Both Uses of
morsel
in
1984 by Orwell
- There were times when the fact of impending death seemed as palpable as the bed they lay on, and they would cling together with a sort of despairing sensuality, like a damned soul grasping at his last morsel of pleasure when the clock is within five minutes of striking.†
p. 151..6
- He remembered quite clearly that precious little morsel of chocolate.†
p. 162..7 *
Definition:
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(morsel) a very small quantity -- usually of food