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musit

musit is the archaic form 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]

Forms of musit

pluralmusits

Questions about musit

What is musit the archaic form of?
Musit is the archaic form of muset.

Words near musit in the dictionary

  1. musions
  2. musique
  3. musique concrete
  4. musique concrète
  5. musiques
  6. musit
  7. musitian
  8. musitians
  9. musits
  10. musive
  11. musivisual

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