사냥감을 죽였음을 알리는 뿔피리 소리 또는 죽음 그 자체를 의미함.
a specific note or call sounded on a hunting horn to signal that the quarry has been killed.
예문:
"The huntsman blew a long, mournful mort as the stag finally fell."
"Upon the capture of the fox, the sound of the mort echoed through the valley."
주로 영국 방언에서 쓰이며, 아주 많은 양이나 수를 의미함.
a large quantity or a great number of something.
예문:
"He has a mort of money but very little sense to go with it."
"There was a mort of people gathered at the village fair this afternoon."
생물학적 분류에서 3년생이 된 연어를 지칭하는 용어.
a salmon in its third year of life.
예문:
"The local fishermen distinguish between a grilse and a mort based on its age."
"Several morts were spotted leaping upstream during the autumn migration."
과거 은어나 고어에서 여성, 소녀 또는 연인을 부르던 말.
an archaic or slang term for a woman, girl, or sweetheart.
예문:
"In the old canting songs, a 'mort' often referred to a female companion."
"He went to the tavern to meet his favorite mort after a long day's work."