A woman or wench; also a yeoman's daughter. To be taken all-a mort; to be confounded, surprised, or motionless through fear.
·noun A woman; a female. II. Mort ·noun A salmon in its third year. III. Mort ·noun A great quanti...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
many, abundance, a multitude ; a mort of money, apples, men, &c. Kent. ...
A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
A married woman; also a female beggar with several children hired or borrowed to excite charity. CAN...
Dictionary of The Vulgar Tongue by Francis Grose
A female dram drinker. Cant. ...
A fair-complexioned wench. ...
A gentlewoman. ...
A diseased strumpet. CANT. ...
A queen. ...
A queen, or great lady. CANT. ...
·adj ·see <<Alamort>>. ...
Struck dumb, confounded. What, sweet one, all-a-mort? SHAKESPEARE. ...