morbide, adj., (paint., sculpt.) soft, delicate; (med.) morbid.

morbidesse, n.f., (paint.) morbidezza; suppleness, ease, elegance of attitude, manners, gait; softness, delicacy.

morbifique, adj., morbific.

morbleu! int., zounds!

morce, n.f., curb-stone, binding-stone.

morceau, n.m., bit, piece, morsel, fragment, snack, mouthful. — délicat or bon —; tit-bit. Aimer les bons —x; to love good things. Il a ses —x taillés; he has just enough to live on or he must not go beyond his orders. Manger un —; to eat a morsel, a mouthful. — d’ensemble; (mus.) concerted piece. Mettre en —x; to tear to pieces.

morceler, v.a., to parcel, to parcel out, to partition, to cut up; to mangle.

se morceler, v.r., to be parceled out.

morcellement (-sèl-man), n.m., dividing into parcels, parceling out, partition, subdivision.

mordache, n.f., rice-chops, tongs; gag.