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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a small quantity of anything;
- Example: "a morsel of paper was all he needed"

2. a small amount of solid food; a mouthful;
- Example: "all they had left was a bit of bread"
[syn: morsel, bit, bite]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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. [1913 Webster] Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a new labor to a tired digestion. --South. [1913 Webster] 2. A small quantity; a little piece; a fragment. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

morsel n 1: a small quantity of anything; "a morsel of paper was all he needed" 2: a small amount of solid food; a mouthful; "all they had left was a bit of bread" [syn: morsel, bit, bite]