Mousquetaire

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Mousquetaire \Mous`que*taire"\, n. [F.]
     1. 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.]
  


     2. A mosquetaire cuff or glove, or other article of dress
        fancied to resemble those worn by the French mosquetaires.
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:

  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.