muscadin

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

/ ˈmʌs kə dɪn; French mü skɑˈdɛ̃ /

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.

Words nearby muscadin

musb, musca, musca volitans, muscadel, muscadet, muscadin, muscadine, muscae volitantes, muscari, muscarine, muscarinic

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

Examples from the Web for muscadin

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