"musard" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: musards [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Middle English musard, from Middle French musard, from muser (“to loiter, trifle”). See muse (intransitive verb). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|enm|musard}} Middle English musard, {{der|en|frm|musard}} Middle French musard Head templates: {{en-noun}} musard (plural musards)
  1. (literary) A dreamer; an absent-minded person. Tags: literary Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-musard-en-noun-zOQ~71T7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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