MURIATIC, m[=u]-ri-at'ik, _adj._ pertaining to, or obtained from,
sea-salt.--_n._ M[=U]'RIATE, a salt composed of muriatic acid and a
base.--_adj._ MURIATIF'EROUS. [L. _muriaticus_--_muria_, brine.]
MURICATE, -D, m[=u]'ri-k[=a]t, -ed, _adj._ (_bot._) armed with sharp points
or prickles. [L. _muricatus_, from _murex_, _muricis_, a pointed stone.]
MURIFORM, m[=u]'riform, _adj._ (_bot._) resembling the bricks in a wall.
[L. _murus_, a wall, _forma_, shape.]
MURKY, murk'i, _adj._ dark: obscure: gloomy.--_adv._ MURK'ILY.--_n._
MURK'INESS--(_Shak._) MURK.--_adjs._ MURK'SOME, MIRK'SOME (_Spens._),
darksome. [A.S. _murc_; Ice. _myrkr_, Dan. and Sw. _mörk_.]
MURMUR, mur'mur, _n._ a low, indistinct sound, like that of running water:
a complaint in a low, muttering voice.--_v.i._ to utter a murmur: to
grumble:--_pr.p._ mur'muring; _pa.t._ and _pa.p._ mur'mured.--_n._
MUR'MURER.--_adj._ MUR'MURING, making a low continuous noise.--_adv._
MUR'MURINGLY, with a low murmuring sound: in a murmuring manner.--_adj._
MUR'MUROUS, attended with murmurs: exciting murmur.--_adv._ MUR'MUROUSLY.
[Fr.,--L.; imit.]
MURPHY, mur'fi, _n._ (_coll._) a potato:--_pl._ MUR'PHIES (-fiz). [From the
common Irish name _Murphy_.]
MURRA, mur'a, _n._ an ornamental stone for vases, &c., described by Pliny,
most probably fluor-spar; it was first brought to Rome by Pompey, 61
B.C.--_adjs._ MURR'HINE, MURR'INE, MYRR'HINE.
MURRAIN, mur'r[=a]n, or -'rin, _n._ an infectious and fatal disease among
cattle, esp. foot-and-mouth disease.--_n._ MUR'REN (_Milt._). [O. Fr.
_morine_, a carcass--L. _mori_, to die. See MORTAL.]
MURREY, mur'i, _adj._ dark red or reddish brown, of mulberry colour.
MURRY, same as MORAY (q.v.).