Origin of à la mort. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Strawberries and cream at Wimbledon as sun (or rain) beats down on Centre Court and the boisterous crowd throngs Henman Hill. masculine and feminine noun. Copyright © … -mort-, root. All rights reserved. morts et blessés casualties. -mort- comes from Latin, where it has the meaning "death.''. Copyright © 2010 by But did you know that the longest word composed entirely of letters from the first half of the alphabet is the 12-letter fiddledeedee? Does your subconscious link them to glamour and derring-do…or pleasure…or even terror? All the latest wordy news, linguistic insights, offers and competitions every month. And best of all it's ad free, so sign up now and start using at home or in the classroom. 1.
The word buffs amongst you may already know that the longest word in the Collins English Dictionary is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. mort. This meaning is found in such words as: amortize, immortal, immortality, immortalize, morgue, mortal, mortality, mortgage. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. Or something more sinister, like Hannibal Lecter? 2. mort. literally, to the death. (= défunt, cadavre) dead man (dead woman) faire le mort to pretend to be dead; (figurative) to lie low.
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(Entry 1 of 2) 1 : a note sounded on a hunting horn when a deer is killed. masculine and feminine noun.
Definition of mort. 2 : killing sense 1. ( mɔːt) n. a great deal; a great many. Our new online dictionaries for schools provide a safe and appropriate environment for children. We have almost 200 lists of words from topics as varied as types of butterflies, jackets, currencies, vegetables and knots! Amaze your friends with your new-found knowledge! [possibly a shortened form of mortal used as an intensifier] Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014. Download our English Dictionary apps - available for both iOS and Android. Create an account and sign in to access this FREE content n. (= victime) il y a eu plusieurs morts several people were killed. Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020. Ah, summer in England! Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional. The note sounded on a hunting horn to announce the death of a deer.
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Mort definition: a call blown on a hunting horn to signify the death of the animal hunted | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples Copyright © 2010 by Perhaps some mythical swashbuckling character from film or fiction …Zorro, the Lone Ranger, even Batman or Robin. (Hunting) a call blown on a hunting horn to signify the death of the animal hunted[possibly a shortened form of mortal used as an intensifier]Both these men were considered excellent swordsmen, but when Beauchamp heard again the little gray man's "a "They are thy enemies, my son, and to thee belongs the pleasure of revenge; a It was in old French, and ran somewhat in this way: Or avant, entre nous tous freres Battons nos charognes bien fort En remembrant la grant misere De Dieu et sa piteuse The French gentleman and Mr Adderly, at the desire of their commanding officer, had raised up the body of Jones, but as they could perceive but little (if any) sign of life in him, they again let him fall, Adderly damning him for having blooded his wastecoat; and the Frenchman declaring, "Begar, me no tush the Engliseman de They all asked me questions, and I told them how pap and me and all the family was living on a little farm down at the bottom of Arkansaw, and my sister Mary Ann run off and got married and never was heard of no more, and Bill went to hunt them and he warn't heard of no more, and Tom and Ivanhoe crossed himself, repeating prayers in Saxon, Latin, or Norman-French, as they occurred to his memory, while Richard alternately said, Benedicite, and swore, "When [Isabella] was gone our family was just at a loss of words," Or a bracing dip at the lido followed by post-immersion goose pimples making it feel especially wonderful to be alive. (Cards) dummy. Think of masks and what comes to mind?