Mort

French-English Dictionary of Military Terms · 1918 · p. 3

Death. Dead. Spent (of bullet). Stagnant (of water). Dead (in many figurative senses).—Téte de Mort. Death’s head (badge)—Petite mort. Gooseflesh.—Faire le mort. To sham dead.—Mort au champ d’honneur (mort pour la patrie, mort pour la France). Killed in action. [p.379]