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morsure

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

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

noun morsures

countable, rare, uncountable The 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.

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@misc{morsure_2026,
  title = {morsure},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/morsure},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}