mort
1
[ mawrt ]
/ mɔrt /
noun
Hunting.
the note played on a hunting horn signifying that the animal hunted has been killed.
Obsolete.
death.
Origin of mort
1
1300–50; Middle English < Middle French < Latin
mort- (stem of
mors) death
Words nearby mort
Definition for mort (2 of 5)
mort
2
[ mawrt ]
/ mɔrt /
noun
a three-year-old salmon.
Origin of mort
2
First recorded in 1520–30; origin uncertain
Definition for mort (3 of 5)
Origin of mort
3
First recorded in 1600–10; origin uncertain
Definition for mort (4 of 5)
Definition for mort (5 of 5)
à la mort
[ a la mawr ]
/ a la ˈmɔr /
adjective
mortally ill.
melancholy; dispirited.
adverb
grievously; fatally.
Origin of à la mort
literally, to the death
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British Dictionary definitions for mort (1 of 2)
mort
1
/ (mɔːt) /
noun
a call blown on a hunting horn to signify the death of the animal hunted
Word Origin for mort
C16: via Old French from Latin
mors death
British Dictionary definitions for mort (2 of 2)
mort
2
/ (mɔːt) /
noun
a great deal; a great many
Word Origin for mort
possibly a shortened form of
mortal used as an intensifier