A small piece of food; a mouthful. Obsolete.
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释义 | the world > food and drink > food > amounts of food > [noun] > small quantity (29) breadeOE A small piece of food; a mouthful. Obsolete. crumbc975 A small particle of bread (or other friable food), such as breaks or falls off by rubbing, etc. snedec1000 A small piece, morsel. snodec1150 A piece or bit (of bread or other food); a morsel. morselc1300 A bite or mouthful; a small piece of food, esp. of a specified kind. swallow1340 The function of swallowing; the sense of taste; transferred a taste, a small quantity tasted (in quot. quot. figurative). Obsolete. modicumc1400 A small quantity or portion; a moderate or limited amount. (Often modified by little, small, tiny.) Of food, drink, or the like. mouthful?c1450 A quantity that fills the mouth; as much or as many (of something) as a mouth will hold or take in at one time. Also: a small quantity (of… tasting1526 quasi-concrete. A small portion taken to try the taste; a taste (esp. of spirituous liquor). Also figurative. taste1530 transferred. The means of tasting; hence, such a small quantity as admits of being tasted; a very small quantity (esp. of alcoholic drink), a sip… buckone1625 A mouthful, morsel. morceau1778 A small piece of food; a choice dish or delicacy; a morsel. Also in figurative context. rive1793 Scottish. A bite of food, a mouthful. Also figurative. nibble?1828 A quantity of grass, (later also) food, etc., that can be taken into the mouth by a single nibble; a small mouthful. Also in extended use. munchet1845 A small piece of bread. moufful1896 A mouthful. niblet1896 A tiny piece of something, esp. a foodstuff; a morsel, a shred. Usually in plural. snade1901 A piece cut from the tail of a mackerel for use as bait. nugget1951 Chiefly in plural. An individual, usually deep-fried, morsel of food (typically chicken, turkey, or a vegetarian equivalent). Cf. chicken nugget, n.. nibbly1978 = nibble, n. 2b. Chiefly in plural. Subcategories:— bitten or licked (4) — swallowed (4) — left on plate for manner's sake (1) |
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