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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Mort \Mort\, n. [F., death, fr. L. mors, mortis.]
1. Death; esp., the death of game in the chase.
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2. A note or series of notes sounded on a horn at the death
of game.
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The sportsman then sounded a treble mort. --Sir W.
Scott.
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3. The skin of a sheep or lamb that has died of disease.
[Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
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{Mort cloth}, the pall spread over a coffin; black cloth
indicative or mourning; funeral hangings. --Carlyle.
{Mort stone}, a large stone by the wayside on which the
bearers rest a coffin. [Eng.] --H. Taylor.
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