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musette
 
SYLLABICATION:mu·sette
PRONUNCIATION:  my-zt
NOUN:1a. A small French bagpipe operated with a bellows and having a soft sound. b. A soft pastoral air that imitates bagpipe music. 2. A small canvas or leather bag with a shoulder strap, as one used by soldiers or travelers. Also called musette bag.
ETYMOLOGY:Middle English, from Old French, diminutive of muse, from muser, to play the musette, muse. See muse.
 
 
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