morfilcommon nounSyllable DecompositionmorfilEtymologyexpandfrom 'mort' (death) and 'fil' (thread) (=> dead sharp edge)Definitions1. Certain small steel parts, almost imperceptible, that remain on the cutting edge of a knife, razor, etc., when they have been passed over the grinding wheel, and which must be finished off by sharpening to be able to use the instrument usefully.expandSept épées de mélancolie Sans morfil ô claires douleurs Sont dans mon cœur […].2. Rough elephant tusk.popularexpandLe Sénégal peut fournir, année commune, cinquante captifs, quatre mille cuirs, douze cens quintaux de gomme , & vingt quintaux de morfil.PluralmorfilsSee alsomorfiler (v.) morfilage (cn.)