mūs-fealu

mūs-fealu, adj: mouse-coloured. (MOOS-FEH-ah-luh / ˈmuːs-ˌfɛa-lʌ)

Medieval manuscript marginalia of a fat cat staring at a large brown mouse that is peeking out of a hole.
Ormesby Psalter; England (East Anglia), 1250-1330; Bodleian Library, MS. Douce 366, f. 131r. [digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk]

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