Mora

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun Delay; ·esp., culpable delay; postponement.

II. Mora ·noun A leguminous tree of Guiana and Trinidad (Dimorphandra excelsa); also, its timber, used in shipbuilding and making furniture.

III. Mora ·noun A game of guessing the number of fingers extended in a quick movement of the hand, — much played by Italians of the lower classes.

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