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Grammar : Noun
Spell : mawr-suh l
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɔr səl



Definition of morsel

Origin :
  • late 13c., "a bite, mouthful; small piece, fragment," from Old French morsel (Modern French morceau) "small bite, portion, helping," diminutive of mors "a bite," from Latin morsus "biting, a bite," neuter past participle of mordere "to bite" (see mordant).
  • noun tiny piece
Example sentences :
  • "Come, dearest sister; you have eaten not a morsel to-day," she said.
  • Extract from : « The Wives of The Dead » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Nor will I taste a morsel of food, even if you keep me forever in your palace.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Until this very morning, not a morsel of food had passed my lips.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • He then threw to them the morsel of moose-meat he had taken from the wigwam.
  • Extract from : « The Works of Whittier, Volume VI (of VII) » by John Greenleaf Whittier
  • Swam until he was tired, and finally made a morsel for a fish.
  • Extract from : « Who Was Who: 5000 B. C. to Date » by Anonymous
  • That was too nasty a morsel for even this monster to swallow; so it let go its hold of the boat.
  • Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain
  • Bismarck took that, at once, but there was not a morsel to eat.
  • Extract from : « Blood and Iron » by John Hubert Greusel
  • Among these was one morsel which Gabe rolled succulently beneath his tongue.
  • Extract from : « Shavings » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • Pepper and salt trowis, ma'am, and a morsel of hair on the tip of his chin.
  • Extract from : « Capt'n Davy's Honeymoon » by Hall Caine
  • It looked all appetizing and nice; but I could not touch a morsel.
  • Extract from : « A Day's Ride » by Charles James Lever

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