murr

a. Having, or afflicted with, murrain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OE. moreine, OF. morine, fr. OF. morir, murir, 8die, L. mori, moriri. ] (Far.) An infectious and fatal disease among cattle. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

A murrain on you, may you be afflicted with a pestilent disease. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Chem.) A glucoside found in the flowers of a plant (Murraya exotica) of South Asia, and extracted as a white amorphous slightly bitter substance. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) Any one of several species of sea birds of the genus Uria, or Catarractes; a guillemot. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The murres are allied to the auks, and are abundant on the northern coasts of Europe and America. They often breed in large communities on the projecting ledges of precipituous cliffs, laying one or two large eggs on the bare rocks. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Murre + -let. ] (Zool.) One of several species of sea birds of the genera Synthliboramphus and Brachyramphus, inhabiting the North Pacific. They are closely related to the murres. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ OF. morée a dark red color, mor blackish brown, fr. L. morum mulberry, blackberry, or fr. Maurus a Moor. Cf. Mulberry, Moor, Morelle. ] A dark red color. -- a. Of a dark red color. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. murrhinus, fr. murrha: cf. F. murrhin. ] Made of the stone or material called by the Romans murrha; -- applied to certain costly vases of great beauty and delicacy used by the luxurious in Rome as wine cups; as, murrhine vases, cups, vessels. [ 1913 Webster ]

Murrhine glass, glassware made in imitation of murrhine vases and cups. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ See Murrain. ] Infected with or killed by murrain. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]