morceau

American  

[mawr-soh] / mɔrˈsoʊ /

noun

French.

plural

morceaux

1. piece; morsel.

2. an excerpt or passage of poetry or music.

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morceau British  

/ mɔrso /

noun

1. a fragment or morsel

2. a short composition, esp a musical one

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Etymology

Origin of morceau

C18: from Old French: _morsel

Example Sentences

They have learnt music enough to play a morceau de salon showily, and the allegretto movement of a sonata stumblingly, and the latter only because it was thought 'proper' that they should learn 'classical music.'

From Household Organization by Caddy, Florence

Pour un sou, le d�bitant remplit de bœuf hach� et d'os de c�telettes un morceau de vieux journal; une pinc�e de sel ajout�e sur le tout pare agr�ablement la denr�e.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.

The prairie-hen, however, is the bon morceau of western epicures; while the canvas-back is only to be found in the great cities of the Atlantic.

From The Hunters' Feast Conversations Around the Camp Fire by Reid, Mayne

He extols in this morceau the surpassing clearness of coloring, the noble and melancholy sentiment of nature, together with a warm and powerful tone.

From Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good by Cousin, Victor

M. Dufr�noy m'a fait l'honneur de m'�crire au sujet du morceau de fer que j'avais offert � l'�cole des mines: �Je vous remercie au nom de l'�cole de ce magnifique �chantillon.

From Movement of the International Literary Exchanges, between France and North America from January 1845 to May, 1846 With Instructions for Collecting, Preparing, and Forwarding Objects of Natural History Written by The Professors Administrators of The Museum Of Natural History At Paris. And Instructions Relative to Anthropology and Zoology by Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire, Isidore