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musette
UK /mjuːˈzɛt/ US /mjuˈzɛt/
noun 5
Collocations
4ADJ.
over
MUSETTE + NOUN
bag, shoulder
PREP.
in
ADV.
away
Definitions
noun
1
Any of various small bagpipes having a soft sound, especially with a bellows, which were popular in France in the 17th and early 18th century.
2
Any of various small bagpipes having a soft sound, especially with a bellows, which were popular in France in the 17th and early 18th century.
3
An organ stop using reed pipes with cone-shaped resonators, found in organs in France in the 17th and 18th centuries.
4
A small oboe without a cap for its reed, which evolved from the chanter or pipe of bagpipes; a piccolo oboe.
5
In full musette bag: a small bag or knapsack with a shoulder strap, formerly used by soldiers, and now (cycling) chiefly by cyclists to hold food and beverages or other items.
The young gentleman had a musette over his shoulder.
I gave them money for platform tickets and had them take my baggage. There was a big rucksack and two musettes.
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The young gentleman had a musette over his shoulder.
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I gave them money for platform tickets and had them take my baggage. There was a big rucksack and two musettes.
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Yossarian watched Chief White Halfoat pour whiskey carefully into three empty shampoo bottles and store them away in the musette bag he was packing.
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