a kind of small bagpipe played with bellows, common in the French court in the 17th–18th centuries and in later folk music 缪赛特笛(17—18世纪流行于法国宫廷的小型风笛状乐器,后多用于民间音乐) ■a tune or piece of music imitating the sound of this, typically with a drone 缪赛特曲 ■a dance to such a tune, especially in the 18th-century French court (尤指18世纪法国宫廷内的)缪赛特舞 ■a small simple variety of oboe, used chiefly in 19th-century France (主要用于19世纪法国)小型双簧管
(亦作 musette bag)(US)a small knapsack (美)一种小型背包
语源
late Middle English: from Old French, diminutive of muse 'bagpipe'