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moory en · ADJ · etymology 1

Pronunciation

• /ˈmʊəɹi/
• /ˈmɔːɹi/

Etymology

From moor + -y.

Meanings

1. Resembling a moor; swampy; boggy.
   • As when thick mists arise from moory vales. 1600, [Torquato Tasso], “(please specify |book=1 to 20)”, in Edward Fairefax [i.e., Edward Fairfax], transl., Godfrey of Bulloigne, or The Recouerie of Ierusalem. […], London: […] Ar[nold] Hatfield, for I[saac] Iaggard and M[atthew] Lownes, →OCLC:
   • In Eſſex moory Land is thought to be the moſt proper, tho several other ſorts of Soil are eſteemed very good 1707, J[ohn] Mortimer, The Whole Art of Husbandry; or, The Way of Managing and Improving of Land. […], London: […] J[ohn] H[umphreys] for H[enry] Mortlock […], and J[onathan] Robinson […], →OCLC:

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Synonyms

moorish · quaggy · hoggy

moory en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

• /ˈmʊəɹi/
• /ˈmɔːɹi/

Meanings

1. (alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative form of mooree (“kind of cotton cloth”).
   alt of mooree

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