The storming parties were assailed with cannon, with musketry, with pistols (John L. Motley).
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
mus|ket — «MUHS kiht», noun. a gun introduced in the 1500 s and widely used before the development of the rifle. ╂[< Middle French mousquet < Italian moschetto (originally) a kind of hawk < mosca fly < Latin musca] … Useful english dictionary
mus|ket|eer — «MUHS kuh TIHR», noun. a soldier armed with a musket. ╂[alteration (influenced by musket) of Middle French mousquetaire mousquetaire] … Useful english dictionary
mus·ket — /ˈmʌskət/ noun, pl kets [count] : a type of long gun that was used by soldiers before the invention of the rifle … Useful english dictionary
ket — ket·a·pang; ket·e·lee·ria; ket·em·bil·la; ket·tle; ket·tle·drum·mer; ket·tle·man; ket·tler; las·ket; mar·ket·abil·i·ty; mar·ket·able; mar·ket·er; mar·ket·ing; mar·ket·man; mar·ket·stead; mel·eng·ket; mus·ket·ry; new·mar·ket; ran·ket;… … English syllables
mus — ag·o·nos·to·mus; alai·mus; an·i·mus; an·iso·tre·mus; an·oph·thal·mus; an·thon·o·mus; an·tros·to·mus; ap·o·de·mus; au·los·to·mus; bor·bo·ryg·mus; bot·u·lis·mus; brach·y·lae·mus; bro·mus; bu·li·mus; bu·to·mus; cal·a·mus; car·tha·mus; ca·tos·to·mus; … English syllables
musket — mus·ket … English syllables
musketry — mus·ket·ry … English syllables
musket — mus|ket [ˈmʌskıt] n [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: mousquet, from Old Italian moschetto arrow, musket , from mosca fly ] a type of gun used in the past … Dictionary of contemporary English
musketeer — mus|ket|eer [ˌmʌskıˈtıə US ˈtır] n a soldier in the past who used a musket … Dictionary of contemporary English
musket — mus|ket [ mʌskət ] noun count a type of long gun used by soldiers before the invention of the RIFLE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
