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Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Mous`que*taire"\, n. [F.]
1. A musketeer, esp. one of the French royal musketeers of
   the 17th and 18th centuries, conspicuous both for their
   daring and their fine dress.

2. A mosquetaire cuff or glove, or other article of dress
   fancied to resemble those worn by the French mosquetaires.

 

 

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