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  • noun Plural form of musketeer.

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Examples

  • "The king, moreover, commanded me to take a brigade of musketeers, which is apparently superfluous, as the country is quite quiet."

    The Vicomte de Bragelonne Or Ten Years Later being the completion of "The Three Musketeers" And "Twenty Years After" Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836

  • "The king, moreover, commanded me to take a brigade of musketeers, which is apparently superfluous, as the country is quite quiet."

    The Man in the Iron Mask Alexandre Dumas p��re 1836

  • Last week six naval ratings (hereinafter called musketeers for they were wielding dangerous guns, muskets and horsewhips in reminiscent of Wild Wild West movies) attached to Real Admiral Harry Arogunade ran a muck at the behest and putrid enjoyment of Arogunade and mercilessly beat up, humiliated and assaulted lady Uzoma Okere for not promptly vacating the road when she heard the sound of the siren of their convoy of vehicles cruising at top speed along Muri Okunola Street, Victoria Island, Lagos.

    AllAfrica News: Latest 2008

  • Last weekend, Mr. Stringer huddled in his New York apartment with three of the four "musketeers" to discuss how the group would work together.

    Stringer Steps Up as Sony Faces Slump 2009

  • The king was more hard pressed than ever, men were falling on every side of him, when four hundred French dragoons -- as a kind of musketeers who rode on hacks to the scene of action but did their work on foot, were called at that day -- now dismounted and threw themselves between Henry and his pursuers.

    History of the United Netherlands, 1590-99 — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845

  • The king was more hard pressed than ever, men were falling on every side of him, when four hundred French dragoons -- as a kind of musketeers who rode on hacks to the scene of action but did their work on foot, were called at that day -- now dismounted and threw themselves between Henry and his pursuers.

    PG Edition of Netherlands series — Complete John Lothrop Motley 1845

  • The king was more hard pressed than ever, men were falling on every side of him, when four hundred French dragoons -- as a kind of musketeers who rode on hacks to the scene of action but did their work on foot, were called at that day -- now dismounted and threw themselves between Henry and his pursuers.

    History of the United Netherlands, 1590-92 John Lothrop Motley 1845

  • The king was more hard pressed than ever, men were falling on every side of him, when four hundred French dragoons -- as a kind of musketeers who rode on hacks to the scene of action but did their work on foot, were called at that day -- now dismounted and threw themselves between Henry and his pursuers.

    History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce — Complete (1584-1609) John Lothrop Motley 1845

  • But not only these three 'musketeers', one should add names of four more who were apprehended on 5 th February, identified as A. Balamurugan (20), S. Velmurugan (18), A Murugan

    Kafila 2009

  • Also look out for Pierre Pevel's "musketeers + dragons" novels, which are due out in translation soon.

    MIND MELD: Guide to International SF/F (Part I ) 2009

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