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‖ mousquetaire|muskətɛr|
Also erron. mus-.
[Fr.: see musketeer.]
1. Fr. Hist. Originally, a foot-soldier armed with a musket; in the 17th and 18th c. a member of either of two bodies (called respectively the Grey or White and the Black Mousquetaires, from the colour of their horses) which formed part of the king's household troops. They were all of noble birth, and were famous as dandies.
1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Mousquetaire (Fr.), a Foot-Soldier, armed with a Musket; a Musketeer. Mousquetaires are also certain Troops of Horse that belong to the French King's House-hold. a1715Burnet Own Time (1734) II. 451 Both the French Mousquetaires and the Cuirassiers were there [sc. at ‘Ramellies’]. 1775Ann. Reg. 188 The French King having thought proper..to suppress the Mousquetaires, that well-known body, as being entirely composed of young gentlemen of the best families in France. 1842Barham Ingol. Leg. Ser. ii. Black Mousquetaire, François Xavier Auguste was a gay Mousquetaire, The Pride of the Camp, the delight of the Fair.
2. Applied attrib. to certain styles of articles of female attire that have been in fashion at various times from the middle of the 19th c., as mousquetaire cloak, mousquetaire cuff, mousquetaire glove, mousquetaire hat, mousquetaire sleeve (transl. of Fr. manchette, manteau, etc., mousquetaire or à la mousquetaire). Also short for mousquetaire glove.
[1850Ladies' Gaz. Fashion Oct. 270/2 The sleeves..with wide and deep open cuffs of the old-fashioned military form, called à la mousquetaire. 1852Lond. & Paris Ladies' Mag. Fashion Mar. 11/3 The sleeves mousquetaire to correspond. 1857Ibid. Jan. 3/2 The Parisian name is chapeau mousquetaire.] 1860M. A. & R. H. M. Wallace-Dunlop How we spent the Autumn; or, Wanderings in Brittany 223, I was often struck by the number of fashions we seem to have borrowed from Brittany; for instance, mousquetaire sleeves have their origin there. 1872Young Englishwoman Dec. 651/2 Sleeves with a mousquetaire cuff. 1873Ibid. Oct. 493/2 A mousquetaire hat is of grey felt, turned up with maroon velvet. Ibid. 494/1 The redingote tunic of grey poplin, with mousquetaire revers. 1881C. C. Harrison Woman's Handiwork iii. 203 Sachets vary in size..to the..very long ones, meant to contain sixteen-buttoned or mousquetaire gloves. 1883M. E. Braddon Gold. Calf I. iv. 91 Hat and feather, pongee sunshade, mousquetaire gloves, 1888Lady 25 Oct. 378/1 The three-cornered ‘Mousquetaire’ hat is again to be worn. 1890Daily News 8 Jan. 7/7. 10-button length Suede Mousquetaires, 23d. per pair. 1896Boston (Mass.) Jrnl. 3 Dec. 5/2 Showing the long mousquetaire sleeves of the gown. 1897Daily News 2 Oct. 6/4 The sleeves are furnished with pointed mousquetaire cuffs [of red velvet]. |