miguelet
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miguelet — /mig euh let /, n. miquelet. * * * … Universalium
Miquelet — (miguelet) is a modern convention, largely used by and for the benefit of the English speaking world, widely applied to a distinctive form of flint against steel ignition mechanism (lock) prevalent in the Mediterranean lands in the late 16th to… … Wikipedia
miquelet — /mik euh let /, n. 1. (in the Peninsular War) a Spanish guerrilla who fought against the French. 2. a soldier in any of several Spanish infantry regiments. 3. a flintlock of a type developed in Spain. Also, miguelet. [1660 70; < Catalan, equiv.… … Universalium
