musch

Swedish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French mouche (“fly”), attested since 1710.

Two women with a musch by their cheek.

Alternative forms

• mosch, mouch, mouche, muſch, mousche, much (archaic)

Noun

musch c

1. (cosmetics) a beauty spot; a small black dot painted or attached to the skin for beauty

   Hypernym: skönhetsfläck (“beaty spot”)

   • 1788 March 8, “Kundgjoͤrelſer: [Announcements:]”, in Norrköpings Tidningar, page 3:

     På Apotheket Kronan, finnes Engelſtr Muſch-plåſter.

     At Pharmacy Kronan, English beauty spot patches are available.

2. (knitting) a decorative rise on knitted textile
   • 2021 December 15, Malin Rosdahl, “Sticka tröja med små muscher”, in Allas:

     På stickor nr 5+¹⁄₂ stickar du nya fina tröjan, uppifrån och ner, med söta muscher som faller från varje axel.

     On knitting needles no. 5+¹⁄₂, knit a new nice sweater, from top to bottom, with cute rises that fall from each shoulder.

Declension

Declension of musch
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	musch	muschen	muscher	muscherna
Genitive	muschs	muschens	muschers	muschernas

Etymology 2

Noun

musch c

1. Clipping of mustasch (“mustache”).
   • 2021 November 30, Måns Lindman, “Tema Movember: Bästa mustascherna på film [Theme Movember: The best mustaches on film]”, in Gamereactor‎^[1]:

     […] från bästa musch till årets miss-tasche.

     […] from best tache to the year's mis-tache.

Declension

Declension of musch
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	musch	muschen	muscher	muscherna
Genitive	muschs	muschens	muschers	muschernas

Derived terms

• moppemusch (“peachfuzz”)

References

• musch in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• musch in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)