Hunting. the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
Obsolete. death.
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English, from Middle French, Old French, from Latin mort- (stem of mors ) “death”
First recorded in 1520–30; origin uncertain
First recorded in 1600–10; origin uncertain
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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
A coups de versements réguliers, et jusqu’à sa mort des suites d’un cancer, Baldwin avait entrepris de racheter la maison à sa propriétaire, Jeanne Faure, qui avait grandi en Algérie sous le régime colonial français.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2017
Ils savent que la mort n’a de sens qu’à condition d’avoir fait d’abord l’expérience de la vie avec ses petits et ses grands bonheurs, ses deuils, ses incompréhensions et même parfois ses absurdités.
From Time • Nov. 22, 2015
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
Ici a ete tue Buy Gaston Marcel age de 18 ans, mort pour la France le 11 aout 1944.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
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