the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A bit; a morsel.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A bit; a morsel; a small piece.
n. A short piece or a passage of a literary composition.
n. In music:
n. A short composition, usually of simple character.
n. An excerpt or extract.
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n. a short literary or musical composition
Word Usage
"But that needn't preclude us from savouring just what makes Coleridge's little "morceau" so delicious for our consideration of Hazlitt's periodical criticism."