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n 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.

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

bsorb; also, to distract; to bewilder. [Obs.] Camillus set upon the Gauls when they were amused in receiving their gold. Holland. Being amused with grief, fear, and fright, he could not find the house. Fuller.

Expressing amusement; as, an amused look.

Deep thought; muse. [Obs.] Here I . . . fell into a strong and deep amusement, revolving in my mind, with great perplexity, the amazing change of our affairs. Fleetwood.

One who amuses.

A light field cannon, or stocked gun mounted on a swivel.

To muddle, daze, or partially stupefy, as with liquor. A parson much bemused in beer. Pope.

A wind instrument nearly identical with the bagpipe. Drayton.

A cornemuse.

The roebuck in its third year. [Prov. Eng.]

Counsel; advise; information. [Archaic] And mused awhile, waking advisement takes of what had passed in sleep. Daniel.

sult; to provide; to furnish; as, a good life affords consolation in old age. His tuneful Muse affords the sweetest numbers. Addison. The quiet lanes . . . afford calmer retreats. Gilpin.

ly; completely; altogether; entirely; quite; very; as, all bedewed; my friend is all for amusement. "And cheeks all pale." Byron.

Capable of being amused.