/mus"keuh vuyt'/ , n.
1. a native or inhabitant of Moscow.
2. a native or inhabitant of the Grand Duchy of Muscovy.
3. ( l.c. ) Mineral. common light-colored mica, essentially KAl 3 Si 3 O 10 (OH) 2 , used as an electrical insulator.
4. Archaic. a Russian.
adj.
5. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Moscow, Muscovy, or the Muscovites.
[ 1545-55; MUSCOV(Y) + -ITE 1 ]