morsure

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UK/ˈmɔːʒə/UK/ˈmɔːʃə/US/ˈmɔɹʒɚ/US/ˈmɔɹʃɚ/

noun

The act of biting.

OriginMiddle English morsure ← Anglo-Norman morsure ← Early Medieval Latin morsūra →
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Meanings

nounmorsure (countable and uncountable, plural morsures)

plural morsures

  1. countablerareuncountableThe act of biting.

    all invention is formed by the morsure of two or more of these animals, upon certain capillary nerves, which proceed from thence, whereof three branches spread into the tongue, and two into the right hand.

    1710, Jonathan Swift, A Discourse concerning the Mechanical Operation of the Spirit

Origin

  1. Early Medieval Latinmorsūra
  2. Anglo-Normanmorsure
  3. Middle Englishmorsure
  4. Englishmorsure

Inherited from Middle English morsure, from Middle French or Anglo-Norman morsure, from Early Medieval Latin morsūra, from mordēre, morsum (“to bite”) + -ūra (“ure”).

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APA

morsure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morsure

MLA

“morsure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morsure. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “morsure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morsure.

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