peaty moor

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• moor — moor1 [moor] n. [ME more < OE mor, wasteland, akin to LowG mor < IE base * mori , sea > MARSH, MERE2, L mare, sea: basic sense “swampy coastland”] Brit. 1. a tract of open, rolling wasteland, usually covered with heather and often marshy …   English World dictionary

• moor — moor1 moory, adj. /moor/, n. 1. a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; heath. 2. a tract of land preserved for game. [bef. 900; ME more, OE mor; c. D moer, G… …   Universalium

• moor — I [[t]mʊər[/t]] n. 1) geo a tract of open, peaty wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high altitudes where drainage is poor; heath 2) a tract of land preserved for game • Etymology: bef. 900; ME more, OE mōr; c. OSmōr, MD moer,… …   From formal English to slang

• moor — I. noun Etymology: Middle English mor, from Old English mōr; akin to Old High German muor moor Date: before 12th century 1. chiefly British an expanse of open rolling infertile land 2. a boggy area; especially one that is peaty and dominated by… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• moor — I. /mɔ / (say maw) noun 1. a tract of open, peaty, wasteland, often overgrown with heath, common in high latitudes and altitudes where drainage is poor; a heath. 2. a tract of land preserved for shooting game. {Middle English more, Old English… …  

• moor —   open, often hilly, expanse of land characterized by wet, spongy, peaty soils and vegetation such as moss, coarse grass and heather …   Geography glossary

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