morsel
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səl noun
1.
a bite, mouthful, or small portion of food, candy, etc.
2.
a small piece, quantity, or amount of anything; scrap; bit.
3.
something very appetizing; treat or tidbit.
4.
a person or thing that is attractive or delightful.
verb (used with object)
5.
to distribute in or divide into tiny portions (often followed by out ): to morsel out the last pieces of meat.
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Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French, equivalent to mors a bite (< Latin morsum something bitten off, noun use of neuter of morsus, past participle of mordēre to bite) + -el < Latin -ellus diminutive suffix; see -elle
1250–1300; Middle English < Old French, equivalent to mors a bite (< Latin morsum something bitten off, noun use of neuter of morsus, past participle of mordēre to bite) + -el < Latin -ellus diminutive suffix; see -elle
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| —n | |
| 1. | a small slice or mouthful of food |
| 2. | a small piece; bit |
| 3. | informal (Irish) a term of endearment for a child |
| [C13: from Old French, from mors a bite, from Latin morsus, from mordēre to bite] | |
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Word Origin & History
morsel
late 13c., from O.Fr. morsel (Fr. marceau) "small bite," dim. of mors "a bite," from L. morsus "biting, bite," neut. pp. of mordere "to bite" (see mordant).
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Example sentences
The bird by that time had been joined by a second one which had alighted to feed on a tiny food morsel it had been carrying.
Considered a tasty morsel by coyotes, prairie dogs used these tunnels as a quick escape from their predators.
Smell the perfume of the flowers, taste with relish each morsel, as if tomorrow you could never smell and taste again.
We get them morsel by morsel, and the brisk dicing between them can catch the viewer unprepared.
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