1. Plural of mouche; small dark spots or specks, especially on the skin or in the eye.
Usage: medical or technical term; often used in ophthalmology to describe floaters
2. Plural of mouche; small artificial beauty marks or patches worn on the face, historically fashionable in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Usage: historical; cosmetic

Examples

• The patient complained of mouches floating across her vision.
• She noticed several mouches appearing in her left eye after the eye exam.
• In the 18th century, women applied mouches to their faces as fashionable decorations.
• The portrait shows a woman with a small mouche placed near her cheekbone.
• Mouches are common visual phenomena that usually do not require treatment.