morsel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: morsel	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
morsel n a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he needed" a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" Synonym(s): morsel, bit, bite
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Morsel \Mor"sel\, n. [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}, v., {Muzzle}, n.] 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.