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mousquetaire

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CIDE DICTIONARY

mousquetairen. [F.].
  •  A musketeer, esp. one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, conspicuous both for their daring and their fine dress.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  •  A mosquetaire cuff or glove, or other article of dress fancied to resemble those worn by the French mosquetaires.  [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

DEVIL DICTIONARY

mousquetaire

n. A long glove covering a part of the arm. Worn in New Jersey. But "mousquetaire" is a might poor way to spell muskeeter.

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