Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Morse"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Walrus \Wal"rus\, n. [D. walrus; of Scand. origin; cf. Dan
valros, Sw. vallross, Norw. hvalros; literally, whale horse;
akin to Icel. hrosshvalr, AS. horshw[ae]l. See {Whale}, and
{Horse}.] (Zo["o]l.)
A very large marine mammal ({Trichecus rosmarus}) of the Seal
family, native of the Arctic Ocean. The male has long and
powerful tusks descending from the upper jaw. It uses these
in procuring food and in fighting. It is hunted for its oil,
ivory, and skin. It feeds largely on mollusks. Called also
{morse}.
Note: The walrus of the North Pacific and Behring Strait
({Trichecus obesus}) is regarded by some as a distinct
species, by others as a variety of the common walrus.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Morse \Morse\, n. [F. morse, Russ. morj'; perh. akin to E. mere
lake; cf. Russ. more sea.] (Zo["o]l.)
The walrus. See {Walrus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Morse \Morse\, n. [L. morsus a biting, a clasp, fr. mordere to
bite.]
A clasp for fastening garments in front. --Fairholt.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Morse
n 1: a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are
represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and
long signals) [syn: {Morse}, {Morse code}, {international
Morse code}]
2: United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph
and developed the Morse code (1791-1872) [syn: {Morse}, {Samuel
Morse}, {Samuel F. B. Morse}, {Samuel Finley Breese Morse}]
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