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  morse

  noun

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

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

Sometimes the morse is attached as a mere ornament to the cross-piece.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 3 "Convention" to "Copyright" by Various

After a brief first marriage, he married Devon Morse, who brought her four daughters to the family.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026

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 had to repeat myself, because someone was trying out Morse code with their car horn in the parking lot.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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

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

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