mort
Death; especially, the death of game in huntingDeath; especially, the death of game in hunting.
» The French call orgasms "la petite mort" (the little death).
Meaning
9 senses(countable, uncountable)Death; especially, the death of game in hunting.
(countable, uncountable)A note sounded on a horn at the death of a deer.
(Scotland, UK, countable, dialectal, uncountable)The skin of a sheep or lamb that has died of disease.
(countable, uncountable)A variety of dummy whist for three players.
(countable, uncountable)The exposed or dummy hand of cards in the game of mort.
A great quantity or number.
1937 (written, first published in 1949), J. R. R. Tolkien, Farmer Giles of Ham As it was, he still had a mort of treasure at home in his cave.
(Internet, informal)A player in a multi-user dungeon who does not have special administrator privileges and whose character can be killed.
A three-year-old salmon.
(UK, obsolete)A woman; a female.
Examples
5 sentencesThe French call orgasms "la petite mort" (the little death).
When I was a kid, I loved reading Mort & Phil.
When I was little, I thought the Mort & Phil comics were hilarious.
Whenever he went to the bathroom, he would bring along a Mort & Phil comic book.
Whenever she went to the bathroom, she would bring along a Mort & Phil comic book.
Origin
From Middle English mort, from Old French mort (“death”). Compare Icelandic margt, neuterFrom Middle English mort, from Old French mort (“death”).
Compare Icelandic margt, neuter of margr (“many”).
Clipping of mortal.
UK circa 1560–1890. Unknown. Documented possibilities include:
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Forms
plural: mortsSynonyms
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17 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable