▪ I. mouche rare.
Also mouch.
[a. F. mouche, a fly, hence a spot, ad. L. musca, a fly.]
† a. A patch of black plaster worn on the face. Obs.
| 1676 Wiseman Surg. i. xxii. 119 From which time it hath continued well, she not having worn any Mouch upon it of late years. 1690 Evelyn Mundus Muliebris 6 Mouches for pushes, to be sure, From Paris the tré-fine procure. |
b. A natural mark on the face similar in appearance to a patch of plaster.
| 1859 G. A. Sala Twice round Clock 143 In a hoop petticoat, a point lace apron, red-heeled mules, a toupet and a mouche on the left cheek. 1959 M. Steen Woman in Back Seat i. i. 8 At the angle of the jaw,..there should be a dark brown mouche, about the size of a small pea. |
So † mouˈchet in the same sense. Obs.
| a 1700 B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Mouchets, Patches for Ladies Faces. 1725 in New Cant. Dict. |
▪ II. mouche
variant of mooch v., much adv.