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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.

Mou"sle (?), v. t. To sport with
roughly; to rumple. [Written also mouzle.] [Obs.]
Wycherley.

||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.

Mous`tache" (?), n. [F.]
Mustache.

Mous"y (mouz"&ybreve;), a.
Infested with mice; smelling of mice.

Mou"tan (?), n.


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