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Mur"der*ess, n. A woman who
commits murder.

Mur"der*ment (?), n. Murder.
[Obs.] Farfax.

Mur"der*ous (?), a. Of or
pertaining to murder; characterized by, or causing, murder or
bloodshed; having the purpose or quality of murder; bloody;
sanguinary; as, the murderous king; murderous rapine;
murderous intent; a murderous assault.
"Murderous coward." Shak. -- Mur"der*ous*ly,
adv.

Syn. -- Bloody; sanguinary; bloodguilty; bloodthirsty;
fell; savage; cruel.

Mur"dress (?), n. A battlement in
ancient fortifications with interstices for firing through.

Mure (?), n. [L. murus; or F.
mur, fr. L. murus. Cf. Munition.] A
wall. [Obs.] Shak.

Mure, v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Mured (?).] [F. murer, L. murare.
See Mure, n.] To inclose in walls; to
wall; to immure; to shut up.


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