From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Mousquetaire \Mous'que*taire"\, noun [F.]
1. A musketeer, esp. one of the French royal musketeers of the 17th and 18th centuries, conspicuous both for their daring and their fine dress. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. A mosquetaire cuff or glove, or other article of dress fancied to resemble those worn by the French mosquetaires. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From THE DEVIL'S DICTIONARY ((C)1911 Released April 15 1993) [devils]:
MOUSQUETAIRE, noun A long glove covering a part of the arm. Worn in New Jersey. But "mousquetaire" is a might poor way to spell muskeeter.
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