2. (Naut.)
Defn: To furnish with a mouse; to secure by means of a mousing. See
Mouse, n., 2.
MOUSE-EAR Mouse"-ear`, n. (Bot.) (a) The forget-me-not (Myosotis palustris) and other species of the same genus. (b) A European species of hawkweed (Hieracium Pilosella). Mouse-ear chickweed, a name of two common species of chickweed (Cerastium vulgarium, and C. viscosum). — Mouse-ear cress, a low cruciferous herb (Sisymbrium Thaliana). All these are low herbs with soft, oval, or obovate leaves, whence the name.
MOUSEFISH
Mouse"fish`, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: See Frogfish.
MOUSEHOLE
Mouse"hole`, n.
Defn: A hole made by a mouse, for passage or abode, as in a wall; hence, a very small hole like that gnawed by a mouse.
MOUSEKIN
Mouse"kin, n.
Defn: A little mouse. Thackeray.
MOUSER
Mous"er, n.