Mousel
/ˈmuːzəl/noun
An obsolete English word meaning the muzzle or snout of an animal.
Did you know?Mousel is an obsolete variant related to muzzle, whose deeper source is the Latin term musum, meaning an animal’s snout; the ultimate origin of that Latin word remains uncertain.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
musum
“Snout, muzzle, or projecting mouth of an animal; the word’s deeper origin is uncertain.”
Old French
Old French
museau / musel
“Muzzle or snout, developing from the Latin term.”
Anglo-Norman French
Anglo-Norman
musel
“Muzzle or snout, used in the French spoken in medieval England.”
Middle English
Middle English
moussel
“Muzzle or animal’s snout; an English borrowing from Anglo-Norman French.”
Modern English
English
mousel
“An obsolete or dialectal form associated with muzzle, now largely replaced by the standard word “muzzle.””