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Webster 1913 Edition


Morsel

Mor′sel

,
Noun.
[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
,
Verb.
,
Muzzle
,
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.
[from L. morsus, a bite, form mordeo.]
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.]