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morsel definition

mor·sel (môr′səl)

noun

  1. a small bite or portion of food
  2. a small piece or amount; bit
  3. a tasty dish

Etymology: OFr, dim. of mors < L morsum, a bite, piece < pp. of mordere, to bite: see mordant

transitive verb

to divide into or distribute in small portions

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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