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To make damp; to wet in a small degree. A pipe a little moistened on the inside. Bacon.

A little elevation of earth made by a mole; a molehill. Mortimer.

A little hillock of earth thrown up by moles working under ground; hence, a very small hill, or an insignificant obstacle or difficulty. Having leapt over such mountains, lie down before a molehill. South.

A little mill.

A little mount; a hillock; a small elevation or prominence. [Written also monticule.]

Furnished with monticles or little elevations.

A little moon. [R.] Bp. Hall.

A rag baby; a puppet made of cloth; hence, also, in fondness, a little girl, or a woman.

roceeds normally up to about the eighth year of age and is then arrested so that there is little or no further development.

A little bite or bit of food. Chaucer. Every morsel to a satisfied hunger is only a new labor to a tired digestion. South.

A small particle, as of floating dust; anything proverbially small; a speck. The little motes in the sun do ever stir, though there be no wind. Bacon. We are motes in the midst of generations. Landor.

in the phrase con moto, directing to a somewhat quicker movement; as, andante con moto, a little more rapidly than andante, etc.

A little mouse. Thackeray.

as fallen; much time. Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in. Deut. xxviii. 38.

A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone.

The whole company stared at me with a whimsical, muzzy look, like men whose senses were a little obfuscated by beer rather then wine. W. Irving.

A little towel, or small cloth, esp. one for wiping the fingers and mouth at table.

A kind of grass (Nardus stricta) of little value, found in Europe and Asia.

Of little breadth; not wide or broad; having little distance from side to side; as, a narrow board; a narrow street; a narrow hem. Hath passed in safety through the narrow seas. Shak.

With little breadth; in a narrow manner.