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a hedge, hence, wall, or the like, through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset. Find a hare without a muse. Old Prov.

Meditative; thoughtfully silent. "Museful mopings." Dryden. -- Muse"ful*ly, adv.

Unregardful of the Muses; disregarding the power of poetry; unpoetical. Milton.

One who muses.

A small hole or gap through which a wild animal passes; a muse. Shak.

A small bagpipe formerly in use, having a soft and sweet tone.

ory or a collection of natural, scientific, or literary curiosities, or of works of art. Museum beetle, Museum pest. (Zoöl.) See Anthrenus.

Seasickness; hence, any similar sickness of the stomach accompanied with a propensity to vomit; qualm; squeamishness of the stomach; loathing.

A substance which produces nausea.

To become squeamish; to feel nausea; to turn away with disgust.

The act of nauseating, or the state of being nauseated.

Causing nausea; nauseous.

Causing, or fitted to cause, nausea; sickening; loathsome; disgusting; exciting abhorrence; as, a nauseous drug or medicine. -- Nau"seous*ly, adv. -- Nau"seous*ness, n. The nauseousness of such company disgusts a reasonable man. Dryden.

A building for the shelter of neat cattle. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Massinger.

A not using; failure to use. An office may be forfeited by misuser or nonuser. Blackstone.

To insnare; to entrap. [Obs.] Johnson.

Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses. Milton.

Having an obtuse angle; as, an obtuse-angled triangle.

In an obtuse manner.

State or quality of being obtuse.