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• morse
  morse

  noun

  an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.
• Morse
  Morse

  noun

  Jedidiah 1761–1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse).

morse

¹ American  

[mawrs] / mɔrs /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

1. an ornamented metal clasp or brooch for fastening a cope in front.

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Morse ² American  

[mawrs] / mɔrs /

noun

• Morses
  plural

1. Jedidiah 1761–1826, U.S. geographer and Congregational clergyman (father of Samuel F. B. Morse).

2. 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.

3. Morse code.

4. a male given name, form of Maurice.

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adjective

1. noting or pertaining to the Morse code or the system of communications using it.

2. pertaining to any code resembling the Morse code.

Morse ¹ British  

/ mɔːs /

noun

1. Samuel Finley Breese (ˈfɪnlɪ briːz). 1791–1872, US inventor and painter. He invented the first electric telegraph and the Morse code

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morse ² British  

/ mɔːs /

noun

1. a clasp or fastening on a cope

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Morse Scientific  

/ môrs /

1. American inventor who was a pioneer in the field of telegraphy and in 1844 introduced a telegraphic code for transmitting messages, which became known as Morse code.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Morses
  plural

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

Example Sentences

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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

This word is nothing but a misprint of nurse; but in Notes and Queries two independent correspondents accounted for the word morse etymologically.

From Literary Blunders by Henry Benjamin Wheatley

Keven Morse, superintendent of East Lawn Cemetery, said he has seen deer, geese, hawks, foxes, coyotes, and countless bees during his family's 46 years helping manage the nonprofit cemetery.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026

As Jackson explained, because Morse addresses this issue, the court could have reversed the 8th Circuit’s decision even without argument.

From Slate ● May 19, 2026

The authorities also seized dozens of firearms and ammunition, devices for communicating in Morse code, drones, maps and bottles of fine wine and whiskey.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 13, 2026

Aziz Ahmadzai's former partner Georgia Morse, with whom he has a two-year-old son, was visited by police in the early hours of the morning to be told about his condition.

From BBC ● Apr. 17, 2026

The next morning, on Capitol Hill, Senator Morse cornered several senators before the joint hearings of the Senate Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees began.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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

In the late 1970s, worried that inheritance taxes after their deaths would lead to the breakup of the collection, the Morses offered to donate their Dalís to any institution that would keep them together.

From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2010

The Morses knew that Gigi — Gillian, actually, named for Priscilla’s favorite actress, Gillian Anderson — had hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluids in the brain.

From Washington Post

Mrs. Tiffany, who had met the Morses on the lawn, tripped clear across the rose-border to meet the Goodyears; did it with entire unconsciousness of drawing any distinction.

From The Readjustment by Will Irwin