MOUSQUETAIRE


Meaning of MOUSQUETAIRE in English

|müskə|ta(a)(ə)r, -te(ə)r, -ta(a)ə, -teə noun

( -s )

Etymology: French — more at musketeer

1. usually capitalized : a French musketeer ; especially : one of the royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries conspicuous for their daring and their dandified dress

2. usually mousquetaire glove : a woman's long gauntlet glove often made with a lengthwise buttoned opening at the wrist

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