Meaning of Muse | Babel Free

Definitions

1. One of the nine Ancient Greek deities of the arts.
2. Of a person: a source of inspiration.
3. A city in Shan State, Myanmar.
4. An act of musing; a period of thoughtfulness.
5. A gap or hole in a hedge, fence, etc. through which a wild animal is accustomed to pass; a muset.
6. A poet; a bard.
   archaic

Equivalents

Examples

“Yoko Ono was John Lennon's wife, lover, and muse.”

“My toung-tide Muſe in manners holds her ſtill, While comments of your praiſe richly compil'd, Reſerue their Character with goulden quill, And precious phraſe by all the Muſes fil’d.”

“So may some gentle Muse With lucky words favour my destined urn”

“still he sate long time astonished / As in great muse, ne word to creature spake.”

“And with this Alan fell into a muse, and for a long time sate^([sic]) very sad and silent.”

“He fell into a muse and pulled his upper lip.”

“Find a hare without a muse. (old proverb)”

“And hears the Muſes in a ring, Ay round about Joves Altar ſing.”

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