"MUSTIE" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmʌstɪ/ [General-American, Received-Pronunciation] Audio: En-us-musty.ogg [General-American]
Rhymes: -ʌsti Etymology: Acronym chosen to sound ilke the word musty, which may describe old books. Etymology templates: {{m|en|musty}} musty Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} MUSTIE (uncountable)
  1. (library science) Acronym of misleading, ugly (i.e. badly worn or damaged), superseded, trivial, irrelevant, (available) elsewhere (“a set of criteria for weeding books from a library”). Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: misleading (extra: (i.e. badly worn or damaged), superseded, trivial, irrelevant, (available) elsewhere (“a set of criteria for weeding books from a library”).), ugly (extra: (i.e. badly worn or damaged), superseded, trivial, irrelevant, (available) elsewhere (“a set of criteria for weeding books from a library”).) Categories (topical): Library science Related terms: CREW
    Sense id: en-MUSTIE-en-noun-PerygMRz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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