Section M, N, and O

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B.Morse, the inventor of
Morse's telegraph. The letters are represented by dots and dashes
impressed or printed on paper, as, .- (A), - . . . (B), -.. (D), .
(E), .. (O), . . . (R), -- (T), etc., or by sounds, flashes of light,
etc., with greater or less intervals between them.

Mor"sel (?), 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.

Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a
new labor to a tired digestion.

South.

2. A small quantity; a little piece; a
fragment.

Mor"sing horn` (?). A horn or flask for holding
powder, as for priming. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.

Mor`si*ta"tion (?), n. The act of
biting or gnawing. [Obs.]

Mor"sure (?), n. [F., fr.

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