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musette

mus·ette

musette · musettes

Musette

Any of various small bagpipes having a soft sound, especially with a bellows, which…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.

UK/mjuːˈzɛt/US/mjuˈzɛt/

Meaning

5 senses

(historical)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.
Musette
a small bagpipe formerly popular in France
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.
(broadly, historical)A pastoral air or tune that has a drone imitating such an instrument; also, a dance performed to this music.
Musette
(historical)An organ stop using reed pipes with cone-shaped resonators, found in organs in France in the 17th and 18th centuries.
A small oboe without a cap for its reed, which evolved from the chanter or pipe of bagpipes; a piccolo oboe.
Musette
(US)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.