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L. morsus a biting, bite, fr. mordere to bite. See
Morsel, and cf. Amuse, Muzzle,
n.] 1. To think closely; to
study in silence; to meditate. "Thereon mused he."
Chaucer.

He mused upon some dangerous plot.

Sir P. Sidney.

2. To be absent in mind; to be so occupied in
study or contemplation as not to observe passing scenes or things
present; to be in a brown study. Daniel.

3. To wonder. [Obs.] Spenser.
B. Jonson.

Syn. -- To consider; meditate; ruminate. See
Ponder.

Muse, v. t. 1. To
think on; to meditate on.

Come, then, expressive Silence, muse his
praise.

Thomson.

2. To wonder at. [Obs.]
Shak.

Muse, n. 1.
Contemplation which abstracts the mind from passing scenes;
absorbing thought; hence, absence of mind; a brown study.
Milton.

2.

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