Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mousquetaire

/ˌmuːskɪˈtɛə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mous-que-taire
IPA: /ˌmuːskɪˈtɛə(ɹ)/

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing.

noun

A mousquetaire cuff or mousquetaire glove, or other article of dress imagined to resemble those worn by the French mosquetaires.

noun

A woman's cloak trimmed with ribbons, with large buttons, fashionable in the mid-19th century.

noun

A broad turnover linen collar worn in the mid-19th century.

Example Sentences

"[H]is adversary, swelling with rage, cocked his hat fiercely in his face, and fixing his hands in his sides, pronounced with the most imperious tone, “Heark ye, Mr. Round Periwig, you must know that I am a mousquetaire.”"

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French mousquetaire. Doublet of musketeer.

Inflected Forms

mousquetaires (plural)

Phrases

mousquetaire cuff mousquetaire glove

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce mousquetaire?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmuːskɪˈtɛə(ɹ)/.
What does mousquetaire mean?: A musketeer, especially one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, famed for their daring and their fine clothing.
Where does mousquetaire come from?: Borrowed from Middle French mousquetaire. Doublet of musketeer.

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