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murrum
Vulgar Latin · medieval
"muzzle, snout"
a word for a muzzle or snout, giving rise to a verb for making a face
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morguer
Old French · medieval
"to look solemn or haughty"
'to look solemnly', describing a stern facial expression
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morgue
French · medieval
"a haughty look; a building for displaying bodies"
shifted from an expression to the name of a Paris building where unidentified bodies were displayed for identification
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morgue
English · 1821
"a mortuary"
borrowed for a facility housing unclaimed dead bodies
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