מִקְרֶצֶת, (קָרַץ) a piece of dough, separated from the main dough in the trough. Tosef. Toh. XI, 2. Toh. I, 8.—Pl. מִקְרָצוֹת. Ib. 7. Tosef. Ḥall. I, 12 משתעשה מ׳ from the time the dough is divided up into lumps; Y. ib. I, beg. 59ᵃ משתעשה מ׳ מ׳; a. e.