morcel

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A form of morsel — A small fragment or share of something, commonly applied to food.

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Meanings

nounmorcel (plural morcels)

plural morcels

  1. obsoleteObsolete spelling of morsel.

    Bvt he to comfort vs one ane sad “to qyham I gyf now ye morcel of bred of jow, […]

    1896, W. M. Metcalfe and John Barbour, Legends of the Saints, published 1896, page 74
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    We continue to enjoy fine weather. The turf is getting dry and cheap but potatoes are eight pence per stone. Mr Bogonier has not one single morcel of food.

    1821 April 20, in Henry Stratford Persse, To the Land of the Free from This Island of Slaves, Cork University Press (1998), page 88

Origin

See morsel.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

cormel
Cite this entry
APA

morcel. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morcel

MLA

“morcel.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morcel. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “morcel,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/morcel.

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