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
In the late 1980s, during roughly the same period Steinem later described grappling with depression, she also dated New York real-estate magnate Mort Zuckerman.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
In a 1959 Time article, the magazine described Lehrer and fellow comedians Lenny Bruce and Mort Sahl as the symbols of a new “sick” comedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2025
Years earlier, political comic Mort Sahl described going to a Billy Graham rally.
From Salon ● Jan. 11, 2024
Rick Mort told the BBC his daughter had been a shell of the person she once was.
From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2023
Mort Janklow went to New York City public schools when they were at their best.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
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