mort

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Just as he spoke, the horns again poured on her ear the melancholy yet wild strain of the MORT, or death-note, and she awoke.

From Kenilworth by Scott, Walter, Sir

The caves of L'HOMME MORT, and of Petit-Morin which date from Neolithic times, retain traces of similar blocking up.

From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by D'Anvers, N.

At Aurignac, in the cave of L'HOMME MORT, in the Trou du Frontal, broken bones and fragments of charcoal bear witness to the repast.

From Manners and Monuments of Prehistoric Peoples by D'Anvers, N.