musette bag

mu·sette bag

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [myoo-zet bag]
- /myuˈzɛt bæg/
- /mjuː.ˈzet bæɡ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [myoo-zet bag]
- /myuˈzɛt bæg/

Definitions of musette bag words

noun musette bag 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 bag 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 bag a woodwind instrument similar to but smaller than a shawm. 1
noun musette bag a short musical piece with a drone bass, often forming the middle section of a gavotte. 1
noun musette bag an army officer's haversack 0
noun musette bag a small bag of canvas or leather for toilet articles, etc., worn suspended from a shoulder strap, as by soldiers or hikers 0

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Origin of musette bag

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 bag

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musette bag 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.

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