mortne

An erroneous form of morné. mortorio (môr-tō'ri-ō), n. [It., also mortoro, In the mortorio of the church of San Giovanni Dec olla to at Modena, the dead body of our Lord lies upon the ground. C. C. Perkins, Italian Sculpture, p. 227. mortpayt, n. [OF. mortepaye, morte paye; The seuere punishing of mort - payes , and keeping backe of souldiours wages. Bacon, Hist. Hen. VII., p. 101. mortre t (môr'tres), n. [Early mod. E. mor te e (Palsgrave), for * mortre e , treus , mortreux , mortrewes , mortrus , morterews , mortrels, appar. pl., pl., the sing. * mortrel, mortrell being scarcely used; Ac the i ete mete of more coste, mortrewes , and potages; Of that men mys-wonne the i made hem wel at ese. Piers Plowman (B), xiii. 41. He cowde roste, and set he, and broille, and frie, Maken mortreux , and wel bake a pye. Chaucer, Gen. Prol. to C. T., 1. 384. A mortre made with the brawn of capons, stamped, strained, and mingled with like quantity of almond butter, is excellent to nourish the weak. Bacon , Nat. Hist. mortreuxt, mortrewest, n. See mortre . mort-safe (môrt'sāf), n. [ safe .] An iron coffin. Iron coffins, called mort safes , were used in Scotland as a precaution against resurrectionists. After time had been allowed for the wooden coffin to decay, the grave was reopened, and the mort safe taken out for further use. N. and Q., 7th ser., VI. 516.