miquelet
[ mik-uh-let ]
/ ˈmɪk əˌlɛt /
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noun
(in the Peninsular War) a Spanish guerrilla who fought against the French.
a soldier in any of several Spanish infantry regiments.
a flintlock of a type developed in Spain.
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The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.
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