Hypertext Webster Gateway: "morsel"
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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: {bit}, {bite}]
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