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MORNE
Etymology 1
Noun
morne (countable and uncountable, plural mornes)
Obsolete spelling of mourn.
Obsolete spelling of morn.
Verb
morne
Obsolete spelling of mourn.
Etymology 2
Noun
morne (plural mornes)
The blunt head of a jousting-lance.
A small, rounded hill.
Anagrams
• Menor, enorm, meron, moner, more'n
Source: Wiktionary
Mor"ne, a.
Definition: Of or pertaining to the morn; morning. [Obs.] "White as morne milk." Chaucer.
Morne, n. Etym: [F., fr. morne sad, sorrowful. See Mourn.]
Definition: A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in titling.
Mor`né", a. Etym: [F., fr. morne a morne.] (Her.)
Definition: Without teeth, tongue, or claws; -- said of a lion represented heraldically.
Morne, n. Etym: [OE. morning, morwening. See Morn.]
1. The first or early part of the day, variously understood as the earliest hours of light, the time near sunrise; the time from midnight to noon, from rising to noon, etc.
2. The first or early part; as, the morning of life.
3. The goddess Aurora. [Poetic] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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