fmordication

[Lat. mordicatio, from mor dicatus, pa. par. of. mordico to bite.] The act of corroding; corrosion. "Without any mordication or acrimony."-Bacon: Nat. Hist ., § 692. *mor'-di-ca-tive, a . [Lat. mordicatus , pa. par. of mordico to bite.] Biting, sharp. -möre, suff . [-MOR.] Gers med more mar greater larger cogn with [A. S. má=more, möre, *mo, *moe, *moo, *moore, a., adv. & 8. Gr. megas = great; Icel. meiri = greater; Goth. maiza.] A. As adjective : 1. Greater in quantity, extent, degree, .; in singular nouns.) greater quantity; in greater degree. (Used with "And because the haven was not commodious to winter in, the more part advised to depart thence also."- Acts xxvii. 12. 2. Greater in number; in greater numbers. (Used with plural nouns.) 3. Additional; in addition to a former number or quantity. "Two or three lords and ladies more."-Shakesp.: Midsummer Night's Dream, iv. 2. B. As adverb: 1. In or to a greater degree, extent, or quantity. "None that I more love than myself."- Shakesp .: Tem pest , i. 1. More is used with adjectives and adverbs to form the comparative degree, and is equivalent in force and meaning to the comparative suffix -er. More is generally used with all adjectives and adverbs of more than two syllables, but it is also sometimes used with those of one or two syllables. Double comparatives, such as more mightier , more braver , ., occur in writers of the sixteenth and seventeenth century, 2. In addition, further, besides, again. (Qualified by such words as any , no , once, twice, never , .) 17. IMG:content-1399.png:[blocks in formation] Shakesp.: Julius Cæsar, v. 3. (2) More and more: With continued increase. C. As substantive: 1. A greater quantity, amount, number, or degree. "[They] gathered some more, some le ."- Exodus xvi, 2. Something further or in addition; an ad. ditional quantity. great. *3. Persons of rank, position, or importance; the "The more and le came in with cap and knee." Shakesp.: Henry IV ., Pt . I. , iii. 3. *möre (1), v . t. [MORE, a.] To make more or greater. *möre (2), v . t. [MORE (2), s.] To root up. möre (1), s. [MOOR (1), s.] IMG:content-1400.png:[blocks in formation] more land pitted all over, with raised anastomosing lines between the depre ions. It grows in orchards, woods, and forests, especially, according to the common German belief, where fires have taken place. It has an agreeable smell and taste. It is used when fresh stewed or stuffed with forcemeat, or when dry as an ingredient in some sauces. 2765 (Yarrell), and calls it the Nurse-hound, Bounce, or Cat-fish. It is four or five feet long, the head depre ed, blunt, and rounded; the body lengthened behind, with the tail in the same straight line; color dusky red with numerous dark spots, the lower parts white. It seeks its prey, consisting chiefly of crustaceans, at the bottom of the water on rough and rocky ground. ( Couch: British möre-land, s. [MOORLAND.]