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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

Boys with their toys, thought The Times’ feisty critic Isabelle Morse Jones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 16, 2026

An audio version narrated by actor David Morse was on sale by early December.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026

"I just felt bad having to mow in certain areas," Morse said.

From Science Daily ● May 28, 2026

The high court had considered the issue in a 1995 case, Morse v.

From Slate ● May 19, 2026

“I can flash Morse code in my sleep. Remember? I’m a wireless operator.”

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein

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

St. Petersburg, eager to upgrade the city’s image, agreed to the terms and offered the Morses a building.

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

I was ashamed to ask him if the Morses had arrived, but I went downstairs into a large yellow drawing-room half full of people, and looked round eagerly.

From The City in the Clouds by C. Ranger Gull