Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The act of biting.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The act of biting.
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- noun The act of
biting .
Etymologies
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Examples
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But toggery maketh gentle man: almond-eyed Doyler viewed the stand; morsure at a time, he chewed like a choirboy.
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002
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But toggery maketh gentle man: almond-eyed Doyler viewed the stand; morsure at a time, he chewed like a choirboy.
At Swim, Two Boys Jamie O’Neill 2002
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"_Saint Hubert, qui préservez de la morsure des bêtes enragées, ou qui guérissez leur morsures mortelles, priez pour tous les affligés qui vous invoquent. _"
Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing George Barton Cutten
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That if the morsure be hexagonal, it produces poetry; the circular gives eloquence.
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Leviathan; or like bees in perpendicular swarm on a tree; or like a carrion corrupted into vermin, still preserving the shape and figure of the mother animal: that 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 spring into the tongue and two into the right hand.
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With regard to the last line, the only one upon which I shall venture for fear of infection, I would advise Mr. Gilchrist to keep out of the way of such reciprocal morsure -- unless he has more faith in the
Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 (of 6) With His Letters and Journals Thomas Moore 1815
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While [ex] President Chirac was said to be bouleversé* by Abbé Pierre's death, it was the thoughtful words of a homeless man that touched me the most as I listened to the midday news: "Sa mort, ça me fait plus mal que la morsure du froid," his death, it hurts me more than frostbite. "
French Word-A-Day: 2008
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While [ex] President Chirac was said to be bouleversé* by Abbé Pierre's death, it was the thoughtful words of a homeless man that touched me the most as I listened to the midday news: "Sa mort, ça me fait plus mal que la morsure du froid," his death, it hurts me more than frostbite. "
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While [ex] President Chirac was said to be bouleversé* by Abbé Pierre's death, it was the thoughtful words of a homeless man that touched me the most as I listened to the midday news: "Sa mort, ça me fait plus mal que la morsure du froid," his death, it hurts me more than frostbite. "
French Word-A-Day: 2008
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While President Chirac was said to be bouleversé* by Abbé Pierre's death, it was the thoughtful words of a homeless man that touched the most as I listened to the midday news: "Sa mort, ça me fait plus mal que la morsure du froid," his death, it hurts me more than frostbite. "
French Word-A-Day: 2007
qms commented on the word morsure
Their tastes are demanding for sure:
From sniffing to careful morsure
Dung beetles commit
To freshness in shit
And none but the finest ordure.
June 1, 2017
bilby commented on the word morsure
Bite me.
June 1, 2017
qms commented on the word morsure
Puzzling how, in spite of everything, Australians enjoy such a reputation for friendliness. Perhaps bilby’s ill humor is the result of frustration with the Australian dung beetle problem. It seems the place is covered in shit.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Dung_Beetle_Project
June 1, 2017
ruzuzu commented on the word morsure
Oh, you--with your mordant wit. Now I'm even more sure to add this to my mordants list.
June 2, 2017
biocon commented on the word morsure
Socrates had inquired of Choerephon as to a flea..how many of its paces He thought a flea could leap; for one just then, With morsure satiated of Choerephon, Had vaulted to the occiput of Socrates (A. Domett Poems 34).
December 4, 2019