muscadin

[ muhs-kuh-din; French my-skah-dan ]

/ ˈmʌs kə dɪn; French mü skɑˈdɛ̃ /

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noun, plural mus·ca·dins

[muhs-kuh-dins; French my-skah-dan]. /ˈmʌs kə dɪns; French mü skɑˈdɛ̃/.

a person with monarchical sympathies during the French Revolution, especially from 1794 to 1796.

a French fop or dandy of this period.

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Origin of muscadin

1785–95; <French: dandy, fop, literally, lozenge containing musk (used by such dandies) <Italian moscardino, derivative (with -ardino;see -ard, -in¹) of moscado, moscato, equivalent to mosc- (<Late Latin; see musk) + -ato-ate¹

Words nearby muscadin

musar, Mus.B., Musca, muscadel, Muscadet, muscadin, muscadine, muscae volitantes, muscari, muscarine, muscarinic

How to use muscadin in a sentence

And of Sack or Muscadin, take a good third (scarce half) of a pint; and three quarters of a pound of fine Sugar.
The Closet of Sir Kenelm Digby Knight Opened|Kenelm Digby
But he was awake, and he sat up promptly when the young muscadin from Paris was roughly thrust into his room by the soldiers.
The Historical Nights' Entertainment|Rafael Sabatini