all-a-mort

English

Etymology

Possibly from French à la mort (to death; in abundance)

Adjective

all-a-mort (not comparable)

  1. (obsolete) Sad; at death's door.
  2. (idiomatic, archai) Struck dumb, confounded.

References

  • [Francis] Grose [et al.] (1811), All-a-mort”, in Lexicon Balatronicum. A Dictionary of Buckish Slang, University Wit, and Pickpocket Eloquence. [], London: Printed for C. Chappell, [], OCLC 23927885.

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