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Show MORRO AS A FORT'S NAME. It Is Used by tho Spanlsb When tlie Fort Projects from a Height ns Do a itsro's hipa. The word Morro, as applied to the forts in Cuba, has confused many persons per-sons who were surprised to learn of the existence of saveral of them with this name. The word is one little? t.scd by Cubans. Its use on the island is confined con-fined almost exclusively to the Spaniards. Span-iards. In the dictionary "morro'' is defined de-fined as "anything- that is round." or "a prominent overhanging lip." The Spaniards Span-iards always describe anegro mouth as "morro" from the projecting- lips. The word is also applied to a cat" but in this sense it is taken to refer to the purring cf the animal, says the New York Sun. When applied to the castles or fortresses in Cuba the word is to be taken in the same significance it possesses when applied ap-plied to a negro's mouth. These defenses de-fenses are usually perched on heights, over which they project just as protruding pro-truding lips do. The word is always spelled with two rr'g. The word moro is said to mean "moorish, belonging to the Moors." In a jocular style ii .supplied .sup-plied to wine not mixed with water. It also means as a noun a Moor or native of Africa. It is also used in Cuba to designate des-ignate a particular kind of horse oPar |