amorce

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French amorce. (Can this(+) etymology be sourced? Particularly: “Should it be Middle French? Cannot understand OED: "< French amorce (1549 in Middle French), specific use of amorce bait, lure"”) === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /əˈmoɹs/ (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /əˈmɔːs/ Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)s === Noun === amorce (plural amorces) A hint about the future; an instance of foreshadowing. A percussion cap or detonator. === References === “amorce, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000. === Anagrams === Camero, Morace, ceroma == French == === Etymology === Corruption of Old French amorse, form of amordre, a compound of mordre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /a.mɔʁs/ === Noun === amorce f (plural amorces) bait (used to catch fish) primer (substance used to start a fire) (figuratively) bait (biology) primer (strand) === Verb === amorce inflection of amorcer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “amorce”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012