n. [ L. commorsus, p. p. of commordere to bite sharply. ] Remorse. [ Obs. ] “With sad commorse.” Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. morse, Russ. morj'; perh. akin to E. mere lake; cf. Russ. more sea. ] (Zool.) The walrus. See Walrus. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. morsus a biting, a clasp, fr. mordere to bite. ] A clasp for fastening garments in front. Fairholt. [ 1913 Webster ]

same as Morse code. [ 1913 Webster ]

(Teleg.) a telegraphic code, in which dots, dashes, and spaces represent letters, numbers, and other elements of text. The original code was invented by Samuel B. Morse. The code now mostly used is the International Morse code, also referred to simply as the Morse code. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

The present International Morse Code is given in the table below. There are no spaces in the International Morse Code.

Alphabet
 ----------------------------------------------------------
 A .- H .... O --- V ...-
 B -... I .. P .--. W .--
 C _._. J .--- Q --.- X -..-
 D -.. K -.- R .-. Y -.--
 E . L .-.. S ... Z --..
 F ..-. M -- T -
 G --. N -. U ..-
 
 Numerals
 
 1 .---- 4 ....- 7 --...
 2 ..--- 5 ..... 8 ---..
 3 ...-- 6 -.... 9 ----.
 0 ----- 
 Punctuation
 
 . (Period) .-.-.- , (Comma) --..--
 ? (Question Mark) ..--.. ; (Semicolon) -.-.-. : (Colon) ---... ' (apostrophe) .----. - (hyphen) -....- / (forward slash) -..-. ( (left parenthesis) -.--. ) (right parenthesis) -.--.- ----------------------------------------------------------------
 

Alphabet
 
 A .- H .... O . . V ...-
 B - . . . I .. P ..... W .--
 C .. . J -.-. Q ..-. X .-..
 D -.. K -.- R . .. Y .. ..
 E . L — S ... Z ... .
 F .-. M -- T -- & . ...
 G --. N -. U ..-
 
 Numerals
 
 1 .--. 4 . . . .- 7 --..
 2 ..-.. 5 --- 8 - . . . .
 3 . . . -. 6 . . . . . . 9 -..-
 0 ---- Period ..--.. Comma .-.-
 

n. [ OF. morsel, F. morceau, LL. morsellus, a dim. fr. L. morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite; prob. akin to E. smart. See Smart, and cf. Morceau, Mordant, Muse, v., Muzzle, n. ] 1. A little bite or bit of food. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a new labor to a tired digestion. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A small quantity; a little piece; a fragment. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Premorse. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. praemorsus, p. p. of praemordere to bite off; prae before + mordere to bite. ] Terminated abruptly, or as it bitten off. [ 1913 Webster ]

Premorse root or
Premorse leaves (Bot.), such as have an abrupt, ragged, and irregular termination, as if bitten off short. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. remors, OF. remors, F. remords, LL. remorsus, fr. L. remordere, remorsum, to bite again or back, to torment; pref. re- re- + mordere to bite. See Morsel. ] 1. The anguish, like gnawing pain, excited by a sense of guilt; compunction of conscience for a crime committed, or for the sins of one's past life. “Nero will be tainted with remorse.” Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Sympathetic sorrow; pity; compassion. [ 1913 Webster ]

Curse on the unpardoning prince, whom tears can draw
To no remorse. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

But evermore it seem'd an easier thing
At once without remorse to strike her dead. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Compunction; regret; anguish; grief; compassion. See Compunction. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Feeling remorse. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Full of remorse. [ 1913 Webster ]

The full tide of remorseful passion had abated. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Compassionate; feeling tenderly. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Exciting pity; pitiable. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Re*morse"ful*ly, adv. -- Re*morse"ful*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Being without remorse; having no pity; hence, destitute of sensibility; cruel; insensible to distress; merciless. “Remorseless adversaries.” South. “With remorseless cruelty.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Unpitying; pitiless; relentless; unrelenting; implacable; merciless; unmerciful; savage; cruel. [ 1913 Webster ]

-- Re*morse"less*ly, adv. -- Re*morse"less*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. un- not (intensive) + remorseless. ] Utterly remorseless. [ Obs. & R. ] “Unremorseless death.” Cowley. [ 1913 Webster ]

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