Middle English muscle continued into modern English with regular orthographic and phonological development.
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muscle
contractile body tissue; later strength or coercive power
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · anatomicalmuscle
a muscle or muscular organ
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The anatomical meaning remained central and later extended to strength and coercive power.
Merriam-Webster reports English muscle from the 14th century.
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