Morse

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Morse \Morse\, n. [F. morse, Russ. morj'; perh. akin to E. mere
     lake; cf. Russ. more sea.] (Zool.)
     The walrus. See {Walrus}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  Morse \Morse\, n. [L. morsus a biting, a clasp, fr. mordere to
     bite.]
     A clasp for fastening garments in front. --Fairholt.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Walrus \Wal"rus\, n. [D. walrus; of Scand. origin; cf. Dan
     valros, Sw. vallross, Norw. hvalros; literally, whale horse;
     akin to Icel. hrosshvalr, AS. horshwael. See {Whale}, and
     {Horse}.] (Zool.)
     A very large marine mammal ({Trichecus rosmarus}) of the Seal
     family, native of the Arctic Ocean. The male has long and
     powerful tusks descending from the upper jaw. It uses these
     in procuring food and in fighting. It is hunted for its oil,
     ivory, and skin. It feeds largely on mollusks. Called also
     {morse}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: The walrus of the North Pacific and Behring Strait
           ({Trichecus obesus}) is regarded by some as a distinct
           species, by others as a variety of the common walrus.
           [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Morse
       n 1: a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are
            represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and
            long signals) [syn: {Morse code}, {international Morse
            code}]
       2: United States portrait painter who patented the telegraph
          and developed the Morse code (1791-1872) [syn: {Samuel
          Morse}, {Samuel F. B. Morse}, {Samuel Finley Breese Morse}]

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:

  Morse, LA (village, FIPS 52320)
    Location: 30.12090 N, 92.49796 W
    Population (1990): 782 (329 housing units)
    Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Morse, TX
    Zip code(s): 79062

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Morse, LA -- U.S. village in Louisiana
     Population (2000):    759
     Housing Units (2000): 313
     Land area (2000):     1.400671 sq. miles (3.627722 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.400671 sq. miles (3.627722 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            52320
     Located within:       Louisiana (LA), FIPS 22
     Location:             30.121628 N, 92.498500 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):    
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Morse, LA
      Morse
  

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:

  Morse, TX -- U.S. Census Designated Place in Texas
     Population (2000):    172
     Housing Units (2000): 63
     Land area (2000):     0.545058 sq. miles (1.411693 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    0.545058 sq. miles (1.411693 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            49440
     Located within:       Texas (TX), FIPS 48
     Location:             36.060645 N, 101.476470 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     79062
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Morse, TX
      Morse