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morceau

[ mawr-soh ]

noun

, French.
, plural mor·ceaux [maw, r, -, soh].
  1. piece; morsel.
  2. an excerpt or passage of poetry or music.


morceau

/ mɔrso /

noun

  1. a fragment or morsel
  2. a short composition, esp a musical one
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of morceau1

C18: from Old French: morsel
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Example Sentences

Jonas: La baleine fut la fin oblige de le vomir tant un Prophte est un morceau difficile digrer.

Lyman Teaford still came of an evening to play his flute acceptably, while Winona accompanied him in many an amorous morceau.

Madame was at the piano, Remond turning the leaves of her music while she rendered a brilliant morceau.

Il ne faut la fin quun mauvais morceau de toile et quatre planches de sapin.

More than all else I love sacred music, and that morceau which she had sung for me a number of times gave me great pleasure.

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