muscadin

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

noun

, plural mus·ca·dins [muhs, -k, uh, -dins, m, y, -skah-, dan].

1. a person with monarchical sympathies during the French Revolution, especially from 1794 to 1796.
2. a French fop or dandy of this period.

Word History and Origins

Origin of muscadin¹

1785–95; < French: dandy, fop, literally, lozenge containing musk (used by such dandies) < Italian moscardino, derivative (with -ardino; -ard, -in ¹ ) of moscado, moscato, equivalent to mosc- (< Late Latin; musk ) + -ato -ate ¹

Example Sentences

And of Sack or Muscadin, take a good third (scarce half) of a pint; and three quarters of a pound of fine Sugar.

From Project Gutenberg

But he was awake, and he sat up promptly when the young muscadin from Paris was roughly thrust into his room by the soldiers.

From Project Gutenberg