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Definition of Mousekin
1. n. A little mouse.
Definition of Mousekin
1. Noun. A little mouse. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mousekin
1. a little mouse [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mousekin
Literary usage of Mousekin
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Hänsel and Gretel: A Fairy Opera in Three Acts by Engelbert Humperdinck, Adelheid Wette (1905)
"The children at first do not see her, and go on feasting merrily.) GRETEL.
Wait, you gobbling mousekin, here comes the cat from the ..."
2. A Guide to Modern Opera: Description & Interpretation of the Words & Music by Esther Singleton (1909)
"Again the voice is heard from the house: " Nibble, nibble, mousekin, who's nibbling
at my ... Wait, you gobbling mousekin, till the cat comes out of the ..."
3. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1899)
"Take your ease and amusement, cousin," says Lady Maria. "Frisk about, pretty
little mousekin,:l says grey Grimalkin, ..."
4. The Gentleman's Magazine (1883)
"... a weasel, or a mouse; 3—a superstition to which Goethe alludes in " Faust" :—
Ah ! in the midst of her song, A red mousekin sprang out of her mouth. ..."
5. Yule-tide Stories: A Collection of Scandinavian and North German Popular by Benjamin Thorpe (1853)
"The girl in the mousekin dress came up accordingly, and when they were alone
together, the bride locked the door, dressed her in the beautiful clothes, ..."
6. Hänsel and Gretel: A Fairy Opera in Three Acts by Engelbert Humperdinck, Adelheid Wette (1905)
"The children at first do not see her, and go on feasting merrily.) GRETEL.
Wait, you gobbling mousekin, here comes the cat from the ..."
7. A Guide to Modern Opera: Description & Interpretation of the Words & Music by Esther Singleton (1909)
"Again the voice is heard from the house: " Nibble, nibble, mousekin, who's nibbling
at my ... Wait, you gobbling mousekin, till the cat comes out of the ..."
8. The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray by William Makepeace Thackeray, Sir Leslie Stephen (1899)
"Take your ease and amusement, cousin," says Lady Maria. "Frisk about, pretty
little mousekin,:l says grey Grimalkin, ..."
9. The Gentleman's Magazine (1883)
"... a weasel, or a mouse; 3—a superstition to which Goethe alludes in " Faust" :—
Ah ! in the midst of her song, A red mousekin sprang out of her mouth. ..."
10. Yule-tide Stories: A Collection of Scandinavian and North German Popular by Benjamin Thorpe (1853)
"The girl in the mousekin dress came up accordingly, and when they were alone
together, the bride locked the door, dressed her in the beautiful clothes, ..."
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