Category:Mora

Mor"a, n. Etym: [It.]

Defn: A game of guessing the number of fingers extended in a quick movement of the hand, -- much played by Italians of the lower classes.

mora Mo"ra, n. (Bot.)

Defn: A leguminous tree of Guiana and Trinidad (Dimorphandra excelsa); also, its timber, used in shipbuilding and making furniture.

mora Mo"ra, n. Etym: [L.] (Rom. & Civil Law)

Defn: Delay; esp., culpable delay; postponement.