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morse

Pronunciation: /mɔːs/

The English word “morse” has 2 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A clasp or fastening used to fasten a cope in the front, usually decorative.
  2. Synonym of walrus.

Etymology

From Middle French mors, from Latin morsus (“bite; clasp”), from mordere (“to bite”).

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