Musette
[mju:'zet]
Definition
(n.) A small bagpipe formerly in use, having a soft and sweet tone.
(n.) An air adapted to this instrument; also, a kind of rustic dance.
Checker: Zachariah
Definition
n. a small oboe: an old French bagpipe: a simple pastoral melody.
Checked by Genevieve
Examples
- Yes, in my musette. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- There was a big rucksack and two musettes. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- My rucksack and musettes were above his head on the luggage rack. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- I put my pack and the two musettes on the floor and my cap on the pack. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Edited by Hugh