MORGUE


Meaning of MORGUE in English

/mawrg/ , n.

1. a place in which bodies are kept, esp. the bodies of victims of violence or accidents, pending identification or burial.

2. a reference file of old clippings, mats, books, etc., in a newspaper office.

3. the room containing such a reference file.

4. any place, as a room or file, where records, information, or objects are kept for unexpected but possible future use.

5. such records, information, or objects.

[ 1815-25; ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .