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Webster 1913 Edition
Musette
Mu-sette′
,Noun.
[F., dim. of OF.
muse
.] 1.
A small bagpipe formerly in use, having a soft and sweet tone.
2.
An air adapted to this instrument; also, a kind of rustic dance.
Definition 2024
musette
musette
English
Noun
musette (plural musettes)
- (music, now historical) Any of various form of small bagpipe, especially with a bellows, having a soft sound, and once popular in France. [from 14th c.]
- A dance tune or pastoral air that imitates this instrument. [from 18th c.]
- A small instrument similar to an oboe or shawm. [from 19th c.]
- (chiefly US) A small bag or knapsack, with a shoulder strap, used by soldiers, student, tourists, etc., containing food or other things. [from 20th c.]
- 1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society 2008, page 143:
- I gave them money for platform tickets and had them take my baggage. There was a big rucksack and two musettes.
- 1929, Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms, Folio Society 2008, page 143:
Synonyms
(small bagpipe):
- pastoral oboe
- shepherd's pipe