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Moor"ball` (?), n. (Bot.) A
fresh-water alga (Cladophora Ægagropila) which forms a
globular mass.

Moor"band` (?), n. See
Moorpan.

Moor"ess (?), n. A female Moor; a
Moorish woman.

Moor"ing, n. 1.
The act of confining a ship to a particular place, by means of
anchors or fastenings.

2. That which serves to confine a ship to a
place, as anchors, cables, bridles, etc.

3. pl. The place or condition of a
ship thus confined.

And the tossed bark in moorings
swings.

Mooring block (Naut.), a heavy block
of cast iron sometimes used as an anchor for mooring
vessels.

Moor"ish, a. [From 2d Moor.]
Having the characteristics of a moor or heath.
"Moorish fens." Thomson.

Moor"ish, a. [See 1st Moor, and
cf.


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