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Webster 1913 Edition


Muset

Mu′set

,
Noun.
[OF.
mussette
, dim. of
musse
,
muce
, a hiding place, fr. F.
musser
, OF.
mucier
,
muchier
, to conceal, hide. Cf.
Micher
.]
A small hole or gap through which a wild animal passes; a muse.
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Muset

MU'SET

,
Noun.
The place through which the hare goes to relief; a hunting term.

Definition 2024


muset

muset

English

Noun

muset (plural musets)

  1. A small hole or gap through which a wild animal passes; a muse.
    • 1593, William Shakespeare, Venus and Adonis, lines 679-684:
      And when thou hast on foot the purblind hare,
      Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles
      How he outruns the wind and with what care
      He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles:
      The many musets through the which he goes
      Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes.


Czech

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps from Old High German muozan (German müssen). Cognate with Polish musieć, Ukrainian мусити (musyty).

Pronunciation

Verb

muset impf

  1. must

Conjugation

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