\Mo*raine"\, n. [F. Cf. Prov. G. mur stones broken off,
It. mora a heap of stones, hillock, G. m["u]rbe soft, broken
up, OHG. muruwi, AS. mearu tender, Gr. ? to cause to wither,
Skr. ml[=a] to relax.] (Geol.)
An accumulation of earth and stones carried forward and
deposited by a glacier. --Lyell.
Note: If the moranie is at the extremity of the glacier it is
      a terminal moranie; if at the side, a lateral moranie;
      if parallel to the side on the central portion of the
      glacier, a medial moranie. See Illust. of {Glacier}. In
      the last case it is formed by the union of the lateral
      moranies of the branches of the glacier. A ground
      moranie is one beneath the mass of ice.