morceau

[mawr-soh]

noun

French.

plural

morceaux 

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of morceau¹

C18: from Old French: _morsel

Example Sentences

Your description of Tangier will be another interesting “morceau” for her.

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This first melody in the opera is as perfect a morceau for its size as was ever written.

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So with a charming abandon she relieved her pretty teeth of the morceau, replaced it with another, helped herself to a second novel, settled back on her pillow, and opened the enchanted pages.

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Then he played the second movement of his symphony, and it is the most exquisite morceau you can imagine.

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Moore had a great aversion to having his best morceaux served up without context in that manner; but worse remained behind.

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