bal musette

American  

[bahl myoo-zet, ‑moo-] / ˈbɑl mjuˈzɛt, ‑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

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bal musette

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

From "The Sun Also Rises" by Ernest Hemingway

Would monsieur care to visit a bal musette?

From The Merry-Go-Round by Carl Van Vechten

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 Carl Van Vechten

But that was before I discovered the bal musette.

From The Merry-Go-Round by Carl Van Vechten

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 Carl Van Vechten