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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MOUSQUETAIRE

MOUSQUETAIRE Mous `que *taire ", n. [F.]

1. A musketeer, esp. one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, conspicuous both for their daring and their fine dress.

2. A mosquetaire cuff or glove, or other article of dress fancied to resemble those worn by the French mosquetaires.

MOUSQUETAIRE CUFF

MOUSQUETAIRE CUFF Mousquetaire cuff.

Defn: A deep flaring cuff.

MOUSQUETAIRE GLOVE

MOUSQUETAIRE GLOVE Mousquetaire glove.

Defn: A woman's glove with a long, loosely fitting wrist.

French Dictionary

mousquetaire

mousquetaire n. m. nom masculin anciennement Cavalier de la Maison du Roi armé d ’un mousquet. Note Orthographique mousquet aire.