Definition of "mousquetaire" []

• A musketeer, esp. one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, conspicuous both for their daring and their fine dress. (noun)
• A mosquetaire cuff or glove, or other article of dress fancied to resemble those worn by the French mosquetaires. (noun)

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• "But "mousquetaire" is a might poor way to spell muskeeter."
• "Chesterton, mystique, mousquetaire de la plume, miroir redresseur de nos travers déformants, humoriste paradoxal et décapant, reste à redécouvrir."
• "His excellency, having heard the circumstances of the dispute, sent one of his gentlemen to invite the youth to dinner; and after having assured him that he might depend upon his countenance and regard, represented the rashness and impetuosity of his conduct so much to his conviction, that he promised to act more circumspectly for the future, and drop all thoughts of the mousquetaire from that moment."