Musel
/ˈmjuːzəl/noun
An obsolete English word for an animal’s muzzle or snout.
Did you know?Musel is an obsolete Middle English form related to muzzle, ultimately descending from Latin musum, meaning “muzzle” or “snout.”
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
musum
“Muzzle, snout, or projecting mouth of an animal”
12th Century
Old French
museau
“Animal’s muzzle or snout”
12th–13th Century
Anglo-French
musel
“Muzzle; the front part of an animal’s mouth”
14th Century
Middle English
musel
“Muzzle, snout, or mouth”
Modern English
English
musel
“An obsolete word meaning “muzzle,” later largely replaced by muzzle”