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morse
CIDE DICTIONARY
morse, n. [F. morse, Russ. morj'; perh. akin to E. mere lake; cf. Russ. more sea.].
The walrus. See Walrus. [1913 Webster]
morse, n. [L. morsus a biting, a clasp, fr. mordere to bite.].
A clasp for fastening garments in front. Fairholt. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
morse, n. & v.
--n. (in full Morse code) an alphabet or code in which letters are represented by combinations of long and short light or sound signals.
--v.tr. & intr. signal by Morse code.
--n. (in full Morse code) an alphabet or code in which letters are represented by combinations of long and short light or sound signals.
--v.tr. & intr. signal by Morse code.
Etymology
S. F. B. Morse, Amer. electrician d. 1872, who devised it
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