amusetten.

Brit.

/ˌamjᵿˈzɛt/, U.S.

/ˌæmjəˈzɛt/

Forms: 1700s–1800s amuzette, 1700s– amusette, 1800s ammusette, 1800s ammuzette.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French amusette.

Etymology: < French amusette (1733 in Maurice de Saxe's first draft, and 1756 in the published text, of the source translated in quot. 1757), humorous specific use of amusette short-term pastime (1653), toy (1668) < amuser amuse v. + -ette -et suffix¹.Compare German Amusette (1761 or earlier; < French). In forms ammusette, ammuzette perhaps by association with ammunition n.

Military. Now historical and rare.

A light field-cannon, used esp. in mountain warfare.This weapon was invented by Maurice de Saxe (1696–1750), Marshal General of France.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > mountain-piece or howitzer

howitz1687

howitzer1695

amusette1757

mountain howitzer1812

mountain-gun1844

how1915

gun-howitzer1940

1757 W. Fawcett tr. M. de Saxe Reveries ii. 39 To these I add the fire of my Amusettes [Fr. Amusettes].

1794 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 851/1 Having sent two amuzettes to that detachment the same day, the enemy made an attack upon the escort.

1870 Minutes Proc. Roayl Artillery Inst. 6 334 The proposed gun is no more than a musket on a large scale, like Marshal Saxe's ‘Amusette’.

1955 W. Y. Carman Hist. Firearms viii. 150 An ‘amusette’..was something between a cannon and a blunderbuss. This very long weapon..was mounted on two wheels but so made that a man could pull it by the shafts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amusette
释义	amusetten. Brit. /ˌamjᵿˈzɛt/, U.S. /ˌæmjəˈzɛt/ Forms: 1700s–1800s amuzette, 1700s– amusette, 1800s ammusette, 1800s ammuzette. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French amusette. Etymology: < French amusette (1733 in Maurice de Saxe's first draft, and 1756 in the published text, of the source translated in quot. 1757), humorous specific use of amusette short-term pastime (1653), toy (1668) < amuser amuse v. + -ette -et suffix¹.Compare German Amusette (1761 or earlier; < French). In forms ammusette, ammuzette perhaps by association with ammunition n. Military. Now historical and rare. A light field-cannon, used esp. in mountain warfare.This weapon was invented by Maurice de Saxe (1696–1750), Marshal General of France. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > piece of artillery > [noun] > mountain-piece or howitzer howitz1687 howitzer1695 amusette1757 mountain howitzer1812 mountain-gun1844 how1915 gun-howitzer1940 1757 W. Fawcett tr. M. de Saxe Reveries ii. 39 To these I add the fire of my Amusettes [Fr. Amusettes]. 1794 Gentleman's Mag. Sept. 851/1 Having sent two amuzettes to that detachment the same day, the enemy made an attack upon the escort. 1870 Minutes Proc. Roayl Artillery Inst. 6 334 The proposed gun is no more than a musket on a large scale, like Marshal Saxe's ‘Amusette’. 1955 W. Y. Carman Hist. Firearms viii. 150 An ‘amusette’..was something between a cannon and a blunderbuss. This very long weapon..was mounted on two wheels but so made that a man could pull it by the shafts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1757
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