom of the genus
_Morchella_. [Fr. _morille_; prob. Old High Ger. _morhela_ (Ger.
_morchel_), a mushroom.]
MORELLO, m[=o]-rel'o, _n._ a dark-red variety of cherry, much used in
cooking and for cherry brandy.--Also MOR'EL, or MOREL'. [It.,--Low L.
_morellus_, blackish--L. _maurus_, a blackamoor, or perh. for _morulus_,
blackish--_morum_, a mulberry.]
MOREOVER, m[=o]r-[=o]'v[.e]r, _adv._ more over or beyond what has been
said: further: besides: also.
MORESQUE, mo-resk', _adj._ done after the manner of the Moors.--_n._ a kind
of ornamentation, same as arabesque--(_obs._) MORES'CO. [Fr.,--It.
_moresco_.]
MORGANA (FATA). See FATA.
MORGANATIC, mor-gan-at'ik, _adj._ noting a marriage of a man with a woman
of inferior rank, in which neither the latter nor her children enjoy the
rank or inherit the possessions of her husband, though the children are
legitimate--also _Left-handed marriage_.--_adv._ MORGANAT'ICALLY. [Low L.
_morganatica_, a gift from a bridegroom to his bride--Teut.; cf. Ger.
_morgengabe_, A.S. _morgengifu_, a morning gift.]
MORGAY, mor'g[=a], _n._ the small spotted dogfish or bounce.
MORGLAY, mor'gl[=a], _n._ a claymore--esp. that of the Arthurian hero Sir
Bevis.
MORGUE, morg, _n._ a place where bodies found dead are laid out for
identification. [Fr.]