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MOUSQUETAIRE
Etymology
Noun
mousquetaire (plural mousquetaires)
(historical) A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing.
A mousquetaire cuff or mousquetaire glove, or other article of dress imagined to resemble those worn by the French mosquetaires.
(historical) A woman's cloak trimmed with ribbons, with large buttons, fashionable in the mid-19th century.
(historical) A broad turnover linen collar worn in the mid-19th century.
Source: Wiktionary
Mous`que*taire", n. [F.]
1. A musketeer, esp. one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, conspicuous both for their daring and their fine dress.
2. A mosquetaire cuff or glove, or other article of dress fancied to resemble those worn by the French mosquetaires.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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