English
Pronunciation
IPA: WEAE /mʊɹ/
Etymology 1
From the French More, Maure ; from the Latin Maurus a Moor , meaning a Mauritanian, an inhabitant of Mauritania. Webster1913 also says: Gr. ?; cf. ? black, dark. Cf. {Morris} a dance, {Morocco} but I don't know what that means so I can't adapt it.'
Proper Noun
Moor
- One of a mixed race inhabiting Morocco, Algeria, Tunis, and Tripoli, chiefly along the coast and in towns.
- (Hist.) Any individual of the swarthy races of Africa or Asia which have adopted the Mohammedan religion.
Translations
- Dutch: moren
- Esperanto: Maŭroj
- Estonian: maur , moorlane
- French: Maures
- German: Maure m
- Romanian: Mauri
- Russian: Мавры (Mavri)
- Slovenian: Mavri
- Spanish: Moro
Etymology 2
Old English mor, AS. mör moor, morass; akin to D. moer moor, G. moor, and probably to Goth. marei sea , E. mere. See Mere a lake.
Noun
moor
- An extensive waste covered with patches of heath, and having a poor, light soil, but sometimes marshy, and abounding in peat; a heath.
- A game preserve consisting of moorland.
Translations
- Estonian: raba (1)
- German: Moor n (1)
Etymology 3
imp. & p. p. Moored; p. pr. & vb. n. Mooring .
Prob. fr. D. marren to tie, fasten, or moor a ship. See Mar.
Verb
to moor
- (intransitive) To cast anchor or become fastened.
- (transitive) (Nautical) To fix or secure, as a vessel, in a particular place by casting anchor, or by fastening with cables or chains; as, the vessel was moored in the stream; they moored the boat to the wharf.
- (transitive) To secure, or fix firmly.
Translations
- Estonian: silduma , otsi kinnitama
Estonian
Noun
moor
- grimalkin
