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morsel

[ mawr-suhl ]

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)

  1. to distribute in or divide into tiny portions (often followed by out ):

    to morsel out the last pieces of meat.

morsel

/ ˈmɔːsəl /

noun

  1. a small slice or mouthful of food
  2. a small piece; bit
  3. informal.
    a term of endearment for a child


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Word History and Origins

Origin of morsel1

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; -elle

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Word History and Origins

Origin of morsel1

C13: from Old French, from mors a bite, from Latin morsus, from mordēre to bite

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Example Sentences

I still would never put another morsel of seagull anywhere near my mouth again.

From time to time the children dashed outside, to go to the bathroom or grab a morsel of food, and then retreated to the bunker.

Any morsel of rationale for why the “supremely safe” Boeing 777 vanished is swallowed like a pill.

Do you think I have charity to bestow, or a morsel of bread to spare?'

A well-written story is a perfect jewel, a perfect morsel, with no room for error.

And I have not had the first morsel of food prepared from this grain offered me since I reached the shores of Europe.

They competed for it only in order to get a morsel of food, so they would not have to beg it from door to door.

We snatched a hasty morsel or two, and then hurried on, in order to complete the second half of the road before sunset.

It is said he never eat a morsel at his own expense, and left about $35,000 to relatives whom he had never seen.

She holds her knife in her right hand, and in the other a crust of bread with her toothsome morsel on it.

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