Meaning of MORSEL
| Pronunciation: | | 'morsul
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- [n] a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread"
- [n] a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he needed"
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| | Synonyms: | | bit, bite |
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| | See Also: | | chaw, chew, crumb, cud, mouthful, plug, quid, small indefinite amount, small indefinite quantity, sop, sops, taste, wad | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mor"sel\, n. [OF. morsel, F. morceau, LL. morsellus, a
dim. fr. L. morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite; prob.
akin to E. smart. See {Smart}, and cf. {Morceau}, {Mordant},
{Muse}, v., {Muzzle}, n.]
1. A little bite or bit of food. --Chaucer.
Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a new
labor to a tired digestion. --South.
2. A small quantity; a little piece; a fragment.
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| | Related Terms: | | ambrosia, atom, bait, bit, bite, bolus, bonne bouche, butt, cate, champ, chaw, chew, chip, choice morsel, chomp, chunk, clip, clipping, collop, crumb, cud, cut, cutting, dainty, delicacy, dessert, dollop, drop, end, fraction, fragment, gnash, gob, gobbet, goody, grain, granule, hunk, kickshaw, lump, manna, modicum, moiety, morceau, mouthful, munch, nectar, nibble, nip, paring, particle, patch, piece, pinch, quid, rasher, remnant, sample, savory, scoop, scrap, shard, shaving, shiver, shred, slice, sliver, smidgen, smidgin, smithereen, snack, snap, snatch, snick, snip, snippet, soupcon, speck, splinter, spoonful, stitch, stump, swallow, tag, taste, tatter, tidbit, titbit, treat, whit |
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