bal musette

American  

[bahl myoo-zet, ‑moo-] / ˈbɑl myuˈzɛt, ‑mu- /

noun

1. a dance hall in France in which the music is provided by an accordion band.

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Etymology

Origin of bal musette

1925–30; < French bal dance ( see ball ² ( def. )) + musette accordion, bagpipe ( see musette ( def. ))

Example Sentences

The dancing-club was a bal musette in the Rue de la Montagne Sainte Geneviève.

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

But the next season found me anxious to renew the adventure, to again enjoy the pleasures of the bal musette.

From The Merry-Go-Round by Van Vechten, Carl

This was my first night at a bal musette and my last in that year, for shortly afterwards I left for Italy and in Italy one does not dance.

From The Merry-Go-Round by Van Vechten, Carl

But that was before I discovered the bal musette.

From The Merry-Go-Round by Van Vechten, Carl

Would monsieur care to visit a bal musette?

From The Merry-Go-Round by Van Vechten, Carl