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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)

  1. (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.]
  2. A dance tune or pastoral air that imitates this instrument. [from 18th c.]
  3. A small instrument similar to an oboe or shawm. [from 19th c.]
  4. (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.

Synonyms

(small bagpipe):


French

Noun

musette f (plural musettes)

  1. musette
  2. bagpipe

Anagrams


Italian

Noun

musette f

  1. plural of musetta