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mousquetaire

mousquetaire

English

Noun

mousquetaire (plural mousquetaires)

  1. (historical) A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing.
  2. A mosquetaire cuff or mosquetaire glove, or other article of dress imagined to resemble those worn by the French mosquetaires.

Derived terms

  • mosquetaire cuff
  • mosquetaire glove

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mus.kə.tɛʁ/

Noun

mousquetaire m (plural mousquetaires)

  1. musketeer