mort
noun
the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
mort
1 American
[mawrt]
/ mɔrt /
noun
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Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
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Obsolete. death.
mort
2
American
[mawrt]
/ mɔrt /
noun
mort
3
American
[mawrt]
/ mɔrt /
noun
British Dialect.
Mort
4
American
[mawrt]
/ mɔrt /
noun
mort
1
British
/ mɔːt /
noun
mort
2
British
/ mɔːt /
noun
Etymology
Origin of mort1
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French, Old French, from Latin mort- (stem of mors ) “death”
Origin of mort2
First recorded in 1520–30; origin uncertain
Origin of mort3
First recorded in 1600–10; origin uncertain
Example Sentences
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However, nettoyage de la mort does not work in French – they are going to call it instead La Vie en Ordre.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2018
Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi! was first declared upon the coronation of Charles VII following the death of his father, the mad and tragic Charles VI, in 1422.
From Salon ● Apr. 25, 2015
“For two years I photographed its dead cats, dogs, sheep, chickens, flamingos and other creatures in various stages of metamorphosis. I wanted to explore the ‘divers domaines de la mort.’
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2014
This particular groupe de la mort has been made considerably less perilous by the fact that three teams will qualify for the quarter-finals under the complicated and contrived format of the competition.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 22, 2013
He put his horn to his lips and blew the four long notes of the mort without a quaver.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Mort Shuman and Doc Pomus suggested to Sedaka and Greenfield that they would have better luck at 1650 Broadway, where Al Nevins and Don Kirshner had just opened their publishing company Aldon Music.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
Mrs Chard said: "He was called Bovi because of Bovisand and Mort because they were thinking of putting him to sleep."
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2024
Years earlier, political comic Mort Sahl described going to a Billy Graham rally.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2024
"UNICEF urges the de facto authorities to place the best interests of the child at the heart of all decision-making and reiterates that every child has the right to learn," Mort said.
From Reuters ● Jun. 8, 2023
Now contrast that experience with the experience of someone who, like Mort Janklow, was born in the 1930s.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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