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mousquetaire (iou)



mousquetaire noun & adjective. E18.
[French, from mousquet MUSKET noun2 + -aire -EER. Cf. MUSKETEER.]
A. noun.
Hist. A French musketeer. E18.
= mousquetaire glove below. L19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Of an article of clothing: in the style of that of a French musketeer. M19.
mousquetaire glove a glove with a long loose wrist.