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Webster 1913 Edition


Morpion

Mor′pi-on

,
Noun.
[F., fr.
mordre
to bite + L.
pedis
louse.]
(Zool.)
A louse.
Hudibras.

Definition 2024


morpion

morpion

English

Noun

morpion (plural morpions)

  1. (obsolete) A louse.
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Hudibras to this entry?)


French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mɔʁ.pjɔ̃/

Noun

morpion m (plural morpions)

  1. (in plural morpions) crabs, pubic lice
  2. brat, sprog, unruly child
  3. tic-tac-toe (US), noughts and crosses (UK)

Norman

Noun

morpion m (plural morpions)

  1. (Jersey) crab louse