MORAE

Noun

morae

plural of mora

Anagrams

• EAROM, Eramo, Maore, Morea, amero

Source: Wiktionary


MORA

Mor"a, n. Etym: [It.]

Definition: A game of guessing the number of fingers extended in a quick movement of the hand, -- much played by Italians of the lower classes.

Mo"ra, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A leguminous tree of Guiana and Trinidad (Dimorphandra excelsa); also, its timber, used in shipbuilding and making furniture.

Mo"ra, n. Etym: [L.] (Rom. & Civil Law)

Definition: Delay; esp., culpable delay; postponement.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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