morne

Mor"ne, a. Defn: Of or pertaining to the morn; morning. [Obs.] "White as morne milk." Chaucer. Morne, n. Etym: [F., fr. morne sad, sorrowful. See Mourn.] Defn: A ring fitted upon the head of a lance to prevent wounding an adversary in titling. Mor`né", a. Etym: [F., fr. morne a morne.] (Her.) Defn: Without teeth, tongue, or claws; -- said of a lion represented heraldically. Morne, n. Etym: [OE. morning, morwening. See Morn.] 1. The first or early part of the day, variously understood as the earliest hours of light, the time near sunrise; the time from midnight to noon, from rising to noon, etc. 2. The first or early part; as, the morning of life. 3. The goddess Aurora. [Poetic] Shak.

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