Mouse
(Mouse), v. t.
1. To tear, as a cat devours a mouse. [Obs.] "[Death] mousing the flesh of men." Shak.
2. (Naut.) 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 All these are low herbs with soft, oval, or obovate
leaves, whence the name.
Mousefish
(Mouse"fish`) n. (Zoöl.) See Frogfish.
Mousehole
(Mouse"hole`) n. 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. A little mouse. Thackeray.
Mouser
(Mous"er) n.
1. A cat that catches mice.
2. One who pries about on the lookout for something.
Mousetail
(Mouse"tail`) n. (Bot.) A genus of ranunculaceous plants in which the prolonged receptacle
is covered with imbricating achenes, and so resembles the tail of a mouse.
Mousie
(Mous"ie) n. Diminutive for Mouse. Burns.
Mousing
(Mous"ing) a. Impertinently inquisitive; prying; meddlesome. "Mousing saints." L'Estrange.
Mousing
(Mous"ing), n.
1. The act of hunting mice.
2. (Naut.) A turn or lashing of spun yarn or small stuff, or a metallic clasp or fastening, uniting the
point and shank of a hook to prevent its unhooking or straighening out.
3. A ratchet movement in a loom.
Mousing hook,
a hook with an attachment which prevents its unhooking.
Mousle
(Mou"sle) v. t. To sport with roughly; to rumple. [Written also mouzle.] [Obs.] Wycherley.
Mousseline
(||Mousse`line") n. [F.] Muslin.
||Mousseline de laine [F., muslin of wool.]
Muslin delaine. See under Muslin. — Mousseline glass,
a kind of thin blown glassware, such as wineglasses, etc.
Moustache
(Mous`tache") n. [F.] Mustache.
Mousy
(Mous"y) a. Infested with mice; smelling of mice.
Moutan
(Mou"tan) n. (Bot.) The Chinese tree peony a shrub with large flowers of various colors.