What does "moory" mean?

Alternative form of mooree (“kind of cotton cloth”).

What is a synonym for "moory"?

Common synonyms include: boggy, boggy, fenny, hoggy, marshy, miry.

//ˈmʊəɹi// adj, noun

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Noun

1
Alternative form of mooree (“kind of cotton cloth”). alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

Adjective

1
Resembling a moor; swampy; boggy.
"In Eſſex moory Land is thought to be the moſt proper, tho several other ſorts of Soil are eſteemed very good"

"In Eſſex moory Land is thought to be the moſt proper, tho several other ſorts of Soil are eſteemed very good"

From moor + -y.

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