1. a small French bagpipe with a soft tone
Usage: music
2. a small canvas or leather bag carried over the shoulder
Usage: military; historical
3. a pastoral musical composition or dance in a moderate tempo
Usage: music

Examples

• The shepherd played a gentle melody on his musette.
• French folk musicians often perform with the musette and accordion.
• The soldier carried his rations in a canvas musette.
• Bach composed several musettes for keyboard instruments.
• The musette was popular in 18th-century French court music.
• She slung the musette over her shoulder before the hike.