mousquetaire
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mousquetaire
From French
Example Sentences
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And be sure," said the mousquetaire, "that I will do so.
From In the Day of Adversity by Bloundelle-Burton, John
Not bad," said the mousquetaire, as he glanced his eye round the melancholy spot, "for an encounter, if they mean one.—Steady, mon brave," to his horse, "steady!—Ah! here comes one.
From In the Day of Adversity by Bloundelle-Burton, John
And so saying, the mousquetaire entered the room with a tolerably firm step, in full uniform and belted as usual.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 by Various
That peculiarity of being a novelist only par interim, much more than Aramis was a mousquetaire, appears, even in Julie, so glaringly as to be dangerous and almost fatal.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 by Saintsbury, George
Take no notice," muttered the mousquetaire, "ride straight ahead, look neither to left nor right.
From In the Day of Adversity by Bloundelle-Burton, John
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