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

Word History and Origins

Origin of morceau¹

C18: from Old French: morsel

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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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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