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musette

mu·sette
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [myoo-zet]
    • /myuˈzɛt/
    • /mjuː.ˈzet/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [myoo-zet]
    • /myuˈzɛt/

Definitions of musette word

  • noun musette Also called musette bag. a small leather or canvas bag with a shoulder strap, used for carrying personal belongings, food, etc., while hiking, marching, or the like. 1
  • noun musette a French bagpipe of the 17th and early 18th centuries, with several chambers and drones, and with the wind supplied by a bellows rather than a blowpipe. 1
  • noun musette a woodwind instrument similar to but smaller than a shawm. 1
  • noun musette a short musical piece with a drone bass, often forming the middle section of a gavotte. 1
  • noun musette A kind of small bagpipe played with bellows, common in the French court in the 17th -18th centuries and in later folk music. 1
  • noun musette a type of bagpipe with a bellows popular in France during the 17th and 18th centuries 0

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Origin of musette

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English < Middle French, equivalent to muse bagpipe (derivative of muser to play the bagpipe < Latin mussāre to hum; see muse) + -ette- -ette

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Parts of speech for Musette

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

musette popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

musette usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with musette

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