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Webster 1913 Edition

Morsure

Mor′sure

,
Noun.
[F., fr. L.
mordere
,
morsum
, to bite.]
The act of biting.
Swift.

Webster 1828 Edition

Morsure

MOR'SURE

,
Noun.
The act of biting.

Definition 2024

morsure

morsure

English

Noun

morsure ‎(countable and uncountable, plural morsures)

  1. The act of biting.
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French

Pronunciation

Noun

morsure f ‎(plural morsures)

  1. bite (act of biting)
  2. bite (the wound as a result of being bitten)

Related terms

Latin

Participle

morsūre

  1. vocative masculine singular of morsūrus

Etymology

From French, from Latin mordere, morsum ‎(“to bite”).

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