MUSETTE


Meaning of MUSETTE in English

[ mju:'zɛt ]

■ noun

1》 a kind of small bagpipe played with bellows, popular in France in the 17th–18th centuries and in later folk music.

↘a tune or piece of music imitating the sound of the ~, typically with a drone.

2》 a small, simple variety of oboe, used chiefly in 19th-century France.

3》 (also ~ bag ) US a small knapsack.

Origin

ME: from OFr., dimin. of muse 'bagpipe'.

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