morse
noun
an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
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morse
1 American
[mawrs]
/ mɔrs /
noun
Ecclesiastical.
Morse
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American
[mawrs]
/ mɔrs /
noun
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Morses
plural
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Jedidiah 1761–1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse).
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Samuel F(inley) B(reese) 1791–1872, U.S. artist and inventor: developer of the first successful telegraph in the U.S.; inventor of the most commonly used telegraphic code system.
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a male given name, form of Maurice.
adjective
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noting or pertaining to the Morse code or the system of communications using it.
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pertaining to any code resembling the Morse code.
Morse
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British
/ mɔːs /
noun
morse
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British
/ mɔːs /
noun
Morse
Scientific
/ môrs /
Other Word Forms
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Etymology
Origin of morse
1375–1425; late Middle English mors < Old French < Latin morsus fastening, literally, act of biting, equivalent to mord ( ēre ) to bite + -tus, suffix of v. action
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After divorcing her husband, she was posted to RAF Gibraltar where she worked as a telegraphist, a job which saw her work with morse code and given high level security clearance.
From BBC ● Oct. 27, 2025
Perhaps the message was hinting at the aliens’ appearance, morse code, cellular automata or the genetic secrets of E.T.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 3, 2023
They flash like morse code messages from childhood, the Tinkerbells of the longest days of summer.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 29, 2023
Another method disclosed by Mr. Guri changes a computer’s blinking LED lights into morse code to transmit data from the secure computers.
From Washington Times ● Sep. 12, 2022
The morse bore a seraph's head in gold- thread raised work.
From The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
Department of Agriculture plant explorer Frank Meyer collected dozens of soybean varieties in China, many of which government researchers Charles Piper and William Morse planted at the department’s Arlington Experimental Farm in Virginia.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
“And now he’s in court blaming his team,” Morse said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026
The four victims were her then-fiancé's mother Paula Thomas, who paid £3,296, and three of Thomas' friends - including Morse, who paid £3,311, Sue Chapman, who paid £3,272, and Tracey Roberts, who paid £2,803.
From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026
"I just felt bad having to mow in certain areas," Morse said.
From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026
For instance, there was the matter of the Morse code.
From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey
Around 138 home credit companies left the sector in 2020, according to sub-prime lender Morses Club.
From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2021
And, while I consider myself a pretty good sleuth when it comes to Marples and Morses, I have never come close to guessing how a Creek crime was committed.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 27, 2013
When the collection outgrew their house, the Morses created the Salvador Dalí Museum in a wing of Mr. Morse’s business in 1971.
From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2010
For years, the Morses have had a large social media following of people who admire their devotion to adoption and their care for medically troubled kids.
From Washington Post
For this purpose I wish to know from what part of this Kingdom the Morses emigrated, and if you can recollect anything that belongs to the arms.
From Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume I. by Samuel F. B. (Samuel Finley Breese) Morse
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