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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

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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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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

One method he dubbed “ETHERLED” turns a secure computer’s blinking LED lights into morse code to transmit data from the secure computer.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 29, 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

“AI is just a fundamentally different can of worms than crypto. Most people don’t interact with crypto on a regular basis, but AI is meeting people at their doorsteps,” Morse told MarketWatch.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 8, 2026

Piper and Morse then distributed promising varieties to agricultural experiment stations around the country, where researchers determined which ones performed best under local conditions.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

“And now he’s in court blaming his team,” Morse said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2026

Blackwell was ordered to pay £3,500 in compensation each to Thomas, Chapman, and Morse, and £3,250 to Roberts to "reflect the additional aggravation and distress" she had caused them.

From BBC ● Sep. 2, 2026

Her legs were crossed, and her left foot was tapping the ground like it was trying to send a Morse code SOS.

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green

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

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

“But do these Morses have such a hard time getting along?” asked Mrs. Prentice, trying to bring the gossipy old gentleman back to the main subject.

From The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize by Gertrude W. Morrison

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