mousquetaire
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mousquetaire
From French
Example Sentences
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The mousquetaire paused, and seemed to be collecting his thoughts; and as he did so, D'Artagnan observed that he grew each moment paler.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 by Various
The other understood the hint; and a rencounter must have ensued had not the officer of the guard, who overheard what passed, prevented their meeting, by putting the mousquetaire immediately under arrest.
From The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by Smollett, T. (Tobias)
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
A tiny black silk cravat from her neck was discarded, as she found that the fashionable ruffle, emerging from the closed coat, produced an effet mousquetaire.
From A Bed of Roses by George, Walter Lionel
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
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