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Definition of Morsel
1. Noun. A small quantity of anything. "A morsel of paper was all he needed"
2. Noun. A small amount of solid food; a mouthful. "All they had left was a bit of bread"
Generic synonyms: Mouthful, Taste
Specialized synonyms: Chaw, Chew, Cud, Plug, Quid, Wad, Crumb, Sop, Sops
Definition of Morsel
1. n. A little bite or bit of food.
Definition of Morsel
1. Noun. A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food. ¹
2. Noun. A very small amount. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Morsel
1. to divide into small pieces [v -SELED, -SELING, -SELS or -SELLED, -SELLING, -SELS]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Morsel
Literary usage of Morsel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Holy Bible Containing the Old and New Testaments: Translated Out of the by American Bible Society (1870)
"___,e widow 10 fail; 16 If I have withheld the poor from eir desire, or have
caused the eyes oj' 17 Or have eaten my morsel myself alone, and the fatherless ..."
2. The Talisman: A Tale of the Crusaders by Walter Scott (1878)
"A handful of dates, and a morsel of coarse barley-bread, sufficed to relieve the
hunger of the latter, whose education had habituated him to the fare of the ..."
3. Farthest North: Being the Record of a Voyage of Exploration of the Ship by Fridtjof Nansen, Otto Neumann Sverdrup (1898)
"But the bear shook his head suspi- " HE STARED, HESITATING, AT THE DELICIOUS
morsel " (Drawn by H. Egidius) ciously, lowered himself cautiously on to ..."
4. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"Now let all people consider what good your house full of sacrifices doth with
strife, when a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, is better ? ..."
5. Our Wild Indians: Thirty-three Years Personal Experience Among the Red Men by Richard Irving Dodge (1884)
"... —Red Pepper and Black — Selection of the Entrails — The Indian's Most Delicious
morsel — My Invitation to Dine with the Pawnee Chief—A Disgusting Repast ..."
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