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Webster 1913 Edition
Morsel
Mor′sel
,Noun.
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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Morsel
MOR'SEL
,Noun.
1.
A bite; a mouthful; a small piece of food. Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a new labor to a tired digestion.
2.
A piece; a meal; something to be eaten. On these herbs and fruits and flowers
Feed first, on each beast next and fish and fowl,
No homely morsels.
3.
A small quantity of something not eatable. [Improper.]Definition 2024
morsel
morsel
English
Noun
morsel (plural morsels)
- A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.
- A very small amount.
- 2008, Pamela Griffin, New York Brides, Barbour Publishing Inc. (2008), ISBN 9781597899840, page 70:
- Didn't even a morsel of decency remain in his brother?
- 2008, Pamela Griffin, New York Brides, Barbour Publishing Inc. (2008), ISBN 9781597899840, page 70:
Synonyms
- See also Wikisaurus:modicum.
Derived terms
- morselize, morselization
Translations
small fragment
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External links
- morsel in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- morsel in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams
Old French
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Medieval Latin morsellum (“a bit, a little piece”), diminutive of Latin morsum (“a bit”), neuter of morsus, past participle of mordeō, mordēre (“bite, nibble, gnaw”), from Proto-Indo-European *merə- (“to rub, wipe; to pack, rob”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɔr.sɛl/
Noun
morsel m (oblique plural morseaus or morseax or morsiaus or morsiax or morsels, nominative singular morseaus or morseax or morsiaus or morsiax or morsels, nominative plural morsel)