mousquetaire
French → English
(history) A prestigious royal guardsman in 17th-18th century France, typically mounted
D'Artagnan rêvait de devenir un mousquetaire du roi Louis XIII.
(English) D'Artagnan dreamed of becoming a musketeer of King Louis XIII.
Les mousquetaires portaient une casaque bleue ornée d'une croix d'argent.
(English) The musketeers wore a blue tunic decorated with a silver cross.
(military) A 16th-17th century infantry soldier armed with a musket
Le mousquetaire devait porter une fourche pour soutenir son arme lourde.
(English) The musketeer had to carry a rest (fork) to support his heavy weapon.
L'armée comptait des milliers de mousquetaires pour défendre la frontière.
(English) The army included thousands of musketeers to defend the border.
Entry ID: fr:en:mousquetaire · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary