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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Muse \Muse\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mused}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Musing}.] [F. muser to loiter or trifle, orig., to stand
with open mouth, fr. LL. musus, morsus, muzzle, snout, fr. 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.
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He mused upon some dangerous plot. --Sir P.
Sidney.
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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.
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3. To wonder. [Obs.] --Spenser. --B. Jonson.
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Syn: To consider; meditate; ruminate. See {Ponder}.
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