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musets

musets is the plural of muset.

Meaning of muset

Noun

muset (plural musets)

  1. (obsolete) A small hole or gap through which a wild animal passes; a muse.
    • And when thou hast on foot the purblind hare,
      Mark the poor wretch, to overshoot his troubles
      How he outruns the wind and with what care
      He cranks and crosses with a thousand doubles:
      The many musets through the which he goes
      Are like a labyrinth to amaze his foes.1593, [William Shakespeare], Venus and Adonis, London: […] Richard Field, […], →OCLC, lines [679-684]

Questions about musets

What is musets the plural of?
Musets is the plural of muset.

Words near musets in the dictionary

  1. musers
  2. muses
  3. musest
  4. muset
  5. museth
  6. musets
  7. musette
  8. musettes
  9. musetto
  10. museum
  11. museum beetle

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